The Sun. — London, England, 1847-05-12 00:00:00

II II: UNITED STATES AND MEXICt_g. tna Zurich sailiner-packet, Captain Thompson, ar veeld off Havre on Sund a y, t h e 9 t h i nst., w i t h news f rom Ve t York up to the 21st ult—the day on which she left that port. ...The first in order o f i mportance o f the i nte lli gence b y 14ieslirrival is the conditions of peace submitted to the crovocans by M. Atocha on the part of the American tomcat, but which, as will be seen by our Mexican correspondence, were summarily rejected. of conditions, which first appeared in the urnal 711.rGiausaadnadlaras as a letter from M. Atocha to Gom z Rejon, were afterwards copied into the Digrio del Gotierno, a Mexican official journal, and re produced by the journals of New Yo rk. Tlo y are as 10110W:--. "A Commission shall be named to state the conditions. tl Tha t commi ss i on shall be composed of Messrs. Benton and uch anan, of member of American Congress (belonging to OPPasition), and of two Mexican commissioners. The Al xie :21euniission shag assemble in a place to be pointed out by the an Government. " The United States demand the 26th degree of latitude, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific, as line of division. 1, ,," The United States will pay 15,000,000 dolls. for the ter make" Yso occupied, engaging themselves solemnly not to ex anY formal demand for the expenses of the war. bese r..otrapteens s e e o s n a s r e e qu es e -t n ina;t e d at 13,000,000 dolls., and the United consider that they pay 28,000,000 dolls. I the territory in question. The U n it e d States guarantee that they will never give their consent for any territory of Mexie. , , or Mexican state, to be annexed to the American Union ; and they will equally Guarantee of rantee the sov ere i gnt y o f M ex i co , more part i cu l ar ly t h a t the c oun t ry that is s i tuated to the sout h o f t h e 2 6t h e a gree of parallel. e"The United States will place 10,000 men, infantry and a airy , on the fr on ti er li ne , t o p reven t con t ra b an d a nd in cursions from the Indians. The United States engage themselves to set aside all meterences relative to their former demands, for ceded ter rit°l7, foreign debt, &c. "An alliance, offensive and defensive, shall be signed bet ween the United States and Mexico, for the purpose of repelling all European intervention in the affairs of mrica. Atocha is authorised by the United States Govern • went to agree to conditions of a treaty of peace." The France Americaine, a French journal published in New York, under the date of the 21st ult., says, in reference to these conditions— " Such are, according to the journal of Guadalaxara, the terms laid down by M. Atocha, in a latter written to Gomez Parias and to Rejon. Two mouths ago the Mexican press Woeld have refused such au insertion, or at least would Lave a„ccomp anied it by the most furious declamatns; now the Afiarto del Goble; no reproduces it without. io commentary. T hrough these changes we see a ssure dl y pac i f i c symptoms. If the bases laid down in the communication made by M. Atocha are adopted by the Mexican Government, the line of division formed by the 26th degree of parallel will cut the Rio Grande almost at its mouth, leaving Point Isabella, Palo-Alto Resales de la Palma to the north, and Matamoras to the south. Monterey, the pass of the Rinconada, and Sal the field of battle of Buena Vista, would also be com- Prised within the Mexicanlimits, but the United States would ac quire the superior part of Tamaulipas, and of Nuevo Lean, ,„of Cohahutla, of Durango, and of Sinaloa, with the whole of iitrPper California, the Sonora and Lower California as far as ~'4 , l)e St. Domingo. Letters from Mexico, received by seve ;aL of our American confreres, announce an early consent '° the renewal of negotiations; they affirm also that the victorious army of General Scott could not have reached Jalapa in its march on the capital before the propositions of arrangement were made by Santa Anna. If this be the we, pea ce i s already concluded. The greatest diflictety, as e have said before, exists, not in the solution of territorial questions or indemnities between two countries, but in the prejudicial question of national amour propre, which, hitherto, ~s destroyed all att em pt s o f pacification. This powerful Ma nacle once removed, all parties have too much interest in a cessation of hostilities not to make mutual sacrifices to bring about an honourable transaction. At present Mexico has a unretular legal administration which may be treated with ; but, t ht.o ns Pil3', things c h ange so rap i d:y in this country of revo evenuillity cannot last long; already t , that we tear traphe overth row Of Sa ci nta Anna is spoken of. A letttr v"11111 Quartermaster Montgomery, written from Monterey to e rge, repo r t s that General Arista, irritated at the the dis- Put upon him by Santa Anna, and, above all, hurt at chtlerent treatment of which General Ampudia is the Oobject, has raised 7,000 men, and will march from Zacatecas of citY of Mexico,- determined to overthrow the power head anota Ann remaindero reinstal Ilerrera. Santa Anna, at the f the of his forces, has even marched to meet Arista. W e know not what credit this important news :n:Herat.,g., but f or t h e interest of the country wish it to be in istAhaaftat•Santa Anna w i s h es to fi n i sh; the present s i tuation fav ourable. A c h ange would be dangerous. It is true e !Tera, Arista's candidate, has formally announced h imself l complications,ioapelesasatitoionns, of hostilities, but a conflict would bring nea the least dangerous result of wu,L.llfe would l be useless an d regreta bl e d e l ays. " _!"vin be jour na l o f the 21st ult. states, that the e, arrived at New Orleans on the 12th ult., orc o h g t recent news from Vera Cruz. The result of t i r e , expedition to Alvarado was not known on the 2d irs"Pril. There were rumours that General Quitman 2,_lB!net with opposition in his route, but they were not ii tt rr tdered to have any foundation in truth. Colonel of ln e3, of the 2d Dragoons, left Vera Cruz on the 2d ti,.l7ril, to take possession of Antigus, a town about 'miles northward. General Scott was to commence 3 march • twp . i t , In a few days for Puente Nacional—he htiC" enly sufficient means of transport; he had seized ;11 the roads right and left of the city, to insure to tter,:4. 4 free passage for provisions for his forces. Ge dees,•.• orth is actively engaged in repressing disor eieautt-ti t aking ineasur‘ s of police necessary under the Ott th', a nees in which the American troops are n!accd. • Ist cf April i.hei_ighi r n s, and General Scott issued an order in &oldie Illuch against the excesses committed by some calling on cfficers and soldiers to aid him soldiers are those who so disgrace the American arms. °tiers are confined to camp unlesi they have 'a written Permission from their officers. News from General Taylor arrived at New Orleans VI the 11 t h o f A pr il b y t h e steamer T e l egrap h . Ile bad not then, according to news from Brazos Santiago, trig ge d with Urrea or Canales. Immediately a ft er t h e batt a liof-fluena Vista Urrea fled across the mountains with 500 or 600 men, and had not since been heard of. Canales was heard of 20 miles south of Cerraloo, and was pursued by Captain Grey and a party of rangers. Communications are completely eetablishtd between Monterey and Camargo by General Taylor, who after Wards returned to Saltillo. It is supposed that Scott and Taylor have established a junction cn a point be tween Saltillo and Mexico. The Cambria had arrived in Boston the day before the Zurich left, and the intelligence she brought was at once t ransmitted to New York. It will be remembered that she carried out news of a decline in the corn markets te, and the approach of what was then believed to he sprin g weather. This seems to hare created some sen sation in New York. 1, • COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. • (Vrom the New York Courier and Inquirer.) NEW YORK, TUESDAY, APRIL 20. The demand for the Treasury notes continues steady, at htes tending upward; and the market being judiciously fed by holders the price maintains itself. The sales to-dsy were •s fit ai, and left off stiff at that rate. ' * The tow-boats brought no flour to-day, and prices range "1h here, 8 dolls. being readily paid. a ereign exchange is firm, with rather an upward tendency. o „tlie Buffal o C ommerc i a l Ad ver ti ser , o f th e 17th i ns t an t, W e v s l l 3} aell the following table of the produce on hand at the t o ~ 11 11(1 awaiting the opening of navigation to find its way 11 1 . ,, eee board :---- pro t i o ' c 4 e at the West-Below will be found the amount of on store at several of the shipping points at the West "t day of April, 1847, as far as heard from :- Wheat. Flour. Corn. Beef and Pork. Raci ne bushels. barrels. bushels. barrels. ki ehi .... 188,500 1,000 - 2,651i 5 g an city... 344,000 2,700 23,000 2,400 mil v o sep. l l ...... 80,000 85,000 8,000 - Little ukie ...... 220,0:10 9,000 Chita l'ort ...... 61,000 - cet_cago ............ 741,618 7,809 12,E51 16,000 D t i To e l v e r i l i nd ...... 100,000 21,000 32,000 7,800 ••••••...... 50,000 15,000 100,000 - Sand ........... 25000 170,000 - id " I '7 ......... 150 , ,000 16,000 onroe ......... .. 196,000 94,000 - * Including lard. el:11 1 1/e 'ides the above there were at St. Joseph, 8,000 b arre l s l l meal and 1,500 barrels high wines; at Racine, 1,350 hi( te s. B acd 300 b arrels high wines; and at Milwaukie, 3,000 , There is now i n st ore a l ong th e li ne of the two r a il roa d s ter minating at Sandusky. 350,000 to 400,000 bushels wheat abd 24,000 to 25,000 barrels of flour, exclusive of the flour a t Venice and Castalia mills, which is off' the road. In the veley of St. Joseph, to come forward by July next, th e quantity of wheat is estimated at 30,000 bushels, together with some 90,000 barrels flour, besides pork, lard, tallow, hides, &c. The freights on the lakes will probably be high, as vessels are not numerous. From Milwaukie to Buffalo the probable rate is stated at 15c. per bushel of wheat. The harbour at Buffalo on the 17th was still in some de- Pee obstructed by ice; steamers and propellers succeeded laesing, but sailing craft found difficulty. The receipt %pour since steamers had been able to navigate the lakes • i4lllOl l was 9,667 barrels, most of which was predisposed y t* , f " eastern . shipment. The price of transportation to New ...wit bee net yet settled. Contractors asked 1 doll., but in wtrie at e "ea 80 cents , had been agreed to. India corn is quoted 40 cents.- T he A lbany Evening Journal of yesterday expresses an ap• on that owing to the continued cold weather the canal v.O„, s hardly be opened before the Ist May. The banks of the r a i n •i are yet porous from the effects of the frost, and a heavy ,Is needed to settle them. have no change to notice in the aspect of the b l e ti e t• ; sales cont i nue sma ll and prices well supported. foll ow lthe last three days 2,900 bales have been taken, as Upland & Florida. Mobile &N.s i i e r a leano. 