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The clause as amended was then agreed to. On clause 64, Lord LINCOLN suggested that there ought to be a power of appeal azainst the provisions of this clau;e. Visco unt MORPETH thought legislation on that point had better be postponed until hereafter. Clause agreed to. Clause 65 was agreed to. On clause 66 some conversation arose, in the course of which Sir J. GRAHAM expressed his opinion that the measure had been greatly improved in its progress through Committee, by lituitine the powers of the central board. —(Hear. hear.) He thought it mi4ht be now further improved by limiting the power of the local boards, and especially udder clause 67. That irlause gave power to the local boards to oblige each occupier to hav e a certain quantity of water in the house, and then it gave power to tax him for the supply of it. He felt assured that such a power as that would never be assented to by the public, and unless very good reason Yeas given for it, he should, when they came to it, be prepared to move that the clause be struck out. Mr. SLANEY admitted the importance of giving no more than the necessary power to the local boards, but Irte 67th clause was necessary in order to give the au thorities the means of securing a sufficient supply of water for the poor. At this moment there were thou sands of courts in our towns, in which not one tingle house had any supply of the first necessary of life. Clause 66 was then put and agreed to. On the 67th, Viscount MORPETH admitted that the provisions under th ose clause s were rat h er o f a str i ngent an d mole nt char acter; but great evils required violent reme dies; and th e evidence with regard to the supply of W ater to th e poor was so conclusive, that there co uld be a !o doubt of the necessity of ample powers being given , 0 the local boards. At the same time, he knew the ltnpossibility of insisting on water being supplied to "every house throughout the country, and he should be atenteci to strike out the compulsory parts of thi! 67th , c _ l aise, leaving it only at the discretion of a local, board to insist on such supply if it were necessary. 7ir j. GI; ARAM - ' l-I AU said his objection to the clau:t e was i ._ a t°. This clause gave the most arbitrary powers. It cooed a tax upon the poor occupier for the defitult of an ° . sv ner, and it left the local board to impose ow him ./..rount of taxation they might think proper. hone ATTO RNEY-GENERAL thought the ;objec t ,„" a ?f . the! Right Hon. Baronet might be got rid of by prrnrfication of the words, and without destroying the Sir, of the clause. Would ` I4 AHAM s a id no mo difi ca ti on o f phras9eology political m ove his obj ec ti on . S ure ly it was vey bad shape, tz e "noroy to impo s e a tax of this sort an any cer n , e obj ecte d to such inter f erence w i t h th,e con ofthe humbler classes. Clou se "• CLAY admitted that the powers given ;by the meted were enormous, but the evil sought to 1?e co required a remedy of the most stringe.ut cha racter. Me sz b y th.....itulLES rather thought that the Bill advocated . the if . ": 13 / 1 . Baronet did not apply to the district which led 4 ". Baronet represented.—(A laugh.) He :admit it th at theory the clause was an excellent oitie, but w ilei h rt . at the same time impracticable from the extent to ~T. it would inevitably raise rent. e_ viscount MORPETH would postpone the Further . w raideee t i on of the clause, with a view to ase:ertain whether water could be supplied at a cheaper rate:. T he clause was then postponed. ptile2ulauses 68 to 71 were agreed to without observation. auses 72 to 78, both inclusive, relating to the com oat cry purchase of existing water-works, were struck de ause f ad Cl \ w _ 79 ( as to premises for the reception of the 01 , as agreed t o . Poser e 40 (as to the burial of the dead) beihg pro -1,0r4r. HENLEY wanted to know where the Noble * er a ; meant that the dead should go, since he said they 1, 4 , t e net to be buried in the church-yards?—(A :laugh.) Whichbe Noble L or d, a t a ll e v e nts, provide some place in I t , dead were to be deposited. - sIACKINNON supported the clause, the only g h :" of Which was , t h at i t did not go far enough in the -epression of the intramural interment nuisancv. far Irt sceuut MORPETH said that if the clause 'went as lin ue the Hon. Member desired, it might endanger the e ;*`• The clause was effectual in preventing any nui 'nee Which a surrounding neighbourhood might con sider to be such. n M r. HENLEY said that unless the Noble Lord would -o eee L nt to modify the clause so as to enable people to " a ye oth er p l aces of interment in lieu of thole taken t l vaY by the Bill, he should divide the Committee, against h e ~_amendment proposed by him. Alr. HUDSON thought that powers ought to I'e given "he local boards of health to provide burial places W here needed. Col one l THOMPSON said that he had a clause ready i ° provide for the exigency pointed out by the last two speakers, which he would propose, if in order. Mr. BERNAL said that the Hon. Member could not 40 so now. M. NEWDEGATE said that the poor ought to be I . ll d reg a rd to in respect to burial places, for if tit ey were th e of their present places of interment by Ile Bill, Government was bound to find others for tin! m. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the question /1,..,44 surrounded by difficulties, and it would be impossible r i p r ovide by the Bill for fresh places of intermeint. The n e nt of the Bill was to stop interments in towns where hey endan gere d p u bli c h ea l t h. B ut t h e ,queistion of ; - "idieg cemeteries out of the limits of the tonms was e ° which involved the rights of the clergy, and could u e .„t be dealt with in a summary manner. WYLD was of opinion that the subject tpf inter to to towns was of too great importance to, be dealt h inter- Wit by the p resent Bill. A di st i nct measure ",.;)ught to th e bro ught in. If th e c l ause as it stood was agreed to, greatest inconvenience might result. U r MACKINNON said that if the clause was not Perseverede in the consequence would be to perpetuate__ e tb or Present .system of interments in towns. seu refer pressed the Noble Lord not to yield to the enat icma of the Hon. Members for Oxfordshire and ellderla n d rotlllellloll,PETH admitted that great difficulties sur sary , e d the quest i on, b ut still he t h oug ht it was nec to lea 'or the Gove rnment to d o as m uch as was .possible dir Ben the evils complained of. He was willing to mo tioLthe clause s o as to avoid in some measure the objet ofAf, th e H on. Member for Oxfordsh i re. to Wit T h r some further conversation the clause was agreed ame ndments. iStuales to 1 04 i nclusive were agreed to. lit r e lpse 105 b e i ng put b y the C HAIRM A N . MO M E NLEY put it to the Noble Lord opposite th e b o o 4&erpeth) whether he did not think, looking at the,. Committ ee h a d gone f ar en ough to-night, .Prog re ; r e , ore that the chairman ought now to report t hyou , especially as it would be impossible to get ogi h e remaining clauses at this sitting. . tssti o , 3 41 ' . °HPETH said he could not object to the sug . he tiot:the Hon. Member. Progr e ,'"uu-ae then resumed, the Chairman reported aext . 8, and obtained leave to sit again on Thursday Ildr. Ivr " PENSIONS. _ the foil-lACGREGOR, pursuant to his notice, moved for (6 41wieg returns , viz.:- - return of tbe ' services of the following persons, m *lto recei ve th e I , e _ ve the sums charged against their names . r de. clueteenY Post -office revenue, such amounts being tßat. therefrorn in its progress to the Exchequer, and ie. ,I, eu h , 0 nabbieureg names of the heirs of his Grace the Duke of 4,0001.; the :--the Duke of Marlborou g h, her4e°f Grft0n,3,407/. 10:.; h( irs tteDuke of &horn ' g the amount of theg g rove fetal, 10,307 ( . 10 s., tioste°BB Postages on 2 , 473,800 letters , and of net tiro Os d eductin g the expense of 7,321,400 letters; a pe r ( er return of the services and duties of the following ou t nn' Who receive annually the un d ermentioned sums , te lei the revenue of the Excise, progress e of annual pe4sequer:the Duke of Grafton (exclut 12a.; in its to the Earl , p l°ll of 4000/. from Post-office). tug Jet', ,59,54 165.; assignees of the 7 fa l t 9 e l aharles Burn, ?,9,ll°Bo.ietyof Earl of Bath' s . pension, .1,20a —total, ch the follow (ritt ~:,..-• R eturn of the services for w Nen . '" are Paid out of the revenue of h l i reland, viz.:— Viscount bu ti -e °f Mecklenburg Strelitz, 1 , 778 - 49 ' . o ' o f p e nsion of 2n n, tiow Earl of Camperdown (exeluelv 997 1. 9s. " - -tel - „ ° 1 °1 . from revenue of United Kingdom ), 4,-,, , !,7751. 13s. 4d. the ri,„°' R USSELL said he could hardl think oo th o a ld t reski,( te urY, or any other public depar t m ent, services of Qui ,!nYthing like an accurate return of t h e there M an, (",,eat Duke of Marlborough, but he , b elieved of Marl noro,'lt only a book entitled . . Coxe a Life reign of Stiee - n gut but also several histories w ith -I.'"'llue, which would furnish the of l Marlborough, to t . v.,t11,!e services rendered by the Duke of upon I t o i n e .Member the 4° l l the pension alluded to had been char ged As t o Innes of the Crown. —(Hear, hear, and a l augh .) they were Itell,k`" service& of the Duke of Schomberg. Peric,d4°*n to anybody who had read the history of the the Rol! w ho he lived Hear, hear.) however, 14 Sehz,4l3.ember wished to know to whom o lr ithe Duke such k -.4uergs heirs these moneys were paid, no doubt it be - return could be procured. But of what use would g1it,,,,,, Originally these sums had been paid out of h ha,, tak en of the Crown; but since the Legislatu re ha _ kltiecie,en those revenues to the public account, an d d thst tirl'uose burdens to the civil list, he did not see, after e °4l(l 4„rengement, how those burdens so undertak en ° eon th yw be avoided, or that the obligation consequ e nt eold i k_' Crown ' s surrender of its hereditary revenu es Would he got rid of. Ile, therefore, o dd not consent to grant the motion —(Hear, hea r.) . hoped the House 110 14 • 111-I_4OOREGOR could not but regret that the ( 11 ,ith a o"'"rd should, in the manner he had, have trifled wh, aoh'u,eetion affecting the taxation of the country.