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LITERATURE. A TOM? IN EGYPT, PALESTINE, (S-e. By James Laird Patterson Charles Dolman. After the appearance so very recently of the pic turesque and masterly volumes descrieive of the East, by distinguished travellers like Kinglake and Warburton, it Beetle's, at the first glance, rather super fluous for any other wanderer in those region, of beauty, grandeur, or magnificence, to adventure upon their delineation. Reasons, however, are adduced in the preface to the volume here submitted to our criti cism such as, we conceive, exonerate the author from the charge of temerity, while they impart to the work • a novel and not inconsiderable attraction. Speaking at once in extenuation of his attempt, the writer says, "The visitors to the east, who have recently put forth ingenious and brilliant accounts of' their travele, have been mostly such as thought they were doing a ser , Vice to society by throwing a certain air of in telligent contempt over . the sacred places of , • Palestine." Remarks of this condemnatory character are, it is true, but too applicable to the vivid and luminous pages of " Eothen," in which the narrator seizes with evident relish every imaginable opportu nity which can enable him to throw his little quirks of humour and quips of facetiousness over those spots which are viewed as sacred by the vast majority of the educated minds of Christendom, Not so, how ever, was it with the beautiful 'end bewitching chap ters of the "Crescent and the Cross," in which, with little direct sympathy for aught beyond the limits of his own creed, the gifted—and, alas ! that we should ,• have to surmise alto the deeply lamented—Eliot Warburton, never mentioned those holy scenes but with an affectionate and reverential sense of their peculiar •• sanctity. Loitering through the village of Beth lehem, bathing in the waves of the Jordan, roving by moonlight through the silent streets of Jerusalem, ascending to Mount Moriah, to the hill of Ziory, and to the height of Calvary, be always trod the soil, and scanned the scenery, and explored the topographical curiosities of Palestine, with a fitting appreciation of the many grand and touching events, the sublime and pathetic incidents, the awful and holy expiation with which those memorable localities are associated. Never thelese, there was still room left for other travellers over the same ground, travellers not qualified to de pict with words of kindred loveliness, the aspect of the panoramas displayed to their wondering gaze by the mountains and the valleys of the East, but who might still by the industry of their research justify the publication of their memoranda and memorabilia A traveller of this kind is Mr. Patterson. His " Journal " evidences that he is a man of edu cation and a man of intelligence. His pro gress through the various countries named • Upon the title-page is marked by an accumu lation of very new and very valuable information. This information he has here generously laid before the public in a work the peculiar lucidity and the literary graces of which must command for it no indifferent share of admiration. Setting nut with an account of all that more particularly arrested his attention as he traversed Germany, Trieste, and the Adriatic, he commemorates with gusto the n a ture of nig first impressions on his arrival in Egypt. H ere, of course, he passes not unnoticed things familiar to the readers of Kinglake and Warburton, such, for example, as the luxury of the Turkish bath, the strangeness of the petrified wood, and the diverse characteristics of the Nile Boats, and the streets of the Egyptian and the mosques, and the tombs, and Egyptian music, and the desert cata combs, and the obelisks, and the pyre nifli. Minute records are given of the voyage both up and down the river, the numerous " won ders" of the Nile being each in succession enumerated - -from Thebes fo r Memphis, from the cataracts to, the crocodiles. Subsequently we have a description of the journey across the desert and the entrance into Jerusalem. Here it is that the value of Mr. Pat tersen9s work becomes the more conspicuously ap- Parent. He sets a proportionate value upon every vestige of the Holy City, and it is with a loving heart .• and an adoring mind that he moves through its con- Secreted precincts —through the holy sepulchre, by • the column of flagellation, to the summit of Calvary, Along the Via Doloross, into the garden of Gethse 11l ene. He penetrates afterwar ds into the cave of St. Jerome, to the valley of Ajelon, to the site •` Of Jericho, to tbe pools of Solomon, and to the valley of Terebinthus. Our traveller's movements (•are then extended to the country surrounding Jeru ialem, to Carmel and Tabor, to the Lebanon, and • homewards by way of the Levant, Greece, and Venice. The volume is embellished through out with a variety of curious, and some .of them most attractive, illustrations. Amongst those, for, instance, there is a delineation of Jeru "Belem in the form of a frontispiece. Again, there is t 1 sketch of that island of Philee, mentioned in the " Crescent and the Cross" in terms of such rapturous admiration. Besides these, and other scarcely less Valuable plates, there are very excellent woodcuts pourtraying the hieroglyphics for the name of the King of Judah, and giving a vivid notion of the ruins of Baalbek. As appendices, we must also especially refer to, as of inestimable value, the chapters relating tar-the Catholics of the East, to the " Sepae ratist or Schismatic Christians of the East," to par ticular "indulgences," and to the holy places of Pales tine. Everywhere throughout his journal the author evinces his ability, and what, if possible, is still more gratifying-in a traveller into the regions he has tea versed, namely, a recognition of the holier and loftier influences of religion, insomuch that we have a more than ordinary satisfaction in offering our meed of commendation to the " Journal " of James Laird Patterson. SCENES AND ADVENTURES IN CEN TRAL AMERICA. Edited by Frederick Hard man, Esq. Blackwood. This volume is based upon the German works of Charles Sealsfield, a writer, says the preface, who is less known in this country than his genius•entitles him to be. It consists of adventures in Louisiana, in Texas, Southern Mexico, and the tropics. The author gives an impartial account of the country, and while he describes the profusion of plants and the de lightful climate in glowing colours he does not omit sudden storms, prairies on fire, pathless swamps, and countless mosquitos. If we read of a district which presents the appearance of a carpet of flowers of every colour, that "looks as if clothed with rain bows," in a short time we find the traveller losing himself in the beautiful - garden, and following his oven footmarks for two days, Two travellers on set ting out are disappointed with the prospect, but have not gone far when the country changes and their ex pectations are satisfied. The following is a de scription „ " Forests of palms, of oranges , citrons, and bananas, filled the valleys; the marshes and low grounds were crowded with mahogany trees and with immense fern plants, in height equal to trees. All nature was on a gigantic scale—the mountains of an enormous height, or face of the country seamed and split by barrancas r e n y in i e th s, hundreds aye thousands of feet deep, and fi r n 'Th, hks, e most abundant and varied vegetation. tropi cs : o ; e " , was of the deep glowing blue of the clouded with"" of blue which seems varnished or log soil are gold: But this ardent climate and teem and reptiles necVnthacut their disadvantages. Vermin render the fowl:, and the deadly fever of those lati tudesout of the twelve. Vs uninhabitable for eight months districts comparativelyeretehe same time there are large frota those plagues, perfect gardens of Eden , of suchextre me beauty, that the mere act of living and breathing an fl a tn l c t i . egat their enchanting scenes becomes a p os itive heart leaps with delight and the soul is il elvate : enjoyment. The contemplation of those scenes of f ed by the atry-hke raagnifi• conce," , ti IWt not 101 ; do the travellers rest in peace. i ng incautiously enc am p ed too near a ravine, the o y ul a u r i e t° as Bailed by a poisonous fo g and a clond o f m While vainly endeavo urin g to escape th ey are at_ tacked by enormou s monkeys, and are rescued, a f ter much injury, by some strangers near. Scarcely h ave they. a little recovered from the effects of their mia_ hags, when a sudden alarm is raised and a terrible storm and deluge of rain overwhelms them. Thus the gardens of Eden, however charming, are not Without drawbacks. The adventures are very enter taining, and the Style ie attractive. They extend over various districts of country. " The Cyp ress Swamp" and " Two Nights in Southern Mexico" are perhaps the most interesting. ITALY IN 1848. By .. L...llfariotti. Chapman an' Hall. This contains an account Of the great struggles, of 1 848, a most important epoch in the annals of conti nental history. Italy was as much engaged in the Momentous strife as any nation of Europe ; therefore work like the present is exceedingly interesting. It contains most minute details of the whole of the pro ceedings, from the first faint effort to be free till the last gr ea t cr i s i s , w hen, as it is observed at the conch'. territories B ino, " AuStrian violiltion o f Roman was looked upon as a minor, as a necessary evil" "Nothing is certainly less settledin men's minds than this came question of Italian nationality. There is a set of m en , both in and out of tho country, who have faith in an undying Italy, to whom the existence of an Italian nation is a long established, growing, teeming fact, who refer to the tiWtiV twice held by Rome over the !vorld—by Imperial Rome, by Catholic Rothe, :to point out i n that city, in that laud, in that climate, the germs of a Pheeaix-like vitality, a self -redeeming poWer, au eternity, not of existence merely, but of greatness and sovereign ascendancy. These men look forward to a third epoch, that of democratic Rowe, or Italy and the people. In their mind the existence of Italy is tantamount to Italian pre-eminence. There are other less , sanguine thinkers, on the other hand, who look in vain for a nation in Italy, not in the present or future merely, but even in the past. They can see nothing in it save only Itti idle chimerical abstraction. To them the bi , itory of the country since the time of the Cmsars suggests no reva but that Of decline, of a' slow and gradual, but no as unintermitting decline. Rowe, they think, could not full ;9 yertiotilly,it cpuid Apt pencil Da I, yaw not 1 . 