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

NATIONAL REFORM ASSO CIATION.— cans DAY.) A conference of delegates front all parts of the country Was held this day at St. Martin's flail, ie compliance With a notice issued by the National Reform Asso ciation. The meeting watt held in the smaller hill, and there w as Only a limited attendance of p. rsona at 11 o'clock, but as the day advanced this number increased. We noticed present Sir Joshua Walmsley, M.P., Ad• .• miral Sir Charles Napier, Mr. Gesch, M.P., Mr. flume, M.P., Mr. Geo. Thonap,on, M.R. Mr. itleCullagh, M P., . Idr. J. W. Fox, M.P., Edwd. Mini), the licv. Mr. Bur , nett, Mr. Ralph Walter, Mr. &fwd. Davey, Mr. Hough ' ton, Mr. Lett emore , 1)r. Simpson, Mr. Searle, Mr. Sleek, ... Manning, Mr. eialishurv, and others. Sir JOSHUA WALMSLEY addressed the meeting to the following effect :—ln opening the business of this confe rence, the entire management of whose proceedings will . be in your baud , permit me in the name of the council to off er y ou my best thanks for your atmndance here to day, and for the valuable assistance you have rendered to the cattle of reform in your several localities. Suffer me also to offer a suggestion; it is, that in fill we may deem it necessary to ray during the sittings of this b ody, we should aim at the csndensation of our matter, and at reducing our propositions to the most practical and businestelike shape.—(Hear.) I would also suggest that those gentlemen who have any special information to give to the conference, or any plans to submit, should, if practicable, put such infornettien and plans into writ ing, and in as condensed a.compaes as possible.—(Hear.) Gentlemen, when the circular was issued which an nounced the intention of the council to convene this Meeting, it was their expectation that you would as semble under eomewhat different circumstances, and be called upon to discuss the details of " A Bill for the Im provement of the Representation," introduced to Par liament by her hlejesty's lam Government. I need not inform you that the Whig Administration has Ceased to exist, and that Lord John Rus sell's reform is therefore no longer a Govern ment measure. These events have relieved us from the necessity of spending much time in• deliberat ing upon the merits qr the demerits of the Whig scheme of reform. The great object of this conference will be to devise these measures by which a future Administration, whatever may be its name, will be compelled to grunt to the people of the United Kingdom a full and equal re presentation in the House of Commons.—(Hear, hear.) I shall dismiss the late Reform Bill with a veil few words. After listening to the stat ement o f th? late Prime Minister on the 9th of February, I felt it to be rtlY duty to declare in my place in the House of Cum teens that the measure, the outlines of which had been sketched by the Noble Lord, was totally unworthy of the Rouse of Commons, totally unworthy of being called a Reform Bill, and totally unworthy of the political ante cedents of Lord John Russell.—(Cheers.) To this opi nion I still adhere.—(Hear.) It is no Reform Bill, for it Makes no provision tor the independent, exercise of the ti g ht of voting. By the omission of the ballot, it brings neon it the condemnation so emphatically pronounced by Manchester employers of labour at a late conference in Aeanchester who declared " that any extension of this se fr anchise, unaccompanied by the secrecy and security of use ballot, would be mere mockery."---(Cheers.) It is no Reform Bill, for it would not bestow the right to vote upon more than half a million of the at present unfran- Pitied class es , or u p on one in e i g h t o f th e mil - those who are unjustly deearred the right of electin g "uose to whom are committed tho disposal of their pro P fi rtY, their liberty, and their lives.—(Cheers.) Such a measure carries upon the face of it the appearance of an reatt rather than of a boon.—(Cheers.) It is no Re :In:Bill, for if to some extent it widens the area of 66 anomalies, boroughs, it leaves otherwise untouched the euenealtes, inequalities, and corruptions of the existing I eP tet h.—(Hear ) It is no Reform Bill as respects the 1 fe e Of representatives to their constituents, i l i e e r it duce not repeal the Septennial Act, but leaves Par ' h i r e nt to a seven years' existence, and Members to the ti once during that period, to the deteriorating armee,- j e s _ h s, ef the House of Commonte—(Cheers.) Such tieing 8 7 haracter of the Bill brought in by Lord John Rus -117, I cannot regret its fete; but must rather congratu a„°You on the fact that it no longer exists to impede •!'tte effurta to obtain a measure more consistent with the !Litt demands of the people, and ttze interests of the cni tarY at large. With the se observations I come at Refero the plan of reform advocated by the National specifym Association.—(Hear.) It is unnecessary to e _ in detail the features of the measure which, after itateceet deliberation, has been adopted, with a view to the 0 tsi ument of a great practical good, by a concession en rs ; h and of extrem e and abstract opinions, and the t i rdelement o n t h e o th e r of those restrictions and liroi °te which stood in the way of the extension of the to seehise t o t h e intell i gent and i n d ustr i a l c l asses o f t h e 4 133 ,,T u tlftY.—(Hear, hear.) The holding of nearly six _Prel7red public meetings, the co-operation of the p ti i; ,. l the annual discussion in Parliament, and the testion of a very large number of tracts and pam et have made the princi e l e a of th e assoc i a tion al eite!st universally known, and have obtained for them a t l . c _ is ,.and most encouraging support. On on e p o i n t only i'li.there been any mis a pp re h ens i on , an d I am anx i ous "meatier the holding of this conference and the publi . cittie e s 8 91 its proceedings, it should no longer exist. 4° misapp re h ens i o n t o w hi c h I h ave alluded has ".s eu out of a misinterpretati on o f the first clause in• the ( de claration of our objects, as set forth on th e ca rd I .' s . membership. That clause is is definition of th e qua cation for the franchise. Now it has been moat n'reneously supposed, that by the claiming to be rated r e the relief of the poor is meant the actual payment of ea a condition of voting. Such is not the case. `tied u °tetact contrary is the face—Wear.) All we mean the existing parochial machinery should be re , as the beet adapted for the purpose of local re• titration under local eupervisieu and self government; bat the ri g ht to be upon the regi s ter a nd t o vo t e s h ould bWhollyindependent and irrespective of the payment rates,—(Cheer:.) This simple statement will, 1 e el*, net this question at rest, and g i ve assurance to the Tends of reform everywhere, that we shall most stre 10Usly opp ose a ll attempts to i nsert a rate paying cle ats in any future Refor m Bill, b e li ev i ng such a clause t i ‘ be a fruitful source of oppression, chicanery, and and little better than a penal enactment, visit -72: upon honest men the pen a lty o f di s f ranch i se- Date ant for the non-pre-payment of a due, which the (e l °°hial authorities have ampl e power to enforce.— e ef _ e ''res) It will, d e ubtle et , b e expecte d t h at I should f ee ': tet the operations of the association since the con tio'ree of 1850. In conformity with the recommends eke' of that b o dy, the council has ever since been fed en the m oat p opu l ar pr i nc i p l es, an d the result has n T t hat we have h a d th e b ene fi t o f t h e op i n i ons and ignettions of men intimately aware o f th e w i shes an d e lgt of the great body of the unenfranclaised classes. ewer:?enabers of the association have adhered with un inoye 'ng fidelity to the principles upon which the boiled was originally based, considering th emse l ves Plea ee l° the one h a nd to demand all th a t those princi to' e m uraced, and on the other to resist every at temp t Arefe eci e d them, unless with the consent and at the ex (Hee,. L desire of the majority of the entire body.— ho le "ear.) This feeling hay restrained the council t heir kink even a verbal alteration in the statement of th ere Pi ceiples, as they have thought it better that e t th sh ould be a partial and temporary misconception tali caning rem of a phrase than a suspicion of a ele beli„re 'from the original basis. To this course may, I re tie - e' be ascribed much of the confidence and co-ope riete-„" n ~ with which the association has been favoured Pe the Progress of its sgeatiore As was to be cx tiQ the association has bad to centeud with oifficul th, a nd oPpositico. 'These have taken partly from cre t i eet e utiPethy to the society, open or con the ef mere party politicians, but more from T he apathy and inertness of the unenfranchised classes. Parts of which have beets received from all pr.tsS Of the,kingdOin and the personal visits of the dee ututi on which iatvir, zave convinced th e eou b tte.n from time to time sent forth, sons belonging to what u a a r this middle classesil that a l arge num b er of par (persons themselves incalled eincerely desirous of exte e dir i on of the franchise), are their political rights.—(ch,: s tn the working classes Persons have proved by their a r et , ) th Yot a few of these to .the confidence of those whom th 4: the are entitled 11 : 1 "re. They, however, complai n , an y d are i seeking to „ - ee, that the working classes have 0054 1 : u h rin nI g ue r h ec j e u n si essential pu t tfoort(hhe oanuectubsiirrogr abnienyh aetizhteeri r -I,4tt, manifested that enthusiasm and t 'eiee,, cause which are Which others may tho Ample They point to the labours and enthusiasm of te r - ,,Pmple in 1831 and 1832, in the conflict for .the over.. of the borougla m osgering system, and to their je tZLetr uggles and sacrifices for the establishment of th e In f. e r es ' Charter, and contrast th ese with the a pparent te:Lueern of the working classos at the present time.. W n "r3f friend'of reform must deeply regret this state of Po w e r ' and and earnestly desire to sec the intelligent and to w `"h l bod of the industrial community awakened k i a iti t e enp . o of y the importance of working out their own epee e,. 