The Sun. — London, England, 1848-05-23 00:00:00

The clause as amended was then agreed to. On clause 64, Lord. LINCOLN suggested that there ought to be Power of appeal against the provisions of this clause. -Viscount MORPETI-1 thought legislation on that point had better be postponed until hereafter. Clause agreed to. Clause 65 was agreed to. On clause 66 some conversation arose, in the course of whi-ch Sir J. GRAHAM expressed his opinion that the B r 3ar e bitst - be,. en greatly improved in its progress .:Committee, by limiting the powers of the central bt'artt---(Hear, hear.) He thought it might be 1 . ? 1, further imp rove d b y l i mit i ng the power o f th e l o cal " u _srds, and es p ec i a ll y under clause 67. Th at c l ause Save pow er to t h e local boards to oblige each occup i er ;chi 'save a certain quantity of water in the house, and en it gave p ower to tax him for the supp l y o f i t . H e felt assured that such a power as that would never be ' B .__sented to b y t h e public, and unless very good reas o n _was given f or i t, he should, when they came to i t , be Prepared to move that the clause be struck out. _ Mr. SLANEY admitted the importance of giving no more than the necessary power to the local boards, but Toe 6 7 th clause was necessary, in order to give the au- Itt rities the means of securing a sufficient supply of slitit!r for the poor. At this moment there were thou sands of courts in our towns, in which not one single house had any supply of the first necessary of life. Ulause 66 was then put and agreed to. On the 67th 'Viscount MORPETH admitted that the provisions Made those clause s were rat h er o f a stringent and at character; but great evils required violent reme "wafteS, and t h e evidence with regard to the supply of ( t ao '' . 7r_ to the poor was so conclusive, that there could be to doubt of the necessity of ample powers being given a i s . the local boards. At the same time, he knew the 4Tossibility of insisting on water being supplied to co ntented house throughout the country, and he should be g . els_u_tesnted to strike out the compulsory parts of the 67th b' e leasing it only at the discretion of a local boa " Sir J. .° 1 on such supply if it were necessary. tR GRAHAM said his objection to the clause was h k " .. t°. This clause gave the most arbitrary powers. It %reed a tax upon the poor occupier for the default of to , owner, and it left the local board to impose on him 3,B4aount of taxation they might think proper. th,„°eo AT TORNEY-GENERAL thought the . objea -428 . F the Right Hon. Baronet might be got rid . of by Principle of the words, and without destroying the of the clause. Sir j would • G RAHAM said no modification of phraseology politi c r "anve his o bj ec ti on . S ure ly it was very bad ih4_eal economy to impose a tax o f t hi s s ort in any cer t' He obj ected to such interference w i t h th e con 41ss of the humbler classes. 41 ( 1 1:e were admitted that the powers given by the riet, d r-•° e normous, but the evil sought to be cor litotes. "t wir ed a remedy of the most stringent cha bUr. the Ti —3 / 4 0 rather thought that the Bill advocated the Rornn• Baronet did not apply to the district which ted th at l" s ronet represented.—(A laugh.) He admit- L t. was at 'l t heOry the clause was an excellent one, but which 'us Mine time impracticable from the extent to Would inevitably raise rent. cona ''Yount vin o n attA —sss.sPETH would postpone the further . weet i ls er et the clause, with a view to ascertain Th e could could be supplied at a cheaper rate. eetause was then postponed. Cla Clauses 68 to 71 were agi•eed to without observation. Pulsor"es 72 to gut. y purchase 78 , both inclusive, relating to the com of existing water-works, were struck Clausetlea t is 49 (as to premises for the recept ion of the P el s w as agr ee d t o . oste 3e 80 (as to the burial of the dead) being pro . 4r ist-s, Lore ''''''"NLEY wanted to know where the N t oble S tern meant that the dead should go, since he said he ht the to be buried in the churchiards?—(A laugh.). Whi e l!,' 6 „ l s r oble Lord, at all events, provide some place in . k r. it dead were to be deposited. tiefpont 0 7 w i li je K h I w N a N s, ON supported the clause, the only that it did not go far enough in the Vt — ftss sai bn of the intramural interment nuisance. as far as - 7, 4 U MORPETH said that if the clause went the 8i11.. 