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

Veal, 45 to 4I sale for Pri l:4 uck were 131 10 .', veal 45 .0 J 3; , a lly Suckling v‘rilc, 195; sod o . 4s 4d; M utt(' k, 49 to 45 6d P Vl3l. l iXti price here, uor , 3 6d; 31 , u „ 10; 31 4d to ITISII COR " o f t Ekigi ti a the lteturtl! and an PLO' 1 B EANS. 1, 6 , 11 1 53 ' i ittsp ode.d " . ITS n't t t n do h the de' s- br ook ion wa s " pplied• r oe lue of t 1,10 - it tb,,.°l ca , it be d. 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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. I:oarsstouvr, MARCH 10.—The Ea r l of A uc kl a nd, First Lord of the Admiralty; the Earl of Minto, Lord Privy Seal; of SIC Charles Ogle, Bart., Commander-in-Chief; Captain Milne, the St. Vincent ; and Flag-Lieutenant Collier, after visit- Jig the Rattler steam-sloop yesterday afternoon, and inspect in.g the accommodations made for Lord Hoyden and suite, vi sited the d oc k i n wh i ch the Sphynx is being exam i ned, w here the state of the vessel was explained by the dockyard officers. From the Sphynx their Lordships and party went t tl hoard the Sidon steam-frigate Captain Henderson, in the With steam up. Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, received their Lordships on board, and, with the aid of weir. Mu rray, chief engineer of this establishment, and Mr. ~ard, a m em b er of the fi rm who constructe d t h e eng i nes , t a P l ained the alt erat i ons t h e vesse l h a d un d ergone . Sh e was ° have beer tried, we understand, to-day, but the snow has be ep f alling all day so deniely that objects could not be dis nguished at a quarter of a mile distance. Th?ir L ordships left this morning per express train on the bouth-Western Hallway for London. ,T,ha Nautilus transport, Lieutenant W. C. Saunders agent, arrived yesterday morning from Ascension, last from I:lrnh_outh, sailed again last night for Deptford, having sent supernumeraries by the Myrtle to the flag-ship. tenant W. A. R. Lee, of the Kingfisher, 12, Com mander Hort •invalided, from the Coast of Africa, came home in her, ) beat Africa n steam • tug, which has for some weeks past t' en engaged, in conjunction with the Monkey and Echo oRS, at the late wreck of the Sphynx, returned to Sheerness - aay. W6 oLvricrt, 111,AMCII 10.—Commodore Lord John llay, ` ; • 1-3 , one of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and l i Ptain Ellice, Controller of Steam Machinery, arrived at °olwich yesterday morning., and with Mr. Lloyd, Chief Ogineer at the Woolwich Dockyard, went on board the Sharpshooter, a new iron steam-vessel, for the purpose of proceeding down the river in her to test the quality and „,r, of ,of the vesse l an d h er eng i nes. Th e o ffi cers studying e a at the fa c t or y i n t h e d oc k yar d em b ar k e d a t th e same "ne in the Rifleman, a steam-vessel of the same dimensions, !ill built of wood, as the Sharpshooter, and Mr. Atherton, wirust ant to the chief engineer, to report on her engines. t h vessels are fitted with engines of 200-horse power each th Z s crew propellers. The Sharpshooter attained a speed i te rt knots per hour, and the Rifleman a speed of eight giving the iron vessel an avantage of speed over the vessel of two knots per hodur. °- ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE M. SOYER'S SOUP FOR THE POOR. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR . t o ,—rermit me to suggest that committees of manage to " t of soup kitchens acquaint the inhabitants of their fro wns that the contribution of the bones of the joints of meat h e ni „ th eir tables would be acceptable as a means of improving eith for the poor. I would then recommend that they d.. t er hire or provide a horse and neat light cart, to be lined at Ywith clean white cloths, and that it traverse the town Wi pace, and that a person immediately precede it ti , a3 u 3 4 bell, in order to announce its approach, that servants confide e prepared to make delivery without delay. I feel out s tit that scarcely a butcher's shop will be passed with- Whire Contribution, trimmings of meat, &c., being made, th es e L will be found of great assistance. The produce o f Rork &c., on being stewed, will be a valuable ground the soup, to which should be added meal, vegetables, as recommended by M. Soyer. th, 441 inclined to believe that by the sale of the bones for i zo Puiposes of manure, after having been used, a sum of gre n 7 Would be raised fully equal to the cost of all the in jients added to the soup. Thus the soup itself may be dti'te More nourishing and the expenses of the kitchen re ced a mere trifle. 4.4'2,3110t:41Q:en tltosuseholders should give strict injunctions to their ser 3t.he knife and fork only at their meals. committee of management be disposed to make tEeexperiment, which may be done at little cost, perhaps °[ their will be kind enough to communicate to you the result two eir experience. They must not be deterred by one or , d ays failure at the commencement, as some parties wil got be bashful in offering what appears such a trifle, tp l iZ'.wilen they fou n d th e contributions geheral, and no " zi cal remarks m a d e , would unhesitatingly order their r : a nts to contribute, when the collector of bones should their houses.—l am, Sir, yours, &c., larch 10, 1847. ILFRACOMBE. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) AC CIDENT AT HER MAJESTY'S NEW PALACE. Fr om 10.—Th e new ro o ms are all arc h e d over . e° ' l3 some unexplained cause, the arch of one of the i ri neiPal ro oms gave way t hi s even i ng , i n i ts f a ll car -6 yin, away the joists of the room. It is reported that on e i Dr man s killed and several more dreadfully injur e d. Cass, surgeon to the Palace, has been sent for ex- Press to attend the sufferers. In the confusion the ex tent of the injury done is not known. (ANOTHER ACCOUNT.) 'hA dreadful accident occurred at Osborne this evening. e scaffolding near the top of the Palace fell, crushing man's head, dreadfully bruising two others, and breaking the legs of another. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert walked in the pleasure grounds of Osborne House on Tuesday afternoon. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Al fred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took airings in the vicinity of Osborne House on Tuesday afternoon. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar arrived at Osborne House on a visit to the Queen on Tues. 'lab and dined with her Majesty and her Royal Consort. The unfavourable state of the weather yesterday morning pr evented her Majesty and the Royal Family from taking L ue ir accustomed walk's in the pleasure-grounds and on the eea e b . .t:rbe . Duke of Cambridge gave a grand dinner yesterday 4 tnbrid ge House, to the Noble Directors of the Concert of tkh.et_sie.nt Music, and a select party. Hi s R o y a l Hi g h ness b e i ng ;he &er ector for the evening. Among the company were the neyalie r Bunsen, Prussian Minister, and Madame Bunsen, ,ron de e ust, Saxon Minister, and Baroness de Beust ; the kan e sfi o e f i d We nington, the Countess of Jersey, the Countess of arid „,! and Lady Caroline Murray, Baron Brenner, Count ee e „ — " o t .ess Keglowitz Sir Andrew Bernand, Rev. El an In Sir Henry IL Bishop, and Major Stephens. lie,4lethe evening their Royal Highnesses the D o u f ke e n i i . of Cambridge, accompanied by the Duke 1.41" and their other distinguished guests, and attended by Augusta Cadan and Baron Knesebeck, went to the lipliti a e t • l ' er- Nuare Rooms, to honour the performance of the rt Concert with their presence. Her Royal Highness t4lttbrriin,cess Mary accompanied .the Duke and Duchess of A uge. clodi'nePidation on the subject of West India ernigratlion,_i_nr tPtreg Mr. Henry Barkly, M.P., Mr. . Colvi e, Gre y gut', and Mr. M'Chlery, had an interview with Earl lesterday, at the Colonial-office. F.l),"Putation, consisting of Sir Roderick J. Murchison, tee,-i", President of the British Association for the A , dva d nce- t th,„ of T Science, the Bishop of Norwich, 1.R.5., I resi en Vinnasan Society, Sir Philip de Grey Egerton, Bart., " e titi ' lii; R •S., and PrOfessor . Owen, F.R.S., waited on Lord stre et 8801 yesterday, at his official residence in Dow n ri l i h n e g rs - Of e ar l to present a memorial to his Lordship from n - e be 4 ,14 I trs °llB scientific societies, suggesting that steps may . t(i.ua4w.n:le.„bse r c ie ur s e a due representation of natural science in the et Trustees of the British Museum. Adam had an interview with the Right Hon. 3.t Of Stratt •e day, at the office of the Commissioners inG s re e a r t George-street. Th e c i . LATE COLLISION ON THE RIVEIL—GRAYES the "RCII 10.—Yesterday evening the bodies of two of a tean, i4ilu rs of the schooner sunk by the Queen V b ict? . r n ia . i b ee'" t e , r ,. o ff old Haven-creek, were landed here, as..i es t, r t, la,",n from out the former as soon as she had beeny rap tl - e - v uu 'elently raised to enable a search to be madeon rati t and in - her forecastle. One of the bodies, that of a ' I lho?' 'went 30 - ears of age, of about five feet eight inches any of light 3 com lexion, dark brown hair, with scarcely hrewiluskers, and dressed in a sailor's jacket and much 14in"glit coloured trousers, bluish stockings, and having !ti so m e tie shoe and half-boot, was found on deck entangled , 41 g f,,, r° ,l ) es. The seamen here who have seen him, judg '4B:l":" t he fact of his being dressed, and the part of the h e ti Waticiiii which he was found, assume that he was the man "areee • Over his right temple is a severe contusion, ap &with ~.")? the effect of a heavy blow, perhaps from contact 'atee t u t Part of th e b ow o f th e s t ea mer as she struck the Jei re ' e pooner. Th e o th er b o dy i s th a t of a man about fifty WllislxN erN a ge, five feet s i x i nc h es i n height, foxy hair and uu partly undressed, having on a sort o . f Guern ,,tlesl4—et, flannel diawers and brown worsted stockings, but nis'l, otisealB; he was found 'in the forecastle, apparently as if ;n. the act of making for the deck, having been Per son the shock of the collision from his sleep. On his eye to ere was no external injury. The bodies were con et 4 1;1 4 ' this place from the wreck by Mr. Hodden, carpen s'atatat;'lindert ker, who, as he informed the reporter, was le r s Zt! by a the ' friends of one of the seamen on board — "oner, who resided in this town, to proceed e to feu t n h d e 41 !reek 44 ( 1 bring therefrom any body . that might b fi r rot 3 so greatapparentlysifnrogmulaGrirtayveos.f a distance accounts as milesth e Graves is Naiiid from the Essex shore the bodies of these men. Muck t ins a 4 , 4 2u, t the Kentish coroner's jurisdiction extending ta keia c ;a""astruteh as the vessel from which the bodies the w g ere tuthrthbefore th e e ver, !there sh: Gro unded on the Essex shore, close to spot be * h e i Perte t - , j io w w a s run down and sunk. From Mr. Hodden the f that the bodies were removed by er stat wreck was floated to the shore. Mr. Hodden tees. ed that it was much easier and more convenient the t them b, water to Gravesend than to land them on l'earesBB4'.