The Sun. — London, England, 1847-03-10 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Luci a de Lammermoor was performed here last even• n f g, for th e rentree of Madame Castellan, and the ckbut Frasehini. Signor Fraschiui, who was the the gardo, is the greatest tenor who has appeared since tt e da ys of Doilzelli, whim he greatly resembles. h. :is a well formed, rtia.nly-lueking man, with issuseme features, and most expressive eyes. 2 . an actor, he is full of power and energy ;, as iin uager he is the first of strong tenors. He is what y uar rial l,i was five years since, what Duprez was ten Power, and of aierAes since. His voice is a pure wee di petto of great compass. He sung . the d u e of the music of Edgardo, without once intro ng a single falsetto note. His voice completely anc s t the immense area of her Majesty's Theatre di et we wanted not the suffrages of the an tec,ce °f the Op era of Vienna (perhaps the to learn e d musical aud i ence i n t h e wor ld) to e i th \ n l ace us that Fraschini is a most accomplished musi the-; Edgardo does not appear until nearly the close of ter arst " act, and from the moment that Fraschini en " was evident that he was determined to do , great fo r l- b a ' Be had not been on the stage three minutes be ll,: the audience felt that they had a great musician, acid Of • a ito stimpassioned actor before them. his manner g i ving the words— " Ciai di sposa sterna fede, liras 8 „ Qui mi giura," 'Peth, and the concluding dust with Castellan-- at one " Verranno a to still aura,' A e secured t o hi m hi s position. The audience th . e " in breathl ess s il ence t o the conclusion, and then t w as a burst of enthusiastic applause, which was peated again and amiin, and at the fall of the curtain ini W Were loud cries for Frasch• •, ho appeared, lead tec„„,!; Madame Castellan. The only scene in the thii"m act in which Edgard° appears is the last, and in i s i n scene, Fraschini achieved a perfect triumph as l a 4 00 g . er . equal to any as an actor, surpassing all his pre ss4c'rs• Never has the trio bee n „, "Che rittiene in mio furore" aiore Colett• effectively given than it was last night by de gr ,2 Fraschini and Madame Castellan. It created a of if °f excite ment qu it e unu sual within the precincts we rew a :,, r ,Nesty's Theatre, and was most deservedly Jotters,"eu with an encore. While, however, as faithful beepual,usual record the fact that the excitement created , we are also bound in justice to add, that P e r fr - ,,,"as this trio, as a whole, been so admirably gii• - e Z Ell ed, and never. has such cause been lin e for excitement. It was a spontaneous Reai n a ' 4l °st involuntary homage paid to transcendent e n '3 Then fellowed a magnificent histrionic effort the the part o f F rasc hi n i. O ur rea ders will remember scen e in which Edgard() curses the moment that he 'veil Lucia " Maledetto sia l'istante, Neo Che di to mi rese amante." stiell has this passage been given with such power, /,rasePthos, and such effect as it was last night given by an th hi ni• was absolute thrillin and the only thing p, re e Italian stage that can. fora moment be corn it° it, is Lablache's celebrated curse in Oldie. Pr its44 ,lst scene however was the great triumph of io I Z II L There was not, as we have observed, ofp, -n Y of his predecessors, any screwing up c o4tr ) er to p ro d uce an e ff ect i n t h e l as t scene—(on the Oa k ' at Y , Frasehini threw his soul into every scene, and . tie char dgard () what we have never before seen made of ,cenecter—a perfect whole, but because the last could is exceed the most effective in the opera. Nothing 36 1 , , the mournful pathos of his tones as he "4 forth. • Tombe degli avi miei l'ultimo avanzo, D'una stirpe infelice They Deh raccog l e te vol." t i ott , .ere the accents of utter despair , and t he deli the3 the which he infused into his dying address to r soul of Lucia. " Ter the a Dio Spilgaste Ali t" was quite heart-rending. It was thiP,(lssilile not to feel for him and with him. Never has L' R h se t ,eile been more perfectly given than . it was last was Rubini, who . equalled. him in pathos u tictent in power. :iloriant, who had greater power or was not equal to Fraschini in pathos. Take •F t for all in all, he is the greatest of modern tenors t wi _ to called for at the conclusion of each act, and at the fall of the curtain, an honour that, as far as d 1 1,% recoll ect i on serves us, has never before been a2. ter red upon any singer in England. Ma top Castellan, w h o was t h e Lucia, was in ex -81, ei n voice, and s a n g and acted beautifully. is par excellence the Lucia of the day. Equal to i 03 7 . 01 her competftors in voice, in musical acquirements, o, e llist rionic accomplishments she has a great advantage t i s r all of them— an a d vantage f or w hi c h nothing e can compensate youth. We could as easily tolerateno an ancient Juliet as an aged Lucie.. ‘ le tti first acquired his fa m e in England, as Enrico, Zucl he fully sustained his reputation last evening. His Cruda funesta smania," was magnificently given, and tothi ng could exceed his intensity in the celebrated Se tradirnia to potrai," in the second act, with Cas • tellan. The ballet of Coralia, which increases in at traction every night that it is repeated, concluded the t'rening's entertainments. The house was crowded. THE PRESENT STOCK OF FOOD IN THIS COUNTRY. We perceive in the Gardeners' Chronicle returns from ~ ;arious parts of the country of the stock of food at pre :nt in the hands of farmers, as compared with the rattity usually held at this season of the year. The tu rns from this county are from six different districts, 1 5 ' 1 . they have been furnished by practical men, who, it bo!tated, in most cases also consulted with their neigh di:',r! before sending their reports. The return for the dills, around Launceston was prepared by Mr. J. hand ',7", gives the quantity of wheat at present on sued of an average for the season ; barley, not 1, of the usual stock ; oats, little more than tett*:,-; band ; potatoes, none ; turnips and other roots, sew i V na) . , in great abundance ; the extent of wheat aces he states is above the average, but in appear siti the 'ate sown is sickly. For the district about who `-lerinans the return is by Mr. R. rolgreen , to be stats the sto c k o f w heat and barley on hand tit ) , about the average ;of oats, the usual quan reet Potatoes. bad and scarce ; turnips and other the Whin some places rotting ; hay, plenty and good; app e „ e at sown he g i ves as about the average, and in triet alle e it is very thin. For the Wadebridge dis stat t he return is by Mr. J. Pollard, of Clapper, who h eels quantity of wheat on hand to be an average ; g re w ' e f la ut quite an average stock ; oats, about as usual; fte r , scarcity of potatoes ; turnips and other roots in tete r c () Pertion ; hay, above the average stock ; the ex so wheat wheat sown is about as usual, and the early w hQat looks well. Mr. J. Roberts, of St. Austell, v e o t tti; ;n average stock of wheat on hand in that dis lettr " ei t ue stock of barley and oats is short ; there are t ,°ot e s,:i any potatoes ; the stock of turnips and other owing to root ; hay is plentiful ; the ex thee -o,'Wbeat sown is above an average, and in appea.r ,aree,.,l'e„,Plant is backward but healthy. For the district 4 4 1 1, - ,:,:truro the return is furnished by Mr. W. F. hv er ' - efrE, who states that there is at present an h legs f stock of wheat in the hands of farmers . ; of few, d ti ancl oats less than the usual stock; potatoes, very Is t he; - 1 1 iPs and other roots are one-half rotten ; of hay_ re:, 41 a large stock ; the usual extent of wheat Mr. P e - °wn, and in appearance it is thin but healthy. . r. 1 , 134 h te n r d s ' of Tehidy, reports an average stock of wheat heels in that district, two-thirds the usual stock of 1:414 e f ' an d a deficiency of oats ; of potatoes there are e „ 114 Y ' °C s ale ; turnips and other roots are rotting ; the std i ts good ; the usual extent of wheat has been sown, appearance is healthy.—The following conclu c4 th e tt Li te deduc e d f rom th e returns from different parts Pr01 3 , - h 7ngdoni :—That the present stock of wheat is Pre se 'Y one -fifth or one-sixth less than usual, and that th.,, ti , t a ppearances are against an early harvest ; that stat; a very littl e more b ar l e y in the country than will are t i e for seed ; th a t t h e s tock of oats, beans and peas tp th rlus ually short ; that there are enough of potatoes Pla rit e e ,ountry for seed only, because no one desires to .11a t , t . t4 e usual quantity ; that turnips are very short in tie 3', and much injured by the frost, and that a very the`,. 4 toek of hay is at present held. It appears that See t j t ent of wheat sown in the north of England and L tit r ity ~,4.[ the w i nter, is SS ye whi?.. belowh has delayed all field an average, owinto the rve : , operations; itriet f ull average has been got in over most of England. be s ower can be no doubt that a n unusual extent will G- , .rtx t ,,, At a ,: t .^, ,, T.—JENNY LIND AND THE e S lN T ,a tl s D a E t N re T in S. e — n. dil ate German.town, last autumn, ther . . Glace I : a boat Jenn Lind, who, after driving . the hole ' 5 d left it onher . el 'tient her c • travels early one morning. The Gaut .. • carriage was outside the gates, h a p k ac t k o t o he ra in m n : tittsal:,,,unents, who had escorted it, rushed ac V hirl: ed , t° be shown Jenny's bedroom, and swept_ like a t 'l) th e in ' up stairs into the room indicated to them, tore I : 4 s ta tir ., ,:nbeeee,ts,anand wore them in strips as decorations.. b A i n 4 1:q)e a ° r r two afterwards a bald old gentleman, of amiable Englishman, who was staving in the hote e l, Lt1,7,.t0 breakfast at the table•d'hôte, and was observed to I,thell'eh disturbed in his mind, . and to show great terror ,ioolv e ,, ve F a student came near him. At last he said, in English to some who came near him at table " You are it,lies,"G".g.elitlemen, I observe? Most extraordinary people Oh. ~,,nlan students; as a body, raving mad ge:itiarnen." fello w "% said somebody, " only excitable, but T, very f good t he ol ( 1 an d very sensiCile." "By heavens, Sir . r , e urineed thiap, gen.tlem, still more disturbed," then there sso for a l i P s iitical in it and I am a marked man. I w ent . out fOri e ," ti e,_ walk this ' morning, after shaving, and while I . was 4 th' "—he felt into a terrible perspiration as he told it— !lre el burst into my bedroom, tore up my sheets, and had i„ Ow , Patrolling the town in all directions with bits of 'Lad {,: tneir button-holes."—ln the confusion the students 41,e?0Per i nto the wr ong room.—Douglus Jerrold's Weekly 1 -, • , { 1 4... • ton, • '''iatous CIRCUMSTANCE.