The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-27 00:00:00

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.

Boulogne and Amiens .. .. .. 18 .... 14!4 .......... 143.
Dutch Rhenish .. .. .. .. 7 .... •• • •
East In.lian .. . .. .. .."58. .... .......... %
Northern of France • . .. • . 8 .... ...
Paris and Strasbourg .. .• .. 5 .... 3}i ..

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JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
London and Westminster .. .. 20 .. .. .. ••..• • . • 29
MINES.

Real del Monte, Unredstered . • .•

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, FEB. Il7.—Wind at noon E.N.E., fresh breeze
and cloudy.
DEAL, FEB. S.S.W. to N.W. from E.S.E.—SId.
John Gray, Calcutta; Canada, Mauritius; Nautilus, ditto;
Chieftain, Cuba; Carabalton Park, ditto; Byron, New
Orleans; henry Skelton, Baltimore; Eliza Franks, Staten

PORTSMOUTH, FEB. N.E. to E.S.E.—SId. Pem-
berton, New Orleans.
COWES, FEB. 26.—Arrd. Indefatigable, Rickmers, Monte
Video, for Antwerp.
FALMOUTH, FEB. 26.—Wind E.S.E., strong.—Arrd. The-
rese, Meitche, New Orleans, for Hamburgh.
Bins Tor., FEB. 26.—Wind E.—Sld. Fanny Allan, Barba-
does; Augusta, Havannah; Philadelphia, 'slew York.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 26.—Wind S.S.E., moderate.—Arrd.
Hermes, Donough, Arica ; Sarah, Barclay, Savannah ; Ada,
Wilson, Charleston ; Invoice, Rollings, Karamatie. Sld.
Princess Royal, Calcutta ; Pakerthani, Bonillay ;
Demerara; Livonia, Trinidad; Emma, La Guayra • Helen
; '
Hamilton, ditto ; Ellen Brooks, New Orleans St. George,
Baltimore. The Mercurius, Ardrossan to Malta, struck on
the North Rock 23d inst., and it is feared will become a
wreck.
CLYDE, FEB. 23.—Sld. Maria, Eutolier, Havannah ;
Brenda, Trinidad ; Leguan, Grenada ; British Princes, New
Orleans • Cronstadt, New York ; Trident, Boston ; Nautilus,
Philadelphia.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. 26.—Wind E.—Arrd. John Cock,
Stening, Monte Video.
CORE, FEB. 24.—Wind E.S.E._Arrd. Meteor, Turner,
Maracaibo. Sld. Mechanic, Africa; Malabar, New Orleans ;
Village Girl, Philadelphia.
GALWAY, FEB. 24.—Sld. Manchester, Tyler, New Orleans.
HULL, FEB. 26. —Wind N.E.—Sld. Edina, St. John's, New
Brunswick ; Waterloo, ditto ; Tuscany, New York; Vener-
able, St. Jan's.

lIAMBURGH MAIL.
ST. PETERSBURGII, FEE. 9.—Our Imperial Court will be-
come nearly allied to the Court of Saxo Altenburg, by the
marriage of the Grand Duke Constantine (born 24th Sep-
tember, 1827) with the Princess Alexandria (born Bth July,
1830), which is announced to take place in the summer of
next year. The Princess is expected here in a few months,
in order to receive instruction in the Greek religion, and in
the Russian language.
The population of Russia is sensibly increasing, according
to official accounts it amounts at present to sixty-five million.
CEAcow, FEB. 12.—The Breslau correspondent of a
Rhenish paper announces that the Russian Guards are posi-
tively expected in Warsaw, and that the Austrian Govern-
ment has ordered several regiments from the west of Galacia
to draw nearer to the frontiers, and has likewise ordered
large purchases of horses for the cavalry. It is also stated that
orders have been received from Berlin, in the province of
Pomerania and Posen, to organise the second and fifth corps
of the army.
BERLIN, FEB. 17.—Reports are in circulation that in the
night of the 16th a great number of persons were arrested
by the police, and that this measure extended to thirty per-
sons, many of whom were engaged in trade. We have not
1:len able to learn any particulars, only it is said that the

