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Em p erial parlianunt. HOUSE OF LORDS.—MoNnAv. In reply to a question from the E-rlot MALMJSBURY, Tile Fart of it I PON Said tha! a sufficient !oree haul been sent to New Zeal Hid to anscler 'he purposes of prot-c -rain Fitzroy was entr usti d w'th powers tion; and Cap s u fficient to det , rmint questions between the settlers and the natives. In reply to a que-tion from Lord BEA umoNT, The Earl Of ABERDEEN said there could be no doubt but that British commerce was placed under disadvaniag , s in the Levant, wig to the treaty between Buss'a and the Suqme Porte; but, on the other hand, the ether European powers would not accept on the same terms the advantages conceded to Russia. Her Niajt.sty's Go vernment ass anxious, however, to place the commerce of England in the Levant upon the same footing as that of the most favoured nations. The Ecclesiastic 1 Courts Bill was, after some discus- Sion, read a third time and passed. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MoNnAY. Lord ELIOT moved for leave to bring in a bill reguh , - ting the parliamentary and municipal franchises in Ire land. His lordship expressed his belief that the system of registration now established in England was a satisfac tory one, and he proposed to es abli-h a like system in Ireland, with only these material differences : that the polling. places should be appointed by the Lord-Lieute nant ; that the annual revision should be by the assistant barristers; and that the appeal from them should be to the Court of Exchequer Chamber, seven judges being made for this 'purpose a quorum. He proposed that the names on the present register should be transferred to the new one, there to remain undisturbed for the rest of •the term for which they were then enrolled, unless when the tenant should have parted with some portion of his qualification. For the purpose of defining the qualifica tion itself with respect to counties, the bill would contain a clause giving effect to the construction which the majo rity of the judges had put upon the phrase " beneficial interest." He admitted that this definition, which was the adoption of the solvent tenant test, would displace a great proportion, perhaps nearly two-thirds, or about 25.000 of the 40,000 voters now registered for this kind of franchise; and in trder to restore a sufficient consti tuency, he proposed to give the right of voting to every occupier rated to the poor on an amount of £3O or up wards. When all deductions should have been made, this would give about 55.000 electors instead of the 25,000 struck off, making so far, on the balance. an addition of about 30,000 constituents. To these it was proposed to add, yet further, those who possessed a freehold of inhe ritance or a leasehold, renewable for ever, of the value of £5 a-year. These interests were intended to confer the franchise without actual occupation by the proprietor. With respect to the Parliamentary franchise of cities and boroughs, the proposal of G. , vernment was, that it should belong to every man paying poor-rate, borough-rate, and police-tax. He trusted that this plan would he regarded as a full redemption of the pledge contained in !he Queen's speech, and that the new electors would consider the trust thus conferred upon them as given, not for the benefit of their own peculiar districts alone, but of the whole king dom. The noble lord then proceeded to explain the ob ject of the other bill, relating to the Municipal Corpora tions. That object was to extend to the Irish corpora tions the principle of the English Municipal Bill, by giving a vote to every inhabitant who had paid certain town rates for a residence of three years. Mr. M. O ' FERRALL expressed his apprehension that the £3O rating clause would throw the county constitu encies into the hands of the landlords. Sir R. PEEL advocated the provisions of the bill, and hoped that honourable members would dispassionately consider its provisions before they hastily attempted to prejudge them. Mr. HUME was convinced the people of Ireland would not be satisfied with this bill, which was far from placing them, as regarded the franchise, on an equality with England. Mr. M. J. O'CoNNELL said he should not oppose the bill, but he protested against the assumption that the addition of 30,000 voters to the count) constituency was at all adequate to the just expectations of the people of Ireland. Lord ELIOT replied, and leave was given to bring in both bills. On the motion for the house resolving itself into a committee of supply, Lord J. RUSSELL asked if it was true that government bad three times offered the appointment of Judge of the Privy Council to a distinguished individual (Lord Brougham) in the evert of a certain bill passing, and if it was correct that government, after the refusal of the individual in question, had made up its mind not to pro ceed with the bill? Sir It. PEEL said if the bill, which was now referred to a committee in the House of Lords, should come down to that house, he would be as free and unfettered to con eider its provisions as the noble lord or any other hon. member. It was proposed to the noble lord to undertake the office, under the impression that the power rested with the Crown, and that unless it were necessary to give a salary there was no necessity to apply for the authority of parliament. At that time Lord Brougham declined the appointment, from the belief that it was not neces sary, and there the matter rested. The noble and learned lord had himself now brought in a bill for the appointment of a permanent judge of the Privy Council, and it was re ferred to a very competent committee. Mr. R. YORKE said the bill was a gross job, and he would use every form of the house to defeat it should it ever come down to that house. The house the n wen t i nto comm it tee, an d procee d e d with the civil contingencies and miscelLineous estimates, which occupied the remainder of the evening. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TuEsDAv. On the motion of Sir Robert Peel the house agreed to adjourn at its rising until Monday the 15th April. Lotto Jour; Rossr.r.r. adverted to what he understood was the intention of government with respect to our naval force in the Mediterranean, which he apprehended was about to be left at too low an amount. Sir R. PEEL submitted that the constitutional course was to leave the distribution of these forces to the discre tion of the Executive power. It was not always exc.di ent to communicate to parliament the reasons for that distribution, though it hail been surmised that the noble member for London, with a just confidence in h's own powers, was actually "ready to take upon himself the command of the channel fleet." (Great laughter ) LORD PALMERSTON wou'd entertain no distrust of his noble friend in any command requiring spirit and resolu tion. He urged the expediency of keeping a ctn.:idea able force in the Mediterranean between which station and most others there were special circumstances of distinc tion. As to the constitutional point, he could not help thinking that if the house had the privilege of criticismg naval mischances after they had happened, they could not be wrong in interposing to prevent any such mischance beforehand. Sir R. PEEL, in laying on the table a copy of Sir H. Pottinger's tre tty with China, bore testimony to his great ability and fidelity, and expres-ed the regret of the Go vernment that he had now, after half a century of publie Service, determined to retire into private lite. Lord PAt MERSTON j in this eulogium ; and said that Sir H. Pottinger had owed his promotion to no po litical cause, but solely to the opinion ent, rt iined of his merit by the late Government, who knew not even to which party in the state he inclined to. Mr. GLADSTON E 010 v, d tore commit tee of the whole house to consider the law relating to pirtnerilips; his objects being to provide for registering arid regulating joint stock companies, for itive,t;ng them with certain corporate privileges upon certain conditions, for improv ing the remedies at law and in equity, by, against, and between, their members, and for enabling private part nerships to register the names of their partners, arid to sue and be sued in the names of