The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-08 00:00:00

THE SUN , LONDoN, MONDAY
_MORNING, MARCH 8, 1847.

• 1.04,

Lords into 1::w glish,
wit'iout scarcely the alteration of a
syllable, is
extraordinary : and, although she adheres
strictly to the text
tranita •
cis of her author, she in no measure
lbeen the th.e delis or fetters the rhythm. Maclise has
an- "ee'itly of 'the spirit of the poem, his
.penci,l, has.
truest interpreter of the " sentiment or
It ono
ra. The drawings, which have been dexterously
s,ngzaved by Thompson, are exquisitely classical;
two of them at e not unworthy of the hand which limned
that splendid •cartoon of the Genius of Chivalry which
Come time back hung in the south-western corner of
,e4ttniw ter Hall. In the first delineation there is
anirmstion in the crowds in the background,
:hick contrasts charmingly with the pensiveness of
buet solitary .figure the, f,reground. The victorious
i•
0, a tons are returned,they are marehii g homeward
through t'ee streets, and the maiden is looking anxiously
among thq. -worriers For her betrothed ----
Bu's why stands Leonora there
Alone, amongst the rest,
Whilst all embrace ? To her pale lip
The f o loving lip is prest."
ot Leonora is beautttul as th, dreamines of a
I:it'sFe-„ Uiss Cameron has translated the subsequent
of ith singular felicity and power. The ravings
eI4L Arbors in her grief, her wi!d and blasphemous ax-
is. Auttions in answer to the solace offered by her
,er, and thebroken colloquy which ensues between
is only inferior to the original of Burger, in pro-
nt•tion to the appropriateness of the language in which
Ella thoughts were conceived. " God is love," says the
t't•
het "0! mother, mother, lost is lost," cries Leo-
When the mother insists that " All that God
"(:)th is wisely done," Leonora exclaims, almost beside
herself with sorrow, " Oh! mother. God lettli not well
none," the mother bids her calm herself by thinking of
'ul and heaven; and then conies that most itnpissioned
verse

" Oh. mother, mother, what is heaven ?
Oh, mother, what is hell?
To he with William, that's my heaven;
Without him, that's my hell."
It is in the simplicity of the translation that we con-
teive,_tilat the success of Miss Cameron's version consists.l3ti„e has contented herself with allowing the language of
Rai'
to be heard in all its purity without attempting
i. 411 alterations of her own. The most admirable draw-
by Daniel Maclise, in the collection is, to our think-
ag the one prefixed to the lines:—
" Now, nearer draws the funeral train ;
Like croak of frogs resounds the strain.
Why tolls the bell ? 'Who, solemn, say,
Dust unto dust, Lnd chi), to clay ?"
atpeTethrealposture of the horse, and the grouping of the
figures, with which the air is filled, are the pure
j'atinations of artistic genius. The volume altogether
I a beautiful novelty.

VAL GEMS FROM THE GALLERIES
OF EUROPE. Part XIL
in Gladly o we observe a continuance of ability
this interesting serial, and a promise that on
completion the subscribers will be possessed of
_es• very valuable treasury of pictorial art. The
Triebrated picture by Rubens of " Saint Martin
Robinson,llinhis cloak" is here given us by the graver of H.
uo Excepting that there is an inelegant harsh-
etZ• s in the delineation of the mendicant woman and her
f 'lrene end a striking deficiency of expression in the
emu
na.res. of the principal figure, the plate, as a specimen
,4nipulation, is successful. "The Siren" of J. G.
uealeton is the second engraving, but although there is
ant; h skill in the management of the lights and shades,
sell' in the disposition of the drapery, there is an ab-
tvh?e, 0C espieglerie in the countenance of the Siren
ea,,Q4 militates against the production as an accurate
13'1% " The Way-side Fountain," from the original of
er'ailem, is a cool and Cuyp-like landscape.
777 i

1E CHRISTIAN IN PALESTINE. Part XI.
Often as we have eulogised this periodical, we have
bver yet been disposed to do so with more alacrity
•" at present. The portraitures of scenery are
41 their way inimitable, and, from the extraordinary
and
41 paramount fascination of Holy Land, they are
"Ys and peculiarly attractive. From the brevity of
our space at this moment, we are compelled to do
elthing more than enumerate the plates contained in the
iiPith Part, just published. Those plates are the
S e t".i Er •Rahah," the " Mount of Olives," the " Dead
ai And " Sarem." The publication deserves success.

Strap LE FOLLE T.
ge as it may appear to notice an ephemeral
il.etotall
lland-book of the fashion under the heading of the
s
l'ine Arts," we do so with premeditation. Le Fo!let
Y different from anything of the kind that has
° e,ll hitherto issued. Considered even as a work of art,
~ really
uraw. beautiful. The sketches are charmingly
can bnieand delicately coloured. No comparison whatever
drawn between it and its numerous predecessors.

u,
Thi,,-.ROEVES OF SHAKSPERE. Part
various beautiful series ot engravings, from fancitu
the females created by the sublime and
peren°iala. Yi
abgileitnyiu: of Shakspere, are continued with the
Pon which we have so frequently ob-
Beyved. Jessica is scarcely invested with the loveliness
of the fair damsel who sat on the garden grass in the
moonlight by the side of Lorenzo. Isabella, the Nun,
t_Y the same artist, J. W. Wright, is immeasurably
better. In her eyes, and indeed in the whole character
e.f her physiognomy, there is the deep and loving devo-
ton, the angelic purity, and the pathetic supplication
which are associated with the heroine of Measure for
41easure. The drawing of Rosalind, by Kenny Mea-
dows, is scarcely feminine enough.
THE PICTORIAL GALLERY OF ARTS.

