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PUBLIC INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.- BALANCE-SHEET.

An Account of the Net Public Income of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the year ended the sth day of April, 1846 (after abating the Expenditure thereout defrayed by the several
Revenue Departments), and of the actual Issues or Payments within the same Period, exclusive of the Sums applied to the Redemption of Funded or paying off Unfunded Debt, and of the Advances and
Repayments for Local Works, &c.

Total. EXPENDITURE.
INCOME OR REVENUE.
X s. d. £ s. d.
ORDINARY REVENUE AND RECEIPTS. £ S. d. Funded Debt.—lnterest and Management of the Permanent Debt
19,768,392 19 0 - Terminable Annuities ............................................ 3,953,215 511
Customs
Excise 13,296,619 13 4
Stamps
Taxes (Land and Assessed)
.....
Property -tax . 5,084,741 1 6 Unfunded Debt. Interest on Exchequer•bills
Post Otfitv 791,000 0 0 —28,213,523 6 11
Crown Lands . ............••••••••••••••••' ................................................ • 13J,000 0 0 Civil List ............................................................................ 392,465 0 0
Is. and 6d. and 4s. in the £Oa Pensions and Salaries 4,639 15 8 Annuities and Pensions for Civil, Naval, Military, and Judicial Services,
Small Branches of the Hereditary Revenues of the Crown
Surplus Fees of Regulated Public Offices .. 56,590 10 10 Salaries and Allowances
Diplomatic Salaries and Pensions .... .. ................................. . ............... 174,264 8 0
51,074,034 17 7 Courts of Justice ........................................................................ 751,810 6 7
Miscellaneous Charges on the Consolidated Fund 283,777 12 7
OTHER RECEIPTS. •. - 2,394,137 14 5
Army
Money from China under the Treaty of August, 1842 750,,V,59 3 2 Navy ................... . ........ . ................... . ......................................... 167968,916 13 2
Imprest and other Monies
Money received from the East India Company 60,000 0 0 Miscellaneous, chargeable on the Annual Grants of Parliament 2,871,672 15 9
Unclaimed Dividends (more than paid)
••• ••• ....... 18,792,506 4 0
52009,324 9 10 • 45,400,167 5 4
.
Unclaimed DividendJ more than received
49,628,724 12 3
Excess of Income over Expenditure ••• •.• 2,380,599 17 7
52,009,324 9 10
. _
____

An Account of the Balances of the Public Money remaining in the Excl
ended the sth day of April, 1846 ; the Money applied towards thi
Works, &c., with the Difference accruing thereon; and the Balances i

hequer on the sth day of April, 1845; the Amount of Money raised by the Additions to the Funded or Unfunded Debt in the Year
le Redemption of the Funded or paying off Unfunded Debt; the Total Amount of Advances and Repayments on Account of Local
in the Exchequer, on the sth day of April, 1846.

X e. d. £ s. d. £ .s. d. £ s. d. i£ s. d.
BALANCES in the EXCHEQUER on the sth day of April, 1845
MONEY RAISED IN THE YEAR ENDING THE STH DAY OF APRIL, 1846, BY To the Commissioners for the reduction of the National
THE CREATION OF FUNDED OR UNFUNDED DEBT. Debt, to be applied to the redemption of the Public
Debt :
Exchequer-bills 9,379.6001, per Act 8 Victoria, c. 23, charged on,
Supplies
By interests on donations and bequests 9,437 2 3
Exchequer-bills, 9,379,6001, charged on Supplies, per Act 8 Victoria,
c. 23
Deduct sum applied not in redemption of Funded
Exchequer-bills, 9,024,9001, per Act 8 Victcria, c. 129, charged on Debt, Lint of Consolidated Fund Deficiency Bills 2,480,000 0 0
Supplies
18,301,500 0 0
Exchequer-bills for Public Works.—Great Britain (charged on Conso- To the Paymasters of Exchequer-hills for payment of
lidated Fund), per Act 3 Victoria, c. 10 ... ... ... 4,000 0 0 Unfunded Debt :
Exchequer-bills, West India Relief Bills, per Act 6 and 7 Victoria, c. 87 60,000 0 0 Money out of the Consolidated Fund for payment
of Public Works, West India Relief, and Shan-
Exchequer-bills, West India Relief Bills, per Act 2 :and 3 William IV., non Bills
c. 125 2,700 0 0
62,700 0 0 Money out of Ways and Means, Grants for pay-
Total amount of Repayments for Local Works, &c., under various Acts
of Parliament
Exchequer-bills for payment of Supply Bills
•
Total amount of Advances for Local Works, &c., under various Acts '
of Parliament
Balances in the Exchequer on the sth day of April,l
Excess of Income over Expenditure ••• OP 00 • 0 2,380,599 17 7 1846 6,507,463 494
27,137.160 19 2f4 27,137,160 19 21

Whitehall Treasury Chambers, A

xil 17, 1846.

EDW. CARDWELL.

LITERATURE.

