iniztellaneous.

The Kentish Gazette states that the Queen and Prince Albert, with their children, will in a few weeks visit Walmer Castle, for the sake of short excursions on the coast in the new yacht Victoria and Albert. The Castle has been altered and improved.

On Tuesday evening, cards of invitation were issued by the Lord Chamberlain, at the command of the Queen, for an evening-party on Wednesday next, after the solemnization of the nuptials of the Princess Augusta of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklen- burg-Strelitz. Five hundred of the nobility have received invitations.

The Queen has just appointed Angus Mackay, brother of the piper of the late Duke of Sussex, to be her Majesty's piper at the Palace.—In- verness Courier.

The Prince and Princess of Oldenburg, attended by a brilliant suite, arrived in town from Germany on Sunday-

" The Princess," says the Post, " is a daughter of the late Duke of Nassau ; the Prince is a nephew of the Emperor of Russia, a General in his service, and a member of the Senat Disigeant. He is the son of that celebrated politician the Grand Dutchess of Oldenburg, who contributed so much to the fortune of the house of Coburg. This fair Machiavelli was in England in 1815, when she contrived to bring about an introduction between Prince Leopold and the Prin- cess Charlotte, in order to induce her Royal Highness to break off her intended marriage with the Prince of Orange, who subsequently was married to a near relative of the Grand Dutchess."

Earl Grey has been seriously indisposed, from the effects of advanced age; his eyesight being much affected. The Warspite, 50, Lord John Hay, arrived at Devonport on Mon- day ; having on board the remains of Sir Charles Bagot, with Lady Bagot and family.

The Times says that the subscription for the family of the late Dr. Maginn has not been nearly so productive as has been stated : it scarcely exceeds 5001. ; nearly half of which was expended in fitting out the only son, who was appointed a cadet in India by the late Lord Fitzgerald.

The anniversary of the battle of Waterloo, the 18th of June, falling on Sunday, the Duke of Wellington gave his annual banquet at Apsley House to the officers survivors of the field, on Monday last. The neighbourhood of the mansion was thronged by spectators, in- cluding several equestrians anxious to see the gathering of the heroes. Prince Albert arrived at ten minutes before eight, and was received by by-the Duke on alighting from his carriage. Covers were laid for eighty-five guests ; among whom were the 'Prince, the Marquis of Exeter, Prince Castelcicala, the Marquis of Anglesey, General Washington, (who has been absent for twenty-two years in Prussia,) Sir James Lempt, Lord Strafford, Sir Henry Hardinge, Colonel Gur- wood. The Prince was dressed as Colonel of the Scots Fusilier Guards ; the Duke as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards. There was the usual magnificent display of plate, and during dinner a selection of music was played. Prince Albert retired at a quarter past ten, and the party immediately broke up ; but it was nearly eleven before the whole of the company had departed.

A meeting of Conservative Peers and Members of Parliament was held at the Earl of Wicklow's house, on Saturday, and the following resolutions were adopted unanimously-

" That this meeting deeply deplores the present alarming state of Ireland.

" That they consider the multitudinous assemblages now taking place in various parts of Ireland to be dangerous to the public peace, and calculated to create well founded terror in the minds of her Majesty's well-disposed subjects of all classes in that country.

" That in consequence, the ordinary occupations of the population are sus- pended, and the public mind kept in a state of painful and dangerous excite- ment.

" That under these cirumstances the undersigned noblemen and gentlemen feel it to be their duty to declare, individually and collectively, their anxious desire anti firm determination to use their best exertions, in cooperation with her Majesty's Government, for the purpose of upholding the law, preserving the public peace in that part of the United Kingdom, and allaying that dangerous excitement to which they have referred."

