The Sun. — London, England, 1847-02-26 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Gentry, Suir , cribers to the Opera. and the Public, are respectitilly informed, that TO-MORROW EVENING. Feb. 27, wil be performed Verdi's celebrated Opera, entitled NINO. Nitwit, Signor Coletti (his first appearance) ; Idaspe, Signor Borelli till first appearance); Arotasphe, Signor Bouche ; Fenena, Mdlle. Fagiani (her first appearance) ; Abigail, Millie. lianehioli. After which, a new and original grand Ballet, in five tableaus, by M. Paul Taglieni. entitled CORALLA; on. LE CHEVALIER INCONTSTANT. C a oralia, Me. C. Rosati (her third appearance G ); the Knight Pul , M. Paul Taglioni ; Squire, M. euri ) t ; Bertha, Mdlle. Petit ; debrand Page, Aidlle. H onor ' ; Duke, M. Gosselin ; Fralsondin, 31. Venal' Fisherman, M. di Mettle. DANCES.—Secoad Tableau—Scene Dan - ante des Caprices, by Mdlle. Rosati. mphe des Enna et de Sea Compagnes, Third TAbleau — Pas d e la Ny by Mdlle. Rosati and the Corps de Ballet. Fourth Tableau —Pas de la ltosiere. by Mdlle. Taglioni ; Pas de Dent, by M. P. Taglioni and :Mdlle. Rosati; Deutche Rhein, Valse des Pages et des Demoisetes d'ilonneur, by the Corps de Ballet. Fifth Tableau—Baliabile des galbardiers, by Mdlle. C. Baucoart, 3ldme. P, Stephan, Mcitles. llonore, Cassan, Thevenot, Bertin, Julianne, L'Amourenx, and the Ccrps de Ballet ; Pas de I'lncon stance, by Mdlle. Ro sati, Mdme. P. Stephan, and M. Taglloni. The doors %en at seven. The Opera will commence at Half-past Seven. ROYAL ITALIAN OP vItA, COVENT GAR. EN, Established tor the purpose of rendering a more perfect performance of the Lyric D ama than has hitherto been attained in this country. Under the Directen and Management of Mr. BEALE. The Nob! ity Gentry, and Patrons of Music, are respectfully in formed that the Royal Italian Opera will open the Eat week in April. It le proposed to produce, in the coarse of the eeason, some of the established works of Chnaro - a, Mozart, Rossini, 3feyerbeer, and others of the more modern Italian School, Including Operas by Bellini, Doni zetti, 3lercadante, and Verdi, on a scale of the utmoet perfect'on in every department ; to which intent the mane ement has a.esemlied a Company embracing the greatest and most varied .a'ent in Europe. PRIMI SOPRAM.—Madame Grist and Madame Persiani (her fret appearance in London for three years), Madame Ronconi and Mdl!e. Steflanoni (of the Theatre La Scala, in Milan, her first ap pearance in this country). CONTRALTI.—Siguora Alboni (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan, and of the Imperial Theatre in Vienna, her first appearance in:this gauntry), and Mademoiselle Corbari. TENORL—Signer Mario, Signor Salvator Leyte (of the Imperial Theatre of St. Petersburgh, his first appearance in this country), S I gri r Tulli (of the Theatre San Carlo, in Naples, his first appear ance in this country), and Signor Salvi (ot the Theatre La Scala, in Milan, and of the Imperial Theatres in Vienna and St. retersburgh, his first appearance on the Italian stage in England). PRI3II BASSI BARITONI—Signor Tamburini and Signor Giorgio Ronconi. PRIMI BASS[ PROFONDI—Signor Marini (of the Theatres San Carlo, Naples, La Scala, Milan, and the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, his first appearance in this country), Signor Angelo Alba (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid, his first appearance in this country), and Signor Poionini (of the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, his first appear ance in this country.) PRIME BASSI COMM —Signor Pietro Ley (of the Theatre Royal Madrid, les first appearance in this country), and Signor Agostino Revere (of the Theatres Royal, Naples, Milan, Vienna, and St. Pe tersbtugh, his first appearance in this country). Seconds Donne—Madame Antoinette Mollidori (of the Theatre La Scale, in Milan), Mademoiselle Amelia Liner', Mademoiselle Lulgina aecontle Tenore—Signor Emmannele Slano (of the Theatre San Carlo In Naples). Director of the Music, Composer, and Conductor—Mr. Costa. A powerful arid numerous CHORUS of chosen and experienced Sieger; will complete the Vocal Department. Chorus Master — Signor Bonenasiglio. Prompter—Signor 3lonterasi. Tee ORCHESTRA, formed of Artistes possessing the highest exeeative powers, will comprise among its members Eighty distin guished profetaffre. The Military Band of the Coldstream Guards wilt be under tee directien of Mr. Godfrey. All ORGAN, of extensive compass, has been expressly erected in tee theatre by Meat:N. Flight and Son. Organist—Mr. V. Novelle. Tae II eLL ET, of a brilliant and costly character, will close the performance of the evening, and no Divertissement will be suffered between the acts of the Of era. The Director has the pleasure to mem:lace that he hto euneluded an engagement with Mademoiselle Fanny Elssier ; fel, during the seasor, the following eminent Dee - settees will appear : —Premieres Daufteuse—Madernoleelle Duint !etre (ef the Gran.l Opera, Parte), and Mademoiselle Plunkett (of the Grand Opera, Paris), Mademoiselle Berlin (of the Imperial Theatre, Vleana, her first appearance in this country), Mademoiselle Neotlot (of the Theatre Roy al, Madrid), Mademoiselle Marietta Redeems (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan), and Mademoiselle Fnoco (of the Aeadeente Royale de Paris). Monsieur Petipa (of the Grand et,a.ra, Paris), Monsieur Gonne (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Monelenr Fereinando Croce, Monsieur Delferier (of the Grand opera, Paris), and Monsieur Auguste Mabille (of the Grand Opera, Paris). Maitres des Ballets—Monsieur Albert (of the Grand Opera, Paris), awl Monsieur Blasts (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan). Leader of the Ballet—Mr. Alfred Mellon. Regisseur de la Dense Mr. O'Bryan. Compeer—Signor Alessandro Cur.ni (of the San Carlo Theatre, Naples). THE THEATRE.—To render the Interior at once commodious, elegant, and comfortable, it has bees entirely reconstructed and (lacerated, under the immediate direction and after designs of B. Albano, Esq.. C.E., with every attention directed to Its proper ventilation. The Decorations have been executed by Mr. Ponsonby. The Management has happily secured the artistic skill of Signori Ferri and Verardi (of the The tire Batten, in Paris), to embellish the ceiling and to prepare a New Drop Scene. The approaches to tlui Theatre will be found improved, by a carriage way being formed immedia.ely under the Portico in Bow-street, whereby parties cart leave or enter their carriages without exposure to the weather ; and by Increased facietles fur ingress and egress. The Refreshment Room will be under the superintendence of Mr. J. G. Watson. Tickets, Stalls, and Boxes, for the night or season, to be obt lined at tee Box Othee, Bop:-street; and at Messrs. Cramer, Bea'e, and Co.'s, 2.3 i, Regent-street. TIILATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be . perforrned the ile;(1;;;;IiiOpeza, entitled MATILDA OF HUNGARY. Count Magnus, air. Berrani ; Podia!), ad, Mr. Barri. son ; Mathias, Mr. Weis; Matilda, Miss Itainforth; Lillis, Miss R. Isaacs. _ . . To cone - tide with the Ballet-Opera, called TTIE MAID OF CA SUM EIZE. The Unknown, Mr. Rafter; Olifo r, Mr. Weiss; The Jehop-Dar, Mr. Hon - textile ; Leila, Miss Mine:lt ; Zelia, Miss Is ; Zelke, Mdlle. Dubignon; Fatima, Md le. Iteuard. • THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. ruler the MaLnement of Mr. it. Webster, sole Lessee, EVF.NING WM be performed a new and original Comedy, called THE SCHOOL FOR SCHEMING. Principal characters by Messrs. Far rel', Stuart, Buckstone, Howe, Selby, Brindal. Mrs. Glover, Mrs. iturebY, Mrs. Tarnold, Miss Fortenue, Miss Bennett, Miss Rey nolds, SE.c. Daring the evening the Band will perform the Overture, "Lac des Fees," " Plantagenet," " Rose," and Helen" Polkas ; Waltz, by Lancer ; Galop, by Strauss ; and the " American Polka." To conclude with the Original Grand Fairy Extravaganza, called the INVISIBLE. PRINCE ; or, the Island of Tranquil paUghts. Principal characters by Mr. James Bland, Miss P. ?Lorton, hire. L. S. BuckinAhata, Miss Reynold 3, and :pixy Julia Bennett. TII ATRE ROYAL. LICEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. THIS EVENING Will he produced the Orl,,inal Farce, called THE WICIW Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, Oxherry, Keeley; Miss Arden, lo,liss Turner, Miss looker, and Miss Mary Keeley. After which will be produced a new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled TIIE ENCHANTED FOREST. In which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will appear, supported by the whole talent of the Company. To cone tale wi•h a new Comte Drama, called £5OO REWARD. Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Meadows, Emery, H. Butler, Miss aad Miss Forster. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. I tutor the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will be performed the celebrated Drama, called THE GREEN BUSHES; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith; Denny, Mr. Cullenford ; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford; Grinnidge, 31r. Wright; Captain Dartois, Mr. Worrell; Madame St. Aubert, Madame Celeste; Gerallne, Mrs. Yates; Nelly O'Neil, Mrs. Fitz . _ -,....-.... After wltich the Comic Drama, called THE MAID WITH TIIE MILKING PAIL. Lord Philander, Mr. Onllenford; Algernon, Mr. ; Dicoon, Mr. Wright ; Stilly, Mrs. Fitzwilliam. To cm:mimic; with the Farce of A NABOB FO:t AN HOUR. Mr. framptms. Mr. Worrell; Sara Hobbs, Mr. Lambert ; Dick Dumpy, mr. mmtrard; Miss Leslie, Miss Harding; Nancy Scruggs, Mrs. Matthews. FP ESC!! PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S TIIBATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. THIS 7,VE3fING Will be performed the Corned. -Vaudeville of MAT II LDE ou, La Jalousie. Derbert, M. Lafont ; Mathilde, Pargneil. To conclude with a new Vaudeville, entitled LES DEUX BRIGA DIERS. Raineaudor, M. Lafont; Francine, Mille. FoaAuet. I:, ; ees, 6s. Pit, 3s. Gd. Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at haJ-pitst seven, end the performances commence at Eight. Private Boxes, Stalls, and Places may be engaged at Mitchell's Litirfery, 33, Bond-street; and at the Box-olllce. ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Gannon, will have the honour of repeat ing their InintitaWe EN PERTAINMENTS, at the above Theatre, TO- 3L)RROW EVENING, and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sa turday. Deers open at Eight o'clock, and the Entertainment com mence at Hall-past Eight. The MORNING ENTERTAINMENT will tale place on every MONDAY MORNING during Lent. he Performances will commence, each day, at ha' f-past Two o'clock. The Progrs.nme will be varied on each occasion. Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre, 2s. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed Relrmi's Opera Seria, entitled NORM A. Polllo, Mr. Barker; Oroveso, Mr. Leffler ; Flavius, Mr. Wynn ; Adelgisa, Miss A. Romer; Clotilda, Miss Rourke; Norma, M as BAsano. After which the new and original Mudcal Romance, entitled THE SEVRN MAIDS OF 3,11JN1 II ; or, The Ghost's Tower. Bertrand, Mr. Fisher ; D'Armincourt, Mr. Barker ; Mr. Delayanti ; Adolphe, Mr. Wynn; Grosdos, Mr. Compton ; Bristle tech, Mr. Walton; Bumps. Mr. Bonner; Seven Maids of Munich, Misses Flower, Rourke, Honner, llincks, Millar, L. Marshall, and Laporte ; Uriet, Miss Marshall ; Madame Groutz, Mrs Fosbroke. To conclude with the new Comte Drama. entitled the KING OF THE. MUM AN DS. Letellier, Mr. Compton; 31arronard, Mr. Granby ; Bernard, Mr. Ryder ; Do Brezv, Mr. Fisher; Pierre, Mr. Honner ; Helena, Mrs. Hughes ; Dorethea, Mrs. Fosbroke. ASTLEY'S ROYAL ANtratTREATRE. Proprietor, Mr. w. "tatty. Under the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and other Members of the Royal Family.—Mr. BAT ft's Fox-liounds meet every Evening at Half-past Six, during the week. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE ROYAL FOX-HUNT; or, Life's Course of Ilen and Steeds. Entire change of the SCENES of the CIRCLE, ty the double Company of Foreign Artistes. To conclude with a Faroe, entitled THE RUNAWAY HORSE; or, The Forest of SaYoy. Box-otlice open Mel eleven till Eve o'elock.—Doors open at mix en , commence at bßif-past dz o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. Broadic ot. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. Frances Davidge. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Play of THE IRON CHEST. Sir F. Mor tinier, Mr. H. Betty; Wilford, Mr. Johnson; Helen, Mrs. Vining; ,nche, Mrs. Saville; Barbara, Miss Terry. To conclude with a new Drama, entitled RALLY RATTLER; or She Progress of a Scamp. Character supported by the whole strength of the Company. Boxpollice open from eleven till four o'clock. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. Boxes, Is., Half-price, 6d.; Pit. 6d.; Gallery, THIS EVENING iTtll ha performed THE CASTLE OF ST. ALMO. Principal characters by Messrs. Hicks, Dale, Forman, Searle, Bird, Miss Viacest, Miss Pearce, iir,c Aster which, ROBERT LE GRAINGE ; or, a Night of Excite ment. Robert, Mr. Hicks; Marlette, Miss Vincent. To conclude with GALE BREEZELY ; or, A Tale of a Tar. LINENDRAPERS', SILK MERCERS', &C. INSTITUTION. The fi • fteenth anniversary festival of this institution took Plai! , e yesterday se at the London Tavern, and was presided over be the r,„,asliun was Mayor. The attendance of the trades on the , iinnfir ru ts numerous beyond precedent or expectation, , wa , read by the secretary to 280. From the report, which m T s tar the finances of the institution ap pear to be in th e subs:ription flourishing condition, and the large of 1;"001.; announced during the evening, shows ge very distinctly h.,,,, the charity are ree,,,,, thoroughly by those most the benefits resulting , from wel la ie. The dinner ' s a i r s : 4 angements were • 11 interested in its m company broke up at an early hour. L4RIII.I.IERY.-97 • exce ent, and the RECRUITS FOR TOE 11,0 Y i n ,l9th Yesterdav, 3 a o t u _o ng men arrived at head-quarters st A t re_c.,r.eutenant Clark, Li n , e O'CIOCk A.M., recruits tc , rwarded gs . :t. Lisburn to be aciii•uits arrived at both, in Ireland, who has 77 more Leith, in forwar d e d with the next detachmen f t. rcni re . head-quarters cn Tuesday evening ;Ineon nvite Scotland ; and on Friday last 24 recruits arrivetr t ' ' 'l killer, in Ireland. The standard height for )r-L'orn,,,E,''ls ofreing to enlist in Ireland Las been raised from 5 feet to 5 feet 8 inches. The number of recruits enlisted into the Royal Artillery in Ireland has been upwards of 1,000 withi n the last twelve months, and the continued scarcity of provi sions will no doubt indpce many others to enter her Majesty's service, by which meads they will be amply provided for. It is highly creditable to the garlison' town of Woolwich, that although there are so many young men in it, recruits from the country, the greatest quietness and orderly csnduct prevail. .The Antwerp steamer, Princess Victoria, Captain Jackson, arrived at St. Katherine's Wharf, Tower, very early yesterday morning, after a passage of 19 boors only. G eneral 8m d.ls and Colonel Nixon were passengers by her. MRS. BUTLER.—Thia tragedian has entered into lin engagement to perform at the Princess's Theatre. NEW NOVEL, BY THE AUTHOR OF "SUSAN HOPLEY.' ' Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., T HE STORY OF LILLY DAWSON. By Mrs. CROWE. Authoress of " Susan Hopley," ke. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. With the Magazines, on February 27, with Two Illustrations by LEECH, price One Shilling. Part VII. of THE STRUGGLES AND ADVENTURES OF CH R ISTOPHEIt TADPOLE; IN SEARCH OF A NAME, A RELATIVE, AND A WIFE, AT HOME aND ABROAD. By ALBERT SMITH. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. - WITH AN ILLUSTRATION BY LEECH, AND A PORTRAIT OF DANIEL WEBSTER (THE AMERICAN SENATOR) FROM AN ORIGINAL PAINTING. THE MARCH NUMBER, price Half-a-Crown, of BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY WILL CONTAIN tiIR ALDINGAR ; THEFTS FROM THE PERCY RELIQUES. By ALBERT SMITH. With an Illustration by Leech. An Episode in the Life of Ole Bull. By H. C. Andersen. A Bacchanalian Vision. By Alfred Crowquill. English Artists in Rome. The Spanish Suceesion and Spanish Marriages. By Dr. W. C. Taylor. The Midnight Dirge. By Captain Bracegirclle. THE LATE BISHOP OF NORWICH AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES. By one of his Daughters. Lady Dacre —Mathias—Niehelini Dr. Parr—Wilberforce— Gurney --Mrs. Fry —Mrs. Opie —Charlotte Smith—Hannah More—Lord Byron—Miss Millbank— Queen Caroline. Festivities and Superstitions of Devonshire. By Miss K. Taylor. A Sentimental Journey through Normandy. Laugh with Nature. By the Rev. G. Aspinall. BiNraphical Sketch of Daniel Webster. With a Portrait. A itencontre with some Bachtiari Bandits, between Ispahan and Shiraz. By the Hon. Charles Stuart Savile. Brian O'Linn ; or Luck's Everything. By the Author of "Wild Sports of the West." CAPTAIN. SPIKE ; or, THE ISLETS OF THE GULF. By J. FENIMORE COOPER, Author of " The Phot," " The Spy," Re. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. HENRY RUSSELL AT THE STRAND Composer of Woodman spare that Tree—lvy Green—The Gam bler's wife —The Maniac—Ship on Fire—The Life Boat—l'm Afloat —Newfoundland Dog—and ether Popular Songs, will give his VOCAL ENTERTAINMENT THIS EVENING, AND EVERY EVENING. He will sing the Song of the Shirt—Paupers Drive— Gambler's Wife—Ship on Fire ; &c. &c.—Songs and incidents of Negro Life and Character. Boxes, 3s. ; Stalls, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery 6d. ; Private Boxes, 1/. Is. Box-office o n from One till Four daily. N ORTHE RN COUNTIES UNION RAILWAY COMPANY. TIIE WATH AND TEBAY CONTRACTS. The Directors of this Company are ready to receive tenders for the execution of the earth. brick. and masonry work of this line from Wath to Bedale, called " The Wath Contract," extending from the Leeds and Think Railway to Bedale (being about nine miles) ; and also from Tebay, on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, to New biggln, called "The Tebay Contract" (being about Gj miles). The plans, specifications, &c., will be ready for inspection on and after the 3tst March, at the office of the Engineer, H. 11. Fulton, Esq., 8, Great Queen-street, Westminster, and all parties desirous of contracting will learn further particulars on applying to him. Parties wishing to tender for both contracts must deliver in separate tenders. Seated tenders, In a form satisfactory to the Directors, must be delivered to the Secretary on or before the 14th day of April. By order of the Board, CHAS. LOCOCK WEBB, Secretary. Company's Offices, 1, Poets' Corner, Westminster, Feb. 25, 1147. / T ORTIIERN COUNTIES UNION RAILWAY COMPANY. NOTICE OF CALL. Notice is hereby given, that the Directors this day have made a call on the Proprietors of 1/. 10s. per share, payable on or before SATUBDAY, the 17th day of April next, to oue or other of the following bankers, viz. : The Commercial Bank of London, Lothbury. Messrs. Wakefield, Crewdson, and Co., Kendal. The Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond and Leyburn, Yorkshire. Notice is hereby also given, that interest at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum will be allowed on all calls ; that interest at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum will be allowed en all sums paid In advance of calls; and that interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum will be charged on calls in arrear. By order of the Board, MARES LOCOCK WEBB, Secretary. The Transfer Books will be closed on the 19th of March, and re main so until the 29th of March, both days inclusive. Company's Offices, Poet's Corner, Westminster, Feb. 24, 1847. N ORTH E RN COUNTIES UNION RAILWAY COMPANY. At an ORDINARY and SPECIAL MEETING of the WARE HOLDERS of this COMPANY, held at the London Tavern, lishops gate-street, in the City of London, on Wednesday, the 24th day of February, 1847, the Directors' Report was laid before the meeting. ORDINARY MEETING, WILLIAM BERESFORD, Esq., was unanimously called to the chair. It was resolved unanimously—•• That the Report now read be re ceived, adopted, and circulated amongst the subcribers." It was resolved unanimously—" That William Beresford, M.P., Henry Pease, William Ilickford Collett, M.P., John Whitwell, Jo seph Middleton, and Christopher Other, Esquires, the directors re tiring by rotation, be now re-elected." - - It was resolved munimously—" That Richard Dutton, Esq., who retires from the Anditorship, be now re-elected." It was resolved unanimously—" That the Meeting approves the terms of the amalgamation agreed to by the deputation of this Com pany, appointed at the last Special Meeting, with the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway Company, and authorises the Board to conclude the agreement." THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, 1847.! SPECIAL MEETING. It was resolved unanimously.