The Express. — London, England, 1853-02-09 00:00:00

tiOVERNMENT DECISION ON rN VOCATION. It it now understood that the Government has as „red hatti the Archbishop of Canterbury and the e'er *pawn anxious tor the revival of Convocation, of its 4terwinatial to interfere if Convocation attempts to rare into business beyond that which has been iltes av transacted in framing an address to the ( "4,—0: it any factious attempt be made to resist tkv , pr ., el tation by the Archbishop. This announce pent may tend to allay the eagerness of the Bishop e t olfoal to enter into a contest with the Arch. Ni,h,". The address will be presented on the Itith, ss d the prorogation will immediately follow. Anxious that the Uucernment should take an voile wise coursein the matter of the Colonial Cnurclies Bill, and of the Court of Appeal (which eatiin bi-liops arc . about to recommend), we un derstand that theynnt committee appointed by the t ,, tSnvocation will repurt—that certain Mg undertaken to introduce a Clergy Bill their labours have ceased. t w oJeation has been called tugether by the Crown i n order, w. tke writ runs, to consider certain matters to be placed before it by the Crown. It can be called t :ether in no other way, and for no other purpo se . / I , c r own having nothing for it to do, very properly diners the .%relibishop to dismiss the reverend gen temen to their own houits. 6()I'ERNNIENT OF OFFICES.I HE SCHOOLS DESIG . We understand that the necessity of completing viitliout further delay the new buildings at Senerset lIJW erecting (or the Inland Revenue Offices, sad of consolidating the public offices on that site, has induced the government to determine on the immediate removal of the School of Design from &Menet Iluuse. The opportunity, we believe, will cow be seised of effecting a public improvement w hich will greatly increase the usefulness of the Instead of having but one central school of art for the whole of the metropolis, arrangements in concert with local authorities wail bo made to carry out the wishes often expressed of establishing dim tract se:icois in several parts of London. Tho im provement will trot stop here, as facilities will thus be created of teeching elementary drawing in any parochial schools 'diem such instruction may be de a:A. 'Mc few students in the higher stages of instruction at Somerset Rouse will be removed to Marlborough liutese, where they will be enabled to participate more largely than at present In the Wane of education afforded by the museum, library, and otiwr features of the Department of Practical Art. EXHIBITION OP MODERN ARTISTS. BRITIBB EVITUUTION. [Second Notice.] 'foe present exhibition displays an unusual paucity of boldness snd sentiment in the choice of subject. With the two striking exceptions of T. Denby's "Moonlight Feast," and J. W olt's " Just Out," there me few pictures of strong interest from a poetical choice and treatment of subject in the whole place. To these two paiutin"s, of which we have already spoken a passing word, we desire to call more pati ent& attention. Danby's picture, representing a soli tary heron standing in • pool upon a lonely moor, and making his supper of frogs, by the light of the moon and the glow-worm, is a very beautiful work indeed. That which is best in it is that which is most indescribable—a strange, dreamy, ideal, moon light and sulithry feeling to which everything on the canvas—from the melancholy bird to the grouping of the very rushes, contributes in a decided but unaccountable manner. The glow-worm and the stars—trifles to paint—are yet so painted as to be trifles no longer. I. Wolf's picture of two birds of prey fighting, in continence of a simultaneous attack upon a teal which has escaped them, leaving its tail in their possession. is a perfect work, as far as regards the painting of the combatants, and of their intended victim. Sir Edwin Landscer himself has seldom surpassed the vigour and humour of this work. It is • pity that the artist has not thought it worth while to make the accessories of rock, water, rushes, shrubs, &c., as perfect as the principal objects. The Prceraphaelites have taught e to be particular in this matter, and to expect that tic. artist, like nature, shall make one thing as per fect as another. Probably the accessories men tioned in this picture have not been painted from actual nature at all. They were painted by the artist " to the best of his recollection," which may he a eery good one, and yet fall far short of affording a model at all comparable to original nature. Tins fault, it is true, is common to nil the pictures in the face but some score or so. 'l'here is, however, some thing so satisfactory in those pieces which have been executed on the principle of finishing all the objects in one and the same picture up to one and the same point, that all works done on the old method seem imperfect and incoherent after them. Among these pictures which seem to us to have been executed with this due deference to the con sistency and excellence of nature in all her forms, we will direct attention to J. P. Pet tites view of " The Greta; " " Tho Winter boset" of C. Bmnwhito (a truly conscientious ar.d successful piece of work); " Lytham Com mon, Lancashire," by It. Ansdell; " Sheep Gather ing, Isle of Skye," by the same; "A King's Chain ter,Knole,- and "A Peep into a Cottage Dairy," both W. S. I'. Header/on; and " The Weld of fient;''a belutiful landscape, by J. Linnell. Such' pictures as tse show that the practice of the true doctrine is not confined to those who have lately as its apostles and sworn defenders. All appeared are executed with the simple purpose of appro.ching as nearly as possible to the surpass e; charms of reality and simple nature. It will, however, we fear, he a long time before the best pictures in an exhibition come to be the moat gene rely attractive ; people have been so long accustomed to pictures in which the truth of nature is ignored, that nature has come to be praised for being occasion ally "like apicture," instead of a picture's being always expected to be a likeness from nature. "On the 'harms, near Windsor," by W. Linton, is a picture that will probably attract considerably more atten tion than any one of those last mentioned by as. And why? For the plain nod intelligible reason that people never saw anything "on the Thames, near Windsor," or anywhere else, at all like it. There may he points of great merit in such a picture : then are points of merit in this : but it is not by these that spectators in general will be arrested. Mr. Liar's picture of " The Mountains of Ther mopylae" is one of the few landscapes in this exhibi tion which are at once good nod " striking." But way striking? Because few people have had the t'eportunity of knowing that the extraordinary blue ci: the bills is true to nature. TXlllll.—The French government hoe received 11 V0luits from Tahiti to the 25th October. According to these the Fr e n c h es t a bli s h ments cont i nui d to enjoy th e Mut complete tranquility, and had begun to effect ire frovemsato. A cu•dons-housa had been established in the PGr. of Pipette, and works had been undertaken for let- P r elol the port. Preparations were mak lair for the station as afforest lines of stesn.ers which the English and Ameri Peopoe to establish in the island. The Jlessager of TAM gives an account of grand rejoicings which took Vl^. au the commencement of the works for a road. tbI•110 l'emare and all the principal chiefs wets present;; dire , 4 .' 