The Sun. — London, England, 1852-01-27 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DA% .) LONDON, JAN. 27.—Wind at noon, S.E., fresh breeze and Squally, with rain. LONGSWILLY, JAN. 24.—The Mountaineer steamer, Liverpool to Ballioa, put, in here leaky. The Fenella steamer is ashore. GLOUCESTER.—SId. Admiral, New Orleans. QUEENSTOWN, JAN. 25.—Wind Westerly.—Arrd. Lord Nelson, Mauritius; John Retson, DOVER, JAN. 26.—The Earl of Errol, of and from Sunderland for Boulogne, sprung a leak on the 19th, and went down on the 20th January; crew saved. MARYPORT, JAN. 26.—The Factors, from Dublin, is on shore. SCARBOROUGH, JAN. 26.—The Meehanee, on shore in Feliz Bay, has got off and into this place. MALDox, JAN. 26.—The Master of the Wave, from Sunderland, reports several sunken wrecks off Ald borough, to which no buoy a aro attached. DEAL, JAN. 26.—Wind rau. fresh at S.W. -- Arrd. from the River, Sap', Adelaide, South Aus tralia; Hindoo, Calcutta; Gilmore, Madras; Elizabeth, C ape of Good Hop; Lusitania, Para; Duchess of Portland, Berbice; Tar, Tobago. Slcl. Oriental, Hong -I.)ng; Patrick Henry, New York. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 26.—Wind S.W., fresh.—Arrd. Athelstay, Calcutta; Evertor, Mauritius; Black Prince, NON Empire State, New York; Bhurtpore, Sf. John's, "'OW Brunswick; Industry, Sr. John's, New Brunswick; Darold, Calcutta; Hants, Thnny; Denison, Antigua; George Washington, New Orleans; Lady Sale, New Orleans; Tuscarora, Philadelphia; Star of the West, ew York; Racer, New York; Plymouth Rock, Boa ton. Sid. Mangerton, Port Philip; Anniv, Charleston; karraganset, Philadelphia ; Sardinian, New York. -.F l ut back Fairfield, Calcutta. The Leeds, steamer, Dub lin to this port, which was abandoned on the 24th inst. Off Port Lynos, was seen yesterday morning sill raiat, about twenty-i;wo miles N. by W. from the Light ship. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) HAY IVIAIZIEETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay. 2/ 15s to 31 17s Od; Clover ditto, 31 58 to 4/ 6s; and Straw, 1/ Os to 116 s per load. Supply moderately good, and trade dull. CUMBERLAND —rileadow Hay, 2/17s Od to 3118 s 01, Clover ditto, 31 5s to 4145; and Straw, 11 is to 1/ 7s per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow nay, 2/ 16s to 3/ 18s Od: Clover ditto, 3/ 7s to 41 7s; and Straw, 1/ Os to 116; pet load. Trade dull, at our quotations. C©3w~iilTE~l.~E. SD:wt.—There was rather an improved demand for British Plantation at the close of last week, and 900 hhds found buyers at stiff prices. At auction 1,560 bags Mauritius, 3,500 bags Bengal, and 4 200 bsgs Ma- Fomet good competition, and realised very fall pricer. eign-350 cases brown Bahia have been sold tr export at 15 , . The quantity of British lautation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 1,352 hhds 56 tierces 1 .,"8 barrels ; there were taken for home consump tion, 1,579 hogsheads 155 tierces 362 barrels. Trio St ook in the same place is 15,987 hogsheads 1,837 tierces 3 597 barrelr. REFINED is in good demand; brown lumps era 43s 6d. COFFEE.—Of 4,450 bags Costa Rica at auction, about 600 sold at the full value of 43s for good ord pale ; 640 bags washed Rio were taken, in at nominal prices , but 495 i i bags B a hi a p ar tly sold at 341 6d for ord. Good ord 4 , tit e Ceylon is 39 , '. V est quantity landed last week at the East and India Docks was 259 puns 2 1 hhds; there here t ak▪ en for home consumption 252 puns 5 hbds, and cx trted 62 puns 78 hhds. Tho stock in the same places 14 ,352 puns 1,073 hhds. RICE is firm. TALLOW.—P. Y. C. is 36s to 36s 3d, per cwt. on the spot, and Town 39s 6d per cwt. Not much is doing. A 0 ▪ Xa.—The current prices urea—Congou, ord to good ` 4 u, 8d to 9d; mid, 9- to 10d; rather blackish leaf, ;OW to lid; blackish leaf, llid to is ld; Pekoe kind, ', l B 2d to is 6d ; S ouc h ong goo d or d to b est mid, 81c1 to lid; mid to good mid, is 2d to 2s; Temolcay good o"d mid, 10d to llid; mid to Hyson kind, is to is 2d; batkind, 8d to 9d; llyson go o d or d, i s lid t o I s 2d ; oat mid, is 3d to is 6d; mid to good mid, is 8d to 3s 4 d;., Young Ilyson, is lid to 3s: Ca n t on ki n d, 10id to ._ 4B Oid ; Gunpowder, is 6 . 1 to 3s 6d; Canton kind, 7Ld is 4e. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) THE QUEEN V. INGRAM.—JUDGMENT. Lord CAMPBELL delivered the judgment of the Court IR this case which was a rule for a mandamus requiring : 116 of the justices of Middlesex to issue hi s w arrant to b ad been En obstruction to a public way which defendant been guilty of creating. It appeared that a com plaint had b een ma d e b e f ore t h e m agistrate of the de fendant's conduct; but inasmuch as the obstruction com plainedb of h a d b een sanct i one d by the offi c ial referees ' l acier the M e t ro p o li tan B u ildi ng Act, the defendant i ntended that th e mag i s t rate h a d no j ur isdiction in the akatter, and the magistrate himsolf taking the same view 0f the case, dismissed the complaint. This Court, how- ever, Was of opinion that th e aut h or i t y o f t h e official ;;_f.erees only extended t o di sputes re l at i ng t o p r ivate :lidings upon priv a t e land, rind not to obstructions of he public way, and the magistrate was, therefore, mis taken in the view he had taken of the Ac'. Under tho se circumstances, the application for a mandamus must be grauted.—Rule abscilete accordingly, BAIL, L C O URT.—Cr HIS DAY.) QuuEri v. WILSON . Sir F. THESIGER applied to th Court for a certiorari to remove an indictment which had been found in the Wilson, Central Crimi na l C ourt, against the Rev. Archibald v ?ilson, for a n i n d ecent assault. The Rev. Gentleman Counsel, anxious not o n l y to h ave t h e ass i stance of Qaeon's i ; "Bel, out to have the case tried by a special jury, and Bence the present application. Mr. Justice EILLE granted the writ, and directed the nfendant to put in bail for his appearance at the trial, 41 Mself in 2001. and two sureties in 1001. each. QUEEN v. JUSTICES Or LONDON. thMr. Sergeant BYLES applied to th e Court for a ru l e t o ew cause why a writ of certiorari should not issue for i r Purpose of bringing up an order of the Justi ces o f e (4401 1 to be quashed. This application arose out 'I , it dispute which has for some time been r ag i ng ,the (city relative to the dimensions of the end t i lt ' in omnibuses; the Act of Parliament required th a t a !teats in omnibuses should be made of sufficient length arid breadth to allow each person 16 inches, a d som , 3 time ago Mr. Alderman Wilson direct e d a i l i ta arts to issue against an omnibus proprietor named a coanitma for infringing this Act. Macnamara, how. decried that his omnibuses were not of sufficient dll:ieuaio to allow 16 inches for every person the Thiele was.licensed to carry, and therefore he refused p, f la4 ke any alteration 11 the seats. The upshot of this h; fg l B4l was a fine of 101., which Alderman Wilson d,,, —e !ad, but the defendant appealed against the 41 -s tou to the session. At the hearing of the appeal Alc'serman Wilson, although out of his rota, took r,t ill the discussion, and ultimately the fine was con- Cod, It was contended, however, that neither the i tte ,, l ° o r the confirmation could be sustained, because 6 -e ll/lan Wilson, who was a party to the dispute, had ;Properl sat upon the bench when the matt er was 44 J udiette y dßule granted. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) Robe r t Sh e ll e y was indicted for stealing a belly a n d b le g of pork, the property of William Ru shworth, a pork utchf,r, by whom he had been employed as shopmen. and I :?Peared that the prosecutor, having missed a belly a n - 4 of pork upon Christmas eve, caused the pri fliel's lodging to be searched, and a belly and leg being sd there, he claimed them, and gave Shelley in char ge. The latter ran away, but in a fortnight after "da gave himself Of i t. e. , up, saying he wanted to have an _end the The prosecutor being asked how he recognised leg, he replied by comparison with thirteen fellow which he still h4d. 43 x. :sergeant ADAMS—What! had you a pig with fourteen legs? The p rosecu t or —N o; b u t I had thirteen legs, of , ahich one was the fellow. Mr. P A NNE ho w 7 who appeared f or th e prisoner, inquired many bellies the prosecutor had? Prosecutor — Only on of my own. — (A. laugh.) Mr. I'AYNE—But how many bellies of pork? Prose eutor—Out of that pig I had two. Mr. PAYNE— pig is better off than you as —h w e e h c a u t , t two p o ig be h ll e ie h s a ? s — t ( w A o prosecutor—Why, two legs . bellies th e same as he has Mr. S rgeant ADAMS—But I always thought a pig Mr. PAYNE—Mr. Rushworth does not seem learned either in arithmetic or anatomy.—(A. laugh,) Mr. PA YNE pointed out to the jury the difficulty of identifyin,; a leg or belly of pork. Ho accounted for the Prisoner's flight by his desire to be at liberty on Christ mas-day, and for his delay in giving himself up by t h e bad advic e of a person who ought to have known better. The LE aimed JUDGE remarked that less proof of iden tity was i equired than if the pork had been found else- Where On in in the lodging of the owner's servant. The jtr!y, after a moment's consultation, found the Prisoner t3ailty, and Mr. Sergeant ADAMS observed that lie had been dis- Posed to ilentence the prisoner to imprisonment for six Weeks, bt it a worthy friend sitting near him observed that it w.fts a dear Christmas dinner at a month. Tie thought so too, and, taking into account the prisoner's Previous good conduct, would sentence him to one month's hard labour. -MA.RLBRO'-ST REX f-cr tiIS DAY ALLEcIED FRAM:P.