The Sun. — London, England, 1852-01-14 00:00:00

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) COCKBURN V. TUE CECURCIII.VARDENs AND OVERSEERS OF THE PARISH OP ST. 3TATITIN-IN-THE FIELDS. Lord CAMPBELL delivered the juzigaient of trio Court to this e.ise, was en flppe.-,al by 6ir John Cockbaro, as trustee of the United Service Itietitution, against parochial rate nr_de by the parish of S. Martin-ia-thc - I!oids. The applicant &tinted art exemption for the in stitution from all parochial rtv.es, on the ground th at the institution was establishrei fur the advancz-rnent of science, and therefore cam) within the meaning of the 6th and 7th Viet., chap. 36, which was au Act entitled "Au Act for Exiiipting from Parochial and other 14-. cal Rates the Lands and Tenements ccialpied by S oc ieties. or Literary Institutions that were exc'isively directed to the ad vancement of Science or the Fine Arts." The Court had no doubt whatever that the U nited Service lustaution, being a depository for arms and implements of war, was intended - to assist the development of the science of warfare in the army and navy, while the art of war itself might be looked upon as one of the fine arts; but this institution was not exclusively directed to the pur poses of science or art, and it therefore was not entitled to the exemption which the applicant claimed for it. The Court were of opinion, that the rate appealed against was good; and the decision of the Court of Quarter Sessions to that effect must be confirmed. The rule for quashing the order of the Quarter Ses sions was accordingly ordered to be discharged. TESEY V. HODHAH AND ANOTHER. Mr. BRA.MWELL applied to the Court for a rule to show cause why the verdict in this case, found for the plaintiff for 1331. 17s. Bd., should not be set aside and a new trial had on the ground of surprise. The action was brought to recover the money for freight, but the defendants pleaded that they had paid it to the plaintiff's agent. The plaintiff, however, who was put into the box on the trial, stated that before the money was so paid he told the defendants that he had rescinded the authority of his agents to receive it; and upon the strength of that evidence the jury gave a verdict fur the plaintiff. It had since, however, transpired that this in timation was not given until after the money had been paid, and therefore it was of no force whatever.—Rule nisi granted. EXCHEQUER.-(T HIS DAY.) BLUCK V. GOMPERTZ. This action was tried at the last sittings after term in Middlesex, before the Lord Chief Baron, when a verdict was found for the plaintiff for 3501. Mr. KNOWLES now moved for a rule to show cause why the ♦erdict should not be set aside and a new trial bad, on the ground of misdirection by the Learned Judge. The action was on a guarantee, which was given by the defendant to the plaintiff, under the fol lowing circumstances:—The plaintiff was a wine-mer chant in Bucklerabury, and the defendant proposed to obtain for him an order from Mr. Morgan John O'Con nell, M.P., for a large quantity of wine. The plaintiff accepted the proposal, and the defendant undertook to procure Mr. O'Connell's acceptance to bills of exchange for the amount— one for 2001. and the other for 1501. and to see that they were paid. The wine was supplied, and the defendant banded to the plaintiff a bill for 2001. and another for 1461., both of which were accepted by Mr. O'Connell; but these sums were never paid. Mr. Knowles now submitted that, as the bills delivered to the plaintiff were not for the same amounts as were mentioned in the guarantee, the action could not be sus tained.--Rule granted. • MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) Henry Fall was indicted for assaulting William Frank lin in a coffee-house in Brydges-street, Covent-garden, of which the defendant is the proprietor. The prosecutor is proprietor of dining rooms in the Strand, and had entered into negotiations for the sale of that business, in which negotiations the defendant was in some way mixed up. On the evening charged in the indictment the prosecutor called at the defendant's house, where an altercation ensued, which ended in a scuffle. The case occupied a considerable time, but the jury Ultimately Acquitted the defendant. Frederick Scarth, a man of iashionable and rather mi litary appearance, was indicted for astaulLing a gentle man-named Theobald, in Portland-placc, on tee night of thnith of November last. It appeared that the prosecutor, who is a gentleman of independence, residing in the neighbourhood of aling, and the defendant, who is also in independent circumstances, and formerly held a commission as cap tain in the service of the Queen of Spain, formed an ac quaintance on the continent, and parted in the early part of the present year on friendly terms at Ostend. They merafterwards in London, and remumed theirsequaint alloo- On one ocCasion, when they took some ladies on Party of pleasure, they dined in the evening at an hotel in Ealing; when some observations made by the defendant were considered offensive by a lady who was one of the friends of the prosecutor, and she throw a glass of wine over his face. 'This gave rise to a quarrel between the gentlemen, and they parted with fecingi of mutual a ngel'. A few nights afterwards, as Mr. 'Theobald was getting into a cabriolet, in Portland-place, about half past twelve o'clock, he was recognised by-the defendant, /vb o was passing at th e time, and instantly struck him with hea is he.—This was the assault complained of. The qdefendant was found Guilty, and sentenced to be impri soned for One month. Thomas H ogg, an old pens i oner an d W a t er l oo man , wa Convicted of attempting to steal a great-coat and other articl es , t h e property o f diff erent persons . Re spectable witnesses gave him an excellent character for Probity and good conduct up to the time of the present charge, and in consideration of that character, together with his age and services, the Learned Judge sentenced htn but to impri so n me nt f or one month, without hard abour, SPORTING NOTES. No. CLXVII. ANALYSIS OF THE SEVENTY-THIRD DERBY. (Concluded from No. CLXVI.) " In my way I have some taking features not obvious to vulgar eyes, that are indication of a sudden turn of good fortune in the lottery, promising a great success' reserved alone for me by a private intrigue of destiny, kept secret from the piercing eye of perspicuity, from all astrologers, and the stars themselves."—Love for Love, Act 5, Scene 1. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia,—Having touched upon most of the Derby lot, I shall to-day prooeed to a winding or summing up of the Whole account. DUCKER'S stable has two Derby nags in it, of which only one is in training, and that is Mr. C. Derrien's bl C CHIEF BARON litcuoLsorr, by the Baron out of Ally Croaker. - This horse has appeared in public thrice, winning once, run ning a dead heat, and finishing by being beaten. At Stockbridge he ran two dead heats, and afterwards walked over, dividing the Triennial Stakes with Kingston. In this race he beat Joe Miller and three others. If it had not been for the speedy powers of Kingston, the Chief Baron (who is not remarkable fur any other powers than thole of staying) would in my opinion have won this race easily, but as Kingston was on his favourite distance it has turned out otherwise. At Winchester the Baron won the Triennial Stakes, giving away a considerable weight to a couple of brutes. At Goodwood ho was not placed for the Molecomb Stakes, won by Glenluce, the extra w eight turning the scale against him, and the distance not being far enough for his peculiar powers. The Chief Baron is in splendid trim at tho present time; is enjoying first-rate health, and doing gentle work. The people in the vicinity of Sennicot's declare, if he keeps to his work, that the Derby is over. I am of opinion that he is suited in ovary particular to the D ar by course , a nd that ho will be one of the most formidable rivals on the day that the cracks will.find. ViTADLOW of Stanton, has but one hince engagtd in training for the Derby, namely:—M r ' Out of pant ilaiford'a b e PEPPERMINT, by Sweetmeat, Mili ° s n ' o : f r de has already given signs brother to the Prime This well-bred halt of proving a roarer; thi, ' favourable to his chance. he has been out three times, He cour se is anything but winning twice. At Derby w the Chesterfield Stakes very easily, beating Conrad Jemima filly, Big Wig. Collina fm,' . G „ A re y Tonnny, At Wax wick he ran third to Grei r '.l , 7„, tw° others. Bedford won a 10 soy. stabs, beatin g if . .; n 7i and at Grey Tommy, and six others. Although this w as t°nian ' of my original selections for the Derby. yet at the onpre sent time I cannot recommend any dependenc e to he placed in him. A. TAYLOR, of Marlborough, has a couple of Mr. J. Stanley's rags in training—namely, a b f by Touchstone, out o f Cheshire Witch, who, of course, will be nowhere; and Mr. Waller's norninatiot), b c ORELIO, by Orlando out of his Regalia's dam. This latter animal is perfectly dark, but h as got a first-rate private reputation;is fur.. nishqd with remarkably fine quarters, and if gifted with staying qualitie s in proportion to those of sp,ol, which he possesses, must have a tolerable chance tor the great event. At some future time, when the snason is more advanced, I will give a definite opinion of this horse's merits. PERCY, Of Prinpern, has three nominations of Mr. Sidney Her toert's at work—viz., a h c by Sir Hercules,out of Odessa, who could not win if &lowed a stone ; a br c by Sir Her cules, out of Miss Lett}, a moderate animal with bad legs ; and ch C CONSTANTINE, by Sir Hercules out c f Etnpress, the best of the trio; but anything but crack is the best. ATKINSON, of Richmond, has Sir W. Milner's eh . a Tun GOLDEN Ace, by Th e E ra , out o f O s b er t o n's ehm, and in'Lord Zetl an d' s c h c -A ucu r r ,.by Irish Bird est,c cr, out Of Castanett e ' s clam, under his care. The form er h as never appeared in public, and i 3 not likely to gain any advantage from being entered far the Derby, although splendid h orse for handicaps. Augur, on the con trary, is rapidly ircprovirig in every re spent, filling tip and threatening to be a most dangerous rival. to the b eat in of m this race. Last year he glsaideuel the 2. 