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P............... „,„„,„, P IRLI.A r N TARY DIVISIONS. (From _ E ul e JP A A ----6------- mow.) ••" `, a and Proceedings of the House of c OM ~..._ WEDI.TESDAY, APRIL 28, ENILE OFFENDERS BILL of again 111 9 7te :d hit : ot r ia r r e c a b j :1 \ 1 , 1 ir ,f? c resuming adjourned Debate on Question , £hat the Bill be now read a second time ' konths ' to proposed ; Debate resumed ; Amendment end of th e Ie: Lve out the word " now," and at the .9,ueserkt,n to Ada the words "upon this daysix of th e ' '- : lestion put, " That the word ' now' stand part e QueSti t,n ' The Rouse divided : derl eC. r MAJORITY —AYES, 75. Ad, : ktai n , ",„ Courtenay, Lord intro J. 1 , 7' )4 Dickinson, F. H. Duncombe, A. Zibar' Ed 'ati hd, Buncombe, O. Nicholl, J. d Earl of Thomas O'Brien, A. Staffor •!lll,Trigh' a ci P t t l At East, J. 11. T Osborne, Ralph 31 113l o arcai n t a lh h an' an, J. H. •• b _Ustee, c o l onel r s 3 Egerton, W. T. Packe, C. W. i'lleY, Joseph , Finch, George Palmer, Robert 11: 3 '• J., jun,. Frewen, C. IL Perfect, Robert _ nerd, E. G.. Fuller, A. E. 'V!Meson, Thorsex Gladstone, J. N. I, Matthe w Goring, Charles btlbow, J o h n Greene, Thomas it r p r oro i l m itesh e et , Round, J. roeo ß n ic ,C lL ßo a l. L o d n el ,riet 'l. - Grimsditch, T. Scrope, G. P. -%esfo'd .‘ . Halsey, T. P. r H. K. 11, 04 _ . , tej er Hamilton, Lord C. SeYme ' T. Er ..u, J, J . Sheppard, Harris,:Capialn iir l4l ' t ", T. Nr - Hildyard, T. B. Sotheron, T. H. S. h o adley r / -4 e . -enr, I Inn, Lord E. Spooner, R. ... hilt . Ny . Trollope, Sir J. S. fsUriy, w. Rouldsworth, T. waddington,:n• S Care w ,„. ~, Howard, P. 11. Cleud e ".1,,,u. Pole Jervis, Sir John ( late '; 1 ). Knight, F. W. Compton, . ‘,... .;, i i. ,:v Le Merchant, Sir D. Walker, winnthg t ß o i n c , h s a i rd r T. Loote, Sir ‘.. W %eland, Al • Lockhart, 0 A n . . 8 H . . T. pa : d n :,.. T Co t o EL n Ll : n s e i r l. Sir J. 4. Crlpps, W. Lygon, Gen. trzastr ol ,. MINORITY —NOES, 23. se ntr ygne ' Sir A ...row, ,E. p • Henley, J. W. . Thornely, T. Cra wfn e, it. t i : Law, Hon. C. E. Trelawny, J. S. Den; " 41 % livs . Ituntz, G. F. Trotter, John 1 ) kn . E ' s ,tine an .B . O'Brien,n Timothy Wawn, J. T. Du n e, , Lord I'echell, Captain Williams, W. Field 44 . Gee r Sibthorp , Colonel .. G, 0. J i l g e * argo, h Smith, Vernon TELLEMS. •,,I. D. Stanfield, W. R. C. Roebuck, J. A. Strickland, Sir G. Escott, Bickhant r, RATIN . G. OF TENEMENTS (No. 2) BILL. . Question (17utrildeAriarread tOr resuming adjourned Debate on Question c h)`" That the Bill be now read a ed se . cond time Drop again( propofied ; Debate resum , Am h endra d en o t f th • osed, to lea ye out the word .. now ," and at t e en ....eggueusejtion to .add the words .. upon this day six months :" Question: i°ll Put, " 4 That the word ' now' stand part of the " The F !rouse divided : IS LINORITY—AYES, 71. 4el and, sir 411,44denp; C, B. Moyer, John Pinney, William ,=:•,, ...;p„ :Frewen, C. H. Polhill, F. ,ntrobus E :Puller, A. E. Prime, Richard dreg • , Edmund Glynne, Sir S. Rashleigh, W. OtecA all, Captain Gore, W. R. 0. Rice, E. R. allli, Colonel Goring, C. Rolleston, Colonel e, H. i• Greene, Thomas Round, C. klites (icor 6 Itaisy, T.:P. Round, John teckett' g t es net;philip . llatnilton, Lord C. Ryder, G. I). Ilan is, lio n . Capt. Seymer, Henry lier ,erestord, or IIIId: 'arc!, T. B. T. Sheppard, ' T. 'AI H MG 1 .,_ ero MIR, Lord E. Sheridan, R. R. Mahn es, Thom Court Sotheron, T. H. Z r atoston, T. W. 'c'‘„lck, Lewis W. Russ 7, as Sutton, Henry t i l r o c i w, .P. lierdm, Sir E. Tower, C. ch ut t ieleY, Sir J. Lemma, Sir C. c ,W.L. W. Trollope, Sir J. Co l) ,,, i'Lle, C. R. Lemur c., Lord G. H. Trotter, John March , Earl ot Vyse, H. co -Aton, R . c . I),.„,, te naY, Lord 3111 01., Philip W. S. Walsh, Sir J. IL ires, w . Mlle a, William Wodehouse, E. an c ,,, Mil' les, R. Monckton Wood, Colonel T. z ge tabe, A . ~.„ rtn n, I C4' I rellt wes " • r. New degat. NI E. tzroY, Lord C. pr ,rien, A. S. . Pr .cke, C. W TELLERS. Waddington, H. S. Cripps, William ;!,°q4rra._ !li_ro.rig, Sir A. I" JE°scßot , I t lT Eic — kh iC arn °EBl 89. O'C O'Connell, M. J. • e u y 'l , ei j o tl h " • Etwall, Ralph O'Conor, Don t t e il itkele : 3 o ,. ncl al s .e c n ou nt. •,,°Lialle, Col. Evans, Fielden , John Sir De Lacy Osborne, Ralph . trio. II , M atthew Ferguson, Colonel Palmer, R. Sir J. S Finch, G. Pechell, Captain Gore, Robert Perfect. Robert Rerkg' i C i a Piain Grimsditeh, Thomas Philips, Mark t in B erk Y ' G. F. Plumndge,Cap a Ilanrner, Sir J. lloay e s' ' -ranileY Hay, Sir A. Rawdon, Colonel ho ne, E . 1. .. ikekieerton JosePh :rizsg, Dr. flodgson, F. Repton, G. W. 1 1;01' J°l4 l Houldsworth, T. A. Hudson, G. Rutherford, A - Reid, Colonel Sibthorp, Colonel James William tall er 3' ' Ed ina ad Jervis, Sir John rnythehiGe: Sir W. 1:1 , Sir J y Johnstone, Sir J. e „„ 3. q, G. s . - ~,..uana n to Knight, F. W. 0 'aYley E. • Lascelies, W. S . Stanley, W. O. ehaPlul S . Law, C. E. Spooner, bein Richard Stansficid, W. R. Christon'hp • 11; A Lawson, Andrew Thornely, T. C opela nd -I. ' -- A. Layard, Major lawny, J. S. Cra w ,. , Alderman Le Ms.rchant, S'r D. Strickland, Sir G. er4, w 8 R e fnell, Henry talse , S• Lindr,ay, Colonel 1),1 e k.,. 1, L. B, Turner, Edmund I) , sj r ,- 1 •3130.. n, General Vane, Lord H. ugilal" 'S '. tl i t a l r a t t l iTT Al . ex. Walker, Richard 11):)4Jeall, Geo . rge Williams, W. 74 aitors, Lord J. b 4 4 o lli s be, ,o . Monahan, J. H. br ill a ' Ad Monahan, Morris,David E Rion, Vif.count Muntz, G F. "i•YrI, Viscount O'Brien, C. II ei _ .... `-ir.„,..,15T8,Y of BIRTHS and DEATHS Death'-'OIING THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 24. k al e registey:ed in the week. Births registered in the week, Pe nu e • . 502 ' Males ... ... 1 718 es ' - • ::: 479 I Females ... ••• 699 Total TELLERS. Scrope, G. P. Henley, J. W. - • 981 Total ... 1,417 ""-'4-111 of the DUKE o f ARGYLL. the Gl asgow C our i er, o f T uesday.) li th e .7 uk (From , re gret to h ave to announce the death of his Grace of , noblemanrg) This venerable and excellent in th e 70 laed at luverary C as tl e y es t er d a y morn i ng, 21st of Li Year of his age, having been born on the the ar Decemb er , 1777 . I n ear l y lif e h e entered Si r , nI Y , and serv e d un d er th e D u k e o f Y or k an d . " 41 1 )1 1 Abercromby in Holland. ll e after of 'us r epresented the county of .Argyll for upwards 1, 20 years. He retired from Parliament 4 ' 43 th e year 1821, •and chiefly resided at Arden !LlM Castle, his seat in Dumbartonshire, till accession to the title on the death of his b rother, the sixth Duke, in 1839. The part he took in endeavouring to arrest the impending disruption in the Church of Scotland is well known; and although the propriety of legalising the veto law—which would have i'eari the effect of his Bill—will be doubted by many, t he att emp t was wort h y o f t h e d escen d ant o f t h ose w h o h ad contributed so essentially to its establishment. In private life his Grace was distinguished by the warmest 1414 most generous feelings, united to the highest sense 1 , 1. honour. He was attached to scientific pursuits, 0 7, 4 was well acquainted with the principles of es'''etnistry and mechanics. He was a fellow of the Royal leleities of London and Edinburgh, and Knight of the i l i l histl e• Re is succeeded in his estates and honours by 41 onl y son George, Marquis of Lorne. X TRAORDINARY SPEED ON 'elE LONDON AND NORTH - WESTERN fr 4 special train, consisting of five carriages, was taken On Lond on to Birmingham, yesterday morn i ng, i n 2 hours and 30 minutes. b e . l4 e actual time of travelling did not exceed 2 hours, b e l: l i g au average speed of 56 miles per hour ; the train t• g gi pped four times on the journey to allow other Wolverton e. clear of the li n e, b es id es the stoppage at ; h ver tno to change e ng i nes . one e ngine whi c h s t ar t e d f rom L on d on , N o . 157, i s of m th e r• Stephenson's ordinary p a t en t eng i nes , an d . in 2 atter part of. its journey (21 miles) was performed lull minutes. Th e max i mum spee d , over upwards of a „.. e, was 75 miles per hour. a engine f rom W o l verton to Birmingham was also ;i_ritit ent engine of Mr. Stephenson's, having three and it performed the first part of the journey, 41 (until it was stoppe d b y another train) in 42 n6linutes. M ax i mum speed on this part of the journey, 4 miles per hour. We understand that Lord George Bentinck and several gentlemen, going to the Chester races, were in the train. A side wind was blowing throughout the journey. Mr. M'Connell, the locomotive superintendent of the London and North-Western Railway Company, and Mr. Winter, the superintendent of Mr.. Stephenson's patent engines, were on the engine, and described the motion at the highest velocities, as being'perfectly steady. LORD BROWNLOW CECIL.—We regret to learn that this young nobleman is again confined to his apartment in the Infantry Barracks at Windsor. His Lordship, it will be remembered, received several severe contusions, in addition to having his shoulder dislocated, on the occasion of being gown from his horse at the Windsor Military Steeple :ll:Be His Lordship fortunately had so far recovered the gyri n g this accident as to be enabled to attend the Hampton "Pring Meeting about a week or ten day s ago. Here he again ventured to ride the horse Carissima, in one of the races,_ and th e . exertion caused a small bone of his leg, which had been r e viously injured, to give way. His . Lordship being again L 4) ; nl Pelled to take to his bed, was visited by two or . three of t"'s brothe r officers last night, ene of whom incautiously sat en this unfortunate leg, causing a second fracture. Mr. I,‘:'wn, surgeon, was instantly in attendance, and we are 114 -PY to say th a t hi s L or d s hi p is again going on favourably. 1, ATAL ACCIDENT FROM A GUST OF WlND.—Yes tcrdas, Mr. Wakley, M.P., held an inq,iieswtoastouthd, aged 24, the King and a n, Paddingt on g reen, on William_ r n , wan painter, in the ensployof o Mr. Ackfield. On X O 4 Y morning, deceased, while painting the house No. 23, feetrfolk-erescent, Edgware-road, ascended a ladder eighty al:hli4l4 for the purpose of painting the coping and cornice klerneath. Throw a`desire to get on with his work he th e , en ded the ladder before the man on the roof . could secure thfathom rope, when a heavy . squall of win o d f ca i r o r . ie 2 d l a , away ne ,aclder, pitching deceased into the area N wearre'Y knocking down another man and the employer, who • worklng in an elevated position, and whom it passed l' " t hin a - flo w — . n inch. When assistance reached deceased, blood th and after a few sighs h 'um large quantries from his "c.:?9ired, his skull having been fractur ' ed in several places. left Accidental Accidental death." The unfortunate man has deaf Y oung widow to deplore his melancholy and premature IitrORTED DEATH OF MISS MARTIN.