LIVES OF THE KING;OF ENGLAND from
the Norman Conquest, with Anecelwes of their Courts,
6.e. By Thomas Roscoe, Lsq. Vol. I.
This first volume of a series contains a very ample bio-
graphical sketch of the illustrious Norman who, some seven
hundred years ago, conquered England, and established
a dynasty of which the present Queen is a lineal de-
scendant. It contains a variety of details that cannot
tail to interest general readers—such as the birth and
parentage of the Conqueror, his invasion of England,
the battle of Hastings, his government in this country
for twenty-one years, tcp ther with an account of the
manners, customs, mode of living, dress, and amuse-
ments of the people, Saxon as well as Norman, daring
that period. All the principal facts of the conquest are
well known, but still they are occasionally placed in a
new light, intermixed with anecdotes of the Sovereign
and his chief captains, of the discomfited barons and
their adherents, of the clergy and most other classes,
drawn from official records and other authentic docu.
ments. It• extends to great length-415 pages—and
brings down events to the death of William, in the year
1087. Allowance, however, must 1:e made for the ex-
tensive views taken of events during that reign, because
on account of their influence on the future government
of the country, its institutions, laws, and customs; but it
would be prudent on the part of the author to curtail,
with the exception of the more remarkable, the lives of
the other kings, else the work will become quite dis
proportionate to its object. The writer, with an ex-
cusable vanity, though it rests on no solid foundation,
and may apply in different ways, attempts to prove that
the subjection of England to Norman dominion was not
a conquest, but simply a change of dynasty. "The new
monarch," he says, " never openly interfered with, or
presumed to question the. constitutional rights of the
English, although he gave up the country to rapine, and
swept whole provinces with the Norman fire and
,word. Dignified with the title of Conqutror,
as wresting the crown from Harold, it constituted
a title of succession, not of conquest, over a free
people, whose monarchy was in great part elective."
But no conquest ever was more complete. The Saxon
king and his whole army were destroyed at Hastings,
attempts to restore the original dynasty were repeatedly
made under influential nobles, supported by large bodies
of the people, but they were all successfully out down,
and every defeat was marked by some additional national
disgrace. Property to an unheard-of extent was confis-
cated, insult was added to oppression, the natives were
reduced to the lowest depth of degradation, and many
generations elapsed before one family, of Saxon pedigree
could attain so much as the rank of Baron, and (in the
words of Hume) " as all ancient authors, who lived
nearest the time and best knew the state of the country,
unanimously speak of the Norman dominion as a con-
quest, by war and arms,' no reasonable man, from the
tear of imaginary consequences, is ill ever be tempted to
reject their concurring and undoubted testimony." The
author himself admits that an inveterate hostility be-
tween the two 'people continued for upwards of a cen-
tury after the conquest, and that the two languages,
from the same cause, wea e kept almost as distinct. But
this is a subject on which it is needless, because
it can serve no purpose, to employ argument. We sub•
join a few extracts from the work, relative to the dress
and customs of the tittles:—

imprisonment, and are waiting off the shore, without re-
sources, almost without a chanee of ultimate safety. A
vessel appears in sight, an English brie, the property of
a retired major, who, with his family, is prepared to settle
in the colony. This little vessel, under the command of
the mate, a genuine, thorough-going seaman, has
weathered every storm, and safely arrived almost within
sight of port—but its dangers are not over. To the un-
suspecting strangers Mark introduces himself in
the character of a pilot, and being a skilful adept
in the arts of dissimulation and deception, all his
assertions are readily believed. His companions
are :awed to join him, to assist in the dan-
gerous navigation, and by a bold manoeuvre they
become masters of the vessel. But the sea come;
to the assistance of her own children: overpowered by a
sudden storm, the convicts are obliged to consign the
management of the vessel to its legitimate rulers. Driven
ashore just as the soldiers come up in pursuit of the con-
victs, fierce encounters ensue, but Mark and two of his
companions eventually escape, carrying with them one of
the major's daughters. It is impossible ;o pursue the
narrative through the perfect labyrinth of adventures
which follow. The dramatis persona are of most varied
character—from the sturdy and resolute British soldiers
and seamen, a strange compound of discipline and daring,
to the "noble savages," wild in their native woods. The
interest is unabated throughout. The whole history is
stirring and animated, thouzli in many places highly
improbable—scarcely within the bounds of possibility,
but then we must remember " le vrai n'est pas toujours
le vraisemblabie." The folowing is one of the artful strata-
gems of the m ,st artful of men. The Bushranger has
been betrayed and given up during his sleep, by his com-
panion (Grough); tempted by the promise of a high
reward. Suddenly awakened, and finding himself a close
prisoner, Mark's sang
.li-old and ready wit do not desert
him:—

Mr. Huntington has lightened the task and smoothed
the pathway of many a young contemporary, while, at
the same time, he has ensured a greater degree o► accu-
racy in the preliminary labours of any new company,
whether for the construction of railways, roads, or canals.

Potpourri—" Don Pasquale"—Donizetti
Polka—" Binder Freuden"—Labitaky
Introduction and air—" Stradella"—Flotorei.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by his
Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Sax,!, Meiningen,
and attended by the Earl and Countess Howe and the Earl
of Denbigh, left town yesterday morning for Cashiobury
Park, Hertfordshire, the seat of the Earl of Essex. Her
Majesty, accompanied by the Hereditary Prince, and at-
tended by her suite, returned to Marlborough House in the
afternoon.

AI RD'S SELF-11VSTRUCTING FRENCH
GRAMMAR. Fourth Edition.

The rapid circulation which this work has already
acquired is of itself indicative of its merit; and a careful
examination of the system upon which it is based c-
firms ns in that impression, Mr. Aird has simplified the
very simplicities of his predecessors, and has given evi-
dence of his capabilities as a lingual professor. Perhaps
his most. successful eff ,rt has been in the arrangement of
the verbs—the chief difficulty to all beginners in French;
its superiority in this particular over the plan adopted
by Levizac is remarkable. One thing we must especially
obse: ve as peculiar to this grammar : it initiates its
reader into tthe subtleties of Gallic pronunciation better
than any o ther written explanation we remember to
have met, antll in this respect is only short of oral tuition.
If the br,ok does not fulfil its title of self instructor
within a very ,brief interval of study, the defaulters will
evidence a moot marvellous capacity for being dull-
headed. As art eb-mentary volume, this work of Hr.
Aird is worthy o. f the highest commendation.

—.-...--..
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge had a dinner party yesterday at Cambridge House.
The company included her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Gloucester, the Austrian Ambassador and the. Countess
Dietrichstein, the Duke of Wellington, the Earl and Countess
Howe, the Earl of Cawdor, Lady Georgians Bathurst,
Colonel and Mrs. Malcolm, Sir William Curtis, and Sir
Henry Bishop. After dinner, his Royal Highness the Duke
of Cambridge (the Director fbr the evening of the Concert of
Ancient Music) went, accompanied by the other Noble
Directors, to the Hanover-square Rooms. Their Royal
Hignesses the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duchess of Cam-
bridge, and Prince George, accompanied by the other dis-
tingubdied guests, also honoured the pertbrmance of the
Concert with their presence. Lady Augusta Cadogan, Baron
Knesebeck, and Mr. Edmond Mildmay, were in attendance on
the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Duchess of Gloucester yesterday at Gloucester House.
Mr. Billyard had an interview with Mr. Secretary Glad-,
stone l-
yesterday at the Coloniaoffice.
•

TALES FRO[ 711 E GERMAN OF HEIN-

RICH ZSC,9OKKE. By Parke Godwin.

