The Sun. — London, England, 1845-05-19 00:00:00

DAY) * 3Dts in the "Inch ' ' in wh ich n sidered order thaS rep/I cing: f the Dr s ' them, 11 lance wets I'ottan ham, 3 a nd the Lord Chief Rolfe, Air- Coleridge, dr. Justice apPe llanta he ea se n — d to-dayi Lords'iP. r th e s b t re That . N 1 maje sti a. 'their ll mi t ° - a th e `dr A Mere D AY) r ''- hed AO C ". b O. 0 510 0 ' O OO of P e ,e bow. ht the 04 - tbef t tbef olt t c e 'd fof osp or SOllit'a * rof „did ei witb le 0 8 ock o ► ia - ' •ro j if teber 51: 1 1 3 d 111 1) 011i ' ;re tbe t l3 : oet tbe P tO" tb b• ef e ' o d, d roi debt tbe orgy 00( 1 '` our ipg o o And isl I,oo l ' olio° r _ o p_ ag htil pe r ,o it dv - pitW . f t he t o vows 140‘10 o tor the br1:: on, lo rd 0 3 ce' 6 er eltit 10 0 raj a pe r ' , of P s o°' oof T E~S~ 11 , ;1 0 `„ r to Qo' 0 in roloor, 0,13, 0 /1 7 1 or u Pr Dirl tfor w oj a : ,In a°ll lsl o, ties •fp v ot e A , va iwi e P trio je o or- , tP" / 0 1 - to, t 11 4. 00 to p• .1) el 4 13 0 11 1/ # 4 O . 1 Was . a h prctject called the Uirrninghain and Shrewsbury Line, whic would compete with the present line. It was thrown out in the Standing Orders Committee, and it is now before this Committee as a competing project. Group X LONDON AND YORE LINE. , The Committee appointed to dispose of the lines compre thheinsddeady in group X assembled, pursuant to adjournment, in Committee-room No. 8, and proceeded to hear evidence in reference to the London and York projected line. The Earl of Lincoln was the first witness examined. His evidence eras to the effect that, he was well acquainted with the line now under consideration of the Committee, and he was decidedly of opinion that the project would be most im portant and beneficial in its results to a vast district of country n that neighbourhood. The next witness called was Mr. Welby, ALP , for Grantham. He deposed that it w ould be important. to have a line of communication be tween Grantham and Boston, and also between Newark and I Sheffi eld. Therefo re it wou ld b e o f i mportance that a western O9 l e of communicAtion should be made. But the Grantham P e Would b e t h e most important in the first instance. A e of communication between Newark, Nottingham, and Lincoln would also be necessary. b To the C ommittee—A line of communication by railway. „, etw een London an d Y or k , would also be very important; w itness's opi n i on on those projects had been formed in dentetn of considerations of expense. bo : r. T. Brainsford, a resident for thirty years in the neigh !Prbrod of Nottingham, gave evidence as to the ex e traffic in corn between that district and Wales. wenty..five years ago there was not more corn grown in Inst. district than would be sufficient to suppert the in aabltants ; but of late it had become a very extensive ex duce Co unty, and the farmers had to waggon their pro.- sixteen sixteen miles, and to bring back coals, &c., by the same Whole The London and York line - would open the °l e of fi that farming c oun ty on t o R ug b y , f or h e lid no doubt the London and York Company would form a breech to Rugby for the country afforded every facility for w e do , i ng, there not bein a fall of more than forty feet the - u o le of the five miles. g ybeouirnaktorryowse.examination he said he did not think a line could ma de at the east side of the river, as the nature of the . as such as to afford no facilities. The London and G r .,' line Passed nearer to his land than the proposed sr b i and Spitsby and Boston lines. "p • Cholmondely said he had given the different eared projected lines through Lincolnshire a great tha t of attention, and was well acquainted with the nature of .:stErpica.rt of the country. His opinion was, that, considering Zee present, as a national project, it would be of great ser ail that district. All the towns in the southern prod, bad become the depots of the agricultural to the Of that district. The nature of the country r equired southern di s t r i c t was a li g h t so il , and Vse i tZg a vast deal of manure, and therefore it would be ad aent tß i e . °ll a to get it c h eap b y ra il way . B ar k was also much arti c l e "Ipa,gll. that part of the country, and was a ver y h eavy th e i r the north of Lincolnshire the farmers sent %osp7 tB by Rotherham to Wakefield. L iaeol — e e ,,, a toined—A line between Boston,. Nottingham, and Petee t t '„ t atitl be of importance, but witness was not com • yak C4 toefte; B fully on the subject. The London and York cf dno ne e j us ,. t proposed to make any line from the east hire to Nottingham. B This ~, Group R. I T l i e_ er ett °°ll P assembled for the first time this morning, Mr. a Denison in tbe chair. The Committee has to eon ,rii the following lines :- 11 4,,, ] , pu b,1in and Drogheda —The Dublin and Belfast 4 ille n I --- I he Ulster Extension—The Newry and Ennis • W ----The Dundalk and Enniskillen—The Great North ,tater n. lhe U lster It is h ''Ster Extension Railway was the first one gone into. lin e t o r° „Posed to be formed from the termination of the Ulster kr. Arni a k . Goodwin, then an unopposed line. exaelin engineer of the line, was shortly vinkleocirlerate, erta.:_ areAspecting the engineering features of the of --...g. hickw he represented to be generally favourable character. The cuttings were u the gradients unexceptionable. There tbt'tk!everal roads propoe to crossed at the level, of 0 ,. !raffle on them wasinconsiderable, with the exception b e it;_at l'ortadown. With respect to the latter, it . would o feasible to cross it without resorting to extensive cut• tneeti:4o embakments. The inhabitants had held public ritil wa fp, at which they had determined not to oppose the greatest), .a 8 the advantages to them were held to be of the itaportance. ['LEFT SITTING.] Group G. The „BRISTOL AND EXETER BRANCHES. Ch.. "flunittee, consisting of Mr. Liddell, Chairman, l Mr. re..alBt°Pher, Sir E. Hayes, Mr. R. Yorke, and 11 , ' r. Entwisle, Thas_elnhled this morning at twelve o'clock. through e evidence in favour of the preamble having been gone ii the Committee met to consider it; but the r. Ttt ERE, agent for Lady Georgiana Fane, appeared on the prt o f ti l• her Ladyship, who presented a petition , upon tot il " It appeared that the petition of her . Lad3 h p 'net ; and the presented three clear days before the Committ were e in doubt Whet?t°llunittee., tinder those circumstances,. ..._. Whether they could etain the petition without the con -',, of the House of Commons. otilth,,s_ Cha.irman and Mr. R. Yorke went to see the Speaker ,g 7 subject, and on their return, iartrestrosnaid the e at p h e e ti l t i i a o d n to w s e t r a e t e thatin goodthe parties tiat e, lf tile • prepa red parties .aPP that the appearing g hardly be expected 3_ C,,,_tO g o o n , i t could . for the petition were not now • et 'od thus :—The Committee would adjourn for . their h co d nv o e n n l t bliril i o ilL aC t t PI E f e convenience. b T e h fo e re q o u n e a tr eZt eet atl d did not sit formally upon a fittears the a be Billrestjul resolutions of the mouse the standing orders . came in a tittince"llBe• Though it might be considered i e n nl t s l i t the first in- It Bill" s• project, it could not e ( It t till seven clear days after the second reading. etli(tertained th W asi held that, .ll of this nature, if the petition 46 Presented thrie clear ea r; before the Select Gommitt(r wag in plenty of time. Considerationeea S of the Bill as a Bill such peti toZ' T RERE said that as he was now in time he would beg at this e v d • • of the preamble. _ _ Vit. At 1 ence given in favour /3 ,.... 134 e throtr:, said that the evidence had been rea a d p y_ " 4 for-Th' 44 d it was the duty of those who given. t could hardl- - Jetition to be there when it was the re m i utia In favo u --n a of the Y be e xpected that they, after complying evidence f Commons and given that e • r of the Project House o should now be called on to go over that the a s econc with W i sh , g Wit ekt LO ttia. n —es were gone home. etated th e Learned But as they did not time. The Committee must suppose e "iden ee - e any formal allegations, he was ready tn call d eti ion. Tilagainst that which he must call an ill-d. vise w P hich Gentleman then read the petition, that it want,l,he'received no notice of the intended line, and , Mr, s'""-1 injure and spoil her demesne. t ienc e a lest sod Mr. Ward were then called, and gave evi been vi-,Ttiost the petition. They sated that notice had the sernelgsli and that the line was near:y or altogether objettio the one which had protected i i lii37, to which no he did 11 waB taken by I L d sthat 4 - . Ward stated hi . Mr. id not call u .er t 3 p stht to them th pon any of h 7 la 3P- , P I • hi 's tenants and repre °Nei' to at her lady shlp was favourable to the line in get their sgnature. The p_ ili3on narnittee on Gr ou G p r t u , p co li m . prising Mr. Becket Daned :lorti. 13ri'llTlitin Lord Clive, Mr. Oswald, Mr. Milne, th tv i n v lan, sat this morning in Room No. 16. . an g u e , cl as th u e n o o r p d p er os o e f d, business, the Guildford June -4 LDP P d• was gone through,andor - ORD, CHICHESTER, AND PORTSMOUTH (le r el t o ' g h w e a r li r e i r :h: t , kr COs RAILWAY. 4114 . ..'''' - ' l3 utllsT was r t ' d for the promoters of the lin o e, o ent ° l 7 ) :: l, • d , the Proc eeding a s u b 'e y stating that the only means t moo t} , ~,leon etv,een London and Portsmouth was by the tito rm....llestern Railway to Bishopstoke, and then by a branch the°d'ln°llth• This-distance of 87 miles, and occa " a CC:4, . (1 wa s a Directors of the present li ce ha, 81 erable detour. The . , Wei l hog Purchased the Guildford Junction Railway , and it t o Cl l . sea ded th ca rry the eheentre of a laso triester. ^ — ..,-uutuord WWB not only the county town, ouo_ on bv Godalming and Haslem b e u re t t tY to great agricultural district, and the C zing el3ll tit a 8011 th of Chichester was a considerable gra zing _. ... .„ ehB stei 3 :' an d if the stock or produce was not sold at The vit t% or Guildford might be pushP,,i on to London. Th Po r gy e a of Claichester from London was 62 miles, and to s talioicati °llt a Of t4l°llth 77 miles. One of the peculiar f l e it i a r n t It Put s railway was, that on reaching itsacorn line to Fareham, and Py formed the c oal , ah with the South -Western Railway' ,bef ore 11 enunnunication for which there was already a _Bi s l . l `er ••lt arliarnent, in order to carry on the line to Dorch . e . raediateiWas intended to make the terminus at Portsea, interfer Y cionnected with the docks, and there it loitesiritartitieWrierietyroobperty of any particular Railway, who w were its y the South -Western o n u o ld e w i n m as ot 1 , 4 41. Tk, . re, and to whom the line would ultimately be vortmcacv circumstance rendered the line not so popular in Nters oe',n,_ South ught to be, for ever since the Di :nttead „-C,,‘°B Western line had selected Southampton Jealous ".