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C4MPAIGN on the SUTLEJ—creating
immense Interest at the present moment, there is exhibiting
at the ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION Portraits of the
most Distinguished Men both in the SIKII ARMY and GOVERN-
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Fine Art.i, during her residence in India. Also, Portraits of Sir Henry
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fIENEKAL THUM•B:
x.A Hours of Morning Levees changed. The Little General is giving
his final Levees every day and e—enhig at the Egyptian-hall (up-stairs).
Ile has 1144 the distinguished honour of appearing three times .before
her Majesty, and o performing before and receiving brilliant
presents from all the,prineipal Aoyereigns of Europe. Ile is twenty-
five i ches high, weighs only fifteen pounds, and is the most
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Hours f,om Half-past Twelve to Two, Half-past Three to Five,
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terminate at nine o'clock.

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a DECEEF. of the HIGH. COURT of CNANCERY, made
in the Causes " HARROP • T. HOWARD," and " HARROP v. HEY-
WOOD," with the approbation of N. W. SENIOR, Esq., ono of the
Masters of the said Court, on Extnav, the 20th day of Match, 1846,
at the Warien Bulkeley Arms Inn, etockport,'Erthe -comity of
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Tia LAW OF ENTAIL.—A meeting or the proprie-
tors of entailed .estates in Scotland was held in the 'Hope-
Coma Rooms on Thursday, fo the purpose of considering.
the great national evil connected with the law of
a.n&thd propriety of an immediate application of the Legis-
lature thereupon," The meeting being a preliminary one
_the representatives of the press were not allowed 'access
to it. We have, however' been furnished with the following
outline of the proceedings:—Sir. David Baird, Bart., in the
absence of the Marquis of Breadalbatie (from whom a com-
munication was made to the meeting), was called to the
chair. and gave a liteid statement of the injuriouS effects
of the law of entail in preventing free commerce in land, and
particularly as preventing those improvements now rendered
necessary to meet the expected competition of foreign
corn, and the ad)ustment of rights between landlord a id
tenant. As was to be expected, when a subject of such
momentous interest was brought before them for the first
time, there were different opini'ms stated by the proprietors
pfesent.as to the proper mode of following up the move-
ment. We understand, however, that a unanimous reso-
lut ion was entered into, remitting to a committee; of
which the Most noble the Marquis of Breadalbane
was to be chairman, and Sir David Baird, Bart.,
the convener, to consider as to the best mode ''dt
seekiwra.legislative remedy for the evil's of the entail
law, a'nd to.call other and more extCnded meetings as they.
might deem proper. The meeting, which was pretty.tm-
merously attended, lasted for about two hours, and only one
feeling was eXpresied as to the great national
.evil inflicted,
by the law in question, and subscriptions were, entered. nte
for carrying forward the moVeZeilt, itlld, defraying tiN.
ng? 44010101400.061.1/4

•
THE" OREGON QUESTION.
. When the .Cambria left Boston on the Ist inst. it was
known that-the Senate of the United States had adjourned
debate .)o the abrogation of the Oregon convention to
the 2d of March ; but dime was co doubt that Mr. COlcitlitt's
resoltv ions would be carried by a large majority in that
assemb:y. These resolutions are substantially the same as
those adopted try the House of Representatives, although in
A more qualified form ; but they express with greater energy
an " earnest desire that this' long• standing controversy may
be settled by negotiation and compromise." In fact, they
impose upon toe Cabinet of the United States the duty of
re. opening the neg,tiations on such terms as may convince
the American people that a sincere attempt has been made
to effect a peaceful settlement of the dispute ; and we sin- •
cerely hope these terms may be admisSible.by England.' Mr;
Allen, however, in the course of the- debate, declared'
that the President's views - and determination -to
assert :his title to the whole territory up to 51 deg.
-40 min. had undergone no change. On the part of the Bri-
tish Mhdstei, Mr. Pakenhatn, no fresh overture has been
made. Whatever may be the motives which induce the
,Congress of the United States to vote the abrogation of the
convention of 1827 for the joint occupancy of she Oregon ter-.
ritary, we are Chiefly cOnceined to examine the effect of that
measure on the relative rights of the two claimants. Assoon
as the Senate shall have concurred in these resolutions, and the
President proceed, as he undoubtedly will, to give the
notice, the whole question wilt assume a new shape, or rather
it will revert to the condition in which it stood before ever
the conventions of 1818 and of 1837 were thought of, that
condition being only modified by the actual settlements in
the country made under the specific protection of those very
instruments. It may, we think, be demonstrated by strict
reasoning that the abrogation of these conventions under the
present circum,tances of the two Powers in Oregon, mate-
rially weakens the claims of the -United States, and as ma-
terially strengthens our rights. Under the agreement which
the Americans are resolved to cancel, two kinds of claims

