The Sun. — London, England, 1845-04-28 00:00:00

!tsolved to remain entirely mute on the subject which so deeply inte rests my very life. But, fearing that I might have made som ewlat rash determination, I was glad of your offer to visit me again this afternoon. I have seriously considered that kind propoeals again and agair, and still the result is t I decline answering affirmatively. Believe me, Sir, if I felt disposed to repose confidence in any one, it would be Yourself. The female who wrote the letter, which we have all r ead so attenti ve l y over, i s t h e same person t o w h o m I alluded a l ll3 , statement at any trial. She has already taken a r'Y material step in my favour, and a very welcome one in 'iced it is to me. lam now convinced that she will not suffer me to be sacrificed through her silence. It is in her Dower to clear me, and she will do it. I cannot do anything !intil she comes JO' forward voluntarily. lam fully aware that 153* deferring such an all-important disclosure, rexpose Self to the most imminent danger, and this I have felt through !he whole of my misery, since the moment I was appre 'leaded. I do not understand why she should, at such a time rT this, have occas i on t o go t o - B r i s t o l. I can not compre _at that p ar t o f h er l etter at a ll . M y op i n i on i s , th a t s h e 7 11 1 either make her appearance here, or write again to 'aorrow, or Thursday. God grant she may—until she do ' 3 ne or the other, I shall be in the most agitated state of sus ' en se.—l remain, Sir, your most grateful, and obedient ser vant, THOMAS H. HOOKER. Mr. Sheriff Sidney, Ludgate-hill, Tuesday evening. The other was as follows : Honoured and dear Sir,-The knowledge of being per mitted to address you by letter I did not venture to antici ti.ate, and such that I cannot half convey my sense of obliga ,,",'n to vo „ . My condition is now a painful one indeed. onl3- prospect which this life at present holds out to me Zinnmediate dissolution attended by the cruel exultation of „ unsympathising mob, and every species of ignominy. I , itted_inot assure yo u t h a t I f ee l my un h a ppy l o t ke e nly—most rCe`"Y—thor.gli I may try to shut my eyes against dea. re .C P :rrence of former and happier scenes. My 10"° :‘ parents —my unfortunate brother and my friends, ra still own me, will force themselves upon )' r emembrance rendering my distress well nigh _7"PPortable. am very far from wishing that any she l mild look upon my late strength of nerve as constitu d2l4l, or acquired by callousness and obAinacy. No, no, my I Sir, I never boasted the posses.ion of a heart devoid of 4 7, s ang for another's misfortune, much less for my own. I w",'„ondemned tp die the death of a malefactor in accordance ofZ t th e d': , liberate, and, I trust, conscientious decision of 12 th , Ountrymen. Ma they never have cause to reproach 'lnselves with hastiness in the discharge of so solemn a duty. 1 . Perfectly p rin resigned to my fate. I hope not from stoic aa r f li t i P l es; but from having seriously contemplated the really fo r e c'neequence.s of quitting this bitter scene unprepared 4.2 P sa mortality. I pray that pardon may be awarded me on contrition and prostration of soul, for my past youthful t'"atrudence and sinfulness. lam persuaded that unless the tve u_al heart be broken, and renewed by Divine mercy, how tan' noble and amiable it may be deemed by the world, it Oh ! n ,t v er think of eternity without inwardly shuddering. M-• “at the rock of ages may so fix my wavering and kt ; 111 g mind, in hi s l ove , com passion, and power, that I may I r i til taY own wickedness and depravity, and look upon him that and humility as my guide and Saviour. It is time s draw to a close ; but before I conclude, suffer me for one tbi rn ,P l t to dwell on what perhaps ought to have formed the 4 , 1 : .1 subject of this letter. While I was at Clerkenwell the very an al " Newgate Prison" struck terror into me. I thought and when I should leave it, I might bid farewell to kindness, th e , h onest, good-hearted men for ever. I found the officers It4 ( as t se many exceptions to their general character. They e wits the greatest consideration and kindness, and aBsllookTn rt, while I hands with tho theirem all at parting with a heavy 4 listened t good wishes for my happy bo e t ee P• I came hither expecting nothing but harshness, v o l e ",, ° 'v eras I surprised to find that the same bane. t x ,„ h feelings which I had so lately met with were 6,,` r cised almost more fully, if possible, by every one who ta - ,' to do with me here ;- and now that I think of it, 1 I F t °, o t but mention the brotherly sympathy and attention h e "e man who is appointed my keeper, to whom 1 owe a thart full of thanks ; when I have been at times melan- N5 . °1 4 , 37 ,. Or ‘ unwell he has taken it as much to heart as though (Cher devoted friend, indeed, L he is the companionand (h er of all my feelings—may he always have such a friend . thi, e has been to me. But in justice to all connected with P.ace, I ought not to particularise, yet I must not for r the names of Mr. Davis, Mr. Cope, and Mr. Wright. .n y t or b a i l l i e every grateful writing of them, a t e ful acknowledgment na -1 follows. Last of all, though I may truly say the first 111 3' thoughts is yourself, how can I speak to you as I feel t *-- 1 1 , 3 ',. °1 1. have interested yourself in my misfortune in a manner t know of no } other title than that of father that is suited °.°4 * Oh, may ou never have the bitter experience ef my t ° r father, but be rewarded with that peace of mind and Ph of conscience, which ever attend the Christian ] anthro y and may you ultimately come to that cr own of tervant, ; 1 which fadeth not away, of whiCh I humbly hope to be Part aker. —Believe me, Sir, your most grateful and faithful T. H. HOOKER. kr. Sheriff Sidney. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. - (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) NEWMARKET, SUNDAY NIGHT. - • ENTRIES FOR TO-MORROW. - 50/. Last three miles of B.C. Plantagenet, 4 yrs, and Trudge-it, 4 yrs. Sweepstakes of 20 sews. each. Oakley, Evenus, and Amaryllis filly. The Handicap. T.Y. C. 7s lib Poor Soldier, 5 yrs, 7st 131b—Anonyrne, 5 yrs, bat ,;? --- AmarvlllS filly, 3 yrs, 6st 21b—Seakale filly , 3 y rs, " 0 . ! Three others paid. T , Two Thousand Guineas Stakes (Tuesday). ) 4 ;11e following horses have been scratched :—Weatherbit, tn l t Ynian, The Prior, Golden Fleece, Moulton, Leopard, Adrianople. One Thousand Guineas Stakes (Thursday). • Jet and Pilgrimage are scratched. Newmarket Stakes (Friday). et Tlcealment, Golden Fleece, colt out of Zany's d am, Lad y x i, and Leopard are struck out. ' 4 O betting. ARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE—MONDAY. 13. 1 :Or the time of year, the receipts of English Wheat up to of ,Market in the past week have been moderately good, and ? t i n!' average quality. Of English Barley, Malt, Oats, and v o a r si e , the arrivals have proved small, but the imports of httl ie Barley and Oats have been liberal. Fresh up, very satdescription English Wheat came to hand ; hence the quantity of 4 ,„ description of produce offering was dull. Still, how ptef: as the att en d ance o f b o th town and country buyers was rie ictl, the demand for it was in a very sluggish state, at tr td ea about equal to those obtained on this day se'nnight, ell a t 'vela ich a clearance was with difficulty effected. From tjillarters the accounts respecting the appearance mot, h wheat plants are very favourable, and which, no C o ' , had some influence upon the Wheat trade.here to-day. th e Paratively speaking, very little Wheat was.on offer, yet ~ ,,,e el e d de with it was in a very sluggish state, at about last r nos , 8 quotations. Bonded grain was a mere drug, and al kbo nominal in value. Most of the large maltsters being a t , In leave off work, we had a very dull inquiry for all airPtions of Barley, and previous quotations were with v as eul tY supported. The Malt trade, though the supply Bales nnall, rul e d ex t r emely dull, and in some instances where Oa, thoughe.e, the rates had a downward tendency. in short supply, were not so active as last te t e ek nevertheless, prices were mostly supported. Beans few Peas suet a steady demand, at full prices. In Flour very sales took plate. hea t —Essex CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE 'at—Esse x & Kent, Malt—Chevalier. • • • .. 648 to 6511 Ited .• • • ..... 38s to 45s Oats—Yorkshire and Ditto, White. 428 54s Lincolnsh., Feed. 22s 238 liorfolk and Lin- Potatoe . 24s 258 bit, 1 . Coin, Red..... 38s 43s Youghlt.i and Cork, 0 , White 40s 478 Black .••• • .. 208 22: Tr ish. Red........ —s —s Cork, White .•• .. 21s 23s Ditto, White —s —s Scotch, Feed. .• .. 22 s 23s I tye 30s 34s Beans—Tick .•• • • .... 34s 36s 38s 39s B arb, X „" v • ••• • • • 358 36s Pigeons • —Grindi ng 238 28s Pease—Grey ... Malting . kea!=hevalier 36s —s White . . Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ••••• • • . • 368 38s folk . - s brow n •56s GOs Suffolk • • ... ..... 33s 35s IC-41 0ton and Ware 60s —s Stocktu & Norfolk 33s 355 V I , FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND . %Dantzic...... 32s to 3Gs Beans .......... ..... 24s to 29s 14rimamburgli 30s —s Pease •••••••• • • • • • • • • 285 328 ey Oatk_ x ew . 19s 23s Baltic .. •• • 18s —s geed •••• • • • • •... 