The Sun. — London, England, 1852-03-22 00:00:00

) , DA V n oon :'.l° ber. 6 , 3. Cb 6l " ;psi, Jol* NooPre ise brig)l tbe 13 6 1 tee ° , fro f easier Lep -Art R►je ° 001), C;rk t°lll er Cr" cafe' 50 , , for V. Ir"k‘ , EuroPl rd. 1 - 1 " bburo' T ed d 10 rid° l3e fe d, or 65 " pi ; tra p 1 3 0 5t0 0 ' mo b i le; a sLi i , eel 101" of Glo b w . od e p e hi i l ' /° Ig o odo, ni Ind f lf el ° Se • ere °del the 141— y et Per 81bs., to sink the oflals. March 24, 1851. Mar. 22,1952. s. d. a. d s. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior Beasts 2 6to 2 8 2 4to 2 6 Second quality ditto ... 210 3 0 2 8 3 0 Prime largo Oxen .. ... 3 2 36 3 2 3 4 Prime Scots, Sc. 3 8 310 3 6 3 8 Coarse and inferior Sheep... ... 3 6 3 8 2 8 310 Second quality ditto 310 4 2 3 0 3 6 Prime coarse-woolled ditto ... 4 4 4 6 3 8 310 Prime Southdown ditto 4 6 4 8 4 0 4 4 Lambs._ 0 0 0 010 0 0 0 Large coarse Calves ... .. 3 4 3 8 3 4 310 Prime small ditto ... ... 310 4 0 4 0 4 6 Large Hogs .. .. • _ ... 3 0 3 6 2 6 3 6 Small Porkers ..• ... 3 8 4 0 3 8 310 Beasts ... ••• ••• 3,692 3.959 Sheep and Lambs 18,270 23,070 Calves ... •.. , 9 155 Pigs .• ••• - • • 310 380 SUPPLIES ON SALE, MARCH 25, 1850. Beasts, 3,395 ; Sheep and Lambs, 22,050 ; Calves, i 0 , 4; Pigs, 184 MARCH 26,1849. Beasts, 3,4`28; Sheep and Lambs, 20,350 ; Calves, 75 ; Pigs, 240. BOROUGH AND SPITA.I.FIELDS. Large supplies of Potatoes have coin, to nand since Monday last, coastwi,ie unit by land cirrisge. The de mand is in a very s;uggish state, at ab .ut statiouury prices. A few bags have come to hand from Antwerp and Rotterdam. Per Ton. Per Ton. Yorksh. Regents. 60s to 80s Kentish Red Kid. -s to -s Ditto Shaws sto - s Cambridge Lincoln. and Nis- . !Kent Regents 6os to 7.)s beach Scotch R egents " 6Us to 70s Essex Shaws -5 to -5 Perth Cups Forfarshire ditto. 55s to 608 Kent&Essx.Blid. -s to -s Common Whites. - sto - s l French -s to - s Newcastle & Ber- IDutch Whites.., -s ro -5 wick Regents.. -s to - s Chats -5 to - a WOOL Since Monday last the im i ,rts of Wool into London • .• have amounted to only 96 bales from Lima, 41 from the - Cape, and 160 from flawburgh• he private contract -;.243aarket is but moderately hupplied, yet tna demand tor all kinds is inactive, at about .tationary prices. A tew ski pants have been made to Belgium. TALLOW. Since Monday last the delivery has been confined to 1,938 owls. To-day the demand is exceedingly inac tive, and prices have a downward tendency. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted at 36b to 36s 3d per cwt. For delivery during the last three mouths we have sellers at 37s 3d per cwt. Town Tallow, 35s 6d per cwt net cash; RJugh Fat, 2s per 8 bs. 1848 1849. 1850 1851. lB3 2. 'Stack this day .....• Price of Y. C. .• .. { Delivery last week .. Ditto from June 1.... Arrivals last week . Ditto from Jane 1 ... Price of Town •• •... 2 -,914 33,147 40s 3d 37i Od to 40s eti to 0. Od 1031 2,226 85,498 i 80,155 55 27,416 , 45,113 403 6d to 36s Od Os d to 3ris 31 1,814 1,938 81,112 92,187 87,086 53s Od 104,909 43s Od 87,831 3916 d '994 I 232 93,120 100,796 41s Od i 38s Od HOUSE OF LoltuS —O.'HIS DAY.) Their Lordships eat this morning , . to heir appeals. Thil Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, the E trl of Durham, and Lord Foley. E TUE TRUSTEES OF DUNDEE HARBOUR V DOUGALL. This was an appeal from the decision of the L ourt of Session of Scotland. It appeared that in this case three actions had been raised to decide the extent of the rights of the appellants, who are the trustees of the harbour of Dundee. The respondent is the proprietor of an es '•`tate situated on the south side of the Tay, near the village of Ferry Porton Crag, and the app+•llants con - tended that village came de facto within the limits of the harbour of Dundee; while, on the other hand, the re spondent denied that the appellants had any right to levy dues at the village of Porton Crag or along the south side of the river. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL proceeded with his reply this morning. ;CHANCERY DAY.) (Before the LOADS JUSTICES.) KENT v. JACKSON. . 'This appeal, which was partially opened on Friday, "was continued this morning. In May, 1845, the Charlerni and Erquelines Railway Company was establish, d in Belgium as a " Soct6.6 njine, ' by a royal concession, and certain articles were drawn up, and subsequently sanctioned by a royal ordi• naace, fur the regulation of its affairs. By these Intl : : , Asks it was provided that the seat of the company should " ' .be fixed at Brussels; that a general meeting should be held half-yearly, which should represent the whole 4; 7 rtbody of shareholders, and take cognisance of the cc 61ebouts of the directors; that the approval at such meet '"'ing should completely discharge the directors; and that the deliberations of the general meeting should bind the company. By another article, Jackson, Graham, and others were appointed directors, Jackson and Grabem t• being the acting English directors. A considerable number of shares were allotted in England, and de posts to the amount of 12,680/. were pid into the bank • 'of Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co., to the joint account • of Jackson and Graham. Differences subsequent!) arose between the English and Belgian directors, and on the 261 October, 1845, Jackson and Graham sent in their resignations, which were soon after accepted. In November, 1845, a circular was sent by Jackson and Graham to the English allottees, giving them the op tion either of taking scrip in exchange for the bankers' receipts, or of having the amount of their deposits re turnt d to them without interest. A great number of the allottees availed themselves of the option, and re twitted back their deposits to the amount of 8,2801. Jack lite and Graham paid these out of the 12.5801., by — cheques on the bauktra. On ale 34 of June, 1848, John King Kent, the plaintiff in the present suit, purchased • ten shares in the company, end on the 24th of June fol lowing filed his bill on behalf of himself and the other shareholders of the company, against Jackson, the assig nees of Graham. and the c, , mmittee of management, Who were out of the jurisdiction. The object of the Wit was to recover, for the behefit of the company, from the defendants, the 8,2801. returned to the English allottees. It was insisted by Jackson, the principal de fendant, that the act of the English directors had been approved by the committee of management, to whom the balance of the deposits, after deducting the 8.2801., had been paid over, and that the shareholders were bound bY , this approval. The cause was beard by the Master . Of the Bolls, in July, 1851, and his Honour dismissed the Bill. From this decision the plaintiff appealed. Mr. Wli.c CKS was beard this morning fur the de fendant Jackson. The business before the other Courts was not of suffi cient importance to call for a report. MARLBRO'-STREEr—(THIS DAY.) • EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—Joseph Dring described on the charge sheet as a law writer, and Mary Driny, his wife, were placed at the bar before Mr. liaighttm,charged with having stolen a cash-box containing property to the amount of upwards 1001, belonging to Samuel Dodd, tailor, 19, Market-row, Oxford-market. The prosecutor deposed that the female prisoner was char-woman, and was in the habit of coming to his house on Saturdays to clean the place. On Saturday evening last, about halt-past seven, he had occasion to leave home ou business, and on returning about eight o'clock his wife asked him for some change to give to a lodger who had paid her some money. He accordingly Went down stairs to the kitchen to procure the money, when he missed from a drawer in the room his cash box, which contained 71. Ns. in silver, a half-sovereign In gold, watch, six silver spoons, a pair of silver sugar-tongs, a a gold watch,- a 50/. note,' a bank =Lk: .and other documents of the value of K arm i c ; on discovering his loss he asked the person b l e toner whether she had seen the box, or any sa id k,hi kat: his wife enter the lumber. The prisoner body been dow o u othin g at all about it, neither had any herself. Prosecutor kitchen besides her mistress and yesterday merningr r wtaw no more of bis cash-box till row, with the greater k'n he saw it at a house in Grafton- Sergeant Palmer, re' Z ion of the property abstracted. Saturday night he opprole _ai ‘ d about half-past eight on suspicion of stealiag t h e , ° Q O . I the female prisoner on Prooert charge4heat. He took. her t o t.3' mentioned in the ' queutly went to her lodgin gs in j L e a station, and subse- W I) ? if e p a : audlady that the stead-road, where no was told by I,,nr- street, Hamp aisle prisoner bad just removed - ell the Property to 24, Grafton-row, Seyamndouwraistterdeett.ill found them out, eT:here, and day .moreing, when he asked the landlady e i l ni Yestei•- key that would unlock the room door. a be had rhe fanchd gave him the key of the room, and on searching atbye latter he found in a cupboard the cashbox produced, Me then' took the property to the station, having pre_ 'Piously lett an officer in charge. Coffey, 21 E, went to 24, Gra fton-row , yesterday musing, and waited from ten until twelve o'clock, at • Which hour he saw the man come in and proceed up to the back-rooM, which be occupied. Wituess went after h im; and asked him if be occupied that room? The pri 11°ner said be did. Witness then t old him he was a police ?u , lcer, and wanted him (prisoner) on suspicion of having atelen a cash-box from 19, Market-row. He then "'Welled hitt:4..2nd found in bis right-band waist ' 41 0tapoeket a silver watch, in his trowsers pocket a gold lv:atob r and.in- his coat pocket a half dozen silver 'spoons and a pair-of silver sugar tongs. • The prisoner then said Ma old lady had - given him the cash-box in a bundle of • dirty linen, _ and he intended to give it back, and he bad not the least idea what the bundle contained till ;he got to his lodgings.