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"There is no t , 7ror. Cassius, in your threats, For I am so armed lii steadfast honesty That they pass by me as the idle wind." The bill was then ordered to be printed, and to be read a second time on Monday. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second reading of the Charitable Trusts' Bill. His lordship entered at great length into the details of the measure, and the advantages which would accrue to charitable trusts from its adoption. His lordship also entered into a voluminous explanation of the provisions of the bill, after which he called upon their lordships to permit it to be read a second time. Lord COTTENHAM said that the bill had been two years before the house. It had been before them in its present form since February last; but the noble lord had not stated his intentions in regard to it. It was proposed to eiclude from the operation of the bill all charities sup ported or assisted by voluntary contributions. He re commended that all applications, in cases of charitable trusts, to the courts of equity, should be exempt from fees. Meanwhile, he would move that the bill should b read that SIX ITIOE ' After several other peers had addressed the house, their lordships divided, when there apl_eared a majority of one against the bill, and it was consequently rejected. The numbeis were—for, 40 ; against, 41. HOUSE OF COMMONS In reply t.) a question from V. Sw sihtes that it was the intention of go .AIOND AV fi, Sir J. GRAHAM a-Bill to enable the Privy Council to establish generally throughout England and %A ales courts for the recovery of small let effect of the mras•are wouHtl be to r, qualified judge urat the rr of these courts univerzally, and to establish a regular ta- e order of the day for bringing up the report on corns' Duties Bill, Lord GEORGE BENTINCK, in ble of tees On the C speech•in which he urged that the reductions in tie tariff a hostile to us, r of countries comUmiciall ng in favour of such cou tries as China, w ed our manufactures on fa. vourdbl,r ter sed in detail the commercial poliey of the g moved that the Lion that day six months report be takrn into considera Mr. Lawson and Mr. Alderman Humphrey having ad dressed the house, the CH ANCELLOR. of the EXCHEQUER vindicated the commercial policy of the government as conducive to the interests of the consumer, favourable to commerce and trade, and beneficial to every interest of tile country. ; Mr. BANKES contended that the measures of the go vernment were wholly distasteful to the country. Mr. HAWES asked, if that were so, why no one con. nected with menufactues had that night joined in the op positibn to measures which must as seriously affect them ag others ? The commerce and trade of the country were really seriously affected by the delay, and therefore he urged the importance of arriving at a definite conclusion. Mr. Peter Borthwick, Mr. Plumptre, Dr. Bowring,. Colonel Sibthorp, and Mr. Henley spoke, as did also Mr. Hudson, who opposed the measure, and elicited some amusement by observing that he had listened attentively to the whole of the speeches in these unprecedmtedly long and heavy &bates. _ Lord GEORGE "BENTINCK then withdrew hic amend ment, a Hide to the surprise of the hou-e, and the report was brought up. Iri committee on Lord Hardinge's Annuity Bill, Sir A. L. HAY moved that the pension should not be withheld during the lifetime of Lord Hardinge, because of the an nuity of £5,000 awarded to him by the East India Com pany. _ A . desultory conversation ensued, after which Sir A. L. ilia withdiew , his motion, and the bill passed through cordwitter. *iuprrial Varlianunt. HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY. The Duke of WELLINorom moved that the "Corn-law Repeal Bill" be read a first time. Toe Duke of RICHMOND rose, and, with considerable emphasis and warmth, entered his protest against the mea sure and the mini,ters by whom it had been introduced. lie regretted to see the distinction which was drawn be tween public and priv a t e h onour . Si r R o b er t Peel was a trict honour; his private charac and at Taroworth his word was his bond. But it to be inconsistent with his honour man ot peach.bic be did not consid ter was unim- bandon all the principles he had professed, and to induce others to . violsie promises and pledges. The present parliament, elected for the support of prorection, had no right to abrogate it ; and he trusted that the House of Lords would sustain their character with the country, and stop rash and dangerous legislation, full of peril both to great interests and public confidence. He, however, reserved his formal opposition till the se bond reading. . Lord Baotionam thought that a conscientious change of opinion on the part of a statesman was honourable, and reminded the Duke of Richmond that he was a mem ber of the government which, in 1831, never dreamed of advising a dissolution of parliament till it rejected the Re form Bill. After an exchange of explanations from Lord Brougham and t,e Duke of Richmond, the Marquis of LONDON DERRY deprecated personal attacks upon Sir Robert Peel for a change of opinion, seeing the Duke of Richmond had himself very frequently changed his position in that house. The Duke of RICHMOND assured the house that he bad only expressed himself on the present occasion, because, on the second reading of the bill, he intended altogether to abstain from personal considerations. The Earl of RIPON WAS glad to hear this assurance, partly for his own sake (this raised great laughter, the Inol.le earl, as Mr. Robinson, being the au.hor of the Corn Bill of 1815,] and partly on account of Sir R. Peel. Be was, however, ready to meet any attacks which might be made upon him for his share in the awful responsibility of the present measure— . HOUSE OF LORDS.-TUESDAY The Bishop of St. DAVIDS, in presenting a petition frOm the borough of Cardigan, praying that more ex tended means may be adopte.i for diffusing the blessings of moral and indutrial education among the poor of the principality of Wales. bore testimony to the pressing want of education in the district referred, and called upon their lord Ships to aid in remedying the evil. He felt a sincere convictiow that if means had been taken a few years ago to improve the moral and intellectual condition of the people of that part of the country, so many soldiers and police would not have been required to preserve its tran quility. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE entirely agreed with the right rev. prelate, and said that the comtbission appointed to it quire into the proceedings of the liebeccaites had re pont d that in those parts of Wales in which the Welsh language was chiefly spoken there was an almost total want of education. Parliamentary grants were of compa ratively little use unless such a system were adopted in administering them as would call forth local exertions. _ The Duke of BUCCLEUCH moved the first reading of the Customs Duties Bill. The Duke of RICLIMOND opposed the introduction of the measure. as adding insult to injury. Their lordships were now invited to consider two bills withdrawing pro tection from the agricultural interest, when the rtmedial bill had not been read a second time in the other House of Parliament. The government had promised free trade, but excepting against the agriculturists there was not a line on the subject in the bill before them. If they al lowed corn to come from the United States into this coun- try tree of duty, to the prejudice of the Canadas, they should allow Clarinda to purchase cotton at the cheapest marke'. Even Mr. Greg. one of the leaders of the Anti- Corn-Law League, had admitted that before long Ameri can coarse cottons would eff. ctually compete v‘ith our own cottons, even in Manchester. _ After a desultory discussion, in which the makirity of those who spoke deprecated any premature discussion on the subject, the bill was read a first time ; and on the sug gestion of Lord Stanley, ordered to be read a second time on Thursday, the 28th instant. In answer to a question from Earl Grey, Lord Lyttle. ton stated that the government proposed to found a terri. paled cony] HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY. Mr. Fox MA ULE obtained leave to introduce a bill to enable ( tian congregations in S. otland to obtain sites pl.tces of vtorship, manses, and school-houses, —The bill was brought in and read a'first time After some obser;ations from Mr. Stafford O'Brien; Sir. G. Cteik, Sir It. Liglis, Lord G. Clerk, Mr. Bright, and Mr. W. MTrs, the Customs Di.ties Bill was read a third tirr Tim Railway Companies Dissolution Bill passed through Committee Dr. Bovitus:o moved for a humble address to her jeay that she would be graciously pleased to direct such correspondence or extracts on the subject of the quadran tine laws. as Is •a taken place with foreign governments since the last returns to parliament, to be laid on the ta ble of the house. . Alter a short discussion, the motion was agreed to HOUSE OF COMMONS.