The Express.
London, England, 1848-04-27 00:00:00

Cr, APRIL 27, 1

and they subject the member who shall presume to vote
without having taken such oath to the penalties which the
acts impose. The statutes do not precisely define the period
at which a person elected is to be considered a member of the
House of Commons.
It appears trona the evidence before your committee that
11th March; that the return was delivered into the Crown-
office on the 18th, and that he was sworn at the table on the
15th, three days before the receipt of the return by the clerk
of the crown. A doubt has thence arisen whether Mr. Hawes
could be considered a member until such receipt of the re-
turn, and whether the oaths so taken by him before the re.
ceipt of the return were duly taken. Your com-
mittee felt it their duty to examine Mr. Ley,
the clerk of the house, in order to ascertain the
practice of the house as to swearing of memb
elected during a session of parliament, and also the circum-
stances which had caused a departure from that practice in
the case of Mr. Hawes. His evidence is annexed to the re-
pert. It appears from it that the uniform practice of the
house has been to require from every member coming to the
table to he sworn, the production of a certificate from the
Crown-otfice, that the member has been returned for the
place which ho professes to represent, by an indenture deli-
vered into the Crown-office. A reterence to the evidence
will show the circumstances under which that certificate
was not in the present case required. The omission to re-
quire it is admitt d to have been an irregtlarity. Your
committee find no precedent 60 precisely in point as to govern
their judgment with respect to the effect of such an irregula-
rity upon the eight to sit and vote in the house. It appears
to your committee, however, after a careiul consideration at
the several statutes and proceedings of the house which have
ant bearing on the subject, that although the return of the
indenture to the Crown-office has always been required by
the house as the best evidence of a member's title to be
sworn, yet that the absence of that proof cannot affect the
validity of the election. nor the right of a person duly elected
to he held a member of the house.
Tour committee ore therefore of opinion, that, notwith-
standing this irregularity, the oaths were so far duly taken
by Mr. Hawes as not to justify the fame of a new writ for
the borough of Kinsale. Adverting, however, to the incon-
venience which may result from admitting members to be
sworn, as in Mr. Hawes core, without producing what the
house has hitherto considered indispensable evidence of their
eh ction and return, your committee deem it their duty
strongly to recommend a strict adherence its future to the
practice of the house, of not permittine any member to take
the oaths, until there shall be produc. d a certificate of the
delivery of his return into the Crown-odice, or, in cases in
which that may be from necitlantal circumstances impossible,
have otherwise given satisiactory proof to the house of his
title to be admitted as a member.

IRELAND.
puma, APRIL 25.
The course to be pursued by the Attorney-General
on Mr. Mitchell's plea, is, I understand, iu confor-
mity with what I have already stated. He will
allow the plea, enter a nolle pmsequi on the indict-
ments, and await a new offence under the recent act.
So far as I could hear, the occasion has already pre-
sented itself, at the eeting, yesterday, in the
Princess's Theatre, over mwhich Mr. Mitchell pre-

sided.
The defalcations in the Tralee Bank arc close on
40,000/. ; and it is said that 20,0001. will not cover
was
the deficiency in Killarney. Mr. Tidd Pratt
engaged in investigating the Tralee accounts, and dis-
covered sufficient to charge the trustees with respon-
sibility. la Killarney he will he likely to form a
similar judgment. These disastrous results have sti-
mulated still more the "run" throughout Munster.

