The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-05-07 00:00:00

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Church 'ION of wily ill Ins, U., Asaler, lishop of EtS, bY 3 Town or referred. e-street, _ _,- as. ,„ ; suPPII [LK, 0 -Twel /e :v,11345, I to the ly. applies' ;rnor• Y, t he :Rs for ristra :he 01 ° Docks• tiler in. trveyorr 9th dal e Choir• I sent lo 1844• May 7, 1844. PROSPECTUS OF THE ABERDEEN RAILWAY. YAPITAL, £1,000,000, in SHARES of £2O EACH. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. THOMAS BLAIKIE, Esq.. Lord Provost of the City , . of Aberdeen, Chairman. The Right Honourable the Earl of Erroll, K.T., Lord- Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire, The Right Honourable the Earl of Kintore, The Right Honourable the Viscount Arbuthnott, Lord- Lieutenant of Kincardineshire, Right Honourable the Lord Forbes, ' Fie Right Honourable the Lord Fanmure, The Provost of Dundee, The Provost of A r b roa th, T h e PPrroovvoosstt of F Montrose, The P rovost of Brc r chin, Al4ex_antider Bannerman, Esq., M.P. for the City of Aber- D _,uee 4 'uward Ellice, Esq., M.P. for the East Fifeshire Burghs, George Duncan, Es., M.P. for Dundee, The Count Leslie, ot Balquhain, John Adam, Esq., of Scobbach, Captain Barclay, of Ury and Allardice, David Blaikie, Esq., of the firm of John Blaikie and Sons, Aberdeen, N Ma jor - General Byres, of Tonley,' ewell Burnett, Esq., Aberdeen. LPatrick Chalmers, Esq., of Auldbar, ewis Crombie, Esq., one of the Baillies of Aberdeen, Robert Duff .Bsgilliam F, i, Car , neie, Esq., of Spynie and Boysack, of Culter and Fetteresso, Thomas Abercromby Durf, Esq., of Haddo, "can Davidson, Esq., of Tillychetly, scan F arquharson, Esq., of Invercauld, • e James Farquhar, Esq , of Hallgreen, Kincardinshire, one of the Directors of • the Union Bank of London, James Farquharson, Esq., Manufacturer, Auchinblae, Fitoolboeeenrnetsti Tel F raser, of Inverallochy and Caste Fraser. d ire a , nt, E_, q . , Colo of Tillyfoar, Convener of Aber- Ale nel 'Gorden, of Park, Convener sf , Banffshire. _o sander Gibbon, Esq., of Johnston. J hdtvGordon h ' —sq., E of vochie and Drumlithie, o n rear Gamtnell, ar l . A rn of Drutoclity Castle, n Taylor Gordon, ' E:q , of Neekermuir, 'James Hadden, jun , Esq,,: of the firm of Alexander Madden and Sons, • Fred er i c k Holland, Esq., of the firm of Richards and Co mpany, - Inhn Angus, Esq., City Clerk df Aberdeen, William trines, Esq., of Raemoir, Convener of Kinds"- dinethire, -Alexander Jopp, Esq., Aberdeen, James Kilgour, Esq., of the•fir m o f Gordon, Barron, and Company, 'Clements Lumsden, Esq., Aberdeen, Alexander Morrison, Esq...ctf Bognie and Montt:dairy, 'lsaac Machray, Esq., Torry {Farm, Mail Coach Contrac- . . tor, Aberdeen, John Morice, Esq., of Tullos, Kincardineshire, Merchant . ... . . in London, Alexander Pierie, jun., Esq., of the firm of Alexander Pierie and Sons, Henry Paterson, Esq., Manager of the North of -Scot land Banking Company, Major George Thompson, C. 8., Bengal Engineers, of _. F airleY, Aberdeenshire. residing in Liverpool, Geor ge Thompson, jun., l Esq., Shipowner in Aberdeen, to "d Wyllie E , Cashier of the Banking Company, Aberdeen. ' sl.' 'BANKERS. The Banking Com pany in Aberdeen and Branches, ThterNanocrhthesot Sc otland Banking Company, Aberdeen and The Royal Bank of'Snotland and Branches,} The Com merci The Union Bank of - Scotland and Do., Edinburgh, al Bank of Scotland and Do., Sir Richard Carr Glynn and Co., Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, Tritton, and Co., London, The Union Bank of London, JJJ Messrs. Beckett and Company, Leeds, The C ommercial Bamking Company, Liverpool. ENGIEERS. Messr s . G ra i nger and Miller N , Edinburgh, Messrs. John GRA, and Alexander Gibb, Aberdeen. RAILWAY' connecting the City of Aberdeen with toe southern lines through the populous towns of condee. onehaven Perth, Abroath, Forfar, Brechin, Montrose, and % and the numerous towns and villages in this longrtant agricultural and manufacturing district, has a be en anxiously desired, and the land was-surveyed as tab back as the year 1837. The execution of the under- however, was deferred until ,the chain of railway cted fro pnrozert-ttunication should be further advanced. This has taken Place. Railways have been completed or are lana m England and the south and west of Scot ._ te the southern termini of the present line. A fresh fur'n and estimate having been obtained, the undertak tegnufai since received the sanction of the Noblemen and t - C er am Proprietors of the greater .part of the lands o etaversed, and a large portion of the Capital has been subscribed within the district. Lin " `" a consideration of the route and length of the it will be seen at the whole traffic o f the valiou d s mtht : v a,vs throughoutth the south and west of 'Scotian in its progress to Aberdeen and the northern coun les, fall into and he' conveyed along this line. The length of the line is sixty-six miles, including . the centre Draneh es. a e r e b d o s u b r;nd wet docks in o e r n A m he ' r n t C le i e n n g , a i t t th p e ro h c the villages of Cove, P ortlethen, Skateraw, and others, ,to the county .111 Stonehaven : thence through the fertile district of the ' le arns, near to tthe villa ges of Drunelithie, Auchinblae, and Laurencekirk, by Marykirk to Brechin, and having a branch to the (looks at Montrose. From Brechin it is proposed that the line shall be continued to Friockheim on the one hand, forming there a junction with the rail ways already finished to Abroath and Dundee, and the Edinburgh and Northern, through Fife ; and, on the other hand, to be continued to Forfar, where it will meet the Northern Junction Railway from Perth through Strath more, thus connecting it with the Scottish Central Line. No tunnel is required on the whole length- of the line, the gradients are good, the value of the land is compara tively small, and the works are of a description which can be estimated with certainty. In addition to the experi ence of Messrs. Grainger and Miller and Messrs. Gibb, as Railway Engineers, the practical experience of the latter as Contractors, under the firm of John Gibb and Son, is well known, and will give more than usual confi dence in the estimate of cost. After the most careful Consideration of the whole works on the n,ain line and branches, and iaelading the plant, the capital has been fixed at £1,000,000 sterling. Zile line t raverse d i s very populous, and, besides the Other large towns a b ove mentioned, Aberdeen alone con s 75,000 inhabitants, and is the deptit for the supply ith the importa n t an d wea l t h y di str i ct north of that city tvgenera! merchandize. Aberdeen and the other towns on the line are also important seats of the linen, cotton, avoAlen, and other manufactures. The salmon and other 11she r i es are of grett magnitude. These afford a very I.2fe item in th e p resent carry i ng t ra d e o f t h e coun t r y, wmch the advantage of a rapid transit so necessary to a ' Tr a3l3 ditY of a perishable nature will largely increase. ,a trade, it is well known, has in lines of railway Mau -1 ; a ' re llnastanced, roved a source of great revenue. stone for Portion of the country p traversed being deficient of building purp oses, while the other is abundantly a_aa,PPlied. with stone offthe finest quality and of differeut "''eselptions a large traffic will thence arise. Its importance as an Agricultural district, in which the on ly are reared an d fed in great numbers, requires " a 'Y to be mentioned to satisfy every one of the large revenue which the Railway will realize from the transit of Live and Dead Stock to the southern markets, to which they are at present driven by tedious and expensive medi ums of conveyance. The Grain Trade also forms an im portant item in the anticipated receipts. Tables of traffic have been prepared from the passenger and carrying trade, exhibiting a clear revenue of upwards of XBO,OOO, or of 8 per cent. on the capital of £1,000,000, without reckoning on any new branch of trade to be called into existence, or on any undue increase of that at present existing. It is proposed that the stock shall be divided into 50,000 Shares, of £2O each ; and, as the standing orders of the House of Commons provide that 10 per cent. on the sums subscribed shall be paid before a railway bill can be read a second time, a deposit to that amount will be required before applying to Parliament. A deposit of 20s. per share to be paid as the shares are awarded, and the re maining 20s. before the Ist February, 1845. The amount of future Calls to be payable at such time as the Commit tee may d;rect, and the shares of parties failing to pay the Calls when required, will be forfeited, along w ith any sums which they may have previously paid. The act will provide that no subscriber shall be liable beyond the amount of his subscription, that no more than £2. 