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ZOOLOGWAL GARDENS Yr HE anAi.ICID BOMBARDMENT of ALGIERS will 1. take place THIS DAY, (Friday,) and MONDAY next. To be repeated EVERY MONDAY and FRIDAY during the Season, weather permitting. An excellent BRASS BAND in attendance every day. Admittance, One Shilling. LAW OF STORMS TWO more LECTURES on important Subject, at the Rooms of the ation, Oldhall-street, behi the Ex (FRIDAY,) the 17th, an o-morrow, 91 th instant. To comme nc each day at iese Lectures will be repeated at the Royal Institution, Colquitt-street, on the same days, at half-past Seven o'clock. ctures Mr. Espey will 'briefly explain the m of his Theory, with many new lllustra it intelligible to those who may not have I the former Lectures. MR. ESPEY will deny( this most i Shipmasters' Ass chanze, This Da the 18 ;s of t During - DMISSION, One Shilling to each Lecture.—Tickets at TALACRE COAL. SRS. GALT, BARFF, and BENNETT, 14, DREE PIAZZAS, LIVERPOOL are appointed SOLE i :'S for the TALACRE COAL', IRON, and ONE ,NY. The valuable qualities and properti of these will.he found fully described in the toll mg Testi- orn eminent scientific authorities : ro the Editor of Saunders' News Letter. Royal Dublin Society's Laboratory, 30th July, 1830. quantity of the Talacre Coal, taken from a cargo npany's stores, without any kind of selection what ng been sent to me for trial, with a view to ascer less for domestic and other purposes, I have used our common fire-places, as the open grate, close furnace. I have also submitted it to chemical )n, and I have no hesitation in saying that I con . excellent Coal, well adapted both for domestic use e purposes of the arts and manufactures. narkably free from slate and iron pyrites, or sul iron. It is not a heavy or hard Coal, but easily o small pieces. It kindles readily, burns in the e freely and pleasantly, producing a cheerful fire, heat and flame. It is not what may be considered coal ; for, in burning, it cokes so little that it Nukes stirring. It is a lively, but Ido not consider Coal : it is a Coal that can be burned with very e. Its cinders are very good, yield a durable heat, only about one-fiftieth of incombustible ashes, con earthy matter and oxide of iron. ;take not, this Coal will soon become a favourite in ,e Talacre Coal, in my opinion, will be found a valuable in breweries, distilleries, glass-houses, vitriol works, The circumstance of its not caking to any extent fits it rably for furnaces. We cannot use caking coal in our urnaces without admixture of coke or charcoal; Talacre Coal may be used alone, and affords a heat. From some experiments I made on the .on and copper in a wind furnace, using only this t produced exceeded my most sanguine expecta sults I obtained were most satisfactory. This ited for making gas, yielding a large quantity which burns with a. clear white light. It oke of a very good quality. ble properties of the Talacre Coal that soon recommend itself to a discerning pub your obedient servant. EDMUND DAVEY, Prof. Chem. Royal Dublin Society. TALACRE COAL. avint been requested by Mr. Golding to . examine a por of Coal, the following are the results : mbustible matters, consisting of carbon and hydrogen, with small quantities of oxygen and 94.8 1.0 4.2 Incombustible matter of ash Moisture 100.0 The following Table, drawn up from data contained in some analysis of Coal made by Mr. IticitittnsoN will represent the per tentage proportions of combustible matter, con sisting of carbon and hydrogen, including oxygen and azote ; also the per tentage of incombustible matter or ash, in different species of Coal from different localities:— Combustible matter, including I Ash sof Coal. 1 Locality oxygen and izote Wyland Ditto.. Cannel Ditto.. Cherry ,Glasgow 86.088 13.912 98.872 1.128 97.452 2.548 85.434 14.566 98.324 1.676 98.576 1.421 98.607 1.393 97.481 2.519 98.97 1.03 Lancashire Edinburgh. Newcastle Glasgow. Newcastle Durham . Coal under exam la tn , Talacre In the preceding Table the per centage of the ingredients is deduced from the Coal quite free from moisture. I have, for the sake of comparison, subjoined to the Table the per centage of ingredients contained in the Coal examined by me free from moisture. _ __ _ _ R. H. BRETT, Ch. D.F.L.S. &c Laboratory, Apothecaries' Hall, Liverpool, Bth August, 1839. A. PAPER READ AT THE INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS. London, 30th March, 1840. TALACRE STONE. I have the pleasure to offer to your notice a Stone Quarry in North 'Wales, whose produce is now importing into Lon don, two cargoes having already arrived ; and, unless I am -Ix mistaken, the introduction of this stone to the British will prove a valuable boon. The quarries are situ -.st of Flintshire, within a mile of the Point of at the mouth of the estuary of the Dee, and adjoining rounds of Talacre Hall, the scat of Sir Edward Mostyn, i the a The tnineralogicalcharacter of this stone is that of silicious sand stone, with an argillo-silicious cement. It is of great density, a cubic foot weighing 15-141bs.,—is worked with great ease, and, being remarkably free from hard untractable veins and soft places, is capable of a very smooth surface, a fine arris, and the most delicate carving. The closeness of its texture and the fineness of its grain render it very desir able for external work in a large city, as it prevents the soot from adhering to it, and thus clogging up the mouldings and carvings, reducing them to an undistingttifibable mass of of blackness—a fault justly complained of in the Bath and Portland stones. lings and steps, the Talacre Stone far excels the kinds of Yorkshire stone, as it is superior in snd not liable to scale in the unsightly manner that fitly destroys the appearance of the the finest pave shire stone, as may be seen near the post-office sple ; and as the Quarries are now in the pos. s London Company (The Talacre Coal and Iron Sant supply of large sized stone may be v uniform, and to my taste, has a beautiful fits it for interior finishings, especially ity may he seen in the shrine of St. Winifred's well, in Flintshire, which was constructed of the 15th century, and though exposed to the r of the air, incident to the neighbourhood of moun t an arm of the sea, as well as to the clouds of sul smoke from the numerous works on the stream •orn that celebrated spring, yet still preserves its rich lite carvings in a very perfect state. Many other tildings in the neighbourhood have been constructed .nted with this stone, as the ancient mansion in of Llanasa, with its curious carved porch, erected e carvings and ashlar of which are still very per tuoins of Rhyddlan and Denbigh castles, built the the 13th century; and among modern buildings, 11, the seat of Sir Edward Mostyn, Bart. the which is the admiration of all. I may mention Iney pieces of this mansion, in the Gothic style, this stone, and have a very beautiful effect. , is the result of an experiment made on the trength of the Talacre stone with the best of Talacre stone, 2 feet GI long, a t inches wide, and es thick, bore for several a weight of 4 cwt. 2 qrs. 1 lb the same size, ntnediately with a pressure 4 cwt. 0 qr. 11 lbs. )m the proximity of• the quarries to the Talacre, *this stone can be brought to tie, if at all, exceeding that of Yorkshire JOHN JENKINS. ST OF THE POROSITY OF TALACRE STONE, AS COMPARED WITH BALSOVER MOOR. Two pieces of stone, one of Balsover Moor and the other Talacre, each weighing 1,000 grains, were put at the same ,ie into two different vessels of the same size, each contain ; equal quantities of water. After remaining in the water 48 hours they were taken out, and allowed to stand a few nutes to enable the water on the surface to run off ; they re then weighed with the following result :—The Balsover s found to weigh 1053 grains, thus showing it to have ab .bed 53 grains weight of water. The Talacre weighed 1031 tins, absorbing 31 grains of water. The obvious cause of s great difference being the loose, and consequently porous ucture of the one stone over the other. This experiment lug repeated, it was found that the 1000 grains of Balsover oor absorbed 45 grains in four hours; the 1000 grains of Llacre 4bsorbecl'3o grains in the same time, and after the expiration of two hours more, the stones were again weighed, the Balsover had absorved 8 grains more water and the Ta lacre 1 grain. They were then returned to the water and al lowed to stand forty-eight hours, but without any additional weight on the part of either. When a stone is required to wear well, and is much ex posed to the weather, porosity is the worst defect it can pos sess. In the - first place it allows vegetation to take place, by giving room for the roots to fix theinselves, and containing so niach water promotes, as well as supplies such vegetation, to a most injurious degree. -- Seeondly. its porosity is at tended with a more direct evil ; from its structure readily ad nitting water by absorption, in summer weather heavy ' avers coming on, and immediately afterwards a bright and sun makes its appearance shining with great power, the as stone absorbing a deal of water, the sun soon dries warms the surface, which warmth is, in a very short ice of time, communicated to the inner part of the stone, d causes the water to expand, being unable to make its _:ape the stone scales, and flat thin pieces fall off. These marks also hold good in frosty weather, especially when e frost comes on suddenly after much wet, the pressure on the top and sides of the stone causes it to expand towards the ;urface, which is also one of the causes of the stone scaling. ['hese and other remarks that could be adduced, render it vident that for public buildings, stones of the closest texture hould be selected, being less subject to injury from the veather, as above stated. The absorbing power of these tones is nearly in the ratio of 3 to 5. CHARLES WATT, Jun., Operative Ch em i s t. The Balsover stone was selected and supposed to )r to any other in the United Kingdom. Stock of the above COAL, FLAGS, &c., is now depo at the Yard, 68, WATERLOO-ROAD, where orders will be 'airy and punctually attended to; le front of the Apothecaries' Hall, in Colquitt-street, rpool, is built o f the Talacre Stone. —the principal part for Mr. Macready e, will he shortly produced nt the Hay- A new comedy, by Mr. Bernard, is also ready. HUNT.—A week or two since some young sport nging to Keswick were fortunate enough to fall In otter drag at Briary Hill, near that town. They fostered a gallant pack, consisting of six otter hounds ro terriers, all of the right sort; an d a ft er man y a ivre to escape his pursuers on the banks of the Greta, so in that river, the enemy of the finny tribe, being Teased, fled to Threlkeld river, as far as Setmaban but his pursuers never allowed him a moment's rest. again he turned back, and tried St. John's river, up he proceeded as far as Leathswater, fully seven miles there he was first started. The exhausted animal was 7wpelled to face his fore-footed foes—to turn on them, .her to fight or die.. The otter did both, for though die, he fought with great bravery to the very last. finial proved to be a fine dog otter, and weighed about pounds.