tiler firms. The house having resolved itself into committee, Mr. GLADSTONE moved resolutions authorising the initiation of bills for effecting those objects. These re solutions were carried and reported forthwith. Mr. WYSE moved for some papers connected with the Irish Jury lists. Mr. ELIOT opposed this motion. Mr. SHAW objected on principle to the production of his own judicial notes. Lord JOHN RUSSELL contended that the House had a' right to inquire into the conduct of any judge. Mr. SHAW admitted this, but denied that the H use could sit as a Court of Review upon his judicial proce,d ings. Sir R. PEEL would not attempt to draw a precise line for the jurisdiction of the House; but he apprehended tbat in point of discretion they would scarce call for the notes of a judge. Mr. WYSE modified his motion by omitting some of its requisitions, arid it was then carried. Mr. WYSE moved also for some returns relating to the income of the University of Dublin, and some lists of the members of that University, distinguishing their re ligious persuasions. Sir 8.. Peet. objected to any interference of the House for either of these purposes. Mr. WYSE withdrew his motion. CLERICAL NEWS. The Very Rev. the Chancellor of the Diocese of Clog ber, Dr. Storey, died on Sunday se'nnight, at Cnrvick, in bis 80th year. The Bishop elect of Newfoundland (the Rev. E. Field) will leave London for his distant diocese early in the next month. LIBERAL BENEFACTIONS.—Mrs. Anne Orred has most liberally intimated to the committee appointed to receive subscriptions for the building of a new parish church, in Runcorn, her iotent;on of giving the munifi cent sum of £BOO towards the fund required for its erec tion; this donation, with the sum of £3OO each from Lord Francis Egerton and Sir Ricna, d Brooke, Barr. consti tutes one-fourth of toe amount specified in Mr. Salvin's estimate. COPPER ORE. — Copper reining in Cornwall is of com paratively recent origin. The mines i that country were, at no remote period, worked only for tin, .1 e copper ore being considered as useless, and coos liu.ntly thrown aside. A singular c,nfirrnation of this has just occurred. in widening the road in the neighbourho,d ot Chacewater the old hedges, (I,oi oi d al y The contractor. in removing walls, we suppose,) perceived, among the , tOTO'S Of VA lOri. they were composed, a cw,side ra hl e number that c eta nest copper, and has ac•ualiy selected frilly, them seter a l ton- Of copper ore These .tones had, no dotal, heel' (1 by miners in search of tin, at a period when th.lr %/alit was not known, and used as materials f r coustructi ng Vac hedges in which al.:) , were found.—West Braon , • FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. THE UNITED STATES. By the packet-ship Montezuma, Captain Lowber, we Dave received New York papers from the 12th to the 18 h ❑it. inclusive. The Montezuma arrived off Holyht ad on Friday afternoon, but owing to the contrary winds did nor reach tr e rive until the afternoon of Saturday. The intelligence i r inter: sting. On the Bth ult. a new tariff bill was laid before the House of Representatives from the Committee of Ways and Means. By this mea sure it is proposed that the maximum duty on imports shall be 30 per cent. until the Ist of September, 1845, and afterwards 25 per cent., arid that the valuation shall be the cost and charge at the place of exportalion. The du ties not fixed by the new bill are to be the same as 1842. The debate on the Oregon territory is still continued. It presents no remarkable feature. _ _ . The Hon. John C. Calhoun had been nominated by the President Secretary of State, and his nomination had been unanimously confirmed by the Senate. It was confidently expected he would accept the appointment. Mr. J. Y. Mason had been confirmed Secretary of the Navy in the Senate. The democratic convention at Harrisburgh, Pennsylva nia, had declared their choice for the Presidency to have fallen on Van Buren, and for the Vice-presidency on Co lonel Johnson, while the Whig Members of the New Jer sey legislature had nominated the Hon. T. Freelinghaysen for the latter office. Much disappointment had been experienced at several state legislatures having adjourned without having accom plished anything to restore their credit or to provide the means of paying the interest on their debts. It is stated that the young man condemned to death for aiding the escape of a female slave has had his sentence commuted to a public whipping. State stocks had declined. United States Sixes are quoted at 1154, being a decline on former quotations. There had been a fair amount of business transacted in sterling bills, at 1074 to 108, closing at the latter rate. The following review of the New York cotton market is for the week ending the 16th ultimo :—" The sales of cotton this week ending last evening embrace about 10,750 bales, of which 5.600 were Upland and Florida at 74 to 81 for ordinary to middling, 84 to 9 for middling fair to fair, and 91 to 94 cents for good fair; and 5,150 bales Mobile and New Orleans at 74 to 81 for ordinary to middling, 84 to 94 for middling fair to fair, and 94 to 114 cents for good fair to fine. The arrivals during the same period were 22,677 bales. Prices, as compared with those of this day week, are full is cent lower, and we alter our quotations in accordance. :ATION. N. 0. and Mobile 7i to • 71 7i to 74 8 to 8+ S to 8i 9_ to _94- 91 to 10 11 - to 114 LIVERPOOL CL ASSIFI, Uplands. Inferior.. Ordinary Middling ... Middling fair Fair Good fair Fine 91 to We quote id. to id. as the present rate of freight to Li verpool" A fair amount of business had been transacted at New Orleans on the 9th ultimo, but, generally, at a dec ine, arising from the accumulation of stock. Sales of the week, 27.300 bales, of which by far the greater portion were taken for this country. Receipts since the sth ult., 16,073 bales, exports 12.890, stock, including all on shipboard not cleared. 265,610 bales. Freights to Liverpool were chiefly confined to British vessels, at 9-16 d. ; American id. per lb. At Mobile, on the Bth ultimo, sales of the week about 19,000 bales, receipts, 16,180, exports, 11,127 bales, stock, uncleared, 129,853 bales, total receipts of the season, 317,986 bales. The market for Upland, at Charles ton, on the 13th ult.. was depressed. Sales of the three preceding days, 3,571 bales, at prices ranging from 7/1. to 94d. per lb. Sales at Savannah for the week ending Bth ultimo, 3,652 bales, at 7 to 9 cents, being a cent lower than previous week. Arrivals, 10,185, exports, 3,708 bales. Freights dull. Several vessels for Liverpool, at 7-16 d. for square and round bales. At Apalachicola, 4th ultimo, receipts for the week, 2,923. exports, 5,133, stock, 25,302 bales. Sales were 1,615 bales, at 7to 91 cents. Freight to Liverpool, id. per lb. Pot Ashes at New York dull. In Coals, we notice two sales of 500 tons Newcastle, for export, at 5 dollars, short price, equal to 4 months ; 40 ditto, ditto, 6.75 ; 60 Liver pool 6.871. cash, and 60 ditto, at 7, 4 months. There had been more enquiry for Western Flour, and a slight im provement had been realized. Not much demand for Southern, prices for some descriptions barely supported Wheat is in fair demand and moderate supply. THE UNITED STATES TARIFF. ARTICLES. PROPOSED TARIFF. PRESENT TARIFF, On all coarse manufactured wool On all other On milled or fulled cloth 1)n all carpeting of cotton, 15 per cent 30 do 20 do . wool, hemp, or Other carpeting _ . 20 do 30 do 20 do 30 do 25 do 20 do Woollen blankets. Hearth rugs, Woollen yarns Worsted yarns Woollen and worsted gloves, stockings, shirts, &c Flannels of all materials Manufactures of cotton, and of which cotton shall be a component part Manufactures of silk Silk bolting cloths Silk twist and like material Floss and similar silks All other silk manufactured articles Mauufactured hemp Cordilla, tow and flax Cables, cordage, gunny cloth. &c. 0 1 cloth _ Bar and bolt iron, not ma nufactured in whole or in ]4 cprsqyd 30 per cent 30 to 65 cts pr yd 30 per cent 25 do 40 do 30 do 30 do 20 do 30 do 30 do 14 cts sq yd 25 do 20 do 15 do 20 do 15 do 30 per cent dol 2 50 per lb 20 per cent 30 do 25 do 25 do 30 do 2.5 do dol 2 50 per lb 20 do 20 do 30 do 30 do 5 cts pr sq yd orlb 35 cts pr sq yd part by rolling dol 15 per ton Bar and bolt iron, made wholly or in part by roll ing dol 20 do Old scrap iron del 6 do I%Linufactured 30 per cent Screws of iron 30 do Japanned wares of all kinds 25 do Cutlery of all kinds - 25 do Steel in bars, except cast, sheer, and German----dol 1 50 per cwt Steel pens 30 per cent Coke of coal 30 do dol 17 per ton dol 25 do do] 10 do 30 per cent 30 do 30 do 30 do dol 1 50 per cwt 30 per cent 5 c pr bush March 3d '43, free dol 7 per ton 5 c pr 1,000 doll 75 per ton 3 cts per lb 30 per cent 25 do 6 cts per lb 30 per cent Railroad iron —.....