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Despatches from Hanover were received on Sunday, announcing that the King has recovered from his serious indisposition.

A deputation from the Cork and Bandon Railway Company waited on the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at Downing Street, on Tuesday afternoon, with the object of advocating the Company's claim to a loan of 50,0001. from the Government; Lord Bernard and Mejor Beaumont being spokes- men.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer said, *at a general principle had been laid down, fppnded upon the statistics of the rmions, It was not the business of the Goverrmpent to look into the mbar detaile of each district. The Government had already decided upon the extent of Weir advances to railway companies, which would only be granted to main trunk lines ; and having already assisted the Great Southern and Western Railway, and enabled that company to carry their line to Cork, they now intended to aid the Mullingar Company to carry their line to Galway. He was quite ready to hear the gentlemen; but thought it right to say, that the Government had already made up their minds on the subject,. and that no further loans to railway companies would be granted than those which he had named. Some polite conversation ensued; but the C. hancellor was still afraid he could give no hope: on his rising to retire, the deputation withdrew.

The Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners have, addressed in- structions to their district emigration agents, acquainting them, "that the number of applications for free passages which have already been passed, and those which yet remain to be considered, are so large that there is no prospect of the Commissioners being able to dispose of all the cases for at least three or four months to come." It has " been deemed advisable not to issue any more application-papers until the present great pressure is re- lieved." Each agent is therefore desired to "at once abstain from issuing any more application-forms until 'further directions "; after the third day from the receipt of the circular, (dated the 5th of last month,) he "will not transmit to this office the paper of any candidates," but explain to the applicants the reason. Cases already before the (Ace will be con- sidered in their turn.

Sir Robert Wilson died on Wednesday, after only a few weeks of retire- ment in this country, since the expiry of his term of command at the for- tress of Gibraltar. Politicians will remember the part taken by Sir Ro- bert, conjointly with Colonel Hutchinson, in effecting the escape of Lava- lette in 1815; and his behaviour at the funeral of Queen Caroline, which occasioned the erasure of his name from the Army-list, to which it was restored so many years after. It is said that Sir Robert Wilson will probably be succeeded in the Cola nelcy of the Fifteenth Hussars by Major-General Sir Joseph Thackwell, who served several years with the regiment in the Peninsula, and was with it at Waterloo.

The Recorder of Liverpool has decided that grocers have no legal right in the, weighing of sugar to deduct the weight of the paper or wrapper in which it might be enclosed.

Patrick Francis has been committed for trial at Galway, for a murder per- petrated twenty-six years ago: he had previously been in custody, but had been liberated because the evidence was insufficient. Another man is under examina- tion at Outerard as an accomplice in the crime. An illicit distilltry was discovered on Thursday night, in Glasshouse Yard, Aldersgate Street, by means of a disaster—the still exploded, and the premises were set on fire. During the confusion that ensued, the parties implicated, who must, there is little doubt, have been much hurt by the explosion, got clear off. A fire at Glasgow has destroyed a large sugar-house, a church, a soap-work and other buildings, worth altogether some 60,0001. The fire burst out at one o'clock on Sunday morning, from the upper part of Messrs. Wainwright and Co.'s sugar-house, in Washington Street. A strong East wind prevailed, and a piece of burning wood set light to the stables of a coaching establishment, and thence the flames were driven towards Mr. Patterson's church in Clyde Street: the win- dows were soon shattered, the fiery embers entered the building, the wood-work was set on fire, and the church was soon a mass of flames. Messrs. Boyd and Son's soap-manufactory next took fire. Other premises were also more or less in flames; and altogether a vast blaze arose from the extensive area, illuminating the horizon for miles around. The efforts of the firemen were principally directed to stop further spreading ; for the sugar-house, the church, and the soap-manu- factory, were doomed—nothing but the bare walls remained. The church was in connexion with the Established Church of Scotland. Most of the buildings were fully insured. The origin of the fire is unknown.

The Kendal Mercury tells a story of one of Fortune's favourites. Seven or eight years ago, a youth named Scholick, the son of a carrier, entered the service of the Reverend Dr. Stonard, Rector of Aldingham, as a footman. His conduct was so good that he was soon elevated to the rank of companion to his aged master. His parents were amply provided for. As years rolled on, the young man, who devoted himself to study and to the repaying of his benefactor's kind- ness by affectionate attention, became so great a favourite, that Dr. Stonard, who died last winter, left him a bequest of 30,0001., a reversion to 1,0001. a year, a mansion, a valuable library, and other property.

A shower of black rain fell at Abbeyleix, Carlow, Kilkenny, and Athy, at six o'clock on the evening of the 14th April; and has been described by Professor Barker to the Dublin Royal Society. The rain fell simultaneously over a district of 400 square miles; it was preceded by such darkness that you could not read without a candle, and by a hail-storm with lightning but no thunder. It was of the colour of ink, had a fmtid odour, and a very disagreeable taste; cattle turned from the pools of it with disgust ; after standing some time it deposited a black sediment and became of a brown colour. Quantities of it were preserved in seve- ral placeS, and will be chemically analyzed.

An extraordinary attack has been made by a cat in a house a few miles from Moffat. An infant was left in a cradle, with a large cat; no sooner had the mother qUitted the house, than the cat sprang upon the child, and tore it in such a way that it died soon after.

Number of Spring Deaths. Average.

!motto Diseases 248 198 Dropsy, Cancer, and tither diseases of uncertain or variable seat 46 48 Tubercular Diseases 193 200 Diseases of the Brain, Spinal Marrow, Nerves, and Senses . 118 123 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-tweets 34 31 Diseases of the Lungs, and of the other Organs of Respiration... 161 131 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion 50 62 Diseases of the Kidneys, elm 13 11

Childbirth, diseases of the Uterus, &c. 10 8

Rheumatism, diseases of the Bones, Joints, &c 8 8 Diseases of the Skin, Cellular Tissue, A.c 3 1 Malformations 3 3 Premature Birth 26 21 -Atrophy 16 17 Age 33 ...• 50 Sudden 4 it Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intchiiperanee ' - 16 .i3? , _ , . Total (including unspectged eanseill 986 963

The temperature of the thermometer ranged from 96.5° in the sun to 28.0° in the shade; the mean temperature by 'day being warmer than the average mean temperature by 3.2°. The mean direction of the wind for the week was North- east.

The accounts of the Bank of England for the week ending the 5th May exhibit, when compared with those of the preceding week, the following results-

BANSINd DEPARTMENT. Increase, Decrease.

Rest £25,439 - Public Deposits 53.5,841 Other Deposits £397,606 Seven-day and other Bills 13,509 - Government Securities, Including Dead-weight 278,800 - Other Securities 15,481 _ Notes unissued 252,465 Actual Circulation 145.285 -

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

Notes issued 107,180 Bullion 107,813

This week. Last week.

Total Bullion in both Departments 14,277,746 14,385,559 Actual Circulation 19,213,645 19,068,360

Results of the Registrar-General's return of mortality in the Metropolis for the week ending on Saturday last--