The Sun. — London, England, 1845-04-12 00:00:00

ENDOWMENT of AIAYNOOTH. TROT An Aggregate Meeting of Protestants of all Denominations, to KOT EST against the Establishment of Popery, will be held in Co- I ' l lt - garCen Theatre, on 1110NDAY EVENING NEXT, April 14. Doom will be opened at half. past Six, and the Chair will be taken t Seven o'clock precisely. Tieketa may be obtained on application to Mr. Nisbet, Remus "rert, Orford-street ; Mr. Seeley, 54, Fleet-street ; Messrs. Jackson Sad Watford, IS, St. Paul's Churchyard; Mr. Dalton, 28, Cockspur treet ; Mr. Hat c h ar d , Shaw, Southampton-row; and at No. 11, Exeter Hall. CULLING EARDLEY SMITH, Chairman. JAMES LORD, Secretary. OFFICE of the GOVERNOR and COMPANY of COPPER MINERS in ENGLAND. The COURT of ASSISTANTS of the GOVERNOR and COM ,J--,A-NY of COPPER MINERS i n ENGLAND h ere b y g i ve no ti ce th a t ' Pet HA LF - YEAR'S DIVIDEND declared this day at the rate of 5 Der Cent. Ca per annum, free of deduction for Income-tax, on the Paid- Pital Stock of the Company, will be PAYABLE at their House, a d Br oad - atreet, on and after THURSDAY, the 24th instant. By order of the Court of Assistants, W. INGLIS, Secretary. Broad - street, London, April 8, 1845. GREAT WELCH RAILWAY, of ~ C ONNECTING the Mineral and Manufacturing Districts OU WALES with KIR3I M NCIIE - POOL, the NORTH of ENGLAND, and SCOTLANDTER, LlVER l'rovisionaJly eegistered pursuant to 7 and S Victoria, cap. 110. Capital 2,740,0001., in Sharer of 2tl. each. Deposit 21. per Share. ENGINEERS. Charles VI noles, Esq., F.R.S.A., M.R.I.A. John Addison, Esq. u sot rmEas—ondon : Hanbry, Taylor, ad Lod. 'crrolls-13a—Saudys L and Pearson, 5, s Sergeant's n Inn, l y leet-stret London. PARLIAMENTARY AGENTS—Dyson, Hall, Parkes, and Coates. The .„ • p r oposed Railway is intended to give a direct line of convey. bet ween Carmarthen, Swansea, Brecon, Hereford, Bromyard, w . Worcester ; at Hereford it will Join the proposed Monmouth, and ?rcester, and Shrewsbury lines ; at Worcester, the proposed Oxford, ' r ing, and South Staffordshire , d Birmi irham ar.cl Gloucester manaus., on ", a •Y ; giving thereby a direct route from South Wales to Bir --guar; Liver 001, anchester, the North of England. and Scotland. brat • !' Pronosed to connect with the main line, by mea , s of short wil"leo, the Llanelly and Taff Vale Railways, and securing by those lieral lines, the produce of their districts to the main line. p rad h ,? °bvi us importance of such a Ins to ma , e the great mineral 13h.,, --c e of Sou h Wales serviceable to the manufacturing districts of large very-"-112h, as well as to give a cheap and safe convey nee for the ;15,ransca toßingham, scuOy, and copper, spelter, and other metals, sent from Liverpeol, and the North, needs no contro as a Passenger communication between those towns, the able "' of Ireland, the North of England and Scotland, a v ry valu- Tradie.eferenne the f o llo w ing made to the Special Report of the Board of Vales il l of winch the folhaving is an extract e a coonnnochtion of Herefordshire, Worcestershire, South ]iileg of and the important districts , lying t , the west of the present a Railway, will evidently at no distant period, require not only eointa k - i „Onage Railway along the southern coast, to place them in Place tlideation with London ; but also a narrow guage Railway to wh e h ni „in direct and unbroken communication through Binning (f thbee " tne manufacturing districts, and the great Railway system cost of the kingdom. The extension of such a Railway would pfly facilitated by the establishment of the na. row guage, and _,lnterest independent of the Great 'Western in the Worcester district''rt and, on the other hand, would be greatly impeded if that gm ge. , wore assigned to the Great Western district and to the wide It is Thy r is a well-known fact that the coal in the nethbourhood of Mc r acist as fuel for locomotive purpos:s on the Great Western,. ev en and Gloucester, Hlrmlygliau and Gloucester, and other the Will her north ; the saving in cost of having it so cheap on d Will formway is a very great advantage to the proposed line, an no inconsiderable saving in the working of it. ford , % l ngth of the mein line from Swansea through Breco - , Here llich '';'°lllYard to Worcest er , w ill b e 99 m il es; an d f rom Carmar -123 •O m Ll andovery, where the t wo lin es wou ld un ite, 24 miler, or ta aee libel al together. By the propo se d R a il wa y, the saving in dt s- Nie s et ween Carmarthen to Birmite ham, will be upwards of 60 A n esart!d a corresponding one to all places further north. ilo w , n lPerienc e d and inlets of the Traffic has been carefully made by competen. No based upon the greatly reduced charges ad e on the North Lines ; the results of which are as follows C oach Tr PASSENGERS. cels, ani, Posting, Conveyance of Mails, Par "' •• • . £220,004 4 6 - • • • Copper • • GOODS. oPelter, Yance. Merchandise, now per Road and Water* Conve 43,072 16 10 * (Part only assumed.) LIVE AND DEAD STOCK. '4l ' l3 ' the Manufacturing Population of Stafford shire ........ ..... 13,456 5 6 Co a l , • • • • • I • ni;T • E • aia; • TRAFFIC. Ston e & & • . ••• . • 45,199 12 £321,732 19 3 t•Xcl uati , ' e of London Traffic, Irish Traffic, or carrying the Irish Mails, coming via Milford Haven. Total amount of Traffic ••••• • • • • • £321,732 19 3 485 40 per cent. cost of working 128,693 3 9 £193,039 15 6 P oq G;iving •' °ri ups of 7r cent. onehare catal. ll be taken rd to allow interest at the pi rate of 4 per cent. on A Full al/ calls paid up until the line is open. rospeetuses will be issued in a few days . ; in the mean time lo wi „ Lions for Shares may be made to th,e Solicitors ; or to the fol- IteslB Sh arebrokers :—Messrs. Hichins, Harrison and Co., or Je th ,,,• Thomas and Sons, Threadneedle-street, London ; M r . lir o ; t t Pearson or Mr. Joseph Edmondson, Birmingha m ; M r Seeb,', e ,rsPoon, or Messrs. P arsons an d Townley, Liverpool ; Messrs. 111e„„.`""s•ull and Hoyland, or Mr. Frederick Tootal, M anc h es t er ; ''' Edwards and eon, or Mr. Luke Arnold, Bristol Mr. William te't,dheltenham ; Mr. Thomas Spiers, Gloucester ; Mr. A. Hindes, ; or Mr. Eaglesdeld , Leicester. GREAT WELCH RAILWAY. TO THE PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. Q enti ea ch Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me Shares, of 231. I,2in this Company ; and I undertake to accept the same, and ,_tile deposit thereon, or any less number that may be allowed y„:ue and I undertake to execute the Agreement and Parliamen- Y Contract when required. Name Residence.. .... • ........ ...... ....... Trade, or Date . Reference . ....:..... 1„ 41 1 influential and opulent Provisional Committee will be published few days. MPLOYMENT.—Persons having a little time Lo ud „ to Spare are apprised that Agents continue to be appointed in tj u s,l , and country towns, by the EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY, of their celebrated teas. :Th e y : 1,0 . 9, Great St. Helen's-churchyard, Bishopsgate-street. tro'%l-- Donn< are °. Packed in showy leaden canisters, from one ounce to a littl e the price and weight marked on each packet, and but annu m ü ble is occasioned by the sale. The license is only Ils. per eider a tlP: 4,l many agency last nineteen years have realised con pornes by the without one shilling let or loss. 7--.......:2,2Ltati0 n to made (if by letter post-paid) as above. It To 1 2 ,„ , „.. 0 f ‘SELLERS, STATIONERS, AND OTHERS. be ' DISPOSED OF, in a fashionable and SE LLE R town, nearly 100 miles from London, a BOOK -I._ - o Lit a n isti ng or trSINESS, with a good town and country connexion, la neo ~ an alr a w m e , l 3 l c i e se ra le t c e t s ed stock ,if ta liv n i er nity fr and t r e is fi ce rs l t - I &lZ` ree 4 _l!ses in London. The connexion is exten&e and of the . 7 1 -, win ,I,T. e , t ablity. Any person who can command about 500/. or er, wetter, post paid, 1,41?P1y b - y " l a this a. desirable opportunity. arwick-square, e of 3lr. Allan, foreign Paternoster-row, car London. ALE of FREEHOLD ESTATES, in the county of At the ICKIszT , gb h , . and in the neighbourhood of Dover. , uotel, Dover, on WEDNESDAY, May 28, In Lots, to ,„ suit the convenience of purchasers, AdE AUTIF UL MANSION HOUSE, Joa t 1,, Et . or namental pleasure grounds, known as KEARSNEI g - jent ti,:"llate about three miles from Dover, with the farms a - ._.—relin2'reto, called Kearsney Court, River, Whitfield, Temple, with rue, a nd li "'well, containing upwards of 1,100 acres; together ,ney Court and Crabble Corn Mills; and also all that n o :er, hotel, known by the name of the Ship Hotel, at b.4eh.hoZiner with the house adjacent thereto, and the stables and ifi l now occupied therewith by Messrs. Worthington and theNinni . t i Tile situation, intrinsic v al ue , an d susce ptibility o f Ordin al _ this very beautiful property, entitle it to more than p._ attention of capitalists. I t z , at tZ,Ttptre and plans be had, one month prior to the k t ,? 43 Hotel; of M a r l . Coleman, Kearsney, near Dover . ; of t t rrat for priett a n ti • - DEI, solicitors, over Charles Bailey, era " - ifti: Dia "; arid of Messrs. Bischoff and Coxe, solicitors, 19, eet, Lo ndon. —Dated M 1845. ISANICER SERVICES, TABLE GLASS, &c. vie* Roa t E h R and CO, 319, HOLBORN, corner Te a Lhektr ER ' and Buildings,' opposite Gray's Inn Gate, have on tatatrroteeZeOt S tock in London of Tabl e Glass, Dinner, Dessert, and atNP 8‘ I% , °Mantental China, Chandeliers, Lustres, Lamps, Hall at %it Feat re°4,lc.lerable number of Dinner, Dessert, and Tea Services vt ort ?;ea r, but action in price • these patterns are not those of the pre- D ore 3 ' of at th e ware is of the best quality, and they will be found 14 0 :1 1 t0 rt....1 u some of the Dinner Services in question are Lat,,„?.,o_dditlon to which, there are a few suspending Drawing " Lustrea, and Hall Lanterns. and JONES, 158, Oxford-street, Corner of Mar lebone-lane. ttra's to M EN 1. 'et ..