- ' That prosecutor identified the property produced as be , .' • 4 :)ogirig to him. • The; prisoners, who made no defence, were remanded till Wednesday. CHARGE of CRDELTY.—Alexander Boswell was sum ..toned by Air. Thomas, secretary of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, for cruelly and wantonly beating a horse which be was driving. Mr. Henry Renton, of No. 6, Cirencester-place, _ stated that , on. the 6th inst. he was proceeding along Totten folus•court-road, when he saw the defendant driving a nurse and cart which was heavily laden. The hove could hardly draw the load, and the defendant, who was tee m , z „ to back ir, and finding his endeavours to do to tireless, aeind hold of the small end of his whip with bthehands and dealt the horse several severe blows over head -and neck. Several persons called out s 'aree, and on witness remonstrating with the d efendant, the latter assailed him with a volley of abuse- Witness then told him be should put the matter i nto_ the•hand s o f th e soc i e ty above mentioned, and the ault was the present proceedings being instituted llo against the defendant by Mr. Thomas. The defendant denied having used more violence than Ika necessary; if he had done so ho was very sorry 0, Mr. Biscitest said complainant deserved the thanks :..,,`"be —humane public in taking up the case. Such 719cei had become very t r . quent of late , uttoti to the :aefindanty; 'he should and Ofte. .IZ-11 , , ,~,~~ a,;~ ~.~ 6,944 1 52s 6d to Os ad 1,451 86,239 TUE THE CRYSTAL PALACE. TO THE EDITOR ter TILE TIMES. Sir,—The Government and the Royal 'Commission have decided to allow the contract under which the Crystal Palace was constructed to take its course. In accordance therewith the building will shortly be pulled down. We feel that a structure of the kind, .novel in its design, and which has excited the unqualified ad miralion of the whole world, is adapted for many pur poses of public instruction and recreation, and ought to be presurved. The extensive uses to which so largo a covered space might be adapted are well illustrated in the evidence of Mr. ,Cola _and . Mr. .Dilke before the Commission on the subject _appointed by the Lords of the Treasury; but in the report of., that Commission the objection is taken, founded on a fla grant misconception of Sir Joseph Paxton 's evidence, that it would be possible to construct a new building , better adapted for a winter garden at less cost than would bo required to r, nder the Crsytal Palace perma nent, and to adapt it to Slr Joseph's plan. We have no hesitation in saying that this is a monstrous mistake, and that if the present structure is thrown away it is simply a wanton destruction of 160,000/. worth of pub lic property, which is not likely to be replaced, except under an am , :unt of excitement equal to that which pro duced the Gr-at Exhibition. Tne building can only no, he preserved by a manifesta ion of public opinion in its favour; tat , d that the most ample opportunities for that purpose may be afforded we shall for the text week throw open the doors to all visitors free of charge. We leave the fate of the building to this finial court of appeal, confident that if our views are sound they will yet be carried into effect. We are, Sir, your most obedient servants, Fox. HENDERSON, AND CO. 8, New- street, Spring gardens. Marco 20. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—At last the port of the Commissioners ap pointed to inquire into the cost and applicability of the Exhibition Building is published, but mot until the Go vernment had first di dared its decision, which.seems to have b. en made without reference to the opinion which the public may form on the soundness and impartiality of the report. It may be only an accident, bat still there is an aspect of some mat ceavring in this result, as it public opinion were dreaded. We may look, perhaps, for explanations when Mr. Heywood's , rootion is made next Thursday for a Select Committee "to consider the expediency of removing Knightsbridge Barracks, and the improvement of Hyde-park, in connexion with the application of the Crystal Palace to the purpose of pub lic instruction and recreation.' By jurntling expenstls together, the Commissioners make Sir Joe , ph Paxton. say, in their report; that the purchase of she building, and the conversion of it into a winter garden, would cost 150,000/4 and that for this sum he could put up a much finer and more appropriate structure. Iu the first place, the Commissioners have exaggerated Sir Joseph Paxton's estimate by 7,0001. (see question 376); next, the Commissioners are not candid enough to say that 52.0001. of this estimate are chiefly .for.expenses which would be common to any building for a winter garden, such as warming, walks, heating apparatus, &c The fact is, that the budding, which has cost the public above 190,0001 may be purchased for less than 65,000/. and would require an outlay of 26,000/. to put in tho rough repair. So that a total of 92,0001. would not only purchase this building for a winter garden, but be the means of economising a projected outlay of at least 200,000/. for additional buildings at the Brilials Museum. These facts, I have no doubt, will be proved before Mr. Hey wood's Committee, unless; his motion is burked by Protectionists, led by Colonel Sibthorp, who always dis liked the Exhibition.- 1 am, Sir, your obedient servant, Z. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (From the Votes and Proceedings or the House of Commons.) FRIDAY, MARCH 19. STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. Nuneaton and Leicester Junction Railway— standing orders not dispensed with. The undernamed Bills were reported as having standing orders dispensed with : Southampton Corporation. North Staffordshire Railway (Sandbach to near Warring. ton, &c. ) Wycombe . I .ailway. That the Committees on this and the preceding Bill do examine, in the first place , ho w far such orders have been complied' with, and do report the same to the House on the report of the Bill. Tees Conservancy. Wedmore Road. ELECTION INTELiIIGENCE. LEONIINSTER. The following address has been issued to . the inde pendent end liberal electors of the borough and parish of Leominster by Mr. John George Pkaillimore:—" Gen tlem..l), I know ❑ot in what words to expres• my grati tude for the cirdial and generous manner in which you have received for the proofs of personal regard and I might even say of aff-ctionate interest that have been shewn towards me during my short stay among you, and for the promises of support which you have given to me —promises that leave not in my mind the slightest doubt of success in the approaching struggle) between he advocate s of scarcity and the champions of cheap bread in this ancient borough. As an humble labourer in a glorious cause, in the cause of reason and humsnity, in the cause of justice and of right, I thank you from my heart; but what are my thanks to the thanks of the fa►herless and the widow, to the thar.ks of the millions toiling at the anvil, at the loom, and in the field, to the thanks of the wives and children in the dwellings of the poor throughout the land, resounding with the voice of joy and health, who are now "satisfied with bread," but who must exchange their present happy condition for want end hunger, who must return to privation and to suffering, and according to the terrible denunciation of the Prophet, must " eat bread by weight and with care" if Prote , ction should again prevail. My professional duties oblige me to leave you for a ,;hort time, but I rely upon the continued exertions of the friends to whom I already owe so much. Come early to the poll—be firm —and success is certain." GREAT FIRE IN SOHO. Last night, shortly after tine o ' c l oc k, a tire, attended with a great loss of property, an d w hich at midnight was far Irene being entirely e x ti ngu i s h e d, broke out in the premises of Mr. James, wheelwright, extending from Crown-street, Soho-square, into Star-court, Comp ton-street. Various persons occupied portions o f the buildings. To tell with a n y d, gree o f accuracy inwhose premises the fire began would, in consequence of the firm hold it had obtained before its existence was known, be impossible. Some of the inhabitants of Crown-street bad, it appears, their attention directed to the premises by an unu.ual glare of light snining over the housetops, and, on looking towards the premises, flames were curl ing up the front of a considerable portion of the pro. pt-rty. At that period Mr. and Mrs. James were in their beds asleep, and a greet number of cows and horses were in the various buildings adjoining. The first thin g sought to be accomplished was to arou se Mr. James end his wife, which was a work of great difficulty. The next wasto remove the cows and horses. After much trouble eleven of the former were saved, but it is feared that one has fallen asaeritiee to the Jury of the flames. Several hor-es . were likewise got out comparatively unin jured, but two or three were so frightened on seeing the tire that some time elapsed before they could be got out. The Royal Sock) y's tire-escapes promptly attended, and the conductor of ore was instrumental in rescuing another horse. The engines of St. Anne's parish, the London Brigade, and West of England office were re markably early in arriving, but the firemen found that the length of the premises on one side were blueing so high as to illuminate the entire neighbourhood. A lofty wooden building ni ar the bou9es in Crown-street had also become ignited, and the firemen at once saw that unless they could conquer the flames at that point se veral houses in the last-named street must be consumed. The engines were forth wiih called into operation, and ()w ing to the judicious directions given to the firemen they succeeded in cutting off the further spread of the destructive element. Toe origin of the fire, or whether any of the sufferers were insured, could not be gleaned. SALE AT SoYER 8 STMP, , SIUM.