The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-17 00:00:00

4ARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

SMITE'
'um rt.a.r 3131% MEETS.
.lELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 10s to 41 10s;
5/ g 8 ditto 41 12s to 5/ ; fine Upland ditto, Si to
; Clover Hay, 41 lOs to 61 6s ; ()at Straw, 118 s to
11103 ; Wheat Straw, 1/ lOs to 1/ 12s per load. Sup-
Ply but moderate, and trade firm.
/JC,IsT.MBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 12s to 41125;
sieun ditto, 4/ 14s to 5/ ; fine Upland ditto, 51 3s to
11 I°3 ; Clover Hay, 41 12s to 61; Oat Straw, 11 Ss to 1/
'3IL; Wheat Straw, 1/ 12s to 11 153 per load. A
average supply, and a steady demand.
uselvfiartiT.l:EenAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/10s to 41 10s;
5/ gs ditto, 41 12s to 51; fine Upland ditto, 513 s to
to „ Clover Hay, 4/ 10s to 6/10s ; Oat Straw, 11 8s
I°3 ; Wheat Straw, 11 lls to 11 13s per load.
htionsll. ay and Straw moved off slowly, at our quo-

I. MEAT MARKETS.
—SIIAM, OCT. 16.—Prime Beasts and Sheep were
I;a(ite44 demand, at a trifling improvement in their
tell,?. In all other hinds of stock very little was doing.
3q 4s from 2s 8d to 4s ; Mutton, 2s 10d to 4s ; Veal,
t•" 4, ; sod Pork, 2s 6d to 3s 4d per 81bs.
apply 'tUNDXL, OCT. 15.—Although we had only a limited
28881 t=f 6tock on show to-day, the general demand
a aloggish state, at our quotations :—Beef, from
48
and t() 45 ; Mutton, 3s to 4s 2d ; Veal, 3s 6d to
Pork, 23 6d to 35 6d per Blbs.
of t-;f.lliclue.sTEE, OCT. 16.—We had la
fair average supply
0464 stock on sale thi • morning, while the trade was,
frooe,whole, firm, and ' prices were well supported. Beef,
to 4s 8d to 4s ; Mutton, 3s to 4s ; Veal, 3s 6d
,4s ; and Pork, 2s to 3s 6d per Sibs. Suckling
44" s, 18s to 30s• quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 20s;
Cows,with
each Mil their Small Calf, 161 to 181 lOs
Sur,
it '—`41,1., OCT. 16.—With Beasts and Sheep we were
suPplied, the time of year considered, but the num-
kill; of Calves and Pigs were comparatively small. Each
,441:1,_ of Prime stock was in steady demand, at fully last
jihse,"'s quotations ; but in all other qualities only a
6s to
~business was done, at late rates. Beef, from 2s
teas°,B 10d ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 4s ; Veal, 3s 4d to
aria Pork, 2s 8d to 3s 10d per Sibs. Supply
Rots, 41; Sheep, 1,820 ; Calves, 50 ; Pigs, 60.
so„ s' 41
OCT. 16.—For most kinds of fat stock, the
r4,"13Y of which was tolerably good, we had a fair in-
-2a 10 at full prices. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s ; Mutton,
3lecl to 4s ; Veal, 3s 4d to 45 ; and Pork, 2s 10d
ter 8 " Per Bibs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 32s ; quar-
their Store Pigs, 16s to 20s ; and Milch Cows, with
Small Calf, 161 to 201 each.

