The Express. — London, England, 1852-01-24 00:00:00

rvtra drill (if embodied when war threatened) i 11 . 1 ": —. b on g called into action, would be at least , to half their number of regulars , if not I Ti „. more we approach to t he „din of having a small and regular force, 7 'l' l l I lr ge an irregular one to fall back on as pow :the better shall we be guarded against inv.- and the oitly . exeeption to this should be a l lie„at uciiilsT UI Illralltry to supply relief to our atwisid. Our colonies ought to be r n oi ,„ - 14 4 1 to adopt the American system of i o ,`„ - i n g them:when through the means of a militia, „„• l a ding every able-bodied man they posses. If ,annul do this they do not deserve being de fold: and they would 'decays, if necessary, have wiat* .againsi a foreign enemy through our naval To show the advantage of uu irregular force, nu y state that at the must expensive time of ou r Istvan! brigades (the first year or two), the rest „ t • fo • lks , men, that would he nearly equ a l to re olar troops behind fortifications, and for working testae guns, was only that of a regiment of the line gsl;nun ; and that the expense of keeping up t wo , a ch null fur the defence of Portsmouth would proidi about 150 ints.otry soldiers. fl u ie been 1(1111 the strong intertsit I have taken • subjects for some years to write considerably o g T than I hail the slightest idea of when I com isSAL But I trust you will impress those whose .i rg , Tog rep , sent. with the importance of stand to the important point of refusing to listen ' ,say increase until the money now voted is ho -14.4 ~qt. This applies to the system I have sotuc.cil io the army. In the navy I can justly ik r that the rouse utluut u most efficient, and lied hardly be bettered. Notwithstanding oute about our ships, they are the trast in the world (though for years in rue steam navy we squandered many thousands ytsgh want of some system being adopted); only us keep that force where it can help to de (,;,l us, and we hate little to fear from sudden OW ree and if we only hare a good reserve in hand wo y,l tsar nothing. .1 could odd much on the subject ci the gross waste of money in building useless forts, as at to withstand ships, while important points were : ,,, t htted,which I must do the Admiralty the justice I.—ay (mtieularly Lord Auckland, Sir C. Adam, Admiral Berkelev) they tried to prevent; but it was the work of the board of Ordnance. Your obedient servant, It. J. SULIIA.N, Captain R.N. Craven Hotel, Strand, Jun. 22. (rru■ A .01111.b..1.4 , N1.F.NT.) I'ORTSMOUTII, EMIDAY, 2 r.s. Th. Fury steamer has just left the harbour, unex t..:, . I un.l. r.t.stut. with orders to proceed forthwith to M t • r, r.d .ome of the ships there. 2.70 e Court. WINDSOR, JAN. 23. lie following had the honour of dining at the mil table Let evening : --The Duchess of Kent, Prince 11,,peld of Kase Coburg, the Duchess of Sutherland and Laly C. L. Ll..vrer. the Itiron and Baroness Brunnow, the LO T is Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de 'Nib. Lord and Lady Seymour and the Ilea. J. Ilerrnione ft Maar, BAT! and t'ountess Grey, Earl and Countess Inge. Viscount Canning, Lady Aline Lambton, Sir James gel Lady tirahani, and Colonel Wrlde. Th. Queen ualle‘d in the ilonu•patk and Slopes this a.••roat Th,P e iure 01 Wales, the Princess Royal, and younger a,ahor. of the royal family, took their accustomed pony is I walking exercise. Pr ar Uk rt went out Awning this morning, attended be CA F. 11. Seymour, and sewing:mii d by Prince Leopold 44%, Coburg, Lint Seyin,ur, Eels they and Bruce, Tioonnt Panninz. and SriJame. Graham. • - - ht r Chartes,Wunl, Chencellor of the Exchequer, arrived 21 the Castle this afternoon. _ . - Tat third dramatic performance at the Castle tools place trtltiflit. Leitch Hunt'. play of " A Legend of Flo e nu - was selected upon this occasion, and the parts were areueding to thr following programme.— A LY.OESO OP PLUSENCIL Rorer ' "ol'ati• I.om. norreufts Mr. Phelps. we... nos Mr. Leaeb Murray. lu.no da Idea .—..... (a fuet) Coot Ulnas tnt(46"; ma. " .... / Mr. C. Wrkisalleigh. awn. (s sonata '' Mr. J. F. Catboat feto is Neel Mira Moan& cam to Armload) Mrs. Charles Maim " 1 " 1 " "*""" lFritu ( l• of Gioem) MI " Vim "' Doss -• NOIR J. Naval* nouitas ...... (nizairs'a Meobatena. Merriam emir—riaresse sad ito neighb ourhood. Tone lairiag the f.aUllesse of Leo the Tenth. grouter Mr. Charles Kelm limn:tor Mr. (4...ryie T to. stn ondged ad the mossy pointed by Mr. 1111011118 Grieve. 11. r Majesty and Prince Albert, with the elder royal ' ckidlren, catered the Ruben. room from the north corridor, neumpanied by the Duchess of Rent, Prince Leopold of r‘iti Cohan:, the Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Con 'undo Leveson Onset'', the Baron and Baroness BrilillOW, Ll.' and Luly Seymour and the lion. J. lieriniooe Bt Naar. the Earl and Countess Grey and Lady Alice Lamb al. the Earl and Countess Bruce, Viscount Canning, the li.:ht lion. Sir Cherles Wood, the Might lion. Sir James and lady Graham, and Colonel Wylde. The ladies and patio men in waiting on her Majesty and his Moral High t... And the lady in waiting to the Duchess of 'Kent and Bouries• de Speth, were in attendance. The Queen and Prince, and their illustrious guests, hay. aig taken their seats on the haut pas, her Majesty', private Mad wrfurmeil some appropriate music, and the play corn & saki. Teiiollowing had the honour of receiving invitations to v.tai • the performance • —Lodz Emily Seymour, Lady Car,in. and Miss Harrington, Colonel lion. C. U. and Phipps. (*.tonal lion. Charks and Mrs. Grey, Hon. fi Ashiky, Nl' George and Lady Coupe, and Mi.. Couper, Theolan and Lady Brinenavan, Right lion. Henry La .. .ouch, re, Vice-Admiral and Mrs. Sykes, Lieut.-Colonel 11 s. C. Forc,ter, commanding officer, Captain Lord Max =der Lennox and Cornet Lord George Lennon, of the liar.e Guards, Colonel Craufurd, commanding r. Liauttn.nt lingge Intl Lieutenant Macsc, of the :si.liatt.Otua of the Grenadier Guards, the Rev. Dr. Ham my. the Ser. W. and Mrs. Canning, Mrs. Harcourt, Mr. 'PI Mrs. H. and Miss Seymour, Mrs., Mims, and Mina Ger tza.s Gunton. and Mr. end Mir Ricardo. Lifilallibents were accord in the Throne Room. A deputation, ronoisting of Mr. Meetersnan, M.P., the Litt lion. M. T. Baines, M.P., Mr. Barkworth, Mr. Nu• 4 sad Mr. Bamford, had an interview with Lord hha Ituv4ll, yesterday, at his official residence, in bovainr.stri.t. the of Lansdowne (Lord President) will ypre a LI drew &altar to a piety of Preys, on Monday. the ?ad if F,bruri , rt his residence, Lansdowne Ilona,. Berkelf7 . spun It t'h inreiler of the Exchequer left town yesterday for Woi.kor Castle. he, I'r•no the Lord IWO Comasitaioner of the ! ,s were received yesterday at the Colonial- MEILNATIONAL POSTAGE. .1 deputation from the areociation to obtain re..l communication between all nations, by means of tt. lowest practicable uniform charge for ship tran s! ot letters so I printed papers, which was formed taros the late Great Exhibition, of the following M. :.m.n -the Lord Ashburton, Sir P. Boileau, Bart.; Bill J"he lltaretyne. ; William. Brown, 8.5., M.P.; Durum Esq. ; Chevalier De Burr, Austria ; Pro ; Hew" Cole, C.B. ' • C. W. Dilka, . I Wentworth bake, Eq. ; Baron Charles Dupin, Itioht lion. T. Milner Gibson, M.P. ; Professor Ho' •./1, Ituhiin ; J.O G. Kennedy, America: J. 8. Life t• -•1 .1' B.; Cheva!ier Leucifa, Sardinia Lindley ; u'rze M..ffatt, Esq., M.l'. ; Sir Roderick Murebiaon; Nonthente, Dart. ; Dr. Lyon Mayfair, C.B. ; W. C. Kot , America; Ccdonel Sir Wm. R e id. K.C.8., Ili rr son Viehahn,Zollverein ; the Hon. C. P. Va let.. NI P . lion M. Tsui. Spain, had an interview yester day a!th: Ponign (Ace with Earl Granville. The depi late* consists,' of Sir John Boileau. Bart. ; Sir Joba Bar- Put*. Groove Mott at. ; the Hen. T Niihau ( own. M P. ; Henry