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ItAILWAY SHAUE3 BY PUBLIC SALE. 3 ESSitS. LAMON 15 - faiL WAY I SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day orevions to their being offered ; and advices of results will be brwarded by the first post after the sale, aiti the proceeds blame :lately disposed et according to instrt:ctions. 021cts. stall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. Lord( n. I FIE WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, FEBRUARY 1. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 28; Highest, 43 ; Noon, 34 BAROMETER, 29 7.—WIND W., hazy. Hliili WATER Al' LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Siorning .. 15 minutes after 3. I Evening .. 31 rrlnut3s after 3. .I_. tion, this aid afforded ; that it is to provide full and adequate employment for the labour of those persons who would otherwise be supported in idleness; that it is not merely as a profitable investment of capital, a speculation that should be encouraged solely on account of the pecuniary returns that may be looked for, but that the general occupation that will thereby be afforded will diminish the burden of the poor rates, will render the able-bodied pauper a useful member of society, a producer of national wealth, instead of an object of terror to the poor-law guardian ; that it will lead to an increase of the general produce, so that a sufficiency of food may be raised in our own land for the consumption of all its inhabitants—a far lower rate may justly be fixed upon. In this respect, therefore, we hope that an alteration may be announced when the discussion of the Ministerial measures is again re sumed. In every other particular the measure is an admirable one, calculated to afford the greatest en- couragement to all parties anxious to discharge the duties they owe to the public, to bring into the high est degree of fertility and culture that portion of the soil, the property of the State, which was originally granted for the purpose of being used and made productive, and not of being suffered to remain barren and valueless. The other propositions which are stated to be under the consideration of the Government, and which belong to the first class of measures, have for their object the freeing of real property from the chains and fetters by which its free transfer is restricted, and for facilitating the sale of encumbered estates, and thus ultimately ob taining a more solvent and wealthy proprietary, and also for converting the long leasehold tenures for lives, redeemable for ever, into perpatuities. This latter provision was strongly recommended in the Report of Lord DEVON'S Commission, and will get rid of much annoyance and inconvenience to all parties. Means will also be taken, as far as possible, to establish the same degree of connexion between landlord and tenant that now happily exists in Great Britain. It is impossible to overrate the importance and beneficial effects of these contemplated measures when brought into perfect execution. The full ad vantages may not be immediately attained, but they will imperceptibly tend to, and ultimately produce, a healthier state in the local relationship between land lord and tenant. A letter from Berne of the 26th ult. says— " There is great talk here about a visit made yesterday to the President of the Directory, M. Frank, ,by the Count de Reinhard, first secretary of the French Embassy, the osten sible object of which was to announce that he would fill the office of charge d'atfaires during the absence of the Ambassador, M. Bois-le-Comte. But this interview was of a much greater importance, if it be true, as asserted, that M. Reinhard held a language which proves that the affair of Cracow has had a powerful re-action on the conduct to be followed in future by France towards Swiss cantons hostile to the separatist cantons. M. Reinhard is said to have ex pressed himself in terms leaving no doubt on this point, that the French Government had positively refused to join in the.demonstrations of the Austrian, Prussian, and Russian Cabinets." Madrid papers to the 24th have arrived. The Dui.ceof SOTOMAYOR having failed in his endea vours to form a Cabinet, had resigned the task. The QUEEN then sentfor Senor Moti, who, however, persisted in his refusal to attempt the construction of a Ministry, and eventually the Marquis DE MmArLonEs undertook to attempt, in conjunction with Senor CASTRO Y Ouozco, the construction of a Cabinet of which Senor BRAvo MURILLO and Senor PACHECO should be members. As Senor PACRECO objects to join any Ministry of which think of identifying the national character of France with the repulsive and isolated acts of a self-dis honoured man. By suffering the diplomatic dispu tation to terminate, Lord PALMERSTON would be observing a silence which could not fail of being gratefully construed by the French into a graceful commiseration on our part for the cruel position into which they have been brought by M. GUIZOT. All that has hitherto passed in the French Legislature was based upon the garbled and mutilated documents which their own Minister had laid before the Cham bers. A due vindication of the injuries she has re ceived, France herself, it may be safely depended upon, will not be slow to require. Hu manity itself is shocked at the bare contem plation of M. GUIZOT'S public career. But yester day, as it were, how high and fair stood the temple of his fame How tremendous the crash with which it has now fallen to the earth ! The melancholy ruins will ever present a fearful warning to present and future statesmen against courting the favour of royalty at the expense of their country's good. The last dispatch of M. GUIZ OT requires no com ment. It is of a piece with all his former ones— Teluin imbelle sine ictu. Completely jesuitical and absolutely repulsive throughout, it is at the same time fraught with palpable contradictions and attenuated hypocrisy. Untruths are reiterated with wonderful pertinacity, notwithstanding that Lord PALMERSTON had previously scattered them to the winds. It is somewhat facetious in M. GUIZOT to observe " We must have looked to the things themselves, and not merely to the form of the communications and influ ences." And yet M. GUIZOT'S chief pretext against Lord PALMERSTON was built upon the fact, that the name of a Prince of the house of Coburg happened to be at the head of a list, enumerated by Lord PAL MERSTON, of candidates for the hand of the Queen of SPAIN. This formal arrangement of names in a dispatch, and not a candid regard to " things themselves," was insidiously twisted by M. GUIZOT into a marked preference on our side in favour of the Prince at the top of the list. The task would be a loathsome one to travel through the shuffling discrepancies of the last missive to the French Am bassador. They all lie bare on the surface, and speak for themselves, which happily renders it unnecessary for Lord PALMERSTON to take any further notice of a subject which, from first to last, has been charac terised, on the one side, by contemptible intrigue, and, oa the other, by unimpeachable integrity. We have already expressed our cordial approbation of the Government proposition for an extended poor law in Ireland, giving a right to the destitute and im poverished to obtain the - relief which their necessities may require. Although it came last in order of the three modes of interference, by which it is hoped that country may be permanently benefited, its vast im portance induced us to give it the precedence it deserved, and to postpone to a subsequent period our observations on the earlier suggestions offered by th, Premier. The first great principle laid down is to render such assistance to individual proprietors as to enable them to improve their properties, and at the same time to afford the greatest possible degree of employment to the surplus labour of the country. The measure that has already been resolved on for this purpose has been for some time befure the public, having been put forward in the Treasury minute of the Ist December, and the explanatory letter of Mr. TREVELYAN. It was at that time fully commented on, and received with the greatest approbation by all classes in every part of the kingdom. By the amend ments that will be introduced the Drainage Acts wil be consolidated, the difficulties that have hitherto pre vented them from being made fully available and pro ductive of that national advantage which might reasonably have been hoped for from their general adoption, will be obviated. The tenant for life will be enabled to obtain that assistance as readily as the owner in fee, when it shall be established, by compe tent evidence, that the improvement, of whatever de scription it may be, whether by draining, embank ing, reclaiming, or otherwise, may increase the permanent value of the land to such an extent, that the persons having remote interests may not be pre judiced, or their future incomes diminished The rate, however, of that increase we conceive to have been fixed at too high a standard : the Ist and 2d Wm. 4, c. 33, which, as amended by sub sequent statutes, has been taken as the bask of the new enactments, provides that the increase of value consequent on such an outlay shall be at least ten per centum on the amount proposed to be expended there on. At the time that this was fixed on as the mini mum rate the period for the repayment of the full loan was far shorter than that to which it is now about to be extended. The interest, too, was charge able at not less than five per cent., whereas 31 only will now be required. The entire advance will, by the present arrangement, be liquidated by half yearly instalments, at the rate of 61 per cent. per annum ; and surely the rights of the remainder-man would be sufficiently protected if the estimated im provement were equivalent to the annual charge, and that 61 were substituted for ten per cent. per annum; indeed, when the object for which those advances are to be made is taken into considera- , - • ',Al—, i' , , i ott WI .1,44 , , A , i t 4 At i ' ' .ti '• ' • • ' - I 'i'll.. -,, - . 