The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-11 00:00:00

THE GREEK QUESTION.

Note addressed by Count Nesselrode to M. Brun-
now on the subject of Greece, dated the 7th (19th)
of February :
"No econer had the dangers that menaced the peace
of Europe, and caused by the precipitation with which
Admiral Parker entered the Dardanelles, been removed
than the appearance of his squadron on the coast of
Greece perilled it anew. Russia finds it difficult to
comprehend this anxiety to create complications in the
East at a period when the repose of the west is exposed
to so many perils." The note recounts how the British
fleet unexpectedly presented itself at the Piricus, in a
moment of profound peace (en pleine pair), and without
the slightest intimation of the intentions of the English
Government ; how Admiral Parker, after having been
courteously sad cordially received by the King and Queen,
changed, the very next day, into an imperious ultimatum
a demand for the settlement of claims of trifling impor-
tance, some of which were in progress of adjustment,
dec. "A wan," observes Count Nesselrede, "is the best
judge of his own dignity, and Russia does nut pre-
tend to contest the right of the English Cabinet to ap-
preciate and maintain its dignity as it think., proper.
Europe, more inapattial, however, will decide if the
measures resorted to wero worthy of a mighty power
like England towards a feeble and defenceless state.
But what we are perfectly justified in remarking, and
what we have a right to complain or, is the total want of
courtesy towards the two powers who were parties to
the treaty; who established the kingdom of Greece;
who ever since the 6th ( f July, 1827, have invariably
acted together, and who have ever taken the same it:-
merest in the affairs of that country. Rusia was well
aware that England had private claims to settle with
Greece, and that in 1847, during the administration of
Colletii, she was on the point if adopting measures fir
their enforcement. But since that period she heard no
more of them; and considering that far more important
objects called elsewhere the attention of England, she,
indeed, little expected that the solution of that ques-
tion would appear to her so urgent as to justify the
exercise of extreme measures. Had Russia received
any intimation on the subjec', she would have coun-
selled Greece to attend to those claims, and
if the latter refused to satisfy them, then, indeed,
England might have adopted such measures as suited
her to obtain redress. But England did not act so ;
England did not condescend to apprise either Russia or
France of her intention. No communication to that

effect was made, either at St Peterburgh or at Paris ;
and it was only when the evil:was done, and the mischief
consummated, that the Russian and French governments
were informed of it. The Russian minister at Athens

twice offered his good offices to Mr. Wyse, who twice
rejected them, saying that ' he would not accept the ar-
bitration of the two powers in a question that did not
concern them.' Yet Greece is not an isolated state ; she
cannot bo said to be a power that is indebted to herself
alone for her existence (et ne relevant qua de lui-merne).
Greece is a state created by Russia and France, in virtue
of the same rights, and on the same terms, as it was by
England. Tho three powers founded it in common, and
bound themselves, each towards the two others, to respect
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its independence, to maintain its integrity, and to
strengthen the dynasty they placed on the throne. Surely
neither of those three powers can pretend, nor does it
become either of them to undo its own collective work,
to threaten the independence of Greece, to encroach
on its integrity, to endanger (ebrankr) the existence
of that dynasty by humbling it in the eyes of the w•,rld,
by disturbing the tranquillity of the country, or expos-
ing it to the attacks of factions, encouraged, as they may
be, by the presence of the English fleet, and perhaps to
the horrors of civil war. Russia and France are esrer.-