—oAf the e p l o a r te t V / the death of Bliss Martin, only child and heiress Martin, M.P., appeared in a morning pa l p t e t r er of fr t o h m is B da a y i: 1' e if 4 , v e,e Post says—" We have seen a e !nauinen Castle, written yesterday , (Monday), and ad- States'tressed to Mr. Robert Power, of Pembroke-place, which that Mrs. Martin and Miss Martin, although deeply afflicted by their bereavement, were in good health. W groundlessnesse nulnfeanarttriienopn7trlsteiufact, in order to show the total iss a morning contemporary of the death of M C AN AFFAIRS. —LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. — t ~Y,fin arrival from Halifax we have nth-ices from that port s r,:cl,etuar,oenloOwthininst. inclusive. We copy from one of the journ leadergsPolt h g e rd}i: r i eZi:p li a ' r ) t r y d Stry o f to o l gj Lasoin ji iln made i n fo o overtures e e: .. p yi n Conservative character, but they declined r g to - 1,11 Upper ,,ordship until they had consulted their frieuds w Pwrinne,P, T 1 HER MAJESTY'S LEVEE. The Queen held a Levee yesterday afternoon, in St. James's Palace. Her Majesty and Prince Albert ar rived from Buckingham Palace at two o'clock, with the Ladies and Gentlemen of the royal suite, in four car riages, escorted by a party of the Life, Guards: Ia Waiting were the Ladies of the Bedchamber, the Countess of Charlemont, and the Countess cf Gains borough ; the Lord in Waiting, the Earl of Morton ; the Lord in Waiting to Prince Albert, Lord George Lennox • the Groom in Waiting, Major the Hon. Ro bert Boyle ; the Groom in Waitinc , to Prince Albert, Captain Francis Seymour ; the equerry in Waiting, Major General Wemyss ; the Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert, Colonel Bouverie ; and the Page of Ho nour, Mr. Byng. The Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, and the Master of the Horse, received her Majesty and her Royal Consort at the Palace. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was pre sent at the Levee. His Royal Highness was attended by Major Stephens and Mr. Edmund Mildmay. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Duke of CambridA and attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, having entered the Throne- room, the Foreign Ministers were introduced, when the following presentations to her Majesty took place in the diplomatic circle : By the Baron da Torre de Moncorvo, the Portuguese Minister—La Conseiller Dietz, Secretary to his Majesty the King of Portugal ; and M. de Moracs Sarmento (Baron de Moncorvo's son), Attacl 6 to her Most Faith ful Majesty's Legation at this Court. By the Baron Brunnow, the Russian Minister—Le Baron Clement A. de Bode, Conseiller d' Etat de S. M. L'Empereur de Russie. By the Commandeer Marques Lisboa, the Brazilian Minister—M. Le Chevalier Pinto Peixoto, Attaché A In Legation de S. M. L'Empereur du Brecil. By Monsieur X. Isturiz, the Spanish Minister—Don Mariano Dyaz y Requelme, and Don Fernando M. de Terry, Attaches to her Most Catholic Majesty's Le gation. By the Baron de Beust, the Saxon Minister—M. Le Comte Clement Einsieddel, and M. Le Baron Alfred de Zedtwitz. By the Baron Roller, Austrian Charge d'Affaires— The General Prince Francis Leichtenstein. By Mr. John R. Brodhead, Secretary of the Legation of the United States of America—Mr. Robert C. Win- throp, Representative of the City of Boston, of the United States of America. The foreign diplomatic circle was attended by M. Van do Weyer, the Belgian Minister ; Baron de Cetto, the Bavarian Minister ; Baron de Moncorvo, the Portuguese Minister ; Barcn do Brunnow, the Russian Minister ; Count de Kielmansegge, the Hanoverian Minister ; Baron de Hugel, the Wurtemberg Minister ; the Che valier Bunsen, the Prussian Minister, and Prince Loewenstein, Secretary of Legation ; Le Commandeur Marques Lisboa, the Brazilian Minister ; Count de Re ventlow, the Danish Minister ; Prince Cellimaki, the Ottoman Porte Minister ; Count Schimmelpennick, the Netherlands Minister, and Mr. de Stratenus, First Se cretary of Legation ; Senor X. Isturiz, the Spanish Mi nister, and le Chevalier de Pedronena, Secretary of Le gation ; Baron de Beast (Chambollan de S. M. le Roi de Saxe), the Saxon Minister ; Baron de Re hausen, the Swedish Charge d'Affaires ; Count Adrien de Revel, the Sardinian Charge d'Af faires ; Le Comte de Jarnac, Charge d'Affaires de France ; Baron Koller, Austrian _ Charg6 d'Affaires ; and Mr. John R. Brodhead, Secretary of the Legation of the United States for Foreign Affairs ; and Colonel the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies. The general circle was attended by the Archbishop of Armagh, the Bishop of London, the Lord President, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home and Colonial Depart ments, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the President of the Board of Controul for the Affairs of India, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the President of the Board of Trade, the Lord Steward, tho Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, the Captain of the Honotirable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, the C tptain of the Yeoman Guard, the Marquis of Anglesey, Gold Stick in Waiting ; the Lord Justice-General of Scotland ; the Vice-Chan cellor Knight Bruce ; the Judge of the High Court of Admiralty; the Treasurers of the Household; the Comp troller of the Household; Lord Monteagle, Comptroller of Exchequer ; Mr. G. E. Anson, Keeper of her Ma jesty's Privy Purse ; Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Private Secretary to Prince Albert ; Mr. Mat thew Wyatt, Standard-bearer of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms ; Sir George Houlton, Ensign of the Yeoman Guard ; Mr. Thomas Shiffner, Paymaster of the Household ; Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Bowater, Groom in Waiting ; Colonel Smith, Silver Stick in Waiting ; Reverend J. Vane, Deputy Clerk of the Closet in Waiting ; Captain Sir George Westphal, R N., Naval A.D.C. to the Queen •, Colonel Buckley, Equerry to the Queen ; Colonel Sir Horace Seymour, Equerry to her Majesty the Queen Dowager ; Captain Lord James Murray, (Scots Fusilier Guards), Equerry to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent ; Major Stephens and Mr. Edmond Mildmay, Equerries in Waiting to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge ; Mr. James Bunco Curling, Adjutant of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms ; Capt. Kincaid, Exon in Waiting of the Yeoman Guard ; Captain Sadler, Exon of the Yeoman Guard ; Mr. Fisher, Surgeon-in-Chief of the Metropolitan Police; Sir Benjamin Smith, C.S.; Sir Noel Harris, Groom of the Privy Chamber in Waiting; Colonel Master, Gentle man Usher of the Privy Chamber in Waiting; Captain the Hon. Mortimer Sackvillo West, Gentleman Usher to Her Majesty in Waiting ; Mr. Alfred Montgomery, Gen tleman Majesty; Colonel Waiting; 13e n tine li Codst Captain ream Usher Guards), toher Field Officer (l Milman (Coldstream G uar d s ) , Acting Adutant in Waiting. A large number of presentations took place. After the levee, the Captain of the Yeoman Guard, Viscount Falkland, had an audience of the Queen in the Royal Closet, to introduce Mr. Henry Chard as an Elam of the Yeoman Guard, and Lieutenant-Colonel Fitz Maurice, K.H., as Clerk of the Cheque of her Majesty's Yeoman of the Guard. Both Gentlemen received from her Majesty their silver sticks of office, and had the honour to kiss hands. Mr. Milne had the honour of an audience of the Queen in the Royal Closet, and delivered the badge, and Ribbon of a Knight Grand Cross of the Bath, worn by his father, the late Admiral Sir David Milne. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, and the Royal Suite, returned to Buckingham Palace in four carriages, es corted by a party of Life Guards. General Prince Castelcicala, the Neapolitan Minister, being out of town did not attend the levee yesterday. We have authority to state that her Majesty's Ball, on the l4th of May, is to be in FULL DRESS. Tickets to view the Two Royal Pictures, by Winter halter, in the Banqueting-room in St. James's Palace, will be issued from the Lord Chamberlain's office, from twelve to four o'clock. Each Ticket will admit the Lady or Gentlemen, whose name will be inserted in it, and five other per sons. All applications must be made Personally, or through a Responsible agent, as it will be impossible to send tickets, or to answer written applications. Ladies and Gentlemen receiving tickets will be re quired to leave their names and address on their cards, at the Lord Chamberlain's Office. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign•office. The Ministers assembled shortly before four o'clock. Viscount Sandon, M.P., Sir Howard Douglas, M.P., and a Deputation, had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing street. The officers and private gentlemen of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arius, dined with the Standard Bearer of the Corps, Mr. Matthew Wyatt, at his residence in Hyde-park-square, yesterday evening. Lord John Russell had a dinner party last evening, at his residence in Chesbam-place. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial Office, from the Governor of South Australia, New Zealand, and the Gold Coast. THE LATE MARQUIS' OF II ERTFORD.-Among the numerous suits, actions, and other legal proceedings arising out of the will of the late Marquis of Hertford, with its numerous codicils, those of the executors against Nicholas Suisse, the valet of the testator, have stood prominent. One of these was for the restitution of inscriptions for French Rentes, amounting in value to 700,000 f.. which belonged to the Marquis, and which his executors asserted Suisse had surreptitiously taken out of his drawer, after the death of his master. For this imputed act of robbery they prose cuted Suisse criminally in England ; but on the trial at the Old Bailey he was acquitted. Notwithstanding this acquittal, the executors, as the inscriptions were deposited in France, instituted a suit against Suisse, in the T 9▪ bunal de Premiere Instance, for their restitution. The Tribunal decided in favour of the executors, and the inscri▪ ptions were ordered to be restored to them. This, however, was not the final termination of the claims of the executors. They afterwards discovered that, while the inscriptions were in his hands, Suisse had received dividends to the amount of 77,710 f., and for the restitution of this sum another action was brought by the executors, but, in the first instance, they were defeated. Against this decision an appeal was brought before the Cour R o y a l e , an d it came t o a hearing yesterday. After a repetition of all the circumstances, and of the argu ments of counsel on both sides, the Cour Royale quashed the judgment of the court below, and desired Suisse to repay the 77,710 f. to the executors. There was also an appeal by Suisse against anoth er p ar t o f th e same j u d gm ent of the infe rior tribunal, ordering him to restore other dividends received b 3 him to the amount of 44,0001., but this the Cour Royale confirmed.