night of Monday. Mr. Thomson resided at Legh Lodge,
Ardwick, and had been low in spirits for some tftne, but up
to Monday evening,when he was lam in convene, did not ap-
pear more depressed in spirits than usual. He has been
amongst the most liberal supporters of charitable icetitu-
tions in the town, and his loos will be highly regretted.
A correspondent adds : " Mr. Thomeon was a gentleman of
high scientific attainments, and possessed a great taste for
the fine arts, of which, with his ample means, he
work
a
liberal supporter. The extenders calico-printing works of
the concern are situated at Primrose, near Clitheroe, in the
north of Lancashire, which hive, and have long had, the
reputation of producing the most finished work and choicest
styles in the trade. Mr. Thomson, the head of the house
is, like his brother, a /11311 Of great science and fine house,
he has latterly resided much of his time in Italy. He is
F.R.S., and highly appreciated in that learned society. In
the history of the cotton trade no greater names survive
than those of the Messrs. Thomson. The fatal act of Mr.
E. P. Thomson is attributed to a dspress'on of spirits from
long-confirmed had health, with a persuasion that he was'
the victim of an incurable and fatal disease of the heart. To II
this persuasion the enfeebled mind of a once manly intelli-
fence appears in an evil hour to have succum ed."
—PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.—In addition to the '1
association formed in Manchester on Monday night, under
the title of the Collegiate Church Ward Reform Samety
(for obtaining household suffrage, vote by ballot, triennia
parliaments, and equal electoral districts), reported in the
Express, other ward or branch societies are to be esta-
blished for the same purpose, and a preiimivary meeting of
the burgesses of Exchange ward was held ys sterday, for the
purpose of considering the matter. It was attended by
highly respectable middle-class men, meat of whom, on com-
the
paring opinions, declared themselves universal
abstract, but willing to join in the present more moderate
movement, believing it more practicable in the present state
of feeling. The result of the conference is, that a public
meeting of the ward is to be held on the subject to-night.
IRISH SEDITION IN LIVERPOOL.—On Tuesday a
meeting took place, which is thus reported in the Liverpool
Courier of yesterday:—" Messrs. Mitchell and Duheny, two
of the sword, pike, and rifle gentry from the sister country,
arrived here by the mail steamer and repaired to the Ange
Hotel, on Tuesday morning. They had been deputed, we
understand, of course by their friends and cohorts in
Inland, to proceed on a martial tour through this country,
and to hold meetings, in the first instance, in Liverpool and
Manchester. In the course of tho day large placards were
posted on tho wane announcing that the Liverpool meet-'
ing would be held at the Portico, and that they would
attend—the chair to be taken at 'half-past seven o'clock. 1.
Short as the notice wee, Newington was crowded with the I
lower classes of Irish for an hour before the time appointed
for commencing the proceedings, and when the door of the
Portico was thrown open, we never witnessed such crushing,
smashing of hats, and tearing of coats as there was to get
into the house, which was by fifty degrees too small to hold
the numbers that were assembled. About a quarter to
eight a working man made his appearance at the entrance,
and announced that the meeting was adjourned to the top of
Leece-street, on the stone-breaking ground, oppoeite the
New Music Hall. Thither the audience winded their way,
but, on their arrival, it was announced that the meeting
would be held in Queen-square. Then there was a general
rush for the square ; and on our arrival there we found a
Mr. Smyth in too chair, if chair the steps of a hall-door can
be called, fur the orators took up their positions on the steps,
and there held forth. The audience consisted of some hun-
dreds. Doheny's speech was in the usual strain of violence
and republicanism. lie repeatedly called upon the people
to arm, arm, arm, and he counselled the buying of pikes
and rifles. He said that a man walked the streets more
proudly, and could enforce hie requests more firmly, wheu
he carried a rifle in Lei hand; and when he bad a memorial
to present to the Queen, or a petition to the House ot Com-
mons, the possession of the rifle caused the memorial or peti-
tion to have considerably greater weight. (Loud hurrahs,
and cries of " Bravo, Dolieny !") He had no hesitation,
then, in spite of the gagging bill of the government, to tell
the people to get rifles sod pikes with all speed, because,
in the first place, there was no law to prevent the mile and
purchase of these valuable weapons, and because, in the
next place they were essentially useful. (Rened Oh!hs
and cries of " What about Colonel Browne ?") Colonel
Browne had kept his spies in Dublin to find out where the
pikes were made; and the consequence IV" that
colonel's doings were found out, 20.000 pikes were manu.
factored now where only one was manufactured before.
(More hurrahs, and cries of " There are spies here.")
Spies of course there were: where were they not? The
government of England could not afford money to bury the
unfortunate people of Ireland who had died of hunger and
disease, but they had plenty of money to employ spies to
