The Sun. — London, England, 1845-04-14 00:00:00

e END 0 W3fE-1N;--- ------- T OF MAYNOOTH PU (THIS DAY.) BLIC MEETING AT THE LONDON TAVERN. A req u i s i t i on, signed by about 200 of the principal mercha nts , b ankers, and traders, having been addressed to th e Right Eon. the L or d l'o,,ror, pr a ying him to call a Public meeting of those %;h „ 1, -re oppose-d to any en d ta ' ruF•nt to the Rowan Cathcaie clergy from ti.e na tional treasury, and di'posed to take part in such oppo sition, f or the purpose of petitioning the Legislature egainst the measure, his Lordship, i n consequen • e , con vened a meeting, which was held this day, at twelve for O ne o'clock, at the London Tavern. The large room, which is able to contain about 1,000 Persons, was crowded long before the latter hour. The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor took the chair at 4 quarter past one. A mon g th, s e u p on t h e platform we observed—Am brose Moore, Esq., I). W. Wire, Esq., D. W. Harvey, EST, n d , John L a b ouchere, Esq., Rev. Michael Gibbs, a a great majority of those gentlemen who signed the re quisition. ; &fere th e chair was however taken by his Lordship, , It may be mentioned that a person in the body of the " 1 , %ho gave Lis name Air. Murray, addressed the keeling in the m, st incoherent manner, against the pro 11 ' 3 *d grant. lie colieluded, amid the laughter of those w ebout hi a . -11 1, by prophes ) big that a great religious crisis -- at nand, when sectarian differences would be for- gotten, and when the Ishmaelites and others, "at pre 06efabtorindnder . the cu rse, " wou l d be rescued from the house ag e maTl?l)nr e ch(eri ng consequent on the entry of the Lord subsided aud th e gentlemen who accompanied him, having se The LORD MAYOR rose, and said—Gentlemen, in con ensgpeocftably quence of having received a requisition, numerously ra a n . e ci e tan g the sienerl, requesting that I would call a Cit y of , mt b, rchants, bankers, and traders of the o f th _ London, being opposed to any endowment out o f x r " national treasury for the Roman Catholic College suZeYnooth, and to consider the best means of opposing • a measure, I felt it my duty to them with this opportu..l. quest; and in order . to give t prop os d ul tY of expressing their sentiments against for that m the nieasu e, I have called this meetingto-day " I be P in ur P °B e. The object being unique I trust there fr while we opposition displayed by any present, o trust, th we also or• ve every credit to the advocates of the grant, aim credit for the purity of an opposition. d I gill b e • erefn rc, that whatever is said or proposed to- ay pol itic - In a Christian spirit, without allusion to party or Mr. e h ' uhjects, and without any personality. tesol t r f ,' Vtr• brag—l beg to announce that the first Alr ia- i' n will be proposed Lid ohn Labouchere, Esq. if the.:'Aftticimax—Afy , ladies, and gentlemen, } lad r'rnPoaed measure which we are met here to oppose t pariitieceived the sanction of the popular opinionand c _ r_ ettrn at : ll ent, I should, however much I regretted the . i I mi g h t -ee, have submitted to it without murmuring. liear, indeed, have deemed it my duty to lift up my tailt t y ii , l i PTayer to God, that he would avert frcm this served; the judgments which they so justly . de - tr k ,„ . but when a measure of this kind, which is con i i J to the law of God as revealed in his Holy Word, the 141d et the deliberatioa of the Parliament of rnyeepuntry, I think it is my duty to avail tribe e , f , lay privilege, as an Englishman, to prot i e e s h rally 11 _,lue tnea.sure, and to join in any petition wh 44 etti ur nw ., n .„, a up to oppose it. It has been s H tat u ed e b i3 y f N e cror o l o "' opponent of the measure in . the h. i s „na, that a great majority of the inhabitants of 4 eq n , i ti g and of Scotland are opposed to it. am well e in t h e e ted with that individual, and he agrees with 1 m politicalaptiment that the opposition is founded, not upon ay 1) but on religious motives. Numerous petitions_ e een gain s , Presented by every Member of the Legislature ki r , ii , theLt measure, and surely we may enter deaf*t-il h ope that the Legislature will not turn la 1: e ar to th e representat i ons conta i ned 04 1 .:Pee petition s , an d t h at our gracious 4 till gn " 1 11 not b e ca ll e d on to affix her signature to w eorei Which practically disavows the principles e _ 8 hee r to nia inutie en comin g to the Th rone . —(Load acre w 4) will ) I hav e anot h er h ope, that the emea- 4ne not be car r i e d th roug h, b ecause we h ave oontl,:eas instances recordered in the annals of our dri t ,,, 7 of me asures generally unpopular being with- Gee n, or alto get h er abandoned. One of these instances wher e the measure was of a secular nature. If the aato. t voice was so powerful in the case of a secular ' t oaPply' e eW much more strongly does the analogy th e , this case of a religious nature. I do, at h e ePtertain the hope that the distinguished individual teat e h ead of - the Government cannot be wholly indiffe riZ; t ° a sentiment so largely expressed throughout every inf England and Scotland, and that he will drop the this k ..4ure. Among the various arguments in support of e i ,,,,are the one to which the greatest weight is to be sta si s ' is this, that we are under a contract to afford t t je ,ii t ,t l ei ed ther by grant or by endowment, to the Roman i t , s ,,a_tilio College of Maynooth. If we were under such noTtract, I, addressing myself to commercial men, would tlit u rge the Legislature for for one moment to break ee ilth * 44 , at contrac t. If the bargain were made they But bound to adhere to it, whether for . better or worse. arrant is not so. I feel convinced, after ex leet.l,4 every authority upon the subject,_ after it, T r ig every argument advanced . to prove tr act - 1411 feel convinced that there is no con v:illio‘et all in the matter.—(Hear, hear.) I when 4 rat -- a . to allow that the College of Maynooth, 64 me es t 4t abligh e d i n 1795, received from the Irish Par at 4 t grant of . money. lam willing to allow n tland e period of the union between h °r i t De 11;nd Ireland a certain sum of money was voted 0 -44 ' 1 ) 8 ' -e P c number of years, to the support of a certain :114: e; charities and institutions. Among these the ttset4.s3.;:synooth was comprehended; but this, be it letr a '"u, was to be for a space of twenty e t di m - °,IIIY. Each grant might be increased e t dim or suspended altogether.—(Cheers.) Nay, fat o„„sre,ligious and chartable institutions included in i'',l.,..fifuer, after a few years, received no assistance at ' th"at.) One of these was purely Protestant. Now, it h s eY w. o' 4 o ne ' r e justified in withdrawin the grant ti t: v :, 4 s quall of these charities —( Hear, .he .a ar i ) t — h. thi s -ti g it ~_ y Clear that they were justified in of Etlio t , iv rOrla all. Again, it has been argued that e s Ytar s ', s ee was for, and has been given for a number ilti aU-- , ' j2 nt is that a reason why it should always be (Th e Z ? —"ti ll was proceeding when our report left.) 4lLvvAy COMMITTEES. t h (TITIS DAY.) h,, itf. is ect,,,,,,_ Sub-Committee (No. 1.) , ~ ~ stes-resn,"4",Lce assembled this morning, in -other 11 - ' rresent AI St tt, Chairman ; -sole, m ,_ r • ru ,t, b.,..„,....,..ern0er5. Of ~ Q , Coet ; i•utta NORTHERN RAILWAY 1\ Mr. o. B 7 ec ‘ fe rn t t, . this t. rnittee proceeded with the case of the promoters se e t a fL II .. w h. lets is viewed with great interest. . CsJees 07-InUttee took an allegation this morning _on , the e P ,fleet„ the notices in the Gazette. It was alleged b . y the le.:llPees:),Ta London and York Company, and the Midl i an d d ',l,lseitroemse!t„ the notices were irregular and evidence ia 444:`, Co n i:.. , intl the notices themselves put in. Nil PaseCln„iLte,e decided that the notices were nut been tit 'et sr ed e witl4Y, that the standing orders had no cf i t 'l bet ar i t e ;_a Vaat number of other and important allega tee,a heti, 4 believed that this one of the defective nature Lo:ltet_ fee" th h e ' l l v l . , i e n 4S u b t e s e e n ss s in u n st . ained : will_ s p . rove fatal tothe UN . AN., ,111.)Committee (No. :s s Si r Ai UttOYDON RAILWAY (MAIDSTONE, otti l l olie y ' 44 ORD, AND TUNBRIDGE.) rs. is e,._ ol!trtle Buller (Chairman) and the other Members of 4 0 4 4, lttee, assembled this day in No. 6Co mittee t:e kohl?, after twelve o'clock, and resumed the m . hearing h h had aleiad their'43tl, Ashford, and Tunbridge line, The Lft tune for the last three days. In about wlc half tsco7 teu,:,the Cotnnaittee had assembled . coel,;tlthot-at.,o announced that the Committee were of 1 44,i li h e tt seltC4 atandhig orders in this case had not been Th. 'ON' Aes, Ne ll Was the "Li CR OYDON ENLARGEMENT LlN w E er . e li or; thr ou k nextline called on, and the usual forms 00m. a tt7 r alth, 44 , .to prove that the standing orders had been of th e os,ltibo‘ Allegations were then gone into on the part. by Iss'atet4t, Petitioner, and having been investigated b 411 Z. eti,ee, 40 tamps..-Lillt declared that there were four instances of --"t character in which the standing orders had 11 4,a e c°lllls, lied with, silty. lie called on was A' Cl/M Q:\T AND CROYDON, ORPINGTON 1 5 Ae. 1 .. 1 li lt , , i, BRANCH. t( li t \eft or .la opposed by Mr. Goodhart, and the Com ,th. 4 41 a " v es , short inquiry, declared that the standing ot been complied wlth. !tilt 4 ,,e01 t . Su b - Committee (No. 3.) 4 01_ 4 W,4litt.ttitee assembled in Committee-room No. 8 ; Pre set' kr. seeathcote, chairman ; Mr. Childers, Mr. C. 1,14 e_p:.hirley. 1 1 , <)11 1 t•IuRNLT VALLEY RAILWAY. the 0.,,e fortnto.lttee proceeded with this case. TO'h "Ali • ..4 Proofs had been gone into before Easter, and t„.,_ail t itt ee this . 16%447 the allegationsg proceeded wit . h the opposition. rid 0 '4, respecting errors in the book of re • lid °Q the ,atatenal allegations were, that buildings a r n e d. t t„`a. Pans were not referred to in the book of - 4 se" l a h e 11 441 4 Little of our going to press only one of these had 3 11 14 te , eti 0 'll l Qe ''ule • ' lib Committee (No. 4.) :4111teat., tnittee assernbl d thismoming at twelve o'clock, 1,141.e.,,'1)0,,,rn No. 13 e ; present Mr. Aglion . by 2on M es r.. e,tti e ( ~ IL/., :.,,s3r-gerton, Mr. Stansfield, and Captain J ltatien,'°llireiii'''D, GAINSBOROUGH RAILWAY. e .. % ,44(10 th e .ieie nave been occupied for two days inptY _s_ Oat ,aeleas,74,egations contained in a petition of Ir. H. h - mqi t ;,. .. th e Bin . 