14 fitio 2,200 bales. 700 b a les . O r d; r.. ..... ... none tliil: l l r7 to good ordinary 101 to l2fl 10i to loi 11 to 1i xtiadir4 to good middling loi to Il i p utt,. ,I.lg Lair to fair Pi ti i i .. l4l r to good fair l2i to 13 13i to 14 none pl o ,:•• ........ .. hew a"tr"—The 87 1 /c to 8 dolls.; R market is nearly bare of flour. Gennessee is NoeGeorr, ." "oils.; Other western at 7 do lls. 1 2 .. 200 barrels ,-,e,o wn. , Sto. 7 dolls. 50c. to 7 dolls. 62, ., 2 c. , ; de 2 m o a ml; were2so 1ie, 11 % ) -P JerF!e; cold at 7 dolls. 0 barrels b . - Orleans.. tizeis sold at4 d cl o o ll i s is E . i7 7 l g tc . . Corn meal i s e in . ; subsequently 1.000 barrel s be y e e n rs at 4 dolls. 8 7y., at which price there are plenty of 00 ; ,00 6 bush e l s N orthern corn, deliverables in May, sold at I° e• B th e bttsl iels Southern 3 ellow corn brought 100 c. to 6.ionasrticle is scarce and wanted. Prov 13 dolls ' pork soil at are fir n . 80 b at re ' s new rime C• • MCS .h 1 16 dli at 14% d di • , sise d at 08. 50c. , _ Niter l t (Leland's , 1 4 . ; p 124 i dolls. 100 barrels art _ s , e ~, • old mess is held lot] Ph ii•ild p rime . • 150 ditto Western, 9 :- ric• ; 4uu ic e• e • , to ua; qua% to cash. ' Smoked hams, 9 the. to lc., according l'ic c i t i e T,Y• Beef. rness aria prime, remains without change. adzoarrets 200 ,`"gtles are in good demand. whisky brought 28c. to 28%c., which is an . 12 I ,e• 10 halt pipes A. Seignette brandy 1 doll. 90c. , 101ihds St C . ' 60" a Pipes Otard, Dupuy , and Co., 2 dolls. 20c. to 2 dolls. The tr. . • rcnx to 9c. 80 0 ba Ati?tactions in coffee for the last three days ua coinprise 5 on the usl credit. 400 b g 3 , I °, at 7 Ac. to 7 ' l / e. , the latter price for prime lots ; k m AT Java, 9 Domingo k 600 Sumatra, 7c., four mouths; 'l' ba gft St. , 6 3 / 4 c. to 6 i4c. cash. prig s ITN, LONDON,_, WEDNESDAY .EVENANG, MAY 12, 1847. Sugars are rather heavy ; 350 hhds. Cuba Muscovado sold at 6! , ,c. to 7 r4c. • 400 boxes Brown Havannah Mc. to 7 1 4 c.; 129 bads. Porto" Rico 7 1 4 c. to 7• 7 : i c.; 100 lihds. New Orieans 61ac. to 7. 1 / t c., four months. Molasses continue to have a downward tendency ; 700 bhds. Cardenas and Llatanns sod at 19c. to 19 1 /ic., with some at 21c. _ . Naval stores are in better demand, in consequence of the reduction in freights. Several sales have been made on pri vate terms. Spirits of turpentine has been sold to a fair ex tent at 41c.; it is now held at 42c. There has been a speculative movement in hops, the par•. ticulars of which Lave not transpired. FOR EIG N EXCHANGES. 106 to 106 , 4 5.10 to 5.1) t/ 2 39 to 39's 35 to 77% to 78 Bills on London.. „ Paris .. „ Amsterdam ... „ H amUurgla „ Bremen DOMESTIC EXCHANGES. Boston... ... .. ••. ••• l AA ' to dis. I 7_ Philadelphia fs to -- „ Baltimore IA to i,..f „ Richmond ... ... ... 3 '' to „ 'Wilmington, N.C. • ••• ••• I (.1 2 8 to " Charles, on •. 14 to % „ Savannrh ... ... 1 , to , 70 Augusta ... ... ... ... % to „ Columbus ... ... ... ... 1 / 2 to ~ Apalachicola Mobile ... ••• ••• ... par. to 2 P New Orleans ... 1 4 to 1 4 pm. Nashville .. ... ... ... 2 to 2i dis. tit. Louis ... ... ... ... 1 to I% ~ Loui , ville ... •• ... 1 to 1 1 / „ Cincinnati ••• .. ... I-toVA ~ , Pittsburgh „,. 3 / 1 to Detroit .. to 13uflalo ••• to Albany ... ... 14 to „ PIIII,ADEPHIA, APRIL 20, P. 211. Stocks were heavy, especially at the first board of brokers, and prices fell off: After, 1,000 dolls. United States' 6's, 1867, sold at 1054 ; 3,500 dolls. ditto 6's, 1856. at 1044 ; 5,000 dolls. Pennsylvania s's at 73% •, 500 dolls. United States' Treasury Notes, s's, at 103; 1,000 dolls. United States 6's, 1856, at 1044 ; 50 shares Pennsylvania Township Bank at 32; 50 Vicksburg at 11%. After Sales-1,000 dolls. Susquehanna Canal notes at 45; 2,000 dolls. Reading RR. Mortgage bonds at 71 ; 35 Susque hanna Canal, '65. at 13%; 350 Girard Bank at 114 ; United States' Bank closed at 4' to 4% 8 ; North America Bank, 113 offered; Pennsylvania Bank, 290; Philadelphia Bank, 123 to 125; Farmers' and Mechanic s ' B an k, 53 1 / 4 offered ; Girard Bank, 11% to ; Vicksburgh, 11 to 114 ; Reading RR., 293 ; 4 to 30; Pennsylvania s's, 734 to 73% ; Beading RR. Bonds, 724 to 72 ; Morris Canal, 20% to 207 ; United States' 6'B, 1856, 101 w to 104%; ditto, 1867, 105 to 105 5i ; United States' Treasury Notes, 103 to 1034. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, MAY - 10, 1847 Notice is hereby given, that no tickets to view the Royal Pictures by Winterhalter, in St. James's Palace, will be issued from this Oilice after Thursday next, thel3th instant; ts and that, on and after Mon da y next, the 17th instant, tickets may be obtained, under the same regulation as the order to view the State Apartments in Windsor Cas• ;le, upon application to Messrs. Paul and Dominic Colnaghi, printsellers, So. 14, Pall. mall East; Mr. Moon, printseller, No. 20, Threadneedle-street; Mr. Mitchell, libarian, No. 33, Old Bond-street; Messrs. Ackermann and Co., No. 96. Strand. Visitors with tickets issued up to Thursday nest, inclu sive, will be admitted to view the pictures, between two and five o'clock, during the remainder of this week. DOWNING- STREET, MAT 8, 1847. The Queen has been p l e ased to a pp o int Erancisr Corbet Sin g leton, Esq., to be Auditor General of Accounts for the been province of South Australia. olrlreirso3nl, E Majesty has i:tels() oluenein pleased to appoint Williamcl Surgeon for the isl and o f m Hong-Kong. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE. MAT' 8. Royal Regiment of Artillery.—Gentletnen Cr.dets to be Second Lieutenants—Henry Peel Yates, vice Anson, pro nioted ; Murray Fraser Ferre;-s, vice Gordon, eromoted ; Henry Andrew Thrupp, vice Stubbs, promoted ; Charles Edward Mainwaring, vice I.l3othbv, promoted; Alexander Gordon, vice Lovell, promoted ; John vice J. F. E. Travers, promoted; Charles Frederick Young, vice Gage, promoted ; Sanford Freeling, vice 1123 ly, pro. moted ' • Oliver Robert Stokes, vice Barstow, promoted; James Farrell Pennyeuick, vice Leslie, promoted ; Walter John Grimston, vice Archdall, promoted ; William Dalgiirns Guille. vice Wright, promoted; Charles Edward Oldershaw, vice Titling - . nrcanoted ; Nathaniel Octavius Simpson Turner, vice W. M. King, promoted, May 2. Corps of Royal Engineers.—Gentlemen Cadets to Second Lieutenants — Richard ' Stotherd, vice Tilly, promoted; William Hatt Noble, vice Stanton, promoted ; Henry Schaw, vice Chesney, promoted ; Edward Nicholas Heygate, vice De Moleyns, promoted ; George Hamilton Gordon, vice Armit, promoted; Augustus Jonathan Cierke, vice Ewart, promoted ; Charles Augustus Rice, vice Nugent, promoted; Charles John Fowler, vice Behield, promoted, May 2. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire. Royal North Gloucester Regiment of Militia—Henry Bold Williams, Esq., to be Captain, .11. sty 8. Erratum in the Gazette of Marsh 23. Comtnissionby the Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire. The King's Regiment of Cheshire Yeomanry Cavalry— Edward Hyde Greg, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Thornton, re signed, March 1 (and not March 5), 1847. ADMIRALTY, MAY 4. Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant Henry Carr Tate to be Captain; First Lieutenant George Colt Langley to be Captain. ADMIRALTY, MAY 6. Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant William King Shoveller to be Captain, vice Henry Bremer, retired on half pay ; Second Lieutenant James Splaine Dowman to be First Lieutenant, vice Shoveller, promoted. BANRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. Mary Deacon, carrier, Norwich. Charles John Hubbard, hop merchant, Crotched-friars, London. Robert Heathcote, B on A L K bu ß a U p P ro T p S rietor, Clapham-common, to surrender May 26, at two, and June 24, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Cole man-street-buildings; Dolman, Jerrnyn-street. Thomas George Webb, artificial flower manufacturer, Wood-street, Cheapside, May 18, at half-past eleven, and June 22, at eleven. at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane, Cornhill ; Lambert, Ray.. mond- buildings. James Willson Pearl, horse-dealer, Milton street, Dorset square, May 18, and June 22, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Pennell, official assignee ; Robinson, Orchard street, Portman-square. John Dymoke Elliott, chymist, Hemingford-place, Barns bury-road, Islington, May 18, at one, and June 12, at half past twelve, at the Ccurt of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street ; Jenkinson and Co., Lombard-street. William Reynolds, bookseller, Eldon-street, Finsbury, May 22, at two, and July 3, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green. official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Fry, Loxley, and Fry, Cheapside. Daniel Syred, market gardener, Bloomfield-road, Padding ton, May 18, at half-past twelve, and June 22, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Holmes and Co., Great dames-street, Bedford-row. Edward May, ironmonger, Oxford-street, May 24, at half past twelve, and June 24, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry-chambers; Fisher, Verulam-buildings. Barris Watson, stove grate manufacturer, Wilson-street, Finsbury, May 25, at eleven, and June 22, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Ab church-lane, Lombard-street; Brown, Finsbury-place. Joseph Bates, share broker, Leeds, May 25 and July 1, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Kynaston, official assignee, Leeds; Sharpe and Co., Bedford-row; Priest, Leeds. Simon Lee Trotman, merchant, Liverpool, May 21 and June 15, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Holme and Co., New Inn, Lon don ; Booker, Liverpool. Henry William King, furniture dealer, Oldham, May 21 and June 15, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Spinks, Great James street, London, and Cobbett, Blanchester. Thomas Levers, cooper, Charlestown, Cornwall, May 26 and June 16, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Her naman, official assignee, Exeter; Turner, Exeter. John Thuell and William Jeffery, woollen manufacturers, Buckfastleigh, Devon, May 27, at one, and June 23. at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter ; Stogdon, Exeter. Robert Reed, brewer, Bishop Middlcham, Durham, May 19, at half-past ten, and June 22, at one, at the Newcastle-upon- Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle upon-Tyne; Crosby and Galloon, Church _court, Old Jewry W. F. Lang, coa l master, Glasgow, M ay 15 an d J une 8 , SMtraaytble4rnanaL J D un ou e g lil q , s, a G t l t a wl sg e o t w -e,. at the chambers of Messrs. at twelve, at the George Hotel, Glasgme. CULTIVATION OF THE TEA PLANT IN INDIA. Are we far wrong in asserting that the experiments which have been made, during the last three or four years, in respect to the cultivation of tea in the hills, and in the Dhoon of Dhera, are