CORN AVERGES.
I,or
the 4ENERA E PRICES A
OF BRITISH CORN
vv
In ,—.ozeek ended Oct Cities, made up from the Returns of tll
..pervr, •in the differe..t and Towns in England and Wales,
whe tinDerial Quarter.
taticay ........... 46s 3d 1 Oats
...... w 334 6d I Rye ..,... .. 3-is 10d I Pease
weekend yERAGES OF THE LAST SIX WEEKS.
N-....,,,,,,,,... na ovirawr. ISARLEY.I OATS. RTE. 1 BEANS. I TEASE.
A, 7"----, ------1,-----1 ---- 153 10
14. ..... .... 53 11 35 9 20 5 34 4 38
__
2,
.. .. ..... 45 11 .35 11 20 I 35 9, 37 S 31 12
.... ....... 45 3 35 6 20 5 35 7I 37 3 33 1
Oct 7 . ..... 45 9 "at 5 20 5 37 3{ 36 8 53 u 5
12.. ..... " 1 33 9 20 6 37 5, 36 6 33
P4pti4;"" 46 3 33 6 20 6 37 10 !38 11 34 0
vvh at AL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OT THE SIX WEEKS
tiarltes....: ..... 464. 4d, I Oats
7d.
"*w. 3411. 10.1. 1 Rye ..., 36s. /AI Pease. .... .... s.
kWheat . DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORE.
ik, ...."*" 20,k "4—... I Oats
.s. 6d.6a.
~. "..." •s• Od. Rye „,„,"„ 6w, 6d.1 Pease ••••••••• I,
FL `•

ER MAIL AND DUTCH
PAPERS.

_ ..............--
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
jaiTaiat 11400 E, OCT.
a'
state that in co 'nary
13.—The latest accounts from
ttrou nsequence of the extraordi
, glit the rice harvest has failed this year in several
rtart"fjava• This grain had also risen in price, but
P - ' rePert that the Government had prohibited the ex-
rtst,a is not confirmed. Some private letters speak
4:it:allure of the coffee crop in the central parts of
pr. s i_
Iligt euvraner, member of the Committee of Natural
of coal in
tor°tY, has discovered considerable
Vii ;:e°, on the banks of the river Mertabedsraund like-
treat a,2erY fine kind of iron ore. H has 'likewisea
of 17 number of new and curious animals, and specimens
14, ,! slifferent kinds of timber, which are expected at
Aria.
tti!:_ir British neighbours in India are nown more and
„,r7..e, sensible that the Netherlands Government ment makes
Pocla Penang
civli_6_..efforts to suppress
ta4e.lte announces that among others, forty persons,
Pirat's of Penang, who had been sold as slaves by the
Th., e, had been restored to liberty and sent home.
~,11, residents at Riouw and the naval officers, by
of ha' Means this was effected, have
.received the thanks
‘9., Governor-General of British India.
e 0„- from the Java papers of last May, that our
miussary Inspector has been appointed for Borneo,
an a .
e, PPointinent which is probably connected with the
the t
*444 that have lately taken place—the
.attna_ck
Mr.on
k,.. two English vessels, with the death t
bri 'raY in the river Koetie, the plunder of the Belgian
shit Charles soon afterwards, and the expedition of our
hiaP,s..l%.'hich punished the Sultan of Koetie by burning
ia v,hief Kampong, T g rong The country of Koetie
110% Part of the reziadnenacy. o. I. the southeast coast of
k tltee, and the Dutch Resident, who resides in Ban-
-eriousin
Altsl, g*
attain ERDAM, Oct.' . 12.—. W. e learn that in the last
propose the Central Navigation Committee at Mainz, a
t° boaLsb.was made by the Dutch Government entirely
()4tiheli:' 9r at least considerably to reduce, the duties
TxitiP•ton of the Rhine.
Papers of4t.; OCT. 14.—We have received the Java
that on htue 34 and 6th of July, from which we hear_
Capta•
t eh3°4l of June, the Dutch ship Kad Thiel,
iv:YsearintoCjelier, sailed from Batavia on the annual
or Pan.: A' Dutch squadron, which had gone
with
tocictehhr:s pl.r.ates to the south of Sambas, had met
tight "" and sunk one of their vessels, and catu
to sa , , with their crews, which had been brought
, rooks.
15ntres
ralreosTat::ee
m.onitOeucTr T. 19.—The King
relay ..,.... The
4,Lernoon. arrived from Ardenne
ec_in ation
of
thepiublishes the royal ordinance. with the
Ippon duties on machines, on certain
r
:!nteals, ended or printed calicoes, or on dyed_;)
ache
silks,on white dyed embroidered, &c., t.ullaes,
atilpertielitY on white or unbleached calicoes is to remain
sic:i°oliloerlitpr'in7:::: or printed calicoes, 325 francs per
tlyi, Itngrammes. Silks unbleached, or half white, for
pay the same duty as at presentt.
not rihhette,hed, dyed, or printed, including foulards (bu
Per kif"us• whiok aro to pay as at present four francs
tasnof Qtratntne), 10 francs per kilogramme. Cotton
itbporrture of French origin not to pay the additionaln
long a th,tY for one year, nor those of the Zollverein, s
Zollyes tne treaty of the Ist of September, between the
to h, letti and Belgium, shall be in force. French silksn
ventio.._ree from the increase of duty as long as the cot_
e-
Z°llvettre'q t•he 16th July is in force, and those of hof Septe,,,,ta till the expiration of the treaty of the
-40er•

