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Pursuant to previous arrangement, the result of a arngde corre spondence between Lord John Russell and Lord Montea g l e , a deputation from the Irish party, consisting of Lord Mont eagle,Frederick Edward M.P ' 31r. pG.:o Grogan, m. Mr. Anthony Lefrpy, M.P., waited upon the Prime Minister at his official residence, Downing-street, on Saturday last, for Ale the purpose of submitting to his Lordship certain resolutions xantdheer Right Hamilton, 3 ~ i r. adopted at a meeting of Peers and Members of the House of Commons connected with Ireland, condemnatory of the pro. posed new poor-law, as regards the extension of out- door relief to the destitute able-bodied labourers, the assessment on unions at large, instead of electoral districts, and the powers intended to be conferred on relieving officers. Lord John Russell received the deputation most graciously. Lord MONTEAGLE informed the Noble Lord that the depu tation from the Irish party waited upon him for the pumice of bringing under his consideration and that of Government a series of resolutions, adopted at a meeting of Peers and Members of Parliament connected with Ireland, and subse quently approved and signed by matey noble lords and honourable representatives, who, either in consequence of absence from towr, or other unavoidable circumstances, were unable to attend the meeting. Those resolution had ap pended to them the signatures of sixty-four Peers and forty three Members of the Collittl.3llB HOltie of Parliament, who res;.ectfully, but tirm-ly protested against the permanent l'oor Relict Bia, proposed to be enacted for Ireland. The Noble Lord then read the resolutions, which were as fol lows: ?AMISS. nis Royal Ilichness ritiNCE ALBERT, B.G. 1111 1 0 .G r .24 thelptike of Sutherland, Lochiel. 11 Sir Hector Maclean, K.C.B. 13 Grace the Duke of Buccleuch Colonel Hugh Baillie, M.P. man . d Queensbury, K.G. Marquis of Lorne. i l l: G race the D u k e of Leeds. ,' arqu i s o f St a ff or d. Grace the Duke of Mon- Viscount Reldhavan. h tr°4 , R.T. The Earl of Marc h. ;,.•e Earl of F g li nton and Wintosa The Lord Dalmeny, M.P. 10 -at' of Roseber y James Matheson, Esq., M.P. ? ,, tart Of D alhousie . W. Gibson Craig, Esq., M.P. alb . _J , John Russell, M.P. Archibald Hastie, Esq., M.P. Ti e !: , t Peel, Bart., M.P. W. A. Mackinnon, Esq., M.P. Ald rd XaYor. John Dennistoun, Esq., M.P. ,_ertrian Sir Jarllt'.s Duke, M.P. The Chisholm. 4malCenuard. Hugh Maclean, Esq., of Coll. . l eh_lirlti, p orjes, Esq. STERA3DB. btC"Il lit:Celina E Captain Chisholm, T1.E.1.C.5. ~ 4 . • .011, sq. Murdo Young, jun., Esq. t • Leith Fr• •ran c i s ~ . •sq. Thomas Blackwood, Esq. id .enn0,..11 Es Robert Rintoul. Esq. t larider G ' ' '11,,, tint, Es q. William Cnlbard, Esq. i:l,_ as MacGregor Esq. John MacMillan, Esq. 4111. 1C.e • ' ~..., _ rizte, Esq. Robert Johnston, Esq. 4,7,r I telThrn, Es q David Brown, Esq. II ozatt, Es • I BOu q' James Wyll'e, Esq. ho ld cher, E q. John Lawrie .EB4l. A. G Vin, Wi nEs Charles Sutherland, Esq. ,„. lbse, n cl• -.ar t eq• Saptimius E. Carlisle, Esq. 1,41 e Webster keg W. Parish Robertson, Esq. •iit, b ob:leen E • ivle H. Macßae, Elxi- C "tarra, t: s q' apt t ..,, sq. William Fraser. Esa V 4 Ltu nont, R.N. Stewart Chislicka, Esq. 11 0 °... 4 'hors to be bad of the Patrons and Stewards, which can be i'u"' s ted at the Principal Music-sellers, of the Committee, and Mr. Tic the the Thatched Douse, St. James's-street. llck t : t t s. to admit a Lady nut Gentleman, One Guinea cash. Single 4, o admit an adintion.tl Lady, Half-a-Gulnes. " 1 , b,.'PPert has given his services, and will conduct the baud; l' pt.. Will a. l Gracious pertai , 6ion ' Mr. Angus Mackay. her M a j est y ' s ttend. ' MARCH 9, 1847. No. 16,995. LONDON, TUESDAY ra ORNING SIT N 49 PRICE SD. TO the PROPRIETORS of EAST INDIA AN IMPORTANT LEGAL DIS- CIAJSURE. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, — I beg respectfully to offer myself as a Candidate for the Vacancy which the lamented death of your late highly respected Director. Mr. Astell, will occasion in the House List on the 14th of April next. The support with which I have been honoured by a very large proportion of your body, gives me entire confidence of success ; but 1 am not on that account the less desirous to obtain, through their votes, a pledge of the favour of those Proprietors who have not yet assured me of it. My Committee will sit daily at the London Tavern, and I solicit the support of all whu think me not unworthy of the honourable office to which I aspire. 1 have the honour to be, Ladies and Gent'emen, Your faithful, humble servant. ROSS D. MANGLES. 25, Cambridge-square, Hyde Park, March 8, 1847. WYLD'S POPULAR ATLAS of the WORLD, consisting of Deta led Maps of the different Parts of the Globe. To be completed in Twenty four Monthly Numbers, each Number containing TWO MAPS, illustrated by Geographical and Statistical descriptions. Edited by JAMES WYLO, Geographer to the Queen and hls Royal Ilighness Prince Albert. A Number is published on the 27th of each month (size :a inches by 28 inches). Price Is. Gd. plain ; 2s. Gd. coloured. James Wyld, Charing•crotts East, four doors from Trafalgar square, and 2, Royal Exchange. HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF LONDON. A GENERAL COURT of this Corroration to celebrate the A niversary of the Battle of Alexandria, will he held at the Free mason's Tavern, on MoNDAT, the 22d instant. Dinner at a quarter before seven precisely. Ills Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCII, K.G , president in the Chair. The survivors of the officers of the Army and Nary, who served with th expedition to Eg3 pt, under the late Sir Ralph Abercrombie, are invited to attend this Commemoration as the guests of the Society. Members of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, and of the Branch Society of Aberdeen, Madras, Bombay, &c., are admissible at all the General Courts of the Society without intro duction. .iat any abandonment at the present of the system of div,si.mis, by which the poor-law assessments of rebind is goieral,y Ai regulated, for th e purpose of substi ting the larger divisions of unions, appears to us to be Irsugiit with u.inger, as le..sening the motives for a liberal and enlightened ma.agenient of estates. and the consequent improvement in the condition oi the occupying tenantry, and also lessening the means of administering relief with that discrimination and economy which are perfectly compatible with real charity and benevolence. Now Ready, Price Is. W. THE WINTER of 1846-7 in ANTRIM, with Remarks on Out-Door Relief and Colonization. By A. SHAFT() ADAIR, Esq., F.R.S. James Ridgway, Piccadilly, and all Booksellers. elect. COUNTY COU WI S. THE LAW TIMES of SATURDAY LAST, Containing the whole of the Rules of Practice, Forms, and Fees as settled by the Judges, sent free by post to any person enclosing Twelve Postage stamps to the Publisher, at the Law Times Office, 29, Essex-street, Strand. The Double Number, containing the Districts, Courts. Towns, &c., in like manner, on enclosing Eighteen Postage Stamps. Z. C. MAC PREB, lion. Pic. "That a departure from the permanent system becomes the more fatal it applied to the out-door relief of the able bodied labourer, because such relief is, of all modes of ap plying the principles of a poor-law, the one which requires the greatest care and caution, to prevent it from leading to consequences dangerous to property, subversive of social order, and ultimately injurious to the best interests of the labouring classes. RAN -1) HIGHLAND, FANCY COSTUME. Abe , a F LEEAb e , DRESS BALL, at Willis's Rooms, on the 11th V ( y tk • .at'let sad rs:erl can be exchanged for Ticket , Ticket , at the Principal Mule- N' t, " ° f Mr. Willis, Thatched Boise Tavern, St. James's- Members who intend to be present are requested to give an early intimation to the Hon. Secretary, in order that suitable arrange ments may be made for the dinner. _ . READ THE WHOLE. THE LITERARIUM OFFICE, 128, STRAND. Is established for the purpose of enabling the Public to obtain ready access to the most effectual kind of Literary Assistance on Every Subject at a Moderate Cost. The Proprietors, who have made arrilingements with Gentlemen of the highest attainments in their respelitlve departments, propose to carry out the object of the institution on a liberal scale. THE LEARNED OF ALL PROFESSIONS _ _ _ GEORGE BAIN, Hon. Secretary. TRIAMIER—CaptainLAMONT, R.N. t:E.• I REAGUSER-JOHN MURRAY'. SICRETART-JOHN CAMERON MAC PHEE. IS, Parliament-street. QUCIETY for the DISCHARGE and RELIEF of PERSONS IMPRISONED for SMALL DEBTS through out ENGLAND and WALES. Established 1772. ParsuarlT—The Earl of ROMNEY. VICE-PRESIDENTS. Lord Kenyon ; Right Hon. Sir It. Peel. Bart., M.P. TREASURER—Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., M.P., F.R.S. AUDITORS. John Pepys, Esq., and Capel Cure, Esq. At a MEETING of GOVERNORS, held in Craven-street, on Wed nesday, the 3d aay of March, 1847, the causes of 15 Petitioners were considered, of which 11 were approved, 1 inadmissible, and 3 de ferred for inquiry. Since the meeting held on the 3d of February, FIVE DEBTORS, of whom 5 had Wives and 14 Children, have been Discharged from the Prisons of England and Wales ; the expense of whose liberation, Including every charge connected with the Society, was 921. 4s. 7d. ; and the following BENEFACTIONS RECEIVED SINCE THE LAST REPORT:— John Cartels, Esq, - - 6 0 Colonel Cooke Thomas Wace, Esq. - - A 2 2 0 Lord Sherborne, per Messrs. Hoare - - 30 0 Benefactions are received by Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq.. the Treasurer, No. 1, Brick-court, Temple; also by the following Bankers :—Messrs. Cocks, Curries, Drummoads, Hrries. Hoarts, Veres ; and by the Secretary. No. 7, Craven-street. Strand, where the hooks may be seen by those who are inclined to support the Charity, and where the Society meet on the first Wednesday of every month. ""!'hat the principle of giving out door-relief to the able bodied labourer of Ireland has been condemned by the various parlimentery committees and commissions as well as by the public officers appointed to consider this subject, and that the experience of the last twelve months, by which it has been shown how relief, even though accompanied with work, has interfered with ordinary agricultural labour, and endangered the future production of food for the people, demonstrates conclusively how much more fatally' a system of gratuitous out-door relief to the able-bodied labourer will produce and perpetuate the same lamentable consequences. _ _ will find in the LITERARIUM an efficient coadjutor in the Prepara tion of their Works for the ►'ress, or for Oral Delivery. Under this head moy be included the Composition of Lectures, Leading Articles, Pamphlets, Speeches, and ether varieties of Literature. TO FOREIGNERS the advantages which the institution holds out are obvious. By ap plying at the LITERARIUM the assistance neces,ary to enable them to write a letter or communication of any