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close of the scene, and the theatre re-echoed with the applause. The end is soon told. Clarence and Flo rentine are made happy. Goldthumb receives his son and daughter-in-law with open arms. Miss Tucker, as Mrs. Truffles, has at length a home of her own, and ceases to be one of those " people who live in other people's houses." The applause at the con clusion was most enthusiastic ; Jerrold was called for, and bowed his acknowledgments to the audience from the stage-box. To say that the play was perfectly acted would be work of supererogation, a glance at the cast would prove that such must have been the case. The mounting was superb, and " the Manager of the little Theatre in the Haymarket " may boast, with truth, that he has produced the best original English comedy that has been written since the days of Sheridan. ROYAL HIGHLAND SCHOOL SO- LIETY. The anniversary festival of this excellent charity took place on Saturday at the Freemasons"Favern. The object of the society is the promotion and extension of education in the Highlands and islands of Scatland. It has existed for nearly a century and a half ; supports 300 schools, and has upwards of 20,000 children educated under its care. The Marquis of L. took the chair. Nearly 100 gentle , i nICI , ,WR to dinner, many of them wearing the High and t. o -tume. The galleries were crowded with ladies, and the Duchess Sutherland, the Marchioness of Lcrne, Lady Caroline Le veson Gower, and Lad/ A. Lennox, accompanied by the young Marquis of Stafford, were present during a part of the evening. After the usual loyal toasts had been euly proposed and responded to, The Marquis of Loststs: gave the toast of the evening— " Prosperity to the Royal Highland School Society," and expatiated et considerable length on the great utility of the school education of Scotland. He concluded thus--Aware as I am of the importance (and no one is more ready to admit it.) of the principles which have led to that division, and ap proving, as I individually do, of many of the positions of the seceding party, 1 can understand no obstacles of reason in the way of willing co-operation in the e-tablishment and sup port of schools. And, gentlemen/ when I look over the names of those who are • contributors to this So ciety—when I look over the list which I have at this moment in my hand—when I see there many members of the Church of England, many members of the Church of Scotland—and when I remember the vast differences which must exist among them as to the princi ples which each conceives such membership to imply—and when I see them all uniting in support of this Society—how can I question that men can act together in supporting a common education, who hold in their hands the same "con fession of faith," and even the same books of discipline ? You will forgive me, gentlemen, for saying so much on this im portant subject, as it is the first time I have had any public opportunity of doing so since the melancholy event which has severed so large a body from the Established Church: I have already detained you longer than I had at first intended, and have only now to ask You to join with me in drinking " Prosperity to the Royal Highland School Society. This toast was drunk with acclamation. Mr. STEWART, Q.C., then proposed "The Health of the Noble Chairman, and prosperity to the `Roof-tree of Argyll.' " The Marquis of LORE returned thanks. Many other toasts—national and convivial—were given, and the evening was spent with the utmost cordiality. Among the subscnptions announced were—the annual omtribution of her Majesty, 501. ; the Queen Dowager, 101. 10s. ' • the Duke of Buccleuch, 50/. ; the Duchess of Buckingham, 10/.; the Marquis of Lorne, 201.; Lord Sal toun, 5/. ; B. B. Cabbell, Esq., 10/. 10s. ; J. Matheson, Esq., M.P., la ' . 10s. • Mr. Stewart, Q.C., 10/. 10s. ; C. Cochrane, Esq , 5/. ; S. J. Hansard, Esq., 5/. ss. • the Caledonian So ciety, 20/. ; J. Wilson, Esq. (annual), 2/. 25., &c. &c. 'file musical arrangements were admirable. Mr. Wilson and Miss Steele had kindly proffered their valuable services, and the former sung several gems of Scottish melody in ' that style which has won him such great and merited - celebrity. Messrs. Broadhurst. Young, and Hatton also delighted the company with alternate glee and song. We may add that the band of the Scotch Fusilier Guards • were present, and last not least, two veritable Highland pipers, Macbeth, the Duke of Sutherland's retainer, and Mackay, the Tiper to his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, marched through the room discoursing music if not so sweet, at least so stirring, as fairly to rouse the national feelings of some of the more excitable of the party to the execution of a Highland reel. THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. —WOOLWICH DOCK YARD, APRIL 25.—Admiral the Right Hon. Sir George Cockburn G.C.8., Vice-Admiral Sir William Hall Gage, G.C.H , Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, Sir John Barrow, Bart., late second Secretary to the Admiralty, Lieutenant General Sir Howard Douglas, Bart.. G C. 8., and G.C. M.G., arrived at her Majesty's Dock-yard, Woolwich, yesterday, for the purpose of witnessing the progress ot the Erebus, and Terror, vessels fitting for the Arctic expedition. Their Lordships were received by Commodore Sir Francis A. Collier, Knt., C.B, and K.C.H., Captain Superintendent, Captain Sir W:lliam Edward Parry, Knt., Captain Sir John Franklin, Knt., K C.H., Captain Fitzjames, Commander G. W. Smith, of her Majesty's Dock-yard, Commander Henry Smith, of the Rattler steam-vessel, Lieutenant James A. Macdonald, of the Lizard, Mr. Lang Master Shipwright, Mr. Read, Assistant to Master Shipwright, Mr. William Jenkins, Storekeeper, Mr. Thomas Lloyd, chief engineer, and Mr. Murray, assistant to chief engineer. '1 heir Lordships visited the new testing-room for anchors. and then proceeded to the west-end of the dockyard, opposite the wharf-wall of which was sta tioned the Rattler steam-vessel, fitted with a screw propeller. Their Lordships witnessed the manner in which the screw was shipped and unshipped by tackle and chains suspended over the starboard side ot the vessel, and then proceeded on board the Erebus to witness the manner in which tl.e screw-propeller could be taken on deck and replaced in its proper position. by letting it down through a well formed in the stern of the vessel. Their Lordships entered into conversation with Mr. jang, master ship. wright, relative to the advantages of this mode of attaching and detaching the screw, introduced by him. and the principle is so simple and easy of accomplishment that any vessel in her Majesty's navy may by its aid be fitted with a screw propeller, the objection and difficulty of shippieg and unshipping it on the outside being Completely obi fated. Their Lordships went below and witnessed the construction of the tubular boiler and steam.forming apparatus, which occupies but a very small space in the vessel, and by the aid of a large pipe, about one feet in diameter, conveys hot water under the deck to warm the men's berths, and all parts of the vessel. The funnel of the furnace is near the side of the vessel under the rigging, and is only about nine feet high. The pipe for blowing off the steam is not three feet high above deck, and is near the centre and over the boiler. Several other ingenious con. trivances have been adopted to render the whole as simple and perfect as possible. The decks of the Erebus and Terror are con structed on the diagonal principle, and about twenty feet on each Bide of the bows of the vessels have Seen cased with strong sheet iron. There is not any copper sheathing on either of the vessels, as no danger is to be apprehended from the attacks of shell-fish or barnacles, the ice soon clearing them from incumbrances of that description. A large quantity of tea and other stores are already en board, ane a transport vessel will precede them to the Orkney leands with a large supply of necessaries to be taken on board at the latest periods, as the consumption is provided for a lengthened period. The greatest activity prevails amongst the officers and men of the vessels about to be engaged in this enteresting enterprise, and the whole of them appear enthusiastic in the performance of their duties preparing far the rot age, and very sanguine of success. After leaving the Erebus and Terror, their Lordships returned, and on passing the Royal Albsrt of 120 guns, in progress of con struction, Lieutenant-General Sir Howard Douglas went along the whole of the interior of that splendid vessel, accompanied by Mr. Lang, who explained and pointed out the particularly strong manner in which she is put together_ Their Lordships afterwards em. . harked the barge of the William and Mary yacht for the Royal A gene', and left for town at five o'clock, P M. '1 He MAILS.— SOCTIIANIPTOe, APRIL 27.—The Oriental Company's steam-ship Great Liverpool came into the docks to-cay from Alexandria, and landed her passengers, 116 in number. She left Alexandria on the 911 s inst., Malta on the 14th, and Gibraltar on the 20th. The Liverpool was detained 91 hours waiting for the Indian mails. At Alexandria there were several men-oewar belonging to the Pacha of Egypt; also as Gibraltar her Majesty's sloop Scout, and her Majesty's steamer Medea, a Portuguese man-of wsr, and a Danish brig_ot-war. The Liverpool has a full • cargo of silks, &e. The same Company's steam-ship the Queen, Captain Russell, arrived in the docks yesterday from Gibraltar, and landed the Peninsular and other mails. She left Gibraltar on the 17th inst., Cadiz on the 18th, Lisbon on the 21st, Oporto on the 22d, and Corunna on the 23d. The mails were forwarded to London by the two A.M. train this day. She has 27 passengers. ADMIRAL SIR DAVED MILNE.