The Sun. — London, England, 1852-04-28 00:00:00

1,, g P, , r 1 i" ;i r f the time when the Reform Bill passed no alteration had taken eLce in the franchise. Twenty years had elapsed since the peasing of that &11. cid they wit; had the same 50/ franchise in counties, end the sa:x , 10/, fraectese in towns. There had, therefore, been no alteration of or tamp ring with th.• Trianon°. A ,ers,nge eropesition had, however, been made to that House with reference to the extensioa of tee franchise waieh had not hitherto been noticed. He alluded t' the proposition made by the Sdcrelary for the Home D ipirtm9nt with referseee to the militia franchiae,--(Ctieers. and laughter on the OPPOsi!ion side, and cries of " Oh!" from. the .Ministerial benches.) Hon. Gentlemen might well cry " (Laughter.) That proposition was Made on a Friday evening, and so anxious was the Right lion. Gentleman (Mr. Walpole) that the Noble Lent (Lord J. Russell) should hear it, that he (Sir B. Hall) was informed that the Right lion. Gentleman actaaily called the Noble Lord back into the Rouse that he might hear the pro- Posed alt erat i on . —(H aar , h ear , and a laugh.) The 01 Noble Lord did co 3 back, and was certainty astounded to.hear the proposition that people of the ci-iss inr Nosy, should be pl a ced u p on th e electoral list. , what:wa s th e c l ass o f p ersons w hi c h t he Government had w Proposed to enfranchise, and what was the class of per sons whom his Hon. Friend ( \lr. King) proposeds to Place upon the electoral list? He would tike the thebeo Re- ccease o of two persons claiming. the right of voting lisitag Barrister. One might be a man of bidghthe an p d o l o o i f o. d lofty .denseauour, who bad served his country. sule, and who wore on his breast decorations won by hie i gallantry, but, because he claimed a vote in respect of a tenement worth 48!. a year, the Barrister w ou ld 114 y, f‘ If you had all the glory of the Duke of Welling. ton, and all the hcaours of .Lord Nelson, and occupy a tenement of 481. a year, you are not worthy to be placed noon the register, according to the present law." This was the class of persons who would be enfranchised by the Bill which, his Henourahle Friend asked_ leave to introduce. But what was the class of per sons-who would have been placed upon the register under the recent proposition of the Government? They might be told of " after-dinner jokes," but the prop os i t i on o f (Mr. Walp o l e ) was delibe rately submitted , to the House, and he did not suppose that Lord Derby would condescend t o treat with such leeity et r question of this importance, or that he would make a fool of the House of Parliament —(A laugh)—by putting forth such a proposition, if be did not intend. to carry it out. Well, another person claiming a vote might be a loutish clown --perhaps a feeder of pigs in a farm yard; averson somewhat similar to the George Seacoal *he , was tutored by Dogberry. Indeed, he might per haps be accost e d i n the language of Dogberry—" Come hither, neighbour Seacoal; God bath blessed you with a good name; to be a well-favoured man is the gift of fortune, but to write and read comes by nature;" for a vote for a county, according to the proposition of the .Right Hon. Gentleman opposite, came by natore.—(A. laugh.) If s uc h a man was eshe ' d for his qualification, be might say that he had received 61., that be put on a red coat for some three weeks in each year, that he was sfeet 2 inches hi g h, an d t h at he was, therefore, entitled to be placed on the register.—(Cries of " Divide!") All he (Sir B. Hall) could say w a s, that if tb e. G overnmen t intended 'to abide by a recent statement of the Noble Earl (Lord. Derby), that it was his intention there should be no reform, the House and the country ought to un derstand their intentions clearly and 'distinctly. It, on the other hand, the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mt. Disraeli) liteant to enfranchise the working classes. let him say se- at once, and ho (Sir Benjamina Hall) would be . v 9 l l glad to see a Bill for that purpose laid on the 1 01e.—(Divide, divide.) Air. L. KING, in reply, observed that it had been sigd the measure he proposed would introduce a very great constitutional change. It would, however, do an act of ,simple justice, by giving to the inhabitants of certain localities the right of voting possessed by per 86ca occupying property of the same value in other lo calities; and se far he thought it was desirable that teconstitutional change should take place. It had .."4 also said that t h e o bj ec t o f hi s measure was '"Frely to secure representation to property; but he contended for was, that if property was repre sented in one locality it should be represented fairly in another. division (for which the House had for some time aen extremely impatient.) then took place, when these appeared— For the motion 149 A g ai nst it •-• .. 202 . Majority a g a i nst the motion . ... --53 isEivo was th en g i ven to Sir W. P. W0411:1 to bring in a _ Bill to extend the provisions of the Trustees Act, 1850. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman expisined what were the defects which he wished to remedy, re lating (we believe) chi e fl y to cases in which inlants , and bawled women are concerned. COLONEL OUTRAN. ANSTEY rose to bring before the Hotise a sub leat on which he had given notice of two motions, one for the production of the papers relating to Colonel Out raM'a ease, and the other for an instruction to the Com 1114tee on Indian Territories to examine Colonel Outram menhing the alleg e d corruption of the Bombay Govern to t. The Hon. and Learned Member was proce e di ng s peak upon th e fi rs t m oti o n, whi c h was f or " cop i es of the Papers and correspondence concerning the inves -1-44,,4"°„0s made by Colonel Outram, 0.13., into the exist- Zlsub' corrupt relations between the Guicowar or his rets and certain officers of the Bombay Government; lislilaan.ot of the removal of the said officer from of Resident at Baroda," when the BAILLIE interrupted him by observing that papersb he had more than once asked for had arrived '1,7 1 e last mail, and were under consideration. tt ANSTEY said he would, however, press his mo r,,_°°. ?• He had nothing to do with the way in which the altoutiction of tho documents might affect the pecuniary i n , er "ts of Colonfl Oatrato• he made his motion in the „„*"'est of the natives of India, and the service of India, 1 7,1 1 this country, the honour of which was involved. The rained result of an attempt to stifle inquiry into what yet "r i fled to be known of this case, the main facts of sileh were notorious, could be, not the evasion of shame disgrace, but th e i mpun i ty o f t h e off-rider. He was " ,,„ " o :11 proc eeding to enter upon th e h istor y o f t h e case, I""`*referrinformer charges of a similar kind in R „ . gto ; but AARON. MEMBER rose, and took notice that there were ° 7 t ' 4,.? Members present. SPEAKER, counted, - and, finding that there were o 1 4, adjourned the House, at a. Quarter before Eight Until the next (this) dsy. Sir . M. T. Smith paired against the Militia Bill with Kerrison. ~„'.rhe Hon. G. H. C a v e ndi s h p a i re d aga in s t th e Mili t i a ipl,!with Mr. W. P a tt e n, for. it- G. Dashwood paired against the second reading of lo.a: Militia Bill with Mr. G. Berkeley. I ttr SM. L. RING'S I.IIOTION. "r , • Alderman C opo l aa d , ti ll h a l f - past n i ne, for, w i t h _ri. Gooch, B ar t , ag ai n " ' Mr ' Grey for, Lord B arr i ngton aga i ns t. kr. Alderman Sidney fnr, H ioe against. TO I', HE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD - • REFORM ASSOCIATION. (EoNTINDED •oN MONDAY S AND WEDNESDAYS.) ~Sir,---On Mo n d ay the 26th, the debate on the Militia l'iill was brought to a close, without any event of mark ~zeept the • fine di v i s i on. On ' Friday the talk of the iahhas Wall that the Ministers Were to be in a minority; , 13 tiL. - Monday that they were to have a' ma -0;4 of 25 ; and they finally carried the second rekillng by 315 agst 165. The study of the Division List presents no very 'remarkable inferences, except the geheral One, of the difficulty of dislodging the lion when le` been let in. anOc4ne Efennia 'Secretary objected to the Volunteer rifle en the ground toiturth.duruio , that ts.' hey er w e er w e a a nt i 'e or , ce which would . g when the w d but would not ba forthcoming w h , ma Lney were not wanted. Au amus ing instance of the' upoication of legal acumen to mili tary questions. When this was finish e d , u „, uO --- rit ell t e occurred highly cha-_ racteristic of the Tory ist, ' • the mornin g , t o at oat one in I°lL in L is ea ti v il e l, W t sl o legalize asked 'thegiving, at the expense of t h r e e ; Candidate two g lions voter pi a a t be a . o'la° to each 94° u "tY Elec'tio 'il bis trutY laugh ; but ariival at the voting the is not a ro word of this that what was stated b ' was not borne out iv legalize „ re s Y the Promoters. The Bill purported to _ e a bonable refreshment;,, and it was stated by Count7 „ M in ors, that their idea of ' w reasonable refreshment was a tick e t on a houpublic,- - se for the amoun t of half-a-crow n , w they d found a great ec - o ' Oared had been tried and coo.notay upon their •us ractice. previ o us p . • The missing step, is ouly that of two gallons of ale; which " 1 1 1 .4. crown is the price f Parliament, are able 10 ; is well 'as any 'Member o fro, • —.... pone own knowledge to supply. • end the strange result was, that the monstrous p ro . poiltio n t o introduce suc h a Bill, was carried by 58 1. Of course the 61144 19which is . more than 3 to 1 , ... , who ought to have been . ~,,( 4.le t! were there, and those w with which this : e ke hot. I think I see the interest, vexed questions ~le. :e imelo of English progress on the 1 be received in "Qu with r_Heeledthe mode of voting, will moment 'o r . is a t this 117.1g11 countries where the subject strong beer t ip Fer agitation, Two gallege of t i le, , start.;.. ! e ,gislatively provided to . the voter a intellect for the el' PY way of clearing his in Of course • ' th erge of his solemn duties 1 it lii , ntion must b . , not be long before the same delicate atte it is now oar e f'xtened to the borough voter. And even with nssibe to expect an Election . Committee to loom i by a „ ei itY on wprrictice which the House of Commons.w, , 44 •,,bte 'of 58 against - 19 has virtually declared to be la 111 e „;tright. If a Bill had heen proposed, to authorize. ti: :_rY voter to take his neighbour's wife, it is presum _ be fe the Rouse would have stopped it on the ground of 441 Unlawful and wrong. I; has not stopped the two l u " 8 4 ale, and therefore the inference is that it was "'NIL and righ ' - - tb(ll°l9 consider what this may come to. You.have two tb: B °tid voters at Bradford, many of whom come to poll ~.., from distances whi c h in summer weather may thu i llt a man' s b e i ng d ry. The end is to be, (4 3 ;1' 4 ', drunkenness which is in four thoniand gallons p a i l- %to to be made into a disposable fund by Act of vk t i fe l k teent, for the benefit of such as chase to take ad- Yo,( l g, s e of it, and the candidate is to be made to pay. 40,,, here heard in Bradford of ." heed-money ;" and lik eL "e ere four thousand half-crowns, which are 500/., bee r made t1 olie made into an. Act of tirliacuent fund for ham The fact may b e that there are only a limited wooler he -w ho would t a k e i t. Y ou k now b est how that Or th . ' Bat however it might be, where is the policy eoltr‘a Creating a fund by Act of Parliament for the en tioiy7etnebt of swilling? In the Navy, though . the li ••• t ltY of intoxic sting drinksof any, kind is strictly halt e d ‘,. flied 41' Ilki . - d there are or t ng another's allowance; an d • ° he, 4 set of • ss in life was to tank . 