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there, in fact, been injury done, and if there fill, e.ti the plaintiff a right to claim compensation ? TJn tedly he had. No convulsion of the air or of the firth ---no volcanic eruption, like those which o c curred " 1 the northern mountains of Italy, had caused the sub. eidence of the foundations and the fissures in the walls - of the houses, because they were in a perfect state of se ti until the defendant adopted a new mode of work the; mines. Soon after it was commenced the houses rift over the mines began to crack and to subside. In 1841 thirty houses suffered ; in 1842, sixty; and at the no the actio n was brough t, in 1845, 115 houses were , u 4 %state of devastation. There were three strata of LateLerals in the mine or near the surface: "pennystone," ironstone of an extremely solid nature, betwixt a deep P ir litum of coal, and below that another stratum of in "'km ironstone, as it was looser. The old mode of W tOing the mine did not prove injurious to the surface, 41 pillars were used; but when the extension of rail ,ls caused a demand for iron, many of the pillars w e re °leered away, in order to get it, and hence the I :_t i lbsidence of the wa n t o f p ro p er su pp or t s . Th e L earne d Y o ansel then contended that the plaintiff had an un doubted right to retain his property unmolested, it was tilted him by the defendant's lord, and if it we r e t o destroyed at the will of the l e sse e of th e m i nera l s below, there would be no security for life or property ; 1111proceed.ed to call witnesses in support of his case. 0 The ease will no doubt occupy the attention of the ° tilt for three days. BAIL COURT —(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Justice ERLE and a Special Jury.) ISOOSEY V. DAVIDSON. This was an action brought by Mr. Boosey, a music tfisher, in Holies-street, against the defendant for pub . a cheap edition of certain airs f rom B e lli n i' s opera 14 La Sonnambula, of which the defendant claimed the r i PYright. The opera, it appe a red, wa s pr o duced at Ilan, in March, 1831, and it wa s proved by the plaintiff th atthe copyright of th e a i rs i n ques ti on were r e gistered Ills name in June, 1831, at Stationers' Hall. On the t a rt of the defendant it was contended that the airs „ L i tling been published at Milan before June, 1831, the Crninta could not be the :proprietor of the copyright, d th a t i n or d er to s h ow hi s r i g h t to it h e oug ht t o 'e proved that the airs were first published in England. The jury, however, found a verdict for the plaintiff, 'kluges BANKRUPTCY. -(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD.) IN RE DUBBINS. This bankrupt, described as of the Somerset Hotel, in Le Strand, and of Colchester, Essex, came up to pass . " 1 last examination. 111. Graham, the official assignee, expressed himself Ortisfied with th e accoun t s; th e so li c it or t o th e ass i gnees , Ilvever, proceeded to examine the bankrupt as to his rest in the hotel, as it was contended that there had n a partnership between him and a person of the eof Kimber. The bankrupt's version, however, was t hat he was to conduct the business, and have one-third °f the profits above the first 5001. Sorue difficulty had been experienced by the messen rs in getting possession of the books on account of the Ir insactions between Kimber and the bankrupt. Rig HONOUR allowed the bankrupt to pass his exami- R a tion, and appo'nted a private meeting for the examina "On of witnesses. C RIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. fore Lord Chief Justice WILDE and Mr. Baron ROLFE.) A NFANTICIDE.—Ann Cleveland, aged 26, described as tsPinster, and Hill, alias Dolly, aged 35, described as a "qcourer, were indicted for the wilful murder of a male thu d. Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Huddlestone conducted the o secution ; and the prisoners were defended by Mr. r geant Allen and Messrs. Clarkson and Parry. ,_ •BALLANTINE stated the case to the jury, and `led the following witnesses:— „ kr. B en j am i n B roo ki ng , surgeon , N o . 7, B ow - street, ; ;o vent-garden, stated that he had been called in to dead the female prisoner in her co nfin emen t, a t N o . 7, W ellington -street. The child was born before he ar tie ed, and was in a perfectly healthy condition. He T'4, 8 ,1 called in on the Friday, and the child was dead. he countenance was " suffused ; " there was a I pro- T tr usion of the eyes, and the hands were clenched. he extremities of the fingers were livid, and the NI were drawn up towards the body. From these ap pearances he suspected that the child had not died from : l aurel causes. On Saturday he made a post mortem !Areination. He found that, though the body had a 'lateral appearance, there was congestion on the lungs, tvttiicularly on the left l u ng, w hi c h h a d three spots of I , o od on it. The heart was completely empty, and the tide did not present a n a t ura l a pp earance . Th e l e ft Lge of the brain also exhibited the same appearance of Zngestion as the left lung. From these appearances he Zee decidedly of opinion that the child died of suffoett van. te _Str. J ames B roo ki ng , b ro th er t o t h e l ast w i tness, b nted that he delivered the child; that there was not t rre than ordi nar y difficulty in the parturition, and 'ut_t the c hild was qu i te h ea l t h y . cl th r. G u th r i e , surgeon , state d t h a t h e was p resen t a t e Post mortem examination, and concurred with the -I 't witness as to the cause of the death. Jan e Johnson, 32, Stanhope- street, Clare-market, ted that she knew the female prisoner about three f!'eaa before her confinement. She lived in the house I th her, an d k new h er to b e i n th e f am il y wa y. Th e : f tt ale p r i soner o f ten sa id to h er t h at s h e k new the c hild v ) ult' not live, and that she hoped it would not. She L 0 said t o h er th a t s h e wou ld h ave d es t roye d th e c hild - "`re it was born, b u t th a t it h a d gone t oo f ar . ,_fo PARRY cross-examined this witness. There were L go or th ree p ersons li v i ng i n th e h ouse b es id es h erse lf. ' K) Would rather decline answering where she lived be :e 8 she went to Mrs. Cleveland's, as Mrs. Cleveland's ~e not a res p ec t a bl e place. Had never seen the male i'Llioner until the day on which the child died. We Burgess Swan stated that she had lived with W . female prisoner. This was before the confinement. Lue female pri s on e r stated to her that she would not rruvide any baby linen, as she knew the child would et live. She saw a great change in the appearance of the child after its death. There was a discharge from n e nose which induced her to make some observations. ;,„ 1 1 the night of the d ea th of the child she heard Mrs. tike b e ll r i ng , an d s h e wen t u p t o h er a p ar t men t. tile found several persons there, and was told that the Zd was dead. She then went for Mr. Brooking, the sur- V e l- Mrs. Cleveland said she expected him. Believed she ~ere the male prisoner. She said to the witness that was a bother about the child, and she would ► r e her a sovere i gn if s h e wou ld c arry him a note: Saw 0_ prisoner at Mrs. Cleveland's early and late. Saw in Mrs. Cleveland's bed-room on Friday morning vlut nine o'clock, and served him with breakfast. LThis witness was cross-examined by Mr. Clarkson, t nothing material was elicited. ~garah Cecilia Barber said that she was a laundress, attended at Mrs. Cleveland's in that capacity. She li ° , lt rd Mrs. Cleveland say that she would not get baby tiZei as she did not think the child would live. She thi 7 - nursed the child, which she took to her mot her place. At the request of the prisoner's she bro ug ht the child to her. When she brought tt the inf an t s h e ti e d a napkin round its head, in 4 equence of its having a cold, and placed it in the bed Vh the mother. After leaving the baby with Mrs. I,eveland, she remained away for about an hour and a h alf She returned then, and took up the child, when h „ e Saw that it had a running at the nose, that it could i t r . t draw its breath freely, and was crying very much. ..ge took away the child, but after receiving two mes .,mgas from the mother, she brought it back ; it was about half-past three o'clock on Friday. The running "t the nose had ceased on the Friday, when she brought I l ls child to the mother. While sh e was b e l ow s h e the a bell rung. Ellen, one of the ser van t s , answere d R. 6 bell, and she went up about ten minutes afterwards. "6 4 , had s ome conversation with Mrs. Cleveland. Mrs. a c veland told her to take awa y the bab y , which she 1,17 k 'IN and found to be dead. She told Mrs. Cleveland - At th e i n f ant was dead, when Mrs. Cleveland fainted AY. The surgeon was then sent for. \4 °as-examined by Mr. Sergeant AL LEN—The child *44 ta ....half born an hour and a half before Mr. Brocking g eeing The child lived entirely upon arrowroot. The E llen at the nose continued till Friday morning. %h . '''. ten Driscoll, servant to Mrs. Cleveland, stated that 4 1 ;`,." 