---.......—. dol 10 per ton Iron in pigs -.. dol 9 do Tacks and brads 30 per cent On coal— dol 1 per ton Lead in pigs or 20 per cent Silver plated 20 do On paving tiles and bricks 20 do Tanned sole leather 25 do Metal buttons Cylinder or broad window glass ------ 30 do do] 2to 6prsq ft Glass bottles of all kinds 30 do dol 175t02 50 pr gross Polished plate glass 30 do stol2pr sq ft Silvered glass 25 do 30 per cent Other kinds 30 d 2.5 do China ware 90 to do 30 do Lamb skins, tanned and 25 do dressed Leather gloves, all kinds . Patent leather Fur hats. caps, &c-- Feathers for beds Hats and bonnets for men and women White or red lead, whether ground or not Iron or steel wire, in hiding iron rods. wrought sp kes 25 do 75 c pr doz 30 do LO to 150 do 30 do 35 par cent 30 do 35 do 20 do 25 do 20 do 35 do 20 do and nails, cut nails, and all hammered iron to 30 do Paper of all kinds 30 do Blank 20 c per lb Raw sugar 2 c do Refined sugars------. 4 c do Sugar for clarifying, boiling, &C . Ginger Chocolate - Figs and raisins, in boxes 4 cts per lb sto 8 c do 15 c do 20 c do c do 6 c do 3 c do 4 c do 15 per cent 1 c do 20 do 2 c do 15 do 25 c do 15 do 4 c do or jars lard Butter Cheese 30 do 2 c do 30 do 3 c do 30 do 5 c do 30 do 9 c do Olive and other oils 30 do pints to 75 c per gal Wines------ , r cent 30 pe 30 do 30 per cent 60 to 100 c per gal 71 to 60 c do Provisi 2to 3 c per lb Most of the duties fixed in the new bill are ad valorem. The duty will he specific may on iron, sugar, and hooks The present tariff places a specific duty on a great mans , articles. This alteration is a very great improvement. The reduction throughont is very general. It is more favomahl to Vie manu acturing interest than the 1)n-sent tariff. I! reduce• the r t-s on all manufactures of cotton and wo9l, but it pl ces the duty on the cost and charges. It does not stipulate That manufactures under a certain cost shall be valued as high as those cost ng 50 per cent. more. The per rent, ad valorem is propo-ed on the actual cost at the places of exportation. The new tariff is nor of so pro ec'tve a nature, but it will undoubtedly operate II ore to the interest of the manufacturers of this country than the present-one. It is very liberal in its restrictions, and will, therefore, be more popular with all classes. This will insure its permanency; and that will meet the wi-hes of the manufacturing interest. The reduction of the average duty to 25 per cent. by the Ist Sept., 1845, will give all plenty of time to regulate their operations accordingl- , gly. OVERLAND MAIL. The express from Marseilles reached town at an early hour on Thursday morning. It brings dates from Delhi of the 19th, Cal utta of the 20th, Agra the 21st, and Madras the 23rd Fr bruary ; and from Bombay of the Ist of March. From Cnina we have no advices late r th an th e 12th of January, and they comprise no news of iftwor. t4nre. The Gwelior cont i nge nt had been organise d , and an align) , n , a , ion of ten thous,ndunenwas about to be ma d e to the army of India f .r service irt Scinde. Some discon tent had ben manifested by some of the Bengal and Ma dras regnient , , on their being ordered to proceed to Scinde. The Governor-General was expected tone return iver to Calcutta on the 26th of broary, the second sary of his tir. ival in Ind , a, The Commander-in-Chief is on a tour of ins peel army of Gwalior, having con. pit d the d i , dispersed to its rr. set- b-,1 for it, has accustomed siat o .s within the British territories. The covet eighty of Sell de has in tfr'ct pa-sed into our hands ; Ate while of it- ar illrry is in British custody, and its , roops i•r~ cott.tuauded by British (Avers. Sir Charles Nattier has decider tar the array of occupation shall not oe . re ;nee•l below 15,000 ; for albeit Scinde is a t present into en n r h, the tranquility is eyidetit!y constrained, and not b • drir.hle in th • absence of a sufficient check. the arc u.- t- +nun Gwal or are o only a f w day"' I ' 4 " tare than tip...r which rt,cll,l tis 18.4 month. Colo,el Ire; n ‘ l l,tio , nie . (l Go e:n .r of the forirr,,, and e Ma' r t,a 1,0 pi. 20,000 in nun ben hail laid down their atir.s. Toe oclails brought by this mail, therefore, are confined to those I eaceful movements which almo-t invay ably succeed a gnat ,ir tory ; relatimi chiefly to the ret r-mtrit and dis ers;on of the i.:vading army, the en thr,nement of the Matiatajah, and the re-construetion of his Government. 'I be ceremony of installation took place on the 20th r f January ; the Governor-General. Corn mander-'n-Chief, and the principal military and political officers assis.ing at it. Toe chiefs and inhabitants appear to have taken little interest in the matter, looking on in sullen silence. Nineteen lacs of rupe,s ‘ X190.000.) had already been paid down towards the expenses of the war. The army vtas reviewed on the 22nd, in the presence of the Ilaharajah and his chiefs, and on the ensuing day the Governor-General took his departure, accompanied by General Grey and the left wing of the army. A Along division, under General Littler, remains behind. On February 17, everything con'inued quiet. A letter from Kurrachee announces that Sir Robert Sale, whose health had hitherto been proof against the privations and toils which attached to his services at Cabool and Jellalabad, had become indisposed, and would be compelled to leave his regiment for the purpose of recruiting his shattered strength. Little or nothing is known of the condition of Affghanistan. DEATH OF THORWALDSEN.—The celebrated sculptor, Thorwaldsen, died suddenly on the 25th of March. He was taken ill in the theatre, Copenhagen, carried out, and died immediately. He was 74 years old. ESCAPE OF A CONVICT.—By accounts recently re. ceived from Sydney, it appears that Thomas Sullivan, one of the Custom-house robbers, who, in 1836, were tran sported for the offence with three others, had effected his escape from that colony. ALARMING RUMOUR.—We in our last gave Cape news to the Ist of December, but have since received some papers of' earlier date, in one of which we regret to observe mention of a report current in the settle ment, that her Majesty's brig-of-war Rapid, of ten guns, Lieutenant-Commanding E. C. Earle, belonging to the Cape station, had been sunk near Benguela, after a smart fight with a Spanish slaver, and that every soul on board had perished. Her Majesty's steamer Thunderbolt had been despatched to ascertain the precise circircumstances.The following officers were on board the Rapid :—Lieut.- Commanding, E. C. Earle ; second master, W. Studwell; assistant-surgeon, W. Maitland ; clerk in charge, H. Niblett.—Calcutta Gazette. MURDER FROM JEALOUSY.