-nrtsmouth for their terminus, there had been a `4lt"-11441ei: :rja t t 1 h r i a l o tW h i 1 te i , reporwthoifehthltle *usitehrnabietaonts of Portsmouth of any scheme which might project. After a little k"avour, 114 objection r esns e t d o 1,, --r . Co a l. u , le °Pinion of the line, as any influential testimo y o , P B e al cia Board Chairman e Tradef s t , a whoted his h _a d e ;nlg t:',.urn read portions' of the report, in order t '44l °' I- a "nlparative merits of the lines to Portsmouth t.a 'Pere before the Committee. From this it appeared 1,1_,,t PtteilcilVere on the 65 la . nes gradients of 1 In _tiu! ' ll leo 4 over 14 .1 p 29 chains ; 19 planes of 1 1 ni' _ 2 00 ' and the greater nues portion of the remainder of kollui Lwhereas on the Guildford, Chichester, and Ports.. open f o 'llBe, there were four planes of 1 in 100, 4x tene r miles, and 70 chains, 6 planes of 1 in 100 extending fliV ,Yag over seven mil 30 c hains, and four extending over vr th ati r i l t.e32to Pia 1 in 100 miles 110, and the remainder not more * 43 .717 uu • The espective tunnelling of the two lines 4411 e,'Iu ld 'Ws oh ter Guildford, Chichester, and Portsmouth 4 ' 234 Yardon the Portsmouth Direct Line. P I , —_____(LBlTT ENG.) _ theftt r, ---------- pleasure to see c,04,")1.068/37034. —It gives us great ry •-aaeuni visited by the first class of nobilit and gen rit4t g.ertam• sly is an exhibition on a scale of splendour we hearcencunequalled in this or any other country, and I tho h. 413' wish it success. To particulanse th t e w n on o l b d il f it a y r exsa.ve already been led to this enchantißg p cligrZ7itiTer limits. We may, however, mention ee the first tstleaatioe's ef the church have been foremost . to show their Will h, aof its merits. We hear that the night ex . t od 4 presented to the public on Monday, the 26th . instant. lilhit! the Weather was on Saturday last, this delightful )4 4 4 . 1 was crowded. We noticed the Lord Chancellor, the gels 0 V lsito 4. f Cholnaondeley, and Earl of Verulam among the P0 R. ,,, 9 _The Pe air,,,ui 41194,--SOUTUAMPTON, MAY 1 . ~__,. Wits: and Oriental Company's steam-ship, ilksaf', tWrived this morning, at seven o'clock, frorß thej-! .8 Montrose, vN) c t : teisseia'Cng the Peninsula and Gibraltar mails. _ B P% Xeell nage fiity-eight passengers,- among whom i _Jai the yor- No enety Baron Mancha' with dispatches from %br e ' `.-/ ~. Go Baron He; dates of departure are—From am c,_"`ir May 9, Cadiz 10, Lisbon 13, Orto 14, Vigo ec l . s e , 73 orrtitna 16. The Montrose brings 15 packsges of sp i, lee,heBta oforan 370 half chests of oranges, 14 easel of ha - e l, bcc Th gee, Lisbon is • interest. Five .-qr c, • e news from 57 , nt.nscriptions, 72 73 ; Four per Cent. Inscriptions, de fi " ; Bah L'NU tr' ° f . Lisbon Shares, 820 830 milreis ; Ba 0_ k,hares, 220 222 milreis. deutuaf?riditY afternoon, about three o'clock, a n Corn reereite fearful character occurred next door to t he h where (1 i nert 488areeet Company opposite Bow Chum acci kg. ,lere employed upon a scaffold in front of the build- It3'to 44i?ilst thus „ g a ged , one of the pieces of wood, 4,„, in the Planks upon which the workmen stood gave l ft un- I g hort;: i To wall, and the cross piecea, being thus four of intended A w eor u f•--' 'Mile down and precipitated all five.men, l 4 ell with great violence. to the ground, while one c lung t aater tr°l4 Pole. d read the poor fellows, named Stevens, _ krt 'Put: t r h ad his legfully smashed, so that it Jri d , 41 IC'ti \'' ill b C= - C•Ct SS 'rv. II; courey‘'d ltorknl,,llUtter lOSt...lia'ithelein'ew's Hospital. The otier . Iltrt ""aPPiIY, have Aot sustained any very serious in THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 19, 1845. Match Mr. Binn's The Unknown against Mr Duckering's Dwarf. SECOND DAY. The Double-hraded Oak Stakes, for three yrs old, Mile and a half. Maynooth, Young England, Fitzallen, Crim Con, filly out of March First, Stoker, New Year's Day, Devil's Dust, Young Eclipse, Sir Francis, Lady Love, Event. Sweepstakes for all ages. T.Y C. Voltri, 4 yrs—lsleworth, 6 yrs—Wild Roe, 3 yrs—filly out of Lucy Banks' data, 3 yrs—The Mouse, 4 yrs— Camelino, aged—Llangolian, 6 yrs. The Park Stakes, for two yrs old. T.Y.C. Corumba filly, Sir Tatton, Fitzwilliam, Marietta, Madcap, f by Defence (h b), Buttress, Cherokee, Anna Bullen, Morse Deer, Tug Net (Balleine), Billy Purvis. The Pondyards Stakes for three yrs olds and upwards. Stand Course. Lord Chief Baron (late Sambo Sutton). aged—Priscilla Tomboy, 6 yrs—St. Albany, 5 yrs—Florien, 3 yrs-- Volage filly, 3 rs—Wild Roe, 3 yrs—Deodara, 3 yrs. The St. Alban's Handicap. Stand Course. Heats. If we have ene law for the rich and another for the poor amongst ourselves, that is no reason why we should have one law for the weak and another for the strong, in respect to foreign countries. Justice demands that we should treat them all a lik e ; or, if we made any distinction, it should be in favour of such as are our best customers, and who act most honour ably in their pecuniary engagements with us. Brazil now stands in the same position with re spect to the right of search as the United States. Our cruisers have no more right now to board a Brazilian than an American merchant vessel. Then how is it to be ascertained 'that either is engaged in the slave trade ? And, without ascertaining that point, how can the vessels of either of those Powers be treated as pirates ? It must be left to their own Govern ments to inflict any punishment or penalties incurred. THE RETALIATORY MEASURES OF BRAZIL. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Mr. Macaulay very justly predicted that the un justifiable conduct and aggravating language made use of in the House of Commons respecting Brazil, would produce nothing but irritation and recrimina tion on her part, and such has really been the case. We have sought to obtain by coercion what we could have much sooner and better obtained by conciliation. In addition to the proposed differential duty on our cotton manufactures, the Government of Brazil have done away with the right of search and the mixed Commissions established by the treaties between this country and Portugal in 1815 and 1817, and by that of 1826, between England and Brasil. A separate article to the treaty of 1817, adopted by Brazil, runs thus:— "As soon as the total abolition of the slave trade, for the subjects of the Crown of Portugal, shall h ave t a k en place, the two high contracting parties hereby agree, by common consent, to adapt to that state of circumstances the stipulations of the conditional convention concluded at London the 26th of July last ; but in default of such alterations, the additional convention of that date shall remain in force until the expiration of 15 years from the day on which the general abolition of the slave trade shall so take place, on tl.e part of the Portuguese Go vernment. " The present separate article shall have the same force and validity as if it were inserted, word for word, in the additional convention aforesaid. It shall be rati fied, and the ratifications shall be exchanged as soon as possible. " In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have hereunto affixed the seal of their arms. " Done at London, this 11th of September, 1817. (Signed) " CASTLEREAGH. (LS.) " CONDE DE PALMELLA. (L.S.)" The original of this separate article in the Portu guese language says, " Alas quando nao sega possi vel em outro ajuste,' which is translated above, " but in default of such alterations ;" whereas it should have been, " but in case it shall not be possible to come to any other arrangement," which bears a very different meaning. However, the facts are, that in 1817 a convention was entered into by the British and Portuguese Sove reigns for the abolition of the slave trade as then carried on ; but such suppression was limited to the coast of Africa, north of the equator, full liberty being given to its continuance on the south of the line. In 1823 the British Government obtained from that of Portugal some further concessions, which it is not necessary for our purpose to recite. In 1826 the Government at Brazil, anxious to put an end to the slave trade, entered into a convention with our Government, on the 23d of November, pledging Brazil to the observance, not only of all the previous treaties and conventions' the mother country had entered into, but further to the abolition of the slave trade along the whole coast of Africa. And in conformity with this pledge, a law was passed on the 11 th of November, 1831, prohibiting the importation of slaves into the empire, and exacting penalties and punishments for any infraction thereof —this law continues in force ;—thus the condition imposed by the separate article was fulfilled; and as no further arrangement took place for adapting the stipula tions of the additional convention of the 28th July, 1817, to the state of circumstances arising out of this total abolition, effected by the treaty of 1826, of course the additional convention of 1817 would cease and de termine in fifteen years from the date such total abolition took place, which was on the 23d November, 1829, three years having been allowed from the date of the treaty, for vessels engaged in the traffic to the south of the line to wind up their affairs, and return to a port in Brazil. In consequence of the expiration of the fifteen years, all the stipulations in the conventions of 1815 and 1817 are become null and void, of course the right of search conceded in the last of those conventions, to gether with the functions of the mixed commissions, cease and determine ; but the law of Brazil, for the suppression of the trade and punishment cf the offenders, remains in full force and vigour, the Govern ment having already issued orders to all the presi dents of the provinces situated on the coast, and to the commanders of the ships of war employed as " guarda costes," to enforce its enactments. The right of search was conceded by Portugal— without due reflection, perhaps—at a time when she had received great benefit from the exertions of our armies and from the assistance afforded her by our treasury, but she has since given proofs of repentance at having conceded that point, whilst France and the United States have resisted all our solicitations and attempts to prevail on them to accede thereto. Why should we wish to impose on less powerful states conditions we cannot obtain from those our equals ? The slave trade has been falling off in Brazil ever since the year 1838, as is proved by the returns lately laid on the tables of the House of Lords and that of the Commons; it is not, therefore, likely that the landed proprietors of Brazil have been obliged to mort gage their estates (as our West India merchants have been compelled to do) in order to procure labourers —consequently cannot be under the controul nor in fluence of slave-dealers—still less likely is it that the Government of Brazil should be truckling to them, at the same time that they are taking every practica ble measure, without submitting to foreign dictation or interference, for putting down the traffic, of which they have always expressed the greatest abhorrence. How should we have felt, if, during the continuance of our slave trade, any other country or countries had prohibited our sugars, and threatened our seamen employed in it with being treated by the:n as pirates, and hung up to the yard-arm ? How should we feel it the representatives of our sovereign at foreign courts had been stigmatized as the abettors and encouragera of that traffic ? 