—Wm. Grey Rex, of No. 3, Wynd "aro-plam, New-road, and Billiter-square, City, com taulsion agent, was brought up in custody of City police- Tastable No. 547, charged with obtaining from Mr. Arthur James White, hatter, 19, Regent-street, the B‘ll% . of 4/. 2s. by fraudulent pretences. appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor that t he k defend an t was i n d e bted to him for a hat, and that on the 13th :Inst. he (the defendant) came to him and sai d 6 was very sorry he bad not paid for the hat which he owed hint for, but if prosecutor would cash him a cheque for 61., h., would pay him. Prosecutor told him he had 14 so much about him, and asked him to draw one for 5 1 , 4 9 and h e wou ld g i ve hi m t h e diff e rence. The defen `;lnt then wrote hi m a c h eque for 51. on the Royal 2?!ritish Bank, 429, Strand, anu prosecutor deducted 181,, la price o f t h e hat, and gave t h e d e fendant 41. 2s. in change. Prosecutor subsequently paid the cheque sway in the course of business. and in a day or so he Was returned to him by the person to whom had paid it, wh o i n f orme d hi m that the defendant b ad no account there. Complainant had since e.scer -Ined that the prisoner formerly had an a voount at the acri t hat aftc'r he crave the e , i , oue to him ( Prosecutor) r he p-..1:1 e r e h'' no out again on Saturday lasit. The delondaut bed n account at the bank ',at the time he gave prosecutor the Cheque. Till: S Ci N, The complainant saw no more of the defendant till yesterday, when ho apprehended him at his office in Fiiiliter-square. The defendant denied the charge of fraud, and said he had money in the Royal British Bank at the tame ho gave prosecutor the chequo. This Mr. White denied. Defendant said he was a housekeeper, and had paid rates and taxes or his present residence fur three yearF, and it was not likely ho should knowingly commit the offence in question._ Mr. BINGFIAM adjourned the ease till tc-morrow, and consented to take defendant's rteognizances in 401. to appear on that day. HAYMARKET THEATRE. A new two-act comic opera, entitled Aminta the Coquette, the music of which is by Mr. Howard (stover, who is already most favourably known to the public not only as the author of some of the most exquisite ballad compositions of the day, but also as the composer of the serenata hero and Leander, was produced here last evening with the most triumphant and deserved success. The scene of the plot is laid in Spain in the year 1650, and the story is as follows :—Aminta (Miss Louisa Yyn.e) is the greatest beauty and the greatest coquette in a certain village, of which Don Tenorio de Tenebroso (Mr. Weiss) is the Alcalde. She has of course a number of adorers, but the two chief pretenders to her hand are Don Tenorio and Fernandez (Mr- W. Harrison). She secretly loves Fernandez, but he, distracted at her coquettry, joins Garcias (Mr_ 11. Corri), a contrabandist, is taken by the soldiers, and on his own confession condemned to death. Don Alonzo (Mr. Caulfield), the commander, at the en treaties of Aininte, consents to spare her lover's life, but Don Tenorio, glad of an opportunity of getting rid of a rival, insists on no mercy being shown bin). Immediately afterwards, however, several large hampers of smuggled Bordeaux are brought to him, and Garcias himself appears from one of the hampers, with an order for the Bordeaux, signed by the magistrate himself. He willingly gives his con sent to the pardon of Fernandez, and also accepts an invitation to dance at the wedding of Fernandez and Aminta. The music with which Mr. Howard Glover has illustrated this story is of a highly dramatic cha racter; each piece most skilfully reproduces the sen timent of the situation, and through the whole there runs a vein of delicious and taking melody which cannot fail to make Aminta one of the most popular operas of the day. The opera is studded with songs of the most taking character ; one of which, a most piquant ballad, " What a thing is love," (sung with great point and humour by Mrs. Caulfield., as Paquita), was honoured with a double encore. Miss Louisa Pyne sang a very sparkling cavatine, " I do not love," in a style of brilliant exeoution that cannot be surpassed. Her duet with Har rison, " Let not jealousy," was also very beautifully rendered. Harrison himself is admirably fitted. He has two ballads, " Queen of my soul," and " Golden sun," both of which were encored, and which will become the most popular pieces in his repertoire. Weiss, too, has an admirable song, which he sings as admirably, " Brightest beauty," which we opine will be the song of the season for barytonee. The concerted music is excellent, and is composed and arranged in such a manner as to prove that Mr. Howard Glover is one of the most accomplished musi cians of the day. The finale to the first act is a per fect gem, and the concerted piece, in the second act in the scene in which Fernandez avows his guilt, is, a fine specimen of what dramatic concerted music ought to be. The opera of Aminta places Mr. Howard Glover on high ground as a composer; neither Adolphe Adam, Ambroise Thomas, nor any other of the com posers of their school (to which school 41ntinta belongs) have composed anything superior to it, and we believe that in our own country Mr; Howard Glover stands alens as the' composer of a petite opera. The piece was admirably' piiron the Stage, and 'most care fully performed. The band and chorus,'small as both were, were neverthelets,scruPulously-cdrrect, and in that respect set an example which it would be well that some bands • and chorusses of greater pre tensions should follow. The manner in which the opera was conducted7reflects the highest credit on Mr. Alfred Mellon. The audience were enthu siastic ; Miss Louisa Pyne, Mr. Harrison, and Mr, Weiss were called on at the conclusion of each act, and at the conclusion of the opera, in obedience to loud and repeated demands of the audience, Mr. Howard Glover came forward an d w as welcomed in the most enthusiastic manner. The house was crowded. ASTLEY'S THEATRE. As we opined, the revival of Blue Beard has proved an immense hit. The gorgeous display of " The wealth of Ormus and of lud," the splendidly caparisoned elephantF, the admirably drilled camels, and the truly magnificent and oriental charb c ter of the scenery, give such an air of vraisemblance to the whole that the spectator, may without giving greatly the reins to imagination, fancy that far a while he has been conveyed by some powerful enchanter to " the land of the East," where ".13arbaric pearl and gold" are things of every day life. Never, certainly, has the luxuriant and gorgeous life of the Oriental been so splendidly reproduced, as in the Blue Beard at Astley's ; and we are not, therefore, surprised at the enthusiastic applause with which it is every evening greeted, by audiences crowded to the ceiling. SURREY THEATRE; Last night a new and original domestic play, en titled Annie Tyrrell; or Attree Copse, by Mr. Series, the author of many productions which are well known to the public, was brought out here with de cided success. The scene is laid in an English vil lage, and the characters consist of farmers, poachers., gamekeepers, cockney sportsmen, a drunken post man, an innkeeper and his daughter, and the various other members of an ordinary rustic circle. The hero is a young farmer, who has fallen in love with a vil lage maiden, and who, being discovered poaching, kills a gamekeeper in a struggle for his own life. The incidents leading to the murder, and the consequenoes arising forms the leading features of the play, and the from it, plot s filled up with a succession of comic scenes. Miss Aitken, Mr. Creswick, Mr. Meade, Mr. Shepherd, •aud Mr. 11. Widdicomb performed the principal characters, and the piece was put effec tively upon the stage. HUNGERFORD HALL, STRAND. After having been closed for some days to ma i ze a few alterations, this popular place of entertainment was again, last night, thrown open to the public. The arrangement now is certainly much more satisfactory than formerly, inasmuch as both Vac clever feats of legerdemain by Mons. Langlois and Mons. Lassaigne's experiments in animal magnetism, can be seen in the same theatre, and what is perhaps of greater importance to many, for one price. Of the performances, having ere now spoken of th(un most favourably, little more need be said. There is one beautiful contrivanc e , h owev er, introducedfor first time ,the in ven ti on o f M ons . Lassaigne, which is certainly worthy of notice. It is a chime of crys tal bells suspended on a cord stretched across the proscenium of the theatre. Any tune which arty member of the audience wishes will be immediately played by them without a n y v i s ibl e motive power. Whether wires concealed in the cord or electricity be the cause of the effect, we are a t a l oss to say, but in whatever manner it is managed its speaks volumes for Mons. Lassagne's ingenuity, and ought to be seen by all those who are curious in such matters. Those crystal chimes, and the beautiful little au tomaton rope-dancers, are quite enough to draw bumper house., but when those "illusions" are fol lowed by experiments o n magnetism, no b lesse doubt wonder ful, of r fal, though not illusory , there can be the success of Hungerford Hall. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. Gross traffic receipts for passengers and goods, week ending Jan. 24, 1852 £10,062 1 2 Ditto, Jan. 25, 1851 ... 9,248 9 9 Increase in 1852 ... ... £Bl3 11 5 London Terminus, Jan. 26, 1852. Giasciow AND SOUTII-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ending January 24, 1852 : Passengers (15,646), goods and Correspondi ng parcels, horses an d carriages.. £3,521 11 7 week in last year 3,356 0 7 Glasgow, January 26. contains A GASOMETER BLow D recently erected at the gas Operative the gale escape o he gas caused serious t cub i c feeto on Saturday night a gasomo m er, ape ow f Di: works in Southampton, whi c h gns, was blown down. The e f a o r t ti a n p ' s p annoyance in the neighbourhood. does M n in n r to those passed at appear to T H E ENGINEERS' STRIKE. Engi neers held another meeting last night at which resolutions of a similar character former meetings were agreed to. There be the least probability of a speedy settlement o the differ f ences between the masters and the men. MEETING OF THE LEADERS OF THE COUNTRY PARTY.—Several of the leaders of the Country party Were entertained at Burghley House, Stamford, during the past week, by the Marquis of Exeter, previous to the commence ment of the Parliamentary session. Amongst those present were the Earl of Derby, the Duke of Montrose, the Earl of Malmesbury, th e M arq uis of Salisbury , Lord Burleigh, Mr, Disraeli, Mr. lierries, Major Beresford, Mr. Newde gate , Captain Vy se, and Sir Charles Keightley . The Countess of Derby and Lady Burleigh were among st the visitors at Burghley. The party assembled on Thursday, and separated yesterday. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN AND WINDSOR, RA ILWAY.—Yesterclay Mr. W. Carter he ld an in quest at the Railway Tavern, Wandsworth, upon th e bod y of Mr. Salem Walter Cross, aged 29, a commercial traveller, who was killed at the Wandsworth Station on Friday morn ing last whilst attempting to enter a train in motion. The evidence embodied a the facts already pnblig)ed in these 14.1;(1 j:irv• • v€l - ,),11. 4 Ac,c,:;..ittal death," csouera , :iug the railway servants trom blame. One thousand six hundred and fifty-t wo v es s els entered the port of Gloucester during the year AB5l. LO N DON, THE LATE ALFRED ACGUSTUS FRY, ESQ. (Prom the Morning Post.) The name which we have. placed at the head of this notice did not belong to one who inherited or achieved that altitude of pl ace or of rank which com mands the homage of public observation. To many of our readers it is probably unknown ; and he who bore it might have passed away, wept and honoured by those only who were s o happy as to possess his personal aoquaintance. Nor do we seek by these re marks to call upon the close of a life that general attention which its course seemed studiously to avoid Our object is not to woo far the dead the idle breath of applause, but to encourage the living by a noble example, in the practice of those virtues which give life in every sphere its real value, and which deprive death, under all circumstances, of its sharpest sting. Of the threescore years and four which told his raortsl term, Mr. Fry spent all that followed his school days in the pursuits of commerce. To that unswerving integrity which is the highest character istic,. of the British merchant, he added the nice sense of honour and the lofty ger ierosity which are the true marks of the Christian gentleman. Amidst all the cares an.d anxieties of business, be never omitted to prosecute his favourite studies of letters and philosophy. " Ho was a scholar, and a ripe and good one." His learning was not confined to an acquaintance with the philology of anci.ent and modern tongues, it embraced also the vast trcasures of thought and ob servation of which the mast,w spirits of our race have made them the depositories. And those rich stores of wisdom were all hallowed by the pervading spirit of a fervent but unostentatious piety. The great amount of knowledge which Mr. Fry had thus collected from books, was largely augmented by observation. No incident of daily life was suf fered to pass without contributing its lesson ; and a keen—almost intuitive—in sight into character, enabled him to select his associates from those who were the best calculated both to appreciate and to add to his amazing stores of intell actual wealth. Mr. Fry's powers of communication were fully equal to his capacity fur acTuisition. He was the most instructive as well as the anost delightful of com panions. No one who has ever listened to his con versation can forget the forces or the fluency of its eloquence. The clearness and justice of his con. ceptions were made apparent in language the most apt and expressive. Das illustrations were almost always original Itnd uniformly cha racterised by a singular felicity and power. He was often compared in this respect, and by no means unjustly, to Dr. Job,nson, whom he resem bled in another and still more important characteris- tic—namely, his devoted love of truth. This last expression is by no means sufficient to convey to our readers the quality to which we allude. It was not manifested merely in a close sad unvarying adherence to what was exact and just--for that may be pre dicated by every honest man- —but it showed itself in a scrupulous and often self- sacrificing maintenance of all that belonged to or foil owed from the proposi tion which bad been asserted, or the fact which bad occurred. It invariably brought to light all that belonged properly to the matter in hand—no matter whether telling in favour, or against, himself. In every other respect his character was remark able for singular unselfishness.. No matter what was the sacrifice which his devotion involved, he shrank from nothing which could bet refit his friends, or even his acquaintances. To those in the humbler 'maks of life, his " hand was open as day to melting charity." Nor was his benevolence confined to acts of bounty — the large number of workm.ien employed by the highly-respectable firm of which he was a partner (the house of De La Rue and Co.) have testified their deep gratitude for the time which he devoted to their instruction and improvement, ;and their profound re gret for his loss, in a touching letter which they have addressed to his family. As a man, a scholar, a phi losopher, and a Christian—" Take him fur all in all, we shall not look upon his like again !" [ln this just and touching tribute of our cotempo rary to the late Mr. Fry, this. discriminating recog nition of his merits as a m an, of his high social virtues, his great talentta and his uprightness of cha racter, we fully concur, and we cordially sympathise with his family and the large c ircle of his friends who are now lamenting the loss of cane who in every sense was a " man indeed !" But Mr'_ Fry's name is not only deserving of honour for the reasons so well assigned by our cotemporary ; his in smory is to be regarded with respect for his noble qua lities as a citizen and a politician. Although he never assumed a place in public life, as one of the prominent IT *abilities of the day, he is well known to a large circle, of men who have been used in the political movenaents of the last forty years, as one of that band of intrepid and truly honest men who have contributed so effectually in their sphere to produce the prese nt enlightened and re fining state of the public mind,. To use the emphatic expression of the Lord Chancellor, a few months ago, he was " a reformer long before reform was fashion able ;" and we add, he was one of the men who did much, and at a great cost to hi tnself, to make reform " fashionable." As he began in youth, so he con tinued through a pre-eminently energetic manhood, and so he remained at the cloae of a career, which, although he was approaching his term of three score years and ten, we cannot but feel was too prema turely closed. His private an axim was that of the noble Roman poet—Vitam impendere Vero—and to that self-sacrificing principle of action throughout his career he invariably, at every cost, adhered. Ho noured be his memory ! He belonged to a race of earnest men—true political heroes—deep thinkers and energetic actors ; and we hold forth his example as a guide to the rising generation of politicians in the stirring time so distinctly at hand. Mr. Fry left a family of eight children—four daughters and four sons—the eldest of whom is a member of the bar, wbo bears his name.