The Sun. — London, England, 1852-04-13 00:00:00

THE EASTER BANQUET AT THE MAN. SION-110USE. The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, according to the custom of the season, had a very large party at the Mansion-house last night ; and the presence of the new Premier among the company gave more than usual interest to this year's Easter banquet. Covers were laid in the Egyptian-hall for 350—a number which, great as it is, can be well accommo dated in that noble apartment. The walls were de corated with banners, and the tables glittered with massive and elegant plate. The arrangements (under the superintendence, we believe, of Mr. Catty, the Lord Mayor's secretary) appeared to be in all respects exceedingly good ; those which related especially to ourselves were particularly convenient. About seven o'clock the company proceeded from the drawing-rooms into the hall, and took their places- The Lord Mayor had on his right the Duchess of Northumberland and the Earl of Derby; on his left sat Miss Hunter, representing the Lady Mayoress, who is indisposed, and the Dukeof North umberland, The dinner, which included every delicacy that could be supplied, was extremely well served. It was provided by Messrs. Staples, of the Albion. Laurent'a band played at intervals. When the cloth bad been cleared, the loving cup was sent round, Mr. Harker, the toastmaster, pro claiming the welcome with a voice becoming his function. The LORD MAYOR then gave the first toast—" The Queen." It was drunk amid great applause, followed by the National Anthem. The " Health of Prince Albert, Albert Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family," followed, and also elicited much cheering. The next, " The Church," was coupled with the name of the Bishop of Manchester, and thanks to him for his eloquent sermon at Christchurch yester day afternoon. The Bishop of MANCHESTER, who said be was educated among the citizens of London, in acknow ledging the toast, took occasion to express his deep obligations to one of the great public foundations of the city. The next toast was, " The Navy and the Army." The Duke of N O RTHUMBERLAND, First Lord of the Admiralty, returned thanks in the name of the navy. During a long and glorious peace the duty of the navy had been to protect the commerce of this vast empire in all quarters of the globe. How well that duty had been performed none could judge better than the great commercial houses of this wealthy metropolis.—(Loud cries of "Hear, hear.") The navy deemed no reward for their exertions greater, no recompense higher for their loyalty and zeal, than the approbation of their Sovereign and the good opinion of their fellow-countrymen.—(Cheers.) General Sir A. MACLAINE briefly acknowledged the toast on behalf of the army. The Loan MAYoR then proposed " The Health of the Earl of Derby, and her Majesty's Ministers," and warmly thanked the Noble Earl for the honour of his presence on that occasion. —(The toast was drunk amid loud cheers.) The Earl of DERBY, who was received with much cheering, said,—My Lord Mayor, my Lords, Ladies, and Gentlemen, the pleasing task devolves upon me of returning, in my own name end in that of my colleagues, our grateful thanks to your Lordship, and to this distinguished ccmpauy, first, for allowing us to be partakers of that splendid hospitality for which this city has been so long fames, and which I em sure will sutir no disparagement under its present auspices— (Cheers)—and, next, for the kindness with which you have received the toast that has been proposed to you, of our collective healths as her Majesty's Ministers. — (Rene wed cheers.) I can assure you that in that capacity it gives me peculiar pleasure that the first time I have to return thanks to any public assembly should be in the heart of the city of London, in the midst of so distinguished an assemblage as that which I now see arounlme, and among those whom thus to meet is to a public moo a most, agreeable and grati fying relaxation from the toils of public life.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") Ladies and gentlemen, at this season above all others, this season of mutual goodwill—(Elear, hear)—in this company, on this occasion, I should be inexcusable if I were to attempt to give to the toast which your kindness has induced you thus to receive anything in the slightest degree of a political character—(lieu?, hear)—l should be inexcusable if I were to introduce a single topic which could raise an angry feeling, or even a feeling of conscientious difference of opinion—(Hear) --J should be inexcusable if I could attach to the kindness with which you have received our names anything more of a political meaning than this—that you receive with kindness and greet with cordiality those whom you believe to have undertaken, from a sense of public duty—(Cheers)—an arduous and re sponsible task to which their Sovereign has called them.—(Renewegl. cheering.) lam not insensible to the difficulties under which we have assumed our pre sent position, at the commencement of a Parliamen tary session, and with little leisure to mature or to prepare measures to be submitted to that Parliament —(Hear, hear)—but I believe that friends and oppo nents alike give us credit for this—for having per formed our duty in tot shrinking from the responsi bility which we encountered, nor incurring the greater responsibility of a protracted Ministerial interregnum at the commencement of a session of Parliament. — (Hear.) Ido not presume to speak of any political course of action ; but this I say, that I hope I see in dications, and indications not to be mistaken, in this metropolis, that we are not looked upon as a set of reckless or careless men, likely to endanger the credit of the country and its great commercial and mer cantile interests, or to neglect the great religious. moral, and social obligations which must rest upon us.—(Cheers.) A change of Government so total as has taken place could in some countries have been considered only next to a revolution ; here we happily see that such changes can take place not only with out disturbance to the ordinary course of public af fairs—without ruing in the slightest degree the se rene aspect of society, and without disturbing (I say it with still greater happiness) for a single moment the personal friendship of political opponents.—(Cheers.) And to what is this to be attributed ? Is it to any merit in the men who are called upon to miteadnister the affairs of this great country ? No, but it the institutions of the country itself—it is to the confi dence that every man in this country feels that, be the Minister who he may, in the light of the Consti tution he must walk, by the light of the Constitution he must be truided within the limits cf the Constitu tion his course must be directed,—(Cheers.) Well is it known that no Minister can direct the affairs of this country permanently _ or for any lengthened p eriod unless he e n j oy th e his fellow chow- countrymen confidence and support o f that confidence as a .(liear.) Whether we do enjoy Governm e nt no distant time will clearly and undeniably e p o r n o fi v d e.— (Hear, with perfect sincerity that -len"' I , for one, ) can I f s we ay with it the labours and shall resign office, and readiness,anxleties of public life, with far more off than have a" far more of comfort to myself ar duous and painful responsibilities the duty imposed upon me.—(Hear, hear.)avbich a sense of should be honoured, as I confidentlyt But if we with the support of the intelligence of th :ust we may, (A burst of cheering drowned some worc runtr . y of—. Noble Earl added)—then I know I m: which the dently for every one of my colleagues, as Y I sayay the dently hesitation for myself, that no sacrifice of a time, of c omfort, of healt h, of life itself, w ill be deemed t oo much to prove ourselves even in the slightest degree worthy of the favour of our Sovereign, and of the support of the people of this great empire, whose mighty interests are committed to our charg e . The next toast, the " Health of the Foreign Mi nisters present," was received with much applause. His Excellency the A7iIERICAN MINISTER, after a moment's conference with the other representatives of foreign Powers, said,—l am requested hy my bre thren of the corps diplomatique to offer our thanks to your Lordship and to this company for the kindness with which this toast has been received. My only apology for presenting myself is that my colleagues fear they cannot speak the English language.— (Hear, hear.) We thank you most heartily for the honour you have done us in affording us the oppor tunity of coming into this old city of London, and meeting here, not onl the distinguished of " the City," but of the town and of England itself.— (Hear, hear.) We take a deep interest in the pros perity which exists here; the countries we represent are deeply interested in the prosperity of London.— (flear, hear.) The glorious links of commerce have united us—l speak now of all foreign countries —in bonds stronger than those that can be made by treaties; and we desire, and WC hope, and we believe that if we are agreed upon nothing else, we agree that is for our moral and our material interest th a t peace s hould be preserved, not only with all the world, but particularly with Great Britain, f reat r—the and especially with th e heart o Lord M B a city of London.