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LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1847.

In cqnsequence of the press of matter, we are com-
plied to omit our usual summary of the Parliamentary
proceedings.

We stated, on Wednesday, our reasons for agreeing

with the Home Secretary " that public opinion, so far

from being in favour of the entire abolition of the
punishment of death would be greatly shocked and
outraged by the remiziion of that punishment." One
of the few cases in which it may not only sagely be
retained, but in which the great majority of the
people would in the strongest manner object
to any alteration in the law, is that of wilful,
deliberate; and cold-blooded murder, when the
criminal coolly and with premeditation deter-
mines on depriving a fellow-creature of his

existence, and hurrying him from thin world
without a moment's preparation for the awful
change. There are, however, many caseF, which
although, in the eye of the law, they may be re-

garded as wilful murder, yet so closely approach the
line of demarcation between that offence and the
more mitigated one of manslaughter, that a jury
would be fully justified in bringing in either verdict.

There is no crime for the punishment of which su
wide a discretion is allowed to the presiding judge

as that of manslaughter. He may sentence the de-
linquent to the highest secondary punishment known

Nothing, be it observed—nothing whatever which
could be dignified with the term of success, has yet
illustrated the American feats of arms on the Rio
Grande. And although Mexico herself has gained
no single battle in the conflict, her position is, if pos-
sible, stronger than it has been since the commence-
ment of hostilities. Precisely at this moment it
intimated to Congress that peace must be made at
once with Mexico; that Mexico must indemnify (!)
her invaders by making over to the United States
the provinces of California and New Mexico; that
the United States, in consideration of this arrange-
ment, must pay into the exchequer of Mexico the
sum of 3,000,000 dollars, and—which is the very
heart and vitality of the stratagem--that the Presi-
dent of the United States vouches for the fact of
having received secret information from a high source
that Mexico is prepared to enter at once into this ne-
gotiation. The meaning of this magnificent inuendo
is obvious. But upon whose authority are we to
believe this incredible statement? Upon whose?
UPON THE VOUCHER OF MR. PRESIDENT POLK
Surely the fair name of patriot never before depended
upon thread so brittle ! The fame which SANTA ANNA'S
recent conduct (his voluntary resignation of the
Presidentship, his march, sword in hand, to the van
of the protecting army of Mexico, his memorable
words on taking the command of that army) has
acquired cannot, however, be whispered away by a
whole generation of Polks. Upon the personal and
ascertained acts of SANTA ANNA himself can alone
depend his eternal glory as a patriot, or his lasting
infamy as a traitor.

We have seldom risen from the perusal of a
publication with greater pleasure than has been
afforded us by the Rev. JOHN Diaroses pamphlet, re-
cently published, on National Education. Two things
are aimed at in this publication ; first, to exhibit the
character and extent of national education at present
existing in this country ; next, what it ought to be-
come to render it worthy of the designation it bears.
Great credit is due to the writer for the matter he has
adduced, and the style in which he has accomplished
his twofold object. No one can read the essay with-
out finding his judgment improved upon a subject to
which the public mind is at length beginning to turn
with feelings of the deepest interest. Mr. DUTTON'S
views are given with clearness, his facts, Kith due
fidelity, from authentic sources, and his reflections with
correctness and moderation. His preliminary pages
are devoted to an exposition of the fallacy of using
the term " uneducated" in connexion with the
human mind. Abstractedly considered, non-educa-
tion does not exist, idiots excepted. We are born
with minds which have been well compared to blank
sheets of paper. It is the duty of parents and
guardians, either of themselves, or through
the instrumentality of competent instructors,
to become the means whereby the cardinal
outlines of religious and moral principles shall be
carefully traced out on the virgin soil of the infantile
intellect. If this duty be neglected, the child of
tender years will take the initiative on himself, and
become the architect of his own mind ; the almost in-
variable consequence of which is, that prone by nature
to what is evil, unaided by the lights of experience,
unassisted by wise counsels, and influenced by bad
example, he is hurried headlong into vicious courses,
and carries with him the seeds of his ultimate ruin.
Upon this subject, Mr. Durrort appropriately intro-
duces the anecdote of a lady once telling Archbishop
SHARPE that she would not communicate any reli-
gious instruction to her children until they had at-
tained years of discretion, when the shrewd prelate
replied, " Madam, if you do not teach them the
Devil will !" The mistake, then, is a palpable one
which many people inconsiderately fall into, of
imagining that the subject we are writing on resolves
itself into the alternative of education or none at
all. The human mind will not stand still
any more than the earth will cease to range
in her accustomed orbit; hence, in the matter before
us, the choice simply lies between good education on
one side and bad on the other. Mr. DUTTON next
adverts to the statistics which we possess relative to
the education, or otherwise, of those who have been
inmates of our prisons ; and, though these are some-
what meagre at present, yet, as far as they go, he
incontrovertibly establishes that the effect of even
the most elementary knowledge has been
to exercise a salutary influence in restraint
of crime. Having settled the point that
universal education ought to be promoted, as well in
furtherance of individual happiness and prosperity
as of national greatness, we are led to the considera-
tion of the means by which the end desired can be
best attained. By whom, and upon what principles,
shall this grand object be undertaken and developed ?
Shall it be by the Church alone, by the principle of
Voluntaryism alone, or.by the State alone? Not by
the first, for, though the Church some time since
stoutly put forward her claim to sole governance
in this respect, yet it is notorious that she
now completely waives it. This was acknowledged by
the Rev. Dr. Hoof, the Vicar of Leeds, in the speech
which he addressed to the large meeting held in that
town on Monday last, to canvass the merits of the