watch honest and devoted patriots• lie wanted to have
England for the English, not for the English oligarchs, but
for the English people, and he wanted to have Ireland for
the Irish. Of whit advantage was it to the English menu-
lecturers that the poor were living in rags and dying in
thousandswd inby larnelainmdpo?
veliyiesihthede r, tpobodwrntoyr..etrilectlibee: copuleodplbee,
\
20,000 of whom had been consigned last year to coffinless
graves in the churchyard of Skihhereen. The time was
come, then, to tight the wrongs of Ireland, and to elevate
that noble country from the position of a province into that
of a nation! (More hurrahs.)—Mr. Lawrence Reynolds,
of shoneword-forseven.pence notoriety, was the next
er speak ; but he said he must sing small, ae the gagging
act had become law. A time was coming, however, when
he could and would speak out; ands e solemnly swore I.
that be would hereafter meet the peopwhen there should
he no gagging act in existence. (" Bravo, Larry. ")
He thought there wits no harm, not a bit—on the
contrary, there was a great deal of good in having the people
armed, particularly now, when all the people of Ireland were
repealers, and three-fourths of the people of England were
chartists. He had addressed thirty-five thousand people at
the North Shore on Good Friday (this was only a cypher
more than the speaker ought to have put in, but your men
of the sword are not particular about trifles], and when
their hands were held up in support of the revolutions, the
forest of hands was so great that even the very waters of the
Mersey stood still and seemed to feel amazed.—(Renewed
" hoorays," andmore cries:of "Bravo,Larry—more power to
your elbow.") These were the only speakers, and the whole
of the proceedings were over in less than an hour. Sundry
cheers were given at the clue—for instance,
for
three cheers'
for Mitchell;" three for the Crated Irishman," " three
for Dan O'Connell," " three for Doheny," and " three fat
Larry ;" and then the crowd accompanied Dohenv along
Murray-street into Dale street, to his lodgings. )aitchell
was not present at the meeting.
YORKSHIRE.
THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION AT DEWSBURY.—
On Monday last, the young man, George Ebenezer Water-
house, charged with shootine at Mr. Simon Crawshaw she
was leaving the independent chapel, Dewsbury, on Good
Frid, was brouht before the magistrates at the Court- 1
housaye in that towgn to answer the charge.—Mr. Crawshaw,
although progressing favourably, was unable to attend, bat 1
the following deposition, made by that gentleman on Friday
immediately atter the occurrence, was put in : " I was
coming from Ebenezer chapel this morning. I did not see I
the prisoner before I wise shot. I was bidding good-bye to
Mr. B. Clay at the coiner of Mr. lugram's shop. I heard a
pitol go off. I felt that I was shot. I turned round and
s said, ' George Waterhouse has ehot me.' I saw the pistol
in his hand. I said,' Oh, lam shot,' and ran home. I have
known the prisoner since he was a child. I have had no quarrel
with him."—By the Prisoner : How fur from the corner of
the shop was you when you sew me?—Mr. Crawshaw: I
reeled on to the middle of the street. I was eight or ten
yards from the corner. You were in the street when 1 saw
you. lam confident that you are the person that ehot me.
—Mr. James Bagshaw deposed that on the day in question
he was in the Market-place, Dewsbury, about ten minutes
after twelve at noon, watching the people coming from
PROVINCIAL. chapel, when he heard a report, and saw the flash of a gun
or pistol. He saw the prisoner walking behind Mr. Craw-
LANCASHIRE. shrew with a pistol in his right hand. Prisoner walked
BARTON, IRLAM, AND lIIGGINSON'S AFFAIRS.-At leisurely after Mr. Crawshaw fur about twenty yaps.rds
the Liverpool District Court of Bankruptcy yesterday, this when he was apprehended by Mr. Sheldrake.
case was further beard before Mr. Seejeant Ludlow. A con- Hemingway deposed to having attended Mr. Craw-
siderable number of debts were proved, and amongst the shim. Witness found some blood and one perforation
claims was one for 600 dollars upon the property of the bank- In his shirt. There was a perforation in one brace and 60111 C
rupta in the \Vest Indies.—Mr. Lowneles, for the assignees, blood. He afterwards examined
enterc , and found two
objected to the proof. It appeared that, according to the marks, one as if reeulting from a eeere blow with a small
terms by which the claim upon the estate was held, six months' hard instrument, which lead not ed the skin. On the
notice was required before the debt could be demanded, and left side of the back, opposite the middle of the shoulder-
that at the time of the bankruptcy this notice had not been blade, there was a contused wound, as if perforated by some
given.—The consideration of the claim, which involves nye- blunt instrument to which powerful force had been applied.
rat others of a similar character, was postponed to the next He had not been able to discover a ball, but appearance
zneeting.—The Commissioner observed that the balance- shows the ball is lodged. Witnees did not consider Mr.
sheet of the bankrupt Higginson, which he understood was Crawshaw can be removed in less than a fortnight. Be is
to be filed on Saturday, would, no doubt, be one which could doing very well.—The prisoner was then remanded for fur-
not be looked over in a moment, and, as several ther examination until Monday, the Bth of May.
