The Sun. — London, England, 1847-04-09 00:00:00

LYCEUM THEATRE. A. new and original drama from the pen of .1\1: Shirley Brooks, was produced at this Theatre with the most complete success. It is entitled The Creole; o r , L ove ' s -F etters. Th e scene i s l a id the ip Isl and of Mauritius, at the time of the outbreak of the French Revolution. The following description of the social state of the Island at the time (extriete from Mr. Pridham's work entitled " The Histor of England's Colonial Empire"), will enable the o reader t o un d erstand completely the plot th is mo.l interesting drama :—" The Creole part of the popu lation made themselves remarkable by the intrepidity they displayed on board the fleets of France, or b\ the efforts of individual enterprise. But the Euro tulooked with di s d a i n upon t h e C re ole, who, in re, regarded the former as an adventurer. . • • Tit, Islanders were held in contempt by the poor nobless( of Mauritius, on account of their ignoble extraction . It was remarked also, towards the latter end of the century, the French inhabitants of Mauritius appeared neither independent in their cir cumstances, nor easy in their minds, though the 'acted dress and gaiety. The con,;: i nof the slave Nuthat of th e l owes t an d mos t a bj Ec t degradation. Plumbers of the se un f or t una t es h a d European blood in thr vein; being the offspring of hasons between the Planters and their slaves, but such a p-digree (only increased their misfortune." Alphonse de Lyon Mr. Leigh Murray), an officer in the French revo lutionary army, a Mauritian by birth, but educated in Prance has succeeded to the possession of a large estate in the Mauritius. His father has placed him under the guardianship of Damiron (Mr. F. Ma thews) a planter, and has so left his property as to deprive Alphonse of the power of emancipating any of his slaves for five years. Damiron is largely in debted to the father of Alphonse, and wishes to bring about a matc h between his daughter Virginie (Miss Mary Seely) and Alphonse, so as to cancel the debt. Alphonse, in his rides, has seen a beautiful creature Louise Fauriel (Miss May), with whom he has fallen desperately in love. Anthony Latour (Mr. Emery) who, to repair his shattered fortunes, is anxious to marry Virginie, but who has been reje,:ted with dis dain on account of his birth, knows of this penchant of Alphonse and determines to exploite it to his own advantage. Anthony possesses no property, and, Moreover he owes a large debt to a Jew Bokes (ca pitally acted by Keeley), to whom he has what English lawyers would designate as a warrant of attorney upon the whole of his property as security. Anthony, to further his own ends, under takes to introduce in public Alphonse to Louise, and does so, but he introduces Louise to him as his slave. It is too true. She was the slave of the father of Alphonse, and a union between them is impos sible. He cannot emancipate her according to the provisions of his father's will. He can not marry his slave according to the laws of the island. His regiment disembarks, and here we are introduced to his Lieutenant, Hyacinth St. Emilion (Miss Dickenson), a dandy, but still a brave officer and a capital swordsman, and to the Vivandiere of the regiment, Bellona St. Mars (Mrs. Keeley) who keeps the whole regiment in order. Bellona is present at the discovery of the station of Louise, and Bokes, pursued by a mob, enters, when she at once takes hfitn under her protection, and expresses her regret that she is not in Paris, where she would have got up a little revolution on her own account, and have freed Louise. Anthony Latour, then promises to Alphonse that he should sell Louise to him and promises to emancipate her, so that, being a free woman, Alphonse m a y b e ena bl e d t o marr y h er . Alph onse falls into the trap, transfers Louise to Anthony : who makes it a condition that Alphonse shall obtain for hu m the hand of Virginie. Old Damiron at once rejects such a mesalliance, preferring to brave Al- Phonse and to encounter beggary, which will be his doom if Alph onse ca ll s u p on him to liquidate his rdebt, _i to giving his d a ughter to a creole. Virginie, ' 4) °, s equally opposed to the match. She has fallen in love with the dandy Hyacinthe, and the conse quence is a duel between Hyacinthe and An thony, in which the latter is mortally wounded. Anthony is brought in dying, but the creole is determined to have his revenge ; he be queaths his slave to his cousin, a planter in the Nand of Bourbon. Bokes, by command of Bellona, claims ti Anth ony ' s property as hi s, and the slave amongst 4 .e rest, but Anthony appeals to the law of Mauri tius, which declares that no alien can hold a slave, and Bokes being a Jew, is an alien, and cannot possess slaves. The re v e nge f u l creo l e t r i um phs even in Leath, when suddenly a shout is heard without. It 4.1 ~,an arrival from France. A decree of the Conven- I wo o, abolishing slavery throughout the French nminions, is put into the hands of the Governor. 4,9uise, no longer a slave, rus h es i n t o th e arms o f Al phonse. Anth on y di es , an d th e curta i n f a ll s . Th is is au admirably built, admirably written, and admirably acted drama. The interest never flags, and its success was complete. We congratulate Mr. Shirley B roo k es on h i s success. He has produced the most complete drama that h as b een presen t e d t o the public for many a long day. The scenery was very good, and the m us i c , b y Al exan d er L ee, the prince of melodists, was beautiful exceedingly. The melody, " Waves of gold in music breaking,' sung by Miss Mary Keeley, is a gem. There are divers excellent hits in the course of the dialogue; among others we marked the following :—The Creole debtor would fain do his Jew creditor and proposes that as they are both individuals of a proscribed race, they should enter into an alliance, an entente cordiale against the rest ~f mankind. " Ah," replies the Jew, "Entente cordiale. I don't exactly know what that knean s but I suppose it is the French for humbug." Thiswas received with three distinct rounds of ap plause by a house crowded to the ceiling. THE IRON TRADE. WOLVERHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING.—To- day the second of the quarterly meetings of the above trade Was held at the Swan Hotel in this town, and was nu- Merously attended by the representatives of all the large houses in the neighbourhood, and also by many gentle raell from a distance. It was reported that iron is at Eresent in great demand, and many good orders on hard. There was consequently no attempt to reduce the priee , , Which stand as follow:—Pig iron, 5/ to 5L 10s.; railway iron, 101. 10A.; and bar, 10/ The following notice of the present state of the trade is from the Birmingham Gazette of Monday "A general expectation seems to prevail that, exclu sive of redlway supplies, a large drain upon our stocks of iron will take place on the return of the almost innume table vessels now arriving in cur ports with cargoes of b read-stuffe. These stocks are by no means accumulat ing under the present demand, although an increase of Produco in the manufacturing department has been car ried out to a great extent—as far indeed as the supply of materials will a ll o w. Thi s ex p ec t a tion, combined with t he existing pressure of orders, imparted a tone of cheer l feeling at the preparatory meeting at the Hotel, D udley, last week, when a resolution was passed unani ttrusly to the effect that the prices of iron sheuld remain „ same as last quarter. It appears, therefore, pretty c ertain that the full nominal price for manufactured iron, lkirld the s li g h t a d vance upon p i gs t h at was esta bl is h ed iltst quarter-day, will bet asily sustained during the ap Prnaotiing quarterly meetings; and, under the adverse Position of the general mercantile interests of the co untry, the satisfactory maintenance of existing prices may be considered equivalent to an advance under ordi narya circumstances, thus justifyin g th e v i ew s hitherto taken by ourselves and many others, of the prospects of the trade, and the propriety of being provided with sup- Plies of materials in anticipation of any movement that 'night take place of an upward tendency. An nneasi ness among the workmen in the Welsh districts has been Manifested, and in a slight degree has contaminated this neighbourhood; but it has been met by determined mea sures of self-protection on the part of the masters, and with the prospect of more moderate charges for pro visions, and the summer season at hand, we do not think any general attempt to demand higher wages will be made." " The ill-paid man has usually become an inferior workman." Of this the following homely illustration, Mentioned at a late farmers' club, is an instance:— " Whilst inspecting a farm in one of these pauperised districts, an able agriculturalist could not help noticing the slow, drawling motions of one of the labourers there, and said,—' My man, you do not sweat at that work.'