-WEDNESDAY Mr. T. DUNCOMEM presented a petition from Notting.. ham, signed by 4.984 operatives iu the lace manufacture, in favour of the Bill. Lord J. MANNERS presented a petition to the same effect from 479 master lace manufacturers in Nottingham and Derby. Mr. T. DIINCOMBE moved the second reading of the Lace Factory Bill, and, in doing so, observed t hat though the work in the lace factories beganevery Sunday night at 12 o'c'ock, and was continued with little intermission till the same hour on Saturday night, a great portion of the labour was carried on by the aid of children of very ten der years, as there was no restriction at present as to the age at which children might be introduced into them. Many children employed there were not more than six or eight years old, and never saw a bed, but slept on the floor when their term of employment wasover. Having pointed out the injurious effects of such a system on the health of these infants, and liAving quoted the . opinion of the in spector and sub-inspector of factories in support of the propriety of parliament interfering in their behalf, he stated that the object of his bill was to restrict the hours of labour.inthese factori-s to 16 day, or, in other words, to prohibit the opt g of these factories trek in the tr e keepi On the motion of Mr. O'CoNNELL, it was ordered that Mr. S. O'Brien's letter be printed and circulated with the votes, and taken into consideration next day. state of Peel to Mr. C. BULLER withdrew his motion respecting the the Colony of New Zealand, but asked Sir R. aye the house such information on the subiect as he might deem expedient under existing circumstances. Sir. R. PEEL could only give him (Mr. C. Buller) such an intimation of the.intention of her Majesty's ministers as would enable him to bring forward his motion at no distant period. The house would hear in mind what had occurred last session upon this subject. He still adhered to the opinions which he had then expressed as to the principles on which the colony of New Zealand ought to be governed; and no exertion should be spared to g ive effect to those opinions. Ministers were, however, in this position. Captain Fitzroy had been recalled from, and Captain Grey had been appointed to. the government of New Zealand. At the period when the last accounts re ceived by her Majesty's tnini=ters were written, Captain Grey had only been a few weeks in his government, but he was happy to say that, from the tenor of those ac counts, the favourable opinion which he had formerly en- tertained of Captain Grey's administrative talents was now fully confirmed. The last reports from New Z a land stated that he was about to leave. Auckland for the Bay of Islands, with all the naval and military force at his disnnsal_ to attack not hut a phipf whr% hail acted in concert with Ilerki in that neighbourhood. From the force employed, we had a right to expect that the northern island would soon be reduced to submission ; and then, but not till then. the work of forming and im- a good earnest ;overnment of the c lonv would commence He could not give Mr. C. Buller fur ther information than that which he had already given He expressed, however, a doubt a nether the interferene of parliament was necessary in this r;,.e. Mr. HUME had come down to the house in the hope at ministers would make an explanation that evening of e general policy which they intended t o g o ve r n our in future - le was sorry that they I col onia :ministration was Here the matter dropped. Lord EBRINGTON was entering into a statement of the reasons which induced him to move an address for the re appointment of the Real Property Commission, when An hon. member moved that the house be counted. Not more than 27 members being present, the house stood adjourned. HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY The Duke of CAMBRI tGE presented a petition from the members of the Art Union of London, praying their lordships to legalise art unions by passing the bill intro duced into the tiou=e of Commons for that purpose. Similar petitions from other bodies connected with the fine arts were presented by several noble I ,, rds. Viscount Hardinge's and Lord Gough's Annuity Bills were read a first time. The Marquis of NORMANBY then, in moving for a re turn of the cumber of murders, and attempts at murder, committed in Ireland since the Ist. of January last, a• d the hours at which they bad been committed, availed himself of the opportunity to assert that the coercive measure which had passed that house, and .was then in the House of Commons, was not calculated to meet the evil to counteract which it ; ad been framed. The mea sure, if necessary, had been improperly delayed by Go vernment; and if it became law it would come in force about midsummer, when there was no real right, although the bill provided that in the disturbed districts people ahould remain in their dwellings at night. The Earl of Sr. GERMAXS said tli - at the bill had not been introduced at an earlier period because the Govern ment had vainly hoped that the allusion made to it in the Speech from the Throne would have restored tranquillity in Ireland. Besides this cause of delay, the ocstrucuons offered to the measure in the other house had induced Government to give precedence to the Corn Bill ; but he hoped that the state of public business would soon allow them to proceed with it. The Earl of WICKLOW said that unless her Majesty's Ministers had determined upon abandoning the bill, they ought not to have allowed any other measure to interfere with it. The Earl of HAnntNoToN vindicated the course pur. sued by Government, and after a short conversation the return was ordered. The Explosive Substances Bill was then read a first time. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY Mr. O'CoNNELL moved that the order of the 27th April, for the committal of Mr. W. S. O'Brien, be dis charged, on the ground that the committee of selection which had directed his attendance on a private bill com mittee was not itself properly constituted, not having been re-appointed at the commencement of the session, according to the'` standing orders" of the house. His refusal .to attend an order from a body thus improperly constituted was no reasonable ground for his detention. Air. ESTCOURT contended ti►at it was not necessary to renew the 'notion each session for the re-appointrnent of the committee of selection. It. had been done last ses sion, but that was not according to the usual course of proceeding. Mr. WARBURTON said the standing orders of the house were imperative for the reAppointrnetit of the committee of selection at the commencement or each session, and he was therelore of opinioil that the committal of Air. W. S. O'Brien was informal. A discussion ensued, shared in by Mr. Strut, Sir G. Grey, Mr. Agliunby, the Attorney-General, Lord Pol. lingion, Mr. M. J. O'Connell, Sir IL Peel, and other hon. members ; after which the house divided, and the motion of Mr. O'Connell was negatived by a majority of 180 to 36. Mr. O'CoNsritu. was then about to move that Mr. W. S. O'Brien be discharged from custody; but, at ihe sug gestion of Sir B. Peel, be agreed to await the rtsult of Mr. Shaw's motion on Monday. The adjourned debate on the second reading of the Mr. BANxt s, who supported the bill, contending that parliament had a right to interfere with the hours of la- hour, if they exceeded the ordinary powers of human naturc terfere with the hours of labour. 