4 a good deal of dancing and fi ring of cannon, and a• magnet toasts were drunk to the Prince President of La It•rtedie, and the French Governor of the Mani. Ltyr.nreqt. Lyn or COMMERCE. —The tritseers appointed by the annual meeting of the Liver- POlCisaather of Commerce (reported in our last publics -1,111) presented their report yesterday, by which it ap• Pared that Charles Itolfrrtson. Esq , Joseph Hubback, W J. Tomlinson, Esq , Edward lliigin, Esq.., and A. Clint. E DI., were chosen director , by ballot. U. Coglic, J. E Naylor, and R. Shiel, had each Ihe same ntuaher of votes, end it required the decision of ths committee as to which ,could be appointed. 4 , 814 n0r T TOE DlGGlNGS.—Yoterday, at the i t'^„t l4 7 meeting al the Christian Knowledge Society, a _, el' • read from th e Bishop of Adelaide, in the course *Leh h:s l or d s hi p remarked—" I perceive that the itl ex• pees tilt in England that the gold diggings have I't's . ! Wealth beyond bound into our laps. This is true of 4th p„ class, but the oth e r classes were never so 7." 41, P:ocvd. •t he east of suhsistence has doubled. All - 4, lar mid service wages are exorbitant. The eleray and rttri, thdore, not unls find their incomes diminished, „_:,•• th e e n sopply Islootir I, insufficient and wages high ; ..,7• 10, 1*. m uc h discomfort. find it diffi cu lt t o li v e and :c ir children as before. Breed is 4d. per induces t t , • " th e go n d f ee li ng o f the wonting classes 111 the hatvi.t. instead of I.unting after gold, Mud...sive Will be excti.l.llneat year." COURT OF ALDERMEN. FREEDOM OF TRADE IN THE CITY OF LONDON. Yesterday a court was held for the despatch of public business. There was a full attendance of aldermen, and the piper of business presented notices of several mo t' , the most important or which was that of Atilt ratan Sidney—" That in the opinion of this court the prosecution of retail dealers within the City of London for being nun- Cfri,hlOß k inexpedient, unwi.e, aid unjust?' It will be observed that Alderman Sidney's motion is directly in the teeth of the resolution of the Court of Common Cuenca, by which body it was determined that the City solicitor should prosecute non-freemen who twriisted in offending. The following report, which had been postponed until the time arrived for the discussion of Alderman Sidney's motion, was read : " In Oliedience to an order of this honourable court, of the ISth day cot January lan, to consider so much of tne presentments made by the inquests of the several wards of this City on Plough Monday last as relates to non-freemen, and to take such steps therein as we may think tit. We, whom names ore hereunto subscribed, your committee for general purposes, do certif y that, upon examinin g th e pre sentments referred to us, it appeared that 18 out of tho 25 wards hail respectively presented several person. for carry log on trade within the city not being free, amounting in the whole to 1,328 persons. That we held a con'erence with a de putation of the Freedom Committee of the Court of Common Council, and obtained in detail from them the proceedings which they had taken against thirty-four individuals for trading in the city, nn being free. that of those thirty four seventeen had taken up their freedom, and that pro ceedings were continuing against seventeen who had not done so. Thu deputation withdrawing they shortly after sent to us the following resolution.—That the Committee of Aldermen be requested to obtain authority that the several presentments by the Ward Inquests of Non-Freemen in the City may be laid before the committee, for their in formation. All which we submit to the judgment of this honourable court—Dated this Bth day of February, 1863. (Signed) " THOMAS- Q. FINNIC 4 ' SAMUEL WILSON. "D. W. Winz." Alderman SIDNRT then rase to submit the motion of which lie hail given astir.. Alderman Cawntexcznzonded the metion,which he con sidered to be very Important to the interests of the citizens of Lon Inn. Alderman SALOMONS said he acquiesced in the opinion that the course adopted by the Court of Common Council was inexpedient, but he must also say that it would t e extremely imprudent in the court to pass a severe een sure upon anot►er branch of the corporation. (Cheers.) Ile must say that the constituency of the City of London ought to be enlarged. and that it would be absurd to pro•ccut.•, but the language which he should use for the purpose of accomplishing so desirable an oject ought, in his opinion, to be that of conciliation and persuasion, and not that of censure, which Well calculated to injure the whole holy in the public mind. ((fear, hear.) Ile would, therefore, propose an anondmenr, which he trusted th. court would adopt, as being better calculated, by the spirit of conciliation which it would exhibit, to attain the obj••et they all lisii at heart. The following wa► the amendment propo,,d by Alderman &lament : s. That it in the opinion of this court that the prose cution of retail dealers within the City of Lotion for being non-freemen, is inexpedient ; and that fur the pur pose so generally desired tor enlarging the constituency of this corporation, the most rif,ctual coarse would be to make forthwith a renewed application for the assistance of the legislature, in which this court would cordially join." (Cheers.) Alderman SIDNEY —Certaii.lT, I consider that an im provement upon my motion, said I most willingly • lopt it. Alderinin Witts seconded the amendment, which he hoped to see carried without division. The amendment was corned unanimously, after some conversation, amidst cheers, and the court adjourned. COMMITTAL OF ELIZABETH VICKERS FOR TILL ALLEGED MURDER AT BRIXTON. At Lsmbeth police -court, last evening, Elizabeth Vickers, late housekeeper to Air. William Jones, of Springfield-cottages, Brixton, and who stood remanded for the wilful murder of he•r late master, was again placed at the liar for final examination. IS.irgeant George Guianese, P 1, deposed that since the prisoner's last examiostino, he, accompanied by his super intendent, Mr. Lund, visited the late residence of the de emed, Mr. Jones, for the purpose of making a note minute search of the things in the house. On examin.ug the couch in the back parlour, on which the deceased OLD represented to have died, they found stains of blood on the lining et the to or head part. The horse-hair covering was worn away, and the status of blood were visible on the can-' vas that remained. There was a small bed placed on this conch, and on two places in this bed marks of blood were quite visible. (The prisoner here in a mast vehe ment and violent manner, which surprised every one presets?, here exclaimed, " No, no. I say, no.") Sarge-nt Q uinoear—On removing a coloured cotton case from u pillow used on the couch, and turning it inside out, we found evident marks of blood on it, whiith had been endeavoured to be removed by washing, but which were notwithstanding still quite observable. Prisoner (vehemently)—They are not stains of blood, they are stains of porter. Quinuear—On searching amongst the dirty linen, heaps of which were in all parts of the hytise, we found another sheet with stains of blood on it, and this we have taken away with the pillow-ease. We searched the house very enmity, and could find no money, though from inquiries I hire made I have reasan to believe that a short time before the deceased, Mr. Joan, had received 231. odd, the amount of his dividends. The only money found was IS. Gs. G. 1., which was on the person of the prisoner when she was taken into custody. Since the last examination I have seen a man of the name of Collins, a gardener, who had been examined biers the coroner's jury, and ho on being so examined swore that he had seen the deceased fall in has own garden, when his head came with some violence against the wall. I have asked this person to point out the spot where he saw the dee, used fall, and he has done s but it is my opinion that, Prom his description, it is quite impossible, if even he