The Sun. — London, England, 1847-03-12 00:00:00

--- _ high character of the Minister who bad for so many / from treaties in chief. But if it were wron g f or A us t r i a , years di rected the measures of Austria, he need hardly ! Russia, and Prussia to break the treaty of Vienna with Sa y that he alluded to Prince aletternch, yet he looked I respect to Cracow, on what ground could th e N o bl e L or d upon the Co nvent i on o f Vi enna as a guarantee for I at the head of the Government justify the conduct of European security, and if one clause was to be taken( Great Britain in her e ff or t s w hi c h s h e ma d e f or t h e out of th e treaty of Vienna, why not take all out. That ( separation of Belgium from Holland ? for, by the 73d convention had been agreed upon b' five of the great article of the treaty of Vienna the King of the r.owers, and he did no t see w hy these of those Powers Netherlands was recognised as the h ea d o f t h e king actd independ e ntly. Th e mo ti on b roug ht f orwar d d on o f B e l g i um an d t h e U n i ted P rov i nces. —(Hear.) )y t he Hon. Member for Montrose vas merely an ab- What, then, was the course taken when Belgium rose in "tract motion, and although no one was more anxious revolt against Holland? Were there not several poten to Support the independence of Cracow than he was, yet tates' signatures in chi e f to th a t connex i on , yet ne i t h er 111.,..fe1t bound to support the Ministry on the first reso- Sweden, nor Spain, nor P or t uga l, were i nv i te d to t h e runt which had been proposed by him. It was true conference by which the separate existence of Belgium that the law officers of the Crown had given their was recognised. France was a party to this separation, opinions in favour of this payment, but nevertheless he but not by virtue of her having signed the treaty of could not assent to the principle which they had ad- Vienna, but .in consequence of her troops having . 'aneed. He did hope that the wads that had been been then across the frontier. The Noble Lord (Pal uttered in th at H ouse wou ld not b e last upon the three merston) said that when the articles of a treaty- were Po wers, but that th e y wou ld conv i ace t h em t h at t h e s i gne d i n c hi e f , the various articles engrafted into that ti me had arrived when they must respect the rights and treaty were attested and ratified by that signature. Liberties of their neighbours. Now, he should like to know whether Austria, Russia, „ Sir It. H. INGLIS thought that this country ought to Prussia, Sweden, Portugal, or Spain, concurred in the anite with other powers in restoring that State, which arrangement with regard to the separation of these court. • 2 . e . hoped was not altogether extinct, but only suspended. tries ? Instead of the Emperor of Russia concurring in W att) Noble Lord at the head of the Government said he the arrangement, he offered to send 60 000 men to Bel thft.s.prepared to support any abstract resolution upon gium to drive the French over the frontier again. In the . e subject. Now, was not the resolution which had one c use, then, there were three parties in chief concur "en placed in the hands of the Speaker sufficiently ab- ring, and in the case of the separation of Belgium and fartr_ct. It was merely a respectful echo of the speech the Netherlands, there was no attempt made to obtain urnthe throne upon this manifest violation of the the assent of the parties to the original treaty, and they ~_Treaty of Vienna,and without troubling the House upon did not wait for the concurrence of three out of four of "le pounds, shillings, and pence of the matter, it merely the parties, who had agreed in chief for the settlement of s w . ent to affirm that the extinction of Cracow, as a free the low countries. If England wished to set the example of P'ate, was an unjustifiable act. The House unanimously keeping the faith of treaties. She ought to have acted assed the speech from the throne, and he could not un- differently with respect to that management, and she had lion upon what ground a res o lution, e choin g a p or - no p re t ence now for saying that Russ i a, P russ i a, an d t ° r l °fit in a substantive form was to be rejected. The Austria, had violat e d th e t rea ty o f Vi e nna. Anything r ineiple whi c h j ust ifi e d t h e annexation of Cracow more contrary t o t h e trut h h a d never b een s t a t e d th an uld equ a lly j ust if y t h e ext i nct i on o f F ran kfort,the ex- that the spirit o f th e treaty o f Vi enna h a d b een v i o l a t e d. ° u nction of Hanaburgh, or any of the German States, , They had th e correspon d ence o f L or d C as tl ereag h t o Whose freedo m h a d l ong b een conce d e d an d respected.— I show that no such thing was contemplated by the treaty a e ar.) Until a treaty should cease to be a n oblige- of Vienna a s th e secur i ty o f t h e i n d epen d ence o f P o l an d ,° ll between two na ti ons or a c h ar t er ex i s ti ng b etween —it was t o secure what had now b een e ff ecte d— t h e an two great Powers, and become simply a piece of parch- nexation of Poland to Austria. So earnest was the _anent with a piece of sealing-wax dangling fro m it, h e Emperor Al exan d er, w i t h regar d to t hi s matter , an d otild never scruple to denounce acts of the kind - under so great was the desire of Prussia, France, and England atoaussion in the strongest possible language, or formally to prevent his designs, that a secret treaty was e nt ere d he Place his opinion with regard to it on record.—(Hear, into between these powers on th e 3d o f F e b ruar y to de te a t) Every individual from her Majesty on th e feat th e i n t en ti ons o f t h e E mperor of Russ i a, whilst Prus earone down to indi v id ua l M em b ers o f th at H ouse con - s i a re f use dj tog i ve up possession of any portion of the tern nuorred in repre h en di ng t hi s act, an d h e trusted tory. It was said, however, that though Lord Castlereagh aa e ve rnment and the House would do themsel ves was not p erm itt e d to enter i nto the d i scuss i on w i th regard ' honour, and Poland the justice, to pass these to the ar rangement f or t h e sett l ement, yet that England • . resolutions unanimously without one dissentient voice, was a party to tae treaty of Cracow. Now, for the setts. * 2(Rear, hear.) The Noble Lord at the head'of the faction of those who said that this treaty was for the • lac ' ae rnment seemed to concur in its spirit, and a s no mainten a n ce of th e nat i ona li t y of Poland, 15......anid 5.....1 ' member of the' Government had moved any amend- a few extracts from the correspondence of Lord Castle taent..te he would sit down expressing a fervent hope that reagh and the Emperor Alexander. The Noble Lord e 1 3 : 1 14 aiesty's advisers would still, for the sake of prin. having read these extracts, proceeded to ask where any t 0 pass and justice, see the necessity of allowing the House anything was to be found in that correspondence to show Pass the fi rs t p ar t o f t h e reso l ut i on as a renewe d ex - any desire to secur e the n ati on ality of Poland. Cracow b - re !si°n of their opinion 'upon this a ll-i m p or t an t sub- , belonged to Austria from 1795 to 1809, and it was only Jett, connected, as it was, with the rights and privileges in the latter year that it was wrested fiom Austria by of f reedom. --(Hear, hear.) Napoleon, and constituted into the Duchy of Warsaw by ta L ori G. BENTINCK said the Hon. Member for Mon- the treaty of Reighenbach. It was the object, there , was good enough to inform the House that he was fore, of Castlereagh, in that correspondence, to r a laeetly ashamed o f hi s Hon. F r i en d th e M em b er f o r restore things to what they were in 1809. So t he fertile course he had taken on the motion for far as Cracow was concern e d, Austria, Russia, and , lie address in answer to the speech from the Crown Prussia would not permit England and France to inter- Ud he was sorry to say that the course he was going fere in the arrangement, and this he considered must be . tape to-night wou ld no t en h ance hi m i n th e est i ma - evident to any one, fro m th e curt re ply o f th e E mperor a te en of the H on . M em b er f or M ontrose . H e h a d li s t- Alexander to L or d C ast l ereag h , on t h e 2 1 st M arc h , 4eci with great attent i on to t h e speec h o f t h e H on . 1814. N ow th e T reaty o f C racow was not s i gned t i ll ember for Montrose, but it contained only three sen- the 3d of May following, and was ingrafted into the l ucents he agreed with. The first was, that they must general treaty of Vienna in July afterwards. How het forget pounds, shillings, and pence ; the second was, came it then that the Noble Lord, when he received that tha t Peace was the greatest blessing that could befal a communication from Sir Richard Gordon, did not remon nati'm ; and the third was, that they ought to have the strate ; but it was not until afterwards that he did 41 ° rl courage to be honest. Now, with regard to the so when he had ascertained that Cracow was to be last," he thought the Hon. Member took a strange absorbed in the power of Austria. Having thus izttitirse in his endeavour to prove to the House that he shown that in this settlement the wishes of cr , a great desire to act honestly when he proposed that England had been consulted, he would inquire e a the slight grounds he had st a ted they how far the wishes of the Cracovians themselves had vpuld deny the Emperor of Russia his due. been consulted. It would be remembered that the city ills Hon. Friend the Member for Shrewsbury (Mr. of Cracow was not represented at all in the treaty of le r aali), in a speech unanswered, as well as other Hon. Vienna, although there were representatives from Ham ...embers who agreed with him, had entered their pro- burgh, and Lubeck, and Bremen, and even from the tes t against the declaration that had been made from the Jews of these places ; still Cracow was not repre , pron e . But, still further, the mover of the address, in septet], because she was considered in the light of a t Tswer to th e s p eec h f rom t h e Th rone, avo id ed pledging neutra l party. The three great Powers, who were di- M'a House t o any op i n i on upon that sect i on of the speech; v i ded as to which Power she should be annexed, were tinly went so f ar as t o p l e d ge t h em to t h an k s to h er o bli ge d to t h row as ide their petty squabbles, to me et a Jesty for the information which she had given them, the immense force of Napoleon, and they agreed to 'lamely, that she h a d or d ere d a protest to be made to the allow Cracow, for the time bei n g , to hold the r ank of a ' E mperors of Russia and Austria, and the King of Prussia, free city. The Hon. Member opposite, had seen fit to i latunst that which appeared to her to be a manifest vio- tax him (Lord George Bentinck) with misrepresenting grin of the treaty of Vienna; and her Majesty at the facts, when he stated that the news of the annexation seine time • informed the House that papers would be laid the House which would elucidate the matter. of Cracow .. had been received with acclamations and il beforelumination.