The Sun. — London, England, 1847-11-20 00:00:00

Indians waited upon Governor Everett in the capital of Massachusetts, amazed at the wealth and splen dour they beheld on every side of them, they said, in maintaining their argument, " We have no land to put our words on—nevertheless what we say is true." He (Mr. Emerson) had no land to put his words on, but he hoped what he said was true. Though he stood there as a stranger, yet he could find nothing strange in such an assembly after the eloquent ad4esses of their Chairman and of Mr. Cobden. He was glad of the opportunity, as an American, of sitting near such men as he had met that night on that platform, and he rejoiced that that assembly seemed willing to reciprocate with all the nations of the globe intellectual advantages. The literature of England - was dear to the American, and, though now seen by him for the first time, he had long known the gentleman whose presence there was such an attraction. Mr. Emerson, after some re marks upon the identity of character in the English. man and the American, both of that Anglo-Saxon race whose imperial traits had secured for it the sceptre of the globe, went on to say, that he had from child hood been brought up in the belief that this England was not a lotus garden, a land of serene skies or soft breezes, but that it was a cold, mournful, throat. cutting, foggy country, producing no fruit well in the open air, but giving birth to robust men and truly virtuous women—these, too, of a wonderful fibre and endurance—a certain people whose good qualities were not detected at a glance, whose virtues never displayed themselves till they quar relled ; a people, in fact, to use a Yankee phrase, whe did not " strike 12 the first time."—(Cheers and laughter.) Good lovers and hard haters, he had understood them to be ; in prosperity, apt to be moody, perverse, and dampish; but in adversity, grand,--(Loud cheers.) And, as the wise ancient was proudest of that ship which returned from the long voyage with battered sides, but with its cargo safe, as the flaunting, colour-bedizeued vessel, with hopeful and eager mariners, left the pert, so he felt towards aged England. There were gathered around her the honours, the trophies, and perhaps the infir mities, of a thousand years ; and now, committed inevitably to so many ancient customs, not easily changed—pressed by the transactions of trade—ex posed to such incalculable modes elsewhere of rival ling her fabrics—driven back by all sorts of arts, ma chines, and competing nations—amid all these possible and present disasters he rejoiced that she was not dispirited or weak ; but that, remembering she has seen so many dark da before, convinced that she can re cover, and even 1P lieving that in the gloom she can see better than ever with her old eyes—she held up still her head undaunted, her pulse beating like a cannon.—(Cheers and laughter.) Seeing this—that she was still young and in no way decrepid—that she was confident still in her power of endurance and ex pansion—he hailed her, mother of nations, mother of heroes.—(Much applause.) He was glad that in this period of affliction the Athenaeum had resolved to risk the storm. Long might it be so, from age to age. If it was not to be so—if the courage of Eng land was to sink because of the passing calamities of commerce and trade, he would go back to the capes of Massachusetts, to his own little Indian stream, and say to his neighbours, " The old race is all gone, and if the hope and elasticity of mankind exist, they must be in the range of the Alleghanies, or truly, nowhere." Dr. BOWRING was the next speaker. He declared that he had experienced great pleasure in attending the soirée, and in a short speech he remarked upon the wonders which had been accomplished by the power of association, and expressed an opinion that all that they could expect in the improvement of the masses of our population must be by means of insti tutions similar to the Athenaeum. Mr. G. CIVOIKSHANIC followed, and succeeded, by the drollery of his manner, in enlivening the pro gramme of the evening, and in exciting very hearty laughter. Like the reserved and not eloquent member at the Bristol election, who said " ditto to Mr. Burke," he said ditto to everything advanced by the Chairman. Ile had accepted the invitation to be present that evening with great readiness. He had been told that at Manchester it was always raining, and that the people walking the streets were the most hideous set of wretches that could be conceived. Accordingly, finding that as an artist the trip might be profes sionally profitable, he had provided himself with relays of umbrellas and pencils. But he could assure them he had found the weather very good, and the men and women not half ugly enough to suit him. Mr. Alison here vacated the chair, his place being taken b . > Mr. E Armitage, the Mayor of Manchester, and Mr. J. CROSSLEY then moved and Lord BRACILEY seconded, " That thanks be returned to Mr. Alison for his kindness in presiding over the soirée, and for his conduct as chairman." Mr. ALISON acknowledged the compliment, and immediately afterwards the hall was cleared for dancing, which on these occasions always follows the oratory. THE NEW PARLIAMENT.—The House of Commons which assembled for the first time on Thursday is the fifth Parliament of the new era of Reform. The last met fur the first time in August, 1841, and lasted six years. The present Speaker, Mr. C. S. Lefevre, has now been elected to the chair of the house of Commons tor the third time. The Right Hon. Gentleman was ori ginally proposed by the Melbourne Ministry on the re tirement of Mr. Abescromby, now Lord Dunfermline. and only obtained the distinguished post wnich he has ever since so ably and impartially occupied by the narrow majority of eighteen votes over his opponent, Mr. Goul burn, the ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer. This oc curred in May, 1839. When Parliament was dissolved two years afterwards (in June, 1841), it was pretty gene rally expected that Mr. Lefevre would be relieved from his responsibilities, and removed from the chair of the House by the newly acquired Tory mrjority. The event turned out otherwise, for, in consequence of a represeßtation or remonstrance in favour of the ex- Speaket which was presented to the proximate Premier, Sir R. Peel, by a considerable number of his supporters, no attempt was made to disturb Mr. Lefevre in the pos session of his seat, and he was accordingly re-elected nem. digs. On Thursday the same gentleman once more had the honour to be handed to the chair of the new House of Co - nmons without a voice being raised against the motion to seat him. In fact, since the memorable ejection of the late Viscount Canterbury in 1835, the re-eleetion of the ex-Speaker has never been opposed on the re-assembling of the House of Commons. THE OFFICE OF LORD HIGH ALMONER.—This office, rendered vacant by the death of the Archbishop of York, and which is reported to be about to be confer red on the Bishop of Oxford, is one of distinction. To the Lord High Almoner is intrusted the distribution of the aims given on Maundy Thursday, on which occasion as many poor men and poor women as the Sovereign's age amounts to in years are relieved by the Lord High Almoner. On the accession of Queen Victoria the number of poor persons was necessarily much reduced ; but those who were on the Maundy lists of William IV. were glassed as supernumeraries, to fill vacancies as they annually occurred. DEATH OF PROFESSOR DIEFFENBACH.—The Ger man papers of the 11th announce the death of the cele brated J. F. Dieffenbacb, the greatest surgeon of yet.- many. He was struck by apoplexy in the act of alight ing from kis cabriolet. Diffcnbach was born in 1795, at Konigsberg. He served in the campaign of 1813 and 1815. Amongst his numerous valuable works are men tioned the continuation of Professor Scheel's work on the transfusion of the blood and the injection of medica ments into the veins. ..._. .....,,. DEATIT of SOULETMAN, NAPOLEON'S INTER PRETER.