RULES OF PRACTICE FOR THE
COUNTY COURTS IN ENGLAND.
1. Every plaint must be entered upon application at
the office of the clerk, pursuant to the form in the Plaint
Book in the schedule to these rules annexed.
2. On entering the plaint, the plaintiff shall, if the sum
sought to be recovered shall exceed 51., deliver at the
office of the clerk as many copies i f a statement of the
particulars of his demand, or cause of action, as there are
defendants, with an additional copy to file : provided
always, that in all cases, the jud este in his disco tion, and
on etch terms as he may think fie may adjourn the cause
at the hearing, for the delivery of a statement of particu-
lars or further particulars.
3. At the time of entering the plaint, the clerk of the
court shall give to the plaintiff a note, according to the
form in the said schedule ; and no money shall be paid
out of court to the plaintiff unless on production of such
note, or by order of the judge.
4. The summons to appear to a plaint shall be issued
according to the forms in the schedule, and shall be elated
as of the day on which the plant was entered.
5. The clerk shall annex to each summons to be served
one of the copies of the statement of the particulars of
the plaintiff's demand furnished to him pursuant to rule
2, sealed with the seal of the court.
6. Every such summons must he served ten clear days
before the holding of the court at which it shall be re-
turnable.
7. The service of any summons to appear to a plaint,
must be either personal, or by delivering the same to
some person at the place of abode, or the place of busi-
ness of the defendant.
8. Where a defendant shall be living or serving on
board of any ship or vessel, or be residing or quar-
tered in any barracks, and serving her Majesty as a
soldier or marine, it shall be sufficient service to deliver
the summons to the senior officer on board, or to the
person who may at the time have charge of such ship or
vessel, or to the adjutant of the corps, or any officer or
sergeant of the company to which such soldier or marine
shall belong or be attached.
9. Where a defendant shall be working in any mine
or other works carried on under ground, and the bailiff
shall not be able to serve him with a summons, as here-
inbefore directed, it shall be sufficient service to deliver
the summons to the engine•man, banks-man, or other
person in charge of snob mine or works.
10. Where any defendant shall, by keeping his house
or place of abode closed, or by violence or threats prevent
any bailiff from serving the summons as hereinbefore
directed, and such summons shall have been affixed on
the door of such house or place of abode, or otherwise
served as nearly as may be according to the mode here-
inbefore directed, such service shall be deemed good
service.
11. Provided that in all cases where a summons to
appear to a plaint shall not have been served personally,
and the defendant shall not appear at the return day, it
must be proved to the satisfaction of the judge that
the service of such summons has come to the know-
ledge of the defendant ten clear days before the said
return day.
12. Where any such summons has not been served as
hereinbefore directed, the judge may, in his discretion,
in order to save the Statute of Limitations,direct another
summons, or successive summonses to he issued, bearing
the same date and number as the first summons.
13. The bailiff who serves a summons to appear to a
plaint shall indorse on a copy of such summons the time
and manner of the service thereof, and shall produce
such copy, so indorsed. at the court at which such sum-
mons shall be returnable, and such copy shall be filed
by the clerk of the court.
14. The above rules, except Rule 11, as to the mode
of service of summonses to appear to a plaint, shall apply
to the service of all summonses, judgments, orders,
notices, and processes whatsoever, issuing under the
authority of the said Act, except where otherwise di-
rected by the said Act, or any rule under the authority
thereof.
15. Where the defendant pays money into court, the
same must be paid into court five clear days before the
return o' the summons.
16. If the plaintiff elect to acceat in full satisfaction
of the debt or damages claimed, such part thereof as
shall have been paid into court by the defendant, and shall
give a written notice to that effect to the clerk of the court,
and a like notice to the defendant, by serving the same on
such defendant personally or leaving it at his place of
abode or business three clear days before the return of the
summons, the action shall be discontinued, and the
plaintiff shall not be liable to any further costs. But in
default of giving such notice the suit will proceed ; and
if the plaintiff do not appear at the hearing he shall be
liable to pay to the defendant such costs as he may incur
in appearing to try the cause, or such other sum of
money as the judge may order.
17. Where a defendant desires to set off any debt or
demand alleged to be due to him by the plaintiff, he
must give notice thereof in writing to the clerk of the
court, and deliver to such clerk two copies of a state-
ment of the particulars of such set-off five clear days
before the return of the summons.
18. The clerk of the court shall give to the plaintiff
a notice of such set-off, according to the form in the
schedule, in manner directed by the Act, together with
one of the copies of such particulars of see off, sealed
with the seal of the court : Provided always that where
such notice shall not have been given, the judge in his
discretion, and on such terms as he shall think fit, ma}
adjourn the hearing of the cause, to enable the defendant
to give such notice such number of days before the day
to which the hearing may be adjourned as the judge
shall think proper.
19. Where a defendant intends to rely on the special
defence of infancy, coverture, the Statute of Limitations,
or his discharge under any statute relating to bank-
rupts, or any act for the relief of insolvent debtors, he
shall give notice in writing to the clerk of the court,
five clear days before the day on which the summons is
returnable; provided always, that where such notice
shall not have been given, the judge, in his discretion,
and on such terms as he shall think fit, may adjourn the
hearing of the cause, to enable the defendant to give
such notice such number of days before the day to which
the hearing may be adjourned, as the judge may think
proper.
20. Every notice of a demand of a jury, where the
debt or demand claimed shall exceed 51., must be made
in writing to the clerk of the court, two clear days be-
fore the return of the summons.
21. No application for a new trial, or to set aside any
proceedings, shall be made subsequently to the court at
vrhich such trial or other proceeding shall have been had,
unless the party making such application shall have
given a written notice thereof to the clerk of the court
at his office, and to the other party, by serving the same
personally on such party, or leaving the same at his
usual place of abode or business, seven clear days before
the time of holding the court at which such application
shall be made.
22. Where any money is paid into court under any
execution or order of the court, if the clerk receive no-
tice from any party of his intention to apply to the court
to set aside the execution or order under which the money
is paid into court., the clerk shall retain the same until
after such application has been determined, or until the
judge shall otherwise order.
23. When any order is made for the payment of any
debt, damages, costs, or other sum of money by instal-
ments, such instalments shall be payable at the office of
the clerk of court, at such periods as the court shall
order; and if no order be made, then the first shall be-
come due at the expiration of one calendar month from
the day of making the order, and every successive in-
stalment at like periods of a calendar month from the
day of the previous instalment becoming due
24. Where any cattle, goods, or chattels taken as a
distress for rent in arrear, or damage faisant. shall have
been replevied by the sheriff, the party at whose instance
such replevin shall have been made shall enter his plaint
in the court held uncle r the authority of this Act, for the
district within which such distress may have been made.
25. On entering a plaint or replevin, the plaintiff must
specify and describe in a statement of particulars, the
cattle, or the several goods and chattel,: taken under the
distress, and of the taking of which he complains.
26. All actions of replevin in cases of distress for rent
is arrear, or damage faisant, shall be tried in a summary
way as all other actions in the court, held under the
VlcTonr OVER DEATH.-In the Secondaries' Court
authority of this Act, and the judgment therein in ortii-
-41 Friday, a plaintiff, named Deadman, brought an action gai
"t the defendant Death, to recover the sum of 200/. nary cases, whether th- plaintiff or defendant, shall be
iTsCk._ interest on a mort'gage, and Deadman came off victo- according to the forms in the schedule, or to the like
"s, having beaten Death completely out of Court. effect.
v‘u
VREADFUL DEATH OF DR. ADAM BLACK, M.D. 27. Execution on a judement is not to issue by or
-Jar% Bedford held an inquest on Friday, at the Swan, Pic- against any person net a party to such suit, without a
emulY, on the body of Dr. Adam Black, M.D., aged 62, of plaint or summons upon the judgment, the proceedings
a,a 114, Piccadilly. The deceased was on Monday last in which shall be the same as in ordinary cases.
alt
with cholera, and was confined to his room that 28, Where a judgment has been given for or against
Berl," the next day. Tuesday afternoon his bell rung, and the a person deceased, his executors or administrators may
reoents on rousing up stairs, found him in the drawing- in the name manner sue or be sued upon the judgment.
ecat'ut! with his clothes almost all burnt away, and layingb
29. The ordinary judgment against executors or ad-
ing ;•irted, still alight, about the room. He was then wnti •
.agony, and no time was lost in sending for r. ministrat ors shall be, to pay the debt or damages and
h
Fuller that friend and medical attendant. He tole costs
hands
be levied oaust
to the
tthhee geto,sotdss,
ifo of the dareecenausesduciho
r that while standing with his back to the fire he was their , an
fixate, with a sudden giddiness, and fell back against the goods, thee to be levied out of their own goods.
es where he lay for some moments unable to move. He
dreadful] burnt all over the back, hips, and right arm,veerefuthlley defenceadroihi
administered,
that
fe
ixtee.huot o r s o r
adjudgedadhmyi ntihs
e-
aueed from the injuries on the following day. Verdict, testers 30. Wh
have
"Accidentalv. death." icuodugrtmtehuatt
shall go
notghuavuesaisusetthse ab uald,em
case, but
,t then
only a
as
siktoe
QO4-'4,.. "T. MODEL CONVICT PRISONS TOR IRELAND.- the goods of the deceased, to the amount proved to be
orders have, it is stated upon good authority, given
in their hands, and of assets quando acciderint, as to the
,e'cittFio to build a new model
.prison, near Dublin, for the re-
fth nof Irish convicts. It is to be constructed on the plannon, de bonis
residue; the judgment as to costs shall be, that they be
levied de bonis testatoris si, et si
o 6 new Pentonville prison, and is to have 500 cells for
✓reception of prisoners. The first stage of imprisonment, propriis.
e eighteen months is to be carried out there. After this 31. lithe sole defence by executors or administrators
Period
Ler has elapsed they will be shipped off for Gibraltar, be, that they have fully administered, and the judgment
is 'nude, Jersey, &c., to complete the sentence. The plan of the court is for the defendants, it shall be, that the
gcroenastidieemreednainggreoafteixmppernosve.ement, and will be attended with amount found to be due be paid and levied cut of the
assets of the quando acciderint, and the costs shall be in
SING 11Ir.
G. „. lILAR DEATH OF A STOKER.-Friday, the discretion of the judge.
?P-
is held an inquest at the University College Hos- 32. Where judgment has been given against execu-
atiatotzto• ierriower-street, on the body of E. Morris, aged sixty, a
morning tors and administrators, that the amount be levied upon
gni s
last,
situated
employ of the Imperial GasLorml Company, whose'Stimlay the assets of the deceased quando acccderirt, the plain-
uated near Battle-bridge.l. tiff may at any time proceed by plaint against them,
suggesting that assets have come to their hands, and the
tti f deceased was found eing prostratey before a
Mace to which he had been attending. His condition at
first was attributed to intoxication, but on Mr. Fogarty, a Court shall proceed and give judgment thereon, if for the
liceighbouring surgeon being consulted, he considered de- plaintiff, as in rule 29, and if for the defendants, they
s,eased labouring under some cerebral affection, and advised shall be entitled to their costs.
i-,o2e:trbeerneval to that hospital, in which he died on Tuesday 33. Where judgment has been given that the debt (or
amltti•
natThe house-surgeon, who had made a post snorters ex- damages) and costs be levied de bonis testators's, and the
Ira,. found slight fractures of the skull and congestion nisin.itf complains that the defendants have been guilty
of a demotion, inasmuch as no goods of the deceased
most brain, the exact cause of which he could not tell, but
a Ay it was a fall produced by accident or a fit.
I),eathsvraeisulted from the state of the brain, but how caused are forthcoming to satisfy the execution issued, then a
summons may be taken out in the form given in the
ere et evidence to show "
13READ schedule, (Cr to the like effect, and thereupon, as in ordi-
FROM ......ANGOLD- .:URTZEL.-A torte-
informs us that a nutritious and palatable breadproceed and
the Court shall to the hearinw
IllaY be r ' • el ament and if judgment be given against such exe-
I boil procured from this root by the following process .- Ju '6 ' „
nary cases,
boiled 71b., mashed it to a pulp, put to it 71b. of flour, cutors or administrator-, then it shall be that they pay
an ho them, put half a tea cup of yeast, left it to rise half the debt, or damages and costs, to be levied de bonis tes-
baor ; made the aforesaid into five loaves, which when tatoris, si, ?cc. et si non, de bonis propriis.
btr(, weighed 15th. Unfortunately it was not sufficiently
intte so was heavy, but very sweet and wholesome to eat nistrators,34.Where in an. action aguinst executors or adnai-
the defence is, that they are not executors or
dosed' We intend baking it better next week. This was
ofec_a_s an experiment, to try what we could do in the event
f:::ia
it:sienni::;) or dearth next year in this country. I copied it administrators, or it is founded on some matter or thing
since the death of the testator or intestate,
ex. gr.
arising _ a , . ,
'e,
rc
..trish paper. It ought to be more generally known.
perceptible taste; it you were not told you cuuld a release to the &fen .), t.ne gm,7l of,thie Court
t.P2 thot;,,.•
alt or.t k;-• amag„
here is I:3er'. but. 6ouft ye sod co''' be lerc!:i and peal de bents testatoris
• something that will double the quantity of corn and et si non, de Louis propriis.
.wur m the kingdom." I 35. The judge shall in each case order what number

