The Sun. — London, England, 1852-02-27 00:00:00

Just published, in Pro., price 2c., AREJOINDER to the Bishop of EXETER 'S REPLY to the EDINBURGH REVIEW. By the EDINBURGH REVIEWER. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and LODgraallS. LORD HOLLAND'S MEMOIRS. On Friday next will be published, in 1 vol. post Svo., MEMOIRS of the WHIG PARTY during my TIME. By HENRY RICHARD LORD HOLLAND. Edited by his Son, HENRY EDWARD LORD HOLLAND. Also, second Edition, in post Bvo., price Half-a-Guinea, LORD HOLLAND'S FOREIGN REMINISCENCES. London : Longman, Brown, G r een, and LOIIgMaDS. MERCHANT'S and TRADESMAN'S MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE, 5, Chatham-place, Blackfriars, London. JOHN MACGREGOR, Esq., ALP., Chairman. The Advantages offered by this Society are— Policies Indisputable, unless obtained by fraud. All the Medical Fees paid by the Society. Policies payable during the lifetime of the Assured. Non forfeiture of Policies. —Assurers unable to pay their Pre miums as they fall due, may have a temporary loan for that purpose on application to the Board. Loans granted on Personal and other Securities in connexion with Life Assurance. Prospec t us es and every information may be obtained at the Office. GEORGE THOMSON, M. 'wager. THOS. MUSGRXVE, Secretary. ROY.XL MARIONETTE THEATRE, ADELAIDE-STREET, WEST STRAND. .lotitinuous Novelties—Contlnuous Success —Continuous Applause— Overflowing Andlences. Great Hit of the Bottle Imp. The performances TO-MORROW, and during the week will commence with an Occasional ADDRESS, by Mr. Albany Brown. After which, a new scene of Apropos, entitled the MANAGER'S 80031, with Signor Bari Tone's new Scena, The French Commenta tor on shakspere, and Grand Italian Aria, by Signora Barbiere Al leni. With a new Infinitesimal Operetta, entitled THE UNITED SER VICES, written expressly for the Marionettes, by Hug o Vamp, Esq. Ta be followed by a new Neapolitan grotesque Divertissement, entitled AIILECUINO FORTUNATO, with Frolics of Saltarello and Pierrot. And the grand romantic Spectacle of THE BOTTLE IMP. A Morning Juvenile Performance To-Morrow, the 28th, at Three o'clock. Doors open at Half-past Two. Doors open at Half-past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock. Private Boxes, 11. Is.; Balcony Stalls, 35.; Lower Stalls, 2s. ; Balcony,Amphitheatre, Is. Private Boxes and Stalls may be obtained at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street; Mr. Sam's Royal Library, St. James's-street ; Mr. C. 011ivier, New Bond-street ; at all the prin. cipal libraries; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, Adelaide street, West Strand. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING, THE HUNCHBACK. Master Walter, Mr. Anderson ; Sir Thomas Clifford, Mr. Cooper; Jalia, Miss Glynn; Helen, Miss Fitz patrick. To conclude with a new Ballet Fantastique, entitled THE STAR OF TILE RHINE ; or, The Genius of Dancing. Starbeam, Medic. Plunkett; Miller (a young Peasant), M. Durand. Box-otice open daily from 10 to 4. Stage Manager, Mr. J. M. MORTON. The whole under the management of Mr. BUNN, LESSEE. THEATRE /LOYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVENING, Wiil be performed THE QUEER OF A DAY. Alter which the Farce of THE RIFLE BRIGADE. Mr. Doddle ton, Mr. Leigh Murray ; Peter Simple, Mr. Buckstone ; Mrs. Dod dieton, iss A. Vining ; Mrs. Major Masterman, Mrs. Fitzvrilllam. To conclude with GRIMSLIAW, BA.GSHAW, and BRADSHAW. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPUL Lessee, Mr. B. Webster ; Directress, Madame Celeste. TELLS EVENING, To be followed by the Comedy of PAUL PRY. Colonel Hardy, Mr. Emery ; Paul Pry, Mr. Wright ; Grasp, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mr. Willis, Mr. Worrell ; Phcebe, Miss Woolgar ; Eliza, Miss E. Chaplin. After which A LEGIIORN BONNET. Characters by Messrs. P. Bedford, Wright, Worr Mizs E. Harding, and Miss Courteney. T. conclude with a new and original Christmas Tale, called LIT TLE RED RIDING HOOD. Wolfram, Baron of Burliburg (sur named the Wolf of Biberich), Mr. Paul Bedford; Scraggenheim ' Mr. Butler; Trudchen (commonly called Little Red Riding Hood), Miss Kathleen Fitz william. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Mesta. THIS EVENING, Will be performed Sliakespere's Historical Play of KING JOHN (as acted at Windsor Castle - by Royal Command). Principal cha racters by Messrs. C. Kean, A. Wigan, Ryder, Addison, Meadows, J. Vining, C. Fisher, Graham, Wynn, F. Cooke, Everett, Stanton, Cathcart, and Wheatleigh ; Miss Phillips, Miss Robertson, Miss Mur ray, Miss Kate Terry, Mrs. D ily, and Mrs. C. Kean. With a new grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN BILLY TAYLOR; or, The Flying Dutchman and the King of Ita ritonge. Harlequin. Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Flexmore ; Panta loon, Mr. Paulo; and Columbine, Miss Carlotta Leclercq. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Managenwit or Madame Vestriii. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE GAME OF SPECULATION. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, R. Roxby, B. Baker ; Mrs. C. Horn, and Miss M. Oliver. To conclade with A new and original Fairy Extravaganza, by J. R. Flanche, Esq., entitled THE PRINCE OF HAPPY LAND ; or, The Fawn in the Forest. Characters by Madame Vestris, Miss St. George, Miss Lanza, Miss Martindale, Miss Grove, Miss Ellis, Miss Rosina Wright, Messrs. F. Matthews, B. Baker, Suter, Llorncastle, Batter, and Vernon. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farrar. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE ADVOCATE AND HIS DAUGHTER. Principal characters by Messrs. Farren, Hoskins, W. Farren, jun., Diddcar ; )lesdames Sarah Lyons, Durand, and Bartlett. After which, THE DUMB MAN OF MA_NCIIESTER. To conclude with RED ItUFUS ; or, Harlequin Fact, Fiction, and Fancy. Red Rufus, Mr. Shalders ; Clown, Mr. Edwards ; Harlequin, Mr. Forrest ; Pantaloon, Mr. Tanner; Columbine, Miss Lees. PUNCH'S PLAYHOUSE AND STRAND THEATRE. Lessee. Mr. W. R. COPELAND, Liverpool. The Warmest Theatre in London. Et 114 EV ENING. Will be performed GONE TO TEXAS. To be followed by THE TWELVE LABOURS OF HERCULES. To be followed by a new Chinese burlesque, called THE MANDA RIN'S DAUGHTER , or, Willow Pattern Plate. Characters by 'essrs. J. Reeve, Rogers, Romer, Attwood, Hudspeth ; Mesdames }tarshall, Sanders, Bell. Eglinton, awl Masltell. To conclude with BLUE JACKETS ; or, Female Sailors. Boxes, 35.; Fit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre, Is. Private itoxes 0,4; (lumea.nd a than each. Stage Manager. Mr. E. Still:Az. iSTLJiY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. under the Patronage of hor Majesty and his itoyal Highneaa Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The moat successnd and popular Theatre in London. THIS EVENING, Will he performed a Magnificent Spectacle, entitled BLUE BEARD ; or, Female Curiosity, in which will be introduced a pair of highly-trained Elephant!, male and female, allowed to be the most 41velle pair ever brought into Europe. sVith natty's Inimitable Scenes of the Arena, combining talent of tie highest or, ler, both Native and Foreign. To conclude with TIIE 3IAGIC BOX. Tiels.cta to bg bad at the Boa-Once 'rum Elevea till Four daily. Stage &tanager. Mr. T. Thompson. - 11EETING OF PARLIAMENT THE THIRD EDITION OT "THE SUN" will be found highly interesting during the present extraordinary Session of Parliament. The THIRD EDITION will contain the DEBATES of the SAME EVENING up to the HOUR of POST ; also, SPORTING cf every description, with TATTERSALL'S on Monday and Thursday Evenings in time for Post ; with the GAZETTES of Tuesday and Friday, contain ing Army and Navy Promotions, Bankrupts, &c., and ALL NEWS arriving in London up to the Hour of Post. EXPRESS EDITIONS ON ALL IMPORTANT OCCASIONS. Orders received by all News-sgent.9, and at the Sun-Office, 112, Strand. Sun Office, 112, Strand, FEBRUARY, 1852. WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. _mening 7 rain. alter 6 I E ven i ng 21 min after 6 TAI To- sJorning 46 min. after 6 1 E vening 7 nun after 7 THE WEATIIER.—SON OFslca., FEizar ,_ Tamaxtomwrsat, Tkus snaDx.`""T 27. 39—highest since noon yesterday. 31—lowent this morning and during the n i ght. 42 —this day, at noon. BABOMSTER, 30•18. WIND N.N.E.—dull, cloudy Iventher, with slight rain in the morning. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the followint paces at Nine o' c l oc k yesterday morn i ng , —The stational are arranged in order of latitude. PLYMOUTH—Wind E., hard wind—partially cloudy. u 4 ,Lx—Wind N., strong breeze—overcast. Bruutrrort—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. riAsTINGS— Wind N. E., fresh breeze—partially So calt.Mot Wind • N.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. FoLxr.sToriE..- Wind N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. cloudy. T,psisromop.—Wind N., gentle breeze—overcast. GREEN WICH— Wind N.E., strong breeze overcast. SmooD—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. SWIIMON—Wind N., gentle breeze—rain. CoullEgrza—Wind N. W., hard wind —rain. CAmßtunan—Wind N.E., gentle breeze —rain. YARMOUTH—Wind E., strong breeze—rain, Exruunrcumm—Wind N.W., calm—foggy, The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Wednesday morning at nine : Latmnicx—Wind N.E., calm—frost. leiguawcau—Wind N., strong breeze—partially cloudy. LEIGHTON—Wind E. gen tle breeze—partially cloudy. BIEMOGITAX-Win IN.E , strong breeze —partially cloudy. 11° T - ThEAD—Wind E., strong breeze—frost. LANCARrEB—.W ind N.E., calm—principally clear. WHITBY—Wind E. gentle breeze—overcast. Ddßuivifrom—ri hid N. N. W., gentle breeze—overcast. SHAT--Wind E.S.E., calm—principally clear. INATTOCK—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—cloudless. ORDN ANC E ESTIMATES.—The Ordnance estimates for 1832-53 have been published. The amount voted for the current year was 2,411,4971., for the next year the amount demanded is 2,437,1031., showing an increase of 2,5,664. The increase is in the elnctive services, viz.:—pay, &c., for 15,582 officers an./ men of the Ordnance Corps (being an increase of 1,000), 36,7421.; commissariat, 28,2331.; but there is a decrease of 7,4371. in establishments at home and abroad; wage°, 1,1541. O r d nance stores for land and sea service, 18,456/. ; works, building, and repairs, 21,3191. The new works contemplated, for which estimates are made, are 1,5801. for altering the battery at Pater Fort, and 5,000!. for the defence of Milford Haven; 10,000 L, out of an estimate of 100,000/., for new barracks at Devonport ; 5,000/., out of an estimate of 40,0001., far the defence of the Needles pas sage; 0,725/. for reforming the works, STREET ORDERLIES IN THE CITY OF LONDON.--It is the intention of the city authorities to increase the num ber of +street orderlies, so that all the parishes throughout the City will be cleansed by this sptem of sa n it ary improve mt. The expenie4 not ezpected to exceed 7,0001, THE SUN, TO CORRESPONDENTS No communication can be attended to unless authen ticated by the name and address of the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. cv 4%, ev • 4A • c .-1 1"r , 17 o ‘1,7 14 • u etn , dna .p.- 7. . tit it LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1852. A grievous act of injustice may now be rectified by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Their predecessors have, in its perpetration, so far capped the climax of their culpability as to have outraged every sentiment of honour, and set at defiance every dictate of propriety. Seeing that Sir FRANCIS BARING no longer presides over this important branch of the public service, we look with confidence to his noble successor for the performance of a very neces sary and graceful act of compensation. The individual whose case we are anxious to bring under the con sideration of the men recently selected by the Earl of DERBY for the conduct of the mari time affairs of England, is no other than WILLIAM PENNY, late in command of an expe dition for the search of Sir Jour FRANKLIN under the orders of the Admiralty. Already we have com mented in terms of strong but fully merited indigna tion upon the ill-treatment endured during some time past by that gentleman, treatment attributable, as we have before now intimated, to the prejudices engen dered by professional exclusiveness. Distressed as we have hitherto been in observing this course of proceeding towards a very deserving man, simply be cause he was not luckily enabled to append the ma gical initials R.N. to his signature, we look forward with sanguine reliance to the speedy alleviation of his anxiety, so fully persuaded are we that the affairs of the Admiralty will henceforth be conducted in a more generous and enlightened spirit under the supervision of its present chief—a sailor as well as an administrator—his Grace the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND. Within the last few hours there has appeared in the form of a pamphlet* an explicit and very dignified statement on the part of CAPTAIN PENNY—[imper tinently spoken of throughout the blue book as Mr. PENNY, as if there was no other title of Captain in the wide world except that conferred by promotion in the Royal Navy]—in re ference to these paltry and disgraceful transactions. In the very tone of this document there is something which appears to us in the highest degree commend able, breathing as it does the regrets of a wounded but manly temper. replying to insults of the most wanton kind with a respectful courtesy, in which self-re spect triumphs over indignation. CAPTAIN PENNY speaks with sorrow, of course, at the circumstance of their Lordships having cast him off in a manner so peculiarly contemptuous. Instead, however, of indulging in idle lamentations over that fact, or in indignant protests against the decision in which it originated, the sub ject of this scornful usage on the part of the Admiralty restricts himself entirely to a straightforward expla nation of what appears to him to have been subjected to very lamentable, if not also to very wilful, misre presentation. Let it be remembered at the com mencement of the present inquiry, or rather of this re inquiry into an inquiry, that CAPTAIN PENNY returned to England several weeks before Captain AUSTIN, with whom he had been associated in the well-known Arctic expedition in search of Sir JOHN FRANKLIN and his companions. During that interval, notwithstand ing all that had occurred, the former remained silent, determined not to say one word against the latter until such time as he should actually make his ap pearance. Immediately Captain AUSTIN reached England, however, instead of acting with similar magnanimity in the transaction, he published in the Times the correspondence which was subsequently taken as the plea and text of the official investigation. By so doing he altered the relative position of the two parties engaged in the returned expedition. CAPTAIN PENNY is consequently correct in stating in reference to this (p. 5), " it was he who was the ac cuser and I became the accused party." Far from being infuriated by a course so disingenuous, a coarse adopted by one who had frequently before subjected him to the most supercilious, if not actually contu melious, treatment, CAPTAIN PENNY declared at once, when brought before the Com'nittu', his desire not to bring any accusations against Captain AUSTIN, ad :ling (p. " but only to be cleared of the charge which I thought the publication of those letters threw upon me, without any explanation of the circum stances." So far from being thus exonerated from blame in these transactions, as the facts of the case show him to have been perfectly justified in antici pating, CAPTAIN PENNY finds the whole report of the inquiry one-sided throughout, and himself, as the result of this, thrown aside in the end in a manner the most contemptuous. Naturally distressed at cir cumstances so very painful to his own sense of his freedom from culpability, and looking in vain to the " Blue Book" for the full and candid explanation of his case, he adopts the only course left to him under the circumstance, that of laying his whole statement in another and more explicit manner before the Ad miralty in the form of a " Letter" addressed to the Lords Commissioners. Almost immediately after the exordium of his pamphlet, CAPTAIN PENNY pithily observes, "I do not know how the Arctic Committee can justify at the beginning of their report everything which Cap tain AUSTIN did, and at the end of it they recommend that another expedition should be sent out to do the very thing which he left undone." Their Lordships will themselves have to re concile in some way or other this apparent contradiction. Now, what it actually was that was left undone, was the prosecution of a further search up Wellington Channel, as suggested by CAP TAIN PENNY, and as declined by Captain