—The parish of Hari- Ater,lancthis county, has been thrown into the greatest r c a o n n e : e ci f kr page", in consequence of the mysterious dis_ad o p fn ea we ea'„ Serjeant, of that village, farmer. F what ceedi," learn, respectin g the affair, Mr. Serjent r lras pro lath in [ tome from Cambridge market, on Saturday, - the e want,call ed a and beinc , a person much given to d the White Horse b at Barton, drink, at 41 )0nt h as tr,twelve o'clock at night, in a state of intoxication, and t which place he . left i Nstl "t t sinc e that time been seen or heard of. Mr.. S . erjean th at i : -"ok sums of money home with him, and it is feared h.. habits must have been met by some person who knew is Lio ns 1. and robbed or perhaps murdered him. His rela but. wave caused every possible search to be made . tor . him, so n , ~.._rout success; and on Sunday last nearly sixt3per and b7.l7,eengaged the whole day in searching every hedge abe 4, l ,ing, and dragging every brook between Newnham cove re 'a r 'tn, but no trace of the poor man has yet been dis- E_ canibridge Adverttser. Val e, t,REUENT Or MR. VALE FROM THE STAGE. — ~1 4, _ (l ,l b e 't I' S e u r y r e e y t , e r o a n n s e " ,l_ a debt N c v omedian, to whom we have all been at th _"d for many a hearty laugh, takes his farewell benefit edne;dav, the 17th inst. We all owe of gratitude. As boys, we looked forward to A s Z e Vale as one of the greatest treats of the holidays. oth erw l', , be has beguiled for us many an hour which would to i a , 'e ,have hung heavy on our hands. Vale is now about or ch o i c e t ; and as an honest, worthy fellow, and the best giv e h .t? ,sipirits, the least his a d m i rers can do for hint is to " 414 1 4 bumper at parting." LITERATURE. TIIE PARLOUR LIBRARY. Vol. I. The Black Prophet. By William Carlton. With this story of Irish Famine, a new periodical of compact, popular, and cheap literature is commenced. In external appearance the work is deserving of a wido circulation, and of the internal excellence of the tale by Wild= Carleton, we have frequently spoken during the course of its publication in the pages of the Dublin Uni versiti Magazine. A period more unfortunately appro priate could not have been selected for its issue, and the dearth by which Ireland is at present desolated will insure for it a perusal in those few localities where the fame of William Carleton has not yet penetrated. KNIGHT'S MONTHLY VOLUME. VII. and VIII.; or, THE PHILOSOPHY OF HEALTH. By Southwood Smith. M.D. Saving the inimitable work upon Physiology written by Dr. Andrew Combe, a more popular and intelligent exposition of the complicated mysteries of the human body has never been published, than the noble production which is here reprinted. It is the monument of the genius, the industry and the humanity of Dr. Southwood Smith. Of genius, inasmuch as it required nothing less than genius to take so comprehensive, and yet so lucid, and miniature a survey of the anatomical and patholo gical character of our framework. Of industry, because the accumulation of so many important facts and truths, and the reduction of them to a compact and sym metrical whole necessitated a very extraordinary amount of industry. Of humanity, because the plain purpose and entire object of the production is to ensure the larger diffusion of health and constqw!ntly of happiness. What Dr. Combe's work is as a model, Dr. South wood Smith's is as of practicable dimensions. The illustra tions are numerous, clever, and well• introduced in the litter press, serving perfectly for the embellishment of the rages, and the elucidation of the text. A more ap propriate moment could not have been selected for the republication of this invaluable composition. Now that the .sanatory measures are being • considered by the Legislature, preparatory to their introduction to Par liament, a better book could not have been selected to aid the development of that important system. FINE ARTS. SCOTLAND DELINEATED. Parts I. ai:d IL The mountain scenery of Scotland, from its peculiar beauty and its various magnificence, has been more repeatedly made the subject of illustration than that of any other country, with the exception of Switzerland. Paintings and engravings unnumbered have appeared, in winch the more remarkable features of Caledonia have been pourtrayed. Hundreds of them have come under our immediate inspection, but we must assert at once, that we have never yet had. the good fortune to view the commencement of any serial work of this description which augured, on its completion, a work so truly national and splendid. Printed in large folio, and with type of a size and clearness which we have seldom seen surpassed, the letter-press is not, as is too frequently the case, the least attractive portio❑ of the publication. And this department is by no means deteriorated from the circumstance of its being conducted by ➢ir. John Parker Lawson. Among the many distinguished artists en gaged upon the pictorial part of the series we may enu merate the names of Clarkson Stanfield, George Catter mole David, Rob, , rts, and Thomas Creswick. Can any commendation be more eulogistic as to the character of the engravings, than the implied eulogium of that simple catalogue ? The work altogether reflects honour upon all who are engaged in its production ; it is the creation of extraordinary talent and astonishing industry. ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY AT WOOLWICH. A large and elaborate lithographic engraving of this fine national establishment, dedicated to the Prince Al bert, and representing a review of the Royal Artillery in the presence of his Royal Highness. There is an absence of formality in the grouping of the figures and especially in the delineation of the spectators in the foreground—a feature but two little regarded in these architectural drawings. To the pencil of Mr. W. Ran well we are indebted for this clever picture, THE ART-UNION MuNTHLY JOURNAL. Among the various improvements which have been latterly visible in this periodical, the most striking, and we are persuaded the most generally welcome, is the introduction of portraits and biographical sketches 4 the most eminent native artists now living. Beginning with the present number, the two first are Mr. East lake and Mr. Lance. The new fairy tale, by Mrs. S. C. Hall, entitled " Midsummer Eve," is continued in the most graceful style of that graceful writer, and is lavishly embellished with wood cuts by Kenny Meadows, Measom, Frank lin,eropham, and others. Some of them are beautiful, for instance the one which seems to be an illustration to that line in the song of Ariel " On the bat's back I do fly," another of the bridling of the frog, and another of a garden sundial. In the multitude of its engravings, and the general sagacity of its literary contents, the Art Union maintains the character which it had long since acquired. HAWKING. Painted by Edwin Landseer. Engraved by John Burnet. Another of tho. , e - brilliant compositions of sporting scenery which Lancise, r can do better than any man living. The horses are dolineated with as much care as when the artist hsd to acquire his celebrity, and the figures are grouped with considerable skill. Mr. Burnet has done justice to the original. ETON MONTEM. An adjourned meeting of the gentlemen who had been educated at Eton College was held yesterday, at the British Coffee-house, Cockspur-street, for the purpose of supporting the old custom of Eton ..iontem, which it is the desire of the provost and head-master to andish. Lord John Manners, on the motion of the Earl of ELLEN BOROUGH, was called to the chair. Lord JOHN MANNERS said that very few words were necessary to inform the meeting of the object for which they men to-day. Some time ago a meeting had been held, at which it was resolved that a memorial to her Majesty should. be drawn up and presented to the Queen, praying her interference to prevent the doing away with the good old practice of the Montem. That memorial had been drawn up, and had since been revised, and as he believed amended. This would shortly be read by Lord Falmouth. He had also received a letter from the Provost of Eton, deprecating the object of the meeting, which his Lordship read. The purport of the letter was that the calling of these meetings was calculated to do injury to old institutions, and that the object which they were in tended to support—the collection—had been injurious rather than beneficial to the captain, likely to benefit only inn keepers and money-lenders. The letter was received with the most manifest disapprobation, and with something very like derision by the meeting. His Lordship then went on to say that, having complied with the request of the Provost, he felt it was unnecessary to make any apology for the course they had pursued, for it was evident that nothing but their love for Eton and Etonian associations could have induced them to meet in opposition to the will of the two leading authorities of the institution. His Lordship then read letters from the Earl of Caernarvon, Lord Sand wich, and several other gentlemen who hid been educated at Eton, approving of the object of the meeting, and requesting their names to be subscribed to the memorial. The Earl of FALMOUTH, after stating the circum stances under which the men:orial had been modified, the chief of which wes, the omission of what might be called the money clause, said that clause had been left out, because, in the first place, the col lection had been but insignificant, and it was not judicious to urge this collection as a stimulus to the exertion of the captain. With respect to the reasons which had been urged by the Provost in his letter, he conceived that they stood as much for the Etonians, who were in favour of the preserva tion of the custom, as tOr the Provest himself. His Lordship then read the memorial, the object of which was to show that the memorialists did not believe that the abolition of this custom was in consonance with the wishes of her Majesty; and further stated, that the existence of an abuse was no sufficient reason for the doing away with a custom which had allowedly been of use. The Noble Earl then moved the adoption of the memorial. T. LLOYD, Esq., was called upon to second the motion, and in doing so said, that ever since 1800 he had, without. a single exception, attended the Montem, and during the whole of that time he had never seen anything more than merely juvenile. off. nces, and at the last Montem only two instances of inebriety had occurred. Ile had a number of names to add to the memorial, and only wished he could add more. After an allusion to the festive meetings and the youthful sports of Eton, Mr. Lloyd seconded the motion. Mr. BEE said that lie had letters from the Vice-Provosts 01 King's College, and other gentlemen connected with the institution, all of which conveyed assurances that the abuses might be abolished, an opinion in which he perfectly con