have existed ; • the first conventional, which were on the
footing of strict equality; the seeond claiMs of. settlement, .
which depend on . the• relative extent of occupation.
by either party. -If the convention be annulled, the
conveuVonal privileges of the Americans, which were equal
to onr
.own, cease and determine, as far. as we are concerned ;
their right is reduced. to A mere abstract title ; whilst we
stand upon the Brifist 'occupation, sanctioned by
all the argunientsitt;suppart'of *Our Claini„ and especially by
the treaty. of 1790 *it!' Spain.. The tiettlementsa the flud-
son's Bay Company in the Oregon territory have been msde
under a right recognised-by these conventions ; but the right
existedisefore the; conventions; and• the settlements, with all
the rights accruing to their founders, will subsist atter them.
Dr.TSvias, in his most interoSting and elaborate survey of
the whole question, pinta out thz passage of Vattel by which
such a case must be. determined..." 1.4" says that great
authority, "two or more tlaiians discover and take possession
of an island or any Other •desert land without an owner,
they ought to agree between • themfielni ind".make an •
eqttitable partition flint, cannot agree, each will
have the right of empire and amain in the parts in which
they first settled." In this particularcase, the effect of occu-
pation and priority of settlement as conferring sovereignty
is more than usually decisive: For the right of fish-
ing, landing for the purpose of trade- with the - natives, and
of making settlements,
_having - been f.rmally secured to
Spain and to England by the treaty of 1790, the settlements
made in purSuance of that right by either Power became
absolute possessions of the Crown. Let us niiir ascertain;
from an unquestionable witness, Air. Greenhow himself, the
champion of the -American claiMs, what. the relative impart-
ance of these settlements is. Ile et,serves that the difficulty
of the negotiation undertaken in 1826• had been materially
increased since 1818— • • • • " .
" By the great inequality which had.been produced in the
relative positions of the two parties as regards actual occu-
pation. After the union -of the two great • North American
companies in 1821, and the establishment of civil and cri-
minal jurisdiction .throughbitt their territories, the Hudson's
Bay Company becaine a powerful body ; its resvrces were
no longer wasted in disputes. with a rival association; its re-
gtilnions were enforced; its operations were conducted with
security and -efficiency ; and encouragement was afforded
for the extension of its posts and communications by the
assurance that. the honour of the Government *as thereby
more strongly engaged in its support... Many 'of these posts
were • fortified, and could be defended by their. inmates—men
inured to dangers and hardships of all kinds—against any
attacks which might
.be apprehended; and thus, in a few
years, the Whisle region north and north-west of the United
States„froth Atidson's.BaY anti Canada to the Pacific, parti-
cularly the . portion -traversed. by the . Columbia and its
branches, was occupied, in -a military sense, by British forces,
although there was not a single British soldier, .strictly
speaking, Within its limits. •
" The United Slates,- on the other hand, possessed no es-
tabllshineuts.and exercised, no authority or jurisdiction what-
ever beyond the Rocky Mountains.; and the number of their
citizens in that whole territory did not, probably, exceed two