—Galignani of Tuesday. for PLANTATIONS.—The polling about Farnham, Alton, and Odiham, Hants, into Sussex, is now completed. The last week's sun has improved the shooting plants, the poles protecting the tend er bi ne f rom th e co ld frosty nights; the rain, several times within the last few days, tended also much to improve their appearance. It can scarcely be re collected when there was so delightful a spring as the present for the clearing th e groun d o f weeds, and remov i ng every thing obnoitous from around the hillocks contpining the roots of this valuable pl an t. I n some open s it ua ti ons they appear sickly and yellow, but warm weather will soon change that appearance. Though the season is backward, yet Inpn3 . , look upon such as being rather more favourable than injurious to the growing shoots, as the rapidity with which they grow soon surmounts the check th e h o p pl an t receives from a slight blight. If the hope had no worse enemies to contend with than a few frosty nights in the spring, growers would not feel great alarm ; it is the midsummer blights which change all the hop gro wers ' prospects an d destroy the hoped-for crop in the aut umn , w hi ch they sedulously look for to reimburse them (the growers) for all their anxious toils, expense, and trouble. JOHANN GROSSMITR'S EAU DE COLOGNE.—hitherto the family of Farina, the members of which seemed to equal in number the sands of the sea, have monopolised the market of Europe for the sale of Eau de Cologne. They have, how ever, now met with a formidable rival in the person of Joh❑ . Grossmith, of Cologne, who has an establishment in Cannon street, in the City. We have tried Grossmith's Eau de Cologne, the perfume of which is, as the fragrance of fresh ga th e red ammo, delicate, yet deliciously retelling. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mrs. Butler appeared here last night in the character of Juliet, the her fame. character aeHer , n whichreadi reading of f the originally character washe r debut and perfect, and her return to the stage will, at least, have unmeaning this goodinharmonious ; i t will wretched, effect drive recitative,T from that the t stage t tasteless, neither singirg nor saying sort of c h ant , which i‘f a all our tragic artists have since the secession of the tKinen of th mble d e yn e a l s d ty , 5 , c substitut e dooi. We fhoorpethethbaetauatlilfueludrecyleamunag anadrenennosteetinrernettriiemvaibtalytiesnpooilfedobtsywaretbelhheidd admirationactors, who modern school, will take Mrs. Butler as their model of elocution, and we shall then at least have Shakspere read properly. In the earlier scenes, we could scarcely realise the girl Juliet, but in the three last acts, where the girl has become a woman, Mrs. Butler was very great. The scene in which Juliet takes poison, and the last scene of the tragedy, were given with electrical force and energy. It reminded us of the palmy days of the drama. Juliet was, at the time Mrs. Butler made her debtit as Fanny Kemblo, her greatest character. It suited her youthful appearance and her, us yet, scarcely developed powers; but her great triumphs will, for the future, be achieved in the higher walks of tragedy, and we look for ward to her appearance in such characters as Lady Macbeth and Constance, with a trustful hope that it may be her high destiny to revive among us a taste for the sublime Shaksperian drama. Never before has Shakspere, as an author, been more extensively read, ret or more enthusiastically ad ore d, or b etter un d erstoo d than he is at the present ti me ; w h at h as b een want i n g has r b s. ee ß a ut a ler fi t t o tin b that geinterpreter interpreterper of ? him on is a ques tion the stage. Is tion which time alone can solve. Mr. Creswick was the Romeo. When he acted quietly he acted well, but he at times indulged in rant and chant. Let him eschew the chanting school of declamation, and he may be come a great actor. There is stuff in him, but he has much to unlearn. Mr. S. Cowell, as the Apothecary, acted with great propriety. He indulged not in the buffoonery and gag of low comedy, but he acted the part with a true Shaksperian feeling. He was a man whom " misery had worn to the hones," and who unwill ingly sold a poison because "his poverty but not his will " consented. The gods- of course were lost in silent astonishment at being baulked of their usual farcical fun, but Mr. Cowell, secured that which to him, as a true artiste, is, we are assured, infinitely more valuable than the applause of "barren spectators," the approbation and the gratitude of every lover of Shak spere in the house. The tragedy was followed by a'new farce, entitled A Wife for an Hour, in which Miss Emma Stanley made her reptree, after a long absence, in the character of Patty, a chambermaid at a roadside Inn, a great reader of penny romances, and who has also inoculated her sweetheart, Gaiter (Compton), the boots, waiter, postboy, ostler—in fact, the factotum, with a love of the romantic. Patty is always in hopes that she may turn out to be "somebody," because, as she justly argues, the nobodies in the first chapter always turn out to be groat people in the last, and her wishes seem on the eve of accomplishment. A fashionable youth arrives at the inn, and asks her to be his wife for an hour. His uncle has insisted on his being married, as the condition of continuing the supplies, of which the young gentleman is greatly in want. He, himself, has fallen- in love with a beautiful in cognita at the opera, to whom, in his own mind, he has vowed eternal - fidelity, and of course refuses to bestow himself on any one else ; but his uncle is coming to the inn. He has 'represented himself to the uncle as married, and in order to prove the fact, he engages Patty to act the part of his " wife for an hour." His uncle is accompanied by the fair incognita of the opera, whom he is escorting home to her father, and who is as deeply in love as the young gentleman himself. This imbroglio gives rise to a series of most amusing con tretemps. There is the vulgarity of Patty, the surprise of the lady, the embarrassment of the gentleman, the anger of the incognita at the base attempt by a mar ried man to entrap -her affections, the indignation of the uncle at the gross immorality of his nephew, and though last, not least, the most amusing jealousy of Gaiter. After keeping the audience in a roar for half an hour, an explanation takes place, and the respective lovers are made n - ,utually happy. This farce, which is from the practised pen of Mr. E. L. Blanchard, is well built and well written. The dialogue is replete with smart repartee, and the fun never for an instant flags. The house was crowded. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER RACES..—TUESDAY (CONCLUDED). THE CUP. In the early part of the day Mr. Crockford objected to Erin-go-bragh's starting for the cup on the ground that his owner, Mr. W. Scott, had lost 300/. lo him on the Derby in 1846, which, although a decision had been given in favour of his claim by a committee of the Subscription Room at New market, he had 'refused to pay. Mr. Crockford further claimed to have him warned off the course as a defaulter. The Stewards having decided that the horse should start (on the ground, as we understood, that he was not a notorious defaulter), Mr. Crockford entered a formal protest against him, under the authority of the conditions of the Goodwood articles, which have reference to the Chester races, and by which, if the horse should come in first, he will neither. be entitled to stakes or bets. LATEST BETTING ON TUESDAY NIGHT. CHESTER CUP. , sto 1 agst Mendicant (t) 25 to 1 agst Newconrt 7 to 1 agst The Lamb 30 to 1 agst Annandale 8 to 1 agst Dulcet (t) 30 to 1 agst Camera Obseura 13 to 1 agst Mickey Free (t) 40 to 1 agst Pal 15 to 1 agst Erin-go-b rag h 40 to 1 agst Queen o f Tyne 20 to 1 agst Inheritress I THE DERBY. 7 5 t t o o agst g Cossack 20 to 1 agst Wanota 6 to 1 agst Tan Tromp 20 to 1 agst M r. M a rtin 33 to 1 agst Mathematician 14 to 1 agst Glentilt THE OAKS. 7 to 1 agst Farmer's Daughter. CHESTER, WEDNESDAY, FIVE O'CLOCK. Our last quotations were made up to twelve o'clock at night, at which hour business, which had been singularly flat, appeared to have concluded. It turned out otherwise. Mendicant, who at the time mentioned had exhibited un equivocal signs of decline, having subsequently been driven back to 7 to 1, The Lamb, who throughout the day had been in great force, becoming first favourite. Although Mendicant was said to be quite up to the mark, the "Bear" movement excited no little apprehension amongst her backers. Mickey Free left off a shade better, but, in other respects, the prices returned correctly. stated the state of the market. The weather this morning was cold, windy, and threatening; it brightened, however, as the day advanced, and before the commencement of the races, was all that could be desired. The change came so late, that so fashionable and numerous a company as we have seen on. the Roodee in more genial seasons was not to be expected. Nevertheless it was large—the stands were thronged, the walls were crowded, and the assemblage around and within the course gave evidence that the country folks had lost none of their relish for the sport. It is undeniable, however, that the falling off was general, but chiefly in the aristocratic and middle classes. The Cup betting in the town this morning was not very animated ; still it improved Mendicant's position, as little as 6 to 1 having been taken, but without restoring her to the premiership; The Lamb having risen to sto 1. Erin-go bragh was also in force, and, with reference to him, we should ,mention, that the stewards mel before the race came off and decided that Erin-go-bragh might start, and that should he come in a winner he would be entitled to the stakes and bets. Business was resumed on the course, and some other business took place, for which it will be enough to refer to the prices at starting. The Corinthian Stakes of 10 soya. each, and 20 added. Cup Course. (8 Subs.) Sir J. Gerard's Pantasa, 5 yrs, 12st llb (Owner) 1 ' Mr. F. Nicoll's Rowland, aged, 12st llb 3tol on Pantasa. Won easy. Run in 5 min. 12 sec The Trades' Cup of 200 sovs. added to a Handicap of 25 sovs. each, ft, &c. 