1 4, in the room at the time that Mrs. Barber took ik reue baby and found it dead. There was on the baby i et i tht shawl. Mrs. Cleveland said that she had not the baby out of the bed. The hands of the child her e clenched. c ~kli a .rles Foster said that he was a tobacconist, at 46 , s - ,C p ledos-street. Was at the house No. 9, Wellington aZt, on the Friday in question, and saw the prisoner ti t -I ng down the stairs. Gave his name as Smith at coroner's inquest, because he did not wish to be b ' r2 l - Had not seen the male prisoner before. VC 41 "7 Davis, a lodger in the house of Mrs. Cleveland, tOse real name was Turner, was at Mrs. Cleveland's on 21st of May. Heard a footstep, went out, and the male prisoner coming down the stairs. Saw the P oser there the day before. That was about five or O'clock in the evening. The male prisoner, during 15 .! . Month that she was lodging at Mrs. Cleveland's, IPied a room there. er e ti t '. CLARKSON, who appeared for Dolly , said that as a t ,, was no evidence against the male prisoner he - " I A not trouble the court with any observations. th' l 4ord Chief Justice WILDE said that he did not think t h e evidence was of a nature to deliberate upon the 4 11 rge against the male prisoner. In this opinion his T he Brother concurred. . 141 male prisoner was then discharged. %T . Sergeant ALLEN then addressed the jury for the - ' l4l prisoner. This was a case depending entirely , 1 , circumstantial evidence. They were to consider I tot Zher those circumstances could so concur as to bring 'ta t : guilt to the prisoner. Circumstances must be At t . When unaccompanied by some direct ev i de nce Of there was no such testimony. This was a charge h e r gravest character, offending against all the na tural th l egs of humanity, and so opposed to a knowledge of EI r m ale instincts— jtZe Foreman here interposed, and stated that the vi cre of opinion that the prisoner was not guilty. /),,;": verdict of Not Guilty was then returned, and the - ` 4o ner was discharged. 11 0 W-STREET DAY.) AeLl,,ree brothers, named James, William, and Edward wi t h C oy, were placed at the bar before Mr. Hall, charged tt /t b, assaulting policeman E 125, and several other con in of the same division. tk aPPeared that two of the prisoners were quarrelling 13td ue streets on Saturday night, and the third was w en e , 3 •vaurin g to pacify them, when the constable E 125 "P and desired them to go away quietly. They ko; t un ilA attack the corAuble, ‘vhora thf-y bu=tt % is unmercifully. Ile called to the bystanders for luch! al lee, but James M'Evoy kept off those who were — "eld to interfere. The constable was knocked down by William, end when down was kicked by Edward in a most brutal manner. A gentle man, who was looking on from a wiLdow, brought a rattle and sprung it, and two othtr constables, E 95 and E 109, came up. They were both ill-treated by the prisoners. They et length succeeded in captur ing them. The prisoners denied that they used any violence. Mr. HALL dwelt at some length on the peculiar atro city of the case, which he said was the worst of the kind he had heard for some time, and inflicted the highest punishment the law gave him power to ord(r, one month's imprisonment each, without the option of paying a fine. MARLBRff-STREET---(THIS DAY.) George Dickens, a well-dressed young man, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Bingham, charged on sus picion of stealing four five pound notes and forty sove reigns, the moneys of Mr. Ferdinand Arundel, commer cial traveller, 116, Titchfield-street, Maryletione. The prosecutor stated that, previous to Monday last, he deposited about sixty pounds, consisting of four five pound notes, three of the Bristol bank and one of the Bank of England, and about forty sovereigns, in a car pet bag in his bed-room, which he always kept locked. On Wednesday last he went to the bag with the inten tion of taking out the whole of the money to pay away, when, to his great surprise, he found the bag forced open and the money taken out. He then informed the land lord of the house of the robbery, and asked him if he had see:. any person enter his bed-room. The landlord said he had not seen any stranger enter the house, and if the robbery had been committed, it must have been by some person who lived in the house and knew witness's habits. Witness immediately suspected the prisoner, who lodged in the room adjoining his, and on making inquiries, found that he had suddenly absconded without paying his lodgings. Witness then gave information to the police, who took the prisoner into custody yesterday morning. Police-constable 43 D said, on Wednesday last the prosecutor came and informed him of the robbery, and said that he suspected a person of the name of Dickens to be the thief. Witness, from information he had re ceived, proceeded to the Rising Sun public-house in High-street, Marylebone, where he was told that the prisoner had called there, and wished the land lady to take charge of thirty-one sovereigns, which she refused to do. Witness then traced the prisoner to the Waterloo Arms in the same street, where he was in formed by the landlord that the prisoner had left 31 sovereigns in his charge on the 15th instant, and that on the ensuing day he had called and asked him for ten sovereigns. Yesterday morning he called for the re mainder, when he was detained till witness was sent for to take him into custody. James Maddox, landlord of the Waterloo Arms, proved receiving 31 sovereigns from the prisoner on Tuesday last. The prisoner informed him that the reason he wished him to take care of the money was, that he was going into the country for a few days, and did not like to take such a large sum with him. On Thursday last he came and asked witness to give him ten sovereigns. When he came for the remainder yes terday morning witness detained him, and sent for last witness, who took him into custody. Mr. Roger Roberts said he was landlord of the house No. 116, Titchfield-street. The prisoner had lodged with him for about two months, but suddenly absconded about a week ago. The prisoner always appeared to him to be in needy circumstances. The prisoner, in defence, said he had not the least knowledge of the robbery. He had received 351. from his father, who resided at Derby, and who had sent him the money to support him till he could get a situation. Mr. BINGHAM said at present the case looked rather suspicious against the prisoner. He should send imme diately to Derby, and should it be found on inquiry that he had received the money from his father, of course he (Mr. Bingham) should discharge him. In the mean while he should remand him till Wednesday next, but would admit him to bail, providing he could get two re spectable housekeepers to be surety for him in the sum of 1001. each, to appear on that day. The prisoner in default of bail was then locked up. THAMES.-(THIS DAY.) John Simpson, a well-known " long shore-man," was charged with the following assault on Alexander Colday : It appeared that on Saturday evening the prosecutor was going from the Minories eastward, and, as he was passing the St. Katherine Dock Hotel, nearly opposite the London Docks, the prisoner and four other men, dressed like sailors, suddenly rushed out on him and, without saying one word, the prisoner struck him a violent blow in the face, and then endeavoured to repeat the attack. Colday parried the blows, and the men see ing a constable approach ran away. They all succeeded in making their escape but the prisoner. In answer to the charge, the prisoner declared that Mr. Colday was the aggressor, and had first struck him. He was a seaman, and got his living honestly. Mr. BALLANTINE inquired whether the prisoner was known? when Roach, the gaoler, said he was a well known character, and had been repeatedly in his cus tody. The farthest voyage he had ever made was the City Canal.—(Laughter.) Mr. BALLANTINE ordered the prisoner to find good bail to keep the peace till, not the next, but the follow ing Middlesex Sessions, which would have the effect of confining him for that period. He was locked up in default. DISASTROUS FIRE AND PRO BABLE LOSS OF LIFE.-(THIS DAY.) Between the hours of two and three this morning a very destructive fire broke out in the King's Head Ta vern, Brook-street, Ratcliff, the property of Mr. John Waller, which, besides consuming a considerableamount of stock and furniture, has been attended with serious, and, it is to be feared, fatal consequences to one of the inmates. From inquiries made it appears that the fire was first discovered by the policeman on the beat, at which time it had obtained a strong hold of the lower portion of the premises. The constable raised an alarm in the usual way, and after some trouble the inmates were aroused from their slumbers, but with such vio lence was the fire progressing, that very few of the resi dents were able to descend the staircase. One person, named John Camberton, a lodger in the house, finding that the flames had cut off all escape by the stairs, jumped from the top window, and, falling on the stone flags beneath, fractured his thigh, and was otherwise so seriously injured that he was obliged to be taken to the hospital, where he at present remains in a very pre carious state. Another lodger jumped from the same window, but, with the exception of a severe shaking, was not much injured. A third party got out of one of the windows, and hung by the hands until a ladder could be procured, by the means of which the individual was saved. Owing to the timely notice which was sent to t he engine stations, very few minutes elapsed before the brigade engines reached the scene ; those were followed by ano ther, belonging to the West of England Company, from the Waterloo-road. By that time, however, the greater portion of Mr. Waller's premises was wrapped in an immense sheet of flame, and the adjoining houses at first appeared doomed to destruction. Under the direc tion of their chief officers, the firemen worked most vigorously, but they were unable to get the mastery over the conflagration until the building was nearly destroyed, the furniture, fixtures, and stock in trade partially consumed. The total damage will amount to several hundred pounds, but fortunately Mr. Waller was insured in the Sun Fire-office for the stock, &c.; the building belongs to Messrs. Strong and Lurchin, the brewers, and it is not known whether or not it was in sured. The origin of the disaster is wrapped in mystery. ELECTION MOVEMENTS AT KNARESBOROUGII. The Tories here are in a complete fix. Their requisi tion to Sir Charles Slingsby, at first only a forlorn hope, a desperate plunge for life, has been declined. Indeed, how could it be otherwise, for both candidates had offered to decline comin g forward if Sir Charles wished to stand, and although this was known to the prime movers of the requisition, yet they persisted in trying to induce him to violate his honour. It is expected they will try another dodge, but they cannot succeed. Mr. Westhead commenced his canvas on Friday, and he will be followed on Monday by Mr. Lascelles. Success is considered certain. THE COURT.