The Sun. — London, England, 1852-01-13 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) HAY lIATMETS. SIuiTaFIELD. ilny, 2/ 103 to 3/ 18s 01; Clover ditto, 3/ 5s to 4175; and Straw, 1/ 05 to 1163 per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade very dull. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 153 Oil to 4/ Os Oil; Clover ditto, 3: 5s to 4/ 6s; and Straw, 1/ 2s to 1/ 8s per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECIIAPEL.—Meadow Flay, 21 103 to 3/ 18s Oil; Clover ditto, 31 10s to 418 s; and Straw, 1/ Os to 116 s per load. Trade dull, at late rates. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—There was more disposition to operate OR British Plantation at the close of last week, .which was freely met on the pin of importers at prices in favour of buyers. At auction of 8,000 bags Mauritius only about three-fourths sold at barely previoas rates. Ot 11,000 bags Bengal at auction only part found buyers on rather easier terms, but 2,400 bags Madras realised former rates. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 251 hhds 32 tierces 12 barrels ; there were taken for home consumption 1,182 hhds 110 tierces 450 barrels. The stock in the same places is 17,441 hhds 2,040 tierces 3,987 barrels. COFFEE.—Is rather more inquired for, good ord Na tive Ceylon is 395 to 395 6d. Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West _;.,lndia Docks was 357 puns 284 hhds; there were taken for home consumption 350 puns 74 hbds, and exported 33 puns 35 hhds. The stock in the same places is 14,729 puns 1,200 ads. Ricz.-3,800 bags Bengal, mid and good white, were withdrawn above the present market value. Seco.-672 boxes partly sold at full prices, large grain at 24., and medium at 18i to 19s per cwt. SALTPETRE,-257 bags Bengal, refracting 26/ per cent., brought the extreme currency of 24s 6i. TALLow.—P. Y. C. is 36s 9d per cwt. on the spot, and Town, 393 6d. TEA.—The deliveries have increased considerably. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) BREE AND ANOTHER V. EASTERN UNION RAILWAY. This was an action on a mortgage bond, to recover the sum of 1,0004 and it came before the Court on demurrer. Mr. Baron PARKE delivered judgment this morning, and stated that the Court was of opinion that the plain tiffs were entitled to recover against the railway com pany—Judgment for the plaintiffs. DICKENSON AND ANOTHER V. GRAND JUNCTION CANAL COMPANY. In this case, which was sent down by the Master of the Rolls for the opinion of this Court, the plaintiffs were paper manufacturers, occupying a mill at Hemel Hempstead, and they had instituted proceedings in Chancery to try their right to the use of certain streams and rivulets which had been diverted by the defendants. The Master of the Rolls had asked six different ques tions, and on all of these the Court recorded its opinion in favour of the plaintiffs and against the company.— Judgment for • the plaintiffs. MITCHESON V. NICHOL. This action was tried before Mr. Baron Martin at the sittings in London after last term. Mr. BRAMWELL moved for a rule to show cause why the verdict, which was found for plaintiff for the sum of 2041. 145., should not be set aside, and a new trial granted. Ile moved on the ground of misdirection. The action was on a charter party, to recover 4001., being the amount of freight on a cargo of cotton. The defendant paid a portion of the claim into court, and as to residue denied his liability. The defendant chartered a vessel called the Lord Stanley, belonging to the plain tiff, for a voyage from Bombay to London. The freight for the cargo was to be at the rate of 31. 10i. per ton. When the vessel reached Bombay, all the parts of it which were usually allotted to goods were loaded with the cotton, but there was a capacious cabin, and as there wero no passengers to occupy it, the master went to Messrs. Wright and Smith, the defendant's agents at Bombay, and offered to stow away an additional cargo in the cabin. They accepted this offer, and a further quantity was sent on board, and the vessel de parted for London. The current charge per ton for goods between India and England was at that time 71. 10a.; and on the vessel reaching its destination, the plaintiff claimed that sum for that portion of the cargo which was placed in the cabin. At the trial Mr. Baron Martin told the jury that this additional cargo was not included in the charter-party, and that they ought to find what was the current charge for freight for the convey ance of goods from Bombay to London, that being the amount to which the plaintiff was entitled. Mr. Bram well contended that this was a misdirection, and that the defendant was not justified in charging more than agreed upon in the charter-party. The COURT granted a rule. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) Patrick Slater, 15, and Catherine Slater, his mother, were indicted, the boy for stealing, and the female pri soner for receiving, several handkerchiefs and other ar ticles out of rooms in the barracks at Knightsbridge. It appeared that the woman has for a long time kept a stall for the sale of fruit in the neighbourhood of the barracks, and in the dealings of the Guardsmen with her for fruit she and the bay had occasional ac cess to the barrack-rooms, and thus effected the robberies charged. In the evidence for the pros ecut i on, it was stated that suspicion had for some time attached to the prisoners, as a groat num ber of articles, 801330 of which (such as a gold watch, &o.) were of great v a lue, had been stolen from tho mem s th of r --e regiment. The case was clearly proved on present indictment, and the prisoners were found guilty.t_ Evid ence was g i ven t h at t h e b oy h a d b e f ore Peen convicted of felony. The ASSISTANT JUDGE, in passing sentence, said that on this occasion he would not inflict any more severe Punishment on the bay in consequence of his previous conviction, as he had no doubt that the mother was alone to blame fur her son's evil course of life at so early an age- It was evident that she trained him to be a thief for her own gains, although it had been proved that she was making a good living. He sentenced her to be im- Pisoned ei g ht een ca l en d ar mont h s an d k ept to har d la ur, and he declared that he would certainly have transported her but for her very aged appearance. The boy was sentenced to imprisonment for six months. TIIE CITY RAILWAY TERMINUS. We understand that the report of the committee ap pointed by the Common Council to inquire into the Practicability, and the probable expenses of Mr. Charles Pearson's plan for a general railway terminus in Farringtion-street, was completed yesterday, and will be laid before the meeting of the Council on Thursday. Although tho committee consists of 34 or 35 members, there aro only, we understand, three dissentients. All the rest recommend the adop tion of the plan in the strongest possible terms. The three gentlemen who have acquired distinc tion in the committee, by their opposition to the Sc heme, are Mr. Alderman Sidney, Mr. Alderman Cubist, the builder, and a Mr. Lott, One of these gen tlemen grounds his opposition to the project, ou the belief that it will either be impracticable or unsightly; a second is hostile, because of the great expense which Will be required to carry it out; and the third, we be lie're, hardly knows why he objects. But he knows he does object, on the same good old principle, we suppose, embodied in the well-known doggrel hues:— " I do not like thee, Dr. Fell, The reason why I cannot tell ; But this I know full well, I do not like thee, Dr. Fell !" With a majority of about thirty to three, wo need hardly say that there is a moral certainty of the scheme being carried out.—Morning Advertiser. Between the modern Greek character and the modern Irish there is a strange affinity—there is the same quickness, the same levity, the same laxity of principle and assertion, the same cunning simplicity, or simple cunning, and, Britishthat late years, the s ame i nsane idea of throwing away c onnexion which a l one k eeps the i r h an d s o ff one anther's ers t hroats , and th emse l ves from relapsing i nto ferocious barbarians. We may almost judge what a native Parliament sittin g in College -green would be, from the pro ceedings of th e native Parliament popularly e l ec t e d i n th e lonian Islands—th ough the Irish Parliament might be for tunate enough to hav e i ts mischief neutralised by its heredi tary House of Peers, which the lonian does not possess, its Upper Chamber being elected out of • t he Lower, and forming a species of executive as well as legislative body, which it is perfectly possible that the Lo r a High Comenf: find his most inveterate opponent .a member o siaamay together with his most faithful E au is po o r wn Government, The petty reduction of the salaries of the Englishotfieials9, and the spiteful persecution of the friends o hat British connexion from which they reap such benefit is the to the dismal howl recently set up upon the a Parallel appointment of an Englishman to the office of secretary to the C a th olic De fence Association. There is a similarity in their rebellions —the one having been put down by a handfull of police, theinly other by a sergeant and twelve men. The lonians ma rt beat the Irish in blasphemy. The wildest ravings of the most maniacal of the Young Irelanders never reached the sublimity of scurrillity that the lonians did, when . they re presented th e Q ueen of these i s l an d s a s the Father of all Evil, te m p t i ng Greece to fall down an d wors h i p her and re ceiving th e re b ut, " Get the behind me, S a t a n." Alas for the region o f H omer and Socrates—for the suc cessors of Alexander and A r i s t ot l e— Yell Ari s totle--how are the mighty fallen! W might Byron write : " All, save the spirit of man,' is divine." However, if in advance of the Celt, who has a strong a nd sincere, though, we thi n k, mistaken religious feeling in out raging all religion and dece ncy , the Greek is in no respect behind him in the howl for rep ea l. T he Rizopastao, or Radi cals, who are avowed