10s. Per share shall be called for at any one time, and that there shall be an interval of not less than three months betwixt the Calls. After the act is obtained, 4 per cent. interest will be allowed upon the Calls, from the date of payment until t he t , line i s opene d f or tra ffi c. I f the act i s not o b ta i ned, " a Payments, deducting expenses, will be returned. _APplications for Shares in the form annexed, may be "4 41 cieAtodarn and Anderson, Blakie aiid Smith, or P. Nv" Davidsonu, Advocates in Aberdeen ; to G. and T. and o_hster, Old Palace-yard, and Johnson, Farquhar, tar Moorgate-street, London, the Parliamen ones toheitor 8 ; to Clark, Davidson, and Brown, 36, -st reet a nd A , London ; Shiell and Small, Dundee ; Lou.ek, tree' 'n; Et. 131, 'libonald, Arbroath ; William Gordon, and D. der 8, nt Adam Burness, Montrose ; Alexan and APtt and Kinnear and Monro, Stonehaven ; Duncans eau, and Gray and Jamieson, Perth ; or to the rise-Cain:l,g sb arebrokers,—namely, William Gordon, Ma and c,'"treet, Oswald, George, and Co., and James Black e o -0., Aberdeen • Robert Allan, John Robertson, and and Ind Pillans and Home, Edinburgh ; D. B. Niven __Perth °ll,in Sturrock, Jun., Dundee ; W. H. Oliphant, „Wats,'„'PEwen and Auld, John C. Foulds, and James Willia", Glasgow • Moore and Gathif, Huddersfield ; , 11 -aik o nl Walker and George Heaps and Co. Leeds ; 15 anl c .t and Son, Manchester ; B. and M. Boyd', 4, New stre et, Vuings, and C. and r. H. M'llae, 57, Moorgate -13. N ET , ondon ; FORSYTH and PRITCHARD, D. and J. or to Por ? RICHARD SCHOLES, Liverpool. 3,1 Tp I , I I APPLICATION FOR SHARES. I'ROVISIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE ABERDEEN Ca N RAILWAY. '4ar e ;` , of request that you will allot to me on th e X2O each, in the proposed Aberdeen Pay th,', r m s and con di t i ons of the Prospectus. I shall uoPosit and sign the necessary deeds when re -I)4ed at day of Narnc: ...... Residence ... • Trade or Profession .••• • ' ' 1811. GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE RAILWAY. rr HE Provisional Committee respectfully infirm ap plicants for Shares in this Undertaking, that the Allocation has now been completed, and they regret that from the number of applications received beyond the amount of Capital required so many respectable par ies have been disappointed. Those parties who have not re ceived letters of Allotment will, therefore, understat , cl that the Committee have been unable to comply with their wishes. The Subscribers' Deed of Agreement will lie for Sig nature in the hands of Mr. MATTHEW WOTHERSPOON, Sharebroker, No. 7, India-buildings, Liverpool, from the 3d till the 18th instant. By order of the Committee, WILLIAM LOGIE, Interim Secretary. Glasgow, Ist May, 1844. GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. CONVEYANCE DIRECT BETWEEN LONDON AND LIVERPOOL. T O prevent delay in transit, and counteract excessive charges which are still practised on the Public by common Carriers, parties should expressly direct all Merchandise from London for Liverpool to be delivered to CHAPLIN AND lIORNE, HAMBRO'-WHARF, THAMES-STREET, LONDON. AGENTS FOR THE GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. or at either of their Receiving-offices, City or West : viz., Spread Eagle. Gracechurch-street, Swan with Two Necks Lad-lane, Cross Keys Wood-street, George and Blue Boar Holborn, Golden Cross., . • • Spread Eagle. Griffin's, Green Man and Still ; and Euston-square, whose Rates 'throughout i-re arranged according to the weight, value, and bulk of the Goods, but in no case ex ceeding 4s. per Cwt., including cartage in London. Goods are conveyed daily by the Grand Junction Rail way Company betw?en London and Liverpool direct, without change of Waggon or lo , s of time. Apply to BRAITHWAIIE POOLE. Liverpool, 24, Water-street, Ist May, 1844. GUARANTEE SOCIETY. ESTABLISHED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT. CAP/CAL £lOO,OOO ritUSTEES. , Charles Rugae Price, Esq. I Thomas Fowler, ESq. John Francis Maubeft, I Major - General Parlby, Esq. C.8.E.1.C. TO Officers of her Majesty's Service, both' (Civil and Military,) Secretaries. Clerks, and all others hold ing,,cr about to hold, confidential and responsible situa tions, this Society presents immediate facilities for obtain ing Surety for Integrity, upon payment of a small annual tpremium, and by which relatives and friends are relieved from the various pecuniary responsibilities attendant on private suretyships. - The surety of this Society is accepted - by the War-office, (for Paymasters of Regiments and of 'Out-Pensioners,) the Ordnance, East India Company, the Customs, the Bank of England, and numerous Banking, Mercantile, and Commercial Firms, both in London and in the country. Forms of application, and every information, may be obtained at the'Offices, 28, Poultry, London. THOMAS DODGSON, Secretary. AGENTS FOR THE LIVERPOOL DISTRICT, HUGHES AND RONALD, 1, Cook street. T ROBERT BLACKHURST, at present and for two weeks east residing at number nineteen, Mill-street, in the parish or place of Toxteth-park and county of Lan caster, and for four years previously residing at number fourteen, inMill-street aforesaid, and being an auctioneer and appraiser, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that I intend to present a petition to the LIVERPOOL DISTRICT COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, praying to be examined touching my debts, •estate, and .effects:; and to be protected from all process, upon making a full dis closure arid surrender of such estate and effects, for pay ment of my just and lawful debts. AND I HEREBY FURTHER. GIVE NOTICE, that the time when the matter of the said petition shall be heard, is to be adver tised in the London Gazette, and the Liverpool . Standard newspaper, one month at the least after the date hereof. As witness my hand this sixth day of May, in the year of our Lord , o .e thousand eight hundred and forty-four. ROBERT BLACKHURST. IMPERIAL AUSTRIAN 'LOAN of 30.000,000 fls. (of 1839.)-1 AUSTRIAN SCRIP for £3, 6 for £l5, and 13 for £5O ; reimbursable by Dividends of £30,000, £23,000, £20,000, £15,000, &c.—Smallest Dividend £5O sterling. IMPERIAL RUSSIAN-POLISH LOAN of 150,000,000 fls. (of 1835.)-1 RUSSIAN-PO][IMR SCRIP for £2.105., 4 for £lO, and 9 for £2O. General and chief DISTRIBUTION Ist Ju.ie, at Vienna. A few SCRIPS are vet on SALE. Dividends repaid at Paris, Frankfort, Vienna, and London. Apply for prospectuses, with full particulars, without delay, to A-JACOBS and• Co., Bankers, Frankfort-on-Maine. Or, to save postages, letters may be sent to Mr. jACOBS, 34, Weliclose-square, London, from whence they will promptly be forwarded. IMPERIAL RUSSIAN-POLISH LOAN of 150,000,00065. (of 1835,) IMPERIAL AUSTRIAN LOAN of 30,000,000 fl. (of 1-1339,) guaranteed by their Majesties the Emperor of Austria and the Emperor of Russia. GRAND DISTRIBUTIONS at Warsaw and Vienna. In the Russian-Polish Loan the following divi dends will be re-imbursed :—One of 1,000.000 fl., one of 300,00051., two of 150,000 fl., six of 25,000 fl., eight of 14,0 0011.,&c., together 7000 dividends, gaining 7,970. - 000 fl. Smallest dividend 750 fl., largest 1.000,000 fl. In the Austrian Loan 700 bonds will obtain 701,700 fl., in lots of 230,000 fl. , 50,000 IL, 15,000 fl., 10,000 fl., &c. Smallest dividend .500 ft. 10 floiins are equal to Ll sterling, a trifle more or less, as per day's exchange. The prices are -1 Russian-Polish Scrip for £2lO 1 Austrian Scrip for £3 4 Ditto 10 0 -6 Ditto 15 9 Ditto 20 0 13 Ditto 30 Payable by bank notes. remittances, or drafts. Divi dends re-imbursable at Frankfort, Paris, London, or New York, at the option of the holders. The undersigned ge neral agent. in claiming the attention of the imperial and foreign public to these more important Loan Distributions, begs to state that, agreeably to the instructions with which he has been honoured, he is now receiving the orders of the public. To save postages, foreign subscribers ~ may apply to his houses in Paris, New York. and London at Mr. A. Schwarzschild's, 1, Plough-court, Lombard street. Prospectuses, with full particul ars, and Lists of the Distribution, J. promptly om s pt c hi i fo w rw A a t r i d z e s d c to n e i v i ly , shareholder abroad. Banker and Receiver-General. Fraukfort.on-Maine, April, 