the most important of their kind which the Government of India have ever under taken ? The results which have already followed those experiments, and the eagerness which has already been displayed to share in the anticipated profits, are ample proofs of the truth of this assertion. Indeed it is now shown that there are no limits to the extension of the cultivation of this great and important staple. A cor respondent has given, in a late number of the Delhi Gazette, a trust, encouraging account of the plantations in the Dhoon, and we learn from other sources that such is the anxiety manifested by Government to improve on the various m et h o d s hi therto adopted for ren d er i ng suc cess still less d ou b t f u l , that they have departe d f rom their usual niggardly views, and authorised an increase of cultivation to th e extent of one thousan d acres . A tea manufactory i s to be permanently esta bli s h e d at Paoree, in Gurhwal, and another sit Merl in the Dhoon. Europt an overseers are to be appointed to each div i s i on, and a proper native establishment is to be authorized, in order to carry out the proposed extension. The build ing of houses for the tea manufacturers has been ranc tioned at Dhera and at Paoree, and there the Chinamen are to be permanently stationed. While these measures are being severally carried out, the different plantations are to be increased as follows:—Dhera in the Dhoon to 400 acres, Paoree in Eastern Gurhwal 200 acres, I3heemtal district 200 acres, and Alrnorah district 200 acres, making the above -mentioned total of 1,000 acres, and this measure will afford all that is requisite, in point of extent, for the immediate develepment of the experi ments. The n ext t hi ng will be to carry them on west ward into the Sirmoor district (about Nahun), which we should think specially adapted to tea cultivation — and why not across the Sutlej ? for we learn from a friend well qualified to form an accurate opinion, that he has seen land in the Mundee districts perfectly well suited to tea plantation, of which there will consequently be "no end" in the course of the next ten years. The most important point, and the one which the Govern ment ought to keep steadily in view is, that the exten sion of the tea culture, in the ciirection which it has now taken, will render districts, in fact, whole provinces, which at present yield a most insignificant revenue, as valuable, if not more so, than any in the plains of Hin dostan, and we would therefore most strongly advise perseverance in the liberal course of which we have given an outline above. Such alone can yield the hoped-for results. The Court of Directors are evidently deeply interested in the issue of the experiments, and we look to their success with the anxiety which longs to see that fair play given to the resources of this country which has hitherto been denied them. —Delhi Gazette. BURNING OF THE EXPERIMENT STEAMER-SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION. The subjoined are some additional particulars relat ing to the destruction of the Experiment : This steamer left Sunderland on Wednesday after noon, the 28th ult., with seventy passengers and a cargo of general merchandise, amongst which was about 200 tons of coals which lay at the bottom of her hold, extending fore and aft her engine room. The other portion of the cargo was stowed over them. For the first sixteen hours she encountered very trying weather. It then moderated, and the steamer proceeded on her ordinary easy way till about half•past eight o'clock on the following (Thursday) evening, when an alarm was raised that smoke was issuing from the hatchways aft, and it was feared that she was on fir e below. An examination being made, such proved to be the case, but the precise part where it existed could not be ascertained. She was then off Orfurdness, W. .W., distant three miles. The captain resolved to make for the first port, but something giving way connected with the shafting, the engines were rendered useless, and the wind b:.ing exceedingly light. the vessel came almost to a stand still. The anchor was dropped and the jolly- boat lowered, when three men were sent off in her to speak to some vessel and otrain some assistance. By this period the smoke had considerably increased, and the affrighted passengers, most of whom were females, were compelled to reek refuge from suffocation on deck. A vigorous effort Kas made to get at the fire, and the hatchwas were removed, and th e crew commenced un loading,-her, many of the passengers assisting. This occupied until near 12 o'clock, when they got to the coals. Here it was impossible to proceed further, for although the force pumps were in active operation, and water was being bailed into the hold from all quarters, the smoke and heat increased to such an extent as to prevent the men continuing below. Sh4,rtly after one o'clock a steamer was observed bear ing down to their assistance, which proved to be the - Crarence, from Leith, which had been spoken with by the men in the jollyboat. The passengers having been taken on board stood on the poop, and so dense was the smoke about them that at times they could not discern the stern. The Clarence took the burning vessel in tow, Mr. Ross, the captain, and his crew, endeavouring if possible, to subdue the fire; but on arriving off Bolton on the Naze, they were compelled to leave her. She burnt for hours and when seen by a Harwick revet.ne cutter, later in the day, was riding at anchor between the Gunileet sands and the Heaps, whfre she sank in eleven fathoms water. Unforunately for the passengerA, a great many lot their luggage, and the crew most of their clothes. It is almost certain that the tire resulted from spon taneous ignition of a quantity of coals stowed on her hold. It appears that they were of a superior descrip tic,n to those in ordinary use, and were shipped with in ferior coals under and above them in the hold, and which it is considered led to their combusion. They were highly charged with gas, and on Mr. Ross opening a hatch after the alarm, which looked into the hold of the after cabin, it exploded with much force. Her lois .. it is stated will exceed 2 0,000/. - COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, and the Prince of Leinin gen, arrived at Buckingham Palace at ten minutes before six o'clock yesterday afternoon, from Osborne House, Isle of Wight. The Royal suite consisted of the Countess of Desert, the lion. C. B . P hipps, Ca lion. Miss Dawson, Msijor-G enera l B ow l es , Lieut.-Colonel Dr. Mey er . Her M a j es t y and her Royal Consort were received at the Palace by th e D owager Lady Lyttelton, Hon. Miss Stanley. the Lord Ch am b er l ain, the Lord Steward, Lord Waterpark, Admiral Sir Edw ar d C odrington, and Captain Francis Sey ptain the Hon. A. H. Gordon, and MOM. The august party left Osborne at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, crossed in the Fairy to Gosport, and travelled to town by a special train on the South Western Railway, pro' ceeding from the terminus at Nine Elms, in three carriages and four, escorted by a party of Lancers. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Leiningen, h onoured the Royal Italian Opera House with their presence yesterday evening. The Royal suite consisted of the Countess of Desart, lion. Miss Stanley, Lord Water park, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Cap tain the Hon. A. H. Gordon. Her Majesty the Q ueen Dowager took an airing in a car riage and four, yest er d ay. Her Majesty the Q ueen Dowager, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, honoured her Majesty's Theatre with their pre sence yesterday eveni ng . The Queen Dowager was attended by the Viscountess Barrington and the Earl Howe. The Duchess of Kent wa s attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth, and Si r George Couper, and the Duchess of Cambridge was attended b y Mr. Edmond Mildrnay, and . Sir William Davison. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Gloucester, yesterday, at Gloucester House. Among the visitors yesterday to inspect the Royal pictures in St. James's Palace, were the Earl of Moreton, the Earl of Desart, Lady F. Cole, Lady S e l sey, Hon. Mrs. Arbuthnot, Hon. Fred. Byng, and the lion. Captain Lindsay. A deputation respecting the Scotch Poor-law, consisting of Mr. Hastie, Provost Murray, Mr. Barr, Mr. Melvin, and Mr. Wilson, had an interview with Sir George Grey, yesterday, at the Home Office. A deputationfrom the St. Marylebone Protection Associ ation, consistin , . of Mr. R o b er t E vre T o dd, M r. G . R . W ales, Mr. William Collins, Mr. Joseph Angell, Mr. James Russell, Mr. Thomas Dickinson, and Mr. Charles Firreh, .had •an interview with Viscount Morpeth yesterday at the office of her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests in White hall-place. Mr. Morrison, ALP., had an interview with the Right lion. Edward Strutt, yesterday, at the office of the Cominis sioners of Railways, in Great George -street. The Archbishop of Canterbury had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. lir. - Paris hid an interview with Sir Georg e G rey yester . day ; Mr. Bracebridge had also an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet, at the Home-offi c e.. had an interview with Viscount Xll t i h n e - The Right Hon. E. Strutt had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. A deputation from the "UnitesdmKitihn,gßdo.Nm. Artesia n Water astabli.rthTdha3e7, coantuTihmuyrsd,aa, ' , Apt. Graham, C lip o ro t . n rßp p ae a at 7 : , yesterday. n c d o ,a n s r i s . j t i J. n s g r o a f p Edward f ard, Sir George Grey, her Majesty . 's principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, basysstled invitations for a grand dude the ' whole of the Queen's Judges, the Lord Mayor, and the principal Civic Functionaries. The guests will appear in full dress. The Chancellor of the Exchequer will give a Nil-dress 2 d 7 in t n h e ;l i a n v h , e a n t e t u h r e e t ltahreenlotineeHn dinner to a numerous party on T hursday the 27 th of Il ev , in celebration of her Majesty's birthday, a t his oMcial resi dence in Downing-street. IlaGn:trnoberts, " the appeared L IGH T. At Cain- At the Royal Polytechnic Institution on Monday last, Dr. Bachholfner gave a most admirable and intellectual lecture on the above-named subject . The Learned Gen- LECTURES to the eye of dazzling purity and brilliancy. In its construction the inventor has adhered closely to the only true principle, gp t I he e mi m n ,ae"n lamp, the he introduced l i ghte a call e d efdr f ob o my r the thweh iicnhv first e an t namely, that of argand, with such additii.nal arts for the heric air necessary for combust s . .Obtaining perfect t Thes on of the spirt . _ of e, however, are of so simple a nature, that instead the complexity, u Lich has always been a great drawback to the use of these lamps, this, on the contrary , is trimmed like a ny common lamp for burning oil ; added to wh ich, ,i ts constructi on ent i re l y prevents that intolerable nuisance of soot and smell so with very many commonly experienced . lamps sold under the name of camphine. the aild I s i o g, thienycluding have—ne ar l y two the leading aria- CITY OF LONDON GE NERA L PENSION S OCIETY .