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rcrls from one parcel the other >aper, and the same t the ship em. Wit these dia , that they ship being , and two I to sbor hey were t time he Deal they t down to himself, o n deck, ore. The 3e t 3lll 111e,NigIlan d and n° thered the ( Witness monde W t versation search ed Kt . theca ' shore an u f the 1114 i lib °s° [eft) YA I', ) • TO WA OVERLAND MAIL INDIA. We have received from Marseilles dispatches in an. ticipation of the mails which left Bombay on the Ist ult ie Theyior brin g i nterest i ng i ntelligence. The affa i rs o f La were going on slowly; the Governor-General, hay ing regulated the government of that country, and placed Colonel Lawrence as resident, and Sir John Littler at the head of the British troops, left that capital on the 11th of January, and proceeded to the protected Seikh St ate; and was expected to reach Pattecallah on the Ist of February. Mr. J. Lawrence has been named commissioner and superintendent of the Trans-Surlej provi nces, and Major F. Mackeson of the Cis-Sutlej dis tricts. It was not known if the Governor. General would Proceed to Delhi or would return to Simla. The latter w as supposed the more probable. The Lahore army has been ordered to be reduced, and eettlandt's battalions were ordered to be disbanded. Some of the old Seikh soldiers were unwilling to retire, but the Durbar, of which Tej Singh is one of the most h inatle ctial memb ers , being supported by the British " ° c*Ps, bad enforced their dismissal. The Lahore Go terument was resolved to limit its expenditure, yet its pe dite ies ulties were considerable, in consequence of the pro of the Government being held by persons un- WWi ng to give u p t h e i r " j ag h eers ," or lif e -rents; but ernment was about to resume some of those jigheers." The state of the frontiers of Affghanistan Was precarious, but the British agents were on the alert; and even the Nizam of Moultan had repressed some in toslB Of the Beelo oc h es . The turb u l ent Akbar Khan had procee d e d to at t ac k .t the chiefs of Candahar, who are his own relatives, and, acc ord . log to the statement published in a Bombay paper, of the 27th of January, on good authority, he has sue netiedm e d. after some severe fighting, in capturing the cfs, and in making himself master of Candahar. It Is said that the Persian Monarch was to be applied to 9a behalf of the dispossessed chiefs, but nothing positive knOtitt on the subject. The proceedings of this un rileitded Vizier, whose name must be ever infamous i i ` s t his being the promoter of the murder of Sir ;„ WNaughten, are likely to cause some commotion - ", t rutral Asia. ._rem.eturronni Sinde nothing remarkable was known. Some g.'ulents of the Bombay troops had left it on their to their own Presidency, as also a portion of her "lctre 86th Regiment, and the whole of her Majesty's theis e ginlent. Sir C. Napier was to leave Kurrachee d era lnegiening of February, and to proceed to Hy ' Inc ""I. The re p or t s re l a ti ve t o hi s i m m e diate re -84%1 had died away ; p ar ti cu l ar ly as it was stated that ' Gomm, the present Governor of the Mauritius, itB to be th e new Commander-in-Chief of the Bom b ay ...resid ency. 01t:33704es were still as lawless as ever on the Mantes The Colonel and officers of the Bombay re %hie of cavalry, who had gone to reconnoitre the po y 4 -4 of the Booghties are now said to have been misled e x ,22 lr age• It was rumoured at Bombay that a strict oration was to take place into their conduct on that occa s i on. th ln the i nterior of India tranquillity prevailed. In ) 2 ° nee dist racte d provinces of B an d e lk un d or d er an d I l gUla rity were b eg i nn i ng to b e permanen tly es t a bli s h e d. 6 1 4 Nizam' s dominions there was considerable dissa 4.sfaction. Th e new M i n i ster has a difficult task to P h ase th e confl i cting factions. The Raja of Nepaul has visited the sacred city of Be lives, and h as b een rece i ved with due honours b y t h e 'Wash officers. Iu Guzerat the Guicower appears to neglect his duties V.a sovereign in order t 3 make money as a banker. Trav elling through his country is unsafe ; the mails are often robbed. This system cannot long he tolerated ; the Bombay Government, as the paramount sove cigu, must soon look to the propriety of having a proper Police established in Guzerat. It is said, that, in consequence of the conquest of Lahore, the Government of India feels itself strong e nough to diminish the native armies, viz., of Bengal by 23 ,000 men, and of Madras and Bombay by 5,000. This P eduction is to be effected by stopping all recruiting until the native regiments are reduced from 1,000 to 800 men each. The Government of India has ordered the completion of the Ganges Canal, on which only 20,0001. a year used to be bestowed. Henceforth, for four years, 250,000/. Will be expended, c . by which means it is expected that Vithin a few years 8,000,000 of acres will be rendered P r oductive. There is another canal parallel to the Indus, " e tch can be ope ne d f rom th e S a tl e j, an d w hi c h w ill 4 to t ilize other neglected districts. This c a n a l was op ened with by the Government of th e A meers , an d can b e , with great advanta ge an d a t a very sma l l ex- The new Governor of Bombay, Mr. G. R. Clerk, had Hived there on the 23d of January, and assumed the r tills of government. His first acts appear to give Ilkversal satisfaction. His chief attention must be di l'etted to the finances of that Presidency, which are very m ach contracted by the strange system of taxation prac ' u "ed by the lion. Company, which compels the growers lin d exporters of the two staple products, viz. cotton and ° Pitx, to pay enormous rates; as if there had been no "• unction in the value in the China markets. iti The disturbances amongst the Goomsoors in the °clad are stated to be nearly put down. They were filed • aged by some w ild f ana ti cs , w h o i mag ined themselves Upon to assert their rights to uphold human sa ,,„• e ts 58 a mode of gaining the favour of the Deity. Th ere are no later ad v ises from China than those we Pnbhshed on the 24th ult. s (From the Overland Bombay Times, Feb. 1.) atie . " l4ll r.—The season of peace is our Vacation time, t o We have a ga i n a page near l y b arren I n events o f i nterest pro ear reader s . Th e reduct i ons o f t h e Si n d e army are i n %Pell. Her Maje s ty' s 17th an d the greater part of the *till arrived arrived in Bombay. Fourteen thousand men will td ti ; Left behind to guard r Young Egypt, which, while enC are requisite, will continue to draw above !I PIO c kaarter from India to meet her deficiencies. The left is quiet an d news l ess. Si x reg i ments h ave a l rea dy Piet shore; in a week hence the reliefs will have been cow- The Complimentedhie past the newly-appointed commander of vrt et °t ees beyond the Sutlej in terms which show how *hipast services have been rewarded. His Lord . - luit t quitted the Seikh capital for India on the 11th. It is aliaji r !" °4 to have me ni been determined that the native army w n ediately be reduced by 25,000 men-15,000 from ee r', and 10,000 from the minor presidencies. This will Int. :aving of between a quarter and half a million . star- Th e tta etEcers, European and native, are to remain as at Clea t • This saving, added to the returns of the Jullundur der and and the contribution of 220,0001. from the Lahore Th e improve our income by above a million sterling. beett will Canal, on which 20,0001. annually has hitherto at lbegrudgingly bestowed, is now to be proceeded with by 1 851 rate of 250 , 0 001. a year; it will be completed It Will irrigate 8,000,000 of acres now compare- Cal .barren, and save 2,000,000 of people from the from he of famine. Another canal, leading from the V e `ai, 90 miles; into the Bhuttee country, is being surveyed. Ik t ., tw o, When completed, will improve our revenues by not Probabl th 10 000/ to 15 0001. a year —one-tenth of Itli at • Yo • . . ' dishonour R L .,18 taken from us to maintain our in Sinde. rederick Currie, who, together with Colonel Lawrence, Wisely and honestly counselled and assisted the G .eoe-Geniral in these glorious arrang ements. has been mad e a ba rone t. No man better deserves it.We trust his zedjutor, the Resident at Lahore, will speedily have a similar m k u aanr conferred on him. Mr. Clerk, the new governor at Born ,il7, arrived from Calcutta on the 23d of January, and imine • " l ately assumed • the reins of authority. The expectations of La auspicious rule under him are sanguine and high. His tredecessor, Mr. Reid, now senior member of the Council, bat gained golden opinions of all sorts of people. Sir T. •"-I,i'llahon continues Commander in-Chief by request of the C r ae.Guards. His Excellency has of late suffered severely tart ra w si l e t ko h e i s m s ! and, however much his friends may regret to ItlllinO.rlitbearthey are getting anxious about his safe return e • The Maris of Tweeddale has returned to Madras. professor of astronomy, returns by this day's bo e t t n l er to Europe. Mr. Pole, professor of engineering e Ehphinstone College—has resigned. Inaisposition Case the reason of retirement. Mr. Meld' um and lila c — ,`L'engall have lately arrived as teachers: no definite ob ge um yet been assigned to them. Th e c h arge o f t h e 1 , 4 v rvat2ry has been devolved on the d ra ft sman o f th e I n di an Rei th `I• heavy shower of rain fell on the 26th ult., and the which before this was unusually hot for the season, fn.:lllu once become intensely cold, the thermometer sink tatoeau l aw a 53 degrees overnight—a very uncomfortable f matters to all parties. Not hi THE PUNJAUB. Te o __ e n,: Worthy of special notice has reached u . s for . nearly our it a ._^: kis from the Punjaub—the treaty published in in f the lst of January being the latest we have received t.O reference to matters past. Some information . of i 4,4llitinee, which may, we believe, be fully relied on, has t _ e Qoy e ed no in reference to the prospective purposes of the O rnor-General. The most notable of these is the almost so _ lereediate reduction of the army by no less than 2 d!.1.. 040 .. 