Perhaps no literature has so suddenly attained such
RR eminence in the w orld of letters as that of Germany,
and, as another well-s tream of that same literature, the
-fictions of Zschiikke are peculiarly interesting, The
present translation, th ough partaking occasionally of
the license of periphras e, is nevertheless good, as an
exponent of the vein of t bought which has gained the
author so much popular ity in " fatherland." Born at
Magdeburg, in Prussia, 1" somewhere about the year
1774." Heinrich Zschiikke• passed through a series of
singular vicissitudes, which no doubt coloured his fancy
with an air of romance, and _imparted such a truthful-
ness to his delineations 01' passion, and his in-
sight into character. An actor, a playwright,
a schoolmaster, a literateur, he . gained a wide
and varied experience ; and in his works the
fruits of that experience are faithfully embodied.
Mr. Godwin tills us as follows : ." In 1805, our author
was marries?, and still lives at a:simple and beautiful
country place near Aaran, surroundo.i by a large family,
and universally esteemed wherever ho is known. In the
seventy fourth year of his age, after am:intensely exciting
but useful life, he awaits with calmness the summons to
the eternal world." This paragraph all one could not fail
to enlist the interest of the most lympt
alit reader, while
the stories themselves contained in th.it; volume would
confirm the most favourable estimate of his abilities.
There is a homely wisdom in the fictise es which cannot
fail to exercise an eff etual and beneficial influence upon
those who will afford the writer an oppo r tunity of listen-
ing to his teachings. If only as a necet ssary portion of
the series of German novelettes, the boo k
has our com-
mendation.

The Commii,ioners of the Metropolitan Improvements re •
sumed their meetings yesterday. There were present Vis-
count Canning, the Right Hon. J. C. Herries, the Lord
Mayor, Mr. Alderman Humphery. Mr. H. T. Hope, Sir
Robert Inglis, Hon. C. A. Gore, and Mr. A. Milne.

The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a gene-
ral meeting yesterday. There were present the Archbishop
of Canterbury, the Bishops of London, Winchester, Bangor,
Carlisle, Hereford, Lichfield, Lincoln, Rochester, and Wor-
cester, and the Earl of Bessborough.
Mr. J. Moseley and Mr. C. Buller, 11LP., had interviews
with Mr. Secretary Gladstone yesterday.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Co-
lonial-office for the Governor of the Mauritius.

" The soldiers instantly placed handcuffs on the Bush-
ranger, and then they considered that they had him hard
and fa,t. Mark submitted to this ceremony in silence. He
wade no reproach to his comrade; dissembling his thoughts
he bent his whole soul to the taking of a sure revenge.
There was a general pause for a few mcments ; after which,
the soldiers intimated to Grough that, notwithstanding the
service he hal performed, he must consider himself their
prisoner; and without further parley they placed handcuffs
on him also.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BATH RACES.-YESTERDAY.

" Brandon looked at the handcuffs on his partner's wrists,
and looked at the river, and smiled complacently He had
formed his scheme. Then he spoke:—
"' You have betrayed me; but I will not reproach you;
the-reward was too great a temptation.'
" Lord love your heart,' said Grough, 'its all in the way
of business! If I had not done it, Mark, somebody else
would ; better for a friend to get the reward than a stranger.
"'True,' said Mark.
"The soldiers said nothing; they had their duty to do, and
they would not insult their captive. They rather pitied
Mark, and they looked on his comrade with the disgust with
which all generous minds regard a traitor.
"Brandon and Grough were standing a little apart; the
former took the opportunity to wink to the latter.
" ' What is it?' said Greugh, coming nearer, but keeping
out of Mark's reach.

The Produce Stakes of 50 soys. each, h ft; colts, Bst 10lb ;
and geldings, Bst 51b. One mile. (4 Subs.)
Mr. I. Sadler's f by Venison, out of Temper .....walked over.
The Durham Park Stakes of 15 sous. each, 10 ft, with 100
added for three yrs old colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies and geld-
ings, Bst slb Mile and a half. (15 Subs.)
Mr. Godwin's Dexterous, half-bred (51bs extra) ..Crouch 1
Lord G. Bentiuck's Blackbird (slbs extra)
The following also started, but were not placed :—Lord W.
Powlett's C. by Montreal, dam by Dr. Syntax—SirJ. Gerard's
Morocco--Hon. F. Ongley's The Warrior—Mr. Skerratt's
Felix (h-b)—Mr Walker's Regalia—Ur. Long nd Fleur de
Marie—Mr. Bristow's Marietta—Mr. Holloway's Baronet.

Betting-4 to 1 agst Blackbird, 4 to 1 agsE Dexterous, 4
to 1 agst Marietta, 9 to 2 agst Baronet, and 5 to 1 agst The
Warrior. Won by a neck. Fleur de Marie and Felix well
up. Baronet a bad fifth.
The Bath Handicap of 20 soar. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if
declared, with 20 added. One mile and half a distance.
10 Subs., 4 of whom declared. _ _

"'The sovereigns,' whispered Brandon.
"'What sovereigns?"
" ' The sovereigns from the brig; a thousand of them; I
planted them, You may as well have them too.'