195 22s Th i SMITHFIELD. imports of live stc•ck for our market since this day of - 1; 16 ". have been very extensive, they having consisted k h. 7, Oxen and Cows from Rotterdam, per the Batavier, Co- Er' i ne, Royal Adelaide, John and Catharina, Ocean, and eitera,- in, for the most part, fair average condition. The Past week's on sale did not exceed 50 head, the remainder of the week's imports being disposed of on Friday last. A lthough f ore i gn stock in general was tolerably good , t h e a egis d for it this morning was heavy, on somewhat ea sier Our letter from Hull states that 21 Beasts ave b!en received there from the above port ; hence it h will longsresumed that a decided increase, as we have since anticipattd, is taking place in these arrivals. ite r°r a Norfolk and Scotland rather a large increase was ob -ecl in the arrivals of Beasts brought up to our market, tit from other quarters the receipts were only reasonably en °°(l . Owing however to the numbers being more than to the wants of the dealers, the Beef trade was in a depressed state, at a decline on last week's quotations ".I. l iite 2d per Sibs. Although we quote 4s as the highest a n re for B ee f, it must be understood that the more gener al 03 did no t excee d 3 s 10d per 81bs, and at which a clearance he not effected. Notwithstanding the shortness of Beef, Lstock came to hand in good condition, if we ex• et the fact that a large portion, both Beasts and Th e number e e were suffering from the effects of the epidemic. c number of stock animals was small, yet very few tran sactions t i took place in them, on low terms. The Bul lock "es from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire c _ ons isted of 2,200 Scots and home-I;reds • while, from the w n orthern countr i es we rece i ve d 200 short-horns ; from the & e s tern and Midland districts 300 Herefords, Wilts, Devons, front other parts of England 150 of various breeds; and °f Sheep Scotland 450 horned and polled Scots. The supp l y .neep was somewhat on the increase, though far from ; 1 3 1 ( i t i ens ,ive• Prime old Downs commanded a ready sale at P r ices; but all other kinds met a slow inquiry, at late t rate& Q It will be observed that our prices refer solely Lambs ' ll eeP out of the wool. From the Isle of Wight 135 e am . bs came to hand by railway; but from other parts the a eeipts were only moderate. The Lamb trade was decidedly d e . ti ve, and in some instances the rates had an upward ten b"anc7- Calves were in short supply and heavy demand, at r e'Y previous currencies. In Pigs—the numbers of which -ere vv , A very few sales were effected, at unaltered rates. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. Interi m , 5. d. s. d. d. to s. d. fond quality ••• • 2 4 2 8 Second quality ditto 3 2 3 4 quality ditto- 210 3 2 Coarse-woolleddltto 3 6 3 8 e trjMe large Oxen.. 3 4 3 8 Southdown Wethers 310 4 2 •1T Scots ......3 10 4 0 Ditto out of the wool e coarse Calves 3 4 4 2 Large Hogs •••• • . 3 0 3 6 Buckling ditto .. 4 4 4 6 Small Porkers ••• . 3 8 4 0 g Calves, •• 18 0 30 0 Quarter old Pigs .. 16 0 20 0 Inferior Sheep ••• • 2 8 3 0 Lambs ••••••• • . • 4 10 6 0 SUPPLY AT MARKET. I Sheep. I Calves. I Pigs. 26,650 83 320 WOOL AtILIULEIN of 328 the past week the imports of Wool have consisted 41 _ 4 _8 bales from Algoa ;Bay, 1,208 bales from Sydney, 10 " from Oporto, 160 bales from Hamburgh, :and 200 ales fromo other quarters. Public sales of about 10,000 bales , ,„_efly nth Colonial, will take place about the middle of next " IPPo Privately, very little is doing, yet prices are mostly rted. Beasts. 3,325 NEVTGATE AND LEADENITA.T.Z... From Scotland and different parts of England we have re ceived an extensive supply of Beef and Mutton during; the past week, in, for the must part, good condition. Of 'exl and Pork, as is almost invariably the case at this period of the year, the receipts have been rather scanty, yet tui,Y, the to meet the wants of the trade. In addition reached° we arrivals given below about 500 carcases of Lamb have ... us (chiefly per railway) from the western districts 7,u liarapshire. The quality not being very prime, low or from 4s 10d to 5s 4d per Slbs have been paid for irnl i ". About 30 carcases of Dutch Beasts have sold at from t 44 63 Per elbs. With Mat killed iu the me lupplied, owing to which the 2tive, and the currencies ob we not been supported. w the Carcase. we have been rather heavily general demand has ruled ina , tamed on this day se'nnight hi At per stone, s. d. to s. d. e. d. to s. d. Beef, inferior •• .. 2 6 2 8 Mutton, inferior .. 2 8 210 - middling ••.. 2 10 3 0 middling•. 3 0 3 2 - prime large 3 0 3 2 prime 3 - 4 3 6 - prime small •• 3 2 3 4 Pork, large• ••••• • • 2 10 3 6 Veal ••• . • . Lamb, 4s 8d to 6s. ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK. Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs. 27 540 400 30 600 480 20 120 100 16 200 190 30 350 30 34 290 100 100 40 380 120 200 8 40 30 12 220 CO 110 16 300 30 200 Scotland .• • • • • .............. • • . Yorkshire • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .. • • • • Norfolk • • • • • • • ........... Cambridgeshire • . Essex . • Surrey ••• • • Devonshire •••• • • • ........ ..... Wiltshire • • . - Other parts •• - Total Previous week's arrival l7l 2,745 500 2,515 Difference since our last .• • • 62 295 160 475 BOROUGH AND SPITALPIELDS The supplies of Potatoes continuing large, the demand is extremely dull, and the inferior qualities are selling on some what easier terms. About 100 tons have been received from Holland, but they are only worth about 35s per ton. BOROUGH HOP PIARKZT. iree our last report the demand for all kinds of Hops ha 4 been in a very sluggish state, yet we can notice no material variation in prices. The accounts from the plantations state that. the plant has been already attacked with flea. - TALLOW There is but little alteration in this market ; since our last a fair business has been doing for the time of year, and prices are fully supported, both on the spot a nd for the autumn. 'l'own Tallow is not abundant ; the price is 38s to 395. 6d nett cash. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool, on Saturday, were 6,000 bales, including 2,000 on speculation. There was no alteration in prices. The market for Railway Shares was not so firm for scrip as for established lines. Barnsley Junction, 4; Birkenhead,Manchester, and Cheshire, 8 7%; Blackburn, Dare en, and Bolton, 4 5 ; Belfast and Bal lymena, 7 3 % ; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpcol, 11 1 4 7g ; Caledonian, 114 11; Ditto, Extension, 3% ;I'6 ' • Cambridge and Lincoln, 73A 1 , ; Chester and Birkenhead, New Shares, 41% ; Ditto, Half Shares, 22% • Chester and Holyhead, 16 1 4 ; Chester and Preston Brook, 2/. 18s. 6d. ; Chumet Valley, 7% 4 ; Clydesdale Junction, 7 3 %; Cork and Killar ney, 3% 9 ; Cork and Waterford, 2%; Dublin and Galway, ; Dundee and Perth, 31; Dublin, Mullingar, and Athlone, ; Dundalk and Enniskillen, 5 1 4 % ; Eastern Counties, 19%; Ditto, New Shares, 5; Glasgow and Dum fries, 245. 255. 6d. ; Grand Junction, New Shares, 441,E ; Ditto, Eighth Shares, 19% ; Great Southern and Western, Extension, 12 3 % %; Huddersfield Canal and Railway, 7% 9; Inverness and Elgin, 1 3 / 4 , Inverness and Perth, % 3A ; Limerick and Waterford, 8 1 % q ; Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 535. 6d. 2% • London and Birmingham, 32/. Shares, 44 ; Londonderry and Enniskillen, 4 1 % ; London and York, 4%; Direct Northern, 4 1 % %; Leeds and Dewsbury, 5% 6 3 %; Leeds and Thirsk, 4% ; Leeds and West Riding Junction, 6 1 4 % • Manchester and Birmingham , Quarter Shares 9 3 % ; Ditto, ' New Shares, 5 1 % %; Manchester and Buxton , 5 % ; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, 181%; Manchester, Shef field, and Midland Junction, 8% •, Manchester and Leeds, 143 140 ; Midland Railway, 153 (Ditto, 401. Shares, 181 4 3q ; Ditto, Fifth Shares, 3 3 %; North British, Half Shares, 4 1 ,4 Ils. 6d. ; North Kent, 4%; North Union, A, 145; North Wales Mineral, New Shares, 6%; North Western, 4 1 A 4; North Wales, 3 ; Oxford and Birmingham Junction, 4% ; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, ; Sheffield and ; Manchester, 120 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 13% ; Shrews -. bury, Oswestrv, and Cheshire, 5% ; South-Eastern and Dover, New Shares, No. 1, 16 ; Ditto, New Shares, No. 3,7% 8 ; Trent Valley; 18% ; Ditto, Continuation, 1 3 % 2% ; Water ford and Kilkenny, 4% ;. Welsh Midland, 3 prem.;_ Lyons and Avignon, English, 2 3 %; Northern of France (Laffitte), 5%; Northern of France (Rosamel), 465. 465. 6d. ; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, English, 11 10 3 %; Paris and Lyons, English (Laffitte's), 2 3 % 16s. 6d. ; I , Paris and Lyons (Gan neron's), 2% I Is. ; Sambre and Meuse, 7%. There are very numerous colonial and foreign arrivals bringing ship letters, and in some instances of a later date. The Prince Albert furnishes advices of the 3d inst. from New York. The stock market was tolerably buoyant, and cotton had been in request. The exchange was 109% to 3 %. There was a fair demand for cotton and flour. From the Cape of Good Hope there are accounts to March 1. Affairs on the frontier were tranquil, teed also at Natal, if we except isolated cases of theft by the natives. Mauritius papers of Feb. 8 have been received, but their contents are of local interest only. The Funds are quiet again to-day, but hardly so well sup ported as on Saturday. The settlement to be effected to morrow in Shares causes a few cabs of stock. Consols have been 99 to % for Money, and 99% 1 4 for Account. Exche .quer-bills have realised 58s. to 60s. premium. The flatness on the Paris Bourse, owing to the reported temporary retire ment of M. Guizot, to recruit his health, has a slight influ ence, no doubt. Bank Stock has been at 209 1 A to 210; East India Bonds have been marked 71s. to 745. premium ; New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have realised 100% to 101% ; and the Three per Cents. 97% to 98 1 %. An improvement has occurred agai n in Mexican Stock, which is now 38 to I A. The Deferred is 18%. There is nothing new in the American accounts calculated to affect this stock. Columbian Bonds have been 15% to %, and Brazilian 88%. Portuguese Converted have been 66% to 67 1 / 4 ; Spanish Actives 30% %, and the Three per Cents. 40% to 4L Danish Stock is 88, and Dutch Four per Cents. are 97% 3 %. The Share market is flatter in most cases, but there are exceptions where sales for a fall have been lately made too freely. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced 3 per Cent. Consols New 3 1 A per Cents 100% 101% 101 A Long Annuities to expireJan.lB6o 11 7-16% 11Y Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5 , 1860 India Bonds, 1,0004. Ditto under 1,0001.. Consols for Account... . Exchequer Bills, 1,0004, I%d 5B 60 58 pm. 60 Ditto 5001. . Ditto Small ONE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds Ditto. Account ........... — ' BB Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela. 15%74 1 5 % D an ish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent... 88 88% Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 ...... ... 38% 38 % 38 Ditto Account % Ditto, Deferred lB 8% Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, Converted 67 66 1 674 67 1 Ditto, Account A Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 . Ditt o , Account 30% 30% Ditto, Deferred lB 17% Ditto 3 per Cent. ... .. 