° beEN, beware of those who offer you clothing at what erY low Prices. Before you purchase from them Vol "tett; Ile moral consequences of the act, and let the fol titti : • 3' th en °•st you in your reflections : t 0 :11 4 ,4 cloth ts made chiefly from old woollen rags torn up - Dric ed ac tured. IP re, - i re 'nn , but rotten, clothes, are made from this cloth, by un- The „,,M Ditta n : ll4 women, who rece i ve f or th e i r labour a most " u vant a , e ` Dtattn„ .. e 1 11 . en wu e ! of this fraud and oppression are entirely absorbed 44,7. .Practise it—hence rapid fortunes and palace-like Or 8 YOu d Worki ng Are 3, ' Cing men inclined to be the encouragers and the dupes 418 1 30 sed t eor n ,, assist these men in grinding the faces o f the poor? Nte/i • :`"tt the • Z n ,_t° the puffs, whether in prose or doggrel, that Dritu'rti• kiL;`,4ootninations. prni eh ' ,, lt and JONES submit the following as the lowest I to rki ng h° flest , article can be honestly sold : /t 'kin g T a r etts • ‘• 8 9 . d 6. to £. O l a 2. d i) To °lll nEt Ve ""t rs . •• • • ••• • • • ••• • • • 0 0 6 6 to 0 9 6••• • • • •• • • .... 0 4 9 to 0 6 9 kit e i t - L'onti ••:"••• • • • • . .............. . 1 oto3 15 0 Fr elt lotir • m • •,• • olsoto 1 10 o 41,,, c) C oats 4-Press C0at5............ 1120 to 3 3 0 tin g k tee oats ngs 1 18 0 to 3 10 IP Tro wsers : .... 0 16 0 to 1 15 0 V, ty •7 llP°askiti a •• • 015 0 to 1 10 0 pi am a! Tweed Ditto .......... 0 9 6 to 0 18 0 va. __ , ,4 4 3 , l.o . ll ettet an - d • r.e.fils. great v ttle n j eats " 4 Flifured Silk Velvet Vests 0180 to 1 15 0 ug in 10 0 to 1 0 0 iios;;e M ....... • ........ 056t0 0 12 6 ea of every ciescription - equally cheap. ark, corner of 3larylebone-lane. _ NuRo L ,,,JELLY and BLANC MANGE. , , 4 11, tltXp zt 'IELD' S Onginal CONCEN TRATED titht,-Lete,, ei,ARATIONS for the instantaneous production of these ai l e ra, are—rnit eery essential ingredient, and merely requinng of k ertes ~ `Jue?lning daily more and more patronised thro t ng e ho o u_t ragek ~,,r.._ !ociety, entirely superseding those made upon h d la Llitiol.,'"LeiPle, by which half the kitchen utensils were calle into 4 11 - a tol 4 ' l ° Purity and intrinsic merits of these articles are fully tZ l i lthed :: PUblic by the unquestionable certificates of those ditsh nitt a.a, of ernists Dr. Ure and Professor Herapath, combined w ou i r. n _c and sparing teatimomais from other professional men, g iliti7 l 4 in Po ts Public press throughout the country. itrett thwyta, sufficient to fill twelve glasses, Is. 3d. each ; whole- T. R l'anie, lanufactory, 7, Trafalgar -place, Kentish-town ;by Barclay ftr,'Uellin,: „,,orringdon -street ; Crosse and Blackwell, Soho-square; ; • eft, iL•renchurch-street. Retail by most respectable chemists, k.,°te....,:rlan warehousemen, confectioners, and bakers. c4l-`4tre -, k,snoleileld ;B there's. are several fr au d u l ent imitations, be careful to lit r-, 4 Ant k/ EN TLEMA N' S REAL HEAD OF 14,2 ft ~„. ..e, or INVISIBLE VENTILATING PERUKE, is so a,irgent;`l3 niblanee to natnre as to defy detection nt; and to enable ~tiai,,e tr i l lan to see the effect, a large assortme is always kept k' tina e 2 °, arlY one of which, if approved of, saves th purchaser ri?laperiorl trouble. These splendid specimens of the e perrupl s eaul t 1 0 44 011, ha,_tu a n7thing to be obtained elsewhere, either in Par or ~ , ,T ~° t Itc m : °MY to be seen to be admired, and are the sole inven th. •ki. k .„';' o and SONS, 119 and 120, Bishopsgate-street, London. de Pat eudld Hair -cutting apartments on the ground-floor, r ikri a o f the walls being lined with looking-glass ala mode 4, 0 1 V L A 1, 1 . D'S ODONTO, i llta t j ' i tittr a4 ~.. Or, PEARL DENTIFRICE, . IttNittisbie n'llite Powder, prepared from Oriental Herbs of t herthe.,4l:itrtleuec for preserving and beautifying the Teeth and tt r i'Y [4.4loleates th aucnitiatious formation of tartar, and thus lends a salu ki.the tetelll,and s fness to the gu It rem ' oyes from the surface i5. ..41 ,1 '4 the spots of incipient decay, nia. polishes and preserves the Ile ' l , its l'43 „ a k r tillg the most pure andpearl-like sweetness while, lik,ftiltioey,t"titueriltaattin disinfecting qualities, it gives and Being an anti-scorbutic, the gums also l share 17ettil.?11 ,t4lre_etive powers; scurvy is eradicated from them, a healthy lito,qete4 fiLaness are induced, so that the teeth (if loose) are n 81:,,tie c iul In their sockets. As the most efficient and fragrant 4 ii:!l.444ser and preserver of the teeth and gums ever known, , hro'titituish OBONTO has for a long series of years occup t ri th, Nhop t `ti Place at the toilets of the Sovereigns and the Nobility Aourto4_l.?l?:, while the general demand for it at once announces ~n 1 h lt is held by the public at large. tr4rsSlZ .l _ IPP/,‘, Price 2s. theer box, duty Included. ofil--To protecpublic from fraud, the Hon. Commis e'll ell th,arn,Pe have directed the Proprietors' signature to be en 7rrintant Stamp, thus— . '..- ROW SO I4ND & N, 20, Hatt on - garden, 1 0Id b„ _Which is affixed on each Box. Il„itie rroprieters, and by Chemists and "l4 PerA Odoutcl ire FrPresident Imitations. tmare. ~- ~/, . ‘, f •t05‘,.40 . ' : 41 1 1 itA * I ' S —ll, Qui . 1) t1 t • s \ • • - 1 4 t• ?air \ \Vor, • • 3:s. -** - • f. r - , _ ,". 410 I 1,1 , v. • s, 0 , •: -1 4 : 71 „ •-; i DIE 7 k ••••'A •\ 1," • APRILIB4S. 3 PRIG: 3d, THE SUN is Published EVERY MORNING at FIVE O CLOCK, in Time for the EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY ; a SECOND EDITION (Even:ng Sun) is Published in Time for the AFTERNOON TRAINS and a THIRD EDITION a t SEVEN 0 CLOCK, for POST, containing PARLIAMENTARY and all other NE WS in LONDON up to that hour. ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE . THREE PAPERS, Morning, Noon, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION at ONE CHARGE. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. The ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY, exhibited by a working Model Fifty Feet long, having a power to carry visitors from end to end. A Curious MECHANICAL HAND on a person who has lost his natural hand. Dr. Ryan's first Series of LECTURES on the Chemistry of Domestic Life daily, and on the Evenings of Wednesday and Friday. Professor Bachheffner's varied Lectures with brilliant experiments. Lectures on Character, with Musical Illustrations, by Mr. J. Russell, accompanied by Dr. Wallis on the Piano-forte, on the evenings of Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, at Eight o'clock. New and beautiful Objects in the CHROMATROPE, PHYSIOSCOPE, PROTEOSCOPE, and DISSOLVING VIEWS. Submarine Experiments by the DIVER and DIVING BELL. Working Models described daily. Admission, Is. ; Schools, Half-price. CIIRIST CHURCH, EXETER. The recent melancholy events which have disturbed the Diocese of Exeter, and which, it is feared, cannot be satisfactorily settled, have largely contributed to establish the necessity for a Free Episcopal Church. parts of the same country ?" On the whole, we think it extremely probable that where Lord Brougham lays down his distinction, a negro would see no difference. As to " the horrors of the middle passage," in particular, it is quite time that we should begin, in the use of this phrase, to recognise the qualification so indubitably es tablished by Mr. Macgregor Laird and others, who have practically investigated the subject. At least two thirds of these "horrors" are due solely to our attempt forcibly to suppress the traffic. It has given to it all the characteristics of a smuggling trade—thrown it entirely into the hands of the most desperate men—made its profits enor mously high—and, by placing every conceivable obstacle in the way of supplying the unhappy negroes with either air, water, or food, during their passage, has driven those engaged in the trade to look for their profit not to the ori ginal cargo, but to its miserable remnant when thinned by suffocation, starvation, and disease. None can detest slavery in every form more heartily than we do ; but we are not pre pared to admit that good intentions excuse either errors in reasoning or blunders in action. The merit of our labours on behalf of the negro race must be estimated not so much by what we feel for their Sufferings, as by what we' o for their diminution; and by this standard, whatever Lord Brinigham may say, neither our naval operations on the African coast, nor the recent modifications of the sugar mo nopoly, will bear a very critical examination. STANDARD.—The debate in the House of Commons last night has, we own, disappointed us. It is true that the best speeches—for those of Mr. Colquhoun and Mr. Grogan were incomparably the best—were opposed to the conclu sion which, upon most painful and deliberate considera tion, -- we have ourselves arrived at, and therefore we are incompetent judges of their merit. There speeches would have convinced us if anything could—but they have failed. Mr. Gladstone's speech is, however, the great occasion of our disappointment, though with the full knowledge of that able gentleman's views on Church and religious questions, which he has so candidly given to the public, the speech ought not to have disappointed any one. Wishing, however, to commend where we can one whom we most highly respect, and whose weakness, we may remark, is rather the weakness of his position than proper to himself, let us acknowledge that Mr. Gladstone put forward three points with fairness and with effect—the implied contract to support a college in which Roman Catholic priests might be educated, the utter fallacy of the notion that any restitution is due to Roman Catholics, and the large share which hostility to the principle of an established church has in provoking the present agitation. The failure in Mr. Gladstone's argument arises from the peculiar views which he holds on religious policy. Rejecting the exercise of reason and the appeal to private judgment in religious inquiry, he can of course see no prospect of an ad vance towards religious truth in the general advance of know ledge. Regarding Protestantism, with Mr. Palmer, of Mag dalen, as a simple negation, he assumes that whatever footing is for a moment allowed to Romanism, Romanism, as not being a simple negation, but something positive, must make good,- and even :make more extensive. The testimony of history is against Mr. Gladstone's notions in this respect, but a better answer is, that Protestan tism is not a simple negation—it is the Gospel, and the whole Gospel ; and if we are Christians we must