The Sun. — London, England, 1847-04-15 00:00:00

has idca i ~~. MUSIC -HALL, STORE-STREET. The veteran Blewitt last night afforded a rich treat to the admi rers of native talent, on the occasion of his :o bene fit concert. There were f ew o f t h e em i nen t artists Lndid not readily promise to give their assistance to e , ,Who h a d so long and so meritoriously been known oth as a composer and performer, and whose kindlines , and gaiety of disposition—a of heart the remains, notwithstanding that he has attained gaiety t..at sti Ze age beyond which all is said to be " labour and latinn"—has endured him to those who have the ietism. of 12 at .. 4 e his acquaintance. The programme pre. 7—'4 a rich and varied assortment of attractions, of m poibem naitthaloenntoj wdoer,ing and although there was a little di-see of ) a to the non-appearance of soul gentlemen w h o h a d p l e d ge d themselve' lt a yet the ladies were present without teth ttend, gle except i on, and by their kindne-s, and the se -6 with whi c h they contributed additional aid; se -6 th an Compensated f or the defaulters. The rooms are crowded in all parts, in fact it would have bet n tunst impossible to admit more, se that Blewitt had the islllo,st satisfactory evidence of the estimation in which lit „_nPid by the public, and many golden reasons to bi- Lorented, notwithstanding the disappointments tnt te ll we have adverted. The madrigals, " All creature. ...w are merry minded," by Bennett, and ' Merril) Zlike music's measure," from Barnett's op. ra of Fair 4totos.ainond, were well rendered by the young gentleman the abbey," under the able direction of Mr. Turk. ita lieted by a numerous and effective choir. The Distil, Fe ro - L .,y delighted the audience by their admirable per „..rll3nnee on the Sax hems of a sel* ction front ""rs and the madrigal. "In the ph asan ancomer day." Rousselot on the violincello, Herr guise th. on the pianoforte, Frederick Chatterton 0 0 harp, and Grattan Cooke on the oboe, afforded n. the vocalists " - eat to the lovers of in s tr umen tal music ; while vocalists were most admirably accompanied by T. Cooke, and by Blewitt himself. Mr. Machin gave, ell) , treat expression and feeling, "The hand of friendship," u mPosed expressly for himself by Blewit t, which called forth the strongest applause ; while Miss S. eele, Mrs. Georgians Plummer, Mr. and Mrs. Weiss, and Miss Itainforth, had their exertions greeted with I.tud and long- cont i nued plaudits. We base seldom beet. Mere delighted than with the celestine " Robert, to: cue j'aitne," from Robert le Diable, which was mos; e xqusitely given by Miss Minden, a young lady, wise. was announced as pupil to Mr. T. Catike ; we believe it Was her first appearance in the it etropolis; she was mani festly nervous at first, but her Catkin) rapienly vanished. and she executed the most diffieu•t passages with N power and precision which we have rarely !leant equalled. Her voice is a full rich soprano, of consider. able power and compass, and it app. ars to have been well matured and cultivated ; added thereto, she po. acute the charm of a very pr• tty face, graceful figure. and moat agreeable manner. She will prove a valuable acquisition to the musical world, ard we art much mistaken if she does not attain a very high post. tion in the profession to which she has devoted herself. We venture to predict that if she should direct her atten tion to the at , cal pursuits she will make a capital hit. and prove an important addition to our English opera. Blewitt himself gave his " Beautiful eye," with all th. rich comicality for which he is so remarkable. He was r aturously encored, an d convu l se d the audience Atli; "The merry little man." The alt ration, however, en tailed additional labour un himself, as it secured at' additional encore, to which he responded with another "laughter -compelling" lyric of his own compo 11 ti un. Miss Rainforth was in excellent voice, and gave the ballad " Gone is that calmness," and " My love and ~,,c i o w t e it ee rnes, s e ; ar Rochelle" (an unexpected treat), with grea while Miss M. O'Connor infused the rich — ` fl etnle of the Irish brogue into " The Shepherd's Winter eluded the considerable effect. Blewitt himself con. the evening with another of his comic gems. %Viten I get married, oh dear, oh dear!" The audience ed well satisfied with the varied entertainment itbeen ot l he t r h w ey is zould have been fastidious indeed had ...b.. c by a —Mr. gr. scott's added icr) 1 2 ..... 3 ..... ley) ; ..... 3 ..... 4 ..... e l ; the Boos bjoined bt, art will yr olds, n kald'S —Coa t , ues , 0 " 3}n' r, ft, Sl id pure' stake°. Anna n ' n gab , + 6Y' • 6 5 13. 1 - ,t • Jack, a , 5 _Rufus , - • I . ',unY o tr , yrs , , t t)- 4 ,rsah• 4 y rl, 6 Ir l h , f,'c 4 Yrc'l -3 3rl i t 11b:L s Leone . ' •' , Sitch , 3 Yr * ist 121 - Wed; A Wile' bf le t ed i , Der' led; six 1 1l b. Th. I 4 "; I's nilio l'7,- )f Bic add ' ;, ante ri4,,,; 4iteb e' Ag e 6 4 11 tt )Uk e ei .4 L . ' 2 S ri , 1 )....gr*, 4 , 4 0 t: • ) u tpos. , Mis f -1 Eirinos , Agics i t r Clun,et den ) E u clid nt , too co hill° WWI (w ho* winner} ..... while Y e nnon ; as ll ill Pr°, aro, lb er Pr r fiAdell na tb. jel Der r ' s frost, iy into r 13 ,41 ' 'Br. meri 4 'RE THOUSAND POUNDS' PRIZE PAINTINGS. persuasion), tor LT years ago the sum of LOCO/. was offered (wt the y ears a few persons of the Bd " ben ail painting of the BaptisPmti'otf only eleven Christ, by im- Orersion, in the River Jordan. Though the competition /44 thrown open to artists of all nations, park.l4eal l 4 e r e r y s 1 ( 1 tne fictun former . ave been sent in. They are now in I the Chi n es e E xh e i d b i i a t t i e o l i y i R e o x o h m i b ) e i t H . 1 d t ( e , ecrtter. They will be Timm left on our c Public at large. Meanwhile there has been a private we which we attended, and the impression mind may be very briefly stated. . alai/. pictures by ballot We ta The eleven competing artists decided the places o .n t the catalogue, and mention this in order that our readers ke them as the run i may not imagine that the precedence is given to . m t erit I. Prank Howard. There is some bold d a w ing tn„ irere, and vivid colouring. But the action of the per fi gures --Chri s t and the Baptist—is theat r ical, . t qah which, nothing can be worse in a Scriptural Inez. Ne e do we find authority fur representing Andie e . e ters John (" the beloved apostle "), Zebedee, tb ,__Vtriitle Martha, the other Mary, Lazarus, and Zech& ''' 4 Present st the baptism. d Edw ard Robert-lute — The same f au lt ex i s ts hi re, an Edwa rd .. s s re great degree. It is a decided anachronism te areopzepahentt)ithlrbinlapattits:nea, as performed in the presence of Mary and Martha, Johuartthiset __,""Relist, Peter, and Mathew. Indeed, the aci llikitis in hie deacript'on, that " some of these ind.vi dusta may or may nut have teen present." of a Scripture Piece shoUld be paramount. The execution shows a free pencil, but the tore is not good. The truth 3. L. H. Sebbers. Here, al.o, we - he.ve a variety of ti.gures, quite as well o m i tted, if the letter Scriptures be adhered to. t he eompo,itii.n is very good, and parts of the picture very well painted. Scriptural person a 4. William PiThe artist represents only two of the est Christ and the Baptist. distance a halt ot lledouin Arabs marks the loc li a l li t t l' y e . TThe attitudes are easy and natured, the compositeiti the expression admirable . and the flesh of Cirri lijaltbaolutely Titianesqe. The opposite characteristi is . ‘7` l the great Vthetian and Rafaelle—colouring a" eXpression—are beautifully blended. h ; _ D. Stott. --In many respects a good painting, d ...mt introduciug too many figures i.i the toregroun ray Of which might have been dispensed wit)). T h ey .s rvact and divide the attention with those of theit b e r e ,, lll ?t and the Baptist, who should occupy the only olnljetic position. '6, 4 ts which h._ • nutehings. -- Crowded with figur es As 4 ...7 . Te no right to appear —the execution initiffi rent. :"Ilesur cPression, the fact. ot St. Jehu reminded usof Scott's tiptioa of Prier Tuck. is 7. John design here Wood . —ticeA varier va riety y if colourmaring whichmakes res picture are very pleasing, but t he principal figures an !Ililures. 'Pk " Jordan, with The Baptist stands erect in the rhea hand raised over the head of Christ, as it he w as e it about to pour a little water on his head,: ind l cl , Zlnzi"etas as if the hand had originally held a vesse o. e Sort. St. John also wears a robe in addition t i i t h ill c overing of skins. Christ appears shrieking, d a t s his e "Pected water to be poured on his head s and calls Fives hint a crooked attitude, which Mr. Wood t., 'a recumbent position "—the usual aczeptattn of . h u. Word betng lying, rather than leaning. The two pri eiPal kures are scan e y file-size. ts but the 8. Edward trphugh.—Very spirited in par , nt d Water appears to flow up-hill, and Christ is represe 48 if he were about drowning, and a crowd looking on. 2 . R. B. Z iegler.—This is avowedly unfinishe d; yet it has cons i derable merit. It hits far too many figures, Ind Char appears sitting in the water. l% George Br own i ng .—Ch r i st and the Baptist ari alone. One with a Llae and the other a scariet robe, beither gar ment h av i ng the least appearance of having been in t h e water. The tone of thepai nting g ued. is 11. Augustine Aglio. — There i s not hing here to in dicate th at Ch r i st h as j ust co me ( ut of the water. The drawing is good, an d t h e colouring (No.. 4, 10, a n d 11) harmonious. Out of all the pictures only tre N named b) the prize _ have fully com pli e d with the ter ms given, and of thesethe No. 4 (by t Mr. Fish) is by far the best. We look on it as prize - winner. WESTMINSTER ELECTION. TO ?'HE EDITOR or THE, SUN. 392, Oxtord-street, April 15th, 1847. Sir,—Mr. Cochnne's Committee publibh as thei! Chairman at meetings the name of J. Rogers, EA.," and I understand that a considerable number of the electors of ht. Anne's parish are under the impression thit lam the J. Rogers in question. I beg to disclaim - any connexion either with Mr. Cochrane or his tn , etinw. Ido not mean to vote for him ; but, on the contrary, shall give every aid and assistance in my power, along With my vote, to General Evans and Mr. Lushiitgtuo. I sm, Sir, vour obedient servant, JOHN ROGE RS, OF 392. OXFORD-STREET. REPEAL OF THE RATE-PAYING CLAUSE'i. A public meeting of the inlribitatits of the metropolis was held yesterday evening fit the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand. for the purpose of passing resolution, condemnat , Tv of the r rte-payir g clauses, :Ind for tOopting p..titi ,, ns to Parliament in favour of Mr. Duncornbe's in tended motion for the expungement of these clauses from the Reform Bill. Mr. Gaisux was called to the chair, and said that he was sorry to see so small a meeting, but this was in some me asure owing to the circumstance of there being three or four meetings that evening on the question of .ducation. The questi‘m which they had met to discuss was one that involved the rights of the subiect. There were very few persona who could, under existing cir mirnstanc:s, make use of the opportunities that had been ifforded them. It,was necessary for them to give the Government some intimation that they would not b eowented wi:h finality. The dissolution that would shortly take place would have the effect 01 testing those zentlemen's popularity who said that they were not en. THE GOVERNMENT SCHEME OF EDUCATION, Yesterday a public meeting of the inhabitants of the Borough of Finsbury was held at White Conduit If use, in order to take into cansideration the scheme of educe ig li t inu tb t e sof. deemed o e u .x n i e ,e ll' a ti si n a t to p a u d r o f p o t r t a h aa n h po ai n e a t a h a e r a r s e as e a n al t dient thereupon. Mr. R. BASLEY, having taken the chair, said that he was prepared to go as far as any man in favour of education, or to further any means which could be adopted to promote a diffusion of general information. I-le objected, however, very much to the principle of in troducing any discussion upon the minutes of Council. Die measure had not been brought forward as a regula.