The Sun. — London, England, 1844-01-27 00:00:00

end DaTis running fore Mi. eted Lim rards Mr. George . itawliu imprison- tion. Gilbert, Basing g spirits is against at 400 L te to the fefendant, informs' a person If Messrs. handlers, Ir. Hard g carried le period. oth sides, Hi all the a day or to afford apeliT At day Pre' Cabtle. r , to pre )-tnorroor sit to the g month, previous to leave l the La nd-place, Eustoa Elizabeth i the €ll - ntil after brated at Audler urt, near branches ' August. ;ses Bar• Bolton they ars lon, trots onby aro uare, on political n. ~ssion of upie a by ,aayshiP Dudley f the Qv actively 'enerallf o fill the bused hi ,nsent to ',adios' ) fill th e iotheros nounc 4 pateat o and 1) .. f. variow' vale ja made by 75 in 00 tte nding day ar. r for tb• st No s I ¢Norn i )ut 60"" S TN lecided, Select :..omni°", it i o n 01 e, have of th e tails of in COW ! estilfr ~; of th• allgiVii e prim peedilf nee bi re fr e ; ct O aber et of tbe D C° 13 . 18 inert e bee° eon 0 i n tro' ,0 1 MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS OM, FRIDAY EVENING. The Funds closed well. Consols at 973 to Spanish Bonds were not quite so good ; the Actives lorttag 22"1- to 23, and the Three per Cents. 313 to 31k. Mexican were 344. Shares -11 continued buoyant. fork.ign exchanges were not higher. (From The Sun of Last Night.) In the Liverpool cotton market yesterday the sales Were 10,000 bales, being brisker. Specultors took °AA bales, viz., 200 Pernam 6id., 300 Maranham at 5 0. to 6d., 300 Egyptian at 63d. to 84d., 600 Surat at 8 V• to 43d., 300 B a hi a at 64 d., and the rest American at s • t o aid.--Shares were fully supported, a largo busi 3.e'ss being done. Eastern Counties were 104- ; Grand _unction, 235; Great Western, 110 ; Birmingham, New, Brighton Loan, 11/. ll s . 3d. ; S o uth Western, 76 ; Ditto and Counties, 903 ; Paris and Lyons, 2/. 13s. 6d. ; IQ° and Orleans, 333 ; South Eastern, 36. The debates at the East India House, which corn- M enced this morning, relative to the Armors of Sincle, alt.trrect, much interest in the City, and a most important "slir-tch to the Secret Committee from the Governor- General, has been handed to us. After a series of years of non-user of a most stringent i d.highl roper notification and regulation, the Bank Directors-hae re-issued an quiche, dated 1808, informing stock-brokers t h at t h e y a r e li a ble to penalties if they i en tifY parties not known to them. A fair amount o f b us i ness h as been done this week in t he Coloni a l an d t h e ot h er p ro d u ce markets. There are ut feW complaints now of the scarcity of silver specie, la atl, immens e supplies have this week been furnished to e tank o f England of the new coinage. M ercantile accounts, of Nov. 10, from the Cape of dud„ o `" 4 Hope give a return of the trade of the colony i 7 ring the three months up to October 10th, by which appears that tho exports were to the extent of 5,625/. Irovements were making in various parts Of the colony The Funds to-day are very buoyant. The Commis sioners have purchased 10,000/. Consols at 97g. The /Zest recent bargains in Consols have been at 973 to 9 , 7 i„; in New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. at 102 to 1, c: 1 1 - ; in Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents. at 1024 8 103 ; and in the Three per Cents. at 97i. to 98* 1 stock has been down to 192 to 192 3- 4 ; and East 6 „ 48, Stock 276 to 2751. Exchequer Bills obtain tO 665. ; and India Bonds 82s. to 81s. prem. I The Foreign Market, is barely supported generally, Au is not so an i ma t e d, so th a t w he re s a les are forced, ti e tendency seems rather downwards. Spanish Actives T E o been 223 to 23; and the Three per Cents. 314 to -a. cican have been 333 to 34* ; Colombian are 113 to 12 ; and Peruvian 23 to I. Portuguese Converted Bonds I ge 46 . 1 to 47. Brazil are 78 to 1. Dutch Two and-a 'alf per Cents. have b,-en 55 to 54 . s ,A good deal of business is still doing in the Railway I . ;“" t res, but, althou_h generally buoyant, a few are to s e , had at a shade of decline. Great Western, )lull " 113 Y, Birmingham and Derby, Croydon, and York 814 North Midlnd are ery fi. Eastern Counties, kwall, Birmi a ngham, v South rm Western, and South Eastern are slightly favourable for buyers. Joint-stoc k zanks are q u i et , b u t nom i na ll y are su pp or t e d. 14 NCIIESTER STCCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 25.—The market still continues active, with a good business doing At . intprovine• prices. Our transactions are :—Edinburgh tad o b• Glasgow, Quarters, 14 13-16ths ; Manchester and sitrelineliam 394- ; Manchester and Leeds, Halves, 48 '49 ' ; ditto Quarters, 10; Midland Counties, Quarters, 4 `l ; Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, .5 1-16th ; Ei ghth, and Carlisle, 5 13-16ths ; South Western, 2 9-16ths and 23 Manchester Assurance, 10, 93 CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. aenk Stock Per C ent . R ed. 98i Ditto Bonds 3 3 1 1)e r Cent. C ous .... .. 97i Ditto Old Annuities — 1 4 , re , Cent. R e d lo2i. Ditto New Annuities.. N e e ... w per Cent Lonper Cent. J 6 Annuities to expire Ditto Small 66 pm uan. 1 860 12 13-10 Bank Stock for Aect... 192 Oct. 18.59 • *Ta n. 1660 ...... !Consuls for Acct...... 97i 11,10 1 . FOREIGN FUNDS. p,,i ) . 4.... _•, 4 34, 5 pei.cent.... Portuguese, 5 per cent. t' a l"ri b per -bent, — Ditto, New Ditto ts r : 4 4au B on d s . — Prussian, 5 per cent. otl.idi.rius Ayres 6 per cent. Russian, 5 I . )er cent... Q v "n, 6 per cen t. Ditto, Nletallic ...... . 84' 4411 ' 4 11, 6 per cent... 121 Spanish, 5 per cent 22 i to 1824 — IDitto, 3 per cent.......... Bonds, 6 per cent lll 'Ditto, Deferred.... 136 t r "sh, 3 per !era — JFrench, 5 per cent. —l. —e. al es ; h ' 825 , 6 per cent — iracnange ...... —f bi t ,: e an, 5 per. c en t. P er 6 per cent. Dutch, 4 per "ian,1825,6 per ct. Ditto, 5 Der -ent.... 101 i SHARES. Birmingham and Pfrby (100 paid) 61 Ditto Eighths (1/ 10s paid) .. •• Si Bristol and Exeter (70 paid) ..••••••• ••• —67 f • E dinburgh and Gl asgo w (50 paid) s9i Grarosend, Rochester, and Chatham (2i p) 24 :,--. :Orett Western (75 paid) llO Ditto Halt Shares (50 paid) 711 Run and Selby (50 paid) Liverpool and Manchester (100 paid) Ditto Half Shares (50 paid) Loudo n and Brighton (50 pa d) 441 London and South Western (411 tis 10d pd) 77 • Loudo n and Croydon Railway ( Trunk) M anchester and Leeds (70 paid) ...... ... - • Ditto Quarter Sharos ( 2 paid) 9i Manchester and Birmingham ( 40 pair: ) ~.Midland Counties Railway (100 p a id) Asrwiek and Brandon (2 paid) ..... Newcastle and Darlington Junction(ls paid' 30 Northern and Eastern (45 paid) • Paris and Orleans (20 paid) South ; Eastern and Dover (50 paid) ...... Ditto scrip (`25 paid) ... York and North Midland Ditto New Shares (20 p COURSE OF EXCHAN - \tattw!rdam , u nto, at sight aotterdarn . ..... ...2 U I2 6i Antwerp ' :25 95 iiiircbur I - 'U B 13 15 Altona g ' Pa,ris, 3 days' sight l i itt °, 3 months 25 90 Ilarsei,les . 25 95 L l° .-, Urdeaux .. •• ••• 25 95 nkfort on Maine 122 ,ef•e . sburgh, 3 U s. ft'itri .. 7 ' rie',, ........ T.-na, etlec. A. 3M. 9 56 - \i 'l , st e-,. ditto 9 58:',. CZl l i r ili , .. Eliib to ". ... 114 " 1 .... ... • 363 Reveill e ...... 36 :50 paid) .. 124 laid) GE.-(YESTERDAY. ) ._.. [ . Gibraltar Leghorn 3O 85 IGenoa Milan Venice Naples Palermo, per oz 118 i I isbon Oporto Rio Janeiro 23 Bahia Buenos Ayres New York, 21 days sight Philadelphia I-RICIES. OF BULLION, PIM OZ Foreign Gold, bars 4:3 17 9 Portugal Cold Coin.. 3 17 5 New Doubloons 0 0 10 New Dollars.. 0 4 9a Silver in Bars... 0 4 1 THE AFFAIRS OF SIlsiDE. 1 0 "'e hav e mere l y ti me t o ca ll a tt en ti on t o the fol :ing important communication relative to Sinde, - tee by Lord ELLENIIOROUGH to the Secret Com ae ( i dtee on the aff a irs of India. It leaves no doubt— ., th is view we have always taken of the subject % Li la Sir c „„," NAPIER. had no choice, and was u i n self-defence to occupy the country. The het anent Was laid before the meeting of Proprietors zo 'at the India House, vesterday:— TI A GOVERNOR V OF THE SECRET COM- MITTEE. • lalac;;f Agra, Al . a o r e c i h en l 3 d le: tit/14 8h it was my anxious desire that a .1. sett' ' s t l a B4 t i s 3 f . a e - Uith etnett should be ma but feel tknei the made with the A b ol. ti . v out a recurrence to arms, I cannoteers of victorySinde, Ceti 17th February has placed us in a position which will be asett4lrlt,elY more advant ageou s than that I had endeavoured to 1 ' uY Pacific tr ea t y . krtee‘? both t h e adjacent towns er t4 ll , t .he-,.cupution of K urae h ie e an d th e i s land of Brikku r, of Sukkur and Roree, with °r,,l ei ght stea mers upo n th e I n d us , an d th e means, during seven at th month s of th e year, of rap idl y reinforcing the troops respectively, we 11 4 °,v stations from Bombay and Ferozepore pro the have held a position which would have practically P t te L t" n avigation, and have given us military possession of rloa t : °w en Indus ; still it was impossible .to , depe n n o d tw it, 'euedobserva of treaties by the Anis•ers, g their rei observance the upon ithSt a n the d- ke t „, - ease under new treaty proposed to themfrom tvelt;l4rY payments, the never-failing source b e f 4 " of dispute. of bitterness of Ir us ien i as to th • ircurnstance.s under whi',th es r , , L e they tighanistan, and ignoranee of our real strength, which we retired tar t btWer experienced, would have induced a brve .and bar tali:: ,PeaPle of plunderers to avail themselves of the asst oe /tia, t l4 which we might be involved in difficulties to em . I c i l v e .t a: tel t , t 4 throw off engagements, which they entered into i' n The 444 1 to compel our retirement from the Indus. 11 4 4 l war, which could not be for ever avoided, would heve ‘t has, for upon Os at the most inconvenient time, and migl tie etit t i t i c ' d itced a serious diversion of our force when we most` it, ' rt h, t 4:o`e l Y, the treachery of the Ameers, and the overwheeene :(44 hr""enev, and the reckless violence of the Belooc e .th , 'Nit I ,: h u ght orr a crisis at the period at which we could with ::::::::roea:lt encounter it, and the result has been , ii. ',eisive victory gained on the - best foaght field. Napier had my instructions more than three Pe tioel lief °re the battle of Nl y eanee He a - as during all that txtr, rn ' t t he head oj'a preponderating force; bOt actilt g. with 4ue:j f"thearaece., in the true spirit of a generous' Ivithr,t,tY.lldeavoured to effect the objects of the Govtirnmen soldier, he The Il'il g the military means at his disposal. his lll:sr:lnes' of the language be adapted, and the energy of I:) uth at . , re s , were best calculated to control a barbarous ‘4.1 t " had the Arneers been entirely masters of their * ri'° P s ) it °ti lt' ne t , "ern, to be doubtful, even now, whether . he tl vea t t o _ 4,5 e affected his purpose, and carried the treaty into e; without actual hostilities. twlle oculist which have occurred, give to Sir Charles Napier th eir Ohtitinredglyry which attend s the most decisive success in en ob ieet .t 'w the anon o;iponeaooef. measures, which had for tae preserva ' Gol inia el. 0' I 1 ' 11 .14 the tz t e'Ai-t - '° ll se of Lords, the Address in answer to l esty., - vatt ed b Speech will be moved by the Earl of Eldon, And b t ,, Y Lord Hill, 141,4161, las4llll.ltE OP LORD ELIOT. -- His Lordship -e 'llght for England, in her Majesty's steam er .. 