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London, England, 1849-04-23 00:00:00

TALLOW.

Although Tallow has advanced 3d per cwt. since
Monday last, during which the deliveries have amountt d
to 1,322 casks, the market to-day is in a very inactive
state. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted at 38s 9d, and for
forward delivery 40a 6,1 per cwt. Town Tallow, 39s per
cwt. net cash; rough Fat, 2,i 2d per 81bs.

1845.

1846. 1847.

1848.

Stock this day ...... 19,712
Price of Y. C• •• • • { 368
38s 3,,
Delivery last week: •• 1,379
Ditto from June 1...• 79,783
Arrivals last week . 393
Ditto from June 1 ... 80,514
Price of Town ...... 41s

12,254 9,897 I 5,282 26,243
42s 3d 485 Od 598 Od to 38s 9d
to Os Od to Os Od 50a 6d to Os Od
1,066 736 1,029 1,322
82,681 73,251 92,717 I 90,137
472 bi 1,902 289
79,131 74,323 92,898 108,847
44s Od 50s Od 525. 411 Od

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS.DAY.)
The House sat to-day for the first time since the
Easter recess to hear appeals. The Peers present were,
the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Campbell,
and the Earl of Rosse.

LIVESEY V. LIVESEY.
The further arguments in this part-heard appeal,
from the judgment of the Lord Chancellor, occupied
their Lordships the whole morning.

ROLLS' COITRT.—(THIS DAY.)
ATTORNETbGENERA L V. STEVENS.
, The further arguments in this part-heard case occu-
pied his Lordship the Master of the Rolls the whole
morning.

VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.)
His HONOUR, after disposing of the short causes on his
paper,!proceeded to hear the further arguments in "Peto
v. Peto," which occupied the remainder of the morning.
(Before the Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.)
HAYWARD V. PURSELL—JUDGMENT.
His HONOUR gave judgment this morning in this case,
directing two issues to be tried: Ist, whether Saville
Godfrey executed the four leases, or under leases, men-
tioned in the cause, when of sound mind so as sufficiently
to govern himself and his property; and, 2d, whether
he was of sound mind when he authorised or approved of
the five purchases of stock in the name of Mr. and Mrs.
Combe and their eldest son.
(Before the Vice Chancellor WIGRAM.)
Causes of no general interest occupied his Honour the
Vice-Chancellor Wigram the whole morning.

EXCHEQUER.—(I HIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
STEWART V. SLOPER.

This case, which was an issue directed by the Court
Of Chancery, to ascertain whether the plaintiff was a
bankrupt within the meaning of the statute, was tried
before Mr. Baron Parke at Westminster, when a verdict
was found for the defendant.
Mr. M. CHAMBERS now moved for a new trial. The
plaintiff was a barrister, and had taken certain lands in
the neighbourhood of London upon lease, for the pur-
pose of building upon them, and had entered into con-
tract with several persons for the necessary building
materials, and for the work and labour required in the
erection of the houses. The speculation failed, and the
creditors obtained a fiat in bankruptcy, to which the
plaintiff took exceptions. Three points arose at
the trial—first, whether the plaintiff was a dealer
in the articles required in the building operations;
secondly, whether he was willing and ready to build for
any person who might employ him; and, thirdly,
whether the plaintiff was a builder in the sense in
which the term builder had been expounded by the
Court of Bankruptcy. Upon each of those questions
the jury returned an answer in the negative. The
Learned Counsel said there could be no doubt that a
gentleman was not a builder who built upon his own land
or estate, with a view of improving it, or for any other
purpose; but submitted that a perso❑ was in a different
position who purchased land for building speculations.
The COURT was of opinion that the case had been
correctly put to the jury, and that they could properly
come to no other verdict upon the evidence before them.
—Rule accordingly refused.

COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco, before Lord Chief Justice WILDE,
and Justices COLTMAN, CRESSWELL, and WILLIAMS.)