curred. Lord CASTLEREAGH thought that it would be advisable that every gentleman then in the room should sign the me morial, in order to show svliat was the strength of the Etonians opposed to the abolition of the custom After several strictures on the letter of the Provost (Dr. Hodgson), he spoke of a letter which Dr. Hass - ti'irlogmtbethceustDomuk.e Of of tbi N s Newcastle, approving approving o trey had f t r i e e cei a sb that the Rev. against a Pelham, and lie deeply regretted. knew nothing, but they might, at any rate, set a Manners received Doctor had so precipitately rushed . into print. the memorial celebrated master and provost of the college, After several observations indicative of respect for the was adopted. His Lonpsnir then read a let ter, dated 21st July, 1687, written to Mr. Wood, of Lvttleto n, b y his son, on the eve of a vacation, which was much relished by the meeting, on account of its peculiarity of style and the b ad English by which it was pervaded. After stating that this boy was selected to make the college oration at Oxford at the coronation of William and Mary, The CMAIRSIAN then put the memorial, which was adopted with acclamation. His LORDSHIP then left to attend important business at the House of Commons, and the Earl of Falmouth took the Chair. A motion was then put, which had been suggested by Lord Castlereagh, its object being that the memorial should be signed by the gentlemen before they left the room. This was seconded by Sir Walter Riddell, and unanimously adopted. On the motion of Lord CLIVE, it was resolved that the Earl of Ellenborough, the Earl of Falmouth, and Lord J. Manners, should be deputed to present the memorial to her Majesty in such way as they might think best.; either at a levee or through the Secretary of State, as might seem to be most prudent. The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos and the Marquis of Londonderry were subsequently added to the deputation for presenting the memorial. A Gentleman from Oxford presented a number of names, amounting to 130, to be added to the memorial. The VICE CliaNcEta..ou of ENGLAND said that he was an old Etonian, had sent eight sons to Eton, and now had a grandson there, and it was with the most cordial assent, therefore, to the proceedings of the meeting that he proposed the thanks of those assembled to Lord John Manners and the Earl of Falmouth. This was seconded by Mr. Rowland Austin, and adopted with acclamation. Lord J. MANNERS returned thinks for the compliment, as did also the Earl of FALMOUTH ; after whet', It was agreed that the memorial hould lie on the table till Monday next for signatures. On the motion of Sir WALTER RIDDELL, the Earl of Fat. Ulna], Lerd J. Dimmers, Lad Clive, Dlr. Bullock, Sir W. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 10, 1847. Riddell, Lord Castlereagh, Mr. Pickering, and Sir J. Duck worth, were appointed a committee, to take such further proceedings as might be necessary, and the meeting sepa rated. WESTERN AUSTRALIA. A ROMANCE IN STAGE LIFE. (From the (ilatgow Po , t ) _ . We extract from the Swan River News the follcwing notice of the coal samples sent home from this colony: —We are this month prepared to Jay before our readers the result of the examination we promised to hay,• made, of the samples of quasi coal found in the Murray district, Western Australia, as reported in the " Sup• plement Extraordinary" to our journal of November last. We had originally placed the investigation in the hands of Dr. Scoffern, but in consequence of the ill ness of that gentleman, it was transferred to Mr. Win. Stott, one of the most experienced practical coal workers in the country, who is constantly engaged in making researches among the coal-fields, and tests of their produce. The following is the report sent into us by this gentleman ;—" I have tried part of the specimen you sent me from Western Australia, and find part to be a kind of shale, and the rest partaking of the qualities of coal. I have also submitted it to several practical and experienced workers of mines, amongst whom there is a difference of opinion respecting it. That the speci men is such as we frequently meet with in the hilly parts of this country where coal is found, is admitted by some of them as well as by mys, if ; but before I could venture to give an opinion in favour of boring, I would suggest that the brooks be sought through, and that the sides of them, where rocks and shaley metals are bare, be examined ; and if, on such examination, no small particles of coal or slack be met with, there appears little chance of coal being found. It would also be advisable to look the brooks carefully through after high floods have taken place, as they oftentimes bring coal to light, or something from which it is not difficult to ascertain that coal is very probably lying there. Should anything of this kind be oinervtd, them, by digging several holes a short depth, proof might be had whether they really existed or not. With out these guides, in an unproved country, it would not, I think, be good policy to go to the expense of boring. " WILLIAM STOTT, " Keariley, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire." During the drama of the I3u - tile of Sedgenwor at the Adelphi Theatre here, on Tuesday ese niug last, a , t oc currence took place which for stirring interest and ro mantic story far outdoes all such dramatic fictions as The Wife of Two Husbands, The Fatal Marriage, or those numerous misadventures and mishaps in connexion with love, marriage, and triumphant virtue. which are put upon the stage to " fill the pause and give the tarty play." The facts of the case, which have been commu nicated to us by aneye-witness, and which can be au thenticated on the best authority, are as follow :—While on the above evenieg the business of the play was going forward, and while one of the favourite actresses of the Adelphi was performing her part—indeed we need not hesitate giving the name (Mrs. De Bourgh) as the whole matter is now kept no secret by the parties interested, a tall handsome man, with a military air, in the pit, was observed to look very uneasy for a few minutes, to gaze earnestly at the stage as if the lady had en gaged his fixed attention, rising several times from his seat during the time, until he at length appa rently satisfied himself with his scrutiny—when, to the astonishment of all around, he exclaimed at the pitch of a stern military voice, " My wile, by heaver, ! my Eliza, 1" Not knoeing the cause of this sudden out burst, the spectators for a time appeared at a loss whether to treat the affair in joke or earnest. Seeing, however, that the gentleman was perfectly sober, and quite serious in his manner of_ address, their merri ment gave way to wonder and curiosity, which was in no degree lessened when it Wai noted that the fair actress who had been thus pointedly ad dressed had swooned, and required to leave the stage. The play, however, went on, notwithstanding this, but the occurrence excited the most marked attention. On hearing of the matter, Mr. Miller, the manager, at once proceeded to the place where the gentleman sat, in order to ascertain the cause of the unlooked-for inter ruption that had been given to the evening's entertain ment, and inquired his: meaning for the expres sion: he had made use of. " I tell you," said the gentleman, " - that lady is .my wite, whom I have not seen these nineteen years. I have been abroad, and during that time have not heat d from her ; I thought her dead ; and can you wonder I was astonished ? But," said the stranger, " who are you that inquires ?" Mr. Miller replied that he was lessee of the threatre that he had a respect for this lady, who had now been in his corps drantatique for three years, during which her reputed husband, Mr. De Bourgh, had died, and as he felt an in terest in the reputation of this lady, as well as for the good name of all the members of the company, he hoped the gentleman would not wantonly make a statement to in jure her character. " Married," exclaimed the stranger, to another. My Eliza married ! But I must see her immediately, she is still my wife." Mr. Miller asked the name of the gentleman, who said, " My name is Lewis, Lieutenant Lewis, sir. I've come direct from Liverpool, after having been on foreign service with my boy', her boy, sir. He is twenty-two years of age, and six feet two inches high. Yoe shall see him, sir." Somewhat doubtful and yet surprised at this recital, Mr. Miller inquired the maiden name of the lady. " Stanley," said the lieutenant, " Elizabeth Stanley." After these interrogatories, Mr. Miller pro ceeded behind the scenes, to satisfy himself as to the truth of the representation, when he found it at once verified by the actress, who had by this time recovered. from her faint. And now for the sequel. The parties had a meeting, and such a meeting! our fair readers may form some idea. After loving embraces and hurried explana tions,during which the lieutenant seemed to have lived over again his first three yt ars of marriage, the following statement was elucidated, which was highly satisfac tory to Mr. Miller and the other parties who had the fortune to be present at the scene :—They had married when young in England—he, at the time, a private soldier, she a rising member of a theatrical company in the town of . The fruit of their union was a fine boy. The regiment was ordered abroad, and in vain the young soldier applied to have along with him his - loving wife. The stipulated number of women to go with the regiment had been made up, and, as a favour, their child, then three years of age, was permitted to accompany his father. They parted, and during the _lapse of nineteen years had not seen or heard of each other. The one believing the other dead; need we wonder at the remarkable nature of their first encounter ? Ile had risen in the army by steadiness and good conduct to the rank of a lieutenant, and consoled by the company of his boy, had not married. She, about eight years after the de parture of the vessel with the regiment, had been posi tively informed that her husband had been killed in battle, and she was married again. The second husband died about eighteen months ago; and thus ends our strange eventful story. But no, we are in error, the tale is not yet told. On Wednesday morning last, accom panied by a respectable body of friends, the happy pair, both being of the Catholic persuasion, appeared before the Rev. Mr. Gordon, who, after hearing the particulars, again formally reunited two whom fortune and the chances of war had put asunder. PRINTERS' PENSION SOCIETY.