1111 c11 6 .",a. li t. It would seem that the Noble Lord felt e's 1 LlO4, tu T a b ta ... gust at the continuance of the State proseci 1- ' `,, g olith Et ,a' did at its commencement. He was nearly , a , ~ l oW goeusstnt last term, at the commencement, and he ' 4 : l 'e ft pr: t ff t f iat' a month before the conclusion. He I will eiaB hi, y story to tell the Prime Minister, when he ..u. 1.,,, t oi zettl Dro : e are sorry he did not wait for this d ay's 110417 p: "'",,e`lit_iga Re zuight then recount a very , en ,. /She ""es of ',6reak;downs.—Dublin Evening ,Post _ iir -,..._,.. 4' COURT CIRCULAR, WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—'The Queen and Prince Albert walked this morning in the precincts of the Castle. Her Majesty and her illustrious Consort again promenaded in the grounds in the afternoon. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and her Royal Highness the Princess Alice were taken a car riage airing to-day. The royal infants were accom panied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal was taken out in the grounds today on a pony. Viscount Canning has arrived at the Castle on a visit to her Majesty. . The Rev. Dr. F. Hodgson (Provost of Eton), will have the honour of joining the royal dinner party at the Castle this evening. Tier Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge ar rived in town yesterday, from her residence at Kew, and visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester- House. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has ar. rived at Petworth House, Sussex, to honour Colone. Wyndham with a visit, from Arundel Castle, the seat the Duke of Norfolk. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester had a select party at dinner yesterday, at Gloucester House. Count de Pollon, Sardinian Minister, transacted busi ness yesterday at the Foreign-office. Lord Eliot, Chief Secretary for Ireland, visited Sir James Graham yesterday at the Home-office. His Lord ship had also an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at his official residence in Downing-street. Lord Wharneliffe and the Right Hon. W. E. Glad stone had interviews with Sir R. Peel yesterday. The Queen's Advocate transacted business yesterday at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an in terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Sir Robert Peel has issued invitations for a large dinner party on Saturday next at his residence in White hall-gardens. Messrs. Farrer and Greg-son had an interview with Mr. Gladstone yesterday at the office of the Board of Trade. Dispatches were sent off yesterday from the Colonial office for the Governor of Van Diemen's Land, and also for the Governor of New Zealand. The Earl of Lincoln had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Archbishop of Canterbury arrived at Lambeth Palace yesterday from Addington Park. Viscount Canning left town yesterday on a visit to the Queen at Windsor Castle. French War, exceeded in iniquity the proceedings of the British Government in India with respect to Sinde.—(Cheers.) A deep blow had been given by them to the Christian religion in India. He believed that nothing could tend more to procure for it the hatred of the Indian population ; and not withstanding present appearances, he believed that if we retained possession of Sinde in the present manner, it would be a cancer which would eat away the prosperity of the British rule. The following were the resolutions of the requisitionists:— " Ist. Tha , from the printed papers recently laid before the Proprietors on the subject of Sinde, it is the opinion of this Court that the proceedings of the Government of India, which ended in the dethronement, exile, and imprisonment of the Ameers, and the seizure of their country and private property, were uncalled fur, impolitic, and unjust. " 2d. That this Court does therefore most earnestly recom mend to the Court of Directors the immediate adoption of such steps, by representation to her Majesty's Government or other wise, as may cause all practicable reparation to be made for the injustice already committed, and enforce the abandonment of a line of policy inconsistent with good faith, and subversive of the interests of the British rule in India." Mr. EASTWICK seconded the resolution. Having residen in India, and had considerable experience of Indian affairs, he felt that the conduct of the British Government towards Sinde had been extremely oppressive. He said he differed from the Hun. Mover as to the British Government having forced their alliance upon the Ameers, and he read a series of letters for the purpose of showing that they had voluntarily connected themselves with that Government. They had, he contended, acted in conformity with the treaties of alliance ; and this ought to have procured for them some consideration. It was his opinion that the annexation of Sande to the British empire was a grievous error, both financially and politically. Underditferent treatment the good offices of the chiefs might'have been confidently relied upon. By an act of aggression they had gained possession of a country, filled with tribes, whose motto, like that of the Affghans, was " We will be content with war, we will be con tent with bloodshed, but we will not be content with a master."—( Hear, hear.) Sinde afforded no ob stacle to the march of ar m i es ; t h ere was li tt l e d anger of hundreds perishing in a night. But there was much to be dreaded from a pestilential 'climate. A short time ago fifty Europeans had perished from heat in two days, and he had himself witnessed similar effects. Seven-tenths of the population were bigoted Mussulmans, who, though not able to contend against European armies in the field, would be exceedingly powerful in desultory warfate. It should be recollected, too, that the service in Sinde was ex tremely distasteful to our troops. They had been told that there were commercial advantages—that the markets of Central Asia had been thrown open to the British. He contended that they had by their proceedings within the last few years destroyed British influence in Central Asia. Formerly there was security , for merchant, now there was not, and it would be long ere things subsided into their natural channel. He believed, too, that the capabili tits of the Indus were greatly exaggerated. Caravans were generally preferred to that river for the trans fer of goods; and as to steam, he conceived that that was a speculation in which co Proprietor would be disposed to embark. The Hon. Proprietor then endeavoured to proved from documentary evidence, that the Ameers of Sinde, pre vious to the war, had been subject to many grievances, and were not exclusively to blame for what occured, He also referred to the seals upon which Sir Charles Napier had founded his proceedings ; reminding the Court how com mon forgeries of that kind were in India. It would be ludi crous, were not such moral consequences involved, to contem plate Sir Charles Napier sitting down with compasses in hand, to examine and pronounce upon these seals. He believed that the letter attributed to .Meer Nusseer, was not in truth written by him, and yet upon that letter had the British Government taken such serious steps. He referred to a man in Sinde who made a trade of forging seals. He concluded by taking a view of the events which followed the British in possession of Snide. Viewed as a military achievment, nothing more brilliant perhaps had ever been seen ; viewed in a moral aspect, he believed a more disgraceful case of oppression never occurred. The whole preparations of the Am e e rs were o f a d e f ens i ve nature. Nothing but blindness or obstinacy could cause any one to imagine that they intended hostilities. If they had meditated hostilities they would have sent away their wives and children.—( Hear, hear.) If their superiority in arms was to be purchased at the expense of justice, he would rather that they should descend within the limits of a third-rate power.—( Hear, hear.) If they had suffered misery, they had caused a hundred times greater. War was at all times a great evil, but an unjust war was fear ful to contemplate. It was his solemn conviction that if the thinking part of this country, if the press, to which they owed so much, would calmly inquire into the merits of this question, such a storm of indignation would burst forth as must lead to all the redress which it was in our power to make. Every Englishman shared the respon sibility of these acts. He believed it to be the duty of every member of that Court to record his testimony against a policy which inflicted so much discredit on the British name, and entailed so much misery on !heir fellow-subjects in India. The CHAIRMAN said that while he admitted that the sub ject had been brought forward with great ability, h e was so con vinced of the necessity of having the additional papers, that he would still suggest the propriety of the proposed adjournment. The Court then adjourned until the 21st of February. ----- The Dowager Princess of Hohenlohe died on the 10th instant, at the Chateau de Kapferzell, in Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Wood will shortly appear in Norma, with Miss Grant, who takes the part of Adalgisa. STAMPED AND UNSTAMPED PUBLIC A TlONS.—There are a great number of weekly publications, as our readers know, of which there are both a stamped and an unstamped edit ion. We understand that the newsmen have experienced great inconve nience from this circumstance, and the revenue has suffered a loss. Very frequently it happens that orders are sent from the country for copies of these publications a few days after they are issued, when it is generally found that the stamped copies are all exhausted. The customer will not pay postage, and he cannot therefore be supplied at all. The proprietor of the pub lication and the newsman both lose a cnstnmer. To remedy this, a wide-awake newsman suggested to the Post-office that it sliGuld allow the unstamped copies of these publications, ;which, when stamped, are sent free, to be transmitted by the Post-office on applying to each copy a single penny-postage stamp. It was represented to the Post-office that by so doing• the sale of these publications would certainly be promoted, and the revenue, as well as the individual, be benefited. The Post office, however, returned a very positive refusal, and peremp torily declined to adopt the suggestion. An Administration seriously bent on making the Post-office the means of the greatest possible good, would, we think, have adopted the sug gestion and been thankful for the discovery of any means to make the Post-office at once more useful and more productive. R E PRESENTATION OF DUDLEY.—It is confidently stated that a new writ for this borough will be moved for im mediately on the opening of the ensuing session, and the Anti- Corn-law League are actively preparing for a vigorous attempt to secure the seat for a free trader. Mr. Acland has arrived in the borough, and commenced the campaign by a course of four lectures on the corn-laws. Several agents of the League are also actively at work distributing anti-corn-law tracts amongst the electors and non-electors. Two candidates are spoken of as likely to contest the borough on the free-trade interest, and whichever of these gentlemen may be eventually chosen to stand, we can promise the monopolists that they will have a candidate of no ordinary character and influence to contend against. We shall soon be able to speak in plainer terms. — Trot cester Chronicle. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE , . --Yesterday morning, shortly ! after one, a rapidly destructive fire broke out on the premises belonging to Mr. H o ughtal, straw-bonnet manufacturer, carry- ' ing on an extensive business at No. 40, Whitechapel-road. The fire when first perceived, was raging furiously in the lower part of the building. Several of the brigade engines were with all promptitude on the spot, with the West of Eng land one, all of which were set to work, and a vast column of water was poured upon the fire ; notwithstanding, the firemen could not get the conflagration under until the premises were, for the most part, with their contents of stock-in-trade and furni ture, consumed. The total loss must be very heavy, and will fall upon the West of England an d Phoenix Fire-offices. Nothing could be ascertained as to the origin of the fire. Besides the destruction of Mr. Houghton's premises, several other buildings in the immediate vicinity are damaged by the fire, water, &c. INCENDIARISM. — Wednesday information was re ceived at Bow-street, that about six o'clock on the morning of the 14th inst. some evil-disposed person or persons set fire to an oat stack, with intent to destroy ' several other corn and hay stacks, standing in the home stead yard, and being the property of Mr. Thomas Ab bott, of the Manor-house, Belchford, near Horncastle, in the county of Lincoln, whereby , the oat stack was totally destroyed. A reward of 100/, has been offered by her Majesty's Government, with a free pardon to any accom plice, not being the person who actually set fire to the stack. Mr. Thomas Abbott and his friends have offered 701., and an additional 401. from the treasurer of the Horncastle New Association for the Discovery of Felony.—Also that, on the night of the 18th inst., or early the following morning, some person or \ persons wilfully set fire to a stack of hay, and upwards of 320 sheaves of corn, in the village of Llansanan, in the county of Denbigh, the property of Mr. Joseph Jones. A reward of 51. is offered for the discovery of the incen diary. In the London Gazette we find the following in the list of army appointments :—" 15th Foot—Christopher Say ers, Gout., to be Ensign without purchase, vice Postal, whose appointment has been cancelled." Mr. Sayers is brother to the Rev. A. Sayers, of this city (Gloucester), and also to a very gallant officer, Mr. Henry Knight Sayers, of the 31st, who led the stoaning party through the Tezeen Pass, in Affghanistan, but whose death, from the fatigu , s which lie endured during that campaign, de privet] him of the promotion which was awaiting him, and which his gallantry had so nobly won. The present appointment has been made by the Duke of 'Wellington, without purchase, entirely in consideration of the soldier like conduct of the deceas ed g entleman, who, i n hi s own person, was not permitted to receive the reward of his bravery.—Gloucester Chronicle. LIVE WITHIN YOUR MEANS.—There is nothing more unfortunate, from whatever cause it proceeds, than excess of expenditure beyond income. The greater part of the harpies of society live and gorge themselves by taking advantage of this imprudence. H a lf the population of London live upon it ; three-fourths of the ravenous lawyers live upon it ; all sorts of agents live upon it ; and half the demoralisation of society is ge nerated by it.—Anon. SPORTSMEN REWARD ! -- Last week as the Hon. Mr. Dean and Mr. Brudenell Plummer were hare hunt ing underneath Mount Plummer, and having exchanged horses, Mr. Plummer's celebrated mare " Molly Carew" was killed on the spot, her hin d legs having got into a deep hidden drain, when at the top of her speed, and her back bone was actually torn asunder. Mr. Dean sustained no injury.—Dublin Evening Mail. CAUTION TO RAILWAY TRAVELLERS. —Great ex- ' citement prevails in this vicinity from a report being prevalent that James Ford, who is a very steady sort of person, has lost money to the amount of 1101., while returning home from Lon don in the train on the South-Eastern Railway on Friday evening. James Ford is a jobbing carpenter, and by the will of a relation hts became entitled to the above -named sum of money. His attorney in London having written to say that the money was ready, Ford went up on Friday to receive it himself, countryman-like. He received a cheque from his at torney to the amount of 1101. Having inquired his way to the Bank to get the sane cashed, he returned to the Borough with the money in his pocket, n amely, 70 so vere i gns and four 101. Bank of England notes, since ascertained to be the following numbers, 24,985, 86, 87, and 88. He was accosted by a per son with the garb and appearance of a eountryman, who in course of conversation asked Ford to drink with him, saying he wanted to get a little business in Kent. A third person " dropped in," whom the polite inquirer addressed as Squire Jones." They all drank together, and parted. Ford repaired to the railway station, where two persons took their seats be side him, and left him at Reigate. When Ford got home to his cottage at Brenehley, after supper he prepared to spread the table with sovereigns, but to his great consternation his gold had been turned into cowers, about 2s. worth of which he found in his pocket, tied up in paper. He remembers some confusion in the Illerstkani tunnel ; whore lie think; the robbery took place.-3 fa , 6 (tail - T:; - ON'TiO/47i SST:' Y RDA IVI 0f NI 1476: 5 3' A )1.1% '0; Via_ DUTCH MAIL. THE HAGUE, JAN. 20.—Tlie official journal contains all the laws relative to the budget of the years 1844 and 1845. The total expenditure for 1844 is estimated at 70,264,971 florins and 26 cents., and for 1845 at 69,901.143 florins and 87 cents. But the ways and means voted for the two years are not sufficient to cover the expenditure. The deficiency for 1844 is 5,193,707 ; and for 1845, 4,825,880 ; total, 10,023,587 florins, which has yet to be provided for. In the second Cham ber of the States General yesterday, five petitions were pre sented against the proposed law for a tax on property. The Committee on Petitions brought up its report on several ad dresses and petitions. There are two financial plans and six teen petitions against a tax on property. THE HAGUE, JAN. 22. —The report of the central sec tion on the project of law for providing for the defi ciency of the budget of 1844 and 1845 has just been distributed among the members. Forty-five members took part in the examination of the project of law in the section. The first question was, " Whether the proposed measures would attain the object of regulating our finances on a durable footing, to provide for the deficiency of former years, and to equalise the revenue and expenditure, so as to prevent further deficiency." This is the most important question in the opinion of the majority of the members, since it will depend on the solution of it whether they vote against or for the measure, the principal justification of which must be its pro viding, an effectual remedy for the embarrassed state of the finances. It was generally feared that it would not prove so, and many members could not conceal their apprehensions that, even allowing the correctness of the calculations furnished by the Government, and supposing that all the estimates should be realised, there will nevertheless he a deficiency for 1846, which will call for new burdens. This deficiency is estimated by the Chambers fur 1846 and the following ears at 100,000 florins per annum. But in addition to this it is feared that certain brancher, of revenue are estimated too highly, and that some incalculable expenses have not been included. The Chamber, therefore, thinks a voluntary loan extremely desirable. The Chamber, we observe, asked wh e th er t h e G overnment thought it could impose a moderate duty on tea and coffee. LLOYD'S SHIPPING . LONDON, JAN. 26.—Wind light northerly breeze, hazy. DEAL, JAN. 25.—Wind, W.S.W., moderate.—Arrd. Tuscany, New York, and railed for liulL Sld. Medura, America. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 25.—Wind W.—Acrd. Prince Albert, London, for New York. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 25.—S1d. Montrose steamer, Gibraltar. DART3touni, JAN. 25.—Skl. Pomona, St. Helena. MILFORD, JAN. 24.—A box, iron-hooped and tinned inside, marked [l]] § 12, and the upper part of another, marked AB § 22, also several deck planks, have been picked up at a short distance from this harbour. Seve ral iron-hooped bales have been passed near Skokam Island. OFF DUNGENESS, JAN. 24.—Sun, Miner, New York for Antwerp. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 25.—Wind A.M., variable; P.M. W., fresh.—Arrd. Bahamian, China; Victoria, Still, Paraiba (12th Mt.) ; Amazon, Batchelder, New Orleans. Off, Currency, Calcutta; Ellen, Princess Royal, Esther, and Reis Effendi. YARMOUTH, JAN. 25.—The Anna, Keay, of Dundee for London, is on shore on the Scroby Sand, and is dis charging her cargo. 11 ULL, JAN;2s.—Wind W., moderate.—Sld. Magunti cook, New Orleans. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals—Ellen, Rodger, from Singapore at Liverpool, sailed Oct. 4, St. Helena, Dec. 13 ; Bahamian, Pearson, from China at Liverpool, sailed Sept. 2 ; Currency, Brudrick, from Bengal at Liverpool, sailed Sept. 11, St. Helena, Dec. 2. Arrivals at St. Helena—Foxhound, Simmons, Dec. 12, from whaling ; Georgiana, Richardson, 2d, from the Car- to London ; Arabella, Jordan, from Sumatra to Genoa ; Union, Allen, from Mauritius, and sailed 211 to London ; Isabel, Quesada, Dec. 8, from Valparaiso, and sailed 13th to Malaga ; Adriana Dodds, 9th, from Mau ritius, and sailed 10th to Cork ; Siam, Willmot, 9th, from China, and sailed 12th t o London ; Java Kocher, Dorrnyck, 10th, from Batavia, and sailed 12th to Am sterdam ; Mary Ann, Medhurst, from Algoa Bay, and sailed 13th to London ; Mary Ann Locke, 11th, from the Cape, and sailed 13th to London ; Galatea, Owen, 11th, from the Cape, and sailed 13th to London ; James Moran, Walker, 12th, from Bombay, and sailed 12th to Liverpool ; Frances Whitney, 13th, from Sumatra to Genoa ; Ellen, Rogers, 13th, from Singapore, and sailed to Liverpool. Arrivals in Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope—True Briton, Consitt, from Portsmouth, and sailed Nov. 4 to Madras; Mary Ann, Jaques, from Portsmouth, and sailed Nov. 7 to Madras; Fanchon, Pyk, to Batavia; William, Taylor, Nov. 2 from Calcutta and Mauritius, and sailed 3d to Demerara; Union, Allen, 4th from Mauritius, and sailed 9th to London; Colchester, Withers, 9th from Liverpool; Corcyra, Hazlewood, from Portsmouth and Madeira; Science, Rees, 10th from Liverpool ; Persia, Stevens, from London; Port Fleet wood, Vidler, from London. Departures from Table Bay—Maid of Mona, Nov, 5 to Algoa Bay; City of London, to Mauritius ; Olivia, Roome, 9th to Calcutta; Curraghmore, Ball, to Algoa Bay and Mauritius. Arrivals in Algoa Bay—Oscar and Jim Crow, from London. Arrivals in Simon's Bay—Planet, Nov. 6 from Table Bay; her Majesty's ship Bittern, Bth from St. Helena. Departure from Simon's Bay—Her Majesty's ship Conway, Nov. 6, on a cruise. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) YACHT INTELLIGENCE. Cowrs, JAN. 25.—The cutter Amulet, built a few years hack by Mr. Joseph White, of East Cowes, for Mr. John Meiklam, of the R. Y. S., but since disposed of by Inin to one of the Western Clubs, was yesterday hauled up in Mr. White's building-yard, for the purpose of being lengthened six feet by the stern. The Nautilus, late belonging to the Earl de Grety, has been re-masted and rigged as a yawl ; she sailed o'd Thursday for Weymouth, where her present owner is resid;.ng. The Royal Yacht Squadron schooner Harriet, and the schooner Menai, are fast progressing at Mr. White's yard; the former vessel has had new wales, and the whole of her bottom ( which is clenker-built) has been filled up with sheathing plank, for the purpose of preventing the rustling noise of the water which such kind of vessels are subject to when under weigh. Tho Menal, formerly a brigantine, will be converted into a schooner. Her !mars are daily expected from the Thames. The Royal Yaiiht: Squadron cutter, Flower of Yarrow, be longing to the Marquis of Conyngham, and' reported to be one of the fastest yachts in the squadron, has been hauled np on Mr. Alichael Ratsey's yard, for the purpose of being converted into a schooner. On Tuesday last she was drawn asunder, her bolts and treenails amidships baying been taken out. She is to be le.ngthened twenty feet in the middle, for the purpose of af fording. greater accommodation, &c. Her INlajcsty's brig Waterwitch, under repair by her talented builder, Joseph White, of East Cowes, is almost planked up; she is in a very forward state, and will, froNl all appear ance, be ready for launching long before her app s toted time, which, we understand, to be May next. EFFECT OF ROCLETS ON THE.ABYSSINIANS .--"\ a soon as it became dark, rockets, which had been brougL't by the Embassy, were to be ' discharged . from the tents, by . the King's express desire With fire-arms the Abys soians were previously acq:u c a h i o nt a ed ; and the brass gal ivieup6w.erLScwanitnhon4nwdheireflui was still the only engine, i h r a e d spect echoed so recently, although . 1 1 3 3 : 1 1 1 . 4-,i'LsiDe°6sal weres scale, a t h le e , fl t r o s t v‘ r h oc ie k il e rockets they wwheirceh f h a i m s it aarjies Majesty had viewed t;;,9 flight ; and the impression they pro ducedupon his mind, as he gazed from his watch . tower, 6. 4 ,.:1 that worked upon his assembled with was sea. velY le" subjects. Night had ibrown her sable themantle around, and the novel principle of ascent, all specta,tors. When g d grandeur of the brilliant rush into the skies, afforded amazemi nit to "'lager . of started, with a loud roar from its bed, m e en projec tile and chilr:/ e n, fell flat upon their faces. , mules in.( ,ke loose from their tethers, andw . ar T ri h or who ha d any heart remaining shouted aloud Galls h..' .bes, who witnessed the meteor-like explosion e from the , vicinity, ascribed the phenomena to the use of potent rr .edicines ; and declared, .that, since the Cyptzis could at pleasure produce comets in the sky and rain fire from he aven, there was nought for them left, save abject submiss ion to the King's coramands.—Harries Highlands of fEth lop ia Aft( • r the present engagement of Mr. and Mrs. Horses the women, a.n Wood 2 A the Princess's theatre, Madame Thiellon, who has caused such g reat -sensation in Paris, will make her first ap peared ce in this country, in Amber's celebrated opera of the 1 Diam ens de la Couronne; FRENCH PLAYS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Achard is certainly one of the most accomplished artists that has ever appeared in this country, and he bids fair to rival even Bouffe in popularity. lie appeared in the vaudeville of _Farinelli last evening, as the hero of the piece, and his Farinelli is a master-piece both of acting and of singing. There are few of our readers who are not already aware of the marvellous power which Farinelli acquired by his exquisite singing over the mind of the gloomy Ferdinand VI., King of Spain, and of the manner in which he for a time dissipated the illusions of the moody mo narch. Barnett some years since produced an opera on this subject, and the anecdote, for it is really nothing more, is treated in very nearly a similar manner in the present piece. We find Farinelli in the first act wan dering with his Preciosa (Mademoiselle Marie Beauch6ne) about the streets 4 f Madrid, gay, joyous, and penniless. By a lucky chance he rescues a lady from some danger, and obtains her glove as a remembrance. lie then tunes his guitar and commences singing to the crowd, having deposited his hat on the ground to receive the con tributions of the patrons of " music for the million." Suddenly he is seized by the Royal Guards, and hurried into the palace. The King, who is in a state of religious madness, has heard his singing, is fasci nated by it, and Farinelli is established in the palace, where he finds his Preciosa also established through the 1 interest of her uncle, Gil Perez (M. Barqui), the Court physician. He also discovers that the lady he had rescued from danger is noless a personage than the Queen. Reports have been circulated in Madrid that the King is dead, and the people demand to see him ; he refuses to appear, but is at length lured into the balcony by Fari nelli's singing. This scene was exquisitely acted by Achard and Lemadre, who acted the part of Ferdinand with excellent judgment and effect. Farinelli, by the mere shrewdness of his mother wit, discovers and cir cumvents the plots of the Ring's brothers, who, aided by the monks, having succeeded in causing the King to hate his Queen, endeavour, by means of the prescriptions of Gil Perez, and the sermons of his confessor, to reduce him to such a state of feebleness, mental and bodily, as ,t 4 render a Regency necessary. Their plots, however, are rendered nugatory by Farinelli, who induces the King to eat, drink, and be merry, to be reconciled to his Queen, and to discard his monkish counsellors, and thus does the singer save Spain. But it is not as an actor only that M. Achard is great; his sin g ing is ex quisite; and were he not one of the first of actors, he would be one of the greatest of tenor singers. He was rapturously applauded, and was encored in the greater number of his songs. Madame Couturier acted the Queen with ease, grace, and dignity, and the other cha racters were all admirably supported. Achard was of course called fur at the fall of the curtain. He after wards appeared in La Permission de Dix Mures, as Larose Ponpon, a soldier, in the French Guards, who is out on a furlough of ten hours, and never was the French soldier better represented than by M. Achard. The first piece was a one act vaudeville, entitled Quand t Amour s'en ye, in which M. Gaston made his debut as a French sailor. This gentleman is a very good actor, and is certainly an acquisition to the company. The house was exceedingly well attended. EAST INDIA HOUSE. A Special General Court, called by requisition, was held yesterday on the affairs of Sinde. Mr. John Cotton in the chair. The minutes of the quarterly meeting having been read, The CHAIRMAN said the Court had been specially called, on the requisition of nine Proprietors, to consider certain resolu tions, relating to the affairs of Sinde. The Directors had, how ever, received a letter from Lord Ripon, dated the sth instant, informing them that the papers which had been promised, would be laid before the Proprietors immediately after the meeting of Parliament, and it was for the Court to consider whether, under these circumstances, it would be advisable to proceed with the discussion. A conversation then took place as to the expediency of post. potting the discussion. Mr. SULLIVAN said that, having read the pape r s, h e con . q H u e es t t h i o e n n , p and e e h d e e d w ss o , tlhd, histh e a r e d f d o r r e e s , s . pr o H ce e ed s a i w d i t w h i th h s n a t d h d e r e l a s s s t . ceived that he was in a p os iti on t o j u d ge o f th e mer i ts o f t h e few months the public had been startled by the intelligence that the Ameers of Sinde, who had been previously in amity with this country, had been dethroned and banished, their country wrested from them, and their persons imprisoned. Every man was bound to inquire into the history of the pro ceedings, and if they were unjust, to use his best endeavours to obtain redress. In order rightly to understand the subject, it was necessary to keep in mind that these unfortunate Ameers had uniformly evinced the greatest repugnance to entering into such relations with us as would compel them to receive a body of British troops and a British resident into their territory, though they were anxious for our protection, if it could be re tained without the sacrifice of their independence. Very dif ferent were the feelings of the Governor-General of India; it was essential to the success of his political plans to establish a British influence permanently in Sinde. With a view to carry out British designs, he instructed our political agent at Lahore to remonstrate with Runjeet Singh against his invasion of Sinde, and to offer to them our mediation in their quarrel. They treated the mission which was sent to them with marked respect. Colonel Pottinger at length reported that he had brought his negotiations to a successful issue, and that they had consented to receive a British esta blishment at Hyderabad. The Governor- General refused, however, to carry out one of the conditions, which was that Runjeet Singh shosld be compelled to evacuate thse Sinde territory. The Honourable Proprietor then read the letter from Colonel Pottinger to the Go vernor-General, in relation to this agreement ; also a letter in which he charged the Ameers with having written a let ter containing insulting expressions towards the British Go vernment. As a punislunent for the offences of the Ameers: Colonel Pottinger, on the 3d of February, 1839, armed with the full powers of the Governor-General, dictated to them a treaty containing twenty-three articles, which, in the language o f Gelonel Pottinger himself, fully and finally established British supremacy in Sinde. This the Governor-General refused to ratify, and imposed one of a more stringent character, which reduced the Ameers to a state of abject submission to the British Government. This was the state to which in a few short months, we had reduced the Ameers in Lower Sinde. What was the course pursued in Upper - Sinde? Sir Alexander Burnes solemnly pl e d ge d t h e faith of the British Government, that they would never take an inch of territory ; yet a treaty was imposed, which placed the whole territory at the disposal of the English power. In a few short mouths the Ameers were compelled to re ceive a Nati ch Resident, and to take British troops into their pay. A heavy contribution was exacted from them equal to one..third of their revenue ; they were compelled to cede their favourite fortress ; and their ancient constitution wa s subverted. What had been done to justify such pro ceedings ? The A efteers