The Sun. — London, England, 1845-03-31 00:00:00

Y MORNING, MARCH 31 . 1845. LI TERAT URE. T HE PIaME MINISTER; an-II lea! Romaive. life in which she is born, and when, after refusing a match of interest attempted to be forced on her by her father, the fatrily are recalled to England by news of bankruptcy and embarrassment, she is saddened with the thought that her equally gifted lover, Clarence Mowbray, if they marry, will be com pelled, with all his fine taste and love of the arts, tr:d partiality for foreign trawl, to work—actually work—in a dingy city counting house ! The family have been brought into ernbar rwsments by not sufficiently "looking to the end," and the sounder pinciple now prevailing, Eva and Clarence are as happy in the more humble sphere, w here toil make s leisure doubly pleasant, and there is competence Lot not atr ohee wealth. The work seems written to check that morbid love " position" and " respectability" to which in qiish society so much real happiness is sacrificed. Much of the interest of the work arises frcm the de scription of Rome and its environs, though we cannot always agree ith the lady's views, theological or artistic. By IV. H. G. KINGSTON. or all works of imagination, those are preferred 4 11 ,1 11 ieh must r esem bl e t ru th, while of all true histories the most fanciful and romantic is ever the most P" polar. Historical romance seeks to blend these advantages. It unfolds the page of I,i-tory, reveals the past reflected to posterity," yet it loves to adorn Lae stern records of truth w kyle ell the charms of ima f:nation the graces of fancy, combining instruc `l°ll with amusement, it forms one of the most inte resting branches of lighter literature. Such is the work b e f ore us—the history of stirring times. The (i e rle is Portugal, in the middle of the last century, I . l ritiz the eventful reign of Joseph 1., or rather of V a Prime Minister, the famous Carvalho, Marquis of 0 ., ; ' 4 1) , Tri , bal. The haughty pride of the Fidalgos, the , ° .'nes of Portugal, their unceasing struggle to main - (aultheir supremacy—the machinati.ais of the Jesuits, mor e powerful by their secresy—the character of elrvalho himself ; above all, the great earthquake of 54 , 01. 1 and its tragical effects—these are materials Well adapted t o th e pa ge o f romance, and they are de scribed with con sid e rable ability. The dreadful sce nes of the e arthquake are depicted with vigour, b utj what d escr ipti o n c an do justice to reality ? r 1 a few short h ou rs t Nenty thousand living beings W ere , hurl e d t o d- s t ruc ti on ; no c hance of safety was 'eft t hem ; those who fled were crushed by falling edifi ces, while others remained to be buried by their ow n roof s . Th e w if e o f th e Mi n i s t e r caught her " I ' ld in her arms and stood in safety beneath an -r eued doorway, while the bed she had just quitted W ls buried in the ruins. The King had left Lisbon thatleaner morning, his palace shared the fate of - ',.,, e aner dwellings, the earthquake was no respecter :Persons. Houseless fugitives wandered in all di rections, while bands of robbers, all unchecked, plun reu the deserted treasures. he genius of Carvalho t i ° B e with the danger—he hurried to the city, and by 18 exertions restored comparative tranquillity. His tllluishments were severe, and his measures prompt. his directions the beautiful streets were erected WhiAC" now form the ornament of Lisbon. We subjoin de scription of the earthquake on the sea : , to _ 44 Th e w ild est cr i es of agony an d f ear arose f rom b e l ow , t her e row b e y on d row of, the thickly crowded streets h e yed backwards and forwards, like the agitated waves t.he ocean, when the first blast of the hurricane is felt ; fall % Pe the thi c k c louds of dust which ascended from the i ng masses seemed like the foam flying before the st. tia lls stron g wind now blew with terrific violence, and, atie uere and there a view could he obtained of the city, ti ol s eene of havoc and destruction presented itself : not th e 2reh, or convent, scarce a house, was standing below t ie' , except in the immediate neighbourhood, on the I, t ; (f the hill; and many of the houses even there were greet to their base, the people hurrying through the g te ets, they knew not whither, seeking for safety, and b ro i l hurrying to destruction. Numbers had fled to a 4:, 1 quay, newly built of solid marble, where they a i , i '"ed themselves in perfect safety • when, as it by t iZe. it suddenly sank, the water rushing into the vast *h . re it had formed, drawing within its vortex, like a wi t i l l i Pool, numbers of boats and small vessels, crowded tt,.. unfortunate wretches, who fancied that it was from earth alone they had cause ti fsar. Directly after 11 ,,, s dreadf u l ca t as t ro phe had occurred, a vast wave was yen rising on the river, hitherto so calm and shining, eit rushin g with impetuous force towards the devoted j r ; The vessels were torn from their moorings, ar.d lA n 'ed one against the other. On came the mountain % e4 Y, breaking over the lower part of the city, and il oa ee Ping off thousands who had fled to the remaining 1 46 3 : 8 for safety, returning once more to throw back its oi t t "mangled corpses, amid broken planks and rafters ~,,,e ruined houses." Ist 4 , l * remainder of the volumes is chiefly occupied ;; : t n the conspiracies of the nobles.. Many will turn iiiphorror from the details of the execution, and heap tr „ 4 ", erved reproaches on Carvalho's head. Ile was ! 1 , it is true ; but be it remembered he was a re so.; er in the widest sense of the word. He alone ected the abuses of ages—such evils require stern MMedic'. The Fidalgos or Exclusives had for cen pf " monopolised every office of state, all the avenues th e l l eWer ; despising Carvalho as an inferior by birth, Y 8 0011 learned to dread him as a master ; bitter e 4 B their hatred for the great Plebeian, vain their Itrs to shak e hi s power. Po.,sessing the entire con ee of the King, who, satisfied with nominal io s h ority, passed his time in pleasure, Carvalho l l i t g r led in Portugal. lie was one who could " bide . time ." waited till the nobles were fairly con- V leted I and then his vengeance was speedy and secure s c ;," Power of the Fidalguia was no more. This eiliraey is minutely detailed, and the capture of ol ,"oque d'Aveiro is full of interest. Perhaps the ki s ,' useful act of the Minister's career was the ba tHaMeet of the Jesuits from Portugal; the minds of f,,, " W are enslaved by their artifice, their plans were tIW with secresy and cunning, but Carvalho was ~4 1' master. • The Padre Jacinto is an admirable Cacitneu of that powerful order which long held such iu the destiny of nations. 'With them the eAd rit atietified the means—to gain their object every ex ze Was virtue. The following extract will show the ,7ht of their ambition :- 4 `ls not knowledge confessed by all philosophers to lif wer? and for what ate all men striving through b lbat fiir power?' responded the Jesuit. ' For what pur rdo kings make war but to increase their power? . and I their utraost aim is to rule over the sinews, the k tii n es, the bodies of men, to extend their sway over the baseless earth which they call their own. But how far, 441; ?ewe superior is the power at which we 1.4 % r .-- -we would rule over the minds of men—we would hit, Li their insane passions to our own will, and would 0 0 7 t hem, by those means, the tools to work out our ak' l etss projects. Hear me, then, and learn the sublime t o i l % et' our founder, which, had he and his immediate Is o „ ° ,wers been succeeded by men equal to themselves, i t , "K 1 lon g ere this have been realised. His aim—how 1 14 11 :rior to the ambition and vaunted glory of any con t4t(lr Who has .spread desolation over the fair face of to ad globe I—was to join all the kingdoms of the earth ka4 r one sceptre, and that sceptre swayed by our Jesby the humble friars of the order of the rays s. Iv o i _ese are the principal historical subjects in the / 4)( 1'; but fiction is beautifully blended with reality, b o many will prefer the imaginary adventures of p 11 Luis d'Almeida to the real history of Sebastian 01 4 , 1'val , e ho. On the whole, more direct information tj:' b gained fom these volumes than " Prime kisters" in general are in the habit of affording. at be , w te for. ON TIIE EVIL EFFECTS OF TILE REPORTS OF THE BOARD OF TRADE ON RAILWAYS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—As an old subscriber, I have taken the liberty of sending you the following reinaiks on the pernicious effects of the continued advertisements in the Gazette of the decisions of the Board of Trade for and against the various new projected lines of railways, hoping that, as the editor of one of the largest and most popular journals in this country, you will take such notice as to prevent the possibility of the recurrence of so absurd a system in a fu ture year. I had hoped the exposures of these reports in the Houses of Parliament, and the declaration of Sir R. Peel that they were by no means final, and more especially the decision of the Committee that some of the lines reported on favourably had not complied with the standing orders, and, consequently, could not go to Parliament this session, would have caused the Board to have dispensed with their advertisements, and have led them merely to have published their detailed report for the assistance of the Committees on the various Bills ; but they do not appear content with this, they must still continue their advertisement that they have decided on reporting favourably, &c. It is not necessary fur me to say anything here as to the constitution of the Board, and the time they have had to decide on this important subject (scarcely so long to decide on 224 lines as it takes a Committee of the most able men in the House of Commons to