‘ Bill, btu. upon these minutes, which had been varied tore than once, and they had no security that, in tit course of the discussien, they might not see it varied again. The way in which the measure was introduced, eas most obnoxious to many classes. It was nothing less than the introduction of a new Church Establish ment. He did not intend to detain them any further, Out he hoped that a fair and itnpertial hearing would to liven to those who might address the mes ting. lie had received letters from the two representatives of the tiorough, expressing their regret that they acre unabl. zo attend ; but though they were absent yet he hopeO that discussion 01 the question would continue. Dr. EPPS moved the first resolution. He though ..hey all agreed that education was a ben. fit to the com munity, and therefore they did not tut et to oppose it. I hey were, however, met to discuss th.• merits of a par molar scheme as proposed by the Government, and, bough he was ready and at all tines willing to forward so good a purptee as that of educating the people, glance at the v s:eni and its details had determined him to oppose it. The plan was not to give education to an increased number of p, rAis, but ue-rely to constitute body of educational offi,ers, to drill as it were the minds of the people of England, and it became an object of the ereatest importance to them to know to what they were to be drilled, anti what points were to be inculcated with regard to questions of religion and m“rality. The pupil teachers to be appointed were to undergo five dit. ferebt examinations, in as many years. in Scripture, liturgy, and catechism; so that at the end of that period he would be a well-drilled soldier to fight the dirty bat tles of the Church.—(Cheers.) He called upon them to repudiate a system so fraught with danger to the Dis sentil g community, and leave the question of education to private enterprise, if it could not be brought forward in a to. tier form. fie w. uhf c include fay proposing the first resolution—•` fhat this meeting protect age.nst the scheme of Gev, rritneet education as put forth in the re cent minutes of Council on Education, and especial') against the unconstitutional practice thus introouced of g-ving to mere minutes of Council, not authorised by legislative sanction, the force of law." Mr. ELT, in a conding the resolution, said that he did not think that any great national scheme of educatiot would tend to deer, wee the amount of crime. They had returns of the number of those convicted for crime, who we re able to read and write, while the) had no reture a re the number of those who could not, and still were honest. They had as gross depravity in ht. James's as in St. Gilts's, and that showed that wealth and idleness were t reater incentives to crime than industry and ignorance. lie hoped that the Government would try to remove the abject poverty, which was the main cause of crime as well as ignorance. The resolution having been read by the CHAIRMAN, Mr. R. TAYLOR proposed as au amendment—f• That i t i s t h e opinion of this meeting that, to secure the greatest atiteunt of individual, social, an d p o litic a l goo d, it is necessary that every human being should have a thorough secular education. and, therefore. that it is the duty or Government to supply such education, and that ad schools supported wholly, or in part, by charitable contributions, are wrong in principle aed in practicv-, destructive of the incl. pentlence of the working classes. and that the opponents of the Government measure are mostly persons who are desirous that the British you h should be educated in the dogmas of religion—thereby keeping alive sectarian strife and bitterness ; and that the Government have refrained from bringing forth a more liberal scheme becuese ef the opposition of a large por.ion of the Nonconformists." The opposition to the tieverninent schetue of education was purely sectarian. The sectarians had found that they did net keep pace with the population, that their numbers were diminished, and they therefte e tried in every way to oppose the progress of that which they at first looked upon as likely to decline, to give way to others. Mr. Moofte seconded the amendment. He said, were the Government to wait until the poor or ignorant man was stained with crime before they would do any thing to further the education? Was it not the duty of the Gevernteeet to I.e_k to the education of the people before crime had taken place instead of afterwards? The education proposed was by no means Scriptural, as de scribed by Dr. Epps, but coinpris. d a sound aid sub• startial information on all the ordinary beads of history and geography. 1)r. Place said that the question was not one of a purely sectarian nature, it was one which reff-cted every Englishman of every creed, and therefore these dia. agreeable distinctions, calculated to at parate and estrange class from class, should not be indulged in, for they were calculated to create th.t mischief which it was the aim and cud of education to pr.. vent. He admitted that the greatest assistance which education had received was from the Protestant Dissenters. They had proceeded silently for years without any public dt monstration, without any resolution, at public meetings, and without any speeches in Parliatbeet, and against the bits: r st acrimony of the members of the Church of England, and he thought that eventually they should not be sub ' jectt ii to the operati. in o'a scheme like the present, which, if they availed themselv:s of it, was likely to interfere with their religious opinions. Several etl er geetlemen having spoken, The CHAIRMAN put the amendment, which was negatived by a large majority, and the originul resolu tion agreed to. The second resolution—" That this meeting believe that, if at any time a Governmental sy stein of education cart be legitimate, it will be when the peop!.• are enabled to pronounce an opinion thereon by being really repre sented in the Commons' House of Pardiment ; in the wean time this meeting instruct their members to oppose the vote of money for educational purposes pro to be taken on the 19th of this men h"—was proposed and seconded fie m the platform, sod was car ried unamtneusly. After some further discussion the meeting. which was numerously and respectably at t. tide t, s• parated. . . eel to a more extensive voice in the r e presentation. The SECRETARY here read letters from the fodoeiee eentlemen, woo stated that they re grett d their inabitily t e attend. but. expressed their sympathy wi h the object of the meeting, and their determination to sitimert it. viz.:—Mr. ‘Vekley. M.P.; Sir C. Napier, M.r.; Dr. ,Sewries, M.P.; Sir W. Clay, ALP ; Mr. Shartnatt Cree - •erd, M I'.; Captain Pschell, M.P.; Mr. Brighe M.l'.; Ind Mr. Fox, M.P. Mr. SAVAGE proposed the fell owing resolution:— That it is the (pinion of this meeting that certain Acts Passed in the reign of his late Msjesty King William IV , intieuled, • Acts to amend the representatien of the people in Great Britain and Ireland,' having failed to fulfil the just expectations of the people ; and, as such Acts are not and cannot be beta!, it is expedient to amend the same by the repeal of the rate-paying clause., and fit ether alterations calcelated prevent all undue in. fluences in counties, cities, and be rough e and subversive of the fair representation of the people in Partiatnent.' One-half of the e ffect of the Reform Bill was stultified be he clause. which retained the property qaalitication;. Chat was a fraud upon them. An effort was made to raise the fredoen of choice, and the principle was tried in Marylebune, the expense of which had been defrayed by tradesmen like him -elf. The re.:sott that they had not been sum ss t'ul arose from the framing of the Reform Bill. On hat occasion 2,000 voters were struck . If th.• pall for not having paid their late up to the hour. Now the in furious tendency of these clauses w as, that a pew. r was vested in the cell crews of rates to di: quality by their aoticluet voter,. To contend with the Lonserveit<ve in terest it was necessary tee form cemmiteees. The ves ries, iir cons. (pence of the law, became the re al elec c, l , : r r nt i n : q ' iii, h ei e lli t ic: y in no better position tits, '.hey h,d been under the system of is tteie boroughs. Ito of the torah to the t 1 g' d it had Meted :atetethenta-pcalitnltarryoof the Re t had failed to carry out the promise that it veld e t stem they were not enabledlatrogL.lecljt I t i h d e e i r rr t e h p e re p s A :n se ia n - 1 eves from men of integrity and wereh, but those who siuid bear the exi n-es of an elecion. Now a practical seearis of doing away with that would be by making a .ch elestor pay a portion of the expenses of the elec;iiin; red an office might be estatlished in each borough where very infermation might be etre ded to the elt ctt•rs. hut hese practical measures were altogether lost sight of oy the Government, end it was only by an agitation, originated with the people, that any maproeement could be hoped for. Mr. SKELTON seconded the resolution. He contended that a properly qualification was an elicit nee that the people of this country were not in their proper position, for the wealth-producing portion of the ropulation were -ntitled to u voice in the representation. That prin- Aisle could only be warned out by an agitation amongst themselves, for the cause which they had met to advo cate was not one of general popularity. The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. ERNEST JONES then moved a petition to Parliament, deprecating in very strong language the im perfections of the Reform Bill, advocatine the principle progressive reform, and praying for the total and im mediate repeal of the rate-paying clauses, and fur the extension of the elictoral franchise. Mr. COCHRANE. in seconding the resolution said, that the rate-paying clauses in the Reform Bill were con ceived in a spirit of cowardice, and carried in a spirit of treachery. Be could conceive nothing more utijust than these clauses, by which, if a person could not meet punctually his rates, he was to be deprived of his politi cal franchise. The time had now arrived whet, the people could propose their twit terms to their repre sentatives, fur a gene ral eh ctiou was at hand. lie was of the same opinion as same of the Frecidieg speakers, that the suffrage should not be subjected to the present unjust limitations. The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. T. DuecettnE. M.P., who was loudly cheered, next addressed the meeting. The Hon. Gentlemen said, that on the last occaston that he had the honour of meeting them in that room they were assembled fur the purpose of agreeing to a petition in favour of this Bill. tie had then to :Lk the license of Commons fur leave to introduce that very Bill, which had for its object the abolition of the rate peyiteg clauses. 