The Sun. — London, England, 1852-05-31 00:00:00

further advance in the quotations ofd per Blbs. The primest Scots sold without difficulty, at from 35 10d to 4s Per Blbs, and a clearance was effected before the close of business hours. Tno arrivals from Not folk, Suff..ik, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, amounted to 1,600 Scots, shorthorns, and Herefords; from other parts of England, 500 Herefords, runts, D,vons, &c.; and from Scotland, 440 horned and polled Scots There was an additional increase in the supply of Sheep, ;which description of stock came to hand in good c ondition. F or a ll b ree d s t h e i nqu i ry wss rather active at fully last w ee k' s i mprovement in value. The primest old Downs produced 4s; but the general t o p figure for Mutton was 3s 10d per Sibs. Lambs came freely to hand; nevertheless, the inquiry for them was steady at full prices, NIZ ,4s 2d to 53 44 per 81ba. About 450 clime fresh to hand from the Isle of Wight. Although the supply of Calves was extensive, the Veal trade was at F r id ay ' s advance in the quotations. In Pigs very little business was transacted at late rates. Per 811os, to sink the offal. e. d. to a. d. s. d. to s. d tlnterior Beasts"... 2 8 210 (nferlor Sheep .... 210 3 0 oad ,quality •••• 3 0 3 4 Second qual. Sheep 3 2 3 4 rge Oxen.. 3 6 3 8 Coarse-woolledditto3 6 3 8 =Tina e Scots .• •• 310 4 0 eouthdown Wether 3 8 310 L arge coarse Calves 3 6 4 0 Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 0 - small ditto .. 4 2 4 6 L a r ge H ogs •.•. •• 2 6 3 4 B e ft e l,irtg Calves ..20 0 16 0 S ma ll P or k ers .. •• 3 6 3 8 •• ••• • • • 4 2 5 4 Quarter old Pigs .•16 0 20 0 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. ileastl• Sheep. Calves. I Pigs, I 3,390 26,860 317 I 415 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts I Sheep. 1 I Calves. 234 I 1,160 2lO & Statement and Comparison of the Supplies and Prices o Fat Stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on 3l Monday, J une 2, 1851, an d thi s d ay, Monday, May , 11t52. I Pigs. Per Sibs., to sink the oflals. June 2, 1851. May 31,1852. PCoarse and inferior Beasts ... 24t0262 8 to 2 10 co nd quality ditt o ... 2 8 210 3 0 3 4 Pr nae Sco gare ts , Oxen .. ... 3 0 32 3 6 3 8 c. ••• .. 3 4 3 11 310 4 0 coarse and inferior Sheep... "' 2 8 2102 10 3 0 Pr ime quality ditto ditto • 3 4 0 32 3 6 3 6 3 8 3 2 3 4 1: l'r!m e coarse-v,roollecl ... P rune Southd own ditto 3 ... La 4 4 5 6 4 2 5 4 3 8 310 3 8 310 r ge coarse Calves ... .. 3 0 3 6 3 6 4 0 Large small ditt o ... 3 8 4 0 4 2 4 6 arge Ho gs ... 2 8 3 4 2 6 3 4 Small Porkers Beasts 3 6 3 8 3 6 3 8 ... 3,482 3 , 3 9 0 sheep and Lambs .. .. 31,540 26,860 Calves •-• 33 ' 317 Pigs .- • • • 48 415 SUPPLIES ON SALE, JUNE 3. 1 850M:taste, 3,261.; 1511 ,e' and Lambs, 26,72,1; Calves, 243 ; l'lgs, 310 d uNr. 4, 1849 —Beast9, 3,566; Sheep and Lambs, 26,440; ' 4 lres, 276; Pigs, 240. nostoIIGEl AND SPITALFIELDS. The supphe,",,ot rota a , s nv,eg incrazo d th. demand . 1 1 1 ts becote., ieucive, and prices are now very irreguhr. i, 41 ," week 100 sac k s came to h an d f rom C a l a i s . Y or k rd aceg , ents ' 953 to 125,; Scotch Reg. 803 to ,153; Ca ibridg. 4nd Wisbeach, 83 to 1051; Kent and Ss e • z ßegents, 85s to 1053. A ATEWGATE AND LEILDENHALL. IC"-itk ave rage ough fair time-of-year supplies of each ad of meat h ave been on sale in these mtrkets since %IP last report the general demand has ruled steady, "d prices have had an upward tendency. At per stone oy the carcase. beer - d. to s. d. , inferior— 2 2 24 , Mutton,lnterior •• a qddling 262 8 , middling.. Pllmelarge 210 3 0 prime •• •• rw.Drltne small •• 3 2 3 4 l'ork, largo•• •••• • • •• •• •"• ••• • 3 4 4 4 small •• ••• • •• Lamb, 4304 to 53 21. BOROUGH BOP itzeistazw. hYhe accounts from the plantations state that the bins fi7slnade rapid progress of late, and it tolerably ree f let i rtnint . nevertheless the demand for most kinds o poppets Ste ady and late rates are well t.upp )rted. Suss. x tu, 5183 to 6/ 6s; Weald of Kent, 6/ to 71 55; Mid 013 Bent, 7/ to 121 103; Yearlings, 3/103 to 51 10s; s'als, 1/ 23 to 21 103 per cwt. WOOL. grass, Public sales of Colonial Wool are still in pro btess, A thi s e . bout 18,000 bales have been disposed of up to t o 3 ; It tie, at an advance in the quotations of from uti a per lb., With every prospect of the rise being main ere ntd to the end of the series. Privately British Wools is tem ilzProved demand, and holders reuse to sell ex an improvement of fully ld per lb. Last week's l ot e ie u a rto wore about 4 000 bal. s, chiefly from our co ' Gerarl aitlY3 and South America. TALLOW. 411 hou h gee- g the deliveries continue limited, holders in yral are to t i ous very fir®, and the late advance in the quo- Rt 3 7 I s Well supported. PY C on the spot is selling Der 8 1 and for delivery during the last three months, 383 s, l ew t• Town Tallow, 35s 6d to 36s per cwt, net cash; Rh Fat, 283 Oil per lbs. s. d. to El 2 8 2 10 30 3 4 36 3 8 26 3 0 32 3 8 Stock this daY • • • Nee of Y. C . • • • • t Di Delivery l ast week • • froo June week 1. • • • kTlvals last • bltto from. June 1 ..• Prite of -- 1848 1849. 1850 1851. 1882 9,680 45s OC to 0s0.! 1,101 25,295 25,729 38s 9d 36s 'id to Os Od to 37s Od 9'2 1,224 268 ',32 277 , 2,342 I 85 401 2, 39 2,632 483 62 Tom 183°,6 ItaY ob *Lid 18519pirv, 395 6d ) 385 Od ,he above tnble up to th-. 2( . 1 of 3,533 41,834 37. 9d to! 374 Oil 388 04 ,to Os Od 723 7.9 103,071 569 108,,71 'ye that has rroid 2~2 33s Od i 38s 9d for 1848,1849, E June. (IJEEN'S BENCH. —(THIS DAY ) e t o inr„ BeLco before Lord CAMPBELL, Mr. Justice c eEetthee. Mr. Justice ERLE, and Mr. Justice it ' ) lPTom Mr See QUEEN EAST INDIA COMPANY. Sir gehnt BYLES applied to the Court on behslf of I r ' a rt N the East -edi t , 0 ea Napier for a rule, calling upon 8,140111 d Coles to show cause why a writ of mandamus ~hati, not iesue requiring them to pay over to Sir ,ng i I , l „ l 7, er “'in quantity of East India rupees, amount fere_sSir Churl, Napi 1843 In Hellish money to upwards of 2,0001. In e ❑tride, and cornm •nded the Company's sexing the te ; Napier chit fly instrumental in an- Cou rse of il territory to the Briti.h dominions. la the care red ears e c ampaign very considerable booty was "Y the coequerin army, consisting of gold arid _ Latiny nth els, a vari?ty of ornementel gem., aed e sti _ e; vawluable articles, the value of which was ho wated at between four and five millions of the Com ana:rsrrupees, tied by a Royal charter the property was ts usi, e d upon the East India Company in 'ltiP, to distribute the same in lair and 41)10 proportions amongst te officers and uters who had assisted in the subjection of Sinde. t',efore the distribution of the booty Sir Charles Na tr returned from India, but the state of aff‘irs in the ke lt _ e t again required his presence there, and in 1849 he C uordingly went out a second time. He then held a trektnission as commander-in -chi e f of the Queen's v e ePe, and secondly as commander-in-chief of the na- O t t e troops, for both of which commands he was for the le being in receipt of considerable pay. Sir Charles b esides possessed the local rank of general in India, kW was also an honorary member of the Ceuncrl in 1 d* ia, but no pay was attached to either of those two ces. The pay which he received as commander-in- L ialef of the Queen's and the Company's troops was at si r rate of 14,000 rupees per month. In M a y, 1849, the Charl es arr i ve d in Indi a , an d i mme di ately afterwards 3,3 Sinde bounty was commenced to be distributed in ler t‘vu di v id ends, and the di str ib ut i on b egan accordingly. j u Pore the first dividend no ques'ion or dispute arose, and uly, 1849, the second distribution took place. Th e -eciPients due continued to receive their pay after wards in 1850 urse up t o the en d of March following, but iu co an order was issued by the India B oar d sett i ng that Certain corder har g e g which ought to have been debited to the prize-money had been omitted, and the officers kid soldiers would, therefore, be required to refund. Their Cardin ay for the month of May, and part of Juae, was ac eglY stopped, but not without protest from Sir adrles .N pie and the other officers who had served in to e with him, who contended that the deductions ,b a tl e l d not be made, inasmuch as seven years had elapsed Lo the capture of the booty. cheiord CAMPBELL remarked that be supposed Sir h eee ll o r les Napier wanted to recover the pay which had 80 Stopped . tr. Sergeant BYLEs replied in the affirmative. , ° , 41 C t , t AMPBELL—Wh3t you have to make out, then, Sir Charles Napier has a legal right for ILe rilh,rhe demands, without any legal remedy. th at Sergeant BYLES hoped he should be able to show ek r : w hen the proceedings of Sir Charles Napier and his -h,'"ere became known to the East Indie Government at ° ,7 °, au order was sent out commanding further stop. 134 ' n es ,to be made from the payment of the efficers, and 4°e- rui ng' in the following months of October and No mad the Y' sto Ewe was made. Sir C. Napier afterwards 4 Pplicietio p t l i a for the" two months' pay, but it was red gtklu; teed as the deduction was contrary to . law, the 3d 4 th Victoria chap. 22, expressly providing . that no thed"tioras whatever should be made, e,x,re,:mPt service, Sir case b eb,_,°,ffieer• should absent himself t Napier was anxious to have a mandamus to en .,l9e bis ri g h ts. en- L o CA MPBELL d ou b te d w h e ther a mandamus would n ,, the claim of Ste Charles stood more in the position be an itepertect obli eatien than a legal right, for which Power to tri n re t , rn r e f. 6 Y , '. tiutlhe was afraid the Court had no Mr. s ' r ". I erg, ant BYLES insisted that the law had . been violated 4 the East Ldia Company. The Act of a tiament expressly 9 .deand it was upon provided that no cledue,ions should be that condition that the Queen lowed4l. her troops to serve in India tk _ l4 i n r. Justice COLERIDGE —You make a distinction, between th e c.e6.11!. Sergeant truops and the native troops? BYLES—No; the Act makes no ion whatever; it distinctly declares that, no deduce i p, '? ellen be made from the pay of either troops except the Case the case he had alreudy reentiotied. retad e • S lice COLERI DGE -- S uppose the Queen had the °llld eat deduction, it was qu i te c l ear that a mandamus lie, c e 14; V e rgeant BTLF.B-1•To doubt, my L or d. CoLEBIDGE—WeII, ►then, do not the E ast 1, - ,'"DPatay, in reterei ce to their own troops, stand Positi on of a quasi Sovereign.