decide between two lines). Neither is it necessary for me to advert to their would-he secresy. If sufficient has not been said on the South-Eastern case, any one who has noticed the prices of shares in the markets, must be aware that the report of Tuesday was known and was acted on for stock-jobbing purposes, by the favoured few, before the publication of the Ga zette. But it is not of the stock-jobbing I would take notice, if this were all the evil. Those who seek it and lose deserve all they get. The evil I fear is of a more permanent character. Many thou sands of persons, of but limited means, induced by these reports, purchase at a great premium in one of these favoured lines, solely because the line has been reported on favourably; such report bearing an official stamp, they think Their investment is sure. A Committee of the House of Commons may not think with the Hon. Board, or the plans may be defec tive. Should such be the case, the whole of the premium is lost, together with a portion of the deposit-money ; the censequence will be that many persons will be ruined by it. I will take a case in point; in the Staffordshire and Shropshire district, a line called the Shrewsbury, (Wolverhampton, Dudley, and Birming ham line, was reported on favourably, and its rival, the G rand Junction Shrewsbury branch, was reported against, the consequence has been a great rise in the price of the shares of the former company. I have it in my own knowledge that many parties have pur chased in consequence of such report. The Committee of Standing Orders have since thrown out the Bill for non-compliance. That, in many respects, the report was a fair one on the merits there is no doubt, but, in consequence of the failure of compliance with the standing orders of Parliament, this Bill is not before the House; the report is therefore useless. The effect will be that, should the opposing line be successful in the standing orders (and they have now no opponents in committee), they will get their Bill ; should they not, it will be as bad, or worse. The Grand Junction Company are too old Parliamentary tacticians to go next session for a line that has been reported against and thrown out this; they will deposit for a line with as great or greater advantages than the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Company, according to the report, and if the Board of Trade and Government follow out the Conservative speech of this year, they, as the trunk line, will get it. What, therefore, is the action of these ill-digested report's, or decisions on the ex-parte evidence of the promoters of a Bill ? In this case it is this—that eighty thousand pounds will be entirely lost. This Company have 18,000 shares, these shares were at 4/. premium, there can hardly be a doubt that 10s. per share will be spent in Parlia mentary and other expenses; should they lose their Bill, of which there is now little, if any, doubt, 41. 10s. will be lost to the present holders, of whom, five-sixths have purcl . ased at the present high rates ; but this is only one out of many cases. I have no doubt that millions will have changed hands this year, and many deserving men ruined by these proceedings; they must be altered. Hal the Board been constituted of the Vice-President of the Board of Trade, assisted by two or three of our most eminent engineers, had their powers been merely drawing up the reports for the assistance of the committees, as to the merits of the various lines, it would have been different ; as it is, without materially assisting any parties, they have caused much mischief. I hope we have seen the last of their decisions. I intended making some remarks on the detailed reports of the various districts, more especially the Manchester and Leeds, but find I have trespassed more than I intended. Should you express any desire to hear from me again, I will forward you my remarks.—l am, Sir, your most obedient, ALPHA. _3OO WILL 9 the MARQUIS of SLIGO. The origin . al will and codicil of the late Marquis of Sligo has just been proved in Ireland. The personal estate in that country is sworn under 60,0001. ; the per sonality in England is about a third of that amount. The executors are the Marchioness of Sligo, the relict ; the present Marquis, the Marquis of Clanricarde, Rob rt Browne, Esq., of Killeskca, in Galway; John Browne, Esq., of Mount Browne, in Mayo ; and Mr. George Hildebrand, of Westport; who are also the guardians of the minors. He charges his real and personal estate with the payment of all debts. Bequeathes to his wife his leasehold house and offices in Mansfield street, Cavendish square, also the use for her life of all the furniture, &c., except plate and other articles specified; leaves to her all diamonds, jewellery, and trinkets, the diamond star and badge of the order of St. Patrick ex cepted, which he gives to his son, George John, then Earl of Altamont, as also the plate and furniture, after the decease of the Marchioness. Leaves to John Browne his large gold repeater audits appendages; and to Robert Browne his small gold repeater and appendages, as me .morials of affection for them. To George Hildebrand, his steward, he bequeaths 1001. Leaves to the Marchioness all wines, liquors, and other stores, and the horses and carriages at Mansfield-street, for elsewhere in Eng land. All the horses and carriages of every kind in Ireland he bequeathes to his son, the present Marquis, With regard to his younger children (excepting his daughter Louisa, in whose favour he had already made an appointment under her marriage settlement), he charges his real estate with the payment of such sums as shall, with the respective portions appointed to them under a power reserved to the former Marquis over 30,0001., to make up to each of his children the following amounts:—To his sons James and John Thomas, 10,0001. each; to his daughters, Elizabeth and Cathe rine, 7,000/. each; to his sons lilick and Richard, and his daughters Harriet and Emily, 5,0001. each; and to his daughters Hester Augusta and Mary Ann, and any after born children, 4,0001. each. The residue of his personal estate he leaves to his son, the present Marquis. It is his wish and desire that his children's fortunes may not be thrown into a Court of Chancery. The will is dated 7th Sept., IS4O (signed), " Sligo." His Lordship died on the 26th of January last, at Tunbridge Wells, aged 56. He was Lord Lieutenant of the county of Mayo, and formerly Governor of Jamaica. Mar. 22 21 Arbroath and Forfar ••• •• •••• . Birmingham and G10uce5ter.......... Bram:ling Junction . Bristol and Gloucester Cheater and Birkenhead . • • • • • • • Dublin and Drogheda• • • • • • • • • • • • Dublin and Kingstown . Dundee and Arbroath •• •• •••• Durluun and Sunderland... • •••• • • Edinburgh and Glasgow . • .....• • . Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ..... Glasgow and Greenock•..•..... Grand Junction •. Great North of England ............ Great Western . .. Liverpool and Manchester .... London and Birmingham ..... • • • . • London and Blackwall London and Brighton . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Londoa and Croydon ..• • • • • • • • • • • • • London and Greenwich. •••• •• •• •• •• London and South Western. •• •• •• Manchester, Bolton, and Bury • • Manchester and Birmingham•• •• •• •• Manchester, Leeds, and Hun Assoc•. Midland Counties. •• •... ... Newcastle and Darlington .......... Newcastle and Carlisle Newcastle and North 5hie1d5........ North Union and Bolton and Preston Paris, Corbeil, and Orleans.. • ....... Paris and Rouen ..... • • ....•..... Preston and Wyre.................. Sheffield and Mlauchester•.......... South Ea5tern............ ....... _The 9 V) Taff Vale .... ..... -Tile n bf Jeer ►RCg 5. i 6 ; l ura‘ ZeU ' OasS stiri r for tho goo K 1 * Ulster . • • .• • • • Yarmouth and Norwich ............ York and North Midland... .. 132 3,350 366 2,077 3,854 1,497 701 7,854 2,885 13,589 4,694 14,564 823 3,476 969 2,021 4,733 911 3,43 6,5G6 9,272 1,043 1,486 361 1,351 4,50 G 654 4,151 863 - 118 1,988 519 1,982 3,331 1,229 631 6,652 1,253 12,030 3,793 14,190 629 2,552 GB7 4,632 739 2,828 7,698 1,415 W THE AYRSHIRE WREATH. €• expected something superior to the common p e ,,Of annuals from the native country of Scotia's -11' e st poet, and we have not been disappointed. t at the spirit of " rantin' Robin, rhymin' Robin , " tij i ves in the Ayrshire lads, let the following spi --u lyric testify : When Janur' winds were ravin' wil' O'er a' the districts o' our isle, There was a callant born in Kyle, And he was christened Robin. 0! Robin was a dainty lad, Rantin' Robin, rhymin' Robin; It made the gossips unco glad To hear the cheep o' Robin. That ne'er-to-be-forgotten morn, When Coila's darling son was born, Auld Scotland, on her stock-an'-horn, Play'd " Welcome hame" to Robi!t. An' Robin was the blythest loon, Rantin' Robin, rhymin' Robin, That ever sang beneath the moon; We'll a' be proud o' Robin! Fame stepped ben beyent the hearth, Cried, "I foresee your matchless worth, And to the utmost ends o' earth I'll be your herald, Robin!" 0! Robin was a lad o' skill, Rantin' Robin, rhymin' Robin, He ruled the passions at his will, We'll a' be proud o' Robin! The Muses round his cradle hung, The Graces %at his infant tongue, And Independence wi' a rung, Cried, Redd the gate for Robin!" For Robin's soul-arousing toi.es, Rantin' Robin, rhymin' Robin, Cart tyrants tremble on their thrones; We'll a' be proud o' Robin! Then let's devote this day to mirth, And celebrate our Poet's worth; While Freedom preaches i' the earth, She'll tak' her text free Robin. 