6PORTIN G INTELLIGENCE. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) The next horse in the Derby I am bound to notice is Mr. Mostyn's Pantasa, by Piccaroon, out of Acanthus. This animal has a great many friends in Cheshire and the neigh bouring counties, who say that he is wonderfully improved in form since he ran last year. His doings are as follow : At the Ascot Meeting last year he ran second to Old Eng land. At Liverpool he won the Mersey Stakes, beating by a length Bretwalda, Hope, Ann Page, Pluto, Miss Elis, Somers, Jinglepot, Pickpocket, filly by the Saddler, out of Fickle, Helmsman, and Lass of Gowrie. At the York August Meeting, carrying 21bs. extra, he ran second to Lancashire Witch ; and at Doncaster, for the Champagne, he ran fifth to the Lancashire Witch. The success of Milton and Ala mode at Chester is certainly encouraging to his friends, who, I have no doubt, will place him still higher in the market. He is in the hands of Blinkhorn, one of the best country trainers in England, who has trained for Mr. Mostyn for years, and won for him the Oaks and St. Leger with the Queen of Trumps. Old Tommy Lye will ride him, and no doubt make the most of him. If any of my readers may have drawn Pantasa in a sweep, I recommend them not to part with him. The winter favourite, Alarm, from his position in the bet• ting, I shall now attend to. Alarm is a bay colt by Venison, out of Southdown, by Defence, out of Feltona, formerly the property of Captain Delme, who, after his race for the Cham pagne Stakes at the Bibury Club Meeting, in which he beat by a length Winchester, Lady Wildair, Nutbourne, and Agis, sold him fur a long figure to Mr. C. Greville. From the mere fact of his winning this race, and being purchased by so celebrated a judge as Mr. Greville, Alarm became first favourite for the Derby, and remained in that distinguished place of honour until the commencement of the Craven Meeting, when he was dethroned by Idas, and The Libel's success at Chester made him succumb to that horse also. Mr. Greville and his party still stick to him, and his being matched against Old England for 500 soya. would infer that their confidence was not impaired. He has been trained by Dilly, at Littleton, near Winchester, until the beginning of March, when for some reason he was sent to Newmarket, where he still remains. Mr. Forth, from his great experience as a trainer, always has some horse in his lot well supported, and this year the public seem to think the best to be Doleful, but whether he is the real Simon Pure I am not prepared to say, as it is about as difficult a task to discover what is going on in the Mitchel-grove stable as it is to learn when the national debt will be paid off. Many of my readers will no doubt recollect the Derby of 1840. The public and Mr. Forth (ostensibly) backed the Solace colt, while, in reality, all the veteran trainer's money was on the Little Wonder, who, to the wonder of every one except his backers, won easily. Doleful is by Slane, out of Frederica, and to his blood nobody can object. Slane, it will be remembered, is by Royal Oak, and highly distin guished himself as a racer, winning, amongst other valuable stakes, the Waterloo Shield, at Goodwood. Frederica is the dam of Cobham and other good horses. He has never yet started. He will, I vouch, be brought to the post in better condition than any horse in the race, and exceedingly well ridden by Bell, with whose merits as the jockey of Foig-a• Ballaglt every body is acquainted. I now come to the outside division, as they may be termed, from nothing less than 40 to 1 being offered against them. I shall commence this lot with Clear-the-way. This horse, by some very clever management of the Irish forces, actually reached 15 to 1 in the betting; but this stratagem was so quickly discovered, that he soon retrograded, and was pep pered so unmercifully by the great guns of the ring, that he got back to his old place, 40 to 1. He is got by the cele brated Harkaway. out of Taglioni, a mare well-known on the Irish turf. His doings are very moderate, having only started three times as a two-years old at the Curragh, whore he was beaten twice by Old Ireland. He subsequently, how ever, won the Paget Stakes, beating Singaway, the Conquest colt, and Vortex. But of this feat I think very little. Clear the-way is trained by Mr. Irwin's private trainer, Murray, and will if he goes, which is rather doubtful, be ridden by young Murphy, the rider of Retriever in all his races. Mr. Cole man's Young Eclipse will, I think, turn out to be as good as his Jamal, about which there was so much mystery and talk the year before last. He is by Elia out of Corrigie Bagh, has never started but once, and then got well beaten by Old England and Pantasa—l mean for the New Stake at Ascot. He has been extensively patronised by that class of specula tors, whose five and ten pound notes annually swell to a great extent the pockets of the bookmakers. Until within the last week he has been trained by Coleman, but has now been transferred to Kent, at Goodwood, to see what that skilful artiste can snake of him. Yesterday, at Tattersall's, I saw a great disposition to back him at 100 to 1. He will be ridden, most likely, by young Coleman. Lord Glasgow has in the race, it will be scarcely credited, something very nearly approaching to a racehorse—l mean the colt by Bay Middleton out of Miss Whip. But with his Lordship's usual luck this colt, although he started four times last year, could only contrive to win once, when he beat Hersey at the Houghton Meeting, giving her albs. He has not started this year, but I understand he is much im proved, and likely to ruu honestly. The races in which he was beaten last year were the Hans, at Goodwood, the Criterion, at Newmarket, and a match with Pam, at Don caster. Holmes will, I fancy, ride him. The Ironmaster by Bran, out of the Prime Warden's dam, whose right to start will, in all probability, be determined this afternoon, is a very fine colt, the property of Mr. Hill, the owner of The Libel. He has only started once at the Chester October Meeting, where he won the Mostyn Stakes in a canter, beating Master Stepney, Alvanley, Miracle, and colt by Lord Stafford. He has recently been removed, I under stand, from his old training ground to Goodwood. Should he be allowed to start I think he will be a much better favourite. Lord Verulam's Maynooth, by Sir Hercules, out of Chris tina, has only once made his appearance in public, when at the Newmarket First Spring he wen a sweepstakes across the Flat, beating Tunic and colt by Grand Duke, out of Miss Julia. He is engaged at Gorhambury to-morrow, and, should he win, will of course assume a higher place in the betting. _ _ _ Columbus, Adonis, Mentor, and Newsmonger have sever started. Colonel Peel's colt, by Slane, out of Cobweb, started once last year at Goodwood for the Ham Stakes, and was beaten by Winchilsea, who beat him again this year easily fur the Riddlesworth. He was backed for a good deal of money in the winter, but has now gone quite out of favour. I should hardly think he would go. I consider Jinglepot to be one of the best outsiders in the race. He started three times last year, and won twice. Pan tasa beat him for the Mersey Stakes at Liverpool, to which defeat I consider his beating Sir Henry, The Helmsman, Pythia, Punjaub, Extravaganza, and filly by Aluley Moloch, out of Young Mary, at Richmond, and at Northallerton Co mical Boy, Alice Gray, Pluto, and filly by Sheet Anchor, out of Valerian, a quite sufficient set-off. His merits, I imagine, will be tried with Pagan, by no means a bad trial horse. They lay 50 to 1 against him now, but will not do so, I think, at starting. Templeman will have charge of him in the race. Mr. Lintott's Cabin Boy has a small party, who are not often wrong, and who stick to him with a pertinacity and devotion worthy of a better cause. Ile started three times last year without success, on account of his not being sufficiently prepared, at least so his friends' assert. And, this year, with sst. 41b., and 81b. extra, he was defeated by Sweatmeat for the Somerset Stakes. Im mense sums have been laid against this horse, and should he win, some of the bookmakers will look very queer. It should be borne in mind that horses quite as bad favourites as Cabin Boy have won the Derby before now, and I cannot imagine why, if he is so bad as some represent him to be, his party should still remain by him. They were not far out when they selected Gorhambury to stand upon in Cotherstone's year. Cabin Boy is trained by Roe, at Crawley. The Metropolitan Goodwood, as the Gorhambury Meeting has not been inaptly termed, commences to-morrow, and will afford five races each day. The vicinity of Gorhambury to London, the beauty of the park in which the races are held, and the excellent management which characterises them, all tend to make this a delightful place of resort. To the Gor hambury Stakes there are 34 subscriber and 18 acceptances. Had not Godfrey been running at Eglinton Park last week, I should have fancied his chance by no means a bad one ; but I am afraid his two races there, in one of which he beat Aristi.les, and in the other was beaten by him, will prevent his showing here. Millipede is very well in, and should run well, as likewise Philip. The Queen of Tyne would prefer the distance to be half-a-mile shorter, and the weight will tell against Best Bower. Fitzallen will, of course, have friends ; but, after the Chester defeats, will, I opine, be rather too sore to run forward. lam prepared therefore to see either Millepede or Philip win this race, with the Christina filly close to them. Mr. Dawson with Crim-con will be first or second for the Pros Stakes. The Brigade Stakes, in all probability, will go either to Captain Oliver or Mr. 