4l B e l g ian Bonds, 4 1 / 2 per Cent lOl% Dutch, 2% per Cent . Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certific 9 7 1 A 3 /4 CLOSING 9734 PRICES OF &ILWAY SHARES PAID. A ONE O'C LOCK. PRICES. B Aberdeen Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush l% ...... 2% 1 A Binnin and Gloucester. 100 136 'Do. New Bristol and Exeter ..... 70 ...... 83% ••••• • 21,% Do. New .. , Caledonian Cambridge and Lincoln 1% ...... 76%7% 7 7% Chester and Holyhead-. 5 Churuet Valley Coventry and Leicester ~. 2h Direct N orth ern Dublin and Belfast June 2/ 2 l O 3 / 4 1A% ...... 10% Dublin and Galway 2I- .- 4 Dundalk & Enniskillen 2%•• 5% Eastern Counties ......... 25 Eastern Union ............ 15 .• ..• Ditto Extension • ...... 1 1 / 2 ...... 2% % Edinburgh and Glasg ow 50 Ditto, New Quarters.. 2 % ...... ...... .. Ely and Bedford . ... . . ... 14 2 3 /4 Great South. and West. LOreland) ; .............. 5 Ditto Extension ...... 2 1 / 2 G re at Northof England.. 100 Great Western BO .. . ...187 188 Ditto 1,4 Sh are s Guildford, Fare'm,Ports. 2 1 A ..... 5% 2 Harwich Hull and Selby 5O — Ditto Quarter Shares 12%...... 22% Do. Half Shares Lancaster and Carlisle... 20 London and Birminghm (5t0ck)...235 236 Do. New Thirds London and Blackwell. 161. 135.4 d. 9 8% OA— - London and Brighton... 50 Do. Consolidated Bths 16 London and Croydon, 13/. 15s. 9d.. London and S. Western 4116 s 10d 804 79 1 ,4 Do. New Do. New London and York ...... ... 2% 4 3 / 4 1A 5 4%... Lynn and Ely 6 3 / 4 % .... I,g ....... Lynn and Dereham 3% ............... Manchester and Birmin Do. Quarters 4 ...... 9 ... ......... Do. New Quarters Manchester and Leeds... 73 Do. 1 ,4 Shares Do. Quarters.-- ...... 2 Midland 100 Do. New Midland,Birm.,Derby 100 ll7 Newcastle and Darling ton Junction 25 ...... Do. New Brandling... 10 Newcastle and Berwick 1 1 /, I 4 IA Newark and Sheffield ... 1 1 A 4% 5%......... Newry and Enniskillen. 2 1 A North British Do. New Northern and Eastern... 45 North Kent 2 3 / 4.... 5% 64... ..... Norwich and Brandon- Do., New ... ..... ..... 1 Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1 Scottish Central Scottish Midland 1 %... 12 Shrews., Wolverhamp., Dudley, and Birm 2 l / 2..... 44%... South Eastern & Dover 33/ 2s 4d... Do., No. 2. Do~ No. 3 Staines and Richmond... 1 South W a l es 2%•••••• 53/4% Trent Valley York and North Midland 50 102% Do. % Shares Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25 Do:Selby 2O 8 1 67 Do. Extension lq 16% 16 ..... FRENCH RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 4 Bordeaux and Toulouse 2 Great North. of France.. 4 5p% Do. do. (Rosamel's) 2 Louvain and Jemeppe... 2 ... . 4; Namur and Liege Orleans and Vierzon ... 2 Orleans and Bordeaux... 2 Paris & Lyons, Laffitte's -, Pans ard Lyons, Gan neron's, Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen 2O TILE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 28, 1845. Paris and Strasbourg ... 2 Royal North of Spain ... 2 Sambre and Meuse 4 Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 JOINT STOCK BANKS. Provincial of Ireland ... 25 MAxCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 26.— , The sales are :—Manchester and Birmingham, New Quarters, 5 1 4 1 /s prem. ; North British, New Shares, 4 ; Barnsley Junction, 3%; Ditto, Half Shares, 1% ; Birkenhead, Manchester, arid Cheshire Junction, 8 ; Blackburn, Burnley, and Accring ton, 6% ; Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton , 4%. ; Cam bridge and Lincoln, 7% 7 ; Clitheroe Junction, 3 prem. ; Churnet Valley, 7% ; Direct Northern, 4% ; Glasgow and Dumfries, 1 1 4 ; Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, and Manchester Junction, 17s. 6d. 19s. ; Great Grim , by and Sheffield Junc tion, 5 1 / 2 cum new ; Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 8 ; Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 7% ; Leeds and Thirsk, 5 1 4 %; Leeds and West Riding Junction, 6 1 4 ; Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 2% 3 ; London and Worcester, Rugby and Oxford, 4 ; London and York, 4 ; Manchester and Buxton, 5% ; North Western, e t ; Preston and Wyre Extension, 2 34 prem. ; Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 1% 9-16 ; Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction, 5 ; Trent Valley, 18 1 4 ; Trent Valley Con tinuation and Holyhead Junction, 24 prem. ; Great Northern of France (English), 5% ; Manchester and Liver pool District Bank, 12%. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, APRIL 2S.—Wind southerly breeze, and cloudy. DEAL, APRIL 27.—Wind W.S.W. fresh.—Arrd. Mary Gray, Stork, Valparaiso; Agnes, Fox;Trinidad ; Chanticleer, Hoare, Jamaica. 27. Henrietta, Henderson, South Seas; Elkabeth Buckhann, Bowley, Launceston; Castle Eden, Reade, and Forfarshire, Symons, China; Agincourt, Nesbitt, Ellenborough, Close, Bucephalus, .Bell, Southampton, Bowen, Florist, Huggup, Maria Somes, Baker, Bolton, and United, Bertrand, Calcutta; Malabar, Pixie, Bombay; Royal Albert, and Lotus, India; Thomas Blyth, Hay, Janet, and Kite, Ritchie, Mauritius; Zenobia, Owen, and John, Ichaboe; Betty - , Valparaiso; Dorothea, Craig, Grenada; Prince Albert, Sebor, New York; her Majesty's ship Nauti lus, Portsmouth. Sld. Cambria, Quebec; Hannah, Mont real ; Boding, Bordeaux and Calcutta. Put back, Sir Chris topher Forbes, Honduras; and Lady Faversham , for Quebec. SHIELDS, PRIL 25.—Percival, Kay, Ichaboe. WHITEHAVEN, APRIL 24.—Sid. Ainsley, Quebec. SOUTHWOLD, APRIL 25.—The Sarah and Ann, Tweddell, of this port, sailed from Newcastle prior to the late gale, and has not since been heard of. MARGATE, APRIL 27.—The New Holland, Parsons, from Alexandria, was in contact to-day in Pace Sand Hole with the Southampton from Calcutta, lost bowsprit, foremast, &c., became leaky, and was towed into the bay and run . aground, where she remains, but is expected off this tide; cargo dis charging. The Post Boy, from Lisbon, got on the Long Nore yesterday, but came off without assistance, and pro . ceeded. •IF o OFF NORTH FORLAND, APRIL 26.-.-4 Ernst Gustav, Bre men, for the westward, with emigrants. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 26 AND 27.—Wind W.S.W., fresh.— Arrd. Pickwick, Cornish, Islay ; Barlow and John M'Lellan, Ichaboe; Eliza Ann, Burns, Rio Grande; Unicorn, Tobasce ; Mentor, Angostura; Crescent, Antigua; Charles Kerr, Free man, onduras ; Loehlebo, Taylor, Mobile ; Mersey, Tucker, Apalachicola; Aderondack, Europe, J. R. Skiddy, and Shef field, all New York, sailed Ist inst. ; Concord, Herald, and John, Ichaboe. 27. John Laud and Lysander, China; An gelina, Gray, Singapore. Arrd. Bengal Merchant; John M'Vicar, M'Leod ; John natter, John Woodall, Williams, Mary, Hartley, Bartlett, Thomas Mellor, Palethorpe, and United, Calcutta; Thomas Whitney, umatra ; London, Madras; Earl Lonsdale, Mauritius; Coquett and Cadet, Cape of Good Hope; Mary, Lloyd, and Prompt, Panjore, Ichaboe; Ann, Wright, Sierra Leone; Jos: Porter, Fred. Huth, Wil helmina, and Mary, Cousens, Africa; Tera, Gay, Valparaiso; Homily, Rio Janeiro ; Envoy, M'Kattrick, New Orleans ; Rosalama, Buckley, Mobile; Acadia, M'Kenzie, Savannah. LOSS OF THE ISABELLA, OF ABERDEEN. Advices were received at Lloyd's this morning from their agent, the British Vice-Consul at that port, informing them of the loss of the above ship. It appears that the barque Isabella, Captain Leask, of and from Aberdeen, in ballast, and bound to St. John's, New Brunswick, sprung a leak, which filled her full of water, and caused her to heel over on her beam ends, thus obliging the masts to be cut away to partially right her. In this perilous condition, having lost all their boats, and nearly all the fresh water and provisions which were stowed in the hold, they remained for seventeen days, keeping the [vessel afloat by the employment of buckets, their pumps being choked. Exhausted with continued fatigue and privation, and reduced for quenching their thirst to the only fresh water that fell from the clouds, they would inevitably have perished had not ProVidence sent to their relief the Spanish brig Trasmerano, Capt. Pola, who was bound from Havannah to Santander, and having discovered them bore down upon them, and sending his boats to the wreck received them on board (seventeen in number), where they remained sixteen days, when they were landed at Santander, during which time they received from the Spanish captain and his crew the most kind, humane, and generous conduct. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) Group T. SYSTON AND PETERBOROUGH RAILWAY. MONDAY, SIXTH DAY. The Committee met to-day, to consider the clauses of this Bill • Sir George Grey, Bart., in the chair. dr. WHATELET, on the part of Lord Harborough, re marked that he could not assent to the clauses the Com mittee had drawn up since Saturday, relative to the mode in which the line was proposed to be taken through his Lord ship's grounds. . . _ The clauses had been drawn up on the recommendation of the Committee at the close of its sitting on Saturday, founded on an arrangement which it was said the Company had ef fected with the proprietors of the Oakham Canal, which passes through his Lordship's grounds, and along which it was proposed to take the line of railway. The CHAIRMAN suggested that any opposition to the clauses should be offered when they came in regular order before the Committee, and that the objections should be confined to the adequacy of the clauses to carry out the arrangement come to on Saturday. The preamble of the Bill the Committee had considered proved, and they could not consent to the re opening of the main question. A number of clauses were then read, but no discussion took place till those relating to tolls were brought under con sideration. The CHAIRMAN and Mr. HINDLEY considered the rates both relating to passengers and goods too high, and gave several instances of lower rates in old-established lines. The Great North of England, the Newcastle and Darlington, and the Manchester and Ashton-under-Lyne Railways were cited as cases in point, along with several others. The clauses were ultimately postponed, in order to enable the Committee to collect definite information respecting the average rate of charges on other lines. The clauses relating to the carrying of the line through Lord Harborough's estate were then gone into. The first