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Per 81b&, to sink the oasis. April 21, 1851. Apr. 19,1852. & d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior Beasts ... ... 2 4to 2 6 2 2to 2 4 Second quality ditto ... ... 2 8 210 2 6 210 Prime large Oxen .. ... 3 0 84 3 0 3 2 Prime Scots, sc. ... 3 6 3 8 3 2 3 4 Coarse and inferior Sheep... ... 3 2 3 4 2 6 2 8 Second quality ditto ... 3 6 3 - lei 210 3 4 Prime coarse-woolled ditto ... 4 0 4 2 3 6 3 8 Prime Southdown ditto ... ... 4 2 4 43 10 4 2 Lambs... 4 8 6 0 4 6 5 6 Large coarse Calves ... 3 0 3 6 3 0 3 8 Prime small ditto ... ... 3 8 3103 10 4 2 Large Hogs .... 3 3 0 3 4 2 6 3 4 Small Porkers ... .. 6 310 3 6 g 8 Beasts ... •-• 3,254 4,886 Sheep and Lambs .. —.22,530 26,420 Calves ... ••• ••• ••• 194 Beasts u 5328820.1 Pigs ••• ••• • • • 400 SUPPLIES ON SALE, APRIL 22, 1850. Sheep and Lambs, 20.760; Calves, 126; Pigs, 230. APRIL 23, 1849 Beasts, 4,349 ; Sh eep and - Calves, 132 ; Pigs, 240. Lambs, 20,320 ; Boasts. 4,886 TOTAL gICTPLY AT Iti 4/tV'7ll. i EilleeP. I Calves. I Flee, 26,420 1 221 I t. 280 oR EIGN surpta. Beasts 1 530 . Sheep. 250 1 Calve 158 s. I Pigs. iiVUTGILT3I3 AND ZEZIZEITEALL. For the time of year, large supplies of country-killed ..Xeat have come fresh to hand, in excellent condition. 'The show of Illeat slaughtered in the metropolis being 'very moderate, the demand for Beet, Mutton, and Veal :is steady, at full prices; but Lamb and Pork are lower to purchase. tho depositor having in the mean , i 3i.nie,naurried, th e present action;was:brought in her bus rid s name, and tried before Mr. Justice Wightman, at the last Stafford assizes, when a verdict was returned for the defendant, with leave to the plaintiff to move the Court above to reverse the thcisicn. Mr. Keating ac cordingly now moved and argued that the notes were accepted by the Bank as money, without any guarantee or condition, and therefore they were liable 4t law to make good the deposit. „ . Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN said the real fact was this, the notes were paid in at 11 o'clock on the morning of the 26,h of June, and the Stourbridge Rink paid that day and not afterwards. Lord CAMPBELL said the point involved in tho case Was one of considerable importance to the commercial world, and it ought therefore to be fully argued. Rule nisi accordingly. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY. MILLER V. ALDERMAN SALOMANS.—JUDGMENT. The court was very much crowded by the bar and the public this morning in consequence of to-day having been fixed for giving judgment in this important case. It will be recollected that the action of Miller V. Salo mans was brought to recover certain penalties which were alleged to hav e been forfeited by the defendant under the Ist of Geo. 1., c. 13 and the 6th Geo. 111., c. 53, by reason of having voted in the House of Commons without having taken the oath of abjuration. It was tried at the last sittings after Michaelmas term, when, the jury returned a special verdict, and the case came on for argument before the full court during last Hilary term, when the Court reserved its judgment. There being now a difference of opinion among their Lord ships, Mr. Baron Martin, the junior baron, delivered his judgment first. Mr. Baron MARTIN said Sir Fitzroy Kelly, on behalf of the defendant, urged three points. First, that it was not obligatory to take the oath of abjuration at all= that it was abolished, or - expired at the death of George the Second, or, at all events, at the death of George the Fourth, and , hat there was no lawful authority for eubsti tuting the name Queen Victoria in the place of that of the monarch who was on the throne when the oath was enacted. He was of opinion that this point was not tenable, and that there was ample authority for intro ductile the names of Sovereigns into the eath as they succeed to the throne. The second point was that the words " on the true faith of a Christian," were repealed by the 10 Geo. III.; but this he also thought was not tenable. The third was, that according to the true con struction of the statutes, an obligation was imposed on all subjects, whether Christian or Jew, to take such an oath as was binding on their conscience. He intimated also (as we understood) that he considered that point could not be maintained. The fourth and last point, and really the only one in the present case, was whether, as the defendant had taken the oath in a way binding on his conscience, though, omitting the words "on the true faith of a Christian," be had not taken the oa,h •in a lawful manner, and was consequently relieved from all penalties. The Learned Baron then went through the various Acts at considerable length, and observed that the main object of them appeared to be to exclude all pereoes who were suspected of being disaffected to the Crown, and to compel subjects not to take the oath simply as a matter of form, but in a way really binding upon their consciences. The words " on the true faith of a Christian" were not in serted as a test of Christianity, but in order to make the oath more effectually binding upon Roman Catholics, who were then suspected of using mental reservations; for it was evident that the Legislature never intended to term Jews Popish recusants. The special verdict found that a Jew was bound by the oath as taken by the defendant, though he omitted the words in question, and it would be a manifest absurdity to compel a Jew to use another form, and to swear " on the true faith of a Christian," when that was not binding on his conscience. Highly penal statutes ought always to receive a just and reasonable construction, but if the view contended for against the de fendant were adopted, he could neither sue nor be sued; he could neither bequeath property nor have property given to him ; and on the warrant of four justices of the peace he could be banished from the kingdom, and if he returned without the license of the Crown he might suffer the penalty of death. His opinion was that a Jew ought to be allowed to take the oath, omit ting the words "on the true faith of a Christian;" and that opinion he believed was consonant with the principles and practice of the law. In saying, there fore, that the defendant was entitled to the judgment of the Court, he thought he was doing his best to carry out the intention of the Legislature, and to give the true legal construction to the statutes on the subject. Mr. Baron ALDERSON said the Court all agreed that three of the points submitted by the counsel for the defendant were not Supported, and it was only on the other point that the Court entertained any doubt, viz., whether on taking the oath of abjuration Alderman Sa lemons was bound iceadd the words " on the true faith of a Christian;" and whether, by purposely omitting them, he must be deemed as not having taken the oath at all as prescribed by the Act 6 of Geo. lIL ? On this point he regretted to say he differed from his Learned Brother, Mr. Baron Martin, being clearly of opinion that the plaintiff was entitled to the judgment of the Court. He considered that the words omitted formed an integral part of the oath, and could not be . dispensed with. It was argued that such a construc tion involved an absurdity, and that according to the golden rule it ought to bit modified, in order to get rid of the absurdity ; but he held that no more modifica tion was required than was necessary to dispense with what appeared to be inconsistent or absurd, He saw nothing in the Acts recited which induced him to be lieve that the Legislature did bet intend that the words " on the true faith of a Christian" should form a ne cessary part of the oath. The object of the Legisla ture evidently was,. that the oath of abjuration was to, apply to, and. be taken by, all persons named in the Act, of whatever religion, whether Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jew, or Moravian ; and that this was so was proved by the fact that Acts had been at different times passed dispensing with the words in cer tain cases, but unfortunately they did not extend to ,the present one. The words were incorporated in and formed a part of every sentence in the oath, so that without them no part of the oath would have exactly the same meaning as when they were added, he therefore was of opinion thet Alderman Salomons had not legally taken the oath. He regretted that as an expounder of the law he was co m p e ll e d to come to . that conclusion, because he believed that at the time the oath was en• acted the case of a Jew - was never contemplated. He thought, however, it would be better,. if Jews were to be excluded from Parliament, that they should be ex eluded by a specific enactment, and not by an oath which was intended to apply to a different class of subjects. He regretted that the consequences of his decision were so serious, involving as they would disa bilities of a very grave character, for in addition to being liable to the penalties sued for the defendant could be made an outlaw. He hoped, however, that some legis lative remedy would be provided to meet these ties but it was his duty to expound the law as it w a s , and not as he could wish it to be. At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. 1 a. d . t o s. d 'eef, Inierfor...... 2 0 ... 2 2 ( Mutton, inferior .. 2 4 2 6 -- middling .• .• 2 4 2 6 . .... p rim e 1 arg e.. 2 6 2 8 middling.. 2 prime -•• 3 0 210 3 6 1.. •-•-• prime small.. 210 3 2 Pork, 1arge........ 2 4 210 . 881•• •• .• ......•• 8 0 4 0- small .... •• .• 8 0 3 6 Lamb, 4i 6cl to 5s 41. BOROUGH &ND SPITALFZELZDS. Exten,•ive suppiies of Potatoes have arrived, coastwise and by land carnage, during the past week; and aese 3 markets continue heavily supplied with parcels of good tuality. From Harlingen we received four baskets, and t tom Ireland four sacks, For all kinds the demand is k awry, as - follows : Per Ton. Per Ton. "Yorksiz Regents. 60s to 80s Kentish Red Kid. —s to —. 4 :Ditto Shaws ... —8 to a Cambridge .Lincoln. and Wis- Kent Regents-- 60s to 75s beach_ .. —B to —s Essex Regents 6 os t d 75 s Scotch Regents.. 60s to 70s, Essex Shaws Perth Cup s lifeshire ditto.... 