The Sun.
London, England, 1837-10-10 00:00:00

THE SL'N, LONDON, TUVSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1 ii 7.

aru Colisetinebtiy Le expeeti:n ;lai ne will work won
ders; but all that human power can realise you may be
sure to obtain. The welfare of the small town of Aftlfcid
interests Inc in a peculiar manner, as I always found its
inhabitants devoted to the cause of Royalty: I shall neve:
forget therii.'),=-Cartsrithe
The celebrated engraver Fontana, a pupil of Raphael
Morghen, died at Rome, on the 18th ult., in the 74th year
of his age.
Dr, Frobrnanu, Professor of Medicine at the Uni-
versity of Liege, died on the 25th ult., in the 44th year o!

MR, H (JME.

Our readers will findT)e requisition sent to M.
Flume, along with that gentleman's answer. We regret
that any reasons. should exist to prevent Mr. Hume from
gratifying the
.wishes of bur fellowitizafg. The numerous
inquiries which bait beet) blade for SeVeral clays past to
know if any, and that atiiWef; had arrived, show the
anxiety which has been felt by all classes of litybrnie,-s, to
do honour to this faithful friend of the people. We have
the most perfect confidipee, that if the proposed demonstra-
tion had taken place, it would have been one of unusual
splendour, and bate done much to strengthen the hands of
Reformers in the arduous struggle in which they are at
present engaged.

nut ag.l.
Asgsts IN TIIE COLONIES.—Amongst ihe
tiumberlets griek7inces of Which the Colonies complain, then
one—the holding of incompatible offices by the same per-
son ; and yet, the Colonial-office; that pest of Colonial Go.
vernmcnts, ron4iis petffttly indifferent to the cdttiplaints
O 1 the people. The following extract from a Lower
Canada newspaper will show how matters stand in one
province Nothing can equal tho practical beauties of
Colonial Governments. The Hon. Mr. Odell is de/ k and
member of the Executive Council of Neu, B unswick—
master and man, at one and the same time! We should
recommend Lord Glenelg to make Mr. Odell Governor of
New Brunswick. It would be a great saving of human
labour if he filled the three posts all at once." We put it
to Lord Melbourne, and to Members of the House of
Colimons, who give attention to matters of Government.,
how they would approve of having the office of Mr. Gre-
ville, Clerk to the Council, and also a Member of the
Cabinet, taking his place and acting as Member and
Clerk—yet such a state of things exist in our colonies!
In the Spectator of last Sunday there is a paragraph
stating that Mr. Hume had, on the previous Thursday, at-
tended in the Middlesex Court of Revision, to defend his
claim to vote for the county ; and that the objection made
against his claim turned out to be well founded in law—so
Mr. flume's name was removed from the registry. This
may be all correct as regards some Mr. Hume ; but we
are requested to state, that it does not apply to Mr. Hume,
M.P., whose vote for Middlesex has not been objected to,
and who has not been in town for some weeks past. In
that paragraph there is an allusion to the letter of Mr.
Hume, M.P., respecting his vote for the borough of Mary-
lebone, which may lead our readers, generally, to believe
that it was Mr. Hume, M.P's. claim for Middlesex which
had been objected to.
A new code of laws for Poland has been received
in Warsaw, and will shortly be made public. It has been
drawn up by the Councillor of State, Zaborowski. It will
be published in Polish and Russian, and is said to be based
on the principle of rigidly maintaining the distinctions of
rank. The new citadel of Warsaw is now completely
finished ; the new lac de pont of Praga is rapidly proceed.
ing, and 15,000 workmen are daily employed on the forti-
fications of Modlin. In Brez-Litewski, Zamosc, and at the
mouth of the Wieprez and Vistula, immense works are
also in the course of construction, which has the effect of
putting a good deal of Russian money into circulation in
Poland. The Greek archi-episcopal church at Warsaw is
a fins building, and the congregation is rapidly increasing.
as in all cases of marriages between Russians and Poles the
children must be brought up to the Greek Church. The
Commission appointed to draw up a law for the emancipa-
tion of the Polish peasantry have concluded their labours.
The result is that the present state of things will be main-
tained. This has greatly tended to tranquillise the nobility.
—Leipric Allgemaine Zeitung.
We are informed from good authority that General
Fcheffkine, aide-de-eamp to the Emperor of Russia, accom-
panied by a young Russian gentleman, conversant with
science, has very recently, by order of his Imperial Majesty,
made a tour in the north of England, in order to become
acquainted with the management of railroads and loco
motive engines. We have also learned that most exten-
sive railroads are about to be formed in Russia, and that
coals for these locomotive engines will be purchased in the
Tyne and Wear.—Sunderland Herald.
The manner in which the French authorities watch
over all matters connected with the public health contrasts
strongly with the neglect of this important duty on the
part of our own Executive. The moment that any dan-
gerous epidemic disease breaks out in any part of France
medical aid is promptly supplied by the Government ; and
we find, by a late number of a French journal, that the
Minister of commercial affairs in that country has placed a
sum of 40,000 francs at the disposal of one of the southern
Prefects, for the purpose of affording aid in the localities
the inhabitants of which are now suffering under cholera.
—Lancet.