--(Cheers.)) My Lyor, itain I beg on beh a lf o f my colleagues and myself to offer you °Ur thank, for this renewed opportunity of visiting the. • which has been so long • city on this festive day, celebrated here. Ilan us have partaken of the hospitalityo re. Many of n earn Your predecessors • and we Lordship'e predec , been tra nsm i g e t a e t a tc"night that the robes of office have t c One in whose hands that hospita lity will not saie The toast of ‘ drunk, and aelsn ' oa l ionse of Lards" V 723 then LI SsuRY. a g e d by the Marquis of SA.. The Earl of Darte r p„ Lord Mayor."—(Cheer.) "th e Health of the of a very slight personal accin :il l :'g but the honour m agistrate, it would be imp ertig ,t n anee with the chief of Derby) to eulo g ize the Lord tse„, ln v him (the Earl a city where he had been know n and respected th e heart of more years than perhaps it would be discreet for tt to men.. tion—(Laughter and cheers) —it would be quite un- • necessary to enlarge in the city upon the integrity and honour which guided him throughout his com mercial transactions while engaged in business, or the zeal and ability and judgment with which he had per formed the civic duties that devolved upon him. — (Cheers.) His high character was appreciated by his fellow-citizens, who had placed him in the chair of the first magistrate of the first city in the universe. The toast was drunk with much applause, and was duly acknowledged by the Lord Mayor. The next toast was " the House of Commons." Mr. WALPOLE, M.P., was aware of the difficulty of speaking on behalf of a body of men entertaining such different opinions, but here, at least, differences might be left behind, and the members present could afford to think more of their agreements.—(Hear, hear.) In some things they all agreed. They agreed in desiring to promote the common good and the general well-being of the community.—(Hear, hear.) On another point, too, they would be unanimous—in thanking the Lord Mayor for his hospitality—(Hear, hear)—which perhaps one might be permitted to pre fer to the disputes and differences of the House of Commons.—(Laughter and cheers.) The toast of " The City Members," which followed, was acknowledged by Mr. MASTERMAN, M.P.; and the next, "The Governor of the Bank," by that func tionary. The AMERICAN MINISTER then said—We are de prived of the honour and pleasure of the presence of the real Lady Mayoress—(Cries of " Hear, hear") — who is detained by severe indisposition—(Hear, hear) —and nothing can mitigate our regret but the grace and dignity with which the place is filled by her daughter.—(Cheers.) It has been said, and with great truth, that women govern the world—(Laugh ter)—l am, without perhap s qua lifi ca ti on , a convert to that opinion. —(Laughter and cheers.) I can only say, to-night, without the ladies, it would be like a world without a sun.—(Cheers.) Ladies and gentle men, I beg to offer to you, as a toast, " The better health of the Lady Mayoress, and the continued health and prosperity of the Lady Mayoress who oc cupies her chair."—(Cheers.) The toast was received with much applause ; Miss Hunter bowed to the company. The LORD MAYOR acknowledged the compliment, and said he hoped the day was not far off when he should have the opportunity of introducing the Lady Mayoress in that hall. The toasts of " the Solicitor-General and the Bar," " the Magistrates of the City," " the Sheriff=," and " Prosperity to the city of London," followed. The Lord Mayor and his guests then retired to the draw ing. rooms, and the party began to break up. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. VONPORT, APRIL 1 I.—Magicienne, steam guard-ship, Captain Ramsay, went out yesterday (Saturday) for the first time since she was commis sioned, to try her engines. On passing the Impreg nable she saluted the flag of Admiral Sir J. A. Om manney, which was returned by the Impregnable. She went out round the Eddystone, the engines work ing very satisfactorily. Leander paid wages on Saturday, by Commodore Seymour. Rolla tender, the training-vessel for naval appren tices at Portsmouth, arrived on Saturday. She sailed again in the night. Nautilus tender (similar vessel to the Rolla), at tached to this port, went out on Saturday, the first time thin season. Hecate steam-sloop, Commander Hand, sailed on Saturday for the chops of the Channel, to relieve the homeward-bound v”iels. Devon lighter, Bond master, arrived on Saturday with stores from Pembroke. Avon tender, returned to this port this morning. Pestonjee Bmaanjee convict-ship arrived to-day, having taken in convicts at W oolwich, Portsmouth, Cowes, and Portland ; and will fill up her comple ment here from Dartmoor, vrificia she will sail for Van Diemen's Land. In the Sound—The Dauntless and Pestonjee Bo manjee. In Harbour—The Impregnable, St. George, Leander, Magicienne, Britomart, Sylph, Avon, Hot spur, Confiance, Resistance ; Devon, Camel, Tortoise, Ilamoaze, and Mancenvrer, lighters. PORTSMOI3TH, MONDAY.—Captairl William Fan sh awe Martin re-hoisted his pendant as Commodore of the first class on board the Prince R egen t, 90 , a t Spith ea d this morning, when he saluted the Com mander-in-Chief, and the Victory acknowledged the compliment. The Vixen steam-sloop, Commander Barnard, went out to Spithead this morning. The Sin:loom iron steam-frigate, Captain Ki ng _ come, has completed coals, and hauled off to the w es t rea dy for embarking troops. Her crew w ill r allo ece r i e v ' e their advance wages on Tuesday. The Walmer Castle Indiaman arrived at Spithead to-day from the Thames. The Victoria, American packet, arrived this after noon from the Thames. One of Green's homeward-bound Indiamen landed passengers this afternoon at Spithead, and proceeded for the Thames. Wind, S.E.; weather fine. WooLwicH, APRIL 12.—Clerk—William F. Jonas (1848), has been appointed to the Sampson steam frigate at Portsmouth. Commodore Henry Eden having gone on leave for a few days, his broad pennant was taken down this morning, and Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C. 8., is acting in his stead. The Highflyer steam sloop, Captain Henry J. Matson, when she went down the river on Saturday, was tried again at the measured mile, and, on the average of four runs, was found to have gained a speed of three-tenths of a knot over her previous trial, her first trial being an average of nine and one-tenth knots per hour, and on her trial on Saturdy nine and four tenths per hour. She was to have her com passes adjusted to-day by Captain Johnson, and is to remain at Greenhitiae until further orders. BALLARAT DIGGINGS. (From the Geelong Advertiser.) MONDIY MORNING.--I counted two hundred and eighty cradles at Golden Point, in full work, and from inquiries I made they all seemed to be doing well. Still I think there are two-thirds less of diggers than when I left some months past. The tremendous fever fit, then at the height of delirium, is past, and has been succeeded by restlessness, and an irrepressible desire of change. The wildest stories meet with the readiest credence, and troops of diggers hie to Mount Alexander in the full hope of gathering gold by hat-fulls. The unparalleled yield of Ballarat has prepared the mind to believe anything, and many have left gold lying at their feet to seek it in a more remote locality. 'Whether the reports from Mount Alexander be exaggerated or not, the effect is appa rent in the thinned numbers at Bellarat. One digger breaks away, and the rest follow, like sheep after a bell-wether, and all that can be said is " luck go with them," there will be more room and a richer harvest for those who come after. I could hardly have believed the suddenness of the change, and seeing it, I cannot comprehend the reason. The yield of the Geelong Gold Field is unparalleled, and lam convinced that there is more gold left in Golden Point than has ever been got out of it. This may be deemed a rash assertion, considering the thousands of ounces which have been poured into the Geelong and Melbourne markets, but I hesitate not to repeat it, and to asseverate that not one tithe of the riches of Ballarat at this one point, has been up turned. The easier part of the process has been gone through, the harder and more prolifics one has just commenced, at the point where the faint-hearted abandoned it. Mining has been commenced, and at thirty-two feet below the surface, deeply imbedded in iron-stone, gold has been found in profusion, and one hundred ounces have been obtained by Dr. Johnson's party, from Monday last to Saturday mid day. To Dr. Johnson appertains the credit of this dis covery, and I found our Esculapian townsman, sitting Patriarch-like, in the front of his tent, turning his discovery to the best advantage, by pounding the iron-stone with a tomahawk, on the face of a hatchet, and deploring the absence of his pestle, and mortar. I think this discovery will lead to important results, and extended operations, and afford a new puzzle to geologists, the most acute of whom would hardly have sought for gold in a matrix of iron-stone, through