The Sun. — London, England, 1847-03-02 00:00:00

IIER MAJESTY'S TIIEATRE. The Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers is the Opera, and the Public, arc respectfully informed, that THIS EVENING. Tue.talay, March 2, will be performed Verdi's celebrated Opera, entitled NINO. Nina', Signor Coletti ; Idaspe, Signor Corelli ; Arotasphe, Signor Bouche ; lemma, Mdlle. Fagiaul ; Abigail, 31,111 e. Sanchluli. After which, a new and original grand Ballet. in five tableaux, by M. Paul Taglioni, entitled CORALIA; ou, LE CHEVALIER INCOVSTANT. Coralla, Mdlle. C. Rosati ; the Knight liuldebrand, M. Paul T H oagnorelioni; Mdlle. Petit ; Page, Mdlle. ; Squire, 3f. Gouriet ; Berths, Duke, M' Gosselln ; Fraisondin, M. Ve nefra ; Fisherman, M. di attla. Cart," is in active preparation , and wil l Verdi's Opera , " Rine FOS shortly he produced, for the firs d t tin me in this s ncdoun tr will shortly appear. y. Madame Castellan has a rr.ve town, Si gnor Fraschini is dai l y expected. will re Donizetti's Opera. "La Favorita," berepeated as soon as other arrangements will permit, The doors open at Half-past Seven. The Opera will commence at Fight o'clock. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN, Esta blished tor the purpose of rendering a more perfect performance of the Lyric D. ania than has hitherto been attained in this country. Under the Directlon and Management of Mr. BEALE. The Nobi'ity Gentry, and l'atrcns of Music, are respectfully in formed that the Royal Italian Opera will open the flr-t week in April. It is proposed to produce, in the course of the Season, some of the established works of CI inarosa, Mozart, Rossini, Meyerbeer, and others of the more modern Italian School, including Operas by Beand, Doni zetti, Mercadante, and Verdi, on a scale of the utmost perfeeVon is every department ; to which intent the mana.ement has assemb ed a Company embracing the greatest and most varied'went in Europe. SOPRANL—Madame Grisi and Madame Persiani (her first appearance in London for three years), Madame Ronconi and Mdlle. Stefianoni (of the Theatre La Scala, in Milan, her first ap pearance in this couutry). CONTRALTI.— Signora Alboni (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan, and of the Imperial Theatre in Vienna, her first appearance in:this country), and Mademoiselle Corbari. TENORL—Signor Mario, Signor Salvator Lavia (of the Imperial Theatre of St. Petersburgh, his first appearance in this country), Signor Tulli (of the Theatre San Carlo, in Naples, his first appear ance in this country), and Signor Salvi (ot the Theatre I,a Scala, in Milan, and of eke Imperial Theatres in Vienna and St. Petereburgh, his first appearance on the Italian stage in England). PRIM! BASSI BARITONI—Signor Taniburini and Signor Giorgio Ronconi. Pitfall BASSI PROFOND I—Signor Marini (of the Theatres San Carlo, Naples, La Scala, Milan, and the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, his first appearance in this country), Signor Angelo Alba (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid, his first appearance in this country), and Signor Polonini (of the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, kid first appear ance in this country.) PRlall BASSI COMICI —Signor Pietro Ley (of the Theatre Royal Madrid, his first appearance in this country), and Signor Agostino Rovere (of the Theatres Royal, Naples, Milan, Vienna, and St. Pe tersburgh, his first appearance in this country). Seconds Donne—Madame Antoinette Mollidori (of the Theatre La Scala, in Milan), Mademoiselle Amalie Linari, Mademoiselle Luigina Bellini. i.econde Tenore—Signor Emmanuele Steno (of the Theatre San Carlo in Naples). Director of the Music, Composer, and Conductor—Mr. Costa. A powerful and numerous CHORUS of chosen and experienced Singers will complete the Vocal Department. Ch,..s Signor Bonconsigllo. Prompter--Signor Monterasi. The ORCHESTRA, formed of Artistes possessing the highest executive powers, will comprise among its members Eighty distin guished professors. The Military Band of the Coldstream Guards will be under the direction of Mr. Godfrey. An ORGAN, of extensive compass, has been expressly erected In the theatre by Messrs. flight and Son. Organist—Mr. V. Novello. The BAL.,..ET, of a brilliant and costly character, will close the performance of the evening, and no Divertissement will be suffered between the acts of the Opera. The Director has the pleasure to announce that he has concluded an engagement with Mademoiselle Fanny Elssler ; and, during the season, the following eminent Danseuses will appear : —Premieres Danseuse—Mademoiselle Duml latre (ef the Grand Opera, Paris), and Mademoiselle Plunkett (of the Grand Opera, Paris), Mademoiselle Bertin (of the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, her first appearance in this country), Mademoiselle Neodot (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Mademoiselle Marietta Baderna (of the Theatre La Sicala, Milan), and Mademoiselle Fuoco (of the Academie Royale de Paris). Monsieur Petipa (of the Grand Opera, Paris), Monsieur Gontie (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Monsieur Fertlinande Cron, Monsieur Delferier (of the Grand Opera, Paris), and Monsieur Auguste Mabille (of the Grand Opera, Paris). :Mitres lea Ballets—Monsieur Albert (of the Grand Opera, Paris), and Monsieur P.lasis (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan). Leader of the Ballet—Mr. Alfred Mellon. Regisseur tie la Dense Mr. O'Bryan. Composer—Signor Alessandro Curuei (of the San Carlo Theatre, Naples). THE THEATRE.—To render the Interior at once commodious, elegant, and comfortable, it has been entirely reconstructed and decorated, under the immediate direction and after designs of it. Albano, Esq., C.E., with every attention directed to its proper ventilation. The l)ecorationa have been executed by Mr. Ponsonby. The Management has happily secured the artistic skill of Signori Ferri and Verardi (of the Theatre Italien, in l'aris), to embellish the ceiling and to prepare a New Drop Scene. The approaches to the Theatre will be found improved, by a carriage way being formed immediately under the Portico in Bow-street, whereby parties can leave or enter their carriages without exposure to the weather ; and by increased facilities for ingress and egress. The Refreshment Room will be under the superintendence of Mr. J. G. Watson. Tickets, Stalls, and Boxes, for the night or season, to be obtained at the Box Office, llow-street ; and at Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. THEATRE ROYAL. DRURT-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed the new Grand Opera, entitled MATILDA OF HUNGARY. Count Ntagnus, Mr. Borrani; Podiebrad, Mr. Harri• eon; Mathias, Mr. Weiss ; Matilda, Miss RainMrth ; Lillis, Miss R. Isaacs. After which the new Ballet, callsd THE PREITY SICILIAN. Count Amede, M. Croce; Rosella, Jidlle. Baderna. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. t nder the Management •1 Mr. It. Webster, sole Lessee. THI EVENING Will be performed a new and original Comedy, called THE SCHOOL FOR SCHEMING. Principal characters by Messrs. Far ren, Stuart, Blackstone, Howe, Selby, Brindal. Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Iluinby, Mrs. Yarnold, Miss Fortescue, Miss Bennett, Miss Rey -001,15, &c. During the evening the 'Band will perform the Overture, " Lac des Fees," " PlantaLrenet," " Rose," and ' Polkas ; Waltz, by Lawler ; Galop, by Strauss ; and the " American Polka." _ . To conclud2 with the Original Grand Fairy Extravaganza, CaNeil the INVISIBLE PRINCE; or, the Island of Tranquil Delights. Principal characters by Mr. James Bland, Miss P. Morton, Mrs. L. S. Buckin,..liam, Mite Reynold 's, and Miss Julia Rennett. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. TIIIS EVENING Will be performed the Drama, TO PA nExTi AND GUARDIANS. In which NI, and Mrs. Keely will appear. After which, the Farce of THE ETON BOY. Characters by Messrs. NS'l.tan, Turner, Eee:ey, Miss Dickinson, and Miss Turner. To conclude with the splendid new Fairy Ext - avarcanza, entitled THE ENCHANTED FoREST. In which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will appear, supported by the whole talent of the Company. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. ndcr the direction of Madame L'cleste TIIIS EVENING Will he perfo.med the celebrated Drama, called THE GREEN 11(!sliES; or, A Hundred Years Ago. 31 tirtot.th, Mr. 0. Smith ; Dennl., Mr. Cullenford ; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Grinnidge, Mr. Wright ; Captain Dartois, Mr. Worrell ; )'.aflame St. Auhert, Madame Celeste ; Gerald :tic Mrs. ra„te: O'v..ti Le", Loraina. called THE MAID WITH THE MILKING PAIL. Lord Philander, Mr. Cullenford; Algernon, Mr. Boyce; Ihecon, Mr. Wright; Mill', Mrs. Fltzwil.larn. To conclude with DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL? Iloneykun, Mr Wright ; Crank, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mrs. Honeybun, Miss Harding; Mrs. Crank, Mrs Matthews. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. TIPS EVENING Will be performed the Opera, entitled LA SONNAMBULA. Rodulpho, Mr. Bodda ; Elvino, Mr. Allen ; Aliessio, Mr. Walton ; Liza, Miss Rourke ; Teresa, Mdme. Ferrol' ; Arnina, Miss Bassonn. After which, a Concert by the ,New Orleans ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS. To be followed by the Farce, entitled KEEPING A PLACE. Spikespur, Mr. Granby; Crocus, Mr. Compton; Dorothea Danvers, Mrs. Feste - oke ; ' idy, Miss Lapotte. To conclude with the Comic Drama, called THE TWO RAIN BOWS James Rainbow, Mr. flranby; Peter alnbow, Mr. Campton; Caroline, Mrs. Hughes; Matilda, Miss Homier. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. TO-MORROW EVENING, Will he performed the Comedic-Vaudeville of MATHILDE ; on, Ea Jalousie. M. Darbert, M. Lafont ; Mathilde, bldlle. Farzmil. To conclude with a new Vanwleville, entitled LES DEUX BRIGA DIERS. Rameandor, M. Lafont ; Francine, :Mlle. Fouquet. Boxes, (is., Pit, 3s. tid. , Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at half-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight. I'rlvate Boxes, Stalls, and Places may be engaged at Mitchell's ►,ibrary, 33, Bond-street; and at the Box-office. ETHEOPIAS , I , :IIENADEIZS, ST. JAMES'S TIIE•'ATRE. The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon, will have the honour of repeat ing their Inimitable ENTERTAINMENTS, at the above Theatre, THIS EVENING (Tuesday), and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Doors open at Eight o'clock, and the Entertainment com mence at Ilalt-past Eight. The MORNING ENTERTAINMENT will take p'ace every MONDAY MORNING during Lent. The Performances wi,l commence, each day, at half-past Two o'clock. The Programme will be varied on each occasion. Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre, 2s. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proortetor, air. W. Batty. Under the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, awl other Members of the RJyal Family.—Mr. BAT i Y has formed an ay. rangement (for twelve nh,hts only) with M. Pablo Fatigue ; his first appcarice in Loudon with his highly-trained Steeds. The Fox-Hounds meet every Evening at Half-past Six, THIS EVENING Will be performed THE ROYAL FOX-HUNT; or, Life's Course of Men and Steed. Entire change of the SCENES of the CIRCLE. Box-office open trom eleven till live o'clock.—Doors ~p en At sia an e,nitneuce et half-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. Brondfoot. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lcssee, Mr, Frances Davidge. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Tragedy of ALEXANDER THE GREAT. Alexander the Great. Mr. Betty Roxana, MIAs Richardson. To conc!ude with a new Drama, entitled RARY RATTLER; or ZLc Progress of a Scamp. Characters supported by the whole strenoll of the Company-. ltox•oflice open from eleven till four o'clock. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. Poxes, Is., half-price, 6d.; Pit. 6d.; 6allery, 34. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Drama of SIMON LEE ; or, The Murnicr at the Five Fields' Cops , . Ckaraeters by Messrs. Ricks, Dale, Bird, Searle, Forman; Miss Vincent, Miss Pearce, &c. After which, THE I ;it, I. ; or, The Rose Diamond. To conclude with GALE BREEZELY ; or, A Talc of a Tar. COLONIAL EXPENDITURE. ( No. 680, Session 1846.) It appears, by paiiers printed by order of Parliament, that the yearly cost of the British Colonies is 3,171,6461., of which the military and naval expenses are actually 2,630,804/. 3s. 7d. Some of the items of this sum are as under:-- 1813 4—Military and Naval Expenses of Gibraltar ... ... ... ... £221,537 8 7 Malta ... ... ... ... 140,702 11 5 Jordan Islands ... ... ... 131,227 5 1 St. llelena ... ... ••• 28,000 9 5 Sierra Leone, Gambia, and Cape Coast 38,332 17 4 Cape of Good Hope ... ... 297,061 10 5 Maurilius ... ... ... 87,031 8 6 Bermuda ... ... ... ... 96,161 5 10 The Windward and Leeward Command, viz. : Barbadoes, Trinidad, &c. ... ... 319,560 11 2 Jamaica, &c. ... ... •.• 209,811 2 6 Lower and Upper Canach • • 526,034 16 6 ova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Ed ward's Island, and Newfoundland ... 176,660 12 9 Ceylon . Australia,lll,72B 3 3 — New Zealand, New Wales,South . and Van Diemen's Lad ~. General Military Charges 195,954 3 0 ... ... ... 48,941 2 2 We understand that Prince Albert has signified his intention of accepting the Chancellorship of the Univer sity of Cambridge, although the official communication cannot be made till to-day. so long announced The sale of the lands in Te by Mr. Robins takes place on T p h o u a r:s e a d a s a greater attractiontnr before been submitted to mart. These lands appear to Y next at the auction town s , may. t t , so that the emigrant then any that have auction, being contiguous to populous an(V l , with water communication assisted by stew/P.: 3. 4 'g the seeds of vast and unbounded prosperity dered to be sown in this almost new country to the colonist, r n l i ," whilst its being under the protection and dominion of United States ensures good government and its aim , :t A 'Wain ooneosse,aiire--wealth. ~- ---, - ZOBBEIVP,OI\-4. CLERIC.—On Saturday informa rs received by tbe-`police, that John Hoare, a clerk, in the aif., 'w employ of Mr. Mebris, of Parliament - st reet, had absconded - 4 'with 'a cheque for 481., 33 sovereins, a 51. and 10 1 . note, 4 id:tbat he had been entrusted to convey to the Millbank Pali ( 0 414titrY. - (......." ..r w i ....--. 1 -,l` - 1 - 's" TIP_III WATER AT LONIION-Rki 'rats DAY. stornMg 20 minutes after 2. I Evening .. 31 gllnatel after 2 THE SUN,- RE-ISSUE OF BURFCE'S LANDED GENTRY. Now ready, price 55., PART 111. OF BURKE'S HISTORY OF THE LANDED GENTRY. To be completed in Ten _Monthly farts. Price ss. each. " A work in which every gentleman will rind a domestic interest, as it contains the fullest account of nearly every known family in the United Kingdom."—Messenger. Henry Coiburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. HENRY RUSSELL AT THE STRAND THEATRE. Composer of Woodman spare that Tree—lvy Green—The Gam- Nees wife —The Maniac—Ship on Fire—The Life Boat-I'm Afloat —Newfoundland Dog—and ether Popular Songs, will give his VOCAL ENTERTAINMENT THIS EVENING, AND EVERY EVENING. He will sing the Song of the Shirt—Paupers Drive— Gambler's Wife—Ship on Fire ; &c. &c.—Songs and incidents of Negro Life and Character. Boxes, 3s. ; Stalls , 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery 6d ; Private Boxes, 11. Is. Box-office op< n from One till Fonr daily. RAILWAY SLIAIiF.S BY PUBLIC SALE 11PSSRS. LAMOND and Co., RAILWAY SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends tnd the Public for their continued support aa4 patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY. at One o'clock, at the Hall of o.mmerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, containitlg instructions (with a reference), axe respect Idly cequested to be addressed. All Scrip :ilia Share Certificates must be deposited, the day ..irevious to their being offered; and advxes in results will he I , irwarded by the first post after the sale, ant the proceeds Isnme disposed et according to itistmetions. Offices, Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London. 11/.1 WEATHER.--t-;rm OFFICE. MARCH 1. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 27; Flighest, 35 : Nuuu. 37. BAROMETER, 30 38.—WIND E., dull. inarniaff LONDON. TUF - QDAv. 31.i.rzazz ~47 The Lords met at Five o'c!ock. Lord BROUGHAM brought in a Bill to amend the law with respect to insolvent debtors, which was read a first time. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, in answer to the Earl of RIPON, said that he would lay upon the table all the papers relating to the affairs of the Punjaub. After certain questions had been asked and answered, The Marquis of CLANRICARDE moved the second read ing of the Labouring Poor (Ireland) Bill. Lord BROUGHAM would not oppose this act of in demnity, but he thought it should have been proposed earlier. Lord MONTEAGLE would not oppose the motion, but he thought the agreements for labour on farms should be left to be voluntary between landlord and tenant. After a few words from the Marquis of WESTMEATH Lnd thc! Earl of ELLENBOROUGH, Earl FITZWILLIAM said that the people of England did not properly understand this question, and their present economy would turn out to be prospective ex travagance. After a short speech from the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, the Bill was read a second time. Earl GREY brought in a Bill to amend the laws re specting transportation, and also a Bill to amend the laws for the management of the Milbank and Park hurst Penitentiaries, which he proposed should be read a second time on Friday. Their Lordships then adjourned. The Commons met at Four. The New Zealand Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. Lord JOUN RUssELL said that her MAJESTY had been graciously pleased to order the Lords of the Council to appoint a day of national fast and humiliation. In answer to a question by Mr. Smrrn O'BRIEN, it was stated by Mr. LABOUGHERE, that in certain instances in Sligo, Bd. a day had been paid to labourers on the public works, who, having taken task work, were unable to complete it ; but it should be remembered that the average daily wages of labourers in the county of Sligo was only 6d. a day. Mr. ESCOTT, in answer to Sir R. INGLIS, said that the Roman Catholic Relief Bill would be committed imme diately after Easter. Lord JOAN RUSSELL said that the grant for education would be the same as last year. Mr. BAILLIE defended certain highland proprietors from the charges which had been brought against them of neglecting the poor. Mr. FA.LicE bore testimony t.) the great exertions of the Government, who had done all that it was in the power of any Government to do, to ward off the effects of famine. ... - Af,"S.V idßjetrdeiplilid' The House having resolved itself into a Committee of Ways and Means. The CHANCELLOR t f the EXCHEQUER dotailed the ne gotiations into w hich he had emend for the pupose of raising the loan of 8,000,000/. The parties bidding for the loan were to bid so much money for each 100/. Con solidated Stock. lie had accepted one of 891. 10s. for each 100/. The Right Honourable Gentleman con cluded by moving the usual resolutions authorising the raising the loan, which, after a short conversation, was agreed to. The House then resumed. On the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL, the house went into Committee on the Poor Belief (Ireland) Bill, and the BVII was ordered to be recommitted on Monday. On the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL, the Committee on the Landed Property (Ireland) Bill was, after a short convenation, postponed to Monday next. On the motion that the House go into Committee of Supply on the army estimates, Mr. Hum; objected to the increase intended in these estimates, fur which he saw no reason whatever. The House was then addressed by Sir DE LACY EVANS, Lord GEorcE BENTINCK, Mr. WILLIAMS, and Mr. BROTIIERTON. After which the house res..lved itself into a Commit tee of Supply, when Mr. Fox MitTLE proposed the army estimates. Several votes were agreed to, and the House resumed. The Consolidated Fund Bill w•as read a second time , The Bill for limiting the period for enlistment in the army was read a first time. The House adjourned at Twelve o'clock. Our naval power is so essential to our very exis tence as a nation, that too many precautions cannot be taken for the prevention of its decay, too much interest cannot be felt in its prosperity, or too much scrutiny cast upon the administration of that depart ment of our national service. We have already ex pressed our satisfaction at the vigorous course entered upon by the present Government in reference to the extension and development of our maritime energies. In the able and comprehensive speech, delivered on Friday evening by the Hon. Gentleman the Secretary to the Admiralty, we