The Sun. — London, England, 1852-04-15 00:00:00

Mr. Justice Crompton was formally sworn in as one of the judgei Of the court. QUEEN V. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Mr. FITZRERBERT applied to the Court for a rule, calling upon the Great Western Railway Company to show cause why a writ of mandamus should not issue, euramar.ding them to purchase land and to make the line of railway from Froom to Weymouth, which the Legislature 6auctiuned some years ago. The compulsory powers for the purchase of the land had expired, with the ' exception of some tatty acres, and as the powers relating to these fifty acres would expire in a tow months, some of the landowners of the district were anxious to have the line completed. The length of line required to be made was nearly fifty miles, and no less than 7,700,0001. had been expended upon it. The line had been staked ont, and for some time the entire district through which • it passed had been in a state of great uncertainty owing its non•completion.—Application granted. BAIL CO URT.—(T HIS DAY.) Mr. Justice Coleridge sat in banco for a few minutes th i s morning, and heard stver4l motions relating to Points of practice, which presented no feature of public interest to justify a report. EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) This being the first day of E as t e r Term, the Judges took their seats on the bench shortly after ten o'clock. Mr. J. WILDE was called upon to take his seat on the " postman's box," which had become vacant in conse quence of the elevation of Mr. Crompton to the bench. HILL V. PHELP. This action was tried before the Lord Chief Baron, at the last silting% after term in Middlesex, when a verdict was found for the defendant. Mr. E. JAMES now applied for a rule to show cause why that verdict should not be set aside, on the ground of misdirection by the Learned Judge, in the improper reception and rejection of evidence. This action was in the case against the defendant, Dr. Phelp, as the licensed keeper of a lunatic asylum at Kensington, and it charged him with improper treatment o f t h e plaintiff, who was admitted as a lunatic to his asylum, and remained there for a year. The plaintiff was taken to the asylum in Msy, 1850, and it was admitted that at this time he was suffering under • temporary insanity, in consequence of misfortunes and other circumstances acting on his brain. The first ground alleged against the defendant was, that he was guilty of cruelty and improper treatment in subjecting the plaintiff to mechanical restraint while so insane, and on this point the jury returned a negative. At the trial medical evidence was adduced to show that the plaintiff had no wounds upon him when he entered the asylum, and that the injuries upon his person must have been produced by mechanical restraint resorted to by Dr. Phelp during his first paroxysms of insanity. The plaintiff remained at the asylum until May, 1851; and the next ground of complaint was that two months before his discharge he was improperly restricted from all exercise, and placed in solitary confinement, by which his health had suffered severely. On leaving Kensing ton he was sent to another asylum, at Northampton, Where he remained until September, 1851, being in that month discharged as perfectly cured and sane. The first ground on which he moved was that the Lord Chief Baron recived in evidence certain letters from the Plaintiff's wife which she sent to Dr. Phelp, requesting - him to place her husband under more coercive treatment; and the second, that in his direction to the jury he told • them that Dr. Phelp was justified in submitting him to solitary confinement if he honestly and bona fide followed the directions given by the Wife in those letters. He submitted that the consequences would be perfectly frightful if the dictum of the Chief Baron was held to be well founded, because according to it the proprietor of a lunati c asylum would, on the request of a wife, grand mother, or uncle of a patient, be justified in using an amount of restraint and coercion which in point of law Was wholly unwarranted. The Loan CHIEF BARON said he told the jury most distinctly that if the wife gave directions which Dr. Phelp thought wrong he ought not to have followed tnem, but that he was justified in carrying them out if he considered they coincided with the medical treatment which was necessary under the circumstances. Mr. Baron PARSE inquired fur the letters of the Wife. Mr. E. JAMES said the letters were in possession of , L e other side, and Mr. Bovill, who appeared for the "leudant, was unfortunately absent io consequence of severe illness. After some farther discussion, The COURT requested Mr. James to mention the case 4 g 4 iu when the Court was furnished with the letters in question. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) The Judges in this court were the Lord Chief Jus ee Jervi4, Mr. Justice Cresswell, Mr. Justice Williams, IVO • „; lir. Justice Talfourd. -the business in the court during the morning pro : 'tinted no f ea t ure o f ge neral interest. ARCHES COURT.-( THIS DAY.) BISHOP OF LONDON AND THE REV. J. E. GLADSTONE. The E as t er T erm o f the Arches Court commencedt „, morning. The Rev. J. E. Gladstone was in court " t u en Mr. John Dobson, the Dean of the Arches, took Ls Beat. The D EAN ( a dd ress i ng M r . Gladstone)—Mr. Glad tone, the Proctor, for Mr. Hodgson (the Bishop's se pZetarY) prays publication. Do you intend to assign Y allegations? Mr. Gladstone—l do. sd T he DEAN—Then we assign you until the next Court aY to bring in your allegations. The further hearing of the case was then adjourned to kAturday the 24th inst. LERKEN WELL.—(THIS DAY.) J ames Russell was placed at the bar before Mr. Tyr .etes, t h e tt charged with stealing a large quantity of linen !m property of Mr. Worthing, under the fol "leg circumstances:— ; complainant stated, that last night while sitting ` ll ,nis roo m h e was rat h er surpr i se d at see i n g his servant, who had j ust returne d f rom t h e yar d, i n a fainting con :in, and upon inquiring the cause, learnt that there found a man in the yard. Upon proceeding there he the man had gone, taking with him a number of Sheets and other property, which had been hung out to I s ry. He at o nce wen t ou t at the front door, and when 'n got to the bottom of the street he met the prisoner getting over the wall with the property:in his posses on, He asked him what he bad got in the bundle, when the prisoner said, "it was no business of his," and ran away. He pursued him, and after a smart chase he caught hold of him, when the prisoner com r,nenced a mo s t vi o l e nt att ac k u p on hi m , an d did no t aesist until ho was given into custody. Henrietta A s hf o rd sa id s h e was servan t t o th e l as t Witness, and was certain the prisoner was the man she saw in the yard. He had been hanging about the street the whole of the evening. Other evidence having been given proving the above, the prisoner said he should reserve his defence for another occasion. Mr. TYRWBITT having made some remarks on the charge, committed the prisoner for trial. N EINTIVIARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH). Ilaudicap Plate of 701. D.I. Peacock .. St. Anto n i o ••• Harrier ... *** Sabra Sagacity._ Alooran Stockwell Glenluce... ... ... *** •• Ratid teaP Plate o f . 501. T.Y.C.. ... ••• • A dead h eat. ••• Sweepstakes of 100 sous, I).M. Won cleverly. ••• ... 1 ... 2 - . 3 ... 0 ... 0 ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 Vita Wtittion Sweepstakes (Optional Selling). Lady in Waiting Poch abars Ingratitude .• _ Subscription Plat© of 501. Bordeaux Old Lad .. The Claret Stakes. Mountain Deer ... Ariosto ... "* ••• ••• Won easy. •• • 1 ••• 3 1 ... 2 On Monday last a Masonic Festival was cele brated a t th e F reemasons ' T avern, w h en , a ft e r the usual rou tine business of the craft was gone into, an excellent dinner was served by the new proprietors, Messrs. Cogin and Co., , at which upwards of a hundred ladies and gentlemen eat (I ,"' a n, and over which Mr. Marriott, P.M., and treasurer of te Lodge of Fortitude, presided. In the course of the even ' lag that gentleman was presented by the brethren with an a dmirable full-length painting by Dir. Lewis, of Newman • street, in testimony of his valuable services in the in • terest of masonry. The circumstance of ladies being admitted to the dinner table was a perfect novelty, but one which added greatly to the gratification of all present. The mu ' a ieal arrangements were of the first quality, and under the admirable superintendence of Br. Don a ld Ki ng , atten d e d b y following distinguished artistes : —Mrs. Weiss, Miss Poole, Br. Barnby, Br. Shoubridge, Br. Lawler, and Br. -i agsbury, In the evening a ball follow e d, which was ke pt up with grea t spirit till daybreak in the following znorning. E XTRAORDINARY LONGEVITY.