—Carlisle Patriot. ire-act play by Mr. Serl ALBION BANK. SEVENTH DIVIDEND THE DIRECTORS of the LIVERPOOLALBION r IN BANK hereby give Notice, that a DIVID D, for the Half Year ending 30th ult., at the rate of ' x Pounds.per Cent. per Annum, on the Capital Stock o the Company, will be paid to the Proprietors, at the Bank, No. 36, Castle street, Liverpool, on or after MONDAY, the 3d of August next. . Each Proprietor, if required, will have to produce his or her Certificate of Shares, on applying for said Dividend. By order of the Board, HUGH MACKAY, Manager. Albion Bank, Liverpool, 7th July, 1840. The Transfer Books will be closed from the 27th instant to the 6th of August nest, inclusive. NOTICB EARLY DELIVERY TO THE PUBLIC. OF THE TIMES (LONDON) I IN LIVERPOOL, &c. SEVERAL complaints having been made, that the copies of the TIMES, supplied by News Venders, are delivered at a late hour in the evening, in Liverpool, 'Warrington, Wigan, Chester, &c, &c, subscribers are informed that their orders should be given to the agent for the Times, 45, LORD -STREET, LIVER 001„ and not to the News Vendors, and they will then be SUPPLIED WITH THE / TIMES BY FOUR O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON, AND WITH THE LATEST EDITIONS. ' To ensure the arrival of the Morning papers in Liverpool, &c, by Four in the Afternoon, they must be dispatched by Six o'clock in the Morning, from Euston-square ; and, as the Agent for the Times is unconnected with the distribution of any other paper, his Subscribers' copies are forwarded BY EXPRESS FROM THE TIMES OFFICE TO THE RAILWAY STATION, AS SOON AS THEY ARE PUBLISHED. News Vendors frequently lose the first train from London, by.the delay consequent upon the collection of their papers from the various offices, at a distance from each other ; there fore the cause of irregularity in their supply of the Times is obvious. The proprietors of the Public News-rooms should forward their orders to L. T. GASKILL, _ Sole Agent for the Times 45, Lord-street, Liverpool.' N.B.—The first morning paper supplied in Liverpool or Lancashire, by four in the afternoon of the same day of its publication in London, was the Times, through the Agency of L. T. Gaskill. CHESTER &BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY COMPANY. TENDER FOR LOANS. THE Directors of this Rail Way will be prepared„on and after the Ist day of August next, under the pdwers in their Act of Parliament, to take up LOANS of .MONEY on Mortgage of the Tolls arising therefrom, sums of not less than £lOOO, and to remain for Three oive Years as may be agreed upon, for which Interest at the rate 0f,5 per cent. will be paid half-yearly. Tenders, stating the amount, to be addressed to Mr. J. JAMES, ie Treasurer, at the Company's Office, 2.l„Pen wick-street. ' WAI. DIXON, Chairman of the Board Liverpool, July 13, 1840. • CHESTER AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY THIRD INSTALMENT OF £5 PER S ARE ON THE NEW SHARES. THE, Directors, in pursuance of the provis' ns of the Act of Incorporation, have this day made CALL of the THIRD INSTALMENT of FIVE PO 1 DS per Share on the Call of Fifteen Pounds per Share on the New Shares, and have appointed that the same be paid to one of the Company's Bankers on or before the Ist day of August: the Proprietors are therefore reqUested to pay the same accord ingly: The Company's Bankers are— . . In LIVERPOOL. :The North and South Wales Bank In CHESTER Messrs. Dixons and Wardell Interest at the rate of Five Pounds per Cent. per Annum will be charged on-all Sums remaining unpaid after the date appointed for payment. WM. DIXON, Chairman of the Board of Directors. 24, F'enwick-street, Liverpool, July 13, 1840. On Saturday the Directors of the East India Company gave a grand dinner at the London Tavern to Lieutenant- General Lord Keane, G.C.8., G.C.H., to commemorate his brilliant services in India. The directors were honoured on the occasion with the company of her Majesty's Ministers, the Commander-in-Chief, and other distinguished officers of high military rank. It is still a speculative question, amongst the members of the Royal Household, whether arrangements will be made for an approaching " interesting event" to take place at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, or Claremont. Three weeks ago a Paris banker lost his pocket-book, con taining notes to the amount of 61,000 f. He immediately ad vertised a reward of 6,000 f for their recovery. On Saturday he received back the pocket-book, emptied of all its contents, with a note signed F. P., to the following effect :—" I will return you your 61,000 f with interest when I am as rich as you are." The death of Lord Arden brings into operation the Act, passed in 1813, for the regulation of the Court of Admiralty. The object of this measure, which was introduced by the late Mr. Henry Martin, then member for Kinsale, was to prevent the registrar from employing at interest for his own use the suitors' money deposited in his hands. On the 28th ult., the anniversary of the coronation of her Britannic Majesty, the British Protestant Chapel at Leghorn was opened, when au appropiate and impressive sermon was preached by the Rev. S. J. Gambier. The foundation-stone had been laid two years previously by the British consul. This is the first Protestant church that has been built in Italy. It has been erected by the respectable British resi dents of Leghorn. ROYAL MARRIAGE.—The Constitutionnel states that the marriage of the grand duches - s of Olga, daughter of the Em peror of Russia, with the Duke of Nassau, is positively to take place, and that the affiancing will be officially announced at the expiration of the time precsribed for the mourning of the late King of Prussia. We hear, from sources which give every assurance of its truth, that the question between this country and the Neapo litan government, as to the sulphur monopoly, is on the eve of a satisfactory settlement. The monopoly is to be abolished, and compensation is to be given to those British subjects who have really suffered by it, to the extent of their actual losses. —Sunday Paper. THE LATE How CAPTAIN BEST.—This lamented officer, who unfortunately perished by the upsettine of a' boat off Norfolk Island, was in his 30th year ; he was promoted to a company in the 50th (Or Queen's Own), commanded by the Hon. Colonel Woclehouse, 15th August, 1834, and accom panied his regiment when it was ordered to New South Wales. Captain Best was the 10th and youngest child of Lord Wynford. The Northampton Herald states that the nurse who is selected to attend on her Majesty at her approaching con finement is the same who was the confidential attendant on Mrs. Norton, and who could not be found on a notorious trial, when it is supposed her evidence might have been par ticularly inconvenient to Lord Melbourne. If the fact be so, it shows a marvellous want of delicacy, as well as an unbounded stretch of influence on the part of the favourite premium. THE NEW MASTER IN CIIANCERY.—It iS confidently stated that the Mastership in Chancery, vacant by the dis placing Lord Henley, under the recently passed act of parlia ment, has been offered to Mr. John Romily, the son of the late lamented Sir. S. Romily, and that the learned gentleman will accept the appointment.—Sunday paper. WRECK OF THE ROYAL GEORGE.—Since our last report the operations on this wreck have been greatly retarded by the prevalence of strong westerly gales during almost the whole period. Another iron gun, 32-pounder, which was slung on the 27th ult., was got up on the 29th ; but, not withstanding every exertion, the quantity of wreck recovered during the gales has very little exceeded one-third of what might have been expected in more moderate weather. It is the desire of government to melt down all the brass guns that may be recovered from the Royal George, for the pur pose of using the material for the bronze work of Nelson's monument in Trafalgar-square. The foundation stone of the column is to be laid on the Ist of August next.—Hamp shire Telegraph. FASHIONABLE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LONDON STAGE. — "Mr. Charles Kean told me that a noble patroness of his met him at a soiree, and that the following dialogue passed between them :—My Lady.—Ah, my dear Mr. Kean, how do you do ? How long have you been in town ? Mr. Kean. —About three weeks. My Lady.—Well, and shall we see you act? Mr. Kean.—l am acting! My Lady.—Where, pray ? we must go. Mr. Kean.—At Drury-lane. My Lady (with an extra quantity of haw-hawing.)—Where is Drury lane ?"—Mr. Bunn's " Stage." . YANKEE DISCIPLINE.—GeneraI Howe's army running rather short of fresh provisions previous to their descent on Long Island, a foraging party was sent out one night to drive off, if possible, some of the rebel's cattle. The pro vincial watchword for the guard was Cambridge, and pass word Swamp. It happened the foragers stumbled unawares on one of the advance provincial sentinels, who, hearing them approach, bawled out in the true Yankee dialect, " Cambridge!" to which no answer being given, repeated it again—" Cambridge, I say once mole ; if you don't say Swamp I'll shoot." Upon which the British party instantly cried Swamp." " Pass," was the reply! In consequence whereof, without the least interruption, they drove off a very large herd of fat black cattle. A grand challenge sailing match, in honour of her Majesty's nuptials, is announced by the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, as being open to all yachts belonging to any club in the kingdom, not exceeding 26 tons. At the last meeting the members selected a piece of plaae, of the value of 50 guineas, to be sailed for, from Greenwich to Gravesend and back, on the 23d inst. This match is expected to be the greatest treat. to the amateurs of sailing that has taken place for many years, as several of the fastest yachts are already entered for the contest. THE BARA.BBAS SYSTEM.—We observe that some of the leading chartists, as well as the Glasgow cotton-spinners, have been released from gaol before the expiration of their sentences. It does not appear that these parties have given any sign of penitence, or held out any reasonable hope that they would in future abstain from practices similar to those for which they were oonvicted.. On the contrary, they glory in their defiance of law, and avow their determination to persist in sedition. The only stirrer of sedition who endures the uttermost vengeance of the law is Feargus O'Connor, and against him Mr. Daniel O'Connell, Dictator of Great Britain, has an implacable personal spite.