A return of the Number of Convicts, of some
importance at the present time, has just been printed.
In seven years (1846 to 1852 inclusive) 18,861 convicts
were removed to the Australian colonies—13,785 males
and 5,076 females. On the 31st March last there were
1,234 prisoners in the convict prisons and hulks eligible
for tickets of leave in this country, of which 145 who
have been detained on public works in this country
will be entitled to consideration, at the expiration of
half their sentence for pardon.

Recent sales in Ireland, under the authority of the
Encumbered Estates Court, indicate the progressive
state of the country. An estate in the metropolitan
county, yielding a net rental of £712 a–year, brought
£13,800, or 191/2 years' purchase. The Colclough estate,
in Wexford, producing a gross net rent of £768 per
annum, realised £14,000, or 183/4 years' purchase. The
Mayo estates of Mr. Thomas Phillips, containing 8,619
acres, the gross rent of which was estimated at £1,304,
sold for £23,125, equal to 18 years' purchase. The last
sale was of a small estate in Westmeath, yielding a net
annual rent of £171, which produced £8,300, or
35 years' purchase. The gross sum realised by one day's
sales was £67,085.

                 PERSONAL NARRATIVE.

HER MAJESTY'S birthday was held on the 24th instant.
At Osborne the band of the Royal Marines assembled
on the terrace at seven o'clock in the morning, and
played a selection of music in honour of the day: and
in the evening there was a grand concert of vocal
and instrumental music, at which Herr Formes, Signor
Gardoni, Mdlle. Clauss, and several other eminent
artists assisted. In London and the principal towns,
the day was celebrated with the usual rejoicings.

M. Madiai and his wife, who have been for some time
at Hyères in the south of France, have gone to take up
their residence at Geneva.

M. Mazzini has returned to England.

The Earl of Derby, Mr. Disraeli, and Mr. Shaw
Lefevre, having renounced the executorship of the late
Duke of Wellington's will, letters of administration have
been granted to the present duke. The will had been
hurriedly written by the late duke himself, at Paris, on
the 17th of February, 1818, in consequence of an attempt
to assassinate him on the 10th, which might "be
repeated with success." The duke directs that an
annuity of £1000 shall be paid to his second son, Lord
Charles Wellesley, who, however, has the option of
claiming a sum of £20,000 as an equivalent. Apsley
House and the furniture therein, money invested in the
funds and exchequer–bills, are thus to be disposed of:—
The money is directed to be laid out in the purchase of
an estate, which, together with Apsley House and its
contents, are given to the present duke for life, with
remainder over to his issue, and in default of issue to Lord
Charles Wellesley and his issue in like manner. In case
of the death of both the present duke and Lord Charles
Wellesley without heirs male, the property passes over
to the descendants of the brothers of the late duke.
Certain personal estate, which his grace designates as
"money given me by the nation," or any estates which
may be purchased with such money, are directed to pass
under trusts very similar to those of the foregoing
property; Apsley House first going to the children of the
duke, and on their deaths, leaving no issue, to the
children of his brothers. The wording of the will is very
involved; and the residue, which owing to the lapse of
time must have greatly accumulated, is undisposed of.

An African prince has arrived in this country, prince
Sidi, the son of a powerful chief of the Trarzas, a tribe
in the neighbourhood of Senegal. His object is to visit
Europe, and in this he was prompted by his own
curiosity, and had his father's consent. He is a fine
young man, about twenty years of age, with regular
Arab features. His language is Arabic, and his religion
Mahomedan.

A new church has been erected at Highgate Rise, at
the sole expense of Miss Barnett, a lady residing in the
neighbourhood; the cost has been £7,000. The Bishop
of London consecrated it on Tuesday. The patronage is
vested in the bishop of the diocese.

The parishioners of St. George's, Botolph–lane, have
elected a Jew for churchwarden—Mr. Henry Levy
Keeling.

               Obituary of Notable Persons.

LIEUT.–GENERAL SIR ROBERT ARBUTHNOT, K.C.B., died on
the 6th inst. He was a very old and distinguished officer.

SIR GODFREY WEBSTER, BART., died at Battle Abbey,
Sussex, on the 4th inst., in the thirty–eighth year of his age.
He was a commander in the navy.

LOUISA, VISCOUNTESS FEILDING, died of consumption on
the 1st inst., at Naples, at the age of twenty–four.

LIEUTENANT–GENERAL SIR WALTER RALEIGH GILBERT,
BART., G.C.B., died on the 10th inst., aged sixty–eight.

THE MARCHIONESS OF DALHOUSIE died on board the
Monarch Indiaman, off the Land's End, on the 3rd inst.
Her ladyship had embarked at Calcutta, on the 2nd of
January, to return to England.

LUDWIG TIECK, founder of the romantic school of German
literature, died at Berlin ou the 28th April, in the eightieth
year of his age. Tieck was a fellow labourer with Schlegel
in translating Shakspere.

Mr. WILLIAM RUFUS KING, Vice–President of the United
States, died on the 18th April, the day after his return home
from Cuba, whither he had gone for the benefit of his health.

DR. BUTLER, Dean of Peterborough, died suddenly in that
city on the 30th of April, in the seventy–ninth year of his age.

M. FOCKEDY, the only one of the deputies of the Nord to the
Convention who voted against the death of Louis XVI, has
just died in the commune of Marcq–en–Barœul, near Lille, at
the age of ninety–five.

FATHER ROOTHAN, the general of the Jesuits, died on
the 15th inst.

Mr. ANTHONY BROWN, the chamberlain to the City of
London, died on the 15th inst., aged 73.

            COLONIES AND DEPENDENCIES.

The Overland India Mail brings dates from Bombay
to the 14th of April. The latest news from Burmah
extends to the 23rd of March. On the 19th of March
a combined attack was made for the third time on the
stronghold of the robber chief Myah Thoon by 1,500
troops under Sir J. Cheape—the boats of the Queen's
and Company's men–of–war under Captain Tarlton,
and a body of Karians under Captain Fytche. The
attack was made by Sir John Cheape's force, which
had to cut a road through a dense jungle in order to
approach the Burmese position, the outlets of which
were guarded by Captain Tarlton and Captain Fytche
to prevent the enemy's escape. After four hours' hard
fighting, and after sustaining a loss of 102 rank and file
killed and wounded (including 13 officers). Sir J.
Cheape succeeded in carrying the enemy's position and
bayoneting its defenders. Myah Thoon unfortunately
escaped for the time with 100 or 200 followers, but
Captain Fytche and his Karians went off immediately
in pursuit, and were thought certain of catching him,
but no particulars had been received. Lieutenant
Cockburn, 18th Royal Irish, is reported as being
mortally wounded. The sergeant–major of the 4th Sikhs
is also reported killed, and Conductor Lisbey, of the
Rocket Troop, severely wounded. The sick and
wounded had been sent to Rangoon. Great mortality
from cholera and dysentery had prevailed among both
troops and camp followers during the expedition.
The camp followers had also suffered much from smallpox.
Much uncertainty prevailed regarding the actual
state of affairs at Ava. The late King's brother–in–law
was believed to lie fully established in power, but it is
said that he will not hear of any cession of territory;
that, true to the traditional policy of the Burmese, he
is endeavouring to gain time; and that, flushed with
his recent success over his own Sovereign, he
manifests no anxiety regarding our threatened advance on
his capital.