had fallen there, that he could have hit his head against the wall, or injured himself. We found the house in a most shocking state, in fact it stunk most offensively. Heaps of soiled and half washed clothes wen in every part of it, and in my opinion not a single article had been washed there lOr five or six months. Prisoner—How do you know that? Guininar—l was told it by Miss Allen, who informs me ' that fur several months she has not observed a single article hung out to dry. Prisoner—Miss Allen had better mind her own business. Mr. John Neale, sbopasan to Mr. Filthier, pawnbroker, in Kennington-road, opposite Kennington-common, depend that the silver snuff-box, the silver watch, and other articles he then produced, had hien pawned with him at his nes ter's shop, en the 13th of last month, for 31. by the prisoner. She then gave the name of Elisabeth Vickers, and her residence is Acre-lane, Brixton. Prisoner—l did pawn the things, and the property is my own, though Jones may swear to it if he dares. The arti cles were purchased for and presented to me. The prisoner here became so vehement and violent that her own solicitor had to beg of her to be quiet, assuring her that by her conduct she wee doing herself much mischief. _ _ _ Mr. William Jones, the nephew of the deceased, next got into the witness bon, and when sworn said that to the best of his belief the watch and other articles produced be loed to his uncle. Pimner—Thea you have sworn to a he ; they are mine, and therefore you have taken a false oath. The snuff box was given to me by your node, and also the watch and other things. Witness—The watch I saw hanging op in my uncle's radm the last time I was with him. 1 pertioularly noticed the paper inside, and saw the name of Hunter ou it, as it now appears. The snuff bus he was then using, and gave me a pinch of snuff out of it ; and the wrist buttons ath, I am sure, thoss worn by him at the time. Prisoner—You know within about them; they are my property. Mr. Solomon, who was for the prisoner, here remarked that a queothm might arise as to whether the prisoner was not entitled to the property as residuary legatee. Prisoner—lndependent of that it's my property. Mr. Elliott observed that, whether each was the case or not, the piston had no right to passer herself of the pr-- perty without the sanction of the executor. Mr. John Mhsworth, clerk to Messrs. Seadding and Son, *elicitors, Gordon-square, said—l produce an official copy of the last will and testament of Mr. William Jones, of No. 4, Springfield-cottages, Acre-lane, Brixton, which I re c. ived and compared with the original will in Doetors'- commons to-day. It is a correct copy of that will, and there is upon the same a memorandum of probate granted the 24th of January, 18j3. The will bequeathed legacies to the amount of 1,1001. Three-and-a-Half per Cent. stock, land a legacy of 3001. sterhng ; and Elizabeth Vickers, de scribed in the will as housekeeper to the testator, is made the residuary legatee to the unite. This witness reminded the magistrate of the fact that the officers had found a ear tifieate of the transfer of 1,0001. stock, in the month of November last, from the name of the deceased into the jisiet names of himself and the prisoner. This, it would be ' recollected, had been done upon the recommendation of Mr. Key, the medical attendant of the deceased, at a time when the prisoner was using every effort with her master , to have the amount transferred to herself individually. Mr. Elliott remarked that this fact already appeared on the depositions. '1 he prisoner was here asked, in the usual manner, if she had anything to say to the charge, and Mr. Solomon M t plied in thu negative, upon which Mr. Elliott committed her to tyke her trial at the next session of the Central Cri minal Court for wilful murder. THE ORDNANCE St:nem—About 1,300 persons are at present employed on the Ordnance survey. They have now completed snaps of al large towns in Eng land, on a scale of 60 inches to the mile; of Ireland, Lanca shire, Wigtooshire, and portions of Kircudbrightshire Lewis, Yorkshire, and Dumfrieshire, on a scale of 6 inches to the mile, and of the south of England on a scale of ore inlh to the mile. Maps on a scale of 6 inches to the mile of several other Scotch counties are preparing, as well as one inch maps of Ireland and Scotland. NEW LINE OF TELEGRAPH TO 111sxcursrm—A large number of workmen, yesterday, commenced opera tions for laying down the telegraph from the Central Sln ti•le, at Lothbory, direct to Manchester, the wires to extend the entire distance under the turnpike roads. E:itu THE ISTHMUS OP DARIEN AND THE PROJECTED SHIP CANAL. Great interest attaches at present to the proposals brought forward for cutting alhip canal :terms the lethinei which separates North and &nth Am, r.ca. The route, via Nicaragua and the Isthmus of Darien ars the two to which public attention has been chiefly dir. meet ; bat it ties long been seen that the former route could never be carried out, as such a canal, instead of ce.sting 4,00,0001., would, as shown by the surveys of eminent Esglish engineers, In. solve an expenditure of et least 11,000.04U1. sterling, and would probably then be inefficient. The N.caregue project seenamg to prove abortive, there is more disposi tion to discuss the merits of the Darien route. Subjoint6 is a reasons of the diflkulties to be overcome iu c.ch ease, as stated by the parties interested in the last•named roue : Comparative Table of the engincerisg features of the Nicaragua and the Darien proposed ship canal routes, com piled from the " Map and Profile of the Route fur the Con strucion of a Ship Canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean across the Isthmus to the State of Nicaragua, Ceneral America, surveyed for the ATlVriCall Atlantic and Pacific Ship Canal C..mpany, by 0. W. Childs, cbi.t esuinetr ; J. 1). Fay. principal assistant, F. F. Curry, G. Fitsgerald, sod J. E Cropsec, 26 , 4s:riots, IS-id 51, J. and 1). Manus, Leith, 177, Broadway, New York ;" and "Darien Ship Nasiga bon, Eng ineer ' a Report to M es srs. F os , H en d erson , an d Brassey, London, 1852, Saunders and Stanford, 6, Char ing -cress ; and " The I.thmus of Darien Ship Canal. with Ma" by Dr. Callen," Landon, 1552, Effingham Wilsuu, 11, Royal Exchange: NICAUAL:VA. DAUM:. _ _ _ llarbours.—San Juan del Caledouti Bay, Port Es- Norte, on the Atlantic, of coces, and the Channel of iusullicient capacity . and Sfasardi, on the Atlantic death of water. Brno, wt side, have au extent of I l the Pacific, has no title miles of safe anchorage in whatever to the name of all winds, and great depth harbour. otwater. The Gulf of San Miguel, on the Paelie Aide. would hold the shipping of the world. Locks necessary. Four- No locks necessary. tees. locks on the Atlantic side, from an Juan to tha rapids of Cutillo and Toro 0:i the lake; and 14 on the Pacific aide from the lake to Distance acroas,l94 miles. Distance across, :19 miles. Summit level,ol lake, 128 Greatest depth of cutting feet, to be locked up to on neceeery, 150 141, let each side. scarcely two miles. Li.ligth of canal neceseory, Canal to be cut, 25 to 30 47 miles; leng.h of river to miles. No dredging or deep bo deepened and dredged, 91 ening of rive necessary. miles. Total length of work to be done, 13.3 Artificial harbours, pier., No such works necessary embankments, necessary at —nothing whutsv e r to b e each end of the lake, the ap- done but a simple cut. preach to the shores of which is impracticable, owing to shoals and sandbanks. Could not be made naviga- Can be made navigable for Isle for large ships, say of Airs of the greatest draught 1,000 tons Walken. of water. Disputed territorial boon- Concession from New Ora darica —concemsion in litiga- uada—recogni.ed by ell gu• tion—failed in f••rmind a vernments—uotspireil term company. of eneyear,within which they . . are required by the conces sion .aid by the Bulwer and Clayton treaty to commence operations unexpired —com pany formed. Volcanoes in a state of ac- No volcanoes within some tivity along the route. hundreds of miles. Earthquakes in neighbour- None have everbeen known hood.. to have occured. Charter of incorporation Company provisionally re from State of New York cisten it and will receive a infringed. royal charter of incorpora tion. Depth originally 17 ft., and Depth 30 ft. then only 12 It. Tornadoes and papagayors, Coasts peculiarly exempt or violent hurricanes oa the from stenos and hurricanes. coasts. See pilot books and Captain Probable time necessary Transit can be effected in for tzaosit from sea to tea, six to eight hours. through so many locks six days. .! Hr. EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 1853 LAW OF '.