'e thought it was right that he should explain to them what had become of that petition and that Bill. The petition was duly presented to that Honourable House.— (Laughter.) Alter preseutetien, he rose for the purpose of ask': g per [c.isAon to bring in a 811 for the abolition of the rate paying clauses, which went to a gi eater extent of lucen t.nience than many were aware of. In that very city ef Westminster, if they did not prey to the exact, time that the rates heceme due. they were di,quelltied, and hat, to by the treachery of the colt cuts, or some other untair means. They woe, on cons. Treece, placed •n a Weise positie n than before the passing or the Reform Bill; tor all then .hey had only to show the rece p;s for the rates for the past year. lie was t ld, wh- nhe rose on , he occasion to which he had alluded, namely, to intro dece his Bill, thst if he said ris little us possible on that 'Sill that Ministers we Oil allow him to introduce it. Clime was cettuinle our object gained by its intiodoc tem. lie afterwards asked them wile titer they would stifle it at its birth, or • beerier ihey wuted allow it to eo into Cemenittee 'They replied, t hat as the y did not approve of the principle of the Bill they should opl ose• height the battle the bleitetetrh."lslaeida,ttteh-rawl alrhdespowoohv' r eti t t h e?a courreissien, and stated the reasons that he had heard urged there met elsewhere in favour at the measu" a, when Lord John Russell rose and said he could not hear of that Bill, for et was a gross innovation of, and did eiolence to, the constitution of England. They knew the result of the division that succeed , d. lie (Ms. Duncourbe) w r eseed by a majority of twat:Ty. lie must say that upon thirst oecation he was grossly disappointed at. the conduct. of several gentlemen, Aletobeis of the tinusti Commons, because he saw these who had voted welt him for the introduetion of the Bull oppose it, and wit nessed geetlemen then voting it, direct euetrudiction to the pledges they had given to their constituents. Even those very gentlemen who had attacked Lord John Rossell for tas finality doctrines, he saw do what, in his opinion, was worse van a manly opposition, skulking and running away. lie would loot same those on that occa .tun to whom he referred, for another opportunity would be given them of retri. ving their character. The occa sion of bringing that Bill before Parliament was not the first, and, perhaps, it would not be the last, time that he had been defeated in tightiug the cause of the peeve. —(Cho err.) lie had given notice of another meow., winch would have the effect of testing the opinion of the house of Commons as to whether or not, ;,in the , words of the petition, Reterm Bill had disappointed tee hope?, of the people of England, and whether it was or was toot tee be a final measure. He knew these %, err , very unplessnt words to Lord John Russt 11.—(A laugh.) His motion would also test whether or not it was Ili tended to do away with what was obnoxious in the Reform Bill—all that was injurious to the rights of tne people. He considered that they were not to be contented with the abolition of those rate-pay ing clauses. 'the tenant-right should be clone away with ; they should also have the protectio n of the ball o t. He was happy to say that in Finsbury he believed the electors did not care two straws for the ballot, because they were too numerous to be bribed, and too honest and independent to be intimidated from giving a conscientious vote. That was because they had not hanging over them the same same corrupt influence that existed in that aristocratic portion of the metropolis (Westminster). They shoul-i analyse the divisions that had taken plsce. if they were in favour of fieality, them vote for those who had opp , sed his motion ; but it ;hey were in favour of progression, let them to a twit:. suppor, those Members who voted in favour of hi:, motion, fur they night depend upon it tha' the former we re not reserving of their ciinfidence. They must let 'lie House know that the principle contended for in the Bill which he had introduced was no crotchet of his, but proceeded from the great body of the people. They should call on their representatives to act in conformity eith the- wishes of those who elected them; and as for him (Mr. Duitconibe) he was ready regain to fight the !Jetties in behalf of tee pc pie whenever they thought proper, so Out upon them. hereafter, upon the exlebi (ion anti dernentstration which the people of Engletas: would make on the present subject, would depend the questien of further reform. He wes Ilippy, to conclusion. to state, %Iva he hod received communications from at parts of the United Kingdom, even from Irelund, approv• ; l ig e of the principle upon wretch they had proceeded, an; e really believe that the next division of the House o r Comtnons would be ti itch more satisfactory to them, ,Ind all indsp,ndeut electors. than when they first woofer; question, fur the consideration of which they 114, essenubled them that evening. Atter a vote of thanks to the Chairman the meeting separated. MR. F. DOUGLASS. TO THE EDI I till W. THE SUN. ants—ln consequence of an edit , rial article which Ipr I ),. ars in to-day Morning Chronicle. in reference to the Douglass, I think it right to inform Sou that 4 _ne letter w hi c h a pp e ared in y ou r paper of the 13u.. "Charles M. Burrop," &c., is a hoax, there being 1 19 such person connected in any manner, directly or in. dir ectly, with the British and North American mail steam-ships, the management having always been iti the b ands of Mr. M'lver—a tact with which I am well ac quainted, and which I am authorised to make known to You. --I am, Sir, yours truly, Liverpool, April 14. EDWARD WILLMER. RTDROPHOBIA.—The Tribunal of Correctional P olice had on Saturday to try a man of the name of Stratton acaused of homicide by imprudence. It ap. t e ars that Straiten hid for many yeers been a dealer in 'la on a large scale, and was attended at his house by 4 charwoman of the name of Germ t. As far btu ka. t he 9th of last October thi4 woman was attacked by a areYheund, and bit in the hand : at her cries Stratten arrived, and was himself seriously bitten ; he recom 41 ctded the woman to have the bitten part cut out and cauterised as be should do ; she paid no heed to this "Ilea and died of bydrophophia in a couple of days. When the case was called on a neighbour of Stratten 's Wormed the Tribunal that ha was dead, only that the c Puerisation having impeded the rapid progress of the disease he had survived the woman two months.—Jour nal des pact tS• 'riler, steam-ship Hibernia, with the mails from maids and the United States of the Ist instant, had ' 4/1 o ared Liverpool yesterday afternoon at half run four o'clock, the hour at which our express left for 44 9 radon. Tag .../lILTAN AND TEE DISTRESSED IRISH.—A 'Llcr from Constantinople mentions an act of liberality on th e Pada the Sultan which does him great credit. Upon of the sufferings of the Irish, the Sultan caused to be b ,7 1 ,?4,1_e_1 to the Hon. Mr. Wellesley 1,0001., to be disposed of 4441 l the best way tolniatithti OUCTiItiQU. DARING INTREPIDITT.—An instance of courageous intrepidity, by %Melt the life of a fdlow-creature wk saved, was displayed on Friday lust by Mr. Willian Poole, second mate of the strum-ship Phoenix. It at, pears that Mr. Thema-t Benyon, of Spilman-strei t, Car marthen, was a passenger ou hoard vie Pi, orux Iron , Bristol, and upon the arrival of the vessel at Teriby h, accidentally fell overboard into the sea between tto steamer and the pier. Quick as thought Pooh lettpei , in after hitn, but did not succeed in reaching hint mitt he was in imminent danger, having sunk three times, and being completely exhausted Poole managed te seize him by his collar, an d •h, n held on to a chain cable until a boat was sent io his assistance, when both were relieved from their perilous situation. Thts is, we understand, the ninth individual that Poole has rescued from a watery grave, and it would but be rewarding true courage and determi ne d gallantry, if the Royal Humane Society awarded bin, a medal in honour of hi. phi an throWlablevernen ts.— Welshman. • BE JUST BEFORE You ARE GENEROTTS.--A: shep herd in the county of Caithness lately lest two or three of his Easter's sheep, and, being determined his employer should not be a loser is the matter, stole the same num , ber from a neighbOtir, fer which be has jest been cote ' 122ittgd tc the MI of THE SUN', LONDON, TEURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 15, 1847. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. ....... (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Comnion , .) WEDNESDAY, APltil. 14. ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL. Order for Committee read ; XL.tion math., and Question proposed, "'I hat Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair:"— Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word " That" to the end of the Question, in order to add the words " this House will, upon this day six months, resolve itself into the said Committee," instead thereof:—Question put," That the words proposed to be left out stand Dart of the Quettiou." The House divided : MINORITY —AYES, 119. Aldam, William Ellis, Wynn O'Connell, M. J. Anson, Colonel Escott, Blckham Ogle, S. C. Arundel, Earl of Evans, Sir De Lacy Ord, W. Bannerman, A. Ewart, William Paget, Colonel Baring, F. T. Fitzroy, Loid C. Parker, John Bentinck, Lord G. Forster, Mathew Pataeon, James Bodkin, J. J. Gill, Thomas Pechell, Captain Bouverie, E. P. Granger, T. C. Philips, Mark Itowring, Dr. Greene, Thainas Pluinritige, Captain Bright, John Grey, Sir G. Pul4brd, Robert etrotherion, Joseph Gro,venor, Lord R. Pusev, Philip Brown, W. Hatton, Captain 1110vd011,.. Colonel Browne, It. D. Hay, -ir A. L. Rich, ilenry Itrowne, W. Hervey, Lord A. Romilly, John Brownrigg, J. S. 