—Manchester Chronicle. A SUBSTITUTE. — An Irish officer in the 40th rang his bell so often that no servant the landlady could hire would stop in the house,. or could stand the runn i ng up sta i rs. Th e officer consequently received notice to quit, which being un willing to do, and finding the cause of warning, be promised never to ring his bell again. Upon this understanding he retired to his apartment. In about half an hour the whole house was alarmed by the report of a brace of pistols in the captain's room. Up rushed the landlady, the lodgers, and the servants, and burst open the door, in the full expectation of some dreadful catastrophe. " Coffee," coolly said the captain. On their expressing surprise, the lodger cried, " Why, as you do not like me to ring the bell, of course I must find some substitute." AGRICULTURE AislD TAXATION. --Let us go back to first principles (for it is well sometimes to begin at the beginning), and ask, if those who pay taxes ought not to be protected in such interests as will enable them to pay those taxes? The answer must necessarily be in the affirmative. Well, then, the true basis of the corn laws is to enable the agriculturists to pay their portion (say one-half) of the national burdens — hence the protective principle ; for it were worse than Egyp tian cruelty to place the agriculturists on a par, as to price, with untaxed foreigners, without granting them at the same time a corresponding reduction in their burdens. Would these foreigners accept of honourable terms of national co partnership, and take their share of our taxes, incurred to a great extent by subsidies to them, to fight their own battles ? Moreover, if it be a facto as it is usually stated as such, that about four-fifths of our manufactures are consumed by our own trade, is it not the legitimate argument, in behalf Of the agricultural interest, that a measure tending to their injury (and as a necessary consequence to the injury of that impor, tint portion of our trade, inasmuch as it would recoil back • and that speedily, with a multiplied force u p on the raanuf,i, turing interests) wo uld be impolitic and dangerous) And it wer e mere infatuation t o believe that suc h injury ' would be compensated by a great additional n ature of fere t i n g i n ng t s ra . de T ; h i a t t i f s n , rceoin . trary. to both reason and states would supply us plentifully with their corn, th ere cau exception of America, little reli an ce be no doubt, so long as they g ot pa c id nul fo d r be it p ; la b ne ut s w on ith th t e h m e to take our goods in return. Imperial Vatitaintat. HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY Lord MELBOURNE, in answer to a question from Lord Lyndhurst, stated that an arrangement had been concluded with the Neapolitan Government, in consequence of which the monopoly of sulphur would in future be discontinued, and compensation granted to all British subjects interested as soon as the amount of their claims could be ascertained. MESSAGE FROM THE CROWN.—THE REGENCY. Viscount MELBOURNE said he had a Message from the Crown to communicate. The noble viscount then handed. the Message to the Lord Chancellor ; it was to the following effect : " VICTORIA R. " The uncertainty of human life, and a deep sense of my duty to my people, render it incumbent upon me to recom mend to your consideration the contingency which may here after take place, and to make such provision as may in any event secure the exercise of the Royal authority. " I shall be prepared to concur with you in such measures as may appear best calculated to maintain unimpaired the peace and dignity of the Crown, thereby to strengthen the securities that protect the rights and liberties of my people." On the motion of Viscount MELBOURNE, the Ipessage was ordered to be taken into consideration to-morrow. A short conversation then ensued upon the bringing up of the report on the Administration of Justice Bill, and the house then passed to the order of the day for the third read ing of the CANADA GOVERNMENT BILL The Duke of WELLINGTON said, that nothing which had transpired since the second reading of the bill had induced him to alter the opinion he then entertained on the question. 'He recommended their Lordships to send the measure down for further consideration in the other house, and he thought it would be prudent for Ministers to adopt that course. If the opinion of the Legislature in Lower Canada could not be obtained, that given by the Assembly of the upper province should at least have been free and unbiassed by any govern ment influence. It had been, however, clearly understood that all who were opposed to the views held by the Cabinet on the question would lose their places, and the Solicitor- General had actually resigned his office because he could not support the measure. Under all the circumstances he could not vote for the third reading of the bill, at the same time that he thought it should be referred to the other house for further discussion. Lord ELLENBOROUGH would leave a permanent record of his opinion on the question in the shape of a protest against the bill. He feared it was more calculated to separate the 'colonies froni the mother country than to bind them together by stronger ties. ' Lord MELBOURNE entered into an explanation of some circumstances which had been referred to as matters of com plaint, and regretted the course which had been taken upon the present occasion. He greatly lamented the continued distrust and disapproval of the bill which the noble duke had expressed, but he thought that his anticipations on this sub ject were not characterised by his usual foresight and sagacity. Lord GOSPORD having suggested an alteration in the qua lification to be required, Lord WHARNCLIPPR observed upon the apathy with which the people of Upper Canada regarded the measure. The fact was, they felt that their interests would be sacrificed. After a few words from Lord RIPON, Lord BROUGHAM said that his objections to the bill re ferred chiefly to the want of consent on the part of the colo nies. He feared thut the measure would be attended with the worst consequences, and must ultimately lead to a sepa ration from this country. Lord MELBOURNE briefly replied, and the bill was then read a third time and passed. One or two petitions against the Weaver Churches Bill were afterwards presented, and the house adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY THE REGENCY. Lord J. RussELL laid before the house a Message from the Crown couched in exactly the same terms as that to the House of Lords [for which see above.] Her Majesty's Address having been read by the SPEAKER, Lord J. RUSSELL said a bill on this subject would be brought forward in the House of Lords without delay. He therefore now moved that a humble Address be presented to her Majesty, returning her Majesty thanks for the most gra cious Message, and to assure her Majesty that this house would, at the earliest moment, proceed to the consideration of the important subject referred to in her Majesty's Mes sage. The Address was unanimously agreed to, and ordered to be presented to her Majesty. _ _ In answer to Lord G. SOMERSET. Lord J. RUSSELL said he had directed the attention of the Attorney-General to the subject of magistrates acting as such, and at the same time as poor law guardians, but had not yet got his opinion. The third reading of the county constabulary 6111 was fixed for Thursday next, and the clergy reserves bill for Monday next. In answer to Sir R. PEEL, Lord PALMERSTON undertook to lay the whole report on the boundary question on the table as soon as finished. His lordship afterwards observed that a proposition had been sent out by her Majesty's go vernment to the United States, founded on that received last year from the American government. In answer to Sir F. BurtnETT, Mr. F. MAULE said that he knew nothing of any order of government for preventing Mr. F. O'Connor from forwarding petitions to parliament. On the order of the day for the committee of supply, Mr. Humv. said a few words in behalf of certain grantees of Canadian lands; in answer to which Lord J. RUSSELL ex pressed a hope that the subject would be arranged by way of compromise. . _ _ Sir S. CANNING then brought under the consideration of the house the circumstances of Cracow. He wished to treat the subject without party feeling, though he did undoubtedly disapprove the general policy of the government. He then proceeded to take a review of the history of Cracow, from the declaration of its independence under the treaty of Vienna to the military occupation of it by Austria, Russia, and Prussia, and thence to the present time. The occupa tion, which was still a continuing one, required the best efforts of England to determine it—efforts which it especi ally behoved her to make, inasmuch as she, with France, was a guarantee for the independence of Cracow as established by the treaty. Lord Palinerston had four years ago assured the house that within one month from that time a consul should be stationed at Cracow. This assurance had not been fulfilled, and its non-fulfilment was wholly unexplained. That city was of great importance to the commerce of this country, from its position on the bank of a great navigable river, and from the facilities which it afforded for the diffu sion of British merchandise through those districts of Ger many to which it was the entrance. Still, while, he was anxious for some redress of the evils whereof he had com plained, he must disclaim any other than pacific views with respect to the three powers by which the occupation of Cra cow had been effected and continued. Mr. GALLY KNIGHT followed, and expressed his indigna tion that a British Government should stand by and timidly see a gross wrong committed. The injustice inflicted upon Cracow was perhaps without parallel in history. She might well bear upon her gates the celebrated inscription from L' Inferno, for she was now indeed " la citta dolente." Lord PALMERSTON said, that the British Government had fully expressed its disapprobation of the conduct of the three powers ; but it certainly had not thought proper to take hostile steps against those powers for the enforcement of its opinion, and a time was now arrived when, from the altered relations of Europe, the occupying states would be disposed to take a more lenient course. Austria, indeed, had declared her intention of actually discontinuing her occupation at no distant period. Sir Stratford Canning had overstated his case with respect to the commercial importance of Cracow, and there was documentary evidence showing that the German commerce of England had, since the occupation of the town, been, in fact, considerably increased. The government felt a sincere sympathy with the people of Cracow, and he trusted that abetter day was not far distant; but he could not concur in the policy of using strong lan guage in cases where it was not fitting to adopt strong measures. Sir ROBERT PEEL, admitting the general truth. of Lord Palmerston's concluding maxim, yet felt that a British House of Commons ought not to carry that forbearance too far. He would say nothing of an irritating tendency; he was not insensible to the weight of those considerations which had induced the three powers to the course they had adopted, and he trusted that they would ere long sponta neously restore Cracow to that independence which it was the general interest of Europe that small states as well as large ones should enjoy. He did not give much credit to the argument founded on the general increase of our com merce with Germany ; for this commerce might very pro bably have increased in a vastly greater degree, if there had been no occupation of Cracow. Government might have had good reasons for not sending the promised consul to Cra cow ; but then the noble Lord should have abstained from making the public declaration that he would establish such an agency—a declaration which, at the moment, had served to get rid of a hostile motion in the House of Commons, but which had probably very much enhanced the difficulty of bringing the three powers to a right understanding upon this subject. He would repeat his hope that those powers, the great guarantees of conservative principles in Europe, would speedily restore the desired independence of Cracow, acting on their own discretion, and unrnenaced either from England or from France. Mr. HUME, condemning the conduct of the three powers; desired to know what sort of protests the British government had put forth against their acts. He hoped that no man in that ,house, whatever his party, would sanction such pro ceedings: Mr:CoLaullouN read an extract from a memorial of London merchants, complaining that by the occupation of Cracow the trade of England with that city was wholly destroyed. Lord ELIOT said, that Lord Palmerston, though he had declared the intention of the allies to withdraw their forces from Cracow, had not declared any intention of theirs to restore its independence. He