—A man named J Ozenne, a house painter, was tried last week at Rouen, on a charge of having assassinated the widow Decouville, who lived in the Rue au Lard, at Havre, during the year 1840. The great suspicion against the prisoner was that, although a .narried man (his wife being about 20 years older than himself) he professed a most passionate regard for the wi dow ; and, as he lived in an adjoining house, was known to spend many of his hours in her company, and to have the admission into her apartment by a private key to a door, which was closed to all except himself. His passion was under no control, and he had been heard to threaten that, should she extend her favoured smiles to any one else he would kill her. The body of this unhappy woman was found one af'ernoon in the year 1840 in a wretched state of mutilation in her own kitchen; the head was placed against a wall, and the feet on the hearth stone—between the legs was found a candle which had been burnt out — the clothes of the deceased were destroyed by fire, and the legs and thighs had been charred to a great extent. Ap pearances led to the supposition that the deceased had been strangled and the body afterwards set on fire ; but as no robbery had been committed, for even near the body were found silver spoons and other things of value, an in ference was drawn that the murder was caused by jealou sy. Now it was notoriously known that Ozenne was jea lous of the deceased almost to madness, and was appre hended and examined . but proofs sufficient to warrant his committal for trial were wanting, until an individual who was in prison for debt wrote a letter to an official party implicating him in the murder; and the facts therein stat ed having been enquired into, Ozenne was put upon his trial. There were several witnesses called, who deposed to circumstances which left no doubt of the guilt of the pri soner, and on Saturday, after two days hearing, he was convicted, and sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for life. THE REVEN UE. An Abetract of the Nt t Pro luee of the Revenue of Great Britain, in the Y , ars wid Q.tarters entted , h. sth of April, 184 1 anti 1814, slinvvihg the Increase or Decrease t,.ere of. i ~ ....411P _....1 THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. IRELAND. On Sunday week a steamer sailed from Kingstown, Dublin, tor Bombay, to take out a number of Romanist priests and "Sisters of Mercy " to an establishment re cently formed at the latter place. On the day before there was a concourse of people to see 116 convicts embark at the same port for South Australia ; the mob on this latter occasion were alarmingly riotous on losing their friends. THE MURDER OF DR. QUARRY, AT CORK.—At the Cork assizes last week Thomas Carroll Denis Carroll and George Foster Delany were indicted for the murder of br. Quarry. The circumstances will probably be remembered as they appeared in our columns. The deceased had pos session of a saw mill in Cork, and the prisoners in endea vouring forcibly to eject him killed him. The jury found the two Carrolls guilty of aggravated manslaughter, and they were sentenced to transportation for seven years. Delany was found gnilty of manslaughter but recommended to mercy, and in consequence was sentenced to twelve months imprisonment. MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—On Tuesday night last a house painter and paper stainer named West, lodging at 45, Essex-street, Dublin, had an altercation with his wife, and in a fit of ungovernable passion, he stabbed her mortally with a sword-cane in the abdomen— her death was almost instantaneous. The wretched mur derer then turning the weapon on himself, attempted to terminate his own existence, and had inflicted a wound on his person, when he was prevented from perpetrating self destruction by his mother, who, with a child of his and the deceased, was in the room at the time. He was taken into custody by the police, and conveyed to Mere..er's Hospital. RELIGIOUS ENTHUSIASM.—The following paragraph appeared in the Freeman's Journal last week :—" Catholic Church.—An ex'r ordinary feeling of joy and exultation was evinced on Sunday night in St John's Chapel, at a discourse pronounced by the Right Rev. Dr. O'Connor, when in the course of his lordship's exhoriations he ad verted in glowing terms to the intended ceremony of lay ing the first stone or St. Jatnis's new church, on Thursday next, by the illustrious Irish Liberator. So great was the enthusiasm manifested at the conclusion of the right reverend preacher, that his lordship was obliged to remind the immense congregation of the sacredness of the place which they then occupied ! ! !” THE ROMIER PRIESTS.—One of the Irish Roman Catholic priests is at present writing a series of letters in the Dublin Evenina Mail, in which he proves that the reeudi,tion by the Romish Bishops of a state provison was made without any consultation with the inferior clergy, and that a very large proportion of the latter are favour able to the grant. The letters certainly show the widely dissentient opinions that exist on the subject, amongst the papal clergy. The following extract from one of these letters, shows, (on the confession of one of these d. luded priests themselves) to what a frightful extent that church tampers with the peace and eternal destinies of her un• happy laity. " I ask Dr. Mac Hale. are not the teachers Of all the national schools in Ireland, in whose ranks, I think is included a clergyman, receiving the state provi sion for years, and where is the injury to faith and morals? I ask Dr. Mac Hale, are not the Catholic clergy in the British colonies paid at present by the state; and do they teach heresy on that account, or are they bad and scan dalous men? I ask Dr. Mac Hale, If we had a 'state provision would infants be left for years without baptism and exposed to the loss of heaven, for not having the 2s. 6d. to pay the simoniacal priest? I ask Dr. Mac Hale, if we had a state provision would the faithful be for years without frequenting the tribunal of penance, because they had no money to pay to the priests ? I ask Dr. Mac Hale, if we had a state provision, would women be left for years unchurched ? I ask Dr. Mac El ale, if we hal a state pro vision, would parties be suffered to cohabit like married persons whom the priest would not marry because they wanted money? I ask Dr. Mac Hale, if we had a state provision, would the holy sacrifice of the mass be reduced to the mere character of every worldly traffic by sinful wretches, compounding and bargaining about the retribu tions for mass? I ask him would those horrid indignities be offered to the Majesty of the Son of God under the state provision ? I ask him, in fine, if we had ti state pro vision, would the clergy be exposed to the insults and contumely to which they must now submit in order to procure a livelihood ? The pure administration of the sacraments, and respect due to the clerical character, re quire the adoption of the state provision, and loudly and imperatively demand the total annihilation and extinction of the present odious and scandalous system." YEAR , ' ENDED APRIL 5. 1843. 1844. Incr. Deer. Customs £ £ £ £ 18,799,794 19.V . 8,129 658.333 .... Excise.. Stamps Taxes Property Tax 2,456,288 5,356,887 2,900,59(.' Post Office 607,000 622,000 15,00 k Crown Lands 117,500 147,500 30,00( .... Miscellaneous. 797,774 1,134,477 336,703 .... Total Ordinary Revenue 44,934,148 49,263,629 4,415,244 85,763 Imprest&otr Moneys Repayments of Advances Total Income 46,078,810 50,396 977 4,700.669 382 , 502 Total Income.. Ded 46,078,810 luct Decrea, Inca 150,396,977 5e . .700.669 382,502 !ase on the Year. 4,318.167 THE COURT. THE ROYAL FAMILY AT WINDSOR.—On Wednesday afternoon, her majesty, accompanied by their majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians and the royal family, and attended by the royal suite, left town for Windsor Castle. His Majesty the King of the Belgians and suite, arrived at Woolwich in the Princess Alice steam-packet. from Ostend, at a quarter before eight o'clock OD. Tuesday evening, and reached Buckingham Palace at ten minutes past nine o'clock, where he was received by the Queen and the Queen of the Belgians, attended by the ladies and gentlemen in waiting. GENERAL TOM THUMB.—On Monday night, pursuant toth e commands of her Majesty, " General Tom Thumb," the American dwarf, bad the honour of appearing, for the second time, before the Court at Buckingham Palace. In addition to her Majesty, the Queen of the Belgians, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and their respective suites, and a distinguished party, wit nessed the performances of this extraordinary little gentle man. His personation of the Emperor Napoleon elicited great mirth, and this was followed by his representation of the Grecian statues, after which he danced a nautical hornpipe, and sung several songs. Her Majesty, at the conclusion of the entertainment, was pleased to present to the General, with her own hind, a superb souvenir, of the most exquisite handicraft, manufactured of mother-of pearl, and mounted with ;old and precious stones. Her Majesty subsequently presented the General with a beau tiful gold pencil case, expressing her high gratification at the versatile talents of the General, and complimenting Mr. Barnum, his guardian, on the aptness of his pupil. The dwarf had scarcely made his appearance at the Egyp tian Hall when his Grace the Duke of Wellington hon oured him with a visit. At the moment the Duke entered the room, he was giving an imitation of Napoleon musing at St. Helena ; and on the hero of Waterloo inquiring hat the General was meditating up. , n, Mr. Barnum hap oily repli e d, " utmn the loss of the battle of W ater l oo . , His Grace took the dwarf into his arms, and asked him seve al questions, with the answers to which the Duke appeared much pleased. On his departure the Duke pre sented the General with a handsome present. QUARTERS ENDED APRIL 5. 