• Serg eant B YLES contended that they did not. sire .14 Act o f t Parliament preven e • d that; and upon the t eole g h of the Act which ho had mentioned ho con- T h ci was entitled to this rule. "` o IlitT took time to consider the application. ST, RAllat. "rr 1.11 ATIVITY.— On Wednesiay as a lady was f res AaQg iti g along Holborn, she encountered a young woman o sitpetable Sppearance, but unknown to her, who had been oa t :',, e ,n r lY taken ill in the street. Feeling anxious to assist . to ' - '-uttr own Sex she called a c./b and ordered the driver i ll - ,P r ?Peed to Pur;er-,treet, Bisho %gate, the home of the tno alta . Q , ; hOweve- hod P the vehicle proceeded e than a f,:tt yards when a crisis of nature came on, and to ,r.if:ant was athied co the party. The cab was then ordered t 7 :. was workhouse, where the young mother and her '''` .. celysitcl tin amplest attention. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 31, 1852, OVERLAND MAIL TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Site,-4 have just read with pleasure your admirable article in this evenieg'a Sun on the extreme improbability of a war taking place, under any circumstances, between England and Franco—a war which, if it occurred, would, as you justly observe, ba ahnoA as disastrous to the conqueror as it would be to the cot quPred. Your able reap:tits, and the enlightened views expressed in the Presse, must not only receive the cordial sympathy, but app. al successfully to the enlightened judgment, of the people of the two countries. For they are beginning to learn that the truest interests of nations consist not in fostering those antiquated feuds and absurd prejudices which have too long existed between them, and which have led to many a fratricidal contest, but in strengthen ing the bonds of international goodwill and fraternal feeling, by fighting in the army of progress, engaging vigorously in the peaceful pursuits of ran unfettered conornA-c and helping forward the march of ideas. The article from which you quote is another proof of the pacific spirit of our neighbours across the Channel towards us; and it should cause us to reciprocate their professions o' friendship, not by imitating the bluster of the Horn,urafde and Learned Member for Sheffield, who seems to have a good opinion of no one but himself; but, by the expression of similar sentiments, and by avowing our belief that France, like En land, is tired of war, with its unt o ld m i sery an d crus hi ng expense , a nd desires peace. Again I beg to express my hearty sympathy with the noble sentiments you enunciate, which are in har mony with that watchword of the ege—" Progress. I am, Sir, &c., F. W. CHESSON. New Broad•strPet, City, May 27. THE LATE ELOPEMENT. We gave an acoeunt in Saiurasy's Herald of the elopement of Dr. A. P. f r om Brighton, with a young woman named Emma P., also bringing with him 1,9001. sterling, money claimed by Colonel H., of the British army, the p trticulars of which we gave in our previous ace tint. On Saturday, it seems, the doctor did not relish the county gaol, and intimated that he would like to see Emma. The messenger, however, returned, and stated that Emma would not content to an interview unless he restored the money claimed by the colonel. At first the doctor returned an answer that he had not got the colonel's money, and, therefore, could not comply with the request. However, during the afternoon, he requested the deputy sheriff to take him down to the Irving-house. Here an aff sting interview took place between the two, in the presence of Mr. Edwards, the counsel of the colonel. Mr, Edwards ultimately promised to release him from custody on his paying back the lid , ney. The doctor could resist no longer, and believed !bat by so doing he would not only be restored to his liberty, but also to his Living Emma. Tne doctor, on concluding to give up the money, said he bad only 1,6001, and opening his watchfob, drew therefrom, in a tm4ll leathern bag, a 1,0001 Bank of England note, a 5001. note, and a 100/. note. Sir. Edwards took the 1 5001., leaving the doctor the 1001. to seek his fortune in the land of liberty. The doctor was then liberated from custody. For the balance of the money he gave the colonel his liability. Notwithstanding the payment back of the money, Emma still refuses to cohabit with him any more, under the advice of Colonel H. and others, but. has concluded to return back to her parents, and do better for the future. It is said that the intimacy between Emma and the doctor has been going on for some time past, until she discovered that, ere long, it would be impossible to disguise the ordinary course of nature, and accordingly consented to elope to America for an asylum. She has now, it appears re pented of her previous course, and, under the promise of forgiveness by her parents, who, it seems, are very wealthy, she concludes to return home by the steamship Niagara, which sails next Wednesday. What the doctor intends to do, we know not; but we would advise him also to return home to his wife and children, and ask their forgiveness, and settle down like a man under a solemn promise never to do 'so any more.--Note York Herald. IRISH CHANNEL SUBMARINE TELE- GRAPH. The Hon. George Massey, one of the directors of the Irish Channel Submarine Electric Telegraph Company, has arrived in Belfast with a view of superintending the completion of this great national undertaking. The IVortitern IVlrig thus reports progress:—" At the Scotch side of the channel the operations have been exceedingly brisk. Trenches are being opened from Dumfries to Portpatrick for the reception of the telegraphic cable, — for, as our readers are aware, the telegraph, for the purpose of greater security from accident, is intended to be subterranean as well as submarine—and the works, under the superintendence of Mr. Fletcher, are proceeding rapidly. The landed proprietors of the stewartry and of Dumfriesshire are all warmly inte rested in the project, and are affirding it every sup port in their power. Stranraer is not in the direct route to b- taken by the wire from Dumfries to Yertpatrick. but it is the intention of the company to run branch lines to the various towns in the stewartry, provided the inhabitants of towns so accommodated will secure them from loss. Our respected townma❑ 11r. H. Henderson has promptly offered the company the use of a steamer and tug to render any assistance that may be required; and Government ste.mera have been ordered to Portpatrick to aid in laying down the wires under the experienced direction of C tptain Skin ner, of Holyhead, and Captain Hawes, of Portpatrick Dumfries is at present in direct telegraphic coni nsunication with London, Manchester, Liverpool, Pry mouth, Bristol, and, in fact, all the principal rnahutaczurieg towns and military and naval stat►ons in England, as well as with Glasgow, Paisley, Edinburgh, &c., in Scotland; as that when this great work has beet, brought to a completion Belfast will have the vast ad vantage of an almost instantaneous transmission of in telligence to and from these places—an advantag , of the utmost importance to a large mercantile corn munity such as this, and one which we feel assured wilt be appreciated nt its proper worth. We may state that the Ilenourable Mr. Massey is at present staying at the Darn gal Arms, and that he will remain in the neighbeurhool until the completion of the unoer• taking, happy to render all the information in his power to those interested. The Scotch contractors are bound to U9O the u t most diligence, and we have authority to state that the trench along the road from Dumfries to Port patrick must be fully opened by the 31st inst., at furthest. As to the deposition of the wire from Port pierick across to the Irish coast, from the entirety of the preparations made, and the aid which the company have at hand in the way of powerful steamers and other accessories, it is probable the cable will be laid down by the sth proximo, but the high spring tides of the 2d and 3d may cause its delay a little longer. It is not supposed that, under any circumstances, the completion cart be delayed beyond the 10th proximo. The open ing of the line to Belfast wili be celebrated by 'if - elk on a scale of great magnificence, to which it is intended to invite his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant and the Countess of Eglinteun." THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT LorruL.