The Sun. — London, England, 1859-03-26 00:00:00

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the GENERAL ANNUAL MEETING of the COM MISSIONERS of the METROPOLIS TURNPIKE ROADS NORTH of the THAMES will be held at the Commissioners' Office, No. 22, Whitehall-place, on FRIDAY, the 15th day of April next, at One o'clock in the afternoon precisely. —By order of the Commissioners, GEORGE LABALMONDIERE, Chief Clerk. Metropolis Roads Office, March 24,1859. MARYL'EBONE AND FINCHLEY TURN PIKE ROADS EXTENSION ACT, 1850.—T0 the CREDITOR/3 on the TOLLS of the MARYLEBONE and FINCHLEY ROADS.—NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That in pursuance of the above-mentioned Act a composition or compositions will be paid by the Commissioners of the Metropolis Turnpike Roads North of the Thames, to such Creditor or Creditors on the said Tolls as shall be willing to accept the smallest composition for his, her, or their security or securities ; and the said Creditors are hereby required each to transmit to the said Commissioners, at their Office, No. 22, Whitehall-place, on or before twelve o'clock at noon, on Friday, the 15th day of April next, a proposal, in writsx n, sealed, and addressed to the said Commissioners, with the words "Marylebone and Finchley Roads—Proposal for corn position,"—written on the outside, in which proposal shall be stated the lowest rate per centum which such creditor will accept and take for the sum, or sums, which he or she may have due and owing on the said tolls, or for some part or parts thereof. - - By order of the Commissioners of the Metropolis Turnpike Roads North of the Thames, • GEORGE LABALMONDIERE, Secretary. 22, Whitehall -place, 24th March, 1859. riIHEATRE-ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee—Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, will be performed the original English Ballad Opera, entitled WILLIAM AND SUSAN. William Ain Haigh ; Susan, Miss Lucette. After which, TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONM. Mr. R. Roxby. Followed by the BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT from ROBIN HOOD. OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. On Monday next will be produced Shakspearc's historica: play of KING HENRY V. King Henry V., Mr. C. Kean; Chorus, Mrs. C. Kean. T HEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Bnekstone. A new Comedy, MILLINER TO THE KING; or, The Royal Salute. Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews. With'NOTHING TO WEAR. Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews. Followed by the new grand Comic Pantomime, pntitled UNDINE ; or, Harlequin and the Spirit of the Waters. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer, THIS EVENING will be presented EXTREMES; or, Men of the Day. With a Ballet and THE YOUNG WIDOW. Reduced Prices—Dr^ss Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Pit. 2s. • Stalls, ss. ; Gallery, ls. Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half -pasi 6 to commence at 7 every evening. NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHI, Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. This Evening, DOMESTIC ECONOMY. John Grandy, Mr. Wright. After which, STILL WATERS RUN DEEP. John Mildmay, Mr. A. Wigan ; Mr. Potter, Mr. Charles Selby • Hawksley, Mr. Bihington; Mrs. Mildmay, Mrs. Billing,ton Mrs. Sternhold Mrs. A. Wic,,an. To oonclnde with THE INVISIBLE PRINCE. Mr. J. L. Toole, Miss Woolgar, Miss Arden, Miss Keeley, Miss Kate Kelly. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. Doors open at a quarter-past six — Commenceat seven. Box Office open from 10 to 5- no charge for booking. No fees to servants permitted. A registry kept of all articles found. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough THIS EVENING, VANDYKE BROWN. Mr. J. Clark and Miss Di. Ternan. Atter which, the new Extravaganza, KENILWORTH ; or Ye Queene, ye Earle, and ye Maydenne And THE BONNIE FISHWIFE. Commence at 7 o'clock. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. Lessee and Manager Mr. William Cooke. THIS EVENING the performances will be for the BENEFIT of Mr. W. COOKE, jun., who will make his first appearance since hislate severe accdent, assisted by the fol lowing distinguished artistes, who have kindly volunteered their valuable aid :—Miss Rebecca Isaacs, Miss Laidlaw, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. W. H. Eburne, Mr. Mackney, and Mr. G. Forde.—For particulars see full programme. Dress Circle, 4s. ; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s, ; Gallery, ls.; Upper Gallery, 6d. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— Proprietor —C. MORTON. The public is most respectfully informed that the FINE A RTS GALLERY, in connection with the above Hall, IS WOW OPEN DAT AND NIGHT, from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12 .'clock p.m. The New Gallery contains an extensive Collec- Jon of Pictures, by , Ancient and Modern Masters and is also devoted to Art productions generally. The Proprietor feels he may confidently assert that, viewed altogether, the exist ing Music Hall, the New Fine Arts Gallery, and the recently added Ante-Hall, will present an attraction which, whether as regards the architectural beauty of the structures them selvA or the varied and hitherto unattempted combinations within, will be found to be wholly without parallel in the Kingdom. The MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT commences as usual a Seven o'clock. In addition to the usual entertainment, the SAUVLET FAMILY, of Amsterdam, Eight in number, whose varied Instrumental performances have created so marked a sensa tion in the principal cities and towns of the Continent, will 3erform every Evening at Nine and Eleven o'clock. THE WEATHER.-SuN OFFICE, MARCH 26. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 50—highest since noon yesterday. 50—lowest this naoming and during the night. 55—this day at noon. BAROMETE2t-29.96. WIND, North-Westerly; light, with fine weather. Another battle has taken place, and yet nothing has been decided. The " Ins and the-Outs " are still fighting, not for Reform, but for place. Lord DERBY promised to bring in a Reform Bill. It was, however, by no means willingly that he did so. But having promised he faithfully and honourably redeemed his pledge ; and, although the measure is not all that could be desired, it is yet a step in advance, and one that may be materially improved in committee. How different was the conduct of his rivals. Lord JOHN RUSSELL has kept a bill dangling before the House and the country since 1851, a bill by no means so good as that of the present Government. But year after year it was delayed. Nothing was done. Every excuse for procrastination and delay was resorted to, and eight years were wasted while the noble lord reposed under the shadow of laurels which were verdant in 1832, but had be come greatly tarnished during the interval by the unhealthy glare of " finality." Lord JOHN RUSSELL should certainly not set himself up as an anti-Re formbr, or, for the hope of place, become the leader in so factious and unjustifiable a proceeding as that which he has so recently originated. Lord PAL3IERSTON is even worse. Although pledged to reform for several years, he not only con tinued to shirk the question, but even neglected to give the slightest intimation of his views or opi nions. All that he accomplished was to muse the rejection of what he was pleased to term " piecemeal reform." lie would not consent to the abolition of the " property qualification," onto Mr. LOCKE KING'S motion respecting the county franchise. Every concession should be retained as some amount of political capital. He would neither give any thing himself nor permit it to be conceded by others. He adopted the Fabian policy, and hoped that it would prove successful during the remainder of his political career. The Attorney-General of Ireland returned a crushing reply to the noble lord. The Right Hon Gentleman has been peculiarly felicitous on many occasions, but never more so than last night. He met the veteran ' viscount with his own weapons, and proved himself a more skilful "master of fence," able at any moment to strike the sword from his hand. After eight years' delay, the noble member for Tiverton has discovered the inconvenience and danger of any further post ponement. Will he, as the leader of an infla . ential party, the probable head of any future Administration which may succeed that of Lord DERBY, pledge himself to introduce a Reform Bill wit hin the present