—Died at Lewisham, 1 Aent, o n th e sth i ns ta n t, Ann Kelly, aged 103 y ears From earl y youth she was a member of the theatrical p ro f ess i on , t u d acted a t var ious theatres in England, I re l an d , an d ,„ co tland. She was in the same company with th e l a t e Ed mund Kean, and also with James Sheridan Kn ow l es , I lring his brief career as an actor; and it was her proudest c oast, th a t s h e h a d o f ten p l aye d Alicia, to the Jane Shore a~Mrs. Siddons. About the age of sixty she lost herhear 6, and was obliged to relinquish the stage; and as s h e :as re s idi ng in the same town with Mr. Knowles, be, learn lhug her d es tit u t e s i tuation, took h er f ro m compassio n i nto I ,' B family, an d f rom that time to t h e h o ur of her death s h e has been solely dependent on that gentleman's b ount y . She ret ained all her faculties to the last, and was only confined her bed three days previous to leer decease. She was .uried bed S on Good Friday. It was somewhat :i_ugular that though, she was twice married she had never r egion to chdige ' 44 44 1;110 of )I,ollytt'"vT Maiden name, toth husbands bearing THE S-UN LITERATURE. _ _ FIVE YEARS' RESIDENCE IN THE WEST INDIES. By Charles W. Day, Author of "Hints on Etiquette: 4 ' 2 Vols. Coiburn. In these volumes will be found very minute details of the general character cf the inhabitants of South' America. They are interesting, and appear t o p ossess considerable merit as regArds information. Great pains have evidently been taken in their composition, in order to arrive at an exact conclusion regarding these important subjects, namely, the state of the West Indies as they are at present. However it must be hoped that the author is in some degree mistaken in his views and exaggerated in his state ments, for a more disastrous condition can hardly be imagined than that in which he depicts our possessions in the New World to be lying. As for the negroes, he considers them most despicable in every relation, , end adduces several instances of their cunning, treachery, and cruelty. No one can help regretting that such should be recorded of any part of our empire, but the fairest way will be to give the author an opportunity of being judged by his own words. Indeed, they contain great common sense, and assert many plausible reasons for his strictures. The following is taken from the preface : " I should have dedicated this work to one of the kindest men and best governors that the West Indies ever had, as noble in mind as in name, but that his Ex cellency was afraid of my truthful revelations. He had seen and heard read parts of my MS., and had observed, I am sorry to say that what you have written is but, too true, Set at home they are not aware of it, though it deserves to be made known to all England, but there it will not be believed.' Why not believed?—because policy, not truth, governs the world, and the West Indies in particular, so we have all but given up these magnifi cent islands to the barbarian to lapse once more into a mere lair for the negro—not to the aboriginal inhabi tant, but to a savage ten times worse, brought four thousand miles to repress the civilization which otherwise might bye possibility have flourished there. The Ethiope cannot change his skin, nor the white man amalgamate with the black.' Nature has forbidden it unless to the utterly depraved. No one can judge of negroes but those who have lived among them. Five years is time enough in all conscience for any person of common intel ligence to see the truth. Most writers have given their opinions—opinions after a cursory examination of a few weeks, nay, many of them after a sojourn of only a few days in each of the island. The author never wrote many pages consecutively without submitting them-to some person in a position to judge of their truth, and quite unconnected with partnership or trade, some mem ber, in fact, of the law, the Church, or the State; so that if any serious error bad crept into his remarks it might at once be pointed out and rectified. The truths which the author tells maybe unacceptable to,West Indians, but they cannot be impugned, simply because they are truths and nothing else." AMERICAN NEWS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, 7.30. A.M. The United States mail steam-ship Pacific, Nye, Commander, with advices from New York to the 3d instant, bringing 102 passengers, and 200,000 in specie on freight, arrived in the Mersey shortly before seven o'clock this morning. The Crescent City had arrived at New York, with advices fram California to the 2d ult., and 1,500,000 dolls. in gold dust. The Panama Railroad was opened from Buoya Solado to Navy Bay. The steam-ship North America, of Vanderbilt's Line, was wrecked near Actpulco, on the night of the 28th February. She bad 750 passengers, who were all saved, in a deplorable condition. New diggings have been discovered at Marysville, and the miners were making from 15 dolls. to 20 dolls, a day. At Placerville a placer has been discovered Which realizes 120 dolls. to the pan. The town of Downieville had been destroyed by fire, loss estimated at 750,000 dolls. The steam ships Independence, with 29,071 dolls. in gold dust, and the Northerner with 1,400,000 d 0115.,: had sailed from San Francisco for Panama and New York. The Crescent City, in addition to her specie list, brought an immense amount in the hands of pas sengers. Advices from Callao, to the 9th ult. state that great excitement was manifest in consequence of two vessels having sailed from that port with 400 armed men on board, their intention being the invasion of Guayaquil. They had purchased one of the Pacific Steam Navigatio❑ Company's steamers, and in tended to send her, together with other vessels and men, on the same errand. Advices from St. Thomas to the 20th ult. state that a slight shock of an earth quake had been felt there. The British steamer Merlin was at St. Thomas, with her shaft broken, having been ashore. St. Domingo advices of the 29th February are devoid of interest. Advices from Ja maica to the 22d ult. state that the bench, the bar, and the legal profession had agreed to petition Parlia thent on the present condition of its affairs. Antigua papers mention the death of Mr. Musgrave, the public treasurer of that island. The Dominica papers state that a very general depression prevailed among the planters in that island. In most of the IVest India Islands strong efforts were making to secure the planters against any further reduction of duties on sugar, the product of slave labour. - Government and State Stocks in good demand at New York, and prices have an upward tendency. Money without change. Foreign exchange dull. B►lls on London, 109 to 1091 ; Paris, 5.20 to 5.151 ; Amsterdam, 403- to 40; Hamburgh, 364 to 351 ; Bremen, 77i to 77i. Cotton in moderate demand, with sales of 12,000 bales since the sailing of last steamer. Ashes without alteration. The flour market was firm, with a good demand. N o alteration in price of wheat. Holders firm and stocks light, but demand moderate. Indian corn was scarce, and wanted for shipment. Southern sold at G6c. to 67c.; white and yellow, 68c. to 69c. per bushel. Iron in good demand, and large sales of Scotch pig made at a slight advance. 100 tons English lead sold at 4 dolls. to 4 dolls. 6c. cash. Freights to London—Flour, 2s. per barrel.; naval stores,• 2s. to 2s. 3d. ; measurement goods, 255. to 303. per ton. NEW ORLEANS, APRIL I.—Sales of Cotton to-day, 3,000 bales at 7-Ic. to 'Tic. for middling. CHARLESTOWN, APRIL I.—Sales of Cotton, 2,000 bales at a ic. per lb. decline.—Tinics. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE in PATERNOSTER- ROW. Last night, at a few minutes past nine o'clock, the various booksellers and others carrying on business in Paternoster-row, were thrown into a state of •consi derable confusion in consequence of a fire of a very threatening character breaking out in the premises be longing to Mr. John Weldon, a bookseller, situated at No. 4in the row, at the side of Panier- alley. The dis covery was not made until the flames broke through the second-floor windows, and extended half-way across the thoroughfare, so that at onetime strong fears were appre= hended for the safety of the opposite houses. Without a moment's delay messengers were dispatched to the Watling-street and Farringdon-street stations for the aid of the firemen. In a very brief period the fire-escapes of the Royal Society, from Cheapsido and New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, arrived, followed by numerous engines of the London Brigade and West of England office. The fire plugs of the New River Company having been drawn, a plentiful supply of water was procured, and the engines were forth with set to work, but not till the two upper warehouses were in a complete blaze. The firemen, however, stuck to their work in an admirable manner, and by ten o'clock they succeeded in getting the mastery over the fire. Not withstanding the short time the fire was burning, the property destroyed is very considerable, both floors being stocked with costly books, which have been totally con sumed, and the contents of the lower floors are also very seriously damaged by firo and water. The origin of the misfortune could not be ascertained. The premises were cl osed an , eight at o'clock, when they appeared perfectly safe free from the sm e ll o f an y t hi ng b urning . Fortu nately Mr. Weldo n was i nsure d i n the S un Fi re Offi ce . Owing to n was given, . tot as fear e d t h at the one making a n a pp earance a ft er th e al a rm had ee'd owners of the premisesperish e d amer n ta reflames; but it was afterwards satis factorilythat no one sl e pt i n th e b u ilding. About two h ours almost at a fire h a pp ene d a t t h e Saluta tion Taver n , s al th e b ack of Paternoster- rovi-but the damage done everr, fell through a „ tra o rpiaing. One of the waiters,how or, and was much hurt. DEATH or LORD p -------------------- A/ 041m , „ flounce the death of Lord Pan,y, '"---" We regret to His Lordship ° la f te 8 3 ,2' e . : a r t s a Y. --Ore, an took place at Brechin Castle , o n T- .. The l x le nel n a e n r c o hl melancholy at event ron, throughout life an unifteihgihng Liberal, ord Panmure was had reached the great age of ing qualities, v a o n iAled London, convivial powers, will long be remembered 0 . 