The Sun. — London, England, 1847-03-11 00:00:00

PO lIER MAJ THEATRE. The Nobility, Gentry, Suu. - :riter., and the are resprctfillly informal, that a GUANO i• XTRA PERFORMANCE wil) take t , place THIS EV, AI M:rcri I whin will be pellortne.i Duni =Ws favourite Op 'r LCCIA i>l LAMMERMOOR.. Lucia, 3lad. Castellon (her secon d appcan nee this season) ; Enrico, Signor Coletti ; , b4uor : arid Edgard°, Signor Fras child (his second appcarawe lir till, country). After whirrh A DIV EIITL3sE3IENT. In which will he presentcd a Pas to Car .ctere (composed by M. P. Taglioni, the music l'uL;nl), entitled " Slavonic , iie ;" and " Galop a Sept Temps," by Mdi.e. Rosati and M. P. Taglioni. To be followed by the last act of Donizetti'a Opera. LA FAVORITA, Fernando, Signor Gardoni; Boldacci,Signor Bonehi; and Leonora, Mdlle. Sanctdoli. To conclude with the admired New and Original Grand Ballet, CORALIA; ou, LE CIIEVAL• R INCO.4:STANT. Corals, Mdlle. C. Rosati; the Knight ulle4raral, M. Paul Taglioni; Sqmrs, M. Genriet ; Bertha, Mdlle. Petit; Page, Mdlle. Honore; Duke, M. Gosselin ; Fralsondin, 2d. Venefra; Fisherman, M. di Matti*. ROYAL. ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN, Established for the purpose of rendering a more perfect performance of the Lyric Drama than has hitherto been attained in this country. Under the Direct.on and 3lanagement sir. BEAL The NobMy Gentry, and Patr ns of u-ic. are respectfully in fo ed that the Iteyalltelan Opera will cren the fir t week in .spril. It is proposed to pr oduce, in the course of the • eason, some of he established works of Cirnaro a. Mozart, Rossini, Meyer, iieer, and others of the more modern Italian School, including Operas by Bellini, Duni zeta, alercatiante, and Verdi, on a scale of the u:rao t perfect on I every department ; to which Intent the masa ement has assemb ed a Company embracing the greatest and most varied ta'ent In Europe. PRIMI SOPRANI --Madame Grist and Madame Persiant (her first appearance in London for three years), Madame Reaconi and Stetianoni (of the Theatre La Scala, In Milan, her first ap aaranco In this country). CONTRALTI.--Signora Alboni (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan, itt,d of the Imperial Theatre in Vienna, her first appearauce in this eouatry), and Mademoiselle Corhari. r Mario, Signor Sairator Lf.via (of the Imperial Theatre of St. l'etcrsburgh, his first appearance in this country), Signer Tulli (of the Theatre San Carlo, in Naples, his first appear ance in this country), and Signor Silly' (ot the Theatre La Scala, in Milan, and of the Imperial Theatres in Vienna and St. Petersburgh, his first appearance on the Italian stage in England). PRIM! BASSI BARITONI—Signor Tamburini and Signor Giorgio Ronconl. PRIMI BASSI PROFONDI—Signor Marini (of the Theatres San Carlo, Naples, La Scala, Milan, and the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, his first appearance in this country), Signer Angelo Alba (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid, his first appearance in this country), and Signor Polonini (of the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, his first appear ance in this country.) PRIMI BASSI C0M1 , ..!1 —Signor Pietro Ley (of the Theatre Royal Madrid, his first appearance in this country), and Signor Agostino Rovere (of the Theatres Royal. Naples, Milan, Vienna, and St. Pe tersburgh, his first appearance in this country). Seconde Donne—Madame Antoinetta Mollidori (of the Theatre La Scala, in Milan), Mademoiselle Amelia Liner', Mademoiselle Luigina Bellini. ieconde Tenore—Signor Emmanuele Slano (of the Theatre San Carlo In Naples). Director of the 3ltrlc, Composer, and Conductor—Mr. Costa. A powerful and numerous CHORUS of chosen and experienced Singers will complete the Vocal Department. Chorus Master— Signor Bonconsigilo. Prompter —Signor Monterasi. The ORCIIESTR.t, loaned of Artistes possessing the highest executive powers, will comprise among its members Eighty distin guished professors. The Military Band of the Coldstream Guards will be under the direction of Mr. Godfrey. An ORGAN, of extensive compass, has been expressly erected in the theatre by Messrs. Flight and Son. Organist—Mr. V. Novello. The 11 ALLET, of a brilliant and costly character, will close the performance of the evening, and no Divertissement will be suffered between the acts of the Opera. The Director has the pleasure to announce that he has concluded an engagement with Mademoiselle Fanny Elssier ; and, daring the season, the following eminent Danseuses will appear : —Premieres Danseuse—Mademoiselle Dumi latre (ef the Grand Opera, Paris), and Mademoiselle Plunkett (of the Grand Opera, Paris), Mademoiselle Bertin (of the Imperial l'heatre, Vienna, her first appearance in this country), Mademoiselle Neodot (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Mademoiselle Marietta Batlerna (of the Theatra La icalit, Milan), and Mademoiselle Fuoco (of the Academie Royale de Path,). Monsieur Petipa (of the (Inlaid Opera, Paris), Monsieur Genie (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Monsieur Ferdlnando Croce, Monsieur Delferier (of the Grand Opera, Paris), and Monsieur Auguste Mahille (of the Grand Opera, Paris). Maitres des Ballets—Monsieur Albert (of the Grand Opera, Paris), and Monsieur Illasis (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan). Leader of the Ballet—Mr. Alfred Mellon. ltegisseur tie la Dense Mr. O'Bryan. Composer—Signor Alessandro Caron (of the San Carlo Theatre, Naples). THE THEATRE.—To render the interior at once commodious, elegant, and comfortable, it has b,ett entirely reconstructed and decorated, under the immediate direction and after designs of A. Albano, Esq., C.E., with every attention directed to its proper ventilation. The Decorations have been executed by Mr. Ponsolthy. The Management has happily secured the artistic skill of Signori Ferri and Verardi (of the Theatre Italien, in Paris), to embellish the ceiling and to prepare a New 1)rop Scene. The approaches to the Theatre will be found improved, by a carriage way being formed immediately under the Portico in Bow-street, whereby parties can leave or enter their carriages without exposure to the weather ; and by increased facilities for ingress anti egress. The Refreshment Room will bo under the superintendence Mr. J. G. Watson. Tickets, Stalls, and Boxes, for the night or season, to he obtained at the Box Office, Bow-street ; and at Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 251, Regent•street. THEATRE EOYAL, DRURT-LASE. THIS EVENING Will be performed the new Cram% Opera, entitled 3IATILDA OF lIIINGARY. Count MilgllllA, Mr. Borrani; Podiebrad, Mr. Harri. son; Mathias, Mr. Weiss ; Matilda, Miss Rainforth ; Liilia, Miss R. Isaacs. To conclude with a new Ballet, entitled SPANISH GALLAN TRIES. Principal ell xra ters by MM. Croce, Adrien, Tell; Mdlles. liaderna, Louise, Adele, St. Louin and Renard. THEATRE ROYAL, HAY MARKET. 'Hader the Managem,nt of Mr. B. Webster, sole Less.re. THIS EVENING 'WM be performed a new and original Comedy. eallel THE FCHOOL FOR SCHEMING. Principal characters by Messrs. Far ren, Stuart, Bucicstone, Howe, Selby, Itrinlal. Mrs. Glover, Mrs. llumbv, Mrs. Yarnold, Miss Fortescue, Miss Bennett, Miss Bey- _ Daring the evening the Rani. will perform the Overture " Les Diaman3 de la Cotironne," " The Beaufort Polka," " Albert" Waltz and " The Camelias Polka." , After which, the Original Grand Fairy Extravaganza, caled THE INVISIBLE PRINCE; or, the Island of Tranquil Delights. Princ;pal characters by Mr. James Bland, 7.liss P.ldorton, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, Miss Reynoid;, and Miss Julia Bennett. To conclude with THE IRISH POST. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. THIS EVENING Rill be performed the Dranaa, TO PARENTS AND GUARDTAN'iI. In which Mr. and MN. Keeley will appear. After which, th 3 Farce of THE 'ETON BOY. Characters by Messrs. Wigan, Turner, Keeley, Miss Dickinson, and Miss Turner. To conclude with the splendid new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE ENCHANTED FOUEST. In which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will appear, supported by the whole talent or the Company. THEATRE ROYAL. ADELKII. I nder the direction of Madame Celeste TIIIS EVENING Will be performed an original Drama, called THE FLOWERS OF THE: POREST ; a Gipsy story. Cheap John, :Mr. ; Isnin tel, Mr. O. Smith ; the Kine.iin, Mr. P. Redford; Leytxnune, Mr. Worrell ; Cy LOIN, Madame Celeste; Lemuel. Miss Woolgar ; Starlight Bess, Mrs. ; Lad} - Agnes, Miss Harding. _ . To conclude with, DID Ye)II EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL? Honeybun, Mr NVright ; Crank, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mrs. Iloneybun, Miss Harding ; Mrs. Crank, Mrs Matthews PRINCESS'S THEATRE:, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, solo Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Opera, untitled THE NIGHT DANCERS. Albert, Mr. Allen; Oiselle (first time), Miss Anne Romer. After which, a Concert by the New Orleans ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS. To be followed by the Ccmedietta, entitled THE 'WIDOW BE WITCHED. Furnival, Mr. Harris ; Lorimer, Mr. Granby ; Mrs. Lorimer, Mrs. Stirling. To conclude with Shakepere's Comedy of KA.THERINE AND PETRUCHIO. In which Messrs. Vining, Compton, Cowell; Mrs. Stirling, &e., will appear. FRENCH PLAYA. - ST. JAMEN'S 'fLIEATttE. Less,. Mr. John Mitchell. TO-310It R. 0 IV EVEXIN G, Will he performed the admirel Cometile-Vaudeville, entitled LA LECTRICE ; ou, tine Folie de Jenne Hounne. Le Capitalne Sir Cobridge, M. Cartlgny ; Caroline, Mdlle. Fargueil. After which, the Vaudeville of L S(EUR DE JOCRISSE. Jocrisse, Mons. A. Tousez. To c,,nclude with the favour', e Vaudeville. entitled LES DEUX BRIGADIERS. Rameandor, M. Laiont ; Francine, Fou Roxes, fie. , Pit, 3s. tid. , 35.: Gallery, 29. Doors opened at half-paat Seven, and the performances commence at Eight. Private Boxes, Stalls, and Places may he engaged :tt Mitchell's Library, 33, Bond-street; and at the Box-office. ETHIOPIAN iERENADERS. ST..TAMES'S THEATRE. Tha celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon, will have the honour of repeat ing their Inimitable ENTERTAINMENTS, at the above Theatre, THIS EVENING, (Thlrsday), and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Doors open at Eight o'clock, and the Entertainni , nt com mence at Ilalt-past Eight. The MORNING ENTERTAINMENT will take place every MONDAY MORNING during Lent. The Performances will commence, each day, at hat-past Two o'clock. The Programme will be varied on each occasion. Boxe,, a. ; Pit. 2s. ; Amphitheatre, 'is. ASTLEY'S ROYAL _AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor, Vir. W. Batty. Under the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and other Members of the Royal Family, Til IS EVENING Will be performed Sir Walter Scott's KENILWORTH ; or, The Coldcn Days of England's Elizaheth. Entire change of the SCENES of the CIRCLE- The Roy it Pa geant of Francis I. And Vie Perform?,:ice of M. Pablo Fatigue and Lis highly-trained Steed, (his f rat ar.pearance in Loudon) To coac:ude wit). TIIE ROYAL FOX-lIUNT; or, Life's Course of Man and Steed. Box-Whet open from eleven till five o'clock. —DoorQ opios an ernmence at half-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. Itraadfoot. ROYAL SUII.IIEY THEATRE. Lessee, Mr.. Frances Dwidge. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Dornest!c Drama (iound,d on the Novel of the same name), entitled LILLY DAWSON ; or, A Poor •irl's Story. Principal charac'ers by Messrs. Lewis , John.on, Heslop, Saville, Phelps, Fredericks, Web., Neville, Miss Te:rcy, Mrs. Vining, and Mrs. Saville. To conclude with the new Drama, called ItABY RATTLER; or, The Progress of a Scamp. Characters supported by the whole strength of the Company. Box•o1Pce open from eleven till four o'clock. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. Loxes, Is., Half pr;ce, Gd. Pit, 61.; Gallery, 31. Private Bolts, U. Is. nisi tot,. (hi. THIS EVENING Will be performed WI LDFI RE, THE GIPSY HORSE-STEALER ; o - , The Fortunes and Chances of War. Characters by Messrs. Ifieks. Dale, Searle, Bird, Raymond, Forman, Howard, Miss yin etnt, Mrs. Lee, Miss Pearce, &c. After which, THE M SGIC HARP OF ALTENBERG ; or, The Grave of the Old Abbey Ruins. In which Mr. Hicks and Mies Vin cent will perform. To conclude with WHIgKEIt ; or, The Demon of Seven DEURT LANE THEATRE.—Mr. Bunn continues to ad.l, day after day, some fresh attraction for his benefit for Monday next ; for, in addition to Farren, Mrs Glover, H. Phillips, all his own artistes, and the foreign corps de ballet, he introduces the great Belgian violinist, M. Stevenier•, and the far-famed Ethiopian Serenaders, obligingly lent by Mr. Mitchell. MR. DISRAELI'S NEW WORK, " TANCIIED,“ is ex pected at the end of the present week. The magnificent SlaoNLt, we Juicier Land, reappears on the stage, amid a ga laxy of new characters. BURKE'S PEERAGE AND. BARONETAGE TOR 1847. —The new "eation of this popular and important work, which has just appeared, is acknowledged :o be the most per .ect recerd of the Noble Houses of the Empire ever printed. Laub family h arrenged that ev its ery genealogical histoty so comprehensively accurecy, their revrY generation is described with minute ing tratlitimis an .ilevetnenti, tully recorded, and the interest fully introduced. d anerth tee connected with the descent care fully the existing branches appear in full, aaki tin.re i s „ t z a sittOe member of who cannot be hero ply given, and t;h:e.: l n y . the aristocracy The new Peers and Baronets are ttlll tarnous intermarriages of the no bility with th e e , , u tett th e au,. h f o o r r s t ' h : o a t tenrgg";eitait Lauded Gentry,'' has enabled them to add. FIR,.- - Last evening, a'cout nine o'elock, a fire which at first threatened serious con,equeneps, owing densely populated nature of the neighbourhood, to the vered raging in a carpenter's shop at the back of the d n , i f °. of Mr. Dibdin, hair-dresser, A 2, New-court, La r ro e -- ; se th s Owing to the prompt arrival of the engines from the West England and brigade stations in the Waterloo-road, it wit% confined to the shop where it broke out, which w as cm _ pletely destroyed, with its contents. TAXATION.—Once upon a time—in the senate house at Gotham—a motion was made to impose upon every body a tax, and put the whole p roduce of it into every body's pocket. Wear him ! hear him ! hear him! was the cry, The motion passed by g.:neral acclamation. Quere.— Of the Gotham senate house. what WAS the distance from St. Stephen's ?-1/enthamieno. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCR 11, IM47. 13, Great Marlborough-dreet. R HEWLETT'S LAST WORK, " 1111.E.AT TOM OF OXFORD." By the Author or " Peter Priggins." A tee• copies of the abova work may still be had, in 3 vols. post Bvo, Ileury Colhtt n, Foolish• r, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NE . % W01:1( BY TILE AUTHOR OF " TIIE RANSOM." New ready at a 1 the Lib: arses, in 3 vols., post Bvo., K IRKHOL PRIOR Y; or, Modern Heroism. By the Auti.or of " The Ransom." Richard Bentley, New Burlington street. LAST WEEK BUT ONE. ____ • H ENRY RM , SELL AT THE STRAND THEATRE. CCM poser of Woodman spare that Tree—lvy Green—The Gam bler'sWue —The Maniac—Ship on Fire—The Life Boat—l'm Afloat — Newfoundland Dog—and ether Popular Songs, will give his VOCAL ENTERTAINMENT THIS EVENING, AND EVERY EVENING. He will sing several new songs—The True Men of Old—ivy Green—Woodman spare that Tree—and the Demon Ship — Songs and incidents of Negro Life and Character. Boxes, 3s. ; Stalls. 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery 6d. ; Private Boxes, H. Is. Box-office op n from One till Four daily. WEAT li it.,--ti1124 4 )FFICE. MARCH 10. T. ERMoIIETER, Lowest, 29 ; Highest. 40 Noon. 34. BAROMETER, 30.—Wind N.E. Heavy- fall vi snow in the night; another Ytry heavy fall of sn m this afterrmm. •ss 7 DAV. 39 minutes after 7. I Evening 16 7rin , i , es er 8 &generating into a selfish and arbitrary Government? The future will respond to these inquiries in tones of thunder. The annual motion of Mr. Ew ART for the abolition of capital punishment came on on Tuesday evening in the House of Commons. It is a subject which yearly increases in interest. Every civili: , ed nation must be desirous of entertaining the question, whether, con sistently with the repression of the highest crimes of which human nature can be guilty, the infliction of extreme punishment can be safrly dispensed with. The greater the advance which any country makes in civilisation the stronger will be the desire to consider the merits of the question ; because, whilst hitherto the general history of states, as well refined as bar barian, proves that they have always felt the necessity of having the power of depriving criminals of life in certain cases, yet is the question not hereby concluded. A strong presumption is herein # stablished in favour of retaining the extreme penalty of the law ; but the precedents of history bind no farther. All laws are framed in accordance with the results of experience; it is, therefore, of necessity, that laws, to he sound, should be changed conformably with the variations of expe rience. W here the antecedents differ, their consequences will exhibit a corresponding difference. A set of political circumstances prevailing in one century, would as naturally vindicate the propriety of a given law at one period, as their non-existence or material modi fication at another, would as effectually dictate the reasonableness of its total or partial abrogation. The main point, then, to be regarded, in attempting to determine whether it would be wise to abolish capital punishment is, not whether the existing law is effectual in preventing, as far as any law can, the criminal atrocities, but whether certain social changes have intervened, in the feelings, morals, and habits of the people, such as would empower us to constitute a secondary punishment of sufficient stringency to be equally preventive in its effect with the capital, to which we still adhere. If this could be made out, public executions should be forthwith done away with. To ascertain, however, whether society has become so far improved as to justify the exten sive change in the law which the instincts of philan thropy, apart from the more sober influences of cool and unimpassioned wisdom, are ready enough to sanction we must profoundly weigh the fresh data, or new arguments (if any) which are presented to us by those who seek to expunge the sentence of death from our criminal code. Throughout the debate of Tuesday evening we look in vain, either to Mr. EWART, or to those Rho spoke in favour of his motion, for any novel matter, or con vincing reasonim.s, to assist the wish which so many must naturally cherish that the punishment of the gallows could with safety be relinquished. We quite agree with the Secretary for the Home De partment, who said, " he was persuaded that pub lic opinion, so far from be . ng in favour of the entire abolition of the punishment, would be greatly shockqd and outraged by such a measure." The motion was rejected by a majority of two to one. The resolutions recentiy adopted by the grand jury of the county of Limerick are deserving of serious and attentive consideration. They emanate from 'gentlemen having considerable stakes in the country, and although we may not agree with them in the conclusions at which they have arrived, yet, as they are couched in temperate and gentlemanly language, and do full justice to the good intentions of the Go vernment, and speak in terms of lively grati tude for the exertions and sacrifices, both publicly and privately, made by the English people for the relief of their famishing pour, it gives them an additional claim to that cool and dis passionate consideration. The resolutions are of a threefold character; the first series attacking (as usual) the Labour-rate Act, and attributing what are terme I the failures in legis lation, not to a want of the best intentions on the part of the Ministry, but to a want of knowledge on their part of the social, moral, and political circum stances of the country, and deducing as a corollary that such changes should be made as would place a greater control both in the making and administration of the laws in persons conversant therewith, or, in other words, a domestic Legislature and executive. We doubt not that many of the gentlemen who affixed their signatures to the document in question would be much astonished at finding that they had thereby given in their adhesion to the doctrirais of repeal. NV ith whatever qualification, however it may be taken, it seems to us extremely like such a declaration, and we doubt not that the parties