11 anY in his three spins. In the first, at the Yo August BS ; " d i t — g, he won the Colt Sapling Stallys by a 1 " -t e h r of four or five lengths; but as he only beat Young race is no wt— i'rn, who was not quite the thing at the time, this criterion cf his merits. His second appear ance, however, was much more to his rst .Doncaster h e won creCilt, ior the Ch a mpagne Stakes, beating Daniel O'R ourke, Bay Rosalind, ,Wryneck colt, Bird -on -the• Homebre,wed, Vortex, Wing and two others, by half. a " g th. Ala third and last ' go he had all to him self, as he did what is called " walking over" at Rich having on e of the best chances in the ensuing Derby, and it would not surprise m e the pots, on a white ground, in the t he finish of - in . the ltv.t to see the r,i(l van at ZACD. THE SUN, OSBORNE, of Mid4:ham, has a well-bred colt by Touchstone, out of the Qa , cii of Bi , outy, called Ciums: JAcK, hit his vossc;slon; It is, he',vevcr, very uneerodn volt - Aber his 'cgs Dili ado him to do sugt:t on the Down:. T, of Goodwood, has three nominations of tlt' Duke of Richmoon's in prepa.ration, in b lICULAIZIN, by 14-Inv:- cost, out of Reel, who will not realize anything - for its owner in this spin; a br c LIARBINCER, by Touchstone , out of Cuckoo, who is an i m pr o vi ng h o rse, and will be heard of satisfactorily hcr,:after; and a br c HOME MIEWED, by Chatham, out of Sherbet, who, though considered the pick of his stable, will, I venture to prctlict, be nowhere at the finish of the exciting contest in May next. STEBBING, of Hambleton, has but a couple this year, instead of his u,ually long string of six or seven; but as both of them have been pinch talked of, I may as well inform the publ ic, who are not in the secret, that the b o YOUNG IlAwilloßrt, by Lanercost, out of Alice Hawthorn, will in all probability not be heard of on the Surrey hills; and thu ch c AL FRED THE GREAT, by Orlando, out of Dominus, great in more than name, will be the representative of this stable, if they should send any, to pull their cash ac counts through. This nag is a large, fine-looking animal, and will do his sir© considerable credit before his racing career closes, but he will not win the Derby. J. SREPPERD, of Malton, is preparing Mr. J. W. Woffinden's nomina tion—ch C KING OF TRUMPS, by Velocipede, Out of Mrs. Gill, now the property of Mr. Harrison. This hone has run in public four times, commencing at the Doncaster Spring Meeting, where he ran second to Mountain Flower for the Hopeful Stakes, beating six others. At Malton he beat Paddy Bird and four others for alO rovs. Stakes. At the York Spring Meeting he won the Zetland Stakes, beating the Sorella's dam filly and nine others easily, and concluded his two years old performances at Nevvcastle•upon-Tyne, where he won the Tyro Stak( s. besting Agnes Wick field and Sir Char:es Napier. This horse, probably one of the strongest in the Derby entry, gifted with speed and staying capabilities, will be heard of with honour in many an encounter yet in the womb of Time. I consider that, he is eminently qualified for the peculiar nature of the course at Epsom, and will give all his com peers, if well tra the day, their work to do to pass him. having touched on the qualities of all the principal horses, as well as on many of a trashy description, en gaged in the Derby of 1852, I will now proceed to a summing up, by classing them under the several heads of first, second, and• third •class, dead, wrongly nomi nated, spid without their engegementS, or out of training. Out of the one hundred and eighty-one nominations, one, Mr. Johnstone's br c by Verulaw, out of Jeunala, wrongly nominated; three, Don Issachar, Lord Glasgow's c by Slane, out of Alarm's dem, and Sir Joseph Hawley's Blackstone, are dead; Mr. Nichol's Norham is declared not to start; and the remaining ono hundred and seventy six I dispose of under the following heads:— OUT OF TRAINING OR SOLD WITHOUT THEIR ENGAGEMENTS. C. by L'inercost, out of Oh don't; Tomato, Weather gage, Missive, Nutcracker, The Prophet, Little John, Croat, Hymetus, The Corporal, Glendinninf-, Sir John Franklin, c by Slane, dam by Camel, out of b Wolfruna; Canterbury, Gerard, General Washington, Wedlock filly, The Grand Duke, St. Alban's, Garibaldi, by Gla diator, Snarler, Odd Fellow, Sir John Barleycorn, The Duke of Leinster, Mangrove, Bob Major, Songster, Al hambra, John of Leyden, Tramp, Sir William Harper, Brother to Deicoon, Monarch, Hautboy, c by Old Eng land, out of Science, Macedonian, San Benito, Chimney.- sweep, Lord of the Manor, Bird of Prey, Fancy Bird, Dogberry, Ovando, c by Venison, out of Brcretgirth, Ocean Monarch, Harry Sluff, Galtirnore, c by Gilbert Gurney, out of Fame; Lazarus, George the Third, Hor ton Yates, Nonsuch, Freetrader; c by Hetman Platoif, dam by Camel; St. Andrew, end Wide-awake. THE TRASHY LOT, Those in training, in rn opinion, without a chance! Pelisse filly, Buli's-eye, The Surveyor, Scipio, Dismay, The Monk, Hugo, OldEovyley,Wissina epic, The Knight of the Shire, 119z6pten;Itosary, Hyacinth, Dollond, The Varmint, Torn Pinch, Fortis, Flash of Lightning colt, Bold Boy, Poodle, Mecca colt, Ilex, .Lens, Claver house by Launcelot, JOe • Miller, Hecate colt, Delia colt, The Major, The Old English Oak, Haito colt, Cheshire' Witch filly, Odessa col{, Miss Letty colt, The G overnor, Northman, Richard Primer, Cavan, Royal George, Hierarchy, Lucio, Chopkins,' Prince Rupert, Rebecca colt, Convulsion, Garibaldi by Moss Trooper, Captain Flash, Saredon colt by the Ugly Buck, out of Sister to Johnny; Alcorsn, A zael, Orpheus, Glee colt, Theodine, Whim colt, Don Carlos, Glen 0!, Anchises, Ceracara, Showman, Gejeerat, Child •of the Mist, Stapleton, Peacock, Stratagem, Consultation, Fancy Free, Xeno phon, and De Winter. THIRD CLASS, consisting of those possessing a mode rate outside chance—Rolando, Princess colt, Grey-leg, Little Barry, Treasurer, 'Magnes, Sackbut, Pelopidas, Cleveland, The Golden Age, Cruiskeen colt, Clumsy Jack, Camp Follower colt; Buckthorn, Wingenund, The Nabob, Livermore, 'Father Thames, }lnuillan, Home brewed, Marinolla oolt, Emery Stone, Phantom, Young Hawthorn, Masham, Stockwell, &wink, Maidstone, Peppermint, Constantine, Geloon, The Old Lad, and Young Hammond. • SECOND CLA.9S, containing those who give promise of being formidable—Barbarian, Hesperus, Kingfisher, Vortex, - Fiiius, Harbinger, Alfred the Great, Worners. ley. Ambrose, Elcot, King of Trumps, and Orono. FIRST CLASS, consisting of the lot that ought to in ' elude the winner—Daniel O'Rourke, Lord Ribblesdale's couple, the Chief Baron' Nicholson, Bobbie Noble, Cla vernouse, and Augur. If from this last lot I wero re• quested to select a team of four to stand on, it would con sist of -BOBBIE NOBLE, AUGUR, CLAVERHOUSE, and the CHIEF BARON—at the present taking AUGUR for choice. As time wears on I shall be enabled to con centrate my views upon the subject, and give a more decisive opinion. Seven racing seasons have rolled o'er our heads mince, one fine morn in May, I seized upon my lance (a steel pen), and rushed into print to do battle in the cause of the Turf; in other words, in tho Manchester Meeting of 1845 I commenced my sporting opinionative capers. For six seasons I pursued the beaten track—that of " Attempting to anticipate The cabinet designs of Fate," and commenting on past events. This, however, I found was too tame and insufficient to supply the in creasing wants of the advancing spirit of the age; so in No. 1 of these Sporting Notes,, pub lished January 13, 1851, I announced my intention for the future of not only giving the sporting public, in addition to my accustomed contributions, the current odds in town whoa occasion required, but also " the latest intelligence received by pest or electric .telegraph from the country, together with all the moves on tho Metropolitan board t that might transpire at the club-houses, or at any of the principal sporting houses in London up to the time of going to press." The performance of the promises I thus held out having partly met, I am happy to say, the wants and wishes of those for whose behalf they were designed, I have been induced, by the favourable manner in which they were received, and at the request of numerous sub scribers, to give the on dits, and, in a brief manner, all the rumours, and every description of racing memoranda that the sporting man may r. quire, or that can in tleence his speculations, excepting the roil detail of the races past, and entries and acceptances of races to come, which, as usual, will uppoar under the head of Sporting Intelligence in its ordinary place in the colums of The Sun. In alert, it is my intention to make these Sport ing Notes a s p ort i ng paper ep i tom i se d ; a nd, as I once before remarked, " when my plan is thorough)) , toted, I hope, in Byron's words— - Arnicif, Sun'si st htTreuoohfiisguohdne,r myself spirits gaily t the a L s y c ' d , no vapour, but a ray." I am, Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Jan. 13, 1852. ;:PORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT Ilet ANCIIEST.EII.