—" That the Pill now submitted to this meeting to enable the Northern Counties Union Railway Com pany to make certain alterations in their railway in the parishes of Aysgarth and Wensley, in the North Riding of the county of York, is hereby approved, and the directors be requested to proceed with the same, embodying the clause authorising the Directors under a vote of any general meeting to proceed upon the construction of any portion or portions of the railway antecedently to other part hereof." It was resolved unanimously—" That the thanks of this meeting logiven to the deputation of this company appointed to negotiate terms of amalgamation with the Liverpool, Manchester, and New castle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway Company." WM. BERESFORD, Chairman. The Chairman bluing vacated the chair, It was resolved unanimously—" That the cordial thanks of this meeting be given to William Reresford, Esq., M.P., for his able and impartial conduct in the chair." CHAS. LOCOCK WEBB, Secretary. Company's Offices, Poet's Corner, Westminster, 24th February, 1847, RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. ILTESSRS. LAMOND and Co., RAILWAY A SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends tr.d the Public for their continued support aa4 patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of hallway Shares, Sto., take place every TgESDAY and FIIDIT, at One o'clock, at the dull of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, contalnlug instructions (with a reference), arc rospectftilly "equested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day nrerious to their being offered ; and advicee of results will be forwarded by the first post after the tale, an the proceeds 'mune iiately dlspored et according to instrizctiona. Offices, Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street. London. CHANCELLORSHIP OF CAMBRIDGE. 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Advertisements received and promptly insertod in all the London and Country Newspapers, Magazines, and other Periodicals. The SPECTATOR Is now published in time tut' the Four o'clock Railway Trains, and may be obtained at 320, Strand. This journal is forwarded by J. Clayton In a large envelope, protecting the printing from dirt. Express Newspaper and Advertising Agency Offices, 320, strand, 23d February, 1847. THE WEATHEIL—Suit OFFICE, FEBRUARY 26 THERILOSIETER, Lowest, 30; Highest, 38 ; Noon, 35. BAIiODIETF.R, 30 14.—WIND E., dull. WATj AT LON DOl , l-1111.11ua: THIS DAY - . - Worn .. 39 minutes after 11. I Evening minutes after „,.. f.% - , —. , . ~, 1 , ,- • • 4.-- 4,. 44 4. ...a. , ,ii: , . , . • ''.. ' ,i'lr ..74 t , ' 6 ' z).#/#v -,•,. - . 4 ,•^::' ‘,,...”" . • .., ~ ~... . .: ....... , - . s • - ~‘ -4 , 4 . 11 4 ., ? : ~ ~ e -X -,,, !ci,Stie : ,' ',, • lb ‘'...' 4 ,•—•, : i' 4.. b .41 . ~,,-,- . ~- . 4 .)r • aio: 4 , ,Ar.,:,' • Ro t T,' , L.'.'"': , • , r" ' k " 4.. ,r.... a`rj4l4.4r. Ottnins LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1847. The House of Lords met yesterday, and sat for a short time. Lord STANLEY complained of the slow progress made in the public business, and gave notice that he should put a question on the subject to the Government to morrow (this day). The Labouring Poor (Ireland) Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Moniay; after which their Lordships adjourned. The Commons met at Four o'clock. Mr. liumE postponed his motion on the affairs of Slade for a fortnight. Dr. BOWAING postponed his motion on the subject of the collection of the revenue for a fortnight. Mr. PLIIMPTRE gave notice of a motion for an address fur a National Fast. Mr. S. CRAWFOPD moved for leave to bring in a Bill to secure tenant rights in Ireland. Mr. NI. J. O'CONNELL seconded the motion. Mr. LAn.arcuEuE would not oppose the introduction of th e -Bill. The Government had it in contemplation to introduce some measure of this sort, and perhaps it would be better to delay the further consideration of the Bill ut.til both measures should be before the House. Leave was then given to introduce the Bill, which was read a first time. On the motion of Mr. S. Cnkwroun,the Collection of reed a se con d t i me, on the d ith lateB (Ireland) Bill was un derstanding that it should not be further proceede until the measures of the Government on this subj Pct should have been before the House. The Fairs and Markets Clauses (Ireland) Bill paned through Committee as did the Commissioners Clauses Bill, the Gas Works Clauses Bill, and the Waterworks Clauses Bill. On the motion of Mr. HumE certain returns relating to the military barracks of the United Kingdom, wore agreed to, and the Rothe adjourned. CABINET COUNCIL. Summonses were issued from the Foreign-office to the Ministers to attend a Cabinet Council this day, at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is gradually recovering, but the Right Hon. Baronet has been much weakened by his recent severe attack of in disposition. After receiving throughout his peregrinations in France and the Peninsula the expressions of that spontaneous homage to which his benevolent and philosophic labours in legislation have so eminently entitled him, Mr. COBDEN has at length been wel comed with befitting enthusiasm in the spiritual metropolis of Continental Europe. Passing through the mercantile principality of Genoa, he has entered the venerable precincts of Rome, and in that ruin of the heroic past the liberality of his sentiments, both commercial and political, has been responded to with acclamations. Among all the striking incidents of our generation this is by no means the least; among all the signs of our progressive advancement this is one of the most consolatory and propitious. Forty-seven, thirty, nay fifteen years ago, we should have regarded that man as either demented, or as possessed of a marvellous imagination, who might have pictured to us the possibility of an English merchant being received as an honoured guest under the very shadow of the Vatican, of an assemblage of Italian patricians in viting to a banquet one of the foremost apostles of British reform, and of a panegyric being uttered on that festive occasion by the lips of an earnest Pro testant upon the political and ecclesiastical character of the Sovereign Pontiff'. Yet such were actually the characteristics of the festivity of the 10th of February, 1847, within the walls of the Eternal City. On that day the leader of the late Anti-Corn law League was present at a superb entertainment given in his honour, in the Chamber of Commerce at Rome, by its most influential nobility and its most enlightened and enterprising citizens. To com plete the apparent incongruity of the spec tacle, there was numbered among those Roman patricians the Prince of CANINO, the nephew of the Emperor NAPOLEON. If ever there was an occur rence which more peculiarly indicated the extra ordinary progress or knowledge which constitutes the distinctive characteristic of this country, it is discoverable in this splendid tribute of respect to the heart and intellect of RICHARD COBDEN. It needed only a circumstance like this to assure us that our most sanguine anticipations, as to the universal acceptance of free trade as a principle in government, are not destined to be futile or illusory, and that our most dazzling hopes as to the future destinies of the human family are neither chimerical nor exaggerated. That the succes..ful champion of the wise and beneficent doctrines which require the complete emancipation Gf commerce should be honourably re ceived in the antique city whose dominions once embraced the furthermost limits of the known world, was most appropriate and significant. It was appro priate and significant, because it formed a sublime example of the truth of that immutable principle, which maintains that men " can obtain the various productions of the earth's surface on more advan tageous terms by free trade than by the exclusive conquest of territory." Lord BYRON had exclaiaaed of Rome— "The Siobe of nations ! there she stands Voiceless and tearless in her wordless woe r And through the s hole catalogue of her historians, from TACITES to Ginnors, one of the main ca.. - uses of that woe and desolation had been avowedly the total reliance placed by her Government upon the compulsory contributions of ce real food from the agriculturists of her remote and vanquished provinces. The consequence of that fallacious system of political economy was first: in dicated to Rome by the predatory incursions 'of a barbarian race, and ultimately by her tremendous sub jugation ; it is perpetually manifested to posterity in the ruined palaces and prostrate columns strewn 'over the desolate Campania. From their insane Tells nce upon the subsidiary granaries of Egypt and Sicily bad followed the decadence of the Peninsular agAcul. tore of the Romans, and by necessity their ultimate enervation. And it was, therefore, sufficiently ap propriate and significant, we repeat it, that the ♦ictor of free trade should travel from that remote ishuld of Britain, which had of yore tempted the banner cu the first C/ESAR to receive the felicitations of his Ilvdian descendants in the vicinity of the ancient forum.. Often as we have had occasion to comment up ors the tact and delicacy with which Mr. COBDEN has eaaun ciated his aspirations for the continental diffusiosn of the civilizing principles of free