The Sun. — London, England, 1852-02-07 00:00:00

_~.~:T l~r~. " At South Wheal Trelawny generel meeting, on the RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. 31st January, the accounts showed-Balance lest ac- LONDON AND SOU ITI-WESTERisr. count, 961. 14s. 4d.; cost tor Aug. and Sept.,llll.9s. ld. The report of the chrecturs of this company sae Met Oct. and Nev.. 127/. 10s. 10d.; Dec., 771. 2s. 101---- the net revenue for the tetr e year entlieg Dee. +3l, 'l96L' 4154 17+2. id. Call in Sept., 396/.: leaving balance to amounts. eft. r deducting ell erefer, see c h esges , i nc see. next account of 19a. 17 s . id. A ca ll, of 21 per share , le g 10,00 e/. for pl ena to 181,976/, which added to 2.320/. was made, from the last ace ne t t, ma k es a balance aeplicehle to di. out of whi c h a di v id en d i s recoma At Wheal Tom bi-monthly m ee ti ng , on Th u rsday, vidend of 184,2971 .; the accounts showed-To balance in nand, 415/. 19. ! mended for the :left-year at th e rate of 51 per cent. per I Id. ; cas h, 8301 5 1 , 1,2461, 9J.-Costs for I annum, amounting to 175,719/, l eav i ng a balance of ; 8,548/. The increase of rec, pie during the half-year, November. 359/. 15s. 84.; December, 2341. 45..11d. msrchents' bills, 602/. 55. 21; travelling and office ex- as compared with the corresponding period of 1850, Pens , s, 50/. = 1,246/. ss. 9J. A• call of 1/. per share amounted to 69,113/, while the increase in the expenses was made. amounted to 10,802/. The greater portion of the adeii- At and Seete the Wood Mi ne bi- m onthly meeting, at Plymouth, tion a l t ra ffi c occurred in Jul on the 29th J a n., a ca ll o f 2 i . 61 per share was made. The increise of passengers on , the main line dur ptene inte t b he At West Wh ea l Edw a rd meeting, on Monday, it was half'-year nmoonted to 216,011, and on the Windsor resolved to prosecute the workings cc this mine forth- branch to 241,072, the total increase of passengers on with. ail the cempany's lines, during that period being At Wheal Harriet quarterly meeting , on the 24th 457 102• The reaction in th e regular traffic which was January, the accounts showed a balance against the anticipated as a probable result of the cessa' ion of the mine of 4471. gu ss. 4i. It was resolved to increase the excitement produced by the Exhibition, has nut yet number of shares from 2,560 to 5 , 120 , and a call of ss. been felt by the compan per shar e was made thereon. y. The pass,nvet-'l3x on the excursion pessengers., car-, mate of the expense for setting the same to work on tn At Trawsnant Mine meeting, on Monday last, an es.ti e tied du r i ng t h e Extehition, at and under Id. per mile, in first and second-class carriages, bee been' retained cost-book principle was submitted, and approved of; this company on the ground tif such receipts being h e likewise the report of Mr. A. Dean. Specimens of ore gel!). exempt from the' tax. The claim of the Inland . from a depth of 30 fms. were exhibited. Captain Couch i tem s, Cor-missioners for pnyment of duty en this was appointed resident agent, and Mr. Gregory chosen item is, nevertheless, being prosecuted at law, which tits At At Runnaford Coombe Mine meeting directors can no t b ut regar d as an i nequ i ta bl e an d un f a i r ,on Jan. 16, the proceeding. The additional charges o n the l ocomot i ve secretary's account showed-Nov em b er cost, 86/. 14 5.; and carriag.e departments amounted to 11,4041. The Dee, 911. 9s. lid =178./. 3s. lid. Balance in hand last sum expended ou the working stock amounts te 570,160/ , account, 571 17s. 2 1.; arrears of calls, 241 65.; received and the account has been closed at that sum.' The ad from treasurer, 91/. 9s. lid.: leaving balance due, 4/. ditional plant required for additional traffic will have to 109. 10d. The treasuree's account showed-Balance in be paid out of revsnue by successive instalments spread . hand from last account, 169/. 12s. Id.; received for tin over five years, and a reserved account has been opened sold, 674 I Is. 4d.; interest, Is. 1d.=2371. 4e. 6d. Paid to liquidate the cost of such plant. To this reserve ere-- secretary, as above, 91/. 9s. lid.: leaving balance in hand count 10,000/. has been carried from the revenue of the to next account, 145/. 143. 7d. last half-year, under the following circumstances:- During the week, shares have changed hands in Devon Traffic of the year 1849, when the e for- Great Console, Alfred Consols, St. Aubyn and Grylls, mer estimate was made, was 530,876/. For the West Providence, South Frances, East Tamar, South year 1851 it has been 656,419/, an increase of upwards Tamar, Merllyn, Garreg, Robins, West Caradon, East of 125,000/. For the Exhibition of Industry, not con- Buller, Mary Ann, West Ding-Dong,•Great Bryn, East templated in 1849, special provision had to be made for Duren, Trelawny, Trannack and Bueence, Wheal Tre- 64 carriages, capable of holding 3,102 passengers. With maynF, Lelant Uonsol e , Wh e al B asse t, Treviskey and a view to the closing of the capital account, the directors Barrier, Chiverton, Wheal Seton, Stray Park, Busparvo, propose that the principle of the reserve fund, corn- Trehane, West Wheal Rose, Galt-y-Maen, Wheal merited for the first time this half-year, to proVide for Golden, East Wheal Russell, St. Agnes Beacon, Bodmin additional working sz,ocls, tie extended to such future Wheal Mary, North Trelawny, Can Bruno, Cued additions to stations and sidings as are found to be Mawr Pool, Carvannal, Ty wardreath, Wheal Fanny, necessary for the development of the traffic ; and Wheal Brewer, Wheal Reeth, Wicklow Copper, and the expense of such additions, instead of being General Mining Company for Ireland. charged to capital, be from this time forth put to a In Foreign Mines, transactions have taken place in St. ressrve account, and paid off by revenue by means John del Rey, United Mexican, and Worthing. of instalments spread over a given number of years. The directors know of no other way of practically closing the capital account. The property sold during the last halt-year has realised 5,357/. 15s. 44. The line from Farnham to Alton is satisfactorily proceeding to completion, and will be finished in the course of the present half-year. The North and South Junction Rail ' way, three miles and a half long, connecting this lisle with the London and Nur th-Western line, is expected to be ready for opening in the autumn of the present year. In accordance with the view of the committee of share holders the directors have made arrangements with Mr. Brassey for completing the works from Basingstoke to Andover, as a single line, and at a reduced cost, via.- 74,000/. In regard to the remaining portion of the line between Andover and Salisbury, the directors are en deavouring to obtain the lowest estimate at which the works between those places can be completed. The provisional committee of the Dorchester and Exeter Coast Extension Railway intend to submit a proposal to the general meeting ou Thursday next to the effect that the South. Western Company's trains should run so as to accommodate the traffic on the coast line; the South-Western Company to allow the Coast Com pany 40 per cent. on tho gross additional traffic (beyond that of the year 1852), which will accrue upon their Southampton end Dorchester line only ; the whole of the additinal traffic brought by the Coast Company upon the remainder of the South-Western Company'a lines to be for the benefit of the South Western. Company ex clusively. Upon matters being satisfactorily arranged, the promoters of the coast line will make and work their lino on the narrow gauge, by an independent com pany, in connexion with the South-Western Railway Company. The fares and tariffs of the two companies shall be alike for like distances. The arrangement to continue for 21 years, determinable at the end of the first 14, by twelve months' notice. AMI3ERGATE, NOTTINGHAM, AND BOSTON.-The great sale of forfeited shares in this company took place in the Exchange-hall, Nottingham, on Thursday afternoon. It consisted of 25,000 shares in 351 lots, every one of which was disposed of. Many buyers were present from London and other places. The first price realised was 41. 13s. 9d. a share; after a few lots had been disposed of at this rate theprice advanced to 4/. 155., then to 4/. 16s. 3d., and 4/. 17s. 64. The last lot sold for 51 a share. Altogether the sum of 120,0001. was obtained for the 25,000 shares. Mr. Pott, of Notting ham, officiated as the auctioneer, and only two hours were occupied in di spos i ng of them. M r . H u t c hi son , o f Glasgow, was a purchaser to the extent of 43,000/., was understood that parties interested in the Great Northern Railway purchased the greater part of the steel; THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK The dividend declared yesterday at the meeting of the Royal British Bank was at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, and the report and accounts were unani mously adopted. The progress of the establishment was stated to have been satisfactory, and a conviction was ex pressed that when a knowledge of the system upon which it is conducted shall have become more widely disseminated its business will show a proportionate in crease. In the course of the discussion several sugges tions were made relative to management, and to an augmentation in the number of directors The an nexed extract from the report, together with the ba lance-sheet, presents the financial position of the coin pany:-- "Oa this occasion, as on the last, the directors have the pleasure to announce a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum on the paid-up capital, and also an addition to the reserved Lund of the same amount, whereby the latter is now increased to 4,583/. 