( snoreand have to take them to Brentwood, the thr ee Ytila ge gorse a...A to , where the wreck was stranded, as this was "u half off. Be this as it may, it is . generally b o l o tb. that the coroner for Essex will assert his rightto time i,?hiquest within his jurisdiction. No other body was sen f. the e wreck The other two persons on board at the collisio'n were the mate a boy, but no pas -11PPo: was at first erroneously stated. These two are er t o b ed to have been thrown out of the vessel by the shock 14 " ave be en washed out after she sank. The bodies Sir.7 l h ere lie ' lu a store or shed . belonging, we believe, to , i n `` e , , and close by Wade s Hotel. They have been e, tll 3' ap, .snells, and the coroner, Mr. Carttar, having been -ntrewrrlsed of the ci rcums t ance , w ill d o ubtless attend to- Mr Willir the day after to hold an inquest. Darb or as he is professionally Pablo Fanqu y e , is a native of England, having 1 612 . in tile city of Norwich, somewhere about the year a pps e , t , - 9.e Was left an orphan at an early age, and . was gat1,....„,,"ced to Mr. Batt • now the well-known proprietor of _ te nni ' . 3 Amphitheatre, Batty, was at that time travelling the 'tv ed Y ti ith an equestrian trian company, whom he faithfully l i tl ,einle er ur ing his apprenticeship, and afterwards remaine a d m a t te is ent ?f that gentleman's company a number of ye _ " tla t , i ir elY proficient in his irofession, having gone through bitootd itaaltsiorotliedeortedroapel e d r a s ?c i ing, posturin. g, tumbling. B 'n• good equestrian. After leaving t. 4 cre w '3' , he joined the establishment of the late Mr.. ineo 6and remained with him for some time. He again own 1841, began business on at t. account, with two horses, and has since Oetli: u e , by his own industry and talent, got ! 1,1 „as tine a stud of horses and ponies l a I lu h' •• is t resent at Wigan , :4uceishire • is establishment a . p fe 4 .eat f av ___ , in which county Mr. Pablo is well known and le o, la :Aq u ite ; in fact, to use the language of the pro et,rt Own, 'h i made Lancashire and Yorkshire . entirely stud of horses and ponies amount to A ki e r r . re . rr o l 2 l g e blasck mare, with which he is at present theyears ' v as Purchased by him of Mr. Batty about Que e , si nce, who had previously obtained her from eXtr,orA.ti a Mews, Mr. Pablo has trained her to do the most bek:nlary feats of the menage, an art hitherto considered `stioe, gurilY to the French and Germanprofessors of equi eves yeta'lkl be ep erh style certainly far exceeds ans thing that has It brought from the continent. kel; ° stated etlat e. a half of and a positive fa c t th a t no t l ess th an a 4 It afte Peas was gathered from the floor of the .0 r the memorable proceedings 011 Saturday " w rldgo 4due cS• THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH ll, 1847. MR. CANNING'S INTRODUCTION TO LIVERPOOL. (From the Liverpool Courier.) " Timo makes great alteritions, and changes many things." Who can dispute it ? Attend, and you shall know how Liverpool became honoured by having the Right Honourable George Canning as a representative in Parliament. In the year 1808, I was in London, engaged on some mercantile business ; and. during the time I was there, I received a letter from a friend, wherein I wa , requested to: make application to General Tarleton, the Member for Liverpool, for his assistance to procure the release of a young man who had been impressed out of a ship in the river Thames. I accordingly went to Clarges-street, where the General resided, and, %hen I came to the door, I saw a servant in livery, and I inquired from him whether General Tarleton did not reside there ? he said he did. I told him that I wished much to see him ; he re plied that his master had forbidden him to admit any one —he was sorry, he said, but must refuse me. I then asked him if he would deliver a note to the General for me, and with some hesitation lie said he would. I was not very well pleased with the " kindness and affability" of our celebrated General: and I returned to my lodgings, indignant and dissatisfied that he had given directions that no one snould he admitted, and that I could not see him. I had begun a letter in the evening to my correspondent, and was giving him an account of my ill success, when a note was brought me, and, upon opening it, I found it came from Clarges-street. It was written by Mrs. Tarlet , in, his lady, and in a style that irritated me still more; and I came to the resolution of not only declining all interference in his favour in future, but to do all in my power to prevent him being again returned as a Member of Parliament for Liverpool. Not long after wards, General Tarleton joined the Opposition bench, and by this means displeased nine-tenths of his consti tuents who had supported and elected him. While I re mained in London, I went to the House of Commons, to hear them debate and harangue; and I was particularly pleased with the eloquence and sentiments of the Right Honourable George Canning; and, on my return to Liverpool, I introduced Mr. Canning's name and abilities to various parties, and represented him as a gentleman that would do them credit by returning him as their Member. Some assented to it; others said, " Canning won't stand, he'll not trouble himself with Liverpool while he can get into Parliament through a small borough." My next question was, " Will you give him your vote and interest, should he be offered?" and the invariable answer was, " I most certainly will." I could not believe that Mr. Canning would refuse to become a candidate for Liverpool if respectably called upon; and as there was great prospect of a dissolution of Parlia ment taking place at the beginning of 1810, I sat down one evening, and wrote him a letter, of which the follow , ing is a copy:— "Liverpool, 28th March, 1810. "TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE GEORGE CANNING. " Sir,—For an humble individual to address you may be deemed presumption, but I trust my motive may plead for an apology. Without further preface, I will explain the purport of my letter. "It has long been a matter of regret that the repre sentatives of this large commercial town should have been gentlemen in the army, who are not very eminently distinguished for their abilities in the senate, or re nowned for their achievements in the field. This senti ment operated so strongly in the November election, 1805, that the otherwise favourite candidate found him self in a minority, and lost his election, from the dere liction of some and the supineness of others. The for tunat,, candidate, Mr. Roscoe, a hose name, until this period, was little known to the populace, resounded through the town, and swept, like a torrent, all before it, and his private virtues and literary attainments occa sioned his political opinions not to be inquired into, and his eloquence and unassuming conduct hushed to silence many who distrusted his politics. A short period in the House of Commons developed his political views and sentiments, and upon his next appeal to his constituents he was received coolly by many who had been most strenuous in his support the preceding November, and opposed by others who were connected with him by the ties of friendship ; and this was the real cause of his withdrawing from the contest. " That powerful interest, which returned General Tarleton in May, 1807, is again divided in opinion as in 1806, by the line of conduct the lion. General has thought proper to adopt in the House, so diametrically opposite to the sentiments of that body who supported and elf-cted him ; and should a dissolution suddenly take place, unless some popular candidate of the illustrious Pitt steps forth, the Whig party, although weak, will, without much opposition, realise their threat of sending two Members of Parliament for this borough. It appears to be tacitly agreed upon by all parties, that the present Members will never be returned, and it appears very im probable that any one of the wealthy merchants will be selected and raised to so distinguished an honour. Now, Sir, as the administration of which you formed a part was most decidedly popular here, and you the most popu lar Minister of that administration, would it be incon sistent with your views and principles to offer yourself at the next election, and shield, by the lustre of your talents, this borough from such disgrace? Its import ance and loyalty are deserving so conspicuous a distinction. " Permit me again to apologise for detailing thus mi nutely the state of parties in Liverpool, and should you deem my letter intrusive, attribute it to that admiration of your eminent talents which all are unanimous in acknnwledging with, Sir, your most obedient and most humble servant, " THOMAS TURNER." When Mr. Canning received the foregoing latter the House of Commons was busily employed in the investi gation of certain charges, brought by Colonel Wardle against his Royal Highness the Duke of York ; as soon as he was at leisure, I received the following letter in reply " April 1, 1810. " Sir,—The incessant occupation of the House of Commons, since I had the honour to receive your letter of Wednesday last, will, I hope, excuse me to you for not having acknowledged it sooner. " I beg you to believe that I am duly sensible of the kind and flattering manner in which you have had the goodness to express yourself towards me, and that no man can estimate more highly than I do the value of the object which you so obligingly hold out to me. " At the same time you will not think it extraordinary that, to &question so unexpected, and involving so many considerations, both of a public and a personal nature, I shculd not be prepared at once to give a precise and positive answer. In or out of office. it would always be a great grati fication to me to have reason to believe that my conduct had recommended me to the good opinion of the town of Liverpool. " If the trust of representing it in Parliament were to be delegated to me, I should accept it with pride, and, I hope, discharge it with fidelity. " But, on the other hand, unconnected as I am with Liverpool or any of its inhabitants, I should not pre sume to offer myself' to their choice. " And I ought to add, that my private circumstances put wholly out of the question my incurring the hazard of any such expense as a contest for Liverpool would possibly occasion.*—l have the honour to be, Sir, your obliged and most obedient humble servant, " GEORGE CANNING. " Thomas Turner, Esq., " P.S.