The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-03-31 00:00:00

J mperial Vartiamtnt. HOUSE OF LORDS:-MONDAY EARL GREY brought under notice the whole condition of Ireland,—deprecating the mere act of giving pecuniary relief, —dwelling chiefly upon the present position of the Protestant Church in that country as one of the sour ces of her evils, —advocating an improvement of the law in regard to the fixity of tenure,—and recom men di ng suc h induce measures as would the Irish people to unite cor dially in the administration of justice. He moved an ad- dress to her Majesty in conformity with these views. The Duke of WELLINGTON replied, pointing out the 'lns measures adopted for the benefit of Ireland, the necessity of preserving the rights of property, and nobly vindicating the claims of the Protestant Church to the protection guaranteed by the Act of Union. various in - Lord BROUGHAM in an able and witty speecb, took a somewhat similar view. On a division, Lord Grey's motion was rejected by 61 votes aga HOUSE OF COMMONS.- Mr. NV kT EN moved for the appoi nt of a S lect Committee to consider how far, and under wi gulations, the further amalgamation of railways wot consistent with a due regard to the commercial and amalgamation of railways was so imports the house ought to take into its serious fore further legislation on the subject was proceeded with He was aware that the subject was a d fficult one, but hl trusted that the house would not refuse to inquire on tha bers, conversant with railways, appointed to investigate the whole subject, with power to send for persons, papers, and records, and directions to report to the House the re sult of their inquiry. Sir G. CLERk said the question was one of great, he might say of paramount importance. He did not, how ever, understand from his bon. friend what was the pre cise subject the committee would be called upon to in quire into. If it related merely to the amalgamation of railways, it would be only giving the committee authority to recommend certain proposals made by railway compa nies for the sanction of parliament. In the present state of railway speculation it was impossible to say what amal gamations ought or ought not to take place. tie thought the best plan would be to adhere to the rules and regula tions laid down by the Board of Trade last year; but he had no objection to the motion of his hon. friend, as pro bably in committee some beneficial recommendation might be suggested. In the course of the discussion which ensued it appeared to be the feeling of the house that these amalgamations of rail , ays called for the most zealous supervision of the Le gislature. Eventually, Mr. W. Patten, in accordance with that feeling, withdrew his motion, and moved one to the following effect, which was unanimously agreed to " That a select principles of th mittee be appointed to consider of t malgamation of bills for railways al canals • and that.the report of th e R a il wa y C ommi ttee of On the motion for the second readin of the Corn Law E strenuously opposed the measure, and moved that it be read a second time that day six months. The hon. gentleman retorted upon Sir James Graham the language which the Right Hon. Baronet bad used tow.!rds Lord John Russell in 1839, when the noble lord hed first brought forward his proposition for a fixed duty—that if ticy he was then adopting, I in the s f trmer o he woule flay of the ri le was a gross traur ronet, that. if in 1812 he foresaw ER seconded t amendment, which was the protection party. Recollecting that Mr. F. Baring and his party had opposed and supported every measure for the repeal of the corn laws—recollecting that it was not till the year 1841, that a sudden thought came upon the Whig Administration when it was in articulo mortis to propose an Bs. fixed duty—recollecting that it was not until the cry of cheap bread had been found unsuccessful, that they had proposed a fixed duty with a vanishing point —recollecting, too, that Lord J. Russell, fancying that something was brewing in the minds of the :Mini-tern, had sought to outbid them by proposing the total repeal of the corn laws, he thought that the Whigs did not under stand either the constitution or the complaint of the pa tient for whom they were anxious to prescribe. The com prehensive advice which he was therefore prepared to give to the protection party was to take no more of the reme dies composed and administered by the Wbig party. He gave his friends the same advice with respect to the reme dies of the Tory party.' Both of them were pirates ; for they had pirated the very speeches and measures of the Anti• Corn-law League. He then made a fierce attack on the Ministers for having scuttled the shin of tt after they slunk away in the long-boat, in the hopes that its gallanl crew would be in the power of the enemy, to whom Mi nisters bad betrayed them. Ministers had judged "of that crew by their own craven hearts—but thor ti for a mo- since ralliet a God's assistance, it would still carry it in safety to port The debate was soon afterndjourned HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY. The following bills we. e read n second time, and ordered to be committed :—Bristol and Birmingham and Midland Railway ; St. Alban's, Luton, and Dunstable Railway ; York Improvement; HarrowgateWaterworks ; Midland, Barnsley, Sheffield, Dewsbury. Leeds, and Bradford Rail way ; North of Norfolk Railway ; East Derebam and Norwich Railway ; Glasgow, Paisley, and Johnstone Canal Sale ; Warrington Waterworks ; Shrewsbury and Herefordshire Railway ; Bristol and Birmingham Railway (Gloucester and atone Junction) ; Buckinghamshire Rail way ( Pring to Banbury); Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley Railway; Midland Railway (Erewash Valley Extension); Midland Railway (Ere wash Valley branches); Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Railway ; Worcester and Porthdynllaen Railway ; Shrewsbury and Birming ham Railway ; West London •Railway Improvement and Extensions ; London and Birmingham (Birmingham Ex tension) ; Bristol and Gloucester and Birmingham and Gloucester Railways. Sir R. Peel, Mr. Smith O'Brien, and Lord Palmerston, the house divided, when the second reading was carried by a majority of 302 to 214. FOREIGN AND COLONIAL INDIA The Indian papers which reached London on Tuesday bring more detailed accounts from this quarter of th globe, of the engagement of which, we published the The details, as at present ascertai Sir H. Smith, with two brigades of inf _ 16th Lancers, three troops of horse artillery, and a re ment of irregular horse, marched on the 19th to reinforc Colonel Godby's division, lying in the neighbourhood o Loodianah. The column was joined on the way by her Majesty's 53rd, and amounted in all to about 8,000 men. On the 20th an express arrived, intimating that the Lood ianah`regiments were hemmed in. The Sikhs had erns- are as follows try, the 9th and e river in force 'nd taken u rupting our troops and division marchec While these operations were going on upon the right, and the enemy's left flank was thus driven back, I occa sionally observed the brigade under Brigadier Wheeler, an officer in whom I have the greatest confidence, charging and carrying guns and everything before it, again con necting his line and moving on in a manner which ably displayed the coolness of the brigadier and the gallantry_ of his irresistible brigade—Her Majesty's 50th Foot, the 48th Native Infantry, and the Sirmoor Battalion, although the loss was, I regret to say, severe in the 50th. Upon the left, Brigadier Wilson, with her Majesty's 53d and the 30th Native Infantry, equalled in celerity arid regularity their comrades on the right, and this brigade was opposed to the " Aieen" troops, called Avitabile s, when the fight was fiercely raging. - The enemy, well driven back on his left and centre, en deavoured to hold his right to cover the passage of the ri ver, and he strongly occupied the village of Bhoondt•e. I directed a squadron of the 16th Lancers, under Major Smith and Captain Pearson, to charge a body to the right of .the village, which they did in the most gallant and de ter mined st)le, bearing everything before them, as a aqua- THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. right through a square o re entering the st the deadly lanc Light Cavalry, antry, wheeling E uare in the most intrepid r This charge was accompanied and the 30th N to the rear in a most spirited manner. Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander's and Captain Turton's troops of horse artillery, under Major Lawrenson, dashed almost among the flying infantry, committing great ha voc, until about 800 or 1,000 men rallied under the high hank of a nullah and opened a heavy but ineffectual fire from below the bank. I immediately directed the 80th Native Infantry to charge them, which they were able to do upon their left itink while in a line of the rear in rear of the village. The native corps nobly obeyed my orders, and rushed among the Avitable troops, driving them from under the bank, anU exposing them once more to the deadly fire to twelve guns within 300 yards._ The de- gut anc user with ay the 3d !age by the bayonet, strtiction was very great, ,erved as these were as m4v be su Her M moved forward in support of the 30th Native Infantry by the right of the village. The battle was won, our troops advancing with the most perfect order to the common focus, the passage of the river. The enemy, completely hemmed in, were flying from our fire, and precipitating themselves in disordered masses into the fords and boats, in the utmost contusion and consternation. Our 8-inch bowitzers soon began to play upon their boats, when the high bank of the river, flying in every direction, although a sort of. line was attempted to countenance their retreat, until all our guns commenced a furious cannonade, when they quickly receded. Nine guns were on the verge of the ricer by the ford. It appears as if they had been un limbered to cover the ford. These, being loaded, were fired once upon our advance. Two others were sticking in the river; one of them we got our. Two were seen to sink in the quick-sands; two were drags middle of the river, were gallantly spiked by Lieut Holmei, of the 11th Irregular Cavalry, Scott, of the Ist troop 2d Brigade Horse Artillery, who rode into the stream, and crossed for the purpose, covered by our guns and Light Infantry. Thus ended the battle of Aliwal, one of the most glo rious ever achieved in India." Gunner AMERICA e, by the packet-ships ot,t( a, Cat These two noble ships, the laiter of which has thus su A PRIEST'S CORSE•-At the assizes at Carrickfergus, C. M'l.aughlin, a corn-miller in the Glens of Antrim, brought an action against the Rev. Mr. Walsh, the Ro man Catholic:priest of his parish, for " defamation, slan der, and injury in the social relations," suffered by the p'aintiff in consequence of having been excommunicated by the defendant. With respect to the act of excommu nication, one of the witnesses deposed--" After the mass had been celebrated, he heard defendant fay that there were different ways of excommunication. He took a let ter put of his pocket, which he said be got from the bishop, and said he had let things go on longer than he had au thority to do, hoping that the delinquents would come forward and make satisfaction : but he would suffer them no longer; he said he would excommunicate plaintiff, Charles Sheals, M'Kay, and M. Butler. Some person entreated him not to excommunicate Butler until next Sabbath day. Named the others, and said, ' I give my curse, and God's curse, on all who salute them on the road, or eat at the same table, or work in the same field with them.' Defendant then turned and blew out the candles, rung a bell, and closed a book which was lying The congregation a y afterwarc broke up." Others said—" The people did not much intercourse with the plaintiff since that' timi mill was always working before that time , Since the ex COUNTY FERMANAGH GRAND ORANGE LODGI loyal and very respectable lodge will bold its half-yearly meeting on the 9th of April next. The County Grand Master, Earl Enniskillen, will preside. Through the urn.• tiring exertions of Wm. A. Dane, Esq., the worthy Grand —This ,tmuel Yates Ticient Grand Treasurer, the Orange Institution, since the ie organiztion of its rules and regulations, by Counsellor Napier, is now on a more firm footing than it ever has been heretofore in Fermanagh. Keeping within the strict letter of the 14w, the Orangemen are determined still to abide by their time-honoured appellation, and never to swerve from supporting those principles which are dear to every loyal heart. We understand the 'whole of the of ficers of the Grand Lodge, with the district m;sters of the guns I county, will be present on Thursday, the 9th of April, at ExPourioNs.—On Saturday week, John Buchanan, aged 21, and Bernard 111 . Goey, aged 24, were executed in front of Longford gaol, .he murd at Gowlan, en the lst of November last, of which crime they were convicted, on the clearest evidence, at the hst assizes. According to the new form of passive resistance to the law, they, of course, both protested their inno- But the priests are wort Iv to lot ng this artifice so sys all its effect. The Dub- lin Evening Mail, in recording the event, says—" Two more martyrs to the Celtic free-trade in human blood have achieved their crowns—i. e. justly expiated their crime on the drop at Longford assizes They were found guilty !lot county town, o was carried into execution. They both died. as they said, • innocent—innocent as the child unborn ;' and believing, as we do, that they rushed into the presence of God with a lie in their right hand, we cannot but record their un- t I-happy fate with a shudder." UNIVERSITY 4 CLERICAL NEWS, It is now said, that the King of Prussia has offered the Bishoprick of Jerusalem to the Rev. S. Gobat, who had previously been nominated to the Vice Principal's chair, in the College at Malta. The Archnihop of Dublin (Dr. Whate ley), who 1 already published his views in opposition to the proposed Evangelical Alliance, has threatened to withdraw hi 6 debate in the House of shower" supposed to be falling very plentifully about that period. He had dealt very extensively on the Stock Exchange, his transactions over about eight months amounting to nearly £BOO,OOO, and his gross loss during that period was nearly £9,000. The bankrupt, during the interval of giving up the business of a tailor at Leeds, and taking to the calling of a share-broker, had, it ap peared, engaged in the guano trade ; but of the particu lars of this latter branch of operations nothing could be traced in the balance-she , t. The prospect of a dividend was miserable indeed. In addition to the argument urged against the bankrupt for misapplying funds en trusted to his care, it was also contended, that his share speculations were gaming transactions within the mean ing of the act, and that therefore the court was not em powered to grant the certificate. Alter a short examination of the bankrupt, adducing the leading facts submitted by his opponents, it was con tended that throughout these transactions no fraud was manifest. The panic which bad caused much disaster, had ruined many besides thetbankrupt, who bad entered into the business without the least disposition to arj o therwise than an honest man. If fraud had been the I bankrupt's object in entering this busintss he would have mred to have derived personal benefit from it, but case, for even his personal expenses only I this was not the c onths of his trading. Tak►ng a lenient view of the case, and ►egarding the bankruptcy as one arising from the misfortunes of bu siness, it was prayed that the court would grant the cer- tificate. Mr. Commissioner Shepherd.—l do not know that 1 am bound to refuse the certificate altogether in conse quence of the speculation in shares, but I do consider this to be a most flagrant case. A worse case Ido not think ever came before me. Here is a man who comes trom Leeds, and was formerly a tailor, starting as a share- broker and speculating in the most reckless mariner to the extent of hundreds of thousands in the course of a few months. His balance sheet shows a deficiency of up wards of £lo,ooi. This is most certainly gambling— whether op-rating for a rise or fall in shares, and no bet ter than if he went into a " hell " and gambled to his ut- shall not be doing justice to his creditors and the public, unless I adjoiurn his certificate for a long period—a period of two years. LAW INTELLIGENCE BREACH OF PROMISE.