The Sun. — London, England, 1845-01-28 00:00:00

THE THEATRES. ----- COVENT-GARDEN. A new play was produced at this theatre last night ; The author it is in five acts, and its title is honesty. it not unknow n to fame. We remember reading, not wield Alt pleasure, a drama from his pen, called the Aassd ofEffinghant, and, if we mistake not, the play now produced, thcugh new to the stage,. has al- T eadY issued from the press ; the adaptation what call therefore, was somewhat of an experiment, o which the syncretics call the " unacted drama,' of also be there is too much that ue called unactahle. Of the faults of that wants 14001 Honesty partakes largely; . tin con clearness in conception, and closeness 1 . e %traction ; it is dim and hazy, and even h i i th strictest attention it is difficult to compreh en d t e u p t l o o t ._ 6 five acts follow, but do not seem to grow o r each other. These defects, the ability of the per andes-- on this occasion they exerted themselves to the u t most —do not compensate, and the result is vague, indefinite, and confusing, which is not cleare d r aP even at last. ' So much for the drama itself. it l is the manne r in which it was put on ths stae, . excellent, and worthy of all praise ; the scenery was .itmay the dresses new and appropriate; of the acting, safely be said that it say( d the play, but throughout the performers had to struggle with unfavourable an_ Materials. The play opens with a scene in the n?. whose a ka of Douglas; Trafford (Mr. Vandenhoff),"h _ fallil'ersants, with the instinct of the rats who fly from, a ilng house, see the ruin of their master approacn , and pay themselves by pocketing rafford enters with his steward, Fairfax the plate. trildsleenarns the .full extent of his emb ( a L r ‘ r i a r s . s ß m a e s n s) t, of se of which is increased . by the appearance ay,,t a bevy of creditors with their demands, backed "3' the insolence of Master Deverill, the exeeedingly a money-lender, well played by Mr. Rogers. and e midst of hi d'ii lties he resolves to woo 1 . hNN4lffn)ll,l3 c?%in, L s ady lL Julia eu Lancaster (Miss Van( en 5 5 ,..., .as it appears, partly at least for the sake of her t 4lth ' and P ut s off his creditors for the pres• nt w a i e t t h , s c r t e s. So ends the first act. In the second t As,, . sulia appears surrounded by a crowd o lovers sttg," ler e a, wit of walking gentlemen . as ever trod the --a nd with good reason, is exceedingly cold ad a v n o d . in to them all ; among them is a c ate, Francis Gage (Jr. Vining), the r ; it authorwhom young pre y, EL3 an honest and scrupulous law 'te rs e : ,110 surprise, therefore, to find that, tirss'ilented, he is very poor. On this occasion he se the s a r. s his suit with such warmth as to rouse c R ` e ' ll l "n of Trafford, who is one among mobtheidin_ 't rod t`olll`eraen,4 arid he strikes him with r this the lady, who deigns a nd a refusal from ach , - not a word of reply to the . young asiacsate's pleading, and he returns .disaPeihrteeadt d ef . ", esPerate to his home. At this point t g i n e i,' ef the [slay is manifested. The third act o - ? le en i s s pr e I.llleis Gage's miserable chamber, Illoriparing Is "3' night some documents for D ." e ' _ve r rill,the 444 etbfle‘ader, whose tenant he . happens to be. Love I)._ e .e areams of love retard his labours, and , when Ill ' s ; rill calls for the papers they are not reacir. A and dis appealln3nes, Deverill is struck to the ground l I Nith i'' /owing revenge, but returns short h i t, thw_o s licers to turn Gage and his young t i. e for arrear s of rent At this .. juncture a afterwards brother tiZento_enters to retain Gage to defend an individual ei i vsli Cha rged with murder. He refuses, "443 I d ' lawyer's debt, and 1 1 , is ~ a rea ,y discharged thebut the tt, retained' i rrevocably, though he looks on the ssa4ll3l3?llution. It turns out that the _murdered N it 1; Sir PhiliP Lancaster, the father of J d u ee lia l , y an in d love Julia herself, with wh om he i " s so hed p him b y p ' .13 suspected of having dispatched penis °n. , The moral scruples of the young he lawyer having ' sot t , l a na he undertakes her defence, s 144 atone Solicit his advocacy. eti4l:PPears weighed down by remorseln thisfor someac t T r r e a a f - t when g or *her , committed the audience know not juii afire,l, The fourth act contains the tr . ial of n'udi eistllst' uqore a judge who indulges in very the and unjudicial prejudice and passion, l bu j sing dil.lsoner in very strong laa lolifi e we can pardon for the sake whieh Juliae!it burst of earnest, abusing indeed, d e t e h d e , 1%0111, establishwasspeech Miss Vandenhoff in the very Ihe t hat tragic actresses. We gather from di ipia ,l'at precedes the trial that her advocate has fail,. yes Passing talent and eloquence, but he arri kle t s ',e is sentenced to the death of a 1 4' 1 ," (1e burned alive ; and all he can do is at P the f N ttl, - ;° ll.l e,nt to claim for her the " wager . e nd s L which is. granted by the court, and the r,, _ a_c r. t forih 3',Julia being re-conducted to prison, lr a ( ') , the having thrown down the gauntlet , 4 on behalf I TO • videPpseeution," and the lady being as yet utnop the ,citiseNvitil a champion. The fifth act leadsus :41aYthelti in Which Julia is confined. She is visited slsjei'°ll-11g, advoeate, and her proud spirit being d n o o e w , ' - 1 4, 1 h a i -3' imrisonment, she confesses that she b ut s thesh'ed him! An attack is made on the prison h populace who are persuaded of her innocence, ' o setire.e refuses to escape, anti persuades the people ' is lei• With an affectionate farewell to Francis,n public Plase,°ll to execution. The last scene is a Lit no e haib s v vith the stake and lists for the combat, :appeared. TrsiT o el ' a n . en behalf of innocence has yet . , 11 ab hrf'..la Present, in a fearful state of agitatio aP ti P , e Jul Julia LO (3- ' 10 be • stake,A hen ,he demands sps s i t . chained to the th e 41 with him. It then appears that Trafford is to rdorer, that his guilt is perfectly tb s etit e l i',. hat that she has kept the secret" well i n fulfil- I ntt ed ' vow, which at the time the deed wasco t rn he - Nol, Trafford has made her make. This is 0 . the 4 we Might say, the fatal error of the piece ; isr ks es urkier n othing is seen, of the vow aething . o _ the at,. till the last moment, and then the motive.e-f gre e inon, and the action itself, appear in the last will s ot 41,11113045ib1e and unnatural. Still Traffordlii !tt° the :,hlrself the murderer, and Julia is chained ite r , s take for execution. Then the young advocate l ady, k at the third summons," declares himself the to do euanipion, and takes battle-axe and shield to battle on her behalf. Trafford, though s illill'el"1"1 by the consciousness of guilt, i listed to fight. He is about to enter 1 the -D o ge'Da ' N‘'nen he is presented with a cup of wine by i lll who is a disguised Italian lady, Infeh t e , 'lllp s i , e has seduced and deserted; she poisons h_ '4 Iri s 041 evenge, and by the poison, not by the hand t he ia ri t o P e Pe e 'lent, Trafford falls, before he dies declaring The f4 c f 4 se k ne e of Julia, Thus ends the play. ) . 411 o r c 'e L s full, the applause was frequent, and at the m 'llcl the eartain Mr. and Miss . Vandenhoff were de I call e d se re - r for —a eompliment they I „ l test i • p , °r their exertions, sometimes awakening s ` Q ' pl °,,"l,,and ab,vays inducing forbearance, carried s 'liana". "'Nigh. But it wants vitality. Trafford 's Without strength and purpose; the audience 410,wliRaerith.e.r from the action that he is the murderer, th em It. tint is knovvn there seems to be no motive 4. - " e tna ,V r 't is a stern' adherence to a vow to conceal .or thesr"er of a father calculated to raise sympathy \vas eyPrineipal female character. No effective drama i thoZ Yet. founded on guilt without passion, crime sr a eau Motiv, and sorrow without apparent cause, mot4(}ll hav e 4 , 1 2 a? inaperfectly and so tardily developed as e u ld ti,)°, ,ati.uence on the action of the d piece. We a l p V o . t ' l l isei to L v _rint to state that Mr. Van 'tit nt the 't and the audience for the ineffi *as s s, a nner in which he had performed his part ; he fli ulierin I Pos' t • g, as he has for some time been, from i t n .- - e. 1 , 1 'Lc)°, which, indeed, was several times perephie 4'14%; alivie,,aUthor was called for, but he was not in t Q did not appear. Ts P PENr -------------._ 'S under -ais theatre -ll PLAYS. —ST. JAMES • opened last evening for the season, IL , : the able direction of Mr. Mitchell, to whom billvias.l'gning public are under great obligations, for . 4.41 r0 ° 'von them thatwhich no other metropolis in \,, ii Pe is without kr, reMetnher the i aregu ar _ wench . I Theatre. We fortri Mitchell's first t neer of incredulity with with which of these per 4404titIleis, some four vaenaarsousinncceelnewrias received. The teaker3"vever proved a successful one; but still the sesd were not silenced —the thing would not sacs_ a W6O the ' th third novelty wore off; but a second and nits , 4 2 aseh followed, each more successful "' c ° prose until now the Prsncla plays are Psr,.. vletelY naturalised amon g us as the Italian ti ' si an' 4Paatisi, ( 4, w , 'e look forward with quite as much anti th '')ii of 'f to the commencement of the w. 'i t af the car of these delightful amusements as to tile f ' ' l r. We liv e already given an account 444 general arra s . ' h ist we ss,p, rangements for the ensuin g season, a ni ght, therefore proceed to the peformancss of thelidiTtsie l‘lnns.l4. font, of the Theatre des Varietes, j e r t,, athalie, of the Theatre du Gymnaae, made ellsNS:'' The ranee before an English audience last g e vill e e Pisces chosen for their debut were the Is tli t _sep s , 4) . 