year ? That is a point on which the nation should be informel. There should no longer be any " thimble- rigging" oi...chicanery. We know what has been tendered, for our acceptance. It is not all that we could h ave desired, but it is a step in the right direction t—an instalment of fair proportions —and it is ca ;pable of being amended in committee, and mo aided into any form which the most 4- se• t . , 4 4 14.1 ' Je o 7 - 4 IVY • Aji ~ &31. • „ 0 " • • 0 114/1, • THE SUN. SATURDAY. MARCH 26, 1859. Arguments on the merits of the question is now useless. They are well known. Leviticus (falsely interpreted) and the Church canons, on one side; Leviticus (rightly interpreted), or Leviticus re jected, as a law, by those who understand that con- sistency would require them to be circumcised and keep the whole of Leviticus, with the canons of Christian and natural liberty, on the other side. This is how the argument now really stands. All the nonsense about the position of a wife's sister in her sister's dwelling deservzs no notice. It was invented purely to bolster up the canon. It was never dreamed of when asceticism framed that very canon. It was all an after-thought, a very modern one too. We heard nothing of it till about the year 1835. The old canon is the root of all tho mischief. Not a soul in England— not even a Bishop's soul—would have imagined anything wrong in these marriages—from Scrip ture or from reason—had not the ages of ascetic invention sent down this precious canon amongst loads of other ecclesiastical lumber. But precious, indeed, in the eyes of Bishops and BERESFORD HOPE, is all such lumber; and when the irreve rent common sense of the country orders it to be cast off—they strew over it the flowers of modern sentimentalism, and beg us not to touch it --that is all. There is one point—with us the chief one— which has yet received by no means adequate con sideration —we mean the religious persecution in volved in the present law. That law is but four- iteen years old, be it remembered. Such marriages, before that time, were voidable, but the religious feeling of the country, common though they were, never allowed them to be made void. In 1835 the late pragmatical Bishop of LONDON got the prohi bition inserted into an act by which Lord LYND HURST intended to remove even their liability to be made void ! To Bishop BLOMFIELD and the other Bishops belongs the honour of having_„, ma 3• say fraudulently, in regard to the general and un, observant public—obtained the enactment of this restriction on religious liberty. That it is such, the Bishop of MANCHESTER showed admirably but the other day ; and he ought to have come boldly for- ward and stated the same in the House of Lords. But the conclusive proof that it is so is this : The majority of worshippers in England are Dissenters. All the great bodies of Dissenters hold the mar- riages to be lawful. Their deputies presented, only last Monday, a petition, following many others they have sent, expressing their feeling of the re- ligiou s tyranny involved in the prohibition. Great numbers of Churchmen, as well as Dissenters, advanced Liberal could require or demand. Why, then, should the second reading be rejected ? Why should the subject of Reform be shelved for the present year, merely to bring the RusEellites, Pal merstonians, and Peelites into office ? Mr. WHITE SIDE, in alluding to the extraordinary coalition, pertinently asked— " When shall we three meet again ?" They may meet for a short period, but it re quires no extraordinary power of vaticination to predict that it would not be for a protracted period. And what would be the opinions of "Brummagem JOHN ?" Surely he could not long continue to support one whom he has long designated as " firebrand," "a disturber of the peace of Europe," " a promoter of strife and disturbance." lie has himself promulgated a measure containing many admirable points, but there is not a single one of his suggestions which could not be carried in com mittee ; and with a large Liberal majority, and holding a balancing power in his own hands, he could probably achieve .far greater results than could be accomplished eitherby a change of Minis try or an appeal to the country. However, the old and time-honoured proverb, -De gustibus non est disputandion,"indicates that we must not quarrel with the peculiar tastes displayed by honourable gentlemen. We know not what may be the nature of the compact—whether the honourable gentleman, doffing broad brim and drab garments, may hope to appear as "Secretary for War," or may b e con tented with the more congenial atmosphere of the Board of Trade, and satisfy his conscience by enter ing a mild protest against any belligerent pro ceedings. The arguments are all on the side of the Govern ment. But passion and prejudice are all-power ful. Men who have ample means, and are in the enjoyment of every comfort and luxury of life will still vote on party principles, and violate their own doctrines. How sternly would they denounce the offence of the poor man who acted in a similar manner when deciding at Quarter Ses sions. They can, however, forget the " beams" in their own eyes when looking at the " motes" which obstruct the vision of their humble brethren. In his eloquent speech on Tuesday evening Sir E. B. LYTTON declared—" The brain and the heart of England are still in the House of Commons ; the wisest of our own people have still an interest in our debates." Had the occasion required it, he might surely have added, and the bigotry of Eng land in the House •of Lords, and the most priest ridden of the people have still an interest in its debates. It certainly is not the fault of the Peers (in their collective capacity, for there are gratify ing exceptions) if the country do not, however, grow weary of this leaden weight on their energies. Bigotry is tolerable enough when it confines itself to cathedrals and their precincts, and to a dozen or two of decent old peers, whose names are never heard of except when antiquated church canons and annoying church-rates are in danger; but if we are destined to be checkmated session after session by these intolerants emerging from their lurking places to veto the decisions of the "brains and heart" of England, we must beg to inform their lordships that Mr. BRIGHT'S diatribes against them will be as feathers compared with the contempt and hostility awakened by their own recorded votes. There is the Marriage Bill rejected again by these worthies on Tuesday night. Now we would seriously ask their Lordships—how do they sup pose "the brains and heart" of England look upon that act ? The number of persons directly inte rested, as in the case of the Jews, may be compara tively small, they may be snubbed without danger of a mob being collected .in Palace Yard, or the Guards enjoying amongst their "privileges," that of putting down the Marriage Bill rioter; that, however, is just what, in the view of the people, makes the conduct of their Lordships so much the more contemptible. They have surrendered vastly greater things when Englishmen, and when Irish men too, have become almost unmanageable ; but Jews, and a small class of widowers, could not shake their nerves ; towards them, therefore, they could, with impunity, indulge their High Church intolerance, and they have done it. Every thing has been tried in order to propitiate the theological and ecclesiastical prejudices of Peers Spiritual, and thus to gain, through them, the Peers Temporal, who pride themselves on being train-bearers to " the Episcopate "-:—the marriages were, by this bill, made civil marriages, no priest was compelled to officiate,—but nothing could avail; their be loved canons would then not be compulsory on those who disbelieve them, and Dissenters of al classes still would not bear the yoke of the cano nical Church. approve these marriages—therefore a large majority are by the minority subjected to severe civil penalties for acting on their own religious convictions ! Let the Bishobs, then, and the other Lords look at this plain fact. They cannot impugn it. Are they prepared to face it for ever ? Let them re member that the majority of the worshippers have no representatives in the Upper House. In the Lower House, where they have representatives, the measure has been carried again and again, and it will be carried there, annually, till the Upper House is compelled to give way. Now, what right have the Bishops and their followers to lord it over those who are unrepresented in their House ? Will this be endured without leading to demands