persons would wish peruse it, he suggested that a faith- SUFFRAGE MEETING AT BnADFORD.—On Tuesday
went time should be given for that purpose. Ile presumed afternoon a public meeting of the inhabitants of the borough
that Mr. Higgins on himself would be ready at any time.--- of Bradford, convened by the Mayor in compliance with a
Al
some discussion, in the course of which the official es- numerowey signed requisition, was held at the Temperance
signer stated thataion,
a month at least would be accessory after Hall, and, by adjournment, in an adjacent field, to consider
the filing of the balance sheet, tho last examination was the propriety of petitioning parliament for such a change in
fixed for the 7111 of June.—Two sugar plantations in the the represents' ive system as will make taxation and repre-
West Indies, belonging to the estate of the bankrupts, were sentation co-extensive. The Mayor presided ; and after a l
here put up by auction, under an order of the court. Ac- few observations, in which be intimated an opinion in favour
cording to the conditions, as read by Mr. Lowndes, the pro- of a further extension of the suffrage, requested that a patient
party consisted of a sugar plantation, called Springhead, in hearing should be given to all the speakers.—Mr. W. E.
the Island of Barbadoes, containing 360 acres of land, with •
. Forster rose to propose the following resolution -
mansion, en. Also another plantation, in the same edam', That this meeting, recognising :he atwolute ,testy of maintaining
called Faitts, containing 260 acres of land and maritime. The order, while it is impressed with a cooviction Mat the present state of
property, besides being mortgaged to Sir Samuel 0. Gibbet, the nation earnestly deroani.s the most rearching reforms, both as re-
hart., was subject to an annuity of COOL for the life of Lady girds the representation and the taxmon ot the people, does yet
P. Acland, now aged 70 ; also to adult due to Messra. Nelson
and Adams of 7,5001., and a legacy of 1,0001. due to Phil '"
?ter'ooti'vetenc°l4itit'hu talotall'erresl43 tot
Villiri:-nos
rrigfge°,l obry any
prmerealeirb.
vation of the public peace, having full faith in the pawer at moral '
Osborn Gibbes, Esq. The conditions having been rea I force, by the conftitutional expressaen of public opinion, to procure all
Mr. Winstanley offered the property for unreserved sale, needful changes in the lowa of the country.
when Sir Samuel Osborne Gibbee, Dart., the mortgagee, Mr. Forster having spoken at some length in support of his
bin war present, offered 500 f. for the property, and there motion, it was seconded by Mr. B. Godwin, who declared
being no other bidder, it was knocked down to him for that for a large extension of the suffrage.—Mr. Le.ghtoseler, who
sum. After one or two questions, put by Mr. Higginson, had been the delegates for Bradford at the late London con-
respecting some sugars, the learned commiseioner thought it vention of chartists, supported the motion, which he said he
would be more convenient to all parties if the examination should willingly vote for, as they would refer obtaining the
of both bankrupts, Mr. Dean and Mr. Higgs
brother
could be charter by the moral power of the peer le, and it was only
fixed to come on at the same time. —Mr. Dean (lirother to in case that power should fail that they would think of re-
the bankrupt Dean) agreed with the commissioner, and sorting to any other power to effect its accomplishment. The
stated that from letters which he hail received he expected resolution passed unammoud.r.—Mr. Clow,tutor al the
his brother would arrive from the West Indies about the baptist academy, moved the next resolution : .
beginning of June.—The case was then adjourned to the That this meeting is of opinion that the people of this col:lntr.'
7th of June. great and just mug of comp laint against the government for its no.—
.., expenditure of the nubile wealth, its inattention to the compLaints of
THE CHLT.CHWARDENS OF NIANCHESTER.—Ine the people, and its demur of their and legitimate right. ;and this
contest for churchwardens after all did not come to a poll. meeting is further of opinion that no government in this ronnny
with
Tae in the kingdom who is of sound mind and untainted
The parties met at the Town-tell yesterday morning, but either canoe ought to have theconfidence of the people until eeee7
the church reformers having gained their object in the ors- cullee--, i. put in .m of the &cue. ,theththe.
ginal list, the amended one was disposed of by an arrange- lie regretted that he had not strength to advocate this
ment with its promoters, to prevent expense and ex.
resolution as he could wish, for it was one on which he had
eitemeut. set his heart a great many years ago. The resolution was
MELANCHOLY OCCCRRENCE AT MANCIiESTER.
A painful sensation has been crested in Manchester by the That this meeting deems it necessary and desirable, in order to put
- agreed to.—bir. Charlesworth then- moved :
statement which obtained cureeneLyesterday, and turns out a stop to bribery and cortuption at elections, that voting by ballot
to be correct, that Mr. E. P. Thomson, of the firm of oughtto be insumted.
Thomson, Brothers, and Sons, calico printers, had corn- Mr. Samuel Bottomley seconded the motion in a very
mitted suicide by cutting his throat with a razor during the cursive speech, and it was adopted. A sweet, shower of rain,