'lke subject was one which should be left to arrangement between the manu facturer i.nd those under his employment. Lord G. BENTINCK supported the bill, which was op posed by Lord Mumevrn. Mr. IVIACAULAY,contended at considerable length, and with felicitous illustration, that legislative interference witn labour, if inconsistent with commercial principles, was justifiable and necessary on considerations of public health and morality. The principle had not only been recognised by modern legislators, but it was recognised by the ancient regulation of one day's cessation from labour out of seven, a regulation esteemed so necessary even on merely economical priiiciples, that when the reli gious observance of holidays was abolished by the Long Parliathent in England, and the National Convention of France, they found it necessary to set apart other days for relaxation from labour. The superiority of a nation depended on the health and intelligence of the people. In the countries where it was said the people worked so much more than ours, it was the complaint of the autho rities that they could not find a man fit for a soldier. If ever England was deprived of its superiority, it would not be by such dwarfs ,as these. The more difficult question, howeveri was the question of degree; and, after the best consideration, he could not consent to a reduction to less than eleven hours., It had been a, id the period of inter ference was ill chosen, but he could not but think it desi rable that at. the same period they should remedy the twofold error they had committed, that of giving to cer tain branches of industry a protection which had been their bane, and withholding it from those in which the public health and morality required it., A lengthened discussion ensued, which was maintained by Sir J. Hamer Mr. Wakley,- Mr. Bright, M r . B. Denison, Lord J. Russell, Mr. Cobde n , M r . Aiuu tz, a n S d i r ivi ltr.lkFiel' Fielden, after which, the house divided, and the numbers were—Kr the second reading, 193 ; 10. against 'it. 203 ;—majority against the bill, In 1814 but one steam-boat bel ging to the Late accounts from Canada have reached us. The journals publish an additional despatch from the Hon. W. E. Gladstone, dated April 1, upon the memorial of the Montreal Board of Trade :—" It announces (says the Montreal Courier) that should the repeal of the corn 1 +ws pass the British Legislature, the Canadian Parlia ment will be allowed to do as it pleases with the 3s. duty on American wheat. And it does nor appear that any op position will be shown to the repeal of the 2s. imperial duty on •flour. It also enunciates plainly the principle that Great Britain will not in future grant better commer cial terms to her colonies than she allows to other coun tries, and will not revive the system which once prevailed, of allowing the introduction of goods from colonies at co lonial duties with reference, not to their origin, but solely to their places of export, or in other words doing away with the certificate of origin." Accounts froin_Vera Cruz to the 18th of April have been received. Mexico is stated to continue uneasy The threatened return of Santa Anna had called forth go vernment measures of protection. _ _ _ Accounts received from Oregon and California, via" the Sandwich Mantis, are unimportant. Rio intelligence to the 19th of March had been re ceived. The blockade of Buenos Ayres still continued. eight years Ct HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TRURSDAY Mr. FERRAND put four questions to Sir R. Peel. relat ing to the present state of the Bingley poor-house, and Sir R. Pcel gave to each of them a distinct reply. The result was, that notwithstanding the retnon.trances of Mr. Ferrand, Sir R. Peel refused to retract the charges which he had preferred in June, 1842, against the Board of Guardians of the Keighley Union. A number of question; were then put to her Majesty's government of so miscellaneous a character, that Sir R. Peel wished to have them placed on record, in order thtat the public might he aware of the multiplicity of topics to which the prime minister of England was called upon to turn his attention in the course of half-an-hour. The questions related to our own tariff, to the German Zoll verein, to the Bingley workhouse, to the visit of Ibrahim Pacha to this country, and to the erection of an equestri an statue to the Duke of Wellington at the top of Con stitution-hill. . • A desultory conversation on the conduct of Mr. Mur ray, the secretary of the Ecclesiastical Commission, with regard to a private bill before the house last week, then took place, in which the Attorney-General defended the proceedings of that functionary. The defence, however, produced in reply a still more severe attack from Mr. E. Denison. In the course of the conversation, a letter, which had been addressed to the members of the House of Commons by Mr. Whyte. a solicitor of the same Commission, and which bad been declared by the Speaker, in private, to be a high breach of privilege, was put in by Mr. Hume, but was not read to the house in consequence of Sir J. Graham's having expressed, on be half of the commission, their regret that one of their offi• cers should have so misconducted himself. The conver sation, which from its commencement to its close was al lowed to be most irregular, was stopped at last by Mr Hume's withdrawal of the letter which he had, ut in as a breach of privilege. _ _ The SPsAKErtthen.read to the house a letter addressed 1 to himself by Mr. S. O'Brien, dated that morning, from the prison of the House of Commons. The substance of it was, that the committee of selection had not been for a-tally appointed this session—that its order enjoining him to attend as a member of a certain committee, and his im prisonment for non-compliance with that order, were both informal and illegal, and that he was therefore entitled to 1 his immediate discharge. FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT WESTERN, Advices have arrived from the United States to the 7th inst., inclusive, by the Great Western, Captain Mathews, which arrived in the Mersey shortly after four o'clock on Thursday afternoon, after a fine run of fourteen days. The Great Western foriveyed special messengers from the American Government to Mr. M'Lane, and from Ca nada to the Home Administration. It is stated, and con fidently so, that the former brings the Oregon notice to Mr. M' Lane, with instructions for its due delivery to the British Government. The bearer entertains that belief. "The form in which the notice was sent (says the Wash ington correspondent of the Courier and Enqui , vr), was to set forth the preamble and resolution as it passed Con gress, and then to append to it a formal notice on the part of the Government of the United States." The proceedings in the House of Congress are entirely uninteresting. The Webster and Ingersoll committees had sent into Maine for witnesses. Relations with Mexi'm had assumed a more threatening aspect. The latest accounts from Rio Grande state that Matamoras was blockaded by General Taylor. Lieute nant Porter and three men had been shot by the Mexi cans. Further desertions had taken place. Fears for the safety of the American force prevailed at Washington. The receipts into the United States Treasury during the quarter ending the 31st of March last were 7,808,870, dollars ; expenditure, 4,483,897 dollars. It would appear that considerable doubt exists as to the payment of the interest due on the debt of Pennsylvania. The Princeton steam-frigate was