" TO JOSEPH HUME, ESQ., M.P.

,
" Sir,—Entertaining a deep sense of the obligations un-
der which we, in common with every part of the empire, are
laid to your honest, strenuous, and successful services, as
an intelligent and liberal legislator ; as an enemy of oppres-
sion, misrule, and profusion ; as the bold and unwavering
friend of civil and religious liberty, we consider the presenta-
tion of the freedom of the city, so justly voted to you by
the Magistrates and Town Council of Edinburgh, as a fit
opportunity for the citizens to manifest their unabated con-
fidence in your zeal and fidelity, and therefore request you
will do us the honour of accepting of a public entertainment
to be given to you in the Scottish metropolis, on the earliest
day that will be convenient for you to attend."
(Here follow 865 signatures.)
" Bath, 29th Sept., 1837.

" Sir,—My absence from London has occasioned some
delay in the receipt of your letter of the 19th inst., accom-
panying the requisition of 863 inhabitants of Edinburgh
and its neighbourhood, inviting me to a public entertain-
ment in your city.
" I request you will express to those gentlemen who
honoured me by signing that requisition, that I value this
demonstration of liberal feeling among my countrymen the
more highly at this time, because, from the loss of my seat
for Middlesex, and the defeat of several excellent Re-
formers in other parts of England, the enemies of good
government have taken occasion to assume a re-action of
public opinion in favour of Tory principles.
" I confidently affirm, that there is no solid foundation for
any such assumption ; and I am pleased that there is even
no apparent ground for such assertions in Scotland and
Ireland.

" The defects of the machinery of the Reform Bill have
left the constituency too much at the mercy of their aristo-
cratical oppressors ; coercion and intimidation, I grieve to
add open and shameless bribery, have had their baneful
effects on the late elections, especially in the counties. I
cannot, therefore, doubt, that our present Ministers will see
the necessity of immediately applying a remedy to those
crying abuses, which are, in fact, nullifying the intentions of
the Reform Bill. The adoption of the ballot, and the ex-
tension of the suffrage, are absolutely necessary, to render
the provisions of that Bill other than mockery ;—with these
we may defy Tory influence and oppression,—without these
we must soon again recommence the struggle for reform.
"As to the Tory Lords, I fear them not. Let Ministers
but propose good and efficient measures, they will be car-
ried in the House of Commons ; and the pressure from
without will soon bring the misguided Peers to their senses.
They will soon be taught that a great and intelligent nation
will not long submit to the deprivation of national benefits,
because an arrogant and interested faction of less than three
hundred men oppose them.
" Feeling those things deeply, I should have been most
happy to meet so many public-spirited men, earnest, like
myself, to demonstrate to the country at large their unal-
tered resolution to proceed in, and to perfect, the work of
Reform. But considerations, chiefly of a personal nature,
of which I need mention only the lateness of the season,
and the near approach of the meeting of Parliament, oblige
me, most reluctantly, to deny myself this gratification at
the present time.
6/

I therefore request you to convey to all who have
signed the requisition my grateful thanks for the honour
intended me, and my sincere regret that circumstances do
not admit of my availing myself of their obliging invitation.
" I am, &c.