—The termination of Sir David Milne's period of service as Commander-in-Chief at this port imposes the very agreeable duty of referring to the three years during which the town of Devenport has been honoured with his presence, aed at the same time induces sincere regret, that his command should with this day cease. From the first arrival of the gallant veteran in our borough, his acts have been one unvaried rou..d of charity, benevolence, and hospitality. The interests of the town have ever received consideration at his hands, while the comfort and convenience and the safety of the public have no has occupied his marked attention, The active part taken by hiln the affairs of several of our most valuable charities, atoned the goodness of his heart, and the fair and honourable di- charge of such duties, when presiding over a public meeting, ~ot only recorded his business-like habits, but manifested the Uprightness of his cha racter. Sir David, while he wee ever foremost in support of charity, did not shrink froed identifying himself with the prosperity of every intellectual and nigh. ly conducted amusement that from time to time 'visited the town and neighbourhood. He proved himself the warm friend of merit, wherever it could be found, and the cordial assistance rendered by him to the institu tions of the borough Impose feelings of the deepest gratitu le upon the recipients of his liberality. For ourselves, we can speak S tu t a ron gly of his urbanity and general courteous behaviour, whether public or private life. In the discharge of our public duty, we here attended various courts of inquiry at which the gallant Admiral p r esi ded eteleeheie s and on every occasion his impartiality was distinguishable.pre- We regret to say Sir David has retir ement trot h the with illness, but it is our hope that in his im portant c f atigues necessarily connected with an im °Minand, m u t speedily regain his wuniteathe comfort of dom es ti c lif e , h e w ill health, and live y e t many years an ornament to the society In pendent, which he inovese—Devo n p or t l o d e- STAT ALL.—The Lord Chamberlain caused card s to be issued on Saturday last fora of next m on th , at St. James ' s palacsetate ball on Mo n d ay, the 19th ST • hTzetutx • s WALBRooK —l3' • performed yesterday i n w h at may be truly called the rui ns of St. 'vine serv"ce wa s Stephen's, Walbro o k. I t w i ll be remember ed last year the large belfry window, throu gh that about thi s t i me street, endang er i ng t h e l i ves of some a decay, fell i nto the another of the wind ows o f this once- be a utiful church Some d a y s age street, and thro ug h out Di vine service church fell i nto th e yesterday the some what boisterous wind was ipouring through the apex ore on the heads of the numerous congregation, while in twain, was flappin g w i t h every blast, and threatening another wi n d ow, rent threatening these who Oat beneath it. Comment cannot heighten the disgrace which attaches to those to whom the care of this temple of the High is confided. Most THE GREAT BRITAIN.—On Saturday the Grand Duchess of Badea visited this noble vessel, calling on the way to see the East and West India Docks, with the insp ec ti on of which she gppeared highly gratified. On arriving with her suite at the Bruns wick Pier she was met by Capt. Routh, one of the Directors, and Mr. Wrightman, superintendent of the Blackwell Railway, by whom she was conducted to her Majesty's steam-yacht, the Dwarf, which conveyed her Royal Highness on board the Great Britain. In the absence of Captain Hoskin, Mr. Hedger, the chief officer, con. ducted her Royal Highness through the vessel. whilst Mr. Harmer, the engineer, attended to explain the machinery. So minute was her Royal Highness in the investigation, that she even went through the narrow passage in which the screw.shaft works, when the vessel is in motion. MALLS FOR THE CHANNEL ISLeNDS —On Satur day, a notice, issued by the I:ioht Hon. the Peitmaster hief office St. Martin's- General, was posted at the c le- Grand, to the public, and as instructions to all postmasters, sub-postmasters, a nd letter recen - ors, that on and after that day (the 2 6 th inst.) , the mails for t he Channel I slands will v Southampton,instead of from-I eymouth, be conveyed from made up_and dispatched ) as at present : , Thg.rnaila will be ~„ flow SouthsitnpLou on the awnings of Tuesday, inur,uay, and Eistards7. - - HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. TO-MORROW EVENING Will be performed (for the first time this season) Donizetti's Opera, L'ELISIR D'AMORE. Adina, Mdlle. Castellan (her first appear ance in that character) ; Giannetta, Madame Beßini ; Nemorino, Cc.relli ; Belcore, Sig. F. Lablache; Dr. Dulcamara, Sig. Lablache. Between the acts of the Opera the Danseuses Viennoises, under the direction of Madame Weiss, will dance the Pas des Fleurs ; and in the course of the evening, the Mazurka and the Pas des Moissonneurs; and the celebrated Spanish danseuse, Dona Manuella Perea, known as La Netia, and Don Felix Garcia, will appear in the National Spanish Dance. After the Opera the highly successful new Ballet Divertissement, entitled KAYA ; ou, L'Amour Voyageur. Kaya, Mademoiselle Lucile Grahn ; L'Amour, Fraulein Fanny Pragher ; Hermann, M. Di Matta; and Knud, M. Perrot. To I e followed by the last act of ERSANI. Elvira Madame Rita Borio ; Ernani, Signor Moriani ; and Silva, Signor Fornasari. To conclude with the principal scenes front the highly success ful Ballet of Eoline. Euline, Mdlle. Lucile Gratin. ipplicatitns for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Bea , office, Opera Colonnade. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the l'ublic are respectfully informed, that there will be an Extra Night (not included in the Subscription), ON THURSDAY NEXT, MAY I, When will be performed Bellini's Opera I PURITAN'. Elvira, Madame Grisi ; Henrietta, Madame Bellini ; Arturo, Sig. Mario ; Riccardo, Sig. Fornasari ; Walton, Sig. A Giubilei ; Giorgio, Sig. Lablache. The Danseuses Viennoises (ender the direction of Madame Jo sephine Weiss) will appear in their most admired Pas. With other Entertainments, in which Madame Anaide Castellan and Sig. Moriani, will appear. With various Novelties in the Ballet Department, and uniting the talents of Mdlle. Gratin, Perrot, M. St. Leon, and Mdlle. Cerito. In the course of the Evening a Divertissement, entitled LA VIVANDIERE. La Vivandhre, Mdlle. Cerito ; Le Postilion, M. St. Leon. After which, the celebrated Spanish Dancers will appear In various national Pas of Spain. To conclude with the New Ballet Divertissement of KAYA ; ou, L' amour Voyageur. Kaye, Mdlle. Lucille Grahn ; Knud, M. Perrot. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Pit Tickets to be made at the 3pera-otlice, Colonnade, Haymarket. Doors open at Half-past Seven o'clock ;to commence'at Eight. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE THE DESERT, BY FELICIEN DAVID. It is respeettUlly announeed that the LAST REPRESENTA TION of this celebrated Work will take place on MONDAY, May 5. Preceded by a Grand Miscellaneous Selection of Choral and Vocal Music from the most classical Authors, and executed by the dis itnguished Artistes of this Establishment. The Orchestra and Chorusses will include upwards of 200 Per formers, the whole under the direction of Sig. Costa. PROGRAMME. PART I —Pastoral Symphony—Beethoven. The Hunting Chorus. " Enryanthe"—Weber. " Les Hirondelles," Sig. Moriani.—David. " Lascia Amor Segne Marte, Sig. Lablache—llandel. Churns, " I Cieli immensi narrano—Martini. Duo, " Crudel perche Finora" —Mozart. " Let the Bright Seraphim," Madame A. Castellan ; Trumpet Obligato, Mr. Harper—Handel. " La Carita"—Rossini. Overture, " Anacreon" —Cherubini. PART ll.—The Deseit. The solo parts by Sig. Moriaxi. PROGRAMME OF THE DESERT. Part I.—Entrance to the Desert. Glorification of Allah; grand chorus and orchestra—Arrival of the Caravan—Departure of the Caravan—Tempest in the Desert— Return of the Calm—The Caravan resumes its march. Part 11.—Night. The Evening Star—Halt of the Caravan—Hymn to the Night': air sung by Signor Moriani—Arabian Fantasia--The Dance of (the Almes—The Liberty of the Desert : grand chorus with orchestra— Evening reverie : melody sung by Signor Moriani, with chorus and orchestral accompaniments—Sleep ! Part lll.:—Sun-rise. Call of the Muezzin; original Arabian melody, with the Arabic words—The Caravan starts once more on its journey—The Cara van gradually disappears in the distance; grand chorus and orches tra—Silence in the Desert—The Song of Thanksgiving—Allah. Grand chorus final. Doors open at Half-past Seven ; to commence at Eight. Boxes, Two, Three, and Four Guineas each, may be had on appli cation at the Box-office, Opera Colonnade. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE, THIS EVENING _ _ Will be performed THE BRIDE OF LANIMERMOOR. Edgar, by M. Duprez ; Colonel Henry Ashton, Mr. Burdini ; Arthur, Mr. Barker; Raymond, Mr. Weiss ; Norman, Mr. IL Horncastle ; Lucy Ashton, Madame Eugenic Garcia. After which will be repeated, a New Comic Ballet, entitled ROBER r AND BERTRAND. Dances in the course of the Ballet : - Pas de Deux, by Wiles. Adele and Louise. A New Polka, by Mdlle. Polio and M. Gasperini. Bolero, by Mesdames Louise and Adele. La Lituana Pas Seul, by Mdlle. rolin. A MAZURKA, by the Principal Ballet Performers. Le Sevillianne, Spanish Dance, Mdlle. Polin and M. Gasperini THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. PARSONS (BOX-BOOKKEEPER; ON THURSDAY, MAY 1, Will be . performed LA SONNAMBULA. Count Rodolpho, Mr. Stretton ; ElTino, Mr. W. Harrison ; Amino, Miss Romer ; Lisa, Miss Betts. After which, A GRAND CONCERT. Supported by Herr Staudigl, Madame E. Garcia, Mr. Borrani, Mr. Burdini, Miss Betts, Miss ltainforth, &c. To be followed by a DIVERTISSEMENT, in which Mille. Polin and M. Gasperini will dance their celebrated Polka. To conclude with the Second and Third Act of DE t FREISCHUTZ. Dress Circle, 7s ; Boxes, 5s ; Pit, 3s ; Gallery, 2s ; Upper Gallery, Is. Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets, may be obtained of Mr. John Par sons, at the Pox-office of the Theatre. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. LESSEE, MR. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New and Original Comedy, by Douglas Jerrold, entitled TIME WORKS WONDER,.I. Goldthumb, Mr. W. Farren; Felix Goldthumb, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Bantam, Mr. Buckstonc ; Miss Bessy Tulip, Madame Vestris ; Florentine, Miss Fortescue ; Miss Tucker, Mrs. Glover ; Patty, Mrs. Humby. After which, a New Grand Classical Extravaganza, entitled TEE GOLDEN FLEECE. Principal Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, J. Bland, Madame Vestris, and Miss I'. Horton. To conclude with THE THIMBLE RIG. THEATI:E ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New and Original Drams, entitled THE GREEN BUSHES; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Connor O'Kennedy, Ur. Selby ; George, Mr. Hudson : Wild Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith ; Muster Grinnidge, Mr. Wright; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford; Geraldine, Mrs. Yates ; Nelly O'Neill, Mrs. lltzwilliam ; Miami, Madame Celeste. After which, will be repeated a New Grand Empirical Exposition, called ST. GEORGE AND TILE DRAGON. Principal Characters by Messrs, Paul Bedford, Wright, John Saunders Selby ; Miss Woolgar, Miss Brooks, and Miss E. Chaplin. To conclude with MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DOING WELL. Mr. Snugsby, Mr. Lambert ; Lieutenant O'Scupper, R.N., Mr. Paul Bedford ; Mr. Felix Fluffy, Mr. Wright ; Emily, Miss Fortescne. THEATItk: ROYAL, ADELL'IIL MADAME CELESTE, (Directress of this Establishment,) re spectfully informs the Nobility and the Public, that DER BENEFIT is appointed for WEDNESDAY NEXT, April 30, and being the last week but one of her pertOrming in London ti season, in consequence of her provincial engagements, Mr. Webster will make his appearance in his celebrated Drama of THE PRETTY GIRLS OF STILBERG. _ When will be performed, 75th Time, Mr. Buckstone's successful New Drama of THE GREEN BUSHES, supported by Messrs. Hudson, 0. Smith, Selby, Wright, Paul Bedford, Mrs. Yates, Mrs. Fitzwilllam, and Madame Celeste. After which will be produced, Ist Time at this Theatre, TILE PRE'ITY GIRLS OF STILBERG. Ernest, Mr. Webster, in which he will give his celebrated personation of,the Emperor Napoleon; Margot (her original character) Madame Celeste. To conclude with, ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. St. George, Miss Woolgar. Tickets and Private Boxes to be had of Madame Celeste, 18, Suffolk-street, Pall-mall East, and at the Box-offic,e of the Theatre. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LE.SEE, YR. J. M. MADDOX. TIIIS EVENING Will be performed t , herldan Knowles' Play of TILE HUNCH BACK. Master Walter, Mr. Wallack ; Sir Thomas Clifford, Mr. Leigh Murray ; Lord Tinsel, Mr. W. Lacy ; Modus, Mr. Compton ; Julia, Miss Cushman; lelen, Mrs. Stirling. Atter which, the Music .1 Entertainment of NO SONG NO SUPPER, with all the Original Music. Crop, Mr. Leffler; Frede rick, Mr. Horn, Jun. To conclude with THE REAR-ADMIRAL. Stage Manager, Mr. H. I. Wallack ; Stage Director, Mr. Emden ; Machinist, Mr. Edmund Bradwell. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. THIS EVENING Will ba performed a New Farce, called A GOOD NAME. Cha racters by Messrs. F. Mathews, Stanton, Mrs. •Woollidge, • and bliss Dawson. After which, POLKAMANIA. Mr. Dorrington, Mr. Frank Matthews; Jemmy, Mr. Keeley ; Adolphus Merton, Mr. A. Wigan ; Laura Dorrington, Miss Fairbrother ; Susan, Mrs.• Keeley. To be followed by a Burlesque of English History, Pourtraying Olden ideal and Modern Notions—lnvested with all the Pomp and Display of Scene—Painters engaged expressly—Costumes according to Fancy—Mechanism, Ballet, Music, and Novel Stage Arrange ments—to he called, WHIWINGTON AND HIS CAT! Dick Whittington, Mrs. Keeley ; Tuley Moloch, the Lien Tamer of the Dessert, Mr. Keeley ; the Cat, Mr. Collier, supported by Messrs. F. Matthews, and Wigan ; Miss Fairhrother, and Miss Grove. To conclude with the New Farce of A MODEL OF A WIFE. In which Messrs. A. Wigan, Turner, and Meadows, Mrs. Woollidge, and Miss Fairbrother will perform. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—FRENCH PLAYS. • Continuation of Mdlle. Plessy's Performances, and last Night toi Three of Monsieur Ravel's Engagement. THIS EVENING Will bo performed LA 'MARQUISE DE SENNETERRE. Ilan. riette de Senneterre, Mdlle. Messy. . After which, VII Alt EIS CORP US ; ou, Liberte Libertas. Sigismond Galoubet, Monsieur Ravel. To conclude w.th LES RES SOURCES DE JONATILA.S. Jouathas, Monsieur Ravel. ' Boxes, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. 6,1. ; Amphitheatre, as. ; Gallery, 2s. Doors .vill be opened at Seven o'clock ; and the Performances commence at Half-past. ASTLEY' ROYAL Alll'll IT Hi - ATBE. PRUPAIETOR, MIL W. BATTY. THIS EVENING The rerformances will commence with a Grand Military Equestrian ama, entitled THE MAID OF SABAGOSBA ; or, The Spanish Amazons. _ _ _ . Entire Change of the Scenes in the Circle. To conclude with an Admired Farce DAVIDOE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. In consequence of the immense sensation created by the Feats of Mr. Canfield, the American Samson, he will repeat his Herculean Feats every Evening. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE GYPSEY FARMER ; or Jack and Jack's Brother. Supported by Messrs. Hicks, Bonner, Cowell, Mrs. H. Vining, Mrs. Hughes, Miss Martin, &c. To be ,ollowed by the Extraordinary Feats of the American Sampson. To conclude with IVANHOE. In which Messrs. H. Hughes, It. Honner, Neville, Miss Martin, Mrs. H. Hughes, Mrs. It. Honner, kc., will perform. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box office, from Eleven to t our. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. TYIS EVENING . _ Will be produced an Original r rama, entitled GEOFFREY KURDISTON or, the Blacksmith's Daughter and the Mock Alhr riage. S ,pp .rted by the whole Company. After which, THE BLOODHOUND: or, the Orphan's Grave. Ln which Messrs. Cony and Blanchard, and their celebrated Dog !lector, will perform. To conclude with THE DUMB MAN OF MANCHESTER. DIFFERENT SUBJECT EACII SEASON!—GRAND OPENING FETES. First Exhibition of the Colossal Pictorial Representation suggested by H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT. Under the Patronage of her most Gracious MAJESTY, her Majesty the QUEEN DOWAGER, H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT, &c. &c. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDS. MONDAY, May 5 ; TUESDAY, May 6 ; WD EN ENESDAY, May 7 A magnificent modelled ltepre • immortal Scott's " Ain the . Pride of Scotland and of Scotelimen, and , and THURSDA s Y , , nt :\ i l t a i 3 o - n 8, 0 1 f 84 Ra e n h ia , i as itic it T t o o m r - n n i , e ' r ' iy int e r x od isted uch , ig th t e h ( c ar ( i ) EDINBURGH, the I Nor' o t n h u e me n t Arthur's Seat, Salisbury Craggs, the Castle, Sir Walter Scott's .. °nu meta, the Royal Institution, Holy - rood Palace, and all the most ' t ri o" a l n i d ill, N N e e w lso r z o i' ' s vl 3 ' m inter esting features of " Auld Reekie." The Proprietor had the honour of submitting the Model to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and he is delighted to say it met with his most decided and perfect approval, and from the more than usual care which has been observed in its execution, he points it out as the happiest production of Mr. nausea's pencil. The drawings were made by Mr. Danson on the spot, and present a blrd's-eye view of , the principal objects of the Old and New Town, the Firth of Forth, &c. The PROMENADE CONCERTS, so decidedly popular at this Establishment, will this season be on an unusually effective scale. Mr. GODFREY has been occupied since the close of last summer, in com posing and arranging a varied and pleasing succession of superior Novelties, which will be produced in rotation, including some Ori ginal Pieces by Foreign Composers, not yet perterrned in this country. At Dusk will take place the most extraordinary Exhibition of FIREWORKS ever attempted. Ths entire of the Gigantic Model will be Illuminated. The different devices in trout of the houses, the tires on the Carlton Hill, Arthur's Seat, and the surrounding Moun tains, the illumination of Nelson's Monument, and all the rejoicings which took place on her Majesty's Visit will be accurately pour. tray:d. And, as a Finale, a grand Aquatic Revel and pa r ka', Tableau, Fifty Feet in Height, will be exhibited in the centre of the Lake ! The Pormtits of her Majesty and Prince Albert,surrnounted by Fame, and surrounded by emblems and other devices will be in troduced. The Tableau designed and executed by Mr. D enson. Mr. Southby has been occupied for mouths in givitig effect to this F eux a 1) n d Arti Castlee wl o l f ich ßoc com ke b t i o ned fro w m it .t h h t e he i tt i l c a e t , c t h h i e es s s ai a ti nd te Display ever witnessed. s a u t Pt id rb it d i:h lb ar m q aot sur rounding heights, will form the most brilliant Pyrotechnic - arnlvora, - at 11:11f-p Four; . 1911, vflit Fi n " : di c u m g c,c,r or t, th a e t •Stix Ate" P_yrote ,_ ol2l 4lung itarlAillasy, a Nino— • • ." allowance of 255. notes to circulate in Scotland, and to the calculation of the monthly averages, we feel no doubt that, in practice, these deposited gold specie se curities could not be so made. On the other hand, we have no fear— after the statement of Friday last, com paring its proposals with his announced determinations of last summer—that Sir ROBERT will be found squaw able enough-on this, or any other points of exception which such an influential and determined body as the representatives of the moneyed and banking interest of Scotland have shown themselves to be, may hereafter take to specific details of his plan. There is one very notable concession, if we rightly collect Sir ROBERT'S meaning in a (somewhat obscure) passage of his speech, of his extreme and overruling principle of a deposited gold equivalent to be . always forthcoming on demand for paper note circulation. It is, that he seems disposed to allow a large infusion of the silver element into this specie " security." If we are correct in our interpretation, we are glad of the fact. The necessity fur recognising such an inconsistency in its action must go far to impress Sir ROBERT'S mind with a clear, though it be a tardy, conviction of the fallacy of his gold standard principle. If this be good for anything, it must he good altogether, not partially. It is an organic statute in his monetary legislation. To relux its application, if' enforced at all, is to demolish the whole Lasis of controlling necessity upon which alone he, has ever ventured to rt st so vast an interference with existing contracts, and the value or wages of labour, as is involved in the whole theory and working of his bullion standard of currency. He so well understands that unity is at once the indication and the essence of truth, that such a