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HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Saturday night Wll% the opening night for the seascn
of this, our great national; Lyrical Establishment, and
if we may regard the opening night as en omen, then
will the season of 1851 be the most brilliant ever ro-

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orded in the annals of our lyrical drama, for never do we
recollect such a brilliant opening night as that of Satur-
day. Mr. Lumley inaugurated his mann, meat by
setting at nought the careless practico which had
been indulged in by many. Cof his predecessors,
so long as to become almost a tradition of
the opera, of cautiously abstaining from pro.
ducing any work or any artist of merit before
Easter. He has, on the contrary, always acted
loyally with his subscribers and with the public,
and the nominal has always been, with Mr. Lumley;
the real commencement of the season. He has
been so fortunate as to inaugurate the commencement
of the season of 1851 .by the debug of a young
and accomplished artiste, the inheritor of a name
which the world will " not willingly let die," and
of a world-wide renown, which she herself will

worthily sustain. The evening of Saturday, March 22,
1851, will be hereafter celebratfd in the annals of ,the
lyrical drama in England as that of the dilnit of Mdlle.
Caroline Duprez, the daughter and pupil of the great
. .

. „
tenor, and who is destined, if life and health are pre-
served to her, to be one of the great illustrations of
modern lyrical art. This young lady made her debiit
in Paris at the Salle Ventadour, under the management

of Mr. Lumley, in Paris, on the 10th of January
last, and created a furore such as has, seldom
before been created by one so young. Yet,
brilliant as was her success on that occasion, it cannot
but be considered that her triumph of Ssturday was even
more complete, more satisfactory. In considering the
enthusiasm which she excited in Paris, some allowance
had necessarily to be made for national feeling and for
personal friendship; but when we find that in Loud ,n,
where she is a stranger, this young lady has achieved a
success to the full as triumphant as that which she
achieved in Paris, then are we justified in considering
that she depends upon no adventitious support, that
hers is the legitimate success which genius, and genius
alone, cultivated to the highest pitch, can achieve, and
that she will excite the same enthusiasm in every other
land as she has on her native soil; for hers is that
genius, " one touch" of which

CALIFORNIA.
Um,: • California the dateaare to the Ist of February.
accounta.on the whole seem favourable. The
itteltital absence of rain still interfered with operations
f dry or-winter mines, where a certain,amount of
"ii required' for washing, but large surfaces had
4, dllg, up in preparation, and it is alleged that a few
teirltet"would enable an immense amount of the metal
Collected. Meanwhile,, although complaints are
so‘gtkof the small returni, it appears that in addition to
i 4,000/. in gold brought to New York by this arrival, a
411.4)f .6.00,0001. was on its way to the United States and
gland b other steamers, amongst which was the
itle' On this'' occasion' some further accounts have
ereceived of a wonderful discuv'erY, originally re-
t9tl in the San Francisco letters of the lath of January,
It: which appeared unworthy of notice without further
polls:11TV. The statement then was that an explo•
itmoo company, formed with a capital of 6,0001., to
0011 between Trinidad .Bay and the Klamath river,
Al' found- between these places some bluffs on the sea
h.„-wvil extending shout 15 miles, at the foot of which the
1,7 contained gold in quantities ranging from 10c. to
14,4°1t5. per lb. The metal was so fine that quicksilver
Zen`
'would be essential, " but the sand would be
▪ en` away by shiploads, and would be conveyed to
• place where labour was cheap, perhaps to England,
:114 the'geld extracted." The bluffs were described as
Joe
of rotten quartz, the disintegration of which by
42iction of the sea was supposed to have caused the
isr,ait. "For miles," according to these stories, " the
Veveas yellow with gold." A vessel was forthwith
haled to take new adventurers to the spot and 150
IL, a. They had already departed when the ori-
-1,1 intelligence of the discovery was brought away
6Z."ll,Ssn Francisco, and further news was anxiously
Ct:O for. The dates are now 16 days later, but the
bl, papers are imperfect. The San Francisco Herald,
,„"er, contains the following:—
vL4 ,e *mentioned in our last circular the report of very
sable discoveries of gold on the sea coast near the mouth
ItZlitlarnath river. Further investigations confirm in a
degree the richness of the deposits, but also discover
9 serious obstacles to rendering them available at the
nt time. The ' Gold 'Bluff' is about 30 miles from
011 d, the nearest safe point for vessels to discharge their
. Theload between is of an almost impassable
considerable
practicable for mules.
hronps,."4lisiderable difficulty also exists in bringing into ope-
any really efficacious method of separating the gold
a the sand, the weight of the latter, which is in a great
metallic, preventing the ordinary Virginia rockers from
teag siccessfully. Experiments have been tried to make
traction by fusion, but whether they can be carried
ii;4011 a sufficiently large scale to be practically useful re-
-44 to be seen. "
L 1.4 sacotiots from the West Indies received at New
;:g,. were to the 27th of March. In Jamaica business
~44active, and there had been a revival of the cholera
sirtle of the rural districts. On the Isthmus of Pa-
trh there was much sickness, but not of a malignant
Ofteter. With regard to Nicaragua and the proceed-
lie in connexion with the temporary transit and the
14,Kertnal the New York Herald furnishes the follow-
efitformation
i stated a short time ago that the Nicaragua Canal
iktririny were proceeding with the work of connecting the
IN tic with the Pacific as speedily as possible, and that be-
any months they would open a transit route, via
auNi-
a, for the conveyance of passengers and freight from
c
k Atlantic to the Pacific, to San Francisco, in California.
ee then Comniodore Vanderbilt, the most prominent
14"`Leman cmnected with that company, has returned from
itirPrague, where he went for the purpose of seeing for him-
k the advantages which that part of the continent offered
%hue Opening of a ship communication between the two
tb,nnils and of overseeing the preliminary arrangements for
calencing the gigantic undertaking, and conferring with
80rveyers and engineers, who have been for some time
alrged in selecting a route for both the proposed ship canal
‘.le temporary transit route for passengers. He has re-
ill7Q with the conviction that the work is not only feasible,
qthat no impediments that cannot be overcome by
rgy and enterprise exist in the way of constructing a ship
ed that will change the course of commerce, and make
ti'dthe great mart of the world and the centre of universal
,Th•
e ,
The surveyors and engineers have been very busy since
Or arrival in \ icaragua. Up to this time they have fixed
04 routes for a ship canal between the Lake of Nicaragua
' the Pacific Ocean, and also a road for passengers and
1,..16ht from the extremity of that lake to the Bay of San
ki47o on the Pacific. After examining in a thorough man-
Ittihe whole of that country, the engineers at length so-
k tit a point on Rio Lagas, which empties into the Lake of
144ragua, as the Atlantic side terminus of the ship canal, ,
~,tlOll a certa'n point on the Rio Grande, which empties
Bi;the Pacific Ocean, for the terminus on that side. The
V Grande terminates at the harbour of Bonito, which, we
ahrstand, possesses every requisite for the purpose for
tel.,Z!l it has been selected. The whole distance from one
nos to the other is but 19 miles. The summit of the
big eat ground on the route above the surface of the lake is
feet, and for a distance of seven miles and a half from
14,4 e the ground runs down to a level with the water. It
14 !_,Perceived, therefore, that the route which has been
40'0 offers uncommon advantages for the construction of
101 Canal. It is not certain, however, that this will be
L'iute that will ultimately be chosen, as a better one may
disco ed
/: „
N Ver .
ellerd to the transit route, the land portion of it will
the k'ence at Virgin-bay, on Lake Nicaragua, and end at
IcOrbour of San Juan del Sur, on the Pacific, the di:.
(14,1 between the two points being 12 miles and 30 chains,
toil* in a straight line, and through a remarkably healthy
S
ottY• The whole route will be as follows: From New
kitsto San Juan by steam-ship, thence to the Castilian
btoon the San Juan river by steam-boat ; from this
,the river above these rapids, a distance of 100 yards
t't!ilv, land; thence by the river San Juan and the Lake
akaragua to Virgin Bay ; thence to San Juan del Sur, on
Ise`ilLifie, a distance of 12 miles, by land, and thence to
S4,;rticisco by steam-ship. Making liberal allowances for
4"..81e-. this will bring San Francisc) within 20 days of
Z;, ~c'tit,' being many days shorter than the connexion can
* 4s by any other route.
at"„a are pretty well satisfied, from what we have heard,
aCh Luis transit route to Safi Francisco via Nicaragua will
tatil4,,°Peration some time in the month of June next. Cc:1111-
'4'4 Vanderbilt's character for energy is well known;
,lattiZatt from other considerations, the fact that he is m-
kt with this enterprise is a guarantee to the public that
tqf these great projects—theeonstruction of an ocean ship
144 and that of a transit route—will be finished at the
eat moment practicable.",