1843. 1844. Incr. I Decr. £ £ £ £ Customs 4,219,537 4,604,447 384,910 .... Excise Stamps Taxes 142,698 144,685 1,987 .... Property Tax 1,885,232 1,992,859 107,627 .... Post Office .... Crown Lands Miscellaneous 541,556 41,292 .... 500,264 Total Ordinary Revenue 10,328,522 10,513,983 685,725 500,264 Imprest&other Moneys Repayments of Advances Total Income 10,469,477 10,794,511 I 825,298, 500,264 Deduct Decrease 110,469.477 ict Decreas 825,298 500,264 324.034 Incri .ease on the Quarter . A reference to this abstract is so far satisfactory, e showing an increase both on the corresponding quarter and on the year ; on the former, of £325,031 ; on the lat ter of £4,318,167. This increase is the more gratifying, as it arises from sources which show an augmentation of comfort among the productive classes of the community. The Customs exhibit an increase on the year of 658.335 On the quarter of .. 384,910 The Excise, on the year of 474,607 On the quarter of 85,316 The Post-office, on the year of On the quarter of Altogether the qnarter's revenue is a matter of congra tulation, and may be taken as an indication, though a faint one, of slowly reviving trade, and prosperity through out the country. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. It is intended to open the railway from Darlington to Newcastle on 'luesday, the 18th of June, after which there will be an uninterrupted railway intercourse between New castle-upon-Tyne and London. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILNyAY.—The bill for forming the Chester and Holyhead Railway is a volu minous document, consisting. independen►ly of the sche dules, of 363 clauses; the es , imated cost of the under taking is £2,100,000, of which the London and Birming ham Railway Company subscribe £1,000,000, and take power to appoint nine out of eighteen directors, by whom the line is to be managed ; the other nine to be nominated by the shareholders. The railway is to be completed in seven years from the passing of the act. It is to commence by a junction with the Chester and Birkenhead Railway— to pass under and over Chester by means of tuinels, and curves, and arches, forcing its way through the walls, along the Tower field in front of the Infirmary—to inter sect the Roodee close by the House of Industry, over arching the river Dee near the ship-yard ; thence taking the sea-coast line by Ryhl, Abergele, and Conway, to Bangor ; crossing by the present Menai bridge into An glesea, and thence to the terminus at Holyhead. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER. FRIDAY EVENING. Considering that this is a most memorable and parti cular day, we write the attendance pretty good, and pro ceed to give— THE RIDDLESWORTH. Strange to say, we have not heard this once-celebrated sporting race even named. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. On Tuesday, one gentleman laid 2 to 1, to £5O, against The Buck; 5 to 2 was subsequently taken. Today, a little at 5 to 4 was done ; then he was backed at evens. for 100, and several other sums. THE CHESTER CUP. Roscius was backed at 30 to 1 in fifties ; Tacita, in po nies (twice), at five points less. 11 to 1 agst Pagan, by Muley Moloch, 6yrs old. Bst 51h. 11 to 1 Pharaoh, by the Mummy, 4 yrs old, Est 12. 14 to 1 Cattonite, by Muley Moloch, 5 yrs, 7st 111 b. 18 to 1 Red Deer, by Venison. 3 yrs old, 4st. 18 to 1 Bramble, by Bay Middleton, 4 yrs, 7st 91b. 18 to 1 Alice Hawthorn, by Muley Moloch, 6 yrs, 9st 81b. 20 to 1 Merry Andrew, by Sheet Anchor, 4 yrs, 7st 51b. (t). 20 to 1 Freedom, by Hart, 4 yrs old, 7st. 31b. 25 to 1 Haitoe, by Sir Hercules. 5 yrs old, 7st. 51d. 25 to 1 Vakeel, by Plenipotentiary, 5 yrs, Gst. 131 b. 25 to 1 Jamie Forest, by Satan, aged, 7st. 10Ib. 25 to 1 Sir Robert, by Sheet Anchor, 5 yrs, Gst 131 b. 25 to 1 Tacita, by Tomboy, 5 yrs old, 6,t. 12b. 25 to 1 Roscius, by Turcoman, aged. 7st. 21b. 27 to 1 Scalteen, by Philip the First, 5 yrs old, Sat. 21b 30 to 1 Everton, by Liverpool, 4 yrs old, 6st Sib. (t.) 30 to 1 The Prior, by Muley Moloch, 5 yrs old, 6st. 131 b. 33 to 1_ :: General Pollock, by Velocipede, 4 yrs old, 7st. 81b. 33 to 1 Young Lochinvar, by Tipple Cider, 4 yrs old, 7st. 41b. 40 to 1 What, by Jereed, 4 yrs. 7st. 21b. 40 to 1 Nutwith, by Tomboy, 4 yrs, Bst. 61b. (t.) 40 to 1 Portrait, by Stump, 6 yrs, 7st. 91b. 45 to 1 Broken-down, by Battledore. aged, 7st. 41b. 55 to 1 Xanthus, by Voltaire, 4 yrs, 6•t 41b. 50 to 1 Emma, by Picaroon, 3 yrs on, 4st. 81b. (t. freely.) 6 to 1 agst Kent's lot; 50 to 1 agst either Vin Ordi naire, Celeste, Best Bower, or Ermengardis—the last named backed at 60 to I last night. THE DERBY. During the week, and up to to-day, our "gleanings" run-100 even Rattan v. Buck ; 6 to 1 agst Rattan (t. in fifties yesterday); 15 to 1 agst Orlando (t. to £150) ; 35 and 33 to 1 a st Voltri; 1000 to 35 Hest Coekamaroo (t.); 500 to 10 and 400 to 10 v. Akbar ; 400 to 12 v. Leander; 7to 1 agst The Buck (in ponies. yesterday); 550 t 100 agst Rattan (t. yesterday) • 33 to 1 agst Mr. Ford's lot (t.); 33 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's lot (t.) To-day, Ugly Buck was all the "go"; 560 to 100 and 500 to 100 (twice); 6 to 1. an accommodation bet, to a pony, lad v. Rattan— his price does not exceed 54. 15 to 1 agst Orlando; 16 to 1 agst Leander ; 25 to 1 we should say would be laid v. anything of Scott's-6 to 1 offered v. the lot ; 30 to 1 offered v. King of the Gipsies. A STRANGE STORY.—A couple, who had been tra velling the country with a monster, partly in human shape, a short time since took a house in Knott's-lane, in this city (Canterbury), and left after a brief residence, having secured the being (if we may so call it) in a closet. The neighbours, alarmed by incessant scratching and hideous screeching, entered the house, and on opening the cl+s , et the thing darted out with all the wildness of an infuriated being, incre +sed bti hunger, and flew at the persons pre sent. It was afterwards secured and conveyed to the workhouse, and subsequently forwarded to Chatham—a person of this city, named Sayer, having the charge of it. Looking round on one occasion, be was so much siarmed at its hideous grimaces as to be thrown into a fit of illness, under which he lingered till last week, when he expired.— Kentish Observer. THE GREAT BRITAIN AND THE GREAT WESTERN STEAM-SHlPS. — Although we believe it to be a judicious step in the present state of the affairs of the Great Wes tern Steam-ship Company to sell the celebrated vessel from which they take their name, it is not without regret that we have to state that the first of ocean steamers has passed into other hands, having been sold to the Oriental Steam Navigation Company for £32,000. including her late complete repairs. As she will be employed as a pac ket ship, she underwent on Thursday and yesterday a thorough inspection on the part of the government. Her timbers were opened in various places, and, with one trivial exception, they were found to be in sound and ad mirable condition. This strict scrutiny concluded, there can be no doubt as to the reputed excellence of the Great Western as a sea-boat, notwithstanding the tear and wear and buffeting sbe has undergone since she first sailed from Bristol to New York. As to her colossal successor, the Great Britain, we hope the solicited mediation of the Board of Trade will be available for her liberation. On further consideration of the plan of floating that huge vessel of 3,600 tons out of the too narrow dock, on iron tanks, it appears to be so fraught with danger that we understand it must be abandoned. So then the Great Britain is in the predicament of the fatted weasel, that, wh;le feeding and fattening in the farmer's granary, grew too big for tqe hole by which he gained admission. The mutual diffii•uk. ties of the Steam-ship Company and the Bris.ol Dick Directors have, however, been fairly brought under the consideration of the Board of Trade. The case is one in which the nation at large is concerned, and the interests of commerce and navigation are not a little involved, and though it is anomalous and without precedent, it cam.' surely be without remedy. The great prisoner at tie bar cannot be incarcerated for ever, but will doubtless soca' be transported beyond seas.