of witnesses shall be allowed on taxation oF costs, the •
allowance for whose attendance shall be according to the
scale in the schedule. unless otherwise ordered, but in
no ease to exceed such scale.
36. All costs shall he taxed by the clerk of the Court.
37. No warrant of execution or commitirent shall be
executed aft r the expiration of two calendar months
from the date thereof.
38. Every summons tot a party to appear to be exa-
mined upon oath, pursuant to the 98th section of the
said Act, shall be served not less than three clear days
before the day on which the party is required to appear
to such summons : provided always, that service of such
summons at any time before the time appointed for the
appearance of such party may be deetee-d by the judge
to be good service, if it shall be proved to his satisfac-
tion that such party was about to remove out of the
jurisdiction of the court.
39 Where any claim shall be made to or in respect
of any goods or chattels taken in execution under the
process of any court hol len under the authority of the
said Act, or in respect of the proceeds or value thereof,
by any landlord for rent, or by any person not being the
party against whom such process has issued, and sum-
monses have been issued on the application of the officer
charged with the execution of such process, such sum•
menses shall be served in such time and manner as
hereinbefore directed for a summons to appear to a
plaint, and the claimant shall be deemed the plaintiff,
end the exe:•ution creditor the defendant; and the
• claimant shall, five clear days before the day on which
the summonses are returnahl , dchw r to the said officer,
or leave at the office of the clerk of the court, a particu-
lar of any goods or chattels alleged to be the property
of the claimant, and the grounds of his claim, or in case
of a claim for rent, of the amonot thereof, and for what
period the same is claimed to be due.
40. The clerk of every court shall keep the several
books, and in the form in the schedule.
41. Every entry in such books shall have a number
prefixed, corresponding with the number of the plaint to
which it refers.
42. The clerk of every court shall have an office at
each place where the court of which he is clerk is held.
43. All matters or things required to be duck by the
clerk of the court may be done by the clerk of the court,
or by the assistant clerk or clerks provided by him.
44. The office of the clerk shall be open daily, and the
office hours shall be from ten o'clock in the morning
until four in the afternoon.
45. At every court, or at such other times as the judge
shall require, the high bailiff shall deliver a statement or
return, pursuant to the form in the schedule, of what
shall have been done since his last return under every
process of ex, cution or commitment, which he shall have
been required to execute.
46. Eight Bays before the day of the holding, of the
court, the high bailiff shall deliver to the clerk of the
court a list of all summonses to appear which shall have
been served, and the clerk shall forthwith stick up such

