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EWS APL 'A 1) , large number of weavers are emigrati n g to v —r747 - 77-79 e , . . glum from Barnsley, where it is reported they are eng a g ed r a . certain period at good wages.—Steel field Iris. ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLI- GENCE NEW INSTRUCTIONS TO THE SCOTTISH BIBLE BOARD. Additional " Instructions for her Majesty's sole and only Master Printers in Scotland," have been issued by the Queen in Council, at St. James's, dated 29th December. The instructions are addressed to the Lord Advocate, So licitor-General, and the other Members of the Board by name. in The first instruction i s t o th e e ff ec t th a t her Ma jesty, compliance with the wishes of the .Board, has granted to the Secretary, the Rev. Dr. Welsh, a seat at the Board as a Member. The second instruction de clares that all marginal references and notes are to be be yond the control of the Board, which is to confine its su pervision entirely to the text, allowing all persons to affix such marginal references and notes as they shall think fit, on their own responsibility, provided they shall be clearly distinguishable from the text. RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.—We lay before our readers the following resolutions, recently passed in one of the popu lous market towns of Norfolk. They condense into terse language facts most important to freedom of conscience, and when it is remembered that a poor man has been suf fering the pains of a ruinous imprisonment for Church dues, amounting to no more than five shillings and six pence, during many months, for conscience sake, it is high time flr every one who desires religious liberty, to bestir himself for the repeal of statutes so tyrannous in themselves and so productive of anti-christian feelings. " At a meeting of the Provisional Committee of the Harleston Anti-Church-rate Society, held January 23d, 1840—First, It was moved by the Rev. D. Lloyd, and seconded by Mr. R. Browne, that the exaction of a Church-rate fcr the support of the fabrics and worship of the Church as by law established, is unjust, unnecessary, and opposed to religious freedom. Unjust, because it compels those who dissent from her communion to pay for an institution from which they derive no benefit ; unneces sary, because the Church possesses property originally granted for the purpose, and because Churchmen themselves are more than adequate to pay for their own institutions; opposed to religious freedom, because liberty and the rights of conscience are invaded, when any portion of the citizens are coerced to sustain a system of religion from which in worship and discipline they conscientiously secede. Secondly, Moved by Rev. S. Laidler, and seconded by Mr. James Pratt, that this meeting conceive it to be a duty devolving upon them as Citizens and as Christians, to em ploy all lawful and constitutional means to effect the total abolition of Church Rates. Thirdly, Moved by Mr. B. J. Crisp, seconded by Mr. C. Johnson—that with this view a Society be formed, called The Harleston Anti- Church Rate Society,' whose object shall be to diffuse information, to petition the Legislature, and in every le gitimate way to seek the peaceful agitation of the question until it is finally settled. Fourthly, Moved by Mr. G. Theobold, seconded by Mr. Jonathan Pratt, that liberal Churchmen as well as DisSenters be invited to join in car rying into effect so desirable an object."--Norwichilfercury. 1 .4. SELECT COMMITTEE ON RAIL ROADS. REPORT. The Select Committee appointed to inquire into the State of Communication by Railways, and who were empowered to report their Obserrations, together with the Minutes of Evidence taken before them from time to time, to the House--have considered the matters to them referred, and have to report— That at the close of last Session, the Select Com mittee on Railways directed the serious attention of the House to the arrangements by which four Railways, namely, the Greenwich, the Croydon, the Brighton, and the Dover, were intended to use in common a portion of the line belonging to the Greenwich Railway ; and the Committee, alter a careful investigation, expressed their decided disapprobation of these arrangements, by which it appeared to them that the safety of passengers would be exposed to considerable hazard. The Com mittee further stated that the Directors of these Com panies had proposed three different schemes by which the supposed danger might be obviated, but the Com mittee did not feel it to be within their province to ex press any opinion as to which of these proposals should be preferred. At the same time they recorded their deliberate conviction, that the four lines referred to should not be permitted to convey passen4ers, until some plan should have been adopted by which the ap prehended danger might be removed. Immediately on their appointment, your Committee felt it to be their duty to inquire into any arrangement which might have been made by the Directors of these four Companies with reference to the opinion expressed in the Report of last year. Your Committee accordingly directed the attendance of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of each of the said Railways, !n order to learn if any or what steps had been taken in order to obviate the objections recor ded in that Report. From their examination it appears that although several conferences have taken place be tween the parties, no agreement had been come to by which the apprehended danger might be removed ; while in the meantime the inconvenient arrangements pointed out in the former Report have produced in one instance the accident which your Committee feared might occur. _ . _ In their former Report the Committee stated it as their opinion, that some general superintending autho rity, in the nature of a Board, should be eatablished for the purpose of supervising 'all those arrangements and regulations of Railway Companies in which the pub lic are interested, and the Committee state], as one ground for this recommendation, that " disputes may often arise between the Directors of connecting Rail ways, by which the public may suffer very materially, and where some superior authority might interpose with very great advantage both to the proprietors of the Railways and to the travellers on the - several lines." Your Committee msy here observe, that the point which is now in dispute between these Companies, and which, without some supervising authority, they seem to be unable to bring to a satisfactory termination, affords a strikin g illustration of the opinion previously o ff er ed by your Committee. Until, however, some such con trolling authority as that recommended by your Com mittee shall have been established, they would suggest that any arrangements which may be proposed by these Companies, since they materially concern the safety of the public, should be subjected to a rigid Parliamentary investigation, and that every precaution should be used and every means taken with the view of adopting the arrangement best calculated to protect the public from the apprehended and acknowledged danger. Your Committee here beg leave to remind the House of the peculiar circumstances attending this case. The CI oydois Railway forms a junction with the Greenwich Railway at a place called Corbett's-lane, about 11- miles from the London station ; and the Brighton and Dover lines respectively join the Croydon line, so that it is eventually intended that the Croydon Railway should be used for three lines of traffic, and this above mentioned portion of the Greenwich Railway should be used in common by the four Railway Com panies. By an agreement