4 %. ...~ ,~. _. s ,r SUN, T TIE made in a day. The different attitudes occupied byyth - at queen of nations at successive periods, from the Vatican, and even from the Sisine chapel, as the nv•tropolis of Christendom, as the mother of the arts, were only as many steps by which nfie was descending from fier‘ord, exalted station. They might break and retard her fal! —th , y could give it insjesty and conspo3ure, - but it wa.s no less inevitable; it is now no less thoroughly con summated. There never was anything liksi, a second rise, there is now no possible resurrection. So many different ways there are of reading history, Italian patriotism, such as it is now, with many a mere matter of instinct, always harboured in the heart of the great and good, always was the test of loftiness and gentleness in that weary Italian land." ' , SKETCH OF THE RELIGIOUS lIISTORk OF THE. SLAVONIC NATIONS. By Count Valerian Krasinske. Johnstone and Ihinter, Edin burgh. It was observed by a celebrated writer of ;Germany that "the Slavonic nations occupy a Much larger space on the earth than they do in history." They were mere adventurers, but quietly• followed others and occupied lands they had deserted, till they came into po, , session of the vast territory which extends from the Don to the . Elbe, and from the Adriatic Sea to the B 41tic. most interesting account , is given of the trial and martyrdom of John Huss, an early Reformer, by the Council of Constance. The chief object of this book, it appears, is to show how all nations have advanced in a political, moral, and intel lectual development so long as the• scriptural or re formed religion was adhered to, and retrograded when that religion . was returning to the Roman Catholic. In conclusion, the author expresses an earnest hope that some intelligent travellers would undertake to inTestigate the condition of the Sla.'vu.- . nians. NARRATIVE OF AN EXPLORATORY TOUR TO THE NORTH-EAST OF THE CAPE OF GOOD ROPE. By the Rev. J. Arbousset. This book is translated from the French by J. Crombie Brown ; it was arranged under the imme diate superintendence of its author, at the earnest request of the inhabitants of the Cape, who took'deep interest in the undertaking of Mr. Arbousset. It conveys important information of the tribes con cerning which SO much curiosity has been excited, and it describes the country now rendered interesting to all from recent events. - It was published by the Paris Missionary Society ; in fact, the tour was a missionary one, but the travellers have, nevertheless; been the means of imparting valuable discoveries to science. They have become aware of the existence of cannibal tribes in Matutis, and they have discovered the source of the principal rivers of South Africa in the chain of the Blue Mountains. On this amount the missionaries have named the sides of one moun tain the Mont aux Souces. TEE FARCE OF LIFE. By . the Author tf " Masters and Workmen." Newby. This book may be considered in two ways, as a story of private life, and as a criticism on public man ners. As the former, it is deserving of the highest praise. The characters are well - conceived, ably executed, and carefully worked out. The hero is very interesting by his genius and by his misfortunes, and he has a lofty, independent spirit, that must corn mend respect and admiration. Miss Carrington, a vain and heartless heiress, and coquette, is quite true to nature. Kate D'Arcy, a pure and unsophisticated girl, shows to great advantage by her side. All sym pathies must be enlisted for those whom poverty can not tempt to dishonour, nor injustice move to revenge. On the other hand, we cannot approve of the under current of thought running through these pages. Those who censure should be just, and justice hears both sides. Whatever may be the faults of the rich, the powerful, and the aristocratic, they have also merits. The author seems to have orgotten this en tirely, and the unreserved and continuous blame he casts upon all who belong •to the upper ranks of life, is injudicious and uncalled for. No improvement can be made by writers till they soften down preju dices, and appeal to principle., till they -leave off sa tire, and confine themselves to simple reflections. WYNVILLE ; or CLUBS AND COTERIES. By the Author of " The Age of Pitt and Fox." Skeet. '.!.'he volumes above named must unquestionably be considered of a superior kind. Theirs is the claitaof originality, and theirs is the merit of combiniPg Pi; . portant information with fictitious amusement. They treat of an eventful era in the annals of the political world, when many master spirits were in the full glory of their senatorial careers, many, alas ! long since called away from the sphere they adorned in the country who gloried in such sons. It is always interesting to trace remarkable characters in works of this sort. They are here divested of the frigid exactitude of the historian, and the heavy pomposity and one-sided bias that often mar the biographical sketches. We see them here as they walked the earth, not each standing apart " alone in his glory," but mixing, a man amongst men, to associate with the world, to control, to influence, to inspire. The hero of this narrative does not distinguish himself, but he is well acquainted with the elite of the society of the town. Many curious adventures, and anecdotes, of and concerning his friends, are given, but they arepf minor attraction.- Beside the accounts referred to of the leading personages of the tinie, the following passages will serve to exemplify the ityle of the author :-- "The conversation then became very political. " Tell me, Bennett," said Lord Hungerford, " who is the best speaker in the House." " Oh, Canning, beidnd doubt," answered Sir Francis. " Well, I. pfefer Peel," said Lord Lingard. " Mr. Plunkett, I should suppose," said another, "is superior to either." “Brougham is the best of the lot, in wy opinion," said Cumberland. " Nothing like difFvence of opinion," said. Sir Charles North—" as a speaker, Copley is the mart for,-me. " Ah," continued Lord Lingard, " Peel is the most Parliamentary man of them all ; ho has ti : qapnal style of speaking—it is not made up of flash and spangles, like Canning's speeches—it is specious, plaw, stifle, and does the work famously. He, has an eadOl.: lent knack of dropping Ins Cults iu the exact, p lace _ and at the right time , to give them their full value. " " Bur, hang it, that may be all very well," rejoined Sir F. Bennett, " but Peel has a mediocrity of soul that could never soar beyond the common place of politics. ~i phrte= is nothing. original about him—there' is nothing_ or remarkable in his mind—he has great power of words and astonishing prudence, but he is only a common place character after all. Soo that Canning, wha It' fellow ho is, to be sure," and Sir Francis's eyes sparkled as he spoke ; " why, the very look •of him always rouses me—there is intellect in every feature — you may see poet and orator stamped uppai his face ; and then how lull of character. ~.hie iT He is all alive with wit and humour, and there , ' is such a dash about the fellow. He is so buoyant and vivacious, that in this age of conventionalism it is quite refreshing •to meet with such a man. " W e ll," said another, " I have . for twenty years beard the debates, and I should ray, that Pluukett's speeches on the Catholic question are the very perfection of Eaglish eloquence—grave, massive, logical, so clear that the dullest; can comprehend, so strong and animated that the coldest would be carried awayi" "Yes, but," said Cumberland, "Plunkett is a regular speech manufacturer; but Brougham, that's the man for me. Surely none ( f you can compare Canning to him for energy. He jumps up all of a sudden, hurls forth a philippic against the Treasury bench, is ready to debate any possible kind of subject with any one. He knows everything. He is en orator, and a lawyer, and a phi .osopher, and a critic." • THE PRIZE WALTZ. M. Laurent of the Argyll Rooms seems' determined to develope the latent abilities of our musical ama teurs, and he has recently adopted iv system of prizes that bids fair to add to his own profit arid increase the fame of some of bis musical friends. A feW weeps ago he gave a prizl of ten guineas, for the best' qua -drills, for which there were live competitors, and the tiims !