1841. FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH, Price ls. 11€1. per box. T . HIS excellent Family PILLis a Medicine o f l ong _ tried efficacy for correcting all disorders of the Stomach and Bowels, the common symptoms of which are Costiveness, Flatulency, Spasms, Loss of Appetite, Sick flead•ache, Giddiness, Sense of Fulness after meals, Dizziness of the Eyes, Drowsiness and Pains in the Stomach and Bowels, Indigestion producing a Torpid State of the Liver, and a consequent Inactivity of the Bowels, causing a disorganization of every function of the frame, will, in this most excellent preparation, by a little perseverance, be effectually removed. Two or three doses will convince the afflicted of its salutary effects. The Stomach mill speedily regain its strength; a healthy action of the Liver, Bowels, and Kidneys will rapidly take place; and instead of listlessness, heat, pain, and jaundiced appearance, strength, activity, and renewed health, will be the quick result of taking this Medicine according to the directions accompanying each box. These Pills are particularly efficacious for Stomach Coughs, Colds, Agues, Shortness of Breath, and all Obstructions of the Urinary Passages; and if taken after too free an indulgence at table, they quickly restore the system to its natural state of repose. Persons of a FULL HABIT, who are subject to Ilead-ache, Giddiness, Drowsiness, and Singing in the Ears, arising from too great a flow of Blood to the Head, should never be without them, as many dangerous symp toms will be entirely carried off by their immediate use. For FEMALES, these Pills are most truly excellent, removing all obstructions, the distressing Head-ache so very prevalent with the sex ; Depression of Spirits, Dull ness of Sight, Nervous Affections, Blotches, Pimples, and Sallowness of the Skin, and give a healthy and juvenile bloom to the complexion. To MOTHERS. they are confidently recommended as the best medicine that can he taken during pregnancy : and for children of all ages they are unequalled. As a pleasant, safe, easy Aperient, they unite the re commendation of a mild operation with the most success ful effect, and require no restraint of diet or confinement during their use. By regulating the dose according to the age and strength of the patient, they become suitable for every case, in either sex, that can be required ; and for elderly people they will be found to be the most comforta ble Medicine hitherto prepared. Sold by T. PROUT, 229, Strand, London. Price Is. lid. and 2s. Ocl. per box; also by Rennie, Wagstaff, Howell, Phillips, Aspinall, Fisher, Apothecaries' Company, G. Syers, J. Syers, Roberts, Johnson and Son, Lathbury, Scholefield, Smith, King, Bradford, Blake, Bird, Gerard, Watson, Mucklow, Lloyd, Carter, and Rowland, Liver pool ; Law, and Gaskell, Manchester; and by the vendors of Medicines generally throughout the kingdom. Ask for FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH, and observe the name and address of " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London," on the Government Stamp. CHEAP TRIP TO LONDON.—TO those of our readers who have not v i s it e d th e mo d ern B a bylon, an opportunity will present itself on the 18th and 29th instant, by which they will be enabled to go to the metropolis of the world, and gaze on its varied wonders, as the late contractor has again entered int o arrangements w i t h t h e ra ilway com panies to carry p assengers t h ere an d b ac k , f or the par ticulars of which we beg to refer to the advertisement. EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY.—The following extract from the journals kept at the Eye and Ear Infirmary of the operations performed by Mr. Hugh Neill and the other talented gentlemen connected with the establish nnnt, shows the extensive usefulness of this excellent charity :—" On the Bth April last Mr. Neill ope,,ited on nine perF.on=, for ca!aract, artificial pupil, &c.; and on the 16th of !he Fame month upon three tor citaract. On the hotcr d , y enzhty-t.o persons were also prescribed for and received mediciaes," THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. VARIETIES. AN AGED FAMILY.—There is now residing at Hosted Nook, in the township of Weardale and Wardle, an aged family of seven individuals, all in good health, — namely, James Matthews, 85 ; Robert, 75 • Thomas. 73 ; John, 77; Mary, 82 ; Betty, 71 ; Richard, 67. Their united ages amount to 530 years.—Blackburn Standard. FRENCH PURITY OF ELECTION.—On Monday last, the French Chamber of Deputies decided that the third election of Mr. Charles Lafitte, for the borough of Lou viers, was not a good election, and ought to be annulled. The ground of his rejection was, that he had been guilty of " collective corruption," in having promised the elec tors to cause to he constructed a branch from the Rouen railroad to that town ! TRAVELLING IN SPAIN.—We read in a Madrid jour nal—" Mail -roaches with three places for passengers, like those of France, have been established upon all our roads. It is difficult to give an idea of the multiplication of public carriages of all kinds in Spain. They are run ning in every direction, and there is so much opposition that the fares are extremely low, and travelling has become so greatly increased, that the inns and other establishments for their accommodation are as greatly improved. If our highways are but cleared of the brigands who infest them, foreigners will flock to explore our country and its inter esting curiosities, hitherto almost unknown to the rest of Europe."--Galignanes Messenger. A LIVELY PLACE.—They have a little town out west which appears to have been overlooked by Dickens, and other English travellers of his class, and which is all sorts of a stirring place. In one day they recently had two street fights, hung a man, rode three out of town on a rail, got up a quarter race, a turkey shooting, a gander pulling, a match dog fight, had preaching by a Methodist circuit rider, who afterwards run a foot-race for drinks all round; and, as if this was not enough, the judge of the court, after losing a year's salary at single-handed poker, and whipping a person who said he did not under stand the game, went out and helped to Lynch a man for hog-stealing.—Picayune. SOUND OF BELLS ON WATER.—Dr. Arnott relates a case where the sound of bells was heard on board a ship sailing along the coast of Brazil, far out of sight of land. The sound was heard during an hour or two, at a particular spot on deck, and it seemed to vary as in human rejoic ings. Ail on board came to listen, and were convinced as to the existence and nature of the sound, but to account for it was impossible. Months afterwards it was ascer tained, that at the time of the observation, thebells of the city of St. Salvador, on the Brazilian coast, had been ringing on the occasion of a festival; their sound, there fore, favoured by a gentle wind, had travelled over. per haps. a hundred miles of smooth water, and had been brought to a focus by the concave sail in the particular situation on the deck where it was listened to. ARRIVAL AT BEYROOT.—The travekler, whose good fortune it has been to make his first approach to Syria by sea, and to land at Beyroot, must always esteem it a happy coincidence that themost frequented port on all the coast is likewise precisely the point where a man of taste and quick feeling would choose to receive his first im pressions df the country. Long before the vessel nears 'the shore, the sunlit peaks and wavy ridges of Lebanon are seen marking the blue sky, while its sides are hid from sight by the haze upon the. waters ; by and by the craggy masses of the mountain come forth like airy promontories.; the eye gradually distinguishes the deep and dark valleys that cleave its flank-s; the rocky crests assume a bolder outline; and you half discern villages se .ttered on the mountain sides, and monasteries like feudal fortresses crowning their summits. Each object caught sight of is hailed with delight; all hands are on deck; every eye is strained, and each gazer has continually some new disco very to impart to his companions. It is always an ex citing thing to have a mountain land in view as the termi nation of a sea voyage; but here the charm is felt with tenfold strength, for the land before you is endeared by a host of associations linked with your earliest and most hallowed recollections. Meanwhile, the vessel holds on its course • the land grows beneath the eye:; the white walls of the country houses, spread all along the plain at the toot of the mountain, peep out with a look of welcome from between their clustering trees, and the air is loaded with the perfumed breath of orange and lemon blossoms. At last the anchor is dropped, and you are riding in the bay of Beyroot, in front of a long promontory, rising gradually from the water, above which are seen the mina rets and towers .of the town, and beyond them the sum mits of the Jebel Sunnin, and the Jebel Kneese, and the long lines of the Jebel el Drus.