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L• svf, to ?,d; Pc° 1199 P $ 5d 41° 6 11164 r 1 1 81 1191 r )1 1 # S to the 10 01 the 2 , 8 tb ' be °ll bee' ) if direct Id 14 d t of ,be 2 . 8 th coo f on' tbe P rv t s od $ s he A 0° 1 / 1 idol]d col , . be , ding o d , flee' • lorg e tb I s t et qz, gPP ;Oi l t he ooh r.d w tbel 0 0,0 s i s A D. Job_' 0 THE RIVAL CANDIDATES FOR TH. w e are i PREMIERS/HP. n a osi i as if the prize wereealal t on CO state, that Sir James Graham is at this nuom e P n with great d exterit y , and that he feels almost as certain moment playing his cards for the, Premiership . W o h o a u t n t . r y of her Majesty, and that the he already in his possession, that before will be the Prime Minister three months have a Graham Government will be blessed with Baronet persuades himself the': s h more, the Netherby formed, will last for a considerablele tithe: Cabinet, when e nough, Ireland, which has been confesse dl y the Strangely difficulty" of all Governments during the " great - tury, and whic h ha s p roved the grave 0 preaf severent cen-al Cabi nets, will not, in Sir (Lines Graham's estimati on , "difficulty all to him. On the" a t cortt prove anyeery, h e is satisfied that Ireland will strengthen, rather than impair, his Government, will promote, rather than impede, his plans. He grounds this conviction partly on the goo d understanding which subsists between himself a n d the' Irish Brigade, and partly on the course which he pursued with regard to the Papal Aggression Bill; which, he thinks, cannot fail to insure him the support of evsry z.-ellous Roman Catholic. In the meantime, Lord John Russell is no less eager to retur n to power nor does he feel less confident that his aspirations will be realised. Whether the event will prove that his expectations are well founded, re mains to be se( u; but of this we can assure the Noble Lord—that Sir James Graham is quietly, but surely un dermining his power, in quarters where he would least cxpect it. Lord John, we have good reason to believe, fully relies on Sir James Graham being a member of his new Administration, should he be called on to form one. It is not for us to say that the Right Hon. Baronet will not; but if he does join a Russell Cabinet, it will only be in the expectation that events will enable him very soon to supplant the Noble Lord in the:Premier ship. __ . _ We have only one more remark to make. There is no min who, at this very hour, is doing so much as Sir Janos Grahsm to precipitate the downfall of am Derby Ministry. And, let u. 4 add, that though he is working secretly, he is working most successfully.-•- Advertiser. M r . Knox, M.P." Clir tsdnitiiiion,.. beer' op • poiotod Gr 994 i 73 SUN, CLERKEN WELL.—(THIS DAY.) Joseph Egleton, a well-dressed man, was placed at the bar before Mr. Tyrwhitt, chargeti with stealing a quantity of fine gold, the property of Mr. John New man, gold refiner, of Jerusalem-passage, Clerkenwell. The prosecutor stated that last evening, about half past seven, the prisoner came to his shop, and asked to be served with 21 ounces of fine gold. The gold having been weighed and wrapped up in paper, was laid upon the counter, when the prisoner asked for one penny. worth of fine copper. Not having the copper, which is used as an alloy, in the front shop, he sent his daughter in the back shop for the purpose of getting it, and when his back was turned, the prisoner took up the parcel of gold, and ran out of the shop. He immediately pursued him, and after the prisoner had ran some dis tance, ho turned down Waterloo-place, Clerkenwell close, through which there is no thoroughfare, and ran into one of the houses at the end. Ho waited for the police to come up, but in the meantime an old lady had in the most courageous manner seized him when attempting to get up the chimney, and brought him up stairs, when he gave the prosecutor the gold and asked to be forgiven. The gold, which was worth 41. ss. 6d. per ounce. was of the value of 101. 13s. 9d. Ue was under the greatest of obligations to the old lady, for, in his opinion, if it had not been for her, he must have lost the prisoner. Mrs. Rebecca Slatthews said she took hold of the pri soner in her kitchen, when endeavouring to get up the flue, and never let go her hold of him until he gave up the gold to the prosecutor and was given into custody.. Other evidence having been given, the prisoner said nothing in defence, Mr. TYRWBITT complimented the old lady upon the courage she had displayed, and said her conduct ought to be mentioned to the judge, who would no doubt reward her. He then committed the prisoner for trial at the Criminal Court. COURT CIRCULAR, OSBORNE, WEDNESDAY. The Queen and Prince, with the Royal children, Walked out yesterday forenoon. Sir Charles Eastlake and Mr. Gibbs were the only addition to the Royal dinner party. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, arrived at twelve o'clock yesterday, at her resider ce, Clarence House, St. James's, from Frogmore House. In the afternoon her Royal Highness visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House, Piccadilly, a n d after wards returned to Frogmore House. Mr. Abbott Lawrence, the American Minister, had an interview with the Earl of Derby yesterday, at his offi cial residence in Downing-street. Mr. Bligh had also an interview with the Noble Earl yesterday. A deputation of gentlemen connected with the Aus tralian colonies had an interview with Sir John Pakington yesterday, at the Colonial-office, on the aubjEct of transportation. The deputation con sisted of Sir William Molesworth, M.P., Mr. Ad derley, M.P., Mr. Ewart, M.P., Mr. C. Anstey, M.P., Mr. Charles M'Lachlan, Mr. Robert Brooks, Mr. W. Walker, Mr. Edmund Gore, Mr. William Jackson, Mr. Fanning, Mr. James Alexander, Mr. Donaldson, Mr. Michie, Mr. S. Kennard, Mr. T. S. Atkins, Mr. J. A. Jackson, Mr. E. B. Boulton, Mr. John C. King (dele gate from the colony of Victoria), and Mr. G. Morphett. The Earl of Yarborough had an interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole on Tuesday, at the Home-office. The Earl of Lonsdale (Lord President of the Council) gave a dinner to the Cabinet Ministers last evening at his residence on Carlton-heuse•terrace. Mr.' hocks, Inspector- General of Canada, had an in terview yesterday, at the Colonial-office, with Sir John Pakington. Lord John Russell had a Parliamentary dinner party on Tuesday, at his residence in Chesham-place. The company consisted of Earl Grosvenor, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Sir C. Douglas, Sir John Hanmer, Mr. Wilcox, Mr. Mackinnon, Mr. Wrightson, Mr. Hastie, Mr. Strutt, Mr. Tennent, Mr. Hutchins, Ur. Westhead, Mr. Glyn, Lord Melgund, Mr. Bright, Mr. Hardcastle, Mr. Joh n Abel Smith, and Mr. Granger. Dispatches from the Governors of the North Ameri can provinces were received yesterday at the Colonial office. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. THE GMAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.— ( Miles in work, 241' im-Return of Traffic for the Week ending March 7, 1852: Passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, dogs, and mails ... £4,392 9 5 Merchandise and minerals ... 6,997 9 8 Cattle ... ... 149 12 11 Total .. £10,539 12 0 Corresponding week, 1851 (236 miles): — passengers, parcels, &c. ... £3,911 19 4 Merchandise, Cattle, &c. ... 3,744 1 10 Total £7.656 1 2 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. (260 miles Open.)—Traffic for week ending Mar. 14 £15,747 8 9 Corresponding week in last year (260 miles open) .. ....£13,923 411 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the Week ending March 14:— MAIN LINE. Passengers Parcels, H. C. and D. ... Goods, cattle, &c. Mails ... Total ••• MOLD. Passengers ... ... Parcels, 11. C. and D. ••• Goods, cattle, &c. ... ... £l,OlO 11 8 ... 98 9 7 ... 537 4 8 ... 575 0 0 ... £2,221 b 11 ... £2B 8 7 ... 1 1 10 ... 94 7 8 Total ... ... ... £123 18 1 STEAM-BOATS. Passengers ... Parcels, H. C. and D. ... D. ... £169 13 9 24 0 6 Total ... £193 14 3 Scorron CENTRAL RAILWAY.--Traffic for the Week ending March 14, 185 . 2 Passengers (7,466), parcels, horses, and carriages ... .£756 911 Goods, cittle, &c. ... 903 8 2 Total .. .. 1,659 17 3 Corresponding week in last year... 1,493 7 10 Perth, March 17, 1852. FEES IN THE COMMON LAW COURTS.—Yesterday the first Bill founded on the report of the Common Law Commissioners was printed for the regulation of the fees of certain' offices in the courts of common law, and to make provision for their payment by salary. The offices of clerk at Nisi Prius in the Court of Queen's Bench and Associate in the Courts of Common Pleas and Exchequer are to be abolished, and the duties to be performed by the Marshals of the said courts respectively. Fees are to be accounted for to the Treasury, and officers of the courts to be paid by salaries. The Treasury may abolish the Marshal's fees. At present, on circuit, a fee of 6s. Bd. is paid " for the , nse of the judge," which it is proposed to abolish, as also the ees to the Marshal's man and judge's bailiff. THE ADVENTURES OF A BEAUTY. BY MRS. CkowE, author of " Susan Hopley," &c.—This new work, from the pea of the clever friend of the Rev. Sydney Smith, is one of the bast productions she has given to the world. A fascinating interest (says the John Bull) pervades this tale of love betrayed and humbled pride. Around the principal figure, the beautiful heroine of the story, are grouped a va riety of characters of aspect most diverse, all sketched to the life, and each sustaining his or her part in the most telling th e n ?' Without resorting to any exaggeration, either in authoraL" ideal perfection or of caricature, the talented pictures °duce(' a succession of real tableaux vivants, reader's breathingmi rai life and animation, and exciting in the would call all sympathies which their living origi nalsTHE COUNT E „ Countess of Derbyaioci" DERBY'S ASSEMBLY.