_x_P io er n i s tnent having succeeded beyond hia own exp 66- b" ,he determined to repeat it . substituting, how ever, waltz for quadrille ever, the . _ c , ~ r • . . in the condi, r,' ingly fivell ho i_mposed upon the competitors ; accord distinguished ainit e t t i ons, arid y g es h t :lcrien sent in five different coniposi , wer e e u i rs ultimately o F h purpose, a To was the best ofrti:'ywlnefi.xt?dourptonefor deciding j w ur hich f hallo; f: 3ti ' r t t a 1 i ll ' played over by , the origited to attend , and hear each Sir henry Webb, Bart., at their head described and appreied of their opinion by. w e h manner that was fully . pronouncing separately a9h waltz displayed whole was ontgomery, was noticed in these eohunns. enz•tbe- prize quadrille good taste and judgment, a n d friends and admirers, but the ge m „rP und many discovered to be the composition of kt r ,,V a n d the work obtained the award of . - the jury b considerable maj orit y . It is a 'very lively,pl y a m usic, interspersed with man y :skilfull y -a rrange e d ee bi ° t: of instruMentati on, and will, no doubt, *fd greatly to the attractions of t h e Ar gy ll Rooms, , which were fitted up for this cspi:cial occasion in Abet neat and elegant style so peculiar to Mr. G. F. Bryer, the .di rector. The entire orch estra seemed to enter fully a,. into the spirit of rl3 com position, - end they were Played with singular accuracy , con idering that there had been no previous rehearsa l ; and in , rowded and the evening delighted . they Performed the sticcosgul waltz to a c --- ' flciat Yosterday in Various ahlurd rumours were' f 3 consequence of the French Ambassador, Count g, What did having left England for Paris with his lady, erne z,• follow:- they mean ?"—" War with England," Zce. , ""''' Lke very ins paragraph from the Allgenieint Zeilung looks Republic has war truly :---" The 'President of the . French Walewski, addressed to the Courts of Vienna, Berlin; and St. Peter!: burgh •fresh dispatches relative to 'the policy which 1?e2 4 ,..., tends to ptitue.. In the se ' notes Louis-. -Napoleon . ' giv° reiterated assurances cf his pacific intentioda 'and expres ses his hope that the peace of Eur ope will not be 'disturbed. He likewise hints that the French ariny will probably soon be reduced,- if. the-interifal -state of- the"o6untry will permit of it.".—herald. LON DON, MR.' ItOIiBUCK and MR COPPOCK. TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE DAILY NEWS. si r37 —st , eing in, the Daily. News Mr. Coppock's letter-to 77w Sunj beg to answer it through you. Cuppuck . bas entirely mistaken the spirit and 'intention of the remark , ' I. made on the S. Albans DiSfbnhis oement , and has given a very incor -rect interpretation tothe transutions which he details. I, belieied that St-. -Albans and the persons who had on the occasion-of tho late election been discovered were about to be employed .as scaPegoats, that the hurror affected 'wits tmt felt, and that Mr. Coppcck had been , employed as.tsn agent fur otherw. ln order to show this I . proposed to cull him to the bar of th e TT - When I said that ho would not have dared to in terfer6 on my behalf in any election, I had in my mind the mode in which he had described himself as acting tit St. ;Albans.and I think he, as well as the Governtnent on whose behalf I suppoSCd him to have gaeted, would acquiesce in the truth of this assertion. I • .14 onee acknowledge that I had totally forgotten my correspondnee With him relative to the Bath election of 18'4l. That correspondence had in it n othing: which rsflents disegdit on, any oue—and aroae out Of the' following circumstances. The Radical party in Bath at that period found that:they vere unable , to return two Members of their 4\s'n opinicifs—but that if they could unite with the other section of the Liberal-Party, viz., the Whigs— two Liberal ~Members could he carried.- - In, this state ot,tbingS I applied te, Mr. Stanley:now Lord Stanley' of Alderloyi then conducting the election. atraira of4he Whig party,' ray object being; to obtain iscandidate who, while satisfying the Whig section of the Bath electors, Would not be distasteful to any „friends, and: while writing to Mr. Coppoelt I in reality corresponded with Mr. Stanley, who, upon my re presentations, applied to Lord. Duncan. Lord Duncan ni consequence came to Bath, and united with me in the election, our committee . and - expenses being joint. Mr.',Coppock was. the agent of the Government; and as I was, in fact, treating with the Government as principal_iu th 6 case, -I frankly confess that I forgot the, fact that the letters I wrote were sent through Mr;Qoppock, as their agent. Now as to the money (viz., 3001.) which Mr. Cop pock 'States be gave-me. That money had : been long prevfouly offered to We as a subscription by an old friend, -Whose name I need not mention—he is well ,known to Mr. Coppock; and 'the fund whence it came was a private one, subscribed by various liberal peliticians, for the purpose of being so employed, and by Mr. Ooppock's hand the meney - was transmitted through um to our joint committee. In every con tested election expenip must be incurred—not cor rapt expenses.s-but as , work must be done, it must be paid. for, and Le this end the money in question was subscribed. I litive never made it a secret that I have ever been unwilling and unable to incur the expense of a con tested:election, and the expenses of every election in which I have appeared as a candidate have been paid by- subacription. Those, for example, of the list un successful contest I was engaged in at Bath were paid by friends who thought my labours in Parlia ment vatuable. Six -hundred pounds for that object were transmitted to the treasurer of the joint com mittee of Lord Duncan and myself by an old and at teethed friend Of mine, who is, in fact, not himself an active politician. In this assuredly there is nothing which _is deserving of blame either on the part of my friends or myself. I pass by Mr. Coppock's vituperative phrases. I had BO ill•feeling as respected him, and meant him no harm., The facts of the St. Albans election were not educed by me, 'hut stated by himself. Whatever of blame attaches to them certainly cannot in any way be imputed to me; and if the world generally have condemned- the transactions laid bare in that inquiry, the pale of that reprehension is but the fair come- , quenco of the 'acts confessed. I tbonght—and, in spite of the language Mr. Coppock has deemed it proper, to employ with regard to myself, still believe that he was unfairly dealt' with, and that they on whose behalf he acted were the persons really in fault. Thavielent attacks he has made on me has not in the least changed this my belief.—l remain, &c., tlaiih 7. ' - J. A. ROEBUCK. 10,•1111.•••••••••••••••1011•1•1•1101111.11M..11•1.111.111 TAII.LIAMENTA , RY , :RE PRE6E NTATION. . . Ttie following tabular view of the numbers of the po pulation,and'houses in the • several counties, boroUghp, -and-towns - of Great Britain returning Members to Par liament,accordingfto the census of 1851, is made up from-areturn just.presented to the House of Commons by the late Government as explanatory of the system which their Morin Bill vas intended to amend:- : . . ' 'Members Returned. * fetal Male Inbabittd '• B. or • CifIINTIES, , population. ' houses. CO. ' City Total Bedford - -- 2 - - 59,533 . 24,505 2 2 4 Berks - - - - 81,381 33,278 '2 6 s Bucks -: -.-• - . - 81,158 33,232 • 3 8 11 Cambridge .. - - 02,590 37,067 3 4* 7 Chester, ;, and S. - - 222,286 85,20 4 6 10 Cornwall, ' E. and W. - 171,636 67,687 4 10 14 Cumberland, E. and W. - 96,214 36,763 4 5 5 Derby, N. and S. - - 117,737 59,371 4 2 6 Devon, N. and S. - - 269,583 98.387 4 18 22 Dorset - - - - 89,204 36,138 3 11 14 Durham, N. and S. - 196,550 64,977 4 6 10 Essex, N. and A. - - 185,390 73,524 4 6 10 Gloucester, E. and W. - 217,822 86,271 4 11 15 llcreford - - - 58,114 23,890 3 4 7 Ilertford - - - 83,161 32,703 3 4' 7 Duntingdon - - - - 31,538 • 43,313 2 2 4 Kent, l'i. and 5. - - 307,041 107,74 8 4 14 18 I L A : c e zt , e N r, , N al . m ar: z d . .. S. •• ..- 28 9 08 9 ; 1 ; 0 8182 9 33 1 349,9 38 4 22 26 'Leicester', N. an a l S. ' - 'll2 937 48. 953 ' 4 2 6 81,335 ' 2 2 4 1 2 91 1 1 3 4 3 ~ , Middle ex .-: - - Monmouth - . - ' .: - Notfot, E. and W. - ' - " 2 8 15 2 ,.V4 9 ': ' 2;i:8,1;921244 4 8 12 . N N o o i r . i t i l , r u a m m p b t e o r I n a , .N d N. N a n . d a s s . . 7; , 1 7 05 4 9 4 8 4 4 4 . 4 4 3 7 ,34 3 2 7 ,4 4 1 4 ; , 10 Nottingham, N. and S. - 152,381 55,053 4 6 10 x,ford , r.- -• _ , 85,529 31,360 3 b* Britlantl - - - - 11,801 : 4,588 ' 2 - • 2 2 !Salop, N. and S. -' - .114,340 45, 6 4 48 4 8 1 13 Somers;et, E. and W..:,, -: 211,045 85,054 ' 9 •Sohthampton or Hants, N. ' " ' •' ' ' and S., including the Isle ' ' . 75,215 8 14 19 : s S u t, ° ti f iEr!, :N . (' 'N. and and - 1 ;S : , 7 - . : -. .. . 2 2 3 311 0 2, 0 6i56 9 1 5 : :0 9 27 1 3 6 ' 07 1 7 1 5 21 1 1 1 065 1 89 6 8,;,82 2 48 411 253 , . : ; 44 : , .1 1 i 4 . ; 8 7 7 ,Surrey, E. and' W. - .: Suseex, E. and W. - . - Warvvick,,N., and S.. : , .232:411 ' • 96,731 4 6 10 Westmoreland , ',. _• "29,079 :Wilts, N. aS. - - 126,027 11,217 2 , 1 3 •Worcestcr, nd E. and W. '-'' ". 136,956 : '5551,0'77383 4 1 8 4 1 1 5 2 York (the tlitce ridiugs) - 1,797 667 450,223 ' 6 31 37 ':lVales..(the 12 counties) - 496 , 159 200,087 15 14 23 Scotland (32 'Counties) --; 1,31.3,668 311,608 .. 30 '24 54 YO4 Populatkou and ntuntrer , of houses in tho bor ou g hs are also given as dbitiect filini th e counties, but, having ... ,OrpAtlx gyon this information as illustration of, the in• equalities in the existing system of borough representa •tion, wo do not repeat it. • Including the University. • -- If 'we revert to measures of law reform, we find a disposilien - ancl an ability to carry these safe and prudent re farms in the very highest quarter. No one doubts the per fect mastery of the subject pos,sessed by Lord St. Leonard's; and , who cart - now doubt his willingness to move in a road Which. he has been travelling for thre,and-twenty years? The signs of the times have not been lost on Lord St. Leonard's. During the period he was out of Office Sir Ed ward'Stigderi mixed in the world, and heard and knew what was going on in both Houses and in the profession on the subject of law reform. Of his good-will to the cause, for its own sake, wefire Oita sure, irrespective altogether of the obligations of - office and duty. , But as if to put the matter practically beyond doubt or cavil a- case arose in the Chan cery Court on Saturday in the matter of an estate which had realised only 9001. The coats in this business amounted to between 3001. and 4001., or nearly one-half of the whole sum. In reply to an observation from the late Solicitor-General , ' Sir W. P. _Wood, who ; was counsel in the cause, the Lord Chancellor stated that the coats must be taxed, and that he Would not allow more than 150/. for costs, as the 'estate was small: ' This' s practically dealing with a matter most re quiring reform; for,:nf all points in our law, the question of costs, whether in law or in equity, is one crying aloud for alteration, With it on hjs,v - ory entrance into office, Lord St. Leonard's practically deals; and, give him but time, he will,dealaheoretically in a .