0! Robin's magic notes shall ring, Rantin' Robin, rhymin' Robin; While rivers roll, and flow'rets spring, Tlt Hum! huzza! for Robin! e Ithd e r e , lll ,. of the "Merry Cottagers," by Mr. Alex aa is in the true Burns' spirit, and the prose tales are full of interest. The aPie uo t ti cna, too, although they do not form so eon ketropolitanfe a a n tu n r u e al o s f , this as they d of some of our are all ex.2ellen o t. to o _ A IX., TO THE END; Or, THE BENNETS ` . ' l ?OA D. By AL s. Ellis, Authoress of the "'en of England." thi. the writi ngs of this authoress are popu l ar, an d work h " latest olc will not be the least so. Like ith ill her r tales, it has a mwal purpose, and the medium th °ll O which it i s en f orce d i s d rawn from tre incide n t s, the motives, and the feelings, that t al ° he found in the domestic circle. In the present 1 1 1:.a degree of novelty is imparted to the story, by f k iu , e .ing the family of a plain, but wealthy man o th n iFs--on e , in fact, of that class of English fa nilies woeriedminently " respectable"—in the midst of a of objects and sensations. The Bennetts t o taken from the city of fogs and business The blue skies of Italy, and the city of the arts. 44 common-place and everyday characters of Mr. op Mrs. Bennett are exhibited under the influence another languag Engli s h e and strange scenes, and the sh evangelical horror of Papistry, is shown duly k ele ed and t err ifi ed at the idolatrous doings of Rome. k e s l u ghter, Eva, is a more highly-gifted being, alive to the beauties of art, and r"aoh endowed with Principles and feeli ngs , Lut with rather an undue ent to the material blessings of that state of THE MANCHESTER OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION. MANCHESTER, WEDNESDAY.—About. 200 mcmbers of this Association dined together in the Corn Exchange of this town yesterday evening. On the accession of Sir Robert Peel to office the Manchester Operative Conser vative Association was broken up, but circumstances of a political nature, it appears, have again called it into existence, and this was a dinner held in celebration of its re-formation. A number of influential public characters were invited to attend, most of whom, however, sent excuses. Amongst these were the Marquis of Salisbury, the Right Hon. Sir George Murray, the Right Hon. Stuart Wortley, M.P., Mr. John T. Blackburne, M.P., Mr. W. Patten, M.P., Mr. G. C. Legh, M.P., and Mr. Peter Greenhall, M.P. Lord J. Manners and Mr. W. B. Ferrand, M.P., were also invited, but they declined accepting the invitation, for the reasons expressed in. the following letters from those gentlemen, directed to the Secretary of the Asso elation : " London, March 11, 1843. Sir,—ln answer to your flattering invitation for the 25th inst., I beg leave to inform you that my engage ments during Easter recess would prevent me having the honour to accept it, did I fully and heartily concur in the objects of your proposed meeting ; but I will frankly own to you that I feel no affection or regard for that abstract something or nothing called Conservatism,' and could not, therefore, even were I otherwise able, to take a part in the festival. In these days more distinc tive principles and more decided acts are, in my poor opinion, required than Conservatism affords, or is likely to afford. I would rather hear a body of right-principled Englishmen, such as w ill be assembled on the 2.;th inst., assert, for instance, their deterthination to maintain the integrity of the Welsh episcopate than the institutions of the country,' which may mean institutions of any sort. I kn...w the frank and honest character of the Manchester men too well to fear that you or they will resent thi, brief expression of my convictions on this suhket, how ever they may dissent from them. " With a hearty wish that old Tory principles and sympathies may once more strike a deep root into the English soil, I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, " JOHN MANNERS. To Mr. James English." Harden G range, Feb. 14. " Sir,—l cannot possibly say what my engagements will be so long beforehand, therefore cannot possibly pledge myself; but if, as the lime approaches, I find I shall be able to attend your dinner, I will (10 so, on con dition that your dinner is intended to extend sound principles, and not to support a faction—to applaud poli tical-honesty, and not to sanction political apostacy. " The Operative Conservative Association were of immense influence in placing the present Government in power, and they fought under the banner of the Altar, the Throne, and the Cottage.' Sir P. Peel intends, in the present session, to throw down the altar of our faith, on which the throne has been erected; and ever since his accession to office he has supported, with all his influence, the Poor-law Commissioners in their deso• Wing warfare against the poor man's cottage. " I am, Sir, faithfully yours, ...... "To Mr. James English. "W. B. PIfRRA - Nll." The chair on the occasion was occupied by Mr. John Ripley, the president of the society, who introduced the following address, which, in a printed form, was circu lated throughout the Exchange:— AN ADDRESS FROM THE MANCHESTER OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION, TO THE CONSERVA TIVES OF MANCHESTER GENERALLY. " We think it our duty, in endeavouring to re-orga nise the Manchester Operative Conservative Associa tion,' and place it on a more useful and solid basis than it has hitherto been, to lay before the Conservative pub lic generally a statement of the principles which we uphold, and a brief outline of our determinations regard ing our local proceedings. " We declare our fixed determination to maintain the tried and ancient priciples on which the Constitution of our country is founded; and while we avow our readiness to promote the reform of all proved abuses, we declare it to be our object to uphold the necessary connexion between the Established Church aryl the State, the just prerogatives of the monarch, the privileges of the House of Lords as an independent branch of the L.Tislature, and the deliberative powers of the Commons Ilouse of Parliament unfettered and uncontrolled ; convinced, as we are, that on the united and energetic support of those authorities depend the continuance of social order, the security of property, the maintenance of religion, and the real liberties of the people. " And we hold ourselves pledged to use all our influ ence to return to Parliament, as the representatives of this borough, such men only as will support the principles abovementioned. 318 1,114 4,213 3,925 469 2,745 749 620 231 2,60 G 1,784 POST-OFFICE DELINQUENCIES.—We understand that last week some of the law officials of the Post-office arrived in lielmsdale, to institue inquiries, in conse- quence of susppici•,n that the mail bags from the post offices of Wick, Thurso, and other places had been opened, and that money and other valuable articles had been ab stracted. The result has been the apprehension of one of the guards, who, we believe, has been taken south, under the charge of criminal officers, and lodged in Dornoch gaol.—John o' Groat Journal. CUSTOMS' SEIZURES.—An order has been issued by the Customs authorities with reference to the practice which has prevailed of seizing overtime goods (being goods which have been allowed by the owners to remain in the baggage warehouses, &c., without being cleared beyond the time allowed by law) when rummaged for sale at the Queen's warehouse and the several docks, on the 'ground of illegality of importation, or fur not having been included in the report of the master of the vessel at the time the goods were imported; that such goOds, if not detained by the officers at the time of land ing, are not subsequently to be placed under seizure, but sold for 'payment of the duties, and dock, or other charges, and the overplus (if any) paid to the importer or proprietor of the goods, in conformity with the pro visions of the 17th and 25th sections of the Act of 3d of William IV., chap. 52, and the 14th section of the Act of the 3d and 4th of William IV., chap. 57; and direc tions to that effect have been given to the several depart. " We have also resolved upon the determination to exercise our best energy in carrying out the following objects, viz:— " I. That a Central Committee be formed, composed of representatives from each district. " 2. That such Central Committee shall form Branch Committees in each district, which shall meet fre quently, with a view to propagate our political opinions. " 3. That canvassing books be placed in the posses sion of staunch Conservatives, containing the names of the registered voters; that they attend to the purifying of the list, and the result of their canvass be reported t•' the Branch Committees. " 4. That the Branch Committees report the result o their labours to the Central Committee, and that such be attended to in the Registration Court. " In conclusion, we humbly exhort all classes of Con servatives to come forward and aid us in our undertak ing, and unite with us in our exertions to enhance the cause of Conservatism in this locality, and place us in a more formidable position, however momentary may be the notice, in the event of both municipal and Parlia mentary elections. " We have the honour to remain, on behalf of the Committee, yours faithfully, " JOHN RIPLEY, Chairman, " JAMES ENGLISH, Secretary." meats accordingly. SUICIDE OF A MAN THROUGII THE BAD TEMPER OF HIS WlFE.