deflexion from the base-line of his system must prove to him its inherent fallacy. But are we at liberty to augur any favourable result from such convictions, however strong they may be, when, on the face of the forfeiture, the sacrifice of interests, and the destruction of property, and the fearful blow he has in fltcted on the great community of industrial labour in England and Wales, by his abolition of a small note circulation here, end by his rigid en , fureement of the convertibility of all paper issues into gold at a pre-determined and arbitrary standard of value, he permits, to Scotland and Ireland, the very privilege he has thus withdrawn from us, at so vast and still continued a sacrifice, admitting that it is essential to their prosperity ? We will fain hope that the day is nut far distant when some moral force, of a nature like that which has been so honourably and emphatically exercised on this occasion by the gentlemen of Scotland and of Ireland, shall induce him to extend, in the same matter, "justice to England," by the removal of his Currency Act and its " complement" from the Statute -book. What such moral influence, however, may fail to accomplish, we greatly fear must soon be granted to external or internal pressure. The reckoning day, which the frenzied speculators of rail way share gambling are assuredly precipitating, and the ominous aspect of some of our foreign relations, may but too soon violently necessitate that which sound policy and provident statesmanship would long ago have con ceded. The last published return; by the Board of Admiralty of the total number, description, force, &c., of all the vessels of war now building in her MAJESTY'S dock yards, we have not perused without strong feelings of surprise, and some of disappointment. The force of these impressions can be but little subdued or altered by the assurance which the returns convey, that these vessels are building "on the most approved and scientific principles." Approved by the Lords of the Admiralty, and by the Surveyor -General of the Navy they may be, but how far the principles of their construction w ould meet with the approbation of those practical and se:en tific authorities in naval architecture, who have recently demonstrated the capital errors incor porated into Sir WILLIAM SYMONDS'S ships ; and who have shown at how vast a cost of public money her defective craft have been first built, and after wards cut down, altered, even widened, lengthened, shortened, or broken up,—is quite another question. The revelations of Sir CHARLES NAPIER and the state ments of Captain Rous, upon these subjects, have in fused into us a degree of scepticism about Admiralty testimonials to the properties of men-of-war and steamer shipping, which makes us, probably, unreasonable. But though we find a summary or rccapitulatien of near 600 ships of war, of from 6 to 120 guns each, all of them announced to be in a very considerable state of forwardness, we tremble at some of the details. The example of our last maritime war—that with America in 1812—of which the successes we achieved towards its conclusion to some extent compensated for, though they could not efface, the disastrous reverses our naval force had experienced in the earlier periods of the struggle—this example seems lost on the Admrany. It is notorious to all the world that the incapacity and übstitiaey of the Admiralty of that time were the imme diate causes of these di-graces. They sent out to encounter the enormous and heavy-metalled frigates of f t a h r e in U fe n r it i e or d Ssitzaet, metal, es sailin g qua liti es , an d manning.' navy, British ships-of-war of very Our brave officers and gallant crews were fearfully over matched on all the occasions to which we allude. The inexcusable carelessness and official mismanagement which seemed to take especial care in mismatching our small men of-war against superior odds, wherever those odds were to be encountered—which dispatched, for ex isnple, one of our small 36-gun frigates to engage a fine American one, on the then new construction, being, per haps, nominally of 40, but carryieg 50 guns of over. whelming calibre as compared with ours, or assiduously laboured to cause disgust and annoyance to officers in command, by fabricating new, or enforcing obsolete old regulations, calculated to discourage, instead of to che rish, a spirit of generous and disinterested emulation among them. It was under the very unpopular secre taryship of Mr. CROKER (if we recollect rightly), that the reverses we reluctantly allude to occurred, and we have heard of the simultaneous severity with which all the powder expended beyond the regulation a llowance was c har g ed to ever y off icer by whose order it had been so consumed. The late gallant Captain t ß e a r n E : d who but capturedr -uch absurd str ictness, must p roduce on the g un nery of t h e crews, whose officers—disinclined t o ma k e t h em . selves liable to lar g e deductions from their p a y —forbore rapid action,t he Chesapeake, a ft er a mos t d e perceived a ll th e consequences t h a t must ensue where this rule, w hen enforces! with to exercise them both at small arms and great guns. Pay was an object of comparative indifference to him ; and every day, i n almost all weathers, h e exerc i se d hi s men till he brought their gunnery to a pitch of precision Ind coolness never since surpassed. Every shot of the Shannon told, in that memorable breach of th. Chesa pea k e ,s st'd • w hich determined the conflict in the short es, space of twenty minutes. Now, from these Admiralty returns, we infer that " my Lords" are like the effete race . of the Bourbons, of whom TALLEYRAND said "that they had forgotten no thing, and had learned nothing." They seem still wedded to that ancient and most favourite crotchet of building 12, 16, 18, and 20 gun craft in abundance, which only take the sea in nine cases out of ten, in times of peace, to be blown over; in times of war, to be captured by the enemy. It is impossible, as we have before bad oc casion to observe, to speak of the exigencies °four navy,and the course which a wise polio y would dictate as proper to be adopted with respect to them, without assuming the possihility, we by no means say the probability, of a war at no distant day with the same Power which so much exalt, d its maritime reputation in that war of 1812. Instead of applying all that they could spare from the Parliamentary votes for the service of the present year, to the immediate cure of those organic defects in the war-steamers already built, and the improvement of those in course olconstrut•tion, by removing machinery and en gines as much as possible out of the reach of shut— by fitting screw -propellers and Archimidean screws, and better adapting the decks for the working of the povtarful 68 and 86-pounders, swivel, and other guns ; by .at once supplying the deficiencies which they, have admitted to exist in some of the most recently built men-of• tsar of the first, second, and third rates; and by adopting the ad mitted excellencies of models, whose superiority over Sir W. SYMONDS'S they have also acknowledged; what are the Admiralty doing? Frittering away, as it seems to us, the public money, and perilling the national la pota tion, by persevering in a c ourse of building vessels that must be almost utterly less use • • in any future struggle which the steam arm of great navies will assuredly have to decide, in conjunction, not with ships either too large or too small for mere cruising service, but of a force and of dimensions equal to the demands of naval warfare, undel such circumstances as those in which it must in future be carried on. The Swiss Di e t on t h e 22d inst. c losed its proceed ings, when th e w h o l e o f the foreign Dl inisters left for Berne. It was generally believe d that in a few (lays which. un i it ER, a l:re ever President, t n a reason o the prorogati cn of the Diet:— they would proc ee d t o L u cerne. Affa irs are still in a very unsettled s t a t e . The following is the address of N . 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BAROMETER, 29.73.—W ma S.S.E. :Som.—The figures; which follow the words "Lowest" and " Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of Hha rhernometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All Vie other observations are made at noon. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY Morning .. 4 minutes after 6 I Evening .. 34 minutes after 6. • • " 0 ' IPA* • I : 114 ti *At' 'ts ' ault LONDON, MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1845. On recurring to the debate of Friday night last, on Sir ROBERT PEEL'S moving the House into Con.mittee on the subject of Irish and Scotch banking, we must repeat the expression of our satisfection with the general features of the plans announced by the Premier. If this satisfaction appears at first sight somewhat inconsistent with the earnest and anxious tone of deprecation we have adopted, on so many occasions, in looking forward to that exposition, which has now been given, of the Minister's intentions, we must take leave to remind our readers that our misgivings, up to Friday evening itself, were shared in by the whole Scottish public. On that very morning, indeed, there was published in some of the London journals a report of the proceedings and votes of one of those numerous meetings of the Scottist nobility, gentry, bankers, Rc., which have been convened during the last twelve enenths, to take into considera tion the propriety of petitionirg the Legislature against the intended interference of the Premier with the exist ing system of Ireland as well as Scotland. Under ti at system these two portitns of the empire had been per. witted to retaie the small note circulation, which is on all hands admitted to have been an essential and pri mary element in the development of that prosperity and wealth, the growth of which, in Scotland more especially, has been so rapid and so steady, and which, in both the one and the other, carries with it so many indications of permanency. It will be recollected that last year, not only at the commencement, but both in the progress and at the termination of the debates on that which we can never charaeterise as other than the " disastrous complement" of his Currency Stan dard Bill of 1819. Sir ROBERT PEEL, in