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individuals who were arrested were suspected of having di
r•-•,T;il-;fro,
!; f-
To tor stow'
boats to liamburg ; the ice in the Lower Libe is diminishinip
and is not dangerous. The Caledonia steamer departed this
morning for London at a quarter before six, and at eight
o'clock passed Blankecese, mrch impeded by the ice.
Ilimnuno, Fate. 22.—There is but little ice in the harbour
and in the Elbe, and several ships destined for sea will les.iv.6
the harbour to-day. A steamer with three masts, probn.W. Y
with the mail from London, has run aground near the Lula-
At half-past eleven a boat put off from it to this shore. -two
The London mail of the 19th arrived here to-day, at
o'clock.—Hamburg Papers, Feb. 23.
HAMBURGII BORSENHALLE, FE8.23.
Bills. litoney.
Austrian 5 per Cents ...• .. • • ........ 107
Bank Shares • • ... . • 1570
Anglo-Russian Loan ...• •• • • .. 10514 IStS,M,,
Russian 5 per Cent., Hamb. Certificate. 1001 i luvx •
Ditto let series Inscription ..
96
Ditto, hope and Co., 3d and 4th series
Ditto, in Certificate ••• • • ... ••••• • • • • • —88 g
New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. ••• • • •
Ditto Stleglitz -•••• • • • • • ......... 86% 8!,,
Spanish New 5 per Cent.... ....... .• 17% 11,8
Ditto 3 per Cent ........ • • ........ 29
-- •
Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent• •
Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ••• • • 57
Ditto 3 per Cent. •••••• • • • • •
Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844.• • • 78
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent ...... 84%
National Bank Shares. ••.••••• • • • • • ••
BELGIAN FUNDS.—BaussaLs, FEB. 24.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ...... •••• •• • • •
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent • • •• • • ••
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four par Cent• •• • --
Ditto Three per Cent.. • ... • • .• • • ••
Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto ••• • • • 7,.„,
Ditto, ditto, 1840............
.• 1uv251
Ditto,ditto,l842. .
Ditto, 1844........... •• 96%
Ditto, 1836.. •••• • • • •
Ditto, 1836 ••.. • • •••• • • • . • 69 •
Ditto of the City, 1832 ...... •• •• •• ••
Ditto, 1843 ................ ~...... • •
Bank of 8e1gium...... ................• SO -
-Brussels Papers. Feb. 24. •
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—Bmix, Fxs. 80.
Bills. lOW-
St.Schuld Sch., 3% per Cent ... • , 9454 .
Truss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent •••• ••
Foreign Exchanges.... • • .• • • • ... •• • • •• •• • •
6 20!j
Exchange ou London..£l Starling, 3 Months.

ETON MONTEM.
Yesterday afternoon a meeting of noblemen and gentleeen
educated at Eton was held at the British Hotel, Cocks Pr.:
street, Charing-cross, for the purpose, of taking measures
prevent the proposed suppression of Eton Montem. Amps
the noblemen and gentlemen present were. the Marquitr,
Londonderry, Lord Castlereagh, M.P.,Lord John Ma„,,n11`,4"."
M.P. Lord Alfred Hervey, the Hon. dward Upton, Arbwrr
Neville, Esq., M.P., &c. &c. AAP
The following resolution was proposed :—" That this 111--_,,„
ing views with sorrow any changes likely to lessen the ink'
course of Etonians."
RALPII NEVILLE, Esq., M.P. for Windsor, said that aro
were not days when a time-honoured institution ahoubst
sent to the dogs without any just cause. He moved, II
the meeting is of opinion that Eton Montem is use""_,A
bringing together men of all ages, stations, and opinions'
"
that its present inconveniences are capable of control" .
Mr. Commissioner Bu L LOCK seconded the resolution, lv""'
was put from the chair, and carried unanimously.
The Rev. Joliw WILDER said that her Majesty had eefic
pressed her great reluctance to see the Montem discontilo!_,
and as the abuses might be remedied, he had no doubt tin
the object of the meeting would be successful. He pron;
a motion to the effect that the authorities should Alla° br
opportunity to all old Etonians to express their oPini°l2
fore a decision is made.
Lord CASTLEREAGH, M.P., seconded the resolution, 0,
said that in discussing the question they should net ct)„ of
eider the boy who became " captain," or the suppress.
Montem as it affected him, but should confine their alp
tion to the broad principle. They should make uP
minds that the abuses of Montem should be got rid of, en
if instead the custom were altogether discontinued, i%
they must protest against it. They should get as rnavY ge.
natures as possible to a petition to her Majesty, for by
neral expression of their opinion he had no doubt theft"
succeed. sei?
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said that he woutheit
lingly lend his humble aid to prevent the destruction of 0
Montem. It was now 50 years since he was a schoisLo
Eton, and truly could he say that he never spent his Po,
so happily as when visiting the scenes of his youth. toli
garded the suppression of Montem, he doubted veri,Ribey
whether the authorities had the power of doing
contemplated. What return would they make to the ‘—frei
tain" for his loss? How would they remunerate him? 0
did not think that the authorities could be guilty of elith.
of such gross injustice as to put an end to the custom %Is
out compensating the sufferer. He implored them
and
their best exertions, to use all their influence, e__„l3u the
might still preserve Montem. The Noble Mforl"7„,ipo•
moved that a committee be appointed to draw up a
real to her Majesty, expressing the sense of those 7,teaff
who are favourable to the preservation of the Eton Valor,
and that a copy be forwarded to the Provost, Head-"`°'r
and Fellows.
J ""esEso the resolutier it

