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EXTRAORDINARY BLACK BOOK. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN . SIR,—In your report of Earl Grey's remarks on the !?.d inst., his s Lordship is made to charge " The Bl ack Book", :with " plias 'and exaggerated statements.' Now by referring to the name of the Noble Premier in that work, you will at once see that there is no foundation for this imputation, either as re spects Earl Grey, or any other Member of the Upper House. The fact is that his Lordship alluded to another publication ef a very different character from that of which I am the pub lisher; I should not trouble you to correct the error, had not a similar mistake been committed on a former occasion. I am, Sir, Your's very respectfully, EFFINGHAM WILSON. Royal Exchange, March 3, 1831 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sta,—l beg leave to correct a statement made in your Evening Paper of the Ist inst. relative to the British Museum being now open to the public every day in the weeli. The fact is, only that part of it in which the reading-room is situate has been opened to the public for the whole of the week, the other parts, in which the various curiosities of works of art are deposited, are still open only three (lays, viz., Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from ten till four o'clock, though it is much to be re gretted that two out of the other three are not added to the number to make the accommodation more complete. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Westminster, March 3, 1832. K. C. NAVAL AND MILITARY LIBRARY AND MUSEUM. A meeting, attended by about two hundred of the friends of this new, but prosperous, institution, was held at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's-street, on Saturday. Sir Thomas Stopford, Bart., presided on the occasion. The CIIAIRMAI; briefly adverted to the objects of the institution, and then called upon the Secretary (Lieut. W. S. Hall) to read the report. The report announced that upwards of nineteen bus dred members have already joined the institution, and that a balance of 1,2321., clear of all demands, remained in the hands of the bankers. This balance, it stated, is exclusive of subscriptions for 1832, now payable. The report further stated that a house in Whitehall yard has been liberally granted by his Majesty's Government for the use of the institution ; but the repository having been found not sufficiently commodious for the reception of the contributions of books, &c., made to the society, the Committee have been exerting themselves to obtain a building calculated to meet the increasing wants of the institution. Amongst the contributions offered, the report stated, are included many gifts of great beauty and value, presented by ladies; and, in return for an interest so flattering and advantageous, it had been recommended that ladies should be eligible as honorary members of the institution, at the discretion of the Council. The report was then received. The rules and regulations of the institution were then read by the Secretary. From them we learned that the institution is designed to be a central repository for objects of professional art, science, and natural history, and for books and documents relating to those studies, or of general information. The delivery of lectures on appropriate subjects is also included in the design of the institution. The members are to consist of Princes of the Blood Royal, Officers of the Navy, Army, Marines, &c. Twenty-six members, including the Director and Treasurer, are to constitute a Council of Management, eight members to go out by rota-ion annually, and the vacancies to be filled up from names submitted to the general meeting by the Coun cil. Foreignrrs of distinction may be admitted honorary and corre.ponding members of the institution, and the Corps Diploototique are to be invited to become honorary ! members, with privilege to submit the names of foreign Noblemen and Gentleman resident in this country to the Council, in order that the same courtesy may be extended to them for three months ; the privilege to be renewed on the written application of their respective Ambassadors, or at the recommendation of some member to whom they may be personally known. The annual subscription to be 10. i., and a donation of 61. is to constitute the donor a member for life. Col. Sir J. T. JONES, Bart., moved, as an amend ment to the rules and regulations, " that the rule which requires that the eight members of the Council who go out annually by rota•ion may be eligible for re-election be al tered, and that three of the members who go out shall be eligible to be re-elected, and that five shall not be so eli gible." . . - With this amendment the rules and regulations were agreed to. The following officers and gentlemen were then pro posed as members of the Council of Management for the ensuing year I—Capt. F. Beaufort, R.N., F.R.S. ; Capt. F. W. Beechey, R.N., F.R.S. ; Captain F. Brace, R.N. ; N. Carlisle, Esq., F.R.S., F.S.A.; Major T. H. S. C:erke ; Colonel Sir A. Dickson, R. A„ K. C. 8., K. C. H.; Lieutenant T. Drummond, R.E. ; Captain the Hon. H. Duncan, RN., C. 8.; Col. C. 0. Ellicombe, R.E. ; Col. Sir A. Frazer ; Lieut. Col. J. Freeth ; Major J. Garvock ; Lieut. Cul. H. Hanmer, R.H. Guards ; Col. Sir S. T. Jones, Bart., R.E., C. 8.; Lieut. Col. H. Le Blance ; Col. W. G. Mac Gregor, 1.F.0. ; Colonel the Right Hon. the Earl of Munster ; R.S. Murchison, Esq., H.P. '7th Dragoons; Captain W. F. W. Owen, R.N., F.R.A.S. ; Captain W. H. Smyth, R.N., &c. ; Captain H. Strait!), H.P.; Captain Sir T. Trowbridge, RN., M.P. ; Col. J. S. Williamson, R.A., C.B. ; H. Downes, Corn. R.N., Director; C. Downes, Esq., Treasurer. The Trustees (three in number) for the property of the society for the ensuing year were then appointed. Major BURGOYNE then rose to move " that the society gratefully acknowledge the receipt of a splendid donation, from the Dowager Lady Grey, of the collection of her late husband, Sir Geo. Grey (brother of Earl Grey), and ten ders its thanks to the Dowager Lady Grey for her kind attentions to the interests of the institution. The Major described the collection as one of a very interesting and valuable character. . . . . --- Colonel Fox ,eeonded the resolution, which was carried with much chreting. Sir I'. TaowaaiDGE then stated that all donations would he acknowledged by a special letter from the Council. The Treasurer's report was then read and received. It appeared that the receipts of the institution, up to De cember, 1831, amounted to 1,84.8/. 