11110V)V4 s , ° Z , .., ,;:' , . 444 \‘' , fh. 9„, ' '...s e ' L ,c 7 .'" .:',.,' ~,' ,•.''. t: . .. ", - XII, ' ',i,.. s 1S U 1 4 tt,:s.r. : " s ' . ....,, ."... ' 40 T ....-- ...-, favatiitt _Sm.* LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1847, Before many days have elapsed the great national question of the improvement of our sanatory system will be submitted to the deliberation of the Legisla ture. It would be utterly impossible to exaggerate the importance of a matter so intimately connected with the health, the comfort, the morality, and the commonest decencies of society. And it is a pecu liar satisfaction to know that the modification and re arrangement of our sanatory laws will not be under taken prematurely or precipitately ; that the Govern ment is not blundering into a concession merely for the purpose of stopping a momentary clamour ; that, in short, the consciousness of the necessity for some such modification, and some such re-arrangement, has grown upon the mind of the nation through a gradual succession of years, becoming clay by day mor:• obvious to the multitude and the Ministry, both from the unanswerable logic of Reason and the indis• putable statistics of Experience. Conspicuously as the name of SOUTHWOOD SMITH has become asso ciated with this remarkable movement in favour of cleanliness, the extent to which that movement h9s become diffused throughout the community is not alone attributable to him ; the cause has found advo cates in a thousand quarters, the people themselves have acknowledged the advisability of some alteration in their parochial proceedings, and for a very consi derable time the Press has endeavoured to stimulate the thirst for social reformation and to enunciate the real anxieties of the population. All the preliminary measures, indeed, for insuring a change in the laws of the land have been taken ; the potential impulse of National Opinion has been given to the Legislature ; the SOVEREIGN herself has recommended the consi deration of the sanatory wants of her subjects to her faithful Lords and Commons ; the Ministry is deci sively pledged to the introduction of some compre hensive scheme to Parliament—a scheme bearing directly upon the monster exigency, and calculated to dissipate all the existing evils. With so many villanous pests to remove, so many difficulties to obviate, and so many and such compli cated interests to consult, it is only natural that the Ministerial proposition about to be laid before both Houses of Parliament should be characterised by many deficiencies. This, we repeat it, is but natural. In the first step of a grand reform it would be folly to anticipate a panacea for all the ills which it is intended to correct. We must discard the advice afforded by HouacE as inappro priate to legislation, whatever it may be to poetry; we must advance with all rational caution up the scale of Innovation, instead of plunging in medias res, and surrounding ourselves with new and yet more in tricate difficulties. Meanwhile, it would be equally pernicious to nullify the efficacy of our legislative enactments by an exaggerated timidity and an over weening precaution. Either extreme would be most prejudicial, and, as with almost everything else, the best course is the preservation of a proper medium. There are two things, however, which we would emphatically impress upon the minds of our country man—first upon Parliament, and secondly upon the people in their particular localities. And we would the more especially impress these things upon them at this moment, seeing that the Ministerial proposi tions are on the very eve of their appearance. First, upon the Legislature we would earnestly re commend the extension of their scheme of reformation in the sanatory laws to every one of the more con spicuous abuses. We would see in the measures in troduced by the Cabinet no glaring omission or re markable oversight. We would see in those mea sures an individual remedy to every individual evil manifestly tending to diminish the health of the population. Rejoiced as we should be to find the Parliament called upon to aid the more extensive establishment of public baths and washhouses, we should be more than disappointed to find the Govern ment silent upon the question of intermural inter- ment. In the same way, the introduction of a good sewerage Bill would be a great boon, it is true, but it would be no compensation for a complete disregard of the advisability of forming abattoirs and of sup- pressing the system of private slaughter-houses. The diminution of the smoke nuisance, again, would scarcely satisfy us for the postponement of any effort for the better introduction of fresh water into our towns. To be brief, we shall not be contented, and the people will not be contented, unless the Legis- lature sweep away all the most crying abuses o social life. Secondly, we would enforce one consideration upon the people in their municipal capacities. We would see them prepared for the more necessary en actments of our rulers, so that the sanatory mea sures of the Legislature may be carried into opera tion with as little delay as possible. The various local and parochial authorities should be ready to correspond at once with the generous intentions of Government, so that the public generally may reap the advantages of the new system as rapidly as possible. Let it never be forgotten that sanatory arrange ments, of whatever character they may be, must, more or less, influence the mortality of the nation. We have perused M. GUIZOT'S very lengthy dispatch, of the 25th instant, to Count ST. AULAIRE, and we are perfectly satisfied that, not only England, but France herself, whose honour and national in terests have been so shamelessly tarnished, and disre putably sacrificed by her Minister for Foreign Affairs, will cheerfully concede that the correspond ence relative to the Montpensier marriage ought not Titoo...place a few days to be further protracted. It would be at once generous a t y a , e, ,,,, t a A singular railway accident 1, ---- pointer d e , s i nce at Ort,n, Westmoreland. cut off by a ' and dignified in us to adopt this course. Whatever which was standing upon the railway, may have been the political differences between our idissing train. —Cali de Journal. selves and the French, no man, in his senses, can THE ATRAPILA';ORT 7 OR LIQUID ll seriously entertain the 1 TE—the supposition that the latter only dye that really answers for all colours, I) ri..quire re-doing but as the hair grows, as ii,naet::- does f not nation, so sensitive upon points affecting their honour n - quires that unnatural red or purple tint common m ades or and integrity, will view with approbation the humi , tier dye : g.' Botanic Water and Bear's Grease,—Wheino all the hating p o li cy 1-ir is becoming thin, and fallingthe only effectna e l ourselves, which M. Guizor has sanctioned. For r , ?mecly besides shaving the head is the use of the two above- so gratified as we are with the eclaircissement, 4 , s;ned articles, applied al , ern ately—the botanic water to favourable to the ability, end—what is of fur ( ! , -arse the roots from scurf; and as a stimulant, and the greater consequence —the -,. e—the good faith, with which heir's grease as a nourisher. The New Tooth-1 le n 1 ., L A T ., ic.. -rus.., -01%. ..ALMERSTON Is i loroughly cleansin ,, between the teeth when used up and are - has acted throughout, we much yet own, and polishing surface when used cross-ways. The , more concerned that the chi ) .i'r warranted never to come out. The Union and Triple 1 vary, refinement, and inst . • 2! . - Brushes. - r,e p ~,, , t- Arti-Pressure NO Brmh, our neighbours, should h motive integrity cif Medium Shaving Brush. The Railway Strop and ; guard . - Ii• ians ip of a Minister who have been confided to the rusder. The above new and elegant articles, in addition o has proved himself to a very extensive assortment of beautiful per fume s are ennob to be devoid of every one o f t h ose • j ling senti- Sne We manufactures and inventions of Messrs. Ross and meats: None but a mean and • jealous ; tous,lt9, and 120, Bishopsgate-street, London. nt-n4 would MrMal HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, The following onllial or ii:W:C}R:ilialaai'lS for the SEASON . 1547 is respectfully submitted to the Nobility, Patrons of the Opera, and to the Pulllts. I 1 is presented with the , confident hope, that the successful exertions made to secure, under circumstances of peculiar iiirlicultY, a company still more worthy of the first Theatre in n7l rope, and of its distinguished Patrons, will insure the continuation cf their support. ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE OPERA. Mlle. Jenny Lind (her first appearance in this country), Madame del Carmen Montenegro (her first appearance at this Theatre) ; llldlle. Sanchioll, Mdlle, Fagiani, and Madame Solari (their first ap- Pear:lace in this country) ; the Contralto, Mdlle. Yietti and Mdlle. Darla Wesel° (their first appearance in this country) ; and Madame flastellan. Signor Fraschini, the great Tenor of Italy (his first ap pearance in this country) ; and the favourite Tenor, Signor Gardoni, IIOW of the Italian Opera, Paris , ha vin g lately withdrawn, at a great pecuniary sacrifice, from the Academie Royale de Musique (his first appearance in- this country) ; Signor Superchi, the distinguished Baritone (his first appearance in this country); Signor F. Lablache ; Signor Borella (his first appearance in this country) ; Signor Coreill ; the celebrated Basso Cantante, Herr Staudigl (his first appearance); and Signor Lablache. In .addition to the above, arrangements are pending with Signor Coletti, of the Italian Opera at Paris. That great composer, the Chevalier Meyerbeer, has arranged to tisit this country, to bring out the CAMP DE SILESIE, and another of his admired chefs-d'ceuvre ; the principal parts in the Camp de Silesie, by Mdl e. Jenny Lind and Signor Fraschini. The celebrated Dr. Felix Illendeissolm Bartholdy will likewise v isit England, and produce an Opera expressly composed for her Majesty's Theatre, the libretto founded on THE TEMPEST of Shakspere; written by M. Scribe. _ _ Miranda.. ... .......... Ferdinand .. ..... ...... Prospero Mille. Jenny Lind, Sig. Garden!. Herr Staudigl. Sig. Lablache. It is likewise announced, with great satisfaction, that Signor Verdi, having recovered from his severe illness, has expressly composed for this theatre a new Opera, of which the plot is founded on the ROB BERS •f SCHILLER. Rossini's Opera of ROBERT BRUCE, lately produced at the Aca. diade Royale, has also been secured. Mesdatins Castellan, Sanchioll, and Montenegro; Signors Gar don!, Superchi, and Fraschlni, will appear before Easter. Mdlle. Jenny Lind, whose engagement commences In March, and extends until the end of the season, will appear immediately after Easter. Director of the Music and Coniuctor, M. BALFE. In addition to the above, several Operas, new to this country, will be produced, and the repertoire will be Selected from the chefS• d'oeuvre of Mozart, Cimarusa, Rossini, Donizetti, Mercadante, Bel bni, &c. The strictest attention has been paid to all the details, so that an ensemble may be presented perfect in all its parts. A NUMEROUS ORCHESTRA, of the most distinguished talent and power, has been selected from souse of the best Orchestras of Europe. THE CHORUS has been chosen with the greatest care from Italy, G Ttnany, and England ; and will comprise upwards of Eighty Per formers. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE BALLET, Mdlle. Carlotta Grist, Wile. Lucile Grahn, and Mdife. Cerito ; in addition to which au engagement has been made with Mdlle. Caroline Rosati (of La Scala, at Milan, and other great theatret of Italy), who will make her first appearance on the first night of the season in a New Ballet, expressly composed and arranged for her, by M. Paul Taglioni ;•Mdile.Wauthier, of La Scala. her first appearance in this country; Madame Petit Stephan, Mdlle. Honore, Mdlle. Elise Montfort ; 3LQlles. Thevenot, Julien, Lamoreux, Emile, Fanny Pascales, and Bertin ' • and Mdlle. Caroline Baucourt, of the Academie Royale, and La Scala, Milan (her first appearance in this country). In consequence of the enthusiastic manner in which this eminent artiste waa received last season, hopes are entertained that Mdlle. Taglioni may be induced to appear for a limited number of performances. M. St. Leon, M. d'Or, of the Acalemle Royale, Paris (his first appearance in this country), M. Gosselin, M. di Mattla, Venafra, M. Geuriet, M. Paul Taglioni, and 31. Perrot. Cotnpager of the Ballet Music, Signor Pugni. Pllncfpal Artist, Mr. Marshall. Maiirei de Ballet—M. Paul Taghold, M. Casatf, of La Scala ; and 31. Perrot. Sous-Maitre de Ballet, M. Gosselin , liegissear de Is Dame, M. Petit. An Original Grand Ballet w:11 be produced, written expressly for her Majestj's Theatre, by the celebrated poet, Henri Heine, on a subject selected from the Old Legends of Germany. A Novel and Poetical Ballet, for the subject of which the establishment is In debted to the kininess of a noble and distinguished Poetess, entitled EGERIA. The celebrated Pas de Quatre and Pas de Deesses will be revived, and an entirely new Divertissement, introducing another Grand Pas by M. Perm:, which, uniting all the peculiar attractions of the Pas des Diesses and Pas de Quatro, will present a novel feature of strik ing originality, and will combine the talent of all, to be entitled LA CONSTELLATION'. The Snbscriptlon will consist of the same number of nights as last eason. The Theatre will open in the middle of February, when will be produced, fur the first time at her Majesty's Theatre, Donizetti's adm'red Opera of LA FAVORITA, in which Signor Gardoni and Signor 3uperchi will make their first appearance in this country. and an entirely NEW BALLET, by 11. Paul Tag in which Mademoiselle Caroline Rosati will appear. TrIEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE EVENING Will be performed the new Grand Opera of TIIE BONDMAN. Marquis de Vernon, Mr. Weiss ; Floreville, Mr. Rafter ; Morliere, Mr. Horneastie; Ardenford, Mr. tV. Harrison; Mal-a-Propos, Mr. Harley ; Madame Corinne, Miss Romer; Grisette, Miss R. Isaacs ; Frivole, Mrs. Hughes. After which, the Grand Co:n;c Christmas Panto nime, be!ng a mixture of the 1 istorical and legendary, entitled HARLEQUIN AND ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. TIMATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Manngement of Mr. R. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comedy of LONDON ASSURANCE. Cha racters by Messrs. Farren, Tilbury, 8011, Webster, Brindal, Buck stone, Hudson, Mrs. Seymour, Miss Bennett, and Mrs. Hamby. During the evening the Band will perform the Overtures, "Le Fidele Berger," " Antoinette" Cellarius, " Dublin" Waltz, and the " American Polka." To conclude with the Original Grand Fairy Extravaganza, called the INVISIBLE. PRINCE ; or, the Island of Tranquil Delights. Principal characters by Mr. James Bland, Miss P. Horton, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, Miss Reynolds, and Miss Julia Bennett. -- •lIIRATRE ROYAL, I , TcBUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Comic Drama, called t5OO REWARD. Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Meadows, Emery, H. Butler. Miss Villars, and Miss Forster. Alter which a new Farce, called THE WIGW kM. Characters by Messrs. Matthews, Oxberry. Keeley, Miss Arden, Miss Turner, 3fiss Foster, and Miss Mary Keeley. To conclude with the Drama, founded on the New Christmas Annual of Charles Dickens, Esq., and adapted to the stage (by the exclusive permisslou of the author, from the proof sheets) by Albert Smith, Esq.. called THE BATTLE OF LIFE. Principal cha racters by Messrs. Leigh Murray, Turner, F. Matthews, F. Vining, Meadows, Keeley ; Mrs. Woollidge. Miss Daly, Miss May, Miss Grove, Miss Foster, and Mrs. Keeley. TfIEATtE ROYAL, ADELPIII. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will bo performed an original romantic Drama, called CO LOMBA, THE CORSICAN SISTER. Characters supported by Madame Celeste, Dirs. Yates; Messrs. Wright, Worrell, Bedford, 0. Smith, &c. Between the pieces the celebrated ENTORTILATIONISTS, mr. John Lees and his three Pupils—the Masters Hanions, will ex hibit their wonderful Jeux Gymnastiques. Ater which a grand Fairy Spectacle, founded on the Ballet or LA GTSELLE, entitled TILE PHANTOM DANCERS; or, the Wills Bride. Principal characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford, Mr. 0. Smith, Mr. Cullen'ord, Madame Celeste, Ails., Marian Taylor, Miss Emma Harding, Mlss,Ellen Chaplin, and Mrs. Laws. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed a Grand Opera, entitle•! ANNE BOLEYN. Henry VIII., Mr. Bodda ; Percy, Mr. Allen ; Rochford, Mr. Wal ton; Smeaton, Miss S. Flower; Harvey, Mr. Wynn; Lady Jane Seymour, Miss Bourk ; Anne Poleyn, Miss Bassano. In the course of the evening Professor HEMMING and his ta lented CHILDREN will go through their wonderful performances. Previous to the Pantomime the Band will perform " The Ame rican Polka," introducing " The Railroad Overture." To conclude with a new Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, entl- Had The ENCHANTED BEAUTIES of the GOLDEN CASTLE; or, The One-eyed Gen!. Harlequin, Mr. Bologna; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Columbine, MLss Burbidge ; Sprite, Mr. H. Marshall ; Clown, Mr. Flexmore. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessn, Mr. John Mitchell. TO MORROW EVENING Will IN performed the popular domestic Melodrame, entitled LA DAME DE SAINT TROi'EZ. Georges Maurice, Mons. F. Le_ maitre ; Hortense d'Auberive. Mdlle. Clarisse. To conclude with the favourite Vaudeville of LOIIISETTE ; ou, La Chanteuse des Rues. Boxes, 6s. , Pit, 3% 6d. Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at half-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight. _ _ ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon, will have the honour of repeat ing their Inimitable ENTERTAINMENTS, at the above Theatre, THIS EVENING (Tuesday), and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Doors open at Eight o'clock, and the Entertainment corn. menses at Half-past Eight. And, in consequence of the continued demand hr places, will repeat their DAY PERFORMANCE on Wednesday Morning next, Feb. 3, and every Wednesday Morning until Easter. Doors open at Two o'clock, and the performance commences at Half-past Two. The Programme will be varied on each occasion. Boxes, 41. ; Pit, 2s. ; Amphiteatre, 2s. Private Boxes, Stalls, and Places may be engaged at Mitchell's Library, 33, Bond -street; and at the Box-office. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family.—Mr. BATTY respectfully begs to acquaint the public that he purposes giving a free night, for the relief of the destitute Irish and Scotch, on THURADA Y, Feb 11. The evening's receipts will be given, and the extensive resources of the Theatre will be brought into action. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE *OVAL FOX-HUNT; or, Life's Course of Men and Steeds. Entire change of the SCENES of the CIRCLE. To conclude w I th the successful Comic Equestrian Fairy Pantomime entitled THE FORTY THIEVES; or, Harlequin and Ali Baba and the Robber's Cave. Clown, Mr. Rochez ; Harlequin, Mr. W. Har vey ; Pantaloon, Mr. Laffarini ; Columbine, Miss Louisa Waite.j4 - 1 Box.oflice opc , l frnm eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six nn 1 c .mmence halt-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. Broadfoot. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. Frances Davidge. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Drama, entitled RARY RATTLER; or, The Progress of a Scamp. Characters supported by the whole stgength of the Company. To conclude with a grand fairy Pantomime, called TIIE ICING OF THE CASTLE ; or, Harlegnin in the Land of Dreams. Har lequin, Herr Deulin ; Pantaloon, Herr It. Deulhi ; Columbine, Mdlle. Theodore; Clown, llcrr N. Dentin ; Punch, Herr E. Deulin. EOYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE GUNSMITH OF ORLEANS; or, The D,ad Woman's Secret. In which Messrs. Hicks, Forman, Searle Bird, Howard, Miss Vineznt, Mrs. Hicks, Mrs. Lee, and 3lis; Pearce will appear, After which TIIE BRIDE'S JOURNEY. In which Messrs. S. axle, Howard, FormaniMiss Vincent, Mrs. Lee, &c., will appear. To conclude with the grand Christmas Pantomime, en titled TIIE BIRTH OF THE STEAM ENGINE ; or, Harlequin .‘ no-a-Head," and Joe Miller and his Men. Clown. Mr. T. Barry. THE SPANISH MARRIAGES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. - - Ma. EDITOR,—Your observations generally upon the scandalous intrigues by which the Montpensier marriage tvis brought about are so perfectly just and conclusive that it might appear that scarcely anything could be added to them. There is, however, one point that seems not to have been touched upon by yourself or any of yotn- contemporaries. It is this—that even the Queen's having Issue would not re move the ohjectioni to marriage. The treaty of Utrecht, nich expressly excludes both branches of the house of Loarbon, was intended to guard against, not the probability, I,llt the possibility . of the union of the crowns of France and Spelri ou the aims head. .Naw, admitti ng t h at t h e Q ueen s h ould h ave c hild ren, fright ttt , ty not all di e i n h er lif et i me ? an d h ave we not h a d ". La in stance of thi s i n our own Q ueen A nne, w h o, “:though she had by. prince Sherie George of Denmark not l ess th an :drtcen children, y line of the Stuart f survived them a ll ; thus ending u'Jdient ervant, anuly.—l remain, Mr. Editor, your s Cheltenham, 31st January, 184- FAIR-PLAY. NEW 'HOB OF " THE RANSOM." ... Just ready, in 3 vols., post. Svc.., KIRKHO L Mk: PRIORY; or, Modern Heroism. ' • By the Author of "The 'Ransom." Richard Bentisy, Now Burlington street." COMPLETION OF MISS BURNEY'S DIARY. Now ready, V OL. VII. of MADAME D'AItBLAY'S DIARY AND LETTERS, COMPLETING THE WORK N.B. Subscribers are requested to give their orders immediately to the booksellers for the completion of their sets, to present dis appointment. Henry Colbum, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street AIR,, TROLLOI'E'S NEIV WORK. Now really at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., 11 A THE R EU S T ACE, A TALE OF TUE JESUITS. By Mrs. TgOLLOPE, Authoress of " The Vicar of Wrexhill," &c. " Father Enstace is destined, we are assured, to penetrate far and near. It is Mil of scenes depicted with the most extraordinary felicity and power."—Sunday Times. "Mrs. Trollope's book is extremely well-timed ; and with its bold and powerful delineations it cannot fail of effecting much good."— Naval and Military Gazette. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NINO, FEBRUARY 2, 1847. 0 Senor MON is a member, Senor SANTILLAN will , it is said, be the new Finance Minister. The debate on the Address was concluded in the Senate on the 220. The Chamber of Deputies have elected two more Vice- Presidents from amongst the opponents of the Isturi;z Ministry. Senor SASAIVIANCA and Senor ROCA DE TEGORES are the two recently-elected Vice-Presidents. The Secretaries are the Duke of ALBA and Senors VAHEY, Coml.°, and FITLGOR. The Chamber was thus fully constituted, and would proceed immediately to consider the Address in reply to the Speech fromthe Throne. The Tiernpo:states that Senor OLOZAGA has addressed a request to the Chamber of Deputies to be allowed to come to Madrid, either as a prisoner, a Deputy, or as a simple Spanish citizen. We have received the French papers of Friday and Saturday. The Ministerial journals, the Debuts, the Epoque, and the Presse, undertake the defence of M. GUIZOT against the charges of bad faith in the con ducting his negotiations with Lord PALMERSTON and the Marquis of NonmANnr. This defence consists in a repetition of the oft-refuted assertion that the Prince of ConunG was put forward as an English candidate for the hand of the QUEEN. With regard to the MIRA FLORES mission, M. GUIZoT says, that what he stated was the fact—that the Marquis DE MIRAFLORES did not come to solicit the KING of the FRENcH not to oppose the COBURG marriage. The Debats adds:— " In declaring what M. de Miraflores had not come to do, was he obliged to say what he had come to do? Was he bound to say, for instance. that the Envoy of the Court of Madrid was charged to demand in pressing terms from the King his consent to the marriage of the Duke de Montpen sier with the Queen ? Was he bound to inform him of the King's answer? We are very sure that Lord Palmerston himself would not exPggerate to such an extent the claims that he might have to the confidence of the French Go. vernment." We leave this defence to speak for itself, always re membering that this visit of the Marquis of MIRAFLORES to Paris took place before the rupture of the entente cordiale; that no intimation of the object of the mission, or even of the mission itself, ; . was given to the English Government, and that the English Government had it self been the first to give information to M. GUIZOT that Queen CunisTlNA was intriguing for a Coburg al liance, and that such a project would have no support from England. The miserable quibble about the mar riages not taking place at the same time is thus sought to be explained away:— " It is certain that at the moment that M. Guizot was in communication with Lord Normanby on this point the French Government itself opposed the fact of the two mar riages being effected together. If it was obliged to change its resolution, it is neither it nor the Spanish Government that ought to be reproached for doing so." This is a perfectly different explanation from the one given to the Marquis of NORMANDY, and is evidently an afterthought. Had the case really been as M. GUIZGT here states it, he would never have descended to the use of a subterfuge. The Opposition papers coßtinue the polemic on the Montpensier marriage, and there can be no doubt but that the debate in the Chamber will be very animate,]. The Constitutionnel of Saturday contains the following on the subject of the Bank of France:— " Count d'Argout read on Thursday, to the general meet ing of the shareholders of the Bank of France, a report of the operations cf the year 1846. The principal results are already known from the quarterly returns. It appears that notwithstanding the money sent from London, the reserve has only reached the sum of 84,000,000. It has been stated that M. Lebobe has proposed to re- constitute the old capital of 90,000,000, by issuing 22,100 shares withdrawn from cir culation from 1516 to 1820. We believe this to be an error. M. Lebobe does not form part of the council of the Bank, and the council, if we are rightly informed, is not to deter mine before Thursday next on a proposition brought forward on this point by one of its members.' From the tenour of a lengthy article in the Sema phore de Marseilles, it would appear as if the French contemplated making of Oran an impregnable fortress, ay a counterpoise to Gibraltar. The .National is exceedingly irate with England for taking possession of the Island Labuan. Food riots still continue to take place in various parts of France. The Committee of the Chamber of Deputies charged with examining the estimates for 1848 bad chosen M. BiGxoN for its chairman, and Messrs. MAGNE and FOULD for its secretaries. The Moniteur of Friday publishes a royal'ordinance prohibiting the export of meal of every description, and chesnuts, whether whole or ground, until the 31st July next. The same journal contains another royal ordi nance, calling into active service 12,000 recruits of the class of 1845. The Monitear of Saturday publishes the law autho rising the free importation of grain, flour, rice, dry vegetables, and meal, until the 31st of July, 1847. The same journal contains a royal ordinance, providing that India corn and buckwheat, either in grain or v,..i.00.1 to flour, exported by land or sea, shall pay, down to the 31st of July, 1847, the maximum of the duties impo,ed on those articles by the law of the 15th of April, 1832. The Reforme announces that the price of bread in Paris would be increased on the Ist of February by 4 centimes per kilogramme (nearly a farthing per,pound), , and remain thus fixed during the first fortnight of - that month, namely, white bread 51 centimes per kilogramme (2d. per pound) ; second quality 44 centimes. Very large purchases of stock were made in the Passage de I'Opera on Friday night, and on the Bourse on Saturday, probably with a view to give a turn to the liquidation (Settlement). Prices rose in consequence somewhat considerably. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Satui day at 78f. 15c. ; the Five per Cents., 118 f. 25c.; 1,228 f. 75c.; Rouen, 880 f.; GitareilartoaNd Shares,orthern ,6 111. 25c ; Avi gnon , 831 f. 25c.; ' Vierzon 571 f. 25c.; Boulogne, 4101. ; Basle, 202 f. 50c.; Dieppe, 3401. ;- Paris and Strasburg, 470 f. • Tours and Nantes, 467 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 4 91 f. 25c. ; f.yons and Avignon, ItThaevr Orleanse 68a ' 485 E ; Cette, 4501. MARSEILLES, JAN. 25 .—Marseilles and Avignon, 827 f. 50c. ; Northern, 6151. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREI GN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EX CHANGE, JANUARY 30. Dutch Rhenish, 4 %—East Indian, %—tireat Southern of Madras, 4___Luxembourg, 2;4 —Namur and Liege, 2 h — Northern of Fran ce , 12 lA—Rouen and Havre, 26 i Orleans; Enchantress, New Orleans ; Renfrcwshire, New Orleans. KINGSROAD, JAN. 31. Daniel Webster, New York for Gloucester. ATUMBLES, J. 28.