The Sun. — London, England, 1852-03-05 00:00:00

THE the Whig section of the Liberal prty. To win, we must be united ; if united, we are cure of victory— a triumphant one too, and nothing stands in our way but sotne foolish personal feelings of pique and pre judice. These feelings we leave ou to conquer. The Radical party having chosen their man, are anxious to leave perfect liberty to the Whigs to choose theirs ; and all that they would take upon themselves to do upon the oc casion, -is to tender some advice as to the qualities of the person to be proposed. The Whigs find, as we know, some untractable persons in their ranks, so do we in ours ; and we are anxious that these our diffi cult spirits should have no pretext for opposition. We hope, therefore, that you will select some marked person of Liberal views, for whom all parties may have respect, even while they may differ from him in some peculiar points. " I have seen Lord C**********, who has frankly tendered me all his interest. The Duke of C******+** would, I have uo doubt, if asked, notify to his agents here that he wishes us well, and that his interest may not be employed against us. " Your moves should be made at once; every hour we lose is some strength lost. Choose your man directly, send him here, and let him and your Whig friends fully understand that a cordial union will en sure an easy vistory—that jealousy or distrust will certainly cause defeat. " You could not have a more effective person to corn. municate with the Whigs here than Lord C**********, " Yours truly, " J. Coppock, Esq." " J. A. ROEBUCK. I had further correspondence with Mr. Roebuck, but as his other letters are marked "private," I with hold them. The above extracted letters era not 80 marked. Oa the 313 t of May Mr. Roebuck having returned to London, came to me in Cleveland-row, and again on the Ist of June. He arranged with me a variety of matters, and soon again left for Bath, to await the arrival of Lord Duncan as his fellow-candidate. During Mr. Roebuck's absence from London, com munications were made to me on his behalf by his nearest relative, and on the 19th of June Mr. Roe buck was again with me in Cleveland-row. On that day I supplied Mr. Roebuck, from a private sub scription fund, with the means to pay his election ex penses, the inability on his part to meet them having been previously stated by him. I gave the money into Lis own hands. On the 29th June Mr. Roe buck was elected a Member for Bath, in conjunction with Lord Duncan. Mr. Roebuck's own letters speak for themselves— they lie before me ; my office call-books and memo randa made at the time, and evidence of my clerks and servants, will prove dates and Mr. Roebuck's pre sence at Cleveland-row. I could add much more, but I have, I hope, sufficiently vindicated myself from Mr. Roebuck's wanton, malignant, and unpro voked attack—an attack which little agreed with the warm expression of gratitude to me, made by Mr. Roebuck immediately after the election, in which I had interfered at his request, had been by him invited to come and aid him, and for the expenses of which I gave him the money to pay. I care Lot for hbuse irom political opponents ; hav ing always devoted my humble talents to Liberals of every grade, whether moderate Whig or ultra- Radical, when opposing a common political enemy— having never yet taken fee or reward for my services in any election—having never asked a favour for my self from Government or Member of Parliament—l have laboured to earn, and I am proud to possess, the confidence of a large body of the Liberal party. Mr. Roebuck sought my aid. I gave it him, and the transactions between us were sacred, until his gross violation of truth compels me in self vindication to disclose them. I could disclose more, as Mr. Roe buck's memory, now refreshed, may perhaps bring to his recollection. But I have done with Mr. Roe buck for the present. The man who, having solicited and obtained aid from any party, seeks to abuse and vilify those who have befriended him in his need, only requires to have his mendacity exposed; the public will put a due value upon him fur the future. I am, Sir, your very obedient servant, JAMES CorroCK. 3, Cleveland-row, March 3, 1852. COURT cutuuLAß. The Queen had a dinner party on Wednesday at Buckingham Palace. The company included her Royal Highness the Duchefs of Kent, the Portuguese Minister, and the Countess Lavralio, the Marquis of Douro, the Earl and Countess of Derby, the Earl and Countess of Malcae4oury, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, the Right Hon. the Spoaker and Mrs. Shaw Lefevre, Lord Adol phus Fitzclarence, the Right Hon. T. Pemberton L4gh, Sir Charles Eastlake, and Lieut.-General Brown (Ad jutant-Generat.) The Band of the Grenadier Guards attended during dinner, and performed the following selection:— Festlicher Hochzeit's Kirsch Mozart. Resit. and Aria, "Casilda" Waltz, "Victoria" Grand Quartnor, S omm erlatt. ••• ••• ••• ••• •• ``Gemmibsant sous • lo jong" (Le Prophe;e)... Meyerbeer. Aria, Vac ... . . H. Neumann. Po!ka, " Cerito" Sommerlatt. Her Majesty's Private Band afterwards attended, and played the following compositions:— Overture, " Il Pirate," ... Bellini. FatAasia, Flute, Mr. Richardson ... Richardson. Finale, Lit Act "Die lestigen Weiber von Windsor" Otto Nieolai. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Marchioness 01 Ely, Major-General Buckley, and Colonel Bouverie, went to Claremont yes terday atternoon and ♦isited the Countess de Neuilly and the French Royal Family. The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Mar chiones of Ely, the Honourable Caroline Cavendish, L rd Bran, Niajor-General Buckley, and Colonel Bou verie honoured the Princess's Theatre with their pre sence last evening. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess R)yal, and the younger members of the Royal Family, took their usual exercises yesterday in the garden of Buckingham Palace. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, left town at eleven o'clock yesterday morning for her residence, Frogmore, near Windsor. Lord Fitzroy Somerset had an interview with the Earl of Derby yesterday, at his official residence, in Dawning street. A deputation from the Irish Submarine Telegraph Company, consisting of Lord Erskine (Chairman) Messrs. H. Bridgeman, G. L. Browne, E. H. Sirr, J. Billing, and F. P. Hoare (Directors), Mr. C. Weil (En gineer), and Mr. L. H. Winek worth (Solicitor), had an interview with the Right Hon. J. W. Henley and Lord Colchester yesterday, at the Board of Trade. Lard Romney had an interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole yesterday, at the Home-office. A deputation, consisting of the Hon. R. H. Clive, M.P., chairman of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Haikay Company ; Mr. Knox, director ; and Mr. W. G. Roy, solicitor—and Mr. Carter, solicitor, and Mr. Stewart, secretary, on behalf of the London and North- Western Railway Company—bad an interview with the night )n. J. W. Hunk) , and Lord Colchester, on Wednesday, at the Railway Department of the Board of Trade. The Earl of Glengall had an interview yesterday with the Chencellor of the Exchequer, at his official residence in Downing -street. the Treasury The Ozerd University Commission had a meeting Yesterday at the official residence of the Fiat Lord of Rev. Professor OF Norwich in wning-street. Present—The Bishop the th e Dean of Carlisle, the Master of Pem broke,the o G w . el tid a d n , ci li, th J e . itLe.vD. A. p pi . er S , La ts l E e l y ., (secretary). Sir T. Fremantle had an interview with the Right Hon. J. W. H en l ey and,Lord C o l c h ester yester d ay, at t h e Board of Trade. Ro rALVAILSTEAMERS REP MAJES rrs co o THE ISLE OF MAN. Liverpool of the F 110.4 LIVERPou4 Captain Gill, the lat® tzl to the Isle of Man, Tnwald, h a ving retired into privatc v : t !f s e e r is, mar_ a royal mail steamer from a successful career in steamers, the shareholders of of fifteen years in sailing the and twenty-two years eatn-Packet Com :any and the public have determi ned to present him I With a substantial testimonial as a token the estima tion in which he is held, and of the high therlo h4s sbus,itsabineeedb cabmwobingensteehdisatpLasisveehrgpersi, a n c e t d er whichsub scription and til l n th towns for that purpose. Upwards of too/. has alreadyer been ,subscribed for this praiseworthy object, an d is little doubt before the list is closed that a very h and ! . ,lorne sum will be realised. Her Majesty, in proce e di rg to Scotland a f ew p ars ago, passed throu g h the M.nz S:trai , s and along the coast of the Isle of Man, callin g i n Douglas and RAins,,y Bajs. Oa that occasion applica tion' was made for a pilot for the royal squadron, and Captain Gill had the honour of being appointed to con duct the royal yachts and the vessels in company. The port of Liv:rpool has also benefited much by the tier vices of Captain Gill, as he was th e discoverer of the new channel, now call e d t h e V ictor i a Chanel, by which ves s, is can now enter the river Mersey at any state of the tide. II v ". A. Roebuck, Esq." th in le knowledgment of this letter, Mr. Roebuck OPPOSITION TO THE ENROLMENT OF THE MILITIA. Ile w .. On Wednesday a meeting of inhabitants of Southwark was t i Ist Wrote to me : held at the Bridge House Hotel, Wellington -street London torwa Y , dear Sir,—Nothing can be mor e strai g h t' bridge, to adopt measures in oppositio n to the enrolment' of th an t t t a, more fair, and permit me to say more wise, the militia. ApsaleryofPienlNlraatsti,onEswqa,stoiodk the chair. It was r I and di t t h h a e t c i o n un a t n r y c u a rg se ed Go th v a er t n t 4.1 64 , 3 _ 40 Course you propose to adopt. I find all my m he en ie t had ample means of de l % t o ,_: Willing to accede et once to your views, and already in its hands. A petition to Parliamen g t, etabodyin y g [ %ben stews , WAS Willed, and Vac uleotiug separated. R VO the choice of a second, candidateentirely to 4_ MR. ROEBUCK and MEt. COPPOCK. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. 8111 ) . --May I beg your insertion of the enclosed correspondence and statement. The publicity which M. Roebuck's statement in the House of Commons nita obtained, must plead my excuse for trespassing on your columns. I aim, Sir, your very obedient servant, JLMES COPPOCK. 3, Cleveland -row, March 5, 1852. TO THE LDITOR OF THE SUN. Siki—ln the Times of Tuesday, the 17th of F ebruary, I find the following report of the pro • e eedings in the House of Commons, on the previous evening : " Mr. Roebuck begged to inform the Noble Lord (Lord Claude Hamilton), that he for one, had 11A no- Mill to do with Mr. Coppock, in any of hi. ebctiorts; Rua-that Mr. Coppock would never have dared to come Where he was a candidate, pretending to be on his side. Re had stood alwa)s on his own ground; and as to his expenses, which, in relation to his eb-ctione, had never gene a farthing beyond the bond fide legitimate cx •". Penies, he had in each case been distinctly told by those !"11c, elected bim, that ho was iu no degree to consider himself called upon to meet them. " Lord C. Hamilton—' Is not the Honourable and Learned Gentleman a member of the Iklorm Club?' Mr. Roebuck—* Yes. I am, but I never go there.'" I was greatly astonished when I saw the foregoing report--the general accuracy of the Parliamentary reporters, and the distinctness of the averments made by Bilr. Roebuck, were asurances against misrepre . Bentation ; but before I gave implicit credence to what had read, I inquired from several Members of Par . 'lament if they had heard the words uttered by Mr. Roebuck. One and all confirmed the report. It has therefore been asserted by Mr. Roebuck, in his capacity of a Member of Parliament,—lst, that he had never had anything to do with me i❑ any of his elections; 2dly, that I should never have dared to come where he was a candidate, pretending to be cil his side ; and, idly, that, in effect, in all his elections, he had been returned free of expense, and had been under no pecuniary obligations to others for those expenses, or for providing funds to meet ! t here. These three assertions are false. I regret that am compelled to prove them so. Mr. Roebuck's atatement as to never going to the Reform Club can he proved false also, at least a hundred times within th e last twelve months, but I confine myself to the assertions which I can disprove under Mr. Roebuck's oWn hand. In May, 1841, Mr. Roebuck was not in Parliament, 'tit being anxious to get returned at the then coming election, he sought constant communication with me neon the subject. Great difficulties existf-d, as to his a gain contesting Bath—where, although he had ma ny political friends, he had numerous personal op r hvne ete• One section of the Liberal party remained t‘attached t to him; a considerable body wished to ex de him. Before he could stand for Bath, therefore, with SOY prospect of success, it was necessary to . e y eciliate and re-combine the entire Liberal ccn .tituenc_. It was at one time proposed that he ashould abandon Bath and go elsewhere ; but this co uld not be managed. M. Roebuck c a me almost daily to my house in „ dieveltad•row, until the 17th May. On that day ue a rranged with me that he would go down to Bath, feel his way with his old constituency, and report to t e how matters stood. 0 4 the 20th May he thus wrote to me : " Bath, May, 1 hursday 20, 1841. " My dear Sir,—l am now in a condition to tell 3 '; 1 °11 the state of this town as to the supposed coming ple ase You may apply to any one here you `s e eee and I feel confident that what I am about to tlgett will be confirmed, not disputed. "If I were to retire to-morrow you would to a ce r t ainty have in the two Tories-7CO voters at least Would plump for me to-morrow, and if I were to re -7° a large portion of these would at once go over to he T or i es. `` Though thus strongly feeling in my favour, they I ern also confident would be sincere supporters of any Li beral candidate who would fairly join with me, " if such can be found, we are sure of a victory. „ "Captain Seobell does not stand ; his health will not permit him. This has been ascertained by appli cation to himself, and he has distinctly -declined ,o come forward. "Mr. Ellis, whom you mentioned, is too ill, and in fact too muc h a ffl icte d by his lat e loss, to wish to • beer the noi se o f an e l ec ti on ; he also declines. The held is thus completely open for a good man. "Some of the Whigs (so called) here, profess such isre ng hatred to me, as to prefer a Tory to voting for „, -le . But if the Government desire a Whig of any t to come in, if they wish to keep the Tories out, f the y must not hesitate to declare this obstinacy, olly, These headstrong people, if they had their : il k if I were at once to retire to please them, would Li d themselves and their candidates in a miserable te lcority. , e propose to have a public meeting to let the " rest body o f th e Lib era ls who call themselves Whigs e t ? Avbat are our views, and what we desire of • .you Iv: I st. To send us a good name to be proposed as a u lg--Gisborne has been mentioned as a person ac ePtible to the Dissenting bodies here, many of whom prof ess i themselves Whigs. My strength is above d l ° oo ; if to these you can add two or three bun i,l ed of those who hold off from us, our victory Wo uld ' not simply be certain, but overwhelming. Thin th e G overnmen t may d o if th ey p l ease , by sen d- Iti us such a man as the one I have named, either hi mself or one like him. The expense will be trifling, a r are thing, and the gam e sure. Now, if you can se ed me the name of a good man by Monday, when We ere to have our meeting, I could propose and se care him. ~ll 2 . We wish you would intimate to your friends er as ~_ I mea n y our l e ading Whigs, the wishes of your ,_ 44t tY. If an app ea l is to be made to the Country, you must do it wisely. Your existence will depend on Y o ur numbers, and your numbers will depend upon a . toper management of your own friends. They are no condition to be supercilious They cannot have it all their ow n Way, and must be content w h en i n a Minoritthe members.Y in a c 7 ll ;cs uency to put up with one-half ueo (incog, mind),could come down yourself much good might be done. The I°l - Persons ought to be spoken to, they are wilful, vain fo o l s , w h o dread t o b e conquered by their Radi. ° e e l neighbours :—Mr. eeeeee, Dr. eseese***e Mr. **sees., Dr. ******, Mr. ***-4:**. "If the Whig Government really desire to have two Liberals in and keep out two Tories—if they do 4 ° 4 hate me touch as to desire to have four votes • against them, rather than let me in —they may easily, e4ea ,P l Y win the victory a g ainst the Tories. If you Will come down I will make this apparent to you in m4lt an -hour.—Yours, &c., o i f. A. ROE I3UCK . "dames Coppock, Esq. "Direct to me White Hart, Bath." To this letter I immediately attended. I wrote to ,the parties named by Mr. Roebuck , a nd to him I tented as follows : "3, Cleveland-row, 21st May , 1841. " 4 3' dear Sir,—Your retirement from Bath, tinder the circumstances, is out of the question. It is t herefor e necessar y t o p a i r y ou w ith a man who ca n t b ring to you, and receive from you, the whole s i?P o rt of the party. There is the most sincere (le -11 here t o e ff ec t thi s , and I have n o d ou bt we shall able to manage it. Gisborne cannot be had for e th, he i s wante d e l se where ; but I hop e th a t to lbl,it3te'iv or Monday we shall - get a proper man. It et i , 4 " be better that the Whig party in Bath should A zi Per ently nominate their candidate than that you l ee °lll d do it ; but if you or your friends will, regard- of town's rumour, leave the matter to us here, I certain that an acceptable man will come forward. 3 , 0 4 Ilverything shall be done to win over the parties 1. 