—Yesterday Mr. Wm. Carter held an in quest at the Waterloo Arms, George-street, Cam berwell, on the body of James Edward Crowe, aged 31, general dealer, of No. 4, Waterloo -street, close by. Mr. John Godbold, baker, Manchester terrace, Liverpool-road, Islington, said that he had been intimately acquainted with deceased for some time past.. About a week since he called upon wit ness, when he complained, with tears in his eyes, of his wife's ill-usage. The deceased had frequently recited acts of cruelty on the part of his wife towards him. On one occasion he observed that his hands were blistered, and that his fice was marked, which the deceased said had been done by his wife during a fit of passion with a red hot poker. Such was her violent temper, that during her confinement, deceased informed witness that she had had, within one month, no fewer than four separate nurses. Witness did not think deceased was in em barrassed circumstances, but his opinion was that his mind bad become impaired through the violence of his wife. Joseph Leach, a lodger in the house of deceased, said that on Wednesday morning last, about eight o'clock, on passing through the back kitchen, he saw deceased hanging by the neck, with a rope which was fastened to a gas-pipe in the wall. Verdict—" That the deceased destoyed himself during a fit of mental de rangement." FINSBURY BANK FOR SAVINGS.—The managers of The toasts of " The Queen," " The Queen Dowager, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family," " The Army and Navy," and the " Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese," having been given, Mr. DE HOLLING WORTH, 01'11011in:worth, rose and pro posed "Our glorious Constitution in Church and State." Having expressed his conviction that the very object and essence of Conservative Associations was to uphold the Protestant religion and the institutions of the country, the speaker proceeded to say, that he had to enter upon a subject of au alarming character, but which was appo site to the toast under contemplation, and to which he felt bound in duty to allude. It was the concessions about to be made to the Roman Catholics of Ireland by the grant proposed to the College of Maynooth.—(Hear.) A grant for what ? For the education of whom ? Not for the tried supporters of Protestant ascendancy, whom a Protestant Government was bound to support, but for the unscriptural education of the most intolerant set of priests of the most intolerant religion, and for the en dowment of a seminary for " Den's Theology"—(Cheers) —a theology proclaiming it a s scred duty to exterminate the rights of the Protestant religion, by confiscation of property, exile, imprisonment, and death !—(Bear.) It was impossible to repress indignation and surprise at this uncalled-for proposal, when it was evident to all that Ca tholic emancipation itself, as a tranquillising measure, ut terly failed. Surely it would have much better become the servants of the House of Hanover to have proposed the sup pression of such an institution than to have encouraged it; and instead of making daily concessions to expediency, to have proclaimed, like Pitt, their determination to put down with the strong arm of the law all further attempts at revolutionary change.—(Cheers.) Sir Robert Peel might, amid the hollow cheering of the Papist, the sec• tartan, and the revolutionist, judge otherwise of the nation, and deem it dead to all the high ennubl . ng feel ings and energies which distinguished it in the time of Pitt, but he might live to repent his error •, he must not think that having cast off the armour of Conservatism, he is invulnerable in the flimsy robe of expediency.— (Cheers.) He would tell the Right lion. Baronet that he had shaken the very ground from under his feet, had miscalculated his powers, changed confidence into mis trust, his firmest support into determined opposition, and all by these measures of expediency.—(Cheers.) fie must say, with regard to this Maynooth concession, that as a matter of mere policy, the measure was mis chievous—not merely weakening, but naturally holding out encouragement to all revolutionists to further their views by clamour. Even the concessions to the Roman Catholics, it appears, were not enough for the Minister, but the disabilities of the Jews were to be removed. For his (the speaker's) part, he did not see where the justice of the exclusion of Mahomedans from the ermine and the official robe lay, and why they should not take their scats in the Lords and Commons, if the Jews were to be admitted.—(hear, hear.) He was, indeed, afraid that this Institution held their 28th annual meeting at their board-room in Sekforde-street, on Friday last, Mr. Eli Baylie, trustee, in the chair. The auditor's accounts fur the past year were presented and approved, and showed, on the 30th of November last, a capital of 185,3561., and an increase in the year of 18,990/. The number of deposits was 14,530—an increase over previous years of 1,595 ; the number of new accounts, 2,336 —an increase of 283 ; the number of accounts open, 7,230—an increase of 907; the in terest received from Government, 6,629/.—an increase of 7501. The amounts received and paid were both larger than in any former year. The interest now payable - to depositors is 31. per cent. per annum, and notwithstanding this reduction of interest from 3/. Bs. per cent., the capital has since increased to upwards of 190,000/. The average number of persons attending this savings-bank on receipt nights during the past year was two hundred and ninety, of which number forty-six attended to open new accounts. The annuity department has in its second year made considerable progress, the sums paid for them having increased from 2,2751. in 1843, to 5,2231. in 1344; total, 7,4981. The provisions of the new Act (7 and 8 Victoria, cap. 83), extending the amount of these annuities from 201. to 30/., and allowing a husband and wife each to have one, will, no doubt, tend to its further increase ; but the great advantages allowed by Government to the purchasers of these peculiar annuities (granted under Act 3 William IV., cap. 14) is now restricted to parties not possessed of 1501. per annum. Since the accommodations of the bank have been extended the business has very much increased in all its departments, and the average addition to the savings-bank capital of the past two years has exceeded by nearly 12,5001. per annum that of the twelve previous years—a progress kept pace with by some other banks, and in part accounted for by the knowledge the indus trious classes now have, that Government security, en tirely of capital, whenever required, and also entire freedom from the income-tax, are the leading features of this and all similar institutions. SHIPWRECK ON THE GOODWIN SANDS.—A meet ing of the Commissioners of Salvage of the port of Deal took place on the 27th instant, at the office of Mr. George Mercer, their registrar, to inquire into the circumstances attending the saving of the lives of the captain, crew, and passengers of the ship John Knox, homeward-bound East Indiaman, wrecke.l on the Goodwin Sands on the night of the 22d inst., in a heavy gale of wind, by that veteran George Philpot, and his hardy crew, in the lugger Industry, of Deal, at the imminent risk of their lives, thus adding another act of daring intrepidity to the many already performed by that celebrated boatman. The captain of the John Knox, who was present, bore his grateful testimony to the exertions of the Deal men, and stated that in his opinion no boatmen in the world would have come alongside the ship at that moment except the D,al men, and that but for their assistance the lives of all must have been sacri ficed. The Commissioners immediately forwarded a statement of the facts to the Lords of the Treasury, strongly recommending the men to their Lordships' favourable consideration for some special remuneration. DEATH OF SIR HERBERT OAKELEY.—We are sorry to announce the death of Sir Herbert Oakeley, Bart., Archdeacon of Colchester, Dean of Bocking, and Prebendary of St. Paul's, which took place at Patteson's Hotel, in Lower Brook-street, on Thursday morning, the 27th instant. Sir Herbert Oakeley had been long suffer ing from illness, but his death was comparatively sud den, as he had retired to rest on the previous evening not perceptibly worse than usual. Sir Herbert was born in 1791, and in 1826 married Atholl Murray, daughter of Lord Charles Aynsley, and niece of the late Duke of Atholl. - He survived this amiable lady only fourteen months. He is succeeded in the Baronetcy by his eldest son Charles Williaw Atholl, who was born in 1828. the nation had so completely bent the knee to psuedo liberality, that if the imps :of darkness, emissaries from hell itself, stepped from the caverns through the ground, madmen would be found to propose their admission within the pale of a Christian community.—(Cheers.) After a few other observations, Mr. Hollingworth con cluded by proposing for their hearty reception what the recklessness of the Whig, and the expediency of the Conservative Governments, had yet left them—" Our glorious Constitution in Church and State." Mr. E. G. EGERTON (the eldest son of Lord F. Eger ton) then rose to propose " The healtb of the Duke of Wellington and the Conservative Peers." It was, he said, a toast which would go to the heart of every one present. They were indebted more to " the Duke ' than to any one living. He had consecrated his life to the service of his country, and by his unrivalled genius she had achieved renown as great as was ever acquired by any nation.--(Hear.) He did not believe that there could be any assemblage of men calling themselves Englishmen who would not receive such a toast with enthusiasm, and they must not forget that as Conserva tives they owed him a farther, and more peculiar debt of gratitude. He had not been content with serving his country in the field, for he had energetically served it and their views in the council.