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imptrial Varliamtnt. HOUSE OF LORDS.—MoNnp..Y. letitions were presented against the New Poor Several r Law Bill. tion of t was postponed. Lord KINNAIRD asked under whose c ontrol the distribu -Pre to be placed which were to be collected ~.te letter of her Majesty. WELLINGTON said that notice should have le Earl of CLARENDON respecting a peti. ltative government for the Cape of Good tion for a rep* H question he table -...., ....___ _ Isln ps adjourned forwarded a stage, and their HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY. Mr. O'CONNELL presented a petition from an elector of Belfast, complaining of bribery and corruption at the last e l ec ti o n for that borough, in which it was alleged that Mr E. Tennent was implicated. The petition was ordered to bo be suspended until Thursday. bring forward a motion on tb' Mr. ADDERLEY moved for a new writ for the borough of Newcasile-ui Mr. Hum went of a s. of the wri printed, and the writ to when Mr. O'Connell will Lyne. oved as an amendment for the appoint t committee to inquire into the extent of last election for that borough, and that the should he suspended for a fortnight. t, in seconding the motion, read some por e e the election committee of isv the extent of bribery and drunkenness ' -* all elections for Newcastle- issuu _ .Mr. O'CONNELI taken befor -., and Sir W. FOLLETT said that the hon. and Amman had quoted selections which were partial, ht the house had no constitutional power to sus- ►der-Lyne. Mr. LIDDEI I thong'. pend writs. Mr. BERNAL was of opinion that there were sufficient _,...., this case for an inquiry. _ _SN thought that, for the honour of the house, an iquiry should take place. Sir H. PEEL said that no general rule could apply to these ...ases—each of which must be judged of upon its own merits. He did not think that the case of Newcastle was as strong as even that of Ipswich, and should therefore support the Mr. WY iue of the writ. Lord J. RUSSELL opposed the issue of the writ, on the ound of the necessity of putting a stop to the payment of tic y • division. the amendment of Mr. Hume was nega . Lived by a majority of 143 to 97. Mr. HUME then suggested to the house. that instead of • their time in this way occupied in discussions about it would be which it was not intended to suppress, it. once to repeal all the laws against bribery, and per :lectors to sell themselves as they pleased, and to allow io liked to purchase them. The vote the house had 3e to would countenance any bribery which might one writ was then agreed to. J. RUSSELL then moved for le ave to bring in a bill bribery and corruption in elections for m meber His aas representatives of the p eo p le in parliame.nt. s .)111, he said, did not propose to check briery by increased m eans of "allies, but rather to sto p it, by rendering the ' on more efficacious . His first proposition would tend an end to com promises, to effect which he peat roposed .at the parties asserting that bribery had taken plac any election, should give in a list of the persons whom they charged with receiving bribes. Those persons should be called upon to defend their votes, and unless they could do so, they should be disfranchised. H e also proposed that a power of giving indemnity, in certain cases, should be given to the election committee, where the parties had made full disclosures, and a power also of examining members, candidates, and their agents. He proposed also to prevent the concealment of bribery by the withdrawal of election petitions, and for this purpose his bill would give power to the committee to report to the house their belief that a compromise had taken place ; in which case the house would give them authority to pro ceed as if the petition had not been abandoned d if it should A solicitor should be appointed to conduct the in q uiry, be ascertained that bribery had taken place, the committee should have power to declare the election void, in the same manner as if the petition had been prosecuted by the parties. With respect to costs , he proposed that they should be visited upon the sitting member, if he should be proved, by himself or his agents, to have been guilty of bribery ; and in other cases, he should propose that they should be visited on the petitioners. When a petition should be presented, alleg ing extensive bribery, he proposed that it should be tried in the same manner as an election petition, with the aid of a solicitor. If bribery was very extensive in a borough, he proposed that it should be disfranchised ; but to do this, there was always difficulty in carrying the bill of disfranchise ment through parliament. He therefore proposed that the inquiry should be conducted by a committee formed of mem bers of both houses of parliament. He proposed that this committee should consist of seven or nine members —four from the Commons, and three from the Lords, or five from the Commons, and four from the Lords ; and that it should 'ded over by a peer, to be named by the crown for purpose. He further proposed that the bribery oath )uld be abolished, for it had no effect in putting a stop to ''le it too often superadded the crime of per . His last proposition was, that the payment of any money to electors, or any members of their family, whether as head-money, or whether under any other denomination, should be held and deemed to be bribery, whe ',ook place before or after the election. Sir R. PEEL supported the motion of the noble lord, being fully convinced that the proposed bill was a great improve ment on the bill of 1834, being much less encumbered, and more likely to prove effective. The noble lord, however, should take great care not to hold out temptations to candi dates, to throw the expense of those investigations on the 'lining to petition themselves, and getting an general allegation of bribery. The right ..iaronet stated a number of other difficulties to be ~.arded against in legislating upon this subject, and alluded to the unsatisfactory state of the law as respected treating and conveying electors to the poll. He anticipated, how ever, much from the ' - vic bill now introduced ; productive of much oe pres the practice, whi D that of briber ther it or to make good. After some observations from 'Mr. M.Thalt Mr. ROEBUCK suggested that hon. members should be obliged to give a list of the expenses they had incurred during the ele"tion to the committee, and to declare that they had would not pay any other. viscount SANDON apprehended that little would be gained by adopting the suggestion of the last speaker. It would prove a very inefficient check, if, indeed, a check at all ; as might appear from the circumstance which he would vouch for—namely, that his own election for Liverpool, when he was first returned, did not cost him a single shilling, and his expense at subsequent elections had not cost him more than £2OO or £3OO on each occasion. It might be worth while to consider whether it would not be better to stimulate the lower orders of people especially to attend and give their vote, which they often neglected to do for want of interest in the election, by determining that at each election every one who tendered his vote should be entitled to receive a sum, say 55., which, though not sufficient to influence a man to give a vote one way or other, for whig or tory, would have the effect of making him appear at the hustings, and render the representation of the place more respectable. As to the project of constituting a jurisdiction out of members of both houses, he foresaw it would have its inconveniencies, and he should prefer seeing an address moved and carried in that house to the Crown, praying that a special commission should be issued in all cases of elections, where prima facie bribery had been proved, to try the validity of the election by the common law. The trial of the election in this way would have a good effect in the town or county where the of fence was reported to have been committed. The public would learn in this way to consider bribery as a positive crime against society. not and Leave was then given to bring in the bill. Mr. Alderman HUMPHREY presented a petition from three hundred and sixty constituents against the proposed alteration in the import duty on boots and shoes. Mr. THORNELY presented a petition from two thousand six hundred inhabitants of Liverpool, in favour of an equali zation in the duties on colonial and foreign sugar ; also a petition from two hundred grocers and coffee dealers of the same town, praying for a reduction of the duties on foreign coffee and sugar ; and a petition from certain grocers of Preston, in Lancashire, to the same effect. Lord SANDON presented a petition from the ropemakers -.ninners of Liverpool, against the proposed reduc ' --. on foreign cordage. To lie on the table. proposed an equalization of the duties on I colonial timber, as an amendment to the duties - government. The hon. member contended duties were a great loss to the people of this coun .c they were of no use to Canada, and their utility to ipping interests was too inconsiderable to warrant :ge an exaction from the people of England, indepen itly of their being compelled to use an inferior timber. Sir H. DOUGLAS said he could not concur with the bon. and learned member who had ju st sat down in the opinion that no injury would be don e to Canada by his proposed equalization of the duty. Tha t colony which, in 1821, con sumed no more than 1,600,000 worth of the produce of this country, last year consumed upwards of 3,000,000, the greater part of which was paid for in timber. He could not concur in the object of the hon. and learned gentleman, which appeared to be to get rid of all differential duties, and to Place our colonies in all respects on the footing of inde pendent states. If they wanted an example of the advan tages arising from opening a trade, be referred them to the case of Indi a . H e would have the p oliticians and manufac turers of this country prize the colonial system, and keep it ° and above all, maintain the differential duties, which were'"sa the link to keep it together. I t was, as Adam Smith upoatttliling the colonies favours for the restriction s the y laid ttides I :ia , and affording them advantages over a nala g ous ar sitiou fi,.T 'markets of this country. He had tak en his po interests 0 41° protect the colonial system and the other into the quett a ti fenntry ; but he was perfectly willing to go relax them, to of the protective duties—to modify and each individual u lt. where sufficient protection was given to injuriously en other interests. and to see that it did not operate trade, do not let them interests. If they were to have a free ing and one-sided free have, as Mr. Clay had said, a blight elves dependent upent f rade, and do not let them make them nntrV, which luta withstood states. But the glories of this if the specious and fraudulent d aworld in arms, would be laid moved swas ever adopted. ith respect to the coloaurnlent system which was now P. M. STEwAter that the duty on colonial P reduced to 5s p er and the duty on foreign 355. and that the me asurement e of deal s f or th e pur ng duty be taken in Q with the re cnendation of the committee, of 18VrtnitY . supported the trade and Mr. GLA DSTONE, at considerable length, . -nrnent pr oposition, as most beneficial t o the to our 'me of this c ountry, without doin g any inj ury nd twin iced by t of charg —y, and which was 0 EEL thou IdttlicZs every colonies. a few w ords from Sir C. NAPIER, After Mr. HUME sa id the gover nment proposition w . ; respec t superior to those of Sir H. Douglas and Mr. Stew art, but he thought Mr. Roebuck's preferable to an Mr. F. T. BARING was not prepared to suppe/ of position of Mr. Roebuck, for he could not bring hlinse&o once to abolish those differential duties, in which so manat important interests were involved. He should give his so; port to the proposition of the government, which would give a lower differential duty than that which he had himself onsidered as absolutely ----- inous. n a di v ision the amendment of Mr. R o ebuck was nega d by a majorit of 2to 16. Sir H. DOUGLA y S then moved, as an amendment, that the ity upon timber be 30s instead of 25s the load, and the duty it the most important argumeni;n,is-.._ ..,u in the course of this debate was that of the gen tleman the member for Renfrewshire (Mr. P. 31. tuber there viz., that by the proposed change in the duty on timber 9 WO. would be a saving of .