The Sun. — London, England, 1852-02-03 00:00:00

fourtt SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. LINCOLN RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) (Confirmed from our Third Edition.) Tht Hurdle Race. Bedford ... ... Bullfinch ... View H alloo ... Won easy. The Steeplechase. Carrig Johnie Barrie "' CHESTER CUP BETTING. 20 to 1 asst High Sheriff—taken •• • 1 ... 2 ... a ... 1 ... 2 THE MURDER BY POISONING AT LE WES. (From a Second Edition this day. of the Sussex Advertiser of ) . . After the examination of several other witnesses the Coroner summed up, and the jury deliLwrated for about ten minutes, and then returned a verdict of " Wil ful Murder against Sarah French, otherwise Sarah Ann French." The unhappy woman was immediately committed on the Coroner's warrant tor trial at the next Lewes Assizes. Shortly after the arrival of the prisoner at the station house, she was placed in a private room, under female superintendeueo, but almost immediately afterwards was seized with hysterics, which, despite medical aid, con tinued with great violence for upwards of two hours, her condition becoming at that period even still more alarm ing. At the hour at which we write (half -past 3 M.), the violence of the attack had subsided, and under the treatment applied by Messrs. Turner and Macrae, the unfortunate woman was gradually recovering. COURSE OF EXCLIA Lmr.erc am • • 1 1 18 !,tt.:3, tiuve months.. 11 I'3 Rotterdam, .... • • 12 0 tA-;a•.;*p 25 50 Brqsaels „ 25 60 • 13 1036 ♦!tona .. •• •• •• • ParL, 3 lays -alfht , , - pa' onthst kNGE.—(THIS DAY.) Gibraltar.. ...... Leghern ..•....• ••..•• 30 e 5 4enoa ..•• •• •• •• 25 57% Mnrset It Mani .. •• •• ...• Yaples •• ...••• 40% 12056 ,Hesiina •• •••• •••• •• •• 12051 . t) Sive , l lom a Bevil `.3.. 7SUtV ~ 2t 32% 28 47k '46 5U . 11 :0 r 2 50 37% AO% 50% Jtnelro . aoi .tyres Yorit,6odays'sigli Pte.l,vde!pitia •• ..•• PRICES 4 BULLION, PMA CS. :foreign G' ale& in bars Za 11 9 1 ?ortugsl Gold coin .. 0 0 0 13panish Doubloons .. 0 0 Xow Dollars .• 0 4 I 0 14 '3l.lver In losra -•0 5 0% IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF, LORD S: The LOTID-CES.NCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack shortly before Five o'clock. There w.s.a bur, a very thin attendance of Peers. The E ar ly cf Derby and Lord Brougham occupied their usuel sear:s on the Oppoiition henchee. The Duke of Richmond, the Ifsequ;s Normanhy, and Lcrd Lynd hurst were also in their places. Earl Grey, who Was ear !y its attendance, laid some papers on the table rel.nive to the Cape. Lord Minto, the Earl of Carlisle, and the Marquis of Clanricarde, were the chi:" 'other membere of ties Government we ob served on the Treasury bench. THE ADDRESS. The LORD 'CHANCELLOR having read her Ma jesty's moat gracious Speech from the Throne. The Esel of ALBEMARLE rose to move the adop tion of the Address in reply to the Speech. The Noble Earl said it was with much anxiety that he called upon their Lordships for this expression of their Lordships' feeling—an anxiety which did not arise from his having now to address their Lordships for the first time, but an anxiety which resulted from the importance of the task which he had to perform. Her Majesty told them - that she continued upon amicable terms with every foreign power, and when he looked at the events which had recently oc curred upOn the continent he was Convinced their Lord ships would rejoice at receiving this assurance. The revolutions which of late years had taken place in Eu rope must make them proud of the institutions which this country enjoyed, because those institutions had averted horrors which had visited almost every nation on the other side of the Channel. Still there were some of their institutions which needed much mo dificatior, end ho was rejoiced to find from the Speech from the . Throne that reforms—useful and wholesome referees wer3 anticipated by the Govrnment. (Hear, hear.) It had, been said that there were some countries on the other aide of the Channel which were the natural enemies of England. - He denied this,' there could be no snob thing as a natural enemy; the Almighty had intended that men, no matter whet nation they belonged to, should re main at peace with each other; and if he wanted any proof that it was possible for men to do so, he would point to the results of the Great Exhibition held in the metropolis last year. These results must have satisfied their Lordships that France was the brother and not the enemy of this countena and- in passing this part of her Majesty's Speech, he would .express a hope that the country would ever continue at peace with its European neighbours.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.') He deplored the events alluded to in the Speech, and which had recently occurred in Ireland; but he approved highly of that part of her Majesty's Speech which recommended an increase cf the estimates , not that be anticipated that any foreign power could ever successfully invade the island, but because it was necessary for the sake of self-pre servation that there should be an increase in the internal forces of the country,—(Hear, hear.) He rejoiced to find that the subject of Jew reform was again referred to in t he Speech from the Throne, and he hoped the pro posed reform, when it came before them, would prove of an effective character. The day had gone by when it could be tolerated that a man, while seeking justice in our legal tribunals, should be banded about from cuurt to court. He congratulated their Lordships upon the fact that her Majesty wen ready and willing to concede rep resentative institutions to severa l of the colonies; while the statement that this country had flourished tinder a liberal policy afforded him Equal an ttsfaction.—(Rear.) la 1848 the exportations of this country to the European markets fell off very consider ably, but in that yea r th ere were greatsocial disorders upon the continent, and if h e wanted any pnof that the interest of this country rested upon the world being at peace, that fact alone was sufficient for him.—(Hear, bear.) In 1849, when the conti nent had began to return to a comparative state of tran quillity, trade improved, and relief to the poor diminished, and that increase and that diminution continued throughout 1850. Now what better evidence of the wisdom of the policy which this country had pur sued of late year s could they have than that? Since the duties had been red uced the consumption of tea, sunar, and other articles of domestic use had greatly increased, he and he was prepared to p rove this by returns which held in his hand, and which would show that the consur e p_ Lion of *agar had increased 47 per cent. of late years, while the revenue from that and similar articles, such as tea and malt, had been augmented in a s omewhat lb equa l pp _ portion. It was clear, there fore, that a eral poticy not only increased the comforts of the people, but added greatly to the means of the country, which was certainly a very gratifying circumstance to h i m , a nd must be also gratifying to their Lordships.—(Hear, hear.) Apolo gising to the House for having detained them CO long, he concluded by simply moving the adoption of the Address , which he road, and which was 3 mere echo of the Speech. Lord LEIGH had very great pleasure in seconding the Address, and concurred M much of that which had fallen from his Noble Friend.—(Rear, hear.) Ho WAS satisfied that in expressing his entire concurrence in the sentiments which the Speech from the Throne contained, he was sure he was only expressing the icelings of the House ; and as his Noble Friend had fully gems into de tail on the questions which the Speech adverted to be did not feel it necessary to trouble their Lord st4s with a lengthened speech."-(Lear, h‘ar.) Th. comforts of the people were increasing, the revenue was increasing, and every clase, not excepting the agri cultural' ekes, was in a state of competitive prosperity. ---( e 1 " 63 %) How gratifying must it be to their Lord sh i ps to know that? True, one part of her Majesty' s kin gdom had tm bblelten disturbed with outrages of a schocking charse ' 11 e . hcped, ere long, even that part of the country would be restored to prosperity and peace.—(Hear, hear.) H aring rapidly gone over the topics in the speech, it remainedfor dress, and secondl y to him f i rstly to second th e Ad tentian they had paid h th im an_k pu( th tii, e c i a r r :t:hoerdars,b)ips fur the at- The motion bayi ng b een The Ea:l of DEltitY said he did not think it neces sary to move any amendment to the Address; but ne vertheless it mast not be surnoard that he con serried in the manner i n which the important 11 Tics c Attained in the Speech w ere dealt Ef-cr.) The arrangememof them was not on l y bad, hit 0 1,7 :'," WO-0 not P'ererlY dealt with. For Forin sta Pie Speech passed from the expression of thanks tent toe country rem aine d mrat toe with its allies to the aff.;rs et the Cape, and Altogether th e o r was most uneati f der and arrange ment of the Speech actOrjr• — (Elesn) Last a hvgo r Peen expressed regret and imper tett body cfer subjects, - th e pa: he fact that' Lamely, the agriculturil class, were i n a state or deep distress, but tire present Speech said nothi ng whatever upon that point. The }Tebbe Baron, however, who se- SUN, winded the Address thought it a subject for congratulation that this previous distress had been removed, but he for one, and many of his Noble Friends, were at a loss to perceive where the improvement referred to was to be found.