had been g oaded e n by the unceasing accusations of the British Government, and by the apprehension that they were about to invade their territory. They were charged with having written a slavish letter to the King of Persia, with having used insulting language to the British Government, with having sent a hostile message, and with general unfriendliness, and it seemed to lie taken for granted that all the charges made were true. Was that the case With respect to the letter so the King of Persia, Colonel Pot tinger himself attached no importance to it; it was entrusted had not sufficient to support him on h is j ourne y . Was it to a person who afterwards pro ved to be an im p ostor, and pro bablewho that the Ameers would entrust a letter of the kind al leged to such a person? The charge of treachery was not by any means clearly proved. But admitting for the sake of ar gument that all the charges were proved, what then? These acts did not originate in hostility to the British Government, but were to be attributed to the treaty which we had forced upon them, depriving them of their political independence. He alluded to the treaty concluded in June, 1838, between Shah Soojah and Runjeet Singh. Shikapore, the richest city of the Ameers, was wrested from them. The Honourable 'Proprietor then proceeded to speak at length of the tribute imposed on the Ameers. When Shah Soojah died, the tribute which had been imposed continued to be levied by the British Government. The very ground on which the treaty of Hydera bad was imposed was, that the territory of Slade belonged of right to the British Government as the paramount Power of Ilindostan. But besides the exaction of tribute, we violated the Sinde territory. He contended that the treatment which the Ameers had received, justified their applica tion to the King of Persia. What would have been the conduct of a magnanimous Government under the circumstances? Why, they would have told the Ameers that they could make allowances for their position ; that they must have a passage for their troops ; but that they solemnly pledged their faith that when their operations had ter minated, the Ameers should stand in precisely the same posi tion as they had done before; that if it was offensive to them to receive a British Resident he should not be forced upon them, but that they might rely upon the assist ance of the British power whenever they apprehended danger from other governments. Colonel M'Naughten had given it as his opinion, that less stringent terms would have been suffi cient ; and one of the last acts of Col. Pottinger's official life in India was an attempt to persuade the Governor-General to relax somewhat in his demands of tribute. He then referred at length to the tribute exacted from the Ameers, in consequence of the alleged treasonable correspon dence with Persia, amounting, he said, in all to 83,000 rupees. When information first reached the Ameers, of the demand which was about to be made upon them, they determined at once to resist it ; so, though they were com pelled to give their consent to it, they accompanied that con sent with a solemn warning to Major Outram, that unless the territory which hail been wrested from them were restored, it would be utterly impossible for the Ameers to {fir vent. some of the chieftains from retaliating by hostilities. Un fortunately that warning was disregarded, and an attack was made upon Major Outram's camp, which was followed by the de tin onernent and imprisonment of the Ameers, and the partition of their territories. The case against the Ameers of India was brought to a point by the Governor-General, in his letter to Sir Charles Napier, on the 4th of November, 184:1. (The letter in question was then read.) He then referred at some length to the charge of treason brought by the British Govern ment against Meer Nusseer Khan, the truth of which turned on the authenticity of a seal. The Hon. Proprietor contended that there was sufficient evidence that the letter was not written by the Ameer, to whom it was attributed. It was stated that the Ameers had two seals, one of which they used for general purposes, and another for secresy, which was not kuown. The seal in this case was not the authentic one, and yet it was concluded that the letters came from 1 that quarter. In fact, it was impossible, according to this mode of treating the matter, for the Ameers t o prove their innocence.—( Hear, hear.) The Hon. Pros pi e i stor read several letters, with a view of showing that the treasonable correspondence alleged against the Ameers hail n ever been proved. The Ameers demanded to see the l e tters they were accused of writing ; and where could it be heard w ithout being reprobated, that the Governor-Gene ral founded all his proceedings against Sinde upoa letters which hail not been produced to the accused parties ?—( Hear, hear.) We now come to the immediate circumstances which led to the outbreaks. Unfortunately for the Ameers of Sinde the constitution of their government did not square with the notion of the Gallant General, Sir Charles Napier. Instead of a number of petty princes, each ruling over his own district, it was the opinion of Sir Charles Napier that there should be one prince, and that all the other Ameers should be reduced to the position of nobles. An Ameer was selected for this purpose, the possessions of the others were wrested from them, and this one was made the sole ruler of Sinde. 'f he Gallant General was warned beforehand of the conse quences of such a step, and the attack which was made on the British troops VIES just what might have been ex pected under the circumstances—it was consistent with the laws of nature that it should be made. What law of nations justified the British in the course which they had pursued? He contended that it was wholly unwar ranted. He then referred to a letter from the Governor- General to the Ameers, stating, amongst other things, his opinion that there would be no peace till the Ameers had been made to feel the British power. They were made to feel it. Nothing which had taken place under the National Assembly, or the Emperor Napoleon, during the IRELAND. THE STATE TRIALS. TENTH DAY.-BY EXPRESS. (FROM OUR OWN REPORTERS.) DUBLIN, THURSDAY, JAN. 25. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. THE QUEEN Y. DANIEL o'CONNELL AND OTHERS. The Lord Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Crampton, and Mr. Justice Perrin, took their seats upon the bench at ten o'clock precisely. The jurors and traversers having answered punctually to their names, Mr. 'McEvoy Gartlan (agent for Mr. Duffy) applied to the Court to grant his client permission to retire until two o'clock. The application was made on the grounds of Mr. Duffy's illness. The Chief Justice said it was not in the power of the Court to make any order upon the subject ; but it was for the At torney• General to say whether he had any objection to such a course, and whether be would insist on having Mr. Duffy called upon his recognizance. The Attorney-General intimated that it was not his inten tion so to do. He would not take any notice of Mr. Duffy's absence from Court. Mr. O'Hagan called upon the Clerk of the Crown to read from the Nation of August 12, page 691, a letter addressed by the Irish Members of Parliament to the people of Great Britain. The Clerk of the Crown complied, and read the following address : "TO THE PEOPLE OF GREAT BRITAIN. " We, the undersigned, representatives of Irish constituen cies, impressed with earnest solicitude respecting the present state and future destiny of our country, and deeply sensible of its wrong , , and resolved to leave no effort untried to obtain their redress, feel it our duty, before we reparate, to place upon record our solemn remonstrance against the fatal policy which has alienated from your Government and institutions the minds of a large portion of our fellow-countrymen. " Deep-rooted and increasing discontent pervades the nation whose interests are intrusted to our charge. Feelings of es trangement are rapidly supplanting those affections which kindness and justice would have placed at her command. De spairing of redress from the Legislature, the people of Ireland now rely upon their own strength and resolution for the attain ment of those rights which they have sought from Parliament in vain. " The voice of the civilized world lays to s 'our charge the guilt of having produced this exasperation of national feel ing. For centuries our legislation and Government have been subject to your control(; on you, therefore, lies the res`sonsibility of having f a il e d t o secure t h e we lf are and contentment of the Irish people. " Our social condition is replete with elements of disorder. The connection between landlord and tenant, deranged, as ft has been, by a long course of vicious legislature, hurts that' mutual confidence w hi c h i s essent i a l to the development of pro- ' ductive industry. The labouring population, unable to obtain employment, live habitually on the verge of extrame destitu tion. Notwithstanding our connexion with a nation which boasts to be the wealthiest, the most enlightened, and the most powerful in the world, our commerce, our manufactures, our fisheries, our mines, our agriculture, attest, by their languish ing and neglected condition, the baneful effects of your misgo vernment. " A Church establishment is maintained for the exclusive benefit of one-tenth of the nation. " Our representation in the Legislature is unjustly dispro portionate to the population and resources of Ireland. " Our Parliamentary franchises are wholly inadequate to secure a true reflection of the opinion of the mass of the nation. " Our municipal rights are abridged in comparison with yours. Our Corporation franchises are limited by needless and harassing restrictions. " The pecuniary exhaustion occasioned by absenteeism is aggravated by the mode in which the proceeds of taxation are applied. An anti-Catholic and anti-Irish spirit of exclusion governs the distribution of official appointments. " Our local wants are not duly considered in the Imperial Parliament, yet adequate powers of self government for local purposes are not afforded in the constitution of our fiscal and administrative constitutions. " We have applied in vain to the Legislature for redress, Our complaints are unheeded—our remonstrances are unavailing. We now appeal to that higher tribunal of public opinion, which creates and deposes Parliaments and Ministers, and we ask your intervention to enforce our claims. " We demand, on behalf of our country, the adoption of mea sures calculated to improve the condition of the industrious classes, and to develope the resources of Ireland. " We demand the recognition of perfect equality, in regard to ecclesiastical and educational arrangements, between the several religious communities into which the population of Ire land is divided. " We demand a more ample representation in the Legislature. "We demand the assimilation of municipal rights in both kingdoms. " We demand that Ireland shall participate more largely in the benefits of the public expenditure. " We demand, in regard to administrative government, that the profession of the Roman Catholic faith shall no longer be made a ground of virtual, as it has ceased to be one of