7l ° e f Le /liar ? : - itrti first pieae%li!,hreaftnt edy la Ville et la Femme a of Pierre le Rou g e. tr y ' 4 O a rtist , , n sustains the part of Lam- OAtinder the'' vam, having left his wife in the coun 47is .Pieture._ pretence of going a tour in search of ,1•I inn's`”?, is enjoying himself as a bachelor in svi'f,i s, IN`4,,ite, who has heard that he has broken his 41°,0104 itzerland, coroes to Paris to pass her ket, 4 /cla n of rl `, hears everywhere of Lamberti s e , o a G il , r! bonnes fortunes. She at length a sap Rnises",`, of the celebrated l ady-killer, at once tiritlkriation"hA, and write s to him, appointin g an 11k, %%ith V -le liaB not seen her, but an assigna vviir, sh e a 'Marne Jurigney (for that is the t s f 4 her s, ssunies), who has set half Paris mad assigne d c,,t,allt.Y, is too delightful an appointment not t',4!. lie sand accordingly Lamberti is true to his tint. (4. u s nd a there not Madame but his_ friend Tour a 3 k klellis becharn t) t izli‘i44e(.4 raliking io p ve , 0 sdvlllorse_sistehr he him thel!ar tic ,', an old bea u , both an s . Dau onne I d so -..e s s ,of whom have receive re "`I.Y Elpi) '°lll Mad Nsi s a rs t ame Jurigney. At length Op t kie, Crh , o the confusion of Lamberti, who k nout at a glance. She however, feigns hltri. ' 4114 Carries on a Mali _ . -..... ___. TtiE SCN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 28, 1845. tion with Emile, to Lamberti's great an noyance. Madame Delbois (Mademoiselle Mery), the sister of Emile, arrives, and then the tables are turned, and Madame Jurigney is quite as much an noyed at the attentions which Larnberti pays to Madame Delbois. At length, however, Lamberti repents him of his peccadilloes, declares his intention of quitting France for ever, and is of course forgiven by his wife, and received with open arms. Made moiselle Nathalie, as Madame Jurigney, made a great deal of a part which in other hands would have been comparatively insignifinant. She looked and acted the pretty widow admirably ; while M. Lafont, as Lamberti, was the very beau ideal of un homme u bonne fortunes. The comedy of Pierre le Rouge is in the three epochs. The first epoch is in 1788, and the scene is laid in the country village of Mentdragon. Pierre le Rouge (M. Lafont) is the mauvais sujet of the village—a sort of French Will Fern—warm-hearted and generous, but coarse and brutal, because ignorant. Pierre le Rouge is a poacher. No wonder, then, that he is hated and persecuted by the Marquis d'Entraigues, the Seigneur of the village—no wonder that his so. ciety is scarcely tolerated by Madre, (M. Tourillon), the respectable village miller. Pierre, however, has a heart, and that heart he has bestowed on the pretty Jeanneton (Mademoiselle Nathalie), the coquette of the village. It is the feast of the Rosiere—it is the height of Jeanneton's ambition to be La Rosiere; the Marquis promises not only to make her Ro siere, but to give her a handsome esta blishment in Paris if she will comply with his wishes. The temptation is too great to be resisted—the fickle Jeanneton falls. The pro cession of the Rosiere takes place. In the frenzy of jealousy Pierre rushes upon her, snatches the wreath from her brow, and tramples on it. The indignant villagers rush upon him. He seizes a flail to defend himsele—he strikes one of the villagers with it, kills him, and makes his escape. The scene of the second act is laid in Paris in 1798. Jeanneton, as the Citoyenne Cornelie, is the admired of all admirers, and the reigning- beauty at the quasi Court of Barras. The Director, Pierre le Rouge, who has educated himself, is, as Citizen Quissac, a man of immense wealth and considerable shrewdness, but of very vulgar manners. He dresses in the extreme of the mode, and is exactly the beau of the period of the Revolution. Cornelie has continued faithful to the Marquis ; and now that, as a ci-devant noble, he is proscribed and hunted down, she gives him refuge in her hotel. Quissac is introduced to her, recognises her, and renews his suit. She refuses him. The guard enter to search for the Marquis, and with the presence of mind of a loving woman, she throws herself into the arms of Pierre, calling him her dear Marquis. He is arrested, but the Marquis, who from his concealment has heard all, advances and surrenders himself. Cornelie drives off to Barras, to endeavour to obtain his pardon ; and Quissac, who is involved in the plot of Collot d'Herbois, is attested, and sent off to Cayenne. In the third act we find ourselves at Montdragon, in the year 1818 ; Pierre, decorated with the Legion of Honour, is a Count of the Empire, and has purchased the chateau. He has adopted Justine Rambeau, the grand daughter of the man whom, forty years before, he had unfortunately killed. Every year he had transmitted to Madre large sums of money for sup port of the Raimbeau family, the greater portion of which Raimbeau had purloined. The Marquise d'Entragues arrives, and desires to purchase' what she calls the castle of her ancestors. She is introduced to the Count, who at once recognises Jeanneton. It appears she had saved the Marquis's life, and he, out of gratitude, had married her. He is, however, now dead, and the airs of nobility of Madame la Marquise are most amusing. She looks with the most perfectly well bred stare of disdain atthe barrack Count of the Empire, as she calls Pierre, and talks about her ancestors in the most amusing manner. Pierre, however, at length forces her to recognise him, and Madre, who subsequently enters, recognises him also. Pierre has, in the meantime, heard of the villany of Madre, who, when accused of it, threatens Pierre with exposure ; Pierre siezes the hypocritical old rascal by the throat, and is on the point of strangling him, when he is prevented by the arrival of Jeanneton and Justine. Ere assembles the villagers together, declares that he is Pierre le Rouge, and exposes the villany of Madre, who, out of revenge, is on the point of proclaiming the low origin of Madame ; he is, however, stopped by Pierre, and the old rascal is turned out of the village ; while the lovers of 1788, Pierre and Jeanneton, are united in 1818, as M le Comte and Madame la Mar quise. The acting of Lafont in Pierre le Rouge was perfect. The character gives him ample opportunity of exhibiting the great versatility of his talents, and he knew how to avail himself of it to the utmost. Whether as the poacher, the vulgar fop, or the gentlemanly old Count, he was equally admirable. Mademoiselle Nathalie, too, was excellent ; nothing could exceed the naivete of her village co quette, the elegance of her grande dame, and the rich affectation of her Marquise of the Restora tion. They were both called for at the conclusion of the performances, and will no doubt become as great favourites in London as they are already in Paris. The house was well and fashionably attended. revenge. She raises her piece, fires at the hus band, and he receives a musket wound. The act is not, however, unrbserved. Jack Gong (Mr. Paul Bedford) and Muster Grinnidge (proprietor of a travelling caravan) have gone out to America to procure Indians for exhibition in England ; in their rambles they become witnesses of this tragical deed Miami is dragged to the spot, and receives the dying injunction of her injurer not ,to visit his offence upon Geraldine. When he dies, she precipitates herself into the river, but is saved by a party of French officers, who happen to be passing at the time on a raft, and is by them conveyed to England. Before quitting America, it is necessary to do justice to Jack Gong and Muster Grinnidge, whose amusing perform ance forms a happy relief to the excitement of the plot. In the third act, which brings us again to Ireland, Miami reappears as Madame St. Aubert. The daugh ter of Geraldine comes, in a singular manner, under her protection, having been previously purloined from Nelly O'Neil, foster-sister to Geraldine, by Wild Murtogh, now become the agent of George °lien nedy. Geraldine returns to Ireland, where she finds the child with the former huntress ; George repents his conduct ; and Wild Murtogh, his villanous agent, is arrested on a charge of horse-stealing. The de nouement exhibits the death of Madame St. Aubert, who consoles herself for causing the death of Connor O'Kennedy by the reflection that she has fulfilled his dying request, and by making over her estates in France to the widow. 'The success of the piece was complete, and the audience, at the conclusion, crowned their approbation by loud calls both for the actors and the author, who, on presenting themselves, were rapturously arplauded. The Corporal's Wed ding followed, and The Chimes concluded the performance. LYCEUM THEATRE.—This theatre, under the clever management of Mrs. Keeley, continues to be visited by fashionable and crowded audience s, the new grand extravaganza of Valer,Cne and Orson, with its corps of female warriors, who go through their evolutions very cleverly, being nightly received with unbounded applause. DUTIES ON BALTIC DEALS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—Your Correspondent of the 22d instant labours under a mistake, when he says that the duties on Baltic deals, exceeding twenty-one feet in length, is less in pr •portion than on short lengths, because the duties are now charged on the cubic contents, whatever may be the dimensions. Formerly the duties were levied on under six teet, under sixteen feet, and under twenty-one feet— the duties amounting to a prohibition on anything above twenty one feet. The present method of measurement is, however, pre judicial to the Baltic importers. The deals or battens are piled, and the duty is calculated on the cubic contents of the pile, no allowance being made for the loss arising from the deals not lying perfectly close together. The other day 98 loads, 45 feet of 3 by 11-inch, were mea sured by the Custom-house, 103 loads, 29 feet, and 163 loads, 5 feet 2 by 7-inch, were measured by the Custom house, 179 loads 23 feet. These differences are serious on the original cost.