—(Cheers.) They must not forget that at no period of his later years had he sought that repose which his unexampled services had so well deserved, but that the consummate ability which overthrew their enemies in the field had also been em ployed in the front of battle for the welfare of the Con servative cause and the prosperity of the land. He called upon them with all the honours to drink " The Health of the Duke of Wellington (as their great leader) and his coadjutors, the Conservative Members of the house of Peers." The toast was drunk amid the loudest plaudits. The toasts that followed were, " Her Majesty's Minis ters (received very coldly) and the Conservative Mem bers of the House of Commons ;" "Lord Lyndhurst, and the Conservative Bar;" " The Conservative Members of the county;" "The Committee of the Manchester Opera tives ;" " The Conservative members of the Town Coun cils of Manchester and Salford ;" " The Chairman ;" " The Conservative gentlemen who have honoured the meeting with their presence ;" " The Stewards ;" and " The Lancashire Witches." The company separated about twelve o'clock. The proceedings of the Manchester Operative Asso- S 1; 7 i ; • 544 , ---- t f . ;..:: _ ...... i t . :3 \ 74 silt i i t",. ' .1 .•;,..4-.. \ ...?.. ,_l. ......,:3,, • ~...-, SI , -1,: .. !,..i .., , • --. , . , - - • 2 ‹ ic‘ .r -rt.t2q-i'4,-. \--,,, elation will not be perused by either friend or foe with out a degree of respectful compassion. No story of companion betrayed or maid forbakem ever supplied a more tragic passage. As successful treachery is the ineaneNt of triumphs, so abused confidence is the noblest of calatuif es. The Conservative societies of this and other classes reposed in the leaders of their party about ai generous and blind a trust as man can possibly repose in man. Their devotion only ran too far. Cautious ad- viers suggested that there was no dependence on princes, and that statesmen were born of women. Pious men whi'percd that Conservatism was not sufficiently exclusive in its materials, and exalted in its aims. But, in spite of these warnings, country gentlemen and bo rough lawyers, and young enthusiasts and aged saints, and rich men and poor men, they who had everything to lose, and they also who had everything to gain, all sur rendered themselves to the generous delusion. Pro claiming the hero of Waterloo and the Member for Tam worth as their tutelary heroes, they sacrificed them selves, body and soul, their interests and their prin ciples, to the advancement of these names. Operative s quarrelled with their employers, employers dined with their operatives, public functionaries procured for them selves the honours of official martyrdom, quiet men em broiled themselves with their neighbours, tenants - lost their farms, tradesmen their custom, and Consei vatives generally their peace of mind, all to restore Sir Robert Peel to power. They at last succeeded, only to lament that they have not devoted their energies to some better master, and say with Welsey— " 0, Cromwell, Cromwell, had I but served my God with half the zeal served my King, he would not in mine age have left me naked to mine enemies." True, nobody well could say what Conservatism meant, and least of all (lid die leader of the party hazard his credit in that difficult question. To do the idol jus- tice, it wai very mute. ft moved along on a gorgeous car, thousands vied fur one grasp of the sacred ropes, and rent the air with their noisy worship. They shouted, and thought it their wooden deity that had spoken; they drag4ud on the ponderous chariot, and saw the image nod ; they even perceived its broad sun-lit features beam with responsive smiles. So, after all, Conservatism was a very subjective sort of worship. It reasoned in the vicious circle of all false religions, awl imagined the statesman in whom it believed. So far that statas- man is saved from the damning sin of positive and deliberate inconsistency. Yet if he did not expressly countenance their expectations, so neither did he very plainly repress them. His silence spoke consent. And he certainly was very complaisant and encouraging._ Confessedly he did smile on Conservatism in the lump. Most publicly and repeateily did he assure the misguided multitude, that the battle of the Constitution must be fought in the registration courts. This important announcement might have some transcendental meaning ; it may mean anything in the abstract ; but, interpreted with regard to the actual state of things, it could only mean that the Constitution was to be saved by " Conservative" So cieties, guided by Conservative principles, getting as large as possible a proportion of Conservative voters on the register ;—all these things, viz., Societies, principles, and voters being assumed in their actual present force and acceptation. Thus was the notorious creed of Con servatism sanctioned by its leader. But after a long. season of hope deferred, at last the day of fruition ar rived. And now let us see how the devout simplicity of Conservatism has been recompensed For a rather un common exhibition of gratefulness, we may be excused in selecting a rather uncommon illustration. Ilerodotus informs us of a certain king of Egypt, who in his earlier days had been obliged to live on his wits, and appears in fact to have been a profes'sional swindler. For want of an efficient detective police, his victims went to the numerous oracular shrines of the country, or the "wise men," as our own rustics would call them, to discover the thief. So well known were the merits of the indivi dual in question, that the inquiry seems to have been generally made in the definite form, " whether it was lie who had committed the depredation." Some answered yes, and others no. When, in the turn of affairs, he became king of the country, he, of course, turned over a new leaf, and became an honest man. Not the least proof of that honesty was, that lie immediately suppressed all the oracles which had pronounced in his favour, and largely endowed those which had condemned him. After the lapse of three thousand years an equal instance of self denying candour has appeared. Sir Robert, the conti nual theme of Conservative praise and Liberal abuse, at length arrives at a position which renders praise and blame matters of equal unimportance. He immediately sets about to show that the Conservatives were mistaken in their praise, and the Liberals up to that time justified in their abuse. Under his candid Government the shrines of Conservatism expire, and those of Liberalism flourish with tenfold honour. It is but four or five years since that the Manchester Operative Association was one of the most favoured oracles. Cons( rvative gran dees, Lord Stanley among others, went down to licar its favourable responses, and to extend its fame. Its repu tation was justified by the event. It was right ; the Conservatives became the rulers of the land. When, 10, a strange reverse ! Immediately every prophecy, every eulogy, is belied. The Conservative chiefs boldly ac knowledge the error of their former ways, and pronounce their supporters dupes. One after another the associa tions break up, or prolong a difficult and inglorious existence. In vain they implore the attendance of their former suitors with all the tenderness of ill-re- quited love miki rest!, ibas, (Itt in en ipse veal. Vaiq the petition; for, instead of men, they receive let ters; instead of presence, politeness. The penny post, not the railway, now give wings to Conservative love. " A number of influential public characters were invited to attend, most of whom, however, sent excuses:" and then follows a black list. But the oracle is not merely shorn of its patronage—it is forced also to curtail its principles. A few yard:, of canvass are all the present stress of weather will allow. It fears to pronounce what may by any possibility be denied, and enunciates a creed which for ten years at least is infallible. It is haunted by the vision of another Sir Robert Peel, and is determined to be on the safe side. Starting with the cautious proviso—saving your presence—that it is " ready to promote the reform of all proved abuses," it declares its wish to uphold the necessary connexion of Church and State, the just prerogatives of the Monarch, the privileges of the House of Lords, and the delibera tive powers of the House of Commons. Such are the safe and unquestionable objects for which the registra tion courts arc again to be made the field of battle.- The connexion of Church and State, as far as it is neces sary, and the prerogatives of the Crown, as far as they are just ! Who will not join to advance these two ob• jects? Sir Robert himself will swear to them. And as for the " privileges" of the Lords, and the " delibera tive powers" of the Commons, we may safely let these alone for taking care of themselves. Such is the shadow to which our Ministers have reduced the bodies which brought them into office.— 7 Imes. STATE OF TRADE. Fuluau:4 WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, MARCH 28.—Foreign Wools continue to maintain great firmness in prices ; but the business done during the past week in German sorts has been rather limited, imputable to the little choice left in the market. Oa the arrival of fresh stocks, which may now be looked for daily, a brisk demand may be confidently anticipated. ENGLISD WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, MARCH 28.—We have not any alteration to report in this market during the present week, either in sales or prices. LEEDS.—There has been an improved demand at our Cloth-halls this week, for Cloths of fine and middle-qua lities, a►so for fine Tweeds, calculated for the summer trade, but low goods of all descriptions have not been so free of sale as of late Prices are steady, and the stock of goods generally arc lower than usual at this period of the year. There has been a considerable number of the larger buyers in the town during the week, and, in con sequence, a full average amount of business has been done in the warehouses. HECKMONDWIKE BLANKET MARKET, THURSDAY, MARCH 27.—There was a full attendance of buyers on Monday, and more doing than there has been for the last few market days. To•day's market only quiet. LEICESTER.