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Not Contents present .. 79 Prox'es _ - - —175 -.- Majority against the Motion ...... —97 The motion was consequently lost. Their Lordships then aljourned till to-morrow. NEW WORK EDITED - BY THE REV. W. SEWELL. On Thursday next, the 22d instant, will be published, 2 vols. fcp. Bvo. AMY HERBERT. By a LADY. Edited by the Rev. WILLIA.3I SEWELL, 8.D., of Exeter College, Oxford. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. ready, p R rice 108. 6d. PART 11. of Now Mr. BUKE'S HISTORY of the LANDED GENTRY. ' In noticing the first Part of this work, we spoke of the extra , Crdlnary labour and diligence which had been bestowed upon it, and its consequent value as an accurate history of the untitled aristocracy of England. It is, indeed, a remarkable monument of industry and researek, and contains a mass of curious heraldic and genealogical Information, that can be fbUnd nowhere else. We have had an op portunity of testing its extreme eorrectness."—John Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Immediately, in 3 vols post Bvo., C H A T S .W 0 R T H; OR, 'THE ROMANCE OF A WEEK. Edited by R. PLUMER WARD, Esq. Author of" Tremaine," " De Vere," &c. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. COMPLETION OF THE SHAKSPEARE NOVELS. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., THE SECRET PASSION. By the Author of "The YOUTH of SHAKSPEARE," " SHAKSPEARE and his FRIENDS,' &c. " The Shakspeare 'Novels are now generally known and justly ap preciated. They are valuable additions to our literature ; and the two preeeding divisions of the design are rendered doubly valuable by this completion of it, which carries us on to the close of the bard's felicitous career. ' The Secret Passion' is fully equal in spirit, vivacity, and truth of paintin", to its popular predecessors."—Naval ind Military Gazette. Henry Colburs, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Just ready, in one vol. post Eivo., C ONFESSIONS of a WHITE FOOT. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. IJER MAJESTY'S SEASON. THEATRE. The following outline of the arrangements for the ensuing season respeetthlly presented to the Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public. ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE OPERA. Madame Grist, 31adlle. M. Favanti (her first appearance at this Theatre), Madame Bellini, Madame Dal Fiori, and Madame Persian!. Gignor Mario, Sig. Correill (his first appearance at this Theatre), Sig. Dal Fiorl, Big. Felice (his first appearance at this Theatre), Sig. Farnasari, Sig. V. Lablache, and Sig. Lablache. Director of the Music, Composer, and Conductor, Sig. Costa. the Repertoire will consist of a Selection of the most admired Works, and amongst the Novelties will be presented Pereiant's New Oi era " La Fantasma t " produced with great success at the Italian .era, Paris ; and Ricci's New Opera, " Cored° D'Altamura," pro -1 .seed with great success at the Scala, Milan ; and now in rehearsal nt theltallan Opera, Paris; and an entirely NeW Opera, .composed hi' M. Costa, expressly for the company, entitled " Den Carlos." TILE BALLET. Marine. Carlotta Grist, Madlle. Adelaide Frasi, of the Teatro di 1 - ergola, Florence (her first appearance at this theatre) ; Mad. Guy Stephan ; Madlle. Scheffre, Madlle. Ferdinand, Madlle. Planquet, Barvile (their first appearance at this theatre) ; Madlle. Fanny Elssler, and Madlle. ("crib) ; M. St. Leon, M. Monta.ssu (his first appearance in this country), M. Coulon, M. Gosselin, M. &'uriet, M. Venafra, M. Bertram, and 31. l'errot, and a numerous and efficient ;orps de Ballet. . Arrangements are also pending with 31adlle. Taglioni, and there is s - rery probability that the talent of this eminent artiste will be se cured for a limited number of representations. The . Cfrohestra will consist of the same combination of talent which has entitled it to the distinctive merit of being the first in Europe. The Choruses will be numerous and effective. Leader of the Orchestra, M. Tolbeque: Principal Artiste of the Theatre, Mr. W. Grieve. Maitre de Ballet, 3f. Perr.it. Sons Maitre de Ballet, 3f. Gosselin. Regisseur de la Dense, 31. Conlon. Leader of the Ballet, M. Nadaud. 'Madame Persiani and Signor Fornasari will appear on the First Wight of the season, in Herold's chef d'oeuvre of "Zampa." The debut of 31adlle. Favanti will be forthwith arranged. Maclaine Grist, Signor-Mario, and Signor Lablache, will appear at toe re-opening of the theatre, immediately after Easter. Mean's. Carlotta Grisi will arrive in town in a few days, and will appear on tire first night of the season, in a New Ballet, founded on Vletor Hugo's celebrated work of " Notre Dame de Paris," entitled "La Esmeralda." The part of Esmeralda, by 31adlIC. C. Grist ; the g art of Pierre Gringoire, by M. Perrot. M:ullle. Cerito will arrive in town at the end of April. Among the novelties in the Ballet Department will be produced a New Grand Ballet, entitled " Jeanne d'Arc." Jeanne d'Arc, Madlle. Fanny Elssler. The Theatre will Open in the first week of March, when will be prodneed Herold's celebrated Opera of "Zampa :" Camilla, Madame Persiant ; Zampa, Sig. Fornasari. To be followed by a New Ballet, by M. Perrot, with New Scenery, Dresses, Sec., entitled " La Esme ralda." The Music by Sig. Pugin. The Scenery by W. Grieve. The Irineipal Characters by Madill. Carlotta Grisi, 3iadlle. Adelaide Frasi, Madame Guy Stephan, .3a.dlle. Seheffre, 3latille. Planquet, Mane. Ferdinand, and Madlle. Barville ; It. Perrot, M. Coulon, 31. Gosselin, and M. St. Leon. THEATRE ROYAL. DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, Will be performed Shakspeare's Play (as altered by Cibber) of RICHARD 111. Richard, Duke of Gloster, Mr. Charles Kean • Duke of Buckingham, Mr. Cooper ; Duke of Norfolk, Mr. 64 Homcastle; Earl of Richmond, Mr. Hudson ; Elizabeth, Mrs. Warner ; Iluchess of York, Mrs. elby; Lady Anne, Mrs. Stirling. After w.iicb, DER FIIEISCHUTZ. Adolph, Mr. Barker; Caspar, Mr. Stretton ; Linda, Miss Romer; Rose, Miss Betts. Dress Boxes 75., second Price :is . (Id. ; Upper Cade. of Boxes 50., second Price 3s. ; Pit 3.1, Second Pnce 25.• hl dale Gallery 2a., Secend Price IL; Upper Gallery IL, Second filce Bd. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN, M. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY . 16, PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVENING—PART I. Orerture, Fra Diai olo—Aub r. Quadrille, the Buffo Quadrille on Mr. John Parry's celebrated Comic Songs, arranged by M. Jullien. Sinfonia, Pastorale, the Andante and Storm Movements —Beethoven. Solo, Otoe M. Barret. Valle,. Le Bouquet Royal —Jullien. The Destruction of Pompeii—Roch Albert. PART 11. Opera I Puritani, Grand Fantasia for four Cornet-a-Pistons Bellini New aadrille , The Irish Echoes—Jullien. • Solo, lute, Mr. Richardson. Valse. Bird of Pa mime, received with the greatest favour at the Nobility's Balls —Kcenig. iho I.l3glish Doors Open at Halt past Seven, commence at Eight **Clock. Promenade, Is , Upper Boxes, Is.; Dress Circle, 26.6 d. ; Private Boxes, It. Is. Tickets to be obtained at the Box.offlee of the Theatre; of me Mitchell, Old Bond-street; Mr. Andrews, New Boad-street ; Mr. Sams, St. James ' s -street; and M. Juffisn's Office, 14 Maddox-street, Bond.street. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. mu. BENJAMIN WEBSTER, LESSER RE-ENGAGEMENT OF MR. JOHN PARRY. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, Will be repeated THE LITTLE DEVIL Nicol° Angell Ma dame Vcstris ; Ferdinand of Spain, Mr. Stuart ; Vinccntio d'Estella; Mr. Charles Mathews. After the Drama, Mr. JOHN PARRY will sing " La Lezione di - Canto," accompanying himself on the Grand Pianoforte After which, a New Comic Drama, entitled USED UP. Sir Charles Coldstream, Bart., Mr. Charles Mathews; Sir Adonus Leech, Mr Tilbury; Wurzle, Mr. James Bland ; Mary, Miss Julia Bennett; Lady Clutterbuck, Mrs. Humby. To conclude with a New fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE FAIR ONE WITH THE GOLDEN LOCKS! King Lachrymoso, Mr. J. Bland; Prince Graceful, Miss P. Horton ; Queen Lucidora, Miss Julia Bennett. _ _ _ - Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, ss. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 25.; Upper 'Gallery, Is. Half-price—Boxes, 3s. ; Pit 25 .; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Doors opened at liall-past Six, and the Performance Commence at Seven. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, Will be performed IHE DEVIL'S IN IT. Rolla, Mrs. Keeley After which, the Petite Drama, called THE GREEK SLAVE. Za'da kthe Greek Nave), Madame Eugenie Prosper. To be followe I by a New Farce, called BOUNCE; or, The Ojibbeway Indians. To conclude with THE SWISS COTTAGE. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, Will be repeated; by permission of Charles Dickens, Esq., THE CIdRISTMAS CAROL Principal Characters—Messrs. 0. Smith, Wright, Lyon, Maynard, Korman, Miss Woolgar. Mrs. F. Ma hews, Miss Chaplin, and Miss Lee. After which, the Tragedy of RICHARD THE THIRD. Ri chard, Mr. Wright; Lady Anne, Miss E. Stanley. To conclude with THE WRECK ASHORE. Principal Cha. iacters—Mrs. Yates, Miss Woolgar, Messrs. Lyon, 0. Smith, and Wright. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Under the Management of Mr. Batty, Proprietor. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, Will be performed the Grand National Spectacle of THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. Napoleon Buonapsrte, Mr. Gomersal, his ori ginal cburarter New tstenes in the Circle, and Unequalled Feats of Horsemanship. To conclude with THE HORSE BANDITTI OF BAGDAD. Acting and Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadtoot. Stalls. 65. ; Boxes, 45.; Upper Boxes, ; Pit, 25. ; Gallery, Is.; Upper Gallery, td. Box-ottice open daily from Ten till Four. Stage Boxes, One Ottinva ; Half-price to Ditto, Halt-a-Guinea. Private Boxes, Two iseas; Half-price to Ditto, One Guinea. Half-price, Half-past E DAV EDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE Enormous hit iteliaititleTedo;f;:;;;ricloWciciiiian ever— Increased attraction of the best Pantomime in London, overflow. log with fun. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY In, Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled STELLA RITTERS. DORF. Sup,,orted by Messrs. Saville, Hughes, Hicks, R. Honner. Neville, Vale, Smith, Johnson, Lewis, r eslop, Mrs. R. Honner, Mrs. Dale. Mrs. Hughes, Miss Terre'', and Mrs. H. Vining. Apes which, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by "Boa," with splendid Appointments. To conclude with an entirely new Grand Comic Pantomime, with Splendid Scenery, Superb Dresses, Inimitable Properties a nd Tricks, every thing new and of the most costly description, HARLEQUIN (VIA M M AR, or, Lindley Murray and AEI 0 U. Harlequin, Mr. W. H. Harvey ; Grotesque, Mr. Stilt; Clown, Mr. Fuller • Panta loon, Mr. Hawsms ; Columbines (alternately) Miss M. R. Fair. brJther and Miss Sharpe, Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box. ()lice, from Eleven to Four. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, Will be performed A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Principal Cha. racters—Meaars. Freer, Nantz, Gardner, Paul, Seaman, Miss Vin. cent, and Miss Arden After which, THE WILD IRISH GIRL. Shelah O'Shay, Miss Vincent. o oenclude with THE GNOME OF THE GOLD MINES. sup ported by Moms. Freer, Nants, Miss Vincent. &c. THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, FEB. 16. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 32 ; Highest, 45 ; Noon, 41. BAROMETER, 30.25.—Wnw, W. NarE.—The - number 32 MI The Thermometer denotes the freezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is usually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE TIES DAY. Morning .. 15 minutes after 0 I Evening .. 45 minutes after 0, SECOND EDITION. ~Rl.rif 41 A ' 114,?b1(' '-'4111M41126 A rm ; tiacriv, 1!4- blettin lid. LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1844. Lord STOIIETON withdre w the motion of which he had given notice in the House of Lords, with reference to the construction of Catholic oaths. The Puke of WELLINGTON announced that it was the intention' of the Government to introduce a Bill this session on Turnpike Trusts. The Earl of FORTESCUE resumed the adjourned debate on Ireland, and commenced by correcting some mis-statements which had been made in the Commons with regard to the appointment of seven additional stipendiary magistrates. In adverting to the iifimediate question before the House, he spoke in lhigh terms of Mr. O'CONNELL for the stand which he had made against Chartism in Leland; and con cluded by stating that he considered the Irish Church one of the great grievances of the country. The Noble Earl was. heard.very imperfectly. The Eitl .of • Atm:NG-won defeadod the Govern ment against the charge of reducing the stipendary magistrates. They had done nothing more than they were compelled to do by Act of Parliament. He had not much to say against the motion. He, how ever, denied the statement that justice was not fairly administered, and at the same time defended Sir ROBERT PEEL against the unjust imputation that he had appointed the Noble Lord on the woolsack to his high office because he was hostile to Ireland. He was followed by the Earl of Rirox, at the con clusion of whose speech, after a pause of some mi nutes, the Marquis of NORMANBY rose to reply, when a scene ensued, somewhat diversifying the usual solemnity of their Lordships' proceedings, but for a description of which we must refer to our report. When the excitement calmed down the House divided. The numbers were—Content, 78 ; Not Content, 175. Their Lordships then adjourned. In the Commons Mr. SOTIIERON took his seat for North Wiltshire. Lord CLEMENTS gave notice of a motion for Tues day next, with reference to the expense incurred by the movement of troops to Ireland, and the registra- tion of arms. Mr. WALLACE gave notice that, on the 29th, he would call the attention of the House to railway communication throughout the United Kingdom. Colonel RAWDON gave notice, for the same day, of a motion relative to the proclamation against the Clontarf meeting. Sir JAMES GRAHAM postponed the Committee on the Factories Bill till Friday fortnight. In answer to a question from Mr. HumE, Sir ROBERT PEEL said . the estimates would not be brought forward till the conclusion of the debate on the state of Ireland. Mr. HUME presumed they would, therefore, be brought forward on Monday. A number of motions were postponed. Mr. D. Ross, the Member for Belfast, resumed the adjourned debate on Ireland, and expressed his hearty concurrence in the propositions brought for , ward by Lord J. RUSSELL; he expressed his astonish ' ment that the rulers of this country, after Ireland had been connected with this country for six cen turies, had not devised some plan to consolidate the union and conciliate that nation. The will alone was wanting. He then described the peaceable state of Ireland under the two Whig Lords-Lieutenant, and adverted to the charge made against Mr. O'Cox- NELL of not being sincere in his endeavours to benefit his native land. It was said that. Mr. O'CONNELL was a hypocrite, that his words were smoother than oil, but his thoughts breathed nothing but violence. Here Mr. O'CONNELL entered, and was loudly cheered by the Opposition as he walked up the floor of the House, and the cheers were renewed with great effect when he resumed his old seat near Mr. HUME. After this exciting scene Mr. Ross proceeded to draw the attention of the House to the peculiar grievance of Ireland, and particularly pointed to the Established Church. The religion of the majo rity, he said, should be scrupulously regarded, but by no possibility could the present state of that Church be reconciled to the feelings of the people or to justice. Mr. P. BOETWICK followed. "'Sir H. W.BARRON declined making.any reply to Mr. BORTHWICK'S remarks, and, after enumerating the grievances of which Ireland had just reason to com plain, expressed his concurrence in the motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL. A number of other speakers addressed the House, hut the speech of Lord HowicK was the speech of the night. It deserves the highest commendation. His Lordship was not shackled by Whig or aristocratical prejudices, he showed himself an honest man, a man of no party, and forgot all political distinctions in asserting the rights and denouncing the oppressions of a country that would willingly be allied with England, if England would only act like an honest and generous nation. After a short conversation on the subject, the debate was again adjourned. The ablest and most manly speech made last night in the House of Commons was decidedly that of Lord Howica, who inveighed in indignant terms against the tardiness and manifest reluctance of Go vernment in bringing forward remedial measures for the sister-country ; and asked, with pointed emphasis, if this was a case in which they could safely wait till a more convenient season to propose more enlarged schemes of amelioration. " While peace lasted," observed the Noble Lord, " the utmost extent of the evil might be the proiuction of a state of society which must be intolerable to all who were forced to live in it; and GOD knew this was bad enough ! But had Government considered what would be the result, should a foreign war break out ? What would be their situation if they were again called on to carry on a mortal struggle with a foreign enemy, with nearly one-third of the whole population of the empire ready, not to take part with them, but against them, with all the deadly hatred which sprung from .concealed disaffection ? Did they con sider how fearful a danger this was ? Peace, hap pily, prevailed; but who could say how long it would last ? This state of things was a temptation to other countries, knowing the sources of our weakness, to ask for that which was inconsistent with our honour and our interest." This is just the sort of argument that would suggest itself, not to a mere red-tape tyer, but to a statesman of enlightened and compre hensive views, such as Lord Howien shows himself to be, throughout his well-digested speech on Ireland. That it will produce much impression on a Government whose highest object seems to be to legislate for the day, leaving the morrow to shift for itself, we do not suppose for an instant; but it will tell with the country ; it will sink deep into the minds of all whose opinions are worth consideration ; and induce them to regard the Irish question in a far different light to that in which they may have hitherto been in the habit of viewing it. So long as Ireland continues in her present state of deplorable disaffection—a disaffection prevented from breaking out into open insurrection, not so much by the mili tary force stationed in that country, as by the inces sant, earnest appeals of O'CoNNELL—there can be no sure guarantee for the safety of England, in the event of a war breaking out with any of the Con tinental Powers. With the affections of Ireland estranged from us, with what confidence could we venture to oppose the troops of France, burning to revenge the defeat of Waterloo? How meet the myriad masses of trained soldiers whom, by the mere stamping of his foot, the Emperor of RUSSIA could summon into the field of action ? How oppose the bold, stubborn forces of the American Republic, whose recent mani festation of sympathy has so warmly endeared it to the heart of Ireland ? These are contingencies not very likely—we devoutly hope and believe—to happen ; still they come within the limits of proba bility, and an enlightened Government —one, we -mesa, that eteft -see iycy uu.i. - its -- nose—should always be provided against the chances of their occur rence. With the sister-country at our back, we may bid defiance to the world; but while Ireland continues to be our weakness instead of our strength —our shame instead of our boast—we must be con tent from time to time to put up with sleights to which, under other circumstances, we should not dream of submitting. Lord Howica remarked that Ministers had shown energy only in " re pressing external signs of disobedience," and had