—Brialol Mirror. GENERAL NHS( ELI ANY. The Du':e of Wellington, w I o ccntinues in the et joy . - nt of e xellent h. att.), will complete his 75th year un the ist f .he ensuing month. Sir Robert and Lady Peel intend to receive a select party of friends at Di ayton Manor during the parliamen-- tary recess. On Friday last,the ceremony of "drumming a man out" of the Sixth Regiment t ok place at Chester, amidst a large concourse of spectators. In the Court of RanktuptcY, on Thursday, Mr. Chas. James Mathews, the comeJian, obtained his final dis charge. Mr. Jos. Skinner, whilst on his pa'sage from Greenock to Liverpool. the other day, burst a blood-vessel, during a fit of sea-sickness, and died almost imm, diately. Since the commencement of the present year, the coro ners for the county of Middlesex. including those for Lon don and Westminster, have held no less than 22 inquests on the bodies of children who have been murdered. MURDER AT TIVERTON.—Two men are in custody, charged with having murdered a man by kicking him on the head, at Tiverton, on Sunday night last. Anoth er man concerned in this brutality has absconded. —Bat h Herald. General Tom Thumb is said to be netting £4OO a-week in the metropolis of England, a sum which must soon literally make him ‘• worth his own weight (15 imperial lb. only) in gold." Diminutive as the general is, he is said to enjoy good health. SUICIDE.—The inhabitants of Southport were greatly alarmed on Wednesday morning, in consequence of Mr. Labrey having hung himself in a room, which he tem porarily occupied over his livery stables in London-street. There is no cause assigned for the rash act, except a little embarrassment of no great importance. THE TEA TRADE, APRIL I.—The deliveries last week were 352,6761 b., being again a falling off. Until the budget is presented, the market is likely to continue dull, as there is suspense respecting the duty, however ill it may be founded. To-morrow a small lot of Assam growth will be offered to public competition. NOVEL NUTCRACKERS .—A writer in the Bristol Times, in his reminiscences of the churches of that city, relates that one of those sacred edifices, haying been built on a bad foundation, had declined so much from the perpen dicular that it oscillated very dangerously, and that, while the bells were being rupg, it was not unusual for boys to insert nuts in the opening crevices of the walls to be cracked! Very cool this! NOVEL IMPORTATION.—Amongst the importations by the Little Liverpool, at Southampton, on Thursday, were four sets of ribs of beef from Lisbon, weighing 17 stone. It was in prime condition, and quite equal to our home-fed English beef; indeed it was superior to most sold at this season of the year. The duty on beef is Bs. per cwt., and the freight of this lot was 7s. 6d. from Lisbon. The Little Liverpool also brought over a quantity of green peas. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.—A melancholy accident hap pened at the Nantyglo works last week. It appears that tour colliers were desc,nding the pit in a bucket, when the chain broke, and they were in a moment launched into another world. No blame is attached to any person. Two of the unfortunate sufferers have left wives and large families to lament their loss. Several others were so dreadfully injured that little hopes are at present enter tained of their recovery.—Monmouth Merlin. EXTRAORDINARY PRESERVATION. —The following appears in the Bristol Gazette, and if true, is one of the most extraordinary facts of a similar nature on record : The person, a cat►le dealer, who was a minute too late to get on board the Despatch boat, by the upsetting of which in a squall, at the New Passage, all who embarked lately perished—is the man who, on the Ist of September, 1839, was a few seconds behind time to get into the Old Passage boat, which then foundered, with an awful loss of human life. Mr. John Manning, Controller of Customs in the port of London, is about to retire. This gentleman was for many years one of the surveyors-general in that depart ment of the public service. He will be succeeded in this very lucrative office by Mr. Willimot. Mr. M`Vicar, landing surveyor in the port of London, has retired. The name of this officer has recently been before the public as a witness against persons charged with Custom house frauds. He is said to have been a very efficient officer.—Observer. REMARKABLE CIRCUMSTANCE.—A very remarkable occurrence took place at Dent Town, on Sunday week. It appears that a party of men were drinking in a public house. One of the party, named Oversby, a tailor, had been to visit his sweetheart the evening previous, and the company were jeering him about it, when he swore with an oath that he never had seen her on that occasion. The moment he had uttered the oath he was struck dumb, and was unable to speak again that day. He is now recover ing his speech again. —Blackburn Standard. EAGLESHAM ESTATE.—This estate, which is one of the largest and finest in the west of Scotland, has been pur chased by Allan Gilmore, E q., Hazleden, Alearns, late merchant in Glasgow. It has been long the property of the Eglington family, and was sold, we understand, by private bargain, at the upset price of £217.000. The es tate extends to about 15,000 acres, and the present rental ranges from £9,000 to £lO,OOO. The cultivated land is very fertile and susceptible of great improvement, whilst the remainder, for the most part, might be brought profita bly under the plough. MARRIAGE EXTRAORDINARY.—One of the Ojibbeway Indians, lately exhibited by Mr. Catlan, at the Egyptian hall, Piccadilly, is about to enter into the matrimonial state with a very pretty interesting young lady of English birth, about 18 years of age, and of resi,ctable connexions, resi dent in the neighbourhood of the New-road, Somers-town. Crowds have been attracted to the spot during the past week, to catch a glimpse of the expectant bride and bride groom. The Ojibbeway to be honoured with the far hand of the youthful maiden is named Nottenakm (the strong wind), and is the one who acted as the interpreter of the other Indians : he is tolerably well acquainted with both the English and French languages. APRs r. FooLs.—Alxiut the middle of Mira, summonses were served unon about forty of the inhabitants of Putney, to attend the Kingston assizes, on Monday 25th of March, in order to serve as petty jur o; . s ; but at the foot of each summo ns there was a notification to the effect that t •ey would not be wanted until Monday, Ist April. The do cuments had all the appearance of being genuine, and the persons summoned h-viog made their business arrange ments. packed off to Kingston, where, on their arrival, they discovered to their surprise and annoyance that the assizes were over, and judges, har, and jury, all cleared off, and there stood the forty Potneyites as a laughin :4 - stock to the town of Kingston, and the largest batch of April fools on record. EXECUTION.—On Wednesday last, at Edinburgh, the last sentence of the law was carried into execution on James Bryce, for the murder of John Geddes. The cul prit was very penitent for some time before his death, and ascended the scaffold with a firm step, and evinced a total insensibility to all earthly things. Atter engaeng in prayer for a few moments, he gave the and the bolt was withdrawn, when, his death took place almost instan taneously. On Tuesday hr made a full confession of his guilt t the chaplain of thit gaol, and acknowledged the justice of his sentence. Ile attributed the commission of the fatal deed to his depraved state of mind engendered and confirmed by his I aki's of intemperance, bad com panions, and Sabbath breaking. ALARMING ILLNESS Or LORD ABINGER.