—(Hear, hear.) True the price of bar lay and oats had of late increased beyond trilling extent, but the price of wheat remained the same now that it was when it was admitted that the agricul tural interest was in the deepest distress. They were told then that the reduced price was the result of the transition state is which the law placed the farmer; but they had got far beyond that transition state, and still the price remained depressed.—(Hear, hear.) For his part, his opinion upon this subject re mained unchanged., He was still of opinion that the total and unconditional repeal of the corn-laws would have the effect of making this country dependent for its supply of wheat upon foreign nations, and he need not remind their Lordships that such a state of depen dence was highly dangerous to the peace of the land.—(Hear, hear.) He, therefore, was still of opinion that both for the purposes of revenue and for the purposes of averting the danger to which he had just referred, it was necessary to hate some duty imposed upon the importation of foreign corn. — (Hear, hear.) Their Lordships would remember that the last session of Parliament was taken up with a discus sion upon a measure for resisting the Papal aggression, and their Lordships would equally remember that Pare liacaent established a law upon the subject.—(Hear, hear.) Now, he should be glad to know what had b e en done to enforce that law.—(Hear, hear.) It was either totally inoperative, as it had been openly and ostentatiously broken? He demanded some expla dation about this matter.—(Hear, hear.) (LEFT SPEAKING) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The House resumed shortly before Four. NEW MEMBERS. Sir EMERSON TENNENT, and several other Members whosa names we could not learn, took the oaths and their seats. NEW WRITS. Mr. HAYTER moved for new writs for the city of Perth in the room of Mr. Fox Maule, who has ac cepted the office of President of the Board of Trade; for :he city of Northampton in the room of Mr. V. Smith, who has accepted the office of Secretary at War; for the borough of Kinsale, in the room of Mr. Benjamin Hawes, who has accepted the office of Under -Secretary at War; for the borough of Greenwich in the room of S'r D. Dandas, who has accepted the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds. Mr. DEEDES moved for the issuing of a new writ in the place of Mr. Plumptre, who has accepted the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds. NOTICES OF MOTION—NEW REFORM BILL. Mr. HATTER gave notice that on Friday, the 13th suet , Lord J. Russell would move fir leave to bring in a Bill to extend the right of voting for Members of the House of Cemmons. Also a Bill to amend the Act rer lating to the Militia. Also, on the same day, the Presi dent of the Board of Trade would move for leave to bring in a Bill relative to the Copyright Treaty lately concluded between this country and France; and that on the 16th inst. the Solicitor-General would move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend t he Court of Chan cery, and on the same evening Sir G. Grey would bring in a Bill to exclude St. Albans from returning a mem ber to serve in Parliament. M-jor BERESFORD gave notice that, on an early day, an Hon. Friend of his would call th© attention cf the House to the Admiralty preserved meant contract. Mr. CALEY gave notice that, on an early day, he would move the appointment of an unpaid Labour Com mission. Mr. S. CRAWFORD gave notice that he should shortly move for leave to bring in a Bill on the subject of tenant right. Sir B. HALL gave notice that, on an early day, he should submit a motion to the House on the subject of episcopal incomes. Mr. B. SMITH gave notice that, on an early day, he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to enable forty shilling freeholders in Scotland to vote for knights of the shire. Sir J. PAKINGTON gave notice that this day fort night he should move for a Committee of the whole House to consider the sugar duties. Lord NAAS gave notice that on an early day he should call the attention of the House to the trial of Bake v. Somerville. Mr. ANSTEY gave notice that this day fortnight he should submit a motion to the House relative to the abolition of transportation to Van Die Land. Mr. P. MACKENZIE gave notice that on an early day he should call the attention of theorise to the mode of licensing public-houses in Scetlai. Sir B. HALL gave notice that on an early day he should make a motion on tho subject of the occupation of the Roman States by the Austrian and French troops, Sir J. PAKINGTON gave notice that on an early day he should move the appointment of a Committee of the whole House to consider the law relating to the sale of beer. LORD PALMERSTON. Lord Palmerston entezed the House alm?st ionnedi ately after the last notice was given, and took his seat on the bench below the gangway. Lord John Russell, accompanied by Sir F. Baring, followed him in, end some merriment was occasioned by Mr. F. O'Connor rushing up to the Noble Lord and shelling him frantically by the hand. DEBATE ON TielE ADDRESS. The SPEAKER having read the Royal Speech from the throne, Sir R. H. BULKELEY, who appeared in military uniform, then rose to move the Address, and begged the indulgence of the House on behalf of one who had never ventured to obtrude himself upon it before, when he was about to advert to subjects of no ordinary importance in no ordinary times. — (Hear.) He then observed that the Member who moved the Address was generally considered an uncompromising supprter of the Government. That he owned was precisely his own po.ition.—(Hear.) He had been in Parliament many years, and during that time he had seen many advantageous measures introduced for the benefit of the people, and also many institu tions improved and extended—(Hear, hear)—and they had at last achieved a degree of prosperity which, in his conscience, he believed had never been ex pelled.—(Cheere) The throne had never been better supported, the Estalished Church had in erased its usefulness, her revenues had been more equitably distributed and her duties more rigidly enforced; hundreds of churches had grown up, and thousands of the lower orders had been added to their congregseions. Education had been more widely ex tended and reduced to something like a system. Commerce had been enlarged and commercial monopoly removed. —(Cheers.) They had been preserved from European wars, and maintained domestic tranquillity, and, above. all the socill condition of the people had been improved, for without such improvement it was worse than useless to attempt to improve their morale.—(Hear.) These blessings and improvements he ascribed to the sound policy and enlightened views of a Liberal Administration, and he, as a Reformer, would consider himself unjust if he did not:claim for the Noble Lord at the head of the Government the chief share of the merit in bringing about such happy results. To his unflinching advocacy and his strong constitutional liberal sympathies he as cribed the success of those measures which first extended political tights and then improved, the social condition ofh the great masses of the people of this country. ! se, then, were the reasons why for twent y years ho had been a h um bl e b ut not l ess anx ious supporter of the Nob le Lord and his Administration ; and these were the reasons which induced him on the prevent occasion to undertake a task from which ha would otherwise have willingly shrunk (Hear.) The Hon. Memb er t h en alluded to the paragraph — in the Royal Sp e ech , stating that her Majesty . had assur ance of the most friendly relations he neid, most ons with foreign I powers. That was, acceptable yias informationthe of to the country at lar g e . — (Hear,) It I the coun tr y , as well as the wish o f thevir people, e, interest that we shou ld remain at peace.—(Hear.) surrou nded them , and there wer e struggles gorienvolutions pe ople on the one hand, wh o d es i re g on liberty an d r esponsible Goviirnments, be tween the and treach ery and false ru l e rs coun al tr s y " ru lers on the other, he bad to congratulate that it bad never been entaogledh in foreign war.—(llsar, wh o ivapossib!e, o for the people of hear.) It tva4 werecount! y not to 83 mpathise with foreign nations endeavouring to share some of the: advantages vse ourse l ves poesese -e d • and wo not onl y did so , but we offered them an asylum, and let them come from where they may we should still adhere to that course of conduct. Sympathy w 3 may always express for them, but fur ther,then that, as a name, they:, must nut go. Order must be preserved, and, therefore, they should n ot I speak further upon that ratltter. 