— Souleyman, who was interpreter to Napoleon when in Egypt, died on Wednesday in Paris. He was a Persian, but attached himself to the fortunes of France, and rendered invaluable services to her army,. when it wa , led to the foot of the Pyramids. He lived upon a pension granted him by the French Govern m e et. He had a wife and children in Persia, to whom he wished to return, but was refused permission on ac count of his conduct in Egypt. The Persian Ambas sador, now in Paris, had promised to use his influence in procuring the assent of his Government to th e re turn of Souleyman," but death has put an end to all his hopes. DEATH OF CAPTAIN GROVES.—Died at Brussels on the sth inst., Captain Grover, F.R.S. Circumstances are yet fresh in the mind of the public connecting this gallant officer with the indefatigable Dr. Wolff. By him the mission ef the worthy Doctor to Boekhara was pro jected, and his chivalrous conduct in raising the " Stud dart and Comelly Fund" is well known. It is much to be feared that his exertions in that cause contribute 1 to his early death, since it was observed by his friends that after that event he appeared gradually to lose his voice, and to fail in bodily, though he never wanted in mental energy. TO his exertion s Dr. W o lff owes th e preserve -6 ' tion o f 1 life by the intervention, at Bokhars, of the friendly powe r wer of P ers i a. L ord Aberdeen will long re nt Soh o , interviewsunder w i t h t hi s noble officer. Educated via, D w r. el larlo w , eontemporery with Sir J. Moore, he scientific power s to the l kl"wn as a gentleman of hieh , and others. ate Captai n R ater, w h o l e f t hi m his execut or , He was an active and zealous t m ributed pape rs to f thoue r Rse. sal Society, societies, having e'econ- Society, and othe rs . So ciety, the Geographical Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean have been playing most success=ful engagements in Live On their last laitafnaephpeesatrear;wettirr"; tningham, and Sheffield. The Manchester the doors, Liverpool, hundreds were turned awe unable to gain admission to the theatre3'.' Guardian, in speaking of Mrs. Kean's Rosalind, serves—" We had again the pleasure on Saturday evening l ast of seeing Mrs. Charles Kean asofßmoasarlkiniando., in As Like it—again the opp o rt un i ty and admiring those subtile beauties of acting which she develops ill this &erecter to a greater degree than any other actress w hom we have seen in the part. L a d y Macbeth is said to have left the stage with the retire ment of Mrs. Siddone, end Coriolanus with John Kemble. According to our concep t ion of the character, Rosalind is as exclusively associated with ho Mrs. s l h i e ea w n th and not d es o -h f e o i r i she leaves the stege (which We t h r o f an her equally darllay , many years, for she Is nowin the ru very dra stic powers) we know not wer e t pe oloo ze k fi f i o truthful embodiment of one of the most poetic and graceful of Shalespeare's female characters., According to the Aix la Chapelle G a:e tie ' a corn -mission is abo u t to be nominated by the Fren c h, Prus sian, and Bel g i an G ove r n ments, to devise measures cal culated to facilit a t e th e conve y ance of merchandise be tweeu the three countries. SUN, LO N DON, SATURDAY THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. M. JULLIEN'S ANNUAL SERIES OF CONCERTS. POSITIVELY THE LAST NIGIIT. 31. JaMen begs 11osi respectfully to state that the Concerts will most positively terminate this Evening, Nov. 20, in consequence of the Theatre being required for the Grand Opera. PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVENING. Part 1,-o;ertnre, DetFreischutz, Jullien— Solo, Violoncello, Signor Piatti, Piatti—Valse, Le Bouquet Royal, Jullien -Symphony, Jupiter Symphony, the Andante, Minuet, and Allegro, Mozart—New Polka, The Eclipse (fifth time), Koenig— New descriptive Quadrille, The Swiss Quadrille, Jullien. Part ll.—Opera, Lucrezia Borgia, Grand Selection, with Solos, Donizetti—Quadrille, The British Army (fifth time this season), Jullien—Duet, Violin, and Violoncello, M. Sainton and Signor Piatti, Airs from William Tell, Krommer —Valse, Le Pas des nears, Ma retzek—Solo, Flute, Mr. Richardson—Comic Polka, the " Three Blind Mice," Coote. The Concert commences at Eight, and terminates before Eleven. Promenade and Boxes, Is. ; Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. ; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d., 215., and 325. 61. SAL ➢fASQUE. M. Jullien's Grand Annual Bal Masque will take place on Monday, Nov. 22, and terminate the Season. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management et Mr. ti. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be produced a ni;niii;tli;ilZomedy, called FAMILY PRIDE. Mr. Chapman, Mr. Tilbury; Doctor Dodge, Mr. Farren ; Arthur Courtnay, Mr. Henry Farren ; Captain Shangenah, Mr. Hud son; Blandish, Mr. Brindal ; Mrs. Willoughby Courtnay, Mrs. W. Clifford; Sophia Chapman, Mrs. Nisbett; Letitia Bradley, Miss Reynolds; Grace, Mrs. Humby. After which, an entitely new Comic Drama, called THE ROUSED LION. Characters by Messrs. Webster, Howe, Wigan, H. Vanden 'toff ; Mrs. Keeley, Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Seymour, and Mrs. Stanley. Stage Manager, Mr. Farren; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Webster. To conclude with the Farce entitled CONFOUNDED FOREIGN ERS. Characters by Messrs. Tilbury, Hudson, Ranger; Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, Mrs. Stanley, and Miss Carre. J. T. Archer, Box-book keeper. Boxes, ss. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s. ; Upper Gallery, Is. Doors open at Half-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste THIS EVENING Will be presented a new and original Drama, called GABRIELL I ; or, the Bequeathed Heart. Fitzgerald O'Carrol, Mr. Boyce ; Major Dunmore, Mr. Worrell; Marques di Mincio, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Bal thazar Valdarno, Mr. 0. Smith; Bob Bit, Mr. Wright; Gabrielli, Madame Celeste ; Signora D'Ossuna, Miss Brooks. Ater which, a New Farce, entitled THIS HOUSE TO BE SOLD the property of the late William Shakspeare), Inquire Within. Cha racters by Messrs. Wright, Cullenford, Worrell, 0. Smith, Paul Bed ford, Mrs. Laws, &c., &c. To be followed by the original farce, called HOW TO SETTLE iCCOUN TS WITH YOUR LAUNDRESS. Whittington Widgetts, AL'. Wright; Jack Brown, Mr. Munyard; Squibb, Mr. Redmond [flan; Mary White, Miss Woolgar ; Mcille. Cherry Bounce, Miss a lynit Harding. To conclude with the Farce of SHOCKING EVENTS. In which Mr. Lambert, Mr. Worrell, Mr. Munyard, Miss Harding, and Miss Chaplin will perform. _ _ _ Boxes, 45.; Pit, 25.; Gallery, Is. 11 , 1 ors open at half-past Sir, ierfuimance to commence at Sevin'', ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be performed PATTER versus CLATTER. To be foilowed by the Comic Drama, entitled THE PRIDE OF THE MARKET. Principal characters by Messrs. Buckstone, Leigh Murray, Granby, and Parselle ; Miss H. Gilbert, Mrs. C. Jones, and Madame Vestris. Atter which a new Comic Drama, called A ROITGII DIAMOND, To conclude with a Romance of Real Life, called BOX and COX. Principal characters by Mr. Harley, Mr. Buckstene, and Mrs. Mac samara. The Interior of the House has been entirely re-designed by Mr. W, Liradwell of the Colosseum. Dross Boxes, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4a. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. No half-price to any part of the house. The New Box-office, No. 2, Wellington-street, is open to the public every day, from Ten to Six. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Engagement of Mr. MACREADY and MISS CUSII3IAN. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Historical Play, entitled PHILIP VAN ARTEVBLDE. Characters by Messrs. Macready, Ryder, Palmer, Cooper, J. Vining, Convay, .Neville ; Miss E. Montague, and Miss Susan Cushman. After which Shakspeare's Comedy of KATHERINE AND PE TRI:WHO. retruchio, Mr. Cooper; Katherine, Miss Emmeline Montague. Dress Circle, 55.: Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. F. Davidge, 100. I, DAvidge-terrace,Kensingten-road, Surrey. THIS EVENING, the performances will continence with the celebrated Opera of LA SONNAMB [ILA. To be followed by a new Divertissement called UNE KERMES. To couclude with the Farce of DEAF AS A POST. Characters by Messrs. Vining, H. Horncastle, Attwood, H. Lewis ; Miss Collstt, Mrs. W. Daly, and Miss H. Isaacs. A distinct entrance to the private boxes has been made (which cave been re-Itted). Private boxes may be had nightly of all the irincipal Librarians ; and at the Box-iodize of the Theatre, which is .pen daily trout Ten until Four. Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, ls. ; Gallery, 6d. AsTLEY'S ROYAL AAIPHITHEATItE, I roprietor and Manager, Mr. 1.% illiam Batty. Mr. Batty's performing Elephants. THIS EVENING The Grand Spectacle of THE CAMP OF SILESIA. Entire:) , new Scem.s in the Arena, by the talented Artiites of the tstablishment, ill the various modes of equestration. To conclude with the Farce of THE L TTERY TICKET. Box-oftce open from 11 till 5. Acting and Stage Manager, Mr. W West. AIEETES G OF PA RI LAMENT THE THIRD EDITIONS OF " THE SUN" WILL CONTAIN, AS USUAL, THE LATEST PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE, AND ALL OTIIER NEWS UP TO THE HOUR OF POST. *,,,* Orders received by all Newsmen, and at the Sun-office, 112, Strand. WEATHER.--SuN OFFICE, Nov. 20. THErimimETER, Lowest, 28; Highest. 37 ; Noon, 36. BAROMETER, 30.19.—W1ND S.S.W. ; foggy. WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAI. "tfr , rnin , ;. - .. 51 minutest after 11. 1 Fventne .. 0 ltinutes after 0. .14, t • • • " 4 " . ' ). 71. \ 411 ft , ,4' 2 111116.."- 4 4 ,11b1 .., KIN VFW. • . 1 4 Di k: 4 r • " ° .4 IRO .t r tc.' r , I . lTiening LONDON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1847 Another—the fifth—of the annual soirees of the Manchester Athenaeum attested yesterday evening the continued success of that remarkable and most interesting institution. Eloquence has again streamed from the lips of another—its fifth--chairman ; but it is no longer the eloquence of the novelist, the senator, the barrister, or the statesman, it is the scholastic oratory and picturesque rhetoric of a distinguished living historian. We cannot but admire the impar tiality of selection which has hitherto imparted such a beautiful dissimilarity to the different anniversaries of the foundation of the Athenaeum. Political parti sanship has in no manner influenced those to whom this privilege of selection has been entrusted. The literary reputation of the individual has from its very commencement been regarded as the only qua lification, and the fraternal sentiments inspired by the republican spirit of literature, have, for the time being, extinguished all the qualms of faction, and all the isolating predilections of clique. The Genius of Humanity has exercised his undisputed sovereignty over the hearts and imaginations of the multitude, without the most shadowy distinction of class, of policy, or of religion. His footsteps have been followed successively by those who had already acquired celebrity, the one by the pungency of his satiric wit, the other by the poesy of his declamation, and the other by the unaffected grace of his intelli gence, and the alluring suavity of his disposition. It was but just, therefore, that the chair of the Man chester Athenmum should be occupied, on its fifth anniversary, by one worthy in every particular of following such predecessors. After the hearts of the auditory had been stirred by the magic language of those four gifted and impassioned orators, it was it reasonable that another should be looked tbr possessing intellectual powers of compatible emi nence. Bearing in mind the inimitable characteristics of the writings of CHARLES DicxENs, and the en nobling principles of brotherly love inculcated by him with such an irresistible combination of drollery and tenderness—remembering the caustic sarcasm which is the predominating embellishment of the Parliamentary orations and political novels of DlS RAELl—recollecting, moreover, the dramatic and tOrensic genius of TALFOURD, and the union of so many accomplishments and of so much spontaneous gentleness in the person of Lord MoRPETSI, it was essential that no ordinary man should be chosen as their successor, or otherwise that the character of the assemblage would for this year be eclipsed. By in viting Professor ALISON to the presidency of the Athena eum the difficulties of the alternative were obviated. Supposing even that the principal advantage result ing from this admirable institution were the periodi cal congregation of distinguished men in the Free- Trade Hall at Manchester, it would be eminently deserving of eulogium, seeing that the annual soirée of the Athenxurn has heretofore rendered their minds subservient to the interests of the population. It has conduced to the fraternization of solitary genius and collective mediocrity. It has brought into acquaintanceship the moral labourers and the phy sical labourers of the age—the people and their teachers—the wisdom of the closet, an d the ignorance of the mart. If only in this, it has been beneficial, for it has aided the course of_ popular ed ucation by holding up to the admiration of the horny-handed mechanics the shining lights of their generation. lf, according to the vulgar adage, " one fool begets another," a converse aphorism must be equally cor rect in application, and by familiarising the illiterate many with the cultivated few, by enabling the million to behold the animated marble of the sculptor and the brilliant canvass of the painter, to read the narrative of the his torian, and chaunt the numbers of the bard, to hearken to the strains of the musician, and to the voice of the orator, an innate affection for knowledge may be awakened in the bosoms of the uncultured artizans, and a natural appreciation of the True and the Beautiful may be respired in the atmosphere of the workshop. A discourse more peculiarly adapted to the audience, or more eminently characteristic of the speaker, could not by possibility have been delivered than the one pronounced yesterday evening by ARCHIBALD ALISON, the historian of Europe since the days of the French Revolution. It was demon strative of the connexion which has existed since the creation of the world—from the most remote anti quity down to these our days—between industry and knowledge, between handicraft and philosophy, be tween commerce and education. This admirable dependence of mind and matter, the one upon the other, was illustrated by Professor ALISON by a felicitous enumeration of the most celebrated seats of learning. It was the erudition of the magi of Egypt, as well as the passage of the cara vans through the wilderness, which imparted such authority to the sceptres of the PHAROAHS. Athens did not owe its prolonged dominion and its immortal memory more to the sophists who taught in the grove and under the porch, than it did to one signifi cant circumstance—" the vicinity of the harbour of Pirleus to the temple of the Acropolis." Rome be came the mistress of the world not only through the sages of the senate and the occupants of the rostrum, hut in like manner through " the hum of merchants in the maritime cities which glittered along the shores of the blue sea." Constantinople, again, which "perpetuated for a thousand years longer the pomp and majesty of the C26SABS," was indebted for its strength alike to its treasures of art and eru dition and to its contiguity to the waters of the Dar danelles. In Florence the din of trade did not drown the melodies of DANTE. In Venice the activity of a commercial city did not impede the pencil of TITIAN. In Genoa there was visible that mercantile enterprise which had given birth to the golden intellect of COLUMBUS. In Lisbon the necessities of the market had produced the daring of Vasco DE GAMA, and the encitements of the studio had evoked the song of CAMOENS. Other kingdoms afforded the historian examples with which to " point the moral" of his harangue, and to testify how intimate and beneficial was the association of energies perpetually shared between Genius and Commerce. Beyond this Professor ALISON maintained the advantages cer tain to accrue from the continuance of such an institution as the Athenw um in such a city as Manchester, by enunciating a sublime truth—a truth worthy of being inscribed in gold upon our portals—" What," said he, " what is life but the education for eteritity ?" Such thoughts as these cannot sink too deeply into the hearts of the community, for they are (if rightly viewed) the seeds at once of individual eminence and national ex altation. After the auditory