The Express. — London, England, 1850-01-07 00:00:00

• I Is IT le is PS Is ell . r be eat Ms he est yd ad w L 41 I. I bed Use Pd. Idd• I HO IM kai• rig • 41 fin* gee eat. TM i wew !pp' s 'taw ▪ I si o* bttY itbir Ga• r to I • doi• ILL 0,1 be' I. 4 re el be ' see 1* r rs'• • di' leg" 'be 14, MR. C.kRLYLE ON SLAVERY. k From the Daily News.) It i* *demi now the ease--st least, amongst us— that philoeophers meddle with the disputes of politi &v. The other day, however, Mr. CARLYLE WOE sp his r n to show cause why the nerves should be wan to n.l.mned to compulsory labour ; in other we ds, brought luck to slavery, in order to produce • s pices " fir a " wiser " race of men, who are, he pm," ban lords " of them. Such truculent philosophy called forth an honest sad eloquent burst of indignation from the editor of t h e boirer, end has since provoked a mere ratiocia- g o ry, but not leas powerful, reply—or rather, rebuke —from • philosopher as eminent as Mr. CARLYLE. That haute-spun epistle from a friend of humanity to ▪ worshipper of mere heroes we gave on Wednesday from Frames Maga:me, which has made itself the arena of the control ersy. Although Mr. Cam.rxes effusion surprised us, co ming from a man of thought, such • claim'! alight be well expected from the practical selfishness of ihe day. Never certainly was a time in which eases were so alive to their especial interests, in' which people so closely and acutely scanned the inequslit es and injustice of respective lots, or eyed with more pemliar envy the privileges enjoyed by others to their detriment. In the generation which preceded the present, popular complaints, however tom.ded on physical suffering and privation, never theless always mourned the tone and language of eentiment, sad the oppressed complained of their wrongs with the eloquence of patriotism and philan thropy. In the present day we go to work with figures and statistics. Each weighs his portion of 'octane, of earnings,:of the public burdens by the ounce and scruple. We are no longer a nation of orators, bet a race of mathematicians and socountaats. Amougst the foremost of the complaints made by one asses against another, is, that none work enough; etch thinks his brother deficient either in activity or intelligence, in making the most of what he possesses, either in capital or land. The poor want providence and industry • the rich are luxurious , rather than en terprising aslandlords—u statesmen they follow pre judice and party. The mercantile clue are timid and edtish ; and the champions of the lower class de ecucee the middle class at home, more than they do the upper. The whole word is full of these mutual rec: mutations. These it is that: have revolutionised France, sown the tares of class-strife amidst the crop of liberty in Germany, and spread disquiet, uncertainty, and alum ma amongst ourselves. We may depend upon it, that this general strife and disoontent amongst arum can only terminate by a more tquitable com promise or adjustment of the burdens and advantages so unequally distributed. In the meantime, however, the world has disco- eered very powerful and simple means for diminish ing the advantages, epurring the activity, and sharp ening the intelligence of the rich. This is neither mere nor less than Free Trade. By opening manufac turn g capital to the competition of the world, and subjecting landed monopoly to the same, tbe capital ist and the landlord are compelled to remedy their in herent vices and divest themselves of undue advan tages. Should political reform ensue upon the com mercial, of which there can bo little doubt, the voice of complaint will be silenced on the one hand, and the eery,* of eff,rt strung upon the other. Labour, however, teems morn difficult to enlighten and educe, than either the intelligence or activity or manufacturers or farmers. Whatever way, indeed, we attempt to interfere with labour, we are sure to make its condition worse. Charity takes from it the chiet virtues of the poor—providence and moral Allow or encourage population, and the re sult is misery and crime. Check population, immo rality and crime invade from another quarter. Shut the labourer from the teed, making him a dependent on money wages ; or give him the land, with wide and arm for his sole capital, and the result in both cases, far from being dissimilar, is equally deplorable. The fact is, that we have not yet arrived at a sauafac tore solution of the difficonies attending the greet question of labour. But although we may not have yet discovered a complete remedy for the deficiencies and for the ills of labour, an attempt to doctor the one being found generally to aggravate the other, we are still far enough advanced to decide what will not improve the condition or value of labour. F,rre will not do this. Bo! force, unfortunately, is a remedy that always sug gests itself to the intantine, the ignorant, and the bung-' lung. If the body politic goes wrong, the obvious remedy of the impatient bungler is, establish des potism, employ military force. If anarchy invades the body social, the suggestion is, let there be a dictator, a LItetTIGIII to set all right. If trea son at.d disaffection be rife, the same school, in lieu of all other remedies, will recommend the scaffold and tbe rope. The sentiment is precisely identical with that which lit the fires of Smithfield to burn out pro testantism. In every age the tendency of the vulgar great to be vindictive and to effect moral ends by violence is the same, and is checked :more by the humanity than by the reason of the muses. One is sorry to see in a mind like that of CAR LTLE's a tendency to rely on end have recourse to remedies which in truth only appertain to barbarism and backward ages. The last illustration of them is the anathema against the West Indian negroes, who, because they demand high wages for hoeing canes, are declared of inferior race to the whites, and handed over to slavery and subjection. But, as far as the little of this which is truth can go, have we r o negro idleness amongst ourselves? Is there no Quashes in that preference of independ ence to work, which prompts the literary and philo sophic thinker to ruminate in an humble lodging on two hundred a year of caning', rather than toil at law books and law courts for two thousand ? The legal profession bears with us the "spices" of social and public life • how many of our literary brethren prefer to feed on the pumpkin of the stray contribution, and to till his own intellectual garden, rather than labour in the sultry cane-field of forensic or political life ? Suppose some powerful utilita rian were to take Mr. CARLYLE from his desk, match the volume of mutt PAUL from his hand, and replace it by Crum, force a horsehair wig upon his templet, and declare : " Thou haat con demned black Quashee to raise sugar in lieu of pumpkins, as the more productive commodity in ex change; by the same rule I condemn thee, white (pashee, to manufacture pleadings and judgments, and not barren ethics or essays." What could white (plasAee say ? Moreover, we deny it to be proved that the negro is of inferior capabilities. Industry, with its many component virtues of provident economy, sagacity, and money-making, is a faculty, the growth of several generations. We should like to know how much of it had the European serf when emancipated under the successors of Cibuttemenee. And we utterly deny that the cir cumstances of West India culture at all afford a fair scope for negro industry. The produce of sugar is, in tart, not a culture but a manufacture. It requires many thousand pounds to erect a mill, and without a mill there is no use in growing the cane. One might as sect say that the inmates