have recognised the programme of an innovation most propitious and most conso latory. But our observations upon the requisi tions announced in that statement of the naval estimates for the current year were neces sarily restricted to the consideration of the broad circumstance that a new system was about to be adopted. Our congratulations to the empire were, for ostensible reasons, confined to the bare announcement of an increase in those important estimates. It is, however, so essential that the money thus abstracted from the Exchequer should be judi ciously applied—that, in short, with the minimum of expense we should obtain the maximum of advantage —that we are induced to return to the examination of Mr. WAnn's clever and satisfactory statement. What have been the perpetual themes of the self-elected scrutators of the Admiralty ? These two :--first, the mal-application of the moneys already expended in our naval affairs, and, 4econtlly, the niggardliness of the amounts com prised in our annual estimates for that ser• rice. It would be absurd and futile to deny the validity of those accusations. That parsimony has been evinced by our Legislature in the sums voted periodically to this most national and rational expen diture, is manifest on comparing the gross calculation of the naval estimates of France, nut a merely mari time nation, and of the naval estimates of Great Britain, essentially and pre-eminently a maritime nation. Mr. WARD has contrasted those by no means analogous estimates. We have repeated that con trast; we have done more, we have enumerated the various amounts devoted tothe English navy as far back as 1816, and as recently as 1844--an enumeration which would be of itself sufficient testimony that our Vigou r g a3 b e eann f i o n s s t u e l r a ed t insular empire a pir n e a h t a n s ral been nstunlenbted,minasttunty instead of sagacious mniellitkarhbour, with all its mural, and While a sa u p r o/ mietagan of e36 l, ra h:s y been its engineering, lavishing millions extraneouss instru• menu of protection and a - . • ~,...• , S;:::• , , , '''.'.7: -... : ,• ~ . . ....," . . , „ i?,46:, 5 ori r t z4;_\ :, \ , 400 . •,. I , t g . .% 4* , „ ~. .. , ; l e i ' . ..: i! ,H , ~, 6 )i',141`:- -: :.. • ... .. 0 " '..:.,%, DIE . v ; 1 , ;,\VP , ..% 4 • M°'4. VT ''' ''''' '' ;. I)j ‘ iii . ' '''.6 .: • •,,. ~,. _ ~,„....,,...- .:- .• .....r";,.. '" ' LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 2, 1347 sea-service ; England has been doling ok the cash which was absolutely requisite for the mutenance of our only safeguard—the main cause of aour na tional greatness—the glory and boast, and, v h a t i s more, the very bulwark of our magnificen,lomi nions. That the application of the moneys vote by Parliament for our naval service has neither een characterised by the highest prudence nor ther ns t judicious economy, is an assertion wholly indisputble. And it is this mal-application of the nationare venues that has excited the attention and aroused le energies of Sir CHARLES NAPIER. That there IA been considerable reason for the indignation expresse by that gallant officer is certain : the very reform announced by the Admiralty through their Secretary on Friday se'nnight, is a plain acknowledgment that there was something to be reformed, and the demand of an extension of the naval estimates, which was likewise announced in the same speech by Mr. WARD, necessarily implied that the previous esti mates were regarded by the present Right lion. the Lords of the Admiralty as having been insufficient and parsimonious. So tar the accusations of Sir CHARLES NArIER and the proceedings of the present Govern ment tally ; and it is with singular satisfaction we have observed the bold and decided course taken by the Government in this delicate, but absolutely neces sary innovation. Among the most advantageous regulations con tained in this improved system must be expressly particularised, the advancement of the corps of naval engineers from ranking with the ships' carpenters to the real position to which_ they are entitled as gen tlemen, together with an increased pay from 131. Is. per month as heretofore, to 251. per month, propor tioned to the various grades of the profession. The consequence of such a modification of the existing system is obvious. Talent and respectability ,will thereby be insured, and the service performed will naturallT be done more effectually --- cumstanee of its being performed more cordially. In addition to this, no less than 20,000/. are pro posed to be applied to the organization of the dock yard corps ; the leave of absence granted to seamen when remaining on the ship's books, is to be extended to six weeks, with the simple proviso of leaving clothes, kit, &c., in the local dockyard. The total vote for salaries and wages is 810,664/. These salu tary measures are, moreover, accompanied by a scheme which must tend to the substantial benefit of the ser vice, by exciting a wholesome spirit of emulation throughout all the subordinate artizans in the different dockyards of Great Britain. By the plan unfolded by Mr. WARD, each man is to be allured and incited to the most meritorious discharge of his duties by opening up to him a series of promotions and rewards. With an extension of wages, and a systematic education, they will be in such a position that the improvement of their con dition must inevitably result from their own probity, sobriety, industry, and intelligence. Thus they would be enabled to anticipate their gradual elevation to the rank of foremen, and thence, by successive stages, to be inspectors and dock-masters, with a pos sible income of 6001. per annum, and a residence free of rent. It is by such sensible enactments that the interests of our naval service may be best consulted ; and the prosperity of that naval service is synonomous with the grandeur, the strength, and the stability of the British empire. Madrid papers of the 22d ult. have arrived. The debate on the Address continued in the Chamber of Deputies, and Senor PIDAL, one of the late Minis ters, had commenced his dsfsnce of the Isturitz Ca binet against the attacks of Senors CORTINA and Ros BE OLANO. 'Th• Herald° says that the GoTernment is adding to the already enormous army. A corps is to be stationed forthwith on the frontiers of Portugal, and another in Arragon. The'se two corps will be placed under the command of Generals PAVIA and CONCHA. It is said flat CHRISTINA will ere long be forced to retire into France, and her retreat will, it is said, be the signal of a violent explosion. Differences ate said to have arisen between the QUEEN and King Consort, the latter of whom has protected his family from the ven geance of CHIIIi•TINA. It is said that the Count DE MONTEMOLIN has ap pointed PEPE DE LOLE Commander-in-Chief at Barce lona, and TItISTANY Commander-ht-Chief of the pro vince of Tarragona. MADRID BOLSA, FEB. 22.—The Three per Cents. were done at 30:!: 1 for cash; the Five per Cents, at 20; the Debt without Intertst, WA, ; and the Coupons, at 18th. the ]'.aria inarvpra n oaturday. It was reported in Paris, on Saturday, that, thanks to the good offices of the Knee of the BELGIANS, the per sonal differences between M. GUIZOT and the Marquis of NORMANDY are settled. M. GUIZOT has undertaken to make the wnende honorable by explaining away the offensive character of the words made use of by him in the Chamber, and with that explanation the Marquis of NORMANDY will express himself satisfied. With regard to the differences between the two countries on the subject of the Montpensier marriage, they still remain in statu quo. The Journal des Debuts of Friday has an article on the financial statement of the English Chancellor of the Exchequer, the writer of which (from internal evidence we should say it proceeded from the pen of M. GutzoT) can scarcely conceal the joy which he evidently feels at the present distressed state of Ire land, which he considers effectually prevents England from taking any steps to vindicate her rights abroad. M. GUIZOT, however, forgets the distressed condition of the French people and the embarrassed state of the French finances. As the Reforme of Saturday justly remarks:— " The Journal des Debuts might have strengthened its argument and completed its demonstration. It had merely to refer to the accounts of M. Lacave Laplagne, our Chancel lor of the Exchequer, and all the estimates being analysed, that of public works, that of provisions, that of our over plus revenue mortgaged, without counting the ordinary and extraordinary grants, it would have been seen that poverty is not less great in France than elsewhere, and that conse• quently there is a double guarantee for the peace of the cowards. Yes; such is the clear and precise result of an alliance of sixteen years—a deficit in the two states and dis tress amongst the two nations." The Jesuit party have gained a great victory at Court. They have prevented the appointment of M. lIEBERT to the Ministry of Justice. The Patrie says— "lt was reported to-day at the Chamber of Deputies that the ordonnance for the nomination of M. Hebert as Minister of Justice and Public Worship was to have been signed this day, but that it had been postponed. It was added that M. Dumon, Minister of Public Works, had been sent for to the palace this day at noon, and earnestly entreated by the Queen to take the portfolio of M. Martin (du Nord). M. Dumon, it is said, gave way, and it was thought at the Chamber that he consented to remove to the hotel of the Place Ven dome. M. Liadieres was spoken of to replace M Dumon at tile Public Works. M. Vitet has positively refused this portfolio. He desires only that of finance." And this is La meilleure des republiques. Certainly those who accepted it in July, 1830, little thought that in 1847 the parti pretre would be in the ascendant in the Tuileries, dictating to the KING of the FRENCH, as it was wont of yore to dictate to the King of France, who should or should not be Minister. The only cause that can be alleged against the appointment of M. HEBERT is the hatred of the priests to him, on account of his boldly withstanding all attempts to give the mo nopoly of education to the Jesuits. On this occasion, at all events, we wish Louts Pstruppn had exercised his own personal will, and persevered in the appointment. The Courrier of Marseilles says that the commercial advices from the Levant are of a satisfactory character as regards the arrival of grain expected from those ports. A vessel from Odessa had brought the intelligence to Constantinople that, on the 4th, the ice had broken up, and that more than fifty vessels were able to sail for the Bosphorus. From this circumstance it is hoped that, if if the thaw has not yet become general, it will not be long before it becomes so, and that departures will take place without interruption. It is stated that numerous vessels had been engaged at Constantinople and Smyrna, to take in corn at the different ports of Turkey, for Mar seilles. All the members of the household of Don CARLOS have quitted Bourges. _ . Don ENRIQUE arrived at Toulon on the 21st ult. Notwithstanding the fall of a half per cent. in the English Funds on Thursday, a rise took place o❑ the Paris Bourse on Saturday so opportune for the interests of the " Bulls " as to suggest suspicions that it was facti tious. The principal ground advanced for it was the alleged (we are assured) real arrangement of the quarrel of M. G ITIZOT and the English Ambassador in Paris already (above) alluded to. Before the Bourse the Threa-per•Cents. were done (in the Passage de 1' Opera) at 78f. 15c. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Satur day at 781. 50c.; the Five per Cents., 118 f. 80c. ; the Or leans Railway Shares, 1,2751.; Rouen, 870 f. ; Havre, 683 f. 75c. ; Great Northern, 6301. ; Avignon, 8351.; Vierzon, 585 f.; Bordeaux, 5351.; Troyes and Montereau, 3021. 50c.; Basle, 2081. The. ; Dieppe, 3451. ; Paris and Strasburg, 4681. 75c.; Tours and Nantes, 4671. 50c.; Paris and Lyons, 491 f. 25c.; Lyons and Avignon, 482 t. 50c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 4511. 25c. ; Belgian wo-and-a-Half per Cents., 54 1 ,‘ ; Spanish Three pi r Cents., 3534. - B C'SiNEsS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, FEBRUARY 26. Boulogne and Amiens, 14% —Dutch Rhenish, 4% —East Indian, —Northeru of France, 13—Faris and Strasbourg, 3%. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From The Sun of last Night.) _ _ The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were 2,500 bales, without alteration in prices. Shares were quiet again. ' The taking of the new loan at the Treasury this morning attracted rather a large attendance of City capitalists and others, but there were some parties absent, we believe, who were present at the meeting for the settlement of the pre liminary terms. Before ten o'clock, the ante-rooms of the Treasury-chambers were occupied by the parties prepared to tender, and at the hour appointed they were ushered into the audience room, where the Chancellor of the Exchequer was seated, Lord John Russell being on his right hand; Baron Rothschild, Mr. A. Rothschild, and two others of the part ners of the firm, were also there. The Governor and Deputy '3overnor of the Bank of England, Sir John Rae Reid, Mr. late% Mr. Baring, Mr. Mildmay, and about fourteen other ikrties connected with the monied interest, were also in a.endance. Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Ex • cbiuer, opened the business by stating that he was ready to reeve tenders upon the terms proposed on Thursday last. 'le Baron Rothschild handed in a sealed letter, which wasopened, and then followed another from Dlr. Baring Bottbiddings were 89'. 10s. for 1001. Stock in the Three per CentOonsols. It was clearly evident, then, that those two firms fad coalesced, as no offer was made by the Governor of theßank of England, or by others who were in the romi. And itmediately afterwards, in reply to a question, the Chancdor of the Exchequer said that it was the intention of hirmlf and Messrs. Barings to take the loan between them. \fter a slight hesitation ,the Chancellor acceded to the term, but a question was then raised as to the word ing of adocument read on Thursday as respects the pay ment of i terest. It was stoutly contended for that the Chancellonvould give interest upon instalments made in the months up o the 2d July, so that those R ho took part of the loan would le entitled to the July dividends. It was consi dered but reasonable that as no discount was to be allowed, as usual, this corcession ought to be granted. After considerable discussion, the parties interested in the bidding retired and consulted togetfer. The result was, that a paper was drawn up by Mr. Baring, explanatory of their views of the contract which the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lord John Russell read. Shortly the Chancellor said that as there was and th't reeling Lo con vert the scrip Imo stock, hewould grant interest on payments made in full in July, and also interest upon the monthly payments up to that date; but that in case payments re• mained until October, then the year's interest from the sth January last, until the sth January, 1818, would be paid at one time. These terms finally were sanctioned, and the con tracting parties signed the document, which was witnessed by the Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank. ' Accounts received to-day from Holland state that the Finance Minister had laid his estimates before the Legisla ture, but that, although they exhibited an increase of ex penditure, there was also an augmentation in the receipts of 1,300,000 florins, The Bank of Belgium has declared a dividend of 19; per share. The wheat market is steady this morning, but barley, oats, &e., are lower. The English Stock Exchange has presented an extra. ordinary appearance again to-day, the excitement having been carried to so high a pitch that immediately upon the commencement of business the confusion of tongues conveyed no imperfect idea of what Babel may have been. Shouting and quoting, were, however. not the only events, for there was a good deal of business done. We need hardly say that the new scrip was all -the rage, and that immediately upon the terms becominipknown, parties were bidding up to 1%, and even 215 premium. This is the usual policy at first, and therefore the subsequent partial relapse to % premium vas to be expected. The allot ments, as far as can be ascertained, have not been made in large amounts, as some of the City bankers have obtained a good "slice." Consols for transfer to-morrow have ad vanced to 90'1; 1 , and been down again to 904. For April 15 the rates have been 91 and 914, but at present are only 90% to 91. Bank Stock is higher, 204 1 ,4 to 205 1 /, a proof, as we take it, of confidence in the new operation. Exchequer Bills have been at a decline, to Bs. and 3s. premium. This is the result of sales to pay the deposit on the new loan. East India Stock is marked 251. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. are 93 to 93%. The Foreign market has been rather fiat again, as with the greater attraction for speculation offered just now by the British investments, there is very little business doing . Spanish Five per Cents. are 24 1 ,4 ; Chillan, 95; and Dut c h Two-and. a-Half per Cents, 581 to The Railway Share market has been looking buoyant again, and there is an improvement in the quotations of some of the old and new lines. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRItIES. Bank Stock .. .. .. .. .. . . 204 1 ,1 20e1i 205 Iri three per Cent. Redu ce d A nnu i t i es .. .. 913 i 9l 91 9114 three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 90% 3v 90% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Arms. 93% 93 93 1 ong Annuities, Expire Jan. b, 1860 .. 9% 9 9-16 India Stock .. .. . .. •.. .. .. 291 251 India Bonds. 1,0001. • • •• •• • • •• P n Ditto, under 1.0001. .. .. .. .. 82 p 2 p console for Accont, April 15 .. .. .. 901% 90 40% Ditto, Scrip .. .. ..•• •• 1% 21% p 1% p Exchequer Bills. 1 %( d. 14,d. 1,000/... .. ...... .... 7 8 3 pm. 3 7 9 pm. 9 Ditto, Small .... 9 pin. 9 Ditto, Adrertlsed .... 1 5 prn. 5 BRITISH FUNDS. SG% ff'S 22 109% ex div 109 CYNTE v./NT', Tr. riNngt- Brazilian Bonds. a per Cent .. •• 86 Chilian Bonds, G per Cent .. • • • 9 5 Mexican Bonds, 1546, 5 per Cent .. Russian Bonds Spanish Bonds. 5 per Cent Ditto. ler the Account •• • • .. 241 i pate, rassive Bonds 5 Ditto, Three per Cent _ Ditto. for the Account Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent ~ Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian Four-and-a-Halt per Cent .. 96 Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per Cent .. 58%14 Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certldeates .. 92%' BUSINESS PAID. DONE AT CLOSING ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. PRICES OF RAILWAY SILUIES. Amber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction .. 2% Bi rm i ng ham and Oxford Juncti on 5 .... 14 , :• •• •• Wolver.. and Dudley.. ; . : •• • Boston, Stamford, & Birmingham 7 1 A 7 ,, 7... •• • • B uc kinghamshire .• 848. 43i Caledonian s. • • •• Cornwall • • • • • • • • • • • • 71 4 ; • Direct Northern Scrip 2, Eastern Counties .. •• • • •• 20 • •• Do. Ferpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1 . 5 1. 13s. 4d . :. • •.... ••• • • Ditto, ditto, .. • • —No. 2. I3s. 4d. --. • ***** • •• Ditto, York Extension • • • • 4 :• •• • • Eastern Union • • • • •• •• 40 5 5 " :" ••• • • Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 10 13_ E as t Lancashire • • • • •• • • 14 1 6 ;') . • ••• " " Ditto Now • • •. 5 • • • East Lincolnshire • • • • • • • • 4 ▪ ••• • • Edi n burgh and Glasgow * Exeter Yeovil, and Dorchester .. • .. "• •• • Great 'Northern (London & York ••••••••• Do., do (Di re ct Northern Regd.) 3N 4 •• • • 3 Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 27!.; 251 4 ,/ •• • • 4 , Great North of England . ion .. ... •• • • - Ditto, New • • • • .• .• .. S . Gr ea t Western • • • • .. 85 • •• . Ditto, Quarter Shares .. • • 12% • 19 ex di ; .• .• •• Ditto, Fifths • • • • • . 29 , 27 1 i - • • cx x d Ditto, New •• •• •• •• 4% 8 . - .. 3% ex div 8 1 1 • • Hull and Selby • • •• • • '• 5 0 •• .. 104 _.. Leeds an 4 Bradford • • • • •• 35 79% ••• •• • 1 80 Leeds an , l Thirsk • • • • • • .• •• 21% 22%.2-1%•• 22 Ditto, New . • • • • • • • • • 5 5 Ditto, Freference 6 p er Cent... 3 5 1, ..... Llverp.. Mauch.. & Newc• Junct 2% .... .... :• • • 2 ,1 London, Brighton , an d S Coast • • SO .. ,” ~ 5 ,•:„• • 7e • • • • Ditto, Coml. Eighths • • • • % .... 14 ... 55 14 1, Ditto, Guarani. Five p er Cent. 9 n. 34 London and Greenwich .. 121. 15 s. 4,1. •• 91, 2 London an North - Weste rn • • • • 100 .. 188 18 6 „ 2 186 187 lB7 Ditto, Quarters • .. •• • • • • • • .... D tto ditto, New Shares • . .. 2 14 ..... • 14 Ditto, Fifths • • 18N London and South-Western .411. 6 3.10 d..• 63 64% x d Ditto, Tenths (Consolidated) •• 50 •• • . 