—The Lively, of Sligo, has been got CI the shore. t,NEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From The Sun of last Night.) The Cotton market at Liverpool on Saturday was without change as regards prices. Sales, 6,000 bales, including 2,000 bales of American on speculation, and 500 bales of Egyptian for exportation, at 9d. per lb. Railway shares were rather better. The great monopolists of grain and flour will be much excited when they learn that at Mark-lane this morning a fall of not less than 53. per quarter has taken place in wheat ; in oats, Is. to 2s. per quarter; and the same decline in peas. Now that the market is on the decline s u pplie s are coming forward very freely, not only in the great metropolitan, but in the whole, or nearly so, of the provincial markets. A much greater fall may be anticipated in all quarters, and it is to be hoped that the poorer classes may soon have the benefit of the late rather heavy reduction in bread stuffs. The bakers of 'the metropolis were pretty " slick," as Brother Jonathan would say, in raising the price of the loaf when the markets first began to take an upward movement. Of meat, also, the arrivals are imirsise. In the past week not less than 6,000 car cases have come to our markets from Scotland, and 9,000 to 10,000 from various parts of England. This is a pretty plain proof that the prices are falling in the country. Here prices have gone back this morning, with little animation on the part of the butchers to purchase, but from hand to mouth, as the phrase is. In the Discount market there is rather more demand for money this morning, active preparations being made to meet the payments of bills which will become due on the 4th inst. The principal discount houses are not over-ready to take in cash, at call, at a rate of interest over 3 1 / 2 per cent. There has been a heavy market for Consols and other securities this morning. The first bargain in Consols for the Account was at 9111, but a fall almost immediately took place to 91 1 / e . For transfer the value went back from 9114 to 91. Bank Stock has just been done at 203, or at a fall of 2 per cent. on the opening rates. All the other Funds are proportionately lower. Exchequer -bills opened at 45., and are now at Bs. premium. India Stock is firm at an advance to 250. In the Foreign Market the transactions have been but few this morning, but the tendency is principally in the same direction as that for Consols. The Four per Cent. Portu guese Bonds have just receded from 35 to 34; Russian from 111% to 110%; Spanish Actives from 24 3 4 to 24%; the Three per Cents to 34 3 4 ; and the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. to 58. Grenada Stock, on the contrary, is rather higher, having touched 19%. There are but few exceptions where sales of Railway Shares have been made this morning at Saturday's prices. Money appears to be in demand among the dealers in the Share Market. The corrected prices at which business has been done this morning are annexed: — BRITISH FUNDS. ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock .. .• .• • • • . 205 203 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. • • 91%14 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 91% 91 New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anus. 93% % Long Annuities, Expire .Jan. 5, 1860 .. 9% Ditto. 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 .. India Stock .. . • • • • • . .. 250 India Bonds, 1,000/. 101 1 A .. 101% .. • • •... 91V4 91 1 50. 4 8 p m. 8 48 -- pm : 8 4 8 ' nm— 9 ONE CLOSING PRICES. O'CLOCK' 58M CLOSING PR WES. 203 91% 91% 93% 9% 9% 250 Ditto, under 1,000/. .. south Sea Stock Consols for Account Exchequer Bills. 1,0001... 5001. . . Ditto, Small FOREIGN FUNDS. Dutch, 2% per Cent., 12 Gull Equador Bonds .. Grenada, 1 per Cent .. . 18 3 4 19% 19% Ditto, Deferred .. „ „ 314 Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent .. -- Ditto, for the Account .. Portuguese Four per Cent 35 34 Ditto. for the Account .. .. 35 Russian Bonds .. 110% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. Ditto, for the Account .. • • .. 24% % Ditto, Three per Cent .. 34% Ditto. for the Account .. Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 38 Ditto, Deterred 10% 11 1 4 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian Four-and-a-Halt per Cent .. 93% Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per Cent .. 58% 58 58 Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 91% 91% BUSINESS CLOSING PAID. DONE AT PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES OF RAILWAY SILIRES. 104 24 24% 34% 34 4 381 Amber., Notting., Bsston, and Eastern Junction . .... .... Birmingham and Oxford Junction 5 1444 13% .. • 13% Firming., and Dudley.. 425..... 514% p• • Wolver., & Stour Valley 5 .... 7%..•• • • • • • Bristol and Gloucester .. .. 32 .... Bristol and Exeter . • .. 75 .. _75 75 Buckinghamshire 845...., 1 p 3a P Caledonian • • • • • • .. 30 .... 26% 26 Ditto, Half Shares 2;4_ ..... 2 34 Ditto, Clydesdale Junction .. 25 .... 39% ... •. • 39 Cheltenham and Oxford .. 2 .... Cornwall .. • • .. 5 .... •• . Ditto, Half Shares .. Direct Northern Scrip .. 2%.... 2% 9 4 Eastern Counties .. .. 20 .... 21% 22 21% Ditto, New .. .. 14 .... 19% Ditto, York Extension .. .. 4 .... a 4 East Lancashire .. .. • • .. 14 .... 16% Ditto New .. .• • • • • 5 • • 7%••• • • • • • Ditto, ditto New Scrip • . .. .... 214 Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... 74 75 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 123 .... 18% 19 .... Ely and Huntingdon 12%.... 13%4 Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. .• Great Northern (London & York Do., do (Direct Northern Regd.) 3% .... % Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 2731 .... 26% Great Western .. 85 ...,125 .• Ditto, Quarter Shares 125 4 .... 204 19% Ditto, ixew . 4% •• . • ON ituddersnsict and Manchester .. 13 .... 16% . ..... Ditto, ditto, Extension .. 3 .... 4 Lancaster and Carlisle .. 50 .... Ditto New .. • . .. 5 .... 9 8........ Leeds and Bradford .. • • 35 811 4 5 4 Leicester and Bedford .. •16s. % di5..... Leeds, Dewsbury, & Manchester 27)4 ........ Do., New Extension (t-ink) 2)4 4 ........ Leeds and Thirsk •• 22)4 .... 20% . Ditto, New Ditto, Preference 6 per Cent. .. 3% ......... LiTerp., Manch., & Newc. Junct. 234..,. 2 ........ London and Blackwall .. 16/. 13s. 4d. 8 x n ..... Ditto. New .. .. • • .. 4 .... 531 5 x n... London, Brighton, and S Coast.. 50 .. . 5514 . ..... Ditto, Consol. Fifths.. .. ••50 ......... London an North-Western . .•100 .... 193% . Ditto, Quarters . •• 2 • Ditto ditto, New Shares .. .. 2 .... 14 .. •... ..... Ditto, Fifths . .. • 2 .... 19 London and South-Western ••• 41/. 6s. 10d... 64% 64 •.... Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 40 ......... Ditto, New .. . • .• 22%.... 25 , Ditto, Tenths .. •• • • 5 .... ... Ditto, Scrip.. . • .. .. 5 5% .•. ....... London and York Scrip .. 2% .... 4%1 4 % Ditto, Extension ditto • . • • 2% .. • • 2% ...• Lynn and Ely . • . .. 20 .... 21 4.. Manchester and Leeds .. .• • • 82 ... • • • Ditto Extension' 425. •. • 1% p.... Manchester and Southampton .• 2 1 % ••••• • • • • • Midland ..100 ... 125% 121%.... Ditto, New .. .• .. 30 .... 36 35% Ditto, New ' 2 _.. 6 Newcastle and Berwick .. 20 .... 33)4 ... Northern Counties Unioa .. • • 233. •• • 134 .... .• • ' Nortii British .. .. • . 25 .... 35 34 ..... Ditto, Half Shares .. .. • . 12% •• • • Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 25 .4 •• •• •• .• .• Ditto, Thirds .. .. • . 1 .... 3 3 4 % ..... . North Staffordshire .. • • • • 5 •• • • 8% 8 % 7% • • North Western .. 2% .. ••••• • • • • • Oxford,Worcest.,& Wolverhmptn. 1714 .... 12 ...• • ... • • Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 .. •• •• • • • • • Royston ami Hitchin • • • • 1 % •• • • 234 4•••• • • • • Scottish Midland 17 .... 19% Sheffield, Rotherha m , & G oo l e ..2 .... 3% • • ........ Shrewsbury and Birmingha m .. 3 .... 414 Ditto, Class It .. • • • • 1 4 . • 1% Shropshire Union .. 423. .. • . % s ti dis. • South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 33% • .......... tio., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 3% —. .. •....... Smith Wales .. .• • • • • 10 .. • • 7)4 • • South Yorkshire, Doncast er , an d Waterfd.,Wexfd,. Wicklow,&Dub. 1% ... West Riding Unibn • • • • • . 425. ... 1454 .p.. York and Newcastle .. .• .. 25 .... 34% 37% Ditto, New.. .. .. • • .. 5 134 1234 Ditto, Preference .. . • . 2 ...• 7% 7.. ..... York arid North Midland BO 91 Ditto, Half Shares .. • . .. 25 .... 45 Ditto, Selby .. .. • • .. 50 .... 91 _ Ditto, Extension • • .. .. 20 .. • . 37 5 % Do. E and W. Riding Exten.— 6 •• • 17%34........ FOREIGN RAILWAYS, Boulogne and Amiens .. 18 .... 14% % ..... Hord., Toul., & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 .... ..... Ditto, ditto (Espelete) .. 2 .... Namur and Liege .. • • . 8 3 .. Northern of France .. .. • . 8 .... 12% 11% Paris and Lyons .. 8 7% ...... Paris and Strasbourg .. * 5 .... 4 Rouen and Havre . _ 20 .... 26% Sambre and Meuso .. 12 .... 6% .. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Union of Australia 25 .... 25% xcli• ••• • • 25U xd, London and Westminster .. 20 —••••• • • • • • 29% MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered .. • . 3 IA 4 (Hs. 2% Yz Ili p 3711 13% 7 1 A 91 The Duke of Wellington has obtained her Ma• jesty's sanction to the grant of an annuity of 20t., commenc ing from the Ist of April, 1846, to Sergeant-Major John Wing, late of the 17th Foot, at present Sergeant-Major of the Royal Cornwall and Devon Miners (Light Infantry) Militia, at Truro, for his meritorious conduct while in her Majesty's service. Sergeant-Major Wing served upwards of 32 years in her Majesty's 17th Foot or Royal Tigers, and was present through the whole of the campaign of Affghanis tan, and the capture of Ghuznee and Khelat. This is the first non. commissioned officer of the line who has obtained this bonus under the royal warrant of the 19th of Dec., 1845. FIRE AND NARROW ESCAPE OF SEVERAL FA muEs.