•
ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA HOUSE.
We were yesterday favoured with an inspection of
this theatre, and so great was the change in the area and
the appearance of the interior, as compared with that
which Covent-garden had presented, that, like all who
have been so fortunate as to obtain a peep, we were per-
fectly astonished at the alteration which has been carried
out in the short space of three months.
As "Covent-garden," the house contained arse rows
of boxes ; the " ltoyel Italian Opera House" consists of
six tiers of boxes. This additional accommodation has
been obtained by lowering the pit, and by heightening
the ceiling. But in order to afford our readers the
chance of understanding what transformations have
been made, and what results have been achieved, it will
be well that a slight sketch of the movements, in re-
ference to this establishment, should be given.
Within a few hours of Jullien's " Bal Masque" having
been brought to a termination in December last, the
workmen, under the direction of Mr. Albano, the
architect, b gen the operation of preliminary
destruction, and from that morning until the' hour
whereat we are writing, not a moment, save during
the Sunday, has pass, d without witnessing the
labours of several hundred (600 or 700) men wi:hio
the building. An inspection es the works have pro-
gressed can alone have enabled any man to arrive at a
faithful conception of their gigantic character. Since
the morning alluded to, the whole of the interior of the
audience portion of the theatre has been removed, so
that there have been nothing left but the external walls,
the outside roof, and the earth undeineath, where thou-
sands of our fellow-subjects have sat—the pit. He re
an excavation was carried on until a sufficiency of extra
depth had been attained to enable the construction of a
new pit and orchestra on a lower level than heretofore,
and also an additional tier (now the pit tier) of boxes.
From this depth two walls, on the inside of the outer
walls, have been built of four bricks thick to the height
of 22 feet, and in some parts even a greater number,
and have been carried up in cement from the foundation
as a support to the front and back of the boxes. Upon
these walls have been erected pillars of cast iron, 10 ft.
4 in. apart in front, and 11 ft. 6 in. apart at the back of
the boxes, which have since been raised upon them.
These columns are 6 ft. 8 in. in diameter from
the level of the pit tier up to the ceiling,
and thus form the extra support to the upper
five tiers of boxes. It has already been stated that
there are now sir tiers of boxes. and in order to gain the
facility of access to all above the pit tier, there have
been two new stone staircases surrounded with brick
walls, commenced from the foundation and carried to
the sixth or uppermost tier of boxes and the gallery.
The whole of the grand entrance and grand stone stair-
case, the saloons, and adjoining rooms, hive been re.
modelled, and reconstructed so as to assimilate them, in
their uses and in their applicability to the new state of
affairs. All will recollect the wasteful lobbies which
intervened between the dress and upper circles and the
saloon. These, as well as the two flights of stairs in
the saloon, have vanished, and thus the dress, or rather
the grand tier of boxes have been thrown back to the
distance of 14 feet. This additional area has been
gained by the adoption of a similar plan throughout the
house. Then on the sides, those who were accustomed
to revel in the privilege of a " private " box, will not
have forgotten the great space that was lavished on its
"retiring " room. The whole of these, except those
behind her Majeste's and the other two boxes which
have been taken by the members of the Royal Family,
and which have been much altered, have been removed
in order to enable Mr. Albano to construct his circles of
boxes in such a manner as to harmonise Kith the increased
distance he has accomplished by the displacemeant of the
lobbies and saloon staircases. The sixth tier of boxes
and the present gallery have been gained by an elevation
of the ceiling, which has been taken to such a height as
to give a much greater space between it and the pit than
at any other theatre in this country.
The Royal Italian Opera House will, when finished.
in its audience portion be tf:us divided. There are to be
158 boxes distributed into six tiers, a pit tier, the grand
tier, and four upper tiers. In the centre of the fourth
and fifth tiers are two compartments, denominated the
" upper and lower amphitheatre's," each of which will
st
asni dm, i lianrt intended ed stallsto be;
bf
fare divideda s
we
could into
season as stalls. In fact they are, we imagine, to be
butlet
the
as
fur
treated as open to the general public, who will have the
14
understand, seats
opportunity, we believe, of securing any particular seat
for the night only. Thus, it will be observed, there ail!
be within " four" of three hundred "public" sittings in
the boxes. Or, should our surmise be erroneous, and
that it may eventually be determined to let these seats by
the season, there will then be opportunity given to
nearly 300 individuals who may desire to have a
" single" seat in the boxes for the season. Either way
that the ultimate decision may chance to rest, the ale
of which a perfect view of the doings on the stage can
propriation of a portion of the theatre, from every point
be obtained to such a purpose, will be no small boon to
the public. The number of stalls will be 256, and, as
at her Majesty's Theatre, will commence upwards from
the orchestra. The seats in the pit will be divided by
" arms," as at Drury lane Theatre, and each row will
have a " back." The entrance to the stalls will be by
means of a doorway en either side of the house, through
he pit tier of boxes, and the ingress to the pit will be
hrough a double doorway at the back, under the grand

list in his office.
47. Every high bailiff required to execute any war
rant of execution or commitment issuing out of any
other court, shall make a return to such last mentioned
court forthwith on the execution thereof; and if he shall
not have executed such warrant, he shall return the
same at the expiration of two calendar months from the
date thereof,
48. Every bailiff levying or receiving any money by
virtue of any precPss issuing out of the court of which he
is bailiff, shall, within three days after the receipt thereof,
pay over the same to the clerk of such court.
49. If any high bailiff shall have levied or received
any money under any process issuing out of any other
Court, he shall, within three days from the receipt
thereof, pay over such money, retaining the fees for exe-
cution thereof, to the high bailiff of such last mentioned
Court.
50. No summons, notice, order, or other process shall
he served on Sunday, Chri:,,tmas-day, or Good Friday ;
but such days shall be counted in the computation of the
time, required by these rules, unless any ot. su,:h days
shall be the last day of such time, in which case it shall
be excluded from such computation.
51. In case of proceedings not provided for by the
forms in the schedule, the clerk of the court shall ismie
the necessary process, using, where practicable, the
forms prescribed in the schedule as guides in framing
the same.
52. Wherever the singular number is used in these
rules in reference to persons or things. it shall be under-
stood, when necessary to give full effect to the rule, to
mean several persons or things ; and every word im-
porting the masculine gender shall in like manner,
when necessary, be understood to include the femine
gender.

FRED. POLLOCK.
WM. WIG FITMAN.
C. CRESSWELL.