tidily and materially interestei in the maintenance of
its repose. They have lent it funds, the repayment of
which both these states desire no less than England.
But they must necessarily condemn measures that are
likely to incapacitate Greece from doing honour to her
pecuniary
engagements. They have therefore a right
toinquire into the cause of a quarrel which is produc-
tive to them of such serious consequences, and to
regard the affair, not by any means, as the British
Minister asserts, in the light of an exclusively English
question, but as one which, in an equal degree, affects
Moth France and Russia. It is true that England
communicated to Russia a list ( f her claims, but
judging from the information supplied by the opposite
party, they appeared somewhat exaggerated. At all
events, whether we regard their amount or their object.
they are out of all proportion with the means em-
ployed to enforce them. The same may be said, a for-
tiori, of the two small islands contiguous to the Eiellenic
continent, and which England claims as belonging to the
lonian islands. This becomes a territorial question, and
on it Russia and France are justified in demandieg in
virtue of what title England presumes to change a status
quo that has lasted for 18 years; to take upon herself to
reconstruct the map of Greece, and to appropriate y
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portion, how small soever, of her territory This is a
question that must be examined into by the three Powers.
Russia, England, and France having assigned to Greece
a certain extent of frontier and coast considered suffi-
cient for her defence, you will ask if that object can be
obtained if England be authorised to have a footing in
these small islands, one of which is situate within one-
eighth of a mile from the coast ? The Emperor instruct s
you to make serious representations to the English Go-
vernment, and to invite it in the most earnest manner to
hasten the cessation of a state of things which there is
nothing whatever to render necessary, or to justify, and
which exposes Greece to disasters and dangers of a most
.lerious kind.

" The tmuner in which your representations will be
received will throw much light on the nature of the re-
lations which we may hereafter expect to entertain with
England, and, I will add, on her position with respect to
ell the powers, great and small, whose coasts aro ex-
posed to sudden attack. It will also enable us to judge
whether England, abusing the position afforded to her
by her immense maritime superiority, contemplates in
future to pursue a distinct and isolated policy (politique
(lisolcmcnt), ref,ardless of those engagements which bind
her with other Governments, to free herself from all

joint and common ob!igations, and all community of
action (solidaritd d'action), and to authorise each of the
great powers, whenever au opportunity shall offer, to
follow, as regards the weak and defenceless, no ether
rule but their own good will and pleasure; no other
right but that of material force (a ne rcconnaitre envers
les foibles d'autre regle gee sa rolante, d'autre droit que la
force materiede)."

THE PENINSULAR MAIL.-SOUTRAMPTON, MARCH
9.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship
Sultan, Captain Brooks, from Constantinople, &c., ar-
rived here this afternoon at three o'clock. Her dates of
sailing were :—Constantinople, Feb. 20 ; Smyrna, 22 •
Malts, 26 ; and Gibraltar, March 3. The Sultan had
fifteen:paFsengcrs, principally Hungarian refugees; a full
general cargo, comprising fruit, cotton, opium, 1,100
bales of silk, 730 packages of goats' hair, a large num-
bnr of packages of sundries, and specie to the amount
of 98,0001. On the 20th ult. a steamer had been
dispatched from Constantinople to Varna with Hunga-
rians. The same steamer was to return to Malta with
a number of Poles. At Constantinople things were re-
presented as Loving remarkably quiet—little business
being transacted. The Egyptian Minister for Foreign
Affairs was about to return to Alexandria. Diplomatic
relations between the Austrian Chargé d'Affaires and
the Porte had not been resumed. The Jane Ellis, for
Glasgow, and the Azores Packet, for Liverpool, left
Gibraltar on the 27th ult. The Exile, for Liverpool, left
on the 2d inst. W hen Lear Gibraltar the Sultan passed
a portion of Commodore Martin's squadron, comprising
two line-of-battle ships, four frigates, and two steamers,
steering to the eastward. Exchange on London, 90 days,
50k; on Paris, ditto, sf. 36c. In freights there was no
change since our last.