—Sunday night, shortly before 11 o'clock, a destruc tive fire broke out upon the premises in the occupation of Mr. Rouse, straw bonnet•maker, carrying No. 13, Bermondsey -street. The flamsorrinabtuesjnnssthet front shop, and were first discovered by police-constable g 250 M, who immediately sprang his rattle, and after con siderable trouble succeeded in arousing from their slumbers the whole of the inmates, consisting of four or five families. However, before he had accomplished his object, the shop became fired from end to end, and the flames were rising with such fury that none of the residents were able to gain the street-door. Fortunately they were enabled to effect a retreat from the back of the premises. One of the lodgers, whilst descending with a child in his arms, fell through a window and seriously hurt his hands. Information having been sent to the stations, in a very short space of time, en gines of the London Brigade from Tooley-st reef, outhwark bridge -road, and the Waterloo-road stations arrived, and also those of the parish and Wea of England Company. An abundant supply of water having been obtained from the mains in the district, the firemen set to work, and by carry ing the hose into the building, they were enabled to attack the flames in the right quarter, and soon got the fire sub dued, not, however, until the whole of the stock in trade was destroyed, and the premises seriously burned. Mr. Rouse fortunately was insured. Extract of a private letter from Rome, dated Jan. 18:—" The Holy Father has just given 1,000 scudi (about 2401) to the fund for the distress in Ireland, and ha-4 ordered three sermons to be preached by the first preachers in Rome for the same cause. It is said he can ill afford this bounty, but doubtless it will be of immense value to Ireland, and, coming from the head of the church, will fructify and be a source of blessing to those for whom it is meant." OPENING OF THE PORTS.—The locks have been taken off the bonded warehouses in this port during the pre :tent week, but there wasnot much grain to release. The ex ports from Gloucester to Ireland are now very considerable; and the purchases of grain here for that destination —som e say on behalf of Government—daily become larger.—Clow. ocitershire Chronick. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, OND A Y.—Her Majesty and Princa Albert walked this morning in the Slopes. The Royal Family took walking and pony exercise to-Lay in the grounds around the Castle. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by Count Alexander Mensdorti; enjoyed the sport of shooting this morning. His'Royal Highness was attended by Lord Camoys, Lord Alfred Paget, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Captain the Hon. A. Gorden. Captain Francis Seymour is expected to arrive at the Castle to-day on a visit to her Majesty. Sir Hamilton and Lady Seymour took their departure from the Castle to-day. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will include Count Alexander Alensdorff, the Earl of Liverpool, Lord Alfred Paget, and Captain Francis Seymour. The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards attend at the Castle during dinner. Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey has arrived, and has relieved Lord Alfred Paget (Clerk Marshal) in the duties of Equerry in Waiting to her Majesty; and Captain the Hon. Alexander H. Gordon has arrived, and has relieved Colonel Seymour in the duties of Equerry in Waiting to his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent has an evening party at her residence, Frogmore llouse. Her Majesty and Prince Albert will visit the Roval Duchess. The illustrious visitors at the Castle, and the Ladies and Gentlemen of the royal suite lave been honoured with invitations to Frogmore House by her It , , yal Highness. The Queen will hold a Privy Council on Thursday after noon, the 4th inst., at Windsor Castle. The Council is ap pointed at halt-past two o'clock. Mr. Cunard had an interview with the Earl of Clarendon yesterday at the office of the Board of Trade. Lord Clements had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office. Lord John Russell has returned to town from Windsor Castle. Dr. Jerrard had an interview with the Right Hon. T. Mil. ner Gibson yesterday at the Board of Trade. Dispatches from the Governor of the Mauritius were re , ceiN e t yesterday at the Colonial-office. Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial , office for the Governors of the West India colonies. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—MONDAY. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 15 to 1 agst Lord Orford's Footstool—taken 20 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Lynceus—taken 25 to 1 agst Lord Stanley's Meeanee—taken 30 to 1 ag,t Lord Glasgow's Discontent—taken Several even bets were laid between 10 and the field. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 20 to 1 agst Mr. Whitworth's Lady Sarah—taken Even bets laid between fifties and the field. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 4 to 1 agst Mr. 11ostyn's Glentilt—taken 8 to 1 agst Sir R. Pigot's Conyngharn—taken 2000 to 15 agst Christopher winning this and the Derb —taken. CHIMER CUP. A determination to wait until the acceptances come out, kept several books closed, and deprived the little business transacted of any public interest. The principal were scarcely , mentioned, and on the outsiders the outlay was but mode rate. The prices ranged as follows:- 20 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Mendicant. 25 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's The Lamb. 28 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Bedlam. 40 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Erin-go-bragh 50 to 1 agst Mr. Skerrat's Intrepid-1000 to 15 taken 3 or 4 times 1000 to 20 agst Mr. Pedley's Pink Bonnet-1000 to 15 taken 3 or 4 times. 1250 to 25 agst Sir J. Gerard's Mermaid—taken 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Mangle's Golden Bee—taken several times 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Cuthbert's Queen of Tyne—taken 1000 to 15 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir 'Patton Sykes—taken 5000 to 75 agst Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress—taken 5000 to 75 agst Mr. 0' ien's Lord Saltoun—taken 50 to 1 agst Sir C. Cockerell's Duke of Richmond—taken LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LoNDON, hazy weather. FEB. 1. Wind N.W., light b reeze , an d d ull, COWES, JAN. 31.—Wind N. by W.—Sld. Rothschild, New Oreans ; Carthage, Charleston. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 31. —The St. James, Meyer, from New York, arrived here yesterday, with decks swept, loss of boats, having been struck by a sea which filled the cabins, washe'd fiair men overboard, and left her with seven feet water in her hold. BIIIIITOL, JAN. 31. The schooner Ellen, of Cowes, has gone to pieces on the New Passage; crew saved. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 30. ind N.N.W., light.-31st, Wind N.N.E.—SId. Queen Victoria, Savannah; H. A.S. Mutine, Lisbon ; Wanderer, China; Ann, Madras and China; American Eagle, New York; Prince Albert, New York. SHERRNESS, JAN. 30.—The Friends, Goodwill, has put off shore and sailed for Woodbridge. NEWHAVEN, JAN. 29.—A quantity of oranges and lemons and much wreck, apparently of a foreign vessel, were picked up yesterday near this. SHOREHAM, JAN. 29.—A cask of oil, some oak staves, a forty-gallon cask of red wine, and a quantity of timber wreck have been picked up here. Pus., JAN. 29.—The Eliza, Roberts, for Jamaica, was got off the mud yesterday. BRIDLINGTON, JAN. 31.—The Alliance has been got off shore, much damaged and very leaky. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 30.—Wind N.—Sld. Prince of Wales, Sydney; Wellington, New York; Union, Honduras; her Majesty's ship Athol, Malta. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 30.—Sld. Pike steamer, Calcutta. LivEßrooL, JAN. 30 AND 31.—Wind N. N. W.—Arrd. John Horrack, Bond, Demerara ; Jamaica, --, St. Jago de Cuba ; Davenport, Kirk, New Orleans; Laurel, Ducker, Savannah; Percival, 141.‘Duffy, Boston ; Eliza, Guthrie , St. Johns, N.B. ; Lady of the Lake, Smith, St. John's, N.B. ; Edward, Wil liams, Pictou ; Gardyne, Hallidan, Patagonia; Eurequeta, I'avin, llavannah ; Colonist, Sinnot, Savannah. Sld. the outward bound. Off port, England and Isabel. DEAL, JAN. 31.—Wind N.W. to N.N.W.; P.M. N.N.E., moderate.—Arrd. Sultana, Antigua Lanerk, Kennard, New York for Hull. Std. James Dean, Port Philip; Persian,Cal cutta ; Tartar, Madras; Hebrides, Bombay; Margaret Eliza beth, Bahia; &riga!, St. Thomas; General Ilewitt, New York; William Gibson, Madras; Greyhound, Cape of Good Hope; Camillus, Demerara; Lady K. Barham, Jamaica; Marianne, New Orleans ; C arra do, New Orleans; Dumbar ton, New Orleans; Adeline, New Orleans; with the whole of the outward bound. OFF MARGATE, JAN. R e ritan, Holmes, Baltimore for London. Liverpool, and the Victoria, Pug PORT TALBOT, JAN. 29._'" he Caroline from London has received damage, having been on shore in the river. William, from Poirnsta.Doc, JAN. 28.—The John and Shad well's Road; the former has put back with loss of bowspri. YARMOUTH, JAN. 29.—The Dawson, Thompson, Hartle pool, to Southampton, was in contact with the Ceres, of and received other Newcastle ; had bowsprit sprung, damage. Cow=s, JAN. 29 .—Arrd. Emilie, Olsen, Rio Janeiro, for LIMERICK, JAN. 30 .—Arrd. Eleutheria, Bremen. b,'were in contact in St.Sh . ad_ BIIIFORD, INVERKEITHING, JAN. 26.—Arrd. Frances and Ann, New Orleans. BaisTot, JAN. 3 1.—The Eliza, Roberts' for Jamaica, has New York. been got off shore, and gone up the river to repair. with part of cargo thrown overboard. GRE!.ENOC, JAN. 30 . —T he Urgeat, J o pp, f rom Copen hagen tb Ne wfoundland, has put in here with decks swept, &c. JAN. 30 .—Tlie Henrietta has been assisted in, TARBERT ROAD S , J AN. 30.