manifested a deplorable want of vigour in bringing forward remedial measures. This is perfectly true. When once they had decided on the point, they could be prompt enough in putting Mr. O'ComiELL on his trial for conspiracy ; but their landlord-and -tenant commission, which is meant to have a conciliatory tendency, still " drags its slow length along ;" and it appears to be a matter of considerable doubt, whether, for this year at least, any re sult, in the slightest degree beneficial, will be obtained from it. What substantial good can any rational individual anticipate from a Government which thus shows itself feeble in the right, a n d forcible in the wrong; and legislates on the assump tion that Ireland has scarcely one solid comprehensive grievance to complain of, and that consequently the slightest possible modicum of relief will be quite suffi cient to answer every useful purpose ? In speaking of the Irish Protestant Church, Lord ROWICK expressed him self with a manliness—a distinctness--a sincerity—de serving of all possible praise, and satisfactorily showed that, until that gigantic grievance was con siderably mitigated, if not wholly done away with, there could be no hope of perma. Den t tranquillity in Ireland, It might be kepi in a state of sulky subordination by the pre sence of English troops, occupying it as though it were an enemy's country ; but it would never be cordially reconciled to us—never act as our right arm in the hour of difficulty and danger. Madrid papers of the Bth have been received, but they add little to the intelligence published on Thurs day. Madrid, by order of the Captain-General NARYAEZ, had been declared in a state of siege,— that is under martial-law. The editors of three Liberal journals have announced that they are com pelled to suspend their publication under such extra ordinary circumstances. " Absolute power," says one of them (the .Taco del Comercio) being now esta blished, and the sword of a soldier suspended over our heads, we are compelled to yield to force and discon tinue our labours. The whole is now placed in an exceptional condition, under the rule of the sword. The military authorities are invested with alp the public powers. They dispose of the lives of citizens whom they can send to the scaffold by merely ac cusing them of indirectly favouring revolt. Before retiring from the contest, we protest against a mea sure so illegal and so tyrannical. Whilst there existed a shadow of liberty we supported our principles at all risks, like men of courage and conviction. But now our sacrifices would be unavailable, for we should soon fall into the snares which are laid for the organs of public opinion." The Especttabr made a nearly similar declaration, and published its last number with several blank columns. The Three per Cents. were done at 281 for cash, and 29 at 60 days, and the Five per Cents., at 201 and 193 at 60 days. All the Paris papers of Wednesday publish a tele graphic dispatch from Calais, announcing the convic tion of Mr. O'CONNEL and the other traversers. They make few comments on it, however, as the real nature of the verdict given on Saturday was hardly intelli gible to Englishmen, and would, therefore, ill bear a translation. The Courrier Francais, however, reck oned a conviction as certain, and remarks :—" Will Sir R. PEEL thereby reduce the agitator to silence? —does he imagine that the complaints of Ireland will be extinguished by his imprisonment ? The English Government has these questions to solve ; but British philanthropy temporises with the ills of Ireland, and to gain time has provoked a condemnation. This miserable expedient of a potty policy will be a lasting shame to the Tory Ministry and to the Judges !" Queen CHRISTINA. was to leave Paris on Thursday for Marseilles, and proceed to Spain from that place by sea. The French Funds were very firm on Wednesday. The Three per Cents. closed at 82f. 50c.; the Five per Cents., 125 f. 80c.; Orleans Railroad Shares, 852 f. 50c.; Rouen, 832 f. 50c. ; Havre, 672 f. 50c. ; Avig non, 757 f. 50c. THE BOURSE—WEDNESDAY, FEB. 14. First Highest Lowest Price. Price. Price. Prico. French Five per Cents. •• • . 125 70 • • 125 70 •• 125 60 125 65 Four per Cents. •• • • 106 50 .. 106 50 .. 106 50 • • 106 50 Three per Cents.•• • • 82 50 .. 82 50 .. 82 35 .. 82 45 Bank of France • 3275 • • 3275 • • 3275 ..3275 Laftitte Bank, I,ooof. Sharesllo.s ..1105 ..1105 • • 1105 5,000 f. Sharesso67 50 —5067 50 ..5067 50 ..5067 50 Belgian Bank . Belgian Fives lO7l .. 1071 .. 1071 .• 1071 1840 •• • 109 k • . 109{ • . 1091 • • 1091 1842 •• •• 1101 1101 .. 1101 .. 1101 Spanish Active • Passive 5l .. 51 .. 51 •• 5f Portuguese Five per Cents.. 47 .. 47 .• 461 .• 461 Neapolitan lO6 .. 106 105 50 .. 105 50 Roman RAILWAY SHARES. Versailles,R.B. ..... 351 25 .. 351 25 .. 351 25 .. 351 25 L.B.— • • • • 172 50 .. 175 . • 172 50 .. 175 Rotten .............. •• 83.5 .. 835 .. 835 .. 835 Rouen to:llavre.• 670 .. 675 .. 670 .. 675 Orleans Strasburg to Bate— • 247 N .. 247 50 • • 243 75 .. 247 60 Montpellier toCette. • Avignon to Marseilles.. • • • • 765 .. 765 •• 760 • • 760 RAILWAY SHARES, FOR THE ACCOUNT. Versailles, 11.11••• •• •• 350 .. 352 50 350 3.52 50 L. 8...... ..... 167 50 • • 175 .. 167 50 .. 175 Rouen .......... ...... Rouen to lialTe 675 Orteam • . • .. 675 .. 670 •• 852 50 .. 850 672 50 .. 852 50 Strasburg to Bale. 248 75 •• 248 75 •• 248 75 .. 246 25 Avignon to Marseilles• • • • .• 760 • • 760 • • 757 50 • • 757 50 The Army Estimates, Ist April, 1844, to 31st March, 1845 (laid upon the Table of the House of Commons, and ordered to be printed on the Bth inst.), consist, in the first . place, of the state of particulars re spectively attached to the Two Votes into which the " Charge for her Majesty's land forces at home and abroad' is condensed :—Vote 1, declares the number of men to be takenfor the year ; Vote 2, the estimated charge for the same. Vote 1, sets out, " the number of officers, non-commissioned officers, and rank and file which, it is proposed to maintain for the service of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, (exclusive of the troops employed in the East Indies), for the above period," at 100,295. Vote 2, esti mates the charge of her Majesty's land forces for service at home and abroad for the same term, at 4,475,8261. But, since the charge for five regiments of cavalry, and twenty-three regiments of infantry, which are employed in the East Indies; and the charge, also, of the East India depots at Maidstone and Chatham, are defrayed by the East India Company, their amount (together 939,9061.) are to be deducted from this aggregate, as well as a further sum of 104,1561. on account of appropriations in aid. The net amount, therefore, to be provided under terms of vote 2, is 3,431,7641. The total net amount to be granted for these services, and for the several other services forming the subjects of the re maining votes comprised in these estimates, is (effec tive and non-effective) 5,984,5241. This total, for last year, was 6,225,1031., showing a decrease in the Army Estimates for the present year, as com pared with those for 1843-44, of 240,5791. The charges for the current year, on account of the several services under the class " Effective," are stated, re spectively, thus :—Staff Officers, 158,231/. ; Public Departments, 90,308/. ; Royal Military College, 17,9181.; Royal Military Asylum and Hibernian Schools, 13,4061.; Volunteer Corps, 86,0771.; Un provided Services of former years, 1,6491. The total of these is 3,783,4371. (the item on account of Royal Military College, &c., being defrayed by an appro priation in aid). Te amount to be provided for " Non-Effective Service" is thus distributed :—Re wards for Military Services, 13,953/. ; Army Pay of General Officers, 77,000/. ; Full Pay for Retired Offi cers, 62,300/.; Half-pay and Military Allowances, 450,0001.; Foreign Half-pay, 54,9321. ; Widows' Pensions, 141,610/. ; Compassionate Allowances, Bounty Warrants, and Pensions for Wounds, 110,000/. ; In-Pensioners of Chelsea and Kilmain ham, and Out-Pensioners of Chelsea Hospitals , 1,252,7921. ; Superannuation Allowances, 38,5001: These Estimates are prepared with great minuteness and in much detail ; and all the items are stated with remarkable distinctness and precision. ARRIVAL OP THE AVON WEST INDIA STEAMER.— This vessel, which has been overdue for some days, ar rived at Southampton on Thursday morning. The de lay had been caused by severe weather in the Gulf of Mexico, which lasted for two days. The voyage alto gether had been unfortunate, and the Avon, having steamed for thirty-five days, consumed all the coals, and the Captain was obliged to break away the bulk-heads, and some other parts of the ship, for fuel. She left MexicO on the 4th of January, where all was quiet. The Avon left Bermuda for England on the 28th of January, and on the following day another gale came on, the wind blowing a hurricane ; it con tinued for forty-eight hours. Sir Charles Adam was at Jamaica, on his way to Vera Cruz. The Trent brought the inter-colonial mails for the Avon. The Forth had left Havannah on the 12th of January, for Jamaica. The Avon has 503,893 dollars on board, 57,500 of which are for the Mexican dividends, and t 81,251 for the Real del Monte Mining Company ; the rest on merchants' account. Also, 59 serons of cochineal, and 54 cases of gum copal. The various dates of departure are—from Tampico, 23d Dec. ; Vera Cruz, 4th Jan. ; Havannah, 16th Jan. ; Nassau, 18th Jan. ; and Bermuda, 28th Jan. The intelligence by this arrival is not of much importance. • COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, TIIIIRSDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual walking exercise this morning in the Home Park. In the afternoon her Majesty and the Prince rode out in a pony phaeton, his Royal Highness driving. Sir Robert Peel arrived at the Castle this morning from town, and had an audience of her Majesty. The Right lion. Baronet afterwards took his departure in the after noon, and returned to town, travelling by the Great Western railway. The Royal Family have been taking airings as usual, to-day. Sir Henry Wheatley arrived this forenoon at the Castle. Sir Henry took his departure in the afternoon. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, attended by Baroness Ahlefeldt, arrived in town yesterday morning, from her residence, at Kew. Her Royal Highness paid a visit to the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House, and in the afternoon returned to Kew. Sir Robert Peel left town yesterday morning, by the Groat Western Railway, to attend her Majesty, at Windsor Castle. The Right Hon. Baronet returned to his residence, in White hall-gardens, soon after four o'clock in the afternoon. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived in town yesterday afternoon, from Kew. The Royal Duke visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House. Her Most Faithful Majesty . the Queen of Portugal has been graciously pleased to raise Baron de Moncorvo, her Majesty's Envoy at this Court, to the dignity of a Knight Grand Cross of the Ancient Military Order of St. James of the Sword. Sir W. C. Ross, R.A., has left London, by command of her Majesty, for the Court of Brussels, to paint a large miniature of her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians, and the Princess Charlotte of Belgiu.m. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—The last perform ance of Handel's Oratorio, Jephtho, takes place at Exeter Hat this (Friday) eyening. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, 1844. SUMMARY OF NEWS AND public Opinion. " Who runs may read." FOREIGN. On Monday, the King of the French, attended by General Rumigny and two orderly officers, left the Tuileries at two o'clock for Saint Cloud, and returned at five. In the even ins their Majesties received a numerous party to dinner. the youngest daughter of Lucien Bonaparte, the Princess Constance, aged 24, says the Commerce, has just entered the convent of the Sacre Cceur de Notre Dame, on Mount Pincio. On account of her extraordinary mental capacity, her superiors destine her to be the foundress of a depen dence on the order at Warsaw. Nafi-Effendi, ex-Ambassador from the Ottoman Porte to the Court of the Tuileries, has left Paris to return to Con stantinople. M. Munoz, brother of the morganatic husband of Queen Christina, has just arrived in Paris, with dispatches from the Spanish Government. The Augsburg Gazette states that the Russian army in the Caucasus is about to receive a reinforcement of 10,000 men. At the last sitting of the Court of Assizes at Dijon, a ser vant girl named Rousseau, and her master, named Langon nier, the Mayor of the commune of Venaray, were tried for infanticide, the former as a principal, and the latter as ac cessory. It appeared from the evidence, and from the con fession of the girl, that she had borne three children, of which Langonnier was the father, and that they had all been murdered at his suggestion, and with his assistance. The prisoners were both found guilty. The Court condemned Langonnier to death, and the female to imprisonment for life, with hard labour. The Countess of Nassau, widow of the ex-King of the Netherlands, is said to have decided upon fixing her resi dence at the chateau which she possesses near Cologne, and to which workmen have been sent from Brussels to prepare it for her reception. A letter from Rome, of the 4th of February, says that the Director of the Police at Ravenna had been shot as he was returning home from the theatre. At Castel Bolognese, near Imola, several gensdarmes have been assassinated, and the theatre of Cesena has been blown up by means of a powder mine. Happily there was no per son in the theatre when this happened. AND P 07140311. In the Court of Queen's Bench an action was brought by Mr. Coppock, the solicitor, to recover damages for a rather serious assault, committed upon him in April .last, when em ployed in getting up the evidence which_ was intended to be laid before the House of Commons on the petition against Mr. Kelly's return for the lsorough of Cambridge. The charge was clearly made out, and the jury, withodt hesitation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 2501. In the Central Criminal Court, Elizabeth Brown, who was convicted a few days since of an extensive robbery of plate from her master, Mr. R. Clavering Savage, to ivhom she had acted in the double capacity of mistress and servant, was brought up for judgment, and sentenced to two years' im prisonment, with hard labour. The Court, at its rising, ad journed till Monday, the 4th of March. At Union-hall, John Stevens, a silversmith, of John-street, Islington, was finally examined before Mr. Cottingham, charged with fraudulently obtaining money to the amount of 751., of Mr. Folkard, the pawnbroker, of the London road, by means of spurious metal, resembling ingots of silver. Mr. Cottingham said he was of opinion the charge was made out against the prisoner, and that he should com mit him for trial. _ At the Thames Police-court Charles Lambert and William M'Gregor were brought up on remand, charged with piracy, under the I Ith and 12th William 111., c. 7, which constitutes any attempt to create a revolt on ship board, to be an act of piracy. The statute of William was subsequently confirmed and perpetuated by the 6th George 1., c. 19. The prisoners were seamen on board the brig Hester, bound on a whaling voyage to the South Pacific, and owing, as it was alleged, to the misconduct of the prisoners, a revolt arose, in which one man, named Greggs, was shot dead by the master, Captain Richard Lucas Williams. They were committed for trial. COURT---FASNIONABLE. Lady Holland received at dinner on Wednesday evening, in Stanhope-street, Mayfair, the French Ambassador, the Countess St. Aulaire, the Baroness Langsdorff, and other foreigners of distinction. The Baron Langsdorff left the seat of the French Embassy on Tuesday last, for Paris. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford leave Woburn Abbey on the sth of the next. month, for Belgrave-square. The Countess Dowager of Carnwath has arrived in Glou cester-place, Portman-square, from Canterbury. Earl and Countess Grosvenor and Lady Elizabeth Gros venor are expected to leave Eaton Hall, for town, on Tues day next. The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster are not expected at Grosvenor House, for the season, until the first week in May. Lord and Lady Kinnaird are expected to leave Rossie Priory at the latter end of the ensuing month, for their new mansion in Upper Brook-street, for the season. The venerable Right Hon. Thomas Grenville, brother to the late celebrated statesman, who has been indisposed at his mansion in Hamilton-place, is convalescent. Mr. Bolton Clive, M.P., is recoveoig from a severe attack of indisposition. MISCELLANEOUS. At a Court of Common Council held on Thursday, Mr. R. L. Jones brought up the Report of the Royal Exchange Com mittee, which stated that the purchase of the block of build ings, called Bank-buildings, in front of the Royal Exchange, had been completed. On New Year's day, 1843, with a sixpenny fare, the Gree nock and Glasgow Railway pocketed 771. from holiday pas sengers. On New Year's day, 1844, with a shilling fare, they received 451. There has just been rehearsed at Vienna J. L. Hatton's newly-composed opera of Pascal Brunow, under the superin tendence of the maestro, the principal parts being taken by Staudigl and Lutzer. A correspondent pronounces it to be one of the most splendid operas he ever heard. It wiil be produced before the public at Vienna at the end of this month. Sir James Graham declines appointing magistrates for the borough of Sheffield, unless the town-council are prepared to build a new gaol, and to hold quarter sessions. The monthly meeting of the Anti-Corn-law League took place in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, on Wednesday evening. The spacious building was never so crowded be fore. The speakers were Mr. Cobden, M.P., Colonel Thomp son, and Mr. R. R. R. Moore, and the audience included per sons who had come many miles to have an opportunity of hearing them. Mr. G. Wilson, chairman of the Council, presided. There has been a considerable falling off in the importa tion of hemp into Great Britain in the course of the last two years—the quantity imported in 1842 having been about 2,000 tons less than that of the year previous. In 1843 the import was 1,000 tons less than that of 1842. The stocks are unusually low in London, Liverpool, and the other prin cipal markets. The barque Lady Bute , which sailed from the Clyde on Saturday even ing last, for Calcutt a , carr i ed one of the most valuable c argoes which has ever left that port, being esti mated at more than 40,0001. From the statements in the Report of the Visiting Justices of the New Prison, this gaol was in a satisfactory state. The number of prisoners was 178 ; there being 139 males, and 39 females. The Report was received. At the meeting of the Magistrates on Thursday, Mr. Wilks directed attention to the Small Debts Bill, intro duced into the House of Commons by Mr. John Jervis, by which, individual magistrates would be enabled to adjudicate on all claims for debts under 51., and, if necessary, issue dis tress warrants to enforce payment. He also entreated the earnest attention of magistrates, poor-law guardians, and other persons interested, to the proposed amendment of the Poor-law Bill by Sir James Graham, from which considerable alterations and improvements were anticipated. The Report of the Visiting Justices of the House of Correction was read. The regulations in the prison had been enforced and the dis cipline duly maintained. The number of prisoners was 1,084. Of that number 828 were males, and 256 females. There were also seven children in confinement. S l6 ll .— l lrin P dli N gh G t w."—este( THIS DAY.) rly breeze, and hazy. L LO I.O x,, Y oN D , DEAL, FEB. 15.—Wind &SAN'. to S.W., m o d er ate.—Sld. ,ane,Lrill7llfaooyru,Tsßiretr FEB.b, Orleans. ea o l es ln . p ss..—wind SAV.—Acrd. Ellen Brooks, Havre, COWES, FEB. 15.'—Acrd. Arrd. Marie, New York, for Havre. S O UTHAMPTON, FEB. 1 5.—Arrd. Oriental steamer, Alex andria, It was blowing a gale at Bermuda on the 27th and 29th of January. FALMOUTH, FEB. 15.