The Sun. — London, England, 1852-02-27 00:00:00

Just tithepublis in , price h., AREJOINDER Bishop of EXETER'S REPLY to the EDINBURGH REVIEW. By the EDINBURGH REVIEWER. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman. ______ LORD HOLLAND'S MEMOIRS. On Friday next will be published, in 1 vol. post Sivo., MEMOIRS of the WHIG PARTY during my TIME. By HENRY RICHARD LORD HOLLAND. Edited by his Son, HENRY EDWARD LORD HOLLAND. Also, Second Edition, in post Svo., per• Half--a-Guinea, LORD HOLLAND'S FOREIGN REMINISCENCES. London : Longman, Brown, green, and Longman. MERCHANT'S and TRADESMAN'S MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE, Chathain-place, 131ackfriars, London. JOHN MACGREGOrt , M.P., Chairman. The Advantages offered by this Society are— Policies Indisputable, unless obtained by fraud. All the Medical Fees paid b y th e Society. Policies payable during the lifetime of the Assured. Non-forfeiture of Policies. —Assurers unable to pay their Pre miums as they fall due, may have a temporary loan for that purpose on application to the Beard. Leans granted on Personal and other Securities in connexion with Life Assurance. Prospectuses and eyery information may be obtained at the Office. GEORGE THOMSON, Manager. THOS. MUSGRAVE, Secretary. ROYAL MARIONETTE THEATRE, ADELAIDE-STREET, WEST STRAND. continuous Novelties—Continuous Success—Continuous Applaase— and Overflowing Audiences. Great Hit of the Bottle Imp. The performances TO-MORROW, and during the week will commence with an Occasional ADDRESS, by Mr. Albany Brown. After which, a new scene of Apropos, entitled the MANAGER'S ROOM, with Signor Bari Tone's new Scena, The French Commenta tor on Shakspere, and Grand Italian Aria, by Signora Barbiere Al -1 e2l. With a new Infinitesimal Operetta, entitled THE UNITED SER VICES, written expressly for the Marionettes, by Hugo Vamp, Esq. To be followed by a sew Neapolitan grotesque Divertissement, entitled ARLECHINO FORTUNATO, with Frolics of Saltarello and Pierrot. And the grand romantic Spectacle of THE BOTTLE IMP. A Morning Juvenile Performance To-Morrow, the 28th, at Three o'clock. Doors open at Half-past Two. Doors open at Half-past Seven, and commence at Lower Eight o'clock. Private Boxes, 1/. Is.; Balcony Stalls , 35. ; Stalls, 23. ; Balcony, 25.; Amphitheatre, Is. Private Boxes and Stalls may be obtained at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond - street ; Mr. Sam's Royal Library, St. James's-street ; Mr. C. 011ivier, New Bond-street ; at all the prin cipal libraries; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, Adelaide. Street, West Strand. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING, . _ THE HUNCHBACK. Master Walter, Mr. Anderson ; Sir Thomas Clifford, Mr. Cooper; Jalia, Miss Glynn; Helen, Miss Fitz patrick. To conclude with a new Ballet Fantastique, entitled THE STAR OF THE RHINE ; or, The Genius of Dancing. Starbeam, Madlle. Plunkett ; Miller (a young Peasant), M. Durand. Boa-office open daily from 10 to 4. Stage Manager, Mr. I. M. MORTON. The whole under the management of Mr. BUNN, LESSEE. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B Webster, cssee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE QUEEN OF A DAY. After which the Farce of THE RIFLE BRIGADE. Mr. Doddle ton, Mr. Leigh Murray ; Peter Simple, Mr. Buckstone ; Mrs. Dod clieton, Miss A. Yining ; Mrs. Major Masterman, Mrs. Fitzwilliam. To conclude with GRIMSIIAW, BAGSHAW, and BRADSHAW. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee, Mr. B. Webster ; Directress, 3ladame Celeste. THIS EVENING, To be followed by the Comedy of PAUL PRY. Colonel Hardy, Mr. Emery ; Paul Pry, Mr. Wright ; Grasp, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mr. Willis, Mr. Worrell ; l'hcebe, Miss Woolgar ; Eliza, Miss E. Chaplin. After which A LEGHORN BONNET. Characters by Messrs. P. B edford, Wright, Worr.Al, Miss E. Harding, and Miss Courteney. To conclude with a new and original Christmas Tale, called LIT TLE RED RIDING HOOD. Wolfram, Baron of Burliburg (sur named the Wulf of Biberich), Mr. Paul Bedford ; Scraggenheim, Mr. Butler; Trudchen (commonly called Little Red Riding Hood), Miss Kathleen Fitzwilliam. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Keaa, THIS EVEN ►NO. Will be perfbrmed Shakespere's Historical Play of KING JOHN (as acted at Windsor Castle by Royal Command). Principal cha racters by Messrs. C. Kean, A. Wigan, Ryder, Addison, Meadows, J. Vining, C. Fisher, Graham, Wynn, F. Cooke, Everett, gtanton, Cathcart, and Wheatleigh ;Miss Phillips, Miss Robertson, Miss Mur ray, Miss Kate Terry, Mrs. Dily, and Mrs. C. Kean. With a new grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN BILLY TAYLOR ; or, The Flying Dutchman and the King of Ra ritongo. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Flexmore; Panta loon, Mr. Paulo; and Columbine, Miss Carlotta Leclercq. ttO YAW LYCEUM 'PILEATRE.. Under the Managemen E t of NNiaGdame Vestris. THIS EVNI, Will be performed . . TU GAME OF SPECULATION. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, It. Roxby, B. Baker ; Mrs. C. Horn, and Miss M. Oliver. To c0n01,,,1e with A new and original Fairy Extravaganza, by J. R. Planche, Esq., entitled THE PRINCE OF HAPPY LAND ; or, The Fawn in the Forest. Characters by Madame Vestris, Miss St. George, Miss Lanza, Miss Martindale, Miss Grove, Miss Ellis, Miss Rosina Wright, Messrs. F. Matthews, B. Baker, Suter, Horncastle, Butler, and Vernon. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farren, THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE ADVOCATE AND HIS DAUGHTER. Principal characters by Messrs. Farren, Hoskins, W. Farren, jun., Diddear ; Mesdames Sarah Lyons, Durand, and Bartlett. After which, THE DUMB MAN OF MA_NCHESTER. To conclude with RED RUFUS ; or, Harlequin Fact, Fiction, and Fancy. Red Rufus, Mr. Shalders ; Clown, Mr. Edwards; Harlequin, Mr. Forrest ; Pantaloon, Mr. Tanner; Columbine, Miss Lees. rUNCH'S PLAYHOUSE AND STRAND THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. W. R. COPELAYD, Liverpool. The Warmest Theatre in London. THIS EVENING. Will be performed GONE TO TEXAS. To be followed by THE TWELVE LABOURS OF HERCULES. To be followed by a new Chinese burlesque, called THE MANDA RIN'S DAUGHTER , or, Willow Pattern Plate. Characters by Messrs. J. Reeve, Rogers, Romer, Attwood, Hudspeth ; Mesdames Marshall, Sanders, Bell, Eglinton, and Maskell. To conclude with BLUE JACKETS ; or, Female Sailors. 80X'39, 35.; Pit, 25.; Amphitheatre, ls. Private Boxes One Guinea and a Hall each. Stage Manager, Mr. E. Stirling. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Under to Patronage of her .;iajesty and his Royal , Highness Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The most successful and popular Theatre in London. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a Magnificent Spectacle, entitled BLUE BEARD ; or, Female Cariosity, in which will be introduced a pair of highly-trained Elephants, male and female, allowed to be the most docile pair ever brought into Europe. With Batty's Inimitable Scenes of the Arena, combining taleat of the highest order, both Native and Foreign. To conclude with THE MAGIC BOX. Tickets to be bad at the Box-office from Eleven till Four daily. Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. MEETING OF PARLIAMENT THE THIRD EDITION OF "THE SUN" will be found highly interesting during the present extraordinary Session of Parliament. The THIRD EDITION will contain the DEBATES of the SAME EVENING up to the HOUR of POST ; also, SPORTING of every description, with TATTERSALL'S on Monday and Thursday Evenings in time for Post ; with the GAZETTES of Tuesday and Friday, contain ing Army and Navy Promotions, Bankrupts, &c., and ALL NEWS arriving in London up to the Hour of Post. EXPRESS EDITIONS ON ALL IMPORTANT OCCASIONS. News-agent s , a n d at the Or d ers received by all 11'2, Strand. Sun-Offic e, 1 Sun Office, 12, Strand. FEBELUARY, 1852. man WATER AT aIterLONDON BRIDGE. 7 Th an. y , Evening 24 mln To-Niolutow— . ng aft e r Taw Dpi - 4"rn'.n g. 46 min' 'lter Evenilig 7 min after 7 6W.rni menk...--............ THE W.EATHER...—NN OFFICE, FERRI; ----- `"lr 27. rv:NIVLIOM3STICII, ll , ' THE snAna. 39—highest since noon yesteraay. 3 1. —lowest thin morning and during the night. 42 —tiaie day, At noon. BAaostErSE, 3 0 ' 18- WIND N.N.E.—dull, cloudy weather, with slight rain in the morning. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of tha Wind and Weather at each of the following p:a,ces at Nina o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations are arranged in order of latitude. Purmoom—Wind E., hard wind—partially cloudy. Poona— Wind N., strong breeze —overcast. BRIGHTON—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. HAsmeGs—Wind N.E., fresh breeze —partially cloudy. Sown-Lieuros—Wind N.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. FOLKESTONE— Wind N.E., gentle breeze —overcast. Tirtemtmato—Wind N., gentle breeze —overcast. GREENWICH—Wind N.E., strong breeze —overcast. STaooD—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially c l ou d y. BWINDON—Wind N., gentle breeze—rain. Cor..cup.sTEa—Wind N.W., hard wind—rain. C":BRIDGE—Wind N.E., gentle b reeze—rain. , Al`P-mouTH—Wind E., strong breeze—rain. Emzutramem—Wind N.W., calm —foggy. The returns from the kilowing places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Wednesday morning at nine o'clock :—. L lICERICK—W ind N.E., calm—frost. itmiascut—Wind N., strong breeze--partially cloudy. LEIGHTON—Wind E. gentle breeze—partially cloudy. BIRMINGHAM—Wind strong breeze—partially cloudy, HOLYHEAD—Wind E., strong breeze—frost. LANCASTER—W ind N.E., calm—principally clear. WHITBY —Wind E , gentle breeze—overcast. DARcuiffrox— , i ind N.N.W., gentle breeze—overcast. SliAp—Wind E.S.E., calm—principally clear. BlcArrocK—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—cloudless. ORDNANCE ESTIMATEB.--.The Ordnance estimates for 1852-53 have been published. The amount voted for the current year was 2,411,4971., for the next year the amount demanded is 2,437,163/., showing an increase of 25,669/. The increase is in the effective services, viz. :—pay, &c., for 15,582 officers anti men of the Ordnance Corps (being an increase of 1,000), 36,742/. ; commissariat, 28,299/. ; but there is a decrease of 7,437/. in establishments at home and abroad; wage , 1,1541. Ordnance stores for land and s e a service, 18,456 i. ; works, budding, and repairs, 21,3191. The new works contemplated, fur which estimates are made, are 1,580/. for altering the battery at Pater Fort, and 5,000/. for ence of Milford Haven ; 10,000/., out of an estimate 0/., for new barrscks at Devonporti 5,000/., out of to of 40,000/ . f r the defence of the N ee dl es pas - Tit. for reforming the wok • 114---_, • ORDERLIES IN THE CITY OF LONDO N .—It IVlfittltl a bn of the city authorities to increase the num be. d'irtteer orderlies, so that all the parishes throughout .ruthen . -the w ty li v e l: i ) , e p e ei l le e s an is:dnobtyetxhpiescstyesdtem to eoxfcseaendit7,ary improve s: pr ove 3. ' THE SUN, TO CORRESPONDENTS No communication can be attended to unless authen ticated by the name and address of the writer. Rejected communications cannot ha returned. LONDON, of these miserable coxcomberies of a profession which has hitherto been manly and magnanimous. Enough of these little piques and squabbles more worthy of the waiting•women in " Tom Jones," than of officers in the Royal Navy of England. The dignity of the service is not in this manner to be preserved. And if we may so apply the phrase to the baubles of rank attainable in the profession, we would exclaim—Non sic, non sic itur ad astra ! For the abandonment of all such despicable systems we look with confidence to the present Lords of the Admiralty, and as affording the most brilliant illustration of this we are sanguine that CAPTAIN PENNY will very speedily find his grievances rectified at the instance of the gallant and noble sailor now presiding over that board—at the in stance of his Grace, ALGERNON PERCY, Duke of Northumberland. We have already declared that " so long as the question of protection, and the re-imposition of taxes on human food remained in abeyance, we were by no means indisposed to afford a fair trial to the present Government." The great cause of legal re form will not in any degree suffer by the elevation of Sir EDWARD SUGDEN to the woolsack. That distin guished, we might without flattery say, " incompara ble" jurist, will we have no doubt introduce measures of an enlarged and comprehensive character, going at least as far as, if not much far ther than, any that has received the sanction of men in authority. His thorough knowledge of the subject under consideration which will enable him to detect almost intuitively the existing evils, will also suggest the fitting remedies. And we are satisfied that under the auspices of the new LORD CHANCELLOR the probabilities of the cleansing of the Augean stable are as great as we could reasonably anticipate under any living statesman. The purifi cation, too, will be effectual, although the stream may not be sufficient to sweep away the ancient landmarks but merely to remove the excrescences and fungi that have sprung up during successive ages. There is another change which we also hail with unqualified delight BENJAMIN DISRAELI, the talented, accomplished, and eloquent BENJAMIN DISRAELI, has assumed the position formerly occu pied by Sir CHARLES WOOD !! ! Behold " the coun terfeit presentiment of two" Ministers of Finance — the one as remarkable for brilliant genius as the other, his predecessor in office, for his almost unparalleled dulness and stupidity. "Major A.," the well-known writer on short whist, declares that it is better "to play on a bad principle than on no principle." So it is in politics. We may differ in many points from the Right Honourable Gentleman the Member for Buckinghamshire, we may consider that on many points he has arrived at erroneous conclusions, but better far to have a really talented man, who, although mistaken, may be open to conviction, than a perverse and obstinate blockhead, whose only claim to office consisted in his unreasoning opposition to every proposition—his extraordinary and almost unnatural development of the vis inertia. But from Mr. DISRAELI we may hope and look for better things. He is for the people and of the peo ple. He has shown his perfect knowledge of the ini quities of the apportionment of the income-tax, and the injustice of compelling the hard-worked profes sional man to contribute to the maintenance of the national establishments and the liquidation of the national liabilities in the same proportion as the for tunate possessor of a handsome sum inscribed in the books of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, or of other accumulated and realized property. He has, indeed, clearly and uneqivocally expressed that opinion, and declared that it was im possible to maintain the impost in its existing form without a considerable modification of Schedule D. On the great and all-important question of currency reform we cannot suppose that the friend, the asso ciate, the alter ego of the late Lord GEORGE BENTINCK, will permit the bullionist fallacies to remain without exposure, or the infamous monetary code founded thereon to encumber the statute-book much longer. But there is one point brought prominently under notice by the important meeting of the Association for Promoting the Repeal of the Taxes on Know ledge, on Wednesday evening. Mr. DISRAELI, not only as one of the most accomplished living authors of the age, but as the worthy descendant of an almost equally distinguished father, who had boldly assumed and long maintained a prominent posi tion in the ranks of literature, must be well aware of the grievances to which the frater nity are subjected. The tax may not have proved very enormous, or materially checked the circulation of his own works, but it has blasted the hopes of many rising authors, and must oppose the strongest, although happily not insuperable, ob stacles to many works emanating from the most gifted sources. Consider for a moment what CHARLES KNIGHT has stated respecting the impediments to publications arising from the paper-tax and the advertisement duty. It is not merely the sum payable for the paper duty, but the annoyances, the inquisitorial visitations, and the vexatious obstructions interposed in the way of the manufacturer, that increase the price of the article of primary necessity to the author and publisher. There is an accumulation of grievances that amount to a very formidable sum total, and for a beneficial arrangement on this point we look with far greater confidence to the writer of " Vivian Grey" and " Coningsby"— th e son of the distinguished author of the " Curiosities of Literature," than we could possibAy do to any of the aristocratic dullards who have filled, or might aspire to, the all-important office of Chan cellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The advertisement duty, too, will have many claims on his notice, which will not, we trust, be overlooked. The equality of charge—the imposition of the same tax on publicity on the humblest servant seek ing for a situation, and the highest no bleman desiring to sell an estate worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, is too ridiculous to bear argument. It only requires mention to carry its own condemnation with it, From Mr. DISRAMI we anticipate on these points, and also on the 7,exata questio of newspaper stamps, a fair and unprejudiced decision, which is more than we could hope for from a Whig of the ancien regime. We therefore, con sidering these various and important recommenda tions, are disposed to make every reasonable allow ance for the announcement of the intentions and policy of the real founder, and bona fide leader, and guiding spirit of the new Administration. With profound regret we announce this day in our columns the death from paralysis, at the ripe age of 83, of the venerable Dr. MURRAY, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin. Although a Whig in politics and a Catholic in creed, the departed prelate has, during the whole of a long and honourable career, been both respected and beloved by persons of all principles and of all religions. His views were neither sectarian, nor of a partisan cha racter. His influence was at all times conciliattory• His efforts were invariably directed to the allaying of ill will, to the suppression of bigotry, to the dissi pation of fanaticism, to the discountenancing of agi tation. An advocate of education, he ever proved :him self a champion of enlightenment. And ag by his candour and by his impartiality Dr. :Lim- GARD secured to himself the admiration of all intelligent minds in regard to his labours as a Roman Catholic historian, Dr. MURRAY by his amenity, by his serenity, and by the prevailing dignity and sweetness of his temperament, won " golden opiixions" from all classes, from all parties, from all a l t s many a a t lamtih that Roman,e ioCt creeds, and from a ll pro f ess i o ns in his character or Archdeacon r o ct l 11 : a c ed e e aß c e c oe l n e v s . i H a i‘ s Al t : r e ; mT l os t NA lu x p , b e expected by Ireland how much was owing present generation t o th e good Archbishop. ng ceabsyesdothoPnerelate, but who ever may be se l ected, it cannot -t • pastb f e o a r n g d o tti-I:2l3:tim the o l i n f- parli nomi nated the su ccessor of the de A r m i : n ELLo p a u s riaed till Monday I.,B ar E liam lß e l n s t H on c it: this evening will, it is ru moured, in all probability be ad journed Itreek. to Lord . ChieiJustice brought a letter from the Earl of D e r b y n 0--rshTipu.esdia::epsly,powset Blac.kburne, offering him the Chancellorship. understand, was sent by return of po s t Evening Nail. P° t accepting the offer. — and the metropolis.-- We understand the directors of th e Lancaster mthuen i cation Join 71.(41. and Carlisle Railway have resolved to lay telegraph between th is cit y . electric telegraph on their line—thus . securing direct commun i cation 0 irlisla THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. A decree from the PRESIDENT of the Republic charges the Minister of the Interior to re-organiz3 prison-labour in such a manner as to render it more profitable to the State. Under the present system, the results, the decree declares, are quite insignifi cant, although with proper regulations labour in pri sons ought to be infinitely more productive. In con sequence, the prisoners, who are not employed di rectly by the administration in works destined either in the service of the prison or in the public services, may be employed in works of private industry, on conditions fixed by the department of the interior. Another decree orders that all offences of the press, not comprised in the decree of Dec. 31, 1851, and of Feb. 17, 1852, as being still left to the decision of the jury, are to b e restored to the jurisdiction of the Correctional Police, unless in cases where special en actments exist, in consequence of the functions or quality of the persons accused. The Moniteur contains a report from the Minister of Public IVorks stating that the company of the Belgian Railway of the Sambre and Meuse was authorised by . a royal ordonnance of May, 1845, to prolong that line on the French territory as far as Vineux-sur - Meuse, a distance of about 2} kilometres (about 1k English miles). The Revolution of February interrupted the works, but the company is now willing to continue them provided the Go vernment allows it the same delay as has been granted by the Belgian Government for the construction of the part of the line which runs through the Belgian namely, to D ec ember 31, 1854. The i‘iinister recommends to have the delay in question territory,accorded. A decree from the PRESIDENT of the Re public follows, approving of the decree, and ordering it s suggestions to be carried out. M. CASIMIR PER IER has written to the journals to say that as h i s name has been mentioned as a candidate for the first circumscription of the Seine, and in the department of the Aube, he thinks it necessary to declare that he cannot under existing circumstances accept of any candidateship for a seat in the legisla tive body. VAvIN has addressed a letter to the Debats, thanking such of the electors of the 7 th e l ectora l district of Paris as had expressed their intention of voting for him at the approaching election, but ex pressing his intention of not accepting any candi dateship. We read in the Patrie— " The nomination of Lord Malmesbury. to the im portant post of Minister of Foreign Affairs is a fact the importance of which c annot be too much noticed. It is perhaps not known in France that this statesman is a personal friend o f th e P res id e nt of the Republic; that he has not ceased for a s e ri e s of years to keep up with the Prince relations based on a reciprocal esteem and affec tion, and that he even visited him several times when a prisoner at Ham. These relations have been long known in England, and consequently a choice made by her Britannic Majesty possesses, under present circum stances, a signification of a very peculiar character. We desire, for our part, to see in this act a . proof of the wish of the En g li s h G ove rnment to consolidate the good relations between th e t w o countries, and we believe that it was impossible to manifest that desire in a manner more agreeable to the Prince President." The Bourse was not so firm. The Five per Cents. opened at 104 f. 10c., rose to 104 f. 15c., fell subsequently to 103 f. 70c., and closed at 103 f. 75c. for the end of the mßaoinlytwha;thsehTarherse, i,5f.; Rosen, Three Cents.pe i r 4 closed at 65f. 60e.; Orleans 6501.; Havre, 265 f.; Great Northern, 591 f. 25c.; Avignon, 228 f. 75c.; Vier zon, 527 f. 50c.; Basle, 221 f. 25f.; Bordeaux, 44 . 5 f.; Pari s and Strasburg, 485 f.; Tours and Nantes , 300 f.; Amiens to Boulogne, 306 f. 25c.; Paris and Lyons, 5781. 75c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TIIE LONDON --Si6Cia6HANGE, FEB. 29. Northern of France, 19% —Paris and Lyons, N—Paris and Rouen, 25% —Paris and Strasbourg, 17 —Rouen and Havre, lOLA—Sambre and Meuse, 3%—Tours and Nantes, 834. SPAIN. Our accounts from Madrid are of the 21st inst. They contain nothing of the least interest except some news from Lisbon, announcing the arrival there, on the 16th, of the Count DE THOM AR, ex-Presid en t of the Portuguese Ministry, who, it appears, it wa s erroneously stated had been prohibited from returning to Portugal. The Count arrived i n the English steamer, and on landing was warmly congratulated by his friends. The QUEEN assisted on that day at a bullfight, and the PRINCESS ROYAL took an airing, accompanied by her nurse and her Lady of Honour, the Marchioness of POVAR. MADRID BOLSA, FEB. 21.—The Three per Cents. were done at 381 for time ; the New Three per Cents. at 19 ; the Debt without Interest at G ; and the Coupons at 9t. 44.. . , • . ( - 1 - 4.1 ,A • - - L ..... : ,....o , t L u t;;/..,42...,,...p., ...„., 54 11 i 5 .,..e. - - c :s• .., ii , 4 ,.; 6h, - ,iik.. ,,, ' - . , . - - obi?, ....---,c ~., ...._ . ~,, :„...„. _._.„. . ~P_,) al -- , - '-' , 7•-0- .f.-----,.' ..„...„ L , 2 4. „,,.. , :..., 7 „„ is, 1.- .....- ........ eamnina glut LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1852. A grievous act of injustice may now be rectified by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Their predecessors have, in its perpetration, so far capped the climax of their culpability as to have outraged every sentiment of honour, and set at defiance every dictate of propriety. Seeing that Sir FRANCIS BARING no longer presides over this important branch of the public service, we look with confidence to his noble successor for the performance of a very neces sary and graceful act of compensation. The individual whose case we are anxious to bring under the con sideration of the men recently selected by the Earl of DERBY for the conduct of the mari time affairs of England, is no other than WILLIAM PENNY, late in command of an expe dition for the search of Sir Josir FRANKLIN under the orders of the Admiralty. Already we have com mented in terras of strong but fully merited indigna tion upon the ill-treatment endured during some time past by that gentleman, treatment attributable, as we have before now intimated, to the prejudices engen dered by professional exclusiveness. Distressed as we have hitherto been in observing this course of proceeding to wards a very deserving man, simply be cause be was not luckily enabled to append the ma gical initials R.N. to his signature, we look forward with sanguine reliance to the speedy alleviation of his anxiety, so fully persuaded are we that the affairs of the Admiralty will henceforth be conducted in a more generous and enlightened spirit under the supervision of its present chief—a sailor as well as an administrator—his Grace the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND. Within the last few hours there has appeared in the form of a pamphlet* an explicit and very dignified statement on the part of CAPTAIN PENNY—[imper tinently spoken of throughout the blue book as Mr. PENNY, as if there was no other title of Captain in the wide world except that conferred by promotion in the Royal Navy]—in re ference to these paltry and disgraceful transactions. In the very tone of this document there is something which appears to us in the highest degree commend able, breathing as it does the regrets of a wounded but manly temper, replying to insults of the most wanton kind with a respectful courtesy, in which self-re spect triumphs over indignation. CAPTAIN PENNY speaks with sorrow, of course, at the circumstance of their Lordships having cast him off in a manner so peculiarly contemptuous. Instead, however, of indulging in idle lamentations over that fact, or in indignant protests against the decision in which it originated, the sub ject of this scornful usage on the part of the Admiralty restricts himself entirely to a straightforward expla nation of what appears to him to have been subjected to very lamentable, if not also to very wilful, misre presentation. Let it be i remembered at the com mencement of the present inquiry, or rather of this re inquiry into an inquiry, that CAPTAIN FENNY returned to England several weeks before Captain AUSTIN, with whom he had been associated in the well-known Arctic expedition in search of Sir JOHN FRANKLIN and his companions. During that interval, notwithstand ing all that had occurred, the former remained silent, determined not to say one word against the latter until such time as he should actually make his ap pearance. Immediately Captain AUSTIN reached England, however, instead of acting with similar magnanimity in the transaction, he published in the Times the correspondence which was subsequently taken as the plea and text of the official investigation. By so doing he altered the relative position of the two parties engaged in the returned expedition , CAPTAIN PENNY is consequently correct in stating in reference to this (p. 5), " it was he who was the ac cuser and I became the accused party." Far from being infuriated by a course so disingenuous, a coarse adopted by one who had frequently before subjected him to the most supercilious, if not actually contu melious, treatment, CAPTAIN PENNY declared at once, when brought before the Committee, his desire not to bring any accusations against Captain AUSTIN, adding (p. 6), " but only to be cleared of the charge which I thought the publication of those letters threw upon me, without any explanation of the circum stances." So far from being thus exonerated from blame in these transactions, as the facts of the case show him to have been perfectly justified in antici pating, CAPTAIN PENNY finds the whole report of the inquiry one-sided throughout, and himself, as the result of this, thrown aside in the end. in a manner the most contemptuous. Naturally distressed at cir cumstances so very painful to his own sense of his freedom from culpability, and looking in vain to the " Blue Book" for the full and candid explanation of his case, he adopts the only course left to him under the circumstance, that of laying his whole) statement in another and more explicit manner before the Ad miralty in the form of a " Letter" addressed to the Lords Commissioners. Almost immediately after the exordium of his pamphlet, CAPTAIN PENNY pithily observes, "I do nut know bow the Arctic Committee can justify at the beginning of their report everything which Cap tain AUSTIN did, and at the end of it they recommend that another expedition should be sent out to do the very thing which he left undone." Their Lordships will themselves have to re concile in some way or other this apparent contradiction. Now, what it actually was that was left undone, was the prosecution of a further search up Wellington Channel, as suggested by CAP TAIN PENNY, and as declined by Captain AUSTIN. Upon that proposal and rejection, the whole of the recent misunderstanding hinges. CA.n'AIN PENNY declares that he advised the continuance of the search in that direction, in the most earnest manner imaginable. Captain AUSTIN, on the contrary, asserts that the return of the expedition to England was attributable to the fact, that the former acknowledged the inutility of any further investigation—adducing CAPTAIN PENNY'S unfortunate little note, now so generally known, a note written off half in irony and half in irritation. Upon the contrariety of these assurances the whole Ic3siffitchueltwyriotg of f in thequestion i s d e p en d en t ; an d, so f a r letters under impulses of supreme annoyance is c oncerned, we cannot but regard CAP TAIN PENNY as rea ll y culpabl e. a l rea dy confessed as much, i o r rth i you, expressing s o far He regrettj3oim havethatsel f v a h n e . quished his ju d gment. has should ha ve all owed his temperßeyond th a t, h owever, instead a w of e h lo is ok fel u lo p w on . Captain P E NNY as in CAPTAIN peculi ar manner en of regarding him as lam titled to the other praise and b adeniwat coun t r ymen. He i t was, an d not AUSTIN , officer of the Roy a l N or any Navy, who dis of the m i ss i ng it expedition. He wa s who suggested covered the only t races as yet detected that Sir j n ms F RANKLIN might be fou nd in the ver y direction in which it has now been r esolved upon, by the Admi ralty, that the next vessel s ent in search shall i • pro- to us of i pro ceed. It i s , cons equently, matte r amaze ment that C ap t a i n A US TIN—of all men n the world— should y es t er d ay, at t h e l eve e, have been introduced to her MAJESTY by SirFßAsscls BARING. Why not have introduced CAPTAIN PENNY instead to the notice of the SOVEREIGN, CAPTAIN PENNY who has the merit of having set on foot the only route in quest of Sir JOHN FRANKLIN ever likely to prove successful, CAPTAIN PENNY who gallantly proposed to proceed along that route with the aid of a single steamer? But w might be deemed d eroga t o ry to the dignity hisforget—it i high office for Sir FRANCIS BARING to present to the QUEEN Mr- PE NNY, the captain of a whaler in the North Seas ! We cannot SO easily lose a recollection of the hig hbred (?) sne er with which Ad miral BERKELEY alluded to " CAPTA IN" PENNY in the course of last Friday evenings discussion. Enough " Letter to the Lord 3 Commissioners of th© Admi ralty." By W. Penny, late in command, &c. With an Appendix. Bvo. pp. 58. London: Chapman and Tall ; 1852. FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 27, 1852. GERMANY. The Carlsruhe Gazette, of the 24th, contains the following decree by the Grand Duke of BADEN : " Being prevented by a prolonged illness from re ceiving the reports of the Ministers, we have thought proper to charge with this task until further orders our well-beloved so n Prince FREDERICK. Conform ably with our intent ions he will take our opinion