1 Is., and its disburse meats to 5681. 19s. 2.1., leaving a balance of 1,2791. 11 s. 10.1. in the hands of the Treasurer. Thanks having been voted to the chairman the meeting was adjourned, and at seven o'clock the friends of the insti- tution dined together at the same tavern. SUN TAVERN AND CHOP-HOUSE, opposite the Tontine, Sheffield ; where the Morning Chronicle arrives at Nine on the Morning after its publication in London.—T. WILEY respectfully informs his Friends and the Public, that he kas at considerable expense fitted up the above House, with a view to the comfort and accom modation of those who may favour him with their com pany ; and as he intends to supply a good Article at a very reasonable ei.arge, he hopes to obtain a share of Public Patron..ge.—Soups, Steaks, Chops, Snacks, &c. as usual, at la few minutes' notice. Excellentlold Wines.—Fine Amber Ale, London Draught and Bottled Porter, and prime Havannah Cigars. London Daily Morning, Even ing, and Weekly Newspapers. T. WILEY is Agent for that most interesting and useful weekly newspaper, Bell's Life in London, which T. W. receives at No. 12, Haymarket, Sheffield, ever Sunday forenoon, and particu larly recommends to his sporting friends as the best weekly paper extant. • • Died on the 15th of January last, HANNAH, the wife of WILLIAM HALL, of Hemingford, Hunts, at a very advanced age. After the interment of the deceased, her poor sorrowing aged husband, grieving at the loss of hir long faithful partner, expressed a desire that he might die b e f ore t h e nex t S un day passed, and he buried in th e same grave with his late wile. Alas ! his frail thread of lire snapped asunder, and he was a corpse on the Wednes day tollowing.—Hunt,ngdon Gazette. YORKSHIRE FUN.—The Assizes and the theatre always open together at York, and it is common to heir the Tykes say, Eh ! lad, there'l be fun next week— pl actors be come, and men to be hung, and all !" IMPORTANT TO PHYSICIANS, IN THE ?ABSENT AWFULLY TIMES.--m HUMBOLDT, in his " Personal Narrative," states that " in Egypt, in the thir teenth century, the habit of eating human flesh pervided all classes of society. Extraordi nary snares were spread for physicians in particular. They were called to attend persons who pretended to be sick, but who were only hungry, and it was not in order to be consulted, but de voured." WHITEHAVEN Rto rs.—The trial fully bears us out in the assertion we made at the time, that the order for tumult and riot had its origin in a higher quarter than the under stewards of the Earl of LONSDA of whom NICHOLSON, one of the criminals now under going punishment, was one.—Carlisle Journal. FINDIioRN BRIDOD.—The foundation stone of this superstructure was yesterday laid with all the Ma onic honours by Wm. Brodie, Esq. Grand Provincial Master. —Elgitt . Cestrier, Friday. `,~'± • iplirit.,.,,,,A , , :„.,.., ~ :_ . :c.,...., , _ - '01 ; t 4 5 LITERATURE. THE MEMBER-AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY. LONDON, 1832. This is the history, penned by himself in a pkuant vein of the most amusing atid charac teiistic gravity, of one of those dextrous Mem bers of Parliament—a race that bids fair shortly to. become extinct—who being neither Whig ncir Tory, Ultra nor Radical, but as expediency p4ints out, a discreet compound of all four, are always sure to be on the right side, no matter what Ministerial changes may take place. Mr. Archibald Jobbry is indeed a perfect natural curiosity in this respect. He is a parodoxical union of independence and servility ; a Scotch man, ever on the look out for a " convincing rea son," from whatever Government happens to be uppermost, yet ever holding aloof from it in time of need, even when he has obtained his " con vincing reason." In a word, he is a Scotchman of that rare and serviceable nature which would procure him the means of existence in the very heart of an Arabian desert ; and if thrown out of an attic window, would enable him, like the cat, to alight comfortably, and with as little damage as possible, on his legs. It is amusing to mark the imperturbable gravity with which he details the particulars of his Parliamentary career; how he eschewed the idle vanities of oratory, lest peradventure they might seduce him, in an un guarded moment, into a partial betrayal of his interests : how he preserved his conscience un sullied despite the basilisk eyes of the Treasury Bench, who, by some strange accident or other were never able to " convince " him wholly to his satisfaction ; how he ogled with the lean Whigs on the wrong side of the House without compromising his character with the fatter Tories on the right ; how even in the serenest weather he was ever on the look-out for squalls ; and how while voyaging among the shoals and quick sands of the political sea, his helm was always so arranged, and his sails so trimmed, as to enable him to sail clearly through into the open main. The autobiography of this excellent gentleman has convinced us that it is better to be born a Scotchman than heir to ten thousand a year. Who but such a fortunate individual could com mence his Parliamentary career, in such an adroit spirit as the subjoined extract developes ? " No sooner had I, as it was stated in the newspapers, taken the oaths and my seat, than I lifted my eyes and looked about me ; and the first and foremost resolution that I came to, was, not to take a part at first in the debates. I was above the vain pretension of making speeches ; I knew that a wholesome Member of Parliament was not talkative, but attended to solid business ; I was also con yinced, that unless I put a good price on my commodity, 'there would