—TuEsnay. THE METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.—Not a bit laid on this rice. CHESTER CUP.-40 to 1 agst Haresfoot (taken freely), 40 to 1 Light Confessor (taken freely), 40 to 1 agst Black Doctor (1), 40 to 1 apt Ringleader (t). Ilaresfoot and Confessor were backed for largo sums at all prices, from 100 to 40 to I—at the close no one would lay 40 to 1 agst either or them. DERRY.-500 to 25 agst Kingston (t), GOO to 20 agst Womersley (t), 600 to 20 agst Films (t). OUNDLE STEEPLECLIASES.—TUESDAY. The Farmers' and Tradesmen's Steeplechase Stakes of five soya, each, and 25 added. Three mikes. (4 Sub=.) 'Wiz: ,llT,e.laßnairch,:sSnipe,l2Bl 71b. (Mr. Goodman) 1 Betting 2 t u_..,ranc_4,:f Singlesole, 1241 71b .... (Mr. Butler) 2 jal.r. f,-ezeiviars Tlczeat, 1285,71 b he Lady Killer, 12st 711 g, Ir. Gordon) 4 (Mr. Wallfit) 3 anti third. Sweepstakes, 15 sovs. each, Won easy b to 1 agst Snipe, and 4 to 1 agst Singlesole. Y wo lengths; half a length betweeu second Handicap two if declared, 's Isaac, lost 31ban' 10 ft, and only his stake. 115t4113 Four 'mites. 100 added; the second to save . s. • (22 Subs., nine of whom de clared.)Mr.T.F. Mason's British Yeorn Mr. Truman (T. 011iver) 1 ....... (1). Wynne) 0 Mr. G. Boutko's Carrig,, 9st i _... ......... (Rutherford) 2 Francis's Cogia, 9st 101 h u 1.13 Mr. C. Higyns's• Maria Monk, t)..,:t_.! ........ (Rackley) 0 Mr. Mr. Elmo ©'s Hinton, 9st 61b ...... 91 ...... (Planner) 0 Mr. Laud's General, lOst 41b .................... (Boyce) fell Betting—G.to 4 egst British Yeore-t; .. (t, .......... 0 5 to 2 agst Carrig, 5 to 1 agst Maria Mon. henattir:ielY)' 6 to 1 agst The General. Isaac made the . running for the lint halt mile, when the favourite took it up, was never afar headed, and won in a canter.- •All but the first two lit early in the race, Hinton broaking his hack. The Selling Stakes cf 5 sovs. each, 2 ft, and 25 added. • • Three miles. (12 Subs.) Mr. Evans's Young Lottery (GOO) lait 41b (Burrows) 1 Mr. H. Bird's Jerry (601) lOst 41h ..... ...(Goodman) 2 Mr. G. Symonds's Parson's Pau, gh ter (600 lOst 41b 3 Mr. IL Barker's Harkover (801) 11st. ....... (Owner) 0 Mr. Callaghan's Iron Chest (801) list - ..... .(Hill) 0 Sir W. lio::)th's Budithorne (601) 10,3 41b (Archer) 0 Air. Howard's Gnltalre (401) 9st 9lb ...... (Donaldson) 0 Mr. Walker's Outcast -00 i) 9,t 91h ............(,Cohen) 0 Mr. T. Price's Bulifincher (400 9st 91b ......(Owner) 0 Mr. Wright's Atalanta (401; 9it 911- ......(RackleY) 0 Mr. RE dpath's Ormsby (401) Ost 9lh ...... ...(Boyel ) 0 vi iu a canter by three lengths; the sane hel,ween second and third. _ By the Mount Stuart Elphinstone, just arrived at Gravesend from Sydney - , in addition to 10,000 ounces of Australian gold, there is au import of 500 bags of copper ore, the produce ot,tbat colony. Tna CusToais.—Ye:Aerday a Parliamentary blue book was printed containing an index to the recently issued reports on the Customs' duties. LONDON, OVERLAND MAIL INDIA AND CHINA, (Fron' the Times) We have received, via 'Ft ioste, ;:iccourits f (0 , R m . bay to the 17th De.cembcr ; Calcutta, 6.1 December; and Hong Kong, 27th The following is taken from the Bombcy Times of December 17:— " There is very little news to communicate by the present mail which will be likely to interest the Euro pean reader. The latest intelligence respecting the movements of the naval expedition to Rangoon is supplied to us in the Calcutta papers of the Gth inst., from which it appears likely that something warlike may be expected to arise ont of Commodore Lembert's visit to that quarter. The lisnourable Company's steamer Prosperine returned to Calcutta on the sth instant, from Rangoon on the 28th ultimo, and Ceptain Latter, who has come on in that vessel, has brought dispatches which it seems are not of so pacific a character as bad been expected. We learn that Commodore Lambert's demands have been forwarded from Rangoon to the Burmese Court, and a period of thirty- five days has been allowed for an arrangement. The force under Brigadier Sir Colin Campbell is still at Michenee, but there has been no fighting. The new fort is fast approaching completion. The latest news from the camp is to the 23d ultimo, at which date there was nothing new to communicate. Some Khyberries had attacked the house of the Sergeant-Major of her Majesty's Glst Foot, within the Peshawur cantonments, which proves the audacity of these people and how neces sary it is to be on the alert to keep them down. They first set fire to the house, and then discharged a volley from their matchlocks through the doors and windows—fortunately with no very serious effect : a comrade of the sergeant-major, who was asleep in the house, and received a ball through his cheek, was the only person wounded. The cowardly villains, however, having discovered a poor grass-cutter asleep in the verandah, shot him through the heart. The alarm being given, the Khyberries retreated after firing a second volley without doing further mischief. Dost, Mahomed of Caubul, and the Maharaja G-holab Singh of Jamoo, are both still alive, notwithstanding the recent confident predictions that their end was so near. The field ferce of Moul tan has been placed in readiness for immediate service, for the coercion, as is supposed, of the arch-traitor Ali Moored of Ihyrpore, who seems at length to have been caught in a trap of his own making. It is ru moured that the Governor-General bas intimated to this chief that it is his intention to compel him to make restitution of certain territory which he has hitherto claimed as his own under a title now proved to be fraudulent. The report of the Committee on ship-burning at Calcutta has been printed and extensively circulated by order of Government. It embodies many excellent suggestions for the prevention of incendiary fires on board of vessels manned by native seamen. The following is an analysis of the contents of the report, presenting the leading features common to the, whole series of cases liables to suspicion :—First, all these fires, as to which there is a suspicion of design, have eel curred either in the fore part of the ship or in that part in which the crew are berthed, or have free access to, and where no cargo is stowed, and where no materials likely to ignite are placed. Secondly. These fires occur in ports or m the river, where incendaries prepared for the event may easily have the means of escape. Thirdly. They occur SO shortly after the departure of the vessel from her moorings or anchorage, and so suddenly, without previous warning from the smoke, as to contradict the hypothesis of spontaneous combustion from sub stances liable so to ignite. Fourthly. They occur in vessels the crews of which have received large advances. Fifthly. In three of the cases, all of very recent occterrence, the kussab, or his mate have been suspected, and in two the serang also , is another the serang only. The kussab and his mete have charge of the stores, the ropes, blocks, One, and the oil, a part of their duty being to supply and trim the binnacle lamps; and furnish a light at any time of night if required. The evidence colleoted by the Committee was such as was avail able in respect to the discovery or outbreak of fire in the following vessels, viz. ;—The Mor, Arie], Kurra many, Ardaseer, Buckinghamshire, Bombay Castle, Rebarts, and Framjee Cowasjee. These Vessels were all either wholly destroyed or partially a injured by fire in the river Llooghly, within a recent period. We regret to notice the death of Mr. John Reddie, the First, Judge of the Calcutta Court of Small Causes, which occurred at Calcutta on the 28th ult. Re sank under an attack of cholera—a disease which has of late been very rare among Europeans there. It was not known who would succeed Mr. Reddie on the Bench of the Small Cause Court ; for the present Sir Laurence Peel, the Chief Justice, has undertaken to occupy his seat two days in the week, A Calcutta sunsMarist, speaking of the late Mr. ll:eddie, says— The community has sustained a heavy loss in the premature removal of this excellent man, who, equally in his judicial character and as a member of society, was admired and esteemed by all. It is seldom indeed that, in Calcutta at least, the death of an - individual has been so deeply and -widely felt among men of all classes. We use not the words idly when we say that it will be difficult indeed worthily to fill his place. A number of influential llindoos at Calcutta have, as previously mentioned by us, formed themselves into a British Indian Associa tion, for the purpose of representing the wants and grievances of the country to those who have power to give relief or redress, with an especial view to in fluencing the deliberations and decisions of Parlia ment in the approaching discussion on the question of a renewal of the charter. They purpose to employ a competent agent in England. Mr, and Miss Mackay, charged with having caused the death of a little girl, the daughter of the former