-00 Saturday, a sale, which was commenced on Moeclay last, WAS 'concluded by Mr. Cronin, the auctioneer, at Gore Home, Kensington, known and celebrated as Soyer's Symposium, where, during the week there was a full attendance :of the • fashionible world, and of tho frequenters of the establishment at the period of the Great Exhibition. The property consisted of the wines, of which there were 2 , 000 dozens of ever y variet y , the statues, pedestals, tazza vases, candelabra , t he baronial hall, constructed by Messrs. Fox and Henderson, &C. A old. fur competition prevailed during the 'several" days of with flour and r; , tor the various lots, which went off at good prices. the shop of Mr. Ito E D c said i it'h b aker ,a t h e hado of Great six o ' c l ock, a REQUES.—Oo Friday evening, soon after __vitl F his shirt-sleeves tucked up, apparently a journeyman baker; covered entered harry, and' real r. Carter, als o G be re e a n t e T en o t ive b r y -s i t i r ie ee m t, as in ter a , a baker, • lat , e, Great Tower -street, , t residing at the cower of Harp -104 a 8 at that hour the t o request cash fora cheque tor was in immediate want of cash, Fortunately w'ita closed, and his master Fortunately f or M r . R usse ll his shop was full of c us t omers at unable at the moment to attend to th e time, so that he was waiting a short time left. Mr . R u t t e ll a PPlicant,,wbo after inquiries, and not only ascertained thate .subsequently made forgery, but also that within the'last fewthed cheque was a in the vicinity have been plundered to the eY3 the bakers A similar trick was also played o ff upon the am ount °f 401. Savoy Palace, Savoy-street, Strand, on the preeed eld g or the in which he succeeded in getting 10/. on the pretend: -'day, was to oblige a customer in the neighbourhood. t hat it PROPOSED NEW STREET.—It is proposed, and a Bill will shortly be submitted to Parliament, for the:purpose of forming a new main street from Blackfriars-road to Lon don Lei ge, so that the present tortuous and inconvenient approach may be altogether avoided, and thus effect 'an im prevenient that has, for years past, been considered wanting to connect those two great thoroughfares. The line pro posed is a continuation of Stamford-street, so that when completed there will be a direct aminunication on the Sur rey side of the river from London to Westminster Bride. As a sum of money was some years ago granted by Govern tnent for this object, with the interest that has since accrued upon it a small *BUM only will be required to complete the Work. DRURY-LAN E TURAT R E.—Mr. Bunn's snnual bP - nefit is appointed for the 31st instant. Sims Reeves ap pears for the first time in the opera of The Bohemian. Girl, and Mr. and Mrs. Keeley (who have left the Princess's); play in one of their humourous farces, in addition to other attractions. MURDER AT DERBY.--A married woman, named :Selina Rider, was committed for trial by the magistrates of Derby on Saturday, upon a charge of having w i f u lly mur; dered her illegitithate femal e c hi l d , agtd three years. name d= Martha Sudbury, by cas ti ng it i n t o the Derwent. .The body ,was. lound in the river on Wednesday; Ivith a string tieid . .round the waist, to whickirbriek,.tied.up #t„filipOk'cohief, • was attache4 "he prisoner pretested her innocence, but the eyideuce against her Appeued to be ceaciusive. :; SUN, LONDON, SPORTING NOTES. No. CXCII. THE NORTHAMPTON MEETING, &c. TO Ti EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,-Winter, wits its chilling blasts, took its depar ture last week, and the present ono, the first of spring,. ushers in, on its balmy wings, the first great meeting of the present season. The weather this morning is un commonly fine and warm for the time of year; it will enable all the. healthy animals to get into strong work immediately. The course at Northampton is rather hard than otherwise, and would be much benefitted by a little rain. The Northampton Meeting is marked on the list' for Wednesday and Thursday next; the races will commence each day at hult-past one o'clock, and the betting fraternity will be accommodated with a subscription betting-room at the George, the As sembly-room being used for the occasion. On Friday last I reviewed the first day's races, and as no change has' occurred in my opinion with respect to them, I need only make the following observaions:—For the Trial , Stakes it seems tolerably clear that Clincher ieto be the favourite; and that his antagonists will most probably be Prime Minister, The IlOnk, colt by Venison, Paddy Bird, Equal, and Trinket. Black Doctor, the High Sheriff, and. Nancy, from certain moves tnade yesterday, I imagine are non starters. The following will be missing from the field for the Triennial Stakes:—Horton Yates, The Stag, Croat, Mecca colt, Petrel colt, Bold Boy, George the Third, Sackbut, colt by Alarm, Hirsute, Toga filly, Plumstead, St: Francis filly, Lancercost filly, end probably Red • Hied and Freedom; but with respect to these last two I can say nothing decisive at the pregent women% FOr the, Northampton Stakes, the following are in the absent list : Landgrave, King of Oude, Mark Tapley, Cockcrow, Hesse Homburg, Combatant, harpsichord, Cyclops, Farmer'a Boy, Jemima filly,.. Surprise, Royalty, and Termsgant. The most certain starters are. Teddiugton ' Cloth worker, Sir Rowland T renc h ar d, Chief Justice, Jack-in-the-Corner, Ballet Girl, Ingratitude, Blood Royal, Delta colt and Poodle. Which . of Stebbings' couple runs I am not aware, bat this much I know, that flaresfoot is under moving orders. Cariboo, Uriel, and Doubt are surrounded by such clouds . of doubt and 'mystery that I cannot say whether they start or no. Storyteller, I believe, does not run, but on this point I am not positive.. Teddington.is in splendid form, and may/perchance do the deed, despite the great weight he has to. carry, The Ballet Girl party arteuncommonly sanguine of winning; their chance is certainly. an out and -outer. Poodle is the light weight destined to beat till the three years old, and is the pick of the New market division. Tee. backers of Chief Justice are still true to their nag, notwithstanding the great opposition that has been shown to him during the last day or two. Clothworker is a capital, rough, and 'ready cookboat, and well worth a slight investment. Verb. sap: • The - favouritism for the Whittlebury Stakes is cert.; tred in the Earl of Derby's Longbow and the Marquis of Westrainster'S Captious; one or other is considered a certainty for it; if either win, in my .opinion, it will be Longbow, but, as I remarked on Friday, the two years old, to my thinking, have the best of the spin. Having dotted down the latest odds and ends con cerning the first day's racing, I will proceed to a brief review of the second day's sport, which commences at half-past one with the Delapre Stakes of 5 sova. each, with- 25 added, one mile. The field, as Llama ; will be particularly select, and should , the Black' Doctor not put in an appearance,.it naturally follows. that Paddy Bird and Edward of York ought to be first and second. Earl Spencer's Plate, valued 100 sovs,, added to Handicap of 15 soya. each, and only 5 if de. clared, - &c., five furlongs; out of its subscrip tion list of forty-seven, and acceptance of twenty-three; will probably have fourteen runners. The . struggle at On finish, it strikes me, will lie among the followieg:-- Prime Minister, Heartbreaker, Thornhill, Forester, Prince Caradoc colt, Freedom, and the Timid Fawn, resulting not improbably, in a victory for the PRIME MINISTER, notwithstanding the topping weight of 84t 10Ib allotted to him; the Prince Caradoc colt and Forester being in close attendance. The Innkeepers' Plate looks a certainty for BALLET GIRL or FOCIIABERS ; the last-named for choice. Pas sion colt would seem to be the only formidable rival they are likely to encounter, Cloth worker being among he doutrfuls. The starters for the Northamptonshire Cup Stakes are so very uncertain until the decision of the first day's sport, that I shall merely observe that Pancake, Paddy Bird,'end Brother to Willingham form the trio out of which most likely the winner will. issue; Paddy Bird tor choice. Tne Alchorp Park Stakes of 10 sous. each, with 50 added, rather better than half a mile, will ,attract. to the post a field of nine or ten, including Litly Emily, Altitude, and Gloomy or Glen avon. This I ,t, to my thinking, contains trie winner's name, which, I expect will be LADY EMILY or GLENAR VON; the latter for choice. The SAiing Piste of 40 sovs., which closes before half-past six o'clock on Wednesday evening, puts the finishing touch upon two days' as good racing at Nor thampton as that town ever hsd. Tne betting market is peculiarly lively this morning. the following being the latest quotations. Trial Stakes-2 to 1 agat Clincher; 4 to 1 each agat Paddy Bird and Prime Minister. Triennial Stakes-3 to 1 on the field. Northamptonshire Stakes-5 to 1 agst Teddington ; 11 to 2 agst Chief Justice, 6 to 1 taken ; 10 to 1 agat Ballet Girl, taken; 16, 15, and finally 14 to 1 taken about Pool]le; 14 to 1 •rgit Stabbings' Lot; 2.0 to .1 agat Doubt; 20 to 1 apt Uriel; 20 to 1 agat elariboo; 20 to agat Cloth worker, taken. Whittlebury:Stakes-3 to 1 each agat Longbow and Captioui. Althorpe Park Stakes-4 to lon the field; Bto 1 bar two. I am, Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIKIf OF THE TURF. March 22, 1852. TIE ARCTIC SEARCH.