1 ,'T lion. Member desired, it might endanger nu.. canoe'us 'clause was effectual in preventing any h tn h i e- a surrounding neighbourhood might con be as „ h. Cdr, - 4. " °OtisLEY sa id that unless the Noble Lord would e nt to modify the clause so as t o enable people to -is e° , t her places of interment in lieu of those taken Abe sit "Y the Bill, he should divide t he Committeeagainst k ft r!endinent proposed by him. to th RUDSON thought that powers ought to be given ~1 11 e local b oar d s o f health to provi de burial p laces ere needed. Colo 'let THOMPSON said . that he had a clause rea d y 11 "id9 for the exigency pointed out by the last t wo _ ll.- V e itkers, w hi c h h e wo uld propose, tio litr • BERNAL said that the Hon. if in order. on. Member could not Se w. ad 4r• NEWDEGATE said that the po or ou g ht to be regard to in respect to burial pl a ces, for if they were deprived of their present places of interment by the Bill, The was bound to find others for them. e ATTORNEY -GENERAL said that the question t o "' surrounded by difficulties, and it would be impossible h a Provide by the Bill for fresh places of interment. The of the Bill was to stop interments in to wns where they endangered public health. But the que stion of ou t cemeteries out of the limits of the towns was bn i) , which involved the rights of the cler gy , and could not be dealt with in a summary manner. Zr• WYLDwas of opinion that the s ub j ect of inter. Zats in towns was of too great importan ce to be dealt by the present Bill. A distinct measure :ought to 4 „ . ...sought in. If the clause as it stood was agreed to, " greatest inconvenience might result. pet' MACKINNON said that if the clause was not th r e ' ye red in the consequence would be to perpetuate He, th present system of interments in tori u er e tb re, pressed the Noble Lord not to yield s to the tietisacditeartiitzi ofthe Hon. Members for Oxfordshire and re lj e „ ° ,, rd MORPETH admitted that great difficulties e s n u e r s : • sa . ;m i ed the question, but still he thought it to r L, °r the Government to do as much as wa w s as po t n ss ru ib o le_ the evils complained of. He was willing •ti bona clause so as to avoid in some measure the oolajec °.'" of the g Member for Oxfordshire. A ft on. to ee, s . er some further conversation the clause was agreed el‘u amendments. 0 %uses to 104 inclusive were agreed to. clause 105 b e i ng put b y th e CHAIRMA. x. Me r t ,i HENLEY put it to the Noble Idlnonkpptuogsitael •• the h 7, Morpeth) whether he did not think, • ' 41 (1 " 0 "' tile Committee had gone far enoughw to o - r n e i p g o h r t i pro therefore that the chairman ought thr o g.re " , especially as it would be you the impossibleno to ge L ord e remaining clauses at this sitting. Resti 414 .ORPETH. said he could not object to the sug Th °: of the Hon. Member. Proe,...Youse then resumed, the Chair man re p orter neii. -- " i ', a nd obtained leave to sit again on Tlaursda: the PENSIONS. e fours I•OGREGOR, pursuant to his notice, moved fog It 4. swing returns, viz.:— who I. return of the services of the following . persons, the p ee ewe the sums charged against their names b.o from dtieell°Y Post-office revenue, such amounts el s tating therefrom in its progress to the Exchequer, and an o d_ ,fich,„ i Y a ° names of the heirs of his Grace the Duke of ' e be uti r lt ° e - Ui e jg ra :— fte t n he Duke of Marlborough, 4,0001.; t ,3,4071. 10s.; heirs of the Duke of Schom o tb e g ' 2,900/. —total, 10,3071. 10s., being the amount of Post a gras s postages on 2,473,800 letters, and . a Oa deducting the expense of 7,321,400 letters . , pers ons return of the services and duties of the following bat ' who receive annually the undermentioned sums tzcZfe?e revenue of the Excise, in its progress to the p eusi quer:-...the Duke of Grafton (exclusive of annual ,°f 4 ,000/. from Post-office), 7,1911. 125.; Earl per,he 1,595/. 16 5.; ass i gnees o f the late Charles Bu ta rn ?,987111110iety of Earl o f B at h' s pension, I,2ool.—total, tol, lbg • e s. Return of the sevices for which the fo.llom ' 'rin ar °s are paid out of the i r evenue of Ireland, viz..— .2:•eitono, ofrato from Earl revenue tie ti es „ of Mecklenburg Strelitz, 1,7781. 4s. 4d.; Viscount o ofC a moPfeurdnoiwtend(exclusive of pen . 9 total to • 2 ,775/. 13s. 4d. Kingdom), 9971. s. the , J. -RUSSELL said he could hardly think could mak e an re t a t. l 7, or any other public department,.Losuo_ .