—At the Exeter Assizes, Mrs Ellice, a widow lady, obtained a verdict of £5OO damages against Mr. Fen Wit:: At Exeter assizes , for breach of promise of marriage before Baron Rolfe, Mr. Lane rec Tiered £3OO damages from Mr. Foale, for having to him the commission of an abominable crime judge said the case called for liberal damages. imputed The THERE LL Our readers may remember hat anew trial was granted in t s case to try the gt double crime of incest and adultery. It was to have been tried at the Kingstone Assizes, but the plaintiff has de- clined to proceed, although paid his costs pursuant to the .ule of court THE STATUTE OF LIMITATION —Mr Jostiee Patteson case of Wainwright v. Taylor, that this i extinguish a debt, and that the moral liability is as gr( as ever, although the creditor by his neglect may lose,the means of legally recovering it: In his opinion, any man who was insolvent and was about to become bankrupt, or to make an ass revive the legal ck nowlec the Court of C Ignmeut, would do but an act of justice to 1 liability of such a debt by giving a written :iccrv. Tredioac s 'n about to re it had been held that a per b, come bankrupt or insolvent was acting no is estate March 31, 1848. IStrtl)s, Aclarrtages anb Bratbo. BIR'T'HS On the 16th instant, the lady of GORDON GRANT, of a soft. On the i gth instant, at Mytton Hall, the wife of J. ASPINALL , Esq., of a daughter. Same day, at Claremont, West Derby, the wife of T. LITTLE DA LE. jun., Esq., of a son. On the 21st instant. at Dunaver of the Key. JAMES LAM LIE, of perk On the 23rd instant, Mrs. AURA.) FARNWORTH, street, of a son and heir ;e, Southend, the wife On the 24th instant. in London, the Countess COWPER , ° On the of a daughter. On the Tith I‘IYkUS ;th instant, the lady of J. B. HYAMS, Esq.. hfil stant, the wife of EDWARD L. FALLOOg Esq., Stafford-street, of a daughter. On the 3oth instant, the lady of WM LAIRD, Esq., Dirkea' head, of a daughter. Church, Captain ADA 4 IA KY, daughter of the late Teton, PETER HUM!' titer of the late 11. 1111“:14 uy • ELEAN datlghte. MARRIED St. Batriabas's J. BRAY, of the Elizabeth Jar. T M. BURDEN.. of Whitby On the 11th instant, at Stol Esq., to ANN ISABEL JEBSIE, dat MOORE, esq., of this town. On the 15th instant. at St. Peter', Halton. Mr. BENJAMIN WINGATE of the late Mr. T. MASON. On the 17th instant at the Parish Church, English Bickner, Gloucestershire, Mr. HENRY TAI to MARGARET, daughter of the I Braceland, near Monmouth. the On the Igth instant. at the Br:tish Embassy, Par's, y station r . of this toy/ 0 .r. J. TURNBULL, ° Lieutenant. R the late 14 RN RV Esq., of t city of Waterford. sy, Paris, by the VerY_R!:; at the British En ivomoe, HENRY of Colonel sir Wr AS V ',I-, oberton Clayton. Bait" CHARLES OAKE,A" to A UGUSIA, dau Bart., and ni Same day .ce to the Marquis de la at Upper Deal Chur Maubour, Command"e; PErgg n P. Fisher, R,N„ to late THOMAS BACK" IiERINE A LICIA, dau r GEORGE DUNSENURE, of the Madras Light Cavalry. t ELIZABETH MARY. daughter of ° le late JOHN SANDWITH, Esq., of Melville-street On the 2ath in , tant, at the Superintendent Registrar's Office,' Islington, GEORGE, eldest son of Mr. GEORGE WORR 1,14 to ANN, second daughter of Mr. SAMUEL WARBURiu-' both of this town. On the 21st instant, at the Parish Church, Padiham, by He ELIJAH, younerst son of Mr, ELIJA danehter of Mr. WN flsp'nner, to ALI( Padiham. ) 1 1. by the Rpv. IL. Esq., of- QneDir D' of York. to EMO ROW' Abbe,, by 'he Rev. Dr. Apple" ' Mpjesty's Customs at tb i ' RA CAULFIELD, youriPl )HN JENKINS:of RhYddilifi° Ps Church, by the LLWA It D. el, esi A NAH, Y 0 i n Or urch, Mr. ,— "if is, he, to S , " plasterer, Toxte roxt , th-park, i rier , to Rev. J. C. Adamson HELM, 0 WILKIN; Same day, at the Parish Church. Err Wagner, vicar, GEORGE BESWICK Canada, and of Gristhorpe, in the con bolm."Ct reet Ct ELROY, c pert, to BEDELIA MARIA TI dauch of Mr. Cau:field, of Asaph. Mr . to. Miss NIA KGAREf kOBERTS GEOIiGE CL JOIIN FOWKES instant, at St. J; )LSON, mi liner, bcth of Joho.street , 'r° s * eth- park. o 01 ). Same ay, at St. Bride's Church, Mr. JOHN to M as ALICE MATTINSON, late of the Cattle Market OppOSE other m ‘l . (ieaclly and o er which suppor Sir R. H. INGLIs commented on the inconsistency of Air. Vernon, wno had only list year yot..d that the exist ing corn-law was not injurious to the people, and ought not to be revised. This, he contended:was an enormous experiment, in which revenue to the extent of X-100.000 per annum was actually sacrificed, and in which a much larger amount was risked. He would not enter a gain into the question of tithes, further than to say, that to the holders of tithes this was a measure of gross injustice. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TUESDAY After an unsuccessful attempt by Lord INGESTRE to bring forward the grievances of Thomas Wood. the pro yrietor of the Wolverhampton Chronicle, relative to the Lichfield Free School, the debate on the Corn Importa tion Bill was resumed. The speakers were Lord Polling_ ton, Mr. Plumptre, Sir J. Trollope, Mr. Rashleigh, Mr. Shaw, and Lord March, against the bill ; and Mr. B Barris, Sir J. lianmer, Lord Ebrington, Alr. F. Baring, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in its favour. The contending parties occupied the old ground. Mi nisterial inconsistency, and the pressure of local burthens on the agricultural interest, were again urged on the one hand and again replied ro on the other. Sir J. TROLLOPR appealed to the bishops. He did not believe they would desert the working clergy, who would be unahl- to live should this measure became law. Lord EBRINGTON, apropos of the question before the house, dilated on the report of the commissioners for amending the law of real property. Mr. Snow stoutly denied - that the po atoes in Ireland were rotten, or that fever had increased there in conse quence of famine. The closing sentence of his speech was much cheered. He said—" It (the measure) bad not only shaken all public confidence in public men, but the rami fications of its evils were absolutely untraceable. (Cheers.) It had not only broken party ties and destroyed personal friendships, but, setting constituents against their repre sentatives, friend against friend, father against son, and son against father,—(cheers)—it had convulsed all the re lations of social and domestic life. (Cheers ) They must all participate in the evil, they would all share the sorrow, but the consolation of himself and those friends who sat around him would be, that they escaped the degradation." The debate was adjourned until Thursday. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY. The Edinburgh and G!asgow and Scottish Central Rail ways Junction Bill, was read a second time. The tollowing bills were read a third time and ordered to be committed :—Midland Railway (Birmingham Ex tension) ; London and Birmingham, Grand Junction, and Manchester and Birmingham Railways Amalgamation, Midland Railway (Darfield to Elsecar, and other branches), London and Birmingham Railway (Aylesbury Railway Purchase), Leicester and Birmingham Railway, Great Grimsby, Louth, Horncastle, Lincoln, and Mid land Junction Railway, Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway (Worsborough Branch), Leeds and Tiiirsk Railway (St. Helen's Branch Deviation), East Coast Railway. Mr. P. SCRoPE brought in a bill for making better provision for the destitute poor in Ireland.—Read a first time. Mr. W. PATTEN moved that the following members form the committee on the amalgamation of railway and canal bills, viz. :—Sir G. Clerk, Sir G. Grey, Mr. Pak ingron, Mr. E. Denison, Mr. G. Hope, Mr. G. Craig. and Mr. W. Patten, with power to send for persons, pa. Fere, and records. HOUSE OF LORDS.-THURSDAY. The Duke of WELLINGTON gave notice that he should move the adjournment of the house from the 7th to the 21st of April, for the Easter recess. Lord BROUGHAM gave notice that he should move, after Easter, for the inquiry into the conduct of the Poor Law Commissioners, in the case of Mr. Parker. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-THTIRSDAY The debate on the second reading of the Corn-law bill was resumed. Mr. FINCH opposed the second reading, and made an elaborate reply to the speech of Mr. F. Baring on Tues day night. He declared that this bill would produce a five-fold revolution in this country ; for it would make a Poor-law revolution. a financial revolution, a political re volution, a land and cotton revolution, and a colonial re volution, which would separate Ireland and the colonies from the empire. He therefore hoped that if the House of Commons passed this hill, the House of Lords would reject it; for a more pernicious measure was never Introduced into a British Parliament. The number of Country gentlemen in England was 200,000, and the amount of the capital which they and their tenants had vested in land amounted to £400,000,000. He showed tbat this bill would destroy at least £50,000,000 of that capital. No wonder, therefore, that it had spread great discontent throughout the country, and was endangering the constitution and government of the empire. Mr. Finch proceeded for more than two hours to utter " pro phetic sounds so full of woe," that every member fled in alarm from the Opposition benches, and only 29 members on the Government and protection benches had fortitude enough to bear them. The hon. member considered this conduct on the part of the Opposition as an insult to the Protection party, and threatened to avenge it by either speaking four hours himself on the subject, or by getting some of his fiends to deliver themselves of the same amount of eloquence. Lord G. BENTINCR contended that the allegation by the Government of the likelihood of a potato famine in Ireland was nothing else but a gross delusion. The ac counts, which he had recently received from Ireland, con vinced him tbat the price of potatoes was falling rather than rising in most of the markets of that country. He endeavoured to prove that the alarms of the farmers re specting the repeal of the corn-laws were not visionary, from the tact that in the year 1836, when corn was at a lower price than it bad ever been before in England, fo reign corn could have been imported into it at a profit of 10s. per quarter to the importer. He complained bit terly that Ministers, in introducing the present Corn Bill, bad blown hot and cold at the same moment. First of all the farmers were not to be alarmed, because, upon look ing at the results of the tariff of 1842, there was every rea son to believe that a free trade in corn would rather en hance than depress the price of the article; and yet after wards Ministers unblushingly proclaimed that their object was to produce cheap bread, and that the time was gone by wherein rents could be eked out of the sufferings of the poor. He then quoted several statis•ica' documents to prove that the fluctuations in price under the sliding scale c" 'ere muc 'lose win curred in countries where the corn trade was said to be more free. Under the law of 1842 the fluctuation in the English market amounted to 321 per cent., whereas in Bordeaux It amounted to no lrss than 81 per cent. Ile next proceeded to prove that under the existine duty of 1R... corn could now he imported into England by all tie im trters of corn from foreign countries. lie next argued t tat the welfare of the labouring classes in general, ann. of toe agricmturat classes in particular, did not de. Brigadier Uureton. %%nen r noservea t►:e enemy's en• pend on the low price of wheat, but on a profitable price campment, aid saw it was full of infantry, I immediately of wheat to the farmer. Referring to the question of Mr. brought upon it Brigadier Godby's Brigade, by chancing F. Baling on a former night, he declared that he was pre- front, and taking the enemy's infantry en n verse. They pared to give him a comprehensive answer to his very drove them before them, and took some guns without a Titjue and indefinite question about the future policy of check. in company during the last five days, and entered the tier see within a short distance of each other. The Oregon discussion, in the senate, had not termina- Letters have reached the Prussian capital rrom Prince Waldemar of Prussai, statint: it to he h s royal highness's intention to accompany the British army to Lahore! The English Gras Comp my of Berlin have sustained a great loss of late, by the hur;:ting of one of their gigantic gasometers, which they had imported from tins country. On being filled it burst, and is totally useless. The celebrated navigator, Otto de Kotzebue, son of the dramatic writer, died at Revel, on the 15th ult., aged hfry.eight. lie had been three times round the world, making several important discoveries; but in 1839 retired from service, and died in his family circle at Kan, in Ear honia RELIGIOUS TOLERATION IN CHINA —Keying, the imperial c. , mmissioner, has just issued an order, by corn. maul of the Emperor, which decrees toleration to all Christian sects, in China, not merely as regards f,reieners, but regarding native Chinese alto. The latter may now attend the Protestant or Popish chapels, without let or hindrance upon the part of the government. The government steamer Virago, on board of which the Indian mail had been placed in consequence of the non arrival of the Oriental at Alexandria when the mail came to hand, and for the safety of which cons:dersble appre hensions had been entertained, owing to the delay in the arrival at Malta, has at length reached that island ; and it appears that she had been impeded by some accident to her machinery. THE FAMINE IN ANATOLIA. Extract of a letter dated " Smyrna. March 7, 1846.—An extraordinary thing has happened here —manna, or a - glutinous sub stance of which they make bread, has fallen in immense quantities in a large district of Anatolia, where the peo ple were starving previously. I will endeavour to send you a sample; it is selling publicly in this L district at about 17s. per quarter. SPAIN.—The Miraflores ministry resigred on the 16th, after the meeting of the Cortes. The Qu 'en sent for them to dissolve the Cortes immediately. This they de clined to do, but tendered their resigna•ions, which were accepted. In the new Administration Narvaez is Presi dent of the Council and Minister at War; M. d'Egana, Minister of Justice; Burgas, Minister of the Interior; Orlando, Minister of Finance; and Pezuela, brother-in law of the Martyuis of Viluma, and an ultra-monarchist, Minister of Marine. The first acts of the new cabinet are ominous. By the unanimous advice of its members (an address has been published to which their names are at tached) two royal decrees have been issued, the one sus pending the Cortes, and the other the liberty of the press. five miles had to be traversed before they reached their destination. Colonel Godby had been written to. an -ncing General Smith's approach, and desiring him, so oon as he saw the dust of the advancing column, to move ut and meet theta. When about five milts from the con- elusion of the journey, the Sikh troops were unexpectedly descried close at hand. The present object was a junction, not a battle; and a circuitous movement was accordingly tifected, in the execution of which we lost some of our baggage, and about 200 killed and wounded. Colonel Wheeler's brigade, consisting of her Majesty's 50th two regiments of native infantry, joined - on the 25th, and a few days being allowed for rest and arrangements, it was resolved that an attack by tl e united force should he made on the 28th. The Sikh force had originally consisted of 20,000 men, with fifty-six guns ; on the 26th they were reinforced by the addition of twelve guns and 4,0(10 men —all regular, well-disciplined troops. Their rear rested on the river; they were intrenched strongly on the flanks ; tre strength of their position was the village of Ulleewul. On the 28th the united divisions, consisting of 12.000 men and thirty-two guns, marched at daybreak from Buddew•al in the direction of the enemy's camp. At the village of Churck we first got s ght of the enemy. They advanced some distance beyond their intrenchements towards our division, and commenced a heavy cannonade on our troops, whicb continued for half an hour. The village of Urlee wul, the important point, was stormed by our troops, Colonel Wheeler's brigade leading the advance. The whole line now pressed on and stormed the batteries everywhere, carrying the guns at the bayonet's point. Charge after charge of our cavalry broke and cut up the enemy as they endeavoured to rally. The 16th Lancers and 3rd Cavalry suffered most severely ; of the former 110 were killed or wounded in charging the enemy's guns, and in striving, and that most successfully, to break a square of a Khalsa regiment, which was quickly dispersed or cut to pieces. In this latter service, 200 of the irregular horse, under Captain Hill, and 708 of the Shekawattee brigade, eminently distinguished themselves. The Sikhs fought gallantly, and their guns were excellently served ; they opened at ten, and were not silenced till one o'clock, many of the artillerymen remaining till bayoneted at their posts. By noon the enemy were broken ; they were driven by repeated charges of