and niece of the latter, by systematic ill-treatment, are to be tried at the Calcutta Criminal Sessions. The Grand Jury has found a true bill against them for wilful murder, but it is likely they will be found guilty by the Petit Jury of manslaughter only. As, how ever, the case is one of an aggravated character, ,heir punishment will probably be a heavy one, and is thought the sentence at the least will be trans. portation for a term of years, if not for life. In Bom bay all has been quiet during the past fortnight, and peace has not been in any way disturbed by the rival factions. The fourth criminal sessions for the present year terminated yesterday. There were 31 amongst which were several cases in all for trial, arising out of the repent riots. Of 26 prisoners tried on this charge, 21 were convicted of that offence, and 3 of common assault only; 2 of these were sen tenced to 18 months' imprisonment in the common gaol, 17 to imprisonment for 12 months, and 3 to 3 months' imprisonment; and 2 of those found guilty of rioting, against whom bills were found for cutting and wounding, were on conviction sentenced to be transported to Penang for the term of 10 years. Mr. J. L. Johnson, Clerk and Stipendiary Commis sioner of the Court of Requests, has been appointed Sheriff of Bombay for- the ensuing ;ear. A severe storm visited the coast of Scinde on the 21st and 22d ult., one of the severest felt in that quarter for many years past, and it is feared that the steamer Surat, belonging to the Bombay Steam Navigation Com pany has four dered in it. The Hon. Company's steamer Ajdeha has been dispatched in quest of this vessel, in the hole that she they have only been disabled. The camp of the Governor- General left Roorkee on the morning of the 25th ult. His Lordship, after having inspected the works at that place, visited the college and model room, proceeded up the canal, accompanied by Colonel Cautley, and joined his camp at Bahedoorabad late in the forenoon of the 26th. On the 27th the camp moved to Hurd war, where no halt was made, but at Bogpore instead there VV'gi to be a halt of two days. Sir Jokn Grey, Commander-in-Chief of Bombay, returned to the Pre sidency on the 10th but. Sir Erskine Perry has left Bombay on 3 visit to the celebrated ruins of I3ceja po7e. The Calcutta commercial report is still un favourable as to both produce and import markets. Exchange continues high, quotations touching on 2s. 3d. for first-class credits. Freights have under gone no improvement, and ',there is no immediate ikelihood of their doing so." COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE BOMBAY MARKETS, FROM THE 3D DEC. TO THE I GUI DEC. INCLUSIVE. The Money Market—Money continues plentiful for the season of the year, and rates of . interest lower than is usual at this period, but Government and other eecurities are all very dull, and sales are not easily effected, although the high rates of exchange on Cal cutta have caused Government paper to be used us a remittance instead of bills. The current quotations Bre:— ... 1825-26, at 106 ... 1841.42, at 104 ... 1832-33, ac 91 1535.36, at 60 Siena Fives New Fives Sicca Fours Co.'s Fours -- Transfer Loan Bombay Bank Shares ... Oriental Bank Corporation Shares ... 12 to 13 per colt. pm. Commercial Bank Shares ...Vx at 6 per cent. dis. Agra Bank Shares . at -2" per cent. pm. G. I. I'. Railway Shares per share. fit 114 at 19i per cent. pm. Cotton IMPORTS. Piece Goods—bine° our last report there has been little arxicty to •purebaso shown on the part of dealers; %bile en the other hand, since the late arri vals, importers have continued to show an anxiety to realise, which has served to keep the prices low and tit:remunerative, Gray Shirtings-40 in. up to 56 reed have slightly defined in value; no change has tplicri place in that of 60 reed or upwards. For 45 in. but a limited inquiry has ea:isted. No change hi its vslue has taint, place. Gray Madapoliams—The courAete iuunchltion of the market has caused a further decline i n va l ue o f about 1 ma per piece, and great difficulty is found in selling WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14, 1852. even at the very low price to which the goods have fallen; believe the price has reachf'd a lower point than has , r been Ic.own before, Gray J;:cconet is very dull, and has further receded in prico 1 anna per piece on all descriptions except fine. The extreme dullness which is felt in this, as well as in Madapollanis, is partly cceasionei by the absence of demand in the M.arwar Countries, w here these goods are boat very largely consumed. Gray .Longcloth is almo s t unno ti c ed; very dull of sale, prices haNe declined 2 wanes per piece. Grsy T cloth, up to 51b.; there has been no de mand and no change in value, Descriptions of 61b. and up wards are in good demand, and prices have advanced 1 enna per piece. ' Gray Domestics—Of late the inquiry has not been so good as previously, excepting on goods of 40 in. of heavy anti ceeroe mm.ke, which continued to be inquired atter. •: Bleach , d Shirting—Qualities low to middling dull and i depressed, while for 66 reed and u p wa rds there exists slight nle eienhqeud wlls very dull an d unsaleable.i . Bleached Satin Spots unnoticed and dull. Bleached Madapollanas neglected and uninquired atter. Fancy Goods—Dhoties of fancy borders low; lappets and lappet scarfs in slight demand; other descriptions dull of sale. Turkey lied. both plain and twilled, very dull of sale. Mulls command a very moderate inquiry. Cotton Yarn—The mule market throughout the last fortnight has been unsteady, and prices on 30's, 40's, and 50's, have slightly declined. Water 20's and 30's have slightly receded in value, while 40's is without change. I)yEd Turkey red, except of the best quality, dull of sale. For orange there exukts a fair demand. 17 bales mule twist, 2001 b. each, Nos. 16, 18, and 20, at 51a. per lb. bales mule twist, 2001 b. each,No. 20, at ans. 6k per lb. 15 bales mule twist, 2001 b. each, No. 20, at ans. 6 lper lb. 12 bales mule twist, 3001 b. each, No. 30, at ans. 6iper lb. 16 Wei. mule twist, 200. b. each, No. 15, at ans 5k perlb. 150 bales mule twist, 3001 b. each. No. 40, at ans. 68; No. 50, at ans. 8k; No. GO, at ans. 9i per lb. 150 bales mule twig, 3001 b. each, No. 40, at ans. 7; Nc. 50, at ans. Si; No. GO, at ans. 9 per lb. 82 bales water twist, 200 lb. each, Nos. 20 and 22, at ans. 6i; No. 40, at ans. 74 per lb. 200 bales water twist; 3001 b. each, No. 20, at ans. 6i; No. 30, at ans. 7i per lb. 150 bales water- twist, 3001 b. each, No. 20, at 611; No. 30, at 7 7.16 th ans. per lb. 34 bales Turkey red yarn, 200 lb. each, Nos. 40, 50, and 60, at lr. 4a. per lb. 8 bales Turkey red yarn, 200 lb. each, Nos. 30, 40, and 50, at lr. 24a. per lb. 12 bales Turkey red yarn, No. 40, at IL*. per lb. 83 bales of Turkey red yarn, 300 lb. each, Nos. 40, 50, and 60, at lr. 83. per lb. 10 bales Turkey red yarn, 4001 b. each, at lr. 43. per lb. 75 bales orange yarn, Nos. 20 , 3 0, 40, 50, and 60, at 12 7-16th ans. per lb. 49 bales orange yarn, 2001bs. each, No. 40, at lqa. per lb. 58 bales orange yarn, 300 at 5001bs. each, Nos. 30, 40, 50, and 60, at 1113. per lb. Metals—Englisn bar iron, dull and unsaleable. For Swedish there exists a moderate inquiry. Steet in fair inquiry, faggots dull of sale, steel and hoops neglected; round nail rod is in good inquiry, and has advanced a little, while square is dull, and has receded in value; pig lead dull, and has receded in value; sheet lead very dull; speller dull. Copper sheathing has been in good demand, and has advanced in price, as has also braziers. Tiles are without change. Australian very dull, the late imports not yet having realised. Bottoms are without change. For South American there is a moderate inquiry. 125 Candies Swedish Bar Iron (to arrive) Its. 48 0 per candy. } —• 125 Candies Round Nail Rod Iron, Rs. 30 per candy. 200 Cwt. Br a zier's Copper RS. 48 per cwt. 250 " Sheathing do ••• Cochineal is very dull and aifficult of sale. Saffron in demand, and is without change i n va l ue . Linseed has been arriving, and prices have receded to Rs. 3 2-16th per cwt. - Pepper—Malabar dull and slightly lower in price; the same remarks may be applied to Bhutool. Rfal Lead has declined to'9i,' as has white lead to 81 per OWL Cordage continues to be inquired for; the stock is rather low. Paints command a moderate inquiry. Canvass, both bleached and brown, very dull. Oil of linseed is in demand. Spirits of turpentine dull. 300 cwt. white 'Aka, 9r. Ba. per cwt.; 100 cwt. ditto, 10r. per cwt.; 70 cwt. green 'paint, 10r. per cwt.; 30 cwt. ditto, 10r. Ba. per cwt. Woollens are dull and; epressed. Beer—Allsop' s continues in good request, 70 hhds. having been sold at 60r., a nd 30 hhds. Gasbee at 45r.; 33 hhds. You nge r at 47r.; 528 hhds, Scarcells at 45r.; and 20 hhds. Hodgson's' at 50r. 30 hhds. Gosby's beer, 45r. per hhd. ; '33 hhd s .Younger's ditto, 47r. per hhd.; 20 hhd. Scarcells brewery, 45r. per hhd.; 20 hhd. Hodgson's beer, 50r. per hhd. iipoirrs. Cotton Wool—Arrivals haye been free, and consider able purchases have been made for the China market, to which port holders are also shipping. Prices are much the same as when we published our last report. 900 bales llhollera .„ Es. 82 0 per candy. 800 ditto ditto 500 ditto ditto 83 0 " 82 4 " 500 ditto . ditto (ill round)... 250 ditto ditto ... 800 ditto Baroda (all round) 125 candies Mangalore (all rkind).... 500 bales Broach alid Jiitabooseer... 