under orders for the Gulf of Mexico. all part turn. which, when can lineal miles of canva. the latter tom it THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. THE WEST INDIA. MAIL The mail steamer. Thames arrived at Southampton on Tuesday night with the West India mails. She brought 70 passengers, including his Excellency Sir Henry Mac leod, late Ci.vernor of Trinidad, and on freight 58 tierces of coffee, 126 barrels of ginger, and 283 packages of arrow root. We have our usual file of papers by the Thames, but they are very barren of interest; some of them, however, give a- more favourable account of the weather than we have learned from private sources; indeed, almost at the time of the mails !caving the drought appeared to be t,reak ing up. Coolies lad arrived in several colonies, and had produCed some eff•ct in causing more regular labour; in Jamaica and Trinidad they were much prized, and work- showing 2ii-at aptness ; as were the Portu- guese emigrants from Madeira at. Demerarb and Sr. Vin cent: The colonial newspapers have little interesting local news, if we except those of Trinidad. which are filled with regrets on losing their governor, Sir Henry Macleod. who, it. appears, had resigned his office in consequence of some misonders'anding with the Colonial 'Minister. His successor. Lord . Harris. left Grenada on the 28th ult., and General Richi, the new President of Hayti, was still in the nrirthern part of the island, where all was quiet at the last dates. Pierrot, the late President, had retired to his plantation ; it is rumoured he will not be allowed to re- main there (as a few partisans may still cLerish the hope of his return to power), but be convene:l to reside nearer Port-au-Prince, where all his movements can be better watched. In the south, a few hundred men, chit.fly cul tivators, had risen against Richi's Government ; their object, it seems, was to pillage the town Of Aux Cayes. They commenced by mas , acreing several persons of re spectability, who fell into their hands, and committed all sorts of depredations; but General Jeffrdn, at the head of six regiments, had obtained signal advantages over theth in three different combats, when from 500 to 00 of the banditti were killed. Nothing had been decided upon re specting the Dominic,ths. Despatches had been received from Santa Anna, the President of the Spanish port, and it is believed that a suspension of hostilities will take place_ until something more decisive is determined on. The foreigners thought well of the present Government, hav ing in office, clear. headed ministers who had been abroad, and had held intercourse with foreign Powers. THE AMERICAN COTTON CROP.—The Great Western brings accounts of another week's receipts of cotton at the ports; from which we are . glad to find that. the defi ciency, as compared with the receipts of last year, has been considerably diminished. At the date of the ad vices by the Hibernia, the deficiency was 406,000 bales. It is now reduced to 380,705 bales. The following is a statement of the receipts at the different ports to the dates a4med . 1846. 1845. 1844. New Orleans.. 25 April, 920.556 854,761 752,456 Mobile 25. ~ 397.478 502,564 422,585 Florida. Georgia. SouthVarolina.. 2,, 197,967 3j8,668 North"Carolioa— 2 „ 7,644 9,923 Virginia... Other port 11,370 18,400 5,07 266,627 12:500 1,812,464 2,193,169 1.799,894 The exports to Great Britain sere 683.114 bales, against st year of the sailing uf the Great Western, prices were very firm,-at the rates which prevailed at the close of the pre ceding month. The purchases were principally on French and American account; very little being purchased for shipment to Enejand.-211anchester Guardian. THE C;;URT 4 FASHIO ABLE WORLD, Her Majesty completed her twenty-seventh year on The Gazelle of Tuesday announces that her Majesty': birthday will be celebrated on the 9ih June. Captain Somerset having announced his intention o standing for the couniy of Monmouth in opposition t, Lord Granville Somerset, a member of I - 1,.r Majesty': Government and a Cabinet Minister, the gallant Captain has resgned h'S appointment as Equerry in the House hold of Her Majesty the Queen Dowager. • The Earl of -Erroll had. an audience of the Queen at the Court held at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, to deliver up the insignia of the Most Ancient and ;Mat Noble Order of the Thist:e worn by his late father. The vacant green riband will, it is understood, be conferred upon hiS Grace the Duke of Argyll. RAILWAY INTL:LA.I(.IE fs CB. The North Pritish Railway is to be partially opened on the Ist of June. The Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway went into,committee on Monday. On Tuesday the clauses were settled, and the preamble declared proved. The Great Northern Railway of France will be opened next week: This line will confer great benefits on the South Eastern Railway. The foundation stone of the new tunnel bridge over the river Conway, for th.e Chester and Holyhead Railway, took place a few days since amid-t great rejoicing. The site, of the foundation is close to the base of the rock. which the venerable castle stands. The preamble of the Ashton and Iluyton branch of the Grand Junction Railway was declared proved on Friday. The line crosses the 'Mersey at Runcorn. The company have arranged.with Lord Francis Egerton, and his lord ship has withdrawn his Preston Brook line. A correspondent of Herapath's Journal states, that, Mr. Austin, the eminent Parliamentary counsel, :having refused.a £5OO tee to plead for the Eastern Counties Rail way,. had a cheque for 4:1.000 presented to him, but he refused the brief unless £l,B°o were paid to him, which enormous sum be actually received. LAWYERS AND ENGINEERS.—Before one of the Se lect t'onimittees of the House of Commons on railways, Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, on Thursday last. observed— Ele knew very well that there were no difficulties in the eyes of the engineers, for when Mr. Stephenson was asked in . a:lother Committee-room, a few days ago, whether he could make a tunnel under the Ales, he replied, " Under the Halps, moo? why yes. ye could make a tunnel under the world if ye liked ; it's merely a question o' pounds, shillings, and pence." (A laugh.) But though no diffi culties in the eyes of an engineer, they were great difficul ties in the eyes of lawyers. GLASGOW STAGE COACII V. RAILWAY.—The first stage coach from Edinburgh to Glasgow was established, by contract between the Glasgow magistrates and William Hume, a merchant of Edinburgh, in the year 1678. Ile was to have " iu readiness one sufficient strong coach to run betWixt Edinbro' and Glasgow; to run by sax able horses, :o leave Edinbro' ilk Monday and return azain (God willing) ilk Saturday night. The burgesses of Glas- gow always to have.a preference to at this tune the passengers weekly !le coach n anti Fr per coach, wroild number about twenty-four In one day a one last week, the passengers by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway numbered 2,000. So much for the march of improvement. LIVERA'OO . I ‘ AND NEWCASTLE.-At a meeting of the scripholderS in the Liverpool, Al anches'er, and Newcas tle-on-Tyne Junction Railway, last week, a gentleman present mentioned many circumstances to show the utility of the line. He said, "Nitrate of soda was an article im ported into Liv: spool in larger quantities than to any other English port, not even excepting London. on account,of the intercourse with America which Liverpool possessed. The article was largely used in the Tyne. wherethere were more extensive chemical works, than were to he found in any other part of the country. The price of the article in London, a short time ago, was £l6 10s. per ton ; in Liver- but as Newc4rtle had no direct counmunication with Liver pool, it was entirely dependent on London, for the circni tuous route on the one hand, and the high charges on the other, rendered it impossible-for the manufacturers on the .LIygBPOOL - AND BURY RAILWAY.