cavalry and infantry into and across the river. Many were drowned in attempting to escape ; sixty•five of their guns were captured; the remaining 3 were left unserviceable. The forces furtber to the west ward towards Ferozepore have, for nearly six weeks, rest ed on their arms. A division of Sikhs, about 40,000 strong, with a large park of well-appointed artillery, still continue at Hurreekee, iu front of the division under the Com mander-in-chief. A heavy battery of guns, arranged in semicircular form, the convex side to us on our side of the river, protects the pontoon bridge by which the army on the other bank communicates with this. At Khonda Ghat, where the bridge of boats is to be placed, a strong force is posted, and shots occasionally exchanged betwixt the opposing armies. Gholab Singh has come down from his mountain holds, and arrived at the capital with some 12,000 men, and a vast amount of supplies; no fewer than 300,000 bullocks are said to attend his camp. The Mooltan chief appears to be negotiating with both parties. He is said to have offered to co-operate with Sir C. Napier, provided we will on becoming masters of the country, permit him to hold his estates on the same tenure as that under which he now possesses them. He is understood at the same time to have written to Lahore, stating his willingness to resist the British, and maintain the war single-handed, if tribute enough be remitted to meet the exigencies of the occasion. A large number of Hindostanees in the Sikh army have made overtures to our authorities. The Scinde troops are advancing up the Indus; the division on the left commanded by General Simpson; that on the right by Sir C, Napier ; a steam flotilla, and a huge array of boats creeping up the river between. It is said they will take up a position near Mittonkote, and there remain during the hot season, ready to co-operate with the grand army when a general movement takes place. The conquest of the Punjaub will not be attempted be fore October. The officers killed and wounded are : Killed-16 , h Lancers, Lieutenant H.D. Sweetman, and Cornet Williams, 50th Foot, Captain C. R. Grimes. 55th Native Infantry. Lieutenant Smallpage. Wounded-15th Lancers, M ajor Smyth ; Captain Fyler (severely). 50th Foot, Lieut. Du Vernet. Ensign Purcell, Lieut. H. J. Frampton, Lieut. W P. Elgee, Ensign Far mer. 36th Bengal Native Infantry, Ensign F. J. Bagshawe. 48th Bengal Native Infantry, Captain Henry Palmer, Cap tain H. L. Bird, Lieut. and Adjutant Wall (badly), and Ensign W. E. Marshall, Captain Pringle O'Hanlon (Ma jor of Brigade. The following graphic description of the battle of Ullee wul or Aliwal, from the pen of Gen. Sir H. Smi,h, de serves perusal:— " FrOmthe tops of the houses of the village of Poorein, I had a distant view of the enemy. He was in motion, and appeared directly opposite my front on a ridge, of which the village of Aliwal may be regarded as the centre. His left appeared still to occupy its ground in the circular intrenchtuent ; his right was brought forward and occupied the ridge. I immediately deployed the cavalry into line, and moved on. As I neared the enemy, the ground be came most favourable for the troops to manoeuvre, being open and hard grass land. I ordered the cavalry to take ground to the right and left by brigades, thus displaying the heads of the infantry columns, and as they reached the hard around I directed them to deploy into line. Briga dier Godby's brigade was in direct ecbellon to the rear of the right, the Shekawattee Infantry in like manner to the, rear of my left, the cavalry in direct echellon on, and well to the rear of both flanks of the infantry. The artillery massed on the right, and centre, and left. After deploy ment I observed the enemy's left•to otatflink me, I there fore broke into open columns and took ground to my right. When I had gained sufficient ground, the troops wheeled into line • there was no dust, the sun shone brightly. These manoeuvres were performed with the celerity and precision of the most correct field day. The glittering of the bayonets and the swords of this order of battle was most imposing, and the line advanced. Scarcely had it moved forward 150 yards, when, at 10 o'clock, the enemy opened a fierce cannonade from his whole line. At first his balls fell short, hut quickly reached us. Thus upon him, and capable of better ascertaining his position, I was compelled to halt the line, though under fire, for a few moments, until I ascertained that by bringing up my right and carrying the village of Aliwal I could with great effect precipitate myself upon the left and centre. I there fore quickly brought up Brigadier Godby's Brigade, and with it and the Ist Brigade under Brigadier Hicks, made a rapid and noble charge, carried the village arid two guns of large calibre. The line 1 ordered to advance—her Ma. the front, and the battle became general. The enemy had a numerous body of cavalry on the heights to his left, and ordered Brigadier Cureton to bring up the right brigade of cavalry, who, in the most gallant manner, dashed in among them, and drove them back upon their infantry. Alean - whiie a second gallant charge to my rght was made by the light cavalry and the body gua , d. The Sheka wattee Brigade was moved well to the right, in support of IRELAND. The Lord-Lieutenant has issued a special commission for the trial of criminals in the County Clare. On Saturday night the udders of two cows, the pro perty of Dr. Roberts, of Youghal, were cut off by some barbarous miscreants. _ On Friday, a woman residing at the Silvermines cut her husband's head off with a hatchet ! She is fully committed to Nenagh gaol for this atrocious deed. The Dublin Evening Post has published a statement, not official, of the receipts of the Repeal Association. The income of 1843 was £47,914 ; 1844, £43,306; 1845, Z 17,969. James Doherty, of Garden Hill, going home on Sunday evening from Castle-Connell, was met on the road by six or eight men, who beat him with stones and sticks. The sufferer is in the hospital. _ _ CHEAP TRAVELLING IN IRELAND.—An opposition car was lately started from Pallakenny to Limerick, a distance of 12 miles, the fare for which journey . was only 6d. ; but another car has been since set up, which accom modates the public at the still lower charge of 4d. ATTEMPT TO MURDER.—OR Monday, between the hours of nine and eleven o'clock, a party of Terrys, one of them armed with a gun, went into a field of Mr. Toohy's , where he was working, and attempted to shoot him, but the gun missed fired; they then knocked him down and beat him in a most brutal manner.—Nenagli Gua' dian. Government have offered £5O reward for the apprehen sion of the fellows who attacked the Rev. Thos. Westropp and his servant, near Annacotty, on Saturday evening, the 11th instant. Mr. Westropp is nearly recovered from the wounds he received ; his servant still continues in the hos pital. A HINT TO OLD BACHELORS.—There died this week in the union poorhouse three patriarchs, whose united ages amounted to 307 years. Each of these " fine Irish gentlemen, all of the olden time," were married, it is stated, no less than four times, a circumstance to which, no doubt, is att'ibutable their lengtbened sojourn in the land of the living.— Waterford Freeman. On Wednesday night a sacrilegious attempt was made to rob the Roman Catholic chapel attached to a nunnery in North William-street, Dublin. The Sisters of Charity were awakened by the noise, and having given the alarm, two of the night constables came to their assistance, and on examining the premises, found 14 the chapel two rob bers, one of whom had secured the priest's vestments, and the other had the chalice in his pocket. As a proof how little dependence is to be placed on dying declarations of innocence made by convicts at the gallows, the Carlow Sentinel mentions a case of which the editor was cognizant, in that town. A man convicted of murder persisted in declaring his innocence till he was swung off the fatal drop. The rope, however, by some accident, broke, and the man was not hurt. He then begged a few minutes time, and before he was put up again fully acknowledge 1 his guilt. _ _ _ - MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.