—The 0f her first " reception" last evening at the official residence T yl u e First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. The circle ni f pn was honoured with the pre sence of a brilliant political and fashionable world, including the leadin°g political ° embers of both parties. His quarte r the Countess with Grace the Duke of Wellingtonsi his company, arriving about a aino r n to eleven o'clock. The Marquis of Anglesey was also Lord and Lady John Russell, Si r j g the early visitors. Present. The Lord ham, and the Earl of Aberdeen were s i so ames and Lady Gra • Chancellor and Lady St. Leonards anion the g the" Miss Sug den arrived early. AL Thiers was am on distinguished department; who foreigners present. THE OLD SOLDIERS OF THE E mpum partrnent, Representant de l'lndre publishes a list of the oil the Republic and the Empire residing in to th o e_ Who are to receive a pension of from 200 f. a Year, i n execution of the decree of the 14th of December last. Eight of them are upwards of 80 years of age, and 34 upwards of 70. The category, including the men of 60 years -of age, i s not yet terminated.—GaUgnan i. ROBBERY OF GOLD DUST. —Yesterday informa tion was given to the police' that a man named-Peter Willis, newly arrived from California, wher e, after years of toil and , tliaaPpointment, he had collected 138 ounces of gold dust, Had been robbed of his entire possessions by two sharpers, who threw themselves in his way, and gained his easily bestowed confidence. After separately representing them selves to him simple people, upon whom, as on himself , for tune had smiled, one professed to buy the dust of him, and produced a roll of notes for the purpose. With strange im prudence he suffered himself to lose sight of them while pro curing a receipt stamp, and in a moment found himself despoiled and destitute of so much as the means of reaching his friends in North Britain. EXTRAORDINARY SCREW STEAMING.—The small serew. s teamer Weaver, lately built by Mr. Laird, left Liver- Pool for her station at Northwich on Friday last, at 1h.57m., and reached Runcorn at 3h. 4m., thus making the run of 18 Panes, with the tide, in one hour and seven minutes. The 'Weaver's is the quickest run ever made to R uncorn from Liverpool, and fully confirms all the previous reports of this little vessel's performances. After waiting some time at ltuncorn and Weston Point, the Weaver left for Northwich, a distance of 14 or 15 miles, and made the passage, including Various' stoppages and the delays of passing through the se veral locks, under two and a half hours; and when regularly at work will make the run, it is expected, in two hours. A „' 3 ,rge party of engineers and other gentlemen interested in tt.eam navigation were on board, and expressed Lthemselves ulahly pleased with the trip. Advices from Vienna mention that letters had been received from the Levant, describing a most unfavourable atate of commercial credit, especially in the lonian Islands. During the preceding week about 20 traders had failed for 'various sums, amounting in the aggregate to 60,0001. The firm of Macri and Co. had all suspended, at Corfu, with large liabilities. The Volunteer Rifle Clubs have, it is stated, been snubbed by the new Government; and the patriotic offer of gratuitous service for national defence has, it is alleged, been declined. Should this statement prove to be true, much feeling on the subject will doubtless be manifested through out the country.—Daily News. RAILWAY ACTS.—A return presented to the reuse of Commons was y es t er d a y printed, showing that . the session of 1851 th'ere were 61 railway Acts passed. file increase of mileage occasioned by the Acts was 5 miles ` 44 1 9 1 A chains. The decrease of capital and loans cc -44819404 b y the Aeti aniouuted to 14,2424 THE LITERATURE. COMPLETE WORKS of .511AKESPErillE. Vol. 1. Edited by Samuel Phelps. Willoughby and Company. Careful and minute as have been the investigations of his various commentators hitherto, there still re mains for Shakspere ample opportunity for the yet further elucidation of his meaning in regard to dif ferent passages, obscure even now in one or other of his great dramatic masterpieces. Whatever is at tempted therefore to this end must at all times com mand our most earnest and cordial encouragement. It is extraordinary what yet remains to be done in the way of bringing to light the interior signification of sentences to this day cause of bewilderment to the more discerning among the students of the master mind of our literature. Marvellously as many of the obscurities in his plays have been cleared away, es pecially during the last seventy or eighty years, a residue still continues to baffle the skill of the an'i query, to pique the curiosity of the philologist, and to hold out new temptations to the research of the literary adventurer. This, moreover, notwith standing the diligent inquiries of Payne Collier, the industry of Charles Knight, and the persever- ance of Haiti svell— those three men who in our own generation base reduced to insignificance the previously admired results of the toil undertaken by the painstaking Malone, the accurate Steevens, the gifted Schlegel, the elequent Hezlitt, the intelligent Ayecough, and the laborious Johnson. Aware of how much yet demands explanation at the hand - of the commentator, we have viewed with more than customary pleasure the progressive advance made in the advent of the edition before 115, an edition, like ninny of its predecessor?, issued in the forth of a serial publication. Occasionally, as the successive instal ments appeared, we commented in terms of deserved commendation upon the value of the enterprise, and may now, therefore, in noticing the completion of the first volume, confirm all we have previously said in its praise, corroborating in language yet more ex plicit in the way of eulogium whatever has already in these columns, and in this instance, been said, as expressive of our admiration. Within the compass of this first volume, extending to no less than 674 pages octave, are comprised twenty of those wonderful dramas which have conferred universal fame on the name of Shakspere—or as the title-page of the present edition barbarously has it, in defiance of the orthography of the few precious autographs still surviving, Shakespeare. Whatever notes there are— and there are happily " abundance," though not" and to spare"—they are collected together (accurately numbered, for reference), at the end of each play, so that the text itself flows uninterruptedly from Act 1., scene 1, down to to the final exeunt. Merely regard ing the matter as one of typographical arrangement, this must be acceptable in every respect, as tending considerably to impart uniformity to every page, while it is at the same moment indicative of a proper sense of poetic veneration. The annotations are, by such means, reserved until the close of each perform• ance, not being thrust into inapertinentjuxtsposition with the original matter, distracting the attention of the reader possibly at the precise instant when he can least endure interruption, or when he least requires explanation. Prefixed to each drama will be found, moreover, a brief but ample " introduction," conveying precisely the amount of preliminary information that is desirable, pointing out, for example, the source from which the poet may happen to have drawn the outlines of his plot, or the authors to whose prior creations he may chance to be indebted for the idea of some remarkable character. It is with exultation that we remark in the observa tion introductory to the Tempest a scornful allusion made to the "absurd alterations" daringly, and we cannot but think also, sacrilegiously attempted by Dryden and Davenant. Here, likewise, we would especially direct attention to the extraordinary care displayed by the present editor of Shakspere in re, producing the text of his writings precisely as it is given in the original edition of the various dramas. Subsequent interpolations are discarded as :3Com fully as the casual erasures and abbreviations are filled up with a hand displaying everywhere the most reverential exactitude, or we might even say the most minute and microscopic accuracy. Subor dinate, in a remarkable degree, to the literary merits of the undertaking, the illustrations accompanying the serial publication before us are, nevertheless, suf ficiently spirited, and in other respects, sufficiently meritorious to justify commendation. Pencilled by T. H. Nicholson, and engraved by C. W. Sheeres, they are sometimes, as in the instance of the apparition of the witches t o Macbeth and Banquo, distinguished by a really admirable boldness both of conception and of execution. Excellent as the work is in its embel- lishments, it is replete with other attractions besides the pictorial, attractions for which the lovers of Shakspere will be immeasurably more grateful, aiding, as they do, so very materially to unveil the poetic splendour concealed by the darkening influences of garbled copies, ridiculous false spelling, or mistaken punctuation. For the adroitness revealed in the re moval of these blemishes, the public must remain largely indebted to the pen which has thus vindicated the genius of one who, as a writer, was the greatest of human intellects. The expectations raised by the first announcement of a new edition of the complete woiks of SbakTere, under the supervision of one so eminently distinguished as an actor as Samuel Phelps—the tragedian upon whose shoul der has fallen the mantle of Macready—have already been justified by the success of those portions of the enterprise already issued, portions yielding ample