41 1 , 3 1 ' The strength of each native regiment is to be n . ,..i ofn_ed from 1 ,0011 to 800 privates; the European and native tijj'' e l l e remaining as a t b"usp o e r dred present ; recruiting to ti reib " e proposed reduction is accomplished by death_,_ __,._ end f ' l t* This will take from the army of Bengal 15 ,?p h o e , aoo,erem those of Madras and Bombay about 10, If o t i ° the revenue effected by this will amount t o o oo b . ext t are: ' a nd 400,0001 a wear. Previous to 1838 the In d ia . ut,Zlllllousted to about 180,000, the cost of which fell hull 4 1.1 7 4 1 ; 10,00 c, (inn , '—'''' sterling ; betwixt this and 1841 Lord tkiner,ond increased it by 50,826. It was thus main -1842' u ntil after the Caubul disas'er, when in January, argoi.4. further increase of ten men to each curnpany, Mad e. la ,g in all to from 10,000 to 15,000 men, ,"as horo u ,,,Ot was to this extent 'educed by Lord . Ellen h3 V m 111 , 184 3; and in like manner once more increased ' 4 18 1 4 - 4 ' in consequence of the exigencies in Sinde, zit deniedof roteheagt aEngyy forth ; • The reason should be remembered—it was set b", ' , l the general order; yet, in the face of this, it has this m padditionAt was requisite for the main oment we have so m e War b e Ill_oure men on the muster-roll than bef,re the Atlghan Ven ue.s ga • In 1 838, and for some years previous, the re -00 o" India exceeded the expenditure by above ' vw. sterling annually ; since 1841, the balance of THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY _EVENING, MARCH_ 4, 1,47 expenditure over income has been about the same sum ; and r•pt , tinuoa until no more money could be raieed at any interest on cur se em iiies. The quarter of a million provided by the Lahore contribution, added to the saving already nailed, will int r ,ved our balancc-sheet by more than half a million ; which, added to the free return of the Jullundur Doab, will afford nearly a million a year to meet so much of our deficits. The noble provision thus produced by the much-reprobated p,,licy of Lord Hardinge enables him to begin in earnest the peace improvements heretofore only talked of. The con struction of the Ganges Canal was sanctioned by the Court of Directors in 1841, when the warlike dispositions of their Governors-General left no funds available for domestic uses. It was computed to cost, when originally estimated, 2:0,000/. —it subsequently rose to near a million ; and will, when complete, enable above 8,000,C00 of acres, now nearly barren, to be brought into cultivation, and relieve above 2,000,000 of human beings .from the visitations of famine to which they have hitherto been periodically subjected. On this stupendous work, on which 20,000/. a year has hitherto been grudgingly expended, it has been de termined to bestow 250,0001. a year, so that in four years from the present time it will probably be complete. A survey of a canal, extending ninety miles from the Sutlej into the Bhuttee country, is now in progress;, and active operations will in all likelihood follow the survey, should the peace policy of Lord Hardinge be left uninterrupted. Then may we look for monumeete of our rule comparable in splendour to those of the Mahomedan Emperors, should the sword be permitted to sleep in its scabbard; foreign con quests reduce us to beggary, with boundless regions of un imaginable fertility within our borders to subdue. The formal annexation of the Punjaub to our dominions would have compelled as to add thirty regiments to our army, and a million to an expenditure already by this much exceeding our income. The other tidings from beyond the Sutlej re late merely to the movements of troops. On the 4th of January, her Majesty's 80th Foot and the 60th Native In fantry quitted Lahore, and were followed on the sth by the 12th and 45th Native Infantry. Her Majesty's 10th, with the 7th, 32d, 38th, 51st, and 54th Native Infantry, have taken up their quarters in the city. Major-General gir John Littler has been complimented in the highest terms by the Governor-General, and been, in evidence of the estimation in which he is held, appointed to the command of all the troops beyond the Sutlej. Yet this is the man who has been deprived of the rewards he is allowed to have deserved, and on whose fair fame an imputation has been permitted to rest —its recal in public having been refused publication by the Commander-in-Chief. These, of a truth, are no hero's deeds! The Governor-General gave a grand entertainment on the 7th, to the officers of the garrison, on which occasion he spoke as follows : " I will now propose the health of Sirdars Tej Singh, Dewan Deena Nath, Share Singh, and other Sirdars whose names I do not know; in that I propose the Council of Re gency, more particularly Tej Singh, the commander-in chief, who displayed such energy and vigour in his late movement towards Cashmere.' After due honour had been done to the council, the Governor-General again rose and spoke as follows I beg leave, gentlemen, to propose the health of a distinguished officer, Major-General Sir John Littler, K.C.8., and 1 am convinced that you will unite most cordially with me in drinking the health of so gallant a sol dier. f cannot forbear, on the present occasion, enumerating the eminent services of Sir John Littler during our late campaign on the banks of the Sutlej, against a formidable and gallant enemy. I beg more particularly to notice the high opinion I entertain of Sir John Littler's abilities a 3 a commander, as shown in ~his admirable defence of Feroze pore. By the most judicious and bold manoeuvres, when threatened by a numerous army and powerful artillery, and thrown entirely upon his own resources, he succeeded in holding Ferozepore, and by showing such a bold front with his handful of men against the whole Seikh army, be effec tually deterred the enemy from his threatened attack. After this, he most skilfully, with 5,000 men and twenty guns, effected a junction with the main army under Lord Gough. On the departure of the British army from Lahore, finding it necessary to leave a garrison of our troops in that city, I selected Sir John Littler for this most important and re sponsible command. The appointment was at once accepted by the Major General, and I have only to point out the high state of discipline which has been maintained in Lahore, as well as the quiet and peaceable behaviour of the inhabitants, to prove that my se lection of Sir John Littler was a most fit one. No one is more aware than myself of the great difficulty attending the occupation by our troops in a foreign capital—a fortified city ; but I am proud to say that under the able and judicious management of Sir John Littler all these difficulties were met and overcome. I attribute this not a little to the good un derstanding and great cordiality that existed between the chief civil and military authorities, and I have no doubt that the same cordiality will continue to exist. I now beg to propose The health of Major-General Sir John Littler, K.(3.13., and the Garrison of Lahore, with three times three.'" The Governor-General left Lahore on the morning of the 11th, the 4'd Native Infantry accompanying him as an escort. Precautions of every sort were being adopted for preventing collisions between the troops and the towns people ; a race-course, a racket-court, and a theatre were about to be constructed, and there was some talk of getting the services of a chaplain and erecting a temporary church. The station will for the next six years contain 10,000 troops at least, of which from one to two thousand will be English men. Permission has bee n g iven for wives to join their husbands. to present maiden colours to the 2d Irregular Horse It is said that one of the many steamers that have taken the 17th Native Infantry to Kurrachee will bring his Excei lency to Hyderabad. At present there is not one steamer in harbour. No one can say how long the Governor's stay be, or whether he goes onwards. C:Aptain Scutt, su perintendent of canals, is now at Hy(leralm,i bieily engaged in laying out work for his numerousassistants and surveyors, the whole of whom are to be distributed throughout the country. Captain Scott will also go into their several dis tricts, inspecting what each has done. What with assistants, surveyors, woodrangers, Lee., and their respective attaches, he has certainly a very strong subordinate corps, and for the immense deal of money expended upon them Govern ment ought reasonably to expect ample topographical and statisical information, as well as full particulars regarding the resources of the country and the capabilities of its soil, and suggestions as to the most profitable way of disposing of the timber (each as it is), firewood, gum, and bark, &c. The superintending engineer, Major Peat, C. 13., will be at Hy. derabad in a day or two, on his tour of inspection of the public works. Lieut. Burke, of the engineers, is the present executive engineer Middle Shade Division."—Bombay Tele graph and Courier, Jan. 27. DIFFICULTY OF DOING JUSTICE. THE DIST!LLERS. (From the Sp, dater.) It is not easy to apply the most plain and obvious rule of abstract justice in a society so complicated as one s. Not the least evil of the partial system of ch,rishing and promotiag "linterests" by financial arrangerne , :ts. So long; as protec tive duties or exemptions to promote this or that branch of industry are upheld, wrong is done t all who are not en gaged in it; and any attempt to pl.fce others on a footing of equality with the favoured intere-t is almost certain to result in an act of injustice to some luckless individual whose case has been overlooked, and wtio, not expecting such a visita tion, has been tardy in claiming attention. This general observation has immediate reference to the case of the British and Irish distillers. Three Bills are making progress th roug h P ar li amen t, un der the auspices of the Chancellor of th e E xc h equer — t h e Sugar in Breweries Bill, the Suga r i n Di stilleries B i ll, and t h e C us t oms D u ti es Bill • which, havin g one object in view (and a very proper one), must be taken as one measure. They are intended to open a wider field fir the consumption of sugar, by per mitting an extended use of it in breweries and distilleries, and to admit colonial its into the home market on equal terms (in so far as duties are concerned) with home-made spirits. The principle of the measure is sound: it is the principle of free trade adopted when it tells in favour of the colonies, since it has already been put in practice in a man ner that tells against them. Still the details of the measure are open to criticism; and here the home distillers take up their ground. They main tain that the rates of duty proposed to be levied on colonial spirits, instead of being equal, are in reality lower than what is to be paid by the home distiller. The duty paid on home made spirits is—in England, 7s. 10d. per gallon ;in Ire land, 2s. Bd.; in Scotland, 3s. Bd. The duty proposed to be levied on colonial spirits is—in England, Bs. 4d. per gallon; in Ireland, 3s. 2d.; in Scotland, 4s. 2d. Appa rently there is in each case a difference of 6d. in favour of the Home distiller. But the spirit-duty is not the only tax levied on home-made spirits. Of nearly sixteen millions and a half gallons on which duty was paid in 1846, upwards of six and a half millions were distilled from malt. In the distillation of all the spirits not made from malt a portion more or less of that ingredient is used. The duty on malt is 2s. B%d. the bushel; in Scotland, half of this duty is returned to the distiller. If more than two gallons of spirits are produced from a bushel of malt, the Excise charge malt-duty on the excess. To the nominal duty on home made spirits, therefore, we must add ls. 40. per gallon in England and Ireland, and Bd. per gallon in Scotland, for all spirits distilled from malt, and for other spirits a proportional sum, according to the quantity of malt used in distillation. The duty really paid by the home distillers from malt will therefore be—in England, 95. 