be no disposition to deal fairly by me. Ac cordingly, I resolved for the first week not to take my seat in any particular part of the House, but to shift from side to side with the speakers on the question, as if to hear them better ; and this I managed in so discreet a manner, that I observed by the Friday night, when there was a great splore, that the Ministers, from the Treasury Bench, pursued me with their eyes to fascinate me, wondering, no doubt with what side I would vote,—but I voted with neither. That same evening, more than two of my friends inquired of me what I thought of the question. By this I could guess that my conduct was a matter of speculation ; so I said to them that, 'really, much was to be said on both sides; but I had made up my mind not to vote the one way or the other until I got a convincing reason.' " This was thought a good joke, and so it was circu lated through the House, inasmuch as that, when we broke up at seven o'clock on the Saturday morning, one of the Ministers, a young soft-headed lad, took hold of me by the arm, in the lobby, and inquired, in a jocund manner, if I had got a convincing resmon. I gave him thereupon a nod and a wink, and said, Not yet ; but I expected one soon, when I would do myself the honour of calling upon him;' which he was very well pleased to hear, and shook me by the hand with a cordiality by common when he wished me good night,.—.' trusting,' as he said, that we should soon be better acquainted.' 'lt will not be my fault,' quo' if we are not.' " With that we parted ; and I could see by the eye in toy neck that he thought, with the light head of youth, that he had made a capital conquest by his condescension. " Now, this small matter requires an explanation, for the benefit of other new Members. If a man has all his eyes about him, he will soon discern that a Ministry, if it has three or four decent, auld•farrent men, is for the most part composed of juveniles—state 'prentices—the sprouts and offshoots of the powerful families. With them lies the means of conciliating Members; for the weightier metal of the Ministers is employed in public affairs, and to the younkers is confided the distribution of the patron age,—for a good reason, it enables them to make friends And a party by the time that they come, in the course of nature, to inherit the upper offices. "‘ I had not been long in the House till I noticed this ; and as my object in being at the expense of going there into was to make power for myself, I was not displeased at the scion of nobility making up to me; and I have uni formly since found, that the true way of having a becom ing influence with government, is slily to get the upper hand of the State fry. " But, on this occasion, there was a personal reason for my so cleverly saying I would call on him for a convinc ing reason. My second cousin, James Gled, when he saw my election in the newspapers, wrote to me for my in terest, knowing that I would naturally be on the side of Government, and stating that the office of distributor of stomps in our county was soon to be vacant. So it just came into my head in the nick of time to make a pleasant rejoinder to my Lord; and accordingly I was as good as my word ; and to make the matter as easy as possible, I told him, in my jocular manner, when I called, that I was ceme for the convincing reason. " I could see that he was a little more starched in his office than in the lobby ; but I was determined to be troubled with no diffidence, and said, ' My Lord, you'll find me a man open to conviction—a very small reason will satisfy me at this time ; but, to be plain with your Lordship, I must have a reason,—not that I say the Go vernment is far wrong, but I have an inclination to think that the Opposition is almost in the right.' And then I stated to his Lordship, in a genteel manner, what James Gled had said to me, adding, It's but a small place, and may be your Lordship would think me more discreet if I would lie by for something better ; but I wish to convince his Majesty's Government that I'm a moderate man, of a loyal inclination.' " His Lordship replied, ' That be had every inclination to serve an independent Member, but the King's Govern ment could not be carried on without patronage; he was, however, well disposed to oblige me.' " My Lord,' said I, if I was seeking a favour for my self, I would not ask for such a paltry place as this ; but I'm a man that wants nothing : only it would be a sort of satisfaction to oblige this very meritorious man, Mr. G led.' " We had then some further talk; and he gave me a promise, that if the place was not given away, my friend s hould have it." In his negociations for other posts and places ; in his management of his second election for the borough of Frailtown, by the timely introduc tion of a clown and mountebanck into the market place, at the moment when the rival candidate is addressing the populace, Mr. Jobbry s l ims equally that he inherits the true Caledonian genius. Unluckily however—for accidents will at times disturb the prosperity of even a Scotch man—just when he thinks his vessel is safely anchored in port, the astounding intelligence reache s him that the Duke's Ministry is totter ing. Scarcely has he recovered this shock when he finds that it is gone, but his breath is abso lutely taken away, and his very senses shattered, when on the accession of the Whig Ministry to office, and the subsequent introduction of the Reform Bill into the House of Commons, he finds that his own darling borough, occupies a prominent station, in that most unprincipled of all schedules—schedule A. Of course this catastro phy decides him ; in a paroxysm of partriotic indig nation he withdraws from the society of a House of Commons, which is contamination to all con nected with it; returns to his Sabine abode in Scotland, and employs his leisure in drawing up an account of his Parliamentary career. Mr.Galt, the real author of this Autobiography, has executed his task in a style worthy of the creator of that inimitable character, " Lady Grippy." His Scotchman is the veritable Am phitryon, full of shrewdness, sly, pungent