AUSTIN. Upon that proposal and rejection, the whole of the recent misunderstanding hinges. CAPTAIN PENNY declares that he advised the continuance of the search in that direction, in the most earnest manner imaginable. Captain AUSTIN, on the ccntrary, asserts that the return of the expedition to England was attributable to the fact, that the former acknowledged the inutility of any further investigation—adduoing CAPTAIN PENzix's unfortunate little note, now so generally known, a note written off half in irony and half in irritation. Upon the contrariety of these assurances the whole difficulty of the question is dependent; and, so far as the writing of letters under impulses of supreme annoyancez ren is fes e s o ed ne a e s TLl m ed :c.h w , ecannot but regard Ca e• TAILS PEN N allowed his Y as really culpable. He himself has expressing regret that ho should h ave his temper so far to have van quishedindgment. Beyond that, however, instead of regarding hi m as blameworthy, we look upon C AP TAIN PEN NY as in Praise and'ad m i rat i o a peculiar manner en was, and of his fellow not Captain AUSTIN or any the He it cti°tule:ltry to e other officer of the Loyal detected Navy,ofthewmhoissdinisgl co vered the on l y traces as yet expedition. lie it was who suggested th a t Si r Jonze might be found in the • ery direction in now been resolved upon , , by the Admi ext vessel sent in search ralty, that the FRANKLIN wh has shall pro matter to us ceed. It of amaze- TlN—of all men in ment that Captain. Aus - the levee, have been introduced should yesterday, at the is, consequently, to IS BARING. Why not have her MAJESTY by SirFRANC introduced CAPTAIN PENNY instead to the notice of the SOVEREIGN, CAPTAIN PENNY who has the merit of having set on foot the only route in quest of Sir J ows F RANKLIN ever likely to prove successful, CAPTAIN PENN Y who gallantly proposed to proceed along that route with the aid of a single steamer ? But we forget—it might be deemed derogatory to the dignity of his high office for Sir FRANCIS BARING to pressnt to the QUEEN Mr. P ENNY , th e captain of a whaler in the North Seas I We cannot so easily lose a recolleotion of the highbred (?) sneer with which Ad miral BERKELEY alluded to " CAPTAIN " PENNY in the course of last Friday evening's discussion. Enough • " Letter to the Lords Co.mmissiooers of the Admi ralty." By W. fenny, late- tu. tern ooaml e 4 %4 .W ith an Apoeudiz. Bvo. pp , 58. London: Chapm an a n d 181.2. LONDON, of these miserable coxcomberies of a profession which has hitherto been manly and magnanimous. I Enough of these little piques and squabbles more worthy of the waiting•women in " Torn Jones," than of officers in the Royal Navy of England. The dignity of the service is not in this manner to be preserved. And if we may so apply the phrase to the baubles of rank attainable in the profession, we would exclaim—Non sic, non sic ilur ad astra ! For the abandonment of all such despicable systems we look with confidence to the present Lords of the Admiralty, and as affording the most brilliant illustration of this we are sanguine that CAPTAIN PENNY will very speedily find his grievances rectified at the instance of the gallant and noble sailor now presiding over that board—at the in stance of his Grace, ALGERNON PERCY, Duke of Northumberland. We have already declared that " so long as the question of protection, and the re-imposition of taxes on human food remained in abeyance, we were by no means indisposed to afford a fair trial to the present Government." The great cause of legal re form will not in any degree suffer by the elevation of Sir EDWARD SUGDEN to the woolsack. That distin guished, we might without flattery say, " incompara ble" jurist, will we have no doubt introduce measures of an enlarged and comprehensive character, going at least as far as, if not much far ther than, any that has received the sanction of men in authority. His thorough knowledge of the subject under consideration, which will enable him to detect almost intuitively the existing evils, will also suggest the fitting remedies. And we are satisfied that under the auspices of the new LORD CHANCELLOR the probabilities of the cleansing of the Augean stable are as great as we could reasonably anticipate under any living statesman. The purifi cation, too, will be effectual, although the stream may not be sufficient to sweep away the ancient landmarks but merely to remove the excrescences and fungi that have sprung up during successive ages. There is another change which we also hail with unqualified delight BENJAMIN DISRAELI, the talented, accomplished, and eloquent BENJAMIN DISRAELI, has assumed the position formerly occu pied by Sir CHARLES WOOD! ! ! Behold " the coun terfeit presentiment of two" Ministers of Finance-- the one as remarkable for brilliant genius as the other, his predecessor in office, for his almost unparalleled dulness and stupidity. "Major A.," the well-known writer on short whist, declares that it is better "to play on a bad principle than on no principle." So it is in politics. We may differ in many points from the Right Honourable Gentleman the Member for Buckinghamshire, we may consider that on many points he has arrived at erroneous conclusions, but better far to have a really talented man, who, although mistaken, may be open to conviction, than a perverse and obstinate blockhead, whose only claim to office consisted in his unreasoning opposition to every proposition—his extraordinary and almost unnatural development of the vis inertia'. But from Mr. DISRAELI we may hope and look for better things. lie is for the people and of the peo ple. He has shown his perfect knowledge of the ini quities of the apportionment of the income-tax, and the injustice of compelling the bard-worked profes sional man to contribute to the maintenance of the national establishments and the liquidation of the national liabilities in the same proportion as the for tunate possessor of a handsome sum inscribed in the books of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, or of other accumulated and realized property. He has, indeed, clearly and uneqivocally expressed that opinion, and declared that it was im possible to maintain the impost in its existing form without a considerable modification of Schedule D. On the great and all-important question of currency reform we cannot suppose that the friend, the asso ciate, the alter ego of the late Lord GEORGE BENTINCE, will permit the bullionist fallacies to remain without exposure, or the infamous monetary code founded thereon to encumber the statute-book much longer. But there is one point brought prominently under notice by the important meeting of the Association for Promoting the Repeal of the Taxes on Know ledge, on Wednesday evening. Mr. DISRAELI, not only as one of the most accomplished living authors of the age, but as the worthy descendant of an almost equally distinguished father, who had boldly assumed end long maintained a prominent posi tion in the reeks of literature, must be well aware of the grievances to which the frater nity are subjected. The tax may not have proved very enormous, or materially checked the circulation of his own works, but it has blasted the hopes of many Thing authors, and must oppose thest to many works rongc happilyst,although not insuperable, ob stacles emanating from the most gifted sources. Consider fora moment what CHARLES KNIGHT has stated respecting the impediments to publications arising from the paper-tax and the advertisement duty. It is not merely the sum payable for the paper duty, but the annoyances, the inquisitorial visitations, and the vexatious obstructions interposed in the way of the manufacturer, that increase the price of the article of primary necessity to the author and publisher. There is an accumulation of grievances that amount to a very formidable sum total, and for a beneficial arrangement on this point we look with far greater confidence to the writer of " Vivian Grey" and " Coningsby"— the son of the distinguished author of the " Curiosities of Literature," than we could possibly do to any of the aristocratic dullards who have filled, or might aspire to, the all-important office of Chan cellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The advertisement duty, too, will have many claims on his notice, which will not, we trust, be overlooked. The equality. of charge—the imposition of the same tax on publicity on the humblest servant seek ing