Aetna
oniC i)enLOTAN FUND3.—BausseLs, OCT. 14,
%it, 2% per Celnt.,
hild s Loan Five per Cent .... 102
"Qn f Thirty Millions, Four per Cent. 9B
Three per z•- „
rty-seven Alilliens, ditto ... ......
1 iLifIN

s----'"--- ----- 104
102,
'',.1344t"C"71 1843, 'Four per Cent
gank Yof Commerce, Four and a Half Per Cent ,3i
of Belgium, Five per Cent ............ ...•••••• "u
untie of 18u
.. ;. . .
Brussel;...l"a •p;;;;OCriE."...
DUTCH FUND3.—Anereitimm, ?dozer..
8111.. Actual
pat, 234 per Cent............. ........
sni 10062%
conthlertivientatdi,
Aut0.„.ii.e,..5 per cent.
44i per cent 99 335 s
,it
34, per cent... 89% 31
Loan 1834.
s•ompany, 4% per cent...
Elchange onPaccennt, Onetnonth ...7 l2 15
Hamburgh, OTwneo mm:nntthhs.""
3.5 64
0754
Two monthi '3s 37
DR
A4leit Papers, Oat. 15.
t.
""‘"`.4Abi?Ul, CONFLAGRATION AT
BLACKWALL.
b ol,hi"llrning, about half-past three, a dreadful fire
Tai.!.a out at Blackwall in the bar of the Britannia
enrn, and spread with rapidity. The A, B, and D
Count nes of the brigade, the West of England, as also
B:°t:Y rire Office, West India Dock, parish, &c., were
hbrolight to bear on the flames, but every exertion
tilll —e Part of the firemen was useless, and very speedily
Fr 6 India Rouse Tavern also shared the same fate.
elora thence
, the flames reached the Plough, the Art.i-
cjih,' IC"ng's Arms, and George taverns, and by six
w ''''' a rnost dreadful ravage had been the consequence.
neater
,„was well supplied to the firemen, and they, with
htr;eroas auxiliaries, kept continually throwing copious
cou-iares on the burning mass, but not any impression
, (I be made till ro ert to the amount of at least
L 0
tio'n°°ol- had been dePstropyedy. By ten o'clock the destruc-
to thewas. at an end, when an examination took place as Origin of the fire, the loss of property, and names
i'of Persons interested in the dreadful calamity. The fol
w...a.g may be relied on as correct :
~,,tritannia Tavern—All destroyed.
naceniz Fire-office.
i ,India Hous® Tavern Com letel consumed. Insured
'4 -,-,tee HarKl-in-Hand-o—ffice. P Y v Plough Tavern—Roof, &c., destroyed. Insured in the
rntsiect
oVkiectTuallers'-office.
the Sun R f & destroyed. Insured in
rliiture, &c.,
f4'ing's Arms Tavern—Considerably damaged. The
Fire-offiaveeer.ll °° , c.,
insured in the Union Fire-office.
tr )I:ec'rge
Tavern—Furniture damaged. Insured in the
-nton Fre.offic,.
ta,Avalslo two private houses—Furniture damaged by re-
ma , and neither insured.
4t hadot known how the fire originated, and the in-
tes several narrow escapes.