Socialists, an d, we may presume, f rom what we have just described, infidels, take great pride in nickn am i ng th e mselves " the M oun t a i n, " and in discovering or inventing likenesses to Marat, Robespierre, &c., in mem bers of their own body. A French proverb says, Toes lee gouts sont respectables;" we should be inclined, with this before our eyes, to doubt the fact; but, unfortunately, with the likeness in their persons comes a similitude in their de- Vg n s ; and when the Assembly met, after some sittings of c a ntle confusion, and mischievous perversity, Sir Henry terwas compelled to prorogue the fine lonian Parliament t "„ r ,.!ix months, to the great contentment of all well-wishers t ',_ie lonian Islands, including everything that was re able amon g the Greeks themselves. —Morning Post. h e th,, reports from the continental Bourses, with ‘ , tti,:eePtion of Paris, speak favourably, for the most part,. t °4l tion of public securities. The late advance in ;, 4 i:resi, i 4 `i been firmly maintained, although no great increase i t ,l,e n i l had latterly occurred. With regard to the re . - f N a re nch prices, a probability is suggested that toperatiotkfle.o,n intends to proclaim himself Emperor the b e e rn r P e Zaril y t- re Government on the market may have been fi t the Ininftentinued or reversed, tin order that they may aPPe` l immediately after that event, so give d -ce* to of having caused a further revival of con- ThP -- w eek , Rotterdam 1 1 reviews from the Amsterdam and rally liull r° n;, ll ,.? e markets continue to allude to the gene dee the deina a h a —r it of busiuoss transacted. In most arti sumption, andllttl:B confined to orders for immediate con ta- ton a• Fro m H alteration had taken place in any (Plo t a nearly atulmrgh and Antwerp the advices repor tilga wi Tuir position of trade, with the exception of coffee, "" 41444 Amer. T E JUVENILE GIFT BOOKS. DANISH FAIRY LEGENDS AND TALES. By Hans Christian Andersen. Second Edition. CHILD'S PLAY; IV UR SE RY LAPS AND LULLABIES. Seventeen Drawings. By E. V. B. TEE LITTLE SISTER. By Mrs. Barriet Myrtle; with Sixteenlilustrationsby H.J. Schneider. NEW TALES FROM FAERY LAND. HOME AND !ITS PLEASURES. With 11- lustrations by Ilablot K. Browne. AUNT EFFIE'S RHYMES FOR LITTLE CILILDREN. Illustrated by Hublot K. Browne. KINDNESS AND CRUELTY. Addey and Co. Looking at the heap of brightly-bound and beau tifully-illustrated books now lying on our table we can well understand bow many a group of " t oddlin wee things" in the nursery, and many a band of youngsters " home for the holidays," will be glad dened by a share of these literary and pictorial treasures so appropriately brought forward by Messrs, Addey at this season. All ages and tastes may be satisfied from this variety — from the infant lover of a " picture-book" to the learned Miss in her teens ! Foremost of the list we must particularise the new edition of Hans Christian Andersen's delightful fairy legends and tales, and this is, moreover, the " com plete" edition, for whereas the former volume con tained only fourteen tales, the present one contains no less than forty-five. Among these we gladly recognise that beautiful allegory so oddly named " The Ugly Duckling," which some time back was quoted entire in Blackwood' s Magazine, as a specimen, and a most felicitous specimen, of the narratives of this charming writer. Not the least attractive of the articles of this attractive volume is the memoir of the author—the son of a shoemaker, destined by his parents to gain his livelihood as a tailor, but now the possessor of no mean celebrity, and not only admired, but loved wherever his gentle heart and genial nature are appreciated. Turning from our old Danish favourite, we take up (in a covering of pale violet, lettered with gold) the seventeen drawings by E. V. 8., illustrative of Childs' Play." "Deep meaning lieth oft in childish play," says a quotation from Schiller on the title-page, and many a hidden lesson may be gathered from those nursery rhymes, which are entwined with "the pleasures of memory" to most of us. E. V. B. has illustrated many of these old ditties with a grace ful pencil. Nothing can be more charming than the frontispiece, which represents groups of happy, lovely children at play. Perhaps there is too much re semblance between the childish countenances—like the guardian angels of Sir Joshua Reynolds, they appear all suggested by one model, but it may be the little groups are supposed to consist of brothers and sisters, and hence our cri ticism is uncalled for. Very beautiful is the illus.. tration of " Twinkle, twinkle, little star," and also of the happy party " picking up gold and silver" in that California of childhood, " Tom Tittler's ground." Two or three of the plates are not so delicately finished as the rest, but on the whole " Child's Play" is likely to afford child's pleasure, and, perhaps, child's profit also. " Home and its Pleasures," and the " Little Sister," are delightful children's stories, from the pen of Mrs. Myrtle. " Home and its Plea sures" contains eight very interesting stories, such as " The Holiday," "The Mail Train," " Work and Play," Ste., and it is adorned with eight coloured pictures, by Hablot K. Browne. To a number of little readers this volume will be the most attractive of the above-mentioned list, or possibly it may be rivalled by " The Little Sister," which consists not of a series of stories, but of one longer tale, the history of a little family—their joys and sorrows, faults and good deeds ; as no lessons are so instructive as those of example, we doubt not the career of the little sister and her brothers will be a profitable as well as an amusing study. Sixteen beautiful illustrations by Schneider increase the value of the book, which, like its companions, is most handsome in its appearance. "New Tales from Faery Land" are suited to those elder readers above men tioned, whose dignity would he hurt by the offer of a child's book. To these the tales of this volume— " The Pearl Blessings"—" The Triumph of Truth" —" The Brothers," and " Christabel ; or, Night Wanderings with the Fairies," will be highly welcome. These stories are beautifully written, and possess the same fascinating interest, and teach the same good lesson as those old fairy tales so long and so generally " beloved as fable and believed as truth." " Kindness and Cruelty" is an excellent little tale, well deserving of an entrance into every nursery. Cowper would not enter on his list of friends the man who needles s ly se t f oo t upon a worm, and he was right. Cruelty of disposition in a child augurs little for the good heart of the man or woman it is hereafter to become. The lesson taught by the ad ventures of Edward and Stephen, the heroes of this tale, is worthy of perusal, as may be sur mised, when we mention that its author, Dr. Perner, is the founder of the Munich So ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Last, but not least, we must notice " Aunt Effie's Rhymes for Little Children," in illustrating which the graceful pencil of Hablot K. Browne has indulged in some of its most graceful and grotesque vagaries ; as an instance of, which, we would fain extract a page of " The Little Hare," in which the various incidents and mishaps of a hunt are portrayed in the most felicitous manner. Again, the " Spirit of the Wine"—that mischievous sprite " that made the bubbles shine, and splashed about within the cup amidst the rosy wine "—is pictured as the most mali cious of the evil genii, racking the poor drinker's head with horrible pains and stealing his wits away— the picture is enough to give any one the headache. Who Aunt Effie may be we know not, for no other name is given, but her rhymes for little children will be favourites in many nurseries. They are all pleasing in style, and thel lessons they teach are suggested in a most felicitous manner. ADELPHI THEATRE. The Yankee Pedler, brought out at the Strand Theatre a few years ago, for the American actor and subsequently for Marble, was revived last night for Mr. Joseph Silsbee, who played Hiram Dodge, in his own dry and peculiar manner. The Americanisms in which the piece abounds were received with roars of laughter ; and the sharp " down-easter," who profits so handsomely by his " tarnation 'cuteness," promised a repetition of the performance amid un mistakeable satisfaction. Mr. Silsbee has evidently taken a thorough hold of the Adelpbi auditory. MARIONETTE TBEATRE. The Adelaide Gallery, converted for the occasion into a beautiful theatre, was thronged last night by a brilliant audience, who testified by continuous ap plause and laughter their appreciation of the clever performances of the " Marionettes" on their first public appearance. The programme consisted of The Ma nager's Room and Bombastes furioso, played with great discretion and energy, especially on the part of Distaffina ; and a grand nautical ballet, entitled Paidiee- Unbounded approbation was bestowed in the,latter on a pas de .deux, developing some.pirouettes, which we defy Cerito to accomplish, and a hornpipe brilliantly danced a la Flexmore. Between the interlude and ballet the National Anthem was sung by " the full strength of the com pany." The illusion produced by the constel lation of those estimable personages engaged in this loyal operation was complete, and the effect irresisti ble. Without for a moment desiring to abet filial in subordination, we counsel the juvenile members of metropolitan households to insist on a visit to the Adelaide Gallery, even though it be at the expense of a general anti-parental strike. The seniors will, how ever, find no reason to repent their personal attend ance, for there is ample amusement for," children of a larger growth." Indeed, whoever could find no food for mirth in this revival of a favourite entertainment in the days of good Queen Ann, is only fit to mope in deserts and iu caves, and to consort with owls. The costumes, miss en scene, and orchestral accompaniments were unexceptionable. The public are indebted for the production of this uni que entertain men t t o one o f th e i r mos t success f u l carterers, rSimpson, long known as the ex cellent host Of t theT 13. Albion,land still more extensively celebr a t e d as suburba n il eT. summer p tastpful and liberal director of that paradise—Cremorne. A Mario nette Theatr e would, very attractiv e port we think, b e f oun d nex t se ason ion of th e mu l t i tud i nous sources of enjoyment which characterise those delightful gardens 8 1.1 N, THE LOSS OF THE AMAZON. SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY.— A. public meeting, nume rously and respectably attended, was held to-day at noon in the Guildhall of this town, for the purpose of com mencing a general subscription, and to take such steps as may be deemed best for the relief of the sufbrers, widows, and orphans of those lost by the distressing con flagration of the steam-ship Amazon. Mr. R. Andrews (the Mayor) took the chair on the occasion, this being the first public meeting over which he has presided since a long and painful indisposition. He was supported by Mr. Sheriff Blatch, Aldermen Lan kester, Laishley, Palk, and Bienvenue, by a number of the members of the Council, and by many of the influ ential and wealthy inhabitants of Southampton. The proceedings excited considerable interest. Mr. Vincent, the midshipman of the Amazon; Mr. Williamson, the chief steward; and several of the crew were present. Mr. Vincent met with a most enthusiatie greeting, and the others were most warmly received by the assemblage. After the Mayor had explained the objects of the meeting, in a spetch which was greatly applauded, and which referred to the calamity which has caused such widespread sorrow and misery, the following letter from the Hon. Colonel Phipps was read to the meeting . by the Town Clerk. It served as a reply to a communication addressed by the Mayor soliciting a subscription from her Majesty:— " Windsor Castle, Jan. 10, 1852. " Dear Sir,—Before receiving your letter of yester day's date, I had been commanded by her Majesty the Queen to make inquiries with respect to any assistance that it was proposed to extend to the unfortunate widows and orphans of the sufferers in the late most awful de struction of the Amazon. " I have this morning had the honour to submit your letter to the Queen and the Prince, and I have received the commands of her Majesty and his Royal Highness to acquaint you that, in the event of a public subscrip tion being opened fur the relief of the families reduced to distress by this fearful calamity, you are authorized to announce a subscription of 1504 upon the part of her Majesty and his Royal Highness. "Any information that you can give me as to the po sition in life and particular circumstances of any of those who have unfortunately perished I shall be obliged to you if you will communicate. " Can you tell me anything of Mr. Vincent, whose conduct has been so highly spoken of? "Believe me, dear Sir, years truly, " C. B. Plum's. " R. Andrews, Esq., Mayor of Southampton." The reading of this letter was received with loud ex pressions of applause. The subjoined, from her Majesty's Attorney •General, was also read at the meeting:— " London, Jan. 10, 1852. " My dear Mr. Mayor,—l regret very much that owing to Monday next being the first day of term, I am unable to take pert in the meeting which is to take place on Monday for the benefit of the widows and children of the sufferers of the ill-fated Amazon. " I beg to enclose you 10 guineas as my subscription to the fund now being raised on their behalf.—l remain yours faithfully, "B. Andrews, Esq., Mayor." "A. E. COCKBURN. The following has been received by the Mayor from Captain C. E. Mangles, a managing director of the Royal Mail Steam packet Company:— " Dolphin Hotel, Southampton, Jan. 9. " My dear you oblige me by placing my name on the list of subscribers to the fund for the relief of the sufferers by the loss of the Amazon for 101. 10s.? " It is the intention, of the West India Mail Company to give 100 guineas to the same fund, of which, without doubt, you will receive official intimation. " The deputy-chairman of the company, Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P., has also requested me to undertake the pleasing duty of communicating to you his intention of subscribing 100 guineas towards the relief of the sufferers by the loss of the Amazon. " Will you, therefore, be good enough to insert his name and his liberal donation at your meeting on Mon day?—Believe mo to remain very truly yours, "CHARLES E. MANCLES. " R. Andrews, Esq." The following letter, from Mr. B. M. Willcox, M.P., n managing director of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, was also made public;— " Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Officas, London, Jan. 9. "My dear Sir,-Ii having been represented to the board that a public subscription is proposed to be opened at Southampton for the relief of the sufferers resulting from the distressing loss of the Amazon, I am authorized to acquaint you that you will receive from the secretary of this company an official communication, intimating their willingness to subscribe 1001. to the proposed fund. " Very truly yours, B. M. Wileixos, " To Richard Andrews, Esq., Mayor of Southampton." A letter was likewise read from Mr. Henry Living, Chaplain of the Orphan Asylum of Bristol, placing at the disposal of the Mayor an admission into the asylum, vacant next quarter-day, for one of the orphans left by the Amazon. A letter was also received from the Com mittee of the Southampton Orphan Asylum, offering to receive into that institution sin children, of not less than nine years of age, upon the nomination of the Committee of the Amazon Subscription Fund for the sum of 20/. each per annum, and 21. entrance fee, the stipulated pay ment being 301. each per annum. The subjoined subscriptions, together with a vast number of smaller amounts, were then announced to the meeting:- The Queen and Prince Albert... ... £l5O Royal West India Mail Company 100 T. Baring, Esq., M.P.._ 100 Peninsula and Oriental Steam . Company ... 100 R. Pulford, Esq., 20/.; R. Andrews, Esq., Mayor of Southampton, 251.; Captain Mangles, director of Wost India Mail Company, 10/. 10s.; Sir A. Cockburn, Attor ney-General, 104 105; Hon. Sir E. Butler, 101. 10s.; Deacon, Sleed, and Tylee, Southampton, 101. 103.; G. Laishley, Esq., Southampton, 101.10 s.; Ladyllowden,lo/. ; E. 0. Hornby, 104; Lord Harris, Governor of Trinidad, 101.; Mrs. Ogden, 101.; Earl of Cadogan, 51. 55.; Major- General Fox, 5/.; Mabr and Parker, Southampton, Si.; Mr. George N. Cooksey, 5/. 55.; Mr. J. H. Cooksey , 51; Sir H. Paulett, Si.; Mr. G. A. Crowder, Si.; Captain Sullivan, R.N., Si.- Messrs. Courage and Donaldso n, London, 54; Mr. W. Dansey, Isle of Wight, 51.; Messrs. Fitzhugh and Co., Isle of Wight Steam Company, 101.; Captain David Corke, 5/.; Mr. F. F. Yeatman, of Restore 5/4 Mr. G. Mills, engineer-in-chief. West India Mail Company, 101. 10s.; Mr. J. Horsfall, Liverpool, 101.; Mr. George Mills, 51 55.; Walton and Mitchell, 5/.; Mr. Alderman Palk, 51.; Mr. Thomas Hill, 51. 53 ; Mr. W. Green, 101.; subscription at Wesleyan Chape, 111. 4s, 6d.; collection at Zion Chapel, U. ss. 7d.; collection at Portland Chapel, 121. is. Gd.; Archdeacon of Win chester, 101.; collected at Northam temporary church, 31. 14s. Gd.; Peak, Brothers (London), 81. 2s. Gd.; Cap tain Onslow, 201.; Captain Wilson, 10/4 Mr. Dunlop, 51. 55.; Mr. Schoale, 5/. 55.; Colonel Short, director of West India Mail Company, Si.; Captain Nelson, director of West India Mail Company, 51.; Mr. George Hib bert, director of West India Mail Company, la 10s.; Mr. Thomas Masterman, lel. 10s.; Mr. Robert Cotesworth, director of West India Mail Com pany, 101. 103.; Mr. John Shepherd, chairman of East India Company and director of West India Mail Com pany, 10/. 10s.; Mr. John Irving, director of West India Mail Company, 101. 10s.; Mr. Andrew Colville, chair man of Royal Mail Steam Company, 101. 10s.; Captain Chappell, R.N., secretary of Royal Mail Steam Com pany, 51.; Messrs. Ribbon and Co., 10/.; Mr. Joseph Savory. Cornhill, London, 10/.; Mr. Albert Savory, Cornhill, London, 51. 55.; J. Warden and Son, London, Si. 53.; Mr. Lowden, Lombard-street, 5/.; Admiral Gif ford, 51 ; Mr. Gifford, 5/.; Mrs. Admiral Purvis, 51.; Mr. Sampson Payne, 51; W. and J. Lankester, 51. 55.; Sharp, Harisson, and Sharp, 10/.; Mr. Sheriff Blatch, Southampton, 5/. 55.; Mr. George Borrott, 54; Randall and Son, 101. ; officers and crew of the Royal mail steamer Toviot, 22/. 103. Besides the above a great many additional subscrip tions were announced at the close of the meeting, some of greater, and others of less amount, but in the aggre gate reaching a considerable sum. The amount re ceived up to this evening is above 1,000 guineas, and it is hoped that at least 10,000/. will be collected altogether, as anything greatly short of that sum would be insuffi cient to fully carry out the application of effectual and lasting relief to the numerous widows and orphans created by this lamentable calamity. Tho Rev. Mr. FANSHAW moved the first resolution, which was seconded by the Rev. THOMAS ADKINS:- " That this meeting, under a deep sense of the mys terious dispensation of Almighty God, by which so many immortal beings have been suddenly cut off, de sires to express its Christian sympathies with the nu merous relatives of those who have perished in the late disastrous loss of the Amazon, together with their sincere desire to alleviate their sufferings, and at the same time to unite with the survivors in a strong feeling of thankfulness for their merciful and wonder ful preservation." The second resolution was moved by Dr. BIILLAR, and seconded by the Rev. Mr. RUSSELL. It is to this effect:- That in order to mitigate the sufferings which the loss of the Amezon has brought upon so many families, the example so nobly set forth by her Most Gracious Majesty and her Royal Consort bo followed by this meeting in now entering upon a subscription for their benefit, with every hope that it will be further adopted by the country at large, especially being encouraged by the generous manner in