SALDANIIA had arrived opposite Oporto, and was
waiting for CASAL, LAPA, and VINHAES, to effect a
junction with him before undertaking further opera-
tions. Oporto was perfectly tranquil, and abun-
dantly supplied with provisions. DAS ANTAS had
resizncd the chief command of the troops to General
PovoAs, nho had entered Oporto with a reinforcement
of 2,000 men. The QUEEN'S troops had dispersed a
small guerilla of 70 men in the neighbourhood of
Coimbra. On the 26th Count DE MELLO had attacked
Estremoz at the head of 1,080 men from Evora, and had
been repulsed. It was reported, however, that he had
on the next day renewed the attack, and succeeded in
capturing the place. Should this turn out to be the ease,
it will be a heavy blow to the cause of the QUEEN.
The Duque d'Oporto, steamer belonging to the Junta,
was wrecked on the bar of Oporto the day after the loss
of the Tiber, and all on board perished.
Her Britannic MAJESTY'S ship Superb has been
ordered to Vigo to watch the proceedings of the Spanish
authorities.

Madrid papers of the 4th have arrived.
The Gactta of that date publishes the royal decree
appointing Senor IBTURITE Ambassador to the Court of
London.
The discussion on the Address still continued in the
Chamber of Deputies, the Ministers carrying all before
them by large majorities. MON and riDAL both dis-
tinctly declare that the Spanish Government had no
participation whatever in the expedition of General
PLGUEs.
Mr. BULWER had announced to the Duke of SOTo-
MAYOR that England was desirous of concertir, mea-
sures with Spain to prevent the return of Dom MIGUEL
to Portugal. Connected with this object probably is the
journey of her Royal Highness the Infanta Donna ANNA
who on the 6th passed through Bayonne,
of Portugal,
en roLte to Madrid and Lisbon. There is reason to
that she is charged with a diplomatic • •
suppose mission
to certain personages in the Spanish and Portuguese
capitals. During her sojourn in London she had seve-
ral interviews with Dom MIGUEL, and highly disapproved
of his attempt to dispossess the Queen of PORTUGAL.
ner Royal Highness travels incognito, under the title of
Countess DE BARULLO.
The Heraldo declares that the force of the Carlists in
Catalonia has been greatly exaggerated. By the following
extrilct from a letter published in the Phare de Bayonne,
it would, however, appear that affairs there are be-
coming serious. It is dated the Ist March, and the
writer says—
" The day before yesterday the Carlist Burgo entered
Lampourdan, with about twenty officers of Don Carlos's old
army. They were all armed with muskets with percussiou
locks. To-day proclamation has been issued at the Jun-
querie, calling on the inhabitants to take arms at the
fourth sound of the tocsin. It is probable that this pub-
lication is the result of the return of Burgo, and that it has
been circulated throughout the whole of Lampourdan. In
Upper Catalonia nothing is spoken of but the return of
Cabrera; the rumour was circulated that the whole country
between Tarragona and Barcelona was for him, and it was
added that a party of Carlists had beaten the Queen's troops
at ten leagues from Barcelona. If this be true, the-demon-
stration by which the insurgents succeeded in drawing
General Breton into Upper Catalonia was very able. A few
days will show us the result of all this. We shall then
know whether Cabrera has disembarked or not. It is abso-
lutely necessary to keep a good look out on the coast. It is
only from abroad that real danger is to be apprehended.
Carlists in the interior may cause some disturbance, but
nothing beyond."
MADRID BOUM, Mancit 4.—The Three per Cents. were
done at 3O for cash ; the Five per Cents. at 19 ; the Debt
without Interest at 6; and the Coupons at 17.

We have received the Paris papers of Tuesday.
The Debats has a long article on the financial state of
the country, in the course of which it admits that the
uncovered debt amounts to 26,240,0001. sterling, which
is to be covered by:a new issue of Exchequer-bills ; that
this deficiency is constantly increasing; that last year
the expenditure exceeded the revenue by 19,000,000 f. ;
that this excess of expenditure over revenue is the
ordinary and constant state of the French finances, and
yet, in the face of these admissions, it contends that
France is at the present moment more rich, more inde-
p,.,ndent, and more prosperous than she ever Las been—all
which is attributable to the admirable system of M. G trizoT.
In consequence, however, of the financial working of
this " admirable system," a great portion of the public
works, including the railroads, for the construction of
which money has actually been voted, will have to be
suspended during the present year.
M. lin.isnaT has been appointed Minister of Justice—
the official announcement was to appear in the Moniteur
of Tuesday.
A petition, signed by the Bishop of Nancy and nine
litindia,d of the clergy of France, praying for the total
and immediate abolition of slavery throughout the French
colonies, was presented to tha Chamber of Peers, on
Tuesday, by the Count DE MoNTALEMBERT.
M. DuratraE, whose opposition to the system of the
Ministers fer the government of Algeria is well known,
has seen chosen President of the Committee of the

Sln,—Permit me to suggest that committees of manage-
ment of soup kitchens acquaint the inhabitants of their
towns that the contribution of the bones of the joints of meat
from their tables would be acceptable as a means of improving
the soup for the poor. I would then recommend that they
either hire or provide a horse and neat light cart, to be lined
daily with clean white cloths, and that it traverse the town
at a slow pace, and that a person immediately precede it
with a bell, in order to announce its approach, that servants
may be prepared to make delivery without delay. I feel
confident that scarcely a butcher's shop Will be passed with-
out some contribution, trimmings of meat, &c. being made,
which will be found of great assistance. The produce of
these bones, &c., on being stewed, will be a valuable ground-
work for the soup; to which should be added meal, vegetables,
&c., as recommended by M. Soyer.
I am inclined to believe that by the sale of the bones for
the purposes of manure, after having been used, a sum of
money would be raised fully equal to the cost of all the in-
gredients added to the soup. Thus the soup itself may be
made more nourishing and the expenses of the kitchen re-
duced to a mere trifle.