—(Hear.) He would show the House that They had not been called upon to pledge themselves the Cracovians had r eason to re j oice th at they were either the o ne way or the other, to say that it was a mani- freed from the re i g n of terror wh ich would have feat violati on of the treaty of Vienna. But he (Lord been, if Poland had succeeded ; and that they were glad George Bentinck) after the most patient study to be placed under the gentler rule of Austria ; and he Of the pap ers w hi ch had beenlaid before would, in the first place, read the declaration of the the House, had come to the conclusion that • Emperor of Austria, to show that th e E m p eror did no t there was no vi o l a ti on of the treaty of Vienna whatever, threaten with courts martial and with executions the (Hear, hear,) In treating of what he must call the persons who had joined committees, or any societies minor question, the payment of the money, he concurred whatever. (The Noble Lord read at length the declare .so entirely with the Hon. Member for Southwark (Sir tion of the Emperor of Austria.) Was that not a W. Molesworth) that he should detain the House for a pleasing prospect to those persons who admired well very few minutes on that point. But he must be allowed regulated Governments ? But he would inquire how to observe on one point which had not been noticed by these promises had been fulfilled, and lie would quote , a ny preceding speaker, viz., that it was admitted in the authorities which might be received with more confi h n t aention oflB3l, and it was also recited in the Act passed dence by Hon. Gentlemen opposite than some he had , , a ? e h _House, that it was in consideration of Russia having already quoted in the course of that evening. He would . rg,vpher adhesion to the general provisions of the treaty quote from the correspondent of the Times newspaper, ,)_ Vie n na which were still in force, that the convention and from the correspondent of the Republican paper of _,.signed and the Act of Parliament passed. Now it Harnburgh. The Noble Lord proceeded to read ex- Ineuomonbe recollected that the 9th article of the treaty of tracts from that correspondence to show that the social . aeotraiittvhich related to Cracow, recited that complete and political condition of the city and territory of Cra " railitY Was guaranteed to Cracow, and that cow would be impr ove d u nd er the Austrian domination. to b e wry force, on any pretence whatever, was The Noble Lord then read a letter from a gentleman in //04, no er mitted to enter the free state of Cracow. Cracow, which stated that it was much for the adva n t age co uld ainfringement of the article relating to Cracow of Cracow that the annexation had taken place, as the I r ipi l ' n ' t e t aken as a manifest violation of the treaty of expenditure of the republic exceeded their income, and of ' "less it w as c l ea r that a violation of the treaty that the people of Cracow would free themselves from the forma had been committed in the year 1831, for at 300,000 dollars of taxation annually, and also obtain Aet v o e a r Y time that that convention was signed, and the the abolition of the import duties upon Austrian pro -404 -Parliament passed by the House, Russia was in duce. The country would also be freed from the im of ea:'Y occ upation of Cracow. The military occupation mense military force which they . were obliged to maintain of the e caa, though in contradiction to some of the articles gratis, and a number of Austrian capitalists would settle N at e treaty of —•e Y i nnn, was no violation of the general in the country, and render it prosperous. Prosperity Whey Honourable Vienna, which then continued in full force. would therefore be the lot of the Cracoviennes; and he seeioaalonourable Gentlemen talked of treaties they would not consent to brand the Emperor of Russia and t reet " t° forget that there were two parties to a the King of Prussia with having broken the faith of the he i?'' and that treaties, like other contracts, must treaty of Vienna. He regretted that the First Lord of tr ue "Pt on both sides. Although it was quite the Treasury should have charged three crowned heads 17 1 t hat one of the conditions of the treaty of with such paltry motives, upon such slight foundation, th ' 44 ea. was that no military force should occupy and he thanked the mild paternal Government of the tr emb ee state of Cracow, it was also a condition of the King of Prussia, and of the Emperor of Russia; he was aeuta r ai ° l ' Vienna that Cracow should observe a strict glad that they had given way to the mercy of decision, a teeta m i tY, and that she should give no asylum or pro- and that they had smothered this den of revolutionists, Goner t ° any refugees or other persons hostile to the which threatened to keep the whole of Europe in hot a lade ' n 'eut. If they were to believe the statements water. From all these considerations, he was prepared taeat e aP°u this point, there was no State which was a to move a direct negative to these resolutions. Bette rr_dehnquent in this respect than was the free Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said he was not aware whether the t hen a°' Cracow. In the year 1 831, there were no less feelings of the three crowned heads would be as warm towards t a here; °°o refugees in that State. It had been said that tate Noble Lord as his l we_re towards them. bb ea he . ar..) The opinions o f the f b e Lord oa_gh_ o e letter met y a direct qua no no just cause for interference on the part of vote of the House o Commons. He had a from a gen illtelat al t at ala d the Noble'Lord a t the head of the Govern tleman, not written from Vienna, but from Cracow itself. aa lste e h " said , on a former occasion, that he thought the He had seen a gentleman who was there at the time itself, and 'l4ce antes of Cracow might not have been altogether had remained there for three days after the revolution, and 4,llePtable to that country. Never was a charge so his opinions were very different from those which they had • I tag e 3 :, ; Without foundation as that. It Mr. just heard uttered.—(Hear, hear.) That gentleman tear, —.B were to be trusted, it would ap- had informed hiss, when the declaration was made public rae e that Austria had done all in her it was done amidst the tears of the women, the ' l le ``" maintain the peace of Cracow, and so soon as muraters of the men, and the thunder of the Austrian artillery. Aast l' a tate of Cracow called upon the Emperor of He had heard of illuminations, and he knew of people who would have preferred illuminations to having their windows and i t s for assistance, he sent a force of 800 strong, broken. and Cracoviennes preferred illuminations to having It f o - Was not till the Polish emi rants appeared in it • tee of g . their throats cut. The inhabitants of Cracow had sworn a at ta i a .„s,ooo strong that General Collin thought allegiance to the Austrian Government, and he would say that aeh ru .aut to retire. It appeared that upon the 18th of that dissatisfaction existed with regard to the Austrian Govern , ak a „ ue arY the A us t r i an troops a d vance d to C racow, an d meat, when it was known. He would give an instance of the ay tZ 2 2d General Collin r e tired. Upon the same sort of education the Aovernment gto the fo tie manifesto rth, 'nn of the Polish Government was put youth of Austria, which ustrian and, of course, G they would in ave future Iter e i .d " which they stated that their brethren in Posen extend it t o th e yout h o f Cracow. The following Ole 'lnns ' and prepared to avenge the wrongs of was the catechism r ea d i n th e sc h oo l s: —Q. H ow oug h t l a + a aa ao.. and call e d u p on t h e p eop l e o f P o l an d to un i te s ubj ec t s t o con d uct t h emse l ves towar d s the i r sovere i gn ? ZO h n " an oath swearing fidelity to their country. A. Subjects ought to behave towards their sovereign to ajPed that Hon. Gentlemen who seemed to connect like faithful slaves before their master. Q.—Why ought they / : o ,lll t i ea of the Polish Government with that of liberty, to behave like slaves? A.—Because the sovereign is our _Nat e lo ok a little closely at the constitution of the re- master, and his power extends over our property as over our persons. We feel the blessing God bestows on us in giving us 'r e tie - 4. l 'aq Government of Poland. What were the "ovea. of 'that Government? They first made the n a he g e o r od e. )antesc,hattistisannnkeintlef the t su perio r .—(La ughter stlaess e t, be eeo and I tkl iZ'lnent, so far as Poland was concerned, universal stow upon us when he gives us e a gr g e o a :l and Chr istian king-- a" o d e late. The second article imposed the penalty such as him under whom we have the happiness to live, and we ' l t -- ""uPOn•any person who should refuse to occupy li Place - ought to pray to Gad to. give a long life an d reign to-our b.- . loved sovereign. -The Polish Government, as it was to be este ttled Under the Government, which might be as thie t r o the m , blahed, was to be absolutely answerable to the nation. He The third compelled every person ca should like to know whether the Governments of the three ours -° ,,`,..arms, to assemble within twenty-four aas e aft the bearing - ofthe • l Government _Powers who had seised Cracow were answerable to the nation. the sot r e , manifesto ea * au t ha 4 n, and place themselves at the disposal of that if the twenty millions of Poles were to unite, no -Power 'NO l a thorities of the place near which they resided, could subdue them. Every Pole under the new system of 211t ed e event of their not doing so, they were to be Government should be made to provide for his wife 'Net •as deserters , andpunishedsuch . The fourth and family, th e e, , rs, as and the crippled and sick should be sup. " 41 46' 4 ' 4 1W with death all who did not submit ported by the community. • It pray . ed the Divine bless. a ll tlish ed •e \v la the revolutionary Government. The fifth ing on their arms, and concluded with . a recommendation at . la t o 5 nu death also every person who should be - the aY eons • e Q ov committee or society, without the sanction murder . also to be administered, by which each that their arms should not be sullied or stained by plunder or An oath was fay pee erament. The sixth, punished with death Pole swore to devote hi i m sb s e e d l thth in e st c e a a of' rY f son who(Mr . buncombe ) e w a o or tota should destroy the signals of the coup- il th e sio r H did not think that the opinion expressed had succeeded . et t l a ia 40 , 0 . r. e - - up , any officer in the execution of that duty. by the Noble Lord that evening would at all help the oppress (ll that life, h a e n y d q at t i l Yet e t , il ileatber had spoken rather severely of the t r 'cl an ' e Austrian Government in encouragig the tria, what guarantee could be given that Saxony or ing powers . powers. Under such a system as the one adopted by Aus f4 'fi at s t a ° Murder the landed proprietors of the n mom- land would preserve their liberties for six months hinge!, P.r d e al th e aory did that matter stand ? It appeared that they would not be taken by these benefactors of mankind? have tj l laaa4 st atement of Mr. Magenis that upwards of 70 In the present case, the ambassadors of this country must the had t, akus tr n ia a t from the Gallician peasantry waited upon been duped by these powers, and that greatly aggravated h 4 ., eash Government, praying for assistance against insult to the honour of this country. The ambassador a o t. b i g shot down e mats and it was not until the landlords Berlin, the Earl of Westmoreland, in a letter to the E tb arl oe. l to- 0 in the' som e of the peasantry who had refused to Aber t d . een, f dted the 22d of February, had stated tha t t ure e an . a a ' r eie ealf.ainesarrection, that the peasantry of Gallicia P only cua d m es n ti o ned troacawst wsoas long g re a ly s otiflea security y ra n rif tb n e a. Gov , ern ! at e Z up war u Znee against their persecutors didand mur- meat required it. How would the Noble Lord explain dr e arnich 3 of 600 of them. Well, Prince that ? A letter from Mr. Bloomfield, at St. Peters llitat.eti th e say that the peasantry . of Gallicia burgh, to the Earl of Aberdeen, stated, that in consequence op wal eh restoration of the Polish . Govern- of a rumour having reached him that it was in contemplation lierf a 4 10/1 , real my reminded them of their . former to make some . changes affecting the independence of Cracow A u whi le '''' the time when they were nothing but he made inquiries, and was answered that no idea of any mo lt, _stri, v _ , under the favourable rule of the house ol dificatien was as yet entertained. A letter from Mr. Magennis, e then t o were nearly allproprietors of land. Was •is e to is h„ wondered informed him that no mention had been made of any specific tia a a o ria a' at, that the Gallicians should points . which were to be discussed in an approaching Confer !), b ee , man against the Polish emigrants? It had ence with referenee to Poland, but he had no reason to be- Chia,. aaaid that Austria had no just ground for have that any permanent military occupation of Cracow was Net, •`° le treaty with Cracow. The Poles, or the Aust via as and p contemplated by that Cabinet , and he ada further said that atroariaa antes eles together, were the first to invade that which had been consecrated by a solemn treaty, forbade p 4 ,: I R, and a Y crossed the Vistula with a force of 5,000 any such such supposition.