55 Ditto, Scrip • • • • • • •"' 5 , •• • • •• • ... Ditto, ditto.. • • • • • • „7., •• • • ' 41 4 • • 4% Lynn and Ely • • •• • • • • •• • • 32 4 N•••••••• 22% Lynn and Dereham •• •• • • 15 ••• • ••••• • •• • • 16% Manchester and Leeds •. • . • • 82 Ditto, Thirds (Iteg.)• • • • '• 845 ' •• • • 3 % P•• ••• • • • 314 p Ditto % (late Iluth.'oll.& Shoff.) 23 ...• 27% •• • • 27, : 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 ▪ .1 %. • Mauch., Lonion, & Birm. Juliet. 2 2 2 Manchester and Southampton : : 100 2 Midland .. 123 Ditto, New •• •• •• •• 3 0 •• • • 35 % %•• • • 35% Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 100 .... 96 _ yg Midland, /firming. & Gioucest... 100 ....123 .... ..... 123 Ditto, New (iss. at 7% dis.)• • 1714 •• • • •• •• • 3l Newcastle and Berwick .. •• 20 .... 32% % 32% Newmarket and Chesterford • • 10 •• .. 10% Norfolk .. ..100 •• -140 x d1r..... •• 140 Ditto, Extension .. .. 6 •• • • 6 1 ,E ••• • . Northeni Counties Union . • • • 2 % •• • • 1 % %••• • • . North British.. •• 2 5 •• • • 33 %14 •••• • • • • 351,4 Ditto, Thirds ~ • • •• 1 • •' • !T . , •• •••• • • • 3 54 North stan'ordshire .. • • • • " '• 'Th 79, •• "'• •• Sty Preston and Wyre .. 25 .... 3 5 14 35 Ditto, Half Shares (A) • • • • 6 '• •• ••• • • Ditto ditto (Ii) 1/•••••••• Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 •• •• 5 % •• • ••• • • • 5 % ltoyston and llit hin 0, / ,•••• 2 4N•••••• Scottish Midland .. .. 17% •• • • 2.5%3 •••• • • • 21 13 Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 3 •• •• 4 % %•••• • • • • 414 Shropshire Union .. 425..• • • %% dia• • • dls South Eastern and Dovor •. .. 33% .• • • 30 % •• •• • • •• 30 % Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 3% •• •• 4%%.... •• Smith Wales .. 10 .. •• %%•• • • •• 8 % South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole .. . • • •• 2 2NA•••••••• West Riding Union .. • • .. 425. •• • • I)i 2P•• • • 3 p York and Newcastle .. 25 .... 3614 ••••• • • • •• 36 % Ditto, New.. .• 5 " • 1134711.. •• • • • 11% York and N or th Midl an d .. .. 50 •• • • A-7 •' • •• • ' 87 Ditto. Preference .• .. 2 12% 124 Do. E. and W. Riding Exten••• 10 22 •• . ..... • • 22% FOREIGN RAILWAYS. East Indian . . Ss. .• • • •• • Great Western Bengal .. ss. .• • • "••" " ' • 1 11 i Luxembourg 6 • 2 %• • Namur and Liege .• .. 10 .• 5 % Sad sxd Northern of France • • • • " 8 •• • 13%..• ••• • • flit/4 Paris and Rouen .. v .. 20 .. • • 31 , rs •••• • • • • -.5s Rouen and Havre . 20 .... 27% ..... ••• • • 274 Sambre and 31euse .. 12 •••• 7 " • . JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Itritish North American .. •• 50 •• " • • • • • • • • • • MIXES. Real del Monte, Unregistered —•• •• 3 VA •••• • • • 3% BURKE'S PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE FOR 1847. —The New and Revised Edition for 1847, of this standard History of the British Nobility, has just appeared, corrected through ou t, and containing all the New Creati , ns. The Globe has justly characterised this work as " The best genes • logical and heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronet age of the British Empire, and as the first authority on all questions affecting the aristocracy. It is certainly the most perfect and comprehensive encyclopaedia of personal and national history ever offered to the public; combinisig sur prising accurlkir and important information with the greatest brevity and clearness, and exhibiting, in a condensed and lucid form, the lives and achievements of the many eminent men who have shed lustre on the rolls of our nobility, from the steel-clad barons of Cressy and Agincourt to the heroes of Blenheim and Waterloo. The great amount of interesting matter relative to the collateral branches, renders the work particularly valuable. Indeed, there is hardly a name con nected with a Peer or Baronet that is not to be found in its Pagee ..~ ~. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the performance of the French Plays with their presence yesterday evening. The royal suite consisted of the Marchioness of Douro, the Hon. Miss Paget, the Earl of Listowel, Colonel the lion. Charles Grey, and Colonel Bouverie. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny Howard and Sir George Couper, also honoured the French Plays with her presence last evening. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback vesterday, attended by his Equerry in Waiting, Colonel liouverie. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Alice took their usual walks and rides yesterday in the royal gardens. Viscount Clifden has succeeded Lord George Lennox as the Lord in Waiting to his Royal Highness Prince Albert ; and Colonel Bouverie has relieved Captain the Hon. Alexander H. Gordon in the duties of Equerry in Waiting to his Royal Highness. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge and his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse arrived at Ca shiobury-park, Herbs, the residence of her Majesty the Queen Dowager, yesterday morning, having travelled from town by the London and i orth Western Railway. Lady Augusta Cadogan and Mr. Edmond Mildmay wore in waiting on her Royal Highness. The Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Frederick of Hesse partook of a dejeu/4 with the Queen Dowager. In the after noon the Royal Duchess and his Serene Highness took their departure on their return to town. Lord John Russell and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, accompanied by the Lords of the Treasury and the Secre taries of the Treasury, received yesterday morning the gen tlemen from the city of London, on the subject of the new loan of eight millions. Mr. J. B. Heath, the Governor of the 13ank of England, and the Deputy-Governor, attended the meat;ng. Lord Macdonald and Mr. 11. J. Bailie, M.P., had an inter view with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-office. A deputation from the South Lancashire coal proprietors, consisting of the Hon. Colonel Lindsay, MY., Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Dartington, and Mr. Watkins (solicitor), had an inter view with the Right Hon. Edward Strutt yesterday at the office of the Commissioners of Railways, in Great George street. Mr. Colquhoun, Diplomatic Agent for the Manse Town?, had an interview with the Right Hon. 'l'. Milner Gibs( n yesterday, at the Office of the Board of Trade. A deputation of the Directors of the Waterford and Kil kenny Railway Company, consisting of Mr. P. S. Butler, M.P., Mr. George Anderson, Mr. George Emery, Mr. Charles Hulse, and Mr. M. J. Currie, had an interview with Lord Jr hn Russell, yesterday, at his official residence in Downing strS4l - 111.1,G vz......ani, ....,tornan minister, was among the company who visited her Majesty's Theatre on Thursday last. Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial Office, for the Governors of the West India Colonies, and also for the Governors of New South Wales and New Zealand. Sir David Brewster, Rev. Dr. Buchanan, and Mr. Dunlop, had an interview yesterday with Sir George Grey, at the Home Office. DUTCH AND FLANDERS MAIL. THE HAGUE, FEB. 24.—1 n the sitting ef the Second Chamber of the States-General to-day, the Chamber adopted unanimously—lst, the project of law for adding 100,000 florins to the Bth chapter of the budget for 1847, in order to defray the expense of commencing the works for the docks and other public works at Flushing; and 2dly, the project of law for adding 100,000 florins to chapter 4 of the budget of 1846 l'or civil and military prisons. In the debate on the last. project of law, his Excellency the Minister of Finance gave the satisfactory assurance that all the expenses for the service of 1846 would be covered by the means already granted for that year, and even that there would he a snrplus of some 100,000 florins for the service of that year. FEB. 24.—Tee most important occurrence in the sitting of the Second Chamber 0-day was the fact, that before proceedit g to the vote on the second pto ' ject of law, his Excellency the Minister of Finance delivered a speech on the result of the state of the Finances for 1846. We have not time to enter into the details which such a subject requires, and to which we shall return when the speech is officially published ; but it is sufficient to state at present that notwithstanding; the considerable increase of several chapters of the budget of 1846, and that including the funds required by the project of law which the Chamber has discussed to-day, the Finances for the service of 1846 present a surplus of nearly 100,000, resulting from the ways and means, besides a colonial surplus of 300,000 florins above the original estimates. COBLENTZ. FEB. 22.—There is every indication that emigration from Germany to America will increase very considerably this year. The navigation is scarcely opens d, and • great mass of emigrants have already ,et out to embark at Antwerp on the 25th. BERLIN, FEB. 22.—The public are looking with ex pectation for the matters which will be brought before the Diet. The report of a loan is contrad:cted. It is !mid that the subject to be laid before the Diet will be, Ist, The capitalizing of a disposal part of the interest which the States of 1842 have assigned to meet the in terests guaranteed for some railway shares on the public revenue ; 2,11 y, The abolition of the tax we flour and meal ; 3dly, The establishment of a bank, to be guaranteed by the State, for the convenience of the landowners. The Cracow Gazette again contradicts the report that Russia is assembling a body of troops on the frontiers. The reports that were circulated here of extraordinary assemblages of troops in Prussia are like wise said to be unfounded. VIENNA, FEB. 18.—We have just learnt that the loan of 800,000,000 of florins, at five per cent., was yes terday finally concluded with the bankine-houses of R. thschild, Sena, Arstein, and Erkeles. The further particulars are not known. BRUSSELS, FEB. 25.—The Chamber of Itepresonta aw relative to gold coin. It also named the number of the examining juries, and passed the final vote on the project of law relative to the arrondissement SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—MONDAV. A variety of investments, mostly of small amount, enable usto submit a quotation on all the events now in the market, but at the same time render it necessary to state that betting never was so miserably dull ; even the steeple-chase, on which money has been laid out, was scarcely noticed. It is only requisite to direct attention to a marked decline in The Lamb for the Chester Cup, and to state that Glentilt was in force for the Derby, and Nerissa for the Oaks; in no other in stance does the business transacted call for more than a quo tation of the prices : LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE. 5 to 1 agst Mr. Preston's Brunette 8 to 1 agst lion. Robert Lawley's The R. arer—taken 12 to 1 agst Mr. 0. Higgins's Pioneer—taken 12 to 1 agst Mr. Watts' St. Leger 12 to 1 agst Mr.D'Arcy's Culverthorpe 'NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 15 to I agst Lord Stradbroke's Lynceus—taken 15 to 1 agst Sir C. Alonck's Vanish—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Sir Martin—taken 20 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Humdrum—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Devil-me-care—taken METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 10 to 1 agst Mr. Stephenson's Sheraton—taken 14 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Jenny Wren 25 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Pink Bonnet—taken 15 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Devil-me-care TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 5 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Glentilt—taken CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 aget Mr. Gully's Mendicant 25 to 1 agst Mr. Herbert's Antler 25 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Camera Obscura 30 to 1 agst Mr. Wilson's Punch—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's The Lamb—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes—taken and afterwards offered 50 to 1 agst Mr. Hesseltine's Fitzallen— taken and aft off GO to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's The Conjuror—tak and aft off 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Mangle's Golden Bee—taken and aft off 2000 to 20 agst Mr. T. Parr's Sylvanus—taken DERBY. 7 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp—taken 20 to 1 agst Sir. Mostyn's Glentilt—taken freely 28 to 1 agst Sir R. Pigot's Conyngham—taken 1000 to 30 agst Duke of Richmond's Red Hart—taken arid afterwards offered 1000 to 30 agst Mr. Gully's Allertonian—t. and aft, of. 50 to 1 apt Mr. O'Brien's The Liberator—t. to 1504 50 to 1 agst Mr S. Conway's Christoper 50 to 1 apt Mr. Stephenson's Black Dwarf taken 1000 to 15 500 to 10 agst Mr. Pedley's The Cossack—t. and aft, of. 2000 to 30 agst Mr. J. Rogers's Lionel—taken and aft. of. 500 to 5 agst Sir. L. Fox's Philosopher—taken. OAK'S. 13 to 1 agst Lprd Eglinton's Nerissa 15 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Slander—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Maid of Motherwell—taken. LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY AUTERNOON,--Tne following horses have arrived up to five o'clock : Brunette, Ballybar, The False Heir, Frederick, Latitat, Marengo, Proceed, Cavendish, St. Ruth, Red Lancer, Bar maid, Clinker, Roarer, Mathew, and Cumberland Lassie. The ground is in excellent order. previous eld lsepe T e eoErn to f S so P tawht E uei a, Saturday r uha E yo ß uhn ' s s eieg oth L l c dca v otam E -os Parliamentaryn mansion ah h o Right ii second taoetn l rodt i na o -ai Hon. the entertainment. nahr last The following noblemen and gentlemen dined - with the Right - 13.1 ea L sT; o : r hh d J. leart Stuart„ Hon.sSir or R. Stanley, the n. Inglis, ev, .. Acland,esi,r the 1 H: aeornnt SirNer.n S t H I S. . m L I, zt a i e v : tw He o on r a , tti3hh,ac Bart.,rott.e, , rc a . r a t., ipirt aa S mi n i sr Jones,toßn. f e lry r . g .E. ,iuelßrl Villiers t t . s , u rr S tj : . r AI J ; ra .. c D ikt u i.n c Ag k i. M'l nes, Mr. Wrightson, Mr. W. Ord, Mr. Spencer H. Wal ole, Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Thornley, Mr. li. R. Yorke, Mr. K. Seymer, Mr. Compton, Mr. Pusey Mr. Beckett, and Ir. T. G. B. Estcourt. Among the ' mem . hers of the House of Commons who assembled to pay their respects to the Right Hon. Gentleman were, the Marquis of Douro, Lord J. Russell, Sir J. C. Hobhouse, Viscount Villiers, Viscount Cietlereagh, Lord E. Russell, Lord Marcus Hill, Lord Rendlesham, Lord J. Manners Lord Hotham, Lord A. lervey, Lord C. Hamilton, Viscount Morpeth, Lord H. Vane, Viscount Northland, Sir J. Walsh, Sir C. Napier, Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Sir F. Thesiger, Sir D. Le Marchant, Si r H owar d D oug l as , th e Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, the Right Hon. H. Goulburn, Hon. J. Stuart Wort ley, Hon. G. Rice Trevor, the Right Hen. Sir G. Grey, the Solicitor-General, lion. Cecil Lawless, lion. Captain Max well, the Right lion. T. D'Eyncourt , lion. C harles P . Villiers, Si r J. W. Hogg, Sir J. Tyrrell. lion. Captain Lindsay, Captain Duncombe, Sir J. M•Taggart, Sir R. Price, Sir P. Grey Egerton, Sir G. Staunton , Si r J. 11. Low t h er , Colonel T. Wood, Colonel Mure, Captain Polhill, Mr. Taylor, Mr. A. B. Hope, Mr. Mildmay, Mr. Mackinnon, Mr. Rice, lion. H. Berkeley, 'Mr. Parker, Mr. Mattheson, Mr. A. S. O'Brien, Mr. G. Repton, Mr. Hutt, Hon. C. Howard, Mr. G. Ward, Mr. Tuffnell, Mr. Watson, Mr. Marshall, Mr. B. Bottield, Mr. Barkley, Mr. R. R. Clayton, Colonel Austen, Rear Admiral Bowles, Colonel Reid, the Right lion, F. Shaw, Mr. Hindley, Mr. Acland, Captain Glad stone, Mr. Finch, Mr. Holdsworth, Mr. Shirley, Mr. E. Shirley, Mr. B. Hawes, Mr. Pulman, Mr. Q. Dick, Mr. Loch, Mr. Maatt, Mr. Rashleigh, Mr. Fellowes, Mr. J. Neeld, Mr. J. A. Smith, Mr. Blackstone, Mr. Hussey, Mr. Hum phrey-, the O'Connor Don, Mr. M. Gore, Dlr. Birch, Mr. NVickhatn, Hon. W. Cowper, Mr. Stansfield, Captain Rush out, Mr. Dennistoun. Mr. Baillie, Mr. A. Letroy, Mr. W. Ellis, Mr. Deedes, Mr. G. Duncan, the Right Hon. Fox Maule, Mr. Tancred, Mr. J. Wood, Mr. Packs, Hon. G. C. W. Forester, Mr. Entwisle, Mr. Stanton, &e, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. FRENCH PLAYS. A new cot:media vaudeville, entitled Le Mari qui se derange, was produced here last night. It is either a revival of an old French vaudeville, or a new play written to an old plot, for we remember that some twenty years since a comedy (confessedly an adaptation from the French) by Poole, was produced at the Haymarket, in which Farren acted the part of Mr. Dorrity;ton, the plot of which was precisely similar. That plot may be told in a very tew words. Maurice Durosel (M. Lafont), the Mari qui se derange, is married to a delightful woman, but still he has his bachelor propensities, and he deter mines to go with his friend Berthollin (Cartigny) to a masquerade, and make a " night of it," leaving his wife at home. The wives of this precious pair also determine to go to this entertainment, and each husband unwittingly makes love to his own wife. Atter a certain series of regular misadventures, the plot is dis covered by Maurice, who has engaged i❑ a flirtatio❑ with a fair masque, refusing to carry the affair any far ther, on the plea that he has " a wife whom he adores." She unmasks, and he discovers that he has been making love to his own wife. The admirable acting of Lafont, as Maurice, made this trifle go off very agreeably. Ile was excellently supported by Mdile. as the wife, and by Cartigny, as Berthollin. The vaudeville was preceded by Le Demon de la Nuit. The house was well and fashionably attended. NAVAL IN TELLIGEN CE. PORTSMOUTH, SVNDAY.—The Dauntless, sew steam 'l.igate, under the charge of Mr. John IPDonald, master of the Victoria and Albert Royal yacht, and manned by a crew composed partly of dockyard riggers, and party of bine jackets from the Victory, was towed out of harbour yesterday morning by the Echo steam tug, nearly to the Nab Light, whence the Dauntless made sail, and steered down the channel with a fine breeze at E.N.E. The Dauntless has a large quantity of meal for the relief of the destitute in the north of Scotland, after disposing of which she will pro ceed to Napier's establishment in the Clyde, to receive her engines. The officers and crew employed in navi gating her are, it is understood, to re - urn here by rail way, leaving Mr. Luke, inspector of shipwrights, in charge of the ship. The African steam-tug, Mr. Barker, master, returmd pre 'eded yesterd y morning with Mr. C. P. Belay, assis tant master attendant, and a large party of mechanics, riggers, seamen, and marines, to take in tow a mooring lump and the two camels, which had been brought up in the course of the week, and repaired for the purpose, in tending to go forthwith to the Sphynx. It having been found on a former occasion that the camels did not tow well by ring bolts, they were slung in a peculiar way by ropes, and cleats nailed over the slings to keep them in their places. Unfortunately they had not calculated on any sea, but on reaching Spit head, it was found that there was a strong wind and considerable sea. The came's, which were fastened side by side, fell to quarrelling with each other, like Johnny Gilpin's two bottles of wine, and very quickly disencumbering themselves of slings, cleats, and all, took their own way singly through Spithead. The African was in consequence obliged to cast off and anchor the lump, and go in pursuit of the re fractory camels, which she succeeded in catching, and brought into the harbour again, leaving the two mooring lumps to be towed down by the Echo. The African waited till 7 o'clock last evening, while the necessary alterations and repairs were being made, and then once more proceeded with them for the wreck. We have not much faith in their efficacy, or rather, we doubt the possibility of properly fixing them in consequence of the surf. The Monkey steam•tug came up to-day at noon with a large paddle-box boat in tow, containing some of the heavy portions of the Sphynx's engines. From the Cerneen (Mauritius paper) of November 28 we learn, that " Her Majesty's corvette, the Snake, anchored on Wednesday evening in that harbour, hav ing on board the craw of the Levant packet, a vessel belonging to this port, which was wrecked on the reefs of the island of Cosmoledo on the sth of July last. The Levant packet had left Nosse-Be the 28th of June, with a crew of eleven men and seventeen passen gers. She had a cargo of salt beef for this place. After fruitless efforts to save the ship, they took the resolution to abandon her, but before they could reach the shore three men were drowned. At Costno ledo, the crew of the L.!vant packet found five fishermen who had been left there to fish by the Rosalie, of Sey chelles. This latter vessel was afterwards lost on the island of St. Juan de Nave, but we