Householders should give strict injunctions to their ser-
vants to use the knife and fork only at their meals.
Should any committee of management be disposed to make
an experiment, which may be done at little cost, perhaps
they will be kind enough to communicate to you the result
of their experience. They must not be deterred by one or
two days failure at the commencement, as some parties
might be bashful in offering what appears such a trifle,
who, when they found the contributions general, and Do
quizzical remarks made, would unhesitatingly order their
servants to contribute, when the collector of bones should
pass their houses.—l am, Sir, yours, &c.,
March 10, 1847. ILFRACO 31 BE.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—TnunaDax.
Tery few horses were backed yesterday for anything like
sums," still, bad as the bluiness was, it led to some changes
in the Spring Handicaps. Doleful became first favourite tor
the Northampton Handicap, and Lynceus and Vanish first
and second fur the Newmarket; the Euclid colt, although
not backed, was also in higher favour. The Liberator was
in demand for the 2,000 Guineas, and all the money that
could be got on Antler for the Chester Cup at 20 to 1 was
invested ; the final offers did not exceed 17 to 1 ; there was
no other alteration of any consequence in the betting
on the last-mentioned race. The Derby bets were
6 to 1, in ponies, agst the favourite, 11 to 1 in fiftie,i, and 10
to 1 to 2001. agst Planet; 600 to 50 agst Enirote, 28 to 1 to
200/. agst Horn of Chase, 2,000 to 40 agst Old Port, 1,000 to
15 agst Oxonian, 50 to 1, in ponies, agst War Eagle, and
1,000 to 10 agst Philosopher. Closing prices—
I.E.VOINGTON STEEPLE CHASE.
9 to 2 agst Mr. Ouseley Higgins's Pioneer—taken
9 to 1 agst Mr. Preston's Brunette—taken
NORTHAMPTON HANDICAP.
S to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Doleful—t. and aftds. offd.
10 to 1 agst Mr. Gregory's Euclid colt
10 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Halo—taken
NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
9 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke'a Lynceus— taken
10 to 1 agst Sir C. ..aonck's Vanish—taken
13 to 1 agst Mr. Gregory's Euclid colt—take 14 to 1
14 to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's ,Sting—take 15 to 1
25 to 1 agst Crozier—taken
THE PORT.
100 to 40 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tattoo Sykes) laid
90 to 30 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting in one
90 to 30 agst Colonel Anson's lago bet
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
8 to 1 agst Mr. Stephenson's Sheraton—take 9 to 1
20 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Pink Bonnet—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Devil-me-care—taken
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STARES.
6 to 1 agst Sir R. Pigot's Conyngham—taken
8 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Liberator—taken 10 to 1.
11 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Sister to Cobweb colt—taken
11 to 1 agst Mr. S. Conway's Christopher—taken
CHESTER CUP.
17 to 1 agst Herbert's Antler—taken 20 to 1 freely
26 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Camera Obscura
1000 to 30 agst Mr. Irwin's Mickey Free—taken
45 to 1 agst Captain Pettatt's Newcourt—taken to 501.
50 to 1 agst W. Scott's Sir Tattoo Sykes—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklarn's Inheritress—taken
2000 to 30 agst Lord Eglinton's Plaudit—taken
1000 to 10 agst Mr. Payne's Queen Mab—taken
Offers to take 30 to 1 about Punch.
DERBY.
6 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp
10 to 1 apt Mr. Mostyn's Planet—taken and aft. off.
12 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Epirote—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Glentilt—taken
28 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Horn of Chase—taken
35 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Liberator—take 40 to 1
40 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Sister to Cobweb colt—taken
2000 to 40 agst Mr. Worley's Old Port—taken
1250 to 25 agst Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle—t. and aft. off.
1001) to 15 agst Mr. Fuller's Oxonian—taken and aft. off.
1000 to 10 agst Mr. Fox's Philosopher—taken.
NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1847.
FRIDAY.—Lord E. Russell's Reminiscence, agst Mr. A. W.
Hill's Will-o'-the-Wisp, both three years old, 84t. 71b. each.
A.F. 200 h. ft.