trade, they have 'lever yet been more conspicuously evidenced than in the speech delivered on his reception at Rome. Without presuming upon anything approximating to direct advocacy, he contented himself with the ntterans ce of a sin g le aspiration beautiful aspiration,., ih which we cordially coincide " that the illus trious man who now fills the pontifical chair, and who has filled the world with Me fame of his public virtues, may signalise his reign by Ca rry ing out in his dominions the peaceful and philantik ropic principles of free trade !" And we sympathiut 1 the more in the sentiments in which that aspix ation originated, because we can perceive in it nothing be yond the limits of a reasonable probability; :ause the liberalising efforts of Pio lcono have already ad vanced so far beyond the limits of a " prott a tive" policy ; because, in the readiness with which Cal t re markable man has pronounced himself in fas.o ur of railway communication through the States o f the Church, we recognise a bias .kindred to that o f the advocates of free trade ; and because, above rill, his judgment appears to be mellowed in proportiifon to the ripening of thought in the minds of the civi Used million. In the pilgrimage of RICUARD COBDEN we be hold the symptom of a future development of civilian .tion and of a more comprehensive extension of happitnress. Nothing can be more unwise than to retain in our statute-book laws which have become obsolete. Laws partake of this character from one of two c teases ; either the circumstances to which they were meant to . be applied are no longer in ease, nor expects el to be revived ; or th e i r na t ure i s so re p ugnan t to the spirit of of dre t a h m a age , ofattempting that n o to man p in ut h t is hemin right sr ?rases Whenever laws have become useless or inefficacious from one or both of those causes, they ought t 3 be repealed. A great service is rendered to the state whose laws are made as simple and as few as ix iss ible. It Li not always easy to attain to these ends„ par ticularly in a highly artificial state of SI iety. Nevertheless laws, pure in point of pfir ciple, and small in number, are blessings of such price (being really nothing but what is, in common jut .tiee, due from the ruling powers to the people, who are held in the eye of the law to be fully cognizant, and remtered responsible for every violation of them), that all So vereigns who are wise and benevolent should l se, de sirous of conferring these blessings upon their sub jects to the utmost practicable extent. Great: and electrifying as were many of the deeds of thti re nowned NAPOLEON, yet that from which he wilL ac quire, through after ages, the most durable faro e is his celebrated code. From a crude, multifarious, and undigested mass of legislation, he extracted and..-em bodied a compendium of law which has peT*ved of signal service to his country, and is re garded with admiration as one of the most arduttous, philosophical and dignified efforts ever made by a n imperial legislator for promoting the happiness. .of a nation. England has in vain long aspired after the acquisition of a similar boon. No doubt our wia.hes in this respect have been materially thwarted by r ea son of the extensive and complicated interests re sr es. sarily incidental to, and interwoven with, the elabo rate system of the British empire and its west dependencies. Still we ought to feel grateful to :any one who devotes his mind towards the abrogati en of laws that have either fallen into desuetude, or are , -re proachful in their enactments. The existence of 'bad laws exercises a prejudicial influence upon those- • that are unexceptionable. eiy weeding out the fo finer, we increase the moral force of rr!c. wisdom of the Legislature is enhanced in the opinion of the people, whose affections for their lawgivers is augmented or diminished in a ratio corresponding with the perfection or imrerfection of the laws to which they are expected to show an implicit obedience. In the House of Commons, on Wednesday evening, Mr. WATSON moved the second reading of the Ro man Catholic Relief Bill, of which the object is, first, to abolish the obsolete statutes that were left remain ing in 1844, when an Act was passed repealing a great number of laws quite inconsistent with the political status which has been conceded to the Roman Catholics during the present century, and particu larly since 1829. The next object of Mr. WaTaoN's Bill is to repeal some of the provisions of the Act of 1829; and the last is to get rid of penal enactments against certain religious orders. Upon the two latter subjects we do not now propose, neither have we the space at present, to enter. They both of them present matter for serious reflection. But, as the second reading of the Bill in question has been car ried chiefly on account of its provisions in further ance of the first above-mentioned object, we so far rejoice that antiquated, inconsistent, and oppressive laws will very probably be soon eradicated from our code. The clauses affecting the second and third objects will undergo con siderable discussion in Committee, and, if desirable, can be easily struck out, so as not to endanger the passing of the measure for the accomplishment of the first. It is idle to attach penalties to the acknowledgment of any other spiritual supremacy than what is professed by Pro testants, seeing that, by the common law of the land, spiritual supremacy is vested in the Crown, and seeing, moreover, that there is no power by law to enforce any other spiritual authority. If Roman Catholics are not obliged to take the oath of supre macy to entitle them to seats in the Legislature, it is a glaring absurdity to continue a severe law, of a de grading and invidious character, towards the great body of the Roman Catholics. The Journal de Constantinople publishes a decree sub jecting vessels corning from Greece, which have not their bills of health tilled by the Ottoman Consul, or by a consul of some state in alliance with the Sublime Porte, residing at the port of departure, to the same quarantine to which vessels coming from a Turkish port without having their bills of health vised by the Greek Consul, or, in his absence, by some European consul, are subject in Greece. Madrid journals of the 18th have arrived. The Gaceta publishes a decree appointing a commis sion to inquire into the expediency of establishing rail. roads in Spain. The Heraldo announces the arrival of a French squadron of six ships at the Balearic Isles. It is said that General TACON, Captain-General, was by no means pleated with their arrival, and received the officers coldly. The Spaniards, in the meantime, are fortiiyinp Port Mahon, and reinforcing their other garrisons in these islands. In commenting on this intelligence the Heraldo says— " Th e Spanish Government does its duty by taking that determination (receiving the French squadron and fortifying the place), and as for the French Government, we are not surpriMed that in its own interest even, all consideration fur the affairs of Spain apart, it should do its utmost :0 prevent any attempt or pretext for the taking possession of these heautifal islands, the key of the Mediterranean, by England, or by any other nation that might be disposed to . further her views." The Phare de Bayonne of the 20th has the following:— " It appears that Cabrera bad abandoned the cause of the Count de Montemohn, and has retired for the present to Nice. The Carlists attribute this defection to different motives, but particularly to the tolerant language held by the son of Don Carlos. It to this be added the impossibility of raising pecu niary resources at London, and the dissensions subsisting between the principal leaders of the absolutist party, it will be easy to conceive the complete disorganisation of this party, notwithstanding all the reports of a levee de boucliers being prepared for the spring." Maputo Boise, FEB. lB.—The Three per Cents, were done at 3174 for cash; the Five per Cents, at 201 i ; Debt without Interest, 64 4 ; and the Coupons, at 18%. We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday. Tha Epoque, the death of which had been announced on the preceding day, has become suddenly resuscitated. It appears that M. DEVILLE, the gerant, had sold it to M. Minix a a GIRARDIN, the proprietor of the Presse, without the knowledge of the shareholders, and had transferred to him the list of the subscribers, &c. The shareholders have applied to a court of law for redress, and have commenced the republication of their journal. The Presse gives another verson of the story, but as bath M.DevieLE and M. EXILE DE GIRARDIN are disciples of M. Guiz .T, they, of course, " finding themselves in the presence of adversaries," to wit the shareholders, act upon his principles, and "do not feel called upon to tell more of the truth than serves their purpose." The Debats has a long atticle on Prison Reform, in which it strenuously advocates the adoption of the cellu lar system. The French mission to Morocco has turned out a failure. The Constitutionnel publishes the following let ter from Tangiers : " The embassy sent to the Emperor of Morocco arrived here on the 3d ult., in rather a sad condition, and without having realised any of the illusions which were entertained before its departure. The embassy had set out on Nov. 15, forming a tolerably large body, Roches, Secretary Dechasteau, of Legation ; h the private M. Dechasteau ; an interprete r , b e l ong i ng to 1 1 fiure. It isted of M and cutting a resp ec t a bl e .Consul. ni‘l cons s o u f. late ; M. Maisonneuve, captain of the Acher on secretary General; th e ( 3 o steamer ; four naval officers, and twelve seamen. In addi tion, there were a non-commissioned officer and six artillery men, escorting the field battery given to the Emperor ; also four grooms , lea din g the five mares sent by the King to the E mperor . That made in all between thirty and forty persons, who expected wonders from this j ourne y. The embassy siunegwihti which they had und ergone ; t h e b est of them l Some of the se an i ma l s h ave s i nce died b roug ht back fourteen ho r s es, given as presents to the several persons composing the fatigue estimated here to be worth more than 70f. ; a l so of was th as three hyenas. two vultures, and six gazelles. On the other hand, the embassy expended a large amount of money, and the generesity of M. Dechasteau has b ecome qu i te a proverb in Morocco. A s to the political results of the mission, they are are on a par wi th the rest. The Sultan had sent to meet the embassy a splendid escort, which accompanied it going and retiring, and caused the tribes to pay all the Moorish honours; he give them plenty of flourishes of trumpets, and buret powder in abundance, but nothing more. 