_
" JOSEPH HUME.
" To Thomas Ireland, Esq., Chairman
of the Committee, Edinburgh."

—Scottish Pilot

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TA T TER SALL' S—YEsraßner.
The large parties now assembled at Gunton and Buckenham
(Lod Suffield and Colonel Peel's) occasioned the attendance yes-
terday to be very thin, business of course, suffering from it. The
following were the only horses mentioned :
CLEARWELL STAKES, P.T.-TUYSDAT NEXT.
2.10 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Grey Momus—taken and aft. offered
5 to 2 agst Mr. Thornhill's Saintfoin—offered
3 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's lon—offered
5 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Anchorite— -offered
THE DXRET.

Much curiosity was excited on Sunday morning, in
the vicinity of London-bridge, by the unusual circumstance
of a great number of persons actively employed, during
Divine service, in unloading the cargo of a large schooner,
lying near the Bridge-wharf. The vessel, which is called
the Post Boy, had arrived on Saturday from Denia, with a
cargo of dry fruit, and had hauled alongside the wharf, for
the purpose of unloading. About four o'clock yesterday
morning, the mate, having occasion to get up, stepped into
the cabin, and instantly found himself ankle deep in water.
An alarm was raised, and, on examination, it was found
that the vessel had already made six or seven feet of wa-
ter ; she was, in fact, rapidly filling, and, had not the dis-
covery been made in time, it is probable that she would
have sunk, and that the crew would have perished. It was
stated that the leak was occasioned by a plumber, who had
been employed the day before in repairing the water-closet,
the leaden pipe of which he hed removed, without taking
the precaution of stopping up the hole. It is supposed
that more than half of the cargo was damaged.
LIFE INSURANCES.-11l the competition of in-
surance offices it seems probable that the advantages of
making a provision for future contingencies will be made
manifest to great numbers who have not hitherto availed
themselves of the opportunities within their power. One
of the great obstacles in the way of persons of moderate
circumstances laying out a portion of their income in mak-
ing a provision for their families in case of death, has been
the uncertainty of being able to keep up the annual pay-
ments. This obstacle has been removed in a great measure
by the plan of the National Loan Assurance Company,
which permits insurers to borrow front the Association
two-thirds of the amount they have paid in annual pre-
miums. Thus, a young married man insuring his life for
.500/. may pay five or six years' premium, and thus accu-
mulate a fund, two-thirds of which may be available,
either for present subsistence, or to pay the succeeding
year's premium, if front ill health or any other cause he
should suffer temporary want of employment. The office
thus becomes one of the best of Savings' Banks and
one of the best of Friendly Societies, while at the same
time the insured family have a provision for them
in the case of a wors7, contingency. Another obstacle with
persons in middling circumstances has been_ that the pre-
mium has fallen in one sum, not easily raised, but by long
and prudent foresight. By taking payments half-yearly,
quarterly, and even monthly, a constant s'imulus is given
to economy, and the sums fall lightly and almost unfelt.
These peculiarities in the scheme seem likely to render it
powerfully influential in promoting habits of steady in-
du-t•y and careful foresight amongst a class of persons
who have either mull no provision for the future, or who
have wasted their resources in contributions to friendly
societies framed without the slightest regard to the con-
tingencies of life, and which have consequently failed to
afford relief when it is mast wanted. We shall not go so
far as to say that the advantages to large insurers arc su-

13 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Cobweb colt—taken
500 to 30 laid against each of the following in one bet :—Grey
Momus, Cobweb, Early Bird, Volunteer, D'Egville, and Brother
to Cactus.
The following matches have been made for the two next New-
market Meetings :

FIRST OCTOBER MEETING.
Mr. Thornhill's Egeria, Bst. 121 b., agst Colonel Peel's Paganini
7st. T. Y. C.