Cole, Esq., C.B, ; C. Wentworth Ado. r ev 'or Jolie &mut introduced the deputation to Earl Cesarille. Mr HENRY COLE said that, aa no change could be mad e in 'he 'swat arrangements of foreign countries witht Wt the toment of those countries, it was the opinion of the vputikepni that the toot method of initiitieg the important thtoer which thy had in view was, that the government eapreva as desire to act in friendly concer etth the foreign otovernmenta in endeavouring to 'Nu a lanes of international penny postage. Wh.ther this should he done by a postage eon rte.. after the model of the unitary congress els matter for after consideration ; but there was little 'kohl that the step, however taken, would he received, 'l' l lll4 miter the example eat by England in having a %inform rate of ird and portage had been more or less f4;uwed by all foreign countries. With regard to the the irnorrnraent could act without interference, lad h week be for the heads of that department to evo.o.oler whither it were wise to retain the trifling r , emit now produced by ship letters in exchange for the end. boo lON o horh a reduction °rutin postage would mo tif on • inutrods, and therefore. ultimately In the m o th e r ee ,un'tr o lite oceurrenee of the Great Exhihition and tn. mt.,n otr l romnroiron of the noble earl with that event, ,010 !‘ I* 4 hippy opportunity fur his initiating the move- Mr MOFFAT spoke of the very beneficial result, to tn.! , end errtain to folluw thia step, if any ana- Pin ran 'e Grown from the results of the peon Jt" y postage. , m peouble to overrate the effect which that change has made on all Waukee of our commeme; they have been quits revolotiosioed by it. The feeling of the City met chants as very strong in favour of this plan, though it is thought by some that the moat practicable way of bring ing it about would be to set the exam* with one or two foreign states, as the United States or Franco. Sir JOHN BURGOI'NE thought that the lase by the penny postage did not aff e ct the correctness at the principle of redaction, but arose rather from other mans which will not act in the case of a packet meek*. and that the good result would therefore be more iniarediMely opportion. Oa the point of the advantage to the arionloa, sod of the tow& bility of the reduction he wae glad to know that hie °pitapat we. entirely the same with that of Colonel Sir Wm. Reid, who when governor of the Bermudas and of the Leeward Islands, had paid great attention to the question. Sir Joha Burgoyne deprecated any partial reform which would re date the revenue while it did not give the public the full bomb of the change —a penny ocean postage was the right step. He advocated a commenecmint with the colonies,' even if no international 111C.Iolire followed. It could not fail to bind them more timely to the mother country. Mr.W EN I' WORTII OILER said, that this question had come before the British Aseucietion fur the Advancement of Science at their last meeting. e4avially with the transmission of scientific periodicals. The difficulty of obtaining those published by foreign societies was at present very great. Sir Roderick Murchison had taken great iuterest in the matter, and if nut unavoidably prevented, would have been present to-day. Mr. MILNEIt GIBSON wished to eapreos the strong and growing feeling in favour of this scheme of ocean penny postage, of the merchant. and men of business of Manchester. With regard to the United States and our colonies, there appeared to be little difficulty, and there was great probability that the decrease which must be ex pected at first in the reeenue would be soon made up, even putting out of view the commercial and philan thropic benefits which the change would produce. Earl GRANVILLE said in reply that it was the real in. terest of this country to promote peace and intercourse be tween all nations, and that nothing can so certainly conduce to that end as our giving all facilities to the co.nmunication of knowledge and ithas. With this view cheap universal postage was must desirable. 'There were matters of detail, which must be considered by the Chancellor of the Eachc. quer and the other members of the government; at present these need not be gone into. On the principle, he did not he sit de to say that he was most envious to give every support in his power to the views of the deputation, which he should communicate to his colleagues in the government. The deputation then retired. ;From last Mete. o , urtre.) WINDSOR CAsTLE, JAN. 17.—This day had au dience of her Majesty: His Excellency Monsieur Alexandra Colones Walewski, Ambassador from the French Republic, to deliver • letter from the Priam President of the French Republic ; to which be was introduced by Earl Granville, her Majesty's Secretary of State fur Foreign Affairs. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 19.—The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint James Hudson, Esq., now her Majesty's Envoy Extraonlinary and Minister Plenipotee tiary to the Grand Duke of Tuscany, to be her Majesty'e Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Sardiuia ; also to appoint Sir Henry Lytton %d -irer, ti.C.1.1., now her Majesty's F:nvoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the united States of America, to he her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to [het:rand Duke of Tuscany ; and also to appoint John Fiennes Crampton, Esq., now Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Waderigton, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to this United States of America. THE GOVERNMENT CONTRACT FOR RIFLES. The public arc already made acquainted with the feet that the Board of Ordnance has issued specifications to the gumnakers of Birmingham and London for the imme theta " setting up " and supply of 23,000 rifle muskets. The barrels, locks, and other appointments of these rifles are supplied to the gi:makers by the Board of Ordanee, and have been for some years in the course of manufacture in this town and neighbourhood- The rifle required is on the Minis principle, and provided with " sights" regulated to carry balls of a peculiar description distances varying from 400 to 900 yards. In other respects the muskets are ex actly the same in quality as those supplied to the Board of Ordnance, with which many regiments of the line have been furnished fur the last 10 years, and commonly known by the name of the " new-line musket." The tenders from Birmingham were returned to the Board of Ordnance on the 22nd instant, and yesterday (Friday), being board-day, it is presumod that the orders to successful competitors fur the contracts will be issued forth with. The specifications set forth are to the following ef fect What number of rifle muskets, upon the principle stated, will you fit up in a given time, and at what price ?" subject, of course, to the usual inspection of government inspectors, of which there is at present a numerous unem emrloyed staff at the Proof-house, in Bagot-street, in this town. It is calculated that if Birmingham should be fortunate enough to obtain these contracts, they will give employment to about 2,000 workmen, who have not had living employ ment since March last. The operative guaniakers for the Ordnance and Tower work constitute an entirely . different branch from those of the birthing and fowling piece trade, and in consequence of the inexplicable vagaries of the go vernment board have for a considerable period past been subjected to the greatest destitution for want of employ ment. But notwithstanding the desperate condition of the opera tive military gunmekers, as diatinguished in some degree from other branches of the gun trade, there appears to be great dismitistaction among the workmen respecting the prices to be paid for various descriptions of work required in the "getting up" of the new contracts. The workmen in