-4 special geri' ral meeling of this.cornpany was hr.id oil Saturday, in c nn nli:inet, with it. ni I nrrlernnf natlittrnfint_ The mar_ were seal for making a railway LAverpool and Riihay to Railway, and from Southrort to the North Union Rail way, aid from the North Union Rail*•Ay to the Man chester, Bolton, and Bury Railway, with certain branches . to called the Liverpool, Preston, Manchester, and 3e Southport lialways; and, also, for constructing a per it was explained, was to enable the Pyerpnol and Bury Company, if they should think proper, to take 9,000 directors were authorised to subscribe towards and to be come short holders in the undertakings. A bill was then read for incorporating the conilyiny with the- Manchester and . Leeds. This was opposed by Mr. Holland, Mr Forshaw, and oilier gentlemen, arid there appearec the voles were taken: 17 for it, aml 24 against it , win n A poll was, then demanded, but the oppositonists left the room in a body, and when the pall was taken, there were in favour of the amalgamtvion 3,870 votes, representing 8,418 shares; against it, none. The chairman declared it carried ur animouslv. THE BRIDGE AT RUNCORN.—Before the parliamentary committee, last week, on the Aston and Huyton branch of the Grand Junction Railway, Capt. Evans was called to prove that the navigation of the Mersey would not be interfered with by the erection of the bridge at Runcorn. The gallant captain said he was formerly a master and pilot, and was well acqua'nted with navigation. Had examined the plan of the proposed bridge at Runcorn, and had reported thereon to the Admiralty.. In his opi nion the bridge would be favourable to the navigation. IHe should have objected to all the plans proposed before this. The height of the arches was one of the most fa vourable points. The arches, also would cause the current Ito run stronger, and the excavation of the rocks_would cause a greater body of water to run up, and the channel would be made more straight. As to the difficulty of steering through the arches in sea•guing vessels, it was all nonsense; ne had seen an old woman steer a barge through a much more difficult passage, and if any of the bargemen could not steer through that bridge he would advise their being sent to .that old woman, to be taught. The bridge would not cause any impediment to the en trance to the St. Helen's, or rather the Sankey canal, or tin fact any o f the canals, the Doke of BriOgewatees -in clik& In fact, it Would improve them all, by_ causing a flow up.— 'he wttr Mr. Sed- antKinglat RESISTANCE TO THE LAWS.—DISASTROUS CONSE QUENCES.—A fatal collision between the law of the land and the agrarian code has taken place in Tipperary. Two lives have been lost. Mr. Maunsell, of Bird-hill (about ten mires distant from Nenagh), was ejected from a house and land for non . -payment of rent ;' hut, determined on holding forcible possession, he fortified antrbarricaded his house for the purpose; and having entrusted it, with proper directions to that end, to some of his servants and followers, he himself, accompanied by his wife, went out of doors to meet the Sub-Sheriff on his arrival to execute a writ of Habere, and formally refused him an entrance. The Sub-Steriff, warned of the resistance he was likely to meet, came to the place with a sufficient force of consta bulary arid military to carry the ant (on which he was acting) into execution ; and having demanded entrance, and been refuF , ed, and having, moreover, in va;ri warned M i. Maunsell of the consequences, he proceeded to obtain an entrance, and was resisted from withinside with stones and other missiles. The temper of the inmates, at the time, may be inferred from their infuriated conduct, and their constant threats of a renewal of the massacre of Car rickshock, to which au air of likelihood was given by the multitudes who had assembled on the neighbouring hills, either to witness the transaction, or to intimidate the ad ministrators of the law, or possibly, if necessary, to take possession, as we have said, was main•ained by the dis charge of missiles from the windows (the sashes of which had been removed for the occasion); the riot act was read ; and after repeated refusals of the master of the iicase to order a surrender, the Sub-Sheriff had recourse to the arms of the constabulary, first firing over the roof of the house, and afterwards at the windows ; nor was it until two lives were lost that Mr. Maunsell thought pro per to desire his servants to surrender the house. One enthusiastic female, a servant of the family, fell ; the other victim of lawlessness was a man INDIA AND CHINA We have received intelligence from Calcutta to the 7th, BornbaNi to the 15th ult., and China to 30th March. Tranquility prevailed throughout India. Tne hot sea son had commenced, and the armies had taken up their permanent stations until the season for campaigns opens again in Octob , -e. _ _ _ _ _ - The afiiirs . of the Punjab remain in the same unsettled state. The city of Lahore was in possession of the divi sion commanded by the British General, and the 'Sikh soldiers who were found out within the walk were ordered to quit instantly. An idea existed of the diAa!lded Sikhs having 'contemplated an insurrection similar to that of Cahn!, but the utmost vigilance prevails, and no danger is apprehended in a well guarded place within 50 miles of the British territory. The intrigues of Gholab Singh, which have raised him to'the grade of a Maharajah, and placed him on the musnud (throne) of the Kohistan of the Pun jab. are highly unpalatable to the Durbar 'and Wuzeer of Lahore, as well as to the disbanded Kbalsas. The former find themselves outwitted ; the latter are indignant at their defeat, yet they cannot trust' either the government, for the Queen-Mother betrayed them as much as Gliolab Singh did her cause. The Lahore government is endea vouring to raise a body of traops from amongst the (Fs banded Khalsas ; while the new Sovereign of Jamoo is also strengthening his position. A fertile source of quar rel subsists in the regulation of the frontiers between the new Rajah of the hill country and the young one of the plains, Dhuleep. It wilt require the most guarded aura. tion on the part of the British to prevent an outbreak be tween parties who hate each other with such intensity. The newly-acquired district, which is called the Doab, that is, "situated between the twd rivers," viz., the Bqs and the Sutlej, was undergoing a strict examination, aid different places were selected tor cantonments for the Thi tish troops. Jul!antler is the chief town, and there tie principal part of the troops are to be stationed. The fer tility of this district is highly praised, end the inhabitants, heartily tired of the oppressions of the Sikhs, are delighted at becoming subjects to the British, from whom they ex pect justice. The Governor-General _ has gone to.watds Simla, from which place he will be able with ease to watch the progress of events. The Commander-in-Chief ac companied him to Uwritsir, and thence returned to La hore. Lie had since entered the British territory at Ntg. eur Ghat. Seinde is profounny quiet, and it is also healthy. tit. Charles Napier was coming down the Sutlej and Indus o to Kurrachee, where he extiected to spend the monsoon. His health was impaired. The military positions in Scinc were occupied altogether by the Bombay regiments, a) the Bengal troops having gone to strengthen the, northwest provinces. The news of the late campaign between the Sikhs anc the British appears to have excited the notorious Akhbar Khan into attempting some operations against, Peshawur, Lie army ik but the rapidity of the defeat= experienced by the Sikhs and the occupation of Lahore have neutralised his ii.ove fbe freebooters of the Khyber Pass were alro en- was proclaimed in the opening speech of the chief officer of the State : this spirit, in action, we now see btfore our eyes. _ The Constilutionnel announces that - Ibrahim Pacha is about to visit London in about a fortnight —a visit which our contemporary looks upon with no small jealousy. The Chinese" We!' of Robert Thom, Esq., British Consul at Ningpo, China, has just been translated into German, by Professor Bottger, of Leipsic. DISSECTION IN THE EAST.