" Makes the whole world kin."
The character chosen for her detnit was that of Lucia in
Lucia de Lammermoor. The moment she appeared on
the stage it was evident that the character was admi-
rably chosen. Mademoiselle Caroline Duprez is young,
certainly not exceeding eighteen years of age, her ex-
quisitely chiselled features are most mobile, arid her
lustrous eyes are capable of the most intense expression
of feeling; her figure, although somewhat petite, is per-
fect in its symmetry, and there was in her appearance
and gesture, an expression of girlish siin-
plicity, relieved, however, from any appearance of
awkwardness by
.the gentleness' of manner which is the
inherent characteristic of high breeding, which pointed
her out at once as the representative, par excellence, of
that Lucy Ashton who was imagined by Sir Walter'
Scott. A burst of enthusiasm greeted her on her ap-
pearance, and then all was hushed into silence for the
far-famed cavatina, " Ancor non giunse. Never have
we heard this delicious cavatina wore perfectly. ren-
dered. The voice of Mademoiselle Caroline Duprez is
exactly suited to the music of the part ; it is a high
soprano of the very purest quality, of the great-
est flexibility, cultivated to' the highest pitch
of perfection, and possessing that delicious freshness
of youth for the absence of which nothing can
compensate; her intonation, too, is perfect, and in this
respect she possesses a great advantage over her cele-
brated predecessor, Madame Persians. Before she bad
concluded the cavatina it was evident that she was not
only the Lucy Ashton of Sir Walter Scott but also the
Lucia of Dunizetti. The whole conclusion of the first
act was a series of triumphs; the duet with Edgardo was
exquisitely given, and at the conclusion she was called
on and greeted with the most enthusiastic applause. In
the second act, the scene with Enrico was beautifully
rendered, and Mdlle. C. Dupree showed herself through-
out this act as great as an actress as she is as a singer.
In the malediction scene she ,was especially true to
nature; she sinks to the earth as though blighted by
that terrible malediction, as though she had indeed no
longer any hopes in this world. The mad scene was beau-
tifully rendered, and at the conclusion she was again
called on and enthusiastically applauded. Sincerely do
we congratulate Mr. Lumley and the public on the
dellit of Mdlle. Caroline Duprez, who is, if we mistake
not, destined at no distant day, to take her place in the
front rank of the prime donne of Europe. She was
again called on at the conclusion of the opera, and when
she appeared to sing in the National Anthem was again
enthusiastically applauded. Calzolari was the Edgardo.
He sang the music with great feeling and expres-
sion, and reminded us more strongly of the
Edgard() of Rubini than has any other artist
who has recently. appeared . in the part. Lo-
renzo's Enrico was full of power; his rendering of the
"$e tradirmi tu, potrai " was very fine. Signor Balan-
chi was the Bide the Bent, and' made more
of the character than any .of his predecessor's
have done ; and Signor Romagnilli did full jus-
tice to the little character of Arturo. These
gentlemen are new to Her Majesty's Theatre; their
engagement adds to the efficiency of the:company. The
orchestra, under Mr. Balfe (wilts was warmly greeted on
taking his seat), has been greatly improved, and the
choruses are admirable. At the conclusion of the opera
all the artistes were called on. The National Anthem was
then sung, the solo parts being taken by Madame Fio-
rentini and Madlle. Duprez. The overture to Mesa-
nielo was then performed by the orchestra in the most
admirably perfect manner. Then came the ballet
L'lsle des Amours, a sketch of the plot of which ap-

peered in our number of Saturday. High as our
expectations had been raised by what we had heard of
this ballet, we must confess that they were more than
realized. Nothing can excedo the quaint beauty of the
scenery, the dresses,, and the dances. Watteau has
been reproduced even to the minutest particular of his
style; the scenes are just the " trim gardens " in which
the lords and ladies, and shepherds and shepherdesses
off Watteau, "take their pleasure," and the characters are
just the shepherds and shepherdesses and lords and la-
dies which our graucllathera were wont to purchase at
high prices in Dresden china as chimney and drawing-
room ornaments. There is, however, an exquisite
creations, whose prototype is not to be found in Watteau,
it is Fleurette, the creation of Amelia Ferraris,
who has proved that she is to the full as great as a
mime, as she has long been acknowledged to
be as a diesse de la dance. Her actin was
full of espieglierie, as her dancing was QI grace, elegance,
and art. The pas de bouquets, with M. Charles in the
first tableau, was the very perfection of coquettry,
and nothing could be more piquant than her
polka and waltz; her grand pas in the third tableau
was a superb display of choerographic art; but the
great triumph of the night was her pas de deux
with M. Charles in the fourth tableau. She
was called on to repeat this, and at the con-
clusion some superb bouquets were thrown to her.
This is the greatest triumph she has yet achieved. At
the conclusion of the ballet she was called for, and was

led on by M. Charles and M. Paul Taglioni. Madame
Petit Stephan danced a rococo dance, as a grande dame,
with great quiintnt as; and Madlle. Tedeschi made a moat
successful debiit as the God of Love. The house was
crowded in every part.

(From the Times.)
Seldom has the Opera season commenced with so cheerir

an aspect as on Saturday night. Every habit:it must be
perfectly well aware that the opening of the lyrical year is
often but a dull business, and images will recur to his mind
a box audience cut into oyer-dis-
ntifnactpgirtouscpaftbilyy Ullopeleedmly gaps, and even a dingy-looking
stage. There was nothing of the sort on Saturday. The
house was filled in every part, boxes were in demand, and
not a trace of listlessness was to be found. Moreover, the
interior of the edifice had been entirely cleaned, and thus a
good groundwork of cheerfulness was given to the whole
picture. The promised appearance of a new vocalist, with the
world-honoured name of Duprez, and the knowledge that she
had been introduced by her well-remembered father to the Pa-
risian public, who had received her w ith all honour, was quite
seenle Carolineelughtorai Duprerseagenerwalafsewelianrginolyf egxrpeeectteadtioonn.
hebrlfiardoetmeoni:
trance, and at once struck her audience by her light and
youthful appearance. Her dress was simple but picturesque,
her gestures graceful and unaffected. She was not the Lucia
elevated into a tragic heroine, but the artless, sensitive girl,
gently winning the sympathies, not taking them by storm.
sine r,
but nevertheless Her age is said not to exceed eighteen, and as an almost
necessary co
not yet attained its full volume. She is not as yet a powerful
g
sveeqrutheneleeesshetrhveoicoer,gtahnough beautifully fresh, has
ise
ual throughout, and
there is not a note without its value. Her training musthave
Her
been most admirable. Through the whole character her
execution was a remarkable specimen of steadiness and truth ;
every passage was perfectly rendered; not a single fault of
intonation was committed
; and it should be observed that she
progressed.
gained in favour as he opera Those who had
been most susceptible of the juvenile want of power at the
beginning were surprised by the effect which she gave to the
concluding aria in the mad scene: The grace, delicacy, and
precision with which she executed the difficult ornaments
were most gratifying to the ear, and seldom do we find the
quality of neatness raised to so high a politi,,n. The acting
of the mad scene is in keeping with all the rest— not a ter-
rific display of violence, but a quiet exhibition of grief. It
is a great virtue in Mdlle. Caroline Duprez that she does not
attempt too much in the histrionic way, but that all she does
attempt she carries out thoroughly.
Th
of the marriage scene, for instance, could not have been more
impressively represented than by
these poignantimp
leme anguish
of
the young vocalist employed. 'She was caltd at the end of
each act, but her great triumph was the aria above alluded
to, where she was summoned back by universal acclamations
before Edgardo had commenced hi, finale.
(From the Herald.)
This great establishment opened on Saturday night—
later by some two or three weeks than usual. This circ
stance, however, brought together an audience of unusual
brilliancy, in-consequence of the universal presence in town
of the leaders and satellites of fashion. Since the occupation
of the house by the givers of the National Conce,ts the
restorer has been at work, and we are glad once more to see
the golden cur ains, and the long lines of boxes, the divisions
of which had been la moved by the projectors of the unfor-
tunate speculation alluded to. After the cold and tasteless
decorations which had been substituted upon this occasion,
the criental lustre of the bouton d'or hangings was doubly,
trebly welcome. Mr. Lumley still exhibits the enterprise
which has all along distinguished his management, and the
subscribers are not called upon to wait till Easter for the
production of matters of interest. The old system has
been utterly extirpreed by him, and instead of the
obscure personages who were formerly called upon
to parade their feebleness and indifference before the
habitués, entertainments are now provided of similar mark
and character to those which, in the ancient days of the
house, were only thought of after some weeks had elapsed.
The reform in this particular has been one of the moat
noticeable features of Mr. Lumley's career ; and recurrence
either by himself or his successors to the old shabbinesses of
provision at this period of the season is now impossible.
The event of Saturday night was the first appearance of
Mdlle. Caroline Duprez, the daughter of the celebrated
tenor, who recently made her &bid at the Salle Ventadour
under the auspices of Mr. Lumley. The nationality with
which this young lady would instinctively be regarded in the
French capital Waded 12 59M0 degree • ng doubt, tg height=

16-rVEMENTS OF ATLANTIC STEAM.SHIPS FROM
tib7IPOOL —The United States mail steam-ship Baltic,
i1t;.,%1411 Comstock. sailed from the Mersey on Saturday
44(00n for New York, with the usual mails, a large cargo,
twenty-sixtht passengers. During the summer months
_
Itieteam.ships composing the Collin's United States line
*lthstil from Liverpool every other Wednesday, commencing
tt,„4 the Pacific, Captain Nye, on the 9th of April next. The
1)0651 mail steam-ships (Cunard line) will sail from Liver-
,kv weekly during the suummer, commercing with the
Captain Eyrie, on Saturday next, the 29th instant.
li;`!'e will 'be no alteration from the other side of the At-
ic until May.
L'k,UßDEltOtril ATTACK ON A POLICE OFFICER.—On
q'idity night, at half-past nine o'clock, Banks, one of the
Only constabulary force, was attacked in Southdown-lane,
4Verpool, by nine men, carrying fire-arms and bludgeons.
),I!' struggled with them, and took from one a formidable
Ilion formed of a carp prop, heavily bound with iron and
Cling attached for the wrist. On retreating they fired
tff:t‘ him twice, but the shots fortunately did not take
it "et- A couple of the mounted patrol followed in the di-
ttti rm the gang bad taken, but did not come up with
li), its they are supposed to have taken to the fields. At
Ir hour it transpired that about an hour and a half
kii°t,9°rB the attack upon the police officer a number of armed
(4,4, (the sameAller to gang
n. douThe )
abused the inmates, and
entered the house oMr.
4, farmer, y
:1\ 100/. in gold.
svirt MGM ACT EXTENSION BILL.—The minutes of
Ltdsa.enee taken before the Select Committee of the House of
tttc.,„ein the Bill for extending the provisions of the Designs
itlit;'6o, and to give protection from piracy to persons ex-
4tieh.-41g new inventions in the Exhibition of the Works of
IbtsZtrY of all Nations ; has just been printed. The wit-
44t7..!xamined were Mr. Thomas Webster, barrister-at-
top M. William Carpmael, patent-agent; Mr. A. P. New-
-4111 Patent-agent ; Mr. Charles May, civil-engineer, of the
Wajf Raneome and May, Ipswich; and Professor Bennet
iriZerofr. Some considerable difference of opinion is ex-
by-the witnesses with.respect to the working of the
t4miLlt Patent laws, and the necessity which exists for some
,ullA,-;,Siftion with respect to the:protection of inventors ex-
14g ~their inventions in the Great Exhibition. The fol-
h,llg is an extract from the evidence of Charles May, Esq.,
Eihil shows the injurious effects of the patent laws in the
1115,0iiion, and the necessity which existed for the passing
13,j1iYne such measure as that of the Designs Act Extension
etoLl" There is one subject to which I would refer, which
for Cowper spoke of, with respect to the number of
„hi",..6 in the metropolitan commission, with regard to this
4,e'uition,-who made protectiob a condition of exhibiting ;
;1414; I atn a member of a different section of the machinery
't a end in our section there were a great many who mmadeltia"2ldition of exhibiting that there should be protection,
citiT;llo withdrew their applications when they were in-
e 4 that there was at present no distinct protection."
(14. 411. D Mu RDZE IN BERKELEY..SQUARE.—OnSatur-
ti information was given to Mr. Bedford, the coroner,
thi1,115,11 the previous evening, the body of a fine full-grown
ke.,..4itd been found in the enclosure of Berkeley-square,
14Y "as supposed to hive been born alive and then made
"u
•
84.1t,LDER OF AN INFANT.—On Saturday Mr.
S,„" the coroner, received information from Devarill, the
Qra",.°lling officer of Shadwell, that the body of a newly-
the s'eruale infant was the previous day found floating in
444-vet Thames, off Bell Wharf. It was in a decomposed
teke, and there were marks of violence observable. It was
tO the dead-house.
liViker. W. Baker, jun., deputy coroner fur the eastern
nt.h_4 of the county of Middlesex, has been appointed the
"r lot the Tower liberty.