which, however, it runs in some places in clusters of small nuggets, somewhat flattened, and continuous in their course, and perceptible twin the surface; but in others not visible until the iron-stone is crushed, when gold of various size end form is easily procured. Stones of this description have been thrown aside as useless, and thousands of them, I be lieve, might be picked out from the heaps piled about in all directions, and be turned to good account even by the rough process employed by Dr. Johnson, who is realising half an ounce a day by intermittent exertion. Our Adelaide arrivals will find here, a vast and re munerative field for their labours. In fact, as the above instance proves, gold digging babyhood, a n d h ence , probably, the employment of cradles. is in its veriest From one hole that turned me dizzy to look into, about a nound and three quarters weight were taken in two hours. Poor Joe Furby has been unsuccess ful. "We can't always expect to be lucky,' said Joe ; "but then, d'ye see, I only come up o'Monday, and we a'nt got more nor thirty ounces, and what's in the tub ;" " and thil in the pannikin," added his mate, showing about four cunees. " Yes," said Joe, "that's all, and I thought to have had a tidy lot afore this, only the water bust in, but better luck next time." If there be more merit in bearing good fortune than in submitting to bad, Joe is a hero. "Hallo," shouted another, "you come back again I" " Yes ; how are you get ting on ?" "My word, first-rate; three fights and two commissioners, in four days, about this hole. You ought to have been here." " Well, how did it end?" " End ! why as usual—they told us to fight it out, to be sure ; ar'nt we licensed ? I say, Mr. Clarke, hasn't Armstrong been going it, and nobody at all here; we were going to send it down to Harri son." Well, what is it ?" " Why, you see, the long and the short of it is this—two fellows got quarrelling and fighting, and one of them perhaps did give a saucy answer to Master Armstrong, but he had no business to hit him with a loaded whip, had he ? Well, but he did; I see him hit the man on the temple, just here, and on the front of his head, and on the back of his head. The poor fellow dropped stupified, and then d—n me, if the police didn't came and carry him off, face down'ards, on two muskets. It's true, every word of it—there's plenty here as see it." Many who were present verified the statement, and wished it to be made public. If this be a plain statement of facts, then a gross outrage has been committed by a Government officer, and I should be wanting in my duty if I did not give pub licity to it, f o r p u bli c o pinion is the only protection that the gold digger has to appeal to. I had besides these, a whole string of complaints submitted me, the particulars of which I have not had time to inquire into ; so, like his Excellency, I must plead the emer gency as a solid reason for not producing my budget, and give, like his Excellency again, a statesmanlike descriptive retrospect, in lieu of something better, and as his Excellency can afford no information, awaiting instructions from the Home Government re specting the future regulations of the gold fields, I, too, must follow in the same footsteps, and be again, like his Excellency, silent on the point which the public is most interested in. Golden Point lifts itself up into a huge reproach of Government regulations, or rather irregularities. To the eight feet square system, the abandonment of Ballarat is in a great measure attributable, an aban donment that was more accelerated by the perver sion by the Government officers of the terms of the licenses, which in themselves were bad enough, but made worse by the purpose to which they were applied. The diggers were huddled together, so that the most might be made out of a given space, thus creating constant bickering s a b o ut disputed claims, to settle which the Government was impotent. Holes were soon worked out where they were found pro fitable, or abandoned in other places, because there was not sufficient space allowed by " irregularities" to test their capabilities, and in proof of what I say Golden Point now stands Queen's evidence against the Government's fatuity, and blundering to grasp all, and do nothing. The Golden Point is not half worked; it is simply " botched" according to license, and its water front age destroyed. It looks as though some withering power had swept over it, and left huge graveyards behind. It is frightful to contemplate the waste of labour, and time, incurred through sheer carelessness, and want of foresight on the part of the Government authorities, who are prompt enough to issue regula tions, to raise a tax upon them, but very tardy after that consummation to see the regulations carried into effect. They can mulct the digger, the hut keeper, the store, and tent keeper, with most indefatigable alacrity, but they cannot afford to do what they pro mise, they never had the licensed allotments properly , laid out, for that would not have suited their pur pose, to distress gold diggers, and exact double, treble, quadruple, aye and quintuple, as much as they were entitled to by the terms of the licenses. The com monest surveyor would put the whole lot of them to shame, but then on the other hand it might be said in their favour, that they have outrivalled Jeremy, not Bentham, but Diddler. The Creek is turned from its channel, rand over flows the plain ; its bed is excavated with good suc cess, but much heavy labour in sinking, and the con stant influx of water entails considerable extra labour, which, however, the yield amply repays. There is water here in abundance, which heavy storms are daily increasing; and if the commonest precautions were taken, there would be an ample supply for the next six weeks. The Creek is flowing, the water holes filled, the feed is abundant, and the whole country presents a delightful aspect. In conclusion, I think that Ballarat has a future more glorious than its retrospect ; and, to account for its partial abandonment, I must come to the conclu sion that gold diggers, like swallows, migrate at cer tain seasons, and, like swallows, will return to where "-they made their nests," provided that they are not too much disturbed by spoliators. A. C. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON, BRIGH RAIL TON, AND SOUTH-COAST WAY. Traffic—Week ending April 10, 1852 ... £10,613 19 3 Traffie—Week ending April 12, 1851 ... 8,869 14 6 T o tal of the ha lf- y ear, to this date, 1852 ... 121,370 5 3 Total of the half-year, to this date, 1851 ... 118,878 710 Total number of Passengers—Week ending ...£ 2 8 , ,1 1 . ,) 5:7 6 10 8 Ap r il 10, 1852 ... 69,267 8 7 GPaososaesngers Total ... £10,613 19 3 Total miles open, 1652, 173 1 ,‘ ; ditto, 1851, 173 Loudon Te r minus, April 12, 1852. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. Gross traffic receipts for passengers X 13,67718 ending April 1), 9 a,l 852 goods, week Ditto, April 12, 1851 ... ... 10,931 16 the weeltetr: London Increase in a 5 ' , 18 .. 2 ..... Terminus. April 12, 1852. ... £2,716 2 7 GLASGO W ..... OL TIP. ending A 11) 18 - '• p asun pt.' I , .0..• WESTERN R AIL WAY. Traffic for Passengers 03,865 ) , goods and Corres • Parcels, horses and carriages.. £4_.236 19 5 Week in April 12. Glasgow, P " di ng in last year 3,71.! 16 9 -- Napo- The large equestrian statue of the Emperor • leon, modelled by ht, , - ue Nieuwerkerke for the city of Lyons, is to be cast in bronze at one operation, by Eckl " . and Durand, next w ee k . ~_ the pedestal of this statue . is, for the present, placed i -11 the court-yard of the Invandest -. Galloon:. THE CRYSTAL PALACE. We have been requested by the committee for the preservation of the Crystal Palace to give publicity to the following letters upon the subject of the funds collected from the admissions to the building : " Devonshire House, April 5. "Dear Sire,—lt is the opinion of the Committee appointed for the preservation of the Crystal Palace that there will be little probability of the building being retained, unless an arrangement can be made for placing the surplus of the money received for ad missions at the disposal of the Government. The com mittee are met on all sides with the objection that the demonstrations are promoted by them for the benefit of the contractors, and, therefore, both the committee and yourselves are placed in an entirely wrong posi tion before the public, who are under a misapprehen sion which it is necessary that we should immediately remove. " Of course all expenses attending the care of the building since the committee was appointed, and all the expenses incurred by the committee beyond the amount of the subscriptions received by them, must be defrayed in the first instance.