WLEJLN V. PHILLIPS.

Mr. lIANCE saki in this case te had to show cause
against a rule obtained by his Learned Friend M
Kingdon on tho last day of last term, to show cause
why the Master's taxation should nut be set aside. This
was an action brought to recover a sum of money fur
work and labour, and fur goods sold and delivered. The
defendant had paid 1801. into Court. The case never
went to trial, but the defendant obtained judgment as in,
a case of nonsuit. On the taxation of the costs, the
Master allowed the plaintiff his full costs up to the time
of paying the money into Court, and the defendant's
costs subsequent to that time, and sat off the plaintiff's
costs against the defendants. That taxation was ob-
jected to on the part of the defendant, who contended
that the plaintiff was not entitled to any costs; but if to
any costs, it would bo only the costs as upon an immate-
rial issue. Ile (Mr. Hance) appeared for the plaintiff to
support the Master's taxation; and the question seemed
to him to be, whether the plaintiff was entitled to any
costs at all. The question was, whether the plaintiff,
having failed to go down to trial, and the case never
having been determined, was to have those costs which
he would otherwise have been entitled to.
Mr. Justice CRESSWELL said the question seemed to
him to be, whether the payment of the money into Court
gave him an additional title to costs.
Rule made absolute.

BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.)
MENTZ V. BLANE.

Mr. PRASULEY moved on behalf of Colonel Blanc, the
defendant in this case, for a writ of certiorari to quash
an order of bastardy and an order of sessions. The
grounds upon which he moved wore these:—Some time
ago the plaintiff summoned the defendant before Mr.
Broderip, to show cause why he reused to contribute to
the support of her bastard chid, and upon the hearing of
that summons Mr. Broderip decided ugainst the plaintiff.
Subsequently she summoned him a second time before
Mr. Bingham, at Marlborough-steel, who made an order
Upon the defendant, adjudging him to pay 2s. 6d. per
Week towards the maintenance of the child, whieh order
was subshquently confirmed on appeal by Mr. Sergeant
Adams at the Middlesex Sessions. It was quite clear,
however, that the first decision in the matter by Mr.
Broderip was final, and that was one of the grounds upon
which the Learned Counsel moved. The second ground
Upon which he moved was, that the child was born out
of the country, at Fligne, in the south of Franco, and

the ma7istnites. th,rpf.tn-, hut no jrai,di,..:ion in ftn

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but wi!.h his LDrciship's permission he would mention the
ease sti2;in to morro,, when he should ht. prepared to
sbute them.

Mr. Justice CULERIDGE remarked, that discussimg
questions of this nature upon little technical points of
minor importance only seemed to lower the bar and the
Court in the estimation of the public, and as the two
grounds stated were sufficient to justify his granting the
application, he thought the Learned Counsel had better
take his writ now.

Mr. PR ASHLEY thanked his Lordship for this intima•
tion, and said he would do so. _ _

The application wu% accnrclingry acceded to.