legal, ex clusion from official station ; that in the general administration of the affairs of the empire, Irishmen shall be called to take part in a proportion commensurate with the extent to which Ireland contributes to its greatness ; and that the management of our local affairs shall be confided, as much as possible, to those who are identified and acquainted with the interests of our country. " We demand that the principle of self-government, sub ject to popular control, shall be applied, wherever practicable, in the organisation of our local institutions. " We recognise in you no superior title to political rights. We demand perfect equality as the only secure and legitimate foundation upon which the Union can permanently rest. So long as these claims are denied, so long will continue the struggle of the Irish nation against injustice and misrule. " Should this remonstrance be successful, we cannot, indeed, promise the immediate restoration of those feelings of attach ment which, a few years since, had begun to expel from the national breast sentiments engendered by centuries of oppres sion. We can only express our conviction that those who con fide in the influence of justice will not have misplaced their trust. It may still be in the power of a Government which may merit the confidence of the Irish people to win back their forfeited affections ; but we warn you that every day's delay increases the difficulty of the task, and gives additional strength to those who maintain that there is no hope of good government for Ireland except in the restoration of her national parliament. " Should this warning be neglected, on you, not on us, be the responsibility of future events. " T. Wyse, Waterford city ; D. R. Ross, Belfast : T. Fsmonde, Wexford; T. V. Stuart, Waterford county ; R. S. Carew, Waterford county ; D. J. Norreys, Mal low ; W. E. Corbally, Meath county ; J. O'Brien, Limerick city; M. J. O'Connell, Kerry county; R. Archbold, Kildare county; R. Gore, New Ross ; H. M. Tuite, Westmeath county; J. Power, Wexford county ; W. S. O'Brien, Limerick county." The Clerk o f t h e Crown continued to read the document to its conclusion. Mr. Smyley then handed Mr. Vernon the Nation of the 26th of August, which he identified as having been lodged in his office, and which purported to be printed and published by Charles Gavan Duffy, at No. 1 0 , Trinity-street. The Cl er k o f t h e Crown havin g been handed the paper, read front it the article entitled, " The Crisis is upon us," at page 728, and, in the same number of the paper, the article headed "The Irish Congress." When he had concluded the articles, he asked if they required anything further read from that paper. Mr. Smyly__Ne more from that paper. Mr. O'Hagan read from page 726, in the third column of that paper. The Attorney-Ge nera l sa id h e w i shed to interpose. On the preceding day he felt disinclined to affect the reading of certain passages at that stage of the proceedings by the traversers, but, in consequ ence of the course adopted in the reading of Mr. Sharman Crawford's letter, and the resolutions of the Members of Parliament, and other matters which had no bearing on the documents read by the Crown, he wished the case should take the ordinary course. The Crown wished to close within a rea sonable time, and would be enabled to do so by being per mitted to read the important parts for the prosecution, and when the traverser, came to make their case, they could offer such evidence as they would consider bearing on the issue. Mr. Hatchell, Q. C., said on the part of his client, and in deed he might say en the part of the other traversers, in con sequence of what had t a k en place the day before, and fully acquiesced in by the Crown, they were certainly extremely surprised that there should be any departure from what they considered the fixed arrangement respecting the reading of the papers. The counsel for the traversers had made their arrange ments under the impression that that would be the course acted upon. If the objection was to have been taken at all, it ought to have been taken when Mr. Whiteside called for the reading of the letter of Mr. Sharman Crawford. The traversers' counsel considered that the matter had been sufficiently dis cussed, and that the opinion of the Court, acquiesced in by the Attorney-General, was that the most convenient way for all parties, and particularly the Court, to take the evidence on that part of the case, was that each of those newspapers should be read on the part of the Crown—that then the portions which the traversers deemed necessary for their case should be road, and thus the Court and jury would derive information rela tive to each publication, so that the matter would not be for gotten by them when it was taken up on a future occasion. He did not mean to say that the Attorney-General intended to depart from his arrangement, but certainly it would em barrass the course to be taken by the traversers, and be unfair and unjust towards them in the conduct of their case here after. The Chief Justice said the Court did not conceive that an arrangement of the nature mentioned by Mr. Hatchell had been entered into by both parties. He believed th a t arrange ment was entered into on the day before, and it was con sidered at that time that it would be the most convenient way to have the documents for the Crown traversers disposed of on the same occasion. At the time, probably, that arrange ment was agreed upon, it was not anticipated that readings to the length, and of the unconnected nature and quality they had heard, would have been resorted to by the traversers. The Court did not see any great inconvenience in continuing the plan that had been entered into, and it was to be hoped no unnecessary advantage would be taken. The Solieiter-General said the strict rule was certainly with the Crown, and if it were necessary he would show that they were not bound by any undertaking, but, of course, they woul:, adopt the suggestion thrown out by the Court. Mr. Justice Crampton had no doubt that the strict r. ule was w hy i t h the the C Ce r u o r w t, n a , h a d t t h h e e r s e a m m e e m t h i m e r e e d i t h certainly :I s t s t u h g e g e m s t e e s d t convenient course would be to di-pose of each paper in the order in which it was given in evidence ; lie did not antici pate, nor would he now anticipate, tb...t that suggestion, which was acquiesced in by the counsel for the Crown, would be abused by reading matters tha . were not relevant to the issue laid between the parties. It was an indulgence given the tra versers, and he was sure, in the hands of th e l earne d counse l , it would not be abusr,d. Mr. O'Hagan (to the clerk of the Crown)—Now read page 726, in 'le third column of the Nation you have been reading. The Clerk of the Crown then read the article headed " su perseding magistrates," including a letter from Valentine O'C. Blake, boasting of being a member of the Repeal Asso ciation. Mr. Smyly—Now read page 2 in the first column of the Pilot of the 7th of June. The Clerk of the Crown read the article. It was a descrip tion of the " great Repeal Demonstration in Drogheda." The article described the procession, and concluded by stat ing that the Liberator's carriage was surrounded by a body of horse. Mr. Smyly—Very well, that will do for the present. Go on to the speech of Mr. O'Connell. The officer then proceeded to read the speech of Mr. O'Connell, which was spoken at Drogheda o n th e occas i on alluded to. He, M r . O'Connell, impressed on the people the necessity of preserving the peace, and not to outrage the law in the most minute respect. He told them not to groan any person or party. He cautioned the people against secret societies, illegal oaths. &c. When the Clerk of the Crown had concluded the reading of Mr. O'Connell's speech, Mr. Smyly called upon him to repA the =lei given in the same paper, of those who attended, the dinner at the Linen Hall. Mr. O'Connell, Mr. Steele; and Mr. Barrett were present. Mr. Spryly then called for the speech of Mr. Barrett at the same dinner to be read. Ile spoke to the toast of " The People." The clerk read the speech. Alr. Smyly—Look to the s-cond column, and read the speech of Mr. Steele, which you will find there. The Clerk of the Crown accordingly referred to the speech of Mr. Steele, which he read. Now read the Chairman's speech. The Clerk of the Crown read the speech. Mr. APDanough—Refer to the commencement of the meet• ing, taken from the Freeotan's Journal and Droglifda A ryus, and read the names of the persons who were there. The Clerk of the Crown read the names of tboie who were present—B. B. Staff,ird, N. Boylan, Messrs. Gernan, Ma thews, Smith, Jones, &c. Mr. Al'Donough —Refer to the second column, and read the passage of the address commencing with " We are not those slaves." The Clerk of the Crown read the passage, which contained the following observation :—" There are two modes by which redress may be hoped for—physical force and moral force. The first we reject." The adoption of the address was moved by N. Boylan, T.C. , and seconded by B. Finnigan, and it stated that it " conveyed the sentiments of the meeting." Refer to the sth column, and read the commencement of Mr. Campbell's speech. The Clerk of the Crown read the moving of a petition to the Imperial Parliament for a Repeal of the Union by Mr. Campbell, the seconding of it by Mr. Gernan, which was put and carried in the affirmative. The Clerk of the Crown also read the motion of Mr. Brady for the adoption of the petition as the petition of the inhabitants of Drogheda: Read the names of the persons who sent letters of apology. The Clerk of the Crown read the names of the Right Rev. Dr. Cohen, the Most Rev. Dr. AlacHale, Right Rev. Dr. Cantwell, Right Rev. Dr. Denvir, Sir William Somerville, ALP., Maurice O'Connell, &c. Read the speech of the Chairman in proposing the first toast. The Clerk of the Crown read the speech prefacing the toast of " The Queen." He remarked on the Invariable loyalty of the people of Ireland. The Clerk of the Crown read the speeches of the Chairman prefacing the toast of " Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales," " The Duchess of Kent," and " The People." Mr. Smyly—Now refer to the Pilot of the 12th of June ; turn to the third column of the last page, relating to the Kil kenny banquet. The Clerk of the Crown read that E. Smithwick acted as president, and that Mr. O'Connell, the Rev. Mr. Carroll, `lr. Maxwell, Mr. P. S. Butler, Mr. J. O'Connell, and Mr. Steele were present. Turn to the sth page, and read Mr. O'Connell's week to the toast of "the Repeal of the Union." The Clerk of the Crown accordingly read over the speech. Mr. M'Donough—Turn to the 3d page and read the cora -1 meneement of the proceedings at the Repeal demonstration of Kilkenny. The Clerk of the Crown then read, where it appeared that the account was taken from the Kilk , nny Journal and Morning ,Freentan. The clerk also read the speech of the chairman, Pierce So merset Butler, Esq., 111. P. for Kilkenny county, recommending pea te, order, and the observance of the laws. Th'e speech of Mr. O'Connell at the same meeting was also entered' as read. Afer the perusal of a passage in which Mr. O'Conne.'l called on the band to play the National Anthem, the account` stated that a dozen bands immediately struck up " God save ti.'e Queen," the multitude remaining uncovered to the close, when they gave three most deafening cheers for the Queen. The Clerk of the Crown went on to read thus : —" A splen did banquet was given in the evening to the Liberator, and the banquet-room was .hung around with such inscriptions as ' Ireland for the Irish, and the Irish for Ireland;' ' No foreign Parliament or dorn'eAic slaves ;' Erin Mavourneen, Erin go Bragh ;" Irishmen be loyal to the Queen and obedient to ale law ;" Fear nut the aason ; Never despair of liberty for Ireland,' Sm." Mr. 111'Donough—Read the toas4 respecting the Queen, and the short speech of the Chairman ifltrodueing it. The Clerk then read as follows--The Chairman said that their excellent Secretary having so discharged his duty it must devolve upon hira to call on them ,'o fill their glasses before proposing the first toast. In doing so he' ,would merely ask was it probable that the Irish people, after e.,Kluring centuries of persecution without being shaken in their :oxalty, would now become disloyal towards the best Sovereign tt.