— The festival of this valua ble charit y tak es place on the 31st instant. An advertisem ent some tim e since promised that the patrons of the dinn er should, in rank and number ex hun- dred caed namesan y f former rmer distinguisheffort, tocracy of the country, worthy the illustrious Prince, the Duke of Cambridge, who is to preside. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE TATTERSALL'S—TUESDAY. The room was opened yesterday afternoon, but to little purpose; very few subscribers were present, and business so flat, as scarcely to warrant a quotation. A slight improve ment in Oxonian was the only change from the prices last quoted. DEBBY., 7 to 4 agst John Day's lot—take 2 to 1 7 to 1 agst Kent's lot—taken 10 to 1 agat Forth's lot—taken 5 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Cossack—taken to 2001. and afterwards offered 5 to 1 agst Sir R. Pigot's Conynfbam—tak. 11 to 2 7 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp—offered 15 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Planet—offered 20 to 1 agst Lord Caledon's Wanota—offered 20 to 1 agst Mr. Fuller's Oxonian—take 25 to 1 25 to 1 agst Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle 1000 to 35 agat Sir R. Bulkeley's Montpensier—taken 33 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Red Hart 33 to 1 agat Lord E.Russell's Nottingham—taken 4000 to 50 agst Mr. Osbaldesfon's Retort colt—taken 3000 to 30 agst Mr. Merry's Limestone—taken. OARS. 4 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Clementina 11 to 2 agst Mr. J. Day's The Farmer's Daughter 12 to 1 agst Capt. Ilarcourt's Ellertlale—taken. 22 to 1 ag,t Mr. Merry's Maid of Motherwell TILE MANCIIESTEK CUr.—We are requested to state, that St. Lawrence's weight for this Handicap, is Bst 51b, not Bst 10Ib, as incorrectly giyen in a weekly contemporary. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TUESDAY. DERBY.-5 to 1 agst Conyngham sto 1 agst Cossack, 6to 1 agst Van Tromp (taken freely), 15 to I agst Planet, 20 to 1 agst Mr. Martin (“ffered ), 25 to 1 ag,t Mont pensier, 25 to 1 agst Mathematician, 30 to 1 ag.st Oxonian, 50 to 1 agst Halo ( t), 50 to 1 agst Good Coin ( t ). OAKS.-5 to 1 agat The Farmer's Daughter, sto 1 agat Clementina, 14 to 1 agst Lady Lift, 16 to 1 agst Ellerdale, 20 to 1 agst Maid of Motherwell. TIIE MARKET. There is but little animation, and both buyers and sellers are awaiting European advices now fully due, both in - your city and Boston. Flour is held at 7 dolls. 1214 c., without transactions. Corn meal is steady at 4 dolls. 64j 2 c. Good red wheat is held at 1 doll. 60c. to arrive. Small sales of corn at 1 doll. No movement in cotton. Groceries and pro visions are steady, with limited sales. 1,300 pigs of lead sold at 4 dolls. 27 4c. cash. About 10,000 gallons of linseed oil on private terms. Freights dull at 4s. 6d. to se. to Great Britain. BALTIMORE, Anur, 20, Si A.M. There were sales this morning amounting to about 1,600 barrels City Mils flour at 7 dolls., deliverable on the spot; offers to contract for more at the same price were Lubse quently made and refused. Some holders of Howard-street brands are asking 7 dolls., but there were no buyers about 6 dolls. 75c. The same price is offered for Susquehanna. Sales also of 1,200 barrels at 6 dolls. 75c. Corn meal is held at 2 dolls. 73c. Supply of grain not (pal to the demand. Good to prime Maryland red wheat will bring 145 c. to 150 c., and prime Pennsylvania red 132 c. to 163 c.; white corn, 85c., and yel low, 91c. to 92c.; cats, 48c. to 50c. ; rye, 73c. Nothing new in provisions or groceries ; prices firm., Whisky is held at 28c. to "291,-c. in hogsheads and barrels. Freights are dull. American vessels are engaged at 6s. for flour to Liverpool, and 2041. per bushel for corn; British vessels, ss. 6d. To Boston, 44c. to 45c. for flour; and Sc. to 9c. for corn. To the West Indies, 1 doll. to 1 doll. 25c. per barrel. To New York, 30c. for flour, and 71 to Sc. per bushel for corn. The transactions at the stock board were-1,000 dolls. Maryland 6's, 86; 20 shares Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 43%. United States 6's, of 1867, closed at 104 asked, 103 1 ,4 bid. United States Treasury Notes, 6's, 10334 asked, 103 1 i; bid. Maryland 6's closed at 85 15-16 asked, 6534 bid. Bal timore 6's, 1870, at 99 bid. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shares, 43% asked, 43% bid. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORIFMOLTII, MONDAY.—The Swedish corvette which arrived yesterday proved to be the Nnjaden, of 16 guns, com mended by Captain Ehrenstam, K.S., last from Cadiz. She yesterday saluted the flag on the King's Bastion with 21 gnus, which was returned by the Lieutenant-Governor of the garrison (Lord Dederick Fitzclarence„ G.C.H.) with a like nun•ber. This morning she saluted the Commander-in-Chief with 17 guns, which was acknowledged by the St. Vincent (flag ship), Captain Milne, with the same number. Captain Ehrenstam has charge of a number of young Swedish gen tlemen, whom he is educating practically fur service in the Swedish royal navy; observation and instruct ion, therefore, is the object of the vessel's anchoring in our port. She saluted also yesterday the Swedish Vice-Consul at this port, M. Van derbergh, who has this morning introduced the Captain and his staff to Sir Charles Ogle, and conducted them over the dockyard, and afterwards presented them to Lord Frederick Fit zelarence, the Governor, who received them with his usual urbanity, and invited .them to an inspection of that gallant regiment the 43d Light Infantry, under command of Lieu tenant Forlong, K.H., which took place on Southsea-common, at 4 o'clock this afternoon. To-morrow the Swedish officers and Vice-Consul dine with the Commander-in-Chief. Prince Oscar' is daily expected itithe Eugenie frigate, accompanied by the brig Nordcnskold. The Najaden is ordered 10 await their arrival. Sir Charle Ogle has deputed 111 Vandenberg', to invite the Prince (who is the third son of the King of Sweden) on his arrival to make the Admiralty-house his home durin g hi s so j ourn at th i s port. t :i tt e it, e icen r ii o nui f ,nip t ,t h a,n ; si n rueo a rp ly rsbl a aab t adefl ery evenings commissionikeizBl ehence. which exeoat! will The r t.h li t i e s a k i bp t e a f r e p th r l t i al e: r t e ' , er tow f othiaieet;b_sosettrierastne,taehrinisd-1 yiitiaricngadsttahtie,e win,t being light taio.indtbz er oil' until she Nab, when she made sail with a light southerly wind for Plymouth. The Avenger steam-frigate, Captain Dacres, is having her paddle-box boats, whi c h h ave hitherto been carried amidships on deck, fitted to the paddle-boxes in the usual way. We are glad to recognise an evidence of the Admi. ralty's orders with regard to this all-important matter being enfurced, so that ships may not again be sent to sea without the means of providing for the safety of those on board, as has been the case in too many instances hitherto. The fact is deposed to by the officers of the late Thunderbolt, ' that but for the reliance which was placed in her paddle box boats when she was wrecked, the loss of life would have been awful. The Geyeer steam-sloop, Commander Brown, is ordered to be employed for the present as a steam-tranrpott, in lieu of the Dee, which vessel is to have new boilers, and to be thoroughly overhauled and repaired at Woolwich. Commander Itaert Jones (1844) died at Southsea on Friday last. Commander Jones was the only lieutenant on board the Victory at the time the Queen unexpectedly visited that ship in this harbour, by which casualty he ob tained his promotion after holding the commission of a lieutenant upwards of 32 years. He has not been employed as a commander, and has left five motherless boys without a farthing in the world to provide for them, and they are totally unable to provide for themselves, the eldest being only 13 years of age. MAY 11.—The Centaur steam-frigate returned from Ireland this morning, and came into harbour to coal prior to refitting for other service. The Daring, 12, Commander Peel, was about to proceed from Vera Cruz to Halifax by the latest advices. The Spiteful steam-sloop, Commander Sir W. Hoste, Ban., was at Co:limbo on the 21st of March, on her way home. The Frolic, 16, commander Hamilton, arrived at Val paraiso on the 28th of January from Mazatlan, and s.iiled on the 10;11 of February for Rio and England with freight. The Cormorant steam-sloop, Commander Gordon, arrived at Valparaiso from Callao on the Ist of February. The Carysfort, 26, Captain Seymour, arrived at Callao on the 19th of February from Valparaiso, and sailed on the 21st for Mexico. The Nimrod, 20, Commander Dacres, sailed from Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope, for Algoa Bay, on the I th of March ; the Snake, 16, Commander Brown, sailed the same day for the Mozambique Channel, and the Eurydice, 26 Captain Anson, same dad• fur Mauritius. ROYAL MARINES. The following promotions and appointments in the corps of the Royal INiarines have just taken plsce First-Lieutenants Henry Carr Tate and George C. Langley, to be Captains, and attached to the Artillery companies. First-Lieutenant. Joseph Edward Wilson Lawrence, Acting Adjutant of the Artillery companies, to be established Adju tant of those companies. Cm...nut:lt, NAY 11.-The Charon steam• vessel left this port at ten o'clock yesterday morning with the officers from the Pay Clerk's-cffice at this dockyard, and paid off the Star 6-gun brig, Acting Commander Se'win, at Sheerness. The Howe, 120 guns, Captain Sir James Stirling, commis . sioned on Thursday last, at Sheerness, is to bave — a comple ment of SOO men. She is to be fitted in that she may be at Portsmouth on the Ist of June next. Commander Hector Loring is appointed to this The Marlborough ordnance gunboat is loading with stores and condemned guns. She also takes on board 250 bedsteaes for the service of the hospital of the Royal Artillery at Wool. wich, and will sail on Wednesday next. The Wolverine, 16 guns, Commander John Hay, was paid off at ten o'clock this morning. MR. O'CoriNELL.—Mr. O'Connell embarked onWed n esdav last, at Marseilles,' in the Lombardo steam-packet, for Clvita Vecchia, accompanied by his youngest son, his chaplain, his own physician, and Dr. Lacour, a physician of Lyons, who will continue to attend him to Florence. Mr. O'Connell's present intention is said to be to go immediately on to Rome; but after having been presented to the Pope, and reposed himself for a few days, to proceed to Florence, where he will mak e a p ro l onge d residence. His health is said to be sensibly improved, as the day before his embarka trion he was able to go in a carriage to the Botanical Gardens at Marseilles, and walk about. THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OT ENG LAND.