for a situation, and the highest no bleman desiring to sell an estate worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, is too ridiculous to bear argument. It only requires mention to carry its own condemnation with it, From Mr. DISRAELI we anticipate on these points, and also on the vexata questio of newspaper stamps, a fair and unprejudiced decision, which is more than we could hope for from a Whig of the ancicn regime. We therefore, con sidering these various and" itnportant recommenda tions, are disposed to make every reasonable allow ance for the announcement of the intentions and policy of the real founder, and bona fide leader, and guiding spirit of the new Administration. With profound regret we announce this day in our columns the death from paralysis, at the ripe age of 83, of the venerable Dr. MURRAY, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin. Although a Whig in politics and a Catholic in creed, the departed prelate has, during the whole of a long and honourable career, been both respected and beloved by persons of all principles and of all religions. His views were neither sectarian, nor of a partisan cha racter. His influence was at all times conciliatory. His efforts were invariably directed to the allaying of ill will, to the suppression of bigotry, to the dissi pation of fanaticism, to the discountenancing of agi tation. An advocate of education, he ever proved him self a champion of _ enlightenment. And as by his candour and by bis impartiality Dr. LIN' GARD secured to himself the admiration of all intelligent minds in regard to his labours as a Roman Catholic historian, Dr. MURRAY by his amenity, by his serenity, and by the prevailing dignity and sweetness of his temperament, won " golden opinions" from all classe3, from all parties, from all creeds, and from all professions in his character as a Roman Catholic ecclesiastic. It is expected by many that either the Rev. Mr. MEAGnon, P.P. of Ruin:nines, or Archdeacon HAMILTON will be nomi nated the Successor of the deceased prelate, but who ever may be sele c t e d, it canno t soo n be forgotten in Ireland how much present gen erat i on t the d Archbishop. goo was owing by the past and by the in all probabilirtu"g this evening will, it is ru moured,th Earl of Derby Parliament on its ---: m C h apnocsetyl ln-_•_— y be adjourned till Monday week. broTuguhEt a IRISH fr oCm H t A h :C EL LoasniP.—Tuesday's post üßniadcekrsbtuarnnde, woffeesrsinengthbiTretuern. of ao t cr o cs hip Lord epti. o g C A .t h h i r e ee f po i ffy u e s , r t .w i ..... c e e Dublin Evening Mail. We understand the directors of the Lancaster direct communication the electric bsaenvi telegraph telegraph )ril a Carlislepo hn R bteh a t i ew l i w re a eli y nne h t—h a: th e cu r is e ty s s o ea l eu v u e d d ril t aoe conununication "'Mira.-- Carlisle Journal. FItIDA EVENING, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. iVe have received the Paris journals of yesterday. A decree from the PRESIDENT of the Republic charges the Minister of the Interior to re-orgauiz3 prison-labour in such a manner as to render it more profitable to the State. Under the present system, the results, the decree declares, are quite insignifi cant, although with proper regulations labour in pri sons ought to be infinitely more productive. In con sequence, the prisoners, who are not employed di rectly by the administration in works destined either in the service of the prison or in the public services, may be employed in works of private industry, on conditions fixed by the department of the interior. Another decree orders that all offences of the press, not comprised in the decree of Dec. 31, 1851, and of Feb. 17, 1852, as being still left to the decision of the jury, are to be restored to the jurisdiction of the Correctional Police, unless in cases where special en actments exist, in consequence of the functions or quality of the persons accused. The illoniteur contains a report from the Minister of Public Works stating that the company of the Belgian Railway of the Sambre and Meuse was authorised by a royal ordonnanco of May, 1845, to prolong that line on the French territory as far as Vineux-sur-Meu-e, a distance of about 21 kilometres (Thout l English miles). The Revolution of February interrupted the works, but the company is willing to continue them provided the Go vernment ent allows it the same delay as has been granted by the Belgian Government for the construction of l the part of the line which runs through the Belgian to December 31, 1854. The a ely recommends to have the delay in question accorded. A decree from the PRESIDENT of the Re publicfollows, approving of the decree, and ordering Ministerti e tus r br suggestionsto b e carr i e d ou t. M. CASIMIR PEBIEn has written to the journals to say that as his name has been mentioned as a candidate for the first circumscription of the Seine, and in the department of the Aube, he thinks it necessary to declare that be cannot under existing circumstances accept of any candidateship for a seat in the legisla tive body. VAvIN has addressed a letter to the Debuts, thanking such of the electors of the 7th electoral. distri ct voting for him at the approaching election, but ex- Paris as had expreSsed their intention of pressing a f a n d in the Putnie— is intention of not accepting any candi " The no m i nat i on o f L o rd Malinesbury to the im portant post o f Mi n i ster o f F ore ign Affairs i s a fact the importance of which cannot be too much noticed. It is perhaps not k nown i n F rance that this statesman is a dte o e Wes birp. personal friend of the President of the Republic; that ho has not ceased for a series of years to keep up with the Prince relations based on a reciprocal esteem and affec tion, and that be even visited him several times when a prisoner at Hum. These relations have been long known in England, and consequently a choice made by her Britannic Majesty possesses, under present circum stances, a signification of a very peculiar character. We desire, for our part, to see in this act a proof of the wish of the English Government to consolidate the good relations between the two countries, and we believe that it was impossible to manifest that desire in a manner more agreeable to the Prince President." The Bourse was not so firm. The Five per Cents. opened at 1041. loc., rose to 1041. 15c., fell subsequently to 103 f. 70c., and closed at 103 f. 75c. for the end of the month; the Three per Cents. closed at 65f. 60c.; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,1451.; Rouen, 650 f.; Havre, 2651.; Great Northern 591 f. 25c.; Avignon , 228 f. 75 c.; Vier zen, 527 f. 50 c . ; ' Basle, 221 f. 251.,• Bordeaux, 445 f.; Paris and Strasburg, 485 f.; Tours and Nantes, 3001.; A m i ens to Boulogne, 306 f. 25e.; Paris and Lyons, 5781. 75c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 29. and Rouen, 25 1 ,4—aris and Strasbourg , 1 7/—Rouen Northern of France, 199( 3 —Paris and Lyons, 9 t and Havre, 10 1 4—Sambre and Meuse , 3 %—Toure and ss—Paris I Nantezi, 834. SPAIN• Our accounts from Madrid are of the 21st inst. They contain nothing of the least interest except some news from Lisbon, announcing the arrival there, on the 16tb, of the Count DE THOMAR, ex-President of the Portuguese Ministry, who, it appears, it was erroneously stated bad been prohibited from returning to Portugal. The Count arrived in the English steamer, and on landing was warmly congratulated by his friends. The QUEEN assisted on that day at a bull-fight, and the PRINCESS ROYAL took an airing, accompanied by her nurse and her Lady of Honour, the Marchioness of POVAL MADRID BOLSA, FED. 21.