2d. ;in Ireland, 45.; in Scot - land, 4s. 4d. This baing the case, the proposed rates on Colo nial spirits will amount to a differential duty of 10d. per gallon against the English and Irish malt-distiller, and 2d. against the Scotch. The case of the grain distillers is not so clear : the amount of malt-duty paid on their spirits varies according to the quantity of malt used by each individual. Some distillers estimate it as low as 1 d, per gallon, others as high as 4id. But there is a peculiarity in the case of the grain distillers that makes the duty they pay heavier than it appears. Their spirits must undergo a rectifying process before they are fit for use. The Excise regulations do not allow the distilling and rectifying processes to be carried on in the same pre mises, and tke Excise-duty is levied on the spirits as carried from the distillery. Rectifying occasions a considerable distillers that t ug th h i t s into vlastag the s diminution in quantity; and, consequently, duty i s p a id on m a laarkrgeet. It i s r quantity alleged of spiritsb y thtehan grain s actually dis has not been taken into account by the parties who fixed upon 6d. as the fair difference between the duties on home made and colonial spirits. Were the additional duty imposed on home-made spirits in the shape of a malt-duty the on l y su bj ect for considerationthe case of the malt-distillers m i g h t b e easily disposed of : The proportion borne by the malt spirits to the whole spirits on which duty was paid in the Three Kingdoms in 1846 will appear from the following figures. In England. In Scotland. In Ireland. Grain Spirits Malt Spirits........ 717,483 Total 9,076,381 ...... 6,441,011 Of the comparatively small quantities of malt spirits on ' which duty was paid in England and Ireland, none, we are informed, was manufactured in England, and only a small part in Ireland; the rest was prepared in Scotland for the English and Irish markets. On the strength of these propor tions it might be assumed, that distillation from malt was ' exceptional and accident,' England and Ireland, and dis tillation from grain ec,,-; tional in Scotland; and the com parative rates of duty (41 colonial and home-made spirits might be regulated on this aseumption. But such an arrange ment would leave the allegations of the gr a i n -di st ill ers respecting the rectifying process undisposed of, and also the representatiors loth of malt and grain distillers as to the enhancement of their cost price by the Excise regu lations under which they must work, and from which the colonial distillers are free. Everything considered, the proposal of the distillers, to refer the investigation of the matter to a select committee, seems the fairest and most eligible. The case is one of technical details; it is not fit for the rough handling and bush-fighting of a " Committee of the whole House," but betteris suited to the scrutiny of three or four intelligent Members, sitting on it as they would on a waterworks or railway Bill. No perceptible loss of time would be in curred: the points to which inquiry ought to be confined are few and palpable. A couple of intelligent witnesses on the part of the distillers, as many on the part of the colonial interests, and one on behalf of the Excise, would be suffi cient. The investigation might be concluded satisfactorily in three days. That Parliament is not in possession of data whereon to font] a correct judgment, will be obvious from one circumstance. In the Excise reports on distillation from grain and sugar, presented to both Houses, the quantity of spirits yielded by a quarter of malt is estimated at 18 or 19 gallons. In the schedule placed in the hands of every distil er to be filled up, is a column headed " Pro portionate d,ticiency of malt, after the rate of one bushel for every two gallons (i. e. one quarter for every 16 gallons) ex cess of proof spirits." Either the Excise have given a false and exaggerated estimate of the quantity of spirits that can be produced from malt, or they systematically overcharge the distillers. With a view to immediate practical application, we have confined our remarks to the representations of the distillers. But the complicated system of levying duties, brought to light in the attempt to iilustrate their case, has a much wider range of interest. Let us compare the position of the manu facturer of spirits from malt with that of the manufacturer of piece goods from cotton. Finished cotton goods are liable to no duty; spirits fit for the market are. The duty on malt spirits is levied at two stages of the process: so much is charged on the malt, and so much on the spirits. The malt and the spirits must be made on separate premises, and both under lock and key of the Excise. Fancy for a moment that one duty were i m p ose d u p on co tt on yar ns and another on piece goods; that th e s pi nner were f or bid to w eave on the same premises; an d t h a t b ot h sp i nn i ng and weaving were ordered to be c arr i e d on un d er l oc k an d key of the Excise! The manufacture o f ma lt spirits is subjected to dut ies and re strictions which wou ld not b e tolerate d i n the case of the eotton manufacturer. And the distiller is not the only sufferer. The grower o f b ar l ey i s thereby pl=ed at a disad vantage as compared with the grower of cotton; and the consumer of s pi r i ts i s placed at a disadvantage as compared with the consumer of cotton goods. There is here a glaring case of oppressively unequal incidence of taxation. COURT CIRCTJLAR. The Queen an d P r i nce A lbert left town, yester day morning , for Osborne House, Isle of Wight. Her Maje st y and his Royal Highness accompanied by the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal, lett Buckingham Palace in a carriage and four at ten minutes before ten o'clock, for the terminus of the South-Western Railway, at Nine Elms. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince Alfred, the Princess Alice, and the Princess Helena, and also the Countess of Charlemont, Lady Caroline Cocks, Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Major-General , Colonel t he Hon Charles Grey, and Colonel Bouveri:fwoleslowed in four carriages and four. The Queen and Prince Albert were conducted to their carriage by the Master of the Horse, the Earl of Listowel. the Vice Chamberlain, and Admiral Sir Edward Codrington. Her .ILajesty will hold a Privy Council on Tuesday next, the 9th inst., at Osborne House, Isle of Wight. Her Royal High ness th e D uc h ess o f Kent, a tt e nded by Lady Fanny Howard, left her residence, Clarence House, St. James's, in a rriage and four, soon after eleven o'clock yes terday morning, for Frogmore House, Windsor. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge, and his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse, honoured the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury wit.h their company at dinner yesterday evening, at their resi dence in Grosvenor-square. Mr. E. D. Baynes, President of Monserrat, had an inter-' view with Earl Grey yesterday at the Col?nial• office. Sir Edward Codrington had an interview with the Earl of Clarendon vest , rday at the office of the Board of Trade. Sir William Heat bcote had an interv iew with the _Hight Hon. Edward Strutt yesterday at the o ffice of Commissioners of Railways in Great George-street. SOYER'S CHEAP SOUP. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—For those who have the chance of procuring a few potatoes once a week, they may be used with advan tage in the following man nert No. 3. POTATO Sour. Having prepared the soup according to recipe No. 2 (already published), when nearly done, wash halt a pound of potatoes, pick out the black spots, if any, and cut them in small dice, put them int., the soup to boil for twenty minutes, or a little longer, until done; then put a quarter of a pound of common flour into a stewpanmoispteaneed with a gill of co ld water, soa i s th to n fo s r p ma oon; liquid paste, stir it boil stir it in the so u p quickly w another five minutes, and the soup is ready, and will s t r ongly taste of po tato, the short time of eb u lli t i on pre serving i all the aro ma of that inconstant root. Having promise d to make my receipts p ublic, for the b e nefit of the la borious class of society, I thi n k t h at if a man could treat his family once a week with a food called potato soup, each member of it, who had previously fed on that root, and who are now nearly deprived of that food, would worship the day of the week when such a luxury should be dNo, tsplayed' EA on their Sour. humble tabl e . 4, P Have a quarter of a pound of fat bacon, if none, take leg of beef, veal, or pork, cut it into dice, peel and slice two good sized onions, or three small ones, fry them with the meat until lightly brown, then add half a pound of vegetables,_ e ither carrots or turnips, well washed, but not peeled, also leeks, or any oiler vegetoaw peas, birps, which you fry gently; then a dd one p ound of yell pre viously soaked some ho urs, and ei g ht quarts of w a t er , three ounces of salt, ha lf an ounce of ,brown sugar ; let the whole boil gently for two hours, stirring it now an d then. Put into a stevvpan half a pound of common flour, mixed into a liquid paste , q uit e smooth, with cold water , and pour it into your soup , sti r r ing the contents with st , wooden spoon, so as to mix it well; boil again a quarter of an hour, and serve. Since I gave publication to my two first receipts , I found that all those soups , if made the day before, a n d warmed up the day following , they not only are much uch improved in quality, but also in quantity,- merely re quiring to be warmed slowly, and stirred now and then before using. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Reform Club, Feb: 27. A. SOYER. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS FOR ULASGOW.—A n at tempt is about to be made to establish industrial schools in Glasgow, for which we would besp ea k th e hearty co-opera tion of all sections of the benevolent public. Thousands of youth, of bot!i sexes, are daily roaming the streets, receiving no education, living by begging, oftentimes the companions of thieves, and eventually filling the prisons and peniten tiaries.—Scotch Reformer's Gazette. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. I (From the Votes an'/ PrmwifiKg , of '4e 1: 1,, e of Comwoq,) WEDNESDAY, mAncat 3. The following Railway Bills were read a second time, com mitted, and referred to the Committee of Selection : Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's (No. 3—Extension from Bury St. Edmund's to Thetford). Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmin;liam, and Leicester. London and North-Western (Kenilworth to Berkswell, Branches and Extensions, tic.) London and North:Western (Coventry and Nuneaton Branches). London and North-Western (Atherstoun and Whitacre Branch). Birmingham and Oxford Junction (Deviation of Line). Birmingham and Oxford Junction (Warwick and Stratford Line). Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley (Stourbridge and West Bromwich). Eastern Counties (Somersham to Ramsey). Eastern Counties (Lynn and Ely, and Ely and Huntingdon, and Lynn and Dereham Railway Lease). Eastern Counties(Purchase of the North Woolwich Railway) Eastern Counties (Maldon, Witham, and Braintree Railway Purchase). Midland (Extension of the Nottingham and Lincoln Branch at Lincoln). Newmarket and Chesterford (Repeal of Provision authorising the Company to use the Line of the Eastern Counties Railway). Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton (Leith and Granton Junction). Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin. London and North-Western -(Birmingham and Lichfield Line, &c.) NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE. The following Railway Bill is appointed to be read a second time : MONDAY, MARCH 8. Blandford and Bruton. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10. Great Northern (Deviations between Peterborough, Boston, and Gainsborough). Great Northern (Deviations between Gainsborough and Doncaster). • MAGAZINES—(CONTINUED). BENTLEY. Another pleasant theft from Percy, by Albert Smith, opens the present number of Bentley. Sir Al diogar is the hero operated on this month, sad pka ,antly and merrily does Albert :;inith proceed to relate, after his own fashion of burlesque, the adventures of the knight. It is a tale to scream over; but, in the midst of all the fun, we ever and anon come unexpect edly I,lPon a little bit of genuine poetry. Take the fol lowing description of " Thames Sconery" as an ex ample "Do you know the river above Maidenhead Bridge? If you do you will be able to call to mind one of the fairest scenes that our sylvan England can boast of. Hanging woods, so thick with leaves that the sunlight can scarcely quiver on the short and glossy turf below, come down to the very water's edge until their lowest branches are kissed by tha ripple, and the petals of their blossoms spangle the blue river in the springtide. There are long climbing avenues of scented firs and cedars, dark even in blazing noon, and tortuous walks amidst gnarled and mis-shapen bolls of trees, that need every fibre of their writhed roots to hold them to the slopes they start from. Here and there a cold spring of crystal waters forms a clear basin, and gurgles over blue, and white, and mottled pebbles, into the Thames. It is a pleasant thing in summer to gaze from the heights on the fair expanse of river and pasture far below, glittering in the afternoon sun, and he ar li g ht laugh ter and stray chords of music, flitting through the woods. You might travel a long way further, and after all your trouble, see nothing that would excite so mu c h a d m i rat i on as the leafy Clifden. " Cooper continues Captain Spike, and the plot thickens as the tale proceeds. The Swash is joined by a Mexi can schooner, on board which she tranships her cargo of flour. One of the casks bursts, and Mulford discovers that each cask of flour has in its centre a keg of gun powder, so that Spike is in fact supplying the enemy with warlike stores. He is likewise in treaty to sell the Swash to the Mexican Captain, and to the Mexican he avows his intention of carrying off Rose in the b►ig to a Mexican port, and then forcing her to marry him. Mulford and Rose, who overhear these conversations, take measures to prevent Spike from carrying his inten tions into execution ; the Mexican Captain, who is an honourable man and completely understands the charac ter of Spike, seems inclined to befriend poor . Rose; and even Madame Budd has at length her eyes opened to the villany of Spike. The ships are lying near each other—the Mexican Captain being on board the Swath. Suddenly a furious tornado approaches. The Swash weathers the storm thanks to the able manceuvres of Spike but the schooner goes doWn, and all on board perish. Spike undertakes, for a large reward, to weigh the schooner, and succeeds in so doing. The description of weighing the schooner, with which this chapter concludes, is most graphic. Dr. Cooke Taylor, in a review of Miss Pardoe's "Louis XIV.," gives an account of the Montpensier marriage of about a century since between the son of Philip of Spain and the daughter of the Regent Orleans. which, like the recent Montpensier marriage, entirely destroyed the entente cordiale which had previously existed between the Orleans Princes and England. Brian O'Linn is continued. " A Sentimental Journey through Normandy," is a bad rechauffe to the guide Looks ; the dullness of which, however, is amply atoned for by the article which immediately follows—" A Ren contre with some Bachtiari Bandits between Ispahan and Shiraz," It is a stirring tale of adventure, stirringly told by the Hon. Charles Stuart Savile. We have then a beautifully engraved portrait of Webster, the great American statesman, accompanied by a short biographical notice. We have also a pleasant gossip ing paper on the . ' Festivities and Superstitions of Devonshire," by Mrs. James Whittle; the conclusion of " Reminiscences of the late Bishop of Norwich," by his daughter; and several other amusing articles. Leech furnishes a rich illustration to Sir Aldringar. HOOD'S MAGAZINE. This periodical is more of a poetical melange, than of ordinary magazine articles. " The Avenger" is brought to a conclubion. by the publication of the fifth act, and wi:h a miscellaneous assortment of cullings, emendations, sentiments, sonnets, and curiosities of prose and poetry, an agreable, though cloying, banquet is provided for the subscribers. THE OXFORD AND CA VBRIDGE REVIEW. We observe that this Ui iversity- organ has a more substantial appearance now than hur?tofore. Under its second editor it is apparently, and if so, not undo servedly, prospering. Sume of the articles have lattcrly been remarkable for their elaboration, and, as an exam ple of this, we may mention the paper upon " Westmin ster Abbey." To those who are most familiar with that magnificent relic of mieceval architecture, it will be as interesting as to those leas.t acquainted with its antique beauties. Whatever may be said in depreciation of the gothic style of architecture as a mongrel style, a barba rous and florid style, the superb minsters and abbeys scattered so plentifully about England attest sufficiently well the genius of their fabricators, while they render sarcasm futile and derision dumb by their magnifold graces and exquisite proportions. Of these buildings, Westminster Abbey is among the most splendid ; one portion of it being of matchless beauty (we mean, of course, King Henry the Seventh's Chapel). But that the " Sacrifice of Cracow" can scarcely be spoken of too frequently, inasmuch as it is associated with the liberties and safety of all the lesser principalities of continental Europe, we should regard the article under that heading as rather stale and profitless. With a silly and insigni ficant vituperation upon Sir E. L. Bulwer Lytton and his " Lucretia," the minor criticisms form but a con temptible group. Otherwise, the Oxford and Cambridge Review is praiseworthy. SIN OE. Sinde, like all our other provinces, has, during the past month, been nearly barren of intelligence, the only tidings su pplied being corrections of information previously re ceived. We detailed at length in our last the unsuccessful attempt of Colonel Stack against the Booghtie marauders, supposed to have occupied a position, when he declined attacking them, such as cavalry could not attempt with the remotest hope of success. The inquiries instituted subsequently to the misadventure brought out the singular fact that the appearance of a sudden elevation and a mass of irregular and difficult ground was an optical deception pro duced by the mirage of the desert. When the cavalry re tired, the whole of the officers were unanimous as to the appearance being a reality; and hed the impression been correct, the justice of the conclusion would have been un questionable—that with 350 troopers, worn out by a 50 miles' forced march, to have attacked a body of 1,500 fresh, resolute, and well-armed men, established as they were, would have been madness. In reality, the enemy were defenceless, in an open level plain, where they might have been cut to pieces. The gallantry of the 3d Cavalry is well known ; and the courage, ability, and high integrity of Colonel Stack have so long been notorious, that no imputation ex cepting that of having been deceived by an optical delusion rests on the officers or their commander. These were the only facts the court of inquiry ordered to investigate the matter, under the supervision of General Hunter, were likely to elicit. The award pronounced would depend on the view taken of how far Colonel Stack and his officers were war ranted to act on the evidence of their own eyes—deceived in this :case by an atmospheric illusion. Sir Charles Napier, with his family, intended to quit Kurrachee about the pre sent date (31st January), on a trip to Hyderabad, to take a last look of the battle-fields which won him all his laurels. There were numberless rumours of changes and reductions in Sinde, but beyond what had appeared in general orders nothing was known for certainty. The steamer Berenice was under orders to leave for Bombay on the 30th with the head quarters of her Majesty's 86th hoot; three-fourths of the re giment have already reached Bombay. An unfortunate affair had occurred about the 20th. A Sindian and a Beloochee pri soner having attempted to escape from an hospital tent, where they were under medical treatment, were both shot by the sentries on duty. The retiring troops had been highly complimented in general orders by the Governor. No copy of the paper itself has yet reached us. It is said to enter into the general question of the policy, and especially into the value, of the conquest, with other matters not usually treated of in such documents. Should this prove true, it is likely to furnish no small food for discussion. Accounts of the strength and charges of the various irregular corps now in existence, and likely to be