—En. Sun.] CORONER'S lISIQUEST. Yesterday afternoon an inquest was hold before Mr. Baker and a respectable jury at the Roebuck Tavern, Hackney-road, on view of the body of Mr. W. Clements, aged 72, late proprietor of the Observer and Bell's Life in London, who died at his late residence in the London terrace, Hackney-road. Evidence was given, showing that on Friday a ft ernoon the deceased returned home in his usual state of health. He had his dinner'; after which. he went out; but previ ously observed that he had a pain in his head. On his return he lay down on the sofa, and went to bed about ten o'clock. Before that time he appeared restless, but wee then a little better. Between twelve and one o'clock he lc ft his bed, and stated that he had a severe pain in his chest. He took a little brandy and water, and had a mustard plaster applied to his chest in compliance with his own directions. He made no remark about a sur geon being sent for. About four o'clock he sat in an armed chair, and shortly after was seized with a fit, while suffering from which he fell on the floor of his room. A medical gentleman seas instantly called in. The CORONER, observed that under the circumstances of the case he had directed a post mortem examination to be made. Mr. R. Wallis, surgeon, Hackney-road, said that he saw the deceased on Saturday morning between four and five o'clock. He had not ?Mended him professionally. Ho was dead on his arrival. He bad examined the body and observed no external marks of violence. There was great lividity in the neck and shoulders. The heart was extremely flabby, showing disease. The left ventricle was much thickened, which would greatly impede its natural functions. The lungs were also much gorged with carbonised blood, which would lead to apoplexy. This was the cause of death. The extreme apoplectic condition of the lungs was quite sufficient to account for death, without examining the head. There was nothing deleterious in the stomach. In answer to the CORONER, the witness stated, that if the d= aised had obtained medical advice in the course of the day, in all probability he would have been then alive. He had shown apoplectic symptoms, which would have been properly treated. Witness was informed that some time ago he had an attack of paralysis. Verdict—" Natural death, by the visitation of God." ON THE CAPE WAR. Mankind had long disputed at the Cape About the Devil's colour and his shape; The English held that he was black as night, The Hottentots asserted he was white; But now they split the difference, and say They're both quite satisfied the Devil's Grey. —Reformers' Gazette. TUE S' iTORINIS IN THE NORTH.—The Inverness Cou rier records the loss of four lives in the recent storm—two women, a shepherd, and an old man. There were also many hairbreadth escapes. In Strathspey, Braemoray, and Loch abt r, many sheep have been lost. 'I he Perthshire Advertiser records similar revere losses in Strathardle ;and the neigh bourhood ; and the Montrose Review states that on one farm in Glenisla, 300 sheep have been lost, while all the farmers :1111 , :red to seine extent. years of age was ehticed away f rom erAlairs parentsi 6tit i at c i!e e e n ds by a gang o f thi eves la s t wee k, and, w h en discovered, was in th e m id st of a course of lessons on the art ef picking pockets, EVEN: TUESDAY LITERATURE. CASTLE DELORAINE; or, the Ruined Peer. By Maria Priscilla Smith. 3 Vols. Bentley. To convey political opinions through the medium of a work of fiction, is not, generally speaking, an easy or a successful undertaking, buh the authoress of "Castle Deloraine" has been unusually fortunate, both in the selection of her theme and in the manner in which she has presented it to the public. The in terest of the story is not diminished by its poli tical . bearing. The novelist is not sacrificed to the politician; on the contrary, whatever ad verse opinions may be elicited by the infe rences drawn from the ruined fortunes of Castle Deloraine, there can be but one opinion as to the in teresting nature of the love -story which from first to last fascinates the reader's attention, and (far more forcibly than; any other chapters written with that avowed intention) points a moral, and teaches a ter rible lesson. In the conception and arrangement of this work Miss Smith exhibits some of the most necessary characteristics of a good novelist. The characters of both heroines are skil fully and beautifully drawn, and the unfor tunate hero is by turns the object of our pity and indignation. The story, be it added, is of a mournful and even tragic nature, occasionally con taining so much of natural pathos as powerfully to affect the heart of the reader. For these portions of her work we hold Miss Smith to be entitled to higher praise than for the more a rgumentative chapters, ex cellent though these may be ; for the novelist should, to our thinking, share in the aspiration of him who said, " Let who will make the laws of a country so that I make the ballads." He who can sway the hearts of many p ossesses the true power. The politics of "Castle Deloraine" are - of the most liberal and truly popular character. The tenantry of Deloraine are a specimen of that miserable class ground down to the death to Pay rents to an absent landlord, and that landlord, " the ruined Peer," is himself forced to resort to all the expedients of po verty while nominally the possessor of vast estates, which he is prevented from either disposing of or enjoying, partly by the instrumentality of bad laws and partly through his own iniquitous conduct, for no laws, however good, could have given happiness or respectabilty to a Lord Deloraine. We may safely commend this novel to the reading public as, apart from a fascinating story, it contains much judicious and thoughtful writing. The sorrows of the poor cannot be too often brought under the consideration of the powerful. " Evi3 io vvroasht From want of thought, As well as want of heart.' hence we must feel grateful to all who, like Miss Smith, introduce the neglected and disagreeable topic in a ple as i ng gu i s e to high places, wh ere otherwise it might be passed over and its very existence ignored. POETRY FOR CHILDHOOD. POETRY FOR YOUTH. Original and Selected. By Miss Jermyn. An excellent collection cf poems of real merit, very much in contrast to the works usually arranged for children. " The Poetry for Youth" is also of a superior class, being extracts from the best authors. Miss Jermyn has displayed much taste and judgment in the selection of these pieces. A VISIT TO ARUNDEL CASTLE. This is a description of Arundel Castle and the scenery surrounding. It c ontains , a history o f th e Earls of A run d e l. It d e scribes tne position of the castle, the dungeons, the Old Keep, the owls, &c. It gives an account of the siege of the castle and its restoration. It is profusely illustrated. CHAMBERS'S PAPERS FOR THE PEOPLE. This is the twelfth volume of this excellent series, and contains its usual variety. There are two tales, in one of which, "Marfreda ; or the Icelanders," is de scribed the an x i e ty f e lt by the inhabitants of that distant island to share in the literary and scientific advantages of the m o r e civilized world. There are also articles on the I nca s of Peru, the Progress o f America, and the Duke of Wellington. ..----- --- HOW TO EMIGRATE ; a Tale for All Classes. By William Kingston, Esq. An interesting tale, describing the adventures of several familie s w h o emigrate to Australia. It gives directions which ar e very useful to such adventurers. It speaks in a calm and reasonable manner of the prospects of co l on i sts, an d w hil e greatly advocatin g emigration does not deny that toil and perseverance are necessary to attain the desired end. A TRIP to the UNITED STATES and CA NADA. hi a Series of Letters. By Edward W. Watkin. Among the numerous books of travel which ha ve of late year s b een i ssue d f rom th e British press we cannot particul ar i se any one more intrinsically valua ble than the excellent and unpretentious volume of Mr. Watkin. It is replete with a mass of valuable information, lucidly and succinctly conveyed by the pen of an evidently clear-headed and practical man. The circumstances and progress of North America cannpt but be deeply interesting to every thinking man of "the mother country," considering the im portance and extent of our mutual commercial rela tions, and the peculiar intimacy of the alliance sub sisting between us. Hitherto those visitors to the States who have given their impressions to the public have rather sought to contribute to our amusement, by depicting the social peculiarities of our Transat lantic kinsmen, than to present a candid and impartial view of the mighty resources, the daring energy, and the shrewd intelligence of the citizens of the wonder ful Western Federati on . Not so the writer of the letters before us, who within the compass of 150 pages offers a plain unvarnished tale of the expe riences of his brief but comprehensive travel, which may well put more ambitious writers to the blush. 