and give ee power wkenrown if necessary. At th e same time w e to our well-belo ve d son t o s i gn l aws , decrees, and resolutions in our name. All Acts signed ef by the respective Mi nisters, and vigour as if they " Chamber, in its sitting of the m tsh ti a t t ut t i h on e ,th e Left raised an:opposition, b n yi had s lit ebhr him, e see,Firstn willandssigned have Prussianaecountersigned eby yoh euesss:ablish th e new communa l o r- , ganization. As c ertain c lauses of these Bills tend to 23d, opened the discussion on the Bills presented by. the Government, omnodthife ground y g the u C n o d n fundamental compact could not be indirectly . modified, without all the constitu tional forms required for any modification being fol lowed. The Left consequently presented a proposi tion postponing the examination of the Bills until such articles of the Constitution as would be affected by them had been revised. This proposition was re jected, but the Chamber adopted another, to the effect of setting aside the examination of the com munal law, and reserving to itself to decide after the discussion of the articles,and the vote of the ensemble as to what articles might affect the Constitution, and whether they s hould or should not be adopted. M. KLEE gave notice of a motion for allowing only per sons belonging to the recognised religions to become public functionaries. In the Second Chamber, on the same day, the Government presented the additional convention between Belgium and the Zollverein, re cently concluded. The P RESIDENT announced that there was no truth in the reports which had been spread that the Chambers were about to be prorogued for a month. The New Prussian Gazette, of the 24th states that French agents are buying up a great number of horses in Holstein and Hanover, and sending them off to France. The Voss Gazette has the following under the head of Vienna, 21st inst.:—" The French Govern ment has charged its Ambassador here to express, but in the most friendly terms, the dissatisfaction that is felt at the increase , of the i mpor t d ut i es o n several French products.' We learn from Vienna that the Austrian Cabinet has announced to M. DAVID, who was charged by the French Government to request its ratification of the decisions of the Sanitary Congress, that it is ready to ratify them provided a few modifications, putting them in harmony with the Austrian Legis lation, be introduced. The States of the Duchy of Brunswick were pro rogued on the 19th to the 22d of March. A letter from Munich states, that on the 18th, another journal of that city was seized by the police, for publishing a report of the sittings of the Chamber of Deputies. We read in a letter from Cassel of the 20th : ig The Government has received information that Dr. KELLNER, who recently made his escape, has em barked at Rotterdam for England. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of M. HENKEL, but it is supposed that he has succeeded in escaping from the territory. THE NEW MINISTRY. taken place since our last : The following changes and appointments have Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster—Mr. CunisTornEn. Secretary to the Board of Control—Mr. CUMMING BRUCE. Secretary to the Poor Law Board—Sir EMERSON TENNENT. Lord of the Treasury—Lord HENRY LENNOX. Treasurer of the Household—Lord CLAUDE HA' MILTON. Clerk Marshal —Lord CoLvir.LE. Chief Justice BLACKBURIIE has arrived in London from Ireland, and, it is believed, has accepted the office of Lord Chancellor of the sister kinE,,dow• e., Lord NAAS ha s accepted the office of Chief S eer tary for Ireland. --- _- It is estimated the further has ,left Constantin 41e7 slim required to be voted towards defraying the expenses of the Kafir war, beyond the ordinary grants for army, navy, by the Treasury that ordnance, and commissariat services, for the years 1850-51 and 1851-52, will amount to 460,000/. Sir Stratford Canning our Minister at Constanti nople,leave. THE ST. ALBANS ELECTION AND ACTION AGAINST THE SERGEANT-Al-AEK,9.—The a ction against Lord Charles Russell, the Sergeant -at-Arms, for alleged assault and impri e n route to this country, on sonment of William Lines, one of the electors, in April, 1851, while the Committee of the Commons was sitting on this sub ject, is to be t r i e d nex t Westminster term, unless previously arranged. THE SHARE MARKETS ---..- liaiiFf ays, Paid. EIZXTIBH MAIL TAPS. Nominal Prices. Aberdeen . • • • • • •• Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, ic E. Juncion Binning., Wolverhamp., and Stear Valley , • Birkenh., Lan., & Chem Junc., late 331.65. M.. Do. Chest. & Birkenhd., 50/. 8c.251. Consolidated Do., do., 401. • • .• • • Bristol and Exeter• •• C aledoman • • • • • • Chester and Holyhead .. Dublin and Belfast Junet. Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee, Perth, and Aber- leen Junction .. •• Do.. New .. .. ~ East Anglian (251. L. & E. andl. & •• •• Do. (181. E. & H.) •• Eastern Counties .• Eastern Union, elan A, late E. U. shares •• Do. do. do. .. Do. do., B & C shares East Lancashire • • • • ➢a. 1, e?V quarters • • East & West India Docks and Bi rm. Junc. East & West York. June. Edinburgh and Glasgow Edin., Perth, and Dandee Glasgow and South-West. Great Northern .. Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, B, 6 per et. Great r3onthera ant ' Western, Ireland .. Great Western .. .. Lancaster and Carlisle .. Do. thirds • • .. I Lancashire and Yorkshire Do. quarter shares .. Do. fifths .• . Do. West Riding Union Leeds Northern .. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .• .. • • London and Blackwall .. London, Brighton, and South Coast .. London and N.-Western Do. do. quarters • • Do. fift hs • Do. 101. sh., M.& B (c) London and S.-Western . Do. new 501. .. Do. new 401. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock •. Manchester, Sheffield, Lincelnshire Do. Manchester • and Lincoln Union • • Midland .. Do. Binning & Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Newcastle and Cariiele•• De. quarter ahares • • Newmarket •• .. • . Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Norfolk .. Do. New 201. shareS • • Northern Counties Union North British • • • • • • North DCVOII • • • • • • North Staffordshire • • North-Western .. • • North & Sth :West. Jane. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. Scottish Central .. Scottish Midland .. . DJ. new .. Shrews. & Birra„ Class Do. Clasa 8.. • • • • shrews. Sr. Hereford.. Old Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Leo. Halves Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union .• •• Do., A, B, C, 8c D, rally paid up at per cent South Devon .• •• South-Eastern South Wales.. • • south Yorksh. and River ahoff., Roth., and Goole, • • South Division , 1 Stirling and D nfe rmline Stockton and Hartlepool Taft Vale .. Thames Haven Dock and Railway .. • • Vale cf Neath .. • • Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick Waterford. Wex., Wick.' and Dublin .. West Cornwall .. West London .. ..1 York:Newc., & Berwick' Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. Ditto G.N.E. purchase York and North Midland) SINES Z.: Leasing Companies. Bcdf. & Bletch ley . • • & Ox ford Junction, guaranteed • • Do., without a guarantee .. Wolver., & Dudley, gua ranteed • • Do., without a guarantee • • Buckinghamsh. Clvdesdale June E. Lin., Guar. 6 Der Cont. • • Gloucester and _ . Dean Forest Hartlepl Dock r and Railway 1. Hull and Selby Do. ; 1 4 Shares Do. Shares Leeds and Brad. Lon. and Green. Do., Pref. • • Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. • • De.. 6 per cent bliddlesbro' and Redcar, 6 p. ct N. & East, 6 per Cent. • • Do., 5 per cent. Do. New • • Preston and S Wyre . • •• L Do. Shares A Read., Guild., and Reigate .. Rey. & Ritclun Go. Shop. Ex.. Shef., Roth. and Goole, 5 per ct. South Stafford'. Wear Val. 6 per Cent. rut. - Do. do. •• D. do. •• Wilts &Somers. Lou. & N.W. at. Western DO • • I po Do • • • • Lon. do N. W. 'Caledonian G. Northern Gt. Western Yrk, New., anl liter. Yk. k N. M. Midland .. S. Eagan .. Do • • • • 'Nodeik .. Do •• •• I Stockt.& Dart E. Conntie4 . Do. • • •• Do • • • • L. & N. W.l &La.& Y. 3 Do • • • • S. Eastern .. G. Northern, Lano.loYork Mr. M'Cloan Stock.& Dar. Do .. • • Do • • • • Gt. Western .REPS; 11 to 113( bU —5% 9% - 10% .• .. d. 86 -87 16% - 16 16% -19 q 19 -- 17 1. 5% -6% 8% -3 23.6 -2% 7% -7A 514 .- 5% 3% - 4 3 115% -- 16 4934 - 5034 26 -28 4i -4% le% 18% 6% 6 13% 13% 3,”i - 35% 84% -85% 74 -77 7 - 8 p. 67U -673( .