'lhe embassy had to obtain two things. The first was the extradition, or at least the confinement in the interior of the country, of Abd el-Kader. It was impossible to draw from the Emperor a single serious word on the subject; he made some fine promises, but be turned the conversation each instant, to tall into ecatacies respecting the five mares sent him, and still more to express his admiration of the field battery, de claring that his country was too poor to worthily acknow. ledge so fine a present. The second object of the embassy was to recommend the Emperor to organise his army in the European fashion, in order to be better able to oppose Abd el-Kader or any other usurper. French instructors were to be offered him, and amongst them a superior officer who has been at Tangiers for upwards of a year in expectation of this mission. The Sultan fell back on the low condition of his finances, on the want of discipline of his troops, and the prejudices of his subjects, whom the llouans, or members of the religious orders, have filled with a fanatical admira tion of Abd-el-Kader and hatred against the Christians. The mission has not been less sterile with respect to com mercial matters than political ones. It desired to get all monopolies abolished,;and have a measure of free trade estab lished. At the very time that M. Dechasteau returned to Tangiers, the monopoly of leeches, which had just expired, was renewed for a year to the person who had been previously in possession of it. The French Consulate solicited ineffectually for certain houses in Mar seilles liberty to export to Algeria, on the payment of duty, wheat, barley, and cattle. One concession only was ob. tained, and that in consequence of a com p laint made on ac count of a misadventure which ha d occurred to one of the persons of the embassy ; it is a decree declaring that every European not owing money to the Emperor may for the future travel freely in M or occo. It remains to be seen if any one will place confidence in it. What is still more an noying is. that M. Dechasteau has not been able to obtain anything in favour of the French merchants who have a right to an indemnity, and who for three y ears have been waiting for the reparation due to them. The Emperor imposed enormous imposts on the tribes which pillaged Mogadore, and has for a long time had the money in his hands; but, in lace of giving it to the merchants whose p ro p ert y was in jured, he employed it to his own profi t, and re p lied by sub terfuges to the representations of DI. Dechasteau." It was rumoured in Paris that Count BRESSON bad applied to the Spanish Government to permit France to occupy temporarily the Balearic Isles, a proposition which had been coldly received by the Duke of SOTO HATER. Certain it is, that a French squadron is at this moment at Port Mahon. We understand what tem porary occupation means in the language of French diplomacy. Lord ABERDEEN was assured that Algiers was to be only " temporarily" occupied, and Lord ABERDEEN accepted the assurance. No wonder that M. Guizor regrets that Lord ABERDEEN is not perma nent Foreign Minister of England. In the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, on Tues. day, the Minister of Public Works presented a Bill (which he alluded to some days ago), enabling the Go vernment to return the railway companies the caution money which they are required to lodge in the hands of the Government. The caution money is to be returned in the proportion of tenth parts on the whole amount, on the companies being able to show that they have laid out money to double that amount on the works. The Elizabeth, a whaler, has arrived at Havre from Otaheite, which island she left on the 12th November. The negotiations with the native chiefs had been broken off, and hostilities had recommenced. The I . ?(fforme states that the price of wheat has risen 50c. the hectolitre in the market of Cambrai; at St. Quentin, le :tsc.; Nogent le Roy, lf. 33c.; Melun, 2f.; Bourges and Meux, If.; Verdun, 50c.; Cherbourg, 75e,: n-n/lrniq, 1 5n- • Vr,,,,.A;/licr, P.; Burdt aux, li.; bezaulie, 2 .; 1..; mai ot, Romair., 2f. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Wed nesday at 781. 60c. ; the Five per Cents., 118 f. 95c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,2751. ; Rouen, 875 f.; Havre, 6851.; Great Northern. 631 E 25c.; Avignon, 842 f. 50c.; Vierzen, 585 f. ; Bordeaux, 535 f.; Troyes and Montereau, 307 f. 50c. ; Basle, 210 f.; Dieppe,327f. 50c.; Paris and Stras burg, 468 f. 73c.; Tours and Nantes, 4681. 75c.; Paris and Lyons, 4911. 25c.; Lyons and Avignon, 4801.; Cette, 455 f.; Spanish Three per Cents., 35i. BUSINESS DO...NE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, FEBRUARY 25. Boulogne and Amiens, 1434--Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 13 1 ,1—Dutch Rlienifsh, 4%—Northern of France, 127i — Rouen and Havre, 27 —Tours and Nantes, 3%. ELECTION CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE. (THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.) (FROM OUR OWN RETORTER. The Senate met again CA G a . nd CAMBRIDGE, E o , ,c F lo ßzA la r st M n o i ß g x ht 7 registered votes until nine, when the numbers were— Prince Albert 6lB Earl Powis ... 601 Majority —l7 It would appear, therefore, that the tide has turned against Earl Powis, and that Prince Albert is destined to carry off the palm, as I anticipated in my last communication; in fact, since Lord Lyndhurst, Earl Grey, Lord Palmerston, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Monteagle, and other Noble Lords favourable to the Prince's cause, voted yesterday after noon, the Earl of Powis's star has declined and is on the wane, and, in consequence, the ardour of his supporters has been considerably cooled. They, however, talk confidently of ultimate success. An election of a Chancellor at Cambridge does not occur every year; and, as the occurrence is rare, the " gownmen" were determined to make the most of it. They are not en titled to occupy the floor of the Senate-house, but by the statute of Elizabeth they are entitled to be present in the galleries, in order, no doubt, to exercise a salutary control over the " heads of the housss" and the other officers of the University. But from morn till night they created one hideous din—such cheering and counter-cheering, groaning and counter-groaning, that one was almost tempted to ex claim, with lon, " Was that thunder r The barking of dogs—no doubt in allusion to those illused and unhappy persons the " bull- dogs"—the crowing of cocks, the " heralds of the morn," and a bugle in the even ing, played by a gentleman in a remote corner, the sounds of which he slightly mollified, enlivened the proceedings. Altogether we were forcibly reminded, by the happy gentle men in the gallery, of a " pantomime night" at the Surrey or Victoria. Party feeling ran high on the floor of the Senate House, but it did not express itself in shouts and deafening yells. although so eager were they to record their votes that the barriers immediately below the polling• table were turn down, split up into fragments, and for some moments many " grave and reverend reignors," with " eectacles on nose," were sprawling on the floor. We picked up a stout elderly gentleman, who was sadly crushed, almost flattened, but we set him up erect, smoothed his creases, soothed his son Ines, and took our farewel of him at the voting-table. Last night, after the close of the poll, fireworks rose in the air from the vicinity of Trinity college ; and the town being full, was most unquiet, though we understand no desperate rows took place, and that the " bull dcgs" retired, at a seasonable hour, to their respective domestic circles. The Evening Sun arrived here about half-past st s•en o'clock, containing the poll up to two o'clock, and as it was nut de clared, nor even correctly stated during the day. The Sun brought news to Cambridge with respect to the election of the Chancellor of Cambridge, as it con tained the state of the voting from hour to hour, and nothing of the kind could be obtained In Cambridge, except near the close of the day. The Third Ldition, with the poll at five o'clock, got here in good time also ; and as The Sun is generally circulated in Cambridge, its efforts were, as usual, highly complimented, and therefore, fully appreciated. I shall continue to transmit to you the 13011 frosi hour to hour without a moment's delay. No doubt the contest will continue to the last moment— Saturday, at neon—when the poll will be officially declared. STATE OF THE POLL, BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, CAMBRIDGE, QUARTER TO THREE. HALF-PAST TEN. Prince Albert Earl Pe wie Majority —2s ELEVEN O'CLOCK. Prince Albert 645 Earl I'owis .............. Majority HALF-PAST ELEVEN. Prince Albert .. 664 Earl Pawls 647 Majority TWELVE O'CLOCK. Prince Albert Earl Powis 654 Majority —l4 HALF•PAST TWELVE O'CLOCK. Prince Albert 684 Earl Fowls Majority ONE O'CLOCK. Prince Albert Earl Pvwis 679 Majority —27 HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. Prince Albert 7lB Earl Towis 683 Majority TWO 0 CLOCK. Prince Albert 724 Earl Powis Majority — 39 TWEN TY-FIVE MINUTES PAST TWO. Prince Albert Earl Powis 699 Majority — 48 COMMON PLEA S.