The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-29 00:00:00

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BENEFIT AT ASTLEY'S, FOR THE KtELIE-v re $.4
DESTITUTE IN IRELAND AND IN SCOTLAND.—Wea. j:lo,‘"'
to perceive, that with his characteristic liberality, fir'
is about to set an excellent example, which we i„h 05,,,
or ti odi,
other manager in the king
10Pt
dom will follow. Oa Ahit
the 11th February, the performances at the A. '"lelfitt
will be for the benefit and relief•of the destitute 111, to
and in Scotland, and the entire of the night's rese,Pcessio'
he given in aid of the sufferers; and on th.l coeStl4
the whole of the extensive resources of th,e ~,
will be. brought into action. On Monday, dae
derstand, The Royal lihr Hunt will. be 130 n ta"r
at the amphitheatre, when Mr. Batty will intoduce„ 0,
stage, for the first time, a complete pack of houllemestV
and his trained stud of race horses which he has r`,:;cceso
purchased at a great expense. We rejoice at the 50"001'
which has hitherto attended Mr. Batty's exertions a 5 eritell
ger of the amphitheatre—a success as great as it 15 °I SP
and which in the long run, enterprise, perseverance'
?'
tact, such as Mr. Batty has dis 1 a always
mand.
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SEIZURE or ARMS.--A seizure of a very e,coy
ordinary character, and cue involving the most weidtdaiset
siderations, was made on Monday night, "ate
in the Riverfled
near to Limehouse Hole, where nearly a new vessel,
the Black Cat, Captain J. Davies, bad be en for sorelfood,
receiving her cargo, and the greatest activity was molboato
on the part of the shippers to get their freight on. 001
with rather unusual dispatch. At ten o'clock on el° tial!
P?Ye,
night the vessel was seized, and she was found to clerso
three thousand stand of arms. The Black Cat was CO wit
at the Custom-house as about to proceed to Gibraltar' bet
no doubt seemed to be entertained that she' would la,1100;
cargo on the coast of Portugal; she was to have sailed
race
the river on Tuesday morning, and at Erith to have 51%
4,000 barrels of gunpowder. The Black Cat carries the
heavy carronades for protection, and is considered one °d
oce
the
ts
trimmest vessels and fastest sailers that ever entere
port of London. It is rather a remarkable circuols,tioa
that on the day following the seizure such infolllloo4
had reached his Excellency the Portuguese Arnbara‘
bared:
that he sent down officers to detain the ve:isel;
was their astonishment, on their arrival, at finding it•
under seizure by
resate Custom-house. officers.. ,be,...,,,a1 tie°
communications have taken place between the
cargo, and crew
portutost
Ambassador and the Commissioners of Customs es V3d
steps shall be taken in the matter; but we hat's ns ~:ths
that in a few days we shall be able to give our reader"
fullest information on this important subject. R 111/t!
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THE MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN.
••":63-
Oriental steam-ship, Captain Keene, Admiralty
Lieut. Tancock, as rived in the Ducks at twelve 0 cl,,Ailo•
noon, and landed the East India, China, and other 1-1,04
She left Alexandria on Jan. 11, Malta on the 161h,nden
Gibraltar on the 21st. The mails were forwarded to -i'"„eati
by the one o'clock train. The Oriental brings home 58;6038,
passengers, and a full cargo, consisting of gum, Bilks'
and Indian corn.

BI I? 71.
On the 24th inst., at Chartley Castl.lß
e, Staffordshire, the Cotintes°
Ferrers, of a son and heir. On.
On the 24th inst., in Manchester-street, the lady of Hensho
ner Russell, Esq., of a son.
Willi°
On the 26th inst., in Edward-terrace, Rentenville, MTS.
Crosble, of a daughter. lissil.
On the 26th inst., in Blackheath-park,Th jolt"
e lady of Henry ~
jun., Esq:, of a daughter.
-freh ard 14"
On the 26th inst., at Horsham, the wife of the Rev. —1
Blaker, of a son. orblch
On the 26th inst.. the wife of H. E. Goodhall, Esq , of n• s°n
lived only t.II the following day.
iirlilia°
On the 27th inst., at W v.andle House, Wandsworth, —r-a •
Langton, Ma son.
_md, of a
On the 27th inst., at Gower-street, the lady of Dr. Baud'
daughter.
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MARRIED. • Cgn°-
On the 23d inst., et St. Giles's Church, Camberwell, r d
th. on/Y
doll, of York-strevt, Covent-garden, artist, to Jane, youngest an,or
surviving daughter of the late John Parkhouse, Esq., of tl~

DIED. late Cf.
