liftistellantous.

The Morning Post on Thursday published, with an encomium, 'the following " Resolutions on the General Principles of Representation, by Earl Stanhope "; with a note by the editor. "I. That, for the purpose of preventing bribery and corruption at elections, oaths shall be taken, or declarations shall be made, by each candidate and by each elector; the former stating that he had not given and would not give, and the latter stating that he had not received-and would not receive, any money, or any article having the value of money, directly or indirectly, with the view of influen- cing the election; that a similar oath or declaration shall, at the commencement of every session, be taken, or made, by every Member of the House of Commons; and that every person taking any such oath, or making any such declaration, and being proved to have acted contrary thereto, shall, exclusive of other pains and penalties, be subject to those of perjury. "II. That, for the purpose of securing from any undue influence those electors who may consider themselves subject thereto, every elector may, if he thinks proper, vote by ballot. " III. That, for the purpose of avoiding those expenses which might otherwise prevent many fit and proper persons from sitting in Parliament, the neemsgry expenses attending an election shall be paid by a rate to be levied on the electors,. and that every Refresentative shall, during the session of Parliament, receive, if he shall think fit, ap allowance for his expenses. "IV. That, for-the purpose of conducting with greater convenience the public service, and of allowing to the Crown the unrestrained exercise of its prerogative in the appointment of its Ministers, a certain number ofholding official stations shall, by virtue thereof, have seats in the House d3eCrisiZlismons.

" V. That, for the purpose of maintaining the due responsibility of the Repre- sentatives, the duration of any Parliament shall not exceed three years, and shall not be affected by a demise of the Crown.

" VI. Thaf, for the pa rpose of establishing a full and fair representation of the people, all the rights, interests, qualifications, and franchises, which now exist with regard to elections in counties, towns, boroughs, and universities, shall be abolished. "VII. That, for the purpose of enabling each class of the community to elect thoseltepresentatives who may support its rights and promote its interests, there shall be Representatives for each of the following classes,—viz.

"1. The owners and occupiers of land.

"2. The manufacturers, and those who make any article for sale on their own accomit. ." 3. The merchants, and those who traffic in any article on their own account.

"4. Those who are employed in daily labour, whether in agriculture, in mann- .

factures, or in trade. "5. Those who have professional employments, or who have rent-charges, an- nuities, or mortgages charged upon real or personal property, or who receive sala- ries or yearly wages. "VIII. That, for the purpose of giving to every citizen of the state his due share in the representation, every person of full age shall be entitled to vote in each of the above-mentioned classes to which he may belong, and in each district where he is eitheran owner or occupier of land, or a manufacturer, or a merchant; and when absent, to vote by proxy.

" IX. That, for the purpose of allowing a free and unrestricted choice at elec- tions, every citizen of the state being of full age, being willing to take the requisite oaths, or to make the requisite declarations, and not being a Peer of Parliament, shall be eligible as a Representative in the House of Commons."

"NoTE.—The receding resolutions were, we believe, submitted by Lord Stan- hope to Earl Grey's Government, in 1830.

In Lord Stanhope's opinion, the House of Commons ought not to contain more than•five hundred Members. To each of the preceding classes, his Lordship Would commit the business of electing one hundred Representatives."

It is announced as if on authority, that many ladies of rank and fashion kayo resolved, during the present season of distress, to confine their pur- chases exclusively to articles of British manufacture; and that the deter- mination has been made with the sanction and approval of the Queen.

I learn from very good sources of information that the representative of one of the Italian states, now engaged in the war of independence against Austria, has received assurances from the Provisional Government of France, that in the event of matters taking an unfavourable turn as regards the people of Lombardy, the French army of the Alps will immediately march into that country.—Paris Correspondent of the Times.

The Independent de l'Otteet has proclaimed the accession of the Duke cf Bordeaux to the throne of France/

A letter written on the 18th July 1839 by the Princess Clementine to Prince Joinville, then in the East, has gone, the round of the Paris papers. It was picked up as a scrap thrown out of the windows of the Tuileries during the attack of the 24th February; and gives some particulars con- cerning the reprieve by Louis Philippe of Barba, who was lyingamdtassen- tence of death for Republican riots: they place the king's personal 4:14- position in a favourable light. After sketching the intents of the days, following the 12th July 1839, when the sentence was pronounced, and bringing out clearly the dangerous excitement of the Paris population on that occasion, the letter proceeds- " The next morning, (July 14,) after along and stormy Council le Pere [King Louis Philippe,] against the unanimous advice'of his Ministers, exercised his con- stitutional right, and commuted the punishment of Barba. (I have forgotten to tell you that, on the preceding day, he had received his family, composed of his sister, his brother-in-law, and his cousin.) As the Minister persisted, the Kin finished by saying, 'I will not do it. Would you have me with this hand which yesterday pressed that of the sister of Barb8s, which has been bathed with her tears, sign today the deatkwarrant of her brother?' To this there could be no answer. During this time, the cousin of Barba, a young man with the pale com- plexion of the Sontli, and long hair, was waiting the decision. Liadieres was sent to announce it to him. He expected a contrary one, and became mad with joy. Pressing the hand of Liadieres, he wept, and exclaimed, 'How good the King is! His life is saved! Assure him of our gratitude; we will came tomorrow to thank him!' They did not come. The day passed in tranquillity; and from that day Paris has been perfectly calm." The Princess then tiling to personal subjects; which she treats with pleasing spirit and intelligence. Her letter endi with these tenches—

"Your Your journal has very much interested me, and I envy you your beautiful bright sun in the East. 1 am heartily sick of the still life that they condemn me to here in the exercise of their good pleasure. I hope, at all events, that it will tell in my favour in another world; where we shall be happier than in this."