— Zi °lie -.) Il e (Ur. Ma cgregor)ng had brought forward t b n c i l ' r ati " ni. , as havin g a direct bearing upon the profuse he Attlutl:"11 Of money from the public revenues of t he Sapsett b and he referred not to the first, but to th e . p r e- li ,„ 4 " °f Marlborough • and he contended that if t h e ,oterlc,"„et,by which the orig inal pension had been it was had been so corrupt as t o vote it in perpetuity, tn e ltd t t , re that a reformed Parliament should put cp a h n - '4•ll ° t -a ? i(111 i 1 Y. The fi rst Duke of Marlbor?u lied ln Le lac ion was granted, died without issue, hle ground/Ir. Macgregor) submitted there were no pu )re i . 4 11 t buk°ll which it ought to be continued to the I Atts4ori e; In the stun s W a y he of f the pre- N obl e r " I °Yed by the ) t Dukc in c i ( g f h G t ra s ro a n k . di da"rd r efused h t esea „ i ,n_ at i, , t ese returns, the country would t ,„le th o u ° sods an inquiry. He should certainly 4 .. he - ouse. kotiorillry was cleared but no division took place, the r . m e A i ng (as we understood) withdrawn. n‘ree, un'keGltXt3olZ then moved for a return . of the e vrvi eett ° numbe r or persons, statinr , their duties and 1c% 5 1 1 !tir n • aorri23B74,epra,lapp intments, wh o il receive the an klieat , 3nual stipends eb euoni, snits '•• l'• to. of the revenue of the United ftrged as way t t the Exchequer , the same being 441 e Wends and Forests. J. It and perpetual pensions of her ti` Ott USSELL believed that the Committee now til4 liabiet Qf tilVaroods and Forests ' depart ; ''_--.,_ A merit, could cf course if they thought proper refer to this matter. Dr. BOWRING remarked that a return of this kind had heretofore been invariably granted. The Earl of LINCOLN, as a member of the Commit tee, said he was not quite sure whether this very return was not one he had himself moved for in the aggregate for the information of the Committee. Motion withdrawn. Mr. MACGREGOR then moved for a return of the salaries and duties of each person in the office of the Comptroller of the Exchequer, specifyinc , the average, attendance of each person, including the Comptroller, to the duties ci that office: similar return, including the Master, for the establishment of the department of the Mint: and, for the establishment of the Paymaster of the Forces, including the Paymaster. Mr. PARKER said that all the information required by the Hon. Member would come before the Committee on the miscellaneous estimates. After a few worth from Mr. MACGREGOR, the motion was by leave withdrawn. SLAVE-TRADE. Mr. HUTT moved that the Committee on the slave trade do consist of seventeen members, and that Admiral Bowles and Mr. Barkly be added to the said Committee. —Agreed to. SEAMEN FOR THE NAVY. Captain HARRIS moved for a Select Committee to inquire into the supply of seamen from the commercial marine to her Majesty's fleet, and into the eff,ct of the Registry and Navigation Acts on that supply. If the Committee were granted, he should be able to prove that the navy had been supplied with petty officers and able seamen mainly by the apprenticeship system in the mer chant service, while it was notorious that a great por tion of the boys enlisted in the navy deser;ed shortly after their being entered. Lord INGESTRIE seconded the motion. Mr. LABOUCHERE opposed the motion, on the ground that the question had already been disposed of by an Admiralty Commission of Inquiry. Mr. BROTHERTON moved the adjournment of the debate. After a few words from Sir G. GREY. Mr. BROTHERTON withdrew his motion, and the main question was negatived without a division. PORT OF NEWCASTLE. Mr. WAWN moved for a copy of a memorial and ap pendices from South Shields to the Vice-Chairman of Customs; also,. copy of agreement entered into by the deputations from Newcastle, South Shields, and North Shields, with the names thereto Laffixed, and presented to the Vice-Chairmen of Customs; also, copy of the Vice-Chairman's report thereupon to the Board of Cus toms; and, further, copy of statement whereby it has been made to appear that a saving will be effected by a sub-division of the port of Newcastle (in addition to papers presented 4th May last en this subject). Mr. PARKER agreed to the production of the whole of the papers, with the exception of the report of the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Customs, which was not a public document, but a confidential communi cation. _ _ With this exception the returns were ordered• The House adjourned at five minutes after One o'clock. THE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS. During the last Easter recess, Mr. James Ballantine, of George-street, Edinburgh, the contractor for supply ing the stained glass windows for the new House of Lords, has added two windows to the two previously erected, one by himself, and the other by Mr. Hardman, of Birmingham. The manner in which the three win dows erected by Mr. Ballantine have been executed reflects great credit on that gentleman. The sparkling brilliancy of the colouring which is exhibited through out the whole of them has been produced by an inven tion of his own, by which he has been enabled to lighten the dull uniformity produced by masses of strong colour ing; a process which has never been on any former occasion applied to glass, bat which gives it that studded and gem-like appearance, for which the ancient glass has been so much and justly esteemed. For the information and gratification of our readers we give the following synopsis of the arrangement of the figures contained in each window :—ln the upper compartment of the window nearest the Throne (this window is executed by Mr. Hardman, Birmingham,) are the figures of William the Conqueror, Matilda of Flanders, William Rufus, and Henry the First ; and in the lower compartment, Ma tilda, Queen of Henry the First, the Empress Matilda, Stephen, and Matilda of Boulogne. In the second window (the first of those executed by Mr. Ballantine), in the upper compartment are the figures of Henry the Second, Eleanor of Guienne, Richard the First and Berengaria of Navarre; and in the lower compartment, King John, Isabella of Augouleme, Henry the Third, and Eleanor of Provence. In the third window from the Throne, in the upper compartment, are the figures of Edward the First, Elea nor of Castile, Edward the Second, and Isabella; and in the lower compartment Edward the Third, Phillippa of Hainan% the Black Prince, and Joan of Kent. In the fourth window, in the upper compartment, Richard the Second, Anne, Henry the Fourth, an.l Mary Bohun; and in the lower compartment, are the figures of Henry the Fifth, Catherine, Henry the Sixth, and Margaret of Anjou. W e understand that Mr. Ballantine has several of the other windows in a great state of for wardness, and that they will be erected when an oppor tunity is afforded by a short recess of the House. We venture to predict, that if Mr. Ballantine is as successful in the eight windows he has yet to furnish for the House of Lords, as he has been in the three he has already erected, his name will be handed down to posterity as a valuable contributor to the most splendid building of the 19th century, i❑ England. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert left town yesterday morning, tbr her Majesty's marine residence, Osborne, Isle of Wight. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort, with the Royal Family and the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, left Buckingham Palace in five carriages and four, for the terminus of the London and South-Western Railway, at Nine•elms, atlten minutes past tin o'clock. The Queen and Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were in the first carriage and four. Prince Alfred, the Princess Helena, anti the Princess Louisa, and also Lady Portman, the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, Hon. Matilda Paget, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Major-General Bowles, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, and Captain the Hon. Alexander Go rdon, occupied the other carriages. Her Majesty and Prince Albert were conducted to their carriage by the Master of the Horse, the Vice- Chamberlain, the Earl of Morton, Colonel Berkeley Drummond, and Captain Francis Seymour. The august party left the railway terminus by a special train for Gosport. The Queen and Prince Albert inspected on Saturday a woof of " The Expulsion," which was submitted by Mr. F. Sexton. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lads - Augusta Bruce, dined with her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday evening at Marlborough House. Sir William Henry Clerke, High Sheriff of the county of Flint, had an interview with Sir George Grey yes terday, at the Home•offrce, to present an Address to her Majesty. Baron de Cetto, the Bavarian Minister, transacted business yesterday, at the Foreign-office. A. deputation of distillers, consisting of Mr. Seager, Mr. G. Smith, Mr. 0. Smith, Mr. J. R. F. Burnett, Mr. J. Gaitskell, Mr. J. Scott Smith, and Mr. William Nicholson, attended by Mr. Browning, had an interview with Earl Granville yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade, respecting the exception of distilleries and rectifying distilleries from the Smoke Prohibition Bill. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from the Governor of the Mauritius. Colonel Anson had an interview ;yesterday with Sir George Grey. ROGERS'S BABY-JUMPER. "'This is the patent age of new inventions,"; sung Byron some thirty years ago ; and if he was astonished at " ,raccination, galvanism, and gas," what would have been his wonder could he have seen the invention of a mechanical nursemaid? Yes, we say a mechanical nursemaid, for not more surely will the railway even tually supersede every other method of conveyance than will the baby-jumper supersede every other method of exercising infants. It is in appearance an elegant tunic, but within it contains a softly-padded seat, in which the baby is securely fastened in a sitting position (a me chanical nurse's arms, in fact), while the machine is suspended from the ceiling by means of elastic straps so con trived as not to press upon or gall the child, at such a height that its feet touch the ground. In this manner the baby jumps itself by means of the elastic cords by its own exertions, and frequently jumps itself to sleep. This invention must supersede all cradles, go-carts, and such like inventions, and eventually, as we said beiore, to a great extent, nursemaids themselves. It is, without a joke, "a real blessing to mothers," and, we me‘y add, to infants as well. NEW EDITION OF PEPTS' DIARY.—We are re. quested to stateth j a n t st M pu r h . l e is o h l e b d ur t n h , e of Great velum M e of arl boxough-street, has " The Diary and Corrihs e po ti nd d e m n i c r e alt o y f i S n am t u h e e l R P e e i p g )ns t „ F.ILS., Secretary to the Admiralty Iv, Edited by Lord of Charles 11. and J n ß e r w as r b e r s o t o e k re e ( . l fr A ein N t e h w e E o d r i i m . t g io h n ia , l w m ith at tm ri e p rzus an P d as m sa a g n e ) s . 10s. 6d. bound. AisAlso, additional new Notes, with "The Court Portrait,h &c.d Times of James L the t tt . E; r i s r s u from v s a t r r i a e t n e s d Authen tic and Confidential mannseript P by ubl A ic t" an e d na Collections.etehythe h Edited, with f ~ n Introduction of Sophiaa ndDneuremtehreoeuf N, 2 vols. Bvo., 28s. bound. THE BI RKENHE AD DOCKS. There is now a strong; t pc bati Liverpooli l ity th D a t nterms Trustees‘vil will be en dagreethed Birkenheadupo n be tween ,t ll,otchkeCßoirmhmenihsseieodneDrseekatelfebr the e ho L ld tv e e r r s for the purchase Proceedi ngs h ave b een suspen d e d beforepool ctohrepoParlia mentary Commi ttee , to g i ve t i me f or ne gotiation s and a meeting of th e parties fixed for Tues d ay. Albion. — Li verpool THE. PEOPLE'S KITCHEN.—It appears, by a report by Mr: Barry that the kitchen of the new Palace at Westminster won't be in working order for eighteen months yet. The Kitchen Committee, therefore, report to the House, in moving terms, that they can't have a chop in the new House till the beginning of 1850, and therefore they resolve to set up three cooking-stoves, to ni.Ake an additional dining-room, transfer the tea-room to No. 3, at 1601. expense, and vest the patronage of the housekoeper in the Sergeant at-Arms, subject to a Sessional Committee to control the arrangements of the eating departments. Th ese provisional arrangements, it is hoped, will stay the stomachs of unhappy Members until a cuisine worthy of a Soyer as cook, and a British Senato as feeders, can be prepared. THE SUN, LONDON,_ TUESDAY WEST INDIA MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY.—The royal Mail seam•ship Avon, Lieutenant Philip Host, R.N., coanuand,:r, arrived this morning, at eleven frcm the 'tVest with the usual mails, in charge of Lieutenant Jusepis Ray, R.N., Admiralty agent. On het homeward voyage , the Avon expfrienced moderate wosteriy winds, with fine weather generally. Since the morning of the 19Iii inst., the ship has been propelled with but one engine, and or.e wheel, the intermediate shaft of the port engine having broken. The latest dates brought by the Avon nre—Vera Cruz, April 16 ; Tampico, 13 ; Havannah, 27; Hondu ras, 11; Jamaica, 22; St. Jago de Cuba, 19; Desnerara, 19 ; Trinidad, 21 ; Barbarities, 29 ; Grenada, 23 ; St. Kitts, May 1; Nevis, I ; Porto Rico, 1 ; St. Thomas, 2; Bermuda, 7; Ship Island (New Orleans), April 21 ; Nassau, 29 ; Tortola, May 2; Antigua, 1 ; St. Vincent, April3o; St. Lucia, 30; and Montserrat, May 1. This vessel brings on freight 312,272 dollars on mer chants' account ; nil for the dividends ; 902 ounces of gold dust ; 21,511 ounces of silver ; 7,767 British coin; 427 serons of cochineal ; and a general cargo, consist ing of 54 barrels of arrowroot, 26 barrels of Bermudian potatoes, 8 vanilla cases, 76 cases of cigars, 5 cases of pine-apples, and 53 turtle. The Avon brings dates from the city of Mexico to the 14th of April, and from Vera Cruz to the 16th. The intelligence from the city of Mexico is of no de cisive character. Mr. Clifford, the American Com missioner, had reached the capital, and Mr. Sevier, the prospective Minister Plenipotentiary, was on the road from Vera Cruz, and hourly expected to join Mr. Clifford, for the purpose of putting their final hand and seal to, and exchange the ratification of; the treaty. By the last accounts received by the courier of the British legation at Vera Cruz, they had not yet been able to complete a quorum at Queretaro, but it was believed that this would be effected by the 25th of April, and that, notwithstanding the dissatisfaction shown by the Mexican Government at the modifications made by the American Senate to the treaty, its ratification will be authorised by the Mexican Congress. In the meantime vast importations of European and American merchan. disc were taking place at Vera Cruz in anticipation of the peace, and with the object of taking advantage of the American over the very probable re.establish ment of the Mexican tariff. But there is most disastrous intelligence from the peninsula of Yucatan. The native Indians of that province had risen against the whites, and, by the last accounts, were de stroying with unrelenting ferocity the whole white population, man, woman, and child. The authorities had applied for protection to the British, American, and Spanish authorities at Cuba, but as what they chiefly wanted was a military force, and that force could not be promptly given, it is much to be feared that by this time the Indian population will have regained all that the Spaniards had taken from them three centuries ago. Affairs in Yucatan are assuming a most serious character, and the insurgents appear to be approximating. By the last accounts it is is stated that about five or six thousand Indians had approached within six leagues of Bacalar; that they had burnt th e mahogany wors of Don Domingo Martinez, and also a sugar work. There were several persons killed; and it is their determination to murder every one whom they may encounter. The total number who have risen is said to be about 30,000. _ There was evidently, on the part of the American army and residents, a strong disinclination to relinquish the grasp which they had on the country, and it will require no little effort on the part of the American Government to reconcile them to it. Santa Anna had chartered a Spanish brig, and sailed for Jamaica. There is no improvement in the state of Jamaica since the sailing of the latest packet. Distress is general, but especially amongst the planters, and unless some thing is done to place the cultivation of sugar on a more satisfactory and remunerative footing, the ruin of the proprietors appears to be almost inevitable. From the want of confidence felt in the stability of property, no money can be procured on its security ; and the reluct ance shown by the banks to discount, so many bills having been dishonoured by the English merchant, places the planter in great difficulty, and renders it almost impossible for him to procure the means of pay ing for the cultivation of his estate. When the packet sailed there were promising indications of good May seasons, which, under other circumstances, would be hailed with great satisfaction, but the planter now feels that he is growing sugar at a loss. The same remarks apply to the British West Indies generally. On the 20th ult. a large public meeting had been held at Kingston, to take into consideration the deplorable state of destitution to which a large portion of the in hakdtants are reduced, when nearly 4,u00 persons assem oled. The speakers all testified that, unless a speedy alteration took place in the mode of conducting colonial affairs, such distress and misery as now exist must necessarily soon lead to the utter extinction of pro • party, and even life itself. Several strong resolutions, expressive of these sentiments, were unanimously adopted. REVIEW OF MARKETS. (From Decordova's Mercantile Intelligencer, of April 20.) We have nothing new to report of the condition of our market since the date of our la,t issue. The same inactivity and caution—the same want of confidence and tightness in monetary affairs which then characterised the business of the community continue now to ope rate against it, to all appearances, to a more alarming extent. Flour—Was selling as wanted, in small parcels, at 38s per barrel, until a few days back, when 36s was accepted for GOO barrels Baltimore, of the last arrival, in two parcels of 300 barrels each. That figure, however, has been since refused for