hoped the noble lord would not relax in his efforts to accomplish that desirable object. Sir H. VERNEY expressed his suspicion that the severity inflicted on Cracow had been pursued with a view to force her into an incorporation with some one of the three pro tecting powers. The' discussion on Cracow having terminated without a division, and the question being put that the Speaker should leave the chair for the purpose of going inter committee of supply, Colonef Sibthtmpe rose to animadvert upon one item in one of the estimates—a grant of public money to Dr. Bowring, extending over a period of two years, six months, and five days, during the whole of which time that gentle man was a member of that house. He imputed no deficiency of Went or zeal to Dr. Bowring; his charge was against the ministers. It was unconstitutional on their part, to put a member in a situation in which he might appear to be voting under an undue influence, Dr. Bowring had furnished several commercial reports, which had been published ; one of them, however, in a shape materially altered from that in which the Doctor presented it. Before those grants were made, the whole of the present estimates ought, to be referred to a select committee. A sum of £130,000 was pro posed to be voted for 1841: and he should like to know how much of that was intended for Dr. Bowring. He thought the information which the Doctor had been sent to collect might more properly have been procured by our diplomatic functionaries. These grants were to a gentleman, of whose time a great part was occupied in the H ouse o f C ommons , where he invariably supported th ose by w h om th e gran t was made to him. The gallant Colonel concluded by expressing his intention to move the disallowance of this grant in the committee. Lord Jonx RUSSELL said, the committee was certainly the proper stage tor.the discussion, and he hoped the House would consent that the Speaker should now leave the chair. The house having accordingly resolved itself into the com mittee of supply, Mr. MORE °TERRA LL moved, the esti mates for the naval service. These were voted for after a few observations from Captain Pe c h e ll an d Si r G . Clerk, in the course of which Sir G. Clerk ext rac t e d from ininistersthe ad mission that tbey had proceeded to the length of moving this vote in the house without ever having gone th roug h t h e in dispensable preliminary of passing an order in council for the number of seamen to whom the vote was applicable. This omission, so characteristic of the present ministry, Lord J. RUSSELL promised to see supplied. The naval estimateshaving passed, Sir R. PEEL moved the estimates for the British Museum. Mr. HAWE S p ro p ose d to abridge the holidays , and to discontinue the sentinels. Sir R. PEEL showed that the •number of the holidays, when all of them w with er prespecttogether,ut to theam o s u e r n i c n l el s, only h e to b believed days t in that al: e year s there ; and must always be a certain military force in London, the two soldiers at the gate occasioned no additional expense to the nation. Mr. HuasE complained -that the Museum was not open to everybody every day : Sir R. PEEL.ex plained that three d a ys a week were given to the public at large ; one was necessary for the purpose of cleaning, and two were reserved, in order to allow means of more private study to men of science. Mr. MACAULAY moved the remaining army estimates. Mr. HUME asked for some.pcplanations, which Mr. MAC. AULAY gave, and the vote passed. The remaining ordnance estimates were . Moved by Sir H. VIVIAN, and passed ; after which, on Mr. R. GORDON'S proposal of the vote for civil contingencies, Col. SIBTHORPE renewed his objection to the grant for Dr. Bowring. He de sired from Lord Palmerston some information respecting particular reports presented by Dr. Bowring to the govern ment. Lord PALMERSTON admitted the general validity of the objection to the emplOyment of unofficial members of the House of Commons upon paid services ;-but he thought that the peculiar aptitude of Dr. Bowring for the. services he was employed upon rendered him on_ exception to the ordinary rule. It was true that in some of the reports.there.ha.d been certain trifling pas Sages expunged, but nothing in any of them which would materially affect the character of the document. Your diplomatic agents could not perform this kind of ser vice ; it required travel from place to place. Mr. Gour.svux said the question was a very simple one. In nine years he received _from Government £ll,ooo—a proportion of which sum was for services rendered by him while he sate in Parliament. The statute of Anne disqua lified frprn sitting in that house every person accepting anew office with a salary. Here was the mischief. of the salary, only in another form—a worse form indeed : for the remu neration was not fixed, but was left to the pleasure of go vernment, who might give more or less according to the cor diality subsisting between them and the member in their employ. He had himself in the last parliament inquired whether Dr. Bowring, a member of that parliament, bad been paid foi the reports he was then preparing, and the house had been told by Mr. .Sprinc , Rice that nothingl had been paid, and that nothing would be paid to him for that service. Yet, when that parliament was dissolved, and Dr. Bowring ceased to be a member, a sum was devoted to the payment of that, gentleman for the very report t o w hi c h Mr. Spring Rice's denial bad applied. 'The CHAICCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER cited precedents of other members who had received pay for services on which government had employed them. When Dr. Bow ring was first selected by government he was not a member of parliament at all. He was originally retained by the tory government, and the whips, finding him in employ, conti nued him therein. He came into parliament ; was govern ment, therefore, to displace him and lose all the benefit ofhis experience? It had always been understood by the house that Dr. Bowring was to be paid, and what Mr. S. Rice had said mit have been a misapprehension of the fact. Mr. DISRAELI could not agree in the high estimate formed by Lord Palmerston of Dr. Bowring's utility. His reports were for the most part mere compilations, furnished in a great measure by the consular agents. The hon. member then dissected the travelling and other sumptuary accounts of the doctor, so as to raise a strong' inference that the doctor, independently of any payment for the reports, made what is called " a very good thing" of his allowances, which were three guineas a day for, expenses, and two shillings a mile for posting. There was something objectionable upon principle in , the employment of statistical mercenaries. Their mission led foreign courts to the conclusion either that the business was too trivial for the fixed diplomatists, or that the fixed diplomatists were too little informed for the business. Mr. LABOUCHERE said, that the commercial world did not concur in Mr. Disraeli's low estimate of Dr. Bowling's abilities. He praised the doctor's reports, and vindicated the utility of special missions for the acquisition of commer cial information. Mr. HUMP: said he believed Dr. Bowring's first introduc tion to public employment was through the recommendation of him by Mr. Irving, of the customs, to Mr. Herries, who had applied to Mr. Irving to find a fit person for these re searches. He thought the three guineas a day too little. Captain HAMILTON defended Dr. Bowring personally ; but said he should vote against the grant on the constitu tional ground, as taken by Mr. Goulburn. Sir R. PEEL said he had heard no satisfactory answer to the fact, that Mr. SPRING RICE had deified all intention of paying Dr. Bowring. He thought the employment of statis tical agents a bad practice. But how surprising to hear Mr. flume finding fault with an allowance of three guines a day, as being too little ! What would Mr. Hume have said if such an allowance had been given by a conservative govern ment? Such inconsistencies had a. tendency to lower the character of parliament itself. The present appointment was within the principle of the statute of Anne. If ono member might be thus employed, so might half a dozen or a dozen. The thing.was dangerous in itself, and objectionable as a pre cedent. Mr. HUME said, Sir Robert Peel's objection was made too late : that was what degraded parliament. If Sir Robert should come back to office, the house should see that he (Mr. Hume) would make objections as strongly as ever. This piece of candour raised a general laugh. Mr. GOULBURN repeated what he had before stated to have been declared by Mr. Spring Rice. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that no doubt Mr. Rice, when he made that declaration, had fully intended what he so de clared ; but had probably afterwards been satisfied that Dr. Bowring really deserved the retrospective payment. The paid employment of members was undoubtedly a bad prac tice ; but there might be special exceptions, and this appeared to be one of them. Mr. VILLIERS said, it would not be practicable to get ambassadors and consuls competent to collect valuable in formation upon commercial questions, therefore these agents were necessary evils. If Dr. Bpwring's reports had been of a different tenour, there would probably have been less disposition to oppose this grant. The house then divided, affirming the grant, after which the remaining civil contingences were voted. -~-- HOUSE OF LORDS.--TuEsaAy Their lordships met at five o'clock . Lord LY.tsinirunwr presented a number of petitions against the Irish municipal reform bill, but the designations of the petitioners were not heard in the gallery. Lord STANLEY (of Alderley) presented petitions from towns and places in the county of Chester against• the Weaver churches bill. The noble lord supported the prayer of the petitions ; and recommended that prayer to the consideration of the noble and learned lord opposite (Lord Lyndhurst), who had said a few evenings since (in the debate upon the Irish municipal bill) that be would never consent to deprive any persons of property, vested in them by act of parliament. It was highly unjust to allow the trustees of Weaver River to violate their trust, and apply the funds to the building of churches instead of the improvement of the navigation. He hoped their lordships woulcrgive this bill the fullest consi deration, and regard it not as a private bill, but as one, the principle of which affected all the trust property in the king dom. The Bishop of LONDON complained of the course taken by the noble lord, in making strong allegations against the pro moters of the bill in presenting a petition, whereas it was dis tinctly 'understood on all sides that the discussion of the principle of the bill should be taken on the second reading. He would not trouble their lordships by going into the de tails of the measure on this occasion. But their lordships ought to be informed that the trustees thought it was their duty to provide not only hospitals and other places of relief and assistance for the large population which their navigation brought together, but also to provide for them the means of religious worship and instruction. The surplus profit of the trust, after all expenses for the navigation and improvement of the river, amounted to £15,000 a-year, and out of that the trustees proposed to expend in all only £30,000 for so excel lent a purpose. The right rev. metropolitan contended that the opposition to the bill was wholly grounded in political jealousy, and the signatures to the petitions against it were obtained by artifice and misrepresentation. _ Lord STANLEY, in explanationo said that it was no argu ment in favour of the measure to say that the justices of the county of Chester were favourable to it; for the trustees were all justices, audit was only the justices on one bench approving of what they did as trustees on another. _ Lord BROUGHAM (who rose amidst vehement cries for " the order of the day") presented a'petition from the Lord Mayor and Corporation of the City of York against the Wea ver Churches Bill. The noble lord also presented a petition from Mr; James Clarkson, a solicitor in the county of York, complaining that ho could not obtain an interview with Mr. Feargus O'Connor, his client, who was a prisoner in York gaol. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 0-- The Marquis of NORMANBY said that Mr. Crawford, the inspector of prisons, had informed him that he had ascer tained that Mr. Clarkson did not want to see Mr. Feargus O'Connor upon professional business. He did not wish to impugn the statements of Mr. Clarkson ' but there might have been some mistake on 'the part of Mr. Tweedie, the visiting magistrate, as to the exact statement made by the petitioner to him. Lord BROUGHAM said the application of Mr. Clarkson to the visiting justices distinctly stated that he wanted to see his client on professional business. The contradiction given to Mr. Clarkson's assertion was, therefore, manifestly untrue. THE REGENCY The Clerk having read her Majesty's message on the sub ject of a regency, at the table, Viscount - MELBOURNE rose and said—My lords, I now rise for the purpose of calling the attention of your lordships' to the message which I had the honour to bring to the house yesterday, and which has just been read by the clerk at the table. My noble friend on the woolsack will give notice of his intention to bring forward, without delay, a measure for the purpose of meeting that particular contingency to which our attention has been called by her Majesty's most gracious message. It only now therefore remains for me to do that which I apprehend will meet with no opposition from any part of your lordships' house, and which it is unnecessary to enforce by any argument; namely, .to move that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, thanking her Majesty for her gracious message, and assuring her of our readiness to take those measures and those circumstances, which her Majesty has recommended to us, into an immediate and ear nest consideration. I now move, my lords, that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, thanking her Majesty for her gracious message, in which she has recommended to us the consideration of such measures as may best secure the exercise of the royal authority, and to assure her Majesty that this house will adopt suCh.measures as may appear to be best calculated to maintain unimpaired the power and dignity of the crown, and to strengthen those securities which pro tect the rights and'liberties of the people. It was then ordered that the address be presented to her Majesty on Wednesday next. - - - - The LORD CHANCELLOR. then moved for leave to bring in a bill to'carry into effect her Majesty's most gracious mes sage, and he should take the opportunity of stating the pro visions of the proposed bill on Thursday next. Leave was then given to bring in the bill. Lord LONDONiYRRRY then gave notice of a motion for any despatches from the ambassador at Madrid, relative to the settlement of the claims of the British Legion, on the under standing that Lord Melbourne would, in the meantime, in quire if any such documents had been received. Lord BROUGHAM and Lord•BEDESDALE having severally withdrawn the bills which they had introduced relative to the. enfranchieement of copyholds, Lord LYNDHURST presented a petition from a Mr. Salo mons, praying for the removal of certain disabilities under which be laboured as a member of the Jewish persuasion. One or two other petitions were afterwards presented, and the house then adjourned nntil Thursday. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY. After the presentation of some petitions, and after some notices of motions, A. new writ was ordered for Louth, in the room of H. Chester, Esq., who had vacated his seat by accepting a stew ardship of the Chiltern Hundreds. Mr. HOME moved an address to her Majesty, to be gra ciously pleased to recommend to the trustees of the British Museum, and to the trustees of the National Gallery, that those places " he opened for the admission of the public on Sundays, after Divine service, at such hours as the houses of licensed victuallers, of sellers of beer, and of gin-shops, are now legally ope 4 to the public." Mr. liAilifiro - N seconded the motion. After some discussion it was negatived`on a division: The numbers being, ayes 44, noes 82 ; majority against it, 38. Mr. GILLON then :noved an address to her Majesty, pray ing that her Majesty may be graciously pleased to appoint a commission for the pirpose of visiting every parish in Scot land, with direction; to inquire into and report as to the means of education enjoyed within the same, including paro chial and all other schools, and how far these means are available for the prop education of the juvenile population of each parish ; the number of youths of both sexes receiving, and the number destittte of public instruction; with remarks on the quality and'amount of the 'instruction conveyed; but the motion was eventually postponed. Mr. GILLON next moved resolutions declaratory, that there have been voted by estimates for the year 1840-41, the fol lowing sums :—For the tniversities of Oxford and Cambridge, £2006 ; University of 3t. Andrews, £lOO9 13s 4d ; King's and Marischal Colleges, Aberdeen, 41,974 Os 8d ; University of Glasgow, £1,360 ; University of Edinburgh, £2,580 ; Royal Society of Edinburgh, £3OO ; Royal Irish Academy, £3OO ; Royal Hibernian Academy, .£3OO ; Royal Dublin So ciety, £5,300; Belfast Academical Institution, £1,950; in addition to various privileges and advantages enjoyed by va rious learned societies ; and he therefore proposed to move an humble address to her Majesty, to represent that, while con siderable sums are voted for the higher branches of education, in the benefits of which the higher and a portion of the mid dle classes participate, her Majesty will be pleased to take into consideration the great benefit that would result to the working classes if some assistance, such as her Majesty might deem best, were afforded in populous towns towards the sup port of museums of natural history and works of art, and towards the maintenance of schools of art, in such manner as would aid the efforts of the community in the prosecution of these objects ; and to assure her Majesty that this hcinse will make provision for such assistance as her Majesty may be graciously pleased to direct ;—but the Speaker declaring that such a motion ought to be preceded by the appointment of a committee, the motion was withdrawn, the hon. member gixing notice that he should bring it forward next week. Mr. MACKINNON moved the appointment of a select com mittee, " to investigate if it be in accordance with humanity, justice, and good policy, to sanction, by legislative enact ments, the immigration of labourers, from the East Indies and other parts of the world, into the colonies and posses sions of Great Britain." Mr. V. SMITH, and other members, opposed the motion, on the ground that it was far too late in the session to effect any beneficial results by acquiescing in the proposition. While the discussion was proceeding, it was moved that the house"be counted, when, there being only 35 members present, it was counted out. HOUSE OF LORDS.—WEDNESDAY The House of Lords did not assemble to-day. HOUSE OF. COMMONS.-WEDNESDAY Mr. KELLY gave notice that he would to-morrow move for a bill to abolish the punishment of death in Ireland, ex cept in certain cases. Mr. LABOUCHERE, in answer to Mr. HEATHCOTE'S in quiries, said that he could not at present state whether any reduction of duty on wool in France might be effected, as the commercial treaty with that country was proceeding, and that he had not yet been informed by the Customs whether there bad been any'frauds as regarded the providing of the commercial marine with foreign biscuit, &c. The lord's amendments to the Canada government bill, on motion of Lord J. RUSSELL, were agreed to. Mr. HAWES moved the second reading of the affirmation bill, which, after some confirmation, was agreed to on a division, the ayes being 49, noes 43—majority 6. Mr. KELLY having moved that the house resolve into com mittee on the " punishment of death abolition bill," some conversation arose ; as also, afterwards, in the committee on the preamble, &c. The remaining orders were afterwards disposed of. THE UNITED STATES NORTHEASTERN BOUNDARY The following Message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. A. Van Buren, his Secretary. TO TIIE SENATk The importance of the subject to the tranquillity of our country makes it proper that I should communicate to the Senate, in addition to the information heretofore transmitted in reply to their resolution of the 17th of January last, the copy of a letter just received from Mr. Fox, announcing the determination of the British government to consent to the principles of our last proposition for the settlement of the question of the Northeastern Boundary, with a copy of the answer made to it by the Secretary of State. I cannot doubt that, with the sincere disposition which actuates both go governments to prevent any other than an amicable termina tion of the controversy, it will be found practicable so to ar range the details of a conventional agreement on the princi ples alluded to as to effect that object. The British commissioners, in their report communicated by Mr. Fox, express an opinion that the true line of the treaty of 1783 is materially different from that so long con tended for by Great Britain. The report is altogether ex parte in its character, and has .not yet, so far as we are in formed, been adopted by the British government. It has, however, assumed a form sufficiently authentic and import ant to justify the belief that it is to be used hereafter by the British government in the discussion of the question of boundary, and as it differs essentially from the line claimed by the United States, an immediate preparatory exploration and survey on our part, by commissioners appointed for that purpose, of the portions of the territory therein more parti cularly brought into view, would, in my opinion, be proper. If Congress concur with me in this view of the subject, a provision by them to enable the Executive to carry it into effect, will be necessary. M. VAN BUREN Washington, 27th June, 1840 MR. Fox TO MR. FORSYTH WASHINGTON, JUNE 22, 1840.