The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LoNa'ot, TUE ;DA V, APRIL 13, 1;x-11.

quently commits a fatal error when it confides
the control of education to men who disregard
these new relations, and the important laws which
grow from them, and study only the relations of
a past age.

We are almost afraid to offer such considera-
tions to our readers; but the great exertions the
priesthood are now making to curb the growing
intellect of mankind, and the humiliating defe-
rence which is paid to their unfounded andarrogant
claims, by our most conspicuous statesmen of both
parties, make us regard it as a duty to state some
of the circumstances which ought, in our opinion,
to weigh with statesmen in removing the educa-
tion of the people entirely from the interference
and control of the priesthood.

We have received the whole of the Paris jour-
nals of Sunday. On Maundy-Thursday the
KING and the Court attended at the chapel of
the Tuileries the ceremony of the commemora-
tion of washing the disciples' feet before the cru-
cifixion. This was the first time the ceremony
was performed since the Revolution of 1830.
The Journal des Debats of Sunday has the
following account of an examination by the
KING of the progress of the works for fortifying
Paris :

On Friday. at two o'clock, the King visited the works of
the fortifications of Paris, in the park of Neuilly and the Bois
de Boulogne. His Majesty was accompanied by Marshal
Soult. Lieutenant-General Dode de la Brunerie, his Aides de-
Camp, and orderly officers. Lieut.-Colonel de Casieres, who
has the superintendence of the works between the Canal Saint
Denis and the Lower Seine, awaited his Majesty at Neuilly.
The King found all the works stopped along the whole I.ne
that he traversed. Tis interruption is to be ascribed to a
contest which has arKn between the Administration of the
Ponts et Chaussees and that of the War Department, which
is on the point of being settled. His Majesty ordered that the
works should be resumed with the utmost activity. A Coun-
cil, which is to take place to day (Sunday) at the,War-office,
between the Marshal, the Director-General of the Fortifica-
tions, and several officers, will definitively regulate the division
of the works. Those of the Bois de Boulogne will be finished
the first. It is also stated that it has been decided that the
works should be commenced at every po,nt of the enceinte
simultaneously. In fact, it would be difficult to expend the
thirty-five millions which have been voted for this year, and to
which must be added the seven millions which remained from
the last, if a great extent of ground were not to be embraced,
and if extraordinary activity were not devoted to the works.
There is very little news of the slightest inte-
rest in. the French journals of Sunday. On the
Bth inst the Duke of NEMOURS sailed from Tou-
lon for Algiers on board the Grondeur steamer.
NEW ZEALAND COLONISTS.—The Lloyd Nantnis an-
nounces, that the French colonists sent out to New Zealand,
in the Comte. de Paris, had lauded in that island, and com-
menced their settlement without any impediment on the part
of the English, who had taken possession of ttie country in the
name of the Queen. The French plar:ors had established
their own laws, and elected for their Taernor M. de Belligny,
a young naturalist travelling at tb, expense of the Paris Mu-
seum. All the plants brouffiit from France had succeeded.
The vines, mulberries, ?:.rd tobacco, were also doing well.
The most friendly ntr,;;iigenee existed between the crews of the
English corvette '-i-.,:avourite and the French brig Aube.
THE F"....1C11 BEEF TA X.—lt was proposed at the begin-
ning of +: re French session to diminish
the duty on the impor-
tation, of foreign cattle, which is 55 francs the head. Since
ti„en a considerable rise has taken place in the price of meat,
and by and by the poor must do altogether without it unless
the Legislature permit importation. The Journal des Debats
publishes the following facts:—
From 1819 to 1829, the annual consumption of Paris
was 76,000 oxen, 360 kilogrs. each ; from 1829 to 1839 it
was not 70,000 oxen of 325 kilogrammes, though the popu-
lation had augmented one-sixth. In 1825, 830,000 inha-
bitants of Paris consumed 46 millions of kilogrammes of
butchers' meat. In 1838, 920,000 only consumed 444 mil-
lions of kilogrammes. In 1789, Lavoisier estimated that the
Parisians consumed 75 kilogrammes per head in the year;
now they consume but 481. The consumption of wipe, the
other great source of strength to the working populatsolft; is
also greatly diminished. It is not one-half of what it was in
1809."