entered into between the Greenwich and Croydon Companies, the latter agree to pay the former the sum of 3d for each passenger, whether coming from the Croydon, Brighton, or Dover lines, who shall be conveyed along that portion of the Greenwich Railway, which it was proposed should be common to all. It will also be recollected, that it appears from the evidence given last Session, that the Greenwich Railway have either required or are empowered by their Act to require a width of land sufficient for the construction of two addi tional lines of rails between the points of junction at Corbett's-lane and the London station. The Green wich Railway, for the purpose of meeting the recom mendation of the Committee, appear to have offered to give up to the three Companies the space of ground, and to abandon half of the sum agreed to be paid for each passenger under the aforesaid agreement, leaving 1 Id. per passenger to be received by them. This offer having been declined, the Greenwich Com pany propose, and have applied to Parliament for leave to construct two additional lines of rail, provided Par. liament will authorise them to levy either 4d. or 6d. (the sum is not definitely settled) upon each passenger between Corbett's.lane and the London station, in place of 3d., which they are entitled to receive under their agreement with the Croydon Company. On the other hand, the offer made by the Croydon Company, on be half of themselves and the other two Companies. ap pears to be, that they would execute the whole of the said work if the Greenwich Company would allow them the use of the above-mentioned land, awl if that Com pany would also restrict their receipt to 1(1. per passen ger. This proposal, again, has been rejected by the Greenwich Company. Such being the Case, the Croy don Company have, on their own behalf and on behalf of the other two Companies, proposed to bring a Bill into Parliament to enable them to execute the works on the terms of the above agreement. They state that they have been unable to give the notices of February and March last, required by the Standing Orders of time House, but have given every notice which they possibly could subsequent to the Report of the Railway Com mittee. Your Committee continuing strongly impressed with the importance of the recommendation made by the C o mmittee of last Session, thought it their duty to lose no time in reporting these facts to the House, together v.'ith the evidence that they have taken ; and your Committee cannot help directing the attention of the House to that evidence, from which it would appear that they had not over-estimated the importance of the question as bearing upon the safety of the public. Feb. 6, 1840. EXTRA.ORDINAnY DUELS IN IRELAND. Perhaps the annals of the world cannot produce a parallel to the following gazette of Irish bellige rency : _ Fitzgibbon, the Attorney-General, afterwards Chan cellor and Earl of Clonmel, fought Lord Tyrawly about his wile, and the Earl of Llandaff about his sister, and others, with sword and pistol, on miscellaneous sub jects. Egan, Judge of the county of Dublin, fought the Master of the Rolls, Barrett, and three others, with the sword. Egan was a humourist, and his duel with Barret was characteristic. On the combatants taking their ground, Barret, though the challenger, imme diately fired, and missing his antagonist, walked away, coolly saying, " Egan, now my honour is satisfied." The Judge, however, who was not satisfied, called out, " Holloa—stop, Roger, till I take a shot at your honour." Roger returned, and with the same composure said, " Very well, fire away." Jack E4an presented, and seemed by his motions determined to finish Roger ; at length he cried out, Pooh, pooh, I won't humour you—l won't be bothered shooting you. So now you may go the your own way—or shake hands, whichever you like best." The finale may be anticipated. The circumstance took place on the cele brated ground of Donnybrook fair, and some hundred s of amateurs were present. The Right Hon. Isaac Corry, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, fought the Right Hon. Henry Grattan, a Privy Councillor, and leader of the opposition. The Chancellor was hit. He also fought two others. Metge, Baron of the Exchequer, fought his brother in-law, and two others. Lord Norbury, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, fought Fire-eater Fitzgerald, and two others, m uzzle to muzzle, and frightened Napper Tandy, and several besides. Napper was near being hanged for running away ! liulgenan, Judge of the Prerogative Court, Fellow and Tutor of Trinity College, and the well-known an tagonist of the Popish claims, fought one barrister, and came to the ground with another. Grady, the first Counsel of the Revenue, fought Maher and Campbell, barristers, and others—very stout work. Curran, Master of the Rolls, fought Lord Bucking hamshire, chief an obnoxious public off icer . secretary, because he could not dismiss Hutchinson, Provost of Dublin College, and a privy councillor, fought Doyle, a Master in -Chancery, elder brother of the distinguished Sir John Doyle. Patterson, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, fought three country gentlemen, one of them with the sword, and wounded all of them.—lrLlll Paper. r .c. .cv. Z ~..,,..I,k w~~; THE CURRENCY. MEETING OF THE MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS OF MANCHESTER. A numerous and highly-respectable meeting of the merchants and manufacturers of Manchester was held in the Boroughreeve's-room, Town-hall, on Thursday morning, which had been convened by a circular, of which the following is a copy : " We, the undersigned, strongly feeling that a large portion of the losses recently incurred by the merchants and manufacturers of this district, and of the consequent privation and suffering entailed upon the industrious classes, is attributable to periodical fluctuations in the value of money, request the favour of your attendance at a meeting, to be held at the Town-hall, on Thurs day, the 13th inst., for the purpose of petitioning the House of Commons forthwith to appoint a Select Com mittee for the purpose of inquiring into the operations ($ the present laws relating to the currency. " John Chippendall, Samuel Fletcher, J. H. Wanklyn, W. R. Wood, James Atherton, Robert Barbour, Rupert Ingleby, Robert Gardner, Richard Atkinson, Thomas Cooke." JAMES ATHERTON, Esq., was called to the chair, and, in opening the proceedings, said he might state that many individuals, resident in Manchester and the neighbourhood, had felt deeply the importance of petition being got up, with a view of calling the at tention of the Legislature to the periodical fluctuations in the value of money, and the consequent injury in flicted by it upon the manufacturing interest of the country, and more especially of this town and neigh bourhood. In his opinion, it was a question which, of all others, should be approached with an absence of anything like political feeling, and he trusted sincerely that in the observations which might fall from any gentleman this day, care would be taken to steer clear of any thing that could engender political feeling, or promote disunion.