making it would he considered as qualified for admission into Conciliation Hull on the strength thereof. It is, however, too ridiculous to ascribe such ignorance of Irish affairs to our rulers. The most remote district of Ireland is easily ac cessible at the present day ; and greater facilities for intercourse now exist with that country than was the case even within our own memories with many of the English counties, and far greater than with Scotland. Irish affairs have unfortunately ~ ccupied so prominent a position for many years pasts that it would be utterly impossible for any person de sirous of distinguishing hinisElf in the House, or of becoming an aspirant for office, to do so without making himself fully acquainted with the subjectt The attention of the chief members of the Cabinet has fur many months past been almost exclusively devoted to the consideration of measures relating to Ireland, and little business of any other description has as yet been transacted in either branch of the Legislature. We find that the Lord- Lieutenant of Ireland is an Irish nobleman, a resi• dent landlord in that country, that several Irishmen me members of the Cabinet, besides ninny others holding important offices in the Ministry; it is there fore hard to say that the Clwernment are not fully conversant with the peculiarities of the social condition Of Ireland, as much so as if it was entrusted solely to leishmen, and conducted in the sister kingdom. The oljeetions to the Labour-rate Act are now so hacknied, and their fallacy and injus tice have been so often exposed in our columns, that it is almost unnecessary again to revert to them. We may, however, lively state that it was its abuse that led to its failure. Had it been carried into exe cution in the spirit in which it was conceived and sanctioned, it would have been found a most valu able auxiliary, but the mischief was occasioned by seeking to make it the sole means of support of the people, and casting en it the entire burden of their maintenance. The second series of resolutions are condemnatory of the larger electoral divisions as the area of taxation, and urge the propriety of giving the tenants compensation for permanent improvements on fair and equitable terms; and they propose a limita tinn of the rates beyond which no division should be taxed for its own poor, any surplus to be defrayed from a natio:lel rate leviable on every description of property, real or personal. The third declares that the affliction should be looked on as a national calamity, and the burden borne by all interests of the nation. We may remind the gentlemen who have triopted these resolutions that the Legislature has already decided that one.half of the expenditure shall be defrayed by the Imperial Exchequer, without any prospect of return from Irish resources, and that payment of the remaining moiety is to be accepted by easy instalments from the persons whose proper ties are prima facie liable, and that, therefore, there is no just ground for the complaints they have uttered. Our space this day prevents us from giving that consideration to the suggestions contained in the second series of which they aie deserviug, and which we shall devote to them on a future occasion. 'Munich, it appears, has been the scene of great dis order 3. A letter from that city, dated March 3, says— . " The University, from which the Jesuit party had suc ceeded in expelling all the professors suspected ut and in replacing then by others devoted to themselve! , , has been particularly forward in loudly manifesting its sympa les the late Ministry. The professors held an ex :raordinary meetimi at which they (.4Elx:rated for a long time, whether they s'iould make a deity nitration in favour of M. D'A;.ak and suers +e to him their regrets. The majority decided that this demonstration should not be made. The Government. having been informed that four professors had on this occa:ioa shown a strong spirit of hostility to the King, has deprived them of their professorships. One of them, M. Lasseaux, professor of theology, put up a notice in the interior of the Uuiversity that he had t , topped his course of lectures, as he was not allowed any longer to re ceive students, and bidding the students adieu. This pro duced a great degree of agitation. A considerable number of students, who were joined in the way by some of the common people, weut to the ex-professor's !louse, and saluted him with cries of • Long live Lasseaux.' This was followed by some cries of • Lola Montes,' and the crowd want to that celebrated lady's house and broke the I windows. Upwards of six thousand persons were at one time assembled before her house, who gave 1 rent to seditious and hostile cries of the most serious kind. The streets being covered with ice, the populace 11,id plenty nf materials to break windows with., The troops were called out, but were not able to suppress the die irder, which continued for a great portion of the night. Several other hous,s were tianroged, and even the palate was not spared, several Of t widows having been broken. The following day, the 2(1 of March, the crowds assembled in different parts of the town uttering seditious cries. The Government took energetic measures. The troops were sent to the barracks, and the municipal guard was called out. The town, by the last accounts, was quiet. The King, who bad intended to appoint M D'Abel, President of the Re gency of Passau, has now determined to send him as ambas sador to the Hague, and has ordered him to repair to his post without delay." We have received the Paris papers of Monday. he diqmssion in the Chamber of Deputies on the prdpos:tion of M. FouLD was brought to a conclusion that day, and the proposition itself rejected. In the course of the discussion the Finance Mini ster, M. LACAVE LAPLANGE, repeated the assurances which he had pre viously given that no loan would be required, and that the Treasury was in no difficulty whatever. The dis ctission on the proposition of M. DIIVERGIER DE HAD RANNE, on the subject of electoral reform, is fixed for the 22d March. The Prince DE Jot:MILLE left Paris for Toulon on Sunday. _ _ M. BARBET DE JOBY, late French Consul at the :Mauritius, whose absurd vagaries there occupied the public attention for a few days a short time since, has been appointed Consul at Larnaca, in the island of Cyprus-a post of inferior rank to the one he formerly occupied. The Bordeaux mail arrived on Monday morning in Paris, but without bringing the Madrid mail. As there was nothing in the state of the weather to account for its son-arrival, all sorts of rumours were in circulation in Paris on the subject of Spanish affairs. One rumour was to the effect that there had been a simultaneous Carlist rising in the Basque provinces and in Catalonia; that the Carlists had taken possession of several towns, from which they bail expelled the public authorities, and that all communication between Madrid and Paris was cut off. Certain it is that the authorities in the Basque provinces have been for some time past greatly alarmed, as is evident from the fact, that the authorities of Gui puscoa have petitioned to be allowed to remove the Government from the open town of Guipuscoa, the capi tal of the province, to the fortress of St. Sebastian. In the meantime the Palace of Madrid is the scene of the greatest disorders. So disgusted is the QUEEN with her husband, that she intends, it is said, to apply to the Pore fir a divorce. All personal communication between them has long since ceased, and they now seldom see each other. Such are the miserable effects of the selfishness of the KING of the FREI:CLI.- What cares he for the happiness of the unfortunate young Queen of SPAIN ? The sooner she falls a victim to these constant excitements the better will it be for his views. It was not without an object that Don FRAN CISCO D ' Assts was preferred by M. GUIZOT to Dun ENRIQUE ; and yet M. GUIZOT is lauded to the skies as the pink of decency and morality. Morality has its Tartuffes as well as religion. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Monday at 78f. 40c. ; the Five per Cent'. 116 f. 50c. ex div. ; the Orleans Railway Shares, 1,2771 50c. ; Rouen, 871 f. 25c. ; Havre, 690 f. ; Great Northern , 6281. 75c. ; Avignon, 825 f. ; Vierzon, 5751.; Bordeaux, 5321. 50c. ; Boulogne, 4051. ; Troy - es and Montereau, 325 f ; Basle, 2101. ; Dieppe, 3301. ; Paris and Strasburg, 463 f. 75c.; Tours and Nantes, 460 L ; Paris and Lyons, 4901.; Lyons and Avignon, 485 f. ; Bordeaux and Cettj„ 451 f. 25c. ; Spanish Three per Cents., 34q,i . MausEmLEs, Maucit 4 -Marseilles and Avignon, 835 E; Northern, 632 t 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 4931. 75c. LYONS, Mancti 6.--Paris and Rouen, 862 f. 50c ; Avignon and Marseilles. 8251. ; Northern, 626 f. 25c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Mancit 9. Boulogne and Amiens, l 4 - Louvain a la Sambre, 1 1 4 —Namur and Liege, 4A—Northern of France, 12% —Orleans and Bordeaux, —Paris and Lyons, 74 —Paz is and Bonen, 34 3 4 —Paris and Strasbourg, 3%—Sambre and Meuse, 7—Tours and Nantes, 3%. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NE WS. 1 (From The Sun ot Ni4ht.) The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were about 1,200 bales. The market was dull, and in prices there was .o attera.ion.—Hallway Shares were neglected. The sale of Railway Shares yesterday, by Messrs. Dimond and Co., went oft very flatly, and prices were considered a shade lower. During the the Count de Montemolin 'ntered, and seemed much interested by the method of dis posing of the property. Favonr.;ble advices have come to hand from Jamaica, Barbadoes, and other of the principal West India colonies, as to the state of the crops and the progress in sugar mak . ing, but the competition to which the planters are now :pen still excited complaints. It is to be hoped it will have the far better effect of inducing renewed energy, and the ap plication of improved methods of cultivation. There is some complaint of irregularity in the arrivals of' the steamers at Barbadoes, but the weather seems to have been the principal cause of this. From Mexico the intelligence to hand is most dishearten ing. The army of Santa Anna was sorely in want of supplies, and there was no prospect of funds being raised to ,rosecute, with anything like success, the contest with the Americans, who were steadily making their way. The steamer has a valuable bullion freight from Yera Cruz and Tampico, but al: en private account. The accounts from Paris are more cheerful, but here there is a pressure for money, and discounts are ranging higher. From 414 to 5 per cent. is now the charge upon first-rate paper, and the intention of the Bank of England not to make loans upon stock for longer periods than a fortnight, during the closing of the transfer books, tightens the marker. Consols have been 89% 1 4 for present transfer, and 89 1 /4 4 for time. Consols Scrip have been down to discount, and is now about par. The New Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents. have realised 91 to 90i. Bank Stock has fallen to 204 and 202. Exchequer-bills have been at ss. to Is. premium. There have been a good many tales, and the market is very flat. The Foreign Funds are quite neglected. Old Portuguese Bonds have realised 84; and Spanish Three per Cents . 