One of the great causes of this diminution in the comfort
and nourishment of the lower classes in Paris, is the octrol,
or duty on entering the gates, whieh is for meat nearly as
much as that paid on any oz passing the frontier. Both to-
gether amount to 41. or lOU francs—between the one-third and
the one-fourth of the price. As the Journal des Debats ob-
serves, the capital of the working classes lies in the vigour of
their muscles. Paris is erecting and gilding fountains and
squares. It is gradually starving its poorer population.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.—The Leipsic Gazette, under
the head of Vienna, 2nd inst., mentions that Prince Metter-
nich had lately declared, that "if the treaty of London was
not executed in the spirit of humanity in which it was con-
ceived towards Mehemet Ali, Austria would withdraw com-
pletely from it, and leave to the authors of a war which would
then become inevitable all the responsibility of such a ca-
lamity."
General Quiroga, whose name has acquired some celebrity,
died on the 26th of March at Santiago, of an apoplectic stroke.
He was living in a state approaching topoverty.
The two eldest sons of the Infants of Spain, who were at
the College of Henry IV., set out yesterday to visit some of
our cities and departments, previously to a journey in Belgium,
Holland, and England, where they are going to pass some
months. —La Gazette de France.

The following is a letter from Canea, dated the 6th of
March, addressed to the Lord de Manville :
The attempt at insurrection in this island appears likely to
come to nothing. A regiment is expected at Constantinople,
and there is no doubt that on its arrival tranquillity will be
completely restored. Two of the English men-of-war, which
were at anchor at Suda, have already left; there will remain
only une, it is said, till the arrival of troops from Constantinople.
It is vain that it has been contemptuously asked what there
is in the name of Mehemet Ali ? The question is answered by
facts in Syria, as well as here—the country is not destitute of
troops, and yet anarchy rages. Here the Egyptian garrison is
not yet gone, it does duty as before; but the illustrious name
of its former head is wanting to keep the turbulent in awe.
Candia has lost not less than Syria in being withdrawn from the
sceptre of Mehemet Ali. Will the lurks be able to keep it ?
This country, which has not a thirtieth part of the population
that it could support, and its future destiny may become so
brilliant, will perhaps be the prey of the most adroit. It is
whispered that England is not unconnected with the attempt
at insurrection, its object being to have a plausible pretext, to
occupy part of the island. if it is so we shall learn in the
sequel, and we may expect the misfortunes which inevitably
follow a Machiavelian policy.--Le Constitutionnel.

AIJSMIAN FUNDS.-..V18,1NA, APRIL 2
live per Cents. Metalliques
Four per Cents.
Three prr Cents.
Bank Shares t
Zeitung. April 7.

The Madrid Journals of the 4th instant have
reached us, but they contain no news of the least
interest.