IMPORTANT INVENTI( )N FOR

" Hah,' whispered Orough, his avarace excited by the
gold; Mark, you're a trump! where are they ?'
•" Come a little this way,' said Mark. He advanced to
the edge of the river. The foaming waters hardly allowed
(;Trough to hear what Brandon said; he advanced nearer to

RAILWAYS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—You would much oblige by inset ling these few
lines in your valuable paper. Having ray attention
drawn to the recent accident on the Ea stern Counties
Railway, by which almost the entire lm e of carriages
were thrown off the rails, and a fearful loss of life had
nearly been the result, I beg leave to inform those
gentlemen connected with railways, that I have invented
a plan, the construction of which is to p event carriages
from running off the rails. The grand print iple of this in-
vention that it can be applied to any railroad with
the utmost facility and ease ; and,
as the ?. first law of
mechanics is to avoid friction, in this invention none is
required, so that speed will not be retarded; ant it will/ast
for years without requiring repairs. Even a concussion
(which is generally sure destruction) CAN) lOT POSSIBLY
throw the carriages off the trams. As I am not pos-
sessed of capital sufficient to meet any exp e.nses which
would accrue from an experimental trial, I a hoUld feel
most happy to communicate with any gevtlez.nan who
might be disposed to interest themselves is 'this most
USEFUL and IMPORTANT invention.
58, East-street, Manchester-square. , H. G.

Mr. Herbert's cby Venison, 3 yrs, sst 101b...(J. Sharpe) 1
Mr. G Dumble's Rosin the Beau, 3 yrs, sst 71b 2
Mr. W. Sadler's Sparsholt, 4 yrs, Est 121 b
Mr. Treen's Wild Roe, 4 yrs, 6st 71b
Betting-6 to 4 agst Wild Roe, and 2to 1 agst Pet colt.
The City Cup of 100 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes if 20
sovs. each, h ft. About two mires and a half. (12 Subs.)
Mr. Wall's The Crown Prince, 3 yrs, Est 61b. (J. Sharpe) 1
Mr. A. Johnstone's brother to Sir Henry, 3 yrs, Est 61b 2
Mr. Hook's Buttress, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b 3
Mr. Death's Thrapston, 3 yrs, Est 121 b 4
The following also started, but were not placed :—Duke of
Richmond's Tugnet, Mr. A. W. Hill's Salopian, and Mr. B.
Collett's Pal.

" The costume of the Normans, about the time of the
Conquest and for some time afterwards, was simple and
gri4ceful. Soon, however, it began to deg, nerate into a
certain fastidiousness and fantastic foppishness, peculiar,
perhaps, to men who have just succeeded to an unexpected
fortune; like that of Robert the Magnificent, when at the
imperial feast, the dress of the nobles and their knights was
excessively rich; " gemmed and jewelled" in proportion to
the spirit as well as the rank and office of the party. The
caps and bonnets for the head, the shirts, doublets, and
cloaks, partook of the same costliness, while special richness
was bestowed upon the hose and shoes, on which were
lavished all the colours to be seen in the rainbow. The
same gaudy
set-off was applied to the rest of their apparel,
NdTaiffreiertz,t
otohleoul;istterTibieeinbgonnoiaodtse
ocfhkiei
so that ladies' caps and men's bonnets partook of the same
flogys,oefarfulsr,s
soordcbloatrtoost:
richly emblazoned with diatnonds and precious stones, pro-
duced a spl-udid effect amit,st the gorgeousness of their re-
ligious solemnities and their public spectacles. But shirts
rnoe,ncwaeore:t then a comparative 1114.4dpeerosfonfisneofli
next to these shirt,
aline field made fortune. The doublets were worn
luxury, confined
forexactly to fit the shape, and ex-
hibitingcolourstyle, size, and
Cy!. thia of the minute.' aecffilling to the ever ' vutrying
fashionable caprice, it; regard to
almost swept the feet, \\idle the surcoats of royalty
scarcely half the way, s those of the inferior orders reacto-d
t.o,,uurrs
manual or professional lab° as not to impede them in their
" We need not enlarge upon the costume of the ladies,
either of, or out of the that having been with ad-
mirable felicity already done. But we may observe, that
the Anglo-Normans were extremely.
dainty, in the choice and preparation of their
not to say
fanciful theory to suggest that tli',: arto tolfieciroofikiod. It is no
. d-ery was im-
proved by the feudal tenures, for we are • incline to conclude,
from many savoury data, that such was actually the gratify'
ing tact. Coeval with the palmiest state of chivalry was the
grand office of cook in all distinguished families. 'So highly
was it estimated that it became hereditary, each successor re-
ceiving at the hands of royalty or aristocracy, the best edu-
cation and the most enlightened views of the culinary art, so
as to embrace in the least compass the greatest possible
degree of piquant pleasure, combined with the most costly
and magnificent display.
hi great cities, particularly v London, it was a favourite
"
Norman sport to UM.. wild boars and bulls for the entertain-
ment of the popula i. Cock-fighting, betting. and horse-
racing held the next rank about the period of the Conquest;
and some of the chief barons were as decided patrons of the
c;.-ck and dog-pits, as the most distinguished amateurs, in
modern times, of the turf and of the ring.
" In addition to hawking and hunting, skating seems to
have been a favourite diversion with the Normans of
William's reign, though compelled, we ate told, to perform
their slippery evolutions upon the shank bones of a sheep.
They were so dexterous also as to tilt at each other in their
career with blunted spears."

" ' There are a thousand of them,' repeated Brandon.
" • Where are they ?' eagPrly asked the greedy Grough,
bending his head towards his betrayed comrade.
" Coolie nearer,' said Brandon.

"' Where are the yellow
" In hell!' suddenly exclaimed the Bushranger, darting
his body against the huge frame of the burly traitor, abd
precipitating him into the raging tide ; Go,' he said, raising
his yoke, and seek them there!'

Even on Tugnet, 4 to 1 agst Crown Prince, and 5 to 1 agst
Salopian. Crown Prince.made all the running, and won by
six lengths, Tugnet and Salopian beaten an immense dis-
tance.

" 'Help!' cried the wretch, struggling with his manaded
hands in the furious; help! my hands are fastened! help!'
"The soldiers ran to the water's edge, and while the con-
stable remained by the side of Mark, they followed down by
the bank of the river, with a vague idea of rescuing him
But whether it was that their hearts were not in the work,
and that they thought it served the rascal right, or that the
furious waters too suddenly overwhelmed their prey, they
could do nothing to save him. But the agonised shrieks of
the dying wretch broke fearfully the solemn silence of the
wilderness; and when his last convulsive cry rose in the air,
even the stout hearts of the soldiers shuddered for a moment
at the sharp echo of the adjacent woodc!"