—The undersigned, her Britannic Majesty's envoy extraordinary and minister pleni potentiary, has the honor to transmit to the secretary of state of the United States, by order of his government, the accom panying printed copies of a report and map which have been presented to her Majesty's government by Col. Mudge and Mr. Featherstonbaugh, the commissioners employed during last season to survey the disputed territory. The undersigned is instructed to say, that it will of course have become the duty of her Majesty's government to lay the said report and map before parliament ; but her Majesty's government have been desirous, as a mark of courtesy and consideration towards the government of the United States, that documents bearing upon a, question of so much interest and importance to the two countries, should, in the first in stance, be communicated to the president. The documents had been officially placed in the hands of her. Majesty's go vernment only a few days previously to the date of the instruc tion addressed to the undersigned. Her Majesty's government feel an unabated desire to bring the long pending questions connected with the boundary be tween the L nited States and the British possessions in North America, to a final and satisfactory settlement; being well aware that questions of this nature, as long as they remain open between two countries, must be the source of frequent irritation on both sides, and are liable at any moment to lead to events that may endanger the existence of friendly nations. It is obvious that the questions at issue between Great Britain and the United States, must be beset with various and really existing difficulties ; or else those questions would not have remained open ever since the year 1783, notwith standing the frequent and earnest endeavours made by each government to bring them to an adjustment. But her Ma jesty's government do not relinquish the hope that the sin cere desire which is felt by both parties to arrive at an amica ble settlement will at length be attended with success. The best clue to guide - the two Governments in their fu ture proceedings, may perhaps be obtained by an examina tion of the causes of past failure : and the most prominent amongst these causes has certainly been a want of correct information as to the topographical features and physical character of the district in dispute. This want of adequate information may be traced as one of the difficulties which embarrassed the Netherlands Go vernment in its endeavours to decide the points submitted to its arbitration, in 1830. The'same has been felt by the Go vernment in England : it has been felt and admitted by the Government of the United States, and even by -the local Government of the contiguous State of Maine. The British Government and the Government of the United States agreed, therefore, two years ago, that a sur vey of the disputed territory, by a joint commission, would be the measure best calculated to elucidate and • solve the questions at issue. The President proposed such a com mission, and her Majesty's Government consented to it : it was believed by her Majesty's _Government that the ge neral principles upon which the commission was to be guided, in its local operations, had ' been settled by mutual agree ment, arrived at by means of a mutual correspondence which took place between the two Governments in 1837 and 1838. Her Majesty's Government accordingly transmitted, in April of last year, for the consideration of the President, the draft of a convention to regulate the proceedings of the proposed commission. The preamble of that draft recited textually the agreement that had been come to by means of notes which had been exchanged between the two Govern ments; and the articles of the draft were framed, as her Majesty's Government considered, in strict conformity with that agreement. But the Government of the United States did not think proper to assent to the same convention so proposed. The United States Government did not indeed allege that the proposed convention was at variance with the result of the previous correspondence between the two Governments but it thought that the convention would establish a com mission of "mere exploration and survey ;" and the Presi dent was of opinion that the step next to be taken by the two Governments, should be to contract stipulations bearing upon the face of them the promise of a final settlement, under some form or other, and within a reasonable time. The United States Government accordingly transmitted to the undersigned, for communication to her Majesty's Govern ment, in the month of July last, a counter draft of conven tion, varying considerably in some parts, as the Secretary of State of the •United States admitted in his letter to the un dersigned of the 29th of July last, from the draft proposed by Great Britain. But the. Secretary of State added, that the United States Government did not deem it necessary to com ment upon the alterations so made, as the text itself of the counter draft would be found sufficiently perspicuous. Her Majesty's Government might certainly well have ex pected that some reasons would have been given to explain why the. United States Government declined to confirm an arrangement which was founded upon propositions made by that Government itself, and upon modifications to which that Government had agreed ; or that if the American Govern ment thought the draft of convention thus proposed was not in conformity with the previous agreement, it would have pointed out in what respect the two were considered to differ. Her Majesty's Government, considering the present state of the boundary question concur with the Government of the United States, in thinking that it is on every account ex pedient that the next measure to be adopted by the two Go vernments should contain arrangements which will necessa rily lead to a final settlement ; and they think that the con vention which they proposed last Kear to thp President, in-_ steuttur trelrig 'framed So as to conAtitute ffere commission of exploration and survey, did, on the contrary, contain cer tain stipulations calculated to lead to the final ascertainment of the boundary between the two countries. There was, however, undoubtedly, one essential difference between the British draft and the American counter draft. The British draft contained no provision embodying the prin ciple of arbitration ; the American counter draft did contain such a provision. The 13ritish draft contained no provision for arbitration, because the principle of arbitration had not been proposed on either side during the negotiations upon which that draft was founded ; and because, moreover, it was understood at that time that the principle of arbitration would be decidedly ob jected to by the United States. But as the United States Government have now expressed a wish to embody the principle of arbitration in the proposed convention, her Majesty's Government are perfectly willing to accede to that wish. The undersigned is accordingly instructed to state officially to Mr. Forsyth, that her Majesty's Government consent to the two principles which form the main foundation of the American counter draft ; namely, first, that the commission to be appointed shall be so constituted as necessarily to lead to a final settlement of the questions of boundary at issue between the two countries ; and secondly, that in order to secure such a result, the convention by which the commission is to be created shall contain a provision for arbitration upon points as to which the British and American commissioners may not be able to agree. The undersigned is, however, instructed to add that there are matters of detail in the American counter draft which her Majesty's government cannot adopt. The undersigned will be furnished from his government, by an early oppor tunity, with an amended draught, in conformity with the principles above stated, to be submitted to the consideration of the President. And the undersigned expects to be at the same time furnished with instructions to propose to the Go vernment of the United States a fresh local and temporary convention, for the better prevention of incidental border collisions within the disputed territory, during the time that may be occupied in carrying through the operations of survey or arbitration. The undersigned avails himself of this occasion to renew to the Secretary of State the assurance of his distinguished consideration, H. S. FOX. To the Hon. JOHN FORSYTH, &c. &e. &c. Mr. FORSYTH TO Mr. Fox. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, 26th JUNE, 1840.—The undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States, has had the honour to receive a note addressed to him on the 22nd instant, by Mr. Fox, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Great Britain, enclosing printed copies of the report and map laid before the British government by the commissioners employed during the last season to survey the territory in dispute between the two countries, and communicating the consent of her Britannic Majesty's government to the two principles which form the main foundation of the counter proposition of the United States for the adjustment of the question. The undersigned, having laid Mr. Fox's note before the president, is instructed to say, in answer, that the president duly appreciates the motives of courtesy which prompted the British government to communicate to that of the United States, the documents referred to, and that he derives great satisfaction from the announcement that her Majesty's government do not relinquish the hope that the sincere desire which is felt by both parties to arrive at an amicable settlement, will at length be attended with- success ; and from the prospect held out by Mr. Fox, of his being accord ingly furnished, by an early opportunity, with the draft of a proposition amended in conformity with the principles to which her Majesty's government has acceded, to be sub mitted to the consideration of this goveinment. Mr. Fox states that his government might have expected that, when the American counter draft was communicated to him, some seasons would have been given to explain why the United States government declined accepting the British draft of convention, or that, if it thought the draft was not in conformity with previous agreement, it would have pointed out in what respect the two were considered to differ. In the note which the undersigned addressed to Mr. Fox on the 29th of July of last year, transmitting the American counter draft, he stated that in consequence of the then recent events on the frontier, and the danger of collision between the citizens and subjects of the two governments, a mere commission of exploration and survey would be inade quate to the exigencies of the occasion, and fall behind the just expectations of the people of both countries, and referred to the importance of having the measure next adopted bear upon its face stipulations which must result in a final settle ment, under some form, and in a reasonable time. These were the reasons which induced the President to introduce in the new project, the provisions which he thought calcu lated for the attainment of so desirable an object ; and which, in his opinion, rendered obviously unnecessary any allusion to the previous agreements referred to by Mr. Fox. The President is gratified to find that a concurrence in those views has brought the minds of her Majesty's government to a similar conclusion ; and from this fresh indication of har monyl in the wishes of the two cabinets, he permits himself to anticipate the most satisfactory result from the measure under consideration. . ... The undersigned avails himself of the opportunity to offer to Mr. Fwi renewed assurances of his distinguished consi deration. JOHN FORSYTH. H. S. Fox, Esq., &c. &c. On motion of Mr. Buchanan the message was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed. COMMERCIAL .INTELLIGENCE. (From the Morning Courier •and Enquirer) NEW YORK, JUNE 30.