Insured in the

.------
k We are authorised to state, that her Majesty has
been .
.. gractously pleased to appoint Monday, the 28th
1,,, for the opening of the New Royal Exchange. Her
'44.lesty will enter the City at Temple-bar at 12 o'clock.
'Times.
parsAVESTNIINSTEZ-BRIDGE.--011 Monday the carrge
f Westminster-bridge was closed for further iare-
tii the recent Parliamentary return, it appears
iat from year 1810 to 1838,a sum of 83,0971.65. 91d.
lrtti, expended in the repairs and alterations of the
"Ige, together with charges for professional and other
r''viees. The cost since 1838 in the repairs and altera-
.low..
11,ui• amounted to 82,6611., and a further sum was re-
Cinered of 52,8791, and if the footpaths were made the
lig London-bridge, an additional sum of 40,000 L
bnittld be expended. The total income of the property
i° ding" to the Commissioners of the Bridge is 7,464/.
,fs• a year. It will be seen that the sum expended
gat'snce 1838, and the further sum required amount in six
to upwa 111 ths Propert of the bridge in the period only
—"114,

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
NEWMARKET-IVEDNESD.IY NIGHT.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.

A to 5 ou Foig-a-ballagh
18 to 1 ,agst The Cure
29 to agst Evenus

10 to 1 agst Alarm—taken
12 to 1 agst Col. Peel's lot—t
20 to 1 agst Forth's lot—t
20 to 1 agst Sir G. Heath-
got,' lot—taken
17 to 1 agst Ledger
25 l'oco_l agst Minikin c-30

to :1 taken
30 to. agstFitz-Allen—t
30 to 1 agst Connaught
Rz ►nger—t
33 to 1 agst Old England—t
'ENTRIES FOI

20 to 1 agst Golden Rule
20 to 1 agst The Altered One

BY.
35 to 1 agst Black Prince—t
40 to 1 agst Pantasa—t
40 to 1 agst Lillah colt
50 to 1 agst Young Eclipse

—taken
50 to 1 agst Clear-the-way
50 to 1 agst Laird o' Cock-
pen—taken
1,000 to 16 agst Flahowlagh
—taken
1,000 to 10 agst Lycurgus

TiIUItSDAY.

Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each for two-yrs-old, winner
to be sc id for 40L, &c. :—Colt by Bentley, out of Emma—
f by 0 msar,' out of Vienna—Richard Cricket, f by Horn-
sea, di mby Sultan—f by Caesar, out of Linnet—St. Do-
mingo, Miscellany.

Swet pstakes of 10 sovs. each, winner to be sold for
3001., & c. :—Chatham, 5 yrs—Canton, 4 yrs—Ashtead
Pet, 3 y rs—Walpole, 3 yrE—Physalis, 3 yrs—My Mary,
2 yrs, uoid Tawney, 2 yrs.

Ha acticap Plate of 1004, A. F.:—Minotaur, Bst 121 b
Scaltc en, 7st )21b—Johnny, 7st 101b—Needful, 7st 101 b
—Low rid, 7st 81b—Hyrcanium, 7st 81b—Revocation,
ist 811)—Na worth, 7st 21b—Prosody, 7st 21b—Ashtead
Pet, 6st; 1 Olb —Souvenir filly, 6st IMb—Young Lochinvar,
6st 101:0.—S1celeton, 6st 61b—Plantaganet, 6st 41b—Cock-
fighter,: 6st 101b—Coal Black Rose, sst 121b—Boarding-
School 'Alas, sst 121b—Crosby, sst 21b—and Five's-the-
Main, s,st.

The Ratan affair was again proceeded with this even-
ing, anal again. adjourned.