—OD Mon day evening, Lord Aliiirger, who was trying the criminal cases at the Suffolk assizes left the court at seven o'clock in the evening, having at that hour passed sentence of transportation upon three men, who had been convicted of stealing a large sum of money from a dwelling house. About nine o'clock on the same evening, the learned lord became suddenly and dangerou-ly ill ; arid, up to the latest accounts, he is describ, d a. having remained in the same alarming condition. On Wednesday, it is said, he reco vered his consciousness, and exehaneed a smile with his afflicted lady ; but hr soon relapsed into his former pro found and motionless state of insen , ib , lity. The London papers of yesterday (Monday) represent his lordship as still in a very dangerous state. DEATH OF THE STAG AND FOUR HORSES WITH THE ROYAL ST , LG HOUNDS. — The run on Wednesday last, wh ch lasted for thr , e hours and ten minutes, was one of the severest during th. present season. Upwards nf 400 were present at the in-et at Salt.hill. The deer (Sweep) was taken, dead bea-en, at West Wycoinbe, a distance of upwards of 25 mil s from the kennel at Ascot, and was obliged to be killed a -holt time afterwards. A fine h belonging to Mr. Hys in, of Windsor, rode by iir. Jenner, and ano her belonging to Mr. Sharpe, of Slough, dropt dead. A third lior,e died at the Crown Inn, Marlow ; and another, making the fourth, at Bea consfi , ld. The pace was tremendous throughout. Not more than fourteen, out of the large field, were op at the finish.—London paper. W e are enabled to state on competent .authority, that Lord S uart de Rothesav, her Majesty's Ambassador at St. Petersburgh, sent in the resignation of his post to the Earl of Aberdeen several weeks since, which being laid before her Majesty, sht was graciously pleased to accept. The Hon. Mr. Bloomfield, in consequence of Lord Stuart's retirement, is nominated Minister Plenipoten tiary at the Court of St. Petershurgh, where he has so long resided in the capacity of Charge d'Affaires, and First Secretary of Embassy, the functions of which office, as latterly of the enib .ssy, he has fulfilled with distin guished ability. It is not intended to replace Lord Stuart by any diplomatist of the rank of ambassador, as the c-mplished representative of Russia at this court, Baron Biunnow, holds only the same diplomatic rank as the Hon. Mr. Bloomfield is now invested with. MR. COBDEN AT FAULT.—At his recent exhibition in Gloucester, Mr. Cobden made use of the followirtgobserva tinns :—" If there is any' king humiliates me more than another, a s th e son of a firmer my: elf—one whose f ore . fathers were yeomen of the soil—if there is anything that humiliates me more than anything else, Itis the politi ca l degradation in which the farmers of this country exi s t. (Cheers.) Why they are actually put up to auction. C I have seen more than one advertise men t b y t ( lia h t e c ' e r l .) el 3 rated auctioneer, M t-. George Ittlains, in whi c h, after describing all the hFauties of the land s an d woods, and streams. he adds , besi les all this, there is the political the fact) Was for th e sale of Lord Ducie Pol‘,ical influence .. Oyer 520 electors !" (Renewed N o wcon•idernig I hat the advertisement t) which iiiflti , nce over 520 iodepen.lent electars. ( Laughter and 's estate at Wood iTr hem elf, aho was the chairman of this she r:.) rrCsHlthdeti referred (though of course he was not aware of : I' ;h ic s ag re t er r ucc to t he '' sale of hottest yeomen" is chester, and remeniliet log . that the speaker was addressing t: at'o I a 'bite as we have lately met with. Only Si) think that Mr CI . M• en, who i reactedu his remark to apply to 0 ,,,,, nv, rheiiim2 t , ry !atoll rd, should be all the whie si,e ,king d.egers to tot! liberal and league petrouising earl before hint. t an t i : ), a , e t , u tin7Ogl APPALLING OCCURREN,:E.—Uri ev" during the rf,nriari es t Theatre, " gow, a tale alarm of fire was raised, which created dreadful panic. Several persons were seriuu,ly injured They were taken to the Infirmary. One young mangy William W 4 ,0.1, who, it is -upposed, leaped from the gat hry, died shortly afterwards, ut concussion of the brain. AWFULLY SUDDE;s: DEATH OF A THIMBLE-RIGGe,II" On Thursday, Joh n Jo n e s , on his return from Na nt lt where he had been sellin g stockings, fell in with a P rtT of thimble ripers, near Brynich-bridge, and being2, ll .. , duced to try his luck, speedily lost half-a-crow n. F EY ! deterred by this, he tiok out of his pocket two soverei.gnia and twenty shillings, intending to adventure again , vin ei the man who held the board, and whose name is u nknag; struck the money out of hi s h an d, an d pickingitaP , m,h off with his companions ; Jones followed. and at leng e' got his cash returned ; but the man who had robbed t2 l m. soon afterwards fell down and expired on the road. 11._ul companions tried to recove r hi m by giving water, &C.'? afterwards left him, saying that they knew nothing of boa' Shrewsbury Chronicle. THE WILL FORGERIES.—After the final examinatiori of the prisoners on Saturday, Mrs. Dorey was taken WE the presence of her sister, and Sanders was subsequel% introduced to them in o n e of th e wa iti n g-rooms of Mansion-house. The meeting of the sisters was state to be very affecting. The son of Sanders and Lydia Sandell, a lad about 19 years of age, was present at the melancholi interview, and the Lther took the opportunity of advisil s him to endeavour to conduct himself in such a manner .„ r not eud t y o run to a thettattribute b h u az t e a hazard the b o f s a u s s e p s i t c i o m n u i t n i v e a world stu ta which eu. s was n has declared that he h a s b een comparat i ve l y happy his apprehension, as he and his wife led a life of indesari" bable horror in endeavouring to escape detection. ber speaks with greater confidence th an ever o f acqult a L Mrs. Sanders has exp r es se d h er sense o f the howl"' treatment she experienced at the bands of John Forres ter. BATTLE EXTRAORDINARY.—AS Mr. Compt..., I d Southfield, near Lea, Wilts, was walki ng through a t e ", in the parish with his gun, his a tt en ti on was enga ged - hawk hovering over what he imagined to be a monk' After due deliberation, he suddenly made a dart at„,",:, intended victim, and which proved to be a weasel. "I,"" old adage "catch a weasel asleep " held good in this 1 P; stance ; the weasel saw his danger, and instantly seiz e ; the but at hawklas last the e the a w h k ea s d u . uue A ede s d e vieuredissetrunagag4ilen disengaging himself, s e e n if s , u s e n ti stmug the eu t utt it w eeuhadt a ea y aw . ahs neagd: N as mkveo weasel, and r h oya i wa n nssa g do ruo d dftno a stu u abnt n fehtd t ee e firt d ri hist, the hawk deh o tt w whewe e e, ka v sws e tae r rhsi , ue w h bgng e : Er ptoa quite dead, and f oun d hi s h ea d bi tten entirely through, in several places.—Hampshire Advertiser. lM f se o s c ret e e returnedn de d s r c a g r t i . o b g e n it hechrorecow THE IRON TRADE.—The iron trade seems to be ge nerally improving. We learn from the Glasgow Citises, that great activity pre va il s i n th e i ron mar k et, g nu prices continue to advance. The price of Welsh bar-iron is now £5 per ton free on board in the Bristol channel; and the makers having sold pretty largely at this rater are not disposed to contract heavily without obtaining even a higher price. Scotch pig-iron has again ad: vanced five shillings per ton-5Js per ton for No. A being now the general quotation ; and upon Scotch Ina' nufactured iron we believe an advance of 10s. per ton has taken place. The Staffordshire and Shropshire ironmas' ters were to hold their usual meeting preliminary to quay' ter-day, on the 28th ult., when we understand they won!" declare an advance upon manufactured iron of at least 205' per ton. From the immense consumption of iron a t pre' sent, and the very large quantity of iron rails which v l 4 / soon be required for the various railways going on in this country and on the continent, there is every reason to expect that the improveme n t i n p r i ce w ill b e ma i n t a ined ' Mining Journal. • SAGACITY OF A HORSE.