—The price of wools remains very steady, and in yarns there has been little actual variation, except the case of lots made up for sale during the recent slack demand. There will now, however, be less cotton worked up, as the spring shipping demand has closed, and the goods now made will be for the autumn trade. The prospects for the American fall trade are very dull as compared with the last year ; but for the home de• mend, we are happy to find they are considered much more encouraging, in consequence of the long-ecntinuel winter having cleared the retailers of their stocks, to that they must come much earlier into the market. 14 therefore, we continue to have an ample supply of cheap food, we may this year look to our home population to be our best customers.—Leicester Clvonicle. BRADFORD MARKET, MARCH 27.—The spinners still continue to supply their immediate wants for wool on the most limited scale, and the prices sought are such as holds no inducement to more extended operations. The change in the weather is looked favourably on by the spinners, who are complaining of the ruinous price that yarns command ; and if any change, for the better, in the demand, higher prices must necessarily follow. There are rather more lookers-on in the piece market, and perhaps an increase in the business done, which may now be fay expected from the home-trade merchants for the spring ; also by the American houses, which for some time past have done only a trifling business. Prices arc very steady. TRADE OF NiANCIIESTER, TUESDAY EVENING.—The breaking up of the frost has not yet restored animation in this market. The demand for yarn was yesterday more limited than for some time past; and some of the buyers for Russia and Germany were offering orders on lower prices. We believe that, at a very trifing concession from previous rates, a considerable amount of business would have been done.—Leeds Mercury. 'it/D.-NECESSITY FOR CHANNEL HARBOURS.— A casks: inaree, 75 tons burthen, laden with 70 casks of tobacco leaf, and 570 iron rails for a railroad in France, and a few casks of wine, from Bordeaux to Dan• kirk, was driv.n on shore in the West Bay, during the night of the 24th instant, in thick weather. Her name is La l'etite Graeituie' of Sarzcdux. Captain Koletia, with five men and a boy, were saved. lier cargo has been tAen out, and the vessel lies high up on the beach. It is probab'e she will be carried into Rye Harbour.— Dover Chronicle. LymINGToN,--The Free Trade Bazaar, to be held at Covent Garden, in May, will receive many contribu tions from the ladies in this town. We have seen beau tiful specimens of needlework and other articles, which display much taste, which are highly creditable to the zeal of those who are favourable to support so good and righteous a cause.—h ampyhire Independei t. MUNIFICENT BEQUEST.—The late Charles Bennet. Esq , of Clapham, in the county of Surrey, has be queathed to that excellent charity, the Royal Free Hospital, in Gray's Inn-road, the sum of 1,5001. for the general purposes of the Institution. RAILWAY RETURNS. RAILWAY Tawic.—The ibiloll - Ting are the Total Receipts of Rail ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns arc made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year : cd..9 Week ending NAME OF RAILWAY. Last week. CUSTOMS' IMPORT DUTIES. The Bill to alter and amend certain Duties of Cus toms contains two schedules; the first (Table A) enume rates the articles on which the duty is repealed imme diately. The other (Table B) enumerates the articles which are excepted, and thus classes them:— FROM AND AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE, 1845. Seeds, viz.— Seeds—continued. Acorn. Lettuce. Anniseed. Linseed and Flaxseed. Burnet. Lupin. Colchicum. . Maw. Cummin. Millet. Fenugreek. Parsley. Forest. Quince. Garden, unenumerated. , Shrub or Tree. Lentiies. Worm. FROM AND AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, 1849. Spermaceti. Sperm Oil of Foreign Fishing. FROM AND AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, 1847. Train Oil or Blubber of Foreign Fishing. Whales' Fins of Foreign taking, and not prohibited. A SCHEDULE OF DUTIES OF CUSTOMS. at s. a. Isinglass, per cwt. Oils, Chemical, Essential, or Perfumed, per lb 0 1 0 Essential of Cloves, per lb. Pickles preserved in Vinegar, per gallon 0 0 4 Pickles or Vegetables preserved in Salt, for every 1001. value . Refined Camphor, per cwt. Smalls, per cwt Turpentine above the value of 15s. per cwt. ... 02 0 Verdigris, pct. cwt Yarn Cable, per cwt That from and after the expiration of Excise Du ties on British Glass, and until the 10th day of October, 1846, the following Duties of Customs : Glass; viz.— Any kind of Window Glass, white or stained of one colour only, not exceeding one-ninth of an inch in thickness, and Shades and Cylinders, the cwt Al Glass exceeding one-ninth of an inch in thick ness ; all silvered or polished Glass of whatever thickness, however small each pane, plate, or sheet, superficial measure ; viz : Not exceeding more than nine square feet, the square foot Containing more than nine square feet, and not more than fourteen square feet, the square foot 0 14 0 0 1 0 Containing more than fourteen square feet, and not more than thirty-six square feet, the square foot 0 2 6 Containing more than thirty-six square feet, the square foot . Glass, painted or otherwise ornamented, the super ficial foot All White Flint Glass Bottles, not cut, engraved or otherwise ornamented, and Beads and Bugles of Glass, the lb. Wine Glasses, Tumblers, and all other White Flint Glass Goods not cut, engraved or otherwise orna mented, the lb All Flint Cut Glass, Flint coloured Glass and Fancy Ornamental Glass of whatever kind, the lb 0 0 8 Bottles of Glass covered with Wicker (not being Flint or Cut Glass), or of Green or Common Glass, the cwt Glass manufactures, not otherwise enumerated or described, and old Broken Glass, fit only to be re manufactured, the cwt. And that from and after the 10th day of October, 1846, until the sth day _of April, 1848, there be charged on the said article one-half of the said duties, and from and after the sth day of April, 1848, one-fourth of the said duties. 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 3 0 At a public meeting at Pontefract, on the 26th March, a petition was agreed to against the grant to Maynooth. We are informed that Gaches, the person who was committed by the County Coroner for manslaughter by causing the death of Mrs. Lovett, of Cossey, through im proper treatment, has been advised by his brother, a solicitor r•.siding at Peterborough, to surrender himself immediately for trial at the coming assizes. The case will naturally excite great interest among the mrdical profession, particularly as it arrives most apropos as regards Sir James Graham's Bill,—/Vorwich Mercury. TUE\ SUN, LONDON, MONDA SIR JAMES DOWLING, LATE CHIEF JUSTICE OF NEW SOUTH WALES. We have great pleasure in transferring to our columns, from the Australian Daily Journal, of the 28th Sep tember, the following testimony to the character of the late Sir James Dowling, whose death we announced some weeks back, but the offiziial intelligence of which has but just reached this country: — Another of the ornaments of our colonial history is gone. Before this will have reached the eyes of many of our readers, they will have heard of the melancholy fact of the death of the Hon. Sir James Dowling, Knt., the Chief Juqice of the colony—an event which occurred yesterday afternoon, at 20 minutes ie'ore 4 o'clock. Sir James had suffered under a painful illness during the last three months, from which, about five weeks ago, he gave same hopes of recovery. Unfortunately he sustained a relapse, which ',nixed too much for his feeble and ex hausted frame, The history of the caner of a man like Sir James Dowling is scarcely to be written in the columns of a newspaper. We tray chronicle his arrival am: ng,t us—the years that he sat upon the judicial bench—and the respect and esteem which attended him throughout ; but the details which would give life to this skeleton sketch, must necessarily be wanting. He arrived here about seventeen years ago, and took his s, at on the bench, ardl on the departure to Europe of the late lamented Sir Francis Forbes, shunt eight years since, Sir James Dowling succeeded to the Chief Justiceship. During the whole of this period, it is a well-known fact that he scarcely knew one day's relaxation from his heavy toils. Few have ever left life more rich in all that should accompany old age—public approbation, the affection and reverence of all ranks, all sects—the esteem of great men, and the gratitude of humble ones. It would be no eulogy to say of so long and active a career that it was accomplished without reproach; but this negative praise would ill express the fervid and generous qualities of virtues that were not merely active, but had in them something of enthusiasm. The Local Legislature, by tl,eir recent vote* (when it was hoped that his return to convalescence was certain), gave the most decided manifestation of their high respect and esteem for his public character—and the various departments of the legal profession vied with each other on the same occasion, in addressing him in the language of the warmest and most affectionate regard. As a judge and a statesman, he was humane, gentle, impartial, ex tensively informed, firmly attached to the well beloved constitution of his own country, and a zealous promoter of those measures by which - a new constitution was granted to this : he was a warm friend of that genuine, social liberty, which is but another name for the highest and most comprehensive justice ; and his labours on the bench, and in the late council chamber, are a monument, not more of his talents as a judge, than of his pure and upright character as a man. _ * " A vote of the full salary of 2,0001. a-year, during the absence of Sir James from the colony on leave. Twenty-three of the same body have, since the learned judge's death, signed a memorial for a pension to his widow, who has been thus suddenly deprived of her only resource." UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, MARCH 28.