41 emancipation. Others are prepared to co be , tee 'e with them; but if the great o fra tio - ralplished, it must be by'the efforts of the unen stietitissd themselves, aided and supported by their I 1 10 4 Who already possess the suffrage.—(Bear, hear.) %awe sai d that there are men in every part of the let t ' i r l Y who merit:the confidence of the working classes; Chi t , etla hasten to bestow that confidence, and to atat e , w ith those who desire to elevate them. Raving our what I conceive to be the principal reason why oeuti!',l„hgress has nut been - as rapid and as great as we ee heeire let also gratefully acknowledge the It m e el eta with which large numbers of the producing th e "l ea h sve ,united with us, and made concessions for more ee-operaei n while at the same time holdi ng s 'le zta ty nneed opinion;. I must also notice with sin- Sid Wed deep felt gratitude the sanction and valuable ha ve received in various places from Christian mini tr who have perceived the intimate connexion. 4 oll e f /I tis th improvement of the social and civil condi- Zith e "'People, and their own succems in the discharge , ea t) °tiered duties which devolve upon them.—( guar , t° Do" Gentlemen , the advent of a Protectionist partythe peoe:;v/i,ll doubtl ess rev i ve t h e spirit which animated e 2rn.141" oaring the struggle for the repeal of the " t anif, s , B - - -(Elear, hear.) No one will witness the my isle' ' i tch of that spirit with more satisfaction than Pr 4 i s etiun a t sh ould deeply regret to see the energies of snretted exclusively to the maintenance of the <vs' of free trade, instead of being directed ;thee e a change in the system of representation us (ettlerr rlnan ently exclude from power all monopolists, t h 11 eers,) Commercial , e c cl es i a stical, or political.— eae r p e e If free -trade principles are at this moment. t ete ;7 4 a it is because the m i g hty resources which es " th , action to abolish the corn-laws were . eted 6 time when repeal wa s obtained at once di term b to the Mo "Ye-- enlargement and purification of the elec raokiis„, (Cheers.) Ilad the signal victory over the i t - 4644,e° of the people's bread been followed by an )11!0,,hilew assault upon the monopolists of t h e people's Yin' the year 1852 would not have seen Lord ' 1 111•L Nwer. but a Government noting in harmony ., - P e ppier 7 . taro& II feicnitted aud, jegellOrfit" THE House of Commons.--(Cheers.) Let it not be forgotten that the restoration of the duties en corn, is only one amongst many evil measnrea which a Tory Government - assumes °Ric to carry through Parli . inient.(lfear,) Let it not be forgotten that the principles, and 'conse quently the prilicy, of such a Government will - be throutrhoot illiberal, and that though it may not be able to carry its priveipl , s, in all (33.,eN, into actual enactment, it will obstruct and prevent measures of a liberal cha rizett,r from being carried.—(Hear, hear.) For ' Myself, then, I will not unite in a general agitation Upon.exclu siedy free-trade principles; and would counsel my countrymen, who want not only h but cheap govern men t, and eftictual control over the a nationLeanespftrati:n'rst 7 purse, to bread, to embrace the present favourable opportunity of securing the perpetusl blessings of flan trade, and a: general amelioration of existing hurdenF by means of a radical change in th e r e p resen t at i on .—(Lood cheers.)- Let the people who purchase corn possess the franchise, and there need be no epprehension they will ever peralit the landlords of England again to tax, the fctod on which they subsist,—(Ubeer. ,. .) .And now, p„entletnen, in- ite , tiring from the position ia which I have been 'placed, merely that as president of the association I might, open the business of this conference, I have to express my earnest hope and strong belief that our preceedings will he characterised by eon, tray, moderation, a strict regard to the objects which have brought us together,.- and a spirit of liberality towards every gentleman who - may desire to address this assembly.--(Hear, hear) Your business in the first instance will be to elect a chairman of the confer:owe, with two vice-chairmen, a secretary, and a business committee; the latter should not exceed seven in number, and were you to take one or two out of our council they might facilitate the business. To theatS officers should be confided the affairs of the; conference; and such resolutions as may lay the groundworkfor pro fitable discussion. It will also be the province of these gentlemen to prepare the final report or address of the conference to the nation. In conclusion, let me remind you that it the association is to continue in existence, and to pursue in future the objects to which it has hitherto devoted its attention, it will need a still greater measure of support than that,which it bas yet received.—(Flear.) Thus tar, and in the, hope of ultimate assistance, 04 the burden and expense has been chiefly borne by' few, rather than the many. Henceforth the pecuniary responsibility must be divided between those who are labouring for the people and the people themslves I Sustained by the body which, the association seeks to enfranchise, it will possess the power to carry on all its operations vi ith tenfold vigour, and the moral energy also, to enforce peaceably, and constitutionally, its rea sonable and just demands.—(Cheers.) It will befor you to determine whether you will renew your confidence - in the council and executive of the ;association, and if yon: should deem them worthy of continued approbation and trust, then to devise the means of placing such resources of sympathy and fnnds at their disposal as will enable them to prosecute successfully the great work which has been committed to their hands.—(Cheers.). Sir Joshua Watmsley concluded by moving that Mr. flume be requested to take the chair.--(Loud cheers.) Mr. GEORGE. THOMPSON, M.P. seconded the motion, which was carried with great acclamation. _ Mr. Hume then took the chair amidst much applause. It was proposed. seconded, and carried, that Robert Heywood, Esq., of Bolton, and Robert Walters, Esq., of Neweasile, should be appointed to act as Vice - Presidents :of the Conference. Mr. George Thompson was elected Secretary., A business committee, consisting of seven gentlemen, was next appointed. Mr. E. JONES wbbed to know if he was eligible to sit upon this conference. He bad been deputed by the me tropolitan Chartists to attend this meeting and watch its proceedings. The CHAIRMAN replied in the affirmative. The election of Mr. Searle was then carried. Mr. JIALEY moved the election of Mr. Birch, of the University of Oxford, a farmer and a ,good radical.— (A laugh.) This election was csrried, after which Mr. Lattemoro was elected ,to represent the agricultural interest, tnd Mr. Edward Miall the Nonconformist press. A GENTLEMAN proposed the election of Mr.. B. O'Brien. Mr. G. THOMPSON said that gentleman was not eli gible, as he was not a member of the National Parlia mentary and Financial Reform Association. This meeting had been convened for the purpose of pro moting the objects of this association, and the commit tee wished to uaite all parties with that view if it was possible ty do so. No one could be allowed to vete in this conference who was not a member of the assio cialion. The CHAIRMAN said DO one who could not produce his card of membership should thrust their views upon the meeting. Mr. DICK doubted the honesty of the association. The CHAIRMAN indignantly repelled the insinuation, and said while he occupied the chair ho would not allow Mr. Dick or any other man to call in question the honesty of this association. A DELEGATE from the Tower Hamlets was satisfied that there would be no fair play in this meeting, and he should therefore withdraw from it.—(Cheers.) A WORKING MAN said he had been admitted to this meeting by a card, and he was sorry to see members of his class so utterly regardless of all order and decorum as some of them had exhibited to-day. Mr. Hoiyoake, Mr. Jackson, of Yarmouth, and Mr- Gregory Foster, were also elected members of the bu• siness committee. Mr. IifItALL thanked the conference for having elected him, but be could only accept the office conditionally. He should accent upon the understanding that the ob ject of this lIPS/ movement was to promote the principle of reform recognised by the National Parliamentary and Financial Reform Association..--(Cheers.) The'business committee were then directed to retire, and enter at once upon their functions. Mr. HOME then addressed the meeting at some length, reminding the conference that he had been 41 years in the House of Common 7, and, during the whole of that time, he h,el voted in favour of progressive reform. He assisted in drawing up the Charter, but 'in this ctn. - tufty we were ruled by the mejoriry, and he was therefore.not disposed to sacrifice the improvement of his fellow-men because he could not get all be wanted. The disunion which arose between him and the Chartists twelve years ago had so long delayed the progress of reform. Those of Mr. Joncs's principles wanted to go too fast; tauter, indeed, than there were horses sufficient to carry the coach. Surely, if they could not get to Oxford, they ought not to object to go half the way, and it was with the view , of carrying out that idea as applied to reform that this conference had been called. it was to unite all parties in favour of a compromise without giving up the full opinion that they professed, and he hoped the movement would be suffered to go on without interrup- tion.