11 i , men, whose business . left dis po,4lsl_P all the small beer their companions .,, )r,,,, who went by ,he name of " swipers. i " 'NW ti . 4104 4 - aye a set of " parli , rnentary" awipera estab ling44.ll°4 3%1 la Bratlf9t3 f c 4b, b eg ot 0 Jeer the • _ There are thinga which may be treated with joat at one en& and very. Er.iviowily at the other. It there is any nHO who does not see vrhcre the Tory Itomtoration is carrying us, Labonll be quite ready to cxcopt him from the right of.snitrage on the ground of mental in capacity. The flain2 im done; we have got the tail of the et! - )rm . which has passed over Europe. We are ptiwe,tid before the power our fathers hho)k off forty year.; ado. Tne,'"ory is in the saddle a4ain, looking pi2a ant .5 he knows how, and yet unable to restrain cortain an imply ptithreaka of ancient toclicationa. - We have it all to do over again; and tee eziorter,-wo begin ... -0 the better. . . . Oa Tuesday Mr, Locke King - made his motion for es.iinilating County Keetions to those in boroughs. Good motions have always their use; though after the vote of the preceding night on County refreshments, the chance of any present success was like planting a pine apple at Melville Hanel. The r , ason urged for contrnu iorr the elecions for two days, might give rise to minims inquiry. It was, that the county is of larger extent , han the borough. Iu what way does till+ create ape c-ssity, in these days of railways, for keeping the poll open two days? It might in the da3s of our fore ta'hers, when the ehunces were two to ono for the voter sticking fast in ls &slough. The motion was finally negt-. tired by 202 ap.i.iet 149. We got the Tory Reform Bill on Slonday night. We coull not expect sinOtEel . o Tuesciay. I am, Sir, yours very sincerely, AN OLD REFORMER. Blackheath, 28th April, 1852 PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (From the Votes - and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. The following Bills were reported as not having standing orders dispensed with Ennis and Fergus Improvement. Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. The undernamed Bills were reported as having standing orders dispensed with : -- West Middlesex Waterworks. Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Branch Railways, &c.) PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS.- (From the Votes and Proceedows of toe House of Commons) TUESDAY. APRIL 27. COUNTY FRANCHISE. Motion made, and Question put, " That leave be given to 'bring in a Bill to make the Franchise and the Procedure at Elections in the Counties in England and Wales the same as in the Boroughs, by giving the right of voting to all oc cupiers of tenements of the annual value of ten pounds; by limiting the time of taking the Poll to one day; and by limiting the time of proceeding to Election to•eight days." The House divided: — MINORITY—AYES, 149. Adair, Hugh E. Fordyce. A. D. Pinney, William Adair, R. St alto_ Forster, M. Ponsonby, C. F. Aglionby, H. A. Fortescue, Chichester Price, Sir Ir. Alcock, Thomas Fox, W. J. Rawdon, Colonel Anstey, T C. Beach, Charles 'Ricardo, John L. Bailey, Crawshay - Gibson, T. M. • Ricardo, Osman Baines, M. T , Glyn, G. C. Rice, E. R. Bass, M. T. Greene, John Rich, Henry Bell, Jacob Grenfell, (Merles NV. • Hominy, Colonel Berkeley, C. L. G. Grosvenor, Lord R. Russell, P.C. Bernal, Ralph Hall, Sir B. Sadleir, John Blackstone, W. Harcicastle, J. A. Salwey, Colonel Bright, John Harris, Richard Scholedeld, William Brotherton, J. Hastie, Alexander Scobell, Captain Bunbury, E. H. Hayter, W. G. Scully, Vincent Carter, J. B. Headlam, T. E. Seymour, 11. D. Caulfeild, J. M. Henry, Alexander Shafto, R. D. Clay, James Heywood, James Smith, Vernon Clay, Sir W. Hayworth, Lawrence Smith, J. A. Clements, Charle3 Hindley.Charles Somerville, Sir W. Clifford, Henry M. ifobhouse, T. B. Staunton, Sir G. Cobden, Richard Hodges, T. L. Strickland, Sir G. Cockburn, Sir A. Hutt, William Strait, Fl Cogan, W. ii. Jackson, William Stewart, Admiral Colebrooke, Sir T. Keating, Robert Stuart, Lord D. Collins, IV. Keogh, William Tancred, H. W. Cowan, Charles Langston, J. K. Tenison, E. K. - Crowder, It. lit. Lennard, T. B. • Tennent, R. J. Davie, Sir H. Lewis. G. C. Thicknesse, It. A. Dawes, Edward Littleton, E. R. Thompson, Colonel Dawson, T. V. Lovadcn, Pryse Thompson, George D'Eyncourt, C. T. Lushington, C. Thornely, TilolllB, Divert, Edward M'Gregor, John To wnshend, Captain Douglas, Sir C. Mangles, it. D. Tuniell, II Drummond, Henry Marsh 11, J. G. Villiers, Charles Duff, G. S. Martin, John Vivian, J. H. Dail, James Meigund, Viscount Wakiey, Thomas Duse, Sir James Milligan. Robert Wall, C. B. Duncan, Viscount -Nliines H. At. Waitusley, Sir I. %:rlCaill, George Mitchell, T. A. - Watkins, Colonel Drincombe, T. Moncreiff, James Westhead, J. B. Ellice, Edward Morris, Davin Willcox, Brodie Ellis, John , Mowatt, Francis Williams, Johu Elliot, J. E. - Norreys, Lora Williams, W. Evans, Sir Do Lacy Norreys, Sir D. Wood, Sir IV. P. Evans, John O'Flanerty, Anthony Wyld, James : - .vans, William - Parker, Join) Wyvill, Marinaduke Swart, William Pe,iiell, Sir G. Fergus, John Periect, Robert TELLE39. Ferguson, Colonel Pigott, Francis King, P. J. Foley, John Li. Pilkingten, James Hume, J. MAJORITY—NOES, 202. Adderley, C. B. Edwards, Henry March. Earl of Arbuthnott Hon. U. Egerton, Sir P. Masterinan, John , Maunsell, T. P. Emlyn, Viscount Maxwell, Hon. J. P. •kritwrignt. George Egerton , W. T. Begot, William Bailey, Joseph Farnham, E. B. Miles, P. W. Baillie, 11. J. Tarre 7 , Jame s Miles, W. stair i James Fellowes, E. Moody, C. A. Baldock, E. H. Filmer, Sir E. Morgan, 0. Baukes, G.Fitzpatrick,J. W. Mostyn, H. M. Baring, Henry B. Floyer, John Mundy, William Barrow, W. H. Forbes, William Naas, Lord Benbow, John Forester, G. C. Napier, Joseph Bennet, Philip Fox, S. W. L. Neeld, John Beresford, William Freestun, Colonel Neeld, Joseph Bernard, Viscount Frewen, C. 11. Newport, Viscount Blair, Stephen Fuller, A. E. Noel, Gerald J. Blandford, Marquis Callwey, Sir W. P. O'Brien, Sir Lucius Boldero, George H. Galway, Viscount Ossalston, Lord Booker, T. W. Gaskell, J. M. Packe, C. W. Booth. Sir R. G. Gilpin, Colonel Paltington, Sir J. Bowles, Admiral Gladstone, W. E. Palmerston, Vii. Bramston, T. W. Goddard, A. L. Patten, J. W. Bridges, Sir B. Goulburn, Henry Peel, Sir Robert Brisco, M. Grogan, Edward Plowden, W. H. Brooke, Lord • Gw yn, ( - Towel Prime, Richard Bruce, C. L. C. Hale, R. B. Pusey, Philip Buck, L. W. Halford, Sir Henry Repton, G. W. Buller, Sir Y. Hall, Colonel Richards, Richard P.unbury, W. Hallewell, E. G. Rushout, Captain Burghley, Lord Hamilton, G. A. Russell, Lord J. Burrell, Sir C. Hamilton, J. H. Sandars, Joseph Burroughes, 11. Hamilton, Lord C. Scott, Francis Campbell, Sir A. Harris, Captain Seymour, Lord Cardwed, Edward . Mitchell, John Shelburne, Earl 51 Carew, W. 11. Pole Hayes, Sir E. Sibthorp, Colonel Castlereagh, Visc. Heathcote, Sir G. J. Somerton, Viscount Cavendish, W. G. Heneage, G. H. W. Sotheron, T. H. S. Cayloy, E. S. • Henley, J. W. Spooner, Ittchard Chandos, Marquis Herbert, Henry A. Statford, Augustus Charteris, Francis Herbert, Sydney . Start, IL G. Child, Smith llerries, J.S. Tennent, SirJ. Childers, J. W. . Hervey, Lord A. Thesiger, Sit F. Christopher, it. A. llifdyard, T. D. Thompson, Alderman Christy, Samuel Hill, Lord E. Tollemache, John Clerk, Sir G. Hogg, Sir J. W. Trollope, Sir J. Clive, R. H. ' - Hope, Sir J. Tyler, sir G. Clive, 11. B. Hotham, Lord Tyrell, Sir J. Coehrane, A. D. - Hughes, W. B. - Vane, Lord It. Cocks, T. S. Johnstone, Sir J. Verner, Sir W. Coke, Hon. E. K. 'Johnstone, James Vesey, Thomas Coles, 11. It. Jolline, Sir W. G. Vivian, J. E. Collins, Thomas Kelly, Sir F. Vyse, It. 11. Corry, Henry Knox, Colonel Waddington, IL S. Cotton, W. 11. Knox, W. S. Walpole, Spencer Davies, D. A. Langton, W. H. - V egg-Prosser, F. Deedes, W. Legh, G. C. Welby, U E. Denison, Edmund Lennox, Lord A. Wellesley, Lord C. Disraeli, B. Leslie, C. P. West, F. R. Dod, J. W. Lewi,ham, Viscount Whiteside; James Douro, Marquis of Lindsay, Colonel Williams, T. P. Drax, J. S. W. Lockhart, A. E. Wood, Sir Charles Druinlanrig, Viscount Lockhart, IV. Wortley, J. S. Wynn, H. W. . Lopes, Sir Ralph Yorke, E. T. D D r u ti tkue,iyiloonn Duckworth, Henry ir Long, W. Duncombe, A. Low tiler, Colonel Duncombe, 0. Lygon, General Tamils. Duncombe, W. E. Macnaghten, Sir E. Bateson, Thomas Dun le, Colonel Mahon, Viscount Lennox, Lord H. G, Du Pre, C. G. . Manners, Lord J. C0 5 4 1 .114T Ci RCU LA ft The Queen ane. Prince A1h. , . - 4t, attended by the Coun tess of Desert, thi• Beutrice 13, ng, Lord Polivarth, L.ird Colville, and Lieut. Colonel F. 11. S,--yrnOor, ho noured the Lyceum Tueaire with their presence last evening. His Bo) al Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse b:icir yesterday torenoou, attended by Lieut.-Colunel F. H. Soy m our. The Royal Family took their accustomed pony and walking exercise yesterday iu the garden of Bu: tingharn [lts Royal Highness Prince. Albert, attended by Lieut.