FIRE ANNIHILATOR.—Several interesting and sue-
cosbful experiments were exhibited on Friday last, at
the London Gasworks, Vauxhall, before a numerous
company of ladies and gentlemen, invited to witness the
effective power of Mr. Phillips's new invention for ex-
tinguishing fires. After adverting to the inefficiency of
water as a means of quenching flame, and the consequent
loss sustained annually throughout the kingdom by the
destruction of property, to the amount of about 2,000,0001.,
ho introduced one of the smaller of his own machines,
and explained that the agent by which he sought to ac-
complish his object was a mixture of gas and vapour.
After several experiments on a small scale, to show the
success he had attained by these means, the attention of
the company were directed to a compartment of a large
open-building, quite twenty feet high inside, which was
fitted up with partitions and temporary joisting of light
wood well soaked with pitch and turpentine, and over-
hung besides with rags and shavings soaked in like
manner. The torch was applied to this erection, and the
flames, which ascended immediately, at length roared
with a vehemence which drove the spectators back to a
distance of forty feet, and was already beyond the power
of water. The inventor then brought forward one of his
hand machines, and threw out a volume of gaseous va-
pour, which, in half a minute, entirely suppressed all
flame and combustion; and to show that the vapour which
now filled the space was quite innoxious, Mr. Phillips
mounted into the loft, and passed and repassed through
the midst of it with a lighted candle in his hand. The
machine with which this effect was accomplished was
rather larger than a good-sized coffee-pot, and consisted
of threz. tin cases, one within another and mutually com-
municating. There was a small quantity of water in
the bottom of the machine, and in the centre case was
a composite cake, of the size and colour of peat, con-
taining, in the middle of it, a phial of sulphuric acid and
chlorate of potash. In order to put the machine into
action this phial is broken, and a gaseous vapour is ge-
nerated so rapidly and in such quantity that it immedi-
ately rushes out from a lateral spout with great impe-
tuosity. Mr. Phillips explained that a machine of any
size could be made according to the purpose for which
it was intended, and that a company was at length
formed to carry the invention into effect. The com-
pany present, who seemed to be taken by surprise, vnry
cordially expressed their satisfaction with the success of
the achievement.
THE GORHAM CASE.—The following is a list of the

division in tho Ceminitt-e on the question placed bt f 're

them:—Assenting—Lord Campbell, Lord Langdale,
Baron Parke, Sir S. Lushington, Lir. Pemberton Leigh.
Dissenting—Sir J. Knight Brace. Of the Right Rev.
Prelates who sat as assessors, it is understood that the
Archbishops of Caatertury and York were assenting,
and the Bishop of London dissenting.
THE GORHAM CASE AND THE METROPOLITAN
CHURCH UNION.—We are authorised to state that im-
mediate steps are in contemplation on the part of the
Metropolitan Church Union, for the vindication of the
Church's autonomy in matters of faith, in consequence
of the judgment pronounced yesterday by the Judi-
cial Committee of the Privy Council. We understand
that the union has been hitherto silent on the subject,
from a persuasion that the question might be taken up
with much greater practical effect after the delivery of
the sentence.--John Bull.
A SCRUPULOUS CRIMINAL:A person named La.-
boueite was en Friday condemned by the Court of
Assizes to ten years' imprisonment for having embezzled

a sum of 211,4,14 f belonging to the family of Laroche-
. foucalt Doudraovil!e, in whose service he had been for
many years as steward. lie was also condemned to re-
store the sum in question, or, in default, to undergo five
years' additional imprisonment. His peculations had
amounted in reality to more than double, but the
Duchess de Larochetoucault, now deceased, generously
pardoned him for the enormous frauds which had Lem
discovered some years ago, and retained him in her ser-
vice. The Duchess de Bourbon, in whose service he
had previously been, left him by will 25,000 f. in cash,
and 3,0001. a year for life, This fellow, who, it appears,
was an accomplished hypocrite, carried throughout the
trial the same air of sanctity which enabled him to
plunder his benefactors. At the moment the sum total
of his peculations was totted up, adding the interest, he
begged leave to speak. Immediately prof und silence
prevailed, and it was thought that the criminal was
about to make a public confession of his conduct, and to
express penitence. " Well, what have you to say,"
asked the judge. " That the item of interest is exag-
gerated," was the reply, which the crowd, after a
moment's hesitatio:, receired with shouts cf laughter.
Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte, representative of
the Seine, and coue,in to L.,uis Napo'eon, President of
the Freach Itcpuh:ic, has just arrived in London horn
Belgium. Prince L. Lucian, who is so well known in
the scientific world by his irnportaut discoveries in
chemistry, is ill only make a slum stay in England, the
object of his journey being limited to his scientific
pursuits.
A statue representing the Republic has been placed
in the Salle Casimir Perier, at the Notional Assembly,
in the place which was two years since occupied by one
of Louis Philippe. The statue, which is the work of
M. Barre, sculptor, is about nine feet in height; it has
the right hand resting on a hive, the symbol of riches
and of industry; in the left hand it holds a crown of
laurel, and at its f: et are the farces of the Republic, the
Gallic cock, and a broken hatchet.
TILE SEWERS COMMISSION AND TILE PARISLI or
ST. JAMES.—At a vestry meeting of the parish of St.
James, Westminster, held on Saturday, the subject of
the proceedings of the new Commission of Sewers was
discussed, and considered very unsatisfactory to the
ratepayers, when the following resolutions were pro-
posed :—" That the vestry learn with surprise and re-
gret that the New Commission of Sewers for the West-
minster district, in which this parish is comprised, have
sanctioned a large outlay of the rates for the construc-
tion of a new and additional sewer, which is to have its
outfal into the Thames, thereby, in the opinion of this
board, contravening the great object of the appointment
of the present Commission, which was to devise a plan
for diverting the sewage from the river.—That the vestry
have learnt with equal regret that the Court of Sewers
have appointed an additional officer at the large salary
of 1,500/. per annum, whose first act has been to con-
tinue the old system of partial and objectionable drain-
age.—That they had looked forward to the present
Commission as a guarantee against any further outlay of
the rates in new works until the great objes: sought by
the public was decided upon." It was ultimately de-
cided that as soon as the returns ordered by the House
of Commons, upon the motion of Mr. llume, should be
obtained, a committee of vestry should be appointed to
call it public meeting, if necessary.
NAvT.—By a statement just published the sum
required to be voted to defray the excess of the naval
expenditure beyond the grants for the year ended March,
1849, is 211,1591. 3s. 7d.

FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM.—Yesterday morning
his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, accom-
panied by Baron Knesebeck, the Lord Mayor, the
Sheriffs, and the Under-Sheriffs, attended service at the
Female Orphan Asylum, Lambeth. Prayers were read
by the Rev. S. R. Cateley, the chaplain; the sermon
was preached by the Rev. H. How arth, rector of St.
George's Hanover-square; and Mr. Hasley, who has
been attached to the asylum for more than fifty years
prcsidel at the organ. The collection was more than 501:
NEW HOUSE OF COMMONS.—The sum required for
the completion of such portions of the New House of
Commons as are ntcessary for the convenient transa3-
lion of business is estimated by Mr. Charles Barry, in a
st:tunent recently issued, at 102,1801.
BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.—The gossips
of Melton and the neighbourhood have just been de-
prived of a rich treat, in the settlement of a matter which
was to have given the gentlemen of the long robe a cause
for trial; and, strange to say, the unusual feature would
in this case have been reversed, for the plaintiff is not a
fcmale, but a person in holy orders, and no doubt claim-
ing succession from the apostles. He is an exportation
from the Emerald Isle, and at present officiates as curate
in a village not a hondred miles from Melton. The fair
defendant is a lady well known here, and rather re-
markable for the extreme simplicity of her manners, and
the general urbanity and kindness of her disposition.
It is said that the immediate cause of the rupture was a
prior attachment to a younger branch of a noble house,
and which became renewed by a temporary visit. This
roused the suspicion of the plaintiff, and letters written
by the lady were freely handed about and shown to
several people in the town. An action was then com-
menced, but it is now withdrawn, the plaintiff accepting
a money compensation, with which he is quite satisfied.
—Stamford Mercury.
DEATH OF GENERAL PAKENHAM.—Major-General
the Hon. Sir Hercules Rowley Pakenham, K.C.8..
brother to General Pakenhatn, who fell at New Orleans,
and brother•in-law to the Duke of Wellington, died
suddenly on Thursday evening, the 7th instant, about
10 o'clock, at Langford-ledge, the family residence in
the county of Antrim. General Pakenham was shout
70 years of age ; and, as an effiJer, had earned a high
character by his services in the Peninsular war. Sub-
sequently to his retirement from active service, ho re-
ceived the appointment of Governor of Portsmouth.
Latterly, he lived in the enjoyment of great domestic
felicity, on the peaceful banks of Lough Neagh, amidst
the cheerful society of an amiable and exemplary family.
Sir Hercules served at the siege and capture cf. Copen-