" The British Queen and Statesman," which
was published for the first time under the above title on
Sunday week, has, we understand, procured for itself an
increase of circulation and a drgree of confidence not
equalled in the same space of time by any existing journal.
It is a Family Journal, and is conducted upon truly national,
loyal, and independent principles. The splendid Portrait
of her Most Gracious Majesty, which was presented to its
readers, has never been excelled as a work of art ; and is
spirited Proprietors have, we understand, determined upon
striking off an additional number for the gratification of
those who could m t procure copies of them on Sunday
week. Portraits of Prince Albeit, Lord Melbourne, Lord
John Russell, Sir R. Peel, Mehemet Ali, Commodore
Napier, and other distinguished personages, are announced
as being in a state of preparation. The advertisements
amounted to no less than nine columns, and proved, by
their number, that it is only necessary to conduct a Journal
upon pure, exalted, and independent principles, in order to
eornitand the support of the public. Literature, and
Music, and Fine Arts, and the most recent discoveries in
Science and Art, form distinguished features of " The
British Queen," and are evidently written by gentlemen
intimately acquainted with the subjects upon which they
write.
ME AttAflllt Th Royal
STEA NIERS.— ..e
Mail steamer Caledonia would leave Boston on the Ist M-
I stant fcr Halifax and Liverpool. She may be expected
therefore to arrive on or before Thursday next, The
1 British Queen wonld kart New York en the 10th, and
will be due, oll" Southampton, about the 25th instant,
The Great Western left liingroad, Bristol, on Thursday
last, fcr New York..
CURIOtTB CLISTOII.I ON EASTER MONDAY.—
An inhabitant of Hallaton, Leicestershire, some years
since bequeathed a piece of land to the Rector of the town
for the time being, in trust for the protediete of two hare
pies, a quantity of ale, end two doten penny loaves, to be
scrambled for annually on Ranter Monday: This land,
which was called Hare-crop Leys, being enclosed in 1770,
a piece of land was allotted to the Rector, in lieu of the
same, since which ptriod the Rector, instead of the
two hare pies, provides two large pies made of veal and
bacon, which are divided into parts, and put into a sack.
About two gallons of ale, in wooden bottles, eel:out
handles or striegs, are pat fhto anotUr sects, and the
penny loaves, cut into quarters, ive put into a basket. The
men who hive charge of the bequest are joined, soee after
they leave the Rectory, by those Who luttfid fd tne?.e in
the sport. In teeeeerse e!iiseir journey to a place called
Hare-pie Beek, which is situated about a quarter of a mile
souo. of the town, the pieces of bread are occasion a;ly
thrown to be scrambled for, The place of kendezvous
consists of a Lank, with a small trench round it, arid a cir-
cular bole in the entre% (pro which the pies and ale are
promiscuously thrown. fen pon a signal being given, those
who eri4 iklha of the sport rush forward to seize a bit of pie,
or tnde4votir to.get possession of a bottle.
GREE-NWltit VA iltt',--- THE RIVER. The
uns'ettied #t* Wthe , Ab b. weather, the north.ev :rt and
, ! the Ired and bail, which , i 4 ii•l nug,
marred the
down heavily in the after-
noon, considerably
eejoyments a the holiday
folks yesterday, and the numbersthe who visited Greenwich
were for below the average of taster Mondayeentlibetrepr-
era were less crowded than on
park and fair were a one time well
but the rain and hail, which
o'clock, dispersed the lads and lassies
and caused them to take refu
refreshment-houses, and tea-hougses.
we' for a run down, and the weather II
of the visitors, and inter!ered in nn anlellittiPe
formerl aneivers*y. li he
sfveeill attended with visitors,
between four and five
houses,
o in very quick time,
spirits
e VI tees too
profits of the showmen, bomb.
owners, i
a'til:hdee
i.j.,:r} u the hi co-
houses of public entertainment. The fair preseeent with the
Tund-
t 0 keepers of
features, and there is the usual variety of shop: no new,
shouts end swing?, and gingerbread stalls: The
On own and Anchor booth and " Richardsores Theatre,,,allied
conducted by Nelson, Lee, and Johnson, where a tragedy
and a pantomime were performed ten times during thede
to crowded audiences, were the principal attraction;
and are certainly well conducted. The behaviour of the people was orderly, and the police arrangements excellent.
The steam-boats on the Ttln'e were ‘e ry einner.on
...:A.l t(i:u6ver! c.z;li uiilee ii. r:.:.' ~u('-':.:,;;.% op Lfs l d ,
nivii
the :Iv..T. Lo :..1,~ efic..,,:ii ilt a ga,C 642it.ck, tile Lair was
tolerably crowded, but the weather was cold, damp, and
foggy.

LLO YD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

. .
LONDON, APRIL 13.—Wind noon, light breei:
at S. S. W., with fine etchr 04.1,1kr.
DEAL, APRIii 12.—Wind N.E., fresh breeze.—Arrived
the Richniond Hill, from Berbice ; Blundell, Haynes, Trim-
&t ; Sedulous barque, Garland schooner, and Favourite ditto.
Arrived from the River and sailed the Lueyl Sharp, for New
Zealand; Undine, Samson, Boston; Mary, Clark, Quebec ;
Garland, Newfoundland; Invoice, Constantinople; Whynot,
Pitt, Malta ; Isabel, Lisbon ; Fearnot, ditto; N. S. de Be-
gona, Corunna.