hundred."
Such isthe:American account of the state of the district
in 1826, when 9tr. Gallatin proposed as his ultimatum the
cession by England of the. territory.up to the 49th parallel.
Nor is it now materially. altered. Two or three thousand
American emigrants have formed a village on one of the
southern tributaries of,the Columbia; but neither their means
nor their objects extend' to any comniand-of territory beyond
the valley of the Willamette. They have an undoubted right
to form such settlements under the convention ; but they owe
the means of completing their journey. across the vast and
rugged wilderness to the liberality and hospitalitl- of the
agents of . the Hudson's Bay Company. Captain k remont,
Who conducted the United States exploring expedition be-
yond the Rocky Mountains in 1.841, attests the fact. On
arriving at Fort Nez Perce, a British post situated at the
confluence of the river Wallawalla and th&Calumahia. he ob-
served that at this point; which .ls just 2,000-Miles-overland
horn the. Western frontier'. of the state of Miaioari, the emi-
grants who.arrive by the South Pass and from the valley of
the Mississippi may embark on the broad stream of the west.
He himself and the heads of the emigrants there at the same
time were hospitably entertained by Mr. Mackinley, the com-
mander of the post. At 'Fort Vancouver, Captain Fremont
was received with the :graatest courtesy by Dr. MsLaughlin,
the. executive officer of the lindscni's"Bay Company iu the
territory west of the Rocky Mountains, and the expedition
was furnished with all necessary supplies. ..He adds—
" I found many American emigrants at the fort; others
had aWacly crossed intO'their land of promise—the
andWallah-
u uld allb e
aotrfothrdeemd
.sehreel doily
.t.4frarri in ft'
mhsedttbeeei L
tialryn.ishOidthweriath
by the buildings connected with the establishment. Neces-
sary clothing and provisions (the latter to be afterwards re-
turned in kind from the produce of their labour) were also
furnished., :This friendly assistance was of very great value
to the emigrants, whose lathilies Were:otherwise exposed to
much suffering in the. winter rains; at the same time, they.
were in want of all the common necessaries of life. Those:
who had driven their stock down the Columbia had brought;
them safely in, and: found for •them a•ready market, and
were already proposing to return t!5 the. States in the spring
for another rupply." .
We quote these facts,.which are given on American official
authority,•hecause it is impossible to place the relative im-
portance of the British and American-settlements in the teri
ritory :hi Stronger contrast,. In fact, if the emigrants frail
the United States hail not been liberally and humanely ass
sisted and.protected by the British agents;' they would prod
bably have perished -miserably on that bleak shore, beyond
' the reach of all human aid. .But • what is the return the in=
siigaters• of the American people propose to make for these
offices of humanity? What effect has this information, offi
cially.presentetl to Congress, upon the deliberations .4 the
Legislature? It only incites them to endeavour to expel
their .benefactors from the .country, and to wrest from the
Hudson's Bay Company thuse'very forts which have sheltered
their own etnigrauts from the hardships of the wilderness.
No appeals have been made to public opinion or &
:Parliament by the iludson Bay. Company, pro-
probably because that body..feels sufficiently strong in its
own re,,utrces -and in-the resolution of the Government. BUt
a stronger case for publicinterest and support we have never
known. *A'great trading company enters upon the enjoS-
mene of certain rights secured by' a treaty between the
Crowns of -Saain and. England„ wefts the full sanction of
royal . charters and. Acts of. Parliament; it occupies a vast.
uninhabited region, whore settlement wis all that was needed
twasserc atrd--establish indefeasible rights of dominion; it
exercises those rights with so little jealousy, that even the
emigrants from the rival state are housed within its walls
and supplied from its magazines. It has organised'the sole
system of regular communication and traffic that the preselit
state of the northern parts of America admits of. All Olds
has been going on actively for die last quarter of a century,
and less actively ever since 1790; when soddenly, by the
mere will and pleasure of a democratic :community, whose
nearest possessions -are distant 2,000 miles- of land travel,
this Company and the power it represents are summoned to
evacuate, surrender,' and renounce their forts, their pcits,
their settlements, rho navigation of the rivers, the possession
of the country, and to retire beyond the 54th parallel; of
latitude. Such a csssion of territory would at once paralyze
die whole operations of the Company and the north-western
coast. Yet, such is the extraordinary perversion of public
opinion in America on this subject, that we are expected: to
abandon a title, supported by effectual occupation, in favimr
of another title, which rests upon no superior legal-
and is backed by no occupation
rice of the abrogation of the treaty of 1827 is given, iwe
whatever ! As soon as ho-
truu that no mere formalities will deter the British Govern-
merit from • informing the Cabinet of Washington and the
World what are the definitive claims of this country, iind
what are the concessions England is prepared to make.
Nothing is gained by the secrecy of diplornaCt in tr, ating with
the United States, because public opinion in that country is 'the
last arbiter of -the national,policy, and the Government has
shown itself less disposed to peace than the more enlightened
part-of the. community. Whatever be the proposals of the
American Executive, we must trust to the fairness of loin
own views, to our abilty to defend the ground on which we
stand, and to the magnitude of the alternative. But, as we
observed more than two months ago; in an article which has
been much diseusSed in the United States, we cannot! ac-
quiesce in the stirrender.of positive lono-enjoyed benefits;
and the navigation of the Columbia, the harbour of St. (luau
de Fuca, and Vancotiver's Island, are included in those we
undoubtedly and rightfully possess—Times.

