The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-06 00:00:00

LIFE ASSURANCE.

AnYANTAars—Perfect recur ty from a large paid-up Capi-
tal and accumulations—Equitable Rates—Power to borrow
Two-thirds Premium paid, without expense or forfeiture—and
Profits annually divided.
N.B. Policies fer Short Periods at Lower Rates than at any
other Office, with option of continuance for Liie, at the usual
rates.

DEFERRED ANNUITIES.
The best and most varied provision for after life hitherto of-
fered-4E2 12s. per annum ( Is. per week) at 20, will at 65
give the policy-holder the choice of an annuity of £47 16s. 6d.
or £349 11s. cash, or policy at death of £466. Similar ad-
vantages at 50, 55. and 60—Two-thirds payments lent at any
time, and Two •thirds returned in case of premature death.
The detailed Plans, and Last Annual Report, to be had at
the Office, at any of its Branches, or on application will be for-
warded post free.
F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary.

QCOTTISH UNION
LY RANCE COMPANY,
rated by Royal Charter.
LONDON BOARD.
Charles Balfour, Esq. . Robert Murray, Esq.
J. Deans Can.pbell, Esq. R. Oliverson, Esq.
J. Gordon Duff, Esq. Divie Robertson, E.q.
Robt. Gillespie, Esq. H. F. Sandeman, Esq.
James Gooden, Esq. J. Small, Esq.
John Kingston, E.g. Daniel Stoddart, Esq.
SUTHERLAND MACKENZIE. Esq., Manager.
London Offices, 449, West Strand, and 78, King William
street, City.
LIFE DEPARTMENT.

FIRE and LIFE INSU.
instituted 1824, and ineorpo,

The additions made to Life Policies granted by this Corpo-
ration for the last seven years vary from 41 to 65 per cent. on
the premiums paid, and average 14 per cent on the sums as-
sured—a result, it is believed, far more favourable to the as-
sured than any other Company ha= hitherto accomplished, when
the low rates of premiums charged by this Corporation are
taken into consideration.

The next division of life profits will lake place in December,
1846, being an interval of five ,ears, and persons entering be •
fore the Ist of August next will enjoy one year's additional
rating, and rank at next division of profits fur five complete
years.

Forms of proposals may be had at :the Offices, 449,1 West
Strand, and 78, King William-street, City.
F. G. SMITI3, Secretary.
The usual allowance to Solicitors and Agents.

ARGUS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY,
39, THROGMORTON-STREET, BANK.
EMPOWERED by SPECIAL ACT T.: PARLIAMENT
THOMAS FARNCOMB, Esq., Alderman, Chairman.
WILLIAM LEAF, Eq., Deputy Chairman.
CONSULTING ACTU A ny---Professor Hall, of King's College.

Low Rates of Premium.
In addition to the subscribed Capital of £300,000, the As-
sured have the security of the Company's income of upwards
of £50,000 per annum, yearly ;ncreasing, and an accumulating
Assurance fund inve,ted in Government and other available
securities, of considerably larger amount than the estimated
liabilities of the Company.
The rates of premium are reduced to the lowest scale com-
patible with the security of the •assured, and the stability of
the Company, thereby, in effect, giving to every Policy Holder
an immediate and certain Bonus without risk, in lieu of the
deferred and frequently delusive prospect of a periodical division
of Profits.

ANNUAL PREMIUM TO A;SURE £lOO.

Age. For Five Years.lFur Seven Years. Term of Life
-- •
25 £1 0 3 1 .CI 0 7 £1 15 1
30 1 110 I 1 2 1 i 119 10
45 1 9 7 , 1 10 9 3 4 7
.50 1 16 11 1 19 0 3 19 3
60 3 10 5 3 15 5 6 0 10

In Assurances for Advinces of Nl.iney, as security for debts
or as a provision for a family, when the least present outlay
is desirable, the varied and comprehensive tables of the Argus
Office will be found particularly favourable to the Assured.
A Board of Directors, with the Medical Officers, attend
daily. E. BATES, Resident Director.
A liberal commission to Solicitors and Ag'nts.

CEMENT-MOST IMPORTANT AND VALUABL
INVENTION.