—CHORLEY, FRIDAY. --The adjourned inquiry into the fearful occurrence ' by which thirty-six lives were lost, was held at the Royal Oak, in this town tc-day, before Mr. Palmer, of Preston ; Mr. Dickenson, Government inspector, being present, Thomas Smith, one of the firemen, depsed that it was his duty to examine the south side of the new pit, where the explosion took place, every morning before the men com menced work, and if he discovered gas in any of the places. to warn them against going there with naked lights. It was the duty of the master to find the labourers and firemen with lamps. It was the duty of the colliers and drawers to supply themselves with lamps. On the morning of the accident witness found a quantity' of gas in several parts of the pit, which satisfied him that it was unsafe for the men to work there with naked lights. Told all the men he saw that they mus not go to work unless they had lamps, and left his eon to wan the rest. The explosion occurred about an hour and a half afterwards, and witness with difficulty escaped. The whole of the evidence tended to show that the accident was solely attributable to the recklessness of the colliers themselves. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." ANOTHER COAL PIT ACCIDENT NEAR CHORLEY.— At an early hour on Friday a rumour spread with alarming rapidity that Mr. Hargreave's coal-mine at Coppull, where thirty-four lives were lost last week, was again the scene of another explosion. Upon inquiry it appeared that one of the colliers, named Richard Booth, being of opini o n that it was unlucky to start work on a Friday, and, refusing to work on that day, took a lighted candle in his hand, and proceeded towards an old working to gather up his tools; and atter he had been gone a few minutes, an explosion of tire-damp took place. Oa examination it was found that the explosion had taken place in a working which had been closed up for some time, and on examination being made of the whole of the workings it was found that four persons (two men and two boys) had been injured, and they were conveyed home in carts. The injuries sustained by the men are si serious that doubts are entertained of their recovery. The names of the sufferers are Richard Booth .and James Bannister, both unmarried, and very seriously burnt, and' William Cooper and Joseph Turner burnt on the arms and breast. As might be expected, the exciteme .t in the neigh bourhood is very great, the recollection of the catastrophe of A t h c a c p M e n E r N h T 3; last week bein g st ill so fresh in their recollection. has FjausTtatLakCOLLIERY at -7-n s A lat s e er g io u ll ar s ri a es c . The ciden workmen having made preparations for blasting, retired to a place which they supposed safe, but by the violence of the explosion a large mass of rock was thrown with great force to the spot where they had assembled. Two men were frightfully injured and died soon afterwards. An old matt had all his ribs dislocated, and several others have sus tained severe and in some cases alarming injuries. MANSLAUGHTER ON SHIP BOARD._On Saturday last an inquest was held before the Liverpool coroner, on the body of Ferdinand Mielke, an apprentice on board the barque Amelia Laura, who, on the preceding mornin g , was struck he vesselin consequence of, s ome alleged by the mate of t andafter repeated blows the deceased discbedience of orders, e deck,h which being was knocked overboard receivedintt such injuries as fo cause. his the time the young man afterwards. The violence of the mate his death shortly s deposed to byEnglish carpenters who two (Schwarz) w a but the captain of the barque—the whole were pas mg, crew of which are German— h ave the mate a high r eatment. tr The jury returned a for gentleness and kind , the was committed verdict of " Manslaughter; and prisoner to Kirkd a l e gao l to take his trial at the next assizes. DEPARTUR E OF THE STEAM - GRIP AMERICA.—On Sat urday afternoon, at a q uarter past four. the British and North American Royal Mai--1 steam -ship America, Halifax and Neil Sh annon command-r, left the Mersey for Boston, w i t h the mails for the United States , Canada, &c:,h., in charg e o f Li eutenant Grant Ra)rnond, R.—V•, Admiralty agent There were on board about ninety passengers, and a moderate freight. PRoPoSED EQUESTRIAN STATUE TO WASHINGTON. —An idea often t a lk ed of in New York is, we have reas on to believe, atout to take visible form and shape. A bronze equestrian statue c,f NVashin g t on h as been projected,to be the the joint work of the scu l ptors Greenough and Brown, 'who have alre a dy c o mmen ce d t h e designs for the work. The military costume of the Revol u ti on is to be preserved, and a height of 14 feet for the st a t ue , exclusive Of the pedestal, is contemplated. —Builder. SPORTING NOTES. No. CCXXXVI. THE EPSOM RACING.—ITS EFFECTS ON THE FUTURE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—My intention is not to touch upon the minor races, hut upon the Woodcote, Derby, and Oaks Sakes only. The winner of the Wooderve, Orestes by Orlando, dam by Bay Middleton out of Vitala, was, in the first instance I believe, the property of Mr. Hobson, after wards of Mr. Oldacre, and lastly, this spring, became the purchase of Baron Rothschild. He is a fine speedy animal, furnished with thorough Orlando loins, and will make a great stir in the Derby betting between now and next May ; but I fancy ho :is another Orclio all over—speed being his forte, not distance. 11 managed to beat, how ever, a fine slashing filly in the Sister to Mountain Deer. Dagobert, late lonides, is a very inferior animal in com parison to Orestes; and as to all the rest that were beaten in the race, Rataplan and Speed the Plough are the only two likely to make any noise in the world. Orestes has not another engagement this year, and at present only two for the next—the Derby and Leger. The second in the Woodoote, the Sister to Mountain Deer, is a splendid animal, very much like her brother; and, notwithstanding the defeat she sus tained at her dark, will yet enable the Squire to realizo out of her numerous engsgements a goodly sum of money. Rataplan and Speed the Plough are both improving animals, and will be seen to advan tage hereafter. Dsgobert is in as good form at the pre sent time as he can be made; as a two years old, he do little or nothing; as a three years old he will get on a little•better. The accidental win (for accidental it must be called) of Diniel O'Rourke for the Derby—the second, third, and fourth being, as it is generally admitted, much better than the winner—will capsize many a calculation as to his future engagements. Had Job Marston, Nat, and .gers been upon Barbarian, Chief Baron, and Hobbie, Daniel, to a certainty, would have been fourth. was Butler's head-piece that won the Derby, not Daniel; Barbarian, Chiet Baron Nicholson, and Hobbie's chances having been thrown away by the very singular riding of +heir joekies—at least such is my opinion, in common with many others. Daniel's engagements are numerous, his first being at Ascot for the St. James's Palace Stakes, where, if he is not particularly wide awake, he will be beaten by Alcoran. H s next engage ment is in the Gateshead Lottery Stakes at Newcastle, where, as he has only two opponents of any note, Augur and Gossamer, he may possibly be triumphant; but I cl,tibt their pulling him out on this bard course. As Goods()ld he is engaged in the First Ben tinek Memorial Stakes; but as Longbow is in the s ,me stake, here again he will probably be an absentee; or, if he runs, it will be but to be beaten by Hobble Noble. For the Ehor St. Leger be is penalised six pounds; and as Longbow, Alfred the Great, and Frantic are also entered tor this stake it is hardly likely he will put in an appearance. His next engagement is for the great St. Leger, for which already he is a great favourite ; but if I am not egregiously in error, his name is not the one that will head the return lists. He is also engaged in the Scarborough and Don caster Stakes at Doncaster, but as he is penalised ten ne:unds for each, of course he has no earthly chance of winning. His final engagement this year is tor the St. Leger Stakes at Newmarket, where he will have to en counter Stockwell at a difference of two pounds; which of the twain is likely to be the winner I have not the most ghostly idea. Barbarian we shall hear of to advantage in some races where staying is required. The Chief Baron will come out in his winning colours at Stockbridge, and in after races will prove that he is a slasher. Hobbie Noble's speed will serve him in many a mile and mile and half race yet to came. Harbinger will enrol his name as a victor several times this year. Alooran will do ditto. Altred the Great and the King of Trumps, together with Stockwell, will, in all probability, be in form by the St. Leger day; at arty rate, they will be great favourites for the aincaster " great go." In the race for the Oaks, with the exception of Red Hind, the running was probably as true as it could be. The winner has several pretty engagements in the course of the year, one at least of which she will probably pull off for the Wizard of the North. At Ascot she is en gard in the Third Triennial Stakes with Red Hind, tiarbinger, and Fines in opposition. At Newcastle she is entered for the Gold Cup Stakes, but as Nancy figures in the opposition, I presume she will not run. At Liver pool she is entered for the Lancashire Oaks, but as she is penJlised seven pounds, a doubt surrounds her start ing. She is in the Great Yorkshire Stakes, for which she will have to carry four pounds extra; likewise in the Great St. Leger and Doncaster Stakes. I had forgotten to observe that she is also in the Third Triennial Pro duce Stakes at Newcastle, for which she or Claverhouse will probably walk over. I am, Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. May 31, 1852. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, MAY 29. Excintsinfq TRAINS —The heavy rains of this day (Saturday) have depriv d numbers of our islanders of , hair promised trip to L nadon by the cheap steamers erd 'reins, and has doubtless also prevented hundreds fri.m L‘,ndon visiting this neighbourhood. It was ar ranged that the train from Linden should reach South ampton about twelve o'clock this day, and that to Lon don leave Southampton at two o'clock; one train, there ore, was made available :or both purposes, and time was given for parties to gut from all parts of the island in time for the train. The same arrangement was made for returning on Tuesday next, but the weather has spoilt all. Mei 30. SERIOUS ACCIDENT —An accident of a very serious nature has this evening befall , n Miss Charlotte Ward, of W.sthill park. As this highly-respected lady was ascending the stairs of Westhill House, her foot slipped, and she broke both the hones of her left leg. l)rs. Hoffmeister and Davids were called in, and the fracture reduced. We hope that she will be speedily restored to the poor of this town and neighbourhood; her life has been one work of charity. MR. FEAR& US 0' C ONNOR in NEW YORK. Among the a musing notabilities which our cit y has had the honour of receiving l ate ly from Europe, Mr. Feargus O'Connor, who arrived here a few da y s a g o by the Europa, occupi e s the most distingu ished niche. His past career as a great political agitator, Member of the British Parliament, proprietor of the Northern Star, leader of the C hartists of England, and originator o f th e Snigg's-end la nd scheme, has brought him so prominently before public attention, that he had become somewhat notorious, even in this country. For the last few years, however, his eccentri cities have so manifested themselves, as well in the great council chamber of the nation as in his private and pub lic life, that it was apparent his intellect was becoming deraeg,d, and a short time since his friends instituted the preliminary p rocee di ngs to i ssue a writ de lunatico inquirendo, for th e purpose o f h a ving him placed under restraint ; b ut ho avoided the executi on of this process by withd raw i ng hi mse lf from England and coming to this country, where—as he bad wit eno u g h left to discern—European lunatics are not only secure from m o l es t at i on, b ut jilted, admired , and made much of. Hi s mind, too, b a d been so long dwelling on th e s i x points of the Charter, tha t, after it had bcc(me deranged, it may, perhaps h ave imagined the existence of some affinry between them and the " Five Points" situated in our city, which have attained such w.rld-wide celebrity. Whatever may have been his principal motive, however, he is now here among us, and we should not be at all surprised if he was found taking an active part in the Presi dential movements. His presence at the Fillmore meeting this evening is not a vary improbable contingency, and would, we doubt not, create quite a sensation. Mr. O'Connor's partial insanity is, however, we regret to say, a confirmed fact. His con duct at the Irving-house, where he has been staying, re movt s every doubt as to the certainty of that melancholy termination of his exciting political career. At the table d'h•Ste his aberrations of intellect manifest them selves in the strangest way. He sometimes takes a fanny for dishes not to be found in the bill of fare, and fights with the waiters for not attending to his orders. He exhibits a wonderful curiosity to find out the nativity'of all that are sitting near him; asks gentlemen to send him over their wine; drinks health with every one about the tabl>, addressing them as your Majes , y;" quotes poetry, recites Parliamentary speeches, and amuses the company by telling anecdotes of the Queen and her husband, O'Connell, Peel, and Little Johnny Russell. He frequently visits Stew art's marble palace, and shocks the sensitiveness of the ladies by his strange manner and strange questions, asking them, among other drolleries, why they don't wear beards on their chins. None of his friends have as yet made their appearance here to take him in charge; but, as his insanity is so unquestionable, some surveil. lance should be placed over biro by the proper authority until they do arrive, which will probably be by the next steamer.- 7 -New Yarh Herald. Mr. HENRY CLAY.—The Washington correspon dent of the igew York Journal of — Bo . o 4 n l — fe b a e called upon to fear s says —" that Congress andwill the country soo n—ve r y whom they bestow funeral honours on one Commerce ys Clay, of Kentuky, would arrive. H e was p l ease d to k now t h at he would be here to have long honoured in life. Mr. Clay asked very earnestly h her it et to night. O n S unday h e as k e d M r. J ac k son, o f Philadelphia, whether his d eat h wou ld b e a pa i n f u l one, an d w would not , be by suffocation, which he had feared. Dr. Jackson replied that his death would not be by suffocation —that it would be perfectly easy, that his nervous energies were entirely destroyed, and nature would yield without a struggle. Mr. Clay has been perfectly cheerful throughout his protracted illness, and is still calm and in full possession of his mental faculties. lie talks of death with no regret at its approach. He has neither expected to recover, nor expressed any anxiety for it. He was anxious for some weeks to get to the Senate Chamber once more, intending to express his views on the subject of intervention, but this was denied to him He has left dying injunctions to his countrymen against all the doctrines and the measures that would involve the country in foreign broils or in domestic dissensions, and is ready to depart." BA/WARD'S NEW PANORAMA._Mr• Banvard is engaged upon a new panorama, which is" to throw into the shade all previous panoramic paintings." It is to be called the Orient, and is composed of scenes painted by the artist in the course of a two years' tour in the Mediterranean, season. -- Builder. , E g ypt, Nubia, Arabia, the Dead Sea, Palestine, Jerusalem, surface of canvas as his panorama of the alpeTa ir, : f re t , h :n n d ex Si t d .s o e n a . son T i is panorama will contain six g a e nd a will be exhibited in London some time in B ttb ,ihinaielaseslebsi:eauscisr,i AMERICAN NEWS. ARRIVAL OF THE EUROPA. LIVERPOOL , MONDAY MORNING. The Europa arrived at six P sr. She brings one hundred and twenty-five passengers, and specie to the amount of five hundred and seventy-six thousand dollars. The Atlantic was at New York on the 16th instant. The Africa passed at ten P.m. on the 19th. Amongst her passengers is Feargus O'Connor, M.P. The United States news is not important. Con gress was still engaged in discussing the Deficiency Bill. The vote for additional aid to Collins' steamers was to be taken on the day the Europa sailed. Kossuth had reached Albany in a state of impaired health. The widow of the late J. Quincy Adams, ex-Pre sident of the United States, died at Washington on the 14th inst., and her funeral was attended by nearly all the distinguished personages at Washington. Nothing new in relation to the presidential elec tion had taken place. Jenny Lind's farewell concerts at New York were numerously attended. She met a most enthusiastic reception. By the arrival of the steamers Daniel Webster and Serra Nevada, at New York, with a large number of passengers, and gold dust amounting to 2,300 000 dolls., advices from San Francisco to 18th April had been received. News of little moment. The States Senate had passed a Bill for the pur pose of promoting the arrest of fugitive slaves. A Bill also was before the. "Legislature, dividing Cali fornia into three States. It was proposed to intro duce Coolies and South Sea Islanders. The depreda tions of the Indians were of an extensive and alarm ing character. Business at San Francisco was greatly improved, and the accounts from the mines continue highly favourable. Latest Australian news up to February 20 had reached California, which stated that the mines con tinued prosperous, but the demand for gold was limited. The Sydney population were all emigrating to the Victoria placers. Great depression prevailed at Adelaide. Gold, 675. 2d. per ounce. The accounts from Mexico announce that much excitement prevailed there in consequence of the discovery of the gigantic conspiracy against the Go vernment. Late news from South America had been received. Valparaiso dates of the 9;11 of April mentio❑ the execution of Cimbiaso, the notorious insurrectionist and chief-murderer, at the Chilian convict colony Before being shot, he confessed his crimes, and acknowledged the justice of his sentence. In the province of Coquimbo forty political pri soners were being tried, and amongst them was the celebrated Lieutenant Valdiva, who precipitated the revolutionary movement of September 7 ; also the clergyman, Don Joaquin Vera. The copper mines were flourishing. From Peru there is nothing respecting the Flores' expedition. The commercial regulations had been publiAhed, and a decree issued abolishing the old one, which obliged all merchants to use unbtamped paper for the flret page of their books. The Government had issued a decree against Ge neral Flores' expedition, dated the 14th of March, and stating that they, having received repeated infor mation of the warlike preparations taking place in Peru ordered the prefects of the different provinces to take all possible measures to put a stop to them. That Government will not afford protection to any Peru vian citizen who should embark on this expedition, or take any part in it; also, that all Peruvian vessels engaged in the expedition will no longer be considered as bearing the national flag. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Money as abundant as ever. Exchange on London had advanced to 110 to 1101. Cotton in good de mand, at advancing prices ; rates I cent. up since the Baltic sailed. Slow request for flour. Cured provi sions mostly unchanged. Freights to Liverpool dull, and not much offering. TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION. (CONTINUED ON MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS.) Sir,—On Th urs d a y the 27th, the House was occu pied by a l ong d e b ate on th e motion for th e S econ d Reading of the Valuation (Ireland) Bill, having for its object to make alterations in the application of the Tenement Valuation under 9 and 10 Viet., c. 110. The promoters of the Bill do not appear to have been successful in their attempts to establish their case ; for the Second Reading was finally supported by only 6 against 89. A question was asked of the Government during the evening, on the subject of Mr. Murray, an Eng lishman by birth, now under sentence of death at Ancona, whether with or without trial, or at all events with what kind of trial, the English Govern ment does not appear to know, or else is shy in say ing. Even on the question of what the charge is, it appears to be in the same state of ignorance, or else of un-easy transmission and nflexion. The utmost that can be extracted from it, is that the inclination of its mind is to believe the charge to be political. The facts, as in spite of the use of words for the con cealment of ideas they can be collected with little danger of mistake, are as follow. An English re tired officer took a commission under the Roman republic, and was afterwards translated to be head of the Police at Ancona. In that not very moral town, where Hull men 03 I chance to know used fury years ago to walk with pistol s in their pockets, enormities ran high under the excitement of late events, and at tacks on individuals in the streets took place, ending in deaths, which as was likely, fell to the share of the defeated rather than of the predominant party. The chief of police was accused, of course by the party of the sufferers, of connivance. Wh a t th e facts were, either of the deaths or of the share the chief of police had in them, are among the things it is not permitted to know. But the Republi can gov ernment ordered an inquiry, how f ur approaching to a regular uua trial is among the things riovvn, and the result was that the chief of Poli ce was discharged and sent back to his office. When the Roman republic was put down by the regimented slaves of France, and t t o have e old av e tyrannyretired as needs sto he red ,the must, chief of police appears the country. The end w as, that he was seized, and after being kept some three y ears in prison, sent down but not to have left accede, h °n eio - g to Ancona to be hanged, or in such other wise disposed of as the fashion of the place may be. The English consular authorities appear to have interposed as far as they were able ; and the dispute is left at the interesting point, of a consular agent having requested the Governor of Ancona to grant twenty -four hours' delay on his own reap g ib e; he "tY, a request to which clear to unsophisticated minds, is that it is a case of reactionary murder under pretence an easy one. What is of law. But who is to interfere with reactionary T is he ve c ry ase nn is lik fa e r ly fr t o n m . murder under pre tence of law ? is it not part of t h e " domestic insti tutions" of every country, as slavery is of the United States ? One powerful method of interference our present Government i s not particularly likely to exert,—which trying is, the e ' fie " of a few inches of State Paper, comme ntin g upon the whole circum stances in a way to act strongly against the interests of the adverse party . by bolding out a prospective rallying point for its enemies. w h en the time comes. This weapon i s one of which the use is not duly approaches to lee understood. It-,eoleon's arme des 1 proclamations. In the present cacao t acts at peculiar advantage. Nobody can or will com e to London, to avenge a remonstrance unpleasant to th e great Pan jandrum. And it is precisely b een —.llse the reon strance cannot be so avenged, whir " at the same t w ime it rallies elements of infinite peril to the parties re monstrated with, that it is voted "e xceedingly dis agreeable," which is precisely what is wanted. A correspondence which should s excite . a „ d di c e d. the and wishes of every Individual, of Anti-le i hopes apa and Ariti•Gallican tendencies in the D ...Oman States, might well be held out in terrorem as a counterpoise against the pleasure of strangling an individual Englishman. . The law of Wills is evidently s t in a state admitting of a parody on Rasselas's estimate of the difficulties o f b e i ng a poet. e Enough I thou halt convinced me that no man in England can make a „, , v v lll , ' might be the exclamation of every personweh o heard the de bate. It is not at all certain that the Govern ment taking the b • ment lawyers are not e ; and if as was best con so, they will have their way , proved by a divi sion of 121 against 64. The Maynooth question still drags along and is like to do. Men thought it done with on Tuesday ; but there it is at three on Priday ll lllin g , and „ De. bate further adjourned till this day." . . . Maynooth. Cilium On Friday, more ation and re crimination at both sides aiming nothing, and hit ting ; their mark. The House determined that on rising it sh ou ld adjourn till Thursday the 3rd of June. I am, Sir, yours very sincerely, AN OLD REFORMER. 1852. Blackheath, 31st May, —pOarnk.Fstrrpideta,ywanjmin. day Til be E for E e the ster, was literally besieged by app lic ants anxious to procure a passage to Australia, and so numerous was the crowd that the carriage-way was all ' but impassable. Except in times Mt the R e m igr ationAT O N ll d (l :ff i n c L eS E i ;i of great political excitement, the neighbourhood has never presented so crowded an aspect. The emigration companies propose to dispatch four .ships—two to Melbo ur4e , one t o Geelong, an d one to Adelaide —as soon as they can b e made ready. OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS. —Mr. Richard Gros• venor Butler is appointed Inspector - General of Police f or British G u i ana • Dr. Horatio N e lson Chipman is appointed a member of the Legislative Council of the Bahamal Nathaniel 8 an s • Foderin h d James Walker, Esqr - ' g ham and 3, are ap- Poiated members I the c ounc il of Btrbadoes. ere 91, CAPTURE OF MARTABAN AND RANGOON. We have received letters and newspapers in anti cipation of the Overland Bombay Mail. The dates are, Bombay, May 3 ; Calcutta, April 22. There is no further news from China. BOMBAY, MAY 3.--Yesterday's post brought a telegraphic dispatch announcing the capture of Ran goon and Mirtaban. To day's post (this instant re ceived) has brought further particulars. The fol lowing is from the Calcutta Morning Chronicle of the 24 , 11 of April : " Yesterday morning the electric telegraph an nounced the arrival of her Majesty's steamer of war Rattler, from Rangoon, with the flag of Vice- Admiral Austen flying, that officer being himself on board. When passing the sea terminus of the Elec tric Semaphore, the steamer signalled the taking of Rangoon and Martaban, the former on the 14th, and the latter, as reported by mistake, on the 15th. Mar• taban was taken o❑ the 6th by the Moulmein brigade, commanded by Lieutenant• Colonel ReignoldQ, C. 8., of the 18th Foot, and consisting of the right wing of that regiment, the right wing of her Majesty's 80th, the Madras regiments quartered at Moulmein, and the artillery. The capture of Martaban was a work of comparative fa- cility, the troops having been landed under a protecting fire from the ships, led by her Majesty's ship Red( r, and advancing rapidly, in conjunction with the artillery, upon - the works of the enemy. The whole operations lasted, we believe, only some four or five hours, when the place was ours. After its cap ture the troops re-embarked, and proceeded to the Rangoon river, where they and the Madras troops joined the Bengal force, and the operations against Rangoon commenced. On Easter Sunday, the 11th, the entire squadron proceeded up the river, not in tending, however, to commence operations on that day, but the steamers towing the transports up having taken them higher up than was intended they came within the range of the river batteries of the Burmese, which immediately opened upon them, and a reply was inevitable. A terrific cannonade was then com menced on both sides, the steamers opening their broadsides on the river face of the Burmese works on both banks of the river, and entirely demolishing them, both at Rangoon and Della. Her Majesty's ship Serpent then proceeded up to Kemmendine, upon the works at which place she opened fire, but the return was so severe and the enemy's guns so well served, that the brig was obliged to haul off, and send down the river for aid, when two war steamers were sent up to her assist• ante. With these the Kemmendine batteries were silenced, and a landing having been effected, the enemy deserted the works, which were occupied by sailors and marines from the ships, and European troops. During the cannonade and shelling on Sun day, besides the destruction of the Burmese works on the river face, the enemy suffered great loss by the explosion of their powder magazine, a shell from one of our guns falling on it and causing it to blow up with a terrific sound. On Monday, the 12th, the land operations