liagen, in tie year 1807 ; also in the Peninsular cam-
paigns of 1808, 1809, 1810, 1811, and 1812, including
the battles of Roleia, Vitniera (wounded), Busaco, and
Fuentes D'Onor, siege and storm of Ciudad Rodrigo, two
sieges and storm of Balajoz—severely wounded at the
assault. Sir Hercules received a silver medal and two
clasps for Roleia and Vimiera ; a gold cross for Bueaco,
Fuentes D'Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, and Badajez. His
commission as ensign is dated July 23, 1803 ; as lieu-
tenant, March, 3, 1804 ; as captain, August 2, 1805 ;
as major, August 30, 1810 ; as lieutenant-colonel, April
27, 1812 ; as colonel, May 27, 1825 ; as major-general,
January 10, 1837 ; as colonel of the 43d Foot, September
9, 1844.—Northern Whig.
VISCOUNTESS PALMERSTON'S SOIREE. —Viscount
and Viscountess Palmerston entertained at dinner (pre-
vious to her Ladyship's assembly) the Marquis of Angle-
sey and Lady Adelaide Paget, the Earl of Carlisle, the
Earl and Countess Granville, Viscountess Jocelyn, Lord
and Lady John Russell, Lord Elphinstone, Mr. Tufnell,
M.P., and Lady Anne Tufnell, Mr. Rutherford, M.P.,
and Mr. Macdonald, on Saturday evening, at their resi-
dence in Carlton-gardens. Soon after ten o'clock com-
pany began to arrive to the soiree, and it was after eleven
when carriages ceased to set down visitors. There were
close on 300 of the elite of society and most of the foreign
ministers present at the re-union.
TEE SFEAKER'S LEVEE.—The Right lion. the
Speaker of the House of Commons held his second and
last levee on Saturday night, at his temporary official
residence in Eaton-square. As usual, the Right Hon.
Gentleman bad a Parliamentary dinner, the guests in-
cluding the Marquis of Douro, Viscount Jocelyn, Lord
Norreys, Lord Ashley, Lord Seymour, Sir Robert H.
Inglis, Hon. Robert H. Clive, Lord Melgund, Lord
Robert Grosvenor, &c. At ten o'clock the entire range
of rooms was thrown open, and brilliantly illuminated.
The Right Hon. Gentleman received bis visitors in the
principal saloon, which is hung with the portraits of some
of his most illustrious predecessors in the chair. Lord
Gough was among the visitors, the Noble and Gallant
General meeting with a cordial reception from the Hon.
Members present. There wore about 200 Members os
the House of Commons in attendance.

THE EXHIBITION OF ALL NATlONS.—Yesterday
(Friday) morning his worship the mayor received a
beautiful emblazoned card from the Lord Mayor of Lon-
don,:by way of invite to alend a dinner at the Mansion
House on Thursday, the 21st instant, on the subject of
the exhibition of all nations. His Royal Highness
Prince Albert will be present. The dinner will be con-
ducted on a scale commensurate with the importance of
the occasion. Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the
provisional committee took place at the Council House,
t'or the purpose of carrying out the views of the meeting
held on Monday, in connexion with the grand forth-
coming exhibition of fine arts. The mayor was in the
chair; and after a short conversation a sub-committee
was appointed, whose duty it will be to carry out the
necessary mechanical arrangements. At the same
meeting it was determined to issue an address, and an
executive committee was elected, it being contemplated,
by means of a public meeting or otherwise, to invite
the co-operation of the working classes. Bristol
Journal.