—(Hear.) The question was one of deep importance to all classes—not only to the merchants, manufacturers, and traders of the coun try ; but also more especially so to the working classes ; and when we looked at the privations and misery which had been inflicted upon them by the fluc tuations in the value of money, and its consequences, it wes impossible not to feel for their condition ; not only as regarded their comforts, but with reference also to the disease ever attendant upon their sufferings, and also its influence upon their moral character. Enter taining these opinions, he thought it would be well, therefore, to confine themselves to the object of the meeting, without introducing into the discussion any thing ofa political tendency. He had had an opportu nity of c anvassing the opinions of persons of different political persuasions, and h e w as happy to state that every one agreed in the importance of a meeting of this nature, with a view to petitioning the Legislature on the subject of the fluctuations in the currency, and praying for an investigation of the causes which had led to it. And he thought that we had a strong claim upon Government to institute that inquiry, not only on account of its effect upon ourselves, but upon them, for when the manufacturing interests suffered, Go vernment suffered in an equal degree from the loss of their revenue. He understood that Government had contemplated an inquiry of this kind, and he thought that this meeting was the more important because it would strengthen their hands, and because it was ne cessary that we should give them every support in it.— (Hear, hear.) He might explain, that with a view of obtaining the concurrence of all parties, upwards of 200 circulars had been sent out to the most influential members of the community, without reference to po litics, inviting them to attend and give their assistance, but it had been thought desirable to have it a private ha preference to a public meeting, because by adopting the !atter mode persons would have been let into the meeting who might have wished to pursue a course at variance With the object for which it was called. If they had erre'd adopting this course, it must be attri buted to want or judgment. Mr. CHIPPENDALE said he had great pleasure in submitting a petition that had been prepared by a num ber of gentlemen previonsly called together to consult upon this subject, and who ztad prepared it after mature consideration. It was as follosss " The Petition of the undersigv.e:t Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers, Traders, and e.leor Inhabitants of Manchester. " Showeth—That heavy losses have or ate been in curred by the bankers, merchants, mart:sfacturers, traders, and other inhabitants of this town anei neigh bourhood, through the fluctuations in the value of mot, 'l7- " That severe privations and suffering have thereby been entailed upon the industrious classes of this im mense population. " That similar fluctuations in the value of money, producing similar calamitous results have been within the memory of your petitioners of periodical recurrence. " Your petitioners, therefore humbly pray, that your Honourable House will forthwith appoint a Select Committee, for the purpose of inquiring how far the present laws relating to the currency have beon instru mental in producing these evils, with a view to pro viding a remedy. In moving the adoption of this petition, and that it be presented to the House of Commons, Mr. CHIN PENDALL observed, that with reference to what was stated in the petition of the fluctuations in the value of money, and the privation and suffering consequent upon it to all classes, they would consider them as mere truisms, coming home as they did to every man's ex perience. As to the causes of these fluctuations, there might be different opinions on that question, and it had been the object of the gentlemen who prepared the pe tition to avoid stating en opinion as to these causes, merely pointing out the effects, and calling the atten tion of the House of Commons to the importance of an investigation of the ,subject. Enlightened views had been displayed on this question by a gentleman con nected with Manchester (Mr. Samuel Jones Lloyd), and he had given us his opinion as to a remedy, but though many of us might entertain the same views, it was not perhaps desirable that we should urge them upon Parliament, but leave them to pursue the inquiry and adopt such remedy as might seem most likely to effect a cure for the evil.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. WM. RAYNER Wool), in seconding the petition, said it had been framed, as had been already stated, with a view to meet the views of different political par ties. Some gentlemen certainly entertained strong opinions as to the cause of the fluctuations complained of, and as to the remedy, and were anxious that they should be stated ; but it was thought that if this course were taken, a counter meeting would have been called, and would recommend opposite measures ; so that no good would result from either. Besides, he thought that the re commendation of any specific remedial measures would be premature, as it was not likely that Parliament would adopt any recommendation before it had instituted an inquiry upon the question. There was also another reason why we should not recommend a remedy to par liament, and that was that we should be recommending a course which would be disputed ; but in seeking for an in luiry, we were seeking for what was reasonable, and for what we bad a right to. For his own pert he rejoiced to think that the question could be brought forward in such a shape that all parties could unite upon it, and he had been extremely pleased to see that at a late meeting in London, where the Lord Mayor presided, a similar feeling had been displayed ; and that thus Mr. Grote and Mr. Horsley Palmer were seen acting side by side for the common good.—(Applause.) In the same way he hoped that this petition would be introduced into Parliament, under the auspices of our Borough members ; and that we should see Sir Robert Peel, Lord Stanley, and others, laying aside all party political feelings upon the question, and acting together for the benefit of that commerce in which they, as well as well as we, had a common interest, and which so deeply affected the interests of tens of thousands of onr poorer countrymen.—(A PP • lause ) Man o r. DAVID P RICE said, pini on had been thrown out by Mr. S amue l Jones Loyd, and adopted in the pe tition, that th e d era ngements the currency were of periodical recurrence; but he of thought it would be seen that this was not th e f act, for it would be seen that the present crisis had _followed much clo ser u p on th e Only last than usual ; f or it was nowtwo years since the country was placed i n a s i m il ar position. sug gested, therefore the alter a ti on of theliweord suggested " periodi cal " in the petition to " frequent." the insertion of the words " with the leasstu d also possible de lay," instead of " forthwith." The alteration s were ac ce(led to and carried. Mr. SHUTTLEWORTH moved the appointment of a committee to take the management of the petition, and that the petiti on should lie for si g n ature at the ' Ex change, and such other places as they should determine. Mr. J. HIBBERT WANKLYN seconded the resolution, which was adopted. Mr. MACVICAR moved that the petition be presented to the House of Commons by the Members for the Borough, and that the Members for the County, an d also of the neighbouring boroughs, be requested to support its prayer. Mr. SAMUEL. STOCKS seconded the resolution, w hi c h was adopted. After appointing a Committee to watch the pro ceedings of Parliament on the question, and take such steps thereon as should be advisable, the meeting sepa rated. JAMAICA. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM JAMAICA, DATED JAN. 5, 1840. After sitting two months, the Assembly has ad journed until the 17th of March. They have displayed considerably less than their usual violence of language during the Session, but have not abated a whit of the jealoas despotism which has ever distinguished their legislation as it regards the Negro. Not a single step has been taken for the protection and improvement of the labouring population, whilst several laws of the most stringent severity have been passed to restrain and coerce them. The Tenements' Bill, and those to prevent combinations and to protect fisheries, and par ticularly that for the registration of fire-arms, contain clauses which will soon fill the now almost empty pri sons in every part of the island. A tax of forty shil lings is laid on every gun, pistol, and fire-arm of every description in the possession of any individual. Heavy penalties have been attached to the killing of a wild pigeon in the trackless and almost impenetrable woods of this island ; and it is made highly penal, in the same way, to take a fish in any of the numberless rivers and streams so abundant in the un cultivated and unoccupied parts of the country. A vagrant law of intolerable severity has been enacted, though there is not a vagrant in the Island. But the House of Assembly is, it seems, determined to provide subjects for the operation of their Bills. The tenements, combinations, registration of fire-arms, and certain clauses in the cruelty to animals, and even the petty debt Bill, it is confidently relied on, will soon make vagrants enough in Jamaica, in anticipation of which, after a whole year passed without such a force in un exampled tranquillity, they have established an armed police for the apprehension of vagrants made by the above Bills. And what is worse, the command of this force is given to the notorious Special Justice M'Lcod, as a reward for his faithful services in the cause of the lanters. This is a great mistake of Sir Charles Met calf, and so is his late order to the Stipendiary Justices, ciireet:ng them to suspend their usual Quarterly Reports. The Colonial Office will soon feel the want of this in formation. The Assembly have also vested new and discretional rwers in the Magistrates, hoping to retain by the removal Of the Stipendiary Magistracy, this in creased authority in their own hands ; they propose to substitute for that body six barristers or attorneys at law, with the understanding that they shall only be chosen from those on the island rolls. Mr. March, the Member, who brought in the Bill, is one of the candidates. Indeed, incredible as it may appear, many of these needy and unprincipled men are demand ing situations from the Government, in reward for their virulent opposition to all its measures for the last six years. Dr. Morales, the friend and associate of Dr. Whittaker, and Dr. Barnet, the unblushing libeller of that exce,lent man Sir Lionel Smith, are both candi dates for office. I much fear that the present stillness will give place to a tempest, if the British Government do not disallow the Bills I have alluded to above. Quiet, orderly, and submissive as the labouring popu tion are, they will, in despite of themselves, be goaded into bad feeling, if these laws are to continue in force, and are to be construed and carried into effect at she will of a Magistracy consisting of planters. Yet_this is the present scheme in view, for they well know that the substitution of the lawyers is sheer humbug—five times the number of honest and impartial men would be inadequate to the performance of all the duties required of the Stipendiary Magistracy, and these people are determined that none but themselves, or their friends, shall hold the office. Lord John Russell is too old a statesman not to see their drift, much too good a man to do an act of such injustice to the present Magistracy, and much to wise to trust to the late slave owner, or to his partisans, the sole power of adjudication between omplo)er and labourer, for years to come in Jamaica. GUIZOT.—Some curious rumours arc in cir culation in the diplomatic salons of Paris relative to the nomi nation of this distinguished orator, philosopher, and statesman, to the post of Ambassador to this country. It is said that the appointment was the fruit of the political management, and in fluence of the Princess de Lieven, the well-known and highly esteemed lady, now widow, of the Prince de Lieven, formerly and for many years Ambassador of Russia to this Court. The attachment of M. Guiznt for the Princess led him not long since to make her an offer of !iis hand, which it is supposed was only declined for prudential reasc7s, arising out of the moderate pecuniary circumstances of the piiilosopher, who is not re puted a rich man. His appointment and present high station will, it is supposed, obviate the difficulty. The Princess may shortly be expected to follow him here, when the union, it is uoders:ood, is likely to take place. It is doubted even by those who know him best and esteem him most, whether M. Gu:zot will shine as a diplomatist equally as a Parliamentary man and a Minister. But however that be, no one of the great public men of France have claims so high upon the respect and consi deration of Englishmen, for M. Guizot has ever been a warm admirer and most eloquent advocate as expounder of the insti tutions of this country, for which on frequent occasions he has been charged with Anglo-mania, and as wishing to modify the constitution and the legislative forms of France by the fashion and more aristocratical standard of England. THE UGLY IVlusiciAN.—Heideggar, the ma nager of the Italian Opera in the time of Handel, and a man of infinite fun and merriment, was universally acknowledged to be the ugliest human creature in the kingdom. A bet was made between the celebrated Earl of Chesterfield and another noble man, that he (the nobleman) would produce an uglier person than Heideggar. After searching every corner of the town, an old woman was selected, and introduced to the Swiss Count. The umpire decided against Lord Chesterfield, who moved, in arrest of ,Judgment, that the venerable lady's cap should be transferred to Heideggar's head, when, amidst thunders of ap plause, Lord Chesterfield was unanimously declared the winner. —Musical Journal. A RENIARKABLE INSTANCE OF THE AD VANCE OF RENTS.—In the year 1782, the net annual rent of the Barony of Duncow was 1761. 6s. 3d. as appears from the records of the Court of Tiends ; and in the year 1830 the yearly rent of the said Barony amounted to upwards of 2,000/. And more strange to tell still, the average price of oatmeal, for the seven years following the first period, was very nearly as high as the average price of that article during seven years following 1830. a maleeEtiDnaßUoffttGheffin, inhabitants 12.—0 n Friday . evening last Royal burgh of Jedburgh i;tsof the mofevt e in tit t i h o e ni T ng ow p n ar H lia a m ll, en to t t f a o k r e a in r t ep o e c a lti o si f de th ra e ti c on or t n lr la p , r .s o . prie o t n y the motion of Mr. hunter Faller, Mr. George Clerk was called to the Chair. The Chairman read the requisition calling the meeting, and the perm's- ion of the Provost to use the T own H all for the meeting. The meeting was then ad dressed by M essrs. Thomas Kerr, manufacturer, Mungo Turn bull, cabinet-maker, Archibald Reid, grocer, and William Elliot, saddler, in able and eloquent speeches ; after which a petition f or th e total and immediate repeal of te laws against the importation of human food was carried amidst great cheer ing. fhe meeting was the most numerous, orderly, and re spectable ever held in this burgh. There were a small knot of Chartists, with their leader, attended the meeting, but they were completely cowed by the appearance of the assembly, and dared not disturb the harmony of the meeting. It rather por tends good to the cause, that a number of Whig respectables, who refused to sign the petition last year, have this year come forward and signed