1 , 11 name to sensible views of the present crisis. k i er e Must be general conciliation, and no obstinate „e t r ence to old prejudices. over 4 cannot stir from this place until the fight is y ot but I shall be ready to act upon any advice R es ,,. e laY give, and to avail myself fully of any sug %lon ii„„_ which may tend to secure the two seats for am, my dear Sir, yours faithfully, " JAMES COPPOCK. SUN, LONDON, EVENING) MARCH 5, 1852. OVERLAND MAIL INDIA. We have received, via Trieste, accounts in andt,i ation of the Indian mai►. A brief summary of the news, transmitted by telegraph, appeared in our im pression of Monday last. The Bombay Times of the 3d February says : " We mentioned in our last that during tha pre ceding fortnight our fears of war with Burroah had at once been awakened and allayed. At the date re ferred to intelligence to the 24 of January had reached us from Rangoon, intimating that the King of Burmah, on receipt of the letter of the Governor- General, had ordered arrangements to be made which seemed peaceful, and in all respects satisfactory to us. It quickly appeared that these professions were delu sive ; their obj‘-ct was to gain time ; within a week war ;began. Oa the 4th, the new Viceroy of the province arrived at Rangoon, and immediately pro ceeded with a series of acts in the last degree suspi cious. British subjacts were once more insulted, and the late governor, whose insolence had occasioned our remonstrances, was taken into favour. A polite message sent by the Commodore, requesting to be informed when a deputation from the squadron would be received, was met with derision, and after wards with a flat refusal. The deputation having presented itself was infiirmed, by orders of the Viceroy, that he was asleep, and all intercourse with the shore and fleet was forbidden. Mat ters having come to a crisis, Commodore Lamb, , rt, on the 6th, directed all the British sub jects immediately to embark, and offered refuge in the squadron to all who desired it; sixty unfortu nates, who were endeavouring to save their property, were detained and thrown into prison, the fleet having proceeded to the opposite side of the river, and re mained at anchor for 24 hours, the steamers being busily engaged meanwhile towing the lesser vessels out to sea. At length the Viceroy warned the Com modore, on the 9tb, that should he_ attempt to move down the river the squadron would be fired on from the shore. On the morning of the 10th the Fox was towed down and anchored within 400 yards of the stockade ; the steamer having returned to bring away with her a Burmese man-of-war, was fired on as she neared the Fox with the prize in tow. The fire was immediately returned with great vigour. The enemy dispersed after some three of them were supposed to have been slain. The squadron then proceeded on its course, and the river ports of Burmah pro claimed to be in a state of blockade—an arrange- went conditionally agreed upon beforehand by the Governor-General. Commodore Lambert proceeded immediately to Calcutta, to receive further instruc tions. We are now in the midst of active prepare , dons for a campaign, which cannot be fairly com menced until October, by which time a reinforce ment of steamers may be received from England, should this be deemed requisite. American as well as British subjects have been insulted. Our transat lantic brethren are said to long for a slice of territory in the East. The Malayan Pe ninsula is nearer the Western States than it is to Europe, and is scarcely less attractive than Hi a .. docstan itself. The conduct of Burinah justifies a war of annexation, and the sight of Republican energy and enterprise beside Anglo-Indian indolence, apathy, and extravagance, might be of greater benefit to India than the direct acquisition of territory. The troops ordered to concentrate on Roree in Sinde, with the view to the coercion of Ali Moored, are moving towards their destination. It is believed that the arch traitor, feeling himself at our mercy, will concede everything required of him without a blow, and that the troops will be countermarched before they have accomplished half the journey assigned to them. The Punjaub seems tranquil; nothing deci sive has within the past fortnight occurred on the frontier.—Lieut. Boulnois, of Engineers, and a couple of other young officers, having proceeded from the fort of Dubb on a shooting excursion, were fired on by a party of Momunds, who lay in ambush for them ; the former was killed on the spot ; the two latter es caped unhurt. Colonel Mackeson, the new Commis sioner at Peshawar, is said to have succeeded in his negotiations with these wild tribes to abstain in future from molesting us. The Governor-General was last heard of at Secrole ; he had declined visiting Lucknow or seeing the King of Oude. A long in terview with the Resident, Colonel Sleeman, is said greatly to have alarmed the Court, the character of which, from the head downwards, seems to be as hateful as it is contemptible. His Lordship was ex pected at Calcutta about the 6th. The Commander in -Chief of India has left Pesbawur, and is on his way back to the provinces. The Governors and Com manders-in-Chief of Madras and Bombay are at their respective presideuces. Trade is dull, freight low, and the general state of the country unsatisfactory even in the midst of peace—a longing in all directions being expressed for the expiry of the charter. The Bombay Government continues to temporise and be mystefy on Baroda matters—incurring thereby an . amount of obl oqu y pro b a bly exceeding their de merits, heavy a s th e y are ; an d ne ver was the British character held in lighter estimation in Western India than it is at the present moment." COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENC E. BOMBAY, FEn. 2. The Money Market --Since our last we have no change to notice in our Money Market. Loans on Go vernment Securities are readily o b ta ined at 4 per cent. per annum. Thi s i s a great contrast to the price for similar accommodation on the other side of India—the Bank of Bengal ch arg i ng 8 per cent., an d the Bank of Madras 12 per cent. ; an d i t is b elieve d, f u ll employ moat is found for th e i r means at these rates . The Commercial B an k of India has j ust declared and paid a dividend of th ree - an d- a-halfper cen t. (at the rate of seven per cent. p er annum) for the ha lf year ending 31st of December, c arry i ng about 10,000 r. t o undivided profits and reserved fund. We notice that out of a capital of 34 laces, this institution has about 24 employed in Ex change operations, viz, 13 lacs in London, and 11 lees in China. From this we may infer that the field for local busi ness in Bombay is not increasing, and that operations in exchange are of a more safe and profitable nature. The continued easy state of the Money market has a favourable e leakedacti ono u n pprice s t a o h t e fs l e:u u rr r e i a t n i t e t s l ;i a t n e d s : Lb° follow ing Sicca Fives 1825-26,1829-30 New Fives..... Sicca Fours at 94 1 / 4 Co's Fours at 9 i 1/4 Transfer Loan a t 114 Bombay Bank Shares Oriental Bask Co poration Shares at 12i 4 per cent. prem. Commercial Bank Shares , ...... at 7 per cent. discount. Agra Bank Shares ........ at 6 per cent. prem., G. I. P. Railway Shares .................. Par. Imports—Cotten Piece G o ods —Although the arrival of fresh supplies has not been great, very little desire has been shown on the part of dealers to purchase; in consequence the business done during the past fortnight has not been to any great extent. Grey Shirtings-- - 46 in. up to 52 reed little asked for, 56 reed and up wards is in good demand, but we cannot record any improvement in value; 45 in. of all descrip tions command a fair inquiry. Grey Maddapolams continue dull and very low in value. Gray Jam:mete—Except the fine qualities, which are in fair request, these goods have scarcely been asked for. Gray T Cloth—Up to 50 lbs. in moderate demand, while 6 lbs. and upwards is scarce and wanted, and prices have advanced 2 to 3 (tunas per pi ece . Grey Long Cloth very dull of sale and in no request. Grey Domestics of every description in very good demand. Bleached Shirtings—Up to 60 reed very dull, 66 reed and upwards command a good inquiry. Bleached Maddapolams are still of sale. Bleached Jsconets—Low qualities very dull of sale; medium and upwards in fair demand. dyed mul es, very dull spotsobo o d o a s k , ll bleachedti twmuslin,iiszv .1 5 n d b r u: a l mulls, andidYpei-cl ( 1 3 ai d u r l e l s s s , S advanced cl o a f l i ci a aa l itn e liacn . mysg Low lappets, appet scarf, dhoties of fancy bor der, in fair request. Cot on Yarn—Both mule and water has been in steady d em , ai d, to e; prices on all counts have slightly Dyed orange is in good request, while Turkey red is very dull and difficult of sale. Woollens—There has been rather more life in the state of our market of late. Metals—English bar iron - and Swedish bars, although alike declined in price, still command a fair inquiry. Nail Rsd, round, in good demand, and has advanced in price, while square is dull, atd without improvement in value. Sheet iron is in fair demand. Hoops are rather dull. Swedish steel, in tubs and faggots, remain without improvement in value. Spelter, as well as lead, bosh pig and sheet, dull, and declined in value. Copper—Braziers and Sheathing are in good demand, and have advanced, while tiles remain without improve ment. Bottoms slightly advanced, South American is without change in value, and is in good demand. Cochineal continues dull and depressed. Saffron has declined in price to 17r. to 171 r. per lb., in consequence of the large supply which has been re ceived overland. 2251b5. saffron, 17r. Ba. per lb. Bottles, both quarts and pirate, in demand. A sale of 260 gross of the latter from London has been made at Ir. 3a. per dozen. Beer—Allsop's and Bass's none. The only brand now in the market is Whitbread, for which 43r. has been received. Marine Stores—Little or no inquiry exists for canvass, bleached or brown; the same may be said of paints, spirit of turpentine, and twine; but for oil of linseed, and Patent cordage a good inquiry exists. Red and white lead dull of sale. Spirits—A demand exists for brandy in wood, while in bottle it 13 dull of sale. With gin the reverse is the case—the demand exists for the bottle, while in wood it is dull. Linseed continues in good demand, and is without c h a nge in Value. p e pper, Bhutcool, in very good deraund, and prices have advanced to 58. Tellicherry in moderate inquiry ; prices without change since last report. EXPORTS.