FATAL AcciDENT.—On Saturday an inquest was
taken by Mr. Bedford, at the Westminster Hospital, on
the body of Francis Barry, aged 44, who was killed by
the horses and carriage of Earl De Grey. On Wed-
nesday week, about ten o'clock at night, the deceased
was crossing the road opposite Fendall's Hotel, in Pa.
lace-yard, when the carriage of Earl De Grey came
from the direction of St. James's Park towards the
Houses of Parliament ; the coachman called to him
several timef, but deceased appeared tipsy, and staggered
against the pole of the carriage, and he was thrown
down, the fore and hind wheels going over him. Had
be stood still the carriage would have pas•ed him, and
the coachman did all in his power to pull the horses up.
He was at once conveyed to the Westminster Hospital,
where he apueared to be suffering from the effects of
some severe internal injury, and he died on the morning
of the Gth instant, apparently from inflammation of the
lungs, accelerated by the accident. The jury, after a
very short consultation, returned a verdict of "Acci-
dental death."
NOTTINGHAM TRADE.—Lace—We have again to
report a quiet market. All the German buyers who
generally purchase for the Leipsic fair arm now here.
but their operations have been so limited that they have
scarcely been 1:1t. We understand that it is probable the
Americans will soon be in the market again, and there is
every prospect of their doing an extensive trade. The
prices of ail descriptions t f goods aro stationary ; whose
an) trifling alteration is made, it is in favour of the buyer.
Hosiery—We cannot notice this week any material
alteration in our trade; the demand for the home market
is of a more limited character than we have noticed in
some former years ; buyers are now operating with very
great caution, and only purchasing for immediate vi ants,
and even on these terms st prices very unremunerating
to the manufacturer. The stocks of goods now on hand
are below the average, but still quite equal to the de-
mand, notwithstanding the shortness of supply arising
from strikes, and the workmen generally not producing
that quantity which they did when prices were much
lower. Yarns at present maintain their high prices,

although very little is doing in the marker, and the
operations on a much smaller scale than usual for this
periol of the year.—Nottieghant Mercury.
DIABOLICAL MURDER AT ABERDARE.—It will be
remembered that information was recently given to the
police authorities at Aberdare that the lives ef several
families had been placed in peril in consequence of
having been shot at by some colliers who had " struck,"
who had threatened the lives of all who returned or re-
mained at work. In one case a stocking, containing a.
large quantity of gunpowder, with a fusee attached, was
thrown at night through the window of a man named
John Williams. The breaking of the glass awakened
him, and he jumped out of be 2, but not in time to pre-
vent the explosion, which blew the roof off the house,
andinjured the unfortunate man to each an extent that
he expired in a few hours, leaving a wife and several
children to lament his loss. An inquest has been opened
on the body, but in consequence of time being required
for the preparation of some documents, it has-been ad-
jouenel Active measures are being adopted for the ap-
prehension of the murderers.
ALLOWANCE or SPlRlTS.—Admiral Dundas' pro-
position, ao v the subject of consideration by a committee
sitting at the Admiralty. is, tt at the pay of every officer
and man shall be increased 3. per month, and that half
only ( f the present allowance of spirits shall be issued
to them. All persons under 13 years of age not to he
allowed any spirits or additional pay. A period to be
fixed, from and after which date all ships comtnissioned
should come under this new regulation, and their officers
and men sec:Ave 3s. a month additional, with half the
present allowance of spirits. The estimated expense of
this :Alteration at the present price of rum would be, for
the ',umber of men voted for 1849-50, 40,000 (after de-
ducting marines on shore and boys). and also taking
into account the raving of spirits (the price of rum being
le. 4d. per gallon), about 38,0001. per annum; however,
as it would not come into operation for the whole fleet
at once, but gradually become general in about three
years, the cost would be for the first year about 13,0001.;
for the second, 26,0001.; and for the third year the sum
of 38,000/. as already mentioned.
SOCIETY OF ARM—The committee has not yet
finally decided upon the day when the exhibition of
ancient and medimval art shall be opened. Objects of
the highest interest are daily sent in, and only the day
before yesterday the Queen, at the instance a Prince
Albert (the President of the Committee), sent in four
most beautiful cups of carved ivory and gold, of Italian
workmanship. Her Majesty has alscsallowed the society
to exhibit the shield which Francis L gave to Henry
VIII. on the Field of Cloth of Gold, and the beautiful
partisan, belonging to the same monarch, of gold, silver,
and steel. Complete suits of armour of different periods
have been brought from the Tower and placed in the
principal room, which is hung with old tapestry. Yes-
terday the Duke of Devonshire sent his Lismore Crozier.
and that exquisite relic, carved by Holbein, the rosary of
Henry VIII. The Society of Antiquaries have lent the
oldest clock in the known world, dated very early in the
sixteenth century, which is so perfect that it goes accu-
rct?ly even now. Mr. Rothschild and Mr. Magniac, and
many others, have liberally contributed, and the apart-
ments, when opened, will be found full of objects of the
highest value and interest.
ADVANCE OF WAGES AT WIGAN.—We have been
informed that it is the intention ( f the millowiers of
Hindley to make an advance of ten per cent. on the
wages cf all the factory hands in their employ.—Man-
chester Examiner.