it. THI47, SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17 .1840 THE LATE DISASTROUS ACCI- DENT AT GRAVESEND. The statement in some of the Morning Papers of Friday, according to the Sunday Times, has excited a feeling of indignation among the inhabitants of Graves end, who appear to feel that a public calamity had been attempted to be coloured and exaggerated, so as to im pose upon the London Joarnals. It was stated in all the papers that Mrs. Cunningham was dead, and the body of a boy found. Mrs. Cunningham, the wife of the master of the Tyrian, is not dead, nor indeed in anything like a dangerous state, and on Saturday after noon, at the house of Mrs. Ross, in Gravesend, was seen as well as could be expected under all the circum stances connected with the unfortunate affair ; and the " sixth victim of this melancholy occurrence" is likely, in a few days, to be in as perfect health as ever she enjoyed. The boy, too, whom it was stated hail been washed ashore, and whose body, with that of Mrs. Cunningham's, was awaiting the result of the Coroner's inquest, has never been found ; and, in fact, none of the bodies of the unfortunate persons have yet been picked up. The wreck lays in mid a atream off the Terrace Pier, and at ebb tide the main and mizen-masts are distinctly visible. The number of tales told respecting this accident has doubtless led to the publication of many erroneous statements, but the fol lowing facts may be relied on. When the Manchestrr struck the Tyrian, the crew, passengers, captain and his wife, were just retiring to rest, and Mrs. Cunningham was in the ant of getting into bed when the shock was felt . Captain Cunningham instantly conceived the dac gcrous situation in which he was placed, and seizing his wife, he rushed upon deck and got into the long boat alongside. Mr. Sheen and Mr. Vandelly, the passen gers, were in the forecastle with the crew, and the party here were of coursethe first who felt the shock. Bolton, an officer of Customs, was thrown from his berth by the concussion, and as soon as he could recover himself, Le found that he was upon deck, anti the vessel sinking under him ; seeing the captain and his wife in the long-boat, he also jumped into her, and with the mate, who had joined them, attempted to cut the painter or rope by which it was attached to the vessel ; but, whilst doing so, she settled and sunk, carrying the boat with her, and precipitating them into the river. Bolton was carried down nearly to the lock of the Medway canal, and he states that the unfortunate passenger Sheen, who perished, was swimming by the side of him for some minutes before he sank. Bolton was picked up in a most exhausted state by two Greenwich watermen, and on being taken to Waite's hotel was found to have suffered very severe corporal in jury by falling amongst the chains. Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham, upon the boat upsetting, got by great ex ertion upon the deck of the vessel, where they stood up to their chins in water, but were enabled to hold on by means of the rigging till two Gravese n d waterrnen, named Lightfoot and De Warr came to theirassistance : these two men were on the north shore near Tilbury, engaged in weighing a sunken barge, and they state that they heard a cry on board the steam-boat, of " star board," followed instantly by the contrary order, " port helm," and immediately afterwards the crash took place : they rowed instantly to the spot, and succeeded in saving the lives of the captain and his lady, the mate, and one of his men, the rest of those saved being taken from the bowsprit of the sunken vessel by the before-mentioned Greenwich water men. The number of those drowned is five, viz, James Smith, George Walker, Robert Mason, appren tices ; William Lee, second mate ; and Mr. Sheen, the passenger. Mr. Sheen was going out to South America to superintend a gold mine, in which his father has an interest, and considerable property on board. Poor Lee, the second mate, had a strange presentiment of his fate, and had most unwillingly engaged in the voyage, stating that he was afraid he should never come back. He was a married man, but had no family, and his widow and his poor mother arc thrown into a state of the most dreadful distress by his loss. The vessel, the Manches ter, which is said to have been much injured, has pro ceeded on her voyage. It is expected that the Tyrian will be weighed in a few days. PICTURE OF A PRIESTHOOD, (From Carlyle's " Chartism.") For a priesthood, whatsoever its titles, possessions, professions, there is but one question—Does it teach and spiritually guide this people, yea or no? If yea, then all is well. But if no, then let it strive earnestly to alter ; for as yet there is nothing well ! Nothing, we say and indeed is not this that we call spiritual guid ance properly the soul of the whole, the life and eye sight of the whole ? The world asks of its Church in these times, more passionately- than of any other insti tution any question, " Canst thou teach us or not ?" A priesthood in France, when the world asked, " What canst thou do for us ?" answered only, aloud and ever louder, " Are we not of God ? Invested with all poci,er ?"—till at length France cut short the contro versy too, in what fright!ul way we know. To all men who believed in the Church, to all men who be lieved in God and the soul of man, there was ❑o issue of the French revolution half so sorrowful as that. France cast out its benighted blind priesthood into destruction ; yet with what a loss to France also! . . Does the British reader, safe in the assurance that " England is not France," call all this unpleasant doc trine of our ideology, perfectibility, and a vacant dream ? Does the British reader, resting on the faith that what has been these two generations was from the beginning, and will be to the end, assert to himself that things are already as they can be, as they must be ! that, on the whole, no Upper Classes did ever govern" the Lower, in this sense of governing ? Bdieve it not, 0 British reader ! Man is man every where ; dislikes to have "sensible species" and "ghosts of defunct bodies" foisted on him, in England even as in France. How much the Upper Classes did actually, in any the most perfect Feudal time, return to the Under, by way of recompense, in government, guid ance, protection, we will not undertake to specify here. In Charity-Balls, Soup-Kitchens, in Quarter-Sessions, Prison-Discipline and Treadmills, We can well believe the old Feudal Aristocracy not to have surpassed the new. Yet we do say, that the old Aristocracy were the governors of the Lower Classes, the guides of the Lower Classes; and even, at bottom, that they existed as an Aristocracy, because they were found adequate for that. Not by Charity-balls and Soup-kitchens ; not so ; far otherwise ! But it was their happiness that, in struggling for their own objects, they had to go vern the Lower Classes, even in this sense of govern. ing. For, in one word, Cash Payment, had not then grown to be the universal sile nexus of man to man. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM A ILWA For some time past a report has been prevalent, to the effect that the London and Birmingham Railroad was abont to he closed in a fortnight, in consequence of the injuries and damages (lone during the late unprecedented wet weather. We are authorised most decidedly to contradict any such re port.—Birminyham Advertiser, On Wednesday, at Sheffield, a meeting was held at the Town-hall, for the purpose of memorialising her Ma jesty to order Frost, Williams, and Jones, to be set at liberty. Mr. William Gill moved the first resolution, purporting that the detention of the prisoners was contrary to the letter of the law, and consequently illegal. Mr. 12. Utley moved the adop tion of the memorial, which was carried unanimously. The meeting was numerous, and the conduct of the parties attending it peaceable and orderly. YMENEAL RECREATION.