2! r-12 s i s t 1 m.aetaett in this (:fb is high and his loss can hardly be and the recollection c k o i l n l e d c tion friend.of his many sterling Mr. his metro t ena P n ° t i r i " and retainers in Scotland. By 11 °I , Mr. 1 , ,,,, * Maul Y e ER,--An GREAT FIRE IN MANCIIEST alarming fire will succeed to his title and great estates. broke out on Tuesday night, at half-past eleven o ' clock Brothers, Chapel-fittestthe premises of Messrs. Cooper, factory and a dwelling. b ouse ' Salford, by which an extensive buildings, and was not extinguished until three o'clock yes were totally destroyed. The firethe caught the adjoining tarday morning. time ego the AN AMERICAN CRICIITON.— Some editor of the Jonesborough Whig (Tennessee) announced feel intention of starting a new religious periodical : , NY I competent," he says, "to the task of editing and publishing a work on politics, one on religion, one on science, and another on anything else, all at the same time. Oar genius is bounded on the east by the rising sun, on the west by the horizon, on the south by the shores of time, and on the north by the farthest limits of astronomical imagination." . _ THE SALMON FISHERIES.—The almost . unprece dceodry weather has, says the - Inverness northern rivers to th e dimen s i ons cf t trl Courier, r l , o n reducedg tract the e of scanty burns. In these circumstances it is not to 'be ex pected that the anglers caroave: done anything worth re porting. In the Ness the nets have captured a few fish from seven to fourteen pounds weight, all in beautiful condition, AuILA 4howing that rain would probably be followed by igi in- Spiting TULI of the lerdlY Dal fiat the sea, ' . LONDON,' ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. 13,--!--This day G. Hudson, Esq., M.P., addressed a very numerous company in t i the Commistinn.ronm, Exchange-buildings. The - large - room — was - so - crowded that - many - bundreds of P - erSb-nic could net be,admitted for mint of room. C. Bramwell, !Esq., was called to the chair. Many of -the-prineipal gentlemen of the town and neighbour h&A were present,. but many of the same rank were ontside r being unable to gain admission. The Chair- Man having formally introduced Mr. Hudson with a few appropriate reitiarks, Mr. Hudson then came for ward, amidst loud cheers, and said he wished the electors to Understand the views he entertained on several matters that _now occupied public attention, and the course he intended to pursue if again returned as a representative .for Sunderland, for which he had been' twiee elacteii== as their representative. He contended that Was, at the present crisis, an irnptirtani questioti, - whether the existing Govern ment should have fair trial, or whether, in the event of its not being supported, that a clique, consisting in a great degree of family connexions, and a few other individual hangers-on of Lord John Ruisell, should be the perpetual governors of this country ? He porlsidered that Lord Derby's Government ought in justice to have a fair trial. He also considered that—co-incident with the late important changes that had been made in the corn-laws, which some people 'thought to be ari all-absorbing question, and which he and Many more persons expected would tend to drain the stock of bullion from out of the bank—a supply of the precious metals wes provided for in the recent discoveries in Australia. On that point he now entertained no fear. He, however, con sidered that all persons who were occupiers of lands or tenements were subjected to a proportion of poor rates and other taxes, while the rich fundholder might live in fi garret and evade all those assEeßments. Mr. 'Hudson then referred the meeting to Mansard's re ' Ports bf what he had said in the House of Commons relative to the repeal of the corn-laws, viz., that the said , laws ought.to be relaxed progressively, not vio lently, but that he then anticipated the time when they might be totally discontinued. He thought they had been too hastily discontinued, and his firm conviction was that, had they been leisurely dealt with, it would have been much better for the landed interests and - for the country generally. However, as it was done Could not see that it would be wisdom to re-enact those laws. The measure, however, was in his opinion premature, but it was done, and the people would have it so ;, and: to return to protection cow he consi dered would be impolitic, if not impossible. He con sidered that another - premature measure was the repeal,, of the navigation-laws,: which ought not to have taken place until the duties on timber for ship building purposea had been remitted, and the light dues and numerous other imposts which pressed heaVily on shipbuilders were reduced or discontinued, and if again returned to Parliament those imposts should have his strenuous opposition, so as to put the British shipowner in - as favourable a position as pos sible to compete, with the ships of foreign nations. He was oPpOsed to the ballot, considering that the franchise was not for the sole individual benefit of the electors, but that it was a trust for the good of society at large, who ought to know how that trust was discharged. He would'extend,the franchise, but he did not d e fi ne t o w h at He *as favourable to national education, pro v ded that religions instruction w as a l so provided for, founded on the Bible as a class-book. He would not confine it to the Church of England or to any sect, but to the 'broad principles of Christianity. He was willing to support an inquiry as to the working of the Maynooth grant, but would not vote for its disconti. nuance, unless it should be found to be requisite by misapplication, and after an inquiry. Its object was to promote education amongst the Irish Catholic clergy, and the more any body of teachers were edu cated the more they were likely to become useful, and to promote religious morals and truth. If any means could be devised to provide for the Church of England efficiently to relieve those who paid church rates who were not of that church, he would be happy : to give it all due consideration; but until some other provision was devised he could not consent to the church-rates being discontinued. During his re marks the Hoti. 4 Gentleman was repeatedly cheered most enthusiastically ; there were some hisses occa sionally at some, remarks, such as church-rates, &c., but all parties gave him a hearty welcome. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings.. TAyis - Tocx.-A fourth candidate for the represen tation of this borough in Parliament has appeared in the person of Mr. H. J. Phillimore, of Doctors' Commons. In addressi ng th e cons tituents on Tues day evening, he deprecated all unnecessary tampering with the institutions of the country. He spoke in commendation of the liberal commercial system which had been brought into operation, and observed that one of the effects of free trade was, that the poor man who had one ,loaf of bread before, now had two loaves. The system, which had been much opposed, he was prepared to uphold in every way. He was in favour of law reform, and of an extension of suffrage toAll.who could understand and appreciate the privi lege He did not approve of the ballot, in respect to which he had heard no arguments to convince him that it was the most desirable way of voting. He did not look upon the church-rates as essential to the Church, which would,prosper if deprived of all pro party support from the State ; but, as a national es tablishment, she was entitled to national support. He was in favour of a re-arrangement of the income and property-tax. He thought Lord Derby's Government deserving general confidence, but he would be no party to taxing the poor man's loaf. If the agricul turists could be relieved by a re-adjustment of taxa tion, then he should be ready to consider any plan for that purpose. He would rather call out the militia than maintain a large standing army, but considered that there was DO ground to fear an invasion. He would oppose any graht to the Church, but would not be a party to the withdrawal of the Maynooth grant, believing that it would involve a breach of faith with the Irish people. He did not object to the admission of Jews into Pirliiiinent, it being understood that the functions of that House were only of a secular cha racter. A discussion took place, but there was not much show of: opposition, NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE.—Mr. Adderley bas pub lished a long and elaborate address to the freeholders and electors, in the course of which he states that his attention to the, subject of colonization was recog nised by Lord Derby in his offer of the Secretaryship of the Board of Control to his Government. This statement gives some importance to the views which the Hon. Member avows relative to protective du ties "TO THE FREEHOLDERS AND ELECTORS OF NORTH STAI:FORDSLURE. " Gentlemen,--;As an election approaches, and both friends and opponents among the constituency of cur di vision of Staffordshire begin to call upon me for more explicit avowals of the views with which I shall again appeal to you for a continuance of your confidence, I think it becoming the frank and open understanding upon which alone I have any desire to represent a great constituency of Englishmen in Parliament to state my own intentions. " I took the earliest, indeed the only, opportunity offering itself to me during the recess, to avow at Burton, openly and distinctly, that, though I had not in the slightest degree abandoned my opinion that the agri cultural interest had a right to protective duties, as an equivalent to their extra : share in national burdens, yetl considered that the nature of that particular equivalent had beconae, whether rightly or wrongly, so odious in the eyes of tha general body of the nation, that it would be unwise to accept it any longer, even if it could be obtained. " Whatever isth'er modes there may be for an adjustment of unequal taxation, it appears to me that those, at least, must be abandoned which have the tendency in any de gree (and the less the degree the less reason for ad hering to them) to raise the price of food. At all events, until the nation changes its mind on the subject and ceases to retain its present repugnance to protective duties, I for one, will not seek that kind of boon to a suf fering class of the community, which would only more deeply injure them. " Some say that it is necessary to postpone the deci sion of this opinion till the approaching appeal to the country has more clearly tested the national feeling. For my own pdrt, I consider that the national feeling is already amply tested. .1 believe that the earlier this de cision is avowed the better, and I deprecate such a ques tiou-being- needlessly repeated on the part of the landed gentry after the: national feeling, be it right or be it wrong, is .sci - fully known. The very repetition of the quistion, after such unmistakable manifestation of strong repugnance, would : only excite a bitter and unprofitable strife, during which the agricultural party would have to reduce its- claims to their : minimum, while incurring the odium attaching to those claims to their very maxi mum and the claim itself, so imperfectly conceded as to do them little good, could not long be retained, though accepted at the sacrifiee of all other and more attainable demands, and excluding the last chance of a fair redress. " As ma-agriculturist myself I give up, and as the re presentaeio of a great body of agriculturists I recom mend thew : to give up, that mode of compensation for eany speciaLtaxation we bear which wo cannot receive Innwithout - unmerited odium attached to it. I, then, de th.::dtiforom h country proverbial for its love of fair play class which so concedes a right to its wishes sho u l d s.a ght it seq . uene b e e relieved from those burdens which will in con thkepritleir:ie_t:upon them uncompensated; and that, if of fir e , ho vj ci t_e L e established that none of the necessaries follow partially e .arx r e taxed. that that principle may be im- B li e av rt e o 4 have supp esed _ t ' o out to its full extent. Such views I toincide in the main with the opinions wi u th held by Lord and certainly prevalent among his pahim. At hitherto, than that I be right, therefore, to add no m y events, I had no sort uo r vo dr t e y ee du , t bol t tnam idgreed w unquestioned Yarty, systen. though submitting to yet favourable leaderthe de fotitioe_c-Clitiaberrvcaitair I'n, as the to the great agricultural interest, the obnox . - s ole Possible -refuge from the:dangerOui cottlition Which the late Ministry Ins_contrid to present to us as the on l y alter native in opposition. rt6t6ctinn 10-ille , Other s andWO general N ii t i ls of t h e Agricultural "Tassing from the. great _ questionof TH.tiItSDAY Conservative party, I may refer to my conduct in Par liament during 11 years, spent wholly and heartily in your service to the bent of my ability. I was willing, while the Roman Catholic body acted the part of good subjects, that th e y s h ou ld en j oy t h e i r s h are o f national revonaes; now th at t h ey have allowed foreign intrigue to mix tool tampei' with their allegiance, I am for with holding lrom them the means w hi c h t h e y have unfairly used, and I would tt.lto all care t o g uard the religion of this Protestant count r y a lik e f rom t h e i r over t pretensions and from their insidious influence. "I have applied myself much to the great and vital questions of Nation a l Ed ucation, of Poor -l a ws, and of Penal Administrati on , and still more to a question in which, $l4 I have in creas i ng l y stud i e d it, I have felt more stud more con v i nced your principal i nteres ts are at this moment ifiv°lved—l mean that of Coloniza tion. The power of Great B r i ta i n as a fi rst - rate n ation, the extension of our com merce, the welfare an d i n d e pendence of the working (lasses, the control of Crown inflaence, and reducion of national taxation, seem to me to be all implicated in this one great department of national en terprise. and all, by its present neglect and grievous maladministration, ctlngercu4ly hvzardcd. " I nia)' mention 10 yeu, with a pride i n w hich you will share, that my attent i on to that su bj e ct has been re cognized by kord De r b y i n hi s offer to me of the Secre taryship of the Bo ar d of Control in his G over nment — an offer which I o n ly d eclined because I thoug ht that I could prosecute my f ormer labours more efficiently out of office, while I cou ld afford him equally e ff ectua l inde pendent support. "But far abov e a ll these details of sub j ects are the great principles whi c h separate one class of po liti c ians from the other—th e C onservative from the D emocra tic. In a free country lik e th i s, I bow to the wishes of the community, us I h ave j ust expressed a read i ness to do in one great instanc e; b ut I will never consen t to any tampering with the i nst i tutions of the land, to pander to popular caprice, or t o i n d ulge in theoretic exper iments, or to trade in the rise an d tall of excited ex p e ctations. My study will be to understand, ma i n t a in, and perfect the Constitution of the c ountry, carefully an d c autiously adapting it to the varyi ng circumstances and wishes of the people. If this renew e d avowal of my pr i nc iples, and their special application to present measures, meets with your approbation, I shall be proud of a continuan ce of your confidence. "If any considerable nu m b er o f my o ld supporters should express dissatisfaction w i t h th i s state ment, I am the last man to be ambitious o f serv i ng m y own party without their entire confidenc e , or o f ga i n i ng temporary support for a special purpos e from the opposite party, with whose general principles I disagree. " I have the honour to be your faithful and obedient r servant, " C. B. ADDERLEY: NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 14.—Thi s morn i ng , at half past nine o'clock, Rear-Admir a l t h e D u k e o f Nor thumberland, accompanied by C ommo d ore Si r T. Herbert, K.C.8., Fourth Lord of th e Ad m iralty; Captain Chads, C. 8., of the Excellentand Captain the Hon. F. T. Pelham, private secr e ta r y t o his Grace the First Lord, left their hotel and em b ar k e d at the town Sallyport-stairs in the Admiralty barge, which was steered by Lieut. Mason (first of the Victory, who was appointed Admiralty Flag Lieutenant for the occasion), to the Black Eagle steam yacht, lying off the stairs, and which vessel got under weigh im mediately for the fleet at Spithead. The First Lord wore his uniform of Rear-Admiaal, and Commodore Sir Thomas Herbert, Captain Chads, and Captain Pelham were also in full uniform —a novelty in con nexion with Admiralty officials and their port visits which the inhabitants and the service took ample cognizance of. This was considered as it should be. It added no dignity or importance to the visit of for mer Lords of the naval administration of the country to see a party of gentlemen in very mediocre garments perambulating the dockyards and in specting ships, attended by the chief officers of the port and arsenal in full state livery, who looked much more like the Lords than the Commissioners did. Hitherto, also, when former Boards have come down to this or other ports, their presence has been notified by salutes at arrival, salute at the flag being hoisted, salute at visiting a ship, salute at leaving her, salute at going away from the port, and so on ad nauseam. " Fire away ! Here we are," said their Lordships' gunpowder heralds, and so their visits added at least one item to the deadweight of the navy estimates. To-day, on the perambulations and embarkations of the Duke of Northumberland, no powder has been wasted ; no flag was hoisted, no sentry has been posted at the door of his hotel, no guard of honour ashore has been paraded; but the respect, homage, and importance attendant upon the visit were none the less. A First Lord of the Admiralty has not been seen in a naval costume since the days of the Duke of Clarence; and although every successive Board has had five or six naval members in it, we never saw one in uniform on a visit of this kind till to-day. We have been requested in many quarters to mention the fact.