The Sun. — London, England, 1840-02-13 00:00:00

EAST 1N1)IA-.-110U6E, Yesterday a Special Court of Proprietors of Stock was held at the India House, pursuant to the following requi sition, viz :- 4' To Sir Richard Jenkins, G C. 8., M. P., Chairman of the Court of Directors of the Hen. East India Company. Sir,—Nire, the undersigned proprietors of East India Stock, duly qualified according to law, request you will be pleased to summon a Special General Court of Proprietors at the earliest period, to take into consideration a recom mendation to the Court of Directors and the Board of Control to withhold their sanction to the dethronement of his High_ eFs the Rajah of Sattara by the Bombay Go vernment, until a full and fair investigation of the charges preferred against him shall have been made, according to his Highness's earnest and repeated request." This requisition was signed by nine of the proprietors of India Stock. At twelve o'clock (East India House time) the chair was taken by Sir R. Jenkins, and the minutes of the last Court having been read, The CHAIRMAN acquainted the Court that it had been specially convened to take into consideration a requisition which had been p:•esented to the Directors, and which would now he read. The Clerk having read the requisition, Sir C. FORBES rose and addressed the Court at consi derable length. Several official documents, at the request of Sir Charles, were read by the Clerk. The Hen. Baronet concluded by moving a resolution to the effect that the Court recommend to the Court of Directors and to the Board of Control to withhold their sanction to the dethronement of his llighness the Rajah of Sattara by the British Government until a full and fa'r investigation of the charges preferred against him should have been made, according to his Highness's earnest and repeated request ; and that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Directors of the Beard of Control. The resolution was seconded by Mr. Lewis. Some other gentlemen also addressed the Court, after which Mr. SALOMONS moved an adjournment, which was adopted. The Court meets again to-day. FROST, WILLIAMS, AND JONES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir—Two petitions hare been sent from this phee and its Neighbourhood to Mr. Leader, M. P., for presentation to the Queen, in favour of Mr. John Frost and others, who are cow on their way to the penal colonies. It wa , ; signed by 15,786 of the inhabitants, paying for full and free pardon. The female Petition has been signed by 11,000 to the same eEet.—Your obedient servant, Merthyr Tydvil. D. JOHN. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW -STREET. Yesterday 'William _Henry Fowler, an organ-builder, and Susanna Jordan, were brought before Mr. Twvford for final examination, charged on the oaths of the Rev. Samuel Godman and others, with having feloniously al tered a certain Register of Baptisms, Marriages, and Bu rials, kept by the proFeentor, who is Vicar of East Mai ling, in the county of Kmt, by making a certain entry of a baptism, and also another entry..of a marriage in the same Regi , ter, with intent to transfer property, amounting to 6,000/. a•year, from persons alleged to have a legal title to it. _ . _ The particulars of the else appeared fully detailed en the 23d January. After some further conversation betwcen the Counsel and the Magistrate, the female prisoner's bail wps extended till n:xt Session, •and the male prisoner was committed to Ne 'nate. SPLENDID SILK DRESS FOR HER MA JESTS, OF MANCIIESTZR MANUFACTURE.- -A rumour has prevailed in the town for some time past, that some article of dress, for her Majesty's use on the occasion of her marriage, was. in the course of preparation in Manchester; and we are glad, for the honour and credit of the town, to sate, that we have ascertained this report to be correct. From Messrs. John Satteilield and Co. we have received every ia., formation on the subject, arid are thereby enabled to s ate the following pa.ticulars So soon as the in tended royal marriage was officially announced, Mr. Satteifield, late of that concern, wrote to ascertain if her Majesty would be graciously pleased to receive at his hands a specimen of Manchester manufacture, which, whilst evincing his loyal respect as a subject on that auspicious occa sion, should afford at the same time such a proof the skill and taste of the silk manufacturers of the town as. could not be otherwise than gratifying- to her Majesty. A reply to this in quiry was promptly given; her Majesty graciously assenting to the wish of Mr. Satterfield, and adding, that the inteeded offering would be accepted with pleasure. Although efforts were made to produce this dress so as to present it Fevionsly to the Royal Marriage, yet it was soon found (the period for the solemnization of the Royal nuptials taking place earlier than was generally supposed), that, owing to the in tricacy and labour of the workmanship, this would be impos si9e, and a few weeks must, therefore, still elapse ere it can be perfected, a delay which, we understand, has been duly noti fied to her Majesty. We have been permitted to see the draw ing, and ether preparations connected with this 'ilk ; and we may venture to sly that, looking at the extreme elegance of the design, and its other properti:!s, and considering the talent of the manufacturer who is carrying the order into effect, Mr. Louis Schwabe, and the ability of our artisans here to GMhody anything requiring more than ordinary skill, we cinnot hut feel ceinvticed that the material in question, whilst gratifying to her Majesty as a most elegant arricie of dress, wi❑ be the more valuable in her estimation as a proud proof of what English looms are capable of itTecting. and as redounding, in a ma: ked degree, to the taste, the ingenuity and credit of her Lancashire subjects in this branch of the weavitg, art.—Manchester Guar diaa. INCORPORATED SOCIETY OF LICENSED VIC TUALLERS.—Yesterthy the Incorporated Society of Licensed Victuallers celebrated their 41th anniversary at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand. The large room, where the tables were laid out for dinner, was planned so as to accommodate as many as possible of guests, and even that arrangement was scarcely sufficient to answer t h e end, for a large party, we were informed, dined in another room. About four o'clock the Chair was taken by Mr. Reader, the Governor. He was supported on his right hand by Lord Teignmonth, M.P., and on the left by Lieut.-Colonel Wood, M.P. The cross table was, as usual, occupied by the past officers of the Society. AMOUNT OF CORRESPONDENCE IN PUBLIC ()meas.—The following are accounts from the second part of the Report of the Committee of the House of Commons on Postage of the five public departments which sent the largest number of letters in the year 1837 :—Poor-law Commission, 135,525 ; Ordnance, 95.018; Registrar of Births, 93,876; War-office, 78,462 ; Admiralty, 69,322. The following are accounts from the same Report of the five public departments which received the greatest number of letters i—Pavreastar- General, 85,801 ; Ordnance, 82,923 ; Home-office, - 72,882 ; Poor-law Commission, 72,933; War-office, 70,915. One of the most attractive illuminations on Mon= day night was that of the Prince and Princess of Capua in front of their mansion at Mivart's. It consisted of three Neapolitan stars, surrounded with festoons and laurel branches, the whole being surmounted by the royal crown cf Naples. It was in gas, said had a most brilliant effect. SUPPOSED MURDER.—Sunday morning last James M'Vey. weaver, Glen-strest, was found lying on the feet path, near Craigton planting , east from the three-mile house. He was conveyed to one Mr. Ritchie's work-shops, where every attention was paid to him. Medical aid was pro cured, both from Glasgow and Paisley. On examination, several severe cuts were found on his head, arid the medical gentlemen declared that there were no hopes of his recovery. He lingered on in an insensible state until next morning, when he died. We have been informed that he went to Glasgow with an •cquaintance on Saturday afternoon, to make arrange ments for emigrating to America, and had left that city late on Saturday night, or early on Sunday morning. It is supposed that he met his death by violence, as the ground in the planting was much trodden opposite the place where he was found. He has left a wife and child.