The Sun. — London, England, 1852-05-19 00:00:00

TIE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The Constitutionnel has kept its promise to com ment upon the letters of Generals CHANGARNIER and DE LAMOMCIEEE. In the number of yesterday there la nearly a page on the subject from the pen of M. GRANIER DE CASSAGNAC. The greater part of thearticle, h owever, consists of a review of the military career of General CHANGAIINIER, which is made with a view_ to: show that he is not the able man that he desires the world to imegine be is. In the concluding portion of the article are some sharp observations. M. GRA NIER DE CASSAGNAC says : "Unfortunately, there are in the political career of the General three well-established facts, which it ap pears to us very difficult to reconcile with the terms of his protest. First, in March. 1349, General Changers bier applied to Prince Louis Napoleon for a written au thorizstion to throw the Constituent Assembly out of the window. Secondly, at the period of creating the great military commands, General Changarnier again urged with energy the necessity of a coup d'etat; and, as ,Prince Lsuis Napoleon received these overtures with treat coolness. the General complained aloud before the Ministers, declaring that there was nothing to be done with that Thomas Diafobus; and thirdly, in No yeraber, 1850, when the Alass's trial was going on, General Changarnicr assembled at the Tuileries, in one of the clrawing-rocnis given to him by the President with the command of the army of Paris, a number of Political personages, to whom he proposed to arrest Louis Napoleon and to send him to Vincennes ; to shut 'up the Legislative Palace, by proroguing the Assembly for six months; and to assume himself the dictatorship. Amongst the persons thus convoked and present was `Count Mole, who refused to take part in such treason, and who immediately informed the head of the State of what had taken place. These three facts, perfectly au thentic and absolutely incontestable, chow what cre dence is to be given to General Changaznicr's declara tions con cern i ng hi s mansue t u d e , hi s s pi r it of order, and stin ts j) n r d olund respect for the law. To have desired to put by violence to two Assemblies, or to prorogue them; to have wished to arrest the elect of 6ix millions of men; to have proposed to imprison him from whom he held his position and command; and all that , in order to impose en France himself as dictator—that cer tainly, whatever may be said of it, neither evinces great respect for legality, nor any great frankness of character, and, in addition, renders somewhat sus• picious, it will be admitted, the recital of the various attempts made on the virtue of this new Joseph." These charges are far snore serious than military blunders imputed to CLIANGARNIEE. Neither he or Count MOLE can pass them sub silentio. M. DEUAS SAGNAc winds up with the following apostrophe to the 1 cusant generals : "Do you then suppose that you have carried away With you the good sense and the honour of your country, and that all honest folks disappeared from France the day when you passed the frontier? Pale imitators of Pichegru and Moreau, you have their pretensions, but not their glory. May God bo plea sed to sto p y ou in time, that you maynot have their destin y . The Pays has an article on the letter of General DR LAMGRICIEUE. The style is very different from that of the Constitutionnel. It says : "No ore, not even himself, shall cause us to forget the considerable services which General de Lamoricia:e has rendered to France and to society. The army has always reckoned him amongst its most valiant soldiers, and anarchy amongst its moot fur mid ab le adversaries. ar heroic combats in Algeria remind us of him, and in the disastrous events of June he gloriously contributed with his person to the safety of the country. Those are merits which no one has a right to deny or depreciate; and, for o ur p ar t,- we rec ognise them the more willingly t hat os wo have never seen in M. de l emo ric,ere one those ambitious men of gigantic plans h . () dream o f th e p er il o us sublimities of power. There is in Lereorieere only one defect which p aral y ses those . eminent qualities, a nd that is, an ardent imagiea 'Al, a pr ec ipi tation , an d " a vivacity which someames causes Isis cool e r r e ason to deviate from his objec t, and 'root that moderation which is so requisite in a political man. We remPtl'h, r the phrase by which the illustrious !Alai Bugeaud clsseacterised that impetuous o r g ani.- z A - thon• 'lt is,' said he a head weich goes rolling on and on, until it finds a lisle to fall into.' The let t e r of General de Lasnoritea:e is, in our opinion, a fresh I ) ." ° °f of his proneness to yield to sudden ins p ires lions. His bitterness of tone, his violence even, s pring rat h er from t h e head than from the heart , from the circle in which he lives rather than from what his conscience dictates. Is it seriously that M. de latmoric:l o can speak of the present Government as !naintaietieg itself by force in power, when in. reality it alts for its base universal suffrage, and the strongest Manifestation of the national will. Is it sincerely that be reproaches the Government with not respecting either persons or property, when that Government has Consolidated in co efficient a manner, the great principles on which rest the safety of society and the future pro gress of civilization ? Let M. de Lamoric'a e examine Lie conscience and say, if placed between the dangers in which France was being engulfed, and a patriotic ithe Wily, if, having the power like Louis Napoleon to cru s h anarchy to its very root at the price of some en• cridces called for from liberty, he would have hesitated an instant. These attacks against the national sove reignty, this ingratitude for tho benefits which society owes to the present Government, are not worthy of General de Lamoric!a-e. His heart and his patriotism Will one day regret the errors of his head." The Muniteur contains a note to the effect that the only motive the Government had in view in not authorising the publication of the letter of the Count Da Cumenorcee was respect for the Constitution. The Government could net authorise the publication of a letter which counsels refusal to take the oath re- quired by 'the Constitution grounded on a principle essentially contrary to that of the national sove reignty. The PRINCE PRESIDENT has ordered that there shall be, from his privy purse, distributed to all the /workmen who suffered by the late fire in the Fau bourg St. Antoine the full amount of all their losses by that calamity.. It is said that 3,000,000 1 . are to be accorded for the execution of the Cherbourg Railway, and 3 ,000,000 f. for that of the line from Toulouse to Cette. The management of the Italian Theatre was con fided iu 1849 to M. RoECoEL for six years, but in September, l§so, it was taken from him by the Mi nister of the Interior on account of his embarrassed pecuniary situation. M. RONCOM appealed to the Council of State against the Ministerial decisi on, and in the event o f it s being confirmed demanded da mages. M. BER, his partner, joined him in this proceeding. Mr. LUMLEY, his successor, on the contrary, presented a request that RoNcocti ' s demand [should be rejected. The matter was pleaded before and examined by the Council of State, and on Mon- day judgment was given. The Council decided "tat Mr. IstsetnEr had no right to interfere, and his intervention was set aside. A. similar decision was given with respect to M. BEE. As to M. Roemome the Council allowed him, as, at a late stage of the • proceedings, he had requested, to withdraw his ap ' peal against his dismissal, and with respect to his de mand for damages, it declared that he was not entitled to any. A b.ographical notice in the Patrie on Madame SAQui, who, at the age of 75 years, is now dancing on the tight rope at the Hippodrome, states seine Curious facts to account for her being compelled at so advanced a period of life to continue a fatiguing and hazardous performance. It appears that Madame Segue had acquired a handsome fortune many years age, and had resolved to retire, when her brother, who was the manager of the Rouen Theatre, was on the point of becoming bankrupt with debts amount ing to 600,0001., and, to save his credit, Madame SAQUI paid the whole amount, and reduced herself to poverty. Since that time she has never been enabled to accumulate sufficient wealth to retire, and latterly, according to the Patrie, she met with a terrible mis fortune. She was returning from Spain with about 30,000 f., the fruit of great exertions, when she was stopped by banditti and robbed of the whole of her • money. In her youth she was patronized by the Emperor NAPOLEON, who frequently made her want pre. cents ; and on one occasion, when much iof money to meet some engagements, she applied to the EMPEROR for the large sum of 10,000 f., and he sent it to her immediately. - There appears to be a cessation of all speculation at the Bourse for the present. The Four-and-a i llslf per. Cents. opened at 99f. 7 0 c. , and closed a the :4 came price for the end of the month; the Three per 1 y,tt_it: closed at 701. 30e.; Orleans Railway Shares, 58 7L e n . 0u_e_n,.755c. ; Basle, 242?, 50Avignon, Havre, 290 f.•, Great Nortlerrn, 3081. 75a ; Vierzon, 577 1 . 50e.; burg, m u. 2 ,e-; _Bordeaux, 6121. 50c.; Paris and.Stras-_ Lyons, 6111. 21! Tours and Nantes, 370 E; Paris and BUSINESS DONE IN LONDON sToe VREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE East Indian, 2414 18. and Liege, 6%—Orleans and a unction of France, 4—Namur 10%—Paris and Strasbourg , Lyons,Bordeaux, 15%—Paris and memo , 6 1 / 4 _West Flanders, 2 l l,x — Sambre and U% --- WeStern of France, 7%.