- manner. equally ,satisfactory: — Morning Herald. . . . Lord Truro k n o w an 'idle man, enjoying—a very gentlemanly pension as a reward for the Cervices which he has rendered to the country in his judicial, - political and le gislative capacities._ We eongratulate him :most heartily on his rele4Se from the' responSibilities of office ; but, as ,we are well aware of his innate predileetion for laberiOus occupation, we would suggest to him the expediency of employing his learned leisure in amending his Procedure Amendment Bill. V'ttiskilaoreterduotsa, and consequently more gerinime to Ms feelings and habits,eould not be undertaken by him; and if 'be will but perform it with . his wonted industry and zeal, i m provements thepr i e n se t n h t e s p ea r s a i c n t n ie . e ° B t u ? w e aCourtsmust a ri t n w ei e pl r e e , ga a r n d d t s h o e egregiously issinn of Nilvi:rYnSiliiiiini ,haetintandeeodUL:sreint,gof the absolute necessity of striking sonuttralluable put pye, clause which relates to special pleading ;• for so that faulty are they in . . , the ivhole,of theta as a condition precedent to Ellccess.-- Chroarle. ', , erroneous arertho.seetecuasetisonin, 'domed that a very serious we were going to press we Were i ay morning, ' VtafitißLE Eirlol3l¢ PI Or FIEF PA' 4 lP.—Just 8s firmness st aftet:jea'—n r Alfreton. At two o'clock, it at Bitchwood Colliery; nea to their general custom, Appears, the : " holeli.t" according. five and six they were explotion of fire damp occurred yesterday (IFrid ) • Wont to work at the pit ;: between ti five men and boys in the their accustomed avo li it following A , d followed by the other workmen, and there were then forty tloinggreat injury ,to the 'works, and endangering believed, Rethe',lvhaiii;body of colliers, Seme'of whom, it was .d cations ; at six a fearful explosion of fire-darnp otcheauriirNe,e; will not surVive thh extensive injuries they, have receive • hams libe.birFiling gas. At nine ~o'clock font of them only had been got out of the pit, their clothes and. hair being corn 1 P•etelY!burnto.off their persons; they were all suffering g re r i e e at a lsye,,:f u t d h , e w r e e r m e sai net d e e x r p o e f, c t te h d e ,t w o onsrarnkriNni,aievio4er.maii'dhewme ots,rtuatettivhee exertions were being wied when •e • t left, for the ::::::::::i B s u tet: t succour will be successful. The repot ei the eltiA)sion was heard a considerable' dia'anee from and rabbi:di, were , lo w w 6 i s i . t ie w r. eek describe - conti ued firm g n r The accounts ,of the stato of trade C l o m u s i o il u s 4 . o fo r r t c h e i th p a it t N e:i i r t f h s, pieces of coal, - in the provinces "i dU e r r i b n ll g sl . i th ii4 e ehester, owing to ,• a large demand ' f i r yarns coupled With , improved prospects the continent for mingham there has been less activity, thei India. At Bir- United States having been more-limited than n rders from the descriptions Of buSiness have, However, been' usual. Some ployeaent en the whole is well maintained. T n r cl a , and em report also shows' a little dulness for the Memen; t a t i i. ngh a m there .is no; 'distrust with regard to the future. ' plough Wollen distriets there has been no important variation,n the but in gome,inat,ances alight increase of activity has taken place. The Irish linen market has been fiat. We are !lorry to learn that his Excellci ney si r Jana Broolo, K.c. 8., Rajah of Sarawak, is verioualy posed. - - ' TUESDAY EVENING, SPORTING NOTES. No CLXXXIV. THE DONCASTER SPRING MEETING. TO THE 1;1)17'01Z OF THE SUN. Sin,—Scarcely will the races at Coventry be got over in time sufficient to allow of the move to Donceeter for the sport on the following day. The list there is some ger than usual, and will no doubt afford the amusement community some c a pi ta l a museent to-morrow and Thursday stronger than The game commences est half-past one with the Municipal Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 40 added, St. L-ger Course. This stake, together with the Optional Selling, and I nn k eepers , Stakes, and the Northern Steeplech ase , c l ose at tour t hi s a fternoon. The second stake on the list i s t h e Doncaster Handicap of 10 goys. each, h ft, &c.,with 100 added, St. Leger Cour se. Nearly half the subscribtre have cried content •to take Te hi lel probablyri it, o ct willoProctor, , consistAh b e b e Brathera of ff the imposts on their nominations. The field, I Sir Charles Napier, Hyacinth, Cleveland, ' Snowdrop, Sr. Michael, and Dime),• With • respect to Tom Hobby j the e l r ( L y r : ., g 2 e u Calculator, xthFinesse,an h Knookr Tomwi se ;K Pinch, oaonild and The Cutler —tw o very crack horses among the mo derate animals enumerated above—l have received some equivocal information which neither declares them to be starters or non-starters, but tends more towards the latter than the former. I h ave no i ntent i on of wading through the merits o f in this stake, but ho rses engag ed but at owe give it as my on opmi" • is now the favourite, , that The Proctor, who will not be the winner—that The Calculator and Knook Knoll have got all the top weights safe, as the Abbess of Jerveaux has the middle, and Hyacinth and Snowdrop the light w. 3 n weights. Sir Charles Napier, penalty and al entirely out of thb race, butseems tome toble l adouti n t- t ful starter. I fancy the fin a l struggle w i l l b e b etween The.CALCULATOR, THE Aimless, and one of the light weights—probably HYACIN TH ; and if the l atter i s no t in full bloom at this early p art of the season , I must loo T k h t e o Hthoepoeftublersttwaoketso ofp s ull me through. sova, each, with 50 added; half a mile, has a penalty of 31b extra for a winner before starting, which will only a p p l y to one—Broughton —who, with Bst 101 b up, and hi s d u bi ous pedigree Lan filly, him in the face, will prob a bl y not b e sen t to the post. Anteverta is at present a gr eat pot with many, but I think she possesses a very u nequa l chance with Eaton. , Tho foremost horses in t hi s race at t h e fi n i s h, I should imagine, will be Eat on, the Lanercost Anteverta, a nd Dick Turpin ; an d that E a t on o r the Lanercost fill!/ will beat the let; Anteverta, with Dick Turpin and the P astr y cook running up very handy. The field will probably c onsis t of Eaton, Lanercost filly, Pastrycook, Anteverta , Dick Turpin, Ha ffman Plate ' colt, lon filly, and perhaps ouo or two others. The Sheffield and Rotherham Stakes figures next on the card: this stake is run over the mile course, and is for 5 sovs. each, 40 added. Tho entry, with the excep Sally tion of Sir Charles N a p ier and Warfoot colt — whose running I very much doubt —is a very inferior one; and if DON CARLOS or Biteeeex cannot manage a win between them, I think the public will find the affair ono that will end in hard labour. The Innkeepers' Stake concludes the first day's racing. Thiiraday's business commences with the Steeplechase of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, with 100 added ; three miles and a half. The field, in all probability, will consist of the following :—Peter Simple (d), Sir Peter Laurie, Abd el-Kader (d). Chieftain, Bedford, A ce of Trumps, Little Queen, Bourton, Miss Mowbray, Little Paul, A. Y, Little John, and, perhaps, Maria Monk. For various reasons, which I need not explain here, the British Yeoman, Vainhope, Lucy Neal, Fernhill, Maria Day, Hardwick, Half and Halt, Jack of all Trades, Perjury, Everton, and Buscot, arc as good as scratched. Sir Peter Laurie, I consider, settles the chances of all the heavy weights; his position at Liverpool warrants the faith the public have put in h i m for this race. Chieftain, to ray the least of it, was made very improper use of in the Grand National, or ho might perchance have knocked Miss Mowbray over. He meets her on this occasion at nine pounds better t erms , which may probably turn the and wh a t is more, if Sir Peter does not prevent him, may repeat his performance of last year. Bedford I cannot fancy at all; ditto View Halloo, War ner, Ace of Trumps, and Little Queen, togeher with Bour ton and Little Paul, can have but little chance at such a slight difference of weight to the Liverpool winner. Joan of Arc and Venture are no good. A.y. h as no other recommendation but the relationship t o Nancy. Little John and the other light weights are hopeless. Miss Mowbray at lOst 121 h, incluaing penalty, over this course, will be uncommonly mischievous, and if not ab solutely first, will be second or third. To conclude, I opine that the first, second, and third positions cannot be oc cu pi e d by an but C HI EFTAIN, MISS MoNntRAY, y and San PETER LAURIE; and in the order I have placed them they stand in my estimation. The Betting Room Stakes of 5 soya, each, with 50 added, Red House in, about 5 furlongs and 152 yards, will probably result in a rather close finish with Auld Acquaintance, Anteverta, Ulrica, Lady Agnes, and The Shadow; LADY AGNES and AULD ACQUAINTANCE being the best of the batch. The Northern Steeplechase and Optional Selling Stakes follow, and the Scurry Handicap concludes the best programme that we have yet had for the Spring meeting at.Doncaster. As,tho Coventry events will be decided by the time this appears in print, it will be useless to give the bet ting en them. Attached aro the latest quotations on the Doncaster races. Doncaster Handicap-4 to 1 agst The Proctor, 6to 1 agst auy other. Hopeful Stakes 2to 1 agst Eaton, 4to 1 any other. Steeplechase-7 to 2 egst Mies Mowbray (4 to 1 taken freely), 5 to 1 agst Chieftain, Q to 1 agst Sir Peter Laurie, 8 to 1 eget Bourton, 10 to 1 agst Little Queen, 100 to 6 ag3t Ace of Trumps, 20 to 1 agst A. Y. I am, Sir, yours, &e., THE SPIRI r OF THE TURF. March 9, 1852. • TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. 