—(Lond cheers.) A dispatch from va st] °! Auspanceecled to the salt mines—the richest W a rsaw, fr o m a Colonel —, stated that it had been in con. 4 4 4 , A) ° , r arta—and he could not, therefore , under- templation to occupy . Cracow for the next two years, and that th e 1 -tat hoatnat argument it could be pretended that that idea was raised before the present disturbances in Gallicia, k iti e o ity of ' o no right to carry the war into the heart of or before the revolutionary . manifesto at Cracow was published. k iss ! ) . aat a r i a e°w, and to treat her as a conquered Here would show, and, indeed, here would prove, that the . dis hwohestonmmitatrl th 4t le, and respect to the pretence that Austria, turbances had been h got should pouV like t Emp i e t ror h of Austria and Prince Metternic . H p r i sed Part , Pr USSia, had no right to alter ° al 4in theo' the treaty of Vienna tom- 2,000 . persons were n - ts a r i c ) e ee b y e n e t n ak a e p a pre a h n e d nde e d, /141 rep eat the article relating to Cracow, - he could this murder had not in any sin'Lle ta i roin t a lca l• Fri e e ar guments used on a former occasion b ehile all the political utsu ? rg h The real culprits he'd escap n e7 aer th e H ad the Member for Sh band Y awaited their trel at Berlin doses)tsigned $o °d that the articles Shrews bur re- and those who were comparativ a ely anno . c . ent were taken' . d h Majesty,' lil a ' in „in chief by Great Britain , to Cracow Two years ago the Emperor of Russia visited er GA ,or .t'ort reat Britain, France, Swe- and subsequent to that event, her Majesty, in an address from -li kateal a __ ugal. The law of ntitions, he be- the throne, stated that as the Emperor of Russia had undertaken " g uezed troika.. in a fir differ en t li g ht ;journey to this country at oonsiderabls inccnvenience to him. ran bat ; -- Once' 3 gage' o th ° else Juteh' THE SUN, LONDON,_ FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 12, 1847. self, that she had great hope that this event would improve the amicable feelings between this country and Russia. To that he would only say, if the result of his visits was to be such acts as the suppression of Cracow, he hoped he would not put himself to any personal inconvenience in visiting this coun try, or in gracing them with his presence.—( Laughter and cheers.) He begged, however, to thank the Hon. Member for Montrose, in the name of his constituents, for bringing the question before the House so that he had given the Noble Lord, who aspired to be the future Chancellor of the Exchequer, an opportunity of expressing his sentiments on the subject. The money part of the question he (Mr. Dun combe) thought the least important, but the opinion of the House ought to be expressed in the most decided terms, in order to strengthen the hands of the Government should it ever be required. Sir ROBERT PEEL said, if the views of the Hon. Member for Montrose, in proposing his resolutions, were just and right, he would at once admit the consistency of proposing a series of resolutions in relieving themselves from the obliga tions which the Conventions of 1815 and 1831 imposed, in taking on themselves the payment of the debt contracted by Russia with the subjects of Holland. He thought the Hon. Gentleman has pursued a Parliamentary and consistent course in proposing the practical resolution by the circumstances on which that motion was based, and if they agreed to the 4th resolution there would be no great difficulty in affirming the resolutions, if not in their present form, at least in substance. But he had the greatest doubt as to the right of this country to relieve itself of the obligations of the Convention of 1815 and of 18.31, and if there was any question as to the right, he doubted the policy of construing the convention in favour of such a course.—( Hear, hear.) By the convention of 1815, this country assumed the obligation of the debt on two grounds. The first was on account of the exertions made by the Powers who were party to the treaty of Chamount, inducing Belgium to part from France, and to annex herself to Holland ; and the second, which was one that affected the honour and character of England, was not because peace had been concluded, but because Holland had consented to give up to this country the valuable possessions of the Cape of Good Hope, Essequibo, and Berbice. He thought the letter of the Marquis of Londonderry, which had been recently published, decided this question. That Noble Lord said that the prin ciple of the convention was such as he had described, and that while it contained the obligation that the payment of the inte rest on the debt to Russia should be transferred to England, while the latter, as an equivalent for this pecuniary payment, should take possession of the colonies in question. But what else did the treaty stipulate ? It expressed the stipulation which had been recognised by an Act of Parliament, and this was a matter not before referred to in the debate. It expressed the stipulation that this obligation should endure—that the pay. meat of the half of the interest of the Russia-Dutch loan should continue even in the event of war between Russia and this country.—( Hear, hear.) Supposing, then, with the Hon. Gentleman, the Member for Montrose, that the treaty had been violated in s o fl agran t a manner as he had described, and even were a war to arise, he (Sir Robert Peel) con.: tended they were bound to continue the. payment. While it was expressly stipulated that Russia should be botaepta arraneements eolesae-- :of 7v" 1 " 8 " . bounds in consideration of the colonies which bad been ceded to her, even in the case .01 a war with. Russia, to pay the in terest on the debt. Mr. HUME.—Was there not another condition—the an nexation of Holland to Belgium ? Sir ROBERT PEEL said there was no such ob ligation, though . against England, in the event of hostilities with Russia, there was a distinct and enduring ob ligation to continue the payment of the debt. It was because he doubted the right of England to relieve herself, that he op. posed the resolutions. Consistently and equitably he main tained that the spirit of the convention imposed on this country the payment of the debt, and they had no moral right to relieve themselves. Whatever pretext they might have at any other time to relieve themselves, at the present time such a course could only lead to suspect their motives, and it would be said that the object they had in view was to gain a pecuniary advantage. He was more anxious than ever that they should honourably and equitably fulfil their engagements, because of the different sentiments of the Minister of France in relation to this transaction. M. Guisot said in his protest, " No power could free itself from the obligation of treaties without freeing others that were also parties to it. France had not forgot the fearful sacrifices imposed on ber by the treaty of 1815, and such a violation of a treaty as bad now taken place would be made a precedent for the regulation of the conduct of other powers." He (Sir Robert Peel) protested against the language of the Prime Minister of France. He totally denied that the mis deeds of certain powers—if misdeeds they were to be considered —could sanction the violation of a treaty by those powers, because he believed the present state of Europe was such as to make such a proceeding dangerous. By adhering to trea ties, was the best mode of securing peace. If they stood alone they ought to furnish an honourable example in the face of the world of maintaining inviolate the obligations they entered into with other nations On these grounds--on grounds connected with the' name and honour of England—he could not concur with the Hon. Gen tleman in taking the first step towards relieving themselves from this liability. He. found that there were gentlemen who concurred with him in thinking that the obligations of the con vention were still binding, and although they dissented from' some of the resolutions of the Hon. Gentleman, they con curred with him thus far in believing that the three Powers had violated the treaty. Now he (Sir R. Peel) thought the resolutions of the Hon. Gentleman consistent, if a practical conclusion could be arrived at; but if no conclusion was in tended to follow, the three first resolutions were without support or foundation. The Hon. Gentleman wished them to declare that they viewed the proceedings of the three Powers with alarm and indignation. On the part of the Hon. Gentleman, this resolution might be very proper, and with his opinions it comprised everything. After a solemn declaration in the face of Europe, were they to view the conduct of the three powers with alarm and indignation , ? What did the Hon. Gentleman propose that they should do ? He did not think that for a po pular assembly for the representation of England a proceeding like that recommended by the Hon. Gentleman would be a very dignified one, unless they were prepared to follow that proceeding up by some practical and determined step. He considered the Noble Lord was justified in the distinction which he drew between the executive Government and a popular as sembly. The Crown had entered its protest against the annihi lation of Cracow as a free and independent State. It was the duty of the Crown to make such a protest on the part of this great empire ; it was the duty of the Crown to make a repre sentation of that nature. The Crown was the channel throu,eli which the embodied opinions of this country should be made, but he confessed that as .they were not prepared to take any practical step on these reaOlutions, he felt the difficulty of ac ceding to them, although they themselves abstractedly consi dered might appear fair and reasonable. He could not see the necessity of coming to any of the resolutions brought forward by the Hon. Member. He thought that the House should rather leave the matter in the hands of the Government ; he thought that they should rather leave it in the di.cretion of Ministers, and refer it to the responsibility of the executive. On these grounds, he could