W. ERLE.

E. V. WILLIAMS.

THE LOAN.
It appears to he admitted on all hands that Lord
John Russell and Sir Charles Wood acted most adroitly
in the mode in which they took the contract for the
eight million limn. But a bare chance of realising pro-
fits, so large as those made in previous c.intracts, exists
in taking 1001. Consols for S9l. 10s. of real money. The
coalition of the firms of Rothschild and Barings was
effected at about eleven o'clock on Sunday night—mark,
Sunday night l The Chancellor of the Excle quer was
perfectly aware of the result of the meeting between the
heads of the two wealthy establishments we have above
named, and he, we believe, with prudential motives,
altered his previously formed intention as to the mini-
mum quotation at which the biddings Here to be ac-
cepted. There is not a doubt but that, originally, and
before the coalition took place, that 89 per cent. was
the intended value to be placed in the sealed letter,
by which, had the occurrences named not have been
in the knowledge of the financial functionary, the con
tract would have been either accepted or refused. What
was the minimum price in the sealed letter which was
placed on the table at ten o'clock on Monday morning
last is of course a secret, the Chancellor, though requested,
after the contract had been settled, politely declining to
open the document. The quotation however was, we
have reason to believe, very closely approximating to
139 f and "a fiddle"--to use a Stock Exchange term.
Be that as it may, there was a most praiseworthy exer-
tion shown by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in ascer-
taining what would be about the price bid for the eight
million loan. Sir Charles was in most influential circles
on Saturday, to obtain the information he required, and
he obtained it. While, however, giving praise to the
head of the financial department of the country. there
were a few details, connected with the modus operandi
in carrying cut the contract, which somewhat puzzled the
parties present, nearly all of whom were intimately con-
nected with loans and monetary operations. Among
the capitalists who took part in the conversation were
Mr. Baring, of the firm of Baring Brothers, Mr. Capel,
Baron Rothschild (as already named), Mr. Mildmay
(who very frequently, and to the purpose, addressed the
Chancellor of the Exchequer), with others.
From practical parties connected with trade and com-
merce, and intimately connected with the Money
Market, conversational hints and remarks are often
useful, confidence on such occasions not being infringed
upon by the person recording then.. At the request
of the Premier and the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
the contracting parties to the loan retired to form a
written document as to their desires in alteration of the
terms of the contract. They did so ; ad interim a busi
ness- like conversation was commenced by the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, relative to the probable supplies of
grain, or flour, and provisions from abroad, especially
from the United States. Mr. Bates (an active and intel-
ligent partner in the firm of Bering, Brothers,) gave it
as his opinion, that for the present, at least, it could
hardly be expected that an abundance of pro lute would
be thrown in, though admitting that in the States there
were ample stocks. The Chancellor of the Exchequer
appeared not to understand this, when provisions gene-
roily, and " the staff of life" in particular. were so high
here. Mr. Bates immediately replied, in illuatration,
that when an article at first cost was but ls., and the
charges upon it were 25., parties were not over ready to
enter upon speculations in consignments. In conversation
this point was raised as to the probable extent to which
the coffers of the Bank of Eng'and might be attacked, or
drained, to pay for flour, Sic., imported. The Governor
and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of Engl,tnd, who
were ,eated on the right hand of Lord John Russell,
were silent upon this point, although it was evident their
opinion was sought for, but priv.itely the opinion was
partially expressed that the drain, if such the late ex-
porta of the precious metals can be called, had, for the
current year, at leapt, passed its zenith. These few re-
miniscences, emanating from most practical persons,
may fairly be placed before our readers. The private
audience between the parties who retired having termi-
nated, a written document was placed in the hands of
the Chancellor, and read by him and Lord John Russell,
and the contract was signed by all but one party, who
left ere he had done so. A messenger was sent after
him, and he returned ; of course it could not be ima-
gined that he wanted to have first start for the City, and
communicate the result to parties anxious to learn the
news. Baron Rothschild and his three brothers were
the last to quit the audience chamber, a most interesting
conversation having been entered into with the Chan-
cellor, but of which, being held in the recess
of the window, and strictly private, it it net the
province of the writer of this article to indite a line.
elinrtrsi
mhaving a betweenapasostcdthe% ewealthy
y thefirm two
he hMe utt tdusa lo
fc ot
hmep
meGov
the City present, the meeting was pronounced es closed,
and the parties separated.
As rapidly as possible the information of the actual
contract price was sent into the City (by-the-bye, the
terms were very closely guessed before), and the Stock
Exchange presented a degree of animation and excite-
ment which have been a stranger to it for many years
past. As much as 2 per cent, was offered and taken
for the scrip; but soon aftcr the price receded, and as
pay day came on (2,1- per cent. to be completed yester-
day), the,few parties who had a "slice" of the loan, and
who, judging from previous events of the same kind that
values would fall, sold, in order to buy in at lower rates,
and hold on for the future, in hopes of realising a good
per centage. The amount of the loan is too small to
excite any very consideratile demand on the part of the
public, but to those who
are most connected with the
Money Market the scrip will be a pet fur the next two or
three months.—Observer.

tieTnhe external admission to the boxes will be in the
front of
carriageswill ph
the building, u
hde
ofrthe course,old
in i 3 street,at downnl
portico, and set
close to the door. The visitor will then proceed up the
grand stone staircase, and on through the large doorway
leading from the landing place into a room which was
originally applied to different purposes, but which, with
two others, has now been thrown into the old saloon, the
whole having been converted into the boxes " crush
room." From this place are several doorways afFirding
access to the lobby which passes round the grand tier.
With the triple object of removing a public nuisance,
of turning that which was a general annoyance and eye-
sore to a useful end, and of offering increased comtort
to the humbler patrons of the undertaking, the propr;e-
tors have thrown out a building so as to enclose the
avenue which ran from Bow-street into the Piazza in
Covent-garden Market, and have transformed it into an
entrance and capacious " crush room" for the pit.
There has been a marked consideration for the comfort
and ease of the box subscribers furthermore, inasmuch
as that the front of the boxes bows outwards, and so pre-
sents an abundance of accommodation and space for the
legs of their occupants.
In reference to the decorations, the
building is not in
a sufficiently forward state to aticw of their being put up,
but we were lucky enough to gain a
glimpse of that por-
tion which will constitute the outer side of the pannels
for the boxes. Those for the grand tier are of a very
superb description. The whole of the groundwork will
be white enamel; at the base of the front of each will be
a splendid banding of gold, above which is another
banding, but of blue plain enamel, and the latter will be
surmounted by a gorgeous but exceedingly ornamental
bordering of gold of about nine inches or a foot in depth.
The general decorations for the other tiers will partake
somewhat of a similar character, although in each there
will be a distinctive variance. The fittings up of the
boxes will, we believe, be of rich crimson satin damask,
which, in contrast with the white enamel of
beautifu the pannels,
effect.
cannot but be productive of a most l
There is an arrangement as regards the stalls
ht an
notd tho
e
seats in the pit which, from its excellence, oug t
naul
that the
be forgotten on the present occasion, eIY,
• seats are to be p,o placed as that those who occupy the
hinder rows will look over the shoulders of those in the
row immediately before them, and thus all will have every
• facility of obtaining a clear view of the proceedings on
the stage.—Ubserver.

M. SOYER'S SOUP FOR THE POOR.
.
TO THE EDITOR OF TUE DUBLIN EVENING POST
Morrison's Hotel, Dawson street, Tuesday.
Sir,-1-laving been requested this morning by several
gentlemen to give immediate publicity to the enclosed
receipts, I forward them to you for that purpose.—Your
doing so will oblige your most obedient servant,
A. SOYER.

EARLY CLostNG.—A soiree of the Early Closing
Association was held at the the Free•trade Hall, Manchester,
on Thursday evening. The chair was taken by C. SA-ain,
Esq., and a;nong the company were the Mayor vf Salford,
Alderman Walker, Alderman ,;liuttleworth, W. H. Callender,
Esq., G. Nicholson, Esq. (Mayor of Kendal), the Mayor of
Ashton, Dr. Reid, George Wilson, Esq., S. C. Hall, Esq.,
James Braid, Esq., surgeon • Alderman Watkins, Alderman
Harvey, William Shuttlewo'rth, Esq., G. F. Handley, and
E. Hertord. Esqrs. Mr. Swain, Dr. Brid. Mr. S. C. Halt.
tha nieetit4g
• • "2:
read tr?in Lord llueie, Lord \\ nothesley and others,
regretting their inability to attend.