maintained, in Sinde, lately , published in general orders, furnish further light on the ex penditure of the country, which lead to the inference that the unfavourable balance exhibited in the Parliamentary papers is greatly under the mark. There seems much reason to believe that, after all the present seductions, a million and a half sterling annually will not make good deficiencies. Were this to come directly from the pockets of the people of England instead of from those of the poverty-stricken culti vators of India, we should not long require to seek for redress. The abandonment of Sinde would enable the India Company to abolish the salt monopoly at once and be gainers on the 'bargain, which would doubly relieve their subjects. Why are Messrs. Aylwin, Stocqueler, and Co., silent on this? We subjoin a couple of communications, which, though of old date, contain almost all the news we have received during the past fortnight:— "Sinde, Jan. 7, 1847. " The Quartermaster-General's department to be reduced, he police department to be curtailed, many brigade majo rities to be dune away with, Queen's officers holding appoint ments in Belooch corps are to return to their regiments, and a variety of heterogeneous situations to be abolished, and to be spoken of as things that were. " The 14th Regiment marched into Kurrachee on the 7th instant, The 13th were duly reviewed by the Gallant Officer commanding at Hyderabad, and the 18th were eagerly expecting the same honour about the 6th inst. preparatory 4a t ,ti o h,fthtteie a erß3mt p dihofi l e ievei a iseer s urable and enlivening trip to Shikarpore. The Regiment are to thought u residence'tghw h a at v s e taot t b h i su connectede t b t n eo e kN fi e t onr o toh f fw s ais e ts a ihnt dth a he i e r epola a nan t etde K te. r f ai r ior r den a ,r c i ivae h mnv e de e . the 4th. What can have induced the authorities to regard the 18th Regiment with such undue partiality we cannot guess. Since the corps entered Sinde one officer has died and five have been obliged by sickness to leave the country. One year's residence at Gharra two summers at. Hyderabad, an expedition to Kusmore, in the middle of the hot season, and a still greater infliction in the shape of a weary, wretched rush up to Bahawulpoor, ought to be considered a tolerable three years' work."—Bombay Times, Jan. 16. " Sinde, Jan. 10, 1847. "Sinde is to be, to a considerable extent, denuded of 2 c d orp lrel viz c ou h t t r h o e o p i s s t . a n O d n 1y 2d 5,0 1 rr oo eg m u e l anr,exclusive theo f Itahte andl()oal Battalions, the mounted and foot policea d nd co Fit t a eh ger ; alds camel corps—are to garrison Sinde an of horse who these one regiment, and probably a troop or company of foot artillery, are to he of probably will have Kurrachee, on account of its salubrity, for head-quarters. l a m i n f o rmed—and believe the Europeans, f s, n informa tion is correct—that Si r Ch ar l e s Napier applied some two _ years ago to the Gov ernor -G enera l t o have the number of regular troops und e r hi s governmen t re d u ced to 5,000. rills application was reiterated a short time ago, when the reply was, that it was not on account of Sinde that a strong force was kept up, but because of the uncertain and unpleasant aspect of affairs in the Punjaub, under the suspicious adminis tration of the then Vizier, Raja Lall Singh. This intima tion was of course flattering to Sir Charles, inasmuch as it tended to remove the onus which otherwise would have rested on him. " What is intended to be done with the barracks now in course of construction at Hyderabad, complete as they will be with hospital, &c., for a whole European infantry regi ment? It scarcely appears likely that any European corps will leave Kurrachee, and risk health and life to occupy them. Upwards of a lakh and a quarter has been already expended upon them, and it is estimated that they will cost a considerable sum more to be thoroughly completed. " The last native festival at Hyderabad, the Mohurrum, did not, I am sorry to say, pass over without bloodshed. On the final night, the 281 h ultimo, a skirmish took place in the town between some turbulent sowars of the Sinde Ir regular Horse and the police, beaded by the kotwal. It at.pears that the sowars, in viewing a taboot, insulted some women, who were also looking at the tumasha. An alter cation ensued, and the police interfered. The sowars were armed with swords, and on being ordered to give up their weapons, one of them, instead of complying, inflicted a severe wound on the head of the kotwal. A regular battle then took place, and the kotwal received further injuries— several of the sowars and policemen also being wounded. Many of the former were made prisoners by the latter, and one of them died the next day. A court of inquiry, of which Lieut.-Colonel Corsellis is president, is now investigating the tragical occurrence, and we shall doubtless soon know the. result. " The Governor, with his whole stall; is expected at Hyderabad by the 20th instant; his chief purpose being PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Common✓;.) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3. FACTORIES BILL. Order for Committee read; Motion made, and Question proposed, " That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair :" Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word " That" to the end of the Question, in order to add the words " this House will, upon this day six months, resolve itself into the said Committee," instead thereof :—Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question. The House divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 190. Fleetwood, Sir P. Norreys, Lord Fox, C. R. O'Brien, A. Stafford Fuller, A. E. O'Brien, C. Gardner, J. D. O'Brien, W. S. Gaskell, J. M. O'Connell, D., jun. Gladstone, J. N. O'Connell, M. J. Godson, R. O'Connell, Joha Gore, Robert O'Conor, Don Granby, Marquis of Packe, C. W. Grey, Sir G. Paget, Colonel " Grogan, E. Pakington, Sir J. S. Grosvenor, Lord R. Palmer, Robert Halford, Sir Henry Palmer, G. Hall, Sir Benjamin Palmerston, Viscount Hall, Colonel Plumridge, Captain Halsey, T. P. Polhill, Frederick Hamilton, G. A. Prime, Richard Harcourt, G. Posey, P. Harris, Captain Rashleigh, W. Hatton, Captain V. Rendlesham, Lord Heathcoat, John Repton, G. W. Henley, J. W. Rice, E. R. Hervey, Lord A. Rich, Henry Hildyard, T. B. Richards, Richard Ilindley, C. Russell, Lord J. Hodgson, F. Russell, J. D. Hodgson, It. Rutherford, A. Holland, Robert Ryder, G. D. Hope, A. Satidon, Viscount Hernby, John Scrope, G. P. otham, Lord Shaw, F. Howard, C W.G. Shell, It. L. Howard, P. H. Shirley, E. J. Hudson, G. Shirley, E. P. Hurst, R. 11. Sibthorp, Colonel Hussey, Thomas Smith, A. Inglis, Sir It. Smith, Vernon Jervis, Sir John Somerville, Sir W. Johnson, General Spooner, Richard Johnstone, Sir J. Stanley, E. Jolliffe, Sir W. G. H. Stanley, W. 0. Kemble, Henry Stanton, W. H. Lambton, H. Stuart, Lcrd J. Law, C. E. Stuart, J. Lawson, Andrew Strickland, Sir G. Lefroy, Anthony Taylor, E. Lennox, Lord G. 11. Tollemache, J. Liddell, H. T. Tower, C. Macaulay, T. 11. Towneley, John M`Carthy, Alex. Trevor, J. R. M'Donnell, J. M. Trotter, John Mangles, It. D. Troubridge, Sir E. Manners, Lord J. Tyrrell, Sir J. T. March, Earl of Vyse, It. 11. R. 11. Masterman, John Vyvyan, Sir It. R. Miles, William Wakley, Thomas Milnes, R Monckton Walker, Richard Monahan, J. 11. Wawn, J. T. Morpeth, Viscount Williams, W. Morris, David Yorke, Henry R. Mundy, E. M. Muntz, G. F. Napier, Sir Charles Newdegate, N. Newry, Viscount Ackers, James Acland, Sir T. Acland, T. D. Acton, Colonel Ainsworth, Peter Aldam, Antrobus, Edmund Arundel, Earl of Baillie, 11. J. Willie, W. Bankes, George Bannerman, A. Barnard, E. G. llaskerville, T. Beckett, W. Benbow, John Bennet, P. Bentinck, Lord G. - - Iteresford. Major Bernal, Ralph Blackstone, W. S. Blake, M. J. Borthwick, Peter Brisco, M. Broadley, Henry Broadwood, H. Brooke, Lord Bruen, Colonel Buller, Charles Buller, Edward Bunbury, T. Burrell, Sir C. Butler, P. S. Byng, G. S. Cabbell, B. B. Castle? eagh, Vise. Chelsea, Vise. Chichester, Lord J. Cholmeley, Sir J. Christie, W. D. Churchill, Lord A. S. Clayton, It. R. Collett, John Cowper, W. F. Curteis, H. B. Davies, D. A. D'Eyncourt, C. T. Dickinson, F. F. Douglas, J. S. Duff, James Duncornbe, T. Duncombe, A. Dundas, Admiral Dundas, Sir David Du Pre, C. G. Ehrington, Viscount Egerton, Sir P. Ellis, Wynn Entwisle, W. Etwall, Ralph Ewart, William Fellowes, E. Ferrand, W. B. Finch, G. Fitzroy, Lord C. TELLERS. nelden, John Brotherton, Joseph MINORITY-NOES, 100. Anson, Colonel Gill, Thomas Oswald, Alexander Baine, Walter Gisberne, Thomas Parker, John Barkly, Henry Graham, Sir James Patten, J. W. Baring, F. T. Greene, Thomas Pattison, James Baring, W. B. Hamilton, W. J. l'eel, Sir Robert Bell, Matthew Hanmer, Sir John Peel, Colonel Berkeley, H. F. Hawes, Benj. Philips, Mark Bouverie, E. P. Hay, Sir A. L. Protheroe, E. Bowes, John Ilayter, W. G. Reid, Sir J. R. Bewring, Dr. Houldsworth, T. Ricardo, J. L. Brown, W. Hutt, William Romilly, John Brownrigg, J. S. James, William Ross, D. It. Cardwell, Edward James, Sir W. C. Russell, ,Lord E. Clay, Sir W. Jones, Captain Scott, Robert Clerk tlir G. Kirk, Peter ' Smythe, G. Colebrooke, Sir T. Labouchere, Henry Somerset, Lord G. Corry, Henry Langston, J. H Stanstield, W. R. C. Craig; W. G. Lascelles, W. S. Stuart, V. Cripple, William Leader, J. T. Stuart, Henry Currie, R. Lemon, Sir C. Strutt, Edward Dalmeny, Lord Lincoln, Earl of Tancred, 11. W. Denison, J. E. Llndsay,:Coloncl Thornely, T. Dennistoun, J. Loch, James Trclawny, J. S. Douglas, Sir C. E. Lockhart, W. Villiers, Charles Duncan, Lord M.Neill, Duncan Villiers, Viscount Duncan, George Marshall, William Wall, C. B. Duncannon, Lord Marslan'l, Henry Warburton, IL Dundas, F. Martin, J. Ward, H. G. Egerton, W. T. Matheson, James Wellesley, Lord C. Estcourt, T. G. Mitchell, T. A. Wood, Colonel T. Evans, William Moffatt, George Fitzroy, Henry Molesworth, Sir W. TELLERS. -Flower, Sir James Norreys, Sir I). Escott, Bickhain Forster, Mathew Northland, Viscount Bright, John Gibson, Thomas M. Ord, W. CATTLE, ETC. AN ACCOUNT of all CATTLE, SHEEP, and SWINE, IMPORTED into GREAT BRITAIN from IRELAND, from the sth day of July, 1846, to the sth day of Ja nuary, 1847. Exported to Great Britain from Ire land. Quarter ended Oct. 10, 1846. Quarter ended Jan. 5, 1847. Half-year from July 5, i 1846, to Jan. 5, 1847. Oxen, Bulls, and Cows Calves ... ... Sheep and Lambs... Swine ... ••• Number. 71,728 2,909 123,372 89,94 s Number. 66,046 1,348 68,095 113,276 Number. 