'lwo miles and a qu ar t er. Mr. Drinkald's St. Lawrence, aged, Est 71b ...„(Ford) 1 Mr. Gully's Mendicant, 4 yrs, Bst Captain Pettat's Newcourt, aged, 7st 101 b 3 The following alse ran :—lnheritress, Bst 81 b—Dulcet, Bst 81b—Annandale, 7st 131b—Queen of Tyne, 7st 91b—Arthur, 7st 71b—Princess Alice, 7st 61b—Tom Tough, 7st 41b— Master Downes, 7st 41b—Mickey Free, 7 st 31b—Robin Burns, 7st 21b—Plaudit, 7st—Marian Ramsay, 6st I 31b— Flahowlagb, 6st 121b—Cherry, fist 101 b —Emigrant, 6st 81b—Farthing Candle, Gat 21b—Camera Obscura, 6st— Erin-go-bragh, 6st—Mermaid, 6st—The Lamb, 6st—Heads man, sst 121b—Clermont, Oct 9 1 b—Ratcliffe, 7st 31b—Lord Saltoun, 7st 51b—Regalia, sst 81b—and Chatterbox, sst 81b. Betting at starting-6 to 1 agst The Lamb, 6to 1 agst Erin. go-bragh, 7 to 1 agst Mendicant, 7 to 1 agst Dulcet, 12 to l agst Mickey Free, 15 to 1 agst Annandale, 20 to 1 agst Newcourt, 25 to 1 agst St. Lawrence, 30 to 1 agst Arthur, and 50 to 1 agst Emigrant—( Headsman carried 3lb over, and Clermont, 101 b extra). Won by half a neck, Newcouri third, Farthing Candle fourth, and Tom Tough Fifth. Run in 4 min. 14 sec. Among the noblemen and gentlemen on the course we observed the Earl of Chesterfield, the Earl of Strathmore, Lord George Bentinck, Lord Henry Loftus, Lord Miltown, Hon. Colonel Anson, lion. J. Macdonald. lion. B. Lawley, lion. Captain R. Lawley, Hon. F. Villiers, Sir Watkin Wynn, Sir .John Gerard, Sir C. Kent, Mr. Talbot, Mr. Cynric Lloyd, &c. St. Lawrence, the winner of the Chester Cup, a large brown horse, was gat by Skylark or Lapwing, and was bred by John Maher, Esq., late M.P. for the county of Wexford, who sold him when bat three years old to Lord Howth for the small sum of 1001. The latter, after winning some heavy races with him, in England and Ireland, disposed of him to Mr. John Day, the celebrated jocky and trainer, for 1,500/. From Mr. Day's hands he passed into those of Mr. and won for both several royal plates and valuable stakes. Mr. Drinkald lately became his purchaser at a small figure. It was generally believed that the horse was more than ten years old, and was past his work. It can be little matter of surprise, therefore, that those most conversant with sporting matters, including the owner, are astonished at the result. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas. Thrice round. Mr. Johnstone's Annandale. 5 yrs, lOst (Marson) 1 Sir C. Cockerell's Congress, 3 yrs, 7st 21b ... 2 6t04 on Congress. Won by two lengths. The City Members' Plate of 60 guineas. Heats, once round and a distance. Mr. O'Brien's Emerald Isle, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (Ryder) 1 1 Mr. Morley's Headsman, 4 yrs, Bst 61b Mr. Heap's Brown Fly, 4 yrs, Bst 31b ... 3 0 Mr. Meiklam's Susannah, 3 yrs, 6st'7lb The first heat was won by half a neck, and the second cleverly. THE LORD•LIEUTENANT.—DUBLIN, APRIL 27. The following is a copy of a bulletin posted at the Castle this day;—" His Excellency passed a tranquil night, and feels rather better this morning." There is no truth, therefore, in the alarming statements of the papers that" His Excellency is at the point of death, and is not expected to live an hour." Nor is the statement correct respecting the result of a consul tation held at the Castle last night. It is not the opinion of his Excellency's medical attendants that his life is in imme diate danger. Five o'Clock —His Excellency has had no un favourable symptom since morning. NEW ItING•DROPPING TRICK. —On Saturday week, as a simple countryman from Higham, of the name of Clark, was retu rn i ng from this town with his master ' s , waggon, he sa* a small jewel-box lying .on the road. Thinking no doubt he had discovered a p ri ze, he eagerly seized it, but on exam i nation it appeared to be empty. On going a short distance further he met a man, with the ap pearance of a Jew, w h o seemed to be looking for something, and telling the countryman he had lost a box containing a valuable ring, asked if he had seen anything of it; the countryman replied he lead fuund a b ox , but it was empty, on which the J ew o ff ered to her a sovereign that his ring was in it. Th e rustic's cupidity being thus excited, and thinking him se lf sure of winning, and being without that sum, he offered to stake his watch, worth 31., which the Jew accepted, and p ro d ucing a ring from a false bottom of the box, he claimed and walked off with the watch, leaving the poor countryman aghast at his own folly , and with ample time to rep en t o f his own stupidity on his way home. It is hoped that the above will serve as a warning to, and induce such clodpoles to abstain from dealings with sharpers, as they are sure o f b e i ng plundered and laughed at for their pains. -Bury Post. SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT WINDSOR CASTLE. — This morning (Wednesday) whilst a number of labourers were taking down the houses of the military knights in the lower ward of Windsor Castle, the wind at the time blowing furiously from the north-west, one of them, a poor fellow named Michael Saunders, standing on a stack of chimneys abutting on the top of the western rampart, and endeavour ing with a pickaxe to loosen the solid brickwork, a sudden gust of wind caused him to stagger, and he sought to steady himself by clinging to a mass of brickwork adjoining, which, however, gave way, and carrying him with it, fell into the basement floor of the building. The poor fellow fractured one of his thighs, and the leg on the opposite side, a com pound fracture in each instance, besides dislocating his right wrist and receiving a severe laceration of the scalp, accom panied by a concussion of the brain. In this state he was carried on a shutter to the Windsor Union, a distance of nearly three miles, and when there nothing could be done for him until the arrival of the district surgeon, and a mes senger on foot was sent for him to Egham, where he resides, at least three miles further, so that the poor fellow had to endure his agony for several hours unattended to. It is a curious fact that a town, a royal borough, of such pretensions as Windsor, should be without an infirmary, notwithstanding all the talk there has been on the subject. It is said that his Royal Highness Prince Albert has repeatedly suggested the establishment of an infirmary for the reception of casualties like this, and has offered to subscribe liberally towards its Support ; but that the interminable squabblings of the wor thy burgesses have hith er t o prevente d i t f rom b e i ng car r ied i nto effect. ROYAL COLLEGE OF CITEMISTRY.-The usual monthly meeting of the College of Chemistry was held on Wednesday evening at the institution, 16, Hanover-square; the Marquis of Northampton, president, in the chair. The attendance was not very numerous. Mr. Apsley Pellatt de livered a lecture on the mode of manufacturing simple and compound glasses, and on the several arts of cutting, en graving, chasing, and enameling them. He illustrated his subject by ingenious diagrams, and exhibited many curious specimens of Roman and Venetian glass, with the viewthe of showing that the ancients were more deeply versed in mystery of making and beautifying that elegant fabric than modern artists and authors are usually disposed to admit. In the course of his observations the learned lecturer mentioned a fact not very generally known, but nevertheless very in teresting, namely, the existence at Naples of an ancient vase similar in in shape to the celeb rated P ortland vase, but more elaborate in its designings , a nd, if p o ssible, of yet more quiaite workmanship. It was exhumed from the ruins of Pompeii in 1827, and is still in an admirable state of preser vation. The lecture, though on a subject now somewhat fletri, was interesting, and afforded evident gratification to the auditory. THE ORPHAN OR W KING SCHOOL, —AVERSTOCK HILL, HAMPSTEAD. —Yesterday a meeting of the friends and supporters of this Orphan Working School, which is instituted for the reception of children o f b oth sexes, of all denominations, an d from every part of the kingdom, was held at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle -street, Mr. J. R. Mills, treasurer, in the chair, to receive the annual re port, and to elect twenty-five orphan children for admission to the charity, which would increase the number to 153. The, r eport stated that dur in g the past year many of th e children had been placed in responsible situations ; that it higher character to the education was the intention of the committee , seeing the desire of the Gavermnent was to give a of the country, to carry out the principle in the asylum. The income amounted to 9,3 491 . 172 . id., which included 9331. 7s. 6d. annual and life subscriptions; 2,0901. Bs. 10(1. special donations to the building fund, &c.; a n d a f ter paying die there wasahalance in har d o f 600/ necessary expenses . Ils. sd. The new asylum, which. had cost 14,0001., and w as required, was completed. The towards which 6,000/. report being received, th e meetin g , af ter the usual business, separated. , PRESENT FROM THE QUEEN TO THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. —A splendid dog of the pure Blont St. Bernard breed, has just been presented by her Majesty to tle London Zoological Society. The animal, which is between two and three years of age, WAS taken from the Queen's private ken nel, in Winthor Home Park , yesterday mong, un d er t h e I care of Mr. Maynard, the keeper, and left at the Zoological r Gardens in the Regent's Park. DEFINITION OF A " WR ETC H "—One " wh o scr ib • Iles for hire."—" Specimen of a New Dictionary by the , Marquis of Westmeath." See House of Lords debate, April 22.---.ftnedt. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—The Baretto Junior transport, Lieutenant Griffith, Admiralty agent, arrived this morning from Lisbon with returned stores from the fleet under Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker. She left Lis bon on the 14th inst.; the arrival of the packet, there fore, has put us in possession of some days' later news. The Baretto would have been here some days ago, but has had very foul weather and bad winds to contend with. She sails at daylight to-morrow for Deptford, to reload with stores for Sir %V. Parker's squadron, which consisted of the following ships when she left:— The Hibernia, 104 (flag-ship), Captain Richards; the Trafalgar, 120, Captain Nott; the Canopus, 84, Captain Moresby, which had been moved up and moored oppo site Black Horse-spare, in the most favourable position for opening her fire upon the town if ordered; the Ame rica, 50, Captain Sir T. Maitland, which was detained gAsats f is o deeaioe m soriTisntet e g aav gokse:i refitted,rueent taken steam-frigate, mtt:ihp t na e o fnracpa G i aigep:t i anooe b htdis r e:ii.h a ;nppi l egho t rh a cnece r msta ehntputroei Captain cus g necesn e t rsi et Henderson, eomaw h rnemi t e n. gas t r dtihsnehei t damaged abs a moto m epoaer,tffi rr a e,:e g n:Coewsutdoo, Commander eecffr and am,dhaaaii lost ;rfnnsh ddtraheeei had Dennis, were also in the Tagus. The Baretto Junior has brought to England 13 dis tressed British subjects under the circumstances detailed in the following declaration :—" We were engaged at Liverpool on the 25th of March by a person called Cap tain Proudfoot, at the office of Mr. Robert Palmer, ship ping msster, at that port, for the purpose of proceeding on board the British steam-vessel the Falcon, of Ardros san, to Carril, on the north-west coast of Spain, there to be shipped on board another English steamer, name not mentioned to us, which we were told was to be em ployed on the Mediterranean line ; but, having arrived in the Falcon at Carril, where she discharged her cargo, she then went to sea with us, and about four hours after wards we were put into an open boat and told that we were going to join our vess.:l, and we were, landed at a t o e f i n w d h e i l e i h o city Portu gueseweplacep r oce e a d b e o d u , t and sev e w n e r em sent steamer, belonging to the Junta, for the purpos e les ofrom o a O r p d o t r h t of forming part of her crew, which we refused to do, being contrary to our original agreement, whereupon the Portuguese authorities turned us ashore to provide for ourselves, and we then came on foot from Oporto to this city (Lisbon), selling our clothes to procure food, and, having arrived here on the Ist inst., we have been subsisted by her (Britannic) Majesty's Consul from that day to this date. In witness whereof we hereunto set our hands at Lisbon, this 9th day of April, 1847. " FRANCIS THOMPSON. " THOMAS BRIDGMAN. "JAMES KIRKNESS. "WILLIAM MANSELL. " JOHN JONES. " JOSEPH PAYNE. " GEORGE MURRAY. " DAVID REE S . "JAMES SALTER. " HENRY LACY. " JOHN WARNER. " JAMES CI.ARKE." The Herefordshire freight-ship hauled alongside the jetty this afternoon to disembark the 89th Regiment, which will proceed by railway, to-morrow, for Dover. The' Hazard, 18, Commander Egerton, came into the harbour this morning. She was inspected and her crew exercised and mustered this afternoon by the Commander in -Chief, accompanied by Captain Milne, his flag -captain, and Captain Chads, of the Excellent. Since the appearance of our remarks on the appoint ment of Mr. Scarlett, of the Commander-in-Chief's yacht, the Admiralty have granted that officer 401. per annum, besides his pay as Second Master. The Kestrel, 4, Lieutenant-Commander Baker, was removed from the basin yesterday alongside her hulk. She has bent sails. The remains of the late Lieut. Henry, of the Royal Marine Artillery, were interred yesterday in the burial ground of the garrison chapel on the Grand Parade, in the presence of many thousands of spectators. The father of the deceased, Lieut. William Henry (1815), R.N., of the Coast Guard, was chief mourner. Nearly all the officers of the Royal Marines and Artillery, as well as numerous others, military, naval, and civil, fol lowed the corpse to the grave, to show their respect for the memory of the deceased. The Frolic, 16, Commander Hamilton, was at Rio on the 25th of February, having arrived a day or two prior from the Pacific, with a freight in specie on merchants' account, with which she is hourly expected at Spithead. CLAIIVIA OF THE ROMAN CA • THOLIo SCHOOLS. The following correspondence has taken place be tween Mr. Langdale and Lord Morpeth : " 10, Mansfield-street, April 24. "My Lord,—l trust your Lordship will allow me to call your attention to an expression reported by the Times newspaper to have been made by your Lordship in the House of Commons on Tuesday night :—` But With respect to Catholic applications, the fact is, that they have never assumed a distinct ferm. " Now having been appointed by the concurrent authority of all the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales, and of the great body of the Catholic clergy and laity, chairman of a committee for promoting the re ligious education of the Catholic poor, and having as such pledged myself to bring the necessities of this poor class before the Council of Education, your Lordship's assertion, if correct, would charge me with a gross neglect of duty in this sacred cause. Asa proof, however, how far your Lordship has—l am sure unintentionally— misrepresented the state of the case, I beg to call your attention to the enclosed correspondence between myself and different members of her Majesty's Government, " Your Lordship will observe that my first communi cation with Sir Robert Peel is dated as long ago as June, 1846. This was, with a letter of greater length, en closed to Lord John Russell, August 11, 1846, and a still longer communication in the course of the same month was made to the Marquis of Lansdowne, to whom, as Lord President of the Council, Lord John Russell's reply stated that he had communicated my application. " The Marquis of Lansdowne's note in August last states that he has been in communication on the subject with Lord John Russell, and that no determination can be taken until it has been maturely considered. In January, 1847, your Lordship will observe, by my letter dated Jan. 23, that I again applied to the Marquis of Lansdowne for the decision of his Lordship and her Majesty's Government. To that a reply was sent from the President of the Council on Feb. 5, 1847. " I do not feel myself justified in occupying your Lord ship's time with any argument on the interpretation to be put upon this letter ; suffice to say that I con sidered, with all my fellow-Catholics, and I believe I may add with all classes of Protestant Dissenters who took alarm at its import, that Catholic schools were thereby intended to be included with all others in the Parliamentary grant. I accordingly made immediate application for a grant for a Catholic school proposed to be erected in the town of Blackburn, and a few days after for two other schools proposed to bo erected in the eastern part of the metropolis, for 2,000 chil dren. To these applications a reply was received as dated February 18, and it being signified to mo that it was desirable that our highest ecclesiastical autho rities should respond thereto, this last letter was laid be fore the assembled Catholic Bishops on the 13th of April, by whom the enclosed reply was made the following day, April 14. "Such, my Lord, is the evidence which I am forced to bring before your Lordship in my own self-justifica tion, to show that not only distinct, but persevering applications have been made to secure for poor Catholic children a participation in that Parliamentary grant to all other classes, to which I mus t ma k e b o ld to say t h ey are equally justly entitled. " Under these circumstances I trust that your Lord ship will not refuse to make, either in the House of Commons, or by letter which I may publish in the public press, such an explanation of the expression attributed to your Lordship as I feel assured would have been the case had your Lordship been. aware of all that had transpired upon this subject. "I have the honour to remain, " Your Lordship's obedient servant, "CHARLES LANGDALE. " The Viscount Morpeth." " Grosvenor-place, April 27. "My dear Mr. Langdale, —I certainly believe that I did not express myself in the positive manner in which I have been reported on Tuesday last, respecting Ca tholic applications having never assumed a distinct form. However, this matters the less, as I readily admit that it appears by s our own correspondence with members of the Administration, and the Secretary of the Committee of Privy Council, that you have made persevering efforts to bring the claims of Catholic schools under their no tice, and I as readily declare that the sooner those claims are recognised and complied with, the better pleased I shall be.—Believe me, my dear Mr. Langdale, your very faithful servant, " M °RYE TH. "Hon. Charles Langdale." ROYAL MARINES. Captain 'Dwyer, Second Lteutenants Crockett and Adair, 3 sergeants, 3 corporals, 1 bombardier, 1 drummer, and 90 privates of the Artillery corps, are ordered to be in readiness to proceed from Portsmouth to Pembroke dockyard for duty there ; also one subaltern, First-Lieut. Spalding, of the Divisional Companies, to proceed from Portsmouth to the same place for like service. The Lords of the Admiralty have made the following promotions and oppointments in the Royal Marine Corps:— Sergeant-Major John Christie, of the Chatham Divi sion, to the ranklof Second-Lieutenant (on half-pay), and appointed Adjutant of the Woolwich Dockyard Battalion. Sergeant-Major George Downer, of the Portsmouth Division, to the rank of Second-Lieutenant (on half pay), and appointed Adjutant of the Chatham Dockyard Battalion. Sergeant. Major William Cary, of the Plymouth Divi sion, to the rank of Second-Lieutenant (on half-pay), and appointed Adjutant of the Portsmouth Dockyard Battalion. Sergeant-Major Thomas Potts, of the Woolwich Divi sion, to the rank of Second-Lieutenant (on half-pay), and appointed Adjutant of the Plymouth Dockyard Battalion. Sergeant-Major Herbert Lewis Orme, of the Artil lery Companies, to the rank of Second-Lieutenant (on half-pay), and appointed to the Sheerness Dockyard Battalion. This is doing the thing well, and will insure good training; the above gallant officers, who have been very many years in the Marine Corps, and seen considerable service, ashore and afloat, being among the best practical men for drill and exercise in the service. THE CURRENCY. The adjourned debate on the state of our monetary affairs, will be resumed to-morrow night, when, we trust, the sub ject will undergo a searching discussion. A more important question, or one more urgent in its claims on the attention of Parliament, was never brought before any Legislature. Whatever else may admit of a diversity of opinion, there can be no doubt on one point, namely, that the present state of things cannot last much longer without entailing entire ruin on the commerce and credit of the country. A month more of the state of affairs which has been witnessed since Satur day last, in the metropolis and the provinces, would inevi tably bring the machinery of our monetary and trading system to a complete stand. With regard to the conduct of the Bank of England, we yesterday expressed our opinion. There can be no doubt that that great establishment has been blameable in not preparing gradually for the present pressure, instead of going on for several months, in discount ing bills with its wonted liberality, and keeping up the cir culation of its notes, though it must have seen it was adopt ing the course which, of all