£93 in the building of a house of .Stecvart)— This, combined with the reduction of the duty on iron, w° uld be also conducive of great advantage to the shipping interest. (Hear.) The prop ose d a l terat i ons o f th e d u ty of timber had been received most favourably on the shores of the Baltic, Ind with regard to the importation of iron, though the pro )rietors of the mines of Silesia and the Rhenish provinces iad almost succeeded in extorting from their governments an ncrease of the duty on British-manufactured iron, yet be Sir R. Peel) was happy to say that that measure had been ispended in consequence of the publication of the proposed • tir;ff in this country. (Hear.) Under the circum creold not consent to any alteration of the mea- tbg jotospnien,t• rtCr taal(raS, f rom Mr. L ABOUCIMRE, Lord SAN , .AI ORNELY, the gaiter/ waa cicala for a di att vision, but none took place, and the amendment was with drawn. The rest of this schedule was agreed to. Adjourned. HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUESDAY. Lord KINNAIRD again asked to whom the distribution of the moneys was to be entrusted, to be collected in conse quence of the Queen's letter? The Duke of WELLINGTON said it was to be distributed by the manufacturing distress relief committee, which was appointed in, and bad been in existence since, the year 1825. The money already subscribed by her Majesty, and by her Majesty's servants, had been transferred to the committee, and the money sent to relieve the distress in Burnley was sent by that committee. The Earl of RADNOR moved for a return of all sums ad vanced by government for the relief of distress since 1826, and commented on the itnpolicy of the government in thus advancing money without the controul of parliament. Lord MONTEAGLE said the money was advanced from the civil contingencies, which were not appropriated when voted, their expenditure being left at the discretion of the treasury. In the following session, however, all sums thus advanced came before parliament, not as estimates, but as accounts of sums actually expended. The motion was agreed to. The report of the committee on the copyright bill was postponed until Tuesday.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. —TUESDAY. Lord ASHLEY moved for leave to bring in a bill to make regulations respecting the age and sex of persons admitted to work in mines and collieries. He grounded his bill upon a report made by a commission of inquiry moved by himself, and granted by her Majesty's late government, to whom he felt the warmest acknowledgements for so doing. The noble lord then entered at considerable length into the details of the evidence contained in the report, respecting the ages and sex of the persons employed, the terrible nature of their em ployment, the want of ventilation and drainage in the mines, and the revolting indecency and cruelties practised therein. He also dwelt forcibly on those portions of the evidence which displayed the injurious consequences this species of employment produced on the constitutions and cha racters of the female portion of the children employed, who were brought up in utter ignorance of all notions of morality and religion. It was melancholy enough that the male portion of those classes should be so degraded and de moralised, but thus to degrade and demoralis females was to poison the waters at thei r very source. I'lliblic reason, pub lic honour, public character, and, he rejoiced to say. public sympathy, called aloud for a remedy for such a state of things. He proposed to cut off at once some of the evils, and to leave the res t to future legislation. He proposed to ex clude females altogether from working in collieries. This plan had been adopted by Mr. Hulton, of Hulton, most ad -vantageously. He should next . propose to exclude all boys under 13 years of age, by which means they would enable the cotton manufactories to have a sufficient number of chil dren under 13 years of age to work at six hours' time, there being a great demand for the labour of young boys in the ' manufacturing districts. The system of inspection could not be adopted in the collieries as in cotton factories ; at least he would not like to go down as inspector, if the object of his visit should happen to be disagreeable to the gentle men below. He should next propose that none but males 21 years of age should be employed as engineers, or in the shaft-room of the engine-house. This he thought an indis pensable regulation to prevent accidents, it being at present the practice to employ children of nine or ten as engineers, who sometimes had to let down and draw up six persons at a time. The accidents arising from this system of employing children as engineers led to frequent and most appalling ac cidents. His fourth and last proposition related to ap prentices in these mines, who were sometimes bound for 12 years. In fact, no slavery in the West Indies was comparable to slavery such as that of these apprentices, who never had even Sunday as a holiday. He should not only propose that apprenticeships should be abolished, but that all existing ap prenticeship deeds should be cancelled. To justify a measure so strong as this, the noble lord stated some cases calculated to make one shudder at the cruelty to which those apprentices were sometimes exposed. The noble lord concluded an eloquent and impressive speech by moving for leave to bring in his bill. Mr. F. MAULE seconded the motion. Mr. LAMBTON thought the noble lord had done himself infinite creidt by his exertions to rescue this miserable class of individuals from their present miserable condition. He was happy to say that in the counties of Durham and North umberland no females were ever employed in those mines. Those counties were entirely free from all the more serious accusations which the noble lord had stated as applicable to mines in general. There were things , howe ver, in these counties which required investigation, for it was, in fact, ne cessary to protect children against the cupidity of their pa rents, who took them at an age much too early to work in the mines. Lord F. EGERTON believed that some exaggeration pre vailed in the descriptions of the work in some of these collie ries, and quoted the opinion of a medical gentleman, to the effect that it was necessary to commence the requisite train ing at twelve years of age, in order to become able-bodied colliers. It was, however, necessary for the legislature to interfere with respect to the employment of females, and also with respect to the morals of those classes. Sir J. GRAHAM said that Lord Ashley deserved the great est praise for the labour he had given to this subject, and gave his unqualified approbation to the proposal to exclude females from working in those mines, He should, how ever, reserve his opinion as the age at which boys should be employed. After some further discussion, leave was given to bring in the bill. The house then resolved itself into committee on the new tariff. On arriving at the part of the schedule relating to the duty on foreign shoes, Mr. G. PALMER moved that a duty of 20s be substituted for 12s on every dozen pairs of foreign shoes imported. After some discussion, in the course of which it was con tended that the reduction of duty from 2s 6d to is a pair would be injurious to working shoemakers, who could not in this country live as cheap as their foreign competitors could abroad, the house divided, and Mr. Palmer's motion was negatived by a majority of 148 to 36. A discussion of some length took place on the proposition of a duty of 10 per cent. on cotton manufactures, in the course of which Mr. MANGLES moved that the proposed 5 per cent. on blast India musline should be reduced to 34 per cent. Some observations of Mr. COBDEN, on the effect of the corn laws on our manufactures, led to a discussion on the principles of free trade generally, and gave rise to an ani mated personal attack by Mr. Ferrand on Dr. Bowring, al leging that when sent to the Continent by the late govern ment, to make inquiries respecting the working of free trade in Switzerland, he would only take evidence which suited his own opinions. This caused an angry altercation, which Lord Stanley attempted vainly to check as most unprofitable, and calculated to interfere most materially with the progress of public business. Mr. BROTHERTON next tried t o sto p this angry discussion by moving the adjournment of the debate. Mr. WALLACE seconded the motion, and, being much in terrupted, complained that there was no one present with authority sufficient to control the house. (Sir R. Peel was absent.) He also complained that the greater rtion of the interruption proceeded from the nearest relat p iv o e of Sir R. Peel ; but he :(Mr. Wallace) was not to be bullied by any one. This expression renewed the uproar, and Mr. WALL ACE forthwith apologised for its use to the house. He was not conscious that he used the word; but, though he apologised to the house, he would not do so to any individual. Colonel PEEL said there was no member of the house for whose opinion of his (Mr. Peel's) conduct he cared less than be did for that of the hon. member. Mr. C. BULLER said it was evident when the cat was out the mice would play, and thus it was that they were unable to make any progress with the tariff that evening. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER also tried to put a stop to the personal discussions which were taking place, and ultimately Mr. Brotherton agreed to withdraw his motion for the adjournment, provided they at once proceeded to di vide upon the proposition of Mr. Mangles. Mr. COBDEN said he should move tbat the Chairman should report progress, for he did not think the house was in a tone or temper to discuss anything. The committee divided on the question, which was nega tived by a majority of 156 to 36. Mr. HUME then moved that the Chairman should leave the chair. Lord STANLEY charged the opposition with a wish to ob struct the tariff by thus moving adjournments, and expressed a hope that the country would perceive to whom the blame was to be attributed. Mr. W. S. O'BRIEN said the whole blame was attributable to Mr. Ferrand. Mr. HUME said the fault was in some measure attributa ble to the chairman, who should have put a stop to those ir regular discussions. Again a scene of excitement ensued. Ultimately it was arranged that Mr. Hume's motion should be negatived, and that the chairman should report progress. Thus no progress was made with the tariff from the com mencement of the discussion, (if such it could be called,) on cotton goods. The orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY. Some discussion and a division took place on the Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Bill, which was afterwards considered in committee. Mr. REDINGTON moved the second reading of the Sudbury Disfranchisement Bill, which was agreed to. The house then went into committee on the Customs Act. when Mr. MANGLES proposed an amendment to the effect that the duty on India cottons be reduced to three and a half per cent., which was lost by a majority of 56 to 42. Mr. S. WORTLEY contended that the proposed duties on damasks and diapers would, in his opinion, be injurious to the hand-loom weavers, but after a short discussion they were agreed to. Dr. BowitiNG proposed that cotton wool be imported at ld per pound. Mr. M. PHILIPS supported the amendment. M . GLADSTON E admitted the force of the arguments of the two hon. gentlemen who had sat down, but resisted the amendment, on the ground that unless her Majesty's Go vernment were prepared with new financial measures they cou ld not lose a sum of £600,000 by voting a reduction on this important item. the amendment was lost b y a Aft e r some discussion , majority of 97 to 44. Mr. C. WOOD moved as an amendment, that the duty on the import of sheep and lambs' wool be reduced to ls . . per cwt., and contended that the only remedy for the decl of the woollen manufactures would be a reduction of the duty on the raw material. Mr. BECKETT confirmed the statements made by Mr. C. Wood, and said be should support the amendment. Mr. GLADSTONE said that in the absence of the right hon. be baronet at the head of her Majesty's government he could assure the house that the duties mentioned had received the oilsad greatest attention possible, and that as soon as the state . of the,,i finances would allow it they considered that a reduction Afterl22 to of great benefit. But, however, the woollen manu facturerhad not been forgotten, as the reduction on vegetable ( 1 7e-stuffs would be of great benefit to him. thereof, be r'elrutebtrng c rime further discussion, the amendment was lost by The amendment was o one lar a M b r s . 