—Their Majesties the King and Queen either to-morrow or Thurs dayof the Belgians are m e a x j p e e s c ty te , dto arrive in this country, upon a visit to her Majesty, be delayed until th e th la e tt u er r -na a m i o e f d t d h a e y ir , the Belgian eu r i s t Majestiesead next. Should of returning to Buckin gh am ol l o ' o alac i e ts th st i a s y af a t t er c no la o r n e , m a o s o it t had been arranged, w ill p not expected to remain upon a visit to her for another day or two. -r The g Kini and Queen of the Belgians are now confidently state ve se t y b b e e l beyond that n we or eight d a n y may that the session will be brought to a close on or about the 15th of July, and on the day following the p r that Poaorliaamtiot_woillbsebeeedri.ssolved rg A meeting of the sub • WINCHESTER COLLEGE. cr connex i on Saturday at t w t i h th e scribers i b a e b r o s v teo seat of e d a d r a e r 1. 1 1 ) g s c , Earl of Eldon oc cu p ied Thatched House Tavern. The h w o l a a s r s h h e i p l d i o n n the chair, and was supported by the Lord Bishop of llege ; Mr. Baron Oxford, the Warden of Winchester o Heathcote, Sir Durham, Dean Chandler, the Ward c en of New College, Rolfe, Mr. Justice Erle, Sir William John Awdrey, Mr. Cardwell, Bramston, B er and 'd Mr. Stacy, Mr. Williams, Mr. Laing , Mr. ri g the Rev. W. Sh or t. After some friendly discussion, the conditions proposed by the Wardens of t he two Colleges were unanimously adopted. CONTRABAND SPIRITS.-011 Saturday afternoon, as Mr. Pargeter, an Excise officer, was standing near the chief office, in Broad-street, a man passed him, bearing on his should ers a b as k e t, covered with a cloth, to which a quantity of f eat h ers a dhered, and was to all appear ance a a heavy l oa d o f pou l tr y. The man was smoking pipe, but the officer, as he passed, fancying that hede tected the sm e ll o f somet hi ng besides tobacco, s. the other. d the basket with one h an d , an d th e bearer of it with other. No as s i s t ance b e i ng a t h a nd, the man broke from the officer's g ras p, an d esc aped, leaving his burde n behind. On examining the contents of the basket, it turned out that the feathered cloth was only a " blind " to about 20 gallons of very superior whisky, of illicit manufacture, in bladders, which was in transit to its des tination. Mr. Pargeter then deposited his unexpected capture in the Excise warehouses. The Governor of the Bahamas, whose arrival on leave of absence was erroneously reported some time since, was among the passengers of the W as hington steamer, which left N ew Y or k on tho Ist i nstan t. His Excellency received, p rev i ous to h i s departure f rom Nassau, addresses of the most complimentary description from the three branches of the colonial legislature, the ;endly :ocieties, and other bodies, testiqing to the beneficial effects of his Excellency's administration for the past three years, and to the attachment anll re spect personally entertained towards him by all classes in the Doligno gud 'Nark Wads. THE SUN, LONDON, WEST INDIA MAILS.: SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY MORNING. The royal mail steam-packet Trent, E. T. Sturdee, Commander, Lieutenant Densten, R.N., Admiralty agent, arrived at Southampton shortly before twelve o'clock last night, after a very quick passage of 19 days from St. Thomas, experiencing fine weather throughout. She was detained a day and a half at St. Thomas for coals, or her arrival would have been one of the earliest on record. She brings 65 cabin passengers, 60 tons of coffee from Jamaica, in 70 tierces, 51 half tierces, and 200 barrels; 70 bales of sarsaparilla, 35 casks of ginger, and 1,000 ounces of gold. her mails are of the follow ing dates:—St. Jago de Cuba, May 25; Jamaica, 24th; Jacmel, 27th; Puerto Rico, 30th; Demerara, 18th; To bago, 19th; Trinidad, 19th; Barbadoes, 24th; Granada, 25th; St. Vincent, 25th; St. Lucia, `2sth ; Martinique, 26th; Dominique, 26th; Guadaloupe, 27th; Antigua, 28th; Montserrat, 27th; Nevis, 27th; St. Kitt's, 27th; Tortola, 28th; St. Thomas, June 1; Fayal, 14th. The Royal mail steam-packet Forth will bring the next mail. By this arrival we learn that the Royal mail steam packet Reindeer was at Grenada; the Forth, on the Spanish Main, left Jamaica on the 16th of May; the Medway, i❑ the Gulf of Mexico; the Conway, at De merara, left Barbadoes on the 9th of May; the Avon, at Jamaica, left Grenada the 11th of May. Her Majesty's ship Thetis, Captain Codrington, left Fayal for St. Michael's on the 14th of June. The Thetis was at Madeira on the arrival of the Royal mail steam-packet Thames the 9th of June, from Eng land: all well. Two schooners belonging to Nassau had been " fish ing" up articles belonging to the wreck of the Tweed steam-ship, and, amongst other articles, had succeeded in recovering three hundred bottles of quicksilver, of which there was, it will be recollected, a large quan tity on board at the time this unfortunate ship was wrecked. Accounts had reached the Trent relative to the move ment of the Americans towards the city of Mexico. It appears they had taken Perote, distant about one hun dred and thirty-five miles from the city. Santa Anna, in the recent battle of Cerro Gorda, had a narrow escape. His carriage, in which was his service of plate and a large quantity of dollars, fell into the enemy's hands. It was reported that he had received positive instruc tions from the Mexican Congress to destroy the city of Mexico by fire, rather than allow it to be captured by the Americans. The Trent boarded the Brothers, of St. Andrew's, N. 8., with timber, dismasted, water-logged, and de serted by the crew. She was in lat, 42 50 N., and long. 10 34 W. THE WEATHER.—The whole island has been blessed with refreshing rains. At Treiawny there has been fine showers, accompanied by thunder and lightning. These (the Cornwall Courier says) at the time cooled the sultry air, which has been very oppressive of late, and re lieved the town from the clouds of dust that in windy weather nearly blinded the inhabitants. The country, too, will benefit by it, and it is to be hoped the planters will not soon again experience such drought as they did last year. The crops generally throughout the parish are abundant, we learn, and the produce good. We never remember to have seen the pimento trees more full of blossom than they are now. The subscription in behalf of the Irish and Scotch relief fund was still progressing. JAMAICA MARKETS. (From De Cordova's Mercantile Intelligeneer.) The business during the past fortnight was confined solely to transactions for immediate use. Our market, therefore, continues to wear the same appearance of in activity and dulness by which it was characterised at the period of our last issue. The arrivals have been exceedingly light, and supplies are diminishing under the purchases for present con sumption; but we do not noticc the slightest speculative demand. We have no improvement to report in the state of the money market. EXCHANGES ON LONDON.—Bank Bills, 30 days, 1 ; 60 days, 11 2; and 90 (lays, 2 per cent. discount. On New York—Merchants' Bills, 60 days, 5 per cent. premium. This being the Queen's birth-day, no business will be transacted at the banks and other public offices. BRAZIL. The following is a translation of the speech of his Majesty the Emperor of Brazil on opening the Legisla tive Chambers on the 3d of May:— "Most Honourable and Worthy Representatives of the Nation, " The period of our re-assembling, so grateful to the country, renews the sentiment in my bosom of the lively satisfaction I always experience when I find myself in the midst of the national representatives. " Having determined, as I have announced to you, to visit the provinces of the empire, I proceeded this year to the northern part of that of Rio de Janeiro, where I witnessed with pleasure the progressive improvement in various branches of its industry; and I was highly gra tified by the proofs of attachment to my Imperial person and adhesion to the constitution of the empire, mani fested by the inhabitants. _ _ " I congratulate myself and you on the tranquillity which so happily prevails throughout the provinces. "In those of Ceara and Rio Grande del Norte, I re gret that the drought has not yet entirely disappeared, but my Government continues to supply them with necessaries in order to lessen the evils of this visitation. " I have endeavoured to maintain amicable relations and a good understanding with all the Governments in the old and new world. " The struggle between the republics of La Plata still continues. The