—Paisley Zdrertiser. STATE OF THE POOR.—Notwithstanding that distress, to a considerable extent, still prevails amongst our un employed artizans and labourers, yet it is gratifying to observe, that an improvement—a very slight one—but, nevertheless, an improvement is perceptible within the last ten days. In several places there is partial resumption of work, and should the weather at all take up, some employment for out. door labourers too might be expected. Perhaps the decreased pres sure on the workhouse may be considered as no bad test of im provement. The admissions within the past week are but nine, Whilst fifty-nine have been discharged.—Leicester Chronicle. GOLD.—GoId is so plentiful at Cardigan, that large quantities are sent every week to Merthyr. This is occa sioned by the farmers hoarding up the precious mrtals. and now, as they will not sell their wool, they arc obliged to bring the gold out.— Welshman. A correspondent inrortni us that the above paragraph is perfectly correct; and adds that " nearly all the commercial travellers who visit Cardiganshire are paid in gold or silver, and many guineas of full weight.—Many per sons suppose -that guineas have been called in, but this is a mistake ; they are as good a legal tender as ever. HIGHWAY RUBBERY.—Another case of this kind has taken place in our nei g hbourhood this week, on the road betwee n th e P a i r Muir andDowntield. A tailor who re sitlee in the country, was attacked by three men in W inen'a clothes. lie was seized by one searched by another, white the third stood by w ith a pistol in his hand. Ile states that they took f r om him a pocket-bosk ard about 121. Two of them had r e d a n d black (Rob fits other a black and white (sti •e s t*. r a y) tartan mantles, and the d) tartan mantle. They had all caps on, but no bonnets. —Dundee Chronicle. SHIPWRECK. A iette r from Dartmouth of yes terday's (Friday's) date mentions , loss of the Harpy, which has b'enen all hands regretbetween to e state R a n h the Head and the Doslulan, oranges, and has that been xand s perished. Much wreck, with man yalso e thrown on the shores of Devonshire. A vessel, called the Despatch, wrecked some from been thrown time since off Dartmouth, in deep the shore ; towards the land, and is now only half a mil s en into ihe and a French ship, loaded with wine, has beets little cove called Mothecombe, where vessels of sixty ry nerary find it difli o ult to enter; her crew and car are to sl", Ihretpshire Telegraph. MURDER OF A GANT EKEEPER.--DaVid Evars gamekeeper to John Wynne Eyton, of Iseeswootl, near MOO ' Chesksire, was brutally murdered on Moe:lay night last. flee' body of the deceased, when examined, presented a most horrid appearance ; the head being nearly separated from th e h ot l y by some sharp instrumen t, and the face contused as if with a blow, and the head lacerated in several parts. A minute examination showed that the unfortunate man had first been shot at. Sus picion fell upon a man named Edward Jones, who was at once apprehended. A Coroner's inquest was held upon the body on Wednesday, and the prisoner Indy committed for trial upon the charge of wilful murder. —Abridged (rem the Chester Citron, The vessel c ontaining Frost and others hat; r ut into Padstow wind-bound. LAT %IiOM UNITED STATES AND CANADA. Sheridan, arrived yesterday at Liver pool New York, we have received N ew P 7y ß r i; k yi'thi e packet sdays,c papers i ktoet ship the 25th ult, inclusive, with late intelli gence from Canada. On the 23d ult. the Sub-Treasury Bill passed the Senate by a majority of six votes. On the same day the President laid before Congress the whole of the correspondence between the British Ambassador, Mr. Fox, and the American Secretary of State, Mr. For syth, relative to the North Eastern Boundary, as also the correspondence between Governor Fairfield and Sir John Harvey on the same question. The following paragraph from the Nation-1 Intelligencer—a paper remarkable for general moderation—on the debate that ensued, will show that fears begin tube entertained that the Boundary question may lead to a rupture between the two countries : " We confess ourselves startled et the serious character of the remarks made on Friday last in the Senate by Mr. Buchanan nod others, upon the Maine Boundary ques tion. Mr. Buchanan is the chairman of the Senate's Com mittee onForeign Relations, and to whatever falls from him, therefore, on the subject of those relations much consider ation is justly due. \le are pained to learn from his lips that serious difficulties are apprehended with the British Government before the controversy concerning; the boun dary is brought to a elate. We are, we repeat, sorry to hear it, having confidence in the Honourable Senator that he would net say so if he did not think sa. " We bad hoped—n we still hope—better things. We cannot bring ourselves to believe that the dispute upon this point can be carr i e d t o e xtremities between the two nations having the good feeling toward each other which the people and Governments of Great Britain and the United States now really have." The following Memorandum has also been issued by Sir John Harvey, Lieutenant-Gov!!rnor of New Brunswick, addressed to the frontier inhabitants in anticipation of actual hostilities : " (Memorandum.) " I am desirous of impressing upon the inhabitants of the frontier districts of this province, that, in the event of hostilities with the United States, the most prudent course to be pursued (en either side, for the measure to be effec tual must be reciprocal), would, in my opinion, he that of a strict neutral:tv. Let the borderers remember that as connected with the war, if we should unhappily be com pelled te engage in one, no national object can possibly be advanced by any display of hostile feelings towards each other; they might, it is true, mutually subject each other to constant alarms, great calamities, suffering and:diitress, but their utmost efforts must be as a drcp of water in the determination of the great national questions at issue, which must be decided elsewhere by the naval and mili tary resources of the great powers engaged in the confl:c.... And let the inhabitants of this province repose with cor.fi dence upon the Protection of the parent State, which is alike able and willing to throw her powerful shield over all who have a just claim to her protection and defence. From Canada the news is satisfactory. The country was tranquil, and the popularity of the new Governor-Ge neral was steadily increasing. On the 15th ult, the House of Assembly passed the Clergy Preserves Bill by a maje rity of eight votes. The Toronto Mirror of the 17th ult. announces the removal of M. Hagerman from the office of Attorney- General, the appointment cf M. Draper, late Solicitor- General, as his successor, and that of Mr. Baldwin to the office of Solicitor-General: The Mirror also says that Sir George Arthur's services are dispensed with, and that the Government of the Upper Province will ha adminia tei-ecl by Chief Juilice Stewart, of Lower Canada, until the arrival of a new Lieutenant-Governor from England. The Chief Justice had, it is said. left Quebec for Toronto. A fire had broken out at Wilmington, in which 150 houses, stores, &c. had been destroyed. NEW YORK NIONEY MARKET. FRIDAY NIGHT, JAN. 24.