—I write from the country, but my address is London." On the receipt of this letter, I continued to canvass and to introduce Mr. Canning's name, at all times, as the future representative of Liverpool ; and I sedulously brought the subject forward, until I found that the ru mour of a dissolution of Parliament (that had been pre valent) began to subside, and I had more time to mature what I had so anxiously desired might be accomplished' Two years passed over, and at the beginning of 1812 I began to be very uneasy on the subject, and I deemed it proper to solicit the assistance of a friend, and I se lected Mr. John D--, jun., for the purpose, and we met by appointment at the York Hotel. I then entered into the minutiae, and showed him Mr. Canning's letter. He read it with astonishment; and after talking the matter over some time, he undertook to give me all the assistance that lay in his power, and exert himself to induce his friends to join him in the cause. For this purpose I lent him the letter I had received from Mr. Canning (taking off the envelope), and he read it to his friends in various parties. At such times he frequently gave us a toast, " Our future worthy representative, the Right Honourable George Canning;" end if any gentleman expressed a doubt at hearing such an unex pected toast, he produced the letter, which raised their curiosity, and immediately convinced them there was " no mistake." Mr. D-- undertook to canvass such gentlemen ashe was acquainted with, and to do all in his power to create an interest in favour of Mr. Canning ; and he promised me that he would not interfere further, without my permission, yet he found he had broken his engagement, and that he had com menced :writing to the Right Honourable Gentleman, to p not o d whether p r h o e a e h ever iv , rmeyeegr(edatancy answer.ha rin; bu A t I cri k t n ic o a w l for Parliament was dissolved, and our hopes and fears were wound up to the highest pitch. A private meeting was held at Mr. Rodie's office, on account of the diss?- lotion, where a party of gentlemen assembled, to deli berate on the measures proper to be taken to select the candidate in opposition to Messrs. Brougham and Creevy. One of the gentlemen present said he had heard that Mr. John D--, jun., was in possession of a letter from Mr. Canning, and he should like to know whether the report was c o rrect or not. Mr, jun., was immediately sent for, and he laid before them Mr. Canning's memorable letter of 1810, and convinced the party that if he was properly s u pp or t e d he would accept theirinvitation with pride and pleasure. One paragraph in the letter convinced his friends that a more proper person could not be selected. "If," said he, " the trust of representing it in Parliament were to he delegated to me, I should accept it with prid e , an d I h ope di sc h arge it with fidelity." After some further proceedings, a ge neral meeting was called at the great room, Golden Lion, and it was as numerous and respectable as any former meeting on record. Never was an election carried on with more spirit, and never was an election more warmly contested. The contest lasted eight days, when Mr. Canning was eventually elected, with a triumphant ma jority of five hundred votes over the favourite candidate of the Opposition. When the contest was over, I expected Mr. D—, ,jun., would have invited me to meet the Right lion. Gentleman, agreeably to his engagement; but, though he had a party, which Mr. Canning attended, he did not prforin his promise. This induced me to write again to Mr. Canning; and I gave him an account in what manner I had been employed during the election; and The difficulty raised by Mr. Canning in reference to the funds necessary to meet the expense of a contested election, was promptly met by Mr. Gladstone (now Sir John Glad stone, Bart.) When the question of expense was mooted, and regarded as a serious consideration, he stepped forward and individually held himself responsible for the charges of the election, and thus cleared the way for the spirited contest that tool; place 911 that memorable occasion. told him I was disappointed " that Mr. D-- had not fulfilled his promise"—that he had not given me an opportonity of meeting him, as he had engaged to do; and I remarked that it had elevated him so much that he had entirelyc ergot what he had undertaken to perform. At the same time, I told him that I experienced an in expressible -gratification at the glorious result; and Icon eluded by congratulating him on the happy event, to which I received the following answer : " Gloucester Lodge, Brompton, " Jan. 23, 1813. " Sir,—l have to acknowledge the pleasure of your letter of the 9th instant, and to apologise for not having done so sooner. I wished to refer to your former le t , ‘r of 1810, which I thought (and still think) I hare care fully preserved, but I have not been able to find it. I remember it, however, with sufficient correctness to be satisfied that your reference to it is correct, and I am happy in the opportunity of thanking you for it, and for the kindness, of which I have no doubt you have followed it up, to the completion of your good wishes, in October last. " I am sorry that you should think that in our meet ing at the ball I showed anything like displeasure or dis appointment. 1 do assure you I intended no suc!i thing. In the course of the election, I had, at my own desire, been introduced to another gentleman of your name, whose reception of me convinetd me of my mistake, and the recoil , ction of this circumstance may possibly (though I am by no means conscious that it did so) have occa sioned an awkwardness from the apprehension of a repe tition of it. Most confidently I can assure you, that no other feeling of an unpleasant sort was ever in my mind. Quite the contrary. Once more I thank you, as well for your former letter as for the explanatory one which ) have now had the goodness to write to me, and I beg you to believe me, with very sincere acknowledgment, your obliged and faithful servant, " T. Turner, Esq." GEORGE CANNING. The election was now over, and the Right Hon. Gen tleman was returned as Member of Parliament for Liverpool; and the many beautiful speeches he made to the populace, at the close of each day, raised him in their estimation, and created among his supporters an admiration approaching to enthusiasm. At the close of the poll each day he addressed the crowd who thronged to hear him; and I have select. d the following paragraphs from a work, which is very creditable to Mr. Kaye as publisher. On the speaker they confer infinite honour: —"lf, gentlemen, such marks of kindness had been experienced by one who had been born and bred amongst you, or who, fortunately for himself, had the opportunity of deserving something at your hands for services previously rendered to you, such proofs of friendship as you have bestowed on me must have been gratifying beyond the lot of human gratification; but when I reflect that these expressions of esteem and affection are lavished on a stranger—upon one who has neither served you nor been known to you before, I confess I am absolutely overwhelmed by these reflec tions, and want words to express feelings which I have not the power to control." * * * "Of Liverpool, gentlemen, I knew nothing a week ago but by report as a great a:id opulent town, deeply interested in the pros perity of the kingdom, and contributing largely to that prosperity by its own industry and enterprise." • * " I have found generally prevailing among you, not a dis position to separate the local and peculiar interests of Li verpool from those of the country at large, and to pur chase a respite to yourselves at the expense of national interest and honour. No, gentlemen, I have found here a lofty and determined spirit, patient under difficulties known to be unavoidable, and never looking to partial relief or benefit as connected with the general good." * * * "My short experience of Liverpool has shown me that one of the most opulent, the most skilful, and the most adventurous communities that ever grew great by trade, is also the most alive to every sentiment by which wealth can be ennobled." * * * " Gentlemen, Mr. Brougham is a man of great talents, and invited as he was by the intreaties of his friends, he could not well forbear presenting himself to you. Bet ween him and me the freemen of Liverpool have exercised their free choice. I need not say how flattered, how delightei I am by the preference ; but the victory is yours, not mine." * * * "I congratulate you on your final success ; the contest has been a contest of principles, and not of persons : al. though I should belie my own. feelings if I were not to confess that to the latest hour of my life I shall be proud that the battle has been fought in my person, and that my name has been associated with your exertions, and illustrated by your triumph. You, gentlemen, have done me the honour to select me, in order that by your re turning me to represent your opinions in Parliament, you might vindicate the freedom of your choice, the loyalty of your principles, and the consistency of your cha racter." * * * "In the course of a political life of no very short duration, I have had many duties to fulfil. I have endeavoured to fulfil them to the best of my power. A new duty is now cast upon me to which I have hitherto been a stranger,— the duty of representing one of the most en lightened, the greatest, the most powerful, and the most wealthy communities of this great kingdom ; a duty involving many minor duties, all of which, however, may be summed up very shortly, thus—that I am to be faithful to your principal interests, but true, at the same time, to the general interests of the country.": * * " In truth, our interest is not at variance with our cha ratter, for scarcely is the commercial prosperity of Li verpool more closely interwoven with the greatness of the country than is the permanent greatness and the safety of England connected with the freedom and peace of Europe?' * * * * " Gentlemen, to preserve to you your just weight in the concerns of the country, is my duty as representative of Liverpool : to preserve to that country unimpaired its just rank and power among the nations of the world, has always been the doctrine of my political creed, and the object of my political con duct." • • " I am naturally led to say a few words on the subject of the connexion which I have had the happiness to form with you, and which you are kind enough to describe as auspicious and honourable. To have been called in such a manner to the representation of this great and respectable town, would be, if my poli tical life should terminate to-morrow, as glorious an end of it as I could have desired ; but when the commence. ment of our connexion is accompanied on your part by an expression of your wish that it may be perpetuated, I know not how to thank you." * • • " Gentle men, with the most heartfelt acknowledgment, with feel ings of gratitede which words are too weak to convey, and of pride which I dare not trust myself with express ing ; with the sense of the honour you have conferred upon me, less gratifying only than my sense of the kindness with which you have overwhelmed me ; with sentiments such as till this day I never knew, but which I shall recollect with delight until the latest hour of my life, I take my leave of you for the present, praying that Providence may so direct my conduct, as never to give you cause, in your better judgment, to look back with regret on the choice you have made." Such is the style of Mr. Canning's sentiments d e li vere d each evening at the conclusion of the poll, at the first election, to his attached adherents. It was, no doubt, highly gratifying to him to find himself surrounded by such a concourse of ladies and gentlemen. He took an opportunity of displaying his powers, and it gave ani mation to all he uttered. In the year 1822 he was ap poin:ed Governor General of India, and he came down to Liverpool to take leave of his constituents, and had the satisfaction of