0:1 the 1 ith of November, at Agra, Captain Robert Walker,
the Bengal Artillery, aged 35. t EA.,
On the 16111 inst., Anne, widow of the late Richard BO ,
of Greenwich, aged 62.
On the 21th inst., Miss Sarah Whittle, of York-place, Brigh!°;c;sePlJ
On the 2lth inst., at Fordbank, Didsbury, Lancashire,
Bliley, Esq., aged G 4 .
000;
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lie 25th
t2s2titrsitithii.ini nis,st, tA„.l,ltitii,E,,,,
absvuty.rihymi-ISintni7o,ed_t, P null co, Mrs. Elizabeth 11,, s t4ll'
relict of the late John Rastall, aged 87. (la s(l*
Edmort - ~ 4,., of
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Prrnte;l „unl MURDO YOUNG, of „,r,einct
Strand, Printer, nt the Sun ( the,No.ll2. strand, iu the r"
of the Savoy, In the County of Middlesex, fria4P
nuary 29, 1847.

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FURTHER INTELLIGENCE FR
AMERICA.
(Facial OUR CORRESPON,7E.NTI,staf•
LIVERPOOII/ j- ''''''
' k gent:
By the arrival of the packet-ship York Ps i
Captain Popham, we have received New
-ase brougl
to the Bth inclusive, two days later than the ,a 1 is iv 4
by the Zenobia yesterday. The news in genet lh'
..„`' 1 0
unimportant and meagre. The following •;e"
latest :
CONGRESSIONAL 5 •
PROCEEDINGS, J. ,14:00 a
In the House, Mr. Haralson, from the come tticss tgt
military affairs, reported back that part of the ! ai, sd
relating to the appointment of a lieutenant-gen et air,
1 'eve
pe, I
was discharged from its further consideratio a"llsi ee
Prestonaing, on obtaining leave to make a pert "
i afferd
planation, read a paper sustaining the Bill he ha
sident e
on Monday, granting 2,000,000 dols. to the We i.s. frog
make peace with Mexico, and excluding slaw
.:sboalo
any territory that might be acquired. He said b ',. &qv'
l'ereiti6°
not heve introductd th&l3ill but for an apparee
sition to avoid action upon the anti-slavery
fmr ht
as brought forward by Mr. Willectot. Yee n thane
said, could not be made with Mexico, ' ~ isioo
indemnity ; but there should be no ,i,ex,„, - 10
of slavery into regions now' free.. laj nplfl
presents no queqion of abolition, but d pled'
one of limitation, and he thought it ought to be a° adil
Justice,to the free States required its ado} ItielN ,bout
would improve the character and contritionei_ le f Ind
throughout the country. His remarks were Meet
cogent.. 1 7C3,,0v1s
The question concerning an increase of the a ri3;.: oes,-,
up, and Mr. Andrew Johnson of Tennessee ad; Oar°,
the passage of the bill, and was followed by Mr . '', a, 00
who insisted upon the right of freely canvassin K'' foot
of the Presidtne and avowed himself decidedly •ri 10,0 till
or a prosecution of the war. Ii should be te :boa'
Mexico would make overtures for ale honours bi
n'ioich
He thought any declarations as to they terreB, ° lee°
trew territory should be added to the Ut lion "°( fisted iii
premature," and said that if attempts a 'ere peel
re 08r
to dictate such terms, the days of the Un 'iOn Iv"'
bered. . • ma 1
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Mr. Haralson offered a resolution to close- Le--", 'c e'
upon the Bill on Wednesday at two o'clock, Di"
,f
not adopted, and-the House adjourned. ieberel.
In the Senate, after the presentation of a • 111,14 a r'",'
petitions, among ehieh were several in lave sr -,, dere"
road from the Lakes to the Pacific, Mr. CAM re13,,;,-11301
a resolution calling upon the Secretary of tl 10,.t.icescs!