‘me n pJ'Lling like an accurate return of the . serv d ic t e here f wits Duke of Marlborough, but he believed boro ugh Dot a Y book entitled " Coxe's Life of arl - bat • also several histories of the reign of n ' ll °e• 'which. would furnish the Hon. Member the for s ervices rendered by the Duke of Mar lborou g h, t . l ll , ra. lfh the p ens i on a l lu d e d to had been chargedd upon Ae to • ‘ 4l fles —(Hear, hear, and 1 well-kthu of the Crown. a services•of the Duke of bchomberg, they wore P e rieci ll° : * lt to anybody who had read the history of the the T T l•°. which he lived.— Hear, hear.) If, however,ute ; Member Wished to know to . whom of the 1 . 311 eb - : °l :aherg's heirs these moneys were It h a i. Tatum could be rocured. But of what use would hre. paid, no doubt p d itah. Originally these sums had been paid out of e haet,levenues of the Crown; but since the Legislature • ad ta ken those revenues to the public account, and had that ' 4 those burdens to the civil list, he did not see, after eutild fi n rr an gement, how those burdens so undertaken the be avoided, or that the obligation consequent etihi"',.% be surrender of its hereditary revenues weal be got rid of. He, therefore, hoped the House not consent to grant the motion —(Hear, • liohj c ; !lACGREGOR could not but regret that the With Lord should, i n t h e manner h e h a d, have trifled (o h, % questio n a ff ecting the taxation of the coun t r y.— this motto Re (M r . M acgregor ) h a d b roug ht forward Withd , .4 as havin g a di rect b ear i ng u p on the profuse bitti e n a wal of money from the public revenues of the ' teat / 3 a L tda he refe rre d not to t h e fi rst , but to the pre- Parii„l" of. Marlborough; and he contended that if the tots ( f•unt by which the original pension had been it w as had been so corrupt as to vote it in perpetuity, end., brae that a reformed Parliament should put an to vil•be•the The, first Duke of Marlborough, a nd ' I I , laa the pension was granted, died without issue, Rreti a Z•Mr. Macgregor) submitted there were no public Se nt buk ou which it ought to be continued to . the_pre- Pea l i un "• In th e Same wa y he might speak of the en i°Yed by the present Duke of Grafton. the dema he t refused these returns, the country would - -e I/ di vide his hands an inquiry. He should certainly raoti on i al : lerY was cleared but no division took place, the hir:AF A II ,“44 we understood) withdrawn. , atticsy, - ;,'GREG Olt then moved for a return of the servi ce . - " bomber of persons, stating their duties and °ltl eti ; a nd several appointments, who receive thean- Xingd o ; o f 23,2751.65. bid. of the revenue of the United °har ee e' its way t,.• the Exchequer, the same being h Ka' a s annual stipends and perpetual pensions of her Ka' Woods • rd j. D T,. and Forests. • +t s -4LIS SELL believed that the Committee now suitivet of tAe Woods and Forests' depart- ..----_ meat, could of course if they thought proper refer to ' this matter. Dr. BOWRING remarked that a r e turn of this kind had. heretofore_been invariably g'ranted. The Earl of LINCOLN, as a member of the Commit tee, said he was not quite sure whether this very return was not one he had himself moved for in the aggregate for'the information of the Committee. Motion withdrawn. Mr. MACGREGOR then moved for a return of tl-f the salaries and duties of each person in the e o Cobaptroller of the Exchequer, specifying the average attOndance of each person, including - the Comptroller, to th 4 duties of that office: similar return, including the Master, for the establishment of the department of the Mi`nt: and ; for the establishment of the Paymaster of the Forces, including the Paymaster. Mr. PAR sa that all the i n formation required bythe Hon ß . Member would come before the Committee :on-the miscellaneous estimates. iAfter a few words from Mr. MACGREGOR, the motion was by leave withdrawn. SLAVE-TRADE. Mr. HUTT moved that the Committee on the slave trade do M Bow and consist of seventeen members, and that Admiral Bo esr. Darkly be added to the said Committee. —Agreed to. SEAMEN FOR THE NAVY. Captain HARRIS moved for a Select Committee to inquire into the supply of seamen from the commercial miarine to her Majesty s fleet, and into the effect of the Rbgistry and Navigation Acts on that supply. If the Committee were granted, he should be able to prove that s ee n avy bad been supplied with petty officers and able smen mainly by the apprenticeship system in the r me chant service , while it was notorious that a great por iim of the boys enlisted in the navy deserted shortly fiter their being entered. Lord INGESTRIE seconded the motion on the I Mr. LABOUC