— Why, no, master,' was the reply. seven -hillings a week +stet sweating wages.' "—Hampshire q-aph. SERIOUS AFFRAY IN ST. GILL:-:` . --Wednesday h orning, between the hours of four and e, a disturb- Il tee took place in the neighbourhood of St. Giles's, 'Which resulted in as affray that has been attended with t he most serious, if not fatal consequences, to a man 11 ,,reed James Burk e , aged 40, who was conveyed in a e a.") by police-constable D 103 to the Middlesex Hos t., where it was ascertained by Mr. Dickson, the L"sa•aurgeon, that he bad sustained a fracture of the : I ' 4ll , a broken leg, and a dreadful wound in the right :Mple, with ot h er ser i ous i n j ur i es , so as to render hi s Ztimate recovery extremely dubious. The unfortunate man states that he was knocked down and kicked ;by ;nether person without the slightest provocation. The t rgeon considers Burke to have been labouring under effects of intoxication when admitted. It is under stood eod that the other has been secured by the police. A .A.Rsoic—COMMITTAL OF THE INCENDIARY.—ELY, I Ilt it 6--At the Petty Sessions, held at the Crown 4 1 1 11 1 Soham, on Saturday, before the Rev. H. Fardell, u „ a lrman, and other county magistrates, Sarah Munson I,7erwent a final examination on the charge of having mouthy fired the town on the morning of the 16th of last b 4 ° ,, llt h• The prisoner was seen in the locality ot the ` ll a short period before the outbreak, and from other t rial the Bench decided on committing her for 4 14 0 1 at the ensu i ng summer ass i zes . During the investi mil a son of the prisoner, Josiah Munson, who was %itted at the last assizes at Cambridge on a charge of i s i `X some buildings in the town in the early part of the Ei t Winter, was waiting outside the inn to hear the re ib,st of the p rocee di ngs against his mother, when the "Ristrate s ordered him into the room. On entering, Z t r::Wilki n , a so li c i tor, i mmed i ate l y accuse d him w ith l it uvg fire to a stack of straw on the Ist of November, 4er 6. the property of Thomas Peck, of Soham. Evi thee° in support of the charge was then gone itit ), and pi a magistrates determi ne d on sending him back to his 9Mira or THE RIVER PLATE. The British Packet, of the 9th of January, received in town on Wednesday, gives as follows the first por t al of th- message of General Rosas SIFSSAGE TO THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE. "To the Honourable Representatives of the Pro ‘itice,-1 greet you with feelings of the highest com placency. In the midst of the rejoicings of the country and of its national honour, you commence our uguA session under the most p oospe , rous kuspices. I congratulate myself upon this happy event, which crowns my most ardent wishes and re wards your noble sacrifices and those of the nation at large. " The abuse of force bas not prevailcd over the decision and just rights of the Republic. Memorable and noble events are interwoven with her brilliant nonour. The rude and unjust attacks of her ag -4ressors have been defeated by magnanimous reso lutions and the moral opinion of the world. The position of the country is lofty and noble. Her valour corresponds with her high virtue and immortal celebrity. American sympathies have worthily pro nounced themselves in favour of her cause, and she obtains the just suffrages of the nations of both worlds. the Argentine Confederation, by adhering to the persevering moderation of the Government, had strengthened still more her rights and enhanced the nobleness of her national character. By your wisdom you have achieved this imperishable gloi;. The Om nipotent has enlightened your deliberations, and re wards your noble virtues. The i;onfederation, free and victorious, is safe from national dishonour by the invincible firmness of her patriotism. Her armies have achieved fresh and glorious triumphs. The Confederate Governments and people ardently defend the national dignity and independence, by the tran quil and decided co-operation of their will, their he roic valour, and their armies. The enormity and scandal of an infamous treason overwhelms the ruth less Unitarians. I present to you, respectfully, the homage of my profound acknowledgment ; and I congratulate you with unmingled satisfaction. In such happy and honourable results I recognise the visible protection of the Almighty, and offer to Him the tribute of my most humble and fervent gratitude. " Assembled by the will and confidence of the peo ple you are going to deliberate on the public affairs. I humbly submit the acts of my administration to your sovereign decision. " DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. " The Government solicitously cultivates the re lations of the Confederation with friendly states. Those which it loyally maintained with the Govern ments of Great Britain and France still continue un interrupted. The latter have, with a tendency to the re-establishment of peace, signified a change in their policy. The Government has reciprocated it with estimation. " In my last messages I informed you of the at tacks made on the independence and honour of the Confederation by Commodore John B. Purvis, in command of her Britannic Majesty's naval forces, and that his supercession by Sir Thomas Sabine Pasley did not alter so deplorable a situation. " Subsequently the Government of her Britannic Majesty confided the command of the River Plate station to Rear-Admiral Ingle&ld. The latter has exceeded the injustice of his predecessors and aggra vated still more the offences offered to the Confe deration. " I regret to say that the answer given by her Britannic Majesty's Government to the remonstrance made by the Argentine Minister at the Court of London, in conformity with the orders of the Govern ment, of which I informed you in my previous mes• sage, has not been agreeable either to the principle,: of the law of nations, or to the stipulations of the treaty existing between the Confederation and Great Britain. The Argentine Minister demanded his passport, and sustained the rights and honour of the republic uninjured and untarnished. " In that state of things, the hope which the Go vernment had been inspired with from the official declarations, the magnanimity and rectitude of her Majesty, and the honour of the British people were realised. Owing to this gratifying motive, the Ar- gentine Minister suspended his departure from the Court of London. " it has been satisfactory to the Government to evince to her Britannic Majesty its constant disposi • •• • • • • .• • • tion to re-establish the relaiion; of both countries on their former footing of cordial friendship, without detracting from the national independence and honour. " The Government of her Majesty set at liberty various Argentine prisoners, and that of the republic has made a suitable return for that act of benevolent moderation. " The Government perseveres in sustaining the perfect rights of sovereignty of the Confederation over the Falkland Islands. " Repeated attacks against the sovereign rights of the republic, committed on the Patagonian coasts and on the Huano islands, by merchant vessels under the flag of friendly nations, particularly that of Great Britain, have seriously called the attention of Go. vernment. It devotes to this important subject that preferent attention which it merits, in order to pre serve and maintain the prerogatives of the national sovereignty and independence. " It is with concern the Government informs you that in the answer given by that of his Majesty the King of the French to the remonstrance made by the Argentine Minister to the Court of Paris, in com pliance with the orders of Government, of which I informed you in my previous message, the laws of international justice have 'A been regarded, nor the persevering loyalty reciprocated with which the Go vernment of the Confederation preserves the relations of peace and friendship re-established by the Confe deration of 1840. " The Argentine Minister demanded his passports, and upheld the dignity and independence of the Con federation. The high rectitude of his Majesty the King of the French, in which the Government so justly confided, subsequently presented to the Argen tine Minister gratifying motives for delaying his departure from the Court of Paris. "It has been pleasing to the government to respond with the most benevolent friendship—the rights and honour of the nation saved—to the just and benevo lent spirit manifested by the Government of his Majesty the King of the French. “. Rear• Admiral Laine, Commander-in-Chief of the naval forces of his Majesty in the River Plate, hus continued uninterruptedly a series of unjustifiable attacks against the dignity and independence of the Re public, with which he has aggravated still more his former offenses .... " The Government has been solicitous to remove every motive of complication with those of France and Great Britain. At the time when the confede rate army, under the command of General Joz-e de Urquiza, entered victoriously into the province of Corrientes, the Government made a protest to the Ministers of Great Britain and France against any acts of the Anglo-French naval forces, tending to co operate with the ruthless Unitarians, or in any manner to aid them. And it declared to them that, in such case of assault on the part of these Ministers, it would necessarily make just and adequate reprisals. "tin unheard-of and outrageous event occurred in the port of Ensenada. Several merchant vessels which were loading there, where they entered when it was not blockaded by any Anglo French