clause in reference to this matter was then read, which was to the effect that the line might be taken through the park, according to a line marked in a plan produced, either on the site of the canal, or outside of it to a distance of a hundred yards, as circumstances might require it. Mr. WIIATELEY said it was the understanding or. Saturday that the railway should be substituted for the canal through his Lordship's grounds. Now, there was nothing respecting this in the clause just read, so that it gave the Company the power to take the railway through the grounds, without using the canal as had been agreed to. There was, there fore, the possibility of a double nuisance ; there might be both the canal and railway existing at the same time. There was no security whatever that the canal would be used for the purposes of the company, as the latter could do nothing in regard of using the canal without an Act of Parliament. He thought the Bill ought to be postponed till an Act, empowering the company to take up the canal, was passed. The CHAIRMAN stated that the Committee had considered the objection of Lord Harborough to the original plan of the company as one of a serious nature, involving a con siderable violation of private property ; hence, they had felt desirous of a better arrangement being come to. Now, however, he thought the clause proposed quite as favourable as the proposition for taking the line along the canal, inasmuch as the line if not carried along the canal, in the event of the arrangement Stith the proprietors not being satisfactorily concluded, it would be taken outside of it, and at a greater distance from his Lordship's house. Mr. TALBOT, on the part of the company, said they were willing to add an additional clause to the Bill, in order to give time for negotiations with his Lordship, and the canal proprietors. It was in substance that no land should be taken from his Lordship's ground without his consent within a twelvemonth from the passing of the Act. After some further discussion this clause, in addition to the other clauses relating to this portion of the line, were agreed to. The clauses respecting Stamford-bridge were next taken into consideration, and severally agreed to. They provide that 5,0001. shall be applied by the company to the widen ing of the bridge ; and that, for the additional accommodation of the inhabitants of Stamford, a footbridge shall be erected. A clause was also agreed to, that at the point where the line meets with the Eastern Counties Railway, near Peterborough, the speed of the trains should not be more than four miles per hour. After agreeing to several other unimportant clauses, the Committee adjourned till Thursday, at twelve o'clock. Group X. The Committee appointed to investigate the merits of the Bills comprised in group X met this morning in Committee room No. 16 ; present, Lord Courtenay, Chairman, Mr. Darby, Mr. P. Scrope, Mr. M‘Geachy, Mr. B. Wall. The Committee had the following Bills before them, namely,—London and York—Lincoln, York and Leeds Direct Cambridge and Lincoln Direct Northern Eastern Counties (Cambridge and Huntingdon) Eastern Counties (Ely and Whittlesea)— Eastern Counties (Hertford and Biggleswade)—Eastern Counties (Finsbury Extension) —Eastern Counties (Ely and Lincoln Extension) —Midland Railways Extension (Swinton and Lincoln) —Midland Railways Extension (Lincoln and Ely) —Rotherham, Bawtry, and Gainsborough Junction—Shef field and Lincolnshire Junction—York and North Midland and Doncaster Extension—Tottenham and Farringdon street Junction. At the sitting of the Committee, this morning, strangers were ordered out of the room in order that the Committee might deliberate as to their mode of proceeding. On the re admission of strangers, they were informed that no one but agents and counsel would be allowed to remain. The reporters were rudely expelled, but they forwarded a note into the room to Lord Courtenay, signed by the reporters for the Times, Morning Chronicle, Morning Herald, and The Sun. The answer to this note was, that one reporter might be ad mitted, but only one. This proposition was, of course, rejected, and another note was sent into the Chairman, and the answer to this note was, " that the press could not be admitted to day, but perhaps they might be admitted to-morrow." We may add that the Committee Clerk, whose name is Creed, was principally instrumental in the refusal to admit the reporters. Group B. WEST YORKSHIRE DISTRICT. MONDAY, EIGHTH DAY. The Committee sat this day at twelve o'clock. P. M. STEWART, Esq., M.P., Chairman. The CHAIRMAN announced that there were some clauses in the Bill they had under their consideration on Friday which they should postpone the consideration of, as they related to tolls; other Committees having adopted the same course in respect to similar clauses. The Solicitor to the pill then read the other clauses left undisposed of on Saturday, - in 'which' some mere verbal amendments were made. . Several Counsel announced that they appeared on behalf said dNhDe would occupy of the Lomore Company, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Slayden, Col. Pepys, Mr. Jenkins, the Bradford Board of Surveyors, and ot h ers , against the Leeds and West Riding line. Th e CHAIRMAN said th e y w o u ld now proceed to business w ith the LEEDS rocßculDpylNvGeryLlliNttlEe of the time . Mr. Au BTEN of the Committee with his opening statement of the Leeds an d West Riding sch eme . In this line he begged to say that he included the branch from Cooperbridge to Huddersfield: but of that he would say no more now, as he would leave that to the witnesses. The line be was now advocating was proposed to be undertaken by the Leeds and Manchester Company, and was in the form of an in verted S, and included Halifax and Leeds, and Wakefield and Dewsbury, and many other im portant places before the Committee on the map. The Leeds and Manchester Company had already 'nude one line, which had been found to be of great advan- P tage to the public. The communication which the Leeds and Manchester Company had already given be tween Leeds and Manchester was sixty-one miles; and they now proposed, by what they called the West Riding Line, to give the shortest possible mode of communication, by reducing the length of the distance from 61 to 47 miles, thereby saving a journey of 13 miles, by opening a communication by way of Halifax. Resides that, they brought within the sphere of Leeds and Man chester the important town of Bradford, which was eight miles from Birmingham. The population of Bradford was 105,000, and therefore it would be a great convenience to that mass of people to bring a railway station within 21, miles of them, instead of eight miles, and they also put Halifax on the line ; and that town had a population of 130,000 inhabitants, and therefore it would be unnecessary to point out the importance of having this line carried us to this town. The second object of those who proposed this line was to cause an inter-communication with Brad ford, Halifax, Dewsbury, an d a nother district, not on the map, but which he would call the Clackheaton Valley, and which was a most important branch. In fact, what was wanted was, that some giant station should stand at the cross of Lomore and spread out his limbs all over this line of country, in order to enable the people engaged in all the departments of such trades as dyeing, weaving, fulling, slubbing, wool stapling, &c., all of which were of very great im portance, as well as for the convenience of a number of people who did much of their work at home, and therefore wanted a cheap and expeditious mode o f going for and taking back their work to the manufactories. Therefore, the objects of the Leeds and Manchester Company in this scheme was economy of construction, quick transit, and low fares, all of which could best be achieved by the lines being made by one Company. There was already a branch from Leeds to 'Halifax, and therefore it was pro posed to begin at Copley Mills, where the gradient would only be 1 to 100, an d no private property would be inter fered with. Th e y then went on from Halifax to ;-l o omore, which was the highest point on the line. [LEFT SPEAKING.] the very name of Nelson, that they had chained to - - gether all their gun-boats to prevent them being cut out. He makes no allusion to the circumstance, because he knows it to be a fact. No men tion is made of chains, though he admits an iron cable saved one boat. That boat was com manded by Gueroult, an energetic officer, and ,while he was defending himself on deck, the English vessels which surrounded him endeavoured to cut the cables. " Fortunately one was an iron cable, and resisted all the efforts to break it." This is the only allusion to the scheme which saved the flotilla. From these details it is evident that M. Thiers' history of every battle between the English and French must be regarded as a mere fable, and utterly destitute of truth, except the conclusion, which he could neither gloss over nor deny. He does not injure England, but he injures himself and his gallant countrymen, by perverting the truth of history, and exhibiting one of the bravest of na tions in the most contemptible light. 