of the Manchester Athenaeum had drank in to the last syllable the classic eloquence of ARCHIBALD ALISON, their civic enthusiasm was aroused by the appearance and address of RICHARD COBDEN, and their loyalty to their country enkindled by the American volubility of RALPH EMERSON. There was a homely sagacity, moreover, in the manner in which the festivities were brought to a conclusion, in obedience to the advice of the chorus, which tells man to "be merry and wise!" It was fitting that the strong drink of wisdom should be di luted by the sparkling waters of merriment, and that before the dancing commenced the comic words of GEORGE CRIIIKSHANK should tickle the serious faces of the company into laughter. On Wednesday we pointed out the great proba bility that there would be a serious deficiency in the national revenue, and the consequent necessity that the wants of the country should be supplied, either by the imposition of some new tax or the increase of some of those already in existence. Even if there should beno such decrease in the public revenue as we have anticipated, and that the returns from the ordi nary sources of revenue would be sufficient to pro vide for the discharge of the interest of our public debt, and the proper maintenance of our naval, mili tary, and civil establishments, a full investigation should take place during the present session of Par liament into the ways and means by which the Ex chequer is to be replenished. It must be borne in mind that the imposition of the property and income-tax was only sanctioned for a limited period, which will speedily expire, and that under any circumstances application must be made to the Legislature to justify its continuance. The whole question of taxation must, therefore, be brought before the representatives of the people, and we trust that they will not be contented to legislate blind folded, or without fully examining into the policy of the present system, and considering whether more judicious, and at the same time more equitable prin ciples, might not be substituted for those at present in operation. Great changes have taken place within a few years. The doctrines of free trade have tri umphed, and the people have proclaimed that every species of monopoly must be abolished. Those measures that: would have been expedient or necessary under the former state of affairs, might possibly be highly impolitic when regarded in connexion with existing circumstances. We now desire, by every means practicable, to interchange the products of our own and of other lands. We have abolished all protective imposts. The foreigner is as free of our markets as our own fellow-subjects. Our great object is that he should be induced to re ceive our manufactures in exchange for his commo dities, and not to demand specie in payment therefor. Every means, therefore, should be taken to develop the industrial resources of our country, and for that purpose to abolish, or materially modify every tax that unduly presses on the labouring classes, and operates as a bar or impediment to production. Another important consideration is to adopt such a system of taxation as will yield the largest amount to the Exchequer in proportion to the sums extracted from the pockets of the people. Now, in every respect, the most objectionable description of taxation is that which is comprised under the head of " Excise." The expense of its collection amounts to more than six per cent. on the sums received, or nearly double that of collecting the property and income-tax. In addition to this, the manufacturer must of course cal- culate his profits not merely on the actual cost of producing the article, but also on the amount of duty he is . compelled to pay to the excise authorities. A similar profit is required by the various parties through whose hands the article passes before it comes to the consumer whether native or foreign, who of course must ultimately defray all these accumulated charges. We believe that on a strict calculation being made, it would be found that the several Excise duties, which produce to the Ex- chequer on an average something less than fourteen millions sterling, cost the consumers more than twenty millions, being a positive loss of six millions sterling, or an unnecessary increase in the cost of production of nearly 50 per cent. Is it necessary to say how greatly the consumption of the articles whose prices are thus enhanced would be promoted both at home and abroad by the alteration of the system? There are other points connected with the Excise which are even still more intolerable. There are sundry rules and regulations of the most arbitrary and oppressive character enforced on the manufac turers, and even on the traders in these articles. No man's house is sacred from the invasion that may at any time take place. Night or day he may be in truded on. An anonymous information, or even the suspicions of a prying official, will be sufficient to justify a domiciliary visit. In fact, the entire of the Excise code is wholly inconsistent with the liberties of the p eop l e. It also prevents, as we have on a former occasion s t a t e d , the improvements that might otherwise be effected in the process of our manufac- EVEN] NOVEM BER 2O, 1847 tures. Experiments are forbidden ; the Excise authorities protest against any changes which will give them additional trouble, or ren der necessary the application of new tests in ascertaining the exact amount of duties payable. Anything which does not meet their approbation is disposed of by the statement that " the rules are in dispensable"—an argument to which the Legislature has hitherto been disposed to pay too much attention. These imposts also hold out a direct incentive to crime, and tend to the demoralization of the people. How many hare been consigned to gaols for breaches of the Excise-laws,l How many families have been deprived of their natural protectors and compelled to become inmates of the union workhouse, and burdens on the industry of their neighbours, in consequence of the baleful operation of those iniquitous laws, which hold out the greatest temptations for their evasion ! The first point for the nation to demand is the abolition of the Excise-laws, and if that demand be made with firmness and unanimity it must be complied with. Elsewhere in our columns will be found an extract from " The Progress of America," the admirable work of JOHN MACGREGOR, Esq., M.P., to which we referred on Wednesday last. In it will be found a financial scheme deserving of the most attentive consideration of the Legislature. It will be seen that the Honourable Gentleman proposes that the Excise and assessed taxes, the stamps on marine and fire assurances, and also the duties on customs (with the exception of eight articles) should be abolished; that distilled spirits and malt now under the Excise should be transferred to the Customs, and the Excise licenses to the Stamps ; and that all the other of the assessed taxes, and the whole of the Excise establishment, should be abolished. This acceptable boon to the public Mr. MACGREGOR proves could be conceded (by the adoption of other sugges tions made by him), if a property-tax of seven millions sterling, or less than three and a-half per cent. on all the realised property of the country, without distinction, were enforced. Right glad are we that Mr. MACGREGOR is now in his fitting position, that he has been chosen by a corn • mercial city as its representative, and that he will thus have a full opportunity of explaining his enlarged and comprehensive views to the Legislature. It should not be forgotten, in estimating Mr. MAC GREGOR'S claims to the public gratitude, that, to en able him to render these valuable services to his country, he resigned a position of honour and emolu ment that would be an object of ambition to almost any one, that he voluntarily relinquished office, that he might be free to lay his unbiassed sentiments before his brother legislators. • The irritation produced in Tuscany by the occupa tion of Fivizzano remains unabated. The Florentine journals of the 11th inform us that the Marquis RIDOLFI, Minister of the Interior, was obliged to address the people to prevent them marching against the Modenese, assuring them that the Tuscan Go vernment had taken