15s. 4d. There has also been set apart for the last half-year 4221. 4s. 7d., in addition to the 4161. 3r. ld. appropri ated at the 30th of June in liquidation of the pre liminary expenses and cost of property, together 8381. 73. Bd., nearly double the sum allotted for this pur pose in 1850, which was 4321. 19s. 7d.; but an expendi ture—incurred from the necessity of increased accom modation and interior improvements for the convenience of the public and the comfort and health of the estab lishment, and which have also added to the value of the premises —prevents for this year the application of these sums being felt in the reduction of the cost of the build ing, Bcc. The principle, however, on which the allot ment towards this liquidation fund is yearly made is such as that the preliminary expenses and the cost of premises must be provided for within the currency o f the charter and of the tenures by which the premi ses are held. There is one feature of their operations which the directors think they ought specially to men tion, viz., the return made by them to those whose moneys truly form their fund of banking. While the Proprietors have had dividends affording, according to the times, an ample rate of interest on their shares, and have had a foundation laid by the sums reserved for the progressive enhancement of the value of these, the sums paid to depositors and others dealing with the tank for the use o f t h e i r moneys are near l y qua d rup l e e amount of dividend paid to the proprietors, and i t tleal to three-fourths ohe whol expenditure of the In k in the conduct of i f t s businesse." LIABILITIES. To D ebt LIABILITIES. £ s. d. el3ratoencing capital, as per charter, wher 100,000 0 0 To arn e " one-half paid up .•• ..• --°ll at due by the bank for deposits on account of new shares, deposits for fixed e t o t n o nt ds , u B : periods, and floating balances on drawing To ac di c. by ditto on the promissory 493,764 12 3 notes or bills of the bank payable to order, and acceptances for customers current ... To clerks' fund •• ••• ••• ••• To reserved fund set apart for first year, December 81, 1850 ... ... ..• £ 2,000 0 0 To unappropriated balance of ditto ... ... .. 1,097 15 7 To gross balance for the LONDON AND NORTH- W ESTERN RAILWAY DIVIDEND. —Wt' understand that the dividend on this company, to be declared at the half yearly meeting, will be 6 per cent,, with about 50,000'. to be carried to the rent, which, if we remember rightly, was in July last upwards of 120.000/. 47,384 0 4 461 13 8 THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY DIVI DEND.—We understand tat this company will pay a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, and carry torward to the next half-y( tr's acc , )unt 101,0001. EASTERN COUNTIES IiAILWAY DIVIDEND.—We un derstaA that the cilvtdond in this company will ba at the rate of 4s. per shara. year ending tle 3:stof December, 1851, after pro 'riding for interest ( 9, 6 011. 10s. Bd.) paid and due on deposits, promissory notes, and balances, but not in cluding directors' remu neration ••• 19,281 13 1 RAILWAY RETURNS TRAFFIC RETU NS FUR THE PAST WEEK. Miles opened, 1851. NAME OF RAILWAY. Receipts. Itibu. ASSETS. Creditor. X• s. d. .23? _uncalled for stock ••• •.. 50,000 0 0 . 13 Y loans on convertible securities for short eriods, advances on cash credit accounts, ills discounted, investment for reserved fund, Sze• ••• ... 499,928 1 2 13 . Y preliminary expenses, including costs of charter, and of establishing bank, three branches and sub office, to be liquidated by a Yearly instalments ... £1 4 ,997 11 10 4 '7 Property of the bank in buildings and furniture, at its several establishments, to be liquidated by yearly instalments ••• 18,401 4 9 £33,398 16 7 Deduct sum set apart for gradual liquidation of the aafor the year 1850 432 19 7 32,965 17 0 13 Y cash in hand in the Bank of Englank 81,098 16 9 £663,992 14 11 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNr. Debtor. £ s. d. To expenditure of the bank for the year ended the 31st of December, 1851, at its chief office, and three branches, and sub office, comprehending rents, rates and taxes ; salaries, provision for bad debts, contribution to clerks' fund, and payment of income-tax, but not including remune ration to directors _ To amount set apart fo r 12,033 3 3 dation of preliminary ex penses, and cost of premises for the half-year ended June 30, 1851 ••• ••• £416 3 To ditto, for the half-year ended December 31, 1851... 422 4 7 To di v i dend ( f ree o f income- 838 7 8 , t ax) at 5 per cent., for the "alf-year ended the 33th of June, 1851, already paid ....£1,250 0 0 To ditto, for the half-year ended the 31st of December, 1851 ••• ••• 1,250 0 0 2,500 0 0 • To reserved fand, as at 31st of December, 1850 ... 2,000 0 0 To addition thereto, as at 30th of June, 1851 ... 1,250 0 0 To dividends thereon in the Three-and-a. Quarter New per Cents. ... 83 15 4 Set apart to be added to re— served fund, as at 31st of December, 1851 1,250 0 0 To reserved fund as at last date.. ... .. 4,583 15 4 To u nappropriated balance car ried to new account ... 2,419 2 5 THReeiri; RATES OF POSTAGE DET;Tarc......A an ()uncle rienetwe'"7" " Treasury B o t l r T an E s i : ewdeienigl ahuayltpart of the T.Jni That on KINGDOM AND THE ARGENTINE It zt lE u N warrant in the Gazette of Tuesday night 'Bitted by the and any port in the Argentine Republic, there shall be n p o dst ex b c e e t even letter, charged and taken in lieu of any rates of British postage now e payable by law on such respective letters an uniform rate of British postage of one shilling. And we direct, that on every letter transmitted as is mentioned in this warrant exceeding shall be half an ounce in weight, there charged, taken, and ; . ' and additional rates of postage as follows AI'C ' TR E H N. - CARIES ALL.— arnes of gentlemen who paid progressive (that is to say) :—On every letter exceeding half an ounce Pstised their e;_ examination in the science and practice of me- in weight, and not exceeding one ounce in weight, two rates ieTa.eg.and received certificates to practise on Thursday, of poste _e. g On every letter exceeding one ounce, and. not Alfred B a ll, J o h n Lacey, Mark Kabbell, Brighton; exceeding two ounces in weight, four rates of postage. On ~„_Charle s . — I V inkr Chibnall, London ; w ill i am T i db oa ld Luxton, every letter exceeding two minces, and not . exceeding three And on every letter %11, Devon; John Bidlake Mountford, Exeter. ounces in weight, six rates of postage. . to I; four ounces in anneal LL•i-O X AND VACCINATION HOSPITAL.—The exceeding .three ounces, and not exceeding , , mince in i i :,,, court of the governors of this institution was Weight, eight rates of postage. And for off)! shall be F,Yeiterday at the board-ro ,, m of the new hospital, High- weight shave the weight of four ounces there ,ne it Upper Holloway; H. Egerton, Esq., in the chair. charged and taken two a iditional rates of postage, and every ,',,,`?._ the report which was read it appeared that 682 small- traction of an ounce above the weight of four ounces, shall v.'''ePinaients bad been admit , ed during the past unusually be charged as one additional ounce; and each progressive , s t: e tol_ .ouic year, being a greater number than during any and . additional rate, chargeable under this clause, shall be r u gl ~ 3 year, except 1858 and P. 48. Of the number ad- estimated and charged at the sum which any such letter c „_‘! , ed 104, or 15 per cent., had died; and 578, or 85 per would be charged with under this warrant, if not exceeding hn.,ewere discharged curd. During the same period 580 , half an ounce in weight. And we direct that nothing ,i'eudibeaTn vaccinated, and 525 supplies of lymph granted to herein contained shall be construed to extend to any letters Pit! !'nen and public institutios. The utility of the hos- i sent by private ships." . . had become incr • the late epidemic,ea/Jingly apparent, and especially during ELECTION OF A THURSDAY M the kingdom, being the only institution of the kind in ~ 1. ARISIT OF ST. PL PEN'S UPON c WINING LECTUREII'—' ONNIIILL.— At a special line _ l.ni_ and which required increased ecuniary assist- general .P E • the - tri ll : r ° the public- The usual . P . then - .meeting, held in Nestry-roorn of the above• gamed, and the meetie,. routine business was named parish, on Friday, the 6th inst., Richard C. 1 C. .Lambe, . Al• T biers has 0 separated. Esq churchwarden, in the chair, the Rev. Henry r. venom ake . n a mansion in Park-street, MA FP's , -----% •-,--., was duly elected to the officeofCrAittsrtisors, 41.404. quire, which I 8 now k • morning lecturer, established by the- will. of ay we'ng fitted up for his re- • the- Lucy - - - - - - i Ashton. • 7,002 17 9 £22,379 8 8 Credito r . £ F. d. "'IY gross balance as above, brought down ... 22 379 8 8 BY reserved fund and unappropriated ba lance, as above, brought down 7,e02 17 9 COURi CEICULAR. Wr.NDSOR, FEB. 6. ----- . - Tha - following had thia honour of dining 'at the Royal tabto•yesterday :—Thr Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Earl and Countess of Minta, the Marquis end. Mureiigness of 13. - eadalbene, the M arqu i s o f Ss!isbnry, the Mat - gals of Anglesey, the Lady in Waiting to tae .Duchesa of Kent, Viscount and Viscout ;te%s-Mahon, Lord and Lady Ashburton, Lord Portman, Lord Broughton, and the Right lion. T. B. Macaulay. The band of the Royal Horse Guards attended in the Castle during dirauer, and performed the following pieces:— Overture, 44 Don ... Molart. 'Sidection; "E9ryanOie" Weber. 