—We are glad to be able to inform our readers that the council of this society has determined that the meeting of 1848 shall be held in York. A deputation, con sisting of the Lord Mayor, Mr. Yorke, M.P., and other gentlemen, attended to represent the case as it respects this city. Deputations also attended from Leeds and Ripon. Eirl:shireman. DVERTISEMENT.] —SENT INTO THE COUNTRY FREE UPON APPROBATION.—No. 39, Albemarle•strcet, Piccadilly.—Tewly invented Spectacles, Invisible and all kinds of Acoustic Instruments for relief of the most extreme deatnees.—Opera and Race Glasses and Telescopes.—Patronized by Field Marshall T. Gros venor, Generals Sir Edward Paget, Sir Evan Lloyd, Sir John licatlngs, Maiston, Frederick Goodfallow, Clayton, Mor rison, Dyot Robertson, Mackenzie, Galway Biggs, Sheodde, and Sir P. :Maitland, Woulf, Murray, Walker, Fox, Price, Lindsay, anti 'l'hackray, Major-Generals Sir John Rose, Sir James Cockburn, Sir James Russell, and T. 11. Blair, Auchtnuty, Baltine Fyers, 1). Mackleod, Hamilton. Turner, Wemyss, and Cook; Lieutenant- Generals Sir Henery Bouverle, Sir J. Macdonald, Sir. K. 11%rton, Sir T. Dallas, Sir Wm. Eustance, Sir Edward Kerrison, and Buller; Admirals Lord John Hay, Sir •G. Cockburn, Sir George Munday, Sir Gcorge Mar.in, Sir James H. Whitshed, Sir D. Gold, Sir Edward Codderington, :Koss Alexander, Curzons, Tompkinson, Hollis, and Price ; Sir •F. Austen ; Rear- Admirals Brown and Riboul,au, the Hon. J. PLrey, &c. Also pow erful Achromatic Telescopes, Opera Glasses, and Microscopes.-- Caution—Messrs. S. and 11 Solemons, opticians, are not ir. any way connected with a person of the same name in their imme• diate neighbourhood, nor in any part of the country. To prevent mistakes, be cautious, and observe—Only to be had at 39, Albemarle street, riCeadilib ogpotite the York Hotel. DIVIDENDS DI,ICLAIZED. W. F. Rand, jun , glass dealer, Kennington-green, Ken nington—first div. of Is. sd. in the pound, on Wednesday, May 12, and t.w, following Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. J. Knapton, stone mason, Praed-street, Paddington—filet div. of 3s. in the pound, on Wednesday, May 12, and two following Wednesdays, at the office et Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. W. Trice, grocer, High-street, Stepney—first div. of Is. 11d. in the pound, en Wednesday, May 12, and two following Wedne,days, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. W. Rolfe, farmer, Thu - field, Hertfordshire—second div. of fit/ 2 d. in the pound, on Wednesday, May 12, and two follow ing Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. J. Richard, jun., banker, Reading—first div. of Gd. in the pound, on IVednesday, Nay 12, and two following Wednes days, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. P. A. Hannaford, stationer, Exeter—a div. of 2s. 2d. in the pound, on any day after May 12, at the office of Mr. Hems man„ Exeter. J. - Glition, brewer, Plymouth—a div. of 7s. 6 3 / i d. in the pound, on any day after May 12, at the office of Mr. Hcrna roan, Exeter. J.I. B. Wright, druggist, Liverpool—second dir. of 7s. 10d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. W. Burns, grocer, Rhyl, Flintshire—first div. of 2s. 3d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Caze nove, Liverpool. E. Rigmaiden, wine merchant Liverpool—first div. of Is. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Laze , nave, Liverpool. W. Marshall and H. Rodgers, ironfounders, Liverpool— first div. of 2s. Gd. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. 5. Price, farmer, Blaenycwm—first div. of 7d. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Acraman, Bristol. W. Miller, tailor, St. Melons, near Cardiff —first div. of Id. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Acraman, Bristol. J. 11. Bedford, artists' colourman, Bristol—first div. of I. Gd. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Acraman, Bristol. T. Rickards, watchmaker, Wdtton-unier-Edge, Glouces tershire—firgt dir. of 7s. 6d. in the pound, on any Wednes day, at. the office of Mr. Acraman, Bristol. R.Nayler, victualler, Marborough, Wiltshire—first div. of 3a. 61 in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Acraman, Bristol. J. Metford, wine merchant, Bath—first div. of 2s. 2d. id the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Acraman, Bristol. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. F. Cbampness, linendraper, Bishop's-road, Paddington; June 2, at eleven—W. R. Barnard, upholsterer, Midhurst, June 1, at eleven—J Clarke, house decorator, Castle-street, Regent-street, June 1, at one—W. Clayton, carpet ware• houseman, Cheapside, June 1, at one—ll. and A. Wood, dealers in woollen cloth, Basinghall-street, June 1, at half past one—J. T. Townsend, carpet dealer, High -street, Isling ton, June 2, at one—J. Plumley, stone - mason, Reading, June 1, at half-past twelve. In the Country. J. Seaton, farmer, Frickley-cum•-Clayton, Yorkshire, July at ten, at the Leeds District Court—J. Cousen, worsted spinner, Bradford, Yorkshire, June 1, at ten, at the Leeds District Court—J. Cousen and L. Cousen, cotton spinners, Bradford, Yorkshire, June 1, at te n , a t the Leeds District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. J. Brown, carver and gilder, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, June 2—T. S. Buttifant, haberdasher, Norwich, June 2—J. Joyce, corn dealer, Warwick-lane, City, June 1— J. Dorey and J. Hiskens, brewers, Woolwich, - June 2—J. Haines, victualler, Chipping Barnet, Hertfordshire, June 1— J. G. Fennell, dealer in Perfumery, King-street, Holborn, June I—R. Kirke, coal dealer, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, June I—W. Robinson, dyer, Saddlewortti, Yorkshire, June 3 —J. Scott, share broker, Leeds, June 3—E. Cook tailor, Dursley, Gloucestershire, June I—R. Greig and W. Raw lings, timber merchants, Maiden-lane, King's-cross, June 1— W. Bookies engineer, Liverpool, June I—D. Dobb, builder s Rotherham, Yorkshire—C. J. Sever, baker, Leeds, June 1— J. Aspinall, cotton manufacturer, Manchester, June I—J. Goulty, oar maker, Stangate, Lambeth, June I—G. Luck and W. Croft, drapers, York-road, Lambeth, June 1. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. M. Hayward and H. J. Akerman, drapers, Seaton, Devon shire—M. Knowles and N. Mellers, coal masters, Chesterfield —J. Brown and B. Dickinson—T. Potter and P. Huyser, lace manufacturers, Nottingbam—R. Hardy, J. Hardy, and J. Hardy, lace manufacturers, Nottingham —J. Gratrix and J. Smirk, ironfounders, Preston—J. B. Rawlings, D. Robin son, and R. Worsley, button manufacture rs , Sh er b orne , Dor setshire—J. G. and J. Green, glass dealers, Upper Thames- street—T. Shaw and J Dobson, architects, Leeds—B. and J. Kirkhouse, spelter manufacturers, Cadoxton, Glamorgan shire—S. Blackburn, J. Jerdein, and T. Blackburn, jun., general brokers, Liverpool (so far as regards S. Blackburn) —J. Brown, T. Brown, and W. Brown, timber merchants, Leeds (so far as regards W. Brown)—E. Guy and E. Harris, schoolmistresses, Bury St. Edmonds—J. F. Robson and E. A. Estall, builders, Elcom-terrace, New North-road—J. Richardson and J. B. Robertson, drapers, Bishop Wearmoutb, Durham—J. B. Millington and B. Kenrick, attorneys Boston, Lincolnshire—J. Tomlinson and T. Cross, cotton spinners, I.ittle Bolton, Lancashire—E Palmer and F. Rumsey, stock brokers, Nottingham—T. Wickenden, .sen., and T. Wickenden, jun., wine merchants, Harp-lane, Great Tower-street—J. Hilton and G. Burgess, machine makers, Ashton-under-Lync—C. Alderson, W. 11. Shevill, and J. 11. Wake, drapers, Sunderland (so far as regards J. 11. Wake) —G. lligginbottom and G. W. Fletcher, timber merchants, Long-lane, Bermondsey—R. P. and E. Church, Liverpool— W. and J. Spaven, bootmakers , New Mahon, Yorkshire—R. Gwinnell and T. Caldecutt, plumbers, Liscard, Cheshire. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. _ Tinian Mason, draper, Leith, May 14 and June 4, at one, at the chambers of Mr. Pearson, Edinburgh. Alexander M'Rae, draper, Invernesi, May 17 and June 7, at six, at the chambers of Mr. Prophet, Inverness. J. Thomson, merchant, Irvine, May 17 and June 17, a t one, at the King's Arms Inn, AYr• Daniql Johnson, spirit dealer, Holytown, Lanarkehire, PEDESTRIANISM. HENRY BOON, OF STAFFORD, AND JOHN SMITH, THE REGENT-STREET PET, FOR 501. A-SlDE.—That these first rate-runners were articled for a trial of speed on Tuesday, the 11th day of May, was known to every admirer of pedes trian feats, and to all who seek profit by laying or taking "the odds" on the results of bipedal performances. Mitcham being the appointed rendezvous, and mine host Smith's, the Swan, the head quarters, the gathering from south, east, and west was, as the Yankees say, "pretty considerable." The market, so far as betting quotations can be sa:ely made, speaking from our own cognizance of hard cash staked, ruled at 6 to 4 on Smith, and subsequently increased to 2 to 1. This was persevered in by many of those who are supposed by the many-headed multitude to know best, and to have most money, and hence the backers of Book were almost frightened out of their own better judgment, and wagering became rather a matter of defying challenge than real busi ness. At half. past four o'clock, the men showed at the scratch. Smith was in admirable racer-like form, fine as a thorough-bred, hard as a pebble, and "fit to run for a man's life." His antagonist was fresh, angular in the facial out line, blooming, youthful, elastic, and wiry, and if the pre vious fame and deeds of the Regent-street Pet had made him a favourite, looked not unlikely, a second time, to prove that favouritism in foot as well as horse-racing, may lead to serious mistakes.. One hoar and a quarter was consumed in 127 false starts, and at the 128th "go " the rivals bounded off. Smith had, if anything could be had, the stmt. For thirty yards the competitors were level, at fifty, Book had his shoulder in advance, at seventy to eighty yards, the Staf ford man was clearly in front by a couple of yards, at eighty to a hundred his lead was slightly decreased, and at the goal (130 yards), Book ran in a winner by barely one yard. The money lost upon the race, from the confidence of Smith's friends (a confidence by no means discredited by the event), was undoubtedly considerable. BaNNETT AND THOMAS.—J. Bennett, of Ealing, and J. Thomas, of Chelsea, walked their ten mile match on Mon day, near the Black Dog, Bedfont. The Chelsea hero led for the first seven miles, when Bennett passed him, maintaired his advantage, and won ,without distress. Tine, 1 hour 31 minutes. METCALF AND MODEM:WM.