answer to the numerous questions propounded to him on the subject, over and over again distinctly intimated his purpose, this session, to assimilate the law of Scotland and Ireland, with regard to a small-note circulation to that of England —that is, to make 51. notes the loweit paper issues. We might not -without impropriety deplore the needless uneasiness and pain which Sir RonEßT's long•contieued mystety on this question has occasioned. lfe has, in this affair, carried to its extremest limit thut secrecy of intentions which no British Misditer hue ever hefore pushed tip the same extent ; but we will not quarrel with him fm that head. We sincerely rtjoice at the fact of his greatly modified intentione en this point. The Scheme of requiring monthly or other eriodical returns from Scotch and Irish banks of their issues is, in the language of Mr. Fox MAULE, " not so dangerous as we e xpected." It t• scarcely touches," as Mr. PeTetecie STEWART observed of it, " that most material question of the low denomination of the bank. notes, about which the greatest degree of alarm and dissatisfaction had been created." Mr. 11C3IE fint.ded his approval of the scheme on this very ground too ; fur he " bad come down to the llouse ex that the plan to be proposed would do m ore, W i p ; e 'l e l ling had it done, would have produced mis chief." And Mr. CoLQUH O U N'S app r o bation w as won by the same featut es of abandonment of the original de sign to withdraw the small bank .note circulation, and the general moderation of the rest . oftbe plan, with the excep tion of one or two de tails, into which we shall not, on this e occaeion, enter. Mr. WARBURTON's q uestion, althou g h it a negative answer — name l y , " whether it was in tended to allow banks that should have made excessive is sees (or issues to an amount beyond that which, on the first average struck of their circulation, they are afterwards to be limited to), to pay their notes, when 40s. in value, in silver ?"—this question is also suggestive of some important considerations that we may di: cuss at some length hereafter, when we -hall consider in what degree it will be possible fur the Scotch and Irish banks to make those dep os i ts of specie in the nature of guarantee d se curity C, curren c y vt,,00r,, in of rofe the re United l i curity fur th e i r respective circulettions. On the Pre mier's ow n s h ow i ng and figures, in his estimate of the aggregate from his answers to the -significant questions addressed to him by gold lir coto Kingdom, and the coati ed of separation is come, what regards does it cast on the past —with what sentiments will it look to the future? This high assembly has, undoubtedly, done but little, according to the views of a great number of persons, who, animated with a noble enthusiasm, overleaping the limits of the existing law, would desire to obey only the inspirations of their own heart, and unjustly consider the Diet as an individuality, to which they attribute not only sen timents and sympathies like their own, but still more, an entire liberty of will. The Diet has, however, performed much, if the real and not imaginary sphere of its possible action be borne in mind, and if it be admitted in all confi dence, that it will find submission and support where it may demand it, and a friendly and confederal attention where it has interceded in a pressing manner for the benefit of .a great number of unfortunate men, and for the pa cification of the whole country. The horizon at present is far from being free from these clouds which are the precur sors of a tempest; the waves that havebeen lashed into fury by the storm of passions which has burst over the Con federation, are not yet calmed down. However, the salu tary influence of time has contributed, in the short in terval during which the Diet has been sitting, to diminish men's anxieties ; it will still continue to exercise its in fluence, if the authorities and citizens are animated with the firm determination energetically to oppose all vio lence directed against legal order, and if the hearts of the confederated bodies show an inclination to alleviate as much as possible the disquieting condition of so many wretched men. If, as is my firm opinion, the members of this high assembly, composed of influential magistrates of all the cantons, share in this conviction, and separate with the intention of using every exertion for the purposes I have just stated, I can then venture to hope that the most dange rous crisis is past, and that at the opening of the ordinary- Diet we shall be able to regard the future with greater se curity. Thanking you, gentlemen, for the indulgence with which you have greeted my entrance on tile eminent func tions with tv hich my fellow-citizens have invested me, I now declare the Diet to 'be prorogued indefintely." We have intelligence from Lisbon to the 20th inst. by the Peninsular mail. On the previous day the business of the Cortes was brought to a termination. The Bill for the establishment of Savings' Banks, and several other new laws, had received the royal assent The reports of the Special Committees relative to the finances had been presented to the Chamber of Deputies, and are entirely in favour of the Ministerial plans. Meetings had been held in different places, preparatory to a general election, which is to take place in May. On Sunday, the 20th, the QUEEN in person closed the Cortes with the usual ceremonies. All the Foreign Ministers were present. The following is her Majesty's speech : " Noble Peers and Senhors, Representatives of the Portu guese nation—At the close of the present session, the last of this Legislature, it gratifies me to give you a public testimo nial of your title to my entire confidence and that of the nation. " The many and important measures which you have ap proved of, for the maintenance of liberal institutions, of peace, and of order, and those which you have adopted for the organisation of the finances, and for the rendering available of divers fountains of public wealth, will be a living evidence of your devotion to the Thione, and of your solicitude for liberty and the happiness of the people which Divine Provi dence has committed to my care. " Although the labours of Parliament are at an end, it is still your incumbent duty to instruct the people to fulfil its duties, and to obey the laws. I confide in your patriotism and fidelity. "I thank the Chambers for the supplies which they have voted, to enable my ministry to meet the expenses of the State; and also for the dotation of my much-loved children, the Prince Dom Pedro and the Infant Dom Luis Filippo. I have the satisfaction to- assure you of the perfect tran quillity which reigns throughout the kingdom and Ultramar possessions." The session is closed. Madrid journals of the 20th instant have been re ceived. On the 19th the Chamber of Deputies was en gaged in discussion on the supplies for the Finance De partment, when, in answer to a question from Senor LLORENTE, relative to the large expense of the coast guards, the Minister of Finances said great services had been rendered by that body and the Carabineros in pre venting smuggling. Not fewer than 94 feluccas, laden with contraband goods, had been cap tured by them since February, on the coast of Huelva and Motrit. With regard to any alteration in the tariff, he observed, that considering the state of the manufactures, and the serious interests connected with them, he ha I refrained from submitting any reforms to the appreciation of the Cortes during the present session. The question, however, had been under consideration, and would be brought forward at some future period. The Three per Cents. closed at 351 at 60 days ; the Five per Cents at 251:at 60 days ; the Debt with out interest at 8i at 60 days. Most of the P,ris Opposition journals contain articles on the affairs of Greece, to which a brief discussion in the Chamber of Deputies on Friday had given rise. On the motion that the sum of 527,241 f. be granted for paying the half-year's interest on the Greek Loan, M. DUVERGIER DE HAURANNE called the attention of the Government to some remarks injurious to France, which bad been made in the British Parliament by Mr. Coca RARE,. and which Sir ROBERT PEEL seemed rather to approve of than condemn. "At the commencement of the session," said the speaker, "according to the speech from the Throne, and the derhrations of the Ministry, Greece was the country where the entente cordiale was flourishing most vigorously, yet, two months after, the Mevrocordato Ministry was overturned, and the head of the new Cabinet was an illustrious di plomatist well known for his friendly inclinations to wards France. From that moment the hotel of the English Minister at Athens became a hotbed of opposi tion against French influence. It is well known that England rarely disavowed her agents, but the Chamber must hear how the conduct of French agents was spoken of in other countries. In a late sitting of the House of Commons, Mr. COCHRANE, in demanding explanations from the English Ministry relative to the policy followed with respect to England, had alleged that the conduct of M. PISCA.TORY, the French Minister at Athens, was dis graceful and degrading. Sir ROBERT PEEL, in place of sharply reprehending this improper language, contented himself with replying that it was not within the bounds of propriety to remark on the conduct of a foreign agent. Everybody knew what he meant. Under these circumstances he had to ask the Ministry if it had con sidered the proceedings of the English Cabinet as being in conformity with the sentiments of reciprocity and good feeling which it had asserted were existing between France and Eegland ; he had, in particular, to demand whether the Government was disposed to afford support and strength to the French Minister in Greece ? The question, in fact, was to ascertain whether the influence of France in Greece osght to be lost, as undoubtedly must be the case ii the present state of things was to be maintained." M. DUCHATEL, the Minister of the Inte rior, in the absence of M. GurzoT, said—" The French Minister at the Court of Athens had done nothing but conform to the views of the Cabinet, which gave its complete approbation to M. PISCATORY for his conduct during the changes of Ministry alluded to ; and he was happy