—l am, iFec., Liverpool, Jan. 25, 1845. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. CHESTER CUP. 14 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Semiseria—taken 18 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Cataraot—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Obscurity—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's Winesour 30 to 1 agst Mr. Parry's Zanoni 30 to 1 agst Mr. 11. Stebbing's Celeste—taken 40 to 1 agst Sir R. Bulkeley's Hemp—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Hutchinson's Extempore—taken 40 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Pug—taken 40 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Clumsy—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's St. Lawrence—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Collett's Corranna—taken 50 to 1 apt Mr. Osbaldeston's Sorella—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Pride of Kildare—taken 50 to 1 agrt Mr. A. Johnstone's The Era—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Cuthbert's Queen of Tyne 50 to I agst Mr. Coleman's Dvvil's Dust 50 to 1 agst Mr. Davies's Emun ac Knuck 50 to 1 agst Mr. Heap's Stayley 100 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Milton—taken 100 to 1 agst Mr. Plummer's Alice Hawthorn 100 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Foigh-a-ballagh. The betting against several of the horses incladed in the above list was uncommonly spirited, and in some in stances at a considerable improvement on the prices last reported. Semiseria was in immense force, and strong commissions were out in favour of Obscurity, The Era, Celeste, St. Lawrence, and Extempore, very few of which were executed to the full extent. Cataract was backed, but not heavily, at a trifling improvement, and the odds quoted against Corranna, Pride of Kildare, and Sorella, were taken to 1001. each. Winesour's price was nominal. DERBY. 13 to 1 apt Mr. Greyille s Alarm—taken 13 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Cobweb colt—taken 16 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Kudger 16 to 1 agst Lord Stradbruke's Idas 18 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Pam 25 to 1 agst Mr. Johnstone's Annandale—taken 30 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Newsmonger—taken 31 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's Miss Whip colt—taken 35 to 1 agst Mr. St. Paul's c out of Calypso's dam 40 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Laird o' Cockpen —taken 40 to I agst Mr. Irwin's Connaught Ranger—taken 50 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Lycurgus 50 to I agst Mr. Lintott's Cabin Boy—taken and afterwards offered 50 to 1 agst Mr. Coleman's Young Eclipse—taken 66 to 1117 st Mr. Coleman's Fusbos— taken 6,000 to 90 500 even between Alarm and the Cobweb colt, and 600 to 500 on Alarm agst Idas. The grand, and in fact the only, movement, was on the Cobweb colt, who came into strong play just before the room closed, was backed at 13 to 1 outright, and for 500 even against Alarm, whose supporters (at 13 to 1) were numerous. The betting against other favourites threw out nothing frehh. OAKS. 7 to 1 apt Mr. Worthington's Lancashire Witch—t. 16 to 1 agst Lord G. Beniinek's Longitude—taken 20 to 1 agst Lord G. Beutinck's Miss Elis—taken. The layers of the first and last of the three refused to go on. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA—BATH, 1845. Handicap for the Somersetshire Stakes. Declare on Saturday. Foig-a-Ballagh, 4 yrs, 9st 91b—Corranna, 6 yrs, 9st 41b —Newcourt, 5 yrs, 9st 11b—Counsellor, 6 yrs, Bst 131b — St. Lawrence, aged, Bst 101b—Una, aged, Bst 101b—Ben y-Ghlo, 5 yrs, Bst 91b—Mickey Free, 5 yrs, Bst 71b— Lothario, 5 yrs, Bst 71b—Red Deer, 4 yrs, Bst 71b—Vi tellius, 5 yrs, Bst 6 tb—Morpeth, 4 yrs, Bst 51b— Semi seria, 5 yrs, Bst 51b—John o'Gaunt, aged, Bst 41b—So rella, 4 yrs, Bst 41b—Discord, aged, Bst 21b—Cataract, 5 yrs, Bst lib—Orion, 5 yrs, Bst 114--What, 5 yrs, Bst —Ajax, aged, ist 121b—Jack Sheppard, aged, 7st 121 b —Naworth, aged, 7st 101b—Greenfinch, aged, ist 101 b —Pride of Kildare, 4 yrs, 7st 61b—Captain Flathooker, 6 yrs, ist 61b—Play fellow, 6 yrs, 7st 61b—The Dean, aged, ist 51b—Teetotaller, 6 yrs, 7s 51b—The Artful Dodger, 6 yrs, 7st 41b—The Devil-among-the- Tailors, 6 yrs, 7st 41b—Fausta, aged, 7st 41b—Pharaoh, 5 yrs, 7st 31b—Foxberry, 6 yrs, 7st 31b—Barricade, 4 yrs, 7st 21b Roderick, 6 yrs, 7st 21b Croton Oil, 4 yrs, 7st 21b Emerald, 4 yrs, ist 21b All round-my-Hat, 4 yrs, ist Ilb Lochinvar, 5 yrs, 7st—ldluness, 4 yrs, Est 131b—Jane, 4 yrs, 6st 131 b T'Auld Squire, 4 yrs, 6st 131 b Emun ac Knuck, 4 yrs, Est 131b—Ninety-one, 4 yrs, 6st 131b — Seaport, 4 yrs, fist 131b—Corodino, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b Europa, 5 yrs, 6st 1 lib—Surety, 4 yrs, Est 101b—Strath spey, 4 yrs, Est 101b—Subduer, 5 yrs, 6st 101 b Glendower, 5 yrs, 6st 101b—Obscurity, 4 yrs, Est 101 b —Coal Black Rose, 4 yrs, 6st 91b—Pugilist, 4 yrs, fist 81b—Discount, aged, Est 71h—Vates, 4 yrs, 6st 71b—Seaweed, 4 yrs, 6st 61b—Mimic, aged, 6st 61b —Delightful colt, 4 yrs, Oat 61b—Agriculture, 5 yrs, Est 51h—Aurungzebe, 6 yrs, 6st 51b—Comet, 5 yrs, 6st 41b—Turquoise colt, 4 yrs, Est 41b—Temerity, 5 yrs, 6st 31b—Ould Ireland, 3 yrs, Est—Clumsy, 3 yrs, Sat 131h—Sweetmeat, 3 yrs, sst 131b—Eclogue, 4 yrs, sst 131b—Miss Eli.s, 3 yrs, sst 121b—Zelinda filly, 4 yrs, bat 71b—Busk gelding, 4 yrs, sst 71b—Midnight Star, 4 yrs, sst 71b—Bastion, 3 yrs, sst 61h—Pug, 3 yrs, sst 51b—The Hermit, 3 yrs, sst 41h—Velox, 3 yrs, sst 41b —Cabin Boy, 3 yrs, sst 416—Plenitude, 3 yrs, sst 11b— Secutor, 3 yrs, sst 11b—Giantess, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b - 3 yrs, 4st 121b—VVild Roe, 3 yrs, 4st 71b— The Devil-among-the Tailors. 3 yrs, 4st 41b. JAMES MATHESON, ESQ.. M.P. FOR ASEIBURTON. AN ADDRESS PRESENTED TO JAMES MATHESON, ESQ., M.l'., WITH A SILVER SNUFF-BOX, BY THE WORKING CLASSES OF THAT BOROUGHS JAN. 23, 1845. Sir, —As the representative of the working classes in this town, we hail with pleasure your appearance among us on this occasion. It affords us considerable satisfaction to find that you and your estimable partner are in the enjoyment of health. We avail ourselves of this opportunity of assuring you how very highly we appreciate your noble and generous conduct, especially in reference to the inhabitants of this borough. Probably, Sir, you are aware that when your respected friend, our late valued Member, was introduced to us, it was a period of unexampled com mercial distress. For many dreary months we and our fellow operatives were entirely without employ. In pass ing ti e door of the weaver no cheerful sound of the shuttle was heard, and in our factories and workshops no joyous tongue gladdened our ears—gloom brooded over the horizon, and despair spread its blighting in fluence over ourselves and our families. At this de pressing juncture our late representative was unex pectedly removed by death, and then, Sir, an auspi cious Providence directed us to you as his successor ; and we cannot advert to this circumstance, without giving utterance to the umningled pleasurable emotions which have been excited. Y our introduction to us resembled the rising of the sun in all its brilliance, after a lengthened stormy night ; your liberal interference on our behalf, and your kind and seasonable attention to our interest, have dispelled our sadness, and substituted cheerfulness and comfort. Constrained Sir, by a sense of obligati on , we , th e wor ki ng c l asses , have wished to offer some small, yet lasting token of the genuineness and ardour of our gratitude. We exult in the prompt and willing effort that has been made by upwards of 2,000 persons from among us, by subscribing a penny each to procure for you a silver snuff .box; which we now humbly tender for your acceptance. Receive it Sir, as the thankful tribute of numbers whose poverty and suffering have been alleviated by your seasonable kindness; our wives and families share with us in the gratification of expressing to you our warmest thank fulness. May the Great Supreme Being long spare your valuable life to repent your personal visits among us, which will always delight us, and may you prove the happy instrument in reviving the trade of our town. We cannot, Sir, close our address without alluding to your annual gifts to the public institutions of this place ; and also to the liberal sums which you have so generously caused to be distributed among the poor. Our ardent wish is, that Heaven may grant you real happiness below, and everlasting h glory h n gy e r o e u a f f t o e r r . 