humour, invincible self-possession and sedulous attention to his own interests. What can be truer to nature than this passage ? " No sooner was I enfeoft in my property, than my kith and kin began to bestir themselves, and to plague me for my patronage, pleading in a very wearisome manner, that blood was thicker than water." The experience of every wealthy gentleman, cursed with a long schedule of relations, will bear out the truth of this shrewd remark. The volume is dedicated with an amusing archness of manner, to the much-esteemed " Billy Holmes," whose downfall, says the long sighted Mr. Jobbry, " as a patriotic senator, is probably drawing to a conclusion." We recom mend this work to all lovers of that grave, quiet, but caustic humour, in which Swift so much ex celled. It will serve to cheer the disconsolate spirits of the boroughmongers in this, their hour of exceeding tribulation. FINE ARTS. JULIET. Perhaps there is no other of Shakspeare's characters that has been so often the subject of the artist's pencil as Juliet. Within the last ten years we have seen, we suppose, on a reason able calculation, some score paintings of the fair Veronese. Of these, four or five, at the utmost, have conveyed a tolerably correct idea of Juliet ; the remainder have been invariably distinguished either by a too exclusively material, or a too ex clusively intellectual expression of countenance. Now, the truth here, as in most other instances, lies in the mean, and this happy mean Miss L. Sharpe has hit off with considerable effect. Her Juliet has passion, sensibility, and just sufficient loveliness to justify the sud denness of Romeo's apostacy, while she pos sesses also those higher qualities of mind, to gether with that dash of energy and determined self-will, which, after all that may be said of the voluptuous character of her fancy, form the ground-work of Shakspeare's Juliet. Miss Sharpe has pourtrayed her in the balcony, just at that hour when she is supposed to be waiting for Romeo. She kneels on the floor, with her small, plump, delicately. white hands clasped in front ; and looks up to the partially shaded moon, not with a tear on her cheek, as but too many artists erroneously, and by way of pathos, we presume, have painted her with, but in a spirit of young hope and confidence, and as though the moon were the sole approving eye-witness of her first and last attachment. The expression of her countenance at once reveals her thoughts. She is convinced that there will be no blunder on the part of Romeo, lout that he will be at her side in something less than ten minutes. Moreover, she is assured of his ardour and sincerity ; that his few words uttered at the masquerade were not the light, random words of inconstant boyhood's admiration, but of a fixed, intense passion that can cease only with life. Else why the proud, tranquil, yet joyous, ex pression of that light full eye to which meaan• choly is yet a stranger, and the eager watchful ness so truly pourtrayed in those parted lips and slightly-spread nostrils ? So much for the painter. The engraver has executed his portion of the task with equal judgment. The peculiar character of the original he has preserved with scrupulous fidelity. The eye has lost nothing of its lustre, nor the mouth of its exquisite sym metry, while the slight shadows on the alabaster neck, are delicate and transparent as the softest of summer clouds. The light from the moon is thrown in on the engraving with, if possible, still happier skill. It falls from right to left, and all within its influence is touched with a mellow radiance, which Mr. Bromley has made the most of. The only defect we find with the engraving, is the disposition, and heavy and somewhat leaden look of Juliet's drapery. The satin wants soft ness and transparency, and is evidently not meant to rustle. But, perhaps, Sir Thomas Lawrence has made us somewhat fastidious with regard to this essential portion of a good pic ture. Of the figure of Juliet we feel we cannot speak too highly. She is all that a lovely wo man should be, to bring the world in homage at her feet ; tall, slim, yet plump and well-rounded in every limb ; with a neck formed on the purest and most classic model ; bosom full and whiter than the driven snow ; hair of a lustrous black ness ;—in a word, all that Shakspeare's Juliet should be, but seldom yet has been, a witching compound of physical loveliness, and intellectual grace and dignity. DEVONSHIRE AND CORNWALL —No. 32. The best illustration in this part, which con sists of four, is that of Teignmouth Bridge from the Ness. We can speak personally to the fide lity of its resemblance ; though we would just observe, that the village of Bishop-steignton, among the woods, on the banks of the Teign, is thrown too much in the distance. It i s close to the Bridge, yet is made to appear faint and indistinct, as though it were miles off. The foreground, constituting the lower part of the Ness, is admirable ; but the thick woods, close behind the straggling village of Shaldon have a gaunt, harsh, stiff character, as though nothing short of a brisk north-easter could move their wiry branches. NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, No. 35. engraved noble We are glad s r to rr s h e o e m a h s e r L e , a w ri r . o e n r t c h e i , l s y by Cochrane, por trait of Earl Grey. It is perhaps one of the most truly dignified and commanding of all that great artist' s pi c tures ; flattering, y e t st ill pre serving all the great outlines of character. The animation of the eye, the eye-brows, and the mouth, is really wonderfnT, and have not been lost sight of by Mr. Cochrane. We have al ways thought the portrait of Earl Grey, the most faith ful and aristocratic of all Sir Thos. Lawrence's paintings. In the engraving, the best portion s are decidedly the head and hand ; the latter par ticularly, which is a model of easy grace. The two remaining portraits are those of Lords Ken yon and Gardener. They are well executed, but possess little of the finish and delicacy of Earl Grey. The accompanying memoirs are, as usual, by Mr. Jerdan. They are slight, but agreeably written. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, MARCH 3 AND 4.—Wind S.W. W.S.W., moderate.— Arrived the Amphitrite transport, and sailed for Conway from Smyrna ; Dash, from ditto, for ditto. Arrived and sailed for the River, the Madras, Beach, from Madras. Arrived from the River and remains, the Palmyra, Loader, for Bengal. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 3 AND 4.—Wind S. W.S.S. rived the Jane, Deson, foom Smyrna ; Jane and Susan, Har vey, from Oporto ; Cambridge, Barber, from London for Born. bay; Lady Harewood, Stonehouse, from Van Dieman's Land; and the Hope transport, from Deptford. Sailed his Majesty's ship Pearl, for Bermuda and Jamaica. PLYMOUTH, Mato( 2 AND 3,--Wind S.S.W., fresh.— Arrived the Avenia, Roseworth, from Ancona; St. Auben, Carrill, from Cadiz; Katherine Stewart, Forbes, transports from London, for New South Wales, with convicts, and was towed out on the 3d, by a steamer, to sea, having had five case, of cholera on board since leavingGravesend on the 26th ult„ and one death. It is reported there has been another death, and two or three more cases onboard to-day. FALMOUTH, MARCH 2 AND 3.—Wind S. to S.S.W.—Ar. rived the Camden packet, from Vera Cruz,—sailed 13th of Ja nuary, and from Havannah the 29th ; Emerald, Ritzema, from Bahia ; Emerald, Lever, from Messina ; and Melantho, Price, from Palermo. LIVERPOOL, Maßot 3.—Arrived the William Salthouse, Roberts, from the Mauritius,—sailed Dec. a MARGATE, MARCH 4.—Arrived the Jane, ---, from St. Michael's ; and Resolution, Lewis, from ditto. COWES, MARCH 4.—Arrived the Preciosa, Moller, from Charleston. DARTMOUTH, Maacn 3.—Arrived off port, the Hespe. rus, Ailsen, from Smyrna. STANGATE CREEK, MARCH 4.—Arrived the New Hol land, Trail, from Leghorn , and Ann, Williams, from Lecata- The Kingfisher, Parry, from Demerara, has arrived off Mar. gate. _. The Jane, from Honfteur, to Llanebly, was on shore in Big_ bury Bay, the 3d inst., abandoned, and with loss of mainmast, ; but it was expected would be got off. KING'S THEATRE. On Saturday evening Mercadante's operas semi seria, of Elisa c Claudio was represented, for the second time this sea son. Madame Meric sustained the part of Elisa with much success as an actress and a cantatrice, in both of which capa cities her performance was distinguished by a simplicity, sweet ness, and purity of style, which gained for her the repeated plaudits of the house. The pretty and plaintive air, where she supplicates the Count on behalf of her children, beginning " Vado—senti—ah pieta"—and the finalle " Figli—sposo—io reggo appena," where sudden joy takes possession of her mind, were given in an admirable manner. Mariani, as the Count, though inferior to Santini in the same character, played and sang with spirit; while Curioni's otherwise excellent persona tion of Claudio was marked by the opposite quality. Galli, as the Marquess, appears to more advantage than he did in Barbiere. The whole of the concerted pieces were given ex ceedingly well. After the opera, the trifling ballet Cue Heure a Naples followed. CHOLERA MORBUS, OFFICIAL REPORT CENTRAL COUNCIL OFFICE, DAILY REPO BOARD OF HEALTH. , WHITEHALL.—(THIS DAY.) RT of CHOLERA CASES. . a t ,. 1 .0 ....4 ------ 4 ..; v' rE . ;,i T. 3 § g l l § ' Places and Date. 1!,- c . . ) , w t , , .- .. . ,••• - c- ) , ac• - , § •g:." , -- i g .1 . 54--EE A z ~, g ') . - .',f.r . Z 4 - f' ......:___ _........_......_ ....._ .1...... •••• ...... From the several Collieries and other Villages around Newcastle ending Mar. 1 87 149 3-1 141 61 1192 185 Newcastle, March 3 ......1 5 3 1 3 4 968 303 North Shields &c. Mar. 3 31 2 0 5 28 334, 97 Hetton, &c.. Match ''t 0 3 0 0 2 401 9'7 Musselburgh, March 2 ... 1 0 0 1 0 443 198 Edinburgh, March 2....... 1 0 0 1 0 36 18 Kirkintilloch, March 2... 4 0 1 0 3 35 91 Greenock, March 2 ....... 1 2 2 1 0 4 3 Glasgow, &c., March 2 ... 30 120 10 14 26 194 j 84 Paisley, March 2 Coat Bridge, March 1 Bailliston, March 2 oil2 I 3 5 4 12 3 Total 176 1211 166 177 144 3902 1098 Total from places where the disease has ceased, and from which no returns have been this day received l9OB 637 Grand Total 5BlO 11735 LONDON —MARCH 3,4, FIVE PM. -.3 L. cg•... . . g - . ..''' `6" l' o ..... District& a , = . t.' . 9 , J ug—, c 5 t . ...2.2, t.) .., ;.. ❑ 4 „5, t ., c , r-„, , a E :2g.l zi g. a.. sa 4 H ,-, Afloat in the River......... 3 1 0 0 4 20 . 13 Poplar 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 Ratcliff ' 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 Limehouse 1 0 0 0 1 9 7 Bermondsey 3 2 2 2 1 15 10 Rotherhithe 1 0 1 0 0 5 5 Southwark l7 11 4 4 20 89 4 9 Newingten Butts 5 9 1 2 11 26 1 10 Lambeth Christchurch 4 41 5 1 3 12 8 Westminster 1 01 4 1 0 4 2 Marylebone St. George's, Hanover-sq 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 St. Giles's 7 3 11 0 8 17 7 St. Andrew's, Holborn Whitechapel .—... ........ St. Georges's, Middlesex 0 2 0 1 9 2 P 0 Bethnal Green 2 0 0 0 2 3 1 Total 64 145 21 12 1 76 2.53 137 Cases from places before rep0rted............. ...... .. 5 5 Grand Total ...... ... 25S 142 238 1142 Secretary. (Signed) We have just been informed, that six indivi duals who had lived in a state of much wretch edness, expired yesterday of the cholera morbus, in the parish of St. Mary, Newington, and are to be buried immediately at the parish expense. Two of the patients resided in Weymouth-place. The inconsistency of Lord CHANDos and his friends is most glaring; they are continually asserting that property ought to be the basis of the representation, and yet they most strenuously oppose the very clause of the Reform Bill which gives additional Members to the " capital" of the country We learn from Calais that hotels have been opened on a small island close to the town, where passengers n rem e a s i t n ab w li i s t h h e o d ut by h t i h co e n l v a e te ni r e e n g c u e la d ti u o r n i s ng the th anniversary ofhit,l Majesty'sS a health, a e I n t h 's , threei i fromos :pl Englanddt laley quarant ine Society a y e was celebrated on Saturday, by a dinner at the London Tavern, the Duke of Sussex in the chair. There andwhi which h n officers, 100 l ubsc rip ti n pre.of subscriptionitnh oproposing o y f a Chairman, guineas; wer e 146 nobleman je a s n t d y,s ge i n ,e t a le it m h, en a , n m no o u s i t i l e y ed na a va s wprogupoinineags. The usual loyal toasts having been duly honoured, was drunk with immense applause. His Royal Highness, the Duke of Sussex, in making his acknowledgments, warmly 9ent announced Hishßpi proposed hayingsedHighness, t s h en t eulogized the excellent charity they were met to support, which arlbrded relief to the seamen in distress, without any distinction Lord Selse of country, of colour, or of creed. Since its establishment it had afforded relief to 17,000 seamen of all nations. A sub scription, which amounted to a considerable sum, was made, and the company retired at an early hour. SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.