—The Three per Cents. were done at 38i for time; the New Three per Cents. at 19 ; the Debt without Interest at si; and the Coupons at 9i. GERMANY. The Carlsruke Gazette, of the 24th, contains the following decree by the Grand Duke of BADEN : " Being prevented by a prolonged illness from re ceiving the reports of the Ministers, we have thought proper to charge with this task until further orders Our well-beloved son Prince FREDERICK. Conform ably with our intentions be will take our opinion and to our well beloved son to sign laws, powerl:d n d countersign e d b y make it known if necessary. At the same time we resolutions in our name. Al! A cts s i gne d decrees,b ygive him, the respective Mi nisters, will have the same force and vigour as if they had been signed by us." The First Prussian Chamber, in its sitting of the 23d, opened the discussion on the Bills presented by the Government, to establish the new communal or ganiz stion. As certain clauses of these Bills tend to modify the Constitution, the Left raised an opposition, on the ground that the fundamental compact could not be indirectly modified, without all the constitu tional forms required for any modification being fol lowed. The Left consequently presented a proposi tion postponing the examination of the Bills until such articles of the Constitution as would be affected by them bad been revised. This proposition was re jected, but the Chamber adopted another, to the effect of setting aside the examination of the com munal law, and reserving to itself to decide after the discussion of the articles,and the vote of the ensemble as to what articles might affect the Constitution, and whether they should or should not be adopted. M. KLEE gave notice of a motion for allowing only per sons belonging to the rec ogn i se d re li g i ons to b ecome public functionaries. In the Second Chamber, on the same day, the Governme n t presented the additional convention between Belgium and the Zollverein, re cently concluded. The PRESIDENT announced that s t p h r e e r a e d was s t theuo truth in the reports which had been Chambers w ere a b ou t t o b e prorogued for a month. The New Fravian Gazette, of the 24th states that up a great number of Hanover, and sending them off to France. The Voss Gazelle has the following under the head of Vienna, 21 st inst.:—" The French Govern ment has charged its Ambassador hero to express, but in the most friendly terms, the dissatisfaction that is felt at the increase of the import duties on several French products." We learn from Vienna that the Austrian Cabinet has announced to AL DAVID, who was charged by the French Government to request its ratification of the decisions of the Sanitary Congress, that it is ready to ratify them provided a few modifications, putting them in harmony with the Austrian Legis lation, he introduced. The another journal States of of th pro rogued on the 19 th to the 22d of March. A letter from Munich s t a t es , that on the 18th, c it y was seized by the police, for publishing a report of the sittings of the Chamber te Duchy of Brunswick were hat of Deputies. We read in a letter from Cassel of the 20th : " The Government has received information that Dr. KELLNER, who recently made his escape, has em barked at Rotterdam for England. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of M. Hermee, but it is supposed that he has succeeded iu escaping from the territory. THE NEW MINISTRY. The following taken place sin ce our laid : changes and appointments have Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster—Mr. CIIRISTOPLIER. Secretary to the Board of Control—Mr. CUMMING BRUCE. Secretary to the Poor Law Board—Sir EMERSON TENNENT. Lord of the Treasury—Lord HaNny LENNOX. Treasurer of the Household—Lord CLAUDB HA MILTON. Clerk Marshal—Lord COLYILLE. Chief Justice BLACKIIIJEIiE has arrived in London from Ireland, and, it is believed, has accepted the office of Lord Chancellor of the sister kingdom. Lord NAAS has accepted the office of Chief Secre tary for Ireland. It i 4 estin;at=ed 1v te Treasury that th e of -.72-._ sum required to be vot e d t owar ds defrayittg the expenses the Kafir war, beyond th e ordinary grants for arn2Y, navY, )---- f u rther or dnance, and commissariat seiVices to r the yea" 18 - " I and 1851-52, will amount to 460,00 04 Russell Sir Stratford Cannin our Minister at Constanti nople, has left Constantin o ple, en route to this country, on leave. , the Sergeant-at-Atm s, TH E Sr. ALBANS ELECTION AND ACTION AGAINST for alleged assault and impri- TITS SERGEANT-AT-Agus..--The action against Lord Charles sonment of William Lines, one of the electors, in April, 1854 while the Committee of the Commons was sitting on this sub ject, is to b e tried nest Weattuipater term, wilco preyl9ll. 1 6 y Imaged. FEBRUARY ‘271 1852. THE SHARE MARKETS. lIRITIOII ILELIZW.AYS. Railvtays, raid. Nominal Priced. Business done to-day. Aberdeen • • • . Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Junelon Wolverhamp., and Rear Valley Birkeuh., Lan., Sr, Cheab June., late all. Os. Bd., Do. Chest. & Blrkenhd., 60/. & 261. Consolidated Do., d0.,201. • Bristol and Exeter.. Caledonian • • • • • . Chester and llolyboad Dublin and Bolfast,lnnet. Dundalk end Nutlifikillan Dandee, rer and 6 ben le , n Junction .• • Do.. New East Anglian (251. L. /15 , E. and L. X; P.) 2 .. • • & H.) .• Enntorn Counties .. Zantern Union, class A, Into E. U. shares .. Do. do. _ do. • • Do. de., 13 C alutrea East Lancashire • • • • D 4. New quarterS • • Eastl West twill% Docksj and Birm. June. .. East f West York. June. ErlnsP)orgh and Glaspvi Perth, and Dundee Glasg..w and:Oath-West. Oreat Northern .• • • Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, 11, 6 per ct. Great Southern and Western, Ireland • • Groat Western Lancaster and Carlisle .. De. thirds .. Laucatbire and Yorkshire Do. quarter al ares Do. fifths .. . Do. West Riding Union Leeds Northern . Liverpool, Crosby', and Southport .. • • London and Blackwall London, Brighton, and South Coast .. • • London and N.-Western Do. do. quarters •• Do. fifths Condon and S.-Western Do. new 501. Do. now 401. .. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock Manchester, Sheftleld, & Lincolnshire Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union • Midland •• •• _ •• • Do. /firming & Derby' Midland (It. West. (Ire.) Newca.stle and Carlisle•• De. quarter shared .. Newmarket • • • • • . Newport, Abergavenny, . . and llereford Norfolk Do. New 201. shares •.1 Northern Counties Union North British • • • • • • North Devon . • • • • • North Staffordshire • • North-Western • •I North & Sth.-West. Jane. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. Scottish Central .. Scottish Midland .. Do. now .. Shrews. & Birm., Clue AI Do. Class 8.. Shrews. & Hereford.. Old Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) .. Do. Halves .. .. .. Do. Osvrestry • • .. Shropshire union Do., A, B, C, ft D, tally paid up at per cent • • Routh Devon • • .. South-Enetern South Wales.. %onth Yorksh. and River Dun .„ Shoff., Roth., and Geol.), _ . South Division .. Stirling and Dunfermline Stockton and nartlepool Taff Vale Thames Haven Deck and Railway • • .. • • Vale of Nenth .. • . Waterferd and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick Waterford, Wei., Wick.' and Dublin West Cornwall West London York, biewc., & Berwick Ditto and Newcastle Extension „. Ditto O.N.E. purchase York asd North Midland LINES LEAS: 11 to 111 A - 9% - 10% .. —•• a. din. 86 —B7 16% 16 18% 19% 19 —ll a. IN -6% 3%-3% 254 -2% 7% -7% b l 4 4 3% -4% 153 i, - 16 •• - •• 49!i bO)4 - 28 4 1 4 Vit 18% - IBX 5• - 6 13% - 13% 35M, - 35% 84% - 85% 74 77 7 -8 p. 67% -67% •• - •• 7 —6% d. b% —4% d. 1434 lb% •• •• 7 - 73( 93 -94 118 -118% -3% p. 3 - 3%p. 1% - 1 76 84 -85 8 —734 die. 7 6 die. 2% 2% 28% -. 29 2% dla. 57 % —57% 27 —29 .• • • 8 -- oNi 4% —4% dia. 23 .1.- 26 14 -12 dia. 3 Ws. 6 7% 7 i dle. 9 —B% cue. %dia. M p 15 15% 13% 14% 9 9 • - 6g • - 4 54 4 a Ms. 12 -13 6 10% ayecl. .. - •• 15 13 - 204 - 20% 80 - 30% 3 —23 id. 150 - 152 .. —.. die. 3% - 4 16 -17 .• ••••• •• 5% •••• 4% db. 17% 18 7% 7 d. 3% —3% 11. 21 2t% 'IMOD 6% x.d 16 RA 16X 16 7% % 4% lb% 16% 18% if li 6 8% 13% 85 % %%34% P 67% 681( fli 54 6% % 6% 7 x.d 93% 93 IA 94 115% % 1163 25%.x.d[1162..d 14% z.d 2% i.d 84% 85 2i3i yi lON \ %%x.d 93 x.l 1MXt.11166. 0U8D1033 1101 . l'aid. Nominal Priers. i to-day. Agua Fria 1 I I%p ! 2% Anglo Californian ...... 10s. P Asturian ..... Amitralian „ 5 • % Ave Maria qdis • Far 1 Blacnarvon Iron & Coal all British Australian Gold 13!.5 . ( 11 5 ~! 11 24% 2 Do. Cocaes and Culabe all 1X Do. St. John del Rey.. 15 22 34 2334 Cobra Copper • ..... •• • 40 33 —B4 Coptapo -•••••• • • • 14 4 5 4% Eng. & Australian Copper 2% s dis % p General •• • ••••• • • • • all 93,E 10% Gold Mountain •••• .. • • 1 % dis par Great Polgooth ......all P Mexican& S. American 9 4 N , .uveati nau1e...... 1 34 P 1 % Santiago do Cuba .... LUX 5 u Ti n n it C e r d oft ve . y. •••• • al 7 l I° 2 2111 4 10X West MaripoSa .. • • •• • • 1 % P JOINT ISTOCZ , 13ANILS Arultralasia ~........ all 34 39% British North America.. 50 47% 49 Colonial ........ • ..... 25 11% 12% Commercial of London.. 20 24 25 1 ,4 London Joint Stock .... 10 18% 17 London and Westminster 20 19% —3O National Provincial Eng. 25 • • De. New ........ • ... 10 • • —• • National of Ireland .... 37% 17 X— 17 Oriental Bank Corporat. all 30 —3l 4 xdfl Provincial ol Ireland— •• 25 12% —43 Do. New all lb% 16% Union of Australia • • all 35 86% Do. Now .... • • 2 % 8 . 8 % Union of London ...... 10 14% ib% Union of /Madrid • all • —• • Australian Freehold, X. MISCELLANEOUS. Canada ..... ...... 8234 48 49% Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 27% 28 '4 ?min. &Oriental Steam. all 70 —7l Ditto ditto 10 17% —lB 17% % Royal Mail Steam 60 77 78% rWe cannot be answerable for the errors of the Official Lists, 1 . . Canada ..... ...... Qen. Steam Navigation . renin. & Oriental Steam. Ditto ditto Royal Mail Steam rWe cannot be anaweri will not be influenced by Lble for tl interest le errors of the Official Lists, an 1 correspondents.] MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at from 8,000 to 9,000 bales, of which 300 American were taken for export and 1,000 oa spectila don. The market closed firmly. The sales comprised 300 Pernam and Maranham at 50. to 6/d., 100 Bahia at 51i. to 51d., 250 Egyptian at 50. to 74d., 1,000 Surat at 3d. to 4/d., 20 Sea Island at ls. lid. to le. 6d., and the remniatier American.—Railway Shares wore quiet. In the Produce Markets the sales held this week have been more numerous, and there is a better tone in the market for the principal staples. Tho purchases are for consumptton, not speculation, and the supplies are adequate to check any decided or permanent ad vance. The Indigo auctions have closed satisfactorily for the importers, and Wool has gone steadily. Cotton has maintained its price, and silk is hold at high rates. Sugar has been firm, and Coffee in more request. Spices maintained their value. Rum has been duller. Tallow is mach the same, and also Tea. The advices by the Avon steamer have been delivered this morning. A movement was again making for the purpose of obtaining a diminution in the amount of tolls or duties exacted by the home country upon the staples of the colony, the amount being considered enormous, when the value of the goods is taken into consideration. The object desired is that products of, the colonies should enter this country upon the same footing as the various counties of England, otherwise sugar growers will be compelled to abandon the cultivation of that ar ticle. There exists no desire to increase the duties upon sugar, whether foreign or colonial, but they seek as great a reduction upon their produce as possible. Another reason given for the reduction is the increased supply of beet-root sugar from the continent, and also the large amount of slave grown. Perhaps, on the whole, this is a more tangible move than we have yet had, and finding higher duties will not be acceded to, the colo nists seek relief in lower ones. Still the differential principle would thereby bo established, and this is not likely again to be recognised. Of the weather in Jamaica it is stated :—A high north-eaaterly wind has prevailed for the last two or three days, which has created a considerable ground swell in the harbour, and a pressure of rollers into the River Bay, though not to the obstruction of business, nor to the fishermen. Grateful showers have fallen in the night, but the temperature, which is about 76 morning and 82 at noon, has undergone no considerable change for the last few days. The grass round the to wn h a d suffered greatly from hot dry winds, and has become brown and parched. The continued northerly winds have not improved it. Colds, catarrh, and iufluenzas, prevail. The terms upon which the Bank of England will make loans on Stock during the shutting of the transfer books have not been lowered per cent., as stated by the Times. The charge is 2 per cent., and was the same prior to the payment of the January dividends. The steady this mo rning, 'and there is al Funds ittlemor a e re very business for transfer. Consols bring 97 to I. Bank Stock i s u p t o 2181 to 2191. Exchequer bills have been supported at 603. to 635. prem. There is no speculation going on. - - - The Committee of Mexican Bondholders have, in conformity with what they believe to be the wish of their constituents, opened negotiations for an advance on the Mexican assignment to them of 2,500,000 dollars of the American indemnity; and hope, after the arrival of the packet from the United States early next week, to be able to communicate a satisfactory result. The Foreign Stocks are all good, and the settlement is going in their favour. Mexican have been nt 32i. to 33 Grenada Deferred have touched 9 and 9i; Equador are 44 i; and Peruvian 101 i to 102 for the Five per Cents., and 52 to 53 for the Deferred. Spanish Bonds are nomi nal. The bonds advertised to be paid oil' represent cer tain British claims adjusted in 1828. Dutch Four per Cents are 82i- to id. Railway Shares aro moderately in request, but a trifle lower in some instancee. Some aro quoted ex-dividend. Foreign Shares are steady. Gold Mine Shares are supported, but dull. QUARTER TO THREE. ... 97i I ... 97* i ONE CLOSII , G PRICES OF BRITIMU. FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduipid A nne 97 3 4 98 97 3 4 3 par Cent. Consols Annuities.. N ew 314 per Cent. Anna- ... Long Nam to expire Jan.lBN 7 1-16 7 1-16 India Bonds, I,ooot Ditto under 1,0004 ...... . ....... 73 p Consols for Account .... „chequer Bills. 1 Lii. d. 1,000/. 5001. Small. .. ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN rurNba. O'CLOCK. Danish 80nd5,1825,3 per Cent.... Ditto, 5 per cent. 103% 104 Equador Bonds Grenada Bonds, lU t per Cent — Do. Ex Dec., 1849 Coupons 2l ;V Deferred Consols ... lllll Ditto Account, March 11 73 p 9714 63 p 63 p 63 p CLOSING nucEs. 101 21% 9% Ditto, _ nocan. 3 per C. ent , 1816 ..... 32% Ditto, Account Peruvian Bonds, 5 per Cent...— lO l l4 102 Ditto, Deferred Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto, Account B9 88 3 4 Venezuela Bonds. 3 W per Cent 37 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2 1 ,4 per Cent. 12 Guild 59% Ditto 4 per Cant. C )rtltiAatas 32 83 103 53 1 /g 89 88. 1 4 37 1 ,i 59V 9246 LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G--(T HIS DAY.) LONDON, FEB. 27.--Wind at noon N., moderate breeze and cloudy. Dan ish brig , L IMA , JAN. 9.—The/ Sarah Johannes, With coals for San Francisco, is on shore at the entrance of this port, having attempted to pass the Boqueron Passage, and it is feared she will be lost. a nd from Li d Reef 19 h ANTIGUA., FEE. 2.—'The Warwick. ofi January, and went to pieces next day ; crew a por vorpool for Apalachicola, ran on Bird Is an and t tion of the materials saved. LIVERPOOL, Fzig. 26.—Vind N.E.—Acrd, Java, N ew ; Charles San d a Orleans; Australia, tit. Jobn's, New Brunswick , Sld. Albert Gallatin Mary Hartley, LirerarlocetrlßoofenCosheAsteyr;osS; h m a n a g rt h h ai: P ti a na rt he o r f the h New O r l e ans; Pandora, Mobile; Wilson,_ Savanna h; Franchise, ' MAatitielan, La Guayra w ' rec N k u o w f Yall nn use: a rk h ip ; tirel,itstoCnh.arleston; — fn A w rl d t d n . YB d irom m a e s o d n s s a h i o le r d e with some and 26.square— here during i nrg Fan.athert Philip;last 2 6 . a earn Castle, Port Natal; QueenLo ndon,DE of Britain, Trial, Tortola; Charles, Boston; St. Vincent; Lady Clark, Barbadoes; the River WHITSTABLE Maria, Bermuda. zetlerfelin" painted wrecked on the Mons o o n her , FEB 06 . •,. .—A gulliot with' Von Bock- ALMOUTH, FED 26..—The Quebec, which was fallen awbiatnhdoo quarter- board, has been F 1851, • Gilmour, of Bristol from 43 N. I nn abandoned o n the 9th 205 ft February,hof November, lst. g• -- W., by the Old Rapp, arrd. here. PORTO PLATA, JAN. IC—The Cinderella, of Jersey, Matanzas to Carthagena, was wrecked on the Silver Keys, on the 12th instant; crew turd. here. 30th..._ The Bassermacu, of Bremen, struck on the Keifs here, on the 24th instant, and has become a wreck; part of cargo saved in a damaged state, and sold, together with the wreck and remainder of cargo on board. liE r k IN-1- v iVS•-(TIIIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE—FRIDAY. During the present week a full average supply of English Wheat has been received up to our market coast t having am ounted to 4,280 q ua rters , chiefly from t s see 9 i t and lieut. By land carriage a few samples of both red and white came fresh to hand this morning f ro m the midland districts in good condition. The show of Wheat of borne produce being on the increase, and the attendance of millers by no means large, the demand was lees active than on Monday, yet prices were gene rally su pported. For f orwar d d e li very ver y littl e w as doing. The imports of foreign Wheat have amounted t o 3,450 quarters. Selected qualities were scarce, and quite as dear as last week. In all other kinds very few sales took pl ace. Floating cargoes were in some what improved request, chiefly on Dutch account. The show of Barley was tolerably good, yet we bad a fair inquiry for malting parcels at full currencies. 