—(Cheers.) Oa the return of the business committee, Mr. MIALL read the report. . Mr. VAISIEN stated himself to be a Chartist and a Financial Reformer, .and he rose for the purpose of &- eying the statement which had been made, that the bulk of the people were not with the association. It was obvious that it was the interest of this association to have the people with them, and it was • equally ob vious that they had nor.—(Cries of "Hear" and "No.") He saw no working men in the constitution of the so ciety, and the fact was that the working classes did not go with the association. The gentlemen of this asso ciation said, put the Financial Reformers into power, and then you. will have good government.—(lle!tr.) Hr granted that, but if they did put them into power they would not put the people into power. To secure thin, ho must say they must go on a broader basis than bad been laid down yet by those politicians who were emphatically called the mercantile party. For his part, he thought that the old aristocracy, bid as they were, went far beyond the mercantile party in many points which related to the social awl moral welfare of the people. The conference was then addressed by the .varioes delegates from the country, and the proceedings had not climeCl when our report kit. PARLIAMENTARY CoMMITTEER.—The committee of Selection have appointed the following Committees :—A C inmittee, consisting of Mr. Alderman Copeland, chairman, Mr. W. Evans, Sir E. Gooch, Mr. Collins, and Mr. J. Bell, on the Liverpool Corporation Waterworks, the Southampton Corporation %N. aterwurks, Sunderland Waterworks, and Mer thyr Tydvil Waterworks, to meet on the 16th of March; a Committee, consisting of Mr. Legh, chairman, Mr. Grim f.(2lol, Sir G. Pechell, Mr. Uuncuft, and Mr. Dawes, on the Norr w lverhampton Gas, Newport Improvement, Cheltenham f l mprovement, and Barnstaple Markets, to meet on the 16th March; a Commitee. of Captain Harris, chairman, Sir J. s meet on the 18th'efal1' th e AleYacs.-.'lA—lr,:eS, S. Davies, Mr. Milner, and Mr. W. Goold, on vv ood, and Mr. River IST.advYiagradt'io:,? ton i mp ' ro l e u m ill t mprovernent, Runcorn Improvement, Stock Medina d Liverpool Museum and Library, to gh Foyle 'and S nii. Lockhart, Lord E. Howard, - Mr. Heywood, ohairin nn; Air. `fir. ; a Committee, of Colonel Lind say, on the East Lo Souththe EDsrsocitxw Canal,"e ' Estuary, hJunction d Accidental Death Insur an March. The c YvillY orneeDrainage, to meet on the 18th of London Waterworks, are appointed to meet onantche, and Mansfield Gas Light ' Patent Solid Sewage Maur eistn of. March, and Bills, Hospital, and Scarborougl: Aberdeen Boyiethons(eioi.the meet on the 16th of March. arkets and Apprnacha v Girls' es Bill, to D EWSB URY.—S TEEPLECRABE Exm.A.,,,' A race of this description came' off • n n - .i — : (i f llE N4 4 : l tir: Dewsbury Moor, between two small" farmeurse—aY 'm t; on Tolson, aged 73 years, and George Wilson, a . d hamed p a , had been in the habit of hunting in their younge r , "' The on Monday night, overt heir cups, made a wager t• 0 says, tun ; neat nes day for two cows—Dans red and white cow against'Ge g ' ,t .branded cow. Accordingly, they started from Dan's manure: heap at one o'clock on Tuesday. The fences were chiefly atone walls, and the distance rather over half a mile. Georgew took the lead, and both men cleared the first two fences' in fide style, George keeping the lead; but at the third George tipped the wall-top, and came down heavily. Dan now got the lead, and appeared like a winn er ; but at the fifth fence he alsb came down, and was lamed. George then made heavy play for the stake, and won the Cows by about a yard. Both men are now laid up of their wounds.—RaWas Guardian. ST. DAvlD's Day,—Yesterday being St. David's Day, the children b e l onging to the We l c h S c h o ol, Gray's ...,Inn lane, walked in p rocession to St. George's-churc h, Hanover sl uare, where au elo quent sermon was preac hed by the Lor d Bishop of Manchester f or t h e occasion. After his Lordship's address, the children proceeded to the Freemasons' Tavern, where they partook of an excellent dinner, which was pro- Tided for them by governors and f r i en d s of t h e i nst it u ti o n. CANADA.—We learn from Le Canadien, that Sir Allan Mac Nab has respectfully decli ne d an invitation to a public dinner tendered to him by the Conservative electors of Hamilton, Canada West. The Gallant Knight no .loner considers himself " a political man," but ~g . a man for rail ways and material progress." FALMOUTH, MARCH I.—Wind W., f -r "h•—Arrd. Ad miral Moulmein, for London; Runnymede, Pernambuco• Balcuetha, ditto. SWANSEA, NARCII N.w.—Aro. C u b a , Valparaiso.. SUN, ' MAGAZINES, /kc —(CONTINUED ) DUBLIN UNIVERSITY. The most interesting section of this magazine is that entitled, " Stray Leaves from Greece." The contrast is vividly pourtrayed between the past grandeur and towering superiority of the Greeks, sad their present . ignoble and insignificant position. There is, likewise, well worthy o f a ttenti o n, " The Rath of Badarnor," tin ancient tr; nslat'an of the Fenian poems, which appear to have been written in the fourteenth century. The last article is devoted to the . consideration of the policy of Lord Claren don. :The following pleasing lines are met with in a letter designated "The Bursting of the .Bud:"— sprin g . is COMillg, spring is coming • With her sunshine and her showers; llo , rn is ringing with the singing Of the birds in In-lie and bowers. Buds are fillinf.r. leaves'are swelling, . Flowers on field and bloom,on tree, O'er the earth and air and ocean Nature holds her jubilee. Soft, then, stealing comes a feeling O'er my bosom tenderly; Sweet I ponder as I wander, For my musings are Of Om Everywhere and every minute, Feel I near thee, lovely one; In the lark and in the linnet, I can hear thy joyous tone. , • Bud and blooming mark the coming Of thy feet o'er vale and hill; And thy presence, with life's essence, Makes the forest's heart to fill. Now before thee I adore thee, • Love creative thee I sing; • Now I meet thee, and I grret thee, By the holy name of spring. They are peculiarly adapted to the present season; they breathe a fresh and genial spirit, which well be fits th© elastic feeling inspired by the dawning of the fresh spring morning in the country. ,ROYAL MILITARY MAGAZIAE, A Journal devoted to the Interests of the United Services. Edited by Lieutenant Hort. The present number contains " The Kafir War and the National Defences," and " A Recollection of West India' Service." There is an article on " The Command of the British Army," which was written prior to the change of Ministers. It sets forth the impropriety of appointing a civilian as Secretary of War :. He has the charge and supervisifig all the pay, allowance., pension., &c., of her Majesty's army. It is, therefore, evident to every one that a military chief alone can be capable of judging rightly on such subjects. =There is a great deal of information to be gained, respecting all the affairs and arrangements of the army, and thus the publication before us may' be of great assistance to those concerned in military sciences. AfISCELLANEO US. The first _article .we meet in Tait's Edinburgh Magazine is entitled "On Preventable Death," which exposes the numerous evils and public griev anceS which tend to increase mortality, and which it is possible to remove. It also contains " Rough Notes on the French Army," and " The Working Man's Way in the World." Colburn's Monthly has an interesting paper on " The Modern Poetry of Spain," by Mrs. Bushby. J. E. Carpenter contri butes some graceful verses entitled " Olden Dreams." " The Lancashire Witches" have reached the four teenth chapter of Book IL, in Ainsworth's Magazine, and Miss Addison'a tale of "Florence Hamilton " is still continued. An article entitled " Shakspereana ; or, Shakspeare and •his Critics," is an interesting analysis of the works of the great dramatist. The New Monthly ,Belle Assemblie, which is now incJrporated with the . ..Ladies' Companion, con tains a " Memoir of Madame du Deffant," by the late Countess of Blessingtoo, and a somewhat impro bable though amusing tale by Mrs. Ably. The " Corner," and the "Work Table," occupy a prominent place. The Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal has three illustrations, one of which repre sents the iron railing of the British Museum. There is also an abridged paper, read at the Institution of Civil Engineers, by Matthew Digby Wyatt, on the " Construction of the Building for the Great Exhi bition." Mrs. , Cowden Clarke continues her pleasing essays on," Sympathy with Unknown People ' in the British Journal; in which there are some lines on March flowers by Calder Campbell, and a few stray thoughts on the genius of Dickens. There is an amusing account, in the Follet, of a Scindian lady's dress, and a lively sketch of it. The plates are, as• usual, remarkable for elegance of design and taste fulness of colouring. THE LIFE BOAT. No. I. Charles Knight. Considering that there are very nearly two vessels belonging to the United Kingdom every day shipwrecked on an average, it must be at once seen that there is sufficient reason for the appearance of a periodical like the one here commenced—being a Journal of the National Shipwreck institution. During the course of the year 1850 there were 692 of our vessels lost, giving a burthen of just 127,188 tone. There were 277 of these total wrecks. There were 84 sunk by leaks or collisions. There were 16 abandoned. And there were 304 stranded and so far injured as to necessitate the ditcharge of their cargoes. Out of the whole number of the crews and passengers whose lives were thus endangered a terrible aggregate, 780, perished. Aware of these and other facts of a scarcely less lamentable character, the indefatigable Charles ; Knight has adventured upon a new en terprize in the publication cf a threehalfpenny organ of the Shipwreck Institution, entitled as above, " The Life Boat." To it we wish all imaginable success, if for no other reason-and there are plenty of them—for the general interests of. humanity.