55s to 60sIKent& Essx. Mid. —s to —s Common Whites. —a to —B l French Naive:ode &Ber- 'Dutch Whites —s to —s wick Regents.. —s to —a Chats . —a to s - ZOROUGU BOP 8 1 Z8. 2 / 1 .31.E7t. ; Not the slightest change has taken place in our mar -set• Fine Hops, being scarce, command full prices, but lovv and middling qualities are somewhat neglected. • Sussez pockets, 112 s to 1265; Weald of Kent's, 126 s to o- - 8 ; Mid and E as t K ent , 130 s to 240 s ; Y earlings. to 11 Os ; Old olds, 224 to 50s. WOOL The imports of Wool last week were 2,023 bales from Hz ort Philip, 2,400 fro m Syd ne y , 451 from Mogadore, 2O from Bombay, 370 from th e C ape , 3 4 from llam- Q gb, 323 from Alexandria, and 678 from Adelaide. bends of both E ng li s h and Colonial continue to change 46114 for shipment to the Continent, but for home use *ell little business is doing. TLOW'. S ince our last report the demand for all kinds of 3allow has ruled "very inactive. Prices, however, are 3PPorted. To-day P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted at ,L 4 9d per cwt. For forward delivevy so little is doing hi. . l4 k the quotations are almost nominal. Town Tallow Per cb litiful, at 35s ;per owl. ne t cash; Rough Fat, 2s 1848. la tlek W s d ay 8,282 (11 I. C. to s° sogd ixt,,,,el.:Ylaat Week .. 1,029 l;ZsoTafttne wee„ „ 92,7 9 2 1 2 1 92 1 :898 • aet of Tovfa 52s Od hOUS- 1849. , 1850. 1851. 1882 26,243 29,182 38s 9d 3na Od to OsOd to OsOd 1,322 I 1,570 96,137 116,446 289 $9 108,847 90,157 41s Od I 38s Od 34,242 408 Od to 1 408 64 42,914 35s 9d to Os Od 777 66,239 6S 94,963 41s Od 1,05 i 96,603 I,9ii 102,983 38s Od E OF. ' LoRDS.-4THIS DAY.) Their Lordships sat this morning at 11 o'clock to hear Ll:ird pa ls. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Ashburton, and Lord Lytteltoita. i t tF i aTallrax a V. EAST FIFE RATLWAY COMPANY. Of 13:? 4 , 11 appeal from an interlocutory of the Court psti m ,o ef Scotland refusing an injunction to the ap %tab:: Pro hibiting the railway c ompany to p a y over oentroripa of mone em y due on behalf of the expe nses _ 4 ,4 by th. left '" u lir was opening the appeal when our report C"l4 - ANCERY.--(THIS DAY.) (Before the LORDS J usTicEs.) 4.4ordship3 BALLINGER v. HAVES. proceeded with the arguments in this "afd appeal this morning. ItQ LLS' COURT 'THIS DAN*) In FORD v. SYTIA.P.T. bOrr r , 18 sßit the defendant, Sir S.,meon Stuart, in 1832, d e "Ted the sum of 8,000/. from sir C. Saxton, and ear b e keiu eZecuted on the 234 of January in the sameye . tid e a , ot that settlement of certain pri )perty in consideration itirth e ll t Olin; the defendant su.bsequentl borrowed --.4 11 , r‘ r a urns from other parties, and mortgaged the tiot, enperty for the repayment 'at' them, and the clues- Ra s ~;aiil. Whether the deed of the 2.3 d of January, 1852, cid ed ° Noun, in giving j u d g me i nt thin morn i ng , de ;4'4a' it was valid, and dismiiised the bill. . LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY In th • COMPANY. INi at : 3 Ca se, the plaintiff, who is the public officer of 41%4 iinhal and Provincial Bank of England, sought to - P B OV C e L. adon and North-Western Railway Com .r,lablo for certain 61103 s whioh they had paid over 45 4 t - 414 partie s on account of Mr. Thomas Burton, a _ rotor gat e d , who, it was contended, had . previously exe t° hii i ; tl ! 4 "ighinent of all sums which might becume due 12th Dean favour of the Bank. It appeared that on rho cettanniber, 1846, Mr. Burton oontracied to construct and 8t Portions Portions of the line from Rugby to Peterborough, 'iilLattiford, and in the month of March,lB47, applied to ai dera ' l j t i i°ll4l and Provincial Bank to advance him a con ebaldt. r ,% e B ,,, u En of money to carry on his works. .The ed Lt4 mh,. 4 "t' him a considerable ed vance and received Petty i n t 4 at the same time an order on the railway com ,.dne ta) Pa Y Over to them all sums which might become zurt o a t-41.- Burton on account of his contract. Mr. wOrara a -put t4 ; e , time after fell into difficulties and his affairs 4IL° the hands of assignees for the benefit. of eatspaym Li , orB, a nd the railway company made several by the them on account of the contract entered into tee Insolent, for which it was now sought to make ~:;nttipany liable kisis..lloN.oun, in °giving judgment, said that the two iontions in the ease were whether an assignment had executed by Mr. Burton to the National Bank of '4,lglarid, and whether the railway company had notice of 4 01: assignment. After going through the whole of the , s ' 3B Ilia Honour said that there was not, in his opinion dltadyanceed by athe. plainiiffs to support' t' tl ic ' ititit evidence ge rof these proposition , a n Itni sa the bill, but without costs. should, should, therefore, .., ICE-CHANCERY.—(T HIS DAy.) (Before Vice• Chancellor PARRER.) SHARP V. LAING. 'lli injunction, prohibitina V I , I visa an application for an wh i Zle of a cargo of salt e now on its way to Calcutta-, alai,. it Was alleged on behalf of the plaintiff had been due authority.. 4 , fed by the agent wit . 1)1 , a Rozionn now gave yudgirento dismissing the ap_ tior, Itt . s THE MIDLAND UNION, BURTON-lIPON - TRENT, 111mUt"DE...LA•ZOITC11, AND L E ICESTE R RAILWAY `taut if:4Nt, a mo EX PARTE HILL. - W4ll i on on behalf of Mrs. kill, the adminis ditee t ) t of John George Norbary, deceased, for an order hti h v lt ig Master Tinney to reviewbis decision, whereby fli t 4 , Placed the name of Mrs. Hill,. as the administra7 t he ° Alt• J. G.Norbury. on tib ov counsel, it 4 11 ) , 41. 0 company. From the statement of vi. the list of contributors of ° eti tt i " that Mr. Norbury was a member d consented to take it co,st,,!ld managing committees, an of the pro tilloit`to number of shares, but that none were $ . ( l t1 1 : 4 to him; that he had attended several meetings one(in ever , e b 29 ,Laanaging eummittte, and in perticular i s _ t4 er;„ tu of October, 1845, at which the report of , the ‘.ll-I . l'- b" 3''B engineer a been received, and ordelect to () tai), n ' l led in the daily papers. All the claims of the ti 81 4113 ' ad been satisfied with the exception of . that . di r• 11 . t ect, azter, who, at the rt-quest of the provisional I P' .48, had dischar d th .laini of the company's ,14„.. ge e C , IL, ' lt ". the 4 x,"°uß gave judgment, confirming the decision aster, and oisrnisbing the application. r 4tt I D . itti e . '"N'S • BEN CH.—( THIS DAY.) a l\it t • i j 6 1 . i . 11 banco, bi-fore the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, "kW — ` i " WIGHTMAN, Mr. Justice ELME, and Mr. lee eitomeTox-) tf b ., l' hia 1% ,„_ : . ARNoTT V. HOLDER. l,' Nb„,;°': an action upon two bonds, one for 300. and 't, lb, — : le t` 15 01., to which the defendant had pleaded, I s ' tb - ''` F ttlite of limitations; and secondly, .bankruptcy, li lt e tri a l 1, ,term, a _b: r t)r i e the Lord Chief Justice in London, 4 41 4 ; 4 ) th e y i t ryas returned_ for the plaintiff, with 44, ti ._, defendant to na.be the full court for perrois n C accordingly h h,'"-4 a Roßsilit. Mr. Knowles, -,.. ~ voi. —ov_ed N ot . • and obtained a rule to show did pro r,, 40,!,Purely technical character, which dlu no; Prt. p.. ` l4 Ittit mho interest to justify a detailed repor t. it 'ois ?ern v. SKINNER. e Ntri • w as an avtion 11,4 "a"EI rioht c on the case , Otts z - ', 0, Way, which was tried at the lest De `or, disturbing the Qatr ' ", Etud a verdict returned -- 'h plaintiff. t i . s e ,. .„. tut. , c , illowigeallt taNGLAXE DOW moved for a rule %use why a sew trial should not Mr. Baron PARKE said the real question for the deci sion of the Court, was, whether the words " on the true faith of a Christian" were part of the oath, or merely the ceremony or mode of administering it. He could not bring himself to beli,eve that these words were ever intended to be omitted, or that the oath was meant to be taken in any other way except on the true faith of a Chris tian. None but Christians, in his opinion, could take the oath. Th e t rut h was , t h a t th e case o f a J ew was no more t h oug h t o f when the statutes were passed than that of a Mahemedan or a Pagan. The words omitted cbleeianr_lysof,or.med part of the matters sworn to, and that the t;gitth of was . obliged to come to the decision that defendant. Legislature was abjuration was not properly taken by the take tho oath verbatim The ° nit , BARON believed that the object of the , xclude all persons who could not to omit or add t rm, and the Court was not at liberty what was just or unn'Yu'hing, according to its notions of consciences cf je ? vs st, so as to accommodate it to the Tpyi:latur. to exclude even it was notoriously the avowed object o of tobnee expr,s4 a u n la a r .denomination. When to substitute Christians unless another to meet the re relaxation, a i c roperatively required one statutes forth, d i w s t e i r n e c t t Ly e . , y l w ig a i s ou so s e tff a e r r a e a uc d e p s oosiftitvhao apseotpole4o language used udo though it might be termod just and lak,rnal. grounds ho agreed with his brothers Mr. Bar,.?nahese Parke and Mr. Baron Aide, son, that :he judgment ought to be given for the plaintiff. Judgment fur the plaintiff accordingly. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) The April adjourned general session , for r athtisAeodunty commenced this morning. before Mr. Sergeant Assistant-Judge, Mr. Witham, a nd other emnagistraress, at the Session House, Clerkenwed green. The calend:,r, which is rad - v.r light, contains the names of fifty-one prisoners for trial. STEALING 1401.