HOUGHTON MEETING.
Mr. Thornhill's Mendizabal, 4 yrs, Bst. 71h., agst Lord Suffield's
Cowboy, 3 yrs, Bst. D.M.
Lord Lichfield's The Carpenter and Lord Suffield's Caravan are
matched to run the T.M.M. in one of the Spring Meetings next
year ; the former, we believe, giving 31bs. above the weight for
age allowance.

RICHMOND RACES.-TIIURSD4 r.
Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, p.p. From the Grey Stone in.
Duke of Leeds's Vertumnus Heseltine 1
Hon. T. Dundas's Siberia
Mr. Jaques's St. Martin
Colonel Cookson's Catterick 4
Mr. Cook's br. f. by Brutandorf 5
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. Three miles.
Mr. Orde's Bee's Wing, 4 yrs walked over.
The Corporation Plate of 50 sovs. Two mile heats.
Mr. Jaques's llurletta, 5 yrs
Mr. Metcalfe's Pompey, 3 yrs ... 0 0 2
Mr. Kirby's Pelops, 5 yrs
Mr. Blakelock's Yarico. 3 vrs 1 3 0
Mr. Powlett's br. f. by Priam, 3 yrs
Mr. S. King's Vernal, 3 yrs
Mr. Fox's Theresa, 3 yrs 0 0 dr

1110IVMOUTH RAGES, THURSDA r.
A Purse, with a Sweepstakes added, was won in two heats by
Mr. Boyce's Finikin, beating Mr. New's Old Jack.
A Purse, with a Sweepstakes added, was won by Mr. Jones's
Bay Jennet, but a dispute as to Jennet's being above the standard,
led to another heat, which was won by Mr. Powell's Jenny Wren.
Two matches afterwards took place, in which Jenny Wren beat.
Jennet half-way round; and Jenny was beat by a pony named
Ragland.

DUMFRIES I? ACES.— TIfiSSDA r, OCT. 3.
Fifty sovs., given by the Racing Fund ; three yr• olds ist ; four,
Bst. ; five, Bst. 81b ; six and aged, Bst. 121 b. Heats, one mile

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and a half.
Sir J. Boswell's Sunbeam, 4 yrs J. Holloway 1 1
Mr. P. Clark's Swainby, 4 yrs
Mr. Attwood's Theano, 4 yrs 2 3
Fifty sovs., given by the Southern Meeting ; three yrs old, 6st.
131 b ; four, 7st. 1016 ; five, Bst. 41b ; six and aged, BA. t=lb.
Heats, two miles.
Mr. S. L. Fox's Miss Laura, 4 yrs Welherel 1
Sir J. Boswell's Sunbeam, 4 yrs
General Sharpe's Sadek, 4 yrs 3
A Sweepstakes, with 20 sovs. added, heats, once round, were
won in two heats by Mr. \V. Armstrong's Frantic, 4 yrs (Hender-
son), beating Mr. Porteus's Prosody, Mr. Fraser's Mary Anne,
and three othe:-s.

