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) ~„ to `'.. h 11 at LITERATURE. MAXIM S OF LA ROCIIEFOUCAULD. Newly Translated from the French. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. Surprising as it may appear, it has been reserved for the present translator to produce the first English version of La Rochefoucauld. Every previous at tempt of a similar kind has turned out a miserable failure. . . wittiest m Until the v o l ume b e f ore us was pr i nte d, t h e to in th e wor ld h a d yet to b e i ntro d uce d an Englishaxims auditory. Fortunately the scholar who has at length undertaken the task, has displayed throughout a wholesome knowledge of the requires meets necessary for the fulfilment of his intentions, and not only a knowledge of them, but an actual possession of them into the bargain. lie has been iteral almost to the limits of slavishness, and yet, in spite of air this, he has trauformed the original words into a language equally idiomatic. As in the French so in the English —every sentence is an epigram. In this consists the value of the achievement. What statutes the sp l endour of these maxims, sen tences, and moral reflections, is their intensely and essentially epigrammatic character. Not a truth is uttered but in the utterance it comes to light witticism ! It is as if the speaker were lik e the Princes s in the oriental romance, whose words were precious stone s , and from whose lips as she talked fell perpetually a shower of diamonds, and pearls, and rubies, and amethysts, and sapphires, and garner,. and emeralds. La Rochefoucauld, scrupulous it t s . 13 his search after truth—truth, alas !as bitter as aboutf the manner in vdwiesm ile - was, if possible, yet more solicitous theo thing which be spoke than the veracity spoken. Hence, we repeat, his exqui 'stets)? oPigrammatic character. Depressing as most t o h r the maxims indubitably are, there are some never becausethe leesonl y of these we are thankful on behalf of many uadreda of English r e ad ers t o this the latest and D en of the translators of La Rochefoucauld. How noble for example is that exclamation—" It belongs °nil' to great men to have great faults." That i 8 the most touching and most rational, as well as the m ost faults magnanimous , extenuation of the attributed to our Caesars and our Napo iseAs. Again, what truth lies in that sentence, " we grow old we become more foolish and more 11 ; Lse . " What a key, that, to the character of Polonius oometimes we light upon an old friend in the form of a s aying attributed elsewhere. Thus one maxim ewnreences "Nothing is.impossible," a saying by many fathered upon the modern Sesostris. How ex 9uisite again that utterance—" Youth is perpetual In toxication • it is the fev e r o f r e a son ." A n d w h a t adroit ness of expression there is in the opinion," Ab sence diminishes moderate passions and increases g r eat Ones, as th e w i n d ext i ngu i shes tapers and adds 111 1T .. t0 fire." N ever was metap h or more j u di c i ous . The unknown translator has added very considerably to the c h arm, and with that also to the value of his volume, by foot-notes revealing either plagiarisms or kindred thoughts in other writers, ancient and modern. It is especially interesting to contrast inthismanner the way in which nearly the same ideas aredifferentl y e zyressed by the Due De La Rochefoucauld and ( Itner authors of distinguished reputation—rangin g from Seneca to La Bruyere, from Tacitus to Sterne, f rom Theophrastus to Bulwer Lytton. Such is this complete and admirable version of a work which Johnion eulogized, although it was penned by a rsaa of fashion, a work which Rousseau calls " livre triste et desolant," and Voltaire has commended as having contributed larg e ly t o f orm t h e taste of the French nation and to give it a spirit of justness and precisiOn. --- --- - THE MA GAZINES, &c. NEW MONTHLY. Progress is made rather amusingly in the serial story commenced under the title of " All the World and his Wife, or what brought everybody to London in 1851;" so that we are obtaining information of the "doings" during the Great Exhibition even prior to its commencement. Much entertainment we doubt not, will be derived by the subscribers of the New Monthly from these facetious contributions. The adventures of M. tthAdolphe Cuqueliot will assuredly, at least, provoke eir laughter. His id ea that the English language is surnmed up in the monosyllable " Yas," and the horrid consequences of his indulging in a pl en tif u l use o f mus tard with his " buff," are humorous to the extent of ex travagance. Is the author Mr. Jolly Green? And if so ' Wh y s uppress the old familiar, end, we may add with many fav ourite soubri quet ? An elaborate article upon " GoLn" is conspicuous among the miscellaneous papers, and is enough to make the mouth water even with the leest avaricious, Several remarkable works lately published are reviewed at some length, such, for exa mple .. .as Mr. Dennistoun'a delightful " Memoirs bodgetuo Dukes of Urbino" and Mr. Borrow's extravagant I:,outrdge entitled " L'Avengro." We regret to see from . uance, in the New Monthly Magazine, of papers the hand o f c ontr ib utor has already tar nished it a w ho . Pages with articles scarcely admissible in the most licentio h .,,,..,__ us of the French feuelletons. Those w ho . "u.iong revelled in the helter-skelter race run during hie sty cha P t ets bY Soapey spo ng e, in the narration of is anions " Sporting To ur , will wi ll regret its conclusion 1 , he present number for ' •s p iri t of the per- Lerman April. The ce, protracted es the tale has been during so many months. has not flagged up to the last, so that the th r ter is enabled to wind up his story with his old en andulisnitogether, the series has proved the wittiest cpleasantest, upon matters relatin to the turf, p u blished f or a consid e rabl e time past'g " Dandy Nat's t ourtship," though somewhat silly in parts, and vulgar ;11broughout, is still provocative of risibility in its deae ,!fli- Another of the Powerful papers on " Russian .ceplomacy" already noticed as adorning the ftew Nonthly; brings the current number of the magazine to 4 very satisfactory conclusion. Fraser FRASER. tintaber for r at achteved that which, until we had read his April, 1851 1 , we had ered to be an im h h aproduced a Budget consid which is even more 4 bau oci r .. d_, l° * e more objecti ona bl e than that " precious " such which has p rocure d f or Sir Charles Wood :lunenviable notoriety. This Budget is propounded ig!._ a the . c onclusion of an elaborate paper on the various __end pr o j ects and calculations of Lord Stanley and of to`rUharlss Wood, in the course of which the writer de %Zees •in indign an t terms the proposition of Lord 4_ er 1 7 for a five -shilling duty on corn, "as open to serious objections; that it would enhance the 1 ; 0 L e?'of the .41b. loaf by at least a halfpenny; that it 1 1 4 1 1 ! 4 impose on the consumer a tax of upwards of three I°l2l i that it would check the progress of improve far6iznt_. in agriculture; that though it were to benefit the h er bY the enhanced price of corn, it would injure him ee Y ., lesB ening the demand for othr produce of the soil; th atthis injury he w o uld share with the mannfacturer." "L po e the n „ proposes that a 2s. 61, d u ty s h ou ld be ins aCe4 on the importation, which 2s. 6d. is as com pl e t e a e e t ender of the prineiplo of free trade, and is as ob ,,Xieus to all the above objections as a ss. duty could Yotiti 1y but we w ill give this model Budget of th e 4 Englanders in extenso :- 0 , 4 Proposition 1.-Th a t i n a ll future measures of finance, C e xemptions, whether of any constituent part of the United ty: 01 11, or of members of a c l ass , s h ou ld b e carefully r at° and that the new taxes imposed s h ou ld b e so mode amount as not to require speedy revisi on an d re 418etiee. d i : 1 11 . That the window-tax should be abolished, and a new ire - po n s et ed atsd uniform house-tax of 6d. in the pound should be T h u 11, That the income-tax should be modified as follows: is ihl3o c entageunder Schedules A and C to continue at id. de e :: Pound the per centage under Schedule Bto be re -61,,° 3 d. in the pound; and the per centage under e . I . ' l ' B and Bto be reduced to sd. in the pound. ter: V * of ,Thitt in lieu of the proposed duty of ss. on the guar- Per w n!at, by which the present duty would be raised from ts een '• ou a price of 50s. to 10 per cent., and the price be j oi e 4 1b. l oa f be increased by 1 /4., a duty of 2s. 6d. should PrC e P , °s e (l, by which the duty would b ecome 5 p er cen t. on an °' 5 0s" and the price of the 4 lb. loaf be raised le ss aeon farthing il T ilat a . duty of 5 per cent should be also imposed 4t `ri ve animals, and on fresh, dried, and salted meat. fate That the excise on soap and paper should share the vorfTthe window-tax, and be forthwith abolished. te e I !.•That in order to meet the deficiency in the reye ser March th ese reductions would occasion, and to provide b e s urplus in futu re years, t h e f o ll ow i ng new taxes s h ould 1, , P h lbsed, or alterati ons i n ex i st i ng taxes made :- T h paper -maker's li cence to be raised from 41. 4s. tz. 4 1081. 2 3 :t o l e e oL soap-maker's li cence to b e a l so raised from A brick s maker's licence (in consideration of the recent t t iT il ission of the excise duty on bricks), to be imposed to 4, A ° aitaeunt of 10/. D e „%ass-maker's licence (for the same reason) to be im . E athe same amount of 10/. of „f r Y vendor of paper and every books e ll er , every ven d or of %it and every vendor of soap (in consideration also lic ence r emission of the excise on these articles) to pay a of the same amount as that now paid by appraisers, 6 . TC a lc ole vendors, and dealers in game, namely, 2/. i 0 t ax upon armorial bearings to be rai se d to 5/ . ss. oathe ease of baronets, and to 10 /. 10s. i n th e case . I titled persons- above that rank ; to 3/. 3s , in the t ° f untitled persons keeping a coach or carriage; ,t'Z2B, in the case of persons not keeping g a coachor 'age, but keeping a male servant; and to 1/. 