ACCIDENT TO MR. GUNNING.—We are exceed-
ingly sorry to state that this venerable and highly esteemed
gentleman, who is now in his 93d year, and has held the
office of Senior Esquire Bedel for more than ha.l a century,
met with a very serious accident on Tuesday evening. Ile
bad written a letter at the Philosophical-rooms, and was pro-
ceeding with it to the post-office, when opposite Mr. Mutton's
shop in All Saint's-passage, he happened unfortunately to
tread upon a piece of orange peel, and fell with considerable
violence upon the pavement. It was feared at the time that
he had either dislocated the hip joint or fractured the thigh
bone; but the precise character of the accident had not been
ascertained when we went to press. He was removed as
soon as possible to his own residence, at Newnham, accom-
panied by his friend arid relation, Dr. Thackeray.-- Cambridge
Advertiser.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT AN ENGlNEER'S.—Yesterday
afternoon Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Mason's Arms,
Poplar, on the body of John Smith, a labourer, aged 40 years.
It appeared from the evidence that the deceased was in the
employ of Messrs. Seward and Co., engineers, illiilwall, Pop-
lar. On Tuesday last lie was engaged with several other
labourers in raising a brass screw propeller, weighing up-
wards of six tons, from one part of the factory to another.
They had succeeded in raising it four feet from the ground
by means of the crane, when the chlaLinasnudd:,ehnelny
rased, broke,
alnircle
was asefdo uonnd h t
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the ponderous mass fell with great violence, striking the de-
iit?iticatn.tlyn fell,
must have been in-
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quite i
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stantaneous. Verdict—" Accidental death."
ceased
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A new three act melodrama from the pen of Mr. Buek-
stone, entitled Flowers of the Forest, a Gipsy Story, was pro-
duced here last night, with the most complete success. The
scene opens in a wood near the Cumberland hills, and we
find Lemuel (Miss Woolgar) a poaching gipsy, gun in hand,
looking out for game. He is met by Captain Lavrock ( Mr.
C. J. Smith) the Lord of the Manor, and horsewhipped by
him. However Lemuel manages to kill his hare E nil sells ir.
The next scene is the boudoir of the Lady Agnes (Miss
Emma Harding), the sister of Lavrock. She is engaged to
be married to Alfred (Mr. Boyce), and this is the eve of her
wedding day. Alfred arrives accompanied by Lavrock, but
Alfred is out of spirits. He relates to Lavrock a romantic
adventure which had occurred to him in Italy. Ile bad
been attacked and wounded by brigands, had been found
by a gipsy tribe, and had been tended and carefully watched
by the (laughter of the gipsy chief. The remembrance of this
was still fresh in his recollection, and that remembrance
made him unhappy. We are next introduced to the gypsy
camp near the Lakes, and we find Starlight Bess ( Mrs.
Fitzwilliam) a warm-hearted basket-maker, ballad-singer,
and fortune-teller, who has so long told fortures, which
have so strangely come true, that she more than half
believes in her supernatural powers. Kinchin (Paul Bedford)
a rejected lover of Starlight Bess, and Lernue.l the Poacher,
her accepted suitor. In this scene therie three sing a gipsy
trio, full of spirit and humour (the composition of Mr. ltd-
ward Fitzwilliam) which was deservedly encored. Then
comes the scene of the wedding. The scene represents the ex-
terior of a country church ; groups of rustics are scattered
around, awaiting the approach of the marriage pro-
cession of Alfred and Agnes. - As the procession is
about to enter the church, Cynthia, the Ziugana -(Madame
Celeste) rises from behind a tombstone and confronts Alfred.
It is the Italian gipsy who has saved his lite. It
is in vain that her father, Ishmael (Mr. 0. Smith)
reproaches her with his treason to her race ; it
is in vain that Lavrock orders her to be removed; she will
approach Alfred; not that she has any claim on him—not
that she wishes to interrupt the mar. iage cerem ny—not
that she desires that he should love her—but she ae.ores him
as a superior being, and she rushes towards him, falls at his
feet, and worships him. Lavrock, in indignation, orders the
marriage ceremony to be stayed, and challenges Alfred to meet
on the morrow morn. The two meet alone at the foot or
Skiddaw. It is in vain for Alfred to urge any excuses,
Lavrock insists on fighting him at ten paces, produces pistols,
and as Alfred discharges his pistol in the air, Lavrock falls
dead from a shot from the gun of Lemuel, who
had watched the whole scene, and who shoots
him out of revenge for the horsewhipping of
the day before. The report of fire arms brings around them
the peasants from the neighbourhood. Lavrock, with his
(lying breath, declares he has been killed by Alfred, who is
arrested on the charge of murder. Ishmael, who has seen
the whole transactien, comes Ibrward and praises Lemuel
for his daring, and solemnly swears that he saw Alfred
murder Lavrock. The scene then changes to a country wake,
where we find Cheap John (Wr;ght ) an itinerant auctioneer,
selling goods by Dutch auction, and unheard-of low prices,
which he is enabled to do by being in league with Kmehin,
who steals the golds which Cheap John sells. Bess arrives
at the fair with Cynthia, and induces Cheap John and
Kinchin to navigate a boat on the lake under the walls of
Lavrock Hall, to aid in the escape of Alfred, of whose inno
cence Cynthia is convinced; in fact, she suspects her father
to be the murderer. The escape is effected, and Alfred is in
the gipsy encampment, from which, however, he is retaken.
The opening scene of tee third act is in Bess's tent. Lemuel
is sleeping, but his sleep is disturbed. Bess wakes him, and
at length, unable to bear the to. tires of conscience, he con-
fes's that he has committed the murder for which Alfred is
to be tried. That confession is over heard by Cynthia, who
rushes from her concealment, seizes Lemuel by the throat,
and, with superhuman strength, drags him to the assize,
court, and delivers him up to justice just in time to save
Alfred, who is acquitted, while Lemuel is condemned. On
her return she is cast out by her tribe. her father
uttering imprecations on her head. Bess, who has
returned heart-broken from the assizes, finds her
exposed to the pelting of the storm, takes pity
on her and leads her back to her tribe. They agree to
receive her on one conditioe, thet she shall stab a Gentile
who has taken refuge in their tent. That Gentile is Alfred,
who, on being released, has sought the gipsy tents to rescue
Cynthia front the vengeance of her kindred. She accepts the
conditions, takes the fatal knife, and with it stabs herself:
At this moment Alfred's friends, whb"iiave traced him out,
arrives, and the curtain falls upon tine tableau. Nothing
could exceed the intensity of the acting of Madame Celeste,
as Cynthia; and Mrs. Fit zwilliam, as Bess, sung her snatcher
of ballads, and acted with that mixture of naivete, humour,
and pathos, which no actress saveherself can infuse into a part,
She can compel tears and smiles at pleasure: In facti:Buck-
stone has admirably fitted every member of the Adelphi
company in this new melodrama, which bids fair to rival in
popularity even The Green Bushes The principal artists
were called for at the csnclusion, and there was a loud call
for Buckstone, who appeared and bowed his thanks. The
piece, which is admirably mountei in every respect, was an-
nounced by Madame Celeste for repetition every evening,
amidst the unanimous applause of a house crowded to the
ceiling.