1 "- s e earl s The objections have been of the NI. tain ILI character, and the majority of them have 1 1 fltth fled, r )4 the ter 3 aPneared this morning as the agent in sup boo;°_ceoters of the Bill, and Mr. Parkes in support tttQ,oirosliattpetition. Otsr it keti an . ee,_llas engaged this morning upon an allege- t irk; l t ws. the levels marked on the plans of the pro tlls4 'I eritkas alleged that these levels were inaccurately '1" N is', reference to high water mark at a place ,Thel4 ree,,t4an, opposite to Hull. 4- et; .4 lir" cleared upon this allegation. NI. 44sitt ... c............_e decided that the allegations had been sus -1'1,,. IA a . sti,l , eti t ovvlW AIASTER OF TUE HOUSEHOLD.--Col. ':tlt e tl ii e e thr'pe new Master of her Majesty's Houses (l.l‘qititiosto th at Zpa.oiCliniarlest Augustus Murray,omwmhoenweead I,llloetift,otri°4 .ttlearda3', the ellist innstan rti,day thelast,c on return of the te 1 8nA • b loesi... ° I.Bl e of Wight to Buckingham Palace. iZea'o4 l ,7, tad r_entered the army, as ensign, by purchase, q44!t, la atZedlll the North of Germany, under Lord LOINI4q ItT, and 1806 ; and was also present at . the 11 1 t o ,; 5 cf Copenhagen, in 1807 ; was actively iial . 11 a1 0 ._ o se, _ ee-seenntinsula from 1809 to 1814. The Gallant te Alill i litt f ItriFera, saltenlttlinleer a ss eT e V s i p t f tor t i h a e • i t . i o e ur s l ie ; „s h of • 14 4 4 0 411. . c ofTl 13esiajoz, Bourgos, and San Sebastian ; c , % oh , th ; and adrid, the paseages of Bidassa, Nivelle, N lye, g t ' s 'Llte ti:s the investment of Bayonne. He was also 1114.4440 of stattl ea of • Quatre Bras and Waterloo, and at kleo h k.l the tralle by the allied armies. The salary of 'I 4 eoe.4..!eneehold, which was faxed shortly after her "" 1011 ) is 1,158/. per annum. THE 8:11N, LONDON, MONDAY 1 agst Idas. 22 to 1 agst Weatherbit, and 1,000 to 20 agst Fuzbos for the Derby, and offers to take 15 to 1 about Cobweb colt. Semiseria is first favourite for the Chester Cup, but no bet laid. ENTRIES FOR TO-MORROW. Handicap. D. M. All-round-my-Hat, 4 yrs, Bst 91b—c by Ratcatcher, out of Turquoise, 4 yrs, 7st 61b—Mocha, 4 yrs, 7st—filly by Slane, out of Seakale, 3 yrs, Est 61b—filly- by Velocipede, out of Amaryllis, 3 yrs, Est 41b—and filly by Jerry, out of Pastille, 3 yrs, sst 101 b. Three others declared forfeit. Handicap. T.Y.C. Rhorassan, 5 yrs, Bst 101b—The Brewer, 5 vrs, Bst 31b— Hartshorn, 5 yrs, 7st 81b—Dr. Hill, 4 yrs, fst 11b. The Brewer scratched. The Craven Stakes did not fill. Wildboy and the Minikin colt are scratched for their en , gagements to-morrow. 21sew Match for to-morrow—Discord agst Oakley, Bst 101 b each, 300, h ft, from A.F. to end of Ab.M. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR-I am truly thankful you exposed that con temptible production in Trafalgar-square —the " toylike fountains." I am so thoroughly ashamed of them, that I blush whenever I see a foreigt.er (more particu larly a Frenchman) near the spot. One would have hoped for something more in unison with the age in which we live —something less likely to belie the character, feelings, and wealth of the first city in the world. But there they now stand—a national disgrace, and a byeword to our neighbours, who might justly ridicule this attempt of the " sublime and beau tiful. I should suppose the Commissioners of Woods and Forests considered them a necessary appendage to our National Gallery—a tout ensemble to that other laughing -stock. Sure enough, when an Englishman visits Paris, and takes his walks in the Champ Elysees, he will feel his cheek flush with shame at the bare recollection of Tra falgar-square ; and yet the former presents no local advantages out of the reach of the latter. Sincei:ely do I hope, that what has bean so badly done, may speedily he undone, and that, instead of this childish display of dirty water, we may be refreshed by the sight of a clear and copious flow from morning to night. I am, Sir, AN OLD SUBSCRIBER. April 9th, 1844. SHOCKING DISCOVERY.—Friday morning, in con sequence of a very unpleasant effluvium being perceived to arise from a hamper among some goods in the warehouse at Fresh .wharf, London-bridge, it was opened, when the con tents were found to consist of a male infant, which was wrapped up in a piece of linen. It was in a state of decom position. On Saturday Mr. William Payne held an inquest at the vestry-hall of St. Magnus's Church, Thames-street, on the body. From the evidence it appeared that on Good Friday a small wicker basket, containing the deceased, was sent from Yarmouth by the Ramona steam-packet, and re ceived at the London-bridge -wharf. Round the package was a piece of paper, upon which was written the following:— " Mr. Worsten, No. 2, Qeane-squeare—Steme paket. To be left till corled for." The constable of the wharf had been to No. 2, Queen-square, Finsbury, and there found a gentleman named Watson, who was in attendance. The surgeon who had examined the body was of opinion that the mother had not received professional attendance at the birth, and that the child had died from loss of blood. Mr. Watson said he did not know who had sent the child : he was quite certain it was not intended for him. The Corner—Then you did not expect such an Easter gift? Witness—Certainly not. A juror —Can you tell the handwriting on the paper? Witness, after looking very attentively, replied that he could not. The Coroner, at the suggestion of the jury, adjourned the in quiry, to afford the police time to find out the mother. ASSAULT ON A CUSTOM-HOUSE OFFICER.— 011 Friday a case was brought before the Borough magistrates at Rochester, in which Mr. George Batten, of her Majesty's Customs at Sheerness charged George Clayton, captain of the Joseph Collins, of Goole, with assaulting him in the exe cution of his duty. It appeared that Mr. Batten went off in a boat to defendant's vessel, then lying off the dockyard at Sheerness, and on coming alongside applied for anchorage dues, and requested to see defendant's coast and clearance papers, when he placed himself in a position to prevent Mr. Batten boarding the vessel, and threatened to knock him overboard. One of the boatmen coming to Mr. Batten's as sistance, the latter succeeded on getting on board, when the defendant not only refused to produce his papers, but also threatened to knock him down if he attempted to enter the cabin. Mr. Batten then said he should apply to the Coast guard for assistance, and ultimately got sight of the papers, and also found on board foreign goods not enumerated there in. The captain, in his defence, said he did not think Mr. Batten was an officer of Customs, as he came off in an old whale boat and wore no distinctive button. The law in this case awards a punishment by imprisonment for a term not exceeding nine nor less than six months, and the defendant being found guilty of the offence, he was adjudged to be im prisoned for six months. DR. WOLFF.—This noble-minded gentleman ar. rived here yesterday morning in the Duke of Cornwall steamer, from Constantinople, on his return from Bokhara. He was most enthusiastically cheered on his landing, and was met on the quay by his wife and son and Capt. Grover. The Doctor looked very well, considering the fatigue and privations as well as anxiety o f m i n d , h e has endured since leaving this place. He has brought with him several valuable presents, consisting of a Persian dress and shawls given to him by the King of Bokhara, which, we a re i n f orme d , were di rected by the Lords of Treasury to be passed by the Customs' authorities here without duty. He had also, we understand, some of the effects of the imprisoned officers whose release he went to Bokhara to endeavour to obtain, but whom he found on his arrival there had b een kill e d.— Hampshire Independent. CONTEMPLATED ROYAL BAL COSTUME.— Con sidering the depressed state of the west end trade it is with great pleasure that we hear of the increasing rumour in the higher circles of another grand Bal Costume at Court. It is there generally asserted that the Queen, taking into con sideration the losses experienced during the two successive seasons by trade in London, through the happy domestic events in her Majesty's home circle, has determined to give numerous fetes, and amongst others, one similar to that which produced so much sensation, and did so much good to me tropolitan industry, four years ago.—Post. INNOVATIONS IN THE CHURCH.—We are happy to hear that the Rev. A. NV. Taylor, rector of St. Mary's, Stoke Newington, has consented, in consequence of a friendly communication from the Bishop of Llandaff, the ordinary of the parish, to remove the objectionable innovations lately made in the church service. THE RATTLER AND ALECTO.—These experimental steam sloops, the former of 888 tons, and propelled by Mr. F. P. Smith's screw, Co mman d er S m i t h (b), and the latter of 800 tons burden, propelled by paddle-wheels, and commanded by Lieutenant Hoseason, both of 200- horse power, arrived off Granton Pier, Frith of Forth, on Friday, April 4, at eight, A. from the North Seas, where the very interesting trials, most of which we have already recorded, took place, and re sulted in favour of the Rattler. On starting from Leith Roads, on the 7th of April, at 21 min. past five P.M., with very little power on the screw, and after up to full s p ee d, th e R a ttl er performed a circle, during a fresh breeze from the N.E., in five minutes ten seconds time, taken by Captain J. D. Bas wall, R.N. STATE BALL.—On Saturday last cards were issued from the Lord Chamberlain's office for a grand ball, at Buck ingham Palace, on the 25th instant. It is said that her Ma jesty intends to enliven the Court by three State balls this season. MARRIAGE OF THE MARQUIS OF BUTE.—The nup tials of the Marquis of Bute with the Lady Sophia Frede rica Christina Hastings, eldest surviving daughter of Francis first Marquis-of Hastings, were celebrated on Thursday last at Loudoun Castle, Ayrshire. The ceremony took place in the library of the Castle, at half-past one o'clock, in the presence of a select circle of the friends of both noble families, among whom were—Lord and Lady James Stuart, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Villiers Stuart, Mr. Hamilton Fitzgerald, Sir John and Lady Cunningham Fairlie, the Lord Justice-General, &c. After the ceremony a sumptuous ddeuner was served in the dining-hall of the castle to a numerous circle. At four o'clock the happy pair left Loudoun for Dumfries House, in a splendid new carriage, drawn by four bay horses, and escorted by a troop of the Ayrshire Yeomanry Cavalry, who turned out in honour of the event. SUICIDE IN KENSINGTON-GARDENS.