kind, in proper En glish, con be immediately obtained. TO TRADESMEN AND ADVERTISERS GENERALLY the Proprietors off-r the option of an easy medium for promptly pro curing, on reasonable terms, Circulars, Hand-bills, and Advertise. ments, worded in a correct and impos ng manner. SERVANTS OF BOTH SEXES, and of every degree, will also reap an advantage by calling at the LITERARIUM OFFICE, where their Letters, whether consisting of Communications with Friends. Applications for Situations, or relat ing to any other matter, will be written in the best manner and at the lowest possible charge. Finally, the attention of ALL CLASSES is earnestly directed to the aim of the promoters. Is a well worded Letter wanted ? Apply at the LITERARIUM. Is a Chenlar or an Advertisement required? Apply at the LITERARIUM. Is a Speech, a Pamphlet, or a Volume wished for ? Apply at the LITERARIUM. In short, apply at the LITERARIUM for assistance on any and every subject connected with Letters and Literature. and the best aid can be had without delay, and at a reasonable expense. Attend ance from Ten till Five Daily. LITERARIUM OFFICE, 128, STRAND. " That these resolutions are intended to apply exclusively to tLe permanent laws propose to be enacted, and not to the temporary measures which the present calamity may render it expedient to enact, " That our Chairman be instructed to present these reso lutions to the Peers and Members of Parliament connected with Ireland, who have been unable to attend the meeting, requesting that such of them as may approve of these reso lutions may return them with their signatures affixed, with the view that the whole should be submitted to her. Majesty's Government for their most serious consideration." ASSENTED OA SIGNED BY Leinster De Vesci Bateson, T. Waterford . Doneraile Barron, H. W. JOSEPH LUNN, Secretary. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, lkisnen 6. Headfort Lifford Ci)nyngli l 'a!n O'Neil Chichester, J. Coote, C. H. Wehnieath Avonmore Conolly, H. Ormonde Lorton Cole, H. .—,... Beresford Chapman, B. Fingall Gort Corbally, M. E. Shannon Guillamore Darner, G. Dawson Mornington ---- Fitzgerald, E. B. Arran D 3 Ros French, F. Courtown Dunsany Ferguson, R. A. Howth Farnham (tbr3d resolution) Mountcashel Riversdale Grogan, Edward (for resolutions 3, Kilmaine Grattan, Henry 4, and 5) Clonbrock Gore, W. 0. Enniskillen Rossmore Gore, W. R. 0. Erne Cremorne Hatton, V. F. STocx ExcammE.—The sales are—Birmingham and Dudley, 5 p. —Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 8% p.—Caledonian, 3 dis.— Chester and Birkenhead, 4334—East Lancashire, New, 234 p.—Ditto, New (Scrip), 1% p.—Fleetwood. Preston, and West Riding Junc tion, Bs. 9d. p.—Great Northern (Nos. 1 to 108,000), % p.—Hud dersfield and Manchester, 3% p.— Lancaster and Carlisle, 66—Ditto, Thirds, 534 p.—Leeds and Thirsk, dis.—Ditto, New, 5‘ dis.— London and North-Western, 183 ex div.—Ditto ' Quarters, New, 11% p.—Manchester and Leeds, 321 . Shares (late Extension), 3 p. —Manchester, Matlock, and Midland, % p.—Manchester and South ampton, 21s. 3d. dis.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 9 2 34 ex div.—Ditto, 201. Shares, 28s. 9d. dis. —Manchester Docks, 2% dis.—Midland Stock, 12034—North Staffordshire, 33( p.—North Union (A), 217 ex div.—Preston and Wyre, 3531—Scottish Central, 8 p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, (A), 1% p.—Ditto, (B), % p.— South-Eastern and Dover, 38—Ditto, No. 4, Thirds. % p.—South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole, % p.—York and Newcastle, New. p.—Dutch Rhenish, 51s. 3d. dis. MANCHESTER, brazen 6. STOCK Exczmagaz.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, %—Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 8% Blackburn, Clitheroe, &c., 1-16 c. new—Ditto, Preferentip.ls, 134 —Buckinghamshire, %—East Lancashire, New, 2 3-16—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction, 7-16—Great Northern (late Direct Northern Scrip), Reg., % —Ditto (Loudon and York Scrip), Reg., %—Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 3 11.16 c.—Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, Branches. Halves, c.— Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland. %—Manchester and Leeds, 321. Shares (late Extension), 2 15-16—Manchester and Southampton, 235. c.—North British, Quarters, % —North Staf fordshire. 3 3-16 c.—North Staffordshire and Churnet Valley Junc tion. 2—Preston and Wyre, 3534—Shrewsbury anti Birmingham (A), 1 c.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, %—South Stafford. shire, Trent Valley Midlands, % South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole, % c.—West Riding Union, 1 11-16—Wharfdale, . LEEDS. MAacn 6 NATIONAL MERCANTILE LIFE Pe tri ASSURANCE SOCIETY, —L EY, MANSION-HOUSE. LONDON. DIRECTORS. Iv o , ROBERT WILCOXON, Es 4.. Chairman. Gard SIDNEY Esq., Alderman, Deputy-Chairman. Baker, Esq. (Gale, Baker, Warde, and Co.) w ; ,;ge Cursham, M.D., Saville-row. "mtnl Lawson, Esq. (Trower, Lawson, and Trower). I,., ° „rgil Moore, Esq. (Groucock, Copestake, and Moore). dam" Nicholson, Esq. (J. and W. Nicholson and Co.) Peek, Esq. (Peek, Brothers, and Co.) Peter Radmayne, Esq , New Bond-street. iner Rolt, Esq. (Brocklebank and Rolt). 'team • ther advantages offered by this Society are security with gralt; " 11 7, economy in the management, and low rates of premium • Paptly paid. PROT LECTURES on DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY during LENT, at the C 1 PION, AL POLYTECHNIC IN oN, I.ll p , by Dr. BACHHOFFNER, on the Mornings and Evenings .d Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, with illustrations, in which the latest discoveries are included, accompanied with new and appropriate Music, by Dr. Wallis. Lectures on the ELLCTRO MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH on the alternate Mornings and Even ings, illustrated by a 'variety of Models, Including those of the the recent Patent of Messrs. Nott and Gamble. The Models and Chemical Lectures. The Optical Effects include the last beautiful DISSOLVING VIEWS. Experiments with the DIVER and DIVING-BELL, &c. &c. Admission Is. Schools, half-price. INVERNESS AND ELGIN RAILWAY. The Scripholders who have not lodged their claims are re quePted to send in their Scrip, with a view to receiving their Divi dends, to either of the Secretaries, G. Anderson and C. Stewart, within Three Weeks from this date, as the Directors are about to close the accounts of tke Company. Inverness, 2d March, 1847. 'ITS TO POLICY-HOLDERS. mus declared July 1, 1846.1 '....,..., - - (Bonus '' ele¢l:r s erPu July 1,78 - 46: c • CHM me account:, of Imo ,VlisVfau, • G. ANDERSON. cn Iti r ?„. i gig . W pi Inverness, 2d March, 1847. -C. STEWART. 1.4 , 0., ■. 2 - Z "w,V a ~,F0 g tvg a r , g 'I NVERN ESS AND ELGIN- RAILWAY. k - R , 14 a c ,= A_ All parties having Claims on this Company are requested to i !-'• 5' LI. g- it °Y. rgs send in a statement of their Claims to either of the Secretaries, G. ••...... " ?t. • "' = 13 cr .:" 4g Anderson and C. Stewart, solicitors, Inverness, within Three Weeks ----...... • " ' 4'l R from this date, as the Direct ors are about to declare a final Dividend; —- --- and they will not hold themselves responsible for any Claims not 14 8 £ A. s. d. S. N . d. A lodged within the above-mentioned period. la b 7 60 1.000 02 15 0•24 15 5 248 G. ANDERSON. 40 Ilia' 7 9 44 1,000 39 5 0 14 7 3 244 C. STEWART. 36 Inverness, 2d March, 1847. ig4„ 6 59 1.000 60 1 0 O2Ol 10 224 33 18 4 i; 6 48 2,400 63 0 0 21 0 7 474 18 11 5 44 1 2,000 1.30 009 6 0 202 31 BEAT WES TERN RAILWAY. \.,... 4 49 ,000 82 10 01810 0 541 27 Th e Directors of this Com p an y are ready to receive 23 -e.--,7 - ttruS for LOANS of MONEY on Debenture, in sums of not GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. The Directors of this Company are ready to receive TENDERS for LOANS of MONEY on Debenture, in sums of not less than 1,0001., bearing interest at the rate of 51. per cent. per an num, payable Half Yearly, for a period not exceeding live years, or at' the rate of 4/. 105. per cent. per annum, also payable Half Yearly, for a period of seven or ten years. Application may be made to the undersigned at the Railway Office, Paddington Station. STOcK ExcHxzwx.—The improvement of last week bas not been maintained, business having lessened and prices reduced a little, although a medium extent of trade has continued to be done. The sales are—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 2s. 6d. dis.—Buck- J. JONES. ♦ctuary and Secretazy. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, _ CHARLES A. SAUNDERS, Secretary. .5, 656 I. I. SO' xo , gad ,. ei , je l t `,' , 'quote , ^ g IcariP%' 30 0 ` . 0,4 P. C - . 30 ton , N e vi, le. 6 '2 . ;out" - colt. SY, $t r''' s. p o dClt sea . F• 0. ay. l' rhish EIJI :o bert ;0, of d 65. 'the- ;e1• :Tine •clict CAd• ~...• 114, inct well 26 COItNHILL, LONDON. Capital £500,000. is Empowered by Act of Parliament. Ri th Institution embraces important and substantial advantages t t respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured !ei tt ;! , all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for `eliof the Policy, two-thirds of the sremiuras paid (see Table); , rt lttto ! ePtion of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in meet other convenience.: or necessity. Mei. 'zees for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible DIVISION OF PROFITS. ezi,.ta te rkable SUCCCS3 and Increasing prosperity of the Society 4 101 l bl ed the Directors , at the last annual investigation, to declare , th h 0„ „._ OTS, Bch p from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid Y o effected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. t ZLAMPLES. ' I I ..., m . 4 7 P g 1 p i r - rernlura. 2 ' l Bonus Bonus in g ,:. 3 Assurel added. Cash. c i -- ' - '' g 1 maY 0... ' m I Borrow. ..... . o F., I .............._ z ----- --- ' ---- S ""i d 18 37 4217 15 1 4100 0 11 , 416 0 414445 0 0 .m r „, • • 183 8 I ; 83 9 165 11 14) 74 1 11 311 346 2 3 54 010; 718 101 296 13 4 L ‘, a 4 . 1840 16 3 7 1: 16 g 7 1 .1 13 10 2! 395 11 1 'N. _ 1841 111 6 lY 49 10 0 i 710 4! 247 4 5 O 44 ''oerof m ". pronts la annual, and the next Will be ;nude is •"e Present year. F. FEUGUSON CA.MROUX, Secretary. EXPERIENCE LIFE ASSURANCE 144b41.411, 15 George-str e e ° et. lP L A o N n l' df;n, 52, King William-street. ..1114 Established 1843. Capital 300,0001. tteli Q trnra Tables are based upon the experience of the tyly,„ 4 d i n l e , ° „ftlees. as contained in the Report of their Mortity Th t s"ltaim sor 'j.• The Company embraces, in its constitutiona l the Da m Mutt r 22 3o th the mutual and proprietary systems of Assura , nce. 14. to :"od rates will be f ound, in comparison with other Corn exceedingly favourable to assurers. And the rates for lb F Aroe rte d of life as hiw as is consistent with perfect security. Neut,,r ect uses, &c appl at the offices as above, or to a n y of throUghout . the kin y gdom. 1.17 order of the Directors, T. YCILLE WARDROP, Secretary. , OTER LIFE ASSURANCE AND h ghath ANNUITY COMPANY, T —in-Place, L o ndon.