another lot of 500 barrels from the same part. The holder of this lot is parcelling out at 38s. The stock is not large, but in the present condition of things, and the total absence of a specula tive demand, it is considered ample. Meal —All the late receipts; have found purchasers at 17s per barrel. At this rate the consumption is more active than that of any other description of bread stuff. Rice—East India of good quality is held for 18s per 1001bs. We have no sales of any moment to report. Carolina is being placed in small lots at 23s to 24a per 1001bs. Bread—The sales since our last have been very tri fling. Of Wattson's 160 barrels Pilot and 20 barrels Crackers have been moved—the former at 225, the latter at 23s per barrel. Butter-100 firkins Cork were placed at mid, but subsequently Ild was obtained tor smaller parcels. Holders are firm at the latter rate, but the trade do not operate freely thereat. We report a sale of 25 firkins Halifax, the last arrival, at 10d: for previous parcels, however, not more than Bfd to 9d was obtained. American is scarce, Lard—lrisk is unsaleable; American is very abun dant, and inactive at 5d to sid per lb. Candles—The market is well supplied with Tallow, of which the folio A ing sales have been made—say 411 boxes Cook's and Douredoure's assorted sizes, Bkd; 100 box , s Hyde's 6's to 16's at Id, and 50 boxes Smith and Curlett's, assorted, at 80. Pickled Fish—The continued lightness of supply has been operating in favour of receivers, and prices hare advanced since our last report. 150 barrels No. 3 Mackerel w ere placed in lots at 30s, but for a parcel of 25 barrels by the last vessel from Halifax, 32s is de manded. The market is almost bare of Alewives—the few barrels on hand are commanding 28s. Herrings have been taken at 27s for round, and 25s for split; 270 barrels which came in to a bare market, were sold at those rates. . Codfish—lmmediately after our last issue, a cargo came in, for which, after it had been kept for a Lew days, 16s for tierces was obtained, and 17 s to 184 for boxes, parcelled out. The market, after the disposal of this cargo, remained without a further supply until the 18th, when a cargo came in which was immediately taken at 16s 6d in tierces, and 18s in boxes. A small lot of 300 drums, a subsequent arrival, is in the market unsold. Salmon—The late arrivals have been commanding 64s per barrel for No. 1. Soap—The market is abundantly supplied ; but we have heard of no sales of any consequence. Pork—ls inactive. No transactions have reached us. Hams—Lancashire have met rather freer sale at 10d to 104 d—as have also Irish at 7d to 9d, and American at 4d to 6d. The stock of all descriptions is heavy. Cheese is scarce—some small parcels of English commanded Ild to 12d per lb ; American has been sold at 9d. Beef—The supply of this article continues ample. Family is held for 48s in half, and 24s in quarter barrels, at which rates some small transactions have been effected. Pigs' Tongues—Are dull of sale. The only opera tion that has reached us is the disposal of 10 half barrels at 50s. Cod Oil—ls in fair supply. We quote 2a per gallon as being its full value—at which 50 barrels have changed hands. Malt—Bottled is scarce. Bulk remains at our last quotation. Salt—Some sacks of Liverpool salt have boon placed at 8s 6d to 9s. A lot was sold (to arrive) at 7s 6d per sack. Lumber—No change has taken place in the market for this article since our last Brandy—ls abundant and inactive. Tobacco—Long Leaf is plentiful mad dull of sale. Ca vendish may be quoted at lid. Rum—ls worth 3s 6d to 3s 9d per gallon, proof 21. Sugar—May be quoted at 14s to 16s per 1001bs. Pimento-2id per lb may be considered the market price of this article. Freights—Coffee — for Liverpool is being shipped at 4s per cwt and Sugar for London at the same figure. the following comprise the cargo of the Brigt. Susan from Halifax—our import table was made up previously to her entering : 260 Tierces and 256 boxes, equal to 1,23 G quintals codfish. 11 Boxes soap, 274 barrels herrings. 45 Barrels mackerel, 30 barrels oil. ` , 5 Firkins butter, 15,000 cedar Shingles. 500 Feet W. P. Lumber. EXCHANGES ON LONDCXN. Commissary's I3ills-30 days, not wader l per cent. premium. Colonial Bank-90 days, 1 per cent.. premium. —6O days, 1 J per cent. premium. Planters' and Jamaica Banks-90 clays, par. 79 60 day:, •i per cent. prem. If It 30 day: , , 1 per cent. prem. A WORD FOR THE DUMB CREATlON. — Keep — n — o dogs that are not wanted for some really useful purpose; discourage in every way their being used as beasts of draught; take care to let them always , have free access to water, and never overfeed them. 'We may also gay a word for birds kept in cages. In hot weather du not hang there out in the sun unless you cover the cage with a piece of carpet or green sod, or a thick layer of leaves. Let horses, too, have frequent opportunities of quenching their thirst, especially such as are working in towns, and can rarely enjoy green gran. THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. ARRIVAL O 1 THE SARAH SANDS. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY. The arrival of the screw-steamer Sarah Sands, Captain Thompson, from New York, this afternoon, whence she sailed on the sch instant, has brought to us three day's later news. Exchange on England continues as high as on the departure of the last steamer, at which time it ruled at 111. The Sarah Sands has consequently specie in freight to the amount of 60,0001. Money continued easy, and foreign business, in general, very dull. To France the export s now are a mere bagatelle. A re port was published in the Wall-street Stock Exchange to the effect that the Bank of Charleton, South Carolina, had su s p en d e d spec i e paymen ts; but we merely mention it for the sake of stating that no cre dence whatever was given to it, and it remained without confirmation. The canal from New York was opened on the Ist instant, and a fliet of boats, laden with merchandise for the interior, took their departure. The receipt of produce down wards will not be felt for ten days or a fortnight afterwards ; and although it is at present too early to form a judgment as to the probable quanties to arrive, the bountiful harvest of last year will quickly pour down to reduce the present high prices on the seaboard. Last year the receipts in May were, of flour -Ist week, 31,000 barrels; 2d, 92,000 ; 3d, 161,300 ; and 4th week, 324,000 barrels! In the Senate, Mr. Hannegan, from the committee on foreign relations, reported a Bill enabling the Presi dent to take military possession of Yucatan. No discussion on the merits of the Bill took place, and it was finally made the special order of the day fol lowing. But little other business was transacted in this body. In the House, after the disposal of some other business, the T en Regiment Bill, from the Se nate, was called up, and referred to the committee on military affairs. The Senate Bill repealing a law re ducing the number of generals, at the close of the war with Mexico, was taken up and passed. Accounts from the French West Indies wear a most gloomy appearance. lA.,Guadaloupe an out break on the p a rt of the slaves was anticipated ; business was at a pause—no money, no discount, no sales of produce, and no vessels to carry it off. As Martinique a revolt of the blacks was hourly expected, in consequence of the postponement by the Provisional Government of their emancipation until the present crop had been reaped. As the British steamer Conway passed the island on the 7th of April an estate was observed to be on fire. MARKETS. Cotton—The advance noticed after the arrival of the America has been lose, and prices now rule the same as last week. The sales to-day amount to 1,200 bales. Upland and Mobile and Florida. New Orleans. Inferior nominal, nominal. Ordinary t o goo d or dinary 5 a 51 5 asf Middling to good middling 51 a 5 5 a 5f Middling fair to fair Fully fair t o goo d f a ir 6! a 6f 64 a 71. Fine Flour, &c.—Western, &c , is steady at 6 dols. to 6 dols. 314 cents., and common Southern, 6 dols. 12} cents to 6 dols. 25 cents. 400 barrels Jersey corn meal sold at 2 dols. 31 cents. 5,000 bushels Jersey corn, 52 to 53 cents. ; 4,000 ditto New Orleans, 50i to 51 cents. ; 1,000 bushels of rye (delivered) 73 cents. ; 2,000 bushels oats, 45 to 47 cents. Sales of Mess Pork have been made to a fair extent at 10 dols. 25 cents., and 100 barrels at 10 dols. 31+ cents.; prime is held at 1 dols. 25 cents. Ashes are inactive in consequence of the reduced stock. Holders are firm at 6 dols. for Pots, and 7 dols. 75 cents, to 7 dols. 87i for Pearls. ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, MAY 22. The American steamer, which left New York on the 10th inst., arrived here this afternoon. She brings 100,0001. in specie, and 109 passengers. (From the New York Courier and Enquirer of May 10.) The intelligence to the 22d ult., received by the Britannia, which reached Boston on Sunday, has caused little or no alteration in business or prices here. We are becoming. daily more sensible of the influence of the political convulsions now agitating Europe upon our commercial interests. Business is paralysed, our trade with France almost entirely suspended, freights of all descriptions are very low, and unemployed shipping accumulates in our ports. Flour has for some days past been on the advance, owing to a reduced stock and the absence of supplies by canal. MEXICO. We have received by special express the Picayune of April 30, containing news from Vera Cruz to the 22d ult. General Cadwallader and Mr. Trist arrived as passengers. The Court of Inquiry is still in session, and would not adjourn for three weeks. General Scott would await the adjournment. Paredes was still at San Luis, not under arrest. A grand banquet was given at Vera Cruz on the 16th, in honour of the French revolution. The Vera Cruz Free American remains of opinion that there is little prospect of peace. The state of Mexico is in favour of General Herrera as President, he having received 150,000 out of 166,000 votes. The Con gress of Vera Cruz was to assemble on the 30th ; that of Puebla met on the 10th ; Don J. M. Orsario was appointed Governor of the Plata State. There are 2,000 Mexican troops at Queretaro, and yet on the 12th a diligence was attacked within half a mile of the city, by eight men, who fired upon the pas sengers; the latter, however, showed fight, and killed one of the robbers. At New York cotton is better ; middling is quoted 54 to 61, and fair 6:1 to 7—exports to Great Britain average fully 50,000 bales per week. United States Treasury Notes, 1021 to 3.6 • United States Sixes, 104 i; Ohio Sixes, 99 to Pennsylvanian, 74. Exchange on London, 1101 ; 1 114 f o r 60 days' bills. The following was rece i ve d b y t e legraph just as the America was le av i ng: — ; " Detroit (Michigan), May 9, 2 P.M. "A terrible fire is now raging in this city, the population of which is 20,000. The yellow store houses are destroyed, and also the Elbira stores. Forty buildings have already been consumed; the Steam-boat Hotel and the American Hotel are both in flames; and one-third of the city is threatened with destruction. The Advertiser newspaper has also fallen a prey to the devouring element." LATEST FROM CUBA. (From the New Turk Herald of the 4th of May.) We learn from Captain Hilton of the schooner Sea, which arrived to-day from Cadenas, that when she left, on the 14th ult., th e w hit e i n habitants were in hourly anticipation of a general insurrection among the negroes. The Governor was using great efforts to suppress any attempt; he had already imprisoned a number of blacks supposed to be the ringleaders, and also stationed troops upon many of the planta tions in the neighbourhood of the town. Business generally was very inactive, and freights dull. Mola.ses firmer, at 1/. A number of planters had finished grinding, and crops were reported rather light. There had been but one fall of rain for three months, and many cattle were dying in consequence of the great drought. ADELPHI THEATRE. tewiotacl O sek fbno brought oye Goingur very bonnet -maker, o nt lnde outn I tt -o 11:i:eh ire,ti e h; rD l i:: who is rthcabhoityterh. escapes gut Epsom, farce vop r sl metera circumstantial itt t. composed rhiiwoilii m g nhii s h i oh r neu neht which dheoeurnros_tt ahh naee g e g r , e ro h u e nd ril s e f e o ts r m i s h a ps, not the least ho li , sly to enjoy a day's sp h o a r s t with divers grotesque ever, r t , h i e s her truant lord, and arrival of his wife, who, disguised as a gipsy, watc h es suspecting his fidelity. Then there is an elderly grocer in pursuit of his better half, whom he believes abundance nrduanncaewosyf comicwith the in misunderstanding bonnet - maker ; occasioned. end, for upon him is fathered a child which belongs The grocer is the principal victim in the to the waiter of the Spread Eagle. EverY susceptible of explanation, a n d . the mutual jealousies are removed —Wright speaking the " tag ' to the piece in the shafts of a chaise containing the two la dies, whom, having lost the horse, he enga ges 6 . 3 to drag home in this style, fa voured by coincident pushes be hind from Paul B edford. The farce is . one of th e P . ultra-extravagant sc hool, peculiar to the Adel hi and as there is no absurdity which W r i g h t and his popular associate cannot make go down, its success was unbounded. The house was crowd e d , and the principal actors appeared be fore the curtain when it fell, to receive a hurricane of applause. _____---_—_ -------- above 7re a c t tio th n e of 7--- - '' - - WELLS Last night we listened with i. dsome pleasure to the SADLEWS Miss Rain• forth, who has taken that house for a few weeks. The place was tolerably filled_ by a respectable audience, who seemed, , in a good - natured disposition, o b p v e t r h a e o l f it F tl r e a c D or t p . a s vo n / n o, de p r er th o e r m d to be p!eased with ever)h , odj... the stage, especial]y with Miss Rainforth and IYLr•Fraser, w h o each re ceived loud and long plaudits—the latter gentlema who looked the fig ure of the Italia n, n bandit, per formed the part with much ease a nd grace, an d sung the music with a good, well-toned voice. Miss Rainforth, as Zerlina, acquitted herself with much credit. Mr. llorncastle and Miss Isaacs, as the English noblem an and his y oun g wife, n ' • • nt to Italy, kept the house in o their marriage jaunt a roar by their honeymoon jealousies and squabbles, whit:2 Messrs. Borrani and Leffler performed the characters of the brigands with much drollery the latter, however, throwing more of the grotesque into his part than consisted with good taste. The chorus and orchestra were ; very efficient, considering the pre tensions-of the little company. General -Tom Thumb was an attentive listener in one of the boxes, and EVENING, MAY 23, 1848. attracted con s id era bl e a ttention. He wore a comm on !men blouse, such :zs many children at this season F ear; ana, beyond a certain glance of precocity in eye, there was nothing- in hii manner, dress, or voice, to distinguish him from an ordinary child, and e . Could not help wondering that the world of raslnon should have lavished so much in idol-worship on an object so little worthy of their regard. NAVAL IN'fELLIGENCE. THE WAR• STEAMER BASIN AT P O RTSMOUTH.—The completion of t h e aux ili ary f eatures to thi s g reat depot are bein g h urr i ed on with the utmost exped i t i on, i n order to insure the mast complete coup d'ceil on the day o o p e ning;—'Thursday n ext . Th e L or d s of the Admiralty have given th e most ample scope to t h e h ea d s o f the several depart ments comptroll i ng the wor k to enable them to render the event one of unalloyed eclat to all concerned, as well as to the spectators. The men work ing for the contractor were employed on Sunday in re moving the dam from the entrance of the basin; a large body of sawyers are employed sawing planks to form the seats for the booths appropriated to the spectators, and for scaffolding to support the same. As many as 1,000 men were employed in the work of pre paration yesterday, and will continue until the completion. Nine immense booths are being erected around the structure for the occupation of the naval and military officers, parties connected with the work; the intermediate spaces are fitted up with standing ledges for the general public. For the latter accommodation will be given to the extent of 4,000. Seven bands of music will be in attendance. The guard of honour on this auspicious occasion will be taken by the naval brigade of the dockyard, at the north-east entrance. A body of the infantry battalion will be sta tioned on the west side of the basin, the artillery compa nies of the brigade will be stationed on the east or right side of the basin, and the boat brigade on the left. The corps of Royal Engineers, under the command of the officers in charge of the Government works at Ports mouth (Captain James) will be stationed on the south side. The musical corps will be stationed at uniform distances round the basin. The Queen, Prince Albert, the Duchess of Kent, the Duke of Wellington, Marquis of Anglesey, the Earl of Auckland and the Admiralty, the Premier, &c., &c., are expected to be present on the day. Should the weather be fine, the spectacle will be one of unsurpassed nautical splendour. THE CAPE AND COAST oF Aearea.—The steam frigate Vulture, Captain M'Dougal, arrived off Ports mouth yesterday morning. She sailed from Sirnon'a Bay, St. Helena, April 5, and Ascension, April 12. Sh e has brought home the following passengers:—Lieutenant Irwin, of the 18th Royal Irish Regiment, from China; Arthur Boat, Esq., Ordnance storeAreeprr, from Hong- Kong; Duncan M'Creight, Esq., Master RN., from the Cape of Good Hope; W. White, Esq., M.D., surgeon of her Majesty's ship Geyser, &c. The flag-ship Pre s id en t Vice-Admiral Dacres, the steamers Rosamond and Gey sey, and the corvette Nimrod, were at the Cape on the 25th of March, the latter in command of Mr. Belgrave, the Admiral's son-in-law, and late flag-lieutenant. The Tortoise and Bonetta were at Ascension. The Vulture has sailed for the port at which she fitted out (Sheer ness), to be put out of commission, after three years and tour months' service. The Havannah, 22 guns, Captain Erskine, and the Dee steam-troop ship, were at Madeira, on their passage to the of Good Hope, on the 4th inst. PROMOTION. Lieutenant William Houston Stewart (1842) late flag to Vice-Admiral King at the Nore, to the rank of commander. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenants—Robert Shebbeare (1813). to the out pension of Greenwich Hospital ; C. C. A. Kane (1842), to the Ocean, 84, at Sheerness, as flag lieute nant to the Commander-in Chief, at the Pore ; F. P. Coull, to command the revenue cutter, Chamelion, vice Voules. Naval Instructors—R. Wilson to the San Josef flag ship at Plymouth ; R. Oran, to the Caledonia, 120 guns, at Plymouth. Assistant Surgeons—J. Rose, M.D., confirmed to Haslar Hospital ; J. B. Nicholson, M.D., to the Merlin steam-packet, fitting at Portsmouth, J. P. Lawrance. to the Medusa steam packet, at Portsmouth ; E. T. Wat kins (acting), to the San Josef, at Plymouth. WOoLwidir, MAY 22.