TpARCHITECTS, • Contractor,
Bui.ders. Masons, Plasterers. and the Trade, sod also
to Shippers. THE PATENT STUCCO PAINT CEMENT,
Surpassing every article hitherto introduced, possesses the fol-
lowing extraordinary arid valuable properties. Ramat kable
adhesiveness, fixing most tenaci.iusly to the smoothest surfaces
(even to gl as). It is perfectly impervious to wet or damp.
The more it is exposed to the atmosphere, the harder and more
durable it becomes It is p rfectly free from any of the caustic
qualities of lime, and it may therefore be painted upan as soon
as dry, as it is impos4ille twat it can vegetate or change colour,
nor can it be affected by frost or beat, or crack chip, or
peel off. To Merchants and Shippers, it must form a ino,t
important item of commerce, as it will keep for any length of
time, as fresh as delivered from the manufactory ; with regard
to price, it is cheaper than any other Cunent, and its lasting
qualities, render it a fortune to builders and others investing
capital in building speculations
The Patentees have appointed Messrs. Mann and Co., 5,
Maiden-lane, Queen-street, Cheapside, their side agents, at
Ishose warehouses any quantity may be had, specimens may be
seen, and every information afforded.

89, ALBEMARLE-STREET, PICCADILLY: (directly
opposite the York lintel), and may he had also at
76, KING WILLIAM-STREET, BANK el ENGLAND.
IG HT AND HEARING - TESTI-
MONIALS on the Messrs. S. and B. SOLOMONS'
newly-inverted SPECTACLE LENSES and INVISIBLE
OPERATIVE VOICE CONDUCTOR for Deaf Pereons.
" We, the undersigned, have been fer some time making
use of Messrs. Solomons' newly-invented Spectacle Lenses ;
the astonishing relief they afford to imperfect vision gives
them the decided preference to every oilier kind of Len:
—the clearness of the transparency brings every object very
distinct, and enables individuals to view the most minute par
tide with perfect accuracy. They are particularly pleasant
by candle light, as they appear cooling to the sight, and soften
bright and brilliant lights :
James Blundell, Esq., M.D., I, Great George-street, West-
minster.
George G. Sigmond, Esq., M.D., 24, Dover-street.
T. J. Pettigrew, Esq., Surgeon, F. R. S., Saville-row.
John Ramsbotham, Esq., M.D., Broad-street-buildings.
Anthony White, Esq., Surgeon, 3, Parliament-street.
John Hooper, Esq., Surgeon , "9, Newington-place, Kennington
Frederick Leighton, Esq., M.D., 7, Upper Go ever-street.
Messrs. Griffiths and Duncan, Surgeons, 3, Leadenhall-street.
W. Day, Esq., Surgeon, Isleworth.
T. Daldy, Esq., Surgeon, 33, New Broad-street.
R. H. Lucas, Esq., M.D., Exeter..
J. Taylor Gordon, Esq., M.D.
\Vm. Bowie, Esq., M.D., Bennett-street, Bath.
C. Heywood, Esq., M.D., Blandford.
Henry Lawrence, Esq.' M.D., Tenby.
Wm 7eafreson, Esq., Surgeon-oculist, 21, South Audley-street.
.D. Robinson, Esq., M.D., Cheltenham.
C. Shillito, Esq., M.D., Brighton.
William Conolly, Esq., M.D., Cheltenham.
E. H. Allnatt, Esq., M.D. Wallingford.
Thomas Willis, Esq., M. D., Brighton
G. Griffiths, Esq., Sr.: fire;,., 'elammersmith.
John Kenderick, Esq., Surgeon, Manchester-street, Manchee
ter-square.
Charles Tonally, Esq., Surgeon, Camden-town.
H. Colebourn, Esq., Surgeon, 28, Harleyford-place, Ken-
nington.
N. MsCann, Esq., Surgeon, 50, Parliament-street.
Samuel Banner, Esq., Surgeon, '26, Berkeley-square.
W. Jones, Esq., Surgeon, 15, Lower Brook-street, Grosvenor
square. •
W. English, Esq., Surgeon, Denmark-HI.
A. Barklemore, Esq., Surgeon. 10, Charlotte-st., Bloomsbury.
E. Stoddart, Esq., Surgeon, 32, Golden-square.
J. H. Walker, Surgeon, 23, Charlotte.street, Bloomsbury.
C. Higham, Esq., Surgeon, 46, Davies-street, Berkeley-square
Edward Nason, Esq., Surgeon,Nuneaton, Warwickshire.'
In placing the above list of Testimonials before the public,
the Messrs. Solomons, Opticians and Aurists, state that their
INVISIBLE OPERATIVE VOICE CONDUCTOR, by
which thousands of Deaf Persons have been greatly benefited,
is not larger than a seven-shilling- piece, and when fixed into
the cavity of the ear is soft and easy, and not more uncomfort-
able nor perceptible than having a piece of wool in its place.
By its use the faintest whisper at a public assembly is heard
with distinctness.
These important new inventions are patronized by their Ma-
esties the King and Queen of Hanover and their Royal High-
nesses the Princesses Augusta and Sophia, her Serene High-
ness the Princess Esterhazy, the Princesses Mary and Rosa,
her Grace the Duchess Dowager of Bedford, and their Graces
the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Dukes of Devonshire and
Manchester, &c. &c.
39, Albemarle-street directly opposite the York Hotel),
and 76, King William-street, Bank.
In consequence of the gross imposition in the Country, it is
necessary to state that no Travellers are employed im.the above
Establishment. No connection with persons at the sense n sue.