—James stalling, respeo.tably .dressed young nari, was placed at the bar to r' ceive ju d g ment _ upon an indictment charging . .him with larceny and robbery. The offi-!er of the House of Correction stated that he had been in prison several times, and his cousin was lately transported for seven years. The ASSISTANT JUDGE, in passing sentence, said he had better join his cousin across the seas. Since his trial inquiries had been made into his character, which had nut turned out satisfactory for him, and it must be remembered that he was found guilty of larceny and of stealing 1401., under most aggravating circumstances. Taking all the facts into consideration the sentence of the Court was ,that he be transported beyond the seas Li- seven ye ars . James Goodwin,; . llenry Harper, and James Duff, who were found guilty of rubbing an old mau of his Rune in , Lambs reach e d us . an d the arriv a l s f rom other quer- be granted, on the ground that - the Learned ters were l a r ge . +he truth) was heavy at a further Judge who tried the case misdirected the jury in_ixe_ decline in prices of 2i par Sibs, the c urren t rates pimping the law of usor, under which - the - plainiiff being from 4, 6.1 to 5s 6d per gibs. We had a very claimed the right of way. It was admitted that the waY? slow sale for Calves, the supply of which was mode- had Leen enjoyed- for a period of upwards of twenty rate, at last w e ek's prices. Tee Pork trade was un- years, but it was contended that as the original gratita usually hea vy, a; previous quctetions• the right, which was under a lease, was made within a Per Sibs. to sea the offal, term of legal memory, the law of user did not apply. 0. d. to s. d. s. d. to S. d AND 'WIFE v. GIBBONS. • The Court granted a rule.—Rule nisi accordingly. Interior Beasts"... 2 2 2 4 Inferior Sheer .. .• 2 6 2 8 Second quality —— 2 6 210 Second qual. sheep 210 3 4 Prime largo Oxen.. 3 0 3 2 Curse-weolledditta 6 3 8 This was T a i rt m a M c i rio B n debt brought by the plaintiffs Prime Scots ...... 3 2 3 4 (:.tlthdown Wether 310 4 2 against the defendant, who fills the situation of public i Large coarse Calves 3 0 3 8 Ditto out of tlio wool 0 0 4) 0 officer to the Birmingham Banking Company, to recover Primesinaliaitto .. 310 4 2 Large flogs ...• •• 2 6 3 4 651., under the following circumstances:—Early in 1851 !tackling Calves —lB 0 24 0 small Porkers .... 3 6 3 8 was then a spinster, received a Lambs .......... 4 6 5 6 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 19 0 Mrs. Timmins, who A Statement and Comparison of th e S upp li es and Pr i ces o f i ega ny o f 1001, and 651. o f that amount she deposited ,in Fat Stock exhibited and s o ld i n S m i t h f i eld Cattle Market , th e h a nd s o f t h e Bi rmingham Banking Company,Li" on Monday, April 21, 1851, and this day, Monday, April an undertaking th at s h e was to receive three per cent. 19, 1e52. interest, and to give fourteen days notice of withdrawal. The 651. consist e d o f notes issued by the Stonrbridge Banking Company, and the d a y f o ll ow i ng t h at upon which Mrs. Timmins Company therefore re f use d to re f und the 65/ TTIE SUN, LONDON,. ClerkenweNyargLaentenced—G oodwinito nine mo athe, and_ flarp4-and-Duff - to six - mon ths' imprisonment and ,fisrfl labour, James Skephard, who has been several times convicted of pocket-picking, as now round guilty of the same liffail.!e; - and sentenced by Mr. Witham to six months' imprisonment - in the House of Correction, with hard labour:; = MARIII3MY-STREE THIS DAY.) DESERTING' A WIFE.—". William Bartholomew, a well dressed man; described as a servant out of place, was brought up in cestedy of Lacey, constable of St. George's, Hanover-square, on a warrant charging him with desert ing his:wife and five children, and leaving them charge ,altle to the , above parish. `Eliitt,Bartholomew said Bahr eras the wife of defendant, and had five children - depending upon her for support. The eldest child was - 15 years of age, and the youngest a year ancla half. On the 24th of February he left her without the meant; of support, an:i she saw nothing of him till the following Saturday.. He then left her again, saying that' he was going after so me money , an d wou ld retinal' shortly. 'He did. not do, so, and as she and her family. were without the means of existence she was obliged to go to the parish her support. On the 3d of April she received 201. from defendant, and out of that she had to pay 91, for arrears of pent and 101. to her son's master, in part payment of p romium of apprenticeship. She and her children were no w in the workhouse. Lacey proved taking the defendant into custody, and said that the money named by the woman was sent alter the warrant was taken out. The woman was much in debt at the time, and when ho went to see her, she and her children were in great distzets. Lacey added that he found 9/. and a gold watch on ;the defendant. In s .reply to Mr. HARDWICK, the defendant said be was form - arty butler to the late . Sir Herbert 'Twiner Fust, and was now out of place. He was willing to give his wife 51. out Of the 91., and allow her 12s. a week. This was all he could do at present; but as soon as he got another situation he would increase the amount. 'Mr. Hannwtex thought thiis a fair offer, and directed the ease to stand over till the, arrangements were com pleted to the aatisfaction Qt the parish authorities. • AMERICAN NEWS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, MIDNIGHT. The Europa has just arrived, with advices from New York to the 7th instant. The Baltic arrived at New York on the 24th ult. The Europa brings 4,500 dolls. in specie. In the Senate, on - the sth instant, the compromise resolutions passed. A riot a Louis; - attendant upon an election, resulted in the death, of six persons. large number of persous had been killed by two item-boat explosions.— Further troubles bad occurred in Equador. The Bolivia had arrived at Panama with 686,500 dolls. in specie. Hayti accounts report tranquillity. The Prometbkus mai at New York with 300,000 doll.. in gold-dust. We have iate but unimportant advices from Ha vannah. In the _New York corn market flour favoured bu):eri. Foreignexchange dull—on London 109 f to 1091. In cotton au advance of fully *c. on middling and upwards had taken place. Scotch pig iron in fair request. Freit"iu3 to London, is. 9d.; beavy goods, 17s. 6d. to 20s. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH -COAST RAILWAY. Traffic—Week ending April 17, 1852 ... £11.240 14 3 Traffic— Week ending April 19, 1851 ... 10,864 15 1 Total of the half-year, to this date, 1852 ... 132,610 19 6 Total of the half-year, to this date, 1851 ... 129,743 2 11 Total number Or Passengers—Week ending April 17, 1852 ... 73,445 Passengers ... £9,169 7 9 Goods ... ... 2,071 6 6 Total .. £11240 14 3 Total miles open, 1852, 1734; ditto, 1801, 173%. London Terminus, April 19, 1852. MARRIAGE OF MISS VINCENT. The marriage of this lady, the proprietress of the Victoria Theatre, has been attended with the most unhappy circumstances. She selected for her partner in life Mr. Benjamin Crowther (late of Astley's), a fine handsome young man of eight-and-twenty, who, having seceded from Mr. Batty's Amphitheatre, was starring in Mazeppa and other hippodramatic spec tacles at the Victoria. The courtship was but of short duration, and the preliminaries for the wedding soon arranged. The marriage took place on a Sa turday, at• Trinity Church, Carlisle-lane, Lambeth, and the "happy pair"-left town immediately after the ceremony- to 'spend the 4 ‘ honeymoon " at Brighton ; but their happiness was soon disturbed, for on the following ThtirsdaY, on - their return to their resi dence Bark ham-terrace, St. George's road (opposite Bethlem Hospital), the bridegroom was seized with a brain fever, attributed by his medical attendants to over-excitement. It was reported at the time that he was compelled to be placed under restraint in a public institution. This was untrue. But, melancholy to state, it is now the fact, Mr. Crowther is an inmate of a private lunatic asylum at Peckham. The fever hay having subsided, he became in a low and depressed state of mind, and at this time a settled melancholy per vadeS him, not withstanding the most eminent physicians have been consulted, and every means adopted to arouse him from his hypochondriacal position. Mr. Crowther was for many years a member of the corps dramatique of Astley's, and is much esteemed by a large circle of professional and private friends. Miss Vincent, on the demise of Mr. Osbaldiston, became possessed of the Victoria Theatre, and likewise the bulk of his fortune, whiCh was settled on her and hei daughter, Miss _Beatrice °shelf:llBton, a young lady about eighteen, independent of which Miss Vinceni had realized a handsome, competency by her proles, sional exertions. The affliction of her husband, as may be imagined, is a source of great sorrow to he 4 and his family.—Sunday Paper. DESTRUCTION BY FIRE: OF TAE ROSS AND .r4DREST , or DEAN BANK, AND 'LOS'S 013' Lux. On Saturday the lire offices in the City received accounts from their agents at Ross, in Herefordshire, 01 a calamitous fire occuring that town th e p rev i o n s morning. by which the banking, house of Messrs. J. W. and R. Hall, known as the Forest , of Dean Bank, was utterly destroyed, besides the adjoining houses being severely damaged. The bank was situated in New-street, and the upper portion of the capacious premises was occupied by the family of Mr.—Meeton, a partner. - The fire was first discovered about four o'clock in the morning, the inmates being aroused by persons in , the street, and they found the staircase in flames from the bottom. Fortunately for most of them some painters had been employed on the premises, and had left one of their ladders against the front of the house, by means of which they all managed with much difficulty to reach the street, with the exception of one of the female.domestics, a girl between 17 and 18 years of age, who, HQ regret to state, perished in the flames. There was a I'rge ancount'in gold and bank notes in the b.nk, which, with the books of the firm, were in a fire-proof box, and escaped. The body of the unfortunate sufferer has been dug out of the ruins. FATAL COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL.—A most disastrous collision, resulting in the loss of a Dutch ship and most of her crew, was announced at Lloyd's on. Saturday. It took place on Friday morning, • in the Channel, off the Bill of Portland. The Triton, Baker master, bound from Cardiff to Bremen, was brought up 'in the Chissel Cove, a good anchorage on that line of coast, and while in that position a Dutch trader, name at present not correctly ascertained, but belonging to Rotterdam, and bound to Liebau from Liver pool, in working up, ran with tremendous force into the Triton, which was taken amidships. She sustained consi derable damage by the collision, and her escape from imme diate foundering may be deemed most providential. The Dutchman was low in the water, and her hull receiving a fearful shaking, she instantly began to fill. As quickly as practicable, the Triton got clear of the Dutchman, and the latter very shortly afterwards went down in deep water, with (as was supposed at the time) every soul on board. It has since been ascertained, however, that a pilot-boat from Portland succeeded in pieking up the masterand•his brother, but the remainder of the unhappy creatures who comprised the crew, some sib or seven, perished. After great difficulty the Triton, by the aid of a boat' s crew from Bridport, was got into that harbour. The Dutchman is stated to have been insured. COMIC SINGING.—Mr. Holding, an Irish comic singer of genuine humour and talent, has been lately giving some musical entertainments at the Surrey side of the water. The rich Milesian - accent and stock of mirthful songs pos sessed byllr. Holding constitute him a valuable acquisition to any of the metropolitan harmonic establishments. PARISH OF CLERKENWELL.—An exciting contest, of three days' duration be -taken place in this parish, for the office of vestry clerk. At the final close of the poll on Saturday, the nutnbers were— for Mr. Wakeling, solicitor (who had served the office for 10 years), 1,4 t 5 ; for Mr. Marsh (a non-professional wan), 1,265 ; for Mr. Wilkin, so licitor, 170; majority for Mr. Wakeling over Mr. March, 150. The votes of the rate-payers in the parish number 8,000. Two GREAT BORES.—The " Er glishinan" in the Times, and " Juhil Ball Blick*in the Herald. It is a fact, worthy of record, and one which argues strongly in favour of the salubrious air of Chelmsford, that of the 200 burials which have taken place since December 80, back perceived a w 1848, the ages of 15 of :the deceased persons amounted to 1 ,48. being an average -o1:135 ears The lowest age was 8 0, theOhighest 91.= Essex Herald. y . '-. 4#ROW E,ICAPE ON A RAILROAD.—As one of the N sounded the koproac trsaterean to"-Troyes trains cif the - log the station -of Romilly, the engine -driver Railway was three days eideripg her deat h oman standing in the centre of the way. Con time did all vain, and the w e,v()rve:the whisu as inevitable if . she remained there, he he cou e l ' ci as a warning to her, and at the same to stop the train. All his efforts were passed was knocked down by the engine. The whole trai 3 n ay,how - - spot where • she had stood. Strange to in a position parallel to the wag- but little injured, fur, falling risges of which the train w r a ails, the whole of the 16 car without touching her. flex. rj_composed passed over her but otherwise she was uninjurede. w'a4,:ui a little by the fall, out to be weak in her intellect, havinge poor woman turned confined for liWof inadness. - .' ....._ , been several times -- W . :- On Saturday last, AIT. :. Willi . am s , M.P. for Lambeth, forwarded to the "Chancello r of the Exchequer memorial from a number of country publishers • a fered with h . they had been illegally inter ,. _ , stating that y the 'Starnp-ofac and praying for compentatiOn. , e, MANSION.HOUSE:-011 ,Saturday, the Bth of ma the Lord Mayor and the L ady Mayoress will entertain bye; Majesty's Ministers, the Foreign Ministers, as well a 8 a dis tinguished party of,Dlembers of both Rouses of Parlia meat auci thitir yriyea, HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE Madlie Cruvelli madd her first appearance for the season at this establishment on Saturday evening. Her splendid perforniance of Norma is too well known and appreciated to render it necessary to enter into a detailed analysis. The salient excellencies of Cruvelli were de veloped on Saturday with - even increased prominence, and her Norma must be pronounced yet better than it was last season. She had a magnificent reception and a triumphant ovation. Lablache, wh o made his first ap pearance thi s season, as Oroveso, was received with an onthaaiastic w e l come. The great basso is in his fullest potency of voi ce , and his performance Wag, Sip it always ' has been, "grand and elevated, to a degree. •Gardoni personated Pollio, and Mdlle. Feller, Adelgiss. • The Queen's box was occupied by the Marchioness of Ely/ - LeAY E. - Hay, Miss Hope Vere, Miss Dillon, the. Viscount o, su li ton and party. Amongst the noble and distinguished company also honouring the theatre with their presence on this occasion wo remarked the follow ing: ---His Gra ce the Duke of Wellingfon and the Mar chioness of D ouro, his Excellency the Froney Ambasea .dor,sted suite, hi s E xcellency the Russian Minister, the Baione'as Br unow and Mane. Brunow; Wilton and party, the Earl Grey; the Earl and Countess of Glengall and Countess de Flshault and party, th e Ladies Egerton, Sir Ralph Howard, Bart., Mdlle. d© Flahault, the Countess of Harrington and the Countess of Lady Jane St. Maur Stanhope, Count Louis Corti, the ALE, Lady, and Miss Howard; Mrs. Egerton, the Earl of Mount charles, the Viscount Dupplin, Sir Henry Webb, Bart., Lady Charles Somerset and the Misses Somerset, the Marquis of Bath, the Earl of Shelburne, the Countess Burton Trelawn of Chesterfield, Mr. and Mrs. Craven, Mr. and Mrs. Mare pis of Clanricarde/ Sir Thomas Barrett Leonard Bart., Lady Barrett Lennard, and party; Mr. Hubert de Burgh, Mr. George Y/ Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, :the Hudson, Mrs. Hudson, Miss Hudson, and party; Captain inglefield, Towsend, ,E6q., Miss Caroline Collin s Mts. Storer, Colonel Dixon, Mr. Franks, Mr. Luke, .W. Delafiold Mr. C. Pole, Col. Freestnn, M.P., and W. Lockyer Freestnn, Lord Sin clair, Der. Clement Uzielli, Mr. 13. Trelawney, Miss Atwood, Mr. Montague Gore, Captain and Mrs. Robert- son, the Viscount Anson, the lion. A. D. Willoughby, Colonel Wildman, &e. the Viscount Clifden, Sir George Wombwell, Bart., SPORTING NOTES. No. CC VII. THE YORK SPRING MEETING, &c. TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE SUN. 'SIR,—One of the dullest meetings at Newmarket on record was wound up on Friday, by the realisation of my predictions in every instance. The Nabob had his race in hand all the way for the 100 Sovs. Stakes, win ning with considerable ease by a: length; the queer pinned Sackbut obtaining , the second; place, beating Ambrose by four lengshs., How the " talent" came to back Ambrose against his field of two, when he is to all intents and purposes dead amiss, and for what reason they laid 3 to 1 against The Nabob is a complete puzzler to me, as the winner was in excellent health and `condition, and,, notwithstandieg his being an infe rior animal, could have given Sackbut and the dead amiss Ambrose seven pounds each and a beating. The Prime Minister party, as I stated in my Notes of Thursday, were tolerably confident of pulling 'through for the Port Stakes with their short , distanced son of Meleourne and Pantalonade; it was a-near affair, how ever, with Lemartine, as the Minister only won by a head. Midas, like unto Lord Exeter's horse in the pre ceding race, was dead amiss, and finished, a bad- third and last. Sophistry walked over for the 50 sovs. Stakes, and so ended the Craven meeting of 1852. It has not been without its effects on the future, though comparatively unimportant when placed beside former meetings: Lapidisee defeat in the race for the Column Stakes, and Father Theenea's unexpected victory in the New market Handicap, have been the most important results of the week's racing. Th© former at once decided the fate of the whole of Lord Ribblesdale'e Derby stud ; per haps with the exception of Hingston, who it seems is likely to take the place in the betting lately vacated by his stable companion, for since the defeat of Lupidisr, Kingston has been much more inquired after than he was before, notwithstanding he was reported to be at the least some six or seven pounds inferior to the defeated of she Column. Day's party made an awful mistake in not trusting Father Thames with a sprinkling of the circulating medium ; this was owing to their en tertaining a rather low estimate of his chance, for had it not been for his owner, who will start his horses good or bad, he would not have been sent to Newmarket ; but as Sir R. Pigot gave orders for his journey to head quarters, the stable evidently was of opinion that they might as well make use of him to draw a line for their Chester Cup horse; which feat Father Thames accomplished for them in first-rate style through Offi cious, and so enabled them to get the length of the Metropolitan winner and Chester Cup favourite, Stilton. The fields for to-morrow's races at York are, as near as I can ascertain, as follows: Craven Stakes, one mile—lris or Croupier, Lady Agnes, Radulphus, and Peniston. The four, it is not at le lla w tl i e ll r on Lord Derby's horse telling its he finish. Mareou will ride Radulphus. pass the post in the order placed, the apAlesahboetijan'nd Blunderer. Jo a n : , v i dTag i h m l ntea p el r ezn u tae b tnt a i ta b .t nd Stakes, five furlongs 44 yards—Lamb dubious, I must, St. Andrew, two miles—Vol- DG t O ri n c:kp e. S st r tio a r i tp : si 13 Jac a k an e idn t, gp t eb h rt e hi ra Q gp peen, ur somewhat in his run cgo fur the QUERN or LASXBTOw, and ex pect to see Lord Eglinton's Strait Acket in the third place, if no nearer. tig T eu h r 'e , EFliyihinirgonD, Dutchman' s Handicap, Lough Hand ß ic a a w i n (d), Achryanthes, Prior of Lanercost, Harp, Goliah, Sally Warfoot colt, and perhaps Bardolph, Euphony, and Le Faw h n. For the first time this season in a great Ha h ap, t e three elders. The winner, I ex found in HARICOT Or ACIMIANTHES, and pest, will be being tooled by that Voltigear, notwithsiesnding hie film years old w ill, I thi n k, be defeated, as t ey run a t a great disadvantage with their Marson, will not b e nearer t h an t hi r d. Th ose w h o fancy long shots or outs id ers , w ill fi n d a couple of capital i ii vestments, if they go t o th e p os t i n f orm , in H ar p an d Goliah, both p ossess i ng a very