• SPAIN. Our accounts from Madrid are of the 13b. yp forrvaidAernaenjuffz,e the i All the Ministers set out that dla order to hold a Cou ncil under the QUEEN ; they were to return at ni ght, and the of an nouncement of the appoin tment of the new Minister of Marine was expected on the following d ay . Signor MARTINEZ, of the B,oyal Navy, was thought to have the brst chance. It was said that the Government had concluded a satisfactory arrangement with the Bink of Sr. Ferdi nand for the payment of the next half.year's interest of the national d b'. The conditions obtained by the Government are considered very favourable, and the interest it is to pay is six per cent. GERMANY. The law relative to the duty on Prussian news payers was passed on the 15th by the First Chamber without any modification. It is to take effect from the Ist July naxt.. In the Second Chamber the Pre sident of the ,Council announced that the session would be closed about the sth of June. The Breslau Gazette states that the marriage 01 the Emperor of AUSTR IA , with the Princess SIDOIIII Saxony is considered, in well-informed circles, as a matter definitively egreed' on. TURKEY. Sir STRATFORD CANNING and his family ere making their preparations for quitting %Constantinople, the Government steamer Growler being in daily expec tation for conveying them home. The departure of Sir STRATFORD is greatly to I.)* regretted. T!{E SUN, LITERATURE. NARRATIVE OF A FIVE YEARS' RESI DENCE AT NEPAUL. By Captain Thomas Smith. 2 Vols. Colburn. This is a very interesting and valuable work, con tainingits accounts of Nepaul, climate and produc tions, its animals, its inhabitants, and its history. There is a very complete description of the war, which occupies a large share of the volumes, and a sketch of Nepaul since the war. The following ex tract from the preface, shows that the author has en deavoured to reader the work as entire as possible " Looking to the friendly character of the relations which exist between England and N4aul, and consider= leg the position which, Nepaul already holds in Anglo= Indian history, it has appeared to the author that, in writing an account of that country, nothing should be omitted which can throw light on its characteristic his. tory. In addition, therefore, to the narrative of his resi dence there, his account of the wild sports and the pro ductions of the soil, and the description of the wars of 1814 and 1816, be has deemed it indispensable to append a memoir of the late General Sir David Ochterlony, who was not only the conqueror of Nepa,ul after all other Generals had failed, but was one of the finest, best, and bravest soldiers the Indian army ever bad to boast. " Besides this , memoir, - it has been considered expe dient to publish an account of the formation and ser vices of the Sirmoor battalion—a corps of Goorkbalees, formed out of the. Nepaulese, after the hills bad fallen under the British yoke.'.' The history of the 'Nepaulese Princes, who visited London in 1850, is very interesting, and the writer takes some pains to show that General Jung Biba door is more worthy of remark from hia individual character than from his splendid train and gorgeous' jewels. The following description of the Nepaulese may be found interesting : "In person the Nepaulese are in general of middle size, all head, shoulders, and chest, with open and cheerful countenances. The Nepaulese of the plains are peaceable,. i n dustrious, and i ngen ious, greatly attached to the superstitions they profess, and tolerably reconciled to their lot. They are courageous, capable of very great labour, and be sides, being chiefly agriculturists, they almost exclu sively cultivate all the arts and many of the manufac tures known to India—their powers of imitation in manufactures, especially in that of arms, and all vessels and ornaments of gold, silver, &c., being very superior. "It may not be out of place to say soinethingof the laws of Nepaul and the way in which they arc administered. The laws for political offences depend entirely upon the strength or weakness of the party they are enforced against, and his guilt or innocence depends upon the faction in power. I was much amused one day by being seriougly.informed by one of the high priests of Nepaul and an ex-Minister that it was thus written in a very old flindoo work in his possession, and of the truth of which, be said, I was aware, That those seeking for learning should go to Benares—those seeking for justice should go to Nepaul, or rather Goorkha, which is fifty miles further north. My own impression, although I did not tell the learned priest so, was,' You might seek it —possibly find it—but it would be a very dangerous experiment. GUY'S NEW SPEAKER. CARPENTER'S ARITHMETIC. Arranged by Rutherford. THE ANABASIS OF XENOP.HON. With English Votes, by Anthon. Revised and cor rected by Dr. Doran. Tegg, Cheapside. These are very excellent works for schools and fa milies, presented in a cheap form, and carefully ar ranged. Guy's Speaker contains selections from the best authors, prepared for the purpose of inducing the young readers to extend their perusal to the en tire works from which the extracts are taken. It is of great importance to many to be able to procure such valuable information so easily. THE ODES OF PINbAR. Translated into Prose by Turner, into Verse by Moore.—Bohn's Classical Library. Tnese celebrated compositions are thus given in two forms. They contain the Olympic, the Pytbian, the Netnean ) and the Isthmian Odes. The translator of the prose declares that he has endeavoured to render he should have pr e ferred himseif when the university examination. It is t an heen s t d e d xp i tr t e i ar iintahinelag fortwY tction to this •volurne to meet with the superior verses of the late talented Abraham Moore. THE ORATIONS OF MARCUS TULLIUS CI CI Translated by E. D. Yonge. Vols. H. and 111.—Bohn's Classical Library. These volumes contain the three orations on the Agrarian Law, the four against Catiline, the ora tions for his house, Plaucius Sextius, Milo, &c. It is very desirable to have these important speeches thus rendered into the English language in a form easy of access to all who are eager to obtain a better know ledge of one of the world's greatest orators. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. The representation of 11 Flauto Magico, last night, was in , every respect excellent. Mario is evidently im proving in voice. Ronconi was superlatively droll as the birdcatcher, and Formes was in particularly splendid voice, and sung the solemn music with imposing effect. Mdllo. Anna Zerr'e wonderful vocal and executive powers as the Queen of the Night are now familiar to us. Her opening air was sung with very great taste and feeling, but it is not until she gets among the extraordi nary vocal gymnastics, written specially by Mozart for an Exceptional female voice of his own time, that her full Capabilities appear. She attacked the soaring burst of brilliant fioriture of the "Gil angni" with extraordinary case and perfect correctness of intonation, extending her ambition so far as actually to touch, and that soundly and ringingly, A in alt, two clear notes above the highest Mozart wrote, which was F. For Mme. Cas tellan, a feinted apology was circulated, bat there was little need for it. She sang evenly, steadily, and with all her vocal grace and sweetness of organ. Her Majesty tho Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured the performances with ed. of t the he' ir -presence last evening. The royal suite consist Viscountess Jocelyn, the Hon. Mary Seymour, the Hon. Lord Polvvorth, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Colonel Bou ierie. Among' the fashionable company present in the theatre we remarked his Excellency the Sardinian , Mi nister, the Msrquis and Marchioness of Aylesbury, the Marquis of Northampton, the M a rchioness of Hastings and the Ladies Edith and Bertha Hastings, and Cap tain Yelvertoreß.N.; the Earl o f Wilton, the Marquis of Granby, M.,P,, the Earl of Cardigan, the Countefis of e Mariesbury lied the Lady Heraatone St. Maur, th s. Countess of Glengall and Lady Margaret Butler, the Earl of Pomfret, Vftscountess Newport, and Lady Geor giatia Codriegton, Viscount and Viscontite" Viscount Cranbourne, Viscount Exmouth, Viscount Chelsea, Lady Lyndhurst and the ion. Miss Copley, Lord and Lady Carrington and th e Hon. Miss Carriug ton, Lord Colville, Lord Arthur Hay, Lord Broughton and the Hon. Miss Hobhouse, Lord and Lady Ernes s. t Bruco and Miss Wentworth Lady Suffi Lordel Mr John Stanley, Lord and Lady Cranworth, Harry •Gordea Lennox, M.P., Lady Harriet Ellerton and Mr. Ellerton, Lady Webster and Mr. Web ster, Lady Wil liana Compton ' ,' Lady Mary Ben tinck, Lady Thorold, Major the Honourable James Macdold, Hon. Mrs. George Anson, Hon. Mrs. A. Villiers, Captain the Hon. C. Hardinge, .M.P., Sir Ra Peel, M.P., Sir W illiam and Lady do, Bathe, Me. Baillie Cochrane , L ad y Webster and Mr. .Webster, Sir ' David Dandas Si r Thomas Hate, Mr. George Mitchell, Sir George Armytage, S:r William BAll, Hon. John Fortescup, M..P., Baron de Steaubsrg, Baron de Paravacini, R o n. Misses Blake and hilse Mils, Ms. Hobbouse, Colonel Saele, Major Gage, Captain Nicholson, Captain Stlearsan, Captain Leckie, Mr. Henry Baring, M.P., M. and s7slrs. Bates and Miss Weston, Mr. and Mrs. Newton Scott, Mr. A. K. O'om, Captain Carleton, Mr. Pane, Mr. Lloyd Clayton, Mr. St. Leger Glynn, Mr. Walter Ewer, Captain :he Hoe. Claude LV.II), Mr. Talbot Stanley, Captain Wardlaw, General Neale, Mr. R;cardo, IVI.V„ Mr. Martineau, Mr. and Mrs. Coghlan, Miss Gyles, Major A. Bissett, Mr Palk, Mr. Wigram, Captain and Mrs. Villiers Hatton, Mrs. Baillie Cochrane, Mr. C. 11, Mills, Mr. Charles Morgan, &c. . _ SPIRIT of the: PUBLIC JOURNALS. The probability seams to be that his Lordship will either ---- 1 4 7031 - THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. . - seek to represent some other constituency, or take his TINIESS4Wte nntirely eoneur - with a remark made by i seat in the Upper House of Parliament. Lord Melmeshury, in the short discussion "on MopdaY :evening with reteresce.to the protection of - British alib i-6a'; in -My, ttßt.ll. Is very_ unworthy . a great nuns try . libeAttiel.o bave nobody through whom it can officiellytosleirces the'Cohrtof - Rome, and that England should only claim' by a roundabout ceurse and in a sort irtifideth' , cfAsa - tay - thelalfilment - of the common obliga tions of ititeinational late from the'. Papal Government. Lord Malmesbury's short experience at the Foreign office has already:convinced - hire of the importance .of