—Times. While the Duke and party were gone to Spithead, Captain Milne, the junior member of the Admiralty, and Captain Sir Baldwin NV. Walker, K.C.8., &c., the surveyor of the navy, went over the dockyard, and transacted business with the Rear-Admiral Superin tendent and the officers of the executive of the ship building department. The First Lord and party went first on board the Prince Regent, 90, at Spithead. Commodore Martin received them with all honours, and conducted them over the ship (no yards were manned, or other dan gerous pomp observed), on board which they remained two hours, exercising the crew at general quarters, firing a few rounds of grape to try the range, &c. h The_Sunoom ir on screw steam troop f r i ga te, Cap tain ingcome, was next inspected, and then the Vixen steam-aloap, Commander Barnard, and the board on leaving her re-embarked in their barge for the Black Eagle, which brought them to the har bour's mouth, and l an d ed them at t h e Sallyport stairs, whence they walked to their hotel to luncheon Milne and Sir B a ld w i n Walker ( w h o h a d b een on board the Winchest er, 5 0, C apta i n L oc h, C. 8., and atth half-past one, w h ere the i r co ll eagues , Captain Vincent, 100, in the course of their visit to the dockyard) joined them, and gave audiences to a few officers. About four o'clock the Duke of Northumberland and Sir Thomas economy of that establishment olritse.rabert visited the Sailors' Home in department, wen t t h Queen-street, p and were shown the internal working of the whole that into the accounts, and were so by Commander John ston, the superintendent. They inspected the victual lingbeneficial arrangements and f his Grace, to show his ap provalmuch pleased with praise worthy institution Junior Lord, also went over Homeformad Captain Johnston he and count enance M.P., thein _0 such a national and ov 2 e o r ol the Home after the First should give the lin, and examined pe wed by Flag-Lieutenant Ap which he expressed Captain Milne, the Lord had left, accompanied every part, with the whole of unself highly pleased. Mr. visited the Sailors' Secretary Ho of the Admiralty, Stafford, Plymouth, and also expressed his Admiral Sir st embarking for me a few days since, prior to Superintendent PrescottiCe C.B. ; th L e or P d o e r n t gratification. Lord's dinner party com prisedThomasof Briggs, G.C.M.G., the Last !light the Fir Rear-Admiral Colonel Commandant C o mmander-in-chi e f Commodore Martin, nzies, K.H., R.M., Flag- This evening the First Lieutenafit Pasley, an d t ; e r t l a t i e n a s r - Flag. Lieutenant Aplin. Sir Thomas Briggs, D Sir Thomas Herbert, ear-Admiral Prescott, Com modore Captain Sir Edward rert, Commodore Martin, Milne, Captain SirParry,i Colonel Menzies, Cap tainthe captains and commanders Baldwin Walker, and all Spit head and in Portsmouth h of the ships at The Simoom, 16, Captain steam-frigate, embarks at this tnKingcome, iron screw 82 men of the 20th R e i port one officer and men of the 23d, two (relent, two officers and 82 54tb, with whom she proceedsrs and 42 men of the on Saturday or Sun day for Queenstown, and embarks two officers and 52 men of the 66 th , and one the 71st, also four soldiers'officer and 92 men of wives w hom she sails thence for Quebec direct, and returns and children, with to Spithead with o the r troops, The Highflyer, 25, screw steam-frigate, Captain Matson, arrived at Spithead this morning from IVool wich, and saluted. After removing shell she came into harbour, her powder and She was inspected this afternoon in the harbou r by Captain Milne and Sir Baldwin Walker. The Basilisk steam-sloop, Commander Gardiner, pro tem., did not anchor at Spithead last evening, but proceeded directly for Greenhithe ; she took in a ton of pemican from the Clarence vi • -yar gctuallin d that had been prepar ed for Captain Beatsan , s expedition. The Winchester was taken out of dock and is further fitting in the basin. The Fire Queen, iron steam-vessel, has been payed over with Mr. Hay's composition. The Fairy royal yacht, when taken into the dock on Monday, was found to be very clea n . The co position on her is firm and hard, and • i s m It only found necessary to pay over a few small patches where it has been rubbed off b y collision. T he patches experimentally on th e bottom of the Elfin have . had the placed effect of preventing the growth of weeds on her copper. Her Majesty's ship Neptune, 120, Capt. Scott, has shipped her upper deck armame nt, and has been ordered to ship her proper topmasts and spars. The Arrogant, 46, Captain Robinson, was hauled under the shears to-day to receive her foremast. She will proceed with her refit now her crew has returned from leave. First- Lieutenant Julius Roberts, a highly t Int young officer of the A rtiller y Companies of f ae( d Royal Marines, is at present in London, prosecuting very important experiments with the view to improvements with the azimuth compass. . The number of troop s an the garrison this day amounts to 4,600. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 14 —The Desperate steamer, one of the reserve, had orders on Monday toprepare for sea. She was immedia tel y p l aced alongside he coal depot, and supplied with the ne cessary quantity t of coal. She drew chaste fo r the Cilikunel anitNorth EVENING, APRIL I See, and sailed the same evening in charge of Mr. Osmen, one of the additional masters of the Magi cienne ; her destination is to assist the Arctic expedi tion on their starting. The Magicienne, 16, steam guard-ship, Capt. W. Ramsey, in proceeding out of harbour to try her machinery, saluted the flag of the Commander-in- Chief, it being her first trip since commissioning. PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—Mr. Stafford, the Se cretary to the Admiralty, who arrived here in the Retribution from Portsmouth on Monday, was ac companied by his private secretary (Mr. Grant), and by Colonel Greene, director of works. Th ey leave • again thi s even i ng for Portsmouth. Their visit hero did not partake of an official. character, but Mr. Staf ford has availed himself of the opportunity to visit and inspect the Royal Arsenal at Devonport, the Royal William Victualling-yard at Stonehouse, and the new Steam-yard at Keyham. A Cowes pilot boat, which came in here last night, reports that late in the evening she saw a man-of war, thought to be a 74, to the westward of the Ed dystone, apparently homeward bound, with her bead to the southward, under her three royals, working up Channel against a strong south-easterly breeze. It is stated that for the last 52 days Plymouth has experienced an uninterrupted continuance of easterly winds and dry weather. SHEERNESS, APRIL 14 —Her Majesty's screw steam-frigate Highflyer, 21, Captain Henry J. Mat son (1849), made her number yesterday noon, and having saluted with 15 guns the flag of Vice-Admi ral the Hon. Josceline Percy, Commander-in Chief of her Majesty's vessels in•the Thames and Medway, proceeded on ber voyage to Spithead. Her Majesty's Alp Waterloo returned the Highflyer's salute with seven guns. Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steamer Fearless, Captain Frederick Bullock (1838), employed on the survey of the Thames and Medway, left port yester day morning to resume her duties. Her Majesty's screw steam-frigate Horatio, 22, Captain the,Hon. S. T. Carnegie (1841), was swung in the harbour yesterdiy, fOr the purpose of having her compasses adjusted, under the superintendence of Mr. James Tonkin, master of ' her Majesty's ship Waterloo. Her Majesty's steam-tug vessel African got up her steam yesterday afternoon, and left port fOr Wool wich, to assist in towing as far as the Orkney Islands the ships fitting out under the command of Sir E. Belcher for the Arctic regions. Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam-vessel Adder, Mr. James Watt in charge, returned from Woolwich yesterday, at 4 rat., baying in tow the Diligence naval transport. The sloop Oak, of and for Dartmouth, from Lon don, got onshore near Margate on the 11th instant, h av ing obtained assistance, she was got off, but in rather a leaky state. EXPRDITION. A RCTIC SEARCHING Woo'mica, Aram 14.