'We.hz, Corrite d'Essem" Labitzky. Prize Q,'lsdrille Tutton. Gaior, " Thgra,s Tu,ner Gurgl. ii i Majesty's private band afterwards. atten.led, and played : l,he following :election:— Overt ire, " Gabrivll , >.n'EstrLs" Maul. uetConeert.nte, e•Pianefort., 17..Chip2 and Casins. Reis; dger. SelcctiOri; " tlitns Ht cling" 3:tar ichner. " Le.s Dux Jourr,6es" Cho :•nbini. DivertissPnnew, "Lr Propt. o u" erbeer. Qucee, with thp Prince of Wales, wa!ke4 I in the 1 - I,rne Park arld Slopes ibis morning,. The Pr:.ecess loyal and younger members of the Royal Family took their wrtal walking and pony ex&reise. _ _ lii Royal Higbuss Prince Albert went out liunting this foren,on.- accomPaniA by Lords Ashbnrnln and Portman, and attended by Lieutenant-Colonel lion. A. Gordon: The , Queen had a dinner party this evening. The bompiny included ihe Marcriii and Marchioness of Breadaibane, the Marquis of Anglesey, the Marquis. of Salisbury; the g..rl and Countess of Minto, Viscount and Visesuntess 'Mahon, Lord and Lady Ashburton, 14,rd Port:nap, Lord 'Broughton, and Right Hon. T. B. M:seattlay. • The band of the Grenadier Guards attended drying dinner, and played the following compositions:— Overture, " Le Diamonds de la Couronne" Auber. Recit. - and Cavatina—"Erwache neu ges tahlter" (Casilda).. Fruhlings Walzer BRI TISH. Aberdeen .... ... ••••.. • • .. Belfast and Ballymena • • • • • • • • • • .... Belfast and County Down. • • • • ..... Birkenhead, Lancashire, end Cheshire Bolton, Blackburn, and West York .. Bristol and Exeter •• .. •• • • • • • .. Ca1ed0nian.,........... ............ Chester and Holyhead.-- • Cork, Blackrc3k, and Passage ...... Dublin and Belfast Junction •....... Dublin end Drogheda.... • • Dublin end Kingston n ............ • • Dundee and Arbroath ..... Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen. Junction Dundalk and East Ang1ian......., East Lancashire • • Eastern Counties and Norfolk...• Eastern Union ...... Edinburgh and Glasgow ........ Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee.. • • • • Exeter and Crediton..... ..... Furness Railway ... .............. Glasgow, and South-Western.• • • Great Northern and E. • • Great Southern and Wetteia (Ireland) Great western ..... ............... Irish South Eastern ..... ..... • • • • • • Lancaster and Carlisle Lancashire arid Yorkshire.. • • • • • • • • • • Leeds and Thirsk • • • • • •• • • •• • • Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport• • • • London and North Western ..... • • • • London end Biackwall.... •••• • • • • London, Brighton, and South Coast.. London and South Western. •• • • • • Londonderry and Enniskillen • • • • • • • • Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c• Manchester, Sheffield, end Lincolnsbi re Manchester and South Jun.ction • • • • • • Maryport and Carlisle .............. Midland ..... Midland Great Western (Irish) • • • • • • Monklands ................ ........ Newcastle and Car1i51 e ............ North British North Stailordsbire North-Western Scottish Central • • ........ Scottish Midland • •• •• .• Shrewsbury and Birmingham ...... Shrewsbury and Chester „... Shropshire Union .. •• • • • South Devon • • • • • . South Eastern . • . • South Wales .. •••• • • • South York., Doncaster, and Goole .. Taff Vale • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Ulster . • • • • • • • • Waterford and Limerick • • . ..... West Cornwall ••• • • • • •• • • •••• • • • • Whitehaven Junction . • • ............ York and Newcastle, and Berwick ... York and North Midland. . ... •• EGN. C entral of Fra n ce .. I • . B u tch Ithenish •• •••• • • • aria Antonia .• •"• • ' • Mont ereau and Troy es • * ' • •** Northern of Prance •• • • *** Orleans and B ordeaux.. •• • • • • • Paris and Lyons .... •••• • • •• Paris and Orleans .... • • Paris and Rouen.. ••.••••• • • • • .... Paris and Strathurgh Rouen and H avre .• • • • .. • •• .. •• Tours and N . • . _ X 1,145 143 1,052 637 3,444 7,120 2,261 385 806 958 345 636 563 3,374 13,32 t ►,9'4 3,322 I,bol 240 3,262 7,481 4,703 14,788 121 3,01 13,202 242 30,191 119 7,970 8,055 105 t,957 563 20,127 1,114 180 2,046 2,900 4,410 383 1,181 50a 1,318 445 1,519 10,038 675 1,123 1,777 804' 326 174 12,827 6,714 2,730 918 22,379 8 8 £G63,992 14 11 828 17,216 2,738 4,774 6,758 4,988 4,505 2,002 1,127 898 18,680 4,335 9,655 7,975 ,5,714 7,119 2,385 .5,040 171% 241% 1234 5393 i 534 1734 244 4 15 11% 167% 934 496% 261 93% 77 294% 279 21% 63 442% 134% 240 THE LONDON, ... Kuhner. Breit. and Nachtigall Daet (Casilda) Luciltu Grahn—Polka Casilda" Her Majesty had afterwards an evening party, who were invited to be present at a dramatic representation of ShAspere's historical play of King John, which was performed according to the following programme:— KING JOHN. ... Sommerlal King John ... ... Mr. Charles Kean. Prince Henry (his son, afterwards King Henry III.) ... Miss Robertson. Arthur (son of Geoffrey, late Duke of Bretagne, elder brother of King John) ... Miss Kate Terry. William Longsword, Earl of Salisbury Mr. James Vining. Robert Bigot, Earl of Norfolk .. Mr.. G. Everett. William Mareshall, Earl o f P em b ro k e Mr. Wynn. Geoffry Fitzpiers, Earl ofEssex (Chief Justiciary of England) ... Mr. Stacey. Hubert de • Burgh (Chambe r l a i n to the King) .. Mr. Phelps. Robert Falconbridge (son of Sir Ro bert Falcon bridge) Mr. Meadows. Philip Falconbridge (his half-brother, bastard son to King Richard L) ... Mr. Alfred Wigan. Philip, King of France ... ... Mr. C. Fisher. Lewis, the Dauphin .. ... Mr. Stanton. Archduke of Austria • ... ... Mr. Ryder. Cardinal Panduiph (the Pope's Le gate) ... ' ... Mr. Graham. .Chatillon, Count de Nevers (Am bassador from France to King John) Mr. C. Wheatleigh. Giles, Viscomte de Melun Mr. J. F. Cathcart. Peter of Pomfret (a Prophet) ... Mr. Parsloe. `Citizen of Angiers Mr. Addison. English Knight ... Mr. Paulo. English Herald •• •• ••• • Mr Rolleston. French Herald ... Mr. F. Cooke. Attendants'on Hubert... ... Mr. Daly and Mr. Stoakes. -Elinor ( Widow of King Henry IL, and Mother of King John) ... Miss Phillips. Constance (Mother to Arthur) ... Mrs. Charles Kean. Blanch (Daughter to Alphonso, King of Castile, and nie c e t o Ki ng John) Miss Murray. King John's Pages ... Miss J. Lovel a n d Mi ss H ast i ngs. Attendants on Constance, Miss Maurice and Miss Clifford. Director Mr. Charles Kean. Assistant Director Mr. George Ellis. The theatre arranged and the scenery painted by Mr, Thomas Grieve. The performance took place in the Reubens' room, where the usual arrangements had been made for this (the fifth) dramatic representation. Her. Majesty the Queen, and his Royal Highness the Prince Albert, with their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales; . the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, Prince Alfred, and the Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the illustrious company forming the Royal dinner circle, and the Isdieti and .14entlemen in attendance, entered the room at eight o'clock, when the performance immediately COMmericed. . The Queen's private 'band attended during the per formance it:the antc-room. The folloWing had the honour of receiving invitations to witness the performance : The Countess of Mansfield and two Ladies Murray, the Dowsger Viscountess Ashbrook, Lord and Lady Vaux, the Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, the Ba roness de Speth, Lady Frances Bruce, Le Marquis et la Marquise d'tlarcourt, the Hon. Mrs. Grey and Miss Bulieel, Lady Caroline end Miss Bar ringtor, Colonel Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps, Lieutenant-Colonel end Lady Emily Seymour, Ladies Marie and Louisa Molvneux, Sir George end Ludy Couper, Couper, and Mr. R. Cowper, Lieutenant- General and Lady Isabella Weinyas, Colonel Bouverie, Commanoirg Officer; Captain Sutton and Lieut. Baillie of the Royal Horse Guards; Colonel Stanhope, Com manding Officer; Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. F. G. Hood and Captain Rous of the 2d Battalion Grenadier Guards, the Rev. 1)r. ilawtrey, the Rev. W. and Mrs. Cunning, Airs. 11atcourt, Mrs. F rarcts Cavend i sh, Mrs. L am b ton and'two' Mnise.3 Larnbton, Mr. GrenF*ll and two Misses Grenf,ll, M;'. IL So)Mour, Mrs. and Miss Seymour. lielrrektienLs: were served to the company in the Throne room. • - Earl Porteseue had au interview with Lord John gitsaell yesterday, at his official residence, in Downing street. The Noble Earl had an interview with Sir G. Grey, at the llotae•cffice. Mr. E. Temple, Chief Justice of Honduras, had cn interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the 'Colonial office. The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President) is re covering from an attack of gout. Lord Creworne hod an interview with Sir George Grey at the Home-office yesterday. Dispatchts for the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope were seat from the Colonial-office yesterday. D6patchts were: aho sent to the Governors of the North American Provinces. Dispatches were received at the Colonial Office yester day from the Governors of Hong-Kong, Ceylon, Malta, and Gibraltar, and a l so from the Lord High Commis 6ioner of the lonkn Islands. DRURY - LANE"THEATRE. The ballet which, under the title of Vert Vert, was produced in Paris in November last with eminent success, was last evening presented to an English audience for the first time by the lessee of this theatre. As regards the plot there was a tolerable amount of obscurity, but, after all, the principal feature in the ballet is the dancing, and in that respect the per formance may be pronounced satisfactory. We sball not, therefore, attempt to unravel the details of the story, in