‘a t ever filled the throne ? He begged to propose " the health oi`..her Most Gra cious Majesty the Queen." Drunk with the ince enthusiastic applause.—Air, " God save the Queen." " The ).ealth of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Prince of Waieo, and the Princess Royal, were also given amid loud applause. Certain portions of an article from the Tintes n euvsp_aper on the state and con diti on o f I re l an d, cop i e d i n t o tb s .' .Pi/ot, were then read, together with the comments of the .Pilot thereon. The Pilot of Wednesday, the 14th of Juno, was then ,nut in, and that portion of It. read describing the Liberator's en-- trance into Mallow, w ith mus i c , banners, &c., together with I lengthened quotations from his speeches at the meeting and the dinner. Mr. Sillyly—Now read the report of the dinner at Mallow. The Clerk of the Crown read the portion of the report re ferred to. Mr. Smyly—Now be so good as to read Mr. O'Connell's speech at Mallow. The Clerk of the Crown complied, and read from the Pilot the report of Mr. O'Connell's speech in reply to the toast of "The People." Mr. Smyly next directed the officer to road the toast which was given by the chairman—" The Protestant Repealers of Ireland, with which he coupled the name of Mr. Steele." Mr. Bourne reading—" Mr. Steele rose amid loud cheering, and returned thanks."—(Great laughter.) Mr. M'Donough—Read the speech of Mr. Edmund Burks Roche at the meeting. The officer proceeded to read Mr. Roche's speech to the concluding passage, where the Honourable Member declared that they had met in peace, and there could be no sedition in that. Mr.Nl'Donough—That's all I shall trouble you to read. The Court adjourned for ten minutes for refreshment. The Court having resumed their seats, Mr. M'Donough said there was a passage in the last paper which he wished to have read, and, in the absence of the officer, he would read it. It was in the fourth page of the paper—the Pilot of the 4th of June, 1843. The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to read an extract from a speech made by Dr. Gray. Mr. Smyly—Mr. Vernon, now produce the Freeman's Journal of the 7th of August last ?—I have it here; it was lodged in my office, and bears the name of Edward Duffy as publisher. I see the third page—read the portion commencing " Great demonstration in Wicklow." The witness then proceeded to read an account of the Balt inglass meeting at great length, the description of the scenery in the neighbourhood of Baltinglass, the enthusiasm of the people, and the progress to the place of meeting. After some time he was told by Mr. Smyly not to read further. Mr. Fitzgibbon said he required the whole of the description to be read. He then proceeded to read it to the end. It went on to describe the enthusiasm of the people, old and young, upon the appearance of Mr. O'Connell, estimated the number of horse men at a thousand, and stated that they advanced with almost military dignity • that the temperanc e b an d s f rom Ath y , N aas , Newbridge, and the Liberties, were in attendance, and that at least 150,000 persons were congregated at the place of meeting. When the reading of the descriptive part was concluded, Mr. Smyly said—Read the speech of Mr. O'Connell. The speech which has appeared before was then read —it was to the following effect :—He (Mr. O'Connell) was delighted at the merry sound and the loud cheers that came upon his cars from the mountain valleys. He was born at the foot of a mountain, and the sound s o f t o .d a y were f am ili ar t o his ear. The familiar sounds of the mountain streams flowed sweetly as if they were set to music. His earliest life was for the liberty of Ireland, and he was doubly , animated for the struggle by the scene before him. He said the dawning day of liberty was rising, and would soon be a full day sun. His affections, like all the sons of the mountain, were centered in the land of his birth. The Swiss were mountaineers, and the Scotch had their Highlands, and in no other country was the love of father-land more strongly felt. Should it be said that the people of Ireland were slaves and unfit to govern them selves, and that a Parliament removed by fraud ought never to be restored. He called upon the meeting to promise that Ire land should not be a province. He asked did they know Lord Wicklow, anal desired them not to groan him, as he supposed the poor man was then saying his prayers. lie said that there was nothing for Ireland but repeal, and continued to animadvert upon the conduct of Lord Wicklow. Lord Wicklow bad no body to praise him, and therefore he praised himself. Neither he nor any of his class had done anything for Ireland. It may be asked what good he had done ? He put down Protestant ascendancy—he took away the inferiority of the Catholics in point of law—he got rid of the old rotten Corporation, and he was now struggling for repeal, which was really the poor man's question: • Mr. Vernon having concluded the speech, Mr. Smyly—Do you see the name of Mr. Reilly there ? Yes. Mr. Reilly seconded the resolution, which was put and carried. Now turn to the report of the dinner—to the toast of the people. Mr. Vernon—The toast of " the people, the source of all legitimate power." Dr. Gray spoke to the toast. Read Mr. O'Connell's speech at the dinner. Mr. Vet non then proceeded to read the speech of Mr. O'Connell. One part of the speech consisted of the often dis cussed passage on the sergeants of the British army. Mr. Smyly told the witness to turn to the report of the dinner, and see if Mr. Steele was present. Mr. Whiteside said that the paper could be no evidence as to whether Mr. Steele was present or not. The Clerk of the Crown said that Mr. Steele was mentioned in the report as having replied. The Attorney-General rose to apply to what he understood was the objection, when Mr. Whiteside said he did not make any" objection ; he merely made the remark. He was mot counsel for Mr. Steele. The Attorney-General was nut going to enter into the argu ment. All he wished was to be distinctly understood as not acquiescing in the objection. The reading of documents continued up to the adjournment of the Cottrt. The Haymarket Theatre continues to be crowded nightly, to witness The Merry Wives of Windsor, Risley and his sons, and The Fair One with the Golden Locks. To-night, we perceive, is positively the last night of those elegant and classical wonders, Risley and his sons, as they appear at the Theatre Royal, Liverpool, on Monday. To till up the gap thus occasioned, Mr. Webster has secured the ser vices of the inimitable John Parry for the ensuing week, who will sing his songs, famed for fan and laughter, between the first and last pieces. COURT OF COMMON COUNClL.—Thursday a Court was held for the dispatch of public business. After the annual election of the usual officers appointed by the Court, a discus sion of considerable length took place, upon a reference re. specting the standing orders. Upon the motion of Mr. Ashurst, a Committee was appointed in relation to the power of com pelling traders within the City to take up their freedom. The Committee will commence the inquiry into this very important and interesting subject with all possible expedition. The Chairman of the City Lands Committee presented a Report, on the Report of the City and Bridge-house accounts to the Common Hall, on Midsummer-day last. We regret we have nut space for the Re_port, which was unanimously agreed to by the Court, and the Remembrancer was ordered to prepare an act of Common Council accordingly. The Chairman of the City Lands Committee brought up a Report relative to the performance of additional works at the Sessions House, in the Old Bailey, in order to afford increased convenience to the public. it recommended that the lowest tender, that of John William Cartwright, at 687/., should be accepted. After some discussion s 'the Report of the Committee was agreed to, and the Court adjourned. .\\.r.t understand that an investigation is shortly to to ; .e place in Dudley into certain charges brought against a clergyman of long standing in the neighbourhood, seriously at ) 'letting his moral character. Attempts we betar hitve been made by some of his clerical brethren to stifle the . iiavestiflatiolli but 1 without success. We may probably have uleitiftb say ou this subject at a future time.— Worces(srehire CAronicle. . I• • THE STATE TRIALS. The vff o c cedin e ,-, in the QUeen's Bench " drag their slow, length along," day by day, without any of those strange and "startling diselo3ure6 which «ere conliJently - erxpected from the preliminary flourishes of thg Attorney-General. failure to " fright the isle from its i)ropriety," by alarming revelations is nut, however, iu-Any degree attributable to her Majesty's Irish Government, who are discovered to have had a regularly organised corps of spies and - informers, shorthand -writers and policemen, in at tendance .at the several meetings for months But, however industrious these ingenious gentlemen, it turns out that the sum total of their observations • amounts to nothing that can serve the purpose of the prosecution. They have been one and all compelled to admit . that peace and ,order characterised the • the proceedings, and that these duties were power fully impressed upon the multitudes who attended, by the Liberator and the other speakers. We have anxiously sought in the MOrning Howld some explanation or defence of the rascality . of its proprietors, in hiring themselves ont,as the paid of Government. For the honour of the .press we - I hoped that something could he advanced in the nature of a palliation, hut - "grandmama" is silent under the detection of her infamy. That the.constabulary evidence has signally broken down, must be evident to anybOdy who has waded through the direct and cross-examinatiblittb4f , the gentlemen "in coloured clothes" frOriiiS%lrti,!-.of Tullamore, to De s pa r d, o f T r im. position to see and hear the minutest word ArAncyleiit. that could be construed unfavourably agaitefit the popular leaders they have failed , yiiiestliblisk-ttasiWgle instance of violent speaking or cotitlVA 4 - I )%lWhiTilot.' • - 3 2,11 SYMPTOMS OF PRECAUTION: ANTI' VlGOUR.