FALMOUTH, APRIL IL—Arrived the Royal Tar, for Vigo
Ocean, De Reyter, Jacmel; Hardy, Bradford, Sierra Leone
Oriental steamer, Alexandria; Gondola, Buenos Ayres.
BRISTOL, APRIL 12.—Arived the Vesper, from St. 31i
chef's, Sailed the Lockwood, for Quebec.
MILFORD, APRIL 11.—Sailed the Pembroke Castle, Stan&
bury, for Quebec.

CORK, APRIL 10.—Arrived the Patelma, Strong, from Leg-
horn. Sailed the Sisters, APPhun, Algiers. Arrived off port the
Champion, Holt, from Rio Janeiro.
DUMFRIES, APRIL B.—Sailed the Duchess of Buceleuch,
Blair, for Quebec; Diana, Cowan, ditto; Liena, Dalhousie.
HULL, APRIL 12. —Wind N.E.—Arrived the Regard, We-
therall, from St. Michael's ; Isabella Jean, ditto. -Sailed the
Jane, Tather, for Quebec.

YARMOUTH APRIL 10. —Arrived the Pegasus, for New-
castle, with damage, having been in contact with another vessel.
PLYMOUTH, APRIL 11.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the West-
minster, Michies, for Sydney, New South Wales; Pearl, Bar-
rows, for ditto; Royalist, Shapcatt, Demerara; Lord John
Russell, late Brock, fur Bermuda; Barhanopcoter, for Port
Phillip. Sailed the City of Adelaide, Foster, for Port Ade-
laide; Overysell, Batavia; and Maryann, Quebec.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 12.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived the
Ela Rae, from Galway, with larboard bows stove, having been
run into by the City of Dublin (steamer) off the Owers.
COWES, APRIL 12.—Arrived the Charlotte, Brun, from
Monte Video, wi4h damage and loss of anchor, &c. having been
in contact with aßelgian schooner.
Dovzlt, APRIL 11.—Arrived the Donna Alaria, from Eahia,
sailed 12th ult. ; Usseles, Buenos Avres for Rotterdam.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 12.—Wind N.E., moderate.—Arrived
the Normandie, Spalding, from NOW Orleans. Off port, the
Blorenge, from Calcutta. Sailed the Bangalore, Smith, for
Bombay; Keswick, Maranharn ; Llama, Clayton, La
Guayra ; Salus, M'Kinlay, Quebec; Thomas, Edmondson,
ditto ; Aberdeen, Duggan, ditto ; Trafalgar, Kennegy, ditto ;
George Robinson, Lockycr, Newfoundland; Buoyant, Sanley,
rlitto ; Shaw, Scott, ditto ; Wanderer, Dixon, ditto ; Donegal,
Hodgson, ditto.

ftumNEy, APRIL 12.—Arrived off, Glenbemie, Batavia.
The Majestic, Jack, from London to Londocderry, to em-
bark passengers for New Brunswick, was driven on shore on
the Island of Tyre 2d instut, and is expected to become a
wreck—master and three men drowned. he William Hirsch,
from Liverpool to Pictou, has put back, having been on shore.

PRIVY COUNCIL -(THIS DAY.)

WOOD AND OTHERS V. GOODLAKE AND OTHERS.