At a recent meeting of the clubi of the canton of Cannes, it was pro- posed to burn Lord Brougham's chateau, for his recent speech in Parlia- ment against France and Charles Albert. The proposition was relinquished; but it was resolved to give his Lordship " a ohariveri" the first time he nest set his foot in Cannes.

A Treasury warrant, lately issued, regulates the transmission of books and pamphlets by post. The chief point of it is that any writing massnow lie written on a single page of the book, or on the binding, in addition-to the' name of its sender and receiver.

Mr. W. D. Christi; late M.P. for Weymouth, has been appointed Agent and Consul-General of Great Britain in the Mosquito territory.

The Doke of Wellington, as Chancellor of the University of Oxford, has ap pointed the Reverend Philip Bliss, D.C.L., formerly Fellow of St. John's College, to be Principal of St. Mary Hall, vacant by the resignation of the Lord Bishop of Hereford.

A new star of the fifth magnitude, visible to the naked eye, has been discovered from Mr. Bishop's observatory, in the constellation of Ophincns. Mr. Hind is positive that no star so bright as even the ninth magnitude was visible in the place of the new one at the beginning of last month. On the 30th of April, its right ascension was 16h. 51m. ls., and South dec. 12° 39'.

A new planet—a ninth asteroid—has been discovered by Mr. Graham, from his observatory at Colloney. Mr. Graham gives these successive observations—

Greenwich M. T.

1848. April.

25.541 14 56 38 —12 85

Very rough. From Map.

26.472888 14 65 34.63 —12 31 47.5

Micrometer.

26.547714 14 56 29.94 —12 31 37.9

Meridian Circle.

26.596244 14 55 27.15 —12 51

28.1 Micrometer.

27.440 14 6443, 12 29

Rough readings of Equatorial.

28.441448 14 53 3740 —12 26 36.3 Micrometer. On the Caledonian Railway, the journey from London to Edinburgh or Gies. gow, by express-train, can now be accomplished in twelve hours and a half. -

Papers from Perth, Western Australia, describe the success which has attended the trade in sandal-wood, a project of very recent date. The profits arising from its export to China have made every one eager to participate in the trade. Jratie, were exploring the whole country for sandal-wood trees, and large quantities were being sent in. The shipment to Singapore had met a ready market at 6 dollars per pecnI. There was every .prospect also of a good trade being opened for another product of the colony—raspberry-jam-wood. A sample had been sent to China for trial, in the expectation that the Chinese workmen might like it for cabinet and fancy work; and the result appears to have answered the hopes of the projector. The jam-wood grows in much greater abundance than the sandal- wood,-the proportion being as 100 of the former to 1 of the latter. Some ex_ cellent specimens of copper ore had been recently discovered in the land of a Mr. Hardey, in the district of York. The specimen resembled that of South Australia, and contained a large quantity of carbonate of copper. A new species of silk-worm has been discovered near Guichen Bay, Van Diemen's Land, which promised to be superior to the Chinese insect. It gave &greater number of layers on its cocoon, and left an open space iu the form of a crescent, by which, when fit for flight, the moth emerged without injuring the silk.

While the Hannibal was on her voyage from Quebec to Hull, she encountered the storm of the 24th February : a frightful sea struck her, sweeping everything from the deck—masts, bulwarks, boats—with all the crew, except one man. The solitary mariner was tossed about for fourteen days, until the vessel went ashore at Dronslifiord, an uninhabited region on the coast of Norway; here the sailor re- mained undiscovered for six days; and when found he was insensible, though after- wards he recovered. The hull proved to be sound, and it has been towed to Pe- terhead.

On the recent death of the American millionaire John Jacob Astor, it was re- ported that he had left wealth amounting to the enormous sum of twenty-five million dollars; but the New York Journal of Commerce learns " from very good authority," that the total was the more modest sum of 7,500,000 dollars, about equally divided into real and personal estate.

The Limerick Chronicle says, that a Baronet of ancient family is now working in the county of Meath as a common labourer, at a shilling a day.

Lieutenant W. H. Greville, of the Second Life Guards, died on Monday, from the consequences of an accident which happened about a month since. In riding along Piccadilly, his horse fell with him, and be suffered a compound fracture of the limb; which, notwithstanding every surgical assistance, proved fatal. •

The Ipswich paper-mills were destroyed by fire on Monday night. The eats- blishment was very large: from 180 to 200 hands will be thrown out of work. The company owners were insured.

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

Number of Spring deaths. average. Zymotie Diseases 238 ... , 170 Dropsy, Cancer, and other diseases of uncertain or variable seat .. 05 .... 50 Tubercular Diseases. 219 .... 202 Diseases of the Brain, Spinal Marrow, Nerves, and Senses . 105 .... 122 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 34 .... 35 Diseases of the Lungs, and of the other Organs of Respiration... 148 .... 128 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion 48 .... 62 Diseases of the Kidneys, dm 7 ..... is

Childbirth, diseases of the Uterus, ace. 9 .... 72 Rheumatism, diseases of the Bones, Joints, &c Diseases of the Skin, CelicilarTissite, &c.

Malformations

Premature Birth 19 .... 20

Atrophy 28 .... 15

Age 40 .... 66 Sadder. 6 .... 12 Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 16 ..... 29

q— — Total (Including unspecified causes) 966 943

The *temperature of the thermometer ranged from 76.7° in the sun to 25.0° in the shade; the mean temperature by day being colder than the mean average temperature by 4.4°. The direction of the wind for the week was variable.