—l am , s ec. JOSEVEI PA XTON. " Messrs. Fox and Henderson." " S, New-street, Spring-gardens April 7. " Dear Sir, — I n re p l y to your letter of th, we be g t o inform the committee that at wehadalready, before the receipt of that letter, taken steps to obviate all difficulties and embarrassments which might arise w at it t h he re b f a e n re lz n o c f e to the money collected at the Crystal Palace on Saturday last.. ".We have paid the amount into a separate account finallyd decide:ly°' main Mills, and Co., where it will re , subject to the committee's claims for expenses. " The appropriation of the balance is not to be etemined. j upork until the fate of the building is —Ne are, dear Sir, yours faithfully, " Pox HENDEgs oN, and Co. " Sir Joseph Paxton, D evons hire House, Piccadilly." AN OFFER FOR THE CRYSTAL PALACE. The followin g co py of a lett e r w ill be read with interest:— "29, Abi ng d on -street, April 8, 1852. "Dear Sirs ,—Referring to the conversation which took place betw een Si r C harles Fox and myself this afternoon relative to th e removal of the Crystal Palace, I have to inform you th a t, i n the event of her Ma jesty's Government declini ng to purchase on the terms specified—na me l y , 70 ,000/., I shall be prepared to sign a contract for the purchase of the building at that sum. The intention of my employers is to con vert it into a winter garden and a place of gen eral recreation and instru c ti on f or t h e public. In the event of your accepting my offer your solicitors m ay forward the draft contract to the soli c it ors o f my em_ ployers, Messrs. Johnstone, Farquhar, and Leecb, of Moorgate-street. " I am, dear Sir, yours faithfully, " FRANCIS FULLER. " Messrs. Fox, Henderson, and Co., Spring-gardens." SOUTH WALES RAILWLY.—The ground has been broken in earnest between Penty-park-mill and Haverford west. The first cutting is at the Rath farm, about three miles from the latter town. Mr. Condor is the contractor, and Mr. Okedon the company's engineer. The works on the line between Swansea and Carmarthen are making rapid progress, and efforts, it is said, are being made to complete them in the month of June. No doubt, however, exists that they will be ready for opening in the course of the summer. Mr. liennett, of Bristol, is stated to have taken the contract for laying down the permanent way from Swansea to Carmarthen, which is to 1341 laid on iron plates. T ne piling at Loughor-bridge for carrying the line over the river is steadily p ro g ressing. The Swansea tunnel is nearl y fished, and the sea-works at Pembrey and Llanelly and the sea-wall at Ferryside are finished. THE TEA TRADE, APRIL 12 . — Ther e w as a decided falling off in last week's deliveries of tea in London, men Friday having been a close holiday. The quantity t a k e , was 477,8391 b. t ourtb X lt. Won SUIT OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. rnE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, APRIL 7, 1852. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold a Levee at St. James's Palace, on Wednesday, the 21st April instant, at two o'clock. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, APRIL 7. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold Drawing-rooms, at St. James's Palace, on the following days, at two o'clock : — Thursday, 29th April inst.; and on Thursday, 13th May next, to celebrate her Majesty's birth-day. N.B. The Knights of the several orders are t o appear in their collars at the drawing-room on the 13th of May next. WAR-OFFICE, Amer, 13. Ist Regiment of Life Guards—Lieutenant Arthur Walsh, to be Captain, by purchase, vice the Earl of Munster, who retires; Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant Francis George Hare to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Walsh, April 13. 2nd Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Thomas Belsey Tomlin to be Captain, by purchase, vice Wigsell, who retires, April 13. 20th Regiment of Font —Captain Albemarle Dewar, from the 21st Foot, t o b e Captain, vice Kirkland, who April 13. Foot—Captain John Agmondisham Vesey Kirk 20th Foot, to be Captain, vice Dewar, who exchanges, April 13. 43d Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Alexander Barclay, NI.D., from the 91st Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Davidson, elk xa nl2c 4 idhel : das t t h nifr l eoas o nl o ti — ohne j AprilFoot—John l3Phillips Cunningham, M.D., to be Assistant -Surgeon, vice Best, promoted on the Staff, April 13. 50th Foot—Lieutenant John Purcell to be Captain, by purchase, vice Gower, who retires; Ensign Raymond Herbert White to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Pur cell, April 13. 60:h Foot—First Lieutenant William Percival Sal mon to be Captain, by purchase, vice Mosley, who re tires; Second Lieutenant William Tedlie to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Salmon, April 13. 67th Foot—Lieutenant William Du Vernet to be Capta in, by purchase, vice Pratt, who retires; Ensign Vivian Arthur Webber to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Du Vernet; Alexander Cameron, Geut., to be En sing, by purchase, vice Webber, April 13. 75th Foot—Ensign Hen r y C o well to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Crain who retires, March 13. E e oUl Foot --ns-gni'homas Prendergast Quill to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gray ; Ensign Garnet Joseph Woleeley, from the 12th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Quill, March 13. 81st Foot—Lieutenant Hedworth John Liddell to be Captain, by purchase, vice Lopper, who retires, April 13. Ensign Hugh Arthur Chichester to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Liddell, April 13. 85th Foot — Lieutesant-Colonel Manley Power, from half-pay Unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Brook Taylor, who exchanges, April 13. 91st Foot—John O'Neal, Gent., to be Assistant-Sur gtoeobne, vice Barclay, promoted in the 43rd Foot, 13th April. 95th Foot—Lieutenant Julius Augustus Robert Raines Btabl t Ensign Rober G cha ra p h u a r nai s ' e o ' ih v i E l e l purchase, vice Raines, April 13. e t C o a br Carew, Lieutenant, wh o retires; by HOSPITAL STAFF. Assistant -Surgeo n Thomas Best, from the 45th Foot, to bo Staff Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Laing, drowned off the Cape of Good Hopi; Thomas George Fit zGerald, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Robertson, drowned off the Cape of Good Hope; Edward Alters, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Smelt, deceased; Thomas Harvey. Gent., to bo Assistent-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Ffennell, promoted on the Staff, April 13. Erratum in Gazette of 2d April, 1852. STAFF.—For Major John Doyle O'Brien, half-pay Un attached, to be Deputy Quartermaster-General to the Forces in the Windward and Leeward Island, vice French, who resigns —read, Major John Doyle O'Brien, half-pay Unattached, to bo Deputy Quartermaster-Gene ral to the Forces in the Windward and Leeward Islands (with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army), vice French, who resigns, April 2. MEMORAI•iDCM.—Tbo Christian names of Lieutenant Acton, of the 77th Foot, are William " Moleswortla Cole." Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire. William Brown, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant, April 7th. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk. East Regiment of Militia—John Barrett Gurdon, Esq., to be Captain, vice Prettyman, superseded ; James South Clarke, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Cobbold, deceased, April 1; Ilill Mussenden Leathes, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Nunn, resigned, April 2d. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Ayrshire. Prince Regent's Royal Regiment of Ayrshire Militia —Colonel the Honourable Frederick Macadam Cath cart to ba Colonel, vice the Earl of Eglinto n, resigned, April 6. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire. Aberdeenshire Regiment of Militia—John Gordon, Esq , the younger, to be Captain, March 29. W HITEHALL, MARCH 30. The Right Honourable Sir John Jervis, lint., Lord Chief Justice of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, at Westminster, has appointed James Pashley Bur beery, of Sheffield, in the county of York, Gentleman, to be one of the Perpetual Commissioners for taking the acknowledgments of deeds to be executed by married women, under the Act passed for the abolition of fines and recoveries, and for the substitution of more simple modes of assurance, in and for the West Riding of the county of York. BANKRUPTS. David Fraser Luckie, merchant, Fenchurch-street, to surrender April 23, at half-past twelve, and May 29, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers; Sole and Turner, Alder manbury. Joseph Wood . Ackroyd, wor s t e d sp i nner, B ra df or d, Yorkshire, April 30 and May 28, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. !Young, official as s i gnee, L ee d s; W ave ll, ick, and Foster, Halifax. Samuel Hodgetis Brookes, wir e manu f ac t urer , Gwer syllt, Denbighshire, April 23 and M ay 20 , at twe l ve , a t the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Evans and Sons, Liverpool. INSOLVENT DEBTORS. t W Jo o h od n : , J. Hawke, Wood. D. S taig E. Fenraore, tailor , Egham, Surrey. C. Baker, baker , A l bion - terrace, Balaton. Cromer-street, Gray' s Inn-road. J. Crabb, jun. , boot and shoe maker Barrow Wheel road, ivory cutter, Charle s - s t ree t, H a t ton - gar d en . J. Wright, beershop keeper, P o ph am - p l ace, L ower - roa d , Islington.. oTa o d d , St.h j J. Bath, cabinet and trunk ma k er, Strand. W. Garrett, upholsterer, Brindl e y- street , H arrow - roa d. clerk, baker,o ns .eSromcr-s Painha m -pl ac e, Radcliff e . P. Stewart, clerk , West Brixton. treet, City of London. , W r. . L ß . l F un it d m o a n r ,l b e , at G h l e i r ts s p e u ll r e . r s , G.printer, Liverpool. J. Wood, fruiterer, H ulnae, Manchester. b n!an, Hulnie, Manchester. J. C K b i a i ll Y in i or, plasterer, Ma nc h ester: 11. S. Smith, trunk - maker, Ata nc h, ster. B. J. P. Uwins, farmer , Stafford, E ssex . R. R Fi ° l 3 d i e e s ' , w s n a l r e e s h m o a u n s , e Salford, L ancas hi re. J. Bower, jun., farmer, Portsca. J. S. H. Williams, surgeon, Gloucester. J. Lyon, yarn agent, Manche s t er . G. Coulson, grocer, ShiedSeld, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. C. Murphy, coachman, Brookside, Hereford. J. Debby, flax dreeser, O smotherley, Yorkshire. R. G. Moore, commission agent, York. J. Rtmsden, woollen spinner, Cowma Mill, Lepton, near Huddersfield. J. Jessop, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. J. Hill, Chester. J. Knight, farmer, Wette n h a l l, Cheshire. J. Thick, Farringdon, county of Southampton. J. Woodhouse, Salford, Lancashire. G. Court, farrier, Sto gurseY, Somersetshire. J. Prickett, butler, Oxford. POST-OFFICE - NOTICES. AFTERNOON DISPA.TCH OF LETTERS TO WATFORD AND BE RE HAMPSTEAD. GENERAL! PoBT-OFFICE, Amu'. 