71 4 " 81 0 " 77 0 " 72 8 " 870 " 525 ditto Broach ... 85 4 " 625 ditto .ditto 85 4 " Opium—ln conscquenco - of large shipments: and purchases for the China mark e t , pr i ce s have again ad vanced. Freight to England —very little offers at present. To London 21. 10s., to Liverpool 2/. A large number of vessels have been taken up for China, and freights to China were as high as 18r., but ainco the 11th inst., in consequence of numerous arrivals, they have again de clined to 15r. Exchange—partly owing to the lowering of the rate by the India Comp a ny i n E ngland, exchange has re ceded. The rate of th e d ay is 23. lid. to 9-16th d. On Calcutta 11 preuaium, and on Chi na ru pees 216 per cent. Sp. drs. at 60 days' sight. STATE - OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of thin day.) MANCHESTER, TURSDA L —w e have to report some , what less favourably to-day, than wo did last week, of the general state of busin ess i n y ar ns and goods. The ma rket ir, on the wh o l e quieter; and, in var i o us articles, it is found that a dimini s h e d d eman d i s m ore freely met by sellers, thus affordin g the buyers rather more choice in ge neral, end a slight a d vantage asregards price in those things that are least und er contract. S uc h is the case with domestics, T's and l ong c l oths , es well as some of the lighter descriptions of goods. A little concession is made in throstle warps of nearly all counts, and also in cep twist and pin -cope generally. Water twist, in the bundle, is least affected; pinnin scarcely favourite s in an observable degree. L ow water , ex tra hard, is in r equest and very firm- NO'ri, 40 and eo, reeled mule, gs ma i n t a in that increa se of value given to them by t he de mand which arose last week; and the b e tt er kinds of skirtings and printers remain steady, The causes of depression in our market appear to be—an impression thet there will be some decline in the raw material; a less travqeil promise i n the aspect of Frenc h a ff a i rs; an epprehension of weakeess in Lord John Russell's Go vernment; and, perhaps, in some degree, the serious e h ara cter of the dispute b etwixt the machine makers and their workmen. ROCHDALE, MONDAY.--. Th e new or first market has been today, and it being a general holiday, there has b ee n a limited attendance of buyers in the market, and not much busine;s transact e d. Th ere has been more inquiry after wool, arid the dealers are asking rather better prices for the coarser kind. I3ut to-day the tradesmen are more engaged with their Christmrs bills than their usual businost. MACCLESFIELD, TlTEsDAy._we have had several buyers of manufactured goods the last few days, and al though the amount of business transacted has not been large (chiefly owing to the firm attitude assumed by our manufacturers), there is an evident disposition on the part of the wholesale houses to be getting into stock. The dyers are busily employed, f rom which it would appear that active prerarato h ave been commenced for the spring trade. Thrown Silks—A fair business i.: doing in this article, at elightly improved quotations. The inquiry for Continental purpo ses cont i nues . Raw Silks— ihe market is characterised by great firmness. Some business is reported in the recent unloading of 13rutias and Persians, at an advanc e of fully is per lb. HALIFAX, SATURDAY: Rather more business has been transacted today in our p i ece. hell, than for the last wet kor two, and chik fly i t ni :alley go o d s , o f l ow quality. In the yarn market there is mere , doing. The merchants aregiving out more orders, at oetter pric es; b ut the im provement in the quotationsi is not equal to the advance on wool ; end consequently the spinners are in a worse 1. position than before. ao wool market is inactive, tis the spinners have generally supplied themselves, ana the staplers are looking forward to a further advance to meet that asked by the growers. HUDDERSFIELD, TTJEsDAY.—Business generally in the Cloth Hall has been much the, same as la s t week; there nas not betel a very active e etaund for any particular kind of goods, but col_ lets._h_aee exchanged h a nds. The fancy trade is at present dull. In the wool market st , pre ttv trade htie n bet' done--i f anything, an im , fair nrovement upon last week's. n a , s plendid new ship L a wrence, the p roperty of the Messrs. Wi t hin two hour s o f the launch the St. LAUNCH AT DUMBARTON.—On S a t ur d ay a t hi g h I water Messrs. Denny a nd Rankin laun ched from their build = at the Broomiel aw, and is to procee d of 578 tons re gister,ipl.,n,,lgi\a",ylrlae on r in : teah a mwi t se: D idesi u tti n cyh l o. : o a sr r et t d. o in conjuncti on w ith the in a few days to Liverp ool, being intende d as a regular trader between ßritanni andnt,h;ito:nptorretal Montreal, Britannia, vessels already favourably , and Toronto, I known as comprising Messrs. Allan's line o f tra d ers b etween Liverpool and Montreal. The St. La wrence is of a beautiful model, and we have n o doubt her sail ing qualities will be on such as will reflect the greatest credit on her eminent builders. —Glasynv Paper. YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY.-ThEl subscription contract for this company's proposed branch from the Bridlington line to the Victoria or East Dock, Hui!, ' is signed for 45,00 0 /. , with 4,50 J. paid up. --It 6 LEGAL STATISTIC 9. ppears from returns. to Parliament, that in 1849 there were 28,734 writs issued by the Court of Queen's Bench, 16,083 by the Common Pleas, i and 40,043 by the ExcLeriner. T (. 'These are stated to be .n mesne process; while in the County Courts in the same year 1 there were 695,191 plaints entered. A MELANCLIOLY REFLECTION.--A very young placemau was beard to remark, "How very soon one grow 6 Grey in the public service!' BULWER LYTTON'S POEMS & DRAMAS. THE POETICAL AND DRAMATIC! WORKS OF SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTOA', Bart. Vol. 11. Chapman and Ball. A collected edition of writings, hitherto scattered over upwards of telenty years, and published in vo lumes of a:very miscellazeous cheracer, will enable our author to estimate with some degree of accuracy tile position he has attained and the success he has achieved in the loftiest of all the various departments of literature. It Must afford the critic, moreover, an opportunity favourable for the reconsideration of whatever verdict he may have pronounced upon poem, or upon drama,' on the occasion of its original appearance. Under any circumstances, a reprint of the kind here indicated could not but prove most acceptable, affording us, as it does, the satisfaction of sur ve yi ng , so to speak, in a single:comprehensive glance,. the poetical composi tions one who, as a prose' writer has long since created for himself a beautiful and perennial reputa tion. At the present moment, however, we, must acknowledge that the volume under notice is, by us, welcomed with more than ordinary pleasure from the coincidence of its coming in the wake of many grievous disappointments. After witnessing the fan tastic and melancholy puerilities recently - thrust upon our consideration as poetry, it is with nothing less than a sense of actual relief that we turn 4o the pe rusal of poems like those of Sir Bulwer Lytton, poems which the least enthusiastic must allow to be musical in rhythm and coherent in thought, and which even the most fastitidious will confess to be neither grotesque nor incomprehensible. Our , sentiments upon the grievance here implied, we at once candidly and explicitly avow to have been tinc tured • rather with acerbity than with indifference. That authors of no inconsiderable :eminence should haveinjured themselves in our regard by the produc tion of works of most indisputable inferiority, might have 'continued matter rather of regret than .of anything like serious indignation, but fur the servility of admirers who have stunned us with praises such as, if applied to Milton himself, might have savoured somewhat of extravagance. According to these exceedingly and painfully infatuated eulogists, we were• to recognise the "breathings 'of Apollo'a lute" in croakings not in any I particular more harmonious than those of the frogs of Aristophanes. Diamonds, and those too of the purest water; were, in their estimation, discoverable in these " jewels • five words long," jewels that the poetic lapidary could not fail on the instant; to recognise as the very dullest paste and the most tarnished tinfoil. Already we have protested that for our own part, at least, we cannot listen with equanimity to panegyrics too hyperbolical in tone to be applied even to Dry den's Achitophel, and which have, nevertheless, been pronounced over Mrs. Broevningsa " Casa Guidi IFindows." Neither can we patiently hear expressed, in reference to her husband's " Christmas Eve and Easter Day," encomiums more earnest than might possibly be justifiable if breathed over the " Messiah" of Pope, or over the loftiest and least artificial among the diviner odes of Cowley. Within the last few weeks, we ha.ve witnessed a similar - violation of the commonest principles both of taste and criticism in regard to the " Golden Legend " of Longfellow, an effusion pot less fantastic in purpose, than distorted in form and blasphemous, in execution. Yet this, also, has_ been vaunted in terms of flattery more exaggerated than any we ever remember to have seen applied to the two most over commended poems of their