The Sun. — London, England, 1852-03-12 00:00:00

• COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, THURSDAY. The Queen, the Prince, and the Royal re• Main at Osborne, and take drily exercise in the grounds. Mr. Freshfield, Mr. Woronzow Greig, and Mr. William Cuoitt, magistrates of Surrey, had an inter view with Mr. Secretary Walpole yesterday, at the Home -office. . Fits Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen had an inter view with the Earl of Derby yesterday, at his official re sidence in Downing street. A deputation from Rotherham had an interview yester day with the General Board of Health, at their offices, Whitehall. The deputation consisred of Messrs. Baxter, J. Yates, and Aldred. A deputation from the Commissioners of Leamington Priors also had an interview with the General Board of Health, at their offices, Whitehall, in the c.airte of yes terday. The deputation consisted of Messrs. Carpenter, . Bowen, Whitehouse, and Thorne (Commissioners), at tended by Mr. flay mes, their clerk. Mr. Hope had an interview with Sir John Pakington yesterday at the Colonial-office. Mr. William E. Hilliard had an interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole. Mr. J. F. Kent had also an inter view with the Right Hon. Gentleman yesterday, A deputation from Liverpool, consi,ding of Sir Charles l'ux, Mr. Rigge, 'and Mr. Edwin W. Field, accompanied by Mr. Cardwell, M.P., had an interview with the Right - "oh. J. W. Henley and Lord Colchester, yesterday, at the Board of Trade. Messrs. John Aldred, James Yates, and Baxter, being a deputation from Rotherham, on the Board of Health Act, had an interview with Lord John Manners, yester day, at the Office of Public Works and Buildiugs. The Dean of Manchester and Mr. Entwistle had an interview yesterday with Mr. Secretary Walpulo. A deputation trona the Falkland Llands Corporation had an interview with the Right Hon. Sir John Puking tan, at the Colonial-office, yesterday. The deputation consisted of Mr. William Gore Oaseley, Chairman, Mr. James J. Cummins, Deputy Chairman ; Admiral Sir George R. Sartorius, Mr. John Hackblock, and Mr. John Pownali Dale, the Company's Colonial Manager. The Right Hon. J. W. Henley arrived in town on Wednesday evening, from Oxfordshire. The Chancellor of the Excheqaer lest town yesterday afternoon for Aylesbury. The Mayor of Salford and Mr. Brotherton, M.P., cc ' .companied by the Town Clerk of Salford, had an inter : view yesterday with Mr- Secretary Walpole. A deputation on the subject of equalising the poor rate in the city of London unions had en interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole yesterday, The deputation con sisted of Sir James Duke, M.P., Mr. Alderman Sidney, M.P., Mr. W. Pritchard, High Bailiff of Southwark; Messrs. Charles Hawkins, Whiteside, Pilcher, A. Mac dougall, J. Terry, W. Patten, B. Blakerley, Liddon, and !At. Warwick, secretary to the Association for Equalis lag the Poor Rate. THE EAST INDIA CHARTER. Among the subjects projected for Legislative discus sion at the present period, not the least important was t he Charter of the East India Company, which by the terms of the last renewal becomes open to reconsidera tion in the year 1854. As a question of such magnitude ' w ould naturally suggest much previous deliberation, it • W as understood that Ministers would either procure the • appointment of committees in aid of this special duty, or w ould justify by argument their non-adoption of so ob -1:°os a cou rse . In either case the general subject of In in,. Government would have been publicly debated, and is great subject would have been advantageously submit 0d to th e operat i on o f p o p u l a r opinion. It is now, how ever, believed that between the embarrassments of let new Ministry and the antagonism of an old one, be `wean the absorbing question of tree trade and the pro aPeets of a general teection, the discussion upon the In dian Charter is likely to be indefinitely postponed, so that the administration of our eastern dependency will "r 4 inue unqualified by the scrutiny of its appointed e l 7 4 ors. It would, of course, be difficult, considering e • e domestic engagements of Lord Derby, to impeach h im of remissness in not adding to his duties the review O r reconstruction of a political fabric in a distant quar ter of th e g l o b e; b u t we cannot conceal our opinion that this neglect of so important a topic is calculated both to Prove injurious in itself, and to expose in no common de gree the drawbacks of Parliamentary Government. We consider that at this moment the prevalent im pression in the best informed quarters isfavourable upon t he Whole to the East India Company; or is so, at any rate, to such an extent as to suggest very serious doubts 7uother any foam of government could be bodily substi `Med for the present without prejudice to both Indian and imperial interests. If India is not governed as well as it might be there is at least no Crown colony which to governed better, and some, therefore, of the Corn- Patty's faults may be fairly imputed to the inherent diffi- OUlties of all colonial administration. It almost seems as if statesmen in proportion to their acquaintance with the subject became disposed to avoid disturbing it. Minis tries have clearly little desire to augment the existing duties of office by the assumption of the golr ern ment of India, partly perhaps, b ecause the perplexities thus as sumed would exceed the patronage, and partly, it may be imagined, because they reasonably despair of producing any better case than their predecessors when the time of account shall come round to themselves. At the same time, although there might be this gene ral verdict forthcoming in the company's favour, it can not be denied that many points have been suggested, and some established, on which considerable reforms are de sirable in the administration of our Indian empire. ~,,,,, "e may almost say, indeed, that not One of the nume rous writers whose productions have been elicited by the anticipated discussion on the charter omits to put some s uch opinion upon record in his remarks. However theye may admire the company and its institutions, they itreariably indicate certain departments or usages of the Government in which a change would be desirable. In this category of suggestions we do not include the ques tion of the land revenue and its assessment, since this s ubject has evidently been started less upon any genuine Znivietions than in aid of distinct and ulterior purposes. ti t . is greatly to be wished that our supplies of In :la cotton could be increased to an extent which Wo uld relieve us of absolute dependence on the Produce of a single foreign possession; but it is vain to ! I 'M that, because cotton is not so grown, the land as "essuient of the Indian Government must of necessity be the obstacle to its growth. Nevertheless, the general a mount, imposition, and distribution of the taxes levied J the Company might be fairly and profitably brought under public consideration. That Indian authorities co uld, be kept from going to war by giving a control o ver thei r o p era tions to popular associations at home is ; w hat no reflecting person will be likely to believe. Self % Q terest is a stronger check than any external restriction, and nothing can be more certain than that every consi deration of self-interest would dissuade the East India could be made more generally productive, and Peeially that it could yield abundant crops of cotton, • t i 3e rlis almost confessed by the fact that none but reme diable causes have been alleged as preventing this re -tt't• It the impediment lies in the want of roads, it is quite clear that roads can be made with a very praoti- Cabie exp e ndit u r e of money; if in the want of railroads, u ? see that railroads are as possible in India as else . Where. If a ll th a t is needed is capital, there is abun aglinee of capital forthcoming under proper conditions; e ` 4 ,' l r , if local agents ere required, the country is open to their visits. There is, doubtless, much room for a mendment, as well in the application of revenue as in the civil and even military administration of India; ut it would be bard to assert, from a comparison between the acts of the company and those of the a uthorities who control it, that the former could be be neficially modelled upon the example of the latter. Certainly, the most questionable appointments are not E°so Which emanate exclusively from the Court of _te t o reytorte nor would the abuses to be reformed be con fined t he councils of r de hall-ereet alone. In every point of view, • destinies of Such _ however , we sincerely regret that t he rudely shelved by a e ni the magnificent dependency should be so and those who eli, animisities of parties at home ; g so convulsively to the smallest chance of a bread -tax will hav e misfortune to 'answer for, in their retarding one more improvement in the - condition of a hundred ea,i all o!yeople.— Times it will be seen from a com munication which Bp , arts in another column, that the second reading ' of the . ritish Electric Telegraph Company s 8 . 1 1, to amend their Which A i s s the object of the • former Act, is to be moved to-night. Bill is to break down a monopoly the most injurious to public interests, we do trust that the House Of C Will, this evening, s h o w that they have the ommons convenience and s nterests of the c ommunity at heart, by acq u i escing in the second reading of thisimpo rtant Bill. —Mornin g A dvertiser. THE LATE EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL BEFOR E THE u,.. ut Trri CouRT OF gEI4OA.—A full report of the trial of He nry ikoff (an Attac 6of the American Embassy), fora COll- I :iPiracv to effect a forced marr ia g e betweenhimself and Miss ane Gambl e , an English lady , both w ell known in this c ountry f together with numerous letters that passed between the parties, and portrait of Wikoff, re • will be published to-mor- G , r wv price 28. 