11e must now make mention of a circumstance which had made a most serious impression on the public mind. He elluded to the visit of a moat remarkable man (Kossuth) to our shores. He was the idol of interest, for a time, among every grade of the people.—(Hear.) The interest, amounting a ! m e t to religion, which hie couca.yrnen felt in him, was equal almost to itlolatry—an interest in which he he forsts:w a ready sympathy, and in which all %mild be ready to par ticipate.—(Hear, hear.) B ut i t s h ou ld be rez.:ollectf , d fLat tilts Ye-J:7,11,1.We inan `.ad vi.sited these coasts with an ostensible motive.—(Rear, bear.) His o bj ec t, avowedly, was to wage a war upon the whole of the despotic Powers of Europe. His orations had been THE LONDON, singularly powerful, and full of political power and poetic heap . There was, however, another object to be served In his visit to this country, and this was evidently shown in the splendid speeches which he has delivered since his arrival in America.--(Hear, hear.) The visit of this great man, therefore, was not in its consequences likely to disturb our association with other powers.—(Hear, hear.) He has next to aevert to the position which was occupied by Britain with regard to the principle of that party which was supposed to advocate protection.— (Cheers.) On this point it must be remarked that the Right Hon. Baronet the Chancellor of the Exchequer had intimated indirectly the necessity for affirming the income-tax. But if this was accomplished, it should be recollected how great an amount of taxation had been repealed. That great statesman, Sir Robert Peel, had fully anticipated this result, and nothing had evinced more the magnitude of his ability, and the greatness of his statesmanship, than the results at which he had arrived. The next point which he had to take under consideration was the adjudication of differences in civil matters. Much benefit had arisen in the codification, so far as it had gone, of our civil and criminal laws, and this again was largely owing to the conduct and management also of the late Sir Robert Peel. The ordinary statute law had been much simplified, but it should be remembered that great mischiefs still existed in the practice of the Court of Chancery. The several branches of that court were both expensive, dilatory, and. unsatisfactory.— (Hear s hear.) To this the attention of her Majesty's Government had beendirected. The remedy was difficult to find, but still it was necessary and he himself being a sufferer could speak to the neces sity for the reformation to which her Majesty had that day alluded in her Speech from the Throne. Into that matter, however, he *mid not enter. The mischief and the evils were patent to all, so that it was quite unnecessary to particularize instances for an in dasement to the reformation of the whole of our equitable jurisdiction in matters of property. He was not a personal sufferer, but he had been a trus tee for a relative cf his who unfortunately had become connected with a set of usurers and Jews.—(Laughter.) The trust was for simple sale, but before it could out they had to encounter eight suits in chancery, to some of which there were fifty or sixty parties; 10,000/. had been spent in defending actions, and the costs of litigation had in ail amounted to no less thou 70,000/, ; and instead of a surplus there had been in the end a deficiency. Rather than such a state of things should be permitted, he would say, perish the Court of Chancery and all connected with it. An Encumbered Estates Act would in truth be a blessing for this country. The Noble Lord, however, could not have chosen a better time for introducing this measure, for there never teas a time when there were more Gen tlemen of the legal profession in the House than the present. With respect to the manufacturing interest, which they were told by the Royal Speech, was in a state of prosperity, notwithstanding that there was a great number of gentlemen both in and out of that House, who asserted that the commercial pros• perity of the country was a fallacy, he, himself, often as he had heard the contrary, was convinced that there never was a time when the manufacturing interest had been more prosperous then the present. He came next to the consideration of the measure upon which he expected there might be some diversity of opinion. He alluded to the extension of the suffrage. Political writers had blamed the Noble Lord for not introducing this measure earlier in the present Parliament; but he thought they did him great injustice. Did they not remember the number of measures which had occupied the attention of that House during every session? one session was occupied in regulating the duties on corn, another in removing the navigatiort•laws, and the last year divided between the pleasures of the Exhi bition and a religious warfare in that House. The time had now arrived when Ministers were about to place on the table of the House their measure for extending the suffrage. Some funny writer or other had said, that in this: House Gentlemen " thought in herds."—(Laughter.) and that he thought was often the case—what one man said another thought, and so in time it became a party cry. He, for one, would be perfectly willing that every man ',contributing to the direct taxation of the state should have a vote—that every man holding a small sum, say 101, in the savings bak should vote; but he would give no man two votes; and for the way of taking them, he must express his utter abhorrence of the ballot. As for triennial Parliaments, ho thought they would have the effect of driving every person of station and property out of the House, because who would submit himself to the triennial nuisance of an election. Who was afraid to extend the suffrage? Could they forget that within a short time three of the principal cities of Europe—Paris, Berlin, and Vienna—were in the hands of the mob, and in this country we had not the slightest attempt from the work ing classes, their loyalty to the Throne never once shook, nor was their respect for constituted authority lessened one jot. But it would be said —What had Reform done for the' working classes ? Since the Reform Bill the whole attention of that House had been turned to the bettering the condition of the working clauses. The Hon. Member then alluded to the state of Ireland. He observed that the late Sir R. Peel once stated that he never recollected a session withou a Salmon Fibbers , Bill. Now, during the wholn time he had been a Mem ber he (Sir R. H. Bulkeley) scarely remembered a session in which the grievances of Ireland did not form the principal subject of discussion.—(Hear.) He was h ap py, however, to inform the House, that though some lamentable circumstances had occurred in Ire land, her Majesty's Ministers bad no derire of proposing any additional legislation on the subject. They hoped that the ordinary course of the law would restore tranquillity. He had learnt from the peas in Ireland that the same line of conduct would be pursued by Irish Members this session as that they had formerly adopted, let the measure be whatever it might.--(bear, hear.) He would earnestly appealed to those Hon. Members to recon sider their conduct. Where, he asked, could they find occurrences such as those which took place last year, treated with so much leniency and consideration as they were by her Majesty's Ministers 2—(Hear, hear.) On the continent of Europe events were now happening to which, as Englishmen and Protestants, they could not be insensible. Two parties were there striving for mastery—constitutional freedom on the one side, and despotism on the other. Despotism had called to its assistance the ultramontane party of the Roman Catholic Church, and they had as the mission. Now we could not and would not further the ends of despotism—whether it was that of the old constitutional dynasties of Europe or of any upstart ruler who might have risen out of the circumstances of the times.—(Hear, hear.) We wished not only the letter, but the spirit of the Emancipation Bill to be adopted, and we wished to re store that harmony which existed in this country pre vious to the arrival of the Papal ordinance; but they were bound to maintain the Queen on the throne. (LEFT SPEAKING.) THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) WALES. Anglesey—Evan Lloyd, of Maes-y-porth, Esq. Breconshire —Paul Mildmay Pell, of Tvmawr, Esq. Carnarvonshire —Martin Williams, of Penamser. Esq. Carmarthenshire—Charles Hamlyn Williams, of Derllys court, Esq. Cardiganshire—John Inglis Jones, of Derry Ormond, Esq. Denbighshire—Francis James Hughes, of Acton House, Wrexham, Esq. Ftintshire —Henry Potts, of Glan-r-afou, Esq. Glamorganshire—Griflith Llewellyn, of Baglan Hall, Esq. Montgomeryshire -- Edward Salisbury Rose Trevor, of Teowscoed, Esq. Merionethshire —George Casson of Blawyddol, Esq. Pembrokeshire —Henry Leach, of Corston, Esq. Radnorshire—Sir Hartord James Jones Brydges, of Boul tibrook, Bart. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 2d day of Feb ruary, 1852, present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. This day the Right Honourable Henry Richard Ltd Cowley, and the Right Honourable Sir John Patteson, Knight, one of the Judges of the Court of Queen's Bench, were, by her Majesty's command, sworn of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took their respective places at the Board accordingly. ST. JAMES PALACE, JAN. 27. Tha Queen has been pleased to appoint the Rev. Henry Mildred Birch to be one of the Chaplains in Ordinary to her Majesty. DOWNING-STREET, FEB. 2. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Reverend Samuel W. Steedman to be Colonial Chaplain for the island of Hong-Kong. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Charles Henry Stewart, Esq., to be Deputy-Queen's-Advocate for the island of Ceylon. DUCHY OF LANCASTER, JAN. 30. The Queen has been this day pleased to appoint Thomas Weld Blundell, of Ince Blundell Hall, Esq., to be Sheriff of the county palatine of Lancaster for the year ensuing. WHITEHALL, J.N. 31. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. John Reid to the church and parish of Monikie, in the presbytery of Dundee, and county of Forfar, vacant by the transportation of the Rev. Thomas McKie, late minister thereof, to the church and parish of Erskine. WHITEHALL, FEB. 2. The Queen has been Pleased to present the Reverend William Hayward Cox, B.D. ' to the united rectory and vi carage of Saint Mary's , Tenby, in the county of Pembroke, and diocese of St. David's, void by the death of the Rev. John Hunter Humphreys. ADMIRALTY, JAN. 19. Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant William Jenny Pengelley to be Captain, vice Berney Varlo, deceased; First Lieutenant George Gardiner Alexander to be Captain, vice Castieau, to halt-pay; Second Lieutenant Archer Croft Critchell to be First Lieutenant, vice Pengelley, promoted; Second Lieutenant Edward Fitzgerald Pritchard to be First Lieutenant, vice Alexander, promoted. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Worcestershire. The Queen's Own Worcestershire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Lieutenant James Arthur Taylor to be Captain, vice Lord Eastnor, resigned, Jan. 22. WHITEHALL, FEB. 2 The Lord Chancellor has appointed Robert Alexander bmi h, of Richmond, in the county of Surrey, Gent. to be a Master Extraordinary in the H'gh Court of Chancery. BaNKttLJP f 6. Robert Sewell, scriviner, Swafflagm, Norfolk, to surrender, Feb. 13, at two, and Maroh 19, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, assignee, Basinghall•street ; Trehern and White, Bucklersbury. Thomas Arnold, timber dealer, Elmore, Gloucester shire, Feb. 16, at twelve, and March 15. at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Lovegrove, Gloucester. Joseph Hall, farmer, Hop{:nd, Herefordshire, Feb. 17 and March 6, at h a lf past ten, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. Valpy, o ffi c i a l a ssignee, Birmingham; Smith, Birmingham, Thomas Harris, grocer, Camborne, Cornwall, Feb. 11 and March 10, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtsel, official assignee, Exeter; Bullmore, Falmouth; Stogdon, Exeter. John Padgett, cloth manufacturer, Idle, Yorkshire, Feb. 19, and March 25, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, o ffi c i a l ass i gne e, Leeds; Bond and Bar wick, Leedr. Thomas Byrom, grocer, Wigan, Lancashire, Feb. 20 and March 12, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Lee, official ass i gnee , Manchester; Barratt, Manchester. LIST OF SHERIFFS FOR 1852. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 2d day o February, 1852, present the Queen's Most Excellent Ma. jesty in Council. SHERIFFS MARKET INTEL LI ,E. (From the London New price Current, Feb. 3.) SUGAR.—Tc-day these was less activity in the Wes, India Sugar Market. Both grocers and refiners operat ing with reluctance the better quali ties of y e llow and grey, how ever , rea lized rates equal to those of Friday, but in some cases a small reduction was suubmitted to for inferior sorts and brown. At auction of 174 hogs heads 14 tierc e s Barbadoes, a few lots only sold at the previous currency. Fi n e yellow at 395, good mid to good 34s 6d to 37s 6d, mid 315.6 d to 345, low 30s to 31s. A small part only of 150 hhds 3 tree Demerara found purchasers, low to mid yellow 293 to 29s 6d, fine brona 28s to 28s 6d,„ mid crystalised yellow 335, ord 30s to 32s per cwt. The total operations to-day are only 420 hhds. REPINED.—To-day the home trade demand was active for Refined Sugar, and prices improved. Sales of brown lumps were made at 44s to 44s 6d. The supply of goods is much less than for some time past. Crushed Sugar is in good demand for shipping, yet rates are not better. MA.IIIIMUS.—This afternoon Grocers and Refiners were less disposed to operate in Mauritius Sugar, and the rates acceded to were rather under those of last week. The parcels offered at Public Sale were, how ever nearly all sold, amounting to 5,100 bags, good yellow realised 32s to 335 6d; mid to good mid 22s 6d to 316 6d; inferior 28s to 29s good to fine browu 26i to 27s 6d; low to mid 23s to 25s 6d. Very ord 22s to 22s 6d; refining qualities from 26s to 32s and good grainy yellow 35s per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar met with less attention and rather lower rates were acceded to. Of 9,800 bags at auction the chief part found buyers. Good to fine white Benares went at 34s to 365, mid to good mid 32s 6d to 335 6d; low 31s 6d to 325; Damp and washed 31a to 35s 6d; fine grainy yellow 37s to 385; good 36s to 36s 6d; low to mid 31s to 34s 6.1; brown 28s 6d to 30s 6d mid end good mid like Mauritius, 29s io 305 6d; inferior and low 25s to 28s 6d. Foamosi.—Tc-day a fair business was concluded in yellow Havannah Sugar, chiefly for shipping, and the rates obtained were equal to those of Friday. A parcel of ordinary white Maceio sold at 34s duty paid. None of any kinds was offered at auction. MoLassEs,—There continues to b e a l arge d eman d f or West India. Since this' ay week 1,000 puncheons have been sold at lis to 123, "Ind fine Antigua, at 12s 6d per cwt, but chiefly at lis 6d. A greater demand exists for Mauritius, and the purchases amount to 6,000 casks at 10a 6d, at which there are not further se ll ers . Cuba and Porto Rico wanted at lis 6d to 12s 6d ; f ew parcels Honey is however, on offer is in good d mend. and low to fine Jamaica realize from 35s to 50s. There are several buyers of Tamarinds, and previous rates are sustained, East India selling at 63 to 12s, and West India at 20s t 0303 per cwt. COFFEE.—This afternoon the shipping or home trade demand was nct better for Plantation or Ceylon Coffee. At a public sale of 150 casks a decline of is per cwt took place; low middling went at 47s to 48s, fine to fine fine ordinary 43s to 46s 6d, low to good ordinary 41s to 42s Gd. In Native Ceylon little Was done privately, and there are sellers of good ordinary at 38s 6d. For other sorts of Coffee the market is are barely supporte d. in a quiet state, and rates Cocoa.—This afternoon at public sale 1,7000 bags Para were all taken in at 24s to 26s per cwt; these are barely former rates. TEA..—There is no general reduction to notice for Congou. The rates taken for low quality are 7d to 7-id good and ord sound 8d t o gad; blackish leaf 9 d to lid ; superior and Pek oe kinds 110 to is sd; sorts above is are least in request. In Doling several purchases hate been made; yet common to mid can easily be obtained at 9d to Is, and better aorta is Id to is 4d. Souchong mid to fine at is to is B d , and common 8d to 11 d. In Pouchong 4d to 6cl. Operations in Green have been small; ord qu a lities atil sustain late terms; but better kinds can be obtained at a small reduction. We quote Hyson—com mon to mid at is to is 2d, good fine is 3d to 2s, superior 8s 2d to 2s 8d; young Hyson, common I Id to I:, mid to good is id to is 9d, fine la 10d to 2s 6d; Imperial, Canton 10d to Is; Hyson kind is 2d to 25 4d; ounpow der Canton 8d to 1s; Hyson sort, commo n to mid, Is 2d to is 7d, good to fine is 8d to 3s 4d, Twankey Ild to is Id; Hyson skin 10,1 to is 4d. The demand is brisker for good and fine scented Orange Pekoe at is ld to is 8d; in ord and mid sales are, however, small, with sellers at 9d to ls. There is not a better sale for Flowery Pekoe, fine and superior can bo obtained at is 9d to 2s Bd, and low to good is to is Bd. In Caper sa les have been trifling at 8d to la 4d. RICE.—To -day the previous advance was well sup ported for East India, and a good business was con cluded privately ; middling white Bengal is not to be obtained under 10e per cwt. Of Sago 915 chests at auction, mostly sold at 15s to 16s for middling and good small pearl. CINNAMON.