for a reform of the House of Lords ? That of cast ing out the Bishops has often been proposed, and is very likely to be mooted again ; certain to be, we should say, if they are always found as a body voting against the Representatives of the People. If this be not proposed we may yet hear of some method for placing twenty-six representatives of the majority of worshippers in the Upper House. No good reason can surely be imagined why Episcopalians should enjoy, not only all the na tional ecclesiastical wealth, but also the power of neutralising in a house in which they alone are represented, the ecclesiastical votes of Episcopalian members, and of all other sects, in the House of Commons. Let Bishops, then, and other Lords, understand betimes that they abuse their privi leges only at the peril of losing them. THE _NEAPOLITAN EXILES. BRISTOL, SATURDAY MORNING. The remainder of the Neapolitan exiles (24 in number) arrived here from Cork this morning, by the Juverna steamer. Poerio has proceeded to London Dublin. The Mayor and several of the Town Council gave the exiles a hearty welcome; they will leave for London in the course of the day. THE INDIAN MUTLVIES. CAWNPORE, FEB. 13. On Thursday last a most interesting ceremony' took place here. The sepoys of Lucknow who re mained faithful during the siege of Lucknow were assembled in the presence of the whole garrison, and received the Order of Merit for their services. Major-General Sir John Inglis, in presenting each man with his well-earned decoration, which entitles them all to increase of pay, made the fol lowing speech :- 64 To COhONEL PALMER, COMMANDING LUOKNOW REGIMENT. " Colonel Palmer,--I request you will convey to these men, in their own language, the very high gratification it affords me to see them all here assembled this day, in the presence of the whole garrison of Cawnpore, to receive the honourable distinction of the Order of Merit, so justly bestowed upon them by the Government of India for their fidelity, bravery, and loyalty, at a time when these services were so highly valuable. I can bear, and ever have borne, testimony to their admirable conduct during our hard struggle in the defence of Lucknow, to the cheerfulness with which they submitted to privations, and to the con stancy with which they resisted temptations. In all parts of the world where the past events have been recounted their names and services have been mentioned with admi ration. Let them, then, take these orders, let them wear them with pride, and show them to their countrymen and families as a proof that the faithful dischatge of duty will ever meet with reward and honour from the country and the Government they serve." CO IVES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, MARCH. 25. DEPARTURE OF THE COURT FROM THE ISLE OF WIGHT.—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent will leave Osborne on Monday, next, and it is expected that the Q , ieen, the Prince Consort, and the junior branches of the Royal family will leave either on Tuesday or Wednesday. THE ROYAL YACHT SCHOONER COQUETTE.— This beautiful vessel, the property of J. H. W. P. Smyth-Pigott, Esq., was s o ld b y pu bli c auct i on, at the Fountain Hotel, on Thursday last, for the small sum of £470. That a vessel of her size (47 tons), fully equipped for sea, should not have had a larger sum offered for her is a matter of survrise to every one. We hear the lucky purchaser is Mr. Smart, of the Royal Thames Yacht Club. The Earl and Countess Delawarr have gone to Buckhnrst for a few days. The noble earl will be in town to receive her Majesty on the return of the Court from Osborne next week. The Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor have arrived in Grosvenor-square, from Calverley Park, Cheshire. The Earl and Countess Nelson and family have arrived in town from Trafalgar House, Wilts, for tho season. The Earl and. Countess Howe have left Curzon House for Gopsall Hall, Leicestershire. The Earl of Chesterfield has taken a mansion in Grosvenor-square for the season. Viscountess Palmerston has issued cards for an assembly on Wednesday next, at Cambridge House. PICCOLOMINI KISSED BY MISTAKE.—The Cin cinnati Gazette tells a good story of the accidental kissino of the fair Piccolomini, while staying recently at . the Sopence Sopence House in that city. The young man who inflicted the kisses had come there to meet a young and blooming sister, and meeting Piccolomi n i i n one of the passag es,in nocently clasped her in his arms, and imprinted three or four cordial kisses, asking at the same time, " Don't you know your brother, you little rogue ?" Th e " li tt l e rogue, looking blank, slipped out of his arms, and re treated to her room. The proprietor was sent for, and ample apologies made in a graceful note to the fair singer. When this note was translated to the bewitching Marie, and she was assured of its sincerity, she laughed immo derately, and said she had supposed perhaps kissing a protty girl (here she looked very archly) on meeting her was an American custom. It had frightened her at first, but now she did not care, for, said she, in her attractive English -Tuscan, "Ze kees did me no 'arm—indeed it vas not so dees—vat say you eet is ? — dees-a-gra-ble." NEW WESTMINSTER BRIDGE.—The works of the southern half of the bridge are not so far advanced as we were led in 1856 and 1857 to believe they would be at this period after the resumption of the undertaking ; but progress has been made otherwise. None of the iron ribs of the arches were fixed two or three days ago ; but the piers and abut ments of the first or southern half of the bridge are quite ready for them ; and wherever the piers of the old bridge do not interfere, the piling and work of the foundations for the second portion of the bridge are in progress. The sixth pier, indeed, is quite complete, throughout the full width of the bridge, up to the springing ; whilst No. 2 pier in the second half is in course of completion, below law -water line, or thereabouts. The chief work of tho foundation is inter rupted at each rise of the tido, but perhaps as much by the rush of the water as other reasons, so far as regards that part of the work in which the diving-bell and diving dress are employed.. Careful observation now shows there is not the apprehended settlement—Vic Builder. . LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.—The Tornado, which left Melbourne on the 16th of December, was telegraphed thia afternoon, and was expected to reach the port the same night. She brings 29,164 ounces of gold and a large num ber of passengers,. but no late news. Y es t er d ay a fi re b roke out on board' the Lesmasonge, bound for Q ue b ec , w hil e lying in Prince's dock, but through the exertions of the fire brigade it was promptly extinguished, and compara tively little damage done. GREENWICH AND SOUTH-EASTERN DOCKS BILL.— The Lords of the Admiralty assent to this bill on the follow ing conditions :-1. That no alteration of the entrances from the Thames to the docks be made without the previous approval and sanction of the Admiralty. 2. That no works in the river Thames be commenced until detailed plans of thesame have been submitted to, and approved of by, the Ad miralty, and then only on plans so approved. 3. That a self-registering tide-guag,e bo erected by the company, near one of the entrances from the river to the docks, at a site to be approved of by the Admiralty. 4. That no alterations be made in the proposed works, as shown on the Parlia mentary plans, within the limits of deviation set out, where the same approach within 100,yards of high-water mark, without the previous approval of the Lords of the Ad miralty. 'REDUCTION OF POSTAGE UPON LETTERS TO THE REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY. —The reduction about to take place in the British postage of letters conveyed by packet between the United Kingdom and any portion of the Ar gentine Confederation, will bo extended to letters to and from the republic of Paraguay ; and on the Ist April next, and thenceforward, such letters will be chargeable with the uniform British rate of 6d. the half-ounce letter, and so on, according to the usual scale. This peStage must, as heretofore, be, in all cases, pre-paid. Newspapers addressed to the republic of Paraguay will, in future, be chargeable with a British postage of one penny when not exceeding four ounces in weight, a like sum of one penny being aided fel- each additional lour ounces, or fraction of ounces. This 'postage must also b e 'p a id i n advance. Bo o k patiCts cannot be forwarded to Paraguay. - -By command of the Postmaster-General,—lioWLANJ . HILL, Secretary. NEW CHURCH AT NEWINGTON.