HERE opposed the motion, •ound that the question had already been disposed of r an Admiralty Commission of Inquiry. Mr. BROTHERTON moved the adjournment of the bbate. After a few words from Sir G. GREY. Mr. BROTHERTON withdrew his motion, and the slain question was negatived without a division. PORT OF NEWCASTLE. Mr. WAWN moved for a copy of a memorial and ap pendices from South Shields to the Vice-Chairman of Qustoms; also,' copy of agreement entered into by the deputations from Newcastle, South Shields, and North Shields, with the names. thereto [affixed, and presented ti) the Vier-Chairman of Customs; also, copy of the Vice -Chairman's report thereupon to the Board of Cus 4uns; and, further, copy of statement whereby it has een made to appear that a saving will be effected by a iib -division of the port o f Newcastle (in addition to apers presented 4th May last en this subject). i Mr. PARKER agreed to the production of the whole 1; the papers, with the exc , p tion of the report of the Ti c e-Chairman of the Board of Customs, which was lot a public document, but a confidential communi mtion. With this exception the returns were ordered• The House adjourned at five minutes after Ono o'clock. 1 ----___ 'HE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS. 1 During the last Easter recess, Mr. James Ballantine, f George-street, Edinbu r g h, the contractor for supply ng the stained glass w indows for the new House of ords, has added two windows to the two previously rented, one by himself, and the other by Mr. Hardman, f Birmingham. The manner in which the three win ows erected by Mr. Ballantine hav been executed eflects great credit o n that gentleman.e The sparing rilliancy of the colouring which is exhibited through ut the whole of them has been produced by an inven ition of his own, by which he has been enabled to lighten ;the dull uniformity produced by masses of strong colour ing;l a process which has never been on any former occasion applied to glass, but which gives it that studded and gem-like appearance, for which the ancient glass has been so much and justly esteemed. For the information and gratification of our readers we give the following synopsis of the arrangement of the figures contained in each window :—ln the upper compartment of the window nearest the Throne (this window is executed by Mr. Hardman, Birmingham,) are the figures of William the Conqueror, Matilda o f Flanders, William Rufus an , d Henry the First ,• and in the lower compartment, Ma tilda, Queen of Henry the First, the Empress Matilda, Stephen, and Matilda of Boulogrst of those executed b y ne. In the second window (the fi Mr. Ballantine) , in the upper comp ar t m ent are the figures of Henry the Second, Eleanor of Guienne, Richard the First and Berengaria of Navarre; and in the lower compartment , Kin g John, Isabella of Angouleme, Henry the Third, and Eleanor of Provence. In the third window from the Throne, in the upper compartment, are the figures of Edward the First, Elea nor of Castile, Edward the Second, and Isabella; and in the lower compartmen t Edward the Third, Philippa of Hainault, the Black Prince, and Joan of Kent. In the fourth window, in the upper compartment, Richard the Second, Anne, Henry the Fourth, and Mary Bohun; and in the lower compartment, are the figures of Henry the Fifth, Catherine, Henry the Sixth, and Margaret of Anjou. W e understand that Mr. Ballantine has several of the other windows in a great state of for wardness, and that they will be erected when an oppor tunity is afforded by a short recess of the House. We .venture to predict, that if Mr. Ballantine is as successful iu the eight windows he has yet to furnish for the House of Lords, as he has been in the three he has already erected, his name will be handed down to posterity as a valuable contributor to the most splendid building of the 19th century, in England. - --- COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert left town yesterday morning, for her Majesty's marine residence, Osborne, Isle of Wight. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort, with the Royal Family and the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, left Buckingham Palace in five carriages and four, for the terminus of the London and South-Western Railway, at Nine-elms, atlten minutes past ten o'clock. The Queen and Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were in the first carriage and four. Prince Alfred, the Princess Helena, and the Princess Louisa, and also Lady Portman, the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, Hon. Matilda Paget, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Major-General Bowles, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, and Captain the Hon. Alexander Gordon, occupied the other carriages. Her Majesty and Prince Albert were conducted to thuir carriage by the Master of the Horse, the Vice- Chamberlain, the Earl of Morton, Colonel Berkeley Drummond, and Captain Francis Seymour. The august party left the railway terminus by a special train for Gosport. The Queen and Prince Albert inspected on Saturday a proof of " The Expulsion," whch was submitted by Mr. F. Sexton. 111. • Her Royal Highness the Duchess of M t, a te Kentnded by Lady Augusta Bruce, dined with her ajesty the Queen Dowager yesterday evening at Marlborough House. Sir William Henry Clerke, High Sheriff of the county of Flint, had an interview with Sir George Grey yes terday, at the Home-office, to present an Address to her Majesty. B aro n de Cetto, the Bavarian Minister, transacted business yesterday, at the Foreign-office. A deputation of distillers, consisting of Mr. nett,a Seger, Dir. G. Smith, Mr. 0. Smith, Bur Mr. J. Gaitskell, Mr. J. Scott Smith, and Mr. inte William rview Nicholson, attended b y Mr. BroartiOg, had an with Earl Granville yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade, respecting the exception of distilleries and rectifying distilleries from the Smoke Prohibition Bill. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from the Governor of the Mauritius. Colonel Anson had an interview ;yesterday with Sir George Grey. ROGERS'S BABY-JUMPER' " This is the patent age of new inventions,",.sung Byron some thirty years ago ; and if he was astonished at " vaccination, galvanism , and gas," what would have been his wonder could he have seen the invention of a mechanical nursemaid? Yes, we say a mechanical nursemaid, for not more surely will the railway even tually supersede every other method of conveyance than will the baby-jumper supersede every other method of exercising infants. It is in appearance an elegant tunic, but within it contains a softly-padded seat, in which the baby is securely fastened in a sitting position (a me chanical nurse's arms, in fact), while the machine is suspended from the ceiling by means of elastic straps so contrived as not to press upon or gall the child, at such a height that its feet touch the ground. In this manner the baby jumps itself by means of the elastic cords by its own exertions, and frequently jumps itself to sleep. This invention must supersede all cradles, go-carts, and such like inventions, and eventually, as we said before, to a great extent, nursemaids themselves. It is, without a joke, " a real blessing to mothers," and, we may add, to infants as well. NEW EDITION OF PEPTS' DIARY.—WO are re. quested to state that Mr. Colburn, of Great Marl borough-street, has just published the First Volume of " The Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, F.R.S., Secret ar y to the Admiralt y in the Reigns of Charles 11. and James II." Edited by Lord Bray brooke. A New Edition, with Numerous Passages now restored from the Original Manutcript, and many additional Notes, with Portrait, &c. 105. 6d. bound. Also, now ready, " The Court and Times of James the First," Illustrated by Authentic and Confidential Letters from various Public and Private Manuscript Collections. Edited, with an Introduction and numerous Notes, by the Author of " Memoirs of Sophia Dorothea." 2 vols. Bvo., 28s. bound. THE BIRKENHE AD Docas. There is now on be a strong probability t hat terms will be agreed up tween the Liverpool Dock Trustees and the Birkenhead Dock Commissioners and bondholders for the purchase of the Birkenhead Docks for the Liverpool corporation. Proceedings have been suspended before the Parlia mentary Committee, to give time for negotiations and a meeting of the parties fixed for Tuesday. —Liverpool Albion. TEE PEOPLE'S KITCHEN.