having at Rome a diplomatic .agent of sufficient. rank and importance to mateohimiell heard -try-"the Pope's' Ministers, though ir e were-__only for the protection_ of British residents in that city, or of British commercial interests at Ancono whither/bore; for the character of Mr. Freeborn out Consul,-or the still more anomalous positleo oil 24.. Petro, certainly do not enable those gentletileu - tii t producce much • effect on - the Vatican. But since leerel iMaltheshery has at length arrived at this csnclusion; lie - cariiiot have forgotten that it was the clause inserted in the Bill Of 1848 by the House of Lords, on the proposal of his colleague, the present Lord. Lieutenant :of Ireland e which rendered the Act of the late Governnient for establishing diplomatic relations with Rome ()amity() serf_ inop era ti ve . That clause pro vided that the diplomatic agent w h om her AlsiontY might receive in this countryitom the:- Court-of Rome should not. be in holy orders . ,in the Church of R , _ me, or a member of any religibtis order: It was unfortunately adopted and inserted in; the_ Bill by a majority of 67 t o 64. Such a limitation Was not:, unnaturally resented by the Pope as an af f ront; for it W - as an unprecedented mea sure to define bylaw a 'Class of persons to which a di plomatic agent sent and accredited- by a foreign Govern ment shall not belong. __lnepoint of tact, as was stated by Lord Aberdeen iu Committee on the Bill, there is ino instance of the Court of Renee ever having sent a Pe,i nister tp , any. Protestant 'country, and though the Prussian -- Government has long had a Minister at Rome, no Ronaish Nuncio- ev e r made his appear ance at Bertha. Probably the same course would have beemapyrsued ' towards this country. But es a Nuncio `Mutt, necessarily be - an ecclesiastic by the usageoof the Papal -Government, it was an absurd con tradictiOn to profesi a desire to promote diplomatic re lations with Rome by a Bill declaring that it is expe dient to remove ell doahts - on the subject, and then by the same Bill to prohibit the:reception by the Queen of the clsss of persons from whom the Court of Rome is in the habit of selecting all its Ministers both at home and abroad. Tbelionsequence was that the Act has re mained inoperative or worse. The Pope has not sent to this counts ; tiny diplomatic agent; the Pope's Govern ment still thinks itself at liberty to he ar as little as it phases of the remoneteences Or demands of :an English Secretary of State, transmitted by a roundabout course or in an underhand way; -British residents in Rome re main without a detent place of worship according to the rites of the Church. of England, and British subjects may even be cast into-prison, or condemned to death, as far as we . know, without inquiry or trial. There are taco - . parts of , the globe in which our interests are s exelasiYely defended by con sular agents; the Ciao is_. the Chinese Empire, tile other the Papal dominions. Nay, if the theo r y of non recognition were fully acted upon, our relations with Rome would be those we maintain with B o kh ara or Japan. 1 1 -`ei at this very time, and while the effects of this shortsighted restriction were hardly foreseen by its authors, the -Pope took the most peremptory and offensive means of showing that ho wanted no Diplo matic Relation's Bill to ortablish his ecclesiastical autho rity in its most'direet, nik(l e arrogant . form aino - ngst.us. He appolueed a and dogipatism _ of. the own, schools, to be au mis,ary of,his ewn, trained in a ll the aod he appointed a Cardinal, s p u r te a t t y i 40.,_,1tei and... hold ing the rank of a Princeinlis own Court, and assuming the spurious title of Atobb isho p of Wes tminster in our emn.CouOtrY, to reside, here in the plenitude of Papal tibWer niet - the hieriirchy he had just called into exist ence. The lear oFsucli a result was the very motive would be," he said, assigned b'y Lord Aberdieri for objecting to the pre sence of an arch-priest .16 : England in the character -fi l o lt Lonclon, so far as the Catholics are concerned in this country, arid, he added, that . ' he had much rather see • lit must - exist, remain at, home than be os"pftioriatutradaluipasltimerirastttlice,;otilmitjaa. 41-3 that authority, i ported Lord EglinWi'a amendinent, and in fact caused it in 1848. In 1850 no diplomatic re lationstruesterred heria" Oa this ground, Lord Aberdeen sup to piss. That was . . established with Rome, but a had indeed Isnen Cardinal. Arabi di ills residirg in Westminster with those very' powers 6 Cll' Olter ego to which r Lord Aber deen had so jaspy objeCtect.' We do not nesitate to avow our conviction that ( if the Diplomatic Relations 8 , 1 l had received the sanction of_parliament an es it Ives introduce d d 'by the Marqiiis of - Lansdown e, d without Lor Minister of the Crown discreet and influential Eglinten's clause, and. if a of England had at once been accre dited to the Papal Court, the di sastrous conse q uences of Lord Mint - e'a 113135i011 might - have been repaired, and the Papal Government might have been so informed and enlightened as to the , policy WhiC h it was then the ear nest wish of her M a j e sty's Government to pursue towards the Roman Catholic, sakes of the Crown, that the acts of provocation an d reta liation we have since had to deplore would have ben altogether avoided, and we should have had lees - reason to denounce a course of ag gression and intolerance on the part of Rome that drives us back to the defensive weapons of past ages. Far from increasing the spiritual power of the Pope by a recogni tion of his temporal power as Sovereign of the Roman States, it is precisely by affecting to ignore his existence as a temporal power that we have left his spiritual authority wholly ,uncontrolled; and a large share of 1 the encroaching and mischievous policy this country has . had -cf: late so -much reason to complain of is due to the bigotry which refuses to employ the only: . rational an d appropriate m eans of defence . It is more _ than probable that When Pius Ix. took the steps which kindled so strong a feeling of resentment throughbut this island, and revived so much heitility against the Roman Catholic party, be was very ignorant of what he'Was doing; and the objections of a competent representative of the Queen of England would have done far more. to - prevent this mischief than the Ecclesiastical Titles Biltilas - done to care it. But all these evils, which Lord Malmesbury now regrets, are us the direct resoit of the a men d ment wh i c h the party now in power had the misfort une to car ry. The case of Mr. Murray, which gave rise t o t hi s discsion , is imperfectly known to the-world, And-though some interest has been ' excited in leis:favour, what is known of him - is n ot ver y favourable to his cbaracter. ' He is the son of a B ritish officer, tut, - wet-believe- .he had become an officer . of police under the ,Papal e Government at Anc ona, and w hil s t in thitOpest neje said to have formed a co nnexion with a gang ,1 of criminuls. The weightiest charge against him is that COUtit SS - veride, and another parti san of the Pope, who" h 414 been imprisoned by t he Re publicanwere murdered in prison whi le the y were in the custodyef Murray, and this at the ver y time when an order .h a d been given by the G overnor of that place r ) that they -should he released. W e know nothing . of the truth -o r =f a l sehood o f t hi s charge, sad '"-- faction, the British ii Government has" certainly no induce ment to rescue meta of bad- character from the fate they may-have incurred by their - crimes. But we have,Some right to require that, even in a coun try where justice is administered with as much tardin ess and corruptihn as tinhappily prevail in the Rom an States, a British subjecteth - ould have a fair trial ; a nd to th a t extent the protec t i on cf the Crown is d uo t o a man in this ead . phsition.. , The a"peal made to the Pop e b y the English residents 'in-Ro me t i s , however, merely, a supplication for mire ; in favour of Mr.• Murray; and we observe that no atteropt is made in that document to undergone in theJtOtnin priSoe s p.-rhsps plead in and deter th may his favour . _„ dispute his geilt, = ` Pap a l Goveunkent from in flicting, ' the - sufferings he has already lota been justly edrainiatered is a subject for inquiry by the Foreign ES Secretary, - and for our Minister at Reme, if t ec oarnient and the last penalty of the law. Whether that law w e had one; but this occurrence forcibly reminds us of the unworthposition iu which we y stand towards thus. -- Court, witho p ut the usual means of pro t ec ting either 'private or public interests in the very country where such protection is for several reasons most required. i ~ tiERALD.---Censiderable doubt seems to be enter tained as to schethei.Lord John Russell will again offer •rbinnseltiiivittroansidate for the representation of the City of London. ! This, doubt is . founded on the undisguised want of confidence felt in him ..b his former political in tho-C4 - - Y supporters - • The decline of this confidence has had its Origin id two or three sources. The Radical part y have tievei been-Satisfied with his Lordship's con duct in refeienee to the question. They have be lieved that if he were really sincere on that question, be would have;shown Much greater energy and determina tion in pushinwit forward.