- ( THIS DAY.) The Court was engaged all tl,is morning with the part heard patent case, "Nickel's v. Ross," which has been on the two last days. The particulars are of no public interest whatever. WESTMINSTER SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) The Westminster session was holden this morning at ten o'clock in the Guildhall, Broad Sanctuary. when the chair man, 24 grand jurymen, the petty jury panel, and from 20 to 30 °facials of the court, policemen and gaolers were in attendaue!.. The assembling of all these was to try two cases—one of petty larctmy, in which the bill was thrown out by the grand Jury, and the other a case of assault in which the defendant traversed. o the next session. The GTurt, after sitting about five minutes, adjourned. CLRRKENWELL,(THIS DAY 4 John Ge orge, a pauper, inmate of St. James's Workhouse, Clerkenwei 11, was charged wi►h stealing 801, the property of the guardians of the poor of St. James's pariah, Clerkenwell. Mr. Amold, the master of the workhouse, stated that on the 17th Instant he gave the prisoner a cheque upon the hank of England for 801., for the purpose of getting it cashed, as he watt - usually employed in a confidential manner. From the time he gave the priaoner the- cheque in the workhouse he never ea w him until be was in the custody of the police. A cleric :at the Bank of England identified the prisoner as having presented the cheque. When asked how he wished to be paid*.2 he said, " All in gold." Police-(:t 'nstable 195 G deposed to having taken the pri soner into (custody at Acton, in Middlesex, and upon inform ing him of the nature of the charge, he merely replied coolly that he Is ad lost the money, and could not help it. No money or , property whatever were found upon him, but if time were. allowed, the constable thought heshould be enabled to trace at least a portion of it. The prix oner, who repeated his assertion of having lost the money. , was remanded for a week. ' DROPPING AND ATTEMPTED MURDER.---A newly-born infant, apparent ly dead, was found last evening, about eight o'clock, in one of the recesses in the shop of Mr. Clunes, psi , vnbroker, Brydges-street Mr. Snitch, the sur geon, was nrnediately sent for, wh o .scausedtret ' the where,infanton to be removed tcs the station-house, in Bow e exa mination, a. ligature of list was discovered tied tightly round tb a infan' .fs wreck. Mr. Snitch having caused the ligature to be remov td, ;adopted the usual measures for resuscitation (iinmersi lOU in hot w a t er , friction, stimulating the lungs, &c.) and in al tout three-quarters of an hour he succeeded in com pletely r tutoring the child to life. No clue to the discovery of the ch positor of the infant in such a situation has as yet been obt. tined. CORN 1 :JOTS IN SwrrzEuLawn.—A'' letter from Zurich, Fe bruary 21st, contains the to:lowing :—" On the 15th inst., r. some merchants of Tesino having purchased all the corn in the market at Varesse, on the frontier of Austria and Sardinia, the people became discontented, and began to hoot and as milt the Swiss merchants. They sought refuge in a house, • where they remained for some time; but when they again. t nade their appearance, in order to take possession of their t ,ut chases, the tumult recommenced, and their carts were sto ppe d and pillaged. Similar scenes took place at Gavirate Sarone. Tranquillity was at length restored by the it i terTe.„-ence of the armed force, and several arrests were ma de. Two days afterwards, a body of peasants, to the number 3,000, entered the corn magazines at Sexto Calendo, and forced the owners to sell it below the market price. 1.`1te27 were afterwards dispersed by the gendarmerie, and had tip() of their number killed, and several wounded. Accordin gto the last accounts from Milan, the exportation of grain A vas strictly prohibited." D ON CAi 'MOS AND CADRERA.—A letter from Nice 7 dated Februz - y 16, anno unces t hat Don Carlos returned from Modena to Ge noa on the 13th. Cabrera joined him there and dined with hi m. R, ar .Ad E tiral Dundas received a circle at dinner on Wednesda; i evening, at his official residence in the Ad miralty. 1/I)NrIT -71 , 1 c'f . 111" . "; r 1 11: C 7 S . T. '. 7 T . 1 1 V . c 7 i 1, / ii 111.1 i ,L. The market for Cotton et Liverpool vesterkiiy not quite so active, but prices remained without change. The sales were between 4,000 and 5,000 bales, including 1,100 American on speculation ; 4,000 American were talren at 6 3 A d. to 7 3 / 4 d.; 150 Bahia at 7%d. ; 200 Egyptian at Bd. to 9 3 Rd. ; and 30 Sea Island at Is. 2d. to le. 4d. per lb. Shares steady. There are varikais col.iectures and st.rrnises, calcul:,rions and on dits, as to the probable terms which parties tendering for the new loon will be inclined to offer, but, as all of these are vague, and many of them interested, we should be unwilling, even by inference, to appear to assist those who must desire to see the market as much depressed as possible. The payment of the instalments, even extended as they are to the middle of October, will require about one million per month, and unless the loan gets into very strong hands, there will probably be a constant feedieg of the market with stock, to the detriment of those who have in vestments at high prices. On the other hand, presuming that the parties taking the loan are tolerably strong, and that, from the stake they may already have in the tunds, they will be inclined to keep the new stock, at least for a time, we shall have, perhaps, a better chance of firm prices. These are considerations which we may be sure will be closely balanced in the minds of the acute capitalists who determine upon bidding, and it is probable that the members of the Stock Exchange will be nearest the mark. It might happen, however, that no tender will come up to the mini mum of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and that the loan may be taken at the Government terms in "slices," by some of the parties present. The English Funds have been flat again to-day, and there is no rally upon the closing quotations of yesterday. Con sols have been 90 to 90 1 4 for present transfer, and 90% 1 ,4 fo. account. The New Three'-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been quoted 92% to 92%, and the Three per Cents., 90 1 4 to 90 3 /i. Bank Stock is marked 203 to 204. Exchequer bills have been quoted ss. to 10s. premium, and East India Bonds, 4s. to 10a. premium, showing a reaction in the unfunded debt, which must be expected as the instalments have to be made up. The Foreign Investments have been very quiet, and are flatter. Spanish Five per Cents. 24 7g, and Portuguese Four per Cents. 33 1 ,4 to 34k; Mexican Bonds have been 22%, and Brazilian 87 to 87 1 A ; Dutch Four per Cents. are 92% to 92 3 /. For Railway Shares there has been a firm market, although the business doing is small. BRIT;SI1 FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock ... .. .. .. .. .. 203 204 204% Three per Cent. Reduced Annuitits .. .. 90%• 90% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 9014 90 1 4 Three per Cent. Annuities, 1726 .. .. 89% 89% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anus. 92%% t,-2x, Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 1, 1860 .. 9% 9-16 9 9-16 India Bonds, 1,0001. .. .. .. .. .. p p Ditto, under 1,0001. .. .. .. .. 10 4 p 4 p south Sea Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. Ditto, New Annuities .. 89161 Q 89j;, Bank Stock for Account .. 205 20514 Consols for April 15 .• . 90%% Exchequer Bills. I%d. 14a d. ' 1,0001... .. .... 7 5 10 7 pm. 5 5001. .. . .... 11 5 pin. 5 Ditto. Small .... 11 5 pm. 5 Ditto. Advertised .... 5 10 2 pm. 5 ONE CLOSINt • FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PiIICES. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 87 1 4 87 1, 4 Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent .. 22ti 22 ts Portuguese Four per Cent .. .. 33% 31% 34% Ditto, Small .. .. • • • • • • 35 35 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 24%74 24? Ditto, Deterred .. .. .. .. 17 17 Dividends on the above payable in Landon. Belgian Four-and-a-Halt per Cent .. 96 Dutch Two-and-a-halt per Cent .. Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certitleates .. 92% % 92% PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. DONE AT rNicEs. ONE O'CLOCK. Amber., Notting., Boston, and ----- Eastern Junction . •• 2% 2%14 .. ••• • •• 2:24 Birmingham and Oxford Junction 5 14 • • • 14;; 1 Wolver., and Dudley.. 5 10!„, 104 Caledonian Cornwall . .. 5 . Ditto, Half Shares .. stl Eastern Counties . .. • • •• 20 . 2l 4 21% ;Attu, York Extension .. .. 4 .... 4!„ Eastern Union 40 .... 54 East Lancashire .. • • • • 14 •• • • 161 . /., IG% Ditto New .. . 5 71 4 . • East Lincohirldre .. 4 .... 7 Edinburgh and Glasgow .. 50 ........ ~ Great Northern (London & York Regd.) .. • • • • • • 2 .• • • 2y 2% Do., do (Direct Northern Regd.) .... 35 , 4 4 4 Great North of England . 100 ....234 232 231 Ditto, New .. . • 5 •• • • ••• • • • 59% Ditto, New .. • • 14 •• •• •• •• •• •• 18% estent .. • • • • 85 •• • • ••••• • • • • • Ditto, Fifths 20 .... 2714 ex div 27%x. d. 111111 and Selby .. 50 • • —lO4 .. •• 104 Leeds and Bradford • • • • .. 35 •• • • 791 i ••••• • • • • • 70% Leeds and Thirsk • • .. 22 1 / 2 .... 21 1 / 2 21 • • London and Blaekweil ltd. 13a. 4d. 8% x div London, Brighton, and S Coast •• 50 .. 551,4 x a 11.... 551,, Ditto, Consol. Eighths .. .. 10 .. • • 14 •••• • • • • London an North-Western.. —lOO ... 167 ISO ..... 186 Ditto, Quartets . .. 2 .... • • • • atto ditto, New Shares .. 2 .... 141 i ••• • • . • • 14 Ditto, lentils .. 2 .... 18y, 2 •• Ditto, 401. Shares M. &B. • . 40 72;:, ••..•• •• •. 72% London and iSouth•Westent 411. Os. 10d.• • Ditto, Scrip.. .. • • .. .. 5 ••..•• • • • • sy, London mat York Extension Scrip 2 .... •••••••••• Lynn and Ely .. .. 20 .... 22% 1 / 2 •••• • • .. Manchester and Leeds .. .. • • 42 •• .. —.......... Ditto, Fifths .. 5 .... 11 ..... 11 Ditto, Thirds (Reg.).. 84s. .. • • .... • • 2% P Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. • • • • % p• • ...• • • Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 1 ••.• • • ...• 1 1 / 2 Midland ..100 ... 123 122........ 122 Ditto, New .. 30 •• .. ••••• • • • • • 35 % Ditto, New .. .. 2 .... 6 6 Midland, Biraiing. & Gloucest..• 100 —12314 123...... 123 Newcastle and _Berwick .. •. 20 .... 3 . 21432 .....• 32 Norfolk .. .. 100 ....139 x div....... 140 Ditto, Half Shares ..