-MEETINQ IN ST. MARTIN'S. A meeting of some of the principal officers and ratepayers of the parish of St. Martiu's-in-the Fields was held last evening in the vestry-room, Mr. Churchwarden Couivrza in the chair, to consider Mr. West's plan for abolishing the law of settlement, and, more particularly, to receive • report from that gentleman of the progress the question had made in the country and in parliament since a similar meeting was held in the same place last year. Mr. WEST stated that ho had seen many members of parliament who expressed themselves favourable to his views. The question had also been teken up at the recent general electiao, especially in the boroughs of Southwark, the Tower Ha m lets, and in the county of Hants, where the speaker was reported to have said the law of settlement would assuredly be abolished by the present parliament. The peeve had also taken the matter up, and many journals had advocated • measure founded upon the principles of that which he had propounded. There had also been meet ings in the parishes of St. James and St. Clement's Danes, where the subject had been very fully discussed, and the hardship and injustice of the law admitted. It bad been thought that as the period of the reassembling of parlia ment was immediately approaching it was advisable to rail a meeting of the parish of St. Martin's, to urge its alteration on their fellow parishioners and on parliament. The CHAIRMAN understood the object to be to do away with that unnecessary cruelty and opo 'on which the forcible removal of paupers under the law of settlement oc casioned. Bow this was to be done was the gut ation ; and without giving any positive opinion upon it, he must say that as far as he had had the oppottunity of considering it, Slr. West's plan appeared somewhat complex, and probably expensive. Mr. lisseros did not think the proposition as complex. All that was required was to put an end to those scenes of oppression which, under the existing law, were perpetrated and at which humanity shuddered ; and at the seine time preserve to the parishes that control over the funds raised for the relief of the poor, which was neeewiary to ensure their economic administration, which, to a certain e x t en t, the proposed measure would do. lie concluded by moving a resolution, declaring that the law of parochial settlement was costly to the ratepayer, and in operation injurious and oppressive to the poor, and not in accordance with the pro gress made in social economy, and that therefore its entire abolition was necessary for the advantage of the state. Mr. STAUNTON seconded the motion, and explained that the general principle of Mr. West's plan was to abolish the I practice of removing paupers altogether, but to telieve them when they because destitute. That each parish should pay into • consolidated pauper fund, a rate made upon tin. average of a certain number of previous years; the number of paupers belonging to such parish to be estimated according to the average of the same number of years, and it by any movement of ths population the number of pau pers, and consequently the expense should increase on the one hand or decrease on the other, the deficiency or the surplus should be received out of or paid into the general fund. This would preserve to the parishes the control of the fends, and be free from the objection which attached to the suggestion which had been thrown out by the poor law authorities of a national rate. _ _ Mr. tisrtenzus held that the land was bound to support the poor, and urged that the proper way to deal with pau perism was to employ it in spade labour on the uncultivated lands of the country. This was a question which could net be settled by any system of averages, and he doubted whe ther to open it was not to raise what might be most incon venient discussions on our enormous colonial land., our own waste lands, the law of primogeniture, and the posses sion of lands in fee simple. He moved au amendment de claring the right of the poor to be supported out of the land. Mr. Aywrix, of St. Junes's, spoke in favour of the plan. Mr. LABRUNE saw advantages in the law of settlement, and was nut disposed to concur in a resolution declaring its abolition necessary. Mr. Barton, in reply, mentioned some eases of hardship which ha 4 recently occurred under the present law, and urged that the adoption of the general principles of the , measure before them could at once do away with the ten deny, in rural parishes, to employ labourers only so long as their labour was absolutely necessary, and then to drive them out to seek relief as paupers in the urban parishes. A seconder having been found for the amendment, it was put, but lost, and the original resolution was carried. Mr. STstrisrox then moved a resolution, generally ap proving of Mr. Weer+ plan, in regard to its general prin ciples, which, Mr. Srouns having seconded it, was also passed, and a committee having been resolved upon to make pronsem for calling a public meeting of the inhabitants on the subject, the business terminated with the usual vote of thanks. OVERCHARGES BY S 1 •Ytaterday, in the Court of Aldermen, before the principal discussiiiii of the day, elsewhere reported, the complainant against a broker !or having made an extortionate charge for shares, petitioned the court to stop the proceedings, the defendant baring paid the difference. Alderman Copeland said he had constantly observed that parties who complained of the conduct of brokers, however dishonest that conduct might be, were ready to make a compromise, and to bring in the Court of Aldermen as parties to it. Now here was a case in which a person had stated upon oath that as broker lied charged him a pound a share for what no more than 17.. 