goo d c h ance of d oing the mysterious or unexpected win. Lucio, I believe, will not run for this event, and Lough Hawn is very doubtful. ROYAL IT ALIAN OPERA. Donizettra 1 Martiri was again night, in consequence of the continued hoarseness of Tamberlik. The Sonnambula was substituted, with olume an T d ato r b es c o ri n ik, anc o e, r Castellan for the heroine, and a new tenor of the name to in listen of Galvani, from the Seals, for the Elvino. The organ of Signor Galvani is soft and southern in quality, but put off on Saturday sounds flat and ineffective. The nearest approach to an effect: was in these passages which required delicacy g be r i e n a g tly acc d u e s fl to c m ie e n d t and tenderness. He possesses considerable skill in the management of a voice originally deficient in flexibility, and by his perfect savoir faire may prove highly useful a A n n d de a r f , te i r t in the operatic company of Covent Garden. Madame Castellan's Amina is well known. This accomplished vocalist was in her best voice on Saturday night, 'and was tumultuously applauded in the finale " Ah non giunge." She might, without any itnpropriety, have construed the demonstration into an encore, but she chose the modest course, end simply made her obeisance. She subsequently appeared before the curtain with Gal vani and I:Belietice, when she received a second fire of plaudits. The ballet divertissement was well received, Messrs. Alexandre .and Mignard, Mesas. H. and L. Bellotti, Leblond, 8„.,. sustaining it with much spirit. Vamberlik war stated in the honae to be so much re covered that the promised Martini will be, unless a re lapse should supervene, produced on Tuesday. Their Royal Highnesses the Duch ess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary honoUred the performance wi:h their presence. The Royal party occupied the Queen's box. Lord William Powlett and Major the Hon. James Macdonald were in attendance upon their Royal High nesses., His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge also honoured the theatre with his presence. A mong the fashionable company - p rese nt we remarked his Excellency the Hanoverian Minister, his Excel lency the Swedish Minister, the Baroness Rehausen and Mdlle. Chainier, the Earl of Chesterfield, the Earl of Durham, Viscount Exmotlth, Lord and Lady Francis Gordon and Lady Blanche DuPPlie, Lord Ar thur Hay, Lady Peel an d Miss Peel, Honourable Mrs. George Anson and Miss Anson, Hon. Francis Lawley, Hon. Harry Grey, Hon. Francis Stonor, Hon. John Fortescfue M.P., Hon.' Leopold Agar Ellis, Baron de Steinberg, Lady Talfourd and party, Hon. Mr. Burke, Sir Henry Webb, Sir George rind Lady Armytage and party, ir William and Lady de Bathe and party, Sir Wiliiartnt.Freser, Colonel Brownlow Knox, M.P., Colonel Crombie, Sir James Ferguson, Colonel Blanc, Colonel Tyr/1011u, Miss Burdett Coutts and party, Mr. Norman Macdteaald, Mr. Charles Standish, Mr. Gregory, Mr. C. Webstur, Mr. H. WebAer, Mr. Lyne Stephens, Mr. John Stanley, Mr. Ewer, Mr. Martineau, Mr. Arce deckne, Mr. Praed, Mr. Oliver, Captain De Bathe, Captain and Mrs. Leyland, Mr. A. H. Thistle thwaytet, the Misses Burgoyne, Captain Steele, Cap tain Oliver, Captain Robertson, Mr. Henry Gre , &c., The Champion Handicap, one mile—lris or Croupier; Penang, Oxtord Blue, Prince. Caradoc colt, Miss Lydia filly, and one of Stebbings's. Should Sir. Charles Napier be started, as the representative of Stebbings's stable, there will be the unusual sight of four black horses in the race, who will probably finish in the four fore most places; the PRINCE CAEADOC COLT or Miss LYDIA FILLY winning, with the whole field tolerably close up. The latest betting this morning rules as follows: Zetland Stakes -2 to 1 agst The Queen, 4to 1 agst any other. Craven S ta k es-6 to 4 apt Lord Derby' s couple, 5 to 2 agst Lady Agnes, 4 to 1 agit Ridulphns, Clincher not mentioned. Flying Dutchman's Handi cap-5 to 2 agst Voltigeur, sto 1 agst Haricot, 6to 1 each apt Achyranthes and Sally Warfoot colt. Cham pion Handicap -4 to lon the field. Eglinton Stakes —2 to 1 agst Longbow. York Spring Cup-3 to 1 agst Iris. Derby Trial Plate-2 to lon the field. I am, Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. April 19, 1852. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HOORACES.—SITURDAY. The Farmers' Plate of 401., the second to receive 5/. from the club. Heats, once round. Mr. Archer's Rebel, aged, list 71b...(Mr. Boynton) 1 1 Mr Nightingale's Ascot Lass, 12st 41b...(Owner) 4 2 Mr. Blaine's Misery, 5 yrs, I Ist 101b...(Mr. Bevill) 2 3 Mr. Overman's Melody, 5 3 rs, llst 41b (J. Parrott) 3 4 The Hunters' Stakes of 10 sm. each, and 25 added; list 71b each; winners extra. (6 Subs.) Mr. J. S. Leigh's Viaoount (Mr. Elwes) 1 Mr. Prime's Kil w i c k (Captain Thomas) 2 Mr. C. Radcliff's Young Knowell (Mr. Bevill) 3 Mr. Radcliff's Grima1di............ (Owner) 4 Mr. T. Roger's Mabel ..................... (Mr. Crawley) 5 The Claret Stakes of 10 soya, each, 10 ft, with 25 added. The winner to be sold for 2001, &o. About one mile Mr ll . ll T d . a P h a a rr if. 's SeB S.) Mr. list 51b (Captain Little) 1 Mr. Steven's Vesta, aged, list 51b (Mr. Elwes) 2 Mr. Hobson's Edward of York, lOst 101 b (Owner) 3 Count Bathyany's Jack - in-the-Corner, aged, llst 51b 0 Mr. Messrs. Firebolt, 4 yrs, lOst 101 b (Mr. Crawley) 0 Mr. Bevill's Mrs. Taft, aged, list 51b—(112r. Bevill) 0 A fine race with three. Won.by half a length; the same between second and third. The Omnibus or Open Stakes of 10 soya. each, h ft, with 25 added, for bunters. Obce round. (8 Subs.) Captain Littie's Agia, aged, , Ilst 71b' - (Owner) 1 Mr. Parr's Clothworker, 6 yrs, list 71b (Mr. Elwes) 2 Mr. Bignell's Half-and Half, list 71b(Mr. Davenport) 0 A very fine race with two; was won by a head. The Scurry Stakes of 5 sous. each; list 71b each. Half a mile. (10 Subs.) Mr. Trevor nd Reindrer ... Bevill) 1 Mr. Cavendish nd Wee Mickey ...(Cyunt Bathyany) 2 Mr. Ames nd Mr.'Lasch. (Mr Boynton) _0 Mr. Wilshere nd Marquis (Mr. Elwes) 0 Mr. D. Radcliffe nd Bulbous (Mr. Waldron) 0 Mr. Crawley nd Lady of Sledmere (Mr. Crawley) 0 Mr. Block nd Blaze (Captain Townley) dis Blaze came in first, but being 21b short weight was disqualified, and the race given to Reindeer. • A Scurry Stake for the beaten horses was won by Count Batbyany's Wee Mickey (owner) beating Kilwiek (Mr. Prime) in a canter. • NDLLE. JORAIVNA WAGNER. A telegraphic dispatch, of which the following is the entire aubstance, was received y esterday in London. The inference would seem to be that her Majesty's Theatre has suttee ded in carrying off the well fought-for prize. The dispatch came from Haiburgh vi& Brussels:— (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) iJo r h . ar ac a h W er, ag o n f er ir , ac ien oo n m a, pa m n r ie . d L b u y inle he y (of her M a j es ty' s Theatre), M r . Mi tc h e ll , and the her ‘ father, lfa n d e e r rnigeie friend, i p Count and Countes s R oss i (Madame Sontag), left Ham burgh by opecial train on Saturday morning en route for London." PROM A. CORRESPONDENT. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH:) 09LOOME, APRIL 18.—Last evening Mdlle. Johanna Wagner and her father arrived in this city from Ham burgh. The celebrated cantatrice immediately started for Londan, accompanied by Mr.,Gye, who was waiting at the station C o receiv e her. sMeabra. Lumley and Mitchell, of Efer Majesty' s Th eatre, came also in the train from Ifamburgh to Cologne. • ST. LEONARD, SHOREDITCII. ELECTION FOR CLIIIRCHWARDEN.—This parish has been for the last few days a scene of considerable ex citement, in consequence of the Parochial Association having brought forward a candidate in opposition to the gentleman proposed by the old party, and every effort has been used to secure his election, but all to no pur pose; for at the c l ose o f t h e poll onFriday afternoon he was in a minority of 143, the numbers being for Mr. Southgate 1,024, and for Mr. Rows 881. The result was received with much cheers, and the church bells rang merry peals at intervals from four o'clock until past twelve at night; indeed so great was the joy of tho more respectable portion of the inhabitants that the subject of the conquest over the association (which has long ceased to be held in much respect) was made the theme of repeated observation. At the termination of the poll, Mr. Southgate, accompanied by a host of friends, went to his committee room at the Horns Tavern, Hackney road, where he was received with great applause.—J. Boston, Esq , the chairman, in proposing the health of the under-churchwarden elect, Mr. Southgate, expressed the great pleasure he had in doing so from the fact of having known Mr. Southgate as a private friend for some years, and had opportunities of observing the ex cellent manner in which he carried out his public duties, and felt certain that the interests of the parish could not have fallen into better hands.— Hr. Churchwarden South gate rose and said I sincerely thank you for the kind and energetic support you have given during the past contest. I feel proud that I have the opportunity of serving this important parish at this critical juncture with a gentleman well versed in parochial matters. I trust Mr. Pickford, my colleague, who at the vestry ob jected to a man of mere th eor y, w ill fi n d me a m an o f _ practical mind. I always t a k e a s t ra i g htf o rward and independent course in publi c ma tt ers , an d w ill endeavour to act in such a manner that may ensure for me the 0 1 11 0 -1 probation of my fellow-p ar i s hi oners . I possess angry feelings towards m y res pected opponent. I shall feel happy in the a d v i ce o f m y predecessorsePssPe. I on . e pred e cessors in office, with many of whom I serve d my miser fn es felt perfectly satisfied th a t I s h ou ld have the support of all well-disposed and intelligent rate-payers, which Southgate at majority on the poll fully justifies. the the close of his speech was very muc ill h r. ebeer ed.—W. f the upper Barlow, Esq., then proposed the health . o n sens . fied in churchwarden, J. IL Pickford, Esq., b 7l l ll pickford doing so that the parish possessed in ho by his nnre man of sound practical knowledge, . s of his office mitting exertions in - carrying out the o in u i t o l n e of his fellow had secured to himself the go Southgate, parishioners.—Mr. Pickford briefly- opacknowledged the honour done himself, and said that b l e ik s e ho ls td . have pleasure in serving with a gentleman il a ti n r. Rows as a brother He also felt great respect fo tradesman, and especially for the exemplary manner i n which he discharged the duties of domestriecaltiefer; but as a public man Mr. Southgate :0 fill the office to possessedwhich g qualifies_ Lions, and was better calculated he had just been elected. --7------- AssocIATIO ANTI- STATE CHURCH 151 * --- The monthly metropolitan mee ti n g of the above associati on was held on Thursday evening, at t he City of London Literary Institution, Alderegate-street. Mr. Charles Gil pin occupied the chair. Addresses were d elivered on the following sub. jects:—" A State Church fatal to Christian energy,,, by the Rev. G. Ashmead ; "The St ate-Church in Ireland its his tory, revenues, and influence," by John Elioggy, e _ , Esq ; and " Anti. State Churchism net Sc hi sm, " by the Rev .. Dr. Archer. Votes of thanks were then p a ssed to the chairman and the lecturers, and the p roceedin g s t erminated. The Earl of Euniskille . who w --a suffering from a slight attack of influenza in, th e early Part of last week, i s, we are happy to state , near l y "Mend, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 19 1 1852 ......______,.. 7 „ NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. , PoßTsmouTß, APRIL 18.—A -large and infidential meeting of both army and navy officers attended at the Royal Naval College on Saturday, the Commander-in- Chief, Admirbl Sir Thomas Briggs, in the chair, when it was - determined -to denominate the'meeting as " The United Service Birkenhead Relief "Committee;" and, noneequently, a number of the military officers of the "Portsmouth garrison joined the committee, and primary atopi were taken for distributing the funds so soon us cases of distress could be obtained. Subscriptions are flowing in. The committee meet again next 'Saturday, sfter which time it will probably and Saturdays. meet on Wed nes d a y s _ . . Toe following acting lieutenants, mates, and sa!dship. men passed for lieutenants at the Royal Naviii'College, last week:—Messrs. Norie, Singer, Irvine, -Broad, Mon tagu, Saumarcz, Lomax, Young, Robinson, and Clutter_ buck. chief engineer Mr..G. Elcock-, will. be ready to leave the _dry &Cie in a feW days. She was launched at Woolwich ein 1846, having been built on the lines of the Castor, but §he ils fa w ith White's " bow," and his b een subsequently fitted with sa an auxiliary screw-proOeller a :30.0 -horsepower. irly, but when last in commission only steamed at the rate of five and a half Tip Ap hour. Sh e mounts on her tippet deck thtiliVinch 44bunders, each weigh ing 84 cwt., and .12 :32-potitcleri; six feet long, and weighing 25 ewte each. On her' inain deck she has 14 32 pounders, nine feet long, and- of the weight, each, of 50 cat, and six 8-inch 56 7 noundere, nine feet long, weighing 55 . ewt. etch. Her Majesty's paddle- veheel . steatit- vessel Myrtle, Mr. W. S. Bonrchier, master c omedaedittg, left port yester day forenoon for Chatham, and returned i n the evening to; her meorinei In the harbour. .. The Right Hon. Lord Adolphus Fitisclarence, G.C.H., captain of h e r 'Majesty's Steam-yacht Vi ctoria and Al bert, arrived hereon Friday on a pVivate visit. Her Majesty's screw steena•vesed Conflict, 8, Com mander Jecu,r, may he daily expected with General Mesas and family fr. in Bueaci Ayres. Commander Skipwith, who was appointed to succeed Captain Drake in command of the Conflict, has arrived in England, he hevieg missed his 61.4) in coeeeqedece of her having boeu ordered off the statien to convey to England the ex-Dictator of Lueaos Ayres. Drake, the serg( stet of marines who ras saved from the wreck of th - C - Birktnhead, ts.nd vrho assisted Cornet Rolf to a raft, Itad, we hear, some time since been brought under the favourable notice of the Admiralty for his gallant col-elect on the coest of Africa while on board a prize lave;, on which occasion he was severely wounded. We are informed that another expedition is about to be dispatched to Melville Island, with the view either of meetiug or anticipating th e err i val there of Captain M'Clure, and of those in the Investigator from Behring's Straits. Two ships, it is statsd, will b© got ready for this service, the cemmaids of which will, on the nomina tion of Sir E, Belcher, be conferred on Commander In. gle &Id and Mr. Alter, ma.ter. The smallpox has broken °Tit on board her Majesty's steam-frigate Dragon. Tee clerk has b een attacked by it, and sent to the naval hospital at Liston. Ceathane Garrison.—Detachments, consisting of up wards of 2,000 men, from the several depots of regi ments stationed in India, are under orders for embarka tion to join the head-qusrters of their respective co r p s . Woonweeu, BPDIL 17.—The Black Eagle steam vessel Woolw , ich Master Comm an d er J o h n Petley, arr i ved at on Friday evening from attending on the Lords of the Admiralty at Portsmouth. The Lightning steam-vessel, Master Commander H. Allen, returned to Woolwich on Friday forenoon, from attending on Lieutenant -General Lord Hardinge, C.C.8., on a visit to the fortifications at Portsmouth and others in that quarter. SUNDAY EVENING.—The Queen's barge has been placed under orders to be kept in readiness, and the Monkey is to have her steam up at Woolwich to morrow morning, to tow the barge to' Greenhitbe in the event of her services being required to convey any royal party on board the vessels of the Arctic expedition. The following officers also passed in navigation for the rank of master on Friday:—Messrs. H. Goldsmith, H. J. Ley, G. A. Macfarlane, C. P. Hodges, R. M. Curry, and J.K. Richards. The following young gentlemen have passed at the College for entry into the navy as cadets, and have joined the Victory pro tent.:—Master“ H. Fox, S. H. Davies, L.-Loraine, H. E. Wood, F. C. Grove, J. S. Trotter, and C. R. Macdonneil. Parents should look to the Friday a moat respectable boytwho doubtlessly was considered by his fond parents " well educated," was turned back in his examination, owing to his deficiency in the common matter of English spAling, an item no doubt overlooked by his parents in the desire to give him a superficial knowledge of something less useful, and as this rejection is fatal to his entry into the service, he has lost his chance and must seek other employ. Mr. Stafford, M.P., Se cretary to the Admiralty, visited the Excellent on Friday, on his return from Devonport, in the Retribution steam-frigate, and witnessed prautice from that ship. On Saturday he went over the deck yard, and in the evening entertained a sen - ct circle o ten at the Quebec hotel. He returned to London to-day The Locust steam-vessel, lieut.-Commander Day, grounded in the River Plate, on her way down the river, on the 3d of February, but wa s go t off without damag e . 'A. court of inquiry assembled on board the flag-ship upon the occasion, but the Commander and Master were acquitted of till blame. Her Second-Master, Mr. Payne, had the day of the battle between the forces of Urqaiza and Rosas, ventured very imprudently too near to Santos Lugaras, and received a shot, in his arm, from the Effects of which lie died the same night. Mr. Whitehouse, Second-Mister of the flag-ship, has been appointed to the vacancy, and Mr. Ryan, znaster's-assistant of the Rifleman, is promoted by the Admiral to the rank of Second-Master. Mr. W. H. Clarke, Assistant-Surgeon of the Centaur, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Henderson, in the River Plate, is appointed to the Locust, vice Mr. Patrick, who was to leave the Brazil station in the first vessel for England. Mr. Watson, Second-Lieutenant of the Centaur, joined her prior to the 3d ult. from England. The Rapid, 8, Commander Blane, arrived at Rio from England prior to the 16th ult., and was to sail on the 18th for the Cape of Good Hope and India. The Driver, 6, ateem-sloop, Commander Johnson, arrived at Rio on the 14th ult. from the Pacific, and was to sail for England on the 18th. The Bonetta, 3, Lieutenant Wake, and iron steam tender Harpy, put to sea from Rio on the 12th and 14th ult., to cruise for the beuefit of their health, the yellow fever having broken out on board. The Furious screw steam-sloop was taken into the steam basin yesterday. The Bulldog steam-sloop is having her boilers taken out and undergoing an examination and repair. Messrs. Fox and Henderson are erecting a new smithy in this dockyard, which is progressing very rapidly, and will b e a very handsome looking building when finished. Its dimensions will be about 210 feet square by 60 feet high, having a chimney at each corner 100 feet high. Letters from China infprm us of a disastrous accident to the Sphynx steam-sloop, Commander Shadwell, and the Contest, 12, C o m man d er t h e H on. J. W. S. S pencer. On the 21st of January these vessels were proceeding into the Bay of Sheipoo in search of pirates (of whose doings and whereabouts they had received official notice), the Contest in tow of the Sphynx, when the latter struck on a rock not laid down in the charts. The shock was terrific, carrying away entirely her false keel and forefoot, while the Contest ran into her with' such force and violence as to knock her off or over the rock, making at the same time a clean sweep of all the after upper works, and carrying away the mizenmast, while she lost her own jibboorn, figurehead and cutwater, and sprung her bowsprit and foremast. In consequence of this misfortune the Sphynx had to go to Whaoapoa to be docked. We regret also to add that the smallpox had broken out on board her, and that several men and officers, including both lieutenants, are laid up with it, and the gunroom steward had died from it. The Lily, 18, Commander Sanderson, has had a " brush" with a piratical junk, which she sent to the bottom with upwards of 80 people on board; her own casualties in the engagement were two men wounded. The Cleopatra, 26, Captain Massie, was expected at Hong -Kong from the Straits, at the last advises, and he would remain senior officer during the summer. Lieutenant Pasco, of the Royalist, has been invalided home. THE ARCTIC EXPEDI7ION. The Hastings, 72, Rear-Admiral Austin, arrived at Singapore from Hong-Kong, en route to Rangoon, on the 27th of February, and the Salamander steam-sloop, Commander Ellman, on the 24th of February. Both were at Singapore on the sth ult. The Penelope steam-frigate, Commodore Bruce, Com mander-in-Chief on the Coast of Africa, was at St. Vin cent, Cape de Verds, on the 23d ult., and sailed for the coast that day. The Polyphemus steam-sloop, Commander Phillips, left Madeira on the sth instant, for the coast of Africa. The Retribution, Captain Warden, having coaled, left this harbour on Saturday morning and proceeded down Channel to either relieve the wind-bound ships at the chops of the Channel, or otherwise, in case of meeting with the Queen, with Admiral Sir W. Parker on board, to assist and tow her into Spithead. The Simoom, iron troop-steamer, Captain Kingcome, embarked late on Friday evening 1 officer and 82 men of the 20th Regiment, 2 officers and 84 men of the 23d Regiment, and 2 officers and 42 men of the 54th Regi ment. She sailed for Queenstown this day (Sunday) at noon, where she, is to receive 2 officers and 52 men of the 66th, and 1 officer and 92 men of the 71st Regiment, with which detachments she willprocced direct to Que bec, from *hence she will bring home a regiment. Most of the Arethusa's seamen having returned from a fortnight's leave, that ship has commenced fitting. Shei got up her topmasts on Friday, and yesterday (Saur-- day) bent The Furious, stesm-Sloop, was removed from the steam basin to the old basin on Friday, and is to be further advano&l, The Leopard, steam-frigate, has been brought into dock. WOOLWICH, APRIL 17.—The North Star, Commander Pullen, left Woolwich this morning, towed by the Adder steam-vessel, and arrived at Greenhithe about two o'clock P.N., where the whole of the Vessels of the Arctic expedition are stationed to have their compasses ad justed by Captain Johnson. The Assistance, Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C. 8., has now all her stores on board and stowed away, with the exception of a number of boxes which had been delivered during the morning, e ech box containing four cylinders, and each cylinder 201bs. of powder, for blowing up the ice when required to force a passage, through W ellington Channel, to the open water seen in Victoria Channel by parties em ployed in the recent expedition after the three graves had been discovered on Beechy Island. These cases have been supplied by the Ordnance department from theßoyal Arsenal, where they were made for the special purpose, and will be discharged by means of galvanic batteries supplied to the expedition for service in tne Arctic regions. The Ordnance department have also supplied 300 whale rockets, weighing one and a-half pounds each, and two superior -made rocket tubes for firing them by means of percussion locks and percussion -quill tubes. One of Greener's harpoon guns, with percussion looks, has been mounted on the gunwale of the Assistance, and turns in any direction, being fitted with a swivel near the stern of the vessel. A lock-out was kept by Com mander Richards, on board the Assistance, from ten o clock, A. nt , until the arrival of the three o'clock, P.M. train of the North Keat Railway, as it ,was expected that a Neopolitan Prince, brother of the, King of Naples, would visit the vessels during the day; and Lieutenant Gore, flag-lieutenant to Commodore Henry Eden, was in attendance at Greenhithe-pier, in the barge of the Fisgard, with ten rowers, to row him on board the vessels of the Arctic squadron; but as he did not arrive, Sir E. Belcher left for town by the half-past three o'clock up train, and Lieutenant Gore, wish the barge, was towed back to Woolwich. There was also an impression in town that kis Royal Highness the Prince Consort and his Serene Highness Prince Leopold of Saxe Cobourg would visit the ships and steamers of Sir Edward Belcher'a expedition previous to their departure for the Arctic regions. The gallant officers now on the eve of their departure have but one wish ungratified, end that is that her Majesty the Queen may be graci ously pleased to pay a short visit to the vessels of the expedition previous to their departure from Greenhithe. By the desire of the naval authorities, Mr. Watkins, manager of Mr. Beard's photographic establishment, sent one ot the operators to Greenhithe to-day for the pur pose of taking portraits of the officers of Captain Sir Edward Belcher's expedition, and the following had their portaits taken on the deck of the Assistance, under highly favourable circumstances, by the photographic process, the sun shining with unclouded brilliancy, and all the officers being in their uniforms, and evidently in excellent spirits:—Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C. 8., commander of the Arctic expedition ; Commander George H. Richards, Lieutenant Walter W. May, Lieu tenant John P. Cheyne, Master John F. Loney, Surgeon David Lyall, M.D., Clerk in Charge James Lewis, and Midshipmen Pym and Groves. The officers of the Re solute, the North Star, the Intrepid, and the Pioneer are also all to ba taken by the photographic process previous to their departure. The subject of the two ships said to have been seen op an iceberg by the captain ot the crew of theß eno v a t io n was alluded to on board the Assistance to-day, a Si r nd Edward, Belcher expressed his belief that twnd. o shi p s that a no tha reliance h they ad been seen, not E oto r n e bu bu s but and beyond Terror, the and iceberg, .were not the or correctness - of the He instanced a case su oathr su e d W w a h s a a t could be placed on t fi h e e ld po o s f it i i c o e n . objects seen over a Sir Edwar d Parry, who, w i t h which occurred to Captain a shooting party every one of the par ic un til they came up to t h em, after in ty th w e ou A ld rct have reg ions , ta h nearlyherd exertion, and found t h ey were rt flock of ptarmigan. The Lords or the A d mira lty are expected to proceed by the:North lisnt Railway on Monday to Greenhithe, and the on their n t and p leave to visit the vess els o f the Arctic exp e di tion, Gvesselsh shetoon blire paide es d advance n i n:l g Tuesday,n tCr g yoyege• The Fire Qaeen has been undocked. The Winche stir, 50, Captain Lack, has been removed .tom the Lain to al,:ngside the Pitch-house jetty. The Prince Regent, 92, the R niney, 92, the Superb, 80, and the Hogue, 60, remain at Spithead. Fee Blen heim, Winchester, Victory, Neptune, Excellent, Are thusa, and steamers Sampson Sprightly, and Echo in harbour. The Royal yachts ' Victoria and Albert, and the Fairy, and her tender the Elfin are in dock. The wind shifted last night to S.W., and there was at daylight a smart shower of rain, but the wind has now got to the north with cold weather. o d N a e t o D u r e , v 0 S ii s p o T r u t r e c p e i E v v e ya E lT e nforturiately, this given, for the pr e p ara ti on o f the D au n e tl e e f ss s s i t r ea c m h - a shi rle p s , Captain H a l s t ea d, f or th e c o n ve , R D c countermanding t e N r mi NlGHT.—Orders g ij t r h d o e s r e shave previouslybee n Hotham and suite to the Brazils. order was not received until the were completed, the men of the previous fortnight, and the engaged in the work for the hd laid in the necessary wholedockyard e fi g t fitments officers and crew of the ship . a I r the change in the destine _ catpsetanicne,Halsted, lgi g l reat hardship, and has service.. Upon tht• rn , leetalv°l:':tobofelaryecent a trang et! en ta of e andstec ktbaendnaepctiautinpminenptaarftoiornfoar: tion of the ship is felt to . be We inl and proceeded dcreeraattaenddm, hay obtained, the facts before the Admiralty. Commander ommander Barnard, first announced, and the vessel London aril,de l zoas:lboaehs, E . ...... Admiralty. According t . i fitted for the reception of e — ng . y. The Vixen arrived at is to proceed to the from Portsmouth. The trustees of the vessel has been o rde tili r ea e cx st . Aubyn, Bart., have liberally given a Sir Charles DEVONPORT SAIL" B El proposed shall afford ac commodation for 200 principal landing-places for the erect' of the bor° g ton of this building, seamen.wpl a i h e t e i c c e h o i i r f t jgisroohunnud, nearo n e o f th© • Thitomart, 8, Commander Heseltine, fitting at .313 r this port for the coast of Africa, will not be ready for see until the 26th instant, and not the 29th, as stated by t h e Plymouth correspondent of th e Ti mes. Captain George Hay, R,N., on the retired list of 1846, died at Tavistock, Devon, on the 12th inst. The v t w u h r h d i o c a u h y r s v h , veered r u e r d e i n o g t o long ne hsprevailedds of f r n o ld n a owo es t sa h t i e i merchantoE;vfaS•rdEo' ports. SHEERNESS, APRIL 18.—Iler Majesty's screw steam frigate Horatio, 22, Captain the lion. S. T. Carnegie, took in h er powder on Thursday, and her crew received three months' wa ges i n a d vance. She was inspected the following m orn i ng b y Captain the lion. Montagu Stop ford, flag -captain to Vice-Admiral the Hon. Josceline P ercy, Commander-in-Chief at tho Nore, who was ac companied by: the flag-lieutenant, the Hon. 0. W. M. Lambart, and will sail most probably this day on a trial cruise to the Land's End. The Horatio was built at Bursledon in 1807, on the lines of the Lively; she is of 1,000 tons burden, and has an auxiliary screw propeller of 350-horse poower, fitted on a plan suggested by the late Rear-Admiral Lord John Hay. Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam-vessel Lizard, Mr. Brockman, master-commanding, conveyed Captain the Hon. Montagu Stopford and other officers to the Ho ratio on Friday forenoon. She at the same time towed the boats belonging to that ship. The Lizard remained alongside during the inspection, and afterwards returned with the flag -captain, who mustered the officers and crews of the ships in harbour. Her Majesty's screw steam-sloop Desperate, 8, having completed coaling, came to moorings abreast of the dockyard, and adjusted her compasses. It is stated n! will proceed to Chatham for the purpose of towing l. e Herald, Captain H. Denham, as far as the Ch!. n a n _lh ek , 6, Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam -sloop 1115 shortly' Mr. .H. Gardiner, commander pro tem. proceed toWoolwich, to assist in towing the of Sir tined for the Arctio regions, under the E. Belcher, as far as the ice. _ . _x e Araphion, 34, Ear Atiljeitrii now oteam-tnsc Ceweessels des- TnEg RpEaAatTwNeekATeeivoeNrAaiLinEfluxeunitn ia i l lr in io e N etin A g T s h C a o v ß e been held of the Dublin comm i ttee at their rooms Steph's-gree Dublin, and the r e p orts read at each assemb3 l with en reference n, to this impo r t ant national undertaking were r of the most gratifying nature. Th e building will occupy a site of up a th G e wards of five acres in extent, the whole of which will be surrounded by a wall t wenty-feet high. The Corn Exchange will be, as it were, the basis of the building, owing to the magnificent and capacious halls and galleries it contains, and in addition to this there will be other large and ornamental galleries abutting from the main edifice. The general ap pearance of the buildings will consequently be ornamental as well as substantial, and especially as the whole is to be en circled. The immense number of applications almost hourly being made from every part of Ireland for space to exhibit proves at once how warmly the undertaking is es poused on all sides. The ilatest donations are—Mr. Peto, ALP., for 25/. ; Mr. Brassey for 2..1. ; Mr. Herbert Ingram, proprietor of the Illustrated London News, for 101.; Mr. Roney for 51., &c. & c . Si r J osep h P axton h as a l so wr itt en to the honorary secretary a letter in which he mentions the warm interest he takes in the success of the Cork Exhibi tion. It will be confined exclusively to Irish productions. The new beet-root sugar manufacture and the " sewed mus lins" will form prominent objects of interest, as they pro mise to be hi g hl y i mportant elements o f future empl o y ment in Ireland. M ac li se has prom i se d t o paint an original pic ture for the Exhibition. M‘Dowall will exhibit his " Eve" that attracted such admiration at the Crystal Palace last year, and also an original group; Foley, two original groups. Contributions in art are also expected from Elmore, Moore, J. E. Jones, Richard Doyle, and numerous other distin guished Irishmen resident in England. DEATH or 'Du. MUSGRAVE.—AnthoHy Musgrave, Esq., M.D., for many years Colonial Treasurer of Antigua, West Indies, and a member of the House of Assembly, sud denly died in that island on the 24th of February, of disease of the heart, lamented, as he was esteemed, by all who knew him, both on account of his priv a t e wort h , h i s pro fessional llay, and his public services. As a student he distinguished himself in Edinburgh, where he graduated in 1814, after having been one of the yearly Presidents of the Royal Medical Society.: Those, his contemporaries, who had the pleasure of knowing him there, will remember the argumentative power he displayed in the debates of that society, and his happy facility i n spea ki ng, littl e s hort ! eloquence. He contributed a f ter hi s return t o th e West Indies k valuable account of an epidemic yellow ed i n the prevailed at St. John's, in 1816, which was Plib""London.' " Transactions of the Medico- Chirurgical Societyt! halieve , The disease which proved fatal, there is reason. to ' me that he from the 0 was of long duration, dating at least was a student. *; I aeronauts have BALLOONING.—Our practical considerably in number, within the last few years increasedveteran Green will retire if not in ability. This year t ~, t he e able successor in the person fever which has ascended b b and rest on his laurels, whi l s t to supersede him as the of Mr. Henry Coxwell is like l y A rr. Coxwell for the last five leading aeronaut of the . .:1 0 AY_-__, ; , enr where his fame is u . years has ascended on - the ' rivalled,' particularly u snhgilsast enter n e tatsictnene. ascen t of was their n erprises have pro a ly other aeronaut in his travels by land and air and from the ' pro's, e highly interesting. the presence of e L x ie te P n si d e e ' te of siege. land and 11 being i, a st!l s a t l o s l c o l k ir ha m s doubtless - • will shortly publish tathsheafnir, e il l n a , Irg r yjoa f uaryisr, citiesand e , hd b e u ll i r t i i circum ibis being a literary as well ' i • • „oce as scientific man, hie vlong beeu held carried it up on Safilr . " DuairroN RAILWAY. whichar d o y v e a n l t t y tuoh , :i :is: will a m d o i r a e ry f r e dqduunesrni fn t a i g y r --The high estimation in .. On Monday the price rose to 101; on t e t o lo p 2 a , , r . . on W d e nesdav, 1021 ; while on Thursday and yesterday the quotations were 102 to 102 i. Even in presence of the very I d ' a u y esd l a a 3 s-t , general rise that has taken place, it de• serves to be part• I •of icu arly noticed that the closing th e capital account on one hand, and clear and able management on the other, have madethis, the first of our many once pre. mium lines, Whi c h • that again indicate an occupancy o f at.. tractive pozition. li . .... adway Tivics. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, Aram 17. The following had th e honour of dining at the royal table yestesday :—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Serene Highness Prince Leopold of Saxe Co burg, the Lady in Waitineto her Royal Highness the Derby ess of Kent, , Lady Emily the B aroness de Speth, the Earl of Seymour, and Col. Paget, Com- Duch manding 'Officer 2d battalion Coldstream Guards. The bat of the Coldstream Guards attended in the Castle during dinner, The Queen and Prince, accompanied by the Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg, rode out on horseback yester day afternoon, attended by the Countess of DeEart and the Equerries in Wani ng . and left th e C astle this forenoon. The Earl of Derby arr i ved yesterday, on a visit to of Wales, t h e Princess Royal, and younger r j2 s ers ! t o ny f ee' the Royal Family, t oo k t h eir usual exercise hertvaheism6/11 morning.. r n u 1 g . drove out this afternoon in two og, LordaeCcoomivp"a* axe Coburg, and attended by Lady Desert, the Queen and PtiCee,.. Colville, and Colonel F. H. e n , ied by Prince Leo- Seymour, open carriages. The Royal party proceeded to Clifden, and returned pol T d h o e f Q S to Dropmore about seven p, M , The additions to the royal dinner-party to-day were Hon. Beatrice By her Royal= High ness the Duchess of Kent, his Serious Highness the Price Leopold of Saxe Cobourg, the 'eg to her L a d y i n Wai Royal Highness,' the Baroness d e Spetb, and Colonel the lion- Charles and Mrs. Grey. durin dinner. The band of the 2d Life, Guards was in attendance g . SuNoir, APRIL 18. Her Majesty, his Royaly, Highness Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, tho Princess Royal, with the Duchess o f Kent, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, and the Domestic Household, attended divine service this 13 - morn g in the Private Chapel of th e C astle. The Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley officiated. the A Cabinet Council was heldon s;turday evening, at the Foreign-office. It was attended by the Earl of Derby, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Salisbury, Right Honourable J. W. !Mr. Secretary Walpole, the Earl of Malmesbury, Sir John Pakington, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Hon. the e or E th a u t tn i boefrillanadrd, wicke,the Herries, and Lord John Manners. The Council sat one hour and a half. Captain Stanley Carr, Chairman of the Committee of Australian Colonists, had an interview with Sir John Duke Henley,of Pakington on Saturday, at the Colonial -office. The Earl of Derby returned to town on Saturday af ternoon from Windsor Castle. Lieutenant-Colonel Hanmer had an interview with the Chancellor of tho Exchequer on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Sir John Pakington returned to town on Saturda morning from his seat in Worcestershire. y Dispatches were sent off from the Colonial -office on for the Governor of V an Di Saturday evening emen , s Land. The Duke of Wellington attended the early service yesterday in the Chapel Royal , St. J ames's. The Rev. Dr. Wesley officiated and preached . the serm on. At the ly service the Communion Service was read by the Bishop of London, and t h e sermon was preached by the Rev.. Mr. Munson. • Saturday y l eb e on v e en a i n n d g' St a . church st. isiar HE pub T lirmee A t i m l g u o T f l t A he BILL.—Oa of Pancras was held in the Music - ba ll, St ore - street, f or the purpose of opposing the Militia Bill; Mr . Baker, a warden of St. Pancras, in the chair. The f ollowing resolu tion, was proposed by Mr. Cooper, seconded by M r . Church warden Pierce :—" That this meeting is of opini on that the enrolment of the militia would be oppressive and injurious, especially to the industrious classes, an unnecessary sacri fice of productive labour, and tax upon the parochial rates; thet the advantage derivable from a militia torte would not be commensurate with the evils inseparable from that a y e ,. tern ; and that the sum of nearly 15,000,000/. sterling now annually expended in maintaining the national defences, ought to be more than sufficient, if proper economy Were used." The resolution was supported by Mr. J. Bell, M.p. , an d Mr. Rogers, barrister, and was agreed to. A petition was also adopted, and after a vote of thanks to the,,chairman the meeting separated. FEARGUS O'CONNOR, np.—The preliminary steps have been taken in the Lord Chancellor's office for issuing a commission of lunacy upon this unfortunate gentle man, whose eccentricities have for some time Past been known to the public, with a N iew to his confinement. ROME, Arm'. 10.—Mr. Manning, brother of Archdeacon Manning, was last, week rec ei ved into the Ro man Catholic Church, together with his four children. It is not yet known who will be named suocettor to Dr, Alurray, the Igo Archbishop Of Pgblin.