—Established in 1826. . Subscribed Capital, 240,000/. '47:4 tehfruecotftls e a e s . surances in a great variety of forms, ems. t ,Nipe et la lleous terms, both on the bonus and non-bonus sy °Dtai n _ . seFt, With tables of rates, and all farther particul.irs, may N. SAWARD, Secretary. 1 ----- "----_.:::___ - p r .. n. n - 7 . ",,, 1 . 5 11 GUARANTEE ASSOCIATION. 4 0.., it4,,1,...,,p0rated by Act of Parliament, lil t . `,i, Pr inces -street, Edinburgh. 411 A 9, Waterloo-place, Lon ,Derso,s,sQelation will grant Bonds of Guarantee for tha fidelity of i. 1 1 t i t ! e Pleye t Atti o , YOf the GoTemment Departments the recorded tb °f . the 1 (under Ptrilible Ranks ' 2. ., 18 47). Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, 19th L.. 4 'MY Societies a cne Societiesl Under the Spelal tloeilt Building Societies certviphaent Annuity Societies h i e 1 bY John Tlcl,l Pratt, Esq., (for lion. provisions s f i o l n n s c o o r f p o t r i a ' w ?,,,, _ en no stamp duty is paid). 3. ~',','lavy Commission b " public and Private Institutions ,Vtriks "Asura ne ~ Ititilly e Companies ~, aY Companies A4-(rircantile Ilouses i tain st r f ' 41 1 other Situations at , h?lne _cisc e a d b . ros i Lw es he o r f e v e r e e e m u i r i t rn y Dtt e : 9 ; 114 or failure to ascnt 1! required. of proposal may be obtained at Waternioolntpwards. Forms By order of the Directors, A. CHAMBRE, Secretary to the London Board. PLATE. 1 .1 COX SAVORY and Co., Silversmiths 1, 4 m• &C., 47, Cornhill (seven d oors from G ra cechureli-street) , he n. A t . best wrought Fiddle-patt ern S poons an d Forks, from 7s. o d. "Illee. Fiddle Pattern. Classic do. 11 ... oz. s. d. £g . d. .t s. d. 12 tale Spoon' •• •• 30 at 7 0 — 10 10 0 11 2 0 12 I , eb "ert Spoons .. 20 .. 7 0— 7 0 0 712 0 1 2 e t b ,le Forks .. .. 30 .. 70—10 10 0 11 2 0 ! Qra, e , rt , F orks .• • • 20 .. 70 7 0 0 712 0 , %,,„' , Poons .. .. 10 .. 70—3 10 0 3 15 0 4 S a p Ladle .. 10 .. 70—3 10 0 312 5 4 g a l t ! Ladles .. .. 10 .. 76—3 15 0 319 0 1 pi.,bl)oons (gilt strong) 1 0 0 1 4 0 12 1 ,2 ,1 Mies 2 100 215 0 1 Da ' spoons The Classic Tongs . (;troni) 10 .. 7 6 0 3 1 1 5 5 0 0 0 4 1 7 7 0 0 `' classic. is a new Pattern, much admired for its elegance. rt--........, lIE CIGAR, WAREHOUSES, LONDON, Fi Th ,i l fe p Or ,* Union Cigar, equal to Foreign, 12s. 6d. per lb. C l ' Per' gn C igars, of ail Makers 17s. 6d., 18s. 6d., 205., and Ch er lb. ; British made, from ' the finest tobaccos imported ; pin t :Z: 7 65., NI exicans, is. per lb.; Cigars, Cuba, 75., fie 1D ' , t i n !' 6 d. Bs. 6d, per 11). ; Cabanas and Silvas, Bs. 6d. per s trello s I P e s , Lopez, Recompendzas, Esparteros, Dos Amigos, 448 aity . ' 4 egallas, and Emperors, Ps. 6d. per lb., warranted first ~1,1 eell3._ yosswill and Co., Commission Merchants, Importers, ;Ile attZnitacturers, have a large stock of the above, well worth .s. Pound f hree e i a uon of large buyers. 6 and 7, Pudding lane, Eastcheap, City A ' ° 's from Gracechurch-street and King William-street, sample of each may be had where required. ~ A RISS' PULMONIC CIGARETTES.-Phy- I t , A44 1 ' 4113 have long discovered that in diseases of the lungs and bl 4 t 4 ct w g i * t li a th reurdy to be really efficacious must come in direct u 4int idste. * "eased organ, and this cannot take pl T ac h e u d n is le ea ss se i s t * -411,h •!ciunder the form of vapour or smoke. l brea„,n7 uti‘arettes have been found so beneflcia are, e difflculty .'. ° arse n " l _ 8 , 0 ghtness of the chest, spasmodic asthma, ca t t e a u r tu rh a s, Zbi of Zii",!jaws, tooth-ache, neuralgia, &c. In the first stage Ztee , t v: 1 th eir beneficial effects are surprising , and i n the ad • * Ntlit 11 " they relieve the cough, lessen the expectoration, check Derspiration, and produce calm and refreshing sleep. Alessr L,,, L iler s . Barclay Butler, Edwards, Hannay, .Johnstone t win an ,°° ll g, and all respectable medicine venders in Great , nt bet iat f,r.s.ttlartat7:,,lianrnbee x p es p at ri 2 s s. 9, 4 ' 6 ., 4s 6d and lI s. '-'o'reennient stains.. A S, , Place Vendome, is engraved FIR - E-PROOF SAFES AND CASII S. C 1) ogps' FR BOWS. NEW PATENT DETECTOR id es "cl 18. 1 ' give perfect secity from F Keys and Picklocks, - detect any attempt to ur open them. alse They are made of all INA : 4 nd for every purpose to which Locks are applied, and are , z l C 4 4 ,l l ::t e ,g 7:::• a s e i l Doo Ple rs , , a s, nd e. d , urable. "S PATENT COMBINATION LATCH, for Front . Doors, are in onstruction, low in price, CituiZlT.Fure ; the Keys are p articularl y py neat and BOOK-CASES, 'RESv P 4.TENT FIRE-PROOF SAFES, BOOK-CASES, t, . rtia st. '„e.. made entirely of strong wrought Iron, so as effectually I 'M ar e 'le falling of brick work, tlinbers, &c., in case of fire, 144.tiarstIse perfectly secure from the attacks of the most skilful ,ettu rit , CASH and DEED BOXES, fitted with the DETEC „,„.......n.;x8 ugicul u , • C.ch i a l S ON, 67, St. Paul's Churchyard, London ; C. -.N141 4 Co., agents, 33, lad-street, LiTtrP99l. pi ETT NG and BUNTING for PRESERVING FRUIT TREKS from FROST, &c.. to be had in convenient quantities, and at reasonable prices, at BENJAMIN RDGINGTON'S, 2, Duke-street, Southwark. A few large Cloths. used at the Palace during the hail-storm in August last, to be sold second-hand, suitable for rick cloths. Railway truck covers, rugs, tulip covers, Archangel mats, &c. A warehouse, 208, Piccadilly. UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF ROYALTY AND THE AU THORITY OF THE FACULTY. KEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. A Certain Remedy for disorders of the Pulmonary Organs— in Difficulty of Breathing—in Redundancy of Phlegm—in Incipient Consumption (of which Cough is the most positive indication) they are of unerring efficacy. In Asthma, and in Winter Cough, they have never been known to fail. Prepared and sold in Boxes, Is. 1%d., and Tins, 2s. 9d., 4s. Gd., and Ins. Gd. each, by THOMAS KEATING, Chemist, &c., No. 79, St. Paul's Churchyard, London. Sold retail by all Druggists and Patent Medicine Venders in the Kingdom. Birkenhead, near Liverpool, Jan 8, 1847. Sir, I have l een afflicted with a severe cough and shortness of breath for nearly eight years, and alter tr) lug numerous remedies, did not find myself any better. I purchased a small box of Keating's Lozenges of you, from which I found great benefit. The second box, 2s. 9d. size, convict , ly cured me, and I can now breathe more freely, and am as free from cough as ever I was in my life. Hoping that others, similarly afflicted, will avail them:.elves of so certain and safe a remedy, I remain, Sir, yours, faithfully, WILLIAM ANDERSON. To Mr. Geo. H. Howell, Chemist, 72, Dale-street, Liverpool. VINAIGRE DE BORDEAUX.— The first quality of FRENCH WHITE WINE VINEGAR is a pure vinous acid, and surpasses all other in delicacy of flavour and strength. It Is sold, throughout the kingdom, at a moderate price, by Chemists, Grocers, and Wine Merchants, whose names may be learnt b y a pp l y ing to the importers W. and S. KENT and SONS, Upton-upon-Severn. or W. S. Iturn,ey, 3, Queen street place, Cheapside, sole Wholesale Agent for London and surrounding Counties THE WELLINGTON SURTOUT. A NEW LIGHT REPELLENT OVER-COAT FOR TIIE SPlClNG.—Registered 6 and 7 Viet., cap. 65.—PATRONISED by 11.1t.H. PRINCE ALBERT, the ROYAL FAMILY, his Grace the COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, the PRINCIPAL NOBILITY, and OFFICERS of the GUARDS. This gentlemanly garment, cut without seams on the shoulder, so as to improve the figure, and which (owing to its elasticity) Its eqnally well either as an over-coat or LIGHT SUMMER FROCK, is made of a peculiar cloth, manufactured in the west of England, expressly for this coat, of double twist warp and welt, and finest Saxony wool, is guaranteed to endure and maintain its primitive appearance at least twice the time of ordinary cloth, however good the quality, as it does not wear white or rough, and although re pellent, is perfectly porous. The sleeves are lined with ar ich dura ble silk, so that the coat slips on and off easily, and, owing to its softness, lightness, and elasticity, the wearer experiences pertket ease and freedom when the coat is buttoned. The WELLINGTON ,URTOUT commends itself to all who desire a quiet, elegant, gentlemanly appearance ; it is kept in every size and leading colour, ready for immediate wear, price Two Guineas and a Waif, net cash on delivery. Every genuine coat has a stamp bearing the royal arms, with a number indicative of the size, and name and address of the patentee, JAMES FOUGERE, 6, CONDUIT STREET, REGENT-STREET, and 11, POULTRY, near the MAN SION-HOUSE, LONDON. PEARL CANDLE LAMP.-NO FICTION!! —The Lamps hitherto used have created vast inconvenience, and it is high time they were annihilated—thanks to the gigantic improvements of our age, the time is at hand. To offer a Lamp— perfection —is, we deem, rendering a public service ; for what are we without light ? The Pearl is so simple, it cannot be mismanaged. No cleaning required. To sell the ordinary Candle Lamps is now impossible; the public have long enough been pestered with such rubbish. The Pearl Candle Lamp is the perfection of candle lights. The public will have none other. Designs to suit every taste. Burning continually at CLARK'S, the Immense Lamp Depot, 447, AV, st strand, Ten doors from the Lowther-arcade Please write down address. _ _ N.B.—Every persons Candle Lamp can be altered to the pearl principle. STAR-LIGHT NIGHT-LIGHT !! t'ERFEC rioN ! !! WHAT is a MORTAR LIGHT? What are ordi nary NIGHT LIGHTS ? Certainly, things that are bye.gones, and will he used no more. The Star-Light Night-Light is a charming little light to illumine the darkness of the bedchamber ; it must suc ceed ; its economy and slumllcity myriads will admire ; for what can be desired more than perfection? This beautiful little Light burns candles, and can be had complete trotn 3s. 3d. to ss. each. 'turning continually at CLAIM'S immesoe Lamp Depot, 447, West Strand. Ten doors from Lowther Arcade. p7AVIES'S CANDLES, W. per lb. ; Genuine Sperm, Is. 9d. ; Yellow Soap, 485., 545., and 60s. per l 12ibs. • Mottled, 60s. and 44 5.; Wax Candles, Is. per lb. ; German IVax, Is. 2d. ; Fine Wax, Is. sd. ; Transoarent Wax, Is. I I d.petsminene Wax, 2s. Id. ; Waxed-wick Moulds, 7 Sperm Oil, 8s . o Solar, 3s. 3d., Pale Seal, 45. ; Argand, or Vegetable, 4s. 6d.; Wind sor and Palm Soap, Is. 4d. per packet; Brown Windsor. Is. 9d ; Rose, 25.; Almond, is. 6d. ; Sealing Wax, 45. 6d.; Hale's Paragon Composite, reqniring no snuffing, lOd. per lb. For Cash—At DAVIES'S Old Established Warehouse, 63, St. Martin's-lane, opposite Slaughter's Coffee-house. FENDERS, STOVES, , a . n r cl of FIRE The LARGEST ASSORTMLN RANGES, and FENDERS, as well as General Ironmongery in the world, is now on Sale at WILLIAM S. BURTO N S TOVES, II tKOINTCSH.— EN feet, from 30s. each ; ditto ditto, with or-molu orname nts, from 60s. ; and BURTON'S) extensive v‘ arehouses. Bright steel f( oilers IPON lers it , to 4 rich bronzed scroll ditto, with steel bar, 105. 