ILVER PLATED CORNER DISIIES.-A. B.
L., SAVORY and SONS, Manufacturing Silversmiths, 14,
Cornhill, London, opposite the Bank of England, submit the
prices of the following patterns of strongly-plated CORNER
DISH ES, with silver handles and edges, and silver shields for
engraving the crest or coat of arms :
TheGadroon Pattern. 1± The Flower Pattern.

Four strongly. lated co: Four extra strongly.
i,er ashes a,,d Covers.. £lO 10 plated Corner Dishes
Four extra stronglv.plat d and Covers £l3 10
Corner Distu.s ald ovens

N. 13. The Covrrs are made
they form extra dashes. Drim
:o any part of Ureat Britain or

with moveable handles, so that
ings of the above are forwarded
Ireland, postage free.

91111 E Nobility, Gentry, Professional Gentlemen,
B-nkers, Merchants. and the inhabitants of London and
is vicinity, are respectfully informed that L. HYAM,
TAILOR, Wholesale Woollen Draper and Outfitter, has
OPENED those splendid and spacious PREMISES denomi-
nated the PAN TECHN ETHECA. next door to Messrs.
Christy's, the celebrated hat manufacturers, No. 36, Grace-
church-street, London, as a fashionable tailoring, woollen dra-
pery, and general outfitting establishment. In all new under-
takings it is neeeasary to enter into an explanation of the system
on which the business is to be conducted. Hia intention i 5 to
establish one of the largest, cheapest, and best conducted con-
cerns ever established in or out of the me rojtolis, having a
thorough knowledge of business, unlimited capital, besides
having several first rate establishments in most of the principal
towns in the kingdom. The Proprietor is enabled in conse-
quence of his large consumption to buy goods from the best
manufacturers con.iderably under price, and as his system is
to sell as cheap as lie buys, charging a uniform per centage,
these who honour that. establishment with their patronage will
find his stock the cheapest and best selected in London. An
irspection of the annexed list of prices will convince the most
sceptic and cautious that he can nowhere else meet with equal
advantages. The Proprietor challenges the West-end to excel
him in any of the requisites of gentlemanly dress, and his
charge for a whole suit does not amount to that demanded for
a single garment, even by most of the houses who boast of the
economy of their arrangements. Trial is the test—let it be I
made, and conviction must follow :
Gentlemen's fine dress coats, from £l es oto 2 '2 0
Extra imperial ditto, the best quality
manufactured
SURTOUT AND FROCK COATS.
Superfine frock coat, or surtout, with silk
facings, front £l 10 oto 2 5 0
Extra imperial ditto, the best quality manufactured... 2 18 0
WAISTCOATS.
Handsome toilnett and valentia vests from 0 8 0
Elegant Thibet shawl pattern
Figured a ttin in elegant style, from 0 15 0
Plain and figured velvets in the richest style, from 1 3 0
Black cassimere, from •• ••
TROUSERS.
Fashionable woollen trousers, from
Equestrian doeskin, on L. Hyam's new principle of
cutting, strongly recommended to sporting gentle-
men, from
Black cassimere, from £lB oto 1 4 0
CHILDREN'S DRESSES.,
Superfine plain cloth dresses, consist-
ing of a tunic, vest and trousers, from 1 4 oto 1 12 0
Youth's dress of any colour, consisting of
jacket, waistcoat, and trousers, from...Xl 5 0 to 1 14 0
Plain and ornamental Liveries made at very reduced prices.
Mourning to any extent made at the shortest notice.
Another feature of this Establishment is its system of con-
tracts, by which gentlemen obtain four suit sat a less price than
they have hitherto paid for two. Gentlemen, to whom fashion,
economy, and regularity are an object, are recommended to
contract by the year, the following List of Prices being th
lowest ever yet offered :
SECOND QUALITY.
Two auite of superfine cloth, any colour ........ £6 10. 0
Three ditto ditto ditto .. 9 10 0
Four ditto ditto ditto l2 10 0
WARRANTED THE BEST MANUFACTURED.
Two suits of West of England wool dyed, the best
quality that can be made £B 0 0
Three ditto ditto ditto
Four ditto ditto ditto l5 15 0
each suit to be returned on the receipt of its successor.
Velvets, collars, &c., extra, and so in proportion to each
ant racting fur three or more suits are allowed two
u
An extensive assortment of C. Mackintosh and Co.'s pa-
3sGueiittns;tilnem wearen e
during the whole term.
pa-
tent waterproof India rubber coats, cloaks, cape!, &c., con-
stantly on hand. Gentlemen residing at a distance can be
waited upon by one of the travellers with patterns, &c., on re-
ceiving an intimation to that effect.