—The vol un t ary performance' of Mr. Lee's Jack at the Blackburn Steeple Chase, on Thursday, deserve to be chronicled as strikingly illustra tive of the sagacity which is universally accorded to tha. t noble animal, the horse. In starting, he took a prowl' nent position among the first horses in the race, which b 6 maintained for nearly half ihe distance round the course. immediateAt th is poi l n y t he r , eeo unfortunately ver inz himself, a h r e te d gallantly ithhi sdrei determined i h n tlt ee i to have the race out on his own account. He according' ly r"sumed the running and soon came to the front position which he occupied during the greater part of the race. In fact, he never yielded his place except w h e n be felt dubious of the course, in approaching the fencel; when he allowed Fair Penitent to " show him the way. For the last two or three fields, however, he appeared to see his way to the starting post, and he rushed on in bra liant style, showing how the successive leaps "might be done, ' and came in first to the winning post, amid the loud acclamations of the assembled thousands, Such 1 1 horse, in our opinion, is certainly " worth a Jew's eye' BREACH OF PROMISE.—At the Sheriff ' s Court, Re d Lion-Square, London, on Thursday, before Mr 'Cc' nedy, some interest was c'eated from its being known tha t the case of Lacy against Fenseick, for a b reac h of promise of marriage, would be tried. The Court was crowded to an excess. The plaintiff Miss Charlotte Lacy, is daugh ter of Colonel Lacy, R.A. at Woolwich, and the defen dant, William John Fenwick, is a gentleman residing at Hayling Park, Croydon. The pleadings stated that 00 the 31st of January, 1838, he promised to marry the plain' : tiff, and failed to perform his promise up to the 21st °I December, 1843, when he was reqnested to fulfil it, an :i refused to do so. The damages were l a id at £5,000, 9 4 . the defendant having suffered judgme n t to g o by defame the jury were empannelled to assess the damages. venue was originally laid in Surrey, but in conseqcve r " the high standing of the defendant in that county, ii, Justice WiLiams made an order removing it to Middlese, _ After the Jury were sworn, Mr. Thesiger, a ddressi h n e g.Tf r sbee for Judge i furthermo e t i h f e he C at d o t e u ae r gd t r , een s e a ed i e d , t , lsl his ki was se t i h ev a he p dr p dm v , c t tr o . relieve nptlaintlff for £l,OOO. MATRIMONIAL STRATAGEM.—some little matter for the recreation of the gossiping fraternity was occasioned at Mansfield during the past few days, through the follow ing circumstance :—A person of that town, of the name _ of Crooks, anxious to secur e a swain w h o w ould prom to be a partner for life. by the means of fictitious letters: representing herself as having a sum of money bequeathal by her uncle, a part of which was to be paid on the dal of her marriage, so far succeeded in her enterprise as t induce a you g man, named Leeson, to join her at the hymeneal alter, which event took place about a week 04°' Prior to the day of her wedding she borrowed, on th e ( strength of her epistolary fabrication, upwards of £l2 0 Mr. Penfold, miller, of that t own , w hi c h sum s h e con fided to the care of the bridegroom, for the purpose of enabling him to purchase a new suit of clothes, and defraying other expenses, preparatory to the event of the interesting cere mony. The con..ratulations of her friends on the occasion of her marriage had scarcely died away before the unfor tunate hr de was apprehended and taken before the magi s ' trates, and on Monday last she was committed to take her trial a' the ensuing sessions.—. ollingham Review. CURIOUS CASE OF BIGAMY.—At the Chester assize list week, Joseph Cook was indicted for marrying one Mary Bradburn, his former wife being then alive. The prisoner was proved to have been married the first time according to the rites of the Roman Catholic church. TO prisoner, in a very ingenious defence, repudiated bl j former marriage, representing that they neither of them considered the marriage contract binding.—Counsel for the crown observed, that all marriages in the presence of witnesses were legal, whether performed by a local p ries* (which was one of the objections raised by the prisoner,' or one only specially officiating.—Mr. Justice Maule said , in the act of George IV., chap. 76, there was no mention at all of Roman Catholics ritese.Qc formulariesouma k o e l rs i e riaenwcidiutihJr with, required h s bey w pt e rh r i e e, specially exempted. He should like to know what lalt in the presence of witnesses, was binding.—Mr. Justice his Of lordship's direction, returned a verdict of 1101 opinion made a m th a a r t ri a age m o ar f ri t a h g is e k b i y nd a valid Roman?— McaribTaelimepplreiewsat! Manic thought, that as proper notice had not been given e a 6g s entitled to an t i s r a t r t a i T; n a n c d t had the usualnot been acquittal. The jury, therefore , tsgnuo, under e h et ryr e r e. wrg ENORMOUS LEGACIES.—The late Mr. John Malta the celebrated merchant of Smarm, has by his will, dated October 22, 1841, (which is now the subject of dispute 0 the Ecclesiastical Court, Doctor's-commons,) bequeath; ed the following immence legacies :—to his wife, L. F. 7, Mdtass, 600,000 T ur ki s h p i as t ers , an d a l so £26,000 ;.," his son , J o h n M a l tass , 100,000 T ur ki sh p i asters, and Ow (the son's) wife the same amount; to his three d aug htelA H. M. Abbott, C. Maltass a n d E. M. Wood, 300,u'a Turkish piasters each ; to hi s sun -i n -l aw , R. B. Wo°, , 150,000 Turkish piasters ; to his so n -i n -l aw , C. Woo dy 70,000 piasters ; to his brother, Benjamin Maltass, 125, 0 ' piasters; to two sisters 100,000 piasters eac h ; to se/e o A eindcbildren 10,000 piasters each ; to the British Cher at Bugia, 10,000 piasters ; to the Peste Hospital at Rock, 10,000 piasters. He directs 10,000 piasters to re length o 13 t divided o e among distributed thei their s t e h ra e vm s i c e oe r ns v g a ; s n ta t nt s hd o e f t ha t e h g e ei nd he, tae o rn u ed s st no a fif c rs c mc z oa d ot i o n s g pr t ay Various other legacies were given, but the above are W principal ones The resid ue o f th e property is g i ve t° his wite. The total of piasters bequeathed in the will, s j: if 2,550,000. The value o f an A rabic Turkish piaste r is ss. 6d..—Britannia. FIRE AND Loss OF L IFE IN LONDON.—On Thurs 46/ night, shortly b e f ore twelve o'clock, a fire, attended vri t • j ; great destru c ti on o f property and loss of life, broke out the premises belonging to Mr. Williams, situate at 5 51 ,7,,,; Oxford -street, a , d known as the Cro wn an d C us hion W A I". vaults. The premises were four floors high, and ba"o considerable depth and frontage. Th e fi re b ro ke on'„, the counting - house, adjoining the bar. i n w hi c h was fie posited a vast quantity of spirits. The police-conststs on duty seeing it would be useless to try to extinguish rig fire without the help of engines, immediately sprung At rattle, which brought other assistance to 'the spot. or t that time, three children were sleeping in the upper E r e* of the building. There were also two female anti t'l o ol male servants in the place, as well as Mrs. Williall 3 Si e stk her sister. Such was the fury of the flames, that in.:ist than three minutes they had extended to the bar scoop. the spirits, which, once on fire, spread with the mOst, e et prising rapidi ty t o t h e upper apartments. Th e exclte`iioor which foll owe d was most pa i n f u l. At t h e secon d o r front, a young female, named Fritchby, made her aPP e br ance ; and with such fury did the flames travel, tha t a rS fore sufficient time had elapsed to procure a laddert_ c n was compelled to throw herself to the ground to e l l 00 suffocation. Fortunately the only injury she renFrie oft a few burns about the knees. Several fire eng ine b e fore speedily on the spot ; but it was a consider a ble tiranp r idd the fire was subdued. About three o'clock °n or, morning, the fireman discovered the body of a you t h ' ni JP: parently abut twelve or fourteen years of age, b 0", ruins. Three other bodies were afterwards found' ,„ 0 0 fro rn the to identify ri ru them. tilaredst l ate the oft issaid b remains, it six itwa p s e h r a so ra ns " s ite sible gether have perished in the flames, April 9. !Sit. wf lie thi def ton f e e ,