receiving an address from all parties, both friends and opponents. It was approved and sanc tioned by the unanimous votes of all the mercantile asso tions ; and this gave Mr. Canning a great, an expressible pleasure. When he took leave of his attached friends, he spoke in a manner that showed how he valued their good opinion ; and he was unaffectedly overpowered when he came to bid them adieu. At every election in which he was involved by the party spirit in Liverpool, he addressed the multitude ii ho thronged to hear him, and he drew down upon himself thunders of applause from his devoted admirers. How beautifully did he ex press himself when compelled to give up a connexion so endearing, so pleasant to his feelings : " It is now ten years since I have been connected with this town. During that period I can say, I hope without the danger of contradiction, that there is not, so far as I know, a single individual, I am sure I can say, that there is not a single interest belonging to the town, which has not had, when required, its share of my active attention, and which has not, and ever will have, ashare in my most intense and anxious goodwill." • * "If, gentle men, you and I are separated by space, let us continue united by sentiment and by kindness. I leave hero in your keeping a name insignificant as it belongs to an individual, but consecrated by the principles of which you have made it the symbol. Guard it, not for its own sake, but for the sake of those its accomplishments." * • " Guard my memory, and I shall cherish yours. Removed from you by thousands of miles, it will be a pleasure to me to think that I am occasionally remem bered by you ; and be assured that in whatever part of the world I may be stationed, you will always have a place in my remembrance and regard." * * * " I have received, gentlemen, in the course of this day, (30th August, 1822)—pardon the boast, for the cause of it lies, as it well may very near to my breast.—l have received, this morning. from the associated commercial bodies of the town, an address, acknowledging the merit for services I have laboured to perform --as representative of Liverpool." * * Ameng the signatures to that address every second name is the name of some individual who has taken an active part against me in some, if not in every election. That I have deserved this unexampled concurrence of approbation, I do not pretend; that I have received it, will be, to the latest hour of my life, a pride beyond what I should be warranted in expressing here ; zu,d a pride, gentlemen, which I shall t ransm i t to my del dren." * * „ There are still two great national questions upon which I have the misfortune to differ from the great body of my most respectable friends and supporters in this town, almost as widely as, on the other, I differ with their adversaries. I allude, gentle men, to the Catholic question as the first, and to the en o t n ary th r e ef fi or r m st. as of t t h h e es s e eco ci n u d es o ti f o t t h ls o , se i eP f s a ta i i r rol ly niasin t . hat in accepting my services, they to their opinions or prejudices, d national told t questionh e them uf er the various modifi cations accepted the services r o e f ju o d n i e ce w s, h a o h c a o te ul a d i n o o t t 0 , f in hi d s e a f n er x i i l e ic ty e for its success. Accordingly, question .t st r e has inn uyo c us o st na l spu e ppop t r o ot r tt b .o e tit by you, gentlemen, under which th d a me t ayltmhoosnestly fclours havese d ,hlianvheas vurarely, given e si i f t ac knowledging, that in so doing of m constituents. believed to be the weight of y your autho rity,measur e in the House prevailing r e o e v f v a e i C i r :o n m g g imsvleeonnnsse, spoke w i thout against openly what II have not therefore misused the my own." hash be my been futurerai s raised principle ; it had its foundation in principle : on that it nor compromised an , ); , opinion.bour c o o f ri ilai x r io s i a i d s ve o r n se e to and destination, cemented. foundation, to me to have laid, in that connexion, the , trust, of mutual and lasting regard; which has cheered unspeakable may l every stage of our intercourse, and will long survive our i t wihea Gentlemen, comfort separation." * * * " Gentlemen, wherever my lot may be cast, may this great community continue to flourish, an image of splendid commercial greatness — an image of those princely merchants, who, mixing like them with the pursuits of trade the cultivation of liberal science ; decorating your town with works of art—and placing it by the variety of its useful, and the munifi cence of its charitable establishments, among the most celebrated of the cities of the world. May you flourish in the happiness and renown to which these qualities entitle you —and may you find an individual more com petent to the task than I have been—but one more devoted to your interests, more anxious for your pro sperity, or more thankful for your kindness, I urn sure you cannot fi n d.'' * * * "I n coun t r i es w hi c h have not y e t o b ta i ne d t h e li g h t o f lib erty * * it will be pleasin g to me to look back upon the manners and instituti ons w hi c h I l eave b e hi n d me i n thi s l an d of freedom ; and pavieularly upon the years in your service. * • * "Gentlemen, in terminating a connexion, what can I say but that I bid adieu to you with feelings o f a ff ect i on an d grat i tu d e; * I • with feeli ngs , i n s h ort, wh i ch I w ill not weary you b y endeavouring in va i n to express ." ' • "I now bid you Good ni g ht ; an d w h a t i s m uc h more difficult to utter—' Farewell.' " What a change has taken place in the town since Liverpool was represented by the Right Hon. George Canning ! Various parties who had opposed him in 1812 h ad Occasion, when in distress, to make applica tion to him for assistance and advice ; and he never hesitated to give them the assistance and advice required. To the town of Liverpool he was a blessing, for he gave an impulse to its trade, and it was fostered and encou raged by his illustrious but unfortunate friend, the Right lion. William Iluskisson. Alas ! they " are both gone to that bourne from whence no traveller returns ;' but their memory, I trust, will be cherished and revered by every true-hearted Briton, as kng as Liverpool shall flourish and continue to be the resort of the nations of the world. A SCENE AT A GOVERNOR'S BALL.—A nice tale is told how a member of the Legislature of Washington showed ' himself to be quite aufait in high.life in the great republic. We say nothing about the richness of the scene generally, a most graphic account of which, however, is given in the .New Fork Spirit of the Times. Ihe following is a good extract— ' "Hark! the clatter of knives and forks is interrupted by the cry of Waiter leh here, here boy—you feller—give us some of that ere pudding.' Die here, sar, am not puddin— it am de werry, werry best of cream,' replied the sable at tendant. Well, river mind,' said the gentleman, ' just give us some of it; whereupon helping himself to a plateful, and not finding a small spoon handy, or thinking it would take too much time, he put a table-spoon in requisition to faci litate despatch. The first spoonful was enough. Twisting and turning the cream from one side of his mouth to the other, yet still finding the cold undiminished, he resolved to try the dernier resort of ejecting it on the carpet. " Look here," exclaimed he to the waiter, "just place this on the stove, and get it warm, it is too d—.d cold ! You'll set all my teeth aching like the devil, and I should not wonder if I had a swelled face—a pretty condition that would be to speak on the Oregon question, to-morrow.' Why, sar, dat am ice-cream !" Put it on the stove and get it warm, I tell vou.' No sooner said than done; the plate was put on the stove, which was heated, as they well know how to do it, when the quicksilver in the thermometer indicates its neighbourhood to zero. and there left by the astonished black. After sonic minutes had elapsed, Sambo was summoned to fetch that you pudding, I did n ' t g i ve you ' ere plate.' Why that aint wh a t I gave you, ' saluted the cars of the confounded waiter. ' Yes, sar, dat urn de cream,' dlgVenahNteierceal s that ar pl a t e I gave you fust? " plate as you h a d d e h onor ob D replied he, as well as his bewildered faculti es wou ld l et h i m. cream,` lo a t u a b mn e drdaer custard'nv , e _d e r ! ry. I handin urn in de fust place, sar,' replied Samba. You git clung, you son of darkness;' but so uncontrollable was the laughter, that no satisfactory explanation was given to the Member for o—." MR. COBDEN AT ROME.—We learn from a private letter, dated Rome, February 24, that on Monday the 22d, Mr. Cobden bad, by appointment, an audience of the Pope, by whom he was most kindly and graciously received. The interview, which took place in the private cabinet at the Vatican, was long and highly interesting, his Holiness show ing a very extensive acquaintance with recent events in this country.—Ma nchester Guardian. DESTITUTION IN SKYE.—At a meeting of the clergy, proprietors, and tacksrnen of Skye, held some time ago, Lord Macdonald read a paper showing the probable requirements f o ll ow i ng facts. The population of Skye is about 26,000, of of the people till next harvest — from which we gather the whom 5,000, may be taken as heads of families, 2,500 cottars. Three-fourths of the food of the former, and the sole food of the latter, in past years has been potatoes. Since October last there have been no potatoes; and the people have subsisted chiefly on oat-meal. During the three months since October, 10,000 bolls of oatmea l have been used, and at the same rate 30,000 bolls are required to support the po pulation till October next. 13,0001 . h ave been applied for under the Drainage Act, and it is calculated that from about 1,000 labourers who have gone south for employment 5,000/., or Si. from each may be remitted, making in all 18,000/. The purchase of food, it is calculated , will cost 50 ,000/., and 8,750 bolls for seed will cost nearly 18 , 000 /. ; so that 68,0001. will be required to provide for the wants of the people till next harvest, to meet which they have only 18,0001., leaving a deficiency of 50,0001. In the course of the statement Lord Macdonald made the following remarks:—" The effects of the potato are likely to be felt in this island for years to come, and they will be per manent, unless some means can be devised for a total chance of system from that which has heretofore been pursued. But what that system ought to be, it is difficult to determine. To any one at all conversant with the subject it must be evi dent an improved system of cultivation would very mate rially improve the condition of the people; but such improve ment can only be gradually introduced, arid it will be the work of years, under the most careful management, to reap the fruits of it. —Ross-shirt Advertiser. --- - CAUTION TO STRANGERS.