'What a con trast between his chicanery, his inventions, his falshoods, and his bigoted hostility to Englishmen, and the animated descriptions of Colonel Napier, in which the fullest merit is given to the French officers and soldiers engaged in the Peninsular war, and if any favour is shown, it is by the candid and generous Englishman shown to the enemy. We may read a lesson, however, of vast importance, in this single volume. Should M. Thiers ever be re stored to the Cabinet, war with England will be his darling object. His vanity makes him confident of success, and his malignant spirit will never rest satisfied till he has tried the hazardous expe riment of another bloody contest. Some have been inclined to blame Lord Palmerston fOr the rapidity with which he brought the Eastern question to a crisis—but Palmerston was right—he knew his man—he was admitted behind the scenes—saw the storm must come soon or late, if Tillers remained in power, and like a man of spirit he brought the question at once to an issue. He was resolved that there should be no mistake, and M. Thiers, finding he had met with his match was forced to resign. Luckily for the peace of the world, this far famed work proves that M. Thiers is utterly desti tute of judgnaent. said of the French authorities being so terrified back behind some slight eminences of sand, scarcely high enough to cover them. Meanwhile, the first column, which Lanusse had left to proceed towards the second, had just carried the first redan of the redoubt, erected on the hill towards the right. It then marched onwards to wards the main work, with a view to storm it, but, being baffled in this attempt, wheeled round in order to attack it on the flank. The centre of the army, under Rampon, perceiving that column foiled in its attempt, likewise turned from its object in order to support it. The 32d demi brigade, detached from the centre, also came up to storm this fatal redoubt. These general concurrent efforts led to a sort of confusion. They pressed furiously against this obstacle, and the rapid operation, which was to have consisted in carrying, in double quick time, the line of the works, was converted into a long, obstinate attack, in which much valuable time was lost. The 21st demi-brigade, which belonged to the centre, leavine. the 32d engaged before the redoubt, the possession of which was so hotly disputed, alone executed the plan originally laid down, passed the line of entrenchments, and, ad vancing boldly, deployed in the face of the English army. It received, and returned, a most tremendous fire. But it needed support, and Menou, during this time, incapable of commanding, paced up and down the field of battle, issuing no orders, but allowing Reynier to extend his line uselessly in the plain on the right, with a considerable force, without any duty to perform. " Menou was at this time advised to undertake with the cavalry, which was 1,200 strong, and of incompara ble valour, a general charge upon the mass of English foot, which the 24th had alone advanced to encounter. Menou, adopting this advice, gave orders to charge. The gallant General Roize placed himself immediately at the head of the 1,200 horse, crossed rapidly the line of the enemy's destructive fire ; formed by the redoubts which our infantry were in vain attempting to carry by storm, got safely over to the other side, and finding the 21st demi-brigade at close quarters with the English, fell im petuously upon them. This gallant body of cavalry first leaped the ditch which separated them from the enemy, and then dashed fiercely upon the foremost line of the English infantry, drove them back in disorder, and cut down a great number of men. The enemy was thus forced to give way. If Menou, at this moment, or rather Reynier, supplying the place of his chief, had brought up our right wing to the support of the cavalry, the centre of the English army, thereby thrown into canfu sion, and driven beyond the works, would have left us a secure victory. The works, isolated, cut off from all support, would have fallen into our hands. But the case was far otherwise. The French cavalry, after having broken the enemy's line, seeing before them still other lines to overcome, and having only the 2 tst demi-brigade to support it, fell back, repassing under the exterminat ing fire of the redoubts. "From this moment the battle could not possibly have a successful issue. The left, deprived of all energy by the death of their general, poured an ineffectual fire upon the entrenched positions, which returned it with most murderous effect. The right—deployed in the plain, near the lake Mareatis, in order to make a diversion, which had no longer any aim in view, since the en gagement, now become general, had fixed each party in its respective position—in this way performed no ser vice whatever. Without doubt an energetic general who would have recalled it to the centre, and with this additional force have renewed General Roize's attack, might have attempted a second inroad upon the main body of the English, and thus have changed, perhaps, the fortune of the day. But General Menou gave no such commands, and Reynier, who at that moment might have taken the initiative, which he assumed inoppor tunely on other occasions in civil matters, confined him self solely to venting complaints at not receiving direc tions from the Commander-in-chief. In this state of matters, the only thing which remained to be done was to retreat. Menou issued the orders, and the division fell back, presenting a bold front to the enemy, but suf fering fresh losses from the fire of the works. " What a spectacle war becomes, when the lives of men, when the destinies of empires, are thus confided to incapable or disunited chiefs, and when blood is made to flow in torrents, commensurate with the inaptitude or the dissensions of those who are invested with command ! "It could not be said that the battle was lost, the enemy not having made a step in advance ; but it was virtually lost, inasmuch as it was not completely gained, for it was essential that our success should have been com plete to enable us to drive back the English towards Aboukir, and compel them to re-embark. The loss was great on both sides. The English had about 2,000 men killed and wounded, and amongst them was the brave General Abercromby, who was carried on board the fleet in a dying state. The loss of the French was about the same. Exposed during the whole day to a downward fire, both in front and in flank, they had suffered severely. The troops displayed admirable coolness. The spirit with which the cavalry charged had filled the English with surprise and admiration. The number of officers and generals wounded during the battle was greater than usual. Generals Lanusse and Roize were killed ; the General of Brigade, Silly, commanding one of Lanusse's columns, had his leg carried off ; General Baudot was wounded so severely that his life was despaired of. General Destaing, also, was badly wounded. Rampon had his uniform riddled with balls. " The moral effect was still more disastrous than the physical one. No hope now remained of being able to force the enemy to re-embark. We were about to have upon our hands, besides the English who had landed at Alexandria, the Turks, already on their march from Syria ; the capitan-pacha, about to arrive with the Turkish squadron, and to disembark 6,000 Albanians on the coast at Aboukir ; besides the 6,000 Sepoys brought from India, by way of the Red Sea, and ready to laud at Cos: 61r, upon the coast of Upper Egypt. What was to be done in the midst of so many en, mies, with troops whose courage, doubtless, was unimpaired, when called upon to fight, but who, when the affairs of the colony grew deperate, were always ready to say that the expedition was a dazzling act of folly, and that their blood was sacrificed unavailingly to a mere chimera ? "In the three engagements of the Bth, 13th, and 21st of March, we had lost the services of nearly 3,500 men, of whom one-third were killed, one third severely wounded, and one-third incapable of returning to the ranks for some weeks to come. Although the army was greatly . weakened, we could, nevertheless, now, as at the beginning of the campaign, manoeuvre rapidly between the various bodies tending to form a junction, beat the vizier, if he should enter by way of Syria, or the capitan pacha if he should attempt to penetrate by way of Ro setta, or the English, if they should advance on the narrow tongues of land which communicate with the interior of Egypt. But the 3,500 men whom we had lost rendered this plan more difficult then ever. If 3,0(.0 men were left in Cairo, and 2,000 or 3,000 in Alexandria, only 7,000 or 8,000 would remain to manoeuvre in the open field, even supposing that all the available forces were col lected, and that the secondary posts were evacuated, without any exception. With a very resolute arid able general success would have been doubtful, yet still within the bounds of possibility ; but what could be expected of Menou and his lieutenants ? It is hardly necessary to give more instances of M. Thiers' total want of fidelity as a historian • but the affair of Algeziras, which in honour of the French he calls a brilliant engagement, and the flight of the French.and Spanish fleets from the Bay of Gibraltar, pursued by Admiral Saumarez, are too characteristic to be omitted. At Algeziras M. Thiers claims a great victory, the French and Spanish fleets too—at least what of them the English and accident had spared, entered Cadiz, in a sort of triumph, and the inhabitants " filled the air with acclamation, at the sight of the Formidable, returning victoriously into the harbour ;" but it is a curious fact that all the vic tories which M. Thiers recounts were gained when the French were in full flight, either before only one half of their numbers, or before an imaginary enemy, when the Swiftsure was taken by four ships of the line and two frigates under Ganteaume. The French were flying as fast as wind could carry them to Toulon before Admiral Warren's ghost, and Jerome Bonaparte was one of the runaways—at Algeziras, Linois run his ships aground to escape from Sau marez, and by aid of the batteries, and owing to one English ship, the Hannibal, running aground in the pursuit, even according to Thiers, she was taken. Another English ship, also, according to the same faithful narrator, was taken, but, unfortunately, the victorious Linois could not keep her, and when the combined fleets entered Cadiz in triumph, they had only saved themselves by flight, and such a dis graceful flight ! They consisted, says M. Thiers, of nine ships of the line and six frigates, while Admiral Saumarez had only five ships of the line and several frigates ; but M. Thierstakes care not to say how many (probably not more than two), yet with this disproportionate force the Englishman took one ship of the line, destroyed two, and the forts of Cadiz saved the remainder. But this result, ac cording to the ex-Prime-Minister, did the English no honour, for it required not fewer than three English ships of the line to capture the San Antonio, and be sides the San Antonio " defended herself without that order and coolness which are indispensable to put in mo tion these gigantic engines of warfare, and t he other two vessels were destroyed, but not by the Eng lish. They absolutely fought with each other like the Kilkenny cats, though their destruction was more complete. The English, of course, must have been at the bottom of the mischief, for agreeably to the