- .. 10 . 13% Ditto, Extension •• .. 6 .... ........ 6% Ditto, Scrip, 1847, N. of Norfolk .......... Northern Countief Onion 254,... 1% 1% North British .. 25 .... 35% 35 ...... 35 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 254 .... .. 4% Ditto, Extension .. • • .. • • •• •• •• 1% Ditto, Thirds .. • • • • 1 .... 3 . . North Stallordshire 5 % .... Preston and Wyre .. • • •• 25 .... 354 .. 34% Ditto, Ilalf Shares (A) .. 6 34 .... 10.% .......• • • 10% Reading, Guildford and ,Reigate 5 .. • • 54%• • • 4 Scottish Central .. . .. 15 .... 2234 .• 524 Scottish Midland .. 173 y .... ••• • . 253. 2 Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 3 .... 454.......... 4 Shropshire Union . 425 dis i South Eastern and 1)ovor •• 3354 .......... Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 3% 4% South Wales .. .. 10 South Yorkshin!, Doncaster, and Goole .. . .. 2 .. Vale of Neath .. 2 ,4 . ... . . . ty s West Riding Union .. 425. York and Newcastle .. 25 Ditto, New.. .. .. 5 ... 11% 3, .. ••• • .. 11 York and North Midland 80 Ditto, Extension • • .. .. 20 Ditto. Preference • • .. .. 2 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. 18 .......... 14 Luxembourg Namur and Liege 8 —3% Northern of France . • .. • . 8 Orleans and Bourdeaux 6 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Provincial of Ireland .. .. 25 MIB ES. Real del Monte, Unregistered ... 334 LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G--(THIS DAY.) LONVON, FEB. 26.—Wind N.E., moderate breeze and cloudy. DEAL, FEB. 25. Wind E. to E.S.R.—SId. John, Laun ceston, Van Dieman's Land ; Havaunah, James Edward, New Orleans ; Matilda, Baltimore ; Eliza, Philadelphia Superior, Matanzas; City of London, Savannah. LIVEApooE, FEB. 25.—Wind S.S.E., moderate.—Arrd. Mischief; Lewis, Mauritius ; Earl of Liverpool, Islay; Pancpe, Rio Grande; Abayn, Ramsey, Charleston; Ariel, Newfoundland ; Waihingtou Irving, Caldwell, Boston. ski. Confucius, Shanghae ; Bedston, Calcutta; Mizapore, Cal cutta ; Andes, Bahia ; Joshua, Waddington, Matanzas; Primrose, Norfolk; V. Ashland, New York. Off port. Sym metry, St. John's, New Brunswick. A brig of about 250 tone totally dismasted, and a large ship with which she had apparently been in contact, lying by her, were passed yes terday oft Holyhead, by the Washington Irving, arrd. bete. PORTSMOUTH, FIB. 25.—Wind S.t.—Arrd. John Cock, Monte Video; Avo❑, Covell, Halifax; Progress, Abell, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sld. Madagascar, Bombay. TO MARINERS, &c. The British Consul at. Cagliari, in a letter, dated 13th February instant, addressed to W. Dotson , 1;;q., Secretary to Lloyd's, states that " a number of vessels have been beat ing in the offing for the last fortnight, and as various British vessels were recognised to be among them, it cannot be so generally known to them as it. ought to be, that they take refuge in the Gulp': of Cagliari without any obligation to take pratique, and at the trifling expanse of from 2 to 3 dot_ late required for quarantine dues, eac." MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-FRIDAY. The arrivals of English Wheat since Monday, have been considerably on the increase ; viz. 7,310 quarters, mostly from Kent and Essex. To-day, the dhow of samples was good, while the demand was in a sluggish state, at the late decline in value. We had a fsir average quantity of Foreign Wheat on offer, with which the trade was dull, at barely stationary prices. With Barley, both English and Foreign, we were well supplied. All kinds moved off slowly, and the quotations had a downward tendency. The Malt trade was very dull at a decline in value of is. per quarter. The quantity of Oats was by no means large, yet the trade was dull, and prices were in favour of the buyers. In Beans, Peas, and Flour next to nothing was doing. ARRIVALS. Wheat. I Bart'Y. English ...... I 7,31 0 qrs. 4,120 qrs. Oats I Flour 2,540 qra.l 5,270 sks Lash. • • • ... • -- . 1 - 1 Foreign .• ••• . 1 1,290 1 9,890 Malt, 4,170 qra. 830 6,100 ....--- SVZITIERTZI.D. The supply of Beasts on sale being somewhat extensive, we leave to report a very inactive demand for that description of s tock, at Monday's reduced currencie s , th e highest slue for the best Scots, not exceeding 4s 2d per 81bs. There were on offer 260 Oxen and Cows, 190 Sheep, and 13 Calves from Holland. The numbers of Sheep were again very small, while the Mutton trade was firm, and in some instances a trifle more money was obtained for the best Old Downs. Calves were in short supply and ready demand, at an advance of from 2d to 4d per Ribs. In Pigs a steady business was d o ing, at full prices. Milch Cows were a slow inquiry, at from 161 to 181 10a each, including their small Calf. ----- Per albs. to sink the offal. s. d, to s. d. s. d. to t. d. Inferior Beaste..... 210 3 0 Second quality ditto 4 0 4 2 second quality •• • 3 2 3 4 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 4 4 b Prime large Oxen.. 3 6 3 It Southdown Wether 410 5 0 Prime Scots ••••• • 3 10 4 2 Ditto out of the wool Large coarse Calves 4 4 410 Large Hogs ...... 3 8 4 6 Prime small ditto .. 5 0 5 4 Small Porkers • ... 4 8 410 Suckling Calves —lB 0 29 0 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 19 0 Inferior Sheep .. • 3 6 310 Lambs .• •• • ..... 0 0 0 6 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. I Pigs. 1,073 2,220 113 2so NEWGATE 4641'0'D ZMADENHAJLI., The general demand was tolerably steady, on the following terms : At per Stone by the Carcase. e. d. to s. d. 1 s. d. to s. Beet, inferior 2 4 2 6 , Mutton. inferior .. 3 6 3 8 - middling ...• 2 2 210 i middling.. 310 4 0 - prime large •• 3 0 3 2 ; prime ••.. 4 2 4 4 - prime small .. 3 4 3 6‘ Pork, large• .• • .... 3 G 4 6 Veal. . .. Lamb. Os Od to Os Od. ZOILOUGH HOP IteIAZICJIIT. With the exception of the very finest Hops in pockets cornmandiug a steady sale, at full prices, the Hop trade still rules heavy, and last week's quotations are with difficulty supported. Sussex pockets, 41 to 4/ 8a; Weald of Kent (IWO, 41 5s to 41 16s; Mid and East Kent ditto, 4115 s to 61 10s. Sir James Duke has been obliged to leave town in consequence of the death of his sister, in Scotland. 7 Tir Ael f riT-n - rlyT ON THE HULL AND RAILWAY. We regret to say that oLe of the most dreadful accidents that has ever happened on this line occurred on Sunday evening last. The mail train left the Hull station at 6 r. 31., for London, being drawn by two engines, the " Kingston " and "York," and having eight passenger carriages and five waggons laden with fish attached. The train had proceeded to within about a mile and a half of Hessle, the first station, where from some unexplained cause the second engine, the " York," sprang off the rails, and dashed into the passenger carriages attached to the " Kingston," forcing seven of them off the rail with terrific violence, and smashing them to atoms/ The greater number of passengers were of course thrown out; one, Mr. James Brown, of 'Jessie, tin plate worker, was killed on the spot; another, of the name of James Waring , of Dewsbury, was so dreadfully injured that he died at the Coburg Hotel, at Resale. whither he was taken on the follow ing evening, and eight others are now lying at various inns in hlessle, suffering from the fearful injuries they have sustained. One of the carriages fortunately es caped the catastrophe which befel the others, but it Le impossible adequately to describe the fear and conster nation which the passengers experienced at wit nessing the awful wreck arcund them. Such of the other passengers as escaped, or were only slightly injured, were c back to Hull by an engine with a carriage, whic h was dispatched for the purpose, and the mail was forwarded to London, by a special train from Hull, a few hours after wards. On 'Tuesday last an inquest on the two bodies was holden at the Granby Inn, in Hessle, before Mr. ConY L er 4 one of the county coroners, and a respectable jury, when the evidence was fully gone into, but very little ligh t was thrown upon the origin of the .accident. Our re porter, however, visited the actual spot where it liar, pened ; and although the line had been repaired, an d everything possible had been done to remove all trace of the disaster, it appeared extremely probable, from 124 inspection, that some of the sleepers had given way from the heavy pressure upon them, thereby displacing the rails from their original position, and, c o nsequently!. causing the engine to swerve from the line. As a pro of that this was the probable cause of the accident, we may mention that several of the sleepers in the immediate vicinity where the accident happened had been raised, and were found to be broken. The engineer (Sharp), Mr. John Spicer, of Hessle, and several other witnesses, underwent A long examination, but nothing was elicited from their testi mony calculated to throw any further light upon the subject. The jury were, therefore, necessitated to return a verdict oci accidental death, but expressed themselves perfectly eatistie that no blame attached to any particular party. The following are the names of some of the persons who received injuries from this unfortunate casualty, so far as 10 have been enabled to ascertain :—John Br own , Hessle, dead i George Waring, dead ' • Mr. Wood, from Wales, now lying at the Coburg, with a broken arm ; Mrs. Batty, from Lew* lying at the same place, suffering severely from internal in juries; Miss Emma Martin, of Barton, confined to the hour' with a sprained uncle. It is only due to the company t e , state that the sufferers received the most prompt and kino attention after the accident, and we have reason to belies' that the funeral expenses of the deceased individuals. Were defrayed by the directors. From inquiries which we have made, we understand tho I this is only the second severe accident which has taken Pac e since the line was opened. • NAVAL IN TELL! GEN CE. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 25.