—Mr. Matthew Arnold, 8.A., Scholar of Balliol, and Mr. Henry James Coleridge, 8.A., Scholar of Trinity, were this day elected to the vacant Fellowships at Oriel. Mr. Arnold is the eldest son of the late Dr. Arnold, of Rugby, and gained the Newdigate prize (" Cromwell") for English verse in 1843. 1)r. Arnold was himself a Fellow of Oriel for several years, before he was Head Raster of Rugby. Yesterday afternoon his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge paid a short visit to the Univetsity. His Royal Highness arrived the preceding day at Nuaeham park, the seat of his Grace the Archbishop of York, from Viscount Barrington'e, and was accompanied to the University by Mr. Egerton Harcourt and Miss Har court, Lird and Lady Radstock, Miss Coutts.Burdett, L',,cly and Miss Johnson, and Baron Knesebeck. After partaking of luncheon at the Warden of All Souls', his Royal Highness and party visited the hall and chapel of that college, NeW College, the Geological Mu,eum at the Clarendon, which was shown to them by the Professor, 1)r. Buckland ; the theatre, and Christ Church. Previi us to their departure for Nune ham to dinner, his Royal highness and party paid a visit to the New University Galleries, where two of the Curators, the Rev. the Warden of All Souls, and the Rev. Henry Wellesley, Vice-Principal of New Inn hall, were in attendance. CAMBRIDGE, MARCH 28. THE LIBRARIANSHIP. The election of public librarian is put off by order of he Vice• Chancellor till further notice. ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. The church patronage of this College has been further enriched by the recent bequest of .5,000/. by the late Rev. William Winthorp, B 1)., to be laid out ►n the pur chase of small advoll sons fok the Fellowships on the Platt foundation. _ . Mr. W. Earle, of the same College, and assistant master of the Yarmouth Grammar School, has just been appointed head master of the Tunbridge-wells Classical School. There were 141 candidates. THE CHURCH. The following appointments of gentlemen of this Uni versity have just taken place : The Rev. Robert Pulleine, M.A., of Emmanuel Col lege, to the living of Kirby Wisit,Yorksliire—value,643/. The Rev. Joseph Hudson, M.A., of St. Peter's Col lege, to the perpetual curacy of Ilexham, Northumber land—value, 1391. The Rev. William Ludlow, M.A., of St. Peter's Col lege. to the living of St. Botolph, Aldgate—value, 247/. The Rev. Bat nard Gilpin, M.A., of Queen's College, to the vicarage of Stanwiek St. John's, Yorkshire — value, 61/. The Rev. Thomas Sheepshanks, 8.A., of Trinity Col lege, to the perpetual curacy of Arkendall, linares borough—value 681. The Rev. henry Robert Mereweather, 8.A., of Mag dalene College, to the curacy of St. Mary, Reading. We regret to learn that intelaigence has been re• ceived in London of the alarming illness of the Earl o Romney. His Lordship was on Thursday night at. tacked with paralysis, and the danger was consi. derk , d so great that the first medical assistance was obtained from London. In the event of a fatal ter- mination, the representation of the western division of Kent would become vacant by the elevation of his Lordship's eldest son, Viscount Marsham, to the House of Peers, and afford an opportunity for the expres sion of the feelings of the agricultural community, by the return to Parliament of a repreAntative who, though like his Lordship in principles—a Conservative, understands the interest of the farmer too well to make him look to Parliament for that v► hick his own in- dustry. and the liberality of his landlord can alone confer upon him.--Observer. A Petition against the increased grant to May nooth has been hawked about Southampton for signa tures. It has been concocted privately without public notice or discussion by the old ultra-Tory clique, anti is stuffed with the stale clap-traps of worn-out bigotry and intolerance. For these very sufficient reasons, the demand for signatures has signally failed, and the names attached to the petition are almost wholly made up of the class of old alarmists and their dupes—scarcely a liberal of any shade joining in giving countenance to the stupid anti illiberal document. We are glad of this. Our objection is to the principle of increased grants of public money to Church establishment—of which there are already more than enough. But whilst fighting the battles of prin ciple, Liberals must guard themselves against being found in the ranks of Bigotry, and scorn to use its en venomed weapons.— I/amps/di e Adepende, t. DINNER IN BELFAST TO SIR HENRY POTTINGER.— Some time since Sir Henry Pottinger was invited to a public dinner, in this town : and he expressed his readiness to accept it, as soon as he could find it - - convenient to do so. We have now the gratification of being able to mention, that a communication has been received from him, by the Mayor, stating, that he will be in Belfast, in the course of next month ; and the 25th of April has been accordingly fixed upon for the entertainment. To any man, who might have had the good fortune, seconded by the necessary abilities, to accomplish what Sir Henry Pottinger has done, in reference to China, a town like this would na turally feel under strong public obligations; but as Sir Henry is a native of Belfast, this town, in paying him a mark of public respect, will unite with it feelings of a wai suer kind—feelings of pride and affection. The en tertainment, we have no doubt, will be worthy of the occasion.—Northern It is important that it should be generally known, which we lx lieve is not at present the case, that a notification has been made to the revenue officers, accompanying the copies of the resolutions passed in the House of Commons, and furnished to the several de partments by the directions of the Lords of the Trea sury, that the additional duty of 5 per cent., directed by an Act passed while the late Government were in office, to be charged on all goods imported into the United Kingdom, and continued by the present Govern ment in the Customs Bills of previous sessions, is not to be considered applicable to the articles in respect of which the duties have been reduced by the resolu tions in question. CHEAP TRAINS ON THE MIDLAND RAILWAY.— During the Easter holidays, the Midland Railway Com pany have been accommodating the public by running cheap trains from and to every station on their line. Tickets were announced last week, and were duly issued, by which a possessor might go to any distance he chose on the Midland line, and return within a certain number of days, for the same money as is usually charged one way. The consequence way that, on Easter Monday, crowds availed themselves of the privilege. Trains of most enormous length were dispatched and received— many of them required three engines to propel them, and scarcely any could be taken without two ; while the waving of hats and handkerchief's, and the cheering of the delighted holiday folks, showed the gratification which was experienced, and the enjoyment realised. In spite of the leviathan-like extent of the trains, and their immense mass of freight of living souls, not a single acci dent occurrecl. SHROPSHIRE IRON TRADE.—In consequence of the large advance in the price of iron which has recently taken place, the Lilleshall Company have resolved on advancing the wsges of the numerous hands in their employ :—The men to the amount of 6d. per day, and the women and boys in proportion. The whole of the pits and furnaces belong►ng to the Company are in full operation, and the advance will take place im mediately. The colliers in the neighbourhood of Old bury turned out on Monday week for an advance of wages, and an allowance of half an hour for breakfast time. The men conducted themselves perfectly peace ably, and the masters having acceded to their terms, they have returned to their work. Some little diffe reLets continue to exist between the masters and the thin coal getters, hat it is hoped they will be soon ad justed.—Shrewsbutp Cluonirle. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Marten 26.—The Rt.v. Henry Griffin, who is represented to be a stanch Liberal in politics, and a decided supporter of the national system of education, has been appointed one of the chaplains of the Lord Lieutenant. Taking this appointment in conjunction with the recent promotion to a similar dignity of the Rev. Daniel Bagot, vicar of Newry, it is now quite mani fest that the friends of Scriptural education need expect but little encouragement from Lord Heytesbury. STOCK EXCHANGE.--(THIS DAY.) CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS.—Three per Cent. Consols, 991 ; Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Stock, 102- mo. ; Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Debentures, 94i ; Bank Stock, 2111. RAILWAYS.—Great Soaliern and Western, 161 a ; Ditto, Scrip, 151 ; Ditto, Extension, 101 11 111 ; Dublin and Bel - ast Junction, Gi a ; Irish Great Western, Dublin to Mullingar and Athlone, 2 21 ; Bel fast and Ballymena, 4 ; Irish Great Western, Dublin to Galway, 2g ; Dundalk and Enniskillen, 2 3 ; Water • ford and Limerick, 4a ; Wexford and Carlow, 21 3 ; Kingstown and_Bray,..9 ; Cork and Bandon, 4 ; Lon- lomierry and Enniskillen, DINNER. TO MR. O'CONNELL AT KILKENNY. KILKENNY, AI ARCH 25. The Hon. Gentleman left Dublin yesterday, accom panied by Messrs. John O'Connell, M.P., W. S. O'Brien, R. D. Browne, 1.P., Richard Barrett, Rev. T. Tierney, T. Ray, E. Clemet ta, 8-4, and arrived at Castlecomer at an early hour last evening, m here he and his friends remained for the night, at the house of the Rev. Mr. Butler, parish priest. Mr. T. Steele joined the party in the course of the evening, having posted across the country from Tippe rary, in order to be present at the proceedings of to day. At ten o'clock this morning a vast number of persons start( d from Kilkenny for Castlecomer, preceded by the members of the town-council in open carriages, dressed in their robes, and attended by several tempe rance bands. Upon their arrival in Castlecomer the mem bers of the Corporation immediately waited on Mr. O'Connell, and proceeded with him and his friends to hear mass. From en early hour of the morning the town was crowded to excess with the country people, who loudly cheered the party in its progress to and from the place of worship. Upon their return from hearing mass, the precession to Kilkenny was formed, and soon after one o'clock it began to move towards its destina ton, headed by the trades of that town, and many of the members of the corporation. The proceedings of the day were conducted in a similar manner with those of most-of the .