ASSAULT ON A WIFE BY HER
lII3SF,AND, AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
(A bridged from the Cheltenham Examiner.)
Or Sat urday morning the neighbourhood of Mount-
pleasant was thrown into a state of great excitement, by
a report,' that a man named Young, a coal-dealer, residing
there, le ad stabbed his wife and two children, and after-
wards. a' ;tempted suicide by cutting his own throat ; the
rumo, ar spread far and near, and the house was beseiged
by th o populace, who used no very gentle language to-
wards the culprit, and the policemen stationed on the
prem aes had some difficulty in preserving order among
the c rowd. In the afternoon the depositions of the in-
jured, woman were taken, at the house, before W. Gyde,
Esq.
The husband, Richard Young, apparently about forty-
five yel irs of age, was lying in bed with his throat ban-
daged. up, quite sensible and collected ; he took no
notice of his wife when she came into the room, and took
but lit tle interest in the proceedings. The floor and bed
clothe s, and several of the articles, were spotted with
blood.

Mr; s. Young deposed that her husband and herself had
frequt :at disagreements together, and she had separated
from .him. Four days before the assault they had made
matters up. On the Friday night they went to bed on
vet-. F good terms. About four o'clock she was awoke
by 'blow in the bowels, and putting her hand to the
spot, she felt the blood running from her. Her hus -
bar id, who was out of bed, cried out, " Mother Young,
Mc idler Young." She said, "Oh Richard, lam afraid
yol z have killed me," and begged of him to get a light ;
he did so, and went down stairs, leaving her in the dark.
She ran into her son's room, calling " murder," and
hear d her son say, " Oh don't, father, dont't do it," or
wort Is to that effect. She then ran out of the house
and into a neighbour's, who applied bandages to the
wound and stopped the blood ; it bled very much.
H enry Young slept in an adjoining room, and about
five o'clock was awoke by his mother rushing into the
root a crying "murder." She told him to run into his
fathor's room ; he did so, and found his father sitting o❑
the side of the bed, and the blood running out of a great
gash in his throat. _ _ _

James S?ring, police-constable 37, deposed to being
called in directly after the occurrence ; he found Young
was lying on the bed, covered up in the clothes; he turned
him on his back, and found his throat cut, and the knife
produced. lying beside him, the pen blade being open.
Witness assisted the doctor to dress the wounds, and
stayed in charge of the prisoner afterwards. He said,
" Polioesnan, we are not our own keepers ; do you think
I shall be transported ? I knew nothing of it till my
wife cried out I am stabbed.' I then recollected all,
and cut my throat, in hopes we might die together. I cut
my throat because I thought I had stabbed my wife."
Mr. Henry Taylor, surgeon—On seeing Mrs. Young,
and br ling told what had occurred, requested to examine
the wound, and found it an incised one ; it was about
half an inch in length and one-eighth of an inch in depth,
and wErs just such a wound as would be caused by the
penknife produced. It was not at all dangerous, but
might :have been serious.
This being the whole of the evidence, and the prisoner
declining to say anything in his defence, he was fully
committed to the assizes. Mr. Superintendent Russell
was ballad over to prosecute, and the witnesses to give
evidence.

Tix STATUE OF WILLIAM IV. - The beautiful
pedestal, which is intended for the statue of William
IV., was on Monday raised to its full elevation (25 feet),

, -
and in a few days the statue will be placed thereon. The
site of the statue is most commanding, and will, when
completed, not only form an excellent point of refuge at
those immense thoroughfares, King William-street, Ar-
thur-street, and Gracechurch-street, but will also form