which a dead parroquet, whose appellation gives a name to the ballet, finds a substitute in the favour of a French maid of honour of the time of Louis XV., in the shape of a youthful and interesting page, hight Candide. Mademoiselle Plunkett, an established favourite, mani fested her .usual : buoyancy, vivacity, and b r illi ancy . Her pas de d eu x with M. Durand was the grand hit of the evening ; and great applause was like wise bestowed in it upon' her partner. Made moiselle rriora made a highly favourable impres sion, and great merit must be awarded to Mademoiselle Carlotta do Veechi, a graceful and agile proficient in the choregraphic art. A pas de trois by Mademoiselles Adele, D'Antoine, end H. Payne, was admirably exe cuted and warmly appreci a ted. The most indifferent portion was the harlequinade in the second act, but this episode will:doubtless receive modification. The raise en scene was good. The ballet was decidedly successful, although it may be curtailed or " touched up" with ad vantage. The original constructors were MM. Lewven and Mezillier, who exercised their ingenuity in distort tele the Ververt. ing Gresset'a fairy SP©►RTIN G INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER SPRING MEETING, 1852. Nominations for tho Doncaster Handicap. The Ready Reckoner, 3 yrs—Finesse, 4 yrs—The Prt;ctor, 4 yrs—Calculator, 4 yrs—Ch f by John o'Gratint, darn by Belstismr, 4 yrs—Hard Labour, 5 yrs —La Fiances, 5 yrs—Bird on the Wing, 3 yrs—Knook Knoll, 4 yrs Simplicity, 4 yrs—Br c by Irish Bird catcher, out of Flower of the Tees, 3 yrs—Selina, 6 yrs —lf ilquade,. 4 yrs—Young Altisidora, aged—Don Carlos, 3 yrs—Kathleen, 5 yrs—Little Fawn, 4 yrs— Cogia, 6 yrs•-•--B cby Red Deer, cut of Sister to Porto Belle; 4 yrs—Snow Drop, 3. yrs—Hyacinth, 3 yrs— lanthe, 4 yrs—Sir Charles. Napier, 3 yrs—Equal, 3 yrs —Abd-el-Fader, aged—Turn Pinch, 3 yrs—Edward of York, 4 yrs—Rhesiis, 6 yrs—England's Glory, 4 yrs —Stafford, 4 yrs—St. Michael, 3 yrs—Farmer's Boy, 3 yre—L , zzy, 3 yrs--Abbess of Jerveaux, 5 yrs—Tom lioltby, 4 yrs—Cleveland, 3 yrs—The Cutler, 4 yrs— sv—ielgwelHfoarldio, c, a 6 ge y d r — s— M G ar a y lva A ni n sui n, , 3 3 yrs— Ischia, 4 e:Soab6h:3l;eoffineteol:dbßY,a,:unlsder:eß,4ootsuhrtesr—obfassmiariSlyctahlvkaerasle.r. 3 yra.-4-The -Twin, 4 yrs—B by Red (.„ APPOINTMENTS. lt. ere—Miss L Fzaynin3y, yrs—Thepyrs—Proctor, Oi; 3 4 3 y: F r i t 3 s . 3 r aj ajs iv;l:sntlyaswtrasa::lo4auilry4cldr Labour, F 5 t y l , r r i s a D o n o C m a ra r o lo n s : na, 'chars. Trundley j i l k de b n li d li tT :a N d T - T . u h;: eNt Thur Hurst bourn Sat. 4isby Tollgate ~.)11-;A. Smith's .13c1s. Mon. Clatford o akeuts; Tues. l-D 1 I o l g iO d ; W bou ° r r r k i a L Y ea :ll ll: l ; l F ; rl V . e S d o . uth Grove; Sat. Roche Court -4i . A ,tOll prin. .t.tiotief. was iSsuedat the Bank of Eng. land' yesterday roglriling th e a lt erat i on i n the price to be givetilor American and French gold coin Many persons seem under the impression that the measure involvei a re duction in the price of bar gold, but attention to the terms stated would have shown this to be, erroneous. The only bnal.cluegualdinoitner o e f e a r to e y d , i L a ni k e n h - -c as as to es render where it d mo u pa c ry t 9 i c o cwi a on , taoasfiii:l44l:s 8 moan beim It 04 be willed! Itibl. £1,264 531 166 1,269 555 4,112 13,892 1,92 3,191 1,970 273 2,618 10008 4,067 15,141 121 6,357 15,111 214 39,828 769 7,728 8,517 115 6,316 550 20,608 1,915 907 2,035 3,091 4,515 513 1,517 509 1,432 464 1;450 10,824 1,245 1,213 1,642 830 236 156 14,014 7,433 2,922 926 ARLIAIUEN TARY BUSINESS. (From the Votes and Proceedblgs of the House of az nin° ") FRIDAY, FEB. 6. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. The Lord Advocate—Committee of the whole House, to consider of abclishing tests in the Universities of Scotland, Monday, Feb. 16. Mr. Milner Gibson —To bring under the notice of the House the injurious policy of deriving revenue from taxes upon knowledge, and to move, in separate resolutions, That such financial 'arrangements ought to be made as will enable Parliament to dispense with the Duty on Paper That the Newspaper Stamp ought to be abolished : That the Tax on Advertisements ought to be repealed. Thursday, Feb. 19. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. The undernamed Bill s are ccidental Death time on Tuesday, F e b . 1 0 panies Amalgamation.lnsurance and R a il way A ssu rance Corn. Bradford Piece H a ll s. Bristol and Exeter R a il way (Yeovil Branch ).1 Blyth and Tyne Railway, appointed to be read a - second A Chelsea Waterworks. Cork Improvement. Droitwich Junction Canal. Dundalk and Enniskillen Railwa. East London Waterw or k s. y Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. Hatfield Chase Drain age, and New Outfall into Trent. Lancaster Waterworks, Cemetery, and Gas. Limerprovement and Market. L o ndon and North-Western Tilb railway. London, ury, and Southend R4lwa • London and North-W es t ern and Bucking y. hamshire Railways. London and Southampton Road M a nsfield Gas. , through Bishop's Waltham. Manchester and Salford Education, Medina River Navigation. Merthyr Tydfil Waterworks. Monmouthshire Railway and Canal. New River Company (to improve the Supply of Water, &c.) Portsmouth and Gosport Waterworks. Rhyl Improvement. Scarborough Market and Ap proaches. Sh r ewsbury and Chester Railway. Staffordshire and Worcest ershire Canal. Vale of Neath Railway. Wandle W a ter and Sewerage cumpany. Wexford Harbour Improve ment Wolverhampton Gas. Yeovil and Ilchester Turnpike Trusts r --..m„..........__ (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons ) rRIDAY, r. 6. PARLIAMEN r.A.lty VENTILATION OFDTHE HOUSE. Motion made, and Question proposed, " That Dr. Reid be DIVISIONS. called to the Bar of the House and questioned as to the Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word " That" the New Buildings :" in order to add the words " a Select Committee be appointed to inquire into the best mode t m o e t a h n e s e a n t d h o is f disposal osQaul Question, on, ventilating of ventilating the House," instead thereof : — Question put, ~ That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question." The House divided 55 8 . cob e l l : Cap tain -- MAJORITY—AYES, Barrow, W. H. Hastie, Archibald Blewitt, Reginald Henley, J. W. Booth, Sir R. G. Heyworth, L. Sidney, Alderman Bright, John Hindley, C. o S fi SP 7. s i °t rn hil' e e r j E, : tit lt i3 Lai t t e c ii nj r, li sh ar analn . d Brocklehurst, John Ilumphery , Ald. Brown, William King,' - ' 4,ll nton Sir G , G. Christy, Samuel Loveden, Pryse Strlckl Stuart and ' Sir Ci • Collins, Thomas Mackie, John „,„--, Lord Dudley Duncan, George —,,,`""van, Michael Ellis, John .ho 3 3 1 3 i f a s a l ; t a a e g n i g . , m a l a r V t i r .: , H S j i .ro John .. 3 , _: meson, Ewart, William yler, Sir G. Fergus, John Mowatt, Francis ~..„, Vane , Lord H. Forbes, William Mullings , J. R. " ai rneley, Sir J Frewen, C. H. Newdegate, N. Whiteside, James Geach, Charles P ri a u g il e e t y , , L \ oV ill G iam eorge w lVi m lita ine, John `"°Ughby, Sir H . G G r o e o e l n d, e, W j y oh n a dham Grace, 0. I) Pugh, David Ricardo, Osman Hall, Sir Benjamin Roche, E. B. flum e , j. ~. Hallowell, E. O. Sandars, George MINORITY-NOES, 24. Bell, Jacob Sherid an Brotherton, Joseph I G Gir r e e e y ):, o e lt o . d l :l h V . :. arn ni a : s Clay, James Pson, Colonel Clay; Sir W. Lawley, B. 1 lso n ornas Colebrooke, Sir T. Milligan. Robert 'Tames •. ood, Sir C. Cubits, Milner, W. M. Wood, Evans, John Mitchell , T. A. Sir P. Tkj,L u . Fordyce, A. D. Forster, M.L George evi.S, George C: sneyusmscollu,rL, Lordohn West of Ireland as an improvement with powe l rs to purchase estates granted to the resell , or to hold and sub let the land they may obtain. C a v ue_e e s ad are to be introduced, j i n 4 a lA C d on I n n a v u e sg char ter h u t i ,e has a n t s d C beento o m i p m p n i y o , v e a n binding the coman to pay no dividend id t out of capital, and atupoodr.tioon One o f the Govern ment. tohfethe capitalauditorsi sto b is e tsoe be e ap o a a r med by few days a great amount of e rs d . that t :l a : 19 19th of last few i n the ricer. I t is beolyifeeNjav anuary, in damage e rin b g as b t e h e e n jcioernsheqleSpneeaoyi wahoonichiswils injury done to craft in the Thames since the Ist of January, by th e severe winds, has far exceeded the loss sustained g the col nwoitthbienensoin short th e p a o t w im er e o fo f r th a o g se re e t p n i u oy m e b d er in of raisin of Leith, to place more than one chain under her? 94 account Otte boiaterona weather. _ with b k otnhethroeyal SATURDAY EVENING, THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY. Yesterday, at three o'clock precisely. Master Burn play took tin) seat in the court of Vice-Chancellor Kin dersley, at Lincoln's En, for the purpose of further proceeding with the inquiry into the general affairs of this company by the examination of witnesses and other moans. This was the fifth day of the investigation, which has almost exclusively occupied rho attention of the Master sin ce Monday morning, and the attendance was, if anything, more numerous than at the previous sit tings. asked Mr. Roxbu rg h why he did not appear in his On entering th e court, Mr. Feargus O'Connor, M.P., u big wig" as usual ; to which the Learned Counsel re plied that he did so becaus e he would not have the plea sure of examining Mr. O'Connor to day. The latter gewiernan took the hin! - , and almost immediat-dy re tired, evidently to the infinite disappointment of the motley asscnablage which had by this time completely filled the court. It will