promise of their ulterior and complete realiza tion. Besides wandering on ce m ore through the magicisland of the Tempest, we are enabled in the present volume to linger again over the loves of Romeo and Juliet, over the r e m o r se of Macbeth, the indecision of Hamlet and the misanthropy of Timon, to watch the course of our native history anew through the medium of Henry IV. and Richard 11. and King John, and as far back as the mythical days of Cymbeline, to laugh again, as we can never cease from laughing, with Sir Toby in Twefth Night, and with Sir John in the Merry Wives of Windsor, seeing the Roman glories revived in Julius Cesar, and the Italian in Measure for Measure, and drink ing in with insatiable delight the poetry, the pathos, and the passion abounding even in Love's Labour Lost, but still more in incomparable masterpieces like the Merchant of Venice, the Two Gentlemen of Verona, Taming the Shrew, As You Like It, A Winter's Tale, and the . Midsummer Night's Dream. From th e enumeration of those twenty dramas, as being those comprised in the first volume of Phelps's edition of Shakspere, it will be perceived that they have been judiciously se lected with proper regard to their particularly diver sified character. As a frontispiece, it will be observed that the publishers have presented their subscribers with an engraving by B. 11011 from the print by Houbraken, not the least curious or the least agree able of the different likenesses of Shakspere. No memoir of the poet's life being given in the present instalment of a moiety of his writings, we presume that the biography for the edition is reserved until the period of its completion—a circumstance which we are the less disposed to regret, seeing that long before then additional light may have been thrown upon that unhappily obscure theme, by the issue of the new life of the Bard of Bards from the master hand of Monsieur Guiaot, a work which the students of English literature have recently seen, with no little surprise and curiosity, announced for speedy publication. From what we have already remarked in reference to the volume here under consideration, it becomes almost superfluous to add that we regard the present edition of the writings of Shakspere as in many respects singularly meritoriou s, a s an edition not very frequently equalled in cheapness and seldom surpassed in accuracy, and one, therefore, for which the subscribers must feel especially thankful to the enterprise of the publishers, the Messrs. Willoughby. LONDON, SPOR.TING NOTES. No. CXC. THE WARWICK AND LEAMINGTON STEEPLE CHASES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR —As I remarked in yesterday's note, my pre diction concerning the Great Warwickshire Handicap, made on Friday last, was all but verified to the letter; for had it not been for Waterfall obtaining the second place, I should have accomplished the rather clever feat of placing first, steoud, and third; as it was, Doubt, whom I placed first, won very cleverly from Waterfall, and Ethelwolf, whom I placed second, was third; emus, my fancy animal for the third position, running home a good fourth. My selection for the Two Years Old Stakes ran home first and third; not without a dead heat, however, on the part of Catherine Hayes and the Libel colt, which was more the result of good riding than equality on the part of the latter. The fickl fur the Grand Annual Steeplechase rna to morrow, will, 1 uedcrrtand, consist of the following:— Peter Simple, Oscar, Bourton(d), Carrig, Warner, Half and-half (d), tit. Helier, Maurice Daley, The Yourg'un (d), Niger, Dollys Brae, and The Treasurer. My ()pillion with respect to their chances is unaltered—PETEß SIMPLE, Oscan, and MAURICE DALEY to be first, second, autt third: Dollys Brae'and Wien with Carrig heading the. ruck. The acceptances for the Free Handicap Steeplechase are to he declared before seven o'clock this evening to Mr. Merry, of Warwick•street, Leamington. I have ascertained that Melford, The Yeung'un, Spectator, Voyager, Silent Friend, The Screw, Flight, Bendigo, Linda, Slattern, Kiss-me-quick, and several others of no account, are those that will be struck out. The field may possibly tpc, composed of—Victress, Frank, Tally-ho, Gulnare, Mystery, Widow Maui - tree, Jane Oaks, Orange Girl, Buacot, and perhaps another. The nice, as I ob served before, witl lie amongst VICTRESS, Tallyho, Gulnare, and Widow lifacliree, arid, as I have placed them, so they stand m my estimation. The starters for the Hurdle Race I am not very possitive about, but think the following list will comprise the lot, viz :—Combatant, The Drags, Half-and-Half, Bullfinch, Ormsby, TOM Bowling, Lod dington, Scavenger, tied perhaps Cosachia, and Choris ter. I see nothing to beat HALF-AND-HALF, if meant; and anticipate a good struggle for second place between Combatant, The Drug, and Bullfinch. The Hunt Steeplechase and Scurry Handicap do not close till seven o'clock this evening. The betting on to-morrow's events has, for the most part, been confined to two or three horses for each race; the following are the latest prices:— Grand Annual Steeplechase-4 to 1 agat Oscar, sto 1 agst Peter Simple, and 6 to 1 agst Maurice Daley; 10 to 1 offered agat any other. Free Handicap-4 to agst Victress (taken freely), 5 to 1 agst Frank, 5 to 1 agst Gulnare, 6to 1 agst any other. Hurdle Race--2 to 1 agat Half •and-Half (5 to 2 taken), 5 to 1 agst Bull finch, 5 to 1 agst The Drag, 6 to 1 agat Ormsby, 8 to 1 .each agst Tom Bowling and Scavenger. I. intend to review the Northampton Meeting to morrow. I sm, Sir, yours, &c., THE SMUT OF THE TURF. March 18, 1852. SPORTIN G D 4 TELLIGENCE. WARWICK AND LEAMINGTON SPRING MEETING.—WEDNESDAY. The Castle Stakes of 15 sus. each, sft, for three yrs old. One mile. (4 Subs.) Lord Warwick's Black Audrey, Bst 41b ... walked over. Match, 50 sous. 12st each. Two miles. Mr. Robertson's The Farmer (Owner) 1 Mr. Pottinger's Blue Devils (Owner) 2 Won in a canter. Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, and 25 added, for three yrs old and upwards. Winner to be sold for 2001., & o . One mile. (3 Subs.) Mr. Whiting's Dame Tattle (501), 6st 91b ...(Kendal) 1 Mr. Delamer's Curl, 4 yrs (501), 7st 111 b (Nat) 2 Mr. Brown's Lucy, aged (50/), Bst 111b(Flatman, jun.) 3 Betting-6 to 4on Curl. Won by a length and a half. Run in 1 min. 52 secs. The Two Years Old Stakes of 10 soya. each, 50 added; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bat 41b. Five furlongs. (11 Subs.) llr.Wauchope's Catherine Hayes (G.Whitehouse) 0 1 Mr. J. Arbor's f by the Libel (Rogers) 0 2 Lord Caledon's es by Simeon (W. Sharpe) 3 0 Sir C. Rushout'a Ethelbert (T. Clay) 0 0 Lord Wilton's f by Oakley (Flatman) 0 0 Mr. Shtrrini's Rage (Treen, jun.) 0 0 Mr. Delatner_a Madame Landeau (Bartholomew) 0 0 Betting-5 to 4 eget Catherine Hayes (taken), 3to 1 agst Libel colt, 4 to 1 egat Madame Landeau, and 6 to 1 agat Rage. A splendid race between the two favourites ended in a dead heat; the Simoom colt a bad third, and Ethelbert a bad fourth. Run in 1 min. 9 secs. Deciding heat -11 to 10 on Catherine Hayes, who won in a canter. Run in 1 min. 5 secs. The Great Warwickshire Handicap of 20 soya. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 50 added; the second to receive 251, &e. Twomiles. (31 Subs., 13 of whom paid 5 soya. each.) Mr. W. Pelmer's Doubt, 6 yrs, 7st 71b ...(Charlton) 1 Mr. Isaac Day's Waterfall, 4 yrs, sst 1 llb (Carroll) 2 Sir C. Rushout's Ethelwolf, 3 yrs, 4st 121b(Steggles) 3 Lord Lurgan's Cemus, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b (Arnold) 4 Captain Little's Ag i s, aged, 7st 21b (Barham) 0 Mr. Sargent's Cope, 6 yrs, 6st 101 b (Kendal) 0 Mr. Robinson's Selina, 6 yrs, 6st 101 b (Preece) 0 Lord Clifden'e Harpsichord, 4 yrs, 6st 91b (G. Mann) 0 Lord Chesterfield's fby Lanercost, 4st 61b (Aspinal) 0 Betting-5 to 2 apt COWIN., 4to 1 agat Doubt, 9to 2 agat Ethelwolf, 7 to 1 eget Jernima filly, 8 to 1 agst Harpsichord, and 10 to 1 agst Waterfall. Won by a neck; a length between second sad third, and neck between third and fourth; Cegia a bad filth. Run in 3 min. 47 secs. The Debdale Stakes of 5 sous. each, and 25 added, for hunters &c. Two miles. (8 Subs.) Mr. J. Little's `Whitstone 12,it 51b (Captain Little) 1 Mr. Luc)'s Tipperary Boy, list 71b (Captain Lane) 2 Mr. Little na Redcap, llst 71b .(Mr. Davenport) 3 Mr, Littledale's Maid of Erin, 12st (Captain W. Peel) 0 Colo j n e e S nn i h n i g rl s e Even on Whitstone. Wlo2natbY.(aClaenPgtatihn. Dyson) Redcap y tem ll ti a n if e . r p a a t y o , r, 5 yrs, 12st10Ib (Owner) 0 good third. Run in 4 min. 7 aces. Handicap of 5 soya, each, and 20 added. T.Y.C. (6 Subs.) Mr. Bowles's Iracundus, 4 yrs, 7st 61b ... (Charlton) 1 Lord Clilden's Sagacity, aged, 7st 101 b ...(Flatman) 2 Lord Lurgan's Tightwaist, 4 yrs, 7st 61b...(Arnold) 3 Mr. J. R. Scott's Manchester, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (Wells) 4 Mr. F. Allibone's Doncaster, aged, Bst 71b ...(Lowe) 5 Betting -2 to 1 agst Iracundus (taken), 2to 1 agat Sagacity, and 3to 1 agat Tightwaist. Won by halt a length. Bun in 1 min. 36 sees. WARWICK, THURSDAY MORNING. (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LATEST BETTING. MILITARY STEEPLECHASE. 3 to 1 agst Hawkaworth 7 to 2 agst Medora 8 to 1 apt Treasurer 8 to 1 agat Waterman 10 to 1 agat any other NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 6 to 1 agat Chief Justice CHESTER CUP. 18 to 1 agst Scarecrow—taken 18 to 1 agst Confessor —taken 25 to 1 agst Hesse Homburg INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, 1852. Handicap for the Northumberland Plate; forfeits to be declared on or before the 24th. Yra st lb Nancy . Elthiron Russborough Miss Ann Cossack Confessor 4 8 1 Backbiter a 7 12 Chatterbox Mark Tapley 5 7 7 Chief Justice The Alp Neasbam 4 7 4 Musician Miserrima Gold finder Trackstress Lady Eden 5 6 10 Castaway 5 6 10 Haricot Constellation 1 1 -I t h ° R i ngleader o e t r h y ° t r e P l l e er Calculator 4 4 44 4 6 6 6 6 6 1 10 00 80 Y b g : h t Algu M o use e e tb b i r s. y f .Si ! d r. Morga n organ 4 5 Treßagoaeuttdnlietairnassoll::..o ..... 