measures to receive satisfaction. The lists where the young me❑ inscribed their names as ready to march IN ere, however, still open. There was a report of the advance of five thousand Austrian troops to support the Modenese Govern ment. The Archduchess MARIA LOUISA of Parma was hourly expected in her states. I'reparaticns were on foot to demand her sanction for the establishment of a civic guard. The Austrian garrison at Placentia has been reinforced. Accounts from Turin anrounce that the measures of reform proclaimed by the recent royal decree are beginning to be carried into execution. The Court of Cassation is to be composed of sixteen members and two presidents. In consequence of the new law on the press, a superior commission of censorship has been established at Turin ; it is composed of six members, who are all professors of the university or members of the Academy of Sciences. In all the large towns of the kingdom manifestations of joy have taken place, but in every case without order being troubled. The following is the official dispatch of General DUFOUR to the Diet, announcing the surrender of Friburg : " TO MS EXCELLENCY THE ?RESIDENT OF THE DIET. " Excellent Sir,—l have the honour of announcing to you that the town of Friburg has this day opened its gates to the Federal troops by a capitulation, of which a copy is subjoined. I hope that you will be satisfied with it, since thus the alliance of the Sonder bund is broken, and that at the cost only of some marching and a little time. " This event will put us in a position to turn to the side of Lucerne, and already this evening four batta lions are on their march to return to that side. Hav ing but very little time at my disposal I limit myself to these few particulars, and pray your Excellency to receive the assurance of my distinguished considera tion.—The Commander in-Chief , (Signed) :" P. H. DUFOUR. " Head-quarters, Belfaux, Nov. 14th." CAPITULATION. "The following convention was concluded between his Excellency the General commanding the troops of the Federal army, on one part, and the plenipo tentiary delegates of the Government of Friburg on the other : "Art. I.—The Government of Friburg formally , engages to renounce, in an absolute manner, the alli ance of the Sonderbund. t, Art. 2. The Federal troops will take possession of the city of Friburg in the course of the day, be ginning by the out forts, which will be occupied in the morning, and subsequently of the gates and in ternal posts of the city. " Art. 3. The city will supply quarters for the troops, and the necessary provi s i ons , accor di ng to t h e Federal regulations. "Art. 4. The Government of Friburg will im mediately disband its troops. The arms of the land sturm will be deposited in the arsenal, and an inven tory of them prepared, w hi c h w ill b e delivered to the Federal authorities. " Art. 5. The Federal troops will occupy all the gates, guarantee the security of persons and property, and assist the constituted authorities in maintaining public order. "Art. 6. Should any difficulties arise beyond the military jurisdiction, they will be submitted to the decision of the Federal Diet. " G. IL DUFOUR, " Commander. in-Chief of the Federal Army. " Belfaux, Nov. 14, 1847. " In the name and as special delegates of the Exe cutive Council of Friburg, " P. OIJET, Syndic of Friburg. "MUSSLI, Counsellor." The Swiss Vorort, immediately after the receipt of the: news of the capitulation of Friburg, ordered a portion of the troops, who had Leen sent against tha place, to march towards Lucerne, and issued the fo: lowing proclamation:— " The God of Armies has, on an important point, pronounced in favour of our just and legitimate cause, and of the legitimate auth , ,rity of the Diet. There remains, without doubt, much to be done, but this success is of happy promise. Let the noble example of our army in its devotedness and patriotism be a new and powerful stimulant of concord and fidelity, and let us not seek repose until we shall have restored to our dear country peace and tranquillity, and all the blessings of a regular Government." The statement of the capitulation of Friburg hav ing been preceded by a sanguinary battle appears to have been erroneous. The Swiss Federal Gazette states that there was no effusion of blood. On the 15th the Diet, as soon as it received accounts of the surrender of Friburg, and the terms of the capitulation, met and adopted the following resolutions : " Seeing that in the 6th article of that act (the capitulation) all the difficulties not of a military character are expressly reserved to the decision of the High Diet: Resolved,— "1. There shall immediately be named three federal representatives, who shall go without delay into the canton of Friburg. "2. The canton of Friburg remains provisionally occupied by the necessary number of troops. The representatives will, in this respect, come to an un derstanding w ith t h e Commander-in-Chief of the Federal troops. " 3. The Federal representatives will make, with out delay, to the Diet a report and propositions as to the measures that it will have ;to take in the interest of the interior security of the Confederation, as w e ll as in that of a durable pacification of the canton of Friburg. Nevertheless, if the circumstances should require it, they are authorised to take of their own accord the measures to attain that end. " 4. The army of occupation, which will r ema i n in the ca n t on o f F r ib urg , i s a t the disposal of the Federal representatives for the purposes of the present instructions. " 5. The Federal directory is charged to commu nicate immediately the present resolutions to the Federal representatives, as well as to the Commander in-Chief of the Swiss army. " Messrs. Reniart, of Soleure, Stockmar, of Berne, and Grivas, prefect of Payerne, are nominated the Federal Commissioners." The three Commissioners left for Friburg on the 15th, immediately after the sitting of the Diet. It has been announced that the Council of State of Friburg has abdicated; its functions, and that the Grand Council had met to elect another. The following are the resolutions which the Diet is to adopt with respect to all the cantons of the Son derbund which shall have yielded to its arms : " 1. The immediate dissolution of all the rebel governments, and some measures in all the cantons occupied by the Federal troops for a prompt paci fication. " 2. The placing of the administration of the oc cupied cantons under Federal commissioners, charged to name, sooner or later, according to the circum stances, provisional or definitive governments disposed to cause the decrees of the Diet to be executed. " 3. Measures which will ensure in the Catholif.., cantons the preponderance of the Federal party." The Executive Council of Berne, on the 14th, issued the following bulletin, announcing the surrender of Friburg, and the defeat of the troops of the Bonder bund:on the frontiers of Argovia and Zurich. " BULLETIN. " According to a dispatch addressed at six o'clock yesterday afternoon by his Excellency General Du four to the President of the Diet, and dated from his head-quarters of Grolley, a village at a league from Friburg, the Federal army already occupied on the 12th of this month positions round the town, and, notwithstanding the rain, the night was well passed at bivouac. " In consequence of a summons addressed by the General to the authorities of the city, an armistice was granted until seven o'clock this morning. " The Government of Argua has informed us that some troops of the Sonderbund, under the command of General Salis Soglio and of Colonel Elgger, had attempted an invasion in the free bailiwicks of Argau, but that they were received with firmness, and re pulsed by the Federal troops. Fighting has taken place on the frontiers of Zurich, and the object con templated by the troops of the Sonderbund, to cut off the communications by the Reuss, has completely failed. "By order of the Executive Council, " THE CHANCELLOR OF STATE. " Berne, Nov. 14." Lucerne and the small cantons are beginning to suffer from a scarcity of provisions. A pound of bread sells there for 4d., and there is an almost com plete want of salt. The only open passage between those cantons and the Valais, a country abounding in provisions, is