longer it is protracted the more ardent are my wishes to see It terminated. Humanity and the interests of Brazil, so especially and deeply prejudiced by its proximity to the seat of war, require it. " The correspondence with the Legation of the United States, relative td an occurrence which took place last year, will be laid before you, occasioned by three seamen and a lieutenant belonging to the navy of that nation having been imprisoned. I am sorry this negotiation has not yet been brought to a conclusion, but you may rely on its being concluded in a manner consist en t w i t h the national dignity. " The necessity becomes every day more urgent for taking measures to improve our judicial institutions, co lonisation, commerce, the recruiting of the army, and organisation of the National Guard ; I therefore direct your attention to every one of these important objects, which require your utmost zeal and care. " It is highly gratifying for me to be able to assure you that the revenue of the state is already adequate to the ordinary expenditure, and I expect, from the measures adopted by my Government, that a surplus will shortly accrue, by means of which the national debt may be pro gressively reduced. " From the reports of my Ministers and Secretaries of State you will be made acquainted with the affairs of their respective departments. " Most Worthy and Honourable Representatives of the Nation, hitherto you have have been actuated by a com mon desire to contribute efficiently to the glory and pro sperity of the empire, and by a general wish to join in the efforts of my Government in promoting so patriotic an undertaking. I expect you will continue to be actu ated by the same motives. " The session is opened." CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. We have received intelligence from the Cape of Good 28th hpe ofto he the same 7thof April,monthF r om h and from t Ascension frontiers scension of the former tthee former the last news is, that Sir H. Pottiuger and Sir George Berkeley were at Fort Peddie, Sir G. Berkeley preparing for a forward move. The mouth of the Buffalo River was to be converted into a port, and an officer of engineers had been appointed to trace out there a field work. A rumour was afloat that Pato (the most rat:At:tory of the Kafir chiefs) had tpnderod his sub mission, but that it could only be accepted on his uncon ditional surrender. Should this take place the war is at an end. One wing of the 9th Light Infantry, under Lieut.-Colonel Slade, had arrived at Cape Town from the frontier; the remainder of the regiment, under Major Eld, was waiting the " turn of events," at Algoa Bay. FATAL ACCIDENT TO MR. J. ROSE, THE BREWER. —On Saturday an inquest was held before Mr. Lewis, the coroner for Essex, at the Coach and Horses, Leyton stone, on the body of Mr. John Rose, the well-known ale brewer of Great Ilford, who was killed, by being thrown from his gig, under the following melancholy circumstances :—lt appeared from the evidence that on Thursday afternoon last the deceased, who had been out collecting his debts, was returning home along the Ley tonstone-road, driving his horse at a gentle pace, when, on passing a waggon laden with timber, the animal sud denly took fright, and started off at full gallop. The de ceased appeared to have lost all control both over him self and the horse; for, instead of trying to pull him in, the reins seemed to fall from his hands on to the animal's back. Unrestrained, the horse kept on for some dis tance, when, in trying to avoid a cart, the wheel of the gig came in contact with a wall, and th e d ecease d was pitched out on to his head, a boy who was with him at the time being unhurt. He was picked up in an in sensible state, and carried to a neighbouring public house. Several surgeons were in attendance upon him, but he never recovered his sensibility, and died on Friday. Verdict, " Accidental death." The deceased was possessed of considerable property, and was greatly respected. DEPARTURE OF THE FOREIGN MAILS.—The fol lowing notice was issued on Saturday at the General Post-office, St. Marti n ' s -l e G ran d :— " The next mails for the Mediterranean, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India Hong-Kong, and China, will be made up on the evening of the 24th inst., to be for war d e d b y the fortnightly, closed overland mail via Marseill es . C orunna, Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cad i z, and Gib ra l tar , on the evening of the 26th inst., via Southampton. Next packet due, the Iberia steamer, on the 26th. Madeira, West Indies, 8.x., the Avon steamer, due on the 22d in s t. (t o - morrow). Bermuda, British North America, and the United States, due at Liverpool on the 30 th , inst. by th e Hib ernia 3teamer. The next mails for Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Van Diemen's Land, and New Zealand, will be made up on the evening of the , 3oth, to be f orwar d ed by the Trafalgar from Gravesend. MONDAY EVEN IN&, JUNE 21, 1847 should more strictly say of expression, in the miscella neous poems of Mary Elowitt, there is a passage in the last of these same " Lyrics of Life" where the writer speaks of birds shouting welcomes from the leafy dingles ! Occasionally, too, her rhyming is execrable, as in the second couplet of Carlovan— " No wealth had he, Young Carlovan, save his father's book of prayer, And the golden ring of little worth which his dead mother ware." Despite these blemishes, however, the volume is beau tiful, overflowing with dainties, and filled with melo dious poetry. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. THE LATEST BETTING AT NEWCASTLE. NORTHUMBERI.A ND PLATE. 3 to 1 agst Dawson's lot—t. 12 to 1 agst Eryx—taken 5 to 1 agst Conspiracy—t. 14 to 1 agst Tom Tough—t. 7 to 1 agst Conjuror—taken 14 to 1 agst Inheritress—cdt 10 to 1 agst Blackbird—t. 20 to 1 agst Geo. liudson—t. 10 to 1 agst Best of Three—t. 25 to 1 agst Pilgrim—offered 10 to 1 agst Executor—taken 33 to 1 agst Wyvern—offered 10 to 1 agst Morpeth—taken 50 to 1 agst Dictator—thkenc BALLADS AND OTHER POEMS By Mary LITERATURE. Howitt. An elegant and beautiful volume in !xternal ap pearance, this collection of fugitive poems by Mary Howitt is internally rich in elegant verification and beautiful imaginings. The poetical povers of Mrs. Howitt have long since been recognised and acknow ledged : she has reaped the harvest of appreciation, and the present book is printed as mud for the gra tification of those with whom its contents have been for years a favourite enjoyment as for tie pleasure of those who were before unacquainted with its ex cellences. The writer, in the prime aid summer of her life, has already reached the autums of her repu tation. She is read in the homesteads of England; and, sometimes, sung in the homesteads of England; and we believe, in not a few places. loved in the homesteads of England ; for Mary Howitt has the true inspiration. She has the inspiration of sim plicity—simplicity of eloquence in the selection of her language, and simplicity of sentiment in the pensive ness and pathos of her muse. Many of Mary Howitt's smaller poems are things to be got by heart and carolled in the green fields and the twilight. They are brimming with the pleasantest associations and sometimes with the holiest and sublimest thoughts. There are fragments of verse that might be transferred to these very columns from this very book now under consideration which our readers would treasure up in their memories, and which would continually blend with their after reveries. We have not the heart to pilfer thus feloniously all the rarest jewels from the casket in which they are so fittingly enshrined. We cannot venture to huckster in a merely barren catalogue all the dainty passages that charm as much from the felicitous appropriate ness of the context as from their own intrinsic beauty. We will not condense into a meaningless prism all the gorgeous colours of this di . go rdian shape of dazzling hue Vermillion-spotted, golden, green and blue; Striped like a zebra, freckled like a pard, Eyed like a peacock, and all crimson-barn d. In the diversity and exquisiteness of its poetical dyes the book is assuredly like Lamia: and it is assuredly like that Athenian serpent, too, in its less attractive characteristics. Like almost everything from Mary Howitt or her husband, it has the sting of egotism. But this merely en passant. We must make good our assurances as to the delicate charm which pervades the volume before us by one selection at least. Here is a song then—The Barley-Mowers Song—picked out almost hap-hazard. Does it not breathe of the perfumed country, of the corn-flag and the bean-blossom ? Has it not the chinking music of the merry scythe ? " Barley-mowers here we stand, One, two, three, a steady band; True of heart and strong of limb, Ready in our harvest trim; All arow, with spirits blithe, Now we whet the bended scythe. Rink-a-tink, rink-a-tink, rink-a-tink-a-tink! " Side by side now, bending low, Down the swaths of barley go; Stroke by stroke, as true as chime Of the bells we keep in time: Then we whet the ringing scythe, Standing 'mid the barley lithe. Rink-a-fink, rink-a-tink, rink-a-tink-a-tink! " After labour cometh ease; Sitting now beneath the trees, Round we send the barley-wine, Life-infusing, clear and fine; • Then refreshed, alert and blithe, Rise we all, and whet the scythe. Rink-a tink, rink-a-tink, rink-a-tink-a-tink! " Barley-mowers must be true, Keeping still the end in view; One with all, and all with one, Working on till set of sun; Bending all with spirits blithe, Whetting all at