The Sun. — London, England, 1847-04-29 00:00:00

P- iRLIA,AiNTARY DIVISIONS.... (From the Votes '''" 1 :P;;;:e1::gs of the Muse of Commons.) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28. _Order reajdar, ENILE OFFENDERS BILL. (17th AI Ira. for resuming adjourned Debate on Question ,, )" That the Bill be now read a second time: Q Pro u po st s i e o d n , tz. ,.. glin proposed ; Debate resumed ; Amendment of the C 6) es gaje out the word " now," and at the end x of the C months : to add the words " upon this day six '"Ques.,jun put, " That the word ' now' stand par itteStion..,,, The House divided:— MAJORITY —AYES, M. .krklierley,. c rt. dam, NA rin'i Courtenay, Lord Maitland, Thomas Ant. J. To, air , • Dickinson, F. 11. March, Earl of Alltrobue • t , ..- Duncombe, A. Monahan, J. 11. ~s, h • •'..0 nund Duneembe, 0. Nichol', J. re aim, vat ,t a h l Sta ff ord O'Brien, A.. East, J. it. dusted, C, t f q itorge Egerton, W. T. Osborne, Ralph Bailey, J, " mel }lncl., George Parke, C. W. tittles, ,j gi ? l l Frewen, C. 11. Earner(' -.' J' ( -T • Fuller, A. E. Perfect, Robert !lateen' *— Gladstone, J. N. Prime, Richard Palmer, Robert 13 ,,, i .! I, Thomas Goring, Charles l'rotheroc, E. ••• , Path 'w R ollest on, Colonel Greene, Thomas Ber; ns, Joh t' n .et p Grimsditch, T. Round, J. ten • Halsey, T. P. Scrope, CL P. Word. 3fa'or 0 in, J . .r. ' Hamilton, Lord C. SePue . r , . ll _. K. Sheppard, T. nt' aston, T. NV Harris,:Captain Sotheron, T. 11. S. Bps Iliklyard, T. B. to aulleY, Henry Hill, Lord E. Spooner, R. , tk, L. NV Trollope, Sir J. ".Mburv, Iv Houldsworth , T. Waddington,:ll S. rare -.- Howard, P. 11. rew, W. 11. Pole Jervis, Sir John Walker, Richard Sir T. t.l4 ristle. IV. D. Knight, F. W. Winnington, T. P! , Ute, W. L. W. s-9naPton, IL C. TELLERS. Le Marchant, Sir D. Wood, Colonel Coote,. Sir c. K. Lißdell, Hon. 11. T. pakingiiiii, sir J. CopeLuxi , Ald, • Lockhart, A. E. Cripps, Lygon, Gen.W• Lou.. A MINORITY—NOES, 23. Lo u .. -ng. gir A. -, te F. , Henley, J. W. Thornely, T. r° W l) e •1 P . Law, lion. C. E. Trelawny, J. S. Cr awl .. , X. D. b I ' l • Av - • en' s ,. i, s. Muntz, G. F. Trotter, John buil —.,, *E. B. O'Brien, Timothy Wawn, J. T. to ' anew, . L ord Pechell, Captain Williams, W. Sibthorp, Co;onel "lel d e . 4 George °awn' 1 .,J0 hn Smith, Vernon T ELLERS. e r, J. D. Stansfield, W. 11. C. Roebuck, J. A. Strickland, Sir G. Escott, Bickhain RATING OF TENEMENTS (No. 2) BILL. . 4 1 .,..r read for resuming adjourned Debate on timeQ ues.t4_on '' tb , March)" That the Bill be now read a second e b rn ueBt4 on again proposed; Debate resumed; ” t Ai t n he n e d n m d . en o t f ii;;pl y ad, to leave out the word " now, and a . ...., .euestion to add the words " upon this day six months :" 0-`42:teation put, " That the word • now' stand part of the -lb /41 ' 4 : 0 The House diviled:— KMAILITY—AYES, 7L 44 411 d, thr t. Floyer, John Pin.:4, William r:eY, C. IL Frewen, g tt. Polhill, J'_ J. r Mtn Fuller, A. E. Prime, Richard • bus, Edmund Glynne, Sir S. Rashleigh, W. A„,_, All. Captain Gore, W. R. O. Rice, E. R. i „.17 Clio Colonel Goring, C. Rolleston, Colonel Z u., Ce l / 2 IL J. Greene, Thomas Round, C. li'.•-• Akes, George Balsey, T.:P. Round, John se.kett. W. Hamilton, Lord C. Ryder, G. D. -Lime,_ tniet, Philip Riiiiiiiniarrozi:filirddl.ovTni.A.Cus.PTt.. SesZnippearr,dll, T. ry Ker neer eford, Major Boy iero, 11. G. o h t e h r e id r a on n , T R ..I- 1 1.. 'Court S S Hrs anaton, T. W. /a* ~..k, Lewis W. Ca' rev', W. P. Hussey, Thomas Sutton, Henry Kerrlson, Sir E. Ct iolmeleY, Sir J. Lemon, Sir C. Tower, C. Cnute, W. L. IV.Trollop°, Sir J. Colvile, C. R. Lennox, Lord G. H. Trotter, John March, Earl of *Compton, H. C.lryse, H. Miles, Philip W. S. Walsh, Sir J. B. lCourtenay, Lord Miles, William .Xleedes, IV. Wodehouse, E. 3) .,..uncoMbe, A. Milnes, R. Monckton Wood, Colonel T. Neville, R. -4serton, lPellewes, E. W. T. Newdegate, N. O'Brien, A. S . Fl es' Lord C. Packe, C. W. TELLERS. Waddington, 11. S. Cripps, William Arrn.A..._Strong, Sir A. MAJORITY —NOES, 89. ...—mealle7ll,el,erhl of Escott, Bickham O'Connell, M. J. Etwall, Ralph O'Conor, Don 4141111 e, COI P Evans, Sir De Lacy Osborne, Ralph Barring • Fielden, John Pakington, Sir J. S. reruke.leey. C atun. Viscount Ferguson, Colonel Palmer, R. -...,.u, Matthew Pechell, Captain Fineh, G. raven Gore, Robert Perfect, Robert teblkeley, Gl' "o_ f`e l Y, Captain Grimsditch, Thomas Philips, Mark ..u.erkeley, H . Plumridge, Captain Hanmer, Sir J. antley Hay, Sir A. Rawdon, Colonel owrerie E P. Reid, Colonel - Hodgson, F. r n ing, Dr Repton, G. W. right, J o h,. Houldsworth, T. Rutherford, A. Xroth erto Hudson, G. Sibthorp, Colonel It uo . n Joseph James, William Smythe, G. 11.....7Y, Ethnund Jervis, Sir John tout . Kir J. Y. Somerville, Sir W. Yng. G. 8 Johnstone, Sir J. Spooner. Richard ~eallagban, D. Knight, F. W. Stanley, W. 0. ,milley, E 8. Lascelles, W. S. Stanstield, W. R. ' l nielin w Law, C. E. Strickland, Sir G. C hrist° ' • j * Lawson, Andrew Com:her. R. A. Layard, Thornely, T. Trelawny, J. S. Crawford. Alderman Le 31archant, Sr D. Denison , vv . 