—The Rifleman steam-vessel went down the river on Saturday last, under the charge of Lieutenant Robertson, to try the engines of the Teaser of 100 horse power, now fitted in the Rifleman instead of her former engines of 200 horse power. The result of the three trials up and three down, opposite the measured mile at Long Reach was B'o2 knots on the average, a speed rather greater than when she was first tried with her bottom unsheathed, and en gines of 200 horse power. This experiment was anxiously looked fcr, and Captain Halstead, Captain Glasse, and Captain Smythe, R.N., Mr. Atherton, chief engineer at Woolwich dockyard. Mr. F. P. Smith, and several gentlemen were on board to witness the trials, to ascertain if the alteration of giving the stern a finer run would be an advantage to screw-propelled vessels ; and they were not disappointed, as it was made evident that the engines of 100 horse power requiring only one half of the quantity of coals as engines of 200 horse power, gave a speed of upwards of eight knots per hour, and within about one knot of the speed she attained on any previous trial with engines of double power. The Teaser steam-vessel is at present fitting with two engines of 30 horse power each, and is fitted with two rudders, with which a trial will shortly be made. The Caradoc steam packet, for the Holyhead station, was tried again to-day in the basin at the Dynamometer, and will be tried again to-morrow after an alteration is made in her floats. The Trident steam vessel, Lieutonant-Commander Risk, will leave Woolwich this afternoon for Greenhithe, to have her compasses adjusted by Captain Johnson, and will then proceed to Chatham to embark a detach ment of Royal Marines for Ireland. The Terrimaant, steam-frigate, 24 guns, designed by Mr. Wite, and fitting with a screw propeller and engines of 620-horse power by Messrs. Seaward and Co., will be ready for trial in about a month, or as soon as the ship wrights have her out of their hands. ' The Encounter steam-sloop is taking on board 300 tons more ballast previous to her official trial to bring her more down in the water than she was on the pre liminary trial. The armament of this vessel will be one 68 pounder gun. 95 cwt., and 10 feet long; one 10 inch gun, 85 cwt., and 9 feet 4 inches long; and four 8 inch guns, 65 cwt. each, and 9 feet long. WOOLWICH-MONDAY. ROYAL SAPPERS AND MlNERS.—Lieutenant Wilkin son and Lieutenant Farrell, Royal Engineers, seven non commissioned officers, one bugler, and thirty- t h ree privates of the Royal Sappers and Miners, are expected to embark on Friday next on board the Stebournheath freight-ship, for a passage to Halifax , Nova Scotia. The greater number of the men are married, and have large families, and intend remaining in Nova Scotia on t h e expiration of their periods o f service. This arrangement will be of great advantage to the colony in which they settle, and will relieve this country of a considerable burden, which the wives and children of soldiers gener ally prove, when the number allowed to proceed with the corps to foreign stations is limited. The plan is worthy of adoption in every regiment proceeding to colonial stations, the West Indies or unhealthy climates excepted. ROYAL ARTILLERY. —One non commissioned officer and thirty-one gunners of the Ist and 6th battalions are to embark in the Stebournheath freight -ship, to join their companies at Halifax, Nova Scotia. The garrison at Woolwich is very quiet, the ebullition of feeling betwixt the recruits of the Royal Artillery and the Royal Marines being promptly checked by the autho rities; and there does not appear to be any truth in the statement that one of the men was stabbed with a bayonet., as was reported; on the contrary, the men do not carry bayonets when off duty. THE MARINE SOCI ETY. — Yesterday the annual visitation of the governors and friends of the above Society was made on board the Iphigenia frigate, moored off the Deptford Creek, to inspect and examine the officers and boys, &c.—The Right ;Hon. the Earl of Romney in the chair. The report made by Mr. Rust, the secretary, stated that the boys received on board during the year were 318, of whom 3 were sent into the royal navy, 40 into the Indian navy, 227 into the merchant service and fisheries, and six discharged, and two have died; remaining now on board 100—making a total number received on board since 1786 of 26,547 boys, at an expenditure of 110,8831. Bs. 3d. The boys were examined on reading spelling, writing, &c., the use of the compass, the torniquet, exercising the sails, working the great guns, the use of small arms, and rowing in the boats, in all of which they acquitted them selves with great credit—the governors expressing them. selves perfectly satisfied with the proficiency of the boys and the discipline and order observed in every depart ment of the ship. The Iphigenia being an old vessel, and requiring a great deal of repair, the Government have given orders to fit up, for the use of the society, the Venus, a 42-gun frigate. THE Rlsc♦ COLLIERY EXPLOSION.—An inquest was held on Wednesday, on the body of Joseph James, aged 51, and Alfred Chivers, aged 12i years, whol'ost their lives by the explosion in the above works the pre ceding day. After hearing the evidence the jury re turned a verdict to the following effect•—" That the deceased Joseph James and Alfred Chivers came by their deaths by an accidental explosion of fire-damp in the big vein pit of the Wain Virwr colliery." The jury were unanimous in strongly recommending, for the due preservation and safety of life and property, that it be considered imperative by the proprietor of the colliery, that be direct the big vein openings to be as thoroughly examined by a fireman as the other portions of the works; and that in future all fines established in these works, and infringed by the workmen, be strictly en, forced. The wounded persons were progressing favour ably.—Monmouthshire Merlin. PUBLIC MEETINGS Is LIVERPOOL.—We under stand that the Mayor has, in compliance with the requi sition of the shipowning interest, called a public meeting of the inhabitants for Friday next, to consider the pro posals of the Ministry to repeal the navigation-laws. In compliance with the wishes of the Financial Reform Association, he has convened another great meeting for the following Tuesday, to deal with the important question of reduced and equitable taxation.—Liverpool Albion. TRINITY TERM.—On Friday next Trinity Term commences. The arrears in the Court of Queen's Bench number 117, consisting of eight cases in the special paper for judgment, and 33 special cases and demurrers for argument; 61 rules for new trials, and 15 for judg ment. In the Court of Common Pleas the arrears are as follows:-12 enlarged rules, 74 rules fur new trials to be argued, and 12 for judgment. There are two regis tration appeals, and two suspended applications for new trials. Already 40 demurrers have been entered. The arrears for this court may be considered as somewhat considerable. THE MURDER IN SPITALFIELDS. i Since the investigation before Mr. Baker, the Coroner, into the circumstances connected with the murder of Henry Lazarus, aged 6i years, who was found about seven o'clock, on the morning of Tuesday last, in the • yard at the back of the house, No. 16, Tenter -street, Spitalfields, Mr. Inspector Scott and Sergeant Teakle, of the H division of police, have been indefatigable in their exertions to trace out the person or persons im plicated in this mysterious affair. They are of opinion that the unfortunate child was barbarously murdered in one of the houses leading into the yard, there being six in communication with it, and not that it was taken when dead from the street, and placed in the spot where it was discovered They say it is impossible that the body could have been carried through the streets at that time of the morning, and that, therefore, it must have been concealed in ono of the houses during the night, and that the death of the poor child ensued in a very short time after it left its home. Mr. Gilbert states that death was the effect of strangulation, and that in the contents of the stomach there was nothing to show that it arose from any other cause. It is believed that the clothes have been removed in order that it might be supposed that the object of the murderer was the robbery of the clothes. It is thought that the intention of the person or persons who have taken away the child's life was, by doing so, that they were desirous of concealing some act of turptitude which they were fearful might be brought to light through him. As yet no clue has been obtained of the disposal of the clothes, notwithstanding the publicity of the de scriptionthe metr b o e po m li ad tan e for them in the cesspools connected with the houses journals. o f l l t h i e s m i nttheantdhedasthb been n a givene a r search should above referred to, adjoining No. 16, Tenter-street. The dress the deceased wore on the day of the murder he re ceived from the Jewish Free School, Bell-street, Spital fields, at which he was an attendant. Throughout the whole of Saturday, Sergeant Teakle was in the neigh bourhood, making inquiries. There is a strong suspicion in a short time this mysterious affair will be brought to light. The members of the Jewish persuasion have manifested a most intense desire to afford the police every assistance to its elucidation, and on Saturday night a committee sat for the purpose of devising steps to offer a reward for the discovery of the person guilty of the horrible transaction, A communication has been opened with Sir G. Grey for a similar object, and an answer has been received from the Secretary of State, intimating that