6d., and post free, 35., by . Mr. Shoberl, 20, Great Marlborough-street. All persons desirous of obtaining : 111 .Y copies of the report of this trial (which has excited so gre at a sensation all over the Continent), should apply, Ivitnout delay, to Mr. Shoberl, of whom may ' a lso be had bAlice Rivers ,• or, the Confessions of a Young Lady. Written Y Herself." In 2 vols., with portrait. 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Solomons, . °Dti e- ane, 39, Albermarle-street, Piccadilly, opp osite the York Opera and race-course glasses with wonderful powers; °, Jest can be clearly seen from fourteen to sixteen b,e preserving spectacle lenses. The invisible organic , ext li tter and all kinds of acoustic instruments, for relief of th e r tree deafness. 39, Albermarle-street, Piccadilly , o pp osite r ,k Hotel. `- , FENIN G OF THE PENZANCE AND REDRUTH RAIL -I,he branch line of the West Cornwall Railway from r e to Red was opened yesterday (Thursday) for fgUlar passenger traffic. Captain Laffan, the Government t rPector of Railways, has made the usual examination of ° Works, some of which are rather of a formidable cha th7_ters betvv ee eance and Cbourne. The viaducts in vicinity are P ver nz am y extensive. The length of the branch 1,, nnd during the day three trains run eaeh way. i tur 4 e lY or August the line will be opened throughout to Ee n eut.- General Viscount liardinge transacted bu vit,:" Yesterday at the Ordnance-oalee as Master-General , I the biarquie of Aliglesea, resigned. MEETING OF LIBERAL MEMBERS AT LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S. Yesterday a meeting of Liberal Members of Parlia ment was held at Lord John Russell's residence in Cbesham-place. Although the meeting was called for twelve, the proceedings did not commence until one o'clock. A great number of persons assembled in front of the Noble Lord's residence, to see the Members arrive. The attendance was very numerous. The following is a correct list of the names of the Members present : Thomas Alcock, A. Anderson, Sir A. Armstrong, R. B. Armstrong, C. Anstey, Johu Bagshaw, Right Hon. M. T. Baines, M. T. Bas,, J. Bed, R. M. Bellew, Hen. IL Berkeley, C. G. Berkeley, R. Bernal, Sir T. Birch, R. J. Biewitt, John Bright, J. Brotherton, H. Brown, Win. Brown, Edward H. Banbury, P. S. Butler, Sir E. Buxton, J. B. Carter, Hon. C. Cavendish, G. H. Cavendish, Wm. Chaplin, Sir William Clay, JAmes Clay, Colonel Clif ford, Richard Cobden, Sir T. Colehrooke, Win. CoHinz:, Hon. Wm. Cowper, R. Crowder, L. Dawes, Hon. T. V. Dawson, Sir C. Douglas, George Duff, James Dufi; Sir J. Duke, George Duncan, T. S. Buncombe, Sir T. Dundas, Viscount Ebrington, John Ellis, Hon. G. Eliot, Viscount Enfield, Sir. De Lacy Evans, William Ewart, John Fergus, Hen. G. W. Fitawilliam. Captain Fordyce, Matthew Forster, Hon. J. W. Fort escue, C. Forteseue, W. J. Fox, C. G-euch, Right Hon. T. M. Gibson, G. C. Glyn, C. Grenfell. G. W. Grenfell, Sir George Grey, R. W. Grey, Lord E. Grosvenor, Sir Benjamin Hall, J. A. Hardcastle, Richard Harris, Alexander Hastie, W. G. Hayter, T. E. Headlam, Edward Heneage, James Heywood, Lord Marcus Hill, C. fliudley, T. B. Hebhouse, T. Law Hodges, R. Hoilend, Lord G. Howard, Hon. C. Howard, Sir R. Howard, Joseph Hume, E. Hutchins, James Kershaw ' Right Hon. H. Labouchere, J. H. Langston, Sir C. Lemon, G. C. Lewis, lion. G. Littleton, James Lock, C. Lusbington, W. A. Mackinnon, John Mackie, the O'Gorman Mahon, R. D. Mangle s , J. G. oisrshall William Marshall, J o hn Martin, Colonel Matheson, Right Hon. Fox Manic, Viscount Melgund, Roert Milligan, P. A. Mitchell, George Moffatt, Sir W. Molesworth, David Morris, Francis Mowatt, M. J. O'Connell, S. C. H. Ogle, William Ord, Lard Alfred Paget, Lord Chalice Paget, Lord George Paget, John Parker, F. Peel, Edward Pendarvev e Robert P:o.fect, Sir C. Philips, Francis Pigott, W. Pinney, W. M. Power, Sir R. Price, John L. Ricardo, E. R. Rice, J. A. R oe : buck, Colonel Romilly, Lard John Russell, Hastiegs Russell, Captain Scubell, G. P. Scrope, 11. D Seymour, Lard Seymour, R. D. Shafto, Earl Snelburne, Right Honourable R. V. Smith, M. T. Smiih, Johu B. Smith. Sir William Somerville, Henry Spearman, W. R. C. Stansfl3l, Sir George Staunton, Edward Strutt, Admiral Stewart, H. W. Tancred, R. J. Tennent, Colonel Thompson, George Thompson, Thos. Thornely, John Townley, Richard Townley, Captain Townsend, G. Trail, J. S. Trelawney ' Right Hon. H. Tufnell, Lord H. Vane, Hon. C. P. Villiers. C. B. Wall, Sir J. Walmsley, Colonel Wat kins, B..M.Gie Wilcox, Wm. Williams, Sir H. Wil liamson, James Wilson, Sir Charles Wood, Sir W. P. Wood, W. B. Wrightson, James Wyld, Marmaduke Wyvill. Sir Alexander Cockburn was preventpd from at tending the meeting by severe indisposition. Lerd Joists RUSSELL commenced by referring to the circumstances under which he • had requested the supporters of the late Administration to meet him. He alluded to the acceptance of office by the Earl of Derby, whose Administration was composed of gen tlemen whose views and proceedings were in favour of a protective policy, and of a duty upon the impor tation of corn. He then referred to what had taken place in 1846. He had himself come into officein that year, in succession to the late Sir Robert Peel, and upon his doing so Sir Robert Peel called upon him, very properly as he thought, to state the principles upon which he meant to cqnduct the affairs of the country. Sir Robert had previously established a freer trade in the article of corn than .before existed, and on this ground the Right Honourable Baronet had a right to call upon him (Lord John) to state distinctly whether he meant to carry out the same Policy. Such a course was perfectly fair, and in ac cordance with Parliamentary practice ; and he (Lord John) had no hesitation in assuring his lamented predecessor that he meant to carry opt that po licy. Under these circumstances, a new Adminis tration having recently come into power, he con ceived that a similar course should be now taken ; and with that view he had written to Mr. Disraeli, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, asking him whether it was the intention of the Govern ment to make any statement on Monday next with regard to the principles upon which they intended to proceed. He mentioned Monday, because it was ob• viously impossible that any business could be done to-morrow (Friday). The Chancellor of the Ex chequer wrote to him in reply,- to the effect that it was not the intention of the Government to make any such statement on Monday.—(This announcement was received with ironical cheers.) Lord John Rus sell then proceeded to state that he had consulted Sir James Graham and Mr. Cobden upon the subject; and, he added, that both those gentlemen, with others whom he had consulted, coincided in opinion with him, that it was perfectly right to call upon the Go vernment for an explanation of their principles. At the same time, those with whom he had advised, as well as himself, had no desire whatever to offer any factious opposition to the Government by attempting to stop the supplies, or to delay measures which were re quired in carrying on the business of the country, provided the Government made some statement of their intentions. The' commercial, the agri• cultural, and the general interests of the country absolutely required that Parliament should know at the earliest period whether the Administration of Lord Derby meant to carry out the policy of free trade, or to attempt to reverse it. There had been some indications that they did intend to reverse it. Mr. Christopher had said, in his a ddress to the Lincolnshire electors, that his con viction was that Lord Derby was sincerely desirous to reverse a policy which had been so injurious to the country. Now he (Lord John Russell) trusted that the policy of free trade would be continued, be cause he was confident that, so far from having been injurious, as Mr. Christopher thought, to the in terests of the country, it bad been highly beneficial to them. This, then, was the issue. - It was, therefore, of the first importance that Ministers should be called upon to state the principles, in this respect, upon w hich they meant to carry on the Govern ment. If they were about to restore protection, let it be known at once. There were a number of reports in circulation as to their intentions on other points. It was said, for example, that they meant to confine their views at present to measures of an internal character, to measures- of social improvement, to legal reform, and to leave the subject of protection out of the question—at least at present. He did not know how this might be; but he was satisfied that any such policy could have no other but injuri ous effects upon the country. It would also be un precedented, he ventured to think, after the circum stances he had mentioned at - the commencement of his address Having made these observations, the questions arose as it appeared to him, what course ought now to be adopted. As he had said before, he had consulted with several friends upon this subject; and he was glad to state that they were all of the same opinion as himself—that the course to be taken was to endeavour to elicit from the Government what they meant to do. It was their opinion that Mr. Vil liers should not bring on his motion of which he had given notice; that no abstract resolution on the sub ject of free trade should he proposed, but that their proceedings should be confined to asking a ques tion upon the first opportunity allowed by the forms of the House, with the intention of eliciting the views of her Majesty's Government. When those views had been ascertained, and when they knew what they had to contend for, be thought another meeting should be held, as united action was desirable and essential, to consider what further steps should be taken by the Liberal party. Before con cluding he would say a word with regard to the Bill proposed by himself to amend the representation. It was