—There was a desire on the part of im porters of the better qualities of Ceylon to realize at the quarterly sales. Prices in consequence declined 2d to 4d per lb for firsts, 2d for seconds, and there was only a limited sale. But thirds low, broken were in good demand, and realized fully last sales rates to 2d per lb above. Of 2,260 his offered; 1,500 found buyers, first sort sound went at from is 9d to 3s• mouldy and damaged Is 7d to 2s 4d; second sorts sound is Id to 2a, mouldy and damaged is to is 61, thirds and fourths sound 10d to is Bd, mouldy and damaged 10d to is Bd. The next sales will take place on the 28th of April. SPIRITS. —An extensive business has been done in Demerara Rum at fully previous rates, and 6,000 puns have heft sold since our last report, 28 to 34 over proof at 2s to 2s id, 35 to 42 over 2s 2d to 2s 41 Leward Island met ,with greater attention, and 300 puns have been disposed of at is 5d to is 5 0 proof. E ast I n di a i s want e d at is 3id proo f. Jamaica has been in good demand. About 400 puns have been sold, fine ord choice sorts realised for 34 to 38 over proof 3s to 46 2d, good 32 to 35 over 2s 6d to 26 101, mid to good mid 2a 4d to 2s 6d, and low low 27 to 30 over 28 2d to 2s 3d; the transactions have been chiefly at 2 s 4d to 2a 61, Brandy i s he l d w i th f i rmness . Sales of Cognac, beat b ran d s o f th e v i n t age o f 1851 made at 4s 2d to 4s 41, 1850 ditto 4s 5d to 41, 7d, 1E49 ditto 4s 91 to 4s I Id, 1848 ditto 5s 3d to 5s sd, older 55 6d to 63 6d, low t o m i d qualities 2s hod to 4s, an d B or d e aux 2s 2d to 2s 41. to 2s. Briti s h made Spirit is firm at 9s Ild to los, Gin 9s for 17 wider, end 22 at 8s 6 d per g allon. Geneva is 8d to is 9 d, and fin e is 10d SALTPETRE.—TO-da y d e mand was ac:is'e. At auct ion • 966 bags C a l cutta sold as is advance on fine sorts, the lower qualities went rather highe r—refraction 3} to 31 p er er '" at 305 6d to 31s, 64 ditto 283 6d, 71 ditto 27s 6d, 12i ditto 9 55 to 2.55 6d. Privately several parcels were disposed o f. Ta.t.Low.---Fine old yellow Candle is to be obtained at 35s to 85s 6d, and new at 35s 9d to 36s per cwt. Operotions are small for delivery, although 35s 6d to 356 9d have been taken for the next two months, and 37s to 37a 6d for the latter part of the year. Home melted is GEN C By aim MAJESTY IN COUNCIL SOIL THE TEAR 1852. Bedfordshire—Sir John Montague Burgoyne, of Sutton, Bart. _ _ . _ Berkshire—John Samuel Bowles, of Milton-hill, Esq. Buckinghamshire—Charles Robert Scott Murray, of Danesfield, Esq. Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire—William Parker Hamond, of Pampisford, Fsq. Cumberland —George Henry Oliphant, of Broaclfield House, Esq. Cheshire —George Holland Ackers, of Moreton, Esq. Derbyshire—Sir Henry Sacheverell Wilmot, of Chaddes den Hall, Bart. Devonshire —James Cornish, of Black Hall, Esq. Dorsetshire—Augustus Foster, of Warmwell, Esq. Durham —John Bowes, of Streatham Castle, Esq. Essex—Sir Charles Cunliffe Smith, of Suttons, Bart. Gloucestershire—Winchcomb Henry Howard Hartley, of Sodbury, Esq. Herefordshire —William Trevellyan Keville Davies, of Wignsore, Esq. n n Ellis, of Ponsbourne Park, Es H er tf or dshire—WY q. Kent— Sir John W. Lubbock, of High Elms Down, Bart. 2 1 Leicestershire—Sir George Howland Beaumont, of Coles orton, Bart. Lincolnshir George Towline, of Riby Grove, Esq. Monmouthshire William Hunter Little, of Llanvare Grange, Esq. Norfolk—Frederick William Irby, of Boyland Hall, Esq. Northamptonshir Langham Christie, of Preston • Deanrh Esq. Northumberland Thomas Wood Craster, of Craster Tower, Esq. Nottinghamshire —Henry Frederick Walker, of Blyth E sq . Oxfordshire—John Henry A s hurst, of Waterstock , Esq. Es ß sqhur t o la p n ol ds ir h e_Ro ire —William Burton iamdeC,apell B ro oke, of Martinsthorpe, Somersetshire—Montague Gore, oL f olgßnaerr lirowaCllOuErstq' , Esq. Staffordshire —John Ayshford Wise. et Clay ton -ball, Es q . County of SouthamptOn—Francis Jervoise Ellis Jervoise, of Herriad House, Suffolk—James Hamilton Lloyd Anstruther, of Hintle sham Hall, Esq. Surrey—George Robert Smith, of Selsden, Croydon, Esq. Sussex— Philip Salomons, of Brighton, Esq. Warwickshire—Sir John Newdigate Ludford Chetwode, of Ansley Hall, Bart. Westmoreland—Richard B urn , of Orton-ball, Es q. wii z.s hi re —Jobn Bird Fuller, of Neston-park, Worcestershire —Sir Edmund Hungerford Lechmere, of the Rbyd, Bart. Yorkshire —Sir John Henry Lowther, of W a kefield, Bart. Swillington, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 185). not cheaper, or is supply smaller; the demand has been limited, and 36s to 37s is the value, net cash. Other sorts are plentiful, and rother lower. At auction the parcels offered were, however, nearly all disposed of; 730 casks Australian, low to fine Beef 32s to 355 6d, Mutton 33s to 36s 3d; 300 phgs South American 33s 6d to 35s 3d; 233 ditto Grease 27s to 295; 44 casks Belgian Tallow, good 35s 63. For auction 1,000 packages Tal low are declared. OlLS.—Although Pdle Seal Oil is offering at 311 to 31110 s; other sorts at 281 to 301, still only limited trans actions have taken place. Cod is dull of sale, and offered at 31110 a to 32/. Whale met with more atten tioe, and the previous value is maintained. At auction 63 tns Polar realized 321 to 331 15s. With Sperm the market more freely supplied and previous rates are not sustained. At auction 93 tuns part wrecked were sold at 751 to 841 10s; ileadmatter 841 to 851 10s. A good demand prevails for Palm, and 26 to 26 6d per cwt are the rates paid for first sort; there is also no in crease of supply. Of Rape Oil many parcels have been sold, still no rise has been produced, brown being obtained at 30s, pale 31s, and Refined Foreign 31s to 325. Olive met with ready purchasers, there is also an advance; Gallipoli selling at 441 to 451, and other sorts 42 to 431 per tun. Cocoa Nut remains in good request at the pre vious currency, and there is no increase of supply; Ceylon and Cochin realize 31s to 35s.Sydney 29s to 30s. Lard Oil met with little notice, and is offered at 44s to 45. Gin gelly sells slowly at 33s to 33s 6d. Linseed Oil has been purchased with caution during the last few days, and there is a alight reduction, 25s 6d to 25s 9d per cwt being taken on the spot. Of Refined Spermaceti 60 cs realized is 74d per lb. THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY. Yesterday a meeting la this matter was held in Vice-Chancellor Kindersley's court, before Master in Chancery Humpbry, M.P., for the general exami nation of Mr.FergusO'Connor, the directors and others, to inquire into the management and financial transac tions connected with the company's affairs under the Act of Parliament passed to dissolve the company, to dispose of the lands and property belonging to it, and generally to wind up its affairs. The hour fixed for the meeting was ten o'clock, at which time all parties, with the exception of Mr. O'Connor, who had been summoned, were present, and somo twenty minutes elapsed before that gentleman, accompanied by his solicitor, appeared and took his seat under neath the woolsack. The court was extremely crowded throughout the day. Mr. Roxburgh, who appeared as counsel in support of the official manager, commenced the proceedings with a short history of the company's operations, ob jects, and present state of affairs. It was started in 1845, under the title of the " Chartist Co-operative Land Society," to purchase land and locate members, upon such terms as might enable them by moderate industry to live in comparative comfort and inde dendence. The title of the undertaking was after wards changed to that of the " National Land Com pany." A number of estates were bought, allotments made, and members located, and a large number of branches were established in various parts of the kingdom. The object of the present inquiry was to examine the originators and directors of the scheme with reference to the accounts, and the amount and application of the moneys received on account of the company, to put the official manager in possession of information to enable him to carry out the provisions of the Act of Parliament. Since the appointment of Mr. Goodchap, the official manager of the court, that gentleman and his solicitors, Messrs. Tucker and Sons, had gone over all the estates and had obtained a s much information as possible, but this was found to be of so deficient a description that a personal examination of the parties became absolutely necessary. A large sum had been subscribed and expended in the purchase of five different estates amounting to 100,0001. These estates were the Herringsgate, or, as it is now called, the O'Connorville estate, at Rickmans worth; the Minster Level estate, the Lowbands estate, the estate at Snig's End, and the Great Dodford estate. The object now was to ascertain the amount of money re ceived, how, where, and by whom, and with reference to its ultimate application, and with this view he pro , posed to examine Mr. O'Connor in detail. Mr. O'Connor was then sworn and examined for nearly five hours, but as his evidence was principally a recapitulation fof that given before the House of Commons Committee on the occasion of their inquiry , into the matter, it is unncessary to repeat it here. He deposed that he did