not agree with the Hon. Gentle man in supposing that any practical conclusions could be founded on his resolutions, and therefore he was not prepared to accede to them. At the same time, although it was his opinion that to assent to these resolutions would lead to no practical result, at the same time that he deprecated any mere declaration of opinion on the subject, he felt it his duty to ac company these expressions of opinion with the distinct declar ation that he (Sir R. Peel) adhered to the opinion which he had expressed on the first day of the Session—that the Act of the three Powers, extinguishing the independence of Cracow— in annihilating its existence as a free state—was equally con trary to the stipulations of the treaty, as it was inimical to the confidence which ought to exist between the great Powers of Europe ; and, therefore, while he retained his opinion that, while it was of the utmost importance that they should main tain friendly relations with these three great Powers, he, for one viewed with the utmost satisfaction the amicable under standing that for some years past had existed with the neigh bouring country—an understanding only interrupted by what bad taken place with respect to the Spanish marriages. He perceived with satisfaction the cordial relations which exfsted between this country and France, because these relations were of the greatest importance to the cause of civili zation and the peace of the world, and it was with pain that he had seen that interruption ; but white he was strenuous for the cultivation of friendly relations with France, he never wished to cultivate these relations by any secret understanding with France that should give cause of suspicion or jealousy to the other Powers with whom it was .expedient that they should maintain similar relations with those three Powers, as would be honorable to the parties concerned—serviceable to the cause of civilisation—to the general interests of humanity—and con ducive to the peace of Europe. He mutt say, that in his ex perience the cordial relation which England had maintained with Prussia, Austria, and Russia, was justified by their ac tions towards Great Britain, and the just confidence they had placed in this country's policy. He thought that the maintenance of their friendly relations with France was per fectly consistent with their maintaining similar relations with the other powers. He thought, as he had already stated, that these three powers, during the five years of which he had had experience, had justified the confidence which had been placed in them, and therefore it was that from a feeling of this kind, that he was obliged` to express his regret that he could not concur in the opinion which the Noble Lord had just expressed that these countries were entitled to a public acknowledgment on the part of England. He could not find in the elaborate argument of Prince Metternich a justification for the conduct of these Powers—for if he took the general treaty of. the Congress of Vienna, he was told that the liberty which was given to Cracow was given by some separate and independent act to which England was not a party. He was told that the three Powers consented among themselves—consented to give Cracow her independence—and that France and England were merely passive and registering parties to the• policy pursued by these three Powers. When he reed that treaty, he found that the contracting parties had, on the 30th of May, 1814, in pursuance of the 32d article of that treaty, met at Paris for the purpose of embracing as one common transaction the various results of that negotiation. They united in one gene- ' ral act the various treaties which had been signed by the different powers. If he were not to assume that these several acts were to foraeone treaty—if the language did not convey that these separate treaties were not to form portion of this one act—what, he asked, could be the meaning of the term that the separate treaties would have the same force as the general act, if they were not intended to be so ? Did it mean that a part of the treaty had a bearing on some -of the states of Europe, and that other parts of the treaty had not such a bearing ? The Ministers had met together for the purpose of confirming these treaties, and after they had been confirmed, was it pos sible to maintain that they had not the same force when united into one general treaty, as if the Ministers of every country had been at the framing of each separate treaty ? He found that the parties met at Vienna. He would not speak of the several conventions of Cracow and of Warsaw, but he would refer to the sixth article of the treaty of Vienna, and he did not see that any circumstances could arise that would in any way invalidate the substance of that article. By that sixth article, it was expressly guaranteed that the independence of Cracow should be supported, and he did not see that anything had occured to invalidate the terms of that treaty, or that the terms of the sixth article was in any way to effectuate the destruction of the terms of that sixth article. He did not wish to • invalidate in any way the terms of the general treaty. Far from it. He could well consider t hat events might well take place, which would render the continuance of its existence an intolerable grievance to the neighbouring powers, and prove injurious to their interests. O spedoinont, this sr subject. Far w he ith fe t l h t e t i h r a i t nt j e u r s e t ts c . om m pl e ai d n i t d m n i o g t ht sa b y e t m hs a t d j e n o st f ent had a right to then th i s interferencegrun i c F nit m r e r)idiati fromno regulate its own proceedings. That was a doctrine whi t s y c ü b t h s e s s i o t ni n e a s r d m e e r i y u gt G o t n o b r e t e h La s m i he had never advocated, and on the same ground he t ds h e i mn m yi , gt hh t to deny t d nd e o n i distinctly denied, and totally denied that the geographical would not speak of the position position at all affected the question before the the Government.lou Ise. But they e i y had to settle the matter on another account ; but there was one question that was alike of importance to t e h f i e s nd co in u g ntr t y he as st t r o on al g l countries, and that was the principle of d against th e wea k. I n thi s coun try, if a complaint was made b y a pauper it wa s t a k en u p b y the parties, but much more —espe cially in p ro p or ti on as t h e poor man was able to keep his posi tion in the State. (Loud cheers.) He deeply regretted that this measure had been viewed as it had been by the Govern ments of Wirtemburg and Russia, for both were vitally inte rested in the preservation of the independence of Cracow surrounded as it was by powerful states. It was, therefore, doubly unwise to take this question as it affected the geogra phical position of Cracow.--(Lowl cheers.) Then, with re- Bard to the position of this country, he could not but feel that the restitutions which this country was enabled to make, that the subsidies which she had granted, was a sufficient guarantee of the faith which they had professed to keep. When he looked to the noble post which this country assumed, and which she had been enabled to maintain—when he recollected that this country had acted as a sea-mark to the whole world, he felt assured that whatever position she might assume, that her honour and her principle remained intact. When he looked back to the position which she had taken at the earlier period of the revolutionary war of France, and at the position which she had assumed afterwards, he felt this re proach to be utterly unmerited, and that her disinterestedness was entirely clear. In making this candid avowal he was perfectly frank in the declaration of his opinions, and in the firm belief that after a treaty of thirty years standing that no infraction ought to have been committed without a previous announcement to all the parties interested, and the three Powers who had been parties to this contract ought not to have acted without notification to the other great Powers with whom they were engaged—( Hear, hear)—and he thought that this was a question amenable to the public opinion of Europe.—(Cheers.) He greatly questioned the policy which had been pursued, for be did not believe that it would be wise to act upon the wild declarations of demagogues rather than upon the assumptions and deductions of statesmen. But there did at the same time pervade the intelligence and feeling of a great part of the community, a sincere desire to witness the progress of sober and well considered national freedom, there had always been felt a strong objection to any thing like retrogressions, there was a strong feeling now in ex istence which sympathised with one power whose liberality was, perhaps, least to be expected. There was a strange desire in this country to assist the progress of those reforms which were being carried out by the spiritual power of another country. and with respect to Cracow it was felt that the three Powers had violated every principle of intelligence and independence. The treaty of Vienna, in providing for the freedom of the town of Cracow, intended to give an example of a free Palish constitution, and independence: The Noble Lord opposite had stated that it was impossible that Poland could be restored to its previous ex istence, but he begged to remind the Noble Lord that he would find in the correspondence of Lord Castlereagh a dis tinct suggestion to the Emperor of Russia, that his moral du ties would compel him to ameliorate the condition of his poorest subjects. Now, there was one method by which the Emperor of Russia could have carried out that suggestion in a favourable manner, namely, by restoring the Poles to their rights as an independent community. Lord Castlereagh conveyed to the Emperor of Russia, on the part of Austria and Prussia, a dis tinct assurance that those Powers would readily acquiesce in the necessary accomplishment of that object. The Noble Lord would find that the correspondence contained a feeling, he would not say a condition, that the Emperor of Russia would give to Poland in a new form something of a national character. In the treaty of Vienna it was declared that Poles, who were the subjecti of Austria and Prussia, should obtain representative and- national institutions, _to be regulated ac- d'OvernmenTs to which they belonged should judge expedient and proper. 'Whether or not the conduct of the Poles in 1831 justified- the withholding of these national institu tions was another .matterl but what he contended for was, that the treaty of .Vienna intend e d th a t i n d e pendence a n d free Government should be given to the Poles, who were the 'subjects of Austria, Prussia, and Russia. He must again say that he deeply regretted what had passed. He could not find any sufficient justification for this conduct with regard to Cra cow. He thought the arguments urged in support of the course were as serious as the course itself, and he heartily approved of the protest that was entered to it by the Noble Lord. He thought the Noble Lord acted wisely in deter mining the relations in which this country stood with regard to France to protest on behalf of this country, in a perfectly separate and independent character. He concurred in the tenor of the protest, and felt it to be his duty to give to the Government such support as might be found in the simple expression of his opinion in favour of the course they had, and were, pursuing. Sir J. WALSH moved the adjournment of the debate. Lord J. RUSSELL could not too strongly express his un willingness that this debate should be adjourned.