,A3IES BUTLER, Esq., having seconded the
was carried. h
It was resolved that another meeting should be heldg°
to carry out the desired object.
PROVIDENT CLERKS' MIXT L'
ASSOCIATION AND BENEVOLENT FU$
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN• a isst
SIR,—In the report which appears in most excellent "'t 0-
night of the annual meeting of the above most excellenbse,
stitution, a mistake is made in your notice of the few fold
vations I offered in moving the first resolution, which
you have obligingly corrected in this morning's edition. ow •
I am made to say that life insurance companies ales
posed to such institutions. I beg most distinctly to
you that no such remark ever fell from me. What I did Pt;
was; that life offices generally, during tha last 18 IM/100
had experienced a falling off in the amount of busilleatidiav"
attention of the public having directed itself, for
into other channels of investment, and it was, therr,a
highly gratifying to hear from the report lust read, that Tao
reverse was the case as regarded the Provide:cc "—:
Association.
Sir, the more widely the advantages of such societil cr:t
be diffused " through every vein of our eroPirecoo of
better; and when we consider that in the great 111,,veti •
the population of the United Kingdom, the cornp2r,anto
small number who have availed themselves of the blesso
which life-assurance, and properly conducted mutual 1?e 3;3
societies ccnfer, as a means of protecting themselves intb
of dea 2,00
of illness, or their wives and families in case
should, indeed, deeply regret that the erroneous iroPre,sZer
went forth, of hostility, or even jealousy, amongst suc.it',l
tutions, and one so much at variance with my own °p
and experience. uttul
The field of usefulness for life insurance, and such all 0
unfortunate to
benefit associations, is very extensive, but
yet too little occupied ; all therefore that can be dope
.i to do',
make their merits known, as you have endeavoured
by publishing the report of the proceedings of yesterdsl.
I am, sir, your most obedient servant, la
MARK B°
New Bank-buildings, 27th February 1847.