—The steamer Great Western and a London, Liverpool, and Havre packet will leave here to morrow. Scarce'any change has taken place for some time past in the general aspect of commerce. The country was never so abundantly supplied with produce of its own growth, and at the same time a market for it was never more difficult to find. The consequence is a great stagnation in business, and a very diminished consumption of articles of import, particularly of such as may be considered luxuries. It would seem impossible that such a state of things can last much longer. The increase of our population is such, both from natural causes and immigration, that a demand on the indus try of foreign countries, bearing some proportion to its for mer extent, must arise, and, at - the same time, an opening be given by them to the receipt, in exchange, of 'our surplus staple articles. Public measures, now in agitation, which keep the minds of men in a state of suspense, will soon be decided, and probably have a vivifying effect. The sub-trea sury bill will soon pass, and this subject of disquietude be removed. That it will in any other way have a beneficial tendency is impossible to imagine ; but at the present mo ment at least it can do no injury. The revenue of the fede ral government has so fallen off, that the strange idea of col lecting it in a currency different from that which the people receive in exchange for their property or industry, and seek ing for it safer depositaries than the people seek for their own immediate money, must be comparatively innocuous whilst the government has very materially to depend on the money it borrows to meet its expenses. The bankrupt law too — and foreigners will be surprised to learn that we have not had one for forty years past in the United States—should it pass, will probably bring into activity a good deal of com mercial skill and energy, which the absence of such a mea sure has kept dormant. _ The money market, here and in the Atlantic cities conti nues to retain the same features. An abundance of money and little employ for it. The rate of discount as low as 6 per cent. Capitalists are exceedingly cautious, and seek investments chiefly in stocks of the different States. The 51 per cent. stock of this state readily finds buyers at par. The sales of stocks of other States advertised yesterday, show a material improvement in their value, particularly of Indiana, the 54 per cents. of that State commanding 924 to 100, interest to commence to the purchaser on the Ist of July, and the 5 per cents. 93 to 934. Illinois 6's have been purchased at 72 to 73 ex dividend. Arkansas have not been in the market. Alabama, Indiana, Michigan, Arkansas, and Illinois pay their interest in this city to-morrow, and due provision has, we learn, been made for • it. It would scarce be necessary to make this remark were it not for some recent occurrences. The last sale of Ohio G's was at 98. Pennsylvania has made ample provision for the payment of the interest on her debt in specie . or its equivalent, which onr readers will recollect we always predicted would be the case. It is painful to reflect that there was ever cause to entertain a doubt on the subject. There is much anxiety felt in re gard to the payment of a dividend by the United States bank of Pennsylvania to her stock holders, and endeavours have been made to create a belief that a dividend would be declared. We.possess no information of a positive charac ter on the subject, but if we were to venture an opinion, it would be that one would not be declared. The institution by calling in her loans and diminishing her expenses, is evi dently seeking so to strengthen hereself as to meet any emergency. The state of our Foreign Exchanges is highly satisfactory. They are now at about that pitch that will neither lead to the exportation or importation of specie. The steamer and packets to-morrow, as far as we can learn, will not take out 10,000 dollars in specie. There was an abundant supply of bills to-day, and the dema - nd has fallen short - of general ex portation. The closing rates are — London, 1064 to 107 Paris, 5 50 to 5 281 Amsterdam, ..39 to 302 Hamburgh, 35$ to 351 Bremen, 77 to 774 These all opened higher yesterday, but purchasers not ap pearing to the extent anticipated, drawers became anxious to realize and submitted to a reduction. The amount of business done at the Stock Exchange to day was moderate. U. S. Bank closed at 732--no change. North American Trust advanced materially, say live per cent. from the lowest rate of yesterday. A large amount of their bonds fall due to-morrow, and some apprehensions have been entertained that they would not be promptly met. We are happy to learn, however, that no difficulty will exist and no disappointment be experienced. The stock at the Second Board sold at 342. _ The exports of Cotton iOVairope since the Ist of October, 1839, amount to 1,600,429 bales, against 932,807 last year, and 1,384,184 the year before. To Great Britain separately the export is 1,057,351 bales, against 685,985 last year, and 1,015,746 the year before. The receipts are 2,053,167 bales, against 1,321,099 last year, and 1,710,711 the year before. Prices of the article here are firm—we quote. Uplands, very ordinary to middling, 7 to 9. Fair to good fair and good, 9+, 91 to 10. Tennessee and Alabama, 7 to 91. Fine Mobile, Louisiana, &c. 18 to 121. The arrivals of Flour within the last few ;lays have fallen off considerably. About 1000 bls. Ohio have been bought for export to England and France, at 4 dollars 31 cents to 4 dollars 50 cents. The stock in store of all kinds, including but little Southern, is variously estimated at 50 to 70,000 bbls. During the month of June, the quantity inspected is not far from 150,000 bbls. THE TORNADO AT NATCHEZ The editor of the Louisville Journal has conversed with an observant and scientific citizen of Natchez, who was an eye witness to the late desolating tempest. He communicated some interesting facts, greatly caculated to confirm the theory of Dr. Espy. His house was much injured, but he attributes its comparative safety to the fact that its windows and doors were by accident left open. The gardener of a neighbour saw the storm approaching, and succeeded in closing the windows and doors of the house, when the build ing fell and crushed him under the ruins. " Dr. Tooley, another neighbour, and a man of science, with a just conception of the action of the tempest, threw open all the windows and doors of his house, not already open when the storm commenced, and although the structure of it was frail, it sustained no injury ; not even a pane of glass was broken. It was saved by the free outlet given to the air in the rooms seeking to restore the balance in the atmosphere. Houses, that were made as air-tight as the closing of doors and windows could render them, were in the. condition of the sealed bottle under the exhausted receiver of an air-pump ; the pent-up air of which shivers it into a thou sand fragments. The destruction of houses was entirely owing to the sudden expansion of the air within, said to be equal to the explosion of gunpowder. They were exploded—the roofs shot up into the air, and bricks in the walls were projected with great violence in all directions around. In many cases the upper rooms, or garrets, which were more confined, alone exploded, the other apartments escaping in consequence of the exit afforded to the air by doors and windows. Our in formant represents it as having been the work of an instant. The wind did not seem to him to blow harder than it did in this city last Saturday evening. It appeared that the com mon air was suddenly and strangely rarified—as if its pres sure had been at once annihilated—and,. in this state, the at mosphere confined in the house rushing out into the void threw down every wall not of remarkable strength, or having large outlets by which it might escape. He walked forth a moment after his own house felt the concussion, and beheld on all sides houses prostrate, and his neighbours crawling forth from under their ruins: He confirms the statement already given, that a marvellouslv_stnall-nui4er af versions peri,hcd, considering how many houses full of inhabitants were demo lished in a single moment of time." CANADA, The Fete de Dieu procession took place at St. Roche, Quebec, on Sunday last. The streets were beautifully deco rated with flags and the number of persons present was im mense. Mr. Cunard's steam-ship Unicorn, is expected the coming week at Quebec, to take the Governor-General to Halifax. Up to the 20th inst., 535 vessels had arrived at Quebec, being an increase of 47 over the arrivals to the same period last year. The number of emigrants arrived at Quebec to the 20th inst., show an increase over the same period last year of 11,033._ The Toronto Herald of the 22d gives the particulars of a fire which occurred in a house on the corners of York and Newgate streets in that city. The tire was soon extinguished, but a spark had fallen from the floating embers on or near the Theatre, and a more serious fire than the first one raged for about three hours. The buildings consumed were occupied by Messrs. Williams, cabinet makers ; J. Mirfield, tavern keeper ; Bickerstaff, painter ; Denham, smith ; Connell, fur rier ; Putnam, grocery keeper ; Harris's grocery, and Kit sen's tavern ; besides many other small places were pulled down, to stop the progress of the flames. ►HAVANA AND MEXICO. GREAT STORM 'AT HAVANA.--On the 29th and 30th May, Havana and the country in the interior were visited by a tremendous storm. The rain fell in incessant torrents; all the small streams were swelled to rivers ; many planta tions were damaged ; and it was supposed several lives were lost. The consul of Spain, residing at Vera Cruz, has notified the authorities of Havana, that the government has made the following official publication : " Art. I.—The ports of Sissal, of the island of Carmen and Bacalar, in the department of Yucatan, are closed for the foreign and coast trade. " 2.—The closing of the first of these ports to foreign cool merce, shall have effect in six months after the publication of this notice. "3.—The closing of the other three ports to the coasting trade, shall take effect after the 6th of J une." One of the editors, remarking on the above, thinks it ra ther laughable, that a government that has not a single ves sel to send afloat, should order the blockade of ports, the in habitants of which have vessels enough to carry on a good commerce.—New Orleans Bulletin. YUCATAN The Peninsula is disenthralled. She has redeemed herself. Despotism has been resisted, and :overthrown—the hired minions of St. Anne have been expelled from the soil of Yucatan, and the sturdy yeomanry of the Peninsula are now a nation of freemen, peaceably and sedately governing themselves. We learn, by the arrival of several vessels yes terday from Mexico, that, on the 3d or 4th instant, the central troops in Campeachy capitulated to the republican farmers and their marine, by which the place was invested: The mildest terms were granted to the misguided men who there stood out for the Mexican absolutists, and all that could be persuaded by their commander to take that step were furnished with a safe conveyance to Vera Cruz. Very few of the soldiers, however, could be persuaded to leave the free city of Campeachy, as it was considered by them after the constitutionalists had taken possession of it. Gen. Anaye and Com. Riboud were at Merida, the capital of Yucatan. We learn that they have remained there throughout the struggle, the republicans declining to accept their offered services, on the ground that they themselves were able, without aid from any quarter, to expel the in solent usurpers from their soil.—Daily dress. BUENOS AYRES BUENOS AYRES, APRIL 22, 1840.