—Library or Travel. DIVISIBILITY OF MATTER.—We not unfrequently speak of things as being "as fine as a hair." Now the human hair varies in thickness from the 1-2 . oth to the 1-600th part of an inch ; and it is a massive cable in com parison with the fibres produced by other animals. The thread of the silk-worm is many times finer, being from the 1-1700th to the 1-2100th of an inch. This, however, is nothing to the slenderness of the spider's thread, which has been found in some instances to be no more than 1-30,000 th of an inch in diameter. It is difficult even to imagine quantities so small; and the best way to realize them to the mind is to consider that 30,000 such threads laid side by side would make a riband only one inch broad. But this is by no means the entire wonder of the spider's thread. Each of these slender cords is composed of four or six twisted together ; and every one of these is formed by the pressing mut of a viscid fluid through a sort of teat or spinneret at the hinder part of the animal, the point of which, instead of having a single orifice, is perforated by not less than 1000 very minute apertures. The thread of each spinneret must be formed, therefore by the union of not less than 1000 fibrils ; and four or six of these threads go to form the cord of 1.30,000 th of an inch in diameter, of which the spider's web is constructed. It has been calculated that two drachms (120 grains) of such thread would reach from Edinburgh to London. The fibres yielded by the vegetable kingdom are notse fine as these; yet their minuteness is most astonishing. Every fibre of flax is composed of a bundle of other fibrils, which have been found to be about 1-2500th of an inch in diameter. Similar fibres, obtained from the pine-apple plant, have been ascertained to be no more than 1-5000th or even 1.7000 th of an inch in diameter • these when twisted into threads, and woven, are said to form cloth of very beauti ful texture. The glistening spiril fibrils which are drawn out when the leaf-stalk of a geranium or a strawberry s snapped by drawing the ends apart , are no t more than r o l f -1 2‘ 2, T OO atu Ot r I a l l O s f c a i n en i c n e e . A GOOD CRITIC S OPINION or ERNST.—Second h in diameter. —Popular Cyclpadia feature in this concer t ° P c li e i t l Y h . a — r Philharmonic n prominentic ap ear be the continental i f l a n s c h e io ° l t ; to affect a contempt of English judgment, it is Concert n o e f rit.hEernsPth.ilhwmaarincthohne: scfiirtsStmay yet, u nquestionably, a fact. that the greatest artists of all countries seek from the Philharmonic audience the last and conclusive testimony to their powers. In the case of Herr Ernst, this was yielded on Monday evening in a manner too prompt and enthusiastic to be otherwise than gratifying to him. We have already spoken on several occasians of this extraordinary violinist. He has, assu redly, no superior as an executant, even among the most madly emulous of the fashionable gymnasts ; while in that deeper and less acquirable excellence, the genial in terpretation of musical poesy, no one but he has been able to sustain the all-passionate idola which Paganini created. He could not have made a better selection for the display of his prodigious capabilities than the Scene Cantante of Spohr. The recitatives, the can tabile, the ! final allegro,—all were absolute perfec tion. We have heard Spohr execute this same com position, but, nevertheless, prefer its rendering at the hands of Ernst. Nothing, of course, can transcend Spohr's understanding of his own work; but the youth of Ernst is yet hot and fresh with him, and he sings through his lovely gush of pathos, not as a cherished relic of by-gone feeling, but as the prompt exponent of pre sent and living passion. His solo in the second act, though less interesting to the musician, was, perhaps, necessary to substantiate his position among the wonder workers of the day. As a collection of miraculously achieved difficulties, we have heard nothing beyond it; one variation, indeed,—an overwhelming torrent of rapid chorns—was so obviously an all-but preternatural marvel as to compel a tremendous encore. Ernst was vociferously received throughout, and he deserves it. As a player he is certainly second to none ; but his composer-lice feel ing and genial attachment to everything intrinsically excellent in music, place him above all comparison in his walk of art.—Atlas. A VETERAN.—The late Sir Jahleel Brenton entered the service in 1777 ; was made a Lieutenant on the 22nd of November, 1790, and as such served on board the Barfleur in Lord Bridport's action off Cape St. Vincent's n 1697 (in which were also his gallant friends, two of the Admirals at the present Board of Admiralty); was made a commander on the 3rd of July, 1799; and in command of actions the vessels hineSpeedy,tehapetv vicinity tuyn duringob f r G i ithhr i i n that asl t ca or n; n command threeyaenadr o foughtnearc enemy'ssa p e several e r d a e l niuske o t f rY o f c r t o o n b l h hills. In u l n n d e t r h e a h fo e l a lo vy wi fi n r g e of month four of the enemy' s vessels in a heavy su et r r f e , at e the e xposed to the guns of a fortification and musketry from hdestroyed m surrounding ttime e the beach, and in the next month of November he dis splyaayneidshcosenhsuoomnmerast,easnkdilltea n n d othergallantry armed in vesselsbeati n g; by yff tthesewo April, ard s Lord)1800. d e H w s e am a a s then n r eza s his selected flag by captain,Si James (after wards er s ervices he won his p ost rank, which is dated the 25th of andin ( com mand of the CEesar distinguished himself in the severe action off Algesiras, of the 6th of July, 1831. Subse quently, in command of the Minerva, when that frigate got. aground in a fog and was lost near Cherbourg, lie de fended her during a heavy fire of several hours, for which unsurpassable gallantry he received the highest praise when acquitted at a court martial for the loss of his ship. In 1807, when in command of the Spartan frigate, Sir Jahleel assisted in driving the French garrison out of Pezaro and destroying the castle; in the following month he assisted in blowing up the Castle of Cesaratico, destroy. ing a neighbouring battery, and compelling the Island of Sussin to surrender; assisted at the reduction of Zante and Cephalonia, and particularly distinguished himself at the capture of Cerigo, where he was fi rst i n command. These and many other important services did this 11 ga ant officer render in the Adriatic. In the s ame s h ip in 1810, in concert with the Sussex, he fought a most gallant action with and defeated, a French squadron in the Bay of Naples, in which action he was severely wounded. Th e gallant deceased was created a Baronet on this occasion, and received other honours, and on the Bth of February, 1 1811, had a pension conferred urn him of £3OO per annu m for the wounds he had received, lle obtained his flag promotion as Rear-Admiral on the 22d o f J uly, 1830, - and as Vice Admiral on the Ist of July 1810 , and sub- I que ntiv had another pension conferred upon hint of ,1 e 0() per annum for good service: he also received a grant from the Patriet;c Fund. The gallant deceased was the EMI of the fete Rear-Admiral Brenton, lie was twice trilrried. elde-t son. Mr. 