MARLBRO'-STREET---( THIS DAY.)
James Locke, an elderly man, who described himself
as surgeon to the Royal Belgrave Lying in Institution,
5, Chapel-street, May-fair, and George Curtis Locke, his
son, were placed before Mr. Hardwick, charged with two
others, now in custody, with obtaining charitable con-
tributions by false and fraudulent pretences.
Inspector Lester, A division, stated that from infor-
mation he received from the two persons now in custody,
who were sons of the elder prisoner, he went on Satur-
day evening, in company with a constable, to No. 5,
Chapel-street, May-fair. Witness directed the constable to
knock at the door for admittance but the inmates refused
to open the door. After some difficulty they managed to
effect an entrance by the area into the kitchen. The
elder prisoner then came down stairs very much excited,
and asked what they wanted. Witness told him to be
calm and step into the parlour, when he would tell him
what he called about. Witness then informed him that
his two sons were in custody, charged with obtaining
money under false pretences from Sir John Lowther,
and he should also apprehend him for being concerned
with them. The prisoner then said that could not be, as
Sir John Lowther had told him that he did not wish
to continue his subscription. Witness said that it
was assumed that the Royal Belgrave Lying•in
institution had ceased to be in existence, and that he had
no authority to use the names that appeared on the cir-
culars. The prisoner replied "to say it has ceased is
absurd, they were the names of the subscribers, who had
never withdrawn their names from the institution, and
that he had many letters to prove his authority for using
many of the names." Witness said it was also assumed
that there was no committee. Prisoner then named a
Mr. Evans, and two or three others, and when they met
the great people had notice but did not attend. Witness
then told him anything he could produce to prove the
existence and genuiness of the society he-(witness) would
be glad to receive. The prisoner rejoined that he had
letters from the Countess de Neuilly and the Bishop of
Manchester, who were subscribers to the society. Wit-
ness said he should take possession of all documents ap-
pertaining to the society, and which be should have ac-
cess to for his defence. Witness afterwards asked the
younger prisoner for the other collecting-book. He
said he had not got it—perhaps it had been left some-
where, but he could not tell anything about it. Wit-
ness then taxed him with having been out collecting
money with his brothers, now in custody. He said
he had. Witness expressed his doubts about
the book being out of the house, and told
him, he should make a search for it. The prisoner sub-
sequently went to a drawer and pointed to the book now
produced. This book contained the names of persons
who bad recently subscribed to the institution. Witness
then said they must consider themselves in custody, and
conveyed them to the station. Witness had no further
evidence to produce now, but he should be.prepared to
prove on a future day that the society was not in exist-
ence, and that the prisoner had received some 100/. on
behalf of the institution. Mr. Thomas Enward, butler to
Mrs. Childers, 100, Eaton-square, proved paying 10s. 6d
to the younger prisoner for the Royal Belgrave Lying.
in Institution. The prisoners were then remanded unti,
Wednesday next.

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(THIS DAY.)

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HER MAJt.STY'S THEATRE.