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY—IN-
CREASE OF TRAFFIC.—The great increase of traffic,
which has taken place upon the London and North-
Western Railway since the commencement of the year
must be extremely gratifying to the shareholders. The
augmentation fur the week ending the 3d instant was
1,375/. in the passenger and parcel, and '2,3031. in the
merchandise and cattle traffic—together 3,7681. The
total increase for the last seven weeks over the corre-
sponding peri,,d of 1849 has been 18,6621., or upwards of
2,0001. per week. This increase is exclusive of the
traffic of the Huddersfield Canal, Shropshire Union,
North Union, Preston and Wyre, South Junction, and
Manchester and Buxton Railways.
THE AMERICAN MAILS.—LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.
—Shortly after four o'clock this afternoon, the British
and North American Royal Mail steam-ship Niagara,
Captain Ryrie, sailed from the Mersey with the usual
reads for Canada and the United States. The Niagara
goes to Boston, after calling to land and receive the
mails, &c., at Halifax. She carries out a number of
passengers. There is not any incoming American
steamer this week, but the packet ships, Constitution
and Rosen's, both of which will bring later dates, may
arrive ere the America, from Boston. with advises to
the 6th instant inclusive, announces her entry into the
Menu.
MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT.—MARCH 9.--
There is still a disposition to withhold from purchases
either of goods or yarns except at reduced prices, and &
general want of confidence in the present rates is ap-
parent. Hence dulness is the prevailing characteristic
of the market. In low numbers of yarns prices have
receded; but fine numbers continue firm, and are pretty
much inquired after. The business done in the cloth-
market yesterday wore a more healthy appearance; to-
day, however, a change has taken place, and the market
has been very dull indeed. There was less animation
exhibited in it than cn Tuesday last, though there is no
change in prices.

EXTRAORDINARY BIRTII.—On the first instant a
mai rind woman named Cole, 39 years of age, whose
husband is a bricklayer living in Charles street, Wind-
sor, was safiiiy delivered of two sons and a daughter, all
of whom ore likely to live-, and ,have been registered by
the names of Robert, I%illiatr, and Priscilla.—Bucks
Herald.

REVENUE OF THE DUCHY OF CORNWALL. -- The
accounts of the revenue of the Duchy of Cornwall up to
the end of 1849 havo been published. The whole in-
come received, including arrears of outstanding ace ounts,
amounted to 51,8821. 13s. 2d. The sums paid to his
Royal Highness's use out of the gross income amounted
to 29,557/. 10s., and the payments to the account of the
Duke of Cornwall at the Bank of England were 3,7501.
These sums, together with 5,244/. 16e. remaining at tae
bankers to the credit of the account of the Council of his
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and the various
items for salaries, law expenses, repairs, tithes, &c.,
make up the expenditure side of the balance.
ELOPEMENT.—An elopement, under circumstances
of a peculiarly painful chat acter, occurred in Chelten-
ham last week, and—as may be supposed would be the
case—has ever since formed a principal topic of conver-
sation throughout our fashionable circles, the family of
the young lady having been many years resident in the
place, and participating a good deal in its gay doings;
the gentleman, if such he must be called, bad also, during
the past six months, become known to many of our resi-
dents and visitors, but is better known to the public by
the notoriety acquired by him in connexion with cer-
tain court-martial proceedings, which, a few months ago,
deprived him of his commission in her Majesty's service.
As events of this kind always undergo exaggeration, we
will endeavour to state the facts of the present unfortu-
nate affair as briefly as possible:—At the time of its
occurrence it appears that the father of the young lady,
who has long been known as the intimate friend of the
Hon. Craven Berkeley, had accepted an invitation from
Earl Fitzhardinge to spend a few days with a party of
gentlemen at Berkeley Castle, his family, of course,
remaining at home. On the Monday following—last
Monday week—after her mother and sister had retired
to rest, which they did at an early hour, the fair subject
of our notice effected her escape unheard—not the
slightest suspicion of such an intention having been ex-
cited by her previous conduct—and, it would seem, re-
paired to the house of her betrayer, in Rodney-terrace,
distant not many hundred yards from her own. Here,
we understand, she was discovered next morning by the
police, and brought home, where she remained until last
Saturday, when she again escaped, and is supposed to
have gone gone off by train to London—the object of
her attachment having, it seems, left Cheltenham on the
Thursday previous. Not the east sad part of this sad
affair is the fact that the gentleman is known to be a
married man, and the father, we are told, of two
children. The father of the young lady, who returned
from Berkeley Castle immediately he heard of the first
incident, repaired to the metropolis in pursuit of his
daughter on Monday, and had not, down to the time at
which we write, returned.—Chetenham Looker-on.