8. Major Lindsay, Colonel Tufnell, Huey B. B. Turner, Edmund 10.. Lygon, General Vane, Lord H. --( A - US, Si J M.earthY Alex' Duganw S r J . - ' Walker, Richard , V. . Maitland, T. r,George • b Un conThe, cl . Manners, und 3lonahan, J• H. Lord J. W illiams, W. t,..,.unngton yi.s• Eh._. UT Admiral 31orris, David connt ,luntz, GF. -mlYn, Viscount O'Brien, C. REGI STRY of BIRTHS and DEATHS De... 4 414 Ed THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 24 . itz r egied in the week. Births ... ... ... Births registered in the week. Female.es .. ... 502 Mal 718 •—. ... 479 F ema les ... ... 699 TELLERS. Scrope, G. P. Henley, J. W. Total - , 981 Total ... 1,417 AE` -T II of the DUKE of ARGYLL. w (From the Glasgo w C our i er , of Tuesday.) t h e te (Igoe: to have to announce the death of his Grace % o w e 01 Argyll. Thi s venera bl e an d exce ll ent th i nnzt died at I cverary Castle yesterday morning, e 21 st 770, ; h h yea r of his age, havin g b een b orn on t h e o f the e Decemb er ,l777. I n ear l y lif e h e entere d tsitnl4ll and served under the Duke of York and Wa r d Abercromby in Holland. He afier rePresented the county of Argyll for upwards 25 years. He retired from Parliame n t ;bo ut the year 1821, and chiefly resided at Arden eaPq Castle, his seat in Dumb a rt ons hi re , t ill his accession to the title on the death of his brother, 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 bevm the effect of his Bill—will be doubted by many, tile attempt was worthy of the descendant of those who Iliad contributed so essentially to its establishment. In private life his Grace was distinguished by the warmest and most generous feelings, united to the highest sense ° I . honour. He was attached to scientific pursuits, a nd was well acquainted with the principles of Chemistry and mechanics. He was a fellow of the Royal !)cieties of London and Edinburgh, and Knight of the Thistle. He is succeeded in his estates and honours by only son George, Marquis of Lorne. X TRAORDINARY SPEED ON , T " LONDON AND NORTH - WESTERN RAI LWAY. fr 4 t . T s p e cial - train, cons i s ting of five carriages, was taken 11 °— "don to Birmingham, yesterday morning, in 2 ours and 30 minutes. b The actual time of travelling did not exceed 2 hours, b t eln g en aver age spee d e t 56 m il es per h our ; th e tr a i n tog stopped four times on the journey to allow other W olvert on to b e clear of the line, besides the stoppage at to change engines. onl'hep,ne „, which started from London, No. 157, is o 41 r. Stephenson's ordinary patent engines, and the l 14 2,atte r Part o f i ts j ourney (21 m i les) was performed mil e Minutes. The maximum speed, over upwards of a w as 75 miles per hour. Ticiahteent en gine from W o l ver t on t o Bi rm i ng h am was a l so engine o f M r . S tep h enson ' s, having three cylin z4jr, and it p er f orme d the f i rst part of the journey, 41 riii l es (until it was stopped by another train) in 42 64 nu tes. Maximum speed on this part of the journey, ' mil es per hour. 8e w e unde rs t an d t h at L or d George Bentinck and the t veral gentlemen, going to the Chester r aces , were i n rain, A Lido wind was blowing throughout the journey. btr• *Connell, the locomotive superintendent of the Lo ndon and North-Western Railway Company, and Mr. iv inter, the superintendent of Mr. Stephenson's patent e ngines, were on the engine, and described the motion 4 t the highest velocities, as being perfectly steady. C —regr et to learn We • LORD BROW PLOW CECIL.--We that this young nobleman is again confined to his apartmen t in the Infantry Barracks at Windsor. H lsis Lordship, i t will be remembered, severalreceived severe contusions, in addition ! , .: 1 having his shoulder dis l oc ated, on the occasion of being at the Windsor Military Steeple ttnwn from his tfr : e .- t e.:. of 1.1 . 1 3 Lordship fortunately had so far recovered the s„ , this accident as to be enabled to attend the Hampto . n v r lng Meeting about a week or te n day s ago. Here he again y e ntured to ride the horse Carissima, m one of the . races, and the exertion caused a small bone of his leg, which had been A r e injured, to give way. H . is . Lordship being again 4 i f t nPelled to take to his bed, was visited by two or three of incautiously sat „le brother o ffi cers last night, one of whom 11 1) 21 this unfortunate leg, a . second fracture. Mr. hilr'wn, surgeon, was insta c ri n . t u ly s : in in g attendance, and we are l' t ,l'Y to say that his Lordship is again going on favourably. tt, 42 , 4TAL ACCIDENT FROM A GUST OF WIND.—Yes- Q a : 4a ) , Mr. 'Wakley, M.P., hel d an. inq uest , at the King and 4 i 'el; P addington -green, on Wil li am Townsend, aged 24, ta i urn eYnian painter, in the employ, paintingof Mr. Ackfield. On the house No. 23, lit4,l,ftY morning, deceased, while feet Cc-ereacent, Edgware-road, ascended a ladder eighty the coping and cornice aad tr l gby for the purpose of pain ting to get on with his work he kilte, f‘leath. Through. es th e !,,._tl the ladder betor a e d the ire man on the roof could secure t he 17 t : . + 11 " 1 rope, when a heav y . squall of wind carried away neasi„ u(l ,ery pitching decease i into the area of No. 21, and ware_iatinoerkgiencig. down another m an . and the employer, who withi n " ° rking in an elevated position, an d whom it passed flow„,„,erl inch. When assistance reach ed deceased, blood Ve4uanti: ies from his mouth„a d nd in a a ft e e N r e a ra fe l w o s s i o g e h s s . ~P , r e dy his skull having been fracture left —1"--" Accidental death." The unfortunate man has cleat 4 b . Y° ung widow to deplore his melancholy and premature °,l,fhteltilt:la:titi;,Ei:.ll)D.,EATH OF ?qr. Martin, of Miss Martin, only of the late MISS MARTIN.