- Colonel F. H. Seymour, went yesterday af ernuon to the Z tolugical Society of Loudon, in Lianover-square. L rd Pol march has relieved Earl Talbot ni his duties as Lord in Waiting to her M , jesty. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Royal Highness the Countess d' Aquila yesterday at Mivart's A deputation, consisting of Dr. Renton and Dr. Alex- ander Wood (from the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh), Dr. Coombe and Dr. Gardiner (from the tur a t irt iti 1 / I' c ' r 'Yttl College of Surgeons of Edinburgh), and Dr. Glasgow) (from the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons, Wal pole had an interview with Mr. Secretary Wel ac(colnYesterday, at the Home office . The deputation was c rai Panted and introduced by Sir William Gibson L 0 e ifh' M.P. for Edinburgh, and Mr. William C. P. for Lanarkshire. doPutat had also ton from the Na'zional Institute of Medicine an interview yes terday, Tht,d w with Mr. Secretary Walpole yes- M.P., tar. Nathanieleputation consisted of Mr. James Wyld, . Clifton., (chairman), Dr. G orge Webster, Messrs. Charles, M. BenneX M P. Fuller' Thomas Martin, Dr. pert, James Bird,. .J Messrs . G. .T. Squibb, John Pro- Robert Dunn. . 11 Bowling, Henry ..kuoall, and Mr. Philip Bennett, M.P , Earl of Derby yest er da,y,.at ad an interview with the Downing street. . his o ffi c i a l r es id ence i n Mr. Daedos,.M.P., had on interview cellor of the Exchequer, at his orn • with the -Chan mal - Downing-street, yesterday. residence in A deputation from the New Zealand. Company, con sisting of Earl Talbot, ivlr. Aglioub y , m a , -. M P., •Mr. Mangles, M.P., Mr. Monsen, M. 1 3„, air; Hutt, Abel Smith, 1.1.e.Mr. G. F. Young, rho Mr, de Goldstaid, Mr. Boulcott, Mr. Currie, Mr. Gowen Mr. 14'511, and Mr, Pitcher (directors), and M,• Bar: ring ton (secretary) , h ad interview with Sir John a Pakington yestff,rday,t the Colonial-office. Mr. Lyttelton, A A deputation, consisting of Lordd. derly, M.P., Mr: J. hn -Hutt, Mr.weLl a a 151 also Fox, on the subject of N ew Zealand , d an inter view with Sir John .Pakington, at the Colonial-office, yesterday. A deputation, t‘onsistieg of Mr: Grrgson, Sir James Duke, Mr. Colvin, Mr. Entwis le, find Mr. Dallas, had an interview-with, the - Right Hon. W. Henley yester day; at the Board of Trade. The Countess of D thy will give a Earl-dress -assembly, at the official residence of the N.;ble Earl .iu Downieg street, an the 1:,:;•11 of May, after the stale di nner g iven by his Lordship i n h onour of her Majesty's birthday, Monday ESTIM E C AWEB ED E, SERVICES. On a - Parliamentary document was printed containing a general abstract of the g•ranta to b e pronosed for c i v il ser vices for 1852, compared Ixith s i m il ar charges for 1850 an d 1851. The sum required for th e several services is 4,182,086 1 . I n 1851 the sum was 3.948,1021., an d i n t h e preced i ng yea r 4,065,642/. The increase compared with 1850 was 110,4441 , 2 find the increme.colup4e4 with 151 was 230,-M4 COUNTY ELECTIONS. Governnaent has achieved another triumph. The for midable Mr. Locke King, who beat Lord John Russell last year by two to ono, and drove htna thereby several days from power, has this year been 13, , aten by Lord John Manners and Mr. Disraeli in a divisioa of 202 to 149. The majority lest year was 48 against the Minis ters; it is this year 53 against Mr. Louhe King. Can it be denied any longer that the Constitution is Safer from rash changes in thu haudo of a Derby than. of a Russell? But the truth must be spoken.. Like most othsr twrial triumphs, the one before us frides : unOr scrutiny. Why Lbelte King beaten this.sear,_. after having made a Tilinisterial crisis last year? The man is the same, the measure is the samo, the Whigs are the .same, the Conservatives are the same. and there is no very striking uoveity in the condition of the people at large. All the difference bet.een the division this year and last year is,. that on ,February 20, 1851, the Conservatives not being in power, but- having _imbibed an immense draught or encouragement frp,n their small minority on Mr. Disraeli's recent motion, left Lord John Russell to tight his own !Lanni() wi!h his own re-, fractory followers. They had no objection to see the Minister in a - raiiii.irity, even in whist; ttu , y believed to be a good eaute„ Tots year the m i c e ,: pr ivi thei the se .i• dents of the ease are coat) diff4rent. The of the. Constitution, as they ueeua it, happens to be their, owa csuseas well; so they are alts, their .Nv.s. More the❑ a hundred and fifty gentlemen who last year colleivLd by their absence as- the- proposal to swamp, as they think it, the county constituencies, have this year rushed to their rescue. Last , year - they regarded with compl,zency the proap--ets of some hundred thousand 101. householders returning the so called county Members. This year they are once more true to the Chan , los voters. The victory, therefore, which we have trumpeted wish all due formality consists in the trifling little fact that the gentlemen now la office and their friends will do for the sake of themselves ,what they would not do for their country; that before they, take the trouble to vote they ask what interest they have themselves in the question, and be . the cause ever so bad, if it answers their purpose that it should gain a temporary triumph, they will even let it so prosper. It is surely uenecoseary to observe that such conduct is factious and dishonest; still less necessary to observe that all parties now-a-days are guilty of it. Whig or Conservative, it matters not, people will not - do their duty unless it answers their purpose to do it. There is, perhaps, much greater agreement on the motion discussed last night than would appear at first sight. It is advocated by nobody as an insulated measure, and condemned by nobody on its-own merits. The gentleman who makes •it his - autatal checal de bataille would associate it with other measures neces sary to its beneficial operation, while there is probably not one of his opponents who does not think that the county 101. householders would be a very respectable addition to the constituency. That rate of .holding in the rural districts generally indicates a much higher level of character and position than in a large town, for in most villages and small country towns a 101. house holder is a roan of some little property, or of great in. dastry, or of superior education. This is evident from the much smaller. proportion of houses rated at that amount in rural districts than in large boroughs. The rural 101. householder is usually more fixed, better known, and altogether under stronger pledges for 'his good behaviour than the man who pays that rent in a largo town; and though village shop keepers, trattestnen, carriers, and hucksters ale not always vary devoted to the aristocracy or the Church, they will stand a favourable comparison in these respects with the prosperous classes of our manufacturing towns. Taking, therefore, Mr. Locke King's clients on their own merits, it is scarcely possible to deny their very strong claims, not merely on the justice of the Lsgislature, but even on the sympathy of the agriculture.l interest.- But it is not for a. moment imagined, either by Mr. Locke Icing or his opponents on this question, that were the county constituencies to be augmented by the addition of this class, they would or should be loft with no further alteration. All parties would then agree on the necessity of extracting from the county constituencies tossns of more than eight or ten thou.and inhabitants, and giving theta representatives either singly or in greupa according to their importance. This would be nece,sary in order to prevent ono or two teems from returning the so-called county Members. For Members of thew own, too, these towns would be well content to lose their share in the wider constituency of the county. Thus it is that though, as a matter of caaveidence. and for the subdivision of politiuil labour, Mr. Locke King moves the enfratichisetnent of the county 101 householders, and nothing more, that is not, and cannot badi4cussed as an insulated m-thure.- The debate, such as it was, consisted chiefly of allu sions to the political topics of the day, apparently with a view to call out the opposite parties. Neither of them, however, seemed very anxious for close quarters, and the occupants of the Treasury bench were evidently well content with a silent victory. Mr. Hume reminded them of their." militia franchise," and challenged them to stand up and say how far they would go in that three don. Lord John Russell left no sore nnprobed. He began by taunting Government with the little pressure it applied to the business of the session. • Seeing the Solicitor-General opposite, he reminded him of some passages in his Harwich speech on the necessity of deciding our commercial policy at once, and on the ruinous effects of free trade. lie then touched successively Lord John Manners, Sir John Pakington, and ocr old friend Mr. G. F. Young, evidently in the hope that they would affird him a little sport. As the topics of allusion had nothing whatever to do with the measure before the House, and as any debate that could have arisen out of his remarks must have been of the most episodical character, their wis dem at that particular moment is at least questionable. The victims of the sport, however, refused to show fight, and, with the exception of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, maintained a judicious silence, even though Sir Benjamin Hall brought his heavy artillery to bear on the foe. Both sides contented themselves with throwing out hints of what they would do, if events only favoured their generous designs. But for the trifling difficulty that whatever is pro posed -by one side will be infallibly opposed by the other, we might congratulate the coun try on the vast quantity of popular measures an nounced for performance at the earliest opport un i t y , in cluding, of course, the complete enfranchisement of la bour by Mr. • Disraeli. That gentlemen, however, we greatly fear, will neither be allowed to enfranchise labour himself, nor will he allow anybody else to do it if he can possibly prevent it. Much the same may be said of various suggestive intimations thrown out in the course of the debate. But is it not high time that our re presentatives should be sent back to their constituents when they can do nothing - bnt hid for pepularity? The soe , e3hes last night were little more than hustings ad dresses, as will • probably now be the case every night of the session. This cannot be regarded as a normal and healthy condition of the Liislature; nor can it be pro. longed without impairing its credit. This session is already lost to business and wasted on faction, and we doubt whether it will bear any other crop than idle quarrels and electioneering•promises,—Times. A T r ' AMER:TC.AN PIRACY .