—A rumour is in circula tion that Captain Penny, the gallant, but ill-requited com mander of the late Arctic expedition, and the discoverer of Queen Victoria Channel, has received the most flattering. offers from the United States to serve in the next Arctic ex pedition, which it is expected will be sent out by that Go vernment. It will be a matter of deep regret to the public, d under that b a and it will do littl e cre di t to the naval adm i n i s t ra ti on o f t hi s country, flag, navigator be cora pin order to le have opportunity o f aga i n devoting h i mse lf t o th e ca u se a a n l d though exilefenced iriend l which he has so essentially benefited. If the officers of the British Navy can bear no rival from the ranks of the mer cantile marine., even though he has already pioneered the way which they are now about themselves to follow, surely some independent search might be found where Captain Penny's great exper i ence and energy could be made avail able. At all events, it is greatly to be desired that , in the next 'expedition, the searching vessels should be dispersed over as wide a range as possible, within those high northern latitudes which recent discoveries assign as the true field for future exertions.—Chronicle. ARTitT3' BENEVOLENT FUND.—On Saturday, the annual general meeting of this institution, the object of which is to afford relief, by pensions and otherwise, to the widows and orphans of deceased artists, was held at the Freemasons"f worn, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn fields; Mr. Solly, 1.R.5., in the chair. The report of the managing committee commenced by referring to the con tinued patronage and liberal support of her Majesty to the institution, and went on. to describe the state of the society as being on the whole most satistactory. _Forty-nine widows have been. in the receipt of pensions in the past year, forty four of whom have been paid 151. per annum ; four, il. 10s. ; and one 161. ss. Thirty. three orphans have received sums of various amounts, from 51. downwards. The amount Paid to orphans and widows, for the year, was 8421. 10s. The financial statement showed the receipts, including the previous balance of 2111., and a legacy of 1,0,)0/ from the late Mr. Jeremiah Olive, to be 20421. Bs. 2d. The annual disbursements were stated to amount to 2,1151. 14s. 4d. ; leaving a balance in the treasurer's hands of 2261. 13s. 10d. The leport, in conclusion, expressed the regret of the com mittee at tieing unable to increase the amount of pensions, as had been contemplated; on account of the greater number of claimants on the fund during the past year. Th e follow ing gentlemen were proposed elected as members of the institution—Lord Ashburton, Mr. G. Hudson, M.P., Mr. R Blakeman, M P.,. Mr. Jacob Bell, M P., Sir Walter Stirling, Bart., Mr. H. Twining, and Mr. H. Weeks. Some other business having been trausacted, the proceedings ter minated. THE CLAYEROSS COLLISION ON THE MIDLAND RAILWAY —At the last Derby Assizes the widow of the late John Blake, Esq., obtained a verdict for 4,0001. damages for the death of her husband, occiksioned by a collision near Claycrois in May last. The company have since succeeded in obtaining a.oew_ trial on the ground , of misdirection by the judge. The case was to dive been tried again at the pre tent assizes,, but on Fridax week a compromise was effected on the folldWing terfnat—The Midland Company to pay Mrs. Blake the sum of 2,5001., and each party to bear their own costs of the legal 'proceedings. We undo, stand that Mrs. Meynell, the widow of .J. 11. Meynell,Esq., a magistrate of the county of Derby, who was killed by the same collision, has accepted from We company the aunt of 2,0001 in liqui dation of all claims egaiust them for the death of 'her husband.--.4ailevayßecord. lii ti f ß raon n m E ß ß toh - yc e am T l D : rausite s iyr. um te nEa D , . Bms.—The neigh. bourhood -- of lloyn-bill, a little villagenear Maidenhead, was thrown' into great consternation on Tuesday last by the dis covery of one of those shoCking occurrences which fills the 'neighbourhood. with horror. A labouring man named John Cannon, residing at 130prhlli, has for, the last two years taken for a lodger i relativ.e of his wife, named Isaas Lee, with haS'always shown certain indications of weak intellect. On Tuesday:morning, having been left in the house with a little girl about four years of age, a grand-daughter of John Cannon's, he cruelly murdered the poor child, it is supposed by knoe)iing its head against the floor, and afterwards kick ing it about the room. Lee was taken before the magis trates for the, borough of %Maidedhead, Mr. C. Cooper sailed from 1U J. C...bisbop, and Mr. Higgs, en the 19th, B aL ; o lt ,ii a .t for murder.' . and comnaitted to take his trial at the next assizes for the sna c t o esta u i il l n3 s t :a B n h o d: ptirt On Wednesday t net Am L er I i V c ERPOOL, SATURDAY.I---The British and North S t aß e t a 01 i n ll, - sn ship a Canada,.ym, tto-day, .. a L y r w g i th tthe commander, usual 60 . passengers. The United States' mail -4P ~ a itic Cor ot , k c commander, will sail from this t, for New York, with the mails, &c. THE Gor,D who was . —William Pamplin, convicted at the last Winchester . for being concerned in the; Soutli-Western,Raill,'andr4eat gold-dust robbery on the portatlon;afterrvards c minuted to to ten year' trans has, in coheequence of ill health, to two'yeare imprisonment, by the Seeretary of State, and been granted a free pardon It appears that he has was released on rendered some important Wednesday. to the , sailway . company whiCh disclosures pardon. • ; - , ~ , no doubt, hastened' his . _ IIIGHWAY'ROBBREY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER. Information has: been received , by the metropolitan police that, between seven and nine o'clock in the evening, as Liam Gray, Esq. , , of Areher-hill, near Gordon, was riding alone in his .gig ,betviieet ,Eadston and West Morriston, he was struck'by some person on the head with a weapon, whereby h e . y, , a, wouudeland rendered insensible, and:while in that state was Nundered of 1501. in mil. His life is considered in imminent danger. 1001. reward is offered,,,,for_thsl, Covery of the - miscreabte: . - SIR H. PEEL THE SECOND —Sir Robert Peel set the Taraworth bell: rinsjpg on the receipt of intelligence, of the resignativa Qt . the MinAtry, e MONDAY LITERATURE EVENING, THE HISTORY OF RELIGION: By John Evelyn. Colburn. 2 vols. This work, atter remaining for nearly two centu ries in the %V otton Library, was brought into notice last year by the publication of the " Life of Mrs. Godolphin," by the same author. It is edited, with notes, by the Rev. R. M. Evanson, 8.A., rector of Lansoy, Monmouthshire. It proves the antiquity and authenticity o f t h e Christian religion, describes the obstacles it encountered, and the various sects that existed from the first to the fifteenth century. It treats of the Jewish Mosaical law, of the Jewish sects, of the Christian religion typified in the Jewish. It . contrasts Cnri s ti an i ty w i t h t h e P Agan , th e Philoso phic, and the Allhotnetan religions; and, finally, de scribes Christi an i ty reformed and restore d t o i ts pri mitive purity, espec i al l y in the C hurc h o f E ng l an d. L . 15 preced e d b y an editor ' s and an aut h or ' s pre f ace , with an appendix on Baptism and Church Govern ment. There ar e f ew who peruse t hi s va l ua bl e work willwho not r e j o i ce at i ts rescue f rom t h e oblivion to which it was condemned. 112E_1iOIIZ OF WILLIAM ALLEN, F. 12.5. By James Sherman, Minister of Surrey Chapel. " Few men," observes the preface," have deserved to have their character and efforts more widely dif fused than William Allen." He devoted himself for many years to obtain freedom for the slave, educa tion for the poor, and discipline calculated to reform as well as to pu n i s h t h e guilty. He v i site d R uss i a , Sweden, Prussi a , an d Austria, in promot i on o f hi s objec's ; and the present volume is a very interesting history of his life and labours. His activity and energy seem no less remarkable than his earnest piety and wide-spread benevolence. His life, with selections from his correspondence, was published in 1846 by his relatives. That it was valued by the public was proved by the sale of two thousand copies. However its size and price rendered it inaccessible to many with small means and limited time. The pre sent volume is intended to supply these defects, as matter not of general interest has been omitted, leaving, however, a complete record of the life, public and private, of one whose exertions for the good of the human race must always command respect and admiration. SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN AND .HIS TIMES. By James Blow s . Chapman and Hall. The "Memoirs of the Life an d W or ks of Sir Christopher Wren," which the au th or o f this work published some time ago, was devoted exclusively to the great architect. But the present volume, though containing a history of Sir Christopher Wren and his family, and the most complete list of his public works that has yet appeared, presents also illustrative sketches of the various striking events and anecdotes of the most celebrated characters of that time. The following is an extract from the dedication to Prince Albert : - . • " The proposition, execution, and ter m i na ti on o f the great and wondrcus exhibition of the natural produc tions, industry, and arts of all nations, which forms the characteristic feature and the crowning triumph of the neemorat , le year 1951, has transmitt‘d the name of your Royal Highness to the most distant nations of the earth, sad will convey it to the latest posterity among those benefactors of the human race who have rendered the greatest honour to Him who is ' author of peace and lover of concord.' Therefore a memoir of that period of Euglish history which gave birth to the Royal Society, witnessed the destruction and restoration of the city of London, produced a Boyle, a Newton, and a Wren, and was prolific in the fruits of the new or experimental philosophy—the offspring of the illustrious Lord Bacon, cannot but be congenial to the head which conceived, acid Vre heart which presided over the destinies of this mighty macrocosm—this true temple of concord—the Exhibition Building in Hyde-park.' TO THE SECRE FARY OF THE BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION. (CONTINUED ON MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS.) Sir,—On Wednesday the 17th, the Second Reading of the Manchester and Salford Education Bill was moved. A somewhat novel phzenomenon had previously been witnessed, consisting in the appearance of a petition from Manchester, purporting to be from individuals who had signed the petition in favour of the Bill, and now diScovered that their signatures had been given under misapprehension of the nature of the Bill. If lam not mistaken they stated, that they had conceived the Bill to be for the purpose of giving an education which could equally, be accepted by all classes of those f rom w h om the money was to be li vied; and now they bad dis- covered it was not. This is not conveyed in the notice of the petition in the Votes; but my impression is that it was so. And truly the Bill seems to have been framed in a Way which might mislead others than these petitioners. The account I ventured to give you of it on a preceding occasion, is so far as I can judge confirmed to the letter; with the addition that there is a most politic and intelli gent attempt to reduce the sufferers to the smallest pos sible amount, and censequeetly to such as shall be least able to resist, with the additional advantage that they shall be those who shall be excluded from a voice in the House of Commons. The time is over fur the present for roasting a heretic; but at Manchester there are those that think it still passible to sweat a Jew. They coolly propese to levy a tax for a public dinner, knowing all the time that before the Jaw they intend to set pork. They say their Christianity would be revolted, if they were to do either of two things;—if they were either to confine their dinner to such meats as both parties could eat without question, or if they were to allow the Jew to order his own dinner and eat at a table by himself. Either of these, they say it would be a denial of Chris tianity to assent to. Th e y feel it a Christian duty to take their neighb ours ' money; but i t wou ld bo simple renegadism to giv e eat. This may be scientifically wrapped up, and ma y be reducing the pill o f . persecution topp t he smallest form, their nei g hbours meat that they can and consequently th e l east likely to be v i o l e ntly rejected by the public stomach. But the principle o f i n j us ti ce is as palpable a s evsr. The defence is on l y t h a t o f th e erring dumsel, w h o said it was but a little one." We must, must, they say, h ave a little persecu tion; and we assure the public that we mean only to persecute a Je w . If persecute good Christian s may not - a Jew, what may they du? It does not r equ i re any stretch of genius to see , th a t a principle like this will n ot d o muc h towards settling " the Education question. At the same time there is danger in it, because the object is to get it t hrou g h as a private Bill; after whi c h it will be appealed to by all it may suit, as a precedent for other Bills. We shall have Jaws, and why nut Cetholiee or Unitarians next, op pressed by private Bill throughout the country. On Thursday th e motion for going into C ommi ttee to consider of an Address on the case of the sufferers in the Dublin Savings Bank was negatived by 169 to 40. Government can disburse our millions for felonies all over the world, bu t cannot pay the money o f t h e indus trious and the peer whi c h the y have allowed to be ru n away with. On t h e same evening a motion of Mr. Hume, connected wit h the money we have ha d to pay to pirats.s in Born eo, was by the House being counted out. stopped On Friday was en( ther field-day on occasion of the Committee on Supply. The Member for Middlesex (Mr. Osborne) pr essed with just severity on the grave error which was committed in recommending the pre sent Prime Minist er to the Crown, at a time when there were so many oth ers i n Lords and Commons to whom the government of t h e country m i g ht with propriety have been entrusted. T here is no eenying, that it was as if the Duke of W e lli ngton on some disappointment in his expected alli es and supporters, had thrown up his r e n r t, — a n t e h net s command Be: " day, and specially recomm ended Marshal Soult as his succe ssor . There were so many objects to be gained by simply s ti c ki ng to his lines if he cou ld d o nothing else,—one sid e was establishing itself so fast b y the mere prestige of possession, and the other dwindling mistake to send fur Ma rs h al Souk, because some of the aalliesw ay f had or 1 a elt thought ofP a o v permanen t militia would be better than a keel. it wa s surely' an awful However, all this is useless now; and the only ques tion is, what is to be done with the game as it stand.. In spite of many words for the concealment of ideas, the Government has not been able to keep its secret. The mystery came out, on an accidental question of " What is a Protectionist?" " A Protectionist is a supporter of Lord Derby's Government," was the answer from the Ministerial bench. Atter this, there is only the class who live upon pursuing the means of self-deception, who can pretend to be deceived. Meantime the Ministerial St an d 4rd is raised in as sertion of the claim to govern without Parliaments, or which comes to the same thing, without majorities in Parliament, which is a tender phrio"e for in spite of ma jorities in Parliament. A nation which is not at any mo ment ready for a civil war, is like France at the mercy of every adventurer. We have here the commence ment' - of a like plan, for gover n i ng the people .in de fiance of a representation of the peopl e , an d a i m i ng at the maximum of what can be done without a servile population being roused to armed resistance. Parlia mentary government is as far as intent can go abolished, and a hypocritical Imperialism is on its legs in the stead. This may do in France, but it will not -do in England. Toe same Administration is represented to have " snubbed the volunteer rifle corps." Of course they were not wanted; and a few regiments from the Cape, like the garrison of Tangier in our forefathers' time, might be the more acceptable force. We go to an Elec tion to know whether there is to be a Civil War. The plan of the party in power for the elections, is considered as having opened out. The large constitu encies are admitted to be impervious to opponents of free trade. In the large constituencies therefore, a candidate of their party is to agree to free trade. With these, their party is to be no worse on the point of free Grade than cannot be h e lped; and, as concerns the fur ther plans of the Administration, it is to have the benefit of their services afterwards. I am, Sir, yours very sincerely, AN OLD REFORMER. Blackheath, March 22, 1852. LARGE CONSIGNMENT Or CALIFORNIAN GOLD.— On Saturday advices were received at L!oyd's that the Abeona, Bartlet master, had been chartered at Vera Cruz for the conveyance of a cargo of gold - direct to Southanyttin and that she was now .on her passage to that port with'no less - thin 5 GOO 000 dollb. of the dint. „..., - Mrs. Cowden Clarke.haa.receixectiro.mliocitrne rican admirers a splendid rosewood study chair, with emble matic devices, as a mark of appreciation of her labours in Preparing" The Concordance of Shakspere." MARCH 22, 1852. FREMONT ESTATE TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. thank you tor the civility accorded by you to me, which enables me to correct some gross errors of the press here and ,in the United States, and to Ex plain how and why certain interests, guided by ignorance and destitution of principle, have been enabled to poison the puhlic mind here, in a matter of no difficulty what ever. I desire, in as few words as I can, to state Ist. That Colonel Fremont's tide is just as perfect now; as any man's title ever is under a solemn contract by competent vendors - who have not yet executed their deed or patent to the vendee. 2nd. That the final deed or patent must be preceded by certain formalities (which are already done by Col. Fremont), and those formalities will inevitably be fol lowed by the deed or patent from -the United States, confirming all that Governor Alvarado, of California; and the Mexican Government, and also Colonel Fre mont have done to render the title absolutely perfect. 3rd. That the alleged sale by Colonel Fremont to Thomas Denny Sarjent is not a fact. No sale ever took place, but only an " arrangement," from which Sar jent hoped to be enabled to raise some money here to carry out his sinister purposes. 4th. That even if there were now a ratified sale by Colonel Fremont to Sarjent (not a word of which, however, is true) the lessees here and elsewhere would be as solidly established in their respective leases as if no sale had taken phce. ' sth. That even if Colonel Fremont laad,already failed. to prove his title, the said lessees would under colour" of his grants inevitably be confirmed in them all by the United States' Government. 6th. And hence the Fremont title and the Sarjent title are both absolutely of no legal consequence to the said lessees. 7th. I put this matter in the strongest possible light against Colonel Fremont, only to show that troublesome people here, and a very few in the United States, talk and write about matters not at all understood by them. Bth. But I aver that no honest man,' no lawyer in the United States, no one at all acquainted with Mexican, Californian, and United States land titles, the decisions thereon, and the invariable practice and policy of the United States' Gov, rnment, can or do entertain the least doubt of Colonel Fremont'a title. 9th. No honest man, no one in the least informed, can doubt, and do not doubt, the great value of Colonel Fremont's estate in gold, silver, quicksilver, and in other metals, and in agricultural richness. 