6d.: iron fenders, 3 feet. 4s. 6d. ; 4 feet, is. ; ditto bronzed, and fitted with standards, 3 feet, 95.; 4 feet, I Is. ; wrought iron kitchen fenders, 3 feet, 4s. id. ; 4 feet, 6s, ; bright register stoves, with bronzed ornaments, and two sets of bars, P orn 9.55. ; ditto ditto, with or-mole ornaments, from 9L ; black dining-room register stoves, 2 feet, I8s.; 3 feet, 275. ; bed-room register stoves, 2 feet, 165.; 3 feet, 245. The new econo mical thermio stove, with fender and radiating hearth plate, from 8/, ; fire-irons for chambers, le. 9d. per set ; handsome ditto, with cut heads, 6s. 6d.; newest pattern, with elegant bronzed heads, I Is. A variety of fire-irons, with or-moll and richly cut heads, at propor tionate prices. Any article in the furnishing ironmongery, 30 per cent. unser any other house. The money returned for every article not approved of. Detailed catalogues, with engravings, sent (per post) free. WILLIAM S. BURTON'S (late RIPPON and BURTON'S) stock of general furnishing ironmongery is literally the largest in the world, and as no language can be employed to give a correct idea of its variety and extent, purchasers are Invited to call and inspect it. -- 39, Oxford-street (corner of Newnan-street). Established in Wells street 1120. DR. CULVERWELL on HEALTH, HAPPINESS, and LONG LIFE. In pocket volumes Is. each, by pod (in stamps), Is. 6d. each. II OIV TO BE HAPPY " Jucunde Vlyere."—Ctc. 2. WIIAT to EAT, DRINK, and AVOID. (With Diet-tables for all Complaints.) 3. MARRIAGE and its MYSTERIES. " Te be, or not to be, that is 4. the question ." —Shakspeare, The rassioNs—" Thelrura ADV va !easENT " and CONTIZOL. C ut . These publications are free from empyrical mysticism, and are adapted to the intelligence of the times. To be had of sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Mann, 39, Corn hill ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet-street ; and all Booksellers, or direct from the Author, whose practice is exclusively devoted to home consulta tion, Mornings till Three, and in the Evenings from Saves till Nine, at 10, Argyle-place, liegent-Atreot. inghamshire, los.c. p.—Eastern Counties, York Extension, 9s. p.— East Lancashire, 2 p.—Ditto, New (scrip), 28s. p. East and West Yorkshire, 14s. p.—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction, 103. p.—Great Northern (late London and York), 3s. 6d p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, Branches Scrip (blue), 3% p.—Ditto, Extensions Scrip (green), 15s. 'iv—Leeds and Thirsk, 1% dis.—Ditto, New, ss. dia.—Ditto, Preference, 31s. p.— Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, lls. db.—London and Brighton and South Coast, Fifteenths, 6s. p.—Max] chester and Leeds, 321 Sbares (late Extensions), 3 1-16 p.—Mau chester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 138. 6d. n. p.—North British, Thirds, 5 is. p.— Ditto, Extensions (scrip), 15s. p. —North Staffordshire, 3 % p.—Northern Counties Union, 265 . 6d. dis.—North- Western, 7s. 6d. p.--Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, 2s. 6d. p.— Sheffield, Rotherham, and Doncaster, par—West Riding Union, 345. p.—Wharfdale Junction, 2s. 6d. p. —York and North Midland, Pre ference, 10 p. ItAims 6. STOCK Excu•NGE..—The are—Northsalcs British, Quarters, 85s.— Ditto, Thirds, 725. Gd.— Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, is. Gd. dis.—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, 6s. p.—Newcastle and Berwick, 35—Northern Counties Union. 255. SILEFFIELD. MAacit 6. STOVZ ExcitAmot.—ihe sales are—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston. l i t dls.—Leeds and Thirsk, ty Y dis.— Manchester, St , fflem, and Lincolnshire (Grimsby and Sheffield), 201. sh..ms, mis dis•— Ditto (late Sheffield and Lincoln). I die.—ziorth British, Quarter hares (late Carlisle), 24 c. p. NEIVCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Meacit 6. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The SSICB are—East Lancashire, New Scrip, 1; 2 p.—llartlepool Dock and Railway, 176—Newcastle and Berwick North Shields), 13 p.—North Briti‘b, 10!i p.—Ditto, Quarters, 2 p. EDINBURGH, MARCH 5. STOCK EXCHANGE. -The sales are-Aberdeen, 241.-Alrdrle and itatligate, 31. 18s.-Arbroath and Forfar, 281.-Ditto, Halt Shares, 151. -Ayr and Galloway,2l. 65.-Caledonian, 281. 10s.-Ditto, New, 21. 145. -Caledonian and Dumbarton, 21. 9r.--Clydesdale Junction, 39/. 59.-Deeside, 31. 55.-Direct Northern, 21. 18s. 6d.-Dunblane, Doune, and Callender, 11. 125. 6d.-Dundee and Arbroath, 431. 55.- Ditto, New, No. 1, 301.-Ditto, New, No. 2, 311.-- Ditto, New, No. 3, 51.-Dundee and Perth, 351. 12s. 6d.-Ditte, New Shares, 221. 125. 6d. -East of Fife, 31. 35.-East Lothian Central, 21. Bs. Gd.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 51. 12s. 6d.- -Edinburgh and Glallow, 801.-Ditto, Half Shares, 221. -Ditto, Quarter Shares, 20:.-Edin burgh, Leith, and Granton. 20/. 24. 6d.- Ditto, Preference, 211.- Ditto, New, 3/. 55.-Ditto, Quarters, 16s. 9d.-Edinburgh and S ortli - ern, 171.-Ditto, New Shares, 41. 55.-Ditto, Newport, 51. 17s. 6d.- Ditto, ditto, New, 21. 15a.-Edinburgh and Perth (Old), it. 18s.- Ditto (New), 31. 45.-Ditto, Halves. 11. 3s. W.-Glasgow and Ayr shire, 651. IN.-Ditto, New StocO, 341.- Ditto, Halves, No. 1, 61. 10s.-Ditto, No. 2, 81. 155.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 16/. 10s.- Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 61. 10. W.-Glasgow and Garn kirk, 391.-Glasgow General Terminus, 121. 10s.-Glasgow and Greenock, 191.-Ditto, halves, 91.-Ditto, Preference, 81. 55.- Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 61. 65.-Great North of England, 233/. 10s.-Great North of Scotland, 21. 155.-London and York, 31. 12s. 6d.-Ditto, Extensions (scrip), 21. N.-Manches ter and Leeds, 1101. 10s.-Ditto, Sixteenths, 8/. 55.-Newcastle and Berwick, 331. 55.-North British, 361.-Ditto, Halves, 171. 5a.- Ditto, Quarters, 4!. 95.-Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 11. Bs.-Ditto, Thirds, 3!. 155.-Ditto, Fifths, 71.-Scottish Central, 221. 10s.- Scottish Grand Junction, 11. 7s. 6d.- Scottish Midland, 241. 17s. 6d. -- Shrewsbury and Hereford, 11. 12s. 6d.-Shrewsbury, Oswestry, a..d Chester, Si. 45.-Ditto, New, 11. 2g. 6d -Stirling and Dunferm line, 31. IN.-Stirling and Midland, 2/. 95.-Wishaw and Coltness, 481. 15s. ex div.-York and Newcastle, 361. 10s. ex new-Ditto, New, 111. 15s.- Ditto, Preference, 81.175. 6d.-Direct Bombay and Madras, 3s. 9d.-East Indian, 7s. 6d.-Great North of India, 35.- Great Southern of Madras, 35.-Madras, Nellore, and Arcot, 2s. GLASGOW, MARCH 5. STOCK Excumeox.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 241.-Ayr and Gal loway, 445.-Dundee and Perth, 351.-East Indian, Bs. 9d.-Edin burgh and Glasgow, Halves, 21 -Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, Quarters, 175.-Edinburgh and Perth (New Co.), 615.-Ditto, New, 245. 6d.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 641.-Ditto, 38,A-Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 81. 145.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 61. Is. 6d. -Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 6 4 -Manchester and South ampton, 245.-Newcastle and Berwick, 34 -North British, Thirds, 765.-Scottish Central, 22X, -Wilsontown, Morningside, and Colt ness, 661. (From the Opera-glass.) COVENT-GARDEN CLOSED AGAINST ITALIAN OPERA.—MUTUAL ,20NVENTION OF THE PATENT THEATRES. If the good faith of treaties have any weight in the moral estimation of the community—if repudiation of engagement have not ceased to incur atilt'; us an honest English dis gust—if deeds are to preserve their legal value, and a plain commercial transaction to maintain its probity through the lapse of time—then, through the authentic statement If have now to make—and tee verified legal documents uy which we shall support that statement-0e public will arrive at conclusion that Covent-garden is, by every code of justice, closed against the endertaking which it is seeking to enforce ; and that, of public right, there can be no second Italian Opera in this metropolis—no legal Italian drama but that which is performed at her Majesty's Theatre. The story of the circumstances out of which arose, and upon which were founded, the patents granted respectively to the three great theatres, in the Haymarket, Covent garden, and Drury-lane. must now be, for the fir: le time, made known to the community; and it will be seen that what is now her Majesty's, - a nd was, of old, the King's Theatre, secured to its own, and shut out from the other patents, the exclusive right to the per forma.oce of Italian opera in London, by an immense pecuniary sacrifice—a large amount of money paid in compensation, and a vast transfer of vested interests—the consequences of which have all descended, with the deed by which they were exe cuted, to the present proprietor, and, through the changes of property, brought with then incumbrances which he has de frayed. That deed, embodying a mutual convention between the three theatres, and reciting the vela stipulations upon which they obtained their patents in concert, is morally as binding now as it was thee, and must hold its good faith in public estimation, in spite of the flagrant and daring violation of it which is being attempted now. The deed was framed "for the purpose of regulating the conduct and management of the King's Theatre in the Hay market, and for the purpose of paying the debts of the late Pantheon Theatre, and for. other_ ;purposes therein men tioned." It refers to a Most interesting period in our dramatic history, when Richard Brinsley Sheridan was one of the ruling spirits ; when Thomas Harris (the theatrical veteran, so long proprietor of Covent-garden, who ended his days in rural retirement and rheumatic gout in that elegant ground-floor villa called " Kensal Manor," now in the possession of Harrison Ainsworth); when George Prince of Wales and the high nobility took warm and per sonal interest in the prosperity of the drama; when the Duke of Bedford was proud of having a national theatre on his domain, and the Marquis of Salisbury performed the office of Lord Chamberlain with con amore spirit and a hearty good will. The condition of affairs called into action the energies of all these royal, noble, and distinguished personages. An at tempt had been made to establish a second Italian Opera at the Pantheon, in Oxford•street , which had ended in signal failure and ruin ; debt having overwhelmed the project, and fire consumed the premises. Harris was one of the parties interested in settling the enormous responsibilities which had a ccrued ; and Druly - lane , only itself a skeleton theatre, new building from the wreck of another conflagration, wanted houseroom for its company, and leave and license to perform on the Italian Opera stage. Harris had a dor mant patent to assign and legalise this performance, and for such assignment he sought compensation in sterling moneys. The King's Theatre in the Haymarket was selected to meet the difficulty and to bear the onus of all these emer gencies. It