The York Handicap of 5 says. each, with 20 added. Heats,
one mile. (9 Subs.)
Mr. Herbert's Ajax, aged, Bst 71b (Sly) 0 1 1
Mr. Henderson's Lady Charlotte, 4 yrs, 6.,,t Blb 3 6 2
Mr. Menzie's Teetotaller, aged, 7st 101 b ...... .....
Mr. Bean's Mimic, aged, ... 0 4 4
Mr. Jones' gr m by Venison, out of Maid of the
Valley, 3 yrs, sst
Mr. Parr's Dulcet. 4 yrs, 7st 21b
Sir G. Cockerell's Espoir, 5 yrs, 9st 21b......... 2 3 dr
Mr. Fowler's Yenton, 3 yrs, 6st 41b "0 dis.
The first haat was won by abead, the second by a length,

THE NATURE AND TREATMENT OF DEAF-
NE,NS AND DISEASES OF 7'IIE EAR, AND
THE TREAI MEN 1. OF THE DEAF AAD
DUMB. By William D: floe, M.R.C.S.
Until within the last few years the diseases of the
ear appear to have been treated with inattention and
neglect by the members of the medical profession. In
cases of deafness, if syringing with warm water did note
remove the complaint, it was looked upon as incurable,
and the patient was told that his case was beyond the
reach of medical or surgical assistance. Under such
circumstances, the unfortunate patient was almost
forced to have recourse to the quack, who, if he
did harm in most cases, did also in some, it
must be confessed, cure that disease, which
the regular bred medical practitioner had declared to be
incurable. This opprobrium medicorum, however, is now
removed. Sir Astley Cooper seems to have been the
first who scientifically investigated the pathology of the
ear, and brought the diseases of that organ within the
domain of surgery. His labours have been followed up
most diligently by many other scientific surgeons, not
the least among whom is Mr. nufton, of Birmingham,
who, in the work under consideration, has recorded the
reto
npbee advantageous both to therspicuous language, and in
a smannerulis
f 'trat experiencecanotiei
profession and the public.

and the third Cleverly.
TUE DERBY.
1,000 to 30 aget Mr. Watt's Crown Prince (taken)
Owing to the excessive rain the course was very deep, and
thinly attended.

ACCELERATION OF THIRD CLASS TRAINS ON THE
SOUTH- WESTERN RAILWAY. —That travelling for the million
should be the theory of all railways has long been contended
for by the organs of public opinion. To the honour of the
South-Western Railway Company be it recorded that they
have been the first to make this theory a great fact. By an
a tdvertisement which will be found in another column, it ap-
p ears that the South-Western Company have determined,
a ina and after the Ist of May, to increase the number of their
train's, to accelerate their speed, and to vary the hours of de-
p.arttu7e to suit the public convenience—to carry second-class
passengers with their express trains—to abolish the slow trains
altogekheT, and to carry third-class passengers at the Parlia-
mentary..fares, with their ordinary trains, four times a day,
each way, and at hours to allow an early departure and life
return to ond fro. This last is a great step in advance,
and it shoe ss a determination on the part of the South--
Western It silway Company to comply not only with
the letter, bi it with the spirit of the Act of Parliament,
which speaks much for the liberality of the Company. They
may rely upon it that the public will meet them more than
half way, and that they will be more than compensated for
the increased a ccommodation afforded to the public at a re-
duced cost (ri r they have revised the tariff of fares, and
reduced it cor,. s iderably), by the increased travelling which
will take place on their line. The South Western Company are
the first who 1 rave acted on the principle of " locomotion for
the million," a ud we doubt not but the experiment will
prove so sum( Will, that every other company will ere long
find that it i, 1 to their interest to follow so excellent an
example. To the South-Western, howaver, belongs the
honour of bein g the first to fairly carry out the intentions of
the Legislature in favour of cheap and rapid travelling for
the poorer class les.
THE LATE SIR WILLIAM BOOTHBY.—This vene-
rable Baronet, u to expired on Tuesday last, at his residence in
Derbyshire, was for many years a captain in the corps known as
the 7th garrison 1 .attalion, , and up to the day of his death was Pay-
masterof the Hon, iurable corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms. He was born
In 1782, being th a son of the eighth Baronet by the daughter of
Seigneur Miguel , lel Galo, of the Island of Minorca. He married,
first, in 1805, the only daughter of John Jenkinson, Esq., and niece
to the Earl of Liv erpool (she died in 1838); secondly, in 1844, Mrs.
Cranstoun Nisbett , the distinguished actress, widow of the late Cap-
tain Nisbett, of tl to 2d Life Guards, who died from the effects of a
kick from his hors a received while driving from Richmond to the
metropolis. The deceased for many years held the lucrative and
easy situation of Receiver-General of the Customs in the port of
London. He was a Deputy-Lieutenant for his native county, Der-
byshire, where he'. had a large estate, the family seat being known as
Ashbourne Hall. lie was also possessed of property in Oxfordshire.
He leaves a numerous family behind him, the majority being daugh-
. ters. He is straceedet 1 in the Baronetcy by his eldest son, Brooke
William Robert, born i n 1808.
THE VV'ESTMIN STER. IMPEOVEMENTS.—A private
meeting of the inhabitiu ate interested in the proposed line of improve-
Thee our ' Orchard-street, Old
improve-
ments fcc.,m Westminste T through the Alm 3,
Pye-street, Duck-lane, an 'd other too notorious parts b
of that locality,
was held yesterday, and t. 'le objects seem likely to fully carried
Out, so as to ne,movs all the dens of in!', 4
infamy and make 4 Snot and
ufailtbourboxi mrtlV Qt. tiv % "my a" ace*