6 -•s had been paid, and the tettement of the difference, which could not have sprung from anything but fear of the Collq quences of the application to the court, was the excuse tor withdrawing the procceding. Would the court let loose upon the puh:ic a man capable of such conduct as had been described ? (Cries of " No, no.") Ile would move that the proceeding should not ba tyrminated, and that the parties be summoned to attend before the court. Alucrman Wirt seconded the motion, and said the cu urt rmght to 00.1ish their de.ermination that persons acting dishonestly smula not be admitted hr brokers. Ile did not know in what other way the public could be protected. The motion . was unanimously agreed to. NORTHERN COUNTIES UNION RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders was held yesterday at ttie London Tavern, Mr. J. Ilipburrurs in the rhea. The SIICUSTAIIY (Mr. Webb) read the following report: " Your directors have little in enbstance to report to you beyond what they annouuced ut the last I.lf-yearly met t ime. Their attention has continued to lie directed to the settlement of esisting liabilities, with reepem, however, t which they are not yet iu a poeition to report any final con elusion. It will be observed that the curreut expenditure for the past half-year has been c o nsid e r a bly re d uce d. Wi t h reference to the future prospects of this company the 1111VC• tom have only to state that they have nut as yet entered into any arrangement with any other company, but they are of opinion that in consideration of the importance of the dis trict through which a portion of yaur line was laid down it would be highly inexpedient for any course to he taken which should deprive them a the power to cut, r into any negotiation should the opportunity ariee. ' , either such au opportunity, your directors will be prepared ut the next general half-yearly meeting t s etre to you the di finite course which they may be adviwil to propo'e for your a !op tion with reference to the then existing state of tne com- Rany. The directors retiring by rot a tion ere \Villeins otherham, John Castel Hopkins, Thomas Salkeld, and Inseph Underwood, Rep., and the retiring auditor M William Wilkiuson, Msg., who are severally eligible for re-election." Balance-sheet for the halt-year ending Jan. 20, 1553. . . Du. To cash balance, as per last statement £13,501 10 10 H. ceired in ths half-year on aecouut of calls To interest and disidtuds To fees (in cash) To fees (in postage stamps, 111. 10s.) £18,912 18 10 Cu. By expenditure during the hsifyear, u follows : By travelling L7S 16 1 By salaries 142 0 0 By postages and Ntatiuticry l l 23 13 7 By rent and taxe4 to Michaelmas (when tine UMW ceased) l4 0 0 By ISIDICCHUIVOUS .'IPCIMIVS and advertising By interest on calls By interest on land purchase l7 4 1 By Wenn.: 15,521 6 9 118.012 13 10 The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report. Mr. J. Sans seconded the motion, which wss carried untnimuudy. The retiring directors and auditors were re-elected. Thanks were voted to the board and the Petretary respec tively, and after a !mid acknowletlement ul the same the meeting separated. SHREWSBURY AND lIEItEFORD RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this railway was held yesterday, et the Lion Hotel, at Shrewsbury ; Mr. °MISSY Gone, MT., in the chair. The following re; oct of the directors was read by Mr. ROBERTS, the secretary : tt The condition of the permanent way over the portion of the line between Shrewsbury and Ludlow, opened to the public on 21st April last, and since worked by Mr. Brassey under agreement, and the particular' of progress of the works over the portion under construction between Ludlow and Hereford, end the effect of the late heavy rains and floods on the works, are folly explained in the annexed re port of your engineer. The agreement with Mr. Brassey for working the line between Shrewsbury and Ludlow, at a guarantee rent of 31 per cent. per suP.um on the amount of capital expended in construction on this portion of the rail way, enables the directors t I recommend that the dividend now to be declared be 3s. 41 per share (free of income tax', equivalent to 3 per cent. on the Whole of the capital at present paid up. and that it be made payable on the 20th inst. The directors recommend Rest the shares, the for feiture of which is proposed to be confirmed at this meet lug, together with those previously forfeited, and nut dis posed of, be issued at It. per share discount (by which the comoany will sustaia no loss) to any proprietor who shall apply to the secretary, in wriang, fur any number of shares sot exceeding one-third of such proprietor's registered hold ing; and that this offer be open to all shareholders till the 14th day of March next, after which period the siirectois suggest that authority be given them to sell, or otherwise dispose of, the residue of such shares as they may deem best for the interests of the company. It would be premature iu the directors to venture on any statement of the probable amount of traffic that may be expected over the line when open to flerelord, and working in friendly alliance with the South Wales, Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester, and New port, Abergavenny, and Itereford Railways; and with other lines communicating from the south of England to the north; but they are enabled to state, and it will be satis factory to the shareholders to know, that the traffic over' ' the opened portion of the line fully confirms the expecta tions of the directors, and gives promise of future success. Several measures have been introduced in the present ses sion of parliament which may affect the interests of the company, and to the provisions of which the attention of the board will be directed. Amongst these measures is a bill introduced by the Great Western Company for the pur pose of authorising them to lay down a mixed gauge on this line, end on the lines of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham, and Shrewsbury and Chester Companies, to which the directors have given much consideration, and have submitted their views to the Great Western Com. psny as to the terms upon which they would be justified in assenting to, and reesmenending such bill. The directors have instructed the contractor to proceed with the works of the station at Hereford, in conjunction with the Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester Company, and they regret that, at present, the Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway Company have not communicated their assent to juin in this arrangement." The statement of " general account" showed that the total amount of receipts ou share capital, debenture b ends, &e., has been 337,0731. 3s. Under the head " expendi ture" there are the following amongst the pi incipal items: Land, compensation, &c., 60,9121.; Mr. Bracey, on ac count of works, 174,0811.; works at Shrewsbury station, 29.200/.; the total amount of expenditure has been 291,786 k Os. 5d., leaving a balance in the hands of the bankers amounting to 19,3621. 91. 3d. The CHAIM)/ AN moved the adoption of the report. Mr. WILLIAMS, of Chester, seconded tits motion, which was put, after a brief discussion, and unanimously carried. A resolution was passed, confirming the forfeiture of the shares ' which are to be re-issued on the terms recommended by the board. In all there have been 13,000 shares for feited, four thousand having been declared at this meeting. A dividend of 3s. 4d. per share, payable on the 20th inst., was declared. - -------- A vote of thanks to the board was carried by acclama tion. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. The official report mays:—Change of temperature has produced a great increase in the mortality. The pre sent return shows that the deaths in London, which scarcely exceeded 1,000 in any of the four weeks of Ja nuary. rose in the week that ended sth February to 1,220. The mean weekly temperature in December of last year was about 48 deg., in the two following weeks of January it was 45 deg., it thec fell to 41.9 deg., and in the last two weeks it declined to 371 deg. and 36.5 deg. On Tuesday last week the mean temperature was only 31.6 deg. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1843-.52 the average number of deaths war 1,053, which, if raised in pro portion to increaw, of population, would give a mortality of 1,164 for last week. Hence it appears that the inertaltty, which for many weeks has been below the estimated amount, now exceeds it. _ _ The inerease arises chiefly from diseases of the respira tory organs (principally bronchitis and pneumonia), which having been fatal in the two preceding weeks in 171 and 199 cases hare now risen to 250. Phtbisis in the acme pe riods carried off 134, 138, anu 151 persons ; and 49, 40, and 61 children died of huoping-cough. The following eases were registered in the week : At 47, Church-street, Bethnal-green, a woman, aged 68 year., died on Ist February, of " summer cholera end chronic diarrhma (18 weeks) ; disease of intestinal canal, atrophy and exhaustion (10 weeks)." And at 1, Bummer-street, Peckham, on let February, the sea of an omnibus driver, aged 3 years, di , d of cholera, diarrhoea (30 hours.) In the church sub-district of Bethnal-green, at 15, \Vol verly-strect, the son of a weaver, aged one year, died on 28th January of " variola (12 days), unvaccanaad." Mr. Briggs states that the father and another child are very ill with the disease, and neither of them has been vaccinated. At 1, Regent-street, Mile-end Old Town Lower, the son of a fishmonger, aged 15 weeks, died on lst Janu ary of " varinla (10 days), not vaccinated." Mr. Castleden mentions that 4 other children in this family have been severely attacked with small-pox after vaccination, but that they are all recovering. Of 11 persons who died of this disease 3 were adults, and one was a woman who had been vaccinated. At 9, Henry-street, Ilampstead-road, on the 2nd and 4th February, the daughter of a carter, aged 6 years, and his son, aged 10 years, died of " scarlatina maligns, with pa. trid sore throat." Mr. Day, the medical attendant on these cases, makes the following report : " At the rear of the premises, 9, Denry-street, stand some cottages in one of which the two deaths occurred. 'lice room is • small one, and, I believe, was occupied by five inuivi duals : all its inmates have heen more or less affected with sore throat produced by 'Muria emanating from the dying and dead. for no perfect ventilation could be obtained owing to the back room being occupied by other persons. I have suffered from sore throat myself, and also a young man who visited there. I should have made a more accu rate survey of the dwelling, but was deterred by a ferocious dog kept by the occupier of the adjoining apartment to the terror anu annoy trice of the neighbours." In the sub-district of Waterloo (2nil part), Lambeth, at 13, Cheitenham-place. on 2nd February, the wife of a tailor, aged 20 years. died of " typhus " (about 14 days). The informant of this death was requested by the medical attendant to state that it is to lie nal ihuted to the unwhole some smells that pervade the house. Whence these arise is at present unknown. The deceased had twice sutfcre:l pre viously from the some disease. In Dover-road, Chirilton, the ann of a labourer, aped 1 1 yean, died on 30th January of " malignant scarlatina (6 days)." The medical attendant remarks : " The house in which this child died is wholly unfit for human habitation. Shout a year and a half ago three chiidri n died front ma lignast disease of the throat in a cottage adjoining." Mr. Doak, the deputy registrar of Peckham, states that scar- Wins is very ►evere at present in the neighbourhood of Rye-lane, where also a fatal ease occurred on 30th Jemmy. In St. Was, Cripplegme, at 7, Genre-court, a brewer's workman, aged 39 year., died of " bream:ride, pneumonia." (Post mort.) The deputy registrar observes that " this is the fourth death that has occurred in the same family plate Mach, I 8.12; the only sleeping apartment is a small room, damp, and without chimney or other means of ventilation." The following death, occurred is the London Fever Hospital in the week :—Oa 31st January. a woman, aged 61 years, from Half-moon -court, Holborn, " typhus. In hospital 3 days." On 3rd February, a female servant, ago d 17 years, from Lumley -court, St. Martin's, " br, n chitis. In hospital 9 days.' Ott 3rd February, a female, about 30 years, front the Holborn Workhouse, " typhus. In hospital one day." On sth February, a nurse, aged 41 years, front Sydney-grave, City-read, "typhus. In hos. I pital 18 days." Mr. Joseph, Registrar of the Rectory sub-district, Mary lebone, makes the following observations The return fur the past week will probably show a large increase in the number of dea•hs; at all events there has been an increase so far as my district is concerned. The deaths in hlnryle bone Workhouse daring the winter have averaged from 7 to 10 weekly, a low rate in comparison of the deaths of former years. This week, however, has produced 24, and the majority of These were Irons diwases of the respiratory organ , , clearly showing that the recent sudden and severe alternations of temperature have proved especially disastrous to persons suffeing from such divests. TM se deaths have been at all ages, from the infant of 7 ders to the old man of 00. In the wards where these capes have been treated werinsh as well as ventilation has been especially cared fot." In the sub-district 40 deaths were registered in the' week. _ Mr. Itixon, the Registrar of the sub-district of Woolwich Arsenal, says:—" Between the 19th and 21th January in elusive, 6 deaths occurred in the Royal Ordnance Ilosoital. 1 do not remember that so great a mortality ever occurred before in a single week amongst the military since the com mencement of the registration. Thtoe or 4 deaths hare taken place in a week, but the number seldom exceeds 4 or 5 in a month." Last week the births of 827 bows and 732 girls, in all 1,5:9 children, were registered in London. In the eight corresponding weeks of the years 1845.52 the average num ber was 1,507. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the wick was 29.782 in. ; the mean daily reading on Monday and Tuesday was above 30 in. The mean temperature of the week was 36.5 deg., which is 1.3 deg. below the average of the same week in 38 years. The mean daily temperature fell from 39.1 deg. on Sand .y to 31 6 deg. on Tuesday. or G.l deg. below that average of the saute day; anal it continued, though not to the seine eaten?, blow the average during the rest of the week. The wind blew from the nurth•east at the tool of the week, hut the air was fir the most part calm. The mean dew point tem. perature was 31.5 dig. DREADFUL MURDER IN DEVONSHIRE. CONFESSION OF THE MURDERER. On Sunday morning (as we briefly reported yes terday) a shocking murder was committed near a little village called Clayhidon, about ten miles from Iloni ton in Devonshire, and about five miles from Wellington in Somerset. The victim was a rrspectable land surveyor and miller, residing at Clayhidon Mills, named William Black more. lie was also the collector of taxes fur the perish. and was much esteemed in the neighbourhood. Ile was t 53 years of age, was married, and had ono grown-up son. He had been out collecting tithes on Saturday last, and in the evening he went into a roadside public-house, called the White Horse, #Lar Clayhidon, where he drank freely in company with three labouring men. They all left the public-house together about one o'clock on Sunday morning, and at four o'clock the body of Mr. Blackmon was found about a quarter of a mile from his own house by his son and a servant mar, stretched across the road in a dreadfully mangled state. The head was severely fractured, and there was blood seaweed about the road. His purse, containing two five-pound notes, was found in the road by his side. The three men who let the house with the de ceased were labourers, named George Sparks, Edmund Sparks, and James Hitchcock. They were at once taken into custody. An inquest was held on Monday, at the Half-moon Inn, Clayhidon, before It. H. Aberdein, Esq., coroner for the district. J. Marks, a labourer, deposed to having met the three pri soners and the deceased betwt en 1 and 2 o'clock on the Sunday morning in the road leading to their house—the prisoners lived in the same direction us the deceased. After a salu tation they passed on. Edmund Sparks was walking by the ride