6PORTIN G - IN TE LLIGENCE. COVENTRY HANDICAP. 2to 1 agst Mr. W. !Sale's Merry Peal- 5 to 2 taken 3 to 1 apt Lord C a l e d on ' s o by Simoom, out of The Queen 6 to 1 eget Mr. Scott's Avitt—taken COVENTRY STEEPLECHASE. 5 to 1 agat Mr. Palmer's Victress 7 to 1 apt Captain Forster's Oscar DONCASTER STEEPLECHASE. 9 to 2 agn Mr. T. Mason's Miss Mowbray 5 to 1 agot Mr. Atkinson's Coioft' in 6 to 1 agat Mr. Baraett's Sir Peter Laurie 10 to 1 agst Mr. S. Darling's Bourton 10 to 1 agst M r . T . Cunningbam ' s Th e Little Queen NO RTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 6 to 1 sg s t M r . Grevilio's Cariboo 14 to 1 agat M r . J . S. Stanley's Storyteller 15 to 1 a ga t M r . D awsou ' s Mark Tap l ey 100 to 6 agst M r . M eiklam's Stilton—ta k e n 25 to 1 egst Mr. CHESTER Martinson' CUP. s Nancy, 4 yrs, 93t Ilh 25 to 1 agat M r . G re villo's Scarecrow, 3 y rs , 4st 71b—t 28 to 1 agst Mr. Hill's H o thorpe, 4 yrs, Est 101 b —take n 50 to 1 agst M r . llesseltine'sl.loity, 4 yrs,6st 41b—t 50 to 1 agat Mr. 1 1. hill's DERBY. Pitsford, 5 yrs, 5 to 1 agat Mr. Merry's Hobbio Noble--,—talcen 20 to 1 agst Lord Ribblesdale 12 to 1 ngst Mr. J. Stanley's Orelio—taken Sat 21b—t 15 to 1 agst Mr. Stebbing's Alfred the Great 20 to 1 *lg:A Lord Zetland'a Augur--toktn 20 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Claverhouse—taken and afterwards offered 1,0 0 0 to 30 'gat Mr. Dorrien's Chief Baron Nicholson—t 1,000 to 30 agst Mr. J. Arnold's Little Harry—taken Between four and A —V C hundred pounds were laid out on Augur at 18 and 20 to 1, and about half that amount 's Kingston—taken on Hobble Noble and Orelio at the quoted odds, the takers of these bets, and one of 1,000 to 50 egst Kingston, offt>ring to go on; Claverhouse was backed once in hun dreds at 20 to 1, but was weak in the market. The ro om was tally attell ded, but business, except on the great Epsom event, dull. CO ti itT CIRCULAR. /kr mtkisty and hi a OSBORNE, MONDAY. Royal Highnois Prince Albert, w i t h the Prince of Wales and the Pr i ncess R oyal, attained by the ladies and gentlemen of the household, went to, the morning service at Whippingham Church yesterday. Tho Rev. Mr. Protheroo officiated. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office. Downing -street The Ministers pre sent were—the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Lensdale , the Marquis of,Balisbury, mi.. fsecretary Walpole, the Earl of Malm4bury, Sir J ohn Pakington, the Right Hi m B. Disraeli, the Duk e of Northumberland, the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, th e Earl of Hardwieke, the Right Hon. J. C. 'lorries, and Lord Jobn Manners. The Council sat three hours. ACorporatio n o f L o ndon, con siting , Mr. Masterman, MY., Mr. Deputy Harrison, Mr. D ., Puty Bower, Mr. Perkins, Mr. Blake, the City Remembrancer, and Mr. Under adeopfutsaitriojnam from es pu the i ut, hip. Sheriff Millard, had an interview with Mr. Secretary Universityre First aidence of the Lord of Walpole yesterday, at the Home -office; • Commi ss i on h a d ' a mee ti ng the Treasury, in Downing-street. Present—The Bishop ye a T te h i e • of Norwich, the Dean of Carlisle, the M as t e r of Pem broke. the Rev. 11. G. Liddell, j . d 4 0 y xLo r t d h e ofa eial L Dampier, E ec i„ the Roy. G. H. S. Johnson, and the Rev. A. 1' Stanley . (secretary). The Right Hon. J. W. Re nhl, President of the Board o f Trade, left town after the Cabinet Council, yesterday a fternoon, to attend Ilia election. Lieutenant- Colonel Trevor had an interview with Sir John Pakington, yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Mr. Parker, Mr. G. Moore, and Mr. J. Larchmere, all of Northampton, and Mr. A. H. Dmond, of London, had an interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole, yester day, et the Home-office, on behalf of Elizabeth Pinek tad, now lying_ under sentence of death in Northampton City Ga;.l. teh Dispes w ere received from the Lord High Coin , cni fijoner (' f t he lonian ' , lend s , and from the Go ,ernor of 11 ci • the Falkia°d 'an s, at the Colonial•office, S 'esterclay, , t b • 1,,, were son ( 3• the overland route) to the Dispate i , of Isom: -Kong; a n d Ceylon, and ul,o to the ' :iovf mots ..,r an . Of GlinTl.a d Malta. Governors -- - __---=_- 7 _ The wep kiy reviews from the Amsterdam and li',otterdarn produce markets mention that there was increased firmness in the appearance of prices. Not much business had, however , taken place, the demard generally being limited to orders for consruhmption. Coffee had in some in ; sugar was steadily main inquiry existed tor rice. There Was n in ' iao particular movement i i "go. The accounts from, Mainburgli snd AutwerP represent a nearly similar state Of main tained, ttncdhead rfaatihrer hid er rates ,rage, AUSTRIA. (FROM THE TIMES CORRESPONDENT.) VIENNA, Allaucti 3.—lnstead of giving you a full, true, and particular account of the Emperor's. prb gresses, and of the homage rendered to him at Venice and Verona, you will permit me to call your attention to matters of greater general interest. It is commonly believed here that the ruthless policy of the French President has so cleared the political horizin that the year 1852 will be com paratively barren in events of importance; but for reasons which I tan now about to give I cannot share this opinion. Although the Northern Powors— Aus:ria and Russia—view some of the measures of Louis Napoleon with dissatisfaction, they cannot but approve his general policy. Those in office here certainly speculated on a rupture between France and England, which would enable them to carry out their plans without molestation. I have re cently had several opportunities of conversing with a highly intelligent German, who resides in the capital of one of the Danubian Principalities, and I . now give you his opinions in a condensed form : " A war between France and England would inevi tably lead to the accomplishment of the favourite plans of Russia and Austria. A simulated revolution in Moldavia and Wallachia would give the Russians an excuse for occupying those natural granaries, and such a quarrel might be picked with the Porte as would render an advance upon Constantinople impe ratively necessary." I have repeatedly informed you that Austria has cast a longing eye on some of the Turkish provinces on the other side of the Save and Unna, and news from Bosnia, which will be found below, induces me to believe that Omar Pasha is fully aware of the impending danger. The sufferings of the " Rayahs" in Bosnia are depicted in the strongest colours by the Governmental organs of the Austrian press, and the sympathies of their Christian brethren on this side of the above.menticned rivers are duly . roused. _ _ It is asserted here that this Government will do all in its power to induce Louis Napoleon not to violate the S wiss territory, but lam strongly inclined to believe that Austria would be but too willing to lend him a helping hand in crushing the little Republic. Prussia was not only wronged in the matter of Neuf chatel, but her pride was deeply wounded. Will she be ungenerous enough to make common cause with her gigantic neighbours ? Things are not going on so favourably here as the friends of Austria could wish. The Hungarians and Italians remain true to their passive resistance system and every now and then we hear of political offenders having been conveyed privately to the prisons of Vienna. Eight persons of distinction, who are said to be deeply compromised, were brought here from Galicia two or three nights ego, but the circumstance is known only to the few. The state of the finances is still extremely unsatisfactory, and is likely to con tinue so until a radical cure is undertaken. I learn from excellent authority that the convention with the bank was but a preliminary to several important or dinances which will soon be published. A finance patent, similar to those of 1810, 1811, and 1816, is not to be expected, as it would be a death-blow to the empire. It may be asked, how it is to be avoided ? The means are obvious enough, but - no one has the courage to propose a measure the very idea of which is hateful to the aristocracy and the possessors of real property. Persons of vast experience in financial matters assure me that a property tax of 2 or 3 per cent., payable in three years, would put an end to all the financial miseries under which Austria has been groaning since 1848. I am well aware that it will excite vast indignation that I have ventured to touch on such a delicate subject, but I cannot forget that the paper currency has already undergone a deterioration of 24 per cent., and it ap- pears to ma better to sacrifice 2 or 3 per cent. of one's capital than to be subjected to the evils inseparable from a national bankruptcy. The Austrian papers amuse their readers with the most contradictory reports respecting the representa tive of the United States. According to one paper "Mr. M'Curdy has received bis passport ;" according to another, " the Charge d'Affaires from the United States has not been requested to leave Vienna." The truth is, that the gentleman in question is quietly awaiting the r esu lt of the Chevalier Hulsemann s violent "flare-up" at Washington. The military conscription has now been extended to the free ports of Trieste and Fiume, to the great consternation of the inhabitants. I cannot conclude this part of my letter withont remarking, that from Verviers to