—The greatest activity has been displayed to-day at Woolwich Dockyard to complete the stores required for the vessels of the Arctic expedition, that all may be on board to-night or early .to-morrow morning, as the whole of the squadron are under orders to be ready Ito proceed down the river between nine rnd ten o'clock, A.m., on Thursday, April 15. The Monkey steam-vessel, Second Master Sallenger, will tow the Assistance, Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B. ; the Zephyr steam-vessel will tow the Resolute, Captain Kellett, C. 8. - and the Adder steam-vessel will tow the North Star, Commander Pullen, to Greenhithe, where they will have their compasses adjusted. The Intrepid screw steam-vessel, Commander M'Clintock, and the Pioneer screw steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Osborn, will each get up their steam and proceed to Greenhithe at the same time. Rear-Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort, 1.C.8., hy drographer at the Admiralty, visited Captain Bel cher at an early hour, and remained a long time to witness several experiments made to show the officers the mode of inflating balloons, and the bombardiers of the Marine Artillery the ap plication of the galvanic battery blowing up the ice when necessary to open a passage for the vessels in Arctic Seas. Captain Cospatrick B. Hamilton, Cap tain Reynolds, R.N., and the officers studying steam, were present in the afternoon ; while Mr. Shepherd, civil engineer, and Mr. Charles Button, operative chemist, were engaged in inflating several pilot and large size balloon, the latter, when it was allowed to ascend, having several thousands of printed coloured papers attached to a slow match, and a number of papers not printed upon attached to a quick match, and many of the latter fell as was intended before the balloon passed over the dockyard in a south-west direction, the wind at the time being moderate from the north-east. The other printed papers attached to the slow match are intended to fall in various parts of the country. The generation of the gas in four casks was most perfect, and the balloon ascended steadily to a great height before it was lost to the view of the spectators and numerous visitors to the yard who had assembled on the dockyard battalion parade ground to witness the proceedings. During the time the inflation of the balloons was taking place a number of slips of satin were printed at the printing-press supplied for the use of the expedition. Rear-Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort, Captain Sir Edward Belcher, and Captain Kellett, after witnessing the ascent of the balloon, proceeded to the chain testing room, where the galvanic batteries, six in number, were stationed, and the bombardiers of the Marine Artillery, having prepared, under the direc tion of Mr. Hay, chemical lecturer from Portsmouth, two tin cases, one charged with. two pounds, and the other with two and a half pounds weight of powder, one of the cases was placed under an empty tar barrel on the parade ground, and a copper wire covered with gutta perch a made to communicate with the powder. Sir Edward Belcher held one wire at the entrance to the testing room, while the other wire, covered in n similar manner with gutta percha and attached to the galvanic battery, was placed' in contact, and the ex plosion of the barrel was instantaneous, the pieces flying high into the air and spreading in all directions, without leaving a vestige of them near the spot where the barrel had been placed. Another tar barrel, was subsequently exploded by a young lady firing th e charge from the galvanic battery. Sax JOHN FR ANICLIN.—It may tend to allay some anxiety relative •to the discovery of two ships in April, 1851, supposed to be the missing ships under the command of Sir John Franklin, said to have been seen on the banks of Newfoundland by parties on board a vessel bound for Quebec, to state that there is no perceptible difference between the size ( f the Erebus and Terror discovery ships, the Erebus being only 376 tons, and the Terror about 30 tons less. It is more than probable the vision seen by those on board the Renovation may have been the reflection of that vessel from two different surfaces of the iceberg, to which it is said they were attached, as, if the ob jects seen had been real ships, some other vessels would have seen them on a coast so much frequented as Newfoundland is by trading and fishing vessels. THE ARMY. IST ROYAL DRAGOONS. —New colours were presented on Tuesdry to the Ist Royal Dragoons stationed at Brighton, by Sir Arthur Clifton, G.C.8., the colonel of the regiment. This is the oldest cavalry regiment in the service. It was raised in 1661, in the reign of Charles 11. of •" merry" memory. Three years after it had been in existence, in 1664, it captured a Moorish standard at Tangier. At the battle of Dettingen, in 1743, it captured the standard of the Mousquetaires Noirs. The regiment distinguished itself at Warn borough, in 1760, under the Duke of York in Flanders, in 1794, in numerous engagements with the legions of Napoleon in the Piniesula from 1810 to 1814, and lastly, at the great battle of Waterloo on the memorable 18th of June, 1815, were they bore off one of the two French eagles captured from the enemy. THE EVER-POINTED PENCIL.—The improvements made in the black-lead pencil from the period when a lump of plumbago served the purpose to the present day, would form a little work in itself. Mordan, Riddle, andlothers have given their best attention to it, and brought it near to per fection. There appears, however, to have been two things necessary to this almost indispensable instrument; that it should approach the common pencils in the larger euee t g lead in the interior, and that the point through wh ich pencil is refilled should be secured against becoiningJ„l.oee oo_ s s e and being lost, which often renders the pencil us eless ! and two objects are now accomplished by very n i gemouy s ur. original contrivances in the new pencils patented b Stephens, of Stamford-street. No little excitement prevails in the m o ed, i ja ca a l ne p h r e o s : fession at the fact of the celebrated Mr. Lewis, e , ter, having entered largely into the man facture of his well-known medicines; but it having eou ascertained that such a course was alone adopted from abdesire to make more the greater pro largely known the benefits of this reci pe portion of the faculty have handsomely extended a helping that the more they hand to their dissemination, m are f " ese t e a they will be de. are dispensed amongst the public! t 1 ~.... injurious , medicaments sired, and inferior, not to toteoal" • - Y mer thus auspiciously will have to give place introduced. PROSECUTION OF DOG 'STEAL ER S New Bond ' SOCIETY FOR THE Bishop, the Yesterday a general in eet i n AND THEIR CONFEDERATES.-- of the above society at their o ffi ces, .. the chair. Mr. street, Mr. James Graham waB beisald of the ' treasurer, in referring to the p rospects society, con gratulatedon thegenera l patronage the membersbestowed s ubscriptions a l re ady on it, and stated that the sit p l aced in his um, warranted hands, amounting to a large , e A circular, i ncre ased .. efforts to stimulate public energy jects, uses, and general man e xplaining the ob agement of the jects, uses, and general be printed for society, was agreed to and ordered to general circulation gentry. amongst the nobility an d having bee V otes of thanks to the chairman, treasurer, & c ., a Passed, the meeting separated. • from the Various The accounts us continental Ex changes continue w holly uni nteresting . Gold in moderate quantities arrives from Paris. Advices from Odessa of the 2d inst. state that the recent active demand for grain at that por t had entirely ceased, and that th e tendency o f pr ices was t ow ards a decline, altho ugh no decided alteration had yet taken place. Large arrivals of vessels had caused a reduc tim in freights. The project far a railway from Charkoff to Theodosi o the Black sp St. „„,--a, was understood to have been abandoned. F rom retersburgh the dates are to the sth woreril, bill it. was . a dull period of the year, and the markets witimit tin slighte4t altoration. _. - • 15, 1852. SPORTING NOTES. No. CCV. THE FIELDS FOR TO-MORROW'S RACES AT NEWMARKET—LAPIDIS r's DEFEAT, &c. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin.—Yesterday was in every respect a field day, for the fielders had it all their own way. The 501. Sub• scription Plate, for which Grecian was backed against the field at 2 to 1 on him to beat his five antagonists, was the first throw in fur them, as Grecian broke a blood vessel at the new ground, and of course was in straitly stopped. A smart little filly of Mr. E. Parr's, yclept Saints,: made all the running and won easily by a length, besting Little Savage, Dividend, Glee colt, and Trinket, as well as the unfortunate Grecian, who could not possibly have lost, as he was going within himself when the accident occurred. The grand catastrophe of the day then followed. One of the greatest and most certain of turf certainties —proved by the defeat of Lapidist to be the most un certain affair imaginable—was decided in the following manner:—The Toga filly, with two or three closely laid up, cut out the work to the bushes at a moderate pace; hero she was beaten; the Princess colt then headed the lot, but at no increase of speed; Khadidja in the cords joined issue, raced a few strides with the General's colt, headed him, and won cleverly by a length; the crack, who showed in front, and looked winning all over for three parts o f t h e way, finished a length in the rear of the rincess colt, and seemingly fairly beaten; Sophistry was _fourth, the Languish colt, Togs, and Exotic fillies beaten off. The - result of this spin for the Column Stakes was a startler for the nerves of the backers of Lord Ribblesdale's horses, as according to the Noble Owner's own account, Livermore is better than Orpheus, The Nabob several pounds better than Livermere, King own superior to The Nabob, and the defeated of the Column, the cracked-up Lapidist, some pounds ahead of Kingston. Setting down Lspidist's running as true, the - whole lot dwindles into a forlorn hope for the Derby. The 10 soya. Stakes Harrier won all the way, beating Necklace and, Vanguard very easily; thus winding up the day by giving the fielders another throw in. The Craven Meeting of 1852 will be brought to a con clusion very, early to-morrow, as the first race is set down to be run at twelve or half-past. There are five races on the list, two of which have yet to close and name. The fields for the others are as follows: 50 toys. Stakes:—Lord Orford's Sophistry, by Theon, Bst 31b; Lord Clifden's Rosary, Bst 71b; Lord Exeter's Nomination filly, by St. Martin, out of Amine, Bst 71b, now the property of the Duke of Bedford. Port Stakes:—Mr. Halford's Prime Minister; Mr. Powney's Lamartine; Lord Exeter's Midas. 