once the scythe. Rink-a-tink, rink-a- tink, rink-a-tink-a-tink! " Day and night, and night and day, Time, the mower, will not stay: We may hear him in our path By the falling barley-swath; While we sing with spirits blithe, We may hear his ringing scythe. Rink-a- tink, rink-a-tink, rink- a-tink-a- tink " Time, the mower, cuts down all, High and low, and great and small: Fear him not, for we will grow Ready like the field we mow; Like the bending barley lithe, Ready for Time's whetted scythe. Riak-a-tink, rink-a-tink, rink-a-tink-a-tink!" With the refrain still ringing in our ears, " Rink-a tink, rink-a-tink, rink-a-tink-a-tink I" we can hardly sober down to the dogged callousness of criticism. Perforce, however, we must ; and we are especially driven to the duty by the consciousness of the many blemishes and failings which mar the very many beau ties of these ballads and miscellaneous poems. En thusiasts we know there are about Mrs. Howitt, as a songstress, who will regard such an assertion as little short of high treason. Yet, despite their convic tions, we utter that opinion with all possible distinct ness. Numerous blemishes there are in the book, and conspicuous among them are the blemishes of pla giarism. We doubt not for a moment but that most, if not all of these plagiarisms are unintentional, but plagiarisms they still remain nevertheless. Opening the work at random, we will, as a testimony of our own correctness, enumerate several of the pas sages which are manifestly transcripts of former thoughts, or have been suggested by former fancies. In Dolores Maris for instance, Mary Howitt depicts a frozen crew on a vessel i n th e Northern Ocean, " And the men—each one is frozen there, In the place where he did stand : The oar he pulled, the rope he threw, Is frozen in his hand." Those who have ever read the " Ancient Mariner" will recognise a similarity in the whole ghastly pic ture ; suc i h nlo a dokd p re ic ed t w u u r pm e oyn as etyh w ee h sr e oa r tw e Coleridge tianyg;sea, says— "l looked upon the rotting deck, And there the dead men lay." But the resemblance becomes more visible as the piece proceeds— , . " And there's many a haunted desert rock, Where seldom ship doth go, Where unburied men with fleshless limbs, Are moving to and fro ; They people the cliffs, they people the eaves, A ghastly company," &c. So sings Mary Howitt; and thus had sung, many years before, Samuel Taylor Coleridge— " They groaned, they stirred, they all uprose, Nor spake, nor moved their eyes ; It had been strange even in a dream, To have seen these dead men rise. The mariners all 'gan work the ropes, Where they were wont to do ; They raised their limbs like lifeless tools — We were a ghastly crew," In the companion ballad, entitled Delieice Math, Mrs. Howitt says— " And well I wot it must be so ; Man parteth evermore The miser treasures up the earth ; The sea has all its store." Evidently borrowing from the famous lines of Shaks pere— the ooze and bottom of the deep, With sunken wreck and sunless treasury ."` When speaking of the Isles of the Sea Fairies, and singing— I dwelt in a hall of silvery pearl, With rainbow-light inlaid; I sate on a throne, old as the sea, Of the ruby coral made. The old carbuncle lit the dome, Where I was made a king; The crown was wrought of pale sea-gold, So was my fairy ring." Mrs. Howitt clearly has caught her inspiration from tho deep sea revelations of ieflyson, where he chaunts in a kind of syren melody— " Who would be A mermaid fair, Singing alone, Under the sea Combing her hair In a golden curl, with a comb of pearl, On a throne?" In the Voyage with the Nautilus again, there is in the fifth verse a palpable plagiarism from the elfin cries of Titania in the " Midsummer Night's Dream ;" while in the eighth verse, when speaking o f " The charmed isle of the Seven Rings, 'Tis a place of wondrous spell," she evidently bears in recollection Shelley's -- little lawnny islet, By anemone and vi'let, Like mosaic paven." Further on in the same poem is a monstrou s plagi arism from Goethe, wh i ch we think Mrs. H ow itt might really have had t he d elicacy to acknowl e d ge . pmenoisntgexsqceu niseiteefand majestic Faust, and phantasies of the great German minstrel, as thus— " And on we went for seven days, I p t a ra i s ph t r a a k s e e n s Seven days without a night • We followed the sun still on and on, f o r n e e m o t f h e t h e e In the glow of his setting light. Down and down went the setting sun, And down and down went we ; 'Twas a splendid sail for seven days On a smooth descending sea." Within our memory we cannot call to mind a more flagrant robbery than this one from Goethe. It is beyond all excuse or palliation, especially as Mrs. Howitt shows that she lacks not originality, as where she exclaims— " It gladdeneth much my very soul The smallest ship to see, For I know where'er a sail is spread God speaketh audibly." As a final example of the author's plagiari sm , we ma y mention that " John Anderson" peeps out through the entire of the " Lyric of Life" called True Love, beginning— " There are furrows on thy brow, w if e , Thy hair is thin and grey," 8, 0 . Among the extravagances of idea, or, perhaps, we COURT CIRCULAR, • His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Co lonel Bouverie, left Buckingham Palace at a quarter before eight o'clock on Saturday morning, for the ter-, minus of the London and South Western Railway at Nine Elms. The Prince was met at the terminus by their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar, attended by their suite. The illustrious party left for Gosport by a spe cial train, arrived at the Clarence Yard at half-past ten o'clock, and were received by Admiral Sir Charles Ogle and Lord, Frederick Fitzclarence, and crossed to the Isle of Wight in the Fairy, commanded by Lord Adol phus Fizclarence. On landing, Prince Albert and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess proceeded to Osborne, her Majesty's marine residence. The Queen, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, and at tended by the Marchioness of Douro, left Buckingham Palace, in an open carriage and four, at ten minutes past three o'clock on Saturday afternoon, for Claremont. Her Royal Highness the Princess Alice, Baroness de Speth, Major-General Bowles, Lord Alfred Paget, and Dr. Meyer, followed in three carriages and four. Her Majesty was conducted to her carriage by Lady Caroline Cocks, Hon. Miss Paget, the Duke of Norfolk, and Lord George Lennox. The Queen and the Royal party arrived at Claremont at twenty minutes before five o'clock, escorted by a party of Light Dragoons. Her Majesty walked in Claremont Park after her arrival. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay arrived at Claremont in the afternoon on a visit to the Queen. His Royal Highness Prince Albert arrived at the Esher station of the South Western Railway by a special train at seven o'clock on his return from Osborne, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Saxo Weimar and Suite, and attended by Colonel Bouverie, and proceeded to Claremont. Yesterday morning her Majesty and her Royal Consort took their accustomed early walk. The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took airings yesterday in Claremont Park. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, and the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, attended Divine service yester day in Claremont. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay officiated. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred and the Prin cess Helena, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttel ton, took airings yesterday and on Saturday in the pleasure grounds of Buckingham Palace. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Princess Mary, attended Divine service yesterday morning in Grosvenor Chapel. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, attended by Baroness Hammerstein and Baron Knesebeck, honoured the performance at the Royal Italian Opera House with their presence on Sa turday evening. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at the Foreign-office. It was attended by Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lans downe, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland, Sir John Hobhouse, Lord Campbell, Viscount Morpeth, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, and the Right Hon. H. Labouchere. The Council sat two hours. Mr. Mostyn, M.P., bad an interview with Sir George Grey on Saturday at the Home Office. Mr. Sutherland, Mr. Swift, and Mr. Weems had an interview with the Right Hon. Edward Strutt on Sa turday, at the office of the Commissioners of Railways, in Great George-street. The Duke of Wellington, the Duke and Duchess of St. Alban's, and Sir Frederick Trench attended the early service yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Rev. Dr. Wesley officiated, and preached the ser mon. At the daily service the Prayers were read by the Rev. T. Helmore, the Lessons by the Rev. W. Hall, and the Communion Service by the Rev. Dr. Wesley. The Sermon was preached by the Hon. and Rev. R. Sack ville West. The Anthem was "We will rejoice" (Croft). Sir George Smart presided at the organ. THE NAVIGATION LAWS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. I have noticed in The Sun of Tuesday last, the 15th inst., in your report of the evidence given before the Select Committee of the House of Commons on the Navigation Laws, on Thursday, the 10th inst., that Mr. G. F. Young, when under examination, referred to two instances in which he alleged that I had been incorrect in the evidence I gave before the Committee in March last, may I request your permission to make a few re marks thereon through the medium of your columns. Mr. Young is reported to have said that " It was quite impossible that he could agree with the evidence for merly given before the Committee, by Mr. Browning, that the combination of shipwrights, in the river Thames, had enhanced the price of ships, by several pounds a ton. The total cost of labour did not, under any circum stances, exceed 41. per ton ; and he thought 21. 