dishonourable s ystem of warfare carried on by "perfidious Albion,' Admiral Saumarez ordered the Superb to fire red-hot balls int) the San Carlos, which took fire—ran foul of the Santa Hermenegilda, and the two friendly ships, taking each other for enemies, fought like very devils, till both blew up with frightful explosion. M. Thiers of course claims the wwas s glory of h dark, the a d n a d y , modestly been e rather efna c says,t,civa of t intde t he he ‘ beatenthnight,ey English couldfor it n d n o n n s i o d e less t haasn having m in igh th t e b s e e several encounters, but for the accidental circum stances of the night." His words are : " The English could not deny that the glory of these engagements was on our side ; and, as respected the actual loss, it was equally divided. If the French had lost one hip and the Spaniards two, the English had left one vessel in our power, and had two so dis abled as to be rendered quite unfit for further service. But for the accidental occurrences of the night, they might be considered as having been quite beaten in these several encounters. The battle of Algeziras, and the re turn of the Formidable into port, were amongst the most distinguished exploits known in the annals of our naval history." A similar false account is given of Nelson's attack on the Boulogne flotilla. "On that occasion,"says the author, "it was not an unsuccessful attempt, it was a positive defeat. That which added still more to the delight occasioned by this brilliant action was, that we had *ten -eLso n in person.", Not a W0r4.01 THE IMPROVISATORE; or, Life in Italy. From the Danish of flans Christian Andersen. Translated bv Mary Houng. To Mrs. Howitt we owe our acquaintance with the literature of the North ; by her translations the novels of Sweden are familiar as our own. She now directs our attention to Denmark, introducing us not only to a new country, but to an author differing entirely from the preceding. Miss Bremer's tales were cele brated as descriptions of real life—as perfect delinea tions of domestic character ; " The Improvisatore,' on the contrary, is the history of genius, the faithful picture of a poet's trials, described with all a poet's power. In the introduction we find a sketch of the author's life; and here we have a key to the whole work. What he relates, he has himself endured : the hero's adventures are the reflection of his own. " Hans Christian Andersen," says the biography, " is one of those men who, from their earliest youth, have had to keep up a warfare with circumstances ; a man like Burns and Hogg, who seemed destined by Fate to end their lives unnoticed in a village, and yet through an instinctive sense of their destined pre-eminence in the beautiful regions of art and literature, and sus tained by an irrepressible will, have made themselves a part of the great world." Like all those who have fought their way to fame, the life of Andersen has been a constant and unceasing struggle, a continued series of frustrated hopes, an un ending source of bitter mortification. Of humble origin, reared in penury—he had no education, no hope of improvement ; but the mighty spirit was strong within him—the seeds of genius find deepest root in the soil of adversity. Like many an ardent enthusiast, he battled with the storm, but unlike the majority, he lives to see his triumph. At the age of fourteen he was to become the apprentice of a tailor, when he earnestly implored his mother to let him first make a voyage to Copenhagen, to see the theatre; she reluctantly consented, and friendless and alone he reached the capital. Here he remained for many years, struggling with his fate. Here, by the aid of chance friends, he obtained the instruction he so much desired, being ignorant even of his own lan guage ; and here at length he appeared as an author. His poems obtained celebrity for a time, but the un known poet had many enemies. His rivals were powerful and relentless, and again he was doomed to despair. At this time he received a royal stipend to enable him to travel through Germany and Italy. This good fortune excited 'general envy—even his friends wrote to him to say they too thought that " his day was past." His day was past indeed, but it was the day of doubt and despair—the day of his triumph was to come. Full of hope he reached Italy, and there " a change came o'er the spirit of his dream." The genius which had dawned amid the northern snows, burst forth in full glory under the Italian sun. In that beautiful land he awoke to a new life —his was no common patriotism. Italy was the country of his soul, to her he turned with all the ardour of a poet—the devotion of a patriot. In the " Improvisatore" he poured forth the feelings of his soul ; the hero, like himself is a child or song ; in him are reflected his own daring hopes, the bitter realities of experience, the proud consciousness of genius, above all, the adoration of the sunny south A tone of melancholy, the melancholy of his own life, peivades the whole poem; for it is a poem, though dressed in the garb of prose, though translated to foreign language, no transformation can affect the poetic spirit breathed in every line. Though ur acquainted with the original, we feel certain Mrs. Towitt has done it justice, even as we decide on the • truth of a portrait, without knowing whose likeness it is, because we feel the spirit that animates it, and know that it must be real. This book changed the fate of Andersen—envious murmurs were turned to flattering plaudits, his enemies became his humblest friends—he found, like all the world, " success is virtue, and misfortune blame." This sudden altera tion is related in the biography. " Immediately after his return he published his novel, The Improvisatore, which was received with universal applause—which was read and re-read, and which the public never tired of reading. That a work of such singular originality and beauty was universally admired was not at all remarkable ; but an extraordinary effect was produced which. it seems to me, tells greatly to the honour of the Danish heart. Not only did Andersen's friends, and the public generally, acknowledge the merit of his work, but they who had treated the poet with severity came new forward and offered him the hand of congratulation, and among them was the rector of the school, the hard-hearted teacher of the poor youth, who had taken all possible means to crush into the dust the talent which God had given him. He now came for ward, acknowledged his fault, and deplored it, which touched the good heart of Andersen not a little ; And this is but one of the many instances of generous enthu siasm which was excited by this beautiful work towards its author." We cannot join in Mrs. Howitt's astonishment at this change of conduct, it is ever thus, it seems the stern decree of Fate (luring the hard struggle up the hill of fame every obstacle is thrown in the way of genius— when he has reached the summit and is above assis tance every hand is proffered. The 'history of the world has no severer trials than those endured by the young and ardent ; where can they look for counsel in their hour of need— " Who will hear the friendless la) ? Who dare the modest youth approve? The world is mute—he turns away, While envy tears the laurel'd hay, By Fancy's fairy fingers wove. Andersen has passed through the trying ordeal, may he long live to enjoy his hard-earned fame. We subjoin an extract of his praises of Italy, and one of his poetic descriptions : " Beautiful Italy shoutd Federigo, triumphantly. Yes, thus stood thy image before me in the distant north. In my remembrance blew this air which I now inspire with every breath I draw. I thought of thy olive-groves when I saw our willows ; I dreamed of the abundance of the oranges wh en I saw the golden apples in the peasants' gardens beside the fragrant clover-field ; but the green waters of the Baltic never become blue like the beautiful Mediterranean ; the heavens of the north never become so high, so rich in coloui, as the warm, glorious south. Its gladness was inspiration, its speech became poetry. " What longings I had in my home ?" said he ; " they are happier who have never seen Paradise, than they, who having seen it, are driven forth, never to return. My home is beautiful ; Denmark is a flowery garden, which can measure itself with anything on the other side of the Alps ; it has beech-woods and the sea. But what is earthly beauty compel ed with heavenly ? Italy is the land of imagination and beauty ; doubly happy are they who salute it for the second time ! . • " We had now arrived at the great blocks en which many strangers were standing. I also mounted one, and before me, down the mountain-side, glided slowly the fresh torrent of lava ; it was like a redly glowing fiery slime, as of melted metal streaming from a furnace and which spread it out below us far and wide, to a vast extent. No language, no picture, can represent this in its grea'ness and its fearful effect. The very air ap peared like fire and brimstone ; a thick steam fl•isted upwards over the lava stream, red with the strongly reflected light; but all around was night. It thundered below in the mountain, and above us ascended the pillar of fire, with its glowing stars. Never before had I felt myself so near to God. His omnipotence and greatness filled my soul. It was as if the fire around me burned out every weakness within me ; I felt 'strength and courage ; my immortal soul lifted its wings. " Almighty God breathed forth my spirit. I will be Thy Apostle. Amid the storms or the world I will sing Thy name, Thy might, and majesty ! 1-I .n ighc ia r shall my song resound than that of the mon t lt his shall pre lonely cell. A poet I am ! Give me and of serve my soul pure, as the soul or ThystrperTest Nature's ought to be !' I f?ldecl y hands in prayer, and, kneeling amid fire and cloumorrured.or ..ntry than to ks him whose w ondors end who3e ,reatn SD spoke tv Lay soul. LITERATURE The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a o i the judg es meeting on Saturd a y afternoo n . 