—Wind S.W., strong breezee.—Arrd. Glenalvon, Crouch , Au x Ca y es, with loss of boats, bulwarks, topmasts, yards, water casks, &c., whilst lying to during a severe gale on the 24th and 25th ult. in lat. 37,10ng. 58. OFF DuNGENEss, FEB 12.—Elizabeth Louisa, Laguna, for Hamburgh. NEWPORT, FEB. 15.—A mast fifty feet long, apparently the mainmast of a brig, or the mizenmast of a ship, seemingly some time in water, came on shore in the bay 10th inst. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 16.—Wind S.S.W., light.—Arid. Agnes, Braithwaite, Rio de la Hache (Dec. 28) ; William Penning ton, Jamaica ; Jackson, Savanilla ; Jane Ross, Crabtree, New Orleans ; Elizabeth, Moses, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sld. Sisters, Mexico; Scotland, New York. Two large vessels were passed on shore on Fortune Island, and a large barque on Crooked Island, with wreckers alongside, by the Agnes, arrived here ; the same vessel saw also the top and part of a topmast up on end on Robert's Shoal ; also, a large mast, not long in the water, off Barbuda, and experienced very bad weather on the passage. SIIIELDS, FEB. 14.—S1d. 'Amazon, Calcutta; Orwell, Cape of Good Hope. WHITBY, FEB. 14.—The Magnet, of this port, from Stock ton to Scarborough, got on Whitby Rock at 4 r. e., but was assisted off at eleven o'clock very leaky, and proceeded with extra hands. The Neptune, of and from Sunderland, ran in the neck at 6 r.m. and sank ; crew saved. YAEmourn, FEB. 15.—The Dispatch, from Middlesborough to Ipswich, and the Percy, of Sunderland, were in contact in the Roads yesterday, when the former lost bulwarks, &c. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals at Mauritius—lntrepid, Fowler, Nov. 4, from Ma dras ; Zoe, Bla c kl oc k, from the Cape ; Prince of Waterloo, Elder, from Calcutta ; Barbara, Purls, from Halifax ; Ram bler, Hutchinson, from Calcutta ; Robert Ingham, Clough, from Bordeaux; Mary, Mackie, from Liverpool; Charlotte, Goble, from Newcastle ; Mary, Rowe, 13th, from the Cape ; Coringa packet, Chilcott, 14th, from Madras; Samson, Brown, from Madagascar ; Jane, Stewart, 15th, from Ma dras ; Cygne, 16th, f rom Lembock ; Luc in d a, Scollay, from Bombay ; Fai r li e , 11th, from Portsmouth and Rio; Meg Merrilies, Thompson, from the Cape ; . Earl Gre y , Mollison, 14th, from Calcutta ; Tartar, Bruin, 17th,, from Madagascar ; Goshawk, Ritchie, 18th, from Tranguebrr ; Juliana, Wood house, from Calcutta ; Teazer, Gibson, from Madras ; Akbar, Arkley, from -Calcutta ; Suerier, Vincent, from Bourbon ; British Sovereign, Cowin from Calcutta ; Dream, Eager, from Bourbon ; Prince Albert, Servais, 21st, from Madagas car ; Ann, Green, 22d, from the Cape. Departures from Mauritius —Nestor, Steward, in Nov. to Liverpool ; Chance, Rosby, 15th, to Bombay ; Cypress, Ap pleby, 16th, to Calcutta ; Columbine, Ceie3p, 18th, to Liver and Belle Creole, Pur chase, ; Helen Mary, Palmer, to London ; David Malcolm, Marshall, to Madras ; 13ranken Moor, Smith, to Launceston ; a 'A ll iar to Cygne Balmont, to Bourbon; Chronometer, Purss, 21st, 24th,ady g i a , r o e n t d , on Tlr imiopsasonTa,2K2de,ithan, d Agrippina, Rodgers, chase, to sail 24th Nov. to London ; Meg Merrilies, loading for London. Arrivals at Kedegeree, Bengal—Lalla Rookh, Kenney, Dec. 22, from Mauritius ; Argyle, Heaney, from Greenock. Departures from Kedgeree—Emily, Greaves, Dec. 22, and Maria, Miller, for London; Adele Marguard, Stepney, for China. • Arrival at Santa Cruz—China, Livcsay, Jan. 13, from London, and sailed to Madras and Bengal. The Duke o f W e lli ng ton is expternentedtdo in lea th ve e Apsley House on W e d nes d ay se 'nnight, for Strathfieldsaye, where his Gra ce w ill rema i n th r ee or fot tr days, to entertain the judges; and during his Grace's abseniceit is not e x p ec t e d that any busines s o f importance will b6 ' sacte House of Lords. Ur, Arbuthnot continuo, at Apsley House in improvekheahh. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at 'Liverpool, yesterday, were only 2,500 bales, parties awaiting the arrival of the steamer. 200 bales were Egyptian, at 7id. to Bid. ; 80 Pernambuco, at 60. to 64d. ; 100 Surat at 4d. to 41d. ; and the rest Ame- ' rican, at s}d. to 7d., for Orleans. A fair business was done in Shares, but prices were rather heavy. Eastern Counties ' were 10 / k • Edinburgh and Glasgow, 59 ; Grand Junction, 227 ; Brighton, 42} ; Midland Counties, 891 ; North Midland, 90 ; Paris and Lyons, 2 17-20 ; Paris and Orleans, 33 ; Paris and Rouen, 32 ; South Eastern, New, 34g. The Avon having at last arrived, the community interested in the West Indies have been much relieved of the anxiety. under which ;they laboured, and consider that the steamer has proved herseff an excellent sea-boat. We must observe, however, that the general accounts from the West India islands are by no means satisfactory, as in Jamaica the drought continued most excessive, and the cattle were suffering severely. The crops must, under these circum stances, prove greatly deficient. The island was healthy, notwithstanding, and it is remarked that the population, at no period since the emancipation, had been so well conducted. The state of trade was very indifferent, and capital was scarce, as well as bills, to remit to England. It will be seen whether the new colonial tariff will affect the trade of the island. From Demerara we hear chiefly of political squabbling, but the colony is said not to be in a very flourishing state, though particular estates made good crops. Barbadoes has been rather better off than Jamaica, but the showers have been too partial to afford material relief. Trinidad has been favoured both in respect to labour and weather. From Mexico there seems to be nothing of prominent inte rest, except what may be contained in the Government dispatches. The remittance for the dividends is 57,000 dol lars ; and private merchants, as also one or two of the mines, have received good amounts The English Fluids are buoyant this morning, and there is a good business doing. The reduction of the interest on Exchequer Bills will probably throw more of the unemployed capital into Consols, which have touched 974 to 4 for present transfer, and 974 to 4 for Account. The Commissioners have purchased 20,0001. of this security at the highest rate. Ex chequer Bills at 14d. are 70s. premium. Reduced Three-and a-Half per Cents. have been a shade higher, viz , 103 to 1034, and the New 102 to 102 i. The Three per Cents. have obtained 98i to 981. Bank Stock has risen to 193* and 194, and East India Stock is very firm at 2774 to 278. The Foreign Ponds are rather lively, especially Mexican, which, on account of the remittance, have touched 354 for Account, though since down again to 344. The Deferred have ranged from 114 to 124. Colombian Stock has been buoyant also at 126 to 13. Brazilian are quiet at 79. In Peruvian there have been further speculative bargains at ad vanced rates, 314 up to 324, but we may anticipate a re action, unless some more decided course is found to exist than the mere prospect of Guano dividends. Spanish Bonds have been quiet at 234 to for the Five per Cents., and at 32 4 to for the Three per Cents. The news is certainly not encouraging, but prices keep steady. Portuguese Converted Stock is 444 to and, flat; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 554 to 4. The Railwiiy Shares are quiet, but in very few instances lower. Birmingham Are 135 to 134 premium, ex div. The French lines aro looking better, and also South Eastern. Nothing has been done in Blackwall. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 194 193 1 4 194 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities lri 3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 3% per Cent. Reduced Annuities New 3% per Cent. Annuities lO2 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 I 2%VA Ditto 31 Years, Expire 18th Oct. 1859 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan. IMO India Stock Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, I%d. I)4d 1,0001. Ditto Advertised — 68 pm. FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Columbian Bonds. Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent B7 Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. ...... 34% 35 34 Ditto for the Account 34% 35)4 34 1 Ditto Deferred Stock 115! 123 11%74 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents. 3l Ditto for the Account 3134 32% 31 1 ,4 Portuguese Bonds. 5 per Cent. 7 Ditto Converted 44 Ditto for the Account Spanish Bonds, Five p er C en t Ditto for the Account 23 % Ditto Deferred Ditto Three per Cent. Ditto for the Account NU% Dutch 2% per Cents. s' V% Dutch 5 per Cents. 101%:192% New Loan 1837, 5 per Cents. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAXS. PAID. PER SHARE Eastern Counties Intto New 26 12% )4 . ... to Edinburgh and Glasgow SO Great Western Ditto 34 Shares 5O .. fali Liverpool and Manchester lOO .... ..... Ditto % Shares London and Brighton 5O 43% London and Birmingham Stock . ....... 235 - .... ... to 234 London and South Western London and Croydon (Trunk)... 1314 Lancaster and Carlisle 5 .. .... 55% Manchester and Leeds 7O 113%54 ... to Ditto % Shares Midland Counties lOO ....... 86 Ditto % Shares l5 211 to Northern and Eastern - to Morth Midland Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Rouen and Havre. South Eastern and Dover Ditto Scrip Yarmouth and Norwich JOINT STOCK RANKS. London Joint Stock - MAKCHEBTrsE STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 15.—Although we cannot report any improvement in our market to-day, yet prices remain firm at the following quotations :—Manchester and Birmingham, 40 ; Manchester and Leeds Quarter, 9 ; Paris and Lyons, 2i ; South Eastern, 344- ; Ditto Scrip, 34i ; Barnsley Junction, 3; ; Sheffield and Manchester Quarter Shares, 7 13-16. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-(FRIDAY.) Very moderate supplies of English Wheat have come to hand; since Monday. The demand for that article was steady, and previous rates were firmly supported. Foreign Wheat moved off freely, and full rates were obtained in every in stance. Very little Barley was on show, yet the inquiry for it was trifling, at late rates. The Malt trade was slow; while in the value of all other grain, no variation occurred. ARRIVALS. Wheat. ...... 