6632dip g %ad distilling mats wore held et late ;Me& Malt was in good supply - and moderate request at prev ous currencies. For the time of year, we were exten sivi-lye supplied with Oats, the inquiry for which was heavy, and prices were 6rl per quarter lower. Woo , Peas, Indian Corn, and Flour sold at Monday's quota tions. The imports of the latter article have Inen con fined to 440 sacks. RIVAL THIS WEEK Wheat. Barley. i Oats. T lour. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrfl• S ackB ' English .• •• 4,2 S 0 3, 9 70 6,920 I 2,.,30 3,610 Irish •••• • • • • 1,910 I t.,231 Foreign .•.••. 3,45 0 4,490 19,280 440 Te-day's Institut was scantily supplied with both us to number and quality ; nevertheless, ow be inasts, g to . the limited number of buyers in attendance, the deu3and for that description of stuck ruled heavy , a t barely MOn" day'd decline in the quotations, the top figure for the best Scots being 33 6d per Slbo.; prime Down Stine? were scarce, and held at lull prices; but all other breed: met a Blow irquiry. About 200 lambs w ere brought forward, and which sold slowly, at from 43 Sd to 5s Per 81b4.; Calves, were in moderate suppij, and sluggish ck demand, at our quotations. The Pork trad e was dull: but no change to place ill prices. Atileh Cows solo at from 141 to 181 each, including their small ca lf. Per Sibs. to dinl the offal. s. d. to s. a . .to s. d. Inferior Beasts-- s 2 d 2 2 4 inferior Sheed •• • 2 10 ° Second quality 2 6 210 Second qua'. Sheep 3 - , 0 Prime larwe Oxen.. 3 0 3 2 Coarse-weeded/RU(3 10 Prime Scots •• •• •• 3 4 3 tl Southdown wetter 4 2 4 '.! Large coarse Calves 3 6 4 0 Ditto eut of the WOOlO 0 ", 2 6 Primr•nuati•litto .. 4 2 4 4 Large Hogs ..... . 9 6 ; 1 0 Suckliug Calves • •18 0 21 0 Small POriterd •• •• - 0 Lambe •• •• TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. Md. I noel. 1 Calves. 300 2,05 190 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts. I Sheep. I Calved. I Figg• 160 380 83 NENVGATZI AND X.EADEZIaaIai• The suppliesbAng extensive, the general cleinah, ruled heavy, at bate& stationary prices. At per stone by the Carcase. A. s. d. to s. d. to Beef. Inferior."... 2 0 2 2 ' Mutton, Inferior •• 6 „ s 4 middling ••• • 2 4 2 6 --- middling• • 3 3 primelarge .. 2 8 210 - prime •••• 3 ' 4 -- prime small •• 3 0 3 2 Perk, large •••• • • " ; 3 8 Veal• ••••• • • .. a 4 4 2 small ..•• •• - • BOROUGIES 130 P IVLAIWILMT. We have a steady, but by no means active+ demand f or is fin° Hope, at full prices. In other kinds ver y doing; at least four-fifths of last year's oroP be" changed hands. Sussex Pockets, per cwt, 112 s to 1 26 1 Weald of Kent, ditto, 126 s to 140 s; Mid and E ast Jell ditto, 140 s to 2505. Beasts. 70i SuoAa.—For Brit ish OZON ta lA3I. the market has been leas a g n o im ne at 4 ei t fo t i b ly an. iiir l e a y s i t o y u e g ar r . ate T s, h a e n b d et t t io r s descriptions teady,b ut have inferior and brown reareely s 6 dear. Barbados ~7 7 9 auction went at 39s to 40s for find yellow, 348 6d 10 for good mid to good, and 30s to 3 4 s for low to l i to Demerara brought 41s to 43s for fine yellow , 305 61s, 34s for low to mid, and 28s 6d to 29s for brown' "--11 fined has been quieter at about the former value; br(l lumps 44s 6d. fou nd EAST INDlA.—Nearly 10,000 bags of Mauritius to buyers publicly on the former terms; fine yellow 35 5,, r, 36s 6d, mtd to good 34s to 34s ad, low 30a to 30a 0 , ' 4 brown 27a to 29s 6d, ord to fine grey 285 to 3 45, ,f a common to mid grainy 30s to 33s 6d. Madras, 4,79 7 P" 0 - 1 went at 33s to 35s for mid to good crystalized gN eeri soft fine yellow was taken in at 26s to 29e, and browilbuot 235. Bengal, 6,400 bags principally found Miler s ' f i n e the soft brown and yellow was scarcely 00 dear,; 354. white Bemires 35s fid to 36s 6d, mid to good " 000 and good to fine 28s to 30s p er cwt. Java, about 1, to bags and baskets went a t 32, 6d to 38s 6d for oitt-;e o good bright yellow, but mid t o fine dry grey was in at 34s 6d to 37s per cwt. FORElGN.—Between 4,000 and 5,000 boxes of X 6d nab have been put up ; lo w t o m id yellow sold at 32ad 10 to 34s 6d, good mid and g o o d 35s to 375, fine 37 8 6 od. 395, and low to good and s t rong brown 305 6(1 to 3 3 s m id 1 an iabia has been held for advanced prices; ord brown has been sold at 25s 6d to 28s 6d, and g°4 °- fine at 29a to 32s 6d per cwt. bolder: COFFEE.—Tho demand has improved, and have asked enhanced rates. Native Ceylon bill ) ( ) ,:d sold at 6d to is advance; good ord 395, and le' g ood ord 39s 6d to 40s. Privately, Plantation Ceylon JO! to at fuller quotations, and at auction low mid was te;Lie, at at 47s to 51r, fine fine ord at 45s to 48s 6d, and tr', ll ,g 6 f o r 40s to 42s per owt. Costa Rica has been sold at *,, a s very good ord. Mocha has been held very firm ly' well as West India sorts. ket is Cocoa..—Prices have bcen steady, but the war - 400 dull. Grenada 30 s for mid grey. Trinida d 360 t°,,d for ord to good red, and 32s to 37s for or d 10 gv-id grey. Sc. Lucia was taken in at 27s to 30th for ° and mid. "I to said S P lCES.—Pimento has been steady ; good °. 4id to 4id per lb. Cloves also have been lb Cochin Bourbon mid and good dark 5-,1(1 to 61d Pe r - a ld bo • and Ginger has been sold at 66s to 66s 6d for g °°- 30s to 378 6d for mid and small wornik „ i n t la ld ARROWROOT.—Bermuda has been Labe.. 5 BlM—There have been no pu blic per lb. s upport . I pu s ales. Priva tel y full. rates are obtained nt brisk. GOTTON.—This . 4 article has been steady , but n ' d to 41d Tuiiievelly at auction has been taken in ,t per lb. - Ittm.—The market is quiet. INnico Tt go e ne oc r- u a-t t b- it r u h L i‘g — wht' F sra u 'it ll s ra h t a L e h car°eriebleuecincdo'b°tallide Pedilicell hoe cwt ' i t:I A :A. Ln . L - I,o:o l:_ s h p e o r p e t.,i i e, s .ne n d. o ,hr a ao u sw i in bne a ea tion i u the ~ as pfr St. Michael,to contfrsoo. GREEN FRUIT.—The mai ket, owing i a l d , alized an advai,ce of 3a to 48 andr winds, is bare of Oranges, a cargo ex "Parkeijil' frog sold by Keeling n t 3tin6datp3csesa9vvdt!O 7 T y . ' for the in proportion. The cold weather is favour ..e l I the Baia of Chesnuts, and they are tle per ba r ; higher. Binh S • Spanish Nuts meet with No inquiry for i b I o u x n . t Barcelona. The low price of Bres t[ is causing attention to that article. - I T err:e7r-: herd. --------• s pit. it . , ) CRIMINAL COURT.---( 11 " • OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice WILLIAMs.) _ wer e Two young men, named Smith and christma6! of , „ bor tion Anse Ohm by administiqing drugs to he indicted for endeavouring to procure th e " r. f or the pro Mr. Ballantino and Mr. Rebton appeared s°n for t he seoution, and Mr. Parry and Mr. R obin prisoners. . of earl" s -- °f The prosecution was instituted by $ °-- „ t • woo°. ~ table ladies, whose object is the protenti°l3o-bre th at °'''° It appeared from the evidence of Ann L. o she was L. " , . entered the service of Smith's father w" r- • t h hirs '°' years of age, and had been acquainted vn bins took about five years. Her first connexion with / i o WO place before she left his father, and this conlr e ives ete continued from time to time afterwards till sla u assistant, when ho found she was pregnan , L" .. nd take 104 in the family way. Smith, who was a linen drisPe:r2 duced her to leave her situation a , ...... _ pay alt the expenses. 'lna. ings,. promising t_war_ • in London -road, Sou h k h e a , c hu t l ad u , it a a s a s t ob t : 0 an apprentice to a c hena n t try while in lodgings, and gave other prisoner, Chritsot rt, They visited her freqne l res and brown powders, which was a frind of Smith, and her white and green wixtu I A Eu re i d t i ng T . Queen Charlotte's Hospital, and re' was confined in Q t went -four hours a ffe mained in labour lot; ring - born caused her great pain agony until sho ws thirteen days. . alive, but onlylived During its $495'" enddelivyvoe , endured s m other rea alid kioSatia - eadYu ll i existence 1 in the night-time. The was subsequently re" moved to the Maryleboue Infirmary, where she is no ir an in-patient, her weak state of health still continuing' Nothing was elicited in cross-examination to shake be; testimony roblMedical and other evidence was c a lled in cor ra tion, but the trial had no t conc l u d e d w hen we "111 to press. KEW COURT. SHoeTING wiCi.,l3,: I f or e t l a i e sa liE la j b t er n: feloniouslyis‘h described . r., Itlr. Lilly gles, age d , ..