10th. As to British exaggerations on the subject, set forth by hostile people here for mere steck-jobbing pur poses, Colonel Fremont himself (though confident in the riohnessof bis own estate) abhors such exaggerated statements, the solid truth being quite enough for him. 11th. As to myself personally, 1 have great and just reason to cdriipiain of the British public, to whom I have for nearly two years liberally and often tendered the fullest information on the whole subject, but "squatter" companies, and companies well "forfeitable" or "forfeited" leases have preferred to dabble in muddy waters instead of crystal and pure streams. No one can be blamed for this but themselves, and their too eag, r and careless stockholders, who, in many instances, amidst a blaze of light from me, still preferred to deal with such companies and persons as the Ave Maria, be West Illaripcsa, and others sustained by the Saijent clique. 12th. And finally, to this preliminary I have to add that some reckless and ignorant pretenders here and elsewhere, can easily write and publish anything for their own sinister purposes; and so also in the United States to a small degree. I know that a young man wail sent from London to California for no other purpose than to write letters in California, and to enlist others there, so that such statements should reach this country for their own shameful and selfish purposes. Such was the idle tale about the presence of Colonel Fremont at the Mariposa when the sale of the one-sixth of the Aqua Tria for the half of Colonel Fremont's estate was most falsely alleged to have taken place to Palmer, Cooke, and Co., which fact of Colonel Fremont's presence was impossible, as he was at the time alleged quits 800 miles distant from the said mines And further, nearly all of the false statements about the title, the small value of the Mariposas compared with others, the tales about sales and leases, and other silly acts, attributed to Colonel Fremont, were well known to be very crude lies in the United States, bat suitable enough to answer purposes here. The above statements by myself and the following are only a very few of the facts in my possession to re establish confidence, and to disprove the cruel falsehoods of the cliques in California. and here also, all of which have had but one common source. I now proceed to notice a few things in California, concealed there by the clique for this market, which were answered promptly in California, and which, by request of Colonel Fremont, are now further shown to be absolutely false through the present article, which he asks me to insert in your journal, with the hope that other jonnalE, regardful of justice, will also insert. 1. Dr. 'Trask.-1 his writer, in the Stockton Journal, California, 13th January, 1852, in an article dated the 7th January, has made au attack on Colonel Fremont, the substance of which is as follows, all of which is false, as will 'be shown:—First, after an idle slur, be announces the arrival of the Belgian Company at the Mariposas and town of Mariposa, and states that their lease was procured from Mr. Roberts, Colonel Fremont's agent in Belgium—that the conditions of the sole were 4,0001. to Colonel Fremont for an opened gold mine-30 men sent, and machinery to California,-1,0001. of the 4,000/. ,in cash, the rest in instalments. That 8,000 dollars were expended by this Company for said purposes! that on their arrivel they were astonished to learn that Colonel Fremont bad no such a mine in the neighbourhood of the Mariposa town!! and that said Belgians were to shift for themselves, and had expended a good deal of their money !!! The whole of this is an unadulterated series of lies, and, as a whole, it shows absolute ignorance of its facts; the truth is as follows: The lease was not procured from Mr. Roberts, but from Mr. Hoffman and Mr. Roberts. Mr, Roberts was never in Belgium, all was done in Paris and i London—there were no 4,0001. in the matter at all—no 1,0001. cash—no sale, bat a lease; all was a Be'gian affair (as to the miners) ar ranged in Faris, not a word of truth as to instalments, not a word of truth as to the 8,000 dollars, but the matter was ably gotten up at a far greater expenditure for the 28 men sent out, and for the 300 to follow. Colonel Fremont et occe, gave them the kindest recep tion by his agent at Stockton, not Mariposa town. Colonel Fremont, ten days after the date of Trash's article of the 7th January, states explicitly that he had heard of the arrival at San Francisco of the Belgians, that he bad prepared a very conatorteble house for their temporary reception at Stockton, would attend to their comfort by a special agent at Mariposa, and place them on a good vein—they never were obliged to "shift" for them selves. It is not true that Colonel Fremont has parted with his gold mines in the said " neighbourhood," but positively the reverse. So much, then, for this first part of the Doctor's ridiculous etatement. But, second, Trask proceeds to state that since the Belgian affair a " Mr. Sarjent (who I was informed was the quintessence of villany') has negotiated a sale of the same Mariposa tract to a London company for 100,000 dollars, the falsity of which is evident upon its very face." Now Dr. Trask appears as ignorant about all of the Sarjent matter as he obviously is about all of the Belgian matter. The Doctor then proceeds to consummate the proof of his ignorance and malignity by quoting a few lines from the London Mining Journal as an exaggeration! ! ! Now, reader, that little article is as follows: " The accounts from the mines continue satisfactory. One mine in Mariposa, worked by steam, was reo.lizite{ from 600 dollars to 1,500 dollars daily." The Doctor's sage remark upon the above extract is that all compa nies there are not taking out that amount weekly, but that the machinery of two or three are under the sheriff's hammer. Now, what of that ? No one ever said that all were prosperous ; but the real truth is thet nearly all are doing far more than even 1 500, dollars daily, or 9,000 dollars weekly net, and with next to no machinery. The Doctor then quotes some other extracts from English papers about Mount Ophir, Kanyou Creek Company, and says that the latter is non-existent—not yet born!! "Oh! shame where is thy blush!" The Doctor would not know that "Kenyon' probably means "Carson Creek Company." Now that Company ac tually did take out quite 5,000 dollars a day, and more too. It is born, and though I have nothing to do with it whatever, as it is some 60 miles beyond Colonel Feemont'e Estate, yet fiat justitia ruat cerium. As to the tales published here about the "Carson Creek Company," I confirm and deny nothing—that is not my affair—but I know the vein to be rich, though I believe small, and am convinced that large sums have been ex tracted from it, bte not to the amount at one time stated. The slanderous Doctor then proceeds to the great object of his attack—via., to mystify about Colonel Fremont's estate as to its richness, but as to which he either knows nothing or Misstates abundantly, end most unjustly ascribes British exaggerations to Colonel Fremont 11 A-- more medest man -about his Owll estate never existed, avd as to his agent (myself), every one knows I have never written a line or advertised a word about it until very lately, and only in sheer self defence; and all put together as to its richness, not in extent the tenth as much as the present communication. Colonel Fremont and others inform me that Dr. Trask is not at all to be relied on in such matters. I now leave him in order that Colonel Fremont and others may 'speak more authoritatively on the subject. FIRST LETTER FRONT MR. GOODELL. San Frincisco, Jan. 15, 1852. Dear Sir,—ln reply to your communication I can say that I have thoroughly tested the qnsrtz vein known as the "Mariposa Vein" to the depth of forty-two feet, and found the quartz to increase in richness the deeper down I went. I have c rushed the q uartz to the e xtent o f several hundred tons , an d extracted t h e gold by the use of the shaking tables , which were on th e place te pre vious to my visiting Mariposa, and were very insperfc ct in their construction. I have also tested quartz from many veins upon you r p ro p ert y , and th e results varied from two cents to eight dollars and fifty cents from the pound of rock.. The vein known es the "Mariposa Ve" in ,'an A which I have bee n o p eratin g , vari es in thickne s s ' —•upoe to twelve feet , and can supply one from three hundred tons of quartz per day for years to come, without doubt. In my own opinion I do not a question of think the vein can be exhausted in a century. The veins in the Mariposa and Agua Frio districts are numerous, upon your property and rich in gold; and I am confident that large results can be realized by a judicious o nri ay of capital and the use of heavy and well-constru e ted machin e ry. If unfa vourable results have emanated in working on any vein in-the districtitl have named,__ it is to be atiribufed en - . -tifely to the light swif t:d e _ vrfect machinery tasedcand•the limited amount of capital m, expended without a knowledge chi of mining and nery. In regard to the extent of th e your quartz veins upo n property, I feel perfectly sate in saying they cannot be exhausted in this century. With reference to the letters recently published and signed by John B. Trask, sty ing himself a geologist, I do not con sider them worthy of notice. These letters, over the above named signature., make mention of the quartz veins, and tho formation of the Mariposa and Agua Fria districts, and the statements therein made I know from personal explorations of that district to be entirely false and incorrect. I view th e gentleman as one of the very many self-styled geologists, who have, from interests best known to themselves, caused much injury to the mining interests of California. As my time is very limited, I am compelled to be thus brief, intending at a future period to give you my views and experience more in detail—l am, sir, very respect fully, your obedient servant, FREDERICK GOODELL. Hon. John Charles Fremont, S. Francisco. P.S.