• -•• _ 7 —6% d. aye— 41( 4. 14% 15% 7 !- 7 93 -94 118 -118% 3% -3% p. 3 -3%p. 1% - 116 p. 84 -85 8 —73 dls. 7 6 dis. 2Ni ..- 236 283 1 .- 29 N 2 dis.l 157% —57% % 27 —29 . .. 8 - Si 43( - 4 23 25 L 4 —l2 dia. 3 WS. 9 —8 % dia. ~iCdis• — P 15 , -- 153( 133( —14% 9 —9% 9 —9% 6ip —6% 4 -- 3 dia. 12 -13 6 —6% 9% 10% 3% —3% d. .. -•-• •• 13 ..-- 15 20 1 -4 - 203{ 30 35% 3 —9}id. •• - .. 150 - 152 —.. dis. aye —. 4 16 —l7 5% —4% die. •• -- •. 17% - 18 7% 7 d. 3% —3% d. 91 2134 Norabuil Prises. 20 -30 214 -29 29 - 230 98 99 173 - 18 44 -4G 34 -33 ag 3 g P 105 - 107 25 -26 100 - 101 12 - 12% 243 - 253 16 -17 88 —6° 64 —6O 44 —46 B % 9 % I) 21 % 21% 8% —a% 8% —8% 1% —1% dig. 18116 9% 28 -29 •• ...-- •• -- -- •• 93 -94 IiItILUZSe Railway& I Paid. Nominal Iliad. 1511311e1a (10110 to-day. --......., ..--- Aberdeen •• •• all 2 1 34 dis. dia. Aberdeen, No. 2, 7 pr. ct. 2% .. _.. Caledonian 101. •• • • 10 77. _B% 8% Cheater and Holyhead .. all 16% —l7 Dund. Per. & Aber. Juno, all 5 5 34 d. East Ang• ( 8 l- 108 .) 6 P• c. all 2% 336 3% 3 Do., (51.) 7 per cent... au .. .. Eastern Counties Exton., a per cent. No. 1 .. an % 1 P % pm Do. No. 2 • • • • • • all lim Do. New 6p. cent. Steck 10 12 121 4 12 34 % Eastern Union, Scrip guaran. G per cent. .. all 10% —ll 107 Do., ....101. Debeu. Shars. a ll E a st Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares .. all .. ... .. E. &W. York. June. stha all .. —.. Edin. Per. &Dun. 5i p. ct. all 3 4 Glasgow & S.-W. Cousel. 100 Gt. Northern, 5 per eent. all 143( 1 4 34 143< Do., sp. c. Redeem. Scrip 634 A— 1 p 734 Great South. & Western (Ireland) eighths .. .. an 734 —. 7% Gt. western (Barks and Eants Ex., 5 per Cent.) 6 .. —.. p. Gt. West.,thled 4 34 P. et. 100 .. —.. Do., do. .• . .. 80 .. ..... .. Lancashire and York , shire, F. 201... .. .. 6 1% —1% dis. Do. 6 per ct. Stock .. 100 •• —•• 186% 137% Leeds Northern, 6 per eirit., Nu. 1.. . 13 .. —• • p Do., do. .. No.. 2 17 Do., do .. No. 3 5.. .... • ..• Do. quarters, 1848 .. 9 .. p London, Brighton, and S. Coast, guar. 5 per et. 100 .. ... .. Do. pref., 5 p ct.Sk,lBsl 100 .. —.. Do., Cony. 5 p. et. 1852 all .. Do. new guar., 6 per ct. 100 140 —145 Lon. & N. West. (Cov. & Nuneat.) 5 per cent. .. 133{ .. .. •• London &S.-W.. new .. 5 2 34 •-• 3 P. London. & Ennis., % Sha all 10% 113, Stanch., Sheffield. and Line., guar. slue., No. I all 11 1134 Do. new, 101. .. • • all 12 1 _ 2 % 12% x 4 Do., 61. .. • • .• 3 % ,a I ) Midland Con. 6 p. c. stock 109 .. —.. Do. Consul. Bristol & Ellin:og., G per cent... 100 185 137 Do., Erewash Valley. 100 .. —.. Do., Leic. & Swanning., 8 per cent. guar. .. 100 .. —.. Do., Preference • • .. 5 34 4 Ws. Norfolk Extensloia .. all 1636 177 '''' Do. guar. 534 per cent. all 4% ° Do., Waveney Valley 2 .• *— ib365 North British .. .. 6 b --- , dis •""' f" Oaf. Wor. &IP 01.151.6 p.c 10 1 10 10% Shrews. & hir., new guar. al l ... 16% Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. _,, 0% W. Min.) 8 per . cent. all 11 — l3 South Devon • • • • • • 20 '• i . l„, dis. South-Eastern, 4% p• 1: 0 334 -- • South Yorks., 4 p. ct.g _ .. .-- • • Stock. & Hart., gu ar. 6 all • p. et. until 1 Juilxtur y,entss b, • • W ater f o rd and 1( . 3 •. G per cent, • o' E — _ __ _____., all, 15% 16 York, Newc., an v.. . • b 3% —4% Gt. N •• Do. •, 40 i.in Midla nd York and rural. .. 10 1% -- % did, 9 ?./. a n 4 8. FOREIGN. an d Arnier.s • • all 11% 12 11% 12 20% 21 C r 1 ell, r ° ! D i o f .i rren .. co:T.,V: . ) all all . .. Dentorar, ish• .. .. 8 putcla Wien 4 % —4% die• vagt inatan -• •• 18 2% —a% 9 . Do• do. do. • • 2) .. —.. Gre , ..t Indian Peninsm'a • . all • % % P• Ditto ditto .. .. 4 x iz _ % . Lenve,in ala lcarare 7i,, .. '—.. P LamenlbeUrg •... .. 18 '" 3 —IN Ditto (Railway) .. 10 234 —3% Ditto (Canal) .. .. 2 % •% Maria Antonia .. .. 471 6s 8d .. —.. Ditto, New .. .. 8 34 • • Namur and Liege .. .. all 6% —6% 6 34 % Northern of Frame • • 16 1934 19 % 19 % Orleans and Bordeaux .. 11 234 .—2% 4. 8% Paris and Lyons .. 6 3 3 11 P Paris and Orlears • • •• all 44 —46 Paris and Rotten •• •• all 2 5 34 25% Paris and Strasboin ,g .. 18 x— % dis. 17 % Rouen and Ilavre . • -.. all 1036 10% Sambre and Meuse •• all 3% — 3% 3% A St. Andrew's &Quebc.(A) 2 ...„, Tours and Nantes • - • • 1 7 8% 834 dis. Tourney, Atrbise, Lan den, and Hasseit •• all .. —.. Wont !Flanders • • .• 8% 2 —3% Boa Weal done to-day. 5% x.d 16% 16% 16 83( 7% 34 NT77.7' Agua Fria •• •• Anglo Californian Asturian • • .. • • •• • • • • Australian •• .• •••• • • • . Ave Maria •••••• • • • • • Blaenarvon Iron & Coal British Australian Gold British Iron ...• i • • • • • • • Brazilian Imp. (s. 51. p.) De. Cocaes and Cuiaba Do. St. John del Boy •• Cobra Copper ,•• • • • •• • Copiapo .• •••• • • • • • Eng. & Australian Copper, 1% - I%p 'tiiP % % dis par % li dis 24 1%% 2 a ll Pi 15 223 —23 K 40 33 —B4 14 4 5 2% % —% p all 1 9 % -10 % 1 % dis par fill 4 —3 P 9 $% 4 1 P 10% 4% 5 7 10 —ll all 2 — 2 %dis, % STOCK BANKS, all 38 39% N 47% —49 25 113 12% 20 24 —25 10 18% 17% 20 2934 30 General.. •• •• •••• •• " Gold Mountain •• •• •• •• Great rolgooth .. •• •• • • Mexican& S. American Nouveau Monde.... •• •• Santiago de Cuba ...• •• Tin Croft .. •• •• •• .• •• •• United Mexican• . •• •• •• West Mariposa .. •• ... 7onva Atistralasia • • • • • • British North America.. Colonial .... ••••• • • • • • Commercial of London.. London Joint Stock .... London and Westminster National Provincial Eng. National of Ireland .. • • Oriental Bank Corporat. Provincial of Ireland.... Do. New . ....... Union of Australia Do. New Union of London ...... Union of Madrid 17% - 17 30 -31 U x.(l 42% - 43 154 - 16% 85 - 36% 8 -8% 14% - 15% Canada ••..• • •• Gen. Steam. Navigation 1 Tenin. & Oriental Steam .ANEOUI3. 48 49% 27% —48% 70 —7l x.cli 17% 18 77 78% e errors of the Official Lists, an 1 correspondents.] Ditto ditto Royal Mail Steam .. •... (We cannot be answers 1734 li Lble for will not be influenced by MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at from 8,000 to 9,000 bales, of which 500 American were taken for export and 1,000 on specula tion. The market closed firmly. The sales comprised 300 Pernam and Maranham at 54d. to sid., 100 Bahia at sli. to 54d., 250 Egyptian at 50. to 74d., 1,000 Surat at 3d. to 44d., 20 Sea Island at Is. 14d. to Is. 6d., and the remainder American.—Railway Shares were quiet. In the Produce Markets the sales held this week have been more numerous, and there is a better tone in the market for the principal staples. The purchases are for consumptton, not speculation, and the supplies are adequate to check any decided or permanent ad vance. The Indigo auctions have closed satisfactorily for the importers, and Wool has gone steadily. Cotton has maintained its price, and silk is held at high rates. Sugar has been firm, and Coffee in more request. Spices maintained their value. Rum has been duller. Tallow is mach the same, and also Tea. The advices by the Avon steamer have been delivered this morning. A movement was again making for the purpose of obtaining a diminution in the amount of tolls or duties exacted by the home country upon the staples of the colony, the amount being considered enormous, when the value of the goods is taken into consideration. The object desired is that products of, the colonies should enter this country upon the same footing as the various counties of England, otherwise sugar growers will be compelled to abandon the cultivation of that ar ticle. There exists no desire to increase the duties upon sugar, whether foreign or colonial, but they seek as great a reduction upon their produce as possible. Another reason given for the reduction is the increased supply of beet-root sugar from the continent, and also the large amount of slave grown. Perhaps, on the whole, this is a more tangible move than we have yet had, and finding higher duties will not be acceded to, the colo nists seek relief in lower ones. Still the differential principle would thereby he established, and this is not likely again to be recognised. Of the weather in Jamaica it is stated :—A high north-easterly wind has prevailed for the last two or three days, which has created a considerable ground swell in the harbour, and a pressure of rollers into the River Bay, though not to the obstruction of business, nor to the fishermen. Grateful showers have fallen in the night, but the temperature, which is about 76 morning and 82 at noon, has undergone no considerable change for the last few days. The grass round the town had suffered greatly from hot dry winds, and has become brown and