London during the early part of last week delivered to their masters a list of prices, demanding the same to be paid for the stocking, screwing, and finishing which they were last paid ; when employed upon the ," new Tower musket." To this list the Birmingham workmen demurred, and have caused the metropolitan journeyman gunmeheis to send a second list of prices at an advance of about 12i per cent. Thus, in 11319, stockers were receiving 3s. sd. for stocking, and nerewers and finishers (which in Bir mingham is one branch, and in London two) 10s. 10d. They now require, in obedience to the dictation of the Birmingham men, 3s. 9d. for stocking, and 12a. 3d. for screwing and finishing. This advance, although appa rently small, would amount in a large contract to a very considerable sum ; but notwithstanding, the master gun makers of Birmingham, seeing the great extremities to which the men fur some years past have been reduced are, if they could without endangering; the contract, inclined to accede to the requirements of the men. The spirit is willing. It is, however, generally considered that the workmen are mach to blame, in times of great competition like the pre sent, to demand an advance of prices on those paid for the last guns of the same quality, and which, in 1849, both in London and Birmingham, were deemed not only good but highly satisfactory. There is no more work in the Minii rifle musket than in the new line 'minket, although from the fixing of the sight by screws instated of soldering them, greater risk is incurred and a greater liability to masters. The riling of the barrels has nothing to do with the price, paid to the gunfitten, as that charge is paid by the contractor at his own cost. If, however it should be contended that Mine's rifle occasions more trim. ble in the fitting than the new line musket, it should be re collected that in the new invention the loop of the barrels are prepared fur the bolts, which the workmen formerly prepared themselves, and that neither is there any sight to affix, which they formerly had to aSs to the new line musket. It will be seen by the above statement that, at what. ever lower prices than lormerly the Board of Ordnance is supplied with the Millie muskets required. the nductios will not be obtained out of the prices paid to the workman, but entirely from the profits of the contractors. It is considered that the rifle muskets, for which the spe cifications are out, will cost the Board of Ordnance about W. 6e. each, exclusive of the cost of viewing, inspection, packing, &c. Foe several months past the gun-lock makers of Darbuton, Wednesbury. and Wolverhampton, have been very nearly in full employ ; but it is understood there are not less than 18,000 new musket-locks in the Tower; so that an addi tional supply of 6,000 will he all that is required to snake up the proposed contracts for new muskets. The bayooet makers are also in full work. The contract for bayonets was given by government to on e manufacturer ; but to enable him to complete the order he has been obliged to employ several other makers. PROTECTION To EMIGRANTS. The Liverpool authorities have lately bestirred themselves in earnest to defeat the various schemes of the maneatchers and runners who have so long victimised the thou sands of abject emigrants that arrive at Liverpool for the purpose of emigration. The resolution of the deck committee to support the em te' home; esta blished by Mr. Sabel and Mr. Marshall, u well as to esta blish another at the north end of the town, has drawn forth • rememstnnce from the small lodging - h one-keepers and their supporters. At the usual meeting of the dock commit teem Thursday, this remonstrance was presented in the shape of • memorial, in which the memorialists state that they have "learned with regret that the dock committee had been misled by 174 persons, chiefly consisting of ship owners, praying the committee to take steps to establish so emigrant: home, at the north end, and making very grave charges against pepons engaged in the emigration trade." Tb. document gnu on to say that the memorialist' cannot attribute the movement to establish and support emigrants' boom to motives of philanthropy, but rather to a desire to obtain the exclusive monopoly of the shipping of emi ' grants. The memorial was Isid on the table. Popular feeling is in favour of the proposed eingrants' home. ' PEMBERTON, TIIE ENGINE-DRIVER at the time of ' the accident on the railway near Ford Station, bee been re moved from the Chiehester infirmary to Petworth Gaol, having quite recovered from the wound which he at that time inflicted en his throat with intent to destroy himself. lie will be tried at the neat waists—Brighton Guardian. BLYTHE ANU TYN Y. lit LWAY.—The engineer plates that this line is now completed, and that under the bill to he introduced for its incorporation there are no works contemplated involving the outlay of a further sum of ate. AURORA BOREALIS.—On Monday night a brilliant aurora borealis was seen at Havre. It wee in a NN.W. direction, and was visible for about 20 minute". It was eo bright that it was at first feared that there was a tremendous Ste in the neighbourhood. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24, 1852. a falsehood asserted by Mr. Fox, as men as I saw it in the paper I Dent for Mr. Fox, who ems boffin me Mreply to my interrogatory me to the lest of hie ewe having lees me. He positively denied, in dm that Camden Se ymour, and my secretary, flea. that he had over seen me. I said, This denial is nod t. I mien hove it is writing;' which he promised to Nod to me, god which be did, but it was eta late boor, as the peat was leaehig, doubt less with the expectation et my wadies it away in haste, having told him I eismill thewurd it to you. When I read it I eassideead it tots is erodes, and rather lending to maim the raressest nada than to contradict it. I intim diately wrote to him • MOH in which I expressed nay sur prise that be had departed from the pledge be had given in the presence of the commodore, and insisted an his giving me in writing a denial of his having ever seen me, but this did not reach me until it was too late to send it by Sunday's post, in time to adopt measures to obtain • contradiction of the false seindon. Although I have not the pleasure of your sequaintance personally, yet your reputation, as an honourable man of sound_judgment and discretion. is well Known to the Pub lic. Therefore, when you receive the aeconspanying deeds ration,',l hope you will do me the justice to adopt such measures to contradict a statement so thoroughly incorrect. If Mr. Fox had given a ries voce statement on his oath, I would have prosecuted him for perjury; but he sends a statement from the representation of another person, which is inadmissible in any court of law, as it'is only hearsay evidence and ought not to have b een' received. As the secretary to the Steam-packet Company, I take this op portunity of informing you that there never was a subect of importance so connected with the sit ua ti on I hel d so shamefully conducted. Mr. Vincent acknowledges to have landed at 1, cm., from the Menden, and probably left by the express train at 10. During the nisi hewn, seithet himself, nor did any other person, agent et otherwise, i.e seer me to furnish me with any informatkm. Timm- Illepe, I was in total ignorance of what had omianed_, hue what I heard from the general rumour. The ele j; leellilleSee I received was from Commander Ken nedy. of the coast-guard, who brought some vague retreat, but recollected that it was directly sod gaddrily stated that "no boat left the ship but the ere that was picked up by the Marsden ; that shortly alter she left the Amason she blew up, and there was not a ves tige of her to be seen afterwards." As the Admiral serving here, and the only person capable of affording amistanee, I eggeal to you whether some person should not have come nes and afforded me information, and to have solicited eadelaace had it been required ? I should then have had an ospraunity of putting these questions which naturally mew to a sailor, as to the plate where the auident leek glue, the state of the wind and weather et the tiers as* law the wind blew after the people were la it beak lad after the explosion of the vessel. An answer to anek goodiams might have been the groundwork for taking Ms elailieration the necessity for sending out a vessel; in ee ell pumas the admiral is the one from whom all begin mime is withheld. I cannot unieltuk without expesselog my hope that you will cause the reported statement el Yr. Fox to be contradicted.