The opera of Norma, with Parodi as the heroine, and
the magnificent new ballet of Electra, with Carlotta Grisi
and Marie Taglioni as the Beesses were repeated on
Saturday, on which occasion her Mtjesty and Prince
Albert honoured the theatre with their presence, and
remained to witness the ballet, which certainly is one of
the most exquisitely beautiful ever produced.
On Saturday the lutte between the two Deesses
was excellently and amiably conducted, and each as
usual, was victorious in ber own peculiar style, and, each
in her own style is unapproachable. Notwithstanding
it may subject us to the reproach of the " high art"
gentry, we confess that we like a ballet, and we be-
lieve that the majority of the public are of our opinion.
Mr. Lumley has, therefore, acted wisely in retaining the
ballet as an integral portion of the amusements of her
Majesty's Theatre. Ballets us he produces them are, in
fact, exhibitions of the master-pieces of the art
of the painter and the sculptor (what, for instance,
can be more artistical than the grouping and poses in
this very ballet of Electra?), and by producing such
ballets as these Mr. Lumley is conferring en obligation
on every lover of classical art. The great event of Sa-
turday was, however, the announcement that Jenny
Lind has returned to the stage. Yes ! Jenny Lind
has, we rejoice to state, recovered from the temporary
hallucination under which she must have been labouring
when she talked about quitting the scene. Jenny is
herself again, and has determined to return to the stage,
which will make the lyric stage also itself again when
it again possesses its Nightingale. On Thursday, the
26th, she reascends the throne of lyrical tragedy. This
will be the most popular restoration ever effected,
and the reaction in the mind of Jenny Lind
in favour of common sense is of all reactions the me
the most to be admired. She appears on Thursday as
Arnina, in the Sonuambula, and on Saturday as Lucia.
We rejoice at her return to the scene of her many
triumphs. She is unapproached and unapproachable.
Fur any other artiste (with one exception) an effieient
substitute may perhaps be found, but Jenny Lind and
Lablache stand alone unapproached and unapproachable.
The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
honoured the performances with their presence. The
Royal suite comprised the Duchess of Sutherland, Lady
Caroline Cocks, the Hon. Miss Paget, Lord Byron,
Lord George Lennox, Colonel Buckley, Colonel Sey-
mour, and Colonel Wylde. Her Majesty Queen Adelaide's
box was occupied by their Serene Highnesses the Prin-
cesses Elise and Amelio Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst, his
Serene Highness Prince William of Hesse Philipsthal, his
Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Hesse Philipsthal,
the Countess d'Erla, Viscountess Barrington, the Hon.
Miss Alitchell, and Captain Bedford. His Royal
Highness Prince Leopold of Naples (Count of Sy ra
cube), attended by the Chevalier Colonna, was also
present. Amongst the visitors were—the Duke of
Cleveland, the Duchess of Leeds and Miss Lane Fox,
his Excellency the Russian Minister and the Baroness
Brunnow, his Excellency the Neapolitan Ambussador,
the Swedish Minister and the Baroness Rehausen, the
Marquis of Donegal, the Marquis of Worcester,
the Marquis and Marchioness of Ely and party, the
Marquis of Granby, the Marquis of Bundy, the Mar-
quis of Clanricarde, the Earl of Chesterfield, the Earl of
Wilton, the Earl of Malmesbury, the Earl of Falmouth,
the Earl of Belfast, Earl Granville, Prince Magliani,
Baron Talleyrand, M. de Berg, M. Krehmer, Viscount
and Viscountess Maidstone, Viscount Anson, Viscount
Enfield, Viscount Clifden, Viscount Fitzharris,
M. Canofari, M. de Lebling, M. de Jeb-
bing, Lord Harry Vane, Lord W. Lennox,
Lord Gardner, Lady F. Bentinck, Lord Suffield, Lord F.
Gordon, Lord G. Paget, Lord Ossulston, Lord Saltoun,
Lady A. Paulet, Lady F. Gordon, Lord Elliott, Lady
Flower, Lady A. Paget, Lady Mallett, General the Hon.
H. Cavendish, Admiral and Mrs. Sykes, the Hon. R.
Curzon, the Hon. W. Curzon, the Hon. Mr. Curzon,
Major-General Sir A. Woodford, Bart., Lady and the
Misses Woodford, Major-General Sir A. Barnard,
Bart., the Honourable Mr. Howard, the Honourable
Mr. Thellusson, the Honourable Captain Ryder Bur-
ton, Sir Seymour Sadler, Sir R. Vyvyan, Bart., Sir U.
Webb, Bart., Admiral Sir E. Codriugton, Bart., Sir
John and Lady Bailey, Lady Fitzroy Somerset and Miss
Somerset, &c.