—The example of royalty appears to have been contagious, at least this seems to be the most plausible explanation of the fa c t of s o many " twos " having been made " one" on the same (lay the Royal nuptials were celebrated. This circumstance was laid hold of by a so ciety of persons, Who ; time out of mind, have claimed the pri vilege in Westminster of celebrating such auspicious events by a serenade of " marrow bones and cleavers" at that particu lar time considered by every new made married couple as the very " witching time of night." On Monday evening, th Westminster band of " rough music," having procured a list of the " happy couples," went round to theis various places of abode, and commenced their species of dissonance most unpleasing to the married ear. The customary gratuity procured their absence in most i ns t ances; but when in Brook-street, exercising their noisy vocation, the bridegroom, in great anger, insisted on being freed from their annoyance, a row ensued, an attempt was made to move the discordant musicians, and the consequence was that the marrowbones and cleavers were converted from " musical instruments" into " clubs and bills," and used wish dangerous effect on the heads and limbs of their opponents. The police were called upon, and Smith, Joseph, and Leary, three of the musicians, were taken to the station-house. In defence, the musicians said they had taken too much drink. 'ln prove they were regu larly authorised to levy contributions as " waits," they pro duced a large metal ticket, which they considered was in the nature of a patent of privilege. Mr. Long, before whom they were brought on, said they were not justified in cre ating a disturbance in the streets. Fur the assaults he should fine efsch of them 10s. MALIBItAN.-She had to sing with Velluti, a duo in Zingarelli's Romeo eHata. In the morning they rehearsed it together, and at that rehearsal, as at all preceding ones, Velluti, like an experienced stager, sang the plain notes of his part, reserving his fiorituri for the evening, in the fear that the young debutante would imitate them. Accordingly, at the evening performance Velluti sang his solo part, inter spersing it with the most florid ornaments, and closing it with a new and brilliant cadence, which quite enchanted the audience. The musico cast n glance of mingled triumph and pity on poor Maria as she advanced to the stage lamps. What wns the astonishment of the audience lo hear her execute the ornaments of Velluti, im parting to them even additional grace, and crowning her triumrili with a bold and a superb improvisation. Amidst the torrent of applause which followed this effort, and whilst trem bling from the excitement it occasioned, Maria felt her arm rudely graspei as it were by a hand of iron. Immediately the word " Briconna!" pronounced in a suppressed and angry tone 1 y Velluti, afforded her a convincing proof that every triumph carries with it its mortification. "—Musical ~Tourital. ECCLESIASTICAL COURT. Nottwicii.—On Monday Mr. Charles Childs of Bungay, appeared in the " Episcopal Consistorial Court, in the Cathedral of the Holy and Undivided Trinity," at the instance of the Churchwardens of Bungay St. Mary, for subtraction of Church-rate. About two months ago the same defendant was sum moned for the same rate by the same Churchwardens, before two Justices at Bungay, when he complained of the indecency of levying a rate on him, which was by ad mission so unequally assessed, that James Gower, one of the Churchwardens, and Bobert Butcher, one of the Sitting Justices, profited to the amount of 601. or 701. between them, on their assessment of tithe. This remark was held to oust the Justices of their jurisdiction, and he is banded over to the tender mercies of the Ecclesiastical Court. The citation was for Monday, the day on which the people were called on to rejoice in a public national event, when every shop in the city was dosed except the Episcopal law-shop, and its hour of sitting was just that at which the Bishop of Norwich, its president, was rngage,l in the ceremonies of the Sovereign's mar riage. Better day, better deed. The case being called on, Mr. C. Childs appeared in person, and desired his appearance to be recorded, pro testing, at the same time, against the civil jurisdiction exercised by any religious sect, and especiany by the Episcopal sect over him, who dissented from its doctrines. The Biel was then delivered to him, enl xt Court fixed for Monday, March 2. MIDDLESEX COURT OF REQUESTS. LAW AND EQUITY.—Some persors there are—and they always take care to satisfy their own consciences in such little matters—who are extremely careful to have " the law on their sides." These are persons who never, not even by accident, travel out of their favourite pro vince into humanity : like Shylock, all the) care about is " catching you upon the hip," not that they have " any grudge to feed fat upon." It is their " humouf" to be sharp and legal, and if you were to talk to them with more movine , eloquence than ever yet flowed from mortal lips, the only response you would get would be, " I shall abide by the law." They are the pikes and sharks of h urr. an _ nature, with this difference—not in their favour—they prey upon their own kind, whether they be " a hungered" or not ; " it is their vocation Hal 1" One of this " exact" class, a linendraper, was sum moned before Mr. Commissioner Dubois, by "an assist ant," who, however, very honestly called himself the de fendant's servant, for 11. 19s. 11d., under the following circuwstances The plaintiff stated that he entered into the defend ant's service as shopman on Monday, the 6th January, and the agreement was that he should have 301. per annum. On the Wednesday following (the Bth) the defendant called him into the counting-house, and said it was necessary that he (plaintiff) should conform to the rules of the" house," the said rules requiring neither more nor less than that he should sign an agreement that he should neither give nor have warning. This agreement he signed, and, in half an hour after, the defendant told hlm he could dispense with his services —that 11:! might go. A Juror—And, of course, he gave you a month's wages ? Plaintiff—Oh, no. Sir, ; he offered me only two days and a half. Mr. Commissioner Dußois—This was sharp prac tice, indeed ; but, doubt (addressing the defendant), you felt yourself fully justified in the course you took ? Defendant (confidently)-oh, of course. I had a legal right to turn him away at a minute, at a mo ment's notice. He had (tossing up his head) signed an agreement to that effect. Plaintiff—Certainly I did, but it was in the hope that I should keep my situation. Defendant (raising his hands) --It was your own act ; you're old enough to judge for yourself; I should think. Mr. Commissioner Dußois—But not. old enough for you, it would appear. Defendant (looking about him rayther pompously)— Oh, I've nothing to say to any such remarks—nay cha racter's well known, and I dare say as good as other Mr. Commissioner Duaors—No doubt, and this legal ingenuity of your's cannot fail to give fresh lustre to your notoriety. But I'm afraid it will hardly add to your professional character. The defendant stared impudently at the good-tem pered Commissioner, and exclaimed " Indeed ! How will the plaintiff get over this ?" exhibiting the agree ment, signed by the plaintiff. " This would carry the case against him in any Court of Law in