THE BUSHRAA GER OF VAN I)IEMEN'S

LAND. By C. Rowerojt. 3 Vols.
To, those who are acquainted with the first series of
these "Tales of the Colonies," and with Mr. liowcroft's
vivid delineations of " life in the bush," any recom-
mendations of these volumes will be needless. They
contain the same graphic sketches, the same animated
descriptions, while they are rendered more interesting
by the attention being confined to a narrower compass—
not spread over many 3 eats, but concentrated on a single
incident—a remarkable passage in the life of a very re-
markable man. The author's avowed object is " to
counteract the pernicious tendency of the false views
which prevail in respect to the penal arrangements of
the Australian settlements—to show that transportation
is, as it should be, a punishment, not a change of country
to be desired as holding forth a prospect of lieenti.Ais
liberty, and the opportunity of readily acquiring fortune,
and also to give an example of the certain punishttent
and remorse which follow crime." He has found a very
fitting hero in the person of the Bushranger, Mark
Brandon, an escaped convict, a man apparently pos
aessed of every talent, without a single virtu--one
whom we must adm►re, though we cannot ape; ove, and
in whose career, however reluctantly, we are interested,
while his gloomy late can hardli be .1. plor, d. At the
commencement of the tale, Mark and five or six com-
panions, as desperate as himself, have escaped from their

GRAND ENTERTAINMENT to HEIR',
MAJESTY'S MINISTERS BY THE LORD
MAYOR.
Yesterday the Lord Mayor gave a splendid banquet to her
Majesty's Ministers, at the Mansion-house.
The dinner was supplied in a first-rate style by Messrs.
King and Brymer, of Cornbill.

_
Amongst the company were Sir Robert Peel and Lady
Peel, the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland, the Earl of Shaftes-
bury, the Earl and Countess of Morley, the Earl and Countess
of ilorley, the Earl and Countess of Ripon, the Earl and
Countess of Dalhousie, the Earl and Countess Jermyn, the
Earl and Countess St. Germans, Viscount and Viscountess
Emlyn, Viscount Hill, Viscount and Viscountess Jocelyn,
Viscount and Viscountess Mahon, Lot d Howden, the Lord
Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench and Lady Denman, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord and Lady Kinnaird, LArd
and Lady Wharnclifre, Lord Granville Somerset. Lord and
Lady Ernest Bruce, Lord and Lady Ashley, the Lord Advo-
cate of Scotland, the Lord Bishop of St. David's, Sir James
and Lady Graham, the Honourable W. and Lady
Gladstone, Admiral Sir G. and Lady Cockburn, Mr.
Bingham Baring and Lady Harriet Baring, Sir G. and Lady
Clerk, Mr. Sidney Herbert, Lord Chief Justice Tindal and
Lady Tindal, Lord Chief Baron Pollock, Vice-Chancellor and
Lady Shadwell, Lord and Lady L.7ngdale, the Cursitor
Baron and Mrs. Banks. Dowager Lady Abinger, the Solici-
tor-General for Ireland, the Attorney-General and Lady
Thesiger, the Solicitor-General and Lady Kelly, Mr. Henry
and Mrs. Fitzroy, Mr. G. and Mrs. Dawson, Sir Henry and
Lady Goring, Miss Penton, Mr. and Mrs. Cripps, Mr. John
Masterman, Mr. and Mrs. Lc all, Mr. and Mrs. W. Johnson,
Mr. Robert Peel, Sir William Molesworth, Lord Vis-
count and Lady Canning, Lord and Lady Hawarden,
Aldermen Sir C. Hunter, Lucas, Sir Peter Laurie
Farebrother, Copeland, llumphery, Sir W. Magmay, Gibbs,
Wood, Sir G. Carroll, Ilooper, Sir J. Duke, Farncomb,
Hughes Hughes, Musgrove, Mr. and Mrs. Delme, Mr.
Neicheli, Mr. Richard Lambert Jones, Mr, Deputy Browne,
the Rev. Mr. Charles Farebrother and Mrs. Farebrother, the
Bishop of Calcutta,
The Lorin MAYOR rose and said, that in the loyal and
ancient city of London, and in the hall in whizh he had
the honour and happiness to see the present company
assembled, he was confident he should find a cheerful re-
spon,e to the toast he begg:id to propose, that of " Long life,
health, and happiness to her Most Gracious Majesty the
Queen."

The toast was drunk with all the honours, and was fol-
low•ed by the military band, by which the orchestra was
occupied. _

The LORD MAYOR said that the next toast he had to
submit was that of an illustrious lady, the widow of his late
Majesty William IV., who in the station she now filled
had by her charity, her amiability, and kindness of heart,
insured to herself the good will and affection of all classes
of the community. He gave, "The health of the Queen
Dowager." -
The next toast was that of "His Royal Highness Prince
Albert, Albert Prince of Wales, and the rest of the R iyal
Family."
The LORD MAYOR next proposed, in appropriate terms,
the toast of "The Established Church," and' coupled it with
that of the "Bishop of St. David's," to whom the corporation
were so much indebted for the excellent sermon recently
preached by his Lordship to the governors of Christ's Hos-
pital, and that of the Bishop of Calcutta, whose labours in a
distant clime bad been as successful as they had been
laborious.

The Bishop of ST. DAvres, in acknowledging the com-
pliment paid to himself, bore testimony to the support which
the Church hid always received from the great and important
City of London. _ _

-'fhe Bishop of CALCUTTA said he could not remain silent
after the honourable mention which had been made of his
name, and could not avoid expressing a hope that now that
his diocese was extended to the banks of the Sutlej, it would
be subdivided, and by that means give increased assistance
to the social and moral improvement of the vast population
of India.—(Cheers.)