age, the " Task " of Cowper, and the " Creation" of .Blackinure. It is from our mingled chagrin and' astonishment at the disproportionate eulogiums thus lavished upon works regarded by ourselves as poiiesied of very small, and even that very disputable, excellence, that We view with peculiar delight the appearance of a volume in every respect differently enaracterised. As the preliminary instalment of his collected poems, Sir Bulwer Lytton has here given theft simply which are, strictly speaking, " narrative," beginning, as he himself acknowledges in his Prefatory Note, with the " New Timon," because that was his " first publication , in verse which was popularly suecessful. ' And in reference to this, it may be at 01109 observed that the Novelist ten; vindicated his title as Poet not merely by his exquisite graces as a 'writer of prose romance, but by extorting the public recognition of. his rhythmical. powers under the. honourable shadow of the anonymous—winning no unmerited praise by the prestige of his already acquired celebrity, but allowing the satire first and the epia'afterwards to obtain success •by their own intrinsic merits—as he had formerly dune by more than one of his dramas, and in the. instance also of his fiction " Godolphin," not the least among all his works as a general favourite. By acting . thus towards his more remarkable compositions in verse, he avoided the difficulties, curiously enough, placed in his way by the very • circumstance of his foregoing renown, and thereby effectually dis armed those who might otherwise, and (to the super ficial) with some apparent justice, have depreciated his poetical reputation. Beyond which, there vvaa wisdom also in his so doing, from the fact 1 hat his previous attempts in poetry had failed, under' the very weight 'of his name, to rise to anything at all appeoaching - to popularity. Some cf these, as in the instance of the " Siamese Twins;' published in 1831, he himself con fesses to have been both " jejune and puerile," adding, in allusion to the volume particularized, the satis faction with which he is aware that it has been " long since forgotten." Nevertheless, while shriv ing himself thus magnanimously to the public, he has contrived without difficulty to demonstrate the existence of much that was more than merely meri torious even in those neglected productions, by se lecting from them poems of no inconsiderable length, filled with the e subtlest beauties of idea and the most delicate charms of expression. Among these, incom parably the noblest of all, is his remarkable poem upon Milton, extracted from that very book, " The Siamese Twins," written in early youth, as the lite rary realization of one of its most roseate day-dreams, and now revised from first to last, not merely as a whole, but in detail, not merelfin thought, but in diction, under the influences of a maturer taste and a mellower judgment. By a coincidence sufficiently curious to be specified, Milton was the hero selected for celebration both in one of the ear liest poems of Bulwer and in one of the earliest essays of Macaulay. Stranger still, each of those distin guished authors consents, it would seem, to retain among his later and more carefully digested writings, those youthful celebrations of " the blind old bard," not of Scio's isle, but of Bread-street, City, because of an affectionate reverence for the subject ;—Mr. Macaulay, apologising for this leniency, because of the faults of style which his fastidious, mind recog nises in the essay, and Sir E. Bulwer Lytton deprecating in regard to the poem the blame he conceives may be called forth by similar blemishes of exuberance. When criticizing, several years since, on the occasion of their collective reprint, Mr. Macaulay's celebrated contributions to the Edinburgh, we ventured to designate as injudicious an apology which we could not bat. regard as un called for; and with greater reason may we now employ the same terms in speaking of the poet's kindred phrases of deprecation, seeing that his com position has been subjected to such . very searching end rigorous emendations. So fully, indeed, has this task of revision been accomplished, that the work, though still impregnated thrue.gh every pore with the sap of its youthful vitality, had scarcely more resemblance in its original form to the shape it has assumed at present, than some statue—masterly though it might "be in anima tion, and symmetrical though it might be in proportion—when first hewn roughly from the marble, and when polished into perfection by the last touches of the sculptor's chisel. The germ, in fact, has not only bloomed into the :fewer, but the leaves of the blossom have fallen, and the fruit, developed in fermi and duly ripened, lies bsfere us in an appropriate tribute to the Genius and the Beauty The poem is of all kinds the one best calculated to awaken the interest of the more appreciative and more sus ceptible reader. It is the first budding, as it were, of the imagination, the true ocyCiliti.ov 4exyrae-icee, and, in this instance too, the efflorescence ioff,ruon imagination which has since then proved i d tse fou e os lific even to a marvel. S his poem upon that graceful tra i d r itio ' ;o . : which tells us of an Italian lady seeing Milton asleep u , eecu _ in the gardens of his college, and being, Dy e el p ": E liar beauty, surprised into admiratihna.rwyng n super ineident our author has built up a( 0 being rendered the structure, the unknown maiden___ ertrayhig "the heroine of a fictitious love -story );, e n great Patriot Poet," in the course of t h ~ to thr e e cardinal divisions of lifo in his arrative, youth, Adopting , . as it would inereot er renAlered his manhood, and his old age. seem, the advice of Horace, he has the design of his poem a picture. Ut picture, pc esis : erit stet, longius abates. To naPiet U"giB' et (1"3, let 't b 1 lee crib UCO videri, araat obscurnin; J qem non f . ormida acumen: 11XC &sees repetite plecebit. udicis argutum Ewa placnit seine), I t Peculiarly in reference to this po,er n ,t on, e may it be said decies repeltta placebit, f o r w i t h new merits start fortli toobservation. each perusal At its outset we follow the fair Itali an among the green leaves, 40 Till p a using, violets on the bank to cull, Over the Dreamer bent the Beautiful," where, as is told in one forceful couplet, • ~ Silent, with lifted hands, and lips apart, Silent she stood, and gazed away her heart." In the s udden abbreviatio n o f t h e li nes there i s ccca -4,,ea11y a singular sweetness. Thus, * see turn's), and as a spell that loaves the place It tilled with phantom beauty—cold and bare, She fled; end ever disenchanted. space liusk'd lack the common air 1' • But there is a more exquisite specimen of this further on. It is where Milton, pleading his love to the nameless 1::dy, long tifrrwardF, in the twi light of an 1::;_lian evening, c1e50.3 his adjuration a 3 " where the bir2. from yon darlr it<s breailics ,s,, u l into night—so .be thy love to me Look, where around the LIM the ilex wreathes S ill, theiteting 'oonghs—so be my love to these I 0 dweller in my heart, tie rune thine ALd the de:lT sli&lter—wilt thou score i ? mire Ho (Tilted, aed ilrew her closer to his brctist; Sett from the ilex sang the riighting : heart, 0 W0M,,11). ill its hippy rest liu,h'd a diviner tale There is, to us, iu those simple and melodious words, an indescribable and impassioned tenderness. More or leis, however, the whole of the two first divisions of the poem are suffused with the same warmth of the master passion—pulsating in its measure, and impart ing vitality to its revelations. Among the numerous passages thus coloured into life by the blending of love and poetry, the most conspicuous, perhaps, is the one which constitutes a prelude to the song of the nightingale (whose music even " a falling leaf might mar' s )—a passage in which are shadowed forth the por tents of those disasters and sufferings which clouded the laterlife of Milton, wringing his noble heart with sorrow : and, as his congenial celebrant says with so much truth— The noblest heart is, aye, the easiest wrung: Turning a regretful glance to the unrenowned but peaceful days of the ' youth of Milton, Sir Bulwer Lytton closes, " Part the First," with the lamen tation— " Flowers bloom again—leaves glad once more the tree; Poor life, there comes no second Spring to thee!" A thought identical with one expressed, during the last century, through the medium of one of her most meritorious sonnets, by Mrs. Charlotte Smith, when she sighed forth her emotion thus— " Another May now buds and flowers shall bring; Ah ! why has Happiness no second Spring ?" During the course of his poem on Milton our author contrives to scatter along the main pathway of the narrative rhetorical beauties of a very various descrip tion, and these also with a singular profusio n . At one moment he pauses to paint— " The bee's blue palace in the violet's bell ;" (a delicious fancy, such as might have kindled the jealousy of King Oberon) ; 'and at another to desig .