2 12 0

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
WHAT Is SEDITION ?

(From the Rilinburvii Week drcni.le.)
The length to which members of the General As-
sembly have gorge. in the spirit of physical force
chartism, hal of—late Sllgcrested the question to our
friends, in reading their.pnAvedings; " what is. sedi-
tion ?". We know that Muir, Palmer, and other
worthies, were tiNnsporti.-4 within the last fifty years,
and that hundreds of Chartists were imprisoned with-
in the last three years, for whatwas called " sedition ;"
and we know, too, that in the General Assemby.
words are reported to have been used, which, taking
all the circumstances into account, appear to our
minds even more objectionable than thOse for
which the penalties of the law were inflicted on some
of the political martyrs and Chartists; yet we:cannot
venture to bring forward even this unfavourable com-
parison, as a proof that the members of Assembly are
justly. chargeable with sedition, .because we . have
always believed that •a number of political martyrs
and Chartists, to whom we have referred, were un-
justly condemned.
The speech of the:Rev. Dr: Chalmers on Tuesday
evening, filled as it was with the most insulting. re-
flections on .the decisions- of our Supreme Courts,
which - he
.treated with -the utmost scorn,- describing
them as arbitrary and 'tyratini6al in the extreme,
and fit 'only to be held up to public reprobation,
was VI the dorst spirit of the Feargns O'Connor
school of oratory, and certainly calculated to stir up
the worst passions of that. very small section of the
people who feel any interest in his savings and
doings, or that of his party. •
The speech of Mr. E. Monteith, Sheriff of Fife,
was, if possible, still more objectionable than that of
Dr. Chalmers, considering that he is the paid servant
of the State—one of her Majesty's inferior'' udges
—and consequently bound by every legal and
moral tie, to inculcate submission to and respect
for, her Majesty's Government for the time
being, .and . for the acts of the Legislature,
as expounded by the only authorised inter-
preters, the Supreme Judges of . the land, consti-
tuting the Court of Session. But in place-of folloW-
ing this course in his speech on Monday, his,object
appeared to be to hold up both the Government and
the Supreme Courts to public -odium, and that, for-
sooth, because they seemed determined honestly to
perform their duty, by enforcing. obedience to -What
they believed to be the law of the land, although op-
posed by an insolent and domineering priesthood, and
their abettors the Non-Intrusion elders---for it is per-
fectly notorious that the great body .of the people
are opposed to the plans of this small but well organs
ised body of Church officials. According to the re-
port of his speech, as given in the organ of the party,
the Witness, he said :
" But it ought to he recollected that we have been
unsuccessful in all. our former efforts, and we became
more and more satisfied that our failure arose from
our not striking at once. at the root of the matter,
We had tried to reconcile Non-Intrusion'and pa-
tronage, but we found them-to be irreconcilable. We-
know not what the Government intend to propose—we
know .not what the Right Hon.. Secretary intend.
----4 mt if the Government intend to allow him to ride
rough-shod over the aura of Scotland, we tell.
him boldly. that it will only be over the dead
bodies of her sons.—(Great applause.) That is what.,
we ought at once to tell the. Government.; All
ought to respond to the , call which has-: been :made
upon the *Church to protest% against . patronage. I
hope the call will be-manfully responded' to on this
side of the house, and I trust not one of us' will- quail
under the consequenceS.—(Hear,- hear.) I would
warn my friends on thiS side, that there no safety
in flight—be' firm, therefore, in the cause; nail your
colours to the mast, awl victory will be yours.—(Ap-
plause.) If . you yield now, if you submit to be
taunted by your opponents, that all your *agitation
has been but a mere bluster—if you allow it to be
affirmed of you, that when the Court of Session-comes
to your door, you will forget all your former princi-
ples and professions—thatyou will keep your stipends,
and forego the interests of the Church, then you -will
deserve to suffer: But.l am sure I speak the sense
of the great majority of the house, when I saythat,
cost what it will, we shall never submit to a settle-
ment of the question on' any lower ground than the
absolute security of the principles of spiritual inde-
pendence and Non-Intrusion.—(Hear, hear.)"
Here this paid servant of the State appears to in-
timate, that if her Majesty's Ministers shall, through
the proper accredited channel, the Secretary Of State
for the Home Department, perform the duty which,
as her Majesty's responsible adviser', they have
solemnly sworn to perform; that of enforcing by-the
strong arm of power, if needful, obedience to the law
Of the land, as interpreted by the
.Supreme Courts,
their proceedings will be opposed by physical force ;
and that if the resistance shall ultimately be overeome,
this can only be effected by calling in the aid of an
armed force ; and that even in that case,. the resist-'
ance will be of such a determined character, that her
Majesty's authority will be vindicated only by the
slaughter of the Non-Intru.sionists, by riding rough:.
shod over the small party forming a majority of the
Church Courts, assuming to itself the title of " The
Church of Scotland," and " over the dead bodies of
her sons ! ! ! "