—Cottun wool—The market has remained n steady, in c onsequence of the re d uce d st oc k an d the purch ases having been ma d e for the China market. Prices for B roac h, S ura t, Jambooseer, tole d ably i ! and Mlle:a, hay s s li g htl y a d vanced. Of t h e new crop, as yet only ts unali quantity has cozie in from Cautki.th ; other descriptions will soon make their appearance, but we do not look for it in large quantities till March next. Opium—Notwithstandin g discoureging accounts of the markets which have been receivco from ChMa, the market has continued steady, and prices have oven slightly advanced. Vreights to Great Britain continue scarce-2Z 7s. 6d. for Liverpool and 21. 10s. for London. To China it has declined, to 13rs. to ' , qrs. per candy. Exchange on England, in cOnsequerice of the supply from China being. rather small, has declined to 2s. Ofd. to 'id., but in the interim there bds been a great dell of fluctuation; it has been as low as 23. and 'as high as 2s. NJ. On China, 217r8. to 218 per 100 dollars. On Calcutta 1 per cent. premium at (10 days' sight. THE ELECTIONS. COLO EIESTER. RE-ELECTION OF LORD J. MANNERS. On Wednesday, Mr. George Wangrove Cooke, who, it will be rec,ll, ca-d, (Tensed the return of Lord John Manners, in February, 1850, again :paid a visit to the town, and yeaterny `Thursday) morning, although it was understood that the matter would Lot be carried further than the nomination and show of hands, ap peared with his friends upon the hustings and was loudly cheered by the crowd below. The Conservative candidate milt with a somewhat 'chequered reception, the cheers of his supporters. though aided by the hearty lungs of a good sprinkling of the farmers of the neighbourhood, being occasionally drowned by the his T se h s e o f f o t r h m o a se l o p f r t o li c e ee o d p ivas opposit e party, been gone through w i t h a brief addres s f rom the Mayor (Arthur E g ' e ci ntmen who bespeaking might have to address a patient hearing for them, the business of the nom i nat i on procee d e d, Lord John - vlanners bein g propose d b y G eorge a L i a l ing th , e Round, E,ci , banker, and seconded by W. W. Haw kins Esq., who is mentioned a s th e pro b a bl e sec ond candidate in the Conservative interest at the next general election. Mr. Cooke was proposed by Samuel S. Brown, Esq., a corn-merchant, seconded by W. R. Havens, Esq , a non practising barrister and gentleman of property, resident in the neighbourhood. Lord Join; MANNERS first addressed the electors, and claimed the renewed suffrages of the electors, on the ground that the principles which he professed in 1850 he had not swerved from; that he stood before them the came man as on the occasion when they first returned him to represent them; and that, as he had been in 1850 and down to the preient time, they had every reason to believe be should remain in 1853 and 1854. Mr. CooKE said he appeared before them again to make a deliberate protest and claim, on the part of the Liberal electors of Colchester, against any conclusion being drawn from the tact of this election going prac tically unopposed. Supposing the constituency to be all Conservatives, th e y might well be proud of Lord John Manners as a representative; and from those who enter tained his (Mr. Cooke s) opinioni, the Noble Lord de served personally the highest respect, and his principles all the opposition they could possibly give to them. He came before them as a member and the advocate of a Government which confessedly existed solely upon the mercy of its friends and the forbearance of its opponents; but still it might have been hoped that the Noble Lord would have satisfied a little of that curiosity—which was natural even in the male mind — (Laughter)—as to the principles which that Government intended to act upon. For aught they knew, it might after all turn out a good reforming Government. Its leader, Lord Derby, when Mr. Stanley, fought his last great battle in the House of Commons in the p os ing of his own Reform Bill, with his present Lord Chancellor, and was the colleague with Lord Althorpe in a Cabinet which supported measures of reform.—(llear, bear.) Then, in its great leader in the House of Commons, they had a man who had de clared in print that he was not for the ballot and house hold suffrage.—(Hear, bear, and laughter.) And where were the recognised champions of the agricultural in terest —such men as the Duke of Richmond, who would have insisted on the re-imposition of protection, and the M arqu i s o f Granby, who w as f or a long time the leader of the Protectionist party in the House of Commons?—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) He had great hopes of the Government in a reforming point of view, and he bad great hopes even of the Noble Lord who now solicited their suffrages; but as to wbat principles they would advance in the meantime, he ap pealed to the Noble Lord to give a more distinct answer than he had hitherto done; because, if they meant to proceed upon no-reform and upon anti-free trade prin ciples, it was right that the country should know it, in order that the supporters of these measures might take their position for defending and advancing these mea sures.--(Cheers.) Lord JOIIN MANNERS declined being goaded to pre mature revelations. The show of hands which was taken being greatly in favour of Mr. Cooke, a poll was demanded for Lord John Manners; after which the proposer and seeonder of the former gentleman withdrew their nomination, and Lord John Manners was declared duly , elected. The NOBLE LORD briefly returned thanks for the honour, and the proceedings terminated. DROITWICH. RE-ELECTION OF SIR JOHN PAKINGTON. The office of Colonial Secretary in the new adminis tration having been accepted by Sir John Pakington, his seat for this little borough became, of course, vacated thereby. The election took place yesterday, and the Rfght Hon. Baronet was re-elected. Sir John has made himself very active at Quarter Sessions, and always managed to keep himself well with the small squires and other persona of that sort in the neigbourhood, and these in return manage to keep alive a certain sort of influence in Sir John's favour at Droitwich. The poor persons engaged in the salt trade, who work very hard for a very little money, both male and female, care little about Sir a fo s r a th ee e rt " e b f ig at l t o e a m f." t John Pakington, and they grouped about the streets yesterday hissing about the bread -taxers, and gloomily crying There little show of enthusiasm. Pthis The bells rang; one or two of the inhabitants hung out a flag, but the usual banner, "Protection to British morning to get up a Industry," was somehow or other missing. The concourse of people was not what may be said to be large; the parish containin g a population of from three to four thousand; withinthe borough is com prised more than double that number; yetitwould be a stretch to say that on the ground below the hustings (which only contained Sir Jh kin ton's personal friends), there were three hund o re n d Fa persons. g The MAYOR (J. G. Smith, Es q.), resd the writ from the Crown-office to the Sheriff, g ßeadin on slowly, and coming to that part where her • us g Meesty is de scribed as " Defender of the Ettifhra,c,iho. Worship, j in the fulness probably of his anxiety f ? tli s e welfare of the borough over which he presides, or described the Sovereign as "Defender of the Borough." A great guffaw from the people below followed. His Worshipthen addressed the public:—" Who (he said) will yon have for your mem ber, . ber?" He repeated the phrase your mem ber?" He repeated the phrase three times distinctl with a pause between; after the e firstt reetimes were half y, there . a score cries of Sir John Pakington; after ,the; second appeal the number increased, and the last time there were more appearances of spon tan i ety in the expression; t h e re was a pretty gen era l cry of " Sir John Pakinaton " w. E. RICKETTS, Esq. , in a neatly laudatory speech - . n ominated the Right lion. Sir _ d Pakington as a fit and proper person to represent the b • ' h borough of Droitwic in Parliament. Mr. E. BgAnOItOFT Seconded the nomination. No other candidate having been The Mason forthwith declared Right Hon. the Bart. duly elected. There was no cheering even then—a quieter lot of people assembled for an election Purpos e was perhaps never before seen. At length some of Sir John's zealous friends called oat " Give him a good 'un," whereupon the people good-humouredly obeyed, and got up a round or two of cheers. The Eight Hon. Sir Job P - ARINGTON commenced by observing that it now became his duty, for the fourth t i me , to return to them his most heartfelt thanks for the confidence they had reposed in him, and for their again returnin g kindness in him as their representative in the House of Commons. e e —e had on that occasion to thank them, not as heretofore for the renewal of their confidence on the expiring a -- a Parliament in the regular course, but because it had b ecome their const i tut i ona l rivile e to decide whether th ey would send him g the House of Commons, after it had pleased back to her Most Gracious Majesty to entrust him with the seals of one o f the most important, and at the same time one of the most arduous, offices under the Crown. He felt, then, in those circumstances do u bl y th e d uty th a t devolved upon bins to speak to them frankly—to state fairly his views with reference to publi c affairs.—(Hear, hear.) The present Parliament wa s now fast drawing to a close, and before a very lo ng periad elapsed must nec e s sar ily be dissolved;at would pro b a b ly b e t h e more fitting time, perhaps,_; to . he speak of su bj ec t s o f na tional interest more in dttail hadbut ther e were three sub jects especially in which taken an active part, and in which he had felt a large interest from time to time, that on each o f them he begged leave to offer some remarks.