- nate, in a line of epigrammatic brilliancy— " Duty, the iron mainspring of the mind." It is not, however, with these adornments that the genius of the writer has been especially occupied in weaving this his song commemorative of the Poesy and Patriotism of Milton. There is distinguishable through the abounding graces of the composition the glow of an elevated and earnest purpose, and, above all, au appreciation of the hero such as might have satisfied even the reverential homage of his friend Richardson. In the first allusion to his approaching blindness we perceive a touching and irresistible pathos. In testimony of which we quote— " Ho lifts his look where on the latti ce b ar , Thro' clouds fast gathering shines a single star ; Large on the haze of his receding sight It spreads, and spreads, and floods all space with light; Nature's last glorious mournful smile on him Even while on earth so near the Scrapkint." We might alznost,icuagine,the writer to have felt, as well as fancied, the lamentable growth of the subtle agonies of aniaurasis. As was befitting, " the last scene of all in that eventful" tragedy, is, of all, as a description, perhaps the most beautiful, where Milton, old and blind, but with a smile still playing on his lips— " The old, familiar, sweet yet stately smile"— stands at the porch of his humble dwelling between his two young daughters. The whole poem ends. amidst the melodies of the resounding organ played by the bends of the poet of Paradise—that organ, in listening to the mere memory of which we could imagine to be realised the noble verse of Chatterton— " And the soul trenibles to the trembling key !" On closing this portion of the collected poems of Sir E. Bulwer Lytton, we feel assured, that although /ar from being amongst the most pretintions of his writ leas, it is incomparably amoug the most beautiful. Whatever may be the Ulterior decision of the world at large, it is something to have written a poem upon MivroN. Any critical estimate, on our part, of " The New Timon," we cannot but think would be little less than Supererogatory. Immediately on its original publication we analyzed its merits with no inconsiderable minuteness, and the success it ha since then achieved has more than justified the fa-' vonrable opinion pronounced upon it by ourselves at the time when it was strictly anonymous. Several of the notes appended to it, in the present edition, are eminently entitled to examination; some of them, indeed, are curiosities. For example, it is remarked upon the line— • And Free Trade chirrups on the lap of Peel"— that it was written before Sir Robert's avowed abandonment of Protection, and was, consequently., prophetic in its character. Again, in reference to the well-known description of that Great Nan— " Now, 'on his humble but his faithful steed,' - Sir Robert rides—he never rides at speed— Car( ful his seat and circumspect his gaze; And still the cautious trot the cautious mind betrays: Wise is thy heed !—how stout soe'er his back, Thy weight has oft proved fatal to thy hack!" the reader is reminded that the lines were written years before the fatal accident which closed the illus trious career of the statesman. We are gratified to observe an announcement in the foot-note here par ticularised, that " the author will find another occa sion to attempt, so far as his opinions on the one band, and his reverence on the other, will permit—to con vey a juster idea of Sir Robert Peel's defects or merits, perhaps us a statesman, at least as an orator." Immediately after " The New Timon"—pasted over for the reasons already specified—comes " Constance, or the Portrait," that enthralling story of the melan choly first love of the heroine, in the recounting of which are revealed the probity of Seaton, the egotism of Harcourt, and the sorrows of the hero Ruthven. The denouement is among the most touching with which we are acquainted—rendered strangely drama tic, as it is, by the incident of the picture behind the curtain, a picture which the reader, of course, imagines from the first to be that of Harcourt. A portrait, alto gether apart from the one in which the title of the poem originates, oddly enough, suggests the most felicitous metaphor in the composition. The author is speaking of the superiority of individual worth over the mere rank resulting from ancestral greatness, and thus illustrates his position : " Ev'n as the eye in Art's majestic halls, Not on the frame but on the portrait falls; So to each nobler life the gaze we bound, Nor heed what casework clasps the picture r ound." Another couplet demands quotation for the worldly wisdom it conveys, as follows : Yet gilts era sometimes as offenc's viewed, And envy is the mean man's gratitude." A somewhat distressful violation of taste, on the_ con trary, we cannot, however, but think discoverable in the sentence— " Not over anxious to be undeceived, „ Ruthven reform in what was rot belinveo, " oEva, as y m ore graceful, though a sentence we would fain see expunged. a production, be it said, imme• arid in every particular , to our th inki n g, immeasurahl Y . - "t more poetical, is not less ptiinful when sent fcr d e scribing the career of anidiot boyth e doctor, to he found amo n g the writings of Air. W or d zi _ thema than t worth. Dryden refrained from approaching the borders of absolute idiotcy in the character et e va , o ,-,_ and hence the exquisite c harm p erv adieg the narra tive One rive of his love for Iphegenia. The most cfiective p a s 3 sge in " Eva" is the repetition of the w or d s — Who stands between thee slidthe su•4 e! ? A cloud hersAf—the ng O the termination of the Repeated as they _are, towards story, these w ri •ord l are absolutely startling. " The one of the Fabliaux ears singularly disagreeable,L a t i h rY ou p g r h id t ehC" ' t t a u e zVi g n ge :'h t i l eli by i t is written is to . our and, from the in volution of the rhym es, even dissonant—possesses i n t e rest from it s association with King Arthur, the subject of that great national epic, which, among all his works, is incomp ara bl y Si r Edward Bulwer Lytton's mastea • a piece. To the "Fairy Bride," there fore, we turn from one es to . an episode . created as it _were of the ribs of the principal narrative— , certain yEyEvri:as , " The Beacon," promising little at the outset, closes with degree of grandeur, as " The Lay of the iNlinatrel's Heart," promising much, ends, we conceive, indifferently, The former conveys its moral thus Yes, man for man thou didst create; if twigs, man's blessings can atom: To lea/ n how Love can spring trom Hate — Go, ilate, - --and live alone!" In regard to the latter we are almost tempted to ask— Amphora arpit institui ; currente rota cur urceus exit ? Tne, volume is appropriately brought to a conclusion, with the narrative lyrics called "The Ferenc," being six leaves from the book of the Sibyl. Leaf the first commemorates the circumstance of the First Consul having, a few days before the victory of Marengo, carved the word Battaglia on the rindof an oak in the Isola Bella, upon the Lago Maggiore. Leaf the se cond, symbolizing a " farewell to the beautiful with out," celebrates the death of the aged Alazarin ; while leaf the third, symbolizing a " farewell to the beaut;- ful, within," celebrates that of the youthful Andre et6aier. The worthiest epitaph that could, perhaps, by possibility be inscribed to the memory of that evriter, not the least among the bards of France, would be the final stanza of the last effusion— " The shrine that longest guards a Name • Is oft an early tomb; The Poem most secure.ef fame Is—some wrong'd poet's doom. That thought might perchance have consoled the heart of Chewier at the moment of his preraa. tare ditaolution. Leaf th e f our th i s d e di ce t ti the touching incident which tells us that " a pour . little lapd og " was t h e l as t, mourner of Mary Stuart, the beautiful and unfortu-H: nate. Leaf the fifth recounts the terrible and mourn-', ful end of her great rival, Queen E'!ii,b e th ; an d\ leaf the the &earn or syntral illarion, which is said to have foretold to Cromwell that he was to be, -- as Mr. Macaulay nit inaptly terms him, the mightiest Prince that ever ruled tha destinies of England. Such are the contents of the first volume of the Poetical and Dramatic writings of Sir Edward Balwer Lytton—a volume the peculiar and diversified interest of which induces us to look forward with souse eagerness for its successors. As a frontispiece, it contain an engraved likeness of the author, from the portrait by Mr. Maclise exhibited last season on the walls of the Royal Academy. Apart from all other considerations, the work is remarkable, inasmuch as it will vindicate anew the merits, both as Poet and as Dramatist, of one of the most versatile, or as be him self prefers the expression, of one of the most com prehensive intellects whose labours have tended tothe adornment of our national literature. THE REV. J. E. GLADSTONE AND THE Gladstone e e h ce a m d December last, BISHOP OF LONDON. It may be in the recollection of our readers that, o u n . theG delivering we stated aeriest a .the n f Sundayß ev . J. evening lectures at the Episcopal . Chapel, Long-acre, and that on the previous Sunday evening he gave an animated discourse upon "Tractarianism is Popery, and must be expelled." In the course of the lecture the learned divine stated that he - had attended the service-at the church of St. Barnabas, in order that he might deal with facts. He was unsparing in his censures of those Tractarian clergymen who remain as traitors in the Church, and lamented the fearful culpability of the bishop of this diocetre in allowing the ,service to be so papistically conducted in a church subject to his authority. It appears these remarks in our columns attracted the notice of the Right Reve rend Bishop, for - in a day or two