137,774 4,257 191,467 203,224 Since the year 1825, when the trade between Great Bri tain and Ireland was placed under coasting regulations, the official record of the interchange of produce and manufac tures between the two countries (except in so far as the ar ticle of corn is concerned) has of necessity been discontinued. The foregoing return, therefore, has been framed from non official documents, collected at the ports of exportation, and consisting chiefly of printed market and shipping reports. W. IRVING. Office of the Inspector-General of Imports and Exports, Custom House, London, Feb. 26, 1847. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ARRIVAL OF HER MAJESTY AND SUlTE.—Daring the morning the British and foreign ships in the Roads and harbour were gaily dressed in flags, as were the yachts and pilot vessels ; numerous flags were also dis played along the shores of the harbour. Soon after 1 o'clock the Royal Yacht steamed into the harbour, saluted from the Castle and the R.Y.S. battery. The Royal Family and attendants landed at the Trinity Wharf, and proceeded in their carriages to o.borne Elou>e by the new road, through East Cowes Park. THE GRAND SULTAN'S YACHT.--'phis splendid steam ship, built by the Whites, is to be launched to-morrow. She seems almost long enough to make a bridge across the Medina. A great . many men are employed fitting up accommodations for the royal party, who are ex pected to attend. It is understood that her Majesty will name the yacht. MOTTISTON, 1 O'CLOCK.-1-1. M. S. SPRYXX.—AII the power that could be laid on at high water this day only hove the ship a few feet further out, say yesterday and to-day 150 feet at the utmost, though the three steamers tried full power, and every assistance was given with the camels, &c. There is less water outside than where she was lying. All hope is in a fog; the ground swell attending it may lift her over. Science is sanguine, but the Isle-of-Wightmen say it is all over with her. Another trial is to be made in the night. DIETARY FOR PERSONS SINKING FOR WANT OF FOOD, OR AFFECTED WITH DYSENTERY, ARISING FROM WANT.— Recommended by Sir Philip Crampton, one of the very highest medical authorities in this or anv other coun try, for the information of persons to whom the distribution of supplies of food may be intrusted. The following prepa ration has been found eminently serviceable in such cases: —l. Rice.-2. Sago.-3. Arrowroot; of each a pound.-4. Candle Alba, a coarse and cheap kind of cinnamon, and a v a l ua ble tonic, half an ounce. Boil slowly in a sufficient quantity of water, until the whole is reduced to a thickish jelly ; sweeten with lump sugar, and season with port wine, in the proportion of two table-spoonsful to each half-pint of the jelly; add, when diarrhea or dysentery is present, thirty drops of laudanum to the quantity of jelly consumed in twenty-four hours by an adult. An infant under one year old should not take more than two drops of laudanum three times in the course of twenty-four hours, at intervals of not less than four _hours; five drops every six hours may be considered as an average dose for a person from ten to twenty years of age. This direction is offered for the information of those who may not be within the reach of medical advice. Tapioca, or b arle y , may be substituted for arrowroot, when the latter is not easily to be procured.—Dubin Even ing Mail. SALMON FISRING.—After the spate subsided which followed the braking up of the storm in the early part of last week, there were several successive days of excellent takes of salmon in the river. At the North Inch station thirty large fish were caught within twenty-four hours, and at most of the stations down the river, the fishing was nearly as successful. At Stockgreen, in particular, there were some largo hauls. On Monday twenty-four boxes were shipped for London, which is a good cargo for this period of the season, although February on the wtiole has been greatly be low an average, owing to the closing of the river from ice.— Perth Courier. DUBLIN UNIVERSITY. A more appropriate theme could scarcely have ben selected for the opening article in a political periodical than that afforded by the " Character and Career of M. Guizot." And it is appropriate in a lamentable manner, seeing that it is elicited by the odium excited against the Prime Minister of France by his dishonourable and un principled conduct. Never had a statesman risen from the people with fairer opportunities to render himself the idol of his fellow-countrymen by his patriotism and the ad miration of foreign nations by the decision and rectitude of his policy. Those opportunities have been squandered away. Guizot is now utterly beggared in reputation. As an historian, as a journalist, as an orator, he possesses a deserved fame ; as a statesman, as a diplomatist, as a minister, he has acquired a note very little removed from the infamous. So let it be ! Let the ruins of that once enviable celebrity be the everlasting beacon of his successors ; let the opprobrium with which he is now universally regarded be a warning to the selfishly ambi tious. From the masterly contrast given by M. Corme nin, under the soubriquet of Timon, of Guizot and Thiers, we would, did an opportunity present itself, give copious extracts, but we shall conte n t ou r se l ves w i th reviewing the recollectionof that final and mo urn f u l exc l amat i on in the "Livre des Orateurs"—" Both" (meaning Guizot and Thiers) " humiliating spectacle ! fought furiously for the d r y b ones of office, concealed within the red mo rocco port f o li o, and then after this noble struggle, the victor goes and licks the feet of his master !" It is this deplorable subserviency to the wishes o f L ou i s Phili ppe, h owever much those - wishes may be opposed to the interests of the nation, that have rendered both of these eminent and gifted men so little honoured abroad, anti so feebly seconded in, France. William Carleton commences another story, now that his powerful fiction of the " Black Prophet," is completed. The present is entitled " Love ; a Legend ols Edenmore," Remembering the mag nificent Home is Hymns, as rendered by the poet Shel ley, we are somewhat amazed at the temerity of Mr. Kenealy in attempting another translation of " Homer's Hymn to Hermes." The learning of this admirable classical student, and his graceful facility as a metrical translator, have redeemed him, however, from the simple charge of rashness. Mr. Kenealy has drunk deep draughts cif poetry from the numbers of the old Grecian, and he chaunts the story of Mercury and his wily doings in melodious rhythm, with a cadence of full and beau tiful melody. " Irish Records," being a national subject of peculiar importance, will be perused with interest. We cordially rejoice in the tone of the critical article upon "Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton's Lucretia," and we do so from the peculiar honesty and vigour with which the review is penned. The writer stigmatises with indignation the attempt which is bei , g made just now to "run down" Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, and expresses his conviction that the press in so doing is in error. One passage we must quote. "We have," says the reviewer, " all our countrymen's love of f.ir play; and if his (Sir E. B. L's) literary reputation is to be run down, let it be in fait and manly combat, by men o f education, thought ful, serious men, who are competent to form an opinion, and not by the random stroke of insignificant scribblers, alai the senseless vituperation of mercenary critics, whose daily bread, perhaps, depends upon the countenance of the journal, in the columns of which they are paid so much a line for their vecal abuse." Strong as this lan guage is, it is in a very great measure justified by the monstrous and indecorous course taken by certain divisions of the press in regard not merely to Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton but to another illu.trious and extraordinary writer, we allude to Mr. Charles Dickens. In the very zenith of their fame, while their intellects are most vigorous, and their genius is acknowledged not merely by multittules in England, but throughout Continental Europe, and beyond the Atlantic, a sudden onslaught is made upon the literary reputation of each. We have . all . heard of Aristides. The inference is obvious. It is satis . factory to think that these abusive attacks, even if tripled in volume and frequency, would . prove altogether ... ineffectual . in diminishing the admiration of the Judicious m llion for Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, .and especially . for Charles Dickens, than whom no writer ever enlisted or deserved more of the affections of the people. With a hideous likeness of Mrs. James Gray, and one or two biographLal sketches, the magazine is completed. THE ECCLECTIC REVIEW. To thosewho have not paid scrupulous attention to the involutions and sinuosities of the French diploma tists in their recent peninsular contrivances, the paper called The whole Truth on the Spanish Marriages," will prove a convenient remembrancer. To every ono else it will be worse than superfluous. We are heartily fatigued with the repetitions of the old disgusting story which have been published again and again usque ad nauseum. It was remarked by one of the Parisian pi ess, that the articles written on one day about a single docu ment of the Spanish correspondence, would form thr ee octavo volumes. We believe th e calculation to have beene no exaggeration, and regarding it as only partially correct., we must come to the conclusion that all that has been written upon the question since the famous midnight inter view between Isabella and the Afrancesado rniuisters,would form a very respectably sized library. Notwithstanding this, another article and another comes like the spectral kings before Macbeth, until we_ _are nearly as demented as the Thane of Cawdor anisdatilammis. Biography and writings," " South :—his change b so agreeable :hat it almost soars into te lively comparison. The paper upon " Railways, their Conso lidation y and Govern ment, will be perused with advantage at a moment when those great instruments of civilisation arid of com mercial development are bezoming more permanently though less gradually distributed throughout the world, than at the moment when the stagging system was in its zenith, and Capel court was the paradise of speculators. The worthiest contribution in the number, anti the most carefully compiled, is.tho one relating to Peru, and sug gested by " Tschudi's Travel." in that territory. In diversity of subjects the Ecclectic has frequently been more remarkable, but in soundness of information very seldom. THE BOMBAY MARKET. (From the Chamber of Commerce Overland Price Current.) BOIMAY, FEB. I.