—(llear, hear.) Tee first was the dis tress and suffering into w , hich our West Indi a c olonies had b een un f or tunately plu n g ed ; second, the remark able national movement of last year consequent on the meas ures o f the Pope of Rome, commonly called the Papal A ggress i on; a nd, thirdly, the plans supposed, or rather the attempts ma d e , to obtain relief for the suf fering agriculturists of this country.—(Hear, hear.) The first subject to which be would call their atten tion was that of the West India colonies. The Act for the Regulation of the Sugar Duty passed in 1846. He (Sir John Pakington) had no hesitation in saying that, in his bumble judgment, no act of the late Government was more reprehensible than that one affecting the sugar duties and our West India colo nies; by - which prospectively , slave-grown sugar was admitted on equal terms as it was from our own colonies. —(Hear, hear,) In fact, in e very respect, this measure of 1846 was uncalled for, unjust, and illusory to all whose interests were bound up in the Prosperity of our West India colonies. The results f o.._that measur e o f th e last Parliament exhibited all the evil effects he had predicted; so much was this felt that in 1848, such was the distress that had ensued, that it was his for tune to be associated with that most excellent Ins ll ' the late Lord George Bentinck, in a Committee of the House of Commons ap pointed to inquire into the condition and cause of suffer ing of those colonies. After the labours of that Com mittee were over, he pressed a_ motion - on th e H ouse o f Commons for the relief o f the suffering colonists—. (Hear, hear)—and in consequence of the manner in which the slave question W as involved in his motion be had the support of many of the moat zealous of the free trade party and of the majority of the members of Sir Robert Peel's Cabinet. Oa that occasion it was only by th e narrow majority of fifteen that her Majesty's Minis ters escaped defeat.—(gear, hear.) The result was thitt the Qovernment pre 'Yob They altered the Act of 1846, and postponed the period at which the duties era to be Equalised until 1854.—Carar, hear.) In 1850 he (Sir John) again took an active part in the discussion in the House of Comnaons, having again the support of the majority of Sir Robert Peefe Government, he found himself again beaten by a small majority. But this great question. which was of such vital importance to the interests, to the prosperity, and the welfare of our colonies, still remained for settlement on a proper footing; the national character was at stake in so far that it should be done in a spirit of fairness, and having fully . in view everythiug that had been done by this country to put an end to the slave trade.—(Hear.) He now came to the subject of Papal Aggression of last year.—(Hear.) From the accident of his being abroad at the time he was unable to take part in what then took place, but in his place in the House of Commons he re corded his vote in favour of the measure of her Ma jesty's late Government, though that measure was not altogether satisfactory to him, but it was still valuable as a protection against the course the Pope had pursued. He had always been in favour of a conciliatory policy towards the Catholics; he voted in favour of the per manency of the Maynooth grant in 1845; et►il he held it to be the duty of a Christian Legislature to uphold the Protestant character of our national institu tions. The Roman Catholics were now the aggressors ; they had themselves to blame for anything affecting their privileges that might hereafter be done. It seemed that conciliation with them had been carried too far; their conduct, in regard to the Synod of Thurles and to the aggression movement— their commencing to appoint archbishops and bishops in England—had done much to injure them in the esteem of the people of England; and, for his own part, he de clared that could he have foreseen what was to take place, ho would not have supported the Maynooth grant, which was now no longer en annual vote of the House of Commons, but had been carried into a law, sanctioned by the three branches of the Constitution; under these circumstances it was a very nice and difficult question to say whether it would be wise to undo what had been done in 1845. Sir John next turned to the third of the heads of his discourse. In 1850 Mr. Disraeli brought forward a proposition in which it was proposed to relieve the landal interest by a re-arrangement of the burdens pressing on them, and the motion was negatived by a small majority only. At the commencement of the last session another motion on the subject was brought for ward, and her Majesty's Ministers were beaten by a ma jority of 14; being subsequently beaten on a motion for reform, they resigned, and Lord John Russell threw up office, finding it impossible to carry on the affairs of the country. He (Sir John) did not blame Lord John Russell for that, because the Noble Lord found himself in a false position, in which no man carrying on the govern ment of this country ought to stand. At that time, however, in consequence of the extraordinary position of parties, the Noble Lord consented to resume his high office, which was equally unobjectionable. But what he (Sir J. Pakington) did blame him for was the manner in which he eaten:ll:mod to regain strength and to retain power.—(hear, hear.) What couree did he adopt? Why, the first was to eject on very short notice the most able and the most popular of his colleagues; and the next was, to bring in a Reform Bill, of which they had lately heard so much; and never was any attempt more signally unsuccessful; in a very short time after Parliament opened he was beaten by the colleague whom he had ousted, and the new Reform Bill had any thing but strengthened his Government. The Right Honourable Gentleman went on to discuss this measure, which he thoroughly condemned; at the same time he disclaimed the idea that ho was not " a man of pro gress." Progress was his watchword; and, in his opi nion, no reflecting man could witness the changes that had taken place dering the last few years, whether in our manufacturing system, or in our railway system, or in the education of the people, with out adopting progress as his principle. Enlightened progress ought to bo the aim of every statesman. He did not stand by the first Reform Bill as a final measure ; but he %mild never support measures brought in shaped to suit the interests or views of a particular class. The Right Hon. Baronet proceeded next to dis cuss the question of bribery, of which he avowed his abhorrence, and adverted to his own efforts to suppress it, though he denied that it would have been put a stop to had the late Prime Minister's Bill passed into a law. With respect to the policy of the future Government he could only say that he adopted to the fullest ex tent the sentiments expressed by the eminent leader of his party, the Noble Lord at the head of the Go vernment, in that eloquent and .powerful speech—a speech worthy of the first of a great and Christian country. The first duty of the Government would be to preserve untarnished the honour and dignity of Eng land; and most earnestly did he hope that as long as he and his colleagues had the honour to be the servants of her Majesty, they would preserve uninterrupted the blessings of peace; he believed, however, that the best mode to secure that was to show that they were pre pared to maintain and defend the national honour; to show that Englishmen were mindful of the dignity due to the country.—(Hear, hear.) As for a n y war panic, he believed ther e was ess cause for any su ch thing at the present time than e ver; h e b e li eve d t h a t all the surrounding nations were most anxious to preserve their amicable relations with us; but it must be borne in mind that occasions did occasionally arise when Governments were unable to control, or were awed by the passions of their own people; therefore the present Government agreed with their predecessors that the national defences ought to be in an efficient state, and also as to the ex pediency of re-organizing and placing on an efficient foot ing our national militia. The Right Hon. Baronet next touched upon the question of ;national education—of which he avowed himself a supporter- if the various differences on the subject could be arranged, and one general scheme organized. With reference to oar com mercial system, he wished it to be placed on such a footing that the interest of all should be consulted; a general election was, however, not distant, and the question must be decided by the people. For his own part, he could only say that he had always avowed the principles of moderation; in 1846, he had decidedly opposed the re peal of the corn-laws, but looking to the position the question had now assumed, it could not be concealed that it was very different to what it was in that year. Never doubting, and he believed that many Free-traders were of the same opinion, that the repeal was much too abrupt, any change no w effected must be done with due caution. One thing was certain, that the agriculturists had suffered great distress. They had, however, been told by Lord Derby that his opinion on the subject was unchanged, and his Lordship had expressed an opinion in which he (Sir John) concurred, in favour of a fixed duty, partly for the sake, of protection and partly for the sake of revenue; but that in the main his opinion was un changed.