to declare this publicly before the Chamber. As to the future, he had to state that the Government would steadily pursue the same course as it had adopted during the time that had elapsed. It would not renounce in any way its influence in Greece, or re !sign the part which it was its duty to fulfil. This was all that the Hon. Deputy could expect him to say, for nobody could suppose that he would proceed to discuss the conduct of a foreign Government, or enter into any explanations relative to words pronounced in a foreign Parliament, not possessing any official character. If he had not entered into any remarks on the conduct of the English agent at Athens, it was because such observations appeared to him inopportune. The essential point was, that the French agent in Athens had defended the policy of France with respect to Greece." After some further conversation on the subject, the grant was agreed to by a majority of 248 to 4. On Saturday M. ALLARD presented the report of the Committee on the Bill for arming the fortifications of Paris, and recommending a grant of 17,000,000 f. for that purpose. M. TRIERS gave notice that on Friday next he would put some questions to the Government relative to the Jesuits. We may therefore look forward to an ints resting discussion, as besides M. Mutts, M. DUPIN will probably speak, and open all his wrath upon this intriguing sect. M. TRIERS and his party have judged it expedient not to wait for the discussion of the Church estimates to bring the sub ject before the public, asd are therefore resolved to have a special debate upon the encroachments of the clergy. M. GUIZOT is much better, and on Saturday had an interview with the KING. The Revue de Paris says:— " The health of the Minister for Foreign Affairs is not so encouraging as the organs of the Cabinet proclaim. M. Guizot, we are happy to announce, is not dangerously ill, but his recent indisposition has had sufficiently serious consequences to make him feel the necessity of repose. Should he not proceed to Vichy, as we were told, he will certainly repair to his estate at Val de Rocher. We have even been assured that he would not appear in the Chamber before bis departure. His intimate friends and family advise him to take advantage of his situation to resign his condescension You towards your party in yielding to the en treaties of the deputies of the Lemardelay meeting; now, you owe it to those who love you not to compromise your health any longer in the service of a cause which may be said to be almost desperate.' " The Funds fell on Saturday, . owing to a rumour on. the Bourse that M. GulzoT had obtained from the KING loave of absence for two months. THE BOURSE SATURDAY. APRIL 26. First h..st Lowest Price. Price. Price. Price. French Five per Cents. •• 119 35 .. 119 4i .. 119 15 .. 119 20 Fours..•••••••• •• •• 108 50 108 50 .. 108 50 .. 108 50 Three per Cents .• •• 8 75 .. 85 65 •• 8) 60 .. 85 60 Loan .......••.• •• 86 35 .. 86 35 81 35 .. 86 35 Bank of France . 3260 —3260 ••3260 ..3260 Gouin Bank. 1,0001 Shares• • 1107 50 . • 1107 5) • .1107 53 ..1107 50 Belgian Bank.:... 635 •• •. 635 .. 635 •• 635 .. 635 Belgian Fives, 'B4O 103 .. 103 4 • . 103 .. 103 M 1842 195% .. 10534 .. 135% .. 105% Four-and-a-Half 101% .. 101% •• 101% 101% Two-and-a-Salt 62 15 .. 62 20 62 10 62 20 Spanish Passive Neapolitan.. - Roman ....... . RAILWAY SHARES. atOtrUilin m....... 1090 • ~1090 ' , I'M —lO9O --•- • Versailles, R.B. 550 .. 550 .. 547 50 .. 547 50 350 • 350 .. 347 50 .. 347 ,50 Rouen •• lll2 50 • 1112 50 —llO5 —lllO Rouen to Havre..,. Orleans Strasburg to Bale •••• .... 297 50 •• 297 50 2.1 25 .• 291 25 Avignon to Marseilles......lo4o —11.40 . • 103 4 1030 Bordeaux to reste •• • • •• • • 210 .• 215 .. 210 .• 210 Orleans to Arid:ion —.44.1 855 44 b 55 . • 845 .. 845 RAILWAYS FOR THE AcCoifitti MAT 3 St. Germain .. • ... • .......1090 ..11,gi —lOB3 .• 1085 Versailles, R. 13 550 .. 550 . 445 .. h 4; L. 8.. .• • • ...... 357 50 357 50 345 .. 345 Rouen •• ..1112 50 1115..109 —1095 Rouen to Havre ..•• • •• . • 927 50 • 927 50 .. 912 50 .. 912 50 0r1ean5..............:242 5O • -1215 ..12.0 —1220 Strasburg to Bale •.• • • • .... 295 295 .. 290 • 290 Avignon to Marseilles • . • • 1040 - 1040 . 10;'.0 —lO3O Bordeaux to Teste .• ••• • . 212 50 • • 212 53 .. 212 f,O . 212 50 In our Saturday's impre,.sion we inserted a 1 tter signed " 11-spitality," the writer of which ln.lingly ad vocates the propriety of raiing a fund for n, , warding and making some provision 1, r One of the most intrepid body of men who ever engaged in the most perilous ser vices that can be exacted of our fellow-creatures by the demands of humanity. The merits and services of the Deal boatmen are not quite as generally known, we frar, as the twat sands on which, in their gallant and daring struggle to rescue others from off them, they are, in so many instances, lost themselves. Their task is always one of imminent peril, and demanding the most undaunted energy both of body and of purpose. It is, to brave the utmost fury of that elemunt and to encounter the tremendous horrors of those storms, in which the shipwrecked voyager expects, on the Goodwins, that destruction from whence no hurnAn hands, but those 4 - .1 these brave boatmen, are likely to snatch them. A very recent case in which the dreadful sacrifice of two boats' crews in one of these arduous and daring efforts was the result of their devoted enterprise—gives an additional and a melancholy force to the suggestion of our corre spondent. The violence of the equinoctial gales, too, that have been lately blowing, and the boisterous condi tion of the weatheryesterday, may well serve to remind us of the strong and righteous claims that such men have upon the bounty as well as the sympathies of the coun try at large. It is really a debt of honour as well as of gratitude yet to be discharged by the public to the brave seamen who have snatched so many precious lives from the yawning deep, and those engulfing sands, to pro vide a fund from whence some provision may be secured for the wives and families of such of these hardy boat- men as perish in their calling; and rewards be dispensed fur the encouragement of those who perform, and sur vive, the more remarkable and hazardous of these res cues. We have with all readiness given publicity to the proposal of our correspondent, and shall with great plea sure contribute our aid to the advancement of the project he has pointed out, whenever it shell be adopted. THIS DA Y'6 Nl4: WS. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) CRIAL AT BAR.-THE GREAT DISTILLERY CASE. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. GEORGE 7111TH . The Court sat this morning at ten o'clock, and Mr. Drink water, supervisor of Excise, was again plaped in the witness box, and examined by the Solicitor-General. After giving the products daring the different periods of distillation, the witness proceeded :—The pump, although locked by the Ex cise, does not prevent the trader or his servants communi cating with the pipe by means of the valves. The officers were not constantly present at night, unless the trader gave them notice that he intended to remove wash, or feints, or spirits. I was examined with regard to the swell in the pipe which entered the spirit receiver. The defendant did not, after the last dripping, ask to have the receiver re dripped. Robert Batten was recalled, and examined by Mr. MARTIN —I went to the defendant's premises in June, 1843, in the capacity of inferior officer of Excise. There were four in ferior officers—namely, Kibble, Pitcher, Mill, and Wallace, beside myself, and Mr. Drinkwater, the superior officer. They did not continue all the time, for they were replaced by others. At one time there were two additional officers—l mean during the 9th and 10th distilling periods. There was a strict survey kept on the premises during the whole time I was there. There was but one officer there during the period of distillation. The receiver was emptied after every charge. An officer regularly attended to the removal of the charge from the receiver. An officer was present while the spirit was running into the receiver. Aster the charge was removed from the receiver, water was afterwards poured into it by the trap-door. I cannot say what the reason was why water was placed in The receiver, un less it were to wash it out, so as to leave no spirit behind. I have never found spirits carried about by the workmen in cans or vessels of any kind. Some samp es of the wash wer. taken by me and delivered to Mr. Drinkwater to be distilled. I took occasional sam ples during the whole time I was there. I discovered the first hole in the cover of the receiver on the morning of the 13th of December, 1843. One of the foremen of Mr. Smith was with me at the time. His name is John bring. He was not on the receiver, but lie was watching me. I did not tell him of the discovery I made. I told it first to Mr. Drinkwater on the same morning, about six or seven hours after. I kept watch that no one went to the receiver. The boards were nailed on the top of the receiver, and round the suction-pipe. The boards were old, and apparently had been there for a long time. I examined them on the 18th of August, before that time, and found them firm. 1 might have examined those boards between August and December, "but I won't be posi tive about it. Before the 13th I had means of judging whether they were- firm or not. (The boards alluded to were handed to Mr. Martin.) These are the boards, and the outside obe was moveable. The hole in the board was freshly cut. The fact of the fresh sawing of the bole was not pointed out to Mr. Smith, as he would net stop. I informed Mr. Drinkwater of the discovery, and he took the charge in the receiver. It was filling at two o'clock in the morning. I saw Mr. Drinkwater take the strength, and Mr. Smith and he said there were 28 gallons of excess. Mr. Drinkwater took the measurements, but it was Mr. Smith who said there was au excess. I afterwards heard the defendant say that there was not an excess, and lie asked Mr. Drinkwater to measure it again. Mr. Drinkwater showed him the hole, and he said that the nails had rusted off. Two of the managers, Gill and Viner, came liith Mr. Smith in the first instance. I did not hear Mr. Smith propose that the spirits in the vats should be measured