Signed—Downsbire, Chairman; Thomond, Ely, Devon, Wicklow, Clare, Courtown, Donouglimore, Charleville, Glengall, Stradbroke, Belmont, Lucan, Lorton, Bandon, Crofton, Bloomfield, Dunsany, Beresford, Blayney, Carbery, Caatlemaine. E. Taylor, M.P., Claude Hamilton, M.P., J. Irving, M Courtenay, M.P., M. Archdall, M.P., E. Conolly, M.P., Bernard, M.P., E. Hayes, M.P., J. Boyd, ALP., H. Bruen, M.P., M. Bateson, M.P., E. Grogan, M.P., Quintin Dick, ALP., C. B. Baldwin, M.P., W. Ormsby Gore, ALP., W. R. Ormsby Gore, M.P., J. H. Hamilton, M P., W. H. Gregory, M.P., E. J. Shirley, M.P., W. Verner, M.P., Northland, ALP., A. Lefroy, ALP., C. B. Leslie, M.P., F. Shaw, M.P., George A. Hamilton, M.P., Adare, M.P., George Wyndham (of Petworth,) Alexander Perceval.

The Dublin Evening Mail adds- " At the conclusion of the business, it was decided, as we understand, that no deputation should be authorized to wait on the Prime Minister with an offi- cial account of the proceedings ; but that the Marquis of Downshire, at the re- quest of the meeting, should communicate the result to Sir Robert Peel, with a copy of the resolutions adopted."

Mr. Lane Fox has addressed a letter to the Times, keeping up the strain of his speech on Monday, and saying—" I tell you, Sir, for the information of the people of England, that I am a fighting man, and it shall not be long before I am up to my horse's reins in the blood of infidels." He closes his letter by saying—" Fools may stumble at it, and let them stumble and be damned."

A return moved for by Mr. Smith O'Brien exhibits the statistics of religion in Ireland. In 1841, the following were the totals of the popu- lation of the United Kingdom-

Euatund and Wales. Scotland. Ireland. 15,911.646 2,620,207 8,175,238.

The following is an abstract of the total number of persons in Ire- land ascertained by the Commissioners of Public Instruction, in 1834, to belong to each religious persuasion at the time of their inquiry—

Members of the Other Pro.

Established Roman Presbyterians. testatit Total. Church. Catholics. Dissenters.

852,064 . .. 6,4'4,712 .... 642,356 .... 21,808 .... 7,943,910.

The House of Lords met at eleven o'clock on Monday morning, to hear the opinions of the Judges on questions which had been submitted to them relative to crimes committed by supposed monomaniacs. There was a full attendance of Peers : the King of Hanover sat on the wool- sack, near the Lord Chancellor ; the Duke of Cambridge was also present ; with Lord Brougham, Lord Cottenham, Lord Melbourne, Lord Campbell, Lord Wynford, Lord Kenyon, and others. Lord Chief Justice Tindal read the opinions. The following is the set of questions, with the substance of the opinions-

1. "What is the law respecting alleged crimes =emitted by persons afflicted with insane delusion in respect of one or more particular subjects or persons ; as, for instance, where at the time of the commission of the alleged crime the accused knew he was acting contrary to law, but did the act capplained of with a view, under the influence of insane delusion, of redressing or revenging some supposed grievance or injury, or of producing some supposed public bene, fit ?" The Judges were of opinion that in the case supposed the party was equally guilty with a sane man.