7 G ,; (3 \4 ol r • Woon moved that the import of sheep and disposedouse having of,tafdas negatived e th sh e i v l a io lu g e p o e f r o c n w e t. shilling the pound we T re heh 96 to 47. after a short discussion by r.?s:med, the other orders of the day to house adjourned. FATAL ACCIDENT AT K gentleman at Kilbirnie on Wednesday last, tst, which has been attended —An accident occurred wß i o t b h e t r b t e D l o os b s ie o , f a tw y o ou li i v lg es g . The particulars are as follows : of 13 or 14 years of age, youngest son of James Dobie, Es n nied by a servant named Anderson, writer ' I liad been attending the Beith, accompa nied way h g the of Kilbirnie, and left that tow' wards, between six and seven o'cloei % I evening, both mounted on one horse. To save a little distance and time in cross the river going round by a bridge, they resolved to taa " then somewhat swollen, at Kirkland h G a a d r ndoocuke, in the morning. In crossing, the horse, as they way or other, missed its footing and stumbled, N ,; ie l some riders were thrown off, swept away by the current, and b°th rished. The body of Anderson was subsequently found, a mile down the stream from the fatal spot, but that - o 'f Mr. Dobie has not yet, we believe, been recovered. The horse was got out in safety. Paisley Advertiser. INDIA We gave in our last full details of the intelligence brought by the overland mail from India. We now supply the de spatches of Generals Sale and Pollock, dtscribing the vic- tories they ha. severally achieved troved, and withdrew the regiment. At this time the whole mob of the city was collected and the house in flames. The jemidar of chuprasses told Sir A. Burnes that there was a re port of a regiment having come to assist him. He was going up to the top of the house; to look, and had got half away, when he met an Affghan, who said he had been looking about, and that there was not the least sign of a regiment ; my mas ter then turned back, and remarked there was no chance of assistance coming either from cantonments or the King. A Mussulman, a Cashmeree, came forward and said, if your brother and chuprasses cease firing on the mob, I swear by the Koran, that I will take you safe through the kirkce of the garden to the chandoul, the fort of the Kuzzilhashes ; the firing ceased, and Sir A. Burnes agreed to accompany him, and for sake of disguise to put on a chogha and longee. The moment he came out of the door a few paces with the Cash meree, this wretch called out, this is Sikundur Burnes ! He was rushed upon by hundreds, and cut to pieces with their knives. His brother, Captain Burnes, came out with him, and was killed before Sir Alexander ; Captain Broadfoot was shot some time before, in the house, and expired in half an hour. There was a guard of one havildar, one naik and 12 sepahis ; they were all killed early in the affair ; all the Hin doostanees except myself were killed ; his sidar bearer, who is now with me, escaped as was at home ; I got away by hav ing an Affghan dress ; all the Affghan servants deserted ; I got into cantonments, after being hid two days in a shop. Sir Alexander forbade the Sepoys and others firing on the people, until they set fire to the gates." " Jellalabad, April 7. " Sir,—lnformation was on the evening of the sth instant brought into this place, in the most positive and circum stantial terms, from spies in the enemy's camp, to the effect that the force under Major-General Pollock, C. 8., had met with a reverse in the Khyber, and retraced their steps to wards Peshawur, and about ten p.m. on the 6th a feit-de joie and salute of artillery was fired by Mahomed Akbur, which was said to be in honour of the event. It was on the same day, and through similar channels, announced to me that the Affghans were sending reinforcements to aid in de fending the frontier passes. Although I could not wholly de pend upon these statements, which were improbable in them selves, and accompanied by counter reports of another revo lution at Cabool, which was assigned by some as the cause of the rejoicing at the defeat of the Affghans in Khyber, and by one account of the intended and even actual retreat of the Sirdar to Lughman, I came, on a full consideration of the various circumstances and rumours, to the resolution of anticipating the last-mentioned event by a general attack on the Affghan camp, in the hopes of relieving the place from blockade, and facilitating General Pollock's advance. I ac cordingly gave directions to form three columns of infantry, the centre consisting of the 13th Light Infantry, 500 rank and file, under Colonel Dennie, C.B. ; the left, of the Isth N. 1., 500 rank and file, under Lieutenant-Colonel Mon teith, C.B. ; and the right, of a company of the 13th Light Infantry. another of the 35th Native Infantry, and the de tachment of Sappers and Miners under Lieutenant Orr, the severity of Captain Broadfoot's wound still rendering him non-effective ; the whole 360 strong, commanded by Captain Havelock, her Majesty's 12th Light Infantry. These were to be supported by the fire of the guns of No. 6 Light Field Battery, under Captain Abbott, to which Captain Back house, S. S. Artillery, was also attached, and by the whole of my small cavalry force under Captain Oldfield and Lieut. Mayne. The troops issued from the Cabool and Peshawur gate at daylight this morning. So far from the Sirdar having made dispositions to avoid the encounter, the whole force, not falling short in all of 6,000 men, was formed in order of battle for the defence of his camp ; the right resting on a fort, its left on the Cabool river, and the ruined works within 800 yards of the place were filled with Ghilzie marks men, recently repaired for stout resistance. The attack was led by the skirmishers and column under Captain Havelock, which drove the enemy in the most satisfactory manner from the extreme left of his advanced line of works, which it pierced at once, and proceeded to advance into the plain, whilst the central column directed its efforts against a square fort, the defence of which was obstinately maintained. With the deepest regret I have to mention that, whilst leading his regiment to the assault, Col. Dennie, C. 8., of her Majesty's 13th Light Infantry, received a shot through the body, which shortly after proved fatal. The rear of this work having been gained by passing to its left, I gave orders for a combined attack on the enemy's camp. It was in every way brilliant and successful. The artillery advanced at the gal lop, and directed a heavy fire on the Affghan centre, whilst two of the columns of infantry penetrated his line at the same point, and the third drove his left hack from its sup port on the river, into the stream of which some of his horse and foot were forced. The Affghans made repeated attempts to check our advance by a smart fire of musketry, and throwing forward heavy bodies of horse, which twice closely threatened the troops under Captain Havelock, and by open ing against us three guns from a battery screened by a gar den wall, and said to have been served under the personal superintendence of the Sirdar ; but in a short time they were dislodged from every point of their position, their can non taken, and their camp involved in a general conflagra tion. The battle was over, and the enemy in full retreat in the direction of Lughman about seven p.m. We have made ourselves masters of two cavalry standards, recaptured four guns lost by the Cabool and Gundamuck forces, the resto- BY THE QUEEN.—A PROCLAMATION. ration of which to our government is received by the force VICTORIA, R. with much honest exultation ; and destroyed the whole of Whereas it has been represented unto us that great quan the enemy's tents. In short the defeat of Mahomed Akhbar titres of the gold coin of this realm deficient in weight are by the force which he boasted of blockading, has been, in now in circulation, contrary to the tenor of two proclama the open field, complete and signal. The fall of air officer so tions issued—one by his late Royal Highness George Prince distinguished as Colonel Dennie will be felt as a public cala- Regent, in the name and on the behalf of his late Majesty mity. Lamenting it in every way, I must share with his King George the Third, bearing date the first of July, one country. his regiment, anti his friends, in the consolation thousand eight hundred and seventeen, and the other issued afforded by the reflection that he was killed, most gallantly by his late Majesty King George the Fourth, bearing date performing his duty. I have to express my entire satisfac- h tion with the conduct on this occasio n of Lieutenant-Colonel one thousand eight h undred and twenty-one the sixth Monteith, C. 8., commanding one of the infantr y columns t ixth o ; f a ndFebruary, there being reason to believe that due atten tion is not paid to the weighing of the said gold coin, and the under my own eye • of Captain Wilkinson , on whom the directions g iven in the acts of p arliament now in force with charge of the other devolved on the death of his Lieutenant- respect to the cutting, breaking, or defacing such pieces Colonel ; of Captain Oldfield and Lieutenant Mayne, who thereof as are found to be of less weight than those declared led the cavalry ; and of Captains Abbott and Backhouse, and by the last of the aforesaid proclamations to be current, and Lieutenant Davis, artillery. The able and judicious manner to pass and be received in payment ' • we do by this our royal in which Captain Havelock mo ved the force under his corn- proclamation declare and command that from and after the mand, which acted on a line so distant as to render the ma- date hereof every gold sovereign of less weight than five pen noeuvres independent of my immediate controul, demands fl y-weights two grains and a half, and every gold half-sove my particular and separate commendation. My acknow- reign of less weight than two penny-weights thirteen grains ledgments are also especially due to Captain Wade, my and one-eighth, be not allowed to be current or pass in any Brigade-Major, whose exertions on this day were, as they payment whatsoever. And we do hereby strictly require and have ever been, most meritorious.