naval forces, were burnt and plundered. This deed, which is re probated by the public law of nations, committed to the disparagement of the elevation of the Govern ments of his Majesty the King of the French and of her Britannic Majesty, in the presence of their Ministers Plenipotentiary, imperiously obliged the Government to make a protest to the Ministers against so great an abuse of force and all its conse quences. It adopted measures with a view to avoid its repetition, and, in order to curb the actors, it de clared that they rendered themselves liable to the con dign punishment which the law of nations prescribed in such extreme cases. The Ministers, in their answer were led away by a lamentable and irreconcilable spirit of inhumanity against the Republic. Denying the justice of the protest of the Government, they declared they would not receive any fresh communication which should not have the paclfication of the Plata for its object, with the previous clause of the evacua tion of the Oriental territory by the Argentine auxiliary divisions. And they indiscreetly descended so far as to accept a distorted fact trumped up by the mendacious press of Monte Video in regard to the death of an English officer, a mate, occasioned in the port of Atalaya, by his own unjustifiable attack and imprudent proceeding. " By these means, which are prescribed by civiliza tion and humanity, they protracted indefinitely the war and the unjust aggressions of the Anglo-French naval forces, at the same time that the Minister of Foreign Affairs of her Britannic Majesty was having at the court of London important and friendly expla nations with the Argentine Minister. In the course of these, he declared to the latter that the Govern ment of her Britannic Majesty felt disposed to termi nate amicably, in a manner satisfactory and honour able to both countries, the existing differences, taking as a basis the minutes which the Argentine Govern ment had confidently transmitted to Viscount de Mareuil, Charge d'Aff,Aires of France, in consequence of a priVate and confidential invitation from the latter, and which were rejected by the Ministers of Great Britain ald France in Monte Video. " At that very iirn; s,veral conferences were taking place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of his Majesty the King of the French and the Argentine Minister in Paris. The Government is sorry to an nounce to you, that although courteous and benevo lent, the explanations of his Majesty's Minister were not so explicit as those given by her Britannic Ma jesty's Minister to the Argentine Minister in London. " It was about that period that the ringleader Ri vera returned again to figure amongst the degraded oppressors of the unf.,rtunate city o f M onte Vid eo . The bloody scenes which were there enacted on the arrival of th•!t odious criminal have scandalised the world. The Anglo-French naval forces have afforded him protection in his iniquitous plans of bloodshed and c b , v,,qtstien. They c:ir v4 - .yed him with his de testable I, reign I.,(There;lts coasts, pro . vided with arms, ammunition, and pecuniary subsi dies, through the influence of the Ministers of France and England. He had there perpetrated enormous crimes of horrid cruelty and shameful spoliations. The Ministers have thus contracte 1 a heavy respon sibility by conduct so much in opposition to huma nity, justice, and the general interest of nations. " Under those same circumstances the most unre strained robbery was committed in the inLnd rivers by the pirate Garibaldi, his colleague Rivera, and other ruthless Unitarians, with the assistance of fo reivn outcasts prone to pillage. Under the protection and auspices of the Ministers of England and France, they have committed exorbitant and infamous depre dations. The Government has orlered its Ministers at the Courts of London and Paris to protest against such scandalous acts of violence. "Neither the explicit acknowledgment which the governments of France and Great Britain have made of the perfect rights of the Republic to its inland rivers, nor the reprobation which they have expressed of the attack against the Parana by the Anglo- French forces, has preserved the immunity of the Argentine territory. The British and French vessels of war, to the grievous offence of the prerogatives of sovereignty of the confederation, domineer over the inland rivers, and aggravate still more the scandalous acts of unheard-of intervention with which the Ministers of France and England in Monte Video are chargeable. "In the midst of such aggressions the Government has not ceased to testify the most persevering mode ration. Sustained by the justice of its cause, seconded by the heroic enthusiasm of the nation, and its firm resolution of maintaining its honour and in dependence, it tranquilly awaits the issue of so strange a situation. _ _ _ " Thomas Samuel Hood, Esq., arrived in this city encharged with a confidential mission by the Govern ments of England and France, to present to the legal governments of the Confederation and the Oriental state propositions for peace agreed upon by those cabinets. I have rendered you an account, honour able representatives, of that honourable mission, and of the correspondence which took place with Mr. Hood. You are informed of the obstacles which the Ministers of France and England have reckles*ly thrown in the way of a favourable termination of the pacification. " The Government, for whom it was impossible to agree to demands irreconcileable with the honour and independence of the republics of La Plata, was placed under the indispensable necessity of referring the pro posals for peace to those of England and France. You have given your sovereign approval to the conduct of the Government. " With a very painful feeling did the Government communicate to those of France and Great Britain that their mutual wishes for the pacification of the republics of La Plata had been frustrated. It mani fested to them the circumstances which had caused this, and the sincere disposition of the Government of the republic to prosecute the negotiation on the proposals presented by air. Hood, and accepted in the manner in which they had cordially been by the Go. vernment of the Confederation. And, constantly iinimated with a spirit of conciliation and of honour able peace, it stated to them that if new events occur ring subsequently should make it necessary to adopt some other proposal, it might become the subject of fresh discussion between the negotiating plenipoten tiaries. " The Government relies with grateful confidence on the rectitude of the Governments of Great Britain and France. It hopes that, inspired by a wish for an honourable peace, suitable to the interests of all par ties, they will continue the negotiation set on foot by Mr. Thomas Samuel Flood, and will remove the diffi culties which were thrown in the way of the happy result of his mission by the ministers of France and Eugl,:nd in Monte Video. " The withdrawal from that city of the British regiments which her Britannic Majesty's Minister there diverted from their original destination, the removal of Rear-Admiral Inglefield from the com mand of the British naval station in the River Plate, the appointment and arrival of Commodore Sir Iliornas Herbert, of such honourable antecedents in the republics of La Piata, are events which concur to justify the sanguine hopes of the Government. " It feels satisfaction in announcing to you that in Europe and America the most lively reprobation lit-ts been manifested and expressed against the Anglo- French intervention. So just a demonstration has augmented the moral strength of the legal Govern ments of La Plata. " The Consul-General of her Majesty the Queen of Spain, in Monte Video, solicited the Government to exempt from service all her Catholic Majesty's subjects, who might involuntarily have entered the ranks of the army of the Confederation, and to allow all Spaniards freely to leave the republic who might be desirous of so doing. " The Governments, animated with the most lively sympathies towards the Spanish nation, not withstanding the impediments offered by the want of an official character near the Argentine Confede ration, in the Spanish Consul-General at Monte Video, did all that was possible in order to tes tify the feelings of benevolent friendship which it cherishes towards her Catholic Majesty. Giving the correspondence a confidential character it pre sented in that same form to her Majesty's Con sul General frank and sincere explanations of the true political position of Spaniards in the Confedera tion. It informed him of the kind of civic service ren dered by the latter, on the same footing as the natives of the country, in the militia corps, and of the just motives of the r es t ra i nt exper i enced b y some, on certain occasions, in obtaining their passports. " Her Majesty's Consul- General insisted on his groundless demand, and despatched the Commander of the Spanish naval forces to follow up the same on friendly terms. The Government maintained the justice of its rights. It evinced towards the Com mander the courtesy and consideration due to the dignity of her Catholic Majesty's Government. lam sorry to announce to you that that of the Confedera tion did not receive a suitable return. The