THE CONFLAGRATION AT
11 A MBURGH.

---
HANIDURGD, FRIDAY, MAY 27.—The state of the
local Fire Insurance Companies causes much un-
easiness hereas the parties interested in their stability
are very numerous, and the amount of property, for
the restitution of which these Companies are respon-
sible, is -by no means, trifling. Considering the great
number of people who have been year after year re-
gularly paying their_ insurance-money, the failure of
any of these concerns will produce a degree of misery
only surpassed by that already resulting from the
dreadful conflagration of which this city has been the
victim. The rumours current respecting them
are not of a nature to give much satisfaction to
those parties who,- having insured, hitherto re-
lied on the certainty of receiving the Asll value
Of their property in ..the event of its being destroyed
by fire ; and the feeling of irritation which. must
ensue, should this confidence in the present instance
be disappointed, will add to the many difficulties
created by the ruin of a large portion of this city. It
is not easy to reason with. suffering individuals, espe-
cially when they constitute a multitude; -and, after
taking every precaution which prudence could suggest
to secure their property, it is not likely that they will
be satisfied, when they ore told, now that they are
reduced to a state of destitution, that .The destruction
of property is almost ,unyaralleled;- that they must
wait patiently until affairs. are arranged, and after all
expect to receive hut a portion of the compensation to
which they are st.:ctly entitled. The poor, thank
God ! are well provided for ; and as a proof of this, I
can state, that since 1 have been here I
.have scarcely
seen one beggar in the streets ; but the painful embar-
rassments of the middle classes, now reduced to the 1
same level of poverty, it is not possible to calculate.
Though little transpires here officially respecting.
the measures taken to relieve the condition of these
classes, it is generally understood that the Committee
of Aid neglect no means of assistance which the
amount of the funds .at their disposal, and a prudent
desire to render them available for as long a period as
possible, enable them to adopt. In addition tethe
steps already taken to relieve the middle classes, it is
projected to form a
portion of the sums company for the purpose of ad-
vancing mows on goods. A
re-
mitted from England, amounting to about 8001., has
been forwarded direct to Colonel Hodges; the British
Consul, at whose suggestion a Committee, consisting
of some of the most respectable British residents, was
promptly formed. Through the intervention of this
Committee, the money is laid out in the way desired'
by those who have so benevolently subscribed it; and
every care is taken to slieve such British subjects as
may have been sufferers by the fire.
There is a class of persons, sufferers by the fire,
whose fate excites, peculiar commisseration. These
are the mortgagees of the burnt houses. It is cus-
tomary here for the property of orphans, widows and
small 'capitalists, to be invested in this way' upon
houses ; and 1 am informed that there are few houses
to which a mortgage -of this kind is mat attached.
These mortgagees, consequently, will be totally
ruined, unless their income, derivable from the house
property, be in some shape or other restored to them ;
and in the mean tiros the suspension of their regular
receipts subjects them to extreme difficulty. Those
who think that the State will raise a loan to rebuild
the city, and most people incline to the opinion that
,
this is the only step which, in existing circumstances
can be.adopted, also believe that the Government will
take upon itself, as a first measure,' the payment of the
interest to which these unfortunate sufferers are
entitled for the money which they have invested in
houses.