his intention to postpone that measure for the present session. The subject was one that could be effectually dealt with only by a Government; it was impossible for any independent Member to undertake com menced it with success, and therefore he did not mean to sproceedtae with it. At the same time Lord Derby had that there were one or two measures com- The mli.c/b y jooLsb t tLl h iec e ßou l Lr at o e rd G t o h vernment, with which he meant to proceed. meetiiamlimmediately with e e d n l aPPearilag tosat down, his observations unanimous concurrence; and and d ately rose. He said he con curredthrown out by Lord Joh e n n in the suggestions r. entirely propose the resolution which hiessell. He would not had notice-book of the Hous e , but placed up on th e would willingly to the course of first ascertaining conf orm most of the Governme nt, and then taking Such the st ep s olic y it as might be deemed ne cessary at upon a subsequent meeting. Mr. COBDEN, for whom a call was made, briefly said that he appro ved of the course p r oposed by th e Noble Lord. Any proceeding with regard to . the new Administration ought, in his view, to be simply directed to the object of ascertaining their intentions with reference to the maintenance or otherwise of the policy of tree trade. That was the first question in the present circumstances of the country. It was 'nest important in relation to the commercial and agricultural interests that some definite action should be taken; that uncertainty and doubt should be re moved as early as possible, for they had already begun to produce their natural effects ; and, baying such views, ho recommended a united action. Mr. HUME followed, and, in the midst of signs of disapprobation from a portion of the meeting, ex pressed an opinion that; before any conclusion was arrived at, Lord John Russell ought to state upon what principles he would forma Government, sup posing Lord Derby resigned It Itto would be useless turn the present Governm en t yang'()tits 'ueless they knew the principles of that whic hlikely would suc ceed them. Lord John Russer,i t efoern Bill was an inadequate measure. He ought to leave placed the representation upon a broader basis, and to have ad mitted more of the,popular element into the Govern ment. It was . the Noble Lord's neglect of these ob jects which had caused the weakness of his Ad ministration, and which had deprived iG of the support of Liberals. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE also thought that .the Noble Lord ought to indicate his intentions as to Parlia mentary reform before any steps were taken in re spect td protection. He did not approve of the policy which preferred free trade in corn to the greater ques tion of the representation of the people in their own House. Mr. BRIGHT said he concurred in the views ex pressed by Lord John Russell ; and, along with his Hon. Friends, Mr. Villiers and Mr. Cobden, he wished all present measures to be confined to obtaining from the Government an explanation of their intentions upon the particular question of free trade. At the same time he was bound to add that that object ac• complished, the representation of the people ought to be placed upon a broader basis. There must, how ever, be unanimity at this time upon the great and absorbing question of free trade. Sir DE LACY EVANS, Mr. R. D. MANGLES, and one or two other Members briefly expressed their concurrence. Lord J. RUSSELL then rose again, and said if be had to state all the difficulties he had bad to encounter in framing his Administration in 1846, and again last year, when there was an anticipation of a change in the, Government, he felt that all present would justify him in the measure he had then taken. But he most sincerely trusted that all merely personal matters would be avoided. He hoped they would not be en tered into at a time when it was desirable to secure unanimity of action upon a question most materially affecting all the greet interests of the country. Such discussions could only tend to widen breaches, if such existed, instead of healing them. For these reasons be should himself abstain from observing upon the causes which had led to the breaking up of this late Government, or upon its alleged narrow basis of construction. It might, however, be hoped that the difficulties which had been experienced in past endea vours to widen its basis would not exist to the same extent in the construction of a new Cabinet at a fu ture period. He concluded with strongly recom mending union among all sections of Liberals. These were the main observations of the several speakers, and the meeting came to the conclusion that a question should be asked on Monday from the Chancellor of the Exchequer as to the intentions of the new Government. If the answer should be un satisfactory, it would be open to any Member to move a resolution of direct want of confidence in general terms; or one to the same effect with regard to the specific subject of free trade. It would also be open to Members to move that the supplies be limited to a period of six monthr, so as to compel a dissolution of Parliament and its re-assembly about September next, instead of the ordinary period in February, 1853. It appeared to be the general feeling of those present that, tinder the contingency just stated, this last course should be adopted. The meeting throughout was most unanimous; and it finally broke up with an understanding that the answer received from the Government should be taken into consideration at another meeting, at which it will most probably be determined which of the courses indicated above should be taken in the event of the contingency of an unsatisfactory answer. of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. TIMES.—The satirists toil in their usual cynical manner that when your coffers are exhausted your friends disappear;:that all the world worships the rising sun; and that the unfortunate have very few kinsmen, Like most rules, this has an exception. The political Timon in our age is overpowered with friends in dis tress. Ile has but-to declare himself bankrupt, and he will soon have the world at his doors. Till the other day we had a Minister who had governed the country, not ingloriously or unprofitably, for nearly six years, and who could show an increasing balance of results in his favour. Yet his prestige declined; his supporters became rebellious, his colleagues insubordinate or selfish, his majorities precarious, his measures timid, and the people indifferent. Lord John Russell fought with the courage of a man who had been often defeated, and the temper of one who was exposed to much insult. In fact, the whole body, head, and heart of the system was utterly out of order. There seemed a general conspiracy to keep the Premier low, and low indeed he became. What every sensible person had fore aeon came to pass. Tho Minister went out, and then came in a Government of whieh it may be said without offsnce and without contradiction, that it is more defi cient in the usually recognised qualifications for office than any we have had Since we were governed by " Go vernments: ' No sooner do the ousted party realize the odious spectacle of their rivals in power than there en sues a rally of supporters. As many as 168 Whigs and Liberals mustered yesterday at Lord John Russell's invitation to hear and accept his policy for the conduct of the Opposition. They were delighted to find, as we yesterday anticipated, that he intended immediate and decisive operations. The only law to be given is the Mutiny Act, and three months' supply. So at it, ye Cuppocks in Pall•mall; ye Edwardses, ye Binges in your respective boroughs; ye attorneys, town-clerks, and publicans; get ready the sinews of war; look to your standards and favours and barrels of beer; to arms, to arms; a dissolution in throe weeks, and a new Parliament by Midsummer-day. Never was there such a town and country row as we are likely to have. We trust the 168 gentlemen who met yesterday at Chesham.place have good balances at their bankers', for they will assuredly have need of them. But where were a large part of these gentlemen when their services were required on the memorable Friday ? Where were they in half a dozen adverse or damaging divisions last year? Their zeal is that of the surgeon who is rejoiced to set your limb, that of the undertaker who is (alighted to bury you, that of the poet who will commemorate you in a monody, and that of the public who will let is man starve and then build a splendid monument over him. They appear to act on the principle of th a t philosophy adversity, o f fortune by humblingexcepting that n orderadd to to it the give the caprice better which humbles the sag e i n prosperity and c h eers him in effect to their sub sequent encouragements . In the alphabetical list b e f ore us there are at least a sc ore of names that may a l ways be reckoned on at Chesham place, and nev er i n S t. Stephen's. They l but they will not act are under e d o plenty of sacrifice, but none of the ir ready figut fur Lord J o h n They will giv e hi m p obedience. Wh a t i s t h e secret of au incons i stenc y w hich is so plausible as t o escape the imputation o f sor did mo tives, but is mo re f ata l to its victim than the i ncons t a ncy him. y of the veriest place-hunter? The mystery is easily ex plained. Men who act in this way have only one object, and that is to smash every actual Government. So they will overthrow, if they can, the Minister , for the time being by opposition or desertion,. as may best suit their purpose. Once overthrown, he is again the object of their dangerous patronage. They will set him up once more, and as 80011 as they have done so will leave him to his fate. If anybody hesitates as to the real value of the support intended by these singular auxiliaries, let him run over the measures of the late Government for the present and the last two sessions, and then ask on how many of these measures has it received