ROCHDALE SAVINGS BANK.—The following notice
has been issued by Messrs. John and James Fenton :
" In consequence of the position of the Rochdale Savings
Bank, Messrs. John and James Fenton beg to inform
the public that they have decided to receive at their
bank any sums not lower than 11., hoping that shortly
some other means may be afforded for the public con-
venience. Their present rate of interest is 2/. 10s. per
cent. Should the deposits of the Savings Bank be paid
in cheques, Messrs. J. and J. Fenton will be glad to ac-
commodete the depositors by taking the cheques at their
bank, the same as money.—Rochdale Bank, 6th March,
1850."—Manchester Examiner.
MR. B. DISRAELI, M.P.—We are happy to learn
that the Hon. Gentleman is recovering from bis recent
severe attack of influenza, and is expected shortly to
resume his duties in the House of Commons.
EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY.—The re.
to the twenty-fourth
to be held here on
Rpoaritlwbayythceomdipreacntr of the EdinburghandhaGif-lyasegaorry
general meeting of theshareholders,.
traffic
a d decrease receipts
rease o f
heansabnegentrainsusuaeryd.3lTshhen
show
with the corresponding
period t. r i bTuhteedto t
balancehge
fort7ll,
oe7tl3h2ie. t hu
half
s.sy instant
de.: r
as compared
11.
competition with
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'yheatrh.e Crahleisclofaniamngßoaffiliws
leavem a balance of 3,6761. 7s. 11d. to be added to the
period of. last
ra3te7,00f2631.p
rest.—Nortli British Mail.
of
ernedveedn revenue being
the
AGRICULTURAL RIOT AT FORDHAM.—This formerly
peaceful village has, during the last week, been the scene of
disturbance,
Boccasioned
perb by a
m,e
triecd. u eTtiu n
ot
ho fi a tthhee
ylabourers'
:
de-
termined not to subtnit, and, contoquently, re fused to
work ; and a number of the must daring of them peram-
bulated the village with flags, bearing the motto "Free
trade fur ever." They went round to the different
farms, and threatened there whom they found at work,
unless they immediately desisted and joined them.
Every precaution eras tlkrn to restore tranquillity, and
the magistrates were obliged to have recourse, to swear-
ing in a number of N pceial constables. Threatening
letters have been since addressed to ele authorities,
stating that they are neither done with nor forgotten,
and that fires and rohb3ries may be expected. A
number ef Mr. Fysoa's ploughs have been cut and
broken to pieces. seven of the more clamorous of the
rioters were taken into custody on Wednesday the 27th
tilt ~ and being taken before J. Dobede and A. Cotton,
Esqs , were committed to Cambridge gaol for a month.
The threat to burn down the premises of the farmers
was on Thursday night partially carried into effect ;
about eleven o'clock,
the farm premises held by R. D.
I'y son, Esq., near the church, were fired, and the barn,
stables, sheds, &e., and a quantity of corn, with straw
, and clover stacks, were totally consumed. The loss is
Ntimeted it 210064—Aunford Alerevry, .