believe that, with the aid of enlightened inquiry and the appeal to honest judgment, the Gospel will in the eud prevail over all error, though error may be for a time pro tected by ignorance or tyranny. We hope that there is nothing either ridiculous or visionary in this opinion. We do not attempt rashly to measure the proximity of the consummation, but we submit that, according to all human calculation, the extension of knowledge must be hereafter, as it has been hitherto, the means. Again, Mr. Gladstone speaks of the success of the Bill before Par liament as removing all religious objections to the general endowment of the Roman Catholic clergy (so at least we un derstand him). It would be difficult to imagine an argument more calculated to impede the progress of the measure than this. For ourselves, if we believed the present Bill likely to produce the suggested effect, we should at once renounce it. We do not, however, see the slightest connexion between the measure before Parliament and the threatened endow ment. What is the measure before Parliament? The State finds an institution in which are educated four hundred and forty persons, hereafter to exercise an influence over a large proportion of the people, which influence the State cannot control. These four hundred and forty persons are educated imperfectly, lodged and fed miserably, and trained in sordid habits, which, because they are sordid, are sour, and such as, by excluding them from good company and its sympathies, make of them enemies to all above them. The State gives money to provide better education, better food and lodging, and to elevate the habits of the 440. What religious scruples are comprised by this that would not be compromised as much by giving the means' of instruction, frieze clothing, dry lodging, and habits of order to a still inferior class of Roman Catholics ? The question seems, indeed, to resolve itself into this—are we forbidden to render any act of kindness to our fellow citizens, if they happen to be Roman Catholics ? But we may be answered, these persons are in preparation for the Roman Catholic Church. What, we ask, is that to us ? We do not enjoin upon them to study Roman Catholic tenets, or to hold such tenets. We make no condition that every Maynooth student shall become a Roman Catholicpriest. We distinctly disclaim all interference with their religious studies. There is nothing in the Bill before Parliament to prevent the trustees, professors, and students of Maynooth joining the Church of Eng land to-morrow. We give them so much money, the greater part of it to be applied to provide lodging, food, and raiment for four or five hundred of our fellow-subjects-- in this surely no religions principle• is compromised—the rest to be applied, at th e i r own discretion and upon their own responsibility, to provide the means of education. If they misapply the gift, every one sees that the sin rests with them, not with us. While we maintain the Pro testant Church in Ireland, as we trust it ever will be main tained, every aid we give to instruction will be a means to light men to its temples. The endowment of the priests would be a widely different proceeding. By th a t we should pay men f or b eing Romanists, for teaching Ro manism, and for turning as many as they could from the church that we believe to be the true one. 1 FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DOWNING-STREET, APRIL 11, 1845. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Rev. Robert ' , G. Lamb to be Assistant- Chaplain to the English Church at Cape Town, in the settlement of the Cape of Good Hope. FOREIGN-OFFICE, APRIL 7. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint James Hudson, Esq., to be Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Rio de Janeiro. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Henry Francis Howard, Esq., to be Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at the Hague. FOREIGN-OFFICE, APRIL 10. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. James Thomson, as Consul at Gibraltar for the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. WAR-OFFICE, APRIL 11. Ist Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Sir R. Gethin, Bart., from the 20th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Hollis, who ex changes, April 11. Ist Regiment of Foot—J. P. Williams, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hancock, who retires, April 11. 1 lth Foot—T. Marshall, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, April 11. 17th Foot—Lieutenant 0. P. Bourke to be Captain, without purchase, vice Lockhart, deceased ; Ensign T. A. Macau to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Bourke, Nov. 7, 1844 ; F. D. Wptt, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Macan, April 11. 20th } oot—Lieut. R. Hollis, from the let Dragoon Guards, to be Lieutenant, vice Sir R. Gethin, Bart., who exchanges, April 11. 33d Foot—Lieutenant-General Sir H. S. Keating, K.C.8., from the 54th Foot, to be Colonel, vice Sir C. Wale, K.C.8., deceased, April 4. 41st Foot—Gentleman Cadet F. Clarke, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Cooke, who retires, April 11. 54th Foot—Major-General Ulysses Lord Downes, K.C.8., to be Colonel, vice Sir IL S••Keatjug, appointed to the 33d Regiment, April 4. 64th Foot—Captain M J. Western to be Major, by pur chase, vice the lion. G. A. Browne, who retires; Lieut. W. W. Lyttleton to be Captain, by purchase, vice Western; Ensign W. Stephens to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lyttleton ; E. S. R. Trevor, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Stephens, April 11. 68th Foot—Quartermaster D. Doherty, from the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment, to be Quartermaster, vice Baxter, who exchanges, April 11. 79th Foot—Captain J. Galland, from the Royal Malta Fen cible Regiment, to be Captain, vice M`Cleverty, deceased; Lieut. R. D. Clephane to be Captain, by purchase, vice Gal land, who retires ; Ensign J. A. G. Campbell to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Clephane ; J. S. Chambers, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Campbell, April 11. 91st Boot—Ensign •R. H. Howard to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Harding, who resigns, April 11. Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—Quartermaster J. Baxter, from 68th Foot, to be Quartermaster, vice Doherty, who ex changes, April 11. BREVET.—To be Majors in the Army, in the East Indies— Captain R. Henderson, of the Madras Engineers • Captain J. Tait, of the 6th B om b a y N at i ve I n f antry, April 11. UNATTACHED.—TO be Captains, without purchase—Lieut. J. T. Bayly, from the 94th Foot; Lieut. A. Watson, from the Ceylon Rifle Regiment, April 11. MEMORANDUM.—The Christian names of Ensign Parry, of the 29th Foot, are John William Neville Billingsley, not Billingsby. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, APRIL 9. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Captain and Brevet Major R. Hardinge to be Lieut.-Colonel, vice Dumford, retired on full pay •, Second Captain J. Gore to be Captain, vice Har dinge ; First Lieut. W. T. Crawford to be Second Captain, vice Gore ; Second Lieut. G. Rotton to be First Lieutenant, vice Crawford ; Second Captain N. T. Lake to be Captain, vice Weller, retired on full pay ; First Lieutenant P. H. Mundy to be Second Captain, vice Lake ; Second Lieut. F. W. Hastings to be First Lient.,vice Mundy; Second Captain P. Benn to be Captain, vice Gossett, retired on full- pay ; First Lieut. G. E. Turner to be Second Captain, vice Benn ; Second Lieut. H. A. Smyth to be First Lieut., vice Turner, April 5. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire. J. Weyland, Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenant, April 5. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets. The King's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Militia—The Earl of Dalhousie to be Colonel, vice the Earl of Munster, de ceased, April 8. The party within the pale of the Establishment, who denounce the Protestant Reformation, and labour without ceasing to subvert its principles, cannot be sufficiently held in check in a diocese like Exeter, where they are notoriously favoured by the Bishop, without some large and determined effort to provide for the due celebration of the services of the Church, in connexion with the faithful ministry of the Gospel, free from the control of the ecclesiastical ruler. To provide then for those who have been driven from their paro- Chia' edifices by the semi-popish teaching of the clergy, it haS been felt needful to obtain ground in a central part of the city, on which to erect a large and commodious church; the hall opened a few months since in Fore-street having proved quite insufficient to ac commodate the numerous congregation. Christ Church is now erecting in East Southernhay—one of the best situations in Exeter, and on the borders of the two populous parishes of St. Sidwell's and Trinity. It will be constructed to scat 1,400 persons ; four hundred of the sittings will be free. The cost of the ground and building, with other expenses, will exceed 4,0001. The friends of Protestant truth throughout the country are re spectfully Invited to sympathise with their brethren at Exeter, by aiding with their contribu ions tLis spirited undertaking. An opportunity is .thus Worded them, not only to strengthen the hands of a small band, who, trusting in God, have commenced this work, but to record their attachment to those principles which have been esteemed the glory of Great Britain, and the distinguishing excellence of her religious institutions. Contributions for the Christ Church Building Fund will be received for Henry Crofts, Esq., the Treasurer, at the City Bank, Exeter ; and at Messrs. Roberts, Curtis, and Co., Bankers, London. - WHITEHALL, MAncu 19. The Lord Chancellor has appointed George Rands, of Northampton, in the county of .Northarnpton, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. William Hardwick, draper, Holborn. Algernon Lindsey Flint, warehouseman, Aldermanbury. BANKRUPTS. William Poynter, warehouseman, St. Paul's Churchyard, to surrender April 24, at eleven, and May 23, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; King, St. Mary-axe. George Payne, tailor, King-street, Covent-garden, April 18, at half-past ten, and May 23, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee Wood and Fraser, Dean-street, Soho. Thomas Adlington, coal merchant, Kingsland, April 18, at two, and May 31, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook -court, Basinghall-street ; Carter and Gregory, Old Jewry. Thomas Forty, hotel-keeper, Richmond, Surrey, April 18, at two, and May 20, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy; Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; Weymouth, Chancery-lane. Alexander Horatio Simpson and Peter Hunter Irvin, engineers, Blackfriars-road, April 15, and May 24, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sam brook-court, Basinghall-street ; Kell, Bedford-row. Randell P. Litten, grocer, Newmarket-place, Kingsland, April 25, at twelve, an d ay 27, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lom bard-street; Egan, Lincoln's Inn-fields. James Hone, veterinary surgeon, Woodstock-mews, New Bond-street, April 22, at half-past one, and May 23, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Cole man-street-buildings; Wormald, Gray's Inn-square. Hezekiah Denby Coggan, warehouseman, Friday-street, April 25, at eleven, and May 21, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Soles and Turner, Aldermanbury, William Emans, bookseller, Warwick-lane, Newgate street, April 22, at half-past twelve, and May 27, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry Chambers; Lonsdale, Temple Chambers. . John Pritchard, builder, Lilleshall, Shropshire, April 21 and May 16, at eleven, at the Birmingham Distict Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Heane, Newport, Shropshire ; Motteram and Knowle, Birmingham. James Winscombe, boot maker, Bristol, April 23 and May 16, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, offi cial assignee, Bristol ; Peters and Abbot, Bristol. John Blackmoor, builder, Rotherham, Yorkshire, April 24 and May 15, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Free man, official assignee, Leeds; Moss, Cloak-lane, London; Ryalls, Sheffield ; Blackburn, Leeds. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. J. and D. Arthur, coal merchants, Neath-first div. of 1 1 4 d. in the pound, April 14, or any subsequent Monday, at the office of Mr. Acraman, Bristol. J. Watson, linen draper, Crawford- street-second div. of Bd. in the pound, any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. J. Curwen, cheesemonger, Bridge-place, Vauxhall, May 9, at eleven-R. L. Sturtevant, soap manufacturer, Church street, Bethnall-green, May 8, at eleven-G. Jackson, jun., upholsterer, Hertford, May 9, a t half-past eleven-E. Holmes, warehouseman, King-street, Cheapside, May 2, at eleven--11. W. Brand, cook, Little Stanhope-street, May fair, May 2, at half-past eleven-W. Dettmer, pianoforte ma nufacturer, Upper Marylebone-street, May 2, at twelve-R. Ilalford, W. 11. Baldock, and 0. Snoulten, bankers, Can terbury, May 6, at eleven-B. W. Palmer, wine merchant, Daventry, May 3, at two. In the Country. H. Bentley, commission agent, Liverpool, May 2, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court-J. Kelsall, fishmonger, Hanley, Staffordshire, May 5, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court-T. Crosfield. sen., linen draper, Kirkham, Lancashire, May 7, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court-J. B. Lord and M. Cogblan, woollen cloth manufac turers, Meltham, Yorkshire, May 9 and 12, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court-J. Vaile, wine merchant, Cheltenham, May 9, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. J. Steadman, engineer, Hayfield-street, Mile-end-road, May 6-C. Moore, carver, St. John's-street, Clerkenwell, May 6-J. Evans, innkeeper, Bourton-on-the-Hill, Glouces tershire, May 8-W. Clarke, builder, Sheffield, May 2-B. W. Palmer, wine merchant, Daventry, May 2-J. Moutrie, music seller, Bristol, May 2-G. Ilolroyd and J. Waller, stone masons, Sheffield, May 2-J. Oldham, silk warebouse amlkanal,i manufacturer, Wood- street , a k e p fi s e i de, PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. MMaayy2.2-4. Simpson, jun., W. King and J. Sykes, slop sellers, IA F. Hooper and G. M. Robinson, t Tower street-G. Lewin and W. brokers, te Tower-hill-S. Little wer- hTiolte a street, St. Pancras-Z. and R. Parkes, m W. Whitney, b a u l t t cle i rs ll , m S a k n in uf n a e c r - - makers, turers, Birmingham-N. Shelmerdineand J. Shuttleworth, commission agents, Salford-W. and R. Siviter, jewellers, Beckett t n a n and j Clements, WRigby watch-case ironmongers, Liver pool-A. Holmes and J. Tate , commission agents, Bradford Liverpool-J.Be . N. Hearle and J. Clogg, bone -dust manufacturers, West Looe, Cornwall-E. Ind, J. Smith, E. V. Ind, H. Smith, and J. Turner, brewers, Romford-R. Day and J. Clark, shovel makers, Accrington, Lancashire-E. Ball and E. Davies, tailors, Birmingham-O. and L. Heyworth, merchants, Liverpool-J. Mayon and C. H. E. Skinner, surgeons, Lei cester-B. Stones and R. Bramwell, brewers, Sheffield. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Andrew Todd and Son, manufacturers Alva, Aprill7 and May 8, at twelve, at Gibb' s Hotel, Sti r ling. John and James Pearson, grocers, Glasgow, April 18 and May 9, at the chambers of Mr. Houstoun, Glasgow. James Wyse, builder, Falkirk, April 16 and May 7, at one, at the chambers of Russel and Aitken, Falkirk. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week ending, April 8, 1845, is 295. 11 id. per cwt., exclusi v e of the Duties o f Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. UNDA Y - TRADlNG.—Thursday a large meeting of ,he churchwardens and officers of the metropolitan parishes took place at Herbert's Hotel, Bridge-street, Westminster. The subject of Sfinday• trading having been ,very carefully considered, a deputation, by appointment, waited upon Sir J. Graham, headed by Lord Kenyon, and Mr. Hawes, M.P., also a number of parochial authonties, who explained the desire of various trades, with whom the wish for its sup pression originated, and the great evil to which it has ex tended. The deputation was most courteously received, and, after a very lengthened interview, the matter was left for further serious consideration. TESTIMONIA L . OF RESPECT.—A richly-chased silver vase and stand has been presented to the venerable H. K. Bonney, 8.D., Archdeacon of Bedford, on his promotion to the Archdeaconry of Lincoln. THE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. SITANTED, immediately, as MANAGER, a Gentleman of extensive experience in the Fire and. Life De partments, to whom a liberal salary will be given. Application to be addressed to the Chairman of the Company, 12. Cook-street, Liverpool. SHIP TORBAY TAVERN, PIER HEAD, GREENWICH. MR. THOMAS GODSELL feels great pleasure in tendering his best thanks to the Patrons, and begs to as sure them that he continues to keep a similar stock of well-selected Wines, Spirits, Ales, &c. on the premises, which has gained for the Tavern its present celebrity. The above Establishment combines first-rate accommodation with economic principles,—comprising spacious Dining and Club Rooms, with separate Smoking Rooms, also private Rooms for Select Parties. Joints, Steaks, Chops, Soups, White Bait, &c. as usual. Ordinaries on Sundays at Two and Three o'clock precisely. Beds constantly well-aired. N.B.—Business conducted also (en the above principles) at the Bengal Arms Tave n, Birchin-lane. Cornhill. Ordinary from One to Five, daily. PROMOTER LIFE ASSURANCE and AN NUITY COMPANY. 9, CHATHAM-PLACE, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON. Established in 1826. This Society is supported by an ample subszrilscd Capital, and by a considerable accumulated premium fund. Assurancas are effected at a low rate of premium, without profits, or at an increased premium, with participation in the profits of the Office. A Bonus in ready money, at the rate of 15 per cent. on the pre miums received (equivalent to a reversionary bonus of about 30 per cent.) was declared in May, 1842, on all beneficial policies on which three annual premiums had been paid in the December previous. A division of the profits takes place every Ave years, and the hold ers of beneficial policies can receive their bonuses in ready money, or have them applied in augmentation of their policies, or in reduction of their Mute premiums Assurers may contract to pay their Premiums either in one sum, in a given number of payments, in annual, half-yearly, or quarterly pay ments, or on the ascending or descending scale. Officers of the Army and Navy, on active service, Persons afflicted with chronic and other diseases, and such as are going beyond the limits of Europe, are also Assured at moderate rates. Prospectuses and all necessary information may be obtained at the Office. MICHAEL SAWARD, Secretary. UNDER THE ESPECIAL PATRONAGE OF HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN. 911 HE ROYAL NAVAL, MILITARY, EAST INDIAN, and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 13, WATERLOO-PLACE, LONDON. ' DIRECTORS. Lieut.