their cordial and effective support. It is the strange nature of such a confidence that it is given not to the efficiency, but to the non-efficiency of its unfortunate object. The more Lord John Russell can do, the less these politicians will trust him; the less he can do the more ready they are to avail themselves of his name. So far, it appears, the Opposition proceeds with • a vigour and unanimity which form a striking contrast to the history of the same party in power. All is hope, all is mutual confidence, and, what is more, all is prepara tion. It is said that y es t er d a y, a t Lord John Russell's suggestion, it wus determined not to decide on any par ticular line of action till some explanation should be given by the Government next Monday as to the course it meant to pursue; and as no statement of this kind was expected from Mr. Disraeli, and as Mr. Charles Villiers had a notice of motion on the books, Lord John thought that gentlemen had better put some question to the Go vernment, in order, if possible, to elicit their intentions, and shape that motion accordingly. For our own part, we must beg to retain our serious doubts as to the wisdom or the propriety of compelling the new Ministers to a decision which they have long hesitated to make for themselves, and which they would rather postpone in definitely. We cannot conceive it the business of the Legislature to punish a political inconsistency or a fac tious opposition, still less to precipitate a crisis that may otherwise never occur. The excuse for these gentlemen is their belief, for which they must be presumed to have more reason than their wishes, that the Derby Govern ment does really mean to propose, as soon as it has got a new Parliament, a duty of ss. or 6s. If it does so, Ve it is the decided opinion of some Protectionists , measure will be carried. ere we that such a for this opinion. Mr. Disraeli there is ample ground majority of fourteen, and to reason from the usual Parliamentary . statistics last year was only beaten by a a 1 they dated. indeed, nothing not vote for a fixed defy of their dread of trouble outdoors but their pledges. and In this state there were very few voters for hs motion, who would I free trade lies in the of things the real security o That, we mai not de termination of the people at large. prevents others from taking that course. lions thanwould provoke a that any Minister in the senses _ be' Popular demonstration which would certainly say, is our view of the mutter; and we cannot believe irre sistible, and would as certainly bear on other ques• while agreeing with the meeting Cheshaln'plate deliberately, as to the real securie of free trade we must differ a ss wretched . financial controversy. But, course as po'ssiblec.lal'erthl)e', as s f t m h u e ch peo in ple t i h s e used. and fr om it as to the mode in which that security shall be We trust it, and therefore would appeal to it as be presumed than evoked, o thatfearing a hasty and unnecessary close; and that an agi tationappeal to it may really reope n may be roused of which nonethe l controver b s u y ertdt w ieli h ra i r c tYo h every true patriot will desiorepetne or the end. If our new Ministers eall inlamtsure olafiParost.ectlion, may °OBlmistake the directionthe po pularpoaeofreaenlinnit,nooreaarneysrno ebaeanntrooninsetlbfe at l h e parties,settlement o n a f c r et includ ing to pro itnhgenouthreserleviesa, onlyoon concerned course din the for na t i a o l n l controversy in 1846. Bat we do not think they any sense pledged to do so, though they certainly ha sonic amende to mak e f or th e i r l on g obstinacy, ft play, however, be asked, why, if Lord John Russell, hi s colleagues, and sworn supporters, expected Lord Derby to propose the revival of Protection, and expected also that he might command a majority in Parliament—Day, more, if they foresaw that th e on ly antidote would be a I dangerous popular demonstration,—why they did not take timely measures to put the whole question on a firmer and a quiwer basis than a sudden and agitated appeal to the people? Why did not Lord John bring in a Reform Bill that would have placed the House of Commons be yond all fear of the reaction with which it is now said to be threatened? Why did ho adhere to the balance of interests," which is now confessed no longer to re present faithfully " the true balance of interests" out of doors? Why did he net reinforce his Government with men who would have brought Parliamentary numbers, public confidence, or administrative talent? He appeals to all the parties in Opposition now, and proclaims a general concord; why was it not done earlier? He contradicts the too natural surn*e that, were he borne back into power by a reunited and triumphant Opposition, he would simply exhibit a reproduction Of the old Cabinet. But if that reproduction would be ab surd next. July, why was it proper in February? If we are to have a popular crisis, with its usual conse quences, Lord John Russell will not be blameless. With the Government iu his bands. there was no occasion for an express appeal to th e people on th i s or an y o th e r question. The new G overnment, we are persuaded, would never make that a p pea l , were they not f orce d to it. SPORTIN G NOTE S• No. CLXXX VI. THE WARWICK SPRING MEETING, &c. TO THE E. think I ft. m i the slight Was Chieftain early in theraceut which SlR,—But for an BC3ide OF ieh b T e HE SUN. should have placed the first, I Sir Peter Laurie sodMissliB as,. second, and third, for the Doncaster Steeplechask ;, 'yo safely foi y Oliver say o on two of my fancy ani mals,first and second positions. As Mowbray, occupied the on this occasion being a° very of the cognoscenti,expected by many difference of weight (31bs) much less than their re lative weights at Liverpool, abled the Knight to turn the tables upon the Liverpool . l s e v . inner. The race was run at a good pace, everything hog beaten off but A. Y. Next week we have the fir s t e e gitinsate race meeting of the season, for Warwick may be so termed, being com pletely devoted to flat races, an d quite distinct from the military and annual steeplecha ses. Besides War wick races there will also be s Charlbury, the Grand Military at Leateeuplechases a on the t 18th. The Warwick and Leamingt on r G i r u at u Annual on the usual course on Friday, w e whorY l on the same day, and St. Ives has been announced f o r Wednesday, nothing to do with any ot her than but is scarcely likely to come off. tu , e y I shall have r ac es at To-daWar wick. The meeting will, as usual, commence with the stake is a somewhat remar kable one, from the fact of tTrial favourites Stake s , w fo h r i c ith have rarel y y o e r t to clos e an d name . Thi s ever winning i t, and from the Nth n r n e o e o y t i their generally being bac ked at a ver 1. Last year 3' small figure. It is a curious coincidenc e, that for the last four years the winner has been the extr eme outsi der in the odds= in t h w e e a f o four o fi k g e u d r in g at 8 to 1, and in the redoubtable a certainty for it, ,h n e s rt witha n n c t e slet u t at of op , and even money betted she beat a field of nine; but, notwithstanding she was capable of beat ing a winner of the Derby and Leger, and winning every other race she started for last year, singular enough she could not manage, when receiving Ist 91b for the year, to beat Mark Ta p le y for this race, Mark winning in a common canter by two lengths. I think it not at all impossible that an . dence may be brought ab out in the Willoughby Handi cap, by Old Clothworker—handicapped at the same weight as he carried last y ear when be c leared the post a clever winner by a neck —repeating his last , Year a per formance on this occasion. His principal antagonists seem to be, Doubt at list 21b, Agis at 1 Ist, and The New Forest Deer at 9st 111 b. Selina at lOst 51b looks rather mischievous, but in the event of Clothworker's running she, I presume, will be withdrawn. In a word, I think th a t C LO TRWORYER i s the ani mal destined to do the deed—that Doubt will be reserved for the Great War wickshire, and consequently Agis and New Forest Deer will occupy the second and third places. The Free Handicap over the mile course has as ac ceptance of a dozen, of which about six or seven will show at the post. Miss Julia and Whitstone seem per fectly safe through Ribaldry, same weight, Bst 71b. Ribaldry's chance over her favourite distance is by no means to be despised; her running has been moat con foundedly in and out, I admit, but still among the rub bish entered for this stake she ranks rather high. Grief, 6 yrs, Bst 51b, will be sure to be about the mark, being in tolerable form and full of running. Master Friday i s no go. Woodlark, at Bst 31b, does not read amiss. First Fruits, at 7st 101 b, is but so-so. Iracundus at lib less no better. Captain Parry and The Brahmin are hope less; and Robert is the best of the couple of three yea rs old. It may be thus inferred that I consider the race lies between Ribaldry, Grief, Woodlark, and Robert: GRIEF and ROBERT probably the best. Out of the very good entry for the Great Warwick shire Handicap, eighteen nominations have declared themselves contented with the imposts on their re spective animals. This race is over the two mile course. The King of Oude at Bst 71b heads the list, but I pre sume will not head the field in the race. Doubt, 7st 71b, looks much better than the preceding, and to my fancy completely settles the hash of Herbert, 7st 41b, and Agis, 7st 21b. The Italian, at 7st 41b, if in any form at all, ought to be able to du something here, Claims, 6st 121 b, is certainly not out of the race, but comparatively with Doubt and Herbert not remarkably well in. He has once or twice, however, shown some good running, and consequnently I re spect his chance as much as Ido Doubt's. Hard labour, Est 111 b, is no go. King Charming, 6st 111 b, stands a moderate chance, but as the course this time will bo in anything but a favourable