commenced, the troops effecting their debarcation under the protection of the ships' guns, and all the boats of the squadron being employed in effecting the landing. Here the brunt of the work commenced, as it was necessary, soon after landing, to attack and capture a strong stockade a short distance in shore, where the enemy fought most gallantly and caused considerable loss to our force. On Tuesday, the 13th, there was a pause, which was occasioned by the unavoidable delay in landing the heavy guns from the ships, the last of which did not arrive in the camp, if we may so call the bivouac of the troops, till mid night on the 13th. On the 14th, in the morning, the entire force broke ground, and advanced towards the great Pagoda stockade, throwing out skirmishers, the Burmese also fighting well in their fashion, and knocking over many of our men. Nothing, how ever, could check the advance of our soldiers, se conded by a tremendous fire of artillery, and they advanced rapidly but steadily, towards the Pagoda stockade, taking some minor ones in their forward movement. At length, towards noon, it was resolved to deliver the general assault, which was made by all arms with the greatest spirit and intrepedity, on the north-east angle of the Pagoda bill end stockade, when the enemy gave way and retreated at all points. They never expected that the assault would have been made at this point, and a gate was actually found open there, through which our troops rushed in and instantly occupied the place, when all the fighting was concluded by two o'clock in the after noon. We regret to announce the following casual ties among the officers the action of the 12th, on taking wbat is called the White-house stock ade, Major Oakes, Madras Artillery, and Major Griffiths, Madras Infantry, who both died of coup de eoleil : Colonel Bugle wounded by a musket shot through the thigh; Lieutenant Donaldson, Bengal Engineers, mortally wounded ; Captain Blundell, her Majesty's 51st, dangerously wounded; Lieu tenant Trevor, Engineers, very severely wounded ; Lieutenant Harris, Madras 38th Native Infantry, severely wounded ; and Colonel Foord, Madras Ar tillery, struck down by coup de soleil, but soon re• covered. On the 13th, the day of cessation, Colonel Warren, commanding the Bengal brigade, and Lieu tenant Piercy, her Majesty' s 18 t h, struc k d own by the sun, but since recovering. On the 14th Lieu tenant Colonel Coote, her Majesty's 18th, wounded in the assault, and Lieutenant Dorin, Adjutant of her Majesty's 18th Royal Irish, killed, when advancing to storm the Pagoda stockade. All arms behaved splendidly, but we have especial pleaaure in recording the gallant and praiseworthy conduct of the 40th Native Infantry, who did not rest satisfied with per forming what they had speed to do,' but lent a band to everything, guns, working parties, ecc." The following is from the Calcutta Gazette Extra ordinary, published by authority, Friday, April 23 : " NOTIFICATION. " The Governor-General in Council has the high est satisfaction in announcing that dispatches have this day been received reporting the capture of Martaban and of Rangoon by combined attacks of the naval and military forces now employed in Burmah. _ . " Toe Governor-General i❑ Council is pleased to direct that, in honour of this success, a royal salute shell be fired at every principal station in India. " The dispatches will be published for general in formation. " C. ALLEN, Officiating Secretary to the Government of India." (From the Calcutta Englishman of April 24.) " We have received the following communication from this Secretary for India, which, with our own correspondent's narrative, will put our readers in possession of the most material features of the pro ceedings at Rangoon : " Martaban was stormed at eight o'clock of the morning of the sth of April. " Her Majesty's steamers Rattler, Hermes, and Salamander worked in concert with the troops, bombarded the place, and covered the landing of the troops. " The troops engaged were a wing of her M jest r y lg 's al l t Bt u h r , o a pe w a i n ng Ar o t t il h le e r r yMaa and M adras a s ,dr B a o a t s ib ap a per ' an— a f Bengal :l ag 2 Tbn 6 oho t u h ei dt attacking , I t4aa a noc d kod r as Native Infan t ry , with details w 1 g of o in ni c g a e p n p t . : r in ty G w i a l s ie c s o p m ie, ma o n f de th d e b i v B C b o , lo w n a e s l first on the walls. Only eight men were wounded ; no officer killed cr wounded. "On the 10th and 11:h of April her Majesty's and the Company's vessels destroyed the whole of the stockades on the Rangoon river. On the 12th, her Majesty's 51st, her Majesty's 18th, and the 40th Native Infantry landed, and took, after severe lighting, a stockade called the White-horse picket, Major Fraser, of the Engineers, being the first into the stockade. " The heat was so excessive that further operations on that day were suspended. Majors Oakes and Grif fiths, both of the Madras army, were killed by the sun. Colonels Foord, Warren, and St. Maur suffered severely from the heat. " On the lath the heavy guns were landed. On the 14th the troops landed at 5 A.m. Two companies of her Majesty's 18th, 80th, and 40th Native Infantry formed the advance. "The enemy's position was turned, and the Pagoda approached on the east side. At eleven, after the Artillery had played on and destroyed the east en t ranc e, the storming party was formed. It con sisted of one wing of her Majesty's 80th, two compa nies of the 18th, and two companies of the 40th Native Infantry, under the command of Colonel Coote. The troops advanced steadily, and stormed the Pa gods with a rush. All the country round fell with the Pagoda. " OFFICERS BILLED. " Lieutenant Doran. "Ensign Armstrong. "WOUNDED. "Lieutenant Donaldson, mortally. " Lieutenant Chads, slightly. "Captain Allan, severely. " Lieutenant Williams, slightly. "Lieutenant Trevor, severely. " Captain Rundall, slightly (Madras). "Li e utenant Ford, slightly (Madras )• " Her Majesty's 1811—Colonel Coote, severely. "Tier Majesty's 18th—Captain Bruce, slightly. "tier INlftjesty's 18th—Lieut. Elliott, slightly. "Her Majesty's 8011—Li:lit. Turner, s li g htl y. " Her Mojesty's 51:t—CaptainBlunch e ll, d an gerously. " Madras —Ensign Ha%ker, slightly. " Madras —Lieutenant Harries, dangerously. " Madro—Lie4t,-Colonel Dogle g Bevere!y." Killed. Wounded. " Officers ... ... 2 14 " Rank end file... ... 15 114 "Lascars 4 " Total „, .. 17 132." The following is from the extra of the Bombay Times:— , "Oa the morning of the sth of April the Hon. Com pany's steamer Proserpine anchored off Moulmein, having on board Lieutenant-General Godwin, C. 8., and Rear-Admiral Austen, GB., and was followed daring the day by her Majesty's steamer Rattler (bearing the Rear -Admiral's flag), Hermes, furl Salamander. " The general and admiral proceeded at once in the Proserpine to reconnoitre Martaban. The same even ing the Salamander went up and anchored abreast of Manahan, at a distance of about 1,800 yards, and the following troops embarked on board the other steamers: ---60 of the 2:1 Company's sth battalion Bengal Artil lery, under Brevet-Major C. S. Reid; the left wing of her Majesty's 18th Royal Irish, Lieutenant-Colonel Reignolds, head-quarters and right wing of her Majesty's 80th Regiment, Major Lockhart, and the 26th Regiment Madras Native,lnfantry, Lieutenant-Colonel Johnson. At daybreak, the following morning, the whole proce e d e d to take up thei r position off Martaban. Unfortunately the Hermes grounded about 2,000 yards off, but the Rattler and Proserpine brought up, the for mer at 213 yards from, and the latter within 50 yards of, the main wharf. " The enemy were in considerable numbers lining the mud wall which runs along the bank of the river to the large Pagoda, and as soon as the two steamers came opposite the wharf each opened a sharp cannonade, which was re'urned with goodwill by the enemy, both with guns and musketry. The fire from all four steamers, was most effective; the Rattler and Proserpine, from being so close, must have caused many casualties, and the practice from the Salamander and H ermes was ad mirable; even at the distance they were every shot told. Too much praise cannot be given to Captain Brooking for the noble manner in which he worked and fought his little vessel—the Proserpine. " When the landing place was cleared of the enemy, the troops, which were at hand, were landed from the steamers, and most gallantly drove the enemy before them, following them up the bill, and from position to position, meeting with considerable opposition from their musketry, but immediately driving them from and getting possession of their guns. The town was at the same time cleared, tho first to make his- escape being the Governor. The place was entirely. in,our possession a little Jler 8A M but the last of the troops did not return to the big Pagoda, where the General had es tablished his head-quarters, till about 1 P.M. " The whole of the troops that were engaged did their work well, notwithstanding the heat, which was exces sive, and fortunately the casualties were very few. A havildar of the 26th Madras Native Infantry, and a pri vate of her Majesty's 18 h Royal Irish, being the only two dangerously wounded, and 15 Europeans slightly so. The loss of the enemy is not known, for they removed all their dead and wounded; but it must have been con siderable, for the fire from the steamers was very sharp and continued for some time. " The artillery returned to Moulmein the same even ing, and the European infantry the following morning, leaving the 26th Madras Native Infantry to garrison Martaban, where they were joined during the forenoon by the company of Madras Artillery, with its light field battery, with instructions to erect a bastioned stockade with tour guns on the top of the hill overlooking the town. " Only two small brass and two iron guns, with five or six wall pieces, were captured, though it is well known that many others were in position when he com menced the attack. One or two light-fingered gentry are believed to have appropriated after the action (when Martaban was filled with persons of all descriptions who had come over from Moulmein) what they had not as sisted in obtaining. " Thus fell Martaban, an easy conquest, notwith standing the various and exaggerated reports of its strength. On the morning of the attack the garrison consisted of 3,000 men, who were evidently un p repare d for our rude visit. Th Fy had been hard at work for 15 or 20 days previous, cutting down jungle and clearing away houses, but we were too sharp upon them, and dis turbt d them in the midst of their preparations. "On the evening of the 6th the following troops were ordered to hold themselves in readiness to embark for Rangoon the next morning:— "2d company sth battalion Bengal Artillery, Major C. S. Reid, and head-quarters, and 100 of 18th Royal Irish, Lieutenant• Colonel Reignolds, C. 8., on the Rattler screw steamer. " The remainder of the 18th Royal Irish, with the General and staff, on the steamer Hermes. "Right Wing of her Msojesty's 80th Regiment, camp followers and baggage, Major Lockhart, on the steamer, Salamander and transport Jessie. " The two first vessels having received the troops allotted to them, weighed anchor at two .at. on the 7th of April (leaving the Salamander and Jessie to follow as soon as the baggage was on board), arid anchored at the mouth of the Rangoon river at one P. 31. on the Bth. We found that the Bombe) , steamers with the . Madras troops had arrived the previous evening. " The following are the vessels now at anchor here:— " Her Majesty's frigate Fox, Commodore Lambert. " Her Majesty's brig Serpent, Commander Luard. " Her Majesty's steamer Rattler, Commander Mell'. huish, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Austen, C.B. " Her Majesty's steamer Hermes, Commander Fish bourne. " Her Majesty's steamer Salamander, Commander Ellman. " Hon. Company's steamer Fercza, Captain Lynch. " Hon. Company's steamer Zanobia, Captain Balf. " Hon. Company's steamer Mczuffer, Commander Hewitt. Hon. Company's steamer Sesostris, Commander Campbell. " Hon. Company's steamer Berenice, Lieutenant Nesbit. ‘ } f. Company 's steamer Medusa , Lieutenant aser. „ ` lion. " — Compan y's steamer Phlegettion, Captain Nib- " Hen. Company's steamer Tenasserim, Captain Dicey. " Hon. Company's steamer Enterprise. " Hon. Company's steamer Pluto, Captain Burbank. " Hon Company's steamer Fire Queen. Captain Boone. " Hon. Company's steamer Mahanuddy. " April 11.—The fleet weighed anchor at 8 A.M., and proceeded opposite Rangoon. The steamers had all taken up their positions, when a fire of cannon and mus ketry was opened upon them from the Della side, and I immediately afterwards from the southernmost stockade at Rangoon. The steamers lost no time in returning the fire, which continued fur an hour and a quarter. A shell from one of the Bombay steamers exploded a mine or magazine in the right stockade, and shortly afterwards the enemy's fire was silenced, and orders were given to cease firing from our ships. All the stockades appeared to be filled with men. A detachment was sent to atta c k the Della stocked , s, consisting of a detachment of Eu ropean infantry and seamen, who carriod it immediately, losing one officer, Ensign Armstrong, her Majesty's 61st iiegim,nt. " On the morning of the 12. h the troops disembarked. The 2d °mere)), s:b brigade Bengal Artillery landed at six A M , and put together their guns, end were ready to proceed by eight o'clock, when the advance was made, headed . by the light companies of the 51st Foot. On coming within 850 yards of the first stockade, Brevet-Major Reid, with two 9-pounder guns and two 24-pounder howitzers, unlimbered and came into action, firing shrapnel end retied shot. The practice was ex cellent and most effective. It was instantly returned by a well-directed fire from the stockade. The enemy fired rather high at first, but after a few rounds they obtained our distance exactly. Just as Major Reid 's ammunition was expended, Brevet-Major Oale s, of the Madras Ar tillery, brought up two 24-pounder howitzers, and con tinued the fire till the order for th e stermingpiarwtyithto advance was given, and the stockade war ascarri d storming party out any loss. Before the advance of the a gunner of the Bengal Ar tiller y and one of the Madras Artillery were killed at t heir guns, and two wounded. d " The following day (th e 13th) was to bring ing up from the ships supp lies of ammunition other and stores, and on the morning of the 14th the army ad vanced to the attack of Rangoon. Immediately on leaving the bivouac of the previous day a sharp firing of the musketry commenced on both sides, and on our reaching an opening in the rising ground all around us two stockades concentrated the fire of their guns upon us and did some slight damage. On arriving at a dis tance of 800 to 1,000 yards from the Great Pagod a tour 8-inch howitzers, which had been dragged up from the rear by the seamen of the fl-et, were brought to bear upon it, and continued to fire till about 1 o'clock, when the order was given for the storming p ar ty to advance, headed by her Majesty's gal lantn- 18th Royal Irish. It received li tt l e mo lestation till it commenced the ascent o f the steps leading to the Great Pagoda, when it was re ce i ve d b ya di s charge from two guns and from h un d re d s o f muskets that and the Ca PI first t and matchlocks. The three first who ascended were veere Li e utenant-Colonel Coote, an d Li eutenant and Adjutantai Latter,Doran of her 1 Majest y's regret veryl Bt. h m Royal ueh to l a r d i s a b , officer was severely, and Lieutenant Doran, m ortally wounded. Poor fellow, h o r ece i ve d seven w a expired in half an hour, d ee ply and eincer ely " r n e d g;et a t n e d d by tvery officer and man i n th e regiment, and most de servedly so, 'for is nobler fellow and mere gallant and amiable soldier never lived. No other o ffiOer was kill e d, and the return s o f woun d e d h ave not Yet been rece i ve d fmro regiments. " The a rm y i s now occupying quarters Great Pagoda, and eviden t ly the enemy were totally unprepared f u r o u r attack ; about the quantities of food just theB4onane c., ordnance weq ee found in every captured is tieing direction. A return clothing, in of the taken by Majors Reid, o f the Bengal, and Mont goteery, of the Madr as Artillery; 100 guns, of sizes (including s, e n ,n i cr jinjalls. the number is about 18 pounder iron guns), and 70 or 80 wall piece Thousand s of balls and pieces of c hi na most of which were found loaded were lying by the gun s, and spiked. some to within six or eight inches of the muzzle, one filled with duck shot. " The place is most offensive from the number o f de bodies of men and dogs, and from the stench of thkeness cayed fish which the Burmese are fond of, and sickness hus, I am sorry to say, cornea , need to a very gratptain ex tent. Cholera is raging fearfully; one officer , t has al- Unit, Paymaster of her Majesty's soth Foo t, dead ready fallen a victim, and another is scarceloyo are to recover. Tile soldiers of the different regiments dying in numbers. ;xpected a has been fes►rfal. " The heat since the troops Two officers, Brevet-Major Of the Madras Bri lery, and Bfigane-Maj,T Griffitb n st 0 th 1.):h, and Briga gado, died trona a coup de soled o n numerous soldiers, o A k h e l a n , de f the Piladras Artil dier Warren and many others, _ 0 cause. have suffered severely from thal.62lt rho gun, of Major " Oh the hioruiDg of the Reid's battery were dragged into position, about a mile and a half, by the men of the company, the bullocks not having been landed, and cfter having been well fought by them, the limbers were taken back in the same manner for a fresh supply of ammunition. " Her Alsjesty's brig Serpent, and the lion. Com pany's steamers IllczGffer and Fercz', were sent on the evening of the 13th to attack and take possession of Kemmendine, which they did most gallantly. We hear that two lass of rupees were found there. " At present nothing is known of our future proceed ings, but it is generally believed we remain here during the rains." _ The following dispatch from Captain H. B. Lynch, Indian Navy, commanding the Indian naval squadron, Bay of Bengal, to Commodore Sir Henry Leeke, KM., Commander-in-Chief of the Indian navy, has been obligngly placed at cur disposal by Sir H. Leeke, R.N. : " Sir—ln continuation,of my last letter of the 10th inst. I have the honour to inform you that Rear-Admiral Austen and the whole of the squadron having joined us below the Hastings Sand, on the evening of Saturday, the 10th, the squadron under my command—each vessel having two transports in tow on the morning of the 11th (with the exception of the Zenobia, which vessel un fortunately grounded on the Silver Shoal, and was not in company) crossed the Hastings Sand, and anchored a little below the stockades, having cast off the trans ports when clear over the Hastings Shoal. Almost immediately on our anchoring, at 9 30 A M., the enemy opened fire, which was returned by the Feroze, Sesostris, and Mozuffer, the Berenice and Medusa having anchored some distance below. At 9 40 sat. the magazine of the principal stockade at the King's-wharf