—Your very obedient servant, " Capt. Chappel." " J. A. 0111eAlINIT. To him (Captain Chappell) it appeared that all the con /mien had arisen from the fact that Mr. Fox had looked Ran the secretary's communication as one from the Ad miral himself, and had se stated it to him (Captain Chap ati). lie thought it sou due to Admiral Ommanncy to make these explanation.. Lieutenant Guth was then called in, and made the fol. lowing statement—On the Light of the calamity I was ea deck, and to the best of my belief the vessel was not stopped previous to the fi re. She was stopped on the previous sight. Chairman observed that this was contrary to the statement* of all the preceding witnesses Witness—To the best of my belief she was not stopped on the night of the accident. On that night I was startW iss • great noise and confusion. I got up, and saw two Wks, one with a child in her arms. On looking fees ward I saw the ship was on fire. I went on deck he see if I could be of any assistance. When there I saw that the flames bad risen to such a head, that it would he impossible to du anything. I saw the captain, who wee calling out " For God's sake don't lower the b oat,." At this time the boats were full of people. They called out to me " For God's sake lower ;" and I said o If I do you'll all be drowned ;" and they said, " Never mind, sir, give as • chance." I then attempted to lower, when the csp tain again begged of me not to lower, while the people called on me to lower. I did lower ; but, the fall getting tangled, the boat went down perneadicular, and the all fell into the sea, and passed astern, with fri= ✓eemning. I turned away in horror, and promded Molt the captain to clear away the port life-boat The Omen however, came to us, and singed the captain's heft. We were then separated. Before this I timid =Mks that the captain called out " starboard," whet mete eao aa the other side called out " port;" and I, fearing mum ▪ raa to the wheel and put her a starboard. There teen then three people at the helm. Lieut. Orylls pre ceded to detail the melancholy fate of the stewardess, and the adventures of himself and party in the boat ; but all the Ma have already been more than once reported. As to the adsia if the Are, he had heard the storekeeper say in the teat that he saw the fire burst out in the storeroom. He said—l am certain that I heard hint say that ho saw flames coining out of the store room. I think I saw the third officer lowering the falls of one of the boats, and I am also almost sure I saw Mr. Roberts going into one of the bouts. About six in the morning we saw the vessel blow up with a terrible explo sion, and she went down half an hour after. Captain Nelson—Did you see the crew mustered before you left Southampton ?—No; but they appeared to be • tolerably efficient crew. Capt. Chappell—Whoa you leaded at Plymouth did it occur to you to make any application to the authorities ? The next morning of course I reported myself to the admiral, and we had a good deal of discussion ; he asked me a good many questions, but I made no suggestions. Col. Short—Did it appear to you that the captain made every exertion to save the ship ?—Why, yes ,• but he ap peared to have lost all presence of mind. Ile was crying out at ono time, " Don't lower the boats;" at another time, " Where's the idice I" I saw seven or eight people about the wheel when I left. It did not strike me that there was any insubordinatiou among the men, but I heard no dis tiuct orders given to any one. Capt. Chappell—As the crew all slept forward, could the crew, even if in the most finished state of discipline, have got aft to their officers ?—At first tome of them sun aft to the boats, but in two minutes the passage was rut off by the flames. In answer to some questions from Mr. Strad, brother to the purser of the Amason, Lieut. Grylls said: I heard, after we had got into the beat, that the crew wu a picked crew, and my own opinion af the men in the boat was, that they were very good men. Tbare.waa a general impression previous to the accident that something was going to happen. The Chairman observed that he never knew an accident at sea in which the survivors did net to similar statement,. Capt. Chappell said, that In SOlNefilelllllll it the /Watt slatemects made in • letter with hid qprooll leteally in the Times, he would state what had beta sally Or env if the Amazon, and • more efficient one hal sew roe to eat :—Captain, 4 officers, 3 midshipmen, Slistmora.• heft •inikeen, 1 boiler maker, 21 fi remen, 1 lamp trilateral sea mmars, 16 stewards, surgeon, purser, and smilluge Amer, Ike. Of these 67 had been lost, or were Wades. The number of passengers was 50, and 37 were lost mfg. He could say for himself, that ho bad seen the env mustered previous to the vessel's depilate, sad that a better never went to sea. Kr. 0. Ellesmere was then ealled,in emmequirams assort deleetents that had appeared in the en to the int. psepudsty of having the vessel decked with pine, and he Mated that pine was always used for decking large vessels. The Rev. Mr. Warburton then proceeded to give some details relative to his recent search for his brother. In the drat instance, he felt bound to acknowledge the liberality of the steam-packet company in piecing a special train at his service. Ile said that, having seen it stated is the Chresi. eie that the Admiralty had sent out a steenier, he had ap plied to the office for information, and footed that they had set, Afterwards he saw Mr. Glennie ' sad his stalemate selied the probability of a raft or a boat levies amp& 111111116 the French coast. lie thes west to the Peet Admiral at Plymouth, but was isteeveld that he did not Om sufficient to juti him in sending out a sharer.Warburton) then said he claimed It r kik *WO. .ad&- h subject, but the admiral told him that be artier admit any such right. Ho must say that be had seritest no kindness from Capt. Ommanney. Having ADJOURNED INQUIRY. retuomoll to the Admiralty he got an order for a steamer, and Yesterday theinquiry into the circumstances attend- the Bowe was sent out with orders to proceed to Brest, analafterwards to cruise for 48 hours in the neighbourhood ing the destractiou of the Amason was resumed at the of roe wreck. The A dmiralty had, at his request, made a Royal Mail Steam-packet Company's of in Moorgato second search, in which the Hecate, Sprightly, and Avon, street. The Rev. Mr. Warburton attended to make some ezplanations. were employed, but after meeting the most tempestuous weather They were obliged to return. Since then h e b a d Captain Chappell said that previous to the examination of communicated with the Admiralty, and had received th e any witnesses he begged to make a short statemeut respect ing some matters that had transpired between Admiral allowing reply: Ommanney and himself, and which had arisen in consequence "Admiralty, Jan. 22, 1852. of some mistakes on the part of Mr. Fox of Plymouth. Mr. " reference to your letter of this date stating Fox had in the first instance written to him (Captain Chap- your return to Devonport in the Avon steamer, and the "It is reported that