which fell soon .
cecalings, thanks
bly broke up.

LITERATURE.
The Staliatieal Companion.
In 1843 Mr. Weld, the assistant secretary of the
Royal Society (at that time, we believe, secretar
the above
y to
the Statistical Society) published under
title a set of statistical tables on au enlarged scale.
The reception which the compendium met with has
encouraged Mr. Weld, in conjunction with Mr. Bon-
field, statistical clerk to the Council of Education, to
prepare the presen' more complete work.
the book is of a convenient size ; the tables (as far
as we leave been able to examine and collate them)
from the most authentic sources, and compiled with
great accuracy and judgment. The arrangement of
the matter is excellent.
The tables embrace almost all fa:cts in physical
geography and applied mathematical science—re-
toting to measures and scientific instruments, or im-
portant in statistical researches, whether vital,
economical, or political.
The resume of English statistics is most complete,
and embraces some ems which we have not before
seen presented to the public in such a condensed and
authentic form. 'fake, for example, the deisrtment
of ecclesiastical statistics : or the results of Me,srs.
Bonfield and Weld's tabular display of the effective
force and emoluments of the church of England. We
learn from this :able that the array of dignitaries and
ministers of the church is as follows :-2 archbi-
shops, 25 bishops, 29 deans, 58 archdeacons, 355
prebends, 291 eastern,. 10,754 incumbents, 4,837 curates.
As the patrona4e of the church is frequently divided
between dikrent classes of patrons, the enumeration
under the head " patronage of the church," does not
exactly agree with the preceding. According to the
report of the etch siestical commissioners, there are
952 benefices in the gift of the crown, 1,248 in the
gift of archbishops and bishops, 787 in the gift of
deans and chapters, 1,851 in the gift of ',dignitaries,"
721 in the gift of universities and hospitals, 33 in the
gift of municipal corporations, and 5,006 in the gift
of private owners: in all 10,708.
The resident incumbents of the church of England
are in number 5,859 ; the non-resident, 4,307 :
makes this,
with 376 miscellaneous cures, vacancies, &c.,
up a total of 10,742—a tolerably close approximation
to the two preceding totals.
The non-resident incumbents are distinguished into
the following categories:-1,878 resiaing on other
beneficies ; 937 non-resident without license or exemp-
tion; 647 non-resident for want, or unfitness, of par-
sonage house ; 369 non-resident on account of infirmity
or illness; 279 non-resident on account of their filling
public offices and 197 non-residentmiscel-
laneous" (which we presume means " unexplained")