—On Saturday afternoon the following determined act of suicide was com mitted in Kensington-gardens :—About four o'clock, as a lad was walking round the gravel walk at the south-west corner of the gardens, which is at that part only separated from the high (Kensington) road by a wall extending to the palace entrance, he observed a person standing amongst the cluster of trees on the north of the path, and going towards him he discovered that he was hanging by a piece of cord to a short projecting bough of the tree. He immediately called to one of the labourers in the gardens, who hastened to the spot and cut the cord with his shovel. Symptoms of life being still apparent, the gardenman ran off instantly to the residence of Mr. Merriman, surgeon, of Kensington-square, one of whose assistants accompanied him back to the spot, and having poured some ammonia into the unfortunate man's mouth, opened a vein in the right arm, from which some blood flowed, but life was then quite extinct. When first dis covered the deceased's feet touched the ground, and so determinedly had he pressed his neck on the cord that in front it had nearly cut the flesh. The deceased appears to be between sixty and seventy years of age, about five feet eight or nine inches high, rather large fea. tures, fair, white hair, rather bald at the top of the head, and was dressed in a dark brown great-coat, a black frock-coat, black cloth waistcoat, dark ribbed cloth trousers, Wellington boots, nearly new, and altogether of gentlemanly and mili tary appearance. His shirt collar (a detached one) was marked " T. W. C.," and round his neck was a black silk stock with long ends. His shirt was marked "H. J., 3," and over it was a clean flannel waistcoat. In his pockets were found four small keys on a brass ring, a latch key, a drab silk purse empty, a pair of old tortoiseshell spectacles, a yellow silk pocket handkerchief, and th ree p ence h a lf penny in copper, and in his: left hand, trousers pocket was found a dark handled razor. O ne o f the gardenmen states that he had noticed the deceased walking about the gardens all the afternoon ; but that cannot be the fact, as the aftern oon was very wet, while deceased's boots are scarcely soiled. Informa tion of the circumstance was immediately sent to the police station at Kensington, when two constables were sent with a stretcher, on which the body was removed to the work house in Gloucester-road, Kensington, where it awaits a coroner's inquest. The election of a successor to Mr. Wallace, for the representation of Greenock, is fixed to take place on Tues day. Although every effort has been made f or th e purpose, by a few of the ultras, no opposition candidate has ventured to come forward, we are glad to state, in opposition to Mr. Baine. Mr. Bruce, of Kennett, Sir Henry Pottinger, and the Marquis of . Lorne, were all spoken of, an d, we believe, in some shape or other applied to and urged to present them selves, but, to the credit of the people of G reenock, when the state of public opinion was sounded, not one of those gentlemen could find suc h an opening as gave them the slightest likelihood of success had they presented themselves. With every confidence, therefore, that Mr. Baine will act a part which will gi ve satisfaction ' both to his constituents and his countrymen, we are happy to announce that he is thus likely to be returned without oppo sition.—Gasgow Saturday Post. The P russian Universal Gazette states that the bridge of Thorn has been carried away by the drifting ice. The mail steamer between Gramdenz and Gruppe was sunk by the ice on the Ist instant. Five lives and the letter-bag were lost. PRAGUE, MARciii 13.—A terrible inundation com menced here yesterday. The Danube, after rising consider.. ably, broke through its prison of ice, and penetrated into the city. The Jewish quarter and other parts where the poor population reside were immediately inundated. Some lives have been lost. In many places persons escaped from the first floors into boats, but the majority of the streets were blocked up by the large masses of ice which had floated in. —Augsburgh Gazette. ; and on th e d ay SIR HENRY POTTINGER.—The freed om of the city will be presented to this distinguished man on T uesday next h 'c e lo w ck ill in be th en e te C r o t u ai n n c e i d l a C t h a amber sum p tuous dinner by a ll the leading parties of the city.—Scotch Reformers ( Glasg ow ) Gazette. following low threein g o SV'MARY OF NE S AND Vtabitt Optition. ". Who runs may read." FOREIGN. The Duke de Montpensier left Paris on Thursday for Algiers. The Marquis Ferriere Levayer left Paris for Macao on Fri day. He was the bearer of the ratification of the treaty con cluded by M. de Lagreuee with the Chinese Plenipotentiary. M. Levayer is to embark at Marseilles for Egypt, and to proceed to Asia via Suez. The Revue de Paris states that the Duke de Broglie was ex pected to return to Paris in the course of a week, fur the pur pose of consulting M. Guizot on certain points connected with the object of his mission to London. He is to be absent during ten or fifteen days. In the Chamber of Deputies a Bill has been passed to pre-- vent the piracy of literary works published in Sardinia, in pursuance of one of the provisions of the treaty of commerce concluded in 1843 between Sardinia and France, and which has recently been the topic of much cavil in the Chamber. The Arai de la Constitution states that there are in Lucerne 1,602 prisoners in all, and that the number of wounded volunteers there is 150. The dead have been buried-30 at Malters, 40 at Litton], and 9at Lucerne. Several persons, it is said, perished in the Emme. Amongst the prisoners are 180 Bernese, and 694 Argovians. No person whatever is admitted to see the prisoners. A Zurich journal estimates at 40,000 Swiss livres (59,000 francs) a day the expense of the army embodied by the Federal Directory; a charge, it adds, which will fall heavily upon the cantons, which have already been impoverished by extraordinary expenditures of ever kind. The troops of Schwyz and Zug, commanded by Colonel Abyberg, had advanced to the frontiers of Argau, where they remained in observation of the movements of the volunteers. The Queen of Prussia arrived at Dresden on the evening of the 4th, on a visit to her sister, the wife of Prince John. It was expected that the King of Prussia would soon join her Majesty. An autograph letter of the Emperor of Austria to his Minister forbids the name of German Catholic Church being given either in the journals, or any printed writings, to the body of Separatists which has been recently formed in Germany. The Journal des Debats inserts a letter from Berne of the Bth inst., which states that the arrival of the federal troops in the canton of Argovia, appears to have anticipated that of a corps of Schwartzbuben, mountaineers of Soleure, who intended, it is said, to excite the inhabitants to a revolt, and afterwards to unite themselves to the army of Lucerne and of the small cantons. The Argovian militia disorganised, in consequence of the recruiting made by the free corps and of the loss of their chiefs, killed or made prisoners at the attack of Lucerne, were gradually repairing their losses, and might in d few days be fit to occupy the country. LAW IPOA.4Gar. The case of Connell and Gandy, which was tried at Liver pool, is one of considerable importance to the commercial world. It was an action brought by a depositor in the Isle of Man Bank against the defendant, who was represented to have been a shareholder in the bank at the time it stopped payment. The bank was not formed under tke provisions of any Act of Parliament. The defence was that the common law of partnership did not apply to joint-stock companies, and that Mr. Gandy having ceased to be a share holder in 1840, although the fact of his retirement was not publicly gazetted, had ceased to be liable. The jury, however, under the direction of the Judge, found for the plaintiff. His Lordship, in the course of his summing up, said that there was no legal difference between a firm of six and one of 600 persons, and that the person who held himself forth to the public a partner in such a firm was bound to make the fact of his retirement public also, in order to re lease himself from his liability. There were several actions of a similar nature in which a similar verdict was taken, and these concluded the assizes. COURT—FASHIONABLE. The Duke de Broglie, accompanied by his Excellency Count de St. Aulaire, had ailengthened interview with Sir Robert Peel yesterday afternoon, at the Right Hon. Baronet's residence, in Whitehall-gardens. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne entertained the Duke de Broglie, Prince Albert de Broglie, the Earl of Clarendon, Countess Flahault (Baroness Keith and Nairns), the Earl and Countess of Shelburne, Count and Countess Jarnac, Lord John Russell, and a distinguished circle, on Sa turday last, at Lansdowne House. The Duke of Beaufort does not go to Newmarket, as was anticipated. His Grace, with the Duchess of Beaufort and the Ladies Somerset, will leave Badminton for Beaufort House during the present week. The Earl of Harrowby has improved in health during the last few days. The Earl of Ellenborough entertained the Earl of Clare, Lord and Lady Colchester, Lord and Lady Colville, Sir loughby Cotton, Colonel Monteith, Colonel Oldfield, and Mr., Mrs., and Miss Wilberforce Rird at dinner on Saturday last, at his Lordship's mansion in Charles-street. The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield have left Bretby Park for Newmarket. The Noble Earl and Countess do not return to Chesterfield House until after the second Newmar ket meeting. The Earl and Countess of Albemarle left their residence in Berkeley-square on Saturday last for Newmarket. The Earl of Bradford has arrived in Belgrave-square from Castle Bromwich, Staffordshire. Viscount and Viscountess Newport have left the Noble Earl's residence and removed to their new mansion in Wilton -crescent. The Noble Viscount and Viscountess left town on Saturday for Newmarket. Count Flahault may now shortly be expected in this country, to join Countess Flahault and the Hon. Misses El phinstone Flahault, as, according to letters received from Vienna, the Noble Count intended to have left that city on the 3d instant for Paris, on his way to England. It i s as serted that the Noble ount is not likely to return to Vienna as French Ambassador at the Court of Austria, an important appointment being destined for his Excellency Count Flahault in the French capital. It is said he is to be appointed tutor to the Count of Paris. MISCELLANEOUS. The mortal remains of the late Earl of Egremont were re moved on Wednesday last from Silverton-park to Orchard Wyndham, preparatory to their interment in the family vault. The funeral took place the next day ; a large body of the deceased Earl's tenantry assisting on the mournful oc casion. Yesterday, a sermon in aid of the funds of the City Dispen sary, which was established in the year 1789, for the relief of the sick and diseased poor of the Metropolis, was