of the English poor house, or the encampers by its road-side were an in ferior race, because the y . did not produce calico, as argue that the negro IS b u t h a lf a man be cause IA dots not grow sugar. Capital and the skill to use it, are of slow and difficult growth, requiring, first of all, a certain degree of political lit tdom and stability, which is in itself a work rt tjuiring a great deal of skill and energy as well as ! ,, rune. One half of Europe is still without having foundations of industry thus cleared. And if so, what right have ELIEOIIIIIIIIII to draw conclusions atNinet the inhabitants of Hayti ? ‘Ve should say, therefore, that no race of men has n proved inferior to another, except in such re•pects as time and circumstance may account for, without basing recourse to origin. The injustice of atAittting the weak to the strong, or the supposed foolish to the self-declared wise, is an iniquity. A• 4 tot only is it iniquity, but the most dangerous Subjection to be of any use, must be of the neatly to the few, and the Arm wielded by the latter must thus inevitably be a pyre of opinion, not of physical or nominal superiority. Whatever the force of opinion has been in some matters, we are perfectly coevinced that there is every day a get ter necessity Ptf its being n o ot h er t h an a f orce of justice. And that is quite incompatible with the feudal and five eentur)-in arrest doctrine, of Mr. CaRLYLL ICt.t,r, 1 foN H. H. VAT, Esq. , *P., at 11411 rest day, on Saturday, the 23 r d a l t ., or d ere d tu , Pt , east. le be returned to his tenants upon their last hall year's rent, in addition to the tan per eat. returned at Mediestster last, to tvaiderateta of the present low prices. LORD WHARNCLIFFE AND THE PROPOSED CORN-LAW MEETING IN YORK. Ohm tie rerkokinmeat.) This morning (Friday) we were tenured with a copy of the following able sad admirable letter writ ten by Lord Wks/addle, in answer to the requisition circulated by Mr. Thompson, of Moat Hall, prepara tory to convening the proposed protectionist meeting in the city of York. Seeing that his lordship is e distinguished conservative, and possessing the highest influence in this county, the document we copy under neath will fall like a bomb shell in the ranks of the protectionist combination. Nothing could be more appropriate than that this important mis sive should have followed so speedily on the heels of Sir Robert Peel's address to his tenants. In ad dition tot striking similarity in the views of these two distinguished statesmen, Lord Wharncliffe dives deeper than does the right ham baronet into the merits of the question. A few more such letters from the eminent of the land and the game is up with the protectionists. The letter requires no comment from us. It is sufficiently forcible of itself : " Wortley, Sheffield, Dec. 31, 1849. " Sir,—l am directed to address to you my answer to a circular which I have had the honour to receive, conveying a requisition for a meeting at York in order to consider the beet means of obtaining from parliament the enactment of a fixed duty on grain. " I regret that I can in no degree concur in that proposal; and as I wish neither to appear indifferent on a question so important, nor disrespectful to the gentlemen whose names are attached to the circular, I tike the liberty of adding a few words in explana tion of my reasons for dissent. "It is my firm opinion that there is nothing in the present prospects of agricultare to justify such an ap plication to parliament. " There eppeare to me to be circumstances in the commercial his•ory of the last few years, and in the actual condition of the ma kets, which, together with the effects of an ill-d' fined and exaggerated alarm prevailing at this moment, are amply sufficient to support the conclusion that the extreme deprt salon of agncultural prices at the present juncture is owing to temporary causes. " Be this, however, as it may, I cannot think that the remedy for such depression is to be sought in a revival of taxes upon the most necessary articles of human food, and of general consumption; more espe cially since it canr.ot be denied that as consumers, the cultivators of the soil have largely shared in the benefits arising from the reduced price' of many of these commoditii a. " The proposed requisition contemplates each an enactment in a double point of view, as a measure of protection and a measure of finance. " So far as the question is to te considered as that of a financial arrangement, it appears to me that this proposal is m;splaced. It is the business of the go vernment to judge whether the exigo ncies of the state require any addition to its income by general taxation. If the government sees no such necessity, for any class in the community to assert it is, to say the lent, unusual. If there are indeed any taxes on articles of general consumption the removal of which would more than counterbalance, to the community at large, the renewal of taxes on grain, let them be distinctly pointed out. It is the duty of government and of parliament to remit these without any counter vailing increase of taxation, if this be possible, and it will be time enough when these particular duties are specified, and when we are quite sure that their removal cannot be otherwise anticipated, for those who hold an opinion on the qu. stion to say bow far they think such remission could secure the proposed compensation. " M a measure of protection, in which light it is clear that the proposal is mainly to be considered, I am fully convinced that the corn duties cannot be restored, and that to expect it is a mere delusion, than the propagation of which nothing can be more per. nicious to the true interests of any branch of industry. I can, therefore, take no part in any proceedings for such an object. " What the agriculture of this country really needs is a wider and more energetic application of capital and skill. To invite this should be the end and aim of every true friend to its pro►perity. To accomplish it, the one thing requ.site abive all others is a reliance upon settled prospects, without which the hope is small of attracting either the one or the other. lam therefore firmly persuad , d that no course can be so eeply prejudicial to the cause of domestic agriculture as that which tends to promote and continue agita tion and uncertainty, for objects whose very nature is, to say the least of it, in the highest degree proble matical. I request that you will lay this letter before Mr. Thompson, of Meet Hall, and the other gentle men who have signed the circular of December 26th, at the earliest opportunity. " I remain, sir, your obedient servant, " WHAHNCLIFFE4 " Mr. T. Richardson, Black Swan." ANOTHER SAVINGS BANK DEFAULTER.