—ln regard to your title to the Mariposa and Agua Frio districts, I had occasion to examine your title, in taking a lease from you, and found it satisfac tory to me.. In my mind there is not a question of doubt as to the validity of your title. F. G. We learn that Colonel Fremont has brought an action for libel against Mr. Trask and the publishers of his letter at Stockton, for these attacks upon him. Concerning the title of Colonel Fremont to the Mari posas tract, which is also one of the objects of attack in the letter and article alluded to, we learn that it rests on a decree made in February, 1644, by Micholtorrena, Governor of California, acting with absolute powers, declaring said property to rest in Don Juan B. Alva rado, and on a title in form issued at the same time, showing that the grant was made in consideration of past public services of the grantee. All these papers, we understand, are duly recorded in the old archives of the country, and the . original, as well as the deed of sale from Guvernor Alvarado and wife to him, are in the possession of Colonel Fremont. SECOND LETTER . FROM MR oonDELL. San Fraucteco, 22d Dec., 1851. Dear Sir,—Your communication of the 20th is at haed and remarks noticed. In reply, would say the gold bearing quartz reins in the Mariposa district are name• rous and rich. From the many tests I have made from the veins on your property, I am fully warranted in saying will ave rage equal in richness to the veins in any portion of the State. The course of the veins is from rsouth-east to north-west bearing west, inclination west dip from 40 to 75 degrees, with slate walls on each side of the veins. From working the Great Mariposa vein for the last four months, I find the average yield of 40 dollars per ton of 2,0001b5. can be relied on, not including the very rich pockets we frequently take out of the veins on your property, the rich pockets deposits going in to swell the product over and above the average of 40 dollars per ton. I herein give you the entire expenses of working by suitable machinery and extracting the gold from 240 tons of quartz per week, at the price of labour at the present time. Superintendent per month 500 dollars and Board at 1 dollar per day inclusive, (per week) •.• ••• ••• ••• .•. 1 Man to attend to the amalgamations and retort ••• ••• ••• ••• 6 men feeding stamps— ... 2 jobbing (surplus) men ... 2 engineers ... 1 blacksmith ••• ••• ••• 1 carpenter ... 1 clerk Oil, lumber, s'eel, iron, and materials 48 cords wood, at 5 dollars ••• ••• Cost of mining, 240 tons per week, inclu ding wear of tools, powder, friz z, lights, &c., .5 dollars per tun ... ... 1200 00 Transporting 240 tons to the mill, one dollar per ton Calcining 240 tons, and preparing the same, suitable to feed into the mortars, one dollar per ton Incidentals per week ... 122 50 ... 53 00 ••• 184 00 ••• 61 50 ... 105 00 ••• 42 00 ... 42 00 ... 42 00 ... 100 00 240 00 240 00 240 00 ... 100 00 $2772 00 240 tons of quartz yield 40 dollars per ton... 9600 00 Net gain on working 240 tons of quartz (per week) 66828 00 I will here remark, I have put down the costs of la bour much above what it is now costing us; and the average yield from the quartz, including pockets, will far exceed 40 dollars per ton. - From my experience in working the Mariposa vein, I can safely say, with heavy machinery of a capacity to work one hundred tons of quartz per day, the entire ex pense will not exceed three-eighths of a cent. e. jhs of one halpenny English) per pound.—With kind regards, I am very truly yours (in haste). (Signed) FREDERICK GOODELL. Colonel John Charles Fremont, • San Francisco, C a lif orn i a . - It will be remarked that Mr. Goodell's 'statement of net results per week expressly exclude all rich pockets, all gold-dust, &c., and is based on only 600 feet square, with only 240 tons per week, and with the use of next to no machinery, or force of men, the engine being stated by Colonel Fremont as more suitable to grind coffee, and that with suitable machinery three times as much ton nage per wetlc can be effected, and that the gold ex tracted will be three or four times as much. Upon the net basis givi n the result must be exceedingly great, and that it will be permanent is the opinion of all. 3.—COLONEL FREMONT TO MR. MOFFAT, AND REPLY. ban Fraficitco, January, 1852. Dear Sir,—A slanderous attack having been made upon my Mariposas property, and through it upon me, directed, among other things, to discredit the value of the property as a gold-bearing trict, with the evident object of giving, by contrast, increased value to other portions of the mining district, I have thought it advisable to apply to you, among other gentlemen, as eminently qullitieti. by your great experience and connexion with gold mining generally, and more particularly in California, for a written expression of your opinion in the case. The points on which I more particularly desire the expres sion of your knowledge are these:- Ist. What is your opinion as to the general value and extent of the gold-bearing district of Agua Frio and Mariposa? 23. 4 Have you visited any particular localities there, and if so, what do you judge to be the quantity of gold contained in the average ton of vein. 3d. Were the mining operations at the Mariposas so conducted as to extract the greater portion of the gold from the rock? 4th. Have you at any time made a personal exami nation of the Mariposas mine, and if so, will you please s tate your opinion o f i ts general character , an d h ow much per ton you could obtain by proper working of the mine? sth. Have any dividends been declared upon the capi tal stock of any companies iu California, and if so, what amount? _ An early answer to these inquiries will greatly oblige Yours, J. C. FREMONT. San Francisco, Jan. 15,1852. Col. Fremont,—Dear Sir,—l have the honour to cc• knowledge the receipt of your note growing out of the publication in a Stockton paper, of certain slanderous charges egain.t you, in causing to be published in the English papers, greatly exaggerated statements of the richness of the veins on your claims in Mariposa county. You ask my judgment on the general value and ex tent of the Ague Frio and Mariposa. I have twice visited the Mariposa vein, in March and July last. In both in stances I judge from what I saw and what I learned, that it was producing then, and had averaged for several months, forty dollars per ton, worked with close mortars and shaking tables. With better amalgamators, lam of opinion twice that amount could have been !saved from the same ore. I have not visited any other vein in that region than the Mariposa, with a view to form an opinion of its rich ness. It is a general characteristic of the veins of Cali fornia, that they improve as they go down, and such, to far as I could learn and observe, is the case with this one. It showed rich at the depth of forty-two feet, when I was there in July. The mining operations at Mariposo, so far as th e mechanism was concerned, were very good, but the plan then used can nevar be made, in my judgment, to save half the gold. The general character of the Mariposa rock is hard, and requires burning, after which it can be reduced with comparative case. Of the Agua Frio veins I cannot speak from my own knowledge, but to judge from what I was told, and fro m the great number that flocked there, I must conclude they are at least as rich as the Mariposa. at Grass V4lle Y With regard to the dividends on go ld stock, the "rc pany of which Mr. Bissell is a direc tor , the "Gold Mountain Mining Company," believe I name, have paid back the c a pi ta l to those who i a s n ct b' e:1 it, and divided 10 per cent, f or t h e month of December. adv .Three others I have he ar d o f , but do n' t recolle c t names, have divided— one 1 0, one 11 t recolle c t t he cent. on their capital s .—l h ave th • and one 15 per respectfully, your fri en d, e honour to be, very Joali I A MoFFAT. FR,E.IIIONT 4.—LETTER FROM COUNT DE ASS respected Sir, akes TO COLONEL J. C. having banished MO . Ca lifornia, but perh aps love of natural sciences , me . Circumstances and m isfortune In the first days of and mEeralogy, n ces, !particularly those of geology from my beloved native country, the have induced me not only to visit Ca to find here a new and quiet h home ; to enjoy your;milted decided to stay on the Mariposa C re ek . S t r u ck s on r c y k oti b r y p p hospitality,my arrival, I have beenerstoy p property beauty and interestingness of th e e formationu there, I was very soon which was greatly facilitated by your kind hos pitality, a longer time in those quarters, I ht littY. and I have passed one whole year Cu the Mariposa Creek and its vicinity. In the first three or four we/ Its of my sojourn, I have paid particular at tention especially to the a uriferous formation, which is very interesting on your property. During this time I have examined more than thirty points of auriferous formations, h av i n g • subjected the minerals to regular metallurgical operations and chemical assays, and I can but chemically prove to yon, that almost all of them have showed wnoitthevnerlyyafsecwert exceptions,sin, traces of. fine metal, and some of them gave the most satisfactory results which might be expected for the most advantageous and lucrative mining operations. Besides those points which I have examined, I have found a great many other points which I am sure would give, by a regular examination, the same results. But to prove the nature of the auriterous formations situated on your property, it is enough to give some account about the only two veins which have been opened and worked till this day, on your property, the so-called Mariposa veins, where the works of the Maripesu_Mining :Company are - established; and the ttuadalmi.e vein, si -1 tuated on the Agua Frio Creek. Having been employ el by the Mariposa Mining Company to open the vein and point out the levels, I hai the opportunity of examining that vein thoroug hly, and I myself confess that 1 never saw a more perfect, more highly developed formation. Daring my sojourn at Mariposa and the environs, I have mads a great many excursions, partly to know the country, partly to acquire more knowledge of the me talliferous formations. I have visited Maxwell's Creek, the Merced, Bearl r alleY,:Qaartzville, and several other places, not only as visitor,-but employed by mining com panies, to open their mines; bat I feel happy to inform you, that neither of those places is superior to yours in regard to the richness of the metalliferous leads. I know very well the famous Adeline vein; it is nothing in comparison to that which was found on the top of the Mariposa vein in 1850, and in regard to the locality, situation, water, and abundance of fuel, the veins situ ated on your property are incomparably superior to any othe7s I know. Receive, Colonel, the regards and consideration of, Truly yours, S. COUNT WArs. San Francisco, J 413. 