government has sent out a Sprightly in company, and requesting that the Hecate steamer to seek for fragments or boats from the Amazon, might be ordered to complete the search those vessels had but we do not know whether it is correct." This was on begun, and which they had been _prevented prosecuting the 6th. On the Bth Mr. Fox wrote, " There has been no from their being unable to make Brest to replenish fuel, steamerDient out ; the admiral considers it to be marks. and further stating that after the prompt and liberal manner We have called upon the admiral." Now the admiral de- in which the Royal Mail Steam-packet Company had for elated that he had never seen Mr. F ox , an d M r . warded you to Plymouth, with their lord s hip,' orders, you Fox having admitted that by letter to the ad. were under the impression that you held • power which had mire', it placed him (Captain Chappell) in the po- been confided to you on the faith of a certain search being made, I am commanded by my Lords C omm i ss i oners o f th e sition of having made a statement befor e th e committee at Southampton which was not borne out by the facts. Admiralty to acquint you that my lords will apply to the The truth was, that he had merely read nut passages from Foreign-office without delay for the purpose of communi- Mr. Fox's letters, and stated his understanding that the eating by telegraph with the minister at Paris, and re admiral had been called on to send out a steamer, and that questing that an inquiry may be made at the different ports be considered it would be of no use. lie thought now, on the French coast for any intelligence respecting the sue that according to the information then in his poesession, he trivets from the wreck of the Amazon. was fully borne out in that statement. However, it ap- "I am directed to add th a t th e Fury, which is now des peered that it was all founded on misapprehension, as tined for the Mediterranean, and will sail without delay, would be seen by the following correspondence which hsd shall be directed to call at Bilboa and at Cantons for the been forwarded to him by Admiral Omm anne y, an d w hi c h purse ascertainin g w h et h er any i n f ormat i on h as b een received, and their lordships will al so saggeet to the be would read. Capt. Chappell th en p rocee d e d to rea d Foreign letters from Mr. Fox tn Admiral Ommauney, written at the office that a communication should be made to the Spanish admiral's requisition, from which the fact appeared to be government to obtain, and communicate, any information that they bad never seen, or communicated with the admi- which can he procured on the subject.—l am, sir, your eel, but merely his secretary, Mr. Kent, and had from him most obedient servant, " W. 11. IlAniteos." received the answer that no steamer was being went out, as He (Mr. Warburton) could confirm Admiral Ommaoney's the admiral considered it would be useless. The letters etatemeut that he had had no communication made to him, which the admiral did not consider contained all the facts but he sent Captain Kennedy, of the coot-guard, to make he hal forwarded to the company, accompanied by the feel- inquiries from those who had escaped, and that officer found lowing from himself: that of the eighteen men end one officer who had fit d from " Admiralty House, Devonport, Jan. 21. the ship not one had thought it necessary to stop a moment "Sir,—Seeing my name brought before the public in the to give information- Times and other papers on the 17th on • reply ramie by you The Chairman said that might have been an error of belts, the committee at Southampton, which is founded on judgment, and it should be recollected that Mr. Vincent TILE STRIKE. LONDON. Last night a meeting, composed exclusively of labourers tooneeted with the shops which gee closed in the East larks district, took place at the Phenix Tavern, Stegall, es remiss the report of a deputation appointed es the wee*" emits to confer with the sascetiss council of the Amidgemeted Society, upon the position which the labeasniss wan sleepy with regard to moonset support siat the isestimmaes of the strike. Mr. ALDRIDOIII ec the ask. — 27ll,llAris, ens of the deputation above referred to, stated that, in company with his coadjutors, he had waited apes the essestive council that morning, to complain of tslai they thenght a grievance, viz., the difference between ,! the ems allowed for last week to the labourers and the ma. A good deal had been said upon the p oc c:sronglkilut he was sorry to say the deputation had met with bet little success. The only arrangement which could be made was this: the council said that they claimed for the society men exelusively, the whole amount which might be raised by the contributions of a day's wages per week by their own members, and with regard to sub scriptions which might come from other organised bodies, such as the masons, compositors, &c., the council intended to apply that amount to the relief of nun-society men (skilled woramen). The labourers must depend upon the subscriptions to be derived from the general public, in cluding those from unorganised bodies of workmen, which the executive council guaranteed should be theirs exclu sively. At the same time, the executive wished them to appoint a committee to distribute the money according to their own ideas of justice. The Chairman said that it seemed to him that it was the intention of the council to throw the labourers overboard. They were in a helpless condition, and he was sorry they had not thought of such a result before. Mr. Evans (one of the deputation) said he thought they were hardly treated fairly by the Amalgamated Society. lie thought they had a claim for some more secure means of support than the public subscriptions. The council bad even told them that it was necessary to support the non-society men, men who were skilled labourers, because they might otherwise go in to the prejudice to the society ; while they (the labourers), if they went in to morrow, could not effect the result of the struggle. One member of the council had even gone so far as to tell than they had better go in. But it was useless to talk so ; it was well known that the masters regarded them as acting in con junction with the Amalgamated Society, and if they went with a petition to-morruw would pay no attention to them. (Hear, hear.) What was to be done ? The masters would have nothing to do with them; end to separate themselves from the executive council would be a suicidal course. (Hear, hear.) They were in a difficulty, the timed' had treated the deputation courteously, and were, perhaps, right in their arguments, and he recommended ration* upon the council as the best course to be taken. A resolution of reliance upon the council was, after some discussion, unanimously adopted, and a committee appointed to act in conjunction with that body. The proceedings then terminated. A general feeling of depression pervaded the meeting. MANCHESTER. ------- -------- It is stated that at Manchester there is a feeling among the employers favourable to re-opening the work shops to all the non society men, and of putting the labour ers forward as well as they can—at the same time, also, taking back all such members of the Amalgamated ociety as arc willing to renounce dictation and foreign interfer ence. A deputation of Manchester employers are under stood to have gone up to London to confer upon this and other sub j ects. The employers ore also revising their rules or drawing up new codes to be posted up in their workshops, so that there may be no misunderstanding with their hands whenever employment may be resumed. Taking into con sideration the hardships to which the non-society men and labourers have been exposed, it is proposed to give them work in cleaning, and other jobs, so as to earn something which will keep them off the parish. In Salford we heard of two non-society men who had applied to the union (or relief, but, generally speaking, the mechanics have a spirit that will induce them to resist this course to the very last. The following circular, issued by the Association of Em ployers, bears upon the question of opening the workshy, to the labourers :—. 