which the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, their chairman and directors, together with the Peninsular and Oriental Company, and many other influential and benevolent institutions and indivi duals' have responded to the call." The Rev. JOHN GRANE moved the third resolution, which was supported by Mr. GEORGE ATHERLEY:-.. " That a committee be formed to carry out the ob jects of this meeting." Dr. DREW proposed the fourth resolution, which was seconded by the Rev. Mr. GRAY, and carried with three cheers for Mr. Vincent, and with three cheers for the other survivors:- " Thattitis meeting desires to express its sym pathy with the survivors from the wreck of the Royal Mail steam-ship Amazrn, and their approbation of the conduct of the surviving members of the crew, especially of Mr. Vincent; they admire the coolness and Judgment displayed after leaving the burning vessel, and they pray that the best blessings from the Almighty may rest upon him, and that his future life may be pros. perous; and they hope that as he has begun, so may he continue a car eer of honour and usefulness in the im portant service to which he is devoted." Mr. G. LArstiLEv proposed a vote of thanks to the Mayor, with congratulations for his restoratian to health, which was seconded by Mr. G. BORRETT. Tho MAYOR having returned thanks, the procee di ngs terminated, having is a to v ing oc cupied several hours. A cireiss o address e d to t h e mayors o f eve r y town in the United Kingd om , i nviting them to endett r your to obtain subscriptions towards the objects of the committee. It is also proposed to seek the co-operation of the ministers of the Gospel throughout the country, with a view of sermons being preached and collections made in every church and chapel of the various cities and towns in every part of the kingdom. The following is a list of the committee:—The Mayor, the ministers of the various denominations, Colonel Short, Mr. Masterman, Captain Mangles (directors of the Royal Mail Steam Company), Captain Barton, R.N. (the company's superintendent at Southampton), Mr. George Mills (engineer-in-chief of the company), Mr. J. T. Duffel!, Sir A. C oc kburn, Mr. Willcox, M.P., Messrs. A. Lamb, S. P ayne, C . D av i es , Weblin, Abra ham, Blatcb, Barling, Harman, Borrett, Cheeseman, Stebbing. W. Randall, George Laishley, Anderson, H. Powell, R. H. Perkins, Joseph Clark, Palk, Tucker, Stebbey, Candy, L evy , Deacon, Captain Engledue, Colonel Forbes, Ad m i ral Ward, an d ot h er gentlemen. Tho committee i s t o s i t da i ly at G u ildh a ll, Mr. Charles E. Deacon, the to wn - c l erk, be i ng appo i n t e d secretary. To that gentleman it is requested that all communica tions be addressed. Mr. Glennie, one of the passengers saved by the Dutch galliot Gertruida, and brought into Brest, gives the fol lowing account of his share in the appalling scene:— " I was the last p erson, I should think, to arr i ve on d ec k. At that time th ey were attempting to lower some o f the starboard b oats, the o greatest order confusion . t o we n r d s th oln e e were already in the water. I remained for some time looking round and seeing boats lowered from both sides in v Presentlyiaorbfota hrlifeboat , h larboard,eard the Ibcuafancy,t p d tai n gthe answer was, She is on fire.' On going to see whether this was the case, I found it was so. The captain then ordered the starboard lifeboat to bo lowered. Again the answer was She is on fire.' Just then I saw the only remaining boat, exc e p t the two lifeboats reporte d to b e burning, being lowered, and, without waiting to ascer tain whether the second lifeboat was really on fire, I heaved a rope over and slid d own b y it, w ith the inten tion of dropping into this boat as she cleared away from the vessel. I did n o t s ucceed in this at tempt, and fell into tho water. Happily the very next wave brought her within reach of my arm, and I got into . h er . As the steamer a t thi s time was proceeding befor e th e w i n d very rapidly, we wereimmediately sweet behind. At the time I slipped down the captain and another man were at the wheel, and I saw Mr. Warburton, with whom I was acquainted, but whom I had not perceived before, com pletely dressed, and walking quickly towards the star board lifeboat. In two. or thre e mi n utes from the time I reached the boat I again looked at the wreck. I saw the captain and man still at the wheel; and Mr. War burton had returned and was Standing beside them. That was the last I saw of them. There were several other persons on deck at the same time, and I thought I descried one of the officers among them, judging from the gold lace on his cap. Just then, being obliged to make a breakwater of spars, in order to prevent our being swamped, my attention was turned away from the wreck, and when I again 551., it, which was perhaps in the course of something more than half an hour, there was nobody on deck, though two or three were on the bowsprit; and the fire seemed to have spread from stem to stern. The steamer at this time was moving broadside towards us, and must have been to windward, as the smoke . came d own u p on us . We were at first apprehensive she would run us down, when suddenly she changed her course again, and we got clear of her. We then began to pull, and soon lost sight of her bull, and were only able to distinguish her posi tion by the strong light above and around her. About three hours afterwards she blew up. From my own ob servation, and from information I collected trom those who effected their escape in the Same boat with myself, it appears beyond a doubt that, besides the three boats already saved, three others got well off from the vessel. Their several crews would p ro b a bl y act as we did, viz., run belore the wind; but perhap s th e y w ould not observe that at about three o'clock in the morning the wind got round to the north. In this case the said boats, running always before the wind, wou ld b e d r i ven to the southward, and, if not picked up by some vessel, would in all probability make the north coast of Spain. It also appeared to me that the captain and others left on deck were collecting materials for maki ng a raft, or had de v i se d some pl a n for their escape, should the star board lifeboat not be available; and, with this object in view, I myself had assisted in removing some of the set tees aft." . _ There are a variety of rumours in Southampton about Captain Symons's unwillingness to go to sea in the Ama zon. It is an undoubted fact that he would much rather have stayed at home than have taken the command of the Amazon. This desire he expressed while dining at the Royal George the day tofore he sailed. A friend likewise wishing him goo d bye iu Southampton Water a few mi nu t es before he sailed said jocosely, "Good bye, Captain Symons, of the Amazon." He replied sharply, " No, I will not have it ; I am Captain of the Orinoco" (one of the large steamers not yet com pleted). When Captain Symons took leave of the pilot • at the Needl es h e wa s depressed in spirits. lie shook hands with th e pil o t, a nd said, " Well, God bless you, you have done y ou r duty the responsibility now rests on me." Th e t rut h was , dapt. Symons did not like the Amazon because it - was not his ship, and all sailors are fanciful and superstitious ; but it is a libel on the as h to the humanity a sa n f d et m y ei ofniluess of a truly brave , kind - hearted. and honourable man to suppose that he had any doubts the ship. In fact, there is not the slightest foundation for thinking so. UR AAR. Wia ot lN ntake their usual Dl6it _ 0 • JAN. 12. The Q ue en and Prince Alb ert ear ly walk this morn in g , owing to of the weather. th untavourable state Her Majesty and his Royal hi g h ness p ru . rode in thil Riding-house this morning. le° Albert The Prince of Wales and the Princess _r. l‘ exercise in the Riding -home. oyal took Mr. Dunn had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office. The Marquis of Nortnanby transacted business y eE _ terday at the Foreign-office. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governor of New South Wales. Lord Seymour has returned to to in. CAUTION TO CONTRACTOIIS.--Yestelday, in the Southwark County Court, an action was broaght against a sewers contractor, to recover compensation ceived through the negligence of the latter. The plaintit , and old man, was proceeding on a dark night of August last down a street near Acre-lane, Brixton, when he fel l for injuries r.er into an excavated pit, before which no light or fence had been placed. The plaintiff's collar-bone was dislocated, and his right arm broken. Being a working man, he had lost the power of supporting himself by labour during several months. The Judge awarded him damages 351. and coat:. BELGIAN LOAN.—WC learn from a good source that Mr. Masterman has just made in his own name and that of his friends, an offer for A loan of 26,600,000 francs,— InclePenaance kelge. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 13, 1852. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. DAILY E W S.