4,640 qrs. Foreign 4,40 Barley. I Oats. , Flour 6 6,110 qrs. I 4,6 1 0 qrs. ,580 sacks. 890 I _ 19,080 - _ 4'280 ......... ...... Malt, 7,380 qrs. swirricrxELD. Although the supply of beasts was only moderate, we have to report a very dull inquiry for Beef, and Monday's quota tions were barely supported. The numbers of Sheep were again small, while the sale for them was active, and the prices had an upward tendency. In Calves very little was doing, and in some instances the rates were a trifle lower. The Pork trade was firm, and the currencies were steadily supported. Milch Cows were held at from 161 to 1915 s each. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. a. d. to s. d.l s. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts .. .. .... 2 6 2 13 ( Inferior Sheep ... 210 3 4 Second quality ditto... 210 3 0 1 Second quality ditto... 3 6 310 Prime large Oxen 'I 2 3 6, Coarsa-woolled ditto.. 310 4 2 Prima Scots. &c. 3 8 4 0 ' Southdown Wethers . 4 4 4 6 Large coarse Calves... 3 8 4 61 Large Hogs 3 0 3 6 Prime small ditto 4 8 410 Small Porkers ........ . 3 $ 4 0 Suckling Calves. each 18 026 0 I Quarter old Pigs, eachl6 0 21 a Beasts. I 580 SUPPLY AT MARYST. Sheep. I Calves. I rigs 2.950 ICt3 312 NEWDATE AND LEADZINU.A.I.X. The general demand here was rather inactive, on the fo lowing terms : At per 'tene t by the Carcase s. d. toe. (LI C. d. to s. d Beef, 'tauter 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior ...... 2 1 3 0 -- middling 2 6 2 8 --- middling 3 2 3 4 -- I.rirae large ...... 210 3 0 ( --- prime ... ,—... prime small, 3 2 3 4 i Pork, large 2 6 2 6 Veal ..... ........... ........ 3 8 4 81 —small 3 4 4 0 - - BOROUGH HOP MARKET. Our market continues to be very scantily supplied with all descriptions of Hops, while the general demand is steady, on the following terms :—Weald of Kent, pockets, 61 4s to 6/ 14s; Mid Kent ditto, 6/ 12s to 9/ lOs ; East Kent ditto, 61 15s to 9l; Choice ditto, 101 to 11/ lls ; Sussex ditto, 6/ to 6/ 12s ; Farnhams, 81 15s to 11/ 15s ; Mid Kent, bags, 61 12i to 8l 10s. C OZONIAZ. SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation has been firm, and as the accounts from the West Indies are still bad, is likely to continue so. The sales since our last have been about 1,200 hhds at rather higher rates. lilaumnus.-6,135 .bags have been put up, which sold well at 58s 6d to 61s for ord, and at 62s to 68s, and 69s 6d for mid to fine bright yellow. BENcsAL.-227 bags realised 68s to 69s 6d for fine white. FOREIGN.—There has only been a small private business done. Refined has been steady, standard lumps at 785 per cwt. COFFEE.—British Plantation descriptions have been firm, and only in moderate supply. At auction a small !parcel of Jamaica realised 63s to 65s 6d per cwt. In Ceylon there continues to be a good business ; 1,775 bags have been sold publicly at 52s 6d to 90s and 995, for ord to Pea Berry Plan tation kinds. In Mocha 280 bales went at 45s 6d to 87s for triage to fine, clean garbled being taken in at 68s 6d to 695, and some Rio was taken in at 56s for fine ord. There has been some inquiry for Pedang. RUM.—The market is firm, and with more demand. Proof Leewards are Is lld per gallon. SricEs.—Pepper has been a shade easier. Pimento rather dearer, 3id to 38c1 per lb ; and Cassia Lignea at very full rates. SALTPETEE.-3,900 bags nearly all sold at 238 to 28s 6d for 11} to 4i refraction. Corrox.—The sales have not been so large as last week. About 2,000 bales have changed hands privately, and at auction a little Madras realised 4id to 4id. and Surat 4id to 44d per lb. Prices were firm. TEA.—The market has been quiet privately, and at the public sales only a small portion has found buyers. There are auctions again next Tuesday. Prices ar e firm generally. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is quiet at 41s to 41s 3d per cwt en the spot. INSOLVENT COURT.-(THIS DAY) The Count was occupied during the day in hearing appli cations for the admission of bail, of which sixteen stood upon the list, few of which were marked by the slightest point of general interest. The Commissioner then proceeded to take a few motions. QUEEN-SQUARE.-(THIS DAY.) Two little boys, named Charles Guild and Francis White, were charged with creating a disturbance in St. Margaret's workhouse. The master of the workhouse stated that the two boys were incorrigible, as they were continually fighting and annoying the other inmates. Guild was committed for ten days; IVhite was discharged. Mary Ann Tomlinson, a girl of the town, was charged, by a young man named John Carter, who accompanied her to a brothel, with administering a narcotic drug to him, which stupified him, and that whilst in that state she took from his person 41.105. It appeared that other women were in the room at the time, and the prisoner was remanded for a week, to give the police time to trace them out. William Ford, a lad about eighteen years of age, who is well known to the police as an incorrigible smasher, was charged with uttering a countefeit half-crown, at a pork butcher's in Chelsea - road , and a shilling at a public-house in Queen-street, Pimlico. Both cases were fully proved.—Remanded until Monday. SAND'VVICII ISLAND JOURNAL.—At the meeting of the Estmological Society, held on Wednesday evening, there were the first four numbers of a newspaper, published at the Sandwich Islands in the native language. This singular journal, a small folio size, was published every second week, the circulation was about 3,000, and the annual subscription was about one-eighth of a dollar, or 60. It is edited by an American mni6ionary. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. An unusually thin attendance, and business in most respects so unpretending in amount and importance, that anything beyond the usual quotations would be superfluous. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 50 to 25 agst Mr. John Day's The Ugly Buck—taken CHESTER CUP. 15 to 1 agst Mr. Sharratt's The Prior—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Stephenson's Freedom—taken freely 25 to 1 agst Colonel Cradock's Pagan—takefi 30 to 1 agst Mr. D. Cook's What—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Bradford's Reciprocity 30 to 1 agst Mr. Parr's Yeung Lochinvar—taken 40 to 1 ag.st Mr. Minor's President DERBY. 8 to 1 agst Mr. John Day's The Ugly Buck—taken 15 to 2 agst Mr. Crockford's Rattan—ditto 16 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Orlando—taken freely 16 to 1 agst Mr. Lichtwald's Leander 20 to 1 agst Lord Maidstone's Cockamaroo--taken freely 30 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's T'Auld Squire—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Watts's Voltri—take 33 to 1 40 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Apprentice—take 50 to 1 40 to 1 agst Sir R. Bulkeley's Bebington—take 50 to 1 50 to 1 apt Mr. Quin's Loadstone—offered 400 to 200 on Cockamaroo agst Loadstone 400 to 50 and 225 to 25 agst the four Touchstones, viz : Orlando, Lancet, the Vat colt, and Loadstone—taken OAKS. 8 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's lot. 20 to 1 agst Mr. Lichtwald's Barbara filly. NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING.—TnURSDAY. THE OAKS.—Mr. Tyson's Faultless beat Mr. Saberton's Swift—Mr. Saberton's Smart beat Mr. Dobede's Donna Ma ria—Mr. Gillett's Garter beat Mr. Vipan's Valetta—Mr. Fyson's Fidelity beat Mr. Gillett's Godiva—Captain Dain tree's Kitty Bolton beat Mr. Edwards's Asp—Mr. Inskip's Jessie beat Mr. Nash's Crucifix. THE CUP.—Mr. Inskip's Jet beat Mr. Moody's Racer— Mr. Fyson's Ferrand beat Mr. Drinkald's Euclid—Mr. Saber ton's Simoom beat Mr. Edwards's Arsenic—Mr. Fyson's Fore most beat Captain Daintree's Kissing Crust—Mr. Dobede's Duncan beat Mr. Vipan's Victorina—Mr. Nash's Cruiskeen beat Mr. Gillett's Gipsey Queen—Captain Daintree's Knight Errant beat Mr. King's Railroad—Mr. Dobede's Dalgetty beat Mr. Moody's Recruit. THE DERBY.—Mr. Edwards's Auber beat Mr. Vipan's Slasher—Mr. Inskip's Juggler beat Mr. Fyson's Fairfax— Mr. Dobede's Donnybrook beat Mr. Saberton's Spanker— Captain Daintree's Viscount beat Mr. Finch's Gamester— Mr. .Nath's Captain beat Mr. Moody's Richmond—Mr. Finglis's Garrick beat Mr. Drinkald's Election—Mr. Dobede's Dragonetti ran a bye. THE PORT STAKES.—Mr.Nash's Colonel beat Mr. Edwards's Albemarle—Mr. Vipan's Vale beat Mr. Saberton's Verona— Mr. Inskip's Jewess beat Mr. Drimald's Eagle—Mr. Finch's Goto beat Mr. Fyson's Franklin—Mr. Dobede's Dolon beat Captain Daintree's Key. LANARKSHIRE AND RENFREWSHIRE, DEc. 9 AND 10. The Cup for all-aged dogs was won by Mr. A. Graham's His Highness; the Pollock Stakes by Mr. A. Graham's Saltatore ; the Patterton Stakes by Sir W. A Maxwell's iNfelampus ; the Crookston Stakes by Mr. Langtry's Bran; the Darnley Stakes by Mr. A. I'ylbrook's King Lear; and the Consolation Stakes by Dr. Brown's Fencer. HEREFORD STEEPLE CHASE—DIURSDAY. The Grand Steeple Chase Handicap of 25 sous. each, with 150 sous. added, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared. Four miles. (45 Subs.-23 declared.) Mr. J. Raworth's Robin Adair, list... Mr. W. Ekins' Duenna, llst 21b Mr. Quartermain's Discount, list 71b The following also started :—Vanguard, Regalia, Lycur gus, Carlow, Lottery, Calverthorpe, hazard, Roulette, Preiss. nit; Charity, Lady Harkaway, Josephine, Turfcutter, and Sister to Fenieley. The early hour at which the mail left precludes our giving more than the bare return. (Bradley) THE WILL FORGERIES. MANSION-HOUSE.