-- LEA AND PERRINS'S il , OR.. CESTERSHIRE SAUCE.—The proprietors of the far-famed Worcestershire Sauce, which is now consumed in all quarters of the globe, as a relish which no other provocative of the palate can supply, have had occasion to prosecute a store keeper in New York, named Raphael, for counterfeiting their labels and selling his mixture as the genuine sauce. The case was tried at the Court of General Sessions of the Peace of the city and county of New York, on the sth of Merch. It was proved by a person who had been in partnership with Raphael that he compounded a can e of his own, which he put into bottles in which the Worces tershire Sauce had once been, or into others made some what in imitation of them, and that the labels so closely imitated the originals, even dawn to copying the names of Lea and Perrins, that purchasers could scarcely fail to be de ceived. Messrs. Duncan and Son, grocers, of New York, who are the sole agents for genuine Worcestershire Sauce in America, gave evidence of the immense sale which the sauce bad in that country, and pointed out the particul rs in which some bottles which had been purchased at the prisoner's store, under the United States Hotel, differed from the true ones. The prisoner's counsel made an appeal to the preju dices of the jury against British manufacturers, a nd after they had consulted for some couple of hours they found a verdict of acquittal—having evidently among them some who had a spite against the Britishers and probably thought that Mr. Raphael was only a laudable exemplification of Yankee cleverness.— Worcester Herald, Aprd 24, 1862. Ictwlligence has been received from Adelaide, South Australia, to the 10th January, being several days later than that already published. The discovery of gold in the colony had turned out to be a fabrication. The Govern- ment Commissioners had a second time proceeded with_Mr. G. 61. Stephen, the party by whom the reward had been claimed, to the spot indicated, and upon testing the soil were unable to procure the smallest portion of metal. Upon a previous trial every spadeful had been found to yield gold, and the Commissioners in their report subsequently assert that' pieces must have been introduced on that occasion for the purposes of deception. With regard to the general state of the country, it appears that the disorganization caused by the departure of the inhabitants to Sydney and Port Phillip had been much exaggerated. Out of a population of 67,000 the total emigration was not more than 5,000, and it is as serted that much of the prevailing commercial panic was to be attributed to the natural collapse of the worthless mining and building speculations which had been carried on for the past year or two. The success of the Burrs Barra, and the discovery of the Kapunda mine, caused 250,0001. to be squandered in delusive-companies, and now that the fancy for these had been destroyed, and a slight pressure had arisen for the demand for coin in the neighbouring -colonies, the inevitable results could no longer be averted. Already, however, there were symptoms of re- Action. The market price of Barra Burra shares, instead .of beingqpb u l u efi before." e e r d e r . ,6:" or 80, was 100, and so far from the works having been abandoned, they are represented as in full operation, with no symptom of 'pause or discouragement. " A corn and'hay harvest ," it is added, " of unprecedented abundance betrtemrd.r_roo.nudgihttionot: and p ni re u v ch iou m s is noW secured, while the promise of fruit was never so fair aochr " n T teh h aer e lw3 7 e o sieg o , l ha s t h oo i di p t m ihaf, en to t wo s i , i ' n ' tgh it eto i p s rt, a eh i ve s l o .osuo s ms a isedewl season, :a ' n t a length enedi teiosrnin - 0 - r s e um ea m re e f r ull3 t , h g e ot c u l p i tba do n es ev n er o . t . during the past' week show The reports of the state of trade in the provinces Bank _rate of Ltirevails, little . alteration . A healthy change in the eveathert a iNill impart additional firmness. to which the reduction in. the although the business cause increased activity. so, A whenever it shall take place t Manchester prices have ' been to thoseof p l umber of transactions has of orderasstii7eek. A favourable demandland. Stocks continue The' Binning rade from the United well maiuteined, l b m n light, a s c cw a ci r ot : h e n ' a y t 3 foil e ci q e equal ac describe supplyb e a Pauperism still with the States, as well as a satisfactory home trade. shows a remarkable diminution, even as ci; diminished returns of the corresponding pertnaorr of the usual purchases. The Woollen marketa There has been little variation at Nottingham, the i l ) ast ye ar . achward ness of the season, both here and in America, tending to dull ; but notwithstanding the long - continued 1. - ints the ekport i f cloth this year has exceeded comp e ,the first four months of 1851: In the Irish linen trade there has d h e a l v a e y many been been no important change, although the indicatim bay_ botiuyou _t9ll WO= . AMERICAN NEWS. Lrvnaroor., TUESDAX.--The British and North American Royal Mail steam-ship Canada has just arriv,ed in cur , harb our. A s she sa il e d f ro m Baston on the 14th insta n t, th e news rece i ve d . by her is brought down four days' later in date than any pre viously reedvt.d. T:, . Canada made the usual fort • nightly call At Halifax, on the 16thinat., t0..1p4 , qn(1. receive: the n1f4i1 3 1 3 11 pas euger eci3ll},VUF,eii,Tiok the; Norsk--American 7colonit--g. She - biirivi 2.3 ; ppangl.'rit.: . . ~. .. to thin-couufry, - *_.., . - _ ... A trislt arrival from Californ;a brought 1,000,000 Boils. in gold dust to New yorl- -; and dates to March 17. Sacramento C it y was inundate d , cause d by a freshet. Damage d one Alot extensive.. A flood was expected. Business in California had been somewhat interrupted by the rains, but was improving. Th'' Canada passed the America 011 the 16111 inst. ourwArds to 13ostoaz ' _ . ANor:UEIi I?REG-111.114TL STEAM-B-OAT DISA.S -11(IN DIM]) LIVEi Alisou.al, AP RIL 4,--The' 8 ' 4. - ) 4 616 laths, ti(,ilticl for Council Moth. ex,plodell ber boilors at this place • had oil boacl, sengers, a• large number of viormon im'iligeauts: -. An the calk:erg of the ,, boat were killiA.eXt3llPt fike - lirayekirk 4 ifid mate. About 100 itVP.4 iiri? - 11W?POSed to have been The boat is a total wrte.l.-; - hev boilers have been iu several years. _ 6-3 .Zk r IAT PULE arr SAVANNAH' SAVANNAH, 41-ML tiro WaS discoveredat. fi ve o'cl, ek this (Sunday) morning, in Lau as cotton sheds, and_ the wind being high, the filmes spread with great rapidity. L , s warehou se contained several pressei d from 4,000 to 5,000 b a l es o f cotton, which were enlir6lY"l". aimed. The ships Jane Hammond and I sa bAla were aground at-the wharf, end: could not be removed. The former was *early of cotton on board. T he I sabella also sustained muc h injury. Lawar's sh e d and presses coat 50,000 dol l ars . Insured only. for 20,000 dolt s , Messrs, Allen and Ball lost 1 0000 bales of ootton — ia" , Surttd. Consumed with a large qtraitity G. W. Garland and Co., lost 800. bales. Messrs. E. Molyneux, A. LOW and-Co., William Bat teraby, and seven other fi rms lost different quant i t i es of euttou. They were all i nsured. Lamar's gouds alit: papers j u au iron safe were en tirely destroyed.. Ile also , lost a h orse va l ue d a t 1,500 dollars. The total luss is estim ated at 300,000 dollars. CO3tyIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Commercial matters were favourably reported. Money easy: Stocks and securities in good demand. Little bad been doing in breadstuff, prices receding. Westerla,Canal flour 4 dolls. 50c. to 4. - dells. - 62ic., barely supported; Geenessee prime wheat, 1 doll. 8 cents. to 1 doll. 10 cents. per COlb.; southern wheat, 98c. to 1 doll. per 601 h.; Indian cotn, round yellow, 64c. to 66 0 . per bushel. Cotton quiet, busines miiderate, and prices steaciy. New Orle um and Mobile, middling fair to fair, 9gc. to 9i-c. per lb.; Uplands,. 81(% to 0 0. Exce ss receipts, 500,000 bales. Frights unchanged. _ Provisions firm. New mess pork, 17:1. Exchange on London 109 to 1091. • NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. 11:1E DUKE OP NORTILUMBERLANIA LEVE,E,—The following officers attended his Grace's levee yesterday:— Captains Sir E. Stanhdpe, W. Carleton; H. J. Douglas, J. J. OnsloW R. B. Watson, E. H. Delsfo'ao, W. Lor ing, IL Duudas, A. Fat quhail Commanders IL Harvey, .J. B. West, C. Gayton, H. B. Mason, W. Morris, G. Rntnertottl, M. De Courey, P. Craycroft, R. Lloyd; Lieutenants W. R. Davies, H. Trollope, W. Greet H. B. R. B. L. ~ .P u . laclloper. e,G 0 .8. Waterhouse, SmYthe, DEvoNPORT, TUESDAY.---The Britomart, Commander tiesbeltine, was towed into the Sound yesterday by the Confiance steamer, and will sail in a few days for the coast of Africa. PORTSMOUTH, TuEsnlY.--.The Sampson steam-fri gate, that had bee❑ sent to the back of the island to look .