4 It appears to the executive committee that the rule of the association referring to apprentices and labourers, has been is some instances misunderstood. We are, therefore, directed to inform you that you are at liberty to employ your apprentices and labourers in cleaning, stock-taking, •, the rule only requiring that the engine should be stopped, and that no productive labour be earned on." The working men have been holding meetings at Preston, Bolton, and other large Mans, at which the nature of the question at issue has been explained in much the same way as at the Manchester and Oldham gatherings. The Bolton meeting was ver7 crowded, and was attended by employers and bytes and clergymen, but they took no part in the p At Manchester Ahem have been meetings of ot her' societies to express sympathy with the mechanics, and the society of fine spinners have wade a grant of 401. towards the support of non-society men and the unskilled ; whilst the society of house joiucn at a similar meeting voted 251. ASSOCIATION or ENPLOTIRS OF EMI:II/72E1%13.- 011hr*, 3, Crass-street, Market-street, Manchester, Jan. 23, 18d2.—(To the Editor of the Daily News.)—Sir,—Tho statement that Mr. Marsden, of this city, whose worse closed on the 10th lost., on Wednesday seceded to the pro positions of the executive council (of the Amalgamated Society), and would resume work yesterday, is quite un founded. Mr. Marsden (who at present is out of town), has kept good faith with the Employers' Association ; his works remain closed, and he has put forth no announce• ment of his intentions to re-open them. We visited them ourselves only a few minutes ago, and found a boy and a man the only occupants thereof. We are sure you will require no apology for our thus troubling you.—We are, your most obedient servants, BICHASIDISON and WHIT WORTM, Secretaries, THE AMAZON. [rum OUR owif SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY. A meeting of the Southampton Amazon fund com..ittee took place today. The utmost difficulty still exists in ascertaining the number of sufferers by the loss of relatives in the Amazon. The district committees in Southampton had got a list of 29 widows and 58 orphans, but numlzers yet arc not known. le addition to the above there were 14 widow women who had lost their chief support through the death of dutiful children on board the ill-fated ship. The relatives of H. Keneboe, a French gentleman, passenger on board the Amason, will experience deep distress through the loss of him; and the committee think that those rela• tires will have claims on their bounty. When the report is completed it will be immediately submitted to her Majesty, who has manilested the greatest interest in the great and terrible calamity which has excited so much attention. It is believed that a great many perished on board the burning ship, owing to the height between decks, and tasks want of ladders at the fore hold, as none could escape by means of the fore saloon stairs, because that was where the fire raged. The carelessness of sailors respecting fire is almost in curable. Notwithstanding the terrible catastrophe on board the Amason, and the orders that have been given by the Royal Mail Company in consequence, the storekeeper of the Dee, which left Southampton with the West India mail on the 17th inst., was actually detected going into the storeroom with a naked lamp. Ho was dismissed, and has since gone mad, and is now confined in a lunatic asylum. Sailors, in using naked lamps, carry with them a kind of tweezers, by which they pull up the wick and snuff it, the snuffed parts being thrown almost invariably in the most careless manner about the Elan. Nearly 1601. has been subscribed in Plymouth towards the Southampton Amazon fund. The officials in the Southampton Custom-house have subscribed above 221., and Lady Gertrude Stanley, aunt to the Earl of Carlisle, has given MI. towards the fund. Concerts are about to be given in Hampshire, Dorset shire, and the Isle of Wight, in aid of the fund. DESTRUCTION OF THE AMAZON. was • Tory young aloes, only seventeen yean and a belt old. The Chairman said they had written to Mwsrs. Kill kelly and Blood, requesting their attendance. Mr. HM- I kelly had written, stating his inability to be in town on that day; and Mr. Blood had requested pecuniary artist ante, which had been sent bun. Captain Bceebey . announced that the Board of Trade would hold en inquiry into the circumstances attending the destruction of the Amason on Monday neat, at the Privy Council Chamber, to commence at 10 o dock , which would be open to the public press. The Chairman then read letters from the Plymouth l i 7s t o o f f t a h :pteins Kennedy and tilhurn i warm n rns carrying carry a in t g he on ex t e l l ;; search, in spite of the most tempestuous weather, and stated, in closing the investigation ' that as the Baird of Trade had now taken the matter in band, the company would not interfere further. SPORTING. LIVERPOOL SPRI: WEIGHTS TOE TUE Liv XI MEETING, 1852. STEEPLE • CLASS. . Lord George Sir John ll 10 British Yeoman ll 6 Vain Hope ll 4 Abd-cl•Kader Sir P. Laurie Peter Simple II 2 Duc•an-Dburrsa Lucy Neale Peter View Iloilo° ll 0 Fernhill Chieftain .. Roane* lO 10 Bedford, • pi Axis lO 10 Litt!, Queen lO 10 Postilion lO 8 Warner Maria Day lO 6 St. Helier Melford Kissaway Haltand.Hall Joan of Are Oka, Simple Harry Miss Mowbrey Hard wick Dolly's Brae Forfeit' to be declared t at. lb. Rat-trap . 1 Silent knead Bedford, 6 yrs Lifters& Ladra Vengeance 1 M'lon 1 Forest Lad 1 Abbot Laurence Maria Monk Janus Odin Ball/leek Carrig Venture De tinkle Vietrt as Lamienne ffy a Everton Maid of the West..., Cripple Ringdove Scavenger Maurice Daly Royal Blue Perjury Buscot Hinters pays forfeit. y the 11th of Februtry. HANDICAP FOR TILE SPRING et. lb. Comae 8 7 The Merquie Merry Peal 7 7 Abd4lah Hungerford 7 2 tough Hawn tenth. Prior of Lanereeet Countess Ebor 6 12 Cardinal WiAtIMM 6 10 Kilquado Abbess of Jerreaux Melford 6 8 La Fiancée Forfeits to be d Cur. Mile and three quarters. at. lb. Letterpress Isehia iPorto Bello colt First Fruits 6 4 Young Trtgiblocums True Girl 6 12 Merry Bird Sir Charles Napier 6 6 Zelmyra Joe Miller Fallow Doe 5 2 Don Carlos Snowdrop 4 12 Banshee Surprise leclared u above. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS . Captain West's Bath stephounds, Tuesday, ' Broughton; Friday, Keyneham—at hall-past 11. Mr. A. Way's Cheltenham staghounds, Friday, the Rising Sun—at half-past 11. Baron Rothschild's staphounds, Monday, Pitchcott Hill ; Thursday, Rowsham—at 11. Worcesterehire hounds, Monday, Old Hills; Wednesday, Woetleute Green ; Friday, Grafton Wood—at half-past 10. Herefordshire bounds, Tuesday, Canon From—at half past 10. Warwickshire hounds, Monday, Sherbourne ; Tuesday, Mitford Bridge ; Thuralay, Ufton Wood ; Friday, Kiaeton Kennels—at a quarter to 11. Shropshire hounds, Mmday, Curthereot ; Thursday, filth milestone on the Baschurch road—at 11. Wheatland hounds, Wednesday, 1a; Gate—at 10. Ledbury hounds, Monday, Pheasant Inn, Welland ; Fri day, Dymoek Vill a ge --at half-past 10. Ludlow hounds, Wednesday, Bircher Common; Satur day, Downton Castle—at half-put 10. Upton-on-Severn harriers, Tuesday, Stone Bridge, Long don—at half-past 10. Brighton harriers, Monday, Patcham ; Wednesday, Thunder Barrow ; Saturday, Dyke—at a quarter to 11. Brookside harriers, Monday, Newmarket Hill; Thurs day, Telscombe 'f ye—at half-past 9. Southdown hounds, Monday, the Links, Eastbourne—at half-past 10. Crawley and Horsham hounds, Monday, Crawley