COMMISSION OF•
Yesterday, in pursuance of a commission de lanai 4 ster
quirendo from the Lord Chaacellor, Mr. Winslow', a castle,
in Lunacy, and a jury, assembled at The Jack Straws .line
Tavern, Hampstead-heath, to inquire into the state e` with
of Major Richard Toulmin North, a gentleman residing
Mr. J. M. Crooke, a surgeon at Hendon. the Petj-
Mr, Cockburn and Mr. Tennant were counsel for
tioner, and Mr. C. Roupell for Major North. rtrerif
It was given in evidence that Major North was fo
an officer in the Coldstream Guards, and more recenes
d"w
the Lancashire Militia. He is 65 years of age, erj 010,
never married. He possesses large estates in Yer/A to e
Lancashire, and Ireland, which, though encumber
large extent by mortgages, yield him an income of sear,
3,000/. His family residence is at Thurland Castle' idea
Kirby Lonsdale ; though of late years he has 01113'1%00'
occasionally there, having travelled much on the Contiches-
The petitioner is Mr. John Berton, of Andover• lodge' soli,
tenham, formerly of the medical staff of the Madras 'sdree
who married a niece of Major North's, and whose Clint the
are the next of kin of the latter. The characteristics stow'
unfortunate gentleman's insanity were of the most epo oa
ordinary kind. It appeared from the evidence .osrt,
the inquisition that from the early part of as is
1827, down to the present time, he has not been, Ott.
sane state of mind. Certain charges of a painfn'trisere
having been circulated respecting him in 1826, the °,g
sir'
of his regiment refused to associate with him, and th,,,:sits,
cumstance is supposed to have led to his insanity, he 7ISP
been previously a very clever man. In the spring ° 000
his insanity became so marked and notorious, that his to hoed
refused to pay their rents to him until they obtained a ',se
of indemnity from a Mr. Noel, a friend of his. 193ittieg
occasion, when Mr. Francis Pearson., his solicitor, wag 1, the
in his company, he suddenly started up and dashed througrhes,
window of the apartment. Though his mother was alive shtly
he told Mr. Pearson she was dead, and that she fano:hole.
revisited Thurland Castle, coming through the ise:st. ales
On another occasion lie deliberately set fire to the 010 to
of his bed with a candle, and he said that he did rj.ooo
make his escape from the castle. He used to assert th I. to
'Ward, his housekeeper, was a witch, and once askedil,), to
take the broom and convey him from U „
nderley era'
Thurland Castle, stating his object to be to make a L: log
pile of it. In 1829 he went abroad, and for 'Lev
time his friends heard nothing of him. Whilst at 1•
vain he made a will, by which he bequeathed l'i'vacs
to a clerk in a diligence-office, a mere caste's, he
quaintance which he made. At Brunswick, viut;vosi
was known by the name of " the mad Englishman,"
the
found living with a stable-boy, a discharged servant -sailed
Duke of Brunswick, in unseemly familiarity, whom be rasa
his brother. He bad given his watches to some CteeS-
soldiers, had parted with his clothes, and was found At m.The
wick possessed only of the clothes which he WON. ..00
authorities in that place had excluded him from tha,t_',.it-
for having demoralised the soldiery. lie told one of tns, eanesses, who met him there, that he had an idea of buSrosi
old castle between Wolfenbuttel and Brunswick, svbl7opose
situated on the edge of a forest and in ruins, for the. exited it
of giving grand parties in it; and he said that he in
.ne desired
from Queen Caroline, who was a relation of his. 11 "Itiit, to
the witness to invite the Duke of Brunswick and '
dine with him there. He talked also of beingabout
the whole dukedom of Brunswick. While at this nia.c! he
vited five or six soldiers ;to dine with him, whom
_neer tho•
drunk, and afterwards threw bottles ofchampagne °N_ he was
At Wolfenbuttel, he gave a ball at the hotel wheresi.Sat the
staying, and stationed several men with paper lance! nee.
door, to invite every one that passed to join in the
ruSt'titotes,
witness saw him dancing on that occasion with p_ 5 on re-
and people of the lowest order of the population, !.'s' have a,
monstrating with him, lie said he meant shortly to
ssession
grand illumination in honour of his coming into P.° ~he pine
leav---
his dukedom. At a public saloon in Hamburgll,' ;rig
htoisp_urhcelliaftso,
witness saw him dancing with prostitutes, and after ss: ,oeket
the saloon take out handfuls of sovereigns from 11°, 141 the
and throw them right and left among the crh'ing
in
garden of the saloon. At Stockholm he was fou hint
a small muddy stream, and told the witness Who Z'ad jest
that he had caught five large salmon, which bne__"inber of
given away. Other witnesses spoke to a great u
extravagant acts committed by the unfortunate g
behalf
Mr Roupell having briefly addressed the Court on shortly
his client, and the Learned Commissioner having
summed up the case, the jury, without consultatieeri, on tin
no
monsly returned a verdict that Major North had b
,jacapablet
to the present he had been incapable, and still
iswn
from the 31st of December, 1827, and from that p eriod do
of managing himself and his property.

ALTEBURG, FEE. 6.—A few day
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St. Petersburg arrived here g the portrait of the
GrandiDuke Constantine as resenta'p to the Princess Alexan-
dria. At the same time, the portrait of the Princess was
s ago a courier from
sent to St. Petersburg, and to-day the Baron Von Schroeder,
the Russian Ambassador at Dresden, came to this court to
arrange the affairs of the marriage. An ambaisador is ex-
pected in the spring from St. Petersbaig direct, to ask in forra
the hand of the Princess Alexandria for the Grand INike
Constantine.