pending the investigation before the Coroner, no interference could take place, and that, in the event of the jury returning a verdict of " Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown," that the usual mode e w r o im u A l e d Dm b jeigoabdut be oßptNebdE;eDeinglbNotrcitde justice. order that perpetrator of the Yesterd a y, at eleven o'clock, tiE Mr. O N W. THEBaker, BODY. coroner for ast East Middlesex, and the j ury empanelled on Thurs- East l, re-asse m bled prosecuting an inquiry into Spitalfields, the Duke of Wellington, Shepherd-street, for the purpose of further Who was the death of Henry Lazarus, aged six years, and strangled in a yard at tached to the house, No. 16 " last, ander c i t r o c um stan c .n ter-street, on the morn ing of Tuesday alreadygesreati nter interest. de scribed in this journal. The proceedings appeared The inquest room was crowded to excites ff exterior of the house was surrounded by and the 100 to 200 persons, chiefly membersyoaf mob tb of from Hebrew persuasion, attracted by the reports in circular the extraordinary nature of the evidence , ion as to which would be adduced. Mr. S. Yates, solicitor, of St. Mary Axe, attended to watch the case on behalf of the deceased's family, Inspector Scott said, since the jury last met, a lad known by the sobriquet of "Charley," who went about begging tied "playing the clappers on bones," at the east-end of the metropolis, had been taken into custody, circumstances having occurred which led to the impres sion that he could throw some light on the mysterious affair. The statement he had made was of a most re markable character. Mr. Scott added that there was something in the boy's manner leading to the impression that he was an idiot, although, on being removed to the station-house, he answered the questions put to him in a very,rational way. His statement, which had been taken down in writing, was to this effect:—That he had seen the deceased murdered by two lads respectively named " Jem Paxton," who wandered about reciting selections from the play of The Bottle, and " Tom Austen," who worked as a porter at Billingsgate Market. That he saw them strangle the deceased in the Tenter-ground, and afterwards strip the body of its clothes, and carry it through the passage of the house No. 16, Tenter-street, into the yard, where they left it. That at first the murderers wished him to carry the body to London-bridge, and throw it into the river; that he refused to do so, but remained in Tenter street until Paxton and Austen returned from the yard of the house, No. 16, when they threatened to murder him if he said anything about it, upon which he returned home. The CORONER said he would put a few questions to the party referred to, first cautioning him as to what he said. He should, however, decline to take anything he stated as evidence. The individual was here introduced by a police-officer. His appearance fully bore out the description given by the inspector. His right side was completely paralysed, and as he shuffled into the room he gazed around with the vacant stare peculiar to half-witted persons. The CORONER having duly cautioned him, he said his name was Charles Savage. He resided at a lodging house, No. 26, Wentworth -street, Spital fi elds. He then described the circumstance as just mentioned by the inspector. Conoxen—What was done with the deceased's clothes? Witness—They were left in the corner of the Tenter ground. CORONER— When did you tell any person of this?— Witness—On the Tuesday morning. The CORONER said, the boy's statement was very ex traordinary, but ho really could not bring himself to believe that he was in his right mind. At any rate, he had better retire for the present, while he went into the evidence of some of the other witnesses. Elias Cortesso, coal dealer, of No. 16, Tenter -street, Spitalfields, was next called. In contradiction to the evidence of the boy Savage, this witness declared that ho had stood at his door from eight to ten o'clock on the Monday night, and was quite certain no person passed through his house during that period. Witness had no lodgers, and could not account for the body of the de ceased having been found in hie yard. Phcebe Sothart, of No. 26, Wentworth -court, lodging house-keeper, said she knew the boy Savage, who occu• pied a bed for 3d. a night in the second floor of her house. He got his living, as witness believed by begging. He had a good recollection. Was of an amiable temper. Always seemed perfectly harmless, and was fond of playing with children. On the Monday night he came home about half past nine o'clock, and, as far as witness could recollect, did not appear at all agitated. She did not think Savage was quite right in his mind. The CORONER here asked Savage why he did not tell the wituess of what he had seen when;he got home en Monday night? Savage—Because I thought it would hurt her feelings. This observation caused some amazement in the court, and the CORONER said it only strengthened his impression that the youth was " daft." The witness Sothart further described that Savage came home about half-past nine on Monday night, adding, that on application of the deceased's friends about eleven o'clock the same night to know where he had left Henry Lazarus, he informed them that he had sent him home at nine o'clock. Ellen Jones, a neighbour, swore to having seen the deceased and Savage together at the door of Mr. Laza rus's house about nine o'clack on Monday night. About twenty minutes to ten she again saw Savage at the corner of Wentworth -street, and on asking him what he had done with little Henry. he said he had sent him home about tea minutes previously. Two other witnesses were here called, who swore that the boy Savage was in bed at ten minutes after ten on Monday night. Hannah Fleming, one of the witnesses examined at the police-court, repeated her testimony as to having heard Sarah Rodgers, who is at present in custody under re mand, state that she knew who had committed the murder, but that she would never divulge it. The prisoner Rodgers, who was present, strongly denied having given utterance to any such expression. Mr. Venable; proved having made a post modem examination on the remains of the deceased. He found nothing of a deleterious nature in the stomach, and had no hesitation in ascribing death to strangulation. By a juror —It would have been impossible for the deceased to have committed the act himself, seeing the positic n in which be was found. The inquiry having already lasted nearly five hours, The CORONER here said, as it was not likely the jury would be able to come to a conclusion at that present sitting, he thought it might be advisable to adjourn at this stage of the proceedings. After some discussion on the subject, it was unani mously agreed to meet again'on Thursday next at eleven o'clock. In the course of, the proceedings the Coroner directed Inspector Scott to arrest the two parties referred to by the boy Savage, in order that they might be forthcoming at the adjourned inquiry. - _ - - - HAYMARKET THEATRE.—In consequence of the indisposition of Mr. Charles Kean, attested by a medical certificate, the appearance of that gentleman and Mrs. Kean is deferred till Monday next. ELOPEMENT.—On Saturday night last, about twelve o'clock, some of the inmates of Bodriggy House, Phillack, were aroused from their slumbers by a noise in the court which at the time was supposed to originate from one of the farm horses having strayed from a field. Nothing more was thought of the circumstance tilt the Sunday morning, when, at the usual time of rising, Mis s Catherine Ann Walters, aged eighteen years, the eldest' daughter of Captain Sampson Walters, now a mine agent at Chilli, South America, whose wile occupies a part of Bodriggy House, not making her appearance, her mother entered her bedchamber and found everything in a contused state and the daughter nowhere to be found. An alarm was immediately given and a diligent search made, but no tidings of the fair fugitive could be obtained till the Sunday forenoon, when news was brought to Mrs. Walters that her daughter had been married that morn ing at Phillack Church to a young mechanic working . at Hale Foundry, named Ley, who must have ob tained license previous to the olopeinent. They had been seen in company together a short time ago; and Mrs. Walter threatened to confine her daughter if she continued to give her company to him, but "Love laughs at locksmiths"--the happy couple are now spend ing their honeymoon at the bridegroom's mother's resi dence at Phillack Church -town. The bride's mother is quite disconsolate, and her friends, who are very re spectable, have some thoughts of bringing the case into an Ecclesiastical Court, or of indicting the young man for perjury. —Cornwall Gazette. S ~y:~ ~Y • ••••;Y:" re • YORK CITY ELECTIO. . p A 9V YORK, MONDAY AFTERNOON.