- for the Queen, returned about two o'clock yesterday, and remaided at St. Helen's till dark, when she came up to Spithead. This moi ning the Queen, 116, Captain C. Wise, with the flag of Admiral Sir William Parker flying, in com pany with th e H ercu l es , made her appearanc e off Be bridge Led ge , th e w i e dbeilig light and baffling. Th e rn- Avon steam-vessel, havi.ug her steam pp, went down to her, and having spoke the Queen proceeded Oa for Ply mouth. The Sampson was also ordered down to her, and as soon as she could get up her steam went,to her, The Sprightly also, after putting Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs on board the Rodney, went out to the Queen. The Sampson having taken the Queen in tow see anchored at Spithead soon after twelve o'clock, having previously saluted the flag of Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs with 17 guns, which was returned with a like number by the Victory. Rear. Admiral Prericott, in the afternoon, proceeded to Spitheed td the Portsmouth yacht, and paid his rezpects to Sir Wm. Parker. The gallant Admiral Sir William Parker, attended by Captain Wise and flag lieutenant, landed at the Dock yard at about four o'clock, and proceeded to the resi deuce of Achieiral Sir Thomas Briggs, the latter being the senior offic er . Mi ss P ar k er , t h e Ad m i ra l' s young est daughter, also lauded, thu two others remaining on board. sa k i The Queen has been 20 days from the Rock, the last in company with the 1.10- knocking under:ta d e o r f about t close-reef w bieh bh e e di:sib:2: been net, .ce es, egainst easterly winds. On Friday - and Saturda y. last she was the east. We hear the Queen has ' a strong h g e ale e f h r a o n m . about her rudder, which will occasion defects, particularly occasion her being docked. If she then on examinationl her, we hope to see le er , ea t rienuire3 much to be doe° to over to the Neptune et-p P atn, officers, and crew turned at Plymouth. ortemouth, or to the St. George The , Queen saw nothing frigute, which vessel is • of Ole Retribution, steam the Channel relieving th s o u PPosed to be at the Chops of The reason the li eree i e u ° lnetirard• bound trade. that the Ceylon, when ' 3 has returned from Malta is, such good coudition, tjelx,arniued, was, found. to. be in eeiving-ship. - . --- . t e lle remains there as re- The Encounter, fitea m . taken into -the angl e c orvette, Captain Gordon , wa s examined._ : a(: 'ek to .have •her screw-shaft The Eurydice; 25, in r • , . ' • 1 sea-stores in the dockerdiv,eg Per anchors and heavy will be commissioned stela base t. at Portsmouth, and .We arnsorry to report -. • Y ' • • scientific and talented thet • John Mitcham, Esq., the dockyard, has,- from m in h a ster-builder of Portsmouth', his resignation, and that th eal th, been obliged to tender count accepted the m enu ,. • 'il Admiralty have on that se able and faithful servan t . Mr, Fi no h nni has been a most 50 years., Without intern. the Crown for upwards of the top of his protessiou ,:t'' ho hus worked hie way to ledge and perseverance; I t ; his superior practical know of his scientific attaintn on -41 We hove now a specimen tainly the finest, ship of I;" in that superior, and cer put, now lying off the ti ff elassin the navy, the Arro regret that so few vessel i ug's-stairs. We only have to signed and built by this are in the naval service de 'rile Sprightly cteam.: ves ev " and practical builder. Master-Curateanding, too t' Mr. George Allen, Acting- Brigge this morning t o ii.,7 Mt Admiral Sir Thomas Chaves Graeae), 0,13 ., — Peet the Roduf , y, 92, Captain C. 8.,, of the Excellent, ae ll , t Shithead.. Captain Chula, Chief, and exercised theLriPauied the Comeaander-in. Tee 1/"11(337 wi ll be fetid i P'o company ill gunnery. on Thuratay, as at present "vauee to-morrow, and sail The Sprightly, aft c ,,, 1 °Qatemplated. board thu Rodney,. Wer.t e etl viog -she Port-Admiral on Queen, and attend 0pen 7 . 1 ..!...5 to Sr. Helen's to meet the Parker, whom, she broekht iota9Admirl Sir . William about lour o'clock, sec ooma harbour this afternoon, who most hospitably e ' utertu'lecias by Sir Themes Briggs, miral at his officio' man s i on This gallant brother Ad - this e • Apijouvr veiling. WOOLWICEI, APRIL 27, lelt NT. the WniehOster, 50, at Port s ,. "thPoliter Richard Bate to -sou Paoas orlo • Assistant-Engineers of the rird Class—John Sear, • serving in the Magicienne, 16, b gate, of 400•h'.rao power, et ,paddlewheel steam-fri man, serving in -the Penel ope ""evonporteSlee frigate, of 650-horse power, fi 16 , paddlewheel steam- Coast of Africa etation; atickeh e A t T a llire on the West in the Megtera iron screw steam .tr " 11-. Sergeant, serving power—to be Assistant-Eogin ftre e° P - ohip, of 350•Itorse The Comte d'Aquila. acoompen9l the Second.ClaS9. nor of his Mejesty the King o f the i r e j by the Ambaseae Deptford Dockyard, Greenwi c h I :" Sieilies, visited quently Woolwich Dockyard, to_de n ''' °s Piltil, and subse at the latter naval port by Com I L, and-was received Flag-Lieutenant E. K. Gore, and aevedrore Henry Eden, the departments, who accompanied hia :d of the heads of to the Agamemnon, 90, non ready fo during his visit afterwards to witness the working of is; launching, and mere, the .sawemills, and the Warrior " Il l t " home convict- h . 8 IP. The Comte d'Aquila then went afloat in the barge to visit the Fisgard fisg•ship; oe Commodore's he visited the. Royal Albert, 120, and the zain landing construction and repair of steam-engine,, h etory for the on his return to town. - The Lightning before leaving Master-Commander Henry William All ee, a ! e alo-vessel, ders to attend the Comte d'Aquila to.merio Under or. to the flag-ship at Sheerness; and, eeeorde've t on visit arrangements, the. Comte will proceed byg..t: present Kent Railway to Gravesend, and thence in e North the Ligh ning to Sheerness. - The Vivid, Dover mail packet, e e p te i_ e , , went down the river at eight o'clock 4.7 it II tozauthett, speed, after being refitted - with new boilers, t h r Y d ' her board Captain Sinittiett, former commander of - rth a- on shoe mail packet when en the Holyhead. statie-, Ban shoe gentlenseu e - and Mr. Triekett, assistant w-t.. to the chief engineer at Woolwich dockyard. On arriving 'at the measured mile at.Leng Reach, the Vivid made l three runs down and three runs up; and on the averag e six runs her speed was found to - be 14 ;716 - knots 15 of_ the F hour, her engines, , of 160• horse Power, by Job P er 111 F, enn and Son, making .34 revolutions per , minute,. The draught- of- waterwee 7 feet . 1 inch' forward and 7 feet 6 inches aft, about an average of three inches more than her ealculaied immersion, Zilch was occasioned by-tale. ink' round to . Dover a large quantity of Beare gear and other articles, to be ready for use should they be re ' quired. When the:et:are put on shore and the packet commences. her regular duties, it is expected she will • make .a speed of 15 knots per hour on the average —.the Limo speed she accomplished when . first employed lin 1848. - MENAI STEAIT3 NAVIGATiON.-4t is the intention of GoVerninent to propose thit a; slim of 4,0001. be voted in tin MICUt year on aeQ9UUt of the I#ienai StrAIN ngYigatign. STEAMERS. Som%OrnerrEchiqtnNt?lar.EdNs?:ipowners connected with Mexico and the West Indies e - es l u i w a ee v d e efi p fen e ra t e i y t n i s ; e n p e ei c nt i od the Chan cellor of the Exchequer upon the dele . the - West e rlenedpinacinteitfirmNr w ' h w os i e th n a is i m l petition. they appear to us weeny the most v a e.r enre e a dill eci teo n v a te b hr li of her Majesty's subjects. Why, the ,n b y result they they A tre o s ra t i e r s al a t - y g a r?v a a m ne o e st vco ig ui n d al be r l i o u tg: p e h d . ups Is it y British taeree - _ere steamships- in existence.w which. ron:tr i a x if e e l e b t i o e :p ti e 'at re Admiral I 3: o fo r e;en rd Ve at l ih n e g teionlyaseoec. their: y ar e r t iv ta tu b i e n o . n p i o y rt p might ni e ' dg r r h d k i rt s e o ' 1 b ; n l w 3 : 7Aol looked 1: 1 dti spooh-pooh o i f de ru r ag t bro a au s t te b s fs e n n y i xi c o h m n w d a n : the elor ns aftereons tt s sh i o b ! ect i mch l achievement. c i p e oae a s ntt : oie o ro f inor w faol o huo o oe : f Majesty's steam-frigates were put upon the wsoswrekengsi.bhrseer ,aB t w il ier e d4r ode . a: , : ri i en,t d 41 4 11: r ane y riw. lgir o r sf s ho . iorn tuvt:ditoNihe Not', if e healthy yf t h s e t h h eil i d p x , weeks pumping in the middle of the Atlantic, with no griev aece in perticuler to cernelein of, except want of water an;l provisioes, end a gcrisral nucertainty as to the re mote contiegene•es of their earth'y career. Oaly sixteen days eveidue, ani ye: thno heartless camplahrs! The apparition of any transport or eteanaship in-war at so early a date in any of our ports—we beg pardon, near any of our ports=--would fill tie deeleyard people with the justest alarm. They would never be brought to be lieve that the ship had really arrived at her port of des tination, and completed the return voyage. The natural suggestions that would arise to any one's mind would be, that the Government ship had been baffled in her out ward voyage, and after two or three leaks, and two er three breaks down, had been compelled to put back. It is too bad to find the Royal Mail Company performing their journeys with such astounding accuracy, and yet exposed to the murmurs and complaints cf mere shore going merchants, who are clearly unacquainted with the vicissitudes and uncertainties of a sea life. How is it, with the recollections of the service between England and the Cape during the last four months present to their minds, that they can have the face to give ut terance to the following complaint? "So imperfectly is the service performed, that the duplicate correspon dence has during, the last 21 months been performed by another company, with two exceptions only, many days in anticipation of the Royal Mail Company, whose ves sels have invariably arrived after their due date, in the last instance sixteen days." There is a pretty specimen of human gratitude! It' our worthy ,friends who have signed the petition had only been for six months in the hands of the Admiralty they would have known how to appreciate punctuality when they met with a display of that rarest of all qualities where a public Board. is con cersed. There is the Conflict, now—an excellent Government boat. What a lovely voyage she has made from Bahia! She only overstayed her time a month, and yet that is called, in the Admiralty language, rather better than a good average passage. To be sure, she blew up once and broke down too in the course of the passage; but then accidents will happen, and machinery wasn't made to last for ever, or what would become of the en gine makers? And then she was towed into port by another Government ship; but then that is the usual way in which Government steamers arrive in port. Was there not the famous case of the Vulcan the other day, which was bringing home dispatches from the Cape, but overstayed her time two months, or some trifle of that sort, which was taken in tow by another Government steamer, which was taken in tow by a third, as her en • gums, too, had broken down? A tow is a l l fair; but tow and tow is too bad. Indeed, if we wished to put the West India merchants to the