he remernb2red that the proceedings on Thur - dey terminated with the understanding that the parties should endeavour to corn,, to some arrangement which would result in Mr. Roberts, the solicitor of the com pany, handing over the deeds and papers now in his pcesession relating to the affairs of the company—and upon which decumeets he now claims a lien for several thousand pounds—to the official manager, it being found to be impracticable to proceed satisfactorily in the winding -up of the scheme until the bookF, &c , were de livered up to Mr. Goodchap. Mr. Rexburg,, on the part of the official manager, and Mr. Wheeler, as counsel for Mr. Roberts, conferred earnestly together for several minutes; ultimately, Mr. Wheeler said that there was SOl2lO difficulty respecting the suggestions of his Learned Friend which he did not wish to allude to publi cly, but that he would feel no he sitation in explaining what he meant to the Master in presence of Mr. Roxburgh Wheeler requested hi s li oliour to withdraw with them into the private reo. ; and for thi s p ur p ose M r . The Master did not think he was entitled to accede to this proposition for a private conference between counsel on both sides and hicasel:'. There was no meet ing of whatever kind held in this winding-up that every person having an interest in the matter had not a right to atten, and, if he thought f i t to make observations upon the proceedings, Mr. Wheeler remarked that his impression was that all these matters ought to be the subject of conference and consultation between the professional gentlemen on both sides, and not be made the subject of discussion in open court. The Master rather coincided in the observations of Mr. Wheeler, but that was very different from asking him (the Master) to retire with counsel, and he repeated that any person who was interested in any way in the winding-up of that matter—whether a creditor, an al lottep, or a shareholder—was entitled to attend at the meetings before the Master, and make such remarks as he thought proper upon the proceedings; provided such observations were relevant to the matter under discus sion. It had been only recently decided that there could be no meeting held at which a party interested was not entitled to-attend. Mr. Roxburgh said he had reduced to writing a pro position which he now begged leave to submit. It was to the effect " that Mr. Roberts deliver into the hands of the official manager, on oath, all the books, documents, or relating to p th a e pe e r ff s ir manager undertaking to pay ,Mr. Roberta out of the first a , &sce., of the National in biscustLodaye, Land c lo e n m g p in a g ey, the official assets such sum as the Master charged w i th the wind ing -up o f thi s com pany shall find t o b e due to Mr. Roberts on taking the account between him as the soli citor of the c om pany and the official m anager. " The Master—As solicitor and treasurer of the com pany. Mr. Wheeler—Any proposition . of this kind in w hi c h sanction t termio n any arrange ment the w or d treasurer i s use d, as referring to my c li ent, I this Master—And h must decline t o acce de to. The of " treasurer," until it ha s b een prove d to my satisfaction th at Mr. Ro berts did not fi l l that c h arac ter. Mr. Wh ee l er —l was a bout to prove th at most com pletely yesterd a y, w hen the examination was stopped in limine. nature et h t willh as not tt Lion; and I w i ll not, The Ma s t er —E xcuse m e, Mr. Wheeler, b ut the exa mination was not s t o pped in limine in the way y ou men any arrangement in which the word " treasurer" is omitted, until it has been satisfactorily proved that Mr. Roberta was not such. Mr. Wheeler—l wish it to bo clearly understood that I am prepared to go into evidence upon the subject at any time ; but in my humble opinion, as regards the question whether Mr. Roberts was treasurer or not, my Learned Friend will find, in the result, on reference to the Act of Parliament, that it has, in fact, nothing to do with the proceedings in this matter. The Master—Whey, Mr. Wheeler, it is your time to address an argument to me I shall pay every attention to it that it deserves. I shall hear both sides fairly and impartially, and decide the question to the best of my Judgment. At present I think the Court may be ad journed sine die. Sere the Master rose and was about to withdraw, when Mr. Wheeler made an application for leave to tender an affidavit. The Master —The Court is now adjourned, and I can not receive it. Mr. Wheeler—l think it rather-- I did not know, practising in courts of law, that in courts of equity matters were done in quite so summary a way. (Here Mr. Wheeler withdrew.) theTdheelii‘vie'r'syteorf—the Ish d a o l c l u a m d e v n er ts. tise a meeting. Mr. Roxb urg h—T he question is still open as to the The Master—Oh, of cnurse. FEBRUARY 7 1852. vittr Xbitton+ FRANCE. M. Delp;cli, an advocate of Agen, compromised in the disturbances of the Lot et Garonne, was arrested some time ago, but released. He then went to Bor deaux, where he has since resided. On Tuesday ordere arrived from the Minister of War that he Should be exiled to Spain. He was immediately ar rested, and a few hours later was sent to the frontier in custody of a police agent. A great number of political prisoners, confined in the forts and vessels at Toulon, have been set at li berty. They had been arrested for taking part in the disturbances of the department of the Var. The Petit-Luxembourg, which i 3 at present being prepared for the official residence of Prince Jerome Bonaparte, Governor of Invalides, will no', it is said, be inhabited by him except on solemn occasions. He will continue to occupy the lintel of the Invalides, of which he will continue to be Governor. Hi 3 salary as President of the Senate will, it is reported, be 150,000 f. a-year, with 80,000 f, more as frais de re presentation. me following is a return of the situation of the Bank of France on Feb. 5 : believe themselves forced to employ, that the press is able to give a support to liberty end justice which we should seek in vain from the most liberal Government. Government must treat other Governments wieh exter nal respect, however black their origin or foul their deeds; but happily the press is under no such trammels, and while diplomatists are texchangirge courtesies, can unmask the mean heart that beats beneath a star, or point ow the bloodstains on the hand which grasps a sceptre. The duty of the j mrnelist is the same es that of the historian—to seek out truth, above all things, and to present to his readers, not such things as state craft would wish them to know, but the truth, as near as he can attain to it. To require, then, the journalist and the statesman to conform to the same rules, is to mix up things essentially different, and is as unsound in theory as unheard-of in practice. Lord Derby tells us that the internal admi nistration of a country is a matter of consideration and arrangement for that country elene; thri. o t r am of i ' ,e have never I felt it tr our duty to protest ain: t any government in France, and that, therefore, wo have no right to canvas either the policy or morality of every step which has been,tekee. As regards statesmen this ie true; as regards journalists it is ut:erly talse; it is not only our right but our duty to discuss the policy end morality of the steps which have been taken, to look at them in every posetble point of view, and to extract from them every inference of which they are capable. The free press of Europe, so long as there was a free press, exercised toe same right towards us, without uffonc e and without question. The press does not, as Lord Derby says, aspire to exercise the influence of statesmen, which but its owe, arirespectreeerves that respect Lord Derby is content to profess for a th sanguinary an d unscrupulous despotism for come ing more expectabl e t h an absolute power and brute force. We men not interfere with th e d ut i es o f states , our vocation is, in one respect, inferior to theirs, tor we ar e una bl e to wield the power' or represent the collective dignity of the country ; but iu another point of view it is superior, for, unlike th em, we are able to speak the wh o l e trut h without , fear or favour. Yet, in discussing French politics, we have never assumed a tone so offensive as that which the Earl of Derby has introduced into his homily. We have never said that for the last sixty years the Government of France has been a succession of usurpations of one kind or another, and then contradicted ourselves and libelled our neigh bours by stating that these usurpations were, one and all, the deliberate choice of the nation, or, still worse, that the extraordi nar y powers o f the French President have been conferred upon him by the almost unanimous expression of the public opinion of France. Such statements are indeed insulting to French honour and nationality. Those who make them and believe them treat the gallant French nation as a race of slaves, barely competent for the choice of the tyrant who is to trample on them. In their respect for rank and power they transfer the crimes of a guilty individual to an innocent people. We would rather believe that Frenchmen have, like Eng lishmen, a love of liberty and hatred of tyranny; that their rights have been surprised and wrenched from them by fraud and violence; and that the vote which we are called upon to respect was extorted by terror and the misrepresentation s of a press drilled in Lord Derby's own school, to echo in parrot notes the tone of the dominant class of French statesmen. Which of the two is more just to our neighbours it is for