—Tho nomiaria ' • c.tuthdates for the city at York took place this day, at hustings erected in St. Sampson's-square. Mr. Alderman Meek proposed, and Mr. George Lee man seconded, the nomination of Mr. William Muardant Edward Milner, of Nun Appleton, as a fit and proper person to represent this city in Parliament. Mr. Frederick Hopwoud proposed, and Mr.liaker seconded, the nomination of Mr. Henry Vincent, of Stamford -hill. Mr. Joseph Swales proposed, and Mr. R. H. Anderson seconded, the nomination of Charles Wilkins, Esq , seraean t-at- Jaw. Mr. Mu.srxn first addressed the electors. He declared himself, with regard to the reform movement, as an ad vocate for the ballot and household suffrage. He objects to triennial Parliaments, and reserves himself as to equal electoral districts. Mr. VINCENT declared himself a firm supporter of the four points involved in the present reform movement. As to household suffrage, he should take that as an instalment of a debt long due to the people. He is for the abolition of the game-laws, a revision of the probate and legacy duties, and of the property and income tax, so as to impose a larger burden on real and permanent property. He advocated religious freedom —the word toleration he repudiated. Mr. Sergeant WILKINS next addressed the Consti tuency. He avowed himself in favour of household suffrage, vote by ballot, electoral districts, and triennial Parliaments. He opposed the game-laws, and con demned our present system of gaol discipline, which instead of being a corrective of crime, was ons of its greatest nurseries. He contended that our ,present system of taxation was unjust and_oppressive: to the industrious classes. The SHERIFF then took a show of hands; when large numbers were held up for Mr. Wilkins and Mr. Vincent. For Mr. Milner the show was small. A second show was taken for the two former gentlemen, and ultimately the Sheriff declared that the show was in favour ;of Mr. Vincent. A poll was then demanded by Mr. Wilkins and Mr. Milner, which was fixed to commence to-morrow morn ing at eight o'clock. vote of thanks to the Sheriff terminated the pro ceedings, and the Court was adjourned to ten o'clock on Wednesday morning, whea the declaration of the poll will be made. CRICKET. Yesterday the opening match of the season of the Marylebone Club was played at Lord's, and taking into consideration that it is not everygentleman who has been able to avail himself of much practice hitherto, the exhi bition on this occasion was very far from being of an inferior order. As for the Hon. R. Grimstone, we once heard it said that he was always in practice, even though he may not have had a bat in hand. But that gen tleman iii : end:of those.who will "seize the Moment," let thatrti!viiheh' it maY,.and' thus in the contest it will be fout4he carried, as it were; all before him. The match was " The Earl of Leicester's choice of nine gen tlemen with two players, and the Earl of Strath mand such was the general feeling of satisfaction at the closeness°reselection of c thns of play,nine gentlemen also with two players;" that we understood that it was arranged that the same elevens should meet again on se Monday week for another " fray," in lieu of the proposed " Lincoln's Inn and Temple" match. On behalf of the Earl of Leicester, the Hon. S. tPon sonby, in th e fi rst h an d s , mar k e d e i g ht by th ree , a t wo , and three s i ng l es; b ut M r. H aygart h , t h e "i mpenetra bl e, " as he h as o f ten been denominated, was bowled by Diver er b i e t r h o o u was tt s sid l having successmade aciainteyv achieved until I t n ti d e ee H d, nn on . R . this G At e . s contributed rbappearanceo. a e H a e nd sco a re to d u 2 r two threes, thre e twos, and twelve singles. The Earl of H. Loftus 16, i n which ,9 b and fi L v o e r , d number were a three, four twos, and five singl e runs. The H on. C. Coke tendered six, which were thankfully accepted and duly recorded. The total of this innings was 80. Now came the Earl of Strathmore, bat in hand, backed by his brother the lion. C. Lyo n . Th e N o bl e Earl, as is hi s L or d ship ' s wont, played. it is that his L or d s hi p is not more pity the cricket rank s ), and had run up a an rer e en o t f l s found i i i n ere Hon. S. Ponsonby t oo k hi m off, Clark behind the wicltrete. In his Lordship's score were a four, two threes, and a balance of ones after the addition of four twos. This, however, was the only score of two figures on this side, for the slow bowling was too much for them. Diver marked 9, and Mr. Kynaston contributed 8. The total was 66. In their second hands the Earl of Leicester's side made 91, of which number Mr. Grimston made 41 in two fires, a four, two threes, seven twos, and the rest in ones. There was no other score with two figures. The Earl of Strathmore once more led off his army, but having three deserters, his Lordship's efforts pro duced but 59 runs, or 46 short of the winning point. The ground was exceedingly well attended, and amongst the company we noticed the Earl of Leicester, the Earl of Winterton, the Earl of Strathmore, the Earl of Munster, Lord and Lady F. Beauclerk, Lord Burghley, Lord Guernsey, Lord Loftus, Lord Moant• garret, Lord Ipswich ; Lord P age t, the Hon. L. Pon sonby, the Hon. S. Ponsonby, the Hon. R. - Grimston, the lion. Colonel Lowther, the Hon. C. Vernon, the Hon. R. Lawley. the Hon. C. Coke, the Hon. W. Coke, the Hon. Captain Stanley, Sir Hume Campbell, &o. The score was as follows: EARL OP LEICESTER'S SIDE lion. S. Ponsonby, b Diver A. Hayforth, Esq., b Diver 9 Royston hit wicket, b Rapley ... 6 Clark, s Diver, b Bayley Hon. R. Grimston, b Bayley ; ' 29 b Diver... 41 Earl of Leicester, b Bayley • 5 b Diver....., 0 Lord Mountgarret, b Driver. .. 2 b Diver 1 Lord H. Loftus, run out Hon. W. Coke, b Diver Captain Cheslyn, c Parker, b Diver 0 b Diver H. Barker, Esq., b Bayley A. Taylor, Esq., c Lyon, b Bayley 1 notbut 0 W. Bosville, Esq., not out 1 b Diver 2 Byes 80 91 EARL OF STRATHMORE'S SIDE. Earl of Strathmore, c Ponsonby... 25 b Clark 12 Hon. C. Lyon, c and b Royston ... 0 absent ... 0 Lord Burghley, s Ponsonby b Clark 2 absent 0 H. Fellowes. Esq. a Haygarth ... 2 b Clark ... 14 Diver, s Ponsonby, b Bosville .... 9 s Ponsonby $ Bayley, s Ponsonby, b Clark ... 0 b Clark ... 1 R. Kynaston, Esq. b Clark ... 8 b Royston 1 C. Esrom, Esq. run out ... 0 not out ... 10 Earl Winterton, b Clark ... 1 b Clark C. Maitland, Esq. c Mountgarret ... 2 run out ... 0 H. Parker, Esq. not out ... 0 run out . . 2 Lord Guernsey, c Royston, b Clark 3 absent ... 0 Hon. H. Neville, b Royston ... 1 not out ... 0 Byes 5, wide (Royston 1, Bos- Byes 6, no ball vine 8) 9, no ball (Bosville) 1 ... 15 (Bosville)1 7 ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB. The entries for the great sailing matches of this dis tinguished club, appointed to take place on Monday next, from Erith to the Nore Light and back, closed at ten last night, and are as follows : First Class, for vessels above 25 and not exceeding 50 tons, for a prize, value 80 guineas. Yachts. Tons. Owners. Musquitto Belvidere Daring . Eclipse Blue Belle Second Class, for a prize, value 601., for boats above 12 and not exceeding 25 tons. 1n0.... Secret Prima Donna.. 25 Antagonist.... 25 Third Class. Frolic Esk The first-class match, it must be borne in mind, is a time race, half a minute per ton being allowed from the larger to the smaller. The City of Canterbury steamer has been chartered by the club to accompany the race, for the accommodation of the members and friends, and will leave London-bridge precisely at ten in the morning, and call at Blackwell at half-past ten. VISITATION OF THE ARCHDEACON OF MIDDLIISRX. John Sinclair, M.A., Archdeacon of Middlesex , of London which —Yesterday having been appointed by the Vene rable for visitation of that portion of the di ocese of the clergy o f is under his jurisdiction, a large num ber t. - Paul's e a r n e d met by the Arch deacon, Dr. Church, the Archdeaconry assembled at o Mr. Sheph e rd, t h e registrar, the sacred edifi ce , w h en the Arch- Covent-garde ß n o , ho w r h t e p r n e ndoaano d on t ai he vi u s s it u a al tio f n or h m a a v l io m g a h tt ee er nn been e tr o aos ec ao ta te d d, w t i h th the arce il t li h m ey ore w , FIRE AT THE GENERAL POET -OFFI CE.— Y es t er d a y a fternoon, between two and d e leearcgoyn procee d eddelivered h te i s te c h ar g e . three o'clock, a fire broke out at the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand. When first discovered the flames were issuing from the upper windons of the London district side of the build ing, fronting Foster lane. Expresses were dispatched to the Fire Brigade-station in Watling-street, and several engines were instantly in attendance, and they for• tunately succeeded in confining the flames to that por tion of the building where the fire broke out, which, together with its contents, was completely burnt out. The portion of the building destroyed was used as a bookbinder's workshop, and it is conjectured that the fire was occasioned by a sudden gust of wind (the win dews being open) wafting some of the paper shavings towards the fire, and thus set the room in a blaze. LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY.—We are authorised to state that the engine -driver, Richard Dyer, who appeared as a prosecutor at the Central Criminal Court, on the 20th instant, was, on the circumstances of the case becoming known to the directors, immediately dismissed from their employ. THE EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN RAILWAY.-012 Wednesday the Edinburgh and Northern Railway was opened from Ferry-Port on-Craig to Burntisland, and to Edinburgh, making the communication complete between the Tay and the Fort . On the Perth side also a com plete communication has been opened between Edin burgh on the one hand, and Perth on the other, as far as Abernethy-road. The resources of this railway as con necting the south with the north being now nearly deve loped, it is no matter of surprise that the stock of the company is rapidly rising in the market. The increase of traffic and of passengers may now be calculated on as constantly progressing along the whole double line To the mere tourist the line towards Perth, as it run round what was once Clatcart Crr►g, and above the town of Newburgh opens up a prospect unsurpassed in loveliness anywhere in the world.—Pilealtire Journal ' ef t _A,--'? ~:-~