The arguments in this case were ;;;ned to-day.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL St3tO3 that he had determined
since yesterday not to trouble their Lordships with any
observations, but to leaVe the care with their Loriships,
and in the hands of his Learned Friend, Sir William
Follett. He was fully convinced that their Lordships,
acting upon true principles of law, would reverse the de•
ciMbit of the Court below. As the, base now stood upon
the evidence, those for whom he appeared wefe entitled to
ask of their Lordships to make every presumption at
case would admit of in favour of the legatees.
Sr W. FOLLETT appeared, with his Learned Friend the
Solicitor- General, in favour of the parti s who claimed
under the codicil. He should confine his arguments chiefly
with regard to the codicil, and with respect to that he
submitted, that under the circumstances in which it had
been propounded for proof it ought to have been admitted.
The question f,,r their Lordships was, whether the Learned
Judge below had correctly laid down the rule of law ? If
he had, then he admitted that there would Le some diffi-
culty in et-tablishing the codicil ; but he submitted that
the princiide laid down by that Learned Judge was
against the principles of the Ecclesiastical Court. The
Learned Judge in his judgment had laid it down as a
strict rule of law slut the evidence of handwriting
al ,re was not suthicier,t to prove a codi,ii unless there was
some dire( tr. cognition with the deceased. Now that he
would venture to s-ky was not the law oc.' the Ecele
i-
astical Court, or that of any other Court in this country.
The Learned Judge below was satisfied that the
conicil was executed by the deceased, but he con-
sidered bimaelf bound by an unbending rule of law
to d.cide against it. The Learned Counsel then
proceeded to cite several cases, for the purpose of
showing that it had been the practice of the Eccle-
siastical Court to receive evidence of handwriting to a
will or codicil. Among the cases referred to were Con-
stable and Styles, and Clix and Walpole, in which it was-
laid down that the Ecclesiastical Court acted upon the
same prine'ple in the proof of wills that the other Courts
of the c untry did,

( fhe case- was proceeding when we went to prem)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.

(THIS DAY.)

IN THE MATTER OF - COLEMAN.

The bankrupt carried on business as an Innkeeper is
St. Aihan's, and was well known as a trainer of horses
f)i- several leading characters eonnectA with the tue.
The present state of the balance sheet showed his liabiL-
ties as 3,6501. Is. and debts 6,179! Os. 3 while his
available assets and debts owing to the estate were 2,2921.
Os. 3d. A furth, r sum of 161. appeared for the bank-
rupt's Fersonal property, much of' his stock, furniture, &c.
having been seized under an execution, which the S ii-
ciror to ti.e fiat said ho though, could yet be made -avail-
able to the general credicors.
This marring being appointed for the final exarninaticn,
several of the c.'editors appeared in person or by their kg,l
advisrrs, and expressed the ,r satisfaction at the bankrupt's
general conduct, and a wish not to afford any unnecesshry
o, vexatious opposition _

Sir F. Wiiiiams (the Lord Commissioner), expressed
his appramtion of the course the ereditori pursued.
He thought this was a case in which a dividend of 20F,.
in the pound could be given to them if the accounts
were f:>i ly investigated, and the creditors pulled together.
In order to afford ample time and opportunity to eff,ct this,
he should adjourn the further examination until this day
fortnight, on which day there would be a private cxami-
nation at eleven o'clock in his chambers, and the usual
public investigation to be held in Court at twelve o'clock.

THE LATE GENERAL FERGUSON.

Our obitulY:.) tiny feeufdA the death of General Sir
Ronald Ferguson, a name ( .jaw-1) dear to the army and to
the friends of civil and religi.nis liberty: Oen43,ral Fk rguson
entered the army as au en3ign on the 33 of Aril, 1790,
end attained the rank of Mrjor-General in 1808. On
several occasions he distinguished himself as a gallant sol-
dier and most able balder, but in the midst of his brilliant
career in the Peninsula he was compelled by a severe in-
disposition, in which hi.; life was in imminent danger, to
withdraw for a time from active service. He served in
Flanders, as Capt,io, in 1793, and received a wound in
the knee. He was at the first and second capture of the
Cape of Good Hope, and received a medal for Rolcia
and Vimiera, when he cammandel a brigade as Major-
General. By his death the Colonelcy of the 79th Regi-
ment of Foot, or Cameron Highlanders, lecomes vacanL.
General Ferguson has survived his brother, the late
Robert Ferguson, Esq., only a few months. Both were.
devoted supporters of the cause of civil and religious t-
betty during the worst of times. To both the people of
Scotland were devotedly attached, and wilt long cherish
their memories.