CLERICALTUNISHMENT IN THE MIDDLE AGES.,4--A
curious discovery was made more than a century ago, during
some excavations -rultr the chapter-house, adjoining Thorn-
ton Abbey, Lincolnshire. It was first mentioned by Stlike-
ler, who visited the ruins in 1772. He says, "That noon
taking down the old wall there, they.found a man with a
candlestick, table, and book,-who was supposed to have been
immured." Tradition has always asserted thatit was an ab-
bot who suffered this punishment. The skeleton of a man thus
immured was fOund some years ago at Coldinghatn Abbey.
Another instance was recently discovered at Temple4irucr,
• Lincoln sh ire.—The Builder.
VISCOUNTESS . PALMERSTON'S GRAND ASSEMBLY.—

Viscount and Viscountess Paimerstm received Lord and Lady Mont-
eagle, Lord and Lady Beaumont, Lord John Russell, Lord and Lady.
Marcus Hill, Colonel and Lady Mary Fox, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. ,Stan-
ley, Sir John snfl Lady Easthope, and a select circle, at dinner on
Saturday last, previous to her. Ladyi,hip!a assembly- At len. o'clock
the elegant suite of. saloons were thrown open for the reception of
visitors. Nearly 200 of the elite of fashionable society, and many of
the foreign corps cb:plonzaCque, congregated, and it was after midnight
when the brilliant circle separated.
The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Coffi•-
mons had a Parlinientary dinner on Saturday last, at his mansion iti
Eaton square. The tbllowlng noblemen and gentlemen constituted
the dinner circle :—Viscount Duncan, Lord Edward Russell, Hon.
Chas. C. Cavendish, Mon. Thos. V. Dawson, Mr. Raikes Currie, Mr.
Howard Eiphinstone, Mr. Archibald Hastle, Mr. W. G. Hayter, Mr.
'W. D. Christie, Sir Chas. Nopier,'Sir Denham J. Norreys, Hon. Mr.
.Mostyn, Captain Pechell, Mr. 31. J. O'Connell, Colonel Paget, Mr.
G. R. Philips, Mt. R. Pulsford, Colonel &mien, Mr. Geo. Voulett-
Serope, Mr. J. Towneley, Mr. Thos. S. Duncombe, Mr. Sharman
Crawford, Mr. Alaajoribrinka. g• (3.3311412,ard.
&eau

THE POLISH INSURRECTION.

The- following letter wis adaessed by Major-General
Collin to the Directing Senate of Cracow, in reply to. the
proposals which were made to him on the morning of the 3d
instant _ _