16 A n y English youngster," says Mr. Watkins, " will tell you that "Americans speak th rough their noses, spit, and hold s l ave s; but how few, even of the most intelligent, know that better English is spoken h -y the mass of American , th a n by the majority of English citizens, and that education is practically an institution of the United St a t e s, and universal; thou g h ut home it har dl y ex i s t s as a system, and can never be extended in any truly national direction it exciting a war o f par ti es ! Be the reason what it m - Y) we have been in the habit o f looking k up to it. Th down on Ameurica. We shall soon perhaps h a ve to looose who wish to gaze at ruins ewels nee d not go to it. These wh, only yearn for the sight of crown j, or ancient armour, had better stay away . But to all who would see the rea l m w hich Nature has spread out, in he r largest features, for the development of the Aogio_o oaxon race, under institutions onc e deemed Utopian, an d even yet wondered at as ex perimental — to all who would see how a people can g —North America i s the country of irresistible row at traction?' Mr. Watkin dates the fi rst two of his series of letters A (which are dedicated to M r. the Carr Glyn, LP. c h a irman of the London 11 ( 1 North-Western Railway from on b oard Company) which ha left Liverpool the steam-ship Asia, in and the last, when withinn the 16th o f August last, a o f England, tb shores On `" 0 7th of the following Octo few hours return to the ber. This was quick work a mind to digest, and a h ,but he had an eye to see,. and to describe, in no ordi nary degree of excellence. , after La a nd st i a n y g at New York of forty-eight on the 28th of August "slow" one, Decants() 'Judson to Albany in a boat hours, he steamed up i the it progresses at the rate hour inclusive of stoppages, called o f 0 n aseventeen miles l Reindeer does the journey Champlai nwren at whereas, li n ratew we of arc tweett od y , n t h r a r e t t w enty -two miles an hour. tady Thence through Schmec to Saratoga ; up the ; across the frontier to the banks beautiful nf the Lakest. ; and so to Montreal on the evening of the 2d sof , Se ptember. By steamer our tourist next dropped uow n t _ ' Quebec, with its im pregnable citadel and admirable commercialosition and retracing his course up th e river, , , work p ed along Lake Ontario from Kingst on to Toronto, which h e describes as being evidently a highly prosperous place. "It has a thoroughly Anglo-Saxon cast about it, and looks new and bright. Everywhere is the appearance of vigorous trade and rapid extension." Niagara is, of course, next visited, and well and graphically is the great wonder of the West described. W e then find him at Detroit, whence by rail, through' the country of the Black Hawks and of Tecumseh, and steamer across Lake Michigan, he reaches Chicago on the 1 1th. Chicago is on the verge of the great prairies of the Illinois, to get a view of which was the main object of our tra veller's crossing a the k l_e, and after indulging this reasonable curiosity he steams a cross to " Miehigan city," on the southern shore, and d r i ve _ 8 back through Laporte and Carlilse Hill to Detroit. 'Jere he had an opportunity of hearing one of the most eminent members of the American bar, Governor Seward, whose name is familiar to our read ers as the warm friend of Kossuth in his present ; vait to the States. Again crossing Lake Erie, he proceeds by " public work of America,"the of (then r4ailroadbut distance recently completed, a that miles, from revisiting Dunkirk to New york,_ 1 g at city on the 17th, after his debghtfu the excursion27th, two and a half weeks. Between then , the day . of his and leave of absence departure for Europe (hisl3 Boston, and being out), he visits New Haven, . , Lowell, on the Baltimore, one side,and Philadelphia, e ) and Washing ton on he other. This certainl y Did was. not letting the grass grow under hisfeet- our limits permit we extracts from this- would indulge freely in littlein teresting more than cordially cordially recommend itattention, more g amount of par ticularly for the condensed .information as of the American to the system and progress 1• contains rican railways. On this head Letter XX .matter well worth entire little volume ; and when it is the price of the public land con,t&red that shvery, the 'a t )rest • system, and almost every great topic of I (independent is also treated of in a masterly sketch which we subjoin from the preface) we cannot be JANU 1. Y accused of any undue partiality in according to Mr. Watkin's production our earnest approbation. It is a daguerreotype of North America. " It is but sixty , two years since the foundation of the Republic. It then consisted of thirteen small states. It new comprises twenty-nine states; without reckoning the new dominions of Oregon, California, Now Mexico, and Texas. Ten years ago its area was 2,000,000 square miles, or more than 1,300,000,000 of acres. That area has 19+ come, in 1850, 3,252,689 square miles, or 2 , 0 81,717,760 acres. It is thus nearly thirty times the size of Great Britain and Ireland. " The Republic now possesses an ocean coast of 5,140 miles —viz., 1,920 on the Atlantic, 1,620 on the Pacific, and 1,600 on the Gulf of Mexico. " Its population in 1790 was less than 4,000,000; in 1840 it stood at 17,000,000; it is now 25,000,000. And if its vast territory, with a more productive soil, and greater resources of all kinds, should some day become as thickly peopled as our own island, it will then contain a population of 800,000,000 of souls speaking the English tongue. If the Federation bold together in peace, why should this result, though distant, be doubtful? For it now comprises almost every variety of soil, climate, vegetable productions, and mineral wealth. Its 20,000 miles of river and lake navigation—its 10,000 miles of railway—its 4,000 miles of canal—and its 11,000 miles of telegraphic wire —connect every part of its vast territory together, and give to an interminable continent the compactness of a small island. The facilities of communication, too, place at the command of the people of one part of the country the climate of every other. When the thermometer is below zero at New York, a journey of three days will bring the tra veller to Savannah, where a genial temperature of GO degrees, clear skies, and verdant nature, await him. And when a scorching sun is filling New Orleans with fever, the cool weather of the North, and upon the great lakes, is healthy and delightful. The apple bloomed a Natchez in 1850, as early as the 24th March; while at Montpelier, in Vermont, it bloomed on the 10th June. The distance between the two places is but three or four days' travel. " One can hardly name a staple article of production which some part or other of the States will not grow — not as a mere garden curiosity, but as an article of pro fitable cultivation. The champagne of Cincinnati is be ginning to bo noted, and tea is under experimental cultivation in South Carolina. " The mineral resources of the country are enormous; and their development is only limited by the present want of capital to work them more efficiently. The coal of Pennsylvania—the iron in various parts of the Union—the copper of Lake Superior—the lead about Galena on the Mississippi; and lastly, the gold of Cali fornia, which has already put in circulation a coinage of 15,000,000/. sterling—all these . are but the first tapping of almost:boundless resources. In 1791, bho puLtio debt of the United States was 5,000,000 of dollars. It is now, with six times the population, only 64,000,000; and in the same period the imports of the country have increased from a value of 52 000,000 of dollars, to 147,000,000: the exports from 19,000,000 to 145,000,000; and the tonnage of shipping from 500,000 tons to 3,300,000. " The post-office statistics show how the transmission of intelligence has outstripped even the march of popu lation. In 1790, the number of post-offices in the entire States was 75; in 1850, the number was 16,789. In 1790, there were 4,875 miles of post routes; in 1850, there were 167,703. In 1790, the whole post-office revenue was 37,905 dollars; in 1850, it was 4,905,176 dollars; which bum consisted of 4,082,762 dollars for letters, and 819,016 dollars for newspapers and pam phlets. The mileage run in transportation of letters in 1830, was 42,544,069 miles, at a cost, for transportation only, of a little more than twopence-halfpenny per mile. And the total number of letters conveyed was 67,500,000; 62,000,000 of which were paid, and 5,500,000 free and franked. " To come from letters to arms, it is a curious fact, as exhibiting the real military strength of this great country, that the militia force of the States amounts to 1,960,265 men, or as many as the whole population of Canada, or two-thirds of that of Scotland, who could be called out and in the field in less than a month. " The school funds belonging to the respective states, swelled by the constant addition of every sixteenth sec tion of Government land sold, are very large. Those belonging to seventeen free states amounted in 1850, in fixed value, to 21,400,000 dollars. Popular education is the condition on which all new states are admitted into the Union. " There are 121 colleges in the States; with a total of 950 instructors; 50,115 alumni; 9,028 ministers; and 11,565 students; and having 769,079 volumes in their libraries. " And without a farthing from the State, or from any source beyond the free-will offerings of the people, to support them, there are in this country of yesterday, 30,217 churches (exclusive of those belonging to the Wesleyans) connected with the various sects of Chris tians; 26,588 ministers, and 4,558,168 communicants, or 1 in 5i of the population. " This country, then, possesses all the elements which are usually considered as contributing to civilization and to power. It has far outstripped us in the rate of its progress; and it becomes every day, more and more, the refuge for the industrious poverty, not only of Great Britain, but of Eurepe." We cannot forbear adding the following dispas sionate and sensible remarks on the thorny slave question " I have found throughout my tour, what all English travellers must find—that slavery is a question which it is better not to go out of one's way to discuss. For, although I have had many friendly conversations with its most ardent supporters and most violent opponents, I soon discovered, on the one hand, that the question is practically compromised by the great political parties in the free states, from time to time, in order to conciliate Southern votes; and, on the other, that the slave-owners consider the word abolition' as synonymous with con fiscation and servile war. The latter meet you at the outset of the argument by stating, that their whole pro perty consists of land and