COVENT-GARDEN.—111
ITALIAN OPERA
:VENT were Lora An-
her Majesty's box, on Saturda'y
An-
son and Lady Maria Anson,anthdeeC;nuinntge'ss of Lichfield,
Miss Charteris; also his
ahcecompied by the
the Hon. Francis Charteris
Grace the Duke of Wellington
Marchioness of Douro, honoured t
their presence. Among the visitors wepreerhoirse3E'Gxrnececlewnictyh
his Excellency the the Brazilian Minister,
Mi-
nister and Madame Ra Seraskier Effendi, Secreetka y
the Turkish Legation, his Excellency the Sardinianrto
Mi-
nister, the Earl of Compton and Lady Margaret Comp-
ton, the Marquis of Winchester, the Marquis of Kildare,
the Marchioness of Westmeath, the Earl of Belfast, the
Earl of Cardigan, the Marchioness of Waterford, Viscount
and Viscountess Alford, Mr. and Mrs. Assheton Smith,
Viscount Exmouth,Viscount Cantilupe,Viscountess Can-
ning, Lord Archibald St. Maur, Lord H. Lennox, Lord
Grey de Wilton and the Countess of Wilton, and Mrs.
J. Stanley, Lady Webster and party, Lord Suffield, Lord
G. Manners, Lord Foley and the Hon. Miss Foley,
Lady Morgan, Lady Quentin, Lady F. Somerset and
Miss But dett Coutts, Mr. and Mrs. Brown, the Countess
Brancaleono, the Ron. Colonel and Mrs. Fitzgibbon, the
Hun. Mr. Cur zud, the Hon. J. Fortescue, the Hon. Mrs.
Fale, the Hon. G. Miller, the Hon. Mrs. H. Murray.
the flon.Mr.Coke, Le Comto de Jarnac, Sir Jasper and
Lady Atkinson, Sir Robert Lynch Blosse, Sir E.
But.er, Sir Felix Booth, Sir John and the Misses Bur-
goyne, Sir John Campbell, Sir William Abdy, Sir
George Armytage, Sir Charles Sullivan and party,
Lady Campbell, Sir Henry Ellis, Lady Jodrell, Mr. Bal-
four and Lady Blanch Balfour, Sir Charles and Lady
Cecilia des Vceux, &c.

DEAL, APRIL 20.—The wind has been very strong
and squally throughout the day, but this evening is more
moderato, at N.N.E.

TO THE 'SECI.:ETARY OF THE
E.Tik -„ . • ;

Sir,—On 11 eonebday the 18tu rt aLoiiu ut 4 .;
pouredsurmi in against
seswerest therong Ptuhhalticßoa an thus
wdass
viidteni% trueo t
of the
he
influence of the Attorney class in society ; and there were
further tokens of the resistance being based on its inter-
ference with the poor and persecuted landed interest. It
was plain however, that ground had not been taken
large enough to support'an opposition to such interests as
there were; and therefore the Government withdrew
the Bill.
The Affirmation Bill was advanced a stage by a ma-
jority of 70 to 46 for retaining the word " now. ' But
when it was proposed to read it the third time, which is
usually a merely formal process after the motion for
reading on " this day six months" has been negatived,
a Member on the Conservative benches rose to speak
against time, and continued till the hand of the clock
pointed to six, and the Speaker declared the House ad-
journed.
On the following day (Thursday) the proceeding on
the same Bill was resumed, and again adjourned (till
Wednesday) by the resistance of the Conservatives.
All these are tokens of the fact, which it may or may
not be of use to notice and impress, that the Con-
servatives on all points are acting on the conviction
that the way has been opened to their return to
power; the gap through which they have been
let in, being the feeble non-resistance of the Free
Trade party from the moment they were dazzled by
the appearance of a temporary success. Here is the
key to the position, and what has upset the coach.
The enemies of all improvement are likely to be re-
stored to the helm, with license to do what mischief
they can at home and abroad till they can be sent away
again ; and all because the Free Trade party in the
House of Commons had not the genius to hold the ad-
vantage they had got, but must sit down under their
laurels to enjoy the results of past victories. And now
every day bears testimony to the progress of an active
enemy. One day the Free Trade party aro announced
to be without friends or supporters in all Europe, and
the next they are discovered to be identical with the
Communists, and to be a living form of the great ele-
ment of disturbance throughout the world. Either
proposition does equally well, for the promotion of
the grand absurdity. A dissolution of Parliament, to
start afresh upon the principle that would put down
omnibuses to encourage hackney coaches, and close
railways for the sake of promoting the interests of
ostlers, is understood to be imminent. The great
offices of the State are in imagination parcelled out
among the partisans of the enormous silliness, like the
pieces of the unhappy ox in the instructions for young
carvers. The Foreign Secretary of the Idiotcy, thinks
himself already announcing to distant Courts the cessa-
tion of foreign trade with England in all articles which
can be made dearer or worse at home. If Port wine is
not to be made in hothouses, it is only to be in considera-
tion of Portugal finding some parallel folly to give up within
her own borders. We are to be fools and simpletons,
to the greatest extent for which anybody can be found to
give example. And this is going to be England's Go-
vernment. How all other enormities must flourish under
such a shadow, it needs no lively imagination to portray.
If the actual Government had more activity, they might
sound the alarm in time, and summon to the rescue.
But good easy men, they appear to think that what is
written is written; and wait without an effort for what
may be found to be their fate.
As said before, all this comes from the Free Traders