was to settle the debts of the Pantheon—to award Harris a compensation—to give the Drury-lane coin pany a place of performance, and to actually disemburse or encu mber its exchequer with a responsibility of about 68,000/. ; the conditio n bein g a right in perpetuity to the ex clusive production of Italian opera, and a bar in perpetuity to either of the other theatres attempting the same. And the value of this condition has been always taken by other pro prietors, and was taken by Mr. Lumley, into the estimate of the value of the property when he purchased her Majesty's Theatre. Now here are the incontrovertible facts—facts which, if they do not startle the Court of Chancery, force conviction upon the Sovereign and the Lord Chamberlain, assume the form of injunction, and crush an attempting treason in its plot, will yet speak trumpet ton g ued to the British public, and proclaim the truth through the land. The proceedings commenced August 24th, 1 i 92, as: " Between William Taylor, John Andrew Gallini, William Sheldon, Robert Burton, John Needham, William Witham, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Thomas Harris, Robert Bray O'Reilly." These parties having drawn up a preliminary outline of arrangements to be submitted to the arbitration and ap proval of the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Bedford, and the Marquis of Salisbury, preparatory to a deed of convention between the three theatres being founded upon it, this out line has been preserved, and is before us ; and we make from it the following extract from the seventh clause:— " It is to be understood as a part of the settlement bond fide between the three theatres, that the patents of Drury lane end Covent-garden shall never be exercised for the purpose of Italian operas ; and that the Haymarket Theatre and patent shall be fur Italian operas only, with such occa sional aid as has been usual from balls and masquerades." The entire outline of these arrangements was laid before the royal and noble arbitrators in the following form by the parties interested in their fulfilment : " We recommend the above outline as a just and honour able settlement for all parties. "R. B. SHERIDAN. THOS. HOLLOWAY. WM. SHELDON." To winch the arbitrators responaPa - " We approve .1 - the same. " GEORGE P. BEDFORD. SALISBURY." And upon the good faith of the Prince nearest the throne, the authority of the Lord Chamberlain, and the participation of the landed proprietor of the Covent-garden domain, the deed in 1793 was duly executed, is now in the proprietor's posses sion, and recites as follows: " It is agreed, with the consent and approbation of all the said parties to these presents, that the said theatre or opera house, in the Haymarket, shall be again exclusively used for the performing Italian operas, and for exhibiting balls, mas querades, musical and other entertainments according to the original institution thereof." The deed goes on— " And this indenture further witnesseth, that in further pursuance of the said outline, and for effectually carrying the same into execution, they, the said R. B. Sheridan and T. S. llolloway, for themselves respectively, and for their respec tive heirs, executors, and administrators, do, an d each of them for himself doth coven a nt, promise, and agree to and with the said W. Taylor, his executors, administrators, and assigns, that from Lod immediately after the execution of these presents, the said two Theatres Royal, Drury-lane and Covent-garden, shall be used only f or e xhibiting Eng l i sh plays, tragedies, and comedies, farces and other entertain ments such as have usually b eet g iven in the nam e theatres respectively. lend that no Italian operas shall ever in future be given there." There can be no mistake about such a document as this deed, framed for a perpetuity, and by the Act of theialliiraene great theatres in concert excluding one of them —t he Italian Opera Opera—for all time from th e p e rformance of the drama; and the •ther two—Drury-lane and Covent • •ard equally for all time from the performance of Italianogen— pera. patents Upon this mutual convention were obtained the p which have been from time to time renewed to ther of eat at English theatres—which have formed the str on g to dare h9ld Great English theatres—which have formed the 510g h0ld of th very exclusiveness which one of them is now s eeking o many and to defy—which have been the subjects e I popular murmurs, so many dramatic exec rations, and radical debates in the Commons , and such rietf sturdy'a chf i e d rc ee. fences by the Peers;—these patents, wh ich the Prop ors o Drury-lane and Covent-garden have claimed as permanent and inalienable, exercising towards all minrohr cestablishments • ovent-garden the most tyrannous rights of property — was loudest to proclaim when its oum iwnhteirests were in jeo pardy, and is loudest to abjure now that it is e f ro m itself a b o ut to per petrate on another the injury it once scouted these patents, which, in the case o f her Majesty's T heatre only, secured the aristocracy, when in the these( were only he other theatres they robbed the people ;----we 11, hich, i n return for an granted in virtue of a convent ion outlay of 68,000!., secured to the Italian Opera its solitary privilege and its exclusive right. The matter does not seem to be one for the Sovereign or her Chamberlain, but for the Lord Chancellorof lion of esr England but even if the deed were by so me slaughteorody- to faith of her be struck dead—if the respect due to the g Majesty's august uncle King George IV w ere to be violated, to the detriment of regal authority and word—if the compact made through t he value of a royal the instrumentality of the house of Bedford were to be bro k e n upon its own ground of promise—if a succeeding Lord Chamberlain were asked to abrogate a property which the arrange.ment of a former one secured—if, in a word, all ties of probity are to be shattered 0 a Coma what would have been for the purpose of givianngd t floundering a Mario over the ruins refused to a Kemble, among which a Macready failedwe belkve that equity will gladly step in to stay the robbery and the desecration, and that the law w ill ratity the natural integrity of the English lc peop , and vindicate the national fairness of the land. Nous gard en verronsl— , believ we shall witness also the closing of Covent-gTheatre against the performance of .tian opera. A MAN AND A HORSE DROWNED IN TIIE SURREY CANAL. —On Sa turda y forenoon a distressing accident took api ce at the Gran d Surrey Canal Docks, Rotherhithe, b y whicl• a man and a horse lost their lives. Between ten and eleven o'clock a man of the name of John Smith, about forty years of age, wen t with a timber carriage and thre e h orses to the dock for the purpose of getting a load of timber deals. In order to get the carriage to the edge of the dock, the man unhitched two of the horses, and was backing with the one in the shafts, when the animal backed farther than it ought, and the carriage fell over the bank into twenty feet of water. The deceased, who had hold of the reins, was pulled in with the horse. The animal, as the carriage drifted about. kicked and plunged most frightfully, and having struck Smith a violent blow with its feet, the unfortunate man became stun ned, and immediately sank. Mr. Mackinnon, the super intendent of the dock, gave orders to have the waters searched, but upwards of an hour and a half elapsed before the poor fellow was found, life of course being extinct. The body was removed to Rotherhithe parish dead-house to await a coroner's inquest. The carriage and horse were got out of the water at a late hour of the day, with the aid of floating cranes belonging to the Do ck Com pany. Smith was in the employ of a timber-merchant at Paddington, and has left a wits and two children totally unprovided for. HEALTH OF 'MR. O'CONNELL.—There is no doubt but that the health of Mr. O'Connell has been much affected since his arrival in town. For a few days the Hon. and Learned Gentleman was exceedingly ill, but at no time did his illness assume a dangerous character. He is, however, in an extremely weak state, but his medical advisers have every confidence that a cessation from all political excite ment, and a change of air, will ensure a perfect restoration of his health. In accordance with previous arrangements made on the subject, Mr. O'Connell left the British Hotel, Jermyn street, at eleven o'clock on Sunday morning, accompanied by his son, Mr. J. O'Connell, en route for Hastings, where be intends to remain for some time. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman will, it is understood, pay a visit to the south of France previous to his return to Ireland. It is to be hoped that by a suspension of all excitement, and a change of scene, the result so confidently anticipated 11 the Hon. and Learned Gentleman's medical advistra will be iusureti.— Sunday Tinos, LLOYD'S SHIPPING. - - - LONDON, MARCH B.—Wind N.N.W., moderate breeze, and cloudy.—The Rose, from Exeter to London, which sunk off Holyhead 28th ult., has been raised. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 6.—Wind N.N.E., mod. 7. E.N.E., ditto.—Sid. Fry, Manilla, Henrietta, Rio Janeiro; Thames, Rio Janeiro; Indus, Bahia; Vigilant, Barbadoes ; Trenton, New Orleans ; Meteor, New Orleans ; Columbia, New York ; Nova Scotia, Yarmouth, N.S.; Helen, Havannah, Miltiades, New Orleans; Frederica, Hampton, United States; Cour tenay, Staten Island ; Queen of the Ocean, New York ; Eng land. New York; Elleslie, New York; Republic, New York. WATERFORD.—Put back, Orinoco for Baltimore. CORK, 111Aricii 5. Arrd. Empress, Strut, Valparaiso; Howard, Smith, St. John's for Liverpool. Ski. R. N. Parker, Philadelphia; Regina, New York; Caminho, Caminho. FAVERSHAM, MARCH s.—The Sally, from Newcastle, is aground between the Sluice-bridge. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 7.—Wind N.N.E.—SId. Windsor, Madras and Calcutta; Northumberland, New York. BRISTOL, MARCH 7.—Wind N.N.E.—SId. Abbotsford, Calcutta. CowEs, Ma Rot 7. —Wind N.E.—Sld. Robert M'William, APDonald, Philadelphia. FALMOUTH, MARC►i 7.—Wind N.E. Arrd. Flora M‘Donald, Broad, Calcutta. Sid. Crane packet, Brazil•. OFF DOVER, MAUCH 7. —Prc gress, Atwell, St. John's. CLYDE, MARC!! s.—Wind N.E.—Sld. Christian, Balti more; Ellen, Boston; Esquiinaux, Halifax; Mogul, Bar hadoes ; Robertson, Trinidad; Queen Pomare, St. John's, New Brunswick. DEAL, MARCH 7.—a.x. Wind N.N.E, moderate; P.M. N.E., fresh.—Arrd. Countess of Eglintoun, Grange, W ham poa. Sld. Adelaide, South Australia; Agnes, Antigua; Esk, Bahia; Druid, Barbadoes ; Mary, Philadelphia. DUBLIN, Maim s.—Sld. Nereid, Baltimore, St. Sebastian. NEWPORT, March 6.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Edward Moller, St. Thomas. ABERDEEN, MARCII s.—Sid. Flamingo, Greenland. DUNDEE, MARCH 2.—Sid. Fairy, Greenland. FALMOUTH.—Off port, Christian, Peters o n, B a t av i a , f or Flushing; Irene, Bahia; Regina , Kreeft, Monte Video. KrisALE, MARCHE.S E.—Arrd. Clio, Massam, Rio Janeiro. 