state for him, i. e. heavy, why I naturally conclude that Cnsaus has the ad vantage of him. Cogia, 6st 101 b, requires no comment; and Selina, at the same weight, in the absence of a muddy course, will not be able to come to judgment. Knook Knoll, at Est 101 b, is by no means a bad specula tion ; and if he shows for this event (as he most pro bably will) is worthy of a small amount of confidence. Letter-press, Est 51b, with Harpsichord 6st 21b, and Water fall, sst 111 b, form a very wretched trio, the last named at the weight the best of the lot. The quar tet of three) rs old animals in Ethel wolf, 4st 121 b, e and Cleveland, Oat 101 b, The Suttler, 4st 121 b, and Jemima filly, 4st 61b, I know nothing about. t It is dif ficult to say which will go fro D son's stable, The Italian or Cleveland; but should m it aw b the latter, his chance, at such a feather as he e. ed at, can- E is handicapped not be very forlorn. Ethel -1 augh-a-Ballagh's son . wolf—out of six spins rived to win but one; but as he has improvedast year con during the winter months, will no d considerablyf rward in this race. Having glanced run very o of h slightly at the pretensions the competitors for theconsideration, andicap under I am inclined to think that the race—that is to say the finishing portion of it—will rest w i t h Doubt, emus, Knook Knoll, and Eth 1 e wolf. , and that the first three will probably be DOUBT, ETHEL d CNIAUS• • Knock Knoll, followed by Herbert, WOLF, an King Charming, and Cleveland heading the ruck. The remainder of the races, not having closed as yet, I can say nothing about. On Monday I shall touch upon the Grand Military Steeplechase; and on Tuesday on the animals at Lea mington. I am, Sir, yours, &c. March 12, 1852. THE SPI RIT OF THE TURF. SPORTING R SPRING MEETING.--.THIIRSDAY. The Optional Selling Stakes of 3 sous. each, with 40 added. Mr. Harrison's Miss pane mile. (4 Subs.) Mr. S. Hall's Jack Rae ( 12 1 Y ' Mr. Stabbings Cerito-3'.ate Mogador), Bst 111 b ... 2 (301) 7st I Ilb (Charlton) 1 Betting—Even on Misr (301), sst I Ilb (Carroll) 3 by half a length; Cerito b eaten who won very easily sec. The winner was sold as. off. Run in 1 min. 47 The Betting Room Stakes for 31 guineas. by the proprietors of th e Betting Rooms. Two yrs of 5 sous.each, with 50 added old, 6st 121 b; three, e a . 31b. A winner once in, fillies and geldings allowed twice, 51b extra; 1851 or 1852 to carry 31b, hors 1851 and not won, ea that have started twice in his stake, and the allo wedwinner 51b. The second to save Red House in. (14 Subs.)er to pay 5 sus. to the fund Lord Chesterfield's Senorita, 3 Mr. J. Dawson 's Anteverta , a, yrs, 9st ...(Flatman) 1 Mr. J. Osborne's Lady A 2 yrs, 6st 121 b (Aldcroft) 2 The followieg al so ti r es, 3 yrs, 9st (Osborne) 3 Ulrica, 3 yrs, Bst I llb (Butimr.ted:—Mr. D. W. Holtby's Davie, 2 yrs, 6st 121 b (C aire l i7) --- Mr. J. Osborne's Bold 3 yrs, Bst 91b (Templeinah).2lMr. Singleton's Dalton, 3 yrs (Dockeray)—M —l. • T. Waltz.. Smith's The Shadow, 6st 91h (Kendall)—and M r. s ee s Annie Laurie, 2 yrs, Napier, 3 yrs, 9st 51b (Barham), tebbings's Sir Charles Betting-3 to 1 agst Ante 5 to 1 agst Dalton, and 6 to 1 _ as 7 to 2 agst Senorita, by a neck. A bad third. Rui tl u st Th e Shadow. Won 3 min. 9 s The Great National Steeplechase sea. ft, and only 5, &c., with 100 of 15 soya, each, 10 100/. clear after the publicatinn added. A winner of twice, or a winner of 3001. el of the weights, 51b; second to save his stake, and cl ear, 91b extra. The soya. towards expenseS. About e winner to pay 20 half. (49 Subs., 11 of whom d thre e m i les an d a Mr. W. Barnett's Sir Peter Laurie, "led (8 m) Mr, T. Mason's Miss Mowbray, aged eluding 91b extra) , lOst 121 b (in ' '''''''''' (G oodman 2 oungnam Mr. Baxter's A.Y.byY P ' ) ,gst 7 1b(H.Johnson) 3 t Mr. Wood na Little Paul, aged, los Mr. R. Nelson's Little John, 6 yrs, 9 •-(E. Harrison) 4 Mr. Atkinson's Chieftain, 6 yrs, lOst 111 b 7.,,(0 icon ) ' 0 Mr. T q Ctinningham's:Little Queen, 6 (011iver) 0 Betting-2 to 1 apt Miss yrs lOst 51b.. , 0 Chieftain, 3 to 1 agst Sir Peter Mo wbray,Laurie , 3 to 1 agst Little Queen. Miss Mowbray, wile : and 7 to 1 agst stirrup early in the race, had a giro!) 0 jockey lost a the course in the second round, but g lead on entering fences from home, and nearly unshipped b lundered three gave the lead to Sir Peter Laurie, who htr rider; this a length and a half, the same between 8"n cleverly by Little Paul a bed fourth ;',Little John did not and third, not pass the post. Little Queen refused and fell at the next fence to the brook in the first round, and Chieftain after jumping into the road the first time. The race was run in 8 min. 49 sec. The Northern Steeple Chase of 5 Bove, each, with 50 added; the second t o save his stake. About three m iles and a half. (9 Subs.) Mr. Walker's Dandy Jew, 6 yrs, 1 Ist I Ilb (Owner) 1 Mr. Chapman's Little Jane, 6 yrs, llst 61b (R . J ohnson) k .Johnson) 2 The following also ran: —Mr. Lamplugh's The Reiver ' aged, lO s t 71b (Lampl u g h)— S hepherd's Mr. Mercury, aged, lOst 71b (Taylor) Mr. Moorhouse's P dd 10 71b, carried lOst -w 91b (Ledger)—Mr, Tr . a y, 0 og na Queer- Street, aged, 10 st 71b (M -oeto )--snd Mr. Hayward's Miss Taffe, aged , 10t;t 7113 (J. Smith). Mr. Johnson's was Chorister, aged, I Is t 71b (Arran) _ . _ 1 mounted, but did not go to the post. Betting 0 to - apt Mercury, 4 to 1 eget Dandy Jew, 4 to 1 agst The Reim, and 7 to 1 agst Little Jane. The race, after the first mile, was left to Dandy J., , rn and Little Jane, the former ivinniGg by alyiut hsli a di6Laniie. Run in 9 min. 22 The Scurry Stalcf;Fi were won easily by VieW Halloo, beating the Shadow, Bawn, end two or three others. TAT rERSALL'S--THIIRSDAS. No hefting. COURT OF COMMON ,COUNCIL. Yesterday a special Court was held for the purpose of resuming the debate adjourned on Thursday last, with reference to the report of the Fleet Valley Im provement Committee, ou the memorial of Mr. Charles Pearson. The motion and amendment having been read, Mr. Gilpin rose to address the Court. Air. ANDERTON, however, before Mr. Gilpin pro ceeded, begged to ask the cbsirma:i of the committee (Deputy Harrison) what amount of expenditure bad already been entered into by the Corporation on account of this plan? He had heard that the sum 1V39 large. He would thank the worthy deputy if he would state the amount. • Deputy HAnaisoN replied that Mr. Walker and Mr. Higgins had sent in their charge, he believed, since the report was written. Gentlemen of their eminence) could not devote their time and talents to such- an important investigation, except at a considerable charge; he would ascertain the precise amount, he did not then know the exact amount of the whole. Mr. GILPIN supported tho plan in a speech of consi derable length, in the course of which be replied to ell the objections urged against it by the mover of the amendment. Mr. DE JERSEY said that he was willing, with others, to speak as to the importance and value of the scheme, but he felt that he could not come to the same conclusirm that gentlemen had done who supported the motion. Ho had no objection to inquiry, but really there was a great absence of facts. Tho whole of the statements which had been made were those of the projector, and these were not always to be depended upon. He (Mr. De Jersey) was not satisfied with the result of the inquiry ; it had not been complete, and on that ground he was there to differ with the supporters of the motion. The terms of the original reference were these, that the com mittee should inquire into the desirability, practicability, and the cost of the plan. As to its practicability, Mr. Walker had reported that it was practicable, but in what sense? In these days of scientifio attainment every thing, except it might be a railway to the moon, might be considered to be practicable. As to the desirable ness and expense nothing by the way of fact was furnished. The inquiry before the committee in truth was never carried out. It was said that funds, ample funds, could be provided, but no tangible statements on that head had appeared even to that day. The thing had been brought before the Court without any facts of that sort; that matter had been " shelved" certainly. This was an important ingredient in the case, and in consequence of this shortcoming on the part of the committee he contended that they bad not done their duty. It had been said by the promoter that he had ne doubt but that his project would be entertained by men of wealth, and that parties would soon be found who would provide the necessary funds to carry it through the Parliament. What railway company bad offered? He (Mr. De Jersey) had heard of one, but he understood that the proposition had been declined. He could not say whether this was true or not. Mr. TAYLOR—It is the Great Northern. Mr. DE JERSEY—What bad the committee done? Why, they had come to that Court with the question in their hands, and endeavoured to coax the Corporation to take the matter up, but this he hoped, under the present aspect of the affair, they would not do. He cautioned the Court from having anything to do with any railway scheme. He emphatically would ask the Court not to adopt any such scheme without far more information than they at present possessed. Mr. CLARK followed on the same side. He stated that a kindred project to the one before them had been introduced some years since, when the then estimated cost was 500,0001. That the Court refused. Twice, and he believed three times, had that project been re fused. Then came the Fleet Valley improvement scheme, for which 800,0001. was named; then 2,800,0001., with no provisions for markets, no new streets, to finish which he had heard not less than upwards of four millions more had been required, making a total of seven mil- lions sterling. Besides all this, branch lines and other things would be required, thus swelling the grand total for the whole of the works to 15,000,000/.