0 u r l\ r ' e e p e r o e n s e s i n d t e a r t ourselves r a o m n o e u n r t e ; d in and without venturing to dictate, allow us humbly and earnestly to solicit you to sanction all measures bearing on " free trade," persuaded as we are, that it is only by completely unfettering our commerce that the indus trious classes will have sufficient employment, and a pro per remuneration for their labour, whilst the prosperity of our country is promoted, and the welfare of man kind established. In conclusion, permit us to state, that with the presentation of this humble testimonial of our unfeigned respect, we would add our fervent wishes, that the Divine Providence who has so long shielded your life in distant climes, may spare you and your amiable partner many, many years. Be assured, Sir, in your personal and social happi ness we shall always feel most deeply interested. The grateful working classes and others, with their children, will ever rejoice in alluding to the name of Matheson.—We are, Sir, yours most gratefully, (Signed on behalf of the Committee) HENRY MEERS, Chairman. Ashburton, Jan. 23, 1845. numbers of the convicts sent to our penal settlements abroad. For these evils, education, intellectual, moral and religious, with training to habits and practices as well as professions of good, will be found the most effeetual cure. A cultivated in tellect and well trained habits ; an industrious, sober, moral, and religious life, cannot fail to advance a man however humble his origin to a higher station in so ciety, making him at the same time happier in himself, more useful to his fellow-citizens, a better husband, a better father, and a better friend. In this ancient borough you are happily well provided with the means of education, and to the good use you have made of them are to be attributed the estimable qualities which characterise its inhabitants. How fervently is it to be desired that the whole country should be as well provided as you are in this respect. Right views on subjects of general polity would in such event be more generally diffused, and the pro gress of Legislative improvement would not be re tarded by interested motives and delusive representa tions such as tended to overthrow the late Liberal Ministry, to whom the countay is indebted for so many important ameliorations of our institutions and social position. Of these none is more remark able than the deference shown by the Government to public opinion when constitutionally expressed, which prevents their forcing on bad raeasurss, however strongly backed by a subservient House of Commons. Equally remarkable is it that the Conservative Go vernment feels itself (as the only mode of retaining power) compelled to dole out piecemeal, and against the wishes of its adherents, portions of the very mea sures on which they had ousted their predecessors from power. Thus it is a consolation to reflect that the force of public opinion is able to extract some in stalments of liberal measures even from Conservatives and Tories. Cherish then these liberal principles, and continue to set an example to other constituencies of independence, of industry, and of orderly conduct, and be assured that they can never fail to produce goods fruits, both to yourselves and to your country. I will not farther prolong my observations, except to assure you, in conclusion, that I value molt highly the testimonial you have been pleased to present to me, and shall never cease to feel grateful for the flat tering terms in which you are pleased to advert in your address to my past services in Parliament, and in promoting the trade and welfare of your borough, and that I shall do my utmost, in future, to continue to deserve your good opinion and enjoy your confi dence. DREADFUL ATTEMPT at MURDER AND SUICIDE, BY AN INSANE MAN. On Friday morning, between five and six o'clock, the inhabitants of Deritend and Bordesley, Birmingham, were thrown into a state of great excitement, in con sequence of an attempt made by Mr. Bunny, a carpenter, to kill his wife and afterwards destroy himself. In the summer of 1843 he conceived the notion that he had been poisoned by some person, and could not live. The result of this idea was a constant apprehension of death, terminating in paroxysms, which rendered restraint necessary, and he was accordingly removed to the Lunatic Asylum at Sutton. After a few months he came out apparently quite recovered, and resumed his avocation. About three months ago, Mr. C. Walker, of Round Hills, Aston, became possessed of the Rainbow public-house. Some alterations being deemed neces sary in the premises, Mr. Bunny was employed to make them: he became acquainted with the barmaid, an interesting-looking and agreeable woman, named Sarah Turner. He made an offer of marriage to Miss Turner, and on Tuesday last they repaired, with their friends, to Aston church, where they were married. They returned to the Rainbow, and in the course of the following day he was observed to be particularly gloomy. On Thursday he complained of his head, and he and Mrs. Bunny re . . tired to ^ bed after supper, about twelve o'clock. About half-past five in the morning, the servants and the per sons living in the adjoining houses were alarmed by tic)* most awful shrieks and cries of murder. The servant man rushed up stairs, and hearing Mrs. Bunny screaming for help, tried in vain to force open the door. He then ran into the street, and pre sently Mrs. Bunny was seen at the bedroom window calling for assistance. A ladder was immediately placed against the window, and'Mr. Bunny made his appear ance, and descended into the street, half dressed, with his throat eut and his person literally covered with blood. He was conducted into the shop of Mr. Fletcher, within a few doors of the Rainbow. Here his appearance and conduct left no doubt of the state of his mind, and Mr. Fletcher had him well secured, and then proceeded to the house and upstairs to the bedroom door. This he found securely fastened inside. When they got in, a scene of the most horrifying description presented itself. Mrs. Bunny was leaning against a side wall in her night dress, which was saturated from top to bottom in blood, flowing from a number of wounds in various parts of her body. The bedclothes, curtains, and floor equally presented a most frightful appearance. She was immediately put into bed, and in a few minutes Mr. Archer, surgeon, was in attendance, and on examin ing her person, he found not less than seven severe wounds, which had been inflicted with a knife. The poor woman's throat was dangerously cut. He imme diately rendered the necessary attendance. Ho then visited the unfortunate husband, and found a wound upon his throat, which he secured, and also some other cuts of minor importance. lie was then removed to the workhouse. During the drive the men had great dill culty in keeping him in the car, and preventing him from further injuring himielf. In the course of the day Mrs. Bunny was so far recovered as to be able to state some particulars of the unfortunate occurrence. It appears that about five o'clock in the morning her husband g)t out of bed hastily, and locked the door. By his doing so she was awakened, and presently heard him say, " My dear, we have lived together, we have loved together, and we shall die together. He had no sooner uttered these words, than he seized hold of her in the bed, cut her in the throat, and began to stab her with a large clasp pocket-knife in various parts of the body. She jumped out of bed, screaming for help, and the impression on her mind is that the unfortunate man became terrified, and attempted to cut his own throat. It would seem, however, that to the bluntness of the knife the salvation of both their lives is attributable. ADELPHL The taste for pantomime, though strong in its perio dical recurrence, and catered for with wonderful in genuity, seldom lasts more than a few weeks ; and the managers of theatres, therefore, are generally ex pected to provide, at the expiration of that period, new entertainments to succeed the frolics peculiar to the season of Christmas. Accordingly, the lessee of the Adelphi Theatre presented last evening to the judgment, and, as it proved in the result, to the approbation, of a crowded audience, an entirely new piece, the success of which was as complete as could be desired either by author or manager. It is entitled The Green Bushes ; or, a Hundred Years Ago, and is the production of the well-known author— for such he is at least by his works—of the Wreck Ashore, Trictorine, The Dream at Sea, &c. The plot is deeply, almost painfully, interesting, and we shall proceed to give a brief outline of its prin cipal features. The rising of the curtain introduces us to a scene in Ireland, on the Galway coast, where the peasantry of the district, consisting of both sexes, are assembled in Irish garb and fashion, close to a primitive-looking whisky tent kept by Paddy Kelly. The chief parties in the group are Nelly O'Neil (Mrs. Fitzwilliam), and Wild Murtogh, horse-jobber, piper, and general dealer (Mr. 0. Smith), all the rest being only appen dages, which, like the shillelaghs of the males, have little to do with the plot, however important in the visible representation of the whole piece. To avoid prolixity we shall state the plot itself, as gradually developed. It appears that Connor O'Kennedy (Mr. Selby), a landed proprietor in the neighbourhood, has fallen under the displeasure of the Irish Government, and orders have been issued for his arrest. He has a younger brother named George (Mr. Hudson), who covets his brother's possessions, and, in order to prepare for the execution of his plans, he enters into a league with Wild Murtogh to bring about his speedy departure—a step which he promotes with great earnestness, both with Geraldine, his bro ther's wife (Mrs. Yates), and the brother