parched. The continued northerly winds have not improved it. Colds, catarrh, and influenzas, prevail. The terms upon which the Bank of England will make loans on Stock during the shutting of the transfer books have not been lowered 4 per cent., as stated by the Times. The charge is 2 per cent., and was the same prior to the payment of the January dividends. The Funds are very steady this morning, and there is a little more business doing, for transfer. Consols bring 974 to I. Bank Stock is up to 218 k to 2191. Exchequer-bills have been supported at 60s. to 635. prem. There is no speculation going on. The Committee of Mexican Bondholders have, in conformity with what they believe to be the wish of their constituents, opened negotiations for an advance on the M exican assignment to them of 2,500,000 dollars of the American indemnity; and hope, after the arrival of the picket from the United States early next week, to be alble to communicate a satisfactory result. The Foreign Stocks are all good, and the settlement is going in their favour. Mexican have been at 324 to 33 Grenada Deferred have touched 9 and 91; Equador are 44 4; and Peruvian 1014 to 102 for the Five per Cents., and 52 to 53 for the Deferred. Spanish Bonds are nomi ea 1. The bonds advertised to be paid off represent cer tain British claims adjusted in 1828. Dutch Four per Cants aro 924 to td. Railway Shares are moderately in request, but a trifle lower in some instances. Some are quoted ex-dividend. Foreign Shares are steady. Gold Mine Shares are supported, but dull. QUARTER . T . 09 THREE. 7 Consols -• Ditto Account, March 11 ... 974 I t .BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 219 218% 219% 5 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 97% 98 3 per Cent. Consols Anne. 97% WA New 34 per Cent. Antis. • 99 IA Long Al2llllitie:,.. Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 7 1-16 India Bonds under 1,0001 73 s Consols for A l c unt .. E e eheener 1 1 ,0. 1,0001... , — 60 p 60 63 p ......... Small — 60 63 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Dan'.sh Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent.— Ditto, 5 per Cent .Eqnador Bonds 4 % 34 1 1 , 4 per Cent. Grenada, - g pe. ~. ... ...... Do. Ex Dec. Co u po ns 1849 2l % Ditto Deferred Mexican Bonds, 1846, 8 per Cent 32% Ditto Account 32311 33 Peruvian Bonds, 5 per Cent lO l l /2 102 Do. Deferred Sardinian Bonds, 5 par Cent B9 8814 Venezuela Bonds Dividends on the above payable in London •lutch 2 1 4 per Cent., 12 Guild Belgian 4 1 4 per Cent --__ --- LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G ('PHIS DAY-) LoNDoN, FEE, 27.--Wind at noon N., moderate breeze and cloudy. entrance LIUA, JAN. 9.--Thella Sarah Johannes, Danish brig, with coals for San Francisco, is on shore at the ....Oonu of this port, having attempted topass t Passage. and it is feared she will be lost Of and from Li- ANTIGUA, FEB. 2.--The Warwi c k. crew and a por- January, and went to piec.es n t Martha, ' -- ; verpool f o r Apalachicola, ran oenxidaryd;lsland Reef 19th Lion of the materiels saved Saunders Brunswick. Sid. Orleans; Austra, , Earl of Chester, Shanghai; LIVERPOOL, Ft: Mary Hardt'', 14 . St. Ptilin'is,NN.Ee.w.."—Arr' Java, New imParLcells, Buenos Ayres; A ti v e i n d a n La ua3ra; G ' Charles Trinidad; Pakenhano, Mab- Pandora, Mobile; W• New Orleans; . Nilson, Savannah;! • Cnarlb .ton; Albert Gallatin, New Franchise, York; Grace, Boston. STORN OW AY, FEB. 26.—Part of the wreck of a ship w i t h some deals a nd s q uare timber have come on shore here duri n g the last few da y s. DEAL FEB. t 26.—Art d. from the River London, Port Philip; Ekttiearn C and sailed Queen of Britain, St. Vincent; Ladyastle, Port Natal; Trial, Tortola; Charles, Clark, Barbadoes; Boston; M • WHITSTABLE, FEB.Maria, Bermuda. ... EB 9 6 A l y zetlerfelin" painted on " her quarter ga lot with" Von Buck er quarter.board, has been wrecked on the Mouse Sand. QUEENSTOWN, FEB, 25.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. libel Gower, Callao. FALMOUTH, FEB, 26.—The Gilmour, of Bristol from Quebec, which was abandoned on the 25th of November, 1851, was fallen in with on the 9th of February, lut. 43 N. long. W., by the Old Rapp, arrd. here. PORTO PLATA, JAN. 14.—Th NTndrella, of Jersey, Matanzas to Carthage was cked on the Silver Keys, on the 12th instant; crew and. here. 30th.— The Bassermaen, of Bremen, struck on the Keifa here, on the 24th instant, and has become a wreck; part of cargo saved in a damaged state, and sold, to ether with the wreck and remainder of cargo on bord. --...........................—..., MARKET 2*LE WS.-(THIS DAY L CORN EXCII AN GE—FRID Ay. t ri o , v o e ur average market suVP c i coast wise, sof - During the present wdostok4a2Rfoull EV e l , i i s t h s W av h i c o a g t l aTo s oi b i e n e te n r ccei , " : lll La.ters, chiefly from vEissex and Kent. By lan d carriage a iew samples of both red and white came f resh to hand this morning from the midland districts in good condition. The show o f Wheat of home produce: being on the increase, and the attendance of millers I ry no means large, the demand was less sorted than on :Uonday, yet prices were gene rally supp. For for ward delivery very little was doing. The imports of ibreign Wheat have amounted to 3,450 quarters. Selected qualities were scarce, and quite as dear as last week. In all other kinds very few sales took place. Floating cargoes were in some what improved request, chiefly on Dutch account. The show of Barley was tolerably good, yet we had a fair inquiry for malting parcels at lull currencies. Grinding And distilling tarts were held at late rates. 18% % 6 8 % 36 673 68% % 6 % % 93)4 9$ 4 115% )6 116% (1161. d 1474 3434 85 21% A 66% li x.d 100 all 113 4' 100 4 2 OI 100 100 47% all 16 2-3 126 20% 3 aei Business done to-day. 1 131. ss. IcEL: ir r•^". , l rro , .t Fic year, we_ ...a ten v- 1 , ioqulry which heavy, and vices were 6:1 pr quarter lower. Brunet, Peae, Indian Corn, and Flour sold at Monday's quota tions. Too imports of the latter article have been con fined to 440 sacks. Oats. r Figur, % % Engl43h •• • • Iri3h Foreign ...... Wheat. 3,450 1 4,490 SMITHFIELD. To-day's market was scantily supplied with beasts, both as to number and quality ; nevertheless, owing to the limited number of buyers in attendanc,-, the donned for that description of stock ruled heavy. at barely M OO day's decline in the quotations, the top figure for the best Scots being 35 6(1 per 81bs.; prime Down Sheep were scarce, and held at full prices; but all other breeds met, a slow irquiry. About 200 lambs wer e brought forward, and which sold slowly, at from 4s 8d to 5s per 81bs.; Calves, were in moderate supply, and sluggish demand, at our quotations. The Pork trade w as dull+ but no change took place in prices. Milch Cows sold at from 141 to 181 each, including their small calf. Per nibs. to sinktne offal. s. d. to s. d. I/110110r Beasts..... 2 2 2 4 Second quality ••. • 2 6 210 Prime large Oxen.. 3 0 3 2 Prime Scots .• 3 4 3 6 Large coarse Calves 3 6 4 0 Prime small ditto .. 4 2 4 4 Stickling Calves —lB 0 21 0 Lambs •• •• •• 0 0 0 0 S. d. to S. d Inferior Sheep .2 10 11 Second qual. Sheep 3 2 3 • Coarse-woolled ditto 3 10 4 ° Southdown Wether 4 2 4 Date eut of the wool 0 0 C Large H0g5......2 6 3 6 Small Porkers •• 3 8 3 10 „ Quarter old Pigs .. 16 0 19 " TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beast& I Sheep. I Calves. ! 708 2,855 1 90 I 30 0 FOREIGN surPLY. Boasts. I Sheep. I Calves. Fg* 160 3 • 0 88 NEIXTGATE AND LEADENEIA.W. and The supplies being extensive, the general dem ruled heavy, at barely stationary prices. At per stone by the Carcase. to .1. d. to s. s. 1. d. 1 • Beef, inferior • • .... 2 0 2 2 Mutton, inferior •• 2 8 . 4 - middling .... 2 4 2 6 ' middling•• 3 primelarge .. 2 8 210 - prime .• •• 3 g 0 - prime small 3 0 3 2 Pork, large• •••• • • • 2 3 8 peal.. 3 4 4 2 - 5ma11 ..... ... 3 11011.01:7GR BOP 11.1.tsatAILET. We have a steady, but by no means active demand for fine Hops, at full prices. In other kinds very little doing; at least four - fifths of last year's crop 118" changed hands. Sussex Pockets, per cwt, 112 s to 126 5, %Veald of Kent, ditto, 126 s to 1403; Mid and East bent ditto, 140 s to 2505. COLONIA3i. SUGAR.—For. British Plantation the market has be en ; steady, but less animated than last year. The bette' descriptions have gone at fully previous rates , and the inferior and brown scarcely so dear. Barbadoes auction went at 39s to 40s for fine yellow, for good mid to good, and 30s to 34s for low to on Demerara brought 41s to 43 s for fine yellow, 30s 6d to 34s for low to mid, and 283 6d to 293 for brown. Re. fined has been quieter at about the former value; brow° lumps 44s 6d. 34 8 6d to 3:Z EAST INDlA.