—The de positors of the savings-bask in Aylesbury have been caused the greatest anxiety and consternation in consequence of the absconding ol Mr. Henry Stratton, clerk to Mr. James James, solicitor, who is the secretary to the bank. It is greatly feared, from circumstances which have just trans pired, that N, r . Stratton, who has veiled for America, is a defaulter to no small amount. In the Aylesbury papers of list week appeared a notice, issued by Mr. Jame., to tlee effect that depositors in the bank were requited to bring in their pus-books for examination up to the 20th ol November; the trustees having appointed the 14th of this month for the commencement orthiiexaminatin, the depositon were " re quested to lose no time is leaving their pus books at the valet, when a printed receipt will be given for each book delivered sp." Mr. Stratton, it appears from the circumstance of his being clerk to Mr James, ha I much to do with the business connected with the savings beak ; and there is no doubt that, fearing the dis closures which would be inevitable upon the books being brought in for examination, he judged it expedient to make himself "scarce." Consequently, a few days since, he left Aylesbury for the alleged purpose of visiting an uncle in 0 hire, accompanied by his wife and family, ar• r with Mr.e James when he left to return to Aylesbury is time resume his duties en the 14th inst. Circumstances, shortly after his departure, havinif excited the suspicions of Mr. James as to the integrity of his clerk, in whom he had plumed the greatest confidence, he was induced to institute certain inquiries, the result of which will be gathered from the following letter, dated Jan. 3, which Mr. James lost no time is transmitting to each of the trustees of the bank: " Sir,—l regret to inform you that during the examina tion of the savings bank vouchers, delivered yesterday a book, containing items to the amount of 301., in the haild e 'lung of my clerk, Mr. Stratton, and bearing no folio number for the ledger, nor any manager's cheek, was pro duced by a person of the name of Falkner. My suspicions were immedirely excited that he had absented himself from my office under a false pretence ; and on obtaining istorma lion as to his movements from his brother, end as to nice money transactions from Mr. Sale of the London and County Bank, I was forced to the conclusion that he had ab bonded with a I , e sum of money, with which he had been just entreated by an aged relative. I at once sent instructions to London for a police-efficar to board the Julindar, bound from London to Adelaide, and which was to touch at Plymouth yesterda whilst I, in eonspany with Mr. Self, proceeded by t he mail train to Liverpool, in the hope of intercepting him there ; but we hand, to our mortification, that he had Nailed (under his own wow) for New York, in the steam 'hip Canada, on Satur day, with his wife and children. I retuned by the anoraks Mail, and hay. since had an interview with the Under-Se cretaries of State, la the hope that, the government would obtain his wrest in America; but the treaty which exists between the two countries will not authorise any interfe rence, unless he shall be found to lays been guilty of for gery, in which case officers will be immediately seat to e ff ect his capture. Although it is not possible to speak with cer tainty upon the matter, I entertain a very straw opinion that the defslcatiens have astandad over a very short period, and to an amount exceedingly small, when compared with the property he has left availab l to cover them." A meeting of the trustees of the bask has been summoned forthwith by Mr. James, when every further information obtained by that gentleman will be laid before them for their consideration sad guidance. Mr. Strode's, betides being one of the merle tors of the Bucks Chronicle, was agent to the Royal Ma chines Asoirance office, secretary to the Brickingtiamshiel Building Society, and also secretary to the Aylesbury Be., 8; Building Society. It is stated that the books of els Aylesbury Building Society have been ascertained to be he • state of considerable confusion. As regards the books of tie Buckinghamshire Building Society, they have net been is his posieisims but placed is the hands of a party of_e_reat integrity, so ;hat no fears are entertained say meddling with its lands by the fugitive. There appears to be Yee, little doubt that an uncle of Stratton's will be a sufferer heel the dishonesty of his relative to a very ooesiderabls auserant. A large sum of money had been placed in his hands to be invested in good security, the whole of which, it is feared, be has decamped with. MARRIAGE AND DEATII.-08 Christman Day a young man named Caleb Webb, of Drayton, Dorsetshire, aged 22 years, was married to a respectable young woman at the parish ehureh of Newington, by the Rev. Mr. Cotes, and afterwards spent the day at the house of the bride. On the same evening he complained of b• ing unwell, and hi, mother obtained some medicine for him ; he, however, still conti nuer to get worse until the following Friday, when Mr. Byass, surgeon, was called in, but without effect, for cm the same evening death terminated his existence, to the gnat grief of his young wits and friends. THE MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS. /COMMUTER, JAN. 5. Our market for manufactures continues healthy and promising. Yarns are taking somewhat freely by hems manufacturers, at slightly increasing rates. and One numbers of yarns are scarce. The demand for printing cloths and shirting* contames good, both for the home trade and for export, and the price of the former is a little in ad vance of lest week. Heavy domestics go off better, but the price has not yet ►dvanced suffieiently to be remunerative, sad so Le of the mills employed in producing them either remain closed or on reduced hours of working ; but light domestics, suitable for export, are scarce and in a better position with regard to price. The feeling of buyers, both for the home trade and for export., appears to be one of confidence in the maintenance of prices. Our Mechanics' Institution had its annual gathering in the Free-trade Hall, last evening, as a kind of Christmas party. There had been no eloquent speakers invited, the airectors trusting for the entertainment of the company to the amusements got up by a portion of the younger =em bus, and consisting of the old English Christmas cere monies and masks. A description of these was given at some length in the Daily News last year. About three thousand persons were present, and though the institution is said not to be in a i flourishing a position as it was, the chairman (Mr. J. A. Turner, president of the Commercial Association) gave a lively and interesting picture of its use• fulness At the conclusion of the chairman's address the Christmas mummeries and processions commenced, interrupted occasionally for selections of music, and the poop e present appeared to enjoy the prcceetiings amazingly. An untoward event caused a great sensation during one of the procession.. This was in the procession of "Old Father Christmas." Old "Father Christmas" is a mask, and he is followed by his children, bearing a huge plum pudding for imitation of one), a cake, bowl of wassail, and other good fare. Unfortunately, in bearing the plum pudding into the room, with tpirits of wine blazing upon it, one of the masters of the ceremonies attempted to throw over it some additional spirits from a sponge, and in doing so drops of the liquid, in a burning state, descended upon the bearers and some of the company. A terrific scream at.- nouncul the accident, and so agonising was the pain inflicted on some of the bearers that they threw themselves on the floor. A lady's dress caught fire and so seriously was she in. jured that although the Homes were soon extinguished she had to be borne into an anti-room to have the burns she had sustained attended by &surgeon. Mr. John Potter. mayor of Manchester, Sir /Meant= Armitage, and Joseph Brother , toe, Esq., M P., were present. It a stated that the Bishop of Manchester has been ho noured with an invitation to visit her Majesty and Prince Albert, and is gone to Windsor Castle for that purpose. SUNDAY DUTIES AT THE POST OYFICE.