From the first appearance of General Ferguson in the
House ti Commons to the present thee, he has on All oc-
casions stoutly ac'vocated tifieral princiFles. On all those
occaiims which try men's constancy and firmness, General
Ferguson was at his pest. Thug, for instance, though a
soldier, who had much at stake, his name appears in the
minority for Sir Thomas Turton's amendment, and in the
minority against this motion of the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, in the limns case of the Duke of York. 1-1,,
vowed against all the unconstitutional measures of 1819 and
1820, which tried he yrinciplcs of not a few of the Wigs.
But, in short, why phed!d we particularize, when en ai! ,:c-
-casions he proved hiaiseil t.lie staunch and unbending
pion of the rights and libcrvies of the people. Doling his
long Parliamentary career he uniformly displayed the most
uncompramising political consisiCDo;'•
Sir Ronald Ferguson re?resentod tilt., borough of Not-
tingham before the gassing of the Reform Act, and has
continued to sit for it ever since. The consZitu:lney of
Nottingham distinguished itself in the worst of thi:e3 by
its uniform choice of representatives :tvated to refoiln
We trust that the character which it h,s so justly obtained
will he kept in mind when they make choice of a succes-
or to General Ferguson. May that successor be imbued
with the principles for which, during a long and honour-
aLle life, Sirß,nald Ferguson never ceased to contaid

LAUNCH OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL
Si Ea:watt—Monday a new steam-ship, named ire tioitour
of the Princess Royal, was launched from , the yard of
Messie. Wigtam and Green, at Blackwall, The new
vessel, a very handsome OM! of her class, is destined for
the service of the Geueirl Steam Navigation Company.
The yard was crowded with spectators. The Princess
Royal is a stout built vessel, formed of Enel;sh oak, of
600 tons burden, with a lofty poop deck. The extreme
length is 181 feet 8 inches, width le:tween the paddles 28
feet, depth of held 17 feet 6 incites, and extreme breadth
outside her paddles 48 lest. She is built sharp fore are,
with a flat bottom and kood beam. Her construction is
somewhat peculiar, hut she will make a capital sea boat.
She is to be fitted with engiees and machinery of 260 horse
power, at the General Steam Navga;ion Company's fac-
tory, at Deptford. At the top of high water Mr. Brook-
elbank, the managing director cf the company, Wolverley
Attwood, Esq., M. P., the chairman, and other directors
of the Company, made thdr appearance en a temporary
platform erected at the head of the vessel, and prepara-
tions for tie launch were immediately commented, under
the direction of Mr. Gaster, the foreman shipwright, and
precisely at five o'clock Miss Wilkie, the daughter of an
oiduential director, performed the ceremony of christening
the Princess Royal, by dashing a bottle of wine at her bows.
The fair sponsor had no sooner completed this task lied
made a short address than the deg-shores were removed,
and the Princess Royal, with the colours of all nations
flying above her decks, the Union Jack at her stern, and
the Royal Standard is midships, went steadily off the slip
on which she was built, and made her first appearance in
the water amidst the' cheers of the assembled multitude
and the firing of cannon. The tide drifted her far over
towards the opposite shore, before she was brought up,
when the City of London Ramsgate steamer took her in
tow, and brought her back alongside the yard, where she
was safely moored. A filter launch was never witnessed.
CURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.—As the Regula-
tor coach, from Falmouth to Exeter, about a fortnight
since, was changing horses at Crockernwell, whilst the
horsekeeper was engaged in taking out those which had
gone the stage from Okehampton, owing to some sudden
impulse, the fresh horses, which had been led out and were
standing ready tackled, with their cloths on, suddenly
started off without the coace, running the whole way to
Exeter, about eleven miles. What is vary singular, the
aeimals kept together the entire distance, as it they had
been yoked to the coach, under a coachman's guidance.
On their arrival at the Exeter gate the turnpike man
stared not a little, as did many others on the road, to see
the horses without their burden, and, surmising some ac-
cident, of course took charge of them. The horsekeeper
in his fright followed, but was soon distanced, arriving,
however, only half an hour after the horses. It is remark-
able the animals kept their accustomed timer, and that only
one of them lost its cloth on the way. The coach went
on with the other horses.—West Briton.
UNIFORM CHEAP POSTAGE IN BELGIUM.—
At the close of last year an agent of the Belgium Post-
office visited this country fur the purpose of investigating
the working of the penny postage plan. A report of this
examination has recently been submitted to the Belgium
Government, accompanied with recommendations for the
improvement of the Belgium post-office. The principal
features of the changes recommended are the adoption of
a uteform rate of 11. (20 centimes) on ali inland let-
era except those which already cost but Id., optional
pre-payment by means of stamps, an increased allowance
of weight, and proportionate reduced charges in the 1
transmission of packets by the post. This suisjeet is also
exciting a lively interest in France. If a uniform system
be adopted in Belgium and Fiance, there can be little
doubt it will become general throughout Europe.
MARRIAGE IN' HIGH LIFE.—On Thursday,
at Rogate Church, Sussex, Miss Georgiana Paget, daugh-
ter of the late Hon. Sir Charles Paget, and niece of the
Marquis of Anglesey, to Lieutenant W. H. Kennedy.
APPROACHING MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.
—We understand the preliminaries :are already arranged
for the marriage of Sir William Heathcote, Bart., M. P.
for North Hants, and Miss Sh;rley,daugthter of Mr. Evelyn
John Shirley, M. P. for South WarwicksNre.
THE TOWER.—At an early hour, yesterday
ramming, the Armoury Ticket Office, at the eotra.nce of
the Tower of London, was bes;egcd by numbers of Neil.
di eased persons waiting to obtain tickets of admission to
view the Armouries and Regalia. Nine warders were in
attendance to conduct the visitors over the Armouries and
the Jewel Office, and their civility and attention to the
people during the day is deserving of great praise. Each
warder took charge of twelve cr fourteen visitors at one
time, and as soon as one party were conducted over the
Armouries or Jewel Office; and took their departure, an-
other was in readiness to view the curiosities. The total
number of visitors during the day was, to the Armouries,
1,045, and to the Jewel Office, 585 ; and the amount
received for tickets at the reduced admission of 6d. each,
was 40/. 15s. The number of visitors to the Jewel Office
yesterday at 6d. each was larder than in any three
months under the whole system, when the keeper of the
Regalia was in the habit of exacting enormous fees from
individuals for admission.