- LONDON, THE RIVER PLATE. . Intelligence from Buenos Ayrea - to December 20 has been received at Boston, United States, indicating that mattere were fast approaching a °fish , . Urquisa had crossed the Parana, and with a well-appointed army, '20,000 strong, was on his march to Buenos Ayres. His force was expected to be vastly increased as he passed through the 'proviriCes. The army of Ross was encamped in and about Buenos Ayres, and he , was'hu,sily engaged in drilling them—there was great:diistitisfaction amongst them. Rosas bad laid waste the country through which Urquisa would pass. Oue town : of 10,000 inhabitants was levelled by his orders ; the women and children were obliged to take refuge in J3genes Ayres, while the men were all im preseed'into the army. Tfl . E NLw CROWN OFFICERS: IN SCOTLAND.—It 15 now, ice believe, pretty certain that Air. Adam Anderson, the present Dean of Faculty, has accepted the Lord-Advocate ship under 'the Protectionist Ministry. To enable Mr. Anderson to get into Parliament, it is reported that Sir John Hope will resign his seat for Midlothian. - Mr. Anderson, we may mention, was Solicitor-General under Sir R. Peel's Government in 1846, and retained office after Lord Derby seceded from Sir Robert Peel. The Solicitor-Generalship will, it is said; be offered to Mr. Inglis ; but in the event of his non-atceptanco, it is likely that the office will be given to Mr. Charles 13aillie. ,We were in error, it seems, in stating in our last that Mr. Sandford, who was at that time talked of aS Solicitor-Genaral, was in Landon.cotsman. The Jersey Times states that al'renehmao is about to be appointed French Vice-Consul for the Channel Islands, and is to reside in Jersey. STEAMERS ON THE SEINE.—It is in contemplation to establish a line of steamers to run on the Seine, between Mercy and Grenelle, on the plan of those which ply on the Thimes. There will be intermediate stations, at which they will call to land and embark passengers. This service will, it is said, commence in the spring. Sir William Henry Elwea died on the Bth instant, in indigent circumstances, at North Shields, where he had resided tor many years. He was 68 years of age, and the only surviving son of the late Colonel Henry Elwes. It is understood that the deceased was a de scendant cf the notorious miser, John Elwes.—Carlisle Patriot. THE ATTORNEYB' TAX.—There is hope now; at all events, an obstacle is removed. Sir Charles Wood, in firm on all other points, was obstinate in refusing relief to the attorneys. , A whisper of opposition made him yield almost anything that was asked by any other class or in terest; but even three adverse votes of the House of Com mons could not overcome his hostility to the lawyers: Let us hope that Mr. Disraeli will be more reasonable or more pliant. He has a surplus to deal with'; he will have a turther revenue from import duties, which will enable him to lighten the burdens of internal taxation. He has ad vocated this in opposition—he cannot refuse it in °rice.— Law Times. The accounts of the state of trade in the provinces . during the past week present nbthing of particular interest. At Manchester there has been a satistactory business at firm may be obtained prices, with an increased demand fcr some descriptions of blast furnacesn ed animation l b attractinf goods which had been for along time neglected. The trade ( i ) i f ins : n o t t r t a in d g e b h am continues in a healthy state In the woollen o extend also u n s t a ricts there has been much dulness. At Birmingham the lion at Belfas'ttat ne il w I orders for the spring season are beginning to create re newed in- profitable quantities from the soot of • . The'recent discovery that potash salts eeu well maintained, and there is a disposi nthsiedecroattbonle a m tt a e n n u ti f o a n c . tur T es h o e f l t r h is a h t place. Mn. MU LINOS, Al.P:—We learn I: , tor Cirencester, and in Derby, on Monday lasit, that the Earl of theae for. Mr. Mullings, the Member tirely unsolicited, offered him an most handsome terms, and en . an independent Government; but that the Hon, i ( L i c o e r t whatever,a n t office fetter new zalememanberresopecthtfoulHlyoudsee dined to accept any Government SMI IT DART.— himself in any way as of Commons. — Woz.oxtster Journal. DiZATII OF OM JOHN WILDLOVE , We have to record the demise of this' merab r er - ' o f renetcy, who expi re d on th e 29 t h u l t i mo, in the 8d 3 th y e e a l3 r a n - f his age. The deceased gentleman married, in 1797 iita l re - se - : co nd daughter and co-heir o f the Rev. J ames D.C.L., of Horsmonden, Kent, by which lady, who diericritri 1847, he has had withnther issue a son, John James, born 1800, snd who succeeds to the family property, which is situate in the county of Dorset. The first Baronet was nigh Sheriff of Dorset, in 1772. The family is in a certain degree descended from the celebrated General Drlonk, Duke of Albemarle. . • ItuSti RAILWAYS.—The Bill for the construction of r railwaysesen t m in Ireland , proposes that gr an d juries may make p aid of railwiys a u th or i se d b y A ct o f Par- presentments s n 'stunt, ther i at es presented for collection not to exceed a • d certain pan age. TUESDAY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII COMPANY. The half-; early m,cting of the proprietors was held on Saturday, at the central station, in Lothbury—the Chairman, Mr. J Ricardo, M.P., presiding. The following report of the directors was reed:--4 " The accounts show an available balance of 14 7pll, 12a. 3d. Of this such the dire c tors recommend thd di vision of 9,3691. 9 5 ., w hi ch ',till produce a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent . per annum upon both elassei of shares, leaving a bal ance of 5,332/ 3.. 3J. to the er j' dit of the next half .y ear, The di rec t o rs point out to the proprietors , that this dividend is upon an increased amount of capital to the extent of 47,7501, no part of which has yet become productive. It must also be hdrne in mind that the increased efficiency of the arrange ments, end the nu merous mechanical i m provements / in every branch of the system of the company, have ena bled them to effect a reduc'ion in the tariff to the ex tent of upwards of 50 per cent., involving, as a 'lT'S stay consequence, an additional current expenditure, while the increase in the number of messages recei l ved and transmitted, vihic4 the - result has shown that your justifi e d in anticipating, is not yet fatly directors developed. erw ' l e n the la s t report it wa. announced that contracts had been entered into to the extent of 970 miles, including the Manchester, Sheffield and Lin colnshire, Great Northern, and Great Western line-, for which the call of 2/, 10e, sees made on the shares Class a These works are in a very forward slate—the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire is completed ; the line to Bristol on the Great Western will be open this week; the Great North probably b e open in the course of the ern is complete as far as P eterborough, and the remain ing length will ensuing month. These works, so far as the directors have been enabled to judge, Will be completed under the estimates. Since the l as t h alf-yearly meeting, fresh contracts have been enter e d i nto, extending over a dis tance of 500 miles, which will involve an expenditure of 35.012/. '7s. 6d., according to the elaborate estimates submitted by the engineer in chief. These estimates include the extension of the company's system, which will be required in conformity with the determination .of your directors, expressed in their last report. that they would not rest satisfied till all parts of the kingdom should be provided with telegrarhic ae commodation, and • until they had so combined and economised the system as to bring it into the most extended use, for which it is naturally adapted. The directors consider that the resolution of the special meeting celled in December last, authorising the issue of debentures, will render any further call at present on the shares Class B, unnecessary. The directors congrat u l ate themselves on the great extension of the lines within the last twelve months, and look forward, et no distant period, to the completion of a system already of great national im portance, and ultimately to embrace every commercial town onftthhee country. continental inaccuracies, and ex pense of the great advantage to the Public of the i lihteele delays, inaccuracies, an exemplifica tion's, adminis tration of such a system being under a s i ng l e manage ment. This circumstance alone admits the estab lishment of a low and uniform tariff, as with the postage, and aho tho accommodation of districts, which other wise could not of themselves maintain a telegraph." The capital account, to the end of December last, 12s. 3d. ; t o t a l, showed a rece ipt upon the shares of 330,000/. ; sun d ry liabilities, as per ledger, 3 4 , 981 /. 19s. 9d. ; reserved fund, 4 6 4 8 8, ,5 2 34 18 1. 1. 1 8 6 5. 5. 9d 9 . 1 On ;batlhanecoe,thle4r,7sOidle/., the co s t o f tele graphs completed and in progress, inclusive of th e cos t of patents, was 361,7314 185.8 d.; other items (including 26,370/. 19s. 7d. cash and securities in hand), 76,4864 10s. Id.; total, 448,2181. 85. 9d. The revenue account for the half-year ending Dec. 31, showed receipts for raesseges, subscriptions, and con tracts, amounting to 24,336/. Bs. 10d.; and expenses amounting to 15,9791. 163. 7d.; leaving a balance of 8,681/. 