-Another important measure for this reduction of the Sunday du* ifs at the provincial of f ices will take effect on Sunday, the 13!b inst. The divcontinownes of all Sunday deliveries, except one, ha. rendere 1 it practicable to withdraw many deipatclies on the Sunday without inconvenience to the public; and this, together with other measures of relief, has enabled the Postmaster-General to direct that henceforth, as a general rale, every post office in England and Wales shall, after ten o'clock in the morning, continue closed for the rest of the day, instead of oprilng again, as at present, at five in the evening. This will be a most important addition to the re. lief already afforded on the Sunday to some thousands of persona in the service of the Post-office. We may add that the public has been misled as to the increase of force in the London office. Such increase, which has n in a single instance exceeded 25 men, is now reduced to 14, and it is expected ;that further reductions will shortly tsk• place.— Sunday paper. - - - SEARCH FOR SIR JOHN FRANKLIN.—As it appears there Is a pause at the Admiralty about fitting out an ex p,dition old Ba ffi n's Bay, to search for the missing ships, we suppose intelligence from Dr. Rae is expected, and also • report from Commander boors ' of the Plover, but as it is well k^.own that 'he former had orders, that in the event of his obtaining any tiding of Sir John Franklin's expedition, he was to have sent an express, which, es hie operations would end before the middle of September, should hare reached this country by the lust American mail, end as the report of the latter should reach England by the next West Indian mail, the nut week will put an end to blth these expectations, and it will be seen what step, their lordships must take, because we are convinced that there must be no longer any delay.—Nautical Standard. FRENCH AND ENGLISH POST.—The following memorial lies for signature at all the principal manufac turing towns of Great Britain : 0 To the Right Hon. Lord John Russell, M.P. First Lord of the Treasury, 8:1. &c.—The memorial of the undersigned merchants, bankers, and others, of —, humbly ahoweth that the present postal communication b-tween England and France does not offer those faci lities which the great interests of the two countries require. That the mail service via Dover and Calais is per formed with much unnecessary delay, and conveyed by a eirsuitous and expensive route, to the great detriment of commerce and international communication. That by the substitution of the more direct and less expensive route, via Folkestone and Boulogne, letters posted in Paris in the evening would reach London in time for the first morning delivery, and in time also for the early morning mails to the meth and west of England. That the delay caused by the present postal service between the two countries affects not only the correspondence between London and Peri', bat the mails from India and China, and thereby occasions much in erawmienee to the general trade and 001•1110/00 of the country. That the service between Folkestone and Bou logne could be performed with certainty end regnlari,y, except during the prevalence of southwest gales of wind, which render the port of Boulogne Inaccessible for not more than twenty tinsel is the year, when the mails might be landed at Calais and carried by special conveyance to Bou logn. That even under such circumstance' the mails would be conveyed in the same time and be delivered at the sus Mesas at prow t via Dover and Calais, where there is as iamasasghW fixed and regular delay occasioned by the eddielonel length of 661 miles of reed, and that the pre. sent failures in the ferries, which not unfrequently occur cla ot rar sertli.ewit gale* of wind when Calais is inaccessible ' coo t entirely eases. That your memorialists therefor; pray that, be Übe lemereas of commerce and the promotion of amity and intereenres between t4e two (*nutria, the nasil service may be transferred to the direct and natural highway between Lesion and Peru, via Folkestone and Beulogue." EXTRAORDINARY EXPLOMON.—Yesterday morn ing, between eleven and twelve o'clock, an explosion, nearly attended with fatal oonsequenoes to three persons, topple nod on the premies. belonging to Messrs. C. and D. Hay s , the extensive granary ksepen of Mill-street, Doekbe ed. A vessel laden with flour was lying in the dock aloegside of Megan. Heyes drying kilns. The engineer in the employ of the firm invited the men in charge of the cargo to inspect the machinery in his mester's kilns, and drew out one of the iron slides under the sifters, which caused the dust of the barley =amulet. d thereon to fall, and coming in °outset with the hot air pipes, it became ignited, when the whole of the remaining dust exploded, blowing tie tiles off the rool of the kilns. The engineer and the two men who had accompanied him into the kilns were foreed down, and all three were se verely burned. A quantity of malting was also set on fire, but the workmen immediately commenced pouring buckets of water upon the flames, and prevented the Ilre from pro m/ening. The engineer and the other two men were, how ever, so badly burned that they wen obliged to have medical assistance. The firm wee insared. BASE AMERICAN MONEY,—CAUTION TO EMI OBANTI.—It may be as well to put parties here on their guard, by noticing that then has been in the United Stotts a large lane of cqunterfeit quarter-esOts. They do not con tain (says the Ausayiat) any gold. They are made of that kind of brain called Princes, or Prince Report's metal, being a bright gold coloured alloy, consisting, aceordiag to Dr. Ure, of two parts of sine and one of copp er. There is, more over, a fraction of the peroxide of tin. They are all of the mate composition and weight. As genuine questa eagle., they should weigh 644 groins, but thou opowiwoo Nino weigh 234 grains less. They are about the wow Mason u our geoids° quarter eagle, bat exceed it in diansUr. No puns who is 10 the habit of handling gold weal hit to detect them in a moment from the great &Adam et wolike. The stamp is remarkably well done, and Willa dsodu an one. They have the mark of the New Odour alll (e) mike the eagle, date 1849.—Ecessoetioi. THE EXPRESS MONDAY EVEMNO, JANUARY 7, 1850, AN ABSTRACT OF THE NET PRODUCE OF THE REVENUE OF GREAT BRITAIN, IN TZB TWIT AND Qu Amu" END= JANUARY 5, 1849, AND JANUART 5, 1860. Isis amps Tams = as CrrtLeeds Total im'airy minus CUM Mem beret aid after Moseys Ispapants at Advances Tidal Immo The AMOW Applied to Om. Toad, eadneive of Advanced Me applied es Advances Do. applisdaspertelthewaysarsonsieftheyear Mead 101/11 111.031.3791 12,912,4491 13,613,6101 12,352,1851 49,931,5231 10,787,2861 12,443,9021 13,8908941 13,723,3161 49,831,39211 I II The INCOME and CHARGE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND, in the QUARTER/ ended January 6,1849, and 1860. lECOEL 1849. lB5O . CHARGE. 1649. lB3O. ........... • ..................• £4,182,393 £4,720,810 Peeniont Debt ...... ........-.-......-..„.....-------..... £3,801,737 £3,611,163 Rados -...-..... Ravage 1,472,598 1,508,803 Ines aces Embosser 110181masiMmest Chomps ea Camolidetad Find 1,032 .-.............-..._...._................_._...- ... 1,921,013 1,897,961 Shildgifta .... .....--..... ... ii 2,961 98,893 99,220 =fan brans .. .e.111.- 424,434 198,000 ankuss The Ibt 133,000 Other Merges ea the Ormakied lewd - 379,136 340,144 Comm Lamb 30,000 60000 Foe khans —..— 184,380 374,172 INlmeßsnossi.„- ... -.....-............... .......—... .... ...... .... ..... ... 21,709 2 8 ,406 Pia Illaff 0.................. .... -.........- ....... - ....... --... 91,1114 Total Own bop* old other _ SW.. I • - 46,822 The Surplus 3 . 313 . 300 5,230,743 hied the tuts al Nero ---.-... .- .............. - - ee,1114 78,265 Itegegunste at Advents ..........__ -........ 1410115 134,9179 £13,1161,111 £12,737,044 1!,313,161 12,737,044 The one*" mime en October 10, 1649, after providing kr the charges of that Queries, ems To Cali brought to this Aeeoust, to be applied to peg off &Weary To which Is to be aided the surplus of the Consolidated Fund, aa above • - - bilk dated, in the premntquarter .... 