‘ monster" meetings of the year before last, but were or. a smaller scale. Instead of a muster of some hundreds of thousands, as at those meet ings, there were probably some 30,000 of the peasantry present on this occasion, mingled with large bodies of tradesmen, preceded by banners and bands of mu: and all attempting a military regularity in their march and bearing. Then came a large cavalcade of equestrians and finally some hundreds of overloaded vehicles of every kind, from the smart jaunting car of the shop keeper to le rough cart of the cottier. The sides of the road along which - this multitude passed were lined with the aged and feeble of either sex, and with child' en, all loudly invoking blessings on their " beloved leaders," as they came within view. proces:iOn reached Kilkenny about five o'clock, and occupied something more than half an hour in passing through the town. Mr. O'Connell immediately proceeded to the residence of Mr. Smithwick, an exten sive merchant, whose guest he is to be during his stay here. The entertainment to which Mr. O'Connell and his friends were invited, took place in the new Roman Ca tholic Chapel of Kilkenny, the shell of which is just completed. Tables, to accommodate 600 personq, were laid in the interior, which was fitted up with a canvass awning, and lighted with gas. The walls were hung around with banners, bearing inscriptions either compli mentary to Mr. O'Connell and the other " Repeal mar tyrs," or having reference to incidents connected with the Repeal movement. Soon after six o'clock Mr. O'Connell, accompanied by Mr. J. O'Consel, Mr. O'Brien, and the other gentle men who came with him from Dublin, entered the dinner- hull, and were received with hurl cheering. They all wore the costume of the newly-fledged 'B2 club—a mil►- tary uniform of green and gold, resembling that ased by the French commissaries of police. Dr. Cane, the Mayor, who acted as Chairman, was at tired in a similar manner. The cloth having been drawn, The Secretary read a number of' letters from Roman Catholic Bishop and others, expressing regret at not being able to attend the dinner. The CHAIRMAN having given the customary loyal toasts, proposed, amid loud cheering, " O'Connell, lc,ng life and repeal." Mr. O'CONNELL said, that he had enjoyed many a delightful hour in breaking the chains twined round his countrymen, but he had never spent a d,y so happily as the present. He assured the men of Kilkenny that his spirit walked abroad disenthralled and free.—(Cheers.) lie had seen and heard them that day, and their enemies should hear them too, for the shout they had raised that day, would echo from one end of the Bri tish dominions to the other. Kilkenny had begun the repeal agitation in 1842, she had taken the lead in 1843 also, and she had commenced tl e agitation of 1845 by the magnificent procession of that day, ani the splendid banquet of that night. And yet he eras told that the agitation for repeal was subsiding.--(Cries of " Na.") How dare they say "No ?" Had not the present Ministry told them, through the Queen, into whose mouth they had put the words, that the repeal agitation was on the decline ? (A voice, " They were dreaming.") No l they were not dreaming. They were wide awake, Lut they welt!, lying.—(Loud cheers and laughter.) He told them that 50,000 voices had pro ciaimed that day that the agitation for rep( al was only beginning. They had done nothing yet; all their work lay before them—and they were there ready to do it.— (" Hear," and cheers.) He was delighted to have had an opportunity of coming there, in order to show the Ministry how untrue was the assertion they had put into the mouth of the Queen—to show that they had physical force as well as mental energy; and that if they did not hold monster meetings, they refrained, because it was unnecessary to do so.—(Hear, hear.) After stating several reasons fur being dissatisfied with the manner is which England governed Ireland, the Hon. Gentleman bent on to say that he had come amongst them to begin a new campaign with the same face as ever, but in a new dress.—(Laughter, and cheers for '82.) He came there to talk, amongst other things, of the club of 'B2. When a man of his age ventured to wear such a dress, it was not unlikely that younger men would soon be generally clothed in it. For his part, he wanted to see 500 of the young blood of Ireland attired in the same costume, and he would leave it to the jury of ladies pre. sent to say whether it would become them or not.— (Laughter.) And out of that club of 500 he expected to be able to select a Conservative senate of 300 gentlemen to act as mediators between the Repealers and their op ponents. Having praised Mr. W. Smith O'Brien for the zeal exhibited by him in the cause of Repeal, he vented some hearty abuse on the Whigs, whom he denounced as the most worthless party that ever existed. He promised them from that spot that henceforth no pseudo Liberal should get a seat in Parliament for any Irish county unless he declared for Repeal. They were beginning a new era ; they were determi ne d to make Repeal members ac tive an sincere, and quasi Liberals—Repeaters. He warned every Irish representative that the sound of Li beralism would no longer suffice, and that for the future the only Liberalism in Ireland should be Irish nationality. They would have none but genuine Repealers, and those who were not so, should " cut " or turn their coats. — (Cheers and laughter.) Having detailed some of the incidents of the state trial, which he denounced as a crime of the greatest magnitude, equalled only by the alleged massacre of certain Wexford women by the sol diery of Cromwell, he complained that the prosecution had been suffered to pass by without any manifestation of sympathy from England tor the wrong inflicted by the mockery of a trial to which they had been subjected ; and concluded with a glowing description of the natural advantages of the country, and an earnest appeal to all to join him in his struggle to obtain for them their un questionable right—the privilege of legislating for them selves in a domestic Parliament. The CHAIRMAN proposed the " Health of Mr. John O'Connell, M.P., and the other Repeal Martyrs."— Loud cheers.) Mr. J. O'CONNELL returned thanks, and said that if he had pleased the men of Kilkenny as their representa tive, he had been enabled to do so only by following in the footsteps of his father.—(Cheers.) Mr. T. Steele and Mr. Barrett severally returned thanks. The Rev. Mr. TIERNEY, parish priest, next spoke to the toast, and said, that the imprisonment of O'Connell had created a deep feeling of hatred in the Irish mind — an undying thirst of vengeance. It was an insult offered to a whole people in the person of their chieftain and liberator—an insult never to be effaced.—(Hear, hear.) Although his enemies did not redden the scaffold with his blood, yet they thought that a twelvemonth's impri sonment would prove his martyrdom.—(llear, hear.) But the hand of Providence had protected him from their fell design.—(Cheers.) Let them recollect that Jezabel decorated herself with her choicest jewels when she showed herself at the windows of her palace, but that next morning she was thrown into the street, and her flesh became as filth upon the earth. Ile trusted that the fate of that wretched being might prove a salu tary warning to her followers in blood and infamy.— (Loud cheers, and cries of " Amen.") The next toast was the " Repeal hierarchy and clergy," which was spoken to by the Rev. Mr. O'KEEFE. The CHAIRMAN next proposed the "'B2 Club and Smith O'Brien, M.P." Mr. S. O'BarEN, in returning thanks, said that the 'B2 Club was established in order to give to a number of gentlemen who were anxious to serve Ireland an oppor tunity of meeting in social intercourse and making efforts to nationalise the country.—(Hear, bear.) Eng land was doing her best to provincialise Ireland, and they whited to counteract the design. It had been sug gested that the dress of the club was somewhat military in its character, and, for his part, he was not sorry that the Government regarded the dress as requiring nothing but the sword to enable its wearers to act as the officers of the Irish people. He by no means held out the likeli hood that the Irish people would go to the extremity of physical force, for they could not be justified in using it, unless deprived of all hope of redress by constitutional means. Several other toasts were given, and the company did not separate until a late hour. THE CURRENCY.--We have been informed in the highest quarters, that the Government have determined upon abandoning their interference with the system of Scotch banking, as far as that interference meditated the extinction of the on!--pound notes. Our one-pound notes are not to be meddled with. Some restriction will be proposed upon tha amount of notes which the various banks shall be entitkd to issue; but no further mischief will be dole.—Berwick Warder, --- = 1, 415)