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His Serene Highners the Prince of Hesse, left London on Saturday morning, by the General Stet= 14'4' • gatio Cvmptuay't) stem-ohip Tritorh fci Clitela PORTSMOUTH, Mancn 7.—The Sphynx was docked yes terday afternoon (tlie coppering of the Centaur having been most expeditiously completed), but the water not having been run off, the damage she has sustained cannot be all ascertained. That the vessel is much strained is evident, in • asmuch as the bed-plate and condenser of the engines are both broken, the former in several places. The kelsun bolts are also several of them started up by her thumping on the rocks. The engines and boilers will have to be entirely re moved to repair the injuries sustained by the keel and bottom planking. The lower part of the knee of the head was car ried away on the 14 ult. by the chain cable, when the vessel went broadside on the shore. (ANOTHER ACCOUNT.) TILE RECOVERY OF' THE 51.HYNX STEAM SLOOP.—The recovery of the Sphynx steam-sloop from the fate which was generally predicted for her, has reflected so much credit on captain Austin, C.ll, Commander Giffin, Lieutcnsnt Thompson, of the Victory; Mr. Bellamy' assistant master attendant of Portsmouth Dockyard ; Mr. Biddlecomb, master ; and Mr. Mallard, second master of the St. Vincent, and the officers and men belonging to the royal navy, and Mr. Watts, assistant master shipwright, and the officers and men of Portsmouth Dockyard, that although it involves a repetition in some respects of what we have already pub lished, we shall be excused for giving the following correct details of an operation which has excited so much attention. As we have before stated, it is impossible to commend too lighly the exertions of all engaged in the arduous :ask, and the cheerful manner in which they endured all sorts of pri- vations. It will be recollected that Commander Caffin, of the Scourge steam- sloop (a most worthy officer), was at first sent to assist in getting off the Sphynx. He at once saw the necessity of mechanical help, and immediately applied to the dockyard, when Rear-Admiral Parker ordered Mr. Watts to go to her, taking 50 mechanics of different departments. In an officer of Mr. Watts's attainments, scientific and prac tical, Commander Catlin had a most agreeable colleague, and no time was lost in consulting on the best means to be adopted. It occurred to Commander Caffin that they should avail themselves of the paddle beams and framing to apply buoyant vessels of some kind underneath, and Mr. Watts thought a raft of casks or of tanks might answer the purpose. 'rue difficulty, however, of lashing or uniting them together sufficiently securely to withstand the immense force of the rollers and breakers, so common off that part of the island, was seen, and Commander Caffin then suggested the London barge, decked over and applied as camels underneath the paddle-boxes. On this the training was immediately planned, and Mr. Watts's designs were received at Portsmouth-yard, where it—together with the barges—was prepared. In the first attempt with these barges they failed, in consequence in part of one of them having received injury for want of suffi cient security. Unfortunately it forged a head, and the pump, which projected up through the deck, came in contact with one of the bearers of the framing, and ripped up a portion of it, which caused it to fill. But even if this accident had not happened, the change of weather would have defeated them. They profited by this experience, and Commander Caffin having left, Mr. Watts went to work to remedy and improve on the first attempt; and Captain Austin having arrived, determined on carrying out the plans agreed upon. The barges were found not to possess sufficient buoyant power, and consequently they were raised upon so as to bring them up to about 140 tons. Mr. Watts found that the nose of the vessel, instead of being lifted ever the reef of rocks or bank, was rather forced into it by the downward action of the cables when hove upon. To obviate this he had a third barge or camel prepared, with a framework at the extreme end sufficiently high that when the cables, hawsers, &c., were carried over it, this downward action, instead of de pressing the vessel, should produce the conlrary effect. To accomplish this he placed at the opposite end of the camel, firmly secured to its deck, two strong pieces of timber, kept sufficiently asunder for the stem of the vessel to pass between them, so that they forked the stem. Attac hed to the stem, immediately over this fork, was a strong cleat on each side. By the depressing of the end on which the frame was placed the end next the vessel was raised, and an upward pressure on the cleats resulted therefrom. Beyond this a great por tion of the buoyant power of the camel came into operation. The undulations of the sea also contributing to increase its effect. The Sphynx, cleared of everything except her engines, drew upwards of ten feet of water ; and the reef over which she was ultimately carried had not more than six feet on it at the time. She had twice before been brought up to this point, and could not be got over it; but on Wednesday last, by the joint effects of the camels under the paddle-boxes — the one against the stern, nicknamed the dromedary, and the two tiers of casks (alias bulls under the bottom, and main strength in heaving, she effected the passage. The outer shoal or reef, on which there was only about six inches more water than on the inner, brought her up again. The pur chases having been perhaps prematurely detached from the vessel, not expecting that they would be further required, they impeded the progress of the vessel over the intermediate flat, and would perhaps have prevented her reaching the outer reef in time to get over in that tide, so that the result would have been the same in either case; thus she was not got entirely over these reefs before ten o'clock on Thursday morning. The "recovered" Sphynx was taken into the Angle Dock at Portsmouth, on Saturday afternoon, but as it was too late to get the water out, it could not be seen what damage she had sustained in her keel, stern-post, &c. As she made but little water after she was floated off (about an inch per hour), liser bottom cannot have been very materially injured. To=day, a large gang of shipwrights will be turned on her, and we have no doubt but in a short space of time she will be again fit for commission. Her engine gear having been nearly all disconnected and brought up to Portsmouth piece meal, will also require very considerable repair. The Echo and Monkey steamers have returned to Brook to collect the inat#rial, 'limbers, anchors, &c., which were of necessity left behind. w ith great pleasure wa mention the Admiralty Board had, previous to the getting the Sphynx off the shore, rewarded the riggers and artizans employed on her for their extra exertions, and the damage done to their clothes, by a payment of 61. 10s. each, and higher re wards to the leading men ; in addition to which all the hands employed on her recovery were on Saturday assem bled at the Naval College, when a public letter of thanks from the Admiralty was read to them acknowledging their services. The Centaur, steam -frigate, having been caulked and cop• pered, was brought out of dock at Por s ts e m ot o l u an th d ,.an s d he wi i l s l take o n board another l oad of meal for Moorman, is lying at the mooring o f the King's Stairs, P u ortsmoth, awaiting under command Dav y, Co o m f m th a e nd C e a r ie gl o oo ni r a m . Rattler, s toefa Mr. I oop, lof Lord Howden . Mr. &rant, paymaster, the arrive ap pointed secretary to Sir Thomas llerbert, goes out to South America in her. T } l e ft Devoiaport for Portsmouth on morning. steam-vessel, 1; APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenant Robert Reid (1843), late first lieutenant of the Sappho, to the Mariner, 16, at Devonport. Acting-Master William Thomas Chapman, second master of 1844. to the Volege, surveying -vessel for the Mediter ranean. Surgeon William Folds (1830), to the Royal Sovereign. Paymaster and Purser C. Little (1835), to the Yolage. Chaplains—Rev. G. Bellamy (1840), to the Ocean, vice Fielding; Rev. Charles L. Bell (1846), from the Avenger, steam-frigate, to the Rodney, 92. Second Master—James F. Tomlin, from assistant-master, to the Vtlage. ROYAL MARlNES.—Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Wearing, Captain Phineas Priest, First Lieutenant John Manger, and Second Lieutenant John Barlow Butcher, to the Plymouth division. The following ships are confidently spoken of as under con sideration for forming the chief members of an experimental squadron for 114 7 : Brit an ni a , 120 guns, 2,616 tons, built by rule in 1820, stationed at Portsmouth. Howe, 120 guns, 2,619 tons, built by rule in 1815, sta tioned at Sheerness. St. Vincent, 120 guns, 2,612 tons, built by rule in 1815, stationed at Portsmouth. ........ Queen, 110 guns, - 3,083 tons, built by Symonds in 1839, stationed at Devonport. I'owerful, 84 guns, 2,296 tons, built after the Canopus in 1826, stationed at Portsmouth. Formidable, 84 guns, 2 ,289 tons, built after the Canopus in 1625, stationed at Sheerness. By a letter from the Hibernia, 100, Captain Richards, flag of Vice• Admiral Sir William Parker, dated off Lisbon, February 19, we are furnished with the following statement of a trial of smartness in executing the important manoeuvre of sending down and sending up lower yards and topmasts by the fleet then off Lisbon : Sending u down. Sending up Hibernia, 100, Captain Richards (flag) IYs. mar. Trafalgar, 120, Captain Nott 22 30 Canopus, 84, Captain Moresby ......... 