- To Major Fraser, of the command all our loving subjects, and particularly all the Light Cavalry, who acted as my Aid-de-Camp ; and to Cap- officers, collectors, and receivers of our revenues, strictly to tarn Mainwaring, Commisseriat officer of the force, who was conform to the orders hereby given, and to the directions and present and active in the field; Captain Macgregor, political regu lations enacted and established in the several acts of agent, handsomely offerel his services with No. 6 Light parliament now in force with respect to the cutting, breaking, Field Battery, and was most useful in serving the guns ; and defacing such pieces of the said gold coin as shall be Lieutenant and Adjutant Wood, her Majesty's 13th Light found deficient in weight. And we do hereby further ordain, Infantry, made a dash at one of the enemy, sovereigns and, in cutting declare, half him down, his charger was so seriously injured as to have and command, that the said gold soverei g ns and ns of the weights last above described shall pass and been since destroyed. Captain Havelock reports in the most be received as current and lawful money of the United King favourable manner the gallant conduct of Lieutenant Cox, dons of Great Britain and Ireland, every such sovereign as her Majesty's 13th Light Infantry, who was the first to of the value of twenty shillings, and every such half-sove ize the enemy's guns after the party which captured them. reign as of the value of ten shillings, in all payments what " I have the honour to be, &c., " R. SALE, Major-General." THE ATTEMPT TO SHOOT THE QUEEN A privy council was held,at Buckingham Palace on Friday, at which her Majesty presided. The cabinet ministers, great officers of the household, and several other privy councillors, were in attendance. At the council, the Archbishop of Canterbury was requested to prepare a form of prayer to Almighty God for his provi dence in safely preserving her Majesty from the attempt of an assassin to take her life. The following has since ap peared : " THANKSGIVING PRAYER. " A form of prayer and thanksgiving to Almighty God, for his late merciful preservation of the . Queen from the atro cious and treasonable attempt against her sacred person, on Monday, the 30th of May, 1842. To be used at morn ing and, evening service, after the general thanksgiving, in all churches and chapels throughout England and Wales, and the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, on Sunday, the sth of this instant June, or so soon as the ministers thereof shall receive the same ; and to be continued for thirty days afterwards. " Almighty and everlasting God, Creator and Governor of the world, who by thy graciou s providence has oftentimes preserved thy chosen servants, the sovereigns whom thou bast set over us, from the malice of wicked men ; we offer unto thee our humble and hearty thanksgivings for thy great mercy now again vouchsafed to us, in frustrating the late traitorous attempt on the life of our Sovereign Lady Queen Victoria. " Continue, we beseech thee, 0 merciful Lord, thy watch ful care over her. Be thou her shield and defence against the devices of secret treason, and the assaults of open violence. Extend thy gracious protection to the Prince her Consort, the Prince of Wales, and the whole Royal Family. Direct and prosper her counsels, and so guide and support her by thy Holy Spirit, that evermore trusting in thee, she may faithfully govern thy people committed to her charge, to their good, and to the glory of thy holy name. " And to us and all her subjects, 0 Lord, impart such a measure of thy grace, that, under a deep and lasting sense of thy manifold mercy, we may show forth our thankfulness unto thee, by loyal attachment to our Sovereign, and dutiful obedience to all thy commandments. " Give ear, we beseech thee, 0 merciful Father, to these our supplications and prayers, which we humbly offer before thee, in the name, and through the mediation of, Jesus Christ, our only Saviour and Redeemer. Amen." soever. Given at our court at Buckingham Palace, this third day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-two, and in the fifth year of our reign. God save the Queen. " Camp, Sulla Chunee, near Ali Musjid, April 6,1842. " Sir,—lt is with feelings of gratification i have the ho nour to report, for the information of the Right Hon. the Governor-General in council, the following detail of opera tions undertaken and carried into effect against the Afree dc On the subject of this proclamation the London Times of yesterday has the following observations : Js : The p roclamation published in yesterday's Gazette about " Yesterday morning , at half - pas t three, the troops were the light coinage has created a considerable sensation inove- the under arms, the camp struck , and according t o arran g ements city. T he bankers have already been weighing every s previously made, the treasure, ammunition, and baggage reign singly for two days, and to-day the shopkeepers are placed on the road leading from Jurnrood towards the en- beginning to act on the same principle, so that no light sore trance of the Whyber Pass. The enemy had for some days reign will pass as current. Much, of course, is said of the appeared in great numbers at the mouth of the pass , which loss which the holders will incur by they had fortified with a strong breast-work of stones and sovereigns reduced from the nominal to the bullion value ; bushes. The hills on the right and left were rocky and pre- but the general impression is that the evil of a light coinage cipitous, presenting great natural obstacles to the ascent of suddenly having their had reached such a pitch that it was necessary some remedy, troops. To gain the summit of these heights, defended as they were by a numerous body of the enemy, was an under- For some time the bankers have been unable to refuse past taking of considerable difficulty. even if a violent one, should be taken to arrest its progress. to take light coinage, lest they should offend their customers, " The columns destined to accomplish this most important and the consequence was, that they were encumbered with a object moved off simultaneously with the main column in- quantity of coin which was inadmissible at the Bank of tended to assault the entrance, but were compelled to make England. A similar difficulty occurred at the Stamp and a considerable detour to the right and left to enable them to other revenue offices, and the complaints of individuals who, commence the ascent. having a coin that was considered a legal tender in all tran " The right column, consisting of 4 companies of her Majesty's 9th Foot, 4 companies of the 2 6 th Native Infantr sactions of business , co uld not pass it at Somerset-house, y, were often repeated. B y the p roclamation, at least, the and 4 companies of the 6th Native Infantry, under the corn anomaly is put an end to according to which a coin which wand of Lieutenant-Colonel Taylor, of her Majesty's 9th was currency between man and man was not currency Foot, and Major Anderson, of the 64th Regiment of Native with respect to payments to the government. Much Infantry. inconvenience, of course, arises at the first from the money "The left column, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel being slowly weighed at the bankers, and the public having Moselty and Major Huish, consisting of 4 companies of her a considerable quantity of coin forced back upon their hands, Majesty 9th Foot, 4 companies of the 26th Native Infantry, but this inconvenience will, it is expected, have its attendant 4 companies of the 64th Native Infantry, and 400 Jezailchees, goo d, an d the vigilance which those who receive gold coin commenced the ascent, led by Captain Ferris. Regiment of will be found to exercise in their own defence will prove a Jezailchees. Both columns, after considerable opposition, serious check to the practice of " sweating," which has de which they overcame in the most gallant style, succeeded in teriorated the coin to a great extent. That there is much routing the enemy and gaining possession of the crest of the dissatisfaction on the subject is, of course, necessary, in a hills on either side ; while the flanking columns were in pro- matter which will entail a loss on so many of the holders of press on the heights, I ordered Captain Alexander, in corn- gold coin, and among other complaints is one that an office wand of the Artillery, to place the guns in position, and to has not been formally appointed to take the sovereigns at throw shrapnell among the e nemy w h en o pportunity offered, bullion value—a complaint which is founded on the belief, which assisted much in their discomforture, As Lieutenant- that the holders of light sovereigns will be driven to the Colonel Taylor, from the opposition he had met with, and bullion merchants, who would, of course, pay only such a the extremely difficult nature of the ground, was some time price as would allow a profit to themselves, and thus the in reaching the summit of the hill on the right, I detached a holder would sustain a further loss, in addition to that party (Grenadiers of her Majesty's 9th Foot, and 6th Corn- created by the difference between the nominal and the bullion pany of the 53d Native Infantry), under the command of value of the coin. However, the fact that the mint is ready Brigadier Wild, to assault it in front ;it was, however, so to coin all bullion that is taken to them would seem sufficient extremely steep near the top, that, notwithstanding the un- to obviate all alarm of that sort. daunted gallantry of the officers and men, they were unable to gain a foating on the summit, and I regret to say the enemy were enabled to throw stones with fatal effect upon some of the leading Grenadiers of the 9th Foot. Finding the heights in our possession, I now advanced the main column to the mouth of the pass, and commenced destroying the barrier which the enemy had evacuated on perceiving their position was turned, a portion of the right and left columns being left to keep the heights under the command of Lieu-, tenant-Colonel Mosely and Major Anderson, respectively. Major Huish and Lieutenant-Colonel Taylor continued their advance to crown the hills in front and on each side, which were covered with the enemy, who appeared determined to contest every inch of the ground, but nothing could resist the gallantry of our troops, who carried everything before them. A position of considerable strength above the bridge now re mained to be carried, and again the Jezailchees were conspi cuous in forcing the enemy to relinquish their strong holds. Crowning parties having taken possession of their heights, all opposition on the part of the enemy may be said to have ceased, as no large body of them has since come in sight. The nature of the arrangements made for the protection of the baggage will he best understood when I state that not a single baggage animal has fallen into the hands of the enemy " I have the honour to be, &c., " G. POLLOCK, Major-General." DEATH OF SIR ALEXANDER BURNES Subjoined will be found a melancholy narrative, the only trustworthy one very probably we shall ever have of the murder of Sir Alexander Burnes , f urnished b y a native ser vant who witnessed in person the matter he professes to de scribe. It has every appearance of truthfulness ; and for our own part we have no hesitation in attaching to it the fullest credence. It is melancholy to think that Sir Alexander and his brother perished from treachery such as this ; and that they might have been saved had they retired in time to the cantonments, and not pressed it too strictly to be their duty to remain where they were:— " As you must be deeply concerned to learn any details of the event which led to the death of the late lamented Sir Alexander Burnes and his brother at Cabool, I do myself the honour to forward you the deposition of Bowh Singh, lately a chuprassee in Sir Alexander's service, who was an eye wit ness of the events which terminated so fatally ; he was a faithful servant, and his statement may, I conceive, be fully relied on. FEMALE AND INFANT LABOUR IN MINES. - LORD ASHLEY'S BILL. DEPOSITION OF BOWH SINGH. was duly informed by his Aff hanSirer v ants previous to his mur d er , that there was sthe Alexander day Burnes a stir in the city, and that, if he remained in it, his life be in danger ; they told him he had better go to the canton ments ; this he