66 88 Orelio 3 Colaterdale 4 Hareafoot Duabury 5 John Dory 6 Yrs st lb linook Knoll Vivandiere ..... 4 6 4 Jack Leming Eligh Sheriff' ,Paquette 4 6 0 Sledmere 4 5 12 Tho Proctor Goliah 4 5 12 Phantom 3 5 12 Bird-on-the-wing 3 5 12 Merry Bird 3 5 12 Songstress Heed IGnzeerat 3 5 12 Racket 6 Ischia Y. Troublesome 4 5 10 Stafford England's Glory 4 5 10 by Birdcatcher out of Flower of the Tees 3 5 8 Stilton 3 5 8 Conrad 3 5 8 Galvanism Sally Bethgelert Pclopidas 3 5 7 Captain Flash 3 5 4 Tame The Sutler Snowdrop St. Michael 3 4 10 Caracara 3 4 10 f by Lanercost, out of Jemima Y. Hawthorn 3 4 8 IRELAND. THE LEVEE.- DUBLIN, W EDIRESDAY.—Lord Eglinton held his first 'Levee, yesterday at Dublin Castle. The attendance, with an exception or so, was numerous beyond prece dent. The visitors commenced arriving at a quarter past .twelve o'clock, and it wanted but a few minutes to three, when the last carriage drove up Cork-hill. Since the year 1842, when Earl De Grey, as the first Viceroy under the Peel Ministry threw open the Castle gates to the long cxcluded Conservative party, there has not been such a " crush" within its ancient walls. The visitors exceeded 1,700, the list of names filling three clos.ely printed columns of the morning papers. Roman N Ca o t t h a oll i c n C gl h e u ß rc is b h w op as o p r re m se i n no t r a t d i 3 g e n s r d y a y o ' t s . tcheer c eremonial Evening had far set in before the streets resumed their ordinary quiet. EXECUTION OF ELIZABETH PINCXABD.--/sTO RTH - A)IFTON, MARCII 17.—This wretched woman, who was or dered to be executed at the late assizes, by chief Justice J erv is, for the horrible murder of her mother-in-law, an old lady nearly 70 years of age, in November last, near Daven try, underwent the dreadful sentence yesterday morning, at the county gaol in this town. The culprit, we understand, naade.a full confession of Tier guilt to the authorities of the prison, 11(110 decline for the present diyulging the details, THURSDAY THE MANCHESTER EDUCATION. Manchester, which to the world at large is the repro senta:ive of one simple ides, has at least its share of in terred dissensions. Indeed, that activity and vigour which have recently given it so prominent a place in the politics of this country and the intercourse of nations seem to hate a like effect in organizing its various schools of Opinion, and arranging them against one another with an energy and on a scale nowhere else to be found. Though the existing means of education in the group of communities pepularly comprehended in the name of Manchester produced no less than 80,000 school children to welcome her Majesty on her return from the north, yet the ambitious philanthropists of that city are as little satisfied with the amount as they are with the quality of the education there provider'. Accordingly, two rival parties are there asking the assistance of Par liament for their respective schemes, equally intended to provide at the public expense the opportunity at o S r cho a o s l sist Ass s o c c h i o a o t l io s least of good education for all classes. One of these schemes is that which wa bare several times discussed under the title of the National Public leaving•religious instruction to the ministers of the se. n' for an p d urc w ly hich " se p e r u o l p a o r s::s se veral religious comm a • • The principle,if such it ntties. may be cullededucation, d to ue f a e t i u o u n d , , of education unaccompanied with dog matic or even scriptural instruction, is exemplified in the whole class of day schools designed for the middle ranks of life. But that example, large as it is, will not be re lied on as a mod e l for the education of those who, if they are not taught reli gion at school, are not likely to learn it elsewhere. The second scheme of Manchester origin is that which came before the Heuse of Commons Yes' terday morning, and which led to an important discus sion. Nothing can be simpler than this scheme, which is merely the proposition of a rate to be divided among existing schools and new s c o w: 6 , when neces sary, in proportion to the number of their scholars, with enough' superintendence to secure a tolerable degree of efficiency, and with the condition that the Scriptures shall be read. To these two great schemes must be added another not of so definite a character, or so local an, application, being the voluntary principle applied to education, and differing in no considerable degree from the system now conducted by mean s of a P ar liamentary grant by the Education Committee of the Privy Council. The second of these schemes is evidently the favourite at Manchester, if we are to judge from the suffrages of tbose who would be charged with its sup port. As Mr. Brotherton observed—" The petition presented in its favour was ; Eognen ny 40,000 persons, a large majority of the ratepay ers in the two boroughs, viz,, by upwards of 31,000 in Manchester, and in Sal ford by about 8,500." From other sources we learn that there never was so general a concurrence of mi• nisters of different communions in favour of any public measure. Indeed, it is quite an agreeable surprise to find so much unity in so benevolent a purpose, and for so respectable and costly a scheme. For our own part, we feel the greatest reluctance to say a word against it. But, unfortunately, the popularity of the plan is easily accounted for. It removes some great practical inconve niences, without really accomplishing any great end. It would extinguish, or at least much alleviate, all the pe cuniary troubles and anxieties connected with the foun dation and maintenance of schools for the poor— all the difficulties of getting sites, all the canvass ing for subscriptions, all the debts and arrears, the ill-paying subscribers, the non-paying scholars, and the poorly-paid teachers. It would diminish that burden which now crushes the more generous mem bers of society, by throwing it rateably over all rate payers, and by making property obse rve i ts " d ut i es " as well as i ts rights." These considerations too easily explain the acceptance of this measure by large ratepayers, as well as by small ones, The Home Secretary pointed out with great clearness several new and important principles involved in this measure, all of them demanding the serious attention of Parliament before it could be permitted to pass into law. A public rate for education, though it might be justified by a general unanimity in its favour, and to some extent by the present system of grants from the Exchequer, is at least a novelty, and a novelty on a very larg e sca l e , when applied to a population of nearly half a million. The principle of offering that education entirely free is a not less serious matter, as, besides its natural effect in cheapening what ought to be highly appreciated, it would hardly fail to destroy m any schools and ruin many teachers not embraced in the scheme, without being always certain to supply better teachers or schools. At all events,itis a point that demands consideration. Several provisions of the Bill are at least singular, and likely to prove very difficult to work, particularly that for giving each ratepayer a right to demand a special appropriation of his particular rate, at least till the purpose of the appropriation should be answered. But the most questionable feature of the Bill, and that which has caused its rejection by the town council of Manchester, since it first came under our no tice, is its singular combination of the voluntary and the compulsory principle in the matter of religion. It pro vides that any parent or guardian may object to any distinctive religious creed, catechism, or formu lary, but absoltstely . insists on the reading of the Scriptures in the authorised version This rule would admit any fanatic—even a Mormonite, as some one observed yesterday—but would exclude Roman Catholics, at least all under the influence of their clergy. As it happens, the poor Roman Catholics of Manchester and Salford are the very class most in want of education, and, though they may pay but a small share of the rates, yet, ae they contribute more than their share to the ignorance, the misery, the crime, and perhaps, we should add, t o the honest industry of Man chester, they cannot be put aside in a scheme of educa tion. As far as we understand, the case for this Bill is the failure of the voluntary principle; and the proof of that failure is the immense number of children running about the streets and courts of Manchester without any one toy take them by the hand. But a very large part of Viet° children are Ro man Catholics, if they ere anything. and would therefore be excluded from the benefits of this measure. This at least requires the gravest consideration, for of all things nothing is to be more avoided than an injustice or an insult under the disguise of philanthropy. The House of Commons, on the motion of Mr. Milner Gibson, and with the acquiescence of Government, very wisely re ferred the question to a Select Committee. The truth is, there is no such hurry as some good people imagine. The Educati on Committee is ready to offer very large assistance • ,on the most liberal co nditions, towards the foundation, the maintenance, and the management of schools, and, if it does not effect more. it is simply be cause there are not more applicants.