1 5 . i n all Out ba t ,4. ml) id. to be affixed to every cheque drawn up on °Ai du teals,ty er Of i 9. d. to be levied at the pit's mouth on every ton ut ds d ed Y 9f id. to be levied at all gasworks on every hun -10, Ail cu bic f ee t of gas.. rel at • su llis left b y persons d y i ng i ntes t a t e , an d having no gr eat ives more nearly related than half-brother or_seisteeerl eheatArandsoe, great nephew, or first cousin, to b th !air. The Crown. entire surplus revenue which shall accrue till 4 °eli ls)s inclusive to be devoted to the remission of ta r th°wl as bears most directly on the diffusion of e whole, and the discouragement of habits of prudence; Year 18 r Plus which shall accrue f rom th e year 1856 to ~'"f year N , b oth inclusive, to be devoted to the reduction seati6oonal Debt." p, I , l4 tee e „ ri.r°Positions might, under ordinary circum -, me treated • tat fate with that contempt whichh is to na- W of the lueubrations of amateur Chancellors I :artic u l ar .r4ltehe.quer, did they nut appear at this ti t i lgan of t rista in a periodical which is the Ceo aer , ut) Gladstone and Puseyite section of eocei nd , s a tives; and judging from these propositions t _latioj es 0 : that it would be leas unsafe to entrust the ;_ 41 41 t o ILI the empire to even Lord Stanley himself 1 '91314 b.rao who, like the authors of this proposition, "title t t ;re who, legislation upon the principles of the to octrines of Socialism. The tenth alteration `toned; -- Under proposition seven, goes much further ° I ' 44 d • sr conficcation than do the propcsitions 4149 N s eeitilbte s snd op only be paralleled by THE SUN, some of the most ultra-proposals of M. Proudbon. If that scheme were carried into effect we might see a peer of the realm inheriting his title, indeed, from his great grandfather, but absolutely stripped of the pro perty with which to support that title, because his father and his grandfather had died before his great grand father. Then again, what can be more absurd than the attempted development and extension of the annoying, unstatesman-like, and unjust system of licenses; or what more suicidal than the imposition of a tax upon coal, the only effect of which would be to check the full development of the industrial resources of the country? But those bungling attempts at financial legislation are all indicative of the Socialistic tendency of their pro posers; they are all taxes upon capital, they are all in• tended to act as " heavy blows and great discourage moats " to mercantile and industrial enterprise, and to ruin the merchant and manufacturer, who is an object of equal hatred to the Young Englander, who exclaims with my Lord John Manners, — "Let laws and learning, wealth and commerce die, But give us still our old nobility ;" and to the idle, labour-hating Socialist, anxious to prey upon the industry of others, who ,xclaims with M. Prcudhon—La propriete c'est le vol. We therefore draw the attention of the mercantile and manufacturing community to those propositions, and leave it to them to decide whether they thick the Gladstones, the Card wells, the Smytbes, and the other Young Englanders, of whore Fraser's Magazine is the avowed organ, fit and proper persons to be trusted with legislative power. The others papers in Fraser are of an interesting character, and among them the " Episodes of Insect Life," and the review of Cipriani Potter's edition of Mozart's " Piano forte Works," are worthy of especial commendation. LONDON, for their religion, but if they be still affronting the Go verament under which they have protection, I must and will look to it.—fo. 42." " This from gr. Howe, and he from I.l*. Steward Maydston, who heard the discourse." It would be 'Well that' those who now-a-days contend that parties, under pretence of developing their religion, may "affront" with impunity the Government under which they have protection, should study well these words of the -greatest statesman which England has ever produced. They d' dare the true theoryof religious liberty, which we take to be equality 'for all religions under the supremacy of the State. THE BRITISH GAZETTEER. Part XXIV. The present number of this truly national work fully maintains its high character for accuracy and copiousness of informatioo. It is illustrated by an engraving of the Reading station, and by a map of Liverpool, beautifully engraved on a large sbale. THE DRAMATIC WORKS OF SHAKSPERE, from the Text of Johnson, Stevens, and Reed ; with Glossarial dotes, Life, 6-e. Vol. I. Edited by William Hazlitt, Esq. George Routledge and Co,, Soho- square. A small-sized and cheap edition of the works of our great dramatic poet has long been wanted, for all the good editions that have as yet been published have bean large volumes, with ponderous foot-notes. Mr. Hszlitt, in this edition, has made a judicious selection from the va rious readings cf the principal commentators of Shak spere, and only given foot-notes to explain those words which have now, either become obsolete or entirely , changed in their. signification. The work is to be com pleted in four-shilling volumes. The first volume con tains The Merry Wives of Windsor, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, Two Gentlemen of Verona, and Measure for Measure. THE CLASSICAL GAZETTEER ; a Dictionary of Ancient Geography, Sacred and Profane. By Wil liam Hazlitt, Barrister, of the Middle Temple. Whit- taker and Ave Maria-lane, 1851. This is a most carefully compiled dictionary of all the name of the provinces, cities, towns, and nations that are met with in the classics, giving their situation, their modern appellation, and a short account of their history and the remarkable circumstances connected with them. The compiler tells us in his preface, that the materials for the work " were not ready at hand, subsisting in some similar form of combination, but had to be col lected, by laborious researches, extending over several years, from works as various in period and language as they were different in , their plan, and, to a large extent, nontradictOry in their .general theories and in their par ticular definitions; allocations , and i dentifications." It will be evident that great labour and research were ne.-, cessary to produce a work of this description, but the task could not have fallen into better hands. Accustomed from early. life to literature and literary pursuits, having learned from his professional studies the art of weighing evidence, -Mr. Hazlitt possesses peculiar qualifications for the proper performance of such a task, and he has produced * work which will henceforth take its place by the side of Lempriere as the great authority in all matters relating to classical geography. FINE ARTS. THE ART JOURNAL. No less than three splendid engravings are devoted by the Art Journal of this month to the illustration of the Vernon Collection. Lee's delicious woodland scene, called " The Cover Side," is, fur, one, admir ably copied by the graver of Cousen, Egg's capital painting of " The Victim" from an incident in the story. of " Asmodeus," by that of Sangster, and Rip pingille's " Reflection," by that of Hunt. -The last mentioned seems to us somewhat inane withal; but the second is in the true spirit of Le Sage, and of a delightful humour. Theodore Gericault is the " great master" whose features, career, and performances are here either recorded or pic torially depicted. Among other sketches, we have an exquisite woodcut of his famous " Wreck of the Medusa." Karl Girardet's picture of " The Huguenot Service Interrupted," is also powerfully represented. Among•the drawings illustrating "The Domestic Manners of the English," we fancy, if we mistake not, that we recognise some engravings familiar to us long since in " Knight's Pictorial His tory of England. • The examples given for April of " The .German Artists" are from Jager, and some of them in the highest degree commendable —as, for example, " Joseph Acknowledging his Brethren." The literary portion of the number arrests the atten tion as of more than usual interest, and deserving of very general circulation. THE PICTURE GALLEUY. Part 11. Richard Bentley. A very curicas engraving, taken from the original painting at Hampton Court by Honthorat, leads off the second instalment of The Picture Gallery, with a re presentation of the family of George Villiers, the first Duke of Buckingham. As in most Flemish pictures, the baby is pourtrayed as the most venerable in coun tenance. Never was there such an old-fashioned little oddity of an infant depicted in bib and tucker. Sir William Beechey's admirable portrait of the old Earl St. Vincent is the subject of the next plate, which is every way wonderfully characterised. The likeness, as it is pretended to be, that follows, is, to our thinking, little less ` than than a caricature, and a caricature of one of the grandest heads mortal ever had, that of the great Ludwig Beethoven. " Henry VIII.," as he appeared the year before his death, namely, according to the painting pre served in St. Bartholomew's Hospital, is the personage displayed in the last illustration. What is meant in the letter-press by describing Beethoven's house as " glisten ing all over with a species of green sunshine?" We should like also, to know, very much why the writer quotes— "'Twas lore that taught a monarch to be wise, And Gospel light first beam'd from Boleyn's eyes," as an " elastic couplet"—why " elastic?" COMPLETE WORKS OF SFIAKSPERE. Part VII. Willoughby and Company. Measure for Measure is the play given in the last in stalment of this admirably cheap and excellently edited edition of Shakspere. The notes are masterly in their condensation and completeness. All that we regret in the publication is the very glaring meanness of the em bellishments. THE ARABIAN. NIGHTS' ENTERTAIN MENTS. Part 111. A considerable improvement is mible in the wood cuts contained in the present number of this reprinted periodical. One or two of the illustrations, indeed, are not unworthy of Cham, partaking more of the French than of the English style of embellishment. ADVENTURES OF DON QUIXOTE. Part X. A profusion of indifferent engravings scattered through a cupital reprint of the masterpiece of Cervantes. We suspect the wood blocks have been already over-used, otherwise they would do a little more credit to the ori ginal designs of Tony Jobannot. PAXTON'S FLOWER GARDEN. No. XIV. The present number of this exquisitely got up bo tanical work, by Lindley and Paxton, contains beautiful coloured plates, of the false scarlet sage, the Earbadoes cherry, and the three-coloured randa, besides numerous wood engravings. MEMOIRS OF HORACE WALPOLE. EDITED BY ELIOT WARBURTON, ESQ.—The new work entitled " Me moirs of Horace Walpole and his. Contemporaries," edited by the distinguished author of "- The Crescent and the Cross," has just appeared, in two handsome octavo volumes. " The biography of Horace Walpole (says Mr. Warburton in his Preface) is now for the first time presented to the pub lie. There are few names with which we are more familiar, and yet there are few public persons with whose private life we are less acquainted, though there are abundant mate rials to render his biography as instructive as amusing. The biography of Walpole is inseparably connected with that of his associates and, illustrious contemporaries. The import ance as well as the interest of his memoirs is thereby consi derably increased. The social life of the period must be passed in review before we can fairly estimate the man who, more than any other, embodied its peculiarities, its graces, !and its defects. Society created his fame, and at the same time sapped its best resources. Walpole was like. Voltaire, l'enfunt gcite du monde qu' it gate." WESTMINSTER FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY.—An ^estate of 24 acres, at. Reigate, Surrey (making about 130 allotments), has just been purchased for this society. It is admirably adapted for building purposes, and it is expected that each allotment will pay the member from 7 to 10 per cent. In the borough only the society has nearly 100 mem bers, and in a political point of view the purchase is most important, as so many new voters will be added to the registrar as to counteract the great influence of Lord Somers. It is confidently asserted that the " independent" electors will be enabled to return a liberal after the next general election. METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL.—The anniver sary festival of this truly catholic and most useful charity took place at the London Tavern, I3ishopsgate-street, yester day evening, the chair being filled by Mr. Alderman Salo mons, in the absence, from indisposition, of Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P. The objects of the institution are to provide gratuitous daily medical and surgical advice, and appropriate medicines and treatment, for poor sick persons, of all creeds and countries; and an important feature in the management and one which is said to be almost peculiar to the society —is, that, even without a governor's recommendation, the necessitous sick have only to present themselves at the doors of the institution at once to receive all the advantages it affords. Mr. Alderman Salomons made a warm and ener getic appeal to the numerous company by whom he was sur rounded on behalf of the hospital, and the toast of prosperity to it was drunk with much enthusiasm. In the course of the evening the Secretary (Mr. Nash) announced a list of dona tions and subscriptions which amounted to nearly 1,5001. A selection of songs, duets, &c., was performed by Miss Thorn ton, Mr. Genge,- Mr. Sporle, and Mr. Buckland. None of us stand alone in the world; none of us can sink ibto an abyss of misery without dragging others after us.. —Eliza Cook's Journal. THE LATE BOILER EXPLOSION AT STOCKPORT.— WEDNESDAY EVENING.—The jury empanelled to inquire into the cause of the deaths of the 20 individuals who lost their lives on the above occasion, re-assembled at the Warren Buckeley Arms Inn, Bridge street, before Charles Hudson, Esq., coroner, to resume the investigation, and also to re ceive the report of two professional gentlemen engaged by the jury to examine the construction of the boiler, and to give their opinion upon the probable cause of the explosion and the serious destruction of human life. Considerable interest appears to have been taken in the matter, many of the principal manufacturers and scientific gentlemen in the town and neighbourhood being present in the jury room. Mr. Oldham, solicitor, of the firm of Coppock and Oldham, ap peared to watch, the case on thepart of Mr. H. Marsland, the proprietor of the mill; and Mr. R. B. B. Cobbett, barrister at law, Mancheiter, attended on the part of Mr. Morris, the maker of the boiler. Several witnesses were examined, and as oeyeral mere remained 0 be ,o, the laved WM ficlimatil. COLE URN'S UAITED SERVICE. The perusal of the opening article in the number for the present month will yield considerable interest to the reader. We cannot, however,altogether coincide with the clever writer of " Prospects of Europe" in his estimate of the conduct and character of the President of the French Republic. It appears less likely that Louis Napoleon sent forces to Rome, because " reckoning upon becoming Emperor one day, he wished to preserve a Pope to con secrate him; and therefore extirpated the Roman Re public, in order to re-establish the despotism after which he intended to model his own, as well as to ac quire from it the aid which superstition is always ready to lend to tyranny," than because from feeling and policy be preferred seeing Father Tiber overshadowed by the pinions of the Gallic eagle to those of the Austrian buzzard. The following few sentences are sound and true:— " There is not a capital city in Eurrpe which does not swarm with emissaries in the pay of autocrats, kings, and emperors, whose sole business it is to destroy Lord Palmer ston's influence by every conceivable modification of ca lumny. In our own country prejudices against him have been so industriously diffused that they have at length found admittance into places which ought to be inaccessible to them; and some of those who were once his best and staunchest friends are beginning to waver and to think of Consulting their own interest by abandoning him. But among statesmen it is not every one who can afford to lose his character, and the act of seceding in Ministerial combina tions from so distinguished a politician and diplomatist, who has effected so much good for the country; who has raised its character abroad; who has impressed foreigners with a salutary fear of its energy, and who, by ad hering steadfastly to an honest course, has sought to bring honesty into fashion among court iers,—to desert such a man, we say, would be an act of perfidy _on which few, with the consequences before their eyes, would venture. However, it is not the less certain tbat a plot of the kind we describe exists. Its influence has even penetrated into many of the public journals, which, probably not knowing whose cat's paws they were, have, at various times, done the work of the conspirators." There is an excellent paper on " Our Useless Colo nies," by a writer totally opposed to the disintegration of our colonial empire; a laughable account of " Mr. Pipp's Cruise in the Violet;" a smartly-written, witty, and amusing ballad, Ball Practice; or, Hints from a Good Chaperone;" and the supplemental contributions are valuable as usual. BENTLEY. In the shape of a notice of the recently published au tobiography of Mr. R. P. Gillies, Bentley this month gives us a most amusing history of the changes which li terature has undergone during the course of the last half century, and how the seven volume works which in those days issued from the press, longo intcrvallo, have been superseded by the daily and weekly publication of fly sheets of condensed information. We have two articles on Kafir Land ; the first, a humorous account of the adventures of a volunteer troop during the course of the last war; the other a most va luable paper by Lieutenant-Colonel Napier, tracing the history of the various Kafir eruptions (for the Kafirs, and not ourselves, have been inva riably the invaders) upon the Hottentot territory, until they came to the white man's territory, proving to demonstration that the person really responsible for all the blood that has been shed since 1846. the real au thor of those Kafir wars, is not Sir B. D'Urban nor Sir Harry Smith, no, nor except secondarily, the Kafir chiefs ; but the teal author of these Kafir wars is my Lord Glenelg, who, misled by the gross misrepresenta tions of the missionaries, " with most incomprehensible blindness," instead of supporting the energetic measures adopted by the colonists, actually disapproved of them, encouraged the savage Kafirs, and entered into a treaty with them. Colonel Napier thus proceeds:— " After such a specimen of childish policy on our part, it was scarcely to be imagined by such as knew the nature of the Kafir, that he would now long think proper to' sit still.' " The ruinous war which unexpectedly' broke out in 1846, and took us, as usual, unprepared and unawares, was still fresh in the recollection of all, when the last outrage, of which we have so lately received the accounts, has afforded another proof—if such were wanting—of the little reliance to be placed on any' treaties' with these treacherous and blood-thirsty barbarians, who, strange to say, still find ready advocates amongst many of our fellow-countrymen at home. It is, however, time that such delusions should have an end; it is time that all mistaken leniency towards these murdering robbers should be cast aside; that war should be carried on to the very knife; that they should be hunted out like wild beasts from their lairs, driven completly beyond, the Kye ; and, if any fresh ' treaty' be entered into with suCh incorri gible ruffians, it must be of such a nature as clearly to make them understand that a price will be put upon their heads, and that they will be shot down without mercy, when ever, on whatever pretence, they may be caught within the colonial boundaries." It is a pleasant consideration, truly, for the overbur dened people of this country that they have already had 2,000,0001. to pay, and will probably have to pay 2,600,000/. more, merely for having procured Lord Glenelg the satisfaction of having hybernated at the Colonial. office for four years. Mr. Wolff continues his amusing anecdotes of Spanish life, and Mr. Charles Sumner contributes an excellent biography of the late eminent Mr. Justice Story, of the United States. The story of the execution of Fieschi is well told; but the whole matter is of so disgusting a character that we wonder the editor should have had the bad taste to give the paper insertion. This, and the account of the death of Balthazar Gerard, which also appears in this number, must have beat intended originally for Reynolds's, rather than for Bentley's, Miscellany. THE PALLADIUM. --- - Latterly we have observed a growing vigour in this young but brilliant aspirant for public favour among the magazines. Several et the contributions printed in the last few numbers of the Palladium have displayed an ability sufficient to elevate the publication to a level with some of the most distinguished among its contem poraries. One article, especially relating to the great poem, " Mystery of Prometheus," reveals, to our think ing, a grasp of thought, a depth of criticism and a com mand of language, such as are now-a-days but seldom combined in a reviewer. The paper is evidently from the hand of a writer worthy of his subject—the sublime subject celebrated in ancient days by ./E3chylus,l and in modern days by Shelley. The subsequent number con tains an unusual variety of Effusions relating to mes merism is Edinburgh, and to Napoleon crossing the Alps, to an argument for Education and a history of Cardinals, to a tale about the Jesuits and a story of Mrs. Crowe; with reviews of such books as Gilfillan's " Bath of the Bible," and of Miss Strickland's " Queens of Scotland." For many reasons, therefore, we look upon the Palladium as entitled to very large and earnest commendation. 