" robGoitzE, MARCH, 3.—Whereas the 'rebels have -ova-
meted Cracow, and Whereas the inhabitants of that town,
in which no Government is in actual operation at the present
moment, have claimed the protection. of • the three great
Powers, fer the defence of their persons and property I
hereby declare that I consent to grant them such protection,
undertheexpress stipulation that it shall only be provisional,
and that -it •shall continue only until such
.time ns the
three great Powers • have come to some . definitive decision.
This protection shall be granted on the following con•
ditions
" Firstly: The town of Cracow shall deliver np 'to me all
the rebel ringleaders now within its walls, and shall point
out to me the places in which they are congealed._
" Secondly. All the inhabitants to layalown their arms ;
and, by the sth of March, at twelve o'clock precisely, all the
arms in the town, of every description whatsoever, must
be given-up and deposited within the castle, where a com-
mission appointed by me Nvill receive them.
Thirdly; Whosciever shall be found with arms in. his poss
session during the period of my remaining at Cracow, shall
be tried bs a council of war within twenty-four hours. The
proprietor of any house in which arms may be found shall
undergo the same trial.
• " Fourthly. The present senate of Cracow is appointed under
the presidence of Senator Kopf to carry on the internal
affairs of the town, and to superintend the territory of Cra-
cow, until the three high protecting. Powers'shall have come
to some definite decision."
After haying dispatched the above letter, Generairollin
ordered-the bridge over the Vistula to be immediately recon-
structed. Whilst the bridge was being repaired, towards
four o'clock in the afternoon, several Russian staff officers,'
accompaied by a corps of the Ischerke:es, came to the head-
quarters at Podgorze, and announced that a considerable
Raesian force was marching upon the town.
On receiving this intelligence General Collin immediately
marched into Cracow, followed by fink companies of infantry,
a division of light cavalry, and the Cracow militia. " Large
crowds of the helpless flecked around him as he marched
into the town, and hailed him with joyful. atclamation." The
Austrians found that the castle and the principal guard-
houses of the town were already occupied liv a small detach-
medt of Russian troops. The armed bands "Of the insurgents,
-when they evacuated Cracow, before the Russia.l and Aus-
trian troops had marched into the town, took refuge in the
western territory of the republic. Being pursued by the
Austrian and Russian cavalry, they surrendered at discre-
tion, and 800 men gave themselves up to the Prussian com-
mandant. The troops were assembled together on the fron-
tiers of Prussian Silesia. The Prussian officer ordered the
insurgents at once to he disarmed, and they were forthwith
incarcerated, in Prussian fortresses.
Pitussesei Sreesstase-Peaeirs • MAIICH 4.—On -the 3d inst.
a number of Polish ecclesiastics, secular and regular, passed
through Blain, under 'a military escort. They were taken
to Austrian Silesia. The Galliclan families who had fled to
the frontier are returning to their homesteads: This morn-
ing ten, pieces of artillery passed through Bialu, where a
large number of troops are at present concentrated.
PRUSSIAN SILESIA—NICOLA MARCH s.—This 'morning,
at eight o'clock, six. hundred and eighty insurgents arrived
here, escorted-by a-body of cavalry and infantry. When the
dragoons and 'Mears were about -to attack them yesterday,
they laid down their arms. Amongst these insurgents are'
to be found the flower of the Polish youth. I hear that they
all declare that they would far prefer to live under the
Prussian Government than submit to the Russian yoke. The
cavalry, artillery, and 10th regiment of infantry continued
their march towards Cracow, where they will arrive to-
morrow or the day after. Some few of the prisoners appear
in good spirits, but the great majority of them are heart-
broken, and mourn over their country like a child who has
lost its parents. Whilst they were marching to Nicolai the
chief of the insurgents met his mother and sisters, who had
cone forth to take a lingering look at him as he passed on to
hii prison. Many an eye among the rude soldiery glistened'
with. those drops which sacred pity engenders, at witnessing
the heartfelt sorrow caused by this meeting. It is said that
there are three ecclesiastics amongst the prisoners. • What
will be the fate of the Polish insurgents is not yet known ;
certain it is, however, that the submission was only accepted
on condition that the submission- was to Prussia, Russia, and
Austria, collectively.—Cologne Gazette, March 12.
PRUSSIAN 81LESIA—BRESLAU, MARCIL 6.—One of the
divisious of the insurgents, when they .evacueted Cracow,
proceeded towards Gallicia, and Marched, it is said, to
Wiliezka. Perhaps they thought that they would be able
to hold out longer in that stronghold and hotbed of the Gal-
lkian revolt. It was generally imagined that the whole body
of the insurgents, on leaving Cracow, would have fled to the
high mountains of Gallicia, where they vsould have been
joined by the Goral mountaineers, by whose assistance they
would have been able to carry on st guerilla warfare fiir a
'Ong time. Had they taken this step, they could also have
opened a communication with Hungary. Another division
of the insurgents professed to surrender to the Prussians. It
is obvious that at Cracow public opinion is so strongly in
favour of the Prussian form of government, that a very
Strong desire exists that Cracow should be incorporated with
Prussia. This circumstance may, perhaps, introduce some
complications into the forthcoming diplomatic negotiations-
-Cologne Gazette, March 12. .
PLZ3CIIEN, MARCH 3.—Some travellers, inform us that
Russia is concentrating a large body of troops iu several
places in Poland. At Vroklavek there are eight thousand
-men, and the lines all along the Polish frontier are kept by
Cossacks and Gensdarroes. Precautionary measures are also
being taken. in the interior of the country. It is said that
time 'Tree-Miry was attacked at Mezi-Bronno, but that the
attack was unsuccessful.-- seette, March 9.
PRUSSIAN SlLEsta—GeLkivrrE,---3.1A twit 7S—Tne.Polish in-
surrection virtually terminated, when the remainder of the
insurgents, amounting to seven hundred men, placed them-
selves under the protection of Prussia, and laid down their
arms. The insurgents passed by here yesterday on their
way to Kosel, escorted by two companies of the 25th regi-
ment. The nobility and gentry among the' insurgents
seemed to bear their misfortunes with equanimity, but the
lower orders appeared as if overwhelmed with sorrow. The
insurgents are now dispersed, and the territory of Cracow is
occupied by the Prussian, Russian, and Austrian troops.—
Berlin Untvereal Gazette, March 11.
The Post Ampt Gazette, of Frankfort, has the following
from Coblentz, dated the 10th :—" The reserve of the army
and the landwher of' the Rhenish provinces, have been called
out, in 'consequence of the events in Poland. On Sunday
the commandant formally announced this on parade, and a
superior officer stated that the third corps of the regular
troops would be put on the war establishMent, and called
into active service. It was reported yesterday that M. de
Thiel and General de Canitz had been called to Berlin by
telegraph."• The same journal states that on the 3d, 2,500
insurgents, who occupied Cracow, left the city in two divi-
sions; one of. which moved towards Gallicia, and the other
into Russian Poland.
A Berlin letter of the Bth, in a Frankfort journal, states
that the three protecting Powers will keep up thelforce which
had been sent into the Ptilish provinces, until the revolt is
entirely put down. Prussia, Austria, and Russia will, it
adds, act with the greatest leniency towards the individuals
who have been led to take part in the movement, but will
adopt the severest measures against the leaders of the revolt.
The Universal. Ge man Gazette states that a noble lady,
who enjoyed the special favour of the Queen, had arrived
at Berlin on the 7th,-at the head of a deputation of ladies of
the Grand Duchy of Posen, to implore the clemency of his
Majesty.