—On Friday night week, a soldier belonging to a recruiting party, stationed in Portglenone, was going over his exercise, with a musket belonging to the owner of the house where be lodged, and which was loaded with shot, having been borrowed a few days before, by a neighbour, for the purpose of shooting rats. The owner of the house not being at home, the soldier had lifted the gun to amuse a few persons who were in the kitchen, and as he said " present, fire," it w nt off, lodging the contents in the head of a fine boy, about twelve or thirteen years old, an orphan (who was also a boarder in the same house), named Michael Hanlon. He only breathed for a few minutes. The poor soldier, who is in a miserable state, is in custody awaiting an inves tigation into the case. THE DISPOSAL OF THE " SACRED FUND. "— Further awkward and untimely revelations respecting the misap propriation of the (so -styled) " Sacred Fund " are almost daily dished up for the edification and satisfaction of the poor classes w At is stated, on the competent authority of a " Catholic Repealer." that the erection of Conciliation-hall, a plain, if not unsighily piece of architecture, or, to use the words of the writer, " a small oblong building, without durabi n... a " miserable edifice," - , drained the " Sacred Fund" to the tune of LIUMUU, be ing £7,000 more than the simple contributors to the Burgh-quay Excl ever were led , to suppose had been ex . . o rob; puliuru LW I.ll'll litGn l asa oaa.• •••• -- projrc , nr, it is said, and no doubt uly, " stood well" with the committee of management, and hence thrir dif fuse liberality of the hard cash wrung, under other pre tences, from the pockets of the deluded lovers of home made legiblation. Lords, on Mond.y, on r:ari tarry s motion on tne state of Ireland was truly disheartening. On the one side, tie had Lord Grey, Lord Fortescue, and Lord Fiz;villiatn, "as Proteeants"—elaiming perfect equality for the "Ca holic' and Protestant Churches (as they were Pleased to term them) in Leland. On the other, we found them vigorously oppo , ed by the Duke of Welling ton, but upon no higher ground than this—that the Irish church bad been guaranteed perpetuity, at the Union ; and that therefore it was not open to Parliament to dis cuss such questions. But his own coadjutor, Lord St. Germans—who negotiated the Maynooth Endowment of last year—at once gave up this doctrine as untenable— rightly arguing, that it was not possible for the Legisla ture of any particular period to tie the hands of all future Parliaments on any national question. Thus went the argument ; the deplorable characteristic of which was, that no one was found, whether bishop or lay-lord, to utter one syllable with a view to remind their lordships of the main points of the case ; namely, that the doctrine established in the church of Ireland is the truth of God; while the doctrine sought to be established by the liornish priests, is soul-destroying error. We call this the main point of the case; we might truly say it is the only point of the least value. For if the fact. be not as we state it — if Pr testantism and Popery are merely two variations of the same essential truth—then we must adrnit, without a moment's hesitation, that the present church of Ireland ought not to be maintained for another year. On no other ground than that of its scriptural foundation, can the Irish establishment be vindicated by any fair and reasonable mar► THE C -URT tj4 FASHIONABLE WORLD. The Qneen and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, visited Astley's, on Tuesday. The royal party occupied the c-ntre box, which was fitted up with crimson and white silk. The foot guards lined the passage of the theatre, and detachments were placed in the stable yard and at the principal entrance in the Westminster-road. The visit was strictly private. PRESENT TO THE PRINCESS ROYAL.— Her majesty has been graciously pleased to accept a small satin bag, for the princess royal, worked by Miss Ellen Smith, of Marchester, with small white chrystal beads, containing on one side, the rose, the thistle, and shamrock, and on the reverse, the white rose of England ; and has rewarded Miss Smith with the handsome sum of five pounds. Lord and Lady Stanley will spend the Easter recess on a visit to the Earl of Derby, at Knowsley-ball. They are expected this week. Sir Robert Peel and the cabinet ministers have accepted an invitation to dine with the Lord Mayor, at the Mansion House, on Wednesday, the 22d of April. The guests are invited to bring their ladies. RAILWAY INTELIAUEACE. The Blackburn, Clitheroe, and North Western Junc tion Railway Bill has passed the standing orders. The Committee of the Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Railway have decided that the Standing Orders had been complied with. The difference between railway scrip property at the present prices and at those of September last is a reduc tion in value of from fifty to sixty millions. Several of the passengers on the Great Western line received severe contusions on the evening of Wednesday, by a collision with a line of carriages a short distance from Paddington. _ _ By an accident on the Newcastle and Darlington Rail way, the engine-driver of a train had his leg broken, and a guard was seriously injured. The slipperiness of the rails, produced by rain, is assigned as the cause. The Standing Orders Committee have reported to the house that in the case of the Birkenhead Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway petition, and of the Hull and Lincoln Railway petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with. The bill for the former line was read a first time on Thursday. A project is on foot by which a continuous line of rail way, under one management and interest, will be secured from the centre of England to the north of Scotland, by the amalgamation of the Caledonian, Scottish Central, and Perth and Inverness, with one of the new leading lines in the north of England. MOVEABLE BRIDGES, &c.—Amongst the new patents granted this month we find the following:—John Haskins Gandell and John Brunton, of Birkenhead, Cheshire, civil engineers, for an improvement in the construction of, and in the mode of opening and closing of, moveable bridges or arches for the purpose of carrying railways, tramways, or other roads across canals, locks, docks, or other open cut tings. Ir. Chadwick, in a pamphlet just published, " On the Moral and Physical Evils in Connexion with Railway Works," says that the number of labouring men that were Killed or wounded in the construction of the summit tun nel on the Sheffield and Manchester line equals the pro portionate casualties of a campaign or a severe battle. The lo s ses in this work were more than three per cent. of killed and fourteen per cent. of wounded, while the deaths in four of our principal battles amounted to only 2.11 per cent of privates. THE PROPOSED BRIDGE OVER THE TYNE, AT NEW CASTLE.—The site of the bridge is already well known. It will extend from the Castle Garth to the high ground on the south side of the river. There will be two road ways, one on a level with the Castle Garth, for carriages and foot passengers, and the other at an elevation of 22 feet above it, with three lines of railway for locomotives. The carriage road will be 1,380 feet in length, on a straight line, and the locomotive way will be immediately above, with the exception of a space at each end, the locomotive line diverging at a point about 270 feet from each end, to the west on the north side, to run into the general sta tion to be built at the Forth, and to the east on the south side, to forma junction with the main line southward. These diverging portions of the locomotive way will he supported on handsome colonnades, each consisting of 20 metal pillars, which will give to the entire structure a magnificent finish. The bridge itself will consist of six river arches, with four land arches on each side, the for mer 124 feet 10 inches, and the latter 36 feet 3 inches span, the land arches diminishing in altitude from the founda tion upwards, corresponding with the declivitous banks of the river basin. These arches will be supported on p ers of solid stone masonry, and will be constructed of cast iron. The piers will be 48 feet by 16 feet 6 inches in thickness, and in extreme height about 131 feet from the foundation, having an opening in the centre through each, so that, to the spectator at a distance, the bridge will ap pear to rest on pillars, and will present nothing of that massive character which might be expected in a structure of such t igantic proportions. These pillars will be built on piles piercing the bed of the river, about 50 feet on the north side, and about 20 feet on the south side.