—The annual general meeting and twenty-fifth election of this society, for the re lief of aged and infirm printers and their widows, was held on Monday, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street ; Richard Taylor, Eq., F.R.S., treasurer, in the chair. Mr. J. S. Hodson, the secretary, read the report, which con gratulated the subscribers on the satisfactory state of the society, although at the present time fifty persons were re ceiving the benefits of their bounty. One great source of annual benefit to their funds—the anniversary meeting, which was presided over by Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart, had been very productive, the sum of 280/. having been received on that occasion. Other auxiliary aids in the course of the year were alluded to, viz., the day fete at Vauxhall-gardens, and an entertainment at Bromley, in Kent, the former yielding a profit of 131., and the latter of upwards of 504 The committee further reported that a legacy of 100/. had been bequeathed by the late J. Harris, Esq., bookseller, of St. Paul's Church-yard. The balance-sheet set forth the annual and life subscriptions at 590/. I Bs. 10d.; interest on stock, 1621. 18s. Bd. ; with the other sources of revenue, yielding together a total of 1,3961. 14s. 4d. The expendi ture amounted to 1,228/. 17s. 3d., leaving a balance in favour of the society of 167/. 7s. 7d. The report was unani mously received and ordered to be printed. It was an nounced that another theatrical amateur performance would shortly take place. The result of the poll was then de clared, and the successful candidates were... Richard T. Childs, 3,894; Francis Wageman, 2,905; Catherine Newman, 2,588 ; Edward Turner, 2,375 ; and Thomas S. Bambury, 2,340 (Whittingham pension). After the usual routine business, the meeting was dissolved. WATER CRESSES.—On Sunday morning, six large bags, similar to what hops are put in, were filled with this wholesome plant, and were lying at Winchester station ready to be sent to London, the weight of each about 1121b5., or 1 cwt. They had been gathered in the neighbourhood of Alresford, seven miles from I',•inchester, by the poor, for a greengrocer living at that place, who has engaged to send all he can procure to London two or three times each week, or oftener if he can get them. It is stated they are extensively used, and boiled as spinach. ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.— The engine of the goods train, which leaves London at nine o'clock, was on Saturday night thrown oil the rails in the Finchley cutting, between the Woking and Farnborough station, in consequence of the coupling chain having broken. Fortunately the speed was slow at the time, and no personal injury was sustained by the engiceer or stoker, but the en gine and tender were thrown across the rails and the traffic on the line was delayed, as the passengers and luggage had to be removed from one train to another until the rails were cleared, which was effected by eleven o'clock on Sunday morning. SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—An accident of a serious and alarming character occurred in Newcastle on Saturday last, which had nearly proved fatal to two young ladies, one of them a daughter of Mr. George Bulman, and the other a daughter of Mrs. Arundale, both of Leazes-ferrace. In the middle of the day, as a cask of black lead was in process of being lowered by a crane from the second floor of the ware house of Mr. Spencer, chemist, Low Friar street, it by some means slipped from the slings, and fell to the ground just as the young ladies were passing. They were both knocked down by the cask, and seriously hurt, particularly Miss Bul man, who had a leg broken, a compound fracture, besides re ceiving a severe blow on the head. They are both, however, in a fair way of recovery.—sVewcastle Journal CAPTURE OF A ROBBER.—At Dover, on Sunday morning, at about five o'clock, a special train arrived at Dover with a gentleman and one of the City oolice, in search of a man, who, it was stated, had robbed a merchant at Ham burgh of more than 4,000/. After ineffectually searching on board the packets, then about to start for the Continent, they proceeded to Hollyer'c London Hotel, where they dis covered the fugitive quietly enjoying his breakfast. Ile arrived at the London Hotel by the mail train, intending to embark for the Continent, but was compelled to retrace his steps with his captors.—Darer Telegraph. METROPOLITAN RAILWAY TERMINI.—On Monday the materials of upwards of twenty houses, on the west side of Westminster-bridge-road, near the old Marsh-gate, were sold by 'Mr. Chadwick, of St. Martin's-lane, for the extension of the South-Western Railway to the proposed new terminus Li the York-road, Lambeth, midway between Hungerford and Waterloo-bridges. The terminus of the South-Eastern and Brighton Coast Railway, at London• bridge, is Under going extensive enlargements; the ground on the north side, extending from Dean•street to Bermondsey-street , a distance of four hundred yards, is already cleared, and the erections commenced that, when complete, will cover half a mile in length. The extension of the Eastern Counties to their pro. posed central terminus at Guildford-street, Brunswick -square, including the Middlesex House of Correction, is rapidly pro gressing and has already reached Islington. CORONER'S INQUEST.—On Monday Mr. W. Payne, City Coroner, held an inquest at the Old Swan Tavern, London-bridge, on view of the body of Andrew Reckhouse, aged forty-seven, the confidential clerk of Messrs Nicholls and Bennett, the proprietors of the Old Shades, who de stroyed himself under the following circumstances: --111,. Thomas Nicholls, of the firm of Nicholls and Bennett, and other witnesses, stated that the deceased had been for many years confidential clerk in the above establishment. He had attended to business during Saturday, b ut c omplained of being unwell, Mr. Croa, surgeon. of Lawrence Pountney-lane, saw him about nine o'clock in the evening, and sent him some medicine. Calling about twelve o'clock on Sunday to pay him another visit, his bed-rcoin dcor was found locked in the inside, and which it was neceEsary'to have forced , when he was discovered p ar tl y dressed, lying on his .ace with his right arm under hi s c h est. On being t u rned round , a lar g e deep wound was observed in his throat. which extended from ear to ear, having divided all the muscles, lc- between the larynx and the tongu e . Th e b e d was sa turatsd with blo.oe, a large quantity havi ng fl owe d on to th e & Dr . By his side , near his right hand, lay the razor with which the wound had been inflicted. He bed ,or some years been subject to occasional fits of despond ency , comp l a ining of in his heed, and h e also :.offered .rom indige.,tion. This state pains is state of things had been par ly produced by grief for e an the loss d of his brother, who di e d su dd en l y a b ou t five years sinhcie, h he which also trom the loss of severa l h un d re d s of pound!' • After a long in had benevolently lent to several ;fiends. i t quiri the jury returned a verdict of a Temporary Insanity. 1' IRE IN Sr. KATHERINE'S DOCK.-'.-thi China y afternoon, between one and two o'clock, the ship Cap tainwas' D. Ferguson, lying in St. Katherine's disco vered to be on fire. The vessel, which was Madras trader, for some time was lying alongside of the C warehouses, and hould extend 55 D a o considerable alarm prevailed lest the flames . s been given, to the surrounding property. The alarm h g Lie in dock co in the space of a few minutes a number 0 en they f o und the acns servants boaded th vessel, deck burning furiously. ook y - ' house in flames, and pa e rt of the A general turn out of the London Brigade engines doe . shed P a l h took place, k comn's but by the time they reached the scene the . he i men had succeeded in getting the fire extingu was vessel was insured. It appears that the outbreak_reunprotected occa sioned by some plumbers having lef t their fire whilst they went to di. or sr. I n respect to THE WISDOM OF OUR ANCESTO RS • with s Eton, I would mention that the college i provided ndations b Tars a fr o eig 400 sewers, constructed at the time o f the fou formed; and the person who laid the m out, 3 . _ sluices for the purposes of flushing provided reservoirs and s them with water; and those sewers have been kept free from deposit by periodical flushing ever since.-31r. Roe's Evidence before the Health of Towns Commission. the voice of Tits CUCHOO.-011 Monday morning the k the cuckoo was repeatedly heard in the plantation at Mar - eaton, near herby.—Derby Reporter. GREAT MATCH AT DRAUGHTS.—T h elong-talked of march at draughts between Mr. And erson, of Carluke, and • (known as " the herd !addle"), began on Monday Mr. Wylie week in ßegister-street. The s t a k es , Mr. Greenlaw's Tavern , we believe, are 100 /. a side , • time match being decid e d b y th e After eight days' play the result first won nine games. After games; Wvlie, 3 • d rawn stands thus: — An derson, . drawn, 10. Great interest is excited in the issue, from the circ umstances c onsidered the most eminent i n the of the players be in g king dom,At the end of last ( F 'da -) nights ' play, th e games t Wylie • oo d thus :--Anderson, 8 , 4 • drawn, 16. Twenty eights games have thus been played, occupying 13 days.— Edinburgh Paper of Saturday. AD/OTHER CLAIMANT FOR THE OVERLAND MAIL.— A report is now current on the Continent that it is the in tention of the King of Sardinia to construct a railroad from Genoa to Chambery, with a tunnel under Mount Cenis, eight miles long. Should this railroad be constructed, Genoa will become a formidable rival to Marseilles, and the route by Genoa will, in that case, probably be found preferable either to that by - :Marseilles or by Trieste for the conveyance of the overland inail.—Liverpeol Albion. LEICESTER TRADE•—'IVOOIS are firm at former prices, but yarns are dull of sale. Worsted goods are fiat. moderate business was in cotton goods a doing, b ut not a brisk one. This has been a dull week in the warehouses, and, on the whole, there is but little improvement in the demand from last week, save in receipt of a few American orders for the fall.—Leicester Mercury. " HEAR THE CHURCH. —lt is reported that the Rev. Hugh DelacV, of Killins -_;•11, county Cavan, a most esti mable and respectable priest, had been addressing his congre nation on the present dreadful visitation, and used some tropes and figures about the " people slaying and eating all before them." Be that as it may ;or se hailer Dolan and his son understood him literally, on Wednesday week they broke into their priest's cowhouse, out of which they took a fine springer, to calve sth April, worth 101., and killed in his own field, leaving the calf, entrails, and hide, and taking the flesh. The Dulans were committed to Cavan gaol, by the Earl of Enniskillen, whom it. was difficult to persuade that they had so outraged the priest's premises and property.—Fernianagh Reporter. LEICESTER TRADE.