foolishly disbanding and going to sleep. If a man had
been found on guard in the House of Commons daily, to
answer roughly to all absurdities put forward on the other
side, there would have been no talk of the Abbey for
deceased defenders of the feeblest of follies, nor of place
and power for the living.
The Poor Laws (Ireland) (Rate in Aid) Bill was con-
sidered in Committee, with Mr. Herbert's amendment for
providing the money by an income-tax on the rich in-
stead of a rate upon the poor. An infinity of talk,
ending in little but establishing the general inclination
of Irishmen to take all they can get, and give nothing
they can help. And as the influential ones are necessarily
of the more wealthy classes, the division list will be a
valuable indication of feeling upon this point.
On Friday the debate was resumed on the Rate in Aid
Bill. The Member for Tipperary made an excellent
proposal ; which was, in the present famine in
Ireland, to eat a bishop. Not eat him in the flesh, but
ait for his decease and eat up his succession. The
revenues of one average Irish bishopric, would ex-
actly furnish the relief for Ireland, which state-
men of all classes are just now in an agony of puzzle to
provide. It is good to have started the proposition,
that the revenues of the Irish bishoprics, to the ex-
tent for instance that exceeds the proportion of the
Protestant populations in Ireland and in England, may
be looked on as a poire contre la soif. The amendment
for raising the money by an income-tax was finally ne-
gatived by 194 against 146, and the rate in aid carried
by 201 against 106.
While these contests are carried on in detail, the
clouds are gathering round us on the general question,
and nobody seems to have the genius to put up an um-
brella against the storm. When the Free Traders had
gained an accidental and partial victory, they thought it
excellent sport to sit them down at ease, and protest
particularly against having any concern in the
affairs of anybody but themselves. When the
folly of the Red Republicans in France, and
the Chartists in England, had given excuse to the
dishonest and the timid to join the outcry against the
progress of political liberty on the continent, they
thought it excellent sport to double their outcries against
any demonstration of English sympathy with foreign
freedom. And now the tide is turned, and the re-
ward they have is that the Protectionifita are on their
legs again, and moving in full concert with all that
desires the establishment of despotism in Europe, to
perform their share of the general manoeuvre. It is
possible they may not hold what they get; but six
months' possession will be an intolerable evil. A
European war is one of the first of the eggs which will
be hatched. Does anybody believe that Lord Aberdeen
will go on for six months, without driving France into
activity both in Italy and Poland? The French have made

great sacrifices for peace and quietness • but theiMQl;
deprived of reason, if the appearance of the men of Wa-
terloo and the treaty of Vienna, does not prompt them
to be beforehand where they can. Nothing but confi-
dence in the Liberal Government of England has kept
the two countries in harmony, and nothing will. It will
not be such good sport for the Free Trading class, when
they find their exclusive policy carrying them back to a
subjection to the old absurdities. But nothing can happen
which has not been deserved. Nobody has shown common
sense or common virtue, except the Whig Government.

There are no such wretched theologian; as to believe
there is much necessary connexion between fault and

punishment; but there are certain rules, without which
the world could not go on, which will end in the de-

monstration that it is not given to man to shut himself
up from what happens to his fellow, and that if he tries
it, his fully will find him out.
Since every day increases the probability of a disso-
lution of Parliament, to be brought about in hope of
re-establishing the Holy Alliance abroad and buying at
the dearest market at home, it is time for the constitu-

envies everywhere to take the hint arid be setting their
hounds in order. The thin; has been weakly let go;
but there is possibly still time for something to bo done.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
AN OLD REFORMER.