Hamburgh, and from llamburgh to Trieste, there is a general im pression that Lord Palmerston will soon be in office again. This opinion is entertained here by persons of the most opposite political opinions, as well by those who fear as by those who wish it. Nothing could be more agreeable to Russia and Austria than the present British Cabinet, as it is foreseen that even if it does not actually favour the ultra-reac tionary plans of the continental Powers, its " Protec tionist" principles will raise such a violent storm at home that the attention of the nation will be called off from what is going on abroad. BOSNIA. (From th© Times) A Turkish military column, consisting of about 10,000 men, with four guns, has occupied the I3inja luka (the Aurtrians wer e defeated by the Turks here in 1737) district, and disarmed the Rayahs. Six battalions, under the command of a Pasha, are ex pected at Bihacs. A strong detachment of cavalry has occupied Novi. Every large town is garrisoned. It appears that a widely spread conspiracy, the object of which was to overthrow the Government - , has been brought to light. The following extracts from telegraphic dispatches are not without inte- rest : - Every bridge, every ferry, is guarded. The boats on the river (the (Jana) are destroyed, and every point of communication with Austria is occupied by strong Turkish pickets." _ _ _ A few days since an Austrian ordinance prohibited the exportation of firearms and ammunition into Wal lachia and Moldavia, and, if my memory does not dc ceive me, a similar edict in respect 't o Bosnia was re , . pealed some months since. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Cemmander-in-Chief of - Devonport, Admiral Sir J. 'A. Ommanney, returned from . leave. on Saturday morning, and immediately relicisted his flag on board the Impregnable, and resumed the command of the port. The Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs, G.C.AI.G., went to Spithead yesterday morning to inspect the Arrogant, 46, steam-trigatc, Captain R. S. Robinson. We understand she is to go into .Ports mouth harbour to be paid off, having been in commission_ for more:than three years. Aid lighter, Smallman, Master, arrived at 31.voraport with stores from the eastern yards, on Saturday. DEVONPORT, SUNDAY.—Fifty convicts were brought in from Dartmoor yesterday, and conveyed 'from, Laria on board the Fairlee, convict-ship in the Sound; in Go vernment boats. The Fairlbe now waits orders to sail for Hobart. Town. It is Mr. Rowe, late clerk of the Imam, depot-ship at Port Royal, and not Mr. Thomas Rowe, paymaster of the Cumberlaad, who has come home in the Arrogant, from th© West Indies. .. - APPOINTMENTS. WooLwxol, MARCH 8. —Second Master Edmund Swain (1847), to the Pluto steam-vessel, at Woolwich. fitting for the coast of Africa. Clerk in charge Thomas W. Shanks (845), recently serving in the Acheron steam-vessel, to the Pluto. Gunners—Henry Warner. to the Iliglifiyer steam sloop, at Woolwich; James Yates; to t he Pluto; 'Charles Samson, to the .Sampson steam-sloop, at Portsmouth. The Fearless steam-vessel, Captain Bullock, left Wool wich on Thursday last, far .Shocrness, to zosuune her surveying duties. PROMOTION. Commander Louis Aug?stus liobinson (1837), to the rank of captain on the retired list. THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.---Th o Assistance and Re solute sailing vessels have been newly. painted inside, and have now nearly the whole of their rigging put up. The screw steam-vessels Pioneer and Intrepid are also in a forward state. A lthou g h statements have,. been made that the vessels of Captain Sir Edward Aelwecher's expedition are still short of officers and men, , have the best authority for stating that . there is not a single va cancy remaining to be tilled: up. After s ending a number of seamen who had applied to ha entered iu the ships at Woolwich to Cliatham, Co a t nter in the North Star, upwards of forty other sipplicons had to be re- Jused. Out of upwards of ninety applications front o cers to serve in the Arctic Expedition in 1852, it must have taken some time for Sir Edward Belcher to choo ed se the most eligible for this service; but he has complet his Choice, although the names of all he not been ha offi cially given. As an instance,' it rosy av be stat tt Assistarit-Surgeon John Bernard Ricwillards (184 i sta7), at present serving in the Rodney, 90, be assnt surgeon of the Pioneer ecrew-steamer. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 8.--The Dauntless, screw steati... frigate, Captain E. P. Halsted, a rrived in the Sound' this mo rning from Queenstown, She has brought all the supernumerary officers of the western squadron from Queenstown, which she left on the ad instant. She win now refit, take in stores and provisions, be paid .wan,e and return to Qusenstown. The H ogue , S. 0. Dscreci, Captai n 60 9 3 L'l‘Dougall, and Leander, 50, Captain full of tickets, and ,they must go to a dockyard ee, arrived po ' rt ar to . refit. . The East India ship Windsor, Captain_P a ry . yesterday from East Indies, leaving 111suritius, a silt on the 2 d of andDecembtrtiras on the Of Go d 11010 9th of January.m oTrehfeayofru 3d of October; reTb l e the as tj p a fc p t e , frontier were reported to wear a captured n1)(113,000 head of cattle had been Somers st and Colonel Eyre. The Windsorby Gun ral touch e d rat F a lmouth pre vious to h er arrival here, and sent on her dispatches to London. The yesuvins,` steam-sloop, Lieutenant-Commander B a rnard, sails to - day for on, instead of for Queens town, as previously reported. Return, of pt ' - The Happy Palmouth Captain Gilbert, c ame is this morning totally dismasted. She experi relmoutb, weather in the Channel after she left MARCH 9, 1852. THE ARMY. The following rewards have been conferred, einco the estimates of 1851.2 were isssued, on sergeants in the Cavalry and ,Line regiments, occlusive of the rewards given to non-commissioned officers of the Royal Regi ment of Artillery, leaving. only 601 unappropriated of the 2,0001. a .year, distributed in compliance with her Majesty's warrant of July 1, 1848, as rewards fur dis tinguished or meritorious servica.:- Ist Dragoon Guards—Sergeant-Major Jno, S'.enson, 2d Dragoon. Guards—Sergeant-Major R. Newsome, 20/, 311 Dragoon Guards—Troop Sorg.-Major W. Ryan; ltd. Ch Dragoon Guards—Troop Sarg.-Mojor R. B utt , 201. sth Drzgoon Guards Sng.-Major 'l'. Flood, 151. Gth Dragoon Guards—Sergeant-Major Robert Holt, 201. 7th Dragoon Gaar3s—Sogeaut, John Ifatnilt g u. 20/. Ist Dragoons—Tr.)op Sorg. - Major Woolley, 201. 31Dragoons—Sergeant-71tajor John Dodd, 20/. Gth Dragoon 3—Sergeoni-Major Archibald Weir, 101. Bth hussars—Tropp Sergeant-Major Daniel Luck, 15/. 9 th.Dragoons—SPrg,- Alajqr Patrick,Cunniugham, 20/. 12th Lancers—Sergeant-asjor Robert Knight, 15/. 16th - Lancers—Scm'-Major - Robert Wilson, 15/, Coldstream ,Guards—Quarteruiaster-Sorg. J. Tay 20/. Coldstream Guards-Serg..-M,;jor L, - )oines, 20/. Sots Fusileer'Gnards-Colour-Sergeant D. Folly, 15/. Is; Foot, 151 bat.-Qaartermaster-Sergeant J. M'Al pit:e, 20/. 1:4 Foot, 24 bat.-Sergeant Major John 'Wilson, 10!. Is Foot, 24 bat.-Drum-1115jor George lilorgason, 15/. 2d Foot-Sergeant-Mejor William Wenr, 101. 24 Foot-Colour-Sergeant Stephen Preston, 101. 3d Foot-Quartermaster-Sergeant Robert Elliott, 15/. 6th Foot-Colour-Sergeant James Sowrey, 201. 7th Foot-Colour-Sergeant William Ponton, 15/. 7th Foot;-Strgeant•Major John Liptrott, 151. Bth Foot-Serg,e4nt-Major John Beatty, 15/. 9th Foot - Colour•& - rgeaut George Godfrey, 151. 9th F oot - Quartermaster-Sergeant Jas. Lightening,. 15/. 91'n Foot - Sergeant-Major George C.Jrnsons, 10/. 9th Foot-Colour. Sergeant Samuel Hargreaves, 20/. 11th Foot - Quartermaster•Sergennt Peter Gavin, 20!. 12th Foot-Quarterma?ter-Serg e a n t James Porter, 151. 13th Foot-S , ?rgeant-Mljor Michael Brown, 20/. 13th Hoot-Colour-Sergeant James Smith, 20!. 14th Foot-Sergeant-Major Hugh Smith, 104 15th Foot-Qcortermaster-Sergeant B. Stratford, 15/. 15th Foot-Sergeant-Major John Coupe, 15/. 17th Foot-Sergeant-Major John Wing, 20/. 17th Foot-Sergeant-Major Henry Wearing, 10/. 19th Foot-Sergeant-Major John Whitlow, 15/. 201 h Foot-Sergeant-Major Thomas M`Mullon, 10/, 224 Foot-Sergeant William Kelly, 201. 224 Foot-Colour-Serg,eant Roe, 101. 234 Foot-Colour-Sergeant Allan Johnetooe, 15/. 24th Foot-Colour-Sergeant William Delaney, 151. 24th Foot-Sergeant Thomas Neill, 20/. 25:h Foot-Quartermaster-Sergeant Bryhurst, 20/, 26th Foot-Colour-Sergeant James Scarson, 27th Foot-Sergeant-Major John Weir, 15/. 29th Foot-Sergeant Joh n B am pt o n, 15/. 20/. 30th Foot-Quartermaster-Sergeant John Wood, 20/. 30th Foot-Colour-Sergeant John Scanlan, 151. 31st Foot-Schoolmaster-Sergeant Patrick French, 15/. 324 Foot-Sergeant-Major Joseph Dowell, 20/. 334 Foot-Colour-Sergeant Robert Wilson, 15/. 34th Foot-Colour-Sergeant Patrick M`Cawley, 10/. 36 , 11 Foot-Sergeant Luke Dunne, 20/, 37th Foot-Sergeant-Major Josepti,Newbold, 20/. 39th Foot-Quartermaster-Serg. Maurice Dalton, 201. 40th Foot-Sergeant-Major John Wilson, 101. • 40th Foot-Colour-Sergeant John Jeffries, 101. 41st Foot-Sergeant Jeremiah Kean, 15/. 41st Foot-Sergeant-Major John K , i le 15/, 424 Foot-Quartermaster -Sergeant Robt. Robertson 151. 434 Foot-Quartermaster-Sergeant Michael Costcloe, 20/. 44th Foot-Quartermaster -Sergeant John Adams, 101. 44:h Foot-Colour-Sergeant Robert Looney, 15/. 45th Foot-Colour-Sergeant George Longhand, 15/. 45th Foot-Quartermaster-Sergeant Geo. Churchill, 15/. 47th Foot-Quartermaster-Sergeant J. Leonard, 151. 49th Foot-Sergeant-Major Thomas Lewis Sands, 201. 49th Foot-Quartermaster-Sergeant Jas. Birchby, 151. 50th Foot-Sergeant-Major Wellington White, 201. 50th Foot-Quartermaster-Sergeant Edward Burke, 15/. 52 i Foot-Colour-Sergeant George Noldrett,, 20/. 52d Foot-Sergeant-Mejor George Elliott, 15/. 53(1 Foot-Sergeant-Major George FOstead, 15L 54th Foot -Colour-Sergeant Thomas Walker, 15/. 55th Foot-Sergeant-Major John Davison, lsl . 56th Foot-Quartermaster-Sergeant Wm. Orme, 131. 58th Foot-Colour-Sergeant Joseph Sites, 101. 59;h Foot-Sergeant-Major James Wood, 15/. 60th Foot, Ist battalion-Serg.-iillajor Ewd. Hindle, 20/. 621 Foot-Sergeant George MeColclough, 10/. 64th Foot - Sergeant-Major George Perkins, 201. 64th Foot - Quartermaster-Sergeant Patrick _Hayes, 15/. 65th Foot - Sergeant-Major Benjamin Lewis, 20/, 66th Foot - Colour-Sergeant Patrick Hogan, 15/. 66th Foot - Sergeant-Major Michael McDermot, 201. 67th FOot - Colour-Sergeant Thomas Ow& ns, 20/. 68th Foot - Sergeant-Major John Ellis, 20/. • 69th Foot - SergeantaMajor William Phillips, 201. 70th Foot-Serg ea n t - Major Henry Watkins , 15 / , 72d Foot-&rgean t- M a j or William Home, 15/ , 73d FoOt-Colo u r-Sergesnt John Riley, 15 /. 75th Foot-Ser ge ant-Major Robert Forsyth, 151. - 76:h Foot - Quartermaster-Sergeant Wm. Thornton, 20/. 79th Foot - Quartermaster-Sergeant R. Stephens, 151. • 80th Foot-Sergeant Junes Irwin, 15/. 82d Fo 6 t-Sergeant-Majoi John Bell, 20/. 831 Foot - Quartermaster-Sergeant Alex. Barber, 204 85th Foot-Sergeant-Major John Hooke,2o/. 87th Foot-Colour-Sergeant John Maguire, 151. 88th F , iot-Qvartermaster-Sprgeant Christ. O'Brien, 15/. 1 89.. h Foot-Colour-Sergeant Matthow Dinnen, 201. 90th Foot-Sergeant-Major David Dickson, 10/. 91. t Foot-Colour-Sri - gee:at John Murphy, 201. 9 tat Foot-Colour-Sergeant William Gilniour, 10/, 92,1 Foot-Quartermaster-Sergeaut Dan. Morrison, 15/. 95th Foot-Sergeant-Major .Thomas Williams, 151. ,27;h Foot-Servant 7 Major Thome,. claauex. 20/.. 97thlOot-Colour-Sargea . rit joYrtt l ig 98th Foot-Quarternasster-Sergetint John Spencer, 151. 99th Foot--Sergeant-Major William Brown, . Rile Brigade, Ist bst.-Quatermaster-Sergeaut Forster wison, 15/. Rifle Brigade, 2d bat.--Quartermaiter-Sergeant Robert Cook, 15/. • Royal Cvnadian Ras Regiment-Sergeant - M a j or William Smith, 20/. Royal Malta Fencibles-Colour-Serg. G. Quintano, 10/. Total 1,910/. War-office, Feb..ll, 1852. THE MINIE RIFLE. ROYAL ARSENAL, WOOLWICH, MANCH B.—The prac tice carried en with. this new arm - on tFaturday last was at 500 yards, and very satisfactory. ' The officers and non-commissioned officer on the sauce day proceeded to the 'Marshes and fired a number cf rounds at 800 yards range. The practice at that distance gave a result of One in every five Halls fired striking the target, and they all went the entire length of the range. To-day the practice was again carried on at the Royal Arsenal, at . 500 yards range; and 'the practice was remarkehly good. Major Brownrigg, ,of the Grenadier Guards, who hae the cominandand instruction of the officers and non-commissiere d officer's in the use of the Minie rifle, has a thorough keovilecige of that effieient arm, and is 'an excellent mask man, as in a number of rounds he fired ,te-day he hit the target at 500 yards range'with five out of six balls . :_ At the conclusion of the practice for ' to•day, at 500' yards, the new cothmisioned officers were marched 'to - a station within 200 yards of -the e target, to ascertain their. efficiency when file firing . without any rupport (the firing hi therto having taken place !rein - a rifle, 81 4 0 for resting the piece upon). The' file firing proved Very eciode I'IG balls out of, 185 fired having streckthe target, which is about six feet !glare. None of the b 3115 were es id- of the target, and the velocity with they struck the earth of the Mound beetled the target mast hate bear great, as was shown . by the q uantit y of earth 4brown up by : a. ball c.f ten to lib. weight. A deputation_ of the Hanoverepark Rifle Corps were pre sent to witness the practice of the Minie rifle, and were so satisfied of its advantages and efficiency that they in has been adopted by Governmen % , During _three days tend adopting in their corps rifles of the. same bore as of last week a riflo was sho wn on a plan submitted by, Lord Rsneliteli", a nd some very good practice made With it at 600 yards mtge. It is much thi ckbr in the barrel, and about a foot shorter than t he MiuiCe _rifle,end the mode of taking the sight v er y different. B y Lord 9 when Reaelegh's plan a graduated slide is pushed for Wa rd accordiegto the degree of elevation required,. an d t h e slide and its frame being both formed of a segm en t o f a circle, or resembling a crescent , the slide pushed forward by the thumb, rises in front of the tixvd part to the necessary degree of elev a ti on 1,000 yards. The pic ot w a s' minutely • , up to examined by a number of the officers who have been present witness the practice with the'Mini4 rifle. Thu daily to missioued officers march from the garrison to —°n"cora- Arsenal every week-day at 'half-past tn to the Royal and s'pldern get !pick to the garrison Wee o'clock Aar., o'clock P Di , which being long after th Ore.three or four o'clock, the time the non-commissionede hour of twelve Royal Artillery have their-dinn officers of the the line; in order to have a comfortable ers hot, the sergeants of day ,s practice, hat 6 been obliged ortable botmeal attertheir in the royal Artillery Barracks, to discontinne messing The change; of course, is and mess in the canteen. have only Is. Ild; a d not so economical to them, w ho of corporal only ls: sdaya, d and two or three of the rank f but justice, considering thatay. It would-be, eetreedoLer, they have been 1 a special and important g duty, se from their Fespectiie corps, at a distance to make them some allowance for their extra mitlay.. The selection of the •non-coniraissiore el must have been made with great care, as they appear all good. tempered and enthusiastic in acquiring a know ledge of the Mini 4 rifle, and, by their openness and communicative dissition, will be of g reat service when they' return to the po ir respective corps NS giving their brother . non-commissioned officere and men an acquaint ance with the use of to row arm. The officers . are also nallus in acquiring a knowledge Of rho use of the . ..... . tlinUC rifle. -----...-- 1' public s la te :77-- - = o a l .. e s d t i r t r s 0 impression that a new attem p t to res The mercantile adv ices front Vienna in contemplation. The plan, it was apprehended, would consist in requiring the payment from all holders of property of a direct per centafp sufficient to enable the Government to cancel the twenty millions sterling of State paper which is now in circulation in addition to the ordinary notes of tte B ati k. Every, palliative having thus far proved ineffect ual, an d the possibility of a loan being' out of the question, it is Anerted that this' measure has been seriously entertained as the only possible mod of extrication from the eXisting diffi culties. The mere rumour of its probability had, however, c aused' it uclf distitliet alto:1g 'all the commercial classes, since its inevitable result would be mouetaly cri.,,is. EnterprLse of every kind bad, therefore exrienced a further check, and manufactures had limited mu c h possible their pur chases of • rawlnateral.: The rate of exchange and the pre mium on gold and silver remaine d w ithout much alt eration. A reduction had been ' made on ' the Ist of M arch in the scale of telegraph fora message of twenty charges, and the price i words 'btu Vienucto kfandozi ITAI IWrf about 283. FRENCH PLAYS. - -7 - - 7 -- Lemaitre, alias Frederic the Great, made his re. appearance list evening in Don Ccesar de Baian. ThiS impersonaion is so well known and appreciated that any critical comment would be altogether *vuper flhons. We know of noshing so thoroug:ly ETtistio as Limaitre's Don Cmm.. The ragged, debaviched, . reAksi, brave, degoge, gentleirmily vagabond, been well sustained on tho-*listi stage by ck , and 'Webster, but Lemartre,4s the • man for the part. force a l t a s s t t Ud ' fo: ilf a tt e s t o e r a s. s7lll. fresh, 1 di le. !fie came finished u t as i n l a great v e Clarisse played Maritana delightfully, her passion and her pathos being alike exquisite: These two bright stars were, of course, friled with. the most cordial enthusiasm. Previous to Don Cesar de Bazan a new vaudeville was enacted, entitled La Gorda Sensible. It is founded on the niaiseries of a brace of lovers, each of wh om w in s tho lady of his love by un appeal to la corde sensible. The vaudeville was gracefully acted by MM. Villot and Thiron, and Mdlles. Villot and Cauvin. The play 'of Don Ccesar will be re peated on Wednesday; and on Friday we are pro• mised Palithsse' Frederick's last creation, which, under the name of Belphegor- the Mountebank, or some variation th,?reof, was recently given at almost all the minor theatres in London. piece has , ri, , ' 3 I RAND wh e o changes THEATRE. A new• ated by Mr. Rogers, and rushes " ' The nhbrought out here, called My is and Lover the Captain. Captain Kidd, is persoL in a frantic manner for the a marvel lous expedition, and out of a cupboard made out, of hoodwinking- costume withl3er cloudily the hand of his niece. He is a old . pundit and gaining s o s f zsted in his efforts to anaLve the audience by a score .charity boys, a pert waiting-maid, and a . policeman th the now well established joke of the rabbit-pit% by i h was first in troduced to theatrical audiences' in the late pantomime at the Princess's Theatre. All y butilly Lover the Captain was favourably received,not equal to very many of the novelties produced is by the spirited and indefatigable manager of Punch' , Play house. SAYINGS BANKS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Parliament are now calling for further re turns from the trustees of savings banks. The object of those institutions, as set forth in the law applicalle to them, is, "for the.safe `custody and increase o f small savings belonging to the industrious classes," evidently intending the working classes. Now, it is " a great fact", that scarcely one half (if one half) of the investments in banks for savings belongs to this description of persons, and, conse quently, the object aimed at by the Legislature is abused, and, in part, defeated by trustees and ma nagers of many institutions permitting such indi viduals to invest who it was never intended by the lawgiver should do. A remedy for the evil, and I believe a growing evil, ought to be at once applied. Bth March, 1852. A LOOKER-ON. A COUNTRY COURT-HOUSE. The mass of heads cud faces packed into th 3 space without the railing would have afforded an interesting study to the phrenologist or physiognomist. It is a curious fact that almost the only portion of the " public" that takes such interest in the procecdiegs of the courts of law as to induce them to attend there as spectators of their great lessons, are those who are themselves always hoveriug on the borders of crime. Ten to one but YOU see some of those identical personages who are now without the rail, to-morrow standing within it. Have the lessons taught them anything but familiarity with crime? Who ever dreams of going to learn virtue in a criminal court ? Look at those heads mostly shaggy and unkempt, rough, and large ; some of them bullet-heade, protuberant, nod massive ; others " eith foreheads villainously low," exhibi t i ng in the regions of tte moral feelings and intellect the very minimum of development. The faces are mostly unwashed; perspiration hed, ws them • some are red and fleshy, open-mouthed, large-nostrill e d, and large eared. Others are pallid and sberpened, as if by want; and they exhibit a keenness of look, watching every word which falls from the bench, as if their own life and liberty were the thing at stake. When any more than ordinarily severe remark talk from some magistrate " determined to do his cloy," murmurs rise from th e heated crowd, and a commotion stirs them from side to bide, which is stilled by the loud cry of the police man within the bar, of " Order iu the Court! Silence!" On the day in question, the crowd' without the mils seemed more than usually interested in the proceed ings; there were some smock-frocked men among thorn—evidently labourers out of employment, wh o bad come there because they had nothing else to do, or perhaps because they felt some anxious interest in the fete of the prisoner at the bar. You might ighitnalasofuheetriaet ord there catch a glimpse of a shaggy fellow velveteen shooting-jacket—he , iriug on his face the marks . of exposure, to rough weather—scarred and blurred, tanned by the sun and the wind,—and through which you could eetect but little indication of tho workings of the soul within. Only the eye, which sometimes glared with a kind f savage light, and at other times drooped below the fishes with an expression of subdued cunning, gave eviderces that human passions and feelings worked within. These yen had little diflisulty in recognizing as poachers, who swarmed in the neighbourhood, both in the town hf Mudley and the surrounding villages.—Eliza Cooks Journal MEDICAL SOCIETY OF lioaDoN.—The 79th anni versary of this society was held yesterday at the Albion Tavern, Alders rate-street, when the annual oration was do livereii by Edwin Carlton to • a nuriterbus meeting of the F: Cows. THE jr'" Cieirili:a°s‘l'iktheli3n, . . . COMIVstoN OF LUNACY ON A CITANCERY Pita- SONEii,..-On Friday .• a writ de - I.nat;co inquirendo was executed at the Smithwa , k Literary Institution, Borough road, Southwark, 'bele.d Mr. Commissioner Winslow, and 18 special jurors, respecting the state of mind of John Price, Esq., aged 81, totally blind, late of Margate, in the county of Kent, but now an inmate of the QUeen's Prison, confined for contempt of the Court of chancery, a gentleman possessed of property of the value of /30,000/. The commission had been issued by Mr. John Wild Price, the only son of the unfortu rate gentleman, with a view to his liberation. .The jury re turned-a verdict—That John Price, is now of unsound mind, and incapable of managing himself and his affairs, and has been So since the lit of October, 1843. • PORT OF FoLF.ESTONE —The Lords of the Trea sury bare nominated an assistant lauding surveyor, and also an additional searcher and landitts waiter, at the Tort of Folkestone. For some time past the increasing business in the impart trade of silk goods and general merchandise from France has rendered it necessary to have two of the London . officers stationed at the port of Folkestone, iu order to pro tect the interests of the revenue, , and prevent delay and in convenience to trade, until arrangements could be made, which have now been effected, for permanently increasing the establishment of the port by the appointment of two extra o'llcers to the place liar that purpose. s tli T e '' warl of Farrinolon , of tr t () l f i a t s I I {, i !r i e )l a -N t . Infer:nation having been given to Aldtirman Kelly the iwlilelChrist's hospital statr?s, that certain publicans Within, in a sd N i v c i t i i h on r l d v e e i r i e t in spi t ri li t e s, li a : i t l b d it ) e k il head SP7l. 2; some of the StlP l P .e r. si : ec t. t to result front the practice, immediate' bre thren upon the subject. The alderman . V consulted bis that the teak clerk sh.)ol send a'cop unwiediatelS directed children i j d u r r e i of the section of the - Act of 'Patliament to , every licensed- :. victualler in the ward, together with the assurance that the en forced, and that any complaints ' penalties should be . should at tended to on licensing day, with be particularly punishment than the law provided for its violation. The following its the part of the Victoria, cap. 94, sec. ,17 t enactment all u d e d to, 2d and 3d . proving the Police in - , lititled "An Act for further Ito , it furth ' er , enacted, that every near the lIettopolis:"—" And be liquors who shall knowingly person licensed to del in excis ablehowingly supply any sort of distilled exciseable liquor to . age - of 16 years, to any boy or girl, apparently udder the beof firm*. upon the premises, shall be liable to a penalty , . not More than ,103.,•and upon con viction of a tl • iiro offence shall be liable to a penalty of not more than .51." . . IJATTN, Cli OF A _ .. IIoYAL M 5 : ' high AIL -CnEw ComFANy.—Yesterday ( Frida y ), at `: TEAAIER FOR 'TH E AUsTRALTAN water, the first of four splendidserew-steamers, building by the same firm, for Messrs. Bwns, was launched from the 8/I p -buildin g yard of Mes srs. William Denny and Brothers. She waS named the Ausiralian, and is an iron Screw propeller steam-ahiP, of about l,:-'00 tons burden, and 350 horse power, the principal divisions being:—Length of keel and forerake, 216 feet; breadth of beam , 34 feet: depth of hold from main deck, 18 feet ; ditto f r om spar deck, 25 feet. The engines are made by Messrs. Tultoch and Denny, and are side levers of the most improved construction. The Australian is to be employed by the Australian Royal Nail Steam Navigation Company, under contract with Government for the convey ance of her Maiesty's mailS . between Great Britain and Aus tralia. A similar vessel is building, and in a forward state, by the sam e parties, named the Sydney. and will be ready to be launched in about three weeks- Within a few hours of being Winched, the first part of the heavy machinery was put on board, and withiti six weeks the Australian will be rea dy for sea, and on her station.. '1 he model of the Austra tliialentiwuzaislivtiewtryeinstltilaal d i n o t r ir a ed g b o y od toheoas.egoisea-going craft, combined competent with quick sailing and large stowage. Tie cabin accommo dations are most extensive, and will berth upwards of 210 passengers. The cabins for the officers will be on deck, hut the crew will bo stowed below in comfortable quarters. She is ,to be full ship-rigged with three masts, each carrying t.ialis;taugpe,tovi2i.ro: square sails.—North British Daily Hail, Saturday. INCREASE OF BUSINSSS AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE.--During the last week the business at the General Post-office has materially increased in consequence of the part of the United Kingdom through the great taCtlities now afforded to publishers of printed books (works of every description), magazines, reviews, prints, maps, & c., and to the public at large, to forward them t and from every --for packets 110 t erKceei..iii„ . weight, ~c. and not cxceedi I; albs ,1,. 6LI. ; and Soon, lid. being ch i 8. ; post at the followiii:g,rieldbu.etidn rates of charged for every complete pound or fraction therenf. \o packet must e xceed two feet in length (n any or contain letter open or wailed), and time postage must be i prepaid n full by ot E x i n g the proper number of :.t...inpzl ell,'de" One of the rest a dvantages of this new arranv, Q . ll' t„,'t is that prints and " I - a n b• s' nt through tale ltas t• (Alice on rollers, and inarkera for books, or whatever • transmision of literary works and l';requisite for the sate may also be forwarded to Ceylon objects of art. The same by the monthly India mail s f (either British foreign) or at the rate of Is. per lb. yom Southampton viet Egypt lists, di., may be now 1 British prices. current, commercial ships, direct to Denmark transmitted by packets or private periodical works at 91 at the rate of one penny each, and A box is about to a per ounce up to rixteen ounces. specially for hook- c opened at St. Martin'sale-Grand parcels = ) as to prevent the c o nf usion t h the ey would mak e in 2 usuil letter-boxes and newspapers. The advantagee of the above facilities will be the cause of a great increa se i 1 d not. in the circulation of periodica l work s , which hitherto could p ost -office be sent through the except at rwe. a heavy It is stated that a new tourpenny and six penny stamp is shortly issued from the Stamp -offices to be . , nap-o ffi ce, which will . 0R , 70 much trouble In the Minium' Pf demo a a,, quizzed to •In faxed on parole. . . b e II e Y d