—New castle paper. RAILWAY SPECULATIONS. On Thursday, at the London Bankruptcy Court, Mr. 11. Robinson, a bankrupt, appli , -d for his certificate, which was apposed on the ground that the bankrupt had misapplied fun's trusted to his custody for investment. It was state I that the bankrupt was formerly a tailor and draper at Leeds, which business he relinquished in 1844. He comm -need operations in London as a sharebroker in April, 1845, so " that he might participate in the golden EXTRAORDINARY WILL CASE.—An extraordinary will case was tried at the Assiz e s at Derby, on Thursday and Friday in last week. It was a case Thornhill v. Thornhill. Mr. Cockburn, Q C., specially retained with a fee of 300 guinea ,, . The plaintiff, Mr. . Thornhill, was a respec• table tradesman in London, and the first cousin once re moved of the testator. The defendant was the testator's brother. The disputed will left a large estate, called the 011erenshaw estate, to William Thornhill, cutting off the wife with the sum of £5, and the will recited that the tes tator believed his funeral would cause more joy to the said wife than any merry-making she had ever attended. Evidence was given to show that the testator was not of sound mind. Some curious things were elicited respect ing him. (one witness said that the testator had ways of his own in farming ; he was all for planting and levelling the land. In summer he blew his horn at six o'clock in the morning; allowed no more than ten minutes for din ner; thought it was more than twenty minutes ; the work men knew when it was time to leave work ; they had no teas. If they came too late, he would not employ them that day. He had farthings, and paid their wages in far things for a quarter of an hour's work ; two hours and a quarter's labour came to twopence farthing, which was the amount he paid then.. Another witness said he had had a conversation with Mr. W. Thornhill relative to spirits ; he believed that there was a devil and devils, and that man was compounded of spirit and body, and that when the body dropped to the earth, the spirit went some where, and thought that spirits sometimes assumed a form which became visible to the human eye. Asked him for proof of his assertion. Said that he could prove it from Scripture. The first case recorded in Scripture was that memorable one where three angels came up to Abraham, and, after entertaining them, he walked with them abroad, and the Lord said, " Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do ?"—and testator repeated the chapter generally. Mr. Cockburn, on the part of the defendant, contended that the testator was a man of disordered mind, and utterly incapable of disposing of property. When Mr. Cockburn had called witnesses, Mr. Humfrey, on the part of the plaintiff, said he should not trouble the Court and Jury, but submit to a verdict passing for the defendant. MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK We regret to announce the loss of the schooner Balius, the property of Messrs. Stockdale, laden with rice spices, &c., which left Jamaica on the 20th of January. Among the passengers was Miss Haselden, daughter of Mr. Ha selden, manager of Woodside Ferry. From the sth of February to the 26th the weather was most severe, and on the latter day a tremendous sea struck her on the star board side, and swept the decks of all the bulwarks, stancheosis, boats, spars, provisions, water, and galley, and split the covering board on the larboard side. Capt. Pendlebury and four of his hands were also washed over board. Two of the men succeeded in catching hold of something, and were hauled in by the mate and carpenter over the quarter, covered with cuts and bruises, and all over blood ; a third clung to the jolly-boat, which went overboard at the same time, and was saved. The fourth, Thomas Vale, was not seen again. Captain Pendlebury was repeatedly washed under the vessel; but at length, his situation becoming known to the mate, he was hauled on board again, at the moment his strength was failing, and he was about to sink beneath the raging waves. Five feet of water was now discovered in the hold, and two men were kept continually at the pumps. At three a.m. on the 28th February it cleared a little, and they dis covered a piece of land, which turned out to be Castello Branco, a reef on the south side of the island of Fayal, the chief of the Azores. At the distance of about a mile, the surf broke with fearful violence on cliffs 300 feet high ; and they were then sailing straight for them. The vessel was in the midst of a sort of bight, one arm of which wai formed by the Castello Branco, and the other by a high ridge of rocks, called Varadouro, a point which if they could have weathered, they would have driven safely into the port of Fayal. They had, however, no sail to set except a fore sail, every other rag of camas havir g been lost or carried away ; and each tack brought them nearer and nearer their destruction. The energies of the captain and his crew, however, did not desert them ; and they tried to get up a flying gib for a main staysail, in order, if possible, to keep off till daylight ; and they hove round three times. The wind, however, with the exception of a brief lull, which did them more harm than good, blew fast and furious towards the dreadful cliffs, and the still more fear ful surf, and at about five o'clock the unfortunate vessel struck with great violence stern foremost ; she then turned, broadside on to the rock, beating so fearfully that it was evident she must be broken up almost instantly. The condition of Miss Haselden, (who was returning home in the vessel, after having been nurse to a family in Jamaica.) during this hurricane, was truly deplorable, but the unfortunate girl behaved with great fortitude. She was very anxious to keep the deck, hut as that was impos sible in its unprotected state, she spent the dreadful hours below. From the time that the crew found they could not escape, she was frequently observed on her knees. When the ship struck, she rushed up to the deck, but she had hardly set a foot upon it when a tremendous sea washed her overboard. The sailors, with the exception of Samuel Scott, all reached the rocks in safety, but in a most de plorable state, the waves having stripped every particle of clothing from several, and half denuded the others. They then had to scramble a mile over the most precipitous and dangerous cliffs before they reached the country. The body of Miss Haselden was observed in the surf, and rescued at great risk by the captain and one of his seamen. The poor girl's head was fractured in a dreadful manner, and every particle of clothing had been torn off her by the fury of the waves. The bodies of the seamen who were drowned were not recovered. The shipwrecked sailors were received with the greatest hospitality by the natives, who supplied them with cakes of India corn and wine, and such as were naked with clothes. _ _ _ • . _ The body of Miss Haselden was interred at the expense of the British consul, who attended the funeral in full official costume. The Clyde steamer, with the West India mails, touched at Fayal, and brought Captain Pendlebury and the crew to Southampton. Captain Symonds gencrou , ,ly gave them a passage, the officers and men being messed according to their rank. The Baling is not the only vessel which has suffered from the awful hurricanes in the latitude of the Azores, there being no fev,er than seven vessels put into Pert Fayal for r epairs ; and four have been observed driving past with s ignals of distress flying, unable to make the harbour. FATAL Slum!: ECKS.—On the night of Saturday week. the Bee sloop, of Goole, foundered about three miles off Shoreham harbour, Sussex, when five of the crew were lost. One man only was saved, and he had chmhed and clung to the rigging, whence he was rescued on Sunday morning by the Menai s t eamer , b oun d f or Di e ppe. On the 16th just., at Thurso, d ur i ng a sever e gale. the Belfast, of Liverpool, bound to Monte Video, was driven on shore at Ortrialade ; the master, mate, and seven men drowned. The sloop Diana, of Arbroath, bound to Dundee, and the Prosperous of Stornoway, were driven on shore at Scrab stet., the same evening : . master and two men of the former drowned; crew of the latter saved. The Admiral, of Sunderland, was tot.* wrecked at Port Skerray, the same day, with all hands. Ref. On the 24th instant, at Llanrhaia'r yn /tiochnat.t, by the Tel, w. E. tNi!liams. A.M.. JOI.IN Ft , RMBY, Esq., of the v e ep West Kitkhy, Cheshite, late of Maghull. Poe , one of her Meje ty's Justices of the Peace for re, “oty of I ancaster. to .'A NE, second oau g hter of the late t ! JOHN DAVIEs, of Barthadla, near I lancedwin, Denhig"' F House. Grar Ormskirt ame day, at St. Mary's Church, Eige-hill, by the ge o v bit rker. Mr. THOMAS ISREW, of Edge hill, to Miss MA' • J.',T CLEGG. of Green street. neleo' e 2 rth instant. at the Independent Chapel, St.' — .„ o , o, Rev J. Ethr.oods, JOSEPH FC'..I.ES, Esq., of thisi - 0 .. D e SARAH ANN. e:dest aughter of J. CROSS, Esq., °I _ ton's-green, near St. Helens. Mr. Same day. at Christ Church, by the Rev. T. C. Consca: ,v : he late „„ S. SMITH, io Miss LOUISA FOULKES, daughter of th- J. Foulkes, Esq , of Oswestry. 1414 ' Same day. at Burnet, near Bath, Mr. S. E. cASpE— .S l ea M.D ,•of Birkenhead. to LUsITAN lA, only da u ghter of th e Captain J. M. BROWNE, of her Majest 's 75th Negirne_ ut „.'s Same day, by the Rev. Thus. Green, A.M., Mr. JAN. hi tt SPIVEY. Huddersfield. to MARIA, only daughter of the, e , JOHN CARR, Esq., of Lime Spring House, near Ashton -ti n ” Lyne. On the 27th instant, by license, at St. Bride's Church. Cary, WM. WALTER GOULDING, of the Henry Duncan, to M AP datti.:hter of Mr. P. KENNEDY, of Ryiey's-garden. 0$ same day, by license, at St Jchn's Church. Mr. GEOII FREDERICK BUAROWS, pilot. to MA 'tY. d-ug ter ut thei 6 Mr. W. WORRALL, cartomner, Ryley's-garden. LIA /4 On the •./gth instant, at St. Phillip's Church. Mr. W--• s tp HAWKINS, of her Majesty's CIIFtOITIS at this port. to SANNAIi PROWSE, widow of the late Captain Provfse• DIED. go; i tt Lately, at Tarbert, in the Island of Harris, aged 112. t• ,ea tin. Till within a few days of his d ea tb th e d e ceased elll'il e g, the use of his faculties, and was able to :ravel a dozen to!_, ;t " Ile had a lively recollection of many incidents connected;„ eventful '45, and he took great p l e asure in recounting t 1,40 When Prince Charms Edward made his escape among the I,,:he at the Point of Rodel, when cha,ed by an English shi p under ..50 command of Captain Ferguson. M'Leod of Ber nar y , Mar ti n ` master, being in the interest of the prince. sought refuge :7.f cave, situated at the brae of a preclpice overlo ol :i n g a part of the Harris forest called Ulladale. He remained . D at cealed in this romantic retreat a few months, and during:i period Martin was in the habit of going daily from Me a . ot erl the cave, a dista ce of about twelve miles, with his ra food and other necessaries. hist Lately, at Norton, near New Malton, aged E 9 r eß „ - a'unOt t JANE WILSON, leaving the following extraord' Hs 'ltid r"; of clesce, (ints, viz.:—Children 14 ; grandchiidle n .: s till grandchildren, 116. Her husband, aged years. I ' m , silt/ . viving : they had lived together as man and wif e, the seco; even years. e 110 1 On the 16th of January, at Free Town, Sierra • ieon -, s ter 23 years, the Rev JAMES H. YATE. Wesleyan M i g oit: On the 4th ultimo, aged 20 years. JOHN MASHlT E ' tr eett a ,' second son of r. John Carr, book-keeper, MaeuireL s the 0' this town, who accidentally fe 1 hom the ship Johns, w of Fundy. and was drowned. ES S oll On the 24th ultimo, at Gateshaw. Roxburghshire, daughter of WILLIAM KER, Esq., of GateshaW, l eL e ° town. 11,e 1 On the 28th of February, aged 26 years, drowned Vior pass,.ge home from Kingston, Jamaica, EsTHER HAq: o asid e eldest daughter of Wilson Haselden, manager of r Ferry On the and instant, at Clifton. Westmoreland, aged 4 ; f pi c_7 0 the Rev. EDWARD FELL. the last surviving s ,n of g r ' ef es' d Fell. formerly a dist.ngnished teacher an d au th or of - valuable productions adapted for schools. t 'On the 11th instant, at his reside nce , 11 The , ties •" ion shore of Lake Erie, in Upper Ca na d a. after a few day's... o o' c Lieu'enant-Colonel J. JOHNSON. C.B, late of the "eget' Engineers, well known by his contemporaries as an ea and intelligent r fficer. On the 11th instant, aged 76 ELIZABETH H01,1)1111i of O B n la t k h e e -s 2 t7 t e h t. inst Dtepa a ln n ac t, Re.u at rai Treetop Rectriry, aged OS Y eg it,C o' °ln ; otb ß oef e wri v tchnye. GEOßGE aitdhs i . C g l i ofA DLE York.R, in the 37th year Same day, at Mussleburgh,, rid' ota c o , and one GEORGEof TtHheosmensioisTor I , o r,s ' 4,, if Same day, aged 75, Mr. WILLIAM HUTCHINSON , po Ou the 21st instant, Mr. WILLIAM THOMPSON , °I- 4 field street. ‘,.• JOS' On the 22nd instant, at Liscard, aged 76 years, Mr. 000' STREET. Same day, JOHN PRESCOT, eldest son of the Re v ' AO CLOW ES, of Hanbury Hall, Worceste shire. ,rO,0 fr Same day, in his 4 - ith year, Mr. JOHN HAW: I " , Bull's Head Inn. Ilaslingdtn. gEr rg ,el vD ol . Same day, atl•Tantwich, aged 23 years, Mr. R. ~ • Befi t ironmonger, youngest son of the late Mr. Willion?„0.00 , much respected and regretted by his relatives and fir : o, - same day, VINCENT G OVER, youngest 500 °' 0 1 NER, Great Geolge-street. fe years, Mr. JOHN LIST ON, the comedian, " 611u btest I c e gOl f l Same day, at has house, George-terrace, Knighfobin'iodgoeWc/11°, mortal coil." His name is associated with the brig o g, oiv_ i lections of the British drama, when Kemble, , Y° , l dono' o o°' Emery. Johnstone, C. Kemble, Fawcett, Mrs. 01 dii l'_. , - o O'Neil, Mrs. Dickins, Miss Stephens. Mrs. G bb -, Theo tr, o eg i others, shed lustre on the boards of Covent garde n so il Same day, Mr. THOMAS BEAUMONT, al ad ‘ 0 61 Rip O on. to , a% f oto n the 23rd instant, at Swinton, near Chelteolift . i ,Dt• years, JEAN OLIVER RIME-IER, the celebrated ''' l op' dancer. t-i 'll- o fr ll t b ° Same day, at Lord Coloorne's residence. in •,:l NjC• , don, in the 32nd year ot his age, the Hon. VV'''' - ti'' RIDLEY COLBORNE, M.P. Et t h T e l I S . , t e w F i (1. ot `e s' ,q , tAid dle• . 5 0_ , , , e t Same day, iu Canning's place, Kensington , ''. Co r" OP li. '' Or } a - n A d N o N n Y I y daughterMAßlA C o ij r do of this town. A only ,COI Same day, aged 12 months. MAY IsA BELL , w lar o g f ra t v h e e , of Mr. W. H. L. CORRAN, ChathiAm.street. „ A s Fes : ' Sam. , day, at H pe-street. aged 2} years, C" ~ pl y late , I 1 c 10 ,1$ second son of the Rev. ~,,,,gbte ' , t pe Same day, ROSE, fourth and eldest twin u — „ t ot JOIN WULFF. ‘ ~4 s 1 6°- 11 , Same day. aged 57 years, ROBERT RIDER , W o e n , 010 , late Robert Rider, Esq., of Turncroft House, G cl- o f P ° e o, On the 24th instant, at Reynoldstown, eou n " ..ed 661 0 his 78th year, W. YEATES.I,:sq. • a, 01 1 1 A Same day, at Green Huse Farm. StatTordshire,thi, t_ f a i i,lo 0 0 Mrs. RYDER, mother of Mr. Samuel Ryder, o f mr , r t . Of San e day, at Sandbach. aged 77 Yea rs ' - Roo pe.' COCKBAIS, father of Mr. Thomas Cockbain, P town. al Liocolo .ll Same day, at Lea Hall, near Gainshorongh, I , Of ° aged 78 years, Sir C. J. ANDERSON, Bart. t ot of , Same day, aged 14 days. J 0 ,114 A Kmoun. ' 6 ,, ore' of W. MORRIS, of Leveson-street. Great George-Ar, 8 00 0 , Same day, aged 12 months. WILLIAM HENIt ,bfOY J. HUGHES, of Boundary-street, Kirkdale• Olt .0 Same day, at her aunt's residence, Same day, aged 56, Mr. PATRICK DONOV0•'" Orb late of Cork. d ' eKr Ste MOLYNEUX. 010,4 0 1 " f On the 25th instant, at the residence of his son.b,o 401 street, aged 79 years, Mr. THOMAS POLLING 1 00 3 Hampshire. Same day, at Warrington, Mr. PETER „roe , years connected with the postoffice of that towf*6ol l " eft , tr :same day, at his mother's house, Bank-heatn, ~e , F 0, JOAEPII PEE RPOINT, plumber. of this tnWo' PC'l tOs f On the 26th instant, aged 9i, at her residen o r yQ MARY. relict of the late Wl4. HORTON. E 5 ,, 4 , stre,CO, Same day. aged 2 Mr. R. SULLIV Dw,,,51.) , . r d Same day, at London, aged 72, GEORGg , to lb` Halewood, age of the emineht portrait painter. Same day, aged 86, Mr. RICHARD KEN."' street. 41 sf f Efl e - 11) 11 'ence, King her CANNEL[ On the 2 widow of t Lto J. JO 'I~ON. E Captain WFSTREY. It tin V icataut, at 13irkent.eac As sE, ,t oe ir o ot 0 l ' ;f r e fji° ARA IT ', , C ~~~ a d.`_tQ-er> 119 !„ Di' , r tel.., f spected. e FrrY , o t f h 0 2 p ‘ t v h A i a n D s t a L n A t s s E t , E R s e q d . New Sam day, at his residence, it ti year, Mr. SWIFT, theply I, ditit r vtd hi li c Perf e ha r d to, ion, so u tilsht tack tti 1 : 4 f( oh ak e t o 44 Ab;lth'e juueAer e ti 4 41 44 1 ' 1 khr.' i t ) :4 l7 e e t ,(l. k tq e. 41' ~ 6ant, , iote~bem~ J a , Lad at ( at t atid