SubscriptionS are being daily sent from all parts of
the Continent to this town. `Accounts from Berlin
of the 24th instant state that 12,590 dollari had been
collected. At Augsburgh, before any public 'sub-

script ions were opened, a certain number of mer-
chants had subscribed 10,640 marks baneo. At St.
Petersburgh' independent of the present made by the
Emperor of Russia, a subscription had been set on
fbot by the Duke of Leuchtenberg, among the Impe,
rial ftunily, the amount of which, it-is-stated; did not
fall short of 140,000 silver rubles.

IRELAND.
,TILE ATTEMPT Oti TILE QUEEN'S LIFE.
DusLiN, JUNE I.—A special messenger reached the Castle
yesterday evening, bearing the, tidings that another attempt
had been made on the life of her Most Gracious Majesty. Im-
mediately on the receipt of the intelligence, the following
official communication was" forwarded to the Lord Mayor's
locum tennis.—

"Dublin Castle, May 31, 1542, Quarter to 7.
"My Lord,-1 am diiicte4 by his Excellency, the Lord-
Lieutenant to inform you, the 14e has just received, by special
messenger, the intelligence that the Queen has had a most pro-
vidential escape from an assassin, who fired at her yesterday
evening, on her return from her drive. Her Majesty is per-
fectly well, and maintained.the most entire composure.
" I have the honour to be, my Lord, your Lordship's most
obedient servant, "ARTHUR MAGENIS.

" The Lord Mayor of Dublin."
Vice CAL COURT.—The ball given at the Castle last
n:ght was on a scale of great splendour in honour of her Ma-
jesty's birthday. The announcement of the attempt on her
Majesty's life, and her providential escape, was circulated
throughout the room, and produced, of course, very considera-
ble sensation.

DEANERY OF ST. PATRICIA.—Dr. Radcliffe gave judg-:
ment this morning in the Consistory Court in this long-
litigated and important cause, which excited so much of public
interest. The Learned Judge, after an elaborate judgment,
decided that the Rev. Dr. Daly_ had been duly elected Dean
of St. Patrick's. The judgment occupied nearly three hours
in the delivery. At the close Dr. Wilson, through his advo-
cate, gave notice of an appeal to the Court of Delegates from
Dr. Radcliffe's decision.,. •
STATE OF TIPPEKAILY.......There is a manifest improvement
in the condition of the North Riding, although there are still
manifest symptoms of disease not yet wholly eradicated.
Threatening notic s continue to be served with unabated vigi-
lance ; but so long as there is no absolute bloodshed, or at-
tempts to take away life, it is only reasonable to suppose that
the disorder is giving way to the prescribed remedies. There
was a meeting held on Sunday, at the Roman Catholic chapel
of Silvermines, which was convened for the purpose of adopt-
ing the best means of bringing to justice the authors of the
infamous notices recently served on Lord Dunalley's caretaker.
General Sir Parker Carroll attended, and addressed some very
seasonable observations to the peasantry. The Gallant Officer
implored.of them to follow the advice of their clergy and co-
operate with them in the great work of pacification.
The Nenagh GuardiaUstatEs, that a Roman Catholic priest.
(the Rev. Mr. Nolan) yesterday delivered up twelve stand of
arms to Major Priestley, "which he obtained through the in-
fluence of his good advice and friendly admonition."

THE RAILROAD QUESTION IN

FRANCE.