—The Bishop of London intends, on Wednesday next, to-lay the founda tion stone of a new church dedicated to St. John, in the parish of St. Mary, Newington Butts. The district assigned to the new church contains a population of 10,000, the. largest portion of which consists of keepers of small grocery pickers, and coal shops, artisans' rs, day and job l a b ourers , costermon gers, rag and b one and bird , fanciers. There are also four or five streets containing not less than a total of 80 houses, occupied by people of both sexes who have no alla o livelihood.l3w;thoicoh havew will liT be 6 e e new efnr ece andl e l c h me thecd h , - of it tn gettinggs, raised. this The Dean and Chapter of w ilogn con is t e ai d n w i a ,m y Canterbury, who are owners of property in the neighbour g hood, have given a site and an endowment of £l5O a year I c e o a s v t in wll £ l l 7 3o £6 s , t ooo o b . e for the ilieumbout. THE " 7 SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY- EVENING, MARCH 26, 1859. LATEST N EWS. The following, telegrams have been received a Mr. Reuter's office : PARIS, SATURDAY, MARCIE 26. The Moniteur of to-day contains the following : Count Chasseloup Laubat has been appointed Minister for Algiers and the Colonies. The 3d, 4th, 12th, and 24th Regiments of the line, intended to form part of the African army, have reeeived orders for their departure, and will be in Algiers in the commencement of April. ST. PETERSBURG, FRIDAY. A new Three per Cont. Loan of £12,000,000 sterling has been concluded with the house of Thomson, Bonar, and Co., at the price of 07. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY. Count Cavour has arrived here. The Paine of this evening states that the Cabi nets of London and St. Petersburg have agreed to the proposal of France to admit Piedmont into the Congress, and that there is hope that the Cabinet of Berlin may also consent, in which event Austria could not oppose the wishes of the other great Powers. BOURSE, March 25.—The effect of the official ad hesion of Austria to the congress has been counter acted by large sales for realisation, by a fall of -7 i the on the English Consols, and by the intendedarrival of XI. Cavour at Paris. Threes, after having been done at 69f. 5c., declined to 68f. 85c. Mobilier varied from 800 f. to 795 f. ; Austrian, 557 f. 50e. to 555 f. ; Orleans, 1,367 f. 50c. to 1,365 f.; Lyons, 847 f. 50c. to 845 f. ; Southern, 520 f, to 517 f. 50c. The following are the last quotations :- 41 per Cents. .... 95 70 Credit Fonder 645 Do. end month; Belgian 4/ — 3 per Cents. 6B 90 Piedmontese (5) Do. end month.... 68 80 Roman — Bank Shares. 2BBO Austrian Credit Mobilier .. 795 Spanish Threes Do. Account 796 25 ,Home Debt — RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern 937 50 .. 940 New ditto BO7 50 .. 807 50 Lyons and Mediterranean 847 50 .. 847 50 New ditto - Geneva Midi Southern Western 6OO .. Eastern - .. 682 50 Grand Central Sardinian — 400 Austrian Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 121 c. •, money 25f.10 c. ; three mouths, paper, 25f.; money, 24f. 971 c. - '""" • • .. 537 50 .. 517 50 AUSTRALIA. By the arrival of the Oneida we have received files of papers from Sydney to the 27th of January, and from Melbourne to the 4th of February in clusive. (From the Argus.) The Royal Mail, steamship Oneida is under en gagement to sail to-morrow with the Australian mails, which should have been des . patched on the 15th of January. The Oneida is the last of the vessels of the Royal Mail Company to be employed in the service of the Australian mail contract. On the 15th inst. the Salsette, the first of the Peninsular and Oriental Company's boats, will sail on the new route, by way of the Mauritius. In all probability the mail by the Salsette will be delivered at the same hour as this. The English mails of February will be due here on the 6th of April, but as the Oneida cannot be at Suez on the 27th of February to receive them, the Australian colonies will have to put up with the inconvenience of allowing a month to pass without the receipt of a mail. POLITICAL. The Parliament of Victoria re-assembled on the 11th of January. THE GOLD FIELDS. Between the time devoted to holiday-making at Christ mas and tho frequent interruptions from the late floods, the regular work of the miner has been much broken in upon during the last six weeks. Still the escort returns, although varying widely each week, have not shown any falling off on the average; and it is a noticeable fact, that the amounts forwarded from the oldest gold-fields have been the best maintained ; thus proving that these are yet a long way from being worked out. In fact, it becomes each day more evident that, under a system allowing of association and the working, of large parties in proportionately large tracts of ground, the general yield must fast increase again. Quartz mining is now the mainstay of the long-worked gold fields, and some of the most valuable reefs have to be aban doned, or the work has to be stopped until some equitable mode of compelling each small party of claim-owners to bear a fair share of the expense of keeping the reefs clear of water can be carried out. The excess of water experienced as the shafts attain to any great depth, and the impossi bility of this being drawn off from one claim without at the same time draining those adjoining, for which service the owners of the claims so benefitted cannot be compelled to pay, has ruined or driven out in despair many a small party, which if forming part of an association to work the same reef from the most convenient point for the benefit of all, would have been richly rewarded for their labours, instead of being constantly baffled in their struggle with an element that ought to be an aid, and not a hindrance, on the gold-fields. As difficulties of this nature arise attempts are made to provide against them by special bye-laws, and even by legislation ; but so incongruous are the different parts, and so inapplicable is the entire system of small holdings to the older gold-fields, that no sooner is one difficulty patched up than another breaks forth. In only one district, that of Ballarat, have leasing regula tions been yet proclaimed, but in all they are anxiously looked for. Government has been prepared for some time past to issue regulations for all, the delay being caused by the Mining Boards, which from a defect in the Gold-fields Act have still the power practically to prevent the issue of leases, although one of the special objects of the act was to deprive local bodies of this power. Now, hoivever, the'old Mining Boards are to bo replaced by a general election Of new members, and so strong is the feel ing of a majority of the miners in favour of an introduction cf the leasing system, that the new Boards are not likely to be so obstructive as were the majority of those about to be replaced: Since the opening up of the Indigo Lead no discovery of especial importance has been made. The hopes of those who expected other leads equally rich to be found in that part of the country have not been realised, but several quartz reefs, with indications of great richness, have been taken up and partially worked, although there is as yet little or no quartz-crushing machinery in that far-away district. Indeed, on all the gold-fields the discovery of new reefs is of constant occurrence. - These are either found cropping out on the surface, or are encountered accidentally in deep'siriking pr underground driving. We have seldom to record the discovery of first-rate alluvial ground, but of auriferous roofs it may be truly said there is no end. Nor are the paying 'portions of these of small extent, or confined 'to a few feet near the surface, it having been the case with many of the reefs worked hitherto that the stone increases in richness with the depth. Much importance is attached by many to the lately published - analysis of an ore found in different parts of the Bendigo district, but, until now, treated as rubbish, and thrown aside with refuse matter from the mouth of the shafts. The analysis of one chyraist shows the existence of zinc, in the proportion of nearly one-half, with iron and sulphur present in quantity, and as much as one per cent. of gold. If such were to be the average yield, the gold alone would pay enormously; but another chy mist says that he also has tried specimens from these veins of ore, and that