of the deceased, and George Sparks and James lii•cheeek were walking behind. George Braddick, a constable, apprehended the prisoners the same looming, just before daylight. George Sparks lodged with his brother, about a half mile Irons the deceased's res.dence ; and when he went to him he was in bed. He denied acy knowledge of the crime at first. The witness then requested him to put on the same clothes as lie wore that morning, and he did so. Oa the waist. cost were spots of blood. On searching the house fen sovereigns and a half were found wrapped up in a rag. Whilst the witness was engaged in searching the house several people came in and put sundry questions to the prisoner. At last he exclaimed, " It's no use to care, nor to think any more about it ; for I would as soon tell the whole of it as not." The prisoner then gut up from his seat, took up a pair of tongs, and, showing the position in which he stood, said, " I struck him inck•handed, and I think I killed him the first blow, but I struck him twice after that." Ile further said he struck him with a part of a pair of fire•tongs which he bronght away with hint from the White Horse, and which was subsequently found in the water at the spot indicated by the prisoner. The prisoner, George Sparks fully exonerated the other prisoners in his confession ; and they severally declared that they left the deceased by a Frcuch nut-tree, and went to their homes. The only suspicious circumstances in re spect to Hitchcock were, that on his g-eat-coat, which he wore, there were spots like blood ; but there was some dif ference of opinion as to whether it really was blood. Foot markA, corresponding with his boots, were also dis covered near to where the body was found. There was no evidence against Edmund Sparks, further than his being in the company of the others at the public-house, and being seen with them on his road home. Mr. William Buncombe, surgeon, described the nature of the injuries inflicted on the bead of deceased. In his opinion the injuries were such as were likely to have been produced by the instrument alluded to, via., the part of the tongs which George Sparks confessed to having taken from the White Horse. The jury returned a verdict of "Wilful Murder" against George Sparks and James Hitchcock, atd they were at once committed for trial. DARING MURDER ON THE HIGHWAY. A most appalling murder was sommitted yester day morning on the turnpike road between London and Rumford. The unfortunate victim was a very respectable and worthy man named Toiler, a commission agent, who resided with his wife and four children on Chadwell-heath, near Rumford, for several years. Mr. Toiler was in the practice of visiting London almost daily on business. He left his home yesterday morning at eight o'clock with the intention, it is believed, of walking to Ilford and taking the train for London. About fifteen or twenty minutes before nine o'clock he was met on the Dish road by an ill-looking tramp, whose intention no doubt was to rob the unfortunate man. The fellow struck Mr. Teller a violent blow on the head with a stick, which caused him to stagger. Mr. Toiler called out for assistance, and his cries attracted the attention of a man and his wife at work in an adjoining field, who saw the mur derer strike Mr. Toiler repeatedly with the stick. They called out to the man to desist, and hastened towards the road, but before they could reach the end of the field they saw the ruffian take a clasp knife from his pocket, with which he deliberately cut the throat of his victim, and nearly severed his head from his body. The murderer immediately fled. The man and his wife in the field were, to use their own words, so horrified at the deed they had just witnessed, that they made no effort to pursue the murderer, who made his way towards London. They however gave immediate information to the first police constable they met with, and soon afterwards Mr. Howie, the superintendent of the K division of police, rode into Ilford, and on being informed of the murder gave directions to a number of mounted and dismounted police officers to pursue the murderer, who, singularly enough, after the commission of the horrible act, lost his way, and being unacquainted with the road made a detour and came back to within three hundred yards of the spot where he committed the murder. He was immediately pointed out by the man Willis, who saw the murder committed, and was at once taken into cus tody by Metcalf, 142 K, who handeufibd him and proceeded with him to the station-house at Ilford. A few hours afters wards Mr. Howie procured the attendance of Mr. Octavio, Mashiter, a county magistrate, and the prisoner, who gave the name of Charles Saunders, was formally arraigned be. fere the justice, and charged with the wilful murder of Mr. Toiler. Willis and his wife identified Saunders, and de tailed the circumstances of the murder. Metcalf also gave evidence of the prisoner's apprehension, and Mr. Mashiter remanded him to Ilford gaol until Saturday neat. It appears from inquiries made by Mr. Superintendent Howie tut Saunders is a native of Mortlake, in Surrey, where ho is well known. He is a heavy-looking, repulsive fellow, about 32 years of age, and 5 feet 4 inches in height. Tne deceased would have proved more than a match for him if he had not fi rst struck him witha stick on the backs.f the head. _ _ _ The scene of this tragical occurrence is 31 miles from Whitechapel church. sad 3 miles from Romfoid. CLOSING OP ST. CLEMENT PANES' CHURCHYARD. —Last night a crowded meeting was held in the vestry room of St. Clement Dsnes, the Rev. IV. Ellis, rector, in the clear, to determine whether a buthd-groutill should be provid. d for the perish, under the MetropoLs Burial Act, 15 & iti Vie., cap. 8.3. After much discussion it was re s dyed, by 50 to 11 votes, to request Loud Palmerston, as Home Scerttsry of State, to Alain an ord r in council for Ike immediate closing of the hurial.ground. A ItsimsY Pose-ortqui , ..---From inquiries which h ITO been made of the authorities of the South Western Rail way, there is every reason to believe that the Post-Mho authori , ie, contentAate shortly the running of u trave.lmg post-othee on that hue between Loudon and Thre!iester. SPORTING. LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER TUESDAY. The betting to-day woe principally confined to the Not tingham events, t) quote whien would nuw he superfluous. The only noticeable change I.iocu our last is a slight de cline in Contentment fur the Metropolitan, and au iirsprova men' in IVest Australian for the Derby. The fraisrinLt are the clueing pTiCea : LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE. 7 to 1 slot Miss Mowbray (t) 9to 1 Oscar (t) 14 to 1 Thiltaud•Holf (t) 16 to 1 Duc-an-Durras 25 to 1 Bet,y Prig (t) 33 to 1 Benedict (t) METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 8 to 1 agst Contentment 20 to 1 Redmond O'llanlon (t) 22 to 1 Lampedo (t) 33 to 1 Peggy (1) NORTHAMPTON HANDICAP. 20 to 1 agst Hobby Horse (t) 20 to I Maria (otf) NEWMARKET HANDICAP . 10 to 1 on the Field (ntf) C HESTE C UP. 22 to 1 agst Contentment (!) 25 to 1 Trifle (t) 25 to 1 Lady Evelyn (t) 30 to 1 Muutitnin Deer (t) 35 to 1 Black Doctor (t) DERBY. :8 to 1 apt West Australian (t to 1001.) 14 to 1 Cineas (t to all.) 16 to 1 Sittinghourne IS to 1 Umbriel 40 to 1 Honeywoed (t? TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 4 to 1 agst West Australian (I) V to 2 Sittingbeurne (t) NOTTING HAM SPRINGMEETING.