— Times. THE ARMY. EXPERIMENTS WITH RIFLE CANNON. Woo',wins, MARCH 17 . —C o l one l H. W. Gordon, Colonel Dundas,C.B.lolonel J. A. Chalmer , Colon el Brereton, C. 8., ;Colonel Blanchard, C. 8 ., Ro y al Engineers; Li eutenant -Colonel Bell, Royal Horse Ar tillery; Lieut enant -Colonel Anderson, Royal Artillery; Brigade M a j or Walpole, R o y a l Engineers; and Captain Riddell, deputy- ass i stant quarter-master general of Ar tillery, with a number of officers of the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers, assembled in the marshes yester day to witness experiments with a 9-pounder field bat tery gun, rifled with four grooves, for firing conical shot or shells of galvanized iron. The 9 pounder was sta tioned at 1,000 yards from the target, and the shot, al though nearly twice the weight, owing to its elongated shape, of the common 9.pounder shot, was placed in the gun, previously supplied with only two pounds of powder, the previously reduced service charge of guns of that calibre bein g two pounds eight ounces. After waiting it considerable time to obtain a clear range, there being a great number of vessels passi ng, 11 . 11 oPportunity of firing was obtained, and the conical snot entered the butt a little on the east side of the target, having been carried the entire dis tance with the small charge of powder, and an elevation of the gun of on e and three-fourth degrees. The gun was again loaded w i th a similar charge of powder and shot, but it was nearly an hour before it could be fired, as so many vessel s continued passing up and down the river. The 9-pou n d er having been elevated to two de grees, on being fi re d , the shot was carried over the butt, and the long dista nce b etween it and the river, and over the river into the Essex marshes. The range continuing to be interrupted by the vessels passing on the river, the 9-pounder was turned round, and the third round with which it had been loaded fired into the bank of one of the ditches in the marshes, from which it was extracted this morning, having entered fourteen feet into the solid earth, and to a depth of nine feet from the surface. The gun did not appear to be in the least injured by the firing, and consequently further experiments will be made with the plan of 'nuking rifle cannon and shot and shells to fit, by Colonel Dundas, Inspe c t or o f A r till e ry. A number of gentlemen connected with metropolitan rifle clubs attended in the Marshes to-day, to try several descriptions of rifles, previous to deciding on the descrip tion of arm they will adopt in their corps. FURTHER PRACTICE WITH - THE MINIE RIFLES. The authorities having decided on supplying the new pattern rifle musket to several other line regiments in addition to those that previously sent parties to Wool wich for the purpose of being instructed by Major Brownrigg, of the Grenadier Guards, 25 officers and 50 non-commissioned officers have received orders at the head-quarters or depots of the regiments to which they belong to proceed to Woolwich for the purpose of being instructed by Major Brownrigg in the use of the new arm. The following is nearly a complete list of the corps ordered to send parties to Woolwich for pr a ctice next week at the Royal Arsenal, and in the Marshes:- Ist Foot, 2d battalion, from head -quarters at Cork. 4th Foot, from head-quarters at Ashton. 12th Foot, from head•qaarters at Chatham, 14th Foot, from head-quarters at Dublin. 21st Foot, from bead-quarters at Hull. 26th Foot, from the depot at Newport. the depot at the Isle of Wight. 28'h Foot, from head quarters at Newcastle. 27 th Foot, from headquarters -quarters at tt Glasgow.Du b l ir at Aberdeen. Canterbury. llrist°i at Dublin. 3 3 34 3 962 : 11 Foot, lF.oooo tt from ffrroomm depot)e,adfr-oqmuatrhteors Roysi Marino, from the Chatham Division. from head quarters at Preston. 62d Foot, from head-quarters at Dublin. (Highlander h s from the depot at Canterbury. 65th Foot, 69th Foot, from the depot at Chatham, 5 5 50 8 4i h h h IF;Foottt,, fromf r o m theth the depot depot tt a t t 79th (Cameron Hig hlanders ) , from the head-quarters at Edinburgh Castle. t • 81st Foot, from head - p ar ere at Dubli n . 90th Foot, from bead-quarters at Cork. 93d (High i un d era ), from head-quarters at Weedon. officers from each of the a bov e regiments. There will be ono of f icer and two non-commissioned Dispateh©s were 14150 received ye —r— sterdayirom the Go vernor of Labuan. EVENING, MARCH 18, 1852, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. DEATH OF CAPTAIN SIR SAMUEL BROWN, MIL The death of this gallant cod scientific officer has been reported, at the age of 76 years. He entered the navy in 1795, and during his career, as noticed in " O'Byrne's Biography," served afloat fourteen years during the war. His first ship was the Assistance, 50, Captains Henry Muvrat, John Okes Hardy, Rolacrt Hall, and Richard Lee, in which ship he continued to serve as midshipman, master's mate, and acting lieutenant on the Newfound land and North Sea stations until 1801. During that period he witnessed the surrender, August 28, 1796, of the French 36-gun frigate Elizabeth to the Topaze, 36. He was confirmed into the Irresistible, 74, Nov. 6, 1801. On Jan. 30, 1805, joined, as first lieutenant, the Phoenix, of 42 guns and 245 men, Captain Thomas Baker. Oa August 10 following, Mr. Brown was present in the brilliant ac!ion which rendered the French frigate Ls Didon, of 46 guns and 330 men, a prize to the Phoenix, after a fu rious action of three hours and a half', which cost the former a loss of 27 killed and 14 wounded, and the latter of 12 killed and 28 wounded; yet were six years suffered to roll away before ho was awarded that promo tion to which, as second in command on an occasion of such heroic galhntry, he was so preeminently entitled. After sharing on November 4, in the same year, in Sir Richard John Strachan's capture of the four French line of.hatfle ships that had escaped from Trafalgar, he was transferred, with Captain Baker, to the Didon, which ship had been added to the British navy. Ho was sub sequently appointed to the Irererieusr, 38 ; Fiore, 36 ; and Ulysses, 44; and was ultimately advanced to the rank of commander August 11; on May 18; 1842, un able to procure further promotion, he accepted the rank of retired captain. He was nominated a K. IL Jan. 13, 1835. Sir Samuel Brown obtaired considerable cele brity by his introduction, besides many other useful in ventions, of chain-cables, and suspension bridges and piers. Of the latter it may be sufficient to indicate, as standing monuments of his genius, the bridge across the river Tweed, which was commenced in 1819 and finished in 1820, and the Pier at Brighton. Ho married August 14, 1822, Mary, daughter of John Home, Esq., writer to the Signet, Edinburgh. TheeCoMmander-in Chief of the East Indies (Rear- Admiral Austen, C. 8.) remained at Hong-Kong on Jan. 30; his flag-ship Hastings, 72, Captain Austin, with the Royalist, 6, Commander Bate, arrived from the Straits. It will be recollected that one of Mr. Cobden's bold assertions was to the effect that there were no pi rates in the Straits. To the many contradictions that have been given to Mr. Cobden's statement we may add that Commander Bate, when surveying near the Phil lipine Islands, had a very narrow escape of being cut off, with his boat's crew, by eight large piratical prahus, which chased him for five miles. Contest, 12, Com mander Hon. W. S. Spencer, and Sphynx steam-sloop, Commander Shadwell, were at Ningpo; Salamander, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Elliman, was at Whampoa; Lily, 12, Commander Birch (acting), at Amoy. The Sphnx arrived at Shanghai Jan. 15. An expedition, consisting of her Majesty's steamer Cleopatra and the Hon. Company's steamers Semiramis and Pluto, had gone to the north-east coast of Borneo to beat up the quarters of pirates. The Straits Times states that it was understood that Commodore Lambert had forwarded very urgent dispatches to the Admiral by the Lady Wood with reference to the state of affairs in Burmah. C o mmodore-Suporintendent M. Seymour has left De vonport on leave, in consequence of the death of his mother, Lady Seymour, widow of the late Admiral Sir M. Seymour. Masters—Robert C. Allen (1841), of the Magician steam guard-ship at Devon port, has been appointed to the Odin advanced steam-frigate at Portsmouth; John Pyper (1846), to the Buzzard advanced steam-sloop, at Devonport. Assistant-Surgeons—James Wallace (acting), to the Victory, flag-ship, Portsmouth; Patrick W. Dillon (act ing), to the Impregnable, flag-ship, Devonport. Camel lighter, Faben, master, left Devonport on Tues day afternoon for Queenstown, with stores for Commo dore Martin's equadron. St. George, 120, ordinary guard-ship, at Devonport, Captain Niass, C. 8., has, before inspection, been found to be so defective from rottenness in her bow timbers, that the crew are ordered to be turned over to the Agin court, pro tem. ; and the St. George will be taken along side the dockyard for further inspection and repairs. The St. George has never been to sea. Vesuvius, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Barnard, left Devonport on Tuesday afternoon for the Chops of the Channel, to relieve the wind-bound merchantmen. Vivid, Dover steam-packet, Master-Commander Smithett, has arrived at Woolwich to receive new boilers. The store-ship of Sir Edward Belcher's expedition, the North Star, Commander Pullen, came up to Dept ford yesterday, from Sheerness, to take her stores on board. PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—The Arethusa, 50, Captain Symonds, is fast completing her refit. Sho hauled off from the jetty this morning. Captain Sym mends applied for the advance wages of his ship's com pany to be paid at Davenport, but the Lords of the Ad miralty have ordered them to be paid here. A shock ing and fatal accident occurred to one of her men about four o'clock last evening ; his name was Jackson, cap tain of the foretop, who was knocked off the main cap by the topsailyard. Ho was taken up insensible and conveyed to Haslar Hospital, but he died before reaching there. The Simoom, new iron steam-troopship, Captain Kingcome, v./tilt out of harbour this morning for a trial of her steaming powers at the measured mile in Stoke's Bay. She rill start on a cruise in the Channel tomorrow. The Avon steam-vessel, Master-Commander Witch, arrived to-day from Davenport, and sailed in the after noon for Queenst,nvn. The Sr. Vincent, 100, sent up her main and mizen topmosts to day. The Bulldog steam-sloop has been taken into the steam-basin to-day to have her machinery overhauled. The Arrogant, 4t3, Captain Robinson, has stripped her foremast, which is to be taken out to be overhauled.. :ROYAL MARINES —The band of the Portsmouth divi-' sion was ordered over to Osborne to-day to serenade her Royal Highness the Princess Louisa to-morrow morning on the anniversary of her birthday. A detacbment from the Artillery companies is ordered to proceed hence to Woolwich, to embark in the steam vessel Highflyer. The detachment consists of First- Lieutenant H. B. Roberta, 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, and 13 gunners. Woomnon, MARCH 17.