the sensation which she evoked; and the criticisms that
reached this country were warm and enthusiastic. '1 he
success which awaited her in Paris has been realized to a
like extent in 'London, and Mr. Lumley may be congratu-
lated upon his good fortune in having found a vocalist of such
great present utility and such unequivocalpromise. The per-
sonal appearance of the debutante at once prepossessed the
spectator in her.favour. Small In stature, and evidently not
yet far emerged from girlhood, piquantly Jewish in the cast
of countenance, in demeanour sweetly modest and unassum-
ing, the new Lucia kindled universal sympathy the moment
she set foot upon the stage. Although the ordeal through
which the was about to pass was a severe one, her self-pos-
session, notwithstanding the vehemence of the salution, did
not desert her, and she delivered the " Perche non ho," a
test of no ordinary kind, with as much excellence probably
as she would have exhibited had the circumstances been less
exciting and, the stake at issue less important. The charac-
teristics of Madlle. I. uprez's voice are sweetness and flexi-
bility, frequently reminding the listener of the instrumental
•delicacy of the organ of Pereiani. Power it certainly has not,
and hence we do not imagine that for a year or two, at least,
'she will be enabled to grapple with parts of the higher tragic
class. The cultivation to which her voice has been subjected
18 betrayed in the smoothness and docility of her execution,
which is exquisitely neat and finished, nothing occurring
from the first note to the last that is crude or irritating. This
easy and unforced delicacy, combined with an intimation
Uniformly jrist, ensures most agreeable results ; and though
as a vocal demonstration no-effect is produced that is large
or astonishing, we haveseldorn had so pleasing a Lucia—one
so personallY aceordint with the spirit of the story. She
rendered the well-known cavatina to which we have referred
with simple and graceful -freedom ; and we, were soon put out
of fear for the fisriture, all the feats which declare the ripe-
ness of exercise, and' the command of voice which it is its
function' to establish. being plainly within close and im-
mediate reach. The child and pupil of one of the finest
'dramatic singers in Eur, pe, the musical education of Mdlle:
Duprez has been conducted and-r peculiar, advantages; and
the fruits are, befOre us in-purity of style, correctness of
'articilletion,'nicely.balanced phrazing, and elocutionary ex-
actness. These qualities were vividly manifested in the
ttve duets which follow the cavatina, and again in the mad
scene. We could scarcely expect to find, in short, a more
adroit and better-disciplined order of mechanism.
, • (prom the Post.) •
MDLLE. CAROLINE DUPREZ'S DEBUT.
A great name is a dangerous inheritance. Associated with
ideas of lofty excellence and encyclical public triumphs, it
soggests comparisons and creates expectations difficult indeed
to sustaiu andsealize. Its advantages are as nothing com-
pared-With its responsibilities; and, instead of being con-
sidered beneficial to a debitant, it should be regarded rather
as an alarming asd oppressive burthen. It is true that the
child of an, old and favourite artist possesses hereditary
,claims to Our consideration; that a grateful recollection of
past enjoyment may add heartiness .to the reception, and
vigour to the applause, which courtesy bestows and dis-
cernment awards; but rigid justice admits no further claim,
and its power must rather be directed towards preventing
us from expecting too much, than being satisfied with too
little. People will compare, although " comparisons are
odious," and tif a great name be a legitimate passport
to public interest, it is •at the same time one which
subjects the bearer to an unusually severe scrutiny.
Such was the Caee with Mademoiselle Caroline Duprez,
whO 'Seat:* evening made her London debid, in the
character off Lucia; and when we state that she came
most honourably through _the ;trying ordeal, we shall (the
nature of the circumstances considered) make a very large
and important admission in her favour. Madlle. Duprez
possesses a pure, sylvery, soprano •voice, not very full in
quality, but remarkably fresh and youthful. It is firm
throughout, and clear as crystal in the upper register, espe-
cially from E in the fourth space to C above. Assiduous
exercise has rendered it very flexible, without, however,
impairing the brilliancy of its tone. Her method is perfect.
Nothing can be more artistic than the vocal management,
or more systematic than her execution. She has not sung
many bars before you feel that whatever difficulty she may
attempt will certainly be accomplished ; so scrupulously
correct is her'style, so composed and steady her manner.
The young lady's intonation too, if we except a slight ten-
dency to rise (which might, on this occasion, have been the
result of 'nervouiness), is irreproachable. As an actress she
is judicious' and pleasing ; her demeanour is ladylike, her
countenance expressive and- interesting, and her figure
though petit, symmetrically formed.
' (Frain the 'eltronick
The raising' Of'the curtain of her Majesty's Theatre, an
'event of which took Place on Saturday night, in the presence
of a brilliant and distinguished audience, may be regarded
as the formal announcement that the most extraordinary
season ever likely to be recorded in London annals has fairly
commenced., 'Lucia di Lammermoor -was the opening work.
The opera has rarely been performed under more interesting
circumstances. It introduced to the London public a young
debutante—the daughter and pupil of one of the greatest
musical authors France ever produced. Mdlie. Caroline
Duprez .(tv'ho made her -first :appearance upoa the stage early
in the present year in Pins), sought, in the arduous character
of the Bride of Lammermoor, an English ratification of the ,
French verdict, which declared her, both as an, actress and as
a vocalist, more than worthy of the name she bears. The con-
firmation of that verdict was not merely unhesitatingly, but.
enthusiastically, accorded on Saturday. Sir Walter
"Scott's exquisite conception has never been more com-
pletely realized upon the stage than by Mademoiselle
Duprez. Young, for she is scarcely eighteen, ex-
ceedingly pretty and exceedingly graceful, with a
most fortunate manner, in which modesty, though ap-
proaching timidity, never approaches it so nearly as to pre-
vent the artist from doing herself justice, Mdlle. Duprez ad-
mirably reproduces the idea of poor Lucy Ashton With a
freshness to which the opera-goer is little accustomed, there
is a charming air of refinement:about her, which seemed in-
stantly to fascinate the aristocratic audience, and caused her
to be at once taken into their favour. The moment she
came on, at the terminatioa of the harp prelude, her face
and manner created that species of impression which rarely
proves a false prophet. There was an unmistakeable indi-
cation,of intellect in high cultivation. The first acclama-
tion she received v ould, under any circumstances, have
been showered upon the daughter of her father, but, although
not a note of her voice had been heard, they appeared to be
bestowed upon one whom the house, having just seen, had
already learned to like. But if there could be any doubt
Upon this point, her execution of the opening cavatina de-
cided her claims. Mdlle. Duprez's voice is a high soprano
of exceeding flexibility, perfectly under command, and with
a compass of great extent. Her method is that of the superb
artist who has sedulously instructed her, and she phrases
largely and nobly, as might be expected from his pupil.
This, and the sympathetic quality of her voice, may be re-
corded as the two great elements of her present success, and
as the assurances of manifold future triumphs. Her preci-
sicn of execution is marvellous, and in the passages where
the composer has designed that executive power should for
the moment be the object of display, she dealt out her ca-
dences with ;masterly ease, and amid irrepressible Plaudits.
But, speaking of the cavatina, the tenderness of the character
and of the sentiment was developed throughout with an
earnestness and a completeness which spoke of strong dra-
matic intention. It was clear that the artist before us had
never been taught to regard an opera as a mere construe-
eodepe andor-
of the
construc-
tion designed to introduce a singer, but that, in a true and
fitting spirit of art, she regarded a singer as one whose duty
it was to devote all her vocal and histrionic power to the
illustration of a lyrical drama. This distinction, which can
never be too strongly urged upon those who aspire to follow
a t'asta or a Malibran, but which those who are content
with being mere vocalists may neglect at their will, was un-
ceasingly brought to our minds by Mdlle. Duprez's perform-
ance. She never forgot that she was an actress as well as a
singer, and she brought a remarkable dramatic power in aid
of her voice. We do not mean that she merely paid the
clo- est attention to the business of the scene, taking her own
share in the "by-play," as well as in the more prominent
detail, for these are duties which the admirable stage edu-
cation of all French artists never allow them to
forget ; but Mdlle. Duprez did far more. She
threw herself, heart and mind, into the dramatic cha-
racter she was representing, and whether that heart was
speaking in the accents of affection, or whether that mind was
wandering through the haunted mazes of madness, she never
lost sight of the dramatic retirement of the scene. Her acting
tears
her
his
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touchinges the momentan du t
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during the celebrated finale of the second act, when Edgar
concludingen be
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tragic
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delivery
haveand
further developed the physical powers of Mdlle. Duprez,
there will be no character in the prima donna's range
which she will not be able to undertake. The gentle
sorrows of Lucy Ashton are already perfectly within her
wiewni iteththhe herpredict
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grasp, and, with increasing strength, she need not fear,
triumph on Saturday night was complete ; she was summoned
before the curtain at the close of each act, the plaudits were
unanimous and enthusiastic, and the house seemed to find a
pleasure in having an opportunity of reviving
them when
Mdlle. Duprez appeared to take her share in the anthem.