preached in the church of the united parishes of St. Mary-at-Hill and at. Andrew Hubbard, Little Tower-street, by the Rev. James Rowsall, M.A., domestic chaplain to the Duke of Suther land. After the sermon a collection was made which realised 201. ss. Yesterday two sermons were preached in the chapel of the Scottish Hospital, Fleur-de-Lis -court, Fetter-lane, before a numerous congregation, the principal portion of whom were both deaf and dumb. It may appear somewhat paradoxical that persons so afflicted should be enabled to attend divine worship in congregation with their more favoured brethren who enjoy the faculties of hearing and speech. The ser vice, however, is rendered intelligible to the deaf and dumb portion of the congregation by a gentleman who is well conversant with the signs by which those so afflicted com municate together ; and as the clergymen proceeds with his discourse, he, standing in a prominent situation facing the afflicted, interprets it by those signs. These services are established under the auspices of the Society for the re lief of the adult destitute portion of the deaf and dumb com munity. Yesterday morning, about eleven o'clock, a gentleman's carriage was proceeding at a rapid pace in the direction of the Haymarket, when near the corner of Windmill-street the near fore wheel came off. From the quickness of the pace and the sharp shock occasioned by the axle falling on the ground, the coachman lost his seat, and was thrown with great violence. The horses were at once seized by some passers by, and the owner of the carriage and his lady alighted, perfectly uninjured, but greatly alarmed. The coachman was taken into Mr. Hutchinson's, a surgeon, who paid him every attention, and after a short time he was so far recovered that he returned home. On Saturday morning the body of a middle-aged man was found in the river Thames, off Plunistead, in Kent, and re moved to the workhouse to await an inquest. The same afternoon another body, of a young man, was found in the river off Battersea, and removed to the Red House to await an inquest. Both bodies were much decomposed, and ap peared to have been in the water for some time. The Glasgow, Paisley, and Ayr Railway, at a special meet ing on Wednesday, the 2d inst., determined upon extending the Company's railway from Ayr to Loch Ryan, and of form ing certain other lines for the accomodation of the interior of Ayrsh ire. The Eastern Counties Company raise 710,4001. by shares to pay off that amount in bonds and debentures which are out in the market and shortly fall due. The alteration is calcu lated to save in interest about 7,0001. a-year ; and four per cent. is to be paid upon the calls as they are made. SPORTIN G INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. Several horses have reached Newmarket for the ensuing meeting, and appearances, if they do not promise a brilliant week, are so far favourable, that most of the standing en gagements are likely to be run. The last arrivals include— Lord Chesterfield's Knight of the Whistle, Poor Soldier, Lady Wildair, Javelin, Triunion, and Newsmonger—Lord Maidstone's Cockamaroo—Colonel Anson's Kedger and Je zail—Mr. Bowes's Heather Bell and As-you-like it—Mr. Jaques's Anti-Repealer and Semiseria—Lord Stradbroke's Idas, Evenus, and Boarding-school Miss —Mr. John Day's The Ugly Buck—Mr. Wreford's Win chelsea—Mr. Gardnor's Captain Flathooker—Mr. S. llerbert's Antler and Ajax—Mr. Greville's Alarm— Mr. Payne's Sir Francis, Johnny, and Queen Mab—Mr. Ford's Fuzbos, The Attorney, Mademoiselle, and Qui Tam— Mr. Stebbing's Celeste—Mr. Batson's Homoeopathist, Accacia filly, and Harriet filly—Mr. Drinkald's Vol-a-Vent—Sir W. W. Wynn's Poor Boy, The Soldier, and Rowland—Mr. Ramsbottom's Pine Apple—Mr. Shelly's Lydia Languish— Lord G. Bentinck's Ratafia, Discord, All-round-my-Hat, Croton Oil, and My Mary. The principal races of the week will be the two Riddlesworth's (mere shadows, and not likely to produce more than a couple of starters), the stakes in which Kedger and Idas are engaged (apparent " cer tainties"), the Column Stakes, and Newmarket Handicap, for both of which there will be a good field, the Claret, Port, and the match' between the Ugly Buck and Minotaur. The Newmarket llandicup, a new race sug gested by the inhabitants, does not boast so large an acceptance as had been anticipated ; but " Rome was not built in a day," and its promoters need not be dis couraged from fresh exertions—let them be liberal in their contributions to the fund, and not be above canvassing for Subscribers to the Stake ; and there can be no reason why it should not become a prominent " feature" in a meeting that has of late years somewhat fallen from its " high estate."— In the course of the week, it is expected that a conference will take place between the Jockey club and a committee of the inhabitants with regard to the proposed continuation of the Eastern Counties line from Cambridge to Bury. Several members, believing that a rail road close to the town would interfere with the respectability of the meetings, have expressed a favourable opinion of the contemplated Direct London and Norwich, which will not come within eight or ten miles of Newmarket; the towns people, however, are almost unanimously for the line to Bury, and intend to use every effort to obtain the sanction and sup port of the Club. A question as to the correctness of Zanoni's nomination for the Chester Cup, arising out of an objection preferred by Colonel Peel, is also expected to come on in the course of the meeting. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) NEWMARKET, SUNDAY NIGHT, ELEVEN O'CLOCK. The arrivals as yet are few, nor, from all that we can learn, is it probable that this meeting will be very fully attended. The list, in fact, is not very imposing, and the weather is anything but inviting. Of betting we have little to say ; the afternoon, owing no doubt to the rain having prevented the customary assemblage in the street, passed almost with out a bet, and this evening, although the Subscription Room was opened and the list read as usual, business has been ex ceedingly Mack. The only bets up to post time were 12 to NO. VI.-THE OBSERVZR. The Observer is the property of Mr. Clement, the owner of Bell's Life in London. The Observer is a journal which publishes no country edition on the Sa turday, but appears on the Sunday morning, and is chiefly circulated amongst the upper classes. Great ex pense is incurred in obtaining the very latest intelligence up to the hour of going to press : thus if any event of importance occur in London or it 9 vicinity, even so late as twelve o'clock on Saturday night, or very early on the Sunday morning, the Observer will be sure to recor d it. And this is not done in a few words : the most mi nute details relative to the occurrence—be it an acci dent, an offence, or any event of moment—will be given with the mention of the fact. The reader of the daily journals on the Monday morning will invariably per ceive numerous quotations from the Observer. The circulation of this journal is not extensive. It is now under 5,000. Its advertisements are however nu merous and well paid ; and it is an especial organ for the insertion of " Births," " Deaths," and " Marriages." The principal editor is Mr. Doxat, a gentleman of extensive information, great experience and considerable learning. Mr. James Grant, the celebrated author of " Random Recollections of the Lords and Commons," " Impressions of Ireland," &c., is one of the chief writers engaged upon THE OBSERVER. The notices of new works and theatrical reviews in this journal are written with great talent and impartiality, and are quoted as good authority. [ADVERTISEMENT. GALVANIC RINGS (GALVANISM. TO THE EDITOR - OF THE SUN. SIR,—In all ages and in all times something or other very wonderful has been put forth by doctors in order to create mystery and confusion in the public mind as regards the cure of disease. Under their patronage we have of late years had Homoeopathy and Animal Mag netism. Is it therefore to be wondered at that persons should take advantage of the gross ignorance which they know pervades society as regards the healing art, and that to make money they should bring forth such things as galvanic rings for the cure of diseases ? But, we ask, who are the responsible parties for such delusions ? Why, doctors, because they not only themselves set the example directly, but foster them by their false teaching in the medical schools ! Let us ask one more question. Could any Hygeist be imposed upon by such quackeries as Animal Magnetism, Homoeopathy, or galvanic rings? Most assuredly not, and for this reason, that the TT • Hygeian system leaches him the nature and functions of his body, and he knows that in order to eradicate disease of any kind, he must cleanse his body and purify his blood by proper purgatives, and since Animal Magne tism, Homoeopathy, galvanic rings, or the other charms cannot do this, he is satisfied that they must be delu sions. Doctors also take advantage of such impositions as galvanic rings in this way. When a patient com plains of having derived no benefit from them, oh they say, " Why don't you place yourself under a regular medical man, and don't meddle with quackery ?" when, in truth and in fact, they themselves are the supporters of it.—We are, Sir, your obedient servant, MORRISON AND MOAT, For and on behalf of the body of Hygeists. British College of Health, New-road, London, April 12, 1845. he i ary contrives d w adaptedbusiness t o another,increases, for b o r y d knocking OF A L ONDON W ORKSH OP. --A man be gins by employing a f ew h an d s i n a h ouse often but ill down own par n wdwa making such alterati ons as su i t h i s i mme diate purpose. a g and apart ments , his el I i t n o g - a n d o d u t s o. e tn ,. a lno,l l He contrives by this means to accommodate an increas ing number of men, and the only practicable limit to that number is the want o f more standing or sitting room, as the ca se ma y be. He warms these rooms by a stove, by steam, or by hot air , and lights them with gas the consequence is, that the workmen are exposed at the same time to a high temperature, and a foul and stagnant atmosphere. This combination is carried to its highest degree in tailors' workshops, and I have been told more than once by the journeymen tailors themselves, that they have been obliged to strip to the very skin, that they might be able to bear the intense heat to which they are exposed. In buildings intended for workshops more space is given to the men, but they are usually constructed on very bad principles ; the whole buildin often forming o ne s p ace, g divided by floors, perf ora t e d by a common staircase ; if a steam-engine is employed, it is generally to be found in a lower apartment of this building, so that the heat rises from this into the upper rooms, and, mingling with the foul air of the intermediate floors, ascends to the highest flat, where the hot and foul air collects in great abundance.