5,1150,743 £12,361,161 £12,737,044 5,716,630 The Amount Issued In the Qr. ended Jan. 5, 1850, for Supply Services ... 4,112,823 The surplus revenue, after prodding for the charges on the Consolidated Fund, and for the payment of supply eervices In England, In the Quarter ended Januarys, 1650... 1,682,607 Quarters ear Quarters Teee ear ended Jan. 5, ended A ended 1630. A I P 4I I . 6. j r 1 1 7 48 6 . , T . 141, jiits .s , 1 114 . 9 6 . , A nt" ' jrr49l,, Oct.e' . 1 ;750 14 . j rait '- ----- ----- 666. --` 4,212,630 4,447,632 6,106,1111 1,162, 11,119,9,4 093,119 1,126,777 1,263,272 1,720, 16,1111,798 --- 233 . 6 62 2,102,401 3,473,403 4,19%674 11,1/511,1 11,931.140 1,820,373 3,010,602 017,677 8,626,061 12,731,816 . 7% 1,616,668 4337,610 1,411,943 1,17% 6,110,848 4E49,171 1,619,697 1,406,747 1,509, 6,363,475 422 113,902 2,034,133 215,646 1,121,01 4,814,704 146,101 1,034,730 2011,037 1,897,961 4,103,649 10,6661 2,041,640 9 5 4,401 1,695, 421,431 1,117,166 5,011,319 1,033,240 1,914,006 149,194 6,404,159 90,794 221,000 1311, 121,800 196,000 776,000 231,000 196,000 224,000 132, 806,000 30,04 e 21,000 10,000 110, IS, 61,1100 40,009 40,000 91,000 60, 160,000 79,000 56,807 9,227 1%923 21,7 101.166 96,192 70,140 11.902 1 1 04 249,24 2 148,076 19,197,768 12,637,036 13,334,414 u,sos,sti 48,495,363 10,493,277 11,163,186 11,610,561 12,473,314 48,743,338 672,497 312,742 433,021 14,261 639,302 339,303 14,432 168,000 1611,437 113,693 465,381 101,361 109,675 153,134 125,017 639A67 74,073 71,138 66,611 112,603 146,693 414,231 87,646 170,641 166,199 124, 649,397 133,346 11,031,379 12,912,449 13,613,510 12,155,1 19,931,523 10,787,236 12 , 443 , 902 13,890,89 1 12,723,31 19,831,392 781,916 1142,047 Dad. Leer. :81,916 3,936,232 6,811,01 7,210,426 6,974,117 16,974,924 6,897,300 7,210,270 9,296,974 6,231,31 29,633,667 Deeresee 149,039 231,111 421,711 164,100 09,296 116,334 P 3,077 190,426 371,171 1,143,229 Nth' year 80,131 4.916,068 3,863,31 6,936,838 3,193,438 19,939,403 4,704,433 4,830,317 6,107,191 4,112,8 18,733,296 11,031,379 12,912,149 13,415,610 12,332,163 19,931,323 10,787,296 12,413,902 13,896,994 12,763,310 49,831,392 - Ineresse. Derresse. 36,166 $71,699 17,262 !116234,902 46,000 20,000 16,669 6.19,023 69,051 64,1114 1,191 13,766 640,147 169,112 1119,122 Dad. Doer. Increase 371,123 on Quarter PARLIAMENTARY AND FINANCIAL REFORM. IMPORTANT MEETING OF FARMERS AT STALHAM, NORFOLK. On Friday evening last a deputation from the Norwich committee of the National R?form Association, consisting of J Tillett, E q., and Samuel Fag, EN , received a cordial and enthusiastic welcome at Statham— the centre of one of the most extensive and moot important vexing districts in the kingdom —to which plus they had been invited by • number of agriculturists belonging to the Statham Farmers' Club. The meeting was held at the Maid's Head Inn, the largest room of which was crowded ; a very large proportion of the audience canning of large and influential farmers, several of whom took part in the proceeding.. ROBERT COOKE, Eq., occupied the chair, and ex plained the circumstances in which the meeting originated. It was called, he said, at the device of himself and several other farmers resident In that vicinity, who felt the terrible pressure of the times, and the impossibility of paying taro nation outgoings with free trade incomings. He doubted not that some whom he had then the honour of address ing had still • lingering hope that protection would be re stored to them, and that, either by a fixed duty or otherwise, they would again be enabled to obtain the prices which they had formerly had; hut he would remind such persons that the corn laws were abolished by a parliament in which there was a majority of 70 protectionists. And the measure received the sanction, toe, of the upper house, which, as they were of course aware, was composed almost entirely of landowners • and yet both this and the lower house—in which also the landed interest greatly predominated —were obliged to succumb to the strong expression of popular will. (Applause) It was of no use their expecting protection again ; and the only rational thing they could do was to endeavour to square their m ediate by lessening their outgoings. (Cheers.) From well authentiAited calculations, in consequence of the enormous taxation of the country, out of every six days' work which • labourer performed, three wine absorbed by the state; and if • man in business made 5001. a year, and lived up to it, he paid one-third in taxes; so the, se it appeared to him, reduction of taxation was • most important thing to all. Just one other subject, although a very tender one, and he would conclude. He referred to tee rent charge, which he considered to set mast unjustly towards the occupiers of land—and he spoke as a farmer, feeling the burden keenly. (Cheers.) He would illustrate what he meant by • reference to that parish. Stalham had to give— when the tithes were commuted—instead of that) tithes 630 bushels of whom at 7s. a bushel; 940 of barley, at 41. ,• and 1,3.52 of oats at 21. 9 1.; this year, however, they had paid 823 bushels of wheat at 4s. 9d.; 1,250 of barley at 45.; and 1,480 bushels of oats at 2s. 6d.—being just 731 bushels more. Coeseiriently the clergyman got by the turn of the law just one-fourth more of the tithes than the law itself intended. Verily this was a grievous burden. (Applause.) Mr. GOWER then moved " That the taxation of this country is not only excessive in its amount, but presses most unequally and unfairly on the producing classes; and, therefore, it is desirable that agriculturists should promote the effort now being made for parliamentary and financial reform." Now, it had struck hint that he might illustrate the man ner in which the taxes pressed upon them and upon him self, and in fact upon every producer, in the following man ner :—He would suppose the case f a farm rented at 6001. a year; to be remunerating the produce of this farm must sell at 1,500 i year; and, in tracing how this produce was disposed of, they would see what proportion of It went to pay the taxes of this country. The rent (6001.) all went to the landlord, of course, and he was sure the landlord would sot say that he paid no taxes. Then then was 100!. for tithes, and the clergyman there was no doubt would pay good part of that in indirect taxation. Then there would be the labourers, a large share of whose wages were spent in indirect taxation. Then there would be the poor rates— about 501.—and the expenditure of this would pay indirect taxes. And, lastly, there would be the long list of tradesmen's bills ; and they might judge how much was paid in this way in indirect taxation, when he told them that it was shown by the prise essay on the subject that • eau in the middle station of life who lived at the rate of 2004 a year, spent 1751. in neoesseries; whereas these same aecemanes, if there were no indirect taxes, would only wet him 1121. 