The next toast pioposed by the Loan MAYOR was that of
" The Army and Navy," which was received by the company
with every manifestation of satisfaction, and acknowledged
in elegant terms by Lord Howden in behalf of the army, and
by Admiral Sir George Cockburn in behalf of the naval ser-
vice of the country.
The LORD Mayon then rose, and said that it was a high
distinction which belonged to him as Chief Magistrate, that
heiwas honoured with the presence on this occasion, of her
Majesty's Ministers. That honour was gratifying to him in
the extreme, because he perfectly well knew that the high
and important duties which devolved upon them as Ministers
of the Crown were such as to enable these distinguished in-
dividuals to spare but a few hours from tbeir official duties.
Hence it was that their presence was the more gratifying to
him. Ile made no allusion to politics, because he felt that
that was neither the time nor the place for their discussion,
and although he wag aware that the coni..uct of the Right
Hon. Baronet, who was at the head of the Government,
would be approved by those who were assembled in the hall,
he would not press it upon their attention.—(Cheers.) He
was sure they would join in the sentlmont be had to propose,
" The health of her Majesty's Ministers, and long life and
happiness to Sir Robert Peel." •
The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm.
Sir ROBERT PEEL rose and spoke as follows ;—My Lord
Mayor, ladies, and gentlemen, it is my duty, on my own
part and that of my colleagues in the service of her Majesty,
to return you our grateful acknowledgements for the honour
you have been pleased just now to confer upon us. We are
deeply sensible of the value which justly attaches to the pos-
session of the confidence and favourable opinion of the City
of London. We well know that the merchants and residents
of the City of London, from their vicinity to the seat of Go-
vernment, and from their ready access to the best intelli-
gence—from their wealth, their sigh character, and their re-
spectability— are perhaps better qualified that any other por-
tion of her Majesty's subjects justly to estimate the motives
of public men, and to appreciate the results of their po-
licy.—(Applause.) We are, therefore, most anxious to
deserve and to possess the good opinion of this great city,
and we consider it to be no sacrifice, but on the other hand,
we rejoice in the opportunity of marking our respect for
this great community, by attending here on the summons of
the Chief Magistrate of the City of London.—(Applause.)
The Lord Mayor has ver3 justly observed, that this is not the
place and this is not the occasion upon which to introduce
any controverted topics of political policy; but I trust I may,
without exaggeration or arrogance, state that it has been the
earnest desire of her Majesty s servants, during the period
they have been honoured with her Mjesty's confidence, to
promote to the.utmost of their power the comfort, welfare,
happiness, and prosperity of al classes of her Majesty's sub-
jects.—(Great applause.) I trust that I may, without arro-
gance or exaggeration, state that during the period we have
held power, the lustre of the British arms has not been tar-
nished—that peace at home has been preserved without any
harsh exercise of authority, or any undue enforcement of the
law—and that peace abroad has been maintained without the
sacrifice of any British interest, and without the compromise
of the national honour.—(Great applause.) These things we
have done, and I trust they have entitled us to the approba-
tion of the citizens of London.—(Great applause.) What-
ever may be the difference of opinion which may prevail in this
room on the measures of public policy adopted by the Govern-
men', there is one point upon which I am sure we shall all be
unanimous. We all desire to mark our respect to the Cite
of London and its Chief ,Magistrate ; and I am sure you will
all receive with satisfaction and drink with enthusiasm the
toast which I shall now propose—that of "The Health of the
Lord Mayor, and Prosperity to the City of London."
The LORD MAYOR returned thanks for the high and dis-
tinguished honour conferred neon him by the First Minister
of the Crown, and declared his determination to maintain
and preserve the rights and privileges of his fellow-citizens.
His Lordship proposed as the next toast, "The House of
Lords," and coupled with it the health of his Grace the
Duke of Cleveland.
The Duke of CLEVELAND, in returning thanks, said he
was most unexpectedly called upon to answer for himself,
and the branch of the Legislature of which he was a mem-
ber. He felt duly sensible of the honour conferred upon that
body, and felt coslident that they, not an uninipprtant
branch of the Constitution, bad rendered already essential
services to the country. Similar occasions for such services
might again arise, and he would say that, while the House
of Lords would continue to be the protecters and upholders
of the monarchy, they would still evince, as they ever had,
the strongest sympathy for the best interests of the people.
The Noble Duke concluded by proposing as the next toast,
" The health of the Lady Mayoress."—(Applause.)
The Loan MAYOR returned thanks, and the Lady Mayoress,
accompanied by the rest of the ladies, retired to the drawing-
room, where a rich musical treat was prepared for their en-
tertainment.

The LORD MAYOR then proposed "The health of Sir James
Graham and the House of Commons," a toast which was re-
eeived and drank with all the Lonours.