Village; ednesilay, Strom' Park; Friday, the Swan, Pease Pot tage—at a quarter to 11. Cheshire hounds, Monday, Crewe Hall; Wednesday, Dunham Massey ; Thursday. Withington ; Saturday, Norley Hall—at half-put in. Mr. Conyers's hounds, Monday, Matching Green— a t 11. Mr. Lushington's hounds, Tuesday, the Squirrels; Fri day, Sharsted Park—at IL Monmouthshire hounds, Monday, Blackbrook ; Thurs day, Dingestow Bridge—at half-past 10. Mr. Lee Steere's hounds, Monday, Itchingfield ; Thurs day, Rudgwick Poorhouse—at 11. Badsworth hounds, Tuesday, Robin Hood's Well; Thurs day, Shafton, Five Gates; Saturday, South Hiendley— a t half-past 10. Mr. Lumley's hounds, Monday, Osberton ; Tuesday, Stainton Village; Thursday, Gatefold Hall; Friday, Darl ton Bar—at Mf-past 10. Ruffurd's hounds, Monday, Winkbum ; Tuesday, Walesby ; Thursday, Lazton ; Saturday, Langwith Lodge —at half-past 10. Lord Yarborough's hounds, Monday, Laceby Cross reads; Wednesday, Linwood Warren; Friday, Cadney bridge—atll. Lord Henry Bentinek's hounds, Monday, Langworth bridge—at a quarter to 11 ; Wednesday, lgormanby-by- Stow ' • Thursday, Wellingore ; Saturday, Norton—at 11. Sir Tatton Sykes's hounds, Monday, Brampton House ; Wednesday, Gallow Gap; Friday, Settrinston—at half past 10. Mr. Meynell Ingram's hounds, Monday, Ingestre ; Thurs day, Snelston ; Saturday, Holly Bush—at half-past 10. Mr. Bras's hounds Monday, Holnest Kennel. B. V. harriers, Tuesday, Towner Farm Gate; Friday, Druce Down—at half-past 11. Duke of Beaufort's hounds, Monday, Lackham ; Wed nesday, Silkwood ; Thursday, Kelloway Mill ; Saturday, Tormarton. Mr. A. Smith's hounds, Monday, Tcdworth Kennel ; Tuesday, Oaro Hill ; Wednesday, Wherwell Wood; Mon day, Oxenwood Village; Friday, Redenham ; Saturday, Roche Court—at 11. Craven hounds, Monday, Frozflold; Wedneeday, Fan wood ; Friday, Eastbury Park ; Saturday, Lockridge Brick Kiln—at a quarter to IL Sir It. Sutton's hounds, Monday, Alleaton—at 11; Tues day, Ksgworth Station—at twenty minutes past 11 ; Wed nesday, Bradgate Park ; Thursday, Narborough Cross Roads; Friday, Ashfordby ; Saturday, Hathern Turn— at 11. Duke of Rutland's hounds, Monday, at Crorton Park ; Tuesday, at Little Penton • Wednesday, at Belyoir ; Friday, Ro*ey Kennels—at half-Past 10. &sex Union hounds, Wednesday, at Battles Bridge ; Sa turday, at Danbury Griffin—at half-past 10. East Essex hounds, Tuesday, at Buttner Plough ; Thurs day, at Finchlngtleld Town ; Saturday, at Notley Gate—at half-past 10. South Eases hounds, Tuesday, at Horndon; Saturday, at North Ookendon—at half-past 10. Mr. Conyen's hounds, Monday, at Matching Green; Wedeesda at High Ruthing Street; Saturday, at High Roothing Street—at half-past 10. Eases and Suffolk hounds, Tuesday, at Elmstead Market; Friday, at Oifford's Hall—at • quarter to 11. Hon. F. Petre's stag hounds, Tuesday, at Leaden Tooth ing—at half-put 11. Mr. Heiken' hounds, Monday, Braekenboro' Bar; Tues day, Turoby Wood; Thursday, Brough-on-Bain ; Satur day, Well—at It. Cottesmore bounds, Monday, Cuewiek ; Tuesday, ton • Thursday, Stocken Hall; Saturday, Asbw o ll— a t 11. Earl Fitzwilliam's hounds, Monday, Holme Weld Wednesday, Heybridge Wood; Friday, Castor —at half-past 10. Her Majesty's stag hounds, Tuesday, the Crooked NM Inn ; Friday, New Lodge—at 11. Durham County hounds, Monday, Woodham ; Wedncs lay, Whin Houses; Friday, Barmpton—at half-past 10. Baby hounds (Mr. Caldwell), Wednesday, Kininvey; 'riday, Walworth Castle—at half-past 19. Newcastle and Gateshead harriers, Monday, Birtley Gate ; • "' " '"• Friday, Heddon-on.the.Wall--at 10. Tindal° hounds, Monday, Walwiek; Thursday, Stain. fordham ; Saturday, Shaw House, Heaham-road—at half past 10. Albrighton hound. Tuesday, Tnekhill; Thursday, Longford; Saturday, Hilton—at 'half-past 10. Atherstone hounds Monday, Newbold Gate ; Wednes day, Orton-on the Friday, Ansley Hall Saturday, Coombe—at a quarter to 11. Old Berkshire hounds, Monday, Uffington Village; Wednesday, Bradley Farm; Friday, Radeut Bridge—at half-past 10. Cambridgeshire hounds, Monday Diddington; Friday, Long Stanton—at half-past 10. Mr. Colyer's hounds, Tuesday, New Barn; Thursday, Bortobello • Saturday, Crouch. Mr. Drake's hounds, Monday, Horton Common ; Tues day, Souldern Gate; Thursday, Chaundon Common; Saturday, Brefleld Toll Bar—at half-past 10. Lord Elcho's hounds, Tuesday, Belford; Wednesday, Twin! House; Friday, Ilepbunt Woud; Saturday, Hag gerston—at half-past 10. II amblellon hound., Monday, Soherton Down; Wednes day, Bunledon Windmill; Friday, Fair Oak House—at a quarter to 11. Hayilon, Wednesday, Capon's Cleugh; Saturday, Wood. hall Mill—at 9. IL 11. hound., Monday, Upton Grey; Tuculay, Hinton House; Thursday, Bighorn Village; Saturday, Ifartley— at a quarter to 11. Heythrop (Lord Redesdale'a) hounds, Monda,y, C Hous e ; Wednesday, Tar Wood Friday, New Barn; slr turday, Kiddiugton Gato—at haif.past 10. Holderness hounds, Monday, Frodingham Bridge ; Tae► day, North Dalton ; Thursday, Sprostley ; Friday, Lodes borouga Avenue (late---at • quarter to 11. Mr. G. Wall Huraley's &math, Monday, King Som. bourne Village ; Friday, Dog sad Crook—at a quarter to Hurworth bounds, Tuesday, Oak Tem Village; Satur day, Red Hall, Seven Banks—at half-past 10. East Kent hounds, Monday, &Binge Lees; Thursday, Breech Down—at half-past 10. Mr. W. 8. Letradas's bounds, Monday, Woburn Town; Wednesday, Bletchley ; Saturday, Lindtord Wood— a t 11. N.F.11., Monday, F orest Gate, Hale ; Thursday, Lynd- • burst Road Station ; Saturday, Pilly—at a quarter to 11. Mr. Newton's hounds, Monday, Sydenham; Thursday, Oat nham (South Tawtou)—at 10. Oakley hounds, Monday, Sodom ; Thursday, Tyrring ham ; Saturday, Roxton—at a quarter to 11. Mr. Phillips's hounds, Tuesday, Holton Stone Pits; Friday, Waterperry Common—at half-put 10. Mr. Lort Phillips's hounds, Monday, Minwear House; Thursday, Welsh Hook Bridge—at 10. Puckeridge bounds, Monday, Thorley ; Thursday, Bark way ; Saturday, Throcking—tit half-past 10. Pytehley hounds, Monday, Orlingbury ; Wednesday, Swinford ; Friday, Wilton Place; Saturday, Nteseby—at a quarter to 11. Mr. T. Theolsald's Somerset and Wilts hounds, Monday, Farleigh ; Friday, Lower Woods (Longleat)--at halt past 10. Lord Southampton's hounds, Monday, Adstone ; Wed nesday, Bradden ; Friday, Helmdon ; Saturday, Titfield Toll (late--at It. Mr. Hennes Southwold hounds, Monday, Brackenboro' Bar; Tuesday, Tutnby Wood; Thursday, Brough.on-Bain; Saturday, Well—at 11. North Staffordshire hounds, Monday, Loggerheads ; Wed nesday, Benstock ; Friday, Tunisian (near Market Dray ton)—at half-past 10. Suffolk hounds, Tuesday, Wetherden Street; Thursday, Tetatiley Wood; Saturday, Moulton Village—at a quarter to 11. Surrey Union hounds, Monday, Bear G reen; Thursday, Broom Hall; Saturday, Fetchem Downs Monday week, East Clandun Village; Thursday week, Shimley Orem ; Saturday week, Mogadore--at halt-put to. Tiverton hound', Monday, Fairby Lodge ; Wednesday, Cruwys Moarhard Mill; Saturday, Stone (near Extols); Monday week, Worth ; Thursday week, llawkridge—at hall-put 10. Mr. Trelawny's hounds, Tuesday, Langdon Hall; Fri day, Leather Tor—at halt past 10. V.W.11. hounds (Mr. Villeliois's), Monday, Jukanienta Bottom; Tuesday, Lydian' Plain; Tnunday, Lechlade Town ; Saturday, Foss Cross—at a quarter to 11. Vine hounds, Monday, Popham Beacons; Thursday, Paul's Wood ; Saturday, Ewburat—at 11. Mr. Wheble's hounds, Monday, Evenley Bridge ; Tues day, Thatelsam Gate; Thur s day, Winchtield ; Friday, Bradfleld-street—at 11. Colonel Wyndham's hounds, Monday, Siliturst Park ; Thursday, Goodwood Kennels; Saturday, Stansteail Avenue —at half-past 11. Sir W. W. Wynn's hounds, Monday. Lee Bridge; Tues day, Hawkstone ; Thurad..y, &yells ; Friday, Acton Key nald—at half-past 10. York and Aimty hounds. Tuesday, Whizley ; Thursday, Nidd Kock House; Saturday, Sutton Hall, at halt-past 10. Lord Bolton's harriers, Tut sday, West