-THIS DAY. This morning William Henry Barber, Joshua Fletcher, Thomas Gmffin, and Georgiana Dorey, were brought up be fore the Lord Mayor, for re-examination on the various charges of uttering forged wills, which have from time to time been preferred against them. Mr. Clarkson appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Parry for the prisoner Barber; and Mr. Flower, the Solicitor, of Hat ton-garden, for Mrs. Dorey. Mr. Humfrey's clerk attended for Iletcher. The examination of witnesses was immediately commenced. • Dr. J. E. P. Robertson, one of the surrogates of the Prero gative Court of Canterbury, described the method usually pursued in swearing parties to affidavits in that Court. On the 16th of August he acted-as surrogate, when two persons, representing themselves to be Elizabeth Stuart and Thomas Griffin, attended with a proctor, and were sworn to an affi davit, with the contents of which they ,stated- that each of them was acquainted; that the signatures were in their handwriting, on which they were sworn to the truth of the contents. Mr. Richard Basset, a clerk in the public drawing-office in the Bank, deposed that on the 22d of June, 1841, he re ceived an order of payment for 446/. 55., on account of un claimed dividends in stock, in the name of Eliza Burchard. He paid 1001. in notes to the bearer of that order.—(The witness then gave the number of the dates of the notes which he had so paid.) Mr. F. C. Hillary, also a clerk in the drawing-office, re ceived on the 22d of June, 1841, an order for payment of 446/. 55., on account of unclaimed dividends, belonging to Eliza 'Burchard, in the Three-and-a-Half per Cents. Reduced Annuities. He paid 3461. 55., to thebearer of the order, who wrote " E Burchard, executrix, 9, Great Russell -street, Bloomsbury," on the back of the order. Mr. A. Irwood, a clerk in the London Joint-Stock Bank, deposed that a person named W. H. Barber kept an account in the London Joint-Stock Bank in 1841. He does not know the person of the prisoner. On the 22d of June, 1841, a per son paid in 1351. to Barber's account ; of that sum , llo/. were in notes.—(The witness described the numbers and dates of the notes, which corresponded with those paid to the account of Eliza Burchard, by the clerk in the Bank.) Mr. W. Smee, chief accountant at the Bank—On the 20th of July, 1841, Barber, accompanied by a female calling herself Eliza Burchard, attended at my office : she came to receive the arrears of dividend directed to be transferred to her name as executrix of Eliza Burchard, deceased. The dividends had been unclaimed since 1824. Barber identified the female as Eliza Burchard, and I gave an order for payment of the dividends. Mr. W. Blakesley, a clerk in Roberts's banking-house, paid on the 20th of July, 1841, a cheque for 269/. 55., drawn by W. West, 265/. being paid in notes, the dates and numbers of which witness described. Mr. R. C. Fish, a pay-clerk at the Bank, paid, on the 21st of July, 1841, a Bank note of 2001., which was undersigned with the name of Burchard, with 200 sovereigns ; and on the 22d of July he paid other notes, also in the name of Bur chard, and in gold. These were the notes described by the pieceding witness. Mr. 11. llill was, in 1841, clerk to his brother, a stock broker. On the 20th of July, 1841, Barber directed him to sell 300/. Consols, on account of Eliza Burchard. He sold it, and accompanied Barber and a female to the Bank, and the female signed the transfer. The •stock was sold to Henry Smith. Witness handed Barber a crossed cheque for 2681. 17s. 6d. Barber objected to a crossed cheque. Witness then received a cheque from Smith for 2691. 55., on Roberts and Co., which was not crossed, and which was handed to Barber. Mr. E. Grattan, a clerk in the Southwark Branch of the London and Westminster Bank, proved that the signature of Eliza Burchard, on some of the notes, was in Fletcher's handwriting. Mr. Clarkson announced that the evidence in all the cases, except thatof Hunt, was now complete, and that he should be prepitred to go to trial at .the next sessions, He would, therefore, ask to have the prisoners remanded. Mr. Parry, on behalf of Barber, accused the prosecution of attempting to suppress facts, which, if known, would raise the strongest possible presumption of Mr. Barber's innocence. The prosecution knew that a highly respectable solicitor had been imposed on by the same parties, and in the same man ner as Mr. Barber. The parties to whom Cookson had al luded had not yet been apprehended. Mr. Clarkson, in reply, stated that his Learned Friend would have a proper opportunity of proving all those facts, but it could not be supposed that the prosecution would call witnesses that were unncessary. Mr. Parry asked for a remand for a fortnight, in order to enable Mr. Barber's solicitor to make such inquiries as might be necessary for his defence. The Learned Gentleman then called, Mr. Brumhall, the solicitor to Mr. Barber, who stated that ou Tuesday evening last facts of the greatest importance had come to his knowledge, which, when brought to light, would establish Mr. Barber's innocence. Mr. Clarkson begged tosav that he himself had asked for a remand to a day as near the commencement of the session as possible. Mr. Freshfield said there was another case in which, he believed, a forgery had been committed, but he had no proof of it. If Mr. Parry would furnish him with the proofs, if he were in possession of them, he would cause•those parties to be apprehended. He understood that Mr. Dorey was sustaining some prejudice ,on account of his wife's apprehension on this charge. He felt it right to state that he did not believe that Mr. Dorey had had any knowledge whatever of these trans actions until his wife had been apprehended. He thought it right to make this statement, as he understood that Mr. Dorey had been injured in his business in consequence of the prejudice which these transactions had created against him; a prejudice which he believed was utterly unfounded. Mr. Flower thanked Mr. Freshfield for the statement he had just made, and stated that Mr. Dorey had suffered seriously in his business. These transactions hacLtaken place before his acquaintance with Mrs. Dorey, and therefore he could have known nothing about them. It was ultimately arranged that the prisoners should be remanded till this day fortnight. The depositions of the various witnesses were then read over to them and signed. ADVERTISEMENT. FOUR SUPPLEMENTS Wllll THE "DISPATCH."- The extraordinary demand for the Dispatch of Sunday last, Feb. 11, with a Second Supplement, extended to 165,000 impressions, and affords the Proprietors the gratiflcation of finding that the exertions they made to furnish their readers with a perfect History of the great National Trial are fully appreciated. To render the Supplements to the Dispatch truly acceptable to their patrons, the Proprietors have been induced, by the length of the proceedings, to alter their original plan, and instead of presenting Two Supplements, they will extend it to FOUR, thus rendering the record of this memorable trial both ample and complete. The Supplements of Feb. 4 and 11 are still on sale; but early applications are necessary. to ensure the pos session of these portions of this invaluable historical register. Orders for the Dispatch are received by every News Agent and Book seller in the kingdom ; and by Mr. Wood, at the Dispatch Office, 139, Fleet-street. SUSPICIOUS DEATH IN THE RlVER.—Yesterday an inqUest was held before William Carter, Esq., at the Spread Eagle, Rotherhithe, as to the death of a man unknown, who was found dead under very remarkable and suspicious cir cumstances. Thomas Craddock, a waterman, deposed that on Monday last, as he was row i ng past the platform at Ro therhithe, he perceived the body of a man floating down the stream, which he immediately got into his boat. He then discovered that there was a frightful fracture of the right leg, through the skin of whi c h th e b one was pro t ru di ng . Th ere was also a bruise on one side'side of his face. He had made every inquiry, but could obtain no clue as to who the de ceased was, or by what means he came to his death. Mr. Gardner, the beadle, said there were no less than five persons now missing whose bodies are supposed to be in the river, and though he had inquired on both sides of the river, had not been successful in getting the slightest information. The jury returned a verdict--" That the deceased was found dead in the river, but there was no evidence to show how he came there, or by what means his death was caused." STRIKE.---The sailors of South and North Shields have turned out. The object of the strike is to get an ad vance of wages. The present rates of wages are, in the coal trade, from 3/. 10s. to 3/. 12s. 6d. per voyage, and in the American and Baltic trade, from 21. ss. to 21. Ils. per month. The wages demanded are 4/. for the coal trade, and 31. for the Baltic. Numerous meetings have been held by the sai lorsrew in the Loyal Standard and Good Design Rooms, he resolution in favour of the strike were passed. — NeT east/ - e Advertiser. LATE ACCIDENT AT BARCLA Y AND PERKINS'S BREWERY• MEANS OF PREVENTING ITS RECURIZOCE° TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. f Slll,—Will you permit me, through the medium o f your widely-circulated Journal, to draw public attention re: to a plan which, as it s t r ik es me , would effectually p til vent the recurrence of such dreadful accidents as l' which occurred the other day at Barclay and Perkins brewery, by which two human beings lost their livee": suffocated by the carbonic acid gas generated in a vas into which they had descended. The plan I propose ° to furnish every man, b e f ore he descends into on e t these enormous vats, with an Indian rubber, or air -ti g h a tube, the length of which should considerably exc ee , the depth of the vat. One e nd of this tube should ha % affixed to it a mouth-piece and stop-cock, the workman should take down with him into the be taking eare to keep it closed by means of the stop-cock, leaving the other end loose on outside of the vat. Should the workman during hl ir descent have reason to suspect that he was in 211 ' danger of inhaling- any noxious gas, he should hau l ; diately apply the mouth• piece, and turn the stop-coc k '. o 0 as to render the tube pervious, when his communicati, and this ena, with the external air would be instantly restored thronf" the medium of the tube, and he would breathe frela It would be right that, the person thus situated shl i , draw his breath in through the tube, but should breoa out through the nostrils, as otherwise the carbonic licit gas, which is the product of the lungs, and which 15 rid of by each act of expiration, Is ould accumulate the tube, and probably produce suffocation. - - I am, Sir, your very obedient servant. J• C. S. -- --- n 111 E FUNDS— P R ICE'' (CLOSING BRITISH FUNDS. .. . 