others, was most calculated to precipitate the monetary crisis which has now over taken us, and which menaces the trading and ma nufacturing interests with entire and immediate ruin. We are aware of the defence which has been made of the conduct of the Bank in regard to the continued libe rality of its discounts, until about three weeks ago, when it suddenly ceased to afford its accustomed accommodation. We are told that the establishment in Threadneedle street was anxious, above all things, to see abundant supplies of food imported from abroad, and that it did not diminish its dis counts, solely lest that circumstance should prevent the transmission of orders for food to the various corn-exporting countries of the world. There are two or three facts which do not exactly accord with this representation. First of all, the Bank could not have been ignorant that, with so urgent a necessity for additional supplies of food as existed in this country, with an abundant harvest in various countries abroad, it was not likely that a gradual diminution of the liberality with which it discounted bills, could have sensibly interfered with the amount of imports from foreign shores. But what is still more at variance with the theory, that the Bank continued its discounts on its wonted scale of liberality, and kept up its note circulation at its usual amounts, solely for the :purpose of holding out inducements to the impo r t ers o f corn from America to continue their importations, is the fact, so notorious in the City as . not to be denied—that the very paper which was first proscribed by the Bank, and which has since been most frequently rejected, is the paper of the very merchants whii have been the most extensive importers of corn from the other side of the Atlantic. This, we repeat, is a fact which there is no gainsaying, and which is at irreconcileable variance with the statement that the Bank has had no other motive in delaying the adoption of a more stringent course sooner, than its anxiety to see au abundant supply of food brought into the country. The secret of the 13ank's conduct is, we have no doubt, to be found in some vague notion or hope that the exchanges would, before now, have become so favour able to this country, as to take away all inducement to ex port bullion from our shores. Calculations had been confi dently made, that in exchange for the corn which we im apnordt,e t el t) , a t t h , e c o A n s m e e e n a n t I s n wouldvery have taken i o n u w r o m u l a d n ü b f aec drawntu r es from the coffers of the Bank. Immense orders, there can be no question, will, ere long, be received from the United States for British manufactures, which will have the effect of bringing back to our shores the gold which has gone out to New York ; but the evil is, that this favourable state of matters cannot take place in time to prevent the serious injury to our trade and commerce. But while we regard the Bank as highly blameable for not having acted with greater prudence, it is impossible not to see that the principal blame attaches to the Government. The large; demands which Ministers lately made on the Bank, just at the moment of the greatest pressure upon it, must not only have greatly aggravated that pressure, but been mainly instrumental in compelling the Bank to resort to those excessively stringent measures which, within the last few days, have filled the minds of all mercan tile men with a degree of alarm, which has well nigh led to a complete cessation of commercial transactions. But we have no wish to dwell on the past. The great question now is, what can and ought to be done with the view of mitigat ing, if we cannot entirely remove, the pressure which is still so severely felt in the money market? We referred the other day to the fact of a deputation being in town from the Scotch bankers, to urge on Government the propriety of suspending, for a short period, the operation of that part of Peel's Bill of 1844, which requires that their paper issues should be based on • the amount of the precious metals in their vaults. Another most influential deputation, from Lancashire, is, we are I told, about to wait on the Premier and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for the purpose of making a similar request. The Liverpool and Manchester journals concur in stating, that this deputation, consisting of a number of men, not only of superior intelligence, but of the very highest integrity, will make such a representation of the deplorable state of affairs in the manufacturing districts, as can hardly fail to make an impression on the Noble Lord and the Right Hon.. Baronet. The deputation, we are further assured, will submit to the Premier and the Chancellor of the Exchequer a variety of facts, which will prove, with the clearness of de monsttation, that if Government do not interpose, by teq porarily suspending the operation of Peel's Bill, ithe trade and commerce of the country may, in a few weeks, be in evitably and extensively injured, and the revenue, as a matter of course, suffer to an extent which must tell, with a fearful effect, on the public securities. We earnestly hope that such a catastrophe may be averted, and the existing 'pressure on the money market relieved, by the prompt adop tion, on the part of Government, of the suggestions al ready made by the Scotch bankers, and which are in a , day or two to be so emphatically enforced by the Lan cashire deputation.—Advereser. MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL. Yesterday a special meeting (adjourned from the Wed nesday previous) of the governors of this hospital as sembled in their board-room, at twelve o'clock, to take into consideration the remaining resolutions in the report of the committee. Sir R. INous was voted to the chair, and having read the minutes of the last meeting, The Hon. Captain MAUDE brought forward the reso lutions referring to the division of the duties of house steward and secretary. At this stage of the proceedings his Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE (who is a governer of this hospital) entered the room, and seated himself on the chairman's right, amidst loud cheers. His Royal High ness stated that in consequence of a letter received by him, complaining of the conduct of one of the hospital surgeons, he had gone over the hospital, every part of which he had inspected. He had also read the evidence taken before the committee, and thought the governors were indebted to those gentlemen for their exertions. He had attended many hospitals, and presided over some, and considered the internal arrangements of this hospital were inferior to most of them. Such was the inevitable result of the open board, which he rejoiced to hear was to be changed for a close one. His Royal Highness repeated his firm conviction that the committee deserved the highest credit for what they had done, and he should most strongly support all the resolutions in their report. Be had come down there to state his views thus frankly. lie had no feeling of partiality or bias, and was solely influenced by a regard fur the interests of the hospital. His Royal Highness shortly afterwards retired amidst continued cheering. A brief discussion ensued on the following resolutions, all the speakors assenting in their propriety. It was mentioned that in 1826 the number of patients was 5,972, and in 1846, 12,495 ; the secretary, therefore, though enabled in 1826 to combine the office fif house steward with that of secretary, would clearly, under so large an increase of patients, find it impossible to do so efficiently. . The resolutions, which are as follow, were put and carried without opposition : " That it is indispensable that the office of house steward and secretary should be divided, and that for the vigilant and punctual administration of the business of the hospital, for the maintenance of order throughout the establishment, for the perfect superintendence of all the persons employed, and of the effects of the hospital, and to ensure the greatest economy of labour and ex penditure, an active and intelligent house steward should be immediately appointed; to reside in the house, and who will devote himself early and late to the general good government of the hospital. " That the secretary to the hospital should no longer reside in the house ; and that his duties for the future be confined to the business originating with the board, to the proper keeping of the accounts, and to the anni versary and other duties incidental to the office of secretary. " That the duties of the matron require revision, with such modifications as the appointment of an effi cient house steward may render necessary, and espe cially with reference to the engagement and dismissal of nurses, and to the existing regulations for their hours of attendance, so that they may be able to dis charge their arduous duties with greater comfort to themselves, and to devote more care and attention to the patients. " That the regulations affecting the nurses require careful reconsideration. The number at present em ployed appear to your committee too few, only six hours out of the 24 hours being allowed to the night nurses for rest and recreation. The remuneration and the mode in which it is given are also susceptible of much improve went; and it is deserving consideration, whether the sys tem of nursing sisters successfully adopted in many of •the largest hospitals, should not be introduced into this establishment. " Tbat the medical committee shall for the future meet weekly, and report in writing to the board their opinion as to the general efficiency of the management of the hospital, with any suggestions for improvements or alte rations calculated to increase the efficiency of the treat ment of the patients." The Hon. Captain MAUDE said that he now came to the most painful part of their task, but the committee had been driven to this course by the evidence brought before them, though they had hoped to have been spared this duty :by Mr. Tuson's voluntary resignation. Mr. Tuson had declined adopting any such course, and thus the committee had no alternative after the evidence ad duced, and which the governors had doubtless read, but to propose the following resolution :—" And lastly, your committee have the painful duty to report that, after mature and anxious consideration of the subject, it is in their opinion essential to the welfare of the patients in the hospital, to that harmonious action amongst the medical officers, by which alone their duties can be most efficiently discharged, and, to the restoration of the school of medicine and surgery attached to the hospital, that Mr. Tuson, one of the surgeons, should resign his appointment." The meeting were for nearly five hours engaged in discussing this