afte c rwards the Rev. J. E. `Gladstone was rigtiested to wait upon his Lord ship, and be accordingly repaired to London House, accompanied by his two chapel-wardens. Mr. Glad steno was received by his Lordship, in the presence of his chaplain, who immediately requested the chapel-wardens to withdraw. To this Mr. Gladstone strongly objected, as his Lordship was accompanied by his chaplain. Neither his Lordship nor Mr. Gladstone would give way ; so, that after eliciting from his Lordship the fact, that not having obtained the short-hand writer's notes of the discourse, he was not yet pre pared with a formal charge, Mr. G. and' his friends withdrew. • The passage in the Rev. Gentleman's lecture which so galled the feelings of the Bishop is to the follow ing effect ;—" Some of the Bishops (God forgive them) are traitors. I desire to speak with all calm ness and firmness, and to respect the office of a Bishop. I could say much more plainly to his face 'than behind his back, that the Bishop of this diocese is alarmingly responsible, and fearfully culpable for what passes in it." It was this close proximity of the Bishop's name in particular with the word traitor, as applied to the bench in general, that roused the feelings of his Lordship. , • A week or ten days after the above interview, Mr. Gladstone . Was requested to see the Archdeacon, the Bishop having deputed him to express his Lordship's di pleasure at the above quotation. The Archdeacon called upon Mr. G. to re trset or in some measure modify ; the obnoxious remarks which had given umbrage. This Mr. Gladstone firmly refused to de, stating that he had but, given : expression to his honest pu victions, and that he was prepared to meet the ccgiscquencrs of his actin whatever form they might present themselves. The interview had no other edict than , by the Arch deacon insisting and Mr. Gladstone declining to yield. Mr. Gladstone pointed out to the Archdeacon cer tain places where unblushing Popish practices called for his Lordship's summary interference, and cited the authorit:, whereby his Lordship had power to put them down. Tile Archdeacon was at issue with Mr. Gladstone on this point, ass , rting that his Lordship had no power to do what Mr. Gladstone deemed so imperatively needful. A few days after this last interview an inhibition was served upon Mr. Gladstone, interdicting him from preaching in the diocese of London. This brings the case to an important crisis, and the ques tion naturally suggested is, if the Bishop has no power to put down Puseadti:la preachers, what power has he to put down a man who preaches . tbe Gospel in accordance with the law of the land ? We are inclined to think that for once the -Bishop has met with his match, for in the Rev. Mr. Gladstone his Lordship will have to deal with a mend consummate :talent, untiring industry, and a zeal amounting to enthusiasm in the evangelical doctrine of the Church, and no amount of suffering or persecution will deter him from following out his determination to cleanse the Established Church from what he calls," traitors." It is not ,because men in a lowly state make strenuous endeavours to prevent. the inroads that Tractarianism is working into the foundation of our religion, that they are to be put down by the high and mighty of purple and lawn. If we are not mis taken in our opinion, the Bishop will find that he has overshot his mark. Already the influential members of Mr. Gladstone's congregation have waited upon him, stating their approbation of his conduct, and offering to stand by him in any proceedings that may be taken on the part of his diocesan. So great isf the esteem enter tained for Mr. Gladstone in Norwich, the seat of his former ministration, that large numbers of the Rev. Gentleman's discourse, have been purchased for dis tribution in that city. C. 3. S. DANGEROUs STATE OF PARLIAMENT- STREET AND ICLW PALACE -FAL esterday and the day before the great thoroughfare from Whitehall along Parliament-street, and across New Palace-yard, was in a condition to reflect the greatest disgrace on the parties responsible for its main tenance. Immediately in front of the Duke of Buccleuch's passenger was besmeared ' grounds, in Whitehall, there was all accumulation of mud t a h n e d f res t perate indeed must have and water extending across the carrirge way to near the pavement in front of the Board of Trade and the Privy Council-office. As the omnibuses, cabs, coaches, carts, tcc w dr t o t been his courage it, b loot-ingedown upon the prospect before him in Parliament-st, h drone e mud through and duty determined to advance on his journey to Westminster-hallOn one side of Parliament dthiritsyswloautg7l:: street innumerable vehicles were imbedded in macadamised metal, whil in e on the other side of the street conveyances were axle deep ponds of thick water. The contract for the monthly mail line of screw steamers to and from England and Africa, w hich was adve r ti se d b y the West Coast of the Septem ber last, has been taken by Mr. Admiralty in n i ne years, at an average payment Macgregor Laird. It is for Th e places touched a t will of 21,0001. per annum. River Gambif, Sierra be Madeira, Teneriffe, Goree, Accra, Whydeh, Bad Leone, Liberia, Cape Coast Castle, NODS, and Fernando agrY' _Lagos, Bonny, Calebar, Came home 9,000 miles, Po, making the total distance out and in from lift . which, inclu,:ing stoppages, will be per formedy-e.ight to sixty days.. The speed of the vessels is to average eight knots and their size will. be about satisfactory to add also that they are to be constructed of iron. A MAN CRUSHED BY AN Ox —Yesterday after noon a butcher, named John Willies ' is employed who p'ed as a slaughterman iu Newport-market, had a very e tialr L o c w escape of being crushed to death by one of the bullock he was about to slaughter. It appears that he went into " the pound," where they are tied up, for the purpose of driving cieht or nine of them into the slaughter-house to dress for to-day's market, and had nearly finished the job, when one of them refusing to go into the killing-house, he proceeded to urge it lorcibiy, upon which the animal became infuriate i, and rushing at him, pinned him so firmly against the wall, fiat had he not received timely assistance, he would un doubtedly have been crushed to death. Oa being liberated, he was carried to Charing-cross Hospital, where Mr. Dalton, the house-surgeon, discovered, en examination, that one arm was severely fractured, besides internal injuries of so serious a character, that he now lies in the hospital in a very pre , carious state. • - - - ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—At one o'clock yestertigy afternoon, a young woman, about eighteen years of agr, sud denly mounted the parapet of Waterloo-bridge, and threvr herself into the Thames. Her clothes buoying her up, she floated as far as Strand - lane , when she was picked up by the men in a police-galley, and immediately conveyed to Char ing-cross Hospital in a very exhausted condition. AMERICAN FIREARMS FOR THE CAPE.--The 'Lords Cominissieners of her Majesty's Treasury have caused Sir Charles Trevelynn, one of their Lordships' secretaries, to communicate to the Commissioners of Customs their Lord ships' desire for immediate directions to be g iven for per mining Colonel Colt to export to the Cape a Good H o pe activLeo ntdi hodencurvY°l. the same being certain cases containing about 450 revolving firearms of va rious sizes, with the bullet-moulds, ax-, complete; now in the Great Exhibition building in Hyde-park, intended fur the use of officers serving in that coony; and the authorities have given the necessary. directions for in.. matter. heavy y boun i et i to Selby, with a curing a compliance with their Lordships wishes in the - GREAT YARMOUTIL—On the morning of the 11th instant. at about four o'clock, the purni , lit2.., of Selby, John generalShi p s e cargo, master, diir i n tr g on a r very y was running over il)" On to the beach at Hopton. Teo sea, uction i over her, the cargo washing out, and the desa o the crew, who were of th'i's port, ar rivedseen clinging to the rigging, appeared inevitable, when Mr. b ro ught into operation, and the whole crew in charge of Manby's lile appar atus , which by him Brihton Silvers, an were speedily rescued from their perilous position, thus making, in all, 95 lives Dlr. Silvers has had the good fertube by the use of this valuable invention. to save BoTAL COLLEGE oF was bkilially SURGEONS.—The following entlemen, having undergone the necessary examinations for the diPlema, were admitted mr•mbers of the college at the meeting of the Court of Examiners on the 9th inst. : Messrs. Leonard George Boo r , St. G eorge - stree t East; Henry A yliffe,South Australia • Edward Horatio Swete Andrew Sexton Gray, Dublin ; William Thomas Bell,Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire; Bernatd Rice, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwick shire; William Henry Broadbent, Manchester; Thomas William Harle, Bishop's Stortford, Hats • William Coyle Dobson, London ; Sydney Alder, Wakedeld;Yorkshire ; \V m. George Lloyd, Ingrain, Mitihurst, Sussex ; Aldborough Lloyd Williams, St, lletliers, Jersey; and Edward Liddon, Coly toe, Devon. THE TEA. TRADE,-JAN. 12.—There was a great inereae in the deliveries cf tea last week, those from the London warehouses having amounted to 63.7,6541b5., or abeut 190,0001 b. more than in the previous Week. z~ A a ,• • f