2. "What are the proper questions to be submitted to the jury when a person alleged to be afflicted with insane delusion respecting one or more particular subjects or persons is charged with the commission of a crime, mur- der for example, and insanity is set up as a defence? " The Judges said, that the jury ought in all cases to be told, that every man should be considered of sane mind unless it was clearly proved in evidence to the contrary. That before a plea of insanity should be allowed, undoubted evidence ought to be adduced that the accused was of diseased mind, and that at the time he com- mitted the act he was not conscious of right or wrong. Every person was supposed to know what the law was ; and therefore nothing could justify a wrong act, except it was clearly proved the party did not know right from wrong. If that was not satisfactorily proved, the accused was liable to punishment. 3. "In what terms ought the question to be left to the jury as to the pri- soner's state of mind at the time when the act was committed ? " The Judges did not give an opinion. 4. " If a person under an insane delusion as to existing facts commits an offence in consequence thereof, is he thereby excused ? " The Judges said, if the delusion was only partial, the party accused was equally liable with a person of sane mind. If the accused killed another in self-defence, he would be en- titled to an acquittal ; but if committed for any supposed injury, he would then be liable to the punishment awarded by the laws to his crime. 5. "Can a medical man, conversant with the disease of insanity, who never saw the prisoner previously to the trial, but who who was present during the whole trial and the examination of all the witnesses, be asked his opinion as to the state of the prisoner's mind at the time of the commission of the alleged. crime, or his opinion whether the prisoner was conscious at the time of doing the act that he was acting contrary to law, or whether he was labouring under any and what delusion at the time?" The Judges were of opinion that the question could not be put to the witness in the precise form stated above ; for by doing so they would be assuming that the facts bad been proved. That was a question which ought to go to the jury exclusively. When the facts were proved and admitted, then the question, as one of science, could be generally put to a witness under the circumstances stated in the interrogatory. [Front the opinion on this question Mr. Baron Mettle stated his dissent, on theground of the opposite practice, hitherto sanctioned by the Judges.]

Lord Brougham pressed for the opinion of the Judges on mixed Irish marriages. The Lord Chancellor read a letter from the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, stating that the Judges would be unable to give an opinion on the subject before the long vacation.

The Times says that the Lord Chancellor has determined to esta- Wish a winter gaol-delivery, to break the long interval between the Summer and Spring Assizes ; the Judges of the Common Pleas to go the circuits at the new Assizes.

A correspondent of the Times relates an anecdote of Elepoo, the late Chinese Imperial Commissioner. He was Governor of Ningpo when Captain Anstruther and the people of the wrecked brig Kite were con- fined there-

" On news of the successes by us in the Canton river in the commencement of the year 1841 reaching Pekin, the Emperor became so exasperated as to send to the Governor of Ningpo a peremptory order for the execution of all his pri- soners. But Elepoo remembered, and nobly redeemed his pledge ; and, with the full knowledge of the penalty his disobedience was incurring, instead of murdering, he summarily released the whole of his captives, placing himself thereby in their stead. He was at once made over to the Board of Punishment ; was deprived alike of all public honours and private estate, and himself and his whole family sentenced to ignominious execution ; a consummation only stopped by the treaty with Commissioner Keshen, which the above successes gave rise to. In the subsequent troubles, the high character and estimation of Elepoo again procured for him high and responsible employment, but without removing from him many of the consequences of his disgrace. Though a firm and steady advocate of the superior advantages of peace, he zealously performed his share in the duties of the war; ; but when success upon success on our part gradually forced upon the Emperor himself similar convictions, and peace for the empire became necessary, he found himself selected one of the Imperial Commissioners for the arduous though welcome duty of opening those negotiations which so happily terminated ; and when these had so far advanced as that complimentary visits were exchanged between the respective authorities, an urgent request was sent by Elepoo to his quondam prisoner, Captain Anstruther. * ' • On this occasion, the late Commissioner appeared as an aged man, infirm in body, being then under medical treatment ; and on the signature of the treaty, a few days subsequent, he was so ill as to be obliged to he taken from his own boat into the cabin of the Cornwallis in a chair, carried by a party of the Admiral's bargemen ; to whom he afterwards sent, for this service, a present of 300 dollars. His death, therefore, under the worry of settling at Canton the items of the future tariff, may be more justly lamented than wondered at."

Quarterly average of the weekly liabilities and assets of the Bank of England, from the 25th March to the 17th June 1843— LIABILITIES.

ASSETS.

Circulation £19,521,000

Securities £21,604,000 Deposits 10,495,000 I Bullion 11,472,000

£30,016,000 1 £33,076,009