'toward, I'. 11. Russell, Lord J. toiler, Charles Hume, Jos •ph Russell, Lord E. Buller, Edward James, Sir W. C. Rutherford. A. Busteild, William Jervis, Sir John Sandon, Viscount Ityng, G. S. Johnstone, sir J. SLeil, R. L. arew, R. S. Labouehere, Henry Smith, Benjamin (7 a.YleY , E. S. Lainbton, 11. Simi the, 0. Christie W. D. Lascelles, NV. S. Somerville, Sir W. , :live, Visc. Leader, J. T. Stansfield, W. R. C. i'olehrooke, Sir T. Lincolu, Earl of Stritt, Edward Collett,' ohn :Macaulay, 'l'. It. Tancred. H. W. Coote, Sir C. 11. 31aenainara, .Major Thoriiely, T. Craig. W. G. 11'earthy, Alexander Towneley, John Currie, It. Al' i camel!, J. AL Trela sny, J. S. Daimeny, Lord Maitland, Thomas Tinnell, II Dalrymple, c aptain Marjorilianks, :.4 Vane, Lord 11. Darner, Colonel Marshall, Will ia m Wall, C. B. Dawson, T. V. Mitchell, T. A. Warburton, 11. I tickinson, F. H. Moffatt, George Ward, H. G. Dodd, G. Molesworth, Sir W. Wawil, JT. Duncan, George Monahan, J. H. Williams, W. Duncombo, T. Morpeth, Viscount Wyse. Thomas Dundas, Admiral 31untz, G F. Yorke, Henry It. Dundas, F. More, Colonel Dundas, Sir David Napier. Sir Charles TELLERS. Easthope, Sir J. Nieholl, J. Watson, Henry Lbrington, Viscount O'Brien, C. Mituners, Lord J. MAJORITY-NOES. 158. Ackers, James Fellowee, E. Newdegatc, C. N. Adderley, C. B. Ferranti. W B. Newry, Viscount Alford, Viscount I timer, Sir E. Packe, C. W. I Aliix, J. P. Finel., George Palmer, Robert Archdall, Captain Fitzroy, Henry Palmer. G. Arkwright, George Forester, G. C. Peel, Colonel Austen, Colonel Fox. S. /... Plinntitre, J. P. Bantle, li. J. Frewein C. 11. Polhill. F. Baillie. W. Fuller, A. E. Pollington, Viscount Barrington, Viscount Gladstone, J. N. Powell, Colonel Bateson, T. Gooch. E. S. Prime, Rl,lnu 4 Beckett, W. Gore, Montague Ra,hleigh, W. Bennett, Philip Gore, W. 0. Reid, Colonel Berestord, Major Gore, W. li. 0. Rendlesham. Lord Blackburne, J. I. Goring, C. hepton, G. W. Blackstone, W. S. Goulliurn Henry Richards, Itichard Boldero, 11. G. Granby, Marquis of Rolleston, Colonel Broadley. Henry Gregory, W. IL Round, C. G. Itroadwood, H. Uale, It. B. Round, J Brooke. Lord Hall, Colonel Ryder, Q. D. Bruce, C. L. C. Halsey, T. P. San lemon, R. Buck, L. W. Hamilton, W. J. Seymer, Henry Ker Buller, Sir J. Y. Hardy, John Sheppard, T. Burroughes, H. Harris, Captain Shirley, E. J. Cabbell, B. B. Ileathcote, Sir W. Shirley, E. P. Carew, W. H. Pole Henley, J. W. SibtitorP, Colonel Chandos, Marquis of Hildyard, T. B. Smith, A. Chapman, A. Hope. Sir 1. Smyth, Sir H. Chelsea, Visc. Herlihy, John Somerset, Lord G. Chichester, Lord J. llotham, Lord Sotheron, T. U. S. Chohneley, Sir J. Hudson, George Spoolier, R. Christoolier. It. lin,sey, Thomas Stuart, Henry Chute, W. L. W. Ingestre, Viect. Stuart, John Clerk Sir G. Johnstone, Hope Taylor, J. A. i odrington, Sir W. Jollitle, Sir '4% G. 11. Thesiger, Sir F. Colvile, C. it. Jones, Captain Thompson, Ald e r man Compton, H. C. Kemble, Henry Thornhill, G. Copeland, Ald. Knight, F. W. Tollemache, J. Cripps, William Knightley, Sir C. Tower, C. Deede , , W. Lawson, Andrew Troubridge, Sir E. Denison, E B. Lennox, Lord G. 11. Turner, Edmund Dick, Q. Leslie, C. P. Tumor, C. Douglas, Sir 11. Lindsay, Colonel Tyrrell, Sir J. T. Douglas, Sir C. E. Lockhart, W. Venter, Sir W. Douglas, J. S. Lowther, lion. Col. Vyse, H. I ouro, Marquis of Lygon. General Vyvyan, Sir R. R. Duckworth, Sir J. Manners, Lord C. Waddington, IL S. buncombe, 0. March, Earl of Walpole, S. 11. Du Pre, C. G. Marton. G. Wellesley, Lord C, East, J. It. Mastermau, John Egerton, W. T. Meynell, Captain Egerton, Sir I'. 31ergan, G. Estcourt, 'l. G. Morgan, C. leilden, Sir W. Mundy, E. 31. TELLERS. Inglis, Sir lt. Law, C. E. PROFESSOR SCHCENBEIN'S GUN COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert viiited the New Palace at We4ininster yesterday, to inspect the New House of Lords. COTTON. Tier Majesty and her Royal Consort arrived from Buckinantu Palace , c).4l' after twelve o'clock, attanpled by the Ci.untess of Mount Edgeeinnbt., Hen. Miss Kerr, the Earl Fortescue (Lord Stea are), Major• General Wemyss and Captain the lion. A. li. Gordon. The Earl Spencer (Lord Chamberlain), and Mr. Barry, the Architect, reef ived the Qucen and Prince Albert, and attended her 9l. , jesty and his Royal High 'leis during their inspection of the New House of Lords. _ _ _ _ _ Her Majesty and Prince Albert, and the Royal Suite (including the Lord Chamberlain and (:ol,nel Berkeley Drummen i) returned to Buckingham Palace soon after ,ne o'clock. The specification of this pltettt (taken out in the name of Mr. John Taylor, of the Addphi, became due aii was enrolled the other day.—The following is a corrucl abstract of its cofitert:— His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse back yesterday attended by his Equerry in Waiting. His Royal Higline,s the Princ , ! of Wales took an airing yesterday in the Royal Gardens. The Royal dinner part), at Buckine am Palacp yester day, included the Duchess of Sutherland, the Eatl and C0,10te,..s Spencer, arid Vi,count Morpeth. The , Band of the Grenadier Guards, under the di rection of Mr. r , chott, attended during dinner, and per tanned the following pieces : OrerTure-2 . •La tulle du Regiment"—Donizetti. ti , uttgan favurite ; '—Kuhnt.r. Fai , tasie Classique, stir des thins de Handel, Haydn, et Mozart. The patentee states that the invention consists in the manufacture of explosive compounds applicable to min ing purposes and to projectiles, and as substitutes for gunpowder, by treating and combining matters of vege table origin with citric and sulphuric acids. The mat ter of vegetable origin which he prefers, as being best suited for the purposes of the invention, is cotton, as it comes into this country freed from extraneous matters; and it is towed to be desirable to operate on the clear, fibres of the cotton in a dry state. The acids are nitric acid of from 1.45 to 1.50 specific gravity, and sulphuric acid of 1.85 ,pecific gravity The acids are mixed tope ther in the pr..portton of 1 measure ref nitric acid to 3 measures of sulphuric acid, in any suitable or c-nve Dient vessel not liable to be affected by the acids. A great de gree of heat being generated by the mixture, it is thee left to cool until its temperature talls to 60 or 50 dugree:. Fahrenheit. The comes is then immersed in ir, and, it. (wier that it may become thoroughly impreentited saturated with the acid , it is stirred ili' a rod of etas' or other mat rival not affected by the acids. The eete should be introduced in as open a state as pracdcable. The acids are then pouted or drawn off, and the coma gently pressed by a presser of glitz d earthenware, to press out the acids, after which tr is cover• d up in the vessel and allowed to stand for shout an hour. It is sub sequently washed in a continuous flow or water until the presence of the acids is not indicated by the ordinar , test of litmus paper. To remove any einem-10 , i. et pr• lions of the acids which m iy remain aft, r the eleansinp process, the patentees dips the cotton in a weak selutiee of carbonate of potash to one gallon of water, and par tially dries it by pressing, es before. The cotton is thee highly explosive, and may be used in that state; but, te increase its explosive power, it is dipped in a weak so• lution of nitrate of potash, and. lastly, dried its a room hented by hot air or steam to about 150 degrees Fahret: heit. It is considered probable that the use el the solo. Lions of carbonate of potash and nitrate of potash m a) be dispensed wi h, although actual experience does no: warrant such an omission. The patentee re marks, tha , nitric acid may be employed alone in the manufacture of explosive compounds, but that, as tar as his experience goes. the article when so ma.nufictured is net se good. and far more costly. When used, care should be taker, to employ a much less quantity by weight, to produce the same result, than of gunpowder ; and it has Lee!. found that three parts by weight of the cotton produces the same eflict as eight parts by weight of the Tower proof gunpowder. The cotton, when prepared in the manner before men'ioned, may be rammed into a piece of ordnance, a fowling-piece, or musket ; or may be , made into the shape of cartridges ; or may be ou r l ds which et i f thet is intended.requiredformofthe damp,ordinntao moulds fo so that, when dried, it shall retain the retired figure ; bore of the when p en icee of and that it may also be placed in caps, like percussion caps, and made to explode by impact. Lastly. the patentee states, that although he prefers the use of cotton, other matters of vegetable origin may be similarly treated with acids to form an explosive com pound, and that acids of an inferior specific gravity may be employed. The patentee having thus described the nature of the invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, states, that he does not confine , himself to any of the details above specified, so long as the peculiar character of the invention is retained, viz.. the manufactuie of explosive compounds from matters of vegetable origiu by means of arras. But to adept the patentee's own expression, " What I claim is the menu facture of explosive compounds from matters of vegetable origin. by m' ens of nitric acrid, or nitric and sulphuric acids."—ellechunics' Magazine. Waltz-- Minos Klange"—Strausg. Grescn wind 11131 sch, nisch Lichhugs Melodien der opera Il Torneo"—Lord Westmorland. Her Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at her residence, Clarence House, St. James's, soon ufter one o'clock yesterday afternoon. from Froginore !Lome, near Windsor. Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness Speth, and Sir George Cimpar, here in uaiting on her Roya. Highness. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge vi sited her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday at Marlborough House. A Deputation from the United Wesleyan Committees 01 Privile•-•es and 14:titivation had an tot- rview with L rd John Russell and the Marquis of Lansdo w ne y . s• terday, at the official residen c e of the First Lord of the Treasury in Downing -street. The Deputation consisted of the Her. Dr. Buoting, the Rev. John Scott, R. , v. John Beecham, Rev Charles Prest, Rev. George o,horn, Rev. John C. P..ncelly, Rev. S. Rotoilly Hall. Rev. Thomas Vesey, Mr. Richard Matthews. and Mr. James Hot.). His Excellency the Turkish Nlintster transacted husi rics. ye..;_erilay at the F“reign Office. Vi..count Torrington, G rnor of Ceylon, had an in `entice. with Earl Grey )esta-rday. The Earl of SutfLok had also an interview witn his Lordship yesterday at the Colcniul Office. General and Lady Susan Reeve and family have arrived at their house in Portmln-square. AN AWKWARD PREDICAMENT.—A few evenings ago, about dusk, a man named Mugg, of Burton-on-the. %Voids, having been to see his brother, at Sherwood, near Nottingham, in returning home on the Flood-road, took it into his head to jun' p over the wall opposite the skinner's house, and mistaking the locality - , he fell, not upon the bank, as he intended, but into the canal. The water at that place is very deep; and, as he was unable to swim, his situation was one of extreme peril. He contrived, however, by dint of much struggling, to reach the side; but being near the seven arches, these is a smooth wall down to the water's edge, so that he was ' unable to get out. Fortunately, he found a corner in which there was a ledge sufficiently low for him to cling to; and in that position he remained for two or three hours. His shouts for help were not noticed by the passers by; or the place where the poor fellow was fixed was so removed from sight that it could not be ascer tained who nee the cries proceeded. At last, a person discovered Mugg's " *hereabout," and immediately went to the Trent Bridge Inn for asvistaece. It wi's now quite dark, but fur young men procured from the Trout side a light skiff and, launching it in the canal, proceeded to fetch him off. Some time was thus last, for the boat had to be carried a good distance ove land; and when they arrived at the spot, they hatted that some persons had let dowe a rope from the brido. close to h m, but he was so benumbed as to be quite un able to grasp it. He was, in tact, in the last stage o' exhaustion, and there can be no doubt that had us tist twee be en only a few minutes later, he would hay. slipped from his hold and teen drowned. H a w as wi l l, •onsiderahle difficulty lifted in o the boat and convey. d to the Union Inn, who re he was iut to bed. He had. however. so compl -tely lost the use of his lix,ba, that he was obliged to be cal Heil into ihe house; nur 'vms he ab'e to utter a wind. Every attention was pall him, and he at length recovered. A PICTURE OF EGYPT, DRAWN ON THE SPOT, BY MISS MARTINEAU.- -0. a imprecate n had taken rue by surprise. I used to wonder—and always cid till now —at that stupidity of the Lruelites which so ai.gered their leader—their pining after Egypt. after finding it impossible to live there. It was inconceivable how they could long to go back to a plat e of such cruel , ppressii en, for the a..ke of any thing it could give. I now wonder no longer, having seen and felt the desert, and knowing the et arms of she valley of the Nile. One even. ng lately, ju:t at e untet, the scent s ruck upon me heart, oppressing it with the sense of b auty. A village was beside an extensive grove of palms, which sprang from out of the thickest and richest closer to the height of eighty feet. Their tops waved gently in the soft breeze wh ch ruffled she sue face of a blue p-nd lying among grassy shores. There were golden lights and sharp shadows among the banks where a stream had lately made its way Tha yehow sand hills of the desert just showed themselves between the stems of the inore scattered paints. Within view were time carefully mulled fit Ids, with strong wheat, lupins and purple bean blossoms ; and some melon and cucumber patches were nut far off. Cattle were , tethered beside the h uses; and on a balik near sat an old woman and t boy and girl, basking in the last r,e) a of the sun with evident enjoyme nt, th,aig h the magical ettleturieg given by Egypti.tn aimo-phere could not be sostrikieg as to English eyes. But what mmtt it have been in the memory of the Israelites, k% ar,d,ring in the &ten where there is no colour, exc-pt at suns se and sunset, but only glare— parched rocks any chokiog dust or sand! I Will not attempt now, for no one has ever sue ceede d in such an attempt, to convey any impression of rho apea tiug dreatint as , of the depths of the cUsert. I can only say that when it rose up b 4 re me in cotitrast with that eoek of the valley •tt sunset, I at last unda-sood the surrender of heart and reason on the part of the Lracliteg, and could sym pathise in their forgetfulness e,f their pas:, woes iu their pining for verdure- and sir. ems, for shwe and good food, and for a perpetual ,ight of the adored ris'er, instead of the hateful sands which le mined them in, whichever way they turned.—E' ople's Journal. M. RUNGE.—A letter from Bre:dew of the 3d says:—" In the month of Match, 1846, M. Ronge was condemned to a month's ill) t risoneeent, for having preached at Magdeburg without the permission of the authorities. It was thought that the execution of this condemnation had been abandoned ,hy the Government, but such is not the fact. The day before yesterday M. Ronge received from the police of Bresiaw an injunction to undergo the sentence pronounced against him ' and yesterday ho rendered himself a prisoner. Upwards of two thousand persons accompanied him on his pas sage, crying, s Ronge for ever!' Reli:jous Liberty `'or ever! But this demonstration gave rise to no dis• :urbance." The Lord Chancellor gave a dinner to the Cabinet Ministers last evrning att big residence in Park-lane. The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President of the Council) arrived at L ans d owne H ouse , Bet keley-equore, yesterday afternoon fro m lii. seat B ,wood Park, tits. Earl Grey arrived in Mr. Hildyard, M.p. , arrived at Farranee's Hotel, Upper Beitzrave-street, Jur the squaw)), )esttrday from Fleutham Hall. Various important improvements are about to ba made in Paris. The fountains in the Ch , are to be surrounded with cau,eways and ornamented with larnr. A street, to be cant d the Rue de Lyon, is to be made, at an expense of about 2 000.0001., from the Place de la Bas to the station of the Lyons Run way. Tne Rue Lafayette is to be prolonged to the carrefuur formed by the Rues Month()lon, Rihou:6, and Papillon. The prolongation is render( d necessary by the opening of the Great Northern Railway; the open ing and paving of the street will cost 1,500,0001. Several new streets are to be opened in the . lands of the Clos St. Lazare, near the railway. The Strasbourg Railway. will render necessary the removal of the central house of the 17:41 -es de la Doctrine Chrtkienne, and this will cause an expense to the city of Paris of about 1,800,000 f. The Rue de Rambuteau, which has corn- ' pletely changed the appearance of one quarter of the tom', is to be continued through the mass of houses comprised between the Rues Trair6., des Prouvairee, and de la Tonnellerie, to the Passage des Prouvaires. The Rue Coquilli e is to be enlarged. The Rue Francois Miron, from the Hotel de Ville to the church ''otrteheDnanmeefuis9ladleso to b 3 lower e d, t o y of m t e i t i e re e s d w i fi i ( d and the The : e l of St. Gervais, is to be made twenty the ground, near the church, is to be l owere d , so as to , s so et il o o tf c t t h o e a i d )a v r a v n is ta x g admit of the flight of steps which the cathedral formerly possessed being restored. Thu Rue des Mathurins St. Jacques is to be widened—a measure absolutely neces sary to faclitiite tie visits of the publi c to t h e magnifi eAnt Museumof National Antiquities in th e Ho te l de Cluny. A new Eco l e Mutuelle fo r boys and girls, snub a new Salle d'Asile, are to be erected in the R ue d e Vaugirard I the schools will not coat less than 279,000 f Causeways in every quart er o f the town. It is to be desired that the Government would ettu , e foot belong ingare being placed before all buildings to the municipality pavements to be al.° lad down before the Jardin des Plantes, i.ue St. Victor, the ilerel des Archives du Roynume, la Monnaie, Rae Gt 6 6...aud, the Institut, Rue de Seine and itue M,4aritte, the Louvre, and other public buildings. The Rue du Havre, in lace of the Havre an,i Rriten Raiway station, is nearly finished: it has cost 600,000. The names of some streets have been changed; among others, that of the Rue St. Vin cent de Paul, near the hospital Louts Philippe, is to be called Rue Gribeauval, alter a celebrated general of artillery of the time of Louis XV, the Rue de la Hinque, leading from the Bank to the Place des Vic toil es, is to take the mine of Rue Catinat, in honour of one of Louis XlV.'s marshals; anti the prolongation of were formed. In addition to all thtt,eite:nsec.. streets improvements,fom e a d d f i r ng currying the Rue St, Pierre Montmartre is to be celled Rue Paul I.elong, after the arcritect on whose plans it and the vast underviu! channels the stnw a t r s e ; and the Marct 6 aux Fours ages, of the Faubourg St. A nteine, is to be turned into a store for lac.— Galignee z night or two since a disti ng uished • A partyr Theatre, were c o n vers i ng on the 1 establishments, wh en i t was ob served by a the Noble o o Viscount that one of th e grea t es t me merits s aof FAUX her P mt A a S ie . ; - - rtle vyl A ,: triumphs of the old establishment was its unapproachab . e ballet, and instanced, as examples, the celebrated par de itictilre.a.nd the pus dec . -4g of lea; season., "jiut now," said be, ‘i we ire to be satoutiaed with a pas de Sept, an exhibition quite impossible at - Covent-garden. .ff. At or events,. replied:he Cvuotasa " they are bum. to gig Vs pas du tout." ,INCENDIARY FIRE.—A little before midnight on Saturday last an incendiary fire was discoveted on the farm of Mr. Hill, at Murton, three miles from S%aith well, in the county of Nottinghim, destrove . l a :deck. containing upwards of seven'r •o ter g o f • h lit i The flames were first ob:erved by Miss g ' Hill, who W saw; red glare through her bedroom window, and on giving an alarm her father ; roceeded to the stackyard, but the fire had gained tco great an ascendatcy to leave any hope of saving any portion of the stack. An engine from Southweli, and a crowd of peo le from the villages around flocked to assist, and by great exertions pre vented the flames from communicating with the other stacks and the farm buildings. The owner, who is universally respected, is fully inswed in the Nottin, ham and Nottinghamshire Fire-office, and the damk,e is estimated at 2601. JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLD, By SIR GEORGE SIMPB( , N. GOVERNOR IN•CHIEF OF THE Li itosoN't BAY CoMPANY'S TERRITORIES —This narrative, which will probably be found one of the most interesting among all those of our adventurous travellers, is to be published in a few days by Mr. Celburn. The great novelty of the expedition arises from its having been performed prVeipmlly overland ; and the position and influence of the author, his enterprise and scientific attainments have, it is sail, enabled him to mike extensive additions to our limited knowledge of the various interesting portions of the globe which he traversed. The contributions to the geography of the great American continent, in par ticular, over which he proceeded tr •rn Canada to Van c,uver, will, doubtless, be extremely valuable, as well as his notices of the various tribes of the aborigines with whom he came in contact—his residence at. Silka, and account of the Aleutian Archipelago—his descriptions of Kamschetka and Siberia—and his journeys over those vas t regions of the Russian empire concerning which we have hitherto ceived such scanty information. THE DUKE . OF WELLINGTON —lt is understood, from a source upon which we may rely, that as his Grace's son (the Marquis of Douro) intends next month to visit the Sottish estates of his father-in-law, the Marquis of Tweeddale, in the county of Jladdington, he will be ac companied by the Duke, who will remain at least one day at Berwick, in order to enjoy the society of a distin guished military character in the vicinity, whose galley t -conduet•-in Spain very;soycdilvieeured him hi s -G race ' s approbation a n d patronege.teliiiik Mfteltiser; Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had nn in terview with the Earl of Clarendon, yesterday, at the (Ake of the Board of Trade- POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. - - _ In addition, to the usus.l en:erttintni•nts affoided at this amusing and highly ins; mettle institution, the m.,nagers have announced a course of lectures upon Animal Migne,ism, by Mr. Jan.'s, of King's Coil. ge. TI e first lecture of the series was delivered on Tuesday, and we were glad to t,bserve that the theatre vi as crowded. The lecturer introduced the subject by say ing, that after the itivesqgatien, which those whom he had the honour of adires•ing had prob ,bly gum to the varied and complete machinery dew!) stairs, it would be his duty to introduce them to b we of the• opera . l-ns of nature, which Teemed as it were to anticipate in a more perfect way the inventions of man. The huu.an being had, for instance, invented the rope for a variety of purposes, and he no doubt considered thst in form ing hemp into differen► strands, tor the purpose of making a rope or a cable, a great deal h ,cl been act ma ,dished—and no doubt a great deal had been accom plished, for by means of these ropes they traversed from clime to clime, on the one hand ; and to d• see nd, they executed the justice of the law on their unft , rtunate and guilty fellow-creatures on the other. lie would direct their atte ration fer a few m .meats to a in a titlcrgati roe a m t . l a d ntfac i l ilp t r )r i. ), 4 ; et r: ) hch n i ;al l ex id ar for c t t h l i ld s e ru th rp e o o se th h e e r would refer to the silk worm as oue great rnanu acturer :end to the spider as another. The, machinery whi ch resulted fr om human ingenuity details and defective in its arrangements ; but very dill...rent was the machinery employed by nature. The lecturer then proceeded to illustrate by diagrams and other illustrations, the internal struc ture of the silk-worm, a n d t h e w i se economy of nature, as exhibited in the different changes of the insect into the c hrysalis and the a f ter state. It is, however, im• possible to convey to the reader a distinct idea of the information conveyed by Mr. Jones, without the illus trated aids to which he made frequent reference. After explaining the mode of spinning, and the ,übstance from which the silk of the worm was menu- 'actured, the lecturer referred to the web of the spider, And explained the wonderful apparatus by which that well known insect was enabled to construct a thread of tine three or four thousand twists, which, in delicacy f texture, exceeded almost the power of thought to con vive, and certainly precluded the powers of language to xpress. Singular as it might be, many of the disct.vo. ' ies on which the human intellect prided itself were acted upon from time immemorial by the common spider. To it the honour belonged of originating the balloon and the living b.-11. The lecturer said that he had intended itt he present lecture to advert to a variet of the purposes t'4.r which nature intended the film of the spider, but his rime would not permit him, and he would, therefore, leter this more interesting portion of the subject to another opportunity. The lecture, which evidently gave he liveliest satisfaction, was listened to throughout with he utmost attention. A GENUINE IRISIINIAN.--A few days ago as a gen :lemon of our acquaintance was walking up Northgate, a Walcufiel,i, he was accosted by a son of the Emerald Isle in the following manner Arrah, yer honour, and wont , ' ye be after telling me the name of the street • , pposite?" To which the gentleman replied " Frovi lence•street." " Sure enough, and yer honour, and hat's the very stre.- t I'm wanting, ui.d faith , I've a par ticular friend who lives in that same street. but, by my ,oul, I've intirely and eocupletely forgot his name—per laps. now, you would be aft..r telling me his name too." I his so excited our friend's risible facultie>, that he )iirst into an immoderate fit of laughter, to the no small .m..zo,nent of poor Paddy, who retorted, " Faith, and you're no gentleman, or )ou wouldn't be slier Orating ,ne in that manner ; by my soul, but ye may have to ask the same question yourself, some day." A second 'it of laughter was the result of this droll remark, an d . after looking unutterable things. walked away, ~o doubt to find a mere gentlemanly infurinant.—Leech Intrligerwer. GOOD F13111146.—0n Tuesday lost a decked nsh ing vessel cast her lines on the Mar Bank, and in 0 ,, haul the crew 'pulled up twenty-five h.fiibut and twenty nine skate. The whole of the ash were exceedingly large; 0114 of the halibut, Watch was exhibited on Thurs day 111 a fishm.inger's shop inns....(ienorgeeß•sotyreaelt,paweighed d ra: an w b i o l r l o l u e g ar h e a t t il ...s ea r . I_Bo TTa lhs. E — R E o d T i A n t bu ß rg u h ck Tr ii iin o e u se x . and t 1 nel a s e t v e A r s a c l o r t e o l a n y i‘ s t o o f n eary neatest,a j s r h u e n t F e proceed thence by the Southampton Railway te, Lyndhurat, in Hampshire, for the purpose of bunting .theenuing week in the ktew Forest-; tbelre ree 4Pm / 1 464,0 1 Twig mt. y e t dtatiouring NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. - - PonTSMAITII, WEDNESDAY. — The Trident steam loop, Lieutenant-Commander Rigge, arrived at Cow..s last night laic, and came up to Spithead this morning From the Mediterranetin. She brought the latest news from Lisbon and Oporto. This vessel lett Chatham only last August, to be employtil by Lieutenant Wag- Porn in the trial of the Trieste against the Marseilles route fur carrying the Indian mails. She made but one attempt to reach Trieste, and failed, having knocked up at Corfu. She has never answered, aliin , u..th she looks perfect, and presents a graceful and pretty model upon the water; she is of 850 tons, and 350-hnrse power, propelled by paddles. She left Malta on the 16th of March, leaving there the Rodney, 92, Captain Collier, C. 8.; the Albion 90, Captain Fremantle; and the Locust -!eam-sloop, Lieutenant-C' mmander Power. The Re ,istat.ce Cornminder Lowe, sailed the same .ft•rnoon with the second battalion of the 42d High 'aniters. for Bermuda. The Tr.d..nt arrived at Algiers on the 20th of March. Engli-h men-of-war were there. She I-ft on the 23d, :,rod arrived at Gibraltar on the 26th. The Virago .isatn-sloop, Commlinter Lunn, was al , only a r thee. She left on the 30 h. and at% ived the 241 in -t_, band there the Hib-rnia, 104. Captain tichards, 11,g of Vice-Admiral Sir W. l'erkir-r. coin r.in chief; the TrabiL ar, 120. Capt•liti NotI; the `anopus, 84, Captain Moresby, C. 8.; the America. io, Captain S,r l'hornits 'Maitland. The Pt cen , x, meam -L.l), Commander Dennis. arrived on the itay the iri , !ent left for Oporto ( l'uesthy, tfe 6th inst.). whrre ;tie arrived on the billowing morning. the 7th, and found here the Gladiator t.team•frgat-.. ('aott,iii Robb ; tie Nautilus, 10, Lieutenant-Comini/nder Rivers ; and ihe fack,l rettin-vus, , A, Lieut , nsot Commander Western. •he left on the Bth for Spithead. C.) , :wander Spong. late of the Ardent steam-sloop, ;iron:toted, has come home in the Trident; also Captain Chill. paymaster of the 88th regiment, at Malta, and a -ew naval and military invalids. The America was to sail on the 7th for Malta. 'The Trident came into harbour at eleven this morn lig, to replenish hid before going round to the river. Tne Thetis, 36, Catalan Codriegton, C 8., was docked eaterday. The injury sustained by getting ashore on ,ntering the hat hour of Lisbon consists of the foremost tower puce of iehe keel haring been carried away, and ,he upper piece forced slightly to port ; the gripe was Ise, a little started. The topsides and (treks have been oaulked to-clay, which, we understand, is quite usual :new ships after the first cruise, as the catilkine generall) quires to be brought Lao close contact with the plank ing, which may have shrunk a little. All these trithint lefects are expected to be completed by Saturday, so that the ship can proceed again to sea nrxt we, k. The foLowing is a copy of a " General Order" re garding "relative rank" in the medical department. re cently issued to the American bevy by the late chief of its ex--cative, Mr. Bar croft:— " Surgeons of the, tl et and surgeons of more thin 12 years will rank with commandvrs. " Surgeons of than 12 years with lieutenants. " PaNsrd assistant-surgeons next after lieutenants. " Assistant-surgeons net passed mxt after masters. "Commanding and executhe officers, of whatever grade, when on duty; will take precedence of all medical officers. This order confers no authority to exercise military command, and no additional right to quarters." ',The above important order, so gratifying to the me body in the United States navy, has been obtained through the instrumentality of Dr. William Maxwell Wood, now surgeon of the fleet in the Pacific, who has also been the means of obtaining many other gratifying orders tending to improve. the condition and standing of the medical gentlemen employed in the American service. The Britannia, 120, ordered some weeks since to be brought forward for commission, was taken into the basin this morning, and will be decked as soon as the Thetis comes out, to have her " ordinary" fittings re moved and sea-going ones substituted. The Talbot, 26, recently paid off, from the Pacific, was brought alongside the dockyard jetty to day to be dismantled ; she will, therefore, not be employed in the meal service. The Fairy Was taken out to-day to Southampton water to cleanse her iron below the water, which had be come foul. _ _ . WooLwrcn, APRIL 14.—The Mastiff surveying vesst-I, Commander Becher, with her tender the Wood lark, are to be paid wages in advanc-, at Woolwich to morrow, and will leave on Saturday, the 17th instant, to resume their surveying duties at the Orkney Isl Aids. The Falmouth will leave this port to-morrow with a dredging machine and stores for Portsmouth and &ma.- ampton. The Nankin, 50-gun frigate, building on the east slip in Woolwich Dockyard, from a design by Mr. Ling, assistant to the Mastt r Shipwr4ht at Chatham Duck- yard, where all her timb rs ale converted, is txogressing rapidly, the whole of het frame being completed with the exception of a small part of her stern. The Rifleman, wood:-n vessel, went down the ri , er yesterday afternoon, to try her screw propeller ; and the Sharpshooter, iron vessel, went down to- day for a similar purpose. A large anchor, of Porter's construction, weighing 55 cwt. 2 qrs. and 11 lb., was tested at the machine in this dockyard yesterday, with a strain of 451 tons, and will be sent round to Portsmouth f, r service in ti,e Retribution steam-frigate. A ;wiles oft xperiments are in progress at the testing room here to ascertain the comparative string h t.f u oew (It scription of blocks for 4,10ps and svani-vessels !wide of gtov4t.ised iron, and patented by Leunt.x and Gt. One of these blocks, six and a halt inches in •iiameter, on being ti stet] bo 'e a strain o 61tans , an.• „i t h op i t, poser did not appear to be in tt,e least it.jured, he hook attached to it being the part which broke during the operation. The usual strain appl eel to blocks metal or brass of the same diameter is 3i tons which is saficient to pass them for service. A stronger cl,- scription of hook has been attached to the galvani,ie metal blocks still to be experimented with, ani will be tried un'il the blt.ck and hooks of this invention are of equal power. The result has ,urprised all whu Lave wit hessed the testing*. SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY DITENSIO•4•—Ye*ter• day the whole of the houses in the Westminster•bridge road, and the Lower and Upper Marsh, Lembo'', were en t:relv demolished. so that the whole tine of extension to IVdterloo-bridge, with the exception of a few houses in York-street, is now entirely cleAred, and the viaduct on which the trains will run, complete us far as High-street, Lambeth. lIVALTH AND MORTALITY IN THE METROTOLIS.— The deaths returned by the metropolitan registrars for the week ending Siourday last were 1,051, being en increase of 47 on the mortality of the previous week, end 137 in excess of the weekly average of five springs. This result is, to a certain extent, attributable to the unusal coldness of the weather at the commencement of the present month, and tf•nds to illustrate the ascertained influence of tr mospheric circumstances on certain torms of disease. Bronchitis and other diseases of the organs of respirxti.Ni. instead of yielding under the influence of spring, continued to swell the morta lity indicated by the returns, in which nearly one-third of the whole number o.F deaths are referred to this class of com plaints. Diseases of an epldemic character appear to have increased, particularly booping-cough and other complaints incident to chiliren ; the deaths from typhus are also more rumerous than in the preceding week. As rega , ds the excess of mortality over the spring average was greatest in the south and wesi districts, but was e•hared by ad the groups of districts into which the metropolis is diviyed the liecistrar-Geveral. The mean temperaure 01 the will was .47.9, 110 less than 11 degrees above that of the previous wed:, " IA vERrooL, EDNEsDAY.--13v tier I3ellona, arrived at !!lasunw, advicPs from New York to the 20th ult. have been rec. at that city. 0. e paper only of the 17th ha-, however, reached Liverpool. There is nu tie v.s f an.) interest by this a•rival. FAiaticATING INQUESTS.—At an inquest held by Mr. Mills, on Tuesday, in the Middlesex 11..spital, the Coroner alluded to the surprise which Mr. Wakley, experienced en reading in last Sunday's rapers the report of an inquest, said to have been held by him on the body of FrederickNicklewright, the bailiffot Sir W.Clay.Bart., A!.P., but which he had not held until Mondayafternuou. Mr. '4i ak ley's surprise was how any one could attempt thus to ati!i cipate an inquest, and after having fabricated the reps 5. toist it upon a public journal. A gentleman observed that if such a practice was tolerated, all necessity for coroners and coro ners juries would at once be done away with. CHARGX OF NEGLI.CT AGAINST A MEDICAL PARO CItIAL OFFIcElt.—An inquest wEo held by Mr. Milts yes tertlay, at the Horse and Groom, John -street, Clerkenwell, upon Harriet Shearer, aged fitty-seven. Front the evidence, which occupied upwards of two hours, it appeared that the deceased and her daughter had been reduced to such an awful state of destitution that for three da)a in the week out of seven they frequently went to bed without toot!, canac, or fire. They then entered the workhouse, which they soon left, the deceased having been allowed a shilling and a quartern loaf weekly by the parish. Alter some tints de ceased became so iil that Mr. Goddard, the parish surgeon, had to attend her, vi hich he did, although her case was hopeless, until he found that another medical gentleman had been called in, when he diecontinued his visits, and the de ceased died in a few weeks afterwards. Mr. JoLn Welt!', surg ,, on to the Finsbury Dispensary, who pet-6qm rd_ body post mortem examination, deposed that externally theopening presented a very emaciated appearance, and uponbi was the body he found a cancer in the stomach, w .8 h o _ seve t r tre a , cause of death. In his opinion the disease wA, After £ very, years standing, and could not be cured, fr. odderd ver y len° thened and angry discussion between . D Mr. Smith, the medical gentleman that professional etiquette and the treatment d e e n a t tb.. jury returned a verdict of" Natural elecdeasie;d,uptbone committee meeting of the o'rhecadl ItlC.—At a recent RED LION-BQUA d umb, it for the adult dea f sni t IssmurioN FOR THR ADULT D EAr AND DUMB, above excellent institution !mess the Duke of Cambridge, was stated that his Royal . st i b n le g ob; ee had kindly consented lg of beu,voleoce promoting anniversary of the Dent and to pre.ide at the wthiettclahuissewoeflitl!:l7cnharti forthcoming Dumb Institution, to be held on the 12th proximo at the Freemasons' Tavern. Great Queem.stre, t. Lincoln's Inn fields. Previous to the annual meeting , however (it "as stated by the secretary, J. G. pimp -on, l,rq ), the. committee had iieterniked to hie' ease, as tar as the funds of the charity would permit. the present number cf ihniai es, row for that laudable taupe- e nalloting papers tor the election were issuer: tor the 3d of May t ext. 'fhs indetstigahle txe tions of the members of the society forming the above ins! it In ion, on be half of the happiness and conitort id Our aftlicteo fellow creatures, are well worthy of public commendation and sup port, the charity being the only one in Ecglatal e,tahlished for the adult deaf and dumb, which teaches troles and in culcates sound 'novas and religion orinvitiks. ItoCIIDALE.—TUIth -out or MasoNs.—On Monday morning the storemas, nn of Roctdale and the neigh bourhood, who are members of the Trades' 'Union,. turned out for an a d vance o f wages to the amount of 6d. per day. The m e n h ave h a d 4 s . per day during the winter, and they now want 4s. 6d. The mastt,rs,,eunad demand. the present depression of trade, refuse to pay the MEICKWORTH.-011 Saturday last mem, mernemphryed on Lord Torringtores.,.eatlE o *er s e th . eir 'with iveitiam""f-GulanLbWrl4l V r dr l itikbia Lordship's taini lies, wherewith to reg .t le themselves, an health on leaving England for the ACeLit of lairutlicia.l duties. .-.Plaidetone Gazette. LOSS OF THE TVVEi!D. The foltoNing letter, addressed to theEthtor o appeared in The 7 imes to-day " Sir,-1 hope that the rapid breakingup of tliw Tweed steamer, a wood-built ship, and the consequent dreadful 10 , 5 of' life, will be contrasted in the public mind with the 11,.1ding together for six months (and probably until got off), and the consequent preservation of every soul en board, of the Great Britain steamer, au iron built ship. A comparison of the situation of the grounding of the two vessels might probably be favourable to one or the other ; but under any eircumatinces I am inclined to believe that hid the Tweed been an iron-built ship, every soul on board would have been saved, and much, if not all, of the imperishable part of the cargo also. From the account in your paper of yesterday, I see that the b.'ilers, wire!) ar.- of similar construction to an iron vesbel, are still standing entire. " I am, Sir, %our oheflient servant. WILLIAM CHAWSHAY. " London, April 10." PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY. REFORMATION or ,11 - yLtrit.E OFFh.\in —At a recent meeting of the com niittee of the at t- xechent institution for the r e f ormat i nn of juvenile offenders, lit hi at the Board-room, St. George e . to Ali, 5 , Ut IlWak, it was hated that since the commence. meat of the Ft , sebt year 20 addinenal boys had been ad nettled into the society's reform school, at whom 11 were rezeived from va. ions gaols and he uses of correction, and 10 of the entire number were destitute o r ph ans. During the same period 15 boys have been placed out, at!d all of them• are doing exceedingly well at si!tonions provided for them by the societ . ). It was also reported that of the whole num ber of youths who left the society's protection during the tear 1846, four only had relapsed into their former crituinal he bits. THE NEW STREET FReM BUCKINGHAM PALACE. —Yesterday the first portion of the houses to be demolished in Tothill-street, De an-st reet. and the Almonrv, Westmin ster, fir the fimiron ion of the new street from 'Buckingham I alace to the ll, , uses of Parliament, were being pulled down, being the commencement of the Westminster im provements. lionKinLE MURDER OF AN INFANT.—Yesterday Mr. Alills, the d-puty coroner for West Middlesex, held an inquest at the Elephant and Castle, King's-road, Camden town, on the body of a newly-born male infant, found under ilie.firllowing circumstances:--The evidence of a man named Lie d, of 61, Augustus-street, Regent's Park, proved that on Saturday last the body of deceased was discovered by him (witi.ess) floating on the surface of the water of the Regent's Canal, close by the York and Albany Tavern, when be im inet.i'.tely called :he assistance of police -constable 316 of the S division, anti the body was secured and removed to the Pancras Workhouse. Mr. Cooper, the house-surgeon, stated, on examination of the body, be ;lad found that it was a full-grown child, had evidently been born alive, and would have lived if it had had proper assistance. After some fur ther evidence, showiag that the deceased had been most wil fully murdered, anti in the absence of any clue to the par ties, the jury recorded a verdict of " Wilful murder against some person or persons usdthown." INDIA NEWS.