blush, we need but reca pitulate to them the history of our communications with the Cape during the last six months. But we need not go to the wide Atlantic, and to the long sea passage between England and the Cape. It was only the other day that a crack steam-frigate—the Horatio—one of our great pillars of defence—a chief ship among Admiral Berkeley's invulnerables—ventured upon the daring feat of making a trip from Sheerness to Southend. Wood and iron could not stand so terrible a strain. Long before our gallant defenders had reached the. Essex coast the machinery gave way, and the great defence of the Thames was adrift upon its waters. If our ships sail and steam so well, bow will they fight? We will venture to assert that if a French squadron were to be signalled in sight they would put to sea without water, like the Britannia—without powder even to make a signal of distress, like a steamer which shall be name lesse—and with halls too big to enter any of the cannon, as was the case the other day on the batteries at Malta —when the alarm was given. Let us by all means get out the Chelsea pensioners! —Times. RAIL WAY LOANS. The number of railway companies desirous of obtain ing loans on debentures or mortgage having consider ably increased since the late reduction of the bank rate of interest, we subjoin a corrected list for the information of capitalists: — South 'Vales—Loans on mortgage, bearing interest at 4 per cont. par annum, for periods not less than three, and not exceeding seven years. Leeds Northern—At 4 per cent. per annum, for three, five, or seven years, in sums of 1001. and upwards. Glasgow and South- Western—ln sums of 5001. and upwards, for terms of not less than three years. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock—Not exceeding, on the whole, 100,0001. The money is required for the purchase of the Cromford Canal and works, and the mortgages constitute a first charge on both undertakings. Lyndon and North-Western—Have ceased to accept money on loan at a higher rate of interest than 3i per cent., and for periods of five or seven years. North British—Receive tenders for the renewal of a portion of their debentures which fall due on the 15th of May, 1852. No sum received under 500/. Shrewsbury and Chester—For a limited amount, to replace mortgages as they fall in. Bristol and Exeter—Are ready to either pay off im mediately, in cash, any debentures which bear interest at 5 or 41 por cent., or to grant perpetual Preference Four per Cent. Stock in exchange for them, ellowing forthwith, in either case, to the holders, the difference of interest. Cork and Bandon—On debentures, in sums of not less than 1001., for five or seven years, bearing in terest at the rate of 44- per cent, per annum, payable half-yearly. Caledonian—On debentures, in sums of 2001. and upwards, at 4 per cent. per annum, for term of years. The directors of the West Flanders Railway are also in the market for additional capital, to complete their line, of which the first portion is open from Bruges to Courtrai ' and is yielding an annual r e t urn o f 4,000/. or 5,0001. This, together with a guarantee of the Belgian Government to the extent of 16,0001, is pledged to pay 51 per cent. upon 280,0001., the amount for which parties are prepared to undertake the completion of the works on the extension of the line and branches in accordance with the convention concluded between the Balgian Go vernment and this company on the sth of March last. The sum required is proposed to be raised in 28,000 preference shares of 250 f. or 101. each, bearing 51 p er cent. interest, secured by the above guarantee. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET. On Monday a special meeting of this company was held at the London Tavern. Mr. Commissioner FANS took the chair, and said that the object of the meeting was to consider the propriety of the measure now before Parliament, and for the car rying out of which a certain majority must, sanction this Bill before it could pass the House of Lords. This Bill had been read a first time in the House of Lords, and its object was to substitute a better and cheaper line between Newmarket and Bury. Sir JOHN SHELLEY, Bart., objected to being made a party to making the new line for the benefit of the ori ginal shareholders, and should protest against the resoa lutions now proposed for adoption. The CHAIAMAN then put the resolution for the ap proval of the. Bill now before Parliament. Mr. ANDERSON seconded tho motion. On a show of hands there appeared 18 for the motion and 24 against it. The CHAIRMAN called for a poll. Sir W. CARDEN, Mr. TYRRELL, and others objected to the poll. The CHAIRMAN said that question must be settled by Parliament. They had only to pursue the legal course. After some delay the result of the poll was as fol lows:—Proxies for, 1,424; proxies against, 6.; votes present, 693 for; 74 against, subject to a protest of 370 on the part of Mr. George Tyrrell. There were more than four-fifths in favour of the resolution. The meeting then adjourned. GREAT NORTHERN AND ANBERGATE.—WO men donut in our last that the London and North- Western and the Great Northern having entered into an arrangement betweeu themselves not to treat with the Ambergate Railway, and yet within about 48 hours that the Great Northern settled with the Ambergase the terms given in our s o f the 10th. We have been assured that the proposition came in a letter from the Great Northern. With respect to the above mentioned terms, we understand they are open for modi fication until Tuesday next, and that the Great Northern have since consented to make them the same as the London and North Western, that is, four per cent. from the Ist of July next.—Herapath's Jeered. Sr. ANDREWS AND QUEBEC. --This company con eluded a contract on Thursday for making the section from St. Andrews to Woodstock (80 miles), with Messrs. King, Sykes, and Brookfield, of Sheffield. The con tractors are to premed immediately to the worke,— Railway Times. MORAYSHIRE.—WO learn that Provost. Grant, of Elgin, on behalf of the M ora y shire Railway Company, has ta kenl off, on the Earl of Seafield's land, a large fue, the other day, at the terminus, foot of Moss-streei, for an inn, cellaragr, stabling, and other accommodations. The railway works proceed apace in the most satisfac tory manner.—Forces Gazette. SOUTHEASTERN AND READING, GUILDFORD, AND REIGATE.---The Committee in reporting proved the )?en . amble of the Bill for merging the latter in the former company, state that the Committee considered it just stud right that the securities in the shape of perpetual al Inn ities to be given to the shareholders in the Reading, Guildford, and Reigate should take precedence of e ing preference shares in the South-eastern, inasmuch as they are to he in substitution of an annual rent now payable by the South-eastern, and which rent, s o long t as payable, is a prio r charge to the payment or dividend on preference shares. GLINT Fon PUBLIC Viroß&S AND BUILDIUGF.— There was printed on Monday a Parliamentary paper, show ing that for the year 18'5:2-53 the grant requ i re d for public works and buildings is ( „21,231 /. In the pr e ceding year the om T oted Taw tiosph, And iu im 887,0044 HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Amongst the noble and distinguished company honouring the performances 'at her Majesty's Theatre with their presence yesterday evening we remarked the following:—His Grace the Duke of Wellington, the Marchioness of Douro and Lady Charles. Wellesley, the Countess de Flab=lt and Mademoiselle de Mahanit, the Countess of Harrington and Lady Jane St. Maur Stanhope Mr. Pridea um B rune an d the:Mines:Brune. His:Royal Highness the Prince of Naples also honoured the , thestee,7*-ith his presence on: -this- ocoasim 110 Majesty's box was zecupled by the Earl and "Cdrintesi of Jersey,: the: Countess of Besborongli, Lady Clemen tiva Villiers, Lady Ponsonby, and - party. Amongst the general company we also remarked the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Earl of Shelburne, the Marquis of Exeter, - his Excellency the French Minister and suite; his. Excellency the Sardinian Minister, Lady Talbot de Malabide, Viscount Dupplin, Viscount Exmouth, the Viscount Enfield, Lord Gordon,. the Hou. A. D. Willoughby, - the lion: G. S. - Smythe, Lord Adol nbui Fitzularence,- Sir. George 'Wombvreli; Bart., Sir George Bowles, Sir Abdy, Bart., Sir Johu Bay ley,Eart., and Lady Bayley; the. Right lion. the Secre tary at War, Sir Ralph Howard, Barr., M.P., Lady Howard, Miss Howard, and party; Mrs. Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler. Mr. George Harlem , M..P..Mrs. Ilud sop, and Miss Tliudbon ; Mrs...awl Miss Itobt:rt=, Mr. Mitchell, M.P., Miss Traftbrd Southwell, Miss Trafford, Mr. Bulk Mr. C. W. Packe, M.P., - and Mrs. Packe Reading, Mr. C. Harry Baldwin, M.P., Mr. Sturt; Mrs. and Miss Richards, Mr. Brereton Trelawney. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dixon, Mr. Hubert de Burgh, Lieut.-General Sir Alexander Woodford, Lady Wood ford, and Miss Woodford ; Mr. Henry Singleton Mr, William Rose, Colonel , Wiipinan, Mr. - and M Mr. Thistlethwaite, M r . G . Goldwortlay,- M. r5 P.., 13.. 11 3 1 d i c :s ' Emily Irvine, Mrs. Highinor e , zte, . ROY AL ITALIAN OPERA. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Msry honoured the performances at the Royal Italian Opera with their presence last evening. Their Royal Highnesses were accompanied by the Ladies Elizabeth and Katherine Grey Egerton. Lore William Panlet and Captain Clifford were in attendance upon the royal party. Among the fashionable company honouring the theatre with their presence, we remarked his Exettl lency the Sardinian Minister, the Duke and Duchess of Montrose, and the Ladies Graham, the Marquis of Northampton, the Marquis of Douro, M.P., the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, the Countess of Glengall, and Lady Margaret Butler,, Countess of Malmesbury, the Countess Craven, - the • Countess of Minto and the Ladies Harriet and Charlotte Elliot, and Lady Eliza beth Romilly; the Count and Countess de Morella, Visct. and Viscountess Villiers, Viscount Cranbourne Vint. Exmouth,. Viscount Templetow n , L or d and Lady Carington and the Honourable Lady Williams Wynn, Lord Broughton , and the Honourable Miss Hobhouse, and the Lady Jane tiny, Lord Henry Gordon Lennox, M.P., Lord Alfred Churchill, Lord Arthur Hay, Lady William Powlett and Miss Doyle, Lady Suffield, Baron de Steonberg, Lady Ashworth and Miss Ashworth, Lady Cosmo Russell and the Hon. Mrs. A. Callaghan, Hon. John Fortescne, M.P., Hon. E. S. Russell, M.P., lion. Harry Grey, Lady Rose Lovell and Lady Henrietta Somerset, Sir Henry Webb, Sir George Armytage, Sir John and Lady Campbell, Sir Robert Peel, Sir William Abdy, Mr. H. Bingham Baring, M.P., Colonel Brown low Knox, M.P., Colonel Steele, Major Gage, Captain Meyrick, Captain Hotham, Captain de Bathe, Miss Burdett Coutts, Dr. Quin, Mr. Henry Greville, Mr. and Mrs. Newton Scott, Mr. W. Rose, Mr. Ardedcckne, Mr. R. Gordon, Mr. Martineau, Mr. Bulteel, Mr. L. Clay ton, Mr. Balfour, Captain Johnson, Colonel Tyrrwhite, the Misses Majoribanks, Captain the Hon. Claude Lyon, Sir Robert and Lady Carden and the Misses Carden, Mr. R. Holford and Miss Holford, Colonel Bright, Capt. Stephenson, Colonel Crombie, &c. THE WELLINGTON CAMPAIGNS. The Diorama illustrating the Wellington Campaigns bids fair to rival in attraction its celebrated predecessor, " The Overland Route." A series of most interesting scenes is delineated with admirable artistic skill, and the lacid comments of the lecturer, Mr. Stocqueler, com plete the pleasure afforded by this entertaining and in structive exhibition. The most signal triumphs of the eminent artists engaged, Messrs. Grieve, Telbin. Absolon, and Alfred Corbould, are the Cathedral of Burgos, the passage - of the Douro, the field of Busaco, the triumphal' entry into Madrid, and the exquisite night scenes of the chapel of Ciud ad Rodrigo, and of the Adour, near Bayonne. The inter ea t attached to the brilliant career of Wellington, the excel lent selection of its salient features, and the exquisite skill with which so many memorable scenes are presented to the spectator, must render this diorama ono of unrivalled iopularity. Yesterday the curtains were closed rather prematurely on one or two occasions, just as the eye was becoming familiarised to the beauty of the prospect, and Mr. Stoccineler erroneously informed us that the Duke was born at Dangan Castle, instead of in Grafton street, in Dublin City. These are the only motes we could detect in one of the most delightful entertain ments we have ever assisted at. Let none of our Lon don friends—denizens or visitors, omit the inspection of the " Campaigns of Wellington," at the Gallery of Illus tration, or they will lose one of the most genuine treats of the ►eason. MR. G. F. YOUNG'S STATISTICS. TO THE EDITOR OP' THE MORNING CHRONICLE. Sir,—ln a letter to one of your contemporaries Mr. Young repeats his assertion (§ 2) that the entries of wheat and flour for home consumption during the last year were 6,369.742 quarters, and he refers in proof to the Trade and Navigation return for the twelve months ending sth January, 1852. I have consulted that re turn, and find that the entries for homo consump tion,: during the year 1851, of wheat and flour, were : Wheat 3,836,834 gm Ditto Flour, 5,365,179 cwt., at 31 per qr 1,532,908 „ 5,369,742 qrs. Mr. Young has thus overstated the entries by exactly one million of quarters ! And yet ho is considered by his party as the supreme authority in statistics, and but for his health he would no doubt by this time have given to the public Board of 'Trade returns the figures of which might not lrss have puzzled the Free-t-aders than delighted the ProteetioniAL I remain, Sir., your obedient servant, AN EWILMER OF PARLIAMENTARY RETURNS. COLLIERY EXPLOSION NEAR TV/GAN. One of those dreadful explosions by which so many lives are constantly destroyed in coal-mines took place on Friday afternoon hst, at Pemberton, near Wigan, Lancashire. The colliery is one belonging to the exe cutors of the late Mr. John Daglish, and is called the Norley-hall E3tate. The snatts are about 160 yards deep, and the workings to the east extend as far as 750 yards. It was at the extremity of these workings where the explosion occurred. About 60 workpeople had descended in the morning, but at noon nearly half of them had left, leaving* the boys and a few men to load and get out the coal Zilch 'id been hewn. About half past three o'clock in the afternoon some of these boys, but it is not known which, are believed to have fi red the gas, which accumulated in great quantities in the mine, and a terrific explosion followed. Mr. Twist', the manager of the mines, was near the mouth of tho pit, and took a large body of colliers to search the workings for the dead and injured, with as little delay as possible. After encoun tering great obstruction from the sulphur or after damp, they brought out daring the evening the bodies of three persons who had .been killed, and a great number of others in a state of great suffering from burns. Up to yesterday ten of the sufferers had died altogether, and 1 eight others were iu a state which left but little hope of recovery. The names of the dead era:—Peter Llatlboater, aged 33; Thomas Hitchen, aged 15; Edward Greenall, aged 14; Job!' Lowe, aged 11; Thomas Ashurst, aged 13; Robert Roby, aged 12. Joseph Ilitchen, aged 11; James Greene'', aged 15; William Atherton, aged 13 ; liam liuyton, aged 13 . The names of the injured are; —James Atherton, who is much burnt and is on th e aged 40 (father of the t p w o i o n h t e l 3 death; above-mentioned Jamesliche t eed n e , sto, also on the point o f death; John Topping, aged 10, dangerously i burnt; Adam Wiunard, aged 10, dangerously burnt; William. Derbishire, aged 16, dangerously burnt; Thomas Eerri mond, aged 10, dangerously burnt; John Fairhurst, aged 21, nearly burnt to death; James Leadbeater, seed 28, bruised by the force o f the explosion, an d i n a dc.411- ge rous state. Two other eu slightly injured. have al so be cu injured. The inquest commenced on Monday, but J Was ad journed till the usual answer from the Secretary of State had been received. The evidence that the tnine had bben examined in the went to show reported I morn i ng 'n a state of safety at all the and faces of where men had to work. It appears, however, the cool is of a nature highly bituminous, . that the coal and a great quantity of PS ordinarily , with a bed of cannel, workings. The men are supplied anly escapes from the are liable to fine for allowing any with Davy lauips,and lookers to unlock them, uo g w any one except the under person could remove the top fromany of the boys or other the flame to the expl os i ve e . a l amp so as to expo se supposed that this had been done as is not know; but it is the falling earth a t near to the " goal" the extremity or which the coal had been taken. In th ese generally accumulates,and should be managed with care. Sig lights in th e i r v i c i n i ty Six Men were killed by fire thi in • s mind ne on the 6th of January last by a s i m il ar explosion of fire damp. LONDON SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND..--.OD Monday the annual meeting of the promoters of this charity took place at the llanover•square Rooms. The Right Rev. Bishop Carr in the chair (the Earl of Shaftesbury being obliged to leave the room on public business elsewhere). IL appeared, from a report Which was read and adopted, that the income of the society during the past year had exceeded that of the previous year by 300/.; but extraordinary circumstances had entailed upon the charity additional expenses, and , therefore, the money in band was reduced to a lower S t " than might otherwise have been expected. The receipts for the year had amounted to 1,815/., but owing to the exi;enses alluded to, the balance remaining in hand was only 87 L , it was, therefore, hoped that the benevolent public would continue their exertions iu favour of so charitable a cause. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—A. I.butonant of Dragoons cured of Rheumatism by Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— This officer, who is in the Dutch army, states that Holloway's Pills and Ointment have cured him of rheumatism, which ap peared to be incurable, as neither sea bathing, vapour baths, nor preparations vaunted as sure remedies, did him any good, l and the treat ment of the doctor, after severa l months' trial, was without success. A t t hi s j uncture h e commenced taking these pills, and rubbing the ointment into the "mri l in sr o g f parts twice a d a y, w hi c h e ff ec t ua lly cured him in the :c six we e k s . Th e trut h o f t hi s s t a t e ment can bel byy all ° hed for u by Mr. J. B. Stratman .t. of Beis-de-Duc. — Drug gists,. and at Profeasor 11911"1111 b 144, Strand, lidunen London. CELEBRATION ,OF SHAKSPERE'S DAY AT STRATFORD-ON-AVON. Friday fait being the anniversary of the natal day of this immortal bard, the event was celebrated by a dinner at that ancient hostelry, the Falc on , where a gratifying number of tho admirers of the bard, from Birmingham and elsnwhere, partook of the liberal catering of the landlord (Mr. d. Ashfield), and, under the able presidentship of Mr. G. Lineseua Banks., - Sce...._spent the evening in the temperate but go - o - d _old-fashioned conviviality not unworthy orstich a celebration. - The Chairman having proposed " this Queen,"---" Prince Albert arid the rest - of the Royal Family,"—"England her religious, political, and social institutioni," all of which were loyally and enthusiastically responded to, then rose and addressed the meeting to the following effect:— In the annals of English history —in the archives of all polished nations—in the •vocabulary of thlf' world's great—in the mighty scroll of time, there . is one name which, above and beyond all others, stands pre-eminently noble, pre-cuiluently glorione A name that, for power of tit teriteee, profundity of knowledge, grandeur o f concep iion, and euldiinity of thought, has no parallel in the re- . cords of either ancient or modern times. A name that, for ta o centuries and a hal!, has been tho pioneer of civilize :jun, tle•eunlight of i he nations, a portion of the everlasting heart of natur- h -rte If. A name that as far transcends tile _names of kieg:, and princes, heroes and victors, as the incorruptible soul does the fragile shell in which it is encased. A name that has shed a lustre upon the earth which shall . remain, undiminished by time or distance, when the proudest monuments of art and science, and commerce are forgotten. A name which, in the palaces of the rich, the haile d learniur, .the hives of industry, and the cottages of the poor, is " familiar in our months as household words." A name, at the shrine, and in the presence of th e majesty of which, our Garricks and Kenibles, our Bettertona anti Cookes, our Keens and Maeresdies have knelt down in deep and silent admiration. A name, the influence of which shall survive " the wreck of matter and the crush of worlds," and be heard mingling vial the eternal music of the spheres, when "'The e cloud capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces. The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a rack behind." Need I say, gentlemen, at this time, and in this place. that the nave--the time-honoured, world-worshipped, ever-to-be remembered name. to which I allude, is that of the " immortal William Shakspere?"