CAFTURE 01 A GIIOST.—For some weeks corn.-
plaints have been made to the police that several persons
had been sadly frightened at the awful appearance of some
supernatural monster in the neighbourhood of Bloxwich,
having a huge pair of horns, and enveloped in white. In
structions were given to the police to use all diligence to
effect his capture, but somehow or other his ghostship
became aware of the attention paid to hiM by the "men in
blue," and "started like a guilty thing upon a fearful sum-
mons." Nothing more was heard of him until the night of
Monday, the 22d ultimo, when he was seen traversing, with
" martial stalk," the neighbourhood of Bloxwich-green, ex-
hibiting, as on former occasions, a huge pair of horns. After
frightening one or two persons, who fled at the top of their
speed, he came in contact with a "field carpenter," a young
man, named Wm. Adams. Adams, it appears, was return-
ing from his work, having his tools on his back, and not.
liking the ways of his ghostly acquaintance (who, by the
way, became more pressing than pleasant), sought to free
himself by means of a bradawl which he had in his
hand, and with which he dealt a severe blow at the
left thigh of the ghost, who immediately fell upon his knees,
roaring piteously. Adams then proceeded to dismantle
him of his masquerade dress, when the unfortunate hero of
the night's adventure turned out to be a young man named
John Perry, a stirrup-filer, of Bloxwich, well known to
Adams. Several persons were premptly on the spot, and
conveyed the ghost to his home, where he was put to bed,
and a surgeon sent for to dress his wound, which, fortu-
nately for him, though a severe one, was not considered
dangerous, but he has been confined to his bed in conse-
quence nearly ever since. As soon as he was sufficiently re-
covered Perry procured a warrant against Adams for stabbing
him, and had him apprehended. The accused was brought
before the magistrates at the Guildhall on Wedneolay last,
but the complainant did not appear, and Adams was dis-
charged.— Wolverhampton chronicle.
SCOTCH CHURCH INTELLIGENCE.—To be freely
presented to a free kirk congregation in the Isle of Sks e,
the use of a free church, situated in a rematka;le fine, deep,
dry, commodious gravel-pit, capable of holding two hundred
persons. The proprietor of the pit, in his Christian tender.
ness towards the spiritual wants of his fellowsmen, of his
own will grants the above site for a place of worship ; a
place is no manner disfigured by the Popish mummeries
that, to the shame of the age, have latterly been creep-
ing in upon the land ; but a church of the true
primitive beauty of the churches of the early
fathers, inasmuch as it has the sky for a roof, the earth
for seats, and all the winds of heaven for visitors.—
Apply to Lord Macdonald, proprietor. In Canobie, Dam-
! friesadre, a remarkably fine piece of heath, commodiously
situated on the south side of a hill, capable of containing a
congregation of five hundred persons on their legs and with-
out umbrellas. The proprietor believing in the primitive
meaning of the word " church "—ghat it signifies not a
building, but a congregation, does, in such sense, graciously
permit the erection (that is, the congregation on their legs
as aforesaid) of any number of churches on his Scotch
estates; testifying thereby his gratitude to Providence that
has endowed him with the same.—Apply to his Grace the
Duke of Buccleuch. N.B. All letters prepaid.—Punch.
FOREIGN PRODUCE.—The following arrivals of
cattle and provisions took place at the port of London, from
the continental states of Europe, on Monday last :—The Har-
lequin steamer, from Boulogne, brought 17 cases of eggs and
several of poultry; the Rainbow, from Rotterdam,' brought
268 packages of butter, 1,700 of cheese, 301 baskets of yeast.
366 baskets of fish, 2 baskets of potatoes, several of pickles
and poultry, and 95 packages of garden and other seeds ; the
City of London, from Rotterdam, 248 packages of butter,
6,523 of cheese, 11 baskets of poultry, 65 baskets of fish, 25
packages of cucumbers, and 36 oxen and cows; the Attwood,
from Rotterdam, 686 bags of barley, 3 calves, 51 oxen and
cows, and 31 sheep ; the Matilda, from Svendborg, 523
quarters of oats, and 50 quarters of tares ; the Thelma,
from Rotterdam, 308 quarters of oats, and 371 quarters of
beans ; the Margaretta, from Amsterdam, 789 quarters of
barley ; the Columbine, from Havre, 548 packages of clover
and other seeds, 15 cases of eggs, and other articles ; the
Rapid,fromNieu Deipe, 53 cows, 2 horses, 6 calves, 123 sheep,
and 16,575 cheeses ;
the Marchiena, from Rotterdam, 480
quarters of oats; the Olive Cecilia, from Assens (Denmark),
950 quarters of barley and 70 quarters of oats; the Belfast,
from Calais, 24 cases of eggs, and some of poultry ; the
Soho, from Antwerp, 199 packages of seeds, 80 baskets of
smelts, and 19 cases of butter; the Union, from Etnden, 6,
lasts of oats, 1 of barley, and 5 quarters of beans ; the
Vrunw Aiske, from Harlingen, 125 quarters of oats and 260
quarters of barley ; the Magnet, from Harlingen, 385
baskets and bags of potatoes, 625 of cheese, 7 baskets of
poultry, 1 bull, 17 oxen, 104 cows, 1 calf, 100 sheep, 1,970
casks of butter, 21 lasts of oats, and 212 bags of beans; the
Lord John Russell, from Harlingen, 664 casks of butter, 100
quarters of oats, 240 cheeses, 13 sheep, 94 cows, 2 oxen, 284
bags of peas, 41 bags of beans, and a variety of other pro-
ductions; and the Ondernuming, from the same port, 540
quarters of barley, and 700 quarters of oats. It will be ob-
served, on reference to this list, which comprises Monday's
arrivals, how large a proportion of the supplies were the
produce of Holland.