2.—On and after Tuesday, the 6th inst.,an afternoon mail will be made up at this office for Watford and Berkhampstead, to be dispatched by the train which leaves the Easton-square Station at 5.5 P.M. (Sundays excepted). Letters for this divatch must be posted at the receiv ing offices in London before 2 P.X.• at the branch offices in Lombard-street, Borol3, Charing-cross, and Old l t P e h o s e s v y t e - s w o lcoebs:eBptd:aelllcievas:riteni n d t ' li e n ! eeVir_vGearntaifnnogdr.d. beforeand Bt Cavendish-street, before 3 p.m ; and at the General respectively, in time for reply by the London mail which r 3 ll a P o 31 . 5 ; t eaandd, - Tn E PACIFIC MAIL PACKETS. In addition to the ports mentioned in the instructions m e c f n o t r h w ; a b rd ut ed, lector sas tor the p a mb above-named e - b n y a the No. 9 of thi s year, as included in the new sc h e me of th e Pacificy mad packet s , arrangemen ts have been made for serving Once a month, bmean s of a branch contract packet, the Ports of Guayaquil, L am bayeque, Iluanchaeo, Santa, and Il uaeho. on th e 17th of eac h month. packetports willlea loaning also b This bran c h packet will bo f i tte d to the West India mail r acke t 'caving Southampton on the 2d of each far as ana , Southampton COURSE OF EXCU AmsterCam ..12 036 Ditto, throe months 12 1 Rotterdam •• 12 2 Antwerp .• .• .......... 25 63 Bruisel3 ..... 25 60 Hambnrgh ......M.B. 13 1131 Alton • • • • .• .• Paris. 3 dayesight 25 45 Ditto, a months .. .. 25 60 Marseilles 25 6236 80ardeaux.......... Frankforton,Mains 122 Berlin... ..... •• .. Vienna, efree. 80.. .—. 12 35 Trieste, ditt0.......... 12 3 1 . Petersburgh,:lll. Rble.. 37'.s Madrid • • 49U Cadiz • • 50 Bareolota • • • Bevilla• • • • •• • . • • kNGE.—(THIS DAY.) Leghorn •• ••••••••.... go 85 Genoa •••• •••••••• •• •• 23 60 balsa •• r• •• •• •• •• •• •• VaniCe•• • • • • •• • • •• •• •• ,••• Naples •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 40% Palermo,peroz........ 121% DSesaina .............. 122 Llabon•••• •••••• •••••• 63V, 53},i Oporto • • .• • • • Rio Janeiro • • •• •• • • .. i'Atenos Ayres •• •• • , Sew York, 60 days sight Philadelphia .. • • • • • • • • VSICES Ow BULLION, rsn OL• Foreign Gold in bars .• L 3 17 9 Portugal Golel Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons •• 0 0 0 New Dollars ••• • • • 0 0 0 Silver in bars • • .• •• 0 0 0 NEWM4RXE T R AILWA Y --- -The proprietors are to . be called on to consider the proposed construction of A new line between B ury St. Edmun ds and Newmarket. MARKET IN T ELLIGEN CE. (From the London New Price Current, April 13.) SUGAR —To-day :the Colonial Sugar market was closed on account et the holidays, but will re-open to morrow; the public sales declared are small, and the same remark applies to Foreign. A better home trade demand is looked for, but no general rise in the value is anticipated. _ _ - REFINED.—To-day Refined Sugar was in good demand for home consumption, and rates ruled firm; low to fine grocery lumps at 44s 6d to 48s 6d per cwt. Of Crushed Sngar several parcels were taken for shipping at the former value. MAIIRITIIIS.—Previous terms are sustained, and several transactions have taken place privately both for grocery and refining purposes. The rates obtained for fine yellow were 33s 6d to 365, middling to good 303 6d to 33, common 293 to 30s, low to flue grey from 28s to 34., good to superior brown 26s 6d to 28s 6d, inferior and low 223 to 265, fine grainy yellow 37a to 40s, good 35s to 363 6d, and low to middling 31a to 34s 6d. At auction 2,059 bags were all sold. EAST INDIA.—To-day a large business was concluded privately in white Bengal Sugar at full rates, and many parcels of Khaur were disoored of at 22s to 22s 6d per cwt. FOREIGN.—To-day Foreign Sugar was sought after by exporters at last week's valuations; but business of moment was prevented by the few parcels on offer. For 2,000 bags brown Bahia in bond 15s to 16s was paid, and 21s 6d for a cargo of fine yel'ow Havannab. MOLASSE9.—There is less enquiry after West India, and holden:: appear more inclined to sell, although stock is yet light. The present value is 13s to 13s 6d for Bar bs:lees and Antigua, and for other sorts 123 to 12s 6d per cwt. In Cuba and Porto Itico little has been done, and prods are offered 13s to 13s 6d. In Bengal and Mauritius the business done has been small at lis 6d. Honey finds a free sale, low to middling Jamaica at 403 to 38e, and good to fine 503 to 58s; there is not the least increase of supply. Several parcels Tamarinds have been taken, West India at 23s to 345, and East India at 8s to 12s per cwt. COCOA.—Stock of West India rather exceeds that of last season by 5,400 bags. There is a reluctonce to operate, and rates have a downward tendency, although consumption is favourable. Trinidad, fine can be ob tained at 39s to 41s, good 36s to 38s, low to middling, 33s to 355, grey 30s to 335, and 6r . rciaada from 28s to 345. Foreign met with little notice although there are sellers of Bahia and Para at 23s 6d to 255, and Guaya quill at 28s to 293. COFFEE--To-day there was not the least improve ment in the home or export demand for Coffee, and none was submitted to public sale. The value of good ordi nary Nativo Ceylon 15 375 nd to 38s per cwt., and rather incline downwards. Edam 343 to 4.1 e, Gouda 283 to 345, and Kants 173 to 183 per cwt. BENSON'S SAFETY RAILWAY TRUCKS An improvement of considerable importance in the present system of conveying goods on railway?, has recently been effected by Mr. Henson, the success of which is amply attested by the most competent prac tical men in all the details of this description of traffic. Until the glaring imperfections in the ordinary con struction of goods' trucks had been sufficiently exposed in the gold-dust robberies on the South-Western Railway, it was not supposed that they contained the germ of SO much mischief. But robberies of all descriptions of merchandise bad long been matters of daily occurrence, as may easily be conceived when the unprotected state of the waggons is considered, and it is remembered that a vigilant escort is only provided when bullion is being con veyed, though even then the ingenious thief has not been foiled. Robbery, however, is not the only inci dent of goods traffic by these trucks. The common practice has been to keep together in them the most incongruous articles—silks and sugars, draperies and blackings, firkins of butter, and barrels of lucifer matches. Over these packages a tarpaulin has been loosely spread, partly secured by ropes, the constant shifting of which and the chafing of the goods against the rough iron fittings of the waggon, have proved highly destructive. From these causes it has fre quently happened that merchandize has arrived in a damp state, or in tA bad condition ; and we believe it impossible to estimate the amount of losses thus arising from theft, and the depreciation of perishable commodities. These tarpaulins, moreover, besides being no security against the weather or the thief, are the occasion of a vast cost to every railway com pany, and there can be no question as to the expe diency of dispensing with them. The essential points to be united in the construc tion of a goods' truck are, facility of loading and un loading when open, facility of opening and closing, and that it should be proof alike against water, fire, and thieves. In Mr. Henson's waggon all these con ditions have been ingeniously observed, and they have also been combined with an economy which every body of railway directors will be certain to appre ciate. By a judicious combination of wood framing and sheet iron—sometimes plain and sometimes cor rugated, as the nature of the traffic may require —a vast amount of strength has been given to these structures, and a degree of lightness as yet unknown. Added to thi , , great attention has been paid to the form of each carriage, so as to reduce to a mini