—(Hear.) For his own part, he (Sir John) thought that such an arrangement as he bad men tioned would be the most satisfactory. (A voice—" The big loaf.") He wished for that, too, for the poor man; but in his opinion the real interests of all classes ought to be equally considered; and at the same time allay the ides which had arisen in the minds of th e landed interest;and the agriculturists that there wasanindisposT tion on the part of the Legislature to listen to their com plaints, or to do anything in the way of redressing their grievances. Strongly in favour as he was, however, of a moderate fixed duty, as a means of preventing a ne cessary fall in prices, and as a source of revenue, he admitted, in the present state of the House of Commons, it would be impolitic to attempt even that, or to alter in that particular our commercial policy. The subject was a difficult one, and must be decided by the people at the next election. The great object of the present Admi nistration was the permanent welfare of all classes; the present servants of her Majesty would endeavour to sae that the interests of the manutacturers, of the agricul turists, and the interests of the working men, were all equally respected.—(Hear.) The present Administra tion had come into office at a time of great difficulty, when their predecessors had, he might say, abdicated their functions; they had a right to a fair trial; they asked only fair play; he had confidence in all parties in the House of Commons that they would accord it to them; but more than all, he believed this—that if even there were any truth in the rumours abroad of a factious opposition, the people would, as a body, repel any such attempt. He concluded nearly in th e l anguage o f L ord Derby, by remarking that the affairs o f ki ng d oms were directed by an overruling Providence; and he concluded by an earnest prayer, that when he retired from office he might leave the colonies in at least as prosperous a condition as they had been left by his prethcessor.— (The Right Hon. Baronet spoke for an hour and a half.) CHICHESTER. RE-ELECTION OF LORD G. LENNOX. The election of is Member for the city of Chichester, owing to the acceptance by Lord George Charles Henry Gordon Lennox of the office of one of the Lords of the Treasury, was held yesterday (Thursday), at the Town Hall of that city. The Mayor of Chichester, WILLIAM GRUGGEN, Esq., having opened the business by taking the usual oaths, and making the customary declaration, Dr. M`CAROGHER, J. P., proposed Lord G. C. IL G. Lennox for re-election, eulogising the manner in which he had hitherto performed the duties of a representative of the city. ROBERT HENRY, Esq., a councillor, seconded the nomination briefly. had The MAYoR having inquired if any gentleman any other candid a t e to propose, an d rece i v ing 2 nnox sponse in the affi rmat i ve , d ec l are d L or d G. il re duly re-elected. His LORDSHI P th en sa id h e h a d f or the th ird time to ll that thank the electors of Chichester for placing. i e h g in thanked proud position of their representative. the electors for the kind manner in hi friends and canvass he had been received by b°th a d the honour of whiirhavi during his opponents, his Lordship said he had ' lied Government having a seat in the recently- ns offered to him. He felt himsel f i he t ely flattered by thought those being so distinguished, an da in that distinction. whom ho represented share The party to which he had the honour to belong h a d desire to furth er t h e always been act ua t e d b y a genu ine . and this was all that party interests of the country, a - sought to carry out without referen ? ee w hot T o heW w as i n G power. hat year But what had happened Govern ment was defeated by its own friends, and in consequence a by nor majesty to term a government. Lord Derby was called upon . do i ng the reins of goveraino d not succeed in new Ministry. He d i dragged ou a miserab le exis tence, John Russell resumed That Ministry, t he hohweve s;hole ot England and of Europe tem°, end . at , lengt h .irement defeat dismissal of that was startiea at the re. port and e —ea matt cf colos saltset% the largest number of personal Ministry's greaten Whig statesman of the age. genius, and who a the Souse of any f T o h ll e ow s e it r t s in i g a s thof the present session came on, and it was little supposed that the man who had been so ignomi niously,ed, as had Lord_ Palmerston, would have diseluj b whom If been the One j _ is late colleagues would be but so it was, and Lord Derby was turned out of office; ~,„,n called upon to take o ffi ce. Ho (Lord Lennox) 6 5 --- w ould ea)! but little as to th e po l icy of the new Adwinis soon; it had only been in office for a few clam and J during that time it had been engeged in filling up the various posts that had become vacant. It would not, therefore, be expected that he would give an exact out. line of the present Clorernment'a policy, the more so as the present Parliament wee nesr its end, and be would, therefore, have to address his constituents again v.,ry shortly. But he might say that a Governraent never took office more free from paety prejudice or factions motives than did the present. A more disinterested body of men wet never called to power, cr one that bad more at heart the welfare and interests of the country. As to what would be its financial policy, that was a subject he could not but speak on te4h delicacy and hesitation. It was certain that at present there was a large amount of unequal taxation, and the pressure of this was much felt by certain classes.—(Hear, hear.) He trusted that measures might be adopted to remove this inequality of taxation, and that en end might also be put to that fatal class warfare which had existed for so long a period.—(Hear.) The educalion of they etiog was a topic of the greatest interest and importance ; and he trusted that, whatever system was adopted by th e presenr Administration, it would ba found to be one that respected the rights and interests of all denominations, as well as those of the Church.—(Hear, hear.) He had during his canvass hid the subject of the continuance of the Maynoeth grant often brought before him. That was a question involved in much difficulty, and he could only say that when it came before the House, as it shortly would, he should listen with the greatest atten tion to the arguments on both sides, and give his vote upon it to the best of his .ability. He was an attached member of the Church of England, and would always do his utmost to maintain that Church's dignity cud usefulness.—(Cheers.) The question of legis.ativo reform had attained an undue importance; it had been made much of by the late Ministry, who, Stirling itself in the jaws of death, made " reform" a buttress to sup port its fallen fortunes.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Bright had thought proper to say that Lord Derby had pledged himself against all reform. but those who had read Lord Derby's speech on Friday night last would are that he said he would support the reform of all abuses. As to the revival of the Anti-Corn-law League at Manches ter, he (Lord Lennox) thought that when a thing was revived that some reason for that revival should be given; but all that Mr. Cobden said to justify its re vival was that Lord Derby stood pledged to restore pro tection. This he (Lord Lennox) denied. All that Lord Derby said was, that he would obey the voice of the people in the matter when it was expressed. ju mped into had been said that the present Ministry had into power on the question of protection; but it was well known that the question on which the late Ministry was defeated was on that of a Militia Bill. It was not a question of corn, but whether or not an efficient system of defence should be provided for the country.—(Hear.) His Lordship concluded by congratulating the electors on the quiet and orderly manner in which the business , of the election had been conducted, and which he thought was a proof of the little need there was for the ballot A rote of thanks to the mayor concluded the proceed ings. WENLOCK. On Wednesday the lion. George Cecil Weld Forester, who has accepted the office of Comptroller of her Ma jesty's Household under Lord Derby 's administration, was re-elected for the borough of Wenlock without opposition. The nomination took place at the Town Hall, Much Wenbick, at eleven o'clock, A.m. After the usual formularies bad been gone through, Mr. T. DUTTON (of Shipton) nominated the Hon. George Cecil Weld Forester as a fit and proper candi date to represent the borough in Parliament. Mr. G. PRITCHARD seconded the nomination. The Rev. W. H. WAYNE (rector of Wenlock) put the following questions to the candidate:- 1. " What are your present sentiments in reference to the rescinding of the Act of 1845 fur the endowment of the C.)llege of Maynooth? 2. " What are your present sentiments on the pending proposition to admit Jews to a seat in Parliament? 3. " Are you disposed to support a legislative provi sion for the inspection of monasteries and nunneries? 