AINIERICAN NEWS.

LIVERPOOL, MARCH 23

By the Royal Mail steam-ship Europa, Captain Lott,
we have advices from New York, via Boston, to the 11th
instant. Our usual telegraphic message, via Halifax,
has not arrived. She brings 60,000 dolls. in specie. A
ship, supposed to be the Asia, was seen off Halifax on
the 12th.
Beyond various diplomatic appointments, little busi-
ness of importance had been done in the special session
of Congress. The Empire City had arrived at New;
York with 750,000 dolls. in gold duet. Her advices;
from California had been anticipated. The steamer
Georgia had also arrived with 500,000 dolls. in specie.
By the mail ship Merlin wo have advices from
Bermuda to the 26th ult. There was a great want of
water.
Our advices from Canada mention that a dispatch has
been received from Earl Grey stating that Goverunient
declined to open the coasting trade of the provindes to
foreign vessels until the question of reciprocity with
the United States had been determined. Details of
news from Jamaica to the tat instant had been re-
ceived. . The cholera continues to frevail in many parts
of the island. In the country districts it had made its

reappearonce.
--- Cent

I America we learn that on the 81st of•

Fiom Central _
January an engagement took place between the armies
of Guatemala and Salvador and Honduraat resulting in
the total defeat of the latter.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.'
There has been a moderate business done in -'stocks since
the last steamer, with a moderate improyement pine de-
scriptions. The demand for exchange has been less active
in consequence of the firmness of .the market. Theliales have
been to a fair extent at 10 to 'IOM for first-cIaSA sterling ;
France, 5.10 to 5.71/2 ; Amsterdam, 414 to ',IN •, Ham-
burgh, 361,4 to 36% and ; Bremen, 793/ to 79. The
supply of bills moderate, but the renewed activity in
cotton here as well as in the south Will fura4b a better
supply for the steamer. Cotton— Falcotes Circular says,--
" Our last weekly circular was written for the .taltic 4th
instant. On the sth sales mere 3,000 bald, at to
3/4c. advance; on the 6th, 2,000 bales at fluffier advance
Mc. to 3/ o. ; on the 7th, 2,0.0 bales at M c. to ,%c. further
advance; on the Bth, 2,100 bales at very extreme rater,
and to-day 4,000 bales at a further improvement of %c.
to 4c , making the average advance since the 4th instant.
lis c., the market closing with an upward: tendency. Our
latest dates from Mobile are of the 7th per telegraph, as fol-
lows: —Marketi suffering and progressing, _cuddling 10%,
receipts falling off; river overflowing ; freights dull at 3/0.
New Orleans market rising; receipts and estimates decreas-
ing; and by mail of 2d from New Orleans, ourOrrespondent
writes, the rivers about are rising, and wu•sb,all have a
greater overflow of the Mississippi and triblitltries than for
last two years. We revise our quotations Walt:inform to the
present state of our markets. Inferior Atlantic,. 10 to 10M ;
New Orleans and Mobile, 1014 to ; other Gilf ports, 10 to
10t4 ; good ordinary Atlantic, 10,9 to 10%; New Orleans
and Mobile, 103/ to 11; other Gulf ports, 10;4 to 11 ; mid-
dling to good middling, 11M to 11%, 121,4
,to 1214, 11% to
12; 'middling fair to fair. 12 to 12%, 13% 144, 18 to
13%; fully' fair to good fair, 12%. to 13%, Pt% to 15."
Breadstuffs—Flour—For some nays there Isis been rather
more activity in the market on Eastern account, without
any change to notice. The transactions in wheat are very
limited, holders not being willing to meetrthe markets as
compared with flour. Indian corn in lithiied supply for
home use.
Iron—The market for English bars has declined, and we
note sales of 200 tons, from store and to arrive, at 21 dolls.
50.1. to 22c., six months, showing a firm market.
Tobacco rather quiet, but prices were unaitred. A lot of
hogsheads Kentucky brought 10c. to
Freights are less firm, with less engagements; of cotton
at 5-13tlis ; flour is 16i ; dead weight, 205: - Within a few
days we noticed engagements to Liverpoolff 100 tierces of
beef at 35., tt 0 barrels of lard at 255., 2,000 bales of resin at
ls. 3d., to London. We hear of flour at ls. 3d. to is. 4d. ;
600 barrels of turpentine, 250 barrels of resit), 2s. to 2s. 6d.;
700 barrels of beef at 45. 6d. ; 700 packagis of bacon and
lard, 255. •, cheese, 305.; 50u barrels of 'oil cake, 2s. 6d.
Glasgow—heavy goods, 255. to 275. Cd. TO'Holladd—rice,
30s. ; and to Hamburgh—cotton, 9-16 centsi and rice 25.
JAMAICA, MARCH 1.

The business of the last fortnight has been principally con-
fined to purchases for immediate consumptidn, but few whole-
sale purchases have occurred. The marketger most descrip-
tion of goods are heavy and inactive, as the prospect of the
crop is favourable.

IRELAND.
DUNGAIRVAN ELECTIOI<,,
DUBLIN, SATURDAY.—The Tenant League has received
another and more signal repulse than it mep in Limerick by
the disastrous defeat at Dungarvan opne of its ablest
champions (Mr. J. F. Maguire), and the return of the Whig
candidate by a majority of 75 in a constituency which counts
little over abo voters. The result is more,remarkable when
it is recollected that at the last general ejection, and before
this new " Irish cry" had been got upt, gr., Maguire was
within an ace of ousting from the representation of this same
borough a no less distinguished antagonist than Richard
Lalor Sheil ; and yet now, after three years of preparation,
and with four-fifths of the Liberal press of,lreland at his back
to sustain what is deemed a great " principle," he is driven
from the hustings by an all but unknown and inexperienced
opponent. The organs of the League are perfectly dumb-
foundered—and well they may be. Subjoined is a sketch of
yesterday's proceedings:—
" DUNGAIWAN, FRIDAY.—At an early hour this morning
the sovereign people were once more in the streets, particu-
larly and unnecessarily noisy. The dragoons, infantry, and
constabulary patrolled the streets and prevented the collec-
tion of crowds. The voters under the nelar franchise Bill (a
rating of 81. under the poor-law), commonly called the agri-
cultural electors—snug, comfortable farmers—were brought
into the town by escort, and a few seufiles .ensued in the
market cquare. The mob seized the heads of the horses and
endeavoured to turn them back; the military interposed—the
prancing horses of the dragoons very soon cleared a passage
for the vehicle.', and the voters were enabled to come to the
poll and vote for Ponsonby. The market square was the
grand scene of action. There all the important battles were
fought. The bribery and qualification oaths were adminis-
tered to the voters, and there were not a few of the usual
electioneering incidents, such as attemPta to rescue voters,
and loud demands for freedom of election,
insinuations of
bribery, &c., and quick repartees in Irish, expressive of a
love of country and Mr. Maguire, or admiration of Mr.
Ponsonby as a landlord. Sir Nugent Humble came to the
poll with 30 of his tenantry, and the tenantry of the Duke
of Devonshire averaged from 80 to 100. The gross amount
of the constituency is 318; of these it was presumed 239
could be brought to the poll. The state of the poll was as
follows at 12 o'clock at noon :
For Ponsonby
For Maguire ...
At half-past twelve o'clock :
For Ponsonby
For Maguire 82
Majority for Ponsonby _63
" Up to this hour 227 had voted, and judging from the con
stituency and voters available for Mr. Ponsonby there can-
not be any doubt about the result of the election. Indeed,
the hope of con-
parta had arrived, the
qatuetslelyTe
ho'oclfocarkmtehres
from
mgutihre country parts
tip
"Prussians" had come up, and the victory was with Pon-
sonby. The booths, however, will be kept open till five
o'clock in obedience to the Act of Parliament. The num-
bers at half-past two o'clock were as follow
For Ponsonby 153
For Maguire
Majority for Ponsonby _75
"Neither of the candidates polled a vote after half-past
two o'clock yesterday. At three o'clock Mr. Maguire with-
drew from the contest.
"This morning the High Sheriff will officially declare
that the Hon. Charles Ponsonby has been duly elected to
°off tplatigarvanenLeague candidate
."
be attributed to the neu-
trality e
was,pTrhe siener neat
icisno
nnPos
iaddr
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atethateshuberoe r,defeatotuogh
observed by the Very Rev. Dr. Holly, the prish
priest, who, had he exercised his influence in opposition to
Mr. Ponsonby's return, the result might have been very dif-
ferent from what it has been. A Romish journal thus sneers
at the middle course adopted by Dr. Rally • _
"The .
is
pockets. Rally, He
nobody, and thinks
Parish priest, looks on
with
the country can do without him. So it can. He also has
the two ways' in him. He's not patriotic enough to vote
for Maguire—and he's not honest enough to tell Ponsonby
his Very
hands Rev
in h
that he's a Whig. That's enough to call any one. No
matter ! As a Dungarvon man said, ' The parish priest says
he'll do nothing for us now ; and when the Easter dues come,
we can tell him we'll do nothing for him.' ~

