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We cannot conclude our notice of this interesting
d ebate without alluding to the advice tendered by the
l ion. Gentleman at the conclusion of his brilliant
( Intl° n, advice so beautifully illustrated. He pointed
( )ut the fatal consequences of the mutual feuds and
mis. understandings that have unfortunately prevailed,
arid which should forthwith and for ever be consigned
to oblivion. The interests of both countries are the
'at ie. Why should they be disunited ? Why should
the re be any distinctions ? As the Hon. Gentleman
pu tinently inquired--
`" Who has a better claim to our sympathy than that
cot intry so long united and so intimately comp. cted with
us:? We must terminate the petty and traditional liais-
e, y.iceptions which bare prevented us hitherto from co•
o perating together. Ireland will then be like the Pari-
r yeti who, after struggling with the mystic wrestler till
I ,he setting of the sun, thought that he was striving
against his oppressor, but at last found that instead of
sin oppressor, it was his guardian angel."

G. F. HOWE, Hon. Sec., pro tern.

NOTICE.
NEW STORY OF THE SEA, I,Y THE AUTHOR OF " TIIE
PILOT," " RED ROVER," &c.
Now ready at all the Libraries, iu 3 vols. post Bvo.,
TH E S E A LION S;
Or, THE LOST SEALERS.
By J. FENIMORE COOPER.
Author of " The Pilot," "Jack O'Lantern," "Pathfinder," &c.
Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street,

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
MDLLE. LIND.
It is respectfully announced that a Series of SIX CONCERTS
sill be given at Her 3iajestY's Theatre, comprising the following
aperas :—The Flauto 31agico of Mozart ; Oberon, Der Freyschutz,
and Euryanthe, of Weber ; La Nectate and Fernand Cortez of
Spontini ; and Fidelio of Beethoven; which will be sung by Mdlle.
Lind and the principal Singers of the Establishment, accompanied by
a full Orchestra and Chorus. The dates and particulars will be duly
announced.
The Subscribers are respectfully informed that they will have the
option of including any number of these Concerts in their Season's
Subscription.
The First Concert will take place on Thursday, April 12.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty.
Under the Patronage of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, &c.
THIS 'EVENING,
And Wednesday, and Thursday,
GRAND EQUESTRIAN FETES, when the Theatre will close on
Thursday Evening for the production of a Grand Equestrian Spec-.
tacle, on Easter Monday.
Box-office open from Eleven till Five.
Stage Manager, Mr. W. West.

Since the memorable day when to the assembled
Peers and Paladins of the Empire the astounding
announcement was made " ORSON is endowed with
reason," never hath grave assembly of senators been
so " frighted from its propriety" as were the assem •
bled Peers of England last night by the equally
astounding, but more solemn, announcement made
by the Earl of ABERDEEN, with undertaker-like
countenance and in 0. SMITH-like tones, '° I attempted
a joke." Had the Bishop of EXETER proposed to
dance the Highland fling upon the table—had the
Lord Chancellor, balancing the mace upon the tip
of his nose, exclaimed .` Tup-pence more and up goes
my wig"—had Lord MONTEAGLE denounced the Shan-
non improvement job—or Earl GREY moved a vote
of censure on the Ministry for disposing of Van-
couver's Island to the Hudson's Bay Company, their
Lordships could not have been more astonished.
They looked first at one another ; and then, casting
their eyes upon the gaunt figure, surmounted by the
heavy features,—•

" Ne'er yet illumined by a smile,"—

which stood before them, seemed each to " mentally
ejaculate," like one of Mr. AINSIVORTH'S heroes,
" What a joker,!" The attempt had been made for
some minutes before their Lordships became aware
of its perpetration. Lord ABERDEEN was, to all appear-
rances, pompous and witless as usual, and had he not
solemnly propounded the charge against himself and
then pleaded guilty to it, their Lordships would never
have imagined that he had been, to use the phraseo-
logy of his ain canny country, " so far left to himself."
Yet so it is, and if future historians " write our annals
true," they will record that the Right Honourable
the Earl of ABERDEEN, ci-devant head clerk to M.
GUIZOT, now ombre Chinvise of Count COLLOREDO,
did, in the presence of the assembled Peers of Eng-
land, in the year of grace one thousand eight hun-
dred and forty-nine, on the morrow of All-fools,
attempt a joke. "If France, my Lords," said
the Earl of ABERDEEN, " wishes to interfere to
preserve the integrity of Piedmont, in GoD's
name let France interfere alone." We have Lord
ABERDEEN'S
_word for it that this was intended as a
joke, and therefore we are bound to accept it as such.
But then the question arises whether my Lord ABER-
DEEN has not been all his life long like Mr. SHANDY'S
bull, deceiving the lieges by perpetrating jokes with
a serious face. In 1828 he suffered Russia to take
possession of the mouths of the Danube—without in-
terference—without protest—that was a joke. In
1830 he suffered CHARLES X., in compliance with his
secret treaty with Russia for reducing the power of
Great Britain, to take possession of Algiers—that was
a capital joke. In 1843 he signed the " Ashburton capi-
tulation"—that was an excellent joke ; and in 1846 he
consented to the Oregon treaty, and gave up a consider-
able portion of the north-west coast of America,
" where gold is found "