'Anne. lot Charles Lee Erent ,, n, who succeeds to the Baronetcy, was torn in 1807. INDIA AND CHINA. (From Yesterday's Times.) We received on Saturday evening our despatches from India and China, which left Bombay on the Ist of April. The chief intelligence of the month relates to the con duct of a part of certain native regiments on the north west frontier, which refused to march to Sciude, in con sequence of some allowances granted to the troops on the banks of the Indus during the time of war being with drawn when that province was declared to be in peace and annexed to the British Empire in India. The pay of the native soldier is five rupees and a half (11s.) per month, besides which he receives subsistence money (called batta and half-batta) of one rupee and a half in cantonment, and, if marching in the Company's territo ries, an additional sum of the same amount called " extra batta," whereby his pay becomes eight rupees and a half Per month. If he is on a foreign station, and in peculiar cases of scarcity, he receives an additional sum called " ration money," as a compensation for the dearness of the articles of his use, such as grain, &c. Thus there were three indulgences to be considered, viz., Ist, the cantonment rate of half-batta ; 2d, the marching rate of extra batta ; and 3d, the extraordinary indulgence of ra tion money. All cause for alarm had ceased, and the several regi ments ordered were proceeding to their stations on the Indus. Three regiments have been ordered to be dis banded,—viz., the 7th Light Cavalry, and the 4th and 34th regiments of Native Infantry. The 61th regiment, in which but a few began the mu tiny, having proved that the mass of the men knew nothing of it, and having volunteered to go to Scinde, had been allowed to proceed, and with the Foot Artillery, under Captain Graham, had embarked at Ferozepore on the 18th of March. The 6th Irregular Cavalry, which had not, to its honour, shown the smallest symptom of dis affection, was also in progress there. The Artillery had also at first begun to march, but the Hindoo Brahmins and the Mussulman Mollahs had gone to tamper with the men, and produced for a time some disinclination, which ceased on explanations being given. The government, which has made the concessions to the troops, will take care to weed the disaffected out of all these corps. The propriety of an increase of the Bombay army had been admitted by the Governor-General, and lists had been prepared of the officers to be appointed to four new corps, from which it appeared that the colonels had served 40 years, the lieutenant-colonels upwards of 30 years, the majors more than 25, and the majority of the captains 19 and 20 years, while it would leave the average of two brevet-captains to each regiment after 15 years' service. There was a great wish expressed in Bengal and Madras that Scinde should be made over to the Bombay Prssi dency as an appanage, and that its army should be aug mented to meet the demand on its service. In such cir cumstances the augmentation of 10 regiments would be necessary ; but the Bombay army has- never yet been stained with mutiny on any occasion whatever. The 47th Madras Regiment, which had shown a muti nous spirit in Bombay, had been sent to garrison Aden. The cost of the grant to the Sepoys in Scinde is va riously estimated ; it has been calculated at £50,000 per annum, but the improvements going on in the districts on the borders of the Indus will soon repay it. Fortu nately for India the flourishing state of the revenue will not cause any pressure from the grant of the batta to the Scinde and Gwalicar armies. Such is its prosperity, that the Governor-Goneral has issued a notification abolishing the transit duties in the Presidency of Madras. This is considered as a most useful measure, as introducing uni formity into the various provinces of India. The news from Scinde represents that district as tran quil and comparatively healthful. The Bombay troops there were satisfied to retain it, and an augmentation in that army was expected. From Lahore the news is of great importance. There a civil war is raging; a chief called Casbmeera Singh, a bastard of Runjeet, is opposed to the new Prime Minis ter, Heer Singh, and, as Sikhs support him, it is proba ble there will be another revolution within a few months in the Punjaub. The notorious Affghan leader, Akbar 'Khan, had led his troops to invade Peshawur and be will, in all probability, force the Lahore Government into an application to the Governor-General for assistance. It is not improbable that there will be another conflict with the Affghans on the plains of the Panjaub, where the Indians, when not aided by the English, have almost always been routed by the hardy mountaineers. It seems that these mountaineers have an established right to overcome the people to the east of the Indus, and when they lately invaded Peshawur they were surprised at being beaten back by the Sikhs under foreign generals. The conquest of their country by the British army had surprised them ; yet now again they are to be seen moving to the Indus, and there the British army must again meet and defeat them. The Sikhs have lost their weight in the scale of, India since the death of old Runjeet, and it is therefore imperative on the British government to be pre pared to conflict with the Shiks against the Affghans, and not to allow them to make a junction, which might lead to numberless invasions on the. fertile north-western pro vinces of the Company's territories. The late rumours of a mutiny amongst the native troops had encouraged both the Sikhs and Affghans to exhibit a ho.Jile spirit towards the British. The antipathy between the Affghans and the Sikhs is proverbial ' • they are continually quarrelling, and as the Sikhs have latterly, by means of foreign generals and British aid, been successful, the former now seek an opportunity of having another conflict, for they are anxious to become masters of Peshawur, and of Cash mere. The Governor-General arrived in Calcutta on the 28th of February, and was well received. In Gwalior tranquility prevails. The new contingent was arranged, and the people appeared satisfied. It is worthy of remark, that the neighbouring district of Bun delkund has been thoroughly pacified by the subjugation of Gwalior, and so far was that pacification effective that the whole of the Bundelkund contingent had volunteered to proceed for three years to Scinde, thereby demonstrating that the late disaffection relative to money matters in the four regiments of Bengal had not any extensive ramifica tions. In all parts of India tranqu;llity prevailed when the mail left. Amongst the late passengers from Bombay were Sir R. and Lady Sale, and their daughter, Mrs. Sturt ; they left in the ship True Briton, and are coming to England round the Cape. The news from China comes down to the 27th of Feb ruary, but presents nothing remarkable. Sir H. Pottin ger was at Hongkong, which island was healthy. He was, while waiting for his successor, engaged in regulating some of the buildings at Victoria, and also in making pro per arrangements for the trade at the new ports. The Chinese were robbing houses and plundering the foreigners as well at Macao as at Hongkong. Great anxiety prevailed in India respecting Colonel Stoddart and Captain Conolly, as the rumours on the sub ject were conflicting. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CHINA. The accounts received s ta te that the Chinese new-year holidays had almost entirely put a stop to business, and few transactions either in imports or exports had been effected. The following report of the Cotton•market comes down to the Ist of January : Deliveries in Dec. Stock Ist Jan. American Bombay. Bengal Madras....... 10,915 .. 24,813 Total bales .... 41,877 127,260 Cotton was quoted at T. 5i to T. 7 for Bombay ; Ben. gal, 6.2 to 8.6 ; Madras, 6.4 to 8 ; American, 6 to 6.5. In the Cotton Piece Goods market there was a good deal of activity, and large sales had been made at the following quotations :—Grey Longclotbs. 2.80 dole. to 3.20 dols. ; Bleached do., 3.60 dole. to 4.20 dols. ; Drills, 2.30 dole. to 2 35 dols. ; American Sheetings, 2.45 dole. to 2.60 dols. The demand for Cotton Yarn continued as before. Sales were with difficulty made at 22 dole. to 24 dols. for Nos. 16 to 32. There was no inquiry whatever for the higher numbers. The demand for Woollens had fallen off considerably. We give below the quotations at which large shipments of Tea had been bought : Congou Tea, 15 to 20 per pecul ; Hyson, 32 to 70 per pecul ; Young Hyson Tea, 25 to 36 per pecul: Hyson skin, 14 to 35 per pecul; Gunpowder and Imperial Tea. 38 to 70 per pecul. The export of Tea to Great Britain, in the month of December, in 12 vessels, was of black, 5,955,1031bs ; and of green, 592,4521b5.; total, 6,547,645. The total exports in six months from July 1 to Feb. 22 was of black, 29,429,3351b5. : and of green, 5,770,9561b 5 . ; i n a ll, 35,200,2911b5. Prices of Opium were quite nominal— namely, Malwa, 670 dols, to 680 dols. ; and Patna, 595 to 600 dols. Exchange on London, six months' sight, 4 s . 6d, ; with Bengal, 30 days' sight, 224 rs. per 100 dole. CALCUTTA, MARCH 23. Since the issue of last week our money market has been tranquil, and capital abundant for all commercial purposes of a sound character. In government securities there had been a good deal of business at advancing valuations for some days. The Four per Cents. at one time reached within 1 or 12 annas of par. They have since receded to 1 a 1.2. Exchange is dull, and few bills for sale. The rate may be quoted at ls. 100, to Is. 101 d. at 10 months' date. Bank Stock is in demand, and the premium rising. INDIGO.