4. " What are your present views of the expediency of altering th e ex i st i ng statutes of mortma i n , w i t h a v i ew to facilitate by the bequests of the dying the endowment of religious institutions?" Colonel FORESTER observed, in reply, that he fully concurred in the views of the Rev. Gentleman on these subjects. During the lust twenty-four years he had sat in Parliament for that borough he had always opposed the concession th a t had been granted to Rome, and would continue to do so. In reference to the Jews his vote had already been recorded against their admission to Parliament, and he saw no reason why he should alter it. With the third proposition he perfectly agreed, and would do everything in his power to forward the views laid down in that question. With regard to the last proposition, ho concurred with the Rev. Gentleman that some stringent measures ought to be adopted so as to foil the subtle machinations of Jesuitical priests, who extort money from the dying for religious purposes. The returning officer then called for a show of hands, after which he declared the Hon. George Cecil Weld Forester duly elected a member for the borough of Wenlock. SPORTING NOTES. No. CLXXXII. THE COVENTRY MEETING, So. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Ttie majority of the remarks in my analysis of the Liverpool Steeplechase were borne out by the run ning; and although I certainly did not select Miss Mow bray as the winner, I announced the fact that, as the aristocratic money was on her, her chance was not to be dispised. It may be remembered that I said of Maurice Daley—" He is likely to astonish the natives;" he did so by running second, the identical position I presumed he would occupy ; and that was the reason why I advised my readers to back him for a place, in preference to a win. My other fancy animal, Maria Day, fell early in the race, and was not perseverved with. The race, though a fast one, was not equal to Abd el-Kader's memorable spin. Banshee, after her half dozen wretched exhibitions last year, no one could possibly expect to see figuring in the first place for the Spring Cup; but, singular to say, she won easily. She must have wonderfully improved during the winter months, or the field behind her been of a very trashy description. The favourites, Abbess of Jerveaux and Hungerford, followed her in as they stood in the betting; the rest were soon out of the fray. On Tuesday next, Coventry will afford the sporting fraternity a good day's recreation. The first race, the Coventry Handicap, will be run at half-past one. The majority of the acceptances for this race will be found at the post; and I expect the result will rest with Merry Peal, Avia, and BROTHER TO Sumccre; the last named I take it the best of the trio. The Craven Steeplechase has six- . and-twenty acceptances, being within four of the number of entries, which I consider is paying the handicapper a great com pliment. The money not having been put on any animal to any extent as yet by the public, or any of the stables, it will be difficult to select the winner- ' it must be borne in mind, however, that Mr. Mangan has brought his cb. horse Farnham over especially for this race; and as he is weighted at lest 31b, his winning is anything but an impossibility. Sir John, I fancy, will not run. Abd-el- Kader may, but to no purpose. Sir Peter Laurie and Vainhope look very well at their respective weights. Peter, Bourton, Postilion, and Warner, are not attractive to me. Hall-and-Half will not start. Maria Day Ido not know what to make of. Little Queen and Joan of Arc are without a chance. (Near looks enticing at lOst 21b, and Carrig, at the same weight don't look bad. Hardwick is scratched. liissa wa Y with Venture, Victress, Jack-of-all , Trades, and Sea man will not do at any price. Miss Mowbray,a I should say, will be reserved for Doncaster. chance Gazza Ladra, if she starts, cannot Possibly have than at Liverpool. St. Helier Ca All things in have a hope, should Maurice Daley run. preference to will have abetter...y consideration, I feel inclined to give t he with FARNHAM and MAURICE Thar.%, we„ on Peter Laurie, Oscar, and La Gazza Ladr se. I , el' Full particulars, starters , ciie.rae l oo ks well for the , on Monday evening. with The Free Handicap Ilur morning,this except on the ' A slackto- day, the quotations on which it will GEBNeEtRai Betting g L O v r e il ry ALF Steeplechase run i ve . Hobble Noble not quite so be unnecessary tog k. the m rket as last wee firm in THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. March 5, 1852. P onTING INTELLIGENCE. S TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. The on ly bets were 5 to 1 (in fifties) agst Hobbie Noble; 12 and 13 to 1 (to 1501,) agst Or e li o; an d 22 to 1 (to a pony) eget Lapidist. The room was very thinly attended. Tug DERBY.--In our Uountry Edition last night, Bobbie Noble was unfortunately quoted at 50 to 1 instead of 5 to 1. _TBhcreEpicaEh'lsieaPtitenEßoAfOrE ANDthene OB national work h as been deferrewdantni A di ß thr o ee N itt r iimonofr B t s thh 2 ies . vp E iser T ed A se G ne E dt purpose of includin latest moment, cogn all ev en t s an d a lt era ti ons t o th e the assemblin g of consequent on the meeting of Parliament and the aristocracy in town. The edition just hsued is therefore Mr. Burke' complete to the day of its appearance. "Peerage a n d B arone t age ' has been long and universally acknowledged as the most perfect and compre hensive record o f th e t i t l e d c l asses. I t compr i ses ever y name in th e P eerage and Baronetage supplying besides an inter esting historical memoir of each'family, and a mass of most important information to be found nowhere else : for instance, an account of " Peerages Claimed," of " British Subjects who are Foreign Noblemen," of " Precedence" in all its grades, of all the " Orders of Knighthood," &c., &c. To the whole is appended a list of mottoes, translated and il lustrated; and the engravings of arms, fifteen hundred in number, are appropriately incorporated with the text. RIFLE CLuns.--Some little surprise has been oc casioned by the very moderate sum, quoted in Messrs. Nicoll's estimate, for the supply of a complete equipment of uniform for the above corps, and particularly as iu many instances the Minis rifle is included, it may be as well to state that calculations were made on the usual result caused by the large purchases necessary for the supply of almost every large town in the United Kingdom. At the same time com petent persons are being sent to all parts for the purpose of taking measure and instructions of each person, so that the unsightly appearance caused by the clumsy, haphazard ar" , rangement of the old military clothing system cannot occur through the instrumentality of Messrs. Nicoll, of I /4, 116 118, 120, Regent. street, and 22, Cornbill, London; in deed ' both the material and wo r k mans hip o f ever y item in t e lease every h a bove uniform is of a c h arac t er ca l cu l a t e d t o P gentleman who may be called upon to wear it. THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.--We understand that the electric telegraph was opened for the first time yester day, between London and Bristol a l ong the line of the Great Western Railway. Th e extension to Plymouth will be itn mediAtelYMUuleueed. OLYMPIC THEATRE. Th' Last uf the Fairies, a drama in two acts. was yed 2ight at this theatre. A ;can„ Royalist of the time of Charles I. falls into the hands of the Rot-..ad -lies63. but it saved by the intervention tZO "Fairy of the young lady with whom he ie in love, Out who, in an assumed au;ernatutal capacity, p r otects pies from danger and maoagcs to accomplish his escape evta when under the fire of a group of military executioner*, The plot is rather meagre. Mr. Fitzball, the author. had noverthiess atrenuous assistance from the actors, Mr. W. Farren, the younger, Mr. Diddear, and Alit's &fah Lyons, exerted themselves watt unexceptional diligecce throughout, and gate 611 emphatte force to the ' dialogue. And then there was the comic:antra of Camp_ ton, who as a Puritan corp: - .ral, spoke through his rose and made wry faces in a style that would have done tio. noar to the strictest an d st iff es t conv enticle. Besides Compton there was Shalders also, who cognettodwith Mrs. Alfr e d Phillip s i n t h e most ap p rove d s pirit of transpontine melodrama. The piece has been put tipen the stage with all the scen i c a g uec t s that it requires, and the appLuse whi c h glorifi•id the faLi of ale curtain hetcheryd considerable satisfaction on the part of the audience. PROGRESS OF PUBLIC OPLY: I O.N. At the summer assizes cf 1647 upon the Oxford Cir cuit there were 327 records entered for trial, ti,ed re ianers delivered in 224 cases. In the sprang assiz Is of 1648 ther e were 410 records, and 229 retainers. is stated that if the entries for the two assizes, which a.Te in certain respects deficient, were corrected, the total en tries tor the two assizps would be 407 and 450. For the four assizes in 1848 and 1849 the entries were re spectively 87, 85, 84, 78. Sate 1848 the deereare has been still more striking. We find by the report for warded to us from the spot that the opinion of the bar was, that at Oxford on the present circuit there would not be one single entry. The expectation was, however, disappointed. In the course of the morning our old friends John Doe and Richard Roe lou nge d i nto court for a few minutia, but speedily withdrew. In other words, there coos only a trumpery action of ej.ctieent to satis'y the professional cravings of the expectant bar wh-, had travelled all the way from Lone'on fur so poor a feast. If the filling off on the other circuits be not so complete, it is still striking enough to assure all disinterested eb.cervers of the fact, that the civil business of the circuits is at a standstill. Nor is there much probability that it will ever revive. The truth is, that the public rcquire the law to be administered in other forms and with simpler ceremonies dam heretofore. Suitors run to the County Courts, arid avoid the more solemn trials before the superior tribunals. The busi ness of the circuits is well nigh at an end. The infe rence is sufficiently obvious. Matters have reached that point that it is as much the interest of the profession as of the public to bring the administration of the law into conformity with the wants and wishes of the age. Then, and not till then, can the bar hope to sea their "pray Lice" once more bear substantial fruit.