" Fore gad that was a more excellent joke than t'other."
But in the meantime the interests of England are
sacrificed to the solemn facetiousness of the travelled
'Thane ; and

" If chance his patrons should restore
Unto the sway they forfeited before,"
we trust that even the Tories will have too much
English spirit to afford this superannuated joker an-
other opportunity of acting in his vocation
as Sacrificer-General of the interests of
Great Britain. They have among their supporters
many a better man to whom they could entrust the
seals of the Foreign-office. My Lord ELLENI3O-
- has twice his knowledge of foreign affairs,
ten times his eloquence, and twenty times his tact—
and as for spirit, Lord ELLzNnoitouou is a thorough
Englishman, whilst my Lord ABERDEEN has as much
spirit as a washerwoman's last cup of tea before she
has put the gin in it. One, and that not the least of
the recommendations of the Earl of ELLENBOROUGU
is, that he does not even pretend to understand the
w t les ci sms of this would- be " old Joe- of
the house wi
of Lords.

THE STANFIELD-HALL
MURDERS.

TRIAL OF RUSH.
(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
(FRONT OCR OWN REPORTER.)

NORWICH, THREE O'CLOCK.

RUSH'S DEFENCE.

The Court assembled at the usual hour.
Howe was recalled, and swore he had not offered to
give evidence on either side for twenty pound?. Had
been in sprees with Rush, and called him " a jolly good
fellow."

Rush proclaimed his innocence, and he should clearly
show it by witnesses. God knew that his heart was free
from guilt, and he prayed he would strengthen him to
prove it, and the jury to be so convinced and to do him
justice, fur his own life and the happiness of
his dear young children depended upon the issue.
Jermy, the claimant, Lerner, and a person named
" Joe" had urged him to aid them in getting possession
of the hall. He refused; but advised them not to do it
at night. He then explained his conduct on the night of
the murder. " I did not leave Potash on that night
until eight or half-past eight. I then went out to look
for poachers. At first I thought I would go over to the
hall, but recollecting what I had said, I made up my
mind not to go. I walked towards the fence about
five minutes walk, when I heard the report of a
gun or pistol. Immediately after I heard another, but
not so loud. I was struck with amazement, as I
thought if they intended to take fire-arms they would
only use them for intimidation. I then heard the alarm
bell rung loudly. I hastened back to Potash as quick as
I could, going into the house by the garden gate. It
was impossible the witnesses could recognize the fea-
tures or figure of the murderer, disguised as he was.
I bore no malice in my heart to Mr. Jermy, senior,
though he had tried to ruin me. Much of the evidence
was false, and the prosecution unfairly conducted."

Rush became very violent in his cell this morning, and
vowed vengeance against some of the witnesses. The
reporters were directed to keep their knives out of his
reach, and the spikes of the dock ware covered with wood.
The greater part of the defence of the prisoner is irrele-
vaut and tedious, hours being spent in the most unim-
portant details, whilst the main ones are but slightly
touched upon.
More at six.

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ALARMING ACCIDENT.—A very serious accident
nearly occurred to the High Sheriff for the county of
Monmouth (J. Herbert, Esq ), for on going to escort
the Judges to Monmouth, to open the assiz-s, the
horses, driven four in-hand, started, became unmanage-
able, and ran away. The carriage, with the alarmed
inmates, was hurried for a considerable distance, at a
frightful pace, through lanes, until providentially stopped
by a fallen tree, just as the destruction of the patty
seemed inevitable.

THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.—Letters can be for-
warded by the North Star to the officers and crews of the
Polar ships, it sent to the Admiralty during the present
mo th.

RETURNING OFFICERS FOR THE METROPOLITAN
BOROUGHS FOR 1849-50.—For Marylebone—George
Tamplin, Esq., 50, Doughty-street; for Finsbury—T.
H. Boykett, Esq., 9 Chancery-lane; for Tower Hamlets
”-i4oury child; Esq., 4, §ffit4u'o•laue.