resolution, which was ultimately put by the chair, and carr i e d by a ma j or ity of 18, there being for it 51, against it 33. Thanks having been voted to the chairman, the meet ing adjourned. SHAKSPERE'S HOUSE. STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, APRIL 24. The annual festivities in celebration of the birthday of the Bard of Avon took place in this his na ti ve town to day. Although many parties came from a distance there were, perhaps, fewer present th an on some former occasions. There was also little public demonstration. I Save a peal of bells from the tower above the poet's last resting place, and a banner floating above the Shaksper e . hall, everything was quiet, peaceful, and unpretending. The meeting of the members of the Shaksperian Club was held in the morning, at which the question of pur chasing the old house in which Shakspere was born was brought under discussion. The venerable and tottering edifice, by the terms of the will of the late possessor, was to be sold at the death of his wife. That lady expired in October or November last, and consequently the pos sibility is, that unless some party interested in the pre servation of this relic —a relic, by the bye, of some little pecuniary int erest to some of the trading inhabitants of Stratford—it will fall into the hands of those who . unscrupulously a p propr i ate i ts site to more p ro fitable building speculations. In the circumstances in which they were Placed, the t committee of the shakepe r i e u Cl u b d eemed is willow° JENNY LIND AND MR. BUNN. We have been requested to insert the following letter: " Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, April 19, 1847. "Mademoiselle,—Up to the present moment of your arrival in England the losses occasioned me by your violation of the contract you entered into with me are unrepaired, and the misrepresentations under which I have suffered remain un refuted., The result of my long and expensive journey to Berlin, to effect the engagement you there signed, ending thus far in your being the gainer of a princely income from another theatre, and I the complete victim. " Without any motive but the proper vindication of my rights, without doing any injury, or committing any offence to others, I have been mercilesslyassailed week after week by the adherents of that theatre, and the common privilege of self-defence altogether denied me. " It is true that towards the reparation of these losses you have offered me 2,000/., and that as respects the pecuniary question between us I have accepted that offer, but as it was, and is of moment to me that the cause of your repudiation of your engagement with me should no longer be misrepre sented, I required you, in my letter of the 16th of last month, to sing three times at this theatre. You have not answered this letter, and I beg, therefore, to say, that in order to prove to you this proposal was not a merely interested one, I will be satisfied, instead of those three representations, with your written assurance that you were not deterred from appearing iaonsngs assigned h mn e eed ll ti on r Drury- n t re a enl letter to s eu t r a r g o e fa g b Or y ee et a om n h y eenr o t t i: h 7y e , r oluB n 4 to 6 t , i wv offeredeh e t r h e a mi n n o t l n r eaosnk amplee e indemnification should you ever appear at her Majesty's ri L h ' d ' e e a l r t s r m t e a . a n k d e i n t g h , i s t o fi n a a v l o id proposal furt her t o l t r i g e s a t t o i r o e n our fo to rm d e i r sp g e o h o s d e with any more public di scuss i on — of course without prejudice. Ihave the honour to be, Mademoiselle, your obedient humble servant, "A. BUNN. " Mdlle. Jenny Lind." THE IRISH FAMINE. • The following is a copy of an address from the Irish Prelates, in acknowledgment of the contributions which have been raised in England for the relief of the dis tressed poor of Ireland : .__ " We, the undersigned Irish prelates, to whom have been intrusted large contributions of money from Eng land, transmitted by various public societies and com mittees, by the parochial clergy, and by private indivi duals, for the relief of tie destitute poor of Ireland, feel ourselves bound to return our most grateful acknowledg ments to the generous donors for the aid which they have afforded to those who have been suffering from famine and disease. These funds we have applied to the relief of the poor of all religious persuasions, and many thousands of persons have thereby been saved from perishing. " Although in several districts of the country the dis tress of the poor is still of the most urgent kind, and in some parts is even increased by reason of the removal of a number of labourers from employment on the I public works preparatory to the adoption of the new system of temporary relief provided by the Legislature, we cannot any longer deter giving expression to the gratitude which we feel for the munificent charity and Christian sympathy manifested by the British rublic towards their afflicted fellow-subjects in Ireland. And while we earnesly pray that England may never expe rience within her own borders such a calamity as that which Almighty God has seen fit to send upon our por tion of the empire, it is our fervent desire that through the Divine mercy this awful visitation may be the means of uniting more closely in the bonds of brotherhood and good-will the inhabitants of both countries, and of inspir ing with lasting sentiments of mutual regard for each other the noble-minded relievers of this distress, and the sufferers who have so largely partaken of their bounty. "JOHN G. ARMAGH. " RICHARD DUBLIN. "EDWARD MEATH. " ROBERT P. CLOGHER. J R O I C H R N A K R D I L II D I 0 0 ‘ R v I N t: , I c I O I N N , N a o n R d A a n R a D D A R G O H m . and " RICHARD DERRY an d RAPH OE. " SAMUEL CORK, CLOYNE . an d R OSS. ORE. " LUDLOW KILLAI,OE, &c. "'THOMAS TUAM, KILLALA, and ACIIONRY. "ROBERT CASHEL, &c." No YOUNG NUM.—The King of Bavaria issued a decree on the 'l6th ult. prohibiting women from taking mo nastic vows before they have attained their thirty-third year. The ceremony is to take place in the presence of a commissary, not a churchman, who has the right of inter rogating the person about to take the vows, and if he think fit to put a stop to the whole proceedings. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —The Registered Paletot of Llama cloth, the most fashionable coat for both the present and approaching seasons, still retains the same moderate price, which, with its usefulness and gentlemanly appear ance, has secured such general popularity. It has been made by special command for their Royal llighnesses Prince Albert, Prince George of Cambridge, Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, his Grace the Duke of Wellington, and the several royal visitors to the British Court. In London it can only be purchased of the patentees, H. J. and D. Nicoll, Court tailors, 114, Regent-street, and 22, Cornhill. Agents for Liverpool, Dawbarn and Son, Bold-street ; for Dublin, Geo. Macdona, Molesworth-street ; for Birmingham, Wareing and Son, New-street; for Edinburgh, Christie and Son, George street; and the principal tailors in other large towns. COMMISSION OF LUNACY ON A CLERGYMAN'S SON. —Yesterday, the proceedings under a writ de lunatic() inqui rendo, which had been adjourned from Saturday last, were resumed and concluded, at the White Hart Inn, Upper Clap ton, before Mr. Commissioner Barlow and sixteen special jurors, relative to the state of mind of John Charles Hulme, Esq, aged 25, one of ten children of the late Rev. W. Hulme, of Shirfield, Berks, who at his death bequeathed, in addition to a valuable freehold estate to his eldest son, the sum of 10,0001. to each of the other nine children, the whole value of the property so bequeathed being nearly 120,000/. There was no important evidence in addition to that which we have already given on a recent occasion, and, after nearly an hour's deliberation, twelve out of sixteen jurors were unanimously of opinion, " That John Charles Hulme was of unsound mind, and incapable of managing himself and his affairs, and had been so since the 28th of October, 1846, and we wish to observe that we think he ought to be confined in a lunatic asylum." The brothers, the Rev. G. and W. Hulme, said they had every desire to attend to the recommendation of the jury. M. JULLIEN AND SUNDAY TRAVELLING ON THE EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY.—We lire credibly , informed that last Saturday night M. Jullien and his com pany of musicians, after performing in the City Hall, left this city in a special train for Edinburgh, which had been previously hired by him for that purpose from the railway directors or their manager; that M. Jullien and his company left Glasgow for. Edinburgh towards midnight of last Satur day in this special train; and that it arrived in Edinburgh cal ly on Szakath and we challenge contradiction of this fact from any quarter.—Reformer's Gazett e . I THE PENNY POSTAGE.—Not fewer than twenty , eight thousand letters, exclusive of all other correspondence, pass daily through the Maidstone post-office. (seeing that they were not in a stu9tion to purchase the propery) to draw the attention of Government to the subject. ,The follo w ing l e tter was consequently trans mitted to the Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests : " Stratford-upon• Avon, Nov. 19, 1846. "My Lord,—l am deputed, as chairman of the com mittee of the Stratford-upon-Avon Shaksperian Club, to address your Lordship upon a subject, the general into • rest of which it is hoped I may be permitted to plead as some apology for the liberty of so doing. The house in which Shaksrere vras born must shortly be disposed of, in conformity with the will of its late possessor, and the Shaksperian Club is most anxious that an 'opportunity for securing the preservation of a relic so peculiarly in -. Wresting should not be lost. The Shaksperian Club is not in the possession of rends at present, but it indulges the hope that an appeal to the country for such an object would meat with a liberal and tilicient response. An opinion has, however, been expressed by some of the papers of the day, in which also the Shaksperian Club entirely concurs, that a property that has on it a stamp so essentially national, and to which is attached such uni versal interest, should, if possible be placed under the protection of Government. The committee is, therefore, desirous, before proceeding further in the matter, that the circumstance of the property being in the market should be brought under the notice of your Lordship, and at the same time respectfully to offer to communi cate whatever information they may be able to obtain relative to the subject, either by letter or by