THE FACTORY INSPECTORS'
REPORTS.
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
We copy from the report of Mr. Leonard Horsier, In-
spector of Factories for the Manchester district, the
following statement as to the observance of the educa-
tional provisions of the Factory Act:—
" There is an improvement in this respect. By a strict
enforcement of the very reasonable and easily•observed
provisions in the Act for the education of the children,
the attendance has become much more regular. No child
is allowed, by the Act, to work after the first week of
employment, unless the employer receive a schcolmaster's
certificate of the child's having attended his school five
days in the preceding week, for three hours each day. I
require the strict observance of this enactment: if it has
been neglected, I require the child to be discharged, and
that it shall nut he again employed in the same factory
until it has qualified for employment by a full week's
attendance at school. By this course, the most lenient
that can be adopted, the parents lose the week's wages
of the child; and, as the non-attendance is generally
caused by parents employing their children at the time
they ought to be at school, when they find that they
have to pay for this, they are less likely to repeat it;
and if the child has played truant, it comes to the know
ledge of the parent in a very distinct way, and he takes
that course which he thinks best to check the truant
propensities. The employer of the child may also be
put to some inconvenience by his temporary absence.
This gentle punishment has been found to be effective,
and there have only been six cases in the last half year
where it was considered necessary to have recourse to
the extreme measure of a prosecution, to punish a gross
neglect of this part of the law. Advantage is taken of
lany opportunity of getting the children into the best
schools that are available, from their vicinity to the fac-
tories; and the far greater proportion of the children
are now attending national schools, or British schools,
or good private schools. When I say good, I mean, in
most cases, good only by comparison with the ordinary
run of those miserable mock schools, to be found eve ry-
where, in which a mass of dirty children, of all aces, in-
eluding infants of three years old, are crammed together
in a small, close, unventilated room, with an old man or
an old woman sitting in the midst of them, utterly ince
pable of teaching the first elements of education.
" In my report of the corresponding period of last
year, I had the satisfaction of giving an account of the
excellent school and other arrangements for the moral
and social improvement of their workpeople, which had
been established by the owners of a large cotton factory
in Liverpool,—the North Shore Mill Company. I am
glad to have other cases of a similar kind to report,—
evidence of a growing attention on the part of the
owners of factories to the moral and social condition of
their workpeople; and I would particularly call attention
to the liberal, I may say munificent, scale of these bene
volent and enlightened exertions. Neither in these, nor
in former instances, have I received a hint from the
owners of these establishments, directly or indirectly,
that it would be agreeable to them that I should state in
my report what they have done. It has been a spon-
taneous act on my part, in justice to those who make
such pecuniary sacrifices, to hold them up as examples
to others who collect together a large number of work-
people, whether in factories or in other employments,
and to show the good of which the factory system is
capable, when the proprietor, alive to the moral re-
sponsibilities attached to property, and feeling how
greatly he has power to influence, for good or for evil,
the condition of those he employs, brings kind feelings
into active exertion.
" Mr. Eccles Shorrock, the proprietor of extensive
cotton mills, in Over Darwen, near Blackburn, has, at
his own charge, built a large school. On the ground
floor is an infant school ; and above, a school for older
children, both capable of accommodating a large number;
and in another part of the village, about halt a mile dis-
tant, and near another of his mills he has established
another school, capable of receiving as many as can be
effectively instructed by two teachers. He has six
teachers in the three schools, whose salaries he pays.
The children in the infant school pay id. a week ; but
all the other children, including those employed in his
mills, receive their education gratis. When I visited
these works, last July, be was employing 394 children,
all attending his schools. They profess to be on the
plan of the British schools. No exclusive religious
creed is taught ; and, consequently, the children of
parents of all religious denominations attend the schools.
They were visited lately, at the request of Mr. Shor-
rock and myself, by Mr. Fletcher, the inspector (4'
British schools ; and Mr. Shorrock is anxious to do
every thing in his power to render his schools effective.
As I consider them permanent establishments, I recom
mend—and you were pleased to approve of my recom-
mendation—a grant of 101. from the Factories' Penal-
ties Fund, towards the establishment of lending libraries
in these schools.
" An excellent and commodious school and chapel
have been built by Mr. Joseph Eccles, at Moorgate
Field, near Blackburn, at his sole expense. The school-
master, at my request, has supplied me with the ful
lowing particulars:—
" Mill Hill School, 30th November, 1846.
" The schoolroom has ample accommodation for 280
or 300 children. Size, 60 k 34 14. It has desk room
for 240, and possesses a good supply of books, slates, &e.
The walls of the schoolroom are decorated with large
maps of England, Scotland, Ireland, Palestine, Europe,
Asia, America, and the world ; and eight small maps,
besides animal prints, and a full supply of lesson-boards.
A small classroom adjoins, and it is intended to erect
another, to contain a small gallery. We have a spa-
cious playground, about one-third of an acre in extent.
We have not yet had time to supply it with suitable
gymnastic apparatus. The weekly payments of the
children are 2d. and 3d. The teachers have a guaran-
teed salary, and it is expected the fees of the children
will about meet the amount. The school is conducted on
the system of the British and Foreign School Society.
and is open to children of all religious denominations.
There is a small lending library for the use of the Sun-
day school. We intend to increase its size, and extend
its usefulness, by opening it to the day scholars. At the
present time we have about 200 children at the day
school. This number will be greatly increased on the
return of prosperity in trade and more genial weather,
for the young people in the neighbourhood seem very
desirous to obtain instruction. To supply their wants,
evening classes are just about to be commenced, to give
instruction in reading, writing, arithmetic, geography,
grammar, sad mathematics ; and for the females, needle-
work. We trust, by these and similar means, we are
laying the foundation for better days for this hitherto
neglected neighbourhood.
" Over the schoolroom we have a beautiful chapel,
which will accommodate 400 persons.
" We have just settled amongst us a most zealous
minister of the gospel. On the Sabbath we have three
services, and one in the week. Two Bible classes of
young men and women have been formed, under the su-
perintendence of the minister. The Sunday school is
well attended, from 220 to 250 attend. We hope to be
able to form clothing clubs for the children, and a reading
or book society amongst the people soon.'
" I have further learned, that although some pews in
the chapel are paid fur, towards the stipend of the
minister, the chief part of it is given by Mr. Eccles.
" Exertions, no less liberal have been made by Mr.
John Ry lands, for the benefit of the workpeople in his
extensive cotton mills at Gorton near Manchester. I
have obtained the following particulars respecting them:--
"' During the last two years, three rooms have been
erected, one is used for a newsroom, another for a library,
and the other for a day and evening school, lecture
room, and for various classes and meetings. The
schools :—Tbe day school is attended by 102 children,
56 of whom are employed in the mill ; they pay 2d. 3d.
and 4d. a week, according to the nature and amount of
instruction. On two evenings, instruction is given in
writing and arithmetic, to 72 persons of different ages ;
they pay ad. a week, and have writing materials and
books found. On two evenings, a class meets for sing-
ing ; and on one evening a class for instrumental music ;
all tree. On the week days, no religious opinions are
taught, except such as are in the books published
under the sanction of the Borough Road School. On
Snndays the lecture room and library are open for classes
for reading of the Scriptures. In an adjoining building,
is a chapel and Sunday school, belonging to the concern;
but it is under the care of the Wesleyan methodists.
" The library contains 600 volumes of standard
books and publications of the Religieus Tract Society.
the Society tor Promet;ng Christian Know'edge, the
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge), and
Chambers's publicatious, &c. These are all lent out
without charge.
" The newsroom is open every evening, except on
Sundays. It is supplied, without charge, with six papers,
published each week in Manchester, one in Liverpool,
one in London, and the Times daily. The subscribers
pay Id. per week for the purchase of any additional paper
the members choose to get.
" The rooms are lighted with gas every evening. A
variety of valuable apparatus for amusement and instruc •
Lion is kept, of the best kind. The outlay has been
estimated by a competent party, for the rooms, fittings,
and stock, at 2,000L'
" My informant adds, ' Other very important plans
are its progress, but are not yet matured, by which it is
expected that the people will be induced to employ their
hours unoccupied in labour, in useful and pleasing
relaxation:
" The manager, overlookers, and some of the work-
people at Messrs. John Pooley and Sons' cotton mills,
in Hulme, Manchester, have established a library and
reading room, and an evening school, for themselves,
which have met with cordial encouragement and sup-
port from their masters. This I learned from the
manager last May, who showed me the schoolroom
and library."