—There was a fair amount of business done in storks today, hut prices declined con sideral4. United States Bank Shares closed at 78, a fall of 5 per cent. ; no doubt in consequence of the demonst: a tions made in the Legislature by the Lucifer Match or Lucifer party against the institution. W. repeat, however, our firm conviction that tiles , ' corruseations will all end in smoke. The credit of the State of Pennsylvania would be. annihilated, its vast internal improvements stop. thousands of men be thrown out of employ, and moat important in terests sacrificed, were the ostensible objects of the ene mies of the Bank really carried into effect. We do not believe that they are in earnest, either in their conduct or language, for most assuredly, if it were acted upon, the total downfall of their party would follow, as a natural COI, sequence of the universal dis!ress which would result from the measures they advocate. Operations to some extent were made today in bills on London and Paris. In continental bills, however, trans actions were limited. The following arc the present rates: Dollmrs. London lO7l to 108 Paris Amsterdam Hamburg h 354 to 391 Bremen 72 to 794 Internal exchanges arc dull. The following. are the rates of discount : Philadelphia, 61 61 Union Miss., 20 21 Ba!timore, 6 61 Other Miss., nominal Richmond, 7 71 Mobile, 61 61 Notes 7-i 8 Notes, 7. 8 Charleston, 31 3;1 New Orleans, 31 3 Notes, 3% 4 Notes, 4 61 Savannah, 5 51 Lou;sville, 10 12 Angeta, 8 81 Cincinnati, 10 12 Florida, 28 30 St. Louis, nominal. The transactions in the Now York stock-market had been motlerste, at daily declining prices. The Shares in the Bank of the United States, which had been quoted on the 20.1 i tilt at 85, had falen on the 24th to 78; 4 per cent. of this fail had taken place in one day. This fall was partly accounted for by the pro ceeding in the Legi4ature of Pennsylvania respecting the United Sates Bank, whose Charter it had been proposed to abolish, as well as to camp .1 the banks to resume cash payments. At Philadelphia, on the 24th ult., the shares in the bank were quoted at 841. The exchange oz. England for the packet stood at 1071 to 103 ; for bills draw n at the South, and not indorsed in NC?' York, 106 to 1061 had been accvted. On France the rate was sf. 30c , and at the close of the day 51. 271 c. CELEBRATION OF HER MA JESTY'S WEDDING-DAY IN THE COUNTRY. --- The provincial papers, as well as most from Scotland L. a Ireland, are filled with detailed accounts of what took place in their respective localities on Monday. To give the whole of these accounts, or indeed any but an exceedingly small number of them, is obviously im gossible. No newspaper certainly has space enough for the most meagre notice of them all—they would fill a volume. NVe subjoin a few accounts, taken at hazard : While we arc writing, Dublin is ail bustle in prepa ration for the illuminations on the Queen's marriage te night. The Four Courts, the Bank, the Custom-house, the National School, &c. &c., are all in progress of preparation. Lions and unicorns, harps, crowns, stars and crescents--with Victoria and Albert—already stand conspicuous and brilliant. What will they not be to night? There are general aspirations for a fine even ing—and if so, the scene will be splendid. May her marriage be crowned with blessings to herself and the country! —Pilot. We are informed by a Correspondent that the au-' spicious event of her Majesty's marriage to Prince Al bert has been celebrated this day at Hamilton, where, by orders of his Grace the Duke of Hamikon, two royal salutes of 21 shots each—the first in honour of her Majesty—and the second in honour of Prince Al b •rt, were fired on the lawn in front of Hamilton Palace, at twelve o'clock noon, from the pieces of ancient brass cannon, which have belonged to the Ha milton family for upwards of three centuries. These arc the cannon which were carried to the battle at Langside, in 1568, by Lord Claud Hamilton, who, with two*housand, of the followers of the Hamilton family, fought there for Queen Mary, against the Re gent Murray. His Grace, at the same time, ordered a large quantity of oatmeal to be distributed among some hundreds of poor families in the town of Hamilton.— Glasgow Chronicle. We sincerely wish that our Sovereign and her chosen Consort, may be blessed with a long and happy union. That, before the termination of her reign, her Majesty, may succeed in redeeming the pledge she gave on her accession to the Throne, that it would be her " desire to promote the amelioration of the laws and institutions of the country." " Securing at the same time to all, the full enjoyment of religious liberty ; and promotive:, to the utmost of her power, the welfare and happiness of all classes of her subjects."—Eid. The proceedings of yesterday, in honour Of her Ma jesty's marriage, were of a character to reflect great credit on the loyalty and public spirit of the owe. Every part of the celebration was marked by an car.- nest, cordial, and kindly spirit, and, with the exception of an address got up in secret, by the Tories, and con sequently made a party affair, we know of no eircum• stance connected with this interesting occasion that was inconsistent with good taste or good feeling. We trust that when the hole-and-corner party address to our " Protestant?' Sovereign reaches its destination, a know ledge of its history will procure for it the reception it deserves. The town of Hull is, we eoneeive„specially entitled to the favourable conideration of Queen Victoria, our former Chief Magistrate, Mr. Jailand, having been the first Mayor who presented an address to her Maj,. !s ty nt Kensington. Nor is it to be forgotten that while, in other large towns, the minds of the labouring popu lation have been irritated and disturbed by Charti,m, here its propagators have been foiled by the superior sense and constitutional principles of the people. Our present Mayor has won . for himself " golden opinions," by his laudable endeavours to aid his fellow townsmen in giving a formal expression to their senti ments of respectful attachment to our young Sovereign. —111(11 Observer. GRAVESEND.—In the town of Gravesend a scene of the greatest animation manifested itself. Throughout the day the church bells told by their merry peals that an event of no ordinary description was taking place. In the evening several balls and dinners took plec'e, and there were so.ne very neat and tasteful illuminatioes in appropriate devices. Rechester, Sheerness, Chatham, and Canterbury, also expressed their joy at the auspicious event of her Majesty's marriage by similar detnenstre tons. ESITER.—The children of the National and Sunday Schools were assembled in the large school-room, which had been decorated with branches of - laurel and white ribbons, the Royal initials V. A. occupying a conspicu ous situation. Plum cakes and negus were distributed among the children, who drink '• Low.- ' life and happi ness to her Majesty and Prince Albert," with three hearty cheers. The health of her Royal 1 -- Fghtie.ss the Duchess of Kent, who is a most liberal subscriber lo the nation schools, wls also drunk with similar mani festations of respect and gratitude. IlAanow.—This rural and sequestered village was the scene of much rejoicing. The day was considered as a holiday. The poor were provided with pro%Liols at their own houses, and the charity children had also a good dinner provided for them. In the evening the vilage was very generally Eluminated, and bonfires and fireworks were the order of the night. UXBBIDGE.—In this town the poor were enabled to participate in the festivities of the day by being sup plied with previsions at their own houses, from a fund raised by the subscriptions of the inhabitants. The shops were all closed at twelve o'clock, and the re mainder of the day observed as a holiday, while i t the evening the principal inhabitants dined together in the public rooms, in celebration of the auspicious event. An address to her Most Gracious Majesty upon the occa sion of her marriage has been determined on. Monday being the day appointed for the Queen's Wedding, that auspicious event was celebrated here with great rejoicing. The morning was certainly unpropitious—the rain fell in torrents, and - matters at this time wore a most gloomy aspect. Soon after eleven o'clock the rain ceased ; the sun made its appearance, and in a short time the streets became thronged with holiday folks, whose joyous fee, s be spoke a determination of thorougley enjoying the day's merry-making ; many o f t h e s h ops remained closed al day, but at twelve o'clock we do not think there %cis a shop in the town but what was closed agreeably to the request of our worthy Mayor. About this tune (the hour appointed fos the Royal wedding to be solemnized) the bells of the various churches were set ringing, acct the salutes of some miniature artillery (repeated at ir tervals during the afternoon) re•echotai throughout the town. Dinner parties were heid at difTcrent Inns in the town, and we can answer for many a bumper glass having been emptied at the public and private and so cial boards, to the health, long life, and happiness of our beloved Victoria, and the partner of her heart and hand, Priacee, Albert of Saxe Coburg. In the evening, about letlf-past six o'clock, there was a good display of fireworks. —H u ll Observer. Her Majesty's lieges in Wisbeech were, we think, in no respect behind their neighbours, as to the manner of testifying their joy on the occasion of her nuptials. Oa Mondry last the shops were c'osed at 12 o'clock,. and in the evening a public ball, under the patronage of the Mayor, Henry Leach, Esq., was given at the Exchange Hall. The" Coinnlons," too, " tripped it on the light fantastic toe,'' on the Market Hill, which was " bril liantly illuminated and carpetted" for the occasion. This event w: s celebrated in Newcastle with every mark of loyalty and respect which the short notice of the c:rcumstances permitted. Early in the morning the belis merrily rang a peal en the joyful occasion, and con tinued to do so at intervals during the day. The Quay had an animated appearance, as there was not a ship, we believe, which had not her colours hoisted. In all a the parishes, we believe, a distribution of b ee f, b rea d, t ea , sugar, and such like necessaries were liberally supplied to ail the poor on the b9oks, and many others besides —the poor inmates of the wotithouses were regalt-d with a plentiful and substantial dinner, and the chil dren in the various schools were presented with a "'Victoria sixpence?' About noon the town ap peared unusually bustling, even for a holiday, and nearly all the s hop s were t h en c l ose d. On the Sandhill the crowds of people begun to assemble from all parts of the town, an d shortly the body of police, with their active s uperintendent, Mr. Stephens, at their head, arrived, anti immediately cleared a large space upon the bill for tne Newcastle Volun teers, who shortly afterwards arrived, preceded by tlrr ceeellent band. At one o'clock the Mayor and Common Council, with the officers of the Corporation, descende 1 from the Guildhall, wearing their official regalia and white favours on their breast. A Royal salute was fired from the Castle, which the volunteers answered with a " feu -dc - joie," the hand playing the national anthem, after which three hearty cheers were given for the Queen. The cheering having somewhat subsided, the Mayor, - John Carr, Ezq.,. i n a s h ort and appropriate speech, proposed " The Qu een , an d God bl ess h er ," which was cheerfully received an d ent h us i ast i cally responded to , notwithstandi ng a so lit ary attempt to raise a cheer in favour of th e Ch ar t er , b y ex h i bi t i ng a placard from a window, inscribed " Nine times nine for the Charter." The wine was then handed round to the volunteers and the. police, who pledged her Majesty's health. The crowd assembled to witness th e ceremony was exceed i ng l y nu merous, and eve r y p art w hi c h commanded a view o f the place was cro w d e d w ith anx i ous spectators, even the tops of the houses, w h ere a s t an di ng could be obta i ne d , were filled, and the appearance of that part of the town was very imposing and interesting, --Tyne Pilot. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1840 NEWCASTLE UPON TINE, FEBRUARY 10, 1840. —(Fito'st A CORRESPONDENT.)—The authorities of the town announced that a Public Dinner would be given, and that the Town Council together with the police and military, would assemble at the Sandhill to drink her Majesty's health. The working classes on the other hand caused the walls of the town to be posted with bills, setting forth the sum of money voted to the Queen and her husband, its amount per month, week, dly, hour, and minute, and calling upon the masses to give their cheers for the Charter, instead of this profligate expenditure. At one o'clock this day the Procession of the Council, Police, and Military took place, a royal salute was fired from the Castle, the troops fired a feu de joie, the wine went round, and then a call was made for three cheers for the Queen, but strange to say, nut a hand nor a voice was raised save those of the troops and civil authorities. The assem bled thousands bursting into loud laughter. At this moment a large placard was suspended from one of the principal windows, upon which wits inscribed in large letters " nine times nine for the Charter." The mo ment it was obs?rved by the multitude, the cheeriag was immense. It is very clear, Mit. Editor, that if the Whigs do not speedily set about doing something for the people, that the monarchy, as well as the other institu tions of the country will he looked upon with disgust and contempt. The proceedings of this day must have satisfied " the powers that be" that there is a spirit abraad, which if not appeased, will shake the kingdom to its centre. A public meeting took place at 2 o'clock in the new lecture room, to memorialize the Queen to grant a free pardon to Frost, Williams, and Jones ; the place of meeting was crowded to suffocation, numbers not being able to gain admittance. The meeting was addressed by Messrs. Charlton, Currie, Lowrey, and milers Tue memorial was unanimously agreed to, and is presented to the Queen by Lord Brouzham ; the meeting was then adjourned until next Monday evening, when they will again assemble to hear the ae swer of the Queen. As another proof (if any more were wanting) of the feeling of this district—on Wed nesday last a pubiie meeting was called in the village of Swalwell by some of the influential inhabitants of that place, to take into consideration the propriety of illuminating iii honour of her Majesty's Marri ige. The meeting took place, a working man was voted into the Chair, and instead of a resolution to illuminate, one was passed to enter a subscription for the support of a Mr. James Ayre, who was arrested a f.iw days ago on the charge of sedition ; the pa . rties who c died the mewing never making their appearance. I consider it a duty I owe to the community, and to the Govern• meat, to let them know the true state of feeling in this neiithbourhood. MANCHESTER.—The weather, after a night of storm and rain, was favourable. From nine in the morn ing the day was almost as fine as we ever saw it at this season of the year, and the immense number of family groups, clad in their best attire, by whom, from an earl period of the forenoon, the streets were thronged, showed that it was determined to enjoy the occasion as a general holiday. Nothing coul.l be more gratifying than to witness the general good feeling by which the people appeared to be actuated, and their determination to enjoy in the most rational way the brief period of lei sure afforded them. The chief scientific exhibitions and museums in the town—the Natural History So ciety, the Salford Mechanics' Institution Exhibition, the Botanical and Z mlogical Gardens, the Athenaeum, Bce. —liberally threw their doors open ; and the immense numbers who visited them in the course of the day formed a practical demonstration of the value which was at tachod to the privilege thus given. It affords us sincere pleasure to add an attestation as to the orderly and proper behaviour of the immense crowds who passed through them. With such large numbers some trifling irregularities and accidents were unavoidable ; but we b2;ii!ve there a total absence of anything like wilful injury, and that the general behaviour of the tens of thousands.of the labouring classes who visited our insti tutions on this oceilion, furnishes an unanswerable ar gument in favour of those who are desirous to rends them, at certain seasons, readily accessible to all. Nor must we pals, without an expression of our grati fication, the result of a- Chartist experiment on the occasion. It had been announced in tht Northern Star of the 8:h inst., as the resolution of an assembly of delegates, that " Monday, the 10th of February, should be appointed as a day for giving national counsel and advice to the Sovereign, through the medium of public opinion and that, conformably with this determina- tion, on that day, " public meetings should be held in every district throughout the length and breadth of the land," to petition the,Queen to grant a free pardon to the three convicted Welsh rebe. What way have bappcned elsewhere we know not ; but here the ex periment was a ridiculous failure. Tha " three tailors cf Tooley-ttreet," immortalised by Canning, were not a more ludicrous embodiment of the people of England, than the handful Af Chartists who a,se-m -bled in Stevenson's-square on Mond.ty. Even the bulk of their own party seemed to regard the meeting as most ill-timed and absurd ; and when their numbers were at the highest, these representatives of the public opinion of Manchester, who took it uron them " to give na tional counsel and advice to the Se reign," never amounted to five hundred persons. The whole pro ceedings were as flat as possible, and the meeting was speedily brought to an end. We have heard of nothing else at variance with the proper business and enjoyments of the day ; which, we repeat, passed over upon the whole in the most pleasing and satisfactory manner. In the.evening, a number of public and private establishments were illuminated, and the streets in the centre of the town remained crowded to a late hour. There was, however, a remarkable so briety and good feeling universally observable.—Man chester Guardian. Yesterday (the Queen's marriage day) was quite a jubilee here, and we believe throughout the whole country. We have not witnessed any more cordial and unanimous demonstration of public feeling since the visit of George IV. All hearts seem , :d to beat with one common sentiment of loyalty and affection towards her Majesty ; and if id'nd wishes can make the Royal pair happy, never did union bid fairer to realise all the fondest hopes that the parties themselves as well as the people _anticipate from it,"--Edinburg,h Advertiser. The marriage of the. Queen of England has been celebrated with a spontaneous, deep, and universal en thusiasm, such as only a nation truly and constitu tionally loyal could exhibit.—Liverpool Courier. The Queen's wedding day was celebrated at Steyri ing by the distribution, of about 200 stone of ox beef, with proportionate quantities of flour, fruit, &c. to up wards of 150 needy families, who were regaled by the voluntary contributions of their more affluent neigh bours, the Earl of Surrey makin g a very handsome addition to the fund so raised. Aband of music para ded the town throughout the day, and a Tradesman's ball "at the White Horse Inn in the evening gave a very appropriate finish to a day so well and so auspi ciously begun. Brighton has not taken so prominent a part in cele brating the happy event of her Majesty's marriage as many of its best , friends could have desired. It has fallen short in that demonstration of loyal feeling which the occasion called 'for ; and that falling off has been caused by a peculiariey which we will now proceed to mention. The High Constable, the organ of the in habitants, their medium for expressing the feelings which actuate them, instead of conciliating the respect of all parties, is trusted by none. He and his office arc in the hands of the Tories ; the Tories are not just now very loyal, because the emolu ments and patronaga of office are not theirs, and they, therefore, did not care to move. '['he Liberals felt that they could not place themselves on so delicate an occa sion in the hands of one who received and still holds his appointment as the avowed tool of a political party now seeking every opportunity to insult the throne and all connected with it ; and they therefore did not get up a requisition which under any other circumstances they would have done. Brighton therefore has done nothing worthy of itself on the present occasion.—Brigh ton Guardian. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM DOVER, FEB. I. We had yesterday quite a gala day, hut the weather was sadly unpropitious, blowing hard and raining the whole day. Almost all the shops were shut up, and flags of every description waving from the windows and tops of the houses, and many private dweling houses decorated in the windows with wreaths and :arlands of flowers. The children of the different charity schools were paraded through the streets with flags and banners, n atwithstanding the state of the weather, the little things huzzaing most lustily, at the same time wet through to the skin.. At six o'clock the Mayor, Alagistrates Aldermen, Councillors, military, visitors, and principal residents, sat down to a very good dinner in honour of the day, at the new Appoilonian Hell in Snargate-street. This was a rc-union of all parties without political distinction. The healths of the Queer!, Prince Albert, and the Duchess of Kent, v.ere drunk 'with rapturous applause. The Queen Dawager's `:health was also given, and. well received, in short the :utmost harmony prevailed. The ball in the evening g iven in honour of the Marriage, was crowded to ex c. Iss. All the most distinguished residents and visitors tended. STATE or TRADE.—There was no improve ment in the state of the market yesterday • the demand, both for goods said yarns , was exceedingly flat, and lower prices were very generally submitted.—Manchester Guardian. SOUTH AMERICA. A letter dated Monte Video, November 28, states, that the arrivals of British gods, in the hope that the blockade of Buenos Ayres would be raised, had been most extensive. It also states that accounts frum Buenos Ayres had been received, in which mention was made of the revolution at tempted in the southern states against Rosas, end in which a great number of the richest estancieros of that quarter had been engaged. The attempt had tailed, and the in surgents had joined Lavalle in Inter Rios. The Exchange was looking up ; on the 28th it was 43 I. per dollar. WINDSOR.--(YESTERDAY.) Her Majesty took a carriage airing to-c'ay, for the &..t thee since her union with Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg. The Queen was driven by his Royal highness, and ap peared in great spirits. The Prit,c, - .. looked remarkably well. Her Majesty, who was accompanied by the distin guished viAters who arrived to-day at the Castle, arid at tended by a numerous suite, drove through the Long walk, and returned up the King's-road, turning off through Peas. cod-street, in which direction they proceeded to the Castle. I forgot to mention in a previous letter that the Queen presented the sum of 201. to the Committee who veers ap pointed to collect subscriptions to defray the expenses of meat, bread, &c., presented to the pour of the town on the day of her Majesty's marriage. The ball to celebrate her Majesty's nuptials took place last evening at the Town [lel, which was elegantly fitted up for the occasion. Adams band was in attendance. N.qtrly 200 of the rank and fashion of the town and neigh bourhood were resat, including some of the officers (and their ladies) stationed here, and dancing was kept op till post six o'clock this roerning. Some an has appended the signature of Jim Crow to the eongratulat , ry Address to her Majesty upon her mar riage, which has caused a good deal of hubbub in th;s small town, and denur.ciatior.s the most terrible have been levelled at the unlucky "defacer" of the loyal Address. It is fully expected that the Court will leave the Castle for Buckingham Palace on Friday next, contrary to the general report, upon her Majesty's arrival on Monday. last that the Royal visit to the Castle would extend over a period of at least a month.