the Col of the Furka, which may be closed at any moment. The Berne Gazette, of the 14th, in a supplement, states that news had arrived of the army of the Son derbund having set fire to the village of Menzikon is the canton of Argau, and that when this was known to the Federal army in observation on the frontier next to Lucerne, it produced such irritation that it was found impossible to restrain the troops from entering that canton. The Commander-in-Chief:is said to have ordered a portion of RILLIET'S division to advance to the fron tier of the canton of Valais. A strong column from the Grissons and the canton of Tessin, amounting to 3,500 men, and commanded by Brigadier PIODA and Colonel LANICCA, of the Engineers, were advancing towards the St. Gothard, to attack the men of Uri. The Federal director has made the official announce ment at Berne, that the canton of Appenzell had submitted to the orders of the Diet. This decision was taken by the Grand Council of the canton with out consulting the Landsgemeine. It is said that the Directory has received positive assurances from France and Austria that every idea of an intervention on their part, under any form whatsoever, has been abandoned, and that those two Governments have determined to allow the contend ing parties to settle their differences among them selves. The principle theatre of the war will for the moment be the canton of Lucerne. The Commander•. in-Chief of the Federal army has already ordered four battalions of the division commanded by General BURKHARDT to march towards Lucerne. He will take up his position in the confines between the two cantons of Lucerne and Argau. The last bulletins state that the canton of Argau had been completely evacuated by the troops of the Sonderbund, who had invaded it. The bulletin of the Federal party state that the Sonderbund have lost 320 men, of whom 120 were killed and wounded, and 200 prisoners. This appears, however, to be exaggerated. A postscript to a letter, dated Basle, the 14th, says: —" A Prussian Government courier has just passed through. He is the bearer of a note from his Cabinet to the Vorort, to the intent that if any act of aggres sion is perpetrated against an inhabitant of Neuf chatel, in consequence of the political differences in Switzerland, the Austrian troops will immediately enter the canton of Tessin. The diversions attempted by the Sonderbund, during the operations against Friburg, had all failed. One of its columns, repulsed at Sins, was obliged to retreat on the territory of Lucerne. Another having advanced to Gettwyl, close to Muri, experienced a similar fate. The landsturm, upon which the Sonderbund ap peared to rely greatly for its defence, is in a sad state of discipline, if we are to judge of it by the fate of the unfortunate Captain AuFDER MANER, whom these bands of hastily-embodied soldiers have mur dered in the canton of Schwytz. This officer, whose humanity and generally noble conduct were much eulogised, had been placed at the head of a battalion of the landsturm. He refused to lead his men into the territory of St. Gall, because he considered that such a step would be injurious to the cause he had undertaken to defend. The men having renewed their demand in a disorderly manner, Captain AUFDER MANER drew his sword, and declared that he would run it through the first man who rebelled against his orders. At the next moment a report was heard from the ranks, and the Captain was struck by a ball and fell dead in front of the battalion. Madrid papers of the 13th have arrived. The Prensa states that a royal order had been sent to ESPARTERO, forbidding him to return to Madrid for six months. The same journal states that the QUEEN is of late in a precarious state of health and was subject to frequent attacks of melancholy., This announcement is, no doubt, put forth for a pur pose. The QUEEN, who is in general so robust and so active, is almost always said to be attacked with illness shortly after the arrival of her mother at Ma drid. Such was the case three years since, when she was compelled to go to the North of Spain for her health, where she was joined by the French Princes ; and such has been the case on many previous occa sions, during CHRISTINA'S visits from France. The coincidence is somewhat remarkable. The object of the mission of M. DE TALLEYRAND to Paris was to press for the immediate presence of the Duke and Duchess of MONTPENSIER in Madrid. King Louis PHILIPPE, however, has, it is said, pe remptotorily refused to accede to any such arrange ment, notwithstanding the pressing instances of CHRISTINA. and NARVAEZ. General PAVIA arrived in Catalonia on the 7th. The Union Bank of Madrid has suspended pay meat. Its debts are said to amount to two hundred millions of reals, but the amount of its assets is not stated. MADRID BOLSA, Nov. 13.—The Three per Cents. were done at 261, at 50 days; the Five per Cents. at 14, for paper ; the Debt without interest, at 41 ; and the Coupons, at 11. We have received the Paris papers of Thursday. The Journal des Debats affects to consider the surrender of Friburg as a matter of small importance, inasmuch as the real strength of the Sonderbund lies in Lucerne and the small cantons; if the fall of Friburg, however, had been considered of such small importance a month since, it is scarcely to be be lieved that M. GUIZOT would have committed a flagrant breach of the law of nations, for the pur pose of supplying the Jesuits of that city with arms and ammunition, the whole of which are, of course, by this time in the possession of the Federal troops The Constitutionnel considers this surrender of the greatest importance, and there can be no doubt but that the moral effect produced by the surrender of Friburg, coupled with the defeat of every attempt of the Sonderbund to make a diversion in its favour, will be immense. The following is the article from the Conslitutionncl " We need not dwell on the importance of such an event such as this first dismemberment of the League. The surrender of Friburg will permit the General in-Chief to concentrate all his troops on Lucerne. Nor is this success the only one obtained by the troops of the Diet. In Argau the attempt by the Sonderbund has not b€en successful ; the invading corps were obliged to retreat with a loss of about 200 men. The detachment of Uri, which has gained pos session of St. Gothard by surprise, appears in immi nent danger. The grave check of the League at Friburg cannot, besides, fail to produce a powerful moral effect on the other united cantons; and it is to be desired that under the influence of the example which hus just been given they may renounce their culpable struggle, and that the triumph of the law may prevent the effusion of blood at Lucerne as at Friburg. But it must be declared that it is not merely the Sonderbund that has been beaten at Friburg, but also our Government. Was it not the latter which, in contempt of the right of nations, in contempt of true French interests, in contempt of all its duties towards an allied nation, thought fit to furnish arms to that warlike resistance which has just performed such wonders ? Was it not it which, taking from our arsenals muskets, ammunition, and cannon, sent them to the insurgents to render the civil war more deadly ? But fortunately these can nons of peace-at-any-price smacked of their origin, and M. Guiaot will gain nothing by the business but the odium of his attempt. The pacification of the canton of Friburg suggests a poignant reflection. When it is seen how easy this pacification has been ; when, in addition, the disproportion which exists between the forces of the Confederation and those of the Sonderbund be taken into consideration, it cannot be one moment doubted that if foreign Powers had abandoned the insurgent cantons to themselves, and had not placed at their service their moral influence, their arms, and eventual intervention ; it cannot be doubted, we say, that these cantons would never have thought of attempting the hazard of war. It must be loudly declared that foreign Powers could, by the simple act of abstaining, have prevented all effusion of blood. They would not do so, and on them must therefore rest the responsibility of the blood that has been already shed, and that which will be