mum the resistance which the atmosphere offers to its motion at a given velocity. In the con struction of the roof the same principles have been applied, and the result is, a strong and light covering, which, when fastened down, renders the truck as completely secure as if it were a merchant's safe on wheels. Either the whole, or part of the roof may be raised, to suit the requirements of the traffic ; but in general, so much of it only as is necessary. Side doors are likewise provided, which can be readily opened or closed by one man, whereas several have hitherto been required to close each truck. By means of a self-locking apparatus, which can only be _released by the persons in charge, perfect security is insured, and so far as danger from robbery is to be appre hended and provided against, the contrivance may be pronounced perfect. It must be obvious, too, that in carriages of this description, merchandise ll cannot fe to come to hand in proper condition—neither mois tened or damped by the contact of wet, nor injured by friction against iron nuts, ropes, or tarpaulins. To the public in general and to railway companies, Mr. Henson's waggons must prove eminently advan tageous. The superseding of the extensive and in jurious tarpaulins is an improvement sufficient in itself to render the new system invaluable; and it may be mentioned incidentally, as en illustration of its great value, in a financial point of view, that this simple feature of Mr. Henson's arr angement h as, on one railway alone, effected a saving of some thousands per annum. As regards the working of goods trains, also, a great economy of locomotive power must necessarily arise ; for the weight of the carriages being vastly less, and the resistance of the air upon them diminished, they require a smaller tractive force. The mercantile public will also profit largely by the change, in the greater security of their pro perty, and the better condition in which it will reach them, compared with the state of circumstances which has prevailed hith erto . A ltogether, t h e i mprovement is, perhaps, the most satisfactory that has been intro duced for years past into the working system of our lines of railway, and, before long, will cer tainly effectuate some beneficial and important changes in the cost of the conveyance of goods. TEA--There is yet a reluctance on the part of home I dealers to transact business in Colman and export orders not increasing, purchases in all descriptions can easily be made at previous low terms. The supply is plentiful, and there are sellers of low quality at 7d, good ord sound 71d to Bd, rather blackish leaf to blackish leaf Enkd to 101 d, fine and Pekoe kinds I Id to is 5d per lb; under any circumstance little variation from these rates is looked for. In Oolong little has been done, good to fine can be obtained at lid to is 3d, and low to mid Sd to 10. For Souchong a good demand prevails, yet rates do not improve; fine selling at is 2d to is 7d, and low to good 81 to is id. Sales to a fair extent have been made in Pouchong at 4d to 6il, and of this sort of Tea supply does not increase. Scented Orange Pekoe is offering at low terms, yet operations are upon a smal scale, good to fine at is id to is 7d, common to mid 9d to ls; the lower sorts being almos unsaleable. Flowery Pekoe is yet in good request, previous low rates being readily taken-of is to is 61 for low to good, and is 8d to 2s 8d for fine and choice. There are free sellers of Green at former valuations, but without causing any increase of demand, and there is a plentiful supply, mostly of recent importations. The limited sales effected were Hyson, low to mid at is to is 3d, good to fine ls 4d to 2s, superior 2s 2d to 2s 81, young flyssn, common 91 to 11d, mid to good is to is Gd, and floe is 7d to 25 2d, Gunpowder Canton 8d to lid, Hy son kind common to middling is to is Gd good, is 7d to 26, fine to superior 2s 2d to 3s 3d, Imperial Canton 91 to Ild, Hyson sort from le to is 7d, fine is 8d value of T Hyson skin 6d to is, and Twankay 10 1 to is. of Caper is 81 to lid, and Scented ditto 101 to is 3d per lb, but scarcely any demand exists. To-day several parcels of good ord sound Congou sold at the low rates of 71d per lb. For other sorts there is yet a dull sale. RICE.-East India is not offered at any further reduc tion. The value of good to fine white Bengal is Os 91 to 103 61, mid to good mid 93 to Os 6d, broken 8s 61 to 8s 91, cargo Bs, Madras pinkey 8s to Ss 61, coringa grain 8s 91 to 9d, white Java Os to 11s 6d, Moulmein 93 6d to 10e, pearl barley and Arracan 88 6d to 9s per cwt. Purchases contiuuo small in Caroline at 21s to 275, and in Patna at from I Is to 164 a reduction is also looked for. Sago is wanted, small pearl at 15s to 17s, and large ditto 21s to 245. Sago Flour is in good request, and not offered under 14s. Orders are on the increase for Ar rowroot, Bermuda realiso la to ls 2d, other sorts West India 3d to Bd, Brazil and East India lid to 21d. For Tapioca dull sale prevails, and rates incline downwards; Rio was offered at 21 to 4: 1 1d, and Para lid to ti d per lb. SPIRITS.-There is a reluctance on the part of ex porters and home dealers to operate in Jamaica Rum; supply remains plentiful, and there are free sellers of superior marks 34 to 38 over proof at 3s 41 to 4s, fine ditto 2s lld to 3s 3d, good mid to good/132 to 35 over 2s 4d to 2s 10d, mid Os to 2s 21, and low 24 to 30 over is 9d to is lid per gallon. Interior met with least attention, has been done at from is lid to 2s ld for 30 to 40 o.p. Leeward Island is held for Is 41d to is 51d proof, supply at present being Email; few buyers can be found. In East India trans actions are limited, and le 31d to is 4d is the value proof, whilst several parcels are near at hand. Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1851 can bo obtained at 4s Id to 4s 3d, 1850 ditto 4s 4d to 4s 6cl, 1849 ditto 4s 9d to 4s I Id, 1848 ditto 5s 3d to 5s 61, older 5s 6d to 6s 6cl, lop to mid 2s 4d to 4s and Bordeaux is lid to 2s Id per gallon. For British made Spirit there is dull market at 9s 8d to 9; 91 nett cash; Gin 8s 6d for FOREIGN MUSICAL, lIN I'ELLIGENCE. (From Galignani's Messenger.) M. Leopold de Meyer has been distinguishing himself at a few of our recent concerts, where he has excited a genuine enthusiasm by the brilliancy and originality of his playing. St an di ng per f ect l y a l oof from all imitation, or even resemblance to the other great pianists of the day, M. de Meyer displays a verve and poetry both in his compositions and execu tion, which, combined with his marvellous power over the instrument, render his performance perfectly unique, and stamp it with the rare gift of genius. An interesting concert was given a few days ago by M. Tellefsen, a Norwegian pianist of distinction, and one of the best pupils of the late Chopin. M. Tellefsen performed several morceaux in a manner which vividly brought to mind the style and execu tion of the great artist. Besides the benOciaire, M. Franchomme, the favourite violoncellist, executed several pieces with a mastery that obtained tor him loud and unanimous applause ; his son, a lad of 12, also performed in a manner truly surprising on the same instrument, and the concert was brilliantly concluded by Mme. Sabalier, wh o gave some of her chansonnettes in her m os t p opular manner. M. Berlioz's "Benvenuto Cellini" has been pro duced at Weimar, and, according to a letter from M. Listz, under whose direction it was got up, with great success. This noble work, which contains more beauties than any three modern productions (those of Meyerbeer alone excepted) produced for years at the Grand Opera in Paris, was sacrificed to the musical clique who reigned at the opera when it was brought out, and whom the honest criticisms of Hector Berlioz had made his inveterate foes. It must be added that the indisposition of M. Duprez, who was unfortunately taken ill at the precise moment of its being brought out, was the immediate cause of stopping the run of this fine work. Mine. Alajtno has been singing with success at Leghorn, in Pachara Medea. A new opera has been successful at the Careen°, in Milan, under the title of La Sacerdotessa d'lside, the music by Maestro Mazza, and the libretto by M. Torelli. Mme. Leva and MM. Scola, Righini, and Cervini, are highly spoken of in the principal parts. At Florence, Verdi's Luisa Miller, with Mme. Albertini, and MM. De Vecchi, Gorin, and Euzet, is said to have created great enthusiasm ; the excellence of the ensemble must, however, needs have been im paired, by the fact of M. Gorin having completely lost his voice. 22, and 17 under proof 9s; indeed a reduction is looked tor. There are now few buyers of Geneva; sellers are willing to accept is 9d to Is 10d, and for fine 2s to 2s 4 per gallon, supply being more plentiful. SPicEs.