perior in this office to those in many of the other esta-
blished companies, but we will say that there are thou- The Trinity Board 'have ordered that an obelisk
sands of persons with capitals not more sufficient to carry surmounted by a pole with a hollow board on the top, steal
on their business in comfort, with fixed property little be immediately built on the height of the black rock between
more than is required for decent sub&stence, with salaries Pendennis and St. Mawe's Castle. This obelisk will be of
or wages dependent not only on the state of trade but on the great service to mariners in making Falmouth harbour.—
state of their own health, who will gladly avail themselves IVest Briton.
of an institution which provides not only for the distant THE UNITED SERVICE JOURNAL FOR oC-
future, but accumulates an available fund when a depressed TOBE.—We have never yet seen a number of this excel-
state of trade or want of employment renders it necessary. lent periodical which, from the glance we have had of its
A letter to the Editor of the Derby Mercuiy,in another contents, appeared so rich in amusement and instruction.
column, forcibly points out the other advantages offered by The article on the Moral and Material State of our Navy
the Society. The following extract from its prospectus is of the deepest interest and importance. The Voyage in
gives a condensed view of the points on which the constitu- a Convict Ship !—what a state of society, what a chapter
tion of the company differs from that of other institutions : of human life, is laid open in its authentic details I The
—4, A Life Assurance may by means of this society be sweet story of " Paul and Virginia," the companion of our
secured by a limited number of payments on a gradually earliest and tenderest recollections, is also elucidated, with
th creasing or incrJasing scale, or by rates of premium vary- some very curious documents relating to the shipwreck on
ing each five or ten years, and terminable or not at the.op- which the tale was originally founded. The paper on
tion of the assured. The assured will have the option of gambling is particularly deserving of the attention of the
converting the policy at any time, as follows, viz., Firstly— military tyro.—Dublir. Evening Mail.
Into an immediate payment of its present value, Secondly It is stated in the Debats that the Duchess of
a new policy, to be received at his death equal in Orleans, while at Compiegne, had presented to her a young
value to his payment on his original policy. Thirdly--Into girl, only ten years old, who, from having a precocious talent
An annuity equivalent in value to his payment on his ory for the piano, was able, rather from the generosity of the
ginal policy—a security on which he may borrow equal to inhabitants of the town than the value of her music, which
two•thirds of his payments. Fourthly—ln the event of was uncultivated, to support herself and her mother, who is
negligence or inability to continue the annual payments, by ft widow and blind. Her Royal Highness was so affected
which his policy would become forfeited, his representatives by the character and circumstances of the child, that she
will nevertheless receive from the society, at his death, two- gave her 1,000 f., which sum teas augmented by the (lona-
thirds of his payments."—Manchesler Times. tions of the ladies of her suite. The benevolence of the
ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.—The Princess did not stop here. She has taken the little girl
State of Maine has virtually taken the lead in carrying into under her own immediate protection, brought her to Paris,
effect this great reform—the dictate alike of justice, wisdom, with her mother, and placed her under the tuition of Mr.
and humanity. New Hampshire has closely followed the I Kalkbrenner, master of the piano to her Royal Highness.
good example ; and it is to be hoped that the issue of the iII TRAVELS IN CIRCASSIA, KRINI TARTARY, &C.,
good experiment in these two states will be such as shall , BY EDMUND SPENCER, ESQ.—The interest excited by this
induce all thb others to banish from their codes the judicial work increases daily. After smuggling himself into Circassia
taking away of human life under any circumstances.—New in a Turkish Brigantine, in defiance of the Russian blockade,
YorfPaper. II Mr. Spencer not only lived in the midst of the camps of the
It has now been observed for nearly 40 years that an 4 Circassians, but accompanied them in their several expedi-
astonishing number of meteors are always to be seen during t tions, though he took no part in the actual warfare. He has
the nights of the 12thi 13th, or 14th of November. Alex- • had the singular advantage in these days of enterprise of
ander Von Humboldt has inserted an advertisement in the t being the first Englishman to break ground in a fresh and
Berlin Papers, suggesting to scientific men in different parts most interesting region. A singular and beautiful country
of the world a variety of observations, with a view to aster- noble and brave people; with their customs, character,
tain whether this phenomenon is not in some way connected social condition, and manners, are now, for the first time,
with telluric magnetism. 1 fairly presented to Europe.