10s. per ton was a fair average price ; so that to talk of the com bination as enhancing the price of ships by several pounds, was perfectly absurd. With regard to another part of Mr. Browning's evidence, in which he stated that foreign vessels paid no light dues, while British ships were subject to the tax, it was most extraordinary to him that any gentle man, who knew anything of the laws of the country, could come to such a conclusion, because it was per fectly well known, that not only were all foreign ships chargeable with light-dues, but that, in accordance with the old laws, the ships of many countries wets still sub ject to double dues, which, in some instances, were paid ont of the Consolidated Fund." With reference to Mr. Young's first counter state ment that he thought that 21. 10s. per ton was a fair average price for labour in building a ship •in the Thames, under the influence of close combination, I think that few persons will be found to agree with him: I have been unable to discover one. The late Mr. Somes (who was one of the best authorities in such matters) stated in evidence before the Select Committee of the House of Commons, on British shipping, in 1844 (in reply to question 358), relative to river built ships, that the labour altogether per ton was from 51. to 61., and again (in answer to question 363) he stated that the difference between London labour and that of the outports was from 21. to 21. 10s.: this amount being merely the difference of combin a ti on in London, and combination in the outports, he ag a i n states (in reply to question 351) that the London Union compels the employment of inferior men at 6s. per day, who are not worth 10d. per day ; and (to questions 341 and 342) that a prime teak ship built at Sunderland will cost him, ready for sea, Si. per ton less than a teak ship he was then building in the Thames, and that he was informed the Sunderland-built ship would be "far superior." Now, if the direct difference be from 2/. to 0 2/ f . t l h o e s . d per rto a n nd inundderiretchte enhancementeffects of combination, arising fro th m e total com bination, will be found to be what I estimated it at. Then, with regard to the question of light dues. I may state that a very different LIGHT has been thrown upon this subject to that which was meant. Every one, I believe, knows that foreign ships with cargo TO ENG LISH PORTS pay our light dues ; but surely Mr. Young must also know that foreign ships COMING AND GOING FOREIGN use our lights WITHOUT CONTRIBUTING To- WARDS THEM ; they may anchor in our harbours from stress of weather, without paying th p e aw tn yirat ; he i n n tt n .h u e m vir innumerable Unitedba r l e e roe and presuming t edt h 4e e h io c T fh e H x areeo l'lianBntddche,li demand B 8 nt e c h l . d : e foreign ships, GOING FOREIGN, take foreign pilots off D aegiluxit u .uaac n nit nit profitingue g ,bsd e . ue n adr e Tgn s f s hdhr oearm&ttebhctytme. the eaeon f ysu o i onar r brmt etelh ß eri egn o opha t mottr t e fisimoc r ne d owEa; a dilu m itatrhntio , S in the United States, procurable both in London and distance, freight, loading, charges, and insurance, are the same between them respectively and a port in the United States, the fact of the foreign vessel trading from Hamburgh being able to profit by the English lights without payment, which a similar vessel trading to London is obliged to pay, is pro tanto, a bounty to foreign shipping, foreign . warehousing, and fo reign trade, to the exclusion of our own. I am aware that many other instances could be cited to show that our light due s act pre judicially to British trade and navigatio n . I therefore considered i t necessary to enumerate this minor advantage (the last in a t the deserving category t o h f those e attent l len dee e m f e t d he of c g e r m ea m te it r teelmy mag ni tude), opi nion being that all ships brin ging cargoes to British ports ebeuld only be charged their fair proportion of the actual expense of maintaining those lights, and that the whole system of lights urgently needed a searching in quiry and revision. I have the honour to remain, Sir, Your most obedient servant, SAMUEL BROWNING. No. 4, New Bank -buildings, City, June 18, 1847. The Queen of Portugal has written a letter with her own band to the Duke of Palmella, in the most gracious manner commanding his return to Lisbon, and his resumption of the position which he had so long and so deservedly held in the Councils of her Majesty before he was displaced and banished by the factious and cor rupt proceedings which have brought so much trouble and calamity upon Portugal. The Duke of Palreella has been long the devoted friend of constitutional freedom, for which be struggled and risked everything in the contest between the friends of the Queen and the pretensions of Don Miguel, to whose usurpation and despotic rule he was the foremost and most consistent ene my. The recal of such a man, in a manner so gracious an:i so honourable, is a good omen for the cause of con stitutional freedom in Portugal, and affords one of the best evidences that can be given of the intentions of the Queen and her present advisers to persevere in a course of national and constitutional goyernment.—Observer. CALEDONiAg SOCIETY, ----- - On Friday, the 18th of Jane (a day welt knoleTt and cherished as the anniversary of the g, (Attu' Viciorsr w on by the troops under the command of : I "ellingtorqr this society held their annual festival at the Lo: r ldon Tairern;. Robert Hepburn, Esq., the President, in the chair, gr , - ported by B. Bond Cabbell, Esq., M.P., and,CaPtaix; Charles Forbes, and John Boucher, Esq., the Vice-. Pr esident, acted as croupier, supported by Captain Allen azd Captain Middleton, Mr. Rose, Mr. Hastie, Mr. Burnie, Mr. Low, Mr. Ross, Mr. Marsden, Captain Kerett, Cap tain Brett, Dr. Bury. In addition to these we observed among those present Mr. George Bain (the Hon. Secre tary of the Highhand Society), Mr. Hector Rose, Rev. Mr. Fisher, Rev. Mr. Redpath, Professor Cull, Mr. J. Murray, Mr. Mouatt, Mr. Wylie, Mr, Gray, Mr. Pater son, Mr. M'Lure, and other staunch friends and sup porters of the society. At seven o'clock the President, accomponied by the members and the officers of the society, dressed in their costume, preceded by her Majesty's piper, and the juve nile band of the CUl.edonian Asylum, playing "Highland Laddie," entered th 6 room, which was elegantly fitted .up for the occasion, find tastefully decorated with shields and spears, bearing various armorial bearings, the dra pery being of clan tartan. The side tables were orna mented with vases of beautiful flowers of every descrip tion, among which appeared more prominent above the rest the emblems of the three countries. Tire galleries were filled with elegantly dressed ladies. Akogether the hall had a most splendid appearance. Aboui 150 gentlemen sat down to an excellent dinner, which lots placed on the table in Messrs. Bathe and Breach's best style; the fare being of the best and choicest, especially their " haggis," to which full j us ti ce was done. Mr. Guiness conducted a band of excellent performers, who played during the evening selections of Scottish music. The cloth having been withdrawn, and grace said, The PRESIDENT proposed the " Health of her Majesty the Queen and her Royal Consort,"—drank with all the honours. Air—The National Anthem—band. The next toast was, " The Prince of Wales, Lord of the Isle,"—drank with Higland honours. The next was the " Queen Dowager and the rest of the Royal Family." " The Army and Navy" followed, Captain Allen re turning thanks for the former, and Captain Smith for the latter. The CHAIRMAN again rose, and said—Having now, like leal and true subjects, faithfully done our duty to our Queen and country, I think we may draw nearer home, and begin the evening in the " guid auld " Scot tish style, and previous to proposing the next toast, allow me to say that I am delighted to have the pleasure of meeting the members of the Caledonian Society once more, I am delighted to have the honour of finding my self surrounded by so many gentlemen distinguished not less for talents, position, and attainments, than for their philanthropy and benevolence, and who are warm supporters of Scottish charitable institutions, and amongst them I am glad to see so many English and Irish friends, who, I hope, will find an excuse for Scotch nationality at a Scottish festival; and, gentlemen, I am still more delighted to see so many of our fair friends around us. I have great pleasure in congratulating you on the present aspect of onr society, and I do so with sincerity, because I have narrowly watched its steady progress. I have seen that its objects and interests are duly appreciated, and that all your laudable endeavours to keep alive the national charac teristics of your country and your efforts to promote charitable objects have been truly successful. The strongest of our peculiarities is our love of coun try, and is it not a country worth loving? Is it not famous for its mode of education, and its diffusion of re ligious instruction, famous for its promotion of all the liberal arts and sciences, famous for its encouragement to agriculture, and industry in its thousand different forms, famous for its conservation of patriotic princi ples,-•-are these not the best criterion of its national strength and security? Who is there that would not love his country, under whatever circumstances it may be placed. What can be more ennobling than a love of the land of our birth—the land of our childhood—the land of our fathers—yes, dear to us is the land of mountain and of flood, with all her wild and romantic scenery, dear to us is her heather clad hills and the music of her:cataracts, dear to us her rocky peaks, where many a time and oft the blue banner has waved, upheld by the song of freedom, dear to us the recollection of the patriotic deeds of our ancestors, when in trouble some times they were called upon to support the cause of conscience and of liberty, and dearer still to us that lovely little spot in the bright green valley, beneath which slumbers in death the ashes of our fathers. On that turf I have seen the fallen tears glistening like dewdrops, while the fervent wish has been that our dust might mingle with kindred dust. We have loved our country from our birth—we will love it till our death ; and I know of no better means by which this feeling may be kept alive than through the instrumen tality of such a society as this. lam sure, gentlemen, we can all join in the feeling expressed by the bard of Caledonia— " 0 Scotia, my dear, my native soil, For whom my warmest wish to Heaven is sent," &c. I will, therefore, with your permission, propose a bumper to the toast, which is " The Caledonian Society." The CHAIRMAN begged of the company to accept the next toast he was about to propose, and when he said that it was "Prosperity to the Scottish institutions in London," he was sure that their claims were such as demanded a hearty reception ; and he would beg to attach the name of Charles Forbes to the same. Received with immense cheering and Highland honours, the juvenile pipers marching round the room, playing piobaireachd " Dhonnuil Du." Captain CHARLES FORBES returned :thanks for the cordial feeling of good-will which those present had expressed towards the Caledonian Asylum. It was among the most valuable of their institutions, its object being to provide for the offspring of those who devoted their best days in the service of their country.— (Cheers.) It was the especial aim of the managers of the asylum to provide for the education and maintenance of the children of soldiers and sailors, at the same time taking care that they were trained in such a manner as that they should inherit the national virtue of their country. Therefore it was that he said that it was one of their most valuable institutions, and he would repeat that he knew of none possessing so many and so peculiarly interesting claims to the notice of Scotchmen as the Royal Caledonian Asylum.—(Cheers.) He re gretted that the duty of thanking them for the sympathy they evinced in the institution had not fallen into abler hands, but he would say that he felt more than ordinary pleasure in expressing his humble but fervent thanks to this society for their valuable support to the parent institution, and to the company for the flattering recep tion they gave the toast. Mr. MACEIE briefly returned thanks for the Royal Highland School Society. Song—" Charlie is my darling"—Miss Birch. The Vice-President, Mr. BoUCHICR, rose to propose the toast placed in his hands, which required very little introduction, as it was sure to meet with a warm recep tion. On former occasions it was their habit to make three distinct toasts, " The Land we life in," " The Land of the Shamrock," and the " Land o' Cakes," but on this occasion he was requested to join these in one, and propose as a toast, " The Rose, the Thistle, and the Shamrock." The feeling which directed this change he considered a good one, for, on occasions such as these, we experience a thrilling feeling of joy on recalling to our memory the endearing image of our native land, and the scenes in which our infancy was passed; for it matters not where the Caledonian wanders, neither time nor dis tance, prosperity or adversity, can efface the love for his country. But, though the amor patrierr is a charac tertistic feature in him, it has its effect more or less on the natives of other countries, for cold indeed must the heart of the Englishman or Irishman be who could look down from his native hills upon the splendid and varied pictures presented to his view, without being ready to exclaim with the immortal Scott— ', Breathes there a man with soul so dead Who never to himself bath said— This is my own—my native land." He was proud to see among them so many gentlemen of both countries; and with the emblems of their couu tries on the tables, he would call upon their repre sentatives to join him in pledging a bumper to the" Rose, Thistle, and Shamrock." Mr. WYLIE, in a very clever speech, proposed the " Health of Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., M.P.," allud ing to this gentleman's well-known benevolence and un bounded liberality, and, in the name of the members of the society, thanked him for his politeness and courtesy in honouring them with his compauy on that occasion. Mr. CABBELL, iu returning thanks, remarked that, although unexpectedly called upon to address the com pany, yet he felt no difficulty in doing so, inasmuch that his knowledge of the Scottish character, for a period ex tending over forty years, gave him confidence that they would lend him their indulgence. He also was asso ciated with Scottish institutions, and it gave him infinite pleasure to be able to say that the esteem and respect in which he first held them continued to this day. He was happy in being allowed the pleasure of being pre sent among them that evening, and begged them to accept of hiscordial thanks for their kindness. The VICE-PRESIDENT proposed the next toast, "The Pipe and the Banner," which reminded him of the days when Highlanders stood shoulder to shoulder in many a deadly breach, and gathered on the field the prize of unquestioned gallantry.. But it was not to those san guinary times that he wished to call their attention ; it was to the band committee of the Caledonian Asylum, of which their gallant and highly-respected friend Captain Lamont was chairman. They had much to admire in the character of that man, who had spent the summer of his life in the service of his king and country, and now devotes his autumn to the protection of the orphans of those who have fallen in defence of their country's rights. The youthful pipers who afforded them so much satisfaction that evening were part of a band lately established at the Caledonian Asylum by Captain La mont, Captain Forbes, Mr. Rose, Mr. Bain, and other warm friends of the present institution. He much re gretted the absence of the chairman of the committee, but he would take the liberty of introducing the name of Hector Rose, Esq., in connexion with the pipes, so warmly patronised by those gentlemen, and the banners, under which some of them had served. MY. ROSE thanked the members of the society and their friends for their kindness and the expression of approval of their band they were pleased to make. He also regretted the absence of his Gallant Friend, who was more able to thank them th an himself, and it was always a source of satisfaction to his friends and himself when they found that their efforts in this cause gave such approbation. Many other suitable toats followed of less interest. g Miss Birch a n d h er sister delightedfly Scottish, indee d the company during the evening with ballads, chie the society aro un d er deep obligations to this talented lady for her exert i ons to entertain, and the willing re sponse She she gave t o t h e encores o f the company. sang the song of " Auld Robin Gray " superior to a n y thing we ever beard, and Dlies E. Birch a ls o executed her songs very tastefully. Highland reels were danced by some of the gentlemen present. The entertain:touts throughout the evening were most agreeable and plea— sant, and the arrangements reflect great credit on the. committee of management. Mr. Higgs acted as toastmaster, and discharged his duties very efficiently. OYAL ITALIAN OPERA. COVENT GARDEN. V&rdi's opera, I Due Foscari , was produced here on Saturday evenin g , w i th the following; The - D oge Fo scar i Jacopo Yoscari Loredano Lucretia Lucretia The great feature ........... . p . e . r . . 1 ........ Madame watsh Grisi u of Grisi. It was superb. Verdi h a a n s ne i unmercifully taxed the human voice by pnittin is p it against lxins drums, trumpets, ophecleides, and trombone g s Grisi, however,. was more than equal to the occasion . . In her opening acen a, however, she gave a new reading to the part, of which, although very effective in itself, we rather doubt the correctness. The scene is that' which she enters, hurriedly followed by her maidens, who endeavour to prevent her seeking th e D oge. ' This scena ends with an address to the Deity, "Tu al cui aguardo onnipotensi." This is given by Grisi rather as a remonstrance against the injustice of Heaven than as a prayer. Her energy and power were terrific, and deservedly elicited rapturous applause ; but we doubt whether the submissive rendering of this pas sage as a preghiera is not the more correct one, and also the more artistic, as being almost the only passage in the Character in which the artiste can exhibit repose, it brings oti.!; in strong relief, by contrast, the impas sioned passage.:' by which it is preceded and followed. Her acting throi:cr, bout was magn ificent, and her de scription of the des, i h of Jacopo, n the last act, "Piu non vive l'innocente," vs - as s superb piece of vocalization. Mario's Jacopo was graceful and elegant exceedingly. His singing was exquisitely beautiful, and his acting better than we have ever seen it. In the first act he introduced the beautif u l a ir, " Ah lo sento," which was written expressly for him by Verdi, and which was heard on Saturday for the first time in this country. It is .so peculiarly suit e d t o M ar i o ' s b eau tif u lly fl ex ibl e voice, and so adapted for ex hibi t i ng i ts pecu li ar beau ties, that it is par excellence his. He will be a bold man who shall attempt to sing it while Mario is on the stage. Ronconi's Doge was exceedingly fine, both as a piece of acting and a piece of vocalization. The chorusses were superbly given. The principal artists were called for repeatedly during the course of the performance, and also at the conclusion. The theatre was crowded. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—Referring to a report which has appeared in the Liverpool papers, and copied into your impression of the 19th, of the inquest at Wolverton, I am desired by the Directors to say that they have caused inquiries to be made relative to the statement that the " bodies of the deceased had been plundered of moneys in their posses sion," and that they can find no ground for the asser tion. No complaint has been made to them, which un doubtedly would have been the case had so disgraceful an occurreence taken place, except in one instance, where it was alleged that one of the deceased had 71 in his possession ; and on a careful examination of his person, the amount was found in his side pocket. The Directors cannot learn that any " of the officers of the Company" gave any opinion in relation to the anticipated expense of the accident. By inserting this note in your next publication, you will oblige Sir, your obedient servant, MARK HUSH. THE ENGLISH DRAMA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—I presume something will be done next season to restore the falling fortunes of the British stage; and, that something must be done by some active, enterprising, right-judging manager. We want in London all the talent we can get together: otherwise we never shall have any play perfectly represented: and no one will go to see "a lame and impotent" performance maimed and halting on the stage, for want of proper support. I commend to any manager who intends to conduct an English theatre next year the following names : Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean ... in America, I believe. Mr. and Miss Vandenhoff, disengaged in London. Miss H. Faucit Mr. Anderson Mr. J. Wallack ... ... ditto. _ in America. ... ... ditto. Mr. Geo. Vandenhoff ... ditto, or if at home, dis engaged, though the Ame rican papers speak most highly of his talents. These, with others who might be mentioned, would give some stamina to a theatre, and ensure its plays being well cast ; for it is a certain fact that an English audience will no longer be humbugged with the whole of a tragedy or comedy lying on the shoulders of one or two persons. It is not so at the opera-houses, and why should it be so at the national theatres ?—I am, Sir, &c., DRAMATICUS. Lincoln's Inn-fields, June 15, 1847. THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE BOROUGH. The names of the sufferers by the fall of the railway bridge over Great Russell-street, on Friday, have been ascertained to be— Frederick Messenger, age about 60, leather dresser, living at 60, Parish -street, Horselydown ; and Mrs. Thisleton, wife of a supervisor of Excise (Bris tol), residing temporarily at 31, Bridgehouse-place, New ington-causeway. _ _ The former, It appears, has three sisters, who were dependent upon his labour for their support, and the lat ter has left a family of daughters. Upon inspecting the ruing; notice could not but be taken of the very loose manner in which the work of this viaduct appears to have been constructed. The whole of the crown of the arch, which is thirty-two feat wide, oblique measurement, and twenty-five feet wide, direct span, had fallen in. The arch gives evidence, in its broken state, of having been built substantially for four bricks in thickness, and the side spaudrils imme diately above the abutments appear solid ; but the re maining part of the level of the intended permanent way exhibits one mass of confused brick work, into the inter stices of which nothing more than a quantity of " con crete," seems to have been poured, but little regard having been paid to the solidity of the masonry, w hi c h , of course, was intended for the wear, tear, and constant vibration of railway transit. The arch has been built but a very short time, the mortar being still wet, nor was it in any way braced to the main line to strengthen it, or add to its permanent stability. Almost as soon as the bricks were thrown over the curve, and before the as. phalte way on the crown was laid, preparation for the removal of the " centres" was made, and the consequence of this ill-advised haste appears to be the fall of the arch, and the loss of life we have now to place upon record. An insecurity of this very portion of the works, we are told, was spoken of by a professional gentleman but a few minutes before the accident, he having noticed the bulging of the walls. The two lads supposed to have been lost have been discovered by their parents. NEW ZEALAND WHE AT.—There was exhibited at the Exchange news room, Liverpool, on Tuesday, a cereal production that has astonished some of our agri culturists, consisting of a sample of two stalks of New Zealand wheat in full ear. They were grown on the Farnworth estate, near Runcorn, by William Jeffrey Lochett, Esq., of Liverpool, and are nearly four feet ten inches in the stalk and seven inches in the ear. They are the first, we believe, raised in this country. The seed was imported into Liverpool last October, and in proof of its productiveness, we may mention that there will be, on a fair average, twenty-five stems to each seed. The field whence they,were taken has a beautiful appearance. HARVEST PROSPECTS.—After a very long and severe winter, and one the coldest and latest springs in memory of most men, which very much retarded vege tation, we have had some very warm and growing weather, which pushed on for a short time vegetation in a most rapid and luxuriant manner, but the long con tinuance of warm dry weather, and the rapid progress made in the growth of all growing crops, has caused them to run light and spindly, and it is not unlikely that on dry light lands the wheat crop will prove short in the straw, and a light crop. The barley and oats have suffered from the same cause, and will certainly be short in the straw, and on all dry gravels and chalks, decidedly a light crop. In some warm lands the bar ley and oats look as if they were scorched or burnt. The potatoes are looking extremely healthy and sound in the leaf ; but on examining some unsound potatoes planted for experiment, which came up well and looko healthy and sound in the leaf, on close inspection the tubers will be found of a brown colour next the old set, which in all cases is quite rotten. These discoloured tubers are evidently diseased, and the disease running up the stalks, from the connexion with the old set. I have found thesame appearances, but in a milder form, in some tubers growing from sound sets. On examin ing some early potatoes in one of my labourer's gardens , I found them quite sound, and healthy young potatoes formed. I pray God this calamity may cease, but from appearances, as far as I can judge, I much fear it. The beans have suffered much for want of rain, and many e - yn al y. withr_nosmg, most hotewr e r et l e braads c opmt e t pre o ei iovaana r l ebrni rtel ho. metropolitan fgnmphd S aaierz t nasie , people complain of the green lice amongst the ,nstahic p aplr ah e notae a adofus s t t . ii(s,hansrte.s.: duties aH P DC l we r T u v. ai el Bowers Covent-garden, of attended Rh ripe at t e er e h r dv n e e he. ds veryn e h a eh G's e daon w i . tl sadoi attended Nrl important d l at e s . h s b as e ein eß r dd v u t e ia his d t wants of his parishioners with zeal, and care, DEATH OF LIEUT.- COLONEL SIR G. T. TEMPLE BART.—We have to announce the decease of the above Baronet, who died rather suddenly on the 7th inst., at Constance, in Switzerland. The deceased was son of the eighth baronet, by his first wife, daughter of George Watson, Esq., of the United States. He was born in 1799, and in 1829 he married a daughter of George Baring, Esq. He succeeded in 11 i t shi fathernl e s l t h i n in Hussars, h u e l s B s a a 2 r r 9 s m . , army in Grenville formerly served attained the rank of lieutenant -colo nel November, Is3l. This family is said to be d escen d e d 4h from Leofric,Earl of Chester, who died in 1057. Accounts have been received of the arrival of Lord Howden at Bahia, on the Ist May, en route to Monte Video and Buenos Ayres. Lord Howden is to meet the French Envoy, Count Walewski, at Monte Video. The tenth anniversary of the accession of ber Ma jesty was celebrated yesterday, the usual royal salute having been fired at the Tower and in the Park, and the royal standard displayed, &c. His Royal Highness Prince Oscar of Sweden, on his recent visit to London, was graciously pleased to become a patron of the Society of Friends of Foreigner& in Distress; and also to present the society with a dona tion of 201,