100 toys. Stakes; Ditch Mile:—Lord Ribblesdalo't Nabob; General Anson's Bull'seye. Ambrose and Sack. but are dubious runners. Wadlow's party think, although the distance is any thing but favourable to the Prime Minister, that if the race is not run at a severe pace his chance is by no meant a bad one. The public seem inclined to prefer Lamartine or Midas r the latter, although he can stay the distance, is scarcely good enough in my opinion to beat either the Prime Minister or Lamartine, whom I expect to see first and second, with Midas a good third. I presume the 100 sovs. Stakes will be carried off by the NABOB, as Ambrose is reported to be not up to the mark. Had Lord Exeter's horse been the thing he would have won to the greatest certainty imaginable. SOPHISTRY is, I thing, notwithstanding her position yesterday in the race fur the Column, just good enough to bear Rosary and the Amino, filly. The betting this morning, though not very brisk, extends over rather a wide field of speculation, at the following prices: —Port Stakes—Even on Lsmartine, 6 to 4 agst Midas, 3to 1 agst the Prime Minister. 100 sovs. Stakes —6 to 4on The Nabob. 50 sous, Stakes-6 to 4on Sophistry. 2,000 Guineas-4 to 1 agst Homebrewed, 6 to 1 agst Daniel O'Rourke, 9 to 1 agst Maidstone, 12 to 1 agst Lapidist. Chester up-8 to 1 agst Stilton, l 3 to 1 agst Scarecrow. Derby -6 to 1 agst Robbie Noble, 12 to 1 agst Little Harry, 12 to 1 agst Claverhouse, 16 to 1 agst Alfred the Great, 16 to 1 agst Augur, 20 and 18 taken to some extent, 20 to 1 agst Alcoran, 50 to 1 apt Lapidist. I am, Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. April 15, 1852. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. CLOSE OF THE BE [TING oN TUESDAY NIGHT. COLUMN STAKES. 2 to 1 on Lapidist. FLYING DUTCHMAN'S HANDICAP. 2 Lo 1 agst Vonigeur CHESTER OUP. 8 to 1 agSt Stilton (t) 2,000 to 3 0 agst Sophistry 1.5 to 1 agst Scarecrow —taken. DERBY. 6 to 1 agst Hob. Noble 1 18 to 1 agst Augur 1,000 to 60 apt Little I3oto 1 agst Alcoran. Harry—taken WEDNESDAY'S RACES. Subscription Plate of 501 for three yrs old, 7st; four, Bst. 71b; five, 94t; six and aged, 9it 21b. T.Y.C. Mr. T. Parr's Sanita, 3 yrs, 7st (Htett) 1 Capt. Delme's The Little Savage,3 yrs, 7st (Charlton) 2 Mr. H. Ingram's Dividend, 3 yrs, 7st ......(T. Smith) 3 Mr. Robinson's cby Venison, 3 yrs, 7st (Hammond) 4 Mr. Berne's Trinket, 4 yrs, Bit 71b (Flatman) 5 Mr. Howard's Grecian, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (A. Day) 6 Betting-2 to lon Grecian. Sanita made all the run ning, and won very cleverly by a length; a neck be tween second and third, Glee colt and Trinket well up. Grecian broke a blood-vessel on the new ground, and was stopped. Rua in t min. 12 sec. The Column Stakes of 50 soya. each, h ft, for three years old, colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b; 31b and 51b . allowed, &c. R.M. (28 Subs.) Mi. Batson's Kabdidja, Bst I Ilb (Sly) 1 General Ansou's br cby Orlando, Sat 21b (Charlton) 2 Lord Ribbleadale's Lapidist, Bst 71b (Flstwan) 3 Mr. W. E. Hughes's Sopbistry,Bst 111 b (Bartholomew) 0 Baron Both child's bo by Alarm, Bst 41b (F. Butler) 0 Lord Exeter's bf by St. Martin, Bst 41b (Norman) 0 Lord Orford's bf by Inn, out of Exotic, Bst 41b (Pettit) 0 Betting-6 to 4on Lapidist, rind 3to 1 ugat Sophistry. The Toga filly and Princess colt started almost head and head, and with the favourite, the Exotic filly, and Ellh didja in waiting, made the running in concert for half a mile, the Toga filly then gave way, and the Princess colt went on with the lead, but was caught half way down the bushes hill, quitted in the cords, and beaten easily by a length; the Princess colt beating the favourite by three parts of a length. Run in 1 min. 51 sec. Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each, for three yrs old, 7st; four, Bst Sib; five and upwards, 9st lib. The winner to be sold for 150 ISOM, if demanded, &c. Ab. M. (3 Subs.) Mr. Delamere's Harrier, 3 yrs, 7st (Charlton) 1 Mr. Barnes's Necklace, 5 yrs, 9st llb (Flatman) 2 Lord W. Powlett's Vanguard, 6 yrs, 9st llb (Rogers) 3 Betting-6 to 5 agst Vanguard, and 6 to 4 agst Harrier. Harrier made all the running, and won in a canter by four lengths. This race was not timed. Handicap Plate of 501.; for three yrs old and upwards. A. F. Mr. Stephenson's Ninus, 5 yrs, Bst 71b, walked over, and received 25 sous. Mountain Deer an d the Prime Minister arrived this morning. BETTING AT FIVE O'CLOCK. THE CLARET STAKES. 2 to 1 rigst, Ariosto. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STARES. 4 to 1 agst flumbrewed 7 to 1 apt Maidstone (t) 7to 1 agst Dan Oltourke(1) 15 to 1 agst Lapidist CHESTER Cr7P. 8 to 1 agst Stilton (taken). DERBY. 6to 1 agst Hobbie Noble I 20 to 1 ags Ilomebrewed t Alcoran 12 to 1 agst Little Barry 122t0 1 ogst (tt.ken freely) I 25 to 1 ogst Kingston 13 to 1 agst Clavorhouse I2Bto 1 ago Phantom 15 to 1 agst Alfred the Gt. 40 1 agst K o f Trumps 17 to 1 agst Orelio 100 to 1 egot Lapidist (t) 18 to 1 ages AUZIT 1 NEWMARKET, WEDNESDAX NIGHT, ENTRIES FOR THURSDAY. Y Pb:Susec'ykrs4.,, 6st (401.)—Focbabers, 4 yrs (700—Ingratitude, 4 ... r , yr s j 8 001.) St. Antoine,°ePgient)ble.)l-11uLgadSytaiknesW. s i t i ng, 3 Subsortption Plate, D.M. Tbeodine, 3 yrs—Old Lad, 3 yrs—Burdeaux, 3 yrs— Guyuandicap Plate, D. I. , 9 s t 41b—Presto, 4 yrs ' 7st 121b—St. Mannering, 5 1"- 71b—Cor 3 ws , 6st 121 b— u C g re ly as Ninus, 5 yrs, -3111 121b 7" 6s , 6—f by The yrs, at 41b. 121 b — s, A Ha n r t r o i i e n r e . , aged, 7st 3 yrs, B uck ' 3 ~r s, Sat 411)—Peacock, 3 yrs , s 41b--Columbine, 3 yrs, sst l uarn by Vestris, 3 21b—The Scourge, , Handicap Plate T Y F e rnande, 5 yrs, Bst 71b —S agacity , C. The old Lad, 3 Sagacity, aged, Bst 21b— yrs, 76t 111 b - - 3 yrs, 7st 71b — Sabra, 3 yrs, 7st 71b— LATEST BETTING Theodine, 3 yrs, 6at 12. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) TWO T/10 4 to 1 agst liOrneb USA.ND GUINEAS STARES. 6 to 1 agst M a i d storenweed 16 to 1 agat Dan. O'Rourke CLARET STAKES. 2 to 1 on Ariosto. S WEEPSTAKES OF ONE HUNDRED SOW., D.M. 7 to 4 on Alcorsn. CHESTER CUP. 8 to 1 agst Stilton—taken I 20 to 1 agst Nancy 20 to 1 agst High Sheriff I DERBY. 7 to 1 agst Hobbie Noble I 18 to 1 agst Augur—t 12 to 1 agst Little Harry 122t0 1 agst Alcoran 14 to 1 apt Orelio 22 to 1 agst 11.aiebrewed 14 to 1 agst Alf. the Great 33 to 1 agst Chief Baron 15 to 1 agst Claverhouse Nicholson —taken HEREFORD, Ross, AND GLOUCESTER RAILWAY.- At length there is some prospect that the construction of this line, which has long been in abeyance, will be proceeded with forthwith. Contracts have been signed by Mr. Peto, who is under an engagement to construct the whole line at a cost of 230,0001., of which sum he takes shares to the value of 135,0001. Of the remainder he is to receive 50,0001. in cash, and the balance in debentures. About 1,000 workmen are to be set at work immediately. The line will be on the broad gauge, and worked in connexion with Great Western trains to and from Gloucester. ROYAL ORTHOPIEDIC HOSPITAL FOR TUB CUBE Of CLUB -FOOT, Ze.