--Medical Times. DEAFNESS—ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS.-39, Albe marle-street, Piccadilly.—lnvisible Voice Conductors, when fixed in the cavity of the ears, are not more uncom fortable nor perceptible than having a small piece of , wool in its place. They enable individuals at an ad vanced age, and of forty or fifty years' standing of ex treme deafness, instantly to join in general conversation, and to catch the sound of a distant, low speaker, at church, theatre, &c. They pour the conversation into the ears to such an extent, that in most severe cases deafness cannot be observed. Also original Ear Cor nets, French, German, and Spanish Artificial Ears, and improved Hearing Trumpets of every description. Many of those instruments have received the approbation of the Royal Society and Royal Institution of Great Bri tain. The Newly Invented Spectacles, immediately they are placed before extremely imperfect vision, it is brought to its youthful, natural, and original state. Also Achromatic Telescopes, Opera-glasses, Micro scopes, &e.—Caution : Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, Opticians and Aurists, are not in any way connected with 3 person of the same _ name in their immediate neigh bourhood, nor in any part of the country. To prevent nistakes, be cautious, and observe—Only to be bad at 39. Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel. 1845.—The following is the House List of Gover nors and Directors of the Bank of England for the year en suing, viz. : "vER,T N:Ressl:lalcomson, II e ß E a E t s c i Ct r % o l: l ) R B s e q . p"u t G y o - v G e o r n v e o r n r o r . FOR Esq. George, Wards . William Cotton, Esq. Norman, E. ll o dgson,pavid Powell, Esq. John Benjamin Edward Henry Chapman, C. Pascoe Grenfell, Esq. iPattison, Esq. William R. Rob ro in ß so r n; 1 Jamesjames morris, Esq Esq. Abel Lewes Gower, Esq. Sir John Henry Pelly, Bart. John Oliver Hanson, Esq. Christopher. Pearse, Esq. Sir John Rae Reid, Bart. ;Thomas H. Lancelot Holland, Esq. , Ki E rk sq m . an Daniel Charles Smith, Esq, J. Gelibrand Hubbard, Esq. William Thompson, Esq., and Alderman. Thomas Newman Hunt, Esq. l Charles Frdk. Iluth, Esq. Thomas Matthias Weguelin, sq. Alfred Latham, Esq. William Little, Esq. Francis Wilson, Esq. The election for Governor and D eputy-Governor will be T.hleL Lifelfa x o w f e l t l ile E i sp u . k , held at the Bank OR Tuesday, the 15th, and for Directors on author of Wednesday, the 16th inst., from ten o'clock in the forenoon till four in the afternoon. Duke of Wel lington," SKETCHES. —We are requested to state that Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough -street, has this day published "Peninsular Sketches," by Actors lington," &c., in 2 vols., price 21s. bound, which can now be had of all Booksellers. Mr. Colburn has also just published the following new works :-2. M. Thiers' History of the Consulate and Empire, vols. L and 11., o " n St t o h r e le S s ee o n f e i ' V e a d t i e t r e l doob ! 'W` Bvo., price only 5s each. 3. Recollections of Spain in 1845, by an English Resident, 2 vols., 21s. bound. 4. The Duke of Wellington's Maxims and Opinions, Bvo., 14s. bound. 5 . T he Nelson Letters an d Dispatches, Volume the Second, Bvo., 15s. bound. 6. Three Years in Constantinople ; or, Domestic Manners of the Turks, by Charles White, Esq., 3 vols., with Thirty-four Illus tration, 31s. 6d. bound ; and 7. Letters of a German Countess' written during her Travels in Tu r k e y, E g y p t, the Holy Land, &c., in 1843-4, 3 vols., post Bvo. EVENING, APRIL 14, 1845. THE NEWSPAPER PRESS OF LONDON. (From the London Journal, April 12.) NO, V. - BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON. This journal is almost entirely devoted to matters con nected with the Sporting World. Its principal features of attraction are th ere f ore const i tute d b y i nte lli ge n c e re specting the Turf; accounts of Regattas, the proceedings of Yacht Clubs, and narratives of Prize Fights, Pedes ian Exploits, and all kinds of information relative to manly pursuits, Games of Skill or Chance, &c., tec. Its Notices t o C orrespondents " settle a l l di spu t e d p o i nts in refer ence to the rules or customs o f t h e a b ove departments. From t h e regu l a ti ons of a brutal prize-fight to the e ti quette o f a g enteel game of (Tarte is this j ourna l an undoubted autho rity. The , result is, th a t B e ll s Life has not a class circulation like many o f i ts wee kl y Contemporaries—it is seen o n t h e ta bl e of the Peer and in the par l our o f t h e public-house—it is read alike in the club and the tap room. In political principles it is very liberal, and ad vocates the popular cause. But then the Tory sports man who reads it care a nothing for its politics—all he regards is the pLculiar information of its special . depart ment. Som e y ears ago Bell's Life was famous for its wood-cuts, caricaturing the prominent vices or foibles of the age. The poetical accompaniments to these graphic designs were of th e richest and raciest kind of humour —indeed, they were remarkably clever, and, we should conceive, might be resumed with advantage to the journal. " Poet's Corner" was also a famous feature in Bell's Life. The metrical epistles of Scroggins and other sup posed characters, were in their class inimitable. They were humorous and witty, but never ill-natured,—sa tirical, but never personal. Tile poetry, that now ap pears at times in Bell's Life, is written by a clergyman residing in the Isle of Wight. This is not, however, the only instance of clerical talent being employed in the composition of humorous poetry ; for, en passant, be it observed, that those amazingly clever legends which have appeared in Bentley's Miscellany, and Colburn's New Monthly Magazine, with the signature of "Thomas lugoldsby" attach e d t o t h em, emanated from the pen of a reverend gentleman of the name of Barham. Mr. Grady is the aquatic reporter for Belts Life; and with the aid of one of his sons, he collates al:d arranges the minor sporting intelligence. Mr. Dowling is the principal editor. This gentleman manages the more im portant business connected with the Sporting World. He is said to be the most graphic and spirited delineator of a prize-fight that the sporting world can boast of. His income arising from his situation is upwards of 8001, per annum. Indeed every one connected with the edi torial department of Bell's Life is most liberally paid. The proprietor of Bell's Life zn London is Mr. Clement, the late owner of the Morning Chronicle. This gentle man spares no expense in obtaining intelligence, or in maintaining the reputation of his journal as the principal organ of the Sporting World. Ile was lately offered the sum of 75,0001. for Bell's Life, but did not feel disposed to part with so valuable a property. The circulation of this journal is 25,000 weekly. The profits arising from the advertisements alone are 801 weekly. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE MID LAND RAILWAY COMPANY. LEASE OF THE BIRMINGHAM AND GLOU CESTER AND BRISTOL AND GLOUCESTER LINES. DERBY, SATURDAY.—This afternoon a special gene ral meeting of the shareholders in this railway was held at the railway station here, for the purpose of con sidering the conditional agreement lately entered into by the Directors, for the lease by the Midland Railway Company of the recently amalgamated Birmingham and Gloucester and Bristol and Gloucester Railways. The meeting was numerously attended. Mr. GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman of the Board of Di rectors, then stated the heads of the agreement entered into with the above companies, which was that the amalgamated lines of tke Birmingham and Glouces ter and Bristol and Gloucester should be leased in perpetuity to the Midi .nd Company, at a❑ annual rent of 6/. per cent. on the share capital of 1,800,000/. ; the Midland Company to take upon themselves the liabilities due by the other party to the extent of 450,000/. ; the sto2k of the other companies to become the property of the Midlands ; these arrangements to commence on the Ist of July next, and any difference which might arise to be referred to the arbitration of the Board of Trade. The Midland Company were also to have power to purchase these lines at any time within three years. Mr. HUDSON then stated that there was a great dis inclination on the part of the Directors to enter into any engagement by which the Company should incur fresh responsibilities, but at the same time they thought this better than that any other Company should have the lines in question. The Worthy CHAIRMAN then went into a lengthened statement of the benefits anticipated from the proposed arrangement, and said that possibly the Act for this lease might not be obtained this session, but he under stood that no legal difficulty stood in the way of enter ing upon the agreement at once. He then added that the Board of Trade had seen the justice of the pro ject put forward by their company, and he hoped that these would ultimately be the source of an increased in come to the shareholders. The first of these projects favourably reported on was the line from Lincoln to Nottingham, 34 miles in length. The Board had re reported also in favour of the line from Swinton to Don caster, though a part was left void between Gainsbo rough and Doncaster. He hoped, however, that Par liament would enable them to extend it to Lincoln, which would make other 36 miles. Then there was the line from Syston to Peterborough, 48 miles, so that altogether the Board of Trade had reported favourably on 118 miles of railway. The number of shares issuel for making these was 50,500 to the Midland proprietors, and 1,500 to the Sheffield and Rotherham, making toge ther 52,000. The number authorised to be issued was 60,500. He was thus particular in stating the facts, be cause he had seen letters in the newspapers asking where the shares were. The last time he had the pleasure of meeting the Proprietors he alluded particularly to the working of the Midland line. The Directors had since fully redeemed the promise then made of working the line efficiently. The Proprietors would find that the trains were now running with the utmost regularity.