shed here after." The National, in an article on the affairs of Italy, states that the Envoy from the Diet of Switzerland to the POPE, dispatched for the purpose of entreating his HOLINESS to withdraw the Jesuits from Lucerne, had been arrested in the Roman states, and conducted as a prisoner to the frontier. " Who," asks the National, "could have given this brutal order ? It could not have been the POPE, who was absent. It is not Car dinal FERRETTI who, notwithstanding the energy of his character, has not ventured to receive an Envoy from M. OCHSENBEIN, but who has addressed to him, through the medium of his brother, the most . kind expressions of interest. The explanation of this oc currence is simply this—lt does not suit the Jesuits of Rome that any one should request of Pius IX. the recal of the Jesuits of Lucerne, and such is their influence in the Government that they have been enabled to expel from Rome an accredited diplomatic agent, and to forbid the POPE himself to listen to the Envoy of a friendly Government." The article then alludes to the various recent acts on the part of the POPE of a retrogade tendency, and comes to the con clusion that Pius IX. is coerced and oppressed by his subalterns, and compelled to lend the sanction of his name to those who abuse him, and whose acts he abhors. " Pius 1X.," con tinues the National, " enjoys the barren honour of reigning, but treason, master of the greater number of administrative offices,governs in his name. If to fulfil the engagements entered into with the generous and loyal population of Rome, Pius IX., assisted by the lay councillors of his temporal Crown, decrees a wise law, or reforms an abuse, immediately he is be sieged by the clerical league, which demands from him guarantees against the spirit of innovation, and imposes on him conditions dictated by its fears." Such is, according to the National, the present situation of Pius IX. Let us hope that he will ex hibit the same acuteness and the same energy in res cuing himself and his subjects from the sacerdotal tyranny of the Jesuits, that he has in rescuing them from the military tyranny of Austria. It would, indeed, be disheartening if, after all he has done, he were now to stop short in his career, and leave his country only half regenerated. The Government is evidently seriously alarmed at the progress of the spirit of reform, and of course can devise no better method of quelling it than by erecting a few more detached forts. We read in the Presse:— " There is a serious talk of erecting several inter mediary forts between Vanvres and Mont Valerien. One of these forts is to be established in the park of St. Cloud, near the chateau, on the side of the plateau which commands the road to Sevres. Another is to be constructed on the round eminence which com mands Sevres on the opposite side, in a property belonging to Madame Delille. A third is to be built on the esplanade of Meudon, where the old chateau existed. A fourth is to be constructed at Montre tout, the culminating point of the heights of St. Cloud. These projects appear destined to re ceive an early execution. During the last fifteen days the engineers have been occupied in tracing the plans and marking out the ground. On Tuesday the King, accompanied by the Minister of War, by Marshal Dode de la Brunerie, and by several officers of engineers, visited and examined the different sites destined to be occupied by these forts. It is said that the fort of the park of St. Cloud will be constructed at the expense of the Civil List. The Chambers will have to provide for the expenses occasioned by the others." Mademoiselle DELUZY DESPORTES was ad at liberty on Wednesday. The Journal des Debats announces the death of Madame AIME MARTIN, widow of BERNARDIN DE ST. PIERRE, the author of Paul et Virginie, at St. Germain en Laye, in her 68th year. " SOULRYAIAN, who was interpreter to NAPOLEON when in Egypt, died yesterday (Wednesday) in Paris," says Galt's. nani' s Messenger. "He was a Persian, but attached himself to the fortunes of France, and rendered invaluable services to her army, when it was led to the foot of the Pyramids. He lived upon a pension granted him by the French Government. He had a wife and children in Persia, to whom he wished to return, but was refused permission on ac count of his conduct in Egypt. The Persian Ambas sador, now in Paris, had promised to use his influence in procuring the assent of his Government to the re turn of SOULEYIIIAN, but death has put an end to all his hopes." The body of Count BRESSON has been placed temporarily in a vault of the church of Notre Dame de Lorette ; it is to be removed, it is said, to the department of the Vosges. Admiral BAUDiN, it is said, has been named Presi dent of the Mixed Commission of Public Works, in place of Admiral PARSEVAL-DESCHENES, and also appointed President of the Superior Commission, charged with the revision of the provisions of the or donnance relating to the sea service. La Flotte announces that the French Mediterra nean squadron commanded by the Princ e d e J oix - VILLE, was still lying in the bay of La Spezzia on the 7th instant. Rear-Admiral BRUAT arrived in Paris on Monday, with 21 Otaheteian young men, sent to France for their education. Just as the post was leaving a telegraphic dis patch was received from Madrid, announcing the opening of the Spanish Cortes on the 15th inst. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Thursday at 77f. ; the New Loan, 76f. 90c.; the Five per Cents., 1161. 50c. ; the Orleans Rail road Shares, 1,215 f. ; Rouen, 9201. ; Havre, 5131. 75e.; Great Northern, 575 f.; Avignon 5751.; Vierzon, 560 f.; Bordeaux, 492 f. 50e. ; Boulogne, 370 E ; Basle, 171 f. 25e. ; Paris and Strasburg, 425 f. ; Tours and Nantes, 407 f. 50e. ; Paris and Lyons, 411 f. 25c ; Lyons and Avignon, 4751.; Spanish Actives, 20k; Spanish Three per Cents., 28i. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Novmmuna 19. Boulogne and Amiens, 14 3 / 4 ex int.—Namur and Liege' 5 1 / s .....Northern of France, 12 A—Orleans and Bordeaux, 5% .LIVES OF THE QUEENS OF E NGLAND. —T he i nterest excited by this work app ears to i ncrease as it approaches to modern times. The eleventh volume containing the lives of Mary 11. an d A nne, as pr i ncess, is full of curious details. " Amongst all the queens who have shared, or alone occupied, the throne of England, there is no one with regard to whose life an d ac ti ons t h e pecu li ar talent of Miss Strickland is of more value in the elucidation of the real moving influences of her conduct, than Mary IL, wife of William 111. The contemporary portion of the life of Princess Anne, is also given in a manner which throws a very striking light upon the development of those qualities, which, in the future sovereign, became so remarkable on her accession to the throne. Biography is always a ca pti vat i ng stu d y . H ow muc h t h en mus t its attraction and value be enhanced when it embraces the private li v e s o f p ersonages so em i n ent as the sovereigns of England, and unveils the secret influences which have guided and determined great events, although those influences were unseen in many cases by o n.empora ries."—Morning Chronicle. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford closed their visit to Viscount Melbourne, at Brocket Hall, Herts, yesterday, and repaired to Woburn Abbey. Th e N o bl e Duke and Duchess purpose entertaining a large circle of d;cinguished visitors next week, at the Abbey. I MP: id A A PA it LIAM 6IN • (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock, when the swearing in of the Members was proceeded with. The attendance was not numerous. Amongst the new Members we noticed Mr. Chaplin, the chairman of the South-Western Rail way ; Mr. G. C. Glyn, the chairman of the North- Western Railway ; Mr. Charles Lushington, for Westminster. A group of Scotch Member were fiNO7ll in in the course of the afternoon. Amongst them were Mr. Fox 3,lmile, Mr. J. M'Gregor, Mr. D. Dundas, Mr Duncan, Mr. Morrison, &c. CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) The continued indisposition of the Lord Chancellor prevented his Lordship sitting in his court at West.. minster to-day. VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY') (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. GRAINGER. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL V. GRAINGER. The further arguments in this part heard informs', tion against the corporation of Reading were resume ( ' this morning, and occupied the court the whole doff; IVe forbear to enter into the facts of the case, as th case of the informants is not yet concluded. (Before Sir J. WIGRAM.) WOOD V. VERNON.-JUDGMENT. This case came before the Court on exceptions r the . master's report. It appeared that Wood the mplaintiff married a ward in Chancery, and atter tl2, arriage incurred debts to the amount of 7, 0 o l ' m i The property of the plaintiff's wife consisted.% 9.1221. ss. Id. Consols, and 1361. 16s. Bd. cash, ' , M c was vested in the trustees Cox and Carr. When th e matter came before the Court it was ordered that "ad 7,0001. debts should be paid as the debts that ha been incurred by the husband before his marriag.er; which amounted to 1,5001. The Inast er 4o4 ;/. his report found that the debts of , stated to have been incurred by the pla in s tiff had been paid before, and as this 7, a m atter into which he had not been directed to !,°8 quire, exceptions were taken to his report on _ ground of irregularity, His Ho/con& allowed the exceptions. MANGLES V. WRIGHT.—JUDGMENT. His HONOUR also gave judgment in this case, Whllih came before the Court upon a motion to take a re cation off after the file, on t throhe g u roun h thed of facts of thtye C e irregulari. SC Honour, going some length, dismissed the g motion with costs. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DA (Sittings at Nisi Prius.) IMPORTANT DECISION. TUE QUEEN V. CRADWICK.-MARRYING A DE-A 5 WIFE'S SISTER. the Sir FITZROY KELL Y this mo r n ing addressed —e Court, in reply to the arguments adduced oe other side, that a marriage with a deceased's w ie ., sister was within the prohibited or Levitical degree 3 and that therefore suc h con t rac t s were unlawfu l, contrary to the law of God. The Learned Ce ull— re contended at great length that such ma rriage° c°r Ile a perfectly lawful, as they w e re f u lly in ac it with the law of God, and repeated, in support dill' view the argum en t s a d vance d by him on Men which were reported in The Sun of that day. during Lord DENMA N d e li vere d j u d gmen t. He said the arguments th e y h a d h ear d it had been a ssert ; that there were no le ss th an s i x different inte r P re tions of the passag e s i n L ev i t i cus . The Court Oil, not, however, inquire w h e th er th e interpreter s of tot Bible had discharged th e i r d u ties proper l y , whether they had f a ll en i n t o error . They could nu; constitute themselves into a court of error on th r o e points. They must look entirely at the law in f° on on the subject; a n d, i n hi s o pi n ion, under t he t. '" of William the F our th, th e marriage wit'l„. f deceased wife's sister w a s void. The Lord C.; Justice referred at great length to the ai • rent alterations made in the law since the tin! of Henry VIII., and in the course of his volun2l. nous address expressed his sincere regret at the con: sequences which might ensue from the decision the Court. The other Learned Judges agreed in the judgigenl of the Chief Justice. _ According to Sir F. K e lly, th e d ec i s i on o f the C° be , lirl would destroy the legitima c y o f 5,000 c hild r en / 0 , sides rendering th ese marr i ages i n t h e eye of t he 1 8 incestuous, and against the law of God. WORSHIP-STREET.—(THIS P- Alr t bl) ) Emily Taylor was this morning examined eP e A n i erd charge of robbin g h er emp l oyer, M r. Harvey, hs w r " 3 of the Duke o f L ancas t er T avern, Kingslo.„rf, of monies and s pi r it s , an d h er mot h er , Marl n'ity was charged with r ece i v i ng th e l a tt e r, with 0 , g lll knowledge. ne l t r r . . Heritage appear e d on b e h a lf ; of the elder pri so Mr. Harvey, the p rosecu t or , deposed that the younger prisoner, E m il y , li ve d i n his service as P;;I. maid. She slept in the house, as did 015° ,; 0 0.1 mother, and a young l a d. P rosec utor had on v_efitiso occasions missed mon e y f rom th e till, and he had from time to time, on taking stock, found a, r deficiency i n hi s s pi r it s . H e men ti o ned the elr e ws s stance to the police, and Ball, a detective officer'sero directed to make purchases at the bar with ,„uso marked silver. Ball subsequently called at the m o v ne f and at once said to her, " You have got some T e d it, belonging to your master." She at first d eni e s of but afterwards pulled from her pocket tri'e be she ,ilver, with the marks alluded to upon them aed then exclaimed, " Oh, forgive me, and I'll leis/ - never come into the house again."stst r The constable Ball corroborated the above bed !I - lent, and added that he followed the girl to het f u ll O f room where he found a ginger beer bat d tf o brandy. In the mother's bed room decanters full of spirits and some smaller ro se were ill s a lso containing spirits. that the Mr. Heritage elicited fr om th e pro secutor s spirits might possibly have been bought by tb mother in the usual way of business, and roof what' Mr. ARNOLD said th a t as th ere w as no Pi . _ s hoe - ever as to the crimin a lity o f th e mo ther be li e coo discharge her, but th a t th e d aug hter Tru st mitted for trial.—Committed accordingl.Y. SPORTING INTELLIGE NC. NEWPORT PAGNEL STEEPLECHA S E S Handicap Sweepstakes o F f ßl 2 D s Ai s . ovs. each, 1 5 f t, a nd I°° added. Four miles. (16 Subs.) inn ) Mr. J. Bruce nd The Curate, l i st iver • - Mr. C. Bevill's Latitat, lOst ... ..‘ 3 Mr. Hope Johnstone na Alice Grey, 10st 121 b gr. p l a ceu; J. The following also started, but were not list 131b—Mr. 0. Higg . Mason nd St. Leger, 12st 81b—Lord Strathmore° fp Switcher, Little's Chandler, llst AllderSoo's 121 b gate, 10st 121b—Mr. Nunn's Ace of Dian3onds, 119!flue —Mr. J. Payne's Brown Stout, lOst 71b loss' . sey na Box keeper —Mr. Tilbury's Chronometer,s ota, Mr. Douglas's Canary, lOst 21b—Mr. J. DaY' s P lost 21b—Mr. D. Protheroe nd Gayhurst, lOst-r,hadlert Betting-3 to 1 agst Switcher , 9to 2 agst Cu 6 to 1 agst Sparta, 7 to 1 agst Latitat, 12 to 1 al o e , ns's Pioneer-140r' rate, 12 to 1 agst St, Leger, 15 to 1 agst andvrigofil6attoe a bad lags fourth th tCfhoruorno: Canary neter Chronometer , . by and sixth. sixth. Match: 2001., llst 61b each. Aristocrat Courtnif. Captain Alleyn's The Nigger (Powell) bes Montgomery's Ticket (Captain . Peel). ob Ott Betting-6 to 4on The Nigger, who led throlig and won easy. Match: 100/., 12st each. Aristocrat Coon jor. Lord Strathmore's The Roarer (J. Mason) Wemys's Kangaroo (Oliver). de all Betting-6 to 4on R oarer . Kangaroo n ee d, 0 0- running to the last fen ce , where Roarer challeings war• after a capital race, won by about a length anu, ogt t aeb' Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, and 25 added; n o ,) &c. Gentlemen riders. Four miles, ( 1 / 1 d: r) ; Mr. Philpott's British Yeoman '•* l / 4 - ne Mr. Markham's Governor Mr. Donaldson's Variety .1: Ms .l ": The following also ran:—Lord Strathmore'B•firv' Juke, Mr. F. Wilson's Walter Gay, Mr. Jobbs,°ll,s SOO !Rory, Mr. Davenport's Moonlight, Mr. Do . ,ug la biftod ° Slick, Mr. Ekins's Christopher North, and Aar. Miss Fop. st 1314641 Betting-3 to 1 agst Walter Gray, 4 to l a g Yeoman, and 5 to 1 agst Christopher North i w _ighia f The Yeoman made a waiting r ace of it ill o r few fields from home, when he went up an d Iv° easy. 1 4 °' ASHDOWN PARK COURSING 3 . 1 ' - ' - ' ll THURSDAY. L anc et; URSDA The Cup was won by M r . Goddard's G rettill; r• w:rEhetwDaieir,sbywta ran was ano w bi The Ashdown All-aged Stakes were won 13 owles's I3unb ur y ; M r . G o dd a rd's Gladiator rail bor The Ashdo wn P u ppy S ta k es were won b y don's Glue ; M r . M oran t' s M ar iner lal be b° onb u y p. Mr. Goddard ' s L Gordon's Caml e t ran u p Mr. Lumley is at present in Milan, vm. e '" en ottiog concluded some further engagements for Do re f ,- - e nt er ed at her Majesty's Theatre. (fro to le ft bliss Biami THE VOCALIST.—We from our Paris letters that Miss Birch, whorll i e :. heft compelled into an engagement with the Acad6mie Roye, hay to throw it up, owing to the trell tuie p a a ,ao St; she has experienced at the hands of Geri . "' that establishment.