not know how much money was received on behalf of the company between 1845 and 1846, but stated several times over that the accounts of these transactions given by himself, appeared at intervals in the Northern Star, and recently in the Daily News. There were, no doubt, entries of these matters in the ledgers of the Land Com pany, the directors of which he would trust with anything, and they had never defrauded the com pany of a farthing. He had never seen these books. He was now a creditor to the company to the extent of 7,5051. It appeared in the course of the evi dence that some of the estates had been sold since the Act of Parliament prohibiting the disposal of them passed ; and he (Mr. O'Connor) hnd been told by Lord Campbell and Sir J. Pollock that he had a right to sell them, and put all the money in his pocket—though he believed that that declaration was before the Act passed. Witness was then ex amined as to the general powers he exercised in the purchase and sale of land=, and was called upon to produce receipts and vouchers for the same, but could not ; invariably referring the Court, on these questions being put, to an account of the money t ransa ctions he bad published in the Daily .21Teirs and Northern: Star, He was also q ues ti oned as to t h e particulars of the respective allotments on the various estates, but he gave no definite information on a ma jority of them. When the Land an d L a b our B an k wa s proposed in connexion with the Land Company, he protested against it, and the bank had now failed, ow ing 4,000/. Mr. Roxburgh—Can you inform us, Mr. O'Con nor, how it was that portions of the Great Dodford estate that bad been sold by you do not appear, as was required in the schedule to the Act of Parlia ment ? Mr. O'Connor—l think it is there. Mr. Roxburgh—You had better look at the Act This is such a gigantic scheme that we shall get con fused if we are not careful. Mr. O'Connor—lt is a gigantic scheme, sir, and I have been greatly confused by it. Mr. Roxburgh—lt would appear, from the various accounts to the House of Commons, that you have re ceived 16,0001. on account of the company since 1848 ? Mr. O'Connor—Yes, more than that, I dare say. Mr. Roxburgh—Well, what have you done with it ? Mr. O'Connor—All the accounts have been published in the Daily News and Northern Star. Mr. Roxburgh—But we cannot find any materials in them to test the correctness of the statements they contain. STEAM-SHIP. Mr. O'Connor—lt is published word for word in the Daily .News. I got the particulars from the passbook of the Gloucestershire Bank. I have, I may state, in this movement spent 150,000/. to im prove and elevate the condition of the people, and am abused for it, whereas if a middleman or a nobleman had done it, it would have been very different. If Prince Albert bad built these cot tages and located these lands, there would have been offices to promote them in every street in London for the benefit of these poor people, under the patronage of the philanthropic prince ; but now, if my Lord or Lady Nincompoop happens to be driving through these estates, and the daughter in the carriage happens to say, " Lor, mamma, look at those beautiful cottages, ' the anxious parent pulls down the blinds, exclaiming, " My dear, it was that ruffian Feargus O'Connor built them." (Loud aughter.) Mr. Grey, whe at the instance of the House of Commons reported on the accounts of the company, has a " sofa full" of receipts and vouchers, and might sit on them.—(Laughter.) You are ask ing me the most nonsensical questions, and I know what you want is to juggle me. The remainder of Mr. O'Connor's evidence was given in such a semi-serious but insulting manner as to call frequently for the marked reprobation of the Master, whom he turned to on one occasion with the utmost nonchalance, and asked to have a " pinch of snuff," a wooden box full of which he throughout the day drew supplies from, using it every now and then as a tatoo on the table during the pauses between question and answer, at the close of many of c which he deliberately shook his fist at t exclaiming loudly, " You ruffian." He did d not , u k n n s o e w l, ed Counsel Learned Counsel The a man of the name of " Cotton," but knew ,a man named " Worsted ;" and asked the L if he meant " Piddlecomb" for " Bidd must be hungry, Learned Counsel (at four o'clock) chop.— (Laughter.) This was all thato.Connorville, when be and If be liked he would order him he am one occasion had one day a fried it for himslf. stuck it on the tongs and f h rt ood enough to look at (tb u e tt w ou itness)on The Master—Will y,oieuenegr, to refresh your these ledgers, r. (.; me mory ? amid loud laughter)—But. arms, u can get it from the Mr. O'ConnorO(bancing jausltedgleorokinwhhiist you m us t do it. Mr. O'Connor -0 i or not, • • areer you 1: 1 0 1 g . thundering Th m Daily News and in the Stars. — (Laughter.) —All I as te books r_ ir t h h u e n y hd rece ived and paid. The Master — We must put you to the tro u bl e o f looking at these books , Mr. O'Connor—Oh ! d ear , I could not look at them.—(Lau g ht er. ) Mr. Roxburgh—We shall require you to-morrow. Mr. O'Connor—l cannot be here. I must be at the House. Mr. Roxburgh —I think you will find that the summons of this Court has precedence over the House of Commons. Mr. O'Connor—Have you done with me ? Will you let me go ? You have been examining me nearly five hours. Mr. M'Grrath and Mr. Doyle tell me that the directors have all the books showing the wages and other matters paid. Mr. M.'Grath is one of the most amiable men in the world—(Laughter)—and he tells me all the books ' have been given up ; and M'Grath is one of the most honest and independent men, Mr. Roxburgh—We are all independent men. Mr. O'Connor—You are not an independent man. You are a ruffian.—(Sensation and laughter). The Master here interposed. Mr. O'Connor, laughing—Oh no, he is a jolly fel low. I make him laugh. You know he wants to juggle me. You've examined me five hours, and have not asked me a single word connected with the Land Company. Have you done with me now ? Mr. Roxburgh—No, nor am I likely just yet. It may be a long time before. Mr. O'Connor—Oh, my God! Oh dear, oh dear ! Will you have a pinch of snuff ?—(Laughter.) The Master—Allow me to look at that book. Mr. O'Connor (lifting it up)—Oh dear, oh for Now, have you anything more to ask me ? He's been at me five hours. I'll take a hatchet and cut your head off.—(Laughter.) The Master—Did you take any entries from this book to make out the account you have alluded to? Mr. O'Connor—No, M'Grath tells me you have the books with all the wages paid ; and he is one of the most amiable, and upright, and honest men in the world. The Master—We shall have another opportunity . of judging of his amiability. Mr. O'Connor—Don't bother me any more, you old ruffian (understood to be directed to Mr. Rox burgh, who was about to resume his questions) ; ex amine M'Grath. Come up M‘Grath now, and be ex amined.—(Loud Laughter.) Come up M'G'ratb. Mr. Roxburgh—None of the books we have show the expenditure. Mr. O'Connor—Hold your tongue, you ruffian.— (The witness here directed first one fist and then ano ther at the Learned Counsel, and was about to direct also one of the smaller ledgers at him.) The Master (with remarkable mildness)—Really, Mr. O'Connor, you must not do that. The Master here retired into one of the side rooms, followed by the Learned Counsel ; and in the interim Mr. O'Connor, addressing some one in the crowd, exclaimed, "Here, now, do you get on the bench." On the return of the Master and Mr. Roxburgh, Mr. O'Connor, addressing the latter, said, " Ab, you ruffian ! will you have a pinch of snuff?" and, on the Master taking his seat, "Silence, Gentlemen, for the Noble Lord." Mr. Roxbugn—Have you any books at all ? Mr, O'Connor—N,:ne. The Master—Did you ever have any ? Mr. O'Connor—l never had any. I cannot come here to morrow ; I must be at the House. The Master—The Speaker will be ready to excuse you, if there is any necessity.—(Laughter.) Mr. O'Connor—Will you excuse me ? The Master —No, I cannot excuse you. Mr. O'Connor here laughed outright. The Master—l adjourn these proceedings until to morrow, when Mr. O'Connor and all parties must be present. Mr. O'Connor (putting on his hat, and retiring laughing)—Oh dear, oh dear ! The court then closed at four o'clock, it being arranged that Mr. O'Connor should to•day be exa mined on the accounts as published by him in the Daily News and Northern Star, and thus terminated the first day of these extraordinary proceedings. A large crowd of people followed the witness into the Lincoln's Inn courtyard and through Lincoln's Inn-fields. DEPARTURE OF THE ORINOCO SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY.—The Orinoco steam ship, with the usual West India and Mexican mails, in cnarge of Lieutenant Heathcote, R.N., Admiralty agent, left her moorings in the river this afternoon. The (Mimeo, which is another of the splendid steam-ships recently built for the Royal Mail Com pany, having been so fully described in the London and provincial journals, renders it unnecessary to re peat her description here. It would not be amiss, however, to remark that she is nearly as long as the unfortunate Amazon, with an additional foot in breadth of beam. She was constructed by those emi nent builders the Messrs. Pitcher, of Blackwell ; her engines and machinery being supplied by Mandalay and Sons. She is a complete specimen of what a steam-ship ought to be of her colossal dimensions; and every nautical man who has inspected her de clares her to be as fine a vessel of her class as w as ever turned out from a builder's yard. After receiving her mails this afternoon, at three o'clock, the Orinoco slipped from the buoy, and at once proceeded on her voyage , attaining a go o d spee d immediately the engines were put into motion, in creasing it every revolution of her ponderous wheels ; indeed, she appeared to work as smoothly as if the machinery had been in use for some time. It is fully expected she will make a good and quick pas sage out. The Orinoco has been supplied with a sufficient number of life•boats, in case of emergency, two of which have been placed forward. Sue carries out upwards of eighty passengers, the greater portion of whom are gentlemen. There are besides on board a company of Cornish miners, sent out under the aus pices of the Ave Maria Gold Company to Chagres, en route to California, by the Isthmus of Panama. She has also a full cargo of Manchester and other goods, and a very large quantity of quicksilver and specie. Captain Chapman, who has so long commanded the Tay steam-ship of the Royal Mail Company, has been selected to take charge of the Orinoco. He was to have commanded the Amazon, after her first, voyage, had not that unfortunate ship been destroved. She is also manned with as fine a set of officers - and crew as ever left this or any other port. A large party of the directors of the Royal Mail Company came from town to witness the sailing of the Orinoco. The Trent, Captain Clark, with the West India mails, is expected on the sth or 6th inst. The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Tay, Capt. Moss, will leave on the 9th with the Brazilian mails. THE ARMY. AMMUNITIO N FOR PORTSMOUTH. One mounted non-commissioned officer, 1 trum peter, 12 mounted gunners and drivers, with 4 wag gons, each drawn by 6 horses, and having 1 non commissioned officer and 6 dismounted gunners as an escort, under the command of Lieutenant Strover, of the E Field BAtery, left the Royal Arsenal at 8 o'clock A.M. to day for the Bricklayers' Arms Rail way terminus with ammunition to be sent by train to Portsmouth. RECRUITING FOR THU ARMY. Instructions were forwarded from the Horse Guards to- day to a number of li ne reg i me nts to send out recruiting parties to enlist men for the immediate augmentation of the army, it h av i ng b een r e solved by Government to increase the number of men in the regiments of the line to the ext en t o f 5,000 as early as recruits can be obtained to make up that number. It is also fully expected, as we or i g i na lly stated, that when the army estimates for 1852 Z are brought before Parliament a vote will be called for of an addi tion of 10,000 men, and that the other 5,000, or nearly that number, will be added to the Royal Artil lery and Cavalry Regiments. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. RAILWAY BILLS ON STANDING ORDERS. SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER RAILWAY. —Yesterday the standing orders wore declared complied with in the case of this company's Bill for powers to run over various railways, and interchange traffic, and make a branch at a cost of 13,0001. to the Duke of Bridgwater's canal. SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. —The standing orders were complied with in the case of tbs company's Bill for extension to Burton-ou-Trent, and as to use of North Staffordshire and Midland Companies. LONDON AND NORTH- WESTERN RAILWAY. —This company's Bill for the amendment of Acts, c sionrom reation of new shares for debentu re debt, and en f Cheater to Birkenhead with branches, complied with the standing orders. BLYTH AND TYNE RAILWAY.—The Bill for incorpo. ration of this company and to improve railway also complied. VOLUNTEER. RIFLE CORPS.—A complete outfit for a superior order of Volunteers can be obtained, according to an advertisement lately inserted in tlhl, 118, 1i epublicj o o , by Messrs Nicoll , a rm y clothiers, 11 I, 6 s t re et, for the moderate sum of eight guineas, at the same time its comfort, usefulness, and appearance will content the w ell-to-do resident of any town or port in this kingdom. It may consist of a dark geen military frock coat and epau lettes. trousers to correspond,foraging peaked cap with a m ilitary badge and band, a sword- belt and plate, with am munition pouch, &c. ; together with a rifle guaranteed by the makers of her Majesty's ordnance for safety and efficiency (at 1,000 yards), being copied by the one now in use by the , Chasseurs de Vincennes a correct model is at this moment in Messrs. N.'s possession). The side arm propssed Is a sword which, like that of the above French corps, is capable of being fix e d an d used as a bayonet. For villages , c., on ~a s the sea coast, where even the moderate expense now de scribed may be met with objections, an outfit can b e su pp lied for five pou n d s , including the above rifle— a military blouse (or over •garment), with cap, belt, ammunition pouch, &c.— Morning Post. MUSEUM OF PRACTICAL GBOLOGY.—GOVERNMENT SCHOOL OF MINES AND OF SCIENCE APPLIED TO THE ARTS.—We are happy to see that a series of lectures to working men, illustrative of the collections in the museum, are about shortly to be commenced. The series will com mence on Monday next, and will be continued upon each successive Monday during the session. The following are the subjects announced, with the names of the lecturers : Glass and its composition, by Lyon Playfair, F R.S. ; why fossils are collected and exhibited, explained by Edward Forbes, F. R. S. ; photography and its appli ca ti ons , b y Robert Hunt, keeper of mining records ; on the utility of geological maps, by A. C. Ramsay, F.R.S. ; on the mode of . Smyth, M.A. ; on o ccurrence of rnstills in nature, by W M.D., F.R S. The lectures will be iron, by John Pei cY, given on each evening at eight o'clock; and as they are in tended for working men only it will be necessary for those who apply for admission to show that they are really artizans. Admission cards may be obtained at the museum d a ily, from ten A. 31. to four P. M., and on Mondays and Fri days, from six to eight ?sm., on payment of a registration fee of 6d. for the whole cousre. Ths lecture theatre will ac commodate only about 450 persons, and already, we believe, application: have been made for the larger proportion of the tickets. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTII, :MONDAY.—The Britannia, 120, Cap tain Goldsmith, flag of Rear-Admiral Dundas, has taken on board her powder and sheila at Spithead today. The Victory, 104, Captain G. B. Martin, C. 8., flag of Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs, G.C.M.G, was paid six months' wages to-day. The Hydra steam-sloop, Commander Belgrave, has shipped her powder and shells in harbour to-day. SemerniEss, JAN. 31.—Her Majesty's ship London, 90, Captain the Hon. Montagu Stoptord, has been removed from the flag-ship's moorings to those immediately abreast the town-pier. Her Majesty's ship Waterloo, 120, flag-ship of Vice- Admiral the Hon. Joscelive Percy, Commander-in- Chief, will come out of the basin on the approaching spring -tides, and be moored off the north end of the dockyard. She is reported to be complete in her fittings by the Bth proximo. The Myrtle paddle-wheel steam-vessel, 50, Mr. W. S. Bourchier master, proceeded to-day to Chatham, re turning in the afternoon with money, in charge of Mr. D. Morgan, Chief Clerk in the Pay-office, for the use of the dockyard. The Goodwill, Government lighter, Patrick master, arrived late last evening from Chatham, with stores for the dockyard, and is alongside the wharf unloading. The following gentlemen have been selected by the Board of Admiralty for the purpose of testing the merits of ships' anchors:—Mr. Duncan Dunbar, chairman, and Mr. Anthony Ridley, deputy-chairman of the Local Marine Board; Mr. William Drew and Mr. W. S. Lind say, member of the Lecel Marine Board; Mr. George Marshall and Mr., William Phillips, shipowners; Captain C. Hope, of the Monarch, Superintendent of the Dock yard; Captain the Hon. Montagu Stopford, her Ma jesty's ship London ; Mr. J. Aylee, Master-Attendant of tills Dockyard; and Mr. James Torken, of her Ma jesty's ship Waterloo. They assembled at the Dockyard on the 27th ult. (being cenveyed to this port by a steamer placed at their disposal) toe the purpose of consulting on the tests to be applied to the various anchors now in use. After a deliberation of more than two hours, various re soluelons were agreed to, which have been submitted to the Lords of the Admiralty for