—WonIs are firm at former prices, but yarns are dull of sale. Worsted goods are flat. In cotton goods a moderate business was doing, but not a brisk one. This bas been a dull .seek in the warehouses, and on the whole, there is but little improvement in the de mand from last week. save in receipt et a tee: American orders for the fall,—Leicester Illercury. Viscount Palmerston received a large circle of his Parliamentary friends at dinner on Sunday evening. The opinion of practical men, whose attention has been directed to the foreign trade of the country, seems to be that the exchanges will not go materially, if at all, worse than at present. It is, they observe, true that prices are on the advance in the corn market, and that so far as the con sumption of foreign products by the consumers of this king dom is concerned, the rise must act prejudicially to our monetary system. But the prevailing impression is, as they contend, that our stock of grain, of native growth, is much larger than had been supposed, and, assuming this to be the fact, the shipments making to France, to which may be ascribed much of the advance in the quotations noticed, must be decidedly beneficial to the exchanges, inasmuch as they tend to redress the balance of trade without the inter vention of the precious metals The remittances of gold to the United States need not, they say, create apprehension. The quantity thus far shipped will have increased the de mand, on the part of the Americans, for luxuries. Tea, sugar, and other commodities will have been purchased to an unusual extent, the effect of which must be that of creating a necessity for the transmission of bills to a large amount to England in anticipation of drafts made on American account from China and other points. We have more than once ad verted to the probability of a loan being required by the French Government. Should such an operation be determined upon, it is not unlikely that capitalists here may be tempted to take part in it. It is, in fact, certain that they would do so. They are understood to have pretty well got rid of their scrip in the 8,030,0001. loan jest contracted for the relief of Ireland, and if such be the case, their hands will be but the more tree ' to engage in fresh undertakings. If a French loan is to be negotiated, of which there is thought to be no longer a doubt, the natural course of the exchanges as regulated by trade operations will be interfered with, so that the future value of money is contingent rather upon possible loan transactions than upon the simple results of commerce; and the matter is worthy of consideration.—Post. 'TIE AWFUL EXPLOSION AT BARNSLET.—BARN• SLEY, SAItURDAY, 10 O'CLOCK, P.M.—The explosion of yes terday excites considerable discussion respecting its cause and effects. An opinion prevails amongst the working classes that Government ought forthwith to be memorialised to send an inspector immediately to the scene of devastation, and make rigid inquiries into the cause of this most awful cala mity, as the colliery has only been worked a short time, and this is the third occurrence which has taken place in this mine caused by fire. The following are its results .-41 men and boys have been got out of the mine, whose bodies present a most awful spectacle; so awful, that seme yet remain un known, and bodies have been taken to the residence of others in mistake. All appear horror-struck at the calamity. The following are dead in or out of the pit —their names, residences, and families, as near as we are able to ascertain at present. —James Brown, Hoyle Mill, wife and four children ; John Hough, Iloyle Mill, wife pregnant, and three children ; John Littlewood, Hoyle Mill, two children, no wife ; Isaac Lindley, not known ; Matthew Lindley, not known ; Samuel Lindley, not known ; James Lees, Hoyle •' single man; Thomas Brown, Hoyle Mill, single man; James Whitely and two sous, Hoyle Mill, not known; George Bed ford, Hoyle Mill, single ; Joseph `'roe and three sons, Ardsley, not known ; John Denton, Barnsley, a boy; John Gelder, Barnsley, a boy ; Richard Beardsall, Barnsley, a boy; Thomas Beardsall, Barnsley, a boy; John Buckle, Barnsley, Chadwick,a boy; Ezra ß aNir'nisnitee;, young men; • , Ardsleyo widower ; Joseph and Thomas George Gild , rthorpe and brother, Barneley, single; George Dyson, Barnsley, wife and child; Robert Ilaile, Hoyle Mill, wife and famili; William Addy ; George Parker ; H enry G ar d ener ; John Cook, Barns ley, single ; John Turton and son, Barnsley, wife and two children; Joseph Fe arn l ey , B arnstev, single; John Hitchen, Worsbro'ecommon, single ; I.llllington, Worsbro' com mon, single; James Kelly; Charles Steele, Barnsley, single; Charles Matthews; -- Matthews. James Galloway, aged 26 years, died this morning, leaving a wife and child. He was one of the 24 who were got out alive yesterday. None have been got out this morning, although about thirty are said to be missing. Men are employed making the air roads good, and have been since twelve o'clock last night, so as to enable the men to make further search for the miss ing bodies.—Sheliield Times. THE CONDEMNED CRIMINALS.—WeIsh and Matthews, who were convicted of murder at the late assizes, and sentenced to death, were removed to Morpeth Gaol on Saturday evening last. Welsh, we understand, continues in a very agitated condition, being alternately moved with re morse, revenge, and contrition. Occasionally, he breaks forth in the most vehement manner, tl:reatening, if lie had the power, to stab and kill all who offend him. Matthews is quite the reverse. From the moment of receiving sentence he has been drowned in sorrow, and evinces the utmost peni tence for his sad crime. He appears quite resigned to his fate, and listens attentively to the spiritual instructions pro vided for him. Both prisoners are attended by the gaol chaplain, and all admission refused to any other visitors. The execution is fixed to take place at Morpeth, on Wednes day, the 17th inst.—. Newcastle Guardian. SALE OF RARE AND BEAUTIFUL SPECIMENS OF EARLY TYPOGRAPHIL—On Monday, Messrs. Christie and Manson, the auctioneers, of King-street, St. James's, com menced a sale by auction of some most beautiful specimens of the rarest productions of early typography. There were 199 lots sold on Monday, of which the following are deserving of notice :—Classici Auctores Latina, lee., Cure A. J. Valpy, sold for 60/. ; Boccaccia (Giovanni) II Decamerone da Ni cole Delphino, large paper, unique, formerly in the Duc de Noelle's collection, and printed at Venice by Gregorii in 1516, sold for 15/., understood to be for the British Museum. Antonio da Sienna el Libro, entitulato Monte Sacco, printed at Florence in 1477. This book is the earliest book known with specimens of copperplate engravings; it was formerly the library of Sir Mark Sykes, at whose sale it realised in lo guineas. Biblia Polyglotto, in the Hebrew, Chaldaic, G re ek, anda ,formerly in the library of Dr. Adam between the years 1514 and 1517, Clarke,sold for 491. The other lots sold fetched equally g o od prices . nc l circulating Latil) PRICE OF BREAD.—On Monday the lowest price of best quality 10 1 d. ; r y e meal bread, I d. the 41b.; and the 4th. loaf of w heaten bread in the metro p olis was t3(.1., the N OF NORTH DEVON.—It having R EPRE SENTATIO.. that it was the intention of Indian corn b read, 2d. the poun d. b ee n asserted by an Exeter paper cont par i'arliament r , the North Devon Sir T. Acland to unqualified terms, pronounce that the then, in the most Advertiser, in retireratctioli from i t of the report, says :—" We at i once, is not whole statemen t is a fabrication, and as.ert positively that it Sir Thomas Acland's inte ntion to retire from the cares of Parliamentary lire." REPRESENTATION u Elphin stone, Bart., is about VF4 ,..ergo " ll . 7sseat .or Lewes, and R. Perfect, e wnse ea tat( s his in East Somerset, but who sent ► gof re•.: portion tee five years inßrighton, llrighton. and belongs t , • m . st cf our local charitable institu tions, ti o ns will take the field oa the Liberal interest.—Brighton IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, March 9. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY took his seat upon the Woolsack at Five o'clock. CRINIINAL LAW—JUVENILE OFFENDERS. On the motion of Lord BROUGHAM, the Com mittee on juvenile offenders was nominated. IRISH LANDLORDS. The Earl of LUCAN was desirous, as he was not in the House last night, when th e Noble Lord (Broughgro) contradicted certain statements made by him (Earl Lucan) on a former occasion, to make a few observations, and he hoped their Lordships wow(' not conider him out of order in cal Eng their attention to the =cum Aance and in requesting the Noble Lord to give up the name of the writer of the letter which he had read last night. The charges in that letter were quite untOunded and in correct, and be th ,, ught as the Noble L.n-ti had read the letter in extenso, he was bound either to give up the name of the writer, or to t'ike upon hinase!f the re-ponsi bility of the statements. Ile (Earl Lle4h) took that •,pip,Tttioity of denying the st stein wade by vie Noble Lord, as also the charges ii.ade b ) Sine Catholic clergyman at a meeting held in Bailin:ol3e as reported in the Times on t 2d inNt., when the condi tion of this nroperiy was misrepresented. Lord BROUGJAM denied haring alluded pointedly to the Noble Earl. He did not name a.r.y or the landlordsin one of the statements he read, and in the one in which names were specified ho gave the name of his authority. He did not confider himself bound to give up the names ; but whether he did or not the result would be just the same, as regarded the denial of them, as the case of Cap tain Wynne showed. LordLUCAN—The Noble Lord refused to give the name of the writer. Would he object to state to the House whether he was acquainted with the writer, and knew that he was respectable and worthy of ctedit? Lord BROUGHAM--I beg leave to tell the Noble Lord that I have made the statement fitting for me to make. and proper for the House to receive, and that neither he nor the House have any right what ever to call any Peer to account in that way, and I will not give any answer.—(Hear, hear.) Since I have been in Parliament—and that is not a short time—l have heard statements made again and again, in this House, and by Members of the other House of Parliament, not giving the names of their authorities, and while refusing to give their names, they themselves have said that they believed the statement, and that was sufficient. Everybody knows that from the time of Henry 111., when Parliament first assumed a form, downwards, common fame is sufficient to ground a statement upon. Lord DVSART presented a petition from the Relief Committee of the county of Cavan, praying that the House would consider the propriety of introducing a proper and extensive railway system in Ireland. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY presented a pe tition from Newtownard, in the north of Ireland, praying for a more equalised sysiem of rating, and complaining that they were suffering Fe v erely under the present system. He considered that the extension o' the English Poor law to Ireland would be a most valuable boon to that country. In conclusion, he would most earnestly desire that the Noble and Learned Lord would d.-.silt from the charges which he was in the habit of preferring against the Irish landlords. 'They were most painful to him to hear, and they were productive of much evil, as they had caused the tenant to be discontented with his landl , ,rd. His own tenantry had never appeal, d to him for any reduction of rent, and he did hope that the Noble and Learned Lord would nct continue to indulge in the strain of censure against the Irish landlords which he was in the habit of doing. Lord BROUGHAM denied that his charges were general in their application, and if the Noble Marquis insisted on being accused, he (Lord Brougham) could not help it. He would now, however, put the matter in a fair way of being ascertained, He would move for returns—agreeable to the suggestion of hi• intOrincr, who was a mo,t respectable man—of the names of all the plaintiffs and defendants in all processes for rent due on the Ist of November, 1846, which were brought on for trial on the 11th of January last, at Baltina, in the barony of Tyrawley, county Mayo. Lord CLARE said that *Lich a thing as processing in January for the November rent was a thing unpre cedented in Ireland. Lord BROUGHAM hoped that he should not be considered as harsh towards the Irish, but rather as entertaining a kindly feeling towards them, when he said that he &sired to see the income-tax, the assessed tax, and the land-tax in operstr tn in Ireland. The Marquii of LO tiljON DERRY beg2.e , l leave to remark that it was not right to attempt by bad j.,ltes to turn the declaration he had made in that House to a bad use. lhe Noble and Learned Lord used a sort of sarcasm to any one who called him to account for his general declarations. He appealed to their Lord,bips whether. the Noble Lord had not attacked the landlords of Ire land in his various speeches. The Noble Lord, with his special pleading. voluble language, gad bad jokes, did himself mischief, for at length nobody would mind what he said.—(Loud laughter.) The Noble Lord should not attempt to make these attacks. If the income tax were placed upon Ireland, he was sure that the Irish would loyally and cheerfully submit to it. Lord BROUGHAM. said that the Noble Marquis had said that no one would attend to what he said. He must take his chance of that. Senators as well es others were liable to that evil. He did not expect to meet with the same respect in speaking in that House as the Noble Marquis. He was satisfied, and, if he was satisfied, the Noble Marquis had no right to complain. The Noble Marquis had said, that he special-pleaded, was sarcastic, and made bad jokes. What he had said was a fact and no joke at all. The Earl of MOUNTCASHEL said that he highly approved of the returns which bad been moved for. Agreed to. THE KING OF BAVARIA AND LOLA MONTES. The Debats publishes the following letter, addressed to the King of Bavaria by four of his Ministers, on ten dering their resignations:— " Sire,—There are circumstances in which men, invested with the inappreciable confidence of their sovereign, and charged by him with the direction of affairs, have only the sad alternative of re nouncing the accomplishment of the most sacred duties, their fidelity, their attachment, and their gratitude, or of not fearing, in order to satisfy their conscience, to expose themselves to the unhappy danger of incurring the disapprobation of their beloved monarch. Such is the sad necessity in which the undersigned find themselves placed by the royal de cision, which has for its object to grant to the Signora Lola Montes Bavarian letters of naturalisation. We are all incapable of betraying the oaths which we took to your Majesty, and our resolution has never been tor a moment doubtful. This question of naturalisation was frankly characterised by the Counsellor of State de Maurer, in the sitting of the council of the Bth inst., as the greatest calamity with which Bavaria could be afflicted. This was also the conviction of the whole of the council it is at the same time the expression of the opinion of all the faithful subjects of your Majesty ; and it was not necessary for the Council of State to assemble to cause it to be entertained by the under signed. Since the month of December last the eyes of the vs hole country have been fixed upon Munich. In all the provinces of Bavaria nothing is thought of but what is passing here, and which forms almost exclusively the subject of all conversations, whether private or public; and the opinions manifested on this subject are exceedingly grave. The respect for the Sovereign be comes weaker and weaker in all minds, because we hear from all parts only expressions of the most bitter blame and the most energetic disapprobation. Moreover, the national feeling is offended, in cause Bavaria believes herself to i be governed by a foreign female, whose re putation s branded in public opinion, and, in presence of such facts, nothing can root out the idea. Men like the Bishop of Augsburg, whose fidelity and attachment to your Majesty cannot be disputed, daily shed bitter tears for what is passing before their eyes; the Minis ters of the Interior and of Finance have been witnesses of his profound affliction. The Prince Bishop of Bres lau, on learning that a rumour had been circulated here that he had set forth an opinion tending to excuse this state of things, has hastened to write to persons in Munich, requesting them to contradict this in the moat formal manner, and to declare that he disap proved in tote of what was going on. His letter is no longer a secret, and in a short time it will be known to the whole country. Foreign journals are every day relating the most scandalous anecdotes, and making the most degrading attacks on your Majesty. The number of the Ulm Chronicle, which we subjoin, is a proof of what we assert. It is in vain that the police endeavours to prevent the introduction of these journals, as they are circulated everywhere, and read with the utmost avidity. The impression which they leave on men's minds is by no means doubtful ; it is renewed day after day, and in a short time nothing will be able to efface it. This opinion is the same from Berchtesgaden and Passau to Aschaffenburg and Deux-Ponts—it is the same throughout Europe, in the cabin of the poor and the palace of the rich. It is not alone the glory and the well-being of your Majesty's Government that are compromised, but even the existence of Royalty itself. It is this which ex plains the joys of those who aim at overturning the throne, and all whose efforts tend to annihilate this same royalty. But it is also the cause of the profound grief and despair of all who are faithfully attached to your Majesty, and who cannot shut their eyes to the dangers to which the country has not perhaps at any other period been exposed. In this state of things it is beyond the reach of human power to prevent the effect of what is now passing acting in the end on the army s and if such an unfortunate event should take place, it that bulwark should give way, what would then be our resource ? The statement which the under signed, whose hearts are torn with anguish, venture to place before your Majesty, is not the effect of an ima gination struck with terror, but the result of the obser vations which each of them, in the circle of his attribu tions, has been in a condition to make for several months. It may be easily foreseen what will be, in the ensuing Parliamentary session, the result of these circum stances. Their effect cannot be calculated if the delibe rations of the Chambers should open under such im pressions. Each of the undersigned is ready at any moment to sacrifice for your Majesty his life and for tune. They believe they have given you sufficient proofs of their fidelity and attachment, and it is for them a doubly sacred duty to point out to your Majesty the dangers which are daily increasing, in orch r that you may deign to listen to their humble prayer, and give up the supposition that what is taking place is the effect of passions or of opposition to your august will, when this opposition is really directed only against a situation which, in the eyes of every faithful Bavarian, threatens to destroy the fair fame, power, and future happiness of a beloved King. 1 hey . have respectfully and minutely weighed all the circum stances connected with a course of proceeding to which their profound and sincere attachment to your Majesty have alone decided them. Their firm convic tion is, that if your Majesty should not deign to attend to their supplications, they are bound to resign the situations to which the kindness and confidence of their sovereign had called them, and that nothing else remains for them but to respectfully pray your Majesty to re sume the portfolios which you had intrusted to them. (Signed) D'ABEL, Minister of the Interior. GU NI PEN BERG, Minister of War. SHRENKE, Minister of Finance. SCENSHEIM, Minister of Justice." M. de Bray, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has also given in his resignation, as has been already stated. BURNING OF A THEATRE. GREAT LOSS OF LIFE. We read in a letter from Carlsruhe of the 28th ult.:— " The grand ducal theatre has just been destroyed by fire; it is at this moment a heap of ashes. Soon after five o'clock, and when a considerable number of persons had already en tered the theatre, the third tier of boxes being nearly filled, the tire broke out suddenly in a box on the second tier. It is said that one of the gas pipes burst, and this was probably the case, for in a few minutes the whole of the interior of the theatre was in flames. Assistance was soon procured from all sides; but as it was impossible to save the theatre, all the efforts were directed towards the preservation of the adjoin ing houses. At ten o'clock all danger was over as regarded them. But what is most terrible in this affair is the loss of life. Several persons in the boxes lost their lives, for, as soon as the fire had declared itself, escape was difficult. Some, who were in the third tier, jumped into the second, and then into the pit ; others threw themselves out of the windows into the yard." The Carlsruhe Gazette of the 3d gives the following parti culars:— : "It was not in one of the boxes of the second gallery that the fire first broke out, but in one of the court• boxes, imme. diately after the gas was lighted. The inquest is not yet terminated ; but it is already known that there was no fis•:ure in the gas