34 : 1 Chilian Bonds have been worth 94; Belgian Four-and-a Half per Cents. have been at 96; and Dutch Two-and-a• Half per Cents. 57% to 57%. Railway Shares are affected by the decline in Stocks. tiit isli FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .. .. • • 203 4 202 202 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 894 .ti,4 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 89% % 587,, Three per Cent. Annuities, 1726 8814 88,1 i New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anne. 90% 91 90% 2 % 905% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 .. 9 5-16 9 5-16 India Bonds, 1,0001. 3 Ditto. under 1,0001. .. .. par par South Sea Stock .. 994 99 4 Ditto, New Annuities 88 1 884 Three per Cent. Annuities, 1751 88 88 Coni,ols for Account, April 15 89%% it .14 Consols, Scrip •• •• 0% p % dis par % dis Exchequer Bills. 1 kid. .... 5 1 pm. 1 p 500/. ~ .... 5' par pm. 4 p Ditto, Small .... 5 7 3 pm. 7 p ONE CLOSINt: FOREIGN FUNDS. O'Ci.OOK. PRICES. China]] Bonds, 6 per Cent .. . 94 94 Danish, 3 per Cent • •• .. 88% 88% Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account .. —2 1 3 A Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 84 84 =Ditto, 4 per Cent •• •• •• •• 33 for the Account .. ; 32% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, Three per Cent .. Ditto. for the Account .. .. 34 34 Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. t 39y, Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian Four-and-a-Halt per Cent .. 96 96 Dutch Two-and-a-lialt per Cent .. 57%X 57 yq Ditto, for the Account .. 57 Ts 57X, Ditto. I per Cent. Certificates 91% PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. BUSINESS PAID. DONE AT CLOSINGPAID. PRICES. O:7E O'CLOCK. Aberdeen.. .. 30 .... 27% 28 2B Amber.. Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction .. .. • . 2 1 4 ••..• • • . . .2t4 Birmingham and Oxford Junction 5 .• • • Irs %•• • . Boston, Stamford, & Birmingham 7 %.... 6 14 % 6% Buckinghamshire .. 61.45..... is p• ••••• •• F Caledonian .. 30 .... 26 4 26 . • Ditto, Half Shares 2 •• • • ”ti ••••• • • • • • Cheltenham and Oxford .. 2 •• • • I .. Eastern Counties .. 20 .. 20% 20 ...... Do. I'erpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 64 13s. 4d. 4p•••• • • .• Ditto, York Extension .. 4 .... 4 2 4 East Lancashire .. .. 14 .• • • Ditto New „. .... 9%•• . .• 9% East Lincolnshire _ 4 .... 6% ••••.. • • .. Great Northern (London & York Regd.) .... 2%14 .. . . . Do., do (Direct Northern Regd.) 3% .... 32%•• • • .... Great Western .. 86 ....117 115........ 115 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12% .... 19 18% Leeds and Bradford .. 35 .... 78% Leeds, Dewsbury, & Manchester 27% .......... 1)o., New Extension (1 - ink) .. 2% Liverp., Manch., & Newc. Dunce. .... I • . 1 London and Blactwall .. 161. 13s. 4d. ..... Ditto, New, No. 2 .. .. 1/. 13s. 4d. p.....••• p London, Brighton, :old S Coast.. 50 .... 53% 53 - 53% Ditto, Consol. Eighths .. 10 .... 12% 11% 11% London an North-Western • •100 •• • • 180 182 181.... 181 Ditto, Quarters . 2 .... .. •• •• .... Ditto ditto, New Shares .. .. 2 .... 13% % Ditto, Fifths . _ 2 .......... 17 Ditto, 10/. Shares M. &B. (A) 5 .... Lot,don and !South-Western • • 411. Ga. 10d... . 63 Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 40 .... 47 46% 46% Ditto, New 22% 24% .......... 25 Ditto, Tenths (Consolidated) .. 50 .... 53% .......... 53% Ditto, Scrip.. .. 5 5 1 4 % 5% London and York Extension Scrip 2%.... 2%.......... Lynn and Ely .. .. 20 .... 22% .......... 22% Manchester and Leeds .. .. •. 82 .• .......... Ditto, Fifths 5 10% Ditto. Thirds (Iteg.).. ..71. 4c.... 2% p........ p Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... .......... Midland .. .. •• .. —lOO ..• 118!4.....•..•. 11814 Ditto, New Ditto, New .. .. .. 30 .... 34%..... .... .. .. .. .. 2 .... - ... . Ditto. Birmingham and Derby 100 .... 91 .. • • ...... 91 Nexcastle and Berwick .. •. 20 .... 331 4 % . 33 Newmarket and Chesterford • • 10 10% 10 ...... 10 Norfolk .. • . ..100 •• .. task Counties Union .... 1 0% North British •• 25 .... 33% 34 ...... 34 Ditto, Ilalf Shares .. •• 1214 .... 16 .. ....... 16 1 4 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 2 1 4 4........ 4 ll.tto. Extension I}4 .4. .. • . North S;affordshire .• • • 5 7y.••. . . • . . 77 North Western .. .. • • 4 .... .......... Oxford,Woreest.,& Wolverhiuptii. 17 .... 11 i 4 • • ...... • • II iy entini uml w) re .. • • • • 25 •.••. • .. • • 34 Royston all , . hin . • • • • .1% ...• •• • ....... Scottish Central .• . .... 22 •• .. ••• • • '41 4 Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 3 .... 4 3;i .......• 27 , Ditto, Class B .. • • • • 11 4 .... 1!4.......... 1 Shropshire Union 425..... I 1 dis. South Eastern and Dovor .. • . 331.... 37 ...... •• • • 37 Do., New (d 0.32/. 63.8t1.) No. 2. 12 .... 13 .......... 1314 Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 3% ... 4% • 41% *i uth Wales .. • .. 10 .... 7% 8 • • 8 South Yorkshir.-, Doncaster, and Goole .. • .. 2 .... ...... •• .. 2 West Biding Union . • • .. 41.25..... 1 % p 114 p Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 15 .... 7 •• •.• 7 York and Newcastle .. .. 25 .... 4 .....• 354 Ditto, New.. .. .. 10 16 15% . 15 3 4 Ditto, Preference .. .. 4 B% I A, ........ York and North Midland .. 50 .... 86 •• • • 853, 2 Do. E and W. Riding Exten... 10 ... 2114% •• 21% FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .• •• 18 .... 13% 14 .• .• •. 1/ Dutch Rhenish .. • . .. 7 .... 4% 1 4 4...... Luxembourg 6 .. . Namur and Liege .. .. • • .. 10 .... 4% .• Nortnk rn ui France • • .• • • S .... 123 i .......... Orleans and Bourdeaux 6 .... Paris an.( Lyons .. .. • • .. 8 ....7 i 8 .......... l'aris and Strasbourg .. .• 5 .... 3% .. Rouen and llavre . .. 20 .... Sambre and Meuse .. .• 12 • MINES. 12 . 3 i 7% 3% 264 i Real del Monte, Unregistered .. .... 3% ...... ... UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD. REGULATIONS FOR SIR ROBERT TAYLOR'S FOUNDATION.• (Agreed upon in Convocation, April 10, 1845, and March 4, 1847.) CURATORS. The Curators to be nine in number. The Vice. Chancellor, the two Proctors, and the Regius Professor of Mod.•rn History, to be four of that number. The remaining five to be approved by Convocation, on the nomination of the Vice Chancellor, the two Proctors, and the Regius Professor of Modern History. or the majority of them, the Vice-Chancello: having a casting vote in case of an equality of votes. To be Doctors in one of the Faculties, or M.A. of at least five years standing from their regency, or B. C. L. or B.M. of at least six years standing from the taking of their degree. To bold their office fer five years only, but to be re•eligible. Duties of the Curators. To meet in the second week of February, May, and November, and whenever summoned by the Vico-Chancellor, five of the whole number constituting a quorum. To nominate the Professur and Teachers, but not without the concurrence of five Curators in each nomination ; and e:ch nomination to be approved by Convocation., To remove the Teachers, if need be; but not without the concurrence of five Curators in each case. To appoint a librarian, and if need be, to remove hitn but in either case net without the concurrence of five Cu rators. To appoint the porter, and, if need be, to remove him. To appoint a deputy for a limited period, whenever the professor, or any of the teachers, shall be prevented front dis charging his duties in person, and to assign to the deputy such payment as they may think fit out of the stipend of such professor or teacher. To discharge the ordinary and incidental expenses of the building and institution out of the Taylor Fund. To exercise the general government of the institution, and to carry the regulations into effect. To employ a sum not exceeding 1,000/., in the purchase of books for the general purposes of tee institution. To employ a further sum, not exceeding 100', in each year, in the nurcha'e of books, pamphlets, periodicals, and journals, for the same general purposes. PROFESSOR. One professor to be appointed, and at first for five years only, with the title, " Professor of Modern European Lan guages :" but to be re-eligible. To be removable at any time with the concurrence of at least five Curators, for neglect of duty, or for immorality, or for te..ching or holding tenets at variance with the doctrines or discipline of the Church of England. To be a member of the University at the time of Lis ad mission. To receive an annual stipend of 400/. If in holy orders, to have no parochial charge during the re- sidence hereinafter required of him. Duties of the Professor. To lecture on the Philology or Literature of some of the principal languages of Europe. To deliver a course of not less than eight lectures in each Term— Easter and Act being accounted as one. The lectures to be gratis, and open to all members of the University. To be resident in the University throughout each term, power being reserved t• a majo:ity of the Curators to grant an occa sional leave of absence. • Extract from the will of Sir Robert Taylor : "--- To ihe Chancellor and Scholars of the University of Oxford and their successors for the purpnse of applying the in terest and produce thereof in purchase of freehold land within, or if possible to be made within, the jurisdiction of the said University for the erecting a proper edifice therein, and for establishing a foundation for the teaching and improving the European languages in such mariner as should from time to time be approved by the said Chancellor and Scholars in con_ 'coati= metaled. , within certain hours daring daylight, according so the direo• limes of the Curators, A separ.lte room to be reserved for the use of persons not under the degree of M. A., B. C. L., or B. B. The Curators to judge of the propriety of alfowing anv and what books to be taken out of the building by the teachers or by members of the Univers'try. TEACHERS. Teachers to be appointed at first in German and French, and for rive years only ; but to be re-eligible. To be removable at any time with the concurrence of at least five Curators. To receive an annual stipend each of I L . : or. Duties of the Teachers. To be resident in the University throughout each term, and to be at the disposal of the Curators, for tho purpose of teach ing or lecturing in the Taylor Building four hours daily, power being reserved to a majority of the Curators to grant an occa sional leave of absence. Such teaching and lecturing to be gratis, and open to all members of the University. To be allowed to teach in private, with the consent of tltri Curators, but not within the Taylor Building. If British subjects by birth, to 'subscribe the Thlrty.nine Articles. PORTER. The porter to be in attendance at the door ; to clean the rooms. to make and attend to the fires, and to perform such other duties as may be required by the Curators. To be subject to the authority of the Librarian for all pur poses within the building. ACCOUNTS. The accounts to be kept by the Curators, and submitted an nually to the delegates of accounts. '44 112 4 t a Ipa. py/ I • )1.1,. ,44,4410‘ • DIE pre Z, ‘ REPIT U _ ill iyi4, 51,111 t LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH ii, 1847. The Comm , ms met at Twelve. The second reading of the Edinburgh and Perth Railway Bill was postponed for a week. Sir W. BARRON moved the second reading of the Arrest for Debt (Ireland) Bill, the object of which was to assimilate the law of arrest in Ireland to the law in England, by abolishing arrest for debts under 201. Mr. MONAGHAN opposed the motion, as interfering with the rights of property in Ireland. Mr. SHAW paid a high complement to the Solicitor- General for Ireland, for the manner in which he had conducted his opposition to this Bill, and would support him in such opposition. Mr. M. MILNES supported the Bill, as did Mr. SHAR MAN CRAWFORD. Mr. GROGAN trusted the Bill would be withdrawn. A short diseu*sion ensued, which ended in the with drawal of the Bill, after an assurance on the part of Sir G. GREY, that the subject was under the consideration of the law officers of the Crown, and a short consultation between Mr. LABOCCUERE and Sir H. W. BARRON, The Dra'.unge of Land Bill passed through Committee. On the motion for bringing up the report on the land ed property (Ireland) Bill, various amendments were proposed by Viscount. NEWRY and Lord COURTENEY, which were negatived without a division, and the further consideration of the report was postponed to Friday. The Loan Bill was read a third time and 'lased, and the House adjourned. Winter has so far elapsed without the settlement of the intestine differences of Portugal. What is to be the ultimate condition of that portion of the Pe ninsula—whether it is to receive a liberal constitution, under the sovereignty of Dom MIGUEL, or to be or ganized as a republic, or to be tranquillised by the military supporters of MARIA DA GLORIA—StiII re mains very questionable. Nor are the leaders of either of the belligerent parties taking any very active measures for the termination of this important and disastrous quarrel. One delay after another occurs, originating at one moment in the Royalist Cabinet and at another in the Junta of Oporto, until the war is protracted to an almost hopeless length. So much ingenuity is lavished upon this procrasti nation that there would absolutely seem to be a ge neral anxiety to extend the embarrassments of the nation for certain individual advantages. The suppo sition is most irresistible; but from the enormity of the turpitude which it would imply we are loath to place any serious weight upon those first impressions. We would prefer pinning our belief down to the almost incredible notion that these delays have arisen from the incapacity of some or all of the antagonistic chieftains; and we term that notion " almost incredible," because it would indicate a weakness very nearly amounting to imbecility in those leaders. Either there is knavery in the cha t racter of SALDANHA, or he is showing himself alto gether incompetent to undertake the championship of an inexperienced SOVEREIGN. His conduct i 3 not explicable on any other consideration. The policy of DAS ANTAS is immeasurably more rational; there is a certain compactnesss and unity in the course pur sued by that insurgent commander which we can comprehend and appreciate. There is a progression and an accumulative energy in his movements which promise excellently for his success, and, aided by popular enthusiasm, there is little doubt but that his weapons of offence and defence must prove most formidable, and possibly most de • structive to his less able or less ingenuous opponent. While Marshal SALDANHA is dallying with time in the seclusion of Oliviera de Azemcia and of Vendas Novas, it would appear that his active tntagoniAs in Oporto are mustering all the forces of the aroused population and of the Miguelites upon one centre and under one guidawfe. By this means a superior army to that of SALDANHA, both in nu merical power and general discipline, will be oppcsed to the embarrassed and conflicting councils of the royalists. The result of this proportion, it' not re versed by some extraneous and unforeseen circum stances, must inevitably lead to the triumph of the people over the QUEEN ; and this consequence, we maintain, will, in the event of its coming to pass, be attributable, first, to the overwhelming hostility of the revolted populace; and, secondly, to the dilatory system adopted by the Duke DE SALDANIIA. Whatever may be the upshot of the pending struggle, it will be unparalleled in the records of Peninsular revolutions, seeing ths.t the hostile armies were per omitted to fight i - out together without the ped dling or ambitious intervention of foreign s.ddiers This tee cannot but regard as an indication .of the progress mada in the popular ideas regarding the i necessity of alliance in battle. It is a significant sign of the disinclination of modern Governments to rush into every quarrel and complicate thereby still further the complications of the parties originally en gaged. " Red battle stamps his foot," but nations now-a-days do not " feel the shock" further than by sympathy. But a few years since, and Europe would have been plunged into war for lesser crimes than the purloining of an Infanta, or the occupation of Cracow. Aided by experience, and improved judgment, and a widened humanity, we are less disposed to partake in the iiiiseriss of every pugnacious principality. We are acquiring the practical philosophy of contenting ourselves with the ills imposed upon us by PROVIDENCE, and of sedu lously avoiding any unnecessary participation in the sufferings peculiar to otl.ers. In this it is impossible to deny that there is considerable wisdom and no very inconsiderable benevolence; for while we are relieving ourselves from the woes consequent upon an engagement in foreign conflicts, we are manifestly abstaining from a proceeding which is calculated so much to lengthen the existence and multiply the evils of the strife. Hence we are disposed to regard with peculiar satisfaction the neutral behaviour of the Russell Administration, from the very first outbreak of the present insurrection in Portugal. To the nation itself is left the right of bringing the contest to a conclusion. In the hands of the Portu guese people reposes the gift of victory ; and accord ing as that people are influenced by the contending powers will that boon he awarded. Ilitherto :;ALDANIIA has done nothing but what is cal aulated to estrange l - ,is fellow-cuun7ryien from Tus banners, from the cruelties practised upon the prisoners of Torres Veiras to the exhibitiori of pusi lanitnify made by him in not intercepting DAs ANTAS in his recent passage from Vianna to Oporto. DAS ANTAS, on the contrary, has displayed through out a consistency, a valour, a perseverance, and a tcenerosity of action, certain to ensure to him self and hi s colleagues the admiration of the community. ci e May we no t di scern i n t hi s dis parity o f s kill the difference . e of the purpose and p the rin 's les of the •-b e lli gerents? May vs riot perceive therein how marvellously tutional Government h as b ecome a coasts weakened by =x ' COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert walked in the pleasure grounds of Osborne House on Tuesday afternoon. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Al fred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took airings in the vicinity of Osborne House on Tuesday afternoon. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar arrived at Osbor,e House on a visit to the Queen on Tues day, and dined with her Majesty and her Royal Consort. The unfavourable state of the weather yesterday morning prevented her Majesty and the Royal Family from taking their accustomed walks in the pleasure-grounds and on the beach. The Duke of Cambridge gave a grand dinner yesterday at Cambridge House, to toe Noble Directors of the Concert of Ancient Music, and a select party. His Royal Highness being the Director for the evening. Among the company were the Chevalier Bunsen, Prussian Minister, wit' Madame Bunsen, Baron de Beust, Saxon Minister, and Baroness de Beust; the Duke of Weliingt n, the Countess of Jersey, the Countess of Mansfield, and Lady Caroline Murray, Baron Brenner, Count and Countess Keglowitz, Sir Andrew Bernand, Rev. Evan Nepean, Sir Henry R. Bishop, and Major Stephens. In the evening their Royal Highnesses the Duke an.l Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the Duke of Wel lington and their other distinguished guests, and attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan and Baron Knesebeck. went to the Hanover-square Rooms, to honour toe iierformance of the Ancient Concert with their presence. Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary accomp inied the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. A deputation on the subject of'Chlery. i A amd V . pa e s .n, t n n t d ie i rn a . , e i m ecw i o tr, r wh a ,Ei t ti ieho,nE,Mr. in cl 1.1 Grey udiri yesterday,g, r ll , l a r. nd H r .t y hA t at e Colonial-office. A deputation, consiling of Sir Roderick J. Murchison, F.R.S., President of the British Association for the Advance mentwaited on Lord F.R.S,, nce in of Science, the Bis ho p of No rwich , F.R.S., President I eF. of the Linnsam Society, Sir Philip de Grey E ger t on , B ar t., John Downing street, to present a m emorial to his Lordship from 1r embers of various scientific so cieties, su gg e sting that steps may be taken to secure a d ue re p resentation o f natural science in the h P n " ; R s Russell S yesterday, and Processor at ssohris Owen,official residence Board of Trustees of the British Museum. The Rev. A Short had an interview yesterday with Earl Grey. Sir Charles Adam had an interview with the Right Hon. Edward Strait yesterday, at the office of the Commissioners of Railways, in Great George-street. THE BALEARIC ISLANDS . TO TILE EDIIOtt OF Thi SUN. • S gthpoiele pr 7 of tnttime when might, not ri g ht, i s the Europe , , and t h e possess i ons i n tiP Mediterranean will necessaril y become the object of e , :ecestat:on amongst r ival powers, it may not be in opportune to recal attention to the history of the al learic Islands, which have so repeatedly changed their Protectorate since the fatal ambition of Louis XIV. in iireaking the Austrian line of succession in Spain, by widen meal's he destroyed the balance of 'ewer in Europe, evaerated all Italy, and sapp e d the foundation of nationally on the European continent. The Isles of Majorca, Minorca, and tics, which the right of conquest alternately assigned to France, Span, and England, during the last century, were erected first into a sovereignty under James II of Art agon, the first King of Majorca, Count of Roussillon, and Lord of Metepellier. Ile died in 1312, the 14th May, and was succeeded by his grandson, James 111. of Arragon, King o :tlajorea, &c., who sold the county of Raussil:on and the town anti castle of Moltpellier to Ptiitip of Va iois King of France. for 1 20 , 000 gold crowns in mo n ey. His daugnter, Isabelle, or Elizabeth, of Arrazon, sole heiress to .he Balearic Islands, married, the 4th of Sep tenaber, 1358, John Paleologue If., Marquis of Mont. frrrat, and their successors, male and female, reigned in Montferrat, and as sovereigns of Majorca, bearing also the titles of King of Jerusalem and Cyprus. The Princess Margaret Paleoloque Montferrat, last of the Pateulogues Montferrat, inherited, on the extinc tion of the trial: branch of this family, all the p osses sions and prerogatives of her ancestors, and brought them as a dowry on her marriage with Frederick of Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua in 151. The Empe , or Maximilian 11. erected the marquesate of Montserrat into a sovereign duchy in 1573, the Bth of September, in favour of their son, William I. of G•ln z tga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, and di creed that these duchies should be inseparable in the house of Gonzsga. He confirmed William, Duke of Mantua, &c. Sec., and his successors. by a diploma of the same (five, "in all their titles, d•g .succeAsions, rights, privileges as Soy& eiyns, and as Kings of Majorca, Jerusalem, Thessaly, and Cyprus, and Vicar perpetual of Italy," which had been suc cessively confirmed by his predecessors the Emperors Charles IV., Sigismond, Frederick, Maximilian, Charles V., and Ferdinand, to the Marquisses of Mont ferret of the Royal Houses of Saxony, of Paleoloque, and of Gonsaga. During the war of succession in Spain, and since that period, the ambitious policy of Louis XIV. hurled all the Sovereign Princes of Mantua, Castiglione, Mi randola, and the other States of Lombardy, from their thrones, and the Balearic Islands have alike become the sport of fortune. The present views of the French Cabinet relative to these possessions, if intended, as formerly' in the reign of Laois XIV., to be a preliminary step to the establish Went of a new dynasty on the throne of Spain, might lawfully be opposed by me, in virtue of my hereditary right to dispose of these islands acc - xding to my will, a, sole, direct, and legitimate heir of Frederick Duke of Mantua and Margaret Paleoloque. Mentlerrat, and of Francois of Gonzaga, Mantua, Castiglione, Duke of Sol ferino, my great grandfather, who, us one of the pre tendants to the throne of Austria on the extinctioe of the mile branch of Hap-burg. in 1740, claimsd his rights to din empire of Austria, and to the sovereignties of his an• cestors in Italy. (Vid, vol. i. p. 273, of the treaties of peace of Koch, by Schoen.) These historical details are copied from authentic do cuments and manuscripts belonging to my family, and cannot fail to be most precious whenever hereditary rghts and the laws of nations resume their away in Europe. Accept, Sir, the assurance of my high consideration, ALEXANDRE, Prince de G o rmaga-Mantua - Castiglione, Due de Mantua. London, March 9, 1847. Tint CITY GAUGE DUES.—The ()niers and Clerk Committee of the Corporation of London have resolved that the City gauge dues of 4 pence per to:4 of 210 gallons upon wines imported into this port of London be discontinued, and have given directions to the proper °Rice at the Cli5IOEl liuese accordingly. LIIMARIAN. A librarian to be appointed by the Curators. To be resident in the building, and to have the charge and superintendence of it, subject to the direction and controul of the Curators. To be in constant attendance; and to deliver out and enter the books, as delivered, in a register. To go every evening through the building, to see that all lights and fires have been extinguished. To receive an annual stipend of 1501. Not to be absent at any period of the yeu without leave of the Curators. LIBRARY. The library to be open to all members of the University REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN TRADE. (From the Mark-line Express.) Though there is now no 1 anger anything new in pur cha-es of English wheat for shiptn , nt to France, small quantities having from time tit time been taken in our markets by French buyers for several months past, still, a good deal of sensation has been caused this week by the extent of the purchases for that country. What had been previously done had been on a comparatively retail scale. but latterly a large proportion of the supply hrought forward at the shipping orts on the east coast, has been bought for export ; and, should the demand continue on the same scale, cur own in Hers will have to bestir themselves to (Inaba the quantity needed to keep their mills going. The wheat trade is certainly in a very singular po , ition at present. Countries from which we are in the habit, in ordinary years, of receiving supplies, are not only unable to afford us assistance, but actually look to England for aid. On the east coast, as already stated, wheat has been rather largely bought this week for the continent; whilst our western ports have, for months past, b( en shipping ex tensively to Ireland. Under these circumstances, it is not surprising that stocks should have diminished rapidly; and we feel tolerably certain that less wheat is, at this moment, held by farmers than has been the case for some years at the corresponding time. There may be, and probably are, exceptions in particular localities; but, taking the kingdom collectively, there must, we think, be a considerable deficiency. At no time since the harvest have the growers held back supplies; this is proved by the quantities returned as sold at those towns where the returns are made up for computing the averages, and by the generally liberal manner in which all the markets in the agricultural districts have been supplied. It follows, therefore, that if the last crop did not exceed an average (and that it did not is now universally admitted), irn tnense inroads must have been made in farmers stocks. There was, it is true, a fair quantity of old wheat on hand when the new crop was harvested, particularly in the western counties, but not more, we believe, than in ordinary times. The fact is that the consumption of wheat has, in consequence of the want of potatoes, been enormously great, in evidence of which we have merely to draw attention to the almost total exhaustion of the foreign stocks in warehouse. Taking London, for ex ample, when the new corn-laws were passed, duty was paid here on upwards of 600,000 quarters ; of this large quantity there are at present not more than 80 000 to 10(,000 quarters left on hand. We have not the means at command for ascertaining whether the drain has been equally great at the outports, but, from all we can collect on the subject, we can come to no other conclusion than that stocks are decidedly short in all parts of the kingdom, and that, however liberal the American supplies may prove, they will hardly suffice to place us in a safe position. The present value of wheat being deemed hazardous :or investments, very few speculative purchases have of late been made. [knee there has been less animation in the trade than might have been expected ; indeed, had it not been for the French demand, prices would probably have under gone a slight depression. The inquiry for export and purchases for actual consumption have, however, sufficed to take off the supplies ; and, so far from any reaction having occurred, the tendency has been decidedly up wards. 2% 1% 19% If P 37,4 In the Scotch markets, no change appears to have taken place in prices of wheat; for whilst the lively tone of the advicei from the south had induced sellers to re main firm, an unwillingness on the part of the millers to buy had rendered it impossible to establish an advance. From Ireland, the reports are of a similar character as before; the sufferings of the people had, in some localities, been partially alleviated; in other districts the distress is stated to be as great as ever, and there can be no doubt that shipments of food, on an ex tensive scale, will have to be mode from hence through out the summer. Flour, of town manuraeture, has not sold freely ; hut the millers have manife..te , i no anxiety to press the article, and its previous !lulu, has been firmly souported. For ship flour, former terms have likewise been cl.- manded, and the best brands of American have been ,old at slightly enhanced rates. The arrivals of barley have not been very large, (lly 9,615 qrs. having been n ported up to this (S iturday) evening, including. 6,667 qrs. from abroad. This grain , qls, nevertheless, been very dull of sale, and even the :inert malting qualities have rather fallen in value. whilst diliding and grinding; stir: s, which are more likely to be influenced by the expected supplies from thk Baltic, have been almost unsaleatle. The brewers have bought tunic with extreme cauthl. throughout the week, which, tozeti.er with the very (Jul state of the barley market, has caused a :light decline in prices of the article. The supply of oats from our coast has amounted to 5,032 gni., whilst frimi Scotland 3,119 qrs. and from Ireiand only 539 qrs. have been received ; upwards t) 26,000 qrs. having, however, come to hand from the near continental ports in the course of the is eck, thz-re has been no scarcity of this grain. The principal dealers being fully aware that importers will, if possible, avoid incurring landing expenses, have acted on the reserve, their object being to wait for the expiration of the lyi , tg days, and thus force down prices. The transactions have, consequently, been On quite a restricted scale, and the turn has been decidedly in favour of the buyer. Beans have met with very little attention, and no va riation requiring notice has occurred in quotations. Peas have been taken off in retail, at touch the same rates as before. There have been fewer offers of Indian corn to arrive, and fur cargoes near at hand full prices might have been realised. TO THE PUBLIC. Unfler the present awfid calamity of famine, accom panied with fearffil loss of human lif., it is the bounden luty of every individual to aid and assist his fellow men, without regard to sect or creed; and more especially :toes it behove each in his rearective station and calling, to second the measures of the Government of his country, irrespective of ad political feeling, in husbanding and lessening the consumption of flour, and thus forestalling the means of subsistence for the forth-coming season ; a season which, it is to be feared, wi ll be most severely Celt by the labouring class of this kingdom, a hose pri vations and wants are, from the high price of provisions, and the almost annihilation of the potato-crop, (which constitutes about five-sixths of their food) increasing with fearful and rapid steps. In the hope of being useful fOr effectuating the above desirable end, the following -ugeestions are strongly and repectfully submittt d to the attention of the rich, that by their practical bounty and example, they may incite and aff IA to the poor the means of adopting them, which, under the blessing of God, will greatly tend to decrease their sufferings, and supply them with nutritious food. The following receipt for making bread, has been tried and adopted, not only in the writer's family, but by many others, who have been sueplied with it, with the ! most marked and decided stvecas ; and it is in its If so simple in its preparation, tleit it can be made available by the poorest person, simply by their dividing it : thus tor example-131b:, of flour, wiih 11lbs. of fresh coarse iiran, well boiled in one gallon of wart r, and strained off aith the u6tril proaortions f y east :norisalt, will give an arcrease in weight to the ',real of 3 ; 1 ,- be. beyond the ex eess made in the usual way, and the bran, although de• privet! of its nutritive preperti. s, does not lose its drastic or cooling ones, but is rather increased thereby, and may oe given to horses, tor those purposes, with good effict. Remove only the coat se flake bran (rota the flour. of this take five pounds, and boil it in rather more than four gallons of water, so that, when perfectly strained, you may have three gallons and three quarts of bran water clear: with this knead 56 lbs. of the flour, adding salt ,rid ye a st in the same way and proportions as fur other bread. 11 hen randy to bake, divide it into loaves, and bulte them two hours and a half. Thus made, float- will im bibe three quarts more of bran water than of plain, so that it nut only produces amore nutritious and substan tial food, but makes an increase of one-fifth of the u sua l quantity of bread , which is a m saving of one d a y' s con su ntien out of six; and if this were adopted through out the kingdom, it would make a saving of some millions sterling throughout the year,. reckonin g th e consumpt4 (f to be 200,00 0 bnsliels a ay. The same quantity of flour, which, kneaded with water, produces 691bs. Boz. of bread, will in the above way make 831bs. Boz., and g a i n 14ib s . At thu ordinary price of flour, four millions would be saved. When ten days' old, if put into the oven for twenty tninutes, this bread will appear quite new again. 'I his being the season fo r sow i ng parsn i ps, no t i me should be lost in preparing the ground, which only re quires to be dug to the extent of twenty-two hclies, if possible, and well pulverixd. As it grows will a tap root, whatever manure is applied should be placed at the bottom of the ground, so as to supply the root with nourishment. Four pennyworth of seed well sown and trodden in, will produce more meals than four sacks of potatoes, and, what is still more important, for that quantity it will not require more ground than is suffi cient to grow half a sack of potatoes. There are three sorts of parsnips, all or French extraction, and respec tively adapt e d fo r th e d e pth o f, an d different soils. The seed may be procured of any respectable seedsman, which, independent of its being recommended as a sub stitute for the potato, it will be found extremely nourish ing, if well boiled, and of inestimable benefit to thel eof poor possessing gardens, or field allotments, h which wilt be greatly enhanced by their respective v ctiv a e u land- II lords reducing the rents. H.. March 5, 1847. ~~~ LITERATURE. THE GREATEST PLAGUE OF LIFE; The. Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Servant. Part Part H. Crtnkshank's iihastrations to this Part are edify They are, the c a t did i t — a ll sorts o f ca t s doing all "- of impossible m i sc hi e f ; an d "I t i s my cous in, Slteem . „ Ai t .. a servant introdu c i ng t o h er m i stress. w h o has melt e edly made her appearance in the kitchen, s elf l Pr e T-- Life Guardsman. I n thi s num b er we have the _, tures of the lady with a peppery, red bot, but he 11...."" hearted Irish servant, who gives way to a pretty, r u o, man-loving, sold!er attracting, niminy pireinY Although the staple of the work is amusing twadd l e' 66 114 ever and anon we meet with p assag es of much. i wisdon,, and suggestiveness. Fur instance, the ' bil l: ing observations of the husband upon bis wife ..,,"I,„a plaints of the niisdoings o f servan t s s hould be. mu studied by vy mater and mistress " He told e me er that I s ought not to have : insulted the 0,4 the way I had, and that if, in her anger, she had put ea it , to my life—though the womanarl would have striered t o c i al still 1 should have been ney as much to 1311 . . me es_r t 4,6 adding, that it really str uc k hi m , t h a t if I bappena",„ — ir ell hold of a good, honest, i n d us t r i ous serva nt, Who An--•vieg wanted to be humoured a little, that I must noels g° tbl continually at her weak point, until I forced her etu " bit t house; for I seemed to think that the wages were di et was due from the mistress to her servan t s , forgett i ng i tut had undertaken to make my ho use th e ir l a me steed if I stripped it of all the attribute s of one, and coeo it into a prison instead, where th e y were t o See a° fri a les and be kept to so many months' h ar d l a b o ur, erbY , '" only natural that they, poor thin gs , fi n di ng I bad I','o my duty to them, should, in their turn, forget tbete,_,ll to me. Besides, he added, I should r e member that at there was little or no excuse for th e mistresss 13 „ °I Lice formance of her part of the contract, still some „ c ies should be made for the poor creatu res , w h ose v ery dettel — t h e r of education made them often do wrong merely bea l°sB Ans had never been lucky et 4110 to hare learnt bett er ' i 6 then he had the impudet C 3 to ask m e w h a t I shou ld Ig o when I asked my next servant what kind of a cbar a t r i e could have from her last mistress, the girl in return %lot ask me what kind of a character /could have freaati servant? I told him that I should say that it was velotte °ll' her impudence, indeed, and tell h er t o ge t ou t of th_ i e ide s directly—adding, that I never heard o f suc h an abs in all my life before. d " Otc_urse,' Edward replied, sm ilin g a t what . 1- , (though I'm sure I. could see nothing to laugh a" ) gess yet, perhaps, it is not quite so a b sur d a no ti o n as .."2" . w ito to fancy. You forget that the girl comes into your ea,bbt be subject to your every little whim and caprice, Oa ,' 'ire not only her bread, but also her com f or t an d hapPin c— ss oo. dependent upon your character ; and it stands to re o ff i r from the very nature of thin gs , th a t t h e s l ave must eon more from the tyrant, than the tyra n t can possibly - from the slave.' " THE COMIC HISTORY OF ENGLOA Gilbert a B?eket. illustrated by Leech. d Merrily do we laugh through the reigns Of ' g o ee VI. and Edward IV. under the guidance of o f Beckett ; and, laughable though it be, his aceo ll j o is, Joan of Arc is the only true one that has yet bear ; o p, After the same fashion does he treat Margaret of A ll i j os another heroine of those dull and solemn roams ne ftet who have chosen to dub themselv e s historians. .ti observing of Henry VI., that " What had been lO: bo c i l hood the gentleness of the lamb, be ca me in Ins downright sheepishness," he thus proceeds : 1 04 " Henry being a mere nonentity, it was resolved to 0 make something of him by finding hi m a w ife of ePl %it; if small beer could be. turned into stout by mixing a q n a for' of gin with it. Margaret of Anjou was selected for ' 4 'o 'nation of this deleterious compound Sh e wa s one of 04 of intolerable nuisances—a fine woman, with a great_ d, decision, which means that she wa s d ec id e dly dis Her father was a nominal king of Sicily and Jerusideel'of he had no real dominions, and only rented, as it were., ll .4 e. plate, or had his name up over the do or o f th e coati:oo cificd. He was as poor as a cup of tea after the fifth ; s tet and ruled over about as much land as he could cram ~„i g* few flower- pots which adorned the wi n d ow o f hie w" t i r poile He kept a minister who answered the b e ll a nd the P fl o at the same time, and was accustomed to wait at table Lao Itiajesty's apartment was furni s h e d w ith a so rt of covered with green baize, which formed a board 03 4 4 0 r cloth; and he had several sticks-in-waiti ng in his anlu bs da stand. His robe de matin was his robe of state; jr b ps green silk privy purse, and an ormol u cabinet. P e 410 keeper of the great seal, which hung to his watch; si e n o, bureau comprised a secretary for the home depart;oo 4 , which he kept all his washing-bills. He °n o s P with a master of the horse by keeping no Iwo. his own, and he always had plenty of gentlemen- in' ,. /I .par in the shape of creditors. He saved the expense ° f master by paying nobody ; and though he issued Ax" - holli Bills, they were not only at very long dates, bat 'N oi r unworthy of any one's acceptance. He was his 0 " Oi l cellor of his own Exchequer, for he used to decl se va much apparent inte gr ity, th a t hi s governmen t shou ld 0 be degraded by useless sinecures. Whenever 0 10 nothing to do,' he would philosophi ca lly exc laim, '1 1 4 10 it my duty to do it.' H e usua ll y res id e d i n Sicily was at home, but he kept in his court—at the bat s lodging—a few Jerusalem artichokes, to representoan terests of the other kingdom o f Jerusalem. He use d t e ak a financial statement every now and then, for the o f 1 0 clearing himself of his debts, which were the subject, t oe annual act of which he alone got th e b ene fit. He use d :off these occasions to profess a considerable anxiety to 111.,".00 as he went on, but his goi ngs on an d rubbings %bad equally to his own advant age , an d th e cos t o f those " s alt trusted him. Never was political economy carried tsicilie perfection as by the father of Margaret, the King of and Jerusalem." f The following hit at an ancient art (the style 0 which is worshipped by Young E ng land, and ticed by Mr. Dyee). is admir a bl e. Sneaking of 50 cient piece of "winery, he s a y s set "Its chief peculiarity was its aptitude —according t° b ,ijs engravings we have seen of it—for carrying ea o _% °fl j e ,,el4 considerably larger tha n t h e mouth of t h e for we have often feasted our ey es u pon pictures of a cannon-ball issuing from a Cann le gli betiler half the circumference of the projected missile. " wati it is that in those days expanding arnmunitio,n, the provided, which increased i n b u lk t wo f o ld after leVlic7lodi cannon's mouth, we are unable to say at that distant P., t bis but. the illuminations of the time undoubtedly presee.".tgy striking phenomenon. The dust of ages lies unfort110:0 on many of our facts, and though we might, it is tr a i e „ s are up a duster and wipe the died of ages off; there is a in the imaginative which the actual could never realise, This description is admirably illustrated by Irem a high art picture of the period. VANITY .A o. 111. e pd Mr. Thaekeray improves as he progresses, We ll " Vanity Fair" promises to be the most truthful 261 5 el as the most caustic of modern novels. The adv" — ber , of Miss Rebecca Sharp are continued in this nu rl3 o 0 - She is domiciled at Qu e e n 's C raw l e y, an d has ivr rib') tinted herself into the confid ence o f ever y m ember o ' . i r e, Crawley family. Sir Pitt Crawl e y i s a co untry S c i t l e id est, a brute—a shrewd man, of low tastes and "„:it, habits, who kills his own m u t ton ," or as he phras` - t bs "sticks his own ships," and after the said sucking ,5 family live upon coarse joint s o f mu t ton serv ed UP 14 0 ( plate, until the ship is all eat up, and then, by "for variety, a pig is killed, and they feed upon pork;;;e s week. Lady Crawley is a non-entity ; the .o';h-ee. re Crawley (Miss Sharp's pupils) are hoyd en s ; and are two sons of Sir Pitt by a former wife—Mr. Cr!" te lls a saint, and Random Crawley, a rout captain in fa guards. The captain, who has a hearty antipslqiisi his father, is the favourite of his maiden aunt, "bo Crawley—a romantic el& rly maiden, a liberal, 'is. reads Voltaire, and understands Rousseau. Miss fe e l a y i s alway s an o bj e ct of grea t re s p e ct w h en she CO to Qut en's Crawley and , h oe "She had a balance at her bankers whi c h would - made her b a eloved anywhere. th 6 " What dignity it gives an old lady, that balance s - re , bankers! How tenderly we look at her faults if she is s s a ; ss Wive (andinay every reachir have a score of such), Tl P s . "„' - kind good-natured old creature we find her! How the partner of Hobbs and Dobbs leads her smiling to the carriso! with the lozenge upon it, and the fat wheezy coachs l : g a How, when she com es t o p ay a v i s i t, we generally ni4l opportunity to let our friends know h er s t a ti on i n the list' We say (and with perfect truth) I wish I had Mis 3 Whiner's signature to a cheque for five thousand I )(nl ",,at, She would'nt miss it, says your wife. She i 3 inY i t; if say you, in an easy careless way, when your friend as' s - of Miss Mac Whiner is any relative ? Your wife is perPe tu ;rlS sending her little testimonials of affection, your little % % I & endless worsted baskets, cushions, and footstools for " o f What a good fire there is in her room when she comes t ° l ;e1 you a visit, although your wife laces her stays without -, The house during her stay assumes a festive, neat, 1 1• I'l ais jovial, snug appearance not visible at other seasons. bud yourself, dear sir, forget to go to sleep aft e r dinner, and ry yourself all of a sudden (though you invariably lose) % i s fond of a rubber. What good dinners you have- 00 i every day. Malmsey-Madeira, and no • end of fish ' r ise Loratoe. Even the servants in the kitchen share in to y general prosperity • and, somehow, during the 5 d of Mi s s M a c Whirto's fat coachman, the beet tea grown much stronger, and the consumption 01 ss , and sugar in the nursery (which her maid t 3„? her meals) is not regarded in the least. Is it so, or is not 3 .; t1 I appeal to the middle classes. Ali, gracious powers! i4 .1 1 ,'0 3oa would send me an old aunt—a maiden aunt with a loz e h - o ls on her carriage, and a front of light coffee-coloured hair J u lie my children should work work- bsgs for her, and InY. ! and I would make her comfortabl e ! S weet — swe et vin o-- Foolish— foolish dream!" The family of Sir Pitt, however, are not the on 9 worshippers who pay homage to Miss Crawley'smsa ll ,lo Sir Pitt has a brother, the Rev. Bute Crawley, rector of tie village, with whom, of course, he is 5 V,1 riance. Wiere is the rural parish to be found in /T re the squire and the parson are :tot at variance , ° I " especially where they chance to be brothers? " The, Rev. Bute Crawley was a tall, stately, jolly t hatted man, tar more popular in his county than the Pa',4-nste his brother. At college he pulled stroke-oar in the C 11 : - .1 6 church boat, and had thrashed all the best bruisers of "_„ " town." lie carried his taste for boxing and athletic este,,.., vises into private life: there was not a fight within twe?o,, miles at which he was not present, nor a race, nor a cou,rV match, nor a regatta, nor a ball, nor an election, nor A v ,3 ',„, tion dinner, nor indeed a good dinner in the whole county, but he found means to attend it. You might see his t l' orY mare and gig-lamps a score of miles away from his Rec _ House, whenever there was any dinner party at Fuddlestni''. A or at Roxby, or at \\'upshot Hall, or at the great Lords, the county, with all of whom he was intimate. lie h , a nd fine voice ; rang " A southerly' wind and a clou d y sky ;' de gave the " whoop" in chorus with general applause. He to hounds in a pepper-and - salt frock , and was one of the beat fishermen in the county. , w ho " Mrs. Crawley, the rector's wife , w as a s mart little body, wrote this worthy divine's sermons. Beieg of a dome - u s ' turn, and keeping the hcuse a great deal with her daught , _r e 7 she ruled absolutely within the rectory, wisely giving her husband full liberty without. He was welcome to come a!s._ go, and dine abroad as many days as his fancy dictated , W O ', Mrs. Crawley was a saving woman and knew the price ng r - po r t wine. Ever since Mrs. Bute carried off the you for of Queen's Crawley (she was a good family , daughter_ ect o r the late Lieut.-Colonel Hector MacTavish, and she and she mo ther played for Bute and won him at Harrowgate), Snw lead had been a prudent and thrifty wife to him. In spite of care, however, he was always in debt. It took him at le_ ten years to pay off his college bills contracted during. hie father's life time. In the year 179—, when he was just clear of these incumbrances, he gave the odds of 100 to 1 ( s ill s twenties) against Kangaroo, who won the Derby. The red was obliged to take up the money at a ruinous interest, eais had been struggling ever since. Ms sister helped him With a hundred no , her death—tv leave roe half Cher had ever for being by t During th th'rs visit ; 1111 Insp...es not Miss Crawle heart of her miss Sharp 'too. 1 TUE El We copy the Commits referer.ee to 1 schools aided PITPIL-TEAC The folloi etencli,lates fo 6. In sehot t ut .— - E y Wlll. lin o? , that th (14 'Intetl Parochial eler nation, An ether sel t rill be certifi( quidartcATxc At the end examined by t 5. In the II Ill ustrations b tee sehem examinati ee e i lifY in this r i ce shiP, that I rolls knowle At the end examined b y t 5 . In tb,. Church of En (* ding year ti kaination. At the end e xamined bti in t exa mined 1 s s earm r n r nee: nyassi More f ul At tt Catechism, ful el et in 0 1 119.0 assi At•the end i 5 ll . 11 ined by t tio More Con C ateChisn Parochial elerg 811PENDIA ". la Ch ore ] 0 " Istn . a ll Paro, • s clerg the ~ln other 1:77 are sutisfi i i ° I At he I I et. 'ltans :hes certify t eiefanyrndCha:o( - ,i tt aintaitce his Atlwifi exam I ..pous kn ow rY to then At the end AdCatechi 1 " acquaint At the end • _ 5 . In Chur Zteuslye kno, it irgY and C At the end 6 . ju Churc 7 e t knowledge 44 1tur gy. tra TITICATES ANNUALLY lITIPENDIAn At the close 'anuitors will 1 eo nduct from h dilige ".31 from the In Church • and in of that the pupil• attentive to th 'L ondon DEs,