an interesting ornament, particularly when seen from
London-bridge. The statue itself has been already de-
scribed, and the whole will be erected under the direction
of Mr. Chadwick, by whom also' the tasteful sculptural
decorations of the pedestal have been executed. The
column or pedestal is the frustrum of a cone, formed of
large circular blocks of Hayter granite ; encircled at the
lower part of the base is a massive, chastely sculptured,
unique design of a chain cable. In the centre of the
pillar is a noble Grecian scroll, and immediately beneath
the capital is a circular wreath of oak leaves, with acorns
In these designs there is splendour as well as novelty.
COURT OF ALDERMEN.—The following are the
names of the Aldermen voting on the question of ad-
mitting Mr. Salomons, without taking the declaration:—
Majority—the Lord Mayor, Lord Mayor Elect, Alder-
men Lucas, Sir P. Laurie, Farebrother, Kelly, Sir C.
Marshall, Sir J. Pixie, Johnson, Sir G. Carroll, Hooper,
Farncomb, Hughes-13. Minority—Sir J. Key, Alder-
men Humphery, Thomas Wood, Hunter, Challis,
Sidney-6. Sir C. Hunter and Alderman Wilson left
the Court before the division, or the majority would
have been fifteen.
ATTEMPT TO UPSET A RAILWAY TRAIN.—At
Durham, on Monday, William Atkinson, a young man
of respectable exterior, was charged with having ob-
structed certain carriages on the Durham and Sunder-
land Railway, and thereby endangered the lives of the
passengers. It appeared that on the 4th of August, as
the passenger train in the evening, from Hartlepool to
Sunderland, was proceeding down Seaton-bank—a steep
incline, two miles and a half in length—the conductor
observed something lying across the rails. He applied
the break, and this obstruction (which proved to be a
bunch of railway keys) was safely passed over. Further
along the line two similar obstructions were met with ;
in one case two keys had been placed in an upright posi-
tion between the rails, and had not these been removed
by the guard, who leaped from the train, there can be
no doubt the carriages would have been thrown over
on the incline, and many lives sacrificed. Near where
the last obstruction took .place, Atkinson was seen
running along the line, and afterwards leaping over
a hedge. He was pursued by the guard, and when
he came up to him and asked what he was doing
there, Atkinson replied he was going to take a sleep.
He was removed to Sunderland. No other person was
seen on the line, or near it, for the entire distance from
Seaton to Sunderland. No motive could be assigned for
the commission of such a heinous offence by the prisoner,
, or indeed any other person. It appeared that he had
, been compelled to leave the carriage at the junction
which is near Seaton, when he wanted to be at Sunder-

land, in consequence of having only taken a ticket to
that place, and also that the servants of the company re-
fused to allow him to travel to Sunderland on the coal
waggots after the train had left; both these circum-
stances seemed greatly to annoy him, but no threatening
language was used by him. His counsel, Mr. Grainger,
commented on the absence of motive for the commission
of such an appalling crime, and suggested that it must
have been perpetrated by some discarded servant who
harboured feelings of revenge against the proprietors.
It was elicited in the course of the investigation that
railway keys are laid about so loosely that any person
may easily obtain them for the purpose of overthrowing
trains, and also that the line is not watched by police-
men, at least only a small portion of it. The jury re- •
turned a verdict of Not Guilty.
INTERMITTENT FEVERS.—Dr. Crawford states that
intermittent and remittent fevers are extremely prevalent
in Upper Canada, whilst they are very rare in the lower
division of the province. An extraordinary exemption
from this class of fevers is also observable in Nova
Scotia and New Brunswick. At Annapolis, Windsor,
and Fort Cumberland, in Nova Scotia, which are situated
at the embouchures of rivers, daily exposed to exten-
sive inundations by the rise of the tide, where the banks
for several miles exhibit a combination of mud, marsh,
and decayed vegetation, so generally considered
a prolific source of this class of febrile diseases—inter-
mittents and remittents are extremely rare ; and at
Frederictown, in New Brunswick, situated on the marshy
banks of a river, surrounded by a dense wood and luxu-
riant vegetation, these diseases are scarcely ever met
with ; proving that, although, on some occasions, cir-
cumstances of this nature may favour the development
of this disease, its prevalence or existence is by no means
a necessary consequence or concomitant ; while, on the
other hand, this class of diseases has been very preva-
lent at Gibraltar, the lonian Islands, and Bermuda,
countries which are destitute of marsh, and compara-
tively barren of vegetation.—Medical Times.
A letter from Hamburgh of the 4th says :—" Last
Saturday all the persons engaged on the daily journal,
the Correspondent Impartial de Hambourg, celebrated by
a dinner the sixtieth anniversary of the entry of ono of
the compositors, named Hein, on the paper. During
that long period he had not missed his work a single day.
He is now eighty-eight years of age, enjoys excellent
health, and does his work like a young man. There
were 220 persons present at the dinner, including all
the master printers of the place. One of these gentle-
men, M. Bodecker, sent 100 pine-apples, 4001 b. of fine
grapes, and an immense quantity of flowers for the
tist."