mum,.
The value of benefices varies from under 10/. to
7,3061. There are 11 benefices under 101. ; 19 of
101. and under 201.; 32 of 201. and under 301.; 235
of 301. and under 50/. ; 1,629 of 50/. and under 1001.;
1,602 of 1001. and under 150/. ; 1,354 of 1501. and
under 2001. ; 1,979 of 2001. and under 3001. ; 1,326
of 3001. and under 4001.; 830 of 4001. and under
under
500/.;
951 of 5001. and under 7501. ; 323 of 7501. and
1,0001.; 134 of 1,0001. and under 1,5001.; 32 of
1,5001. and under 2,0001.; 16 of 2,000/. and upwards;
1 of 4,813/. (the rectory of Stanhope, in the county of
Northumberland) ; 1 of 7,306/. (the rectory of Dod-
dington, in the county of Cambridge.) There are 62
sinecure rectories, averaging 275/. each ; and there
are 178 from which no returns have been made.
It appears, from the reports of the commissioners
of charities, that landed and funded property to the
amount of 4,433,594., yielding an annual income of
'7BL, is held in trust.

ftlusit.
LONDON SACRED lIAMIONIC SOCIETY.—This is 1
newly-formed society, which has arisen out of the breach
between the Sacred Harmonic Society and its late conduct
tor,
Mr. Summon. The dismissal of Mr. Surman &pikers noto
have been unanimously concurred in by the members of that
society ; and the consequence has bean the establishment of
' a rival arsociation, of which Mr. Surman is the conductor.
We made some observ..tions on Mr. Surman's dismissal at
the time it took place ; and shall only now repeat that what-
ever grounds there may Lave been for that step, something
more than a change o conductor is necesstry. The orchestra
and chorus must be cleared of inefficient (or worse than in-
efficient) performers, and a strict system of discipline must
be adopted. The new society had its first public perfcrm-
ante last evening in Exeter Ball. It was in aid of the sub-
scription for the relief of the English refuges a,tisans from
France. Being for a c.haritable.‘ ppose this perfotroancs is
not properly a subject fur criticism but we shall have raasy
opportunities of comparing the proceedMgsin of the two rival
societies. The oratorio was " tudas accabeus," which
was performed with Mr. Ferry's additional accompaniments.
The solo parts were sung by Mites Birch, the Misses Wil-
liams, Miss Duval, Miss Stewart, Miss Byers, Mr. Siena
Reeves, and !du Machin. The orchestra were not ar-
ranged as at the performances of the old society,
but in the manner adopted by Mr. Mullah. The
instrumental performers were in front, on a level with the
area floor ; and the cherist. ma, placed behind, were raised a
little higher. The orchestra was not numerically strong,
but exceedingly efficient, being led by Mr. Blagrove, and
' composed almost entirely of our most eminent instrumented-
' ista. The chorus appeared to be nearly as numerous as that
of:the old society. Before the commencement of the oratorio
" God save the Queen " was performed; and at the end of
the first part a new national hymn was introduced, composed
by Mr. Vincent Wallace. It consisted of two solo verses,
sung by Miss Birch and Mr. Reeves, intermixed witoral
paasages. It is a fine composition. The melody tic bold
and pleasing, and the harmonies are broad, simple, and
effective. It well deserves to become " national," and to be
generally used on great public occasions. The composer
conducted its performance. It was received with enthusi.
astic cheers and encored. 'the hall was crowded in every
part, and this new society has certainly made a promising be-
ginning of its career,
Mit. GERIIAItD TAYLOR'S CONCERT.—Last evening
this gentleman gave a " grand recital" on the harp, in the
Hanover-vinare Looms. Be is a young Larpiht, little
known to the public, but his extraordinary, powers have of
late attracted a good deal of notice in musical circles. Not
having exalted notions of the powers of this instrument, we
were not prepared for fond ntire novelty of Mr. Taylor's
manner of performance, athe greatness of the effects he
produced. Ile hasnce,
followed no model, but, pursuing his
own course M study and practice, he has broken through all
the conventional modes of treating the insrument, and ren-
dered it capable of things which hitherto have not been
dreamed of. There tying no music of a hih class com-
posed for the harp, he plays pianoforte music, and executes
the works of the greatest masters of that ins:so/tient, unde-
terred by the obstacles of chromatic harmony or complex
modulation. Last evening he performed difficult pieces by
Dreyschock and Liszt, several of Mendelssohn's " Lieder
[ Ohne Worte," Thalberg's " Etude ehromatigue I queue
, mains," and a movement of a sonata of
withutmost
brilliancy of execution, and fine tone and expression. In
his hands, in short, the harp has the powers of the piano-
forte, with some charms peculiar to himself. The room was
crowded, even to an inconvenient degree, and his perfor-
mances were received with the warmest applause.