undue protection afforded by the boats belonging to her Majesty's Nessel of war lying in the port of Buenos Ayres to several Spanish emigrants who had run away from their employers, to whom they were in debted for the amount of their passage, was well nigh producing unpleasant results. "In view of such unjustifiable proceedings, the Government, with all moderation, avoided dh-agreable complications, by adopting suitable measures to pre vent the recurrence of such an abuse. "In the answer given to her Majesty's Consul- General enlarging on the previous explanations, it ceased not to manifest its kind feeling towards the Spanish nation and its Government. The Government of the Confederation has been recently informed, by official advices from Europe that the ex-President of the Republic of Ecuador, General Flores, an E►nigrant in Spain residing in Madrid, has concerted and prepared a warlike inva sion against that republic, with the aid of the Spanish Government, for the purpose of re--establishing Spanish dominion under a monarchy vk hich is to be formed out of the Republics of Ecuador, New Gra nada, Peru, and Bolivia, and is to fall to the lot of a son of her Majesty Queen Christina and the Duke de Riansares, her second husband, which son, scarcely in his infancy, would offer a many years' regency in favour of General Flores. " One of his aides-de-camp was enlisting two thou sand Irishmen, who were to join the expedition, for which purpose he had hired three steamers to convey them to Sawander, where they are t o j o i n t h e S pan i s h troops. It was not ascertained whether the large quantity of funds which was disposed of in London was supplied by her Majesty Queen Christina or by his Majesty of the King of the French. General Flores was aided in this treacherous en- terprise by the odious Spaniard Mora, so well known in the American republics from the cooperation he afforded in his plans of usurpation to the traitor Santa Cruz. The latter had arrived at Madrid, from Bor deaux, to join the debased General Flores. " The Minister Plenipotentiary of the republic of Peru and the Chargé d'Affaires from New Granada at the Court of London, had officially remonstrated with her Britannic Majesty's Minister of Foreign Affairs in regard to that strange conspiracy against the liberty and independence of the states they re present, especially with respect to the enlistment in Ireland, requesting the Government of her Majesty to prevent it, as was its duty, according to the laws of Great Britain, and as a friendly and neutral power. " The Charge d'Affaires of the Chilian Republic at .the. Court of Parisi - well informed of this nefarious project, had repaired to London, and was taking steps with the Government of her Majesty to the same effect. In view of the character which that execrable attempt presents, so outrageous to the dignity and independence of America, and so much at variance with the interests of her Catholic Majesty and of the Spanish nation, the GeNernment has adopted and will decidedly maintain the position prescribed to it by the paramount interests of the Confederation, and those of the common cause of the other American states, in order to resist and repel so unheard of and irritating an aggression." (EXTRACT FROM PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.) BUENOS AYRES, JAN 13.—My dear Friend—Many thanks fur your kind letter of 4 h Nov., which came to hind on the 7th inst., per packet, and I can only hope that your next will contain the pleasing news that both the British and French Governments have resolved on removing their present Ministers from the River Plate: fur unless they decicle on this, I am afraid it will be very difficult to settle the existing differences, as this Government will not accede to their preten-ions, and they will throw every obstacle possible in the way of a settlem“nt. The question would easily be settled with new Ministers, but with Messrs. Ouseley and Deffaudis I am afraid it is impossible ; e%•en suppose by strict orders from tbpir Governments tl - ,ey agree upon the terms, thy obstacles in the e.xecadon of the treaty. The old proverb of " where there is a will there is a way," applies well to the Ministers, and as long as they have any inter ference in the question, it will be very difficult to settle. I hen= TRADE IN CHINA. ;~.. ~, ~ ..~: ~. i , ~. .; of the order he House of Coininons of J.ln. 26 a copy of order ordinances, rules, and regulations concerning ti trade in China. The f aowing is an extract there from of much interest : SIR JOHN DAVIS TO THE CHINESE MINISTER. The taking of Paysandu on the Nth ult., by Frutos Rivera, assisted by the french, has cau , ed great sensation here, on account of the horrors com mitted. The French brig of war, Pandour, fired 150 shells into the town, and Rivera, not contented with this destruction of property, set fire to the town —the number killed on both sides is estimated at about 700. So much towards pacifying the Banda Oriental ; for if they go on killing people at this rate, the ministers will certainly obtain their object, for there will not remain any inhabitants to fight. We shall, as well as many of our neighbours, be losers, as many who owed us money were killed in the assault. Victoria, IL.iz-Kong, Jan. 22, 1846. I have had the honour to receive y,ur Excellency's , :ote respecting the difficulties attendant on openii g the city of Canton to British merchants. In the Treaty of Nanking, the second article states chat "British subjects with their families and esta blishments shall he allowed to reside, for the purpose of carrying on their mercantile pursuits, without mo lestation or restraint, at the cities and towns of Can ton, Amoy, Foo-chow-foo, Ningpo, and Shanghae." Now, the treaty has already been equitably fulfilled at four of these ports, and Canton remains the only exception. Even at Foo-chow foo, where difficulties were last year urged exactly similar to those alleged regarding Canton, your Excellency's Government has enforced the provisions of the treaty. In the first article of the Treaty of Nanking, it is stated that the subjects of our two Governments re spectively "shall enjoy full security and protection for their persons and property within the dominions of the other." It is a matter of high satisfaction to reflect that at four of the ports the greatest security and tranquil lity prevail. Even at Foo-chow-foo, where I had last year so much reason to complain, the people have been brought, in consequence of my representations, and by means of proper examples, to behave with perfect correctness towards foreigners. But, unfor tunately, at Canton the evil is far from being confined to a mere exclusion from the city. Your Excellency knows that the Vice-consul himself, a public officer, was wantonly and outrageously assaulted on the opposite side of the river, and no redress whatever has yet been afforded for that and another similar instance reported to me by the Consul. Your Excellency's long experience of public life must convince you that such a state of things cannot continue. At Canton was the origin of those troubles which were happily terminated by the peace ; and it is my wish for the continuance of our present friendly relations that makes me desirous to urge in the least unpleasant manner, and before it is too late, the com pletion of treaty engagements at Canton. In the twelfth article of the Treaty of Nanking it is expressly provided, that " the islands of Koolangsoo and Chusan will continue to be held by her Majesty's forces until the money payments and the arrange ments for opening the ports to British merchants be completed." In July, 1843, your Excellency addressed the an tnleiexejdustPicaepeorf t o o p m e n y i n p g r e t d h e e c e c s i s t y o r 0 , f d C ist a i n n t c o t n ly in ad e m or ilin o g n with the others, and solemnly engaging that it should be done. I have myself repeatedly pressed this en gagement on your Excellency, and now urge it with the authority of my Government. Koolangsoo has already been delivered up; and her Majesty 'a forces will evacuate Chusan the moment some arrangement The report that a steamer was waiting the arrival of Air. Flood, to bring out the decision of the British and French Governments, has given spirits to the people, and a ll are anx i ously wait i ng f or t h is desired event—the general wish is for peace. EXPEDITION TO THE NORTH WEST. (From the South Australian Gazette, of Sept. 19.) IVe announced last week the unfortunate termina tion of the expedition to the north-west of Lake "L'orrens, under the direction of Mr. J. A. Horrocks. esterday afternoon an express arrived from Mr. llobinson's station, with the intelligence that Mr. Horrocks and his party had arrived there. Mr. Horrock's wounds were not considered desperate, although it was feared that amputation of the injured hand would be necessary. Medical aid, we believe, was promptly dispatched, and the following letter from Mr. Horrocks himself to the gentlemen who contributed to the expense of the outfit of the expedi tion gives all the particulars, and will be read with much interest : "Dep6t Creek, Sept. 8, 1846. " It is with the greatest regret I have to inform the committee and my fellow-colonists who subscribed tc the expedition, of its untimely and unfortunate