—Put bac k , A nn M ar i e, BP Fee, for Ne w Y or k , with loss of topmasts, &c., and Eliza Cornish, Harrison, w i t h damage. topmasts, LIMERICK, JAN. 30 . —The David, of Prince Edward's Island, was fallen in with lat. 49, long. 2, dismasted and abandoned ; one man dead, the rest taken off by the Rico theria, arrived here. Cronstad, CLYDE, t JAN. 29.—Arrd. Medora, Borland, New Orleans; Higgins, New York; Neptune, Cooper, New York ; APDonnell, M‘Donnell, St. John's, New Brunswick; Marquis of Queensberry, St. John's, New Brunswick, (and not " Marchioness" as reported on Saturday); Amanda, Sheen, Newfoundland. 30. Southampton, Flint, Quebec. sa 23. Tiber; 29. Christina, Pitcairn, liavannah ; 30. John S. de Woolf, Savann a h. BRISTOL, JAN. 31.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. her Majesty's steamer Scourge. Sld. Gambier, Africa ; 'Fingalton, New L PA it L I AMEN T. DERBY. Van Tromp was backed for 3001. at 15 to 2, which odds were offered throughout the afternoon ; Epirote was a point worse, and net in demand ; Planet, on the other hand, was in force, at an improved quotation, and layers of anything above 20 to 1 agst Glentilt could have been accommodated ; 4 to 1 taken freely about Red Hart, 40 and 45 to about Lunedale, 1000 to 20 three or four times, and afterwards 4000 to 100 about Horn of plenty, 1000 to 20 each about projectile, The Liberator, Christopher, and Will o' the Wisp, 1000 to 15 several times about Black Dwarf and some others, at liberal odds. We give the closing averages :- 100 to 100 agst Kent's lot—taken and afterwards offered 1000 to 25 agst Sir G. Heathcote's lot—taken 15 to 2 agst Lord Eglinton's'VanTromp—t. and aft. off. 10 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Epirote 15 to 1 agst Mr. 111ostyn's Planet—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Glentilt • 35 to 1 agst Sir R. Pigot's Conyngham—take 40 to 1 35 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Sister to Cobweb c—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Lunedale 40 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Red Hart—t. freely 40 to 1 agst Lord Caledon s Wanota 40 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Horn of Chase—t. and af. off. 50 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Projectile—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's The Liberator—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Will o'-the-IVisp—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr Bouverie's War Eagle—taken 3000 to 50 agst Col. Anson's Bingham—taken 3000 to 40 agst Mr. Ford's Clarendon—taken 1000 to 15 agat Mr. Mostyn's West India Planter—taken 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Fuller's Oxonion—take 100 to 10 . 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Terry's Limestone—taken OAKS. 2,000 to 100 agat Lord Strathmore's Sultan—taken. 500 to 25 agst Capt. Harcourt's Ellerdale—taken 1,000 to 20 agst Mr, Cheshire's Ellen Horn—taken. The late Mr. Phillimore's stud came to the hammer, yes terday, at Messrs. lattersall's, and the following lots sold, viz. :—Fliztztone, for 155 guineas; Lady Laura, 70 guineas; Skeleton, 56 guineas; and a yearling filly, by Sir Hercules, out of Mistletoe, 18 guineas; Potentia was bought in for 355 guineas. 110175 E OF LORDS, Feb. 1. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack shortly , before Five o'clock. NEW PEERAGE. The Earl of ELLESMERE was introduced by the Earl of Wilton and the Earl St. Germans, and having been sworn took his seat on the Earls' bench LUNATIC ASYLUMS. The Duke of RICHMOND gave notice that he should, to-morrow night, move for the re•e p pointment of the Se lect Commitee on P au p er Lunatic Asylums which had existed two years ago. THE POOR IN IRELAND. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE laid several papers on the table relative to the state of the poor in Ireland. PROPERTY IN IRELAND. Earl MOUNTCASHEL moved for the returns of which he gave notice the other night, for all the present ments which had been made to the Court of Chancery in Ireland, and all the attachments that had been issued by that Court, distinguishing those which respected the property of lunatics an& minors, together witji the accounts showing how far the moneys had been paid during the last year. Lord BROUGHAM said it was utterly impossible to obtain the returns, even if they were confined to the specific object, at least for any useful purpose. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that they could (mi). be obtained by some officer of the Court searching through all the documents which had been presented at the Court between the Ist of January, 1846, and the Ist f January, 1847 ; stud even if they were obtained, it would be at so late a period as not to be available for the preent session. At the same time they must, of neces sity, be very imperfect. Lord BROUGHA M—Of course ; for even if the docil• ments were searched the accounts would be wrong, for the payments on affairs of previous years would be neces sarily mixed up with the return. Earl MOUNTCASHEL said that his desire was to obtain a fair representation of the state of affairs in Ireland, especially when it was likely there would be great calls upon it ; and that it would prove of great service if the returns were made, for the information was necessary not only for the House but for the troundrY• and that was the reason why he desired to oblein thew• were not sufficiently informed as to the state of property, or the management of landed property in Ireland. He was sure that if their Lordships knew the truth they would not tor m so mistaken a judgment of the liability of the l an dl or d s an d t h ese i ntereste d i n the soil of Ireland ; s till, if t h e i r L or d sh i ps were of opinion that this wa s no t th e proper mo d e o obtaining the information he required, he should be happy to adept any other form. The LORD CHANCELLOR thought the object the Noble Lord had in view might be obtained by the adnr tion of a simple form, namely, by stating the amount paid by receivers in that year, and moneys paid in to account of lunatics. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE did not think that a motion so worded would answer the purpose, for it would altogether depend on the manner in which the tenantry paid the rants. As far as he (the Marquis of Clanricarde) could understand, his Noble Friend cool: plained that they paid no rents at all. He understood his Noble Friend to wish for a return of the real state of property in Ireland, and he thought, therefore, that some way should be adopted to get from the receivers the sums paid in by them to the Masters in Chancery.. The Earl of MOUNTCASHEL then withdrew his motion. IRELAND.—MORTGAGED ESTATES. The Earl of MOUNTCASIIEL then moved for a return of the total amount of the sums appearing to be due for debt, damages, and costs, upon all decrees, order* and judgments in Ireland, re-docketed pursuant to the Act of 9th Geo. IV., cap. 35, or registered pursuant to the 7th and Bth Viet., cap. 99, and now appearing to be re-docketed or registered in the office for registering judgments in Ireland ; distinguishing those which are in debt from those which are in case. The Marquis of WESTMEATH thought that if thig motion were carried out the officers of the Court Would be always employed up on it an d t h e ot h er b us i n ess of the office. If the Noble Lord could frame his motion to such a way as not to incommode or hinder the other business of the Courts, he should be very happy to give his consent to it, but, as at present framed, the motion was quite impracticable. The LORD CHANCELLOR agreed with the Noble • Lord who had last sp o k en , th a t th e or d er wou ld, is tue first place, be impracticable, and, in the second, useless! if obtained. When it w a s so very difficult to find out a judgment in one particular case, he would leave their Lordships to j u d ge o f t h e i mpract i ca bility when applied to all mankind. Th e y wou ld h ave a re turn . 4 ? f .. dt bts comprising, perhaps, two or three hundred 011 lions, and yet they would not be able to say what P ro. portion of that sum remained unpaid. Lord BROUGHAM—There was another reason. which completely demonstrated the inutility of the ere turn. In every cas e th e b a l ance rema i n i ng unpaid w 1" no test whatever of the burdens affecting landed P l 7; perty in Ireland, because it only a pplied of such property as came into the Court Chancery cr any of the c o u r t s o f comm on bor•of If the proprietor were fortun a t e enoug h t o keep on ly ,. n o Court of Chancery or any of the courts ° d the taa:ter how much his e s tat es were mortgag e court %you'd have no knowledge of it. a returnE a 1 or tthe MOUNTCASHEL fourcourtss his mthoattiohnal4u d , then ha ve been open to th e o bj ect i ons urged against i t; he hi", however, only move d f or a return of '• the total amo unt of the s ums a pp ear i ng to b e due for debt, damages, and costs, upon a ll d ecrees , or d ers, an d j udgments , in Ireland re-dock e t e d p ursuant to t h e Acts of 9 Geo . IV., c. 35, and 7 and 8 Vice, c. 99." Und e r th e l e tter moved for of those Acts a p a rti cu l ar o ffi ce was established, i n o be ld which was to be registered all the diff eren t c laims to the property in Ireland. Since th e p a ssing of that Act those claims had been registered, and it was only a return of those claims so registered that he wished to obtain by his present motion. The LORD CHANCILLOR—The Act of 9th Ge°' , IV. was passed a gr e at m sn y y ears s i nce , an d, in order to obtain the returns made under that Act, a reat des' of trouble and extensive research would be g required. All the ju gments had no doubt been re docketed slue e the time or the judgments having been delivered, and Lb". result, when obtained, would give only— Lord B ROUGH AM—An erroneous view. The LORD CHANCELLOR—Just so ; and the first of his obj ect i t M s would still remain unan s were d , namely, what amount of debts remained at presen i unpaid. After a few words from the Marquis of WEST' MEATH, Lem' BROUGHAM suggested the propriety 0f ipost poning the motion until an o pp ortun i ty had be e .. afford. d of consulting the officers of the courts tie Ireland. Earl MOUNTCASHEL, although he thought it bad • of great i m p ortance t h at t h e returns he 11 . e • moved for should Le o b ta i ne d, st ill h a d no o bjection to postpone his mu ion for a she rt time. USE OF SUGAR IN DISTILLERIES. Lord BROUGHAM presented a p et iti on , num erously signed by la: dedproprietors,:tenan: farmers, and (Abel • in the c oun ty o f Stirling., in Seetland, complaining th s • the duty prop ose d t o b e l ev i e d b y the Government& 4id.... per gallon on rum would leave the distilleries of Se o t d land worse by 81, the present amount of duty Jeri% upon malt whisk e y b e i ng e s . 