Zbe Drama.
FRENCII PLAYS.—Lafont took his benefit yester
day evening at the St. J ames's Theatre. There was as-
sembled, perhaps, the best house of the season hitherto, and
the programme was most attractive—" Le Chevalier de St.
Georges," as the hero of whish Lafont preseuMa us with
something closely approaching the perfection genteel
comedy, and "Jean," wherein he is equally capital as the
impersonator of low comedy. In the first piece, we regard
as a most masterly performance his embodiment of the soi-
disant chevalier, the runaway creole of hot, haughty soul,
who, conscious of lofty superiority in all the higher at-
tributes of our nature to the insolent aristocrats around bun,
yet writhes in the tierce struggle with them which his sooty
hue and his suspected origin render for a while so unequal.
He was, in this character, moat admirably supported by
bide. Paul Ernest, the proud, impassioned West India heiress,
in whom love ultimately triumphs over the force of even.
\Vest Indian prejudice against saver the people, in a
very high degree effective and affecting. We must not
forget to mention that the performances last night were
somewhat overcicuded by an to em of the sup
ply
it
y of
gas, a contretemps which every exertion made to remd
--raved unsuccessful.

CLERICAL.
CUESTF.R.—The dace of Appariwr-General has become
vacant in thii dioce-e. The confinnatioo of the hop
of (Uri
Graham) expected to ta►e place either on the or or loth of ay.
PILEFERMENT.— te•. llmier, tO Sbouldhara, P.C..
Norfolk, tr. khouldhara Thorpe, P.C. 1211.; J. Liam, llart.

NAVAL.
' MOVEMENTS or ll.M.'s SHIM—At Gibraltar, April 15:
Polyphemus, Commander .1. T. M'Clcverty.—M Li‘bon, April 20 :
Havana, (.Ipt. J. E. Ertline.—At elaccriams : btrocaboli, Capt. Right
lion. Lord A. W. Beam:a:: i and (mum, Lieut. and Commander C.
It. inset.
ys PORTSMOITTR, APRIL N.—The Gorgon, at., is ordered
ba ,el. It to the Cbannel Islands, to mas mite on board many moldier' ail can be
spared, and convey them to Ireland.
BREERNEBIL APRIL 25.—The elm Ranger has this
ag= day
arrived here Dom the COWL of Alrica. and will proceed on to
to-morrow, to be paid off there.
ADMIRALTY, Arial. 26. APPOINTMENTS.
MA
Chief EllgtoCoT Ord elan) : B. Hoar, to Flamer.—Clerk% estant:
F. T. Robins, to Blenbelm.—Arrast.-Ddrtneer : IL Sicensan, to Vilens
Nara Cimict : V. Mt:liana, to V% eteradeb.

MILITARY.
PORTSMOPTH, APRIL 26.—The Masts, hired transport,
arrived here thia morning, having Onboard a portion-I' the 91. t. rcpt..
froth the Cape of Good Hope, which she left oo '2sth F
eb
theTe .le
ot
of this regh Wog at (keeport the. u.th sauct be dd at
this port.