approval. The visit, although official, was strictly private; hence the parti cular tests to be adopted leive not been made public. The trial of the anchors, which is not, it is said, to take place until April, is expected to continue several days. APPOINTMENT. Mr. H. W. Row'stone, paymaster and purser, of the Wolverine, 12, coast of Africa, to the Gladiator, 6, palcile-wheel steam-vessel, 430 horse power, Cape of Good Hope. The officers and ship's company of her Majesty's ship London were inspected yesterday by Captain the Hoe. IL;ntagu St,pford. The Adder, paddle-wheel steam-vessel, 100-horse power, James Watt master, arrived yesterday from P.,rtsmoutn, with engine-ers and seamen-gunners for the Horatio, 24, screw steam guard-ship, Captain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie. After putting them on board the Hora tio's hulk, she proceeded to Chatham. The d:ffieulty of procuring first-rate seamen for oar ships has for some time past been a matter of regret, and in none of our outports has it been more felt than at this. Oa the paying off the Ganges last week a large portion of the crew (nearly 300) volunteered for her Mttjesty's ship London, whose complem"nt as an ad vanced ship is only 350 (more than one-half of which are marines), and from the circumstance of there being _ . ❑o vacancies in her !Jr able :eatnen, not one of them could be entered. With the exception of a few who have joined the Horatio. these men have been allowed to dis- tribute themselves to find employment in other quarters. instead of being retained, as common prudence would dictate in the prekeat state of affairs, in our own service. APPOINTMENTS. WocLwica, FEB. 2.—Gunners--John Powell to the Seringapatam coal depot, at the Cape of Good Hope; Samuel Satterly to the Tortoise, 12, gore-ship at Ascension. PROMOTION. Lieutenant Frederick Woollcombe (1846), serving SS Flag-Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Reynolds, C. 8., en the south-anst coast o America station since September, 1848, to the rank cf Commander. Commander Henry Baker (1850), who was Master of the Gorgon steam-sloop on the south-east coast of Ame rica station when that vessel was saved from being a total loss, and for which he was made a Lieutenant, in addition to receiving a handsome reward, and subse quently promoted to the rank of Commander, has just completed a course of study of steam at the factory at Woolwich D,Jekyard, and was examined on Friday last by Mr. Charles Atherton, chief engineer, and on passing received his certificate. e'onamander Wm. Morris (b, 1846), having completed a course of study of marine steam-engines, was exa mined by Mr. Atherton on Saturday last, and on po sing received his certificate. Lieutenant M'Arthur, of the Portsmouth division of Royal Marines, embarked on board the Tyne store-ship at Woolwich on Saturday last, to take charge of the Royal Marines detachment previously embarked for the Island of Ascension. The Resistance troop-ship Master-Commander Brad shaw, was inspected today by Mr. Watts, Assistant- Inspector to the Surveyor of the Navy, and Mr. Chat field, assistant to the Master Shipwright at Woolwich dockyard, and is reported to have ample accommoda tion for 640 troops on board. The Resistance will be ready for further service in about a week from this date. The Monkey steam-vessel left Woolwich to-day for Brighton, having on board Mr. Peake's life boat, to try experiments with her on the sea off that coast. Letters have been received at Woolwich from SOWS' of the crew of the late Reynard steam-sloop, lost on th e Yatriits Islands, In the Chinese sea, the Woodbridge , a London merchant ship in which they embarked at Sin' gapore, having arrived at the Cape of Good Hope after a passage of two months and fi ve d a y s f rom the former port. During the voyage the Woodbrid g e in a gale lost her maietoptnaq and fore and mizen topmasts, kill ing two and severely brui s i ng seven others out of her crew of sixteen employ e d t o nav i ga t e her. The officers, e ngineers, and seamen o f t h e l ate R eynar d are a ll well, and expect to arriv e b o r e in a b out th re e weeks, when they will Le borne on the books of the Fisgard flagship at Woolwich until farther orders. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, FEB. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE. —There was a very small amount of business transacted to-day, without material alteration in prices. The transactions were as follow:—Bristol and Exeter, 85—Great Western, 86h 7 Taff Vale, 152. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE. The transactions to-day were as fol low : Eastern Counties, 7 3-16—East Lancashire, liNl--• Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 7 11-16 dis.—London and North-Western, 117—Midland, 557 8 —South-Eastern arid Dover, 204—Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, N. Div., 20% —Whitehaven and Furness, 5. MANCHESTER, FEB. 2. STOCK EXCTIAINGE.—The business to-day was very limited. Prices were firm, with a tendency upwards. The transac tions were as follow :—Eastern Counties, 6 5-16— Lanca shire and Yorkshire, 62 itto, Fifths, 7% dis.—Midland, 56 —London and North- W es t ern , N ew Quarters, 2% p.—South- Eastern and Dover, 204. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. Gross traffic receipts for passengers and goods, week ending Jan. 31, 1852 £10,823 19 11 Ditto, Feb. 15851 .•• 10,037 0 10 £786 19 1 Increase in 1852 ••• London Terminus, Feb. 2. 1852. Mr. Thornely, MY., had an interview With Sir A G d eo a r ir ge ha G d re a y lso Y flialYtert.il the Home-offic e . Mr. interview with th® Right Hon. 136ronet. y e ster day [Anv-EitTISEM. E NT.] —A Lieutenant of Dragoons cured of Rheumati sm ßheumati sm by Holloway ' s Ointment an d Pills,. This officer , who is in the Dutch army, states that Holloway's Pills and Ointment have cured him of rheumatism. which ap peared to be did i ncurable, as neither sea bathing, vapour baths, nor preparations vaunted as sure remedies , - : him any good , and the treatment of the doctor,after several months' trial, was without success. At this junct ure these pills, and rubbing th oi he commenced taling parts twice a day, which efle- e t l n i t ment into the compinof _ Six weeks. The truth of this ua y cured him in the course statement can be vouche d for . by Mr. J. B. Stratma n of Bois -de-Duc.—Sold by all Drug gists, and at Professor Holloway's B London. Establi s h men t, 244, Strand, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, AND ITS CoNsEQuEr 4CES.--- A gentleman residing at Wortham, in Norfolk, named Bane, on returning from Harlestone Market, fell from his horse, and sust a i ne d so serious an illness in consequence, that a ll his hair came off. He was perfectly bald. His friend, the Rev. Mr. Daniel offered him a w ig as a temporary substitut e and in the meantime he tried very fortunately the effects of Rowland's Macassar Oil. What was the consequence? Fart. of a bottl e p ro d uce d t h e re - grow th of a thi c k and luxurian t head of hair, with (what the first or original growth had not) a beautiful tendency to curl. This is a very striking instance of efficacy from the fact of the debility which preceded the restoration.—Observer BIRTES. OF A SON. On the 29th ult., at Carlton-gardens, the Viscountes s Goderich. On the 29th ult., at Clapham-common, the wife of Lieute nant-Colonel R. Baugh, of the 9th Bombay Regiment. OF A DAUGHTER. the On the 31st ult., at Cumberla n d -t errac e, Regent's-park , wife of Lieutenant-Colonel Passy. On the 30th ult., at Berkeley-square, the lady of Job Martin, Esq , M.P, On the 29th ult., at Potterhanworth Rectory, Lincoln, the wife of the Rev. A. H. Anson. MARRIED. On the 29th ult., at the Catholic Church of S t. James Spanish -place, P e t er Hubert Dolphin Esq., of Danesf orf+ county of Galway, to Antoinette Mac 'Evoy, of York -place. second daughter of the late Peter Mac Evoy, Esq., of Wim bledon, Surrey. 31st ultA's Wandsworth,George Tatet Esq., a of Fulham, Middlesex, n t n o , Elizabeth, only G daughter of the late G. G Same, Esq., of Madeira. DIED. At Southampton, on the 30th ult., Lieutenant Charles Rainer, R.N., second son of the late C a p tain P. Rainer, N,, C. 8., formerly of Hamilton-place, Southampton. On the 30th ult., at Grosvenor-place, Peckham.gro Ve• Mr. Joshua Johnston, aged 81. On the 31st ult., at Banover-street, Walworth, Edvrard C. Wilkinson, Esq., for 47 years in the service of the Bank of England, aged 66. On the 29th ult., aged 78, Martha, the wife of Matthew C. Wyatt, Esq., of Dudley-grove-house, Paddington. At Trernaton Castle, on the '29th ult., Ann, the reli ct of Benjamin Tucker, Esq. , aged 71. On the 30th ult., Couut M. de Rosen, General in the Swedish service. On the 2 9 th ult , at Basin g stoke, M. Workman Esq. London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOGNO, No. 1 12, St rand, Printer, at The Sun Office, Na 11 11 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy , In the WOW. Duddieeez, Tueeden February 3, 1802. I P Po . sit Ja •nd 13 by XI, 1 4e, Fri