—At the usual committee meeting of the , above institution, in Bloomsbury square, it was stated that I a very numerous and highly influential list of stewarnointh eluding several of the bench of bishops and members 0 0 t act Houses of Parliament, had signified their willingness,. Ma , as stewards of the anniversary dinner, on the p o t f h s V ites J_ next, when the president of the charity, th e i re r port of the bury, has consented to preside. From th e ansboUS to pro secretary it appears that the committeereaor acconimoda cure additional funds, to provide the lac ea ? of 1 is made for the tion so much needed, and an earnest aPP 1 - assistance of the beneTolent. ... . NEW PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY. The second concert took place last evening, at Exeter. hall, the following being the programme PART I. Overture (A nacreon ) ",Nor einen Wunsch," Herr Reichert Gluck. Le Chant des Ctirubins Bortniansky. Concerto in F minor, Pianoforte, M. Billet H. Wylda. Lie beetled, "Mein Herz das ist," Herr Reichert Symphony in C m i nor Beethoven. T Overture (II Flauto MaPARg 11. ice) The Island of Calypso, an Operatic Masque E. J. Loder. Excellent as was the band on the first evening of per formance, its execution last night was, if possible, more polished and vigorous still. Both of the over tures were magnificently given. In that to Anacreon the rapid passage of the violins, bursting into a grand crescendo, was quite a blaze of brilliancy, and wound up the movement with electrical effect. The piano forte concerto by Doctor Wylde was executed by M. Alexandre Billet with much finish and brilliancy, which commanded great applause. The great sym phony was given with magnificent effect, and the overture to Zauberjlote was another orchestral triumph, Herr Reichert was warmly applauded in his songs, the second of which, a German ballad, with a curious low choral accompaniment, re ceived an encore: Mr. Edward Loder's masque, The Island of Calypso, was composed originally fur the National Concerts, but in conse quence of their want of success the work Vial not performed. Mr. Loder has long been known as one of our most accomplished musicians, and its produc tion is therefore an undertaking quite within the province Of the New Philharmonic Society, which professes to afford genius the hearing which is denied it elsewhere. Like The Sleeper Awakened of Macfarren, it had been prepared with an eye to the stage. The airs, duetts, and concerted pieces are connected together by recitatives, in order to give it the proper continuity when it may be required for a dramatic purpose. The Island of C a lyp so is a truly elegant and artistic production. It contains a series of exquisite songs. Calypso has two, one "Hymen chasing love one day," a co quettish piece of pleasantry, temptingly arch and piquant; and the other, a romance, "From mem'ry's spell I cannot flo," of a more scenic and passionate character. The tenor airs alloted to Telemachus con sist of an invocation to the genii of sensuality, and a sentimental strain, "Must I say farewell for ever ?" eminently love-lorn and pathetic. The soprano song belongs to Eucharis, "Oh, beautiful as the morn," a soliloquy breathing the sighs of tenderness of devotion. In the bass songs of Mentor, " Take heed, take heed, a serpent lies,". and " When youth i n p l easure ' s l ap i s sleeping," there is a flippancy hardly consonant with the dignity of incarnate Wisdom. The concerted pieces consist of a trio for soprano, contralto, tenor, delicately playful and insouciant, and a variety of short choruses sung by the nymphs and fauns of the island—fifteen pieces in all, the last three constituting a masterlyfina/e—remarkable for freshness, melodic beauty, nervous choral writing, and ingenious orches tral treatment. The subject is taken from the Tele. ;nape (the dramatis persona being Calypso, Eucharis, Telemachus, and Mentor), and the libretto of Mr. G. Soane details the extrication of Telemachus from the wiles of Calypso by Mentor. Mr. Loder's masque, produced last night, must be pronounced an unques tionably first-rate work. The principal singers were Mrs. Sims Reeves, Miss Dolby, Messrs. Sims Reeves and Weiss, who all did their very best. The hallwas completely crowded. ADELPH I THEATRE. A new extravaganzs, intitled Mephistopheles; or, An Ambassador from Below, adapted by Mr. Robert Brougb, was produced last evening here with perfect success. It is based on Machiavelli's tale of the mission of Belphegor. Mephistopheles comes from the regions below, on a mission to ascertain whether matrimonial catastrophes are more generally the fault of the husband or the wife. He commences his quest by visiting two wedded couples, an Italian Marquis, the Marquis di Brencador and his wife, and his Lordship's gardener, Pepito, and his better half. When Mephistopheles arrives all parties are enjoyingthe intensity of the honeymoon. He interrupts the fe licity, for the purpose of investigation, by infusing himself into the nature of the husband in the one case, and into that of the wife in the other. He enters Pepito in a pie crust; and the Marches& drinks him in a glass of water—thereupon a gentle husband thrashing his wife with a stick, and a modest bride defying her spouse by a confession that she worships dragoons and adores diamonds. Happi ness becomes misery—cat and dog driving out the doves. There is a series of matrimonial eimeutes, and in the end Mephistopheles, having satisfied himself with the creation of the contrasts, appears to Mrs. Pepito and to the Marquis, acknowledging his inter vention, and reporting that he had come to the saga cious conclusion that " there are faults on both sides." One act comprehends the piece ; and, as it is occupied almost solely by Miss Woolgar, who personates the fiend, Pepito, and the Marchioness. Her singular versatility and clever distinction of character are dis played to consumate advantage, and we recommend her admirers, whose name is legion, not to omit see ing her in Mephistopheles. Mr. Honey, as a matter of course, sustained his part of the Marquis with ad mirable humour, and Miss Fitzwilliam was a charm ing Flora. There was a general call before the cur tain, and Miss Woolgar, amid genuine Adelphi ap plause, announced Mephistopheles for repetition. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY. The following dined at the Royal table yesterday : —Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cambridge, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, his Serena Highness Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg, the Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de Spetb, Lord and Lady Charles Fitzroy, Baron Knese beck, and Lord W. Paulet. The band of the 2d Life Guards LT uJ ullien. attended ntnneery. . in the Castle during dinner, and performed the following pieces : March ......... . ........... Grattan Co o k e . Overture, "Fest" .......... • Waltz, " Lucrezia" .. Selection, " Lucia di Lammermoor" Streck. Qeadrille, " letesaniello" Polka (MS.) p GG : a rk ei r i / 0 1: ) 7: 3 M ‘v . ‘ d e , V j t t e ih b s ce f t t , y o f r' o s 7u i p ' l 'e o r e i w n v i a n t private band of erw a r s attended,and i 0 selection p ri. n t; : Duchess uo y d,lcr e enceo r hei t uetßee u ipsod r rgl senoee,, Couplets, ` c, leet, J s7onitti ( a , pA k iaco incr i 11 : tdtic et: usti r,r, : "Le Cb :v—Pal Lindpainter. Duetto, . Auber. the Prince, I P ga ri r n ° c " e, Cam bridge, of Cambridge , a the m - the Duke of Ca mbrid e, and Prince Le opold of Saxe Coburg, attended by the Lady in W aiting and Maids of Honour drove out in three open car ridge:, yesterday afternoon. The Equerries in Wait ing were in attendance on horseback. Earl Talbot has relieved Earl Verulam in the duties of Lord in Waiting; and Captain the Hon. J. Denman, R.N., has succeeded Colonel the Hon. N. Hood in those of Groom in Waiting. The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Royal Children, took their usual exams* this morning. Major Cotton (Ordnance -office) and Captain A. E. Kennedy had an interview with Sir John PAU:l4ton yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Mr. Sheriff Cotterell had an interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole at the Home-office yesterday. Mr. Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland Iteve nue, had also an interview with the Right Hon. Gen tleman. Major Robinson had an interview with Sir John Pakington yesterday. Sir Johnr Pakinton left town yesterday, for his seat in Worcestershire. Dispatches were sent from the Colonial office yes terday to the Governor of the Cape of Good 'Hope. SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the ending April 12, 1852 : Passengers (8,521), parcels, horses, and carriages ... £B7l 19 7 Goods, cattle, &c. ... 1,013 12 0 Total .. 2 Corresponding week in last year... 1;N: 1171 Perth, April 13. 1852. --------------A—,., BTLITM.—The MERCHANT SEAMEN'S 0 twenty-fouth anniversary of this insu under the presi -11141.7u10n was OMMenaC An excellent dinner was dency of the Earl of Hardwic r. •_ m Bathe, and when the cloth rated last evening at the Londone Tavern, provided on the occasion byusua 1 loyal toasts drunk, the or rotection of.the society, to the d a s ingularly intelligent and fine-look -41 girls—Were assembled in the room, ma man. and T h wereey ah 1 p: tip a deb P r f ey , v ; l 26 to bop Dumber of ky addressed by the Noble Chair ropriate h ph a a l n b a e a en t prreemaeonvtedn,nadnerd tthabneedp nd seemed very healthy and i n stitution to public support were power :: ;art of Hardwicke, Lord Radstock, happy. °t o • the The claims ci po inte ing body fully ° nd the treasurer, 0 ~.,aptain Nelson, stated that and ()there, a deserving num),candidates for admission whom there were t he nom wittee were compelled t o exclude from want of funds. Dona • dons to the amount of abo u t 940/ . were announce d by the treasur er and the hon. secretary (Mr. Clarke), amongst which were her Majesty the Queen, 10 guineas; the Corpo ration of the Trinity House, 1001. (their 21st donation); the East India Company, 50/. ; the Earl of Ellesmere, Si.; the E-irl of Hardwicke, 50 guineas to the building fund and 10 guineas for the general purposes of the institution; Mr. ex• Sheriff Nicoll, 10 guineas, &c. The musical ar rangements, which were entirely satisfactory, were under the direction of Mr. Taylor. StLfaicE.— The only tongue allowed in the French Assembly, is that of the President's bell; ttni even that, w e um', is males.—PterA