declined doing, giving as his reason that Aff g hans never received any injuryfrom him, but on the te contrary, he had done much for them, andthat sure they would never injure hi m. " On the day of the murder, as early as three o'clock in the morning, a co sid ( Wulle e Mahnra e-ci) came on duty outside ; he said, a and inform to me, I was ' ---es im mediately, that there is a tumult in theit your e, master y, and that the merchants are removing their goods and valuables from the shops.' " I knew what my master bad said on this subject • ect the day before, so did not like awakening him, but put on m an d went into the char chouk ; here I met the Wuz ; eye crlupras Nuza mut Dowlah going towards m y master's house I imme diately returne d with him, and on our arrival awoke him, when my mas ter dressed quickly, and went to the wuzeer and talked with him sometime ; the wuzeer endeavoured to induce him to go immediately into cantonments, assuring him it was not safe to remain in the cit h Y ; -e, however, per si,ted in remaining, saying, ' If I go, the Affghans will say I was afraid, Na ran away, --he, however, sent a note to Sir William M`Naghten by Wullee Mahomed. " A chobdar came from the King to call the wuzeer, who asked and obtained permission to go ; at the door the wuzeer said to Sir Alexander Burnes, ' hy, ou see already that some of Ameer Oola'n Khan's peo W ha plehave collected to attack you ; if you will allow me, I shall disperse them.' He, Sir A. Burnes, said, ' No, the King has sent for you, go to him without delay.' The wuzeer accordingly mounted his horse, and went away. The house gates were then closed, and were in a little while surrounded by Ameer Oolah Khan and his people. Hydur Khan, the late Kot%val of the city, who m Sir Alexander Burnes had turned out of office, brought fuel from the humam on the opposite side of the street, and set fire to the gates. The wuzeer shortly returned from the Bella His sar with one of the King's pul tuns ; on seeing the gates on parently for tire, and the immense crowd abou t, be took It ap e d granted that Sir A. Burnes had eit her escaped, or been es (From the Morning Herald.) The horrible enormities perpetrated on female and infant labour in mines are no longer to be endured ; the merest pe rusal of the report and evidence of the commission of in quiry into this division of female and children employment settled that fact. Lord Ashley was the author of that com mission ; he last night gave evidence that the public will should be obeyed, and that the labours of the commission should not be resultless of good. Nature will be no longer outraged in the mines of England, and to Lord Ashley will be due the credit of saving the country from the future disgrace of the scandalous barbarities enacted therein, and the demoralising consequences. Lord Ashley commences the purgation of these brutalities by properly calling on the legislature to prohibit the employ ment of females in mining operations ; to exclude therefrom all youthful male labour under the age of 13 ; to limit engine work to adult labour ; and to prevent future and release present apprenticeship in mines. These are most proper provisions as a commencement, for they can be nothing more than means of putting down at once the most crying atrocities of mining labour. The fe male sex cannot, it is certain, be saved from the most dis gusting and brutalising impurity if they are allowed to work in mines ; if English women are to be protected in the at tributes of their sex, they must be kept on the surface of the earth, The women are worse than the men, was the forcible expression of one of the witnesses recorded in the report ; the only way to make them better, and through their improve ment to civilise the other sex, and give to children the bene fits of parents, is to exclude them from the cause of their deterioration and demoralisation. The restriction of male infant labour to children upwards of thirteen years is most humane; it is absolutely necessary, because the legal inspection of mines is a hopeless experiment; it is necessary, moreover, to protect the physical development of the youth whose lots are cast in colliery distric for ts, the such as those described in the report—which, happily credit of the country, are not the great mining districts of England, but are chiefly the land sale mines of the inland counties. The limitation, too, of engine work to ma adults is past indis htful accidents, and ear pensable for the protection of youth from labour far y their strength, from the most fr i g depravity. The law of apprenticeship generally is a subject which requires revision and amendment; but that which is terme st d a pprenticeship in mines is, in reality, bond age of the mo horribly cruel description—worse than Brazilian slavery, or Russian serfage ; it cannot be amended ; it mu b wholly destroyed, not only for the fut ure, but its present veictims— too frequently sent from union workhouses, by direction of the poor law guardians, and under the sanction of the poor law commissioners—must be emancipated. Jt is impossible to peruse the blue books without corning to Lord Ashley's conclusion, that mining apprenticeship cannot be improved, but must at once be terminated, and wholly put an end to. Lord Ashley's calm, earnest, and impressive address was listend to by the house with eager attention. Ile had the sympathies of his auditory, as he will have the applause of his readers, and, what is far more valuable, the approbation of his own conscience. There are no difficulties in his path save those which will be easily overcome by so resolute, yet so conciliatins• a tactician as his lordship. We rejoice in the prospect of the noble lord's success for the sake of the mining sufferers, and still more for the certainty that success in their cause will increase Lor d Ashley's power to do good in those other departments of the same great cause in which opponents are more influential, fallacies and sophistries more powerful, and obstacles more formidable. Further reports from the children's employ ment commis sion will give Lord Ashley further employment in other divisions of infant labour. If, then, there be one legislator who is more to be envied than another for his cause, his energy, his prudence, his skil l, and his motives, he is the good Lord Ashley. THE Bis Hoy OF LICHFIELD.-11 , :e are happy to state that this excellent prelate has so much improved in health, that he has been able to leave London. CLO S ING OF THE BOSPHORUS AND DARDANELLES.— A letter has been received at Lloyd's from the Admiralty, enclosing a despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Constan tinople, Sir Stratford Canning, announcing the closing of the Dardanelles and Bosphorus to merchant steam-vessels after sunset. MISCELLANEOUS. inan lost his life The following is an authentic statement of the produce of each day at this memorable sale : The Ist day's sale, on 25th April last, consisting of 181 lots, and 719 vols., produced £496 0 0 The 2d day, 26th April, 180 lots, 849 v 015..... 360 0 0 The 3d day, 27th April, 204 lots, 1,590 v 015... 599 10 0 The 4th day, 28th April, 181 lots, 1,138 v 015... 497 2 0 The sth day, 29th April, 249 lots, 2,548 v 015... 404 18 6 The 6th day, 30th April, 160 lots, 294 v 015..... 1,619 18 0 The 7th day, 2d May The Bth day, 3d May The first six days' sale consisted of books and manuscripts. The 9th day, 4th May, consisting of coins and medals of all countries, in gold, silver, copper. brass, &c., 164 lots, 2,833 pieces The 10th day, sth May, ditto, ditto, 156 lots, 1,629 pieces The 11th day, 6th May, consisting of pictures, drawings, the pi g by collection of miniatures, Sevres porcelaine, and service of plate, &C , 160 lots The 12th day, 7th May, specimens of rare and curious china of almost every age and coun try, ancient Venetian glass, &c., 147 lots.. , . The 13th day, 9th May, the matchless collection of cabinet pictures and drawings in the tri bune, 122 lots 1,254 18 9 The 14th day, 10th May, ditto, ditto, 108 lots 1,921 18 6 The 13th day, 11th May, ditto ditto, 121 lots,. 2,221 14 6 The 16th day, 12th May, decorative furniture, old Raphael or Faenza ware, relics, &c., 139 1,271 18 3 lots The 17th day, 13th May, china, and bronzes, antique furniture, &c., 117 lots The 18th day, 14th May, china, pictures, minia tures, &c., 173 lots . The 12th day, 16th May, armour, bronzes, china ware, models, &c., 105 lots 1,573 19 0 The 20th day, 17th May, the interesting pic tures of the library, Holbein chamber, and great north bedchamber, &c., 123 lots ..... The 21st day, 18th May, the valuable collection of of pictures in the round tower, the refectory, the round drawing-room, the long gallery and waiting-room, &c., 118 lots The 22d day, 19th May, pictures and drawings, &c., 128 lots . 623 14 6 The 23d day, 20th May, the fine antique fur niture and valuables of the circular drawing room and the long gallery, including the splendid bust of Vespasian, the marble eagle, rare Faenza or Raphael's ware, bronzes, &c , 121 lots The 24th day, 21st May, the splendid stained glass throughout Strawberry-hill, furniture, chimney-pieces, fittings, &c., 130 lots 440 8 0 563 12 0 648 15 6 331 1 0 2,450 2 0 4,921 13 6 £29,615 8 9 The queition of Mr. Blundell of Ince's bequest of £l5OOO to he applied to the use of Roman Catholic priests in and near London. is to be argued before the vice-chancellor on Friday next. It comes before the court in consequence of the ap pointed trustee having died in the testator's FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Sunday morning last a most mel ancholy circumstance occurred in this town : three young men were drowned in Lough Gill, nearly opposite to Mr. Martin,s boat-house. The names of the deceased were Murrigan, White, and Conolly. One young man named Malley who was in the boat along with them, escaped. The circumstances, as detailed ip evidence before the coroner, Mr. Alexander Burrows, were as follow :—The deceased persons along with Malley, the survivor, spent the previous night out of their own houses, in one of those nests of infamy which abound about Barrack-hill. They were all drinking, although they had taken the medal, and, after leaving a man's house of the name of Sinnott, a row between them and some other persons occurred in another house. A man named Curran in the quarrel was stabbed, it is said, by one Arm strong, a cooper. The watchman then interfered, and Curran was removed to the infirmary, where he lies at present dangerously ill, and Armstrong was taken to the watch-house. Murrigan, White, Conolly, and Maley escaped, and went as far as John Meehan's, at the river side, where they knocked and asked for drink, but were not admitted. They after wards met a boatman named M'Carric, whom they asked for a boat, who gave them one. They were all drunk. At this it was just break of day ; and for what occurred after this we arc, of course, dependent on the statement of Malley the survivor. He says that he had only drank one glass of cor dial, but that White was quite drunk. He says Murrigan was not drunk, that White stood up in th b e oat and shook it from side to side , an d he, Malley, spoke to Murrigan to put White on shore. Murrigan replied the that hace, e would, boat at Mr. Martin's boat-house. When near pl the was directed towards the shore, and White stood up in the boat, which, being overbalanced, upset and turned over. Malley says he swam to another boat, and having got in, raised a seat, and sculled over to where the boat was upset. He did his utmost to save some of the deceased, but, failing in his attempt, an d being quite exhausted, he made for the shore. On reaching it, he lay unable to move for nearly half an hour, and threw up a large quantity of water. He afterwards, without meeting any person returned home, and sent his brother to tell the friends of the deceased persons what had happened Malley was arrested by the constabu lary, and committed to the county prison, but on Thursday was released, on giving in bail.