—lt is now understood. that Lord John Russell will open the Parliament without enlisting the Peelites in his ranks. He is—it is said—to snake his explanation on reform, and then to appeal to the country. Let him well consider his position meanwhile. A close parish is a fraud upon the neighbourhood; a close bo rough is a fraud upon the county in which it lies; but a close Cabinet is the greatest fraud of all, inasmuch as it not only engrosses every perquisite and privilege of state, but usurps the right to express the will and to wield the power of the nation. We are told upon unerring autho rity that it is a blessed thing to see " brothers who dwell together in unity;" but nothing is said about brothers in-law; and as for cousins or more indirect connexions there is not one word mentioned concerning them. Lord John is too well read in divinity to strain the meaning of a text; but it might be perhaps as well for his reputa tion for worldly wisdom if he would try to stretch his po litical confidence beyond the decrees of consanguinity. His own position in this respect is indeed peculiar, for he has only one of his immediate relations in the Cabinet—a somewhat remarkable, and to uncandid ob servers, a quite unaccountable circumstance. We read the fact, however, of Lord Minto's appointment as Lord Privy Seal, and his continuance in that capacity, in another light. The thing has an esoteric meaning, and ought, perhaps, to be judged of in that sense. Lord John has too much shrewdness and too much of what Bentham loved to call "enlightened selfishness," to stow his chip with hue ber of his own. A good deal belonging to other people h might and actually did take on board; but that was obviously a sacrifice made to humour them —part of the bargain made with the lieutenants, or a perquisite exacted by the mate. Such things constantly occur. But who ever heard of an experienced captain putting to sea in rough weather with a helpless father in-law for coxswain? Natural affection forbids the thought, and the Primo Minister, whatever be his other faults, has never been accused of being deficient in humanity. After much reflection, we have come to the conclusion that the circumstance is to be accounted for in a way not generally thought of, that its conti nuance is attributable to similar considerations, and that the sequel will convince the world that from first to last it is only to be ascribed to a lofty disinterestedness. When Lord John found in the original formation of his Cabinet, in 1846, that one after another two-thirds of the great offices of state had been appropriated by the fortu nate family, ho resolved to fill up what were left forth with with persons whom he knew that he could do what he liked with, and who he knew would readily make room for competent successors as soon as he desired it. He knew full well that nothing but " adverse possession," as the lawyers term it, would save the Privy Seal or the Admiralty, or even the Foreign Department itself, from the insatiable connexion; and he hastened accord ingly to pre-occupy those posts with individuals outside the privileged degrees. Mark how the event has justified his foresight in two instances already out of the three. No sooner did Lord Auckland pay the debt of nature, than the Admiralty was "enclosed," in addition to the official feofs already held by:the Family from the Crown; and the brother-in-law of Sir G. Grey was brought into the Cabinet. And, still more recently, have we not seen the place so long occupied by the veteran Palmerston filled up instantly by the cousin of Lord Carlisle? We are not now considering the personal merits of either Sir Francis Baring or Earl Granville; or their fitness re spectively for the posts with the duties of which they have thus been entrusted. We are wholly occupied at present with the claims and qualifications of the rest of her Majesty's subjects, and observing on the anxiety shown by the Premier, in 184 G, to save for their benefit a few of the crumbs which fall from the Fortunates' table. And following out in logical sequence the view we have just stated, we have not tete slightest doubt that were Lord Minto forced to resign to-morrow, a great effort wculd be made to secure the Privy Seal for an offshoot of either the Howards or the Greys. And this we surmise is the only conceivable reason why the septuagenarian Earl is re tained as permanent locum tenens. It is simply to pre vent scandal; which—such is the perversity of a cavil ling world—it unhappily fails to do. But now that the negotiations with Graham and Cardwell are broken off; and that it is more than ever necessary to seek strength from the commonalty of the liberal side, a good oppor tunity is afforded for testing the truth of our charitable theory of patrician motives. We have always believed that the inarticulate President of the Board of Control had been placed where he is just for the same reasons as the Lord Privy Seal. And considering that the said functionary has now received for his inappre ciable services since 1846 upwards of 20,0001. of the people's money, and has been further rewarded by the Sovereign with the Barony of Broughton de Gifford, we humbly submit, on behalf of the excluded commonalty of three kingdoms aforesaid, that the gentleman in Can non-row has been already amply paid. We frankly ad mit, however, that if what he has done during the last five years is good value for a peerage and 20,0001., it is quite beyond our vulgar knowledge of political arithmetic to calculate what his value would be for the rest of the decade. On the score of economy, however, we should be inclined to say that a less expensive description of public servant might answer as well, and would better suit our financial condition, with a Kafir war on hand and other struggles imminent. Again we say, it is a rare opportu nity for Lord John to carry out what wo are willing to persuade ourselves was his primary intention, too often abandoned or too long postponed, of forming and leading an Administration which should represent fairly the talents and attainments of the great Liberal party in the Legislature and in the n ation. He has already three minor offices at his disposal, and without going further, we have named two Cabinet places which everybody would approve of his declaring vacant. If he can summarily dispense with the abilities of Lord Palmerston ho can hardly keep his countenance and pretend that be cannot do without Lords Minto and Broughton. Whom he ought to name in their stead it is not for us to say. All we demand is that we shall have no more Lords end no more cousins or brothers in-law. After five years of wanton and offensive exclusion from all participation in the executive go vernment of their country, it is time that the middle classes should be re-admitted to their prop r privi vileges. But if Lord John Russell will persist in tho fatal system which has well-nigh brought his govern ment to utter wreck, and which may thereby give a transient hope of power to the avowed friends of social and political re-action, then upon his head and upon those of his foolhardy associates in a short-sighted mono poly of official power, must rest the consequences. They have kindled a feeling of resentment at this scheme of exclusion which will yet make itself felt. The narrow selfishness of bureaucracy in France led to far different results than the fall of a minister; and though we are in England happily incapable of the excesses into which our more excitable neighbours were drawn, we are firmly persuaded that a further adherence on the part of the Whigsno maintain their unconstitutional oligarchy, will tend to the formation of a spirit of hostility to which it would be difficult to prescribe bounds. POST.—From the first entrance of Louis Napoleon on his present arduous task, it was felt that one of the great difficulties in his way would be the ultimate treat ment of those Parliamentary leaders whose ambition he had struck down, whose hopes of power he had extin guished, and whose very lives were in his hand. There was no course without danger—no alternative free from strong objections. If the President had found the free action of these political chiefs incompatible with a calm and safe re-construction of Government before the 2d of December, the results of that day were not calculated to decrease the difficulty of the position. The original hos tility of unsuccessful and unsatisfied intrigue was aug mented by the bitterness of utter defeat in a game played for a great stake—by the keen sense of personal degradation, on a great _stage, with the civilized world for spectators. The ashes of revolution were yet too fresh, the political air too heated, not to make it evident that the liberation of these proved elements of danger would be a hazardous venture of magnanimity. Till the now constitution should be promulgated, and in actual progress, it must clearly have been no less fatal to the chance of safety of that momentous expedient than un just to the declared wishes of the natien, to attempt a task of such intricacy and weight in the face of an unfet tered opposition, which had shown itself so unscrupulous and so indefatigable. The President had, therefore, to make his choice between the application to this difficulty of his sole provisional authority, and its remission to a judicial tribunal under the °runic, laws of the new con stitution. The President has chosen the former course. His motto is evidently " Thorough." He seems resolved to clear off, as far as possible, every trace of the late struggle before entering fairly on his course. He is anxious that no shadow of the revolution should linger over the dawn of his new era. This has, doubtless, been the motive of the strong and uncompromising measures announced in the decrees of Saturday last. These decrees, it will be remembered, deal by banishment, permanent or temporary, with two different classes of ex-representatives, whose presence in France is pronounced likely to impede the re-esteb lishment of order; a third set of persons, it is declared by the Moniteur, will be punished as summarily, but with yet greater severity—by transportation to Cayenne. - These last are understood to have bee n taken red hand, or at least proved to have been personally en gaged in insurrection. The ex - repres entatives per manently banished from ithe French dom i n i ons are sixty-six in number. Their names are mostly professors of to us as orators of the Mountain orfamiliar Socialism. Among them are Nadaud , the Huo, Faure, proposed So cialist candidate for the Presidency, Victors Mathieu (de la Schmlcher, De Flotte, Raspail, Drome), eroux, Madier Esquires—theMontjaßu,aend having been two last named, it will be remembered,Tho second class actual combatants on the barricades. and of different ob jects, men of a higher order , imong them has been, jects, though the conduct of some u, . n u o s t au l u ess dangerous to principle of in its perpetual spirit of intrigcee the the cause of government than h 1 African Generals, Croton, Anarchists. Thiers, the Emile do Girardin, ' for th e e Duvorgixer de Hauranne Jules d eof pelled from