OPENING of the SPANISH CORTES.
MADRID, OCT. 10,
The Cortes were opened to-day by the Queat in
person about one P.M. The royal 'Cortege left the
palace at a quarter before bile, and passed through the
Calle Mayor and other streets to the Priesta del Sol,
and thence by the Calle del Arenal and Plaza del
Oriente to the Senate, where the members of both
chambers were assembled to meet her Majesty.
Numerous carriages preceded that of the Queen, con-
taining the principal members of the household; these
were followed by the Infante Don Francisco de Paulo,
preceded by two hussars as outriders; and, lastly, the
Queen, with her mother and sister, preceded by a de-
tachment of the Maria Christina Hussars, and fol-
lowed by another detachment of the same troops, and
a large body of lancers, the regiment of Curassiers
completing the procession.
The streets through which the procession passed
were covered with tapestry and ornamentol. The
firing of 21 cannon announced the departure of the
Queen from the Palace, and 21 more her entrance
into-the Senate. The deputations from the two Chan-i-
Lers met her Majesty at the entrance to the Palace of
the Senate. A special deputation from the Cortes
accompanied the Queen-Mother, the Infante Luisa
Fernanda, and the Infante Don Francisco de Paulo,
to the tribune reserved for them. Her Majesty, re-
ceived by the deputation from the Cortes, made her
entrance into the hall accompanied by the Ministers
and the officers of her household. The deputation
from the Cortes remained at the steps to the throne.
The Queen took her place on the throne, surrounded
by the Ministers and the officers of her household and
her ladies of honour. As soon as the Queen had
taken her seat, the President of the Council of Minis-
ters, after having saluted the Queen's hand, presented
the speech to be read on opening the Cortes. The
Queen, after having read the speech, passed it to
the Minister of Grace and Justice, who will have
authentic copies made for the two legislative bodies,
and a copy for insertion in the Madrid Gazette. The
President of the Council of Ministers approached
to receive the Queen's commands, and proclaimed
them in the following form :—" Her Majesty com-
mands me to declare that the Cortes for the year 1844
are legally opened conformable to the Constitution of
the Monarchy." The Queen then descended from
the throne, and quitted the hall. The firing of 21
cannon announced her departure, and 21 shots her
arrival at her palace. The national flag was hoisted
on all the public buildings during the day. As the
passage from the Queen's palace to the Senate is but
short, it was determined, in order that the entire po-
pulation of the city might have an opportunity of
seeing her Majesty, and in order to refute the calum-
nious reports in circulation respecting her Majesty's
health, that, in place of following the direct line, the
Queen proceeded by the Puerta del Sol. Troops wes
stationed on the passage of the royal procession. The
public were particularly curious to see for the first
time the Civic Guard accoutred in a French costume,
who figured in the procession. The organization of
this new creation of gendarmerie is almost complete.
One of the private letters states, that the speech from
the throne is from the pen of M. Martinez de la Rosa.
The following are the names of the members of the
deputation who waited upon the Queen :—MM. Aloe
Monucal, Sanjurjo, Blonco y Toja, Llander, Coira,
Vasquez, Conga Arguelles, Pueja, Aspiroz, Arena,
and Carriquiri.
The Queen and her sister both looked pale and had
a somewhat melancholy expression :of countenance,
indicative of a delicate state of health. Queen
Christina, on the other hand, looked animated and
much better that when she first entered Madrid.

Her Majesty on taking her seat on the throne in
he Senate House delivered the following speech :

" Senors, Senators, and Deputies,
" I could not celebrate my birthday in any better way
than by assembling together on this auspicious day the
Cortes•of the kingdom, and by surrounding myself with
the elected of the nation.

" I ought also to congratulate myself for the benevo-
lent dispositions which the allied and friendly Powers
continue to manifest towards me, among whom the Su-
blime Porte has felicitated me by means of an Extraordi-
nary Envoy, who has been received in these kingdoms in
a manner befitting the ancient bonds that subsist between
both States.