—The imports of the season have now nearly closed, and the amount of produce approximates to fy. mds. 1,70,000. The exports ',ince our last issue of 17th ultimo, are 4393 chests or fy. Ends. 16,992 to England, 2021 chests or fr. mds. 7111 to France, and 2302 chests or fy. Inds. 7787 to the Persian Gulf and Red Sea ; which make the shipments of the season to the 15th instant, inclusive, as below. BOMBAY, APRIL 1. METALS.—Iron has been in limited request during the month, and nearly all kinds are rather lower, as our quo tations will show. Tile Copper has declined abaut 1 r. per cwt., and sheathing r to 1 r. ; but brazier's and raised bottoms are unaltered, and South American bas advanced Rs. 3 per cwt. Spelter is nominal at Rs. 161 to Ra. 17 per cwt. Lead is very dull of sale, particularly sheet, and only Rs. 101 for Pig, and Rs. 11 at 111 for Sheet, are now obtainable. Red Lead is steady at Rs. 11 to 111 per cwt. Tin Plates and Steel are unaltered in value. We subjoin a list of the sales that have been re ported to us for publication :—Copper, 225 cwt. Sheath ing, at Rs. 52-12 as. per cwt, ; 900 cwt. Tile, at Rs. 51-12 as. per cwt. ; 145 cwt. do. at Bs. 52 ; and 94 cw t. do. at Rs. 52-2 as. per cwt. ; 450 cwt. Brazier's, at Rs. 561 per cwt. ; 140 Ingots, at Rs. 52 ; 100 cwt. Rods, at Rs. 54; and 150 cwt. South American. at Rs. 47; Iron. 120 tons British Bar, at Rs. 22 to 22-2 as. per candy ; 308 tons do., at Rs. 22 per candy ; 75 candles Nail Rod (round and square) at Rs. 25-12 as ; 398 candles Swedish Bar, at Its. 50; 400 cwt. Hoop, at Ra., 4-7 as. per cwt. COTTON M A N UFA CTURES.—The fabrics that have been in best demand have been grey and bleached jacconets, and these have commanded an advance of about 1 to 2 annas per piece. Bleached long cloths and madapollams have also been in fair request at former rates, but grey madapollams and long cloths are rather steady, and only in moderate inquiry. Muslins are rather scarce and wanted, as also Turkey red goods of all kinds, but prints have been in the most limited request, and the prices ob tained are extremely low, and leave a heavy loss to im porters. Zrbra dresses are nearly unsaleable, and appear to have gone almost out of consumption. YARNS.—There has been a fair demand during the month, especially since the arrival of the mail, and the stocks in first bands being small prices have advanced to anna per lb. FRElGHTS.— Freights have risen and may now be quoted at £3. 17s. 6d. to £4. for fir A-class ships, to London and Liverpool ; and at £3. 15s. per ton for second class ships ; but there is lit tle cargo offering at present. SPAIN. The following telegraphic despatch, dated Madrid, May 2d, appears in the Times of yesterday :-- " The entire (Spanish) Ministry h as res i gne d . The Queen has accepted their resignation, and has charged General Narvaez wtth the formation of another Ministry, of which M. Miraflores is to be a member. " M. Bravo and his colleagues have announced to the Queen that they will lend their support to their successors. " Madrid is tranquil." THE BRAZILS. Her Majesty's packet Penguin, Lieut. Leslie, with mails from the Brazils, Monte Video , and Buenos Ayres, arrived at Falmouth on Friday. She sailed from Rio de Janeiro on the-13th of March, and has come home thence direct, consequently bringing 14 days' later advises than were received by the last packet. She brings on freight in gold, &c., about £20,000. The brief interval between the despatch of this packet and the Linnet appears to have been devoid of both mer cantile and political interest. The exchange had ruled during this period from 25 to 241, with a tendency still further to recede. Coffee had slightly improved, owing mainly to the small quantities arriving to market through the demand not having been so brisk just previously. The prices were 3,000 reis to 3,200 reis for superior, 2,600 reis to 2,700 reis for good first, and 1,800 reis to 2,400 reis for good second. A good crop of this article was expected. Freights, which also had been flat, had since recovered to their previous rates. Her Majesty's schooner Cockatrice brought up the Monte Videan and Buenos Ayrean mails to Rio, with dates from the former to the 19th, and from the latter to the 21st of February. From Monte Video we learn that Rivera, from the last accounts, was at a place on the frontiers called Taquerinibo, closely pursued by General Arquiza, with whom he had a slight rencontre on the 24th of January, near the Rio Negro, and where be was obliged to abandon the only cart of ammunition which he pos sessed. From Buenos Ayres it was reported that Rosas was amply provided with money, and that the exchange kept advancing. There had recently been a rising in one of the adjacent provinces, but it was quelled immediately by General Garcon, who defeated the insurgents, and restored tranquility. MISCELLANEOUS. The meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society for Eng land for 1845 will be held in Shrewsbury. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Royal, and attended by the Marchioness of Douro, Lady in Waiting, left Buckingham Palace at a quarter before six o'clock on Saturday afternoon, in a carriage and four, escorted by a party of the Royal Horse Guards. for Claremont. A HOUSE OF M OURNING.—The typhus fever has been raging in the parish of Easthope, near Much Wenlock, since last Midsummer nearly to the present time. 'none house seven persons were dangerously ill, three of them died, and the only child which escaped that dreadful malady was burnt to death. Few parishes in the country can exhibit such a house of mourning as this. COSTS IN CASES AT PETTY SESSIONS.—A labouring man, named Robert Lunnon, was summoned a few days since before the bench of magistrates sitting in petty ses sions at Marlow, to answer the charge of damaging the signboard and a window at the Black Lion public-house at Little Marlow. The defendant was convicted in both cases as follows :—for damaging the signboard he was fined 25., and ordered to pay 13s costs ; and for damaging the win dow he was fined ls., and mulct in 15s. costs ! KING WILLIAM'S COLLEGE, ISLE OF MAN,—The restoration of King William's College is progressing ra pidly. The workmen are now engaged upon the roof, and the chapel is also in a state of forwardness. The patrons and friends of the institution are sanguine that the annual meeting for the distribution of prizes, on the 4th of June, will be held within the walls of the renovated building. It will be remembered, that the edifice was insured for £2,000, but the estimate of the necessary repairs was £3,100 ; the trustees, however, calculate on a gross ex penditure of £4,000, thns leaving a deficiency of £2,000 to be provided for.—Mona's Herald. Loss OF THE SHIP PALESTINE BY FlRE.—lntelli gence has been received within the last few days of this disastrous event. The vessel was the property of Messrs. Ashley Brothers and Co., of this town. She was almost new, having been launched at Quebec in 1811, and was a very fine vessel of her class, her tonnage being between 700 and 800 tons. The vessel sailed from Gravesend in September, bound to Aden, Bombay, and Calcutta, with a cargo consisting of several hundred tons of coals, tar, pitch, and pine deals, which was taken on board at New castle. The voyage was very favourable, and all went on well until the 4th of February, when, about half-past two o'clock in the morning, the ship being in lat. 26 15 S, long. 58 35 E, the watch on deck was alarmed at observ ing a strong smell of fire, which was discovered, after great difficulty, to proceed from nearly the bottom of the vessel. Every exertion was made to save the vessel, but without success, and eventually the captain and crew were compelled to take to the boats, and shortly after they had left the ship she soddenly gave a heavy lurch, and then disappeared, head foremost. After enduring the most se vere privations, Captain M'Lean, and the men in the boat with him, were picked up on the seventh day by the brig Solway, which landed them at the Cape of Good Hope. The other boat, contrary to the instructions of Captain M`Lean, parted company, and the party in her arrived safe at the Mauritius. The Palestine was partly insured. . - Loss OF THE BARQUE INTREPID.—Captain Stuart, commander of the barque Intrepid, has published the following account of the loss of this vessel :—" The bar que Intrepid left the Sand Heads on the sth of January. 