—A report child !and heiress of this day. appeared in a morning paper lieshiven, tag Post says--... We have seen a letter from Bal drea,s,,nen Castle, written yesterday (Monday), and ad ttat "' to Mr. Robert Power, of Pembroke-plac_e, which " that Mrs..lllartin and Miss Martin, . although deeply afflicted therile., their bereavement, were in good health. We nf "'len fact, in order to show the total groundlessness , a report . atasti n , ill a morning contemporary of the death of Miss ~ CAN AZ I ' l5 ; a- .1.11,2 i A FFAIRS.—LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAT.— t A h : rtval from Halifax we have advices from that port i _ s the f o n etb mat. iuelusive. We copy from one of the journ l s t 4 fire ?Wing Paragraph -...4, Lord Elgin has made over . ture a bunis;aalerb of the French party to join him in for . ming a g ? Iva Conservative character, but they declined re 111 tills li L ordship until tbers had opos t ilt, 4 4 th e i r friends Pst Proiee." S:U N, LONDON, THURSDAY: EVENING, APRIL 29, 1847 . PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mrs. Butler appeared here last night in the character of Juliet, the character in which she originally made her debut and her lame. Iler rending of the . character was ge re a m ill, t a h t e least, have i t at h v a e t unmeaning inharmonious recitative, that wretched, tPh'irsi."gto' o a d nd eff h e e a r t r ; etu it rn w to ill the a f drive st tasteless, neither singing nor s : iying sort of chant, which all our tragic artists have since the accession of the Bumble. dynast y , substituted for the beautiful declama tion of the old school. We hope that all our young actors, who arc not irretrievably spoiled by a blind admiration and consequent imitation of this wretched 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 debilt as Fanny Kemble, her greatest character. It suited her youthful appearance and her, as 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 hcpe that it may be her high destiny to revive among us a taste for the sublime Shaltsperian drama. Never before has Shakspere, as an author, been more extensively read, or more enthusiastically adored, or better understood than he is at the present time ; what has been wanting has been a fitting interpreter of him on the stage. Is Mrs. Butler to b e th at i nterpreter ? Th at i s a ques 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 bones," 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. C owe ll, secure d t h at w hi c h 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 rentree, 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 great 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 aet 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 i 3 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 mutually 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/. to 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, ho had refu3ed - 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. Crock ford er.tered a formal protest against him, under the authority of th e con diti ons of theGoodwood articles, which have referen c e t o th e Ch ester ra ces, and by which, if the horse should come in first, he will neither be entitled to stakes or bets. LATEST BETTING ON TUESDAY NIGHT. CH ESTER CUP. sto 1 agst Mendicant (t) 25 to 1 apt Newcourt 7 to 1 agst The Lamb 30 to 1 agst Annandale 8 to 1 agst Dulcet (t) 30 to 1 agst Camera Ob!cura 13 to 1 agst Mickey F ree (t) I 40 to 1 agst Pal 15 to 1 agst Erin-go-bragh 40 to 1 agst Queen of Tyne 20 to lagat Inheritress 6 to 1 agst Van Trom TITS 14:1111Y. 5 to 1 agst Cossa c k 20 to 1 ag4 W ano ta 7 to 1 agst Conynghzun 33 to 1 agst Mathematic ian P 20 to 1 agst Mr. Mart in 11 to 1 agst Glentilt THE OAKS. 7 to 1 agat Farmer's Daughter. CHESTER, , WEDsEsnav, FIVE oCLocK. Our last quotations were made up to twelve o'cloc k 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 bee n driven back to 7 to 1, Th e Lamb who throughout the day had b een in great forc e , b ecom i ng f i rst favourite. Althoug h M e ndicant was said to be qu i te u to the mark, the "Bear" movement excited no li tt l e p a pp re hension amongst her backers. Mi c k ey F ree left off a shade b e tt er , but, in other respects, th e pr i ces returned corr ectly 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 R6odee 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 undeniab l e , 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, weshould mention, that the stewards met 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 soya. added to a Handicap of 25 sous. each, ft, &c. Two miles and a quarter. Mr. Drinkald's St. Lawrence, aged, Est 71b ... (Ford) 1 Mr. Gully's Mendicant, 4 yrs, Bst ............ ........ .. 2 Captain Pettat's Newcourt, aged, 7st 10lb 3 The following also ran :—lnheritress, Bst 81b—Dulcet, Bst 81b—Annandale, 7st 131b—Queen of Tyne, 7st 91b—Arthur, 7st 71b—Princess Alice, 7st 61b—Tum Tough, 7st 41b— Master Downes, 7st 41b—Mickey Free, 7st 31b—Robin Burns, 7st 21b—Plaudit, 7st—Marian Ramsay, Est 131 b Flahowlagh, Est 121b—Cherry, Est 101b—];migrant, 6st 81b—Farthing Candle, bet 21b—Camera Obscura, 6st— Erin-go-bragh, 6st—Mermaid, 6st—The Lamb, 6st—Heads man, sst 121b—Clermont, 4st 91 b—Ratcliffe, ist 31b—Lord Saltoun, 7st 51b—Regalia, sst 81b—and Chatterbox, sst 81b. Betting at starting-6 to 1 agst The Lamb, 6to 1 agat Erin. go-bragh, 7 to 1 agat Mendicant, 7 to 1 agst Dulcet, 12 to 1 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 alb over, and Clermont, 10lb extra). Won by half a neck, Newcourt 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, Hon. J. Macdonald, Hon. B. Lawley, Hon. Captain R. Lawler, 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 but three years old to Lord Howth for the small sum of 1001. The latter, after winni ng some h eavy races with him, in England and Ireland, disposed of him to Mr. John Day, the celebrated jocky and trainer, for 1,5001. From Mr. Day's hands he passed into those of Mr. Gully, 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 2lb 6t04 on Congress. \Von by two lengths. The City Members' Plate of 60 guineas. Heats, once round _ and a distance. Mr. O'Brien's Emerald Isle, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Ryder) 1 1 Mr. Morley's Headsman, 4 yrs, Bst 6lb Mr. lleap's Brown Fly, 4 yrs, Bst 31b Mr. Meiklam's Susannah, 3 jrs, Est ilb The first heat was won by half a neck, and the second cleverly. THE LORD•LIEUTENANT.—DUBLIN, APRIL 27. The iollowing is a copy of a bulletin posted at the Castle this day.—" Ills 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 h s life is in imme diate danger. Five o'Clock —His Excellency has had no un favourable symptom since morning. NEW RING-DROPPING 'PRICK.—On Saturday week, as a simple countryman from Iligham, of the name of Clark, was returni ng f rom this town with bil master's waggon, he saw a small jewel-box lying on the road. Thinking no doubt h e h ad discovered a prize, he eagerly seized it, but on examination 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 be had lost a box containing a valuable ring, asked if he had seen anything of it; .the countryman replied he kad found a box, but it was empty , on which the Jew offered to bet a sovereign that his ring was in it. The rustic's cupidity being thus excited, and thinking himself sure of winning, and being without that sum, he offered to stake his watch, worth 3/., which the Jew accepted, and producing 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 repent of 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 of being dh d plundere and laughed pains. —Bury P os t. at for their 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 intd'tlie 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 lie 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 camialties like this, and has offered to subscribe liberally towards its support ; but that the interminable squabblings of the worthy burgesses have hitherto prevented it from being carried into effect. ROYAL Cozzzos or Cuasusrsr.—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 v i ew o f showing that the ancients were more deeply versed in th e 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 possible, of similar in shape to the celebrat ed Por tland vase, b u t more elaborate in its designings, an d, if yet m ore ex quisite 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 WORKIN G SCHOO L , ITAVERST OCK - D M IL L, HAPSTEAD.—Yesterday a meeting of the friends g School, W hi c h a nd supporters of this Orphan Workin is instituted for the reception of children of both sexes, of all denominations, and from every part of the kingdom, 'was held at the Hall of Commerce,lhreadneedle-street, Mr. J. R. Mills, treasurer , in the chair, to receiv e the annual re port, and to elect twenty-five orphan children for admission to the charity, which w ould increase the Lumber to 153. The report stated that du rin g the p ast year many o f th e children had been placed i n res p onsible situations; th a t it was the intention of the c ommittee, seein g the desire o f t h e Government was to give a higher character to the education of the country, to carry out the principle iu the asylum. The income amounted to 9,3491. 17s. ld., which included 9331 7s. 6d. annual and life subscriptions; 2 ,090/. Bs. 10d. special donations to the building fund, Etc and after payin g th e necessary expenses there w as a balance in h an d o f 600 /. lls. sd. The new asylum, which had cost 14,0001., and towards which 6,00 0 /. wa s required, was completed. The report being received, the meeting, after the usual business, separated. PRESENT FROM THE QU EEN TO THE ZOOLOGICAL SociETy.—A splendid dog of the pure M ont St. Bernard breed, has just been presented . by her Majesty to the Lond on al h Zoological Society. The an= , w is between two and three years of age, was taken from the Is private ken nel, in Windsor Home Park, yesterday morning, tin d er the care of Mr. Maynard, the keeper, and left at the Zoological Gardens in the Regent's Park. n DEFINITION OF A "WRETCH. — O ne " who scrib hies for hire."—" Specimen of a New Dictionary by the Marquis of Westmeath." See House of Lords' d e b ate; April NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSBIOUTII, 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 en the 14th inst.; the arrival of the paekkt, there fore, has put us in possession of some d Lys' 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-square, 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 from going to Gibraltar to get her damaged and lost spars refitted, pending the uncertain state of affairs in the Tagus, in case her services might be required ; the &don steam-frigate, Captain Henderson, which had sit() taken up a position to act on the offensive, if re quisite ; the Polyphemus steam sloop, Commander Nl'Cleverty; and the Phoenix screw steamer, Commander 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 mister, at that port, fur the purpose of proceeding on board the British steam-vessel the Falcon, of Ardros sari, 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 beat and t o ld th at we were going to join our vess,-1, and we were landed at a place about seven miles from Oporto, to which city we proceeded, and were sent on board the Minden°, Portu guese steamer, belonging to the Junta, for the purpose 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 REES. "JAMES SALTER. " HENRY PACY. " JOHN WARNER. "JAMES CLARKE." 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 (181.5), 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. CLAIMS OF THE ROMAN CA THOLIC SCHOOLS. The following correspondence has taken place be tween Mr. Largdale and Lord Morpeth : " 10, Mansfield-street, April 24. " Div Lord,—l trust your Lordship will allow me to call your attention to an expression reported by the 7 bites 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 form. " 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 th e C ounc il o f Ed uca ti on , y our Lordship's assertion, if correct, would charge me with a gross neglect of duty in this sacred cause. As a 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 enclos e d c orres p on d ence b e t ween m y se lf and different members of her Mojest) 's Government, "Your Lordship will o b serve t h at my fi rst 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 any letter dated Jan. 23, that I again applied to the Marquis of Lansdowne for the decision of his Lordship and her Dijesty's Government. To that a reply was sent from the President of the Council on Feb. 5, 1847. " I do not feel myself justified iu 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 be 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 me 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 must make bold to say they 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 l e tt er wh i ch I may publish in the public press, such an explanation of the expression attributed to y our L or d s hi p 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 3 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, "MORPE I'H. "Hon. Charles Langdale." 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 ef tie Life Guards. Ia Waiting acre the Ladies of the Bedchamber, the Countess of Charlemont, and the Countess of 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 lion. Ro bert Boyle ; the Groom irt, Waiting to Prince Albert, Captain Francis Seymour ; the Equerry in Waiting, Major General Wcwyss ; the Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert, Colonel I3cuverie ; and the Page of Ho nour, Mr. Byng. The Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, atd 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 Cambridge, 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 Portugil ; and M. de Moraea Sarmento (Baron de Moncorvo's son), Attael 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 Commandeur Marques Lisboa, the Brazilian Minister—M. Le Chevalier Pinto Peixoto, Attaché I la L6gation de S. M. L'Empereur du Breci!. By Monsieur X. Isturtz, the Spanish Minister—Don Mariano Dyaz v Bequeltne, and Don Fernando N. de Terry, Attachéi 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 do Zedtwitz. By the Baron Roller, Austrian Chargé d'Affaires— The General Prince Francis Leichtenstein. By Mr. John R. Brodhead, Secretary of the Legatiou of the United States of Atnerica—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 de Weyer, the Belgian Minister ; Baron de Cetto, the Bavarian Minister ; Baron de Moncorvo, the Portuguese Minister ; Baron de 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 Callimaki, 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 Beust (Chambellan 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. _ . — fh;ieneral 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, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, the Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, the C iptain 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 Purso ; Lieut.-Colonel the Hcn. 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, Excn in Waiting of the Yeoman Guard ; Captain Sadler, Exon of the Yeoman Guard ; Mr. Fisher, Surgeon in-Chief of the Metropolitan Police; Sir Beejanaiii 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 Sackville West, Gentleman Usher to Her Majesty in Waiting ; Mr. Alfred Montgomery, Gen tleman Usher to her Majesty; Colonel IL Bentinek ( A C ij o ini ld a s n trea ( F G iel u d ar O ds le , er A i c n ti V n V g ait A in d gf ut C a a n p t ta i i n n C m o G ldrtr r e d a ' ni' 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 Exon of the Yeoman Guard, and Lieutennnt•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 bad 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 14th of May, is to be in FULL DnEss. 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 Arms, 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 Chesham-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 HearroaD.—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 Tribunal de Premiere Instance, for their restitution. The Tribunal decided in favour of ? the executors, and the inscriptions 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 a ppeal was brought before the Cour Royale, and it came to 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 another part of the same judgment of the infe rior tribunal, ordering him to restore other dividends received by him to the amount of 44,000 f., but this the Cour Royale confirmed. —Galignani of Tuesday. HOP 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. tender bine from the cold 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 the ground of weeds, and removing every thing obnoxious from around the hillocks containing the roots of this valuable plant. In some open situations they appear sickly and yellow, but warm weather will soon change that appearance. Though the season is backward, yet many look upon such as being rather more favourable than aghrte. great te I alarm;wf frosty the ll is nights injurious to the g row i ng s h oots, as the rapidity with wh i c h n l w i o g ti h u t fie gn a they grow soon s urmounts the check the hop plant receives sath n d ie no t b emidsumme rworse spring,en e growersm blightsie s to c f o o t mit wouldena which change all the hop•growers' prospects and destroy the hoped-for crop in the autumn, which they sedulously look for to reimburse them (the growers) for all their anxious toils, expense, and trouble. NN GROSSMITH'S EAU DE COLOGNE.—Hitherto - 0n the family of Farina, the members of which seemed to equal in number the sands of the sea, have monopoliled 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 John Groasmith, 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 gathered Wow, delivate• yet delicimoy ridlshbe. ROYAL MARINES. Captain "Dwyer, Second Lieutenants Crochett 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 appointments 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 Plymcuth 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 rack of Second-Lieutenant (on half-pay), and appointed Adjutant of the Plymouth Dockyard BAttalion. `erg ant-Major Herbert Lewis Orme, of the Artil lery Compuies, 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 ben very many years in the Marine Corps, and seen considerable , ervice, 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 hat 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 stil 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 importeis of 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 who 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 bad no other motive in delaying the adoption of a more stringent course sooner, than its anxiety to see an abundant supply of food brought into the country. . The secret of the Bank'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 ported, the Americans would have taken our manufactures; and, that, consequently, very little bullion would be drawn 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 cur 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 excessivelystringent 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 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 snake such a representation of the deplorable state of affairs in the manufacturing districts, as can hardly fail to make an impression on the Noble Loid 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 monstration, that if Government do not interpose, by tem porarily suspending the operation of Peel's Bill, !the 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 existi ng al bankers, and whi c h are in aof the s uggestions pressure on the money market relieved, by the prompt ado - , r t e io a n d , y o m n a t d h e e b p y art tb o e f s G ce o t v e e h rcment day or two to be so emphatically enforced by the Lan cashite deputations—aidvertiter. 