the average proportion of these metals is so small that the pre is really as valueless as it was long supposed to. be, although possibly small pieces might be found which would yield such a result in. the laboratory. With the conflicting testimony now' before the public, no opinion can be formed of the value of these veins of ore, but specimens haVe been sent to different ehymists for analysis, and it is to be hoped that their reports will set at rest a now much-disputed point. LABOUR. Every week the report front the labour offices in town is, that the demand is dull, that many more men are offering their services than are 'immediately required. The farmers are supplied with all the extra hands they want through the harvest. Hundreds of men' are idling about all the railway works on• the chance of being taken on. Many tradeknen and mechanics have long been seeking employ ment in vain. Such is the burden, of each week's report, and unfortunately the.statements are too true. • Several meetings of the unemployed tradesmen and others have been lately held in Melbourn to make known and direct attention to what the speakers believed to be the causes of the present difficulty in obtaining employ ment. AGRICULTURE. It has long been a matter of general belief that the sum mers of Australia are 'all sunshine and drought, rarely tempered by a passing shower ; but the farmers have had during the last year or two convincing proof to the con trary; never before, however, to the same extent as this season. Ever since the earliest hay crops were fit to cut the weather has been broken, not a week passing without a heavy fall of rain, se heavy in some parts of the country as to cause serious damage, and very much to .impede and delay the operations of the harvest. There was a terrific thunderstorm at Geelong last week, during which an im mense quantity of rain fell within a very short space of time. This was succeeded by hail of alarming and destruc tive magnitude. Near town the hailstones did not exceed the size of walnuts, but on the plains to the north-eastward lumps of ice fell, so:ne of which measured more than six inches in circumference. These of course beat down every thing before them, passing through the roofs of houses, smashing.fences, stripping fruit trees, killing fowls, calves, and even full-grown cattle. Such a quantity of hail fell in some places that, although the storm occurred early in the afternoon, on the following morning masaes of the hail stone, four or five feet thick, were found even then un• melted, having been blown or washed together by the flood, which exceeded anything ever witnessed before in that part of the country. Geelong has been often visited previously by hailstorms, severe enough to break a quantity of glass, rod 'do other damage of a similar nature, but the storm of last week far exceeded them all in violence. The general state' of the country may be imagined from the fact that at the trial of reaping machines, near Melbourne, a moneh since the machines when set to work actually bogged in the harvest field, although this is on high and sloping ground, well situate for drainage. So soft were some por tions of the field that the work allotted to the machines could not be performed, and each had to be tried by itself where the ground was sound enough to carry it. At this trial, which was not very largely attended, the farmers being now well acquainted with the different reaping ma chines in use, the prize was taken by a Melbourne-made machine with a side delivery, and some trifling improve ments in the cutting parts. Mr. Ledger, whose name is known in England as the persevering collector of alpacas in Peru and Bolivia for shipment to Australia, and whose arrival at Sydney was notified last month, has sent an agent hither to offer the whole flock to Government on terms which we scarcely think will be accepted. There is little prospect of disposing of these animals at Sydney, as they must be sold in one lot or not at all, and the amount is more than individuals are inclined to risk onan experiment. The price for the entire flock, consisting of 270 in all, is fixed at £35,000. If a sale cannot be effected, Mr. Ledger would, we believe, be willing to bring them to Victoria and settle here, provided that the sum of £lO,OOO is advanced to pay off liabilities incurred in South America, and a run is given to him rent free. If neither of these propositions be agreed to, the whole flock is to be sent back to Chili without the sale of an individual animal, such being Mr. Ledger's agreement with his creditor there. As to the likelihood of alpacas thriving in this colony there is much difference of opinion. _lt is doubted by many that the climate of any inhabited part of our territory is suited to their habits, and with this feeling so general, it is scarcely to be expected that Parliament will place so large a sum at the disposal of Government for an experiment which ought first , to be tried on a smaller scale. RAILWAYS. In railway affairs the all absorbing event of the month has been the opening of the first portion of the main line from Melbourne to Sandhurst. On the 13th ult., this and the line to Williamstown were formerly opened by the Governor, accompanied by the Members of Parliament and the City Corporation. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. 1859. Goldfield. Oz. dwt. Cast'ermine' • 5,980 0 *Blackwood 478 0 Maldon. Sandhurst Maryborough 1,306 0 *Avoca 705 10 *Amherst Ballarat *Fiery Creek *Ararat *Pleasant Creek Oz. dwt 5,129 0 19715 .. 5,358 10 .. 1,684 10 .. 1,301 0 .. 1,107 10 .. 11,284 0 892 10 .. 9,323 0 384 0 • 34,807 0 Previous escorts .... 141,803 0 36,661 15 120,943 0 NEW SOUTH WALES. (From the Sydney Morning Herald.) The English mail has for once arrived before the final departure of the outward-bound packet. So soon as it became known that the European had reached Melbourne, it was promptly determined by the Colonial Government and the Company's agent to detain the Columbian until time should have been afforded to the Sydney merchants to answer their correspondents' letter. The City of Sydney was also for this purpose detained until midnight on Wednesday, the mail itself being closed at nine. But the European did not arrive until late in the after noon, and the " shades of evening" w ere a t h an d ere her mail could be delivered, so that very little time far reading and answering letters was really obtained. But we may now begin to hope for better times, not only for an efficient working of the mail communication via Suez, by the Peninsular and Oriental Company, but for a speedy opening up of the Panama route, so long and earnestly maintained here to be the best and most economical, as well as the shortest. MONEY AND SHARE MARKET. Since our last summary a moderate amount of business has been transacted in the share market. Money is pretty plentiful for good investments, and prices consequently re main firm. The fluctuations that have taken place in the different securities have not, however, been to any great extent ; and, as the half-yearly dividends of the following companies —Australian Joint-Stock Bank, Newcastle Coal and Copper Company, and Australian Steam Navigation Company--are about to be declared at the end of the month, holders in the mean time are not disposed to sell, except at full rates. Commercial Bank Shares are very firm, and have been sold as high as £52105. per share, cum. div. and right to new shares, which is an advance of £2 10s. per share on the highest price ruling last month. Gene ral Assurance Company's shares have advanced ss. per share, and Bank of New South Wales 10s. per shares Union Bank shares have improved 20s. per share, In Aus tralian Steam Navigation shares some large sales were ef fected in the beginning of this month at from £l4 10s. to £l4 15s. per share, but they have since rallied and are now worth £l5 per share. New South Wales Marine Assurance Company's shares have declined from ss. to 7s. 6d. per share. Government debentures continue firm, and meet with a ready sale at full quotations. The Pyrmont Bridge Com pany's debentures aro also going off pretty steadily at par. The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Com mercial Banking Company was held cn the 18th of January. The resolution passed at the last meeting to increase the capital from £240,000 to £320,000 was confirmed. A divi dend at the r ,to of 20 per cent. per annum was declared. The reserved fund was increased to £50,000, and £4,924 Is. sd. was carried to the credit of next half.ycar's account. The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of the Australian General Assurance Company was held on the 22d of January. A dividend at the rate of 20 per cent. per annum was declared. The amount to the credit of profit and loss account on the 31st of December, 1858, was £18,378 Is. lid. Messrs. J. L. Montefiore and A. Camp bell were elected directors in the room of Messrs. W. Fan ning and T. W. Smith, resigned. THE MINT. Tho quantity of gold-dust received at the Sydney branch of the Royal Mint, for the purpose of coinage, during the year 1858, amounted to 342,430 oz. During the year 1857 the quantity received was 223,215 oz. There is, therefore, an increase of 119,215 oz. in favour of the receipts of 1858. The amount of gold coin issued during the year 1857 was 499,000 sovereigns and 535,000 half-sovereigns ; total value, £766,500. During the year 1858 the gold coin issued has been 1,081,500 sovereigns and 486,000 half-sovereigns; total value, £1,324,500. ' The quantities of gold-dust received quarterly during the year 1857 were as follows : Oz. First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter 107,846 223,216 THE ESCORTS. The amount of gold-dust delivered by the escorts from our several gold fields during the month of D ecember was 24, 845 oz. During the corresponding month of 1857 the quantity received was 16,189 oz. There is therefore an in crease of 8,656 oz., or 50 per cent., in favour of the present month. For the whole of the year 1857 the receipts of gold dust amounted to 148,129 oz.; during the year ended 31st December, 1858, the amount received was 255,535 oz., which is an increase of 107,409 oz., or about 72 per cent. in favour of 1858. •It is encouraging to find that the increase in the yield from our bold fields h as not b een confined to one particular district, but that all the gold fields in the colony show a marked improvement as compared with the receipts of thg year 1857. The increase on the receipts by the several escorts was as follows :—Western escort, 60,604 oz., or 69 per cent"; Southey escort, 41,219 oz., or about 133 per cent. ; and Northern escort, 5,586 oz., or about 15 per cent. The gold-market has been, as is usual at this season of the year, dull. Production has been at its lowest ebb, and the quantities disposed of by the miners have been small as compared with the general averages of previous years, Among Melbourne bullion brokers there has not been much doing. The prices quoted by them have been :—For Omeo, 675. 6d. to 71s. Gd. ; Pleasant Creek and Goulbourn, 745. 6d to 755. ; Castlemaine, Sandhurst, and Jim Crow, 755. to 765. ; Ararat, Maryborough, Dunolly, Fiery Creek, Avoca, and Amherst, 765. to 775.; Ovens and Yaekandandah, 775. to 7 s. 6d ; Ballarat, 775. 6d. to 78s. 6d. per oz. These prices are based on the calculations of 745. 6d. per oz. for standard gold; or, with export duty added, to 778. The last escorts received at the Treasury amounted to 34,807 oz., against 36,661 oz. for the corresponding week of last year. The separate quantities received are about the average, those from the older fields of Castlemaine and Ben digo being. above, and those from Ballarat and Ararat below. The total yet brought down is in excess of that of the same period of 1858. In the following lists the escorts are compared with those of the fourth week in January, 1858, the fortnightly being distinguished from the weekly by the prefix of an asterisk : Totals The only shipment during the current week has been one of 10,877 ounces, in the Conflict, for London, which, added to the shipments during the month of January, brings the total to 187,013 ounces, or 7 tons 15 cwt. 3 qrs. 91bs. 5 oz. troy, the value of which, at £4 per ounce, amounts to £748,052. So much for the returns of the gold fields for current year. ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. WALKER. The Master of the Rolls said—l am of opinion that I can not give this £770 to the trustees. I consider it the most favourable way for the trustees and the trust to disallow it, but I am clear the trustees have a power over that reserved fund. I shall disallow it. Costs of all parties to be paid out of the estates. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr: Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE INGRAM. - AWOURNMENT OF CERTIFICATE AND ORDER FOR PROSECUTION FOR FALSIFYING ACCOUNTS. To-day was appointed for his Honour to give judgment in the case of this bankrupt, a grocer in High Holborn, and who had been opposed on the ground of altering and fabricating books and concealment of property. His Honour went through a variety of cases, on which he came to the conclusion that this was one which he ought to send to a jury, and he should do so without ex pressing any opinion on the evidence. He should direct the assignees to prosecute, and in the event of there not being sufficient assets on the estate, the costs would be paid out of the fund standing in the name of the Accountant- General in Bankruptcy. The certificate would be adjourned for six months to give ,ime for the prosecution. IN RE ROLFE. This bankrupt was described as of Dorrington-street Clerkenwell, timber merchant, and came up for his ccrtifi. cate, which was granted, of the highest class, without op• position. IN RE DITYSTER. ALLEGED CONCEALMENT, &c.—This bankrupt was de scribed as a glass merchant, of Trinity 'louse. The case has been before the court on several previous occasions, and the examination was now resumed, Mr. Read appearing for the assignees, who suspected that the books had been falsi fied and property concealed. The case is now proceeding, and is not likely to terminate to-day. SECONDARIES' COURT. (Before Mr. Potter and a Jury.) THE NEW WESTMINSTER BRIDGE-A QUESTION OF CREDIT, IinACKLEY V. IVERY AND ANOTHER. This was an action to recover £l7 ss. Bd. balance of ac count for carting timber. Mr. Clarke, of Bedford-row, ap peared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Symonwas counsel for the defendant. In opening the case, Mr. Clarke stated that the plaintiff was a timber-carrier, of High Wycombe, and that defend ants were contractors for the works now proceeding at the new Westminster-bridge. The amount now sought to be recovered was for carting the timber used as the piles for that work. The question involved was one of considerable importance, inasmuch as the amount charged was alleged to be out of the usual tariff. Plaintiff had been employed by defendants as timber-carrier for some years, and he had always been paid time-work—i.e., ono guinea per day, for a • van, threehorses, himself, and a lad. But the timber required for the new bridge piles was of so heavy a nature, and was so difficult to move, that he informed defendants he must be paid so much per foot. To this defendants agreed, and the timber was carted to the canal. For three miles plaintiff charged 3d. ; for six miles, sd. ; and for eight miles, 6d. per foot. Defendants offered 2d. per foot, and refused to pay more. Mr. Clarke called plaintiff, and that person said he should be a loser of £7 or £8 at that rate. When he demanded his money, one of the defendants said, " Oh, you agreed for time." Plaintiff denied this, and said he should be paid per foot. Upon this defendants made out a bill produced at 2d. per foot. Plaintiff refused to accept this sum, and hence the present action. Mr. Seymour proCeeded to cross-examine plaintiff, and said, as it was a question of credit, he regretted that he was obliged to put an unpleasant query to plaintiff. It was— Have you ever been in trouble ? Plaintiff—Yes, once. Mr. Symon—Have you been in jelly Plaintiff —One day. Ask Mr. Ivery how often he has been in trouble. (Laughter.) Mr. Ivery—l never set my farm on fire. Plaintiff—Neither did I. A timber carrier proved that the prices were fair and .reasonable. He had had a little dispute with defendants. Mr. Clarke—They owe you a bill ? Witness.