out in gallon measures, to prevent mistake. The 28 gallons of excess were taken away by the Excise, but I have not heard that they have been condemned. The top of the receiver was made good that day, and remained so till the 12th or 13th April, when the boards were temporarily removed, and then replaced again. I am not aware that the Excise has taken any measure with regard to that hole. The second hole in tile top was discovered in June, 1844. There were two men present belonging to the establishment. It might be about four or five o'clock when the discovery was made Hamilton, a carpenter, was sent for, but I did not say that I had pushed out the plug with my finger. I said I had knocked it out with a piece of iron. I heard Gill, the foreman, said to Hamilton, " Hamilton, what do you think of this? What do you think this has been ?" Hamilton said, " Oh, an old dipping-hole." Then Gill said, " Just what I said." Then they brought dipping-rods, but they would not go into the hole. I saw Mr. Smith some days after, and told him. He said he knew nothing about it, and if it was there, it must have been a knot-hole. I made the drip two-tenths more than Mr. Drinkwater. There was a dispute between Mr. Smith and myself on every charge. Mr. Smith complained during the whole time I was there. On the 23d of March, 1844, we had " a grand dispute" as to the quantity of spirits in the - receiver. I made it a tenth more than he. Mr. Ross and another officer came down and tested it afterwards, and they found a tenth more than either of us. I cannot tell what amount of the proceeds of this prosecution mar go into my pocket. One- halfof the penalty will go to the informer and the other half to the Queen. I expect nothing but what the law has provided in the usual way of business.—(Laughter.) I do not expect 75,0001. It was late in he afternoon—about five o'clock—when Drink water said he was ready for his experiment with the pipes When he made the first experiment, which was made with spirits, there was a failure. It was eight o'clock when the spirit began to run from vat No. Bto vat No. 17. It ran fiir an hour. It was three hours before they were able to get the pipes to work, in consequence of some air having got in. It was found necessary to stop two of the cocks with clay. To the Couier—One of the cocks which it was necessary to stop was on the roof—in the gutter like. The other was beloc.-. It was what is called a rack-cock. Thinks it was not clay that was used, but putty and tow. The exclusion of air was necessary to the working of the syphon. It took an hour to put the pipe in order. One of Mr. Smith's servants had passed under the pipe, and pushed it up with his back in order to break it or put it so out of order as to prevent the experiment. To'Mr. MARTIN—Does not know the name of the man who acted in that way. Believes that Mr. Smith was pre sent. Could swear to the man if he saw him. The LORD CHIEF BARON—If the man is to be produced, Mr. Martin, he ought to be brought into Court. Mr. MARTIN said that all the men in Mr. Smith's employ ment would be produced. Cross-examination resumed—The loss :spirits upon the experiment was, apparently, 100 gallons, but the real loss was not more than 40 gallons. The apparent loss was al ways greater than the real when the quantity of water mixed with the spirits was increased. The spirits might have been re-distilled and there woul•l have been no loss. The quantity of spirits was 700 gallons, and the water 2,700 gallons. When the liquor passed over vat No. 17, it was five minutes or more before witness could taste the spirits. There were seven or eight officers of Excise engaged in the experiment. Several of Mr. Smith's men were about, but he could not say how many. Before w itness was sent to Mr. Smith's he had been five years at Bromley. Had also been employed for the Excise in the distillery of Buchan and Co., near Edinburgh. Left that place when his time was up, and for no other cause. In Scotland the distillers were allowed to work at a lower gravity than in England. But they must give notice of the gravity they choose to work at, but they will be charged upon the amount of their notice at the end of the year, whether they produce the quantity or not. Mr. MARTIN would ask one more question. Did you put a puddling of clay round the opening in the top of the re ceiver when you took the drip? Witness—l did, to prevent water flowing in._ Mr. MART I N—Did you ever know that to be done before? —Never. Mr. MARTIN—Why did you do so in this Case ?—To pre vent the water coming in. The re-examination of the witness by the Solicitor-General elicited nothingof the least moment. By a Juror.-14he water passed through the pipes trom one house to the other by the pressure of the body of water in the tank; but the spirits passed, upon the principle of the syphon, which required the pipes to be air-tight. By the COURT—The looseness of the cocks, which re quired to be stopped with tow and putty, was occasioned by frequent working. The previous witness, Drinkwater, recalled, and examined by the SOLICITOR-GENERAL—ThC pipe which I suspected to communicate between the two distilleries was that which one of Mr. Smith's workmen attempted to break. The man made the attempt maliciously, to prevent the experiment. It was quite plain that he did so. I complained of it at the time. Mr. Smith was not present, to the best of my recol lection ; but Mr. Gill was. - (The trial was proceeding when our report left.) Last SOU T EIWARK.-(TillS DAY.) Anne Gray, a girl of the town, was charged; before Mr. Trail!, with stealing a purse, containing a 501. note and three sovereigns, from the person of Mr. John Warne, 45, Unien place, Lambeth. The complainant stated that, between two and three o'clock on Friday morning, he met the prisoner in Blackfriars-road, and she persuaded tarn to give her some liquor. They ac cordingly adjourned to a public-house, and having treated her to some rum they then came out, and proceeded some dis tance, when the prisoner Suddenly left him. He walked for ward,-antLiu a few ulinutes ini§sed his purs . e, containing We 501. note and three sovereigns, on which he went to the statieg-house and gave informatiott of the circumstance ....... together with A description of the prisoner,' iv'io 317 as suDie" quently taken into cwtody. , The prisoner declared that she had never seen t h e cen: l- Ivo plaioant until that day in Court, and although she r_ the habit of frequenting the pulilic - h ouse alluded to, pt Po was not there on the morning in question. •,,ce M. itAtm sad he 6hould emand the prisoner, to g time r to T trace the i 501. note, but r at the request of the Ma' - plainant, the tnagistrate subsequently discharged her. ---------------- EXE',.UTIAL,i OF THOIVIAS HEN -P-1 HO CKER.---(THIS DAY.) This morning, at eight o'clock, the murderer a Mr. Delame expiated his offence on the g allows, erected taring the debtors' door of the conitiloi; gaol of Newgate. - o ‘. f As early as two o'clock in the morning, small gut" men, women, and children continued to assemble in tl NIA . Bailey, and to discuss the all engr ossin g topic ~f the p bility of tile condemned criminal having made a Co nfess°o ' or of the last extremity of the law b ein g mitigated. coups i„‘, The multitude that had arrived by s even o'clock Teas veil numerous-the numbers exceeding any fermer occasion si:ye the execution of Curvoisier. Their conduct, bower 3 ; orderly and - peaceable. The police , un der the direction : , Major Shaw, Supperintendant, and Inspectors M'Cthe leanol as _ c ` Spray, took up their several positions opposite gaol .. the clock of St. Sepulchre's chimed the hour of six. The culprit was seen by the Rev. C.: day i° the condemned cell, to which he was iat}4... a wed aftie•rif n re afternoon service in the chapel. He expresse -i'll'S signed to his fate, although still professing his inuoceeeelo After being engaged in writing and prayer 111 ) ~i wn etil aplain yestet t . _ o'clock last night, he retired to bed, and slept suuncoY , e it; five o'clock this morning, when he arose and dressed no' ix The Rev. Ordinary arrived at the gaol shortly afte h r : r id' o'clock, and was speedily followed by Alderman cadsge Hunter, Sheriff Sidney, Mr. Under-Sheriff Ae, Under-Sheriff Martin, and the other officers ofjustice. no, About a quarter past seven o'clock the convict was 5 .2,1, hopar,- _ plied with coffee and toast for breakfast, of which but sparingly, and it was now evident that his apirits wevr; rapicily forsaking him, and that he was gradually sin.,l" under the certain conviction that all hope was at an ow . The Rev. Chaplain continued at prayer with him, an d :: ceived some letters for his relations, and one directed to dime self (Mr. Davis) in the course of the preceding evening- '','"„ latter document consists of four closely-written sides of foot. cap ; but whether the statements therein contained cauf. relied upon or not is very questionable, as our report informed that the culprit, since his condemnatio n, half-a-dozen statements at variance with each othear, l'ina ; he destroyed immediately after reading them ov W officers of the gaol. eblin At half-paat seven o'clock the representatives of the P .g s , press were admitted into the chapel-yard, where the Sbel l , m , Undersheriffs, Mr. Cope, the Governor, Deputy-Governor, and Mr. D. W. Harvey, the police missiouer, had already met. The latter gentleman 1 1, is quainted with the father of the wretched young Innni Who a native of Colchester, in Essex, and contributedte more painted in moments of the eulprit, Mr. Harvey his ¢'b be bringing him-to a sense of the awful situation in 0 / 1 t ten was placed. During this interview, which lasted about t ee Minutes, the services of Mr. Holding, the surgeon ri 0 ) e c --- prison, were obliged to be called into requisition, as urinal was seized with several fainting fits. en g aged 'a While the authorities in the Chapel-yard were enbm sly' earnest conversation, the prisoner Connor was seen 0 4-- b u o ve Mr. Wright!. _'-. thrusting his head forward through the bar of his cell a t t , to in order to view the solemn ceremony that .was take place. wearia About a quarter to 8 o'clock Mr. Sheriff SidneY, into-fi the A his chain of noise and bearing a black w and, came in an centre of the Chapel-yard, and addressing the repotter-oe of