—On Tuesday the attention of the magistrates at the Borough Court was directed to the case of a young woman, named Maria Jane Pearson, a native of Bombay, who appears to have lost her box, containing her clothes and some money, under rather suspicious circum stances. Inspector Bowes stated the case to the magistrates, the woman herself speaking very indifferent English. The following are the principal facts:—The woman (according to her statement) arrived in this country, In company with her uncle (who is on the recruitin,.; service), only five weeks ago, landing at Liverpeol. Ilir uncle, however, had just died there, and she came to Manchester by the rail w,ty on Monday, the Ist instant, intending to go to Landon. On arriving at the station, her luggage was taken off the carriage by one of the Manchester and Liverpool porters, and put on a truck belonging to the Manchester and Leeds Company. Two of the men, with straps cn their or (meaning the porters) then carried her box to some house, and charged her ss. for carrying it. She stopped at the house till the next morning, when she went out, and v..2s unable to find the way back again. On Monday Mr. 13e3- wick, chief superintendent, heard of the matter, and sent Bowes, the officer, with the woman, to assist her in finding her lodgings. They went first to the Manchester and Liverpool station, where all the parties denied all know ledge of the woman or her box. They then went to o house next door to where one of the porters lives, in Balloon-street, kept by an elderly woman, named Samuels. As soon as they got to this house the woman Pearson said, This is the house where I stopped ;" she had also previously described the house to Bowes, but Mrs. Samuels and her family also denied all knowledge of the woman, and said they had never seen her in their lives before. The officer then went up stairs, and Pearson pointed out the room where she had slept, obs:Tving that dining her ab sence the furniture had been removed o as to cover the place where her box had stood. She further told the officer that if he took up the window blind, he would see that one of the panes was broken and a piece of paper pasted upon it ; which was found just as she had described. It appeared that the family consisted of Mrs. Samuels, a daughter, a grandson, and a granddaughter, and a little g irl went there to sleep . Pearson said th e gran dd aughter went out to fetch her some ale, and she recollected the little girl by her curls. On their persisting in their denial of ever having seen her, Bowes took the m to t h e T own -hall, when Mr. Bes wick, in the absence of any direct proof that the box was taken to this house, permitted them to go home on their promising to app ear at t h e Borough Court the next morning, which Mrs. Samuels, her granddaugh ter, and little gi r l did, an d th e se facts were stated. In addition, it came out that Mrs. Samuels was about to re move to another house. This was admitted, but it was said to be in consequence of her present residence being too large for her. Pearson said that the box contained sixteen dol lars and all :her clothes. Mr. Maude thought it a case which demanded further inquiry, and directed w th s at such ' further inquiry should be made, clischarging Mrs. Samuels and her daughter from custody in the meantime. thelV Me_ln•haN-e since learned that three of the out-door porters of . chester and Leeds Company are ordered t o be suspended till the box is found.—.2llanchester Guardian. REMOVAL OF PORTION pr THE LOWER Jaw DURI NG THE ArrucivrioN OF ETIIER.—An operation of a formidable nature was performed on Wednesday, at the Devonport workhouse. by Mr. Laity, the necessity for which resulted from the death of a considerable portion of the lower jaw bone, in a person named Riley, an inmate of the house for nearly two years, in consequence of this loathsome though fortunately rare disease. Several consultations of the principal surgeons in the neighbourhood having been previously held, a large number were assembled at the time appointed, and the question of the use of ether being discussed, its employment was decided on, and, as the result will show, with most perfect success. The operation itself being necessarily tedious, from the great importance of the parts to be cut through, it was thought by some that the transient insensibility resulting from the ether would scarcely bear any relation to the time required in the operation ; but in this respect there was nothing to regret. The incision through the face was c nn meneed after inhalation had been continued for about four or five minutes, and although the patient was at once appa rently under the influence of certain, perhaps unpleasant impressions, it was soon evident that they had no reference whatever to the operation in hand, for partswhiletheghscarcely were being dissected out , h e assumed a bluster ing thou complaining tone, which his subsequent reflecti ons f ully Pm as good a man as you, and I'll try it if plained—" you like for a gallon of beer; yollaren ot lite o going t is hto hum bug me," and other expressions of the class, caused some smiling and no little amusement among those who reflected what such an o p er ation would ha ve b een "in the olden time." The bone was rem oved, the poor fel low still rambling in his notions, but pret est i ng that he had been fighting, however, "he gave the fellow as good as he brought," and he was evidently satisfied that he had come off best man in the affair. lie was the n s h own the bone, when his astonishment was complete. lie declared that, but for the word of all those gentlemen, he could not believe it. On further recovering, and beihg questioned seriously as to his sensations, he stated lie felt no pain whatever from the cutting of his face; that he was not aware of the removal of the bone, which he could scarcely believe ev er b e l onged to him, and that his idea was that he had been e l n v g e aged in a squabble, in which he had come off vict or i ous. this one of the most satisfactory cases hithert o recorded, and we sincerely hope it will terminate favourably,—Devonport Telegraph. LYNN.—EXPERT DECEPTION.—W e h ave been in formed, that. a short time since two " navvys" called at the retail shop of a spirit merchant in this town, an d inquired for a gallon of the genuine article—gin, which quantity ch ston ti e le bottle was forthwith deposited in a two-gall on brought for the purpose, and into which said they had already emptied one gall on . At this stagemen the proceedings, the cash being the next requisite t t ol. o settle the affairs between the buyer and seller,amounte was demanded,—when lo! these gentl emen of the Saturda o "soil,"n declared they would pay on the follo w i ng re ceipt of their wages. This course which presented bu y ; a very slight advantage to the seller, was obj ected to, when, ; ' s e i r- t1 ) ; great sangfroid the worthy gentlemen stated " they had no money," and that the "liquor" ther e f ore must be taken back again. Tire g "returning" pr ocess having been com pleted, and the gin buyers gone, it was discovered that theyhad put one gallon of water into th e b ott l e previously, thus leaving the merchant the same quan tit y o f liquor, but just deficient, by one-half of its proper strength. e AdVlTtider• a hundred now and then, but of course his great hope was in her death—when hang it,' as he would say, ' Matilda must leave me half her money.' So that the Baronet and his bro ther bad every reason which two brothers possibly can have for being by the ears." During the visits of Miss Crawley, however, the bro thers visit ; and during one of her visits, Miss Sharp manages not only thoroughly to ingratiate herself with Miss Crawley, but to produce a decided effect upon the heart of her protege, Captain Random Crawley. In fact Miss Sharp proves herself a match for father and son too. UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD. REGULATIONS FOR SIR ROBERT TAYLOR'S FOUNDATION.* (Agreed upon in Convocation, April 10, 1845, and March 4, 1847.) CURATORS. The Curators to be nine in number. The Vice. Chancellor, the two Proctors, and the Regius Professor of Modern History, to be four of that number. The remaining five to be approved by Convocation, on the nomination of the Vice• Chancellor, the two Proctors, and the Regius Professor of Modern History. or the majority of them, the Vice-Chancellor having a casting vote in case of an equality of votes. To be Doctors in one of the Faculties, or M.A. of at least five years standing from their regency, or B.C.L. or B.M. of at least six years standing from the taking of their degree. To hold their office fer five years only, but to be re-eligible. Duties of the Curators. To meet in the second week of February, May, and November, and whenever summoned by the Vice-Chancellor, five of the whole number constituting a quorum. To nominate the Professor and Teachers, but not without the concurrence of five Curators in each nomination ; and each nomination to be approved by Convocation. To remove the Teachers, if need be; but not without the concurrence of five Curators in each case. To appoint a librarian, and if need be, to remove him ; but in either case not without the concurrence of five Cu rators. To appoint the porter, and, if need be, to remove him. To appoint a deputy for a limited period, whenever the professor, or any of the teachers, shall be prevented from dis charging his duties in person, and to assign to the deputy such payment as they may think fit out of the stipend of such professor or teacher. To discharge the ordinary and incidental expenses of the building and institution out of the Taylor Fund. To exercise the general government of the institution, and to carry the regulatione into effect. To employ a sum not exceeding 1,0001., in the purchase of books for the general purposes of the institution. To employ a further sum, not exceeding 100/. in each year, in the purchase of books, pamphlets, periodicals, and journals, for the same general purposes. PROFESSOR. One professor to be appointed, and at first for five years only, with the title, " Professor of Modern European Lan guages :" but to be re-eligible. To be removable at any time with the concurrence of at least five Curators, for neglect of duty, or for immorality, or for teaching or holding tenets at variance with the doctrines or discipline of the Church of England. To be a member of the University at the time of his ad mission. To receive an annual stipend of 4001. If in holy orders, to have no parochial charge during the re sidence hereinafter required of Duties of the Professor. To lecture on the Philology or Literature of some of the principal languages of Europe. To deliver a course of not less than eight lectures in each Term— Easter and Act being accounted as one. The lectures to be gratis, and open to all members of the University. To be resident in the University throughout each term, power being reserved t• a majority of the Curators to grant au occa sional leave of absence. LIBRARIAN. A librarian to be appointed by the Curators. To be resident in the building, and to have the charge and superintendence of it, subject to the direction and controul of the Curators. To be in constant attendance; and to deliver out and enter the books, as delivered, in a register. To go every evening through the building, to see that all lights and fires have been extinguished. To receive an annual stipend of 1501. Not to be absent at any period of the year without leave of he Curators. LIBRARY. The library to be open to all members of the University within certain hours daring daylight, accor ing so the direc tions of the Curators, A separate room to be reserved for the use of persons not under the degree of M.A., 8.C.L., or 8.8. The Curators to judge of the propriety of alfowing any and What books to be taken out of the building by the teachers or by members of the Universary. Extract from the will of Sir Robert Taylor : .