—Yes. Mr. Clarke—They hive not paid you yet ? Witness—No. (Laughter.) Mr. Symon—Haveiyou ever asked them for the money ? Witness (emphatically)—Yes. (Roars of laughter.) Other evidenee having been adduced to show it was a reasonable charge Mr. Symon called the defendants. By their evidence it appeared that plaintiff agreed to cart for timework, and that the balance, £4 25., paid into court, was a proper sum. Mr. Clarke, however, showed by the time that plaintiff was entitled to even more than he now sought to recover, and that by defendants' own bill (put in) plaintiff was only en titled, at 2d. per foot, to £2 2s. Bd. lie produced this bill as triumphant evidence that plaintiff was to be paid piecework. The jury stopped the case here, and upon the evidence and a question of tender, found for plaintiff. Costs certified. SHOREDITCH COUNTY COURT. (Before Mr. Sergeant Storks.) PRIVILEGES OP ATTORNIES-ENGLAND V. BREWSTER. This was a claim for measuring, and the defendant's witnesses, called by Mr. Angell, deposed to non-employ ment of plaintiff. At the close of the defendant's case Mr. Beard rose to reply. This right was refused point blank by the judge, who ruled Mr. B. down. In vain did Mr. B. assure his honour that other courts allowed replies—the judge was inexorable. Mr. B. got indignant, but that was all ; he did not get his reply, and a verdict was found for defendant. .general Klapka, the representative of the Banque Generale Suisse . , has arrived at Constantinople to make arrangements with the government and the native capital ists about the establishment of the long talked of Bank of Turkey. The firman has been given jointly to the Banque Generale Suisse and to Messrs. Rodocanachi and Glad stone, representing the British capitalists. LONDON MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.— At the quarterly meeting of members, the president, W. L. Birk beck, Esq. in the chair, a report was made of the more favourable "state and prospects of the institution, and it was announced that about £1,500 had been already, ob tained by subscription. Among other votes the following were carried with acclamation :—Resolved unanimously— " That the warmest thanks of the members of this institu tion are due to the donors who have so munificently con tributed towards the fund now being raised for the purpose of purchasing these premises." It was resolved—" That the thanks of this meeting are eminently due to the public press, for its able and disinterested advocacy of the plan for placing this institution on the solid and durable foundation now in course of execution." LONDON MEC HANICS'INSTITUTION.—On 'Monday next a meeting is to be held at Willis's Rooms in aid of the funds for the purchase of the premises occupied by the London Mechanics' Institution, and for the release of the trustees of that undertaking from the liabilities which they have incurred on its account. The institution is the parent of some six hundred others, which have been founded throughout the length and breadth of the kingdom. It was founded more than 30 years since ; and Lord Brougham, one of its promoters, was so practically enthusiastic in the cause of popular education as to undertake a great portion of the responsibility at his own risk. It is most unfair, however, that such high-minded conduct should be recom pensed by positive and large pecuniary fine, and it is there fore propoted to raise further funds, in addition to a con sichrable fund "Already subscribed, to release Lord Brougham and the trustees from their liabilities. The chair will be taken on Monday by Lord Carlisle, and ,we doubt not that the result of the meeting will be in every way satisfactory. It cannot but be felt that there is in this matter a public debt to Lord Brougham which it is incumbent upon public honour at once to discharge. A roTHECARIES'-IIALL—The following gentlemen passed the necessary examination, and were thereupon ad mitted licentiates of the Society of Apothecaries at a Court of Examiners, on Thursday, the 24th March :—Messrs. Charles Bateman, Leicester • Henry Buck, Burnley, Lan cashire; Edwi n Parker dutteridge, Brighton; George Henry Hamilton, New South Wales ; Robert Turner Head, East Grinstead ; Charles Nathan Instan, Birming ham ; Tyler Oughton, Jamaica ; Joseph Packard, Yoxford, Suffolk; Henry Greenwood Rawdon, Liverpool; and William Workman, Reading, Berks. At the same court, Mr. Henry Tho m p son , S andford Drigg, Cumberland, and Mr. Frederick Victor Dickins, of the Royal Infirmary Manchester, passed their first examination. The name of Robert William Dunn was accidentally omitted last week ; he passed his examination 'for, and was admitted as, a licentiate on Thursday, the 17th inst. HORSFALL'S MONSTER WROUGHT-IRON GUN.— This immense piece of ordnance will in a few days be per manently placed in its position, where it will form a part of the sea defences of Portsmouth. Midway between Southsea Castle and the western auxiliary battery a bed of concrete has been made in the shingle seven feet in depth, and on , this the gun, with its carriage, platform, and loading crane, will be erected. The gun, itself, we believe, was manufac tured at the works of Messrs. Horsfall and Co., Liverpool, and by them presented to the Government, who had it tested at Shoeburyness, and afterwards forwarded it round to Portsmouth. A slight flaw exists in the chamber of the gun, but nothing that would impair its efficiency, unless it should be subjected to rapid firing, which is very unlikely to be the case from the time it necessarily occupies in handling so ponderous a mass. From the position in which the gun will be placed it will be en abled, at a very short distance to command the entrance to the channel at Portsmouth harbour, and a single shot from it taki ng effect on a ship's hull would doubtles cause an immense amount of mischief. The fol lowing are the di mens i ons of the gun :—Length of gun— From breech loop to muzzle, 16 ft. 6 in. • from base rin g t o muzzle, 13 ft 8 i n . Base ring —Circum ference, lift. 4 in. ; diameter, 3 ft. 71 in. Muzzle—Circumference, 7 ft. 11 in. ; diameter, 2 ft. 31 in. Bore--Diameter 1 ft. 1 in. ; l eng th, 13 ft. 34- i n. Thickness of m e t a l at breech, 1 ft. 10 in. ;at vent, 1 ft. 3 in. ;at muzzle, 71 in. Trunni ons —Circum ference, 3 ft. 11 i n . ; diame ter, 1 ft. ; length of shoulder, 111 in. Distance from centre of trunnions to base ring, 5 ft. 41 in. ; to muzzle, 8 ft. 3} in. Circumference of gun round the centre piece or band, 12 ft. 9 in. ; weight of gun, 22 tons; weight of shot, 3 cwt. ; service charge of powder, 781 b. The carriage and platform were manufactured at Woolwich of teak wood, and aro bolted together in the strongest possible manner. The carriage weighs 3 tons 2 cwt, rthe - weight of the platform is 4 tons. STARVATION AT SEA.—During the late prevalence ofssuth-westerlygales, a fleet of French vessels lay at anchor in Holy Loch, and the stores became so reduced that the men betook themselves to gathering shellfish, and even snails, to supply themselves with food. Such was the state of poverty to which some of the coasting craft, detained by adverse winds, were reduced, that the master of an Irish vessel was obliged to beg a gratis passage to Greenock. —Greenock Ad vertiser, THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, March 26.—Wind this day at noon, N.W. ; light breeze, and fine weather. PLYMOUTH, March 25.—Wind screw steamer, for Melbourne; Johannes Kepler, for Nor folk Sound. CARDIFF, March 25.—Wind N.N.W—Sailed—Albert, for Baltimore; Houghton, and St. Helena, •for New Orleans. (PT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Wind N.W. Arrived, March 26—Lady Eglinton, steamer, from Dublin. Sailed—Thomas and Mary, for Dartmouth; Wonder, steamer, for Jersey. LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. Wind N. W., fresh. Arrived, March 25—Homely, from Naples; Energy, from Nantes. Arrived, March 26—Kate Prince, from Havre ; Vivid, from St. Michael's. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) Wind, N.E. b N DEAL, Saturday Morning. y .; mod Passed—City of Perth, from ' I'anjore for London; Dili• gente, from Manilla. Anchored—Anje Haverbmit, from London for Constan tinople. Private accounts from Paris state that a new Credit Mobilier Bank is about to be started under the auspices of Count de Morny, and with the favour of the Emperor. It is to comprise among its chief functions the granting of advan ces to traders upon the goods and general security of their, establishments. This movement at the present juncture seams an indication on the side of peace. TUE ARMY IN INDIA.—A return to the House of Lords shows that the total number of recruits for India in England on the 9th inst. amounted to 743—viz., 86 1 cavalry, 231 infantry, 143 for engineers, and 283 artillery. The total number recruited for the Queen's and the Com pany's forces in the last six years amounted to 19,229, of whom 6,631 were raised last year, and 3,917 in 1857. LAW IN TELLIGENCE. -(THIS DAY.) ROLLS COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls, Sir J. Romilly.) JUDGMENT.-IN RE ASHTON'S TRUSTS.