—Our import market has been, in some respects, even duller during the past fortnight than we have had to report it for some time past. Notwithstanding the advance which has lately taken place in the cost of manu factures at home, buyers here show little disposition to in crease their stocks, and demand has been chiefly confined to heavy domestics and grey longcloths; other descriptions are without inquiry. The heavy supplies known to be on the way, and shortly expected to arrive, have rendered nut a few of them desirous of selling at such low prices as arc now cur rent. In consequence of this, though a good many sales have been effected during the past few days, a general decline in the prices of most of the Manchester staples falls to be now quoted; indeed scarcely a single article in general demand is saleable at a cost sufficient to save the importer from loss. Such inquiry as has existed during the past fortnight has been chiefly for heavy domestics and grey longcloths, of which the sales have been considerable, but at a decided reduction from the prices obtainable even in December last. Lappets, mulls, book muslins, and all kinds of Glas gow goods, are only saleable at a heavy sacrifice. No Marwarrie purchases of au extent have been made in Bombay during this season ; these in former times were very extensive. The absence of anything approaching to the usual demand this season was at first accounted for by calling to mind the extensive speculations in opium, in which the Marwarrie people were known to have had a large share, and the consequent more than usual want of confidence in the native mercantile community, while the majority of the claims arising out of those speculations remained unsettled, and threatened, as they still do, to become subjects of exten sive and varied litigation in the supreme courts of the presi dency. But it is now remembered that the Marwarrie pur chases in this market have been declining for years; and that they have this year been almost nothing, is not ex plained, or at least is only partially explained, by the circum stances attending the opium speculations here alluded to. There is a certaiiYamount of demand for articles of common and general use, which speculations in opium could never interfere with, and which, if not made in Bombay, will be made somewhere else. It is believed that some of the markets of North West or Central India, including particu larly the extensive one of Joudpore, which have hitherto been supplied with English goods from Bombay, have been of late supplied with these from Calcutta, where cotton goods have been obtainable on even lower terms than at Bombay, and whence the means of communication with the internal country, by roads and rivers, are in many respects superior to those yet available in Western India.—lt is net easy to fore see how long this state of matters may last. Cotton rilanufactures—The foregoing general: observa tions are meant to apply particularly to these, and little ad ditional falls to be added. Grey domestics, which lately were in demand for the Arab market, have, since last issue, been sold at Bto 10 annas below former prices. Turkey red cloths, both twilled and plain, have also been disposed of at a reduction. The helders of grey longcloths and grey do • mestic seem fully more desirous of selling than parties are of purchasing. Sales in consequence can only be effected at a reduction of price. Fine white shirtings and 45-inch grey ditto are also in some request, but there is no improvement to notice in their value. Seven-fourths and eight• fourths cambrics are scarce, and would command good prices if now in the market in moderate amount. Cotton Yarns—Sales of twist have not been made to the usual extent, and a slight decline on several of the numbers, both mule and water is quoted thus:— Mule. No. 20 Annas 0 1 4 to 6% per lb. No. 30 P 714 4 _ - _ No. 40 ff 7 9 / 1 - t t o o 9 81 7 ¢ ',, No. 50 ff , Water. No. 20 „ 7% to 7% ~ No. 30 ft 81 Att If No. 40 „ 11 . 1 ,i ” Nevertheless sales are reported to us as follows: Water Twist. 1,2001b5. No. 20 to 7% ans. per lb. 1,2001b5. No. 30 to 8 1 7 i „ „ 2,4001b5. No. 30 to 814 „ „ Turkey red, green, and orange, in no demand. Metals have been in fair demand, but without much alte ration in value. The following sales are reported or known to have taken place :-500 cwts. Tile copper, at Rs. 50f per cwt.; 150 cwt. of brazier's sheets, 4 by 4, at Rs. 61 per cwt.; 90 cwt. of heavy sheet, 4 by 3, at Rs. 60 per cwt. ; 400 cwt. of sheathing, at Rs. 58k. per cwt.; 40 cwt. of bolt, at Rs. 59. In iron, we are informed of a sale of 70 candies, 3-16 to 6-16 inches, nail rod, at Rs. 46 per candy; of 165 kegs nails, at Rs. 12 per cwt. ; of 776 bundles sheet iron, at Rs. 74 per cwt. ; of 2,510 bars false Swedish, at Rs. 38 per candy. In Spelter we have heard of a considerable trans action at Rs. 10 annas 10 per cwt., since last mail. There has been a sale of quicksilver since our last, and the market is bare of that article. Beer—Allsopp is quoted at Rs. 65 per hhd., but there being none at market, the quotation is merely nominal. Sales of Bass are reported at Rs. 50 perilihd., but we are not informed as to what extent. Spirits—Sales of brandy at Ra. 3 2 annas to Rs. 3 4 annas per gallon have had effeet sinco our last. Marine Stores—We are informed of 103 cwt. of white paint having been sold at Rs. 11 per cwt. Saffron—Sales of first quality are reported at Rs.lB per lb. Cochineal—Vary scarce, and in demand. EASTERN PRODUCE. Cotton—There is still considerable activity in Cotton shipments for England, but prices have a tetateney down wards, partly attributable to the inferior article en hand, and to the scarcity of available tonnage in the harbour, and consequent advance in the rate of freights. Shippers of this staple for China are doing nothing, preferring. apparently to wait the arrivals of new cotton to operating on what re mains of the old. Of the new, some trifling parcel., of Own rawatty have been received, and for which Rs. 88 per candy is asked. The current rates are as follow :-- Broach and Jumbooseer ........ Rs.B2i Surat . Dhollera 76 Compta Opium since our last has receded, and is now quoted at Rs. 1,080 to Rs. 1,100 per chest. Further accounts of the China market (being expected by the Ceylon steamer) are looked for with some anxiety. Not a little of what is in the market is supposed to be of inferior quality. Purchases to some extent have been made at the rates here named. Freights to Great Britain continue firm at 51. 55., with an upward tendency, owing to the small amount of available tonnage in the harbour. To China freight is nominally Rs. 14. MONEY MARKET. The Banks have advanced their rate of discount one per cent., money having been rather more in request, owing chiefly to heavy payments in the Five per Cent. Loan. Of bills on Calcutta a sale to the extent of five lacs, held a few days ago, produced an average of Rs. 98-15-6 for Rs. 100 a t thirty days sight. The following are the quotations of the public loans :- 5 per cent. Loan of 1825-26 Rs. 1031 4Do d 0... 1832-33 4 D 0........... d 0... 1835.36 j, 90 5 Do d 0... 1841-42 99i 4Do do... 1842-43 „ 90 to 90i Bank Shares are as follows : Bank of Bombay Rs. 35 to 36 per cent. prem. Oriental Bask, Old Share „ 31 Do ... d 0... New d 0... „ 22 to 26 Agra Bank „ 50 Exclusive of the Bonus divisible on the 30th June, 1847, of 49 Rs. per share. Commercial „ sto 7—Last sale reported 10 prem., but since offered out at lower rates. Exchange indicates a slight advance, being now quoted at e. O , Ad. to 2s. 04d. There seem to be more drawers than buyers, the sales of English goods not having amounted to much, and the purchases of raw cotton being consider able. The rate of exchange on Calcutta at sixty days' sight is now stated to be at above Rs. 98-15 6 ; on Madras and China no quotation. PRICE OF BULLION. Sovereigns, each Ps. 10 1 4 Bank of England Notes, per £..— 10 12 0 CALCUTTA MARKETS. CALCUTTA, JAN. 21. THE MONEY MARKET.—We have but little change to notice in this market since our last issue of the 7th inst. The market continues active; advances and accommodation for general commercial purposes are required, but transac tions of sate character command means at current rates. The outward remittances by the two last mails have been contracted not exceeding Co's. Rs. 30,000,000; but money for all purposes is still abundant. The purchases of Opium at the second Government sale were paid up on the 12th in: t., without occasioning any change in monetary relations. The third sale of the season will be held on the 25th ii,st., and will take about Rs. 31,000,000 towards purchases for which we believe provision has been made; payments into foreign s t Dl c l ooor e il bl,aooe TreasuryDollars . oowc.o.e.iln.h.. towardsa.ea.ndthat understand at about o e t re-opened e t - Ro it p s . e n Bw e oi l ool fi bo e eoo pera closedr c e e n alreadyt lo upona con tinue;sbs i .c nd the rnaogt.ess Rs.h o o f w marketbanking sn4g transactions; o • a 2 l 2 u l e oo f p b e ur theioo on andlatter exhibits Lo change from last quotations : Sovereignsll 1 11 3 each f old 2O 15 21 1 „ Gold Mohurs ne w Five franc c p h i i e n c a es b ( a s r i s lv .. er .. .)... 1 2 4 0 8 16 Bank of England Notes lO 1 212 p ' 9 sa wt. 8 11 0 per .£ G01d... St aits dust Silver, Sycee BANK OF BENGAL RATES. DISCOU wTs. P r ivate Bills and Notes at or within 3 months at 9 per -- cent. per an n . Government acceptances ditto ...... 5 t , ~ INTEREST CHARGED. On Loans and accommodations of credit, not exceeding 3 months, on the deposit of Company's paper 8 1 ,4 per cent. per ann. On fixed Loans, ditto ditto ...... 8 „ ff FREE CHURCH SITES.