10(1. This was a point' the Government plan, which, when it was brought befor e their Lordships, would no doubt cause considerable di ffi. cults , . It was, however, no part of tee plan of the Govern' _ went to prevent distilleti oe lf roin ma l t , b ut on ly to adm it sugar to be used in distillation pars passe. He would not g° into any discussion on the subj •et at the present moment" . LIVERPOOL AND THE IRISH POOR. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition signed °Y the Mayor of Li verpoo l . M r. Lawrence, the magi!. trates of the borough, and by several of th e most respectable an d opu l ent i n h a bi tants, calling the attention of their Lordships to the great additional bur: den imposed upon that parish by the immense influx of destitute Irish poor, and praying their Lordships would pass a law to compel the Irish people to support the own poor, like th e p eo pl e o f t hi s country. Thef petition des e r ve d th e most earnest attention ° the House. It stated that in fourteen days 111 paupers had come over from Ireland and lere; e themselves in that town, name l y , 5 , 7 3 7 men . 3,: 97 0 women, end 1,870 children, making an average of ' he per day duri ng th e l ast s i x wee k s . B y a l etter f r om th e mayor, it appeared that on Thursday last upwards ofe 1,100 ca m e over . H e sa id, "Th ere h ave arr i ve d to dayOh nse 29th) by two steam e rs on ly, no l ess t h an 1,124, and have reeived information that thousaeds of persona begging their way to the Irish ports in Irelanu with the intention o f see ki ng foo d i n t his " country, and efiefly in this town of Liverpoh°o, These melancholy facts were undoubtedly true, es they were collected by the officers of justice and the re is - A - r „ cipal officers. He thought it best to postpone anYou s ",„ vations on this subject until the measures lately P posed by her Majesty's Ministers for relieving t he t Irish poor were before their Lordships, but be could not help calling their attention to a few facts having relation removal of the poor, c. 117,r tbe to this matter. By the Act passed last year to had the power of sending ialmigrati" to th e places from whence they came, but they wean t op s to do so at their own expense. The counties of compelled, however, to pay a portion of the expense sse a place like Liverpool this transmission. A subsequent Act was which - threw the expense upon the unions. passed tht transmission. A subsequent Act " which thrsw the expense upon the unions. But the expense was frequently considerable, as delay's ~t•en took place in finding their proper settlements, or that during the interval they' were thrown upon was ex hausting and exhausted population. L poor, and the result already overburdened with her own poverty and diseave. poorest districts, and increased was that these immigrants locateed the was another evil and That was one object But there en' ischief which arose themselves in the another reischiee—that was the _ _ ach i ng . Very nice preaching from what he called p s e o e s it cost them nothing but or the preachers,ert r ase few those whom he might style a very different le But, as he said, it was a very the preachers. expensive business for the prey ehers. lik e hie rt of the poor—the Irish po or —on the for the support hi s warehouses. Now, a t th e cost o f b e ing friend, Mr. Hor sle y , who absolutel y p aid 9001 . a y ear, buildings of called cane of those hard hearted wretches on whom so touch a buse had been poured—for, as his late Noble Friend Lord Ellibank had said, and he perfectly agreed with him, that it was an erroneous doctrine that the poor were entitled to be fed from the land. It was said that they had the land, and that the poor had a right to be fed from the land. This doctrine he denied. lie denied that the poor bad any right to be fed from the land. He denied that the poor had any right to be fed by the Government, or to have work provided by the Government. But they had a right, they had .11 alga, they had a right *. be fed by their RACES TO COME. The following list of the fixtures already made for the next season, will be useful to those stewards who have nat determined on the time of holding their meetings:— 8 5 5514 551 i 193 K, MA ROI. Coventry Warwick Spring Kilpin Coates Newmarket C. Burton Constable Bath .... Catterick 514 5% 4%, 2% 211,4 Nevi market, S. S Shrewsbury JU Ascot Heath 1 Hampton . Sutton Park Bibury Club F.Nom S. S. I N ewmarket, F. S. S Durham . Chester Newmarket Lancaster Liverpool Epsom ... I Newton ... [NE. 16 19 22 27 Stockbridge Newcastle Carlisle Nottingham Goodwood 27 AUGUST. Ripon 2 I York Brighton Norwich Wolverhampton * Chelmsford ... Lewes ' ll * Canter bury SEPTEMBER. 7 I *Lincoln 14 I Newmarket, F. O. Warwick . Donca: ter . OCTOBER. Newmarket, S. 0 1 l I Newmarket, II 25 NOVEMBER. Worcester . not fixed f Tarporley not fixed [The meetings against which we have placed an as terisk have not been officially announcpd, but in all pro bability will take place at the time mentioned.] PRICE OF CORN AT PENRITU. The Queen's Speech has had a wonderful effect in Penrieli market. Ac cording to the Inspectors return it will be seen that wheat was only Hid. short of 41. per qr., but on Tuesday it had a serious fall, being 3s. or is. per bushel lower; other grain was down in proportion. There was great rejoicing among the poor folks, the bellman going round the town to publish the glad tidings.— Curlisle Journal. DEATH OF SIR WILLIAM , 21IATTOR, BART.—We deeply regret to record the death cf Sir William Chaytor, Bart., which took place on Thursday last, at his residence, Clervaux Castle, near Darlington. The deceased Baronet was highly respected, and his loss will be severely felt and deeply lamented. In " Dodd's Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage of Great Britain," we find the following:—" Sir William • Char tor, first Baronet, created 18:31, son of William Chaytor, Esq., by his marriage with Miss Jane Lee. Born 1771. Married, 1803, the yourige,t daughter and co-heir of John Carter, Esq., of Tunstall and Richmond, Yorkshire." The late Sir William Chavtor was Lieut.• Colonel Com mandant of the Yorkshire Militia (North Riding), and a deputy lieutenant of the county of Durham. He repre sented Sunderland in Parliament, in 1833 and 1834, but has latterly retired into private life. The deceased was in the 76th year of his age, and is succeeded in his title and estates by Ids son, Villiam Richard Chaytor, who was born in 1805, and married, in 1836, a daughter of Mr. Lacy, of Lasingwold, but she died in 1837. The present Baronet represented the city of Durham from 1831 to 1834.— York Herald. DEATH OF LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR EDWARD GIBBS. K.C.13 , LATE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR OF JERSEY,--This distinguished . officer, whose terms of service as Lieutenant- Governor of Jersey ceased a fortnight since, expired on the 24th ult., at the residence of one of his friends in that island, in the seventieth year of his age, though for some time suffering from an attack of gout. Sir Edward was carried off somewhat suddenly. Having given up possession of the Governor's house he proceeded on a visit to a friend in the interior of the island, and while there sustained an attack of paralysis, which baffled all medical aid, and terminated fatally on the above-mentioned day. A few days before the • melancholy event, the gallant officer received the na st flat tering testimonials of approbation from her Majesty through Sir George Grey, and addresses were presented to him from all classes of the inhabitants, comprising English, French, and native, congratulating him on the successful termination of his eight years' service as Lieutenant -Governor and Coin mander-in-Chief, and complimenting hint on the impartial manner in which he had ever discharged his duties. Sir Edward Gibbs entered the army in 1798, and his other cont• missions are thus dated: lieutenant. November 28, 1799; captain, February 24, 1803; major, February 4, 1808; lieu tenant-colonel, Februaty 6, 1812; co onel, May 27, 1825; major -general, January 10, 1837 ; lieutenant-general, Novem ber 9, 1816. Sir Edward was the son of Samuel Gibbs, Esq., of Houslcy Park, Essex, by the daughter of Admiral Sir William Rowley, and was brother to the late Sir Samuel Gibbs, who fell at New Orleans in 1815. SUDDEN DEATH OF CAPTAIN FRANCIS FREAD, R.N.---We regret to record the death of Captain F. Fread, R.N., which took place at his residence, Nightingale Vale, Woolwich, on Sunday. The deceased officer, who was of a full habit of body, was seated at breakfast with his family, when lie was suddenly seized with a fit of apoplexy. and expired before medical assistance could be procured, Captain Fread was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Kent, and was one of those officers who accepted the retire ment a few weeks since. He was brother of Colonel Fread, late of the Grenadier Guards. He has left a large family to mourn his sudden decease, and a general feeling of regret has been felt in Woolwich, where as a magistrate and private gentleratul he was highly teteemed. Mr. for 1)u Mr. J. Rep Bills, a Bristol Wel East ] Bra - 1 ~~~ The Ten, tniei for th a Go,