--A hare was run over on the railway on Tuesday last, by a train of carriages on i ts way from this town to Manchester.—Liverpool Chronicle, FRENCH PAPERS. (From Le Nouvellist of Sunday.) Two couriers have arrived to-day at Ptak, charged cv despatdins from our Arnba•sador at Vienna. It is said their contents are very important, but still of a nature to increase the hopes of the friends of peace. (From the Constituionnel of Saturday.) ANCONA.—(Private Letter.)—Two English vessels of the line are in our road. It is said that the French vessels have been seen in the Adriatic. On the 21st December a conflict took place between the troops of the Government and the Roumelots at Argos, in which the first lost 40 killed and 60 wounded. The Roumeliots abandoned Argos, and have possessed them. selves of the whole of Eastern Greece. ( From the other Papers. ) Intelligence reached Paris yesterday that the Portuguese squadron had arrived at Terceira, after seven days' sail, from Belleisle. Don Pedro was received with enthusiasm. A letter from Madrid of the 24th ult., received by ex press, contains the following :—" All the Royal Guards have left us to march towards the frontiers of Portugal. The service of the capital and of the Palace is now per formed by troops of the line. The camp which is in pro gress of forming at Badajoz already counts 25,000 men." Accounts from Hamburg state that the German Tri bune had bolted its doors, and resisted by force an attempt of the Burgomaster to seize its presses. The Westbote, of Spires, alto avows its resolution of resisting the seizure of its presses, and calls upon all friends of liberty to assist it. This question of the Press in Rhenish Bavaria was becom ing most serious. CHAMBER OF PEERS, Mutcm 3. At half past one o'clock Baron Pasquier, the President, took the Chair, when about thirty Peers, who were pre sent, formed into knots throughout the Hall, and engaged in very animated conversations. By degrees the Members arrived, and at two, the House being in number, the sit ting was opened. The President announced that the Bill for the abroga tion of the anniversary of the 21st of January was the first object as the order of the day ; but being informed that M. Tascher, the reporter, was not as yet prepared to pre sent his report, be proposed to the Chamber to vote upon seven projects of law relative to extraordinary taxes which some departments were authorised to levy for local pur poses. This course having been acceded to, these pro jects of law were severally adopted without any discussion. M. de Tascher, having at last arrived, ascended the tri bune. He said that the Chamber of Peers had thought pro per to amend the first article of the Bill relative to the abrogation of the law of Jan. 19, 1816, sent up by the Chamber of Deputies. The latter having rejected that amendment, the Chamber of Peers had again referred the Bill to the same Committee. That proof of confidence, he slid, imposed upon the Committee the obligation to go into a new investigation of the subject ; and, after a ma ture examination, they declared they could not consider the question in a different point of view from their first decision. The last resolution of the elective Chamber could not make them alter their opinion. However, they were conscious of the necessity •f putting an end to the difference existing between the two legislative bodies—a difference which they were aware. could not be prolonged without danger, and they, consequently, were unanimously resolved to reject the Bill for the abolition of said anniver sary, voted by the Chamber of Deputies. Some Members having asked that the Chamber should deliberate that instant on the Bill, General Dejean in vain objected that it would be more decorous to let it follow the course of every other project of law in discussion. The Chamber decided that the discussion should imme diately commence. M. Cornet read a manuscript in favour of the decision of the Chamber of Deputies, which the old age and feeble voice of the orator did not admit our hearing. The Duke de Choiseul, who followed next, said that his attachment for Louis XVI. would have prevented his speaking on the question before the House ; but as a Peer, and a French citizen, and a friend to that unfortunate King, he found himself bound to speak. When that Monarch was abandoned by all, he (M. de Choiseul) con stantly remained by him, was wounded in his service, and for five years was in constant danger of losing his head on the scaffold for Isis attachment to him and his virtuous Queen. He then went into a panegyric of that Prinee, who was, he said, averse to affording any cause for creating discord among his subjects, and he conceived he was exe cuting yet the wishes of Louis XVI., and doing homage to his memory, in voting for the abrogation of the law of January 19, 1816. After a desultory discussion on the mode of voting, the President insisted on the Chamber commencing by voting publicly, and several Members wishing to open at once the secret ballot, it was settled that they should at first vote publicly on the Bill, which was negatived by a very large majority. The Chamber then proceeded to vote by secret ballot, when, out of 134 Members present, 56 supportod