12s. 3d. The general balance exhibited the re sult stated in the report. The report having been received and adopted, formal resolutions carrying out its several recommendations, and making a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent., were also agreed to; Mr. George Wilson and Colonel Wylde were reelected directors; and Mr. Albert Ricardo was re -appointed an auditor. The CHAIRMAN then briefly addressed the meeting as to the prosp ects of the c ompany. Ho took the thin ness of the attendance as a proof of the confidence which the shareholders at large reposed in the directors; and it would be impossible to explain to those who had re cently become proprietors, the various details of the company's op erat i ons , which had, in fact, become almost innumerable. He would therefore merely observe that the directors, in making the various renewals and ex tensions of the company's system of communication, had been guided more by a desire to strengthen their posi tion than by any expectation of immediate profit. The meeting was then made special for the purpose of increasing the number of directors from eight to the number allowed by the Act, namely, twelve; the chair man remarking that the board had no immediate inten tion of acting upon the resolution; but they thought that it might become desirable to appoint directors re sident in some of the larger towns, such as Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol, Sec. It was not proposed, however, to increase the remuneration at present allowed to the board, namely, 500/. a year. A resolution, authorisin*, the increase, having been agreed to, thanks were voted to the chairman, and the meeting broke up. 'HE EXPRESS EDITION OF " TUE SUN."—We at half past 12 received by mail t ra i n l ast n i ght, or rat h er _, this morning, co pi es o f th e l atest ed i t i ons o f the Standard Globe, E x p ress , an d S un newspapers. The Sun was the only one of the f our w hi c h contained Lor d D er b y ' s speec h of by The Sun, a complete on th e o p en i ng o f the Parliamentary proceedings under the n ew Mi n i s t ry ; we were thus put in possession, the enterp r i se an d ac ti v i ty of the executive of large amount of valuable intelligence for a few pence, which we should not ha ve b een a b le to obtain by any other means without an outlay of several pounds .—Po r tsmouth Times and Naval Gaz e tt e . ACCIDENT TO THE O UTWARD INDIAN MAIL ~ Intelligence, v i a M a l ta, from Alexandria, to the 14th of February, announces that the Peninsular and Oriental Com pany's steam-ship Haddington, which left Suez oa the M B qidem, at fonr P.., with t h e passengers and outward Cal cutta and China ma il s dispatched from London on the 20th of January, had been towed back by the East India Com pany's steam-pack e t Ak bar, in consequence of her engines having been rendered useless by the fracture of her inter mediate shaft, which will detain her at Suez until a new one can be sent from either England or Calcutta. It was ex pected that the mail s an d passengers she had on board for Bombay would proceed about the 20th of February by the Akbar, but all the others, for Calcutta, &c., will have to FIRE AT . Sr. MARGARET'S CHURCH.-'-O n await the Hindostan, not due from Calcutta before the be ginning of March. it was mentioned by Mr. Crow, the beadle at St. Margaret's church, adjoining Westminster Abbey that on Ash-Wed nesday a fire broke out in that edifice e, which might have been attended with the most fearful results, had it been known at the time, thenhurch being full, and the sermon, by the Rev. Mr. Prest, just commenced. The first alarm was given by a man corning from the Houses of Parliament, who observed a flame issuing from the roof of the building ressed, and that officer engaged 10 or 12 men, on Abbey side, close to the cornice. With great fore thought he quietly n Sunday informed Mr. Crow of what he had wit fire ladders which are kept in the church, and ordered the 'parish engines to be got m readiness. lie by this means got on the roof, and it became necessary to remove about 20 feet of the coping stone before the place whence the flume issued could be got at. la ..,, was then discovered that who got out an old flue leading from the fireplace in the vestry-room, which had been almost forgotten, had be c ome red hot, and set fire to one of the beams in the roof of the church. For tunately, there is a pump close -- by, and the men speedily got um 50 pails of water, which enabled Mr. Crow to extin guisha crowd had collected in St. Mar garet's -street, not one of the the fire. While all this w ag congregation knew of it, so cautiously were the means to extinguish it carried out, and there is no doubt bad an alarm been given in the church the 'rush to the doors would have been fearful. It is fortunate, too, that the fire did not break out in the night time, as this going on at the roof, and TRAVELLING IN TUE OLDEN TIME.—The first , i ' d s 1 side, and 6 h 9 a . P w coach that went from London to Oxford in one day was in part of the church is close to Chapel, contained six passengers, had What a magic change, indeed I a as thirteen hours on the road. ai thel e b n no r lo v otn t h toi e ni o S ef e a v Ac e hp n r t i h sl The same distance can now be accomplished within the hour. A RUNAWAY BRIDEGROO. nn here ---I wedding near the banks of the lirr on Fri was a merry day last, which had, if not a melancholy, at least a singular close. The parties were duly united in the b andB of wedlock, having been made one according to the customary rites. After the usual festivities, ono the guidman,' instead of retiring with his bride, intimated his intention of aoing back to his and to all solicitat ' loyer's house, ions to the contrary his emp „ Nas i I t come back th reply was, aa , • for work e morn, but I maim gang away to be ready my i' the morning Off he set with his party, leaving his " better - half" ha ," " maiden meditation, fancy free," but rather chagrined, no doubt, at his unlooked-for departure. We are glad to have it to re port, that the fugitive from 'Hymen kept hi s word, and blithely returned to his lady s . bower, after the labour of Dumfries Standard. Saturday was finished.— a d . The Lord Chancellor has conferred the appoint ment of Principal Secretary on Mr. Simons, the reporter of the long series of cases heard before the late Vice -Chancel lor of England. THE LAW BILLS.—The new Lord Chancellor has lost no time in intimating that it is his intention to sup port the recommendation of the Commissioners for the Re form of the Court of Chancery. The Common La w p ro . cedure Bill will also be adopted by the Government. It may be assumed, from the recent pamphlet of Sir E. Sugden, that m no , no further progress will a be made with the registration scheme, It is, however, scarcely probable that any of these measures will become law this year.--Law Times. stithweriPilea thehEt. treenr : r_ts.o from borough. coalpit be !ghly re Mlil'ltCbg:es:rult.ely clasping his- C i n e g U r a Rs last NC Mr. E Spencer NE it NEAR I t h e . h s. mi n e ns n spectable cotton-spinner and manufacturer, residing Sat A ur w da F y tria mor ° ll Oldham, committed suicide by leaping d own a at moment g longing tub a ,t r h k ae e n r Ind, and, aoncrde , in tb.. in M a n ti S sn U i t . h p e .n rS d is is Stl su id pp t o o se h d av t e o been hav e a g e r o e m at mitted 1. rhlreu under the influence of that suffering. He went the ct mena bou about b were:n- peaasrt thell op' arms round one of the two ropes, then at rest fora or two in consequence of one cage being at the 1 0P and the other at the bottom, leaped forward and descended with awful rapidity. The depth of the pit e 1 is . 45 yards. He alighted in an upright position, bu o or his leg s coming in contact with the top of the cage will cut r 01 ., and the other broken. His left side was also a goo deal bruised. There were four men at the bottom, and one h cl a near escape. They wcsnt to the unfortunate gentleman 3 h a - o u3', but found that life was extinct. Mr. Suthers_weeans !fl, a large way of businev, and is believed to have h .in prosperous and affluent circumstances. He leaves _a . widow, son, and two daughters bereaved under these shocking circum s t ances. lie was about 58 or 60 years of age. C0.:A1.-WHIPPERS' FUND.--The receipts of this fund from tbe 31st December, 1850, to the Bth August, 1851, amounted to 48, , 885/. 10s. 3d., and the P a Yruents to 47003/. 9& r ., .-- 114 ., leaving a balance of 1, 8821. Os. 4d.. r, 4. " ri( ESBURY• Messrs. Humphrey Brown an d — ' lvitra • C. W. Cox have addressed the electorsof ' borough. this The formeria I converted Freeltrader. EVENING, MARCH 2, THE QUEEN'S COURT. FROM TUE COURT NEWSMAN). The Queen held a Court at twelve o'clock yester day at Buckingham Palace. The Earl of Carlisle had an audience of her Ma jesty, and resigned his seal of office as Chancellor of the Duchy and County Palatine of Lancaster. The Right Hon. R. A. Christopher had an audience 1 of her Majesty, and was sworn in Chancellor of the Duchy and County Palatine of Lancaster, receiving from her Majesty the seal of office. Mr. Danvers, Clerk of the Council and Registrar of the Duchy Court of Lancaster, attended the cere mony. Lord Foley had audience of the Queen, and re signed his gold stick of office as Captain of the lion. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms. The Earl of Sandwich had an audience of the I Queen, and received from her Majesty his gold stick of office as Captain of her Majesty's Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms. The Queen was attended by Lord Elphinstone, Lord in Waiting, and Major General Berkeley Drummond, Groom in Waiting. COURT CIRCULAR. Their Royal llighnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary arrived in town at two o'clock yesterday afternoon from Kew, to pay a visit to the Queen. Their Royal Highnesses went to Bucking. ham Palace, and partook of luncheon with her Ma jesty and Prince Albert. At three o'clock the Duchess and Princess Mary took their departure, returning to Kew. Her Majesty, accompanied by their Royal High nesses the Princess Royal and the Princess Alice, and attended by the Countess of Mount Edgecumbe and Major General Buckley, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday afternoon at Gloucester House. His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yester day afternoon at a meeting of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851. His Royal Highness arrived at the Palace of Westminster about three &clock, attended by Colonel Bouverie. The other Royal Commissioners present were Earl Granville, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, M.P., the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., Sir Richard Westmacott, Sir Charles Barry, Sir William Cubitt, Sir Charles L. Eastlake, Mr. Baring, M.P., Mr. Bazley, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. John Gott, Mr. Pusey, M.P., Mr. R. Stephenson, M.P., Mr. John Shepherd, and Mr. Alderman, Thompson, M.P. Mr. Scott Russell and Mr. Edgar Bowring, Secre taries to the Royal Commission, attended. Dr. Lyon Playfair, Mr. Cole, and Mr. Dilke were present. The meeting broke up at half-past four o'clock. Previous to the meeting of the Commission, the Finance Committee held a meeting at the Palace of Westminster, at half-past one o'clock. There were present Earl Granville, the Right Hon. H. Labou chere, Sir Alexander Spearman, Sir William Cubitt, Mr. Baring. 