—( Hear, hear.) Because it would be exceedingly injurious to the carrying on of the public business of the State. They had before them a mast Important question, deeply affecting the welfare and safety of one portion of th e United Kingdom, and the adjournment of the, debate might interfere with its pro gress. He had repeatedly felt in the past session the greatest inconvenience from having Bills of great importance deferred till a late period of the session, when the number of Members attending the House of Commons was greatly diminished, while he had felt still more strongly the inconvenience arising from sending measures to the Upper House of Parliament when a sufficient number of Peers could not be found in Lon- TV 3.11-4.• CI, •••• •oyaaut a.. don to attend deliberately and properly to the necessary legis lation of the country. He therefore objected on public grounds to this debate being adjourned till Tuev'ay. He thought that the motion of the Hon. Member should not be allowed to interfere with those great subjects brou2ht no • der the consideration of the House by the Government v i , li re spect to Ireland. He hoped the debate would be continti..d un. til it was decided, and that the House would not come to an adjournment,— ( Hear, hear.) Mr. W. S. O'BRIEN thought that justice would not be done to the subject by continuing it at the present time. lie had wished to address the House himself upon the subject, and he had also had a communication with his Hen. Friend the Member for Shrewsbury, and several other Hon. Members, who had not yet addressed the House, but wished to do so. He hoped that the debate would be adjourned, and if the Government were not disposed to concede that point, he was prepared to divide the House upon the question of adjournment. Mr. LABOUCHERE was surprised that any argument in favour of the adjournment of the debate should have come from the Hon. Member for Limerick.—(Cheers.) The Go vernment had been accused by that Hon. Member, and other, Irish Members, of doing nothing for Ireland, and he certainly was not prepared to hear any proposition for putting off the measure proposed by the Government, emanate from the Irish Members. He thought that it would be most unfottunate, considering the present affairs of Ireland, if the present debate was adjourned. It was absolutely necessary that a speedy de ' cision should be come to by the House upon the subject of the measure proposed by 'the Government for Ireland, and he hoped that nu course would be pursued by the House calculated to im pede the progress of those measures. He thought that for Irish Members to propose the adjournment of a debate upon Poland, to the exclusion of questions relating to Ireland, was certainly most strange, especially after the charges which had been made ' by Irish Members against the Government. Mr. W. S. O'BRIEN, who rose amidst cries of '‘ Spoke," expressed a hope that the House would allow him a few words in explanation, after the charge made against him by the Right Hon. Secretary for Ireland. If he had thought that the ad journment of the debate would have interfered in the smallest degree with the progress of Irish business, nothing would have induced him to move it He had no intention of moving the adjournment to that dap ( Friday), but thought that the re sumption of the debatealn Tuesday could not possibly cau , o any delay in those measures. Mr. M. O'CONNELL had heard with regret the language of the Right Hon. Member the Secretary for Ireland to the effect, that Irish Members ought not. to take a part in debates upon the condition of Poland, he thought that there was no question so near to Irishmen. and upon which they might so well claim the attention of the House, as upon questions con nected with Poland, the eastern Ireland of Europe.--( Hear, ) Mr. LABOUCHERE denied that he had said anything which might joini joining g e ineoansdtirsuceudssioinntoinatnhatartiguoumsee upon tagainst Irish A on the alkali of Poland. What he had said was, that he was surprised that Irish Members should, for the sake of Poland, oppose any obitacles to the measures proposed by her Majesty's Govern ment for the relief of the great distress at present existing in Ireland. _ Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that he did not distinctly hear what the Hon. Member said when he moved the adjournment of the debate. He thought. he appointed this day for resuming the debate, and it was upon that understanding that he made the obseriations h e did. He had no objection, however, that it should be adjourned till Tuesday the day the Hon. Member appointed. The debate was accordingly adjournedtill Tuesday. HARBOURS, DOCKS, AND PIERS BILL. This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted. LANDED PROPERTY (IRELAND) BILL. On the order of the day for the further consideration of the report on this Bill, The Earl of LINCOLN moved the amendment he proposed on Monday last with respect to corn mills Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN seconded the motion. After a few words from Mr. BELLEW and Mr. VEsirlr, Sir D. NORREYS and Sir R. FERGUSON were in favour of making the clause as general as possible. Sir R. PEEL considered that a greater number of corn mills would be constructed, if they were left to private interest than if they were interfered with, as propned by the Bill. a o cc rd ed s e a d fte to r The CHANCELLOR of the- EXCHEQU E R the proposition of the Noble Lord, and all the words l' ea s v t i o n n g es t i l ' ese we in r i e lls a a c n co d r o d t i h ng er lyomittparties es interested. clause—thus Same further verbal alterations in the Bill having been buildings ed t o from te made, the report was agreed to. The House then adjourned at One o'clock. warn the public of a form of imposition which appears to be still extensively practised on the benevolent portion of the CAUTION.—We have frequently had occasion to community, by parties transmitting letters from Ireland, rAceiv'd belonging to the detailing cases-Of touching distress , . and implo2;:inggentle means of returning to their native country . of tlio d monts, the humbler from a Mrs. Ann ,Mills, 1 classei, and parporting to conic apparently r in en K 1 i w t h otro tb n ...i b t l y y a who, with three thildren, had been wrecked off Cape Clear, while on.her passage to join her husband in Ame rica, who was represented as a colour-sergeant the person 77th Regiment. The letter was accompanied by a printed certificate, .pretending to be signed by two justice s o f th e peace, and otherwise bearing marks of authenticity ; b u t on the gentleman applying to the Dublin Pol ice•office, he was favoured with a series of othe r document s , detailing similar cases of fictitious distress, the particulars of each being slightly varied. It is almost unnecessary to add, that these are all fabricated statements, and the chief difficulty in the way of the conviction of these parties lies in the want of legal proof. However, it is hoped that an exposure of their nefa rious scbemeS will have the effect of preventing their realiza tion.—. Aberdeen Herald. DARING OUTEAGE.—A few days a go, two ruffians unceremoniott.-ly entered a house during th e day at Bal gonie Castle, and seeing no ono but a woma n , th ey very rudely demanded money fro m her ; when, in ord er t o get rid of such to giveunwelcome ea c h visitors m aas few quicklycoasr possible, she consented s, which they scornfully rejected , and with threatening lan guage at tempted to compel her to yield to their unjust de mand ; one of the villains at the same time produced a pistol, and sternly demanded & 11. note from her, while the other ac complice seized a gun which was in the apartment, when both gave vent to fearful threats with the view of extort ing the above-named sun. The woman by this time was in great terror. Her husband was absent, and there was no one within cry of her to lend assistance in such a perilous moment. She was just about to submit to their heartless demand, when a stratagem occurred to her of loudly calling with energetic impatience on some one she feigned to ad dress from the window of the room. The plunderers on seeing this fled, without waiting for their object, and scam pered off in full speed, nor have they been heard of since. Intimation was without delay conveyed to the police station at Markinch, and ever since a careful search has been maki for the merciless depredators.—Edinburg,, Advertiser. ng AN EXTENSIVE SLIP.—An extensive slip has oc curred at Shakspeare's Cliff, which seems to be gradually breaking up its establishment and leavi ng England indis gust. This may be in consequence of the little hold Shak speare has lately had upon his native country; and the cliff, probably, is only crossing the Channel to seek home in more congenial lands. Whither will it go to? Will it settle on the French coast, or sail direct for New York? It would be curious to find Shakspeare's Cliff at Calais with a board stuck up, " Removed from over the way." We are con fident that Shakspeare himself would be thought all the more of if he had a firm footing in France, amid - that his drama and his cliff would rise much higher in the public estimation when pieces of it could be taken front the French. —Punch. .. . • • • The Postmaster-General had an interview, yesterday, with the Chancellor o the Exchequer. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) THURSDAY, 21TARCH 11. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE. 'The following Railway Bills are appointed to be read a second time:— MONDAY, MARCH 15. Midland (Mangotsfield to Bath). GlAsgow;Paisley, and Greenock (Branches at Port Glasgow). Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock (Branch to the Caledonian Railway and Diversion of Canal). THURSDAY, MARCH 18. Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Act Amend:nen and Branches. South Devon Extension and Amendment). HER: MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Last night was the first " long Thursday" of the season the first of those extra performances which are always so de lightful, and always so crowded. The performances last night were Lucia de Lammermoor, in which Fraschini, as Egardo, more than sustained the high reputation which performance on Tuesday had acquired for him. A diver tissement, in which a new pas. entitled La Slavonian, was produced, for Mademoiselle' Rosati and M. Paul Taglioni, and which bids fair to rival the Cracovienne in popularity; the last act of La Farorita, with Gardoni and Sanchioli ; and the superb ballet of Coralia. The house was crowded to excessin every part. Among the elite of the beau monde present we observed ILR.H .the Duchess of Cambridge, attended by Baroness Hammerstein, Mrs. de Burgh, and Baron lineFebeck ; Baroness Brunow and Madlle. Olga de Lechna, his Excellency the Baron Hugel, the Baron and Baroness de Linden, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Earl of Falmouth, the Earl of Munster, the Count de Courcy, the Earl Grenville, Lady Brougham, the Viscount Duncannon, Lord A. Fitzclarence, M. de Coulter, Hon. Wm. Wellesley, Mr. Hubert de Burgh, Sir W. Ball, Mr. and Miss Brereton Trelawny, Captain Gre vale, Captain and Mrs. Townley, Major Baring, &c. &c. ADEL PHI THEATRE. A new three act melodrama from the pen of Mr. Buck stone, entitled Flowersof the Forest, a Gipsy Story, was pro duced here last night, with the most complete success. The scene opens in a wood near the Cumberland hills, and we find Lemuel (Miss Woolgar) a poaching gipsy, gun in hand, looking out for game. He is