'There were present the Bishops of London , Winchester, Che ster , Hereford , Lichfield , an dusef r u e l e e e s n s tl o y f remodelling and redistributing the the expediency i h r appointed to inquire into and Worcester. T e in n England and Wales, have already, we hear, come to the de termination of recommendin g to G o v ernment eeucommission circuits the division of the present Northern Circuit into two. Manchester and Liverpool, with their satellite towns, are, it is proposed, to form the new circuit. The commissioners have, moreover, we are informed, agreed to advise the Crown to create anew court of common law at Westminster; and for that purpose to withdraw two judges from the courts of Common Pleas and Exchequer, and to appoint two additional judges. These recommendations can scarcely fail to meet with the general approval of the profession and of the public.—Chron icle . TRANSFER DAY. — In the course of the proceedings before the county magistrates, at Evans's Hotel, on Saturday last, a special application was made by Mr. Childs, on the part of Mr. Newhouse, proprietor of the Horse and Groom, Maiden-lane, for a renewal of the license of a house known as- the Amphitheatre, situated in Newcastle -street, Strand, of which he had also become the proprietor. It appeared, from the statement of the applicant's solicitor, that the house belonged to Messrs. Richmond and Co. ; that the late landlord, a Mr. Christian, had become bankrupt, and the trade assignee having neglected to apply for the license on the part of the creditors, it had been refused, and the house had been for some time closed. After some discussion, and it being shown that the new proprietor was a respectable licensed victualler, the application was granted. CONSTABULARY FORCE IN IRELAND —From a re turn Issued by order of the House of Commons on Saturday, it ap pears that the effective strength of the force in that country on the Ist January last wa s 9,193 men in the general force, and 288 horses; there being also a reserve force of 203 men and 22 horses. The total expenditure for 1844 was 443,392/. 14s. 2301. On the Ist of January last, :do, there were the following stipendiary ma. gistrates existing at 1,0001. a year, besides extra expenses three at 6051. 7s. ; two at 4611. 1 -es. 9d., besides ISt/. as lodging allowances per annum; one at 500/. ; eight at 4001., besides 1001. as lodging allowances; thirty-three at 4001.; and twelve at 3501. The Lords of the Admiralty have authorised - Sir William Simonds, the Surveyor of the Navy, to build at Pem broke two first-class steam-sloops of about 1,000 tons each, to be propelled by the screw, and each to carry ten guns. The name of one is to be the Centiot imci 9f the other Oil Desperst4-I,Trielect Samos gat eer• r.: I~ -~/'~'a'~TMlvA HISTORY OF THE CONSULATE AND EM PIRE OF FRANCE, UNDER NAPOLEON. By M .A. Thiers. Vol. 111. This volume has destroyed all the favourable anti cipations of a true and impartial narrative of events which the English reader was led to form from the details given in the first two parts. M. Thiers being a man of some standing in society, laying claim to the character of a historian, and well furnished with original documents for the work, was expected to re late the history of his country during its most event ful period, with a correctness and impartiality which might render it not only acceptable to Frenchmen, but to all civilised nations. We certainly had looked to the publication with such expectations, imagining that a man who had raised himself from the lowest rank to that of prime minister of France, would have avoided all undue nationalities—all party spleen and falsehood, in order to reach a more difficult and more honourable position than that of a cabinet minister— a faithful an! elegant historian. We, however, have been miserably disappointed. Throughout this volume, wherever English affairs are mentioned, truth is obscured by the most perverse and violent dis tortion of facts. A colouring in favour of France is given in every chapter and page, and no merit is al lowed to England, ex..:ept what he could not deny, that in every principal encounter with the fleets arid troops of France, those of England by some chance or another came off best. He could not come to any other conclusion, because the fact is known to all the world, but it is evident from the excuses which he invents for the failures of his countrymen, and the extravagant praise which he bestows on the most trivial victory, that if he could by any possibility have had the whole field of history to himself, the English would have been denied even the least particle of justice. But, luckily, this departure from truth brings its own punishment, and never was mendacity less successful than in the case of M. Thiers. By inventing pleas of excuse for the defeats of the French, he has done the greatest injustice to that gallant and ingenious peo ple, and made their admirals and generals utterly ridiculous. To begin with Admiral Ganteaume, who he describes as " a very brave man, a good sea man, and an excellent officer." This gentleman set out fr in Brest with a fleet of seven ships of the line, two frigates and a brig, all fast-sailing vessels, carry ing 4,000 troops destined for Egypt. After escaping the English squadron, and performing wonders, one of which was " preparing to board an English frigate," which, unfortunately for his glory, continued to manoeuvre and escape the danger, he reached the Straits •of Gibraltar, and as Admiral Wacren, the only enemy in that quarter, had but four ships, and Admiral Keith was locked up in some bay on the coast of Asia Minor, the gallant Ganteaume had only to sail direct to Alexandria, land his troops, and secure Egypt to the French. But, strange to ;a y, this very brave man was absolutely afraid of ever thing like an English flag. When he saw Warren s fleet, consisting, as we have said, of four ships, he vowed he saw seven or eight, and under pretence of escorting to Toulon a frigate which did not sail to his liking, he proceeded in that di rection with his whole fleet, merely to bear the lubber of a frigate company till she could run into a French harbour. lie, of course, bad no intention of entering Toulon himself, but un luckily when in the Gulf' of Lyons he again caught sight of the English squadron, and "ran in conster nation into Toulon." " This fatal conduct," says the faithful historian "lost us Egypt ;" yet he affirms, in another place, if Ganteaume had proceeded direct from Elba, where he was on the 25th of April, more than nine weeks afterwards, he might have been the saviour of the army in Egypt. But " the brave man, the skilful seaman, and the excellent officer," had many adventures during that period. He stayed at Toulon precisely one month, and was at last ac tually forced out by the urgent remonstrances of the First Consul, but on going out of the harbour, the ship Constitution grounded, and two days elapsed before she could be got afloat. At last, he fairly put to sea with a gallant fleet, consisting of seven ships of the line and several frigates, and made sail towards Sardinia • but when almost within sight of Africa, one of his captains, in command of the Dix-Aout, most unskilfully ran foul of the Formidable, and the Gallant Admiral, so much alarmed at the damage done by this rencontre, fled again back to Toulon. There he remained for twenty days, and at length mustered courage to run the risk of looking at the English. After reaching Porto Ferrajo, then in our possession, and firing a few shots at the place, he gallantly proceeded towards his destination, when a contageous disease broke out in his squadron. He put the sick on board three ships, and consigned them to the care of Admiral Linois, and with four • ships of the line and two frigates having on board 2,000 troops, he steered for Egypt, and finally anchored off the coast of Africa, a few days march to tie west of Alexandria; but most un luckily about the 30th of May—(we wish to be par ticular as to dates when speaking of great events)— " he thought that he perceived the English fleet; he no longer deliberated, hoisted his boats on board and slipped his cables, without taking time to weigh an chor, lest he should be attacked at his moorings, set sail, and was not overtaken by the enemy." But, indeed, there was no enemy there. However, he met one in his flight, a solitary English ship, the Swiftsure, half-manned and half-mounted, and, says the histo rian, in language rivalling that of..Capsar, " to give chase to her, to surround, rake, and capture her, was an affair of a few moments. The Gallant Admiral entered Toulon with the trophy. This ludicrous de scription . of Ganteaume's adventures is put forth' to ac count for the loss of Egypt ; but unfortunately for his purpose, M. Thiers is not satisfied with disgracing French sailors, he must also exhibit French soldiers in a still more contemptible light, all for the purpose of praising Bonaparte, and proving that when he was not present the French army had not fair play. This is a strange compliment to his countrymen, for Bo• naparte was a foreigner. Anything, however, serves M. Thiers when he detracts from the merits of the English, and that is always. Menou, after the assassi nation of Kleber, commanded in Egypt, and accord ing to Thiers was not a very bright General, though appointed to the chief command by Bonaparte, after mature deliberation. In this instance he forgets his favourite, to diminish the glory of the gallant Aber cromby. Menou was a bad General, but he had good officers under him—Regnier, the gallant Friant, and the gallant Lanusse, Belliard, Verdier, and many others, to whose names he prefixes high-sounding epithets. Unfortunately, however, they would not work together. They caballed and even conspired to depose the Commander-in-Chief. Menou was too powerful for them altogethershipped off some to France, punished others ; yet discontent prevailed, and paltry disputes disgraced the army, even in the presence of the enemy, whom, M. Thiers says, the French might easily have surrounded and driven into the sea. Phrases of this kind occur so fre quently as to become ridiculous, but they are always accompanied with an if, or a had, or a possible , and a but. The self-confidence of the army, too, is adduced as a, cause of failure :—" Our troops had formed the habit of fighting in Egypt one against four—some times one against eight, and they thought that the English could not withstand a charge of the bayonet." And Thiers adds with great naivete, " This was a fatal illusion." Thus, every circumstance was against the French. They had a bad general, the staff officers quarrelled with him, and with one