was blown up by a shell from the squadron; at 10 A.M. her Majesty's ship Fox passed 'up in tow, and opened fire. The enemy's fire was soon silenced; at 1045 , A Zt. tressed firing, and at 30 minutes past .notiii 1-inifttlibra the Fox landed, took and burnt the Daila atookadiVon the right bank of the river. At 5 P.M. weatbetrand Stood up the river, anchoring ahead of her Mejtottyilohip Fox, abreast of the King's-wharf, the Admiral having previously taken and burnt the stockades on the right, or Della bank of the river; at 5 55 P- 11 ., two stockades just above us having opened fire, were quickly silenced by our fire. The maga zine of the stockade on the upper wharf having blown next mornin g up, the enemy ' s fire ceased for the night. At 4 A.H. the 9th and 35th Mad 51st Regi ment from theMozjfferApril), rea szFeNenr Zenobia bt z ii e vae h a al n va d irna gn S t j e ro ti yi o n s fe t r r ao i s dm , u r i s t and d ge the night. Having landed the troops, and obtained the Admiral's permission, proceeded up the river and anchored abreast the u pper e s c lockade, with the Sesostris, Mozuffer, and Zenobia, aundelanded parties from the evacuated Campbell, and burned the r vessels of the squadron command of Captain stockadesthe without opposition, principal of the Great the enemy having landing of the party. Being now a ft previously to the stockade at the Pagoda, and the fine of the upper end of an open plain, commenced signal from the found we could do so with effect, th e shering, and over the pagoda. Ceaeeil firing b y s bursting Admiral. "Commodore Lambert came on board an d desired me to proceed up to K. mendtne, where her Majesty's b r ige Serpent, and Plalegethon steamer had attacked the stock; ade, weighed and stood off, Mozuffer in company, an d anchored at dark a-head of the Serpent, about three quarters of a mile below the Kemenoine stockade. " The next morning (April 13), flood tide having made, the river being too narrow to allow the ship to ride at anchor off the stockade, dropped up in company with the Serpent, Mczuffer, and Phlegethon, abreast the stockade, which not returning our fire, landed a party from the vessel, as previously arranged, under command of the first lieutenant of the Serpent, and burnt the stockade, the enemy having evacuated it on the approach of the steamers. I then returned, Mo zuffer in company, and rejoined the admiral off Rangoon, anchoring in the same position as yesterday, abreast the Great Pagoda and the squadron shelled the pagOda during the night, by order of the Admiral. At two A az. ceased firing to allow the troops then near the stockade to advance; and I am happy to inform you that Rangoon was taken by our troops this afternoon. "I send this off too hurriedly to be able to forward any other papers from the squadron, which I am happy to state is all in good order and health. "It is probable the Mozuffer will be detached for the protection of Manahan, the Zenobia, and Berenice for troops to Vizigapatam, and the Sesostris to Calcutta with dispatches " I have the honour to be, &0., (Signed) " H. B, LYNCH, " Captsin Com. the squadron, Bay of Bengal. " Off Rangoon, April 14, 1852." The following letter, addressed by Captain Lyncb, in command of the Bombay Squadron, to Sir H. Leeke, Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Navy, appears in an " extra" of the Telegraph and Cou rier " Feroze, Rangoon, April 17, 1852. " The fall of this place gives me an opportunity, which I gladly seize, of addressing you, and offering my re spects on your safe arrival in India. " You will be aware of our movements by the official reports which go with this, and which I try to make a faithful record of our procet dings, and as far as I can gather from the very kind manner and expressions of the admiral and Commodore Lsmbert, they are quite satis fied with our part of the work. " We had a pleasant voyaga across the bay, and found the Commodore on the 7th off the mouth of the river, or rather inside it. The Admiral and General Godwin joined from Martaban on the Bth, when we moved op to the Hastings Sand, where the whole fleet assembled by the evening of the Mb, crossed it in steamers, each towing two transports on the 11th, and came milder fire almost immediately we anchored. " The General, I believe, had an idea that we should not come into action on that day, and cur orders were to anchor out of range. But this was impossible, the whole space above the Sand being in range, and we, of course, anchored above all; but the stockades, although giving a good fire for the first quarter o f an hour, were quite unequal to heavy guns, which sent shot and shell right through them—the latter bursting in the middle of them. They were soon seen to slacken fire, and a shell blow. log up their main work at the King's-wharf, sending the immense pile into the air, appeared quite to put them out—and the .firing soon ceased. 1 have detailed so much in my official letter that I need only add that the Fox and Rattler and Tenasserim having burnt the stock ades on the Della side during the afternoon, and we having moved up and silenced those in the Rangoon aide in the evening, so that not a gun was fired from the river defences atter dark, all were burning neat morning, aft er which we shelled the Great Pagoda with effect till or dered to go up and take Kemmendine to which place the Mozuffer and ourselves moved the same evening, an d joined Serpent and Palegethon, and lairnt it without opposition next morning. This made an end of the river work, and we then returned and shelled the Pagoda.. All the troops advanced on the 14th and took it by storm. " Oar crews are healthy except the worm (guincli, worm) ; but 1 am sorry to say the cholera is among the troops, and a few cases afloat, but I trust it will not spread. " 1 his is a very fine-looking place. The eff ect operations, - of t h Great Pagoda on the hill is very striking aod the blaze of the burning stockadoesree on tohremwhfoenr have astonished the Burmrse. at night must "I know nothing of the probableepending trust any of the steamers will be at liberty bay, and only trust you are not de your monsoon mail arrangement. We are hard at work, so I hasty scrawl, &c., you will excuse this P.S.—While closing my l " It B. Lirecer. signal on board ; the Admi ral letter I was called by should proceed himself to informed me he Sesostris, as had hem Ualcutta, instead of the my letter himself with reference ' go to 3 en ur.ranged, and I cannot let operations. He said he h very kind manner return n beautif ul,to B o e in which telling you of the ich the Admiral expressed vessels of and in shelling te Indian navy— feltto f 4 7 1 y r t h p e a rvtahtion of the our ser vices—thelate operations. He said he felt fully the value of our ser expressed himself full the both in the at tackhave much ully satisfied with our practicre—that we had been of the Place, and that the General bad l most essential service, and he should it did me; dispatches. 1 p pleasure in making it fully known in the em sure this will gratify you as mu ch as farce, I am and the concurrent testimony of the whole happy to say g oes with the Ad miral ' s opi nion. I too k the e t - pp - ' o f m entioning to the Ad miral th e probabili or f tu °nrety or mor e of the steamers being requ i red to assist y' in n the mail duties during the monsoon, and suggested his corside rin g that point when in C a l cutta with the Governor - G eneral, which he said he would, and thought one might be spared. There is scarcely work here now for so many of our steamers, and their absence will, I fear, much inconvenience y am , B. L." It is stated that the Go vernor-General has sent the King o f Ava a bill, amo unting to 250,0001., f or th e expenses incurred up to the 31st of March, with a notice that he will be charged at the rate of 10,0001. a day for the expenses of the expedition till be comes to terms. The pre sent strength o f th e expe dition - is about 6, 000 tr°°Pß ' sixteen or seventeen steamers, (all but two armed), four Or five transports, a line-of battle ship, a 44. gun frigate, and a brig of war. If operations on a larger scale are required after th e rains everyt hin g will be in re adiness with re ference to such a contingency. The Governor-Ge lhas stopped all leave of absence, furl o ug hs, and re .11 tr ereents 111 . the unties of Bombay and Madras. The o rder , exteg e dt p i.,4o Es the o ffi cers of the Bengal ar m y , but not .to: its. .7... a tacit acknowledgment that the latteroare of no use for foreign service. It is for. tunate tbstktheir services can be dispensed with, and that the troops of the minor Presidencies are eager to supply their place, and are su ffi ciently numerous to do so without inconvenience. Another melancholy instance of the small depen.. dance that can be placed on the soldierly qualities of the Bengal regular cavalry occurred in the neigh. bourho cd of Peshawur on the 31st of March. Lieu tenant Tottenham, with the s th troop of the 7th Li g ht Cavalry, having succeeded in getting between a party of the Momunds and the hills, immediately or d ere d through the charge, and set the example by dashing them himself, only followed, however, by the subardar of the troop and a single trumpeter' ofN othreeaswoeontis a ssigned for the dastardly conduct troop, whe, it is said, had an opportunity of striking a blow more revere th an have yet felt. This inatanc l e is not, the unfortunately, da lomun of regular cavalry, a singular one ; it is only a few weeks since a art a theirwy from Koh ut to Perhawur, surrendered their horses and arms to a 1 party of Afreed:es *Kw ut sustaini • . ng a wound or