15, 1352. con s o . srl F z r . oni c. t i h ß e s t o ta NT Ca A ltrn T i li a:, Br Ja: R . IP I O 6 s , A IB II S2 IN .) Es. In a late Stockton paper there appeared an editorial, and also a letter from Dr. Trask, intimating that a fraud bad been perpretated by exaggerated representations of the value of the gold veins on Colonel Fremont's estate in tho county of Mariposa, and yesterday morning we copied a portion of one of those articles. Colonel Fre mont has furnished us with the correspondence between himself and Mr. Moffat, the assayer, a gentleman of high character, and the correspondence with T. Goodell, Esq., a gentleman of experience and character. We are assured, and do not doubt that Colonel Fremont has .studiously avoided making representations of the supposed value of the Mariposa quarts mines; but all past experience leads us to believe that, properly worked, these mines would yield immense profits, and that, apart from the partiality natural to proprietorship, Colonel Fremont may well regard these mines as sources of inexaustible riches; and we believe that experience will attest the fact that this description of mining is to be the leading source of California's wealth. It is painful to see such attacks as we have alluded to. There is no pretence of the slightest evidence against the in tegrity of Colonel Fremont, and the letters we publish to-day show- the great value of the Mariposa mines, and consequently all lovers of the county should feel gratified at any fair transaction that would bring large European capital to the development of our mineral wealth. The character of Colonel Fremont is too high to suffer from vague rumours, bat serious injury may be done to California by alarming capitalists, who, by an universal principle of our nature, are timid and distrustful. That exaggerations may have found their way into the Eng lish papers is not to be wondered at, especially as we constantly see them in our own papers. We know of no connexion that Colonel Fremont has with the " lianyon Creek Company," or others mentioned; but the letters we this day publish afford reliable testimony of the rich ness of the Mariposa mine, and witli every confidence we look forward to the skilful working of these veins by persons who will bring the requisite science and capital to the task. In conclusion, I have only to state that the most ab surd of all the notions started here is, that the real owner, under a grant devised of land, has not the full property in minerals. A few words will settle that matter. The Old Monarchy Spanish Land reserved 20 per cent.; the same monarchy reduced it to 5 per cent. The Repub lican Spanish law reduced it to nothing; and the United States never recognized its doctrine of rose rration of minerals in any part whatever. DAVID HOFFMAN. And as to an article recently published in the Times 12th March, as coming from a old Califo rn i an " of the - Vulcan Iron Works, San Fran cisco,mbi i l s i ctyh certain i o e individual d L i ov o ri London d a o na nsi smetnhatnellatforateiteul Californiaer e , ap a p n e d "mining engineer and it would b e b eneath notice, as being in all proba t ar i e f f d o r n n e o t r e t l y h p e u t a h r purpose r o s o s e a m m o a e f time as that from Dr. Trask, concerning which an action is now pending by Colonel Fremont against Dr. Trask and the Mining Journal received so coldly Dr. Trask's communieation," the old Californian" is probably the " Doctor" transmigrated into the per sona of a certain cockney here! Be that as it may, the article is false throughout, and ought not to have had the currency, and (with some silly persons) the weigh t it bad for a few days. That the boasted " absolute.sale" is no sale at all, but only a contingent " arrangement" produced by a mere contrivance, and will be cast to the winds on the arrival of Colonel Fremont. Wad the following COPY OF INSTRUCTIONS ATTENDING THE ORIGINAL PAPERS. LETTER, FROM MESSRS. HOWLAND AND ASPINWALL, OF NEW YORE, TO MESSRS. BARING BROTHERS, AND co., LONDON. " The Hon. Colonel Thomas H. Benton, as attorney for Colonel John Charles Fremont, has made an arrange. ment with Thomas Denny Sargent, Esq., representing a company in E ng l an d, for the sal e of the Mariposas mining property in California, belonging to Colonel Fre -mont, and hat, in terms of such arrangement, executed, but not yet delivered, a deed of the property to Mr. Sargent. The sale, however, is only conditional, subj ect to the approval of ? Colonel Fremont; and, although a part of the purchase money is already paid, it is to be returned in the event of Colonel Fremont not confirming the sale. If he does so, then the deed to be delivered to the parties on the payment of the purchase money of 75,000 dollars in London, to be made within eight days of their being advised of the confirmation of the sale of the property by Colonel Fremont. " Mr. S irgent proceeds to London in the steamer of to-morrow; and it may be necessary for him, or his friends, t) refer to the original deed. We now enclose the same to you, with certified copy of the power of attorney, in favour of Mr. Benton, annexed, which you will please hold in the meantime, subject to the inspection and examination of the purchaser and his friends. "It toe decision of Colonel Fremont shall be for the sale, then you will, upon being so notified by us, deliver up the deed to the purchaser or his agent, on first re ceiving payment from him of the sum of 75,000 dollars, or its equivalent in sterling money, at such exchange as we tray advise, when informing you whether the sale is to be consummated or not. The ohject of forwarding the deed to lon in the meantime being, that the punier; may have the oppornnity of examining it in your presence." All comment on the above would be superfluous, fur ther than to state as follows: First—No man in his senses can call this an absolute sale. Second —But it has been so represented to the public, and privately also as an qb, , olate sale, and one that at once confers full property ! and immediate leasing powers! Third—The holding of the deed as an escrow is, per se, conclusive, that the copies could not be relied on a s the whole of the rcs gestce; and Fourth—The use made of the copies was sinister, illegal, and unfair towards the public; and it is equally el-ar that the representation of an absolute sale wa s as enormous an outrage on Colonel Fremont, as it surely was on public credulity. I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, Aiarch 20, 1852. DAVID HOFFMA.N. FADVERTIEEMENT.] ELECTRO-BIOLOGY, MESMERISM, AND SUCK LIKE FALLACIES. TO THE EDITOR. behaving that the above fallacies only tend to create confusion and doubt on a questian whirls should be clear to the conaprebensio n of all parties— viz., a correct understanding of their Own bodies—we beg to inform your numproui readers that they can obtain, gratis, per post, A TREATISE ON THE ORIGIN OF LIFE, by Jumps Morison the ilitzeist, a perusal of which must satisfy all parties that Electro•biology and such like fallacies are not founded in truth. It is truly astonishing to see persons of education listening to and applauding the tricks performed at the exhibitions on the before mentioned subjects;' n othing but gross igno rance as to the true nature of the human frame can accou n t f or such delusion. We are, Si r , THE MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH COLLEGE OF New road, Lo n d on, March 20, 1832. HEALTH_ There were Po this Fos s C nt amn,—The se c ond meeting of tne Fox Club season tookplace on Saturday evening at Brooks's. Russell, M . P . t Major-Genera l Anson, M.P. ,• Viscotuat En held, M P.; the Hon. G. W. Fitzwilliam, M.P.; Mr. Frede rick Dundas; Sir H. Ferguson Davie, M.P. ; Sir George Philips, M.P ; Lord Says an d Sele ; Colonel Boyle, M.P. - Mr. E. A. Sanforth ; Sir W. G. Craig, M.P.; lilr. H. F: Stephenson ; Mr. Rowland Alston ; Lord Marcus Hill, M.P.; Mr. T. A. Smith, BLP. ; Lord Cremorne; Mr. Edward El lice, M.P. Mr. T. IL L an g ston, M.P. ; Ca p tain Townehend. M.P.; Mr. C. C. Caven dish, M.P. ; ' Ma j or-General Fox; Sir Robert Adair; Mr J. W. Fitzpatrick, M.P.; Colonel Fer gusTonn,E 3L ,no d Lord de Maui ey. LEanAKIIII S P ARLIAMENTARY DINNER.--The Right Hon. Gentleman held his sth Parliamentary dinner on Saturday last, when the following Noblemen and Gentlemen were present:—Lord George Manners, Viscount Somerton, Lord Claude Hamilton, Lord Hotham, Hon. E. S. Hardinge, Hon. Octavious Duncombe, Sir Philip Egerton, Sir William Codrington, Sir Henry Belford, Sir John Duckworth, Sir Emerson Tennent, Mr. Gould. Mr. Hans Hamilton, Mr . Grace, Mr. 11 alter Long, Mr. Thomas Baring, Mr. Cobbold, Mr. Masterman, Mr. Prime, Mr. Robert Palmer, Mr. Ferrer, Colonel Sibthorp, Mr.,Freshtield, Mr. Portal , Mr. Roundell Palmer, Mr. Compton,. Mr. Plowden. The Right Hon. Gentleman then held a levee, at which were present the Duke of Wellington, Earl de Grey, Lord Broughton, and 144 Members of the House of Commons. The second and last levee will be on Saturday next, the 27th inst. 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