‘ To the Chancellor and Scholars of the University of Oxford and their successors for the purpose of applying the in terest and produce thereof in purchase of freehold 'and within, or if possible to be made within, the jurisdiction of the said University for the erecting a proper edifice therein, and for establishing a foundation for the teaching and improving the European languages in such manner as should from time to time be approved by the said Chancellor and Scholars in con vocation assembled.' THE BALEARIC ISLANDS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,-At the present time, when miyht, not right, is the prevailing policy of Europe, and the possessions in the Mediterranean will necessarily become the object of coatestation amongst, rival powers, it may not be in opportune to recal attention to the history of the Ba learic Islands, which have so repeatedly changed their Protectorate since the fatal ambition of Louis XIV. in breaking the Austrian line of succession in Spain, by which means he destroyed the balance of power in Europe, devastated all Italy, and sapped the foundation of nationality on the European continent. The Isles of Majorca, Mi norca , an d I v i ca, wh i ch the right of conquest alternately assigned t o F rance, S pa i n, and England, during the last cent u ry, were erecte d f i rst into a sovereignty under James 11. of Arragon, the first King of Majorca, Count of Roussillon, and Lord of Montpellier. He died in 1312, the 14th May, and - was succeeded by his grandson, James 111. of Arragon, King of Majorca, &c. &c., who sold the county of Roussillon and the town and castle of Montpellier to Philip of Va lois, King of France, for 120,000 gold crowns in money. His daughter, Isabelle, or Elizabeth, of Arragon, sole heiress to the Balearic Islands, married, the 4th of Sep tember, 1358, John Paleologue 11., Marquis of Mont ferret, and their successors, male and female, reigned in Moatferrat, and as sovereigns of Majorca, bearing also the titles of King of Jerusalem and Cyprus. The Princess Margaret Paleologin Montferrat, last of the Paleologues Montferrat, inherited, on the extinc tion of the mai.: branch of this family, all the posses sions and prerogatives of her ancestors, and brought them as a dowry on her marriage with Frederick of Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua in 1531. The Emperor Maximilian 11. erected the marquesate of Montferrat into a sovereign duchy in 1573, the Bth of September, in favour of their son, William L of Gon ziga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, and decreed that these duchies should be inseparable in the house of Gonzaga. He confirmed William, Duke of Mantua, &c. &e., and his successors, by a diploma of the same date, " in all their titles, dig nities, successions, rights, and privileges as Sovereigns, and as Kings of Majorca, Jerusalem, Thessaly, and Cyprus , and Vicars perpetual of Italy," which h a d been sue-, cessively confirmed by his predecessor s the Emperors Charles IV., Sigismond, Frederick, Maximilian, Charles V., and Ferdinand, to the M arqu i sses of Mont ferrat of the Royal Houses of Saxony, of Paleologue, and of Gonzaga. During the war of succession i n S pa i n, an d s i nce that period, the ambitious policy of Louis XIV. hurled all the Sovereign Princes of Mantua, Castiglione, Mi randola, and the other States of Lombardy, from their thrones, and the Balearic Islands have alike become the sport of fortune. The present views of the French Cabinet relative to these possessions, if intended, as formerly, in the reign of Louis XIV., to be a preliminary step to theestablish ment of a new dynasty on the throne of Spain, might lawfully be opposed by me, in virtue of my hereditary right to dispose of these islands according to my will, as sole, direct, and legitimate heir of Frederick Duke of Mantua and Margaret Paleologue Montferrat, and of Francois of Gonzaga, Mantua, Castiglione, Duke of Sol ferino, my great grandfather, who, as one of the pre tendants to the throne of Austria on the extinction of the male branch of Hapsburg, in 1740, claimed his rights to the empire of Austria, and to the sovereignties of his an cestors in Italy. (Vid. vol. i. p. 273, of the treaties of peace of Koch, by Schoell.) These historical details are copied from authentic do cuments and manuscripts belonging to my family, and cannot fail to be most precious whenever hereditary rights and . the laws of nations resume their sway in Europe. Accept, Sir, the assurance of my high consideration, ALEXANDRE, Prince de Gonzaga-Mantua-Castiglione, Due de Mantua. London, March 9, 1847. SHOOTERS%IIILL.ROAD.--In consequence of the few carriages which now pass upon the high Dover-road, orders have been given by the trust to reduce the width of the carriage way. The roadsmen have taken off three feet or more on each side from Shooters'-hill to Welling. By this operation the inhabitants have sustained considerable incon venience. The foot paths have been destroyed, and th e contest between the men and the occup an t s of houses, wh o complain of an inroad on private property, is carried on with great asperity. ROYAL GENERAL DisPErismtY.--The general quarterly meeting of the governors and supporters of this meritorious medical charity was held yesterday in the board room of the institution, Aldersgate-street, Mr. Atkinson in the chair. The report for the last quarter made up showed that during that period 3,899 persons were recipients of the benefits of the institution. Of them 1,706 were perfectly cured, 335 partially so, 32 died, and 1,826 remained still under medical treatment- The condition of the funds was satisfactory. The report having been adopted, thanks were voted to the chairman, and the meeting separated. LITERATURE THE GREATEST PLAGUE OF LIFE ; or, The Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Good Scrvant. Part 11. Cruilishank's illustrations to this Part are admirable. They are, the cat did it—all sorts of cats doing all sorts of impossible mischief ; and "It is my cousin, Ma'am"— a servant introducing to her mistress, who has unexpect edly made her appearance in the kitchen, a strapping Life Guardsman. In this number we have the adven tures of the lady with a peppery, red hot, but honest hearted Irish servant, who gives way to a pretty, police man-loving, soldier attracting, niminy picoiny servant. Although the staple of the work is amusing twaddle, yc t ever and anon we meet with passages of much sense, wisdom, and suggestiveness. For instance, the follow ing observations of the husband upon his wife's corn ' plaints of the misdoings of servants should be read and studied by every master and mistress : " He told me that I ought not to have insulted the girl in the way I had, and that if, in her anger, she had put an end to my life—though the woman would have suffered for it— still / should have been nearly as much to blame as she was; adding, that it really struck him, that if I happened to get held of a good, honest, industrious servant, who merely wanted to be humoured a little, that I must needs go driving continually at her weak print, until I forced her cut of the house ; for I seemed to think that the wages were all that was due from the mistress to her servants, forgetting that I had undertaken to make my house their home, and that if I stripped it of all the attributes of one, and converted it into a prison instead, where they were to see no friends, and be kept to so many months' hard labour, why, it was only natural that they, poor things, finding I had forgotten my duty to them, should, in their turn, forget their duty to me. Besides, he added, I should remember that though there was little or no excuse for the mistress's non-per formance of her part of the contract, still some allowance should be made for the poor creatures,whose very deficiencies of education made them often do wrong merely because they had never been lucky enough to have learnt better. And then he had the impudence to ask me what I should say it; when I asked my next servant what kind of a character she could have from her last mistress, the girl in return were to ask me what kind of a character /could have from my last servant? I told him that I should say that it was very like her impudence, indeed, and t e ll h er t o ge t out o f the house directly—adding, that I never heard of such an absurd idea in all my life before. " Of course,' Edward replied, smiling at what I had said, (though I'm sure I could see nothing to laugh at;) and yet, perhaps, it is not quite so absurd a notion as you seem to fancy. You forget that the girl comes into your house to be subject to your every little whim and caprice, and that not only her bread, but also her comfort and happiness are dependent upon your character ; and it stands to reason, from the very nature of things, that the slave must suffer more from the tyrant, than the tyrant can possibly suffer from the slave.'" THE COMIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND. By Gilbert a Becket. Illustrated by Leech. Merrily do we laugh through the reigns of Henry VI. and Edward IV. under the guidance of Mr. si Beckett ; and, laughable though it be, his account of Joan of Arc is the only true one that has yet been given. After the same fashion does he treat Margaret of Anjou, another heroine of those dull and solemn romaucists who have chosen to dub themselves historians. After observing of Henry VI., that " What had been in child hood the gentleness of the lamb, became in manhood downright sheepishness," he thus proceeds : " Henry being a mere nonentity, it was resolved to try and make something of him by finding him a wife of spirit; as if small beer could be turned into stout by mixing a quantity of gin with it. Margaret of Anjou was selected for the for • illation of this deleterious compound She was one of those intolerable nuisances—a fine woman, with a great deal of decision, which means that she was decidedly disagreeable. Her fattier was a nominal king of Sicily and Jerusalem ; but he had no real dominions, and only rented, as it were, a brass plate, or had his name up over the door of the countries spe cified. He was as poor as a cup of tea after the fifth water, and ruled over about as much land as he could cram into a few flower-pots which adorned the window of his lodging. He kept a minister who answered the bell and the purpose at the same time, and was accustomed to wait at table. His Majesty's apartment was furnished with a sort of dresser covered with green baize, which formed a board of green cloth ; and he had several sticks-in-waiting in his umbrella stand. His robe de matin was his robe of state; he had a green silk privy purse, and an ormolu cabinet. He bad a keeper of the great seal, which hung to his watch; and his bureau comprised a