NEW BARRACKS AT WOOLWICH.
The Board of Ordnance having given notice to the Ad-
miralty that the west square of the Royal Artillery Barracks,
at present occupied by the Woolwich division of Royal
Marines, will be shortly required fur the accommodation of
the 10th battalion, about to be raised,_ and the numerous re-
cruits for the Royal Artillery almost daily joining at head-
quarters, the works aL the new Royal Moline Barracks have
been ordered to be expedited for the reception of the corps.
The whole of the brick-work of the extensive new Royal
Marine Barracks, ,capable of accommodating upwards of
1,000 men, with residences fir their officers, has been
erected, and it is expected will be fully completed within
three months from the Ist inst." 'lhe basement story will be
w
occupied as kitchens for cooking, and contain large iron ranges,
ith every convenience for that purpose. The floors are formed
of large flag-stones adjoining the fire-places, and the other
parts of asphalte ou a concrete foundation. To prevent the
possibility of the building being destroyed by fire, the whole
of the joists are of metal, and the only parts made of wood are
stories. The floors of the first and second stories are timed
the window-sashes and steps leading to the first and second
of asplialte on concrete foundations, placed upon brick arches,
and there are no tire-places in the apartments above the base-
ment story, the whole of them being heated by an apparatus
for circulating hot air, which is effected by the aid of an
Archimedean-screw eight feet in diameter, connected with a
furnace in winter, and by an adaptation of the works, capable
of circulating cold air from the exterior to the whole of the
interior of the barracks in summer. The motive power for
working the screw is attained by weights, on' the same prin-
ciple as an eight-day clock, and when wound up will cause the
screw to revolve with great velocity for eight hours before it
will cease working on the weights reaching the bottom of
the building. In front of the first and second floors a large
open apace, the entire extent of the building, has been con-.
• structed and arched over for the men to take exercise in wet
weather, and every care has been taken for their comfort.
On the north site of the barracks for the men substantial and
commodious dwelling-hotises have been built for the Colonel
in command, and the Colonel second in command, and for'
officers' quarters. In, a line with the barracks for the men
the staff non-commissioned officers' quarters have been con-
strtict-ed, and a spacious room for a library .and a piece of
-lroblus, with dwelling-houses for
ground in front of the barracks for
grouyd set apart fur a racquet-court.. On the south side is
rnsee'nsq iisraor: nte' 111; st;agn rdie sh sae nt.) tte being level led, as it will be required
°lthhaileece
for drill before the contractor can finish the outbuildings and
boundary walls. In the rear of the barracks a building is
constructed for the purpose of tieing used as a magazine or
store room, and a framework to represent the bows and part
of the sides of a ship-of-war wi:h:two port-holes in the bows,
and two on each side, for exercising the men with large gnus
:o instruct them in the duties they will have to perform at sea.