WILSON'S ENTERTAINMENTS IN PARIS. Last
Monday Mr. Wilson gave his first entertainment in Paris,
when the Scotch songs were received with marked enthu-
siasm. Those in the form of dialogue, such as " Saw e
my wee thing," " Hame cam our gudeman," &c., which he
gives in such a graphic manner, seemed to give great pleasure
and amusement; while the Jacobite songs roused his audience
quite to a fureur. Inunedialely on Mr. Wilson's arrival he
was engaged for several of the nobility and gentry's soirees.
It is Mr. Wilson's intention, we understand, to resume hi•
entertainments for the season in the Music-hall, London, cn
Eas' Sr Monday.
ROYAL MARINER INSTITUTION FOR BOYS.—Wed-
nesday the anniversary festival of the above institution took
place in Freemasons' Hall, when about two hundred gentle-
men attired in full mariner costume, sat down to dinner.
Rowland Alston, Esq., presided, and amongst those present
were B. B. Cabbell, Esq., M.l'., Sir R. B. Phillips, M. A.
Hoare, Esq., the Marquis de Melne, &c., and also a very nu
merous collection of ladies in the gallery.
The Postmaster-General had an interview, yesterday, with
the Chancellor o the Exchequer.

ASSOCIATION FOR. THE REVIVAL
OF SACUED MUSIC.
Dowager. Frei° _.;oty
Patine meetings were held tlY'aistiiinNotinijinßgCralind tl%'lsllA.;ecygeeni;c9b.°l;
in the Music ball, of the classes of this association, tY,OO'
41
patronieed by the Queen, the Queen D
bert, and a number of the. Scottish nobility. Th
beswviene
eels instnutd in November, 1844, principally with teaci.em
of nein:nine Church psalmody, of instructing a "en
precentoss, and the children of schools of all denonitra pr
in the prieciples of vocal music, and to prepare andpa.)....ust7r
persons to invest these principles; and althougb
ported by the community in an adequate manner ansdoona
tisnal institution, capable of exercising a benign. iwas
over those sections of society far whose benefit it
soap
signed, it has nevertheless demonstrated its efficiencY les of
value. Hundreds of children have acquired the prinTPee;er
an art, calculated to afford rational amusement an_anes
ment, as a substitute for the gross and demoralising.gntts
lions which the want of purer and more elevatedt:ratas
naqueed ly induce. Dr. Mainzer, the musical
classes-direr "i'ona
asseciation, who has gratuitously taught its eultas
their formation, not only teaches his pupils to.ne ear, ja
the eye and voice in reading and singing, but alio 5" are
go'
listening to melodies, so that on hearing a tune, thelnototota
&sled to translate and to write it down in Inusichaols.ristes to
-
masterly Every one acquainted with the science will admitt Wert aaa
ing capable of effecting this must be of the most
masterly description; the appearance made by theppotes cad
day, however, fully established the fact, for on sonla to Pr'
airs from Mezert being handed, from the auditonan„fte, sae
.nairizer, and lie having played them on the pianclened the
advanced pupils very readily and successfully Ono' Ted
noes, although they had never heard the airs befell'oaiel
te
principle of mutual instruction has been beautifallY,.oo„
on in these classes. Dr. Mainzer teaches the children an
all the exercises to a certain page in the elemental hie:Real,
which many of them then .communicete to ether oaf, or
numbers of the boys and girls having ten, twenty'° taught
eighty pupils; one girl, of Mr. Dunn's school, basinotion
more than two hundred children, and on era
it has been feund that children taught by these . nhg by
are as well iostrected as the. elementary classes tanirind
Dr. Mainzer himself. Having adverted to the podniog
steps by wh ch a great national movement for hart Ailedo
the humbler classes has been began, we shall ne:dee on(
more perticularly to the proceedings which came e" Dr'
notice in the Music-hall. With the exceptionspanotts
Mainzer, who presided at the pianoforte, the, oily"):
orchestra was occupied by 700 children, whose haPPa ear"
minces and neat appearance formed a most interestrnsaeasin
The children were first examined in their 61001102000
rises, the advanced classes singing. counterpoint anuee being
the notes of different intervals, and musical :bras nolo'
mentioned, they then struck the musical sounds; or b/
dies from flee-den, Handel and other masters being Plunend
Dr. Maiezer, the superior classes, even when theYhe.., seers
heard them before, announced the notes of vhfork,teari: se
strro
composed. These pupils, on sounding a tuning °
• any note and chord of any key of the scale of sixteal,*
sharps or flats, and sing, with little trouble 1,1 leatt
the c enpositions of Marcel's!, Handel, Allic" 1804
Mozart, mud other great corn ,osers. Where all ats.Pentsris.'
and well performed, it is almost invidious to Pariabildrl
The modulations and cadences were observed by t"
,e, 007
in a manner that would have done credit to sen,t°' Obi;
but it was when the full chorus of 700 voices Wase,",:e