DINNER TO SIR S.
' AND BENJAMIN H 11,1„ ci

Yesterday the it efottirert of tin hot °ugh of Nlai I
entertained their Representatives, Sir Samuel Whalley and
Benjamin Hall, Esq., at a public dinner in Lot'd's Cricket-
ground, St, John's Wood, in celebration of the great
triumph they achieved over the comics of liberty and po-
pular rights in that borough, by the return of these two
popular Members. Three o'clock being the hour announced
for the commencement of the festivities, at that time a vast
concourse of people had assembled, who evinced the
greatest enthusiasm in the pro-medings. T. E. HOVEN-
DEN, Esq., presided, and Dr. HARRISON acted as Vice-
President. The cloth having been removed,
The CHAIRMAN rose and said, that it had been said
by a Tory print that the Reformers of that borough were
split ; but the manifestation of union which the spectacle
before him afforded, showed how futile it was for any
man or party, or clique, to think for a moment that they
could retard the progress of Reform or the political re-
generation of the people by dictating to the rest.—
(Cheers.) He for one could say that lie disclaimed any
such arrogant pretension. The time had been when the
people were obliged to struggle against the influence of
the Crown, but now the Crown was with them.—(Great
cheering.) " The Queen, may she always reign in, the
hearts of the people"—nine times nine.
Song—" God save the Queen," by Mr. Giffard," the
whole company standing and joining in the chorus.
" The Duke of Sussex, and the other members of the
Royal Family.' —( Cheers, and cries of " Leave Ernest out.")
Mr. POTTER rose to propose the next toast, which he
did in a brief but suitable preface—" Her Majesty's Mi-
nisters—may wisdom guide their councils to deserve the
confidence and secure the support of the people of Great
Britain and of Ireland."
Sir SAMUEL WHALLEY rose, and was greeted with long-
continued plaudits. Much as they had cause to rejoice at
in their triumph in Marylebone, they could not but regret
that the Reform Bill had not gone far enough. With the
exception of a few large towns, such as Birmingham and
Manchester, the metropolitan boroughs were the only
new constituencies which had successfully battled for the
rights and privileges of the people. In other places the
old leaven was still at work, vitiating and destroying the
most vital principles of liberty ; and never was corruption
more rampant than during the last contested election. He
did not arrogate too much when he said that the metro-
politan boroughs had done more than any others for the
popular cause. It could not be denied that the Reform
party were weaker in this Parliament than than they had
been in the last, but this circumstance was far from making
him despair, as it would teach the people a great moral lesson
which would be engraven on their hearts in characters which
he hoped would wear long, that it was only owing to the
want of the Ballot.—(Cheers.) The Ballot would not
only enable, but compel them to give a pure and upright
vote.—(Continued cheers.) As to the extension of the
Suffrage, whatever effect it might have in towns, it would
not be productive of so much good in counties. There was
one unfortunate clause in the Reform Bill, which gave the
franchise to tenants at will, and it surprised him much that
many good Reformers had given it their support. They
might have well known that tenants at will would be electors
at will.—(Cheers.) It was not because the Ministers had
done too much in the last Session of Parliament that they
found themselves in some measure deserted by the people at
the late election, but it was because they had not gone far
enough ; but he trusted that in future they would proceed
more vigorously. Let them dissolve the present Par-
liament when they would, he would venture to predicate
that the ranks of Reform would gain daily accessions of
strength. There was no necessity for either despondency
or despair. The great political theatre would soon open.
England, or he should rather say the whole world, would
form the audience, and the chief actress had enlisted all
their sympathies in her favour.

Mr. HALL then presented himself, and was received
with thunders of applause. He saw that what he was
always anxious to attain was now consummated—namely,
the union of the Reformers of Marylebone. Previous to
the last- election, the only thing which had given him any
sorrow or vexation was an accusation that had been made
against him of wishing to split the Reform interest, and
give an opening to that party, to whose political doctrine
he had been always firmly and conscientiously opposed.
It had been pretty well known, that, previous to that
occasion, he had made many sacrifices in the cause of
Reform, and for the purpose of cementing its interests,
and he was ready to do so again.—(Cheers.) With re-
gard to the Church-rates, he would merely say that
he had been the first person who had brought for-
ward that question.—(Loud cheers.) It was then a
question little understood. He had proposed the total
repeal of that tax ; and when met by Lord Althorp with
a proposal for making a substitute out of the Civil List,
he opposed it. He had hoped that on a question of so
much importance they would have had no compromise
whatever, and that the Dissenters would have had the
satisfaction of seeing themselves relieved hem a❑ impost
which they could not conscientiously pay.—(Cheers.) Ile
himself lived in a county almost altogether peopled by Dis-
senters, and he had the satisfaction of knowing that for his
own place of worship, they were never called on for a
single penny—as ha was desirous that every man should
worship God according to the dictates of his own con-
science, and he, as a member of the Church of Eng-
land, could not suffer his dissenting neighbour to pay
for his comforts and conveniences.—(Loud cheering.)
He looked forward with great hope and anxiety to
the next session of Parliament. He hoped, because he
put the most unbounded trust in her Majesty's Ministers,
and his anxiety arose from the eagerness to know
what course they should pursue. He knew they had
the power, and if they acted up to the doctrine which
they professed they would have with them the people
of England, and the enthusiasm of 1832 would come forth
and greet them if they only cherished their political exist-
ence. Allusion had been made to the Corn-laws. He
would assure them that, although a landlord, he was nut
desirous of deriving profits from sources that would affect
the , interests of his fellow-men. He had therefore sup-
ported the repeal of those laws. Mr. Hall sat down amid
loud cheers, and rose almost immediately again ; when he
proposed the following, toast : " The Reformers of Mary-
lebone, and may the virtue of the caus;s in which they were
embarked be equalled by their virtue and ptriotism."
Dr. ELLMORE proposed " Daniel O'Connell, add justice
to Ireland," which was received with tremendous cl;!2ers.
A number of other toasts were given, and several exee-,
lent speeches made. After which the company arose and
adjourned to the ball room, where the ladies anxiously
awaited the arrival of the revellers. Dancing- then con►-
mence:l, and the festivitieewere prolonged until a late hour.