The advices from New York by the Cambria state
the failure of Austens and Spicer, a large firm, with liabilities
for upwards of 200,000/., which are magnified to double that
amount in the papers. They were the oldest auctioneers in
the city (their business being analogous to that of our pro-
duce brokers), and until last. September enjoyed the highest
credit. Embarraraments in connexion with some cotton and
woollen mills in the interior of the state, coupled with losses
on shipments to California, are mentioned as the causes of
their stoppage. As usual in such cases, on both sides of the
Atlantic, it is represented that the house will pay in full, but
it is not really believed that the assets will yield more than
50 per cent. This event, together with the suspension of
four of the smaller thinking establishments, bad created some
little distru,t, and money was rather more in demand. The
rate of exchange also was slightly more in favour of Eng-
land, the last transactions having been at mi. From this
side the news was to the 22d of February, and the accounts
of the Liverpool cotton market had produced a favourable
feeling. The statement that an additional grant of 200,000
dolls. per annum had been made to the Collins' line of
Steamers appears to have been telegraphed to New York in
error previous to the sailing of the last packet. It was sub.
sequently contradicted.
It is reported that the Government, convinced at
last of the necessity of moving the National Gallery from the
btli4l°will
inrig ntan insin v:erinTrafalgar-square, have adopted the suggestions
quarters, sad propose to place the pic-
tures The lion. Frederick George Ellip, son of Lord
uriiltus
Palace.
Howard de
issioldn Waen, is
russ appo
s.inted an unpaid attaché to her
Majesty's
M at Bel
we learn
Croker for
New York on Tuesday. Sixty-three altogether had signed the
THE POLIsH AND HUNGARIAN REFUGEES IN Ll-
y—o Of
the
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ui rgye,e
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de s
in
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Charles,r n o on
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F sixty
agreement for their transmission, but when the muster-roll
was called, three (and these Poles) were missing. Of the
sixty, thirty-two were Poles, and twenty-eight Hungarians.
Besides toe refugees, there were also on board thirty Hol-
steinera, whose p,ssage-money had been paid by Messrs.
Spunk, Souchay, an.,
dCo merchants, of Manchester, and
about twenty-nine German emigrants, who paid
their
own
fare. Three of the refugees, who have expressed their wil-
lingness to p-oceed to America, are sick at home, and one is
in the hospital. The rest are at the soapery, in Oriel-street,
in the most wretched plight. Their allowance of money does
not exceed 6d. per day, and above twenty of them have been
attacked by bronchial affections.—LiterP
00l Times.
TnE STREET ORGAN NUISANCE.—In consequence
of the recent accident which occurred to the brougham of a
medical gentleman in North Audley-street, and of repeated
complaints which have been made with respect to frightening
horses, and endangering the lives of the public by the street-
organ nuisance, the Commissioners of Police have issued a
general order for the suppreseion of street-organ playing in
the public thercoughiaree of the metropolis.

•.. ... 131

"" ". ... 79

... 145

Lord Stanley will be entertained at dinner at ,
Merchant Tailors' Hall on the 2d of April. For such a fes-
tival the time is appropriate—for such a festival the country
is prepared. Lord Stanley has within a yery brief period
declared his opinions in reference to the great questions
which now agitate the empire; but, despite the explicitness
with which those opinions and those declarations were made
—notwithstanding the characteristic frankness of the Noble
Lord in relation to all matters connected with the recent
Ministerial crisis—there have been persons who could not see
plainly that which was sufficiently evident—who would not
understand that which was patent to all. Therefore we are
glad that this manifestation cf public opinion as to Lord
Stanley is about to take place. Lord Stanley, we know,
wishes, as he has always desired, that with regard
to his opinions there shall be no mistake. The
dinner at Merchant Tailors' Hall will afford the
leader of the Country party an
-- opportunity of
putting an end to all the quibbles to which Political schisma-
tics have subjected the open-hearted policy of Lord Stanley.
It is somewhat strange—the coincidence is singular— that
when the nation was sick of Whiggery, some years ago, and
was determined upon a reaction, the late Sir Robert Peel
was entertained at Merchant Tailors t-t
—ad; that he there
delivered his memorable speech of " Register ! register ! re-
gister !" which gave to hint in the next Parliament, chosen
within a few months, a majority of ninety; and there was
sealed the compact between the Right Hon. Baronet and the
nation which was destroyed by himself—
a compact which is
now in the hands of a nobleman of unblemished character
and undaunted chivalry., The dinner of the 2d April, we
doubt not, will be worthy of the occasion and of the man.
—Herald.
Two failures were announced on Saturday, the
patties being Messrs. James Deacon and Sons, Irish linen
:actors, and Oliver, Worthington, and Co., warehousemen.
The amount of their respective liabilities was not stated,
but those of the latter house are small. The loss from
Messrs. Deacon, it is said, will fall in Scotland, and that
from Oliver, Worthington, and Co., in Manchester. The
two firms were connected in business.
SIR RALPH ABERCROMBIE.—THE FIFTIETH ANNI-
VERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF ALEXANDRIA AND THE SCOTCH
FUSILIEfts.—On Thursday morning the '2d battalion of the 3d
Regiment of Guards paraded at St. James's Palace with
laurels at the head of their colours, in commemoration of the
battle of Alexandria, and the glorious fall of Sir Ralph
Abercrombie. The most distinctive, or rather attractive,
part of the scene was the appearance of several old veterans,
evidently non-commissioned officers, who had survived the
"battle and the breeze" through the hard-fought services
of the Peninsular to the final struggle at \Val erloo. Some of
these veterans, wearing their medals, were upwards of SO
years of age, yet still hale and hearty : they were most
heartily cheered by the spectators on the occasion. The
men were marched off to the parade-ground of Buckina,ham
Palace to the truly appropriate tune of " Bonnie Scotland ;"
and, although the weather was inauspicious, a vast number
of civilians attended, deeply impressed, as far as they could
understand them, with the glories won in Egypt by the
"Scotch Fusiliers," then designated " The Third Guards."
The Transatlantic Packet Station Commission met on
Friday at the Board of Trade. Present—Earl Granville
(Chairman), the Hon. William Cowper, M.P., Sir James
Gordon, K, C. 8., Sir John F. Burgoyne, K.C.11., Captain
Stephenson Ellerby, and Lord Hobart (secretary). Iris-
count Bernara, 1 Y., had an interview with the Coln-
mizsionere.

PAPAL AGGRESSION.
(From the Times.)
After five nights of debate we may presume that we know
something of the opinions of the House of Commons on the
subject of Papal aggression. After three months of inces-
sant discussion we may also presume that we have gained a
sufficient insight into the opinions of the people of England.
As those opinions have been but little alluded to in the
debate, and when alluded to have been mentioned principally
yrith the purpose of misrepresenting them, it may be worth
.while at this particular crisis to remind the public of what
`those opinions really were. It has been the fashion of those
who are looked upon as pre-eminently liberal, and whose
constant appeals are to the popular voice so long as it coin-
cides with the views of which they are the advocates, to
speak with the most supercilious contempt of the great po-
pular movement which would seem to have an especial
claim to the support of these expositors of popular wants and
wishes. But they have not only treated this movement
with contempt. they have also grossly misrepresented its
tendency and meaning. Every one who has alluded to the
public meetings of the last three months has spoken of
them as outbursts of bigoted intolerance, as de-
monstrations got up by the clergy in defence of
their rank and emoluments, as efforts directed against the
spread of the Catholie religion at the expense of its rival de-
nominations, as embodying a feeling rather theological than
political, more sectarian than national, and more fanatical
than loyal. Is this, or anything like this, a fair representa-
tion of the great and unanimous movement which, during the
last few months, we have witnessed and recorded? Did not
every meeting anxiousiy protest its wish to preserve invio-
late, notwithstanding the aggression, the principles and prac-
tice of toleration? Did not almost every speaker carefully
distinguish between the conduct of the Pope of Rome and his
. .

On the same evening an extraordinary scene took
place in the Commons House, on the resumption of the
debate on the second reading of the Ecclesiastical Titles
Bill. There has been no such exhibition there, since
what was called the "Ten Minutes' Cheer" given in the
nature of a charivari to a Noble Lord who was dis-
covered inopportunely sitting in the back benches; and
which, I remember saying to those who were then my
worthy and approv'd good masters, resembled the repre-
sentations of what in France was called the assembly of
the Jeu de Paume, when the national representatives ex-
pelled by force from their hall, adjourned to a racket-
court.
The able and as the press denominates him eccentric
Member for West Surrey, Mr. Drummond, (whom it is
impossible to hear so qualified, without remembering the
best if not the only joke attributed to the somewhat
matter-of-fact sovereign in whose reign persons of the
standing of your Members began their lives, when he
said of a certain admiral, that he wished he would bite
somebody), rose to ;the question of the Ecclesiastical
Titles Bill. As I must plead guilty to saying that his
speech upon a former stage of the Bill was the only one
in which common sense had been uttered, I am not going
to join in any hue-and-cry against him now, and shall
coolly speak my mind.
His speech was a resuscitation of what might have
been heard in the days of Elizabeth or the third William,
when men could see danger in an agent from the Pope
in the hands of a foreign general, sent to pooh-pooh the
existence of any law in England but by the fiat of the
Vatican; and the remarkable ensemble of his head, the
model if not the copy of a martyr in an ecstasy, added
rigour to the whole. The first declaration by which he
excited the fury of the opposite party, was to some ex-
tent exaggerated. Our forefathers when they sup-
pressed what were called religious houses, did not de-
clare that all such were either places of involuntary
confinement or receptacles of immorality. But they
declared, and they thought they had the proofs, that
such establishments had a strong tendency to lapse into
one or both of these predicaments, and that numbers of
them had so lapsed, and therefore they suppressed them;
and Catholic as well as Protestant powers, have at sub-
sequent periods followed the example. If the Member
for Surrey had confined himself to this, he would have
strengthened his position; which he might have still
further done, by appealing to the facts, that in the public
papers there are at this moment cases mooted, one in-
volving a very pointed suspicion of one of the charges,
and the other of the other.
But all this was nothing compared with the explosion
which ensued on the orator's giving an enumeration of
the various sacerdotal impostures at different times
astir in Europe. " Winking statues, bleeding pic-
tures," are unhappily notorious, as having called forth
the exertions of the well-informed and honest among
the Roman Catholics themselves, to expose and put
them down. A further addition hich Mr. Drummond
made, was what effected the explosion, and as offence
was taken at it, I shall not repeat it in terms, but refer
to the reporters; contenting myself with stating, that it
is an entire mistake to suppose there was anything either
in the matter or the manner, which authorized such
epithets as " insulting, gross, and indecent," which
are applied in some of the public prints. It was the simple
statement of an alleged fact; en which the question
ought merely to be, whether it is a historical fact er not.
If it is not, then it ought not to be made use of as a
groundless taunt. If it is, we are not yet come to that
pass, that a weakness in an adversary's case shall not be
mentioned for fear of displeasing the adversary. All I can
individually say upon the subject is, that from my ear-
liest youth Ihave,heard it stated as what nobody thought
of denying. It was stated always with the addition, that
the asserted quantity pf the relic in question in different
places far exceeded the bounds of possibility; though per-
haps not so palpably as in what was always mentioned as
a parallel case, the superhuman numbers which zeal un-
checked by anatomical science had attributed to certain
teeth. The thing was and is matter of general belief
as historical fact among Protestants; and therefore we
are not yet at that pass when t? Protestant Member
may not mention it.
The cries and gesticulations of some of the opposite
party might lead to awful apprehensions, when this was
done in the green tree, of what might be done in the dry.
Fancy that the numbers had been inverted, and that we
had been a minority, protesting against Smithfield.
The Speaker behaved admiraly ; and his niche
ought to stand next to that of the man who " had
neither eyes to see, nor ears to hear." A word of flinch-
ing from him, would have doomed as to never uttering
a word in Parliament that had not previously received
the imprimatur of the Holy See. Ile declared that the
Member for Surrey had done nothing that was out of
order, that he had not reprimanded him, that the inter-
ruption given to him was disorderly and contrary to the
rules of the House, and concluded by calling on the