—The Polyphemus steam sloop, Commander C. G. Phillip, was inspected by Commodore Henry Eden on Monday afternoon, and left Woolwich at 7 o'clock on Tuesday morning. She took her powder on board from Purfleet on the same day, and her compasses were adjusted to-day at Greenhithe, by Captain Johnson, and she l(fc in the afternoon for Portsmouth and the coast of Africa. Captain Henry J. Watson arrived at Woolwich to day, and had his pendant hoisted on the Highflyer. MASSACRE OF THE CREWS OF TWO ENGLISH SHIPS. Advices were received at Lloyd's yesterday, commu nicating the details of two most frightful events at see— the massacre of the commanders and portions of the crews of the British ships Victory, of London, and Herald, of Leith. The Victory was the property of Messrs. Cook and Wilson, shipowners, of thickhead, Bermondsey. She was a barque of 579 tons burden, commanded by Mr. William Lennox Muliens; and, having sailed to some Chinese port, was chartered to convey Coolies to Callao. It appears that on the 6th of December she sailed from Cumsiogenoon with upwards of 300 Coolies on board and a general cargo. On the afternoon of the 10th, be tween three and four o'clock, the Coolies made a rush into the cabin, and with little difficulty possessed them selves of the ships' arms. The slaughter then com menced. At that moment Mr. Muliens was walking the poop, and, in order that he should have no opportu nity of defeating their object, a party of them was sent to seize him. One of the crew, a brave fellow of the name of Henry Watt, seeing the defenceless position of the master, made towards him and endeavoured to protect him. The effort, however, quickly ended in his life being taken. Several of the wretches rushed at him with merciless fury, and having dis pa:ched him threw the mutilated body overboard. Mr. Muliens got up into the wizen rigging. He was followed by ono of them, armed with a cutlass, and eventually the master slid down one of the topmast baekstays. The moment he had reached the deck, a number of the infuriated Coolies began cutting at him with their cutlasses, sod beating him with heavy,iton bolts, and, finding that they hrd accomplished his death, they dropped his remains overboard. 11.1SiStaDee was useless. Mr. Fagg, the chief mate, had gone aloft on the foretopsail-yard, looking out for land, but the second mate, James Areas°, and the cook, Edward Baily, en countered the Coolies somewhere in the forepart of the ship, and were murdered by them. Believing that they had overcome all probable resistance they espied Mr. Fagg, and beckoned him to come down. He did so, and some of the Coolies who had taken an active part in the measure led him to the wheel, and by signs directed him to steer for the laud, on pain of being pat to death if he disobeyed. The mate shaped a course for Point Kula beja, and on reaching the coast a few of the fellows put off to the land, but reporting it uninhabited they returned on board. They then endeavoured to beat up the coast to Cochin China, but that being difficult, they bore away for Pulo Übi, where the ship was ultimately brought to an anchor. Daring this cruising they took every pre caution of avoiding detection. Obtaining the ship's papers and the logbook, they tore them up, and finding a convenient place on the coast where they had brought up, they went ashore, carrying off with them a consider , able amount of the cargo. They then deserted the ship, and, Mr. Fagg, sub se q uentl y obtainin g some aid, eho was got to Singapore in the latter part of January. The Herald, under the come:and of Mr. Lawson, left Shanghai for Leith in the course of last October u,, andthe in a ddition to the master and his wife, lir we re on board two European mates, a r awr ds ter, a cook, a Portu g uese aezt nan, 12 anill • emen, and , carpen sst. e Lawson, r a Manilla boy. S umo four or five days after the Herald had left Shanghai the crew were put upon the customary a ll ow ances. This seemed to annoy the Manillamen. They began to be dissatisfied, and made Angeer they had gone to t h before the vessel had e captain some four or five times, and demanded more, which Rai refused. The M a nillamen then app eare d t o have t h e pur pos e of d estroy i ng the planned a scheme for board, and in the h o whole of the Europeans on no of enlisting the Portuguese sailor in their ranke, a view no doubt, o f more effec tually accompli s hi ng ac quainted hi m with their murderous d es i g n, they their project. la order t h a t the might Europeans adopt means of defence, the Portuguese endeavoured to persuade them not to resort to such vio lent Weans, and offered, with a view, apparently, . of pacifying them, to Rim) in their , carry the Europeans off by mixing food. This was Attempted, although in a small quantity. Some was mix e d w ith t h e pow d ere d sugarcane which was used for the coffee, and o f which Mr. Lawson and his wife partook. They suffered from te e effects of the poison, but they quickly recovered. While this wan going on the Portuguese had contrived to inform Mr. Lawson of the plot the Manillamen had arranged. The master then directed the chief officer to muster them every night, and to take their knives from them. Ho also directed the officers to always keep themselves armed, so as to be ready to act at the moment of any sudden attack. About the 25th day of the voyage, during the whole of which time the European portion of the crew were kept in a stat e of painful suspense as to the movements of the Manillamen, Aneeer was sighted, but there being sufficient water and provisions on board to last them, as it was thought, until they reached the Cape or St. Helena, the Herald was not brought to an anchor, but continued the voyage. This more exesperated the men, and en the morning of the Dith the Pertuguese sailor was alarmed by hearing his name called in e loud voice. He ran on deck, and, meeting some of the Menillamen, they told him that they had plenty of water and provisions at their own pleasure, as they had sent the captain and his officers to the other world. The Portuguese was tent to assist in clear ing the cabin, when he discovered the bodies of Mr. Lawson, the carpenter, and officers, who, with the exception of the chief mate, were quite dead. Mrs. Law son, the wife of the captain, was s;,en near the corpse of her husband, crying bitterly. The villains then attached heavy weights to the legs et the bodies, sad, taking thorn on deck, threw them overboard. The poor mate had not breathed his last when brought on deck, and he was heard to say " Good God !" Oae of the Manil!amtn, a gunner, then took the command, and appointed two of his companions as first end second officer,. In the course of five or six days the wretches recommenced the slaughter. The steward, the cook, sad the Portuguese, were tied up and told that their last hour had arrived. The steward, it would seem, made an appeal to them for mercy, when the fellow who acted as chief mate split open his head with a hatchet, and, to render his death more certain, ran a long knife through his body. The Portuguese and the cook, who was a native of the coast, contrived to move the wretches to spare them, and they were eventually released, but enjoined to keep the greatest secrecy. On that day it was determined to leave and scuttle the ship. The boats were got ready, and Mrs. Lawson, hearing of their contem plated abandonment, appealed to the Manillaman who had the command to take her ashore, and not leave her behind. The villain unheeded all her entreaties, how ever, and stated that his companions would not permit him to do so. She then implored them to allow her a spar to cling to, but this was denied. Indeed, so de termined were the villains that she should have no chance of saving herself, that before they deserted the ship they secured the unfortunate lady in one of the cabins, where sbe would have no chance of escaping: About ten o'clock at night they, with the Portuguese, cook, and Manilla boy, quitted the vessel in one of the large boats, and shortly after she was seen to founder. Early on the following morning the boat reached Java; the murderers landed at Sjilankang, but, the authori ties hearing of the horrible occurrence, no time was lost in arresting them, and, being secured, they were sent on to Batavia to await the operation of the law. The Portuguese seaman, the cook, and boy have also been secured, in order to give the necessary evidence against them. — A third vessel was likely to have had a similar tragedy on board. The Corcyra, Mr. Paterson com mander, manned by a Javanese crew, was proceeding from Macassar to Shanghai, when the men revolted. The second-mate was reurdered, but the other officers succeeded in overpowering the rascals, and the ship was got into Hong-Kong. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL. At a meeting of the Conservative Association, held in the Clarendon Roo ms , Li verpoo l, y es terday (W e d nes d ay ), it was resolved to send requisitions, numerously signed, to Mr. Forbes Mackenzie, and Mr. Charles Turner, a Liverpool merchant, requesting that they would allow themselves to be put in nomination as candidates to re present this town in Parliament at the ensuing election, The Chairman stated that Mr. Horafall, who had been asked, but had declined to contest the borough, had headed the requisition with his name, and stated his in tention to use his influence in securing the return of the Conservative candidates. Mr. F. Mackeezie and Mr. Turner have signified their willingness to comply with the desire of the requisitionists, and a public meeting will shortly b e h e l d in the Amphitheatre for the purpose of placing their respective claims before the electors. A counter meeting, on the Liberal interest, is also expected. PLYMOUTH. A meeting of the electors of this borough, over which Dr. Cookworthy presided, assembled last evening at the Royal Hotel, when Mr. R. P. Collier, a candidate for the rypresentation on the Liberal side, explained his principles. Lord Derby, he said, was determined to in term them of nothing with respect to free trade, but his Lordship and Mr. Disraeli had stated their private opinion to be in favour of a countervailing duty. The re-adjustment of taxation was a fraud on free trade. If they submitted to a duty of ss. a quarter, then they would get one of 7F., and so go backwards. He objected to grants for religious pur poses. He also objected to Cardinal Wiseman's pro ceedings, end was equally opposed to the Roman Cs tholicibm which had crept into the Church. The educa tional measure of Lord Derby would throw too much power late the hands of the clergy. Lord J. Russell's measure of Parliamentary reform was extremely incom plete. Five years was long enough for the duration of ParParncnte. Mr. Collier next said, the incotne-tHxas now levied was most oppressive ; why not distingual between income derived from permanent end precarious seurc , :e? Dissenters ouaht not to pa-y chinch-rate:. The less we interfered with foreign matters the better, and our colonies eh' nld ho providA with 'rce represeata live institutions. He preferred volenteer corps to the system of militia. A great reform was aecess,ry in the administration of the laws. He corsidered the prevnt Ministers incapable of managing the affairs of the country. Mr. Cohlen, Mr. Hume, and Lcrd John Russell were shaking bAndri, and he hoped the advent of a new Liberal Ministry would not prove the ief;tora tion of a few noble families. In answer to a question from Colonel Campbell, Mr. Collier said it was his de sire to alter the liturgy of the Church. A show of hands, which was called for, was decidedly favourable to that gentleman. SUNDERLAND. Mr. W. A. Wilkinson, who has twice unsuccessfully contested this borough, having declined on invitation to come forward a third time, the friends of Mr. Wilkinson held a meeting on Monday night at the Athermum, to determine the course the Liberal party should pursue on the retirement of that gentlemen. It was stated that Mr. Wilkinson's reluctance to ha rird a third contest arose from certain false representa tions made to his friends in London by a deputation from the Whig party, which the meeting warmly re sented, as they were satisfied that, from the growing unpopularity of Mr. Hudson, the return of Mr. Wilkin son might be considered certain. It was further stated that Mr. W. Digby Seymour, a barrister, was in the town, and intended to come forward on the principles of fa() trade and Parliamentary reform as soon as Mr. Wilkinson's retirement was ascertained. It was then resolved that a deputation be sent to in vite Mr. Seymour to the meeting. On Mr. Seymout's arrival ho announced himself to be an " advocate of free trade, and that he regarded a bread tax as the worst development of commercial restriction. He was for an extension of the franchise to every householder rated to the relief of the poor, the ballot, and the abolition of the property qualification." After some discussion it was unanimously resolved to support Mr. Seymour's return, and that he and Mr. Fen wick be invited to a general meeting of the electors to be held this evening in the Athenaeum. teoletchteomrs hisof Chatham evening Sir Frederick Smith CHATHABL—On Tuesday at ni e t t h e a S m o o t: t l n n ti n m , i ' n " o u r ' d e p r a t r ? r e x o p f a t i h n e sentiments. Ho avowed himself a supporter of the pre sent Administration, but with respect to the re-imposi tion of a tax on corn, he should adhere to the policy of the late Sir Robert Peel, and if returned to Parliament would most certainly oppose any attempt that might be mad• to re-impose a duty on the fo o d o f t h e poor, whose comfort he should consider it his bounden duty to pro tect, having, in the cottage of the labourer, had ample opportunity of witnessieg its salutary effects. Cnteentirum.—Mr. Neeld and Captain Boldero, the present Members, are sure of re-election. COUNTY KILDARE.-011 Saturday, after the return of Mr. Cogan, a meeting was held in that gentlemsw's committee-room, the Right lion. R. M. O'Ferrall, M.P., presiding, when a resolution was adopted pledging the meeting to support Mr. Cogan at the next general. election. EAST GLOUCESTERSTIIRE.—WO have authority for stating that the Marquis of Worcester will, at the proper time, again solicit the suffrages of the freeholders, in conjunction with Sir William Codrin Chronicle. gton.—Gloucester FORFA.RS this county, in it in contemplation to l IIRE —The Protectionists, it is stated, have bring forward the Hon. Claude Lyon, brother to Lord Strathmore,_ as a candidate for burs - opposition to Lord J. F. Gordon Haliy .on; but it is not believed the former will have the least chance, of unseating the present Member. HARWICII—Mr. Bsgshaw, M.P., has issued an ad dress, in w hi c h h e states his i n t e ntion to offer himself as a candidate. Mr. Waddington (M.P. for Malden) Las also issuel an address, in which he declares himself a candidate for the suffrages of the Harwich voters. It is , said that Mr. Attwocd also intends to stand, HULL.—Mr. Baines, one of the present Members, h:s positively declared that he will retire, and a declaration has been put out by the Tories, setting forth that it would .‘ conduce to the peace of the town, the interests of trade," itic.e., that a contest should be avoided by the unopposed return of Mr. Moore in conjunction with the present Whig Member, Mr. Clay. M r . Cl a y's seat is cons idered quite safe. P O OLE. --Mr. Slvage, a memb er o f th e bar, who lost the last election by a majority of twenty, is again be fore the constituency on the Protectionist interest. Sir George Phillips, one of the sitting M e mbers, retiree, an d Mr. Kirkman Rodg.o n , a di rec tor of the Ba nk of England, is brought for war d as his successor, upo n free trade principles. SALISBURY,--AL second Protectionist candidate has jut: made his app earance i n the field, in th e p erson of Mr. Pownall, th e Mid d l esex magistrate. The Hon. John Ashley had been applied to, but declined a con test, which hi s persona l knowledge of th e borou g h con vinced him wa s h o p e less. Both candidates adopt the guarded language Of the Ministerial chiefs. SIITIIERLANDSHIRE AND ROSS-SHIRE.—No contest is expected for either of these counties, and the re•election . of Sir David Dods); for Sutherland, and of Mr. James 11ia►theEon for ROSS and Cron arty, may therefore be con sidered all but certain. TRALEE.—The Tralee Chronicle of Saturday contaisn an address from Mr. Maurice O'Connell, denying that he intended to s,baridon she representation of Tralee. There are three candidates now spoken of:—Mr. O'Con nell, Mr. Blennerhas:ett, and AOrniral Si r T. H er b ert. WICK Buaoas.—No opposition is anticipated to Mr. Loch in this district. Vv IGTONSHIRE.-A rumour has been current in this county, since the dissolution of Parliament has been talked of, of Captain Dalrymple, the present Member, meeting with opposition, either from Captain Lisy, or Mr. Stewart, jun., of Glasserton. CHANCERY REFORM ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the Chancery Reform Association was he'd yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of taking into consideration the recommendations of the Chancery Refor m C ommissioners. Lord Ersk i ne presided, and einoeget t h ose present were Mr. Hume, M.P., Mr. Trelaw e y, Captain Scobell, M.P., &c. The CIIAIRM AN , i n open i ng the preci e di ngs, b r i t fly expressed his sat i s f action at the improvement which had taken place in the prospects of their mute since he had lest addre seed a timilar meeting. The association had then hardly any hope, while they had now a certain as did not know t h at the sueenee of t h e success of their projects. Although ho zpehaatteisctaltllyswtrhaantecofofth: ;root; judges ,:f the land rgreed 'with them . on every point., with them to an exienytevihtliPch d n i o d, without onesus r exception,octcd. Theiro d su t e he t y o their labours. c fe a l li t s n ° o w w as the em g Mr. Bretz, after referring t) the h• pl'terryjusailas history of the move ' ment ;'or legal reform, said that no one in a rational country like this need despair of success if their cause was a good one. They bad now arrived in view of the the attainment of their object. They had all classes of politicians now in favour of Chancery reform ; and they had reason to expect that, before long, the country would