n ce under tone, said—" The sheriffs think it right in ,consecldeio, of what has appeared in a Sunday paper urging t he fort h e the execution, to state to the gentlemen of th e Pres'-' Rot information of the public, ‘that they have consistent*, _nee the greatest kindness anxiously impressed unto t he Pr wlic h the necessity of making any statement to then',:. o h t hey might have the effect of mitigating his sentence, and Wu_',. sta te. could with this view communicate to the Secretary e',,, has Although this has been repeatedly urged upon I""!Ae'retion always declined to make any statement for the coo! oa iit of the Homo Secretary, for being pressed this inornitti:, no to do so, he has said deliberately that he shall . I , l "i ie bes formal disclosures. The Sheriffs have asked him ".,,i n eing anything to say about the money in his possessioo, rerd to tbe hini that he had made two statements oti female after the murder ; to which the,only rell ro iti 0 made has been that what he stated at his trial was t ri- 1" the /3 1 ot t bat great measure, and that Delarue seduced Sheriffs told him that it appeared to be inonsi'tehe he(} I telarue should have been so far his friend, and thatnicoolti prisoner) should entertain such a feeling declared tha, against him. The prisoner has most solemnly,.biose. his was not the hand which struck t he det_ d ode Mr. Sheriff Sidney further added, that the prisoneErn; poll a statement in writing, addressed to the ilev.,ttd n erns e which would be given to the reporters after they had oere it in the Lord Mayor's parlour, and ascertained !"';,,. hiS trial, be Do was nothing of an improper nature for publication f J il , re.. The hour of eight now approaching, veil s 'OO O4 presentltives of the press were admitted into the c ° ding H • cell, and the wretched culprit was at once se o e rd s i t ,;; 4 a i e. the right. He was being addressed by the face was pale, and his hands clasped together 0 it I ,"ilie cell , He took little notice of those persons who enterecie_ o f t he and on being told by the Chaplain that the gentlen.ll"o, ini press were present, if he wished to say and thieg l its w tone °,, formation of the public, he replied in a eery lo'' Uffiej ent ' voice, " I cannot say anything now, Sir—l ant ''', o - swing here, composed. If I had known that they had been - I might perhaps." . i to untie the Calcraft, the executioner, now proceeded '- poring, neckerchief of the prisoner, and to pinion his ar ms ' o fficer s " i this process he swooned into the arms of two of the t i n fo m t t gbbb l i eyea lle e tloli c g teen t tie l i dioo a e o l: p si l :lealoslart,.- slowly d i y: :si d , a yns. r d ' tb d a v hecr , a l deoo s i s iuna e sa r gge a p e sa t h n olt e ffath : d e o ioein i t ' ; i d, o w ie Ll i a a nhk i td n ei c hl stateiheena Sheriffs,lchair, i f r oa a r p nonm a p dfd n e a d drt r hr e s e n ge o aa t e n rilpniiyydert sensibility.(li)ei nciufi gentleman passagesei , ,inaiesudnierrisr e:earet °fl ar I P : td s i v s d i t o e d i al . o D u u d r t in h g e t H h u e r s i e al t - r s 3 e i r u s g 7 violently, and was obligedie ; t b ool ' Burial-service. e t n o ts b t e he su u p n po ha r p te p d y b e y al t P w r op of t; turnkeys. On reaching the steps leading to th 3 w i ; 3 " of was carried up, and the only ejaculation he mat e d in a was, "May God receive my soul," which was ate . " e very faint and querulous voice. . n th The cap having been adjusted by the hangl ° 7l;e tbe, t i wretched convict remained about half a minute ,n., , an drop, during which time his limbs tottered beneath him, was then launched into eternity, amidst the mixed howling'' bot h cheering, and hisses of the vast concourse of person s • . sexes that were present. The di criminal d not appear to die for some seclica: his whole frame after the drop had fallen was 'lone+ it vulsed. The body having been suspende d the toto.tiiio elf was cut down, and will be this evening interred v" precincts of the gaol. - - -------. (From the Weelig Dispatch.) BY AN EYE WITNESS.e tlestb‘ As the clock of St. Sepulchre's struck eight, ..imuita bell within the prison commenced tolling , When t 0,.; e ro' cl ' neous movement towards the scaffold was n1E10:211-'00 con followed by a cry of " hats off." At this peri" _est the duct of the mob was, it must be acknowledged, 1 ",,t• the a co ra n n v l i l e d t , 's sa ai i ) i p n r l o ci ti l eh sa to tb t a l t ie it gi a b coming. As soon as ' there was an indication ~,,.d silencer'lbatll bre - • animated the c(ingregated masses. The Bev' Cllr es, the Ordinary of Newgate dressed in his can°";• See:,, cended the scaffold first, followed by the cad q c i p b p it ear a ed se as iernn if but one pal! who was sum"( rted by Calcraft, the executioner:o be he' d of the turnkeys. He was deadly pale, and had ` e t oile t up by the turnkey, while Calcraft adjusted the roP co ierst his neck, and placed the cap over his face. dit,0031).! discharged the duties of his office most eaP e bis a s and having left the convict in the ann a , ef fats l b°lt i sistant, hurried underneath and withdrew tn a . 1 . pile s when he who but a minute before Was. full "be " 4 . 11 ; 1 : swung an almost lifeless carcas s life, o hefere 3 11 he t • hi r a which, at that mament sprung up, refreshing t f ')- , t who yielded his life in penalty for his horrid crilio:'l.oll,.hheo second or two it was supposed that he died in t'' n$ ot " 0 in b( the course of a few minutes the violent contortio, d t hat body and the writhings of his head Pt ° e . 1 ., a ll endured great suffering. I. in tdot haying closed, the crowd separated' ,iO O O directions fellows were selling " the last speech, ) • att that inii ß dit It e ala y ga . abh a iana n bl d , el .t m D o ade mightkae declare i atr Sir ace 0 , — mtubny ' e l t ' and confession of Thomas Henry I-locker." HOCK ER'S STATEMENT. i onic! ' rid th at e fa ' nce into eternity. not guilty of murder. God and my conscience he a aIY a re and It i tl i w snt s o tinii r oe i l l s eme d e t . d.n h uc e B te: l t l y ao a om s fa h t le o: vn u v t e r n r h i r s te t : : el : v:1 no e bta.a li r i vi o wo s , : ttso f t l e f 01 : 0 0. trance this I shall be able to shout from my heart to prep of me r n dea is t n h n . t ( I )f ti b u i s m t a t e h l a f t w l nrt am hy p_ n r f ep - a ar p e l d. ace l in te fi eb a tt f l t i lo se a r; o f hopes beyond the grave are not my own deeerts, , will .1/ another. My being innocent of the crime of mor", e „ r Ilis ' v e l e entitle me to an immortal crown, but übinission ',,- 00 Oki ft andaaiiitihefaith. These sincere anld, he s ceonlf have imperfections,e a s N confession nl learned r f nf a ead l who has permitted me to be bro,ughtataliirs lOW witrs.ooo;i ccept,iu ofte to believe are A ,„ 3 ,, t he merciful and gracious Benefactor, whom I h a ,.`, 4 - e di s t h e offended. A man whom I have treated as my friend -1160 murderer of Delarue. His own admissionof the --et d „ e e • d he lllorawyedpb7,set genuinellld cPoanst'rhitielateol'o-1 only means of extricating me from this unwort"),beridehsci has not come forward. Had I caused him to ba aPP r Lt tha t a e - s' would doubtless have, denied it. I have been assur he ea tr - h eS I not been found guilty of murder, I should have" s tife - JO portod for life for highway robbery ; such au alter t t i o n tO r failed to induce me to divulge what it is my resol,n t he ta b tl e t with in my bosom. Let then this sentence ring , in „i tt rile , 0 03 derer's ears, that he is not only the destroyer of v` d . fh; $ me likewise. I did not lift a hand against the deal t ee ', e ll may even yet be found some harsh enough to bran'', tuo! fe ei dying liar ; but oh, if they knew what I ala a • sun e ' e , I have- ~,1 0 .• know, they would see the wrong they do me. ' , and w hg ve too much, and am, while writing this, too se_ea" - fr ovs" - ,,i,f broken to quit this world like an Atheist. MY a h e e - e n) e,, t (l been more than my strength (great as it lu is „" w ho b c , c le• support. lam no longer the same young Ina" f A rOn"•..ne sentence of death passed. without the distortion 0 of '- My troubles, both sleeping and awake, hav e se , s . l :r il Y t e.ee that I find it more easy to weep than to snalle", ~,- sa d v ",,It sun dispels the dark mysteryof futurity. l'-" -- it nib 7 Death approaching me with increasing strides. , , ose aIY when 1 lay my our, aching head to rest, ere I can_ c ' fl iiloa r j eyes, rude ferms of sham and infamy attend 01 .Y . , t : I a",i and oh ! what dreams. One' oment, and all is Pai . : 3o dss e s , again at home, every one cheering heart at my return—ooloer condemned —no longdob"e'd, aa; Then to wake and find m self stretched on a L ar d e riLle i ,,, surrounded by iron bars and gloomy walls, that ro w-, 0 is bitte i deo anguish and mock at my distress. This deed! Then talc not to me of the awfalue'sfo°r a ll 'l O Death is the only friend that can make a mends were ore. l : t wretchedness! Por me to continue such as I a s ca ffold (te ll than ten thousand. deaths. Even death O n a m o' ,d lan' 1 bad shameful end) to hie is far preferable to none. thoughover me with eager p__happ,,,, sick of the world that has treated me, as -- ois o s always been a criminal in its estimation . u ntil I C - os suspected me guilty of an unlawful breach h. , it e ca 41 hither, and yet no one would take me by the haat"Titiolc .1 0 4 could spell and write, my poverty was a then my thoughts still liegered behind, and are tbe l , crime- t 1 wis" ol my days were renewed? My hopes of heaven are thesel are Shalt all. illy home and au isolated friend here an d at I ° ea only_ attractions, and 1 hope and trust there tbe to p meet them soon where all is light and joyous--wlii Put ia t „ e f of God is the only mysterv—where holiness and v t i l e e" ro lect go hand in hand ; and the tear of gratifune" w ho a tear ! May you and I, my dear Sir, mid a ll tilt ° • P r a t , of dear to us, be welcomed s there, is the dying P — , Your poor unfortunate but faithful gavao.ociag• T. 11. 1 1 The Rev. Mr. Davis, Ordinary, April 26 1 41 ' , S . , ----------- , ~,-„,ing • ~.efo ID the course of -esterday afternoon, the 100"-I 51u,... written by Rocker, and addressed to Mr. 5 1161 h ad d were politely handed to our reporter :-- , mo rilial s ire,..For sometime before you le ft me wia