—The Grand Seignior has just promulgated an order that the bodies of female slaves who die in the markets shall he riven up by the owners to the students in medicine for dissection.' Letters and papers from Newfoundland, to the 18th cf April, bring very disastrous accounts of the seal fishery, a great number of vessels having been loot or damaged, and many lives sacrificed. . , The committee for the relief of the sufferers by the Quebec fire, had received £162,182 up to April - 20, paid £68,774, had a balance of £93 408 and had deposited, at three per - cent. interest, £73,371. SCARCITY OF SERVANTS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.-4 letter has been recently received in this town from a lady in Port Adelaide who states that servants are so scarce in that part that she pays her servant 16s. per week ; one morning the woman came to her andintormed her that she was about to leave, and on being asked the reason, she said that the wages were not enough, that she had been offered ss. a day by another person.—Poole Herald. _ _ THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.—A letter from Bre men of the 25th ult. announces the arrival there of several Protestant ministers from America on their way to Lon don to attend the Genera ' Union, which is to take place in August. They are about to triivel in Germany, in order to study the state of religion in that country, and establish an intimate intercourse between the 'Lutheran Church in Germany and the same church in America. GREAT BUILDINGS IN GERMANY.—The building of the new picture gallery at Dresden has been approved by both houses of the legislature, and Professor &ropex ap pointed the architect. of whose work on Protestant churches we gave a short account to our readers. As Berlin bas been hitherto destitute of any wriking church structure,' his Majesty the King,of Prussia has given or ders that a vast cathedral should be raised in the very centre of the city. It will consist of a huge nave, sur mounted by two steeples, each 30Q feet high.—Builder, ments to create some trifling intrigue 3 against the Governor of Peshawur, which have ended in nothing. The attention of the public was a.tracted to the railways which were about to be formed trona Calcutta and Bom- bay into the interior of the country, and from w greatest public benefit was anticipated. The French diplomatist M. de Lngrene, who, after he had formed a treaty at Canton with Keying, proceeded on twd, after a short visit to Bombav, quilted that Place en voyage for the Red Sea, on his return to Europe. Ureut scarcity of!water existed 'in different places, and' the cholera was raging in others Mercantile accounts from Monte Video to the .6'h March, received rid Pernambuco, announce the impor tant intelligence tbat the Buenos Ayrean force under Ur qu'zi had been compelled to retreat in di.order from the province of Corrientes, with less of horses and baggage, before the 'combined army of Corrientes and Paraguay undr r General Paz. The official despatches received from that (thief express an anticipation that the Dictator's force would he completely desp , rsed. z's army was est'mated at 17,000 men,—an overwhelming force for that country,—and, if the estimate be correct, he must soon drive the adherents of liosas out of Entre Rios, and ren der General Oribe's position in the Monte Videan terri tory hazardous in, the extreme. •Ausla'ALii.=We have received Sydney papers to Jan. 22; their contents are devoid of political interest, if we except the dispatch of more troops from Sydney to New Zealand. 100 of the 99th Foot, under Major Last, Capt. Armstrong. Lieut. De Winton, and Ensign Menzies, hav ing sailed in the Lloyd's on the 12th of January. Tte re fusal to admit Australian wheat into this country at the same duty as that from Canada had caused much disap pointment and some anger in the colony, and Sir Robert Peel is spoken of with considerable harshness; the Aus tralians did not calculate on the minister's sudden wheel about, nor will they, perhaps. feel much gratitude:for a concession which only places them on the same footing as foreigners some twelve or fourteen thousand miles nearer the home market. THE UNI run STATES unscrunu!ous advance ef the Americans on Mexico (hav- AND MEXICO previously despoled that comp State of Texas, by no creditable rr to Tex French Goverr the American Republi The gut Mav 26, !846. LAW INTELLIGENCE, THE IiEPkAL ASSOCIATION. — The usual wsekly meet ing of the Repeat .association on Monday was distin guished by a regular row between the two sections, into which that "national body" is now notoriously split. The Nation of Saturday last has fairly drawn the sword—de nounced by implication the old leader—and unfurled the flag in favour of Mr. Smith O'Brien and Young Ireland. From this position the party cannot recede—and with this impression abroad, the public were fully prepared for the outbreak of the snaould , 'f discord which took the chair. Mr. Ray read a long letter from Mr. O'Con nell, upon the subject of the second reading of the Coer cion Bill, which is fixed by Sir R. Peel for Monday, the 25th, the Queeo's birthday, or at least the day on which that event is to be celebrated. After which the hon. and pect of the extension of the poor-law system, and the con sequences of such a measure upon the properties of the Irish landlords, whom he thus emphatically warns :—" Let hut the landowners of Ireland recollect that if the poor law relief be extended at all, it can have no practical or rational limit, until it comprises all the pauper population ; —a population at some times of the year, amountinß to a quantity of destitution comprising more than 2,300,000 1,500,(1GO. Such are the burdens, landowners of Ireland ! yon, in your foolish resistance to the repeal of the union, will necessarily impose upon yourselves. To be sure you can in the meantime indulge your contemptuous disregard for the wretches liable to the clearance system ; you can also indulge your feelings of bigotry against your Romsn Catholic fellow• countrymen. You can revel In the en joyment of many a bad passion; but the aveeger is at hand—the sweeping, the all-coniprehensive poor-law is approaching—an increase of the numbers and an augmen tation of the authority of the poor-law commissioners— insolent domination! are rendered by your apathy and passions inevitable!" Mr. Doheny handed in £2l from Liverpool ; £2 , ) from Clonmel, received from the Rev. Dr. Burke, I'. P.; and also £lO from Clontuel, received by another parish priest. He was proceeding to read the letters in which the latter sums were inclosed, and which warmly approved of the conduct of Mr. Smith O'Brien. —Mr Clements rose to order.—No letter should be read that was not submitted to the approval of the committee. Mr. Doherty asked was this associaticn a place in Which public opinion should be eriAmined (great uproar),—After a good deal of argument between the gentlemen of the committee-,the O'Connellites being opposed to Mr. Do heny's views,' the Young Irrdanders stubbornly in favour, Mr. Doheny read the letters, which elicited loud cheers from the body of the hall. The rent was announced to be £l4B 18s. Id. UNIVERSITY 4. CLERICAL. NEWS Six thousand pOuridS have been devoted by the legisla , ture of Jamaica to the builthnx of churches; £3OO has also been set apart for erecting schools. The Earl of. Derby has presented the Rev. Edward Hornbv, M.A., of Merton ( °liege, Oxford, to the vicar age of Ormskirk, Ches! . ire. The Treasurer of. the Church Extension Fund last week acknowledged the receipt of a donation of £lOOO Pounds from X. Y. ST. 