France return under th e Lasteyrie are among those expelled present, with the prd s p ec t necessity for autho risation of the Presiden , whenever the their removal may be considered t d o have ceased. Thus, then, the course pursued tower . s these formidable the now constitution is merely opponents of adopted, with the a continuation of that at first exception that the re-construction of the ne secured_ from th e i r hostility by poli tical system i s y tem porary exile , instead of impris onment. As to the rema ining person a g es, who, it is said, will b e trans ported to C a yenne, it would be difficult to object to their punishment, either in its mo d e or its degree. Those taken in insurrection could h a rdly expec t actuallyker any measure of justice th an t h e peremptory and sweeping martial law which th a t i nsurrect i on ma d e necess ary. The only part, therefore, of this closing chapter of the history of the coup d'etat that may bo ex pected to excite much discussion, and possibly to create some uaeaainess, is the prolongation, even after the election of the 2 tat and 22d December, of the extraordiary powers assumed Qua sanctioned Or an extraordinary occasion. The course actually taken has, no doubt, been weighed with all the care and caution which its powerful author has shown throughout his task. He has, it may b 3 presumed, fully considered the apprehension which may arise out of coercive mea sures, the justice of which, in whatever strength it may actually exist, is not apparent by any recorded evidence, or based on any judicially established grounds. These objections must have been carefully balanced against the advantages of settling on one broad principle, and in eluding, in a single strong process, the settlement of the whole struggle with the late Assembly, the complete clearing of the ground for that new social edifice with the construction of which Louis Napoleon has been charged by the nation. Whatever character may be attributed to these decrees as political precedents, or whatever opinion may be formed of their expediency in the abstract, there can be little doubt that their imme diate operation will be of vast benefit to France, in securing her new form of government in its pre sent critical stage from a crowd of mischievous in fluences. We published, yesterday, in addition to these important decrees, the first outlines of a measure which has been long expected and will, we believe, bo gene rally welcomed by all friends of order. We refer to the breaking up of that wretched and mischievous or ganization—that child and instrument of revolutions, the National Guard. Impotent for good—formidable by its weight for evil, the weakest hand or slightest object could turn the wavering and unwieldy force to mischief, while no man could grasp and use it with cer tainty for good. No good man will regret its fall—least of all, we believe, will the members of the corps. Its disappearance, with that of all the associations and types of revolution which Louis Napoleon is boldly and consistently sweeping from the surface of society, will be hailed by France as a sign and promise of a new, a firmer, and a better condition. HERA.LII.—The attempt at a coalition between Lord John Russell and Sir James Graham has failed. Of this m t o u niiwhomccattoe negotiation tb t h h e o e sae d c go broke rao i i n kn a et ne secretsdto irpwa with vf I t h y e we have be en authoritatively informed by the journal Upon i o w a n nr h e D i c w h o nh w oa n tt theyintgop told—nay, t —c d r e e sn s e e i n t r y e cntho pointcom municate p th u e bi even whether the difficulties are of a temporary or a permanent character—wh et h er they arose in the details of the arrangement of offices, or met the high contracting parties in the very opening of their treaty. We protest we are not over curious nor over anxious upon these points. We have long since stated our belief', that the best thing that could happen for the national cause would be such a coalition. A junction with the other is, after all, the only political infamy which it is in the power of either of the parties to tho proposed coalition to add to the catalogues of their poli tical crimes. If the great lesson of these evil days be to humble our national pride, by teaching us how low British statesmanship can fall, a union of the Russell and Graham parties is the only chapter that can be added to our teaching. In that direction we have had some little experience of either party as Cabinet Ministers—if further humiliation is requisite we can only meet with it in a Cabinet composed of the refuse of them both— " The force of nature can no further go, To make a third she joins the former two." There would be a dramatic propriety in the contrivance which would make each of these parties deal the death blow to the other. The justice would be almost poetic that would lock them up in one Cabinet, and doom them to die of the poison of each other's embrace. We know of no more fitting end for them than that they should perish by a coalition, and perish they most unquestion ably would. If, then, we have a feeling at all upon the subject, it is one of regret that Lord John Russell has failed in " strengthening" his Cabinet by the addition of the bad character of Sir James Graham and his friends. Our regret, perhaps, has, in a political sense, something of the compendious malice which prompted Nero's celebrated wish, that the Roman people had but one neck. For the purposes of the coming vengeance, we protest we think it a pity that the Whigs and Peelites should have two. It would add a zest to the enjoyment with which all honest men would now see Lord John Russell kicked out of office to know that Sir James Graham was undergoing the comfortable operas tion at the same time. Before the ship is scuttled we would like to see all the traitors on board. Not to men tion that there would be a fitness in keeping up the " prestige" which unquestionably belongs to Sir James Graham's ill-omened reputation, and supplying another example of the " unlucki ness " hich attends his presence in a Cabinet or a party. But let it not be forgotten that the authority which tells us that the attempt has been unsuccessful, confesses in that very revelation that the attempt has been made. Lord John Russell has in vited Sir James Graham and his party to the councils of his Sovereign. For the sake of place—we will dese crate no higher motive by assigning to it the origin of so vile a transaction—fur the sake of place, he has asked Sir James Graham to sit in the same Cabinet with himself. He has done this in the five of all that oc curred upon the discussion of the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, not twelve short months ago! He has done this in the face of the hardly less recent discussions upon the foreign policy of the Government—when, of the princi ples upon which that foreign policy was conducted, Lord John Russell was, next to Lord Palmerston, the chief advocate, and Sir James Graham the principal as sailant. He who had set himself in unequivocal opposi tion to the policy to which Sir James Graham was un equivocally pledged—a policy involving all that con cerned our dearest interests abroad, our most sacred in stitutions at home—this Lord John Russell,with a shame less abandonment of principle, unparalleled we verily be lieve in English history, invites that very man, thus at issue with him upon every question upon which British statesmen ought to feel, to form one of the same council with himself. We need not go beyond the last session to find the materials that brand this proposition with indelible disgrace. There was one question—there is still a ques tion—upon which Lord John Russell appealed to the most solemn convictions and to the most sacred feelings of the nation. Against the Papal aggression he in voked the holiest sympathies of the national heart, the most glorious recollections of the national history, and the most sacred watchwords of the national faith. He stirred up the Protestant enthusiasm of the country by words of the most inflammatory character. He followed up his appeals to the country cut of doors by state ments in his place in Parliament, the gravity of which it is impossible to over-estimate. He introduced a measure upon a subject which, if ho were not a hypo crite, tampering and playing with all that could stir the depths of the national heart—he must have believed involved matters of the very highest moment to the Sovereign and the country. That mea sure was ably but vehemently opposed by the politician who leads the little faction that choose to call themselves the Peelaparty. Principles of the moat sacred character were involvedthe issue. Prac tical policy, of a natur e th e most • duct and defined, was in dispute. And never in the history of the British Constitution did two men stand in her Senate more separated by differences of principle, more opposed in their recommendations of practical policy, than Sir James Graham, the acknowledged leader of the Popish party, and Lord John Russell, the author of the Eccle siastical Titles Bill. Cardinal Wiseman and the Arch bishop of Canterbury could not be more dishonest as theologians if they joined in their episcopal functions, than these two men must be, as politicians, if they could now sit in the same Cabinet. But this is not all. Lord John Russell did not propose the Bill of last session as a settlement of the question with which it dealt. No, he distinctly stated that ho meant it as but a prudent open ing of a contest " for the liberties of England" — these were his words—the most important that our history ever witnesses. Sir James Graham and his friends saw no need of preparation for that contest ; they denounced his measure as an invasion of religious f liberty ; they . pledged themselves to the principle o " non-interference with the oration of the .Popi s sh a. E_°, - clesiastical system." Do wee xaggerate or ovtr tt Bat interference with that system the Queen'se Primesbe Minister most solemnly and deliberately declared t a u s a a matter of vital necessity to our very "" bound him. free