be placed in an enviable position, compared with that which it had hitherto occupied with respect to the powers of this court. Let every one look upon this question as his own, for no man knew how soon he or his property might be brought before it by some wicked or designing man. He remarked that some years ag o he had an interview with Mr. Challinor, a member of the council of this Association on the subject of a pa in phlet clearly exposing the inherent defects of Chancery. This pamphlet he had afterwards pressed on the atten tion of Lord John Russell, who read it and admitted that something ought to be done. Some of the Bills for the reform of this court had been already prepared, and instructions had been given by the present Government for the preparation of those which had not been drawn under the direction of the late Government. He be lieved that this question, after being agitated in and out of Parliament for thirty years, was now ripe for that settlement on full conviction which secured the perma nence of the reform which might be adopted. If they reformed this court, it would lead to reforms in other courts, and to a general simplification of procedure. He did not see why they should not copy the system pur sued in the Court of Bankruptcy, where a system of dealing with accounts had been adopted, and was gene rally satisfactory to the mercantile interest of the coun try. Ile then moved the following resolution:— " That the Royal Commissioners appointed in 1850 to inquire into the process, practice, and system of pleading in the Court of Chancery, having examined many par ties most competent to give evidence on the subject, in cluding the present Lord Chancellor, one of the Lords Justices of Appeal, some of the usters in Chancery, with their clerks, several of the most eminent barristers and solicitors practising in the equity courts, with David Dudley Field, Esq., one of the commissioners by whom the New York code of procedure was framed ; and having unanimously reported that extensive and deep rooted mischiefs arise from the present system, involving the utter denial of justice, and the ruin of the litigants and their families, this meeting is of opinion that so un qualified a condemnation by the eminent men forming the Commission, demands the immediate application of a legislative remedy, one of the first duties of a Govern ment being to render justice attainable by all, without delay or ruinous cost. system by able Cetentallott,;olieitor, of Leek, in a longs a ste an speech, chara c t er i se d the C ourt o f Chancery as by which the settlement of any question in dispute was deferred to the utmost possible time; and by which the money might of the kingdom had often lorded it over the humbler right. It was a sort of legal gambling table on which the evil passions of the parties were worked up to the greatest possible extent for the benefit of the keepers of the table. The keystone of the übuses of the Court of Chancery was the preventing the meeting of the parties and their witnesses in court, and their oral examination before the judge who tried the cause. Then there was a continual system of reference from judge to judge, which, as the opinion of only a single judge was taken at each step, was never conclu sive. lie expressed his satisfaction at the reforms which were contemplated by the Government, but his regret that there was still an adherence to the system of taking evidence before an examiner, to be certified in writing to the court; remarking that he could not see any reason why a legatee should not recover his legacy from an exe cutor at !aw in the same manner as a creditor from the executor of his debtor. A game of dues played by cor respondence was tedious enough; but it was nothing to this legal game played in writine, for which lawyers were paid by the folio.—(Cheers.) lie would mention the Cabe which had made him a Chancery reformer. A farmer in SteffJrdeliire lett his property to his wife for life, and after her death to his eldest son, sue charged it also with a legacy of 3001. to his second son. When he claimed his legacy, he was told that he had in fact received it in rnsinteaancc and other ways, and the matter was thrown into Chancery, the only dispute being whe ther he had received the legacy or not. A suit was commenced, to which seventeen parties were made de fendants. In edghtcen months' time it came before the Vice-Chine/11°r, Who decided that he could not come to any decision at all, but referred ii to the Master to in qu re into matters ehich were not in di-pnte. It re : to " :he when sui t had he wateed in the Alasttr's office fur tt a v r o3 , a directed that the proceedings ehouki be co mmence d ii r(d. f t! e one of c .:. s l' ) i e bad ri6 i early ti auished by t hi s ( eiPal, p Il t b i c: m .ev e n°';' o mitted. that the matter was compromised. From that time he had determined to use his utmost endeavours to bring this giant iniquity before t Le bar of public opinion. The lion. Gentleman thus contended for the principle of bringing all parties to a suit face to face in court, an d stated that, although the system of written evidence had been recommended by the Commissioners to be abo lished, yet as oral evidence was to be taken only by examiners, and not by the judges who heard the cause, he thought that question hod not been fully dealt with. After alluding at some length to the proposed abolition of the Masters' offices, office copies, and the other re commendations of the Commissioners, he concluded by expressing his gratification at finding that the Associationor resolution:— " e o s o f u c t had h i a la n e•ne Chancery labours of the Chancery Reform been fruitless.—(Cheers.) He concluded, amid cheers, by seconding the resolution, which was passed unani mously. m , ae y, T s dt e ow e n nhe towardsl w oo r t ha y i , s Ai m . r Peee.dt,ienmovedmeeting ii sn g the tfh eo nestpci Court thatmuch * justly attaches to it, by be wthheiephrensoewnt system as will render from a m t h e e n d o rs b e l n q t si y n evidence in the most satisfector, each court, whether of law or Equity, relief in the cases which fall undeor abolish bills of revivor end supplementmailabisi all unnecessary parties to it auij aitstocdogisnpieznasnecelittho s r c v : a m rr p a l n e t ta e for hearings, states of facts and eh opie wtel_dcompetent to take and objections to drafts of reports, and e o r ll e to c ren ders the proceedings as s ummary as is compatible with due security to both parties, together with tho extinction of the Masters' (Aces— most of which is recommended by the Commissioners of the Crown—it is also assured that many of the evils incident to the present system must necessarily exist until the distinction between law and equity is abolished, oral examination in the presence of the Judge who tries the cause carried out, and justice is in all cases administered by one court of universal jurisdiction, a practice which has been introduced into the United States with the happiest results." The first evil which he thought was entailed by the was the retention of capital f rom f it was true that 200 millions operation of purposes. this I skrlieg was thus detained, every labourer i n th e °sun tthrys quantity had an of capital from which his l a b ou r derived a n indirect interest in the qu es ti on , b ecaus e employmen t was thus diminished, and hi s wages we re consequently lessenett. Mr. BEI'JAMIN OLIVEIRA teeonded the resolution, w hi c h was passed unanimously. Mr. MEREWEATHER TURNER moved the next molt'. goo-- " That the Council of the Chancery Reform Associa tion be requested to continue its proceedings, this meet ting having seen with much satisfaction that almost every ono of its published statements, touching the e normities and cruelties of the present system of equity, has been conceded by the Commissioners of the Crown, as also most of the remedies formerly proposed by th e council; and being fully assured that the strongly con demnatory report of the Commissioners has but to be. come generally known to force upon the Government and Legislature the so long called for relief and rem e d y ." The resolution was the n unanimously agreed to, and after a vote of thanks to the chairman, the proceedings terminated. DA GUERRE OTYPING. have g T7Yh t , a ne w mode of fini s hi ng daguerreo types. ur sense of justice, lam sure, will allow me to the process of (namelli ng , sa id to be disco d g entleman in Charle s to wn, U n i ted States, so f ' s a te r arte f e r ' o bt m hyaa t being new, was introduced by me in the spring of last year, when it received, besides the approval of other excellent authorities, a favourable notice in tho Times of Al2y 13, 1851. Since that time it has boen constantly applied to portraits t:lren at my establish. meats, end through the perEction it has attained is in increasing requisition. _ I urn, Sir, your obliged servant, eP RICHARD BEARD. Daguelreotyportrait-roums, 85, King William-street, City, March 17. LIFE BOATS,-- The Secretary to th e Naval de partment - - of the B oard of T ra d e h as addressed a communi. cation to the Commissioners of Customs, signifying that, as it has hitherto been impractcable to give notice of the final arrangements adopted, their Lordships consider that if, in any special cases occurring before the Ist May next, it should appear that a vessel is not provided with the proper boats, and that the omission has been really occasioned by the want of sufficient notice, the vessel should not be detained from proceeding to sea, but the master or owner should be warned th a t =su bsequent occasions the law vill bt 'tiiGflp enforced. pki.) 08 5 ,0 urn i " A lt* end ' l' rOll I.°, /1 0 1 11 ei 5. 01. i ; B ) 1t1 : 10 . g be 00 0 ia be es ng ~~ 4 le P 00 li d ) 00 , 110 cao d . de git'd° o ell toy' 0 . ;~o