Roman Catholic fellow-subjects? And did not almost every
meeting exhibit among its most active supporters persons
estranged from the faith and hostile to the pre-eminence of
the Church of England? Was not the prayer of almost every
petition, that measures might be taken to counteract Papal
aggression ? And was Parliament ever asked to prevent the
spread of the Roman Catholic faith by the fair and legitimate
weapons of discussion and controversy? We are sure that no
one who has made it his business to acquaint himself with the
proceedings'of the public meetings on this question can deny
that this is a true account of their general scope and ten-
dency; and being strongly impressed with this, it is
with some impatience that we have heard the constant
misrepresentation of the sentiments of the English people by
those who on most occasions assume peculiarly to represent
them. It is doubtless very disagreeable to those gentlemen
to find themselves in so signal a minority. But the public
have seen the true bearings of the question with at least as
much acuteness as they have, and it will avail them little to
seek to give a false colour to the deliberately expressed views
of persons as Intelligent and as clear-sighted as themselves.
Alight we not, also, in our turn, on behalf of the aspersed
public, ask these gentlemen whether it is entirely on pure
and philosophical views that they have arrived at the con-
clusion that nothing must be done to arrest the career of
Rome? When they accuse the recent public meetings of an
overweening partiality to the Establishment, may not their
opposition be in many cases attributed to an equally power-
ful dislike? Have they never felt that the aggression of
She Church of Rome is a step towards the demolition of the
union between Church and State, and the introduction of a
voluntary system of religions worship? And are they quite
sure that they are not seeking this object by lending
themselves to the support of an intolerant and domineering
aggression? •
But if the public opinion of England has been slighted
and misrepresented by the opponents of the Bill, it has
equally been slighted and misrepresented by the Bill itself.
The resolutions of the public meetings were levelled at the
Papal rescript and its various results—namely, the estab-
lishment of a regular Roman Catholic hierarehy, the intro-
duction of the canon law, and the convocation of synods.
With no one of these different causes of complaint do _s the
Ministerial measure propose to deal. It is on these matters
and their legal and constitutional results -the breach of the
law of nations by the exercise of an act of sovereignty by a
foreign Prince ; the breach of the Constitution of England by
the Pope's assumption of an ancient branch of a royal pre-
rogative; and the violation of the great compact between
Protestants and Catholics embodied in the measure of
1829, that every speaker in favour of the Bill has based
his argument; and yet the Bill leaves all these un-
touched, and merely attempts to deal with one, and perhaps
by no means the most important result of the Papal rescript
—the assumption of territorial titles - and even that prohi •
bition it is admitted that there is no intention of enforcing. It
is difficult to say what the principle of the Bill is, but it
certainly is not what the people of England ask for—an
adequate and complete resistance, or, indeed, any resistance
at all, to the onward movement of Rome. We have seized
the colours of the invading army when we should have done
more wisely to possess ourselves of their arm& The policy
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favour of a measure tending to a totally different conclusion,
we are forced to believe that a changeling has been substi-
tuted for the legitimate offspring of public opin'on We be-
lieve the argument in favour of some legislation to have been
most triumphant. But that legislation is not the Ministerial
Bill, but a measure such as we have before alluded to, and
such as was pointed out by Mr. Walp le in his admirable
speech, is which, if anywhere, is assuredly to be found a faith-
ful and vivid expression of the enlightened opinion of the pub-
lic. It is to such a measure as this that the wishes of the
people of England are directed, and by such a measure alone
that they will be satisfied. Instead of this what is it
which the Government offers us? According to Lord Pal-
merston, a complement of the Emancipation Act of 1829.
Did the people of England, or did those who argue in favour
of legislation, demand a complement of the Act of 1829 ?
Has one single public meeting, or one single speaker in fa-
vour of legislation, out of the ranks of the Ministry, said one
word in favour of extending the Bill to Ireland ? The uni-
form line of argument has been, that the Pope has made an
aggression, and that therefore it must be repressed ; but not
that the Act of Ins is too limited and ought therefore to be
extended. The attention of England was entirely directed
to the attack on England, and by way of complying with her
wishes the Ministerial Bill leaves the wrongs of which Eng-
land complains unredressed, and avenges them by an unpro-
voked and uncalled-for attack upon the Roman Catholics
of Ireland. It is an abuse of language to call the
measure a prohibition of Roman Catholic eccle-
siastical titles in England extended to Ireland.
The principle and substantive eillict of the measure
is the attack upon Ireland, the English part is
trivial in comparison. The Attorney-General declares the
effect of the measure to be merely to assimilate the case of
the newly-created English Roman Catholic bishops and of
any Irish bishops who may hereafter be created to that of
the ancient Irish bishops. Is this to carry out the wishes of
the people, or to supply a conclusion legitimately following
from the arguments of his supporters? The people pro-
tested, and the Attorney-General and his friends argued
against the effects of the Papal brief, and among others
against the new hierarchy, and the Attorney-General seeks
to satisfy these demands by placing that ob3ectionable hie-
rarchy on the same footing as the ancient and firmly esta-
blished Roman Catholic bishoprics of Ireland. It was not to
place Dr. Wiseman by the side of Dr. Murray, nor Dr.
lillathorne, Dr. WHale, that England has protested and
Parliament has debated. No better guarantee for the
safety of these ecclesiastical intruders into England
can be given than in placing them in a situation iden-
tical with the ancient prelates of Ireland. Why should
the Attorney-General wish to assimilate the case of the new
bishops to that of the old? Can any. law be more unsatis-
factory, more anomalous, and more unjust, than that ss hich
he is anxious to invest with a larger sphere of action ? The
Roman Catholic prelates of Ireland are recognised in that
capacity by Government, by Parliament, and by the courts
of justice; and yet for doing what it is their bounden duty
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this state of things the best relations in which a Roman
Catholic hierarchy can stand to the State, the Attorney-
General proposes to extend it to England, and he does this
in satisfaction of a demand for the suppression of territorial
titles, the prohibition of the canon law, and the repression of
synodical action ! Will Parliament accept injustice to Ire-
land as an equivalent for denial of justice to England?

House to assist him in supporting the freedom of dcbate,
which was responded to with a vigour that put an end

to the insurrection.

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, SATURDAY, ISIARcir 22.

The inclemency of the weather prevented the Queen and
Prince, and the younger members of the Royal Family from
enjoying their accustothed early walks and rides, this
morning.
There was no addition to the royal dinner party yes-
terday.

SUNDAY, MA 23.
The Queen, and Prince and the Royal Family walked early
this morning in Osborne Park.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness, the Prince of
Wales and the Princess Royal, and the ladies and gentlemen
of the Royal Household, attended Divine service in Whip-
pingham Church this forenoon. The Rev. J. Protheroe
officiated.
There was no addition to the royal dinner party yes-
terday.

On Friday the debate was resumed. Mr. Walpole
Q.C.rnade a powerful speech in support of the Bill.
What assumes to be the Free-Trade and Liberal party
made a painful exhibition. It asked how the }louse
could think of proceeding with the Papal question, when
an uncertainty in the Coffee duties was hanging over the
beads of the community. The declared object was to
obtain delay. On which question there are at all events
two sides. If delay is keeping up an agitation which
diminishes the Government's majority against the Pro-
tectionists, and so far favours the views of what call
themselves the Free-Trade party, on the other side it is
plain that the country is fast coming up to the rescue,
and that the end will be anything but in their favour.
The debate was finally adjourned till Monday, when
it is expected it will conclude for the present.
I am, Sir, yours very sincerely,
AN OLD REFORMER.
London, 24th March, 1851.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon, at the
Foreign-office, Downing-street. Present—Lord John Rus-
sell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir
George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring, Lord Broughton,
the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, the Earl of Carlisle, and
the Marquis of Clanricarde. The council sat three hours
and a half.
The Attorney-General had an interview with Lord John
Russell on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing-
street.
A deputation in reference to the Sunderland Improvement
Bill, consisting of Mr. Hudson, M.P., Sir H. Williamson,
Bart., M.P., Mr. Koe, Q.C., Mr. Fenwick, Mr. Ettrick,
Mr. 'Webster, Mr. Bowery, Mr. Scott, Mr. Phillipson, Mr.
Wright, and Mr. Robinson, had an interview with Sir George
Grey on Saturday, at the Home•office.
Mr. Sandford had an interview with Earl Grey on Satur-
day}, at the Colonial-office.
Mr. George Pownall, Mr. George Gutch, Mr. Charles
Mayhew, Mr. Robert Hesketh, and Mr. Richards had an in-
terview with Lerd Seymour on Saturday, at the office of her
Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests, in White-
hall-place.