• _Edward Sag. NTENT TO MURDER."" t De Th rs e le i y .ac d t e s fe o n f de th d e th c e as p e ri h so a n ve er. murder him, Ti_ • - •, ne prisoner pleaded not guilty. a`ploptelnagredatfliorentirlye Bparrobaecer.ufleai,osintili:disinclittdeeudt;tcrr: the public, that it is hardly before late thew. The prosecutor is the proprietor of sone' chemical works, and the prisoner had been in his O r ploy. On the 11th of February the prosecutor beard* be n e e n ces s s o ar r y ece to litl i ecapillr noise in his factory after it had been closed for t he night, and upon going in to ascertain the cause of it, some one threw a quantity of vitriolic li q uid upon 11 and he retreated in a state of great alarm. flo 0 511 e for assistance, and a next-door neighbour prouiptly,re/ plied to the call. The two then return ed to the facto* together, and pursued the prisoner up a ladder into a' sort of loft, when the prisoner fired two pistols at Or' prosecutor, and the balls grazed his shoulder. Tbe r e f sonar was immediately afterwards secured, and on e 4:) . the pistols, the barrel of which was quite warm, int found in his hands. A policeman was then called and the prosecutor, prefacing the question with a state; ment that memo acid had been thrown into his face, e r r afterwards fired at, asked " if it was not a banging 0 31 "' - ter," and the prisoner exclaimed, ~ Aband I shall bang well too ." The policeman then took the prisoner to the station-house, and on the wa y there a woman handed e the officer a black mask , w hich she said belonged 50 him, and ho had thrown it awa y . On arriving at th station he was search ed, and four pieces of lead and 300301,!°_ percussion caps tha t fitted the nipple of the stole were found in hi s trowser p ockets. A bullet vrea at the bottom o f the ladder, but although the police: ma n made a minut e examination of the premise* °" marks of a tired bullet could be found, either upon are floor or walls of the warehouse. Mr. DEARSLEY a ddressed the j ury for the defcnee! and commented upon the glaring discrepancies which the case presented. It was said the first. bullet struck a oar: dlestick, which the pros ecutor carried in his band, but hMut ro cand!esiick was not fo rthcoming, nor did it appear ta any mark had be en found which could have been jurY p' ducod. The ball, ho wever, was produced, and the would tee that it was quite impossible that it could bare been fired from a pistol. But there was no motive a . signed for tho committal of this offence, and he ther e °, fore insisted that the case was too much surround there with improbabilities to justify a conviction, and he „. ones • wltu afoltroogectahlleerd, ourpotonfitnhde.hjinuary either to acquit the pris . L. guilty of simply sho 'li g al onli out the capital Wont, in other words, to c onvict , of a common assault. The Learned RECORDER then summed up. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and be was triusperie4 Pr tell yesre. AT Railways. - Leasing uompan c ee. Paid. Nominal Prices. guldn eas done to-day. ••••••1•1=. Bcdf. & Blotch ] • Lon. & N.W. all • • —• • le Ox ford Junction, guaranteed •• Ot . Western all 29 —3O without a guarantee .. De .. • • ell 29 —29 Rirm., 'Wolver, & Dudley, gua rantcc d •• DO .. all 29 —3O Do., without a guarantee .. Do • • • • all 28 —•29 Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. all 11% —lB Clydesdale June Caledonian all 44 —46 E. Lin., Guar. 6 Dor Cent. .. G. Northern all 84 —B5 Gloucester and Dean Forest Gt. Western 22 34 334 p Hartlepl Dock f Yrk, New.,/ all .. and Railway 1. Rai Ben Hull and Selby Yk. &N. M. all 105 107 Do. 34 Shares Do .. all 52 34 51134 Do. 4 Shares Do •• .. all 25 26 Leeds and Bra ,3 . Mlalfuld •• all 100 let 100 X Lon. and Groan. S. Eastern.. all 1 2 1234 Do., rrst. .• Do .• •• all 2434 2538 Lowe:lton, Gd. per Cent. 4 Norfolt •• all 16 —l7 De.. 0 per cent De Middlesbro' and 'Wear, 6p. ct Stockt.6 Dar all N. & East, 6 .. E. Counties . all per Cent. Do., 5 per cent. Do. • • .. all 58 —6O Do. New Do • • • • all 58 —6O Preston and L. & N.W. w yre „, 8s La.& Y.] all 44 46 Do. % SharesA Do .. 11 834 834 p Read., Guild. , „, and Reigate •• S. ••-••••••° " all 2 134 21% Roy. & Illtchin G. Northern Oa Do. Shop. Ex .• Do all 8% 8 Shef., Roth. and Goole, 5 per ct. Lanc.k York 18 11 6 South Staffords. Mr. M'Clean 9 34 1% — 13 E Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gna. Stook.& Dar. all 28 29 Do. do. •• Do •• •• all .. Do. do. .. Do •• all .. Willa MlemerS. Gt. Western 109 98 —94 93% 9334 11 SZPZE !MARES. Railway(. Paid. Nominal Prim& Business dose to-da,y. ••=••••=••••••••.....••••• Aberdeen •• all 2 ••••. 1% db. db. Aberdeen, No. 2, 7 pr. ct. u Caledonian 10L 1 0 - 7 8% 8 Cherter anti Holyhead all 1634 131 16% Drid. Per. & Aber. June. all 5 - 534 d. East.Ang.( 3 L 10s.) 6p. c. all 2% - 3 34 334 3 34 Do., (51.) 7 per cent... all .. 2 Eastern Counties Eaten., per cent. No. 1 .. a ll % 1 P % Pm Do. No. 2 • • • • .. a ll % - P Pm Do. Now 6p. cent. Stock 10 12 - 12% 12% % Eastern Union, Scrip craaran. 6 per cent. .. all 10% -11 10% Do., 101. Dcben. Share. all • • -• • East Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares .. all • • • • E. &W. York. Jane. sths all . • -• • Edin. Per. &Dun. 51 p. et. all 3 - 4 Glasgow & Consul. 100 • • ••• • • Gt. Northern, 5 per sent. all 14% -- 14% 11% D0.,6 p.c. Redeem. Scrip 634 —I p 7 % % Great 13,uth. & Western (Ireland) eighths 736 •••• 71 Gt. Western ((larks and Hants Ex., 5 per Cont.) 6 .. p. Gt. West ,fl‘ed 4% p. et. 100 •• •-• •• Do., do. •• .. • • 80 .. •• Lancashire and York- shire, F. 201. .. 6 1% -1% dis. Do. 6 per et. Stock .. 100 .. 136% 181% Leeds Northern, 6 per cent., No. 1 • • 1 3 • • -- • • P Do., do. .. No. 2 17 .. Do., do .. No. 3 5 .. •••• Do. quarters, 184 k .. 9 • • -.. p London, Brighton, and S. Coast, guar. 5 per et. 109 .. •••• De. pref., 5 p ct•Sk,lBsl 100 •• - Do., Conv..., p. ct. 1852 all -•• 58 De. new guar., 6 per ct. 100 140 145 Lon, & N. West. (Coy. & Nwieat.) 5 per cent. .. 1334 •• -• • London &S.-W., new • a 256 -3 P. London. & Ennis., % She all 10% -113 s Munch., Sherlleld. and Line., gear. shrs., No. 1 all 11 - 1134 12% i Ol Da. new, 101. •• all 12 e- 1234 Do,, 61. i % Midland Con. 6p. c. stock 109 • • -• • Do. Consul. Bristol & Birrning., 6 per cent.. 100 135 - 137 Do., Erewash Valley. 100 • • -• • Do., Leic. & Swanning., 8 per cent. guar. • 100 " die. Do., Preference • • .. b 34 3s Norfolk Extension •. all 18% 1 Do. guar. 534 per cent. all 4% ° 34 Do., aveney Valley 2 • • b W North British •• 6 % •••- Oxf. Wor. &IP 01.151.6 p.c 10 to - 10% Shrews. Fr }qr., new guar. all a si Shrews. and Chos. (Nor. _ u - • - 13 W. Min.) 8 per cent. It • • South Devon •• •• 10 • • - db. South-Eastern, 434 P. C '" 20 • 3% - South Yorks., 4 p• et• gu i Stock. & Fart, guar' all p, ct. until 1 July, 1858 • • Waterford and 1( 3 ..... 6 per cent, .n . ••. "' au 104 - 4% 16 Yorx, Newc. , a a • N of v. Put b York • ?arch Mi. • • l and 10 1 1 4 •- dia. 9 r u• , and • n WORE/ MN. A na Amin , " all 111 -12 11% 12 Boulogn e , France (0.,V.) all 20% -21 tleulra l °. .• • • all , Deirteelgeniell • • • •• 8 -4% die. Dote- 18 2 EAat a do. do. . 3 N 11) . Do. • 2) Groat Indian Pcningti: a . a u % %P. Louvainaldla t ei th anal:r . e 1% 3 4 . P. Luxembourg •• 18 3 . 36 Ditto (Railway) .. 10 2% - 3 34 Ditto Do. (Canal) .. 2 %- % Maria Antonia 2716 s 8,1 - Ditto, New • • 834 • • Namur and Llet e •• all 6 76 u% 6 34 34 Northern of Frenre .. 18 19% - 19% 19% Orleans and Bordcavx .. 11 2 36 - 236 d. 834 Paris and Lyons .. •• 6 3 - 3 p Paris and Orleans • • all 44 46 Paris anti Rouen •• •• all 25 % — 25 % Paris and Straebotng •• 18 34 dig. 17% % Rouen and Havre all 10!4 - 10% 10% .., Sambre and Meuse •• all % st.Audrew's&Queba.(A) Tours Kantnt!? • ..17. g c us,, . TOUrnay, - Jurbi se, Lan den, and Hassell .. all welt ilariderl • 2 C. 534 - • • 9 =.23i • tOO I an 11 13 4 100 4 2 0 100 100 4"' all 16 2-3 20% % 80% }i, 17% E.d 21 20% x.tl INTAZII. 17% 100 100 42% 25 9% 17% 19 33,‘