- Their last movement in respect of it was to- pass a resolution, calling upon Lord J. Rus sell to introduce soma-substantive • measure by the Exe cutive Government, which should brim the question f9rwara with the whole weight of the Administration. To this letinision Lord John replied by introducing Ate into his Reform _,Bill — a Bill which he was well aware would never pass the House of Com . liens, Further, this Be-form Bill itself has never heed loCked upon with favour by the Whig-Radical party - in the City. - Then Lord Joh n R ussell ' s conduct on the Customs questien, there can be no doubt, has withdrawn from him a large body of --- re ity support. Ho was found 'supporting his Chancellor of the Exchequer —the most-unpopular occupant of that office that has for a long time been seen—througho u t t h at most dia aceful contest with' the dock compared with coppanies. Hi s con d uct on that occasion - wasthat of a Tory First Lord of the Treasu r y , Lord Liverpool, b e f ore whom a , „occurrence (but wholly ' .armewhatoirAllar these latter offensive violence of doings) had taken ears r place aenel thirty-five. Y . .ago, and who, instead of ' the treating „ - . , d oc k directors with the haughty in bey experienced i diftee cece . which .t, - _ - n 1850, en into- personal cent:Tepee with thorn , tered stopped all nd brought the matter t law tiroceediogs• - il b , a course of friendly,to an iiinl ittthle termination - y but cffec- Redicel party, although five inquiry ;. . : .T.h," strong in onviedons, (Te ed their owtoepuidal. , not but make nconduct of til t the contrast between the . these two Iliaisters; %V that- in the list of 0 -social and feelintif;o - oreo ,_ one au, more need' grie'vancesthere is ,got -on e _ needing reform than t ation o f that; cf the mel-a(:mtm s r. the could not ; help s aying. i fi n cid a disappointmentreat of their spirit—`' vri4nrct..ul4 we reform than w er 0 E d actical hind ranee to a tnoit'neo . el ila Sluld we really he Wo in our own h Whig Government, h wii :believe, is a prettyrse off with Lerd Derby ?'-- t See Ction of public opinion accurate statement sttement of the co_°'' the time when Lord ni n t7 l as it stood iircriously to . _ . John....tu.se. on of affairs. &Signed thetadmil l atrilt ;.ere is binc e ' then—we Say it with: regret,: -or , l e; the standardnothing gained to the nation by,...; the iewese-a , of the personal tesme h n—t e course which position of our leading att. . Lord John Russell has thought it becoming in him to purseO- - ae thi, leader of the Opposition, has damaged his Position throughout the length And bre adth of the lan e . - THE BURMESE EMPIRE AND THE LAST WAR. At the present moment, when hostilities with the Burmese en a large scale have actually commenced, some account of a country and a people us than probably any part of the the interior of Chinaandexcept the empire of Japan, will globe, if3wtenown to doubtless be interesting and instrucive to our readers, Lying between the great peninsula of Ltindostan in India, ers and the Chinese Empire, is another peninsula nearly equal in extent, running down from the llimslaya, mountains almost to the eque , or, for e distance of petit 2 000 miles. The greater part of this peninsula has an averege breadth of 800 miles, but the southern portion ends in a narrow neck of land, 800 or 900 miles long, the average width of which does not exceed 150 miles, the extremity forming the kingdom of Malaya or Me laces, and terminating at the straits of Sincapore, the high road from the west to Chins. Of this vast penin sula, which has an area of upwards of a million seprere miles, the Burmese Empire comprises more than a fourth. Neither the area nor the geographical limits of the Burmese Empire have been determined with accu racy, but it is known that along Belies of successes had rendered the King of Ave the hauticat, the roost intole rant, and the moat powerful in Asia. Their power over the countries east of the Bay of Bengal tuck its rise nearly at the same time that the English began to ac quire supremacy in India, and the progress of both was equally rapid. Conquests on each side brought the two powers into Reeser contact, until at length the aequisi ;ion by the East India Company of the provinces of Assam, Cachet., and Arracan, placed the Burmese as our ' neighbours on the north-west frontier. The inhabitants are evidently of Tartar origin, and have many peculiarities of character, feature, and phy sical conformation in common with their Eastern neigh hours, the Chinese. They are short and robust, the face is wide at the cheek-bones, and pointed at the forehead and chin like a lozenge, with a small nose, narrow eyes, placed slanting, and black coarse hair— their colour is lighter than the Hindoos. Their worship is that of the Buddhu. There is no standing army, but as the sovereign is lord of the lives and pro perties of his subjects, every male adult is obliged to be come a soldier, and fight when called upon. The crush ing despotism of the Burmese princes had taught the people to believe that their rulers were irresistible, and throughout the whole of our operations in that country, no inducements could win them from an allegiance strengthened by the unchecked conquests on every side of more than halt a century. The chief cities and towns of the kingdom are situate on either bank of the great river, the Irrawaddi. Among them is Rangoon, of which we have already spoken. Amarapoora, the former capital, is placed about 500 miles up the stream of the Irrawaddi. In 1819, the chief seat of the Government was removed to Ara, a few miles lower down the stream on the opposite bank. The southern district of Burmuh is called Pe', and the capital is a large city of the same name. In the sixteenth century the Peguans were tee rulers of the Burmese empire, but were ultimately put down by the Burmans. In the middle of the eighteenth century the Peguans were again masters, but the Burmese rose and put them down. The causes which brought us into collision with the Burmese in the years 1825 and 1826 originated so far back as the beginning of the present century. In 1793 er 1799 the • Minghs, an agricultural nee, settled in Arracan, who had been for a long period subjected to the most cruel oppression find tyranny by their Burmese masters, emigrated, to the number of several thousand, into th neighbouring district of Chittagong, having learned to appreciate the superior mildness and equity of the British rule. Tens of thousands continued to pour over, declaring that they would die rather than return to Arracan; and vast numbers actually perished of want, famine, and fatigue, the road to the Naaf river, which forms the boundary between the Burmese province of Arracan and the Bri tish district of Chittagong being strewed for miles with the bodies of the aged and decrepid, and of mothers with infants at their breasts. Four thousand Burmese troops were sent after the Minghs, and they entrenched themselves so firmly with stockades in the dense woods of Chittagong, that they repulsed a body of Sepoys sent to drive them away. At this time there e ere about 40 000 or 50,000 refugees in the province of Chittagong, and the Burmese menarch sent an a mbassador to Cal cutta to the Marquia of Wellesley, the then Governor-General, to remonstrate against the encouragement given to them. The only result of this mission was the iesuieg of a proclamation by the Governor. General declaring that any subjects of the B urm ese King who should thereafter emigrate would not be received within the British territories. Towards the close of 1800 en unconditional surrender of all the Mingles was again demanded, and Lieutenant-Colonel Seems was sent in 1802 as ambassador on a friendly mission to the Court of Aye, while a coniide cable detachment, under Lieutenant-Colonel Burnett was marched to the frontier of Chittagong. Mat ters remained in abeyance for some years, but in 1811 some of the Minghs began to meke predatory incursions into the province of Arracan, and the Burmese troops retaliated by incursions into the company's ter ritoeies. Petty complaints, recriminations, arid hostili ties continued up to 1815, when the Rajah of Ramere, governor of the Burmese frontier province, wrote in a style of more than ordinary bombast, demanding a surrender of all the Mingh emigrants, with it plain menace that a refusal to comply with this demand must produce immediate hostilities. Explanations were sent in answer. In 1818 another more imperative demand was made, and a conciliatory answer sent back, and thus matters went en for some years further, the tone of the communications, and the letters of the high officers of the Burmese provinces becoming every day more arrogant and insolent, while the desire of the British authorities to avoid a rupture seemed only to it flame their proneness to hostilities—they had evidently formed plans of con quest, which rendered war at length inevitable. It will be seen from the foregoing sketch that the history of tho Mingh emigration and its consequences forms not only in itself an interesting episode in the annals of British India, but is also a necessary prelimi nary to an account of the Burmese war, the first waged by the Company beyond the proper limits of India. In 1823 the Earl of Amherst tecame Governor-Ge neral of Indio, and in the following year the long threatening storm burst without any attempt at explana tion or negotiation. A night attack was made upon a small island situate in an arm of the sea, which divides the province of Chittagong from Arracan, and the small body of sepoys by whom it was defended were either killed or compelled to retreat. Hostilities were also com menced further to the north on the frontiers of Assam and Minipore, and elm few Sepoys brought against the in vaders defeated; and at length increasing in confi dence, the Burmese advanced into the province of Sylhot, nearly 100 miles from their own fron tier, and only 226 from Calcutta. Here they attacked by Colonel Brown with a very inedeqtrate force, when the British were repulsed with the loss of four officers and upwards of 100 men. Great alarm was excited at this intelligence, and a proclamation an nouncing war against the Burmese was issued by the Governor-General. Up to this time the most extraordinary want of information prevailed among the authorities of Calcutta regarding the Burmerie nation and people. The Government wavered as to whether the war should bo commenced by sea or by laud. At one time it was intended to have marched upon Ava, the capital, through Arracan, while a sub sidiary force, acting simultaneously, was to cross the frontier mere to the north at Cachar, but further ina quiries showed that Arracan would be too unheahlay, and the expedition was abandoned. The plan of campaign finally arranged, and somewhat hastily adopted, was to send an army, under the convoy of a considerable squadron, to take possession of Rangoon, the et:ief sea port of the Burmese empire, under the impression that the