-Colonel Sir FREDERICK SMITH, K.H., RE., Chairman. Colonel Sir WILLIAM GOSSETT, C. 8., X.C.H., R.E., Deputy- Chairman. Admiral the Right Hon. Sir G. Cockburn, G.C.8., M.P., Lord of the Admiralty Major-General Sir J. Cockburn, Bart., G.C.H. Admiral Sir C. Rowley, Bart., K.C.8., G.C.11. General Sir Thomas Bradford, G.C.8., G.C.11. Major-General Sir P. Ross, G.C.M.G., K.C.H. Lieutenant-General Sir F. W. Mulcaster, K.C.H. Lieutenant-General Sir John Gardiner, K.C.B. Major-General Sir Hew D. Ross, K.C.8., R.A. Major-General Sir J. Bryant, C. 8.. E.I.C.S. Major-General Taylor, C. 8., E.I.C.S. Major-General Edward Wynyard, C.B. Major-General Arnold, K.H., R.E. Major-General Clelland, E.I.C.S. Lieutenant-Colonel H. Hanmer, K.H., late R.B.G. Lieutenant-Colonel Purchas, E.I.C.S. Major Shadwell Clerkc, K.H., F.R.S. Archibald Hair, Esq., M.D., late R.H.G. • Captain Melville Grindlay, E.I. Army Agent Captain William Lancey, R.E. William Chard, Esq., Navy Agent James Nugent Daniell, Esq. Acruanr—John Finlaison, Esq., the Government Calculator. Assurances are granted upon the lives of persona in every station of life, and for every part of the world, upon particularly favourable terms. Persons assured in this office may change from one country to ano ther without forfeiting their policies. A Bonus, amounting to thirty per cent. on the actual value of the policies, was apportioned to the assured at the recent First Septennial Meeting. JOSEPH C. BRETTELL, Secretary. ROYAL CANDLES—PERFECTED. These Candles are perfected —no objection now exists. Yes ; Royal Candles, and their positive superiority is established ! Numerous Imitators have always arisen ; and certainly their Imita tions have some resemblance to ordinary Composite Candle B—— But Composite and Rubbish have had their day, And Royal Candles will henceforth lead the way." A pure white flame ! They snuff themselves, are hard as alabaster, purer than wax, glossy as glass, and cheap as common Candles, is their true character. " Their equal is unknown—their superior will never come." All Imitation Candles kept on show, that the Public may see their inferiority to Royal Candles, only ls. per lb. (the genuine to be had only), at CLARK'S DEPOT, 447, West Strand. Please write down the address. PUBLICATIONS. QUPPLEMENT TO THE " DISPATCH." 1. The PROPRIETORS of the WEEKLY DISPATCH, ever foremost in furnishing full details of important events, and desirous of meeting the views of an anxious Public, purpose giving the fullest particulars relating to the TRIAL of THOMAS HENRY lIOCKER, for the HORRIBLE MURDER of Mr. DELARUE at Hampstead, and in order that every incident may be fully reported, the " DISPATCH" of NEXT SUNDAY, April 13, will be accompanied by Four Extra Pages, as a SUPPLEMENT, and will consequently contain a most copious and interesting account of all the proceedings. 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Illustrated by Engravings ; followed by observations on Marriage, with plain directions for the removal of certain disqualifications. By R. and L. PERRY and Co., Consult ng Surgeons, London. Published by the Authors, and may be ad at their residence, 19, BERNERS-STREET, OXFORD-STREET. Sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Hannay and Co., 63, Ox ford-street ; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street ; Purkiss, Compton street, Soho ; and all Booksellers. " We regard the work before us, the ' Silent Friend,' as a work embracing most clear and practical views of a series of complaints hitherto little understood, and passed over by a majority of the me dical profession, for what reason we are at a loss to know. We must however confess that a perusal of this work has left such a favourable impression on our minds, that we not only recommend, but cordially wish every one who is the victim of past folly, or suffering from indis cretion, to profit by the advice contained in its pages."—Age and Argus. The CORDIAL BALM of S YRIACUM is exclusively directed to the cure of nervous and sexual debility, irregularity, weakness, loss of appetite, indigesticn, consumptive habits, and debilities arising from excess, &c. In bottles, price 1 le., or the quantity of four in one bottle for 335., by which I ls. are saved. The five-pound cases may be had as usnal. Tha CONCENTRATED DETERSIVE ESSENCE, an anti-syphi litic remedy for searching out and purifying the blood from scurvy, blotches en the head, face, and body, ulcerations, and those palaftil affections arising from impreper treatment or the effects of mercury, removing secondary symptoms, and all eruptions of the skin. Price I Is. and 335. per bottle. PERRY '$ PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS, price 2s. 9d., 45. 6d., and Ils. per box, are the most effectual remedy for strictures, inflam mation, irritation of the bladder, &c., without hindrance to business. Consultation fee, if by letter, 11. Minute detail of cases necessary. Messrs. Perry arc in daily attendance, for consultation, at their re ridence, 19, Berners-street, Ox 6 wd.qtreet, London, from 11 till 2, and 5 till 8. On Sundays from 10 till 12. One personal visit is only ne cessary to Coot a permanent cure. NATIONAL ANTI-CORN-LAW BAZAAR.- The Council of the League having determined upon holding a Bazaar in the Theatre Royal Covent-garden, London, in aid of the One llundred Thousand Pounds Fund, beg to announce that it will OPEN on TlitntaDAT, May 8, for exhibition, and that on the succeed ing :Monday, the 12th of May, the sale of articles will commence. Many of the large manufacturing towns having intimated that they intend to furnish their stalls with articles illustrative of their staple manufacture, such contributions will not be removed at the period of, sale, bat remain on view till the close of the Bazaar. Contributions may be forwarded. from the 15th of April to the Ist of May, addressed to George Wilson, Esq., Chairman, at the Theatre Royal Covent-garden, London, where all the requisite arrangements will be made for their reception. As the inquiry is repeatedly made as to whether the articles sent to the Bazaar should have the prices affixed by the contributors, or by the Committee of Management in London, it is respectfully requested that, wherever practicable, the contributors themselves will affix their own prices to the articles according to the known cost of the raw materials, and the additional value given by the labour subse quently expended upon them. Upon application, the Council will bo happy to forward to any of the Local Committees, or individuals, who are preparing contribu tions, labels, on which may be placed the description of the article— the price —and the name of the contributor. The Council also would earnestly urge upon their friends in the smaller towns and rural districts, where, from a variety of causes, it may not be practicable to obtain contributions in the shape of manu factured goods, or articles of taste or fancy, that efforts should be made to collect money contributions, and forward them before the Ist of May, as Bazaar purses in aid of the League Fund. Such of the Local Committees as intend to furnish a stall, are earnestly recommend to communicate with the Council without delay. Full particulars of the general arrangements will appear shortly. By order of the Council, GEORGE WILSON, Chairman. 67, Fleet-street, London, and 5, Newall's-buildings, Manchester. April 3, 1845. ERITH PIER.—The Public are respectfully informed, that pasaengers can BOOK THROUGH, including RAILWAY and BOAT, to the above Pier by the boats which leave the Brunswick Pier, Elackwall, for Gravesend, at half-past 9, half past 10, half-past 1,3, and half-past 5 ; and that the boats leaving Gravesend at half-past 7, half-past 9,1, half-past 2, and 5, will call at the above Pier on their passage to Blackwall.—Fares, Railway and Boat, 2d class, 9d. ; Ist class, ls.—April 4, 1845. DIRECT NORTHERN RAIL WAY.—The Committee have the pleasure to inform their Shareholders, that they have made arrangements with the promoters of the Tot tenham and Farringdon-street Extension, for co-operating with them is carrying out this branch. The Committee have secured an integral interest in that line, the benefit of which is thus guaranteed to the Proprietors in the Direct Northern Railway, and will be apportioned amongst the Shareholders in the manner which may hereafter appear most equitable By order of the Committee, WILLIAM A3ISINCK, Secretary. Direct Northern Railway Company's Offices, 64, Moorgate-street, April 11, 1845. CAMBRIDGE AND LINCOLN RAILWAY COMPANY. The PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE beg to give notice that, for the purpose of carrying out the Branches and Extensions in connexion with this Company, which have been sanctioned by the Board of Trade, they have resolved to raise an additional capital of 625,0001., in shares of 251. each, to be distributed among the Scripholders of the Company, in the proportion of one new or Extension share, for each two original shares. Arrangements are in progress for giving immediate effect to this Resolution. By order of the Provisional Committee. C. P. RONEY, Secretary. Parliamentary Offices, 2, Bridge-street, Westminster, April 9, 1845 LEICESTER and BIRMINGHAM RAIL LA WAY, with a BRANCH to the LEICESTER and SWAN NINGTON RAILWAY. Capital, 400,0001., in 20,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 11. 2s. per share. Provisionally registered under 7 and 8 Vie., c. 110, This Railway is projected to give a direct line of communication between Leicester and Birmingham, and across the country from east to w,st, in connexion with the Midland, Syston, and Peter borough, and the Gloucester and Bristol Railways. It will also, by means of the Trent Valley and Churnet Valley Railways, open a direct communication between Leicester and the South-Eastern Districts, and Manchester, Liverpool, and Ireland. It will also accommodate the important local traffic between Lei cester and Birmingham, including the intermediate towns of Hinck ley, Nuneaton, and Atherstone, a district containing a population of upwards of 40,000, chiefly engaged in manufactures ; and open a communication with the extensive and valuable mines of Coal and Ironstone in the Oldbury and Ansley fields, hitherto rendered almost useless for want of the means of transit. _ In addition to this local traffic, this line will have the great advan tage, through its branch, of extending and securing the valuable Coal traffic arising on the Swinnington and Leicester Railway, opening a direct communication along the Midland Railway with the southern markets. The main line will save a distance of ten miles between Leicester and Birmingham. The length of the main line, which this Company proposes to construct, is eighteen miles, and the branch line eight miles. The main line is intended to commence by a junction with the Midland Counties Railway at the Broughton Astley Station, and passing near to the towns of Hinckley and Nuneaton, to unite with the Trent Valley Railway at the latter town, and proceed along the same to near the town of Atherstone, and from thence to the Birmingham and Derby Railway, forming a junction therewith at the Whittacre Station. The branch line will commence at the Broughton Astley Station, and terminate by a junction with the Swannington and Leicester Railway, near to Desford It is confidently anticipated that this project will receive the sup port and sanction of the several Railway Companies affected by the proposed lines. The names of the Provisional Committee, together with a full pro spectus, will be published in a few days. Applications for shares may be addressed to the Provisional Di rectors, at the Office of the Solicitor, S. S. Baxter, Esq., Atherstone, Warwiekshire. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen had a dinner party on Thursday, at Buck ingham Palace. The company included her loyal High ness the Duchess of Kent, the Portuguese Minister and the Baroness de Moncorvo, Baron Arnim, the Bishop of London and Mrs. Blomfield, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Exeter, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl of Clarendon, the Countess Wratislaw, Lord and Lady John Russell, Vis count and Lady Francis Sandon, Sir George Couper, and the Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay. The band of the Grenadier Guards, directed by Mr. Schott, attended during dinner, and performed the following pieces, Overture—" Oberon" C. M. Von Weber. D uet to, from " I Brigante," ..... Mei cadante. Walzer—" Die Rheinlander," Kuhner. Cavatina, from "Il Fausta,"... Donizetti. Polka—" Cerito," I anner.' His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Bouverie, visited Mr. Cubitt's manufactory, near the Vaux hall-road, yesterday morning. His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday after.. noon at a meeting of the Commission for promoting and en couraging the Fine Arts in the rebuilding the Palace of Westminster. The meeting was held in one of the Committee-rooms of the House of Commons. His Royal Highness arrived at a quarter before three o'clock, attended by Colonel Bouverie. The Commissioners present were the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Palmerston, Lord Colborne, Lord Ashburton, Lord Mahon, the Right Hon. the Speaker of the Houate of Coin mons, Sir R. Peel, the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, Sir R. H. Inglis, and Mr. Henry Hallam. After the meeting, the Prince, attended by Mr. Eastlake, the Secretary to the Commission; and Mr. Barry, the archi tect, inspected different parts of the new Palace. His Royal Highness, attended by Colonel Bouverie, took his departure shortly before three o'clock. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Mar chioness of Douro, the Hon. Miss Stanley, the Hon. Miss Hamilton, Viscount Hawarden, Colonel Arbuthnot, and Col. Bouverie, honoured the performance at her Maje,sty's Theatre with their presence yesterday evening. THE DUCHESS or GLOUCESTER.—Her Royal Highness passed a bad night on Thursday night. The Queen, attended by the Marchioness of Douro and Co lonel Arbuthnot, visited her Royal Highness yesterday at Gloucester House. The Queen Dowager and members of the Royal Family sent yesterday to inquire after the health of the Royal Duchess. Her Royal Highness was better in the afternoon. Dr. F. Hawkins is in attendance on the Royal Duchess. Her Majesty, the Queen Dowager, and her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, visited the Duchess of Cambridge yesterday at Cambridge House. The Queen Dowager, accompanied by Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippstahl, and Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, and attended by the Marchioness of Wellesley, Hon. Miss Eden, Hon. Miss Mitchell, and Lord Curzon, honoured the French play with her presence last evening. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, the Countess Wratislaw, and Colonel Sir George Cowper, honoured the French Plays with her presence yesterday evening. The Duke of Cambridge visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday. The Governer of the Bank of England, and the Deputy- Gover, nor, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Ex chequer yesterday. A Deputation from the Aborigines Society, consisting of Messrs. J. Bell, Josiah Foster, R. Young, T. Hodgkin, A. B. Wright, J. Hodgkin, Mr. Foster, W. Davison, G. L. Neighbour, J. Mayfield, had an interview with Lord Stan ley yesterday at the Colonial-office. The American Minister transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. The Postmaster-General had an interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer yesterday. The Lord Chancellor will receive the Judies, Queen's Counsel, &c. on Tuesday next, the first day of Easter Term, at his Lordship's residence in George-street. Mr. C. Ogden had an interview with Lord Stanley yes terday. The mess of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentle men- at-Arms dined together on Thursday, at th e Th a t c h e d House. Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Ex chequer. Dispatches for the Governor of the Mauritius were sent off on Thursday evening from the Colonial -office. Sir Philip and Miss Broke have left Farrance's Hotel, Belgrave-street, for Brighton. ,7 Xl:atm% ME FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced 3 per Cent. Consols New 34 per Cents .. 101% 1 4 101 101% bong Annuities to expire Jan.lB6o 11 7-16% 11% Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 ... RS 11 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 ... 113 4 11 11-16 India Stock India Bonds, 1,0001 Ditto under 1,000/. Bank Stock for Account 214 214 Consols for Account. 99 98% 98% Exchequer Bills, 1,0001~ 1 1 ,id. Ditto 5001. Ditto Small ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCS. Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela. 15% Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent 88 Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837.., 361 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, Converted 6 5 14 Ditto, Account earn" Russian Bonds .. 116 - - CLOSING PRICES. 15% 88% 36% 32 65% 65 116 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. - _ 29% Ditto, Passive t . 7 7 Dutch, 2% par Cent • ,',. 6276 63 63 1 Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certilic ":":. 97 97 PRICES OF 11 AILWAY SII-4,RES PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. CLOSING PRICES. Aberdeen Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush l% 2 1,i% Birmin and Gloucester. 100 13 7 14 138 13 6 14 00. New Ditto % Shares Bristol and Exeter 7O •.. • Ditto New Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... 62 3 / ...••... Caledonian Cambridge and Lincoln I% •••••• 9 5 4 .3 4 I,‘ Chester and Holyhead-. 5 - 165/ 4 Churnet Valley .. .... .. Coventry, Bedworth, and Nuneaton ••• PA 3 3/..... Coventry and Leicefter 1q N % 31 4 Diss, Beccles, Yarmmith I% Direct Northern .........24 4% 5 Dublin and Belfast June. 2 Dublin and Galway 2h.....• 474% ...... .. Eastern Counties ... ' Eastern Union .. Ditto Extension ••••••••••—• Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 Ely and Bedford ...... ... 1 1 A 3 ..... ... Great Grimsby and Shef field Great South. and West. (Ireland) Ditto Extension Great Western ......... ... 80 ......188 186 ll% Ditto % Shares 5O — 103 Guildford, Farn'm,Ports. 21..... 6y 6 H arw i c h 2% Hull and Gainsborough 1 % 1 A ............... fr 50 - 97'/ 97 9052 3% 62% Hull and Selby ............ _ "A Do. Half Shares Lancaster and Carlisle ls London and Birminghm (5t0ck)... 235 234 Do. 4 Shares ......... 2 .•. •• London and Blackwall. 16/.135. 4d. 84 1 .. London and Brighton... 50 ...... 62% 63 London and Croydon, 13/. 15s. 9d. ... .. ...... London and Greenwich 12/ 15s 4d... 10 3 / London and S. Western 41/6s 10d 81,3/ Do. New consolidated Bths 6 Do. New Do. New London and Y0rk...... •.• 2' . 3 1/ 147 59 Lynn and Ely - 6112 2 . Manchester and Leeds... 73 Manchester and Birmin. 40 Do. Quarters Midland 100 Do. New Midland, Birm., Derby 100 1 15 Newcastle and Darling ton Junction Do.. New Brandling... 10 Neweaaile and Berwick 1 1 Newry and Enniskillen. 2 Newark and SLeffield ... 1 A...... 6 5 3 4 6 North British Do. New Northern and Eastern... 45 North Wales Norwich and Brandon... 10 Richmond and West End Junction Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1 Scottish Central Scottish Midland l% ..... 4 Shrews., Wolverhamp , Dudley, and Birm 2%..... 414 South Devon lO ...... 21 1 / 2 South Eastern & Dover 3312 s 4d... 41 1 % 41:4 Do., No. 2. Do., No. 3 Staines and Richmond... 1 South Wales ..... ...... ... 21 West Cornwall Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 Ditto, New York and North Midland 50 lOl 100 102 lO2 Ditto 1,4 Shares Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 20 Do. Extension 11 .... 2 1 / 2 5% 3% 12 17% 31% 15 18% 5 66 34 17 4 4 p7 4 4 FRENCH RAILWAYS. Boulogne and A miens... 4 Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette ..... • ... ... 2 Dieppe and Paris Junc. 2 Great North. of France.. 4 Do. do. (Rosamel' s ) 2 •... Louvain and Jemapp ... 2 ... • 3 % 1 4 ••• Lyons and Avignon 2 Orleans and Bordeaux... 2 Orleans and Vierzon ... 2 Paris & Lyons, Laffitte's 2 Paris and Lyons, Gan 'lam's, Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2 Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ... 2 ••• ......... ••• Royal North of Spain ... 2 Sambre and Meuse ..... 2 Tours and Nantes, Mac kenzie's 234 2 1 ,E 48 42 2 3 / j 4 8 1 3% p/2 JOINT STOCK BANKS. London & Westminster. 20 ...... Union of Australia Do. New 26 21/2 SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPAIORS OF T HIS DAT. GLOBE.