termi nation. "Having made an excursion, accompanied by Mr. Gill, to the table land on the west of Lake Torrens, to ascertain if it were practicable to form a depot in that neighbourhood; and, not succeeding i n finding either water or grass, I returned to Depot Creek, de termined to make an excursion with the camel, as it was impracticable to take horses sufficiently far, from what I saw of the desolate barren country. " Having ascertained, the morning previ ous t o our departure, from the summit of the range behind Depot Creek, the bearings of a high land seen by Messrs. Eyre and Darke, to be 32 deg. north of west by compass, and the distance I considered about 80 miles, I determined to make straight for that land. 4Vith this view I started on the 28th of August, ac companied by Mr. Gill and Bernard Kilroy, with provi.ions sufficient for three weeks, and ten gallon , of water, the camel being loaded with about 350 pounds. ‘b Our first day's journey brought us to one of the creeks running from Lake Torrens into the Gulf; distance about ten miles. The last four miles were over red sandhills, partially covered with oaten grass " The second day's journey we camped on the west side of the table land, distance 15 miles, the first eight miles over a continuation of sandhills, the last seven miles over a country covered with stones and salsolaceous plants. " The next day we entered a light scrub and very heavy sandhills, 15 miles. las been effected according to the treaty. Your Excellency is aware that scarcely any - buildings I whatever have been constructed at Chusan, in antici pation of its speedy evacuation. Adverting now to your Excellency's last note, the uinult in which the rabble attacked the Prefect of Canton's house is publi-.•ly and universally known to have originated in the undtv severity exercised by that officer on an individual who impuded his way, And not in any rumoured attempts of foreigners to liter the city. I have gone to an extreme length in prohibiting British merchants and others from the exercise of their just and admitted rights. But even supposing that such a tumult arose from a mere ills moured attempt of foreigners to exercise a right secured by treaty, this only proves the extent of the evil to be remedied. _ _ _ " The day following, scrub and very heavy sand and plains all covered with salsolaceous plants. The day atter, having made six miles, we reached a large salt water lake, about ten miles long and five miles broad. The land we were making for we dis tinctly saw. I supposed about 25 miles distant. I►, rounding this lake—which I named Lake Gill—Ber nard Kilrop, who was walking ahead of the party, stopped, saying he saw a beautiful bird, which he recommended me to shoot to add to the collection. My gun being loaded with slugs in one barrel and ball in the other, I stopped the camel to get at the shot-belt, which I could not get without his lying down. Whilst Mr. Gill was unfastening it, I was screwing the ramrod into the wad over the slugs, standing close alongside of the camel. At this mo o,ent the camel gave a lurch to one side, and caul ht his pack on the cock of my gun, which discharged the barrel I was unloading, the contents of which first took off the middle finger of my right hand between the second and third joints, and entered my left cheek by my lower jaw, knocking out a row of teeth from my upper jaw. The control of Chinese subjects belongs exclu sively to your Excellency's Government. I have only to recriire for British subjects ft - Ilse privileges and that protection which have been so often urged, and so long postponed— and having now received positive instructions from my Government, I cannot , lo otherwise than be guided by them. I take this occasion to renew to your Excellency *the assurances of my highest consideration. J. F. DAVIS. (True copy) ADAM W. EMSLIE. COMMISSIONER KEYING TO SIR JOHN DAVIS. (Translation.—Extract.) JULY, 1843. As to the free entry into Canton, the two nations are now at peace, without the slightest ground for jar or between altercation;the inside and the outside of the city?y at he ? When, too, Ningpo, Foochow, Shangliae, may he entered, why should Canton be solitary in this respect ? The evil is that the temper of the Canton population is so unlike that of the Chekiang and Kiangnan people. The former, since they have felt the misery and disasters of war, have been filled with consternation; and, unsettled in mind, they are easily accessible to doubts and suspicions. The high Commissioner, on his first arrival at Canton, In this dilemma I was fortunate in having two most excellent companions. We were now sixty- five miles from the depot or any water that we knew of, and all the water remaining was about five gallons. With very great reluctance I consented to Bernard Kilroy's entreaty for him to return back and fetch Mr. Theakston and two horses, as I knew part of the country was inhabited by a fierce lot of natives, as they had attacked Mr. Gill and myself on every pre vious excursion. He said he was not afraid, therefore he left, and reached the depot the next evening by about nine o'clock. Having missed the tracks during the night, he could not have walked less than 100 miles from the morning of the accident to the time he reached the depot, having most bravely accomplished his task. " Mr. Gill stopped to nurse me , his attention and kindness wer e not to be surpassed, co nsidering the distance we were away, and the uncertainty of Kil roy's reaching the depot. Mr. Gill has shown him self to be a brave and steady companion by remaining with me. Mr. Gill has taken several sketches of this country whi c h w i ll show to those interested how very impr o b a bl e i t i s that any stations can be made to the west of L a k e T orrens. All the drainage is into f res h water pond s and salt water lakes. The ap parently dry in a very few (la 's after rain, the water hile it is in them being ‘ cf a dark red ocherous colour, the size of them varyi from half an acre to five acres, and when full not more than six inches in depth.ponds are issued a proclamation earnestly and clearly ex horting them, and at that time hoped that the popular mind was becoming by degrees quieter. But, when returning from Hong-Kong, with a mind fully decided on inviting, the Plenipotentiary to conference there, that he might in some measure exhibit his feelings towards him, he was to his astonishment saluted with representations from one Ho-Yushu, who, with more than eighty other of the gentry, joined in presenting addresses against his doing so, at the offices of himself, the High Commis sioner, and of all the principal offices. Though the High Commissioner admopished them face to face, and refused to receive their addresses, yet, observing day by day the actual disposition of the people, he finds their suspicions and surmises still unremoved. The High Commissioner has now, in conjunction with the Governor-General and Governor, commanded all local magistrates and other officers to adopt measures for inculcating a better spirit. And he only waits till the port is opened and commerce in progress, when all parties settling into a state of quiet, they shall meet together to consult within the The hill we were making for is table-topped with precipitous sides about seven miles in length; to the N.N,E. are three more smaller hills continuing on from them is a low land, gradually diminit.hing in height till it joins the land running from Lake Tor rens. I did not find a spot where there was any pro excepbability of findi ng a spring; grass there i s none except a little wild oaten grass, sand here and th ere , and that not sufficient to feed a horse. w hi c h grows in the city, whenever business may call them thither. If there be the slightest falsehood in this, may the Highest regard it ! It is with extreme sorrow I am obliged to ter minate this expedition, as the two men that were with rue, the camel and myself, were in excellent working condition; and had it not been for this accident, it was my intention to have followed down this low land, running to the N.N.E., and returned by Lake Torrens, a distance of between 300 and 400 miles ; and would then have been able to have given P more accurate account; although I am c onvinced we should not hive found one acre of ground to make a station, judging from the land I had gone over, and what I could discern with my naked e ye, there being a sterile sameness throughout. Mad it been earlier in the season, and my wounds healed up, I should have started again. " On Sunday last I returned to the depot, horses, myself, and party, all completely knocked up.—l remain, yours truly, " J. A. HORROCKS. " Mr. C. Mutts, Hon. Sec. Northern .Vxpedition." We are much concerned to announce the return of Dr. Knott, from Mr. Rohinsotv's station, to which Mr. Horrocks had been conveyed, with the intelli gence of the very dangerous state in which that gen tleman is. Mr. llorrocks had been much weakened by his removal from place to place, and the fatal ter mination of his career was hourly looked for. TILE GENERAL. ELECTION.