himself, under pretence of being solely anxious that he may escape the impending arrest. Everything is arranged for the departure—the ship ready to sail—and Connor O'Kennedy in the act of taking leave of the people of the neighbourhood, when, through the treachery of Murtogh, in order to obtain the reward of one thousand guineas offered for the discovery of his brother, a party of soldiers, placed in ambush, nearly succeed in effecting the capture of the fugi tive, who, however, escapes on board ship amid the hubbub thus occasioned. The next act transports us into an entirely new region. The scene is now in America, or, to speak more precisely, in the valley of the Mississippi. A hut is the first object presented, and the explosion of a gun is a prelude to the entrance of the heroine of the play, Miami, the Huntress of the Mississippi (Madame Celeste), whom we discover to be the daughter of a Monsieur Aubert, a Frenchman of emi nent station, and his Indian wife : both have been buried near the banks of the river. This daughter, however, is not entirely solitary : from her soliloquy we find that she is married, and in a short time we see Connor O'Kennedy enter the hut in the garb of a hunter, and are somewhat astonished to find that he has become the husband of the beautiful huntress. The match, as the cognoscenti in such matters would naturally anticipate, is nut entirely a fortunate one. The bigamist has troubled thoughts of Geraldine and his child, which all the devotion of Miami cannot entirely disperse. At one time he is seen by the au'lience in the act of reading a letter, in which Geraldine, amongst other things, tells him that George has possessed himself of the greater part of the property, and that if she do not receive news of him soon, she shall come out in quest of him. An affecting conversation takes place between himself and Miami in reference to his fits of sadness; but she now appears to suspect the real cause. The plot, however, quickly begins to develop itself, when Geraldine appears, tracking her way to the hut, which she reaches, faint and exhausted, at a moment when O'Kennedy is alone. Whilst the latter is in the act of supporting and soothing Geral dine, the Huntress suddenly makes her appearance, and observes them from a wooden bridge ; and inde scribably exciting is the scene which follows. She raises her gun several times for the purpose of firing, but at length lowers it an d retires, apparently with the intention of seeking a new home. It should be mentioned, in passing, that she had overheard a con versation which disclosed the real position of the par ties. O'Kennedy conducts his wife to a forest in the neighbourhood, and here he is destined to pay the penalty of his offence in uniting himself to Miami. Whilst he and his wife are seated on the ground, Miami wanders through the forest, and, on observ ing the pair at a distance, is seized with a desire of MR. MATHESON'S ANSWER. Mr. Meers, Chairman, Mr. Fitze, Secretary, and all my kind and warm-hearted Friends,— How or where can I find language sufficiently expressive to convey to you the fervour of my gratitude for the too flattering address and testimonial which you are pleased to offer me. To deserve and to enjoy the good opinion of his constituents, ought to be the aim, and may well be considered the honest ambition of every representative of the people. flow gratified then must I feel to be thus honoured by no less than two thousand of your number, men whom I know to be distinguished equally by the independence of their political principles, as by their intelligence, industry, and highly respectable bearing in every relation of life ; for to say the truth, there is no body of men whom I have seen so much reason to esteem, and with whom my intercourse has been productive of so much satisfaction, as those I have now the pride and pleasure to address. This testimony of your goodwill towards me is the more gratifying from the manner in which it has been arranged ; for, first, it is a source of satis faction to me to know that none of the contributors have been put to inconvenience by the share they have borne in it; and, secondly, the large number of those who have joined in presenting me this gift is the best possible proof of the unanimity of feeling which suggested it, and the harmony of opinion which it is designed and intended to convey. I thank you all most cordially and sincerely for the gift itself, and assure you that I shall preserve it with great care, as one of the most agreeable me mentos I could have of a period of my life spent in a position to which I was elected by the constituency of Ashburton, and in whi c h, w hile I have endea dutiea, my conduct has hap pilyv ur beenendea voured to discharge honoured my w with your unqualified appro bation. After the manner in which you have expressed yourselves, however, on several topics of public inte rest in the flatterin g a dd ress acco mpanying your highly valued gift, I cannot content myself with merely . offering my th an k s , b u t w ill em brace the op portunity which the occasion so appropriately offers, to advert, very briefly, t o one or t wo o f the questions of public policy which it will be the duty of the Le gislature to consider; and which it will be the inte rest of all the constituencies of the kingdom rightly to appreciate, and temperately, yet firmly and vigo rously, to support. First in the order of necess ity an d importance, is that which you have touched upon in your ad dress, namely, Free Trade, meaning thereby the abolition of all merely protective duties ; and I consider your advocacy of it as the strongest proof of your enlightenment ; seeing that, although long since inculcated by philosophers and men of learning, it is only very recently and tardily that it has been able to overcome the old interest-begotten prejudices that have unfort una t e ly s o long swayed the bulk of mankind. So prejudiced against free trade were the artisans of this country at a very recent period, that it was impossible for the Minister to pro pose the minutest abatement of protection on the most insignificant article without exciting such a violent clamour and resistance as it was for a time impossible to withstand. When we consider how powerful is the influence of large pecuniary interests to obscure the reason and cloud the judgments of men, we can hardly wonder that there should be some parties alarmed at what seems likely to injure their local and peculiar sources of profit. But to all other minds not so fettered, the question of free trade must seem one of the easiest to understand, and one of the most advantageous to the world at large (but to England in particular) to carry out as speedily and extensively as possible. When it pleased the great Creator in his wisdom to produce for the habitation of man a globe marked by diver sities of climate and yielding an infinite variety of products, each in excess beyond the wants of the par ticular provinces in which they are found, he saw fit also in his benevolence to provide the means of barter and exchange between all the varied regions of the earth, by the noble rivers which form the chan nels of conveyance for the produce of the interior to the sea coast, and then the vast ocean as the high way between nations the most remote. If the inhabitants of each of th ese n ations were re stricted to the use of their own products only, and could not interchange them with others for articles differing from their own, it is clear that all countries would remain in a state of comparative barbarism, as each would be lamentably deficient in ma n y thi ngs essential to their happiness, at the same time that they would be encumbered and burden e d w ith f ar more than they needed of their own peculiar products. But if free trade be important to the world in general, it may be called the life-blood of England especially. In no other country of the world ha ve th ere ye t been i made the same adTances n the arts and sciences as applicable to manufacturing power. In no other country are there the same inexhaustible beds of iron and coal, in none the same amount of skill and indus try, or the same extent of capital and energy to combine all these for the production of wealth. From all which there results the daily and hourly manufacture of such a vast mass of commodities as to be beyond measure superabundant for the consumption of our ow n popu lation. And it is impossible these immense manu factories and the millions of our fellow-countrymen depending upon them can be maintained; far less can they advance as they ought, without a constant and progressively expanding demand for their com modities, among the other nations of the globe. For these reasons, and a hundred others which might be added, I respond most cordially to your wssh that I should sanction all measures in favour of free trade, to which I shall always give my constant and earnest support. There is another topic of the highest importance in which I am sure your sympathies will be as warmly enlisted as mine—l mean the extension and promo tion of education. To those who have thought upon the subject it must be evident that am ong the many powerful causes of crime, disease, and misery still operating in England, ignorance and intemperance may be regarded as the most prolific—they contribute equally to fill our prisons, our hospitals, and our workhouses, and they materially assist to swell the NEWMARKET CRAVEN 'MEETING, 1845. Acceptances for the Newmarket Handicap. Gorhambury, 5 yrs, 9,t—Knight of the Whistle, aged, Bst 91b—Ma Mie, 6 yrs, Bst 61b—Phlegon, 5 yrs, Bst 61b —Napier. 