'THOMAS'S CHURCH. —We are requested to state that the Rev. E. Edwards, curate of the parish of Wrex ham, was not a, candidate for St. Thomas's Church, in this town, but another gentleman of the same name. The tion-and Rev. Lord Augus'ui Fitzclareoce, rector of Maple Durham, Oxfordshire, has been spoken of. in political circles, as the probable successor of the late Dr Y I Ili hart , to the valuable deanery of 'Windsor. MUNIFI cio:ci.—A paragraph has recently ap aeared in most of the payers. stHtine, that two persons had placed at the disposal Of the Archbishop of Canter bury, a sufficient sum for the endowment of two more Colonial Bishoprics. The statement which we have heard, and which we incline to, think correct, is, that one indici dual has remitted to his Grace, for the above purpose, the sum of forty thousand pounds.—Record. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL.—The ceremony of laying the first stone of the north wing of University College Ilospital, Gower -street, London, took place on Wednesday. The main body of the building was erected in 1833 and 1834, the south wing was added in 1838, arid the wing now commenced will complete the building. and afford accommodation for 50 additional beds. - Lord Brougham, the President of the Council of the College, the Ma!qu the Council CLERICAL MUNIFICENCE.—The late Rev. Thomas Gishr.rne, M.A., Canon of Durham, late of Yoxa73 Lodge, Stafford, has directed his executors to apply the clear sum of Northampton, arid a numerous body of of . X.lOOO to religious and charitable purposes within the diocese of Durham. A portion to be expended in the building, enlargement, and endowment of villaee and The number of applicants for admission on the list of attorneys in the present Trinity Term is 147. Mr. Francis Hildvard, a barristtr of. the home circuit, was killed on Thursday, in St. James's park, by falling from his horse. IMPORTANT TO BANKING COMPANIES.—Tbe Lord Chief Justice gave judgement in the case of Pc ules v. Page, at the Court of Common Pleas, on Friday. I was an action of assumpsit, brought to recover the balance of a banking account, and the substantial question raised on a special case was, whether or not the banking company, on whose behalf the plaintiff sued, trust be.considered to have had constructive notice of the d'ssolution of the firm of Grantham, Page and Co. The court were of opinion that, as the company was a joint stock copartnership, esta mg embers o - blished under two Acts of Parliame n t, it ou g ht no t t o be governed by the ordinary partnership rul e s Mr. J. O'Dowd, barrister, was called to I nd. therefore, not affected simply by that which wi,s known by one part ner alone. The verdict should therefore, be entered gen eral! y for the plaintiff, for the balance. BIG WIGS.-It may not be in the knowledge of all our readers that it is customary on the first day of term for the judges and queen's counsel to appear in full-bottomed wigs. On Friday, the first day of term, the Barons of the exchequer and Queen's counsel appeared in wigs of that description. After their lordships had got.e through the bar the peremptory paper was called on. Mr. Martin begged to be allowed to mention the case of Stockdale and Benn, and Benn and Stockdale, the learned counsel having on his ordinary wig at the time. The Lord Chief Baron.— "Mr. Martin, I question whether you are visible today," Mr. Martin said he was about to state to their lordships that he found it a considerable inconvenience to wear the heavy full-bottomed wig. The Lord Chief Baron.—l fear, Mr. Martin, that you must appear in costume. Mr. Martin.—l really cannot wear these wigs, my lord. lam sensible of the ill effects of it for a week after. Mr. Baron "Aiderson.—You should bear the inconvenience on account of the increased dignity, Mr. Martin. (A laugh.) It may appear to you a custom more honoured in the breach than the observance. Mr. Martin.—lt really does, my lord. Mr. Baron Alderson.—But you cannot appear without having crdered your marriage garment. (A. laugh.) Mr. Chambers &aid they had been misled by the judges in ihe Queen's bench having come into court in the ordinary small wig. Mr. Martin here bowed and retired. strict c mother portion in aid of public infirmaries for the sick and lunatic; 'and the remainder for the encouragement of societ►es and Associativuts formed for the purpose of circu lating the Holy Scriptures et home and abroad on the Society has also bequeathed to theSt.;,fford Aux:- cioy, the Lichfidd Church Building Society, and the London Society tor the Conversion of the Jews—Xloo each. To the poor fi poor of Rothley—X2l of Cossinct.m. f Batton, the to each place ; and £lO to the poor INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE EN IRGEMENT. &C. OF CHURCHES AND CHAPELS.—On Monday, a meeting of this society was held in London, the Bishop of Durham in the chair. Orders were issued to,the treasurer to pay the grants originally awarded in twelve cases, where the churches have been built or en larged with the aid of this society. The returns frotn the parishes assisted show that for an aggregate population of 99,942 souls, church accommodation was previously in existence suitable to only 12,790 persons; of these seats only 2330 were free ; and that additional church-room has thus been obtained fur 4040 •persons. including 3101 free' sittings. New grants were made for the erection of churches at rortwood, near Southampton, Leek, New castle, Burnley, and Oldham, Newets• le, in the parish of Clun, and the new districts of St. James, Butnley, and East Compton, in the . parish . of Oldham: These six dis tricts, taken together, contain 13,787 souls at the present time, without any other means of attending Divine wor ship in the form prescribed by the Church of England than such temporary accommodation as may be furnished by rooms hired for that purpose. The ecclesiastical com . manhay ; St. Luke, Leek ; S!. Jame;:liurnley ; and East Compton ; incumbent ministers are appointed to each. Ten other grants are mule for rebuilding, with enl!rge ment, the chapel of St. Ann, Bishop Auckland. and the parish churches of Tretherne, near Dursley, and Briming ton, near Chesterfield, likewise for enlarging Jesus Cha. pel, St. Mary extra, Southampton; and the church at. near VVelling nc. D. vi dington, nt a k ; and Rad Swind popish property. The following very clear remark solves the question. It is out of a monthly publication that has had an extensive circulation—" Free Thoughts on Pro testant Matters." by the Rev. Tresham Gregg, chaplain of St. Nicholas Within, a chaplaincy endowed by Roman Catholics in the reign of Richard 11., as certainly many of our Church livings wt re. It is as follows recollect that a Roman Catholic gentleman once attacked me on this ground: he charged me with takicg money to say mass, and instead of this, performing for its services, what the donors would have thought heretical. 1 met his objection thus:—"Sir," said 1, "you charge me wrongfully : and if you knew my history, you would see that your: elf. lam a remarkable character, sir. Though not very elderly in appearance, I am now in reality about 1,400 years of age." My friend started at this in formation. "Be not surprised, sir," raid I, " you shall hear my story. I was ordained by St. Patrick shortly after his arrival in this country, and preached the very same doctrines that I do at present. Things went on very pleasantly with me for about 700 years, at which time the English, at the instigation of the Pope, invaded this our native land ; they did all they could to seduce me from that simple faith which I had learned from the great apostle of Ireland ; and, alas! with too much success ! My mind became corrupted by the su perstitions of Popery, and at last I became quite a bigot in,that.time ' • anal in Those days of my darkness, 1C not Only myself had a zeal which was not according to know ledge, but I thought I was doiog GrAl service, when I succeeded in persuading the people to devote almost all their substance to the maintenance of those idolatries through which 1 was bewitched: In the reign of Richard 11. I.was appointed chaplain of St. N i cholas Within, and I took great pains to induce th e p ar i s