BOULOGNE, APRIL 10.—This day, at s quarter
before noon, the Magnet had actually landed her passen-
gers on our quay, after a passage of no more than nine hours
and 40 minutes from London, allowing for the difference
of London and Boulogne time 11 minute>. The Magnet
is a zinc vessel, and the quickest in the Boulogne trade;
tut all who aro in the habit of making the passer, and
are competent to form a judgment upon such matters,
ascribe her rapid trips in a great degree to the admirable
seamanship of her commander, Captain Robert Stock, a
gentleman no less distinguished by his urbanity and sten-
tion to his passengers than by his indefatigable care and
professional skill.

LORD MAYOR'S DINNER.—The Lord Mayor's
Easter entertainment was given last night, will its accus-
tomed splendour, in the Egyptian-hall of the Mansion-
.'iouse, when this splendid room was completely filled by
the guests collected together to enjoy the hospitality of
the chief magistrate of London. It was near seven o'clock
when the dinner was served ; immediately after which the
cross table was occupied by the follocing distinguished
guests :—The Duke of Cambridge, the Earl and Countess
of Wicklow, Lady Harriet Howard, the Bishop of Ripon,
Viscount Fimalan, Mr Justice Paveson, Sir Bothell Cod-
rington, Bart., J. Stephen, Esq., the Chairman and De-
puty Chairman of the East India Company, Sir H. Wil-
lock, Sir T. B. Leonard, General Shuldharn and Lady,
C. Hodgson, Esq., J. Masterman, Esq., W. H. Hughes,
Esq., the Baren Koller, Austrian Charge d'Affaires, M.
Montezuma, Brazilian Envoy, M. Fortique, Envoy from
Venezuela, M. Murphy, Mexican Charge d'Affaires, Kur-
reem Khan of Delhi, and other distinguished individuals.
The other tables were occupied by the Aldermen, and
other civic functionaries and their friends. The cloth
having Leen removed, the usual toasts were given and re-
sponded to.
It is said that the sudden retreat of a particular
class of persons from the neighbourhood of Watcrleo-
bridge.road, has caused so many vacancies, that althocgh
nearly in the centre of London, houses and lodgings are
cheaper in that district than in any country town.
On Monday in the sports of Greenwich-hill, a
respectable youth, about eleven years of age, runnity,
down the declivity north cf the Observatory, fell, a;
pitching heavily on his head, was taken up senseless. He
as carried to :Mr. Kecble's, surgeon, in Church_stree:,
who rendered all the assistance the case required, but the
youth was sent home with slight hopes of recovery.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—A Shocking accident
occurred this scorning, Fezvrecn riOit and nine o'clock, to
Mr. James li!mes, budder, of Great Titchfi,ld-street,
Marylebone. Mr. Erns was on horseback, passing
through Jermyn-street, St. James's, when the animal sud-