the public to judge, but we cannot take leave of Lord Derby with out expressing our apprehension that he would be a more tolerant censor of the press bad its shafts been levelled at the license of republics instead of the excesses of despotism. It is strange that in the same speech in which he so emphatically denies the right of one country to canvass the institutions of another, Lord Derby goes out of his way to insult the only sincere and trust worthy ally we have left, by telling the United States that they enjoy far less liberty than ourselves, and that the tyranny of a majority there is worse than the des potic rule of other countries. We hope that the next time the Earl of Derby condescends to administer a lec ture to the press he will set us a better example of the prudence and moderation which he preaches, and not, as in this instance, first cruelly defame the nation which he undertakes to defend, and then seek an opportunity for ungracious and injurious comments on our most valu able ally. We trust also that he will not wholly forget, while dealing out his censures one th press, that the utmost flights and vagaries of a newspaper fall immea surably short of that intemperance in language in which it has sometimes been his delight to indulge at the ex pense of his political opponents, and which has converted Many a debate in the House of Commons into something little more dignified than a prize-fight. Of Lord Grey we have little to say; for, after adopt ing every word of Lord Derby's indiscretions and con tradictions with an unqualified concurrence, he expressed his opinion that the duty of every individual in his pri vate capacity was to abstain from all interference in, that is, from all discussion of, the internal politics of France. Hie Lordship was, moreover, indignant, and declared that, though the newspapers might express the opinions of those who write in them, they do not express the opinions of any largo party in this country. How much of this has been retracted by his subsequent apo logy we do not know, nor is it very important to inquire, for we really think we may fairly claim to be as good judges of public opinion as a nobleman who derives his knowledge of its existence by , continually outraging it. If we do not repre sent the opinion of the country we are nothing. No family influence, no aristocratic connexion, no balance of parties, can preserve to us our influence one moment after we have lest the esteem and approba tic;n of the public. We assert that the opinion of this country, against which all else is powerless, claims and demand s to be freely exercised, not merely on the con duct of our own Governmen', but on that of every Power on the face of the esrth, and that the conclu sions which the press has arrived at with regard to Louis Napoleon are also the feelings of the sound Eng lish hear, nod the ideas of the vigorous English under standing. Let those who will preach silence on crimes which they cannot deny and dare not even palliate; we have been trained in :moth( r school, and will not shrink from boldly decliring what we freely think, though it should be our disagreeable duty to tell Lord Derby that he condescends to be the tool of the party which he pre tends to lead, and Lord Grey that he is the scourge o! the party which he is permitted to govern. THE LON.DON GAZETTE, Feb. 6. 13 A NE RITP TS. Alex tinder Booth, dealer in whisky, St. Maryluare, Lambeth, to surrender Feb. 17, at half-past twelve, and March 16, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basingball-street ; Langton, Staple Inn. Ambrose Croshaw, brickinaker, Park-road, Holloway, Feb. 20, at eleven, and March 16, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall street; Taylor, Finsbury. Lewis Davies, ship owner, Canton-street, East India road, Feb. 13 and March ls, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street buildings ; Linklater, Geoig e Edward Noone, ironmonger, Notting Hill, Feb. 12 and March 11, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basingball-street; Gant, Ni cholas-lane. Joshua Charles Foster, timber merchant Club-row, Shoreditcb, Feb. 20, and March 25, at twelve .at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Ba sing hall-street ; Brown, Finsbury-place. DAniel Pugsley, warehouseman, Bread-street, Cheap side, Feb. 19, at half past twelve, and March 25, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, BasinghalL street; Reid, .Langford, and Mars den, Bread-street, Cheapside. William Walker and Stephen Webb, India rubber warehousemen, Oxford-street, Feb. 21, and March 27, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Davis, Son, Campbell, and Hand, Warwick street, Regent -street. James Ferry Silby, timber merchant, Poole, Feb. 21, at half-past one, and March 27, at twelve, at a tbo n C Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee,l3si ghan street ; Skilbcck and Hall, Southampton-buildings. Moses Leckwoort, grocer, Wandsworth, Feb. Bank ruptcy. one, and March 19, at twelve, at the Court of Stansfeld, official assignee; Wellborn°, Tooley.. street. _ William Gosling, ironmonger, Woolwich, Feb- 17, and March 23, at half-past eleven, at the C ourt of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee •, H ughes, Chapel-street, Bedford-row. William Horton, grocer, High-street, Islinoton , and March 19, at eleven, at the "' --, Feb.e , - , Court of Bank ruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Aldermanbu Berk '‘• ranee, Plows, and Boyer, Old j e ,, vr ,, rY; Law a coppersmith, A i a r ch 16 , ,y amber;, Old Jewry. at eleven, at the Court s,,tre, of Bankruptcy. Groom, offici a l F Feb. James a t M o i v l • l e a l r v d e, lace, Lombard -street ; b u di ows , r assignee, Abeureh- Bedford-row; Whatley and Dryl' "I.' and Janeway, Edward Lowe, toy dealer, Br and, Reading. 16, at eleven, at the _Bristol Districttol, Pet. 17 and March official assignee, Bristol; Crosby Court. Hutton, court, Old Jewry, and Compton, Church- John Ford and Joseph Alfred Hadfield facturers, Glossop, Derbyshire,, paper manu eleven, at th e m anche Feb. 18 and March 11, at Manchester District Court. M ac k e nzie, official assi gnee, Manchester; Heath, M anc h es t er . Enoch Josh ua Burford, salt merc h ant, Bermondsey square, Feb, 1 6, at one, and Ma rc h 16, at twe l ve , a t the Court of Bank ruPteY. o fficial Edwards, assignee, Sam brook-co urt Bucklersbur, asinghall-street ; Th om p son , Sise-lane, John Y. B Hurley, linendraper, Birmingham, Feb. 24, at two, and M arch 23, at eleven, at the Court of Bank rl.ll:aey• Groom, official a s signee, Abcburch-lane; Depree, Larr 1 Knight and Emmet, , eine- rine; Motteram, Birrnin , ham, Benjamin Holmes, jun., cattle salesman, Bradford, Yorltsnire, Feb. 23 and March 16, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assigner, Leeds; Pickup, Bradford; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. William Witty, draper, „Loud?, Feb. 25 and March 17, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Carrck, official assignee, Hull; Sale, Worthington, end Shipman, Manchester; Richardson and Gaunt, Leeds. William Worley, licensed victualler, Stnethvviek, Staf fordshire, Feb. IS and March 10, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, of cial assignee; Birmingham; Hodgson, Birmingham; Holland, West Bromwich. DIVIDENDS. At tho Court, Basinghall-strect. S. Isherwood and N T. Isherwood, Ludgate-bill, house decorators, March 4, at eleve n —T. S. Cartels, Y or k- s treet, Westminst er , cueesemonger, M arc h 1, ac twe lve —J. Kaye, Pimli co , coal and slate m erchant, Feb. 27, at balt - past one— J. Wil l i ams, Fr i t h- s treet, Soho, goldsmith, Feb. 27, a t one—S. Dixon, L ee ds, draper, Feb. 2 7 , et halt-p ast one—lt. M. F or b e s, Great Si. Helen's, City, p rov i sion merchant, March 2, at one—F. Cornell, Halstead, Essex, ironmong er, March 2, at twelve—G. Whit e h ead, z eet _ etre o, printer, Match 2, at eleven—N. Gea:y, St. James's -street, Piccadilly and Oxford-street, stay maker, March 2, at twelve. In the Country. J. Dickinson, Walsall, Staffordshire, merchant. Feb ! 28, at half-pint ten, at the Court, Birmingham —T. Ed wards, Burslera, Ssaffordshire, manufacturer cf earthen ware, March 1, at half past ten, at the Court, Birming ham—E. Round and W. Round, Tipt on , Warwickshire, timber merchants, Feb. 28, at half-p as t ten, at the Court, ge, Shropshi re , aStm half-past lf-p I id as r t on e b le r ven, at the C ourt , b ß o i Ts i e n l g te h r a , 23 lt. — la G rcl M 18,. Birmiegharn—N. Mence, Renwick, Worcestershire, porter brewer, March 2, at half-past eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—F. G. Monsarrat, Cheltenham, wine and rpirir merchant, March 2, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—J. Courtney, Bristol, banker, March l, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—J. M'Burnie, Exeter, draper, March 3, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter —R. B. Wylde, Bradshaw, and Clayton Mills, Lancashire, bleaeeer, March 2, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester J. Slater, Bradshaw, and Clayton Mills, Lancashire, bleacher, March 2, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester —T. Athinsoe, L - eds, Yorkshire, grocer, March 2, at eleven, at the emu , PAYIIIE ' N'r OF DIVIDENDS. F. Syder, Felrenearn Nerlolk and Hitchin, Hertford shire. grocer. 