seizure of this great emporium would terrify the King of Ave, and Mame him to sue for peace. In case of refusal, it was resolved to make Rangoon a depot for ammunition and military stores, seize the boats by which the navigation was carried on, and ascend to the capital of the empire. six hundred miles up the river. A second truly was to co-operate by an overland march in the same direction. The sea and land forces destined for Rangoon were placed under the command of Sir Archibald Campbell. On the 10th of May the squadrons and transports arrived at the mouth of the Irrawaddi, and its arrival being wholly unexpected, the Burmese au thorities were thrown into the greatest alarm and eon siternetion. It was hoped that by pushing on at once, the town would surrender in terms of protection, and that cattle, boats, boatmeu, and drivers, with all of which the expedition was totally unprovided.., ' would have been placed at their disposals The Burmese authorities, however, adopte.drded rel . se much more tyrannical and relentless policy its their own subjects, and ,a much more harastlsetug d in a vaders. riously embarrassing policy as regarded d Knowieg the town could not be detendeh,vththe authori itente, and ties assembled the whole of the in . compelled them to proceed in a mass into tho inmost recesses of the jungle, so that next days T ' a few shots when the squadron arrived opposite the town, u a nd the town de were exchanged, they landed and sorted. The pity . felt by the British foor inclementtlae i inhabitants i r t a a i n a t y s expslled from their homes during r h their own position season soon gave way to anxiety - f they were deserted by the peoople of the country, from whom alone they could expect suppiips—thty were unprovided with the means of moving eithcr by land or water —nothing was t t o t bo found in the some paddy," or rice EurrouLding district but of the Burmese ' in the husk, the policy rulers being to ond reach everything likely to prove useful to an invading army; and tv,hldriothugthh out the entire history of t ewar " s h l e e y m fo r ll h o i w o c h !d c o o p greatest vigilance the only se . have reedered the situation and prospects of the invaders se embarrassing, an d e u e ff v o c r o d ua themse ,f ve ß s any reason . riously tton aßangoon was able hope of success. Thom only the commencement of wana a t system of well-coneerted t e country in front o ho would Bur °petitions for Is, in in the h l o .o pe thi t s ha conduct t fam of tee British army , Brice them from the shores. a dhered long en d steadily-. It,fat theratice of their the ¢t aytliey endisevourcd. to avoid a pitched battle, and merely blockade t he British by forming with their troo p s a cordon round the camp calculated to harms and wear out the enemy. The first operation of Sir Archibald Cainpbell was to take the possession of the Golden Dagen Pagoda —a vast and magnificent structure adorned with statues and decorated with gilding-e-aboat two and a half miles from Rangoon. This pagoda, which was ca pable of bei n g strongly fortified and defended, was during the whole of the time the British remained in the ne ighbourhood of Rangoon the key of their petition, and was the object of frequent and furious assaults from the Bartow. 134 the hope of finding native beeps to semi-circular direction from the river bank above K 22.111 mendine to the village of Pazendoun. Next morning a fierce attack was made upon Kemmendine, the reduction of that place being a necessary preliminary to an attack on the whcle of the British position—thecontest was carry them six hundred miles up the river was vain—the 1 pouring a storm of grape and cani s t er upon the un boatmen proved th it devotion to the King by removirg ! happy men. T w o hundred men were in a few minutes every boat likely to be useful to the invaders, and each I cut to pieces —the men were then disarmed, th e ring was the unpleasant and hazardous position of the British I leaders eut to death, and the 47th Regiment erased from at the commencement of the rainy season, the longest, the "Army List." This act of terrible severity, did perhaps, in any part of Indi'h and during which no not appear to have left any bad impression,. and the troops could keep the field. troops, Native and-British, marched off readily to their About the end of May, as the Burmese troops swarmed destinations.—Sunday Paper. in, they gradually became more daring, approached the British position, and commenced stockading themselves' in the jungle, within hearing of the advanced posts. At length Sir A. Campbell ordered out a recon noitering party, and the stockade, being in complete, was abandoned, the Burmese slowly retiring through the jungle before the British troops until they reached a viliaao protected by two stockades. A heavy fire was opened from three on the British, which they were tumble to return, the rain hexing com pletely wetted their muskets. The order was given to charge with the bayonet, end three companies milt d forward, and soon forced their way into the interior. and as the Burmese etueld neither give nor take quarter, a fearful butchery ensued, the only mode of exit being a smell anerturo at the back of the stockades, in which the defenders were heaped - in inex tricable confusion. This was the first engagement which had taken place between the hostile forces, and while it impressed the Burmese with respect for British valbur, the victory having been won with such disproportionate means, it taught the Eeglirh to respect the obstinate gallantry of the Burmese, who allowed themselves to be cut down at their post rather than fly. It was oh-- served that amon g t h e combatants were s some feetale warriors, who fought wi w th ire enn o traordi nar y courage, and one of them, the y oung af Governer terthe of action.R tin- Ran goon, was found mortally wounded the The next struggle was the attack upon the fortified village of Kemmendin e , hi g h er up the liver. This 'si rat& on the 10th ot June, but at t h e entrance of the' jungle the advancing column found its progress checked by a formidable stockade, protected on three sides•b the jungle, and the visible front b e i ng 1 4 f eet high, fort ?: fisd by piles, branches, and palisades, driven diagonally into the grourd. Two 18-pounders were brought up to breach the work—a largo gap was soon made, and the troops rushed forward. The usual work of slaughter commenced in the interior, and upwards of 200 Burmese were left dead in it. The Burmese commander was killed by a shower of grape, and the emblems of his authority, the state umbrella, sword and spear, found near the body. Next morning the great Kemmendine stockades were bombarded, tho effect of the shells in the crowded stockade being so terrific, that when the columns of attack moved forward the Burmese evacuated the works. Towards the end of Juse, reinforce ments having arrived to the Burmese, a formidable as sault was made on the British lines, but the fire of some field pieces loaded with grape and shrapnel turned tiii fate of the clay in favour of the British. Meantime the troops suffered severely from the want of fresh provision and vegetables; multitudes sickened every day, the mor tality became alerming, and out of nearly 40,000 men not one-fourth were fit for field duty. The next great action was fought at Kemrceroot, about ten miles from Rangoon, and ended in the capture of ten formidable stockades, thirty pieces of artillery, and a serious loss in men to the Burmese; but the British general was unable to take adventage ot the panic he had created, and could not advance a days' march into the country. A mari time expedition two or three hundred miles down the coast to the province of Tenasserim was, however, com pletely successful. The principal cities were reduced without diffieuay, severel excellent harbours were ob tained, and the climate being salubrious, those who had been prostrated by the pestilential climate of Rangoon, soon recovered their health and efficiency. Towards the end of July the King of Ava not being able to account for the continued successes of a mere handful of British troops, sent two of his brothers to superintend the operations of the war, accompanied by numerous astrologers, to point out the most favourable moment of attack. The British commander resolved to anticipate them, and made a most successful attack upon some stockade positions in the river, capturing eight pieces of cannon and a considerable quantity of ammu nition. At midnight, on the 30:h of August, the Bri tish position was attacked in turn by a considerable force, but the Burmese were repulsed with grea t slaughter. An attempt was made to fallow up this success, but owing to want of good feeling between Col. Smyth and General Campbell, the latter having re fused to send a European detachment to cheer and support the Sepoys, the British were compelled to re treat, with a serious loss 'in killed and wounded, and Colonel Smyth never held up his head afterwards, but sunk into an early grave. The health of the troops be gan to improve in the month of November, and a promise of an early movement in advance had a ftreat effect upon the, hospitals. A re inforcement of two British regiments. some battalions of native infantry, a equsdron of cavalry, a troop of horse artillery, and a recket corps, with 500 Mingh boatmenfrom Chittagong, reached Rangoon about this period, and transports with draft cattle were beginning to arrive, when it was announced that Mahe Baedoola, the best general in the Burmese service, and one of the most formidable the Court of Ave had yet sent into the field, vies advancing at the head of a powerful army, in crder to capture or expel the Bri tish from Rangoon. On the 30th of November the whole forest in front of the Great Dagon Pagoda was filled with Burmese troops, and all night the wood re sounded with the strokes of axe and hatchet, and the crash of falling trees. The Burmese lines extended in a SPORTING NO TES. No. CCXXIX. THE DERBY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Satt,—The raving yesterday on the Lansdowne, al theugh first-rate in quality, at least for that part of the. world, putting Newmarket altogether to the blush —6iffered somewhat in its result from the anticipative view I tick of it. The Lansdowne Trial Stakes— booked by sa me of the talent as a certainty for Bordeaux., on wheal they laid 7 to 4 freely, and 10 to 1 against my selection, Lemartine, was won by the latter in the most eff-hand style imaginable by three lengths; Bordeaux and Old Rowley finding their way home in the exact positions I awarded them—that is, second sod third. Old Rowley will, of course, not go for the Derby after such a thrashing as he sus tained yesterday. Lamartine must make a capital trial horse for Little Harry; and if the latter can come any where near him at even weights, his Derby chance would seem to be a very good one. The victory of Chief Justice for the Somme:shire Stakes would have taken me completely by surprise, had I net the previous night seen with what avidity the odds were snapped up by two or three of the commis sioners. What can such cattle be worth as were com pletely beaten off by Chief Justice, carrying, for him, the enffish weight of Bst 31b? Echo answers, what! Day, brought out for the Biennial Stakes a promising youngster in Chinas, who disposed of Stella (another cer tainty) in a very easy style. The Derby betting on the course was of a very light nature, and principally referred to Robbie Noble, who was quoted at 6, Little Harry at 9, and King of Tramps at 20 to 1, taken several times, but in small sums. The following Derby horses are doing excellent work, several of them having sweated to the satisfaction of their owners on Monday and yesterday, viz.:—Alcoran, h C o h o i s e e f , B A ar u o g n Nicaolson, Alfred the Great, Clev er- Nabob, doe iu Trumps, arinoia o C o o l u t n , r ; Convulsion, iiol nißarbarian,e, Buckt horn, Young tdl en H ma a marl Missive. inrvorgenye. OfTKK ri i en n uag g s o s ub t r o be o n iret: speculators condition I nen f n o e r the heavy faces dead against him, he b slang phrase of one of the leading ead r hut fit; on the other hand, hispart authentichave is partisans, though shaken in their confidence to some y;-tente still insist, to use a mouse." Claverhouse has taken his exercise and sweated that there is " still life in everybody connected with him, an t ( li ia the satisfaction of either of the Dutchmen were the week nasfine twig s preceding their Epsom struggle. Augur, though increased size since last year, notwithstanding how backwardver little iii was in his work in the early p o he art spring, is one© more himself again, having i e n p g o repot e e d n t to be mo an:ngecyte ttothhhueinenmitgri trained theo very satisfactorily. Lard Exeter's chance with Stock il well is all U P, as the horse is doing very little work. Orelio is said to be not quite the thing. Day's couple, Buckthcrn and Little Harry, will be brought to the post perfect pictures, without a superfluous ounce of flesh about them. King of Trumps is coming" feet, and I have but little doubt he will see 10 to 1 or under before he runs; .bis owner considers him to be almost as good as anything of his year, and Dawson fancies that some thing good may be made cf him. Barbarian is a second edition of the Brother to Chanticleer of last year, and of course, will be nowhere in the race; though, by the bye, his running at the Curragh last month was all " bosh. E!cot is reported to be falling off again. It is said we shall be sure to have one of Sir R. Pigott's, the colt by Hetman Platoff, and the Kingfisher, in ad dition to those horses that I gave as starters yesterday. The market to-day is uncommmonly firm, at least with respect to the favourites, tho following being the latest prices:-6 to 1 agst Hobble Noble. take 7to 1; 8 to 1 abet Alcoran; 9 to 1 agst Little Harry; 10 to 1 each eg e t Claverhouse and Harbinger; 14 to 1 eget Al fred the Great; 16 to 1 agst Kingston; 18 to 1 agst King of Trumps; 20 to 1 agat Augur; 25 to 1 each agst Orelie, Chief Baron Nicholson, and Joe Miller; 1,000 to 30 each eget Stockwell and Elect; 40 to 1 egst Maidstoce; 50 to 1 each agat Missive, the Nabob, and Buckthorn; 66 to 1 agst the Marinello. colt; 100 to I each agst Barbarian, Young Hammond, Ilinnebrewed, Ambrose ' Kingfisher, colt by Hetman Pluteff, Convul sion, and either of Sir R. Pigott's. I ain, Sir, yours, &e., THE SPIRIT OF TUE TURF. May 19, 1852. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BATa RACES.—TuEsDAY. The Lansdowne Trial Stakes of 15 soya., 10 ft, with 50 added for three yrs old and upwards. Ono mile. (9 Subs.) Mr. Pewney's Lamartine, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (A. Day) 1 Duke of Bedford's Bordeaux, Bst 11lb ...(F. Butler) 2 Mr. Triennes's Old Rowley, 3 yrs, 7st (Hiett . ) 3 Betting-2 to lon Bordeaux-7 to 2 agst Oid Rowley —and 10 to 1 agst Lamartine. Won by three lengths; Old Rowley beaten off. Ban in 1 min. 50 sees. The Biennial Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 50 added, for two yrs old; second to save his stake. Half a mile. (12 Subs.) Mr. Howard na Cineas, Bst 7lb (A. Day) 1 Duke of Richmond's Stella, Bst 4 th (F 1 itman) 2 Mr. Southby's Contentment, Bst 71b (Knight) 3 Betting-7 to 4on Cincas, and sto 2 agst Stella. Won easy by a length. Run in 53 secs. The Somersetshire Stakes of 25 soul. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 100 says. added; the second to receive 501., and the third to save his stake. Two miles and a dia. (62 Sabs., 41 of whom declared.) Mr. Williams's Chief Justice, 5 yrs, Bst 31b ...(Lye) 1 aogbtoTtnilerset. Heats, Mr, Bryer's Young England, 5 yrs, Est 91b ...(iiiett) 2 Mr. Isaac Day's Waterfall, 4 Ins, sst 111 b (Gower) 3 The following also rat, :—Russborough, 5 yra, 8:t 71b —Ephesus, 4 yrs, 7st lib ( Wakefield)—Ballet (GKirle,gsall))rs, 6.t 11Ib (Charlton) —Madam Wharton, 4 yrs, Gat 81b (Cowley)—Baotou, 5 yrs, Est 71b (Preece) —Hugo, 3 yrs, 4st 81b (Steggles)—Grand Duchess, 3 yrs, 4st 71b (Fordhara) —Miss Bandy, 3 yrs, 4st (J. Bundy)—Ferret, 3 yrs, 4st 51b, carried 4st 71b (Clift). Betting-5 to 2 agst Hugo; 7to 1 egst Ballet Girl; 8 to 1 each agst Rus,borough, Chief Justice, Waterfall, and Grand Duchess. Won by two lengths, Waterfall a very bad third. Run in 4 minutes. The Selling Stakes of 5 Boys. each, and 25 added. Q uo A li 1 , A i f r rri .. ). h S ? ti t .nc i n v : c, t i at Purr'sut lu„,st, Letterpress en7roiibvvi r nd( o ,tr u ei n lf yit: ,5 ( 1 5 0 :0 :5 6 . L :0 ) ,ui 8 . , 27) :7 2. b t s ,s t s il ab l lt b . 01 .. i . (0b . vv ( i b e (a h orku a eoe r nst l ha t fl. o , e7ib n dy ) ewr I by ion) 2 1 ) 31; :th 5 01. added . by the Stnekpole, sst 101 b, also ran. 2 g by n aelte u n n g g t — h, 2 l :o erl i m ag a st ba L d et ih te i r r p a r . ess i ,: n toi. 2 3 min. - 7st 9lb .." Sweepstakes andwt:iefira,atbgaccessSfonoroftwhdieroiEt.st,asoytae. rue a 4 1) to m Division. 1,1 31 r r ° .. nlP:aarrat round. s un . Cloth Day's( wor ke r, , o r S a r e 9 r r I . , 6 i i , y s a t , 94 5 : alb Won by a I Mr. y o vi c tli b it e Sc ap ulary, e ng h e cu i st n is herl 2.rby b tn . ...(J ( . ° S w ha li r e p r) ) 3 1 2 1 LATEST BETTIN Ge "(Wakefield) 2de g iT BATH. 5 to 1 agat Hobble Nobriler 9 to 1 asst Alooran harry e 9 to 1 egat Little II Ciaverho t g o th sgst Kingston BETTING AT 'I II ' Ii to 1 r.gst iI.N)CELESTER.—TuEsDAT; Al -16 to 1 agst King of Trumps ry 25 to 1 agst Orelio (t) CDt p a E li ß - 33 9 1.' t — 0 G I n to 'Ts l t L ''' (t) - 20 tol agst King g i tattl Little lilioabrbr Harry e (t)-9 -7 to 1 asst karbin. Harbin ger-11 to 1 t t ,, t , to 1 1 ag8 :t Kings tonClaverhouse 0)-18 to ~a g 5 to 1 agst Augur ( ' of Trumps (t) - - 9 50 t o 1 as st Ambrose 0-50 to 1 agst Young Hammond OARS.-6 to 1 aga Red Hind-7 to 1 agst Songstress a 't) -- to 1 agst Attack-12 to 1 aget Gossamer. long and obstinate, but the Burmese were ultimately re pulsed with great less', the gun-boats and vessels in the river having brought their guns to bear upon the enor mous masses. In the course of the day several dense columns of the Burmese dt filed in front of the Great Pagoda, and in a few hours the British were completely surrounded by the swanning masses, nothing but the narrow channel cf the river beieg unoccupied in theirrear. As soon as this extraordinary and presumptuous forma tion was completed the Burmese threw aside their spears and muskets, and commenced operations with their en trenching tools with each aelvity that in the course of a couple of hours the whole line had disappeared, and could only be traced by a parapet of new earth gradually increasing in height, and assuming such forms as the skill and science of the engineers suggested. The mov ing masses which had so lately attracted the anxious at tention of the British had sunk into the ground, and to any one Rho had not witnessed the whole scene the ex istence of these subterranean columns could not be cre dited, and to the invaders; who had watched the whole of the strange proceeding, it seemed like the work of magic or enchantment. In the afternoon a strong Eng lish detEchment made a sortie to discover how the hostile force was arranged. The movement was wholly unexpected by the Burmese, and being unprepared for resistance they were taken in flank and driven from their cover with considerable loss, leaving large quanti ties of arms and tools behind them. Information was thus obtained by the British of the Burmese mode of warfare, and the manner in which they push forward their approaches. The trenches were found to be a succession of holes, capable of containing two men each, sad excavated so as to obtain shelter both from the weather and the fire of the enemy—even a shell exploding in the trenches could only kill two men. As the troops are not relieved, each hole contained a supply of rice, water, and even fuel, and a bed of straw under the bank, in which one man slept while his comrade watched. When one line of this trench is completed, its occupiers, taking advantage of the night, push forward to where the second line of trenches is to be opened, their place being immediately taken up by fresh troops c from the rear, and so on progreetivelys the number o i _ trenches occupied varying accord in g to the nature of f 1 p the ground, the force of tac be sie g ers, or the 1 plans the general. At the same tim e a number of arge end