1V1.P., Mr. T. F. Gibson, and Mr. Bow ling (secretary.) Mr. Cole, Mr. Dilke, and Mr. Carpenter attended. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princesses Helena and Louisa, and Prince Arthur, took their accustomed exercise yes terday in the grounds of Buckingham Palace. Her Mt t jesty had a dinner party yesterday at Buckingham Palace. The company included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, his Excellency the American Minister and Mrs. Lawrence, his Excel lency the Marquis d'Azeglio, the Marquis of Exeter, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, the Earl of Hardwicke, and Mr. Hallam. The band of the Ist Life Guards was in attend ance during dinner, and performed the following se lection : Overture—" Die lustigen Weiber von Wind50r........ Nicolai. Glee—" Mynheer Van Dunck".. Sir H.R.Bishop Waltz—" Alexander" Potpourri—" Lucrezia Borgia" .. Donrzetti. Polka—" Hamburg" Ballet aus der opera " Rienzi" .. Wagner. The Queen will hold a Privy Council on Friday next at Buckingham Palace. Summonses were issued yesterday to the Ministers and Officers of State from the Privy Council-office. Major• General Buckley has relieved Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey in his duties as Equerry in Waiting to the Queen, and Colonel Bouverie has re lieved Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordonin his duties as Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, visited their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Prin cess Mary.yesterday at Kew. Mr. Hume, M.P., had an interview with the Right Hon. Sir J. Pakington, yesterday, at the Colonial office. Mr. John Macgregor, M.P., bad an interview with the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, at the Board of Trade, yesterday. Mr. Rumbold, M.P., had an interview with Lord Colchester yesterday, at the Board of Trade. Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office yes terday from the Governors of the North American provinces. Dispatches were sent yesterday to the Governors of the West India islands, and to the Governor of New Zealand. THE NEW CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER AND HIS CONSTITUENTS. The Right Hon. B. Disraeli has just published the following address to the electors of the county of Buckingham " Gentlemen,—Her Majesty having been graciously pleasrd to call me to her Maj es t y ' s P r i vy Counc il , an d appoint me Chancellor of the E xc h equer, I res i gn i nto your hands, according to the salutary p r i nc ipl e o f the Constitution, that offi ea which you intr us t e d •to me as your representative in the House o f C ommons. But as I will not believe that the favour of our Sovereign can be any disqualification for the confidence of her Ma jesty's loyal subjects, I have the honour to state that on the 12th instant, in our county hall, I shall again ven ture to claim your soff.ages for the high distinction of being your Member in the House of Commons. The late Administration fell to pieces from internal dissension, and not from the assault of their o pp onents ; and notwithstanding the obvious difficulties of our posi tion, we have felt that to shrink from encountering them would be to leave the country without a Government, and her Majesty without servants. Our first duty will be to provide for the ordinary and current exigencies of the public service ; hut, at no distant period, we boo), with the concurrence of the country, to . establish a po'icy in conformity with the principles which in oppo sition we have felt it our duty to maintain. " We shall endeavour to terizinata that strife of class( a which, of late years. iia,s exercised so pernicious an influence over the welfare of this kingdom; to ac complish those remedial measures which great produc tive interest), suffering from unequal taxation, have a right to demand from a just Government; to cultivate friendly relations with all foreign Powers and secure honourable peace ; to uphold in their spirit, as well as in their form, our political institutions; and to increase the effe7iency, as well as maintain the rights, of our na tional and Protestant Church. " An Administration formed with these objects, and favourable to progressive improvement in every depart ment of the State, is one which, we hope, may obtain the support and command the confidence of the commu nity, whose sympathies are the best foundation for a strong Administration, while they are the best security for a mild government. " I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your obliged and faithful servant, " London, March 1, 1852. " 13. DISRAELI." BRITISH PREMIERS. The following is a li3t of British Premiers during the ast hundred years:— Appointed. Time in office. Yrs. Days. .54, April 5 Duke of Newcastle 762, May 29 Earl of Bute 763, April 16 G. Grenville 765, July 12 Marquis of Rockingham 1 21 766, Aug. 2 Dake of Grafton 770, Jar. 28 Lord North ,782, March 3 Marquis bf Rockingham 0 132 1782, July 13 Earl of Shelburne 0 266 1783, April 5 Duke of Portland 0 260 1783, Dec. 27 William Pitt 1801, March 17 Lord Sidmouth 3 56 1804, May 12 William Pitt 1 246 1806, Jan. 8 Lord Grenville 1807, March 13 Duke of Portland 1810, June 28 Spencer Percival 1812, Jane 8 Earl of Liverpool ... . 07 1827, April 1 1 George Canning 1827, Aug. 10 Lord Goderich 1828, Jan. 25 Duke of Welling ton ...••• 2 301 1830, Nov. 22 Earl Grey 1834, July 1 1 Lord Melbourn e .. ••• •• 0 128 1834, Nov. 16 Duke of Wellington 0 22 1834, Dec. 8 Sir Robert Peel 0 131 13 1835, April 18 Lord Melbourne 1841, Sept. 3 Sir Robert Peel 1845, Dec. 10 Lord John Russell 1845, Dec. 20 Sir Robert Peel 1846, June 26 Lord John Russell 1852, Feb. 22 Earl of Derby —.........----.-- KOSSUTH P9.ESENTED WITH A SON.—At II meeting in Ohio the fo ll ow ing letter from the wife of a clergyman was banded to Governor it iOh : —Perm me, a humble lady, "Honoured Sir, to sa— arY, through your you that, iu view of the redemption n of llung your democratic exertions, and having . neither silver nor gold re s so ir n , t• to present you with as a te. w : 1 . t. th Divine achievement, I who i s dearer to my anxious heart,p deem it a duty, connee a itti a privilege, to 3 ou with my son. and, on the day • than silver or gold ; to have: in which liberty shall be proclaimed to Hungary, my grandso P now near eleven months old, Kossuth, non Harmon his little bat in honour to God and liberty. so trained as to r • alse " ?this. - ' Ruv. J. T. DoNmit: , L . " __N e w York Herald. A N Irusu EXCUSE.—An Irish piper, who now and , bon indulged in a glass too much, was accosted by thou w ith—" Pat, what makes your face so red?" "Place bonoar,". 4 1.1 4 FM; " “llysys blush when I :Take 0 4 yer _..,, • • a gentle obtleillan• 1852. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Sir F. T. Baring's Board of Admiralty will quit their offiecs this day, and Rear-Admiral the Duke of Nor thumberland and his colleagues will read themselves in and enter upon their duties on Wednesday morning. The Gallant and Noble Duke will not occupy the First Lord's official residence in the Admiralty -square, but will reside at Northumberland Ho use . I t i s expected that his Grace will immediately fix a day f or receiving officers. Sir F. Baring left the Admiralty yesterday for Portsmouth. COMMODORE MARTIN'S SQUADRON... Commodore Martin and his ships, Prince Regent, 90, Captain Harris; Leander, 50, Captain Mores; Hogue, 60, screw-ship, Captain ill`Deueall; and Dau n tl ess, 33, screwefrigate, Captain Halsta remain at Qu eenstown, ready for sea at a moment's notice. We hear that the Dauntless is to be sent to Davenport for stores and provision:. Her crew will most likely be paid wages there, when she will rejoin the Commodore. A protessional conteuiporary has the follewing with reference to the late cruse: —" In the run from Lisbon the Dauntless and Arethusa had one small trial of sailing on a wind. Moderate breezes under all plain sail. The Arethusa beet the Dauntleis but very little—about 800 or 900 yards alter three hours' sailing. We hear that the new masts, yards, sails, &c., of the Dauntless have wonderfully improved her sailing qualities. In the gale of wind she behaved remarkably well, and when running free elle could spare a great deal of sail to any ship in the squadron. Mr. Fincham may now fairly claim having produced the first steamer that was fully capable of keeping company in fair or foul weather, end under all circumstances, with a squadron composed of the fastest sailing frigates in the navy." SIR E. BELCHER'S ARCTIC SEARCHING EXPEDITION. —Sir Edward .13eleher's two ships and their two tenders are progressing gradually in their mannings and fittings. The ships have ,on their books about 120 officers and men out of their comp/enema of 192, and they will be out of the hands of the dockyard about the the middle of this month. Mr. Hogarth, of Aberdeen who fitted out Penny's ex pedition, is supplying most of the preserved meats, and Edwards and Co. are supplying a l arge quantity of the patent preserved potato, which is so highly spoken of and recommended from all quarters of the world. Commander Pullen's ship the North Star, fitting at Sheerness, is entering her complement of thirty-five, and as soon as ready will be towed up to Deptford, to load with stores and provisions. Mr. F. W. Pym, midshipman, has been appointed to the Assistance. THE STEAM RESERVE.