—(Loud laughter.) His idea of the matter was that they ought not to interfere es a Corporation with any private com panies. The result would prove a clog to the companies themielves, and highly injurious to themselves as a public body. He repudiated the statements made as to the income likely to arise from the conveyance of par ties into the suburbs, and having contended that such a scheme would prove fatal to the retail trade of the City, he concluded by protesting against the motion. Mr. ANDERTON thought that the Court might very conveniently agree to both motion and amendment. If they took the former part of the latter and the latter part of the former, the object of both parties would be gained. Much as he approved of the motion, he had not the slightest idea of the Corporation, as a body, en gaging in any railway speculation. Never would he hold up his band in favour of any such project. (De puty LOTT--" It will come to that."] The report of the committee was, that the trunk line was practicable, and provided it was done with the consent of the Corpora tion, where was the difficulty ? He would suggest that some arrangement, similar to the one he had named, should be come to, as he could not see any difficulty in agreeing in both cases, if the alterations were made to which be bad alluded. Mr. H. L. TAYLOR thought that Mr. Anderton's speech' was a very tame one. That gentleman had said he thought there was not much difference between the motion and the amendment. He (Mr. Taylor) thought very differently ; the safest course he believed to be an agreement with the amendment, as it avoid♦ d the pos sibility of their being drawn into some railway specu lation. The motion had no doubt emanated from the projector of the scheme—(No)—and he (Mr. Taylor) objected strongly to such matters being taken up at any time by public officers of that Court. He regarded the question as being one of a very grave character, in asmuch as the result of that day's debate might lead the Corporation into a great deal of difficulty. The com mittee had not been by any means united in their re commendation of the matter to the notice of the Court; indeed it was a moat divided committee. He called upon the members present to keep the corporate body free from imputation, by resisting that which he believed would damage it. He hoped they would see the neces sity of letting all bubble companies stand on their own ground, and tbat they, as a public body, would do no thing which might end in the eternal disgrace of their ancient Corporation. • Alderman LAWRENCE complained that Mr. Taylor's speech was utterly devoid of argument. Ho had dealt in phrases, and not facts. He had proposed to the Court to agree with the amendment. Why, the amendment em braced the whole question. Parties had adverted to the exceeding cost of the plan, and the probability of the Corporation having to advance a large sum of money. Why, po such pretence existed. The publio have ' already agreed that railroads ought to be brought into the City, and it was only dissentients that keep them out. He was tenacious of the Corporation funds, but this he would say that they ought not to re frain from giving their consideration to questions like the one before them, and for street improvements, and assistance too, when it might be required.—(Hear.) The Birmingham and Nottingham people in the earlier periods of railway history had objected to entertain the proposals made to lay down lines through their towns, but what had been the result? they had been sorry ever since, nor was that all, into every one of them railways were now introduced, and it was left for London alone to be led away from so desirable an object by petty jea lousies and party prejudices. He confessed that he was most anxious to see the plan carried out, es he was con vinced it would be most valuable to large numbers of the people. Had the Direct Manchester proceeded he had no doubt the valley of the Fleet would have been long before that time improved, and even at that period he believed parties only wanted encouragement to come forward to confer with the Corporation on the proposal at that moment before the ,Court. He believed that one of the companies was willing to enter at once into a conference.—(Hear.) Mr. NORRIS—That will end in nothing at all. Deputy iIARRISON here intimated that he was in pos session of important letters on that point, if he might be permitted to read them. If not, he would de so in reply.—(Cries of " No, no," and " Yes, yes.") Alderman LAWRENCE was perfectly delighted to hear parties say " No, no." He would read the letters as part of his speech.—(Hear, and laughter.) They were as follow: (No. 1.) " 3, Park-street, Westm inster, March 11, 1852. " Sir,—lu reply to your question I beg to say that the Great Northern Railway Company some time back ap pointed a committee to investigate the project for bring ing a general railway terminus to Farringdon-street , and have been prepared to enter upon the subject; but Mr. Charles Pearson having stated that he could not submit the details to any railway company unthe whole matter had been more formally brought before the City authorities, the Great Northern deputation have been waiting until he is at liberty to furnish the particulars. " The scheme is one of such great importance, both as to its probable results and its probable cost, as.neces!a rily to require great consideration, and the c orsidera . tion cannot be safely given except upon an examination into the details, which will occupy the officers. and c ommittee of the Great Northern Company some little time, even after the particulars can be furnished. " At present, so far as we understand it, the matter awaits the decision of the City autho!ities before it can be submitted to the railway comanies, but the Great Northern Company are quite re ady to enter on the subject as soon as Mr. Pearson is at liberty to deal with it in detail. " Yours very faithfully, (Signed), " ROBERT BAXTE R . U. " Mr. Deputy H arris (. 2.) " THE FLEET VALLEY IMPROVEMENT—cm TERMINUS. March 11, ha " 47, Parliam ent-street, NV estrai nster, M 1852. 5 t " Sir,—ln consequence of passed in he Court of Com mon Council C uponity R the subject bjectof the Fleet - Valley Impro vement and Terminus, Mr. C. Pearson has requested us to inform you what is the state of tho undertaking for which we are p ro f ess i ona l ly concerned. • .6 Towards the end of December last, when vs Orders, 1d were r. preparing to com p ly with th e Pearson informed us that the City architect had reported t h at the line and statiou ought to be restricted to the nort h side of Holborn Valley, by proposed outlay would b© which a million of the saved. " Mr, Stevens, the architect, upon this limited prepared plans and esti mates4cale of operations, upon which ; contractors were willing to undertake the works upon • Mr. Walker's scale of prices, and we would have pre pare; instroefioas to C C 1.13 ply with the Standing Orders for cirrying ioto execution, hut Mr. Pearson peremp trily rtfused to afford any aid to such an undertaking unless the Corporation (not then sitting) should first have pronounced their sanction; and, feeling that with out his countenance and assistance as the original pro moter we could not sati:tfactorily proceed, we have post poned all further operations until the pleasure of the Corporation in this respect shall have been definitively declared.—We are, sir, your most obedient servants, (Signed) PURCIIELL AND PARSON. " Mr. Deputy Harrison, Cornhill." i Alderman Lawrence (in proceeding) said he knew there i was such a thing as a foregone conclusion. Ho hoped 1 such ct o would not influence any parties upon that occasHa, but that they would act so as to give en ' couraaement to parties who might be willing to assist in carrying out the work. The point with •tb , rn row was —were they ready to enter into negotiation, and not spend the City's cash? Hew, then, would they support 'an amendment, like the one submitted to them? They agreA in the practicability of the trunk line; surely, then, they would not shut the door by refusing to enter into a negotiation. If both parties were aiding to enter into a conference, that was the way to crrry the weesure. If they were willing to do this there need be no more ca villing about gradients, no more anxiety &bout the" prac ticabllity"and "'desirability" of the measure. Parties might soy," shy those letters had been written specially for the purpose that dny." Well, why should they not have ken? Some might say they had been famished with indecant haste; he said it was proper haste and ne cessary diligeuce.—(Hear, hear.) He would be the first to hold up his band against the Corporation's advancing • money, but be said agree to a conlareace. Why did they object? Were they afraid of a conference? He did trust, fur the benefit t their fellow-cidzeiss, that they would agree to the original motion.—(Hear, hue.) Mr. T. 11. HALL objected to the motion. It certainly was very desirable that the valley of the Fleet should be filled up, but then the question was whether the nuisance created would not be very injurious to the City. In looking at it ho must say that he bad determined not to support it. He had said that he would not sanction the building upon the existing level except under protest— words which his friend, Mr. Dakin, had omitted to add. [Mr. DARIN said he certainly had intended to nay so ' when he referred to the matter at the last Court.] It was desirable that some means should be taken to carry the level higher, because if they did not do it before the ground was built upon, it was probable that it would remain for years at the existing level. He regretted that no pecu niary provision had been made for new streets—no cal culation as to the cost of the plans—nor any calculations made of that complete character which would be found necessary. The line was only calculated for short traffic, while it would cut through covered ground of a valuable character. Short tragic would not pay for the outlay, which, from the nature of things, must be im mense. He bad but little confidence in the letters read, and he hoped they would not sanction the sending back of the report. He, for one, would never vote for any such thing, as he was confluent it would be far better to have nothing at all to do with it. Mr. ELLIOTT admired the candour of the promoters of the plan, in representing at the outset that the cost of the undertaking would be only hundreds of thousands, and showing afterwards that it would amount to mil lions. He urged upon the Court the necessity of pausing before they allowed the weight of the Corporation to be brought to bear in favour of the speculation—before they , permitted their fellow-citizens to be tempted, by the ap pearance of their patronage, to put down their names as shareholders in the dismal scheme.