POSSIBLE EXECUTION OF A WOMAN AT DURBAM.—
We need no apology for directing the earnest attention of our readers
to the case of tile unhappy woman now lying under sentence of death
The facts disclosed in our report of the trial must
•Whaeoal.rt, and drawa tear of compassion from every eye.
the-most painlul that can be conceived. Here is
seduced and deserted—driven by` a step-mother
deprived of-all her fbriner friends—banished
and deprived
to obtain an asylUm anywhere, carrying
irfTanre
1,
young
Durham 1
uchnaeeire,:is
,si3oi
home
nmn
ae
en 0 . f
.a n
clothed in rags which she- was unable to nourish,
in her pocket, tempted to destroy her own
might escape front the nodes of earth ! She
is tried fox' 'niurder, and we feel 'hound to -say that the jury,
from
dtni: offspringvipl ieltarhuaeatthloti :a childP
ltl flati ec et n'n y
acting upon their oaths, returned they
by that verdict,
e •only honest" verdict
which they-could deliver, when they pronounced .her guilty; and
recommendation to mercy... Justiee Patte,
they •. necompanied
ltterhadlg-jtheir-recomtnenciation should,be forwarded to the
ishtwa,k.vimiiniigttiiilns,atedtti
proper authorities, and proceeded to discharge his duty fend a most
painful one it Was) by sentencing the unhappy woman to a felon's
' death: It iron behoves the public to do their duty, by memorialising
the Queen through- the mediuM of the Home Secretary, to spare the
culprit's life. Guilty, it is true, she has been of a foul crime; but
look at her helpless condition, her utter deStitution, and her over- '
leoa7'sleotuintlooff male libertinism, she demands
the lap of society, as one unfit
to live. Site may recovered and restored. At all events, let her
ourpo v
pe ri
ilyn
..g t etme
tp tititte
have the chance of evincing the sincerity of her penitence L - re-
rimnsc:t line
forming her life in'a far diStant land. Especially do we invite thoSt
who, on principle, are averse to capital punishments to bestir them-
selves Sin tars matter, and do all they can to prevent the strangula-
• tion of a. ruined and friendless woman on tt publlC Walroals in the
capital o; 015 cougt7.-Zult4llandlteivilt4 '

PRICE of POTATOES in IRELAND.
By order of the Honourable the House of Commons,
a return has been issued "of the highest price of pots-
tees in the various markets in Ireland, per bushel and
stonr, in the week ending the 24th day of January, for
the last seven years .(from 1840 to 1846 inclusively); as
well as they can be ascertained." From the printed
copy of this return we subjoin a few random gleanings,
which cannot but speak for the urgency of the position
of our fellow-countrymen. The following figures, in-
deed, are more efoquent than the most forcible rhetorical
flourishing could be :

Higheet Price, per atone,
Week ending Jan. 24.
1840. 1846.
ANTRIM.

2
3
2
••• •••
ARMAGH.

Antrim ...
Ballymoney...
Belfast
Cushendall
Lisburn

Crossmaglen
Zeady
Tanderagee

Tullow

Bailieborough
Bally baise
Cootehill
Stradone

...
221
CARLOW.

CAVAN.
2
... 2
If
CLARE.

Ballyvaughaa ...
Kilrush . ... ...
Miltown Malboy ...
Scariff ... ...
Tulla ... ...

TiZineolir
Middleton
Newmarket•'
Ratheormae

Ardara
Creeslagli
Dunglue •
Glenties
Movi le ...
ltaphoe

Banbridge ...
Donaghadee

2i ...

CORK.
91

.. 3
21

DOWN.

Kpoirretatittbrirn;
Suintfield

DUBLIN.

Balbriggan ...
Ballylohill
Clontarf
Howth
SkPrries

.••3
..: 3.

FERMANAGH.

Edenderry ... 2.
Mesh
Maguire's-bridge . 2.
Newton-butler ... 24
GALWAY.

Ahasersh
Ballinasloe
Portumna
Galway

Tuam ' ...
Williamstown

Dingle
Listowel
Miltown
Tralee

KERRY.

Athy -
Kilcock
Naas ,
Robertstowa

Callan ...
Castlecomer
Graigue ...
Kilkenny

KILDARE.
... 3}