—The Admiralty have ordered the Valorous and Highflyer steamer-sloops, at Woolwich, to have their armaments put on board; and the former is to be navigated to Davenport, to form one of the reserve squadron at that port, in charge of Captain Ramsay, The Bull-dog steam-sloop, at Portsmouth, will be commissioned most likely. The Vixen steam sloop, is ordered to be fitted as an advanced vessel, and placed in the first class, instead of the Bull-dog. Reer-Adtniral Deans Dundas, C. 8., in his flag-ship Britannic, 120, Captain Goldsmith, was spoken on the 18th ult., by the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Madrid, in lat. 37.48 N.,' long. 9.10 W.-- all well. Captain Denham's surveying-ship Herald, fitting at Chatham, has entered more than half her crew. She will be completed by the dockyard about the middle of this month, and will be ready to sail, with her tender, the Torch, for the South Seas about the Ist of May. Captain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie, of the Horatio, 24, screw-steam guard-ship, at Sheerness, was on leave of absence until Saturday last. She will not be out of the hands of the dockyard before the 22d instant, and will be ready for sea the next day. She is 50 blue jackets short of her complement of 216. Lieutenant Russell Patey, who has been appointed to the Bloundhound steam-vessel, on the coast of Africa, commands that vessel not as a tender, but as an inde pendent vessel. She is ordered to have a complement made up of 55 men. Lieutenant West, of the Waterloo, 120, flag-ship, at Sheerness, has proceeded on leave of absence to March 12. The Waterloo will be completed by the 6th March. Lieutenant P. Johnson, and part of the crew of the Reynard steam-sloop, lost in the Chinese Seas, who were landed at Devonport on Thursday evening from the Woodbridge, Indiaman, in which vessel they had taken passage from Singapore, are ordered to be paid off. Lieutenant C. A. P. V. Robinson, just promoted, and appointed to the Sampson steam-frigate, at Portsmouth, has not yet joined, nor has Second Master J. M. Share. Antelope, 3, steam-packet, Lieutenant Commander Younte, fitting at Woolwich, is entering a complement of 65 cflicers and men. Dasher steamer, Commander Archibald Lefebvre, ar rived at Portsmouth, from the Channel Islands, yester day, to have defects made good. Elfin royal steam-tender Master-Commander Ballis ton, with Commander Crispin on board, was taken out round Spithead to test her engines and machinery pre vious to the removal of the Court to Osborne. Com mander Crispin ail go out in the Fairy royal yacht tender, on Thur s d ay , f or a similar purpose. Neptune, 120, at Portsmouth, has had her tides clean scraped, and is now being painted. She will be out of the dockyard hands in the course of a fortnight. Polyphemus, 4, steatn-Sloop, Commander Phillips, fitting at Woolwich, will be ready for tea by the 9:h or 10th instant. She has more than half her complement of 100 on her bootie., but few of them are blue jackets. Resistance troop-ship, Master -Commander Bradshaw, loading with stores at Deptford, a ill be ready to leave for Portsmouth and Davenport on Monday next. The Simoom screw etcana-frigate, Captain Kingcome, has had her compasses adjusted in the steam-basin at Portsmouth. St. George, 120—The following warrant officers, au pernumaarics in the St. Gcorge, at Davenport. have been superannuated on the following pensions:—John Harvey. carpenter, 801, pf:r annum; Edward Williams, 701, and Peter Tucker, boatswain, 451. per annum, St. Vincent, 120, Portsmouth—A party of riggers are fitting the St. Vincent; her tops aro over the mast-heads, and her rigging is progressing. Veinvius, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Barnard, re turned to Plymouth Sound on Monday evening, from a cruiso to the chops of the Channel to relieve the home ward-bound merchantmen detained by the prevailing easterly winds. MALTA, FEB. 18.—The French steamer Nil, expected four days since from Alexandria, has been rendered unfit for immediate service by an accident, and the Osiris (in her stead) has arrived to-day. The superb will sail, it is said, on Saturday for England. Tho Phaeton is under orders to proceed to Corfu to relieve the Indefatigable, ordered to the Channel squad ron. The foremast of the Bellerophon, on being examined, is found quite rotten. The rudder of the Albion is condemned. The Trafalgar's mast is.not sprung, as was thought to be the case. A cuurt of inquiry, composel of Pear-Admiral Hat voy, and C,Ttsai Purcell, . of the Superb, has been sitting to inquire into the cause of the collision between the Albion and the Trafalgar.. The Vengeance lost a e,:un in the late gale at sea, and another ran through one of the ports. A gellent act was performed at rea aitcr the storm.' A " middy" of the Trafalgar, named Sheepshanks, while skylerliing" on the poop, fell overboard, and imme diately the second -master, Skeed, plunged over to save him, and hoppily succeeded. In the meantime a lad, named Lamb, gallantly jumped off the poop—a height of 45 felt; on le ing brought on board, and asked by the captain (Greville) why he had encountered so much danger, and put him (the captain) into so much fear. the gallant hoy replied, " Oh, sir, young Sheepshaults is the pet of the mess. We could not afford to lose him, at any rate." A general court-martial assembled on Monday last on board the Albion, Rear-Admiral Harvey, President, Captain Purcell Greville, and the remainder of the capteins in port, except Johnson. of the Albion, mem bers, to try a man named Melees, A. 8.. for having caused the death of. John Furneaux, A. 8., by giving him a blow on the Slat ult,, by which be caused him to fall from the maintop, and of which he died on the 4th of February inst. The tprisoner, who was defended by Lieutenant Meade, of the Royal Marines, received an exceltent character, and, as the blow was not premeditated, wa , sentenced to be imprisoned for six calendar months in one of her Majesty's gaols. A generel court-martial assembled on Monday last Lieutenant-Colonel Huez , president, to try private, a Shields, 76th Regiment , for being druelt and knocki-n*g down' Sergeant Long; and , on being re moved to the guard-room, again striking down the ser geant of the guard. The prisoner was found guilty, an d sent enced to re ceive 50 lashes, to be imprisoned for two year s , an d to lore id. per day for a year. i tls t. , this report there e shipping, The corporal punishment was inflicted Letters from Tunis, of the 10tohn loss among the shipping the Ist inst., during , torrents flowed down the mountains, several walls have dcrumbled down, the N.B. gale. Besides loss to th trees have been blown down, ln,,6oaonddae se veral Arabs have been drowned. SHEERNESS, MARCH 1. IT her moorings on Friday er 90, Captain the Hon. Mo t Majesty's ship London, as a guarpcittsses. o tl f ,e ad D ju o s w ti n n a g her compasse s n ague:Stopford, was swung at and Saturday, for the purpose orders forthwith to complete As she is to be stationed ~in ship it is expected she will receive 850. Her ' ship is only 340. T resent complement as an advanced 'to her crew to the full com plement,port, it is reported, weilitein the Downs, of her also . be under the con) Q. T. am squadran stationedof reserve at this mend of Ca tam the Hon. S.Carnegie, 24; her itt jest Y's ship der-in- MajQatY'S scrow•SteptiMer Horatio, ..., e - Waterloo, 120, Captain G. R. Mundy, flag Chief at the N • her guns placed on of. Vine-Admiral the Hon. Josceline Percy, Comman., ore, ishavingboard. It is an extraordinary fact, that the muskets and pistols supplied to that valuable body of men consti tuting the coast guard are still fitted with the common flint locks. This circumstance is worthy the n o ti ce of the new Board of Admiralty and the Master -General of tho Ordnat,ce. The Dutch galliot Van Becltzetlerfehn, which went on shore last week, on the West Bar row Sand, has he come a total wreck. With tho exception of a cabin-boy, who was picked up by a fishing smack and conveyed to Southend, all her crew perished. Ono of the bodies was found on the sand, and landed at Whitstable by tbo Lally Rookh, of that port. The galliot was laden with oats, part of which was saved by a Colchester barge, and taken into Whitstable. The ship Persia also w en t ashore on the edge ° f the Ouse Shoal, but got off Without assistance, with tho loss of tho anchor and thirty fathoms of chain. WOOLWICH, Mi t il en APPOINTMENTS. is!ld 0 647 ) , to the Polyphemus ateatu.alQop M Wool. "nob, for ae rv i oe on the coos of —Lieutenan t Walter Stria- Clerks—Edward f.-7. Cooke (1849). recently serving in the Southampton, .50, and John G. Wilson to the Herald, os, at Chatham, for surveying service in the South Seas. I'IIO3IO'TION. Thomas Arm trong to be Acting Gunner. Captain . Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.8., Surveyor of the Navy, and Mr. Watts, Assk7.ant-Surveyor, visited Wool wich Dockyard to inspect the progress of the Agamem non, 90, building and to be fitted with a screw propeller. The gallant officr also inspected the Ilithflyer steam sloop, now ready for clunisbion, and the Torch steam ve.sel, tender to the Herald, for surveying service. The Lightning sfeare-vessel, Atastr Commander Allen, arrived here to-day from Portsmouth. SPORTING NOTES. No. CLXXIX. ODDS AND ENDS FROM LIVERPOOL TO THE LL'i OR VP' THE SUN. Slh,-2-1. sure sign that the racing season has really !ommenced is to be found in the extraordinary Iluctua• ions of the various candidates for the stakes about to come off. Since dotting down my remarks yesterday, that, great certa i nty for the Liverpool Spring Cup-- othuerpmraisrek—ethas t s h n e rp in r ,, is s e ti ab dutlhaeccwouonrltdblt, manner. disapp Rumour earingfrom states ihattl:cre has b een a row in the stable, but whether this is the case or no, the true particulars will no doubt ooze out in th e course of the day. This de clension,. of Surprise has cons i derably altered the odds for the Spring Cup. Y esterday afternoon and evening a stiff commission was put upon the Abbess ofJerveaux, who rose from sevens to fours ; and later in the day a large sum was sent into the market in support of Hun• gerfurd, who immediately was elevated from twenties, his nominal price yesterday mo rning, to sixes, and this morning even that cann o t b e obtained. It is evident his m ch o a v n e e m em t u s s o t f n a ( n A y beco consequence that hare oc curred . The n only en the last eight-and-iorty hours, with respect to the steeplechase, is the breaking down o f H ardwick andP c a r i u r o y4 th e advance upon a large o u tl ay of Warner from side position to 12 to 1; the decli ne o f Sir John upon the upward movement of his stable compa nion; the introduction of Abd-el-kader as Osborne's horse, Venture being a very improbable starter; th e announcement that Postilion and Mefferd are not likely to run; and the tremendous rush upon my fancy animal, Maria Day, who is to be tooled by Frisby. Tho fields for the Spring Cup and Steeplechase are as near as possible comprised in the following list:— Liverpool Spring Cup—llungerhmd, Abbess of Jer veaux, Melford, Ischia, Truegirl, Zelmyra filly, Snow drop, and Banahee. Dan Carlos somewhat doubtful. Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase —Sir John, Abd-el-Kader, Sir Peter Laurie, Peter Simple (d), Chieftain, Bourton, Bedford. (6 yrs), Agis, Warner, Maria Day, Joan of Arc, Miss Mowbray, Carrig (d), Dolly's Brae, Silent Friend, La Gazza Ladra, Bedford (5 yrs), Vietress, Laurienne, Cogia, Maurice Daley, and Royal Blue (d). points,Sir Peter iA unaltered. au h Th i ef : opiniony iaanrtiiMaria ippaa r tye e , m v ,L a ial i I n G s l ca l za n zu al m oL o n moat r Victress, and Mau rtaaiclnia, rice Daley; and I still think Maria Day and Mau rice Daley, with La Gazza Ladra and Victress, good enough to fill the foremost places. The betting this morning on the couple .of races above-mentioned is unc , •ramonly brisk. Spring Cup--- 4 to 1 agst Abbess of Jerveaux, taken freely; 4 to 1 sgst Ilungerford, taken freely; 6 to 1 agst Melford; 8 to 1 egst Snowdrop; 8 to 1 agst Truegirl; 10 to 1 agst Ischia; all sorts of odds agst Surprise, varying from 8 to 20 to 1. Liverpool Steeple Chase-8 to 11 egst Chieftain; 10 to 1 agst Maria Day ; 10 to 1 agst Miss Mowbray; IQ to 1 agst Victress; 12 to 1 agst Warner; 15 to 1 agst La Gazza Ladra; 15 to 1 agst Cogia (Tasker up); 18 to 1 agst Bedford (6 yrs); 18 to 1 asst Abd-el-Kader; 25 to 1 agst Sir Peter Laurie; 25 to 1 agst Sir John (no backers); 1000 to 30 agst Maurice Daley; 100 to 1 each agst Postilion and Fernhill. I am, Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. March 2, 1852. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 10 to 1 agst Mr. Atkinson's Chieftain—taken 10 to 1 agst Mr. Mason's Mis 3 Mowbray 12 to 1 agst Mr. Higgins's Maria Day—taken 12 to 1 agst Mr. Gooch's Victress 16 to 1 asst Mr. Goodwin's La Gazza Ladra.—Laken 16 to 1 Mr. J. Bird's Cogia 20 to 1 ugst Mr. Barling's &dford, 6 yrs old—taken 20 to 1 agst Lord Waterford's Warner—taken 20 to 1 apt Mr. Osborne's Abd-el-Ksder 20 to 1 agst Lord Wat e rford's Sir John Chieftain, Miss Mowbray, Maria Day, and Bedford in general favour; but very little done. LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP. 4 to 1 agst Mr. King's Abbess of Jerveaux—taken 20 to 1 agat Mr. Gooch na Surprise The advance of the Abbess of Jerveaux is the CORM - quence of the sudden and inexplicable retirement of Surprise, against whom 20 to 1 was currently offered. His appearance at Liverpool is more than doubtful; 1,009 to 15 was offered against him for the Chester Cup. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 16 to 1 agst Bardolph, sst 61b—taken Dettß V. 9 to 2 agat Mr. Merry's Ikbbie Noblo 15 to 1 agst Mr. Stabbing's Alfred the Great—taken and afterwards offered 16 to 1 apt Mr. J. Stanley's Orelio 20 to 1 agst L , rd Zetland's Augur 20 to 1 agst Lord Bibblesdale , 's Lapidist 20 to 1 agst Lord ilibblesdale's Kingston 50 to 1 agst Mr. J. Scott's Phantom Augur and Lapidist were backed in the early part of the day at 18 and 20 to 1, but towards the close ware quite out of favour, as much as 22 to 1. in hundreds, having been laid once agst Lapidist, and 20 to 1 offered a g st Nothing dune on the Metropolitan Handicap or Chaster Cup. PRINTEU&S' PENSION SOCIETY. Yustertiay the aluuat general meeting of this so ciety took place at the London Tavern, Lr the purpose of receiving the report of the committee fur the past year, the appointment of cttieers for the year ensuing, and, among other business, to elect five pensioners from a list of 24 candidates. After the conclusion of the pAI, B. TAYLOR, Esq., F.R.S., took the chair, and after 9, few preliminary remarks, called upon the secretary (Mr. J. S. Hodson) to read the report, which set forth that the society had been established nearly a quarter of a it r extended to upwards of I GO of thei r p oor, aged, and deserving°Yhad, and libe ra l royalty, century, during which period it not only had received the support and assistance of t h e employers in the aidt r ad ler, oru but the rt lso pu t b h l, e ic pa w tr h o i n c e. h ,gc aid d f brethrer. "'he subscriptions nt the last annual din ner were not re.re than Ha, much Icss than the usual average, but the trtnual sub!criptions exceeded those of the previous year by 401, while there had been a coniderahla diminution of the ex penses. The ' IL - vested property . of the society was now 5,7614 16 i s. 4d. The death or tbve pensiont.rl during th e . - ye...r asid o^c s ioned the vacancies to be filled up on this occasion,' the death of Henry 11PY ' 1' 4 .1 , , late of sh By society ht.d acquired a Icg. 6e y of 2504 The.oc-lane, the the past year, including a previous bid receipts of 91-1., arnone;ed to I,OSS/. 3,.., 41 .. . an ee of 45/. 14s. remained of 501. 15: , . ng o•9,_01 which a balance The report bavirg been adopted, itsome discuisieo, thu in cop,. Was resolved, after an additional pensioner, to 1:L of the above legacy, sioner," should be lau la „ii„ i ! ..I , ll ed " The Flay Pen- The remaloin g h ut 9; ;. ; - ' : " e( " thanks were accorded 'Tss httving been disposed of, broke up. tothe chairman, and the meeting II 3 got th e tr i ck o f vve a A y .0 TH/N G /._ /"K E LEATHER. sought to be is applied, and At thi3 time i catautcho.ue and pushing things to extremes e ue.y. ci- jd o L. • Lowry has been broached, found to answer; and immediately it is like leather" applied in all manner of ways—fitting and untittin,e You may tee this in such small matters as gutty perclea which are now sought to be applied to all lea:Timid° purposes. But the " no thingprinciple is more strikingly exem plified plified in the current movements of the day. Not long ago Fre e T ra d e was t h e grea t q uestion; and F ree T rade became the law. Forthwith a host of projectors sprang up who proposed applying it to everything, Free Trade in law, Free Trade in banking, Free Trade in religion, Free Trade in carrying letters, Free Trade in education, Free Trade to the extent of doing nothing for nobody, but letting everybody do everything for themselves. We were to let everything alone. To leave towns un cleansed, streets unsewered, children uneducated, crimi nets unreformed, paupers uufed, letters uncarried, be cause to attempt to do these things by means of a law, would be an " interference with the free-trade principle." In short it meant nothing like leather 1 Look. at the plans of social and national reform which are afoot. There are fifty different movements, each of which, ac cording to its special advocates is the only t hin g to sav e society. List en t o t h e mult i tu d e o f cries—" More c hurch," cry the clergy- " T , he charter," cry t be work , jag classes; 4 . National schools," cry the educators; " Total abstinence," cry the teetotallers; "No war," cry the pea ce advoc a tes; "No stat e schools and churches. , ,' cry the voluntaries; ~ No flesh meat," cry the vegetari ans; " Co-operatio n and communism," cry the sociali s t s; an d so on w ith a host of other movements. W e need not say t h a t we sympathize with ma ny of them, though we cannot disguise from ourselves that they striki n gly illustrate the nothing like leather princi npieec.dfuEl very e r ra y h e thingdoes indifference, if no t with scorn; or, at all events, no virtue in another mans did, triessituorßsersuede us that "Codli n ' s Short." As amkaeurasecnesaisnahl,i.syoo:rurnog jh t: te a tt n .o ac bi e ei a .e t tu h re e ea o t n sweiitllwsiethe Short; S, n.. .s •-_ o v!...y well the friend- - as far as ha as Tom Collin did, 'T. --"" to have perfect faith i n any Tan , ce • They find a little of good in awbleolefaurTeseareu"i'mass is really r ki are ready to welcome 'di i: o r f i i s t i Ce v a t r l e 'l l'nn e — ot ny°t confined e in to to a n may , good from whatever q uarter it curie, fr.:.r the h 2fiord men goes,out tyhgtabr:tu:t:i troth older t e ii i r , a:: t ydn w e d o manage to edvenze, notwithstanding particular clique?, or parties, o r „r zot i ori which proceed from settle r the erica go fas w t p enough7an th d at froni others that quarte A n d after all, we are ruined e ne d d o b n c e e t zluso are inol jog in any degree b a! h i s own ut men are doing that the nothing lik e t eatite , r . snei° g , and part towards helping the world onward!—Eliza Cook'.: tyho k t n e o . w; Journal, THE ARMY.---P rom the army estimates for the current year, it appe ars that, for the recr uiting service, t o 31st of March, 186 3, the charge to WI provitit4 , 1° ' 5541 * 115' id., of wiui, 3,1011. Os. La f9t t q FR*. it; Luba.