277iP Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 3 per Cent. Cons 974 Ditto Old Annuities... ..„, 34 per Cent. Red IO3A Ditto New Annuities.. .....ra New 34 per Cent New 5 per Cent.. ..,.put . Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small ••"' ...... Jan. 1860 Oct. 1859 Jan. 1860 ... 124 Consols for Acct. ....• FOREIGN FUNDS. '"' A t•trinn, 5 per cent.... ! Portuguese, 5 per eac t. ...., Belgian b per cent 1064 i Ditto, New Ditto ......••• ..., Brazilian Bonds 791 'Prussian, 5 per cent.... - B unos A res 6 per cent Russian, 5 per cent. ...•' Cniliati 6 per cent :Ditto, Metallic ..... .. •••• 93 Colombian, 6 per cent l3i Spanish, 5 per cent...... Ditto. 1824 iDitto, 3 per cent ....•••••• 1;1 Cuba Bonds, 6 per cent 93 'Ditto, Deferred.... .....;, ...e. Danish, 3 per sent French, 5 per cent. f. „.c. Greek, 1825, 5 per cent !Exchange ...... ...• - 1 ..... ...e. llexican, b per cent 34 'French, 3 percent. t ; s ' i Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 'Dutch, 21 1 per cent. ,„ 42 1 Porovian,lB2s,6 per et. 31 ' Ditto, 5 per cent.... tv7. SHARES. Eastern Counties (23 paid) in 14 Ditto New Shares (25 paid) Ditto Extension (13s 4d paid) ............ ..... Great Western (75 paid) Ditto Half Shares (.12 paid) 43 London and Brighton (50 pa d) London and Guildford Junction ( b paid)... 7 9 London and South Western (41/ 6e 10dpd) 2 1 Ditto Eighths (15e. paid) "' Ibi London and Croydon, Railway (Trunk) ... §i Lancaster and Carlisle (5 paid)..... • ....... I. 11 3 Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) . ...i..,.,.-..- 651 Midland Counties Railway (100 paid) .. . ... 54i Norwich and Brandon (2 paid) ..... ..... • Northern and Eastern (45 paid) North Midland (100 paid) CO P' A TRIBE OF SAVAGE DWARFS.--Beyon d ~--e th e re sive wilderness which bounds Caffra, on the s eli c eed . the Doko, a pigmy and perfectly wild race, not 7, % 100 , ing four feet in height, o f a d ar k olive come oto and in habits even more clos e ly approxitner dt bell . , the beasts that perish " tha n th e Bushmen a ~0 1 . Africa. They have neither idol s , nor teniPl; Or ( sacred trees ; but possess a glimmering idea ° 0 ,01 preme Being, to whom in m is fo r t une (such e s prof: their relatives being slain by the kidnapper), th e ' e i , standing on their heads, with their feet resting tubas a 'tree, " Yere, if, indeed, thou art, why d es . g 0 ° suffer us to be killed ? We are only eating ar e a 0 ask neither food nor raiment. Thou halt rn is o otri up. Why dolt thou cast us down ?" Th e c foest inhabited by the Doko, is clothed with a den se C oe' of bamboo, in the depths of which, the peOP' grO struct their rude wigwams of bent canes 8114 assess They have no King, no laws, no art s , no arms ; of cal' neither flocks nor herds ; are not hunters, d°„! koo ° ' tivate the soil, but subsist entirely upon fru"-; cb mice, serpents, reptiles, ants, and h on ey ; both °' , end latter they lick, like the bear, from off their all of ing hands. They beguile serpents by whistling, and r th eta torn them piecemeal with their long nails, del p bsn ts ' raw ; but although th e f ores t s a b oun d with el roe s 1 0 buffaloes, lions, and leopards, they have no e 'slle of destroying or entrapping them. A large tree,too s Loko, is found, amongst many other species , „ t or s an extraordinary height, the roots of which, whe n " a re tP.; are red, and serve for food. The yeho and tneYie e we ll principal fruits ; and to obtain these, women, a s , the men ascend the trees like monkeys ; and 'l c eac h quarrels and scrambles, not unfrequently thr ° ,,e other down from the branches. Both se''', ; , perfectly naked, and have thick, pouting ".,x - 0 - 0 1/1' minutive eyes, and flat noses. The hair is not "„Ba ia and in the female, reaches the shoulders. The men the no beard. Tho nails, never pared, grow both ° e l ie, hands and feet like eagle' s t a l ons , an d are ernPice digging for ants. The people are ignorant of the 11 it h • ex ter They perforat e th e i r ears in infancy ,40" pointed bamboo, so as to leave nothing, save the tbe nal cartilage • but they neither tattoo nor PierreW,, nose ; and the only ornament worn is a P p,' composed of the spinal process of a serpent. -- Highlands of 'Ethiopia. do ° A STRANGE VOW.—A singular instance of OD/. y i e iced devoteeism—a Brahmin from the no rth—ht& ni iiri* these parts, and is now on his way to Cape. hit if he has not already reached it. He r° , l self over and over on the bare growl' , to t o three or four miles each day, on his w e lh st t be above-mentioned place ; and it is said % r ev' has travelled in this manner all the way from 13e° 00 att doing which he has consumed nine years and three t.is boy He sets out at dawn, with thick cloths tied round : I ~r O , and temples ; and, having reached the village li l t hel he performs his devotions, and spends the rest of t r with his family, who travel with him in bulhsk,f o f ten ° is fanned, as he rolls along, by his son, a you t h twelve years of age ; while the musicians a the_onge e which he leaves, or of that to which he is going,!ic4 him with music and shouting: thousands of penAite to with admiration upon his progress, and applo tom!" a great soul"—a most religious man. lv nen anal o; i; a tank, or river, or other places which he e b Ws; by rolling on the ground, he walks throng..., Ap on the other side, rolls the same distai l l i u: Ca, the bank, and back again. When he re s° tliknst Comorin, he is to set a plaintain, and wait , tb e wo rsh orr lr offers the fruit of it to the deity whom 'Le to oest o f after which, they say, he is to roll back again ios li t - on the other side of the Ghauts, He is a S tont glila b re' about 40 years of age, and is said to be not psi s % 1,1 jured by his devoteeism. This act, instead ° he st garded as a waste of time and labour, i s g 0, the Hindoos, generally, as an evidence of t c o f it wisdom and magnanimity , ; and yet s° llle re gerl,o enlightened probably by Christianity', t c er. og s as folly ; unless, indeed, which is ri tb ° o offe . . l ,itv he derives a splendid profit from itily of the people. Certain it is that hie : : i s stu", e sge tain a most respectable appearance; but his st; o ce he was a man of property before he set out 0 1 0 .. n ia5", 4 0, pilgrimage. Many will,probably,consider th.serog kilUcleo of mistaken piety; but, the real cause of it b f . weal; to will perhaps explain most other instances 0 e asy n ib votion. It appears he had no child; and, beintghe sin s delti bear this evil—which the Hindoos ascribe t° , t • be li ßi ch former birth—made a vow to his god that' ant e fi sto e grant him a son, he would undertake the Pf.„,,tbe, o bly he is now performing. A son was born to Wi t l i s isl 3 .o l os e' who fans him as he rolls along. It is said, bu t r , e r, be in bly a tale, that he did not at once begin hislihet WP",ighv quence of which the child became blind, an d ch ild j o ie' thee is t set about his undertaking, a restoration of :05 5 A. 0 was granted by the deity. Perhaps the bus o ' tap sai7 , bis rably pleasant to the man by this tirae, eff we re n t ; to ula he is, by pomp and praise ; but, even if 1 :: e gOdt o ,lllo fear of losing the child, by the anger of tt ;5e .....4 be sufficient to keep him faithful to his pro m ' 0f th° •ik Indian Journal. NEW MECHANICS ' HALT.;.—Th-, 0 , - 0 , ,1 4 . Mechanics' Institution, in this town, will be be dol e in; of which they will have reason to be n o stk. :a , being calculated for the greatest utility, it w ~ „„lVo• tute of architectural adornment. The lectur e to dO °4 by far the largest and most convenient the 14 11 O tingham Review. 1 A 0 A singular announcement appears state AA th!Aeyr of some zealous Chartists in this town. I t TavThe d ee entitled John Frost will be perfonned on sh_Aroleo, the Chartist Chapel. Riste-place. The pruc7lg tbs,WtcP" voted to the fund for defending and " made at the " Battle of Maperley Review. k , y o rp BIRTHS. g•P'' j On the 6th inst., the lady of George IT WO' , place, Leeds, Yorkshire, of a daughter t he e c ' On the 7th inst., at Hamburgh, the ladyrolia—,gbieiriirt., P. Dewar, Chaplain to the British residents, 0: On the 13th inst., at Belinda-terrace, it'll."' Dewick, of a son. 130 0 1 ' • MARBLED. R obert Joe On the 21st of December, 1843, at Bombay, of Esq., M,D., to Anna Maria, eldest dauOt er te be Slr ld °C ' Rivett Carnac, Bart ., of Rook-cliff, ilittnP' lllr „, e. ,al OA — Per On the 13th inst., at St. Pancras, Henry re- - ci e orge Esq., to Amelia, second daughter of the late k, heard, Esq., of Guildford-street, Russell-Ware' ------------------ e' DIED. 1 t Wail ) On the 6th of November, 1843, on her arriirt a t t bs - Elizabeth Mary, the wife of Captain C. . Bui" - A. Bengal Native Infantry. o f t he S e-. On the 6th inst., at Boulogne, Bernard, sort - e, Lyall, Vicar of Godmersham Kent. Gr . vi 06 00 On the 10th inst., Maria, the ' wife of Georg e y' r- J. Es a, of Southernhey, Exeter. .., the P l' On the 12th inst., at Rider's Wells, near Le" ef4 Lusntotn,eM.A., Rector of Ovingdean, :WO St l Ripley', StirreP Rev 13th inst., at Dunsborough Thuse , •- 41 r the Rev. George Walton Onslow, aged 76. Ow - e Quee o 5 f th On the 22d of December, 1843, on board theAbon, 0 • off the mouth of the Indus, Captain James W' 9th Regiment Bengal Native Infant% . catch , CSPt°ll On the 24th of December last, at 110 0 .1 , 1n lict J• .11, 14 ohn Davies, of the Bombay Army. • Altel R lbt On the 4th inst., at Clifton, the Hon. Valentla of I of the late Sir Francis Burton, G.C.11 and sister o. ~ Hon. Lord Cloncurry. 10 S G ' e A ° A in • 1; London: Printed and Published by 1%1.--- -- „ straps . ' No. 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, N0. 11 ,' 1 84,4. County of Sliddlebex, Friday, Fehruar, I°' - X•dc 1 41 t he Pa the H i pd fined444litt4 kfor Nth t ire, D D 4 NII o p f Ne 43 4 81 11 104 ,. ' A