___.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that in the presence of so many
Members of the House of Commons, who, both by their sta-
tion and their ability, were so much better qualified to return
thanks than himself, he was painfully conscious of his own
inability to address the assembly on behalf of the great and
powerful body to whom the compliment proposed by the
Lord Mayor had just been paid. In allusion to the
_office
he had the honour to fill, he must admit the support
which he had at all times received from the City audio-
, cities in his endeavours to maintain the public peace, and it
was with pride and satisfaction that he knewthat int
i
great metropolis, containing nearly two millions of
popula-
tion, life and property were more secure than in soy
other capital or remote toevn in the civilised world.
This arose from the uniform support which her Majesty's'
servants bad received from those who from time to time
filled the exalted station which the Lord Mayor now se
worthily held. With regard to the House of Commons, com-
posed as it was of the representatives of a free people, there
necessarily must be serious differences of opinion; but he was
quite sure that, however they might differ as to the mode, all
were animated by feelings of loyalty to the Sovereign, and of
deep attachment to the interests of the country, awl that
their efforts were directed to the single object of promoting,
according to the best or their judgment, the extension of
commerce, and the welfare, happiness, and prosperity of the
whole community. On behalf of that body and himself he
begged to return their sincere thanks for the honour con-
ferred upon t hern.—( Applause.)
Sir ROBERT PEEL then rose and addressed the com-
pany in the following terms :—The Lord Mayor has been
good enough to permit me to give a toast. That toast is
one which, I believe, has not been placed on the list
prepared by the Lord Mayor, and therefore in proposing it I
am departing most certainly• from the established usage
which prevails on these festive occasions. But 1 feel, not-
withstanding the utmost confidence that it is a toast which
will be received by you with the utmost satisfaction and
enthusiasm. I beg to propose to you "The health of the King
of the French."—( Loud cheers.) I believe that, under any
circumstances, that toast would be acceptable to your feel-
ings—(Hear, hear). It would be acceptable to your feelings
on account of the high personal character of the King
of the French—on account of the friendly relations which
have so long subsisted between this country and France, and
the maintenance t f which uninterrupted is of such import-
ance to the peace and welfare of Europe—and it must be pecu-
liarly acceptable to the City of London on account of the manner
in Which the French Monarch has graciously received the
representatives of this important city, and expressed his
cordial satisfaction in receiving from them a tribute of their
esteem and respect.—(Hear, hear.) But events have recently
occurred which I am sure will make you more than ordi-
narily anxious to join in the toast.—(Loud applause.) It is
important that we should show that the cry of indignation
raised in France at the base, cowardly, and infamous
attempt at assassination should be re-echoed on the banks
of the Thames.—(Loud cheers.) It has pleased Almighty
God to frustrate the repeated attempts which have been made
to assassinate that great Sovereign, and paramount good has
resulted from those attempts, They have given the?ing
of the French an opportunity of exhibiting that degesseosf
personal courage, fortitude, and heroism winch heip
but which he is debarred by his high ppsition,,froon a showing
i t gallant
in the field in the command of his armies;
eminent for their
tr e coni
than"
people like those of France—a
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personagethose
alwaysnstance instances
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87ecoudrage underw htiici
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cumstances under which lie has been placed.—(Cheers.) I
am confident it will be most agreeable to every Englishman
to mark his indignation of those detestable crimes, and to
1
offer their sympathies to that illustrious lady, the Queen of
the French, who has shared the monarch's adversities and
participated ill Ilia daDgerh and whop by her high character

and.virtue, has thrown a lustre upon the exalted position
which she holds.—(Cheers.) It will be equally agreeable to
mark your sympathies on the occasion with the noble family
of the King of the French—noble, not only by birth, but
noble from the fact, " that all the sons are brave, and all the
daughters virtuous."—(Renewed cheers.) lam confident
that, by drinking the toast with enthusiasm, you will concur
in my earnest prayer, that it may please Almighty God to
protect the life of that Sovereign, for the benefit of his own
country and the advantage of the world; and that by the
continuance of that life the bonds of peace may be cemented
between this country and France, as that while it endures
the best guarantee is afforded for continued tranquillity
throughout the world, for the advancement of civilisation,
and for the promotion of the social interests of all classes of
this great community. I propose " Health and long life to
the King of the French."—(Loud cheers enthusiastically
reiterated.)
The toasts which followed in succession ' from the chetir
were those of "The Judges," (responded to by Chief Justice
Tindal), the "Bar" (acknowleded by the Attorney-
General), the " Aldermen, the Recorder, and the Sheriffs;"
after which the company retired to join the ladies in the
drawing-room.
The distinguished visitors to the Lord and Lady Mayoress
did not separate until a late hour.
We must not neglect to mention that Mr. Harker officiated
with his usual skill and ability as toast-master, and most
effectively introduced the " loving cup," at the opening of the
festivities.

, THE CORN BILL or 1815.
(From the Penzance Gazette.)
At the present moment the protest against the Corn Bill of
1515, drawn up by Lords Grenville and Wellesley, and bear-
ing, besides-their signatures and those of the Dukes of Sussex
and Gloucester, that of the father of the present Duke of
Buckingham, must be read with inter est :

1. Because we are adverse in principle to all new re•
strictions on commerce. We think it certain that public
prosperity is best promoted by leaving uncontrolled the free
current of national industry; and we wish rather, by well-
considered steps, to bring back our commercial legislation to
the straight and simple line of wisdom, than to increase the
deviation by subjecting additional and extensive branches of
the public interest to fresh systems of artificial and injurious
restriction.

2. Because we think that the great practical rule of
leaving all commerce unfettered, applies more peculiarly, and
on still stronger grounds of justice, as well as of policy, to
the corn trade than to any other. Irresistible, indeed, must
he the necessity which could in our judgment authorise the
Legislature to tamper with the sustenance of the people,
and to impede the free purchase and sale of that article on
which depends the existence of so large a portion of the
community.
" 3. Because we think that the expectations of • ultimate
benefit from this measure are founded on a delusive theory.
We cannot persuade ourselves that this law will ever contri-
bute to produce plenty, cheapness,
or steadiness of price. So
long as it operates at all, its effects must be the opposite of
these. Monopoly is the parent of scarcity, dearness, and of
uncertainty. To cut eff any of the sources of supply can only
tend to lessen its abundance ; to close against ourselves the
cheapest market for any commodity must enhance the price
at which we purchase it ; and to confine the consumer of
corn to the produce of his own country, is to refuse to our •
selves the benefit of that provision which Providence itself
had made for equalising to man the variations of season and
climate. •

"4. But whatever may be the future consequences of this
law, at some distant and uncertain period, we see with pain
that those hopes must be purchased at the expense of great
and present evils. To compel the consumer to purchase corn
dearer at home than it might be imported from abroad, is the
immediate practical effect of this law. In this way alone can
it operate. Its present protection, its promised extension of
agriculture, must result (if at all) from the profits which it
creates by keeping up the price of corn to an artificial level.
These future benefits are the consequences expected, but, u
we confidently believe, erroneously expected, from giving a
bounty to the grower of corn by a tax levied on the con-
sumer.

"And on all these grounds we are anxious to record our dis-
sent from a measure so precipitate in its course, and, as we
fear, so injurious in its consequences."

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22.
The following Railway Bills were withdrawn :
Liverpool, Warrington, Manchester, and Stockport Direct.
Ayrshire and Caledonian Junction.

The following Committees on Railway Petitions have been ad-
journed to Monday, May 4 :
Midland Great Western of Ireland (llullingar to Galway).
Midland Great Western of. Ireland (Longford to Sligo).
Midland Great Western of Ireland (Liffey Branch and Longford
Deviation).