5 yrs, Bst 41b—Perkin Warbeck, 4 yrs, Bst 4lb —Pine Apple, 5 yrs, 7st 121b—Orion, 5 yrs, 7st 91b — I-am-not-aware, aged, ist 81b—Yardley, 5 yrs. 7st 71b —Example, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—Captain Flathooker, 6 yrs, 7st 51b—Priscilla Tomboy, 6 yrs, 7st 51b—Johnny, aged, 7st 5 lb—The Poor Soldier, 5 yrs, 7st 91b—Porto Bello, 5 yrs, 7st 21b—Qui Tam. 4 yrs, ist llb—Marto filly, 4 yrs, Est 111b—Croton Oil, 4 yrs, Est 71b—Celeste, 4 yrs, 6st 71b—Skeleton, 4 yrs, 6st 71b—Vol-au-Vent, 4 yrs, 6st 61b —Strathspey, 4 yrs, Est 51b—Lydis Lan guish, 4 yrs, 6st—Eclogue, 4 yrs, sst 1 llb—F by Liver pool, out of Corranna's dam, 3 yrs, sst 41b—Tawni , y, 3 yrs, 4st 10Ib—B g by Slane. out of The Captain's dam, 3 yrs, 4st lulb. The rest paid 5 sous. each. GENERAL ANNUITY SOCIETY, 36, Coleman-street, for Allowing Annuities to Decayed Merchants, Bankers, Professional Men, their Widows, and Clerks, and to Single Females. the Daughters of Persons belonging to such Classes.—Luke James Hansard, Esq., has, in a communication full of good feeling, addressed to Mr. H. F. Richardson, the secretary of this charity, munificently presented 1001. The annual festival will be presided Over by Lord John Russell on the 30th of April. The stewards comprise names of the highest rank of commer cial and professional importance. SAVINGS' BANKS.—Under the recent Act of Par liament applying to savings' banks, various amounts of interest have been fixed ; and it is a curious fact that small institutions are allowing a higher rate than larger ones, whereas the larger ones (reaping of course a greater profit) ought to allow the higher rate of inte rest. Probably those conducting larger banks are de sirous to produce as much " surplus" as possible, but the Government has a surplus fund enough in hand from savings' banks. Why, then, cramp depositors' in terest? The highest rate which can be allowed to them now is 3 per cent., and that they ought to receive—not a fraction less. The Government ought not to be bene fited at the expense of depositors.—From a Core espondent. APPOINTMENT S. Commanders—G. K. Wilson, and R. C. Mitchell, to the Royal Naval College for study. Lieutenants—A. J. Burton, to the Vindictive; P. A. Halkett, to the Excellent; C. Leaver, to the Racehorse; IL de Lisle, of the Alfred, to the Frolic ; A. Webb (1815), to be Agent for Mails. Mate—N. S. Sullivan, to the Ranger. Second Masters—J. Matthews, to the Caledonia; J. 0. Willes, to the Vindictive. Assistant-Surgeons—D. Davidson, M.D., to the Minden ; J. Hyndman, to the Racehorse. Midshipman—John Bowden, to the Eagle. Clerks—J. C. Aldridge (acting Purser), to the Poic tiers. for service in the Janus; B. Smith (additional), to the Imaum, to be secretary to Commodore Sharpe, C. 8.; J. P. Cole (in charge), to the Minden. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, JAN. 23.—This day a Congregation was holden, when the following degrees were conferred : Doctor in Divinity—Rev. Richard Briscoe, Fellow of Jesus College. Masters of Art—J. Lea, of Worcester College, Rev. J. G. Brine (Fellow), Rev. J. Bellamy (Fellow), 11. Harris, of St. John's College ; Rev. R. A. Stroud, of Wadham College ; Rev. F. Murray, and R. B. Lyons, of Christ Church ; Rev. Hugh Pigot, Rev. Edward Pedder, and G. J. Piccope, of Brasenose College ; W. Popham, and Rev. G. G. Hayter, of Oriel College ; S. W. Wayte (Fellow), of Trinity College ; J. M. Griesley, of St. Mary Hall ; W. H. Awdry, of Magdalen Hall ; Rev. J. Mason, of New Inn Hall. Bachelors of Art--C. S. Fortescue (Student), of Christ Church, Grand Compounder ; H. T. Whateley (Stu dent), G.D. Engleheart (Student), R. Lawson (Student), of Christ Church ; B. Bevan, of Christ Church, Grand Compounder ; J. E. Tweed, of Christ Church ; G. Hughes, of Oriel College ; W. E. Jones, of Jesus Col lege ; H. J. Coleridge, of Trinity College ; H. D. Hil ton, G. F. Tiley, and F. 0. Gifford, of St. John's Col lege ; W. C. Ilibbert, of Balliol College ; F. W. Smith, of Magdalen Hall ; W. Farrer, of New Inn Hall. The Regius Professor of Hebrew (Dr. Pusey) intends to continue his lectures on the Psalms on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at nine o'clock, to begin on the 27th inst. Two elementary classes will commence on the 27th and 2Sth instant. The Regius Professor of ➢ledicine (I)r. Kidd) will commence his lectures on anatomy, &c., on Wednesday, the 29th instant, at two o'clock. The Professor of Anglo-Saxon will continue his lec tures on Thursdays and Saturdays. The Professor of Political Economy proposes to read three lectures, on Monday, the 27th, and two following days, at two o'clock. The number of candidates for responsions is 100. The Professor of Chemistry (Dr. Doubeny) will com mence his course of lectures at the Laboratory, on Tues day evening, the 28th, at eight o'clock. The Reader in Mineralogy (Dr. Buckland) will com mence his lectures on Tuesday next, at two o'clock. OXFORD, JAN. 24.—At a meeting of the Heads of Houses, held yesterday afternoon, it was resolved to withdraw the New Statute, or Test, that was intended to be submitted to Convocation. The other proceedings, relative to Mr. Ward, as proposed to be settled by Con vocation, on February the 13th, remain unaltered. CAMBRIDGI, JAN. 24.—At a Congregation just held, the following degrees were conferred :-- Honorary M.A.—The Hon. J. Gifford, Emmanuel College; the Hon. W. Cecil Spring Rice, Trinity College. B.A.—Henry Newport, Pembroke College ; John Taylor, St. John's College. THE CHURCH. The following appointments have taken place : The Rev. John Collin, 8.A., of Emmanuel College, to the rectory of Heydon, with Little Chishall rectory, Essex. Value, 6811. The Rev. George Harvey Vachell, AL A., St. Peter's College, to the rectory of Foulness. Value, 3001. The Rev. Benjamin Donne, M.A., of Queen's College, to the rectory of Hinxworth, Herts. Value, 3001. The Rev. Mordaunt Barnard, M.A., of Christ's Col lege, to the rectory of Little Bardfiel€l, Essex. Value, 5904 The Rev. John Collett Reynolds, 8.A., of Christ's College, to the rectory of Beeston, St. Andrew, by Nor. wick. Value 2174 The Rev. James Cory Kempe, 8.A., of St. John's Col lege, to the rectory of Huish, Devon. Value, 1781. The Rev. Thomas Austin, M.A., of Trinity College, to the rectory of Redmarshall. Value, 541/. The Rev. John Hart, M.A., of Christ's College, to the perpetual curacy of Soulbury, Bucks. Value, 116 L The Rev. Hugh Palliser Costobodie, 8.A., of Jesus College, to the vicarage of King's Norton, with Little Stretton curacy, Leicestershire. Value, 1031. The Rev. George James Atkinson, M.A., of Trinity College, to the vicarage of Eagle, Lincolnshire. Value, 1001. The Rev. Curzon Cursham, 8.A., of Caius College, to the perpetual curacy of Hartwell, Northamptonshire. Value, 701. The INv. Isaac William North, M.A., of Trinity Col lege, to the perpetual curacy of Trinity Church, Green wich, Kent. The Rev. John Hensman, M.A., of Corpus Christi College, to the incumbency of Christ Church, Clifton, Gloucestershire. The Rev. Samuel Arnott, 8.A., of Emmanuel College, to the curacy of Brentwood, Essex. The Rev. Peter Maxey Brunwin, 8.A., of St. Peter's College, to the curacy of Great Chesterford, Essex. The Rev. Sparks Beaumont Byers, 8.A., of St. Peter's, to the curacy of St. John's, Walham-green, Fulham. The Rev. George Carter Cardale, 8.A., of St. Peter's College, to the curacy of Wood Walton, Huntingdonshire. The Rev. Benjamin Hale Puckle, 8.A., of St. Peter's College, to the curacy of Little Brickhill, Ilertfordshire. The Rev. Edward James Reeve, 8.A., of St. Peter's College, to the curacy of Ide-hill, Kent. The Rev. George Branson Dodwell, 8.A., of Clare Hall, to the assistant curacy of Finchley, Middlesex. The Rev. Thomas Augustus Charles Firminger, 8.A., of Pembroke College, to the curacy of Sittingbourne, Kent. The Rer. Joseph Harris, M.A. of Pembroke College, to the curacy of St. Peter's, Globe-lane, Stepney. The Rev. Frederick Gifford Nash, 8.A., of Pembroke College, to the curacy of Clavering with Langley, Essex. The Rev. William Henry Bishop, 8.A., of Corpus Christi College, to the assistant curacy of St. John's Chapel, Epping. The Rev. James Green, 8.A., of Corpus Christi Col lege, to the assistant curacy of Riekmansworth, Herts. The Rev. William Headley, 8.A., of Corpus Christi College, to the curacy of Hazeleigh, Essex. The Rev. Perceval John Brine, 8.A., of King's Col lege. to the curacy of St. Mary's, Leeds. The Rev. Thomas Bagley, 8.A., of Queen's College, to the curacy of St. Philip s Bethnal-green, Middlesex. The Rev. James Baird, 8.A., of Queen's College, to the assistant curacy of Trinity Chapel, Tottenham. The Rev. John Ambrose, 8.A., of St. John's College, to the curacy of Great Tolleshunt, Essex. The Rev Henry John Bull, 8.A., of St. John's Col lege, to the curacy of St. James the Great, Bethnal - green, Middlesex. The Rev. George Frederick Burr, 8.A., of St. John's College, to the curacy of Frittenden, Kent. The Rev. Arthur Christopherson, ALA., of St. John's College, to the curacy of the parish church, Lancaster. The Rev. Charles Fanc Edge, 8.A., of St. John's College, to the assistant curacy of St. Andrew, Holborn, London. The Rev. Henry Thomas Murdock Kirby, 8.A., of St. John's College, to the curacy of Mayfield, Sussex. The Rev. Thomas Wren, 8.A., of St. John's College, to the assistant curacy of Chesterford, Essex. The Rev. Henry Williams Baker, 8.A., of Trinity College, to the assistant curacy of Great Horkesley, Essex. Ma. WILSON AND THB SONGS OF SCOTLAND IN LANCASHIRE.