the effect became truly grand and imposing. a"a",-ee
luck about the house" had a most powerful inncee-„l•en'
the auditory. whose plaudits where spontaneous altana-;Cht
the " Rowan Tree was also a favourite; as .W're, oboe
rubini's " March of the Night-Patrol," and Luther of
To educate not only adults but children in the P. oihtl(
of music is an advance in civilisation, the pracriecfieocenn,
a !licit has been 'sunny demonstrated in ..the elect torn
this society, which it will be the honour of Scottannotienr
petua:c among her most efficient and invaluable Os'.
5 WI
A CHEAT DINNER FOR THREEBISO°F-,, Creir
book 'tele by the bends of Oxford, at the time wills /AO;
Learner, and Rialey were in custody
mar,
ing entry occurs of the bill of fare and expenees °floe's%
for the three prisensrs on the Ist October, 1554 n nig, falnre)
there, t.beeioo7l
ale, 2,1.; oysters, Id.; butter, 2d.; eggs, 2d. ; d Pe-of
piece of fresh atimon. 10d. ; wine. 3d. ; cheese florae 0
2d. ; the whole three dinners, 2s. fid. What Waal' tall
our modern Right Rev. Fathers in God saY t 0 s
?
nest% :Alf
DEATH FROM AN EXPLOSION OF
by o_4'o
—The following melancholy accident, Whic'' 0
la
n, •
scientific and much esteemed French gentler° f
...ars 40
d'Ancet, lost his life,. is related in the newspaper n the
Janeiro recently received. The Baron, it appear e' DO
to establish at Rio a laboratory on a grand seale9 frierid*, be
18th of December last, after entertaining a feWe tilbtlds
went to bed, and placing a portable gas-lansP Olaollt_enait
drew it to his bedside and took a book to read. ordered the
night, the lamp not giving sufficient light, be °10036/10
servant boy to bting him soma more gas. At this n,jr fosa
boy began to execute the order, and a current on.. bents
door. left open carried the gas in contact with tiladatriis
lamp; an explosion of the gas in the tin tneelol,,o,s,/ al.
greater part of whiell fell on the unfortunate baron, a 1;
the bed sheets on fire, with the curtains and Pid plit of
Baron d'Ancet was scalded from head to foot, a° uaniser
directly into a cold• bath, where he remained 10'5.1 clot
an hour, and then dressed his wound himself, .I,l,neS eto
and would not consent to have any medical assts be titan
in until the next morning, confident nothing awn nog reerf
save him. Under this impression, and in excralael 00
surrounded by his physician and friends, wbo a fest °0
means to alleviate his sufferings, he expired in.ren eot
after. His attention was directed more to bis 5e
es`"- were
to himself; the. boy was seriously burnt, but bnnanne.
tertained of his recovery; without the use of 00;0 tilf,
ALARMING ACCIDENT ON THE 80161°4 0° ere
CHICHESTER RAII.WAV.—On Tuesday evening.% was into
past six o'clock train from Brighton to Chichesteretweetles
ceedieg, at the rate of thirty miles an hour, .)nd 01 ie
Ationeriug and Little Compton stations, the htsiet 0%,
of the tender gave way, and threw the back nntee
tender upon the ground. The consequence waStannanf7A.
fur a coesinerable distance were literally plough: eat f°
the carriages behind sank deep into the eart"%engereaS
keepingnat not
theiro ti eseoaftst,heez
escaped
ds
unhurt.
and the 1181;fis tbrisl
The gunar rw" wareele
off with considerable violence, but received
injury. The accident caused' a delay of about a fav",l)!ls
of hours, there being only one line of rails at this,.sl?4) ;OS
the rails have since been restored, and the passage
15
:Id
open. ecP,he
SACRlLEGE.—Yesterday information we.'
by the police that on the morning of the Bth incinriOntHVA
church of ilirtle-cum-Bamford was sacrilegiouly Vale inje,
and the following property stolen therefrom. lain aa_tat
linen surplice, fastened -at the neck with one P 18150,70
and marked on the face with the letters I. LI. S. fee lf,x
da
made of Orleans cloth, lined on the body and
very thick cotton ; two scarfs, one of which lin-fneri
silk about four inches broad and three yards loogti,_ be,
at the end, and the other made of Otleans clonn; sati
fourteen inches wide, doubled, and three yards Liss, s,
a white twilled cotton sheet, three small prayer p, Too
Of which contained the name "Beery," six PSe.lnl, the W of
taming the old and new version, two haval)it ehorynoti
" 'Effie Church" written therein. The pen:Lbsogetl jot
Donington, in the county of Lincoln, WO alsottles of W
entered, and a white communion cloth, three
194#
with a communion plate stolen therefrom. r has.
As ExrEissivE SLIP.—An extensive s
bIP
mitred at Shakeprare's Cliff, which seeps to iefiTi to
breaking up its establishment and leaving Eng land sPliff
gust. This may be in consequence of the little d tote
scare hes lately had upon his native country; °nit boiltale
piobable, is only crossing the Channel to seekesqllifentila
more congenial lands. Whither will it go to? '7 It t'hoera
on the. French coast, or sail direct for New Igo
"-c(dr
he curious to find Shakapeare's Cliff at Calais ;in" tb°