formidable fire rafts were sent do wn the river to set fire to the shipping at Rang oon ; but the skill and intrepidity of the British seamen a verted the danger. For three or four days the enemy were allowed to push forward their undergrond approaches till they had arrived within hal m usket-shot of the British lines. A furious onslaught et as entirareatceetsiaii behind them their artillery, then made upon them, and, after an obstinate collect, they fled into the jungle, leaving tools, and a vast quantity of small arms. The following d a y tho troops stationed at the Great Pagoda followed le this success, while another division attacked the enemy's wereeall their driven eir a artillery fromery and their t. h e camp at Della. In both cases the British were tria P tin ii , t w ith ---ti' ethßenlroms Burmese of the army. The Burmese army of reserve to 25,000 men, was attacked on the 151 h December,' amounting th e trenches carried with an appalling el auh and f ug itives. It was estimated that, in the aeries ter of the e s b etw een theist and 15th December, eries of action s Burmese had fallen, and their Upwards of 10 , 00 0 disorganized. army had been completely This may be said to have be the fortunes of th e British —the populationen the tur n i ng po i nt of began to return to th e i r homes, end supplies of fresh of R angoon pro visions and vegetables becameplentiful. expe rience and infor mat i on had b entitul. Much e considerable c os t, o f the characteren obtained, a l t h ough at of the Burmese an d the natureand mod e o f warfare of year closed w i t h out any renewal f the count ry . T he O part of the B urmese, or without aggresaions on the on the part of the Britieb. Theirany decided advantage ha zardous and inconvenient ; the position was healthy......thea y had never b climate was un ten miles from Rangoon, although"ll able to advance than France had sent to Al they had a larger force taken to Egypt. Tae artr Algiers 'or than Napoleon had May, and the 11th of 21had landed on the 11th of found them still at February, nine months afterwards , that time they had lived Rangoon, u and nearly the whole of supplies were obtained pon salt provisions. All their t and every bullock fromlanded India, at an enormous. cos ~ verses had also takencost at least 101. Seriou_srree,,, destined to co-operate place in Arracan, where fo attacked 'by the with_ ti that at Rsrgooria,aw_c ac tuallyassv._ great loss. The army tt tniese, and d i ieeil ttacyc k ntz. back upon Cb most extraordinary alarmfell t rheut Ben gal, the peasantry on ihe wtscreate fi d ed th fr r c e ta the fields, reports were spread that the frontiersßur m ese were invincible, and it was with difficult that tho native mer chants at Calcutta could be dissuaded from removing theie families and properly. The effect of this panic, together with a very il . 0 d ed curtailment of their extra fi... Id allowance to the S e g poy regiments, led to very lamentable results. In the eantonmeets of 13arrackpore were quartered the 26th, 47th, 6251, and 10th Regiments of Bengal Infantry. They were all under orders others for service, sense to embark for Rangoon, and to match upon Arracan. When ordered to parede for in spection on the 30th of October, the 47th positively re fused to turn out. Portions of t he 62d and 10th joined the mutineers rand , nd the Roya ls and 491 h British, which had not yet quitted Calm:tea were moved to the bar racks,. A brigar;e of artillery was planted so as to com mand the rear of the malcontents on the esplanade. Another effort was made to lead them into submission, but they rejected it, and the guns immediately opened, CRICKET. ENGLAND v. FOURTEEN OF YORKSHIRE. Monday and Tuesday, Mayl7 and 18. YOIIKSIUR E. First Innings. Ellison, EA., b Clarke ..........• 28 2 Crossland, s Box, b Clarke ...••• a Box, b Clarke ... 1 J. Berry, b Clarke ................. 8 b Bickley 9 Anderson, c Bickley , b Alynn... 30 Chatterton, c Parr , b M y na Sampson, c Guy, b Biciley 24 a Box, b Clarke ... ~ 40 not out G. Berry, 2 Armitage, c Box, b Clarke ...... 0 Wright, b Bickley 3 c Box, b Bickley... 2 Coates, not out , 8 BOX, b Clarke 3 14 b Clarke Skelton, EEC! Dakin, c Czeiar, b Clarke 0 not out ........... 5 Barber, ruu out Hodgson, c Caffyn, b Clarke Byes i;yes ....... . 6 Second Innings. Total ... ENGLAND. N. Felix, Esq, cßer r 3 7, -Crossland 30 A Mynn, Esq b Crossland__ 0 Bickley, b Wright . Box, c Sampson, b Crossland 0 J. exsar, cJ. Berry, b Skelton 9 W. Caffyn, b Wright 2 Parr, c Armitage, b Crossland 8 A. Clarke, b Wright W. Clarke, b J. Berry Guy, not out Ilartingll, c Chatterton, b Wright ... Byes 3, Ib3, w 2 ........ 8 Total. 7B SINGULAR AND FATAL ACCIDENT. —On Tuesday the Me'bury troop assembled in the .park of the Earl of Ilchester for inspection, prior to their annual eight days' duty. During the firing a melancholy and singular accident occurred. Mr. Templeman, of Middle Chinnock, dis mounted from bis mare, and gave the animal in charge of a boy, who was on the saddle, 'when the mare started off and ran under a tree, one of the Vughs of which struck the boy with such violence on the head as to cause instantaneous death. It is a singular additional fact in this unhappy affair that the horse which caused the accident was the same that caused the death of another iperson not long since, and the the trtr sportation o f his accomplice—the mare having,ieu' and as our NNW. readers remember, been stolen from Dir. Templeman, conveyed up into B er k s hi re , w h er e, where the e lad's man charged with the robb ery comm i tte d suicide. name was Job L a k e , and his age 16. The unfortunaterd Ilchester at once sent for medi ca l ass i st ance, but unfortunately it wise found of of no ,Sherburne Journal. ITALY. I 1 Risorgimento of Turin states, that the President of the Council, the Minister of Justice, and the Minister of the Interior, have tendered their resigna tion to the KING in consequence of the election of M. RATAZZI to the Presidency of the Chamber of Deputies. The new Cabinet, according to this journal, will be composed of Count GIACINTO DI COLLFGNO (at present the Minister at Paris), as Foreign Mini.ter M. RATAZZI as Minister of the Interior; the Count CAI:MR retaining the Finance Department, with the Presidency of the Council. The Piedmontese Gazette of the 15th publishes a royal decree, authorising the execution of the conven tion between the State and the company for the con struction of the Turin and Savigliano Railway. GREECE. We have received Athens journals to the 7tb, in clusively. The Courrier_d'Athenes asserts that the finances of the state are in a melancholy condition, and adds that the Minister of Finances, finding himself unequal to the task of :meliorating the financial position, was about to send in his resignation. The brigandage in the provinces, which has so long existed, continues. In the night of the 27th ult. a band of brigands went to the house of a rich widow at' Arachova, and in their fury at not finding the money, they had expected, murdered her. On the same night another band went to Courcoura for the purpose of pillage, but fell in with a detachment of soldiers. A conflict ensued, without loss on the part of the brigands, who then retreated in, good order. On the 291 ult. VOTIS, the ex-treasurer of Lamia, who had fled to Turkey after robbing the public chest, returned to Lamia with three Albanians, and entered the house of the present treasurer, with the intention of murdering him. An alarm was fortu nately raised, and the neighbours rushing in, arrested VMS and his followers. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) ISIANCIIESTER, TUESDAY.—The Asia, with advices to the sth inst. from New York, arrived in the Mersey at six o'clock on Saturday evening. The telegraphic announcement that she was off Holyhead led to some of the speculators, who were expecting accounts of a further lists in America, to purchase freely in the latter part of the day, so as to swell the trans actions to 20,000 bales. It turned out, however, that the tendency to speculation was somewhat abated; that the New York and New Orleans markets were less animated; and that the incline- tion of prices was slightly in favour of buyers. The total receipts to May sth were 2 682,710 bales, against 2,060,931 last year; and in the week, 75,140, against 38,326 in the corresponding week of 1851; and it was anticipated that on the 12t0 they would show a still in cl., asing excess. In short, the indications of a crop of 3,000,000 bales were more decided than before. These advises had the Efff et of checking the spirit of specula tion in the Liverpool cotton market yesterday. Business was tamer; and, it the buyer could secure no concession i❑ price, he had, at any rate, a larger choice, which comes to much the same thing. Still, the sales amounted to 10,000 hales. To day, there has been an evident attempt to make the best of matters. At noon, it was telegraphed that. the sales were 8,000 to 10.000 bales, and the market firm; but the atternooe's an nouncement stated the sales as only 6 000 to 8,000, with a flat market. At the same time, the resident merchants in this place continue to re ceive descriptions of a state of trade in Germany which are as discouraging as ever. And we have letters by the overland mail representing the market for goeds and yarns in general as exceedingly dull at Calcutta, with rather lower prices in some descriptions. At Bombay, too, the transactions have been quite inconsiderable, but this was mainly owing to the absence of flesh sup plies, and the consequent indisposition of holders to realise. Prices were generally steady. Mule twist, however, was slightly lower. In the Canton market but little has been done in our staples, bat stocks were light. These accounts, and those from Ame rica, have jointly exercised a rather unfavourable in fluence upon yarns and goods in this day's market; for, although the state of trade in the east does not appear . to be worse than before, yet the absence of any stimulant to further operations, at present, has a somewhat subduing effect under existing circumstances. We have, therefore, to report an inanimate market in yarns and goods at large; a marked caution on the side of buyers; and an amount of business altogether inconsiderable. In some few articles, sellers, too, have been found slightly better to deal with, but, as a whole the market remains quite steady. Spinners are, indeed, for the most part so well en-. gaged as to be indifferent about selling at present, ex cept on their own terms. The extreme dearness of Sea island cotton has led to an advance in the prices of fine yarns, from 100'a upwards. The makers of domestics complain very much of their trade. They still fied the home demand very bad; they have to depend mainly, therefore, upon foreign buyers; and aro unable to get any higher prices, though the cost of production has now risen considerably. ROCHDALE, iIIoNDAY.