—Nearly 10,000 bags of Mauritius found buyers publicly on the former terms; fine yello w 35s a t c? 36s 6d, mid to good 34s to 34s low 304 to 303 " brown 273 to 29s 6d, ord to fine grey 28s to 343, Os' common to mid grainy 30s to 33s 6d. Madras, 4,7 97 1146 : went at 33s to 353 for mid to good crystalized grocer,' soft fine yellow was taken in at 26s to 293, and brown It t 235. Bengal, 6,400 bags principally found the soft brown and yellow was scarcely dear' fine sos o white Benares 35s 6d to 36s 6d, mid to good 3 33 t° LI; and good to fine . 28s to 30s per cwt. Java, about to bags and baskets went at 32. s 6d to 38s 6d for rj" good bright yellow, but mid to fine dry grey vr" take° in at 34s 6d to 37s per cwt. FORElGN,—Between 4,000 and 5,000 boxes of 011°B6nd buyers, btt,. pall have been put up; low to mid yellow sold at ,„ to 34s 6d, good mid a nd good 353 to 375, fine 37s 60 id" 39s_ and low to good and strung brown 30s 6d to 339 6.d Bahia has been held for advanced pric.-s; ord and 031 A brown has been sold at 25s 6d to 28s 6d, and good on' fine at 2s to 32a 6d per ct. COFFE 9 E.—The d-DatiDd w has improved, and holders have asked enhanced rates. Native Ceylon has bell sold at 6d to is advance; good ord 395 . and real go % ord 39s 6d to 403. Privately, Plantation Ceylon has be e . o at fuller quotations. and at auction low mid was taken 1 at 47s to 51s, fine fine ord a t 453 to 4iis 6d, and triage'., ~ 403 to 42s per cwt. Cos ta Rica 1,03 been sold at 413 for very good ord. Mocha has been held Very firmly' a s well as West India sorts. is CoeoA.—Prices have been steady, but the marke t dull. Grenada 30 s fo r mid g re y . Tri n idad 36s to4l for ord to good red , and 32a to 37 s f o r ord to goo d grey. St. Lucia wa s taken in at 27 s t o 30a for and mid. osor d opo to r tn o i ci. ,d ; SPlCES.—Pimento has been steady; good 4id to 4-1-d per lb. Cloves also have been 1- Cochin B our b o n mid and good dark 51 , 1 to 64d per lb. Ginger has been sold at 663 to 66s 6d tor good bold, and 30a to 37s 6d forß er mid and small wormY• Annownom—muda has been taken in at is i d per lb. RlCE.—There have been no p u blic sales. Privately full rates are obtained. r COTTON.—This article has been steady, but DO. - Tuirievelly at auction has been taken in at 4d to '4' per lb. Rum.—The market is quiet. INDIGO.—The sales have concluded, and prices ha" gone rather higher. COCHINEAL—FuII rates have been obtained. TEA.—There is no animation in the demand. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. has been firm at 35 s 9d to 3 6 5 per GREN .—The market, ow cwt on the spot, and Town at 36s 6d per grit.to contrary winds, E is bare ot FRIIIT Oranges, a cargo ex ing balmNonpsre il, St. Michael, sold by Keeling and Bunt a t public ' realized an advance of 3a to 4s per bc , x. Terceira bar advanced in proportion. The cold weath er is favourabll for the sale of Chesnuts, and they ar e 2s per bll % ur!! higher. Bliek Spanish Nuts meet wit h a fair E 3 No inquiry for Barcelona. The low pri ce of Brasil causing attention to that article. CRIMINAL COURT OLD COUR T. (Before Mr. Justice WILLIAMe.) were Two young men, named Smith and Christmast.on of indicted for endeavouring to procure the abort' Ann Obee by administering drugs to her. Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Rebton appeat;3l for t he secution, and Mr. Parry and Mr. Robiosell prisoners. of chari- The prosecution was instituted by a Soc iety 003 en. table ladies, whose object is tho protection of w that she It appeared from the evidence of Ann Obee ___ s 17 entered the service of Smith's father when she .r!' . for years of age, and had been acquainted withhir took exion was piace before she left his father, and this nonn about five years. Her first connexion with c a o ss n i t s i t n a u n e t d , fromwhe when time be toinen draper'S in the family way. Smith, who wwasas pregnant, in f or the pro' situation and take lodg duced her to l eav e her time afhterwardas t l ill she became all the expenses. The ings, promising . tqratrsay wlls a frind of Smith, and other prisoner, Christmas, an while in lodgings, 'o nn and gave They visited her cimixtures and brown powders, which her white and green.m an apprentice to arrcehisemist in London-road, Southwark ain and vomiting. In August last she caused her great P Charlotte's was con fi ne d i n Queen h ' din labour for twenty-four ours, Cr ; 1111..0r.ng great Maine y un til she wa s delivered. The c hild w a s born aarvne,,-,rtt i t o e n n l y d u l r i e v d ed gr t e h a ir t teen days. During its sho rt eXIS , pain, and groaned dreadfu ll i i n the night-time. The mother was subsequently re" moved to ng the was 7 li r e y i l t e e b d o i n t : an i n -patient, her weak state of health still continuing• hake ration, hut the trial h her testimony. Medical and other evider in rcbo icti‘ofisr:axrayrn, i w n h a e ti r o e i s i hteoist, now nor ,ee was called e wen c hid not concluded when w to press. NE 6Y COURT. SHOOTING murder feloniously Wl ( T tel , N , r T e Es th i e TROEcuounßuDEL)._E.. d wa rd Sag _ - _ Mr. Lilly him. s h o T o h t Os, aged 17, described as a labourer, was indicted tor appeared e i I s p g r is a o t nf oerr pleadedt Henry he B p a r , r o b ns ecoret, uti guilty.withn , I, i t: Dearsley defended the prisoner. The facts of the case have been so recently before the public, that it is hardly necessary to recapittr late them. The prosecutor is the proprietor of sothe chemical works, and the prisoner had been in hie en v ploy. On the 11th of February the prosecutor heard e noise in his factory after it had been closed.foi,th„e night, and upoa going in to ascertain the cause or '" and he retreated in a state of great alarm. He some one threw a quantity of vitriolic liquid upon hie l l for asaistance, and a next-door neighbour promPtlYre plied to the call. 'The two then returned to the factori together, and pursued the prisoner up a ladder into a sort of loft, when the prisoner fired two pistols at the prosecutor, a-rid the balls grazed his shoulder. The Pr i i sonar was immediately atterwnrds secured, and one the pistols, the barrel of which was quite warm, Iv es found in his hands. A policeman was then called int and the prosecutor, prefacing the question with a st' e ; ment that some acid had been thro ,, n into his face, en' afterwards fired at, asked " if it was not a hanging rout ter," and the prisoner exclaimed, " Ah, and I shall bang well too." The policeman then took the prisoner to tbde c allen station-house, and on the way there a woman hande the officer a black mask, which she said belonged re him, rod ho had thrown it away. On arriving at t% station he was searched, and four pieces oi lead and sa l ,: p iato/... percussion caps that fitted the nipple of the wero found in his trowser pockets. A bullet sy . e 9 at the bottom of the ladder, but although the polie.e; man made a minute examination of the premises, ° marks of a tired bullet could be found, either upon t l ii floor or walls of the warehouse. Mr. EARS LEY addressed t h e j ur y for the defee. 6e . 1 D an d commented upon th e g laring discrepancies which the case presented. It was said the first bullet struck a ee'L e dlestiek, which the prosecutor carried in his band, but that candlestick was not fortbcoinii,g, nor did it appear , any made bad been found which could have beea r r ° , ducv(l. The ball, however, was produced, and t l3 j u _j e , would see that it was quire impossible that it co uld . r a y s , been fired from a pistol. But there was DO IDOW.here, signed for the committal of this offence, and ' lit' oun ded fire insisted that the case was too much bUrre thee', with improbabilities to jindify a conviction, and b 80 ,,r fore called upon the jury either to acquit the p , :wo i o th i ; altogether, or to find_him guilty of simply out the capital intent, i .n other words, to convict him of a common assault. The Learned RECORDER then sturrocci tlp; ~ lio wo The jury found the prisoner GruiltY, and trioisported for tea years. shoothig ARRIVALS THIS WEEK Barley. I Malt. --- -- -_ _- Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. ' Qrs. S a c c , " ,, 4,280 3,970 6,920 2,530 3,..- 1,910 15,231 19,280 440 17i 100 100 42% 11% 25 9% 1734 19 234 AT Paid. tOO%