—Sligo Journal. FATAL ACCIDENT. — We regret to state than an accident accurred on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, on Monday week, at the Cowlairs station, by which a young EMIGRATION. —The number of emigrants who have left the port of Galway this year. and the season is not yet over, amounts to no less than 1,130. A. vessel sailed from thence on Friday for Quebec, with 186 passengers on board. The legal expenses incurred in prosecuting post-office criminals amounted last year to above £10,000: and it is calculated that property, consisting of money, jewellery, &c., amounting to above £50,000 was lost in passing throtwh the post-office during that period, MASTER JONES.—The boy Jones, whose repeated intru sions into Buckingham Palace excited so much attention in England some months since, has arrived as an emigrant by the Diamond, the Government having availed themselves of this plan to rid themselves effectually of the presence of a youth whom no precaution they could take sufficed to ex clude from the presence of royalty.—Murray4 Australian Review of Dec. 3. PROSPECTS OE THE AnvEsT.—The accounts from the provinces of Ireland augur most favourably for the agricul turists. The corn crops throughout large districts of Limerick, Cork, Clare, and Galway, are represented as being in a very forward state, that several fields of wheat are already running into ear. On Wednesday a large field of meadow hay was cut down near Lougrea. The Tipperary Free Press remarks—" The present broken weather, fluctu ating between copious showers and glowing sunshine, is peculiarly favourable. The spring corn is coming up with great vigour and freshness. Potato planting and turnip sowing are proceeding favourably. Never was the land in finer heart. C onion s FACT.—In a gentleman's garden near this town where there are several throstle nests, the birds were annoy ed on W ednesday by the prowlings of a stable cat, when three of them simultaneously attacked the intruder, screaming their musical war-cry at the top of their throats, and pecking at him with all their might. The cat, though a torn, was so alarmed at this onset of the little feathered champions, that he retreated to his lair in the stable, pursued by the clamorous victors to the very door. They darted their beaks at him with such ferocity, that the servants who beheld the affray were afraid they would peck his eyes out ; and poor Grimal kin, cowed and discomfitted, slunk into the stable with his tail between his legs, whilst the three conquerors whistled a song of triumph over him, from a branch that hung over the yard.—Halifax Guardian. PLEASING TRAIT.—An incident occurred on board the Viscount Sandon, which sailed on Wednesday from Graves end with the last detachment of the gallant 9th Lancers on board, which deserves record. It is thus described in the United Service Gazette:—" A volunteer from the 15th Hus sars, named Fane, had recently married; his parting from his wife was so painfully affecting that his comrades clubbed amongst themselves and raised the funds requisite to defray the expense of her passage to Bengal, rather than sever her from her husband. This generous act came to the knowledge of the owner of the Beulau, Mr. Laidman, who happened to be on board at the time, and who was so much pleased at the men's disinterested generosity and the attachment of the newly-wedded couple, that he paid the woman's passage-mo ney out of his own purse, for which he was chaired, nolens volens, round the ship by the men." MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION OF FISII.—On Friday evening last, the fish in the brook below Downham-hall, the resi dence of W. Assheton, Esq., were entirely destroyed by put ting lime in the water; but it was not generally known until Sunday morning, when the inhabitants of the village were struck with surprise on seeing none of the fish swimming in the water under the bridge. This caused a diligent search to be made, when, to their regret, they found the whole of the fish, from the bridge to a great distance below, had been killed by lime and vitriol. Three bottles were found, two of them having vitriol in them. If they had not been found, and ta ken out of the brook, the consequence might have been of serious importance, for the cattle drink of the water. The villagers are very sorry at the loss of the fish, as they might have been seen swimming about the bridge at any hour of the day, some of rhem not less than a pound in weight. No dis covery has yet been made of the miscreants who perpetrated such a malicious act.—Blackburn Standard. TRF. PRISONER FRANCIS.—On Monday application was made at the Home-office, for a copy of the depositions against the prisoner, and the father of the prisoner was referred to Bow-street Police-court. Here he was informed that the depositions were returned to the Central Criminal Court ; but after a third application being made, the reply was that the depositions had not been received, and that it was sup posed they were still in the possession of the clerks at Bow street. It is expected that this delay will, with other mat ters, form the ground for an application in behalf of the pri soner, to have the trial postponed over the next ensuing ses sion. The prisoner still continues in the same composed state, and declares, as at first, that there was nothing but powder in the pistol, when it was discharged. Sir Peter Laurie, in refusing au application respecting a prisoner, men tioned, at Guildhall yesterday, that Francis, who is in New gate for shooting at the Queen, had applied to him to be in dulged with a mattrass, which he refused, telling him that he need not look for any better treatment than the poorest man in the gaol. He had no notion of making great favourites of great criminals. CAPTAIN BASIL HALL.—Letters from Alexandria of the 24th ult. state, that Captain Basil Hall and family, after hav ing completed their tour to Thebes, in Upper Egypt, pro ceeded to Syria, and completed no less successfully a visit to the Holy Land, having even, as we hear, made out an ex cursion, to the river Jordan and the Red Sea, which is rather an arduous undertaking for ladies and children. This family party of travellers have gone on to Greece and Constantinople, items which, after Upper Egypt and Palestine, must be com paratively easy. Our correspondent adds, what our readers already know, that there was no truth in the report of Capt. Hall' boat having been upset. Most people, however, think that he went too late in the season—not so much on account of the heat (as Upper Egypt is always healthy) as on ac count of tile lowness of the Nile. This circumstance ren dered the voyage in so large a boat as Captain Hall was obliged to take extremely difficult, and, though not dangerous, very tiresome, on account of the numerous shoals, on which such a boat as alone could commodiously stow a party of seven persons, four being ladies, often stuck fast for hours together. PERILOUS ACCIDENT ON THE BRIDGEWATER CANAL. — On Frttlay last, the 3d instant, a lamentable accident occur red on the Bridgewater Canal. As a boat, containing the children of the Warrington Unitarian Sunday School, and many members of the congregation, who had all been spend ing the day in Dunham Park, was returning to Warrington, at about six o'clock in the evening, it met, when near Lymm a boat of the Merchants' Company, coming in an opposite direction. The boy who was driving the two horses that hauled this latter boat, neglected to stop them in time for the rope to sink ill the water, and allowing the oncoming boat to pass over. The rope consequently swept across a part of the boat containing the children, several of whom were precipi tated into the water ; and one young man, a teacher, had both his legs broken, from the rope twisting round them, and was otherwise severely injured. The consequences would have been still more serious, had not the rope been instantly cut. The children who were forced over into the water were saved, without receiving much hurt; but the young man, mentioned above, lies in a very precarious state' though surgical assistance was procured with all promptitude both from Lymm and Warrington. The boat containing the children was under the care of two experienced men, to whom not the slightest blame is to be attached ; the accident hav ing been occasioned solely by the negligence or inefficiency of the boy who drove the horses of the other boat. WORK FOR THE SCHOOLMASTER• -- SU PER S TITION ABROAD.—On Wednesday a dark-complexioned and very staid -looking female, named Ruth Crossley, well known at Rochdale and the neighbourhood as " a cunning woman," one of the Lancashire descendants of the old witch of Endor, was brought into custody before Messrs. Royds, Chadwick, Heape, and Entwistle, charged with having, by false pre tences, obtained from Robert Hardman and others, several sums of money amounting to £2O, with intent to cheat and defraud them of the same. Robert Hardman, the complain ant, stated that he was a warper, residing at Heywood. He and his family claimed to be entitled to an estate called 011erton Hall, near St. Helen's, which was formerly the pro perty of John and James Hardman, to whom the witness was supposed to be related. In the early part of last year, witness and his relatives obtained a number of registers, and got evidence in support of their claim to the estate ; but they did not employ any attorney. They heard that the prisoner was connected with a person who had obtained possession of estates under similar circumstances to theirs ' • and in the month of May, in last year , the witne ss went to Rochdale in search of the prisoner, and found that she lived in a part of the town called Sacre. She was standing at the door ; and, as he approached, she exclaimed, " Here comes old Hard man !" He asked her how she knew him ; and she said, she knew him by the description Which " Old James" had given her of him. The witness said, he bad never seen Old James, and how could Old James know him ? and she replied, " he knows you better than you know yourself." The witness went into the house, and had some conversation with the prisoner about the estate at Allerton ; and she told him Old James knew all about it, and she would see whether he would under take to get it for the Hardmans, and the witness must call again in about three weeks, when she would have an answer. At the time appointed, he went to Ruth Crossley's again ; and she said, Old James had engaged to do the job for £2O, and that he must have that money, whether he got the estate or not, provided he brought the case to a trial. The witness agreed to this, and offered her a number of registers, which they had got ; but she said Old James never had any regis ters provided, as he could obtain them himself in London, at a place where they were lodged. The witness then went home, and stated the result of his visit, at a meeting of his relatives ; and they agreed 'to' collect the money amongst themselves to pay Old James. The prisoner had told witness that Old James's surname was Hornby, and that he lived at Bradford, in Yorkshire. A pound was then collected amongst them, and the witness took it to the prisoner, and gave it into her hand ; but she returned it, saying, Old James would always have it wrapped,up, and put into a blue and white pot, which she pointed out in a corner cupboard. Witness then gave the sovereign to one Joshua Hardman, who went with him ; and Joshua put it into the pot, and then they went home. These simple people continued to collect money at different times ; and it was conveyed to Old James's pot, by Joshua Hardman, Alice Wolstenholme, and the witness. When the witness once put money in the pot, she sent for a gill of rum to treat the prisoner, who said the case was going on very well, and Old James had" everything ready for trial ; but he must have the remainder of the money eight days be fore the next term, which she said would be on the 2d of November. In November witness called again, and she told him that everything was ready ; the whole of the £2O had then been paid. The prisoner, on one occasion, told witness that she had been in several houses in Liverpool which be longed to the Hardmans. The witness never saw the person whom the prisoner called Old James ; he often made inquiry about him, but never met with him. The witness frequently said he should like to see Old James ; but she always said he was either just gone, or would come at some other time. One Joseph Frankland, a clogger, at Middleton, was em ployed by the Hardmans to keep an account of what each person paid, and Joshua Hardman was the treasurer to the concern.