—Mr. Matheson, M.P., was prevented from voting, as he had intended, in favour of Mr. Bouverie's motion on Tuesday night, from having been accidentally detained in returning from the coun try until too late for the division. The Tribunal of Correctional Police in Paris, gave judgment on Saturday, in a prosecution against Madame Hahnemann, widow of the deceased Dr. Hahnemann, the homeopathist, on a charge of practising medicine without being legally qualified, The defendant had urged in her defence, that she was assisted in her practice by twe qualified ph3sicians, and had herself obtaitied a diploma for a foreign college ofthminoeoneldartiiwogci,htnhtaenat;otdbeveuffrotaencedttthe:cmeedtribnnal, finding from the evi dence that the two physicians were subordinate to Madame o bare vag l ol a t:l h ebas n oter e hid m sear a t nn, and the foreign di in ploma which she p special ossesses and the costs of the suit. condemned r h e e r d r a n t t () c h e e p ad‘3‘e.,ifteahnodfivantnetao tf SPORTING REVIEW. Many of the most accomplished and lively among the rivals and eontemp erar i e s o f Nimr o d a re reta ined upon this clever periodical. Hence, it is scarcely sarrrisi . ng, that under the con d uc t o f it s a bl e an d assiduous ed itor its contents should be characterised by so much ability. As a continuation of the editor's serial, " The Hand book of the Chase," the present chapter anent holiday hunts is lively and agreeable. Two capital engravings are prefixed to the number—one being the ninth of T. F. Herring's series entitled " The High-mettled Racer," introducing the " favourite" in the stubble-field with a harrow at his tail; the other being a beautiful moonlight sketch inscribed " Make Ready." Lord William Lennox contributes a pleasant paper, showing the advantages of "Goodwood a s a sport i ng residence. " For his Protec tionist Grace the Duke of Richmond the article will be a very titbit. Craven has evinced hi s i n d ustry and liveli ness i n his gossip about the "Spring Races Generally," and his account of the " Cockney Contrivanees Apud Dianam." Abo u t th e di versities of " Sportsmen and Sporting Men," but especially the latter, Harry Hieover still runs on very delightfully, displaying a perfect familiarity with his theme and a ready perception of character. As a whole, the Sporting Review for March is inferior to few of its predecessors, and superior to a very large majority. THE KNIGHT OF GWYIVIVE. Part XV. By Charles Lever. - Mr. Paul Dempsey cuts the most conspicuous figure in the present chapter, and although a "fellow of infinite humour" in his way, Paul is such an egregious pry, and is withal so irredeemably vulgar, that we are disposed to regret his undue prominence in the narrative. As an additional and crowning degradation to the proud lady of Maurice Darcy an execution is put in the Corvy, and the Lady of Gwynne with her daugher are compelled to fly, under the protection of the officious Mr. Dempsey. A very laughable equivoque, though of rather questionable delicacy, takes place through the inquisitiveness of that intolerable eavesdropper. By peering into the bed chamber of Helen Darcy he beholds what the artist has facetiously styled a pose plastique of mother and daughter, the latter in most becoming dishabille; and misconstruing some casual allusions to Forester to be allusions to him self (P. D.), credulously conceives himself to be the object of Helen's affections. From this blunder we an ticipate some rare drolleries. The number begins with a midnight carousal between an attorney, one Mr. Peter Nickie, and his parasite, and closes with an interview between Con Heffernan and Lord Castlereagh. There is a strange improbability, by the way, in such a" born nat'ral" as Paul Dempsey improvising half-a-dozen humorous stanzas in a heavy snow• storm at nightfall! SHARPE'S LONDON MAGAZINE. The competition which has been excited among the cheaper monthly periodicals since this magazine was first undertaken, has tended only to its visible improve ment. In illustrations, in the selection and diversity of its literary contents, and in the combination of amuse ment, with information, it is inferior to none of its rival publications. THE PLOUG K. Taking as its perpetual motto that declaration of the great Liebig, that perfect agriculture is the foundation of the riches of s ates, ' the Plough is striving to render itself a strictly national work. Its endeavour is being rapidly realised, as each successive number (and the present is the fifteenth) has exhibited a perceptible improvement upon its predecessor. The number here published is creditable tn all engaged in its produc:ion, and is an honour to the agriculturists. SCPPLEMENT TO TEE POST-OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY FOR 1847. This valuable supplement to a valuable work which is published annually a few weeks subsequent to the assembling of Parliament, has just made its appearance. It contains a complete Peerage and Parliamentary Directory, giving the country seat and the town residence, during the present session, of every Peer, and of every Member of the House of Com mons. Lists of Peers arranged according to the order of precedence, and also alphabetically ; the titles by courtesy of the eldest sons of Peers; a list of Peeresses in their own ri g ht ; o f t h e I r i sh and Scotch Representa tive Peers ; and of the officers of the House of Peers. Lists of the Members of the House of Commons, ar ranged, the one according to the places for which they sit, and the other arranged in the alphabetical order of their names; this latter list also shows the various offices each Member holds. The whole is corrected up to the day of publication. This supplement, in con tinuation of the "Post-office Directory for 1847," also contains a list of persons who have commenced busi ness since the publication of that work. To this we must add the "Postal Directory," which gives every informa tion as to the regulations of the post-office ; for the re ceipt and the dispatch of letters ; an alphabetical list of the post towns in England, Ireland, and Scotland, point ing out those at w hi c h money - or d ers can b e obtained or cashed, and w ith regar d to ot h er places, show ing the exact distance of the place from the town at which money-orders may be had, together with a list of 5,000 principal places throughout the world to which mails are dispatched, and the universal rates of postage on letters and newspapers. In this portion of the work we obtain information as to the results of th e new P osta l treat i es entered into with various countries on the continent. The work is ably got up, clearly printed, and is edited with the pains taking accuracy which characterises all the books of reference which have hitherto appeared under the superintendence of Mr. Kelly. It is a model of industry, accuracy, and neatness. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. MARCH 3.—At a congregation appointed for this morning, at eleven o'clock, the gracious answer of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, Chancellor Elect, to the letter announcing his Royal Highness's election into that office, was read to the Senate : " Mr. Vice- Chancellor, and Gentlemen of the Senate,— " I thank y ou for the kind terms in which you have ap prized me of the result of the recent election for the Chan cellorship of the University of Cambridge. " I need scarcely observe, after so recent and public a de claration of my sentiments and feelings with regard to my nomination as a candidate for that office, that the proceed ings which have subsequently taken place have been entirely without my sanction or privity. " The intention to propose me as a candidate was not known to me until a period when the time for the election was at hand, and when the arrangements for ascertaining the sense of the University were already completed. " I could only have suspended their progress by a peremp tory declaration, that under no circumstances would I con sent, if elected, to accept the office of Chancellor; and such a declaration I did not deem it respectful to the University to make. " The election has now terminated; and a maj rity of the University, including a very great number of its members most eminent for their services to the Church, to the Uni versity, and to the cause of literature and science, has de clared itself in favour of my appointment to the vacant office. " It is incumbent therefore, upon me to notify without delay the course which, under these circumstances, I shall pursue. _ _ "I have resolved to accept the trust which the University is willing to confide in me. "In forming this decision I have been influenced by a respectful deference to the wishes of a majority of its mem bers, by a great unwillingness to involve the University in the probable necessity of another contest, but, above all, by an earnest hope that through a zealous and impartial dis charge of the trust which I undertake, I shall succeed in establishing a claim on the confidence and good-will of the whole academical b o dy. " ALBERT. " Buckingham Palace, March 2." At the same congregation the following degrees were con ferred L. Birkett, Claus College. B.C.L.—John Gardner, Trinity College. M.A.—John B a ll Chalker, St. John's College ; Charles W. Strickland, Trinity College. B.A.—John Beasley, St. John's College. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSSjOUTTI, WEDNESDAY.—The Sphynx, steam sloop, was hove out of her stranded position at Brook, yesterday, about 45 feet, when a ledge or bank stopped her further pro gress seaward. About two feet and a half of water, which she had made, having been pumped out, it was expected the vessel would have been hauled off last night, but as she has not made her appearance at Spithead up to this evening, we conclude the experiment was a failure. After to-day the tides " take off "again. The Dragon, steam-frigate, Captain Ramsay, left this morning, with 150 tons of bread and meal, for Cork, OR the relief service. Last week between 600 and 700 tons of meal and biscuit, for the relief service, were made and shipped from the Royal Clarence Victualling esteblishment. The highest praise is due to the officers of this vast depot for the immense exertions they have made, and are still making, night and day, to meet the demand upon their resources for food for the telief of the prevailing distress in Ireland and Scotland. The Centaur, steam-frigate, arrived at Spithead this after noon for Ireland. • _ . The Baretto Junior, transport, Lieutenant Griffith, agent, was towed into harbour this morning by the Rattler, steam sloop (all the tugs being at the wreck of the Sphynx), to be loaded with stores for the squadron in the Tagus. The Emerald, tender, arrived to-day, from Woolwich with supernumeraries. Lieutenant Robert Reid, late of the Sappho, has been ap pointed to the Mariner brig, at Devonport. Major-General Richard Hassal! Yates, of the East India Company's service, died last week at his seat in Staffordshire. He belonged to the Madras division of the army. Colonel Ferguson paired in favour of Mr. Bou• verie's motion for a committee of inquiry into the refusal of granting sites for churches in Scotland with Henry Stuart, Esq., Bedford. FIRE. —About half-past nine yesterday morning, a fire broke out in the workshops belonging to Mr. Wil loughby, carpenter and builder, in Pearl-street, Old Gravel lane, Wapping. O w in g t o th e com b ust ibl e nature o f the _ stock, and also of th e b u ildi ng —th e l atter b e i ng near l y all wood—the fire travelled with great f ur y. Th e oc cupier was I insured. DEATH OF A SAVANT.—Prince Mourad Ali, the 85th son of Feth Ali, Schah of Persia, who had 104 children, of whom 39 are still living, died lately at Khoi, a small town of Persia, at no very advanced age. On the decease of his father in 1831, and the accession of Abbas Mirza, the eldest son, to the throne, Mourad Ali left the court of Persia and retired into one of the provinces, where he lived in a com paratively humble style. lie was a man of a cultivated understanding, and employed himself chiefly in astronomy. A few years ago a treatise on the prognostics of the weather, written by him, was published at Tauria. priff aeiti . t _ '; . ,_ .. :-.