Bolton; Saturday, Le burn—at 11. Brecortshire harriers, Monday, Merthyr Cynog ; Wed nesday, Pytin Glas ; Friday, Lower Chapel; Monday week, l'en yr hoel einon ; Friday week, Upper Chapel—at 11. Brookside harriers, Monday, Newmarket Hill; Thurs day, Telscornbe Tye—at half-past 10. Carlisle harriers, Monday, Waterloo ; Wednesday, Grey hound Inn (Broadtield) ; Friday, Irthington—at 10. Mr. Deacon's harriers, Wednesday, Cadaford Bridge; i Saturday, CrosrahiU Down—at 10. Harrogate harriers, Monday, Clint; Wednesday, Wood lands ; Friday, Monkton Moor—at half-past 10. High Peak barriers, Tuesday, Monsall Dales; Thursday, Grange Mill; Sheldon Village—at 11. Mr. Hildyard's harriers, Tuesday, !Balaton ; Friday, Potts—at half-past 10. Capt. 11. Lewis's harriers, Tuesday, South Kilvingtoa; Thursday, Morton Bridge; Saturday, High Salton—at IL Lord Lunsdale's harriers Frida y , Ilttlow Lane—at 12. Morpeth harriers Tuesday, lortLiud Arms; Friday, Widdrington—at half-past 10. Mr. Oktover's harriers, Wednesday, Alsop-in-the-Dale ; Saturday, Bottom House—at half-past 10. Stockton and Billingham harriers, Thursday, hart—at half past 10. South Warnborough harriers, Tuesday, Butterwood ; Friday, Sutton—at half-past 10. Mr. E. Williams's harriers, Tuesday, Ilamut Down; Friday, Amy Cross—at 10. NAVAL. ADMIRALTY, JAN. 23. ---- A PPOINTMF.NTS. Chief Engineer S. Harris and Assistant Engineers C. Wright and L. Owen, to Dora[io. (Pont last night's Gazette.) ADMIRALTY, Jaw. 21. Admiral of the White Z ClUlt‘ Mmes, Km., has been anointed to receive a ornelon of ISO/. a year, as revlded for in her Majesty's order in C.outeeil of the 25th June, 1051, meant by the deceuw, on the 18th loot., of Admiral George M.Kinley, and the name of Admiral Mudge has been removed to the Reserved Bell-pay List meer.liegly ; and, in eoneequenoe of this removal, the following prueotion• hive Baum plum dated the 19th Inst. ;—Ado. of the blue Sir G. SIVNUY. K.C.B. to be ado. of the white; Vire-Adm. of the Red J. Dim. By., to be mho. of the blue; Vter-Ado. of the White J. R. Means, Vag , to be Mee ado. of the red; ViereAdm. of the Blue Sir G. P. Serwite C. 8., 0.C.11., to be Mosedin. ef the white; Rear-Ado. of the lied &r R. C. Amnon. K.C.8., K.C.H., to be viimadm. of the blue ; Rear-Adm, of the %lute J. Onus, Eaq , C.B, to be rear-ado. of Use rod ; Rear-Adm. of the Blue tlir G. B. Bemoan's to be rear-ado. of the white; Capt. W. WALPUI.I. Esq., to be remedies. of the blue. The Mi:dennentioned Captain', on the Retired List, have been pro moted to be Retired Reer-Aomirala on the terms proposed in the Leedom Gnsetteot let september, laid, but without b creme of pay : —Capt. IL Perron, tam. Hon. C. O. BRIDGMAN, apt. Bit heiress', IMO" tapt. IL kbaeu. MOVEMENTS. Cumberland, Vice-Admiral Sir G. Seymour, Arrogant, and Devastation, at Jamaica, Dec. 30, 1851 ; Inflexible, at Havanna, Dec. 25; Express, at Grey Town, Dec. 20; Sappho, at Carthagena, Dec. 27; Scorpion, at St. Thomu, Jan. 2, 1862. MILITARY. - ----- THE LATE CAPTAIN C. CYHARA Boom.—Captain Booth, who had for many years been a military settler i n Van Diemen 's Land, and was much respected there, died at New Town on the 11th August last. He served formerly in the 21st Fusiliers, in which regiment ho became a 2nd lieutenant in 1820, a lieutenant in 1821, and a captain in 1830. He accompanied the 21st Fusiliers to Van Diemen's Land, where the regiment served from 1833 to 1839. This officer, whilst on duty at Port Arthur, in search of Bush rangers (escaped convicts) was severely frost-bitten, from the effect of which he never entirely recovered. Early in 1840 he retired from the service, by the sale of his com mission, and since then he has been in the receipt of a special pension from the Colonial Government, in consider- ation of his services and bodily snfferings. Ho was about 48 years of ago, and has left a widow and two daughters. . . . (Pram last aiibt'sGasetk) WAR-OFFICE, J.N. H. RI. Bret. of Hone Gds.—Oß. C. M. D. Mhos tuts been showed to net. [rem the version by tbe sail of his occualeton ; Ow. A. Mos. UP011111111) boa been showed to retire from the eerviCe by the sole of ootestlestos Mk Lt. Deep —Meist..eurg. H. J. Wunre. from the staff, to be assiet..eare., Mae R. Pyper, who fete. on beltpay. 13th LI. Dregs.-0. M. GOAD, Dint., to be cor. by pur., Mee Hon. W. H. W. Qom, prom Itert. of F.—W. 0. Amato" gent., to be ran, by par., Noe Garde, app. to the alit F., R. IL GOODWDI, gent., to be m., by pr., Mee Lloyd, prom th . lab 10. Clarke —yd , -S who rp rep. . V- D. Barr, from the staff, tale assist..evae., e , 11th F.—T. C. OkANY, put., to be ens., by pur., Tice rower, prom. 11th F.—Went. It. 0. banter to be met., by par., Mee Skeete, who rota.; HALL D. H. Coasts to be heat., by pur., New Bbt. 21th F.- IL A. Cou no, gent., to be ese., by pur., Moe Lord Larva, who rata 37th r.—C. E. A. EVISRD, gent., to be ens., by put., Mee Douce, 47th B.G. Brow, gent., to be ens., by pur.. .lee Lowry, prom, it* F.—J. 11. Bruin, gent., to be eau, by pur., Moe Br ton, prom. MM P.—Asslat.-Narg. J. Ceesan, from the zeta P., to be weiet.- gig. Wee Payne, pp. to the suf. K. B. STUART to be Gent., bv par., Mee It. Harrison, item ma.; &a. W. C. Ouse, from tbc dtb V., to be me., Mee OPP J. A. &nun, gent. to be ens., by pur., vioe Paterson. . . Ith P. g A. Ft. Barra, pat to be eft., by pur,, Coe &oaten. app. to 14111 Gate i;*. L EMIAlee, gent., to he M., by pur., Mae Regimen, who Teti,: C. T. FoLusa, gent., to be ens, by pur., vice Kirk, prom. in 70th F. 70th F.—A. C. IL Tone, gent., to be One., by pur., vier Dream, prr m. 71st F—C. l'autine, gent., to be ens., by par. 7,lnt F.—P. F. tistmeeeet. Bent., to be ww, by par., vise William, prom 74tb Ir.—R. Ciracirr, pat., to be arm, by par., visa air 4. R. Diu.os, but, whom prom., on 26th Dee., 1111, boa been canc. - ILA. 76th F.—Acting AiMat.-Barg. T. O'Kearney (Maori to be ambit, mum , Mos Offer, app. 1u 60th F. 66th F.—R. T. F. lIAMILT.N, gent., to be me., without par., vise Son. W. H. Lysight, die. skit P.—Ens. O. R Corti; from 77th F., to he sea., rice Grow, Wed 94th V.-Pee. R. R. Mune to be lieut., without pur., vice Day, dot.; Ems. B. llamnus, Rom lot West India Rept., to be ens., Vice Meade. Rile Brigade.—V. to B. Komeren, gent., to be sec. licnt., by per., vice Ninon, prom. Ist Wen India Regt.—R. D. Urroo, gent., to be en., by pet., vice Wolfinger, prom.; R. MALT10:11, gent., to be ens., by per., vice Muller, app. to the let F.; O. T. Mama, gee!., to be cm , without 2nd Wen lndia 1400.—W. Br. Amen, gent., to be ens., without per.. nee Simmons. prom.; R. J. 0. Owe, scat., to be ens., without ' per., vies Blrlay, prom. kd Wen Inule Rep.—Lieut. R. Women to be rept, by our, mac Graham, who reta.; Ena. 11. Lune to be lieut., by pur , ria Modyn. &7i l Canadian Kin. Reel.- IJvat. W. U. Pliliellt,l.ll to be apt without par., vine Dom des. llurr,nu. a. or,. :toet.t.-eonit. T. J. F. Para,, from 00th P.. to be assiat..autg. to the forma, Mee Wilton, app. to 11th U. Drage.; Act. A•si-t.-Burg. A. BILL to be east.t.-eurg. to the (.401.0., VIOL BM; app. to 13th F. t!“:\g u lt o e u - t pu r . .iir , T.Lieut..C.l. G. C. ?tumor, 14. p. Inuit., to be Rout— ACCELERATED D►SPATCII OF NEWSPAPERS TO Ltrunritoto. --Captain Iluioh has issued a notice that the London and North Western Railway Company intend WNW. mitting the London morning papers by a epeeistl fast train to Liverpool, so that they will arrive at banjoist twelve in stead of at half-oast two o'clock in the afternoon, as at pre sent. This arrangement is to come into effect on the Ist of February neat. THE VACANT MASTERSHIP OP THE EXCHIBOURIt cannot he tilled up until after ' parliament, when a certificate must be given city of the appointment. The salary is 1,2001. E COURT or V‘1 , ,,,, the meeting et 4 fipt,i,- . 1" aof the , y. „.. : : ".....p z, CCU -c-., N . ...., . 0 2. t., •i' •r - -r• (/ . 40 P