551; or, 7HE ADVENTURES OF MR. AND MRS. SANDBOY S. Parts 11. and 111. , Henry Mayhew, with his droll narrative of the for tuuts, or rather the misfortunes, of the Sandboys Fa mily, has supplied George Cruikshauk with a theme congenial to that master of the humorous. Who that has once glanced at his sketches of London and Manches ter during the year of the Great Exhibition can ever forget them? Or, again, in the number for April, his comic cartoon of the Opera Boxes during the same in dustrial demonstration? Lionardo never drew more laughter-moving visages than many of those visible in these same opera boxes. As they say in the Adelphi bills, the whole entertainment is a screamer. Prosperity then, say we, to the celebrants of the Sandboys, but es pecially to George Cruikshank. GENTLEMAN'S. All honour to Peter Cunningham for his elaborate, genial, kind-hearted, and yet most just appreciation of the character of Charles 11., the Merry Monarch, par excellence, who with all his faults was the best Stuart that ever occupied the English throne, and, indeed, was the only one of his family who was English in feeling, or who understood the English character. The fourth chap- ter of the story of Nell Gwynne, which is devoted to the personal character of Charles IL is a delightful piece of historical writing, and proves that Mr. Peter Cunningham is capable of great things. We would suggest to him as a subject the Life of Charles 11. We have no good biography of him, while perhaps there are more materials extant for the preparation of such a work than for that of the biography of any other of our monarchs. In connexior with the history of the Stuarts we have some most interesting anecdotes from the Day-Books of Dr. Henry Sampson, who having been a prea cher u n d er the Commonwea l t h , a d opte d t h e profession of a Physician at th e Restoration, and attended in hat cap ac ityong theta all th e no t a biliti es of the Puritan party, Oliver St. J o hn, Solicitor- General to t am Charles 1., and afterwards Oliver Cromwell's Chief Jus tice of Common Pleas. Sampson was in the habit of no ting down in his day-books, among his prescriptions and his accounts of expenditure, any anecdotes he had heard during the day, appending to them his authority. Many of these da)7books are unfortunately lost, but , and it is to be hoped t h e y will be given to the public. As a tshoamtea ere re lo in long the British Museum specimen of the information contained in these day tHwou reading was accused accused of day books, and of the wisdom of the g reat Pr otector, we give ,O, keeping observations to Mr a n t Exeter who meetings constantlythe Common Prayer, and causing a g reat c onfluence of the gentry with their coaches and other c itizen s that w a y Gunter disposed." "As for your meetings , said O liver to Mr. Gunning, "it is tlsiust my principle to persecute any THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1851. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Yites and Proceedings of the House of Commons WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2. COUNTY FRANCHISE BILL. Order for Second Reading read; Motion made and Ques tion put, " That the Bill be now read a second time." The House divided MINORITY—AYES, 83. Aglionby, H. Hastie, Alexander O'Connell, M. J. Alcock, Thomas Headlam, T. E. O'Connor, Feargus Anstey, T. C. Henry, Alexander O'Flaherty, Anthony Barron, Sir H. Heywood, James Pechell, Sir G. Bass, M. T. Hepworth, Lawrence Pilkingten, James Blake, M. J. Higgins, George Power, Dr. Bright, John Hobbouse, T. B. Reynolds, John Brown, H. Hodges„T. L. Sadleir, John Chaplin, W. J. Hodges, T. Twisden Balmy, Colonel Clay, James Horsman, Edward . Scrope, G. P. Clifford, H. M. Howard, P. H. Scully, Francis Cobden, R. Keogh, William Shafto, R. D. Copeland, Aid. Kershaw, James Sidney, Alderman Corbally, M. E. Lawless, Cecil Somers, J. P. Cowan, Charles Lennard. T. B. Staunton, Slr.G. Crawford, W. S. M`Cullagh, W. Strickland, Sir G. Devereux, John T. Magan, W. H. Sullivan, Michael Divett, Edward Maher, N. Tenison, E. K. Duke, Sir James Meagher, Thomas Trelawny, J. S. Duncan, Lord Milner, W. M. Wakley, Thomas Duncombe, T. Moffatt, George Wall, C. B. Evans, Sir De Lacy Molesworth, Sir W. Walmsley, Sir I. Fox, W. J. Morris, David Wawn, J. T. Gibson, T. M. Mowatt, Francis Williams, John Granger, T. C. Munta, G. F. Williams, W. Greene, John Nugent, Sir Percy Grenfell, C. Pascoe O'Brien, J. TELLERS. Hall, Sir B. O'Brien, Sir Timothy King, P. J. Hardcastle, J. A. O'Connell, John 'Hume, J. MAJORITY—NOES, 299. Acland, Sir T. Egerton, W. T. Moody, C. A. Adair, Hugh E. Ellice, Edward Morgan, 0. Adair, R. Shafto Ellice, E., jun. Morison, Sir W. Adderley, C. R. Kinlyn, Viscount Mulgrave, Earl of Anson, Colonel Ferrer, James Mailings. J. R. Anson, Viscount Fellowes, E. Mundy, William Arbuthnott, H. Fergus, John Mare, Colonel Arkwright, George Ferguson, Colonel Naas, Lord Armstrong, Sir A. Ferguson, Sir R. Napier, Joseph Ashley, Lord Fitzpatrick, J. W. Newdegate, C. N. Bagge, W. Fitzroy, Henry Newport, Visct. Begot, lion. W. Fitzwilliam G. W. Noel, Gerald J. Bagshaw, John Forbes, William Norreys, Sir D. Bailey, Joseph Fordyce, A. D. O'Brien, Sir Lucius Baillie, H. J. Forester, G. C. Ogle, S. C. Baines, M. T. Forster, Matthew Ord, W. Baird, James Fertescue, Chichester Ossulston, Lord Baldock, E. H. Freestun. Colonel Owen, Sir John Baldwin, Barry French, F. Packe, C. W. Bankes, George Frewen, C. H. Paget, Lord A. Baring, Sir F. Fuller, A. E. Paget, Lord C. Baring, Thomas Gallwey, Sir W. P. Palmer, Robert Barnard, E. G. Gaskell, J. M. Palmerston, Via. Barrington, Viscount Gilpin, R. T. Parker, John Barrow, W. H. Glyn, G. C. Patten, W. Bell, Jacob Goddard, A.L. Pigott, Francis Bellew, R. M. Gooch, E. S. Plumptre, J. P. Bennet, Philip Goold, Wyndham Ponsonby, C. F. Beresford, William Gore, W. R. 0. , Portal, Melville Berkeley, Admiral Goulburn, Henry trice, Sir R Berkeley, Henry F. Grenfell, Charles W.. Pugh, David' Berkeley, C. L. Greene, Thomas Bowdon, Colonel Bernard, Viscount Grenfell, Charles W. Repton, G. W. Best, John Grey, Sir G. Ricardo, Osman Birch, Sir T. Grey, Ralph W. - Rice, E. R. Blair, Stephen Grosvenor, Lord R. Rich, Henry Blandford, MarquiS Guernsey, Lord Richards, Richard Boldero, Henry Gwyn, Bowel Romilly, Colonel Booth, Sir R. G. Hall, Colonel Rumbold, C. E. Bowles, Admiral Hallyburtou, Lord Rushout, Captain Boyle, Colonel lialsey, T. P. Russell, Lord J. Bramston, T. W. Hamilton, Lord C. Russell, E. nrereridge, Richard Harris, Richard Russell, F. C. H. Billie°, M... Hatchell, John Sanders, George Broadley, Henry Hawes, Beni. Sanders, Joseph Brooke, Sir A.B. Henley. J. W. Scott, F. Brown, W. Herbert, Sydney Seymour, H. D. Bruce, C. L. C. Berries, J. C. Seymour, Lord Bruen, Colonel Hervey, Lord A. SlaneY, R.:A..:.! Buck,' L. W. Hildyard, R. C. Smyth, Jc hn George Bulkelcy,Sir R. B. Hindley, Charles Smollett, A. Buller, Sir Y. Hodgson, W. N. Somerville, Sir W. Banbury, Edward Hope, A. Sotheron, T. H. S. Burghley, Lord Howard,VE. G. Spearman, H. J. Burke, Sir T. J. Hudson, George Spooner, Richard Butler, P. S. Inglis, Sir R. H. Stafford, Augustus Buxton, Sir E. Jermyn, Earl Stanford, J. F. Campbell, W. F. Jocelyn, Viscount Stanley, Edward Carew, W. P. Johnstone, Sir J. Stanley, E. H. Cavendish, C. C. Jolliffe, Sir W. 11. Stanley, W. 0. Cavendish, G.H. Jones, Captain Stanton, W. 8. Cavendish, W. G Knightley, Sir C. Stuart, Lord J. Cayley, Edward S. Knox, Colonel Stuart, H. Charteris. Francis Knox, W. S. Stuart, John Chatterton, Colonel Labouchere, Henry Sturt, Henry G. Chichester, Lord J. Childers, J. W. Christopher, It. A. Clerk, Sir G. Clive, R. 11. Clive, H. B. Cocks, T. S. Coke, Edward K. Coles, 11. B. Compton, H. C. Lacy, H. C. Langston, J. H. Lawley, B. B. Legh, G. C. Lemon, Sir C. Lennox, Lord A. Lennox, Lord G. H. Lewis, Sir T. Lewis, G. C. Lewisham, Viscount Taylor, Thomas E. Thompson, Colonel Tollemache, F. J. Tollemache, John Towneley, John Townley, R. G. Townshend, Captain Train, George Trevor, G. R. Tufnell, Henry Cowper, W. F. Craig, Sir W. G. Cubitt, William Dalrymple,:Captain Darner, Colonel Davies, D. A. Deedes, W. Denison, Edmund Denison, J. E. Dick, Quintin Disraeli, B. , Dod, J. W. Dodd, G. Drummond, Home Duckworth, Sir J. Lindsay, Colonel Littleton, E. R. Lockhart, W. Long, W. Lopes, Sir Ralph Loveden, Pryso Lowther, Henry Lygon, Gen. Mackenzie, W. F. Mackinnon, W. A. Macaghten, Sir E. M'Neill, Duncan Mahon, O'Gorman Mahon, Viscount Manners, Lord G. _ Tyler, Sir G. Vane, Lord IL Verner, Sir: W. Villiers, Viscount Vyse, R. IL Waddington, 11. S. Walpole, Spencer Wegg-Prosser, F. Wellesley, Lord C. Westhead, J. B. Willcox, Brodie Williamson, Sir H. Wilson, James Wilson, Matthew Wodehouse, E. Duncombe, A. Duncombe, 0. Duncan, John Dandas, Admiral Marshall, J. G. Matheson, Sir J. Matheson, Colonel Maule, Fox Wood, Sir Charles Worcester, Marquis Wrightson, W. B. Wynn, H. W. Dundas, George Maunsell, T. P. Dundas, Sir D. Maxwell, J. P. Dunne, Colonel Melgund, Viscount Du Pre, C. Georgo Meux, Sir henry East, Sir J. B. Mies, P. W. S. Ebrington, Viscount Milnes, IL M. Edwards, Henry Mitchell, T. A. IN .,_ ynn, Sir W. Wyvill, Marniaduke Yorke, E. T. TELLERS. Hayter, W. G. Hill, Lord M. COURT CIRCULAR. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary visited the Queen yesterday morning, at Buckingham Palace, and remained to luncheon with her Majesty and Prince Albert. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess de Ne mours visited her Majesty yesterday. His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday af ternoon at a meeting of the Royal Commission for the Pro motion of the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations. His Royal Highness arrived at the Exhibition Building in Hyde-park at a quarter before three o'clock. The Commissioners present were Earl Granville, Sir R. Westmacott, Sir Charles Lyell, Mr. Cubitt, Mr. T. F. Gib son, Mr. Pusey, M.P., and Mr. Hopkins (president of the Geological Society). Mr. J. Scott Russell, secretary to the Royal Commission, attended. Colonel Reid, chairman of the Executive Committee; Colonel Lloyd, Special Commissioner; and Dr. Lyon Play fair, Special Commissioner, were in attendance. The Royal Commissioners received a deputation from Sheffield, consisting of the Mayor of Sheffield, Mr. Bouverie, and Mr. Dunn. The meeting broke up at a quarter past five o'clock, when Prince Albert and the other Royal Commissioners received the Queen, who arrived at the Exhibition Building at that hour. Her Majesty was accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princess Helena, and was attended by the Countess of Desart and Colonel Buckley. The Queen was conducted through the galleries and other parts of the building, and afterwards returned with Prince Albert to Buckingham Palace. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, attended by Mr. Birch, took a drive yesterday, in an open carriage. Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, and the younger members of the Royal Family, took their usual pony and walking exercise yesterday in the Royal garden. The Earl De Grey, the Earl and Countess of Cawdor, Lord Edward Howard, Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor, and the Right Hon. Sir George and Lady Grey, had the honour of dining with her Majesty yesterday evening, at Buckingham Palace. The Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt held a quarterly meeting yesterday, at the official resi dence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in Downing street. The Commissioners present were the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Governor of the Bank of England, and the Deputy-Governor. Sir Alexander Spearman, secretary and comptroller-general to the Commissioners, was in at tendance. _ A deputation respecting the Morayshire Railway, consisting of Mr. Anton (Parliamentary agent), Mr. Burns, Mr. James Grant, and Mr. Martin (Parliamentary agent), had an inter view yesterday with the Railway Commissioners, at the office of the Board of Trade. Mr. R. Sallarnan bad an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at his officialresidence in Down ing-street. LORD BROUGHAM. Lord Brougham, of all public men, is now rendering the best service in the country, While party politicians are striving only for their own per sonal ends, the indefatigable Brougham is labouring in the cause of law reform, with a zeal and energy that remind us of his best days. Age cannot wither his energies, nor labour wear him out. His recent Bill fer the extension of the jurisdiction of the county courts is one of the beat and moat beneficial measures that has ever been proposed. it surely must shame the Ministry, if they have any.-sense of shame remaining; to And every good and useful measure started by private Members. Nothing in the shape of law reform or financial reform, has been as yet exhibited by the Govern ment, though we are premised some striking plan for Chan cery reform, which, however, we may very likely never see propounded. Brougham, too, by his attacks upon the un fairness of the operation of the income-tax, and upon the iniquities of schedule D, has a claim to the gratitude of the country, and quite throws into the shade Lord John Russell and the whole tribe of his colleagues. In fact, he has done more than them all altogether to promote the cause of re form ; and he is now by far more creditably occupied than the Premier, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Home Secretary, or his particular Friend, the Lord Chancellor. Advertiser. TESTIMONIAL TO A GREAT RAILWAY CONTRACTOR' —Yesterday a festival in honour of Mr. Brassey, the emi nent contractor, and for the presentation to him of certain tokens of the esteem of the profession, was held at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill ; Mr. Burt in the chair. Amongst the company present were Messrs. Bidder, C.E., Rendel, C.E., Brunel, C.E., Mowatt (secretary Great Northern), Fox (Crystal Palace), Errington, C.E., Gooch (Eastern Counties), Dockray, C.E. (North-Western), Locke, AL P., W. Jackson, M.P., W. and I. Cubitt, C.E., and H. Robertson, C.E. On the right of the chairman sat Mr. Brassey; on the left Mr. William Cubitt. The cloth having been removed, the Chairman, atter the usual loyal toasts, proposed the presentation to Mr. Brassey of the portraits of himself and Mrs. Brassey, with the other testimonials of the esteem of his coadjutors and the assembled company. He eulogised that gentleman in his various capacities,lamidst the prolonged and enthusiastic cheers of the audience. Mr. Breast)) , having returned thanks, various other toasts were proposed by gentlemen of, deserved celebrity ; amongst whom were Messrs. Locke, M.P., Errington, Cubitt, Ac. all spoke in the highest terms of the individual in honour of whom the festival was held. Mr. Harker officiated as toastmaster. TEE FRIMLEY MURDER.—Yesterday morning, in putsuance of the official orders, the two prisoners. Levi Har• wood and James Jones, were removed from the gaol at Kingston, in custody of several officers, to the Surrey county prison. They were conveyed in a post-chaise and reached HorsemOnger-lane shortly after one o'clock, where only a few persons had assembled in front of the gates. The vehicle . was driven into the court-yard in front of the magistrates'- room, where Mr. John Keene, the governor, formally took charge of them. They were placed in separate cells, and the necessary attendants were directed to watch over them night and day. Shortly before two o'clock the approver, Hiram Smith, was brought from Kingston in the prison van to the same gaol, in charge of three constables, where he will remain until further orders. The other prisoner, Samuel Harwood, still remains in the custody of Mr. Morton, of the TNLlbridge-weljj SPORTING NOTES; No. XXVII. METROPOLITAN MEETING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,--The movements on the Epsom events up to mid night yesterday, and early this morning, have not been characterised by any violent change in the state of affairs, but considerable sums on commission and for p r ivate specu lation have been added to the al rea dy h ea vy amounts in vested on the cracks. Out of th e t we l ve en t r i es fo r the Trial Stakes, nine will g o to th e p os t, i nc l u di ng Si mp li c ity, Cran berry. Miss Letty c olt, and C ons t ance , among w h om , i n my opinion, the race will lay—th e fi rs t an d l as t f or c h o i ce . Th e betting on the Two Year s Old St a k es i s a t presen t con fi ne d to The Old Lad, at 2 to I (offered), Prince Rupert, and the Pelerine filly, at 5 to 1, Miss Conyngham and Apostate, at 6 to 1, and Chaffinch, at 8 and 6 to 1 ; Freedom, a doubtful starter, the Hetman Platoff filly, and Flirt have been backed, but for the last sixteen hours have not been in foree. As it seems likely that Chaffinch will represent Messrs. Payne and Greville's interests, she is a dangerous nag to be against. For the City and Suburban Handicap Windhound and The Incurable still remains in immense force, 4 to 1 being the outside price against either. The Empress colt was sup ported rather stiffly last night at the West-end, not more than Bto 1 being obtainable at the close. Maid of Team Valley found friends at 8 and 7 to 1 • and Dulcet, Castanero and Brington were; looking up. ilthiron wa, rather un steady, layers forming the strongest party. The field will amount to full sixteen. The Licensed Victuallers' Pet, the Great Metropolitan Handicap, has kept the metallics at work vigorously. Ru mour, with her hundred tongues, has been very busy. Old Dan Tucker has accomplished wonders in private, and is sure to be somewhat about the mark ; 8 and 10 to 1 is con sidered a good price about him this morning; 12 and 15 to 1 was laid the day before yesterday. Dawson is coming with his couple, at the last moment, as usual. Brother to Dough is also reported to be en route; I left him out of my cal culations yesterday ; at his present price (20 to 30 to 1) he is worth a small investment, just by way of keeping on the right side. Sunrise at 4, and Cnxus at 7to 1, are still at the head of the poll. Sauter-le-Coup was backed yesterday for a great sum at 12 to 1; 10 to 1 may be considered his price. Hesse Hombarg is said to be amiss, but not knowing for a certainty, nothing official having come to hand up to post time this morning, can't say. Estafette's running is very problematical. The following, according to my ac-- counts received this morning, are not likely to be found at the post, in fact, are pretty certain non-starters, viz : —Russ borough, Clincher, Elthiron, Windischgratz, celt by Drome dary, William the Conqueror, Rhesus, Damask, Zenobia colt, The Sweep, Little George, Estafette, The Ban, Mica Etty colt, Brother to Truthteller, and Pandemus. Three or four others may be added to this list. Kathleen has been much inquired after, and backed to win a large stake; she will be in front at the finish, and will run altogether much better than her enemies imagine; 10 to 1 is her present price. My opinion remains unaltered, SUNRISE or CNAUS to win! OLD DAN TUCKER next, with Kathleen, Vam pyre, and Brother to Dough in attendance. My remarks on the first meeting at head quarters, yclept, The Craven, will appear to-morrow. I am, Sir, yours, &c., TILE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. April 3, 1651. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CROXTON PARK RACES-w EDNESDAY. Farmers' Handicap of 50 sovs., and 5 to the second horse, heats once round, was won in two heats by Mr. Pinder's ',Enz. beating Folly and several others. The Gold Cup, added to a Handicap of 20 sow. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared. Two miles. (36 Subs., 12 of whom declared.) Mr. Parr's Clothworker, 5 yrs, list lllb Mr. Cheney na The Baroness, 5 yrs, lOst 131 b.... 2 General Sale and some others ran. Betting-7 to 4 agst Clothworker, and 2to 1 agst General Sale. > Won cleverly. No race for the Melton Plate. The Forced Handicap of 5 sous. each, one mile, was won by Warwick, beating General Sale and Lysimachus. EPSOM SPRING MEETING, 1851. In the subjoined outline of the engagements for to-day and Friday, we hare included the entries made yesterday afternoon. THE STEEPLECHASES.—THis DAY. The Beddington Free Handicap of 5 sovs. each, an 50 added ; the winner to pay 10 sou. towards expenses. About 3 miles from Newton Wood Post—Trust-me -not, Ilst 61b— The General, list 21b—Anglesey, lOst 71b—Don Juan, lOst 71b—Miss Mowbray, lOst 61b—Mind your own Business, lOst 61b—St. George, lost 51b—Viscount, lOst 21b—Legislator, 9st 1211I—Buseot, 9st 71b. The Grand Metropolitan Handicap (Steeplechase) of 20 soya, each, h ft, and 5 ft only if declared, with 1001. added if five start; the second to save his stake, and the winner to pay 20 sovs. towards expenses. Twice round and a distance, over the usual steeplechase course, about four miles— Sir John, list 121b—Lord George, list 51b—Vainhope, list 21b —Sir Peter Laurie, I I s t—B r iti s h Y eoman , lO s t IA —Maria Day, lOst 121b—Spring Buck, 10st 31b—Rattrap, lOst 31b— Rendsburgh. lOst 21b—Jerry (late Revolution), lOst—Mul ligan, lOst—Spectator, 9st 101b—Scavenger, 9st 101 b. Three others declared forfeit. The Free (hurdle race) Handicap, of 10 nova. each, and 50 added; twice round and a distance, over the new hurdle race course, about two miles Sir Peter Laurie, llst 71b— Lord George, list 41 b —Vesta, lOst 131b—Little Queen, lOst 101 b Fazeley, lOst 81b—Miss Collingwood—lCst 81b— Cogie, lOst 71b—General, lOst blb—Combatant, lOst 51b— Bedford, 10st 41b—Lady Frances, lOst 41b - Defaulter, lOst— Martingale, 9st 121b—Unlucky One, 9st 101b—Cowslip, 9st 81b—Loddington, 9st 71b—Beaumont Oates, 9st 71b. The Scramble (steeplechase) Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 20 added ; about two miles : —lrish Lass (201. )—Spring Buck— (2ol.)