stuck up, " Remove.; from over the way. Ought "'t
fident that Shakepeare himself would be tontaa tbstiniO
more of if he had a firm footing in France, sntee PLO,
drama and his cliff would rise much higher 10,be Ft
estimation when pieces of it could be taken from
Punch. •nbitble, A
CORK AND NEW YORK.—It seems
Cork is to become a port in connexion with i'le-tteeds.,Self
ship of 450 tons was launched at that port 00 feata
ietenned es care of a line of ships to run to an" Of
York. fessienloa
Darby, or as he is Pr°,g
known, Mr. Pablo Fanque, is a native of Eng'nent thsetS,
been born in the city of Norwich, somewhere Oa; 040
• 1812. Ile wee left: an orphan at an early ag`i'isprieatl/6
apprenticed to Mr. Batty, now the well-known
lantley's Atnplatheatre, who was at that time tta fiolo:do
country with an equestrian company, whorraZiete; sit
served during his apprenticeship, and afterWantspa r or J:oaa
member of that gstaleman's company a nuln,row-netbltel
He is entirely proficient in his profession, !iavio4amblioitoi,,O
the usual routine of rope-dancing, posturing,
and is also considered a very good equestrian., the
lstif
Mr. Batty, he joined the establishment. "—Pin; 01'.,
Ducrow, and remained with him for some thnetnearr'ne,
joined Mr. Betty; and, in 1841, began„" aes fte'
his own account, with two horses,
shad
that time, by his own industry and mad drignii
together as fine a stud of horses nt- 'v' asp'
as any England, his establishment is at Presetneolete
in Lancashire, in which county Mr. Pablo is Wo"ea tben'reli
a great favourite; in fact, to use the langulgeeine seat
tessiort, he has made Lancashire and Yorknoost:os
him own. His stud of horses and ponies 600
forty. he black mare, with which he isipety patine
pet forming, was purchased by him of Mir. ed 001;
three years since, who had previously obtain dotheleres
the Queen's Mews, Mr. Pablo has trained her to 00,0'
extraordinary feats of the menage,_ an art hitheatno of ref/
to belong only to the French and German pro Olt
tation, and her style certainly far exceeds any the
ever yet been brought from the continent. Pan;
t. f
It is stited as a positive fact that not iport:rof
peek and a half of pees was gathered from i.""„a
Senate House after the memorable proceedings sao'
week.—Cambridge Advertiser. SOI,OOIAI
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY, MARCH 10.'"1 r
. , Ast
—The Plumian Professor's lectures on Practical -Jo, no'
and Astronomical Instruments commence on gen Fol,
19; they are to be followed by a course on OPP ietal,4o
statics, and Pneumatics, commencing on MondaYto
DARING OUTRAGE.—A few days ago, dayst ad
unceremoniously entered a house during the thaf gss
gonie Castle, and seeing no one but a Vi°M, an'ader ,t°l3llB
rudely demanded money from her; when, in „"ossib'c'tasi
rid of such unwelcome visitors as quickly e° rwhich
stn
consented to give each of them a few copperst,e„esisigc erio.
scornfully rejected, and with threatening l'nfeuid; sa
tempted to compel her to yield to their unjust denote],
of the villains at the same 'time produced .PotherbeS
thee:4, ea ft,
sternly demanded a 1/. note from her, while
complice seized a gun which was in the aPartni f e%teia
• tiol° 0°
boils gave vent to fearful threats with the Voir °
ing the above-named sum. The woman by this sees
A there 610
great terror. Iler husband was absent, and p 0 Rig
one within cry of her to lend assistance in sack. aeartiAg
to their call
moment. She was just about to submit ndly
demand, when a stratagem occurred to her of len:seed to ett
with energetic impatience on some one she f tg:deessra
dress front the window of the room. The Pinited scsnn,
seeing this fled, without waiting for their object, entten
pored Olin full speed, nor have they been
Intimation was without delay conveyed to tilbeeilPeleiSeaetatalrlailti
at Mara inch, and ever since a careful search has tl`r.
for the merciless depredators.—Ediriburgh AdvertwnifistiO
A FOUR-FOOTED POST RUNNER.--Otber abbe
idle, good fer-nothing, or mischievous, are run,a_d_o_gat t.h;
the village havieg no other avocation but b Innlttnon tag;
passengers or biting one another, but not so
et,"nwr
foenlrsebelt,il
+44. of Dalswintoe. What is that the littl
got in his mouth ? Something in a bags;
teeth as WV;
to opfn it and see, and he will Show e tec St the
r any of the snarling curs around. lie has beer 0$ 01!
I.OA-office and got wh It he required, and dl ethme oeitl
with any canine comrade on the road. He is i faith&
of her Majesty a i
's Sappers
nd Miners, and sXS tif of tP,al'
ivied as any biped in the corps. A Per,: beigt'
regitneht hate been ior slim time stationed ondta
the d"'
at Dalswinton, taking observations, and every 8i ,ets the
goes for then regularly to the village post-06
soldiers' letters, anti then returns with them to 000
on the hill. We suppose he pre-pays the letter's '4l_'l Or
off-also, but on this point we cannot speak with I'l'7,
fiderice.—Dumfries Standard.