—TUESDAY NOTTINGIIAM 51.11.1N0 HANDICAP a 10 UM. each, 5 ft., and 3 only if declared, with 50 ad.:est ; the second to save his stake. One mile and a half. Mr. Megson's Bardolph, 4 yes, Ast 71b.... (Charlton) 1 Mr. Gulliver's Chilton, 3 yrs, 7st 7lb Mr. W. Choyce's May Dav aged, Bst 71b 0 Lord Clive erfield's Humphery, 6 yrs, Ast 71b 0 Mr. Morris's The Bishop, 4 yrs ' Ast 3lh Mr. Scaife nd Ricardo s d e I'igb urne, 5 yrs, ist 131 b 0 Mr. J. Whitakrr nd Tower, 5 yrs, Ist 7lb ' Mr. F. Eglington's Llanforda, 3 yrs, Het 131 b 0 Mr. Osborne'. Bold Davie, 3 yrs, Est Illb Mr. Niehol's Lady Sarah, 3 yrs, Est Illb 0 Mr. J. Southwood's f by Liverpool, Jun., out of Fair Louisa, 3 yes, 6st 71b Mr. R. E. o:liver's t by Irish Birdeatcher, out of Grace Darling, 3 yrs, fist 71b Betting : 5 to 2 agst the Bishop, 3 to I agst Bold Davie, 7to I agst Chilton, and 8 to 1 agst Lady Sarah. Won by two lengths; a deal heat for third between Humphery and Lady Sarah, beaten oil several lengths. Run in 2 min. 50 secs. TwO•TRAR-OLD STAKES of 6 saes. each, and 30 adde 1; colts, Ost 71b; and fillies, Sat 41b. Nearly half a mile. (12 subs.) Lord John Scott's Lady Audrey ....(Whitehouse) 1 Mr. Copeland's Field Marshal Mr. J. Osborne's Bridesmaid Mr. J. Styane's I' by Muley Molach or Freeman out of Prioress - Mr. Reynold's Lotty 0 Mr. G. raytir nd b f by Annandale out of Made line 0 Mr. Knowles's Ludwig 0 Mr. Harris's f by Paragone out of Satire 0 Betting : 6 to 2 agst Lady Audrey, 3 to 1 agst Bridesmaid, 5 to 1 agst Ludwig, 6 to 1 agst Paragon. filly, and 7 to 1 agst Annandale filly. Won by two lengths; the second beating the third by a neck. Run in 47 sees. SELLING STAKES of 5 suns. each, and 25 added ; for 3.yr olds and upwards. One mile. (3 subs.) Mr. Barnard's Newport, aged (201.).,(Whitehouse) 1 Mr. G. Taylor's fby Din John dam by Mundig, 4 yrs (29/.) Betting : o to 2 on Newport, who won easy by font lengths. HbiIDLE-KACR FREE HANDICAP of 5 Bova. each, and 40 added. Two miles and a half. (10 sues.) Mr. T. Megsun'a View Halloo, aged, lOst 41b (Archer) 1 Mr. Read's Sir Robert, 6 yrs, 10st 71b Mr. Gulliver's Faseley, aged, lOst Mr. SILIAII'S Cauriri, aged, lU..t 71b Mr. T. Maltby's The Wild Hero, aged, lOst Mr. Merry's Sally, 4 yrs, 9st 7115 0 Mr. Harrison's Psyche, 6 yrs, 9st Mr. C. Beck's The Sledmere Turk, aged, 9st 0 HVNTEIV STAKES Of 2 guineas each and a silver cup added. Two miles and a half. (S subs.) Mr. J. Whitaker nd ch in by Hampton, 4 yrs (Taskcr) 1 Captain Williams nd Cropwell, aged 2 Mr. Maltby'a The Wild Hero, aged Mr. Frank:in rd Speculator, aged 4 Mr. J. Barton nd The Sledmere Turk, aged Mr. P. Talbott's Cathartic, aged Mr. F. Boughton'. Little Boy Blue, 4 yrs SWEEPSTAKES of 5 sees. seen and 2.5 added, for 4-yr olds and upwards. Two miles and a quarter. (3 subs.) Mr. Merry's Trooper, aged (201.), lust 41b (Bridley) 1 Mr. Thorpe's Chorister, oged (200, lOst 41u Mr. Lite,s 's Foreleg, aged (40/.), llst 2:b 3 7:o 4on Faseley. Won by a length. BETTING ON THE COURSE. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 20 to 1 agst Snowdon Dunhill (taken) 25 to 1 Maria (taken) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Contentment (taken) 3 to 1 Mountain Deer (taken) DEBBY. 10 to 1 agst West Australian (taken to 731.) NAVAL ADMIRALTY, FEB. 8.---AI'POINTMENTS.—Surgeon, W. G. Grugeen, to Espirgle ; Clerk=, J. J. Weeks to Victory, and W. H. H. Staubridge to Alvicienne. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. B.—The Cruizcr, screw steam sloop, Commander G. H. DouFflas, arrived at Spithead this afternoon from Woolwich. The Medea, 6, steam sloop, Commander Bailey, at Spithead, is ordered to the West Indies. She will be paid advauce of wages to-morrow, and sail on the following day. The Prince Urgent, Captain Hutton, flag ship of Bear-. Admiral Corry, was taken into the Angel dock to-day. The Odin, 12, steam frigate, Captain F. Sg,tt, went out of harbour to Spithead to-day, saluting the flag of Itear-Admiral Fanshawe, Act ing Commander-in-Chief, which the Neptune, 120, returned. The Asia, 81, is to be taken out of deck on the 11th in stant, having undergone a thorough repair. The Victoria and Albert, royal yacht, was brought down the harbour yesterday to alongside the dockyard ar.d dismasted. She will be taken into dock to be re-embellished on the 14th inst. The Sibella, convi,t-ship, arrived at Spithead this morning from the Thames, to embark prisoners for convey ance to the penal settlement•. The Rodney, 92, Captain Graham, is to be " paid diwn " on Wednesday next. The Fairy, screw tender to the royal yacht, went out of harbour to-day to try a new screw. She made 13 runs on the measured mil•, with various pitches on the screw with the new pro,:eller (Griffiths' patent) fitted by Swayne and Basil!. The results were very satisfactory, the vibration bring entirely removed and an iacreased speed obtained of halt a knot over the trials made with the Fairy'sown screw on Saturday last, although the weather to-day was exceedingly unfavourable, the wind blowing strong from the southward, and the screw only 5 ft. 10 in. diameter. The Fairy goes on to the gridiron to-night to have the larger blades put into the new screw, to make it 6 ft. 4 in. diameter, which will bo then within 2 inches of the Fairy's iron screw. She will go out again to-morrow to complete the experiments, when a tabular statement of the results will be given. PRIZE MONEY. (From last night's Gaaet'e.) THE ORISTES.—Notice is given to the officers and crew of her Majesty's sloop Orestes, entitled to share for the Por tuguese brig Eolo, captured on the 22nd March, 18,51, that an account of the nett proceeds and tonnage bounty granted for the said capture, will be delivered into the registry of the High Court of Admiralty forthwith, according to set of parliament.—.o)lllANNEY, SON, aud Cu., Agents.—Lundon, Feb. 3. THE SPIDER.-Notice is given to the late officers and crew of her Majesty's chip Spider, J. W. Tomlinson, Eeq., lieutenant commanding, that, on the 23rd February, they will be paid, as below, their proportions of bounty money. &a., received for the America, captured on the 20th Septem ber, 1800; and the shares will be re-called every Wednes day and Therelay for three months to come, agreeably to act of parliament 311. 154. ; captain, .191. 12s. ; fourth class, 381. 13s. 51d ; fifth class, 221. 111. 21 ; sixth Clasp, 191. 61. 131 ell.; seientii class, 171. 17s. ; eighth class, 61. Ba. 100. ; ninth class, 4t. Os. 6 d. ; tenth class, 21. 84. dd.-Goons: and Co., Agents. -10, Surrey-street, Strand, Feb. 6 'fun FLYING FIFSH.-Notice is given to the officers and ship's company of her Majesty's ship Flying Fish, 0. E. I'atey, 1.7.4 g., Commander, that the tic t proceeds and bounty money on the tonnage of the Brazilian slave vessel Mos quito, captured on the Ist November, 18i0, and of the bounty - money on the tunnngc and on slaves captured in a slave 'Vessel, name unknown, on 26th December, 1890, will be paid to those who were ou board at the time of capture, or to their representatives duly authorised to receive the I some, on the 23rd inst., at No. 3, Clifford's-inn, and the shares not then claimed will be re•callvd every Wednesday and Thursday for three months to come, agreeable to act of parliament. Proportions due to each class.-Mosquito Commodore, 10/. Ids. 3d.; commander, 19:. 17s. 11:d.; third class, it. 6s. 3d. ; fourth class, 3!. 3s. Otl. ; fifth class, Is. 104 d.; seventh clap, 11. 11. as. 20. ; .I. l 4 i 4 x ot t . h ,7‘,: c .k l i am niodw ,. ;n l t / :l_ . ,irde l la 3d.; eighth claw, 10$. ; ninth class, Gs. 7!d. ; tenth emmedtYe, 961. I9s. 1114.; elms, 4 231 n0.d . : ii5. 9d.; fifth class, 131. 10, 60.; sixth class, 11/. Ils. Ifild.; seventh class, 71. 14s. 7d. ; eighlb class, 31. 17s. 3 1 d.; ninth claw, 21. Si. 31d. ; tenth elms, 1/. 95.-W. and h. CHARD. Agents.-Lindon, Feb. S. BOUTS( . HANTS MILITIA.—The South I Lints Militia, 43rd Light Infantry, are new at.sclnYeAt at South ampton, for their 21 day.' Milt. They bra. about :/00 strong, aud arc divided into six companies.