deputation, as might be agreeable to your Lordship. " I have the honour to be," &c. To this letter the following answer was received : " Nov. 22, 1846. " Sir,—l am extremely obliged to you for the commu nication you have been good enough to make to me, upon the part of the Shaksperian Club, respecting the approaching disposal of the house in which the greatest of our poets was born ; but upon the whole, the Mem bers of the Government are disposed to think that - the acquisition of so interesting a property pertains still more to the people of England than to the Government. "I have the honour to be, your very dutiful servant, " MORPETH.” After the receipt of this letter several meetings of this committee were held relative to this subject, at the last of which, in consequence of the present holders of the property declining to name a price, and announcing their determination duly to dispose of it by the public compe tition, it was resolved, " That it was not expedient to take any public steps in the matter at present." It is to be hoped the property will be secured by some party in terested in its preservation. ORGANIZATION of the GOVERN MENT OF PRUSSIA. (From La Presse.) Frederick William IV. was born on the 15th of Oc tober, 1795, and has consequently entered his 5 rit year. • Married in the year 1823 to Elizabeth Louisa, daughter of the King of Bavaria, born in 1801, he has no childr en . He has reigned since the 7th of June, 1840, the day of the death of his father, Frederick William 111. his brother, Frederick William Louis, born the 22d of March, 1797, is Prince itoyal of Prussia. In Prussia the Government belongs to the King exclusively ; he exercises the sovereign power with the assistance of a Council of State, of a Minister of State, and of Privy Councillors. The Council of State is composed of a president and a vice-president, of the Princes of the Royal Family having attained the age of 18 years, of the Ministers of Stat e , of the commanders-in-ehief and presidents of provinces, of 60 officers who attain their seats in the Council through the confidence of the Go vernment. The Ministers of State are composed of the Prince of Prussia and of all the Privy Councillors on duty. The private Ministries are nine in number, viz., the Ministry of the King's Household, divided into two departments; 2, the Ministry of War, divided into two departments, under the direction of General Von Boyen; 3, the Ministry of Public Worship, of Public Instruction, and of Medical Affairs, three departments, under the direction of Dr. Eichhorn; 4, the Administration of the Treasury and the Mint, directed by General Von Thile; 5, the Ministry of the Revision of the Laws, directed by Dr. Savigny ; 6, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, of which the head is Baron de Canitz ; 7, the Ministry of the Interior, di rec t e d b y B aron Von Bodelschvring— Velmede, at present Royal Commissioner to the United Diet ; 8, the Ministry of Justice, under the direction of the Privy Councillor.Uhden ; 9, the Ministry of Finance, divided into four compartments, under the - control of the Privy Councillor Duesberg. There are, moreover, certain central or superior authorities subservient to the departments of the Ministry. The first are—the General Tribunal of Censure attached to the Ministry of Justice, the Direction of Public Works, the Consulting Committee of Arts and Finances, the General Direction of the Lottery, the Committee of Examining Com missaries attached to the Ministry of Finance, the Archives of the State and of the Cabinet, under the special direction of the Ministers of the Royal House hold and of Foreign Affairs. The second are—the Court of Accounts, the Post-office, the General Admi nistration of the Debts of the State., the Commercial and • Statistical Offices, and the General Commission of the Royal Commands. The Court has likewise its officers— the grand chamberlain and the grand marshal, the master of the royal hounds, a general inspector of the Antic music, a grand butler, a grand master of the ceremonies, a marshal of the Court, and inferior officers, • such as prefects of the Castles of Koenigsberg, Stolzen- felds, Breslau. The State Budget for the year 1647 pre sents the most perfect equilibrium. The revenue and the expenditure amount equally to 64,033,697 dollars. Direct taxation figures for 19,319,966 dollars ; th e indirect taxes amount t o 26,782 , 334 d o ll ars ; the salt monopoly to 4,992,200 dollars, and the produce of the courts of justice to 4,032,215 dollars. In the expenditure the national debt figures for 7,219,320 dollars, the Ministry of Public Worship and Instruction for 25,770,502 dollars—nearly one-half the expenditure ex clusive of the national debt. The remainder is absorbed by the other administrations. There does not appear to be any fund for secret service money. The army on the peace establishment is composed of the infantry of the Royal Guard, 11,202 men ; 40 regiments of the line u sf 63,384 men : cavalry, six regiments of the guard, 3,764,4. men ; 32 reg i ments of the line, 19,360 men : artillery, a brigad e o f t h e guard, and eight brigades of the line, 15,651 men: engineers, 2,544 men. Total army of the line, 115,905 men. T o t h ese must be adied the Laed wehr of the first class, 70,648 infantry, and 10,400 cavalry; and the Landwehr of the second class, 259,561 men. The war establishment consists of 205,000 trcops of the line, 130,000 of the first class of the Landwehr, and every man between the ages of 32 and 39 of the second class of the Landwehr, and, in fine, the Landsturm, which com prises every man from 17 to 50 years of ago capable of bearing arms." LITERATURE. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE ROMAN PATRICIAN ALEXIS.. By Miles Gerald Keon. One of those exquisite little works with which, after the perusal of only three consecutive pages, the reader becomes fascinated. Biography is perhaps the most en thralling kind of prose composition, and Mr. Keon is In eloquent and impassioned biographer. The life of Richard Savage, written by Samuel Johnson, so seized the ima gination of Sir Joshua Reynolds, on his accidentally meeting with it in a road-side tavern very shortly after its first publication, that he read on and on, leaf after leaf, with his elbow resting upon the mantelpiece, until he closed the volume at the " finis," and discovered that his arm had become paralysed. And yet the life of Richard Savage is the life of a bad man, the life of a homicide, a profligate drunkard, a man who perished ignobly in a debtor's prison at Bristol Mr. Keon has selected a nobler theme, and, what is more, he has treated it with the skill of a rhetorician and the fervour of a poet. The life of the Roman Patrician Alexis is a sublime and affecting life, the life of a very wonderful and admirable mortal. To the Romanist& he is a saint ; while to every right-minded man he presents the spectacle of a splendid and immacu late character. The book is tinged of course with the peculiar views which its author is already known to ad vocate ; but it is on that account by no means addressed exclusively to religionists. As the very dedicationin dicate',the volume is characterised by an enlarged and philosophic liberality—being inscribed, at once, to Pius IX., the Honourable George Sydney Smythe, and the New Generation. In purpose, if not in principle, we cannot but regard Mr. Keon as in a great measure iden tified with that new generation, the importance of which he thus commemorates ; and as a f res h testimony of , this identification may be mentioned this beautiful biography of the Patrician Alexif. MUIR OP ORD MARKET.—The first market of the season was held on Wednesday and Thursday last, and was but thinly attended. The stock brought forward was much less than that exhibited at the April market of last year, and was also inferior in condition, which must be attributed to the severity of 'the 'winter, the partial failure of the turnip crop, and the scarcity of keep. The demand upon the •o n - ho a lt; m was steady, and fair prices were obtained. Crosses i n prices of last year, a - beancdonsHidigerheldanadbcoautttlle9mpuerchcetn4 same.' bel o wth A good deal of business was done u i n n so the lattert. Trotter,description, Ga b rg ut us a tov c ln considerable number era e u r m h b e e a r d w fo e r r were is two yr old crosses ; a lot of 25 from F e tti s 91. 1 3, 'arna, fetched 8/. ; Mr. Macdomald, Neilstown. near Cromarty, sold his lot at 191. 105. ; Mr. Dickson, li,ppoclesCrosses realised 6/. 10s. ; Mr. Binning sold a lot from Bras Farm at 91. ; and Mr. Rose, Drynie, a lot at 71. 10s. Highland cattle-- two years old—fetched - from 51. to 71., and three years old from ta 6 vn l o . o t t ph o rei 9 rn l el . osi l pto o Talw s dlh . aleso2 A very superior lot of highland heifers ti n , bought a lot of chhots:leoal fetched 111. There were a few lots of Cheviot and black eootasg e twAs , i2tr li to: i s r pm. kr, rather h n hcame , iren a o i narl l cvoact B roeu s reo . i.; black faced hogs, which met with a dull sale. Mr. Laidlaw, Con iedhinkithtf al s t f h e fi Le T e 4° : e l nr i n h d e l oe al s ‘ r iV t k s r e a. e rm r t ß h d . a th n e d tti Allan,a rt 3 at M a 2 i n 2l: sale. Mr. Dickson, Reppoch, sold his lot at W. Most oi . the sheep were, however, left unsold. As the weather seem now settled, and the prospects of keep rapidly advancing, we expect that the condition of the stock will be much im proved, and anticipate a considerable rise in price by nexti: m arket. — Ross-shire Advertiser. The following new anecdote of the benevolence of the Pope is related in a letter from Rome of the 17th, pub lished by the SiMe. A short time ago an inhabitant of Pisa died, leaving by his will a sum of 5,000 Roman crowns to Pius lx. The Pope accepted the legacy, but gave orders that the money should not be sent to Rome, as he was de sirous of laying it out in Piss. He has just given half the legacy for the relief of the indigent inhabitants of Yid, and invested the other half for wedding portions to the daughters* of poor persons.— Calignani. MR. ADAMS.—We understand that the chair of Natural Philosophy in the University of St. Andrew's has been offered to this gentleman ; but we do not know whether the discoverer of Neptune will consider it worth his while to accept even this dignity. We much fear that in several re. spects be would, by accepting it, incur a pecuniary sacrifice ry to a large amo un t. Th e sa l a attached to the professorship is very small, and as the number of stu dents at St. Andrew's is exceedingly limited, the emoltunent arising from fees would not, at the utmost, exceed 90 x. per . annum.— atmbridge Advertiser.. ~;' `,, =, r ~ ` . ~l' ~' ~ f ;. ass on nt 1i- :ty >er to ;If it Ls ~~` ~ : a ~' ~ -~