know nothing of the fate of her crew. The Snake arrived at Cosmoledo Nov. 2, and took off all the men of the Levant packet. The poor wretches had subsisted for four months on birds, eggs, fish, and turtle. An iron pot which they found on tin, island, and a gun barrel, served them to evaporate sea water and retAer it drinkable. On the 7 th of September a French v ssel passed in sight of the island, and, though she answered their signals, made no attempt to racy, them. The Snake touched at the island of Gloriino, and found there the wreck of a vessel belonging to Sey chelles that had been cast away on the 12th of May. The crew and passengers of the Levant packet speak in the highest terms of the commander and officers of the Snake, who paid them all the care and attention whioh their situation required." The Fairy royal yacht, returned to this port yester day, after having undergone divers alterations, and will he ready for her Majesty's service on the day appointed for the remorsl of the Court to the Isle of Wight. The Dragon steam-frigate, Captain Ram ;ay, having had her machinery temporarily repaired, is ordered to aitoitter cargo of meal and biscuit for conveyance to Ireland. She will commence loading -to-morrow. The Voltage, 26, at Devonport, is reported to be com missioned for surveying service, by Captain Graves, late of the Bonetta. The Baretto Junior, transport, Dent. Griffiths, Ad miralty agent, is coining round to this port from Dept ford, to complete loading with as much stores, &c., as she can hold for the squadro❑ under Sir W. Parker, off Lisbon, whence she will proceed to Gibraltar. We have received letters from the slave trade sup pression squadron to the 31st of December, at which date it was generally healthy. From Ascension, letters sate that several prizes have been taken lately by the cruisers t• the southward, but the captures and captors are not particularised. The commodore started in the Devastation on th• 26th for Cape Verd, whence he would go the round of the station to make his first official inspection. With the exception of the Wanderer, no very serious cases of fever had occuriod in the squadron. We regret to add, how ever, that Commander Gooch, of the Sealark, 10, hail received a paralytic stroke, and, at the date of our advices, was not expected to survive. _ _ A coal depot for her Alajesty's steam-vessels on the New Zealand station is ordered to be established forth with. Captain Corry, of the Superb, 80, at Lisbon, is ordered to exercise the new frigate Thetis, 36, against the Ant rica, 50, razeed 74, and report upon the trials of sailing to the Admiralty. It is stated that another experimental squadron will shortly assemble at Spithead. Wool-wren, Fan. 27.—The Amphion steam-frigate, Captain Wood'ord J. Williams, a ho is at present in the Odin steam.frig ate, conveying provisions to Ireland, went down the river on Saturday, in charge of Lieuten ant Sihbald, to try her engines. Shortly after 10 o'clock, a.m., Commodore Sir James J. G. Bremer, K.C.B. and K.C.11., Superintendent of Woolwich dockyard ; Captain Ellice, Controller of steam machinery ; Captain Austen, R.N. ; Captain Schwabe, of the Russian navy ; Count Rosen, on whose principle the engines have been constructed; Mr. Oliver Larg, Master Shipwright; Mr. Lloyd, Chief Engineer ; Mr. Atherton, Assistant to the Chief Engineer at Woolwich Dockyard ; Mr. Smith, inventor of the screw propeller ; and Mr. Miller, of the firm of Miller and Ravenhill, who constructed the en gines, went on board, and about 11 o'clock the vessel left her moorings, followed the Black Eagle steam verse]; under the command of Mr. S. B. Cook, master, R.N. The Amphion had on board the whole of her guns, consisting on the upper deck of two 56-pounders, of 85 cwt. each ; on the traversing platforms eight 32- pounders, six feet long each ; and two land service guns. On the lower deck, four 8-inch guns, 65 cwt. each ; and sixteen long 32-pounder guns, 50 cwt. each, with a large quantity of shot and shells. She was in excellent condition for trial. When she left her moorings the tide was running up with a strong north-east wind against her. The engines, when set to work, made 36 revolutions per minute,-and gradually in creased their veloeity to 44 per minute, which was the highest number during the trial. The engines on Count Rosen's principle are different from any used in the Royal navy of this country, being on a similar prin ciple to locomotive engines, and acting horizontally with a four-feet stroke attached to the axle of the screw propeller with which sho is fitted, of and dispensing with the u se cog-wheels, which were required for the Fattier, the Fairy, the Dwarf, and other screw-propeller vessels. The engines of the Arnphion were only 150-horse power each, and were found sufficient to give the vessel the speed of 64 knots in an hour and a half against wind and tide, and when her full speed is attained she will average about six knots per ho ur. The engines wor k e d re markably easy, and with scarcely so much noise as a pair of smooth engines of 20-horse power each. The construction of the engines, on the horizontal principle, gives them the advantage to a war steamer of being considerably under the water level, and not liable to clanger except from shells falling perpendicularly, which could scarcely take place at a long range. The Amphion, during the experimental trip, was immersed 17 feet 11 inches in the fore part, and 18 feet 4 inches aft, and the trial gave great satisfaction. Owing to the state of the tide, she was under the necessity of bringing up at Greenhithe until the following day. She is well ap pointed with stores, and has two of Porter's patent anchors on board, one of 52 cwt., arid another of 13 cwt. 2 qrs. Commodore Sir James J. G. Bremer, and tl - ae officers and scientific persons who went down the river in her, returned to ‘Voolvvich in the Black Eagle in the afternoon. THE RUSSIAN FLEET.-" We find in a private letter," says the Constitutionnel, "the following details which are worthy of notice :—There reigns at Sebastopol at the present moment an extraordinary activity. Several steam frigates, now in the building-yards of Nikolajew, are about to be launched in the beginning of Spring, and a strong di vision of the Russian fleet has received orders to be ready for sea about the same period. They are working night and day in the arsenal, and a large quantity of balls and shells are being cast in the foundries. These facts merit the more attention, as Sebastopol is the principal naval establishment of Russia on the Black Sea." A RABID Sow.—A sow belonging to R. Hastwell, of Moorlands, near Kirby Stephen, which had been bit some time ago by a mad dog, went raging mad on Monday last, and died in agonies a short time afterwards. Fortunately it did no injury. Mr. Ha-twell had been cau tioned to kill it, but not relishing the advice, administered medicine to it.— Westmorland Gcaiette, aim f. . "~1 -..:v , _ .j ;` _._ .w.. DROGHEDA SPRING ASSIZES Monday, Feb. 22. (Before Mr. Justice Pennon) BARRER V. TAYLOR. This was an action brought by the plaintiff , 4-v ( I, agent, carrying on business in London, against the defeno one of the provisional committee of the Irish West Railway, to recover the sum of 1,1881. 65., for advertisllr M undertaking. The counsel for the plaintiff were ;\ t Q le .C feeia l n r. t ere ga ir. n T . o y, 'Ha A nad o ß tu lr b . , K g er . n c an, l ainrd tHhoelmcoeusr:sreial Perrin. The facts of the case were as follows :—ln the rnontliftell 1845, the project was first started, but did not apeel r ,,,,, the public fully developed till the month of Septem'i r the beginning of which month the prospectus wealetl containing the names of a number of highly' r 51) „ , merchants and gentlemen who formed the provision.' ‘t,,, rnittee. Amongst them appeared the defendant nee capacity capacity he was now sued. From the evidence proL'eodi support of the plaintiff's case, it appeared that the del had given his name to the Irish attorney to the collt the 17th of September in that year to have his , 11 , 1 ,. e ll s; fished as one of the provisional committee. ";'.. with many others, was forwarded to Londoe•_, was in due course inserted in the PrI; t oO and also published in the Irish end P atti daily and railway papers, and towards the l a tter / 0 that month the defendant made an application, Wet:1110W company's agent in Dublin, for thirty shares to he_ te e to him. The shares of the company, however, allotted, owing to the panic and other untovard stances. When it was fully ascertained thentha e ot if useless to prosecute the scheme under the t _, 0 affairs, it was abandoned by the English portion.noule4 committee. The Irish committee, how ever, non ° . o fti meet, and have done so to the present time. Attar Vesoll4, meetings in the month of December, 1845, it 1 c," 4 ,1 0 , that Mr. Kelly, their solicitor, should be sent to Lon“ - nd authority to make arrangements with the London c ° ,er, for obtaining the plans, books, and everything c°''d with the company, and to ascertain the this agreement the Irish committee underto ok to 50;70 claims on the company, it being their intention to L P AO O with the project. Mr. Kelly, thus armed, came and obtained from the English committee the plan s 'oF &c., and went to the plaintiff on the 31st of Decenll.4l with an advertisement, which was duly inserted on 7 0 0 I, 1846, requesting all the accounts against the eoll i V be rendered forthwith, in order that they might he °DO? and discharged. On Mr. Kelly's return to id st/ the committee met to receive his report. biell soda apppiuved, and his exertions wer e ,, ree o l, r appreciated. The committee then forthwith passe' 1 - 1e4_,," tion authorising a circular which was duly iesued ,c. sef the allottees to pay 3s. or 4s. per share towards the incurred by the provisional committee, and thus to ted t the claims on the company. The defendant had aceuo and at nearly every meeting as chairman, A nd capacity signed all the resolutions referred to A certified copy of the registration oithe tilt" 0 01 :, name as one of the committee was put in • and ~ yt ;1 evidence as regards the work having been executed taken. :As ece . For the defendant, it was contended that the ev''",olv,„ not sufficient to warrant the case going to thej nr) :',. - CoV after the two recent decisions in the English sup erb the plaintiff must submit to a non-suit. For the plaintiff; it was contended that sufficient tetereo, had been adduced to carry the case to the jury, an d he declined to submit to a nonsuit. nu esel, ts Mr. Justice rs (addressing defendant's e sifig" They refuse to be nonauited, and insist on my Se- A 9 1 ' case to the jury, and I believe they have a right to s°4l Mr. TOMB—Very well, my Lord. Your LordshiP course direct the jury to find for the defendant. , s si r Mr. Justice PERRlN—Certainly. His Lordship' ; or ming up, said that this was an action of assumnsi t „rs s e and labour done. The evidence was that the '', 0 17, 1 labour was done in London upon the orders of peg: l %i tb e '! Campbell, Aguilar, and Stuart. It did not appear b c f a st, was any distinct communication between the defeo bong those who authorised the doing of any matters for f d irett: astion had been brought, at least it had not been ,r pte,'!; evidence. It was stated that the defendant wa s 'sea" sional committeeman, and having attended meeting% i i eb! , ( name being published in the papers, he was said to Isis but little evidence had been given to show that the p os e,' distinctly relied upon him or looked up to him fo,r.riso ls .; His Lordship then referred to the opinions Of Wilde and Baron Rolfe in recent cases, and said tr,, t present action must be guided by those authoritleigtO jury he therefore thought ought to find a verd ict defendant. of oQ The jury then asked leave to retire, as a difference nion existed among them. 06 0 1 ti 0 Mr. Justice PERRIN said the case rested on 3 - te law, and on such a question the jury should be direcoittel the Court ; but if they wished to consider the case , they had better retire. ett se to o . After an absence of a quarter of an hour the juc):, r , One of the Jury.—My Lord, I am deputed by ti":.; cir ask your Lordship whether it be a question of law °'? tion of justice that the jury are called upon to decide Mr. Justice PERRIN.—Law ; I told you so. t o O tt t o o Juror.—There is a difference of opinion between subject as •o what is justice; for, if we were a 11" s consider the honesty of the case, we could not agree to tDa diet for the defendant. to g ig Another Juror. —ls it by justice or law we are • 1 16 Lord? n d it 1 5t Mr Justice PERRIN.—It is a question of la w : a n f lacr' duty of the jury to bow to the Court on a qu o " - n le Juror.—We bow to your Lordship. de c i s ion Mr. Justice PERRIN.—If I am wrong sly r set right, for the d The jury then found, as directed, a t e 3 fendant. A A tend er The Counsel for the plaintiff shortly afterwards , per a bill of exceptions, which was received by hi s Lotus verdict 0 r ; ;, Loss Or THE CARAIBE FRENICH STEAM-- bo le' Presse publishes the following letter, dated St' - bole January 13th, 1847. describing the loss of the vessel t o ijoli named, and censuring in severe language the Prec i P. l n . elt o with which that vessel was abandotied.—. Nothing is "loaf' of here but the loss of the steam-frigate Caraibe, ; ye s mantled by Admiral Montagnies de to Roque' Ab° f r oait lB o'clock Yesterday mornin g th a t f r i g ate, retur n rg "k oat, fr Canary islands, where she had been to convey **o St. Lou ts wrecked on the coast, five leagues to the north c _ o de A heavy fog covered the sea at the time. The °T_u";, e d bef was aware that he was near the land, since he bad stlr o .d o cic from midnight to six o'clock in the morning. At al ".be tine he got up his steam to reach St. Louis, but during e to ti ll she was stopped the currents had carried her so elt:s shore that she was no sooner set in motion bY t ` l „ rr ed than site struck the ground. The misfortune occr i , pose the moment the commander, having a doubt as to U n , f i r ed tion, had given orders to heave the lead. After har A4 b o nit o some cannon shot in order to obtain assistance, th e ~o tt e od7 A ordered out the boats. Out the frigate was se t. ' che" IsU with breakers, and according as the boats were they were swamped, and a ll h an d s i n th e m Peris", d „eo' will they the exception of ne seaman, who bught an the disaster to St. Louis towards ten ro o'clock. - 1- f tter'e population of that town instantly p roc eeded to tue ho ld°, With unheard-of efforts they suc c e e d e d in laYing r ouo' She ropes of the frigate, and held her down to the gore' It was by these means the crew was saved, but fourths of the seamen would have perished had not t" pe3 „ drcr , trepid negroes of Guetudar seized them as they p el t into the water. Nevertheless. I saw six or sev e 4 gre h a i with my own eyes. The landiug was effected w" ol ig; precipitation, and many of the crew perished whp ° have been saved. Some boats, which arrived Irt Its" Louis, brought ()trail the officers, and the Admiral, th e towards seven o'clock in the evening. The ship 1111;teir total wreck, without any hope of saving her. She n'as be let (toned with by tar too much precipitation, for where s tid rieg the men might have remained safe on the pooP several days. The Admiral bivouacked with the crew ( ,',ible. sea shore, in order to save as much of the stores as P c)-- e and they still remain there. It is a great misforti ti ' ll e France, and a great misfortune for the Admiral. Poell t indeed truly unlucky to have lost a superb frigate W i ve! any reason with twenty of his crew drowned were several soldiers on board the Caraibe who from the Pepin when she was wrecked, and wer e ,, sequently on tapard the Caiman when she went ashore 'f o ir The Tribunal of Commerce of Paris was on 'i":„.cud day troubled by an unusual act of violence. A case of "jot was being argued, in which damages were demanded 1 , 0 410" a man named Wuv. The counse l f or th e p l a i nt iff , M. N it ' of Leroy, was pleading, when Wuy suddenly rose , r ushed , to where the Learned G en tl eman was standing, and SP n ti elli' his face. This cond uc t cause d f or t h e moment gre at r,i"." r te sion, and the presiding judge at once ordered the offel l ie be taken into custody. M. Martin-Leroy immediatelY' - sof " The outrage which you have all witnessed cannot it' os eil way lower me, and I d es pi se it ; h u t, as it m i g ht be opq t o that any language I might use was actuated by anger a tbe conduct of the defendant, I demand permission fron d 0 0 Court to desist, and to allow the case to be deliberat eu ro fe without any further remark from me. Further, to 'b o ys to the man who has thus insulted me how much lam 010 such an affront,l entreat the court to use indulgence towered re d him for his conduct." The President immediately o rt l e diS the offender to be removed from the court, and pla r bia custody in a common prison until interrogated W i r ivil twenty-four hours, as prescribed by Art. 91 of the s': o el Code, subject further to such punishment as the crilotte• courts should think fitting to impose. NVuy was the° e el moved. The President then addressed the learned coog, as follows :—"The Court has to express to you all the ln u n l e i nation it feels at the outrage just offered to you, and is b,lres in being able to testify that the moderation of y o ur au j i d e oo in no way called for any such violence. The Court has to express its hope that the prompt comm i tta l o f o° , l ° o fender, and the punishment sub sequent l y to b e i n flicte - t fo him, will prevent a repetition of such conduct. As t, ° ,,io case under consideration, th e C ourt w ill exam i ne it iv"", usual impartiality." Th e s itti ng was t h en b rou ght ' D clost. amidst some agitatien. 13 0 THE INCON VENIENCE OF A R ED F ACE .—M.• - 110 ° 0 Thraves, a respe c t a bl e f armer, res idi ng at Edmont re s Lodge, near Market Overton, appeared before the magi strg t ha at the Town-hall, Stamford, on Saturdalast, undel n ot following aggravating c i rcums t ances --About 1 1311. 60 - three o'clock in the afternoon of Tuesday week, being , o f dlemas Fair, Mr. Thraves. in company with Mr. neV e e- Clipsham, was standing in the High-street, giving " ur lions to his son relative to some beast he had that day P ) i k chased, when policeman Mitchell stepped up and a s ked d t Thraves his name and address. The three were surpr ise :o 6 a the inquiry, but Mr. Thraves instantly furnished the delsriort, information, and soon afterwards walked towards Mr. monger street, when Mitchell followed them, and asked Thraves his Christian name ; he, considering this s, v ieff application a rude annoyance, refused to tell him. ~,,v or days afterwards he was summoned to appear at the iu hall, as above mentioned, to answer a charge of drunk ei g.ere He attended accordingly, and Mitchell and two othe r v t he gave evidence to the effect of his being intoxicated. On „it other hand it was sworn by Mr. Hack and his son , As ~„" as the servant of Miss Hack, that such was entirely un tr ue conw. Upon cross- examination the policemen stated their tion that the defendant must have been in a state of intol“st cation, not only from the circumstance of his jolting aga u : so his two companions as he walked down the street , but str from his having a very red face. The magistrates had oenj:d d e monstration that Mr. Thraves, even at that early Pe, r , i ch of the day, was blessed with a colour, a portion of VI I . thousands in the smoky districts would be happy to possess!, and they unhesitatingly dismissed the summons.— Stantfer' Herald. gr. ALLEGED CHILD MURDEI.—On Saturua lrn William Payne held an inquest at the Three Nuns as:efi' Aldgate, on the body of a full-grown newly-born male name unknown. William Baker, No. 1, Carter-place , cliff, said that on Thursday evening, about seven oclocle , n2l was in the Crescent, in the Minories, when he law a Pr c v _ on the sill of the Seamen's Register-office. He called . policeman, who found the contents to be the deceas ed, was wrapped in a piece of flannel and a strip of black c_o.w7 sm biltcal Mr. Ball, a surgeon, of Jewry-street, said that the cord had been burned off. He made a post mortem exann iv ":: tion of the body, / L and from the state of the right lung, he of opinion that the deceased had breathed. He had 110 e r 2: infante to live hours without the lungs being completely ui aated. Verdict—" Found dead." The sack sl Lori the Co Lon law wi first ti Pc:t erEee:tlPrih'rdtueill the p a could c The this da ohjecti dition the see] to this Noble history laid bet Th e D to e of Glasg ow 1114 i1 had caster al Place at 10 receiv which tit 16 hours letters td Surely t few ext difficulty the same The grea arrived E thee in !ore, that . lere s p ect i %0 ' the sl facts 'tat the m a i l tanately, the min i tio n of matter, matter w to be mai sidered a nothings ferred up Proposed keeping I