secretary for the home department, in which he kept all his washing-bills. He dispensed with a master of the horse by keeping no horse of his own, and he always had plenty of gentlemen-in-waiting, in the shape of creditors. He saved the expense of a pay master by paying nobody ; and though he issued Exchequer Bills, they were not only at very long dates, but wholly unworthy of any one's acceptance. He was his own Chan cellor of his own Exchequer, for be used to declare, with much apparent integrity, that his government should never be degraded by useless sinecures. Whenever there is nothing to do,' he would philosophically exclaim, I consider it my duty to do it.' He usually resided in Sicily when he was at home, but he kept in his court—at the back of his lodging—a few Jerusalem artichokes, to represent the in terests of the other kingdom of Jerusalem. He used to make a financial statement every now and then, for the sake of clearing himself of his debts, which were the subject of an annual act of which he alone got the benefit. He used upon these occasions to profess a considerable anxiety to rub off as be went on, but his goings on and rubbings off were equally to his own advantage, and the cost of those who had trusted him. Never was political economy carried to such perfection as by the father of Margaret, the King of Sicily and Jerusalem." The following hit at an ancient art (the style of art which is worshipped by Young England, and prac ticed by Mr. Dyce), is admirable. Sneaking of an an cient pi cc of artillery, he says : " Its chief peculiarity was its aptitude—according to the engravings we have seen of it—for carrying cannon-balls considerably larger than the mouth of the piece itself; for we have often feasted our eyes upon interesting pictures of a cannon-ball issuing from a cannon not half the circumference of the projected missile. Whether it is that in those days expanding ammunition was provided, which increased in bulk twofold after leaving the cannon's mouth, we are unable to say at that distant period ; but the illuminations of the time undoubtedly present this striking phenomenon. The dust of ages lies unfortunately on many of our facts, and though we might, it is true, take up a duster and wipe the dust of ages off, there is a pleasure in the imaginative which the actual could never realise." This description is admirably illustrated by Leech, from a high art picture of the period. VANITY FAH?. .No. 111. Mr. Thackeray improves us he progresses, and of Miss Rebecca Sharp are continued in this numb e r. mostt y Fair" causticp o promises t d o e r b n e n t ( h iv e e m l s o . s t T t r h u e t h a f d u v l e a n s u w r e e l s l ingra tiated herself into the confidence of every member el th e Crawley family. Sir Pitt Crawley is a country S qu i re, a S "s h V e thal i ei s i domiciled at Queen's Crawley, and has id est, a brute—a shrewd man, of low tastes and vulgar habits, who' kills his own mutton," or as he phrases it, "sticks his own ships," and after the said sticking the family live upon coarse joints of mutton served up upon plate, until the ship is all eat up, and then, by way of variety, a pig is killed, and they feed upon pork for a week. Lady Crawley is a non-entity ; the Misses Crawley (Miss Sharp's pupils) are hoydens ; and there are two sons of Sir Pitt by a former wife—Mr. Crawley, a saint, and Random Crawley, a roué captain in the guards. The captain, who has a hearty antipathy for his father, is the favourite of his maiden aunt, Miss Crawley —a romantic elderly maiden, a liberal, who reads Voltaire, and understands Rousseau. Miss Craw ley is always an object of great respect when she comes to Queen's Crawley and " She had a balance at her bankers which would have made her beloved anywhere. " What a dignity it gives an old lady, that balance at the bankers! How tenderly we look at her faults if she is a re lative (and may every reader have a score of such), what a kind good-natured old creature we find her! How the junior partner of Hobbs and Dobbs leads her smiling to the carriage with the lozenge upon it, and the fat wheezy coachman How, when she comes to pay a visit, we generally find an opportunity to let our friends know her station in the world! We say (and with perfect truth) I wish I had Miss Mac- Whirter's signature to a cheque for five thousand pounds. She would'nt miss it, says your wife. She is my aunt, say you, in an.easy.careless way, wh en y our f rien d as k s it Miss Mac Wlurter i s any relative ? Your wife is perpetually sending her little testimonials of affection, your little girls endless worsted baskets, cushions, and footstools for her. What a good fire there is in her room when she comes to pay you a visit., although your wife laces her stays without one ! The house during her stay assumes a festive, neat, warm, jovial, snug appearance not visible at other seasons. You yourself, dear sir, forget to go to sleep after dinner, and find yourself all of a sudden (though you invariably lose) very fond of a rubber. What good dinners you have—game every day, Malmsey-Madeira, and no end of fish from London. Even the servants in the kitchen share in the general prosperity ; and, somehow, during the stay of Miss Mac Whiner's fat coachman, the beer is grown much stronger, and the consumption of tea and sugar in the nursery (which her maid take' her meals) is not regarded in the least. Is it so, or is not so ? I appeal to the middle classes. Ah, gracious powers! I wish you would send mean old aunt—a maiden aunt with a lozenge on her carriage, and a front of light coffee-coloured hair—how my children should work work-bags for her, and my Julia and I would mak e h er com f orta bl e ! Sweet—sweet vision ! Foolish—foolish dream !" The family of Sir Pitt, however, are not the only worshippers who pay homage to Miss Crawley's mammon. Sir Pitt has a brother, the Rev. Bute Crawley, the rector of the village, with whom, of course, he is at va riance. Where is the rural parish to be found in which the squire and the parson are aot at variance, more especially where they chance to be brothers? " The Rev. Bute Crawley was a tall, stately, jolly, shovel hatted man, far more popular in his county than the Baronet his brother. At college he pulled stroke-oar in the Christ church boat, and had thrashed all the best bruisers of the " town." He carried his taste for boxing and athletic exer cises into private life: there was not a light within twenty miles at which he was not present, nor a race, nor a coursing match, nor a regatta, nor a ball, nor an election, nor a visita tion dinner, nor indeed a good dinner in the whole county, but he found means to attend it. You might see his bay mare and gig-lamps a score of miles away from his Rectory House, whenever there was any dinner party at Fuddleston, or at Roxby, or at Wapshot Hall, or at the great Lords of the county, with all of whom he was intimate. He had a fine voice; sang "A southerly wind and a cloudy sky ;" and gave the " whoop" in chorus with general applause. He rode to hounds in a pepper-and-salt frock, and was one of the best fishermen in the county. "Mrs. Crawley, the rector's wife, was a smart little body, who wrote this worthy divine's sermons. Being of a domestic turn, and keeping the house a great deal with her daughters, she ruled absolutely within the rectory, wisely giving her nan h d is kn fancyesv the dictated, price of fur i r i o husband full liberty without. He was welcome to come and port wine. Ever since Mrs. Bute carried off the y oun g rec tor of Queen's Craw ley (she wiis a good family, daughter of the late Lieut. - C olonel Hector MacTavish, and she and her i r , s. and dine Crawley abroad was saving v m i n a g n );v woman as m other played for Bute and won hint at Harrow g ate), she had been a prudent a nd thrift y wife to him. In s p ite of her care, however he was always in debt. It took him at least ten years to pay' off his college bills contracted during his father's life time. In the year 179—, when he was just clear of these incumbrances, lie gave the odds of 100 to 1 (in twenties) against Kangaroo, who won the Derby. The rector was obliged to take up the money at a ruinous interest, and had been struggling ever since. His sister helped him with TEACHERS. Teachers to be appointed at first in German and French, and for five years only; but to be re-eligible. ; To be removable at any time with the concurrence of at least five Curators. To receive an annual stipend each of l 501. Duties of the Teachers. To be resident in the University throughout each term, and to be at the disposal of the Curators, for the purpose of teach ing or lecturing in the Taylor Building four hours daily, power being reserved to a majority of the Curators to grant an occa sional leave of absence. Such teaching and lecturing to be gratis, and open to all members of the University. To be allowed to teach in private, with the consent of the Curators, but not within the Taylor Building. If British subjects by birth, to subscribe the Thirty-nine Articles. PORTER. The porter to be in attendance at the door ; to clean the rooms, to make and attend to the fires, and to perform such other duties as may be required by the Curators. To be subject to the authority of the Librarian for all pur poses within the building. A CCOU NTS. The accounts to be kept by the Curators, and submitted an• ncally to the delegates of accounts. NEW COURTS FOR THE RECO VERY OF SMALL DEBTS AND DEMANDS. A supplement to the London Gazette, of Tuesday last (published yesterday), sets forth the names of the towns in which the newly-appointed courts for the recovery of debts under the amount of 201. are to be held. The names are specified under two orders of Council, dated Osborne House, March 9, 1847, made for the purpcse of carrying into eff ec t' the Act of last session of Parliament, intituled " An Act for the more easy Recovery of Small Debts and Demands in England," which will come into operation on Monday next, and by which the powers formerly exercised under the Acts regulating the Courts of Request, &c., are abolished. The districts over which the jurisdiction of the new courts is to be extended are also set forth. The following are those for the Metropolitan counties and districts MIDDLESEX. B RENTFORD.-Brentford. EDMONTON.—The sub -districts of Edmonton, Enfield, and Tottenham in Edmonton, consisting of the parishes of Ed monton, Enfield, and Tottenham. UXBRIDGE. —Uxbridge; the sub-district of her, in Eton, consisting of the parishes of her, Fulmer, Langley, Marish, Denham, Hedgerley, and the hamlet of Edgerley Dean, in the parish of Farnham Royal ; the parishes of Cranford, Hart lington, and Ilarmondsworth, in Staines. MIDDLESEX METROPOLITAN DISTRICTS. 1. WESTMINSTEIL—The district o the Wesinster County Court of Middlesex shall inclu f de all within tm a line drawn from the point where the cities cf London and West minster meet on the river Thames, along the boundary of the city of Lond on to Holborn-bars, thence alon-r the middle of Holborn, Oxf or d- street, and the Uxbridge-road, until the Uxbridge -road crosses the Serpentine river, thence along the Serpentine river to Rotton-row, thence along the middle of the road through Albert Gate to the Knightsbridge-road, thence along the middle of the Knightsbridge -road to Sloane street, thence along the middle of Sloane-street, across Sloane-square, along the middle of Lower Sloane-street, Turk's-row, and Franklin's-row ' to the gate l ea di ng i nto the road which divides the Kitchen Gardens of Chelsea Hospital from the Governor's Garden and Garden Meadow, thence along the said road and the boundary of the said Hospital Kitchen Garden to the river Thames, thence along the Thames to the point first described. 