--bassia Lignea is still scarce, and wanted from 112 s to 1238 per cwt for low to fine. The market is, however, without a supply of Cassia Yetis, there are buyers at stiff rates. Some parcels Cassia Vera have been sold at 503 to 60s, and the quantity here is small. Cinnamon finds a more ready sale. The value of first sort Ceylon is from is 10d to 3s, and second ditto Is 4d to 2s 3d; third and fourth ditto is Id to Is Bd. Cloves remain in fair demand, and rates range firm; Amboyna 7d to Bd, Penang lld to is 2d, African and Bourbon 6d to 6id. A fair business concluded in Mace. Sales of first sort made at 2s 4d to 2a 6d, second ditto 23 Id to 2s 3d, and inferior Is Ild to 2s. Nutmegs are held with firmness, Sales privately of low to mid brown made at is 10d to 2s 7d, better sorts 2s 8d to 3s, and fine 3s 2d to 3s 7d; the value of fine sound limed is from is 7d to 2s 2d; but at auction 40 casks were nearly all taken in. Pepper is in good demand. Malabar realised 3H 3 to 4d: Penang and Sumatra 3id to aid. White is yet scarce and much in demand at 8(1 to I Id. Pimento is in good demand privately at from 44d to 48d per lb. In Ginger the private operations exceed those of last week, and supply being small, the terms of the past week are well supported. African selling at 24s to 253; Cochia, low to mid 30s to 38s, good to fine 403 to 665, Jamaica 50s to 2101, and low 40s to 483 per cwt. CCCIIINEAL.—A free sale still prevails, supply is limited, and rates on the advance for all sorts. Privately Honduras silvers fetched from 3s 8d to 33 lid, black 43 2d to 5s Id, Mexican 33 9d to 4s 3d, silvers 3s 7d to 3s Bd, Teneriffe black 4s 2d to 4s 6d, and silvers 3s 9d to 4s Id per lb. SALTPETRE.—There are now few buyers of rough for shipping or home consumption in consequence of large arrivals being near at hand. At present rates are not lower, and for Calcutta rule at from 25s to 325; Madras 23s fid to 265. British Refined remains in good de mand at 29s 6d to 30s. Nitrate of Soda rules at 143 6d to 148 9d per cwt. TALLOW.—Operations in Russian on tie spot have been upon a small scale, and prices incline downwards, fine old Y.C. being offered at 353, and now at 35s 6d per cwt. At present few buyers are to be met with for delivery, and at 37s to 37s 3d there are sellers for the last three months of the year. Home melted :is not much in request, and can easily be ob tained at 39s 6d nett cash. For other sorts of Tallow there is a quiet market. South American can be ob tained at 34s to 355 3d, Australian Sheep 32s 6d to 365, and Beef 33s to 35s per cwt. At Naples the revival of Nabucco at the San Carlo has given great satisfaction, with Mmes. Ben dazzi and Gnone; a Mlle. Remcrini, a debutante only 16 years of age, is highly spoken of as Fenena. At the Fond° L'Elisire d' Amore had been successful, with Mme. Cortesi, and MM. G none an d Mon tanari. Mme. Sanchioli is at present singing with success at Messina, especially as Norina in Don Pasquale. MM. Prudenza, Monari, and Fieravanti are also men tioned in terms of warm commendation. An Italian journal announces that an operatic company is in course of formation at Tiflis, in Georgia! At the Orient, at Madrid, I Foscari has been produced with great success, the principal parts filled by Mme. Cattinari, MM. Sinico and Cresci. The theatre is said to be on the brink of ruin, the Queen having withdrawn her protection from th e management, and M. Solera, the impressario, having been obliged to pay Mlle. Alboni 60,000 f. for 24 re presentations, for which his receipts only amounted to 27,000 f. OILS.—A greater demand exists for Southern Oil, and prices have improved; middling to fine realised 321 103 to 341; and low 311 15s to 321. Several transactions have taken place in:Seal pale at 30/105 to 311, other sorts 28110 s to 301. A gocd demand prevails for Cod at 34/ to 34/10s, Sperm is much wanted; holders have great confidence, and obtained 851 to 87/. Headmatter is selling at 901 to 921. Linseed Oil is cheaper; there are, :however, now many home and export buyers at 25s 9d to 26s per cwt on the spot. Rape Seed Oil met with little notice, and rate are receding; brown at 28s 6d to 295, pale 30s; and Foreign refined 30s 6d to 31s. Cocoa Nut is little wanted, and prices are going down; of 300 hhds Madras and Ceylon at auction a small part only sold at 33/ 5s to 331 15s. Sales are limited in Palm, and good to fine can be obtained at 25s 6d to 26s 6d per cwt. For Lard Oil the value is 50s to 51s. Olive Oil is cheaper, yet many parcels have been disposed of; Gallipoli at 43/ to 43/ 103, and other sorts 411 to 421 per tun. PROVISIONS —A good business has been concluded in Irish Butter in consequence of low rates that are taken. Sales of Cork made 68s to 725, Limerick 50a to 60s, Carlow, Clonmel, and Kilkenny 545 to 745, and Waterford 503 is 60s. English met with a slow sale; Dorset, fine at 84s to 86s, mid from 60s to 703, low 50s to 563, and fresh 7s 6d to 103 6d per dozen lbs. With Foreign the market is freely supplied. In consequence of previous low terms having b een submitted to large purchases have been made; Friezland, fine at 80s to 84s, surplu s an d seconds 60s to 7s 6d, Kiel and Holstein, fine 80 s to 82s, inferior 60 s to 745, Holland, fine 70s to 745, Edam and Le tr a d e iser 58s t o 645, and ord 48s to 55s p er cwt. The Bacon at 45s to 50s, more active; Irisb, small meat sellin heavy 43s to 48s, and Hombre 44s to 4485. Middles find a more ready stle; bale at 44s to 465• and tierce 43s sae; sellers are willing to 555. Lard met with a slew to accept for Irish bladdered 55 46s to 52 ;; llamburgh War:closed 0 5 8s, keg and firkin titan ditto 53s to 545. Trad ' 55s to 58s, and Ame same time Eogtish and Irish e is brisk fur Hams; at the par cwt. For barrelled Provisions cn he t at 46s to 603 the go market is firm, and many purchases have b 100 s to 114 s per tierce; Penmade; Pork, Irish India at American 623 6rl mess 653 to 67s 6,1 tierce, Beef, Irish India 1105 t° "s, India 10as 6d to per ios barrel, p vr to 1 16s me ss 903 to 95, American ditto 85 s to 95 and Scotch 9 Pork 37s to 40s. Cheese met w i th a slow ' sale; American 34s to 465, ROYAL GENERALu t vy A O. ()A R : vai T ii ci ORDERhit a L n l [.. LI R . le r, Y a 1 1 . ,: .5 20 f 6. c e , His Lordship the Master-General approves each company of the regiment having six acting bombardiers from this date. in its establishment IL D• Rosa, Deputant-Adjutant-General. GENERAL ORDER. De PutY - Adjutant-Generars-o_ffice, Her Majesty's Woolwich, April 6, 2 on the pleasure has ed retirement upon full pay of the 11 M. Louis, Royal officers viz. : — Lieutenan -Colonels T. A• Lethbridge, Horse Artillery; A. J. IL Wood, the provisions been obtained and H. Stow, Royal underArtillery, o ienienaBdsenfotil: of the royal warrant of April 1 medical examination. that they by the reports of the active duties of their he are permanently unfit for, 1847, it appearing Ist inst. Deputy-Adjutant-General. H. D. Ross, profession. These retirements t to take effect from the of company ßepository instruction, they (sth battalion) having completed yesterday by Captain Paynter's relieved were Captain Pi a la c r n s u to r n se 's company. DREADFUL MURDER AND SUICIDE: LYNN, SUNDAY WIGHT.—The county of Nor` folk seems likely to meintain the unenviable notoriety' it has lately gained for crimes of the deepest hue ; and to the list of tragedies already presented, one of murder and suicide is now added. The scene of this outrage is the picturesque village of Castle Rising, about four mil e s f rom Ly nn . The p e rp e tr a t o r of the deed is a man named Daws, a gardener, in the employ of J. T. Ayre, Esq., and the victims are his wife anti child. It appears th.st the man had been noticed tto be in a low state fur some few days, but had been im constant attendance at his employment, and ola Saturday last watered the girdea towards evening► with the child, a little boy aged seven years. This morning, however, about half-past five o'clock, a man y* going across th e fi e ld s o b serve d a body lying in a river, where th e w at e r was shallow, and which ran near to his cottage. The mall instantly obtained the assistance of others, and the body was identified as that of Daws. Some of the party then proceeded -o the house of the de ceased, in order to break the intelligence to his wife. On arriving at the house of the deceased the doors were found to be fast, and after vainly endeavouring to arouse the inmates, they burst open the door. Here a dreadful scene presented itself. Upon entering the room, the woman ve.3s found lying in a pool of blood, with her throat frightfully cut. She was quite dead. Neer to her was the child, with its head nearly se vered from the body. The room bore evidence of s severe struggle having taken place, anti, from circum stances, it is supposed the woman was first attacked by her husband in bed, and her struggles and cries awoke the child, who clung to his mother, the night" clothes of both being nearly torn to shreds. Daw , was found with nothing on but his shirt, and not far from him was the knife with which the fatal deed was done. There was a slight wound in his throat , which he inflicted, no doubt, whilst standing near the river, and then flung himself in. No cause can be assigned for his committing so rash an act except insanity. -INCHOLY DROWNING OF yTLVC DRAGOON GUARDS AT ISLE WORTH On Sunday afternoon, at about halt-past three o'clock, an intense excitement and feeling of horror" was occasioned to large numbers of gentlemen and ladies promonading on the beau:Val walk leafing frail Richmond and Kew, by the following sad catastroph e taking place opposite Isleworth Church A large number of the 4th Light Dragoons, whose present quarters are Hounslow and Hampton Court , had com , i to Isleworth to enjoy themselves, as it les * Easter Sunday. The principal portion of the soldiers had taken up their location at the London Apprentice Tavern, when four of them determined on a row upon the river. A boat was hired of Mr. Styles at the ferry, and bad got to a part of the river which is sops' rated by a small sit or island, from the Grand Junc, tion Canal, where, it is alleged, from some " larkiui occurring, the boat was suddenly turned bottom 01 ) ; wards, and the four soldiers were suddenly immerse"' in deep water. A fearful cry arose from each 8 10 e:, and such boats as were proceeding up rowed beetllif to the sp o t t o ren d er as s i s t a nc e , and several put ° from th e f err y. T wo o f th e soldiers were rescu ed ' but Charles Iviren and Hardy Rouse, two of the ablei and best soldi ers i n t h e 4'h D ragoons, were drowned' Iviren wa s on l y un d er water li tt l e more t h an a querter of an hour, an d h e was ta k en to t h e L on d on Ap P rel Lice, and Dr. Day attended, and used every effort, bi er all was useless . Hi s comra d e was no t go t u p 11 °u% half-an-hour. Th e occurrence created t h e gr eatei gloom. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. f The following is the offici a l s t a t ement o f t h e quan tities T. corn, &c., received in the p or t o f L on d on f rom t h e ports 1 , 7 Essex, from the sth April, 1852, to the loth April, 1654 both inclusive : Colchester Harwich Leigh Malden 2 4'l I 1011 4601 1375! 351 54 3 109 3 8 t 59?. ~. PO CHELMSFORD, APRIL 9.—Prices to-day were as folloW. Wheat, white, 42s to 483; red, 363 to 41s ; barley, 26 s to 29 4: chevalier 28s to 333; grinding 213 to 276; malt 55,, to 5 0 ° 4 chevalier 55s to 588 ; oats 18s to 25 s ; p eas , partr id g e, ',• a to 30s; white, 28s to 30s ; boiling, 29s to 325; dun, nog, to 28s ; beans, tick, 263 to 30s ; harrow ticks, 27s to mazagan, 24s to 28s. 4G 4 COLCHESTER, APRIL 10.—Wheat, whit e 44 s to 46 s ; red Lials to 423 ; oats, 18s to 225; beans, maz agan 26 s to 'as ; 03 4; to and small 28s to 30s ; peas, white 34 s t o 3 88, grey, ne w " 2 " 2 8 s ; barley, 30s to 32s per qr. KIRKALDY, Aran: 10.—The following are the quetati °° for grain : Wheat. Barley. First 423 Od 31s Od Second 41s Od 30a Od Third 36s Od 253 Od. Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs HADDINGTON, APRIL 9.-11 graia at our market to-day:— Wheat. Beans. —s Od —s Od —5 Od 30s Od to rig are the Oats. 233 Od 22s Od 193 Od imperial, ie followi: Fel d oa —3 Od .1s ol d Pr ied Barley. I Oats. 32s Od 235 Od 333 , iod 293 3d I 21s Id 1 1 , s . Ott 25s 6d I 19s 3d t'" o ld market 611 qrs., 5 7,' o ld do. 201 qrs., 2 1 4 4 5 6 o ld do. 34)2 qrs., , e a do. 200 qrs., 18° First _ 45s Ocl Second .. 41s Id I Third Total quantity of Wheat in Do. Barley Do. Oats Do. Beans COAL MARKET. —YESTZRDAY. ..... , Prices of Coal p er t on at t h e c l ose of the mar ke t : l6o 6 0 1 Bate's West Hartley.. 13 s 6d H aswe ll 1" 63 Buddle's W. Hartley.. 13s 6dlKeepier Grange 04 Chester Main l2s 9(1 Lambton Howard's W. H. Neth. 133 6d N. Hetton Lyons 3d 63 North Percy Hartley.. 13 s 6d Pensher Ravensworth'sW.Hart 13s 6d ; Plummer Redheug - h Main Tanfield Moor , 65 0 Canfield Moor Butes l2s 9&Stewart's .. A 3 ,3 Townley... ..... ..... 0 3 Walker's Primrose ... 11 3 6dDenison 145 3 West Wylam Wylam Wall's End, &c. Ilieugh Hall Gosforth .. Harton Hebburn , 141 4c i Heaton 1 5 3 Hilda l3s 6d South Durham......... 3 - 5 91 Nort h umberland . ... Walker l3s 9d Woodhouse C105e...... 1 " - 63 Eden Main . 153 Oo Llangenniech Lambton Primrose ... 154 Od Nixon's Merthyr and 0 1 Belmont ... 14s 90 Braddyll Cardiff 36 9 . , ........ . ..... 15s 6d Sidne's Hartley ..... . Hetton .................. 16s Od y Ships at market, 322... .Sold, RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS' L IVERPOOL, AP RIL 12. • STOCK EXCII ANGE W . — There wa s an i mprove d feeling ioehs hibited in the s h are market to-day, and a goods U - re' . vi has been d one at i mproved prives. The sales reported .. , e ei Aberdeen, 14 / — Caledonian, 19 1-16—E astern Countis:i c. —East Lancashire, 171 4 — Lancashi re an d Y or k s hire, ' ✓ r l tu th —London and North-Western, 12-1 1 , ( 2 Ditto, New 113 ot ii P.—Midland, 66%—York and North — Midland, 25 1 4' MANCHESTER, APRIL 12. lite I el+ i STOCK EXCILiNGE.—The business t o -d a y was verY ors as but follo pres had an upward te ndency. The ic t ra nsactions w :—Blackburn (No. 1), 51i, CaledoniO'dii.--' Eastern Counties, 9 7-16— Cheshire Junction, 11 % sou th Lancashire and Yorkshire, 72%—Midland,: 604, -- ef uelelt Yorkshire and River Dun, 1 5 / 8 dis.—Manchester, 1 1 15- 16 ' and Lincolnshire, 311 — South-Eastern and Dover, 2 +WO BIItaIINULEAM, APRIL 12. dull, and the business transacted is of small importans c fav ot t ; STOCK EXCHANGR.—The share market still coT.-mid lands continue in good demand, and the renewal t ° 1 , 1 , 3 o_a able rumours with regard to the working of hares er Staffordshire line has rendered the price of its 8 r urS t tbe matter 0 , C°- (3 . tbsil tremely firm, if not improvin A g . sa M occurrence of the Easter holidays renders business.e,__ s tate . usually dull; but on their termination a more re nv . 2 . y 3 P ciosin f things may be expected. The following 72.,, A fividloIICI ' quotations :—London and North-Western , "' 65—South Staffordshire, 1:N dis. SWIFT PASSAGE of AN AMERICAN CLIPPER...O I " have again the pleasure to announce the arrival of a clipp e d cock, arrived on the 101,1 r : s o p : -: The New York-built clipper-ship Swordfkh, Captain 133 e i t: s r p u l a e r n y d , i d p er making for m t the passagece. ::0 against light winds and calms, in the short space of 90 4Y ; This is coming close to the celebrated trip of the F i let Cloud, and is in every greatest day's run reached 325 miles, and at periods sheill,fahe 15 knots an hour. She has had li g h t breezes nearly -ed. whole passaHgeer an sk d ri d a u i r is in h g av tb e e b l e a e s n t s t e w t o n d e a a y r ' l s y s t h h e e e w n h co o tt l : er . 7 strong northerly winds. fier run to Cape Horn occupied ' to days, 24 days 10 hours to the line, and 19 days 10 hours , and for 23 days she did not average three miles per ;,. ow, this port. hour . Alta California. _.......!-. BIRTHS. OF A. SON. La ne ' °I On the 6th inst., the wif e o f Captain Dough's an heir. • On the Bth inst., at G rea t M alvern, the wife of C a Winninton Ingram, 11. M. 97th Regiment. g er° On the Bth Mat., at Stoke Newington, the wife 0f Ridley Beal, Ecci. OF II DAUGHTER. On the 9th inst., at Ileatharn•lodge, Twickenho n ' the wife of George Beauchamp Cole, Esq. MARRIED. n Da On the 10th inst., at St. Paul's, C t-garden, Jo' Ath. El., of Grove-lodge, Sawbrid e y w e o a rth Herts, to 0 -- third daughter of J. Barnard, Es On the 10th inst., at New St. Pancras . Church, A le '7ole - Nicholson, Eq., of Little Tower -street, City, and Le n o ' f the er square, Isling-on, to Anna Bella, youngest daught late Captain Guy Carleton Colclough, of Canada. DIED. On the Bth i nst., at Althorp, the Lady Georgians Frio°s Spencer, eldest daughter of Earl Spencer. d a nOgnh thet e r of ti le On the 7th inst., Robert Spittal, M.D., second On - late Sir James Sittal, of Edinburgh. Btho f th inst. it e v E ST. MART-LE-STRAND EASTER GIFTS, ASTER Torlesse. Edyl Ara M O ND/vv.—Yesterday Messrs. Hughes and Stack, church- I saac . , 1 , . reli ct late of . the Stock Exchange. On the 9th inst , at Fareham, Hants, aged 69, wardens of the parish of St. Mary- le-Strand, distributed the On the 9th inst., at Christ's Hospital, aged 73, Ann®, ~ C. Stoke-by-Na land Catherine, groi. annual Easter gifts of Bs. 4d. each to 12 poor widows of the of the late James Thompson, ' Eq. art parish, as left by will in the year 1356, by a lady named Oa the 19th ult., at Nice, itized 40, Compton __ rt ., o. Elizabeth Jennings. A second distribution of small sums of money from the churchwardens' fund took place to poor pa- s h '9 'near Dublin. ~................. rishioners. Most of the recip:ents were far advanced in. ~.,_ antry %. ouse !.. ___________________ (.4 of Domvile, E - . eldest son of Sir Compton D o mvlle, A UN ' years, and some years ago libetally assisted in con ributiug 1 , ---2': towards that fund which they this day received a portion of. Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, flf. of DOVER APRIL 12.—WInd SE cloudy; 5 , rm 1 ., I No d ' aioexi iii tuhaeadaPryeeiirptcaofiatahieuroy, in th e ooh ondonlitrinted and Published by MURDO Y 0,,. 1151, .) 4 Str an d, frail. irrd. Ora, U.Domiogo, XOlll that pu of the April, 1 o V`i et ( referen riestly their /31 the Me sited b' the A s . Bishop 7 . Th, To gi Card of expense TE The the Eco ing the ceived so' Eq THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1852. N' Th• give n ?RON 13th c Pans's N.B. T wovc --__ N' Th. give nr. Bart. ' Annua of May Prow, from tt to be lc intenti( Of the( been a e e4l( of at le Pr A' Notic itbove exchan on app Comp, 136,, -------._ , aeri e na ture tuttio n of the b eln am Claus e toss $411( sti Ana lirme Foli c P o t r ; to k tei Tim beliat i bizhe ri 111 I X T 1 to 114, 8. 4:40: