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N.E., fresh.—Arrd. Constance, Africa for Hamburgh; Cora, Pernambuco for Copenhagen; Giraldo, Havannah for Hambugh ; Virginia, New Orleans for Stettin. Arrd. from the River and sailed. Missionary, Mauritius; Clara, San Francisco; Token, Pernambuco; Mina, Tobago; Ewerretta, Grenada; Catherine Elizabeth. St. Vincent; Catherine, St. Kitt's; Moro Csstle, Halifax; Frigia, Quebec. Sld. Magellan, Hong-Kong; Tartar, Cape of Good Hope; Louies, Monte Video. LITERPO ,L, MARCH 31.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. Re ginald, Heller. Calcutta; Alexander, Grant, New Or • leans; Sea King, New Orleans; Greenoch, Mobile; Switz adand, Charleston; Arctic steamer, New York. Sld. Crisis. Shanghai; Cheverell, Ceylon; Prince Arthur, Halifax. COWES, MAROEI N.L.—Arrd. Columbus, Rio Janeiro for Gothenburg. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 31.—Her Majesty's steamer Antelope took the ground on Bambridge Ledge during a fog this morning, and remains. Assistance has been sent to her. POOLE, MARCH 31.—The Lark, from Cowes, has been towed in very leaky, and cargo thrown overboard, having been on the sand at the entrance of the harbour. YARMOUTH, MARCH 31.—The Lydia has come cif the beach with damage. FALSIOUTII, MARCH 31.—Wind Anna Christina, Rio Janeiro. Off port, Eclipse, Mau ritius; Helena, Rio Janeiro for Altona ; Alexander, Baltimore for Rotterdam. PENZANCE.—And. Baron, Malta to London, part of crew mutinous. BRISTOL, MARCH 31.—Wind N. E.—Arrd. Araby Maid, Mauritius; Saldanha Bay. Sld. Surrey, Port Philip, and Sydney, New South Wales. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS DAY.) BATLEY'S DIVORCE. Their Lordships sat to-day at eleven o'clock, for the • purpose of hearing evidence in support of this Bill. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Srangford, and the Bishop of Norwich. ---- Mr. MEREWETHER, on behalf of the petitioner, stated tee- cass. ThA petitioner was the son of a respect able job-master, and Mrs. ESSLIcy, fro m whom he sought to be divorced, had, previous to her marriage -wisti-ssiss, • been a sempatress. Her name was then Miss Newton. The parties having been for some time previously se lf quainted, were , on the 9th of October, 1848, married at St. John's, Waterloo-road, without the consent or knowledge of the father of the petitioner, he being then only nineteen years of age. Mr. Batley, sen., on being acquainted by a letter from his son that he bad married the daughter of Captain Newton, of Tunbridge Wells, ▪ went down to that place to make inquiries, but was un • able to discover any such person at Tunbridge Wells. This he communicated to his son, and the consequence was that an immediate separation took place between the parties. An allowance of 7e. a week was afterwards paid to Mrs. Batley by her husband, she having sum moned him before a police magistrate to provide her with a maintenance. It appeared, however, that she afterwards fell into evil courses, and her husband having discovered her in an act of adultery, instituted a suit against her in the Ecclesiastical Court for separation, in Which he had been successful, and had subsequently taken these further steps to obtain a complete divorce. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to call witnesses. Mr. F. Owen, a clerk in the Ecclesiastical Court, proved the serving of the requisite notices and a copy of the bill on Mrs. Batley. Mr. a Cleaver, parish clerk of St. John's, Waterloo road, produced a copy of the register of the marriage of the parties on the 9th of Oct , 1848. Mrs. Anne Humphries, examined by Mr. MEREWE ' THER—Was prese nt a t the marriage of Mr. Batley and Mira Newton. I knew both parties before the marriage. Miss Newton lived in my house, she was a sempstress, and earned her living by taking in needlework from dif ferent shops. By the Lord CHANCELLOR—She was a little gay, but I never saw her guilty of any immoral conduct while she resided with me. By Lord BROUGHAM—She kept early hours, and al ways came alone. My house was always a well-con ducted one. The petitioner frequently visited her for More than a year before their marriage, and after the marriage they both came back to my house, where they remained a week, until the petitioner lett Mrs. Batley and did not return. Mr. R. Batley, examined by Mr. MEREWETHER—I am the father of the petitioner. His marriage took place without my consent or knowledge. He was not then twenty. I learned it by a letter from himself on the same day, in which he informed me that he bad married the daughter of Captain Newton, Clarence-terrace, Tunbridge Wells. On the 16th of October I went down to Tunbridge Wells. I found a Clarence-terrace, but no Captain Newton, nor did I discover any such Person in the whole town. Informed my son of the re sult of my inquiries. Mr. Lewis Martinelli, examined by Mr. MERE WETIIER—I am a coach-builder in Albany-street, Regent's.park, and on the 16th October. 1848, I ac• oompanied Mr. Batley in his unsuccessful search after Captain Newton. We found no such person there. On the 6th of June, 1849, I went with the petitioner and a person named Barnes, to Brook-street, Newing ,ton• We took our station opposite a particu lar house in that street, where we waited a considerable time until we saw a man and woman en ter together. In a short time we followed them in, and went up to the first floor, where we knocked, and a fe male voice cried out, " Who's there?" Barnes answered, It's me." The voice cried out again, " Who's me?" Barnes answered, " It's me—Tom." Young Batley, however, put his shoulder to the door, forced it open, and we all three entered. We there found a man and woman in bed together. The man leaped out of bed and put himself in a fighting attitude. [By Lord BROUGHAM —lle had only his shirt on. J The woman on seeing us covered her head with her clothes, and on Barnes and Batley trying to uncover her to see who sho was, she slid down under the clothes till she came out at the hot . tom of the bed. She was also undressed. I saw her distinctly, and I have no doubt she was the same woman that we had seen enter the house shortly before. I also saw her afterwards in Brunswick -street, Hackney-road, where I went with the elder Mr. Batley. She then answered to the name of Mrs. Batley. By the LORD CHANCELLOR—After we had identified Mrs. Batley we left her in the room along with the man whom we had discovered with her, and set no further watch on her. We had been in Brook-street on a pre cious evening on a similar errand, but without success. Mr. T. Barnes examined by Mr. MEetwEneelt—l accompanied the last witness and Mr. Batley to the house in Brook -street. When we entered the room we saw a man and woman in bed together. The man jumped out of bed, and Mr. Batley cried out to him, " You're in bed with my wife." I helped Mr. Batley to pull down the bed clothes, to see who the woman was. I had never seen her before, nor have I since. Lord BROUGHAM observed that there was yet no satis factory evidence to show that the woman found .there was Mrs. Batley. _Mr. M EREWETHER rem i nded their Lordships that the witness Martinelli had identified the woman as the same person he had afterwards seen in Brunswick-street, who answered to .the name of Mrs. Batley. The Learned Counsel then recalled— Mrs. Humphries, who said that she had answered the door when Mr. Martinelli called, and had shown Ihim into , room where Mrs. B at l e y was . Th ej person he there saw was Mrs. Batley. _ Sergeant B assett, L 9, deposed that the particular house named was, and had been, for a considerable time a common brothel. This was the evidence in support of the Bill. of t ect d tßnotoseux suggested that no evidence had been birth an: show that Mrs. Batley had misrepresented her Mr. militsrentage, as was imputed. donanaVETHER said that there would be a diffi culty Mrs.Batley :t/utdhis, and the communication was between to call him to p ro ve husband, and it would he impossible Lord Blior c r uAx e it of last session he th ought it would be competent for him jun , atshae witness. to call the Mr. Batley, Petitioner , was then called, but an after thougt;t, havi ng - urred to the Noble and Learned Lord, that actionusgof°cerim. con. and h f promise of marriage w ere specifica ll y excepted, breac be w as not examined. T he allowan ce ma d e to of 7s. pe r week, and Mr. Batley, senior, recall e d_ Mrs. B ttley was of November, 1849. dated from th e 9 t h to him to h e least take ti me s The ORD C H ANCELLOR sai it p" necsasaLry that their Lordships d sho u ap ld at d to consider, if not also require some further ovi this case. No evidence whatever had beent e r n n ee i n ught before their L o rd s hips , to chew any impropriety duct b e f ore h er marr iage which could Justify t h e el tioner in s e p ara ti ng f r om her so early as he b a d r tt e - . The petitioner hi mse lf had been guilty of som e d ecep. tion in representing himself of full age at the tim e of . his marriage, and it was a remarkable fact, that the age of Mrs. Batley had been studiously kept out of Sigh s, and they had, therefore, a right to assume, taking that fact together and also the absence of evidence to prove previous misconduct, that she was not of an ago such as would lay her open to the charge of having taken advantage of the inexperience of a youth, and succeeded by her artfulness in entrapping him into a marriage. There was no evidence in the cause to show any reason for, or to justify, the sudden s eparation—separation he would not call it, but rather desertion, for that was a more fitting term—the desertion of a wife by a husband a few days after marriage, without the slightest ground of complaint. When thes husband p ursue d suc h a course as this what e _as le cou ld be exp ecte d b ut w h at bad followed. How rth e roman to live? O n t h e 4t h of November fol lowing_ she was d r i ven to summon the husband who had deserted her befor e a ma • gistrate to compel him to pro vide her with a maintenance, and then, and then only, he made a provision for her tothe h am h ou d nt cf . 7s. a week—a shilling a day for a w oman , t given d up her business, thrown herself out of em w p a l n oiro s e a n to pat herself under the protection la rt or of er husband who had deserted her so soon after. suppo rt fol loweda was but the necessary course of' this. He was not wishing to excuse the wife's acts, they were inex cusable; but ho thought the consequences which had happened were almost inevitable. His Lordship then proceeded to comment on the conduct of the p etitioner and hin fri en d s i n k ee pi ng so Stricta watch over the conduct of Mrs. Batley until they had disco vered her in the act of adultery, and as soon as they had obtainod th at d es i re d resu l t, l eav i ng her to follow her own course, without taking any steps to ascertain tho name of the man with whom she was found. The present case required very great consideration ; on his part that con s id erat i on would be given to it, and it the.pe titioner had. any f urt h er ev id ence to adduce, an Opportu nity would bra afforded him to do so. Lord 13aoveuaer entirely c incurred with what had fallen from Isis Noble and Learned Friend. Be should strongly rem munend that if the petitioner had any further STideuo, he should not fail to produce it, moollllo' as regarded the conduct of the wife before marriage, upon which at present no impeachment rested. On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, the second reading of the Bill was then postponed sine die. SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before. Mr. W. BURCHELL . RAISING AN OBJECTION.—B ,NNI V. ANDREWS. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a trades man in Rahere-street, St. Luke's, to recover the sum of 161. 94. 81. for services Tnaored to plaintiff's wife as housekeeper and servant to defendant, who is a licensed victualler in Upper Holloway. Defendant pleaded that he was not indebted. Mr. LUCAS appeared for the plaintiff, and called the plaintiff's wife. Mr. PARRY, for the defendant, objected to her being heard, us a witnere. The UNDER -SHERIFF said if the objection was pressed he thought he must reject the evidence. Mr. PARRY complained that it should be put upon him to take the objection, and said that the decision of the Judges that a wife could be heard as a witness was contrary to the law of the land, but be would not oppose the evidence being received, sub', ct to the objection on which he should raise the question. Mrs. Bonny was then examined, and deposed that she was in defendant's employ for nine months previously to October last, as housekeeper. She left in consequence of the illness of her husband. There was no agreement as to the rate of wages, but she had received 21. On account, and when she left defendant said that he could not con veniently settle at that time. In cross-examination she said defendant always ex pressed his satisfaction at her conduct in every respect, and he spoke very highly of her. Defendant never asked her why she did not leave. She could not make any mistake on that. She knew Mr. Frederick Small, a baker, did not tell him that she was only stay ing a few days as a friend. She did not ask to go for a time, as her husband was out of business. Defendant asked her to recommend a young woman, as house keeper and barmaid, and she said she would go. She never told Inspectorl Barker that she was only in the house as a friend. He was called in in consequence of a robbery of 451. in gold, which was stolen out of de fendant's, bed-room. She also lost a silver snuff-box and fl. Blio WRS,sitting at tea with defendant when the robbery took place. Martha Rigby stated that she was engaged by Mrs. Bonny, as servant, and heard her ask for wages, but defendant said it was not convenient for him to pay them. The father of plaintiff's wife was called, and swore that he called upon defendant to ask for the wages due, and defendant then said that he could not pay at that time. Mr. PARRY for the defendant, contended that Mrs. Bonny was only at defendant's for her own convenience, and called The defendant, who swore most positively that the plaintiff's wife only wont to his house for her own ac commodation; there was no agreement as to wages, but he had given her a few shillings at different times, when she was going out, and he had bought her shoes, and given her some clothes of hie deceased wife. Sarah Butterfield, a servant to defendant, said, that Mrs. Bonny had told her that she was only there as a friend, while her husband was in the country. She would swear that Mrs. Bonny did not ask for wages when she went for her boxes, and when she wanted any money defendant told her to take it out of the till. De fendant and Mrs. Bonny quarrelled about something when they parted. Mr. Small was called, and distinctly swore that plain tiff's wife told him that she went to defendant's as a friend for a few weeks, as her husband was ill. He had heard them quarrel before she left, and he told her to leave, for he did not want her. She attended to the busi ness generally. Inspector Barker was called, and on being examined stated that, during a conversation at the time of the robbery, Mrs. Bonny said .that she was not there as a servant but as a friend. Police constable Clarke, S 132, gave similar evidence. Mr. LUCAS replied, and The UNDER-SHERIFF left it to the jury to say who ther the plaintiff's wife only went as a friend or visitor, or as a servant; for if she went as a friend she could not recover for services, however great they might have been. - - The jury retired for some time, and then gave a ver dict for the defendant. 31ARLDRO'-STREE T- 7 (THIS DAY.) AN UNINVITED GUEST.— Theodore Bignold Protheroi, a young man of respectable appearance, was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with having been found in the house of Captain Arthur Pack, No. 39, Lower Grosvenor-street. Captain Pack stated that, having received information that some ill-conditioned man had frequently been seen to enter his house, he procured the assistance of an officer in private clothes with a view to detect the party. On the previous night, about nine o'clock, wit ness returned home, and, from what he was told by the constable he (witness) proceeded at once to the kitchen, where he saw the defendant, who appeared to have re cently enjoyed a good supper, and who was taking his ease in an arm-chair in front of the fire, reading a paper for the edification of the three female servants. Com plainant asked him who and what he was, when he re plied, " Oh, lam Protheroe." Not having the honour to know Mr. Protheroe, witness called the officer, and handed defendant over to his care. King, a detective officer belonging to the C division, said, when he took the defendant into custody the latter said he was courting Miss Cooper, the lady's maid, and had been in the habit of going to the house twice a week for the last two months. Defendant admitted that he was paying his addresses to the " young lady" in question, and had been for some time in the habit of visiting her at the Captain's residence. . - Mr. BINGHAM said he thought the offence, for offence it was, ought to be visited on Miss Cooper: he should therefore leave Captain Pack to deal with her before his domestic tribunal. The defendant had been locked up in a cold cell all night, that he thought was a sufficient punishment, and he now discharged him with a caution not to go courting ladies' maids without the permission of their masters or mistresses. The defendant—Thank you, your Worship, I shall re member the day of the month; good morning. CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.) Ann White, a person of good address, was placed at the bar before Mr. Tyrwbitt, charged with stealing a gold watch, the property of Mr. William Ford Burke, of the value of 81. The complainant stated that on the evening -of the 19th instant he was drinking in the company of some Jewesses at a house iniField-lane, Saffron-hill, when the prisoner came in at the back door and spoke to the mis tress of the house about a bonnet which she was then making for her. After staying there in conversation for a short time ho left, stating that he was going to the public-house at the corner, and invited them there to drink. Ina short time afterwards the Jewess at whose house he bad b( en in company with the female came to him, and when they had had some brandy-and-water together, the Jewess went away. He and the prisoner remained in conversation for a short time, in the course of which she stated that she was "going to sleep that night with her sister in Fleet-street," and they then lett the house. The prisoner, on s,eing him going up Holborn hill, followed and took hold of his arm, and took him into Ely-place, where she bega❑ to pull him about, but not liking this he began to swear, when she said, " Here is a man coming," and ran away. Immediately after he missed his gold watch, which he had safe a few moments before, and then gave information to the police. Police-constable Champion, of the F division, said he took the prisoner last night in the Strand, and upon tell ing her what it was for, she said "I know nothing about it." The watch had not been found. The prisoner in defence admitted that she was in the public-house with prosecutor, but said she left him in the company of two or three Jew girls, of whom he was the constant companion. Mr. TYRWHITT, having refused to admit her to bail, remanded her for a week. DRUR t -LANE THEATRE. Our anticipations as to an overflowing house on the occasion of Mr. Bunn's benefit, last night, were amply realised. The boxes presented a dense and glittering array of fashion, and pit and gallery were crowded to suffocation. The opera, the concert, the pas de deux by Mddlle. Vecchi and M. Durand, and the farce, in which the Keeleys achieved an uproarious triumph, all went off with transcendent éclat. At the close of the opera, a mighty and unanimous shout arose demanding the ap pearance of the beneficiare. Mr. Bunn made his ap pearance withi alacrity, in compliance with the call, and address e d t h e au di ence . H e sa id, " that since he last add ressed them, he could not say that things had run very smoothly with him. He waanot one of those who b u o eught that the ' secrets of the prison house' should Publi s h ed knowledged ability otherwise h beyond the precincts of the green-room, much of what had state some facts which might explain had occurred. But when artists of ac form their t h it : l itY sent very inferior substitutes to per to break th e i r cw_ hen ballet girls ran away fast enough their evgage me g e — cA laugh) —when choristers broke au h i gred by the bribes of rival esta blishments, the If 1 6 4:t e l entirely upon a bed of roses. retired it was not t o r r might believe, that when he — be it would to reveal all that passed than any ever acted upon th ra t a" a much better farce __(Hear, hear .) However, of ~this his friend: X ?Pon any other stage. when all these things had beer, gut rest assured that forgotten, • remember with gratitude the expression still he would sympathy" Loud cheering foll owe of their kind the manager's address. The following e ° ll Nr s er P"and Directors of the Bank of Englanlung; viz., is the House List yearOf FOR GOVERNORS. Thomson Hankey, jnn., Esq., Governor. John Gellibrand Hubbard, Esq., Deputy-Governor. FOR DIRECTORS. Thomas Baring, Esq. Alexander Matheson, Esq. Henry Wollaston Blake, Esq. James Morris, Esq. Henry Hulse Berens, Esq. Sheffield Neave , E s q . Arthur Edward Campbell,Esq George Warde Norman. Esq. William Cotton, Esq. John Horsley Palmer, Esq. Bonamy Dobree, Esq. Sir John Henry Pelly, Bart. Charles Pascoe Grentell, Esq Henry James Prescott, Esq. John Benjamin Heath, Esq. Thomas Charles Smith, Esq. Charles Frederick Huth, Esq. WilliamThompson,Esq.&Ald. George Lyall, jun., Esq. rhomas Tooke, jun., Esq. James Malcohnson, Esq. Thos.Matthias Weguelin, Esq. Thomas Masterman, Esq. Francis Wilson, Esq. The Election for Governor and Deputy-Governor will be held at the Bank on Tuesday, the 13th of April ; and for Directors on Wednesday, the 14th of April, from Ten o'clock in the forenoon till Four o'clock in the afternoon. Her Mujeaty will hold a Privy Council on Monday next, the sth inst,, at Buckingham Palace. Summonses I "te i w.wc l 7. 1 4 4 NAY W Atialition a Moo; cf State• THE SUN, LONDON, SUFFOLK-STREET GALLERY. On Saturday we attended the private view of the col lection for the present season, opened to public inspec tion, by the Society of British artists, on Monday. W ith out recognizing any perceptible improvement in the general merit of the pictures here collected together, and without perceiving any remarkable displays of genius on the part of any one among the contributors, we nevertheless observed on the wells of the Suffolk-street Gallery sufficient merits, and those merits sufficiently varied, to excite the interest of the intelligent visitor if they failed to secure his admiration. Mannerism in many instances, of course, still reigns triumphant. There are the same invariable sketches of Hungarian peasantry by Zeitter, with the clattering sledges, and furclad drivers and the ragged coated horses jingling, like Poe's lyric to the perpetual refrain of " the bells, bells, bells:" this year, however, happily varied by a graceful and somewhat pretentious group (23) of " Vineyard Girls," and by an eccentric representation (330) of " Collard's Pianoforte Factory on Fire," giving one the notion of a sort of Brum magem Pandemonium. There are the same ever lasting studies of Spanish life in the streets, by Hurlstone, after the fashion rendered popular throughout Europe by the master-hand of Murillo, there aro the mantillas and the muleteers, the ragged urchins and the I,dies, and the watrr•carriers, and through the whole catalogue of faces the same undeviating regard to the charms of an olive-complexion—calling to memory that couplet of Tom Ingoldeby, which informs the reader of the L nds that " Hairy-faced Dick had a swarthy hue, 'Twist that of gingerbread-nut and a Jew." Among the present works of Mr. Hurlatone, however, there are several unusually meritorious—such'as (259) the merry watchers on the balcony, bight " St. John's Eve at Seville," and the picture of (39) the Gitana "Foretelling to a Spanish Mother the destiny of her Child," not to particularise the excellences of (89) the " Arrieros," or of the " Lace-maker of Sierra- Morena," or of the " Aguador of Valencia." Certainly not less conspicuous among the mannerists than the foregoing is the most gifted of all animal painters—after Landseer (always after Landseer)—Herring. Tnis season he contributes more than one of . his really mar vellous farm-yards, with those sheen-tinted peacocks, and soft-feathered ducklings, reminding one of beastly old Ribellais, and extremely naked looking pigs, and horses so glossy with good condition that one longs to saddle them for a canter. Besides these, he gives us a small picture (38) . 0f an "Arab ,and his Favourite," the man as ugly and unoriental as the animal is the reverse, and (191) a larger one of " Cromwell's. Soldiers Stabling their Horses in Arundel Church," perhaps his most successful effort for a considerable time past. Woolmer shows himself as industrious as ever, though scarcely in a single instance as felicitous in the revelation of his unquestion able abilities. His representation of (9) " The Expul sion" is as unhappy an attempt at pictorial poetry as .can well be conceived—our first parents being as un satisfactory in their anatomy, as the where abouts of the "flaming seraphim" is incomprehen sible. ; There is an overloading of colours, again, rather painful to witness in (227) the portraiture of " The Bride," as well as in the (326) " Lady in the Glass Case," the paint protruding in lumps from the canvass. His best effort for the season is as unques tionably (337) " Florence in the time of the Medicis." The best picture this year from the hands of Pyne is (178) his wonderful " Screes on Wastwater," with the sudden and startling atmospheric effect—the gush cf sunlight half-way down the mountain side with the floating mists towards the base and sum mit. Mere glimpse though the picture is into those realms of scenic magnificence, it calls very vividly to our remembrance the various charms of his " Lake Scenery" in Cumberland. The Norwegian views of West are according to custom full of merit; more especially (243) the one representing a scene near " Hardanger Fiord." The landscapes of Bud dington prove to us, if possible, more exquisite to see than ever, and we are happily enabled to rejoice again in the green meads and gorgeou s sunsets o f Cli nt, and the lovely coast-views of Tennant. Hill adorns the walls of the gallery with a very beautiful rustic group, as well as with an admirable and life-like portrait of " Mrs. Woolmer, in her 81st year." In (314) t h e "L a k e o f T hun " there is perceptible a venture on the pathway opened up by Turner, which, if not speedily forsaken, will bring disgrace upon yet another head, in the instance of Mr. klammersley. Yet more intolerable (and to our horror we have seen the thi ng p ra i se d b y one of our contempo raries)is (236), " The Timid Bather," by Mr. Mog ford, the said Ti m id B a th er b e i ng a most wonderful specimen of long-legged ungainliness. Most wonderful of all wonderful things to us, in the annals of the Society of British Artists, is the popularity evi dently enjoyed by Mr. Anthony —every one of his pictures, big and little, at once finding a purchaser ; the magical " green ticket " SOLD glittering in the corner of each individual speci men. That his landscapes are admired it were ridi culous to deny. They are bought —that is proof suffi cient. Yet to our taste, we can conceive none more disagreeable to the eye from their hardness, the abrupt interminglings of lights and shadows, and their micros copic, their painfully microscopic minuteness—a minute ness descending to the particularity of each separate leaf on trees the most umbrageous. Still —though intolerable to ourselves, and we believe to others also, these pictures, such as (230) the " Ferry Twilight," or, as his largest work this season (200), " The Village Bridal," are SOLD, and Mr. Anthony of course, like a wise man, takes new energy in his path at the encouragement. A variety of other contributions of various excellence from the easels of Allen, of Dicksee, of Shayer, of Baxter, Pidding, Fran tie, &c., are distributed through the different apart ments—Williams displaying considerable skill as a por trait painter, and the Duffields excelling marvellously with their fruit pieces. A few meritorious water colours and one or two specimens of sculpture complete the col lection. Among the distinguished visitors attending the private view were, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Marquis of Winchester, Lord J. Russell; Earls Grey, St. Jenny e, Sheffield, Clanwilliam, Fitxhardinge, Lovelace; Lords Viscount Galway, Strangford, Castlereagh, Mahon; Lords Truro, Radstock, Seymour, Sondes, Crauworth, Robert Grosvenor, Charles Townshend, Claude Hamil ton; the Bishops of Hereford, Lichfield, Gloucester and Bristol; the Dean of St. Paul's; Sirs Augustus Clifford, Bart., J. Johnstone, Bart., R. P. Jodrell, Bart., W. Keith, Bart., G. Strickland, Bart., George Walker, Bart., James W. Hogg, Bsrt., Henry Webb, Bart., J. Strachan, Bart., J. T. Birch, Bart., Felix Agar, Bart., M.P., G. R. Phillips, Bart., M.P., E. Fanner, Bart., M.P.; H. T. Hope, M.P., H. Lowther, M.P., H. T. Baring, M.P., the Hon. J. Fortescue, M.P., G. R ep t on , M.P., A. Matheson, M.P., W. 0. Gore, M.P., the Right , Hon. R. Vernon Smith, M.P., C. B. Wall, M.P., the Right Hon. H. Lennox, M P., T. C. Russell, M.P., the Right Hon. Edward Strutt, M.P., Joseph Hume, M.P., W. T. Egerton, M.P., H. Tufnell, M.P.. C. G. Du Pz6, M.P., R. Bernal, M.P., Wynne Ellis, Esq., &c. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EPSOM SPRING MEETING. The following additional arrivals have taken place since our last:—The Puritan, flungerford, Harp, Lady Alice, Harrier, Blood Royal, Alonzo, The Italian, Jack in the Corner, Stilton, Mary Ann, Green Gage, Julien, Butterfly, Surprise, The Clown, Grand Duchess, Sabra, Heliotrope, Czirine, Amoroso, Faux Pas, Knight of the Thistle, Incurable, Nautch Girl, Miss Ann, Backbiter, Officious, Achyranthes, Sister to Clothworker, Sally Warfoot colt, Joe Miller, Ingratitude, Ethelwolf, Gloomy, Middlethorpe, Estelle fitly, Stapleton, Kil meny, Edward of York, CEdissus, Kate, Cosachia, Sister to Iracundus. LATEST BETTING IN TOWN. CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP. 3 to 1 agst Surprise—taken 5 to 1 agat Mary Ann—taken 6 to 1 agst Alonzo METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 5 to 1 agst Stilton—taken 15 to 2 agst Kate—taken 10 to 1 apt Miss Ann 10 to 1 *get Backbiter 11 to 1 agat Kick-up-the-Dust—taken 12 to 1 agat Ingratitude—taken 13 to 1 agst Joe Miller—taken 15 to 1 agst Sally Warfoot colt—taken 33 to 1 agst Ethelwolf—taken CROX.TON PARK R ACEST-WEDNESDAY. The Farmers' Handicap of 50/., and 5 soya. tor the se cond. Gentlemen riders. Heats, once round. Mr. S. Wright's gr hby Plantagenet, 12st Mr. G. Parr's Cropwell, 13st ...(Mr. Sempey) 3 1 2 Mr. Foster's Militiaman, lOst 12Ib (B Clifton) 2 3 3 Mr. Smith's Seaweed, 6 yrs, llst (Capt. Little) 4 2 4 Mr. Kirk's Cadvan, 5 yrs, 11st (Mr. Berkeley) 5 5 5 501., the gift of Mrs. Fletcher Norton, added to a Sweep stakes of 10 sous. each, h ft, for three yrs old and up wards. Once round. (12 Subs.) Mr. Payne's Fledgling, 3 yrs, 9st 71b (Mr. Berkeley) 1 Mr. Walker's dEolus, 4 vrs, list (Mr. Towneley) 2 Mr. Crawford's Darkie, 5 yrs, 12st 81b (Capt. Little) 3 Betting-7 to 4on Fledgling. Won by three parts of a length. The Gold Cup, added to a Handicap of 20 sm. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared ; two miles. (19 Subs., 10 of whom declared.) Mr. Williams's Chief Justice, 12st llb (Capt. White) 1 Lord Wilton's Herbert, 6 yrs, list 51b (Mr. Clarke) 2 Mr. Parr's Clothworker, 6 yrs, 12st 41b (Mr. Scobell) 3 Lord Clifdcn's Harpsichord, 4 yrs, - lOst 71b, Captain Little, bolted. Betting-7 to 4 eget Harpsichord, 2to 1 agst Her bert, 3 to 1 agst Chief Justice, 5 to 1 agst Clothworker. Won by a length and a half. The Croxton-park Plate of 100 sous. Gentlemen riders. One mile. Lord Clifden's Harpsichord,lost 11 lb (Capt. Little) 0 1 Captain Little's Agis, aged, 12st 61b (011iver) odr Mr. Darling's Sir Robert, list 121 b ...(Darling, jun.) 3 Mr. J. Little's Whetstone, 12st 51b...(Mr. Towneley) 0 Mr. Atkinson's Careless Fanny, list lib ...(Scobell) 0 Mr.G.Chapman's Faint Heart (late Ormsby) 10st 131 b 0 Mr.Wildusan's Exchange, lOst 91b ...( Mr. Bromley) 0 chord Mr. Dawson's Cyclops, 4 yrs, 10st slb (Ld Cardross) 0 I T. R. E. Oliver's Ischia, lOst 2lb ... (Mr. Berkeley) 0 ,!.. Stokes's Folly, 6 yrs, 9st I Ilb ...(Mr. Boynton) 0 '" - `r e voyne's Cotton Lady, 3 yrs, 9st 1 Ilb (Dockeray) 0 when Lord t thg-2 to 1 agst Cotton Lady, 4 to 1 agst Harpsi . 5 to 1 Harpsichord and c la' I' h' and 6to 1 agst Whetstone. o Agis ran a dead heat, Sir Robert third, and Captain Little agreed to divide the Plate, a nd l en Harpsichord walked over. TENANT Rratur . 71 . ....B y m i s t a k e Neste eynolds was r t ented in our Parliamentary report t)rs IELELAINID ) B ILL .--By ho ula d a haveas tmeeonv,infts the 8 r e e c on d d reading of this Bill. It would perceive from the debate, Mr. Sharman Crawford. er The Western Times' (E Rev. Lord Henry Kerr , rector i f t f e i 0 report that the _oittespam, had left the 14 Church of Englund " and gone to rue, ' has been publicly deingcl, INDIA. THE BURMESE WAR. We have received dispatches in anticipation of the Overland Mail, which left Bombay on the 4th of March. The following is the letter of a correspondent:— "Since the dispatch of my last letter preparations have been made for prosecuting with the utmost promptitude and vigour the war which now seems inevitable with Burmab. It has been wisely determined to force the Burmese to terms before the setting in of the monsoon, and by the time this reaches England a ft4illa of more than a dczen war-steamers, with 6,000 troops on board, will be in the Burmese waters for the purpose. " It will be remembered that Lord Dalhousie had not reached Calcutta when the dispatches regarding Corn modore Lambert's first affair with the stockades,arrived; they wore consequently forwarded to him by express, and the steamer Fire Queen was kept in readiness to convey his further instructions concerning Burmese af fairs to the Commodore in the Irrawoddy—the Bengal Government in the meantime taking only such steps as were necessary for putting th© frontier provinces in a posture of defence. " The Fire Queen left the Sandheads with the Governor-General's di:patches on the 28th of Jllllllry, and reached the commodore off the Rangoon Rivtr on the 30th. The commodore immrdiately intimated to the Rangoon authorities that he should ascend the river in his frigate ntxt morning as the bearer of a fresh communication from the Governor-General. Notwith standing this intimation, the first stockade ho passed the following day opened a heavy fire on the Fox, which killed one of her crew. The frigate returned the fire, but without stopping her course, silencing the enemy's guns, and setting the stockade on fire. The next stockade took warning by the fate of its neighbour ; it opened a fire also, for the honour of the thing, but took care to fire wide of the frigate; and the commodore therefore passed by it without notice. Two other of the stockades opened a fire on the steamer Tenasserim, which followed the Fox a few hours after, and of which they did not appear to be in equal dread. She returned the fire of the first stockade with a few rounds of shot and shell, and with eight or ten rockets ; the latter set the work on fire, and it continued burning fur about six hours. " On arriving off the newly-erected fortifications which now occupy the site of the late town of Rangoon, the commodore sent an officer and interpreter to the Go vernor with Lord Dalhousie's letter. The terms offered in this communication have occasioned general surprise and some censure, on the ground that their extreme moderation would prevent British subjects whose goods have been confiscated and destroyed from obtaining any compensation ; and would also, by being attributed by the Burmese to vroaknong, render an ultimate settlement more difficult. " Their substance was, that if the Burmese Governor would apologise for his insult to our flag, and pay the 9001. previously demanded as compensation for losses inflicted on two of the many British subjects who have b een pillaged at Rangoon, the Burmese ships should be restored, and the blockade raised, and an agent from the Indian Government sent down. The reply was returned in the most insult• ing manner imaginable, by a dirty labourer in an equally dirty fi s hi ng canoe. Th e B urmese Governor took no notice whatever of Lord Dalhousie's first two demands. He refused to negotiate at all with the com modore, but said that he would talk over the subject with any other agent the Indian Government sent down; and be is said to have remarked that the blockade did not inconvenience them at all. In answer to a letter the commodore had sent him at the same time from himself, io which he expressed his surprise at having been fired at by the stockade while on his passage up the river (of which the Viceroy had been previously advertised), in a diplomatic capacity, as the bearer of an answer from the Governor.tieneral to a letter from the King of Ava, the Burmese Governor replied that he had given orders to the stockades to fire into any vessel daring to pass them without permission. The commodore rejoined, chat he would utterly destroy by fire any stockade that tired at his frigate on her passage down the river. This threat had its effect, and the commodore returned to his anchorage off the mouth of the river without molestation. " The appearance of the banks of the river at Ran goon is described as entirely changed. Not a vestige remains of the late town. Of the materials of its brick and stone houses three large masonry torts have been erected with most singular rapidity ;' they appear, it is said, very strong , and evidently mount some heavy guns.' The jungle and village near the great Dragon Pagoda have been entirely cleared away, and the build ing enclosed with a strong stockade. Other stockades are everywhere being erected along the banks of the river. The main wharf of the old town has been turned into a battery of formidable appearance, but is said to admit of being enfiladed. The new works altogether mount 100 guns, and an officer of the Fox writes to one of the Calcutta papers that Rangoon would now cost a few the number of their mess before it was taken.' " On receiving the Rangoon Viceroy's answer to their last overtures, the Supreme Government are said to have decided that all further negotiation was out of the question. The Governor-General immediately ordered A force consisting of her Majesty's 18th, the 40th Native Infantry, with another native corps and a company of European Artillery, to prepare for instant embarkation, and some steamers and transports were hired for con veying these troops to Burmah. ieladras was ordered to send ber Majesty's 51st, two Native Regiments, and three companies of Euro pean Artillery; the whole force, about 6.000 strong, will be under the command of General Godwin, who was actively engaged in the former Burmese war. Major Hugh Frazer goes as chief engineer. Orders were at the same time sent by the Governor-General to the Bombay Government to equip and dispatch without de lay all the war steamers they could spare, manned with their full war complement, and ready for immediate no tion. The squadron was on its way to touch at Fort it. George, and convey the Madras force thence to Burmah. The Bombay Government immediately do aided on sending six steam-frigates—the Perez°, the Moozuffer. the Sesostris, the Berenice, the Medusa, and the Zenobia—the Semaramis, now in China, to join, if required, in the river. The first four (three of them as large as the Atlantic steamships) were fully equipped and started from Bombay in four days after the order had been received; the Zenobia, which was hourly expected with the English mail of the 20th of January, not having yet arrived, the Queen has oeen sent off instead, and the Zenobia is only wait ing for the arrival of a detachment of artillery from Nuggur to follow the other five. The squadron is to embark the Madras force about the 12th of March, and Rangoon will probably be in our hands about 10 or 15 days after. " The general improvement that has taken place since the last Burmese war in our military and naval re sources and appliances, and especially our improved posi tion as regards Burmah in particular, has been rendered very apparent in the late preparations. In 1825 the troops that were dispatched from Calcutta to Arracan were no less than three months in reaching their destina tion; on the present occasion one steamship (the Pre cursor) took in a single trip,an equal number of troops from Calcutta to Arracan in about seventy hours. Steam nas in this instance reduced months to days; but this is not all; close to Arracan is the Aeng Pass, now held by a strong detachment of our troops, and from this pass it is not forty miles to a point on the Irawaddy twice as near to Ava as to Rangoon, and which it took in the last war more than a year's campaign to reach from the lat ter basis of operations. The rising importance of Bom bay as the head-quarters of the Indian navy, and princi pal steam-port in the eastern seas, is not less remai kable. In the last Burmese war it took nearly a month to pre pare a small sloop-of-war (the Hastings) for commission. Now an order reaches us one day for all the steam-fri gates we can spare; three hours afterwards everything Is arranged; next morning they are reported in such a state of progress that they are in squadron-orders to be off in three days; and in three days they are off. " A month hence there will be, in all likelihood, a fleet of at least eight large and five smaller class war steamers assembled in the Burmese waters, probably' says the Bombay Times, ' the largest collection of that formidable class of ships ever brought together for the purpose of actual warfare.' If required, we could also send hence the Ajadha, of 1,500 tons and 500-horse power, and the Aebar, another powerful steam-frigate (though in that case we should probably have to depend on the Peninsular Company for the conveyance of our mid-monthly mails), and two other first class steam frigates of 800 horse power each are now on the stocks at Bombay. On the Ganges and Indus we have also flotillas of river steamers and flats sufficient (if it were considered worth while to use them) to convey the whole Burmah field force from Rangoon to Ava in five or six days (the distance is about 500 miles). The force amounting to 6,000 men) that is about to start is consi derably larger than' any that Sir A. Campbell had at his disposal at any time of the last war; and, if neces sary, it might be trebled from Bombay and Madras. " I learn from private letters that the Governor- General is still in hopes of avoiding anything more than ' a demonstration,' and that he expects the presencet in their waters of a force so large and so rapidly collected will frighten the Burmese into an immediate ace_ iea .e. oence in his terms, and thereby save the expense and a lay of a campaign. With any other natio m n e s s u t cha result would, under the circumstances, be al cer tain ; but the history of th w e h la ic s h t , wa s r f — ter t two years of irrational obstinacy with snal and incessant defeats, the re fuse still the terms offered them until . continued nbeerecci a li m a t r e p a b l alwa ys express was within forty miles of their ing a desire to negotiate, yet for erecting stockades other object than to gain tinsel.the nevereaPtt capital so with any circumstance of and collecting troops, coupled with demonstration, be . in the present case, ren their having courted a collision ders it extremely improbablethaatmtehreey monstration in duced to submit to our term by brigat the Bassein m Serpent had destroyed mouth of " I omitted mentioning that the Irrawaddy her Majesty's some stockades which had opened fo a r fire a cruise in that that the Commodore bad started di r ection. bell's force has return e d to i ts canton " Sir C. Camp m eats at Peshawu r, leaving t h e Mormund frontier in a more di s turbed nod exci ted state than he found it. ..F ro m the China papers it will be seen that the pro gross of the rebels is at length decided and unquestion able. Tien-teh's proclamations are now openly shown in Canton, and bulletins of imaginary victories gained by the Imperial troops are no longer put forth by the Canton authorities. The Governor- General (Seu) of the Canton province is besieged by the rebels in one of his own towns, and the remnant of the Imperial forces have lately b een signally def eate d . The only hope of the Mantchoo dynasty lies in the chance of dissension arising among the rebel leaders, an event by no means improbable. e sir S. Gray, the aged Commander-in-Chief of the Bombay army, has had a stroke of paralysis, and returns to England by to-day's mail; his illness was not unex. pecte d. Lie had come out to a tropical olinaate la his 72d year, and WB3 very old of his age. The Com mander-in-Chief o' Madras is expected to follow him shortly. " A locomotive is now. at work daily on the Bombay railway, and crowds of natives assemble to gaze and wonder at the Arg Gharry,' or ' Fire Chariot,' as they have christened it. " General Manson, commanding the Scinde division of the Bombay army, died on the 223 of February. " The English mail express of the Bth cf January reached Lahore, rid Bombay, many hours before it reached Calcutta. " The Zenobia steam-frigate, with the Southampton mails of the 20;h of January, is now nine days overdue. Considerable apprehensions aro entertained regarding her absence." (From the Overland Bombay Times.) The crisi2 that has overtaken us within the last fort night illustrates the maxim that India in the midst of peace is at war—that we know not at any time whdt a week or a month may bring forth. The Irrawaddy, which now flows undisturbed stud unoccupied to the see, will, be`ore a month expires, hear a fleet of eight war steamers, und an army of 8,000 men on its bosom ; and the ci•ies of Rangoon arid Martaban, now peaceful, fair, and fleurishicg, will be heap., of smoking ruin=, heir inhabitants scattered, and the British dig fl 'sting where they now stand. We mentioned in our last the extreme anxiety of the Governor-General to avoid cm filet, and to accept of any arrangement that could be made not inconsistent with our safety and dignity to restore amicable relations with Burmah ; he was said to have disapproved of the abduction of the Burmese ship-of-war by Commodore Lambert, and to have eff,red to restore her; but he insisted on justice being done to our injured merchants. The proposition was treated with insolence, and replied to through the hands of a common labourer, and it became quite clear that all that was desired was to gain time —the Burmese Sovereign had no intention to comply in any way with our behests. Our frontiers nearest to Burmah were ordered to be watched, and arrangements were ac cordingly made to meet any sudden aggression that might arise. Her Majesty's 18th Royal Irish were dis patched by the Precursor steamer from Calcutta to Monl main, where they arrived in 73 hours; her Majesty's 80th, from Dinapore, taking their place in Fort William. Two native corps, and three companies of artillery, were to follow. A like force of artillery and native infantry as that ordered from Calcutta were to be provided from Madras, being in all two European (11th and 51at) and four native (38th and 67th Bengal and 9th and 35th Ma dras) corps, with four companies of artillery, mostly Europeans, in addition to those on board the Bombay steamers. The 49th and 26th Madras Infantry are betwixt Moulmein and Mergui; they probably number about 1,200 men; so that in all we shall have about 10,300 fighting men, independent of the ship's crews at our disposal. The entire force is to be com manded by Major-General Godwin, C. 8., of her Majesty's army, who was present throughout the last Burmese war from 1825 to 1827; with Brigadiers War ren and Elliott to command the Bengal and Madras brigades respectively. Colonel Foord, of the Madras army, is to be in charge of the artillery, and Major Frazer. of the Bengal army, of the engineers. On the 19th February, brders were received at Bombay from the Governor-General for dispatch for the Bay of Bengal as speedily as possible, of all the steamers which could be spared, and such is the high condition of the Indian Navy, that on the 24th a squadron, under the command of Captain Lynch, consisting of the Fercze, trans formed from a packet to a frigate, and the Moozuffer, both 1,500 toes and 500 horse-power, and the Sesostrie, frigate, with the troop steamer Berenice, of about 800 tons each, sailed from our harbour within five days' time of their being aware that there was any chance of being required. The Zenobia was intended to follow, t h a a k d es ah h e er arrived pleae; in time from Ad en —th e Q ueen now and this, with the Medusa iron steamer, completes our armament. The steamers are, as they were during the China war, supplied with Euro pean artillerymen to work their guns. The Semiramis, a frigate of 1,200 tons and 300-horse power, from China, and, the Hugh Lindsay from Madras, can be dis patchedif required. From Calcutta, the Enterprize, Fire Queen, Tenasserim, and Phlegethon, with the iron steamer Nemesis, are under orders. The vessels of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, capable of transporting 1,000 men each, are available as troop-ships. While these matters wero being arranged, dispatches wero received from Burmah professing a de sire for peace; the first condition was, that To should change the channel of communication to Major Bogle, the commissioner, instead of through Commodore Lam bert. The arrogance of dreaming of prescribing to us how we should conduct our arrangements sufficiently in dicated the temper of the Monarch, so our preparations were pushed on. The squadron sails direct for Rangoon and Martaban, cities by the river side, of 30 000 and 10,000 inhabitants respectively; they are doomed to be destroyed, and as they are constructed chiefly of wood, our first fire will set them in a blaze. We have not leisure fur a regular campaign, and should matters not be completely settled by the middle of May, the force, after doing as much mischief as possible, will return to Bombay and Calcutta, to renew operations in October. By some it is surmised that the river steamers will push on as tar as draught of water will allow, it requisite con tinuing the war without interruption—the fleet remain ing at hand throughout the rains. CALCUTTA, FEB. 21.—The following, says the Ben gal RUP karu is the ruestance of the intelligence brought by the Fire Queen, which arrived yesterday from Moul mein and Rangoon river. The Fire Queen left the Sandheads on the 28th ult., and arrived off Rangoon river on the 30th stem at 10 P at. She went in the next day, and anchored ale ad of the Fox frigate at 2 P. 11., and towed her up off the Hasting's Sand, which is abort four or five miles below Rangoon. On going up the river, on passing the first stockade, which is 10 or 15 miles from the entrance, the steamer and frigate were fired upon, by which a man of the Fox was so severely wounded that he afterwards died of the wound. The fire was returned by the frigate with shot and shell. The Tenasserim, in passing up the following day was also fired upon, but without effect, and the Fire Queen in passing down. The Fire Queen called off the entrance of Rangoon River, coming back on the morning of the sth instant. The Fox frigate was then coming out its tow of the Tenasserim. The frigate was going on a cruise to Negrais for a week, leaving the Phlegethon and her Majesty's ship Hermes to blockade the Rangoon river. The same journal, in its general summary, under date of Feb. 21, says:— " The Governor-General has ' plucked up a spirit ' and resolved that the Burmese shall no longer hold alone the power of deciding whether there is to be war or no war. He has determined that there shall be war, unless they render it absolutely impossible by a prompt and unequivocal submission. Their intentions are not yet perfectly known. They have again fired on our men of war when passing the stockades, and killed one man of the Fox frigate, but they still keep up a show of negotiation, whether really to avert hostilities or merely to gain time remains to be seen. The character of the court of Ave, and the experience of the former war, however, render the latter the more probable hypothesis. The Burmese evidently do not like Commodore Lambert. Apart from an offence in having carried off their King's ship—a proceeding pretty generally condemned—he is doubtless quite too firm and straightforward to suit their peculiar ideas of negotiation. They have opened a communication through their Governor of Martabtin and our Commissioner at Moulmein, and the Governor-General having promised that on their aecealing to their moderate demands, he would send down a high functionary to settle the terms of peace and friendship, they request that this official may be sent immediately. The request cannot, of cour u sn be complied with, as any concession on our side would i n cdl a t dirty be attributed to fear. An answer to the Governor -Ge neral's nerars letter was sent on board the Fox, instant, by the hands of a low native, canoe-- a studied icsult, of course, and certainl y_ no onheryearidi o a r v . o Ge n n o : s a i l l , enced appears, Calcutta by Fire i T n h d o icat m io i n ssiv o e f wag, nevertheless, e n s e ir v e ert f h o e r les a s n , and we believe brought up to 9th instant. Another Queen, which arrived here on the received, it by the received letter from the King to the hi delivered with the through Moulmein, where " way the P hleg et h on on „umpired as to aleutta and Madras proper formalities, arrived here by the 15th inst. Nothing has t the contents the " note of prpparation" w-- b c to ollected o from C been raised before of these royal epistles, but ch th h their arrival. Troeps are g as soon as they can ,_ - en e oe, find heral',l equipped. Her Majesty's 18th go! , D d De With a lsjestra 51st from the southern Pres' as t Y. them go several regi ments of Native I ° nerrY and a strong detachment of European artillery- M ikiestre 80th, now at Di ,. _ ou nog down to relieve the • napore, i .., Wiliam and " that lBth, in garrison at Fort i • . is corps, as well as those for service ir , Bullmen, to travel hitherward by steam. Godwin, who ser ved Genera 1 ,in Majo r in the for mer B urmese war, is to command chief, *jot. Hugh Frazer, zer, of the Ben• gia Eg 0 inee r s , is to dire ctdepartment; the and Dr. Montgomerie, garrison ' ... surgeon of Fort Willia m , i s to superintend th e medic al staff. The arsenal here is a scene of busy activity. Ships have been taken up for the conveyance of troops and stores, and steamers of the Indian navy are ordered round from B om b a y t o M a d ras , to aid in carrying the expedition across t h e b ay . Th e Burmese have, on their side, been actively engaged in preparations f l ' or war. Th e o ld t own o f R angoon , prig on the banks of the ri • ver. has been cleared away by fire, and the new one, a little inland, has been strongly stockaded'' MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. Casualties by death in the armies of India since the departure of the mail on the 17th of February:— H. M. Troops—Captain Henry Hugh McKenzie Fleming, H. M. 61st Regiment, at Goojranwallah, on the 12th of February. Bombay—Brigadier-General A. Manson, C. 8., Artil lery, at Bombay, on the 28d of February. Madras—Lieutenant•Colonel D. A. Fenning, Ist Ca valry, at Bellary, on the 16th of February. Bengal—Major C. F. Farmer, Invalid Establishment? at Mussoorie, on the 4th of February. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE BOMBAY MARKETS FROM THE 17TH OF FEBRUARY TO THE 2D OF MARCH, INCLUSIVE. The money•market in European quarters remained as before, while in the Bazaar there is a slightly increased demand for money, Rates of interest are the same, but Government securities, consequent upon the fall in ex change on Calcutta, are considerably lower. The share market continues quiet. The Agra Bank are paying a dividend for the half year ending 31st December, at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum. They have become a registered company. IMPORTS. A gap has been caused in the transaction of business by the holydays, which commencedon the Ist of March, and continuo for a WOVIci 'thou bmiuess will again be resumed with ardour, we anticipate, on the part of dealers. Since the date of our last the market has been dull, but this may be accounted for by the small quantity of arrivals, which has caused a scarcity of goods in the bazaar. When fresh supplies come to hand, we doubt not dealers will purchase larg e ly. Cotton Piece Goods—ln consequence of the small amount of goods which has come to hand since the date of our last report, business has not been done to any great extent, although many descriptions of grey goods have been rep eatedly inquired for. Grey Shirtinga, 40-I nc h—U p to 52 ree d t h e i nquiry c nd up o w n a a r a d p s e r a p g i o e o c d e demand exist., and is small.pri prices B F ha or 5s veri : n 2 s Grey Shirtings, 45. inch, are very scarce in the Mar• ket, and have increased in value 2 annas per piece. Grey Madspollams continue without improvement. Grey Jaconets—For this there has been some inquiry, but we can quote no improvement in value. Grey Longcloth is still dull of s a t e . Grey T-Cloth in good demand, but very scarce. Grey Domestics—To this the same remark applies. Bleached Shirtiegs—Up to 66 reed rather dull; 72 reed eejo3a a fair inquiry.; Bleached Twills are in good request, and have risen 4 ar.nas ie value. Satin spots and checks in moderate inquiry. Turkey red plain cloth dull of sale, while twills and mulls are in moderato inquiry. A dullness pervades the sale of fancy goods, book muslin, mull muslin, zebra, and pine dresses. Low lappets, lappet scarfs, and dhoties of fancy border, in good demand. Cotton Yarn—The market has not continued so steady as was noted in our last report. Up to 40s, both mull and water, and prices remain as before. 50s and up wards are without change in value. Dyed orange is in good demand, while Turkey red is very dull of sale. Eight bales of water twist, 2001 b. each, No. 40, at 9 aeons per lb. Metals—Copper, braziers' and sheathing, slightly de clined, while tiles increased in value. Of South Ame rican there is none in the market; our quotations are nominal, Bottoms are quoted as in our last. Iron—Swedish bars of suitable assortment are in good demand. English bar iron is without change in value, and with but little inquiry. Nail rod, round and square, as also hoop and sheet, are without change. Tne value of Swedish steel in taggots and tubs is also the same. Lead—Pig has advanced a little in value, while sheet continues as reported in our last. Speller has slightly declined. Tin plates are without change. Cochineal—The market continues dull; prices quoted are 1 per lb. Woollens—No sales have taken place. Saffron is without change, the prices quoted in our last being fully maintained. Sheep's wool continues in active demand, and is generally purchased by natives as its comes, with all its faults. Linseed is in good demand, at 3r. 3.16 th per cwt. Marine Stores—Canvass, bleached and brown, both dull. Cordage in request. Paints, twine, and spirits of turpentine dull. Spirits—Brandy in wood and bottle both dull; of the latter 7,700 tit vans have been sold at 7rs., while the former has declined 2s. per gallon in value. Gin in kil derkins in demand, in wood dull. EXPORTS. Cotton Wool.—The market continues pretty steady. The prices on the old crop of Broach and Jumboseer have slightly declined; the same may be said of Dhollera. Compta retains its value unchanged; small quantities of the new crop are arriving; we do not look for much before the end of the mouth. Opium has slightly receded since the arrival of the last China mail. Freight is steady at 21. 12s. 6d. for both London and Liverpool. To China it has advanced to lers„ and 19rs. have been paid for small parcels. Exchange on England is now quoted at 2s, to 2s. Oed. at 6 months. On Calcutta, 99i at 60 days' sight. On China, 217 rs. to 218 rs. BOMBAY MONEY-MARKET, TIMIDLY EvaN zta, MARCH 2. EXCHANGES. On London—at Six months' sight, per r., 2s. O'd. for document bills. Nine months's sight, per r., 2s. for credit bills. On Calcutta—at 60 days' sight, per 100 ra. 99 3U days' sight, per do. ... 99i at sight, per do. ... 100} On Madras—at 30 days' sight, per do. ... 100 k at sight, per do. ... 101 On China, at 60 days' sight, per 100 dolls., 21$r., nominal. THURSDAY TAXES ON NEWSPAPERS, AND THEIR INJUSTICE. (From the Expositor.) Newspapers —the pioneers of knowledge, the public instructors in politi ca l matters, the me di um through useful, sci ent ifi c, and literary information is con veyed to the publi c , t h e h eralds of t he news o f t h e d a y ; equally needtul t o a ll classes, from the no bl e to t h e mechanic—have b een b y every Government, w h e th e r Fury, Conservative, or Whig (Protectionist not yet tried), treated not only unfairly, but unjustly. Railroad proprietors are now in possession of a privilege not enjoyed by the press, with all its allowed superior advautege to mankind. We think we hear our readers say, can this be possible? We say it is possible, and we will state the gri evance i n as small a compass as theim portance of the subject merits. It is pretty well known to those conversant with the subject (and to those who learn it for the first time from this statement, we appeal to join the band already formed to get rid of these unjust taxes on know l e d ge ) that the newsp a p er proprietor pays on the art i c l e h e produces no less thin three direct and distinct taxes: the paper pays a direct tax per pound before it receives the impres.ton of the typ e; a tax of I d . per s h eet i s p ai d to the Commi=eioners o f I n l an d R evenue f or t h e privilege of having a blot of red on the corner of their paper in the shape of a distinctive die stamp; end they are again called on to pay I s. 6.1. in the shape of duty for every advertisement that appears iu their paper. The first tax on injurious , as not allowing papers and paper i s periodicals to b e pu b lished at a cheaper rate, or at a ll events proventi nf the proprietors of the cheaper class of publics ions from paying men of talent as they should be paid, consequently not producing so healthy and wholesome a pennyworth of knowledge as the public would obtain, supposing this obnoxious im post to be abolished. Th e on l y argumen t, it it can be so called, in favour of the stamp duty of Id. on each newspaper is, that f or this odious tax the Government convey newspapers to all parts of England gratis. This is true, to a certain extent; but why tax the inhabitants of large towns for the sake of those who wish the ad vantage of the post? It is w e ll k now n that the largo towns throughout En g l and, aye, and small ones as well,are not supplied through t h e post w i t h the morning papers.* . They are se nt b y railway, and pa id as p arce l s to the railway comp an i es by either the L on d on or country newspaper agent. This is not con fi ne d to the morning papers; the weekly papers are conveyed to country towns in the sam e parcel on Satur d a y morning in most cases. If not, th ey send them b y mid-day trains. So, to say the least, this is an unequal, cense• quently an unfair, tax. Of the third tax, to which we particularly wish to address ourselves, we p o can only h o p e e we observations may have the same effect on the minds of our readers that we have long felt, and with us consider this as one of the most unfair, unjust, and unequal taxes that ever entered into the mind of name to impose in a civilized country.land;to t a yet any et man who simply announces the ann ouncemen t may in a newspaper he either w ants to purchase a house, or to sell ap pear on bills posted on the wa ll s , or ex hibi te d on boards by the roadside, a acre Unfa o l f r Unjust to the poor ser vant who makes public in three lines that she wants a situation, and charges no more to the peer who requires a mansion, pleasure grounds, and ten thousand acres of ground. Unequal in the case of a poor decayed widow, who, in a very few lines, relates her tale of woo ; for which the Government amerce her in the shape of ls. 6d., and charge the wealthy public companies, who occupy a column in seeking ad venturers in the Californian or A us t ra li an go ld specu lation, no more. Let this pass, bad as it is. But what do we find the Government allow? Highly as we have shown the newspaper proprietor is taxed, we have the extraordinary anomaly of the Government allowing these railway carriages to be converted into newspapers, and the walls of the stations into the mediums of pub licity, as far as advertising is concerned, without paying one farthing in the shape of advertisement duty to the revenue. Quite apart frees the monstrous injustice of this system, that , allows railway p ropr i etors to possess the advantage of making known the wants and wishes of advertisers free, while the newspaper proprietor is taxed to the tune of is. 6d. for every such advertisement, look at the shortsightedness and stupidity o f a ll ow i ng this system to continue , in a financial and revenue point of view. Every advertisement exhibited at a railway station, or in a railway carriage, is really taken from some newspaper, consequently is an injury to the news paper proprietor, who pays paper and stamp duty, and is also a loss of Is. 6d. to the re venue w hi c h wou ld b e i saved to the Government t inserted in a newspaper, in stead of being allowed to appear in a railway carriage, or exhibited at a station. To those who have had ex perience in advertising—whether as booksellers, ge neral advertisers, secretaries to public companies, or ad vertising agents—this fact will be patent, that a given sum of money is settled as the amount to be spent on advertising—of course modified by circumstances, as the sale of the book, progress of the company, &c. It is useless to say the money spent on railway advertising is extra. We appeal to the classes of ad vertisers we have named in support of our assertion. Why then, we ask the Government, is this, that the newspaper proprietor is to pay ls. 6d. for every ad vertisement that appears in his columns, while the railway prop r i e t ors p a y not a s i ng l e f art hi ng in the shape of duty for advertisin g a t th eir stations and in their carriages? We especially commend these last remarks on the injury to the revenue to the consideration of every Chancellor of the Exchequer, while this obnoxious impost con tinues. But we believe and hope the present Chancellor of the Exchequer will take a more enlarged view of the subject, and abolish the duty on advertise ments, paper, and stamps, at once. But, if he cannot spare the trifling sum produced by the advertisement duty, we urge on him the justice of dealing fairly by all parties, and not allow the highly-taxed proprietor of newspaper to be longer subject to the advertisement duty, while the rail way di rectors are allowed to continue charging the public for advertisements that pay no duty. This request is so fair and just, as we believe, that we are anxious to hear what the advocates of railway mo nopoly have to say in reply. W e may state, in illustration of our assertion, that one agent, who supplies the morning papers per railway trains, informs us that of over 2,300 copies of the Times he dis patches daily over 2,000 by early railway trains. He further complains that on the late editions of The Sun, though every copy has already paid the ld. stamp, he yet has to pay a fee of id. on each copy at the Post-office. Such monstrous injustice is hardly credible. He states that by far the larger proportion of The Sun consists of the late edi tion, that paper having acquired celebrity all over the king dom for bringing down the Parliamentary news of the same evening to the latest moment. Thus the reading-rooms and commercial chambers in the distant towns are furnished with The Sun, containing the greater part of the debate many hOurs before the morning papers of the next day. [A . DVERTI SEMENT.J—The Royal Exhibition Small Glass for the waistcoat pocket, at S. and B. Solomons, Opti cians, 39, Al bemarle -street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel. A valuable, newly invented very small powerful waistcoat-pocket glass , the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known 1 miles distant. They answer every purp ose on the race-course, at the Opera-houses ; country scenery and ships are clearly seen at twelve to four teen miles, They are invaluable for shooting, deer stalking, yachting, to spiztsmen, gentlemen, game keepers, and tourists. Telescopes, t e 3i inches, with an extra eye piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Sat urn ' s Ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope can b e seen a person ' s countenance, 3 to miles P o ssessing such extraordi n ary powers that some, distant, and an object f rom 16 to 20 m il es ; t h ey superse d e every other kind for the waistcoat-pocket, and are of larger, and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly. Opera and race-course glasses w i t h wonderful powers; newly invented in valuable placed before i mperf ect v i s i on every object appears clear and preserving Spectacle Lenses, immediately they are distinct, the most ag e d defective sight is brought to its youth ful, natural, and original state. The invisible Organic Vibrator, and all kinds of acoustic instruments, for relief of extreme deafness. 39 1 Albermarle-street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel. FASIIION.—Those of our readers who possessed the entree last season to the gorgeous and tasteful display of the results of European and Indian manufacture at Messrs. Howell and James, will be pleased to learn that extensive preparations have been for some while in progress for a yet greater evidence of the ample resources of this house to cull and Wing together all that is new and recherche from each quarter of the globe. Although the notion is borrowed from the Maison diisle during the late reign, where royalty was wont to mix in unostentatiou s familiarity with the elite of Paris, it is generally admitted that for elaborate elegance and refined judgment the ensemble in Regent-street is, from the advance since made in manufacturing art, far superior. The Exposition is to last for two days, those of to-morrow and Saturday.— Morning paper. ECK IN THE THAMES.— BLOWING-UP OF AWI The blowing-up of the wreck of the Resolution at North fleet, on Friday, was conducted very satisfactorily. The whole body of the hull was shattered, and masses of wood and beams were thrown into the air, mixed with quantities of water made quite black by the dispersion of the coals. When the agitation of the water had subsided, a large quan tity of white bait, which was destroyed by the explosion, floated on the water. There were great numbers of spec tators. The Gravesend watermen picked up the fragments of wood, and many boats went away completely loaded. The shock of the explosion was felt distinctly on the hill of Northfleet. The charge was something more than 5001 . 0. The galvanic battery used was Smee's. Captain Rowland, the principal harbour - muter and s u p er i n t en d en t o f t h e river,ul . had the whole of the a rrangements under his super- UNIVERSITY BO AT- RACE. --This eve n t, a pp o i n t e d for Saturday afternoon next, is looked forward to with much anxiety by the lovers of aquatic sports, who may fairly anti cipate a very gallant race. Both crews are at Putney in active training, and in first-rate condition. They are nearly equal in weight, each man a veraging about I.li stone, and it would indeed be difficult to sel ec t a fi ner set of men. Both crews are very san guine of success, and should they come to the post in the same admirable trim as a t present, i t will be no easy matter topredict the probable result of the race. Bettingis so evenand on each su ccee di ng pull over the course both crews improve in pace, and are rowing so remarkably strong and in so near the same time, making allowance for e y-bridge to th e c h urch at Mortlake, and wind and tide, that the best j ud ges are not disposed to start a point in favour of eithe r p art y . The distance to be con testedchartered two of th e fastest conveniencesteam boats of gentl emen desirous of accom y Others have be en a l so put in requisition p t b t h e e s e na t e ta Messrs. s d ilif i o a r gt from ee thehrmlir Searle a P c . for the occasion. FORTIFICATIONS IN THE 13nisror, CHANNEL.—The Board of Ordnance have determined upon erecting a battery of guns in the neigh bourhood of Penar th - head, near Cardiff, and a party of the R o y al En g ineers have been engaged in examining and inspecting the head and the adjacent coast, with the view of ascertaining and reporting upon the best site for the construction of defences for the better protection of the Bristol Channel at that part. The battery at Pater Fort, Milford Haven , is likewise to be altered, at an expense of nearly 2 0001., and it is said that additional defences in the Haven are to be eructed at a cost of 5,0 001. from the York, prison and C a o b sso about c;r o s . on Tuesday. The Stirling Castle is to establishment T h e convicts adjoining from Portsmouth , l h i o e i r T ptss l ,m i Stirling a wereo u P t h° Dilremovedo Castl e , c B k ll y a t d T li to the new be fitted for an hospital-ship, and the old York, when cleaned St, Ti r ill be placed as A WO OE alto LiKtiltiat. EVENING, APRIL 1, 1852 BANK AND OTHER SHARES. Bank of Bomt;;.7.l,Woi.each 1,000 15 per ct. pm. els. Oriental Bank Cor. 250 r. 250 19 per at. pm. Ali. Commercial Bank I,ooor. 500 4 die. Agra Bank 5OO 500 6 per cent. prem. Batik of Madras... I.ooor. 1,000 20 per cent. prem. Apollo Preas Com. 12,500 r. 12,000 17,000. Guiana Press Cow. 7,000 r. 7,000 17,000. Bombay S. N. Com. 5 [Or. 400 68 per oent. die. Gr. Ind. P. R. Com. 50r. —38 r. 2a. 11p. paid. G iVERNMENT SECURITIES. 5 per Cent. Transfer Loan ... 114 r. 5 per Cent. Loan, 1825 26 ... 106 r. per 100 sins. 5 per Cent. Loan, 1629.30 ... 106 r. per 100 gees. 5 per Cent. 1.4 , *n, 1841 42 ... 103ir. 4 per C-nt. Loan, 1832 33 ... 93r. per 100 sicea.—Sls. 4 p-r Cent. Lou,3 1835.36 ... 89ir. per 100 Co.'s. 4 per Cent. Loan, 1842.43 ... 89kr. per 100 Co.'s. PRICES OF BULLION. 10r. 7-16 a. each. 10". 5.16 a. per 222 r. per 100 ... 211 r. per 100 104* per 100 tolas. 16* per tola. 16r. per tola for 97 touch. Freights—To London and Liverpool, 2/. 12s. 6d. per on; and to China, 18r. to 19r. per candy. Sovereigns .• Bank of England Notes ... Spanish ... German Crowns Sycee Silver ••• ••• Gold Leaf (range of quality-) Gold ignote, according to touoh (From the Calcutta Overland Price Current of Feb. 21.) The Bombay express arrived during the night of the 13th inst., and the bulk of the mail followed the next day, bringing London dates to thn Bth January, with intelligence confirming the improved feeling tending to wards a more free and satisfactory course of operations, as noticed in our last issue, and affording sanguine an ticipations of a brisker activity is general commerce, majority of the with upward-tending prices. The brighter aspect of ll an e n nt restoration overwhelm i ng of national con future prospects is based upon the promising turn lately too much agitated country taken by political events in France, which seem to se cure stability to the government assumed by its Presi (ocfonlastiedeyreeadrs)in fair progress towards Presi dent, l e e n o t t , o w rs i , th an t d h e t h a e ss c e o n n t s o e evinced by the immediate resumption of may now w T h b i e s the and improvement industrial that state of political repose which is calculated to those e nm e e v n eu t t s s ec tv u t r l i l ti c e e s h a fi n rm d rail waythe rp euarns earnestuipmirtoas p:reanimate ir its y . activity ves t To n tap these pow e rs v n P g ' ertsshtev of indicationso ifes commerci al u r a s d ed e, fmo th a in values of np . st e l . d y m b an e u a f d a d c e tu d ri t n h g e y p e o c f t t a t e i ' o o n r : purposes, and t h e rise Europe, leading to similar happ y results in matter s of general business, in which the reaction is expected to be felt to a considerable de gree in our home trade; aided as it is by the facilities a cheap money -mark ilil l t et offers, a continuance of which is promised by the unparalle led generalirectu coffers of the Bank plethora of gold in the of England, with probable further supplies from th e cious metal. new sources of production of this pre- Under such impressions, our export market has exhibited a growing animation, to which the further material decline in home exchange, and the still moderate rates of freight have lent additional impulse, din Winprices ' g of most leading articles to an upward tendency. In our import market, the deliveries for cotton piece goods generally have fallen off. In one or two infranoes prices have receded a trifle, while in others they have im proved; but the fall in the rates of exchange bas, upon the whole, turned the scale against holders, so that, al though prices are generally maintained, the returns will be less than they were a month ago. The deliveries of gray shirtings have hastened, and a decline of 1 to 2 annas may be quoted in the lower reed goods; 58's are in better request, and 45-in. goods have advanced about 1 anna per piece. White shirtings are only in partial inquiry. White figured shirting' are in fair request. Wbite eambrics are only in moderate demand, at un changed value. Twills remain neglected. A fair quantity of the gray kind of madapolama has been placed, but latterly the inquiry for these goods has fallen off, and previous prices have scarcely been supported. Only a comparatively moderate business has been done in gray and white jaoonets. In lappets, low and medium power loom goods have been fairly placed at former value. A considerable quantity of book muslins has changed hands, notwithstanding the impending Burmese war, bat the demand has been confined chiefly to the descriptions most suitable for the Upper Provinces. The inquiry for mull mulls have been limited. The arrival of Cabul merchants, who annually visit the Presidency, has given a little more activity to the demand for Turkey red goods. Prints and chintzes are neglected. A fair quantity of mule twist has been placed at full previous value, and in some numbers a trifling rise is observable. I No improvement can be reported is coloured OW* IMi - ietals have improved. lerScinrecde i t t h b e i d ils at: t o 2 f - o o tir to la 2 st .o rLpor th t, e w r h a i t c e b b le a f gre t; o- o t h i.n a u ____, n g t e o w- va -s lu i e -l o l f I b t ilfs, l I for do steadily declining, and our quotations o n e e I.lli for first-class credits, and 1-11 ;to 1 d .7 . 30. , n v. d th T e be;;c o e c i t p a y . last com sn i a n i g c o u f m l aerngtes,remittances l I by downward tthe ten one for exchan e Lions of still larger ones by I.c season been • materially the amount of which has this value of indigo, silk, sugar, and operations, have tended to curtailed by the reduce d Thu Oriental Bank ' Corpora other country produce. Bank deman d 1-11 for their six tion and the Agra months' sight " per ' t bark In our money make 58 of rates of interest remain unchanged; but there _ late been less di ffi culty in the 'n reams r. for the legitimate purposes Of The still commerce.prevailing want of confidence at taching to the bazaar piece goods trade, has 1.1 t matter there in their previous unbatisfactory position. F re ights were rather cheaper shortly procuring accoinnio. mail; but within the last week require• raised 5-0 to 7 . 6 per ton, wino , how ever,lne- were only acceded to for goods destined ' for lm diate shipm ent . mtaereetosfhtahvoelabseten SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETy.—Herr Formes having arrived in London will make his first appearance at Exatsr hall to-morrow evening (Friday), sult4i4ing the part 4 44 1) 1 14e1 in the Creatioa. •