—The Sugar Duties' Bill was ush ered to its th ird reading in the House of Lords last night , wit h a re petition of much of the transparent sophistry - with which it had been supported in its previous stages. Lord Dalhousie modestly in troduced the subject with a repetition of the chief arguments in its favour—declaring that the measure wo uld chea p e n sugar to the middle and lower classes—that the clas s ification sys tem worked well in France, the United St a tes , Sweden and Java—and that slave-holding Louisiana could not afford to send her sugar to this country. That the penny saved on the pound of sugar is to be returned in the income tax—that no classification which can be fairly compared with ours is, or ever has been, in successful opera tion, either in the countries referred to, or any other—and that sugar the produce of slave-labour has already entered our market for home con sumption—the Noble Lord appears to have forgotten. We cannot be surprised at this. When it becomes necessary to make short work of facts and principles, wide views and long dates are excessively inconvenient. No man who kept a retentive memory would be fit to preside at the Board of Trade under Sir Robert Peel. The presence of Lord Brougham gave an intere , t to the debate, without which we should probably not have felt tempted to notice it. His Lordship gallantly volunteered a defence of the Bill; and, with his usual eccentricity , must needs do so upon ground untrodden by any one else. The fine distinction already drawn by the friends of the measure between slave-importing and merely slave-holding States, is not half fine enough for his Lordship. There is a vulgar breadth about the sophism which appears to disgust him. He sees that the work is but half done, and that clumsily; and with all the skill of a retired professor, and all the ardour of an amateur, he sets himself to finish it. Thus, as to North America :—The slave trade is abolished ; the war -captives of the inte rior of Africa are no longer saved from sacrifice or slavery at home to be sent thither —no longer torn from their kindred, and dragged through the horrors of the middle passage, to swell the field-gangs of Louisiana or Carolina. They are now born and brought up in the land of their slavery. Yet, beyond doubt, there is something to be said on the other side of the case. The field labour of the Southern States still, as of old, kills the slave before he can produce another to succeed him. Importation is still necessary. And it is effected through the agency of the Northern States ; who, employi ng their slaves chiefly in domestic offices, take advantage of their more easy condition to breed slaves for the destructive labour of the south. Lord Brougham completes the case previously defective, by broadly stating this fact—pushes the distinction between Cuba and Brazil - and the Southern States to the extreme verge of the truth—where, in other hands, it would disappear altogether—and declares that though he must set his face against receiving sugar of the former, yet when called upon to give his sanction to our consuming that of the latter, it is " a totally different con sideration, and gives rise to different feelings, different argu ments, and leads to a different conclusion !" No doubt the young and mature negroes who are annually selected for the Southern market by the travelling dealers, chained in gangs. and driven seven or eight hundred miles to the marts where they are to be sold like cattle to the highest bidder, find the forced separation from their kindred extremely painful; they can have no more hope of return than if they were about to cross the Atlantic; and they undoubtedly go to sup ply a demand caused by the gradual extermination of those who have preceded them. " But he denied that this was as bad as the slave - tra d e of Africa. C ou ld any man who ever heard of the horrors of a slave ship, of the rapine and murder committed for the purpose of kidnapping theun committed slaves, and, abo ve all of the wholesale murders mitted 'on board the vessels going the same footing with the interco urse b etween diff eren t t m h i e ddi e passage—could any plan p u t th ose h orrors on ~~- SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BURTON CONSTABLE RACES—WEDNESDAY. The Gold Cup for Hunters: 4 yrs, lOst 91b ; 5 yrs, llst 71b ; 6 yrs, and aged, 12st. Heats, one mile and a-half. Mr. Fewson nd Gold Pippin, 6 yrs (Mr. Namby) 0 1 1 Colonel Thompson's Hamlet, aged .. 0 0 2 Captain Allen's Wasp, 6 yrs 0 0 2 Mr. W. Scott's Agriculture, 5 yts ... 0 0 0 Mr. R. Creyke's ch m out of Alma, 6 yrs 2 0 dr The Drawing-room Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added. One mile and three-quarters. (7 Subs.) Mr. Baxter's Legacy, 5 yrs Colonel Thompson's Helen ...... Mr. Milbank nd Montgomery Match, 20 sovs, list each, once round and a distance. Mr. Wray's Calomel (Mr. L. Ford) beat Mr. Lambert's Tom Thumb. The Holderness Stakes of 4 sous each, one mile and three quarters.—Mr. Walker's fby Muley Moloch, out of Sister to Emma, walked over. THURSDAY. The Farmers' Purse, of 5 sovs., added to the Innkeepers' Plate of. 201, once round and a distance, was won in three heats, by Mr. Irving's Ranger, 5 yrs, (W. Wilson), beating Mr. J. R. Johnson's Isabel, Mr. Haworth's Autocrat, Captain Broadley's The Queen, and Captain Cooper's Little John. The Barton. Constable Handicap, of 20 sovs. each, 10ft, and 5 ft, if declared, with 50 added. (2 miles.) Mr. Shafto's Portobello, 5 yrs (Bumby) I Mr. T. Dawson's br c, by Slane Mr. Bell's The Infant .. The Scurry Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with ten added, lOst 71b each, thorough bred horses 71b extra, half a mile, were won in two heats, by Mr. Whiting's L i ll (Francis), beating Mr. Robson's Frea and several others. The Criterion Handicap, of io SOTS: added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, one mile and three-quarters, was won by Portobello, beating two others. NORTHLEACH STEEPLE CHASES—FRIDAY. The Cotswold Handicap of 2 Boys. each, and 20 added. (19 Subs.) Mr. G. Symmonds's The Brick, lOst 101 b ....(Crickmere) 1 Mr. E. Buck's Sir John, lOst 71b Mr. T. P. Smith's Galop . ade I Ist 3 Several others ran. Won by half a length, cleverly. A Sweepstakes of 2 sovss each and 15 added, list 71b each, was won by Mr. Wheeler's Tomboy (Crickmore), beating ten others by two lengths. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—Fmpay. Two THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.-5 to 2 agst Idas (0- 5 to agst hedger. CHESTER Cup.-9 to 1 agst Cataract-13 to 1 agst Obscu ritp-13 to 1 agst Semiseria (t)-14 to 1 agst Era-20 to 1 agst Winesour-25 to 1 agst Strathspey-25 to 1 agst True boy (taken to 501.)-8 to 1 agst Obscurity and the Era (taken to 501.) The rest as before. DERBY.—Offers of 18 to 1 agst Clear-the-way, but nothing done. Nothing done upon Newmarket Handicap or the Oaks. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. ___ _ The Devon and Somerset staghounds will meet on Mon•- dayy and Thursday, at Dulverton—at 11. Mr. Farquharson's hounds, on Thursday, at Deadaloor ; Saturday, at Bishop's Caundle. The on Tuesday, at Houghton Wood ; Friday, at the Old Grange House—at half-past 11. The Badsworth hounds, on Tuesday, at Darton ; Thursday, at Cambleforth ; Saturday, at Womersley. The Earl of Harewood's hounds, on Monday, at Riffs; Wednesday, at Spacey House ; Friday, at Tadcaster—at half past 10 Lord Yarborough's hounds, on Monday, at Roxton Wood ; Friday, at Little Limber Lodge. The Essex and Suffolk hounds, on Tuesday, at Ardleigh Crown ; Friday, at Wiston—at half-past 10. The Tiverton hounds, on Tuesday, at Beachcombe Planta tions; Thursday, at Chipstable Village; Saturday, at Spring Grove Park—at half-past 10. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, APRIL 11.—There has not been much animation in our sugar market this week, and prices are with difficulty supported, excepting for good and fine descriptions, which are still very scarce ; the sales since our last reach about 550 hhds. and trcs., chiefly to the re finers, who continue at full, and to them very profitable, work : the raw material declining, and the manufactured article being in good demand, in short supply, and, conse quently, enhanced in value. Very little business doing in i Mauritius or Bengal. Rum s rather more inquired for.— Bristol Mercury. ELY AND BRANDON RAILROAD.—Messrs. Grissel and Peto, the contractors, are making rapid progress in their undertaking here, and will, no doubt,. complete the line b y the time appointed. One of their engines arrived here on Saturday, drawn by eleven line horses, and the tender drawn by six horses, which will soon be brought i n t o action, as they will now have to convey the materials a greater distance. The crossing of the turnpike-road from Ely t o N ewmarket . will be complete in a few days, when their work will be merely to remove the earth across the fens, which, only a f e w years since, were three-parts of the y ear under water.— Cambridge Advert i ser. ~~ ~~ ~/~ 2 G. /~~ '-\- SUmm A mf. .-koAND nAL. w S übUt oPtnton, " Who runs may read." FOREIGN. The Princess de Canino, widow of Prince Lucien Buona parte, has addressed a letter to several French journals, pro testing against several passages in the " History of the Con sulate and the Empire," just published by M. Thiers, as inju rious to the memory of her husband. The Princess adds, that she is preparing for publication a refutation of these passages'. founded on authentic documents. Fathom Loriquet, of the order of Jesuits, died at Paris 911 Wednesday, in the 78th year of his age. The Cure of Campagnac, in the Aveyron, died on the Ist inst., in his 101st year. General Baron Veilande, formerly a Deputy for the Ar dennes, was found a few days ago lying dead by his fireside. The immediate cause of his death is believed to have been sudden lit of apoplexy. The treaty which General De la Rue signed on the 18th ult. with the Commissioner of the Emperor of Morocco hap reached Paris. M. Roche, who acted as interpreter to the General, arrived with it; soon after his arrival M. Roche was received by the King. The Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, appointed to examine the proposition of M. Remusat relative to the in compatibility of certain administrative functions with those of Deputies, had rejected it by a majority of 6 against 3, and chosen M. llebert, the Attorney-General, for its reporter. A St. Petersburgh letter of the 27th ult. states that within the lat few years there have been found in Siberia, at dif ferent depths in the earth, a great quantity of the bones of the Mastedontes ; and, as the tusks and other teeth of these antediluvian animals not only possess all the qualities of ivory, but even surpass that of the elephant, in being less fragile and less liable to turn yellow, the merchants of To bolsk, Tomsk, Ornsk, and Jennisseisk, have formed them selves into a company, to carry on a trade iu this new article. They are said to nave been so successful that, during the last year, they transported to St. Petersburgh upwards of 16,000 lb. weight of the tusks and teeth of the Mastodontes, which have been sold at 30, 40, 60, and even 100 per cent. higher than elephant ivory. Articles made of this new mate rial are in great request in the Russian capital. 