—The race of 200 yards, be tween Samuel Metcalf and Russell Muorhouse, attracted a considerable muster of spectators on Monday, at Wands worth-common. The men showed at the starting-scratch at four o'clock, the distance agreed on being '2OO yards, and the stakes 10 sous. aside. The disparity in height was consider able, Metcalf being the taller man by at least four inches. On the word being given, they bounded off, running level for some thirty yards, when Metcalf pulled foot, took a lead, of which he was never afterwards dispossessed, and ran in an easy winner by three or four yards, which ho might have increased had he been so disposed. INwoon AND BERRY. —Robert Inwood, of Tooting. and W. Berry, of Lambeth, decided their match of 150 yards on Monday morning, on Wandsworth-common. The race, which was run before eight o'clock, was never in doubt. Inwood took the lead, after ten yards had been covered, f:om a very even start, and closed all cavil as to the question of speed, by beating his antagonist by three yards. SLADE AND MOUNTJOY'S 20 MILE MATCII.—The "ve teran" and his opponent, Slade, who gave him 300 yards' start, met at Ilighgate, on Monday, and ran 20 miles. The stake was a small one, namely, 10/.; and at 30 minutes past 5, the pedestrians went off. The " old one" never left the event in question ; for Slade, at no time, was within 100 yards of his opponent. At the 19th mile, Slade resigned, Mountjoy completing the 20 miles in 2.hours and 24 minutes - - - ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB. Yesterday the opening match of the season came oft when the following prizes were given fur competition by the above popular and excellent club : li)r yachts not exceeding twenty-five tons:— First prize—A diver tea-kettle value 60 guineas. Second prize—A silver punch-bowl 3O guineas. For yachts of twelve tons:— A silver service This match, as the first of the season, is always looked for ward to with much interest by the amateurs, as it generally introduces one or more rival candilates for fame to compete with the old established favourites. For this reason the ar rival of the Fawn, a new boat of good repute (from Poole), was anxiously expected, and when almost at the hour of starting it was definitely stated that she had not arrived, tnu:h disappointment was felt, for the nee was now resigned to yachts whose merits had last year been fiirly tested on several occasions and in various weathers. This rendered the sport less exciting, and the want of wind caused this to be felt the more severely. But although the conosceuti were in a great measure disappointed, the ladies wha joined the party on the steamer must have been highly gratified with the general arrangements, the brightness of the day, the beauty of the scene, and the mu,ic,al performances by the band of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), and Adams's band. , At ten o'clojk the Meteor steamer started from London bridge with the Commodore, Lord A. Paget, the Vice• Com modore, Barwtll, E q, and a numerous company on board, and proceeded to Erith, from which place the yachts were to start, to sail round a buoy moored at Chapman's Head, twelve miles below Gravesend, and thence return to Greenwich. The following yachts took their station 9, and at one o'clock were all ready to start : FIRST CLASS. Tons. Port. Owner's Names. 1. Secret ... 25 London T. W. Smith, Esq. 2. Belvedere ... 25 London Lord A. Paget. 3. Prima Donna 25 Colchester... T. Ilarvey, Esq. 4. Ino SECOND CLASS. I 1. Ranger l2 London E. W. Roberts, Esq. 2. Whisper No. I was on the southern shore. At about one o'clock the commodore gave the signal to start., and on the firing of the gun the sails of all were hoisted with electrical rapidity, the Belvedere getting her gaff-topsail set first; they all rounded nearly level, the Secret from lying nearer the wind (which was north-west) being rather astern. The whole match down to the turning point, Chapman's Head, was sadly devoid of interest, it being, from the excessive calmness of the day, almost a drifting match ; this degree of langour was increased by the unchanging position of the yachts, which, but that the wind was a leading one, would not have been enabled to complete their distance within the time allowed them. In the first reach (Erith) the little Ranger had the heels of them all, the pride of place, however, being soon wrested from her by the Secret; in Long Reach by the Inn also, and the yachts passed Nurthfleet in the following order :—Secret first by a quarter of a mile, Ino second, the little Ranger a plucky third, the Prima Donna fourth, and the Belvidere and Whisper holding a private controversy out of our ken. The following is the time at which the yachts rounded the flag buoy at Chapman's Head:- 1. Secret 2. Ino 3. The Ranger on her quarter 4. Prima Donna 5. Belvidere l2i min. past 4 6. Whisper ... The boats now felt the early flood, and with it that which bad been prayed and whistled for all the morning —viz. a capful of wind. This infused new life into the heels of the boats and the hearts of the lookers on, the backers of the Ino and She Belvedere thinking that the match had only now commenced, and that the merits of their respective boats , : would now at last be tested,:and ensure a different result. The I 7 Belvidere was auddenly.thrown out of the betting by going ' aground on, the .Bligh Sands, and in , that position enduring the morti fi cation or seeing the little Whisper .. walk by her." The lino, now the breeze has freshened, completely shakes off the Ranger, which again Is passed by the Prima Donna, and 'the race from this point it is evident, bar accidents, is in the hands of the Secret, Ino, and Prima Donna. And now the amateurs watch keenly th e way i n wh i ch they make their tacks and boards, many fancvir n; that in "reaching" the Inn would show superiority. Tlii s id ea was entertained only for a brief space, as all allowed that the Secret went closer to w windward than any of th em , an d the in which she an d the Inn were h an dl e d was the theme of universal niversal admiration. The wind had now most opportunely round slightly, being west, and a po i nt to the southward, rd p , this with its in creased power enabl e d th e yac h ts to perform the distance in less time than was at fi rst expected, but caused no alteration in the position of any them, as the y came in at Greenwich in the following or d er an d t i me:— Secret Ino .... 9 min. past 9 --- Prima Donna l4 min. past 9 Ranger Whisper The above table is as accurate as we were able to furnish, in consequence of the failing light, and is within a fraction of the actual time. In consequence of the lateness of the hour, the prizes were not publicly awarded ; but the first prize was given to J. W. Smith, Esq., owner of the Secret; the second ditto to Henry Gibson, Esq., owner of the Ino; and the prize for the second class was bestowed on E. W. ' - Roberts, Esq., the owner of the Ranger. The Secret, by this victory, has added another to her many well earned laurels and has established her reputation as a boat for all weathers. She was well sailed and steered by Richard Short, Esq., an old member of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, who took the helm. While awarding this praise to the Secret, it would be an invidious and unfair omission, did we not state that the handling of the Trio throughout the match, more particularly the latter part, under the direction of H. Gibson, Esq, was considered as a master-piece in the noble art. The little Ranger also ob tained much applause for the dashing manner in which she stuck to her bulkier opponents. With respect to the Belvi dere and the Prima Donna, their admirers insist that their positions would have been far more forward had they not, from alterations not yet completed, been thrown oat of trim. E n ough has,however, been this day shown to prove that • with one or two novelties on the list, the club for their next match may produce a carte never surpassed, and o f a I character the most inviting. REPRESENTATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF Ox n poi/D.—There will he a contest for the representation of thi s I. lg general electie. Mr. E s t court University at the appr.oacbi h av i n g intimated his intention of retiring from Parliament. The names of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone and Sir W. Heathcote are severally spoken of as being the most likely to occupy the vacant seat. We may add, flint the character and abilities of those gentlemen are such ay 10- qualify eithtr of them tbr this distiquished position. s,= PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (From the Votes and Proceeding e of the House of Commons. TUESDAY, MAY 11. NOTICE (V MOTION. Lord John Russell—To move the adjournment of the House till Friday, May 28—May 21. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE. RAILWAYS. Select Committee on Group No. 35. Mr. Alexander discharged; Sir R. Ferguson selected, and added to the Committee. Select Committee on Group No. 24. Mr. Blackstone discharged; Mr. Beckett selected, and appointed chairman of the Committee. Select Committee on Group No. 26. Mr. Beckett discharged ; Mr. Blackstone selected, and added to the Committee. THE INSTRUMENTAL VOCALISTS Yesterday afternoon we visited the Ilaymarket Theatre, and witnessed the remarkable performance of four Hungarian brothers, who have recently arrived in the metropolis. Auber, the greatest of French com posers, has heard them, Berlioz has heard them, his Mak.sty Lt.uis Philippe has heard them, so has our gracious Sovereign Queen Victoria, and so also have thousands in Germany, France, Holland, Belgium, and various other parts of the continent. Every one has bean amazed, every one has been enraptured; and we can now mention ourselves as among the number. It is utterly impossible to convey any notion whatever of the eff et of these singular artistes by a mere description, even though we wrote as vividly as Buffon. They are Hungarians by race, broth( ra by blood, and gifted to an almo,t miraculous extent by nature. Their names are \V is, Z..rer, Schwartz, and Grunzwag. Two of these extraordinary men are cacabl e of imitating the horn, the hautboy, the trumpet, the cornet-a-piston, the violin, and the violineplio, with their Fps alone. No mere ventriloquial tricks, no mere vocal eccentricities —these: but perfect musical instruments formed by a peculiar adaptation of the lungs, the thorax, the uvula, the muscles of the cheeks, the tongue, the teeth, and the lips of human beings. It is something perfectly mar velous to observe the glibness, the distinctness of into nation, the volume, and the delicacy with which these Hungarian minstrels execute quartets and trios ; the rapidity of the chromatic passages, the fulness of tone, and the pathetic sentiment thrown into their strange concerted pieces. Now it is the mellow warbling of the hautboy, now it is the rich resonance of the trumpet, now it is the dazzling notes of the violin, and now it is the melodious tone of the cornet-a-piston. The nationality of the Hungarians distinguishes in a peculiar manner the performance of these brothers ; and their picturesque appearance on the stage of the little Hay market, dressed as chasseurs, completes the illusion that we are listening to the bugles and the songs of huntsmen in a northern forest. ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Her Majesty the Queen Adelaide honoured the performance at her Majesty's Theatre yesterday evening with her presence. In her Ma-. jesty's suite were the Earl and Countess Howe, the Viscount and Viscountes s B arr i ngton, H on. Miss Wheatley, and Hon. Miss Hudson. The Marquis and Marchioness of Worcester had the honour of joining the royal party. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Attended by the Baroness de Speth, Lady Augusta Bruce, and Sir George Coup er , occup i e d her Majesty's, , b ox . Sir Robert and Lady Gardiner, the Misses Gardiner, and Capt a i n Gardiner were included in the ro'al party. A mongst the general co Prince Lo u i s N apo l eon, the Duke ofWegim n p t any w h ere D t k e on,teDuke and Duchess of B e df ord, the Duke and Duchess of Cleve land, the Duk e an d D uchess of Montrose,the Dowager- Duchess t of Cl eve l an d , h i s Excellency the Russian Minis ter, the Baroness Brun now , an d Mademoiselle Olga de Lechn s a e r r : the Marquis of H un tl y , C ount de Barke, his Excellency the H anoverian Minister, the Countess de Jarnac, the Count de Courcy, the Earl of Falmouth, the Earl of Lonsdale, Via count Clifden, Viscount Cantalupe, Viscount Canterbu r y, Lord and Lady Lyndhu rs t, L or d S andys, Lord Saltoun , Lord Adolphus Fitclarence, Lord and Lady Charles Wel lesley, Lady Fitzroy Somerset and Miss Fitzroy Somerset, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord W. Paget, Lord Harry Vane, Lord William Lennox, Lord Gardner, Lord William Graham, M. C. de Kondriaffsky, Lady Poulett, Lady Mary Ross, Sir 11. Webb, Sir W. and Lady Fremantle, Sir Ralph and Lady Howard, Sir H. Willoughby, Sir Andrew Barnard, Sir Alexander, Lady, and the Misses Woodford; Lady Elizabeth Stanhope, Lady Palmer, Lady Colborne, Captain the Hon. James Macdonald, Mr. Barry Baldwin, General Upton, Mr., Mrs., and Miss B. Trelawny ; Mr. C. W. Packe, M.P., Mr. Hubert De Burgh, Major Baring, Mr. Repton, M.P., Mr. Bateson, M.P., Sir G. Wombwell, &c. THE ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.— Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. accom• panied by the Prince of Leiningen, honoured the Royal Italian Opera, Covent-garden, last night, with their presence. Her Majesty was attended by the Countess of Desart, the Hon. Miss Stanley, Lord Waterpark, the Honourable Colonel Phipps, and the fionourable Captain Gordon; also her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, attended by Baron Knesebeck and Captain Mildmay. There were present—His Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, her Grace the Duchess of Beaufort, the Marquis and Mar chioness of Ailesbury, the Marquis and Marchioness of Clan ricarde, Marquis of Worcester, Marquis of Lansdowne, Marchioness of Westmeath, Marquis of Donegal, Marquis of Granby, Earl Grosvenor, Earl and Countess Grinville, Earl and Countess of Wilton, Earl of Cadogan and the Ladies Cadogan, Earl of Cardigan, Countesi of Chesterfield, Earl of Craven, Earl of Sefton, Earl of Munster, Countess Dow ager of Essex, Count Revel, Count Potocki. Count de Courcy, Viscount Clifden, Viscount and Viscountess Castle reagh, Viscount C an til upe, Vi scount Ranelagh, Viscount Dupplin, Viscount atal Viscountess Newport, Lord and Lady Aylmer, Lord George Manners. Lord Bateman, Lord Henry Lennox. M.P., Lord Alexander Lennox, Lord and the Hon. Miss Foley, Lady Blanche Somerset, Lard Leveson, Mr. and Lady Caroline Maxsc. Lord and Lady Pelham Clinton, Hon. Charles Neill lion. Captain Duncombe, lion. George illes, lion. Captain Macdonald, lion. Mrs. Howard, Hon. S. Pierr, point, lion. Colohcl Wrottesley, Hon. F. Craven, Hon. Cecil Forester, Hon. M-ijor Pitt, lion. Colonel Upton, Hon. John Forteseue, lion. F. Byron, Sir Charles and Lady Cecilia Des N r ceux, Sir Charles Ibbotson, Sir Charles Kent, Sir John Pakington, Sir l'iers and Lady Mostyn, Sir Henry Mildmav, Sir Bellingham and Lady Grstiam, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce, Mr. C. I'. Leslie, M.P., Mr. Henry Baring, M.P. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 11.—The Oriental Company's steam-ship Erin, Captain J. S. Russell, arrived in the docks this morning, and landed her mails. The cargo of the Erin consists of silks, opium, wool, Indian corn, sponges, yellow berries, and nuns; in all 350 tons, and 57 passengers. Tte Erin, on the 4th instant, saw several vessels, outward. bound, in ballast, for the Mediterranean ports, and several wind and homeward- bouna, in Gibraltar. On the 4th instant, at nine V. 51, passed the Montrose, Captain Burney, steaming off Cape St. Vincent, outward-bound, with Peninsular mails. , At Constantinople the shipping was very numerous, most of it in ballast, bound up the Black Sea ter grain, being de tained by contrary winds. The Din for most part of the voyage experienced head winds and stormy weather. The Great ‘Vestern steamer will leave tills port on the 2d proximo, with the West In:tia and Mexican mails. And the new ship belonging to the Oriental Company, named the Jupiter, will take out, it is expected, -the Peninsular mails on th e I i th instant. She made an experimental trip yesterday, to the satisfaction of her owners. ATTEMPT TO POISON A FAMILY.—BURY ST. ED muND's, TUESDAY.—The family of a wheelwright, named Rouse, consisting of himself, his wile, and two sons and two daughters, residing in Eastgate-street, in this town, have nearly fallen victims to an attempted murder by poi son, and soon after were all seized by violent sickness, which, on medical assistance being called in, was found to be the result of poison. Yesterday, however, all of them were so far restored as to be able to leave their beds fur a short time, except the eldest daughter, whose recovery is much doubted. In a few days au investigation will be gone into by the magistrates, so soon as the case is in a sufficient state for inquiry. ROYAL it•OUTII LONDON DISPENSARY.—The 26th anniversary festival of this charity took place yesterday at the Albion, Aldersgate.street. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge in the chair. About 70 guests sat down to a dinner provided in excellent style by Messrs. Staples. His Royal Highness, proposing the toast of the evenine . , " Success to the Charity," dwelt upon its usefulness, and pressed its claims on publi c su p por t . S i nce its establishment 37,000 persons had been relieved, the largest number of pa tients in one year being 4,904. During the past year the state of the funds circumscribed the usefulness of the charity, as the wants of the neighbourhood were augmenting with the population. Mr. Galsworthy, the honorary secretary, in the course of the evening announced subscriptions to the amount of 3501. The party was a most social and agreeable one, and great credit is duet() the conductors of the festival for their excellent arrangements. Mr. Toole was toastmaster, and discharged the duties of that important office in a very ef fective manner. The musical departMent was under the di rection of Mr. T. Cooke, wh o was a bly su pp o rted by the Misses Williams, Mr. Bench, and other vocalists. TUB LAW ASSOCIATION.—Yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, the annual general court of the members of the Law Association. which is established for the benefit of widows and families of professional men in the metropolis and its vicinity, was held at the hall of the Incorporated Law Society, Chancery-lane ; Mr. I'. J. Burgoyne, a director, in the chair, to receive the report, and elect officers for the en suing year. Mr. T, Murray, the secretary, read the report, which stated, that since the establishment of the Association, in 1817, above 15,000/. had been appropriated to the families of members of the profession, and the fund amounted to 20,0001. A donation of 100/. had been received from Mr. William Tidd, the author of " Tidd's Practice." There had been received 1,428/. 18s. 3d., in which were included 589/. Is. annual subscriptions, and 121/. 16s. life subscrip dons. After paying all expenses, there was a balance in hand of 1801. 13s. The report was received, and eight directors were elected, in the room of those going out by rotation; and, as there had been only five new members, a resolution was agreed to, authorising the directors to adopt some steps to make the benefits of the society better known among the profession. The late lamented Mr. Youatt, in one of his orations to the members of the Veterinary College, observes—" That by the improvements in the modern chemistry, the medical profession are enabled successfully to treat diseases which were previously supposed as not within the reach of medi cine." This truth has been manifested for manyyears, but in no instance of greater importance to mankind than by the discovery of Blair's Gout and Itheumatic Pills. • [ADVERTISEMENT.]—The Registered Paletot of Llama cloth, the most fashionable coat for both the present price, which, with its usefulness and gentlemanly app and approaching seasons, still retains the same moderatee,r . ance, has secured such gereral popularity. It has been , ruat4 e b:si-besrpt, PrinceccialCOtTaa r ll g d e o for the b irß e y iin Koval Highnesses Edward ighe o l f ncsses nce Albert, Saxe Weimar, his Grace the Duke of Wellington, and the several royal visitors to the British Court. In London it can only be purchased of the patentees, 11. J. and D. Nicoll, Court tailors, 114, Regent-street, and 22, Cornliill. 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No. 3, middling; enters, between the interstices marks, No. No. 1, hard ; No. 2, less hard ; 4, soft, at Is. each, or 10s. per dozen in bone; and 2s. each, or 215. per dozen in ivory, the hair warranted never to come out.—The medium Shaving Brush, between the usual badger hair and bristle brush, being a se lection of the strongest hair only from the badger skin.—The above a r ti c l es are the inventions of Ross and Sons, 119 an d 120, Bishopagate-street, London, and being protected, any on e imitating them will be proceeded against. A PROMISING YOUI 7- 1.17 .