— (Hear, hesr.) The Directors had entered into an agreement with the London and Birmingham Company to expedite certain trains fully an hour. By this means persons would be able to perform the journey from London to Newcastle, a distance of 303 miles, in the short space of ten and a half hours. He would just remind the meeting of one other thing, to guard against any mistaken views of parties buying shares. This was in reference to the 31. shares in the Birmingham and Gloucester. These shares were now exactly in the same position as before the contemplated amal gamation. As doubts had been thrown out in re ference to this matter, he deemed it right that this should now go forth to the public. When the proposed agree ment was sanctioned, the Bills now before Parliament promoted by these companies will probably be with drawn. He would just add, further, that it was possible that the Act for this lease might not be obtained this session; but he understood from Mr. Carter, the solicitor to the Company, that no legal difficulty stood in the way of entering on it at once. This was proposed to be done on the Ist of July next.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Chairman concluded by moving a resolution, to the effect that the heads of agreement read should be confirmed, and the Directors authorised to take the necessary steps to carry it into execution.—(Cheers.) Mr. JOHN ELLIS, the Deputy Chairman, after a few observations eulogistic of the proposed arrangement, seconded the motion. This, after some remarks from Dr: O'Brien, Mr. Mather, Mr. Ellis, and other Proprietors, was carried amidst loud cheers. A vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman, with the enthusiasm usually displayed by this company, and the meeting separated. COURT CIRCULAR. Sir Robert Peel had an audience of the Queen on Saturday, at Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty and Prince Albert walked in the Royal Gardens of Buckingham Palace, on Saturday morning. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen on Saturday forenoon. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal left town in a carriage and four, at ten o'clock on Saturday morning, for Claremont. Her Royal Highness the Princess Alice was taken an airing in the Royal Gardens on Saturday. Her Majesty and Prince Albert left Buckingham Palace in an open carriage and four, at a quarter-past twelve o'clock on Saturday, for Claremont. The Marchioness of Douro, Lady in Waiting ; Viscount Hawardee, Lord in Waiting; Colon e l Arbuthnot, Equerry in Waiting, and Col. Bouverie, Equerry to Prince Albert, followed in another carriage and four. Her Majesty and His Royal Highness were conducted to their carriage by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, the Hon. Misses Stanley and Hamilton, Lord George Lennox, Sir Frederic Stovin and Captain Francis Seymour. The royal party were escorted from the Palace by a party of Light Dragoons. Yesterday the Queen and Prince Albert, the Royal suite, and the domestic Household, attended Divine service at Claremont. The lion. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay officiated. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice yesterday at Buckingham Palace. The Royal infants were taken for pony and walking exercise in the forenoon. THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER. —Her Royal Highness passed an indifferent night on Saturday , night. The Duke of Cambridge visited the Royal Duchess yester • day at Gloucester House, and the other members of the Royal Family sent during the day to make inquiry after the health of their illustrious relative. _ _ _ Her Majesty the Queen Dowager and her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent attended Divine service yesterday morning in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Prayers were read by the Rev. Mr. Hall ; the Lessons by the Rev. Dr. H. Dakius. The Sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Dibdin, from St. John, chap. ii, verse 25. The Anthem, " I was glad" (Purcell), was sung by Messrs. Hobbs, Haw kins, and J. B. Sale. Sir George Smart presided at the Organ. Her Majesty was attended by the Marchioness of Wellesley, the Hon. Miss Mitchell, and the Hon. William Ashley. The Duchess of Kent was attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson. The Duke of Cleveland, the Countess of Wilton, Lady Wharncliffe, Lords Devon, Cawdor, Colville, Cantilupe, Ha therton, Polwarth, Norreys, Ingestre, Templemore, and Ebrington, were among the nobility present. The Duke of Wellington and Sir Fred. Trench attended the early service in the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yester day. The Rev. Dr. Wesley officiated, and preached the sermon. The Duke of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz attended Divine ser vice yesterday morning, in Grosvenor Chapel. Baron Knese beck and Mr. Edmond Mildmay were in waiting on their Royal Highnesses. His Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duke of Meek lenburgh Streliz, attended by Baron Knesebeck, honoured the Earl of Sefton with his company at dinner on Saturday, at his residence in Beigrave-square. The Duchess of Kent honoured the Italian Opera with her presence on Saturday evening. Her Royal Highness was attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Colonel Sir George Couper. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, also honoured the Italian Opera with their presence His Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippstahl inspected Captain Siborne's new Waterloo Model on Saturday. Mr. Everett, the American Minister, had an interview with Sir R. Peel on Saturday. Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Sa turday. _ _ Mr. Lyall, M.P., Mr. Somes, and a Deputation had an in terview with Sir R. Peel on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing-street. _ __ The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a meet ing on Saturday, at their office in Whitehall-place. There were present the Bishop of Winchester, the Bishop of Ban gor, the Bishop of Ely, the Bishop of Hereford, the Bishop of Lichfield, the Lord President of the Council, the Earl of Devon, the Earl of Besborough, Lord Ashley, and the Right Hun. Sir George Grey. Mr. Dean, Chairman of the Customs, had an interview on Saturday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir R. Peel had a Parliamentary dinner party on Saturday at his residence in Whitehall-gardens. THE LIGHT FOR ALL NATIONS. DEAR SIR,-I have the satisfaction to inform you that I and my workmen have taken possession of our resi dence in the round house on the summit of the column for my new light on the Goodwin, and it is my intention to reside here until I have succeeded in ascertaining the strata beneath the sand, should the weather continue favourable. That being done, I shall proceed to com plete the lighthouse by fixing the lantern. I think I may fairly state that another inhabited island is now added to her Majesty's dominions, in the bowels of which are embedded great treasures, and which will form a nucleus for batteries and fortifications, as well as for a harbour of refuge in Trinity Bay in the Downs, and when completed, be the key of the British Channel, and thus form a second Gibraltar. As so many unfounded reports have been in circula tion respecting this undertaking, I will thank you to send this information to the London journals.—l am, dear Sir, yours truly, WILLIAM BUSH. Richard Clay, Esq., at Lloyd's. P.S. I have commenced boring to ascertain the sub strata of the Goodwin and, at fifty feet beneath the plat form, have found nothing but hard sand, nearly as solid as rock itself. DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—It is well known, in all musical circles, that Donizetti composed the opera of Lucia di Lammermoor, for the express purpose of afford ing Duprez an opportunity of creating the character of Edgar of Ravenswood. It is in that part, rendered by him so celebrated, that he makes his appearance here to-night—in addition to which, Madame Eugenie Garcia will make her debut at this theatre, in Lucia. This great attraction, with Polin and Gasperini iu the new ballet, will undoubtedly fill the theatre. SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY.—Great progress is making on this railway between Teignmouth and Newton ; the wall against the river is raised to its height, in some places, and in the course of three months it is fully ex pected to be completed to the Newton station.— Western Times. AMERICAN SLAVERY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Six,—Living in a remote corner of the empire, it was only this morning that I perused the debates in Parliament on the Oregon question, which will be hailed with delight by every Briton who has the honour of his country at heart. The present crisis between this country and America is certainly one of fearful importance, and it is to be hoped that the new President of the United States will maturely consider the consequences that may result from his decision before he involves his own country in a war with the British ',empire, a war which may shake the boasted institutions of his Government to their founda tion, and plunge a great portion of the citizens of the United States in utter ruin and desolation. Mr. Polk, the new President of the United States, seems giddy with his recent exaltation, and anxious to signalise the limited period of his brief authority by making the British Government to crouch to any terms he may please to impose on it, without dreaming of the possibility of Britain being able to make any impression upon the American Union ; and, under this impression, he sets Britain and all other Governments at defiance, calling upon their subjects to revolutionise their own countries, and fraternise with the most virtuous and en lightened Government on the face of the earth, careful' keeping in the back ground that their own Government is bankrupt, both in credit and reputation, and the damning tact of the horrid and inhuman system of slavery which is upheld in their southern states, where human beings are made to breed like cattle, and their unhappy progeny are sold like cattle, and sent to the new countries in the far west, where their lives are not worth more than from two to three years' purchase. The virtuous citizens of the United States may sneer at the idea that the wrath of God will overtake them for this inhuman traffic, but such they may rely upon it mill certainly be the case, and I will now unfold to them how easily it may be accompli,,hed, and how Britain may be made the instrument of inflicting this vengeance upon them and their country—the British Empire possessing more means of aggression against America than all the rest of the world put together, and America being more vulnerable to attack from Britain than from any other nation. Britain could at once land on the shores of the southern or slave states of America from thirty to forty thousand disciplined sepoys, led on by British