3621.1 W AND PDXIC9.. The business of the Western Circuit has terminated. Charles Peacock, who was out on bail, surrendered to take his trial at Gloucester on a charge of forgery. The prose cutor, a man named Davis, gave his evidence in a very extra ordinary and confused manner, and the jury at once returned a verdict of acquittal, in which Mr. Baron Platt said he heartily concurred. This case concluded the Oxford Circuit. After a trial of nine hours and a half, Hocker was convicted at. the Central Criminal Court of the murder of Mr. Delarue. An • errand boy, named Michael Henry, in the employ of Mr. Godfrey, of Great Carter•lane, was fully com mitted from Guildhall, on a charge of stealing a cash• box, containg 701., with which he had escaped to Ballinasloe. The Earl of Bective summoned an omnibus driver, named Searle, to Queen-square, for damaging his Lordship's cab, by carelessly driving against it. The evidence was of a very contradictory character, and Mr. Burrell dismissed the com plaint without throwing imputation upon the witnesses on either side. COURT-FASHIONABLE. His Excellency the Russian Minister and Baroness Brunnow gave an elegant entertainment last evening at Ashburnham House. Flie party as given expressly to the Duc de Brog lie. Among the distinguished circle were his Excellency the French Ambassador and Countess de St. Aulaire, the Earl of Aberdeen, Count Louis de Noaille.3, Lord Brougham, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl and Countess of Shelburne, Viscount and Viscountess Leveson, the Countess of Malmes bury, Dr. Lushington, &c. Covers were laid for twenty-six. The Lord Chancellor will receive the Judges, Queen's counsel, &c., on Tuesday next, the first day of Easter Term, at his Lordship's residence in George-street. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland have arrived at Northumberland House from Alnwick Castle, for the season. The Marquis of Bristol has quitted his mansion in St. James's• square for Brighton, where the Noble Marquis pur poses to reside during the summer. The Countess of Haddington will hold an assembly on Thursday next at the Admiralty. Viscount Melbourne received a select party at dinner, last evening, at his residence in South-street. The Earl and Countess of Dundonald have arrived at their new residence, Chesterfield• street, May-fair. Earl de Grey, who has suffered much since his return from Dublin from an attack of rheumatic gout, is considerablY better. Great improvements and additions are in progress at the Noble Earl's seat, Wrest Park, Bedfordshire. The Earl and Countess of Dartmouth and family pave ar rived in St. James's-square for the season. XISCELLAZTBOUS. The Perthshire Courier says :—We have been informed that (Alicia' intimation has been lately received, that her Majesty and Prince Albert do not intend to visit Blair this ensuing season. The royal visit to Ireland, and engagements with various members of the English nobility, will entirely ab. sorb all the leisure which the Queen can command this sea son; but we understand the same intimation also conveyed the g ratifying intelligence, that her Majesty and Prin ce Al bert both look forward with much pleasure to being enabled to pass some portion of the autumn of the following year at Blair Castle. Last night, a meeting of the rate-payers of St. Clement Danes was held in the vestry-room-- Mr. Wilkinson, church warden, in the chair—to make a poor-rate for the ensuing quarter. The chairman stated that, in consequence of the Commissioners of Police having omitted . in their last warrabl to include the Duchy of Lancaster in the Liberties of West minster, there was a deficiency of 2,400/. in the previous rate, which they, the rate-payers, would have to make up this quarte. Mr. Cull, churchwarden, moved, and Mr. Dickson seconded the fixing of a 9d. rate, to supply that deficiency, which was carried non. con. Yesterday a general court of the Governors and friends of the Seaman's Hospital Society was held at the office of the institution, No. 74, King William-street, City, to receive the report of the last quarter; Mr. I'. Labouchere, the trea surer, in the chair. The report showed that the receipts amounted to 2,7741. Is. 11d., including annual donations, 1,286!. 12s. 6d., and annual subscriptions 538/. Bs. 6d., and that atter the payment of all expenses, there was a balance in hand of 705/. I3s. Bd. There were now on board the Dreadnought 160 patients. Altogether 840 had been re received, of which thirty were in her Majesty's service; 650 of all nations in the merchant service; and there had been 49,414, since the establishment, relieved. The report was received, and the meeting broke up. The English Prelates of the Roman Catholic Church, to the number of ten or eleven, at present in London, yesterday forwarded to Sir Robert Peel thei r un i te d t h anks fbr his con duct. on the Maynooth grant. SUPPLEMENT TO THE POST-OFFICE LOADON DIRECTORY. This addition to that useful publication contains a complete Peerage and Parliamentary Directory, with the town residences of Members during the present session. As a proof of the late date to which the re turns are made up, we may state that it contains the two vacancies in the Commons, caused by the resigna tion of Mr. Wallace and the death of the Earl of Romney, and also the death of Lord Egremont; with copious information respecting money orders, corrected to the day of publication. It will be found a necessary complement to the " Post-office Direc tory." Mr. Kelly has bestowed great pains in making it as complete and the information as late as possible, and published at the very moderate price of one shilling. 1845.—The following is the House List of Gover nors and Directors of the Bank of England for the year en suing, via.:— FOR GOVERNORS. • John Benjamin Heath, Esq„ Governor. William R. Robinson, Esq., Deputy-Governor. FOR DIRECTORS. Edward Henry Chapman, James Malcomson, Esq. Esq. James Morris, Esq. William Cotton, Esq. George Warde Norman, Esq. C. Pascoe Grenfell, Esq. James Pattison, Esq. Abel Lewes Gower, Esq. Sir John Henry Pelly, Bart. John Oliver Hanson, Esq. Christopher Pearse, Esq. Kirkman Daniel Hodgson, David Powell, Esq. Esq. Sir John Rae Reid, Bart. 11. Lancelot Holland, Esq. Thomas Charles Smith, Esq. J. Gelibrand Hubbard, Esq. William Thompson, Esq., and Thomas Newman Hunt, Esq. Alderman. Charles Frdk. Huth, Esq. Thomas Matthias Weavelin, Alfred Latham, Esq. Esq. William Little, Esq. Francis Wilson, Esq. The election for Governor and Deputy-Governor will be held at the Bank OR Tuesday, the 15th, and for Directors on Wednesday, the 16th inst., from ten o'clock in the forenoon till four in the afternoon. DEATII OF PHILLIP JOHN MILES, ESQ. - The death of Mr. Miles has left a void in Bristol which will not be mer cantile otfhethheeakdingofdoomne, Mr. ofthme affordedlialesrgest one of those honourable examples which distinguish the easily filiedup. establishments A t " merchant princes " of Britain. Of active and intelligent business habits, the accumulation of vast wealth narrowed not his mind. He was a liberal patron of the fine arts, as the high rank which the collection at Leigh Court holds among private galleries bears witness. His manners and deportment were plain and unassuming ; free alike from affectation and coarseness, they bore the English stamp of honest and hearty sincerity. His disposition corresponded with his appearance. He gave away much in charity, but he gave it without the least ostentation. In all the re lationsnor, enapcphaarbelne.tly,Adsida hpeubwhicshmtaon,pMossre.slslitlneusedhidinntiontenexeee.rcislne, of private life th e c h aracter of the deceased was un politics he was an unvarying Tory, and the Minister of the period, when men and measures went together, might al ways reckon upon his vote.—Bristol Gazette. EXPERIMENTS IN THE MARSHES.—On Thursday afternoon, at two o'clock, Colonel Chalmer, Assistant Direc tor-General of Artillery, Captain I'alliser, of the Proof De partment, and Brigade-Major Sandham, Royal Engineers, were present in the Marshes to witness experiments with a thirteen-inch mortar, fired at an elevation of forty-five de grees, at 1,100 yards range, on a platform submitted by Lieut.-Colonel Alderson, Royal Engineers. Twenty-five rounds were tired, and the practice was very good, and the platform stood the recoil remarkably well, only showing a depression of about half an ineh in the centre, and gradually receding to the out si4es. The gallant officers, at the conclusion of the firing, proceeded to witness experiments with a furnace in vented by Captain Addison, for making shot red hot in a more limited time than by any other plan yet tried. The furnace resembles a barrack-room stove, and when not used for heating shot for service at fortifications, would answer the purpose of heating a large establishment. It is 4 feet 5 inches long by 3 feet 2 inches broad, and 3 feet 8 inches high, supported on wheels for the convenience of moving, and capable of heating at one time thirty-six twenty four-pounders, or thirty thirty-two pounders. The tire was lighted a quarter of an hour before the shot was put in, and in three-quarters of an hour more they were red hot. When the stove is once in full heat, a succession of shot may be made red hot in about a quarter of an hour, and by regulating the draught they can be kept in that state for a length of time. MUSICAL Gossir.—lt would appear that the pre sent is the most prolific musical season known in Paris. "Among the most interesting concerts given this year. figures,' says a private letter, " that of Madame Katinka de Dietz, lately appointed pianiste to her Majesty the Queen of Bavaria, and who proposes visiting London in the course of this month." Sir William Smith, Bart., of Eardiston, near Ten bury, and the Rev. Edward Higgins, of Bosbury House, near Ledbury, have qualified as magatratea for the county of Worceiter. J on ieli v id, slid -.0 The r ote ber pi e ' ice' the t are tiir t2c rs c l ate t,f .a 0f." 6 '3lo6°' ft 6 1 4 fteP 7- /1