10s. Surely, then, the farm of which he had spoken %mild not pay lees than 600!. a year in indirect taxa. (Great applause.) Mr. Gower then proceeded at some length to state his reasons for supporting the endea vour to obtain parliamentary reform, and to show what, in his opinion, wen the best means of obtaining it, especially commending the 40e. freehold movement, and concluded with some remarks on the unfair extent to which the taxation was laid on the trade and industry of the oosntry—the total amount of taxes on property being only 9,561,0001., while that on the necessaries of life, such es tea, malt, tobacco, sugar, wine, timber, bricks, hops, silks, butter, cheese, glass, he. was 37,288,803 1., and the total on trade and industry so leas than 68,722,0101. Mr. MURRELL briefly seconded the resolution. Mr. TILLETT roam to support it. He entered at some length into a description of the state of parties at the present time—more particularly the protectionist—and into the many reasons which induced in his mind the conviction that it wee utterly useless to expect that protection would be restored again. He referred to the fact that there were some who, at the same time that they did not expect to see pro tection again, nevertheless expressed a belief that the farmers might yet prosper end make their trade • remu nerative one, by means of drainage, guano, itc. &c.; but he put it forth as his own deeddia belief that such a happy state of things could not Do brought about until the farmers had justice done to them—until their outgoings, as well as their incomings, were regulated by the system of free-trade. Mr . Talon concluded by advising the tenant farmers to seek to become independent men. When they hind a farm they ought to be so far independ ent as to be able to give the landowner what it was worth, end the landowner ought to be content to take it ; and if by their system of cultivation they added to the permanent value of the land, they were certainly entitled to compensa tion, and ought to claim it. (Cheer.) He did not care whether they called it tenant right or otherwise, but without doubt there ought to be some understanding, so that justice and fair dealing and independence of spirit might be carried out in every transaction; and amongst other things they ought to be &blot° have under leases, so as not to fear being turned out for exercising their own independent judgments. Tillett's address was received throughout with great cheering.) The resolution having been put from the chair, and unani mously carried, Mr. G. BARBER, of Sutton, a large fernier and a land owner, rose and proposed : " That to promote these objects, the county and national expenditure should be under the direct control of the tax payers, and that such measures of reform should be sup porte d as will pr dace this important remit—as the only su guarantee ef permanent economy." After speaking of the szessive eat of the rural police, he said, there was mush., Oat he should like to touch upon— a point width bed bees somewhat delicately handled, but in reference to which he himself felt no delicacy whatever. He referred to the tithes. (Cheers.) Them tithes were at lira appropriated, one-third for the poor, one-third for the maintenance of the fabric of the church, and one third for the support of the clergy ; bat now the clergy sacked the whole. (Shame! shame!) He himself paid for rent charge more than 1001. • year, and the consequence was that he could not employ so many men as he otherwise should do, es hallow found the bottom of his pocket much sooner than he otherwise should. Mr. COOKE, of Hontaad, seconded the resolution. He observed that these were trying times for agriculturist', but at the same time no one had felt the times more than he-- as a miller—had dons • he was, however, determined not to give up without a str uggle. He 'Offend the necessity of retrenchment at least to the expenditure of 1835, and urged upon the farmers to unite In this new movement, as the only one from which any permanent geed could be an ticipated. (Applause.) Mr. PIGG supported the resolution, and endeavoured to impress upon his audience the importance of being thoroughly alive to their own interests, inasmuch as that was the only means of bringing about the objects which they so much desired. Hs pointed out the injustice of the pre sent contracted state of the suffrage, by which the interests of the rick only were represented ; whereas, if may party re quired their interest, to be peealioriptradorilesdit e ailimwoul tUof poor. lie expounded at length the the National Reform Association, and urged kis hearers to enrol themselves as members with all possible speed. The resolution was then pat to the meeting and carried unanimously; and a vote of thanks having been passed to the chairman, and briefly acknowledged, the meeting separated. A considerabl. number of gentlemen enrolled their names as members of the association. ATTEMPTED PROTECTION MEETING AT PLYMOUTH. On Friday a demonstration in favour of protection was attempted to be got up at the Hall of Commerce, at the Exchange, Plymouth, but it turned out a miserable failure. Some persons from Plymouth, who attended the recent county meeting at Exeter, were seized with an necontrolable &sire to agit►te against free trade in their own town, and tailing to enlist the cooperation of those who were wont to be regarded as the leaders of the protection party, they got up • requisition, and having succeeded in obtaining thirty names, the requisitionists themselves appointed a meeting to be held at on. o'clock on Friday. Notices were sent to gentlemen in the neighbourhood who were thought likely to take • part in the proceedings, or to countenance them by their presence; and also to • great number of persons in the town, and in Devonport and Stosehouie, and placards were also posted en the walls, and the meeting announced by advertisement in the newspapen ; but at one o'clock very few even of the requisitionists bad assembled, and after waiting until nearly two o'clock some 30 persons were pre. sent, including some 8 or 9 gentlemen from the country in the neighbourhood. PROTECTIONIST MEETING AT HORSIIAM.—The first of a series of meetings of the district associations of the Sine: Society for the Protection of Agriculture and Native Industry was held on Saturday at Hor sham. Mr. W. W. BURRELL took the chair, and among the persons present were Sir C. Burrell, M.P., and Lord All ender Gordon Lento', the other member for Shoreham and Bramber. The meeting consisted of about 1,500 persons; sad after speeches of the usual character, embodying the usual protection arguments against free trade, resolution were passed unanimously, declaring the opinion of the assem blage to be that the present distressed condition of the agri cultural and shipping interest arose from the recent legion naire enactments with regard to free trade and the naviga tion laws, and a memorial was adopted, to bet resented to the Quern by the Duke of Richmond, praying her Majesty to divan her ministers and dissolve the parlia ment, in order that the sense of the country might be taken on the present position of national affairs. A correspondent says—" While the reporters were wait ing at the Three Bridges station the arrival of the last up train, a little convenation between the officials of the railway revealed the secret of the largeness of the meetisg. A great number of labourers were sent by rail to that neighbourhooi, receiving in addition to their wages and their rail fare a half-crown to raise their spirits to the protection standard of ' dear bread.' One of them received the guerdon, and re maioed behind, soaking his clay,' at the inn. ' Bread,' he observed, ' was the only thing the poor man could get ; and God knew they didn't want the price of that raised. " PROTECTIONIST MEETING AT LEICESTER.