pipe, and that the flames driven by a current of air, caught the hangings. The rapidity with which the fire spread is easily accounted for by the interior arrangement and decorations of this banding in common with all old theatres. As soon as the audience part of the house was be ginning to be filled with the volumes of smoke, the confu sion and alarm became general and frightful. Many persons on the third tier of galleries were stifled. The number of persons dead and missing amounts, according to the police returns, to 70. Tue Grand Duke, although he had for seve ral days been confined by indisposition, hurried to the scene of disaster, and by his presence encouraged the firemen. His Royal Highness has to-day expressed, through the au thorities, his warm thanks to the inhabitants of Carlsruhe and its environs, and the military and gendarmery, for the zeal with which they all lent their assistance on this lament able occasion." A letter from Carlsruhe, in the Mannheim Journal, says— " Among the victims the following are named—viz., a brother of M. Homburg, the man of letters; a son of M. Wabel, the prompter; a whole family who had just arrived from Ludwigsburg, and an English iamily who had got lost in the corridors, besides many women and children. Most of the bodies are completely reduced to ashes; and of many others nothing was left unconsumed but the limbs, which have been carried to the cemetfry. Some threw themselves out of the windows of the fourth story: one, in attempting to do so, was withheld by a young female, to whom he was affianced, and thus remained suspended till the building gave way, when they both sunk into the flames." A GunsT STORY, BUT not BY CHARLES DICKENS. i —A fellow, named Philip Emmerson, a coal porter, has been for some time past annoying the inhabitants of Ipswich, by personating a ghost. He succeeded in frightening several persons in Water-lane, leading from the top of St. Helen's into the Woodbridge-road ; and in some cases, and particu larly with females, the cowardly miscreant proceeded to personal violence. Notwithstanding the vigilance of the police, who were upon the look-out for him, he managed to escape detection until Saturday last. Just at the witching time of night the ghost stopped a young man in the above lane, and after indulging in a few antics such as ghosts are prone to, he seized the young man by the cc,llar, tore the boa , m of his shirt, and gave him a severe blow on the wrist with a stone, cutting away a portion of the flesh. He then attempted to escape. This time, however, be had reckoned without his host; the party assailed proving a match for the aggressor. Imagining that ghosts are not in the habit of inflicting blows, or rending shirt-fronts, he soon recovered from the fright into which he had been for a mo ment thrown, and gave the would-be supernatural such a chastisement as will probably deter him from indulging in such foolish and wanton tricks for the future. It is to be regretted that no horse pond was near: a good ducking would, no doubt, materially assist his memory if be ever feels again an intention to indulge in such unpardonable sport. — Ipswich Express. 11En MAJESTY S THEITRE —There were present Yesterday evening, at her Maiesty's Theatre, the Duke of Wellington, his Excellency the Russian Minister, the Baro nessßrunow and Mdlle. Olga de Lechner, the Count de St. o t u h n e t ( if le ia N rq o u a i i e ll e a s , n t d h e m A a l r a c r i g , i t ° ti l l e a s t e i d e f M ro a r e c u t r il u r t e h s e s o A f u A a i i r l e e ' s b the ll r Y C, CountessFal tnou t h e f , the j u r n Earl ec ot the e M 11 E 7: l e e r, f , Lovelace, the Viscount Duncannon, u C e ount u h A - oud h rialtky, Count D'Orsay. his Excellency th w _ l A u ece tr u i p a ied th m e i lls u s c a n d e o e r s , n Al i a e r E qt a ti r s l Mr. and Mrs. De Burgh andAp.aFrty I it ' z ' clarence, Lord Foley, Lord ooffSlAigbo(;:hnee,Etahrel of of Cambridge's box; Lord Lord Burlen, , , the Hon. G. Byng, Sir Augusta Wentworth, H. Wehh, Sir G. Wombwell, Bart., R. and Lady 'Toward, Sir F Phillips, Major Baring Gardner, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lady h Freemantle, Mr and Lady Colonel Wildman, Mr. and Mrs, F.. M A. B cl , Pack Redding, r. Broad wood, - M. C. W. Pack, M.P., wood, M.P. Col. Bowen, ecc. We had yesterday SEGRETS Or THE OCEA . • teresting specimens of fossil brought to our office, some in s have found their remains, that for many hundred year Mrs. e off the West that a large fleet of dredging vessels is enga Rock (eight miles from Marwick) i n dredging for cement ht up, in resting-place in the bed of the ocean. Our readers are aware stone. On Friday last one ut those vessels I bone elephant, and a large tusk of the hippopotamus . eg 11161 ll the same dredge, a fine fossilised molar tooth'roofagtAhel Asiatic of a large animal was afterwards dredged Up, but it fortunately broken.-.lpswicl liep; cm CATHOLIC OATHS. Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition from a number of persons, praying that certain phrases insult ing to the Roman Catholics should be abolished from the oaths taken by the Roman Catholics and Pro testants. Lord COLCHESTER said, that he believed that few of these oaths were taken, but as far as he was concerned he was most willing to agree to the prayer of the petition. The subject then dropped. POOR REMOVAL ACT. Lord FEVERSHAM presented a petition from the poor-law guardians of Helmsley, in the North Riding of Yorkshire. against the Poor Removal Act of last session. Their Lordships then adjourned. ROUSE OF COMMONS, March 9. _ _ The SPEAKER took the Chair today at Four o'Clock. BIRMINGHAM FIRE INSURANCE. On the motio❑ of Mr. SPOONER, the Birmingham District Fire Insurance Bib was read a third time. REGENT'S CANAL COMPANY. Sir WILLIAM CLAY coved the second reading of the Regent's Canal (Pad.lington and Liniehouse way and Branch) Company. Mr. WARBURTON said that, as he understood that the Bill was to he divided into two, he would not oppose it in its present stage. Lord MORPE was informed that it was not the intention of the promoters of the Bill to interfere with the plantations and pleasure-grounds of the Reg►ent's Park ; he should n .t, therefore, at pr sent oppose the progress of the Bill ; but if any attempt was made to interfere , A ith those grounds which wt re specially protected, the Bill would be most strongly opposed, and he han no doubt but that such opposition would be suc cessful. LAW OF SETTLEMENT. An HON. MEMBER presented several petitions agains the law of settlement. NAVIGATION LAWS. Sir J. Y. BULLER presented a petition from - D-!von , shire against any alteration in the Navigati,n Laws. THE MEMBERS FOR CLARE. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD presented a petition from the borough of Rochdale, praying that the House would grant an inquiry into the charges preferred by Captain Wynne against the Members for Clare. PUNISHMENT OF DEATH. Mr. WARBURTON presented a petition from Ply. mouth in favour of the abolition of the punishment of death. POOR RATING (IRELAND). Mr. P. SCIZOIT presented a petition from the in habitants of Willa, complaining of the system of por rating. They stated that the landlords compelled the holders of less than 41. tenements to pay the poor rates, although such a proceeding was contrary to law. They prayed that the House would interfere in their favour. RAILWAYS. The following Bills were read a second time:— Great Indian Peninsula Railway. Mold Railway. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway (No 2—Extensions and Amendment). Mr. GREENE moved, that the following recommen dation, contained in the third report from the Classifi cation Committee of Railway Bills, be considered, viz:— " Your Committee recommend that the Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Branches (No. 145) Bill be divided into two parts; the one to contain the branch railway from the goods depot of the Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway at Glasgow to the proposed branch of the Caledonian Railway near to Shields bridge, in the parish of Gavan, in the county of Renfrew, and the power to divert or alter the Glasgow, Paisley, and Ardrossan Canal; and the other to contain the remaining provisions of the Bill; that the first be placed in Group 48, and the second in a', subsequent group. That the order made upon the 15th day of February, last, for referring the said Bill to the Committee of Selection, be read, and discharged ; that the Bill be withdrawn. That leave be given to IA ing in a Bill to enable the Glasgow, Pais ley, and Greenock Railway Company to make a certain branch railway to the Caledonian Railway at Glasgow, and to divert part of the Glasgow, Paisley, and Ar drossan Canal ; and that Mr. Hope Johnstone and Mr. Walter Baine do prepare and bring it in. That leave be given to bring in a Bill to enable the Glasgow, Pais ley, and Greenock Railway Company to make certain branch railways at Port Glasgow ; and that Mr. Hope Johnstone and Mr. Walter Baine do prepare and bring it in.—The motion was agreed to. Mr.'HUME moved that Sir George Grey, Mr.Strutt, and Mr. Home Drummond be discharged from further attendance on the Select Committee on Private Bills: that Mr. Aglionbv, Mr. Wilson Patten, and Mr. Ewart be added to the Committee.—The motion was agreed to. PETITIONS. Mr. FORSTER presented a petition from the ship owners of the port of Goole, praying that the excessive light dues might be abolished, according to tae recom mendation of the Cotamit , ee which aet s , 9rae few week, 6h - we on the sir jt..et. Mr. TATD )I%l' 7f)N prestnlei petitiqn from the c ,, ittel-sp . 43nt , rs of praying for au mquiry into the causes which retitrilea checked the growth of cotton in India. Captain GORDON presented a petition against the light dues. NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr. HUME stoted, that in consequence of the ad jouined debate upon the incorporation of Cracow on TI - ursday t.venin4 next, he should postpone his motion with regard to Snide until that day fortnight. BROTHERTON, on the part of the Hon. Member f,,r Durham, postponed the Hon. Member's motion with regard to . Indian cotton until this day fortnight. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD gave notice that on Tue*day, the '23d of March, he should move for leave to bring in a Bill tor the repeal of the Septennial Act. Mr. Ch RISTIE moved for an address for a return of the cost of preparing and otherwise fitting up the fol lowing rept , sitoties:—The building erected in Westmin ster H4ll in or about 1822, to receive the Common Law Weords; also of the King's Mews at Charing-cross in 1531, and Carlton House Stables ; of the vaults in Soinerst-t House, which held the Pipe and Lord Treasurer of the Exchequer records (estimated by Sir Robert Harry Inglis :.