HER MAJESTY'S TIIEATRE.—The Queen's box at
her Majesty's Theatre was on Saturday evening occupied by
Colonel the lion. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps, Miss Phipps,
Colonel and Lady Drummond, and party. Amongst the
noble and distinguished individuals who also honoured the
theatre with their presence we observed the following :
His Grace the Duke of Wellington, his Serene Highness
Charles Duke of Brunswick, his Excellency the Hanoverian
Minister, his Excellency the Russian Minister, his Excel-
lency the Swedish Minister, his Excellency the Sardinian
Minister, the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, the
Marquis of Granby, the Marquis of Donegal, the Marquis
of Douro, the Marquis Clanricarde, the Marchioness of
Ailesbury, the Earl of Aboyne, the Earl of Lonsdale, the
Marchioness of Sligo and the Ladies Browne, the Earl of
Malmesbury, the Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementine
Villiers, the Earl and Countess of Glengall and Lady
Butler, Lord Ward, Lord Adolphus Vane, the Earl of Fal-
mouth, the Earl of Pembroke, Lord Eliot, Lord William
Lennox, Lord Templemore, Viscount Exmouth, Viscount
Canterbury, the Earl and Countess of Bradford, Lord and
Lady Frances Gordon, Lady Antrobus, Viscount Dillon,
Colonel Blair, Sir Henry Webb, Bart., Sir Thomas Barrett
Lennard, Bart., and Lady Barrett Leonard, the Hon. John
Jocelyn, the Hon. John Fortescue, Mr. Hubert de Burgh,
Mr. C. Barry Baldwin, M.P.,&c.

THE SPEAKER'S PARLIAMENTARY DINNER.—The
Speaker of the House of Commons gave his sixth Parliamen-
tary dinner on Saturday. The following noblemen and gen-
tlemen sat down to table :—Lord Drunilanrig, Lord Charles
Wellesley, Lord Mahon, Hon. Captain Dudley Pelham, R.N.,
Sir H. Inglis, Sir Thomas Acland, Sir J. Johnstone, Sir J.
Guest, Mr. Edward Banbury, Mr. Simeon, Mr. Hastings
Russell, Mr. Monckton Milnes, Mr. Baring Wall, Mr.
Roundell Palmer, Mr. Portal, Mr. Bonham Carter, Mr.
Thomas Greene, Mr. Compton, Mr. Pugh, Colonel Moore,
Mr. Deeded, Mr. Caley, Mr. Mackinnon, Mr. Greases Lown-
lPy (Cambridge), Mr. Wigram, Mr. Slangy, Mr. Langston,
Mr. H. Pigott.

Lord Langdale has placed his resignation in the
hands of Ministers. This was a course of action to be ex-
pected. We announced some time since, on good authority,
that it would take place. The appointment of Sir John
Romilly to the vacant seat on the bench will be made as soon
as it will be convenient for Government to dispense with the
vote of the Hon. and Learned Member for Devonport. The
services of Lord Langdale are justly appreciated by all the
members of the profession of which he is an honoured mem-
ber. We believe that Sir John Romilly will be a worthy
successor of the Noble Lord.—Morning Paper.

SOCIETY OF ARTS.—Amongst the numerous com-
pany who attended the private view of the Exhibition of the
Society of British Artists on Saturday, were the Marquis of
Aylesbury ; the Earls of Cawdor, Bradford, Lovelace, and
Sheffield; Lords Sondes, Crewe, Worsely, Gr. Lennox, De
Lisle, and Dudley ; Viscounts Hill, Rokeby, Claud Hamil-
ton, Radstock ; Charles Wellesley, Viscount Mandeville ;
Viscount Strangford, Viscount Canning, Naas. Robert Gros-
venor ; the Bishops of London and Worcester; the Dean of
St. Paul's; Sirs A. Murray, Henry Calder, Charles Lemon,
W. Stirling, W. Baynes, John Hamner, William Verner;
Messrs. Charles Baring Wall, M.P., James Matheson, M.P.,
Hon. R. Verner Smith, M.P., H. J. IL Hope, M.P., Henry
Howard, U. F'., W. Lockhart, M.P., Quintin Dick, ra.r., W.
Ewart, M.P., &c.
REFRESENTATION OF SOMERSET.—Lord Dungar-
von has withdrawn himself as
the death of Sir A. Hood, on the
ground of reluctance to take a course in the House of Com-
mons, on the subject of Protection, opposite to that adopted
by his grandfather, Lord Cork, in the House of Lords. Mr.
Gore Langton has since been requested to become a can-
didate.
THE LONDON AND NORIH-WESTERN, MIDLAND
AND GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAYS.—The representatives
the above companies met at the Reston-square station
on
at
Saturday, for the purpose of effecting au arrangementionfor
an
amicable division of traffic to and from all those places be-
tween London and York where they come into competition
with each other. We regret to have to state that thvar-
ties could not effect an arrangement.—Herald.
DISASTROUS LAMBING SEASON.—The
the as far as it has
proceeded, this year, says the Lincoln Chronicle,N.—The lambing
proceeded, is the worst on record, numberparishes of ewes
cast-
ing their lambs is immense in the four eßwoesthwsll,
Holton-le-Moor, Owersby, and
much within bounds if w
and Blyborough. We shall be
e say the loss exceeds 1,000. In
many instances one-third, in others
one-half, is lost.
This will add considerably
to the overpowering difficulties
d embarras and meats of the Lincolnshire agriculturists.

DEATH or LORD DACRE.—We regret to an-
nounce the decease of Lord Dacre, which took place on Fri-
day afternoon at his seat, the Hoo, in Hertfordshire. The
late venerable nobleman was in ,his seventy-seventh year,
having been born in 1774. He was always a consistent Whig
in general politics, although he never joined his party in
supporting the late measures for a free importation of foreign
corn. On this subject he leaned towards the doctrines of
protection. He is succeedel in his title and in his estates by
his only brother, General Trevor, cf Glynden, in Sussex,
who was a distinguished officer throughout the Peninsular
war, and who took the name of Trevor on his succeeding to
large property in that county. The present Lord's eldest
son, the Hon. Thomas Brand, is one of the Members for
Hertfordshire. His second son, the lion. Henry Brand, has
acted as private secretary to Sir G. Grey since the accession
of the present Ministry to office.
DEATH OF AIR. SERGEANT LUDLOW.—We deeply
regret to announce that the illness under which Mr. Sergeant
Ludlow has so long laboured terminated in his death on
Tuesday, at his residence, Aldmondsburv. The deceased was
one of the Commissioners in the Court of Bankruptcy for
the Bristol district; was formerly town clerk of that city,
and for many years discharged the duties of chairman of the
first criminal court of the Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions.
Gloucestershire chronicle.
JOINT STOCK ComrAzirEs.--It appears, from
,a
return printed by order of the House of Commons, that 159
companies were provisionally registered during the year
1S ;57 were completely registered : and 142 companies
were provisionally registered, but have not obtained complete
registration. The amount of fees received at the office for
the registration of joint stock companies during the year 1800
was, at the head office, in London, 2,656/., and at the branch
office in Dublin,
751. ; total, 2,7311. Only one joint,stock
company is stated to haye become banknrpt.

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
REFORM ASSOCIATION. MALTA, MARCH 11.—It is now blowing a gale of wind
Sir,-0a WcdnesdaY the 19th, the Expenses of Prose- from the north-west, and it is thought doubtful if the French
cutions Bill was gone into in Committee, with great attend- steamer will be able to get out. The ships in port are all
ance and zeal on the part of rural dispensers of the law. made snug, with their topmasts and yards struck, and the
On Thursday considerable debate arose on the subject
me..r.chheasnet vessels are equally prepared.
of Passports. What appears to be a bard case, was 1
inst., retuorunregdeto steam-frigate,orafter,which wer4, out
too strong
6th
o
stated by Mr. Bright. Naturalized foreigners, of whom enable her to proceed to Graham'sshortly it blowing t _ t
Island, which she was
there are numbers in all the manufacturing towns and ordered to visit.
notably in your own, settled in England to all appearance The Peninsular and Oriental Company's new steam-ship
for life, are refused a British passport if they have occa- Ganges arrived here from Southampton and Gibraltar on
Mon to visit the continent for commercial or domestic the evening of the 7th inst., and left for Constantinople on
purposes. They may possess the power of voting for a the morning of the Bth, having made the passage from her
Member of the British Parliament, but they may not first port to Malta, in eight days four hours, including ten
have a British passport to Hamburgh or to Calais. This hours' stoppage at Gibraltar, showing an average speed of 1111
looks very much like a thing which might be mended. knots per hour—the quickest passage ever yet effected. The
A phenomenon on the Vote paper of this day, is that Ganges is perfect, whether as regards hull, engines, accom-
modation, or stowage, and her.immenserapidity.will render
the petitions for more stringent measures than the
her a great acquisition on the line for which she is intended
Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, are beginning to swell in num- viz., to run between Constantinople, Smyrna, and England.'
ber, the names of the places occupying more than a She is commanded by the veteran Commodore Brooks, who
page in material extension. All creatures require a is well known here as the commander of the Sultan and
certain time for getting their eyes open; but they open Erin, both belonging to the company.
them at last. The homeward India_ mail may be looked for about Satur-
. .
._ _ ..