—Irour esteemed favour, per Spider, is to hand, and we thank you for the information it contains. We have not been so regular in our correspond ence of late, having little or nothing of interest to communi cate. Another emission of twelve millions funds, at 60 per cent., was sanctioned on the 28th inst. This measure has already caused a further depreciation of our currency, al though the emission does not take place immediately, but in all the year, as may be required. Doubloons are at 350 dol lars currency each. Exchange on England 2 9-16ths per dollar; on Monte Video 21 to 22 dollars per Patacone. General Rosas has accepted the nomination of governor for the term of six months only, and we see no immediate prospect of his making an arrangement with the French. General Lavalle is at the head of a large force in the province of Enterios, stated to be 5000 or 6000 men, well disciplined and officered, and by the latest accounts was within fifteen leagues of the capital of that province, and had gained some important advantages over Rosas' arms. A short time must determine the contest. The quantity of hides held by German Houses alone, is estimated at 450,000, besides many other large parcels by other foreign houses. The quantity of wool, skins, and other produce is also very large, and sufficient to load '250 or more average sized vessels." MISCELLANEOUS. The city of Baltimore contains upwards of one thousand It is computed that there are in the United States 2,800,000 slaves. THE RIVERS.—At Louisville, on Wednesday last, the Ohio was slightly rising, and two or three small boats came over the falls. The Upper Mississippi continues full and the water has not fallen about Lake Providence. From that point to Vicksburg several plantations are inundated. The river is full'of new drift, showing rises above, which are mostly from the Ohio.—Daily Express, June 29. THE CROPS.—A letter from the upper port of St. John's, Berkley, dated 23d inst., says :—" The crops are generally bad, especially corn, which has a very had colour—it had just been recovering a little from the effects of the heavy rains, when we. again had a large rain on the 21st. The cold and cloudy weather has' retarded the cotton very much, and I believe it now impossible that good crops can be made."— Charleston- Courier. OLD VESSELS.—The Quebec Gazette says :—" The fol lowing four vessels cleared yesterday ; their united ages amount to 22V years : William and Ann Harvey John and Mary Suffolk 81 years 50 do 53 do. 45 do IMPORTANT FROM JAMAICA From the New Orleans Courier, June 19 JAMAICA.—We have conversed with a gentleman who was in Jamaica a fortnight ago, and from him obtained the fol lowing particulars: — Some time since about 100 Africans, captured in a slaver on the coast of Cuba, were taken• to Jamaica, and there placed with a planter in the mountains. A Baptist minister and some colored men went to see the Africans, and removed them. The planter applied to an English magistrate, who sent a constabulary force to bring back the Africans. The Baptist minister and his friends met and drove off the civil officers. Hereupon the judge and the planter applied for the aid of the Queen's troops. A colonel stationed at Falmouth marched with a company of troops to recover possession of the Africans. The Baptist and his black allies were still found unyielding—a battle ensued—the Queen's troops were driven back into Falmouth—the colonel and 19 of his men being wounded. Intelligence of these events caused a great sensation at Kingston. Luckily for the whites, a full battalion of troops had lately arrived from Ireland.—This battalion, and such other detachments as could be spared, were marched against the insurgents. In the second engagement, one hundred of the blacks were killed or wounded, and the leaders captured. A number of the Baptist preachers were arrested and ordered to quit the. island. Some of them, it is said, belong to the Eastern States. We are told the Kingston papers are full of details touching this rising, which are calculated to create much uncertainty as to the maintenance of tranquillity in the British West In dies. The similarity between those scenes and what occurred near Cape Francois, in 1791, is not at all calculated to dimi nish the fears of the whites. John Bull will not, however, be induced to change any favourite plan of his from an aver sion to shedding blood. (From the New Orleans Bee, June 20th. By the arrival of the schooner Governor Arnold, we have received our files of Jamaica papers, to the 3d instant, and by that of the brig Kenawha, we have been furnished with Kingston papers to the 6th. The advices by both are of in terest. On the 26th of May, a serious riot occurred at Falmouth, between a number of Africans, who had been indentured ap prentices, aided by a Baptist preacher, named Ward, and a detachment of police. It seems that Ward had harboured several of the Africans. A warrant was issued for their ap prehension, but Ward interfered, and obstructed the police in the performance of their duty, telling the negroes not to proceed—that they were free men. The latter threw them selves down and refused to go with the police. A crowd col lected, and the police, in attempting to remove them, were saluted with a shower of stones, by which several were wounded. After much disturbance and difficulty, some of the Afri cans were secured and conveyed in a cart under an escort of soldiers. The latter were assaulted by the mob with stones, and their weapons not being loaded, they suffered considera bly, without being able to retaliate upon their assailants. At length Dr. Mason, a magistrate, addressed the mob and in duced them to disperse. Several of the ringleaders were subsequently arrested. Major Huey, three privates, and a policeman, were severely wounded. The trial of the individuals concerned in the riot took place a few days after, but had not terminated on the 3d inst. when the Governor Arnold sailed. The evidence thus far inculpates Ward very deeply, and proves hith to have been the chief originator of the disturbance. We learn verbally that great excitement prevailed in the island, and that this scene of riot and disorder is most pro bably but a prelude to greater disturbances. The log-book of the Gannieleft, on her voyage from New Orleans to Kingston, gives an account of a water-spout and severe storm which took place on the 15th May, and conti nued till the 19th. It occurred in lat. 21'4 N. and long. 82 W. The water-spout burst at 5 p.m., and in two hours a most violent storm came on. For two days the brig was in a dangerous condition, with a heavy sea running, and a vio lent gale blowing. We subjoin the concluding portion of the log _ _ " Monday, 18th.--The gales continue, blowing a hurri cane throughout the night, with floods of rain and thunder and lightning, and a tremendous cross-sea running, and ship laboring very heavily, which compelled us for safety to heave overboard part of the cargo, in order to lighten the vessel, and give her a chalice of beating off shore with the wind at south; at 10 a.m. wore ship to the southward and westward, under close reefed main-top-sail and reefed fore-sail, thc gale con tinuing with unabated violence. " Tuesday, 19th.—Much thunder, lightning, and rain, with squalls ; about midnignt the gale somewhat broke, and con tinued to moderate until about 8 a.m. when the sky became more settled, with a heavy disturbed sea, such as has seldom been experienced in this part of the ocean. " During the whole of this gale we were not able to obtain an altitude of the sun." An act passed the colonial legislature for abolishing arrest in civil cases, except in certain cases, for extending the re medies of creditors against their debtors and their property, and for providing for the relief of insolvent debtors. MELANCHOLY FATE OF DR. WOODFORD. (From the Calcutta Journal of April 29.) We have been permitted to publish the following letter from Captain Neville, of her Majesty's 63d regi ment, addressed to Lieutenant-Colonel Logan, com manding that regiment, reporting the particulars of the melancholy fate which befel Dr. Woodford on the 18th instant. The party consisted of Captain Neville, Dr. Woodword, and Dr. Moreton, H.C.S., attached to her Majesty's 62d regiment, which latter gentleman appears to have had an almost miraculous escape from meeting with a similar fate : " Right bank of the Attaran River, March 20, " About 180 miles from Moulmein, " By the course of the stream. _ . " It is with deep and heartfelt sorrow that-ITive-iojm nounce to you the melancholy death of Dr. Woodford, in consequence of being struck down by a tiger, whilst shooting in the Teak Forest here, the particulars of which are as fol low :—I had just come in from fishing in the river close by where we dined at about 6, p.m., of the 18th instant, when I saw Dr. Woodward stagger towards to •; he said. 4 -Neville. I have been struck down by a tiger, and am a dead man !" He then fell to the ground. I instantly had him removed into our boat, and called out for Dr. Moreton, who had just before gone out. Dr. Woodford, on somewhat recover ing himself, stated that on seeing several peacocks close about, he took his gun and stole after them behind some jungle ; he heard a roar, and he saw on turning his head a tiger in the act of springing upon him ; he turned his gun backward on the instant and fired, and was rolled over by the tiger, but the monster , being frightened by the fire, dropped him and retired. Dr. Woodford was uncertain' whether he hit him or not. Moreton not' return ing, I began to fear that he had shared the fate of our worthy comrade ; however, I assembled as many people as I could, armed them with what we had, and proceeded in quest of him, firing shots at intervals, to let hint know assist-. ance was at hand, but without avail, and I gave him up for lost, as I myself had from the river seen two tigers ' and has tened back to warn my friends. It was now quite dark, and seeing nothing further to be done, I set fire to the jungle, re maining as near as I could with any chance of safety ; at half-past ten o'clock, strange to relate, I heard a voice in the distance calling for help. With people I hastened towards the spot, and met Moreton uninjured, who stated, that in taking a walk he had lost himself in getting as well as he could out of the way of tigers he heard about. He hastened to render every assistance to our lamented friend, but saw at once that lie had got his death-blow. Woodford himself from the first said he was sure to die, and he bore up with cheer fulness and firmness to meet his decree. " Hearing that a tiger was seen some time after near the spot where the accident took place, Moreton and I proceeded to the place on the 19th, mounted into trees, and there awaited for a considerable time (for a chance perhaps of kill ing the monster who had so savagely attacked our poor friend), but we left without seeing anything further. " I write this in haste, in - order - , if I should meet with a light boat, to send the remains of poor Woodford down quicker than we can go, for it is Dr. Moreton's wish, as well as mine, that his remains should be brought down, if pos sible." ROWING MATCH BETWEEN THE OXONIANS AND THE ETONIANS.-A rowing match which excited a good deal of interest has just come off at Windsor, between eight Etoni ans) Messrs. Shadwell, Buller, Farquharson, Rochfort, Chi chester, Woolley, Bradshaw, and Duckett), and eight Oxoni ans (Messrs. Pocock, Shadwell, Maherley, Garnett, Rogers, Fort, Elwes, Gordon, Coxe), the di s t ance b e ing from Wind sor-bridge to the Rushes and buck. The Etowans won the. snatch by two boats' length.