'Milan. I say this, because they are by far the best jockies qualified to ride in this race. Lord Verulam's Christina colt, with 41b. extra, will in the Double-headed Oak Stakes meet Fitzallen and a good field, and beat them. Lord G. Bentinck's Cherokee will have no difficulty after his winnings at Northampton to put the Park Stakes into the pocket of his noble owner—at least, such is the opinion of London, May 19. TELEGRAPH. GORITAMBURY RACES. The following are the complete entries for these races, which take place to-morrow and Wednesday : FIRST DAY. The Craven Stakes of 10 sovs. each. Cherry-tree Mile. Satyr (Sherino c), 4 yrs—Mystery, 3 yrs—Moon shine, 8 yrs. The Gorhambury Handicap. Stand Course. Philip, 5 yrs, 7st 121b—Millipede , aged, 7st 101 b Queen of Tyne, 6 yrs,6st 10Ib— Wee Pet,5 yrs, 7st 31b— Godfrey, 4 yrs, 7st 31b—Devil-among-the-Tailors, 6 yrs, 7st—Elixir, 5 yrs, 6st 13113—Europa, 5 yrs, Est 111b—Best Bower, 4 yrs, Est 71b—Christina f, 4 yrs, fist—Sambo, 4 yrs, sst 1 21b—Ould Ireland, 3 yrs, sst 101b—Fitzallen, 3 yrs, sst 61 b—Desperation, 3 yrs, sst 31b—Deodara, 3 yrs, 4st 111 b. The rest declared forfeit. The Pale Stakes for three-years old. Cherry-tree mile. Corumba colt—Young England—Crini. Con.—Devil's Dust—Clansman—Velox. The Brigade Stakes. Gentlemen riders. Last mile. Molly Mogg, 4 yrs—Arcanus, 6 yrs—Elysium, 5 yrs —Satyr, 4 yrs—Scarmentado 3 yrs—The Altered One, 6 yrs—Cornopean, 5 yrs—Rowland, 5 yrs—Hartshorn, yrs. The Si-1:iog Sta Las. Stand CoL:ze. Chief (late Unknown), aged—Mistake, 5 yrs—Fox berry, 6 yrs—Best Bower, 4 yrs—Jew Boy, 3 yrs— Barricade, 4 yro--Mespetus, 4 yrs. SUMMARY OF NEWS AND ipittlatt ta ptittott. " Who runs may read." POREXtIN. On Thursday afternoon the King of the French, the Queen, and Madame Adelaide, went from Nenilly to the Trianon, where the Duchess of Orleans bad arrived in the morning with the Duke of Saxe-'Weimar, to view the palace and gar dens of Versailles. Arend dinner was given at the Trianon, followed by the play of the Deserteur, performed by the com pany of the Op4ra comique. At the conclusion of the per formance, their Majesties, the Princess Adelaide, and the Duke of Saxe• Wcsmar, returned to Neuilly, where the Duchess of Orleans had preceded them in the earlier part of the evening. The Manheim Journal gives the following extract of a letter from Coburg, dated May 11 :—" An English courier, who arrived here some days since, has brought intelligence that unless some unforeseen obstacle occur, Queen Victoria will arrive here on a visit in the course of the ensuing month, with her consort Prince Albert, Preparations are already being made at the Court for their reception." It was rumoured at Pads that her Maksty will also visit the King and Queen of the French at St. Cloud in the course of the summer. According to a Vienna letter, the Duchess d'Angoul6ne and the Duke de Bordeaux and his sister will not return to Goritz. They were expected to arrive about the middle of this month at Frohsdorif, about four leagues from Vienna. The French Minister of War has appointed a commission, composed of an officer of engineers and two officers of artil lery, to proceed to Bourges, and choose out the ground for placing the cannons destined for the fortifications of Paris. These gentlemen are to set out for Bourges as soon as the Bill just voted by the Deputies shall have passed the Chamber of Peers. The Semaphore de Marseilles of the 13th instant, announces the arrival in that city, on the 12th, of M. Pisoatory, the French Ambassador at Athens, and of Count de klontford, son of Jerome Bonaparte, both on their way to Paris. The Tou/onnoig states, that several foreign officers had re paired to Algiers to accompany as amateurs, the contem plated expedition against the Kabyles. "We have ob served of late in the streets," writes the correspondent of that journal, "numbers of Prussian, Austrian, Bavarian, and even English uniforms. The day before yesterday a British Captain presented himself to the Governor-General. All those officers preserve their uniforms. They were all present on the 30th ult, at the ball given by the Governor- General." The Courier Francaiimentions a report, that "an eminent banking-house had proposed to the Government to under take the execution of the Northern, Lyons and Strasburg railroads, on condition of receiving a lease of 25 years. This company would further undertake to reimburse the Govern ment the full amount of the outlay already incurred on those three lines, and agree to deposit as a guarantee for the ex ecution of its engagements a capital of six hundred millions (24 millions sterling) in Government securities." COURT-- - rASNIONABLZ. Saturday, the 24th is the twenty-sixth anniversary of her Majesty's birth-day. The drawing-room and grand official banquets by the Ministers and grand officers of State in honour of the event, will not take place until Tuesday, the 27th instant The Duke of Sutherland and the Marquis of Stafford left Stafford House on Satarday for Scotland. The Duchess and Lady Caroline Leveson Gower have gone on a visit to Baron and Lady Park, at Ampthill Park, Bedfordshire, but return to Stafford House to-day. Lord and Lady Blantyre are expected from their seat, near Glasgow, early in the ensuing month. The Marquis of Londonderry has had cards issued for a grand banquet at Holdernese House, on the 3d of the ensuing month. .__ The Earl of Aberdeen will receive the whole of the Fo reign Ambassadors and Ministers, at a grand full-dress en tertainment at Argyll House, on Tuesday, the nth instant, in honour of her Majesty's birth-day. The Earl and Countess of Verulam have left town to attend the Gorhambury races, which commence on the 20th. The Noble Earl and Countess will entertain a distinguished party there during the week. The Marquis of Waterford, the Earl of Howth, Lord Sal toun, Sir Watkins W. Wynn, Viscount 141aidstone, Hon. John Kennedy, Hon. S. Erskine, Sir Alexander Montgomery Cunninghame, Sir H. Dhnbar, Sir James Roswell, Colonel and Mrs. Montgoinerie, and Captain Dalrymple were among the guests who partook of the hospitalities at the Earl and Countess of Eglinton, at Eglinton Castle, during the race week. The Earl of Harrowbv has returned to Grosvenor-square, Prom a visit to the Hon. (1. D. and Lady Georgiana Ryder, at Westbrooke, near Berkhampstead, Herts. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston on Saturday even ing entertained at dinner the Marquis and Marchioness of ' Clanricarde an Lady Elizabeth De Burgh, the Earl of Bes borough, Countess De Grey, Earl and Countess Cooper, Lord Edward Toward, Dowager Lady Holland, Hon. William Cowper, Mr. P. Byng, &c. After the dinner her Ladyship had an assembly, w ich was attended by the Duke de , Broglie, the Court St. Aulaire, most of the foreign Ministers, and a very large number of persons of rank. DIXB OB ZZAZCZOI7IS. Much interest is excited in Kent by the agricultural fete which is to be given on Wednesday next, by Vis count Torrington, at his seat, Yoker Court, near Mereworth, Kent. At the last anniversary dinner of the Kent and Maid stone cattle show, the Noble Viscount announced that he was erecting a suite of farm buildings on the most approved plan, combining every suggestion of practical utility, and that when that homestead was completed, he hoped his agri cultnral friends would come and see it. His Lordship has issued between three and four hundred invitations for Wed nesday, and all the arrangements for the entertainaeht are made on a most sumptusus scale. The Duke of Wellington has engaged the following vocal ists for the fifth performance of ancient music, which will take place on Wednesday evening, under the direction of his Grace :—Madame Caradori Allan, Bidlle. Brambilla, and Mdlle. Vera (her first appearance); Messrs. Hawkins, Ma chin, Staudigi, and Piechek. Mr. Hudson, the sub-inspector of the factories in Ireland, has proceeded against several of the proprietors of flietories in Belfast, for infringements of the law in permitting woman and boys to work on Good Friday—the penalties vary from 10/. to 201. The symphonies selected for the fifth Philharmonic Con certs are Beethoven's in and Mendelssohn's No. 2in A. Mr. W. S. Bennett will play a pianoforte concerto, by Mo zart. The overture to Faust will be performed, followed by a vocal scene by Herr Staudigl and Harr Oberhoffer. The London Association for the Protection of Trade have got up and extensively circulated a petition to Parliament for a repeal of the Act of last session, abolishing imprison ment for all debts under 201. The petition also prays for the adoption et some better means than at present exist for the recovery of debts under 201. contracted previous to the pass ing of the late measure. M. Arban, the celebrated carnet-a-piston player from the Academie Royal, has arrived from Paris, and will appear at Vauxhall this evening, and, with Laurent, will perform Bellini's duet " Deh Conte." The steam-ship Great Western, Captain Mathews, having been in port during little more than a week, again departed from Liverpool for New York, on Saturday afternoon, carry ing out from GO to 70 passengers, amongst whom was the Count de Talaru„and the usual mail. The course of lectures for the ensuing Trinity Term, which commences on Thursday next, founded by Sir Thomas Gra ham, will be read at the theatre of the college in Basinghall street, City, at twelve o'clock in the forenoon, in Latin and in English, at one o'clock in the afternoon precisely, en the days, and by the gentlemen hereunder specified, viz.:—Thurs day, May 22, and Friday, 23, the Rev. Joseph Pullen, on astronomy, Monday, 26, and Wednesday; 28, H. 11. Southey, M.D., F.R.S., on physic; Friday, 30, and Saturday, 31, the Rev. Samuel Birch, on geometry ; Monday, June 2, and Tuesday, 3, William Palmer, Esq., on law ; Wednesday, 4 , and Thursday, 5, th e R ey. Henry John Parker, on divinity ; Friday, 6, and S a t ur d ay, 7, t h e R e v. Edward. Owen, on rhe toric ; Monday, 9, T uesday, 10, and Thursday, 12, Edward Taylor, Esq., on mus i c, at seven in the evening precisely. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, MAY 11.