—Times. THE HEAD CONSTABLESHIPoj'LIVERPOOL LIVERPOOL, THIIRSDAY.—To-day a meeting of ma gistrates was held at the Court-house to give their de cision on the case of Mr. Dowling and the other officers implicated is the charge of perversion made by Mr. Mansfield, the stipendiary. Mr. Thomas Littledale, the Mayor, presided, and the attendance was exceedingly numerous. The magistrates felt themselves in some difficulty in consequence of the course taken by the Town Council yesterday in awarding:a retiring pension of 2004 to Mr. Dowling. The general opinion ex pressed was that the Council had acted disrespectfully towards the magistrates, who ought to have been con sulted before a decision was come to. On the other hand it was contended that the magistrates, by post potting their decision till after the meeting of the Coun cil, knowing at the same time that the question of a pension would be brought forward, tacitly acquiesced i❑ the propriety of the diovrance. After much discussion, in the course of which Mr. Mansfield, stated that bad it not been for the request of a bro ther magistrate who sat with him on the bench, he should have dismissed Mr. Dowling immediately upon the evi dence which was disclosed on the investigation relative to the disturbance, it was determined that the only course left for the magistrates to pursue was to act ludo pendently cf the Council, and pass a resolution expres sive of their sense of the transaction. It was then agreed by a considerable majority that Mr. Dowling should be dismissed from his situation. Mr. Superintendent Tow. erson was also dismissed. Towerton, it was stated, bad been in the police force 15 years, and had, until thin time, not had a single complaint made against him. It is quite correct that there is an intention to indict Mr. Dowling, together with the other officers mixed up in this transaction, for conspiracy; but we believe the prosecu tion will be instituted, not by the magistrates, but by the Roman Catholics, who feel themselves aggrieved, having been assaulted by the police in the disturbance to which the present proceedings owe their origin. BYDE-PARK AND THE NEW COMMIS SIONER OF WORKS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—At last the open drains and aitches on the south side of Hyde-park, which you have so often commenced upon, are in process of being covered up. Some few of the old rotten wooden palings are being removed, and tidy imitation iron Doric columns substituted. These works were actually begun before Lord Seymour left office, so you see your criticisms and suggestions really produced some effect at last even on that most obdurate of officials. Perhaps this was a beginning to put the whole park and its environs into a creditable condition, —as creditable as a private park generally is. If so. let us hope that his successor, Lord John Mamma, will not give us reason to regret Lord Seymour's re ti rement . The new Commissioner some years ago displayed grea t popular sympathies for the pleasures and enjoyments of the people, and he has now a good opportunity of proving his sincerity. Let him try and render the public parks in the higheht degree fit for public eujoyment. Let him begin with H y d e -park—cl eanse the Serpentine, drain all the park properly, improve the plantations, put up more seats and benches, remove the Horse Guards barrack:, and all the vile nuisances near them; clear away the birdfanciers, cookshops, and low houses, from Hyde-p ar k career t o Knightsbri▪ dge, and either open the park t o th e roa d, or build sui▪ table ter races—in short, make the entrance to the metropolis on the west as fine a feature as it might be made. Lord John Manners has an opp or t u nity of distinguishing his tenure of office which, if he really has any stuff in him, ought to stir him into action ; and he will find abundant public support it he will only make the public . tho- S:iyamonr, pray, roughly acquainted with what he proposes for their en joyment. I believe the House of Commons would for putting this public park in as high a conditi on as wil lingly vote any sum of money proved to be nece ssary.. Cobham, or Chatsworth, or Tr entham, or any private Sir, give some good advi_ park. Having succeeded . Y c o e u t r o obedient servannt nets. in moving r Lord March 1. P. A. N. COSTS TO ATTORNEYS IN —A " clanse has been printed by order of the be added to the County Courts Further prevent attorneys from recoveringndceot ra l eta ie . d the amount allowed bycounty courts. It will b beyond dhurst instanced collected that Lord Lyn a case in which an CEI attorneylxAUtuelneExtension in(7L°a Lords, il recoveredsCl:, ALLOWANCE too from allowed by the county court. It is • - sum provided by the Bill that the Lord Chancellor shall appoint five u judges of the county courts to frame a scale o f costs and ch be paid to attorneys in the county courts, arges to s, to be allowed as b e tween attorney and client, and as between party and party, which scale is to be submitted chan cellor to three or m ore o f the judges of by the Lord The scale is to b e laid before the superior cour t s . P arliament. It is declared a that no attorney employed by the or plaintiffdefendant shall have any right to recover at law frem the party by whom he is so employed any costs or charges beyo n d th e costs and char ges so allowecL The private advices from New York by the Pacific state that the demand for money had again increased, owing to the exports of • specie during the month having exceeded the imports. The rate of discount was from 7 to 9 per cent., and from 6 to - i per cent. was obtainable for money at call. The prospect that the present prices of grain in Europe would lead to considerable shipments upon the opening of navigation tended, however, to maintain the favourable opinions prevalent as to the future course of trade. There had been no further failures, and Messrs. Carlton and Co., whose suspension was announced by the last packet for 120,0001., had exhibited surplus assets to the amount of nearly 30,000/. Under these circum. stances, they had made an arrangement to sell their interest in the whole for 5,0001. to Mr. Frothing ham, a former partner, who was thereupon to assu me a ll t h e debts of the concern, he being . allowed six mo n th s f or t h e i r payment without interest. Nothing had yet been decided concerning the application for an additional grant to the Collins line of steamers, but the probability seemed that it would be rejected. The results of the California mail con tract bad been such as to awaken caution with regard to all similar affairs, since an offer was now before Congress to es tablish a new service via Nicaragua at half the price which the Government are at present bound to pay, and with a saving in speed of several days. It appears that the mail revenue between California and New York has fallen off from 75,000 dollars per month to 12,000 dollars, in consequence o the number of letters already sent-over the Nicaragukroute and the competition also of private express agents on the mail line. has publicly stated KOSSUTIe S MUSKETS.—Kossuth 2 that he has contracted for 40,000 mus kets, at dollars each. Without stopping to i nqu i re w h a t quality of muskets they • must be to be sold at s uc h a price, we would give the pri ce them " of one to know ho w b e intends to introduce into laun gary. If he had 40,000 goo d men to carry them, a n d the means of transportation for the men, and the means o f de fence against Austrian cruisers while on the pas sage , w e could imagine a way by which these muskets might possibly be carried into HungarY/ ) _ a r : • c, at least landed at Fiume, jt without the pay ment of ti Austrian port on th e au', duties. But Kossuth has neither means of t ransportation Austrian cruisers • co nor of defence against Kle these 40,000 nsequently, Ida only chance is to smug- pass them regularly musk ets into Poland),Hun or through the gary (or either of which is a rank -- absurdity. We, Custom-houses , therefore, ex pre s s our confident belief th at not one of these muskets w ill ever en ter Hungary; and we much doubt if . s. self ever does. But "nil he can have a good home muskets i n the u n ited States, if he desires it. - -Fete York Journal of Com,nerce. The advices from Paris announce that the Bank of Fran ce has reduced its rate of discount to 3 per cent., and that it is also to lend money at the same rate, and to the extent of four-fifths of their amount, on the bonds and shares of all railway lines that are guaranteed by the Government. These measures are understood to have been strongly resisted by the directors of the Bank, but their ultimate consent spt pears to be accounted for by th e fact, which has been made public at the same time, that their charter, which had only four years to run, has been extended for an additional term of lb years. The rate of discount was 5 per cent. until December, 1847, when it was reduced to 4 per cent., at which it had since remained. The Paris letters also mention that a new concession has been granted for a railway from Cette to Toulouse, in which the caution moneys of the abandoned Bordeaux and Cette h at , will be alloyed to rank for their lull amount. FRIDAY