" A serious event had happened which might have
disturbed the peace which I .so much desire to preserve
with the empire of Morocco ; but considering the na-
tional honour to be compromised, before which conside-
ration all others ought to be silent, my Government
made the fitting reclamations, and prepared itself to sup-
port it, if nececsary, by force of arms.' On this occasion
I received a new proof of friendship on the part of my
august allies, the King of the French and the Queen of
Great Britain and areland. Both one and the other
Sovereign offered me their good offices, which I accepted
in suitable terms ; and events becoming complicated up
to the point of war breaking out between the empire of
Morocco and France (a war terminated with such cele-
rity and glory by that Power), the British Government
continued interposing its powerful influence with the
greatest efficacy, in order to arrange our disturbances
with that empire. This has fortunately happened. The
basis of a treaty, in virtue of which Spain will obtain the
satisfaction justly due to her, having been already agreed
upon, my Ministers will present the said convention to
you as soon as it is ratified in the proper manner.
" They will also present to you, and in the earliest
session, the project of constitutional reform—a most
essential point—which my Government has already in-
dicated since the very convocation of the Cortes, and
whose gravity cannot be hid from your illustration and
patriotism. I promise myself that you will
.dedicate
yourself with zeal to so important a work, since the
least delay might occasion incalculable evils, frustrating
the hopes of the nation, which desires to see the field of
political discussion closed as soon as possi▪ ble, and the
institutions which are to rule it secured for the future.
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time, and the planting of the organic laws which are its
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with more time and leisure in the examination of ad
ministrative and economical improvements, which will
have great influence in the wealth and prosperity of the
people.
" Anxious, as well as yourselves, that this important
object should be attained, I have ordered my Ministers
to present to you various projects of law upon adminis-
trative affairs.
" With respect to finance, the first step towards esta-
blishing order and concert in it has been the disembar-
rassing of the contributions and public revenues from the
charges contracted during my minority, through the
difficulties occasioned by the civil war and other lament-
able circumstances. The products of the revenues and
contributions being united, it will be less difficult to
apply them to the most peremptory necessities, while it
is sought to establish the possible equilibrium between
the income and expenditure, improving the tributary
system on the one hand, and making opportune economy
on the other. This is the best means to re-establish
credit in a natural manner, for which end it is indis-
pensable to take into consideration the fate of the State
creditors, both national and foreign. Order in the
finances and good faith in the Government will afford
them the best guarantee.
" I have the most lively satisfaction in announcing to
you that the army, after a civil war of seven years, and
the political changes in which the bonds of obedience are
always loosened, is, in fact, in an excellent state of dis-
cipline. The part relative to instruction has received
the improvements which the advancement of the mili-
tary art reclaimed, and I have further sent Commis-
sioners of the scientific branches to foreign countries, in
order that whatever is thought useful and fitting may be
applied at once to the Spanish army. With the object
of alleviating the budget, all the economies have been
made which are compatible with the safety of the State,
and the welfare of those who have shed their blood in
defence of the throne and the laws. When the authority
of the latter becomes strengthened by means of order in
the administration, and the vigour of the civil authori-
ties, the force of the army may be diminished without
danger; effecting both the advantage of restoring to
their hearths many useful arms, and of the lightening
of the budget of the contributions.
"In the midst of the difficulties of the Treasury, I
have fixed my particular attention on the navy, the re-
cord of so many glories, and object of so many hopes.
The situation of the Peninsula and of the rich territories
which Spain still possesses in various parts of the world,
requires, under all conceptions, the creation of a power-
ful marine ; and as this must be the work of time, and
of a plan followed up with perseverance, my Govern-
ment will make known to you the dispositions that I have
taken directed towards that end, having aided at once by
the only means within reach, to repair, as far as possible,
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the audit of Earl Somer, held at Madresficl&
on Monday week, his Lordship returned 101. per cent
to his tenantry.— Worcestershire Chronicle,