the abrogation of the Chamber of Deputies, a❑d 78 voted against it. The Bill was consequently lost. M. de Montalivet was the only Peer amongst the Mi nisters present at the sitting ; the other two, viz., Marshal Souk and Count d'Argout, being absent. The Chamber next deliberated upon the project of law having for its object to permit marriages between brothers and sisters-in-law, uncles and nieces, and vice versa, already adopted by the Chamber of Deputies. Four o'clock. The Chamber of Peers assembled to day at two o'clock, and the report of the Committee on the Bill for the abro gation of the law authorizing the solemnization of the anniversary of the 21st of January was immediately brought in. After a speech in favour of the abolition from M. Cornet, which was not heard, in consequence of the feeble voice of the speaker, who is a very old man, and another on the same side from the Duke de Choiseul, the Chamber proceeded to vote en the total rejection of the Bill ; when the numbers appeared— For the rejection 7B For adopting the measure of the Deputies 56 Majority —22 This vote is thought to render the formation of new Peers a matter of absolute certainty. (From the Morning Herald, Private Correspondent.) PARIS, MARCH 3. We continue to be destitute of important continental nest a, and, indeed, look to you for information on the present singular position of Europe, instead of being able to furnish you with it. Disguise it as they may, on your nod depends the will of the Continental Soiereigns. The majority on the Reform Bill, last Tuesday night, although not so great as it ought to have been, appears nevertheless, to all men capable of judging at this distance from Loudon, decisive of the question of peace or war. With even such a majority, no doubt is entertained of the stability of your Ministry, and on such a Ministry all the wiles and snare of that arch-magician, Metternich, will be thrown away. Peace will be re-established if you will it. . . There is nothing new, of importance, from Italy. The delay to which General Cubierea was subjected by tem pestuous weather has given the Austrians mere time than could have been wished to prepare the Roman Court for declining the volunteered aid of France, for I am assured that the sending of an expedition to the Roman States was a measure on which the French Government did not wait to consult the Austrian Cabinet. Still, on a point on which England and France agree, it is not likely that the Pope would, in opposition to them, attend to the intrigues or adverse representations of Austria. Very few days will elapse, however, ere the Pedro o voeßpb xeffili yan i pp l ncee aetu w tt rtei as h oiowdnnn i tndgic theehl sgtrtdchi eh c ovdaece o yemee v ensi en e pvn rbaeetosi next, expeditionrnfe trht t , of h heoaomes i rtsf Ministryocyfßf oueawnorstttmhhei mysterious rrdrieeedeehrtrat ch:ywetGeiti aoithe anieen a r.,pe ff ebFalrpye a ant Tied r ornf ctifublc w al uheti ri l oiee l Gaet ihnr poa b edeevi s e a; raised.eetpwrhdalnaelexpedi tion m caeethee-nraeet bearer, when the estimates for the expenses of the Foreign s t office tacitly agreed on by Ministers and the Opposition for the discussion of the foreign policy of France. The ex some reason for believing, satisfactory. that intelligence had reached town of the arrival p of Don has arrived no doubt is entertained, but I can assure event you had reachedthatupt teno the p o'cloerpe o'clock last a nuiagrhttersnoian Paris. The despatches thathe despatches announcing the arrival of the expedition at Terceira were to have been brought by the galliot Ter ceira, but it appears that she has hovered on the Portu guese coast to communicate with well-affected and info ential persons through a particular channel, and to cast ashore in a thousand ways the manifesto of Don Pedro, and other important documents. This accounts for the delay in receiving the intelligence in q uestion. With respect to Spain, I am induced to coutinue to corn bat the general opinion th a t King Ferdinan d will interfere initfhavAolu. c r of ai D om on ar A d l e ig a i t ie t l h . eir l h k e n a oz practices on th a t M onarc h to fly to the succour fully concur with tho se of his brother but c h er an d d es p o t ; and I aretha that unceasing i A n g p o s i t n o I ical theirs, w who b e li eve Ki ng F er di n and moat anxi ous in spirit to take that a ep; but I know also ('rorn an . unques tionable sou rce ) i g t o e f la a n m at army ter s ; and that th e mo d era t e p ar ty, aided by the influenc e o f t h e Queen, have sh a k e n his purpose. T he y have re p r esented the danger F mindspoaeil2 r e e f troo m uns tl e i t e tle ii d ss o em n while all FOREIGN EXCHANGES ON LONDON. AMSTERDAM MARCH 2.-11. 90.—Two Months, 11. 85. HAMBURG, FEB. 28.-13. ; , two months, 13. 11. Sr. PscrEnsaukun. FEB. 17.—Three months, 10%. CIIRISTIANIA. FEB. 11.—Two months, 6. 24. BERLIN. F.R. 25.—Three months. 6. 2834. BREMEN, FEB. 24.—Two months, 614. Arrived. Di e. u---Arrived. D ue . 0 America 0 Brazil 0 Buenos Ayres 0 0 Jamaica I 0 Carthagena 0 0 Leeward Islands ... 0 2 Dublin 0 1 0 Lisbon 0 1 Flanders 0 0 Malta . 0 1 France 0 0 Sweden 1 Guernsey &Jersey.. 0 2 Waterford HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning... 31 minutes after 4.1 Evening... 49 minutes after 4. This day was published, in One Volume, price Be. boards. THE MEMBER. An Autobiography. Dedicated to WILLIAM HOLMES, Esq. M.P. By JOHN GALT, Esq. " We have here another specimen of Mr. Galt's dry humour and shrewd observation." —Literary Gazette. " We wish Mr. Galt w ou ld do nothing but write imaginary autobiographies. "—Athenaeum. " This is a very clever work, and deserves to be read." tropolitan. " There is a sly and quiet purnour throughout the work."— Monthly. " A clever little book."