19 Superb, 80, Captain Corry 23 18 America, 50, Captain Sir S. Maitland 33 38* Thetis, 36, Captain Codrington 42 28 Mutine, 12, Commander Tryon 2 Captain Frederick Wood (1842) died at 7 18 Southsea yester , day morning, aged 48. He was made a Lieutenant in July, 18 : 21 ; Commander June, 1838 ; and Captain Septem ber, 1842. Mr. Vincent Pappalardo is appointed Vice-Consul for the Brazils for this port and district. The Royal Humane Society of London yesterday *ent a most handsomely-worded certificate, and the committee of Lloyd's an unanimous vote of thanks, expressive of their sense of the noble gallantry displayed by Lieutenant Clarke, R.N., of the Hayling coast-guard station. in rescuing the lives, at the risk of his own, of nine men belonging to the brig Gipsey, wrecked on the \Voolsners, near Portsmouth, during the late gales. Lieutenant Clarke was Admiralty midshipman (supernumerary in the Leander frigate for a passage to join his proper ship, the Pactolus) at the battle of Algiers, where he was wounded in the left arm. lie has lost five brothers in action in the naval service of his country. The Undine steam-vessel, Master. Commander Allen, is placed under the orders of Commander Crispin, of the Royal Yachts, and will be employed chiefly as a dispatch-boat, and relieve the Fairy frequently in the duty of conveying her Majesty's papers, letters, &c., during the sojourn of the Court at the Isle of Wight. The Britannia, 120, has been hauled down from her moor ings, it is asserted, to be prepared for commission by Captain Sir James Stirling. This ship has been four or five times in commission, whereas neither of those fine 120's, the Nelson or the Neptune (although the former has been lying in this harbour ever since she was brought from Woolwich in 1814, and the latter ever since she was launched at this port in 1832), h a ve ever hoisted a pennant. The St. Vincent, 120, Captain Milne, flag of Admiral Sir C. Ogle, Bart., Commander -in-Chief at this port, is about to have a thorough overhaul and refit. She will have entire new rigging, which she will commence being fitted with to morrow morning. We expect to see her at Spithead by the latter end of May. Th e Favourite, 18, Commander Murray, was at Sierra L eo ne on the 18 t h of January, all well ; and the Kinfisher, 12, Comman der Horton, at St. Helena, on the 11th of January. The 'Rapid, 10, C o mmander Galwey, was cruis in g off Benguela on the 2d of January, in company with the Espoir, 10, C o mmander Ihnd, h wich latter under orders for England, and was to proceed round the coast to commu nicate with the different officers in charge of the cruising grounds. She is to come home in company with the Cygnet, the latter in a leaky state. They may both (says our let ter) be expected at Spithead in April. The Kingfisher gav e a parting dinner to the officers, and three cheers when ' they took their departure. Commander Galwey, of the Rapid, has come home invalided in a merchant vessel, which 4 And liQt Ilni:hicl At that time. has put into Penzance; he was rowed on board the King fisher, which took him to St. Helena. All healthy on the Benguela station. The Wanderer, 14, Commander Somer ville, was at anchor off Sierra Leone at the above dale. She was to have received pratique about the Ist of January, the fever having left the ship. Commander Galwey was ieuch beloved and respected by his officers and men, who wit uessed his departure with deep regret. The Myrtle steam-vessel, Master- Commander Bettieton, arrived from Plymouth yesterday morning. The Aid, navy I ghter, arrived yesterday with stores from the eastward. (From the Deronport Independent.) Her Majesty's steamer Volage, was commissioned on M day by ',hut. Gabriel Johnson, for Captain Themes Greaves. She is to be employed on surveying service in the Me‘titer renean. The Mariner was docked yesterday to have her copper cleaned. She will be taken out of (lucre to day, and on awn day will go into Bernpeol, to have her compasses adjusted, prior to sailing for the coast of Africa. Toe Peterel packet, is having her defects made good, and wilt not be out of the herds of the dockyard till the end of next week. Mr. Alexander Leg, first engineer, and Mr. W. H. J. Newberry, third engineer, of the Avenger, steam. frigate, have been dismissed the service, for neglect of duty in letting the water ous of one of the boilors, thereby seriously injuring it. H.M.S. Cleopatra. 26, Captain Wyvill, has been spoken with in the Channel. She is from the Cape of Good Hope station, and has landed her mails and dispatches at Penzance. H.M.S. QUIEN, 110.—We have frequently had occasion to notice the smart and seamanlike activity of the crew of this splendid ship, under the able- command of Capt. Sir Henry Leeke, K.H. To the instances we have before given we have now to add two others, alike honourable to the officers and ship's company, and to the navy in which they serve. A man need not rank very high in nautical knowledge to un derstand that the " fitting out" of a frigate is no small per formance. Without efficiency of discipline, and regularity and method of proceeeing, it must be a matter involving not only much confusion, but a corresponding amount of time. We shall see how the officers and crew of the Queen regard such a " piece of business." They commenced their duties in reference to the Tyne, 26, at a quarter before 12 o'clock on Friday, and on Saturday last at 2 rem she was ready for sea, and the first cargo of meal went off to her for Ireland. The Portland, 50, was commenced on Monday morning, at seven o'clock, and they bent sails by five t'clock I Now, such expedition as this deserves more than an ordinary paragraph. It shows not only what might be done, but actually what is, which is infinitely more satis factcry generally speaking,—it shows too, what thoroughly good, officer-like management can be productive of, for we have the greater pleasure in referring to this subject from our knowledge of the system pursued on beard. The lash is completely at a discount, the punishments are always mild and always rare, everything goes on quietly and eff . ctive l y , because, from the Captain to the most inferior officer, the orders are wisely given, and steadily, and firmly seen exe cuted. The kind, but just example of the Captain is not lost upon the other officers, nor is their consistent demeanour without its legitimate result upon Jack. We must not close this, without stating that the Lords Coinmissionere of the Admiralty have in the strongest terms of approbation, conveyed their sense of the singular activity displayed by the officers and crew of the Queen, on the occasions we have referred to. In Harbour—Queen, 110, Captain Sir H. Leeke, K.H., with the flag of Admiral Sir J. West, K.C.8.; Caledonia, 120, Captain M. H. Dixon, with the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir John Louis, Bart.; Mariner; Volage; Avenger, and Coefiance, steam-vessels; Peteret, packet; Sylph and Net ley, tenders; and Constitution, Brazilian frigate. In Barnpool—Recruit. WOOLWICH, M A RCII 6..—Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Adam, 15.0.8., Commodore Lord John Hay, C. 8., Lords of the Ad miralty ; Captain Ellice, Controller of Steam-machinery; and Captain Sir William Symonds, Surveyor of the Navy, visited Woolwich Dockyard to-day, and were received by Commodore Sir James G. Bremer, K.C.B. and K.C.H. ; Superintendent Lieutenant Fowler, and Mr Dyer, Secretary; Captain Beatson, R.E., in charge of works • Mr. Lang, master-shipwright; Lir. Read and Mr. Cha!field. assistants to the master-shipwright; Mr. Lloyd, chief engineer; Mr. Atherton, assistant to the chief engineer; Mr. Jenkins, store receiver ; Mr. Elson, master-attendant at her Majesty's dockyard here; Mr. Miller. of the firm of Miller and Raven hill; and Mr. Smith, inventor of the screw-propeller. Their Lordships arrived at two o'clock, and shortly after proceeded to the Amphion steam-frigate, at present in the east dock, opposite the blacksmiths' shop, and, having de scended the steps leading to the bottom of the dock, ex amined the stern part, where the screw-propeller, 15 feet in diameter, is fitted. Their Lordships, on coming up from the bottom of the dock, went on board the Amphion, and a por tion of the crew, under the command of Lieutenaut Sibbald, manned the capstan, and raised the powerful screw•pro peller from its position at the bottom to the level of the maid deck of the vessel. This is effected through a well cut in the stern, to admit of the screw-propeller being entirely detached, and taken on deck when necessary, or when it is desirable, to make the vessel depend upon her can vass alone, without the aid of steam. Their Lordships appeared to think it would be advisable to raise the screw propeller aboui 6 feet higher than it was raised during their visit, which may be easily effected by raising the supports of its great weight to allow more space :for working the blocks by which it is raised. On the screw-propeller being again let down to its working position, their Lordships descended to the bottom of the dock, and held a long conversation with the heads of the departments on improvements which the working of this invention would admit of. Their Lord• ships went on board the Amphion a second time to examine I the engines and boilers, and the mode in which the axle of the sorew-propeller is adjusted, with the manner in which it -1 is connected . and disconnected, and altogether reinained at . Abe Amphionstperatde oflin houreqdalud e Li id — Prom the Asuphion'thehttoidiihirer: --te.Asit -Chic Royal Albert, of 120 guns, and - Mr. ez g conducted their Lordships under the larboard aide of this splendid vessel, to show them the strong manner in which the oak planking was attached to the frame. Their Lordships then went on board the Royal Albert to witness the progress she is making ; the cross-beams of the orlop deck being nearly half laid, and they give an appearance of great strength, owing to the massive timber required for the breadth of beams in a vessel of the magnitude of the Royal Albert. Their Lordships subsequently visited the Terrible steam-frigate in the basin, where she is fitting with Captain Smith's paddle-box boats, and a number of artificers and others are employed upon her to make her ready for sea. The Terrible is under the charge of Lieutenant Murray ; Captain Woodford J. Williams, her commander, being en gaged in charge of the Odin steam-frigate, with provisions for Ireland. Their Lordships remained at the dockyard until 5 o'clock, when they lett by the west gate on their return to town. DREADFUL COLLIERY ACCI DENT. UPWARDS OF SEVENTY LIVES LOST. BAZICSLEY, MARCH 6, FIVE P.M.—We regret to record a fearful coal-pit accident, attended with the loss of nearly eighty lives, which took place yesterday afternoon, at the. Great Ardsley :slain, er Oaks Colliery, near Barnsley. About three o'clock, several persons near the mouth of the pit were alarmed by a terrific explosion from the shaft, which was fol lowed by an eruption of smoke, timber, coal, stone, &c., re sembling the eruption of a volcano. Two or three of the men were removing the corves from the pit. mouth at the time. We understand that there had been no previous indi cations of danger up to the very moment of the explosion. The pit was considered to be in an ordinary state of safety, with the exception of one bank on the west side of the broad gate, which was between an upper sad lower seam, and about seventeen feet in length. The men were instructed to use great caution in passing that part of the pit with lights. The parties who were in the immediate neighbourhood or this place have perished. None remain to give an account of the origin of the accident, which is believed to have been at this spot. The explosion was of so violent a character that it blew up the landing at the mouth of the pit, and shot up stones, &c., to the height of 30 or 40 yards. Immediately after the explosion, Mr. George Wilson. one of the managing proprietors, with several men, went down into the pit, to ascertain the state of the case, and to render the sufferers such aid as might be within human reach. Unhappily, the time of the explosion was when the full force of men and boys, to the number of 100, were working in the pit. Mr. Wilson was accompanied by George Armi tage, the under ground-steward, Joseph Littlewood, fore man. and several men. In descending the pit, they heard groans and