day next; the outward mail for India by the Medina may be
expected here to-morrow. Her arrival is looked for with
intense anxiety, the Ministerial crisis causing as much ex-
citement here, as it cannot fail to have done in England.
Mr. Daniel Hall, second master, of 1848, has been ap-
pointed from the Impregnable, flag-ship, at Devonport, to
the Fisgard, flag-ship, at Woolwich, for surveying service.
Mr. C. J. Cawley has been appointed master assistant to
the Victory, flag-ship, Portsmouth.
Prince Regent, 90, Captain Harris, has been masted at
Portsmouth. She has about 460 names on her books.
Birkenhead, steam-transport, Master Commander Salmon,
is coaling at Portsmouth. She will be some time collecting a
crew.
PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY, FIVE P.M.—For several hours last
night we had a very heavy gale of wind, almost approxi-
mating to a hurricane, with much rain. It moderated some-
what towards the morning, but it still blows strong from the
S. W. The Cumberland, 70, with Admiral Sir George Seq--
mour and family on board, cannot get away from St. Helen S.
nor can the American packet-ship Independence, outward
bouni for New York, get away from Spithead. The Sprightly
steamer went eut to St. Helen's with letters, &c., for the
Cumberland. this morning. The Atalanta, Dutch man-of-
war schooner, Lieut.- Commander Klerk, has ran into har-
bour for shelter, but will proceed for Curacao directly the
wind will allow.
On Saturday the court-martial on board the Victory eat
from 9 o'clock in the morning to try Commander St. Leger
and Lieutenant Kelham for the loss of the Flamer, and
Elam, the mariner, for shooting the Krooman. After a mass
of evidence had been gone into, the Court, after an hour
and a-half 's deliberation in retirement, acquitted Com-
mander St. Leger of being responsible for the loss of the
ship, but reprimanded and admonished him to be 'lmre
cautious in future. Lieutenant Kelham, the officer of the
watch at the time the Flamer struck, and tried on the same
charge as the commander, was honourably acquitted of all
blame; and Elam, the marine, who shot the Krooman, was
also acquitted, having mistaken the deceased in the night
for an enemy. Commander St. Leger had no legal " friend"
to conduct his case, but was assisted by Captain the Hon.
George Fowler Hastings, late in command of her Majesty's
steam-frigate Cyclops.
Admiral Sir John Ackworth Ommanney, K.O 8., of
Havant, near this port, was appointed on Friday to succeed
Admiral Sir W. H. Gage as Commander-in-Chief at Ply-
mouth.
PLYMOUTH, SATURDAY.—The crew of the packet brig PO..
terel, 6, Lieutenant Commander Creser, will be paid off on
Monday, and she, like the other packets of her class, is to
be repaired and fitted up for slave suppression service on the
coast of Africa.
Her Majesty's steam-frigate Retribution is ordered here
from Lisbon to be refitted.
The St. Jean d'Acre, a screw-propeller of 100 guns, is to
be laid down on slip No. 5, from which the Sans Pareil, 80,
was launched on Tuesday.
APPOINTMENTS.
Woor.wicH, MARCH 22. Captain William Moorsors
(1851), recently promoted from the Excellent, gunnery-
ship, at Portsmouth, is appointed additional to the Eagan!,
flag-ship at Woolwich, and will be borne on the books of
that vessel while carrying on experiments with concussion-
shells, with which he has hitherto been very successful. The
gallant officer joined at Woolwich on Friday, on his ap-
pointment to the Fisgard.
Commander Arthur Morrell (1823) to the Boscawen, 70,
guard-ship of ordiaary at Chatham, vice Commander
Joseph Cammilleri.
Captain William Loring (1848), having completed his
studies at the steam-factory at Woolwich dockyard, was ex-
amined to-day by Mr. Humphryt, chief engineer, and on
passing rece,ved his certificate.
The Vivid, Dover mail steam-packet, Captain L. Smi-
thett, arrived from Dover to-day to have some defects made
good.
The Garland, Dover mail steam-packet, Lieutenant-Com •
mender Wylde, will leave Woolwich on Monday to resume
her duties on the Dover station. The Garland was taken
out of the basin to-day.
The Black Eagle steam-vessel, Master-Commander Pet-
ley, was taken into the basin to -day to be repaired and
painted.
The Tartarus steam-vessel was taken out of the dock and
into the basin during the same tide to-day.
The Shearwater steam-vessel was taken out of the basin
and into the dock vacated by the Tartarus to-day.
The Infanta Don Suez, Portuguese war steamer, Captain
Da Silva, went up the river on Friday afternoon, to land
the packages she had on board for the Exhibition in Hyde-
park.
Mr. Tomlin, extra clerk at Woolwich dockyard, is ap.
pointed third-class clerk on the establishment here, vice J.
Manning resigned.

RELIGIOUS HOUSES.—The Bill brought in by Mr.
Lacy and Mr. Spooner to prevent the forcible detention of
females in houses 'wherein persons bound by religious or
monastic vows are resident or associated, provides that such
house shall be registered by the clerk of the peace of the
county in which it is situate; that the justices for every
county in which any religious house shill be registered shall
appoint six or more justices of the peace to act as visitors of
each house, who shall be sworn to keep secret all such mat-
ters as shall come under their knowledge in the execution of
their office as visitors, except when required to divulge the
same by legal authority, or for the better (xecution of their
duty. Registered religious houses shall be visited twice a
year, and if it appear to the visitors that any female is desir-
ous of leaving the religions house in which she is resident,
they shall have the power to remove her, and to place her
under the care of the matron of the union in which the reli-
gious house is situate. Superiors not causing their religious
houses to be registered, or wilfully making any false state-
ment in respect of such houses, or obstructing or impeding
any of the visitors on their:way:to,lat, or in or returning from
any such religioUs house, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanour. Any person assaulting a visitor in the religious
house shall be deemed guilty of a felony. Concealment of
any part of a religious house, or the premises appertaining
thereto, or of any person residing therein from the visitors,
or the production of a false list of the inmates, shall be looked
upon as a misdemeanour.
NATIONAL EXRIBITION.— GRAND FAIR. The
London committee for conducting a grand fair, or fête, is
honour of the Great Exhibition, and composed of individuals
of well-known experience and respectability (the best pos-
sible pledge that can be offered to the public) have selected
a spot admirably adapted for this purpose; viz., the former
site of the Hippodrome, at Bayswater, a convenient distance
from the Crystal Palace, and comprising some twenty-five
acres. The proprietors of many of the principal establishments
in the United Kingdom, as welt as foreigners, have already
applied for ground. Amongst them, Richardson's far-famed
"Temple of the Muses," newly constructed by Messrs. John-
son and Lee; Alger's Crown and Anchor booth; the tent of
Mr. Nicholson, of the Garrick's Head ; M. Ricardo's museum ;
M. Eritzen's, exhibition; Signor Raffael's "Cabinet," cum
niultis aliis, and a profuse: display of costly bazaars, and
fancy stalls, the whole presenting to the nations of the earth
a graphic "English Fair," conducted too with the utmost
judgment, liberality, and decorum.

LONDON DISTRICT LETTER-CARRIERS PENSION
SOCIETY.—This institution is established, first, to add to the
small official pension allowed to those who have served as
letter-carriers for no matter how long a period, and worn
themselves out in the public service; secondly, to grant a
small annuity to widows, who, from the limi.ed salary re-
ceived by their husbands, are with their families, toa often
left in the deepest distress; and, thirdly, as soon as the fund
of the society will allow, to make provision for unprotected
orphans, which last, it is confidently hoped, will be accom•
plished, should the same liberal encouragement be continued
as hitherto has been experienced. The foregoing objects are
effected by the members' own contributions, assisted by the
donations of their already numerous patrons, from which
source a sum amounting to 3001. has been received within
the last twelve months. Among the contributors are—Lord
Holland, Messrs. Hoare and Co., Baring Brothers and Co..
Masterman, Peters, and Co., and several other highly respec-
table banking and mercantile firms. On Thursday evening
last a benefit in aid of the funds took place at the Sadlers
Wells Theatre, which was well attended, the performance
being Lytton Bulwer's play of .Richelieu, and Charles the
Second, or the limy Monarch and was supported by Mr.
Phelps and the talented company belonging to this popular
establishment.

The important case of Miss Talbot, and all the
matters connected therewith, including. Saturday's proceed•
hags before the Lord Chancellor, were given in the Observer
of Sunday morning, March 23, to the extent of three columns;
also, the angry correspondence of the Bishop of London and
Sir B. Hall; Suffolk-street, Gallery, Society of British Ar-
tists, affairs of the great parishes Marylebone and 5,. Pan.
cras, &c. Price of the Observer, 40 folio columns, 6d.
The Observer of Sunday morning, March 23d,
gave, in addition to Miss Talbot's affair, and the correspon-
for
dence of the Bishop of London with Sir B. Hall, &c., about
a column of the opera, first appearance of Madlle. Duprez on
Saturday night. The extensive publicatio,naotfiotuh:
commences at four o'clock on Sunday mornings, in timeserver
all the Sunday morning railways. A Monday's edition,
which is best for the country and abroad
Observer
afternoons. _ _

ALLEGED MURDER AND EXHUMATION OF THE
BODY.—Last August Elizabeth Catherine Richards, aged 15,
living as nursemaid with a private family at Swan-walk,
Pimlico, after partaking of some beer, was suddenly seized
with violent pains in her stomach, vomiting, and other
symptoms of poisoning, Iler illness increasing, she was re-
moved to her father's hones, Battersea, where she died a few
hours after her arrival. Before her death she told her father
that a certain party had put a white powder into the beer that
she drank. hereuponW the father west to that party sad
inquired concerning the white powder, about which the ac-
cused gave different versions. The deceased's statement, and
her body having swollen and burst after death, gave rise to
the most unfavourable rumours, which were greatly increased
by the fact that deceased and her fellow-servants were not on
good terms. her father, after various strong representations
to Mr. Wakley, M.P., the coroner for the western district of
Middlesex, induced that gentleman to issue his warrant for
the exhumation of the body, in order that it should be sub-
jected to an autopsy and an inquest. The body was accord-
ingly disinterred last Thursday, in St. Luke's churchyard,
coroner, , the father, and severe'
Chelsea, in the presence of_Mari.drloin. M. Wakley, the deputy_
The .'dof the coffin
other relatives of deceased. .
removed and the body identified, it was conveyed to the
Drs. Rogers and W
workhouse, where a post-mortem examination will be per-
formed, and an analysis of the stomach made, preparatory to
the bolding of the inquest.
The South-Western Railway Company have sub-
mitted to the Home Secretary a statement of the advantages
that weuld result from making the port of Southampton a
central depot for emigrants, both to the public interest and
to the emigrants themselves:: Among
the advantages enu-
merated are safety as regards navigation, saving of time,
punctuality, and economy. The company offer to make ar-
rangements to secure conveyance to and from Southampton
at moderate rates, and in every respect to meet all the re.
quirements of the. Emigration Commissioners. The question
is now under consideration, and we believe it will be deter-
mined in the course of the present week.