met by Captain Lavrock (Mr. C. J. Smith) the Lord of the Manor, and horsewhipped by him. However Lemuel manages to kill his hare and sells it. The next scene is the boudoir of the Lady Agnes (Miss Emma Harding), the sister of Lavrock. She is engaged to be married to Alfred ( Mr. Boyce), and this is the eve of her wedding day. Alfred arrives accompanied by Lavrock, but Alfred is out of spirits. He relates to Lavrock a romantic adventure which had occurred to him in Italy. Ho bad been attacked and wounded by brigands, had been found by a gipsy tribe, and had been tended and carefully watched by the daughter of the gipsy chief. The remembrance of this was still fresh in his recollection, and that remembrance made him unhappy. We are next introduced to the gypsy camp near the Lakes, and we find Starli g ht B ess (Sl rs . Fitzwilliam) a warm-hearted basket-maker, ballad-singer, and fortune-teller, who has so long told fortunes, which have so strangely come true, that she more than half believes in her supernatural powers, Kinchin (Paul Bedford) a rejected lover of Starlight Bess, and Lemuel the Poacher, her accepted suitor. In this scene these three sing a gipsy trio, full of spirit and humour (the composition of Mr. Ed ward Fitzwilliam) which was deservedly encored. Then comes the scene of the wedding. The scene represents the ex terior of a country chtirch ; groups of rustics are scattered around, awaiting the approach of the marriage pro cession of Alfred and Agnes. As the procession is about to enter the-church, Cynthia, the Zingana (Madame coleeto rises from behind a tombstone arid confronts Alfred. It is the Italian 'gipsy who has saved his life. It is in vain' that her father, Ishmael - (Mit• 0. Smith) reproaches her with hi s t r e ason •tb 'her race ;" it is in vain that Lavrock orders her to be removed; she will approach Alfred ; not that she has any' Claim on him—not that the wishes to interrupt the marriage ceremony—not that she desires that he should lova her—but she adores him as a superior being, and she rushes towards him, falls at his' feet, and worships him. Lavrock, in indignation, orders the marriage ceremony to be stayed, and challenges Alfred to meet on the morrow morn. The two meet alone at the foot of Skiddaw. It is in vain for Alfred to urge any excuses, Lavrock insists on fighting him at ten paces, produces pistols, and as Alfred discharges his pistol in the air, Lavrock falls dead from a shot from the gun of Lemuel, who had watched the whole scene, and who shoots him out of revenge for the horsewhipping of the day before. The report of fire arms brings around them the peasants from the neighbourhood. Lavrock, with his dying breath, declares he has been killed by Alfred, who is arrested on the charge of murder. Ishmael, who has seen the whole transaction, comes forward and praises Lemuel for his daring, and solemnly swears that he saw Alfred murder Lavrock. The scene then changes to a country wake, where we find Cheap John (Wright) an itinerant auctioneer, selling goods by Dutch auction and unheard-of low prices, which he is enabled to d o by being in league with Kinchin, who steals the goods which Cheap John sells. Bess arrives at the fair with Cynthia, and induces Cheap John and Kinchin to navigate a boat on the lake under the walls of Lavrock Hall, to aid in the escape of Alfred, of whose inno• cence Cynthia is convinced; in fact, she suspects her father to be the murderer. The escape is effected, and Alfred is in the gipsy encampment, from which, however, he is retaken. The opening scene of the third act is in Bess's tent. Lemuel is sleeping, but his sleep is disturbed. Bess wakes him, and at length, unable to bear the tortures of conscience, he con fesses that he has committed the murder for which Alfred is to be tried. That confession is overheard by Cynthia, who rushes from her concealment, seizes Lemuel by the throat, and, with superhuman strength, drags . him to the assize, court, and delivers him up to justice just in time to save Alfred, who is acquitted, while Lemuel is condemned. On her return she is cast out by her tribe, her father uttering imprecations on her head. Bess, who. has returned heart-broken from the assizes, finds her exposed to the pelting of the storm, takes pity on her and leads her back. to her tribe. They agree to receive her on one condition, that she shall stab a Gentile who has taken refuge in their tent. That Gentile is Alfred, who, on being released, has sought the gipsy tents to rescue Cynthia from the vengeance of her kindred. She accepts the conditions, takes the fatal knife, and with it stabs herself. At this moment Alfred's friends, who have traced him oat, arrives, and the curtain falls upon the tableau. Nothing could exceed the intensity of the acting of Madame Celeste as Cynthia ; and Mrs. Fitzwilliam, as Bess, sung her snatches of ballads, and acted with that mixture of naiveté, humour, and pathos, which no actress saveherself can infuse into a part. She can compel tears and smiles at pleasure. In fact, Buck stone has admirably fitted every member of the Adelphi company in this new melodrama, which . bids fair to rival in popularity even The Green Bushes. The principal artists were called for at the c nclusion, and there was a loud call for Buckstone, who appeared and bowed his thanks. The piece, which is admirably mounter in every"respect, was an nounced by Madame Celeste for repetition every evening, amidst the unanimous applause of a house crowded to the ceiling. „ SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—TitURODAy. Very few horses were backed yesterday for anything like "sums," still, bad as the business was, it led to some changes in the Spring Handicaps. Doleful became first favourite for the Northampton Handicap, and Lynceus and Vanish first and second for the Newmarket; the Euclid colt, although not backed, was also in higher favour. The Liberator }vas in demand for the 2,000 Guin e a s , and all the money that could be got on Antler for the Chester Cup at 20 to 1 was invested ; the final offers did not exceed 17 to 1 ; there was no other alteration of any consequence in the betting on the last-mentioned race. The Derby bets were 6 to 1, in ponies, agst the favourite, 11 to I in fifties, and 10 to 1 to 2001. agst Planet; 600 to 50 agst Epirote, 28 to 1 •to 2001. apt Horn of Chase, 2,000 to 40 agst Old Port, 1,000 to 15 agst Oxonian, 50 to 1, in ponies, agst War Eagle, and 1,000 to 10 agst Philosopher. Closing prices LEAMINGTON STEEPLE CHASE. 9 to 2 agst Mr. Ouseley Higgins's Pioneer—taken 9 to 1 agst Mr. Preston's Brunette—taken NORTHAMPTON HANDICAP. Bto 1 agst Mr. GratwiCke's Doleful—t. and aftds. offd. 10 to 1 agst Mr. Gregory's Euclid colt 10 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Halo—taken NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 9 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke'a Lynceus— taken 10 to 1 agst Sir C. .lionck's Vanish—taken 13 to 1 agst Mr. Gregory's Euclid colt—take 14 to 1 14 to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting —take 15 to 1 25 to 1 agst Crozier —taken THE PORT. 100 to 40 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tattoo Sykes laid 90 to 30 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting in one 90 to 80 agst Colonel Anson's Ingo et METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 8 to 1 agst Mr. Stephenson's Sheraton—take 9 to 1 20 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Pink Bonnet—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Devil-me-care—taken TWA THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 6 to 1 agst Sir R. Pigot's Conyngham—taken 8 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Liberator—taken 10 to 1. 11 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Sister to Cobweb colt—taken 11 to 1 agst Mr. S. Conway's Christopher—taken CHESTER CUP. 17 to 1 agst air. Herbert's Antler—taken 20 to 1 freely 26 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Camera Obscure 1000 to 30 agst Mr. Irwin's Mickey Free—taken 45 to 1 agst Captain Pettatt's Newcourt—taken to 50!. 50 to 1 agst W. Scott's Sir Tattoo Sykes=taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress—taken 2000 to 30 agst Lord Eglinton's Plaudit—taken 1000 to 10 agst Mr. Payne's Queen Mab—taken Offers to take 30 to 1 about Punch. DERBY. 6 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp 10 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Planet—taken and aft. off. 12 to 1 aget Mr. Bowes's Epirote—.taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Glentilt—taken 28 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Holm of Chase—taken 35' to 1 - agst Mr. O'Brien's Liberator—take 40. to 1 40 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Sister to Cobweb colt—taken 2000 to 40 agst Mr. Worley's Old Port—taken • 1250 to 25 agst Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle—t. and aft. off. 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Fuller's Oxottian—taken and aft. off. „WOO to 10 agst Mr, Fox's Philosopher --taken. NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, - 1647.' Vita:lA - tr.—Lord E. Russell's Reminiscence, agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Will-o'-the-Wisp,, both three years, old, Bst. 7{b. each.- Al'. 200 h. ft:' CAPTUItE OF A GHOST. —For some weeks com plaints have been made to the police that several persons had been sadly frightened at the . awful appearance of some supernatural monster in the neighbourhood of Bloxwich, having a huge pair of horns, and enveloped in white. In • structions were given to the police to use all diligence to effect his capture, . but somehow or other his ghostship became aware of the attention paid to him by the "men in blue," and started like a guilty thing urn a fearful sum mons." Nothing more was heard of him until the night of Monday, the 22d ultimo, when he was seer traversing, with "martial stalk," the neighbourhood of BloK.wich-green, ex hibiting, as on former occasions, a huge pair of horns. After frightening one or two persons, who fled st the top of their speed, he came in contact with a "field caipenter," a young man, named Wm. Adams. Adams, it aprears, was return ing from his work, having his tools on is back, and not liking the ways of his ghostly acquaintalce (who, by the way, became more pressing than pleasant), sought to free himself by means of a bradawl which he had in his hand, and with which he dealt a severe blow at the left thigh of the ghost, who immediately fill upon his knees, roaring piteously. Adams then proceeied to dismantle him of his masquerade dress, when the unfortunate hero of the night's adventure turned out to be a +oung man named John Perry, a stirrup-filer, of Bloxwict; well known to Adams. Several persons were promptlyon the spot, and conveyed the ghost to his home, where ie was put to bed, and a surgeon sent for to dress his wolind, which, fortu nately for him, though .a severe one, vas not considered dangerous, but he has been confined to his bed in conse quence nearly ever since. As soon as he was sufficiently re covered Perry procured a warrant against Adams for stabbing him, and had him apprehended. The amused was brought before the magistrates at the Guildhall on Wednesday last, but the complainant did not appear, aid Adams was dis charged.— Wolverhumptori Chronicle. INTRA-MURAL B URI A Ls.—We learn on good authority that Government have prepared a Bill t o prohibit the farther interment of corpses in the churchyards of larg e towns and popular districts. The greate3t and m ost gust- Mg national nuisance of modern times a , h e h oldersth of shareserefoZt, lik ely dis to be sooner abated than was expected. 