—Congregations for granting graces and conferring degrees w ill b e h o lden on the following days in the present term : —Th urs d a May 22 ; Thursday, June 5 ; Thursday, June 26 ; Saturday, July 5 ; and on Tuesday, July 1, solely for the purpose of admitting inceptors to their regency. R The following hav e b een appointed masters of the schools for the ensuing y ear : —The ev. Harris, of Magdalen College ; the Rev. T. Brancker, of Wa dham College ; the Rev. H. H. Cornish, of Magdalen Hall. The Rev. J. T. B. Landon, Fellow of Magdalen College, has been appointed a pro-proctor. Messrs. G. D. Bowles, G. W. Randolph, and E. C. Burton, have been admitted students of Christchurch from W o g_ minster School. YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY. A special general meeting of this Company was held at the Railway station, in York, on Saturday last , for the pur pose of considering the drafts of a series of Bills before Par liament, and now submitted for the approval of the Share holders, agreeably with the provisions of the standi n g or d ers of the House of Lords. The attendance of Shareholders was very numerous. George Hudson, Esq., Chairman of the Board of Direc tors presided. The CHAIRMEN entered into a statement regarding the dis putes between this Company and the Great North of England N m p an y. He presented four Bills to the meeting con nected the city of York. The second, a Bill nected with th e line, which had all to be considered. The a e Y rork and North Midland Railway Company from the line of the Leeds and Selby first was a Bill for enabling the York and North Midland Railway Company to alter the line of the York and Scar borough Th e third, a Bill for enabling the York y eth Midland Railway Company to make a fal4t,oonarbranchcei ywnaatl:byer rlkai ß tani o?g li Ga l tda w ichyl r:0 m the line of the York and North Mid land Railway to Harrogate. And the fourth, a Bill for en m p an y :_to make a branch railway from the line of the York and Scar ab:TlironhugegLuouxßeairiirforaknathndenkisuOlhitliteididtlhane dfolßlo:liwn_ayg resolutionsCo " That this meeting approves of the formation of a branch railway from the York and Scarborough Railway to Pock lington, Market Weighton, and Beverley ; and also to Brough, or such other point on the Hull line as may be deemed expedient ; and that the Directors of this Company be authorised to cause the necessary surveys and estimates to be made." " That the Directors be empowered, and this meeting doth hereby authorise them to borrow, under the powers and pro visions of the several Acts of Parliament relating to this Company, such sum or sums of money as they may find n ary for the completion of th e wor k s thereby authorised to be made." The resolutions were unanimously agreed to. The CHAIRMAN then referred to the leasing of the Selby and Hull line by this Company, which he thought would be worked with great economy and facility. The trains to Hull would be facilit w ee at least half a n h our , an d ar rangements generallyern program to benefit that port. Th e meeting then separated. ---------- LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAlLWAY.—Notwith standing the reduction altogether of 25 per cent. in the pas senger fares, and as much in their good charges, the last week's traffic is 2001. over th e correspond i ng week of l ast year. This is pre tt y forcible evidence of the results of low fares and quick ,train s, com bined with a skilful adaptation of them to the public w ants. We have given it in one week, but if carried over t he y ear it will exceed 140,000/. per annum. 22d of April, the Bleckmore Vale harriers found a roe buck in H oug ht o n Wood, and killed him in one ho ur and thirty - five minutes, and on taking him up he was found t o possess only a single horn growing H o er n a path' 8 Tuesday, Railway he Magazine out of the centre of his forehead. A more curious specimen of malformation- was never seen, and some experienced game keepers who were present declared that this was the only lusts natters: of the kind ever known in the history of the roebuck.—Sherburne Journal. Gentlemen riders. Auld Lang Syne, 5 yrs, I Ist 21b—Hampton, 6 yrs, lOst 91b—Arcanns, 6 yrs, lOst ?lb—Tariff, 6 yrs, lOst 71b —Satyr, 4 yrs, lOst 71b—E u r o p a , 5 y rs , lOst 61b—Con queror,1 6 yrs, lOst 61b—Miriam, aged, lOst—Pedlar, aged, lOst--Victory, aged, 9st 41b. The races begin each day at two o'clock. LATEST DERBY BETTING. 2 to 1 agst Idas—take 9 to 4 40 to 1 agst Remorse 9 to 2 agst J. Day's lot—t. 1000 to 15 agst Jinglepot—t. 8 to 1 agst Weatherbit—take 1000 to 15 agst Laird o' Cock -9 to 1 pen—taken II to 1 apt The Libel 1000 to 15 agst Fuzbos—t. 12 to 1 agst Alarm--taken 1000 to 15 agst Winchester—t. 20 to 1 agst Old England 1000 to 15 agst Young Eclipse 22 to 1 agst Doleful ICOO to 15 agst Duc un Durras 40 to 1 agst Titmouse—t. —taken 1000 to 10 was laid, fifteen or sixteen times, 2000 to 25 and 2000 to 30 agst Young Eclipse. (RECEIVED THIS bAY.) EGLINTON PARK RACES—FRIDAY. (CONCLUDED.) Match ; 100 sovs., one mile.—Sir J. Boswell's Whistler, 12st (Mr. H. Johnstone) beat Sir W. W. Wynne's Con fab, 10st. The Heavy Steeple Chase Sweepstakes of 15 soya. each, 10 ft, with 100 added, 13st 71b each. Four miles. Lord Waterford's Regalia (Owner) 1 Captain Boyd's Marengo Mr. W. S. Crawford's Royalist Mr. Harvie's Greyskin The Free Handicap of 5 soya. each, p p., with 25 added. One mile and a half. Captain Boyd's Lara ...( Mr. H. Johnstone) 1 Lord Eglinton's Fitzjames Lord Waterford's Smirke, Captain Nicol's Christopher, and Mr. Johnstone's Flagon also ran. The Light Weight Sweepstakes of 15 soya. each, 10 ft, with 100 added; 12st each. Four miles. Captain Boyd's Marengo (Mr. W. Johnstone) 1 Lerd Waterford'a Firefly ..... 2 Mr. Scobell's Maz e pp a Free Handicap of 5 soya each, pp, with 25 added. One mile. Sir J. Boswell's Interest (Captain Campbell) 1 Sir J. Boswell's Whistl e r .... 2 Lara, Smike, Flagon, Blue Jacket, and Opera also started. Handicap Steeple Chase Stakes of 10 BOYS each, It ft, with 50 added. 2 miles. Lord Waterford's Regalia (Captain Campbell) 1 Mr. Scobell's Mazeppa 2 Mr. Arthur's Lady Louisa and Captain Grant's Strath spay also rau. _ TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sut,—Having with much surprise read, in your paper of Saturday, that I had, on the previous day, met with a seri ous accident in Bridge-street, by being thrown from a gig, I beg to state that I was not near Bridge-street on that day, neither have I, thank God, met with any such accident. I must, therefore, request you will give the earliest contradic tion to it, as it must have emanated from some evil-disposed persons, from motives best known to themselves. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Windmill-street, Haymarket, May 19. W. WINCH. [The paragraph alluded, to was copied front a M orn i ng Contemporary.—fn. Sun.] XTRAORDINARY FEAT_OP PEDESTRIANISM.--This morning a novel feat of pedestrianism was performed by Molloy (the well-known pedestrian), who was matched to run over the seven bridges, and round the inclosure in St. James's Park, within 70 minutes from the time of starting. The match was for 10/. aside. An immense number of spec tators were present at the start, which was effected on the Middlesex side of Vauxhall-bridge. Molloy was quickly on the Surrey side, and then proceeded ove r W es t m inster-bridge to Storey's-gate, into St. James's Park, and rattled round the enclosure with great expedition, and then made for Hunger ford Suspension-bridge, and over Waterloo. He had aow occupied 31 minutes. He partook of some refreshment, and manifested great confidence as to his success, and in half a minute he recommenced his herculean undertaking, and wended his way to Blackfriars• bridge, which he soon got over, and was quickly upon Southwark-bridge. He then made for Loudon-bridge, which he ran over in perfect ease, and concluded his task on the Surrey side, winning the match by 15 minutes. The di s t an c e o f ground by Molloy, in the course of his match, is computed at 7 miles and three quarters, which he accomplished in 55 minutes, and consider ing the uneven and rough travelling, the completion of such a feat is exceedingly surprising. MARYLERONS VESTRY.—Last Saturday it was re solved, upon the motion of Mr. Nelson, to adopt measures to remove the barrier erected in the New-road, from Lisson grove to Harewood-square, and which closed up the car riage way on the public. This barrier has been, it was understood, placed by the Duke of Portland on the same principle, and for the same object, that gates and barriers are built in the neighbourhood of Russell-square. Sir Peter Laurie expressed a hope that every opportunity would be seized to do away with such obstructions, as they are not only illegal, but greatly deteriorated property in their vicinity. Sir James Hamilton and Mr. Elliot, M.P., stated that it was the determination of the visiting justices to improve the dietary of the Clerkenwell House of Correction and the Bridewell, Westminster, which change, they said, was ap proved of at the suggestion of medical men, and would in crease the annual expenditure of these prisons 3101. a-year. Sir Peter Laurie and Mr. Laurie expressed their deter mination to oppose this change in the dietary, as it was uncalled for, as was proved by the healthful condition of the prisoners. Mr. Nicolay stated that thirty gentlemen and merchants had attended the Old Bailey last week to give evidence of the high character for honour of Mr. Meyer, who was charged with an assault upon Mr. M'Lean, who had seduced the unfortunate gentleman's daughter, the niece of her seducer. He hoped that Sir James Graham would be reminded of his promise to see justice done that injured gentleman, as the bill against him had been ignored. The rector and other vestrymen suggested the propriety of allowing the Home Secretary time to adopt such measures as be might deem advisable. At all events, they thought a week should elapse before they addressed the Home Secretary upon the subject. If he did not act in that time they might then ca ll upon hi m to fulfil his pro mise. Dir. Nicolay acquiesced in the suggestion, and the subject dropped. SINGULAR DISCOVERY OP SWINDLER/L—OD Friday last a very respectably dresssed lad, between fifteen and six teen years of age, named Thomas Russell, was again exa mined, on a charge of attempting to pass a large quantity of counterfeit coin at Stoke. Upon being searched, when ap prehended, 21 counterfeit half-crowns, and 20 counterfeit shillings were found upon him, besides nearly a pound's worth of good money. In his coat pocket was discovered the slips of tissue paper in which the counterfeit coin had been wrapped. Mr. Powell, the solicitor to the Mint. who at tended on Friday, pronounced the coins to be counterfeit, and of "Westminster manufacture." It having been sus pected that he was connected with a gang of London swindlers, who have been defrauding the wholesale houses, in the Manchester and silk trades, to a very con siderable extent, a communication to this effect was made to the parties who had been thus swindled, and gentle men representing Messrs. Morrison and Co., of Fore-street, and Messrs. Leaf and Co., attended at Eton. Upon seeing the prisoner they had no doubt that he was the same person (evidently in the hands of older offenders) who had swindled them out of goods by means of forged orders, to the extent of upwards of 100/. The prisoner was subse quently conveyed to London, for the purpose of his pointing out the parties with whom he had been so nefariously con nected ; and the same afternoon, and shortly after his arrival in the metropolis, three men, named Long, Simpson, and Barnett, were apprehended. It may be well to mention the plan pursued, in the case of Messrs. Morrison, by this gang of swindlers. The prisoner Russell went to the shop of Mr. Alison, in Regent-street, and purchased a pair of gloves. On paying for them he asked for a bill, on which the price, &c., was written, as usual, in pencil. The bill, as is always the case, had printed on it the name, address, &c., of the shop. The pencil-marks were then obliterated, and an order, as coming from Mr. Alison, for silk goods (as speci fied), to be " sent by the bearer," was written on the printed bill, and taken by Russell to Messrs. Morrison's, who de livered property of the value of between 70/. and 801. "to the bearer," without the least suspicion being excited at the time; the printed heading on the shop bill, on which the order was written, naturally inducing the warehouse man at Messrs. Morrison's to suppose that the document was genuine. ACCIDENT TO THE HON. P. S. PIERREPOINT.