—We b e li eve we may eonfid, ntly announce that every effort will be mad e by the Government to bring the business of th e session of' Parliament to a speedy termination, W i th a view to a general election. We hear that it is consid ere d not un likely that the prorogation will take place some t i me in June, and the dissolution will immediately follow. The Legislature must, of course, assemble s oon after the elec tion has terminated, but it is very doubtf ul whether any other than the necessary business, such as the election of a Speaker, &c., will be entered upon.—Manchester an d had got the lead by Guardian. ACCIDENT TO LORD BROWNLOW CECIL. —Lord Brownlow Cecil, the second son of the Marquis of Exeter, who was thrown from his horse Jack, while riding fur ' over him. the Five Sovereigns Sweepstakes, at the Windsor Steeple Chases, on TueFday, met with more , severe. injuries than was at first anticipated. His horse, which had cleared after the brook, st throwinghe s e : e r l a al st le b n secondfence• brook beautifully, dfefrn, a atnt the e partially II 1 n ez Before he could be dragged away by the bystanders, hi. Lordship was struck by the next horse., whii . h ._,__s '•••aewer the brook, and rendered for a time insensible Upon being taken to the inlantry barracks,. and placed und er the care of Mr. Richarison, t he 11.4nm..taut surgeon to the Scots Fusilier Guards, in which regiment his Lord ship bolds a commission, it was found that bis shoulder was dislocated, in addition to a severe wrist sprain, and bruises on various parts of the body —the latter being occasioned, as it is supposed, by his horse railing over him. The shoulder was set within an hour after the accident, and up to Wednesday evening his Lordship was eoing on very favourably. MUNIFICENT GIFT.--A gentleman, called l ast wee k at Messrs. Herries and Co.. in St' ,Jadfies's-street, am; left, und er t h e i n iti a ls Z. Z. Z. five nund-ed pound s i n I aid of th e R o y a l F re e Hospital n Gray's Inn -road. We are glad to find, that, while enormous sums are bei ng given by th e b enevo lent fur the alleviatio n ibf Irish dis tress, the charities of our ewn country are not, forgotien. A royal ord onn ance was signed on th e I st, approv -1 ing the Con t ract f or t h e fusion of the Cecil and Saint Quentin Northern Railroads. POPE PIUS THE NINTH. To him who now wears the tiara a noble mission is confided. Gregory the Sixteenth, with all his re sistances, prejudices, and alarms, belongs to the times that were. Pius the Ninth has entered upon his high position with a true appreciation of the wants—the claims of the age. If he can resist the pernicious influences that will beset him, there will be no bounds to his popularity and power, not only in the States of Italy, but throughout Catholic Christianity. His dispositi.m to advance will be favourably contrasted with the determination to stand still, which was the law of his predecessor Italy wants a Sovereign who stiall be the recipient of the public love, and Rome has still links enough binding her to all the States around to give an intelligent Pontiff an immense authority. The other day I received f rom an Italian r lady a letter written on a sheet, at the top of which, engraved in gold, was a portrait of the pre sent Pope. "See !" said she, "it is thus we comtnu- nicate with one another, thus that we convey our gra titude for what the ho:y father is doing—our ex peea t tion of what he still may do." Un l e r the guidance of a cultivated and civilised spirit, Rome itself maw awaken from its slumbers. It h as s till wi , bin it - some of the intellectual elements which made it great and glorious. Let any man cross the city into the Trans-'Ziberian quarter ( fres tavere), and watch the countenances of those who still represent the citizens of ancient Rome—that portion of the population which is believed to have e•caped the fusion which the various races which have from time to time invaded, possessed, and peo pled the Italian provinces ; in the whole of that community, in the women especially, he will find much to admire, and will not easily believe that any great degeneracy can have corrupted such a noble race. And it may be laid down as a safe posi tion, that where sound minds and fine physical powers are preserved, there is no cause to despair of the re demption of nations. The seed of greatness have not been wholly trampled down in Rome itself— there is still fire in the ashes.—Dr. Bowring, in Howitts Journal. THE FINE ARTS.—Wednesday afternoon a prelimi nary meeting of gentlemen connected with literary and . scientific pursuits, and interested in the promotion of the fine arts, was held at the saloon of the Ad e l a id e G allery, Strand, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of establishing an annual exhibition of pic tures, sculpture, and drawing, intended for the Royal Academy, but which the committee of that body are compelled, from want of space, to refuse. William Car penter, Esq., was unanimously called on to preside. After a discussion, in which the Rev. J. Richardson, LLD., Captain Brander. Robert Soutar, Esq., Bertie Ambrose, Esq., W. Carpenter, Esq., H. Justins, Esq.. and other gentlemen took part, the following resolution was proposed by the Rev. Mr. Richardson, seconded by Mr. Soutar, and carried unanimously:—" That a com mittee be now formed, with power to add to their num ber, for the purpose of carrying out the object of this meeting." METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS.—Wednesday the prrparations for the foimation of the new street from the Broad Sanctuary, .Westminster, to Shaftesbury- Owe. Vauxhall-bridge-road, was commenced, and also the demolition of the remaining portion of Upper St. Martin's-lane, for the continuation of the new street through Leicester•square from Piccadilly and Coventry street. THE VING OF THE NETHERLANDS.--•THE lIAGUF APRIL 4.—His Majesty the King i s so much bette r that no more bulletins will be issued. ACT TO FACILITATE THE SALE f Crown without the Crown's consent, certified by the OF ENCUMBERED ESTATES IN IRELA NI). I Attorney-General for Trobind. 44. The Acts to extend only to Ireland, and may be altered or repealed during the present session. A Bill with the above title has been introduced in the Lords by the Lord Chancellor; subjoined is an abstract of its provisions : CLAUSE 1. Declares that the object of the Act is to "grant facilities for the sale of estates situat%in that part of Great Britain and Ireland called Ireland, which may be charged with incumbrances, or subject to trusts authorising or requiring sale ;" and the fol lowing words shall be taken in the extended or res tricted sense expressly attached to them in this clause : Lands Manors, advowsons, rectories, messuages, lands, tenements, tithes, rents, and hereditaments of any te nure, and whether corporeal or incorporeal, and any undivided share thereof.—Estate. Estate in equity, as well as at law, and the benefit of any covenant or con tract for, or in right of, renewal.—Encumbrance. Any legal or equitable mortgage in fee or for any less es tate ; any money secured by a trust, judgment, decree, or order, any legacy, portion, lien, or any other charge upon land, by w hi c h a sum of money is secured to be paid on an event, or at a time certain ; any annual charge which by the instrument creating it, or any other instrument, is repurchaseable on payment of a gross sum.—incumbrancer. Any person entitled to an incumbrance.—Possessi on includes the receipt of rents and profits. —Owner. This word, applied to any lands or incumbrances, includes any person en titled in possession, absolutely or in tail, or quasi el.. tail ; any person for a life or lives, or for a term of years determinable on the dropping of any life or lives; any person entitled in possession as tenants by the courtesy, whether at law or in equity; any per t son entitled in possession to the equity of redemption, o r the property subject to the incumbrance in any land, whether in fee or less estate ; any feoffees or trustees for charitable or other purposes. It is de clared that the Act shall operate as well with respect to any estate or incumbrance created before as after the passing of th. Act. 2. Under the provisions of this Act the owner of any land or estate in land in Ireland subject to in cumbrance, may (subject to the approbation of Court) contract for the sale of a part of it, freed from such incumbrance; any owner or incumbrancer may, without having so contracted, apply for sale of whole or part of such land or estate; if an incumbrance affect less than the whole estate of the owner, but affect an estate carved out of it o f no t l ess th an fif ty years unexpired at the time of contract or sale, the power of sale shall extend to the whole estate. 3. The owner or incumbrancer contracting for sale, or desirous to sell, may apply to the Lord Chancellor of Ireland to confirm the contract or sale, the petition and all subsequent petitions in the case being enti tled ex parte the petitioner "in the matter of the Act for facilitating the sale of encumbered estates in Ireland." 4. The Lord Chancellor of Ireland, with the ad vice and Consent of the Master of the Rolls, may wake rules or orders for carrying this Act into effect; the rules and orders to be laid before Parlia ment. 5. He may, with the advice and consent, alter or rescind former rules or orders. 6. Upon presentation of the petition, the Court may, without th e attendance of counsel, refer the same to a Master in Chancery, who shall inquire into the particulars and report. 7. Such land may be sold freed from her Majesty's title, as authorised by 4 and 5 Wm. IV. c. 92. 8. Ml laws, rules, orders, and discretionary power, and practice in force with respect to proceedings in court for fore-closure or redemption of a mortgages and under a decree for sale of estates for payment of encumbrances or debts, not inconsistent with ' this Act or any rules made under it; the court may apportion costs as it thinks fit, and order surplus moneys to be invested in hind for the benefit of parties entitled to them; and all persons becoming parties are to be sub ject to the jurisdiction of the court. 9. When a petition for sale is presented by an in cutnbrancer, the court may allow the owner time to ascertain the validity of the debt. 10. Proceedings before the court under this Act to he by petition or motion in a summary way ; not to abate or be suspended by dew h or transmission of in terest; parties aggrieved by report of Master are not compelled to take exceptions. 11. In case of death or transmission of interest any person interested may apply to the court to carry on proceedings. AGRICULTURE IN FRANCE. A vast improvement in agriculture was brought about by the revolution of 1789, which by abolishing tithes, ie leading to the sale of the immense properties of the clergy and nobility, in ordaining an equal division of patrimonies amongst children essentially changed the conditions of landed property, rendering it mere free and accessible to the class of persons who were most ca pable of cultivating it to advantage. But during the convulsions of the revolution, it was impossible for agri culture to make progress in the new career that had been opened to it; under the directory, the consulate, and the empire, it had fewer difficulties to contend against. It was then directed and encouraged by tin. who knew it, both theoretically and P racticAt-- Francois dos Neuf-chateau, to whom we are iebted for the establishment of departmental nurseries- Na poleon also showed that he was disposed to eneourage it, by directing the formation of several agr i celteral socie ties, enriching and enlarging the nation eg a r d en, and creating several botanical or economical evens. Still the wars of the empire retarded its pr Mess , Its ad vance was more rapid after the restoratig4ihrought peace to France, and the old officers of itf6 tenpire, turning their swords into ploughshares, shed on their new pre fession the Mae of that which they had left; whilst they also introduced new modes of culture. which had come under their notice in foreign coUntries. It was during this period that the school of Forestry was founded at Nancy in 1824, under ',leis XVIII., and that the society of horticulture was for me d under the patronage of Charles X., during whose reign were also promulgated the Forest Code, and that in regard to river fishings. But the fallen dynasty being suspected of the design of re-establishing the aristocracy of the soil, found itself hampered in carrying out measures which would have been favourable to agriculture. Since the revolution of 1830, a greater freedom of action has been acquired; and it is since tlaini that it has made the most rapid ad vances. Its progress has been such since 1789, that its produce has been increased forty per cent. The greatest share in this increase is attributable to the subdivision of the soil among a greater cumber of persons, who culti vate it, if not with greaten science, at least with more energy, and a stricter regard to economy,—to the sale of the properties of the emigrants—to the reclamation of waste lands—to the general cultivation of potatoes, brought about chiefly by the influence of Parmentier— to the ameliorations in the breeds or live stock, and the rearing of domestic animals—to the great increase of Merinos—and finally to the exertions of scientific agri culturists, especially Mathew de Bombasle, to propagate sound agricultural doctrines. At the present day the onward movement of agriculture continues to take place on all the points of the territory, and is perhaps more rapid than in any other country. 12. iirlien upon a petition a reference shall have been made to the Master, he shall cause an adw•rtibv went, announcing the petitioner's name, and describ ing the land or estate contracted for or desired to be sold, to be inserted at least once two previous weeks in whatever daily or other public journals he pleases, and fixing a day for entering upon a consideration of the matter. 13. No error in such advertisement shall vitiate the proceedings. CHEAP STEAM TRAVELLING.—Wednesday steam vebsels • v. re eon i►'g passengers from the river Thames to Ipswich For 2s. each. TEE ROYAL HIBERNIAN BALL.—This ball, in aid of the fund, for the destitute Irish, took place on Wednes day night at Wi:lis's Rooms, and was excellently attended. Nothing could exceed the admirable arrangements made by the stewards for the convenience of visitors, and in their endeavours they were ably seconded by the directors of these popular rooms. WILSON'S ENTERTAINMENT IN Et DI:M=OEI.--On Saturday evening Mr. Wilson gave an entertainment on the songs and ballads of Scotland in the Music Hall, which was attended by a numerous and fashionable audi ence. The minstrel was in great force, and seeing to increase in strength and vigour with his constant whirl ine through the country, for he never sang better than he did on Saturday, and the selection of songs was ad mirable. Besides many of the old favourites, which one never tires of hearing Wilson warble, the programme contained some songs that he Dever sang before in &line bergh ; for example. Burns' fine sone of "Go fetch to me a pint o' wine, which he gave splendidly to a very fine melody that expressed well the feeling of the song ; and another by Tannehill, called " Despairing Mars," beautiful pathetic song, and sung to one of the most deli cious bits of melody we ever listened to. " The Stuarts of Apple is a noble song, and produced as great an effect as it did when Mr. Wilson sang it on his former visit. In addition to the programme he sung, and as "The Flow, re of the Forest," and it was as finely a earnestly listened to by the audience, as ever. In the humorous song of " The Married Man's Lament," he delineated the queribius old man with such force and effect as to elicit frequent applause. At .the cenclueion of the entertainment, Mr. Wilson i aid a few words in his usual happy style, in white he alluded to his late visit to Parie, where the songs of Seotlaiid gave great delight to his audiences. He said he was to return thither soon, wi.h the intention of &leg all in his power "to bring the Frerch on iu Scotch." He returns to London to com mence his entertainments for the season.—Edieburgh Evening Courant. [lt will be ebserved, ou reference to our advertising columns, that this distinguished vocalist makes his first appearance for the season at the Music Hall. Store -street. on Monday next.—ED. Sun.] DANGEROUS SPORT. -011 Thursday, two lads, named Haliwell and Harvey, who are in the employment of Messrs. Tebbutt, Rawes, a: td Coy, Back Ring -street, were placed at the bar of the Borough Court, on a charge of firing a cross-bew the day before, by which the lives of certain persons were endangered. The crose• bow, which was produciel in court, is a powerful instru ment, and fitted to do execution not less decisive than a musket or pistol. It appeared that the lads had got hold of this bow, which Mr. Tebbutt said he kept in his private office, and were almost daily in the habit of amusing themselves with it. On this occasion they used pieces of lead about the weight of a common pistol bullet, and fired the bow in the direction of Cross-street. According to their own confession, each fired a shot. One piece went through the top pane of the window of the Scottish Widows' Fund Insurance Office (Mr. Booth. man's), and then through the glass partition which di vides the shop from an inner office, and striking against the opposite wall rebounded into the middle of the room. Mr. Boothman's clerk was in the room at the the time, but fortunately & little to the one side of the window, and escaled unhurt. The distance of th e shot was about 100 yards. The other lead was fired in the same direction only a little highe r , i nto the office of Mr. Petty, soli citor, in the flat above. Mr. Petty has his desk right in the middle of the window, and had been sitting there just before the shot way fired, but had left his seat for a few moments. Inspector M'Mutlen was sent to make in quiries, but the culprits at first denied all knowledge of fee matter, and only confessed when he discovered the bow in a room up stairs. A sister of one of them said she was sure her brother had no evil intent ; but Mr. Maude said that that was no excuse whatever for lads like them taking up a dangerous instrument, and firing recklessly in the centre of a crowded town. They had had a narrrow escape from being brought up on a charge of murder, one gentleman being seated in the direction of this shot just a moment before it was fired. Thought. lessness would not be any excuse whatever in such a case, for nobody could pretend ignorance of the conse quences likely to ensue from firing into the heart of a crowded thorough atre. He hoped this would be a warning to them and others to be more careful in future. He fined them in 10s. 6d., the value of the broken glass, and 108, each besides. He expressed a hope that such a dangerous article would be kept out of the reach of boys like them. Mr. Tebbutt said he bad already discharged them, and would take care to do as Mr. Maude had sug gested. He had no idea that they were able to get at the bow, which he kept in his own room. The fine having been paid the prisoners were discharged.—Man chester Examiner. 14. Before proceeding the master shall cause notice to be given to all persons having interest in the sub . ject of inquiry. 1.5. All parties claiming an interest in the subject of the inquiries may appear, and the master shall de termine what parties have a rig-ht-to take part in the proceedings; the master's omission to give notice not to vitiate proceedings. 16. Parties disallowed to attend by the master may apply to the court against his decision within twenty one days, or if the court is not sitting, after giving notice within twenty-one days to the party petition ing for sale. 17. Where there is only one incumbrance the court shall not direct a sale without consent of the incum brancer, unless it consider the produce sufficient to pay the principal and arrears of interest, or sufficient (if the incumbrance is a re-purchasable annual charge) to pay re-purchase, arrears, and costs 18. Where there is more than one incumbrancer, the first shall, for the purpose of giving consent, be considered the whole encumbrancer, reserving to the second a right to pay him off and become sole incum brancer. 19. When an incumbrancer is held subject to limi tation, or in trust, the first person entitled to the in- come is the party to consent. 20. Where a person entitled to a charge, which is not an incumbrance in the meaning of the Act, is willing to accept a gross sum in satisfaction of it, the master may treat it as an incumbrance, and charge the portion of land which is not to be sold with it preferably. 21, All reports and other proceedings under this Act are to be filled according to the rules of the court. 22. The order for sale may include the whole or part of the incumbered estate. 23. The court may order the whole of an estate to be Sold although the master shall have approved of the save of part only. 24. The court may confirm the report nisi, and direct it to be served on any person or referred back to the master for review previously to making order for sale. 25. The assurance of the land or estate sold shall t'e made in such form as the master shall direct ; or he may authorise any other persons to execute the Bathe; the assurance shall be made to the purchaser, his heirs, executors, administrators, anti assigns. 26. The purchase money arising on the sale is to be paid into the Bank of Ireland. 27. The receipt of the Accountant-General is to be a sufficient cliFeha go. SINGULAR SNOW PHENOMENON IN ORKNEY.—rn the current number of the Philosophical Magazine, Mr. Clouston, of. Stroinness, relates a curious circumstance which, it appears, not only ast niched slid perphxed the neighbourhood in which it occurred, but filled the superstitiou4 with consternation. During one night a h"l pure dth c e ar p p l e a t i , 7 to a* thiseo vet r says the writer, there rested xt morning th ousan d s several t i o l'ic .k he p s! lc* : . whic h Upon of large masses of *Mow, wiAch euntr,:sted str ange ly ?tep tall th snow with its smooth surface." These occurred generally in tr-m One acre to a huniiri f l in extent, while the clusters wore often hit a tilt a:sunder. ish fields so e ., ve . e d l oo k e d as i t tile) h,rl been scattered e over with cart loads of manure, and the latter covered with snow; but on examination the masses were all found to be cylindrical, like hollow fluted rollers, or ladies' swan:- down muff., bearing a strong rtAerirbluece to the latter. The largest measured was 3i feet keg, a , 41 7 fi-et in cir cumference. ,The centres wets ?early but not quite holb.w, and by plseieg the fi ad sv :thin when tie sun was bright, the cone , ntric structure it. The cyliod. r uPPitrent. They did nil i.ccur in any of the adjoining parishes, and Were bitli!ed 0) a space of about tire miles: The first ide a as to the erigin of 'hose bodies was, that they had fallen from the clouds, awl portended some direful calamity. But • had they fallen from the atmos- The writer having examined them, was soon and loose texture must have h-eii ineed that they had wen formed by the wind rolli ng d ph es e t r r e , , ,) t e h d e . ir symmetry co uiTt v he snow, as boys form snow-balls. Their roun d position u tweet t c:ld auo y tml o tte r ' t m' t h e i aa r i t y dh with respect to the weatht r side of eminences proved this. And also from the fact o f their lying e y i aids r dt lengthwa ys, si t i in were forte, eitrhtvh c i se o ii n br c ls e ei n di concentric tcthoset the e o t w u w r i do r fl ; the windward direction, whence the h ad yevidently ga thered up their concentric layers. A NOVELTY AT LOUT, --Thoug h the d rawmg room is now a week old, yet th ere , was one circumst anc e so singular an d so rem ark able — so si gn ifi cant o f t he times—that it w i l l well be ar to be the subject of gossip between us n ow. It is no less a fact than the Turkish Minister actually b • his • ringing wife to court, not shrouded and veiled up the profane gaze of "dogs of Christians " and hurried secretly into the presence of a female Sovereign, but banging on the arm o f h er O ttoman lord, and thre ading her way through the diplomatic crowd in a court dress, not distinguished from any other lady, though the Minister, of course, appeared in his national costume. Just fancy the old Tories of Constantinople hearing of this dreadful innovation—there's an end of the con stitution of Turkey at once; and a pretty account the Princess will give, when she gets back among the secluded inhabitants of the harem, of the privileges she has enjoyed. But while this is all very pleasant, as far es the Turkish ladies are concerned, we all know that Ottoman gentlemen are allowed four wives by law, and. all who can afford it generally avail themselves of their privilege. What is to be done, then, with wires No. 2,, 3, and 4, should they claim to come to court; or what would her Majesty do if a Turkish ambassador should bring his four ambassadresses all at ore !? Some such' difficulty seems to have presented itself to the minds of the court and the diplomatic authorities, tbr the Princess Callimaki was not presented with the furnis and ar monies usual on the introduction of the wife of a foxt•Jign minister.— Cheltenham Looker-ox. 28. Where there are several incumbrances the court ti.ay order proceedings to ascertain their respective priority. 29. Where an annual charge, not an incurnbrance in the sense of this pct , affects any land or estate :u be sold under this Act, being part of an estate affected by such charge, the person entitled to it may release the land or estate to be sold without impairing the charge as to the remaining part of the estate. 30. Provided no payment, not being payment in full of an incunibrauce, shall affect the incumbrancer's right to the balance. 31. When an ineumbrancer shall be satisfied, wholly, or in part, by monies arising out of a sale under this Act, and that it shill appear that other persons, or lands, or estutes should contribute to dis charge the incumbrance, the court may order pro ceedings to recover the money, and have it paid into the Bank of Ireland. 32. No payment in respect of any incumbrance under this Act shall affect the right of persons out of whose estate the payment is made to be indamnified out of any other land or estate, except in so far as the court shall order under special circumstances. 33. Where the estate is ordered to be sold the court may empower the master to include in his report other interests in the same eftate. 34. Where the land to be sold is subject to a lease the master may apportion the rent of the sold and unsold parts, and all covenants of the lease shall re main in force as regards the apportioned parts except as to the amount of rent. 35. No person entitled to any incumbrance shall be bound to accept payment under this Act W ith out i six months' notice, nor until the ncurabranee is pay able. 36. Where the incumbrence is not payable or not ascertained the court may direct the Accountant. General to set apart the sum to the credit of the in cumbrance and for costs and expenses. 37. When a petition for carrying into execution a contract of sale has been presented without the requi site consent, the consent may be given subsequently. 38. The court may appoint a receiver subject to its jurisdiction while proceedings are pending. 39. The court may appoint guardians to act for infants for the purposes of this Act. 40. The court may appoint persons to act for idiots or lunatics for the purposes of this Act. 41. Costs and expenses incident to applications for app• ointment or change of a guardian, may be intro duced among the general costs. 42 No proceedings of the nature of an appeal can be undertaken without leave of the court. 43. No land to be sold freed from any debt to the THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 9, 1847.