1844, for Liverpool, and crossed the equator on the 19th of of the same month. From lat. 65t014 S we had very bad weather, with a high cross sea. On the 28th it blew a hur ricane. We brought the sup to under a closed reefed main topsail, and main trysail, and sent down top-gallant royal yards. The ship began to make so much water that we could not play the pumps. The bulwarks being partly gone on both sides, the sea made a complete breach over the decks, washing the people from the pump, which now could not be left. At eight a.m. on the 21th, less wind but more sea if possible ; she was labouring to such a degree that I expected the masts to go overboard. On the 31st the weather was fine, but the leak increasing, I ordered cargo to be thrown overboard, which we continued at all the day ; three of my crew sick, and the rest much fatigued. I plainly saw that we could not keep her up much louger, I therefore thought it prudent to turn back and make for the nearest land, and the next morning we saw a ship. She proved to be the Philopontos, from Liverpool to Bombay, Capt. Bell kindly came on board with the half of his crew, and his crew kept at the pumps, whilst ours sent up the topgallant yards and set the sails. At night they went on board, it being then calm : at 2 a.m, it began to blow from the northward and the water gained on the pumps fast; at 7 p.m., we left her with the water up to the lower deck beams, expectin in a very short time she would go down; the jute kept her up, having on board five hundred bales, until next morning: we sent the boat on board to get some more provisions, the water then being up to her deck; at 2 o'clock the unfortunate ship went down head foremost, distance about two miles, latitude 17 13 south, longitude 83 34 east, on the 3d of February."—Bombey paper. THE GWALIOR BATTLES TRAVESTIED.—On the 22d of February, about 300 boys, of 10 to 12 years of age, collected on the hills, and dividedf themselves into two parties—and counterfeiting the English army, and the other the Mahratta. On the one side two of the boys were appointed to represent the Governor-General and the Commander-in-Chief, a number more as generals and other officers, and the remainder appeared as soldiers. On the other side a boy represented the Maharajah Jyajee Rao, another Raw Rao Phalkeea, other General Baptist, Major Seconder and Bapoo Seetolia ; a girl of the Kachee tribe represented Tara Baee, and of the Koombar tribe Rookhma Baee. It was proclaimed, that whatever boy in the lushkur should refuse to come be should be counted as faithless as Jacob. A quantity of otto and dal was collected to represent the Commissariat stores, and four boys were appointed to carry water as Bheesties ; a mussuck was filled with cowries as a treasure chest, and the pay of the Sepoys fixed at 8 cowries, and that of the officers according to their rank. About 25 canons brass and iron, of a cubit long, with a quantity of gunpowder, were brought from the bazaar, and when all was ready the fight commenced. First the Maharajah's guns :commenced, and then the representatives of the English began to move onward : in this attack seven or boys were killed, and 10 or 12 wounded. The boy who represented Sewaes Seconder was wounded in the arm, and was conveyed away in a dhoolie. The Mahratta army then having seized on Rain Rao Phalkeea and Bapoo Seetalia beat them. In the evening this news was con veyed to Tara Baee. She sent to them to stop the fight, but the boys stoned the messenger thehe latter began t o explain that he came by order of Baee, when both sides answered, that the Baee was the mistress of her own army and her own house, and they were their own masters, and would here fight and die. The messenger returned without being able to accomplish his errand, and soon remained as a whilef tern 0 someo, when about after sunset the boys of the mselves d ispersed. Some b o y s of both sides was n t o tfih theirting h till h wen as sentinels and prepared their food. On the next day (24th) there 4 o'clock 600 boys co llected and m ade ready for a secon d g o m edition, and thousands of people assembled to see the sport. At this moment another messenger came to forbid as a pres en t. Th e y answere d that they were not in want the fight, and offered them 300 ropes of money, but that they would fight for their salt and die fighting Sewaee Secunder's represe ntativ e , having bad th e ball. extracted from his wound, again came on the field and mixed with his comrades. While thus parleying with the Baee's mess engers the evening fell and n o fighting took place. On the morning of the 2 5th about 300 40 . 0 boys were to still collected, when the messenger came, and seizing some 24 or 25 bays, g t ß b a e e r e es a t g t a b in e mock Sewaee Seconder, Put them in the stocks ; the o th e rs seeing this fled. Some people who went to see these heroes in their confinement e d were r o e ,. o r c , e b l i t t e n d ati b o y o them with with earth. The Durhar has eau . made in the Inshk or forbidding suChiports in future under pain of punishment. LOCAL NEWS. " THE QUEEN'S HOTEL,"—MANCHESTER.—Our well known and esteemed t wnsman, Mr. Towers, of the Angel Hotel, has (as will be sfen by an a iveitiser , ent) commenced an establishment under this name, in Man chester. The opening dinner is fixed for Tuesday next. and from past experience of " mine host's" taste and judgement, as a proridore, we need scarcely say that the entertainment will be of the shoicest kind, whether as regards viands or wines. We have seen qv? new hotel, it is in Piccadilly, an.l is a superb and exceedir gly spacious stone building, apparently as large as the Adelphi, in this town; elegantly fluted up. and unsurpassed in comfort and convenience by any in the kingdom. LIVERPOOL PORTER.—We have hitherto considered the flavour of the London, Dublin, and Cork Porter unapproachable, and have, in some way, been inclined to think that Liverpool brewed porter was greatly inferior to that produced by its rival towns; but from the samples we have been shown by Messrs. Cross and Metge, who have opened extensive stores in Water-street, ve are now lead to believe that Liverpool is about to compete with these hitherto favoured places in the production of this popular summer beverage. The flavour of this porter is excellent, and it possesses those combined qualities of strength and mildness so much desired. Those who are about to lay in their summer stores would do well to try the article. FIRE IN CHAPEL -STREET. —About half-past se7eti o'clock yesterday evening, a fire was discovered on the premises adjoining Adelaide Buildines, Chapel-street. The ground floor is occupied by Mr. Gi ayes, a merchant, and the upper rooms are occupied by Messrs. T. and J. Connah, Mr. Thos. Sleddon, and Messrs. Bournes and Robinson, and in the office of the latter the fire originated, but was fortunately discovered and arrested before any material damage was effected. A large hole was burned in the floor, and a number of files of bills, the Telegraph, &c., consumed Mr. Duller , the chief superintendent, as also Mr. Hewitt, were speedily on the spot. The fire was first discovered by a man named Pickersgill, who rendered efficient service in preventing its progress by a few buckets of water. THE LATE EXPLOSION OF GAS IN A DWELLING HOUSE. — We related a few weeks ago the particulars of an extraordinary explosion of gas in a large (and then luckily untenanted) dwelling-house in Islington, corner of Salisbury .street, which greatly shattered the building, blew out several of the windows, overturned the door steps, and did other damage. It was afterwards found necessary to remove the greater part of the walls, and have them rebuilt, which is just accomplished. The front wall to Islington is rebuilt almost emir:4y from the cel lars. The back wall to the yard had to be similarly re newed, and the frontage to Salisbury street (the largest) to about half the same proportionate extent. The att 4 cs had to be nearly all rebuilt. The only parts that appear to have stood the shock were the lower angles or corners. To effect the repairs, the floors and roof had to be sup— ported with props all round ; and the building, thus opened out, presented the appearance of two large open galleries or verandas , one o ver th e ot b er. Th e cost to the pro prietor must be very considerable, as the destruction would not be made good by the insurance office. THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—We know of no pl ace o f summer recreation more worthy of the attendance of those who have a few hours to spare than Mr. Atkins's beautiful and picturesqte