7 in Sunda cemeteries s will not look g rave at this intelligence.— y Time. DUTCH VEGETABLES. —We observe, on reference to the list of arrivals of cattle and provisions from the con tinent of Europe on Monday last, that a steam-ship from Harlingen brought 385 bags and baskets of potatoes, being an unusually large quantity from Holland, and that another vessel from Rotterdam brought twentplve packages of cucumbers. RAILWAYS. An Account of the proposed Amount of Capital, and of the Sums authorised to be Borrowed, in the Railway Bills de posited with the Commissioners of Railways, for the present Session of Parliament. Amount of Capital Amount of Sums authorised to be Borrowed Total Capital and Lnan FREDERICK W. A. BRUCE, Secretary. Office of Commissioners of Railways, March 10, 1847. CAPT. WARNER'S INVENTION. A Copy of Report of Officers appointed to make a Trial o: Mr. Warner's Long Range, addressed to the Master- General of the Ordnance. (Confidential.) To Field-Marshal the Most Honourable the Marquis of Anglesey, K.G., &c. &c. London, Dec. 9, 1846. My Lord Marquis,---We have the honour to forward to your Lordshp, for the information of her Majesty's Govern ment, the journal of our proceedings as a Committee ap pointed to inquire into Captain Warner's inventions. Our attention has as yet been directed only (agreeably to our instructions) to that denominated the "Long Range," the trial of which took place in your Lordship's presence on the evening of the 28th of November. From this document it will be observed that our earnest desire has been to bring this long-pending question to a fair practical proof, by giving Captain Warner every facility of exhibiting his invention, consistent with our public duty. The amount of Captain Warner's own estimate was fur nished to him by the Government, the place of operation was chosen by himself, and also the direction of the object to be operated against; finally, after Captain Warner had stated his preparations were complete, five days elapsed before all circumstances suited his perfect convenience and were fa- Aionrable for making his experiment. We have now the honour to report that this trial proved a failure; and having given the subject our most serious conaideration, we are of f ho, a1i , ....7.;..;.et=za ing (arm trom the complicated nature of) the mode of opera tion, and the uncertainty of p rec i s i on o f a i m , t hi s i nvent i o n' of- be " Long Range" cannot be made available 'for the general purposes of war; and we beg farther: to remark that the principle of action will always be discovered upon - the first exhibition. We await your Lordship's orders as to our future pro ceedings, Captain Warner having stated that he would not enter into the subject of his " explosive powers," or other inventions, until the long range is finally disposed of. We have, Sic. (Signed) H. D. CHADS, Captain, R.N. J. A. CHALMER, Lieut.-Col., R.A. (By order of the Master-General and Board of Ordnance.) R. BYHAM, Secretary. Office of Ordnance, March 5, 1847. ASSOCIATION FOR THE REVIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC. EDINBURGH, Mancn 9. Public meetings were held this morning and this evening, n the Music ball, of the classes of this association, which is patronised by the Queen, the Queen Dowager, Prince Al bert, and a number of the Scottish_nobility. The society was instituted in November, 1844, principally with the view of improving Church psalmody, of instructing teachers, precentors, and the children of schools of all denominations, in the principles of vocal music, and to prepare and fit young persons to impart these principles; and although unsup ported by the community in au adequate manner as a na tional institution, capable of exercising a benign influence over those sections of society for whose benefit it was de signed, it has nevertheless demonstrated its efficiency and its value. Hundreds of children have acquired the principles of an art, calculated to afford rational amusement and enjoy ment, as a substitute for the gross and demoralising gratifica tions which the want of purer and more elevated ones too frequently induce. Dr. Mainzer, the musical director of the association, who has gratuitously taught its classes since their formation, not only teaches his pupils to cultivate the eye and voice in reading and singing, but also the ear, in listening to melodies, so that on hearing a tune, they are en abled to translate and to write it down in musical notation. Every one acquainted with the science will admit that teach ing capable of effecting this must be of the most thorough and masterly description ; the appearance made by the classes to day, however, fully established the fact, for on some notes and airs from Mozart being handed, from the auditory, to Dr. ainzer, and he having played them on the pianoforte, the advanced pupils very readily and successfully announced the notes, although they had never heard the airs before. The principle of mutual instruction has been beautifully carried on in these classes. Dr. Mainzer teaches the children to read all the exercises to a certain page in the elementary manual, which many of them then communicate to ether children, numbers of the boys and girls having ten, twenty, sixty, or eighty pupils ; one girl, of 11r. Dunn's school, has taught more than two hundred children, and on examination it has been found that children taught by these children are as well instructed as the elementary classes taught by Dr. Mainzer himself. Having adverted to the principal steps by which a great national movement for harmonizing the humbler classes has been began, we shall now allude more particularly to the proceedings which ca me un d er our notice in the Music-hall. With the exception of Dr. Mainzer, who presided at the pianoforte, the spacious orchestra was occupied by 700 children, whose happy counte nances and neat appearance formed a most interesting sight. The children were first examined in their elementary exer cises, the advanced classes singing counterpoint and fugue; the notes of different intervals, and musical phrases being mentioned, they then struck the musical sounds; or on melo dies from Hayden, Handel and other masters being played by Dr. Mainzer, the superior classes, even when they had not heard them before, announced the notes of se hicli they were composed. These pupils, on sounding a tuning fUrk, can strike any note and chord of any key of the scale of six or seven sharps or fiats, and sing, with little trouble in tuition, the compositions of Marcello, Handel. Arnold, Kent, Mozart, and other great composers. Where all was pleasing and well performed, it is almost invidious to particularise. The modulations and cadences were observed by the children in a manner that would have done credit to senior artists, but it was when the full chorus of 700 voices was heard that the effect became truly grand and imposing. " There is nae luck about the house " had a most powerful influence upon the auditory, whose plaudits where spontaneous and universal the " Rowan Tree" was also a favourite; as were also Che rubini's " March of the Night Patrol," and Luther's Chorale. To educate not only adults but children in the pleasing art of music is an advance in civilisation, the practicability of which has been amply demonstrated in the experience of this society, which it will be the hono ur of Scotl an d t o per petuate among her most efficient and invaluable institutions. OURT CIRCUL . The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by Prince Edward of Saxe Weimer, walked in the plantations of Os borne House on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. G. E. Anson arrived at Osborne House on Wednesday. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar and Mr. Anson joined the Royal circle at dinner. Yesterday morning her Majesty and her Royal Consort, ac companied by Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, took their ac customed early walk. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the P r i ncess Alice, walked out on Wednesday afternoon. Yesterday morning the Royal children walked and rode on ponies on the beach. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, left Osborne House yesterday morning, crossed in the Fairy to Gosport, and proceeded to Winchester. Lady Caroline Somers Cocks, Maid of Honour in Waiting, left Osborne House yesterday for town. On Wednesday afternoon, about half-past four o'clock, a sad accident occurred at the new building at Osborne. It appears that some workmen were removing a centre under one of the arched passages of a very consider able portion of the building now in progress, and it is sup posed that owing to something slipping, one end of the centre or framework on which the arch was formed acted as a lever under the arch, and raising it, caused the displacement of the materials of which it was composed, and the weight of which falling on a scaffold below it, precipitated the whole to the ground, together with some of the workmen who were engaged upon it. The principal foreman of bricklayers, who was on the arch at the time giving directions to his men, for tunately escaped ; but we regret to learn that three of the labourers are injured —one man named Blake very severely on the head, a second named Gale has his leg broken, and the third named Morris has two of his ribs fractured. Her e n d i t a: h t alarm. beingikr j Majesty t g y n a ,e n n d h h i a s s t R e i tt g h e n s p A g t , P a r t i l n d e.e ga A v e l h i e m r i- m , direc tions that the best surgical assistance should. be sent fo and• everything possible to alleviate their sufferings should be provided for tkem. Mr. Weedon, of East Cowes,-and Mr. Cass, of West Cowes, quickly arrived, - and did all They thought the cases admitted of. We regret that the report of the medical men yesterday morning was, that they con sidered Blake is in considerable danger, but that the :other two men are doing well. The Governor of the Bank of England and the Deputy- Governor, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, yesterday, at his official residence in Downing street. Mr. Robert Gordon had an interview with the Earl of Cla rendon, yesterday, at the Office of the Board of Trade. Mr. Bagshawe had an interview with the Right Honours able Edward Strutt, yesterday, at the Office of the Commis sioners of Railways, in Great George-street. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a gene ral meeting, yesterday, at their Office in Whitehall-place. A CHEAP DINNER FOR THREE BISHOPS.