—Joshua Hardman stated that he was a weaver, and lived at Heywood, and accompanied the last witness to the prisoner's house on the 9th of last June, and put the sove reign in the pot. On the 28th of the same month, he again went to the prisoner's, and put 20s. in silver in the pot. The prisoner then told him that Old James or his man always went to the pot. He asked the prisoner how Old James could manage to get the property without the registers which a nd she said she could get them in Lon had been collected ; don by paying something ; he could sit where they were. and get them. Witness said lie could not see how Old James could get the property ; and she said he had connexion with familiar spirits, and those spirits could direct him to any page, or any book where the registers were; and he had nine of those spirits under his control. On the 19th of July last, the witness took £1 6s. and put it in the pot. He asked the prisoner ho w Old James was g ettin g on ; and she said lie had a copy of the will, and every thi ng t o ta k e i t to trial. In November last, the witness and Rob er t H ar d man went to the prisoner's house to meet Old James, but she said he had been over the day before ; that their case was ready for completion, but had been delayed in consequence of the term being closed. On Monday the 30th of May last, the witness went again to the prisoner's house, and de manded from her the money which had been put into the pot ;when she sai a d i she had never received it. The pri soner's husband ws n the house on two occasions when the witness went ; but he did not say any thing.—The prisoner, who persisted in declaring that she had not received the mo ney, was, it is almost needless to say, committed as an ims postor and vagrant for three mouths.—Manchester Guardian. RUSSIAN WAR IN THE CAUCASUS.—BESSARABIA, May 12—The War Minister, Prince Chernitchef, who arrived in the middle of last month at Odessa, embarked without much delay for Sebastopol, whence he undertook a journey to Georgia and the coast of Abhasia and Circassia. People have since exhausted themselves in conjectures as to the cause of the mission of so distinguished a man. The report which obtains most credit is, that serious differences have broken . out among the commanders in the forces operating on the other side of the Caucasus, which impede the operations against the Circassians, and that it is expected that Shernit chef will soon restore harmony. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIVE.—The Marquis of Waterford was on Wednesday morning married at Whitehall Chapel; to the beautiful and accomplished Miss Stuart, daughter of Lord Stuart de Rothesay. The ceremony was performed by his Grace the Archbishop of Armagh, in the presence of a nu merous host of friends and relations of both parties. The noble father of the bride gave his daughter away. The noble Marquis and his bride were loudly cheered, on their leaving the chapel, by the crowd which had assembled. Loss OF A SHIP BY FIRE.—On Wednesday afternoon, in telligence was received at Lloyd's, of the total loss of the ship Barbara, belonging to Leith, by fire. The unfortunate catastrophe took place on the night of Sunday last, in the German Ocean, about three miles from the Bell-rock Light house, and the fire is described to have spread with such frightful rapidity, that those on board, amounting to fifteen persons, were unable to save any property whatever. Hap pily they escaped by taking to the boats, and reached Mon trose in safety, though much exhausted, the following morn ing (Monday). The fire commenced amongst the cargo in th hold of the vessel, but the circumstances under which it originated are at present unknown. She is stated to have been a fine sailing vessel, and is reported to be fully insured. LIABILITY OF LITERARY INSTITUTIONS TO POORS' RATES.—At the meeting of the bench of magistrates at Croydon. on Monday, an application was made by Mr. Tur ner, the chairman of the board of surveyors of highways, for the decision of the bench as to the liability of the building used as the Croydon Literary and Scientific Institution to be rated. The bench said, that in law there could be no doubt that institutions of this description were liable to the payment of rates ; but, at the same time, intimated their opinion, that it might be a matter for the consideration of the surveyors and other parish officers whether property of this description might not be left out of the rate. The usual order for payment was then made. MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.—On Friday week, as a mason of the name of Adam Main was engaged in perforating the rock at Stodrig Quarry, for the purpose of blowing it up with gunpowder, the needle he was using unluckily broke. More water was employed to soften the stone, and the workman employed his hammer afresh to increase the aperture. In this operation, the water not having reached the powder, it was unfortunately ignited by a spark from the rock. The ex plosion was tremendous—the instrument was driven high into the air, and Main himself thrown down, blinded, and seriously bruised. Fortunately, he did not suffer from the descending fragments, and as by medical aid his sight is restored, be has escaped most wonderfully, with only some slight bruises, from an accident, none of which has occurred, in our re membrance, of a similar nature without having terminated ally.—Kelso CAronicle. Every past occurrence bears testimony to the madness of any renewed attempt to subjugate Affghanistan ; the occu pation of Affghanistan for three years proves that its subju gation is worthless. Had we just cause of war against the Affghans, such a war would be madness; but, having none, it is a crime. We can no more conquer Affghanistan than Lord North could subdue the United States. Until every Affghan leader lies in the dust, and every valley is a desert — until every city is in ruins and every hill tenantless—until the faith of the prophet be driven from its bleak abode in Central Asia, and the recollection of past glory be blotted out from Affghan memory. Affghanistan will not receive the British yoke. We must save India by conquering Aff ghanistan! Monstrous fallacy ! If the safety of India depend on the conquest of Affghanistan, India is already lost to us. We must regain the reputation of our Indian army by the reconquest of Affghanistan. Fallacy still more mon strous! If the future reputation of the arms of British In dia depend on such conquest, their glory has already departed. Are we to do evil that good may come therefrom ? Are we to re-commit crime, because past guilt has been unsuccessful? Are we to destroy the independence of a people Demme Lord Auckland chose, in a moment of delirium, to force on them a sovereign whom they had twice driven from the throne ? Lord Wellesley's policy was to encourage the in ternal turmoils of Affghanistan ; Lord Auckland's has been to " pacify" Affghanistan, and unite the Affghans under one soverign. Lord Wellesley preserved India from Affghan invasion ; Lord Auckland invaded Affghanistan. Lord Wel lesley consolidated British power in India • Lord Auckland has left it shaken to its centre. Is Lord Ellenborough to be a Wellesley or an Auckland ? Will he save or destroy British India ?—Runjeet Sing is dead ; Shah Soojah is murdered at last ; Lord Auckland is no longer Governor-General of India, Why then persist in the policy laid down in the treaty of Lahore? Why revew the declaration of Simia ? Our Per sian friendship is renewed ; the independence of Herat is not now threatened ; Russia is boastingly declared to be our best and safest ally. What motive have we then to replunge into guilt ? What advantage can we gain by another criminal assault on Affghan nationalty ?—Herald. JESUITICAL PLOT HAPPILY DISCOVERED Alt` MALTA AGAINST THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT.—The Mediterraneo newspaper states that a Maltese canon, of the name of Annette Casolani, the son of Sir Vincent Casolani, collector of land revenues, and of whose family one is to be found in every public department of the island, has been detected in corresponding with the papist peer, Lord Clifford, in a man ner ill-becoming one who, through the intrigues of his father, was raised to one of the highest dignities of the church, over the heads of hundreds, at the early age of 14 (!!), by the very government he so unwarraptahly and une gratefully abuses. The pretended excitement of the people against the governor for suspending the Jesuits' preaching is false ; the pretended interference of the Italian refugees is equally false ; for whatever may have been their crimes against their own sovereign, here at Malta they are the most inoffensive characters in existence. Attacked as they have have been by the beardless canon and Lord Clifford, doubt less some unpleasantness might have been anticipated, but nothing of the kind has occurred. The Rev. Mr. Casolani fled this morning, in the French steamer, for the Levant, where it is hoped he will find a wider field to eeereise his jesuitical talents; and indeed, but for the high winci which prevails, it was intended to meek the auspicious event of there being one Casolani legs on the island by a general illumination. St. in freeing the island of venomous reptiles, appears to have overlooked some ancestor of this snake in the grass. The British government are much ha. debted to Lord Clifford's having published that which was never meant for the public eye. THE WAY TO GET A GOOD PRICE FOR A SHOCICW(IBA,LI HORSE.—On Friday last, an independent old gentleman, wife, resides at Stoke, was taken in aVour horse fair in the follow, ing ludicrous manner ;-1 - le has resided At Stoke for some years, and has always been considered sharp, shrewd, and a very good hand at making a bargain. He is in the habit of paying a daily visit to Coventry, and on the fair morning wandered into the horse fair to see how the price of cattle went. Observing two men, as he thonght, at high words, he made up to them, when it appeared one wanted to buy a horse of the other, and was offering him a good round seem, but the seller seemed to be in a great passion, declaring ho should not have his horse at any price. The man who ape peered desirous of purchasing was lamenting the other's oh. stinacv, and said what a benefit the horse would be to him, The good-natured old gentlemen nsled the roan how it was he would not sell him the heteee, " Oh," said he, " I don't know. 1 have offered him £l4 for it, and he will not part with it. I dare say you could get it for £l2. I will give you a sovereign for your bargain. But be sure you don't hint at my wanting it, or else he will not let you have it. I will wait at the bottom of the street for you.' The bait was eagerly swallowed. Here he had not only the opportunity of making £l, but of serving a fellow creature into the bar gain. He accordingly made up to the dealer in horse flesh, and addressed him thus :—" I say, mister, what is the mat, ter between yo and that man ? How is it you would not let him have that horse ? What do you want for it ?"--. 1, was the answer. "As fine a n 4, sir, as ever trotted."—, " But is that the lowest? Would you take £12."