cries of distress from the sufferers iu all direc tions; and on reaching the bottom, some of the men who had gathered round the shaft assailed them with exclama tions of gratitude. Several of the men still living were found to be severely wounded by the concussions they had sustained during the explosion. Others were in a state of insensibility. Twenty-three were drawn out of the pit alive in a short period, and about an hour afterwards three others. The melancholy search was continued, and before twelve at night 41 others were taken out dead. Being convinced that all who had not then been found must be dead, — and the state of the pit being such as to render it very unsafe to continue the search, Mr. Wilson and his assistants re-ascended the shaft. Measures were then taken for ventilating the pit. But this was rendered difficult b . y the fact that the explosion had broken down the separat ing wall between the downcast and the up-cast shafts. Only one more body was recovered up to three o'clock to-day; but the utmost efforts were being made to restore the venti lation of the pit, so as to render possible a more complete search for the bodies. Armitage and Littlewood bad left the pit about a quarter of an hour before the explosion, and re ported in the office that it was perfectly healthy. The pit is the property of Messrs. Frith, Barber, and Co , and has been worked four or five years. It is 282 yards deep. Between 30 and 40 of the dead bodies ,et remain in the pit. About the pit mouth and all the roads leading to the pit were to be seen the mourning and anxious relations of the deceased or injured miners, whose lamentations were most melancholy. The inquest is expected to take place on day, before Mr. Lee, coroner of the district. Th e pit, which is the scene of this sad cala mit y , is about two miles from the scene of the accident which a few weeks ago caused the loss of BiX vas. THE LATE STEAM-SHIP COLLISION. —GRAVESEND, SATURDAY NIGHT.—The efforts of the Whitstable smack men in raising the sunken wreck of the schooner Rose, run down on Sunday morning last by the Royal Victoria, have proved most successful. Immediately intelligence reached them of the accident they proceeded to the spot, and con trived, after much labour, in chaining down six smacks to the wreck, and on Friday she was lifted and carried about a mile up the river. She there grounded, and the flood this morning carried the smacks and their burthen on to the Essex shore at Shell-haven, where there is little doubt all her cargo, a most valuable one, will be saved. Her appear ance externally forcibly shows the fearful character of the collision, her larboard bows being cut down nearly to her keel, the deck torn up to a considerable 'extent, and the foremast carried away. Captain Webber, the master, who was saved, and taken into Leith by the steamer, returned to London last night. It should be observed that t he captain was saved by a bargeman, who picked him up in a boat and took him aboard of the steamer. With resp ect to the situa tion of the schooner at the time of the c ol lision, we have asc ertained that she was moored close in s hore on the Essex side, out of the way of the general navigation of the Thames. There were three or four large vessels lying at anchor outside of her. How the steamer came s_o . c l ose in shore, out of the proper course, is a circumstance difficult to solve. JENNY LIND. Jenny Lind has iinally arranged to come to London and Majesty's at h.r Majest3' Theatre, Mr. Lurnley giving her breach of Contract with Mr irt against all actions for Bunn. The battle in the Courts will therefore be fought, dat all,between the two managers. "410rning Herald. Desert Crofton (for 3d, 4th, and sth Clonmel Wallscourt resolution) Clare Clarnia Hamilton, Geo. A. Leitrim Castlemaine Hamilton, J. H. Luean Downes Hamilton, Claude Castlestewart Templemore Lefroy, Anthony D,,noui.Oimore Carew Maxwell, J. P. CAI edon De Freyne Martin, Thomas Limerick Stuart de Decies Newry and Morne Clancarty Blayney O'Brien, Cornelius Rosse Monteagle of O'Brien, John Charleville B ran d on O'Ferrall, R. M. Bantry ---- Shirley, E. P. Glengall Adare Shirley, E. J. Stradbroke Bernard Shaw, Frederick Dunraven Clements Stuart, Villiers Ranfurley Acton, W. T a yl or , J. E. Gormanstown A rc hbold, R. Tuite, H. M. Massarene Archdall, Mervyn Verner, W. Middleton Brooke, A. B. White, Henry Southwell Butler, P. S. Lord Monteagle handed Lord John Russell a copy of the resolutions, and in doing so, said that since the meeting of the Irish party at which they had been adopted, the Noble Lord announced his intention of amending the Poor Relief Bill in some respects conformable to the suggestions throin out in both Houses of Parliament. Those amendments had been printed, and one of them went the length of alterigg the liability as to payment of the rate, and proposing to place the charge, up to a certain amount on the electoral district; but if the charge should exceed 2s. 6d., in the pound, on the year, that then. and in that case, and when it exceeded the amount, it should be charged to the union at large. The amendment, so far as it went, was an improve ment on the original determination of Government, but he could not, in the words of their first resolution, regard any abandonment, at the present period, of the system of electoral districts otherwise than as fraught with clang!: and eaten- lated to lessen the motives for a liberal and enbghtenad ma.. nagossent. of estates: - - ' ' - 'k --= - - -ifortieiPtXpassm saki , that iii; mat* with this sub- 4 4t.bletntairgisseinitaber .e - r atresentelaies made to him. ap a Public opinion in Ireland *ery much divided on the subject; some persons were desirous that the entire expense incurred under the Relief Act, should be thr ow n o n th e elec .. . toral divisions; others thought a uniform system of rating over the entire union was the most equitable course; and a third section advocated the plan which the Government after a great deal of consideration had determined upon pro posing. . ... Mr. Shaw, Mr. Grogan, and Mr. G. A. Hamilton supported the views put forward by Lord Monteagle, and maintained that an out-door system of relief to the able-bodied was alto gether inapplicable to the requirements of Ireland. Their resistance was principally limited to the principle of out do, r relief, which they thought would be ruinous to their property and most demoralising to the people of lieland. The resident landlords had subscribed, and would continue to subscribe to benevolent objects to the utmost of their ability. They had not the slightest objection to any ex tension of the workhouse system that might be considered necessary. They would cheerfully support, and they had already done so, any proposition for additional workhouses to provide for the reception and maintenance of the poor, upon the distinct understanding that the workhouse test was strictly adhered to ; but seeing the evils which had arisen from out-door relief in England, and knowing hoar they would be magnified in Ireland under a similar system, and how pernicious would be the consequences to the great bulk of the population, they came forward to remonstrate 1 with the Government, and to advise against the pursuing a course of legislation which, as regarded this particular mode 1 of relief, was certain to produce results long to be regretted, and difficult, if not impossible, to be remedied. Lord Jorrx RUSSELL said he had heard the resolutions read by the Noble Lord, and the various arguments which the deputationists put forward in support of their views. He would take an early opportunity of submitting for the consideration of Government the statement to which the numerous array of signatures was appended, and there was no doubt that it would receive all that attentive de liberation to which any document coming from so influential a body of Irish noblemen and gentlemen, on a subject deeply connected with the best'interests of their country, was emi nently entitled. He did not mean to express any opinion whatever on the resolutions of the Irish Peers and Members of Parliament, but he repeated, what he had before said else where, that the opinion daily gained ground, not only in this country, but in Ireland, that the distress to which the people of that country may be reduced, even in ordinary years, ought to give them a claim upon the property of Ireland— such a claim as the people of England had upon the property of England in times of great distress, and that there should be legal provision made for relieving the destitute in the workhouse when the workhouse was not full, and out of the workhouse when it was full. Some of the suggestions which the deputationists had made, suggestions of detail in the practical working of the measure, they would find had bees in some degree anticipated in the amendments which he announced the ether evening in the House of Com mons when moving the committal of the Bill pro forma. If they were only legislating to meet a temporary evil—if there were no serious apprehensions of a future recurrence of the calamity they had all to deplore—he could under stand the solitude of those who desired to save the country fromdied d t be entail; burd e b n u w t which e o q u u t e - s d ti o o o n r r n e o li w ef w to ss, t he not a b o l n e l - y how wou they were to afford temporary relief t o the Irish p eo p le, but how was starvation to be provided against, and how were the inhabitants of the sister country to bt3 placed in such a position as to preclude the nec essity of appealing to England . for aid in a season a dis tre ss. thrown Noble Lord then briefly adverted to the safegu ard poor -l aw round the Bill for the permanent extension of ti t le poor . 1 in Ireland, by the reconstruction of the boards s ardians atnaddotahethiantctrheaeseresoofluetxm(rs prioem4mtedbetrso, him m d w co o o n o cti h d e ed du b l y y fo us r t t e h rs er , b a u l t t e t r h a a d t o n h e in co t u h l e d B n iu ot co pledgensi considered re himself he t r o than had already been effect ed. Majesty's recommend ii n The deputation having expressed their acknowledgments to Lord John Russell for his courtesy, and thanked him for the attention with which he had heard their statements, drew. PETITIONS ON PRIVATE BILLS HOUSE OF COMMONS. (Room 22, before Mr. Examiner SMITH.) OPPOSED. MANCHESTER, LONDON W Y , AND BIRMINGHAM RAILA. This case was opened, and the further hearing was adjourned till to- mivrow (to-dad ). (Room 22, before Mr. Examiner MAY.) PETITION ADJOURNED. North British Railway (No. 2).—Not complied with. OPPOSED. Meath and Cavan Junction Railway.—Withdrawn. Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin Railway (Re peal of Act ).—Not complied with. Plymouth and Dartmoor Branch Railway.—Withdrawn. Coventry, Banbury, and Oxford Junction Railway.—Not complied with. Adjourned. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Comsnov.s.) NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE. SATURDAY, *ARCH 6. 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