—(Hear, hear.) If they allowed aisything of the kind, they would meet the fate of the provisional committees of the numerous rail way schemes, and as sure as the sun would rise on the morrow large claims would be made upon the funds for exp, nava incurred in the prosecution of an irrational en terprise. Mr. Lenin said the plan of Mr. Pearson would have the effect of removing a wilderness of vice at the same time that it would bring enormous wealth to the metro polis. He had attentively listened to the arguments in favour of, and the objections to the measure, and was compelled to acknowledge that in the latter he could find no validity at all. It was the duty of the Court to ascertain whether the thing was practicable; and without concurring in the original motion they could not arrive at any fair conclusion. Mr. Deputy Lorr said he entertained very strong ob jections to the measure, and he supported the views of Mr. Norris, whose figures he declared nobody had con travened. He considered that the business of the Cor poration was sufficiently large and intricate to engage the whole attention of the City Solicitor, and condemned the interference of that officer, great as were his acknow ledged talents, in matters unconnected with their in terests.—(Hear, hear; Oh, oh, and laughter.) As to the letters which had been produced, he thought it ne cessary to inform the Court that, before those letters had been written the Great Northern Railway Company had rejected the scheme. He wished the chairman of the committee to give a satisfactory explanation of the correspondence of w hi c h they forme d a part. Alderman CIIBITT said that the opinion he had ex pressed before he still retained, and he thought Mr. Walker had felt the force of his objections, for he had recommended that areas 10 feet wide should be left on either side of the road between it and the houses or warehouses, for ventilation and to prevent vibration, but this would increase the width of the street 20 feet. The very able gentleman who had brought up the report had spoken of the magnificence of a street two miles long und 100 feet wide; but magnificence sometimes runs into absurdity, and this would be so in the case of a street 120 feet wide. It would be absurd.—(Hear.) Then as to the subway or tunnel, in which it was pro posed the rails should be laid—railway tunnels are or dinarily 24 feet wide, and nearly as high at the crown of the arch; but the proposed subway would not be above 17 feet high and 100 feet wide. How would the steam be get off. Then again the expense of the project, it had been said, might amount to nearly 2f millions. How was this sum to be provided? Not above one-half could be properly charged to the railways; the rest arose out of making the street, on the surface, and effecting other public improvements at Holborn Valley and the surrounding streets. Were the Corporation pre , pared to pay this sum, or any part of this sum, for such a purpose? If not, what would be the use of proposing to open a negotiation with the railway companies, as suggested by the resolution of the mover.—(Hear.) After some remarks from Deputy autalsoN, a divi sion took place, w h en t h ere appeare d — For the amendment ... e „ 56 For the original motion ... 57 Majority against the amendment — 1 Mr. T. H. HALL and Mr. H. L. TAYLOR severally proposed amendments, which were lost, and the ori ginal motion was carried by two, after which the Court adjourned. RAILWAY versus NEWSPAPER ADVERTISE- MEIV Z S. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY NEWS. Sir,—A great deal has been said of late upon the subject of repealing the tax on advertisements. Amongst the many arguments made use of to prove the disadvan tages under which newspapers labour in being compelled to pay a tax upon every advertisement committed to their columns, it does not appear to me that any mention has been made of the opposition they have to encounter from a rival who pays no tax at all. I allude to the practice of advertising through the " travelling me dium," which has now become so general that it has extended itself from the exterior of the humble caravan, so often, though unsuccessfully, denounced by Colonel Sibthorp, to the interior of • the omnibus, even to the higher class of vehicles—the railway carriages. I beg to ask whether the railway directors ought to be allowed to establish an advertising agency without paying the same tax which is demanued of newspapers?—Youre , SCRIITATOR. MELANCLIOLY ACCIDENT. , We have to record an accident which occurred at Margate on the afternoon of Thursday last under cir cumstances more than ordinarily painful. The subject of the unfortunate occurrence was Miss Farrant, of Margate, a highly respectable young lady, about nine teen years of age. During the day she had : been acting as bridesmaid at the marriage ceremony of Mr. Miller, of Goswell-street, London, with Miss Prebble, which was celebrated here, it being the residence of the bride. With that hilarity and joyousness of feeling usually evinced on such occasions, the party, including the bride and bridegroom, with the brother of the former, pro ceeded to the railway station for the purpose of taking the 4.25 train to London, the young lady in question - ac companying them to witness their departure.ll map vr i nug put h taken their seats in the carriage, Mr. Prebble i d e i s n t I handlt , out while of the the w trainwas o shake in motion, hands with bliss d a y missed her Farrant, and while in the act ofl rasping the carriages. hand thus friendly presented the young atr the ie juncture, and footing, and fell between the platform The feelings of the bridal party unfortunate termination of their festive day, can be more readily conceived than described—th countenances were in a moment transfornaePdP L i t o b bloomy ome lancholy tremor—grief and subdued emotion supplant inge happy, feelings of an opposite character. The train was surgeons of this town, sent for. was discovered that she had ous immediately stopped, and Messrs . tailineud nt a er co a m n p d oun d Thornton, frac ture t extensive laceration leg, returninga dan Instead whaotcecvuerrren r o a n tio e n xa o m f ination it the hand. M argate, to away, a to London , the party remained at no blame which the melancholy a far as possible, the grief into friends of the young lady. It is scarcely necessary to any of the officers of the company •plunged the ever twat' that het' suffer ing inecondition ' required ' shownatowards her by them, and was e attaches ha d t o we arc happy to announce that the last account stated her to be in as favourable a position as could be expected, her medical attendants indulging in the hope that amputation of the fractured limb might be dispensed with.—Kentish Gazette. - EXTENSION OF THE WEST INDIA DOCK JUNCTION LAILWAY To Kthnuntr.—ln the course of a few weeks the running of the trains on the West and East India Dock Junction Railway will be extended to Kilburn, where a vast amoun- of residential traffic will be obtained. A number of villas have lately sprung up in the neighbourhood, and the extension of the line will transport the merchant from his residence to the Blackwell terminus, in Fenchurch-street, in about half an hour. The station is on the London and North-Western Railway, about three-quarters of a mile from the Primrose-hill tunnel, and near the Kilburn-gate. it is a very neat and commodicus erection, and its situation will dou b t l ess secure a large amou n t o f t h e Maida-hill and tero plation to further extend the t • neighbouring traffic. We understand that i t is also in con rains to rapid afford the inhabitants of thatmode ofreaching quarter a the City or the docks. The Admiralty have ordered Tier Diejesty's steamer Knsington, and so Hecate to proceed from PI uth to the c hops of the Channel, to relieve wind-bound m erchantmen with pro- the wind-b I visions and water, ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. Dur.og the Lehr ,essou Dr. Bschh fiber, of the ab ove i ;. nstituter!), is, we find by a recent visit, engaged in de livering his annual course of lectures on Astronomy.. This subject frequently, when treveet in what is called rs popular b :)1 , , iS wade either so puerile or so iransoen ciente? that it often fails to arrest the attention of a mis cellaneous audience. Dr. 1. - L , chholl'oer, we are happy to end, has taken the middle course, for, without descend ing to puet NI, he places the subject in so clear a man her before his auditors that no difficulty can be felt Lai following him step by step. The Doctor has thrown hi, discourse ioto the de;Lits of a celestial journey through the realms of space, dividing the journey into three grand stages—viz, the planetary, stellar, and nebulous worlds. The diagrams in illustration are extremely b , autiful, and i.hs lecture, although exteaded to more than double the time usually devoted to scientific sub j jects in this Institution, was listened to with the most profound attention, the audience showing their intersst In the subject by fr , quent marks of approbation. FIE 2 VTILATING and WARMING APPARATUS Ar the HOC:SE of CUJI.3IoNS. The means previdtd for the ventilation of the House of Common s are most elaborate, and in some parts, we say advisedly, perftctly useless. We were in toe House on the o ccas i on of the declaration of the change of Minist ers , an d it seemed t o us th a t th e re was no control exercised over t h e atmosphere ( f the House. The supply of air Was inadrqua - .e, and the tesult*, as a matter of course, are innumerable draughts. It seemed to be vacuum ventilation, rather than plenum. This may be recounted for by the fact that the c ngit- intended to drive the fan by wilitiu the air is to be supplied, is not st work, being found too noisy for the puroose. The po sition in which air is brought in, at the feet of all the members, does not seem to us the nest: indeed, our present impressions are again,t it. It will startle some, by the way, to find that the cubical contents of the air chambers, shafts, and flues used by Dr. Reid to ventilate, are actually iargor then the contents of the House of C o mmons, lobbies, and corridors ventilated —th e first beieg 366,600 cubic feet, the second 386,000 feet. A. section of the House and surrounding chambers above and below would show a very small kernel in a very thick rind. The " ventilated gas-lights" gives an irs _ manse amount of heat, and, in hot weather, we are dis posed to think, will be found unbearable. The mass of metal composing the chandeliers becames a permane nt l y heating s ur f a c e , which radiates on all sides.