gardens, which have alt the ad vantages of rural air and brightness, though in the almost immediate proximity of the town. Those who have visited them will readily acknowledge that the comparatively small space of ground which they occupy is so tastefully and so scientifically laid out as to be almost interminable in new charms and vistas, rising up at every step to those who meander through the diversified walks, and along the peopled lakes. Formed upon ground of uneven surface, the spot, indeed, seems to be that from which Milton derived his beautiful idea of diversity, when he penned the lines,— "For earth has this variety from heaven " Of pleasure situate in hill and dale." In addition to the usual attractions of the gardens in themselves, the proprietor mindful of past encourazement, has in preparation on a scale of unprecedented splendour a series of "Fetes d' Ete, of a most novel and striking character which will shortly be completed, and of the com mencement of which due notice will be given. lie has also in order to obviate the inconvenience to which visi tors, and particularly ladies, have hitherto been liable by viewicg out-door exhibitions, after the dews of evening have begun to rise, erected a spacious saloon, which will be lighted by gas, and will afford a delightful promenade. He has in fire, spared no expense during," the recess " to render his little paradise more and more attractive ; and purposes to enliven the season by a succession of unique and pleasing performances. A FEMALE FOUND DEAD IN HER HOUSE. --Yesterday an inquest was held before H. H. Statham, Esq., deputy borough coroner, on view of the body of Dinah Graf, aged 23, wife of Leopold Graf, formerly warehouseman to Messrs. Wilson ai,d Dawson, and now interpreter to one of the partners on the continent. Police constable, Samuel Kirkpatrick, while on duty on Saturday after noon was informed by a female, that the shop kept by the deceased had been closed from Friday night up to that time, and that her mistress wished to see him. Witness went with her, and she stated that he was wanted about a woman who had been in the habit of drinking. Witness went to the shop, No. 2, Crown-street, and found the doors and windows all fast. He went through Dr. Nigh ' tingall's house in Elizabeth •street behind, and succeeded in opening the back window and then the door. Dr. Nightingall accompanied him into the house, and they first found an infant sitting in a bed up stairs, crying, and in a state as if it had not been seen for some time. They took the child to Dr. N's., where it was fed and attended to. They afterwards found the deceased, lying on her back on the floor of the cellar with her arms opened ont, and her legs on the stairs. She was quite dead and cold. She bad the handle of a jug in one band and the remainder scattered about. There was some blood at the back of her head and on her shoulders. She was removed up stairs and placed on the bed. The servant girl (before alluded to) who lived in the neighbourhood, said that on Saturday last, as the shop kept by the deceased had been closed all day, her mistress sent her for the police-officer, as she was afraid something was the matter. Witness after wards saw deceased dead. She had last seen her alive on Friday night, when she called at the shop for bread, and she then appeared to be in drink. Deceased had been ob served for some days frequently sending for drink to the neighbouring public houses by girls and others passing. Deceased was married about twelve months last Christ.. mas. Her husband went abroad about five weeks ago. She was placed in the shop before he went. A servant of Dr. Nightingall said deceased sent for her on Friday night to put up the shop shutters. She went, and found her in quite a confused and stupified state. Anthony Bell, Joiner, said he knew deceased and her husband. At the request of her husband, a little girl of his, two-and a-half years old had been with the deceased since the hus band went abroad, This was the child found in the house. The witness had often seen deceased during the last eigh teen months, and had never seen her otherwise than sober, and never saw her take any drink in the house. He had called every week except last week. Mr. Nightingall, surgeon, corroborated the officer's evidence as to finding the body. There was congealed blood about the head, which had come from the left ear. After an examination, he found no external wounds. The scalp at the base of the skull behind was contused; upon reflecting the scalp, he fonnd an immence quantity of extrascated blood, and a fracture of the occiputal bone. There were also other injuries of that part of the head ; and all those would pro dnce instantaneous death. He afterwards found the liver much diseased, no doubt the effect of ardent spirits. A fall from the stairs to the flags below would produce the effects stated. Verdict—" Died from the effects of the wound, but how that was received there was no evidence to show" SINGULAR CASE OF BIGAMY : A WIFE LIVING WITH TWO HUSBANDS.—On Thursday last, Margaret M`Neal, with a child in her arms, was placed before Mr. Rushton, when Mr. Dowling said the prisoner was charged with bigamy under peculiar circumstances. She was living with her husband about three years ago, and there was a man lodging in the house at the same time. The man put the banns up, and was married to the prisoner at St. Nicholas' Church, she being already married. The wo man still continued to live with her first husband, and the second had also lived with them, as a lodger, ever since, but the first marriage had only been discovered the day before. Mr. Dowling said they bad obtained a certificate of the second marriage, but had not been able to find the witnesses. Under these circumstances, the prisoner, who said she knew nothing at all about it, was remanded. It is said that the prisoner was married to her first husband, James M`Neal, about ten years ago, at the Old Church, Manchester, and that, on the 10th April, 1843, she was again married to Michael Devine, the lodger, at St. Nicholas Church, in this town. At both marriages she gave her maiden name Margaret Hannah, and lately the di t n e a t ty h e r - em p s a ot r ir k nng . ntgo A tk s hne i o t w eus h fba a ac t nt singular that the sec on d marriage should h ave rema i ned so long a secret, it may be parties have res id e d toget h er i n Thompson-street, Tox ws second s c ir o o s n w o d m t the d wa g s av r e ev t e h a e led p . ris O on n e T r uinetso the custody of acting inspector Tuck for robbing him of an 1 0 U for £3, a coat and vest, and ss. lid. in money. The officer, on investigating the case, found there were no grounds for the charge of felony, but during the time he was in the house where the money was deposited, pri soner snatched a paper out of Michael Devine's hand. On so doing a fight took place between the parties. Tuck interfered, and took the paper from them. This turned out to be the certificate of the second marriage. The pri soner then said, " 0, God, don't take that ; it belongs to him." The parties were then taken to Bridewell. On the road thither Tuck met M`Neal, the first husband, and having asked him whether the prisoner was bis wife, he answered in the affirmative, and thus the whole matter was brought to light.—Yesterday the prisoner was again placed at the bar, and some further evidence was again brought forward, though not yet final.- William AP/sled said he was present at the marriage of his brother James to the prisoner, at the Collegiate Church, Manchester, on the 22d July, 1834, Her previous name was Margaret Hannah. He produced a certificate of the marriage from the registry, and said that the prisoner had had six chil dren, five of whom were alive. John Lovatt said he was assistant to his uncle, registrar at St. Nicholas's Church, in this town, and produced an extract from the registry, to the effect that Michael Devine and Margaret Hannah were there married, 10th April, 1843. John Madden, the neat witness, said that at the request of Derive, whom he knew, he had attended the marriage, but he could not swear to the person of the prisoner as being the woman. Some other persons were present in the church at the time, as there were other marriages, but he did not know brought up, and M r . R us ht o n said that some a the rer them. This was all the further evidence that could be sons maned on the same day, or their friends who were Present, must be inquired for, and that in the meantime the prisoner must be remanded. The probability appears to be that the case will fall to the ground. 44. etary per lb' 1