SOYER'S NOURISHING MEAGRE FOOD FOR LENT. !
Put two ounces of butter or oil into a two gallon-and- i
a-half stewpan, peel four ounces of onions.
cut
no thin, put I
w and
them on the fire 'ill lightly brown (stirring
then), add half a it b
ti
pound of vegetables, as turnips, • cs,
celery, cart ots Bze.. do not peel them or throw away ay
except that part which may be decayed but wash
pin pd them well, cut them in a slanting direetion, put them in
then ew
peas,inutes fill uplong wth two g aounllons
a
of water, let it simmer for three hours, or till the
peas
are in al pulp; mix half a pound of oatmeal
dstalpilatenr d fry ten meri;
ut
a
"with a pint of water, make it into a liquid paste,
pour it into the soup, stirring it with a spoon, add
is an improvement, and also soaking the peas in
three ounces of• salt, half an ounce of brown sugar,
boil it ten minutes, and it is ready for use; a little mint,
bay-leaf, thyme, marjoram, winter savoy, in small quan.
I tides,
soft water. Although this food is entirely deprived of
animal subtance, yet the farinaceous ingredients will act
generously on the digestive organs, particularly to a
stomach which has suffered from want of food.
THE FISHERMAN'S SOUP FOR THE COAST.
Cut four pounds of fresh fish of any kind in large
piecei; put it into your pan, with three ounces of salt,
sugpaitsrn,a
olfi ttle pepper, two bay leave-,, a
water,
and let it stew gently.
Mix one pound of oatmeal with lukewarm water, and pour
it over the fish; stir it gently, so as not to break it too
much; let it boil twenty minutes, and it is done.
A red herring, or dried salt fish, previously soaked, is
little half ant 3n ounce
e,
twelve of
exceedingly good to make this soup; but omit the salt if
all salt fish is used.

CHINESE CANES.—The vessel Royal Albert, which
has arrived in the East India Docks from Canton and Hong-
Kong, has brought from the former port the very large quan-
tity of 30,200 canes.
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON BOARD THE STAR•
LIGIW STEA3I-BoAT.—On Friday an accident of a most de-
plorable character took place on board the Starlight iron
steam-boat. A person named James Hunt, about fifty years
of age, and a companion of his, were travelling by the boat
from Vauxhall to London-bridge. The two had been for
some time conversing in the cabin, and when the boat had
arrived about midway between Westminster and Hunger-
ford-bridges, they went on deck, where they for some few
minutes were amusing themselves. Hunt's companion ex-
pressed a wish to retire into the cabin again, but the de-
ceased refused, when his friend, whilst standing on the top of
the stairs, laid holl of Hunt's hand for the purpose of pulling
him dawn. He, however, resisted, and the other having let
go his hold rather suddenly, Hunt fell backwards and
pitched headforemost down the hold into the engine-house
amongst the machinery. When befell his bones were heard
to crack as the levers of the engine caught his limbs. The
engineer stopped the engine so suddenly as to throw the
whole of the machinery out of gear, and as soon as possible
the poor fellow was got, out, blood strel.miiog from all
lions of his body. IF- Arm and legs were broken, hi'
forced in, and a irjk,,,t- •i.-;ce of his Ado
was immediately taken to Charing-cross Hospital, but before
be had reached that institution he bad ceased to breathe.

DUTCH AND HAMBURGH MAIL.
THE HAGUE, MARCEL 3.—The last news brought by
the , verland mail announces that the presents sent by
the King if the Netherlands to the Emperor of Japan
have been conveyed from Deeima to Jeddo, escorted by
a great number of Japanese civil officers, and hail arrived
on the 24th of January. These r resents being exposed
to view in the great hall of the palace, were examined by
the Emperor, the General of the Crown, and the great
men of the empire. The Emperor expressed himselfparticularly sate fed with the beauty of these presents
and the portrait of the King of the N, therlands excited hi;
great admiration.
The Japanese Government has caused orders in
writing to be drawn up, to be delivered to commanders
of foreign vessels who may approach the coast of Japan.
The object of these orders is to inform them that they
cannot enter the bay of Nagasaki, but that they can
anchor to the north of Carvalhos, without, however,
sending any persons belonging to their crews on shore.
Contrary to these orders, which, it seems, were occa•
sioned by the appearance, in 1845, in the sea of Japan
of the English frigate the Semarang, of three French
ships of war, namely, the Cleopatra frigate, and the
Sabine and Victorieu-e corvettes, bad, however, an•
chored, on the 29th of July, 1846, in the bay, near to
Papenburg. The sight of these ships had caused great
sensation among the population, and given occasion to
have this bay occupied by armed boats.
The arrival of the French squadron was en the pre-
text of delivering to the Governor of Nagasaki a letter,
complaining , f the bad treatment snffered by the cap.
tain and crew of a French whaler, two years before, in
the Bay of Volcan, near the island of Jedde, and at
the same time to demand assistance and protection for
French ships which might he wrecked on the coast of
Japan. The French ships quitted the bay on the 21st
of July, without having received an answer to their
letter, and without waiting for the provisions and water
which had been offered them. During the whole time
that the French flotilla remained, the Japanese were con-
stantly engaged in taking measures for their defence in
case of attack.
In the same month two American ships of war, the
one of 80, the other of 20 guns, appeared off Jeddo, for
the purpose of asking permission to trade ; but they
were answered in the negative, and were informed that
Japan allowed only the Netherlands and China to carry
on trade, and that only at Nangasaki.
It seems that the Danish war-frigate " Galathea,"
under the command of Count Steiro-Bile Brahi, cast
anchor off the Bay of Jeddo, but he was not allowed to
enter.
The islands of Linkio, which are placed under the
command of the Governor of Satsouma, are now fre-
quently visited by European ships. The efforts of some
Europeans, who endeavour to settle there, have hitherto
been fruitless. However, two Europeans, left by a
French ship in one of those islands, have been very
well treated by the islanders.
It is said that the Preach squadron has also shown
itself in those seas, and that Vice-Admiral Ciall, com-
mander of the squadron, had an interview with the
Chief of those islands. On the 10th of February and
the 18th of March, 1846, a violent fire broke out at
Jeddo, and a great part of the city was reduced to
ashes.
Letters from Vienna say that England, France, and
Austria have concluded a treaty with the Porte for
piercing the Isthmus of Suez. By virtue of this treaty
Austria is to undertake the works on the coast and in
the port of Alexandria. The regulating of the course
of the Nile is to be at the expense of Egypt, France to
undertake the roads through the Desert, England to
restore the pert of Suez, and to construct the basins
and all other necessary establishm, nts. It is said that
Mr. Negrelli, and several other engineers under his
orders, will set out for Egypt next month. On the other
hand, this whole affair is represented as a private under-
taking, which will be warmly supported by the Govern-
ment.
VIENNA, FEB. 21.—The Swabian Mercury publishes
a letter of this date, which states that a sort of congress
will shortly meet at Berlin, of the directors of the rail-
ways now existing in the direction from Vienne: by way
of Breslau and Berlin to Hamburgh, and that deputies
on the part of the Northern Railway have already set
out for this congress. The main object of this congress
is to regulate the titre of the passage on all the rail% ass
in smch a manner that they may be combined, so as to
afford an uninterrupted communication between Vienna
and Hamburgh, as soon as the portion of the Northern
Railway from Leipsic to Oberberg shall be opened in
the course of the spring.
TRIESTE, FEB. 23.—The Vladika of Montenegro,
has been fur some days in our city purchasing corn fir
his domininions. According to a notice of the Govern-
ment of Venice of the 20th of this month, the expor-
tation of maize and wheat, as well as flour, is prohibited
till further notice ft ore the provinces. The following is
a view of the stock of corn in the staple places in the
Danube on the lit Feb., this year:—W heat, 1.726510,01;0 ;
Maize, 901,000 ; Rye, 170,000 ; Barley, ,000,
Vienna bushels. The Maze reaped in Mol-
davia in the autumn of 1846 will nut appear
at Gulacz till the spring; it is calculated
that the quantity which will then come trom the inte-
rior to Galacz for exportation will amount to 1,700,000
bushels. Besides this, Galacz will then have still 700,000
bushels of wheat, 220,000 of rye, and 70,000 of barley
Braila will probably have at, the same time 1,100,000•
bushels of wheat, and 230,000 of maize from the inte-
rior. This is a fresh proof that a scanty supply of coin
is not to be expected, and the less so, as France and
Great Britain are well provided, and are in expec-
tation of large supplies from North America.—Allge-
swine Zeigung, Feb. 28.
STOCHHOLM, FEB. 20.—Lieutenant-General Baron
Von Layerdiag has just died at Upsal, at the advanced
age of 80 years. He was the only surving superior officer
who was decorated with the. Grand Cross of the First
Class of the Order of the Sword, which can only be ob-
tained on the Acid of battle after a victory, and was
equally respected for his honourable character, and dis-
tinguished as a general and negotiator. Stockholm
owes it to him, that, in March 1809, the Russian army
in Aland did not cross the ice against Stockholm.
Cnecow, FEB. 23.—His Majesty the Emperor has
been pleased to order, for the present, the appointment
of a military governor in the manner in which such are
found in the largest cities of the monarchy.—Hamburg,
March 3.
TONNING, FEB. 28.—During the last week, we had
again frost, and the ice in the Eider has in consequence
been much increased. The ship " Beau*" Captain
Hayern, from Antwerp, belonging to this place, has been
so fortunate as to make its way through the ice into the
port. The Elizabeth, from Sunderland, bound to Lubec,
Minerva, and Hoffrung, have arrived near Volleruyck,
and lie
farther out at sea destined to this port.
LIEBAU, FEB. 25.—The Magdalene, Captain Duhu,
of Copenhagen, bound to this place with a cargo of
southern fruits, appeared last week in the ice off our
port, and atichorsd at Leemuppen, four leagues to the
north; but as the crew was greatly exhausted, soma men
were sent to its assistance. During the storm last night,
however, the ship was crushed by the ice and dashed to
pieces. The crew was saved, and some of the tackling,
but the cargo is totally lost.
VIENNA, FEB 24.—A report is in circulation in the
diplomatic circles that the Prussian Cabinet has commu-
nicated to our Court a general law on the press for the
States of the German Confederation, to which most of
the German Governments have given their assent, and
which our Government is invited to join. It is added
that Prussia intends, at all events, to take the lead ie
his affair in the German Diet —Hamburgh Papers,
'arch 2.