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. INGLIS 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 governor 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 ono 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 resole ions in their report. Ile had come down there to state his views thus frankly. He had no feeling of partiality or bias, and was solely influenced by a rega r d f or t h e i nterests of the hospital. His Royal Highness shortly afterwards retired amidst continued cheering. A brief discussion ensued on the following resolutions, all the speakers 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 of house steward with that of secretary, would clearly, under so large an increase of patients, field 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 ment; 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_ " That 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 trcat ment of the patients." The lion. 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 thi s reso l ut i on, which was ultimately put by the chair, and carried by a majority 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 native town to day. Although many parti es came f rom a distance there were, perhaps, fewer present than on some former occasions. There was also little public demonstration. Save a peal of bells from the tower above the poet's last resting place, and a banner floating abov e th e Shakspere• hall, everything was quiet, peacef u l , 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 eired in Octob er or N ovember last, and consequently thexppos sibility is, that unless some party interested in the pre servation of this relic —a relic, by the bye, of some little pecuniary interest to some of the trading inhabitants of Stratford—it will fall into the hands of those who may unscrupulously appropriate its site to more profitable building speculations. In the circumstances in which they were placed, t he a committee of the Bhsk e p er i au Cl u b d eeme d it dvisable 7" • (seeing that they were not in a. stuation to • purcha se t h e I property) to draw the attentien of Govez 'mein to the subject. The following letter was consequently trans mitted to the Chief Cociiniiisigner of Woods and Forests :- " Stratford-npon-Avon, Nov_, 19,, 1846. "My Lord,—l am deputed tips Qhairmttn com mittee of th e Stratford-upon-Aveti - ShakeperFrahtfub, to address your Lordship upon 41;feqpjvot,„i1* gejitt+ea inte• rest of whi c h i t i s h oped I may permitted to plead as some apology for the liberty of so doing. The house in which Shakspere was 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 teresting should not be lost. The Shaksperian Club is not in the possession of funds at present, but it indulges the hope that an appeal to the country for such an object would meet with a liberal and efficient 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 unaer 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 In 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 oblig dto 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. "MORPETII." 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 bora on the 15th of Oc tober, 1795, and has consequently entered his 51st 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 Royal 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 State, of the commanders-in-chief 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, directed by Baron Von Bodelschwing— 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 a nd Statistical Offices, and th e 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 1847 pre sents the most perfect t goilibrium . The revenue and the expenditure amount equally to 64,033.697 'dollars. Direct taxation figures for 19,319 966 dollars ; the indirect taxes amount to 26,782,334 dollars ; 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 na'ional debt figures for 7,219,320 dollars, the Ministry of Public Worship and Instruction for 25,770,502 dollars—nearly cue-half the expenditure ex elusive of the notioval debt. The remainder is absorbed by the other administrations. There (1 ,, •s 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, 63,384 men : cavalry, six regiments of the guard, 3,764 men ; 32 regiments of the line, 19,360 men : artiPery, brigade of the guard, and eight brigades of the line, 15,651 men: engineers, 2,544 men, Total army of the line, 115,905 men. To these must bo added the Land wehr of the first class, 70,648 infantry, and 10,400 cavalry; and the Landwehr of the second class, 259,561 men. Tho war establishment consists of 205,000 troops 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 line, the Landsturm, which com prises every man from 17 to 50 years of age capable of bearing arms." JENNY LIND AND MR. BUNN. 'We have been requested to insert the following letter: " Theatre loyal, 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 on the Drury-lane stage by any other motive than the one i . issigne,l in your letter of October 17, 1846, w h ere i n , on ask ?.ig me to cancel our agreement, you offered me ample indemnification should you ever appear at her Majesty's Theatre. " I make this final proposal to restore our former good understanding, to avoid further litigation, and to dispense with any more public discussion—of course without prejudice. " I have the honour to be, Mademoiselle, your obedient humble servant, "A. BUNN. " Mdlle. Jenny Lind.". THE is a copy IRIS The following an F a A dd iVi res l s N fro E m . the Irish Prelates, in acknowledgment of the contributions which have been rais f d 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 public works preparatory to the adoption of the new system of temporary relief provided by the Legislature, we cannot any longer defer giving expression to the gratitude which we feel for the munificent charity and Christian sympathy manifested by the British public 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. CLOGIIER. " JOHN KILMORE, ELPHIN, and ARDAGH. " RICHARD DOWN and CONNOR and DROMORE. " RICHARD DERRY and RAPHOE. " SAMUEL CORK, CLOYNE. and ROSS. " LUDLOW KILLALOE, &c. THOMAS TuAm, KILLALA, and ACHONRY. " ROBERT CASHEL, &c." No YOUNG NUNS.—The King of Bavaria issued a decree on the 26th 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 Highnesses 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, 11. 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 lunatico 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. I - H.llm, 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 i:ine 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 lie 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 are credibly informed that last Saturday night M. Jullien and his tom 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 early on Sabbath morning, and we challenge contradiction of this fact from n y p q o u as . r rt A e r o . — B. /Lef .N o le o r f r fewer' s Gazette. thantwenty- THE PENNY eight thousand letters, exclusive of all other correspondence) pass daily through the gaidatone port-office. LITERATURE. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE ROMAN PATRICIAN ALEXIS. By Miles Gerald Kwn. 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 lIIr. Keon is an eloquent and impassioned biographer. 'I he 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 Romanists he is a saint ; while to every right-minded m an e r a presents racter. the book spec is tinged tacleof asplendid and immacu late 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 dedication in 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. Keen as in a great measure iden tified with that new generation, the importance of which he thus commemorates ; and as a fresh testimony of this identification may be mentioned this beautiful biography of the Patrician Alexis. ----' MUIR or ORD MARKET.—The first market of the season was held on Wednesday and Thursday last, and was bat thinly attended. The stock brought forward was much less than that exhibited at the April market of last year, and was also interior in condition, which must be attributed to the severity of the whiter, the partial failure of the turnip crop, and the scarcity of keep. The demand upon the whole was steady, and fair prices were obtained. Crosses in general may be considered about 19 per cent. below the prices of last }ear, and Highland cattle much the same. A good deal of business was done in the latter description, but a considerable number were left unsold. Mr. Trotter, GarAustown, got 9/. per head for his two yr old crosses ; a lot of 25 from Fettis Farm a r n l)l l ,de a a t rhse 9 i l f . oel i s Farm, fetched Si. ; Mr. Macdonald, Ncilstown. near Cromartv, sold his lot at 19L 10s. ; Alr.Dickson, Koppoch'sCrosses realised 61. lOs. ; Mr. Binning sold a lot fronitalolßfdrahteuiti;he' and Mr. Rose, Dryrde, a lot at 7/. 10s. Highland cattle- - N f .e ro r3 m E S u i ;er to iort 911.- T i h t°e e Bt r .c e h N eA r d ere a few lots of Cheviot and black faced hogs, which met with a dull 1 Kirkton at 18s., and another lot was sold to Lord W Con tin, bought a lot of cheviots from M s r a e. the two principal lots in the k rd at 215., which were Cro marty Mains, sold 200 half sale. Air. Dickson, Kepi) i Leicestertr - et. Mr. Duncan, Allan, at 225. The lthickfaccd h hogs to Mr. Monro, of a . Rnsel:lr. Laidlaw, ogs met with rather a dull , sold his lot at 11/. Most of now settled, and the prospects uiiso o l f d.As the sheep were, however, left °u we expect that the condition of the st the veather seems proved, and anticipate a considerable rise in keep k rapidlyN4.iwill be advancing, we pricemuhyc nextiitt- market.—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 SW:de. A short time ago an inhabitant of Pisa died, leaving by his will a sum of 5,000 Roman crowns to Pius IX. The Pope accepted the legacy, but gave orders that the money should not he sent to Rome, as he was de sirous of laying it out in Pisa. Ile has just given half the legacy for the relief of the indigent inhabitants of Pisa, and invested the other half for wedding portions to the daughters of poor persons.— Galignani. Mat. ADAsis.—We understand that the chair of Natural Philosophy in the University of St. Andrew's has beep 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. specta he would, by accepting it, incur a pecuniary sacrifice to a large amount. The salary attached to the professorship is very small, and as the number of stu dents at St. Andrew's is exceedingly limited, the emolument arising from fees would not, at the utmost, exceed 901. per anAuPl:--CkatbridgesisioctitTr•! S vise. big]. lick ' pli Bate ions ertY the ; re' lave been ind but 1U aid he 10- Rid