London, April 23, 1849.

COURT CIRCULAR.

Ilia Royal Highness the Duke of Parma visited the
Queen and Prince Albert on Saturday, at Buckingham
Palace, and partook of a dejeuner with her Majesty and
his Royal Highness.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the Princess
Helena, took an airing in a carriage and four, on Satur-
day. Colonel Buckley and Lieut.-Colonel Seymour were
in attendance on horseback.

The Queen and Prince Albert honoured her Majesty's
Theatre with their presence on Saturday evening. The
Roy al suite consisted of the Duchess of Sutherland,
Lady Caroline Cooks, Hon. Matilda Paget, Lord Byron,
Lord George Lennox, Colonel Wylde, Colonel Buckley,
and Lieutenant-Colonel Seymour.
The Queen and Prince Albert, the Ladies and Gentle-
men of the Court, and the domestic household, attended
Divine service yesterday morning in the private chapel of
Buckingham Palace. Tho sermon was preached by the
Archbishop of Canterbury. The prayers were read by
the lion. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay.
The Royal children took their usual exercise yes-
terday.
A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at
the Foreign•otlico. The Ministers present were Lord
John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of
Lansdowne, the leiarl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Vis-
count Palmerston, Earl Grey, Sir Francis Baring, Sir
John Hubhouee, Lord Campbell, the Right Hon. H.
Labouchere, the Earl of Carlisle, and the Marquis of
Clanriearde.
The Council sat three hours.

Lord John Russell had a Parliamentary dinner party
on Saturday, at his residence in Chesham-place. The
company consisted of Lord Marcus Hill, Lord Edward
Howard, Right Hon. R. L. Shiel, Captain Hon. T.
Vesey Dawson, Colonel Rawdon, Major Blackall,
Captain Magan, Mr. Pierce S. Butler, Mr. M'Cullagh,
Mr. M. N. Power, Mr. H. Talbot, Mr. John Williams,
and Mr. J. Matheson.

The Earl of Carlisle had a dinner party on Saturday,
at his residence in Grosvenor-place. The company in-
cluded Sir John. Burgoyne, Sir Edward Buxton, the
Dean of Westminster, Professor Faraday, Professor
Airey, Dr. Farre, Captain Vitch, Mr. Lambert Jones,
Mr. Slaney, Mr. Hume, Mr. Grainger, Mr. Broderip,
Mr. Hertslet, Mr. F. Byng, Mr. Leslie, Mr. Walters, Mr.
Stone, Mr. Bidwell, Mr. Bamfield, Mr. C. Laves, Mr.
Groves, Mr. Hodgson, Mr. Hawes, and Mr. Cuthbert
Johnson.
The Standard Bearer of her Majesty's Honourable
Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms gave a dinner to the Cap-
tain, the Officers, and the Gentlemen of tbe Corps, on
Saturday evening, at the Oriental Hotel.
The Duke of Wellington attended the early service in
the Chapel Royal, St. James's yesterday. The Rev. Dr.
Wesley officiated and preached the sermon. At the daily
service the prayers were read by the Rev. T. Helnaore,
and the lessons by the Rev. J. 11. Thomas. The sermon
was preached by the Rev. Dr. Wesley.
The Countess of Lichfield, Lady Harriet Anson, and
Lord Anson, have returned to town from Staugborough.

ACCIDENT AT DEVONPORT.—Wednesday evening,
whilst the m* 11 employed breaking up the San Josef at
Devonport Dockyard, were getting some timbers from
the side, the piece, which was heavy, suddenly gave way,
and the eeight overpowering the men at the capstan,
caused the capstan to run away with them; the conse-
quence was that John Oliver, an extra rigger, received
a severe blow in the abdomen from capstan bar. He
was taken to the hospital, but died afterwards from the
hurt.