103 , on ' Tuesday, Feb. 17, or any subse qucnt Tuesday, t?, , ,,Rec n ( levee and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, G tii/clha I - chambers, Basinghall- street. Eastcher,p, Ci:y, corn factor, 45., un Tues day, Fab, 10, or any subsequent Tuesday, beta ecn eleven and two, at the °nice cf Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-cham bers, Basinghall-street. H. K. Aitchison, Greet Windmill street, Haymarket, wine -merchant, Id., on Tuesday., let b. 10, or any subs:e gunt Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the cffice elr. Pennell, G uildhall. chambers, eLeinghall-street. Toulson, of VlTts tminster-hridee-roa.d, warehouseman. a first end final dividend of los. efid. i n t h e pound, in aid of the first di%i lend cf 20s. in the puund, on naw proofs, on Tuesday, FL b. 10, or any subsequent Tuesday, between clever. end two, at the office of M r . Pennell, Guildhall chambers Basirghall-stree t. W. Seddon, Eccleston, Lancashire, flour dealer, 10s., on Wednesday, Feb. 11, or any subsequent Wednesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. J. Stockdale, Liverpool, soap manufacturer, id., on Wednesday, Feb. 11, or any subsequent Wednesd a y, be tween eleven and two, at the offic e of Mr. Morgan, Li verpool. M. Johnson, Leeds, spindle maker, 11-12ths o f a penny, on Tuesday, Feb. 10, or any subsequent Monday or Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Hope, Leeds. J. Murray, Gresham-street, City, woollen warehouse man, Is. 9d., on Thursday, the 12th inst., and three fol lowing Thursdays, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-street. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. J. T. Coulthred, jun., and W. Dyer, Lombard -street Southwark, white lead makers, March 1, at tw e l ve —D . Macleod, Ealing, Feb. 27, at lf-past eleven. In the Country. J. Foster, Liverpool, filter merchant, March 1, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—R. Maven, Liverpool and Birkenhead, contracting engineer and iron house manufacturer, March 1, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Sherwin, Liverpool, baker and flour dealer, March 2, at at eleven, the Court, Liverpool —T. Atkinson, Leeds, grocer, March 2, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. W. Davies, Walbrook, coal merchant, certificate of the first class—E. Evans, Paddington -green, nurseryman and florist, certificate of the first class—A. Sands, Coal Exchange and Chatham, coal factor and coal merchant, certificate of the first class —E. Kitson, Fenchurch street, saddler and harness maker, certificate of the first class—G. Walker, Philpot-lane, merchant, certificate of the second class—E. Churton, Holles-street, Cavendish square, bookseller and publisher, certificate of the first class—A. Moore, South Wharf-road, Paddington, stone and marble merchant, and mason and pavior, certificate of the second class—T. Avant, Bridport, Dorsetshire, music seller, certificate of the first class. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. W. Blake and W. Jackson, Upper Norton -street, Portland-road, painters—R. Shaw, E. Halliwell, and R. Leigh, Oldham, cotton spinners (so far as regards R. Leigh)—J. Jones and J. Bryan, Birmingham, tailors— N. Challacombe and J. Mayuu, Lowndes-terrace and Charles - street,Knightsbridge, silk mercers—J. Abraham and J. M'Kay Bean, Kingston-upon-Hull, merchants— H. A. Wildes, H. D.Wildes, and T. P. Fleetwood, Maid stone, attorneys (so far as regards T. P. Fleetwood) Maria Thompson and J. Robinson, Carlisle, slate mer chants—J. Fryer an d M . A . G ibb s, Warwick, grocers— J. Watson, G. T. Dunn, R. White, J. Joices, and G Southern, owners of Kibbleseorth Colliery, Durham— J. Dixon and H. Hill, Wolverhampton, coal and iron masters—Ann Turley and W. Turley, Worcester, fly proprietors—T. Pearson and 11. Pearson, Birmingham, nail manufacturers—J. Thornley and R. W. Maraland, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, drysalters—J. Mathews and G. T. Doolittle, Manchester, small ware and trim ming dealers —V. Luard, W. Berdham, G. Gates, and H. George, Rotherhithe, stone merchants (so far as regards V Luard and W. Becdliam)—J. Holdsworth and N. Holdsworth, Huddersfield, cloth dressers—R. Reeve and J. Reeve, Goswell street, Clerkenwell, and Eccleston, Lancashire, gold refiners—E. Smith and S. Smith, Nottingham, boot anti shoe makers— J. Powers and J. Powers, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, grocers—T. J. S. Bissell, J. Taylor, and T. Bissell, Greceff 11, and Halt,sowen, Worcestershire, nail iron monuers (so tar as regars; J. Taylor)-11 7 . E. Onions, and W. IVLeelhouse, Bradford, Yorkshire., mackiee makers (,:o jar ai regards W. Babbisba,w)— Garforth, W. Pearson, W. Spurr, and J. Thornier, Bristol, Yorkshire', coal miliers—E. Haley and J. Ed wards, Bradford, Yerktl.iro, painter?—N. Hill, N. Hill, Inc., . 11. Hill, G. a Hill. and C. Hill, Rigs, merchant (so far as regards G. G. Hill and E. hill, J. Norton, end J. Reid, Friday -street, Cheapside, tnontracturcrs. INSOLVENT PE TI TIONERS. 'ferry Raphael, Bristol, cigar dealer, William Clarke, Bristol, baker. Thomas Brown, Bristol, rissistant to a licensed vie tualFr. Alfred Derharo,l3ristol, assistant draper. Stephen Lewry, Stspletield, Sussex, huckster. David Clark, Woodham Ferris, Essex, builder. William Bridgcr, Chichester. brewer's clerk. William Greenwood, Colne, Lancashire, tin plate worker Charles Jason, Halifax, Yorkshire, butcher. John Knowles, Arundel, Sussex, wheelwright. Elizabeth Medcalf, Braintree, Essex, butcher. John Cottingbam, Harwich, Essex, plumber. Thomas Robert Morris, Bwlcbgwyn, Carnarvonshire. Ecan Reeves, Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire, gentleman. William R ous h am , y r jorek ,:i i n re g:o s n ld P d r ie io a r n s, d slicaolifia•xda sEQULSTRATIONS. John William IV Abrahamr Wright, t Mepal, urray CRaarsgriadtge! eh mariner.ire, writing clerk. Robert Moores, St. Lawrcnce, Isle of Thanet, R en t. maker. E. Baines, W. Walker, Glasgow, brass-founder, to meet within the Star Hotel, Glasgow, Feb. 11, and March 3, at C. F. Parsons, Glasgow, tavern keeper,one. C. to meet within the Pickwick Tavern, Glasgow, March 9, at twelve. Feb.• 12, at two, and David Miller, Glasgow, manufacture the Star Hotel, Glasgow, Feb.t to meet within u twelve. 12, and March 11, at Whaernrwesisek‘hire' PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar. com puted from returns made in the week ending Feb. 3, 1852, exclusive of Customs Duties paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain : From the British possessions in America )9s. i ad. per cwt From the Mauritius • No return. ~ From the E ast I ndies ... •• ••. ... 21s. ~ abAver9ge pri ce of the two foregoing de scriptions of su gar, j ointly, computed as above, and exclusive of duty • 20s By authority of Parliament, HENRY BICKN ELL, Clerk of the G rocers ' Comp any Grocers' -hall, F e b . 6. We regret to hear that Mr. H. Forth in returning from, Ashford, Middlesex, on Wednesday night, met with an accident which res u lt e d fatally. It appears that he left a friend's house, w h en i t was very dark, i n hi s d og cart, b ut without lamps, and that after two or three times expressing a doubt to his groom that he should not be able to find his way, determined to return for the purpose of procuring lights; the horse in turning unfortunately backed the vehicle into a ditch, and falling backward on Mr. Forth, crushed him to death—life was quite extinct before assist ance could be obtained. LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.—There was a meeting of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway dime ors on Wednesday, when it was determined to make a dividend this half-year of 3 per cent. per annum. It was said this would leave a good surplus. The last dividend was 2 percent. per annum. DUNDALK AND ENNISKILLEN RAILwAr.--Tbe standing orders were complied with for the construction of a line from pallibay to Enniskillen, with power to levy a rate in aid on certain baronies, at an estimated cost of 227,2491. SUICIDE OF A SOLICITOR'S CLEBK.—Yesterday morning Mr. Joseph Homer, about 35 years of age, hat peg clerk to Mr. Smith, a solicitor, was found h anging how%peg in the skittle -ground of the Prince of Wales p appeared u to have opposite the Thames Police-court. He on night, about ten o'clock, and been dead several hours. He was last seen a li vedto have Thurs dayis suppose, gone The de into the skittle-ground immediately afterwar d s. of the law , and af ceased was brought up to the professi on terwards entered th e ro yal navy ße for some time acted he sailors who sued for as the agent of Mr. Smith with t he t Some time ago a disa *wages at the Thames police-cce mr. Smith and the deceased , and took place between dismiss him f h is ' to f ro th em and the former was compelledhas been in a very desponding Ploy. Since then deceased cause assigned for the act is ' -' a quarrel state. The immediate 0,0 i t in lie was attached, and with a young leoluan . T earnest conversation with onThursday whom he was seen 11 morning. " eV.' ALLERS' PECTECTION SOCIETY.-- At Lac:Tr:sr D 1 t wry._ cethig of then committee o f the above society, At a special in eb Farrin' don-street t h e office, . Thomas . . , yesterday evening, held at Mr. Winterbott ) in the the 6th instant,( in for the election of ballot took Place vacancies three gentlemen for the c . to fill up occasioned o iittce, by retirement, &c., when the following gentlemen were declared to be duly elected me mbers of the bo ar d, v i z.: Mr. Robert Bamford W' mII of the Bull's Head, B ioad- street, Lambeth; Mr. la ' e George Adams, of the Civet Cat, nigh- street, Kensington; and Mr. George Clarke, of the Blue Last, Great Distaff-lane, City. The court-martial sitting at Clamecy tried on Monday another of the insurgents, name d Protet. It was proved that he had taken part in throwing up barricades, and in the attack of the mairie; also that he had stabbed, with a carpenter's chi se l , a gendarme who had seized him, and was about to repeat the blow when he was secured. The court declared him gailty of insurrection and attempt at assassination, and condemned him to death. LOWESTOFT, FEB. 6.