--WhY, as you seem to be a gentleman wot would use this hos well, would sooner take it from you than lee that rascal have it for £l4. He would ill use it, and I have a great regard for my poor beast." The horse wes trotted and cantered, and the bargain concluded. He was to be parted with for £l2; but the purchaser, not having more than £2 in his pocket, bore rowed £lO from a butcher in Gosford-street, paid for Ilia horse and went i n searc h of the man for whom h e h ad wade the purchase; but he, having seen the money paid,, wad missing. The o ld gentleman soon began to think all was, note quite right. The horse was led home te, the stable, and de- dared to be a hack not worth £2, —Coventry Standard. SALE OF MESSRS. Wlfii , ?.V.Y'S PROPERTY.—On Monday, the sale of the" reclaimed property" of the Messrs. Wigney, comprising the "celebrated candelabrum," the harp, jew e Heel', plate, and fancy dresses, took place at the Old Ship, Altogether the sale was productive, it having realised came: derably more than was anticipated. For the .jewellery the competition was far from spirited, the poinpany appearing anxious to gratify their curiosity by an inspection of these lately removed articles, rather than desirous of becoming their possessor. The jewellery altogether realised about 100 guineas, When, however, the plate was brought to the ham, neer a different feeling seemed to prevail, and the competition was most animated, the price of the silver ranging from ss. 6cl to Os. an ounce, The candelabrum and the plateau forming its base was purchased by Mr. Smith, of the London-road, for 100 guineas, which is about 7s. an ounce. The Dresden China sold remarkably well, notwithstanding the value was greatly depreciated by breakages owing to the evidently hasty manner (perhaps necessarily so) in which it had been packed and removed. The beautiful China Carved ivory chess-men had also suffered severely from the same cause, not more than half-a-dozen piece s remaining entire, out of the whole Duke, solicitor, for £5 10s. oval) was supposed to be eErw. ght, for £5O, it s f u ll va l ue . M r . o e fm re s,erv b i although set. Th e t y h weree value purchased(prior eotruoa b gl y thhft M ea ibi r ree £5O. A Parisian carriage clock fetc hed £ 5 10 s. and the Y Lord Monson, who was y articles. The harp wad boughta ls sword, o e X b p v 4 u ; r purchaser s . Wi gn ey 's . deputy lord lieutenant's dress was plerchased for £6. 16s. by lMr. Legg. As we have stated, the sale was much more productive than had been anticipated ; and as was the cause at the former sale, many articles fetched con siderably more than then' real value. One instance of this ma y be given by stating that a carpet which had been in use several years (consequently half worn out) was knocked down at an advance on its original cost.—Brighton Gazette, SPORTING. INTELLIGENCE, ASCOT RACES—TuEsDay Iler Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by a very nu merous suite, forming a long cort(ye of carriages , &C.. arrived on the ground ' a little after one o'clock, and were received with the most gratifying demonstrations of loyalty from the assembled thousands. She looked re markabl y well, and betrayed no symptoms whatever of timidity or doubtful ness of the attachment of those by whom she was greeted on reaching the royal stand. She appeared at the window, over looking the course, and was most rapturously cheered by the crowd beneath. All persons present appeared anxious to show their attachment to the sovereign, and but one feeling, and that a truly national one, was displayed on her appear ance. His Royal Highness Prince Albert did not, to our eyes,appear in such good health as usual, but as we were at some little distance, we could not accurately judge. Her Majesty and the Prince acknowledged the repeated huzzas by bowing to the company on the course. The first race was-- THE TRIAL PLATE of £5O, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each ; for two-year-olds a feather, three 7st 41b, four Bst 131 b, five, six, and aged, 9st 41b. The new mile. (7 subs.) Lord Westminster's br c Satirist, 4 yrs Sir J. Gerard's ch f Meal, 3 yrs Mr. Goodman's ch c Rover , 3 yrs 3 Mr. Charlton's br c Lasso , 3 yrs M. Payne's b f Rapture, 3 yrs Mr. Osbaldeston's Sister to Alexandrina, 3 yrs Mr. Theobald's Glenury, 3 yrs . Betting-6 to 4 agst Satirist, and 6to 4 agst Meal. The running was made at a slow pace by Meal, Lasso and Rap ture lying up with her, and Satirist in the rear; they ran in this order to the road, where the speed mended, but without affecting the front rank, which continued as we have described it to the distance, where Satirist headed his horses, went on with the ruuning, and won in a canter by tw o lengths. Ro ver passed Lasso half-way up the distance, and obtained a very bad third place. SWEEPSTAKES of 200 sovs each, h ft, colts Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 41b Swinley Course. (6 subs.) (Robinson) 1 9 Lord Westminster's br c Auckland Lord G. Bentinck's ch f Firebrand Col. Anson's br c The Puncher Betting-5 to 4on Auckland (who carried 211 b overweight) and 5 to 4 agst Firebrand. The Puncher was not mentioned. Firebrand made all the running at a moderate pace, the fa vourite lying off up the distance , when he reached her quar ters ; at the stand he went to the mare's bead, staid with her to the last, and wou on the post by a neck, easy. The ASCOT STAKES of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and only 5 &c., with 100 added ; the second to receive 50 sovs. out of the stakes. Two miles and a half. (51 subs, of whom 32 de clared, &c.) Mr. Forth's ch f Vibration, 5 yrs, sst 101 b Mr. Forth's Hyllus, 6 yrs, 9st 71b.. Mr. Isaac Day's Tamburini, 6 yrs, Bst 21b. The following also started but where not placed :—E. 0., Mosque, Rhodanthe, I-am-not-aware, Etna, Snowdrop, Re voke, and William de Fortibus. Betting-5 to 4 agst Rhodanthe, 4to 1 agst Tamburini, 6 to 1 agst Mosque, 5 to 1 agst I-am-not-aware, 8 to 1 agst E. 0., 8 to 1 agst Vibration (who carried 31b overweight), and 9 to 1 agst Hyllus. The GOLD VASE, given by her Majesty, added to a Sweep stakes of 20 sovs. each, for three-year-olds 7st 31b, four 9st, five 9st 71b; six and aged 9st 91b. Two miles. (14 subs.) Mr. Pettit's b h St. Francis, aged (Robinson) 1 Mr. Combe's br c The Nob , 4 yrs Mr. Orde's b m Bee's-wing , aged . 3 The following also started but were not placed :—Pannakeen, Bosphorus, Jack, Yorkshire Lady, and Rosalind. Rosalind made play at a steady pace, followed by Bee's wing, two lengths behind whom was St. Francis, The Nob lying fourth, and Jack fifth. The ST. JAMES'S PALACE STAKES of 100 sous. each, h ft Old mile. (11 subs.) Lord G. Bentinck's b c Misdeal Mr. Grenville's b c Gunter Lord Stradbroke"s b c Jeremy Diddler Mr. Thornhill's b c Espartero Betting-7 to 4 agst Misdeal, and sto 2 agst Espartero, Gunter made the running to the turn, where Espartero took it up ; Misdeal laid off to the stand, where he went a-head, and won easily by a couple of lengths. TWO-YEAR-OLD SWEEPSTAKES of 50 sovs each, h ft. Three quarters of a mile. (4 subs.) Sir G. Heathcote's b c by Glaucus Mr. Goodman's blk c Bother'em Betting-6 to son the Glaucus colt, who made a waiting race and won on the post by a neck. The AscoT DERBY STAKES of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for three year-olds. Swinley course. (16 subs.) Duke of Bedford's ch c Envoy (Robinson) 1 L or d Chesterfield's br c Sir Harry Sir G. Heathcote's b c A rkansas Betting-3 to l on Sir Harry, who was beaten in a canter. Arkansas was half distanced. (Bell) 1 (Rogers) 1 2 (Nat) 1 WEDNESDAY. THE SWINLEY STAKES of 24 sovs each, 15 ft ; for thrce-yr-olds 7st 4 lbs ; four, Sst 10 ; fillies, &c., allowed. Last mile and half. Five subs. Mr. Shellev's lole, 3 yrs THE CORONATION STAKES of 100 sovs each, h ft; for three-yr old filiies, Sst 71bs each. New Mile. Eleven subs. Lord Exeter's f, by Touchstone, out of Arnima. (Mann) 1 Lord Chesterfield's Dil-bar, by Touchstone. Betting-6 to 4on the Amima filly, which made what running there was, and won by halt a length. SWEEPSTAKES of 100 sovs each, for colts, Bst 71b. Old mile. Nine subs Mr. Gregory's Barrier. (Robinson) 1 Lord Wlstininster's Auckland Sir G. Heathcote's Hydaspes 3 Mr. Rush's c, by Plenipotentiary, out of Marsfield's dam 4 Betting-5 to 4on Auqkland, sto 2 against Barrier, and 7 to 2 agst Hydaspes. PLATE of X5O ; for three-yr-olds, 7st 41b ; four, Bst 81b; five, &c., 9st 21b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; those that have run once in 1842, and not won, allowed 3lbs ; twice, 51bs. The winner to be sold for £2OO, &c. Swinley course. Mr. \Vreford's f, by Taurus, out of Escape, 3 yrs (Howlett) 0 1 Mr. Balcbin's Dromedary, 3 yrs.. Lord Rosslyn's Cornuto, 5 yrs • 3 0 lIER MAJESTY'S PLATE of 100 guineas. From the New Mile Post once round and in Mr. 'Nightingale's Ajax, 4 yrs Lord Westminster's Satirist, 4 yrs . - _ .31r. Thornhill's E. 0., 4 yrs 3 Betting-4 and stol on Satirist, and Bto 1 against Ajax. Near the top turn, a dog ran into the course right in front of Satirist, who went over him, and was nearly over the ropes ; at this moment Ajax increased the pace, and with a lead of several lengths ran nearly round the course, Satirist never approaching him until he reached the stand ; Robinson then made an effort, but failed, Ajax winning cleverly by three parts of a length, without having been headed. LATEST BETTING ON THE COP.-5 to 4on Lanercost, (S• Templeman ;) 3 to 1 against St. Francis, (Robinson ;) 4 to 1 against The Nob, (Rogers ;) 5 to 1 against Beeswing, (Cart wright ;) 10 to 1 against Eringo, (R. Pettit ;) 5 to 2 against St. Francis and Eringo. No others will run. STRAWBERRY HILL SALE A robbery was committed at the residence of the Countess of Essex, No. 9, Belgrave-square, on Monday night, when property exceeding £2OO in value was stolen. A man of the name of Fox was killed at Stratford in Essex on 'rues day last, by a blow inflicted %, ith a knife brio' eye, by a man with whom he was quarreling. A fire broke out at Warsaw on the 23d ult., which excited great alarm. The governor himself repaired to the spot, and the flames were not extinguished before 16 houses (of wood) were consumed, and considerable damage done. BELFAST ELECTION.—Mr. Tennent and Mr. Johnson are both again candidates for the representation of Belfast. No other candidate has vet come forward, though Mr. Ross and others are spoken of.—Belfast Chronicle. M. Pouche, a French gentlemen, residing in Leicester square, London, has reached the patriarchal age of 105, and has a son alive about SO. He was born at Rouen in 1737, and since his twentieth year he has resided in England. The " Liberal" town councillors of Glasgow, at the usual, festive dinner on the Queen's birth day, declined drinking her Majesty's health ! On Wednesday Mr. Elliott Macnaghten was elected a di rector of the East India Company, in the room of Lieut.-Col. Agnew, C. 8., deceased. Lieut. Mackenzie states that Sir Henry Pottinger " left London on the sth of June, reached Bombay on the 7th of July, which he left on the 17th, and arrived at Macao on the 10th of August ; thus including stoppages, being only sixty seven days from London to China !" NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME.—The burgesses of Newcastle have been in a somewhat anxious state during the week, daily expecting the arrival of the candidate. The address of the conservative candidate, Mr. J. C. Colquhoun, was pub lished in the borough on Saturday. The friends of Mr. Harris speak confidently as to his re-appearance as a candi date.—Staffordshire Advertiser. On Tuesday, at noon, a poor boy, twelve years old, who was subject to flits, fell down the bank into the river a little above the bridge at Upton-upon-Severn. Though his feet were not in the water, nor his head covered (the depth being only five inches), and though taken up in a very few minutes, all attempts to restore animation were unavailing.—Worces 'er Journal.