hi oners t o ma ke a handsome provision for my old age, which, persuaded as they were of the importance of my Popish principles, they really did. I e , joyed the provision which they made for me, blindly practising the errors which I w;..s imbued with, for above 100 years, until the period of the Reforma tion. Then, for the first time, I began to perceive the de lusions of which 1 had been the victim—that I had alto gether departed from the faith of St. Patrick, arid not only gone wrong myself, but had been a blind leader of the blind. floc ever my eyes werenow opened, and a hen they were, I did not resign my chaplaincy, nor did I give up the pro vision which I had raised for it in the days o' my dark ness. I applied it to the use for which 1 had pursuaded the donors to. grant it—although unfortunately at ,that time neither 1 nor they knew how to accomplish what we aimed at—the glory of God: And I have ever since hap pily continued to practise and to preach through the sup port which it has rendered me, the precepts and princi ples of the primitiCe Christian Church. "I do riot think you can say," said I to my friend, " after this full true le purpose e different from that which it was originally intendeil.to accomplish." nave perverted ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS The third gala of the season, at this picturesque resort, took place yesterday evening: and if we may estimate the succe.s from the attendance or from the unbounded satis faction evinced, the attractions have been more trium phant than those of any previous year. The weathtrt whic h had been for some days showery, was fortunately propiti ous, and, from the number of pedestrians who thronged the approximating thoroughfares, and the rattling of ve• hicks, it was evident that the interest manifested was un usually great. On entering the gardens, every visitor seemed struck with the order and recularity, they pie sented, and, though there are few flowers yet visible, nature seems to have smiled on every plant, each variety , displaying its peculiar and beautiful rich tint of green,' and filling the air with perfumes. Amongst the improve, ments first noticed i 3 the extension of the centrifugal rail , way, which now runs round the parterr e , f orm i ng a com plete circle, so tkat those who wish a turn in railways may now be gratified; but, like most circuitous lines there ie no end to ii, for the passengers are landed at the place from which they originally ,carted. To the menagerie several important additions have been made, amongst which are enumerated four splendid lions, panther, tigers' &c. ; and so successful has the keeper been in domes ticating many of them, that lions and leopards are not only together in the same c age , b u t h e o f ten p a y s th e m a v i s it, and while in the den, they obey him as a laitliftil spaniel would its master, showing an almost incredible docility. A very spacious concert room is erected near the margin of the lake, and will be completed in about ten days. It will be capable of containing about three thousand persons. The refreshment rooms are under the: management of Mr. FiA, of Castle-street (an excellent caterer), End are supplied by Messrs. Bird mid Crank, of I.6rd-street,' with their famed beverages. For the lake representation it would be difficult to select a piece of greater interest, (ant:cipating, as we do, the visit of royalty,) or one cff-ring greater capabilities for diversity of scenery or for illumination, than the metro polls of Scotlsnd (luring Her Majesty's visit. Its site' says Black, is admitted to• be unequalled in panoratelle, splendour .by any capital in Europe. Every prospect is el siricu'ar beauty and grandeur—the noble •estuary of the Forth expanding from river into ocean; the solitsr/ -1 beauty of " _ , _ Arthur's Sear; the varied pa(IE and woodlanc eery ; the pastoral a( c ivhies of the neilhhouriog hills' the more shadowy snlentinnria of the extending vde°' • • Crs•llllVUlO Vi IIM CALE7IIUIII. -- form some featores of a landscape, combining in one Vas expanse the richest elements of the beautiful and 1' sublime-- "Traced like a map, the land - cape lies In cultured beauty ,tretcliing wids There nreun with its There Arthur's Seat ; a Thy son:herts wing, nuttenen b't While in the Or'.ent, Lammer's A eistant giant ranee seen— ure tide earring thrc ugh ort h Ber vit Cone of green, And Bas The general architecture visible is most imposing. ri tf , ther we regard the picturesque confusion of the old e" _ nPvg- In no to'`', is the standard of rx . relience hater maintained, for if t is no ►difice to overwhelm ihe imagination by its rat''' o r tude, th, re are few to offends taste by their d e forruitY o to mt-anness of design; and so admirably have the art,,, managed the arrangements, by giving .• 4 90` supposed elevation, that thcro is scarcely an itnff.'",of buntline er monument in this Modern Athens thit l9 oe, brought to -view. Tne scene i s taken from. , with the SUDDOSed moat nnti r"..,r0" the vi city, and the Ifigh-ttre i et ii;e• old—are beautifillN ci t ' i the painting, it surpasses anything ' d the There is freedom in every t. ti led ; and perspective are so faithfully Oal, be difficult for nninv to nersoadt2!v,rtb, the be theßank of Scotland in tie old— aced ; indeed, as a kind hitherto lights and sh out, that it v selves that it is really flat canvas. -The'Firth of jioaa' the *hipping, and the Fifeshire Oils are admirably ode aged, aud the colouring is of that mellow Caste, the it gives the distance, harmonises beautifully ° . ' d loca curling smoke mid vapours rising from the crow d poll' lities, and contrasts in its delicacy with the ster n den:Ms roCks on which the castle is erected. P B. ; nig', the garden scenery, : the'foliage, in fine.. 0 -e denotes the 'master power of the artists, to wh° a ; sa a CC-- award the, merited credit of not on l y produco7 tiog that rate view of Edinburgh, but of pr esent i n g a P i." will class as a work of art. aea A proce e ,ed At du-k the illumination commenced, an • len.l - r gradually through the town, bringing into vie - „ L i o the devices in gas on the.frout of the various =hop-" f! . ‘ , . The- lights buildings, ont none he sh shipping i which n had b d e j ezp n r c e e v . i t u t u , ; I r Y e : o i ' r e i t l: 4l l at the lighthouse, and even the street lamio , scer r; r l - t; t e: 6 s : fully carried out. Amon g st the devices visible in were crowns, plain and encircled v.ith u l ' i r c e e B t he Vietcea and Albert," " L ong other 'erne, Queen," and innumerable . _Ant ti 1 opporturt IRELAND. Wednesday, some brutal wretches maliciously cut off the tails of seven cows, at Newcastle, near Limerick, the property of Mr. Seward, of Cork. On Friday night last, two shots were fired in through the hall door of Edwin Sadlier, Esq., at Derry, about two miles from Nenagh. Mr. Sadlier was obliged to re move his family into town some months ago, threatening notices being posted on his gates and doors. MURDER.—As a man named Cleary was returning from ihe fair of Ennistymcn, un Friday evening, lie was attacked by a number of men who had been lying in wait for him, and brutally murdered ; his brother also, who was with him at the time, is despaired of.—Clare Journal. On Sunday, the Rev. M. Walker, of Elpbin Chapel, read a long lecture to the Mollies, in his sermon, descri bing their signs, pass-words, &c., and advising them to give up such a nefarious system, which only had the effect of producing a most irrevere,tt shout of laughter from the Mollies then In the chapel. . _ A CONTRAST.—Cuernsey contains five times as many inhabitants to the square mile as Ireland does; while the soil is naturally less fertile, and only two-thirds of it can be cultivated. Every Guernsey man has a comfortable house to live in, a clean bed to sleep on, and plenty to eat and drink every day in the year—a beggar is not seen.— [But it must be recollected that in Guernsey there is not a patriot like Daniel O'Connell, who pockets from £20,000 to £30,000 a-year.]