—The Swift, Hartlepool to Jar-. say, sank near the Dudgeon, 4th iglltyi crew pried. ASSETS. Cash in hand ... Ditto in branch banks ... £461,620,214 87 ~. 109;726,558 0 226,398 21 Bills past due ••• Bills diwountfd, but not yet due, of which 14,486.483L0c. were received from the Branch Banks ... 49,748.849 GO Bills in the branch banks ••• 75,067,968 0 Advances on coins and ingots... 278,600 0 Ditto by the branch banks ... 3,338,212 0 Ditto on French public securities ... 19,891,936 10 Ditto by branch banks... ... 2,902,644 0 Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor... 50,000,000 0 Ditto to the Sate on the Treaty of 30th June, 1848 75,000,000 0 Advanced to the City of Paris on the Provisional Loan of 20,000,000 E ... 10,000,000 0 Rentes of the reserve fund ... 10,000,000 0 Rentes, disposable funds .. 42,683,040 83 Investments of the new branch banks in the public funds ... 12,952,725 74 Hotel and furniture of the Bank ... 4,000,000 0 Real property of the branch banks ... 3,418,337 0 Interest in National Discount Bank ... 200,000 0 Ditto branch banks ... 103,000 0 Expenses of administration of the Bank 147,259 39 Ditto of the Branch Banks 146,666 0 Miscellaneous ... 1,625,498 68 E 933,077,908 5 LIABILITIES. Capital ... .. •-• ... ... f. 67,900,000 0 Ditto of the Branch Banks ... ... 23,350,000 0 Reserve fund ... ... ... ... 10,000,000 0 Ditto of the branch banks ... ... 2,980,750 14 Reserve-immobiliere ... ... ... 4,000,000 0 Notes to bearer, in circulation ... ... 4 51,776,600 0 Ditto of the branch banks ... ... 128,126,650 0 Ditto to order (post-bills) ... ... 6,875,574 26 Account-current with Treasury creditor 78,927,434 30 Various accounts current ... ... 118,522,732 16 Ditto in branches ... ... ... 26,192,867 C Bills payable at sight ... ... 8,791,500 0 Ditto at branches ... .. ... 3,025,931 0 Dividends payable ... • • ... 776,422 25 Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ... 6,790 0 Expenses anticipated ... ... ... 117,108 39 Discounts, interest, and expenses ... 287,596 47 Ditto of branch banks ... ... ... 495,473 0 Re-discounts of the last six months ... 168,450 0 Ditto in branch banks .. ... ... 240,432 0 Interest on protested bills ... ... 178,404 2 'Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... 337,193 52 L 933,077,908 51 Certified by the Governor of the Bank, D'Aua OUT. It appears from the preceding account that the cash in hand has decreased by 947,000 f. The commercial bills discounted have decreased by 3,049,000 f. The Bank notes in circulation have decreased by 7,868,000 f. The balance to the credit of the Treasury has decreased by 1, 5 35,000 f. The sundry credits have increased by 5,916,000 f. THE ARMY AND NAVY: (From the United Service Gazette of this day.) THE NEW FOREIGN SECRETARY'S FIRST ACT.—We regret to hear that the first act of the new Foreign Secretary has been that of truckling to America, in the affair of her Majesty's sloop Express, 6, Captain Fead, and the American packet Prometheus, at Graytown. To conciliate the Government of the United States, the Express has been ordered to leave the West Station, and to proceed to the Brazils. rIE COMMAND OF THE NEW ARCTIC SEARCHING EXPEDIIION.—it is now certain that Captains Sir E. Belcher and Henry Kellett, C.B. (1842), will command the ships of the new searching expedition. The gallant officers are already making their arrangements. Com mander M'Clintock, of the two last expeditions, will also have the command of a ship in this squadron. IMPORTATION OF GUNPOWDER AT THE CAPE.—After the determination of the Governor to restrict the impor tation of Gunpowder, her Majesty's sloop Grecian, 12, Commander the Hon. G. 1). Keane, was ordered to cruise elf tho west coast, to intercept all vessels having cargoes of gunpowder intended for the colony. Her Majesty's screw corvette Encounter, Captain Gordon, now in the Mediterranean, has been ordered to Lisbon, as we have already stated. Fresh instructions have been sent out, ordering her to Spithead for Channel service. REDUCTION CF TEE COAST OF AFRICA. SQUADRON. — We StltA some time wilt© that the Gladiator steam frigate, Captain Adams, had been ordered from the coast of Africa to the Cape. We now hear that the other post ship on the co as t station, the Sampson steam-fri gate, Captain L. T. Jones, together with the Archer, 12, screw-sloop, Commander Strange, are also to be de tached from the coast station, and are likely to join Com modore Martin, at Lisboa. Her Majesty's sloop Pantaloon, 8, Commodore Hyde Parker, may be expected at Portsmouth every hour. She sailed from the Mozambiqu e for England without touching at the C a p e , f or very particular reasons. Her Majesty's steam-vessel Harpy, on the Brazils station, has been surveyed, and in consequence of the detective state of her boilers, she has been ordered to England forthwith to be paid off and repaired. Her Majesty's steam-sloop Inflexible, 6, Commander H. P. Dyke, has been ordered to leave t h e West India station, and to proceed forthwith to Li s b on, to join the squadron of Commodor e Martin. Her Majesty's steam-frigate Dragon, 6, Captain 11. W. Giffard, now at Gibraltar, has been ordered to pro ceed to Lisbon, and join Commodore Martin's squadron. Her Majesty's frigate Indefatigable, 50, Captain Smart, K.H., has been ordered to be detached f rom the Mediterranean station, and to join Commcdoro Martin's squadron at Lisbon. NEW DOUBLE-BARRELLED RIFLE.—We have seen a letter from an officer of the Artillery at the Cape of Good Hope, giving an account of a double-barrelled rifle, which seems to eclipse every projectile of the kind hitherto °tiered to public notice. According to the writer, the rifle has ranged (with a false sight) two thousand and twenty-four yards. He has himself, with a Minie bullet, shot with precision at twelve hundred to fifteen hundred yards! There can be no mistake about these factr, for we have seen the letter—that of an officer well known to us personally—in which he gives an order for the immediate supply of another such rifle. EXTINGUISHING FIRES.—The Admiralty, with the view of ordering the most effectual means for preventing or extinguishing fire, have called upon the Dockyard au thorities to state whether any organised system has been established for extinguishing firo afloat or ashore. ORDNANCE.—There are 217 pieces of cannon mounted on the forts, towers, and batteries in Ireland, and 13 dis mounted. 'ROOPS FOR FOREIGN SERVICE.—The following corps are held in readiness to embark for service -Ist, Royal, 2d Battalion; 31st, 40th, and 57th Regiments. Of the allowance of 1001. a-year granted to twenty Lieutenant-Colonels, having the Brevet of Colonel upon half-pay after thirty years' full pay service, there is 9004 a-year unappropriated at the present moment. Captain D'Aguillar, of the Royal Artillery, has suc ceeded Major Harvey as Aide-de-Camp to the Lieu tenant-General commanding the South-Western District. Tho following depots of Infantry, stationed in Ireland, are first on the roster for Great Britain, viz., 66th, 34tb, 73d, 6th, Royal; 41st, 49th, 59th, 47th, 92d, Gordon Highlanders; 68th, Light Infantry; 55th; 3d Buffs; 74th Highlanders; 60th Rifles, 2d Battalion; 2d, or Queen's Royal; an d 43d Light Infantry. The following Infantry regiments, stationed in Ire land, are first on the roster for foreign service-71st, Highland Light Infantry, Ist Battalion; 89th, 39th, 14th, 9th, 62d, 17th, 52d, Light Infantry; 63d, 81st, 35th, 27th (Inniskilling); 90th, Light Infantry, and 91st, Ist Battalion. THE ENGLISH PRESS. (From the Times.) Destined, as we believe the press to be, to occupy a position of continually increasing importance, and to exercise a power over the formation of public opinion compared with which its present influence is but slight, it is most desirable that a true theory of its duties, re sponsibilities, and field of action should be enunciated, or, at any rate, that it should not be fettered by the ap plication of erroneous tests and arbitrary principles. The ends which a really patriotic and enlightened journal should have in view are, we conceive, absolutely identi cal with the ends of an enlightened and patriotic Mi_ nktcr, but the means by which the journal and th e Minister work out these ends, and the conditions under which they work, are essentia ll y and widel y different. The statesman in opposition must speak as one prepared to take office; the statesmen in office must speak as one prepared to act. A speec h or a dis p atch with them is someth:ng more than an argument or an essay. -_it t ofa measure. Undertaking not so much the investigation political problems as t he conduct of political ait airs, they are necessarily not so m uch seek ers after truth as ex pediency. The press, on the other hand, has no practi cal function; it works out the ends it has argume nt and discussion alone, and beingpe i r n fe v c i t e ly w un connected with administrative or ex ecutive duties, may s t h vi e h ich press men t o ob o p aso and must roam at free will over topic s h action dare not touch. Werpic Lord Derby wish es to see it, confinede within the same narrow limits as practical statesmen , it would lose at once its power and elasticity, and sink into a dull chro nicle of passing events. It is because it can discuss t hi ng s which political men in and throw off the conventional•buckram must not assail, tone which they are or