EVEN ENU EDITION.

THE EPPING HUNT.

The day
succeededhave in its place. The cluiS
is " going, going"—all but ‘,gone !" Year after yea's
decline has been too perceptible. Many a hand has berl
stretched out to save it—many a pair of buckskins stratcb
on to aid it—still it falls into disreiuti, and unless 00
mighty hunter before the field stands fora: to prop its Will
honours, its fate is sealed and its doom is fixed for ever.
world was led to think that yesterday
the restoration, and preparations were talked of which OA
deued the old haarts, and spoke mu:-ic to the .Pung of
noble stag was reserved for the occasion, and Pa,- Ohl,
fresh and well-bred stag hounds, like Nimrod 11,-/b
were said to be Lear the ground. Patronage cie"(l,
order was insinuated ; but all the world was der.,0;0.,
wee tote the filet
and the bright anticipations it had formed ended in fat
tiaoation and deqair. Before the appointed hour is
the hunt it wan a pleasant occupation to fix CI 1:
,tatiaa on the crown of the bill above Woodru!
Wells, and to watch the arrival of the various Pall!
that ca:ne to be
actors or spectator s in the day's proce
ings ; mark the green-boughed waggons of the he'er
day folk, v,ha kne."7 or cared nothing about eith,
horses, riders, or ownea's ; who simply became sretool;
to please themselves,
an, because they had always g°o
to the Epping Hunt beta
calleeiing on the bill, the a.
re. While the throng
and the dogs were Pa 4;
ing a round of visits to all
neighbourhood, its compliance a% ith a
the public-houses in .0
by which money was put into tla pockets of ever). ilea
serving person ; and the stag and :he dogs, farnilia_l_hi,
to the company for whose pleasure ‘`hs'y
good old enstade;
cited on that, and perhaps on future occasion'', week
were sbown•
S,natesbrook, at Wansteed, an° a" - ta
ford, till the sportsmen on the hill heearoa' im patieesiii
delay. At length, however, the word WWI
were to be ,eibei
tie victim, with all his finery of ribands, tt•as
.re;a".
from the cart, and the rush of the crowd ha-v-iiab
him into something like speed, all the hersero: trio,
loped as hard as their poor hacks would go in hi' 'sof
without waiting for the hounds being laid on. 1,4
came about ten couple of dogs, with the hunt.";is
and his party, and for some minutes, until they
lost in the Forest, were to be seen, the asaf'lS
he-qui by a crowd of cockney horsemen, the "7,
hunting' the cockneys, and the redcoats in the rear o°2
to get the hounds clear of these savages ors the sceavg,tie
their grime. This did not take place without sorne 'l'o
damage being done, and dismounted gentlemen wells,
be seen crawling' out of the fern, and seeking theirherbii
which were homeward-bound. The stag sustaince 0
good character, and, after nearly an hour's runniag,°:bs
which he distanced all the dogs and all the horsen3r ld
finally bade t;rem good bye, and took refuge in h'sitBo
haunts in the an.cient forest, from which it will requ-
teeter pack than yesterday followed to dislodge hint.