-PHILPOTS V. ST GEORGE'S HOSPITAL . - ATTORNEY -GENERAL V. PHIL - - -- POTS, His Honour, the Master of the Rolls, said—ln the matter of Ashton's trusts and the other matter of St. George's Hospital, the principles of construction applicable to both are so clearly allied that I shall consider them both together and not separately as I at first intended. His Honour observed that in the preparation of schemes for the admi nistration of charities it was erroneously supposed that the Court was at liberty to prepare the best scheme, or adopt any scheme at pleasure. It was not so. The Court must look to the objects of the charity, to carry out the intentions of the testator as far as practicable, and if that cannot be done, then to apply it to the next best objects of the trust. His Honour then stated the objects of the charity. The testator by his will contemplated the erection of alms louses on his estate for the reception of 12 poor men and women, members of the Church of England, and who might have had the mis fortune to be reduced to poverty by sickness or otherwise. His Honour considered that the trustees had a discretionary power to select the objects of the charity, if the " de clared intentions of the testator could not be carried into effect, and that in the selection of their objects theyshould be regulated by a consideration of what was most beneficial and conducive to the charity. I must confirm the scheme proposed, unless a better is brought before the Court. The costs will'be paid out of the funds in court. His Honour made the , samd observations in the case of Ashton, which was argued before him at chambers and not in court. The Attorney-General proposed to erect alms-houses at! Dun stable for the residence of five poor men and five poor women, who should be found constant in attendance at Church. The testatrix's property at Lutton had increased in value and returned about £6,000 annu ally, and the question was, how this surplus was to be :applied. His Honour thought it could not be paid to the inmates of the alms-houses, because that would defeat the objects of the charity, but it could with propriety be applied in the erection of schools for the educa tion of the children of poor parents in that town and neigh bourhood, and declared accordingly. ENERAL V. v. , This cause came on to be mentioned POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —Marcia 26. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. WILFULLY SMASHING A WIFE'S PORTRAIT AT A PHOTOGRAPHER'S.-CURIOUS CASE. -111 r. Henry Willis, tobacconist, of 58, Oxford-street, was charged with wilfully destroying or damagingtwo portraits andtwo glass cases, a 351, Oxford-street, the property of Mr. Frederick Brooks, artist. The complainant said the accused came to his passage about eight the previous evening, and with a stick he had in his hand broke two specimens exhibited in a case, one of them being that of the accused's wife, which he had bought —the damage being two guineas. In answer to the charge, the defendant said the portrait was that of his wife. He had felt very much annoyed at seeing it publicly exhibited, and had requested the com plainant several times to remove it. He considered it a very great nuisance having his wife's portrait exhibited every Sunday morning at the complainant's door, and having it pointed out to passers by by a " touter." Another thing in the case was that it was not a specimen of the complainant's work—therefore besides the annoyance it woe a delusion on the public. A case had been decided at Southwark Police Court that a person under the circum stances had a right to destroy a portrait after giving notice that it should be removed. The complainant said he bought it and therefore consi dered he had a right to exhibit it. Mr. Bingham said he would give his decision on the case on another occasion—it was of too much importance to de cide hastily. The accused said he had done it on public gror nd4 —complainant had no right to exhibit a portrait under such circumstances. The accused's own recognizance was then taken for hi re-appearance. THAMES. STEALING TEA IN THE LONDON DOCKS:—John Shaw, a labourer, aged 35, of No. 9, Holloway-court, Rosemary lane, Whitechapel, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing 41bs. of tea, value, without the duty, 38., and with the duty 145., the property of the London Dock Company. Yesterday afternoon the prisoner was seen by a labourer named Joseph Royall, in the West Quay warehouse of the dock, where he had no right to be. Ho was seen to pass along Tea-alley, between many thousand chests of tea, and he stooped by one which was broken and filled his pockets with tea. As he was leaving the ware house he was tak en into custody by George Rudkins, a dock constable, on the information of Royall, and 41bs. of a superior description of tea taken out of his pockets. He then said to Royall, " What will you do ; I suppose you want to make a case of it?" The prisoner said he would plead guilty. He was a poor man, with a large family, and his necessities compelled him to do what he had done. • Mr. Yardley—You have committed a flagrant robbery; it is a very bad case, and you are sentenced to three months imprisonment and hard labour. SINGULAR CASE OF ROBBERY.—Margaret Mulcaby, an Irishwoman, who is living apart from her husband, and has been some time cohabiting with an old mannamed Ritt, a ballast heaver, at No. 4, Cooper-row, Upper East Smith field, was brought up on remand before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing a purse containing £ 7 10s., the pro perty and moneys of Mary Ryan and her husband. Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, defended the prisoner. It appeared from the evidence that the Ryans, a well-to do Irish couple, carry on the business of a greengrocer and dealer in coals and potatoes, at No. 10, Green-yard, Upper East Smithfield ; and their happiness would have been unimpaired if they had not indulged in strong drinks and entertained so many gossips. A few days since Mrs. Ryan charged her husband, a tall and manly-looking fel low, with assaulting her. It was stated there were faults on both sides, and Ryan was held to bail to appear a week afterwards. Before that time expired the parties quarrelled again, and Mr. Ryan was brought up before another magi strate upon, a warrant, charged with assaulting his wife; and the wife's father, after giving evidence against his son in-law, became bail for him to appear before the magistrate who heard the first case. In the interim a robbery occurred, which has reconciled Mr. and Mrs. Ryan towards each other, and they joined in preparing a charge of robbery against Mrs. Mulcahy. Mrs. Ryan, upon quarrelling with her husband, was in the practice of making a banker of her sister, Catherine Williams, of Rosemary-lane. On Thurot-' day, the 18th inst., Mrs. Ryan deposited a purse, containing £7 10s. in gold, with her sister. On the following night Mrs. Ryan sent her errand boy, Cornelius Donovan, for her purse and money, which was given to the boy in exactly the same state as it was received. When the boy returned to the shop of his mistress she was attending to some customers. Mrs. Mulcahy was there waiting to be served with 6d. worth of eggs, and seeing the purse in the boy's hand, she took it from him in the presence of his mistress, opened it and looked at it. The prisoner said, " It's all right ;" and the boy, supposing she would return it to his mistress, took no further notice of the matter. 'When Mrs. Ryan asked the boy for the purse he told her what he had done with it. Mrs. Mulcahy (the prisoner) was not to be found, and she was absent until the following Sunday afternoon, when she was found in bed with her old paramour, Kitt, at No. 4, Cooper's-row. Neither the purse nor money have been re covered. An Irishwoman confirmed the statement of the boy Donovan, as to his giving Mrs. Ryan's purse and money to the prisoner in the shop. Mr. Stoddart, in defence, said the parties had quarrelled on the Friday night in question, and upon the next day (Saturday, the 19th) the prisoner was in and about the Thames Police-court all day, obtained a summons against Mrs. Ryan for an assault, and retained him to conduct her case. The purse which the boy gave to Mrs. Mulcahy was her own, which she had dropped. on the floor, and the boy picked it up. Mr. Yardley said the case was full of singularities, and determined on commiting the prisoner for trial. dini ai to pa Thi have stanei Easte IC& d North shire, South The Veneti In t Way. Weste 10s. t to Sari less fii tondo. 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