nation. In words the most weighty be directthe policy as he the reins self to his God, his Queen, and his country, policy of the English nation, to Bill—an enactment which be declaredlegtslative recognition of Government, in the spirit soof ltohne-EachcleesoinalsyticvaalluTeidtleass his . lips, he proposes to a policy. Yet, with these embodying b g o r d e y at ing pr a in n e a fp ti l o e n s al o p f r p o u te b sr e who i h sne a vn d ittlementots repudiated—aye, htharedlygcnoeledn and denounced his protest; 's upo c n ouncils the me , wh b o y in surrounding her and, for the miserable consi deration of a few months longer in office, deliberately purposes to bart er t h e honour and the safety of his Sovereign her with a Cabinet , the majority of averse to those principles to which he had so solemnly pledged himself. And this is the end of the great Pro testant hero—the champion who, tw e l ve months ago, ap pealed so prettily to the " great principles of the Refor mation,"we venture to say, a mental reservation thatnorwinttcbip' le sould ever take him from place—who so glibly talked oft he " immortal memories of Protestant ma rtyrs," determined that he would only remember their martyrdom to avoid their example and resolutely re solved, in the prof ane d name of all, " not to bate one jot of hope or confidence" so long as any conceivable amount of tergiversation could keep him and his ravenous pack of relatives in Downing street. We write thus strongly because we can conceive no political act that can equal the shamelessness of the unprincipled coalition that has been proposed. Lord John Russell may be the more despicable, but: he is not the less guilty because his offer has been refused. Very probably Sir James Graham thinks that whenever he pleases he has the Whig Cabinet at his feet. Aro we thus to understand the hint that the negotiation is not in such a state that it may not possibly be resumed? We cannot say with Pitt, that, "in the name of public safety, we forbid the banns;" we believe the best thing that could happen to the public would be that the mon strous alliance should be consummated at once. But when we see the author of the Durham letter and the champion of the Popish hierarchy in the same Cabinet, we shall certainly believe it the most daring experiment ever made upon the forbearance of a nation which these conspirators may be assured still retains some respect for political honesty and some sense of public honour. The Earl of Derby is amongst the guests who have been honoured with invitations to Windsor Castle this week. his Lordship is expected in town on Wednesday.— Herald. EMILY HOWAIID.—The readers of Barns may remember that among those who showed the greatest kind ness to him was a lady of the name of Dunlop ; and they will, no doubt, be gratified to learn that a lady of the same name and family has just entered the ranks of literature, though under very different auspices to those which at tended the first publication of the Scottish Bard. Mrs- Dunlop comes forward as the writer of a novel bearing the title of " Emily Howard," which is attracting considerable attention—owing as much to the graceful pathos, which is a marked feature of the story, as the high connexions of the fair author.—Evening Paper. • The letters from Rouen state that the market for mitnatitctlueri WM active and that prices Were OPPP9Itecl - • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. The betting yesterday enables us to give a U tore lengthy quotation than we have returned of late, hut be yond a rather heavy outlay on Clincher for the 'theater Cup, and on Kingston for the Derby, was devoid of in terest. We subjoin the prices at the close of business:-.. OUNDLE STEEPLECHASE. 7 to 2 agst Carrig—taken 5 to 1 agst British Yeoman 6 to 1 agst Verax 6 tufl agst Maria Monk 10 to 1 agst Miss Mowbray 3IETROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 20 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Elthiron—taken 25 to 1 :fist Mr. Sergeant's Kate 25 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Wryneck colt—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Morris's Haresfoot—taken CHESTER CUP. 33 to 1 on the field 40 to 1 agst Mr. J. Pilling's High Sheriff—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Saxon's The Black Doctor—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Martinson's Nancy—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. J. Stanley's Clincher—taken freely 1,000 to 15 sgst Mr. J. Stanley's Confessor—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Mangan's Russborough—takeu 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Morris's Haresfoot—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Scott na Allegro—taken DERBY. 15 to 1 a gs t L or d Zetland's Augur—taken 20 to 1 agst Lord Ribblesdale's Kingston—t freely 22 to 1 agst Mr. J. Stanley's Orelio 25 to 1 agst Mr. S. Hawke's Womersley 25 to 1 agst Mr. Stebbing's Alfred the Great 30 to 1 agst Sir R. Pigot's Filius—taken Offers to lay 8 to 1, or take 9 to 1 about Hobbie Noble. LINCOLN STEE PLECHASE.—The British Yeoman is scratched. YORK SPRING MEETING, 1852. Nominations for the Flying Dutchman's Handicap. Finesse, 4 yrs—Backbiter, aged—Daniel O'Rourke, 3 yrs—England's Glory, 4 yrs—Pitsford, 5 yrs—Chief Justice, 5 yrs—Achyranthes, 5 yra—Tom Ho!thy, 4 yrs —Vivandiere, 4 yrs—Dalton, 3 yrs—Baby. 5 yrs—Va tican, 6 yrs—Urbanity, 3 yrs—Prior of Laneroost, 5 yrs—Bardolph, 3 yrs — Don Carlos, 3 yrs—N eas h am, 4 3 r —b Y s rs i ß o o r, 4 y y alty; 3 yrs--Mark T ap l ey, 5 yrs—Paddy Bi r d , 3 yrs— yrs—b f by Lanercost, out o f J em i ma, yrs—Sledmer e , 4 yrs— JyY yr s —Ph an tom, s s e — k — P L G h e o e 1 i a t m a n h i o , m ng 4 : 4 y _ T 3 e y Hd r d s a r ne gs T ft 00 e on s t ; yed, 3 r s Y — r s L — it 1 cFwa' 3 Fawn, , 4 yrs—Kilquade, 4 yrs , 4 yrs—Sir Rowland Trenchard, 4 yrs— Surprise, 3 yrs—Harp, 4 yrs—br c by Melbourne, out of Sally Warfoot, 3 yrs—Knook Knoll, 4 yrs—Azath, 4 yrs—Haricot, 5 yrs—Voltigeur, 5 yrs—Calculator, 4 yrs—Lough Bawn, 4 yrs—Cossack, aged—Poetess, 3 yrs—Euphony, 3 yrs—Elthiron, 6 yrs—Pelopulas, 3 yrs—Hotborpe, 4 yrs—Storyteller, 4 yrs—Nancy, 4 yrs—Cyclops, 4 yrs—Sir Charles Napier, 3 yrs—Kath leen, 5 yrs—Bird-on-the-Wing, 3 yra—Landgrave, 6 yrs—Penang, 5 yrs—Corypbee, 4 yrs—b g by Morgan Rattler, out of Countess, 4 yrs—Tragedian, 4 yrs. Nominations for the Champion Handicap. The Italian, 5 yrs—Lucio, 3 yrs—Clincher, 5 yrs— Sir Charles Napier, 3 yrs—lris, 4 yrs-131 c by Prince Caradoc, out of Miss Julia Bennett, 4 yrs—The Cutler, 4 yrs—Hungerford, 4 yrs—Oxford Blue, 5 yrs—f by Trueboy, out of Miss Lydia, 2 yrs. GREAT RUNNING MATCH FOR THE CRAM- Ploys BELT. This was the most exciting foot-race ever witnessed. It came off in Copenhagen-fields yesterday, before at least 3,000 spectators, although the weather was ex ceedingly wet, and the ground heavy. There were twenty-one competitors. The whole of the pedestrians were on the ground by half-past two o'clock, but it was fifty minutes past two before they were off, Frost (the Suffolk Stag l taking the lead at a frightful and killing pace, so that, before four miles had been run, Grantham of Eton, Levett of Bat tersea, and other cracks, were forced to give in, others dropping off one by one, till the contest was reduced to four—viz., Frost, J. Tetlow of Oldham, Pudney of Mile end, and Adams of Mitcham—they running throughout in the most splendid manner, Frost, evidently master of the other three, going over the ground like a " stag" —the assumed name,he bears. The ten miles were run in 54 minutes 32 second s , F rost com i ng in at 44 minutes 32 seconds past three, being at least 300 yards in advance of Tetlow, Pudney 50 yards farther behind, and Adams 30 yards in the rear of Padney. Betting before starting was rather in favour of Jack son, Lovett, and Grantham, some taking the odds of 3 to 1 against Frost, the winner. Sporting men lost consider able sums on this race. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—Deploring as I do, in common with the p 3 ula tion of the whole kingdom, tho dreadful fate of Vie pas sengers and crow of the unfortunate etearn acket Amazon, and desirous that the public shall be enabled to form a correct opinion of the means whereby to avert a similar calamity, I feel it a duty to give, by your favour, the widest circulation to the following truths, in regard to which I challenge the most strict investigation. It is a startling fact, respecting the steam department of the naval service, that vague theories have been con fidently adopted without trial, while the most successful proofs have b een rejected f rom cru de theory—leading not only to the misapplication of millions sterling, but attended with the far greater ev i l o f acc umulating non effecti▪ ve ships of war, whose engines excee d the evapo rating power of their boilers by full 25 per cent., unless indeed, the fires are urged by nearly a double amount as compared w i t h econom i ca l prac tice. D superintendence); co nsequen tly, the engineers and tless th o s t eam packet Amazon was no ex ception to ot this mode mode of eq u ip ment (the packets b e ing Under the same stokers of this now u n t r i e d vessel, zea l ous in their duty, used their best ende avours to Effect a super i o r passage : I am confident in this op i n i on, from the ca l a mity having occurred shortly after the wat c h was relieved, previous to whi▪ ch it is the notorious practice of stokers to make and leave a good fire for their successors, by most waste• fully throwing as much fuel into the furnaces as they can hold. The inevitable result of such an injudicious proceed ing is, that the limited surface fur the absorption of heat is insufficient to prevent a large amount of lime from arriving at the chimney, which becomes redhot, and, t hough cased , radiat es a b undant heat to ev olve resinous gas from new pine planks, th e va pours of which may speedilyignite. Overwhelmed as th e Ad miralty Boar d i s , no t o nly by the official duties of that o nce most i m p o rtant office, but by the accession, in detail, of the former Navy - office , tho Transport Board, th e S i ck and H urt B oa rd, the Vi c tualling Board, the Post-office establishment, the d oc kyards, and the min u t e details apperta i n i ng t o f o reign com mands, the app o i ntments and promo ti ons on all t hese, and last, though not least, their duties as indi vidual Members of Parliament, which I by no means prospectively envy during the approaching see ing this conglomerati on of incompat ibili t i es , I as k is i t re asonable to blame the Ad m i ra lty fur mismanage ment to any extent in anysession,— department? I am, sir, your o bliged and obedient servant, DUNDONALD Admiral of the Blue. 2, Belgravo-road, Jan. 12. 