slaves. That their lands of course derive their value from cultivation; and that, apart from the mere question of cost, that cultivation is impossible in the hands of the white man. They tell you, that while the negro endures the labour of the rice field mid-leg deep in water, and with a scorching sun above his head, without danger, and can withstand the miasma hanging in the night air on the plantations; the white man is attacked with hopeless fever if he expose himself to these influences. They declare that the un conditional abolition of slavery, in a country abounding in unappropriated lands, where men may squat without being disturbed, means simply the confiscation of three hundred millions sterling, the value of the slaves in the first place, and the abandonment and the destruction of the entire planting interest, in the second. To urge the morality of the question with these men, would be as successful as a similar appeal to our opium traders; to the maker of fire-arms certain to burst; or, to use an American free. state illustration —to the successful ma eufacturer of wooden nutmegs. " After hearing these statements, doubtless exagge rated, but which were made with earnestness, and are at least partially true, I was not surprised to learn, that since the forcible seizure of a slave at Boston, some months ago, by the abolitionists of that city, many of the Southern merchants have transferred their pur chases of manufactured goods to New York, to an extent which, were it not stated on authority, would be beyond belief. Indeed, I learn that so strong is this anti-aboli tion feeling, that were any option exists, the avowed abolitionists are systematically avoided in business dealings. A first class firm in New York, having a magnificent shop in Broadway, see their old Southern customers pass by to a rival establishment in the same street, the only reason being that they are known to be earnest abolitionists, while their rival has never publicly expressed his opinion on the question. " The ' fugitive slave law' is, indeed, simply a decla ratory Act. For it is unfortunately the fact that the Southern States gave in their adhesion to the Federal Republic solely on condition that, while the slave trade should cease, the institution of slavery should bo re spected, and they should have the right to follow and seize fugitive slaves in any part of the Union. The ' fugitive slave law' was the work of the ' Union' party— a party composed of men of all shades of opinion, who wish, by conciliation, to prevent the threatened with drawal of South Carolina and other slave states from the Union. " Greatly as all just and dispassionate men must ab hor slavery, every one must admit the di ffi culties with which its immediate abolition is bore surrounded. The negro does not possess the cordial sympathy of the white man. .For while a small, and, politically speaking, un influential party are prepared to make every sacrifice and run all risks in order to blot out slavery on the in stant, the influential and acting leaders of the majority, whatever their occasional language of denunciation, and affectation of horror, are not disposed to brave the re bellion of the South, and the possible disruption of the Republic, for the sake of shortening the thraldom of the negro some fifty years. They profess to rely upon the natural progress of events, which, by quiet change, has already banished slavery from the majority of the states originally parties to the Union; and has, within the last few years, forbidden the future existence of slave states north of latitude 36 deg. 30 min.—for the gradual ex tinction of the system; and in the mean time they are prepared to alleviate the lot of the slave; to refuse any extension of slavery; and, as far as concession can ob tain it, to narrow the area which it now occupies.. " Perhaps, should these cold political views still bold t possession of the moving spirits of the country, the nest practical step in advance may be to secure to the 1 atheeprrsoodnualceriogfhht his s o lsaobmouersminaltlhpaotrtpioonrtioofnt;h_e tdosys,asyna,d:itno fact, that after a stipulated number of hours' his master, the remainder of his time shall ba lly labosurowtonr The effect of this would be to enable him . leag minimum t° ac: cumulate property. And if, add ition' be bound to price be fixed at which his master shoal.e' freeba_arnknsi were allow him to redeem himself, and sav i n g opened to receive the produce of s awn upo n upo e n b'ngs— is lot, some glimmering of daylight to b a o bought and sold, and his condition, as a chatte" - would not be hopeless." THE EARTH AND MAN ; Lectures on co im t h i e l a r a u s t u h b o j r e ct n s: t in observes parative Physical Geog,raphy. By Arnold Guizoint tle This volume is tran slated from the French, b y c a zo E : C. Felton. It treats of the figure of the contine n ts , the oceans, the win ds of thenan e temperate regic sdpisetarkibinugtioonf tohfethmearriatiinmse, of the East Indies, after describing it s singular vege tation ; " Everything most grand and powe r ful ductions of the animal world is there of the pro rhinoceros, the huge royal tiger, the encountered. The all inhabita nts of those countries . I F to these we add orang-outang, are t h e m ineral wealt h, th e gold and there a bound, we may pronou nce these tae diamonds which r i c hly endowed of the un; ' _ T _ yre e regions the most • But let us raise our- ISP, • solves above the limits of the natural, into the regions of the historic world. Where have we beheld all people end suctitios arrive at their hi g h est per f ect i on, i f not in Europe, that penins ular continent, th e most i n d ente d and most. maritime of all conti nents ? Call together your historical recollections, and cast your eyes upon the map of the world, and you will see that all the highly chi with the ex ce p t i on o f one or civi lised peoples of the world, two primifsve nations, have lived, or still live, on the margins of seas or oceans. DICTIONARY OF GREEK AND ROMAN GEOGRAPLIY. Part). Edited Ly William Smith, LL.D.. Taylor, Walton, and Itlaheony. Scholars will not fail to welcome another classical dictionary, edited by a man as experienced in such matters as the learned and pains-taking Dr. Smith, to whose erudition and to whose industry they are already indebted for many other works of a similar and equally valuable description. His dictionary, for example, o f P agan Mythology, has long since b een recognised, and deservedly, as the standard bock of reference on the religions and divinities of Heathen dom. His Dictionary of Antiquities, in like manner, has come to be regarded with implicit con fidence by archmologists. A kindred compila tion is here adventured upon, and this time the energies of Dr. Smith and his gifted corps of contributors will be directed to the elu cidation of the difficulties of inquiry in relation to Greek and Roman Geography. Part 1., as the in itial number, gives large hope of success in the un dertaking. Throughout the letter-press is embellished with appropriate illustrations. Additional portions are promised, in the form of a quarterly periodical, until the work is completed—its contents being com prised in cue large volume, as in the instance of its two remarkable predecessors. Conducted to its close with equal spirit, we doubt not that the book here commenced will in every way prove worthy of its editor's reputation. TWO FAMILIES. By the Author of " Rose Douglas." Smith and Elder, Cornhill. This tale is called "an episode in the history of Chapelton," a small country town. The characters are well drawn, and although none of them possess qualities to inspire admiration, with the exception of Mary Wilson, the story is entertaining. The hero of the first volume is Ben Wilson, the son of a pauper woman, who runs away from his home to escape being apprenticed to some trade. After the lapse of many years he returns from India with a fortune, buys an estate in the neighbourhood, and appears the wealthiest inhabitant of the town where he once lived nu charity. The concluding part of the narrative provoa the vilokerinpias of bringing up an bpiross in self-indulgence and flattery. Eliza, who succeeds to her father's estate, is a lamentable instance of early mismanagement. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, JAN. 26. The Queen and Prince Albert walked in the Home Park and Slopes this morning. The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and younger members of the Royal Family, took their usual pony and walking exercise. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel F. H. Seymour, and Colonel Hon. Charles Grey, went to town at two o'clock to-day, by a spe cial train of the South-Western Railway. The Duchess of Sutherland, and Lady Constance Leveson Gower, and Major-General Hon. George Cathcart left the Castle to-day. His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yes terday afternoon at a meeting of the Surplus Com mittee of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations in 1851. His Royal highness, attended by Colonel Francis Hugh Seymour, arrived at the Palace at Westmin ster at three o'clock in the afternoon. The other members of the committee present were, the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, Sir William Cubitt, Sir Charles L. Eastlake, Sir Charles Lyell, and Mr. Cobden, M.P. Mr. Edgar Bowring (secretary) attended. The meeting broke up at five o'clock, when Prince Albert, attended by his equerry in waiting, took his departure for Windsor Castle. Mr. F. Mowatt, M.P., had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office, on the subject of the Metropolitan Water Supply and Drain age Bill. — Major-General the Hon. George Cathcart, Gover nor of the Cape of Good Hope, arrived in town yes terday morning from Windsor Castle. The general had an interview with Earl Grey in the afternoon at the Colonial-office. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Walker, Mr. Knox, and R. Roy (directors), and Mr. W. G. Roy (solicitor to the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Com pany), and Mr. Stewart (secretary), and Mr. Carter (solicitor), Mr. Ledsharn, Captain finish, and Mr. Morgan, representing the London and North-Western Railway Company, bad an interview with the Right Hon. H. Labouchere yesterday, at the railway de partment of the Board of Trade. Mr. G. England (solicitor), Howden, and Mr. W. B. Beckitt (solicitor), transacted business at the rail way department of the Board of Trade yesterday. Sir Alexander Spearman had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing -street. The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President) ar rived in town yesterday evening, from his seat, Bowood-park, Wiltshire. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from the Governor of Canada. Lord and Lady John Russell bad a dinner party on Saturday at their residence in Chesham-place. The company included the Prussian Minister and Madame Bunsen ; the Marquis D'Azeglio, Sardinian Minister; the Earl and Countess of Minto, the Right Hon. Fox Maule, Mr. Panizzi, Mr. Charles Dickens, Mr. D. Seymour, and Mr. James Hudson. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YEsTERDIr. CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst Mr. Martinson's Nancy 33 to 1 agst Mr. J. Merry's Ringleader—taken freely 33 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Ariosto 40 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Scarecrow—taken freely 40 to 1 agst Lord Waterford's Cockcrow 1,000 to 15 agst Lord Waterford's Duc4m-Dhurras—t 2,000 to 30 agst Mr. Wilkinson's Neasham—taken 1,000 to 10 apt Mr. Tomkins's Urbanity —taken 1,000 to 10 agst Mr. Gooch's Surprise—taken 1,000 to 10 agst Mr. Payne's The Mouse—taken. The only horses backed, except for a trifle, were Ring leader, Scarecrow, and Cockcrow; we have quoted the laying prices agst Nancy and Ariosto. They were act backed. DERBY. 8 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Hobble Noble—taken freely 13 to 1 agst Lord Zetland's Augur 14 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Claverhouse—take 15 to 1 16 to 1 agst Mr. J. Stanley's Orelio—taken freely 17 to 1 agst Lord Ribblesdale's Kingston 25 to 1 agst Lord Ribblesdale's Lapidist—taken 25 to 1 agst Sir R. Bigot's Filius—taken 30 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Homebrewed—t. The odds returned agst Hobbie Noble and Orelio were taken to a considerable amount, for all the money, in fact, that could be got on. 25 to 1 was taken, once in hundreds, about Lapidist (the taker offering to go o n ); 25 and 30 to 1, to four or five hundred pounds, about Filius (5,000 to 200 in one bet) ; and 30 to 1 a nd 1,000 to 30, rather freely, about Homebrewed. LIVERPOOL SPRING- M EETING, 1852. Weights for the Liverpool S tee plechase_, _ Lord George, 1 Ist 101b—Sir Jo hn, list 10 1 b— V a in Hope, 1 Ist 41b—Abd-el-Bader, list 41b—Sir Peter Laurie, list 21b—Peter Simple, list Mb—Due-an. Dhurras 11st 21b—Lucy Neale, 11 st 21b—Peter, list-- View-halloo, 11st—Fernhill, 1 lst—Chieftain, lOst 121 b —Bourton, lost 101b—Bedford, 6 yr s, lOst 101 b—Agis lOst 101b—Little Queen, lOst 101 b — Postilion, lOst 816 1 ' Warner, 10st 81b—Maria Day, lOst 61 b — St. H u eli a e i r f. ,lo s t 61b—Melford, lOst 61 b — Kissa wa y , lO st 61b— and half, lOst 61b—Joan of Arc, lOst 61b—Oscar , 1 091 yl lOst 41b— i 1., Oat 61b— Simple Harry, lOst 61b—Miss Mow bray, _ . i . ent Friend, Hardwick, lOst 21b —Dolly's Brae, 1081—Si lent tiazza Ludra, 9st 121 b —Bedford, 5 yrs, 9st 121 b— La —Vengeance, 9st 121b—M10-, 9 st 9st 121 b Lad, 9st 101b—Abbot Laurence, 9st luoie lolb—Forest 9st 81b—Janus, 9st 81 b — Odin,,9st 81b— Maria Monk, —Carrig. 9st 81b—Venture, 9 st 81b— Bullfinch, Oat 81b —Viotress, 9st 71b—La ra i enne _ De Ginkle, 9st 71b M a ly, 9s l 61b—Everton, 9st 616—Maid 71b—Co is 9st 6113- 9st 61b—Cripple, gat 61b—R. b—Maid of the West, 9st 41b—Maurice Daly, 9 ingdove, 9st 41b—Scavenger, jury, 931—Buseot, 9st. Hintont Alb—Royal Blue, 9st—Per- Forfeits to be declared b y pays forfeit. Handicap for the Spring ~.. the 1 Ith of February. Cossack, Bst C up.--Mile and three-quarters. 7st 71b—A.bdallah, 7st 71b -.T he Marquir, 7st 71b—Merry Peal BMW!), 7st 21b —I 4 lb—Hungerford, 7st 21b—Lough anthe, 7st 01b--Prior of Lanercost, 6st 121b—Cou ntess Wiseman, inel fist 101b—Kil ' quade, 6st 101b—Abbess of Jer- L ve e a t u t x, Est 81b—Melford, 6st 81b—La Fiancee, Est 811)-- Letter -press, E s t Est 4 e l r- 81b—Ischia, 6st 41b—Porto Bello colt b—First Fruit:, 6st 41b—Young Troublesom e, Est Olb— True Girl, sst 121b—Merry Bird, sst 121 b — S i r Charles Napier, sst 61b—Zelmyra, sst 2113—Joe Miller, sst 21 b—Fallow Doe, sst 21b—Don Carlos, sst 01b— Snowdrop, 4st 121b—Banshee, 4st Sib —Surprise, 4st 81b. Forfeits to be declared as above. THE NEW NOVELS.—The following new and po pular Works of Fiction, published by Messrs. Colburn and Co., may be bad at all the Libraries: -1. Mr. Warburton's Darien ; or, The Merchant Prince. 2. The Heir of Arden an, a Story of Domestic Life in Scotland, by the au th or of "Anne Dysart." 3. Emily Howard, by Mrs. Dunlop. 4. Jacob Bendixen, the Jew, by Mary Howitt. 5. Ravens cliffe, by the author of " Emilia Wyndham." 6. Falken burg, by the author of " Mildred Vernon." 7. Clara Har rington, a Domestic Tale. S. Mrs. Mathews ; or Family M ys t er ies, by Mrs. Trollope.. 9. Cecile, or the Pervert, by the author of " Rockingham," 1 vol. 10. The Livingstones ; a Story of Real Life. 11. Marian Withers, by Geraldine E. Jewsbury. 12. The Lady and the Priest, by Mrs. Mo berly. 13. .Lady Ponsonby's Clare Abbey. 14. Caleb by the author of "Margaret Maitland." Field,Also, J ust ready, 1. Hearts and Altars, by Esq., author Robert Bell, , . of " The Ladder of Gold," &c. 2. Ruth Garnett, an thst°' 'iota Romance. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE:. Rear-Admiral Deans Dundas, C. 8., M.P., has re turned to the Admiralty, from Portsmouth. Britannia, 120, Captain Goldsmith, took .on board yesterday a quantity of bedding and other ea bin furni ture, for the use of Admiral Dundee, from the dockyard, which he selected on Friday and Saturday,. when at Portsmouth. She has bent nails, and has h g h t one d t h e ship by discharging her shot and some of her water, to enable her to go cut of harbour to Spithead to-raorrow. Encounter, 14, screw-corvette, Captain Gordon, is ordered to be detached for the Mediterranean, and to return to Lisbon, to be under the orders of Commodore Martin. Pique, 36 (the first of Sir William Symonds's 36'st). it was reported some time eines was being converted, at Pembroke, into a screw-ship. This, we are sesry to find, is incorrect. A great deal of expense is being in curred in repairing—or rather renewing, this bad, costly, and obsolete man-of-war. PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—A court-murtial, CM` prising Rear-Admiral H. Prescott. C. 8., President ; Captain H. C. Chads. C.P., of the Excellent ; Captain G. B. Martin, C. 8., of the Victory ; Captain Goldsmith, of the Britannia ; Captain Yates, of the Neptune ; Cap tain Warden, of the Retribution ; and Mr. G. L. Greet ham, Deputy Judge-Advocate of the Fleet, assentibled this morning on board the flsg-ship Victory to try Mr Lewis Scott Beeves. First Lieutenant of her Majesty's Royal Marine Corps serving in her Majesty's ship Rod ney. Capt. Graham, C.B. (who was the prosecutor under the Admiralty), on the followi ng charges :—" For that the said First Lieutenant Lewis Scott Reeves, while borne upon the books of her Majesty's ship Rodney, did omit to pay the rum of 23/. on stem - vat of the ward room mess, although a letter was addressed to him by Colonel Menzies, pledging himself to pay the same sum, such conduct being unbecoming the character of an officer and a gentleman ; and allowed a debt of 27/. 7s. for his mess, and a debt of 10/. 78. 6d. for wine, to accrue since he joined the ship; also for having ab sented himself from her Majesty's ship Rodney, without leave, from the 13th to the 17th inst." The clerk (Mr. Freelock) of the Rodney, proved the entry on the books of that ship, on the 18th of August last, of the prisoner. It appears that by th e regulations of ell messes in her Majesty's naval service, i t i s cue _ ternary for each member thereof to pay the amount of his monthly subscription thereto in advance, at the com mencement of every month. The evidence was much too lengthy and void of general interest even to epitomise it. The prisoner's defence set forth, that with respect to the first charge, circumstances ot a private nature over which he had no control prevented his fulfilling the pre mise made by him to Colcnel Menzies (Me Com mandant of the Royal Marine division to which the prisoner belorged), namely, to pay the sum of 231. ou or before the Ist of January, and that he had no fit:indolent intention of withholdirg the same. With regard to of ficiating himself from his ship without leave, he threw l 4 a.