The Chamber of Deputies rejected on Tuesday the three
bills relative to the railroads of. Strasburgh to Basle, Bordeaux
to La Tests, and Paris to Versailles, along the left bank of the
Seine. The Ministry had proposed to authorise the former
to borrow 60000,000 f. for the completion of the works, but the
Chamberon being assured that the Company possessed ample
means to complete them, and' that one of the proprietors ztill
.held 34,000 shares unsold, thought proper to withhold the
authorization. By the second bill, the, 111:nister of Public
Works asked to be empowered to lend '2,000,000f. to the
Bordeaux and Testa Railroad Compacy, and to dispense the
Paris and Versailles Company With paying the interest of a sum
of .5,000,000 f., leaned to it last year, until the Ist of January,
1559. This demand was likewise negatived by the Chamber,
and the ballot on the three bills produced only 63 votes in their
favour, and 206 against their adoption.
The Journal des Debate fears " the Chamber of Deputies
will have reason to regret the rejection of the Bill brought in
for the purpose of assisting the directors of the Strasburg and
Basle Railroad, together with that from Bordeaux to La Teste,
Hand that from Paris to Versaillei. The bill prayed a loan for
the Bordeaux line of two millions—a trifling sacrifice in favour
of a department which is suffering so much. The demand for
the Strasburg Company was still)ess. The bill merely prayed
that the company might be permitted toborrow the sum neces-
sary to complete the road, without which both Strasburg and
Basle will be deprived of all advantage from it. This would
appear to be the least which could be done for a railroad des-
tined to form an integral part of the great line from the Medi-
terranean to the Rhine, and which its skilful' and enterprising
contractor completed in four years less than the stipulated
period at his own risk and peril.
" The vote appears to be the more to be regretted, because
it is of a nature' to extinguish all spirit of enterprise, and is
calculated to discourage' the formation of companies, or if in
future any- should offer themselves, it will be on terms un-
favourable to the public."
The National observes, that the result of the vote on the
Strasburg and Basle Railroad Bill in the Chamber of Deputies
on Tnesday last, will he, that lieneefortvard no companies will ,
be found to undertake the construction of the lines reserved for
public Competition by the Railroad Bill which passed the Cham-
ber of Deputies. Hereafter the late bill will become inexe-
cutable. "We congratulate ourselves on this result," adds the
National, •‘ but we would tither not have obtained it at
the cost of private misfortune, as was the case on Tuesday, in
consequence of the improvidence of the Chamber, and through
the incapacity of the Minister.
The present season may be considered as one to be added
to all those already lost in regard to public works of utility.
This last check is clue to the Ministry, the most impotent which
has yet appeared. M. Guizat was twice defeated, and aban-
doned even by his friends, on the English question. Again,
on Saturday last, the Minister of Marine was obliged to accept
3,000,000 f. which he did not wish for, and which M: Lacave
Laplagne, so prodigal towards M. Rothschild, declared to be
.beyond the means of the Treasury. On Tuesday, M. Tests saw
his system of public works fall to pieces. We ask, then, where
is the Ministerial majority ?"

PORT TALBOT, GLAMOR,GANSRIUE. = (From a
' Correspondent. )—This port has been visited, during the
last week or ten days, by a vast concourse of people, whose
curiosity has led them .there .to see the large Egyptian ship
• (1,000 tons) which has juskleft. She is called the Ashereen,
. and belongs to Mehemet Ali, Pasha of Egypt, and is com-
manded by Captain Mahomet Saad, one of his Highness's
naval officers, and a native Of that country. Her crew con-
I /listed principally of Egyptians, and her complement is made
up of Maltese seamen ; the latter were taken on beard at
that island. She is a large and warlike-looking corvette,
and is pierced for eighteen gnus. She brought to Falmouth
a cargo of Egyptian corn, and after discharging it, under-
went considerable improvements and repairs under the
able hands of Messrs. Fox and Co., of that port. From
thence she was consigned by the Pacha to the Governor and
Company of Copper Miners in England, to load a cargo of
their coal. She is rigged in. English fashion, and has the
character of being a very fast sailer. It may be remarked that
only one other Egyptian 'else' ever visited the shores of
Great Britain ; and Port Talbot may, therefore. be justly proud
of the honour done her, the more so as her noble floating dock
has not been opened, or the new channel completed for the re-
ception of such large vessels until within the last twelve
months. It is estimated that• at least 10,000 persons have
visited the port to see her, many of whom travelled as far as
twenty miles for this purpose. The first Egyptian vessel
visited this country about twenty-three years ago, and came
bowl to London with a present to our Government; in return,
she was ordered to be fitted, at the Royal Dock-yard, at Dept- '
ford, in every respect as an Engllili frigate. There are four
other vessels at this port, now loading coal, for the Mediterra-
nean, and six have lately left for the same destination. The
-Ashereen sailed on Tuesday last, being in charge of one of
the Port Talbot pilots. In thepresent'week the duty on coal
shipped for foreign ports, by .the Governor and Company of
Copper Miners in England, alone would have amounted to 2864
. We sincerely. hope Sir Robert-Peel's measure in regard to the
export duties on coal will undergo a material revision before
passing, so that this important and rising branch of tradc,,
which employs so large a • poplition, may not be placed in
jeopardy, or suffer injury by wee imposition. - •
Hen AfAJEsTy's Ttri'Axsiti.—Owing to the illness
of Signor Guasco, who was to have perforMed the part of Alma-
viva,• in the Barbieee di Seviclia; that owra on Thursday was
changed for Le Cantcdrice` Ifiltiote, and Don' Marco Bombe
and his rival, occupied the siege instead of Rosins, Bartolo,
and Figaro.