REFORMATION OF JUVENILE
OFFENDERS.—PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY, ST.
GEORGE'S FIELDS, SOUTHWARK.
The annual meeting of the Governors of this institu.
lion was held on Saturday, at the London Tavern,
Bishopsgate street. W. Gladstone, E-q ,in tee chair,
,},l ported by Lord Radstock, Mr. Alderman Sidni y,
Charles Cochrane. Esq., J. W. Bosanquet, Esq.. J. 11.
Gladstanes, E.g., Major Woodroofe, the Rev. Dr. Rice,
W. Gausses, Esq., &c. &c.
The report for the past year was laid before the
meeting b) the auditor, Mr. E. Bilke. who stated that he
had the pleasure to annouhice a surplus of receip:s over
expenditure for the 3 ear of upwards of 2001., a circum-
stance that had not ia.curred for many 3 ears before. The
entii 0 receipts. in donations and sub.,eriptions, amounted
to 3 6721 14s. G.i., and the expel hes to 3,4591. Ils. 3d.
The number o; toys admitted to December 31. 1846,
Max 82, and the number placed out or discharged to that
date, 38. During the last two months 15 more had been
received, and 9 were discharged.
By a statistical return, it appeared that out of 177 boys
admitted in the last six years, two only had died, and of
150 boys placed out or discharged, 101 were ascertained
to be doing well, and 18 only had turned out decidedly

otherwise:
It was stated, that in accordance with the views ex-
pressA by Sir George Grey, in the papers laid before
Parliament, on the 16th of February last, a negotiation
was going on withlthe " Refuge for the Destitute," having
as its object a union or combination of the two societies,
for the purpose of establishing an Industrial School, for
the male objects of the society's assistance, a short dis-
tance from London, where gardening and field labour
could be introduced, in addition to the ordinary occupa-
tions.
Charles F. Weber, Esq., and
John Gurney Fry, Esq.,
George Percy Elliot, Esq., were elected members of the
committee, and the other officers having been appointed,
thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the business of
the court terminated.

It bas been currently stated that the King of the
Belgians, who has been staying at: Paris for the last week,
would proceed to England with a view of restoring a more
cordial
feeling between the Courts of France and England.
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY, MARCH S.—PITT SCHO.
LaßSHlP.—Successful candidate, Charles B. Scott, of Trinity discussing
g-ery ingenious comments have been expended in
the affairs to be settled, and the mode of arranging
College.
_ROYAL ARTILLERT.—The whole of the four corn- there to everybody's satisfaction, as if his Majesty could not
pay a visit of friendship to his royal relatives without some
panics at present in the field battery at Vi oolwieh are ex- deep political design. All speculation, however, will be at
pected to leave the garrison in the course of this month, not an end by the announcement, which we believe we can vouch
to relieve other companies, but to add to the strength of for, that his Majesty is not expected in England at present,
the companies at home stations, or man tha new fortifiea- and that he did not contemplate extending his visit this time
lions recently constructed for the defence of the coast. beyond Paris, whence he will return to his owu. dominions.
Major Cator's field battery company 2d battalion, will pro-
DESTITUTION IN THE HIGHLANDS.—ti grand Celtic
ceedt totaLoiev.erpool, the first company sent to be stationed at
Major Furneaux's field battery company, 2d fancy and full dress ball is announced to take place on Thurs-
tbhaattallion will proceed to Dover, an additional rompany of day, the 11th inst., at Willis 'e Rooms, in aid of the fund col-
Royal Artillery being considered necessary at that station. leeting for the distressed Highlanders. This festival has the
Major Clarke's field battery, 9th battalion, will proceed to advantage of Prince Albert's name at the hsdetiansl7oeifrsabiletdsinlist of
Guernsey, where one company will be stationed in future;in , patrons, wthogoectobnesriswtiottb*stobmeeLofortdhemmayoostr
(fl)fuoe nu our
those at resent in Guernsey will join their company.. nobility, clan
Jersey, which island will have one full company instead of tial citizens, as well as Members of Parliament. We are h p
the half company at present doing duty there. Captain to state that from the number of tickets applied for, the re-
Hill's Hill's field battery company, Bth battalion, will proceed to ceipts promise to be worth the effort.
Sheerness, being the first company detached to man the for-
SUSPECT h D INFANTICIDE.—On Friday morning,
g
tifications at that naval port. The first four companies of as a labourin man was proceeding along the towing-path
of the Surrey Canal, he discovered the body Art newly. born
the newly-raised 10th battalion are to occupy the places of
the companies in the field batteries on their leaving Wool- t female chill fl satin g pear Ibe house of Mr. Hayward, 4 the
wich to acquire a knowledge of field b ittery daffy. The fling's Arms 'Tevein. It was dragged ashore. and wli.L';l
four first companies of the 10th battalion are Captain Grant's examined,
xaMine il. the hands were found to be tied with a stout cool..
No. 1 company, Captain Mitchell's No. 2 company, Captain n
Durnsford's No. 3 company, and Captain Crawford's No. 4 the head was teiribly mutilated by some weapon. A
surgeon of the district has seen the body, and is of opinion
company. that the child has been murdered.