the country I should think." Perhaps you are right," said Mr. Commissioner D BOIS, smiling. " And I've not only law in my favour," proceeded the defendant, " but I've custom too." " That may also be true," said Mr. Commissioner DUBOIS ; " hut there is something else necessary here." " Indeed !" said the defendant, " Pray what may that be, Sir ? " Equity, Sir," answered the Commissioner. Defendant—l know nothing about equity. I come here to get law. Dlr. Commissioner Dußois—But we'll give you what you did not come here to get. A Juror said the conduct of the defendant was an evident juggle. Defendant (insolently)—As to juggling, I don't know whit you mean. He might have refused to sign the agreement. Mr. Commissioner Dußois—And you would have instantly turned him away. Why did you not propose such an agreement the first day he came to you? Defendant—Oh ! I forgot it. Mr. Commissioner Dußois—And you thought of it just as you wished to turn him away Defendant—No, I didn't. I hadn't the least idea of ;icing him warning when he signed the agreement. Mr. COMMISsIONER—No ; you thought of it only about half an hour after. Dcfendant—But it's my custom neither to give nor take notice. Mr. COMNIISSTONER—Then we'd depart from such a custom for once. 'We'll make a new custom for you. The Jury, after strongly animadverting upon the defendant's conduct, found a verdict for the plaintiff, to the amount claimed. Defendant (passionately)—You've decided against all law ! Depend upon it, Sir (addressing the Commis sioner), I'll appeal. Mr. Commissioner Dunois—No, that you will not. Defendant (in a greater passion)—l'il appeal, if I spend 501.! Mr, Commissioner Dußois—l tell you that you will not. Defendant—l will ;if I don't Illbe -- ! Mr. Commissioner Dußois—l tell you, once more that ---- Defendant (who had now got in a rage)—Why, Sir ? Why, Sir ? Why, Sir, won't I appeal ? Mr. Commissioner DUBOIS —Because you cannot ; there is no appeal from this Court. Defendant—Then I'll go to prison. A Juror—Upon my word I wish you may keep your word. The defendant then left the Court in a towering rage, declaring by all that was good that the worthy Commis sioner bad decided contrary to law, and that he would take Counsel's opinion. REPEAL OF THE CORN -LAWS.—On Monday last one of the largest and most influential public meetings ever held in the town of Drogheda, took place in the Linen Hall, pursuant to notice by placard, for the purpose of petitioning the Legislature for the total and unqualified repeal of the Corn-laws, and all other Acts of Parliament which either pt o hibited or imposed taxes on the importation of any description of provisions into the United Kingdom. The Linen Hall, which is a large and spacious building, was crowded to excess long before one o'clock, the hour fixed for holding the meet ing ; and the trad es emu l ated each other on the occasion in their display of zeal and unanimity in the cause. At half.past one o'clock Robert Morton, Esq., merchant, was call ed to the chair, amidst loud and repeated cheers. Resolutions were unanimously passed to carry into effect the object for which the petitions are to be presented to the Legislature for the total and unqualified repeal of the Corn-laws. ,After which the meeting separated in the most orderly manner, giving three hearty cheers for the " total repeal of the Corn-laws ;" three cheers for the Queen and Prince Albert ; three cheers for Mr. Morton ; three cheers for Mr. lirodigan ; and though last, not least, three cheers for the illustrious Anti-Corn.law advocate, Daniel O'Connell.—Pilot. THE PRIVILEGE QUESTION.--A writ of summons (the commencement of an action) was issued on Saturday morning from the Court of Queen's Bench against Ralph Allen Gosset, son of the Sergeant -at-Arms, Charles Stein, W. Bellamy, and John Leach, messengers of the House of Commons, at the suit of Burton Howard, gentleman (Mr. Stockdale's attorney), for entering the plaintiff's house, on the 4th instant, under the authority o f a search warrant, signed by the Speaker, and remai ning there from half-past six until one o'clock. The writ of inquiry in the new action of Stockdale against Hansard was issued on the same day, and Thursday next is said to be the day fixed for the execution of the writ. Stockdalc has laid his damage , . at 50,000/. CHINA.._We beher6 there is not the least foundation for the report noticed on Friday in the Chronicle, that it is th e i ntent i on of the Government to send out to China a diplomatist, for the purpose of arranging the basis of our com mercial relations with that country, after the Chinese authori ties shall have been brought to their senses by our naval and military operati ons . Th ere are occasions when the best diplo matist is a B r iti s h Ad m i ra l and a line-of-battle ship, and or e other will be employed on this occasion.— Observer. ~- IRELAND. DUBLIN, FEB. 13. " GRE " ORANGE MEETING.—In pursuance of a resolution of their " sigh away—die away" honours of the Corporation of Dublin for a great meeting of Protestants to assemble on this auspicious day, and, in the words of their advertisement, " for ten thousand Protestant voices to go forth against the threatened in vasion of the ancient and loyal Corporations of Ire land," a meeting was held to-day. Alas ! it was not great ; but, as a little bald-pated Corporator observed, it was a meeting of " great Protestaats," and surely, according to Cocker, that was all the same. The chair was to have been taken at twelve precisely ; but at that hour there was not a coach-load of persons present. Shortly afterwards, however, a number of boys entered the room, and, as the day was miserably cold, they amused themselves with the Conservative fire. On the platform we observed Ex-Sheriff Quinton, Rev. Thrash Gregg, Beau Nash, Mr. Vance, wine-merchant ; Mr. Carson, bookseller ; Mr. Pasley, coroner ; and several others, wbese names we could not learn, simply because nobody appeared to know them. The Dublin Evening Post, from which the above notice is taken, gives a sketch of the proceedings which the editor terms a grand demonstration of Sir Robert Peel's vagabonds; adding that " nothing that our own lively fancy could suggest could possibly be more ludicrous-- certainly, nothing could be more thoroughly contemp tible ant absurd, than the entire proceedings. For the credit of the national character, we wish that the fellows could have managed to meet their death more decently. Jack Sheppard was a hero compared with the petty larceny malefactors of the Corporation." THE QUEEN'S MARRIAGE.—God bless the Queen ! God bless her Royal Consort! This is the aspiration of Universal Ireland,—this is the feeling of all the people, with the exception of those disloyal and malig nant wretches whose hearts have been mortified, and whose corrupt hopes have been blasted by the royal spirit, and single-mindedness of the youthful Sovereign. Dublin, on Monday night, was a scene of gaiety and good humour, which we really never witnessed before on any public manifestation. People gave themselves up, with the characteristic dispositions of Irishmen, and of Irishwoman, too, to the joyousness of the occasion. We arc afraid that Father Methew's spirit was not the predominant one ir, Dublin, or even in Ireland, on Monday night—but we are sure that the very reverend gentleman would forgive a leetle departure from the rigid rules of his order. Be this as it may, we Irishmen did enjoy ourselves with becoming spirit, and many a cordial and enthusiastic bumper was quaffed to the health and happicess of the young couple.—Dublin Evening Post. DEFEAT OF THE FACTION IN DeneY.—lt appears that a meeting composed of all parties, was held in the Corporation Hall, on Saturday, to make arrangements for a public dinner in honour of the nuptials of the Queen. A difference arose as to whether " her Majes ty's Ministers" should be included in the list of toasts. Mr. Haslett moved that the toast should be retained--- Sir R. Bateson, M.P., proposed as an amendment that the toast should be omitted. The original motion was carried by a majority of 20 to 2, whereupon the M a yor and Sir Robert seceded. The Liberals then called upon the Lord Bishop to preside ; his Lordship p r omptly complied, and on Monday the friends of the Queen, in cluding Protestants, Presbyterians, and Catholics, as sembled for the purpose of celebrating the event of the Royal nuptials.—lbid. ~.... KIRK AGITATION. The Dissenters of Fife held a meeting in Cupar on Monday last, for the purpoie of exposing the misrepresen tations of the speakers at the Non-Intrusion meeting held there on the preceding Thursday. ST. ANDREWS.—The students of St. Mary's and the United College met in the Town-hall on Saturday last,fc , r the purpose of taking into consideration the present posi tion of the Church of Scotland. The meeting which had been called by the Vetoists ended in their resolutions being rejected, and those of the opposite party being carried 133 large majority. The proceedings were very uproarious. We understand that a very numerous and highly respec table requisition is in progress in the county of Banff, for callimg a county meeting, to be held on an early day, for expressing their regret and reprobation of the recent pro ceedings of the Commission of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and to declare the determination of the requisitionists to support the laws of the realm. Aberdeen Journal. PRESBYTERY OF ABERDEEN.—At the meeting of this Presbytery, on Tuesday, Mr. Leslie of Fintray brought forward a motion in reference to the recent proceedings of the Church. The substance of the motion was that the eto Law, being unsound and illegal, ought to be rel scinded—and, in reference to the consequeAces of the ad mission of Ministers and Elders of quoad sacra parishes, that the Presbytery should overture the venerable Assem bly to take steps to remedy the evils complained of. Dr. Forsyth seconded the motion. Dr. Brown met it by a direct negative ; and, after a long debate, the Presbytery divided, when Dr. Brown's motion was carried by a majo rity of 21 to 9. DUNDEE PRESBYTERY.—Petitions for the Legislature , id favour of the non-intrusion principle, were adopted by the Presbytery of Dundee,. on the sth instant, by a ma jority of 23 to 7. DUNDEE.—The Magistrates of Dundee have intimated to the Committee of General Sessions their withdrawal of the interdict against the use of the Town Churches• _ At the ordinary meeting of the Presbytery of Greenocks on Wednesday, Dr. M'Farlan brought forward a motioa that the Court petition Parliament in favour of the prin ciple of non-intrusion, and the spiritual independence ?f the Church. Mr. Menzies moved a counter resolution in a speech which lasted nearly three hours. The Presbyter? then adjourned from five till seven in the evening, when the debate was resumed, and was continued till half-past twelve o'clock, when, on a division being come to, there voted for Dr. M'Farlan's motian 18, and for Mr. Men' zies's 3. STATE OF TRADE.—WO are glad to state that the extreme depression which prevailed in this market on Tues day last, has given way to a rather more cheerful feeling. 00 Thursday and yesterday there was a very fair demand for yarup and the spinners found it easy to effect sales, though without obtaining any advance of price. In the goods market there was not quite so much elasticity; but still some improvemen t was manifested, and manufacturers appeared in rather better spirits than at the commencement of the week.—Manchester Guardian. THE INVERNESS BURGHS.-Mr. MOrriSOth the new candidate on the Liberal interest for this district of burghs, arrived h ere ye s t er d ay f rom L on d on, i n company kithi,,t,h Edward Ellice, ju n . ; E sq ., M.P. M r . M orr i son an d M r . lice came by way of Edinburgh, where they remained during Sunday, and proceeded ncrth next day by the Perth mall: et, They have been v i s iti ng part o f t h e e l ectors, and a canvass will immediately commence over the burghs. We understand the Honourable Gentleman will lose no time in calling public meetings to meet the different constituencies. Mr. Ellice has been gladly welcomed by his old friends here, with whom h 6 made so noble a stand in 1 835 (losing his election by only foc i r votes), and by whom he h as ever s i nce b een remembered wit", affectionate regard. M r . M ac l eo d, o f Cadboll, has announce" that it is not his intention again to solicit the suffrages of the electors. The reasons which have induced him to withdrairt arise, he states, from no change of political opinion, but are such as could not, in any degree, interest the public.—hives'' ness Paper. PATENT LEVER GOLD WATCHES' Lady's size, with strong engine -turned double-b ac ked g° ld cases, elegant gold dials, Fourteen Guineas each. Gentlemen's size, with seconds, and small for the pocket' hard enamel dial, Thirteen Guineas each. This celebrated construction (the most accurate on whi ch a watch can be made) is now offered, with the latest improve" ments, i. e., the detached escapement, jewelled in four holes, capped, hand to mark the seconds, maintaining po %er to continuo going while winding up, at the above price. A printed warranty is given, with fixed terms, on which the Watches will always receive any attention required. T. COX SAVORY, _ s r ( u l e vha-tsthreet purchasedes ), L do n : eco atehmaker, Jewell er , & c., 4 7 , Cornhill (Seven doors fro° G n h da_cheactii r B Tit S. On the 11th inst., at Snacesbrook, Essex, the lady of Hen/ Craven, Esq., of a son. On the 12th inst., at Norwood, Surrey, the lady of th e Rev. Charles Turner, of a daughter. On the 12th inst., at Diptford Rectory, 'near Totnes, Devon' the lady of the Rev. W. C. Johnson, of a daughter. On the 14th inst., at Waterloo-place, the lady of Charl es Smith, Esq., of a son. OR the 11 th i ns t., i n Pi cca dill y, M rs. N. 1. Woolley , of a son. On the I2th inst., at Brompton-square, the wife of Mr. V• W. Pollard, surgeon, of a son. On the 14th inst., at Wilton-place, the lady of Adam Bronii" low, Esq., barrister-at-law, of a daughter. --- MARRIED. On the 12th in:t. at St. Peter's, D u bli n , Ri c h ar d H a ll, Esq' of Copped H a ll, Totteridge, to Susa n , daughter of Edga rd Pennefather, Esq., o f Fit zw illi am - square, Dublin and Rathsalls• On the 12th inst., at St. Neot's, the Rev. F. Latham, 11. C. L't of Clare Hall, Cambridge, and second son of the Rev. Tho'n 3 , s Latham, Vicar of Billin g b oroug h, i n t h e count/ of Lincoln, ~ c ,7 . Mary Ann, eldest daught er o f J o h n Hill Day, Esq., Priory, Neot's. DIED. On the 30th of November, near Bangalore, of cholera, C 3 P: tain William Way Baker, 32d reg i ment M adras Native Infantrii: third son of Sir Robert B a k er , o f M ontagu-place, Rus 'e square. On the 15th of December, at Calcutta, Thomas Ja nie; Taylor, Esq., s e con d son o f Th omas Taylor, Esq., Control ler General of the Customs. On the 11th inst., at Hastings, Julia Georgians Louis 3 , 1 eldest daughter of the Rev. Robert Heath, of Claptorly a n niece of the Right Hon. Lord Byron. On the 14th inst., in St. James's Palace, Laura Maria, th e second daughte rma r of Major-G enera l Si r Henry Wheatler• (-;*(. wormars• - •""wos.rmszes......, of London : Printed and Published by Al UNDO YOUls (" No. 112, St ran d, a t The Stot Office, No. 112, Strand, in the county of Middlesex.—Slonday, February 17, 1840.