--A meeting of agricu:turiste " favourable to the principle of lust protection to every British interest," was held at the Bell Hotel, Leicester, on Saturday. The Hon. H. W.Wilson pre sided, and there were present the Marquis of Granby, Lord C. S. Manners. M P., Lord John Manners, Sir A. G. Hazel rigge, But., 0. Norman, Esq., C. W. Pack*, Esq., M.P., &c. Mr. T. Allen, of Tburosaston, the Marquis of Granby, Mr. Kitty, Lord J. Manners, and other speakers addressed the meeting in support of the resolutions, which were of the usual character, and were carried unanimously. An address to her Majesty, praying far a dissolution of parliament, was also agreed to. EAST-LOTHIAN PROTECTION SOCIETY—The Scotch protectionists have at length mustered coursee to hold • meeting—the first that nsa taken place since the repeal of the corn laws. The meeticg took place at the George Inn, Haddington, on Friday. Dlr. W. B. Ferrand spoke, but the whole proceedings were very " fiat, stale, and unprofit able," and not very enthusiastically responded to by the small knot of farmers who attended. Mr. Ferrand's speech was full of abuse, and evidently pitched in too high a key in that respect to meet with much sympathy from any of the intelligent agriculturists of Esat-Lothian. IRELAND. DCIALM, J&e. 5. The meeting of the County of Dublin, held yester day, to denounce free trade, was cleverly managed by the protectionists. The requisition upon which the meeting was convened for Friday, only made its ap pearance in the Evening Mail on Monday, and subse quently all noise about it was hushed. The protec tionist newspapers scarcely mentioned the subject, and everything like eclat was carefully avoided. The meeting was held at Kilmainham, at • convenient distance from the Dublin " rabble," and a select mob of raggamuffina was hired to shout down all discus sion and cheer the landlores. The appearance of the poor wretches who were employed for this purpose at once made that fact palpable. At all events the whole affair was most disgraceful ; and the protectionist resolutions were adopted amidst a scene of confusion which it would be difficult to describe. A meeting, held at Dunmannay, in the County of Cork, on Thursday, ended in the total discomfiture of the protectionists. The Rev. Mr. Kelleher, in an ex cellent speech, proposed a tree trade resolution, which was carried by an overwhelming majority. At a meeting held in Cavan on the 3rd instant, the protectionist petition. was adopted. Sir John Young, in a very able and temperate speech on the occasion, gave an exposition of his views on the sub ject of protection. He declared himself in favour cf I free trade ; and that, consequently, he could not give his support to any measure which would have for its object the re-imposition of a tax on the chief articles of food. He was heard throughout with the utmost attention ; and though he failed to convince the meeting that he took the right view of the question, he m►de a favourable impression by the candid man ner in which he avowed his principles. A fire took place in the Loughrea Workhouse on Thursday morning, by which the whole central range of the building was entirely destroyed. A correspon dent of the /Weems says: It is stated that the tire commenced about the hour of 11 o'clock at night, in the master's room. The tire was at its greatest fury at the hour of 5 o'clock in the morning. The entire central range of building was utterly destroyed, and were it not for the active exertions of a company of the 89th Regiment the entire range of building lying north east would have been also burned down. This company, under the directions of Sergeant Great, succeeded by means of a water-engine in arresting the spread of the devouring ele ment. Although a great portion of the furniture has been saved, yet the destruction of _property is immense. The house, it is stated, is insured. If so, the union is at no lose. Unjust and unfounded suspicious lave beta expressed with regard to the master, who, it appears, was dismissed a few days since from his °Mee. The inhabitants of Loughres, in great numbers, were at the awful scene, even at that early hour, and assisted the military and polio; in quenching the flames. At the connoil meeting of the Royal Irish Agricul tural Society yesterday, letters were read from the following districts, stating that the local bodies were prepared to contribute the necessary sum of SM. to secure the services of a practical instructor, viz.: the Ballinaaloe Farming Society ; Innisticige ditto; Ard finan and Newcastle ditto; Wexford ditto; Ken naught ditto; Lisinore ditto ; Sligo ditto; also the Listowel Union, and from several other districts, making inquiries on the subject. A vacancy, mays the Erening Mail, is likely to occur within the month in the representation of Mayo. It is maid that Mr. Dillon Browne has been appointed by Earl Grey to the Govercorahip of the Falkland Wands. DRAMA. --- THE FLOATING DRAMA.—The Medway steamer, commanded by Ceptain Symons, left Sonthatnyou en the 17th of last October, and on the 2nd of Novemb r, between Madeira and Barbados', the following entertainment took place on board ; and we need hardly observe that, between the sea and the tailors there was a completely overflowing audience : The sntle , tai!mnents conristed of Sheridan's comedy of "The Rivals," an epilogue, written by Mr. Freeman (a passenger and comptroller of the custom s a t Jamaica), and spoken by the gentleman who personated ydia Languish; several songs, sad the Sailor's Hornpipe by one of the crew. One of the stage managers was Mr. H. Reynolds, eon of the well knows author of his own " Life and Times." CLERICAL ------- Puummarrre.—Rev. William Archibald Parton, to Ot terden R., Kent, dio. of Canterbury 3071., with O. residence; vacant the death of the Rey. O. D. Goodyer ; pat., Wil liam' by Paxton, Req. Rev. Ralph Barker, to Pieta= V., Santa, in the dio. of Chichester, 2111. with residence; vacant by the resignation of the Rey. E. H. E. Goddard; pat., the Archbishop of Can terbury. Rev. J. James, D.D., to Peekitk R., Northamptonshire, dio. of Peterborough, 6251. with residence; pats., the Dean and Chapter of Peterborough. NAVAL ADMIRALTY, Jaw. b.—APPOINTMENTS.—To Phaeton— Naval Cadet: G. F. Shore. Terrible—Midshipman: C. H. Johnston; 'Gunner: D. Hamm. Scindian—Surgeon Su perintandent : J. Gilmore. Gladiator—Muter : T. Willis; Second Muter: W. W. Kiddie; Paymaster and Purser; G. A. Lane; Master's Assistant: W. Barrett; Clerks J. Tompkins, C. A. Goodyer, and W. H. Turner ; Boatswain : C. Mann; Gunner: H. 'Amuck; Carpenter : J. Lee. Iax.PORTSMOUTH, 6. W. —The Terrible, st..frigate, Captain Hope, C. 8., arrived on Monday from Sheerness, and pro ceeded to Plymouth on Tuesday evening with supernumera ries and newly entered men, to be forwarded to the Superb, 80, at Queenstown. This Terrible was to be paid advance wages at Plymouth, and then proceed to Lisbon ; but on going into Plymouth harbour on Wednesday afternoon, she ran on the shoal off Wilderness Point, it being then about dead low water, and there remained 10 minutes, until, aided by the young flood, she was forced off by her own engines, and then proceeded up the harbour. As she must in conse quence be examined before she proceeds foreign, and as the narrowness of the dock entrances at that port could not admit • her until the next spring tides, the latter end of nest week, when there would be sufficient water to float her paddle boxes over the pier-heads, she was ordered to return to this harbour to be taken into dock, and she arrived yesterday minting; the Penelope, steam frigate hay ing been temporarily plugged up, and caulked, and removed out of dock on Friday to make room for her. The false keel of the Terrible, it is said, is much injured. As soon as repaired, with all despatch she will return to Plymouth to be paid advance, and then to proceed to join Commodore Martin's squadron at Lisbon.— The Nimrod, corvette, 26, at Devonport, is to be commis sioned by Master Commander Wellington, in place of Ad venture, now :commanded by that officer, but ordered to be paid off. —The Raleigh, 60, Commodore Sir T. Herbert, left Rio de Janeiro for England, on the 14th November.