ENTrit.toninsAity St'Juni.: or A BOY.—'Thursday
afternoon Mr. Baker held an, inquest at the Cooper's Arm.,
Brick-lane, St. Luke's, on the body of Richard Wilson, aged
16, who committed suicide by taking poison. It appeared that
the deceased, who was very lively and intelligent, was appren.
ticed to Mr. Berry, hoot and shoemaker, of the City-road, but
resided with his parents at No. 7, Rose-street, Eric':-lone. A
few days since the deceased inquired of his master whether it
was not two pennyworth of arsenic that Cooper, who shot the
policeman at Ilighbury, took to destiny life, and whether that
amount was sufficient to de so, and if it could not be taken on
bread and butter, to the whole of which Mr. Berry
replied that he did not know.. On Monday last he had
a holiday, and, having played with other boys during
the day, he in the evening partook of some ale with his
brother, and all at once said he should go and get some
salts and go- home, as he felt unwell. He was seen to
mix up in a cup what was suppoSed to be salts, and drink the
contents before he went to bed. He slept well until four o'clock
in the following morning, when his groans awoke his parents,
but he persisted that he had taken nothing but salts, which he
declared he had purchased of Mr. French, chemist, in Brick-
lane. Mr. James, a surgeon, was sent for, but deceased died
in excruciating agony an hour after. On opening the body a
large quantity of arsenic was found in the stomach. Mr.
French, the chemist, proved that deceased came to his shop on
Monday, and asked for two-pennyworth of arsenic to clean
leather. He objected at first to serve him, but ultimately did
so. ' The word poison" was marked on the paper. He ap-
peared very lively in spirits when he asked for it. Other evi-
dence was adduced, which went to prove that deceased's father
had been for 18 weeks affected with madness, as also other
branches of the family. Verdict—" Temporary Insanity."
METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS.—In Westminster,
Vincent-square is now being inclosed with an elegant iron rail.
ing, instead of the present unsightly wooden fence, and will be
planted. The centre will still be retained for a cricket.ground
for the Westminster scholars, Roohester-row is to be re.
paved, and the carriage-road raised to make a more commo-
dious entrance to the elegant squares and streets erecting in
the neighbourhood. The Dean and Chapter are erecting an
elegant church in Chapel-street, on the spot where the chapel
formerly stood.

• COOPER, THE ALLEGED .MURDERER.—Cooper, al-
leged as the murderer of the policeman at fthluiry, appears
to be rapidly recovering from his illness, but is totally indif.
feint to, or unconscious of, tho awful situation in which he is
placed; on Thursday one of the authorities of Newgate entered
his cell, and thus addressed him Well, Cooper, how are
you to-day ?Do you think you are getting well?" His reply
was, "Why,y es, sir; I feel I am getting better daily, but the
efreCtlif the poisOn that I took has gone into my hands and
feet; and gives me great pain, and I do pot think I shall get
clear of it for two or thrge yeiir* to come," The gentleman
thus addressed; as his duty commanded,. made no remark on
this observation, and shortly afiirwards quitted his cell: