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

TUE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. ace liiTh offurich sailing-packet, Captain Thompson, ar ived Havre on Sunday, the 9th inst., with news from v York up to the 21st tilt—the day on which she left that port. Th e fir s t i n order of importance of the intelligence by this arrival is the conditions of peace submitted to the Me ' croyxteans by M. A tocha on the part of the American er nnaent, but w hi c h , as will be seen b y our M ex i can ec'rrespondence, were summarily rejected. These conditions, which first appeared in the journal Guadalaxara, as a l e tt er f rom M. Atocha to Gom, a '"t!itte .13tari o del and to R e j on, were afterwar d s cop i e d i n t o the p Gobie rno , a Mexican official journal, and re fnriodinuwe:el by the journals of New York. The y are as "A commi ss i on shall be named to state the conditions. That commission shall be composed of Messrs. Benton and thf e ," a nan, of a member of American Congress (belonging to i on ," 'PPsition), and of two Mexican commissioners. The le -91issi T shall assemble in a place to be pointed out by the /lcan Government. The United States demand the 26th.degree of latitude, from _ the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific, as line of division. r a rito" 80 The United S tates will pay 15,000,000 dolls. for t h e ter - LY occupied, enga gingr t irt to aee any formal demand fohe expenses themselves of the solemnl wa y r. These Zn e nses are estimated at 13,000,000 dolls., and the United for the et" Les c onsequently consider that they pay 28,000,000 dolls. territory in question. th " ' The 'United States guarantee that they will never give ._r consent for any territory of Alexia°, or Mexican state, b e annexed t o the American Union ; and they will equally. Aart e4arantee the s overe i gnty of Mex i co, more part i cu l ar ly ~hot, of the country that is situated to the south of Use 26t., e gree of Jaarallel. "The Lnited States will place 10,000 men, infantry and eava lrY, on the frontier line, to prevent contraband and in citations frona the Indians. uat The United States engage themselves to set aside all eren ces relative to th e i r fo r mer demands, for ceded ter rit7, foreign debt,, &c. alliance, offensive and defensive, shall be signed a bet ? reweeti the United States and Mexico, for the purpose A mur Willing all European intervention in the affairs of . 311 . Atocha is authorised by the United States Govern -4 to agree to conditions of a treaty of peace." ; The France Americaine, a French journal published to New York, under the date of the 21st ult., says, in ref erence to these conditions— , Such are, acco r di n g t o th e j ourna l o f G ua d a l axara , th e F rets laid down by M. Atocha, in a letter written to Gomez I l trias and to Rejon. Two months ago the Mexican press a ccompanied have refused such an i nser ti on , or at l east wou ld have „ it by the most furious declamations; now the ' del Gobie:no reproduces it without commentary. T hrough these changes we see assuredly pacific symptoms. by m the bases laid down in the communi ca t ion ma d e M. 4 t o cha 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, tZuO-Alto Resalca de la Palma to the north, and Matamoras - the south. Monterey, the pass of the Rinconada, and Sal thefield of battle of Buena Vista, would also be c orn '4l4ol within the Mexican limits, but the United States would of wire re the superior part of Tamaulipas, and of Nuevo Leon, hahuila, ot' Durango, and of Sinaloa, with the whole of p, - PP'lle California the Sonora and Lower California as far as e - a r f ,St• Domingo. Letters from Mexico, received by seve ,,, 0 our American confr6-es, announce an early consent 31the renewal of negotiations; they affirm also that the alaPcteriotis army of G enera l S cot t cou ld no t h ave reac h e d lt in its m arc h on the capital before the propos i t i ons of arran gealent Were made by Santa Anna. If this be the " y case, peace i s already concluded. The greatest difficulty, as We 1 / 4 "said before exists, not in the solution of territorial t Quest ions or indemnities between two countries, but in the rejudicial question of national amour propre which, hitherto, destroyed all attempts of pacification. st al a e l e This powerful ob ;,sonce removed, all parties have too much interest in a aber of hostilities not to make mutual sacrifices to bring honourable transaction. At present Mexico has a rear le gal administration which may be treated with; but, 14411% , things change so rapidly in this country of revo , that we tear tranquillity cannot last long ; already frn e n the overthrow of Santa Anna is spoken of. A letter ealt2 Quartermaster Montgomery, written from Monterey to „." - "trgo, reports that General Arista, irritated at the des aco Put t ue upon him by Santa Anna, and, above all, hurt at l i object erent treatment of which General Ampudia is the has raised 7,000 men, and will march from Zacatecas of Santa city of Mexico, determined to overthrow the power hea, z r o t4 Ann, and to reinstal Herrea. Santa Anna, marched to Z t eeeri4r ista. We know not wha t c r edit this important news but for the interest of the country wish it to be in iL.;;‘,.oL Santa Anna wishes to fini s h ; the pres en t s it ua ti on at tanurable. A change would be dangerous. It is true k.terrera, Arista's candidate, has formally announced ~,,073.f favour of a cessation of hostilities, but a conflict ~ud bring new complications, the least dangerous result of , "th w samee useless and regretable 'delays." journal of the 21st ult. states, that the to,rouniseville,arrived at .New Orleans on the 12th ult., ght recent news from Vera Cruz. The result of of%exPedition to Alvarado was not known on the 2d h at rPril• There were rumours that General Quitman co _ met with opposition in his route, but they were not i siii 7 n td e red to have any foundation in truth. Colonel of A , of the 2d Dragoons, left Vera Cruz on the 2d of tu take possession of Antigus, a town about northward. General Scott was to commence awlti te 4 l ,,in a low days for Puente Nacional—he 4 Pan a lt 111 3' sufficient means of transport; he had sei z ed hu nt 1 , the roads right and left of the city, to insure to f forces. G 14 41 W r , e e passage for provisions for his e .„,°rtu is actively engaged in repressing disor afreu taking measures of police necessary under the the i n w hi c h t h e A mer i can troops are placed. ve . 'ue lst of April General Scott issued an order l g u ing much against the excesses committed by some ers 110 1di , and calling on officers and soldiers to aid him v_,"etectin those wbo so ampsdisrace the American arms. •Joldiers are g con fi ned to unless they have a written Permission from their officers. News from General Taylor arrived at New Orleans Oa the 11th of April by the steamer Telegraph. He had not then, according to news from Brazos Santiago, *ngaged with Urrea or Canales. Immediately after the battle of Buena Vista Urrea fled across the mountains With 500 or GOO men, and had not since been heard of. eatiales was beard of 20 miles south of Cerraloo, and Was pursued by Captain Grey and a party of rangers. ~.Coramunications are completely established between f__tonterey and Camargo by General Taylor, who after wilds returned to Saltillo. It is supposed that Scott and Taylor have established a junction on a point be %Wean Saltillo and Mexico. The Cambria had arrived in Boston the day before the Zurich left, and the intelligence she brought was at once tr ansraitted to New York. It will be remembered that " 1,,4 1 decline in the corn markets Carriedout news of a then believed h ey, and the approach of what was to be " s pring weather. This seems to have created some gen- I Mion in New York. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the New York Courier and Inquirer.) NEW YORK, TUESDAY, APRIL 20. The demand for the Treasury notes continues steady, at t 4 iall, tending upward; and the market being judiciously fed a alders the price maintains itself. The sales to-day were .t and left off stiff at that rate. ytow -boats brought no flour to-day, and prices range . here, ,8 dolls. being readily paid. ll' a r tign exchange is firm, with rather an upward tendency. tbr e lea./fa/0 Commercial Advertiser, of the 17th instant, est s Ztae following table of the produce on hand at the to th e awaiting the opening of navigation to find its way Pr ec pa °wird : Ptsod:ee at the West—Below will 'be found the amount of Oa, In store at several of the hipping points at the West he at day o f April, 1847, as s far as heard from : Wheat. Flour. Corn. Beef and Pork. bushels. barrels. bushels. barrels. ein . e • .... .. 138,500 1,000 2,650* st iell , i glul city ... 344,000 2,700 23,000 2,400 i"°"Ph ••• 80,000 85,000 8,000 —.l •, .1 waukte .... 220,000 9,030 -Little Fort . 61 000 ..... , C e i h e i ` e an o d ........... 7 . 41,618 7,809 12,851 16,000 T oledo .. ... 100,000 21,000 32,000 7,800 Detroit N,OOO 15,000 100,000 . ...... . . Sti nd k i f US v 25,000 170,000 150,000 16,000 ..aon roe - 196,000 94,000 --T .... * Including lard. IleSides the above there were at St. Joseph, 8,000 barrels meal and 1,500 barrels high wines; at Racine, 1,350 IQ: . and 300 barrels high wines; and at Milwaukie, 3,000_ } _There is now in store along the line of the two railroads 4- ormioating at Sandusky, 350,000 to 400,000 bushels wheat lbd 24,000 to 25,000 barrels of flour, exclusive of the flour k Venice and Castalia mills, which is off the road. _ _ la the vaaey of St. Joseph, to come forward by July next, „ ``l`e quantity of wheat is estimated at 30,000 bushels, together with some 90,000 barrels flour, besides pork, lard, tallow, The freights on the lakes will probably be high, as vessels . not numerous. From Milwaukie to Buffalo the probable ,„, Ceee is st a t e d at 15c. per b us h e l of w h eat. , 'be harb our at B u ff a l o on t h e 17 t h was s till i n some de obstructed by ice; steamers and propellers succeeded et t r ag sbg, but sailing craft found difficulty. The receipt our Since steamers had been able to navigate the lakes season Was 9,667 barrels. most of which was predisposed k-or eastern shipment. The price of transportation to New k, t k his not y e t se t t l e d. C ontractors as k e d 1 d o ll., b u t i n ati,, c cases ( 80 cents. had be en agr eed to. India corn is quoted Dr nts. 1; .6 411 bany Evening Journal of yesterday expresses an ap *,„ th it owing to the continued cold weather the canal ttlititiluil4T:ir:rydelyt be opened before the Ist May. The banks of the porous from the effects of the frost, and a heavy I .. k ) r t :esded to settle them. t hitek 4 --We have no change to notice in the aspect of the 1) 11 44 ; sales continue small and prices well supported. foQO WB g t he last three days 2,900 bales have been taken, as Upland & Florida. Mobilo & . N . .?ileaus. kr . 2,200 bales. 700 bales. 04 1 " •• .... . none 104 to 101 ki d l i . ll l to ..... ordinary 104 to 1211 11 to 114 IZldi l • ri g to good middling 10i to 114 124 to 13 Folly 'log fair to fair Tfair to g oo d e te .... ..... ..... . fai r _ none none held :ler"--Ille market is nearly bare of flour. Ge t n e n B es d s o e l e ls. is ; Ge o ,.` :B dolls • other western at 7 dolls. 87%c. fi at .geto wn. .: -e, 7 dolls. 50c. to 7 dolls. 62 1 / 2 c.; 220%0 barrels IslewhA°P Jersey sold at 7 dolls. 621 / 2 e• ; - d . 250 blirr -rie eee 7 dolls. 87 1 / 2 c. Corn meal is in deman trit_ e le sold at d0115.,75c. ; subsequently 1,000 barrels ' were 1 ) „"t1 at 4 dolls. 871/2c., 'Ark • at which price there are plenty of 905e.°400 bushels Northern corn deliverable in May, sold at 101,1 B,°oo, bushels Southern) ellow corn brought 100 c. to p r , s ; .11.1 e article is scarce and wanted. 13 001'51.2.98 are firm. 80 barrels new prime pork sold at St 14.2' ; mess is held at 16 dolls. 50c. ; old mess is held We 3,4 dolls.; prime 12 3 / 4 dolls 100 barrels lard (Leland's oiero), sold at 10c. •,_ 150 ditto Western, 9 3 / 4 c.; 400 kess, to v. ; equal to cash.. Smoked hams, 9 1 / 2 c. to 11c., according 'icki l e :l l l. Beef, mess and prime, remains without change. ,),,,, Il ion - -Ems are in good demand. • 4,24-741 arrels Whisky brought 28c. to 28 1 / 2 ' c., which is an 12 hal ee. f • 1 0 halt pipes A. Seignette brandy 1 doll. 90c. ;t O t PlPes Otard, Dupuy, and Co., 2 dolls. 20c. to 2 dolls. ~„; 10 htids. St. Croix rum, 90c. to 95c. on the usual credit. The transactions in coffee for the last three days comprise 400 niie Rio, at 7,f a c. to 7 3 / 4 c., the latter price for prime lots ; F o r L JAVII, 9e. to 11c.; 600 Sumatra, 7c., four months; v u ags SL Domingo, 6 3 / 4 c. to 6kc. cash. Sugars are rather heavy; 350 hhds. Cuba Muscovado sold at 6! / ,',.c. to 7 1 4 c. ; 400 boxes Brown Havannah 74c. to 7 1 4 c.; 129 b lids. Porto Rico 7 1 1 c. to 7:3i c. ; 100 hhds. New Orleans 67,ic. to 7 1 ,4 c., four months. Molasses continue to have a downward tendency ; 700 hhds. Cardenas and Matanzas sold at 19c. to 19 1 / 2 c.; 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 have not transpired. 106 to 10614 5.40 to 5.41 1 A 39 to 39 1 35 to 77 3 / 4 to 78 1 / 8 to dis. % to „ Ito 1 / 4 to 1/ to 1:4, IA ~ to to— „ ljq to „ to „ 1% to 1% par. to tf 14 to pm. 2 to 2i dis. 1 to 1% „ 1 to 14,, I_, to PA FOREIGN EXCHANGES. Bills on London.. „ Paris „ Amsterdam ... „ Hamburgh „ Bremen ..• ••• DOMESTIC EXCHANGES. Boston... . .. ... Philadelphia Baltimore Richmond .. Wilmington, N.C. ... Charleston Savannah ... Augusta ... Columbus ... Apalachicola Mobile ... ... New 0, 'elms Nashville St. Louis ... Louisville ... Cincinnati ... Pittsburgh Detroit .. Buffalo ... Albany ... 3 I to --- PP /4 ••• 2 d 4 to ••• „ .. 114 t-0 „ ••• ••• ••• 4 to „ PHILADEI'HIA, APRIL 20, P.M. 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 105 4 ; 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 3 A to 4% ; North America Bank,ll3 offered; Pennsylvania Bank, `290; Philadelphia Bank, 123 to 125 ; Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank, 53 1 4 offered ; Girard Bank, 11% to 4 ; Vicksburgh, 11 to 11% ; Reading RR., 29 31 to 30; Pennsylvania s's, 734 to 73%; Reading RR. Bonds, 724 to 72%; Morris Canal, 20 1 / 2 to 20% ; United States' 6's, 1856, 1044 to 104t,‘ ; ditto, 1867, 105 to 105 M ; United States' Treasury Notes, 103 to 1034. THE 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. 62 1 ,4 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 1 / 2 c. cash. About 10,000 gallons of linseed oil on private terms. Freights dull at 4s. 6d. to ss. to Great Britain. BALTIMORE, APRIL 20, 8i A.M. There were sales this morning amounting to about 1,600 barrels City Mills flour at 7 dolls., deliverable on the spot ; offers to contract for more at the same price were subse 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 dulls. 75c. Corn meal is held at 2 dolls. 75c. Supply of grain not equal to the demand. Good to prime Maryland red wheat will bring 145 c. to 150 c., and prime Pennsylvania red 152 c. to 153 c.; white corn, 85c., and yel low, 91c. to 92c.; oats, 48c. to 50c.; rye, 73c. Nothing new in provisions or groceries; prices firm., Whisky is held at 28c. to 29ic. in hogsheads and barrels. Freights are dull. American vessels are engaged at 6s. for flour to Liverpool, and 20d. per bushel for corn; British vessels, ss. 6d. to Boston, 44c. to 45c. for flour; and Bc. to 9e. for corn. To the West Indies, 1 doll. to 1 doll. 25c. per barrel. To New York, 30c. for flour, and 7 to Bc. 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% bid. United States Treasury Notes, 6's, 103 3 / 4 asked, 103% bid. Maryland 6's closed at 85 15-16 asked, 85 3 / 4 bid. Bal timore 6's, 1870, at 99 bid. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shares, 43% asked, 43% bid. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—The Swedish corvette which arrived yesterday proved to be the Najaden, of 16 guns, com manded by Captain Ehrenstam, K.S. last from Cadiz. She yesterday saluted the flag on the King's Bastion with 21 guns, which was returned by the Lieutenant-Governor of the garrison (Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, G.C.H.) with a like number. This morning she saluted the Commander-in-Chief with 17 guns, which was acknowledged by the St. Vincent (flag ship), aptain Milne, with the same number. Captain Ehrenstam has charge of a number of young Swedish gen tlemen, whom he is educating practically for service in the Swedish royal navy ; observation and instruction, 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 Fitzclarence, 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 in the Eugenie frigate, accompanied by the brig Nordenskold. The Najaden is ordered I o await their arrival. Sir Charle Oglehas deputed M. Vandenbergh to invite the Prince (who is the third son of the King of Sweden) on his arrival to make the Admiralty-house his b p o r t a bachelorare o g ffi e t c t officers g o a f p t h ae superbnavy a b h a d ll e a rm nd y b ih n at T th h i e s e e m t qu, which se eh will take place at the King's-rooms a few e venings hence. The Recruit, 12, C ommander Slade, wastd harbour this morni ng at h a i f . past five. owe out of o'clock by the Geyser steam-sloop, and th e wind being light and baffling the steamer did not cast her off until • she got outside the Nab, when she made sail with a light southerly wind for Plymouth. _ . _ The Avenger steam-frigate, Captain Dacres, is having her paddle-box boats, which have hitherto been carried in 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 enforced, 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 Geyser steam.sloop, Commander Brown, is ordered to be employed for the present as a steam-transport, in lieu of the Dee, whioh vessel is to have new boilers, and to be thoroughly overhauled and repaired at•Woolwich. Commander Robert 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 beingonly 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. TLe Daring, 12, Commander Peel, was about to proceed from Vera Cruz to llalifax by the latest advices. The Spiteful steam-sloop, Commander Sir W. Hoste, Bart., was at Colombo on the 21st of Marcb, on her way home. The Frolic, 16, commander Hamilton, arrived at Val paraiso on the 28th of January from Mazatlan, and sailed on the 10th 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 1 th of March ; the Snake, 16, Commander Brown, sailed the same day for the Mozambique Channel, and the Eurydice, 26 Captain Anson, same day for Mauritius. a6YAL MARINES! The following promotions and appointments in the cony s of the Royal Marines have just taken place:— 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. CHATHAM, MAY 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 Selwin, at Sheerness. The Howe, 121) guns, Captain Sir James Stirling, commis sioned on Thursday last, at Sheerness, is to have a comple ment of 800 men. She is to be fitted so that she may be at Portsmouth on the Ist of June next. Commander hector Loring is appointed to this ship. The Marlborough ordnance gunboat is loading with storts and condemned guns. She also takes on board 250 bedsteads 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'CoNNELL.—Mr. O'Connell embarked onWed n esd ay last, at Marseilles,' in the Lombardo steam-packet, for Civita Vecchi a , a c com p an ied by his youngest !on, 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 make a prolonged residence. His health is said to be sensibly improved, as the day before his embarka a ion he was able to go in a carriage to the Botanical Gardens at Marseilles, and walk about. THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY or 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 sh a ll b e h e ld i n Y or k . A d e p u tation, 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.— Yorkshireman. [ADVERTISEDIENT.I—SENT INTO THE COUNTRY FREE UPON APPILORATION.—No. 39, Albemarle -street, Plccadilly.—Newly invented Spectacles, Invisible and all kinds of Acoustic Instruments for relief of the most extreme deafness.—Opera and Race Glasses and Telescopes.—Patronized by Field Marshall T. Gros venor, Generals Sir Edward Paget, Sir Evan Lloyd, Sir John Keatings, Maiston, Frederick Goodinßow, Clayton, Mor rison, Dyot Robertson, Mackenzie, Galway Biggs, Sheodde, and Sir P. Maitland, Woolf, Murray, Walker, Fox, Price, Lindsay, and ThackraY, Major-Generals Sir John Rose, Sir James Cockburn, Sir James Russell, and T. H. Blair, Auchmuty, Beltine P. Fyers, D. Mackleod, Hamilton, Turner, Wemyss, and Cook ; Lieutenant- Generals Sir Ilenery Bouverie, Sir J. Macdonald, Sir E. Barton, Sir T. Dallas, Sir Wm. Eustance, Sir Edward Kerrison, and Buller ; Admirals Lord John Hay, Sir G. Cockburn, Sir George Monday, Sir George Marlin, Sir James 11. Whitshed, Sir D. Gold, Sir Edward Codderington, Ross, Alexander, Curzons, Tompkinson, Ilollis, and Price ; Vice-Admiral Sir F. Austen ; Rear- Admirals Brown and Ribouleau, the llon. J. Percy, &c. Also pow erful Achromatic Telescopes, Opera Glasses, and Microscopes.— Caution—Messrs. S. and B. Solenions, opticians, are not lo any way connected with a person of the same name in their imme• diale neighbourhood, nor in any part of the country. To prevent mistakes, be cautious, and observe—Only to be had at 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly, opposite the York hotel. 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 Office after Thursday next, the 13th instant ; and that, on and after Monday next, the 17th instant, tickets may be obtained, under the same regulations as the order to view the State Apartments in Windsor Castle, upon application to Messrs. Paul and Dominic Colnaghi, printsellers, No. 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 next, inclu sive, will be admitted to view the pictures, between two and five o'clock, during the remainder of this week. DOWNING. STREET, MAY 8, 1847. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Francis Corbet Singleton, Esq., to be Auditor-General, of_ Accounts for the province of South Australia. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint William Morrison, Esq., to ke Colonial Surgeon for the island of Bong-Kong. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE. MAY 8. Royal Regiment of Artillery.—Gentlemen Cadets to be Second Lieutenants—Henry Peel Yates, vice Anson, pro moted ; Murray Fraser Ferrers, vice Gordon, promoted ; Henry Andrew Thrupp, vice Stubbs, promoted ; Charles Edward Mainwaring, vice Boothbv, promoted; Alexander Gordon, vice Lovell, promoted ; William John Williams, vice J. F. E. Travers, promoted; Charles Frederick Young, vice Gage, promoted ; Sanford Freeling, vice Bayly, pro moted • ' Oliver Robert Stokes, vice Bar s t ow , p romo t e d ; J ames Farrell Pennyouick, vice Leslie, promoted ; Walter John Grimston, vice Archdall, promoted ; William Dalgairns Guille. vice Wright, promoted; Charles Edward Oldershaw, vice Thring. promoted ; Nathaniel Octavius Simpson Turrer, vice W. M. King, promoted, May 2. Corps of Royal Engineers.—Gentlemen Cadets to Second Lieutenants—Richard Hugh Stotherd, vice Tilly, promoted; William Hatt Noble, vice Stanton, promoted ; Henry Schaw, vice Chesney, promoted ; Edward Nicholas Heygate, vice De Moleyns, promoted ; George Halnilton Gordon, vice Armit, promoted; Augustus Jonathan Cletke, vice Ewart, promoted ; Charles Augustus Rice, vice Nugent, promoted ; Charles John Fowler, vice Beltield, promoted, May 2. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire. Royal North Gloucester Regiment of Militia—Henry Bold Williams, Esq., to be Captain, Alay 8. Erratum in the Gazette of Marsh 23. Commissionby 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, bop merchant, Crutched-friars, London. BANKRUPTS. Robert Heathcote, omnibus proprietor, 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, Jermyn-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 Court 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 James-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. 11 arris 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; Hohne 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, Manchester. 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 Middleham, Durham, May 19, at half-past ten, and June 22, at one, at the Newcastle-upon- Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle upbn-Tyne ; Crosby and Compton, Church-court, Old Jewry DIVIDENDS D ECLARED. W. F. Rand, jun., glass dealer, Kennington-green, Ken nington—first div. of Is. sd. in the pound, on Wednesday, May 12, and two following Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. J. Enapton, stone mason, Praed-street, Paddington—first div. of 3s. in the pound, on Wednesday, May 12, and two following Wednesdays, at the o ffi ce of Mr. '1 urquand, Old Jewry. W. Trice, grocer, High-street, Stepney—first div. of 18. 11d. in the pound, on Wednesday, May 12, and two following Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. W. Rolfe, farmer, Therfreld, Hertfordshire—second div. of 6 1 4 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 6d. in the pound, on Wednesday, May 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. en any day after Mayl2, at the office of Mr. Herne man, Exeter. J. Gliddon, brewer, Plymouth—a div. of 7s. 6 3 %d. in the pound, on any day after May 12, at the office of Mr. Herne man, 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. Caze nove, Liverpool. W. Marshall and 11. Rodgers, ironfounders, Liverpool— first div. of 2s. 6d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. S. Price, farmer, Blaenvcwm—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 Is. Gd. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Acraman, Bristol. T. Rickards, watchmaker, Wotton-unier-Edge, Glouces tershire—first div. 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 3s. 6d. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Acraman, Bristol. J. Matford, wine merchant, Bath—first div. of 2s. 2d. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Acraman, Bristol. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. F. Champness, 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 orie—J. Plumley, stone mason, Reading, June 1, at half:pat tvielys. Di the' 'Conntri. J. Seaton; fariner:Frickikreuth:.Craytcin, Yorkshire, July it 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. Cowen, cotton spinners, Bradford, Yorkshire, June 1, at ten, at 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 1-11. Kirke, coal dealer, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, June I—W. Robinson, dyer, Saddleworth, '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, 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, Nottingham—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 manufacturers, Sherborne, 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 Wearmouth, Durham—J. B. Millington and B. Kenrick, attorneys Boston, Lincolnshire—J. Tomlinson and T. Cross, cotton spinners, Little 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-Lyne—C. Alderson, W. 11. &loin, and J. H. Wake, drapers, Sunderland (so far as regards J. IL Wake) —G. Higginbottom and G. W. Fletcher, timber merchants, Long-lane, Bermondsey—R. P. and E. Church, Liverpool— W. and J. Spaven, bootmakers, New Malton, Yorkshire—R. Gwinnell and SCOTCH plumbers, Liscard, Cheshire. OTCH SEQUESTRATIONS Ninian Mason, draper, Leith, May 14 and June 4, at one, at the chambers of Mr. Pearson, Edinburgh. Alexander M'Rae, draper, Inverness, May 17 and June 7, at six, at the chambers of Mr. Prophet, Inverness. J. Thomson, merchant, Irvine, May 17 and Juce 17, at one, at the King's Arms Inn, Ayr. Daniel Johnson, spirit dealer, Holytown, Lanarkshire, May 14 and' June 14, at twelve, at the chambers of Messrs. Strathern and Douglas, Glasgow. W. F. Lang, coal master, Glasgow, May 15 and June 8, at twelve, at the George Hotel, Glasgow. 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 resp ec t t o t h e cu l t i vat i on o f t ea i n 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 priest encouraging accoun t 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 meth o d s hi t h erto adopted for ren d ei in suc cess still less d ou btf u l , t h at they have d eparte d f r om their usual niggardly v i ews, and authorised an increase of cultivation to th e extent of one thousan d acres . A tea manufactory is to b e permanent l y es t a blished at Paoree, in G urhw a l, an d another at Mena in the Dhoon. European overse ers are to b e appointed to eac h division, and a proper native establishtnent is to be authorised, in order to carry out the proposed extension. The build ing of houses for the tea manufacturers has been sanc 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, Bhecmtal district 200 acres, and Almorah district 200 acres, making the above -mentioned total of 1,000 acres, and this measure will aff or d a ll t h at i s requ i s ite, in point of extent, for the imm e di ate d eve l o pment of the expert ments. The next thing w ill b e to carry them on west ward into the Sirmoor di str i ct ( a b out N a hun), which we should think specially a d apte d to tea c ultivation — and why not across th e S ut l e j ? f or we learn from a friend well qualified to f orm an accurate o pinion, 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 teu 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 direction 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 atter 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 fire 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 Orfordness, W.N.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 being 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 obtain some assistance. By this period the smoke had considerably increased, and the affrighted passengers, most of whom were females, were compelled to seek refuge from suffocation on deck. A vigorous effort was made to get at the fire, and the hatchways were removed, and the 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. Shortly after one o'clock a steamer was observed bear ing down to their assistance, which proved to be the Clarence, from Leith, which had been spoken with by the men in the jolly boat. 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 revenue cutter, later in the day, was riding at anchor between the Gunfleet scuds and the Heaps, where she sank in eleven fathoms water. Unfortunately fur the passengers, a great many lost their luggage, and the crew most of their clothes. It is almost certain that the fire resulted from spon taneous ignition of a quantity of coals stowed on her hold. It appears that they were of a superior descrip tion 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 combustion. 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 loss it is stated will exceed 20,0001. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, and the Prince of Leinin gen, arrived a t 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 Hon. C. B. Phipps, Cap Hon. Mi ss D awson, Major-General Bowles, Lieut.-Colonel Dr. Mey er . Her Majesty an d h er Royal Consort were received at the Palace by the D owager Lady Lyttelton, Hon. Miss Stanley. the Lord Chamb er l a i n, the Lord Steward, Lord Waterpark, tali) the Hon.. H. Gordon, and Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, and Captain Francis Sey mour. 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, honoured 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. ria H e and fourer lilajesty the Quee n D owager took an airing in a car- Her Majesty the Qu een D owager, her Royal Highness the g, yesterd a y. Duchess of Kent, and h er Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, honoured h er M ajesty's Theatre with their pre sence yesterday evening. T he Queen Dowager was attended by the Viscountess Barri ngton and the Earl Howe. Th e Duchess of Kent was att ended by Lady Augusta B ruce, Baroness de Speth, and Sir G eorge Couper, and the D uc h ess of Cambridge was attended by Mr. Edmond Mildmay, and Sir William Davison. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Gloucester, yesterday, at Gloucester House. Among the visitors yesterday t o i nspect the R oyal p i ctures in St. James's Palace, were the Earl of Moreton, the Earl of Desart, Lady F. Cole, Lady_Selsey, H on . M rs . A r b u th no t, Hon. Fred. Byng, and the Hon. 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 deputation frOin the St. Marylabone Protection Associ ation, consisting of Mr. Robert Eyre Todd, Kr. G. R. Wales, Mr. William Collins, Mr. Joseph Angell, Mr. James Russell, Mr. Thomas. and , Mr Charles-- Firnah, bad an interview with Viscount Morpeth yesterday at, the office of her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests in White hall-place. Mr. Morrison, 'M.P., had an interview with the Right Hon. Edward Strutt, yesterday, at the office of the Commis sioners of Railways, in Great George-street. The Archbishop of Canterbury had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Dr. Paris had an interview with Sir George Grey yester day ; Mr. Bracebridge had also an interview w i th t h e Right Hon. Baronet, at the Home-office. The Right Hon. E. Strutt had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, A deputation from the "United Kingdom Artesian Water on Thur s d ay, the Company," consisting of Edward Smith, R.N.,Capt. G raham, Judges, the Lord M ayor, and Dr. Bond, and Mr. J. Stopford , had a n interview with Vi scount Hotel. birthday,The company will Morpeth, yesterday. Sir George Grey, her Majesty :8 principal S ecretary of State for the home Department , has ' issued invitation s f ora grand dinner the principal Civic Functionaries. The guests w ill appear in full dress. h onour tuehr of o Clarendon hl t a h er e eQn Q ud eouenen s s Queens 2 in clude 7 t h iine hvi ho May, at The Chancellor of the Exchequer will give a full-dress dinner to a numerous party on Thursday the 27th o f M ay, in celebration of her Majesty's birthday, a t his official resi dence in Downing-street. m or e , Mr. Roberts, " the LECTURES ON LiGin r. all impr ove d cam - At the Royal Polytech nic Insti tution on M on d ay l ast, Dr. Bachhoffner gave a most a d mi rable and int e ll ectua l lecture on the above na med subject. Th e Learned Gen gem," the light from w hich appear e d to the eye of dazzling purity and brilliancy. In it s construction the on. p d b e i m n inventor has adhered clo sel y to the i Gen tleman n lamp, a introduced m p, called for the the first ie ve n t i t y true principle, namely, that of argand, .withsuch am additional parts for the supply of atmospheric air necessary for obtaining perfect combustion of the spirit. These, however, are of so simple a nature, that instead of the complexity, which has always been a great drawback to the use of t h ese l amps, i this, on the contrary, s tr immedd like a n y common lamp for burning oil ; added to w hich , its constructi on en ti re l y prevents that intolerable nuisance of soot and smell so commonly experienced with very many lamps sold under the name of camplune. so . they . CITY OF LONDON GENERA L . PENSION SOCIETr.- t a h n e d list, including the leading aria- The festival of this valuable charity takes place on the 31st instant. An advertisement some time since promised that the patrons of the dinner should, in rank and number, ex ceed the. have nearly two hun tdcoerceerddancayanmyoeffosrtdmhiesetricioleguffunoitrsryth„ illustrious Prince, the Duke of Cambridge, who is to pres ide. 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. DERBY. 7 to 4 agst John Day's lot—take 2 to 1 7 to 1 agst Kent's lot—taken 10 to 1 agst Forth's lot—taken 5 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Cossack—taken to 2001. and afterwards offered 5 to I agst Sir R. Pigot's Conyngham—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 agst Sir R. Bulkeley's Montpensier—taken 33 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Red Hart 33 to 1 agst Lord E.Russell's Nottingham—taken 4000 to 50 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Retort colt—taken 3000 to 30 agst Mr. Merry's Limestone—taken. OAKS. 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. Harcourt's Ellerdale—taken. 22 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Maid of Motherwell THE MANCUESTER Cur.—We are requested to state, that St. Lawrence's weight for this Handicap, is Bst 51b, not Bst 101 b, as incorrectly given in a weekly contemporary. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TUESDAY. DEBBY.-5 to 1 agst Conyngliam, 5 to 1 agst Cossack, 6 to 1 agst Van Tromp (taken freely), 15 to 1 agst Planet, 20 to 1 agst Mr. Martin (offered), 25 to 1 opt Mont pensier, 25 to 1 agst Mathematician, 30 to 1 agst Oxonian, 50 to 1 agst Halo (t), 50 to 1 agst Good Coin (t). OAKS.-5 to 1 agst The Farmer's Daughter, 5 to 1 agat Clementina, 14 to 1 agst Lady Lift, 16 to 1 agst Ellerdale, 20 to 1 agat Maid of Motherwell. PEDESTRIANISM. HENRY BOOK, 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 safely 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 hall 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 ,nas fresh, angular in the facial out line, blooming, youthiWzelastic, and wiry, and if the pre vious fame and deedspf ttheftagent-street Pet had made him a favourite, looked nollunlikfiely; a second time, to prove that favouritism in foot as. -Drell--as-,.horse - racing, may lead to serious mistakes. Orfelidli`grid a guattei was consumed in 127 false starts, and at the 128th "go the rivals bounded off. Smith had, if anything could be had, the start. 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. MINNErr AND THOMA S. —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, maintained his advantage, and won without distress. Time, 1 hour 31 minutes. METCALF AND MOORIIOLTSE.—The race of 200 yards, be. tween Samuel Metcalf and Russell Moorhouse, 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 200 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 he might have increased had he been so disposed. Irtwoon AND BERET.—Robert Inwood, of Tooting. and W. Berry, of Lambeth, decided their match of 150 wards 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, from a very even start, and closed all cavil as to the question of speed, bybeating his antagonist by three yards. SLADE AND MOVNTJOT'S 20 MILE MATCII.—The "ve teran" and his opponent, Slade, who gave him 300 yards' start, met at Highgate, 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 off when the following prizes were given for competition by the above popular and excellent club:— For yachts not exceeding twenty-five tons:— First prize—A silver 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 candidates 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, much disappointment was felt, for the race was vow resigned to yachts whose merits had last year been fairly 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 conoscenti were in a great measure disappointed, the ladies who 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 musical •performances by the band of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), and Adams's band. At ten o'clock the Meteor steamer started from London bridge with the Commodore, Lord A. Paget, the Vice-Com modore, Barwell, Esq., 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 stations, and at one o'clock were all ready to start : FIRST CLASS. Tons. Port. Owner's Names. 1. Secret 2. Belvedere 3. Prima Donna 25 Colchester... T. Harvey, Esq. 4. Ino SECOND CLASS. 1. Ranger l2 London v E. W. Roberts, Esq. 2. Whisper No. 1 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 Ino also, and the yachts passed Northfleet in the following order :—Secret first by a quarter of a mile, Ino second, the little Ranger a pluck y third, the Prima Donna fourth, and th e B e l v id ere an d Whisper bolding 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... ll min. past 4 5. Belvidere l2i min. past 4 6. Whisper The boats now felt the early flood, and with it that which had 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 the 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 Belvidere was suddenly thrown out of the betting by going aground on the 13ligh Sands, and in that position enduring the mortification of seeing the little Whisper " walk by her." The 'no, 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 the way in which they make their tacks and boards, many fancying that in "reaching" the Inn would show superiority. This idea was entertained only for a brief space, as all allowed that the Secret went closer to windward than any of them, and the way in which she and the Ino were handled was the theme of universal admiration. The wind had now most opportunely veered round slightly, being west, and a point to the southward, this with its in creased power enabled the yachts to perform the distance in less time than was at first expected, but caused no alteration in the position of any them, as they came in at Greenwich in the following order and time:— Secret 4 min. past 9 Ino Prima Donna l4 min. past 9 Ranger Whisper 3O min. past 9 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 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, Eiq., an old member of the Royal Thames acht 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 out of trim. Enough has, however, been this day shown to prove that with one or two n ovelties on the list, the club for their next match may produce a carte never surpassed, and of a character the most inviting. REPRESENTATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF Ox- FORD.—There will be a contest for the representation of this University at the approaching general election,Mr. Estcourt having intimated his intention of retiring from Parliament. The names of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone . and Sir W. t n i r e st a l l ik ar e a l Ileathcote are severally spoken of as being g t that likely to occupy the vacant :_-eat. We may. and abilities of those gentlemen are such as to qualify either of them lbr Wit di : itin%ui3la (I position.. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (nom the Vohs and Proceedings of the House of COIIIOI4MS. TUESDAY, MAY 11. NOTICE OF 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 Haymarket 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 Majesty Louis 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 been 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 effect of these singular artistes by a mere description, even though we wrote as vividly as Buffon. They are Hungarians by race, brothers by blood, and gifted to an almost miraculous extent by nature. Their names are Weis, Zurer, Schwartz, and Grunzwag. Two of these extraordinary men are capable of imitating the horn, the hautboy, the trumpet, the cornet-a-piston, the violin, and the violincello, with their lips 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. HEE 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 Viscountess Barrington, Hon. Miss Wheatley, and Hon. Miss Hudson. The Marquis and Marchioness of Worcester had the hon our o f joining the royal party. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by the Baroness de Speth, Lady A ugusta B ruce, and Sir George Couper, occupied her Majesty's box. Sir Robert and Lady Gardiner, the i Misses Gardiner, a n d C apta i n Gardiner were ncludedin the royal party. A mongst the general company Prince Louis N a p o l eon , t h e D uke of Wellingto n , v h e e re the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Duke and Duchess of Cleve land, the Duke an d D uc h ess of Montrose, the Dowager- Duchess of Cleveland, his Excellency the Russian Minister, the Baroness Brunnow, and Mademoiselle Olga de Lechnar ; the Marquis of Huntly, Count de Berke, his Excellency th e ' Jarnac, Hanoverian Minister , the Countess de the Count de Courcy, the Earl of Falmouth , the Earl of Lonsdale, Vis count Clifden, Viscount Cantalupe, Viscount Canterbury, Lord and Lady Lyndhurst, Lord Sandys, 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 H. 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 Nacdonald, Mr. Barry Baldwin, General Upton, Mr., Mrs., and Miss B. Trelawny ; Mr. C. W. Packe, Mr. Hilbert De Burgh, Major Baring, Mr. Repton, M.P., Mr. Bateson, M.P. / Sir G. Wombwell, &c. THE ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.— Ha 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 Desert, the Hon. Miss Stanley, Lord Waterpark, the Honourable Colonel Phipps, and the honourable 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 01 Westmeath, Marquis of Donegal, Marquis of Granby, Earl Grosvenor, Earl and Countess Granville, Earl and Countess of Wilton, Earl of Cadogan and the Ladies Cadogan, Earl of Cardigan, Countess of Chesterfield, Earl of Craven, Earl of Sefton, Earl of Munster, Countess Dow ager of Essex, Count Revel, Count Potocki. C oun t d e Courcy, Viscount Clifden, Viscount and Viscountess Castle reagh, Viscount Cantilupe, Viscount Ranelagh, Viscount Dupplin, Viscount and 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, Lord Leveson, Mr. and Lady Caroline Maxse, Lord and Lady Pelham Clinton, Hon. Charles Neville, Hon. Captain Duncombe, Hon. George Mines, Hon. Captain Macdonald, Hon. Mrs. Howard, Hon. S. Pierrepoiut, Hon. Colonel Wrottesley, Hon. F. Craven, Hon. Cecil Forester, Hon. Major Pitt, Hon. Colonel Upton, Hon. John Fortescue, Hon. F. Byron, Sir Charles and Lady Cecilia Des Veeux, Sir Charles Ibbotson, Sir Charles Kent, Sir John Pakington, Sir Piers and Lady Moatyn, Sir Henry Mildmay, Sir Bellingham and Lady Graham, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce, Mr. C. P. Leslie, M.P., Mr. Henry Baring, M.P. SOUTHAMPTON, MAT 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 nuts; in all 350 tons, and 57 passengers. The Erin, on the 4th instant, saw several vessels, outward- bound, in ballast, for the Mediterranean ports, and several wind and homeward-bound, in Gibraltar. On the 4th instant, at nine r.u., 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 for grain, being de tained by contrary winds. The Erin for most part of the voyage experienced head winds and stormy weather. The Great Western steamer will leave this port on the 2d proximo, with the West India 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 the 17th instant. She made an experimental trip yesterday, to the satisfaction of her owners. ATTEMPT TO POISON A FAMILY.—BURT ST. ED.. M VND'S, TUESDAY.—The family of a wheelwright, named Rouse, consisting of himself, his wife, 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 for a short time, except the eldest daughter, whose recovery is much doubted. In a few days an investigation will be gone into by the magistrates, so soon as the case is in a sufficient state for inquiry. ROYAL SOUTIL LONDON DISPENSARY.—The Sth 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, in proposing the toast of the evening, " Success to the Charity," dwelt upon its usefulness, and pressed its claims on public supp or t. Si nce it s 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 due to 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, who was ably supported by the Misses Williams, Mr. Kencb, and other vocalists. THE LAW AssoclATlON.—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. T. J , Burgoyne, a director, in the chair, to receive the report, and elect officers for the en suing year. Mr. 'l', 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 20,000/. 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/. ls. annual subscriptions, and 121/. 16s. life subscrip tions. After paying all expenses, there was a balance in hand of 180/. 13s. The report was received, and eight directors were elected, in the room of those going out by rotation; and, as there bad 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 previ ous ly suppose d as not w i t hi n t h e rea ch of medi cine." Thi s t ru th h as b eea man if es t e d f or manvyears, but_ in no inst ance o f grea t er i mpor t ance to mankind than by the discovery of Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills. 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We find the following statement in the Droit :—" A youth, named Alfred, not yet sixteen, belonging to an honest family of working people, having received some little education, and calling himself a clerk, was arrested on Friday under the following circumstances :—During some time, Alfred has been alone at Paris, in conse quence of his father being on a journey. Free from cpuartreerndalexactietshsohr.iety,he plunged into pl easure , a nd 'in., expenses. His disorderly conduct brought down upon him the reproaches of his relatives, but he took no notice of them, and quitted his father's . house, saying he would not receive advice from anybody', and that he knew how to create resources to live inde pendently. A little while after, Alfred had occasion to go to the house of an English doctor named Edmoncli, residing in the Rue Vi e ill e - du-Temple, who during fif--.! teen years had attended his family. In his visits to Dr. Edmonds, Alfred was much struck at the rich furnitursi r and concluded that the doctor must possess money ehd valuables. Hehiascdcoesridginngiu7osoelffveeedt t s o tud ro k b d h th im e , do u c n t d or ili s -: observed that D r . Ed munds frequently or c hla rr v y ing absented himself, he procured a key to op en hi s apart., went, and made preparations for effecting a robbe6-.. On thinking further on the matter, he came to the eon elusion that if he murdered the Doctor, and then robbed: him, the chances of discovery would be fewer. Ile ac cordingly determined to murder him, and fur that pur pose procured a large awl, which he sharpened. Fearing, ,s• 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 frkquented by thieves and' outcasts, among whom he hoped to find some one to aid him in carrying out his abominable designs,. In the smoky tapis 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. He accosted hini; and asked what he did at Paris. The man replied - that not being able to obtain work at Bordeaux he had come to Paris to seek it. " Work 1" cried Alfred, - think of it ; you will not find occupation anywhere, and if you did you would not earn sufficient to live OIL If you like I will procure you resources ; yes, I will marl you have money, and that without fatigue 1" And-there- upon Alfred went on to speak of the wealth of the chictOr; and of the good stroke that it would be to murder He proposed to his companion to do the job, said 'thstt' be would introduce him into the house, and would &is him one-fourth of all that he might be able to, steal. - Strangulation was the means he first proposed, and .Irta particularly recommended to the man to take care wit to allow the victim to utter cries. He promised to draw his accomplice in new clothes, in order that he might enter the house without suspicion, and he spoke of• the murder as the most 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. Alfred thereupon drew his large awl from his pocket, and showed 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 clothes for him When alone the poor wretch became so frightened at the hor- , rible projects of the lad, that he hasted to the March des Innocens, and communicated them to some sergess 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, ancPwhest he appeared with his clothes at the appointed placc - lif(was" captured. The instrument with which lie had prriposied 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 long. He, however, 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 hi s cr i m i na l plans as if • they were perfectly regular. He 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 of 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 knocked him down, and that he died next day from its effects, as 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 be issued for the apprehen sion of William Robinson, as principal, and William Harris, Matthias Pool, David Hill, and William Shirley, as being aiders and abettors in the fight. Rcbinson, Shirley, and Hill, were apprehended the same night by Munsloo 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 Wednes day they were brought up before Mr. Gray, and in the course of the hearing a man named Richard Stanley having been implicated, he was put into the dock along with the; other prison( rs. From the evidence now brought for ward the affair seeuts to have been one of the most dis graceful kind; for it appears that before the fight COM. tnenced Robinson said to dise ase d th a t if they did turn out to fight, he (deceased) should never come in alive. Before the commencement of the last round, having. fought for about an hour and a half, one of the l,ystand ers, now in custody, said to:Robinson, " Hit him under the ear, and that will finish the --," and accoraingly.= on the standing up to fight, Robinson, after saying to the diseased, " This will 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 filled with blood, and be never stirred or spoke until the following, when he died. At the con clusion of the hearing, which lasted about six hours, the whole of the prisoners were committed for trial at the next Warwick assizes. Pool, Hill, Shirley, and Stanley were admitted to bail, themselves in 10C/., and two sure-, ties of 501.; but bail was refused for Robinson and Harris, in consequence of the evidence adduced above.—Birniing.. ham Journal. CHARGE OF POISONING. (From the Deoonport Independent.) It is with considerable regret that we have to detail the particulars of a most determined and but too sucess ful attempt at poisoning, which was made on Thursday morning last, at a beer-shop in Pembroke -street, known by the sign of 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 others, other places have been the scene, and we hare joined, to the natural feelings those particulars hare. produced, some congratulation that at least this locality. had not attained a disagreeable notoriety, 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 (whose 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 depraved but unfortunate creatures who spend their miserable lives at the various houses of resort in that neighbourhood. On Wednesday the e e p f t o t il h o e w re tn i g v i t i t o a rn g i i n r g l named o oEmlel intokt ct.h e teaapn: a n r i i g d ht on he Pedler.room oof t T h h e i h s a m ouse, n h a a n d d e t n h t e e r r e e d s a t r h v ea houseman e named t t J e o s p e r p e h . furs in the bed n t i o n g h i hmes cameelf. T i n h t i o s e e d n i n b g t i e n v d n i n a g n , d an on rs asked ng the taproom. Pedler, whose connexions are respectable, has been a sick-bay man on board her Majesty's ship Queen; he previously belonged to her Majesty's steamer Bulldog, and some months since he was convicted before Captain Foote and J. Ingle, Esq., at Stonehouse, of being concerned in an extensive smuggling affair. We do not say this with the view of raising any prejudice against the man, but as a simple fact, for there can be nothing in a man's once being a smuggler likely to create a sus 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 then seen to put a white powder into a glass of porter, and going orer to Mc. Mean, he said " Drink." Another girl, who saw this, warned her not to drink it, as a white po w d er in the glass. glass She then observed a white substance under the grate. Subsequently porter was offered Mc. Mean then spat out out wha o t f shehad drunk, and threw the remainder of the porter adhering to the glass._ drank three o r four glasses. Porter was also offered to , h Cook, and she drank so me . Wi th i n a girl named Ii by Pedler to the unfortunate young man Gilbert , and he a short time they both became ill. Gilbert was sick drowsy, and exhibited the ordinary symptoms of being . poisoned by a narcotic drug. Cook complained of sick ? . left t i h n e t oh o t u h s e e. p u rte r. r. C. This ness and pains in the abdomen. All was confusion. in and the house, and the landlady charged Pedler with haring e h w e as de s n u i m ed m , o a n n e d d afterwards Gilbert and the girl, and Mr. p Laity and Mr. we something anrdd to at Little, surgeons, subsequently came in. Every means that medical' skill could devise to restore the unfortunate man was resorted to without effect. Within a short time he expired; and the woman, still suffering, was conveyed to the workhouse. She had evidently hadi good dose, and required the continued attention ,of Messrs. Little and Laity. On Friday she was consider ably better. The man Pedler was everywhere sought after by the police, who thought he was more likely to be found out of the town than within it. He was, however, taken by some watermen (who bad been told his " de- - scriptions," and who arc entitled to credit for aiding the police) in Queen street, on Thursday, and brought to ' - the station-house. The inquest was held on Friday, before A. B. Hone, Esq., the co roner for the Devonport district, w hi c h , after the examination of several witnesses, was adjourned n 0 Thursday next, in order to afford time for the analysis of the contents of the stomach of the deceased. The Rev. Robert Montgomery, M.A., author of ‘, The Omnipresence of the Deity," and other poemi, will preach at St. Matthew's Church, Brixton, on Sunday morn ing next, May 16, in aid of the National Schools of that district. n ,; 4 tail We learn from Leghorn, under date of the 28th 'of April, that buyers from different parts of the interior hid visited that market, which had again given an impetus to trade ; and good Marianopoli wheat was then worth equal to 6ss. per quarter, free on board. I THE SUN, LONDON, WRDNESDAY_ s EVENING, MAY 12, 1847.