- We have much pleasure in stating that the Hon. P. S. Pierre point, who had a severe fall from his horse in Piccadilly, en the let instant, by which his ancle was seriously hurt, is re covering as satisfactorily as the nature of the injury will admit. DAT MA IL TO AND FROM CRELIiIBFORD.—The• postmaster of this town has received intimation from the General Post-office that from and after Monday, the 19th inst., a bag will be made up at Chelmsford for London only, and one will be received here from London by a day mail. The train up will arrive at Chelmsford at 54 min. past 11 A.M., and the down train at 12 min. past 12 rm. The trains carrying the day mail will be dispatched simultaneously from London and Colchester at 11 A.M. Letters to be posted here by 20 min. to 12, and will be receivable eight minutes later for an extra penny. They will be delivered about half-past 12. The free delivery is at the same time to be extended to many parts of tho town in which letters have been chargeable beyond the postage.—Chelinsford Chronicle. THE BRAZILS.—The Penguin packet, Lieutenant Leslie, commander, has tide moment arrived from Rio de Janeiro with the Brazilian mails direct, having sailed on the 2d ult. She brine on freight about 30,000/. in gold and other treasure, and, including children and minors, 35 pas sengers. This vessel brings no political news of importance. The exchange was 24 4d. to 24%d., and a great deal of busi ness had been done at the latter quotation. The stocks of coffee on hand were small, and the advicee by the Swift packet (which had arrived out) being very favourable, prices had advanced. The infant son of the Emperor was baptised on the 25th of March, and named Alphonzo Pedro, &c. The King of France and the ex-Empress of Brazil stood sponsors, the former being represented by the Prime Minister of the country. Her Majesty's steamer Firebrand had arrived at Rio on the 31st of March, on her way to the River Plate, with Mr. Ousely Gore, and remained with her Majesty's ships Alfred, Crescent, and Swift packet. The American men -of- war Raritan and Bainbridge, and French De Pan dour and Ambuscade, were also at Rio. The will of the Marquis of Westminster has just been proved. The personal estate in England, and within the province of Canterbury, is sworn under 3 50,000/. He bequeaths to his wife an annuity of 6,5001., in addition to her property under settlement. His estates at Westminster and the manor of Ebury are bequeathed to his eldest son, the present Marquis ; his estates in Chester, Flint, and Den bigh, as well as the presentation to the rectory of Prestwich, Lancaster, to his son, Thomas, Earl of Wilton ; his Moor-park estate, and a legacy of 170,000/, to his son, Lord Robert Grosvenor. He leaves the pictures, &c., in the gallery and elsewhere, at Grosvenor-house, together with the Nassuck diamond, weighing 357 grains, the magnificent brilliant ear rings, weighing 223 grains, and the round brilliant, weigh jug 125 grains, us litit-lmin s Al,„ tur pictures at Eaton hail, as heir- looms with that, property. He bequeaths to the present Marquis the furniture and other moveables at Eaton hall, and also the family jewels, and appoints him residuary egatee. bi codicils were appended to the will. LITERATURE. FINDEN'S BEAUTIES OF THE POETS. Part I. This is a most delightful publication. It is not " music married to immortal verse," but immortal verse married to equally immortal ar t. It i s t h e fi rst number of a series of beautiful engravings, from the burin of Finden, illustrative of the beauties of the British Poets, and Moore is chosen as the first poet for illustration. A happy choice; for Moore is al most the last of the band of immortals who is yet left to us. As a title, we have a beautiful and valu able portrait of the poet—valuable not only as a work of art, but as a most characteristic and spirited portrait. We have then a beautiful illustration of the song, " Black and Blue Eyes," the characteristic expression of the " Brilliant black eye, Which in triumph lets fly Its darts without caring who heeds them;" contrasted with " The soft eye of blue, Which scatters wounds too; But is much better pleased when it heals them,' is admirably presented. The illustration is accom panied by a critique on the song in which the writer almost appears willing to join issue with the poet. We, however, like good Catholics, eschew all such heresies, and steadily adhere to the good Catholic creed of the good Catholic poet. St. Jerome's Love is the subject of the next illustration, and the artist, H. O'Neil, has been thoroughly imbued by the spirit of the poet. It is a study for a Magdalen. The next illustration is Young Kitty, the heroine of the song of " 11l Omens " As she looked in the glass, which a woman ne'er misses, Nor ever wants time for a sly glance or two, A butterfly fresh from the night-flower's kisses, Flew over the mirror and shaded her view. Enraged with the insect for biding her graces, She brushed him—he fell, alas! never to rise; Ah, such, said the girl, is the pride of our faces, In which the soul's innocence too often dies. The artist, J. Wright, has made a most beautiful picture of this. The butterfly lies dead on the table, and the girl's features have a mingled expression of coquetry and sorrow, which is beautifully executed. The last illustration, " Laughing Eyes," by Frith, is most characteristic. There is something perfectly bewitching about the lovely girl, to whose laughing eyes the poet calls upon us to drink a round. This is " the illustrated book" of the season, and no draw ing-room or boudoir can be considered altogether ' comma it faut, on the table of which " Finden's Bet.uties of the Poets" is not to be found. AMERICAN FACTS. By George Palmer Putnam. This is a very valuable work on the statistics of America, replete with facts, which at the present time, especially, are of very general interest. It is in fact a resum6 of the social, financial, political, military, and naval condition of the several republics constituting the United States. The compiler exhibits great industry and research, and defends his countrymen stoutly against the accusations brought against them. With regard to the existence of slavery in the States, we believe it is admitted on all hands, that that is rather their misfortune than their fault. England certainly is guilty of having intro duced negro slavery into North America. For "repu diation," however, the North Americans are solely responsible —on the principle of audi alteram partem, we give the author's explanation : " The stain of repudiation, which so lamentably ob scures the fair fame of one of the States, so far as a part of her debt is concerned ; and the embarrassments and temporary delinquency of six or seven of the other States, are greatly to be deplored. A full and fair ac count of the causes of and reasons fur all this would shew the n.,ustice of much that is said and written on the subject. Not a syllable should be suggested even in palliation of intentional fraud : and no one will dray that some States have too long abused the eenfidenee of their creditors ; or, at least, have not exerted their energies as they were bound to do, by a just sense of honour and public faith, to meet their engagements. But those who are most bitter upon this subject, are not, or should not be, ignorant of these facts ; viz. 1. That the 5.000,000 dollars' stock disowned by Mississippi, was disowned because it was wrongfully negotiated, and ap propriated against the laws, and nbt for the benefit of the State. 2d. That in other States, the public works for which loans were obtained, could not yield a revenue until they were completed ; and that the means of these States were thus suddenly crippled by the course of foreign ttoelcholders and tl.e Bank of England, in unexpectedly refusing, at the time of the great commercial disasters, the cffitinuance of the supplies which had before been temptingly offered, and which were necessary to the compb tiou of the works, and for rendering them capable of paying the interest as due. 3d. That twenty out of the twenty-nine States and territories, equal in extent to the whole of Europe, save Russia, either have no debt at all, or have honourably and promptly fulfilled all their pecuniary engege teems, to the extent of several millions annually. " These eonsiderations, in connexion with the fact that a large part of the deferred debts are due at home, to Americans themselves ; that American journals of all grades have urgently protested against the present state of things, and most of the State legislatures have pointedly condemned even the very excuses of the delinquents ; that the natural resources of the State, when sufficiently developed, are ample for ten times the amount of their liabities ; and, moreover, that the constitutions of the States, and the nature of the federal system, preclude all control of one State over another, and render each one alone responsible for its local pecuniary affairs, in just the same way as the civic expenses of the .nglish city would belong to its municipal government, and not to the Queen and Parliament: all these points should have some consideration, before it becomes necessary in Eng land to stereotype 'American' and 'swindler' as synonymous terms." The drab-coloured men of Pennsylvania are, it would appear, the on:y honest men in the States. " Pennsylvania, since February 1842, has not paid any dividends, at least not to any who did not come under the denomination of small holders ; but never was satire more misplaced, or ignorance more com pletely shewn, than when the drab coloured men of Psinnsylvannia' ware held up to public odium ; for the fact stands forth, simply thus : the drab-coloured men' are almost entirely limited to Philadelphia, and the city of Philadelphia never for an instant defaulted : its five per cent. stock, even during the worst times, never fell below ninety-tight in America. The really blameable parties are the agricultural German settlers, who possess a majority in some of the countries ; many of them cannot either read or write in any language : almost all are unable to understand the English lan guage, and place a ban upon any descendant who should so far forget the manners of his forefathers as to make any attempt to assimilate himself, by his acquirements, to those people among whom be dwells. At present there are are nearly as many German newspapers pub lished in Pennsylvania as English ones :—now, however, that the Germans have been made to understand that deep dishonour has fallen upon their State, and that Faderland sees with sorrow the contempt into which they have fallen, they have readily come forward with their hard dollars, and contributed to remove the stigma." The author, however, gives up the State of Mis sissippi and characterises its conduct in the following terms : " The only State in the Union against which the scorn ' of civilisation can be justly directed, on the ground of entertaining the doctrine of rtpudiation, is Mississippi. This State is rich in resources, and cannot plead poverty; but even here a few words might be urged in mitigation. By the last accounts of voters there, we find that the number of persons in that State who were for payment of the bonds were 18,665 and against payindithem, 21,036 ; and there can be no question but that the minority contains the wealth, the talent, and the respect ability of the State ; but, unfortunately, they are out voted by those whe are neither the taxpayers, no r h ave any deep interest i n th e commonwealth. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, the Prince of Leinin gen, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic household, attended divine service yesterday morning in the Chapel Royal, Buckingham Palace. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay officiated. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback on Saturday, attended by the Equerry in Waiting. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal were taken airings yesterday and on Saturday in the royal gardens of Buckingh am - Palace. His Royal IlighnessPrince Albert dined at the Gold smith's Hall on Saturday evening. his Royal highness was attended by the Marquis of Exeter, Mr. George E. Anson, the Marquis of Granby, Captain Francis Sey mour, and Colonel Wylde. The Queen, accompanied by the Prince of L e i n i ngen, ' honoured the Italian Opera with her presence on Satur day evening. Her Majesty was attended by the Mar chioness of Douro, Hon. Miss Kerr, Viscount Sydney, and Lord Charlet Wellesley. The Earl of Aberdeen had an audience of her Majesty on Saturday. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, visited the Queen yesterday. Sir William C. Ross, R.A., had the honour of taking a sitting on Saturday of his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, by command o f h er M a j es t y. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager on Saturday, at Marlborough House. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent attended the afternoon service yesterday, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. Lady Anna Maria Dawson was in waiting on i her Royal Highness. The Dukes of Wellington and Rut land, and Sir F. Trench, attended the early service yester day, in the Chapel Royal, St. ‘ James's. The prayers were reed by the Rev. J. V. Povah, and the sermon was preached by the Hon. and Rey. R. Eden. The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort; the Marquises of Anglesea, Salisbury, and Ormonde; Lords Bandon, Mansfield, Bee tire, Hill, Ingestre, Cantilupe, and Wrottesley, attended the daily service. The prayers were road by the Rev. C. Packraan, the lessons by the Rev. Dr. Horsley Dakins. The sermon was preached by the Hon. and Rev. R. Eden. The Bishop of Norwich and the Dean of Hereford were the Clerk and Deputy Clerk of the Closet in Waiting. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left town for her residence, Fregmore House, near Windsor, on Saturday morning. Her Royal Highness returned to . Clarence House, St. James's, in the afternoon. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Gravid Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz visited the Duchess of Kent and the Duchess of Gloucester yeeterday. The Duchess of Kent (attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson), and the Duchess of Cambridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Meck lenburgh Strelitz (attended by Mr. Edmond Mildmay) honoured the performance of the Italian Opera with her presence on Saturday evening. The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mock lenburgh Strelitz yesterday, at Cambridge House. The Duke of Cambridge attended Divine service yes terday morning in the chapel of the Royal Military Asylum at Chelsea. Baron Knesebeck was in waiting an his Royal Highness. The Duke of ltoxburghe and the Earl of Gifford had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie on Saturday, at the office of the Beard of Trade. Lord Sandon had an interview with his Lordship on Saturday. The Committee on Education of the Lords of her Majesty's Most honourable Privy Council had a meeting on Saturday afternoon, at the Council-office. The Lords present were the Lord President, the Duke of Buccleuch, Sir Robert reel, Sir James Graham, Lord Stanley, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Lord Granville So merset. Viscount Castlereagh, and a deputation, had an inter view with Sir Robert Peel, on Saturday. A trial of the Pix of the Mint took place on Saturday morning, before several of the Lords of her Majesty's Privy Council, in the Exchequer-office, Whitehall. Sir Robert Peel has issued invitations, as First Lord of th 6 Treasury, for a full-dress dinner party, on Tues day, the 27th instant, in celebration of her Majesty's birth-day, to be given at his residence in Whitehall gardens. The Marquis of Granby and Sir Charles Lemon bad 'interviews with Sir George Clerk on Saturday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Minister, transacted business on Saturday, at the Foreign-office. The Solicitor-General bad an interview with Sir R. Peel, on Saturday. Lieutenant-General Sir Edward and Lady Kerrison received a distinguished party at dinner on Saturday. DEPARTURE OF FOREIGN MAILS. The next mails for Malta, Greece, the lonian Islands, E gypt, h e llo, &c., ria .Southampton, will b e di spatched hence to-morrow morning. The next mails for the Mediterranean, Egypt, India, &c., will be dispatched hence on the evening of the 24th inst. AMERICA.—The steamer Cambria, for this evening's mails. SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES. —Ship Wm. Metcalfe, for the mails of the evening of the 31st inst. SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL CHURCH.—At a late meeting of the Diocesan Synod of Edinburgh, on the motion of the bey. John W. Ferguson, Minister of St. Peter's Chapel, Edinburgh, a resolution to the following effect was adopted :—That the Synod ceeply deploring the recent defections from the Church, appoint a com mittee to inquire into their causes, with the view of restoring to the communion of the Church those who have left it ; and, if possible, to suggest a remedy for preventing further d e f ec ti ons , an d at t h e same time to preserve due regard to the discipline of the Church. —Scotsman. PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY OP ST. GEORGE'S, SOUTH WARK.—On Sunday morning the anniversary sermon on be half of this invaluable institution was preached by the Right Rev. the Bishop of Chester, at the chapel of the institution, in St. George's-road. The amount collected at the conclusion of Divine service was highly satisfactory. It would seem from the appeal made that the claims upon the institutunkare very rapidly inereuing. SUPPOSED MURDER AND RO-R -BERY AT HAMPSTEAD. On Saturday morning, and throughout the entire day, tae town of Hampstead was thrown into a state of intense ex citement by a rumour, obtaining extensive circulation, Veit a gentleman had been found murdered in a ditch closely ac:- joining the spot a here the murder of the unfortunate lie. Delarue was perpetrated by Thomas Henry Ilocker. Oa the reporter instituting inquiries he ascertained that flee grounds for supposing a similar shocking occurrence ha I transpired in the vicinity of Hampstead were not altogethe c without foundation, as the body of a most respectably Iv-- tired man had been discovered under the following eingula a and, to say the least of them, auspicious circumstances:—it appears that between three and four o'clock on Satureev morning, police-constable George Morphett, 207 S, who w 4 on duty, was proceeding down the New North-road, and ( a arriving at the field rejoining the Haverstock- field, who: a Delarue was murdered, and between the Swiss Cotta 3 Tavern and West End-lane, he discovered what at first i , - peared to be a large bundle lying in the ditch passing alt,, the hedge. On closer approach he discovered it to be t a body of a mi n completely &aided up, and lying face dove - Ivards in the ditch. On examination he found that he e: e quite dead, and that blood had been issuing from the ie as and mouth. His hands were full of mud, but there did i t appear to be any external marks of violence except that t I a face epreared unusually swollen. The policeman gave e t alarm, and, with assistance from the Swiss Cottage, the bud i was at once conveyed to the Yorkshire Grey, and afterweree placed in the dead• house whi c h h a d b een previously me. • pied by the body of the unfortunate Delarue, and where .t, was searched and minutely examined by Mr. GOW. - surgeon, of Hampstead, who was called in: by deceased .4 a mini of most respectable appearance, apparently abe, t forty years of age, about five feet three inches in height, ( f stout build, havin g ligLt hair and sma ll whiskers rat):• r tinged with grey, dressed i n a b rown Petersham wrapre r with side-pockets, a black cloth waistcoat with figured siaz buttons, blue doeskin trousers, a black-figured cashmere long-fronted stock, blucher boots, with leather straps a-- tettied to the trousers, the right one being broken. The shirt is of long cloth, being spotted with pale blue Tote. All that was fcund on his person was sixpence in money, 4 papier-mache snuff-b ox, an d a pocket handkerchief. Ti a only circumstance likely to lead to the deceased's identity ie that he has the initials T. G., in Indian ink, pricked into the skin of the back of his left hand. Frem the general appear. ance of the deceased, it is the impression that he has heels hocussed, and what renders the circumstances more suspi - cious is the fact that no hat was found near deceased, and although the police have made a minute search in every direction they were unable to discover it. Information wai forwarded to Mr. Wakley, the Coroner, who has deemed tl,d circumstances of the case sufficiently suspicious to order ate immediatepost mortem examination of the body. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. Throughout yesterday, as might have been anticipated, from the report obtaining extensive circulation that the body of another man had been found (supposed to have been mur dered) in a ditch, at no great distance from the spot where the murder of the unfortunate Delaruo was perpetrated, a vast number of persons visited Hampstead, and the Yorkshire Grey was inundated by those who were desirous of obtaining a sight of the body of the deceased man. Between three ant four o'clock in the afternoon a respectable man, who gave Ilia name as John Drury, 15, Boswell-co ur t, Clement's-inn, ac companied by an almost frantic female, applied to Mr. Neal, the landlord of the Yorkshire Grey, for permission to see the body, as from the description of the deceased in the news papers, but more particularly on account of the initials T. U. being marked on the back of the left hand, he Was con vinced the body was that of his friend, and husband of the female in his company. Mr. Drury was shown the body, amok at once announced his fears to be confirmed. He identified ti.e deceased's person as John Cunningham, tailor, of No. 24, Holyvrell• street, Strand, and stated that he had beets missed from home since Thursday morning last, and nothing had been h ear d o f hi m unt il hi s descnptioa had been read in the p a p ers . H e h as b een i n the habit of staying out very late in company and drinking freely, but he was never heard to th rea t en to d estroy himself, and his being in the vicinity of Hampstead could not be accounted for, as he had no business that way. In accordance with the direction of the Coroner a post mortem examination was yesterday made of the body. lil analysation of the contents of the stomach was being pur sued last evening, but the result has not transpired. On ex - amination of the brain and other parts of the body, it I; stated that there was nothing found at all to account for death. The brain was particularly healthy, therefore the de ceased could not have died from apoplexy from drunker ness, Or any cause of that kind. The opinion still gaine 1 ground, up to last evening, that the deceased man had been poisoned. Although minute inquiries have been inste • tuted by the police the deceased's bat has net been discovered, nor has any one been found who can speak to having been. in deceased's company on Friday night. Inspector Gree , however, fancies that he is a man he met about one o'clocee. on Saturday morning in the Finchley-road, but if be is the same person he had his hat on then. ANOTHER SUSPICIOUS CASE. An occurrence, which has caused a great sensation, has just taken place in Hampstead. It appears that, on Tuesday week last, a fashionably attired young female, accompanied by twa persons in the garb of gentlemen, arrived in a cab at tlia house of Mr. Allen, tailor, in High-street, Hampstead, ar..t engaged of Mrs. Allen some ready furnished apartments al a had to let, the lady passing as the wife of one of the suppost.t gentlemen. The gentlemen visited her together once o: twice, the last "visit being on Wednesday last. From tha period of their departure tip to Friday morning, between threa and four o'clock, Mrs. Allen never heard or saw anythirg f the young female; she was then awakened by hearing loeff, screams, and on'proceeding to the young woman's apartment she discovered the door locked. The screams continuing, sho had it forced open, and the unfortunate female was then covered lying on the bed in strong hysterics, and a newlN - born child lying near her, quite dead, and turned neat:y black. Mr. Gower, surgeon of Hampstead, was instantly sent for and attended, and the female, whose mime been discovered to be Caroline Gaids, end her age recovered her senses for a short period, and on being ques tioned as to where she had obtained some bottles of medieiill found in the room, she admitted that they h a d b een p re • vided for by her friends who brought her there. e became worse and worse, and died about eight o'clock the same morning. After death, singular to relate, Mrs. Gower, the wife of the surgeon who had been called ii., came and took away the bottles of medicine just alluded t and by some means or other the parties who had brought the deceased to Hampstead were made acquainted with t death. They gave directions for the immediate interment both mother and child, adding at the same time to the dertaker that money was no object, so that the burial cou:.l be promptly effected with secrecy. Within a few hours ( - 1 death the body of the female turned to the same black 1:1 e as the deceased child, and on another medical man beir,, , called in, he expressed his opinion that the deceased 1.,1 been destroyed by the administration of certain mixtur. taken to procure abortion. These circumstances coming 1..1 the knowledge of Hunt, the summoning officer, he lost notime in making the coroner acqua i nted therewith, and MI Wakley, haring understood it to be the determination of ti parties to bury the bodies on Sunday, issued a warrant to Inspector Grey, of the S division, to prevent the funer, 1 taking place, should it be attempted. He has also issued I.;s warrant to Mr. Lord, the surgeon, of Hampstead, to make A post mortem examination. The parties concerned have traced, although their right names have for the present been withheld. There are also some other parties win ,a conduct is highly culpable in the affair; and it is asset - n.l that not only had the bottles which had contained the mix tures taken been disposed of, but a considerable sum ofmcEry known to be is possession of the deceased has also disappeared. MADAME ANNA THir.LoN.—We regret to hear th t the indisposition of this lady still continues, and that at pn - sent great. uncertainty prevails as to the day on which &;.I will agaia be in a situation to appear before the public. Iftr medical attendant, Mr. Yearsley, is of opinion that if progresses as favourably towards recovery as she has hither; a done, she may possibly act on Wednesday next. The daily announcements of her appearance in the Enchantress Ara much to be deplored both for her own sake and that of ti,a management. DEATH OF MR. ROBERT HALFORD, THE COM3DJA'.. —This well-known actor died suddenly, at a quarter to tea yesterday morning. He had been at Drury-lane, the Eng•. lisp Opera, the Olympic, and other theatres. In 1843 1 e suddenly lost his voice, and was wholly incapacitated from follewing his profession. Though in ill health for mai y weeks he was only confined to his bed for ten days. Ur. Ii 1- ford's real name was Hall ; his father was an eminent poul terer in the neighbourhood of Red Lion-square. The deceased was stage-manager for Miss Smithson when that lady pro duced so much sensation in Paris. WTILLIAM W. FOLLETT.—We regret to sta' , 3 that the health of the Attorney-General, Sir Wm. Wel,b Follett, continues in a very precarious state, and that he 11..3 been confined to his bed-room at his mansion in Park-sire,-;, Westminster, for the last fortnight. Lady F o ll ett i s mo un remitting in her attentions to the L earne d G entlenia seldom leaving him for a single moment, aw.cept for the pur pose of attending Thyme service at Westminster Abbey, the early service of which she invariably attends daily. Ir. Bright, the medical attendant of Sir William, and who :s also related to him by marriage, being his brother-in-law, attends him daily, twice and sometimes three times. Yester day (Sunday), we have much pleasure in adding, he was con sidered somewhat better.—Post. --- CHRISTENING OF THE HEIR OF VISCOUNT VILLIERS. —On Saturday last the infant son and heir of Viscount and Viscountess Villiers was baptised at St. George's Church, llanover-square. Sir Robert and Lady Peel, the Countess Jf . Jersey and Ladies Clementine and Adele Villiers, Viscount and Viscountess Villiers and Miss Villiers, the Hon. Captain and Lady Elizabeth Villiers, the Marchioness of Douro. La , l7 Alice Peel, Lady Fuller, Lady Hume Campbell, the Rev. John Peel and Mrs. Peel, &c., were present at the interesting solemnity. The Queen was graciously pleased to signify Les• pleasure to become sponsor for the noble infant; and in t he absence of her Majesty, the Marchioness of Douro was (ie. puted to act. Sir Robert Peel and the Earl of Jersey were the two other sponsors—the Earl of Jersey, who was pre vented from being present by indisposition, being represented by the Hon. Frederick Villiers. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. Hewitt, the rector, and the infant received the names of Victor Albert George. At the conclusion of the ceremony the party repaired to the Earl and Countess of Jersey's residence in Berkeley-square, where an elegant dejcuner awaited them. NAVAL PROMOTIONS AND APFOINTMENTS..—Pf motions.—Assistant-Surgeon —J. Davidson, to be surge.n. for services in China. A ppointments.—Commander Fla-ry Edgell, to Siren. Lieutenants—H. Stokes (late First Lieu tenant of the Tartarus), and. G. Pigot, to Siren; W. Bridge (late of the Cormorant) additional, and T. Gresham, to Vernon. M asters—G. B. lioffmeister, to Victory; J. G -11. Thain (acting), to Victoria and Albert, for service in t he Fairy, royal yacht tender; J. Whiting, to Siren. Paymaster and Purser—ll. D. Cunningham, to Siren ;T. E. Gould to Stromboli, and not to the Queen, as stated in our last. Stir* geons—J. J. Paul, to Siren : J. W. Elliott, to the Marion convict ship. Mates--Edward Couch, to Erebus; J. T. S. Winthrop, to Jackal ;C. M. Luckraft, to the Queen. As.s.at ant-Surgeon—J. Acton, to Siren ; Dr. Irving, to Tortoise J. G. Risk, to Greenwich Hospital. Second Master—R. W. Roberts, to Victoria and Albert. Clerk—J. Timpson. t• Vernon. Coast Guard.—Appointments —Commander liam Prowse, to Harwich district; Lieutenant John Osnv at Freeland, to command the station at Kingston. Removals— Commander William M'llwaine, to Dartmouth district, v ice M. Bete, deceased; Lieutenant Edward Drew, from Bates. combe station, to command the station at Porthpean, ice Lieutenant William Lory, resigned. The following m tee passed in navigation, at the Naval College, on Tuesday Messrs. Edward Scott, Augustus Chetham, W. K. G. Ps. Z. ser, Excellent ; Edward Couch, Erebus; Horate.Nelson, ~ a di Augustus G. Ernest Murray, late Dublin. , --,lfampshire 21t.. egraph. THE CHEST, BROMPTON.—Yesterday morning a HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION AND Dls se xA rm sE: a ill es behalf of this institution was preached before the Lord Bow, Chcapside, by the Rev. Robert Montgomery, minister of Percy chapel, Fitzroy-square. Te church MIN churoftalar D; Mayor and Sheriffs of London, a th e T ed be to s 4s l . co 7s l . l 3d ect . ed at the conclusi c q m ess o . unt Divine service ceexac The Earl of Harborough is in a very dangeroft state, and it is not expected that he will survive many wed —Stamford Mercury.