—After visiting nearly all the principal towns with great success in Lancashire, Mr. Wilson came to Bury, on Friday night, where he was received by a room full of the most enthusastic listeners ever sung to. Every person of note or respectability in the place was present, and not the least noted of the company was Daniel Grant, Esq., and his brother, the Cheerlble brothers of Dickens. Mr. Wilson's selection contained many of the finest Scotch songs; but he sang in addition, in compliance with the requests of several parties, the humorous songs of " The Laird o' Cockpen," "My Spouse Nancy,' and " Get up and bar the door," which caused a great deal of merriment. At the end of the entertainment, Mr. Daniel Grant cordially thanked Mr. Wilson, in the name of the company, fur the great treat he had afforded them, expressing a hope, at the same time, that he would give them another night as early as possible, which sir. Wilson promised to do in March. It was interesting to look on the worthy and benevolent Daniel Grant, while listening to the old songs of his country, as given forth by the "magic mig ht of Scotias owr. minstrel;" alternately were the good old man's cheeks bedewed with tears and lighted up with smiles, and the expression he gave to his feelings w as synga thised with by every one present. Mr. Wilson's visit to I Bury has afforded such unqu alified delight, that, when he may, he is sure of another crowded room. — From a Corresponden4 A Correspondent vouches for the accuracy of the following wonderful turnip, grown on turf land, in the parish of South Leys, Rudbaxton, Pembrokeshire :—lt weighs, without the leaves at the top, 261b5., and is 74 inches in circumference. CAUTION TO C OR N-DEALERS.—CITCUIar letters have been sent by order of the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to the different corn inspectors in market towns, requiring them to be more particular in enforcing due returns from the dealers in corn, a neglect of which subjects the offender to a penalty of 201. —Wiltshire Independent. RAILWAY WRIT OF INQUISITION.—There is great excitement at Penrith, on the subject of a writ of inqui sition respecting the value of an estate called Oalthwaite Ball estate, part of which is required for the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway. A correspondent states that the proceedings before a jury specially summoned, coin menced on Thursday, and were not expected to termi nate before Monday next. The peculiarity of the case which causes it to excite so much interest is not stated. The plaintiffs estimated the value of the land required at 4,5261. WRECK of the WILLIAM TURNER. (From the Ca, narron Herald.) The fate of this vessel was briefly recorded in our last. W are indebted to the kindness of Mr. Griffiths Gr,ffilis, of Taldrwst, sub-agent of Lloyd's, at Carnar von and Malltraeth Bay, on the Anglesey side, for the fol lowing list of the unfortunate sufferers. They are copied ve, haCni ct literatint from the articles of the vessel: — George Evans, commander, aged 43, of London. Hector Munsurn, chief mate, aged 28, of Inverness. 13. W. Manning, second mate, aged 24, of Belfast. John Nichols, carpenter, aged 24, of Scilly. Sam ➢l'Furlong, boatswain, aged 42, of London. Richard Gilmore, steward, aged 25, of Dungannon. . . Goo b e Hooper, eook, aged 26, Poole. John Jenkins, seaman, aged 25, of London. Charles Fox, seaman, aged 24, of Wisbeach. Robert Teed, seaman, aged 22, of Wisbeach. Joseph Anthonia, seaman, aged 25, of Greenock. William Hill, seaman, aged 32, of London. William Stonehouse, seaman, aged 22, of London. Llewellyn Baynon, seaman, aged 22, of Swansea. Isaac Thurston, seaman, aged 26, Wisbeach. John Clerk, seaman, aged 30, of Liverpool. Thomas C. Simpson, seaman, aged 22, of Hull. John Stephens, seaman, aged 24, of Glasgow. James Letto, seaman, aged 27, of Jersey. John Johnson, seaman, aged 22, of Liverpool. Philip Yates, ordinary seaman, aged 20, of Wisbeach. Robert Jeffries, ordinary seaman, aged 21, of Newport. Henry Billing, ordinary seaman, aged 19, of Ramsgate. William Mahy, ordinary seaman, aged 21, of Guernsey. John Green, ordinary seaman, aged 18, of Yarmouth. Jas. M'Ginlay, ordinary seaman, aged 17, Kircudbright. Richard Jones, ordinary seaman, aged is, Liverpool. Giles Dore, able seaman, aged 20, Somersetshire. From the same informant we have ascertained that a body was washed ashore on the evening of Tuesday last, between Llanddwyn and Abermenai. It was naked, and was far advanced in decomposition. The left arm bore marks of a schooner and a tree, with an anchor beneath. The deceased was about five feet two inches in height. He had small black whiskers. B. W. Manning, the second mate, is thus described in a letter sent by his afflicted parent to Mr. Griffiths. Ile had black hair and whiskers, and had lost the little finger of his right hand. He wore a silver hunting watch, with the initials " R. M." engraved on the outside. He usually had about his person an old-fashioned gold swivel-ring, on one side of which were plaits of dark and fair hair, the other side having a red cornelian. Be had in his possession a valuable silver watch, a Russian leather writing case, and several trinkets, amongst which was a pin—a gold hand holding a peach. His trunk was of black leather, clasped with iron, and bearing the initials "R. M." in brass nails. He had also a smaller trunk, covered with tanned leather. Nobody answering the description has yet been found. We have been given to understand that a letter, ad dressed to a Mr. Manning, was picked up some days since on the coast. It came into the possession of Miss Owen, Quirt, and by that lady was kindly forwarded to the mother of the• deceased. The following letter has been received in acknowledgment : " Annadown Glebe, Can Galway, Ireland, Jan. 18, 1845. " Dear Madam,—l deeply feel your kindness in send ing me the letter addressed to my son, who was returning; home in the unfortunate vessel of which you write. My son was twenty-two years of age, and from an accident, in a previous voyage, he lost the little finger of his right hand; he had black hair and whiskers. Should you hear of a body washed ashore answering this description, will you kindly let me know; he was my only son; and it is the Almighty alone who gives me strength to bear this heavy affliction.—Believe me, dear Madam, your obliged " E. ANNE MARLEY. ' COAX. MARKET. Prices per ton at the close of the market :—Buddle's West Hartley, 18s ; Chester Main, 18s ; Davison's West Hartley, 18s 6d ; Elison Main, 16s 6d ; Hasting's Hartley, 18s ; Holywell Main, 19s; Morrison's Hartley, 16s ; Old Pontop, 17s ; Ord's Redheugh, 17s ; Old Tanfield, 17s 6d ; Ravensworth West Hartley, 18s ; Tanfield Moor Bules, 17s 6d ; Tenfold Moor; 20s 6d ; Taylor's West Hartley, 18s ; West Hartley, 18s ; West Wylam, 18s sa ; W. E., Ramsay, 17s ; W. E., Sharp's Tanfield, 17s ; W. E.. Seymour Tees, 20s 6d ; W. E., Tee', 21s ; W. E., West Tees, 19s 3d ; Clackmannan, 16s 6d ; W. E., Killingworth, 19s.—Ships arrived, 115. Mr. HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—On Monday last, as Prickett, an Excise officer, was returning from Six Mile Bottom, on the road to Newmarket, and was within a quarter of a mile of the Devil's Ditch-gate, two men stopped him, one of whom put his arm round his neck, and pulled him down, and took from him all the money he had about him, 3s. 3i. They asked him about his watch, which he stated he had left at home ; and after searching him for some time, they left him, stating they did it from sheer want.—Cambridge Chron. PUBLIC PARKS &c.—The subscriptions of the past week are 2211. 17s 6d., including a subscription from the workmen of Messrs. Sharp, Brothers, and Co. (in addition to their former one of 501. 18s. 6d.) of 121. 2s. 6d. The total amount up to last evening, is 29,389/. 6s. Icl.—Manchesicr Guardian. Loss OF THE SCHOONER DIAMOND, CADIZ AND GLASGOW TRADER.—Notice was received in Glasgow on Monday morning of the loss of the schooner Diamond, belonging to Glasgow. She went ashore on the south end of the Island of Arran on Saturday morning last, and is a total wreck; but we are glad to learn that nearly the whole of the cargo (wines) has been saved.—Glasgow National. SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO MAJOR lIURT.—We regret to have to record a serif:us accident which befel Major Hurt, on Wednesday last. The Donington l liimnds met at Chaddesden on that day, and ran a fox iota a sough near to Howell Hall. Here the hunts Men came up in a cluster, and as Major Hurt was riding under some trees, his body came in collision with a bough, and he was precipitated head foremost to the ground with tremendous force. The concussion was a fearful one, and on Mr. Story and Mr. F. Hurt (who fortunately saw the accident) riding up to the spot, they concluded that the Major was dead. He was conveyed to the hall in an insensible and apparently lifeless • state ' • having no pulse, and the blood running from the mouth. Mr. 11. F. Gisborne, surgeon, was luckily at the hunt, and applied the usual remedies in such cases without loss of time. Expresses were sent to Mr. Hurt, of Alderwaslev, to Major Gell, and to Mrs. Hurt, at Wirksworth, who, on receiving the melancholy intelligence, imme diately proceeded to Hopwell Hall. Mr. Gisborne remained with the patient, who continued in a state of insensibility, with the exception of a momentary consciousness, all night. Mr. Cade and Mr. Wright, of Nottingham were called in to a consultation, and we are happy in being able to announce that when Mr. Gis borne left on Thursday morning the symptoms were of a favourable character, and the gallant Major recognised some of his friends. It will be some time, however, before he can be removed with safety.— Sheffield Mercury. STRANGE TALE.—We find the following curious story in a letter from Munich, of the 9th, published by the Journal de Frankfort :—" The wife of a tailor of this place, named Hilpers, has suddenly become a Princess. A rich Roman Prince was living at Brussels with his wife, but had no male heir. The Princess having again become pregnant, he threatened to repvdiate her if the child should not be a boy. Sins was delivered of a girl ; but the wife of a Jew tradesman, M. ll—, being brought to bed at the same time of a boy, the mid wife made an exchange of the children, and the Prince imagined he had a son. The boy died at the age of six years, and the girl was brought to Munich, where the real mother secretly gave her a brilliant education. The Princess dying, however, and there being no more sup - plies for the education and support of the daughter and her reputed parents, the latter fell into poverty, and the girl married a Jew dealer, M. Sch--, who soon after obtained a divorce. S he then entered as a sort of housekeeper in the family of M. de Speugel, and subsequently the house of the tailor, Hilpers, where she embraced the Christian religion, in order to accept an offer of marriage from him, which was solem nised, and has produced two sons. The midwife, being on her death-bed, confessed to the p riest who attended her the fraud of which she had been guilty, and placed docu ments in his hands to prove her statement. After a suit of three years the lady has succeeded in establishing her claim, and has been recognised by the father, who has settled his fortune on her sons. What adds to the singu larity of this affair is, that Ifilpers cannot make up his mind to solicit letters of nobility, in order to accommo date himself to this change of fortune." It is mentioned as an extraordinary circumstance, that the white thorn on which Lamb (who is accused of murdering John Brill in Ruislip-wood), is said to have hung the hat of the murdered young man, has not grown the sixteenth part of an inch during the eight years„ that have elapsed since the murder. FUNERAL OF SIR C. F. WILLIAMS.—The inter ment of this gentleman took place on Saturday at the Cemetery at Kensall-green. The funeral was to have been strictly private, according The funeral expressde_ sire of the deceased ; but to mark the respect in which tew i h t ;) , was he held, a great number of genatedmaendecs desire that their t legal profession had express • car riages should follow in the funeral r e e o e rt r, eg t e h . e The brother of Lady Williams was chief d having left any family. The decease gentleman was called to the bar in 1799, appointed Chief Commissioner in 1830, and knighted by her present Majesty in 1836. lie was third son of Richard Williams, Esq., of Dursley, Gloucestershire, and married, in 1822, the fourth daughter of Ralph Browne Wyle Browne, Esq., of Glazely, Shropshire. Sir Charles was a Queen's Counsel, Recorder of Ipswich, and a magistrate fur Hampshire. LIVERPOOL.— SUGAR FROM VENEZUELA. The cargo of sugar which we mentioned a fortnight ago as having arrived from La Guayra, the admission of which, as being the produce of slave labour, was for some rime doubtful, is announced for sale next week.—Manchesiter Guardian. NEW P • tOMAIS CATHOLIC CHURCH, LAMBETII.--• The Earl of Shrewsbury has presented to the committee of the above church, now nearly completed, a very hand some chancel window, value 500/. The interstices are filled with painted glass, cotaining an emblematical representation of the " History and Passion of our Lord." The window is very large, measuring 30 feet by 18. The consecration is expected to take place in June next. THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.---The Lance of this week contains a contradiction of the rumoured changes in the college. It states that there has not been any correspondence between the council and Sir James Graham on the subject of a supplemental charter ; no propositions relative to a new charter have been adopted by the council—no provision relative to the principles of any such document have been sanctioned by the council — and no details on the subject have been a rranged. The Medical Times, however , co ntains a paragraph to the effect that the council of the College met ain in ?n Thursday night., to consider the provisions o f the tended new charter. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 26.—Rear-Admiral Bowles and the Right Hon. 11. T. L. Corry, Lords of the Admiralty, accompanied by Captain IL R. Brandreth, R.E., F.R.S., Director of Engineering and Architectural Works, ar rived on Friday evening at the George Hotel. Yester day their Lordships inspected the new steam basin, and the St. Vincent, Britannia, and Neptune, 120's, prior to commissioning (we believe), one of them for the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker, to take the chief command in, on the Mediterranean station. Rear-Ad miral Bowles returned to town yesterday afternoon. The Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry, Captain Brandreth, Com mander Justice, of the Pelican, &c., dined last evening with Rear-Admiral Superintendent Hyde Parker, C. 8., at his residence in the Dockyard. The visit of their Lordships being of a private nature, no salute was fired. Vice-Admiral Sir Francis Austen, K.C.8., hoisted his flag (white at the fore) yesterday morning, as Com rnander-in-Chief on the West India and North American Station, on board the Excellent. Sir Charles Rowley, Bart., the Commander-in-Chief of this port, being absent on leave to recruit his health, Sir Francis takes the com mand here also. The Victory saluted Sir Francis's flag with fifteen guns. Sir Francis Austen hoisted his flag on board his own ship (Vindictive) this morning. A Court-martial will be held on board the Victory, 110, Captain Moubray, in the early part of this week (Tuesday, we believe), to try Mr. Johnston, mate, late of the Albion, at his own request, on a charge brought by Ensign Collinson, of the 45th Regiment. The Apollo troop-ship, Commander Maclean, which arrived on Friday, with relieved companies of artillery and invalids from the Mediterranean, will sail to- day for the river. _ _ _ The Amazon, 26, Captain Stopford, left Spithead yes terday morning fur Curk, to take the flag of Rear-Ad miral Sir Hugh Pigot. The following vessels are on the Irish station : At Tarbert, the Cy clops, steam-trigate, Capt. Lapidge. At Clilden, the Stromboli, steam-sloop, Commander the Hon. E. Plunkett. At Limerick, the Pluto, steam-sloop, Lieut.-Com mander W. P. Crozier. At Bantry Bay, the Hecate, steam-sloop, Commander J. P. Bower. At Waterford, the Lucifer steam-vessel, Commander Fraser. At Dingle, the Lynx, 3, brigantine, Lieut.-Comman der J. T. Nutt. At Kingstown, the Meteor, steam-vessel, Lieut.-Com mander Butler, at the service of the Lord-Lieutenant. The Eurydice, 26, Captain Elliott, arrived at Deme rara from Barbadoes on the 17th of December. The Pelican, 16, Commander Justice, was paid off esterday. The Magicienne, 24, is ordered to be expedited for commission with all dispatch. The Mercury, tender, sailed yesterday for Chatham with the Marines frem the Pelican belonging to that division. The Great Britain steamer passed Spithead yesterday afternoon about three o'clock. This enormous ship ap peared to make her way through the water with much ease. She is a very sightly vessel, and seemed, under canvass and steam, to be performing about 12 knots an hour. She came up from Cowes under jib and the last three sails abaft her funnel, having no sail upon her main or mizen masts. On coming up to Spithead she fired a gun, which called the attention of the inhabitants to the vessel, and the ramparts were quickly crowded by spectators. The Apollo troop-ship, which we believe to be an old 42-gun frigate, seemed a very insignificant ob ject on being neared to the Great Britain. She appeared to go through the water very steadily, and sat easily upon it. The Donegal, 78, captured on the coast of Ireland by the late Admiral Thurnborough during the French inva sion, at the time of the rebellion in Ireland (when she was named the ll,che), is ordered to be broken up. SHEERNESS.—The Crocodile, troop-ship, having un dergone a thorough refit, was undocked and towed to Saltpan-reach (her moorings) on Wednesday. The Raven, cutter, Lieut -Commander Stephen, was docked on Wednesday for overhaul and repair. The Hercules, 72, has completed stores, aria shipped her gun. carriages, &c., as an advanced ship, and will be masted and out of hand in a few days. She is now painting. The Spy, 3, brigantine, having undergone thorough overhaul and repairs, will be undocked in a day or two. The Trafalgar, 120, fitting for the flag of Vice-Admi ral Sir J. C. White, is nearly ready for her service. The Herald, 26, fitting in the basin, is rapidly pro gressing towards readiness for the pendant, The Brilliant, razeeing to ti 20-gun corvette, is pro gressing rapidly in her alteration. Her ports ere being enlarged. The Vulture, first class steam-frigate, is still in the basin, where she has been ready for the pendant upwards of six months. In the Harbour—The Queen, the Ocean, the Skylark, the Speedy, and African steamer. In the Basin—The Trafalgar, the Vulture, and the Herald. In Dock—The Brilliant, the Raven, and the Spy. PROMOTION. Lieutenant—J. IL Bowker (1815), late of the Savage, to the rank of Commander.