—We have had rather more in- quiry for goods today, and a rather better demand. The merchants have shown a greater disposition to pur chase, if the manufacturers could have submitted to a reduction in price. Wool is firm in price, but with little business doing. HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—III our piece hall to-day there has been a very slender attendance of buyers, and but few goods, either plain or fancy, have changed hands. There is rather more doing in yarn, chiefly for the ship ping houses; and the quotations exhibit a little more firmness. Wool continues quiet, without any alteration in prices. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—There is no noticeable change in our market to-day, except it be that buyers have been rather scarcer than last week. Tile quantity of goods that havo exchanged hands in the hall has not been large; and the purchases have consisted chiefly of crapes of the clouded and shaded patterns, at low figures. M.limited amount has been done in wools, at very firm rates. The anticipated announcement of a reduction in the rate of interest on the Exchequer-bills falling due in June appeared yesterday. The existing rate is les s el, pee day, or 2/. ss. 7%c1. per annum, and henceforth it is to be 1 1 / 4 d. per day, or 1/. 18s. OtAd. per annum. The me dium course has, therefore, been taken between Sir Charles Wood's theory that no reduction of any kind should be made and the principle of adopting at all times the fair market Late. In the latter case the descent would have been to Id. per day, or 1/.los. sd. per annum, at which the preminm would still have been such as to insure their circue lation under any conceivable change in the money market ; but, although 33,0001. of the public money has been sacrificed by not resorting to it, and the credit of the British Treasury is made to appear much less high than it actually is, there is a satisfaction in finding that the loss of double that amount, which was incurred in February, and which was threatened to be repeated on the present occasion, has been averted. The lowest quotation of the June bills yesterday was 645., being considerably above what has matally been considered the fair average premium that such securities should be made to maintain. At this price the actual interest they will pay (excluding the contingency of a further reduction at any tuture period) will be 1/.165. 10d per annum. THE WHALE FISHERY.--A WHALER WRECKED AND Lose or LIFE.— Letters from Fraserburgh, dated last Saturday, announce the arrival at that port of the whaling ship Malmika, Mr. Stephens, master, from Greenland , wit h a full cargo of oil. Her news of the fishery is most satisfac tory, as she reports the seccess of the undermentioned ships up to the 24th of April, the time she parted with them for England. The Agostina, of Peterhead, 140 tons of oil; the Columbia, of Peterhead, 55 tuns of oil; the Venerable, (1 Hull, 80 tuns; the Commerce, of Peterhead, 50 tuns; the Hamilton Ross, of Peterhead, 100 tuns; the Sarah and Eli- ... . zabeth, of Hull, 40 tuns; the Pomona, 60 tuns; the Xanthus, THE of Peterhead 100 tuns; and the Alarm, of Hull, extraordinary ull, 50 tuns.W E ST -GRENADA MINING COMPANT. — T he ,discoveries of gold made of late days in She brings, however, melancholy intelligence of the loss of the California and Australia , have n aturall y directed p ublic atten ship Joseph Gre e n, of P e t er head, which occurred on the tion to various other localities s i t uated elsewhere which are con 20th of March, as she was making through the ice. Un happily, the event was accompanied with loss of life. The sidered likely to prove fertile in the precious metals. Among m wa a t s t t , er, Mr. Stewart, and three of his crew, met withi ry grave. The remainder were rescued by another others a rich auriferous district in New Grenada is ascer tainedto contain a large amount of metallic wealth, which the employment of requisite machinery to ensure whaling ship. its full development. It is for the purpose of purchasing this SAILORS' ORPHA N Garth's SCHOOL AND Holm— valuable and conveniently circumstanced property (for the only needs The annual general meeting of this oc . of which her situation of the mines, notwithstanding their tropical position, Majesty is the patron, was held on Me e nda l y ety 't Hanover-he is perfectly salubrious, and they can be reached in twenty days square Rooms; his Grace the Duke of Man'c a he t s' resided, from England) that the company bee been formed, hearing and was supported by Lord Radstock, the Hon. P C e apta e in the title of " The West Grenada or Veraguas Gold and Silver, Maude, the Rev. Canon Champneys, the Rev. Mr. Blood, Mining Company." The names which appear on its direce and a largo number of influential clergy and laity. The tory are of such a substant ialit y and res p ectability as to son• Noble Chairman having briefly stated the object of the stitute a satisfactory g uarantee of the bona fides of the m eeting, the Rev. Mr. Foy read the rep or t, from which undertaking, and a perusal of the proepectns, which will be it appeared that the strength which the committee had found in our advertising columns, will furnish solid grounds gained during the past year was to be attributed to the for concluding that its results will prove profitable and of an amalgamation of the institution with the asylum. In the increasing value to the shareholders. It app ears to us, in a l as t report an appeal was made to th e public, Which had word, to be a safe and sound undertaking. provided the con been nobly responded to. The disas' roils burning of the tract be adopted by the Directors, as there is every reason to Amazon, and the wreck of tie Birkenhead, since their. Last expect. The vendors are persens of high influence and meeting had more clearly shown dty threevihich existed character in the country, so that there can be little or no for their institution. Theyhad admitted children doubt as to the completion of the arrangements, and the 9 . they would ample satisfaction of all parties concerned in the proprietor one whose parent was lost in the Birken- 'ship of the Vgoldandsilver mines. that day admit whose fathers‘had perished in the Amazon , and eraguas ed to 702/ ,an a ter paying alt expenses, [ADvEnTIsEMENTI—The Royal Exhibition.--A valuable,pocket glass, newly-invented, very small powerful waistcoat hea The balance-sheet show d ed f that the receipts for the past year amount f the report which was seconded ' seen arif rs, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be t 3,11 meke :e p e e n r s a , t andl2 Ttooul4rismtsi.l_es neys moved the adoption of the miles distant; they answer every purpose The Rev. Mr. Blood then on the (n° 11 there remained a balance of 4301. The Rev. Canon Champ by Major Little, and carried. R acecourse, at the Opera-houses ; country scenery and ships clearlyare Gentlemen, proceedings closed with a vote for shoutino• deer stalking, yachting, Y Sportsmen, a in t v A a l l e na s l s e . . from the Amazon; and the proc g, to miles; they e be h a ad re gave a very graphic and interesting account of his escape of thanks to the chairman. This much la- S. and 1 - 1. Solomons, Opticians, 89, Albemarle-street,P' Tun LATE COLONEL FOIIDTCE.—' . t the dilly, opposite the York-hotel. T 1 icca ed a pension o e escopes—A new and most mooted officer in his last will bequeath important invention in Telescopes, possessing such his command ; eitra widow of every soldier who should fall under ordinary powers, that some, RI- inches, ee I ;iith an . f his wipe a shilling each per day to all disabled soldiers o . five" will'show distinctly, Jupiter's Moons, Saturn's extra lin eyepiece, • us for his g, and the and left the means of purchasing commissions Double Stars. With the same Telescope, weighing most deserving sergeants.—Zuid .Africaan. L ., ounces, can be seen a person's countenance' _ only three 3 miles distant, CoNTRADicTI "Tile more lue , and an object from 16 to 20 miles. The 2 stis OF PROVERBS. — y supersede every merrier." Nut so ; one hand is u h eno g in a purse ---" AN" other kind for the waistcoat pocket, and are of larger and all thing hurts the atom hsurfeiting." Yes; sizes, with increasing powers accordingly. Opera and Race lack of meat.—" Nothing butsnore than end." Not so; course glasses, with wonderful powers; an object can be a ring bath none, for - isitwhat has an d " 1110neY is a clearly seen from 14 to 16 miles distant. Messrs. S. and B. great comfart." Not when round.--" thief to S lomons Opticians, have invented' invaluable it brings a 1 0 , preseriin - g, the gallows --- The world is ' ' " Not Spectacle Lenses, immediately they are placed before imper a long journey." . so; the sun goes over it every day "-- ‘ 4 It is a great way to appears clear and dis'inct ih feet vision, every object , e most the bottom of the sea." Not -: is 1 • e sight becomes bright and brilliant, is brought to so ;it but a stone's cast. -- . 1 aged defective The " A friend is best found in adversity." - ' f then Iyouthful, natural, and original state.lnvisible Or say. ' Not so; orits there is none to be found.—" The• hmakes Vibrator, and all kinds of Acoustic instruments for relief ridep of the rich of the labour of the poor." Not 80 ; the labour of the poor ' deafness.-39, Albermarle-street, Piccadilly, of extreme op makes the pride 9f the rich, lioteL m ite the York LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, M A Y 19, 1852.