officers, in a high state of discipline, and accustomed to victory, not one of whom would desett, and send along with them a complete train of artillery, with veteran gunners. With this force she could send from the West Indies a few thousand disciplined Africans, commanded by British officers, to make acquaintance with their slaves; and with this combined force she could land from twenty to thirty thousand British bayonets, accompanied with arms, clothing, and accoutrements for 300,000 emanci pated negroes. Against this overwhelming force, I ask the people of America what resistance they could make? On the first proclamation from British head-quarters granting liberty to the slave, the unhappy African race would immediately desert their masters, and be formed into corps for their destruction, and the whole force would advance into the interior, like the simoom of the desert, destroying all that opposed them. The sepoys only require that the promises made to them should be faithfully kept, and from their attach ment to their officers, they will readily follow them. The writer of this has been with them on foreign ser vice oftener than once, and he thinks he sees them now march three paces to the front, with their military shout, when volunteering to follow their officers. I tell the citizens of the slave states that their present fancied security depends altogether upon the forbearance of the British Government, and that so long as they con tinue to possess a slave population, they will be con tinually exposed to destruction from their efforts to free themselves from their cruel yoke—that the superstruc ture of their constitution is built up with the tears and blood of their hapless slaves, and that when the day of retribution arrives, great and dreadful will be the ven geance they will take upon their inhuman masters. With the powerful force I have mentioned, Great Bri tain could at once settle the question of slavery in America, and oblige the repudiators of their own bonds, who are lost to all sense of honesty, to pay up their bonds with interest to the last farthing, at the same time that they would bring our dispute about the Oregon ter ritory to a speedy termination. A " SIPAHI SIHDAR" RAILWAYS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE .SU/V. Slll,—All secrets are better out respecting railways. to prevent the knowing ones fleecing the ignorant, and thinking many will be obliged for the following informa tion, you, perhaps, will allude to or allow this a corner in your paper :—The Leeds and Manchester are nego tiating for the lease of the Huddersfield and Manchester, thus throwing overboard the Leeds and Dewsbury, and securing the success of the West Riding Junction. Yours, &c. W. THOMPSON. York, April 10. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—ln reading the debate on the auction licence, I was much surprised to find no Member advocating the general interest of the revenue, and which appeared to me so very clear—which is that the duty or license for cities or boroughs should be fifteen pounds, and all others places seven pounds ten shillings. It would insure the greatest revenue, as I feel confident that not one less would be taken out in the cities and boroughs, but a great falling off in the country places would be the conse quence of one uniform charge; but reducing it half would insure a continuance of the same number in the country, which is a great convenience to the rural districts. It may be observed that the agriculturists would par ticularly feel the benefit of the continuance of the ap praser's separate license, as nine times out of ten farmers are called in for the valuation bet Ween farmers when there is an exchange of tenants, they understanding the nature of it much better than an auctioneer. Ripon, April 12. A FARMER. GLASS MANUFACTURE. Concurrently with the abolition of the duties on glass, recent improvements are likely to give an extraordinary impulse to the manufacture of it, and to cause the ma terial to be employed for the fabrication of a variety of articles it has hitherto never been applied to, and even of many which require strength and solidity—the specific gravity of glass being very great (about half that of cast iron)—consequently when used in thick masses it is not liable to accidental injury. To afford one instance of its applicability to novel purposes, we may mention the employment of glass of deep and brilliant golden hue for frames to small or moderate sized pictures ; also for ornaments in friezes or cornices, capitals of columns and pilasters, and a variety of decorations now executed in gilding—one very obvious advantage over the last-men tioned mode being durability, owing to the impossibility of fading or tarnishing. We do not say that the effect would be so precisely the same that the eye could not distinguish between ornaments cast in gold-coloured glass, and those coated by a surface of actual guilding, yet the beauty of the one mode might be fully equal to that of the other, although with a difference. So far, then, new resources seem to be " opened up," as the Scotch say, to decorators. Looking . to a more immediate an d o b v i ous purpose of architectural embellishment by means of the material, we have been struck by the decidedly great i mprovement that has lately been introduced into the manu f acture o f or namental patterns in coloured glass for windows by the Messrs. Powell, of Templ e - s t reet, Fl eet-street, one which for its superior economy no le ss th an i ts i ntr i nsic excellence isincontestably preferable to that produced according to the usual process. Inst ea d o f b e i ng traced on the glass and burnt-in of a darker or nearly o p aque co l our, t h e pat terns on diapered glass may now, in consequence of Messrs. Powell's invention, be cast in the glass itself by a single operation —an improvement analogous to that of printing compared with manuscript. The pattern is . thus produced i n re li e f, or actua ll y em b ossed on one side of the glass, whereby is not only greater accuracy and uniformity of outline obtained, but also a peculiar and singularly beautiful effect; for, owing to the refrac tion of the light, a sort of gem-like, flickering brilliancy takes place, productive of richness, without any sort of gaudiness. Of course such glass is monochrome; but although each quarel or pane is only of a single colour, the different panes may be of different hues, and also of different shapes and sizes, so that any combination of patterns and colours can be introduced into the general design of windows so executed. Besides its obvious value for " painted windows," where the entire aperture is to be so filled in, this embossed coloured glass is so admirably adapted for window blinds (inasmuch as, while highly ornamental within, they could most effec tually serve as a screen from without), that it would not be a matter of surprise were blinds of the kind shortly to come into vogue. Embossed glass is further susceptible of variety of colour, for we observed one specimen at Messrs. Powell's show-room, in which smaller pieces of different hues were inlaid into certain parts of the pat tern, so that it had the appearance of being studded with gems; whereas large masses of the more intense col ours s a o r m e e w apt h t a o t o h r a u v d e e a e r ff a e e t la t e_ o r o e v e e l r e p s o s p e l wring, zasm g t o •t o a glaring, e ri w n itdo a w nd s themselves than for the coloured light shed from them upon other objects. This invention is about to be employed in the decora tion of the New Hall of Lincoln's Inn. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAT.—The b oar d have just determined on a further reduction of the f ares. The following are the prices to which the fares are reduced on the whole distance from London to Birmingham. The fares to the intermediate stations are . reduced in proporti on. By express train and daily mail, 275. ; mixed and Ist class and trains,—the Ist class 235., the 2d class 17s. ; mixed stopping trains,—lst class 205., the 3d 14s. O n t h e Ist of May they commence their fast trains, running to and from Birmingham in three houss. Th ese f are -reducing measures evince an unequivocal desire, on the part of the Birmingham board to serve the publ ic i nterests as liberally and well as they do their shareholders; that they do not wish to grasp too much for the one, at the expense of the other. Having secured a large traffic, which produces equally large profits, they arm determined t o pursue a moderate and just course, by giving the public the advantage of any increased traffic by a nearly proportionate reduction of the tariff. We cannot applaud this spirit too hi g hl y , f ee li ng convinced that while it is generous towards the public, it is the best means of securing to a large establishment, like the Birmingham, a firm and lasting foundation.—Railway Journal A gallant instance of intrepidity and courage was displayed on Wednesday se'nnight, by George Soper, of Exe-lane. Walking up the banks of the river, on the Exwick side, he saw two children, who had just rolled into the water from a steep bank, and at once plunged in to their rescue. Although it was ten feet deep at the spot, he succeeded in getting them both out. The chil dren, who belonged to a navigator, working not far off, had wandered awa y t o gat h er pr i mroses , an d rolled into the deep water. Th e f at h er ex p ress ed his gratitude. We have no doubt th a t th e H um ane Society wil l give a more substantial acknowledgment.— Wester* Times. RAILWAY BUSINESS IN PAR LIAMENT. COMMITTEES ON PETITIONS FOR PRIVATE BILLS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. TUESDAY, Arum 15. Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Wolverhampton Lille). Birmingham and Gloucester Railway ( Worcester Deviation). Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Worcester Branch and Cheltenham Extension). Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Gloucester Extension, Stoke Branch, and Midland Junction). WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16. Bristol and Gloucester and Birmingham and Gloucester Railways. Tottenham and Farringdon-street Extension Railway. Diss, Beccles, and Yarmouth Railway. Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Acts Amendment. Staines and Richmond Railway. London and South-Western Railway (Epsom Branch). THUD, APRIL . Diss and Colchester Junction Railway. l7 Direct Northern Railway (No. 1). Bristol and Gloucester Railway. FRIDAY, APRIL 18. Great Western Railway (Ireland) (Dublin to bfullingar and Athlone). Midland Railways Company (Birmingham, Gloucester, and Bristol and Gl oucester Railways Purchase). ly I NO TICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. FRIDAY, APRIL 11. Diss and Colchester Junction Railway Committee on petition, adjourned from Monday 14th till Thursday, April 17. Diss, Beccles, and Yarmouth Railway,—Committee on petition, adjourned till Wednesday, April 16. Bristol and Gloucester Railway,—Committee on petition, adjourned till Thursday, April 17. Great Western Railway (Ireland) (Dublin to Muflinger and Athlone),—Committee on petition, adjourned till Friday, April 18. Direct Northern Railway (No. I ),—Committee on peti tion, postponed from Monday- 14th till Thursday, April 17. Ely and Huntingdon Railway,—Committee on Bill, Mon day, April 21, at twelve. Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington, and Cohie Extension Railway,—Committee on Bill, Tuesday, April 22, at twelve. Bristol and Gloucester Railway (So. 2 ),—Committee on petition, Tuesday, April 22. Dunstable and London and Birmingham Railway,--Com mittee on Bill, Tuesday, April 22, at twelve. Bedford and London and Birmingham Railway,—Com mittee on Bill, Tuesday, April 22, at twelve. Midland Railways (Syston to Peterborough),—Committee on Bill, Tuesday, April 22, at twelve. Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton Railway,—Committee on Bill, Tuesday, April 22, at twelve. Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway (Shipley to Colne), —Committee on Bill, Tuesday, April 22, at twelve. Barnsley Junction Railway,—Committee on Bill, Monday, April 21, at twelve. Huddersfield and Manchester Railway,—Committee on Bill, Monday, April 21, at twelve. York and North Midland Railway (Harrogate Branch), — Committee on Bill, Monday, April 21, at twelve. Leeds and Dewsbury Railway,—Committee on Bill, Mon day, April 21, at twelve. Harrogate and Ripon Junction Railway,—Committee OR Bill, Monday, April 21, at twelve. West Yorkshire Railway,—Committee on Bill, Monday, April 21, at twelve. Leeds and Thirsk Railway,—Committee on Bill, Monday, April.'l, at twelve. Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway,—Committee on Bill, Monday, April 21, at twelve. Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Acts Amendment,— Committee on petition, postponed from Monday 14th till Wednesday, April 16. Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland Junction Railway,— Second reading, Tuesday, April 15. Londonderry and Coleraine Railway,—Committee on Bill, Tuesday, April 22, at twelve. Leeds and West Riding Junction Railway,—Committee on Bill, Monday, April 21, at twelve. Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway,--c pmmittee o s•:, Bill, Tuesday, April 22, at {were., . Belfast and Ballymena Railway,-Coininittee on Bill, Tuesday, April 22, at twelve. Manchester and Leeds (Burnley Branch and Oldham and Heywood Branches Extension) Railway,—Committee on Bill, Monday, April 21, at twelve. twLynn and Ely,—C omm i ttee on Bill, Monday, April 21, at elve. Eastern Union and Harwich Railway and Pier (No. 1),-- Committee on petition, postponed sine die. Staines and Richmond Railway,—Committee on petition, postponed from Monday 14th till Wednesday, April 16. Birmingham and Gloucester (Wolverhampton Line) Rail way,—Committee on petition, postponed from Monday 14th till Tuesday, April 15. Birmingham and Gloucester (Worcester Deviation) Rail way,—Committee on petition, postponed from Monday 14th till Tuesday, April 15. Birmingham and Gloucester (Worcester Branch and Chel tenham Extension) Railway,—Committee on petition, post poned from Monday 14th till Tuesday, April 15. Birmingham and Gloucester (Gloucester Extension, Stoke Branch, and Midland Junction) Railway,—Committee on petition, postponed from Monday 14th till Tuesday, April 15. London and South- Western (Epsom Branch) Railway,— Committee on petition, postponed from Monday 14th till Wednesday, April 16. Midland Railways Company (Birmingham, Gloucester, and Bristol and Gloucester Railways Purchase),—Committee on petition, postponed from Monday 14th till Friday, April 18. MURDER OF A CHILD AT HAMPSTEAD. On Saturday afternoon a jury was ernpannelled before Mr. T. Wakley, at the Yorkshire Grey Tavern, Hampstead, in the same room in which the inquest was held on the late Mr. Delarue, to inquire into the death of a male child. The jury comprised several of the gentlemen who were on the inquest above referred to. Police -constable Alexander Mackay, 197 S, stated that about half-past five o'clock in the morning of the 7th inst., he was on duty in Hampstead-road, near Sinton's nursery, between Haverstock-terrace and the Load of Hay, and in a ditch passing along the edge of the nursery and the main road, he discovered the body of the deceased. It was perfectly dressed in the clothes produced to the jury. They consisted of the usual children's clothing, of the finest texture. The flannel was quite new, and edged with silk. The under clothing was of fine cambric, and the cap had a rich lace border. The body was wrapped in two diaper towels, and sown up in an old dark green child's cloak. He conveyed the body to the station-house, where it was seen by the surgeon. Mr. Daniel Gower, surgeon, of Hampstead, deposed that when he first saw the deceased its nose was much flattened, and there was a mucous issuing from the mouth and nostrils. He had since made a post moltern examination. The umbilical cord had been properly tied, and its appearance, together with other circum stances, indicated th a t i t h a d li ved several days. The lungs oated, and there was every other symptom to prove this. There was no mark of violence on the per son, or any poison in the stomach. The brain presented a very vascular appearance, and there was a good deal of fluid blood on its surface. He was decidedly of opi nion that the deceased had died from some kind of suffo cation, and, from the mucous issuing from the mouth and nostrils, it was his his opinion that the suffocation was by drowning. The CORONER said, after this evidence, he thought there could not be a doubt upon the mind of any one that the case was one of wilful murder, although they had no proof whatever of who the parties were that committed it. The jury acquiesced, and at once returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against some person or persons un known." Mr. WAKLEY then remarked he was in the Court of the Old Bailey on Friday night, and heard Hocker's statement and the sentence passed upon him, and he could assure the jury that Rocker exhibited all the cool ness he displayed when in that room at the inquest; in deed he was as unmoved as the table before him. The judge was ten thousand times more moved than Hooker was. He seemed completely bound up in vanity, but he hoped the sense of his awful situation would soon have the effect of removing the film from his eyes, and enable him to see his position more clearly than he at present appeared to do. He acknowledged the writing of the letter signed " Caroline," and from the very outset of the case he believed he had done so. A juror remarked that Hocker's statement with re spect to his covering himself with blood in a slaughter house at Hampstead was absurd. There was no slaughter-house that was not kept under lock and key. FIRST QUARTER'S REVENUE OF THE RAILWAYS.---- e ef m or o e n u t s ha, th h e e o te ffi g ci t al ha r t ai ci lw aa a r y te re r t o u f rns the m;d ea e r u i p n fluctua tion. It appears that the aggregate "ciptusblfirconiraitlwraillycs, f w l h e i t c hh h ea‘ t i h ase e nt t o r twh affi reb c is smallest and also least subject to since the Ist of January, on the principal p only reachedamounts,inror os d 4 7 ooo ump g ers at , t t o he l,24o m , p / ! ., n.o w d h , il h e e l i as eg t Sear it t t o h e the quarter.GreGreat t l O v f e t s h t e i this Western, increase, l2oo w t e o ti t n h d e London and Birmingham, 11,0001. to the Grand Junction, 5,00 K to the North of England, 6,0001. to the London and - O E f as l, t 2 e oo rn i Brighton, 10,000 L to the Manchester and Leeds, 21,000/. to cthreaatse26°,ooof 156,0001./. belong on the Midlands, 22,000/. to the South - Eastern, and 5,000/. to . tolkultheoenghestteher anan and increase e ° a s r t e ll em the all E er as l t i e o r e n e w Co e u h n a ti v e e s and Birkenhead, 3,000/. to the Edinburgh and Glasgow, 3,400/. to the Glasgow and Ayr, 3,000/, to the London and Blackwell, 9,000/, to the London and Croydon, 3,500/. to the Manchester and Birmingham, 3,7001. to the Newcastle and Carlisle. Of the lines not opened last year, we have oa the Yarmouth and Norwich at present an increase of 26/. per week, and on the Newcastle and Darlington an increase at the rate of 2001. per week. Some of these amounts are effected by ex.tensioas of the line, &c., but the greater part arise solely from the steadily increasing trade of the court.- try.—Railway Chronicle. DEATH OF THE EARL OF ABERGAVENNye+-The Earl of Abergavenny died at his seat, Eridge Cattle, near Tunbridge Wells, on Friday night, in the 56th year of his age. The family of Nevill is of high antiquity, having de scended from Gilbert de Nevill, a Norman chieftain, who is said to have been Admiral to William the Conqueror. Its members have been distinguished for their prowess in the field, their talents in the senate, and their eloquence in de bate. They have occupied the highest stations in England, six having been L or d s Ch ancellor, two Archbishops of York, and one Archbishop of Durham, and their names are associ ated with the brightest periods of our history. The late Earl was never married, and his only surviving brother, the Hon. and Rev. Wm. Nevill, vicar of Frant and Biding, Kent, suc ceeds to the title and estates. Sir Robert Peel had a Parliamentary dinner on Saturday last, at the family residence in Whitehall-gardens, when the following Members of the House of Commons dined with the Right Hon. Baronet :—The Marquis of Douro, Viscount Chelsea, Viscount Barrington, the Right lion. Charles E. Law, Sir John Yarde Buller, Bart., Sir James Flower, Bart., Sir Howard Douglas, Mr. Allis, Mr. Broad ley, Mr. Brewnrigg, Mr. Cop e l an d, Mr. Beckett Denison, Mr. Dugdale, Mr. Tatton Egerton, Mr. Escott, Mr. Forman, Mr. Ileneage, Mr. Ambrose Hussey, Mr. Thomas Hussey, Mr. Fitzroy Kelly, &c, General Arbuthnot and Mr. Col quhoun were unavoidably prevented from dining with Lb* Right Hon. Baronet. The Hungerford Suspension-bridge it is now stated, is to be open to the public on the 18th inst. The Subscription for Bishop Medley's New Bruns. wick Cathedral does not get on so fast as was ex pected, and appeals in various shapes are being made on the pockets of the Puseyites ; with what success we are unable to say.— Western Times. ; - r* rle* ere er's -ell raft, , of veil rest the rre' ybo Oug LA' i bY and ior id ol► was Jog. , p er, 2 of v of gold ;be,' ►bed tiler tb• , of ded. rS of .ento ellt , ted• ibe bjs I'• by oir eat