° ma' ely thy. enurt: ho alleged he had received no orders to go on board, either tram uttintou Hunt (commanding the Marine detachment on board the Rodney) or from any other officer. The Court having heard the evidence in support of the charges, and what the prisoner had to allege in de fence, and having weighed and deliberated upon the whole, where of opinion that the last charge had not been proved, and therefore adjuged him to be acquitted thereof; but with regard to the other charges, they had been fully proved against him, and therefore sen tenced him to be dismissed her Mejesty's ship Rodney, and to be placed at the bottom ot the het of First Lieu tenants of Royal Marines. The Retribution steam-frigate, Captain Warden, went out, of harbour this afternoon, and anchored at Spit head. The Fairy royal steam-yacht, Master-Commander Welch, was undocked to-day, and taken into the basin to receive her boilers, Woot.wicu, JAN. 26.—Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.8., surveyor to the nay.), and Mr. Isaac Watts, as sistant surveyor of the navy, visited Woolwich dock yard, and remained for some time cn board the High flyer steam-sloop, in the basic, and now nearly ready for trial down the river. The Lizard steam-vessel arrived at Woolwich this afternoon from Sheerness, and will proceed up the river to Blackwell to-morrow, to embark a party who are to proceed to Sheerness to witness the testing of anchors and their holding powers in the anchorage ground off that port. The Tyne store-ship, Master-Commander Peter Wel lington, is at present under the sheers on the river sido of the basin at this dockyard, having her rigging and outside repairs effected previous to taking on board a supply of stores for the Island of Ascension and Rio. A detachment of Royal Marines will embark in her when ready for a passage to Ascension, where they are to be stationed. The Resistance, 10, troop-ship, Master-Commander Bradshaw, is still at this port, undergoing a refit pre paratory to further service in the conveyance of troops. DIGNITY OF THE AMERICAN PRESB.—The Editor of the American Mechanic has encountered trials unknown to ordinary men. Hearken unto his wailings:—" Owing to the facts that our papermaker disappointed us, the mails failed, and deprived us of our exchanges, a Dutch pealar stole our scissors, the rats ran off with our paste, and the devils went to the circus, while the editor was at home nursing babies, our paper is unavoidably delayed beyond the proper period of publication."—New York Daybook. - - THE WEATHER IN THE NORTH OF EUROPE.—A. letter of the 13th inst. from Mundal, in the province of Christiansand (Norway), says :—" In the last week, we have had the thermometer at eight degrees above the freezing point ; the trees are beginning to bud, and the fields are covered with flowers, as in the finest day of spring. This is an event unexampled in our country. The lower classes, in their ignorance, attribute the extraordinary mildness of the weather to the last great solar eclipses, which they say removed Norway farther to the southward. This warmth does not, however, please every one, for the continual rain which has fallen has rendered the roads impassable, while with our ordinary winters the communications are always open by means of sledges.— Galignahi. PREPARATIONS FoR OPENING PARLlAMENT.—Pre parations on a very extensive scale are being made on the works of the new Houses of Parliament for the approaching session, which will be opened by her Majesty in person on the 3d of the ensuing month. The old House of Commons and adjacent buildings in Abingdon-street, and the tempo rary wooden erections and hoardings in Palace-yard, facing the entrance to Westminster-hall, have been pulled down, and the whole space thrown open, affording an uninterrupted view of the end wings of the new palace. The entrance, to the House of Commons will be through Westminster-hall, a noble flight of steps at the western end leading to the main corridor or avenue of the chambers. The hall will be lighted by several gas illuminations of a spiral circular form, which will have a most charming effect upon the fine and stately proportions of the structure. The entrance of the Victoria, Tower will be used for the first time by her Majesty on the a pproaching opening. The State carriage will be conducted proceed under the tower, and her M a jes t y , alighting, will along the Royal corridor to the H ouse of Lords. The entir e line of quay, or promenade, f ron ting the Thames, has bee n lighted by some forty or fifty ges i a m p s, an d f th elndiahave Water has a very pleasing effect. THE SUCCESSOR TO THE AMAZON.—As w e s t a t ed last week, the directors of h juste .li completed t from the British and Nort h American L o yal Mail Comp any, t'es of the Arabia steamer, to makeup so far th e vo i d created by the losses of the Demerara and Amazon. The Arabia was 24t w as launched at Greenock on dockyard h ult., and i s i n t h e n course of completion ithe yard of Mr. N ap i er, of Gl asgo w. She is considered the Thefinest of all th e N ort h Amer i can s team-liners.engines are side levers of the largest size, we _ believe, ever put en board a vessel, the cylinders being 103 t. inches in diameter, with a nine-feet stroke. The coffee is e power of the two engines f 1 000-horse Dower wor ki ng engi will be upwards 0 , , at alow pressure. The wheels a re 37 feet diameter. Th e -r • principal dimensions of the o f keel and Arabia are as we given have already • ven them—Length fore rake, 265 feat; l brea dth of beam, 40.8 feet depth of on deck, 310 feet ; ton nage, 2, 402 tons. The epth of hold 27.7 feet; en abled to part with the owners have bee n th e more rea dil y is Arabia from the f ac t th a t th e P ers i a , a nother of thei r liners, so far advanced that she will be launched in Ap r il next. SOUTH-EASTERN It the Tunbridge -wells AiLwAY.—lt is intended to open and Hastings branch of this line through out to Hastings o s hortest route bon the Ist of next mon th. Thi s w ill b e th e y railway from London to Hastings. NORTH DEVON RAlLWAY.—Preparations are being made by the with a ' contractor to resume the works on this line, view to their completion. It is intended to complete the works at various places on the line so soon as the com pany obtain possession of the requisite land, which it is ex pected will be in the course of a few weeks. The Earl of Derby will entertain at dinner !a number of the Peers of the Country party on Monday next ; and on the ensuing Wednesday and Saturday the Noble Earl will give dinner parties to the Members of the Lower House who at present sit at the Opposition side of th e Commons. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston have enter tained a succession of visitors at Broadlands during the week. THE Loss OF THE AMAZON. — In this inquiry yesterday, the remainder of the evidence given by the wit nesses before the Board of h aven was almost a recapitulation of the statements they bad priusly given before the direc tors of the company, and therefore we have not thought it necessary to give it at length. The inquiry was adjourned till to-morrow (this day). DISASTERS NEAR. LIVERPOOL. —Very heavy weather ther has been experienced in the Channel during the past few days. The Leeds, an old steamer belonging to The y c , the Dublin Steam Packet Company, the south-west of Point Lynas. a t tl e sunk on on Sunday board course destroyed, though the passengers were picked UP 1W we to re of im, laden the ship Empire State. A schooner, the Specul with copper ore, and bound from Wicklow to Runcorn, was completely disabled iu the Channel on Saturday, and the c rew having been re scue d b y the Prince Steam er, the little ve ssel was left t o h er fate. Yesterday, however, she was in tow la 7 a steam brought into dock, having been taken tug. The car go , un li ke that o f t h e Leeds, w ill I ortunately be little affected by the water. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. —Yesterday morning a fir e broke out on the premises of Mr. Foletti, picture-frani e 's. The while of maker, of 64, Banner-street, St ' "k h e e top floor s f the back workshops were burned down; workshops, t burnt dwelling house, used as store-room s and of house and contents out ; the roof destroyed, and remainder_ s. Foletti was seriously severely damaged by fi re, &c. Mr The contents were in jured by jumping out of window. e D I house No. insured in the Thcenix Fire-office. 6 3 , ilanner.street, cured in Tavern was y fire. was in.- called the the Ri Hopone arc h Fire-offic d e. Seamaged ver b al of the t more or les s premises cont i guous were damag ed severely by fire, water, and removal. T , a —The agitation CHEAP .u.EE .. for the reduction of progressing the price of Leer's Wednesday ] ' rapidly amongst the work ing classes. held, at •11 . it evening last several district meetings were w ic the reports were of the most favourable character, and a practical result may be shortly anticipated. So strongly prevalent is the feeling at the east end of the town in favour of the movement that it has been resolved to convene a public meeting for the p o pulous districts of Shoreditch, Hackney, &c. SOMETHING LIKE A CLIMATE. The Albany Knickerbocker, of t Aug s u , says---" The weather has been , all hot.' We saw a woman do her ironing with no other fuel than the sunshine. When we came away, she hung 1 her kettle out of the Window to get tea ready."