2. I.3ttomrroic.—The district of the Brompton Count -Y Court of Middlesex sh a ll i nc l u d e a ll w i t hi n a lin e drawn from the point on the river Thames where the parishes of Acton and Hammersmith meet, along the common boundary of the parishes of Acton and Hammersmith till it crosses the Ux bridge-road, thence along the middle of the Uxbridge-read till it crosses the Serpentine river, thence along the western boundary of the Westminster County Court of Middlesex hereinbefore described, to the river Thames, and along the, Thames to the point first described. 3. MARYLEBONE.—The district of the Marylebone County Court of Middlesex shall include all within a line drawn from the point where the common boundary of the parishes of Hammersmith and Acton crosses the Uxbridge-road, along the middle of the Uxbridge -road and Oxford-street to Portman-street, thence along the middle of Portman-street, the street on the west side of Portman-square, Gloucester-. street, Gloucester-place, across the New-road, Upper Glou cester-place, the street on the east side of Dorset-square, Dorset-place, Upper Gloucester-place, Taunton-place, Park road, and Primrose-hill-road, till it meets the Avenue-road, thence along the middle of the Avenue-road and the New road, to Finchley, to the northern boundary of the parish of St. John, Hampstead, thence westward along the boundary of the parish of St. John, Hampstead, to the Edgeware-road, near Cricklewoods, thence along the Edgeware-road to the boundary of the parish of Willesden, at Brent-bridge, thence along the northern and western boundary of the parish of Willesden, including the whole parish of Willesden and pre cinct of Twyford Abbey, till it meets the common boundaryof the parishes of Acton and Hammersmith in th e point first described. 4. BLOOMSBURY.—The district of the Bloomsbury County Court of Middlesex shall include all within a line drawn from the point where the boundary of the parish of St. John, Hampstead, crosses the New-road to Finchley, along the eastern boundary line of the Marylebone County Court of Middlesex hereinbefore described to Oxford-street, thence along the middle of Oxford-street and Holborn to King street, thence along the middle of King-street, Upper King. street, Southampton-row, the street on the east side o f Russell square, Woburn-place, the street on the east side of Tavistock-square, Upper Woburn-place, to the New-road, thence along the middle of the New-road to the boundary of the parish of St. Pancras, at King's-cross, thence along the eastern and northern boundary of the parish of St. Pancras, till it meets the boundary of the parish of St. John, Hampstead, thence westward along the northern boundary of the parish of St. John, Hampstead, to the point first described. 5. CLERKENWELL.—The district of the Clerkenwell County Court of Middlesex shall include all within a line drawn 'from the point where the boundary of the city of London crosses Finsbury-place, along the middle of Fins bury-place, the street on the west side of Finsbury -square, the City-road, Winkworth-buildings, East-road, Brudenell place, and the New North -road to the Regent's Canal, thence along the middle of the Regent's Canal until it is crossed by the Kingsland-road, thence along the middle of the Kingsland-road to the southern boundary of the parish of Tottenham, thence westward along the boundary of the parish of Tottenham to the boundary of the parish of Hornsey, thence along the boundary of the parish of Hornsey, and Chapelry of Highgate, including the whole of the said parish and chapelry to the boundary of the district of the Bloomsbury County Court of Middlesex, thence along the eastern boundary of the last-mentioned district to the point 'where King-street meets Holborn, thence along the middle of Holborn to Holborn-bars, thence along the northern boundary of the city of London to the point first. described. 6. SuouEnrrcx.—The district of the Shoreditch County Court of Middlesex shall include all within a line drawn from the point where the boundary of the city of London crosses Finsbury-place, along the eastern boundary of the district of the Clerkenwell County Court of Middlesex to the southern boundary of the parish of Tottenham, thence east ward along the said boundary to the boundary of the county of Middlesex, thence southward along the boundary of the said county to the northern boundary of the parish of Strat ford-le. Bow, thence westward along the boundary of the said parish until it is crossed by the southern side of the Eastern Counties Railway, thence westward along the southern side of the Eastern Counties Railway till it crosses Brick-lane, thence along the middle of Brick-lane, Phaenix street, Wheeler-street, and Wince Lion-street to Norton folgate, thence al.;ng the middle of .Nortou-folgate to the boundary of the city of London, thence westward along the boundary of the city or London to the point first described. 7. Bow.—The district of the 11,,w County Court of Mid dlesex shall include the parishes or Bromley and Straiford le-Bow, and the Supeiititendent-ReBistrar's district of West Ham. 8. Wm ITECHAPEL—The digrict of the Whitechapel County Court of Middlesex shall include all witl.in a line drawn from the point where the eastern - boundary of the city of London leaves the river Thames, along the said boundary until it is crossed by Norton-fulgate, thence along the middle of Norton-folgate,W hite Lion-street, Wheeler -street, Phoenix street, and Brick-lane, until it is crossed by the southern side of the Eastern Counties Railway, thence eastward along the southern side of the said rAlway until it crosses the boundary of the parish of Stratford-le-Bow, thence south ward along the western boundary of the parishes of Strat ford-le-Bow and Brumley to the boundary of the parish of Poplar, thence along the common boundary of the parishes of Bromley and Poplar to the boundary of the county of Middlesex, thence southward along the boundary of the said county to the river Thames, thence along the river Timm.* to the point first described. SURREY. CmartrsEr.—Chertse3,-; Staines, except the parishes of Cranford, Harlington, and Harmondsworth (see Uxbridge); the sub-district of Egham, in Windsor, comprising such parts of the parishes of Egham and Old Windsor as lie south and west of the road leading from the Thames, near Leatherlake House, up Priest-hill, through Bishopsg,ate and Harditnans, to the 23d milestone on the Reading-road, and the whole of the parishes of Sunning-hill and Thorpe. CROYDON.—Croy don. DORKlNG.—Dorking. Ersom.—Epsom. Fatetmuu.—Farnborough, Farnham, except the parish of Bramshott. (See Alidhurst.) GODALMING.—The parish of Godalming ; Hambleton, except the parishes of Shalford, St. Martha-on-the-Hill, and Won,rsh. (See Guildford.) GUILDFORD. —Guildford, except the parish of Godalming (see Godalmiug); the parishes of Shalford, St. Martha , on the-Hill, and Wonersh. KINGSTON.Kingston. REIGATE. — G,:dstone, Reigate. WANDSWORTIL—Wandsworth and Clapham; Richmond. SURREY METROPOLITAN DISTRICTS. 1. SOUTIMAII.K.—The district of the Southwark County Court of Surrey shall i nc l ude the Superintendent Registrar's districts of Rotherhithe, Bermondsey, Saint George South wark, Saint Olave, and Saint Saviour, and so much of the Superintendent Registrar's districts of Newington and Lam beth as lie north of a line drawn from the river Thames at Lambeth -stairs, along the middle of Church-street and Lam beth-road, to the Westminster-road, thence along the middle of the Westminster-road to Brook-street, thence along the middle of Brook-street and Lambeth-place and Garden place, by the south side of the Fishmongers' Almshouses, to the high road, Newington Butts, thence along the middle of the high-road, Newington Butts, to Cross-street, thence along the middle of Cross-street to the Walworth-road, thence along the middle of the Walworth-road to East street, thence along the middle of East-street, Richmond terrace, Apollo-buildings, Prior-place, Sion-place, and East lane, until it is cut by the boundary of Saint George, Southwark. 2. LADIBETLI.—The district of the Lambeth County Court of Surrey shall include the Superintendent Registrar's dis trict of Camberwell, and so much of the Superintendent Registrar's districts of Lambeth and Newington as is not in the district of the Southwark County Court of Surrey, and so much of the Superintendent Registrar's district of Green. wkh as lies west of the Croydon Railway. By the same Council an order is also made, and notice given, that from and after the expiration of one calen dar month from the 10th inst., the Privy Council will take into consideration the propriety of making a further order for abolishing, from and after the 24th day of April next, the Court heretofore holden at Sheffield for the manor of Shef field and Eccleshall, in the county of York, and for holding the County Court of Yorkshire at Sheffield, for the recovery of debts and demands, under the provisions of the Act of the last session of Parliament, from and after the 26th day of April next. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial -office from the Governors of the West India colonies. THE LATE COAL-PIT EXPLOSION NEAR BARNSL/dlr. —On Monday the Coroner of the district opened his inquest on sixty-five bodies, which since the explosion on Friday had been recovered from the pit of the Oaks Colliery, at Ardsley. The inquir was c?m forpurpose of enabling the burial of the bodies to menced take place, the , h and after the necessary preliminaries had been gone through it was ad journed to Tuesday, the 16th inst. Forty-two of the bodies were subsequently interred in one grave, in rows six a-breast, and seven d eep. T he scene was a most melancholy one. On Tuesday a further inquest was held on six bodies subse quently recovered, and a like adjournment took place. The Lumber of deaths is seventy-two, and one body yet remains undiscovered in the pit. THE WEATHER.—TiIe weather still continues winterly, and for the last two days there has been occasion ally slight falls of snow. For some weeks past the wind has constantly blown from either the N., N.E., or E., although the temperature during the greater part of the day ba n ranged as high as 40 degrees. Yesterday morning, at thirty nine minutes past four o'clock, the moon entered her last quarter, and about an hour before a heavy fall of snow took place, for about half an hour, which covered the ground, and out of town was not all melted until midday. In the course of the afternoon two more heavy falls followed each other, II keen cutting wind from the N.E. sprang up, and the clouds clearing away, it began to freeze. Last evening the then. mometer had fallen to 20 degrees, with a starlight sky. ~. t