—Builder. COMMITTAL OF A SWINDLING ADVER- TISER. At the county magistrates' office, Rochester, on Friday, two persons of respectable appearance, who gave their names Henry Morton and Sarah Moore, were brought up by Superintendent Everist, charged with having falsely pretended to Nicholas Robbins Beer, that they were certain agents, by means of which they obtained twelve postage stamps. The prosecutor, a grocer re siding at No. 25, Sutton-street, York-road, Lambeth, stated that about the 22d of February his attention was directed to an advertisEment in the West Briton news paper, addressed "To Cornish miners," and adver tising for miners to proceed to Australia in the ser vice of a gold-mining company, for which they were to receive 201. a month as wages. " Copies of agreement, with full pardculars, to be had of Mr. H. Moreton, Chatham, Kent, on enclosing nne shilling, either in money or postage stamps." Witness addressed a letter to the prisoner, enclosing twelve postage stamps, to which, however, he did not receive any reply. Super intendent Everist proved the apprehension of the pri soner at Rainbam on the 24th of February last, at the cottage of an old man named Gloster, whom the pri soner bad employed to fetch his letters from the Chat ham Post-office. Witness found upon him 41 letters addressed to Mr. H. Moreton, Chatham, 25 of which contained stamps, one a shilling, and four of them agree ments signed by parties prepar,d to go out to the gold mines in question. On apprehending the female pri soner at their apartments in Chatham, she gave him the key of a box in the room, in which he found several Cornish and other newspapers, blank forms of the agree ment alluded to, and a number of the printed prospec tuses of a Chatham and Dartford Emigration Asso ciation. The female prisoner also gave him a purse containing pawnbrokers' duplicates for 1,515 postage stamps. Attached to the emigration prospectus was the name of " Charles Sutherland," in whose name it was proved a number of letters had been lett at an inn at Chatham, and fetched away by the prisoner. In the name of "A. B." he had received 240 letters at Bromp. ton, and about 600 in the name of " Moreton." Both prisoners were committed for trial at the assizes. EFFECT OF A MORBID IMAGINATION. The following improbable statement appears in the Pays :—" A distinguished painter, M. liartiits, 'laboured under a moral affection against which medicine is power. less. Ail his ideas had a melancholy turn. His most admirable landscapes represented gloomy sites; it was the style of Cabat, but with more shade and sadness. The friends of the painter frequently rallied him on this singular feeling, and, in the hope of curing him, they constantly joked with him on the subject. One of them, an engraver of some eminence, proposed an application of the homoeopathic system, which would tend to banish his melancholy ideas both from his pictures and from his conversation. This proposition was unanimously agreed to by a number of artists, end, in furtherance of the scheme Karaits was invited to tako a little excursion. to Vincennes. After a copious repast and a ramble in the wood, they returned towards Paris, and, on the pre tence of a visit to the house of a sculptor, Karaits wait taken to a shop where monuments and tombs are made, and the first object which met his eyes was a marble column, on which was engraved in letters of gold, the following inscription:—' A. Karai:E, peintre de la na ture, artiste plein de cceur et de talent, excellent ami, homme oblige:tut et bon. Mort a 37 ans.' On reading this inscription M. Karaite stood as if thunderstruck; his features became convulsed, and before any one could assist him he fell dead on the ground. The feelings of the authors of a joke which had been attended with such a melancholy result can be better imagined than described. They went immediately to the commissary of police, and wished him to detain them in custody as guilty of the death of their friend. An examination was made into the sad circumstances, which furnishes us an additional proof of the danger of doing anything to produce a sudden freight." RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH-COAST RAILWAY. Traffic—Week ending March 6, 1852 ... £7,86S 110 Traffic —Week ending March 8, 1851 ... 7,414 13 6 Total of the half-year, to this date, 1852 ... *76,631 13 7 Total of the half-year, to this date, 1851 ... 77,928 2 2 Total number of Passengers—Week ending March 6, 18152 ... 44,712 ...£5,692 18 4 2,176 3 6 Passengers ... Goods ••• Total ... ... £7,868 1 10 Total miles open, 1852, 173 1 4 ; ditto, 1851, 173. London Terminus. &larch 11, 1852. " In the return issued on the Bth instant, this amount was stated as 66,631/.135. 7d. in error. TER RAlLWAY. —Traffi c f or th e week end Passengers Goods ... B TOL Parcels ... in ßis geb. AND 29 : Ex Mails ... £1,928 16 5 .. 1,309 14 2 ... 202 5 0 ... 223 4 2 Total ... ... ... £3,663 19 9 fo s the week ending March 7 i n:taw-await AND CHESTER RALLwey.--Traffic receipts Passengers ••• .. Parcels, horses, &c. ... Merchandise, minerals, &c. • £596 13 7 ▪ 45 18 6 • 927 15 2 Total £1,570 7 3 Corresponding week last year ... 1,318 411 LONDON AND BLACKWALL BikILWAY.— Amount of reVentle ,or the week ending March 7 : Passengers Goods ... £863 7 0 ... 36 0 0 --- Total ... ... . £899 7 0 Corresponding week last year ... 760 1 4 MANCHESTER, BUXTON, MATLOCK, AND MIDLANDS JUNO-. March 7 : — Passengers, &c. ... rim{ RAILWAY. —Return of traffic for the wo:k B endinlC Corresponding week last year ..• - , m i les O pened.) —Rat urn of CALKDONIAN RAILWAY.—(IB9 z traffic for the week ending Feb. 29:7 . £3,340 15 8} ... . 4g l i g 12 10 Passengers, &e. ... ••• . 5,115 13 1 Goods, &c. ... "' '' Total .. £8,456 8 9i Corresponding week last year ... 7,349 18 6i GREAT SOUTHERN AND WISTERN (IRELAND) RAILWAY (188 miles).—lieturn for the week ending March 6:— p ass engers, parcels, &c. ... £3,057 3 1 Alerchandise and cattle ... 1,095 17 1 Total ... .... ... £4,153 0 2 c or responding week last year ... 4,545 12 6 A BROTHER KILLED BY HIS SISTER:OR Wed nesday last an inquest was held at Coleford on the body of Edwin Gwyn, aged 26, a labourer , oft Lane-end, residing w ith his mother and sister. It appears hat on Friday, the 27th ult., deceased asked his mother for mone y, o go to Coleford with. She r e f use d ; his sister, Ann Gwyn, aged 23, saying, " Edwin, you cannot expect mother to be always giving you money." Deceased t hen commenced strikin g and kicking her about the body and head. She was at this time ironing clothes on a table. She then ran out of the house with the flat-iron in her band, deceased following her. When she got out of doors she turned round and threw the iron at him, which struck him on the right side of his head, opening the causing the blood to flow from ;his ears, nose, and mouth. Mr. Batten, surgeon, of Coleford, was sent for immediately, thel s t o h the o e u na skull. ear , but deceased still getting worse, in about an half an hour he went up stairs to bed, became insensible, and never spoke or moved after, and on Sunday he died anisdlr.oll3aatten made a post mortem examination of the body, skull, on the brain, caused. r i n ch fr Il a . ct u aH r b e oe o v f ea extendin4 to the ear, o a o nd n in t t h o o th fr e a base of the skull. There ' was a slight indentati i cture which corresponded " in Ex a c e u it s . a d b e l f e en h ce o . tic G id io e u ,' c ' es d ter e. head found the skull fractured lh ab ea o n u fla t att a h n ei is .oyco exactlytt eco rn w ugp ii nu h 1 :tedh ofeo l h oa e o edl blood puanrdt vessel of er a thes et ciding, that the act was done The jury returned a verdict of Chronicle. The thick coal colliers in the Kingawinford district have given notice, which will expire next week, for a rise of 6d. per day in their wages. W e are at a l ess to conceive w hat could have indu ce d the colliers to take suc h a s t e p, s ince, with the present s t ate and prospects of the i ron t r ad e , there is nothing to warrant a compliance with this demand by the masters.— Worcester Chronicle. ANNUITIES TO THE INDUSTRIOUS CLASSES.—FTOI3I a return just printed it appears that from March, 1834, to Julys 1851, Q,779 annuities were granted under the 3d William IV., chap. 14, t o the industrious c l ass es connected with, savings banks and pa r o c hial societies, of w hich 1,068 11 84 fallen in. The a nnu i t i es now paya ble were 115,3 451 . la THE U N 7 LON ).ON , F UIDAY EVENING Al Al_ it C'll 9 t:4,5