—(Loud cheers.) That William Shakspere who, two hundred and sixty years ago, was taut only "unknown to fortune and to fame," but was driven forth from this good town of Stratford oa-Avou, by the persecuting spirit of a vindictive jus tice of the peace, to find shelter and refuge in menial employment at the London Globe Theatre.—(Cheers.) And hero, in submitting the toast which I shall shortly have the honour to propose, permit me to assure you that it is no part of my intention to make any consider able demand upon your time or patience in e=mbodying at any length m y own personal opinions and f ee lin gs . Indeed, were I inclined to do so, such are the diffi culties 1 should have to encounter, such the impedi ments to overcome, its to afford tittle, if any encou ragement to persevere in the prosecution of what may not inaptly be termed an almost hopeless task. When so much has been said. and well said, too, upon both the man and his writings—when the spirit of 'con troversy has broken up every field of inquiry, every inch of ground in which the analytical ploughshare might for the hundredth time bo inserted —when cri ticism has laid bare, even to the minutest detail, the construction and qualities, the very marrow, so to speak, of that vast dramatic genius which, as a German writer has said, " seems to gather strength like an Alpine avalanche, at every period of its des cent,"—when erudition and research seem to have discovered every latent beauty, to have explained away whatever seemed paradoxical, to have brought every subordinate and undeveloped character into no tice, to have surrounded every once-obscure passage with a bls:a3 of illustration—in abort, when almost all that could be dune or said to honour the memory and throw a light upon the character and genius of the great Bard, has been done and said, it would be a work of supererogation and an act of folly on my part, more especially at this time, to push the discussion of the subject beyond that wide and legitimate boundary, to which it has already extended. All, there fore, that I can with propriety do, is to give a brief and general assent to those well-known, sound and graceful opinions and eulogies, which I need not quote, formed and bestowed by the ablest literary authorities. And this much, at least, I think, is due from me, as involving no greater exercise of mind or speech than is common to the majority of men; and still more so, be cause, as Ban Jenson says,—" I Jove the man, and do honour his memory on this side idolatry, as much as any"--because, also, I Loam) him to have possessed one of those bright, far-seeing, catholic and god-like souls,. which are rarely born into the world, and when they do cone, are sent, not merely to mould the character of a dawning literature, and give breath, free dom, and vitality to the universal heart, but to show how near the finite can approach the infinite, the man-made approximate to the man-Maker. Every age has its crops of books as of man, and time covers both with dark ness. Time dwarfs a nation to the stature of a man— puts a liter4ture into a volume, a man and a book, until one great name, one word of power, becomes to us the only remaining symbol of departt d greatness. In this sense Greue bad its blind llomer—ltaly its fiery Dante —Spain its mock-heroic Cervantes—England its Shake pere, and later on, sublime John Milton; all men of ex alted,enlargcd and wonderful genius, not quite equal, and yet scarcely inferior to the Stratford peasant. To uses the voice of the past, the oracle of bygone days, how vast a word of power is the name of Shakspere! 1u that greet. calm, placid, lake-like nature of his, undisturbed by dark, stormful gusts of passion, how gigantic and distinct .knowtifto fics—vaat rua,.ive yet firaiebad thoughts are itnaged—w hat exquisite and varied portraits delineated—what penetrating and sublime truths re- fleet, d. Frain out that capacious, yet delicately lot inctl lioazt of hie, which, like en Alolian harp, is tuned to music by the lightest wind, the softest breath cf nature, dues there not rise a kind of universal psalm, not nufit to melee itself' heard among these sac red ones poured forth by the impassioned soul of the sweet ginger of Israel!" Turn to any one of his dramas, products of nature, deep as nature's self, — and w h a t is it but a large bay window through w hi c h we Mull a glimpse of _the immortal spirit of then:tan—through which are revealed to us flashes of ir,een,i,s.eo-er n- ds of Bulwer. w it, a nd cortuscations of wisdom, like lightning illendours s: et il ,- ,%1 n from heaven.—(near, hear.) True it is, soino bare called Shakspero a :sceptic, an anti-patriot, because ho does not parade his faith and pstriotirm before the vyt, like other men— because ingeniously cum-early . himself beneath the e ,‘-lints-iiti,e (olds of a most artistic skill, he throws his whole soul into the One grand anti peaceful sphere such to tip i t a ni k a o u f ; himself and declare dog of his worship. For my ow , n rapaaurtwhlo carne not, as e kind of sacredness in the incantation of such a spirit—i n x i b e f 1 c u e u h rPn u e o l n arg t i wen h v 'l i e u' f r a b d s 6 prejudices a l t neu — u sl . others e er ru s ihsiaiivo(n, dulls,i matleally his own conflicts and experieutios, the a duet of (ipitlin(icatKiflaut(kniilliceyi::oPYiroe,sixTurilitisi:ittallai virtBicsugi.;rinhb:c4c:nit.iiiefniorivdcnt(iai aa e t it l s nvh i i h c e s teel i d i r' l i rrip og s : i r tt i b e op t l tt i e o ri ht e n al i i i le n ) ::;: . i i en e t dg dz 11 the beep, when h—e visited m e ure il t.r a ti k t s f p or e d r e:;" it vir li h s io n h m o nt r h u i s n , g i o uki l n i nations anti the cities pic ture of a man, and taking t h e wa g s a— ant ll"t p A rin i c " cs a , lad th menPo°l.tAmat , t 3 n t e. tr , : I , r ii 'ls te h a 0 1 t l g i , 7 a y their . or so i in can refuse to subscribe to the gle t r h i, c _ ims Th e pen is mightier than Can we wonder OW the n etb eirrli;nl'en of letters and their Europe 8 1 o u rt hdi l . d ilhli :S s uei(Dgi: influences s word' ''— (Cheers.) 11 tee t en h re e Se :r I:Ili:8d ta:cuda death-place , their p la e nobodies,e,he dwel ling s behold the birth-place Carlylo inquire, " wh . I battery, land of ours? whieli ti 1 1 quickened the strong sh , ek from a glivanic liM whose electric pen, like the Well might the .esthetic Thomas pulse of the world? Englishman ever made in thi give up rather qUestion were th en i s u h u l r "t Englishmen would we not English put' to us," Which will you surrender, you pere , e , people, woulc your Indian empire, or your notShaks the answer be, " Indian empire, or uo Indian cm ii leave us ~cmold_r.t._' ./ 1 1 ::.". US Shak epore !—the former must of this, men nt .n.Y ‘ir l t e w l i a c t k t t. c h r . nover!—( have the u ntury _,, ci the illustrious-• tre,honour whodead—think of this, re thezibering as it h , la • c motion, Act of Parliament, selling of railway shares, or other C ve he m er e s t .l o worldly endeavour, brought this noble spirit to our earth—remembering that the . greatest intellect the world has yet seen, once lived and toiled in this humble town of Strat ford—think of this, I say, you who would pay tribute to the colossal, Titian-like grandeur of the man whom Sir Thomas Lucy caused to be whipped, as a rogue and vagabond, and then acknowledge that " King Shakspere" is a conqueror to whose sovereignty we may ail submit, and the latchet of whose shoes an Alex ander, or a Cesar, even clad in imperial purple, would have been proud and honoured to unloose— " Crowns have their compass, length•of days their date, Triumphs their tombs, felicity her fate, Of more than earth, can earth mike none partaker, But know l e dge makes the TIM most like his Maker." ___ G ent l eme n, I beg to g iro you—" The immortal memory of William Slaskspere.'—(Loud cheers.) Several speeches highly suitable to tne occasion were delivered by the Chairman and other speakers, for which we cannot lied space. The other toasts t.f the evening were—" The Maier and Corporation et* Stratford"—" Sheridan Knowles and the Dramatic Writers of England"—" The Vicar awl the Clergy"—" Tho Members of the couolf-- " David Garrick and the British Stage"-T he "The War:, wickshirc Lasses"—" Tho Chrtirmsn— Visitors —" The Press - -" 'The Host," &c. &c.—Leamington Cour. ani comparatively ........ America, scarce, fs o that era lonr , ---- GLAEGOW, Aram 24.--Cotton-market steady this near;week t s l i i l e t,i b ,l e i( t ,s te s r ti ll i oa h e in ri l p u ti d o , n b ir l y fo „ r anent in this market, T q u u e iet, e " w w it e h . n a change of wind :Tveral be expected, and there is now the fair prospec% cargoes may 'coils bag ►mpmved during the week, demand shall have a better foofrperoettiLoyniage shipments from ;other a better tone pervades the trade. ~a nd alt I ' ,:t ) n i i ii a oll. :: : : ),:i t g; (it for ionpg p 3l ir.::iiTi;r..o,h;r: r : i t eitl . l : :n. i i g ai(; : tadi i ii , : , ,,,h 1 ;:r week te,e_ el 13;. l:, ; , almost i cash s i u r ht o i iron--Our yaoi against little businewieing, but iN about any material price. 'To-day mixed numbers are hehiat3iies.h;anNgoe. iln, quoted 5/. lor orilinars, An d F.). for Irotriea. Bar-iron is 4 per cent. for cash. .' . 6( i , for special brands, 1t 4 into the kitchen, ',w i l t° A Sal ART I,A D .-.__A b,,„ ter ?" cried the recently taken into A e. "Y from the country was hav i ng been cano u caiman's family. One evening, after the drawing-room, he came down coot 6 ping immoderately. " What's the mat• on 'era they had t 9 i• up there, who couldn't Cllta the candle, sag 'N t d g Ult tO do it!" THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 28, 1862.