0 n erroneously Thursday TO THE EDIT OR OE THE TIMES. Sir; news papers that the committ ee of inquiry which met at stated in some of the circum stances attendant .. upon th e destruction of the Amazon, last to investigate the after (mammas all the crew and enginemen, had ad journed sine the. am i p t t w on as Southampton .- - On the contrary, a committee met again this day in Moorgate-street, and examin e d some others o f t h e sur vivors, and it is adjourned till e l even o ' c l oc k on Thurs day next, when it is expected Mr. Neil son an d others of the p a a t portion ssenger of passengers may furnish th e i r evidence; and, so soon as the crew who landed at Brest reach Southampton, the inquiry will be resumed at that place. Short-hand writers have been, and will be, employed throughout, and it is probable that the whole of the d willthecommittee be published h assembled at Southamp ton were not correctly stat ed in the first instance, but evidence s c o e f they were as follows: w w ic h h wh en it is completed. The m Mr. Thomas Baring, Deputy-Chairman of the com pany; Messrs. Charles Short, g enr y Nelson, Charles E. Mangles, Thomas Masterman, director; Captain A. L. Corry, R.N,, Admiralty Superintenden t of packets at Southampton; Captain Richard Barton, R.N., Marine Superintendent of the company; Captain Edward Chap pell, R.N., secretary and joint manager of the company; Captain Revett, commanding steam -ship Teviot; Capt. Wilson, commanding steam - ship Dee. The committee that met this day consisted of—Capt. John Shepherd, director of the company and chairman of the East india Company; Captain Henry Nelson, Messrs. Charles Short and Charles E. Mangles, direc tors; Captain Whish, R.N., auditor; Captain Chappell, R.N., secretary and joint manager. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have been written to expressive of the direct ors cordial a c qu iescence in any further inquiry their Lordship s may desire to servant Your obedientes tablish.E. CHAPPELL, Secretary. 55, Moorgate-street, January 12. T af ff te E r c rlarrying the sum of Company, the payment of a ... , IVIDEND. The d d a i r t ß e e c a l t o l r G s s dividend for the half-year of 31. per cent. on the Consoli -10,000/. to the credit of t he reserve fun d. This will make t u o j eak o v N e o decided e i ct l ih,iee t d Ai .CloV uponAm r p . a r cent. Y ORK , N EW CASTLE, AND BERWICK R AILWAY .— the total dividend for the y ear 1851 a mount to 4/. 16s. per This company estimate the expense of constructing the de viation in the line of the Thirsk and Mallon Branch Railway and other works, to be applied for in the ensuing session, DrufEeld with power for Malton and Junction Company to subscribe towards, and enter into agreements, and to raise capital for such purposes, at 8, 8421 . ; and that the total cost of constructing th e Thirsk and Malton br anc h, according to such deviated li n e instead of the line at pr esen t authorised, will be 100,0001. ; and that by the adoption of such deviated line a saving , of 5,058/. in the corkstruction of the Thirsk and Aisiltelz branch will be effected. IRELAND. DUBLIN, MONDAY.—His Grace the Duke of Devon shire gave a grand ball and supper at Lismore Castle, on Thursday last, to upwards of one hundred of the neighbouring fashionables and gentry of that part of the country. The Marquis and Marchioness of Waterford are stay ing, on a vikit, with the Duke of Devonshire, at Limon Castle. Sir Joseph Paxton has arrived Lismore Castle from England. The Limerich Chronicle says that a brother of Sir William Somcrvilh is to succeed to the governorship of the Marshalsea prison, vacant by the recent death of Mr. Mullin. Sir Charles Fox, of the firm of Fox, Henderson, and Co., of London, contractors for the Cork and Bandon Railway, arrived at Cork on Thursday last, and had an interview wtth the board of directors of the company. Five out of the six vacancies among the sub-inspectors of constabulary have been filled up by prbmotions from the undergrades of the force. Dr. Hill, the newly-appointed medical inspector, is to be staticned ct Limerick. A day mail was last week, for the first time, esta blished by the Post-office authorities between Dublin and Waterfor,!. The Limerick Club gave a splendid ball and supper at the lheatre Royal in that city, on Wednesday even ing last, which was attended by the elite of the city and county. The Marquis and Marchioness of Downehire enter tained a large party of friends with an amateur theatrical performance at Elillsborough Castle, on Tuesday evening last. The performance was the Siege of Belgrade; _ the parts and music of which were a&ntrabty sustained by the representatives of the respective characters. At a partial meeting of the tenantry of Mr. Fortescue, against whose life a conspiracy is said to have been formed, held at Dundalk on Friday last, the following resolution was agreed to:— " That in order to give a full and satisfactory expres sion of the feeling of his tenantry respecting the outrage alleged to have been offered to our respected landlord, Mr. Fortescue, that a public meeting of all his tenantry be called for the 19th instant, at the hour of one o'clock, in the Court - house of Dundalk." A colour -sergeant of the 59th Regiment, stationed at He has been pa tr s a se e n ed ge t r o s, l b )u o b u l n i a n, f b o u r t th t e he unit I w ' e h r i m e h o 3, h • , e s d t e o s l e e r i t r e o d m on ih e Tuesday A d _ i u t e il l t a: last, carryingd started via off Corks()l, for Dublin, no doubt en route for America, by way o f Liverpool• formalities. The following has failed. The Mars steamer left Waterford on Friday for Liver pool, transacteda)rwtahe corporation was held on scent ed Mayor presi presided, that andsto stood good over dss p c o at aaA o t lut l e , rot States. Saturday, with i Daa l itl l e o wi i 1p i ej ice emigrant nt r a hn n e t Lo businessfo This being the first day of for consideration. courts of law and equity will ll b e i I a c r p y e n t e e r d m w , i l t B h s t 2 h , e t ll usualthe is the latest account of the condition of Mr. Eastwood : " Saturday morning, 10th January. " Mr. Eastwood has had a very unfavourable change , and bad symptoms appear. Doctor Cusack left Dublin for Mr. Eastwood's residence at an early hour this morning to meet Doctors 13runker and . Pollock in con sultation. It is much feared that injury has been done to the internal parts of the head." The weather has been most tempestuous here during the last week, and it is much feared that extensive:damage will be reported to shipping from various parts of the coast. THE BISHOP OF LONDON—INHIBITION OF THE REV. MR. GLADSTONE, With the particulars of the misunderstanding between the Bishop of London and the Rev. Mr. Gladstone, of Longacre Episcopal Chapel, our readers are sufficiently familiar. The reverend gentleman, some Sundays ago, preached a sermon, one of a series, on the prevalence of Puseyism in the Church, and in doing so took occa sion to charge, by implication, if not in so many words, the Metropolitan Prelate with being a traitor to the Church of England. The Bishop summoned Mr. Glad stone to his presence, and called on the reverend gentle man to withdraw the charge; but the latter courageously and as became his high calling, declined to do that which his conscience would have condemned. The result has been that an inhibition was served upon the reverend gentleman yesterday, interdicting him from preaching any more within the diocese of London. This is an im portant matter, and we shall have occasion to recur to it at greater length in a few days.—Morning Advertiser. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. Gross traffic receipts for passengers and goods, week ending Jan. 10, ... 2 1852 ••• ••• ••• ••• X 13,7.54 13 9 Ditto, Jan. 11, 1851 ... 11,684 2 ... X2,(J70 11 7 Increase in 1852 ... London Terminus, Jan. 12, 1852. GLASGOW AND SOUTH - W ESTERN RAILWAY. —Tr affic for the week ending January 10, 1852: P assenge rs (19,847) , g oods and 3 P IB 0 11 c or parcels, res po n d h i o n r; e w s e a e u k d i e i l a r l a s r i a t g y e e s a . r . £3,436 18 1 Glasgow, January 12. THE NEW GOVERNOR OF THE C APE. -11 8 j 0r- General the lion. George Cathcart, who has just been ap pointed Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, is the third son the service in May, 1810, and served the campaigns of the late, and brother et the present Lord Cathcart. lie in Germany, as aide-de-camp to his father, Lord °e c nf a t t le ji Br c el , 3d r - t l : 4 ' was engaged at Lutzen 3d of gust; Bautzen, 18th, and ltth of October, 20th and 2lst of May ; Dresden, 28th of Aug Leipaie, ry • Bar- - 1813; Brienne, Ist of Fl6etblrl'ua , sir Aube, Areis, 21st of March ; and Fere C h a mp, 25th of March, 1814. Colonel Cathcart served also the campaign of 1815, as aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wel lington, and was present at the battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo. The new Governor was born on the 12111 of May, 1794. The screw steam-ship Great Britain, Captain Matthews, is to be placed on the New York and Liverpool station early in the ensuing spring. This magnificent ves sel has been thoroughly repaired and strengthened , and her machinery, manufactured by Messrs. Penn and Sons, o f London, is of modatious are ext eus i ve , an d ca l cu l a ted afford every Mu. the most approved construction. Her accom f9it to PAWL/Dike