—Go vernraent is preparing to reinforce the militaiy" establishment of Ireland. Two companies of the Royal Foot Artillery, and a battery of the Royal Horse Artillery, are on their aay to this country. Several regiments are under orders of readiness, to start at a moment's notice, if necessary. Arrangements have been made with the railroad directors for this purpose.—Dub lin Evening Mail. STROUL.—Last week, in excavating f o r the rail way, a large tusk of an elephant was discovered, 22 feet below the surface of the earth, imbedded in dry gravel. This ante. diluvian relic measured 74 feet in length, and was of propor tionate thickness. A single fossil tooth of an elephant was dug up some months since on the same gravel bed.— Wilts Indepen. THE. LATE MIL JAMES WOOD'S WILL.—The liti gation arising out of the will of the late Mr. James Wood, of Gloucester, is not yet brought to a termination; as a new suit in Chancery has been instituted by Mr. Hitchins, one of the parties named in the codicil, against the executors. The case was mentioned in the Vice-Chancellor's Court the other day, when it was stated that the Solicitor-General was specially engaged, and the arguments were likely to occupy a length of time. Under these circumstances, the Vice-Chancellor said he would appoint some day to hear the cause which would be convenient to all parties. His Grace the Duke of Devonshire arrived at Chatsworth on Thursday forenoon, and shortly afterwards visited the several improvements in progress, under the able superintendence of Mr. Paxton. The great fountain now in progress at Chatsworth is expected to play to a hei g ht o f upwar d s of 20() feet. The water is conducted by a trench or drain from the Chesterfield road along the brow of the hill to a field behind the " Stand" to a reservoir of six acre surface—thence by pipes to the south front of the mansion. The head of water, or fall from the reservoir to the noz z l e , i s 380 f eet. All the cuttings for the water, reservoir, and pipes are going on, and the pipes, valves, nozzles, &c., are in progress at the foundries. The fountain that plays the highest jet of any fountain in the world at pre sent is, I believe, in Germany, but the proposed fountain at Chatsworth is expected to surpass it in height a b out twenty feet. There are several fountains in France that play to a con. siderable height, but that which rises the highest (at Ver. sailles) is far inferior to what may be expected from the in tended fountain at Chatsworth, and those expectations are founded open the results of experiment' made in every possible way that science could suggest. The great fountain will be complete about the latter end of summer. Material improve ments are in progress in respect to the other fountains, so that:, the jets may form various devices. KILLING THE DEVIL.—A young girl from the country, lately on a visit to Mr. A—, a Quaker, was pre vailed on to accompany him to a meeting. It happened to be a silent one, none of the brethren being moved by the Spirit to utter a syllable. When Mr. H— left the meeting-house with his young friend, he asked her, " flow dost thee like the meeting ?'"fo which she pettishly replied, " Like it ? why I can see no sense in it : to go and sit fur whole hours to gether, without speaking a word, it is enough to kill th e d ev il." 0 Yes , my dear, rejoined the Quaker, " that is just what we vm.,11 r_eirE ANTI- LEAGUERS. --At at meeting of the Spalding Agricultural Association, held at that place on Tues.. day last, to get up an opposition to the League, the following letter %\v as read and adopted :—" To the Right Hon. Earl Spencer. President of the Royal Agricultural Society of Eng land.—We, the undersigned inhabitants of Spalding and neigh. ho t zrhcxxl, in the county of Lincoln, interested in the prosperity of agriculture, viewing with alarm the proceeding-sof the Anti- Corn-law League—a Society formed for th e p urpose o f de priving th e agriculturists of the small protection they now possess_-and finding that your Lordship has given in your ad hesion to ti:! principles advocated by that body, respectfully re to withdraw your name as P res id en t an d quest your Loro l .(biP Member of the Roan) Agricultural Society of England —a so ciety whose views are' so diametrically opposite to those your Lordship has thought pC^Per to embrace, that we consider the continuation of your name .sS President , deeply injurious an d and highly prejudicial to tile TUE AV KENT TRADE.—Aii intelligent writer on the present state and future prospects of the wheat trade affirms the late crop to have been a defective one, and is of opinion that a supply of 3,900,000 quarters of foreign grain will be re quired before another harvest can be gathered. To meet this deficiency there are not more than 350,000 quarters in granary, so that it follows, as a necessary consequence, that prices of wheat will, before long, take a high range. To all appearance the farmers will be run out of their stocks by June. The crops on the Continent are stated to be worse even than those in this country.— Wilts Indepenrient.—[Even the clodhoppers won't believe this intelligent writer,J A Curious FAcr.—ln a small village in Derby shire the clergyman and clerk at the Established Church have both been Wesleyan local preachers.—Derby Reporter. 'TILE SUN NEWSPAPER.—The spirited proprietor of this excellent daily journal is out-doing all his former achievements by giving the earliest intelligence of the Irish trials, together with spirited illustrations, by first-rate artists, of the parties who take part in them. Some of the illustration, are really excellent, and do great credit to the proprietor anti artist.—Derby Reporter. There is a healthy little place called " The Beau vale," near Eastwood, which contains forty houses, including Kingatone Lodge and Bromley House, with 240 inhabitants. averaging six a hone. In this number of inhabitants, there are sixteen persons whose ages amount to 1,200 years.—Not. tinghant Review. l'usnYism.—A correspondent of the Slumlord says :—" I beg to inform you that Thomas Harper King, an Undergraduate of Exeter College, has joined the Church of Rome. This is the seventeenth victim of Mr. Newman's effort to un-Protestantise the Church of England, and the second member of Exeter College, that has tamed Romanist within the last six months." The Leicester Mercurg informs us that " a Pro- Corn-law meeting was recently held at Atherstone, to receive subscriptions towards opposing the " League." At the close of the meeting the munificent sum of five shillings was sub- scribed ! It is all over with the League.—Derby Reporter. MAIDSTONE BRANCH IiAILWAY.—The workmen began to work on the branch to the South Eastern Railway on Thursday ,last, in a field at the north side of Nettlestead Church. It is said to be the intention of the Direct Ors to make the railway first complete to Wateringbury. MELTING OF A WATCH IN THE POCKET OF A MAN STRUCK IT LIGHTNING, WITHOUT HIS BEING INJURED. —During a violent thunder-storm, a fishing-boat, belonging to Alid)ell, in the Sketland Islands, was struck by lightning. The electric fluid came down the mast, which it tore into shivers, and melted a watch in the pocket of a man who was sitting close by the side of the mast, without injuring him. Not only was the man altogether unhurt, but his clothes also were uninjured ; and he was not aware of what had taken place until on taking out his watch he found it all fused in one mass.— Janieson's Journal. LECTURES ON ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY.-011 Thursday night Mr. Godwin, F. R. S., delivered the first of a course of lectures on this subject, at the Western Literary In stitution, under the title of .' History in Brick and Stone.' The object of the lecture was to show the interesting nature of the study. The history of architecture is the history of civilization, and in many cases the ruins of a few buildings are the only records left by once powerful nations. The monuments of the Druid., the Mexicans, the Indians, and the Egyptians were illustrated by numerous diagrams, and the singular connexion apparent in these structures pointed out. Mr. Godwin truly observed, that by obtaining a knowledge of architecture th e pleasure of travelling is increased fourfold—every stone is sug gestive of an idea, and every old building becomes an open book full el instruction. THE \l' AT THEY DO IT.—A peculiar faculty which is called " smartness," is pe4sessed by the hack and cabmen of New York to perfection. One evening last week, says one of their city papers, a gentleman and lady, comiug out of the Chatham theatre, at the close of the performances, were astonished at finding the flags before the house wet, indicating a curious change of weather—a curious change, as be an hour before the stars twinkled with unusual brilliance, and the heavens were as calm and serene as the counts.. nance of a sleeping infant or a slumbering young wife. " Cab, Sir !" shouted a score of drivers. " Yes," answered the gentleman, alarmed for the safety of the lady's silks and satins, which had arrived from the mantua-maker's shop only a week previous, bundling into the first cab he en.. countered. Upon alighting opposite his own door he noticed the dry and dusty state of the pavement, and felt more puzzled than ever. " Why, it could not have rained mach," said he, handing the driver of the vehicle his fare. " Hasn'trained at all to-night," said Jchu. "No ?" said the gentleman interru. gatively. " No," responded the driver.. 44 bow cline the walks wet, then ?" inquired our anxious-seeker after slie truth. " You won't blow, Sir ?" " Blow ! mtfiricithe gentleman, not exactly comprehending the meaning, ofithroverb,ultised by his interlocutor. 44 Yes, Sir, expose mebitswe..)leveektahsly not." 44 Well, Sir, we got a watering-pot tripprialtilthe walk." SUDDEN DEATH OF MR: RUPPORD; THE BANKER. —This gentleman, the well known •19finker in Stour bridge, while engaged in writing his address, in the house of Mrs. Harrison, of Birmingham, where he had been given directions respecting the hiring of a servant, suddenly dropped _down dead. From a post mortel4.eia tnination, it appeared that the melancholy event resulted from ossification of the heart.—York SUBLIME.—The shades of night gathered thickly around ; dark masses hung portentously over the earth the wind whistled mournfully over the . horizon ; the deep-toned thunder, in muttering tkents4inclainsed the fearful tempest's near approach big drops of rain began slowly to descenit, §l(tr,epig , with a look and manner not to be mistaken; 'clArreuup its tail and ran like the —. • . that the CIIII.LINGIIAM PAIIK.—We regret. to see 0 _ Park of Chillingham is likely soon to be d . etp k o )n led has i its glory and . boast- .A . writ . " 1•7 ex tl et iumberlaid, been directed to the Sheriff - of , or to bring to the cattle, too lona tliech(l„lllinexrncehir exclusive possession n d T o r. Earls of Tankerville. The Chillingham wild cattle hav,e-ticen as much an object of curiosity to - strangers % -f s ii,ing this country, as many of our national monu ments': And Sir 11 alter Scott, in his interesting Notes to the Bride of Lammermuir, had added to the celebrity of this ihible race of Nortlitunbfitiii cury. Z' '+. «: %%1;