A treaty of commerce highly favourable to this
country has lately been entered into between the British
Consul- General and the Peruvian Government, and has
been forwarded to London to receive the sanction of
Mini..tcrs.
_ _ _

It is currently reported in this neighbourhood that
Mr. Bowes, M P. for the Southern Division of this county,
is to be raised to the Peerage ; and there arc some circum-
stances which give an air of probability to the report. It
is also rumoured that Mr. Hutt, Mr. Bowes' father-in-law,
is to be brought forward as Mr. Bowes' successor. Should
such be the case, the Conservatives are determined to bring
fi rward Sir James Graham.—Duthanz Advertiser.
LOWER CANADA.—We learn, from undoubted
authority, that the British Government have directed Lord
Gosford, the Governor-General, to pay the civil list arrear-
age in that province, the amount of which has been accu-
mulating- for some years, in consequence of the refusal of
the provincial Parliament to make the necessary provision
for the same. An officer from the Commissariat Depart-
ment of Canada has arrived in this city for the purpose of
obtaining the necessary funds by the sale of draughts on
the British Government at 30 days' sight. The amount,
we are told, is very considerable.—New York Morning
Courier of Sept. 18.
THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.
—The number of passengers to Boxmoor last Sunday was
more than three times as large as it has been for many weeks
past, in spite of the very unsettled state of the weather in
the morning. This was accounted for from the circum-
stance that a report (we believe unfounded) has got abroad
that on the opening of the line to Tring, which takes place
to-morrow, the fares will be materially heightened to all the
stations. The train which left Boxmoor at five o'clock in
the afternoon, consisted of about twenty carriages, each
containing on an average sixteen or seventeen passengers,
and yet, notwithstanding this immense weight, the twenty-
five miles were accomplished in a few minutes beyond the
hour, including a stoppage of three minutes at each of the
intermediate stations near Watford and Harrow, and at
Kensall Green, to take in water. Although on arriving
the night was cold and dark, hundreds were waiting in the
fields round the depot to witness the train come in.
CRIM. CON. IN IRELAND.--.A very disagreeable
denouement, which took place this week in a southern
county not far from the metropolis, affords the lovers of
scandal abundant food for talk, and will give the gentlemen
of the long robe employment during the next Term. Mr.
P., a gentleman of great respectability in a northern
county, was lately invited to spend a short time with his
friend Mr. C. While in the house his attentions to the
fair hostess were more than the laws of hospitality war-
ranted. The husband, suspecting strongly, resolved to have
confirm ition, and accordingly he made a feint to go to
Dublin, but returned unexpectedly at one o'clock in the
morning, when he found his bedroom-door locked. The
gallant had to leap out of the window to save himself from
the enraged husband, and, sans culotte, fled some miles to
a public-house, in which he concealed himself until clothes
were provided for him to enable him to return home.