—New Monthly. See also all the other periodicals. James Fraser, 215; Regent -street. -Me Speedily will be published, in One Volume, uniform with the above, and by the same Author, The REFORMER. An Autobiography. Dedicated to Lord Brougham and Vaux. " A foe to tyrants, and my country's friend." This day was published, B v o., p r i v y 5 5 . sewe d, THE OPINIONS of LORDS WEL LESLEY and GRENVILLE on the GOVERN MENT of INDIA, Compared and Examined. Printed for J. Hatchard and Son, 187, Piccadilly. the Queen has in a particular manner enforced the argu ment that a revolt being possible (leaving even all refe ence to the constitutional s out of the question) the party of Don Carlos might depos e Ferdinand, and place him on the throne, to the prejudi ce of the Infanta, the daughter of the King, and presumptive heiress of the Spanish Crown. Moreover, the Treasury is empty. The question of King Ferdinand's interference in favour of Don Miguel is not yet decided. I am about to start for the Chamber of Peers to witness the reception of the returned Bill from the Deputies for abolishing the anniversary of the death of Louis XVI., and have little time to devote to other topics. I cannot refrain, however, from referring to the increasing interest of the defeated plot of the 2d of February, proved by the continual arrest of individuals of consequence. M. Perier himself told a friend of mine, a few days since, th a t th e plot was an unmixed Carlist one, anti that it involved persons of high rank. I know from another and equally authentic quarter that the affair embarrasses Ministers beyond measure, individuals holding office in every de partment of Government being compromised by it. This is the respect that makes the thing so unpleasant for Mi nisters, because, in spite of all the remonstrances of the Press, of the undoubted friends of the revolution, and, indeed, of nearly all France, they have preserved in their employments almost the entire of the employes, and crea tures, and partisans of the restoration. To be obliged to strike these will be an admission that the voice of the pub lie was right, and was disregarded, if not contemned. The Peers have rejected the Bill for the abrogation of the law of January 19, 1816. A few members wished to vote silently, but that was overruled, and a division took place, when, out of 134 members present, 56 voted for the Bill, and 78 against. This adoption of the decision gives the coup-de-grace to the popularity of the Peers. A creation of new Peers, to a considerable extent, is the least of the evils they will have brought on themselves. FRENCH FUNDS, PARIS MARCH 2.-Five per Cents. 97f. SOc. 85c. 80c. 75c. 80c. 75c. 80c. 75c. 80c. 97f. 85c. 90c. 95c. 90c. 80c. 85c. 80c. 97f. 85c. ; Three per Cents., 67f. 25c. 20c. 15c. 10c. s c . 15 c . 30c. 25c. ; Rank Stock, 1,622 f. 50. 1,620 f. ; Rente de Naples 78f. loc. 25c. 30c. 40c. 50c. 78f 45c. ; Royal Spanish Loan 7574% 75% 76 75% 75x, %; Rente Perpetuelle d'Espagne 52% % 3. Exchange on London, one month, paper, 25f. 50c. ; money, 25f. 45c. ; three months, paper, 25f. 35c.-fours Authenlique. FRENCH FUNDS, PARIS, MARCH 3.-Five per Cents., 98f. 97f. 95c. 98f. 97f. 25c. 90c. 95c. 98f. 97f. 95c. 951. 97f. 95c. 98f. ; Three per Cents., 67f. 45c. 50c. 45c. 40c. 35c. 40c. 50c. 45c. 50c. • Bank Stock, 1,622 f. Mc. 1,625 f. ; Rente de Naples, 78f. 50c. 60c. 80c. 90c. 80c. 78f 60c. ' • Royal Spanish Loan, 78% 71, ; Rente Perpetu d'Espagne 52%%,4%!,‘ 52 %%%; Haytian Loan, 212 f. 50c. Exchange on London, one month, paper, 25f. 50c. • money, 2.5 f. 45c. ; three months, paper, 25f. 35c. ; money, 25f: 30c.-Cours Aulhentique. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red........ shut 3 per Cent. Cons. 82% 3 per Cent. Ditto Red shut Kew 3%per Cent. 90 14 3 per Cent. Ann. 1726 4 per Cent. Itrai Rank Long Ann. to expire Jan. 5, 1860 Oct. 10, 1859 Jan. 5. 1860 Jan. 5, 1880 April 5, 1880 Jan. 5. 1870 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. New 5 per Cent. - India Stock ..... 19434 5!4 Ditto Bonds 2 1 dis. South Sea Stock . Old Annuities -- New Ditto .............. 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 ... Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 8 7 pro. 8 7 pin. Ditto Smart 8 7 pm. Ditto Commercial. —pm. Ditto Advertised Bank for Account.. India for Account ..:«..... Cons. for April THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES' OF FOREIGN FUNDS' Austrian Bonds Belgian Bonds Ditto Scrip Ditto Account IN% die. Brazilian Bonds 4414 Ditto Account 45 Buenos Ayres Bonds. Ditto Account Chilian Bonds Ditto Account Columbian Bonds Ditto Bonds, 1824 Ditto Account Danish Bonds 63 Ditto Account Greek 80nd5........ 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Deb. 3% percent.... 85 Provincial Ditto — Royal Lanai Stock Royal Irish Mine Grand Canal Stock .---.'lmperial Mine City Deb. 4 per cent. —; Mining Co. of Ireland Ballast Office Deb. 4p. c. 'Commercial Buildings — TO THE SUBSCRIBERS OF THE SUN. Gross misrepresentations having been recently circulated by certain individuals, it is possible that some fraudulent attempts may be made to substitute other Papers for THE SUN. Should this be the case, tee shall thank such of our Subscribers as may be so imposed on, to forward complaints to the Sun Office, 112, Strand, in order to insure an instant remedy. tor 4itA nit+ LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 5, 1832. A Dutch mail has brought German an d Hamburg Papers of recent dates. It a pp ears that the Dutch are still bent on making all pos sible preparations in case of w ar ; while Cou n t ORLOFF nit is passing his time at th e H ague in attending di p lomati c and R oyal en tertainments. His stay there i s no d ou b t prouldonge opportunity afford y his Dutch MAJESTY a G ood of digesti ng • th e Bel gian treaty—or making th e b est terms he can NA, with his Russian adviser. hatever result o t h e parties may d eem it expedient to come to, we shall of c ourse l earn in a few days. The news f rom H amburg is favourable to our rtu commercial intercourse with Germany, for the Senate have abridged the term of quarantine to five days from the time of departure from Eng land. Vessels leaving the Humber are not subjected to any quarantine whatever. The Emperor NICHOLAS still continues his persecution of the unhappy and unfortunate Poles. 'I he more illustrious their rank, the more sweeping the measure of Imperial ven geance. In fact from all we have hitherto seen