„d Mr. Hallam, in the " Agenda" of the Rec.:)l,l Commissioners to have been 16,0001.); of other yank in Somerset House, containing certain Exchequer records ; of Ihe offic of the Yells in Whitehall-yard; of the Roll, House tnn reception of the Queen's Bench Re cords from Westminster ; of the repository at No. 8, Whitehall-yard, which held the Common Pleas and Exchequer of Pleas ReCords, until removed to Carlton Ride ; of the White Tower of London to receive the Admiralty Records ; of the Stone Tower at Westmin ster ; together with the cost of preparing repositories for any of the common law or Chancery records in Lincoln's-inn, Sergeants'-inn, or any other parts of the metropolis, since the appointment of the Re cord Commission in the year 1800, so far as the same can be prepared. Return or estimate of the total expenses incurred in removing the records from one repository to another, since 1800: return of the cost incurred for watching by policemen and the fire brigade the Carton Ride, the Rolls House, and any other record repository, and for any other securities adopted for insuring the buildings from fire, since the passing of the Record Act 1 and 2 Vic. e.'94. Agreed to. DRAINAGE ACT. Mr. BAILLIE gave notice, that in Committee upon the Drainage Act, he should move a clause, to the effect that no owner of land should receive any advance of money under this Act over the amount of 12,0001, unless he could produce a certificate from the Commis sioners that all the sums previously received had been properly and judiciously expended. THE BRITISH MUSEUM. Mr. MIME moved for the abstract accounts of the amount expended for the buildings of the British Mu seum, including alterations, fixtures, and furniture, in each year from its establishment under the Act 26 Geo. IL (distinguishing alterations from buildings, and for the purchase of houses and ground), so as to exhibit the total expenditure for the same up to the 31st day of December, 1846; of the am•iunt expended on the esta blishment of the British Museum in salaries, wages, ap pailittnents, household expenses, officers' residences, rates and taxes, and all other items of expense, in each year, from the establishment of the Museum under the Act 26 Geo. 11, so as to exhibit the total expense of its main tenance to the 31st day of December, 1846 ; of the amount expended in each department of the Museum, for the purchase of manuscripts, prints, printed book J, maps, music. antiquities, coins, and medals, objects of natural history (z , ological, botanical, fossil, and mine ral), in each year, from the establishment of the Museum under the Act 26 Geo. 11., under each department respectively, so as to exhibit the total amount of expense of the various collections up to the 31st eay of December, 1846, distinguishing the amount paid from Parliamentary and other funds ; of all the amounts paid under Acts and Votes of Parliament for all buildings, collections, and other expenditure for the British Mtbeum, in each year from its establishment under the Act 26 Geo. IL, so as to show the aggregate . . amount p lid for that institution from public monies, up to the 3 tit day of December, 1846.—Agreed to. ABOLITION OF PUNISHMENT OF DEATH. Mr. EIVART presented petitions from a public meet ing held at Exeter Hall, signed by 13,000 persons ; from Liverpool, signed by the magistrates of the borough and the most respectable inhabitants ; from Exeter, Southampton, Belfast, and other places, in favour of the total ah , lition of the punishment of death. Mr. TIIORNELY presented a petition from Liverpoo to the same e 1 ct. Mr. ENV ART then rose to bring forward the motion of which he had given notice—namely, the total aboli tion of the punishment of death. He said that it was now seven years :mice he had the honour of bringing this subject before the attention, or rather before the patience, of the House. In these years this subject ex cited a deep interest, but it had now assumed a far deeper and greater interest. He thought this was shown partly in the number of. petitions on the table, and partly by the numerous meetings which had been held throughout the-country. At that time few of the clergy.nen of the Established Church had given in their adherence to the principle of the total abolition of the punishment of death, but now they had vast num bers who thought as they did, and who had not only appended their names to petitions, but also appeared at public meetings held for the purpose of advo cating the doing away with that punishment. There was also a great difficulty in obtaining verdicts from juries whin involved the punishment of death. Many instances had occurred of this kind—instances in which the guilt of the criminal had been clearly esta blished, but in which the juries refused to return a verdict of guilty. He would not enter into the theological or theoretical view of the question. He contended that nothing but necessity could justify punishment by death. One of the most eminent of Italian writers had written upon this subject, he re`erred to the Marquis Becarria: the ground of his argument was, that it was impossible to justify the in fliction of capital punishment, except upon the ground of absolute necessity.—(Bear, hear.) Another person who had also devoted considerable attention to the subject of criminal jut itiprudence—no less a personage than the King of Sweden—had also written upon the subject to the same effect.—(Hear, hear.) The question he put before the House and the country was, whether the infliction of capital punishment was any longer necessary for the execution of justice. First of all, he would prove that it was not necessary, and, secondly, that it was positively injurious. It was quite evident that punishment of death was unnecessary, from what took place under the reign of Leopold of Tuscany, while he need not remind the House of what occurred under the administration of Sir James Mackintosh in India, who abolished capital punishment, nor need he remind them what happened when Lord Mint° was in power in India, who also abolished capital punishment. In both cases capital crimes diminished, and the same result had followed the abandonm,nt of capital punishment on the part of the p•esent &up ror of Austria. Why, whoa it was moved to abolish capital punishment in cases of cattle stealing and forgery, it was urged that it would be dangerous to the country. (Hear.) But how erroneous had this proved to be I The same argument w oul l apply with equal force when used in reference to other crimes, which were formerly punished by death, as a diminution rather than an increase in their number had taken place, but virtually they only retained the' punishment of death for murder. It was true, there were two or three crimes which, according to the statute book, were punishable by death ; but the punishment was a dead letter—its living spirit only survived, for capital punishment was only inflicted for the com m•sion of murder. But on what grounds did they ahtlish c piral punishment for other crimes and re'ain it only for murder ? The only argu ment was that there was some proportion between the criwe of murder and its punishment by death—that a inan wha had killed another ought to be killed by the law in return ; but, at per all, this was nothing better than the law of retaliation, and would apply with equal force to other crimes with respect to which they had abolished the extreme punishment. The punishment of " an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth," had been abolished with respect to many crimea; therefore there was no tenable reason that it should be retained with respect to murder. Lord Bacon described such a punish oent as " that sort of retalia tory justice which is nothing more than civilised and deliberate revenge." Ho would next proceed to deal with statistics, the authenticity of which were undoubted, in support of his argument, that the punishment ought to be abrogated. He proposed, first, to adduce statistics relating to the period when corporal punishment was abolished with respect to many crimes; next, the period following it, and then he should compare them together and show the result. Periods of distress frequently en gendei ed violent crimes, so that they could not all be attributed to the violent passions of mankind. Ile merely made these statements to show Hon. Mem bers who were opposed to him on this question that the increase of crimes to which he had referred was not to be ascribed to the abolition of capital punishments, but to the distress which prevailed. He should limit his observations on statistics to a few returns mainly bearing on the particular question involved in his motion. The first return he would read to the House was one made on the 22d of May, 1830. It showed that in 1830, the year when the abolition of capital punishments took place to a considerable extent, and for five , years previous to it, the number of crimes for which this punishment had been awarded was greater than during the five years succeeding. Taking main the fire years ending 1825, the five years ending 1330, the five years ending 1335, and the five years end ing 1840, in each of these successive periods, a gradual decrease of crimes, for which capi tal punishment had been inflicted, was shown. In proportion as executions had decreased, so had also the crimes for which this kind of punishment was inflieted an d o e t c h r e e r ase rmrn d , inex c te al n i t e . d Bfourt, tt the t re th w e after wardsas sugges tion of an excellent friend of his who had written on this subject. It was dated the 29th day of August, 1843, and showed a decrease of the crime of murder, and a lessenin g punish ments, from th e y ear 181 2 to the year o l f B4 c 3 a p . i t l a n l thefi rst six years of this period, when capital punishments were more frequent than iu the remaining years of the period, the number of capital punishments was 122,and the con victions for murder 144, while in the latter six years, when capital punishments had decreased from 122 to 50, the crime of murder h a d a l so di m i n i s h e d f r om 144 to 181. But there was another return which showed the effect of those years in which all parties convicted of murder were exe cuted as compared with those in a hich fewest executions took place. That return was made on the 24th August, 1843, and showed that in those years where all parties convicted of murder had been executed, the crime of murder had increased from 239 to 270, and in those ye oa in which the punishment of death had decreased, the crime of murder had also diminished from 268 to 222. Now he would not overburden the House with further sta tistics. But he would wish to refer to other countries, to France, Prussia, Germany, and Belgium; and ho wished particularly to refer to Delgiuw, as in that country „ ,031 [l. col" Intel' ortaa fe l ' th e teC' Pr t he 1 i~~ '~ I .11:!