--11l book kept by the bailiffs of Oxford, at the time when Cran mer, Latimer, and Ridley were in custody there, the follow ing entry occurs of the bill of fare and expenses of the dinner for the three prisoners on the Ist October, 1554 :—Bread and ale, 2d.; oysters, ld. ; butter, 2d.; eggs, 2d. ; lyng, Bd. ; a piece of fresh salmon, 10d. ; wine, 3d. ; cheese and pears, 2d. ; the whole three dinners, 2s. 6d. What would some of our modern Right Rev. Fathers in God say to such fare as this ? DEATH FROM AN EXPLOSION OF PORTABLE GAS. —The following melancholy accident, by which a highly scientific and much esteemed French gentleman, Baron d'Ancet, lost his life, is related in the newspapers of Rio de Janeiro recently received. The Baron, it appears, wa s a b ou t to establish at Rio a laboratory on a grand scale, but on the 18th of December last, after entertaining a few friends, be went to bed, and placing a portable gas-lamp on a table, he drew it to his bedside and took a book to read. About mid night, the lamp not giving sufficient light, he ordered his servant bov to bring him some more gas. At this moment, the boy began to execute the order,. and a current of air from a door left open carried the gas i in contact . with the burning lamp; an explosion o f the gas n the tin took place, the greater part of which fell on the unfortunate baron, setting the bed sheets on fire. with the curtains and pillow-cases. Baron d'Ancet was scalded from head to foot, and plunged a d n i r e h c o t u l y r, into and a t h c e o n l cold-bath, b r eastshe,d hiswhere he woundrem remained himself, fora with quarter art er o cotton,f and would not consent to have any medical assistance called in until the next morning, confident nothing could be done to save him. Under this impression, and in excruciating pain, surrounded by his physician and friends, who tried every means to alleviate his sufferings, ho expired in a few hours after. His attention was directed more to his servant than to himself; the boy was seriously burnt, but hopes were en tertained of his recovery, without the use of one arm, • ..•••••••••rolik FLANDERS AND DUTCH IVIAIL. BRUSSELS, MARCH 9 ! —The Chamber yesterday cone fnued the general discu'ssion on the project - of law, rela tive to the new arrangement of representative s mad senators. Messrs. Nayer' de Decker and de Sinet by 'S turns defended the interests of Alost and Ternionde, each in endeavouring to prove from the returns of mean -5 bers, that none of these towns had the principal right to nominate a representative. M. Delfosse declared that he could not support the proposition of an electoral reform. announced by M. Castian, because he did not find it op. portune, and also because he did not, agree -with several of the views of, his honourable friend upon the subjetst. The main interest of the sitting to-day, was the speelch of M. Castian, in reply to the observations of M. Del fosse, since it brought to light a disagreement, which hid not been foreseen by any one. M. Castian is the para. san of electoral reform ; M. Delfosse is so no longer. M. Castian concluded by a proposition, that to the list of elect Ors should be added those citizens on the jury list who paid in direct contributions 20 florins in Luxemburg and 30 florins in the other provinces. In the opinion of the honourable member, this condition would save our country from the evils of imposture and falsehood. M. de Norode. Deerat, Itogier, and the Minister of the Interior next addressed the Chamber. M. de Norode supported the project. M. Deerat supported the interest of Aloat. M. leogier second the propostion of M. CB5. tian, and M. de 'Meaux in enumerating the laws voted the measures taken, justified the Government, and de fended it against the attacks made upon it by M. Castian. The Chamber defered till to day the decision whether M. Castan's proposition could be admitted as an amend. went to the project of law uuder di3cuisiou, or be referred to the session as a special project. At the opening of the sitting, the Minister of Finance proposed two important measures, both of which had re lerence to the dearness of provisions ; the first to take off all right of tonnage from all vessels laden with grails till September next ; the second prohibiting the employe ment of potatoes in distilleries, till the same period, under penalty of 500 to to 1,000 francs, to be doubled in case of repetition of the offence. In reference to the first question it was proposed that the Government should purchase in England fifty car goes of wheat, to dispatch them by steamer in order to facilitate their arrival as much as possible 4 In reference to the second question, it was proposed to engage the clergy in the country to use their influence with the farmers, to induce them to thrash their grain and send it to market. They were to enforce. the duty of being contented with the present prices and:to assure them that by thus aiding their distressed- eountt7megt they would merit heav en . We are happy to state that the aspect of things in Liege is again quite calm. Very little importance is attached to the disturbances of the day, before yesterday, and they are looked upon 'as the result of momentary excitement, which was immediately put down by th e prompt measures of our Communal Administration. The Government has addressed a circular to the inhabi tants, giving them encouraging prospects respecting the present dearness and scarcity of provisions, and the pros.. pect of a more favourahle.state of things. At Verviers some disturbances took place on the sth, in consequence of the announcement of the tax on bread. Although there has been no fresh outbreak, there is still considerable agitation. BRUSSELS, MARCH 10.—At half-past twelve to-day, the hour at which we are writing, disturbances have arisen in conseqtience of the rise of bread in those quar ters of the city inhabited by the labouring classes. The police guards are endeavouring to disperse the multitudes who surround the bakers shops, and advise the bakers , o keep all their bread out of sight. IRELAND. It will be seen by the subjoined official return that, for the week ending the 27th ult., there were 708,228 pe r _ sons daily employed on the public works—that number, on an average of five to each family, representing• n o t less than three and a half millions of human beings. The new relief measures, now about to commence generally throughout the country, will enable the com mittees to diminish considerably the multitudes on the works, and turn the labourers upon the cultivation ot the soil:— Return showing the daily average number of person s employed on. Public Works in Ireland, for the week ending 27th February, 1847: LEINSTER. Carlow 3,174 Drogheda, Tow n o f l3O Dublin • ......... 1,465 —City of Kildare 9,337 Kilkenny 17,507 ------ City of King's County 13,377 Longford Louth Meath Queen's County Westmeath Wexford Wicklow 129,258 ULSTER. A ntritn Armagh Belfast, Town rriek fergus Cavan Donogal Down Fermanagh Londonderry Monaghan Tyrone 8,056 2,302 5,545 87,745 CONNAUGIIT. Galway, E. --------- lt. Town of 3,335 Leitrim 19,823 Map 58,209 Roscommon 26,319 Sligo „, Total. 197,339 708,228 SCOTCH CHURCH I*TELLIGENCE.—TO be freely presented to a free kirk congregation in the Isle of Skse, the use of a free church, situated in a remarkable fine, deep, dry, commodious gravel-pit, capable of holding two hundred persons. The proprietor of the pit, in his Christian tender ness towards the spiritual wants of his fellow-men, of his own will grants the above site f or a p l ace of worship ; a place is no manner disfigured by the Popish mummeries that, to the shame of the age, have latterly been creep ing in upon the land ; but a church of the true primitive beauty of the churches of the early fathers, inasmuch as it has the sky for a roof, the eart h for seats, and all the wi n d s of heaven for visitors.-- Apply to Lord Macdonald, proprietor. In Canobie, Dum friesshire, a remarkably fine piece of heath, commodiously situated on the south side of a hill, capable of containing a congregation of five hundred persons on their legs and with out umbrellas. The proprietor believing in the primitive meaning of the word " church 7—that it signifies not a building, but a congregation, does, in such sense, graciously permit the erection (th a t i s, the congregation on their legs hbniesrmgeo gratitude t i c At h up u dp r el churches eots to o r h n o ivs of a l n y e th therebyntuhr num ber as aforesaid) h e s a t s a t es; t endowedtestifying i f h y i i m n h d G i e s ra nis e co th t te h a h e t , Duke of Buccleuch. N.B. All letters prepaid.—Punch. FOREIGN PRODUCE.. -.The follovving arrivals of cattle and provisions took place at the port of London, from the continental states of Europe, on Monday last :—The Her lequhusteamer, from Boulogne, brought 17 cases of eggs and several of poultry; the Rainbow, from Rotterdam, brought 268 packages of h _utter,l,7oo of oheeere, 80L barakvtay of feast, 366 baskets of fish, 2 baskets of potatoes, several of pickles and poultry, and 95 packages of garden and other seeds; 'the City of London, ffom Rotterdam, 248 packages of butter, ag 6,523 of cheese, 11 baskets of -poultry, '65 baskets of fish, 25 pack es of cucumbers, and 36 'o,xen and cow the Attwdod, from Rotterdam, 686 bags of barley, 3 calves, 51 oxen and cows, and 31 sheep ; the Matilda, from Svendborg, 525 quarters of oats, and 50 quarters of tares ; the Thelma, from Rotterdam, 308 quarters of oats, and 371 quarters of beans ; the Margaretta, from Amsterdam, 789 quarters of barley ; the Columbine, from Havre, 548 packages of clover and other seeds, 15 cases of eggs, and other articles ; the Rapid,from Nieu Deipe, 53 cows, 2 horses, 6 calves, 123 sheep, and 16,575 cheeses ; the Marchiena, from Rotterdam, 480 quarters of oats; the Olive Cecilia, from Assens (Denmark), 950 quarters of barley and 70 quarters of oats ; the Belfast, from Calais, 24 cases of eggs, and some of poultry ; the Soho, from Antwerp, 199 packages of seeds, 80 baskets)S smelts, and 19 cases of butter; the Union, from Emden, 62 lasts of oats, 1 of barley, and 5 quarters of beans ; the Vrunw Aiske, from Harlingen, 125 quarters of oats and 260 quarters of barley ; the Magnet, from Harlingen, 385 baskets and bags of potatoes, 625 of cheese, 7 baskets of poultry, 1 bull, 17 oxen, 104 cows, 1 calf, 100 sheep, 1,970 casks of butter, 21 lasts of oats, and 212 bags of beans; the Lord John Russell, from Harlingen, 664 casks of butter, 100 quarters of oats, 240 cheeses, 13 sheep, 94 cows, 2 oxen, 284 ets same will be 540 0)- bags of peas, 41 bags of beans, and a va r i e t y of other pro.. ductions ; apd the Ondernurning, from toha . comprises Mond ay ' s s q e u rv art ed e , rs on of r b e ar fe l r e en y, ce an t d o 700 this qlinsat,rtwerhsicohf arrivals, how large a proportion of the supplies were the produce of ON Holland. COLLISION T HE MANCHESTER AND c E k E p i) s E . n A z l er L: WAY.—On Wednesday evening, as th ß e ß ti train from Manchester to Leeds was passing near the Blue Pits station, between Manchester and Rochdale, a pilot engine came up behind the train, which was a very heavy one,eionveying a large number of gentlemen who had been attending the half -yearly meeting of the Manchester and Leeds Company, held the same day at Manchester. The engine, which was behind its time, approached the train at great speed, and a violent collision was the consequence. The shock was felt throughout the whole train. The two last carriages, both first-class, were considerably smashed, and the majority of the passengers were snore or less stunned, and several of them had their faces cut with glass, which flew in all directions. One of the carriages was " The Tourist" pleasure carriage, which was glazed all round and also at the top, so that the passengers in that carriage suf fered moat severely from the broken glass. The panels of the carriages were driven outwards, and the connecting chain of one of them was broken, the buffers being forced upwards and through the hind part of the next carriage. After a delay of about ten minutes the train was enabled to proceed. TROON RAILWAY. — The first train conveying pas sengers along this line was run on Monday last. The route from Ayr to Kilmarnock is accompliskid in about thirty-fiv4 •.... minutio..—Kilmarnock MUNSTER. Clare ' _ 60,050 Cork, E. R. -- W. R. 39,168 City of Kerry Limerick City of 1,067 Tipperary, S. RA,. 24,522 28,638 by a! erford 13,422 416 293,886 . 1 hav e saws, and atten - I. for Lough pg she ' „, , ~ ~..... I