another like children, and cried for their beautiful France. They were soured by exile, and everyone would be master, and the very English deceived them by not fighting like the wild Arabs, and standing a charge of the bayonet. Under such circumstances bribery was easy. Abereromby and Hutchinson had no merit; envious fate caused the mischief, and "all that remained to be done was to capitulate." We w ill allow M. Thiers to tell his own tale, and leave the reader to judge if we have at all magnified his vain-glory and his contemptible excuses for every failure. The following is his ac count of the battle of Alexandria. In it we find tao fewer than ten bids, independent of ifs, and one if a very important agent in the business, for the Eng lish " were found to give way," and if Menou had done so-or-so, they " would have left the French a secure victory." . "BATTLE OF ALEXANDRIA. " On the 21st, before daybreak (30th Venture), our troops were in motion. The regiment of dromedaries performed, with exactness, the duty which had been as signed to them. They rapidly crossed the dry parts of the lake Mare3tis, alighted before the head of the dyke, carried the redoubts, and turned the guns against the enemy. This was enough to deceive the English, and draw their attention towards the lake Nfareatis. But, to insure the success of the plan agreed upon, andsi which was to be carried out on the sea -side, a precion was necessary, such as is difficult of attainment when a manoeuvre is executed in the dark, and still more unat tainable, when there is not at the head one supreme directing mind to guide the enterprise, and competent to compute both time and distances " The division of Lanusse, manoeuvring in the dark, advanced without order, and created confusion among our troops in the centre. The first column, under the orders of General Silly, muched boldly to the redoubt, which was thrown up before the Roman camp. Lanusse directed it in person, and led it on to the redoubt. But suddenly he discovered that the second column had missed its way, and instead of skirting the sea-side to attack the Roman camp, had approached too close to the first. He rode towards it, for the purpose of pointirg out the position assigned to to it. Unfortunately, at this moment he received a wound in the thigh, which proved mortal ; a most fatal event, which was to entail deplor able consequences. The troops being suddenly deprived of the command of th's energetic officer, the attack slackened. The day, which now began to dawn, enabled the English to discern the point against which they should direct their fire. Our soldiers, galled simultane ously by the fire from the gunboats, from the R 'man camp and the redoubts, evinced admirable officersfirmnesso bo a i n g d bravery. But, ere long, all th e i r superior wouaclid, they were lett w ith out . cOmmanders, a n d fen SUMMARY OF NEWS AND public Optuton. " Who runs mar/ read." FOREIGN. The Moniteur contains the Bill which has lately passed the two Chambers, for calling out 80,000 men in 1846. It is signed by the King, and countersigned by the Duke of Dalmatie, Minister of War. The same journal states that M. GuizoT drove out in his carriage on Friday to the Bois de Boulogne, where he walked for some time ; and adds, that the general state of his health was most satisfactory. On Saturday he paid a visit to the King. In the Chamber of Deputies, on Saturday, M. Dozon brought forward his proposition for preventing, by fine and imprisonment, the practice of duelling, and asked the Chamber to appoint a day for his bringing the matter before it formally. The Minister of Justice opposed the proposition, on the ground that the common law was sufficient for all the purposes which the Hon. Deputy sought. Letters from Romagna announce that the military com mission sitting at Ravenna had condemned to death three political prisoners, and a number of others to the galleys. Among the former was a young man, under eighteen years of age. The Commission on the railway from Tours to Nantes, and from Paris to Strasburg, is composed of Messrs. Richond des Brus, Gillon, Larabit, Dutier, Combarel de Leyval, Hallez, D'Hunolstein, General Paixhans, and De L'Epee. The Com mission is favourable to the scheme, two only of the members, Messrs. Larabit and Combarel, are opposed to it. The Legislative Chamber of Portugal was prorogued on Sunday, the 20th, by the. Queen in person, preparatory to a dissolution. The Swiss Diet on the 22d inst. prorogued its sittings in definitely. The whole of the diplomatic corps left Zurich for Berne after the day's proceedings. The following is the distribution of the Mediterranean fleet, according to the accounts from Malta of the 15th of April :—At Malta, the Formidable, 84, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir E. W. C. R. Owen, the Commander in- Chief; Ceylon,_ 12, receiving-ship, bearing the flag of Rear- Admiral Sir L. Curtis, second in command, and Stiperinten dant of Malta Dock-yard ; Amazon, 26 ; Snake, 16 ; Locust, war-steamer, and Beacon and Bonetta surveying vessels. At Gibraltar, the Scout, 16; Fantome ' 16; Medea and Flamer war-steamers. On her way to Malta from the West Indies, the Inconstant, 36. At Barcelona, the Devastation war steamer. At Corfu, the Orestes, 18. At the Piraeus of Athens, the Tyne, 28, and Geyser war-steamer. At Smyrna , L'Aigle, 24. At Constantinople, the Hecla and Virago war steamers • and at Beyrout, the Warspite, 50. The Semaphore de Marseilles contains a letter from Con stantinople of the Bth inst., stating that the affairs of Greece continue dto occupy the Divan. Chekib Effendi had lately addressed a note to the representatives of the three protecting Powers, in which he set forth the complaints of Turkey against Greece, and declared that if the latter continued to menace the peace of the neighbouring Ottoman provinces, the Porte would be under the necessity of adopting energetic measures and stationing corps of observation along the Greek frontier. This note was forwarded to the Ministers of Eng land, France, and Russia in Athens, by whom it was sub mitted to the Hellenic Government. Coletti gave the three Ministers the most satisfactory explanations, which con vinced them that the apprehensions of the Porte were un founded. According to a letter from Constantinople, Russia is making great exertions to increase the Circassian army to the amount of 180,000 men. 100 transports are to be col lected in the Black Sea, for the transport of troops and stores, and the command of the whole force is to be given to Count Woronzoff, the Governor of the Crimea. This army is, it is said, to be concentrated at Sebastapol and Stavropol, to operate by sea and by land. COURT—FASHIONABLE. Lord and Lady Brougham had a grand dinner party last evening at his Lordship's residence in Grafton-street. The Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh Strelitz hon oured the Noble Lord and her Ladyship with his company on the occasion, and among the other distinguished personages present were—The Duke de Broglie, the Austrian Ambassa dor and the Countess Diestrichstein, the Hanoverian Minis ter, the Dutch Minister, the Duke of Wellington, the Mar quis and Marchioness of Clanricarde, the Earl and Countess of Jersey, the Earl and Countess of Wilton, and the Hon. Colonel Dawson Damer. The Duke of Richmond left Portland-place on Saturday for Goodwood. His Grace, with the Duchess and the Ladies Gordon Lennox, is expected to return to town for the season in the course of the present week. Prince Albert de Broglie left the French embassy late on Friday evening for Paris, charged with dispatches for the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Earl and Countess of Harewood and family are ex pected to arrive to-day at Harewood House, Hanover-square; from the Duke of Buccleuch's seat, Boughton House, near Kettering, Northamptonshire, where the Noble Earl and Countess have been staying since their recent domestic be reavement. Viscountess Palmerston has a grand ball this evening at her Ladyship's mansion on Carlton House-terrace. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, will honour the Noble Viscountess with their company on this occasion. Among a distinguished party who visited the Great Britain steam-ship on Saturday, were the Marquis of Normanby, Lord Brougham, Lord Lennox, Lady Essex, Mrs. Montgo mery Martin, and Mr. Young, of the Treasury. Most of the party afterwards dined at Lovegrove's. nixscrizzAzrzous. 2% 62 22% 23 43% 236 44% 9 1 ,4 63% 25 17% 79% 3 1 68 9% 59% 16% 157 1834 49% 30 43 / 4 65 1 5 /e 61 % 19 102% 2, 471 418 Ths being the season for the introduction of the summer fashions from Paris, the steamers from the Continent are bringing a very large quantity of silk and fancy goods over, of every character, value, and description, for the supply of the shops of the metropolis, and to enable them to put forth an attractive show of novelties usual at this time of year. The great influx of these articles lately has bad the effect of causing a great deal of business to be going forward at the quays and warehouses adjoining the Custom house, and the revenue officers, who, from their greater capa city or more extensive knowledge of the value of these va riable descriptions of merchandise, are placed on these sta tions, have been very fully employed. Some further returns respecting corn were issuedon Satur day, by order of the House of Commons. It is shown thereby that in the year ending sth of January last, 781,035 quarters of foreign, 3,392 quarters of British colonial, and :,7,727 quarters of Canadian corn, were the quantities upon which duty was pLid for home consumption—making a total of 822,156 quarters, paying a duty of 673,811/. altogether. The foundation-stone of the Royal British Orphan Asylum was laid at Devonport on Wednesday. Earl Fortescue, as Provincial Grand Master, came purposely from Ireland to attend the ceremony. The Committee of the Foundling Hospital are gratified in announcing the receipt of the very handsome donation of 2501., through the medium of John Francis Maubcrt, Esq., Ralph Ricardo, Esq., and David Haes, Esq., t rus t ees o f t h e Children's Friend Society. 2001. of this sum is to be applied to the general purposes of the hospital, and the 'remaining 50/. to the benevolent fund lately establislled for. the relief of aged or distressed perms brought up in the liositaL.