— The Melilla, 19, Captain G. Welleeley,arrived at Rio on the 2nd November, from Plymouth.—Th e Hecate, st.-sloop, Commander Shadwell, with Sir E. L. Bulwer on board, arrived at Bermuda on the 11th ult., and sailed on the 16th for Washington.—The Gladiator, st. trigate, commissioned at Devonport on Friday, will convey the February mills for Madeira and the coast of Africa.—The Columbine, 12, Com mander Hay, is ordered to be pail off at Chatham, on arriv ing from China. It is confidently stated that a reduction is to be made in the number of members at present composing the Board of Admiralty ; that the Navy Estimates fee 1851.51 will only provided ter five instead of aix. Rorke Ma.aisee-orrice, JAN 3.—Commissions dated the 3rd of January, 18.50, have been laid before the Queen, ap pointing the undermentioned officers of the several divisions named in the Royal Marine corps:—Gentleman Cadets, J. S. Mould to be Sec.-Lieut., to Chatham division ; C. Du Cans Williams to be Su.-Lieut ,to Portsmouth division. Gentle man Cadet F. A. Foster, to be Sec.-Lieut., to Portsmouth division. Gentleman Cadet H. Freeland, to be See.-Lieut., to Woolwich division. Gentleman Cadet A. Tait to be Sec.-Lieut., to Chatham division. Gentleman Cadet P. Harrington, to be Sec.-Lieut., to Woolwich division. DEvosroscr, JAN. s.—The Stromboli, st., Lord A. Bean deck, returned on Thursday from the Chops of the Channel, the wind having shifted.—The Express, pkt., Lieut. Lot y, wu paid wages yesterday, and sailed this day from Fslmouth. —The Glediator, st. v., has this day been commissioned by Lieut. Samuel Fowell. Her complement is to be 200, officers and men. She will take out the next African mail.—The Arethusa, 50, is now almost ready for the pennant.—ln Barnpool : The Indefatigable.—ln Harbour ; The Impreg nable, Agincourt, Fearless, Nautilus, Sylph, Gladiator, Con 7 titoce, at. ; the Camel, Aid, listusev, and Devon I.^ . dters . DEATH OP 81st DAVID DIcKSoN, D IN:pEcTHN OF HOSPITALS AND FLEETS.—Sir David Jumes Hami ton Dickson, M.D., died on Wednesday at his residecce, Dorn ford-street, Stonehouae, in the 70th year of his age. Sir David has for a considerable r,z,iisa been in delicate health ; he was surgeon of the Brakel in the expedition to Egypt in 1801, was for some time surgeon of the Royal Naval Hos pital at Sionehouse, and Inspector of Hospital and Fleets. WOOLWICH, JAN. s.—The Enterprise and Investigator, arctic di.covery ships, are under orders to leave Woolwich on Tuesday next, the Bth inst. They are to be conveyed through the Channel by the Niger screw se-sloop, which will be placed under the charge of Lieut. R. R. Roberteon, additional lieutenant of the Fiagard, who will take with him an experienced pilot. The Niger is to be armed with me 68 pounder gun, of 95 cwt. ; one 10 inch, of 85 cwt.; and twelve 32 pounders, of 32 cwt. 6 feet. On leaving the discovery ships she will return to Devonport, and remain there as one of the advance steam ships. The following vessels are either building or ordered to be built at this yarn: Building, Royal Albert, 120; Agamemnon, 80 guns, to be propelled by engines of 400 horse power; Nankin, 50; Brick, se-sloop. Ordered to be built: Edgar, SO guns ; San Flo , repro, 50 guns. Lieut. H. H. Burton has been ordered to study at the steam factory. MILITARY. Tar ARMY Ritlircztoxs —The proposed reduction of the army has given rise to various "on dits." In military circles it is confidently stated that the whole of the reserves in the Mediterranean are to be reduced ; and sons co even so far as to say that the duke will not remain commander-in chief if the whole of the reserves and 10,000 men are struck off. The army in Ireland is to be considerably reduced ; but the rank and file of the regiments abroad are to he kept up to the establishment. The following reductions are spoken of as likely to take place in the Royal Marines at the beginning of the military or financial year, viz. :—.The second commanoants to be placed on the frill-pay retired list, as also four lieutenant-colonels; fifteen companies to be depended, the captains of which are to be placed on the full-pay retired list. The first quartermasters and the second adjutants to be discontinued, on the promotion of the officers who at present fill those appointments. The gunnery captains to be abolished, and their duties discharged by officers of the artillery cmnpanies of the corps ; and a complete reorganisa tion of the financial system of the corps, It is also stated that two commandants will be retired in April—Coloaels Powell and Fergusson—but their vacancies will be filled up in dne course.—Naraland Military Gazette. 22ND FOOT.-11 M. 22nd (left wing) left Kurrachee on the 23rd Nov. last for Lahore. bluxraitY ArPoirrwarna.—Major-General Godwin, C. 13., has just been placed on the list of geaeral officers re ceiving the unattached pay of 255. a day, bat the oolonelcy of the 80th Foot is still vacaat. ROYAL REGIMENT OF }MBE OCIADS.—The barracks at Knightsbridge, having been repaired, &c., are again occu pied by this resistant from Canterbury. ler Berrettas 60rn RlPLEd.—About 200 of the strength of this battalion were, according to the la•t accounts from the north-western provinces of India, under orders to accompany Lieut,Colonel Lawrence in his expedition, with a force of native cavalry, infantry, sad artillery, to subjugate the rebellious chiefs in the neighbourhood of Peshawar. SPORTING. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1850. Nominations for the Newt/earn HANDIC AP. oby Ilarkaway, oat Gramhop r r, 4 yrs y..edarius, 4 yr. of Wads, 4 yrs Stros i t ia , l. 4 . yrs tralton4, 4y. 3syr bb by Don J ohn, onto! Iron 6 yrs Impertinence, yrs yrs Tarn W 4 yrs Flatcatcher, S vrs Backbiter, 3 yrs Bastinado, 3 yr* Seignior of nolder- Champloo, 4 yrs Kermit, 3 yrs sew, 3 Yrs Quinine, 4 yrs f by Ilarkaway, out Didnideston, 3 yrs Vasa, 4 yrs of Corinna 's dam, Defaulter, 3 yrs Dube!, aged 4 yrs Knight of Owynne, Quiver, 4 yrs Dolly Virden, 4 yrs 3 yrs Clarissa, 4 yrs New Era, 4 yrs Fernhill, 5 yrs Fay, 4 yrs Flunnyside, 5 yrs Woolwich, 4 yrs C liaeC ie rnt ells Black Eagle, 4 yts Chantrey, 4 yrs lan, 5 yrs Legerdemain, 4 yrs Deceptive 5 yrs Seaman, 9 yrs lialo, 6 yrs Saucy Dick, 4 yrs Bon Mot, 4 yrs Cheerful, 4 yrs Cossack, 8 yrs Sarum, 4 yrs Surplice., 5 yrs Klassway, 4 yrs Quasimodo, 4 yrs Wanota, 8 yrs Bcebee ftnnoo, 4 yrs Gardenia, 3 yrs Ilt. Antonio, 5 yrs EMrote, 6 yrs Clonalvoo, 4 yrs Itathmines, 6 yrs The Knout, 4 yrs Little Jack, 3 yrs f by Vulcan, out of Hope, 3 yrs Harbert, 4 yrs Lod** 1 yrs Kennington, 4 yrs Oderley, 4 yrs Wild Rase, 1 yrs MANCHESTER RACES, 1860. Nominations (or he hiApICHUTIA CUP: Clii - thirey, 4 yrs - -- 2iintnyldiii,Tyrs ----- treneca, 3 yrs Belts, 4 yr. Chanticleer, aged Maid ot Lyme, aged Poke, 4 yrs Ostmideston, 3 yrs br 1 by Auckland out se....Suveydentugglergszltilk4sgedr. We ow, 4 ri , 3 yrs of Atalanta, 3 yrs Harriett, 3 yrs !snide, S yrs b 0 b Gladiator out heraluU, 3 yrs The Alp, { yrs of Lily, 1 yrs Beokbater, 3 yrs Mallow, 3 yrs Idle Hoy (Parr'.), 4 Palmdale, 6 yrs cb Iby Gladiator out yr. Candlewick, 3 yrs of Spite, 3 yrs Mulberry, 3 yrs Inheritress, fed Emma, 3 r. Abbot of Meaux, 4 yrs French Susy, 3 yrs Seignior of Holder. Vanguard, 4 yrs Rabr, 4 yrs nem, 4 yrs gr by Vends= out of Roland, 4 yrs The Arch, 4 yrs Whim, 4 Tr. The Knock 4 yrs Cocktail, 1 yrs Lishougo, 4 yrs Priestess, 4 rs Itsrowess, 4 yrs suonyside, 3 yrs Chorister, 3 yrs Ada Mary, 4 yrs Eye the Key., 3 y re Arthritis, 3 yrs The Darter, 3 yrs Yugletuart. 3 yrs rgdyGodiva, 3 yrs Timothy, 3 yrs Wild Rose. 4 yr. Anaidustas, 1 yrs Oooksnuouth, 3 yrs D•ullt• kire gee Oull, S yrs Idle Boy. 3 yrs limn of s=ese, 6 Tra Quire 4 Po link% 4 711 I