to specify the articles of import upon which r''';stbli'
be increased, and how much additional reven Of•v.-n°(l le,
be raised..--It was laid over. The resolution c ir,300::
the President for information concerning SP 1 030tiP
return to Mexico, was laid upon the table, ode the
of Mr. Phelps. The Public Land Bill was '7,--,apcif
order of the day for Monday, and the Bil' let'iicer
certain lands to aid the Central Railway ii i e'",* -,0;,,
was discussed, and ordered to a third reading -44,1: tb"
nays, 16. The Cumberland Road Bill was 0;00'
order for Tuesday, and, after a short executi Ye"
the Senate adjourned. -
In the House to-day, on motion oirfilnMura.ry.H :;'ll.l:ll4;tthheet
vote of yesterday layin„e,on the table, that poi tit It; plc'
President's Message which relates to the appc la, ;led, b 1
a Lieutenant-General of the Army was recoil sio ',gel°
a vote of 86 yeas to 84 nays. The question' bell ',laid°
thus brought up, to lay it upon the table, • ffen',,et 013
in the negative. . Yeas 92, noes 97: The f Wig net
state
then referred to the Committee of the whole' tit 't'
of the Union. debgle
Mr. Haralson's motion of yesterday to ch:se ,thee scidi'
on the bill for increasing the regular army t.. V
,ti le
Lion of ten regiments, was decided in thit- P-Ceni.
Yeas 93, nays 96. The bill was then taken tiP ;ore"
mittee of the whole, when Mr. Smith of Indite ~..10),0istr,v
the floor for some time in opposition to the .
OP-
tion and the war. nred °
In the Senate, Mr. Thomas Clayton pr eteissAre.
memorial from the citizens of Wilmington, '''a CO);
to bring the war to a speedy close. The Judie igil of Ill"
mittee was discharged from the considerate Pee 005;
petition of James W. Schaumbergh, which ' vattee °'"
ferred to the executive journal. The Corr Olt of tlf
Printing reported against printing the memo: Ow pri
sugar planters of Louisiana for the repeal of t-4eri°,:
of 1846. The Bill for the sale of the Laic c ' tunecy
Copper Mines was taken up, and sundry at peirlhe coo'
passed—when it was ordered to be prin,ted• „iZe. cob'
sideration of the Bill was postponed until .Fil.'"steg ";
Bill giving the assent of Congress for certor' t, et),,,°; t
tax public lands as soon as sold, was passed. ". ni".fig '•""
then went into executive session, and on 0,
doore, adjourned.
-HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE' is 7•
ja,zaelar 06
'note 0
Mr. Haralson offered a resolution to terilli,j3ig.tra'
debate on the increase of the army. The,' J. P„tri
amended to be read Saturday next, and atter.„,e 0 iron',
Seamans, of New York, then gave notice that m the jeli;
introduce a Bill to provide means to prevent ea 0%0
portation of foreign paupers. The House- tu ,s 0 tw,,
into Committee of the whole on the Bill to i;i_etrit,e kelt;
regular army.- Mr. Dargin, of Alabama, t0,°,..",71, v.;
and was followed by Mr. Grover, of New '-leti3;enlis''
House then took up the Bill to encourag e-'O,-eedineet'
ments in.the army, which was passed withee„ °soldiers a 5
so that Government be enabled to dischara"'
any time. - ,
.4 ine the inCreaS:
IN THE SENATE—The Bill antoo.-8--- - a to '
ferreussed to
in the National establishments was re
committee of the whole. A resolutiat "IS P 3 eutif.
ask the President what is the expense of :he .12.,:ceso'
department under the new postage bill ; also, $ fOr 0
lution calling on the Secretary of the Tr easury aeb'
statement of the -amount of public money a in thearoo
lie depositories, and to inquire why a monthlV etoe-Pr
has not been published. A report from thet NO-, set‘
pgrtruent concerning the loss of the brig,Soreer,' gif'
then received ; also a report frem the Departule7ture4
ing a statement of all appropriS ge•tions and "n"' S;e.
made for the improvement of harbours, Well's! of
-Remonstrances were presented ahaainst the rePLoo,
the Pilot Laws. The resolution of Mr. Ca". art
directing the Secretary of the T."easurY to Tara
on what articles were embraced in thee aO5 to
of 1846, on which the duties might be hOcreaseu 5-0 tie"
augment the revenue. On this a lone- debate, tehesP,
Mr. Niles denounced the financial meaTitir es 01 'doll °`
vernments, as utterly unfit for the present sittii-sde to
the Country. Several slight amendments we're."-
the resolution, and it was passed. _eat'
.e. eye-
Mr. Benton introduced a 'Bill encouraging inptfoll'
ment of soldiers, and strenuously urged its a that
111
Mr. Crittenden said he should vote for the BiLl, rOO
was in favour of a vigorous prosecution of the Of 'Deo
should accordingly vote for a liberal supply °,,i, 00a
and money to further that object. The Bill pass °,ri,
subsequently passed the House. 'A long lie-so3‘"
printing a memorial followed, after which the
adjourned.
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