-- "' We find the following statement in the Droit :--..'A youth, named Alfred, not yet sixteen, belonging to art honest family of working people, having received some little education, and calling himself a clerk, was arrested on Friday some timeunder the f o ll ow i ng c i rcumstances :—During , Alfred has been alone at Paris, in conse quence of his father being on a journey. Free from paternal authority, he plunged into pleasure, and in curred excessive expenses. His disorderly conduct brought down upon him the reproaches of his relatives, but he took no notice of them, and quitted his fath er ' s house, sayin g h e would not receive advice from anybody, and that he knew how to create resources to live inde- A little agilengalifstehr,doAcitforerainahmadedoEccdanisioonndLos pendently. go to the house of an E residing in the Rue Vieille -du-Temple, fif teen Edmonds,yesrs Alfredhad attended was m much h s shitruzillelus.at the rich ls visits s furniture, lt li to p r and concluded that the doctor and valuables. lie according resolved 'tor7(7.bsshrinoney order to carry his deign into effect studied thflel'i ande i'll. habits. Having observed that Dr. Edmonds frequentlydoctor's abstnted himself, he procured a key to open his. went, and made preparations for effecting a Terq.. On thinking further on the matter, he came to the con clusion that if he murdered the Doctor, and then robb e d him, the chances of discovery would he fewer. lie ac cordingly determined to murder him, and for that pur pose procured a large awl, which he sharpened. Fearing, however, that his energy might fail at the fatal moment, he resolved to obtain an assistant. lie, therefore, went on Thursday night to the well-known establishment of Paul Niquet, which is frequented by thieves ilea cuteasfs, among whom he hoped to find some one to aid him in carrying out his abominable designs. In the smoky lapis franc, he soon remarked a man 'of about 40, covered with rags, without shoes, with a long and dirty beard, and his whole appear ' ance betokening suffering and misery. lie accosted him, and asked what hadid at Paris. The man replied that not being able to obtain work at Bordeaux he had come to Paris to seek it. " Work !" cried Alfred, " don't think of it ; you will not find occupation anywhere, and if you did you would not earn sufficient to live on. If you like I will procure you resources ; yes, I will make you have money, and that without fatigue !" And there upon Alfred went on to speak of the wealth of the cloo'cor, and of the good stroke that it would be to murder him. He proposed to his companion to do the job, said that be would introduce him into the house, and would give him one-fourth_ of all that he might be able to steal. Strangulation was the means he first proposed, and he particularly recommended to the man to take care not to allow the victim to utter cries. He promised to dress his accomplice in new clothes, in order that he might enter the house without suspicion, and he spoke of the murder as the mo s t simple and natural thing in the world. The stranger appeared to accept his proposition, but said that it would be difficult to strangle the doctor without his crying out. Altred the-reupon drew his large awl from his pocket, and ehowed the other how he might kill a man with it at one blow. The stranger made no further observations, and a bargain was duly made, and confirmed by a good supper. The next morning Alfred led his accomplice to a barber's, and then left him to seek some cloth.a for him When alone the pour wretch became so ft ightened at the hor rible projects of the lad, that he lusted to the Marche des Innocans, and communicated them to some servns de ville, who took him the commissaire de police of the quarter, to whom he told the same tale. Measures were immediately taken to arrest Alfred, and when he appeared with his clothes at the appointed place he was captured. The instrument with which he had proposed to kill Dr. Edmonds was found upon him, as was also the key with which he intended to open the doctor's door. The examination to which he was subjected was not lung. He, howev. , r, made the most complete con fession, and detailed all the circumstances here related with extraordinary sang froid. He manifested not the slightest remorse, but exposed his criminal plans as if they were perfectly regular. lie has a mild and agree able expression of countenance, and appears to possess a well developed intelligence. He has been sent to the prison of the prefecture of police. THE LATE FATAL FIGHT AT HEADLESS CROSS. It will be in the recollection of our readers that on Easter Monday a drunken fight took place near the White Hart Inn, at Headless Cross, between a shoe maker, named Thomas Robinson, and a needlemaker, named Richard Boulton, in which the latter received a blow which kno c k e d hi m d own, and that he died next day from its (fleets, es was suspected, although the Coroner's jury returned a verdict to the effect that he died in a fit of apoplexy, caused by exer tion and excessive drinking. The widow of Boul ton appears to have been rather dubious as to the accu racy of this verdict, from certain circumstances which had since transpired ; and she accordingly ap plied to Mr. Gray, magistrate of Alcester, who ordered her to attend at the Petty Sessions, on Monday last, at that place. After hearing the woman's state ment, he ordered warrants to he issued for the apprehen sion of William Robinson, as principal, and William Harris, Matthias Pool, David Hill, and William Shirley, as being eiders and abettors in the fight. Robinson, Shirley, and Hill, were apprehended the same night by Muncloo and Spooner, the Alcester officers; Harris was apprehended on the following day by the Ipsley officer; and Pool gave himself up to Mr. AlunAloo. On Wednas day they were brought up before Mr. Gray, and in the course of the hearing a man named Richard Sturtley having been implicated, he was put into the dock %long with the other prison( rs. From the evidence now brought for ward the affair see.ns to have been one of the most dis graceful kind; fcr it appears that before the fight com menced Robinson said to diceast d that if they did turn, out to fight, he (deceased) should neler come in alive. Before the cemmencement of it e last round, having fought for about 3411 hour and a half. one of the bystand ers, now in custody, said to Robinson. " Hit him under the ar, and that wilt finish the -- ," mid aecoroinely, on the standing up' to fight, Robinson, after sr,3ing to the diseased, ‘• This volt be the last round, for I mean to finish you," struck him a violent blow just under the ear. The unfortunate deceased instantly dropped down, his mouth filed with blood, and ee never stirred or spoke until the following, when he died. At the con clusion of the bearing, which lasted about six hours, the wlk le of the prisoners were committed for trial at the next Warwick as:iz9s. Pool, 11111. Shirley, and Sta., ley were admitted to hail, themselves in 10C/., and two sure ties of 50L; but bail was refused for Robinson and Harris, in consequenc, of the evidence adduced above.-liirming ham Journal. CHARGE OF POISONING. (Fr ..m !he Deronpoi t Indeperth nt.) It is with coasidcraha: !egret that we hs a to detail the particulars of a most determined and but too suo ss ful attempt at poisohing, which was nestle on Thursday morning last, at a beer shop iu Petal-woke -street, knto‘n by the sign of the Victory of China. Fortunately we have in this neighbourhood been spared the excitement and the pain which such transactions occasion, and when our columns had contained the revolting particu lars of the endeavours of one party against the lives of otlurs, other pLc-s have been the scene, and we have joined, to the natural feelings those particulars have produced, some congratulation that at least this locality had not attained a disagreeable no:oriety, by the perpe tration within it of such crimes. It appears that a young man, named Henry Humphrey Gilbert, a clerk in her Majesty's navy (whom, father is a messenger in the Admiral Superintendent's office), had visited the beer shop referred to, and had remained in company with one of the &pray. d but unfortunate creatures who spend their rnircrable lives at the vafittus houses of resort in that neighbourhood. On Wednesday a n n ig d ht on he slept thef there olio with ngm namedorning ih, Ellen ycam Mc. eintothMe tap room Pedler.room o f t T h e h i h s o m u seen, had a nd e t n h te re: , d s a t w h e a h m o a u i s i e n a o tn n e d t h J e o , s p e r p iltt h ee e d o i b ag tai e n v e e d n , in a g ri , d a , n m d r a is s i k n e g d i f n or th a e m be o d rn t i o ng hi h m e se c l a f. me i in h t l o s b ed ay l Pedler, an whose o m on board c b o o r ar e d x i h o e n rs are Majesty's j r e e s s t 7 s 3,a s b h l i e p , cihtlaieeseebtanere:n a " h o e m.s p i r c e kP v . ionsly belonged to her Majesty's steamer Bulldog, and seme.mmths since he was convicted before Captain Foote and J. Ingle, Esq., at Stonehouse, of bein g concerned in an extensive smuggling affai r . We do not say this with the view of raising any prejudice against; the man, but as a simple fact, for there can be nothir,g in a man's once being a smuggler likely to create a ,Jus picion against him in reference to such a serious charge as the present. In the taproom with the deceased were one or two other parties, and Pedler sent one of the girls who was by his side out on an errand, and he was than seen to put a white powder into a glass of porter, and going over to Mc. Mean, he said " Drink." Another girl, who saw this, warritAl her not to drink it, as a white powc:er was• at t under the grate. She then observ ed in drunk, the Subsequentlyglass;l7esesa'nd s h e drank some. Within drank three or four b ad y h r er e i d n i g er to to s Gilbert was sick and a girl named Kesiah Cook, 1% ) u or n t g er dm ss up :a no s ri wGt a ei l rl s i r o a e o andrae.elir he d o e the e e unfortunate cook complained of hick dararsy,_a_nd exhibited the ordinary symptoms of being npeestsseaend pi; n in the abdomen. All was confusion in the house, and she landlady charged Pedler with having put something into the porter. This he denied, anti hor e t a ti b m y e a th n e a y rc b o o t t i h o became afterwards left the house. Mr. C. Tripe was summone.d to attend Gilb sn e ls r ci t lls a u n ebo d su t pi h dg e ude g en i N r ,ti l i e, a t c n oa d rme es A t l oi r rn . e. L t t %u)e • nrfa):: d tmu en i , a d aurt es , m tLhi n at n ttlem :• c a sd s uircg i e,ll ;irted to m idiom tif et. Within a short time he exp the i re d ; an d the wo She had evidently bud woolen, still suffe r i ng, was nd 4 " ; L e (" ci a k i i t i t i l ‘ r ( .;: u d " convey! d to a god dose,s r t lac sate,;tic.n of On Fr e i;i n a t ) i,n s u i ( .e ct e ably better. The man Pedler was everywhere snught after by the police, who thought lie was more like.iy to be found out of the town than within it. lie was, however, taken by some watermen ho had been told his " de scriptions," and who are entitled to credit fitr aiding the police) in Queen street, ou Thursday, an d brought to the station-house. Friday, before A. B. lone, The inquest was held on district, port which, fter after the the coroner for the neve was adjourned to examination w i tn esses , J of several Thursday next, in or der to afford time for t h e analysis stomach of the deceased. of the contents of the The Rev. -Robert Montgomery, ALI author of The Omnipresence of the De tv," and other poems, will P reach at St. Matthew's Church, Brixton, on Sunday morn- F og nex t, May 16, in aid of the National Schools of that district. We learn from Leghorn, under date of the 28th of April, that buyers from different parts of the interior had visited that market, which had again given au impetus to trade ; and good Mariazopeli wheat was then worth equal to 6fis. per quarter, free on bowl. ........ 'T. rel►e 0 sic CVO Sing I he amt Lion gir Ala , ero Isk s eer will ons