—Should the Fairy tender. not ready to convey her Majesty to Osborne on the approa visit, the Urdine will most likely be sele c t e d for the Vl' ervee. We - are informed Mr. George Allen, acting-Maa te „„ 4 commanding the Commander-in-Chief's yacht Fanny, i 3,!? pointed to command the Undine. We shall be glad to 1$ the report confirmed, Mr. Allen being a skilf u l navigator $ ll most polished gentleman. The Birkenhead steam- transport, Commander A. 0. . i gram, sailed early this morning with the 27th Regirnel4 °- board fur Fort Ge , rge, Invesuess. Second The Monkey steam-tug vesael, Mr. William B r yant, d Master Commanding, brought in another of the disahle camels to-day. Both are to be repaired with all possi bl e dispatch, as it has been determined that, should the . 1 1 1 . weather last, another attempt shall be made to Scat Sphynx next week, for which purpose preparations "" making to send the necessary assistance on Saturday. ke The Quail lighter, with stores tbr Plym o uth a n d Pemba yards, sailed last night. The Dauntless new steam-frigate is loading with about 45° tons ( f meal and biscuit for Scotland. Ora Contracts were taken this day at" the Royal Clare Victualling Establishment, Gosport, for 2,000 sacks.of w ,„l. u"„d wheaten meal, at the average price of 475. 3d. per sack ; a" 1,000 quark rs of barley, at 51s. 10d. per quarter. r t Admiral Sir Charles ,;le, Commander-in-Chiefat this p o e i returned from town to-day by the express train, seem:LlP ° by his sister, Lady Dacrc, and Flag-Captain Milne. The Spiteful steam-sloop, Commander Sir W. Hosts, rived at iloinbay, on the 7th ult., from Trincomalee. , The Fox, 42, Commodore Sir H. 13lackwood, was lu / 3 °' - bay Harbour on the 15th inst. CO . The Nimrod, 20, Cominander Dacres, arrived at the pc , of Good Hope, from the Coast of Africa, on, the 24th of ember. ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRS OF WINDSOR CAS f . n f l —During the absence of th e R o y a l f am il y thi s s pring, r ° 7 - 4 repairs, alterations, and improvements are to be made m 70( about the Castle and its appurtenances. A great num bs . o ,4 men (bricklayers) have for several days been busily en,gZ ig s in constructing a new interior wall for the Queen's 13 . „`' i tet i house, which wall is intended to receive the newly in":, 1 11 material called " kamptulikon'" in lieu of the deal b° l ;ab h which, owing to some mal-construction in the original / A so have all been destroyed by the dry rot, as, indeed, have almost all the other interior fittings of the costl.Y2T the surrounding the riding-house. It is said, also,, t h a too drains, &c. of the Castle are to undergo another lo s fiand and improvement in the course of the present sol sra or aered that another corps of sappers and miners have been w ags, up from Woolwich for that purpose. The net P wr y of which has been in hand se long, from the basement 8 " rr ane the Brunswick Tower, through and under the eastern to ad, into the orangery and the slopes, i s now near ly c omPl°t This passage was commenced many month s ago . in ..s i t that her Majesty might pass from the interior of the tom' h I to walk in the Home-park without being crowded upoe" the throng of people who frequent th e p ar t erre an d the v.',. race on " public days." IMPERIAL BRA-LILIAN MINING A SSOCIATI ON. Yesterday a special meeting of thi s c om p an y was held at t he London 'tavern, to receive a report of the directors, 13 propriety of taking further mining property in the "1 0 Joshua Walker, Esq., took the chair. Mr. Thom 5a1.,,,, secretary, read the report, which announced that-the ai r e ment had been made for leasing the Banana' and Zia, Guente property, of a similar formation to the Congo which made at cne time such large returns, and of the D'l4 o &c., mines, the terms being for fifty years' lease, th°,P e gt 20,000/., and 5,000/. for the Duroa, &c., with an annua l rd of 100 millreis, including the various mining appurter o3 ° now on the estates. The directors had found the sYs'f„ tr os negro slave labour not economical, and thought, to ducing Englishmen, and giving freedom to the negru7y e rs. conduct the works more beneficially for the shareht There would be required for this purchase a call oll,lstitl share, to be paid on or before the 29th of March. Sho o ' the the purchase be not completed. the call would be re turned of t. shareholders. Some discussion took place on the f e riso Air. M. Mocatta thought the 38,0001. reserve might be br o o oo into by the directors without making a call, when the snaps were already unsaleable. The Chairman said that 7 9'• had been absorbed abroad to save drawing bills, and tb o don there was a claim to the extent of 6,0001., se tot or reserve would be only about 25,0001. This must reteelP tbs touched to indemnify the trustees, in case of winding 70 company. After some further discussion the rePor . - adopted, and the meeting adjourned. s , 10 14 ; THE FAMINE IN IRELAND.—THE TOIVE- ting LETS. — Last night at seven o'clock a numerous reee - f or the inhabitants of the Tower Hamlets was held at the, Bed most Institution, Beaumont-square, Mile-end, for te e e Defe pose of adopting measures to raise subscriptions to t,,ot• the famishing peasantry of Ireland. There were Pi`iort Mr. Robert Hanbury, who presided • Lord Robert Gr,es h l pip: M.P. ; Sir E. N. Buxton, Bart.; thei Rev. W. W. td o m r otlet news, the Rev. J. Stovell, &c. Letters were read fro:1 1 ; 1 ;0a Fox and Mr. Clay, the members for the borough, aPw ° l, re' for their absence. Lord Robert Grosvenor, in moving r ojett solution that this meeting views with deep cornrois e n r ovi' oi . a . the awful c-lamity with which it has pleased Divine deuce to afflict Ireland and Scotland, remarked it wr n r tifving to observe that gentlemen of all parties is - 02 t0 0 religious persuasions had found it their duty to rse ...e. forward to relieve the sufferings of their fellow-cres t° ottSt (Applause.) Reflections of an awful charaeteLmitil arise in the bosom of every one at this dreadful i nf , ere when thousands we re d y i ng o f disease esegelllo, by the want of suet e na ncc .—(H ear, hear.) out. - thy; they were thus called u p on t o prov id e a remedy wrthiSr misfortunes, he could not help asking how th e°° „ t ietne ! • could have happened, a n d w hy th e no bl emen , the ge"-ibter and magistrates of Ireland have suffered such a state o f to exist ?—(Hear.) There had been a long snee r %PO government of Ireland.—(Hear.) lie knew that the i t A x odt many cases of self-denial on the part of residents 1 0 1 .. .. - rr ed but the . majority of the landlords of Ireland have ieu".,lo e ; serious responsibility, and one that he declined to 111 ", o share in. —(Hear, hear.) They - ought to have Pt ir ' e feri ho to s or against the calamity.—(Hear, hear.) He hoped, that the exertions they were making would go ist,. c ed! viate the appalling state in which Ireland was Pr.,' tle (Hear, hear.) The Rev. W. W. Champneys seconiii;r. resolution. Sir E. N. Buxton, Bart., and the .„ith the Stowell having moved revlutions in conformitf ; r ob ot. . objects of the meeting, the cairman stated that his ,', ; „gs, subscribed 50/., and his men, in sixpences and sbn.'"7lo3o' 10;. He hoped that would be an example to othe r Above 200/. was subscribed in the room. ACCIDENT TO THE LIEUTENANT•GOVII° II O., Ir ' 613 „ 4 :1 E GURNSET.—On Friday last, as hi s Excellency serler 0„a" ral Napier, accompanied by one of the Misses, re,, n r obey: another lady, were riding in a carriage in the neig". ) ,Thecol"; of the Bouet, one of the horses took fright, and bo--„,d ' it , ing nearly unmanageable, set off at a rapid P,a c t, eun k r a lf road been clear the horses might, perhaps, D a— . el"" - safety till they were exhausted; but, unluckilY , ,: re n uto"" woman, who, it Is supposed, was deaf, and there' s " w ayr ° As scious of the approach of the carriage, the coachman was placed in the alternative of coll oi q t eroll o course and killing this woman, or of making a 41 te r, al" e• thereby upsetting the carriage. He chose the le d t g e consequence, the carriage was violently upset, an d ral, the ladies, and the driver thrown out- Th i e rt Gett7.l l . are happy to state, escaped without injurh Ab e cot - 0 Napier had his head and face a gocd deal cut, seu ista uce was in th e;100 4 .4 man, we believe, sustained some contusions. •A ss ers „by• promptly given by the neighbours and Pao_ w ere ."' st .. another carriage having been procured, the u veyed buck to Haviland Hall, where the Ge ne rpc OiV tended by Dr. Hoskins, who found that the injuri es t el y were entirely superficial. We are assured that& in ier CO after the occurrence of the accident General - 0 cto• mended his coachman for his conduct.— GuernseY WESTMINSTER AND LAMBETH PROP -SE D f th h riot( BRlDGE. —Yesterday Captain James Vel e britnet i j; Royal Engineers, the examiner appointed by 1" ...art sioners of Woods and Forests to investigate eu e dL„ m e r" Vie% the merits of the proposed suspension bridg miuster to Lambeth, held an inquiry for tha ir t in v s ter. t ' sn , the King's Arms Hotel, Bridge-street, west . ' was assisted in the investigation by Cap tail ! • Fra.170., one of the Tidal Harbour Commissioners, and by t" of th e a barrister. Mr. J. D. Hopkins, the architect • are w e ers posed bridge, was examined at great length b. L'" n o t H o e co stated o c t t h e a t the s promoters pensi bri o d f g ' t inster. a icks " Church-street Lambeth to Market-street , Wes % 1 ., aOr Samuel Brown, of Netherbyres House, Berw a. kis own to. tain in the nt vy, was willing and desirous , " n o ed bri d g e llld pence, to construct : and maintain the propose d o us t it construes vided he had the authority of Parliament, *7 the be made a toll bridge. The estimated cost °f structure, t.of tion of the bridge was 90,000 i., including the The width' approaches, and the purchase of propertpend . the ac ß ro i s l s l '°ltugiTth a fo ra r es r f 9 ,4 is 858 feet; at low water it is 828 tee. 11 intercept 16 water at high tide, where the bridge is tended to have two piers, each of which arewi eit h e r ire? e o brid to ge beri ngs; of water. The materials of the bridge to Sit or stone; the estimate had be en made upon a flit Samuel Brown contemplates the erection of th two years from its commencement