-,lllorniv Herat!. KINGSTON PETT Y SESSIONS. IMPORTANT ALTERATION OF THE HORS?, POLICE -Since the extension of the Metropolitan Police Force to a dis tance of fifteen miles from London, the Commissioners have effected an important alteration by removing the horse patrol entirely from the high roads within that dis tance., and have assigned other duties to them. Sir H. FLETCHER. on seeing Mr. D3wsett, the Inspec tor of Police for this district in attendance, inquired of him the nature of the new arrangements, and w hether the removal cf the mounted police from the high reads was a final proceeding, and, if so, what protection was now cf forded by the new arrangement. The Inspector replied that he believed that the re meval of the horse police was intended to be folly carried out so far as the high reads were concerned, in each district. Policemen on foot, well• armed men, went over the beats formerly cecupied by the horse patrol, and the latter, instead of being employed on the high road, were new eent into the lanes and cross-roads. and the duty was so managed that in every district the beets of the men intersected each other, and the mounted police were more likrly to be of service in dies:, unfrequented places than in the high road. Mr. SHARPE inquired wheth-r there was the same num ber of mounted poiiee in the district as there was under the farmer arrangement The Inspector replied that there had been no diminu tion in the numbe r and the conversation then dropped. The Countess of Cork, who has been seriously indisposed at Marston House Somerset, is, we are happy 1 - 0 say, gmativ improved in health since Monday last., nounced by h er me d ical attendant: out of danger. and is pro- ASiII6N ABLE INTELLIGENCE ARRIVALS. The Hon. Captain and Mrs. Arthur Duncombe and fa mily, in Lower Brook-street ; Major-General Lord Sal toun, in Cumberland-place ; Viscount and Viscountess Torrington, in Great Cumberland.street ; Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Bladen and Lady Capel ; Colonel Rush brooke, from Rushbrooke Park ; Lord Cole, M. P., in Jermyn-street ; Mr. Halford, M.P., in Curzon-street ; Sir Stephen Glynne, Bart.. M. P., in Berkeley-square ; the Hon. Major-General Lygon, from Worcestershire Lord Marcus Hill, from Ormbcrsley Court ; the Greek Minister, and Madame Mavrocordato, in Montagu-square; Mr. and Lady Mary Vyner, at the Earl de Grey's ; Mr. Vernon Smith, in Saville-row ; Captain Houstoun, in Pic cadilly ; General Sir Robert Macfarlane, in Great Cum berland street ; Lord and Lady Charlemont, in Gros venor-street ; Sir Arthur Brooke, Bart., from Colebrooke ; Lieutenant-Colonel Slade, from Dover Castle ; Lord Car digan, from Canterbury Barracks ; Le Chevalier Van Duren and Madame Van Doren, at the Carlton Hotel, Regent-street, from Batavia ; Mr. and Mrs. Le Marchant Thomas, at ditto. DEPARTURES. Sums required Last Vote for 1840 I 41. i for 1839 140. £3,957,561 £3,492,132 1,458,273 1,488,221 243,215 217,153 Grand Total £5,659,051 I £5,197,511 COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR. WEDNESDAY.—The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert ;ode out in a pony phaeton at half past three o'clock this afternoon into the Great Park, through the Long Walk, attended by several of the Royal Suite. The Royal Dinner party this evening will include the Duchess of Kent, the reigning Duke and Prince Ernest of Saxe Coburg-Gotha, Earl of Erroll, Earl and Conn teas of Uxbridge, Earl of Albemarle, Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, Viscount Melbourne, Mr. Anson, Mr. and Mrs. Brand, Hon. Miss Paget, Count Kolowrath, M. de Grubcn, Baron Stockmar, Captain Pcelnitz, Baron Alvens leb..a, Sir George and Hon. Mis; Anson, the Right Hon. Geer e S evens 13yng. Countess of Sandwich, Lady , Fanny Howard, lion. Miss Cocks. lion. Miss Cavendi s h, Ba roness Lela n, Vitcount Torrington, Hon. Major Koppel, and Mr. Seymour. The greater part of the guests have arrived in the course of this day. _ . Oa Friday the Queen and Prince Albert, with the whole of the Cuurt, will return to the metropolis. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Finny Howard, and their Seren7t , Highnesses the Dcke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, and Prince Ernest of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, attended by Baron Alvensle bin, Count Kolowrath, Baron Lowenfcls, M. do Gruben, Captain Pcelnitz, and Lord Alfred Paget, left Bukingham Palace at half-past eleven o'clock yesterday morning, in three of the Royal carriages and four ; for Windsor Castle, on a visit to the Queen. A select party were also invited to Win, - lsor Castle yesterday, to remain until Friday, on a visit to her Majesty. The following had the honour of receiving invitations :—The Duke and Duchess of Suther land, Earl and Countess of Uxbridge, Ladies Eleanora and Constance Paget, the Earl of Errol, the Earl of Sandwich, Hon. Matilda Paget, Sir George Anson, Hon. Henrietta Anson, and Mr. and Mrs. Brand. Viscount Melbourne left his official residence is Down ing -street, at five o'clock, fcr Windsor Castle. Prince, George of Cambridge visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday, and took leave of her Majesty on leaving town for Brighton, to join his Regim •nt. llis R.,yal Highness dined with her Majesty at Marlborough House on Tuesday evening. The Prince visited the Princess Augusta and the Duchess'of Gloucpter yesterday. The Duke of Cambridge visited the Princess Augusta yesterday at Clarence House, St. James's. Her Majcs'y has been graciously p!eased to command Mr. Ha3ter to paint a picture of her Majesty's Marriage, for which purpose he had the honour to attend in the Chapel Royal, during the august ceremony. Mr. Evans, M. P., and Mr. Blamire, had interviews with the Marquis of Non - nanhy yesterday at the Home on.e. • The Earl of Denbigh left town yesterday for his seat, Nownham Paddocks, 'Warwickshire. The Marquis of Lansdowne had a dinner party on Tues day, at Lansdowne House. Despatches from the Governor of the Settlement at the Gambia were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. Hcr MajeFty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert will return to Buckingham Palace to-mlrrow, and a largedinnerparty are invited. 'The inl;ahitants of Deal have just been favoured by the Queen Dowager with the annual donation of 2531., be stowed for the relief of necessitous widows. Same tnis-statements have lately , appeared in one of the Sunday papers respecting his Serene Highness the Duke of Brunswick. at present residing in London. It was stated amongst other things that his Highness had applied for a ticket to witness the nuptial ceremony of his al:gust relative on Mon day last, and that he had been refused : his Highness never ap plied at all. Another of these mis-statements was that the Duke had been lately blackballed at one of the Club : this is also an invention. The illonitcur announces the appointment of M. Guizot as Ambassador of France to the Court of Great Britain, in these terms :—" M. Guizot, Mernber of the Chamber of Deputies, has been appointed, by a Ro3 al Ordinance, dated the 9th inst., Ambassador of France in England, in tha room of Lieu`.-General Count Sebastiani." We are proud to say that our city has had the h moor to supply the whiskey for the Royal Wedding. A gen tleman of this city ( Bailie Lumsden) last week shipped to order a cask containing sixty gallons of whiskey for her Majesty's " occasion," and permitted to the keeper of the Royal cellar at Windsor, " George Christie." The spirit was made at the Gil comston Distillery—had been in the bonded warehouse of that company for a long period, so that it was reduced in strength from eleven to eight per cent, over proof.— Aberdeen Journal. KENT AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.—We have great pleasure in stating that the Committee arc making new efforts to carry out this highly valuable project, and have en gaged Lieutenant Morrison, wl - kos:e character and labours as an educationist are extensively known, and whose high qualifi cations are unquestionable, to canvas the principal agriculturists, and render the advantages of the plan more generally understood and appreciated.—Maidstone Gazette. The proceeds arising from - the exhibition of the West Pennard Royal Cheese, having been augmented by con tributions from the spirited prsprietors, were bountifully distri buted during the Christmas week to all the poor within the pa rish of West Pennard, not in money, but winter clothing; and a second subscription was raised, headed by E. Colston and T. Roach, Esqrs., by which eight waggons, heavily laden with coals, was obtained. A procession was formed on the arrival of the waggons near to the village, and, on its entering the place, the seasonable supply was distributed in quantities proportioned to the necessities of each poor family. A sum of 101. remaining in hand is to be appropi iated as the future exigencies of the de serving poor may require. Thus have the yeomanry of West Pennant set au example of benevolence of heart deserving of the highest praise and of imitation. Twe.lty vears ago last Saturday, a tradesmen in this city, named Mutton, in consequence of some misunder s!andin7 with Minter, the then landlord of the City Arms, at whose house he was engaged in a game of cribbage, made a vow that it was the last he would play for twenty years. This pledge he strictly observed, nor did he disclose the reason, although repeatedly imprtuned to do so by some of his old .associates, until the period arrived when he was free to in dulge in his favourite pastime. Mr. Mutton's neighbours and friends were determined to celebrate the occasion, and on Mon day week a dinner was given to him at the City Arms, at which forty persons sat down.—Canterbury Paper. Shame on the base panderers to the worst pas sians of the worst portion of the Tory party, who show a dis position to wound where they dare not strike ! The Protest antism of tha House of Coburg is as notorious as the clause of the Act of Settlement which the Herald pompously parade before the old ladies who constitute the majority of its readers and the attachment of Prince Anert to the religion of his ill us trious progenit, - Ts is as sincere and ardent as is the faith of th Duke of Wellington himself; whose amendment on the Ad dress would seem to imply, without a shadow - of reason, that the Queen was about to forfeit her throne by marrying a Papist. We attribute this monstrous proceeding on the part of the Dale of Wellington to the weakness of an intellect which, whatever might be its character before the ravages of time had subjected its possessor to the decay which has become but too visible, is now often made the tool of those who find it neces sary to borrow the magic of his name to enable them to perpe trate, with even the shadow of effect, acts which if attempted by themselves would be despised and execrated.---Globe. Some more of the prisoners just condemned by the Court of Pars, viz., Dubuisso n , Lf , hericy, Pati ss i er , lteasse, Bardon, Druy, Gerard, Bouvrand, Dup.nv, and Evanno, were sent otf in a celbdar van at an early hour yestee r3.ty morning to Loulleus. Quarre, in campEanc:f with the earnest solicitations of the abbe his brother, will remain impri soned in Paris till farther order. Viscount Clements, for Holland, M. P., for Hastings ; Lord Henry Loftus, for Oxford ; Sir James and Lady Strange, for the Continent ; the Dowager Countess of Cartick, for Castle Saunderson, county Ca van ; Lord Macdonald, for Dunchurch, Warwickshire; Mr. G. Wombwell, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, at Badminton Park ; Lord and Lady Sydney, for Footscray, Kent ; Constable Maxwell, Esq , for York shire ; Lady Napier, for Bath ; Lord Stormont, for Leamington Spa; the Hon. Mrs. Kenyon, for ditto; Count Mortara, for Oxfordshire ; Lord and Lady Dillon, for Ditchley Park, Woodstock ; Lord Vaux (of Harrow den), for his scat, Woodstock, Oxfordshire ; Mr. and Lady I\lary Corbct, for Elsham Hall, Lincolnshire ; Lord and Lady Aylmer, from the Carlton Hotel, Regent-street, for Paris ; Count Sobeneki, from ditto, for ditto ; Frederick H >clgson, Esq , Miss and Mrs. Hodgson, from ditto, for their mansion, in Carlton Gardens. His Royal Highness Prince George of Ca n bridge is daily expected to have Cambridge House for Brighton. The Duke of Wellington's parties at Apsley House will not commence until next month. His Grace, we have the plcaure to state, is in the enjoyment of better health than he has experienced for several years. Sir A. Grant will receive his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge and a distinguished party to dinner on Sunday next, at his residence in Grosvenor-street. The Countess of Minto will have a juvenile party tn.-morrow evening at the Admiralty, to which the junior £5,415,836 £4,980,353 I branches of some of the leading families in town have been 1 invited. The Speaker will give his first Parliamentary dinner on Saturday next, at his splendid new mansion, in Eaton square, adjoining the residence of the Comptroller of this Household, the Right Hon. George Stevens 13yng. No ex pense has been spared in fitting up the grand banqueting room, for which the builder, Mr. Cubitt, received a carte blanche from the Woods and Forest, The Earl and Countess of Minto entertained the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, Viscount Morpeth, Lord Ed ward Howard, Mr. and Mrs. More O'Ferrall, and a select circle to dinner last evening at the Admiralty. Viscount and Viscountess Coml;ermere gave a magnificent ball at Coinbermere Abbey on Monday last iu honour of the Queen's nuptials. The tenantry on the family estate were invited to join the more elevated guests in the mazy dance, which was kept up with great animation until an early hour on Tuesday morning. The festivities at the abbey dur ing the past week, in celebration of the Hon. W. J. Cotton coming of age, passed off with more eclat than is usually wit nessed at a country fete.. _ The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailsa came to town yesterday for the season, from St. Margaret's, Isle:vorth. The Noble Marquis is enjoying a most excellent state of health. Lord and Lad• Dacre have arrived in Chester field-street, from the . Hoo, Herts, where they have been enter taining a succession of visiters during the last month Vi'scount Villiers, M.P., and the Hon. Frede rick Villiers loft town on Tuesday afternoon for Coombe Park, on a visit to Earl and Countess Craven. A numerous party is about to assemble a' that hospitable mansion. Lord and Lady Margaret Marsham are staying on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, at Montague House. Her Ladyship's accouchement took place the day be fore yesterday. NEWCASTLE ON TYNE, Feb. B.—The wea ther since this day se'nnight (with the exception of last night, when it bleepa perfect hurricane) has been very unfavourable for wheat sowing, in which little or no progress has been made, and considering this circumstance, coupled with the dimin ished stocks in warehouse, the trade has been more quiet than might have been expected ; the extent of business effected during the week being of a very limited character; possibly this apathy may be owing to the uneertair.ty which exists as to what parliament may do with the corn laws, for until this ques tion is settled either one way or the other, we cannot expect our consumers to buy freely : should no alteration be deter mined upon, it is most probable a speedy advance would follow, as both millers and dealers are very low in stock. At our mar ket this morning we had a pretty liberal supply of wheat from the growers, and. our arrivals coastwise being also to a fair extent, the trade ruled exceedingly dull, and excepting for superfine parcels, which were rather dearer, lower prices would have been taken to have effected a clearance. The condition of the great bulk of the supply received coast wise this week has been generally indifferent. Flour con tinues to move off slowly, its. being the top quotation for households, and 555. an extreme currency for whites, fair qualities are selling at 545. per sack of 2301b5. F s .)r rye we have some speculative inquiry, and it is probable some of the lower qualities will be taken out of the market, in which case, holders would not be such anxious sellers, as this article is certainly lower in comparison than any other grain. Barley of the choicest qual:ty is in fair request, and fully sustains its price ; but in the inferior kinds very little progress can be made, although lower terms would be submitted to, to in duce business. Ma't dull, but not cheaper ; grinding peas are in demand, but for toilers we have very little inquiry. New beans uncommonly dull, and only such as are in good condition find buyers, others sorts being neglected. We had a very li beral supply of oats from the growers this morning, which met a ready- sale for shipment coastwise at prices rather exceeding those of last week. The stocks of old are extremely light, the whole quantity not exceeding 1700 qrs. of which 1000 era. are of Riga quality, the rest being of Konigsberg growth. The only alteration in the duties this morning is on wheat, which is 1. per qr. higher. In bond, wheat 1196, rye 853, barley 225, oats 31, peas 8, beans, 0, qrs. At the Duchess of Sutherland's assembly on Monday evening not one-half of the company invited could gain access, in consequence of the immense number of waggons, omnibuses, car's, and cabs blocking up all the neighbouring streets. PENNY POSTAGE —The penny postage is of immense benefit to the men who are employed in the ironworks of Glamorganshire and Alotrnouthshire. Many of them hare families residing in .Cardiganshire, to whom they send a sove reign or half-soveriign per week. This used to cost Is. 6d. postage under the old system, besides 4d. for sending the letter to the post-town in the ironmaster's bag. At that time there was no post-office at Tredegar, Nantyglo, Beaufort, Ebbw Vale or Brynmawr, although these places contained 30,000 inhabit ants. Under the old system, and until a few weeks ago, a letter from Merthyr to Tredegar waa charged 10d., that is, 6d. post age, and 4d. for coming in the ironmast cr ' s b ag —th e di s t an ce is eight miles.— Cambrian. POSTAGE.—The new postage plan pretty well puts an end to an annoyance which we have long been exposed to—abusive anonymous letters. The creatures who thus em ploy their small wits, and evince their small malice, would fail in their main object, were they to prepay their letters ' • but as we take in none that are not prep a id, they f a il s till. We are induced to notice this subject at present frcln having had offered to us, on Friday evening, a letter with the Manchester post-mark, which wa s c h arge d Bd., and which, we have no doubt, was one of this cla:s. The writer may perhaps learn from this paragraph, that we declined to receive it; and that he has no chance of getting any of his effusions into our hands, except by plying the p os t age upon t h em .— M anc h es t e r Guardian. LORD GLENLEE.— This venerable one of " the Fifteen," at the age of fourscore an:l four, after having served forty-four years as a Judge, has retired on the full amount of his salary, 2,0001. a-year, and after having drawn 88,0001. of the public money. Formerly when a Judge of the Court of Session retired or died, all was speculation about the lucky in didnal who should be fortunate enough to succeed. But 'now we have heard from pretty gooi authority, that there is no chance of Lord Glen'ee's place being filled up; on the con trary, that a much greater reduction of the number of Su preme Judges is contemplated. It is well-known that the " Inner Houses" sit only as Courts of Review ; that there are at present two of these Courts in Edinburgh, and that they are not half employed. From the reduced• amount of business, vre should think one chamber perfectly sufficient to perform all the business, and likely to be as useful to the country as two, and in this way at least 14.0001. a-year. that is 5,0001. for the Lord President and 3,0001. for each of the other Puisne Judges may be saved to the Consolidated Funa, which at present must be no small object of importance to the Chancellor of her Majesty's Exchequer.— Glasgow Chronicle. FICTITIOUS OUTRAGES.—III reference to a story of a horrible murder near Bray, which appeared in th e Evening Packet, and was copied into Saunders's yesterday, WO have reason to believe that no such murder was perpetrated, and we know that several of the facts asserted are actually false. —Dublin Evening Post. A disastrous occurrence took Place at the Car marthen Iron and Tin Pla'c Works, on Friday, which happily was unattended with loss of life About four o'clock the pro prietor, engineer, agent, and several workmen were witnessing the first movements of the machinery of a new and extensive forge which had been many months in preparation, and was on the eve of commencing the manufacture of the celebrated Indian steel iron into bars (the water having been let into the new pond for the purpose of turning the wheel of the blast engine), when an unusual rushing sound was heard, and the pine-end of a corn-mill, the wall of which supported the shaft of the wheel, was observed crumbling inwards. The alarm was instantly given, and every one escaped. In a few minutes' with a crash like thunder, the whole of the corn mill was levelled with the ground, and the greater part of the forge roof, the water rushing in a torrent over all. rot tunately. on'' of the arches fell against the stack of a puddlimg furnace, which being iron bound, bent, but did not give way, or the whole forge would have been destroyed and several lives sacrificed. It was found that the new pond wall, nearly sixty feet long• 18 high, and six feet thick, finished in October, and built the most careful way of the best materials, over a period or some months, bad given way to the pressure of the water, and fallen on the side of the c,:rn mill. The chief machinery, from its sub:tanee and 'tree h, w.is, however, ve-y little injured or displaced. The inces-ant rains during the erection of the wall, and since, it appears, prevented the mortar from hardening , and thus it was unable to resist the pressure of the head of water. --Cambrian. I'itaiNl) THLATI-tra. This little theatre has been opened as a Temple of Magic by Mr. J. H. Anderson, who styles himself the Great Wizard of the North, and well does he deserve the title, as he certainly is entitled to rank as the first of living professors of the cabalistic art. We paid him a visit last evening, and were highly delighted with the neatness and celerity with which all his delusions were performed. The apparatus with which he performs the greater number of his experiments is of solid silver, and in appearance most gorgeous. The most amusing performance of the evening was that of the Great Egyptian Astrologer. This Astrologer is a figure about a foot-and-a-half high, attired in Egyptian costume, worked by mechanism, which is wound up in a similar manner to a watch. The figure is then placed on the table, and by signs describes the suit and number of any card that any of the company may draw from the pack—and should any of our fair readers be de sirous of a peep into futurity, if she will visit the Strand Theatre any evening, the Egyptian Astrologer will, from his magic book, inform her of her future fate. The Gun Trick, which we believe is peculiar to Mr. Anderson, con cluded the evening's performances, and is certainly the most wondeiful feat we ever saw attempted. A gentleman pre sent loaded an apparently ordinary gun in the ordinary manner, with a marked leaden ball. Ha fired it at Mr. Arderson, who immedia!ely produced the bullet in his hand. The delusion in this instance is the more extraor dinary, because, with the exception of handing the gun to the gentleman who fi ed previous to his loading it, Mr. Anderson did not meddle with it from first to last. The performances commenced at seven and were over shortly after ten o'clock, with an interval of fifteen minutes between the two parts into which the performances were divided. This interval was agreeably occupied-by the performance of several popular airs by the band. We would recom mend our readers to pay a visit to tin NVizard during his sojourn in the metropolis, and can assure them that they will find the Temple of Magic an exceedingly agreeable lounge. The house was welt filled last evening in every part, and the Wizard, at the conclusion, was greeted with enthusiastic applause. NAVY ESTIMATES. It will be seen, from the felt Grant to be proposed this year of lit year by nearly half a mil lowing Estimates, that th, to Parliament exceeds that Ilion sterling :-- CNa al Service - Effective Non-Effective... Total for the Naval Service.. For the Service of other Depart ments