—Victress (20/. ) The Colonel (60/.) The Painter (3rl.)—Tom Tough (201.) the winner of a steeplechase, shall receive an allowance of 4 kilos.; and every Englishman who shall have ridden the winner of a steeplechase value 1001., to carry 5 kilos. extra. The ground will be shown to the riders twenty four hours before the race, on foot. Any horse going over it before the race will be disqualified. Every horse which shall start may be claimed within twenty-four hours of the race, by the Administrator des Hares, under the following conditions:— If the winner, carrying 84 kilos. for 10,000 f. Ditto ditto 80 kilos. for B,ooof. Ditto ditto 76 kilos. for 7,000 f. If beatee, carrying 84 kilos. for 13,000 f. Ditto ditto 80 kilos. for 10,500 f. Ditto ditto 76 kilos. for 9,000 f. The horses were entered in L on d on an d at t h e H ares du Pin on the 19 th inst., and t h e following is a com plete list:— Lord Lurgan's b h Subduer, by Slane, aged. Mr. T. Mason's ch h Rattrap, by Ratcatcher, aged. Mr. Present's ch h Bridegroom (late Lustrum), by Hark away, 5 yrs. Mr. liine's ch h Shinrone, by Ishmael, aged. Mr. Tilbury's b h Sir Benjamin, by Lanercost, out of Queen of Beauty. Mr. Rea's ch h Saucy Boy, by Arthur, aged Mr. Phillipps's br h Multum in Parvo Mr. Phillipps's b h Young Superior _ Viscount A. Talou's ch h Detritus, by Giges, 5 yrs M. G. de Montecot's ch h Agitation, aged M. M. Loyer's Prince Eugene, aged. Large and comfortable boxes will be prepared at the Elaras for the use of the horses engaged in the steeple chase, and the race-course will be opened for the purpose of exercise. The whole of the arrangements have been entrusted to M. de la Matte, the special commis sioner of the races in Normandy. The line of country over which the steeplechase will be run is close to Pin, extending over beautiful meadows, with thirty jumps, all of which will be visible to the spectators. The fences are said to be re markably " stiff," and include a wall, five feet high, and several brooks of considerable width. In all probabi lity there will be a second race, a Poule d'Amateurs, after the decision of the great event, which is fixed to take place at twelve o'clock precisely, and for which the whole of the above are expected to start. The affair excites considerable interest in sporting circles here. —Gatignani. 'THE FLAT RACES. FRIDAY, 1 O'CLOCK.—The Trial Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 50 added. One mile—Simplicity, 3 yrs—Cranberry, 4 yrs—Musician, 4 yrs Duster, 3 yrs—The Swede, 4 yrs— Terpsichore, 3 yrs—lrene, 3 yrs—br c by Hercules out of Miss Letty, 3 yrs — Bullfinch, 4 yrs—Crystal Palace, 4 yrs— Edward of York, 3 yrs—Constance, 3 yrs. QUARTER TO Two o'CrocK.—The City and Suburban Handicap, of 15 soya. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 150 sovs. added; the second to receive 20 soya.; last mile and a quarter of the New Derby Course. (57 Subs., 24 of whom declared.) Yrs st lb Mildew Pitsford Elthiron The Swede Hagley .. 6 7 8 Maid of Team Valley 5 7 8 Woodlark Knight of Gwynne 4 7 2 Dulcet a 7 0 Gladiole ....... 4 7 0 Zadoc Windhouud 4 6 12 Cottingham...... Eva . Yrs st lb Handsome Doe 4 6 9 Teeswater Castanero 4 6 4 Brington Flare-up ......... ..... 4 6 2 The Swindler .... .... 4 6 2 Duster 3 5 4 Tightwaist Britannia ... 3 5 2 Theorem ... 3 5 0 B c by Sir Hercules, out of Empress Pandemus ,The Incurable 3 4 8 The Two. years old Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 25 added ; colts, Bst 61b, and fillies Bst 41b ; the second to save his stake. Half a mile. (20 Subs.)—Count Bathyany's Queen Bee, Mr. T. Brown na b c by Jasper, Mr. Carew's Little John, Mr. Carew's The Nun, Mr. F. Clarke's Sabra, Mr. Death's Fire Queen, Mr. C. Dorrien's Carinetta, Mr. J. S. Douglas's Miss Giddy, Mr. W. Edwards's Old Lad, Mr. W. Etwall's f by Slane out of Pelerine, Mr. Gratwiclie's Flirt, Mr. Greville's Chaffinch, Sir J. Hawlev's Skulda, Mr. Higgins's Apostate, Mr. Morris's f by H. Platoff d by Sircingle, Mr. Payne's Freedom, Mr. Russell's Prince Rupert, Mr. S. Scott's Swipes, Mr. B. Way's Conyngham, Mr. Whieldon na Launceletta. The Great Metropolitan Nandi 5 only if declared, with 350 501. The Great Metropolitai a quarter. (101 Subs, 68 of Yrs st lb, Peep-o'-Day-Boy ... a 8 10; Glauca Bussborough 8 8 6 8 Clincher Elthiron Windischgrutz 4 7 19j icap of 25 soya. each 15 ft, and added; the second to receive in Stake Course, two miles and I whom declared.) Yrs st lb Mouse AgiA Little George John of Berwick ... 4 6 6 4 6 6 ,Selina Snowstorm Vatican c by Dromedary, d by Mulatto Vampyre a 7 7 Baby W illiam the Con- Eva Estafette ....... 4 6 0 Ondine 4 6 0 Valentine ...... Aristocrat The Ban ch c by John o' queror Sauter-la-coup© Rhesus 5 7 0, (Eclipus ....... 5 6 121 Minimum 5 6 121 Damask ch c by Gladiator, out of Zenobia ..... 4 6 10 Dulcet a 6 10 Gaunt; d by The Saddler Cnseus Ilease Homburg 3 4 10 !Sunrise Bro to Truthteller Pandemus b c by Sir Hercules, out of Empress Bro. to Dough The Sweep 4 6 10 Don Pedro Kathleen 4 6 0 The rest pay 5 sous. each. The Railway Plate of 501., for all ages, three-quarters of a mile :—Grist, 6 yrs—Britannia, 3 yrs—Ferule, 5 yrs—Torpor, 4 yrs—Forest Flower, 6 yrs—Terpischore, 3 yrs—Thornhill, 5 yrs—Ondine, 4 yrs —Bullfinch, 4 yrs—Escape, 6 yrs— Crystal Palace, 6 yrs—Warwick, 4 yrs—Marquis of Conyng ham, aged—Lady Frances, 6 yrs—Cora, 4 yrs—Constance, 3 yrs - Diligence, 4 yrs—Castanero, 4 yrs—Mogador, aged— St. Patrick, 3 yrs. The Selling Stakes of 3 toys. each, and 25 added. One mile :—Grist, 6 yrs (301. )—Rosewood, 4 yrs (801. )—Torpor, 4 yrs (301.)—Zegri, 3 yrs (301.)—Fernande, 4 yrs (801.) — Forest Flower (301.)—Thornhill, 5 yrs (801.)—b c by Slane, out of Odessa, 3 yrs (30/.)—Ondine, 4 yrs (300— Bullfinch, 4 yrs (300 —Pavilion, 3 yrs (80/o—Marquis of CJnyngham, aged (300 —Walbrook, 5 yrs (301.)—Mogador, aged (3010 ARRIVALS FOR THE STEEPLECHASES, THURSDAY. —Trust me- Not, Legislator, Lord George, Rendsburgh, Miss Mow bray, Maria Day, British Yeoman, Jerry, Viscount, Spring Buck, Rattrap, Mulligan. FOR THE FLAT RACES, FRlDAY.—Elthiron, Castanero, Teeswater, Agis, The Swede, Brington, Empress colt, Grist, Eva, The Incurable, Mouse, Torpor, Miss Letty colt, Odessa ' colt, Ondine, Fernando, King of Oude, Simplicity, Apostate, Queen Bee, Glauca, Old Dan Tucker, Cnteus, Kathleen, Valentine, Marquis of Conyngham, Chaffinch. The following, besides others, engaged in the Plates and Selling Stakes, are reported to be on their road :—Baby , Snowstorm, Snowstorm, Brother to Dough, Pitsford, digs f al aM Valley, Windhotmd, Selina, nesse Homburg, Miss Y° ham, three of E. Jones's, and three or four of Mr. Drinkald's. n GRAND STEEPLECHASE.w take place A steeplechase for a prize of 7,500 f. will on the 7th of April, at the Hares du Pin, near Nonant (Orne), for which several English horses of high repu tation will contend. This prize has been offered by the French Government, in the hopes of attracting horses of this class from England, in order that, by claiming such as they think fit—whether successful or not in the race, at a fair and liberal price, they m a y continue to maintain the efficiency of their Nati ona l Hares. For this purpose, therefore, it will be seen that the race is confined exclusively to stallions, which will account for the smal lness of the entry,when co m p a r e d with the steeplech ases that took p l ace a few seasons back at the Croix do Berny, which were open to horses of every description. Considering the great expense attending so long a journey from England, however, the present entry must be considered a very good one, and we have no doubt but that the race will attract a large at tendance at the Hares du Pit), where is to be seen one of the finest breeding establishments in the world. The following are the conditions and entries:— "A prize of 7,500 f., given by the Administration des Hares, for stallions not exceeding twelve years old, of every breed, and from any country (except winners of s teeplechases in France in 1850, and every horse which shall have been rejected by the Administration des Hams), added to a sweepstakes of 125 f. each, to go to the second horse. French ' gentlemen( never having ridden NAVAL . INTELLIGENCE. Powrsmotmr, APRIL 2.—The Birkenhead iron steam troop frigate, Master-Commander Salmond, sailed this morn ing for Woolwich, to embark troops for Halifax. The flag ship Victory, Captain F. P. Blackwood; Britannia, 120, Captain Yates; Blenheim, 60, Captain Henderson, C.B ; and the Vengeance, 84, Captain Lord Edward Russell, got up their lower yards and topmasts and sent up topgallantmasts this morning for the summer. The Penelope, 22. steam-frigate, Captain Lyster, hauled off to the stream to-day to adjust her compasses. She will go to Spithead about the 9th inst. By the death of Rear-Admiral of the Blue John Toup Nicolas, C.B. K.H., Captain Sir John Hill, Superintendent of Deptford Victualling-yard, attains his flag; Captain Sir Richard Grant (1828) is placed upon the 14s. 6d. list; and Captain the lion. H. Keppel, of the Meander, is placed upon the 12s. 6d. list. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 2.—Her Majesty's steam-vessel Rha damanthus arrived on Tuesday morning from Sheerness with arms and ammunition for the Cape. She will take on board here specie for the payment of the troops. Her Majesty's brig Nautilus went down into the Sound on Tuesday. The main piece of the rudder of her Majesty's steam frigate Retribution having been sprung, the rudder is under going repair at the dockyard with all possible speed. Rear-Admiral John Toup Nicolas, who died at Windsor terrace, Citadel-road, Plymouth, on Tuesday morning, the Ist of April, at three o'clock, was the eldest of five sons (four of whom held commissions in the navy). He w.s born at Withen, near Helston, Cornwall, Feb. 22, 1788, and was consequently in his 63d year. He entered the profession in 1797, and was, in 1799, midshipman of the ship Edgar, Captain Buller, until the peace. In 1803 he rejoined Captain Buller in the Naiad, and in May, 1804, being made lieutenant was appointed to the Malta. He removed to the Queen in 1807, and subsequently joined the Canopus until 1609, when Lord Collingwood gave him an acting order to the Redwing, 18, from which he was subsequently promoted by the Admiralty to the Pilot, 18, and sailed in her from Spithead, April, 1810, with a large convoy of merchant shipping, under Captain Dundas in the Euryalus. Captain Nicolas, in the Pilot, did very great service to his nation while on the east and west coasts of Calabria, where he captured and destroyed alone upwards of 130 of the enemy's vessels. On the 17th of June, 1815, the Pilot attacked the French man-of-war Legt•re, mounting 28 guns, and caused her to run. On this occasion Captain Nicolas received post rank. On the 4th of June, 1815, the Prince Regent conferred on him the companionship of the order of the Bath, and on the 4th of October in the same year his Majesty the King of the Two Sicilies conferred on him the small cross of the royal and military order of St. Ferdinand and Merit, and on the 26th of April, 1816, he was raised to the rank of Knight Commander of the order of St. Fer dinand. In March and April, 1816, the Pilot accompanied Lord Exmouth to Algiers and Tunis, when all the Neapoli tan and Sardinian slaves were liberated, and in July she was paid off. Captain Nicolas, while actively employed in the navy, was the inventor of several highly valuable appliances for the service, and gave some useful information to the Ad miralty on the subject of the Mediterranean charts. In carrying out the improvements and :embellishments of his ship he appears to have been utterly regardless of his own finances; the Pilot was fitted with brass guns and other costly gear; and it is stated that 12,0001., gained by prizes, and 15,003/., the value of a private estate, all went, in the warmth of his zeal for his profession. In August, 1818, Captain Nicolas married Frances Anna, eldest daughter of Mr. Nicholas Were, of Landcox, near Wellington, by whom he had several children. The last active appointment held by Captain Nicolas was that of Captain-Superintendent of the Royal William Victualling-yard, Plymouth. During the holding of this office Captain Lord John Hay, a junior officer, was appointed, over the head of Captain Nicolas, Commodore- Superintendent of the Devonport Dockyard in the same port. This circumstance seems to have galled the vigorous spirit of the hero of the Pilot, and appears to have weighed him down to the hour of his death, to which he gradually declined for the last four days. In consequence of his devotion to the service several of his younger chil dren are unprovided for; and it is hoped that the Admi ralty will do justice to the descendants of one of the most active and zealous officers who ever graced the Navy List. APPOINTMENTS. WOOLWICH, APRIL 2.—Lieutenant Richard H. Risk (1844), to the command of the Tartarus steam-vessel, of 136-horse power, at Woolwich. The gallant officer has hoisted his pendant, and commenced entering men to-day, for service in protecting the fisheries on the north coast of Scotland. DESCENT OF THE DUKE OF BRUNS WICK IN MR. GREEN'S BALLOON. HASTINGS, Ariut 2.—Mr. Charles Green, who left in the Victoria balloon, with the Duke cf Brunswick, on Monday afternoon, for France, arrived here again last night by mail. It appears from the statement of the aeronautic veteran, that the balloon, which left Hastings at about twenty minutes past one in the afternoon, retained a south-easterly course till about twelve miles from the English shore. The wind then carried them southward. When somewhat short of mid channel the balloon was almost becalmed, and took a low level, so that by means of a speaking-trumpet the occupiers of the car could converse with the crews of some fishing boats which appeared beneath them. On getting further from the English coast the balloon again got into a current setting to the south-east. The gas at this period became much expanded by the action of the sun's rays, and the balloon ascended to a height of 4,060 feet. The safety-valve at the bot tom of the balloon then began to act, owing to the great ex pansion of the gas, and the escape which ensued caused a gra dual descent, till the appendages to the guide-line, styled by Mr. Green the " compensating weight," ,and which we de scribed in our account of the ascent, came upon the surface of the water, whereby the downward progress was checked, owing to the diminished weight depending upon the machine. Before arriving at this point, the aeronauts had enjoyed a magnificent view of the English coast, extending from Dun geness point to Beachy Head—the long line of coast glowing in the vivid rays of a resplendent sun. When about 20 miles from the French coast they obtained a view of a portion of the shores of France. At length the land appeared so near at hand that the grapuell was lowered. The shore was found to have been left by the ebbing of the tide, and the sands were observed to be of great extent. Two men were seen walking upon the sands, and as the balloon passed over them, with it s l guide line trailing behind, one of them caught at it, and was immediately seen to be dashed violently upon the earth. The rope got under the feet of his companion, who forthwithn speedily er formed a complete somersault in the air and w e a y s er, placed hors de combat. The unfortunate pair , h the f eventuall y l fallacy of seen endeavouringtoregain their t e catch t e e g h s , a doubtless hallee n. convincedhowever, _ of The land in the vicinity of the shore was observedby Mr, Green to be of an undulating character, apparennly adapted for the purpose of a descent; he, therefore, pro ceeded onward till he surmounted a lofty hill, the summit of which he cleared at an elevation of about 50 feet. lie then descended rapidly. In the valley appeared a village, from which scores of people were speedily seen to emerge. The Duke laid hold of his speaking trumpet, and shouted direc tions to the peasantry how to act. The balloon reached the earth almost without a shock, and abundance of attendance being promptly rendered the aerial visitor was soon made fast, and the Duke and Mr.. Gre en alighted, finding them selves in the fields near N eufchatel, about 10 miles south west of Boulogne. A railway station appeared half a mile off, situate on the Boulogne and Amiens Railway. His High ness proceeded at once to the station, and almost imme diately took his seat in a train en route for Paris; while Mr. Green, having discharged his gas, got the balloon packed up and proceeded therewith in a cart to Boulogne, where he arrived at about 10 o'clock at night. The descent was made at a few minutes after six o'clock, the voyage having occupied nearly five hours, while the dis tance traversed was rec k one d at f u ll 60 miles. Mr. Green styles his trip as an "aqua-aerial" voyage, and describes it as having been most delightful not only to himself, but also to his Highness, to whom one great recommendation was the absence of all sensible motion. The gas, furnished by the Hastings:Gas Company, is stated by Mr. Green to have been of excellent quality, the clerk of the works, Mr. Ginner, and his foreman, Mr. Inlpen, having carried out the wishes of Mr. Green to have a supply of gas as free from carbon as possible. TEETII—flow often do we find the hnman face divine disfigured by neglecting the chiefest of its ornaments, and the breath made disagreeable to com panions by non-attention to the teeth! Though perfect in their structure and composition, to keep them in a pure and healthy state requires some little trouble; and if those who are blessed with well-formed teeth knew how soon decay steals into the mouth, ma king unsightly what otherwise are delightful to admire, and desi g natin g unhealthiness by the impurity of the breath, they would spare no expense to chase away these fatal blemishes. But although most ladies are careful, and even particu lar in these delicate matters, yet few are su . fficiently aware of the imperative necessity of avoiding a ll noxious or mineral substances of an acrid nature, a n d of which the greater part of the cheap tooth - powders of the present day are composed It is highly satisfactory ~ to point out Messrs. Rowlan ds Odonto, or Pearl Denti- frice, as a preparation fr ee from all injurio us e l emen ts, and eminently ca lculated to embellish and p reserve the dental structure, to impart a grateful fragrance to the breath, and to embellish and perpetuate the graces of the mouth. _Court Journal. THE INCOME TAX. A proceeding has been mentioned in connexion with the income-tax more objectionable than anything that has yet transpired. It appears that the City Commissioners, through one of their officials, have actually begun to ask the heads of mercantile establishments the amount of salary paid to each of their clerks, in order, as he said, to " check " the returns made by those gentlemen themselves. In the instance which has come to our knowledge the application was made to a partner in one of the highest and most re spected City firms, and when the object of it was made known it was instantly and most properly re fused. The chances are, however, that in other cases the information will be given hastily, before the nature of the inquiry is fully appreciated, and that thus a system of espionage will come into vogue, the principle of which may be extended to all other persons. If secret in quiries are to be made of employers there is no reason why also information should not in turn be extracted from clerks or assistants. In this way a bookkeeper may be asked the profits of a house in order to " check" the statements of its members, and the assistant of a professional person, or the servant of a tradesman, may be adroitly worked upon to the same end. Once admit that these Com missioners have a right to obtain a knowledge of people's affairs through any other than public sources, and there is no end to the machinery that may be set to work for the purpose throughout the country. All that they are entitled to demand is the duly-signed return of the party to be taxed, and if from fair and open causes they have rea son to distrust that return, they may increase the assess ment at their pleasure, and let him resort to his right of ap peal. The power thus conferred is unpopular enough, and good management and discretion are es s enti a l t o con d uc t t h e p ro cess and to prevent it f rom b ecom i ng so o di ous la to caus e a public clamour that shall ren d er im possiblea continuance of direct taxation, and there is consequently no condemnation too strong for those who risk the destruction of the advantages which that mode of taxation confers by such conduct as seems now to be pursued. By maintaining its unfair exemptions and its flagitious scale, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has done his best to provoke its being swept away altogether; and it only requires a few instances such as the City Commissioners ap pear likely to furnish to render its doom unavoidable. The cry will then be that direct taxation has been tried and failed, and it will take a waste of years to disabuse the prejudice,ic resulted in failure, but the and to s h ow th a t it was no t community principle of itself lah f w e and incapacity with which it was sought to be ad ministered. JOSEPH IL AND THE MONIES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE su m SlR,—The following may serve to show what Joseph 11., of Austria, thought, of monks. In 1781 that Em peror (born, as they say, in Austria, half a century too soon) thus wrote to the Archbishop of Salzblirgl-- "My Prince,—The interior administration of my states exacts from me a prompt reform. An empire ove r which I reign must be g overne d accor di ng to my princi ples. Prejudices, fanaticism, despotism, and the slavery of mind must disappear; and each of my subjects must resume the exercise of his natural rights. " Menachisin has attained an intolerable excess in Austria. . "I have appointed a commissio n , c h arge d w ith the duties relative to the suppression of superfluous convents. When I tear off the mask of monachism, and transform the useless monk into a productive citizen, I then hope that more than one of those factious slaves will speak otherwise than they now do of my reforms. "My task is diffieult. It is no inconsiderable affair to reduce this army of monks, and to make men of these fakirs, before the shorn heads of whom the vulgar pros trate themselves with respect." In another letter he says— " Since the time I have succeeded to the first di‘rdem in the world, philosophy has regulated my actions. Austria must assume another than her present form. • . As I detest superstition and h er Phari sees, I will give freedom to my people. For this pur pose I will drive out the monks—l will suppress their convents." In 1784, Joseph wrote Pius Vl.: " I have suppressed the superfluous convents, and congregations still more superfluous. Tkeir revenues are appropriated to maintain useful curates and primary schools," &c. Joseph (adds the author from whom I quote) was in deed a great man; but the bigotry and selfishness of the world would not appreciate him when he lived, &c. I am, Sir, yours, &c. March 25. WATCHMAN. SEABORNE MAILS. [N signifies that the mails are sent frora the General Pest-ofi3oi by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.] ' When made up in From what m PLACES. GoneralPost-ofilee port dis- London. patched. duo. America (by Brit. pkt.)N April 4 .. .. Liverpool.. April 7 America (by I.T.S. pkt.) N April 8 .. Liverpool .. April 13 America (by U.S. pkt.) M April. 23 ,Southairtpt. April 10 Africa (West coast).. N 14th of the month !Plymouth April 1 Alexandria' •....... N 19th & 30th of mo.lDover .. April Hi Belgium • • .. •• N Daily .. Dover .. Daily Brazil .. • • .. 3.1 9th of the month Southampt. April 12 Buenos Ayres .. M 9th of the month Southampt. April 12 California(viaChagres) 31 17th of month Southampt. Aprd 5 Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plymouth.. April 3 Constantinople' •• N 7th 17th 27th of mo,Dover April 10 Central America .. 2d & 17th of mon. (Southampt. April Channel Isles • • .. N Mon., Wed., & Fri. Southampt. Tn. 11.8 a Chili . M.l7th of the month Southampt. April 20 France .. &N Twice daily .. .. Dover .. Twioedaily Greece' .• N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover •• April 10 11 amburgh N I Tuesday & Friday London .. Tues. Sat. Holland .. • • .. 311Wedn es. & Satur. London .. Mosi.Thrr Honduras Ninth of the month!Southampt. April 20 Ireland .. 11 & *Twice daily .. Holyhead •• 1 wicedaily India(ria Southamp.) 20th of the month,Southampt. April 2a India (via 31 arseilles) N 7tht 24th ofmonth;Dover •• April 23 Mediterranean (via Southampton) • • 31,20 th of the month Southampt. April 28 Mediterranean (via Marseilles) .. N Ith& 24th of month 1 Dover • • April 23 Mexico .. Ml2cl of the mouth..! Southampt. April 5 Madeira .. • • .. M 9th of the month Southampt. April 12 Malta* 2,„ T fl7th,l7th,l9tb,27th 1 Dover April 10 & 30th of month Naples. .. • • • • N,sth 15th 25th of mo Dover •• April 2 Papal States' N ,51.1115 th 25th of mo Dover .. April 2 Peninsular.. • • .. 31,7 th 17th 27th of mo Southampt. April 5 Peru .. .. • • • • 3 117th of the month eouthampt. April 20 Tuscany' N'sth 15th 25th of mo Dover • • !April 2 West Indies .. 17th of the mouth Southampt. 'April 20 West Indies (except Ilavanna & Nassau) 11,2 d of the month ..!Southatinpt.lApril 5 2d of the month .. ountries thus marl * The mails to those c French packet via Marsei CALIFORNIA.—MaiIi to arc now despatched and c Southanapt. Hipril 5 ked (*) are conveyed by and from Califol ue by every Aral is via the United States can packet. The first manufactory for spinning by machinery, in Austria, has just been founded at a place called Eipel, on the frontier of Bohemia and Silesia. THE MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY, APRTh 2.—The Royal Mail Steam Packet ompany's ship Dee, Cap. tain W. Allan, sailed this afternoon at three o'clock with the usual mails for the West Indies, Spanish Main, and Gull of Mexico, in charge of Lieutenant Brown, R.N., Admiralty agent. The Dee takes out 77 passengers, among whom are Commodore M'Quhae, fer Jamaica, and Lady Alleyne, for Barbadoes, also a good general cargo, and specie value 23,0001. sterling. The United States' mail steamer Hermann, Captain E. Crabtree, was to leave New York on the 29th of March, and may be expected to arrive off Cowes on her way to Bremen, about the 13th inst. The steam ship Franklin, Captain J. A. Wootton, was appointed to leave New York on the 6th inst., and may be looked for here about the 17th or 18th inst., en route to Havre. t N io o n. vie lt es w .— as Lit .r - y tle ric ß h e a d na lt fa t Lit-tle Red Ri-ding Hood went out for a Walk with her great Por-tion in lit-tie Bas-ket. As she was going be - i - n e l - N ne o g rca. l ea l ,n 1 lu g ulh , R se o ee a os o Ed s f l h ß a h ei r Y l a g eN d s e r,a t s AaWolf..LhEe largemr her, Fi e O t ßr- thank ijet y ..n o t u icie d ol e yl rend' you, Lit-tle Red tti-ding Hood 'said, " Very well, lL t - le Red Ri ding Sir." She did not know the Wolf was a Wolf, for he did "Wherel Zi - ding H a r eod you thought ( g m o g . h i ntgh mye was Lit-tienotis,, 4 , J O , i house, ulhilseo eonwnewael, misdhk enaarideyioNevd her el grt , in He Sheep's r o al, n ssi t Hood said, "I am - a tci long ooDnt Clothing. r b g l: c , k ßL w u it o t o . go-thg thtoe play" " Ah !" said the Wolf, "take aur, H , av, e i, r ld e llN comes eii i Ras hide safe from ei l l og. : n d oi H a ut n' M ioi . , one a Man to bl t i l yed o: g r n W i‘a u fi ac ni en i t a f o.l -way with you." Then Lit-tle red Then give Hood her : e h the and Wolf, h a h n fraid. en the loß W nag o s lf said,itt " Co l m oi e lf a t:o lon i g t li Nn A , 0 h n l fi And a in : ( el when then and n h od e . . had twhgee nr got her went Wolves -w ay to the ii Wolf hteh reh then N r rho ; N o s, ehsu,t hisa and her(Di teuhnpe. ate uispl3hAre:;tlPor•tion be-tween them. Lit-tle Red Ri-ding Sllhoeoedp,s*ec•also-ne-ver seen a-ny more, and no one knows what on-ly that the Wolf kept her in his Den till she died. Lit-tle girls should not lie-ten to Wolves in thing, for fear they should be served like Lit-tle Red Ri-ding Hood.- Punch. REPAY EMENT OF LONDON-BRIDGE.—In conse quence of the anxiety manifested by the Bridge-house Es tates Committee, connected with the Corporation of the city of London, that that important thoroughf are- the car riage-way of London-bridge—should be repaved as rapidly as possible, Mr. Chadwick, the contractor, has, in obedience to their wishes, put upon the work a large number of hands. Although the breaking-up of the ri ,roadway idveueyrsin w ragtt. a hot s e:te n nh e te t et Com mencedomtpoh Citye. until Monday morning last, above two-thirds of the paving stones, on the western side, have been removed, and a considerable portion of the track filled mon i blocks of excellent quality. Larger ones, similar to erb- I t o h n e g T itu h d am in e a s ll . y s northern ton e kerb stones, e i shores i d o f Sewers' Commission having report li e r' d heem tli s ai of way it would be desirable that the pavement of King tempo rary and but partial stoppage of the t b r e a e di n c thereupon, William-street should be relaid during the progress of the works at the bridge, an order has which order, it is expected, w ill be carried out simultane ously with e great work at Lend bridge, now so satis factorily proceeding under superintendence of the con • i foreman, Mr CI - I • tractor _and his principa . • eaN e. tis ex pected that the work will De completed by the Ist of May next. I.—ln a OXFORD, Arial , convocation held this day, the sum of 4001• of ir granted out of the University chest to the Protease)! otany, towards the cost of erecting two new cons er vatories for the cultivation of tropical, aqua tic, and orchidsceoUS Plants, with the incidental expenses. LIFE Le nsATIL -- --Sorne twelve years ago the son of a respectable fi le - manufacturer, carrying on business in andthew:ghrgrea:nt line the parish of Norton, near this town, had occasion, on matters of in to proceed t o th e con ti nen t, an d w hil e th ere , he, alon b g aß wi e t s h s' two or three of his compatriots, paid a visit to the celebrated field of Waterloo, bringing away with him, as a souvenir of the battle, a skull. This relic after having undergone various vicissitudes, was a year or two ago placed in the garden of the above-mentioned manufacturer, where it has lain, comparatively little heeded, until about a fort night ago, when a fine healthy primrose plant, in full vigour. and bearing several beautiful flowers, was discovered grow ing in the cavity of the skull,—Sheffield Independent. DISTRESSING AND FATAL OCCURRENCE ON THB FRITH OF FORTII.— On Tuesday week a fishing-boat, with 22 persons on board, proceeded up the Frith to gather sbell-fish. In the evening about eight o'clock, the boat suddenly struck on the rock off Aberdour, known as ,the " Haystack," when it instantly filled with water, and the whole party were in the utmost danger. They remained in the boat immersed to a considerable extent in the water till three o'clock next morning, when providentially their cries were heard from the shore, and assistance being immediately obtained, they were brought to the land. Two col of dth children on others board died f in a rom exposure to the wet and ,the were wretched condition. It is expected that Captain Milne, one of the Lords of the Admiralty, will succeed Captain Sir John Hill as Ek , t o f Deptford Victizalling and DOCk Yuds, perintenden I llllk I VW.' r .) E. Lie I 4