—Yesterday a ballot was taken at the East India House for the election of six directors in the room of Mr. Henry Alexander, Hon. William Henry Leslie Janus Oliphant. Mr. John Shepherd, Mr. Francis Warden, and Sir William Young, Bart., who go out by ro tation. At, six o'clock the glasses were cicsed and delivered Russell had Ellice,s)falle to tlAierrscr William utitme who rs, ortedtl electionttheMr. Butterworth reported Bayley. r (n lajor-G eneral Archibald tialloway, t C a , Sir Richard Jen kins, .ti Mr. . Bo s s Donnelly Mangles, M.P., and Mr. John Masterman, M.P. A court of directors was also held , at which the thanks of the court were voted unanimously to Sir James Weir Hogg, Bart., M.P., chairman, and Mr. Henry for their great appli cSatikUmeoarngde t u ei . e i o r ' n oeljtuhteY -chairm a n, i r r s in o the n East India Company during the past year. BANK OF ENGLAND.—On Tuesday there was an election at the Bank of England for members of the court of direction, and the following gentlemen were placed on the list for the year ensuing:—Governor Mr. W. R. Robinson and Deputy-Governor Mr. James Wrris, 88 proprietors having voted for those gentlemen. The usual formalities were entered into upon taking the oaths of office, ste. Yes terday (Wednesday) the proprietors again assembled to elect 24 directors; and, upon the announcement of the ballot, it appeared that the house list was adopted. Messrs. Dribble, Cazenove, and two others, acted as scrutineers; 23 of the directors having received the votes of 105 proprietors, and one director haviner 104 votes. Mr. J. Cook, who also put up, had but one vote. I I: , TULA INFIRMARY, CHARTER HOUSE -SQUARE.-- The ekventli a mita' c .utt of governors of this institution took place )esteidaa alien Loon at the London Tavern, for the purpose ut:receivirg their annual report ; the Rev. Dr. Vivian in the cuair. At the request of the chairman the secretary read the report, which stated that the charity was rapidly progressing in public favour and support, and that the num ber of patients admitted it:to the infirmary during the past year amounted to sto, increasing the ',umber admitted from the commencement to 4,356. The committee recommended to the governors—in order to efiect an enlargement of the infirmary, and so Increase its sphere e f usefulness—the formation of a separate fund fur the erection or purchase of premises, and thus to avoid any infringement on its limited funded property. The reports of the treasurer and medical officers of the institution were also read to the meeting. The former showed an increase in the annual subscriptions and donations to the amount of whilst the latter stated facts of an equally satisfactory nature. The report was una nimously adoped. Thanks were :acted to J. Masterman, Esq., M.P , for his services during the past year as treasurer to the charity; also to Dr. Furnival, the honorary phvsician; and F. Salm , in Esq., alb honorary surgeon, for their services. After a vote of thaoks had been given to the chairman, the court broke up. DEATH OF THE DOWAGER LADY BROWNLOW —We have to announce the demise of the Dowager Lady Brown low, who expired en Tuesday afternoon, at her residence, in lltil-street, after a short illness. Her Ladyship was taken ill on the ii,st.. with what was considered a cold. which oAing to her ex reme age (upwards of 90 years), terminated in a complete decay of nature. The Earl and Countess Brownlow, the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, the Hon. and Rev. 11. C. Cost, the lion. and 11ev. Richard Cost. and other mernti e rs of her family, wet e piezent at her dissolution. The deceased lady was daughter and heir of the late Sir Henry Banks. She married 31st August, 1775, the late Lord Brownlow (his second witC), by whom her Ladyship had a very numerous family. CoLONEL ttRANT'SCOLLECTION OF COlNS.—Yes terday Messrs. Leigh and Sotheby, of Wellington-street, t:ovoured the cop.osce,eti with a private view of the curious and valuable eulie,tioi. of English coins possessed by the late Colonel Durrare, wt.ich will be sold by auction on Monday, the 19th of April, and the eight tollnwin g d,,,, 5 . A riumis. made taste, in its virtuoso sense, namely, the acquisition of ancicnt coins as illustrative aids to archwological and histo rical inquit is s, is w ell calculated to afford enlightened grafis oration to its posses.-o . whilst it proves of the - greatest pos sihle public advantage by its contributions to general en lightenment. Possessing this taste in an eminent degree, and dirccting it solely to the corns of our own country, the I,:te Colonel Durrant, doling a course of f rty years, sue cee,led, by indefatigable z ul and perseverance, in forming a coiltctionwhich is eminently deserving the attention and admiration of all who cart appreciate such valuable monu ments of antiquity. :for is tic collection circumscribed by ancient limits, for it comes down to the present period, and contains many interesting medals as well as coins, the latter comm.-tieing with the coins of Eggert, and continuing in succession down to the present cen,ury. The collection ex ' hilnts some remarkably tine specimens of gold and silver money, amongst the most beautiful of which are the pro ductions of billion, Itatnage, and Blondeau, including that very line work of Simon, the highly-valuable " petition crown " of Charles 11 , this specimen being remarkably clear and delicate, and in the very best preservation. The sale wilt be well worthy the bttentiou of all who possess genuine taste in a collection of coins. DREADYUL MURDER.—The following is an extract of a letter, dated Droglitda, April 12 :—" As you may not have heard the particulars of a shocking murder of a boy which was committed on F; itlay night last, I will briefly state then, Sir Aim, Bellingham has a number of boys employed in trill rig works on his demesne ; two of them wire Com rad-r, one aged about filteen, the other twelve, they got heir wages on Friday night, the younger receiving about is. Th. eluer, who Lad been engaged in laying or cutting down quick hedges. was seen in the) and on the same evening Nino veiiii.g + huiluiiik, a halt lie tp,d been using at his work, alien, bring iitiseived to laugh while engaged iu the operation, ha aas aski-.1 the reason, bul gave no answer. The younger b is - did uot go lionto ;hat iii,.4ht,and the other said that he had odd him that he w uld go to Drogheda to embark for Eng land. Upon hearing this, his sister started off in pursuit of him, but returned with. ut any tidings of her brother. On t r e th m er i i s n si g ng sti b c o k y s ,s in bo S d i y r c AB o 7 v at e lui r r e ild d aeyj w i i i mn t demesneg h ohr i na e ni a n es a ; p wt ir ho: vi t ouum a n t ad i n r ring it she went for the poice, who, on their arrival, raised the mutilated body, and found under it the billhook, which was at once identified as the one sharpened the preceding evening by the elder boy, together with a knife. The mother of the supposed assassin admitted that for some time back her son was afraid that the murdered boy would discover what he only knew, that he (the alleged murderer) was in the habit of stealing eggs from Sir A. Bellingham's poultry-yard. The youngtnihcreant I was committed to Dundalk gaol on the capital charge." DIsTRESSING OCCURRENCE,—A most distressing event, connected with the loss of the Tweed West India mail packet, occurred at Southampton last week. A poor woman, whose name we did riot hear, the wife of one of the crew of that ill-fated vessel, the mother of six children, and sevieral months alvanced in pregiuncy, dropped down dead _on ostan being tod abruptly by a netomoue that the Tweed was . I — h d last, b • . the Avon packet on 1 urii ay being Southampton in that , ial.lrhean:lsikchlaiid,gpeirsis, litedhai i t % l:e ha h t u ren sban da ti s the 'v cir ed cu sa in te s t an y a c t . E-q., ot'3l, iiyi . e Park-square , 1 .liv e .z o e ; P L ro l v F i ß d . e — nt l ial e l l ' t sa er v d ed ay . ' was discovered burning upon the premises aftertvon a lye , to r ns a w o r A s s e ji b : l y ° ,, n w g a in t g ,,,....% ) . o j a . d. C. It C° commenced in a loft over the carriage oneFointzttaieLeilD No. 42, in the Mews. It was caused by p ne of a portable sto% e in the adj iining building, which set fire to sixteen trusses of hay and straw, the joist ings atid rafters, and the flames finally burst through the root. Th- a 1.., m having been promptly given, the carriages thhoeusiewannd stables, and horses were got out it. safety, and intellionce was sent g to in t , h a e u e .e n r g e in g e ui s t f k a l t y to a n t s. the riie scene, parish a o rd i n London brigade ma to the exertions of the tiremtn and ne i g hb ours the flames were conf i ned to that portion o f t h e preicises where they began, but they were ni•t wholly extinguished until con , iderable damage was done. The saute morning, about one o'clock, a fire, which it ii u-ared will he attended with tatal consequences, broke out at No 10, Marylebone-court, Great Cheateitield-street, Mary lebone. It is eui.,posed that atter the occupier, an aged temale, named Ann Wilson, had retired to bed in the second fl ii.r. a spark must have tallen from a lighted candle and set her bed in a bitize. Police-constable D No. 96, immediately upi•n hearitig 11,e alarm. entered the building, but before the fire could be extinguished the lied and bedding was de stroyed. and Mrs. 1% ikon most frightfully burned over the whole of her body. She was promptly riinov.d to the infir mary, but owing to the serious na•ur- of her injuries and her edvanc , d age (74), not the least hopes can be entertaiued of • her recovery. EAST R ETFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL.—The bead mastership of this inritution bps become vacant, and is open to clerg3 men having graduated either at Oxford or Cam l.n idge. The pri.sent stipond is fixed by tLe Court of Chan cery at `,:40/. per annum. SHOCKING ACCIDENT To A LADT.—Last evening between seven and eight o'clock, Mrs: Wiley, l of No. 1 0 . /Inverstook-plate, Camden-t own , was so severely burnt by her dress i k niting f rom a lig hted coal that n ot the slightest hopes a te suns rtgitu-d of her reC.V.erY. OMNIBUS ROBBERY!—Yesterday. a tr i .i., wPs lady,: named -street, It4ketiiVrark,--was , robbed. ly Parsons, re s i-i 4 at. No- A Charing. crosis.euntaining 34 sovereigns, two :,4 Dank of E ii,thuld notes, and tome 110. f aticule in a.City omni bus, between the .13 1 1 11( and buyer, Once OA Sb el. Rail 6 ,s foot f give roth 004 iroo hiu 3 010 rhich fat' )sicE• r tb° o3ita 1 irr isel" , de ar iroP