— pp appears by a report by Mr. Barry that the kitchen of the new P ei alace at Westminster won't be in working order for ghteen months yet. The Kitchen Committee, they can't therefore, have a report to the House, in moving terms, that chop in the new House till the beginning of 1850, and therefore they resolve to set up three cooking-stoves, to eddwarilt mtolNke an additional dining-room, transfer the tea-room the o. 3, at 1601. expense, and vest the patronage of housekeeper e is at h in o g p Sessional Committee to control the arrangements of the n ta t y s ' th T e h s ese will stay in the Sergeant-at-Arms, subject to a of unhappy Members until a cuisine worthy 0,. tomachs and British provisional arrangements, it I a Soyer as cook, a Senate as feeders, WEST ' INPIA MAIL. rr' SOUTHAMPTON, KONDATC.. , ..The royal mail seam-ship Avon, Lieutenant Philiotl t, N., commander, arrived R this morning, at elev en o'c eck, from the West Indies, with the usual mails, in" of of Lieutenant Joseph Ray, R.N., Admiralty agent. On her homeward voyage the Avon experienced moderate westerly winds, with fine weather generally. Since the morning of the 19tH inst., the ship has been propelled with but one engine, and me wheel, the intermediate shaft of the port engine having broken. . . The latest dates brought by the Avon are—Vera Cruz, April 16 ; Tampico, 13 ; llavannah, 27; Hondu ras, 11; Jamaica, 22; 'St. Jago de Cuba, 19; Demerara, 19 ;-Trinidad, 21 ; Barbadoes, 29 ; Grenada, 23 ; St. Kitts, May 1; Nevis, I ; Porto Rico, 1 ; St. Thomas, 2; Bermuda, 7; Ship Island (New Orleans), April 21 ; ' Nassau, 29 ; Tortola, May 2; Antigua, 1 ; St. Vincent, April3o; St. Lucia, 30; and Montserrat, May 1. This vessel brings on freight 312,272 dollars on mer chants' account ; nil for the dividends ; 902 ounces of gold dust ; 21,511 ounces of silver ; 7,767 British coin; 427 :erons of cochineal ; and a general cargo, consist ing of 54 barrels of arrowroot, 26 barrels of Bermudian potatoes, 8 vanilla cases, 76 cases of cigars, 5 cases of pine-apples, and 53 turtle. The Avon brings dates from the city of Mexico to the 14th of April, and from Vera Cruz to the 16th. The intelligence from the city of Mexico is of no de cisive character. Mr. Clifford, the American Com missioner, had reached the capital, and Mr. Sevier, the prospective Minister Plenipotentiary, was on the road from Vera Cruz, and hourly expected to join Mr. Clifford, for the purpose of putting their final hand and seal to, and exchange the ratification of, the treaty. By the last accounts received by the courier of the British legation at Vera Cruz, they had not yet been able to complete a quorum at Queretaro, but it was believed that this would be effected by the 25th of April, and that, notwithstanding the dissatisfaction shown by the Mexican Government at the modifications made by the American Senate to the treaty, its ratification will be authorised by the Mexican Congress. In the meantime vast importations of European and American merchan dise were taking place at Vera Cruz in anticipation of the peace, and with the object of taking advantage of the American over the very probable re.establish.L anent of the Mexican tariff. But there is most disastrous intelligence from the peninsula of Yucatan. The native Inians of that province had risen against the whites, and, by the last accounts, were de stroying with unrelenting ferocity the whole white population, man, woman, and child. The authorities had applied for protection to the British, American, and Spanish authorities at Ceiba, but as what they chiefly wanted was a military force, and that force could not be promptly given, it is much to be feared that by this time the Indian population will have regained all that the Spaniards had taken from them three centuries ago. Affairs in Yucatan are assuming a most serious character, and the insurgents appear to be approximating. By the last accounts it is is stated that about five or six thousand Indians had approached within six leagues of Bacalar; that they had burnt the mahogany works of Don Domingo Martinez, and also a sugar work. . There were several persons killed; and it is their determination to murder every one whom they may encounter. The total number who have risen is said to be about 30,000. There was evidently, on the part of the American army and residents, a strong disinclination to relinquish the grasp which they had on the country, and it will require no little effort on the part of the American Government to reconcile them to it. Santa Anna had chartered a Spanish brig, and sailed for Jamaica: ' . There is no improvement in the state of Jamaica since the sailing of the latest packet. Distress is general, but especially amongst the planters, and unless some thing is done to place the cultivation of sugar on a more satisfactory and remunerative footing, the ruin of the proprietors appears to be almost inevitable., ...From the want of confidence felt in the stability of ptdperty, no money can be procured on its security ; awhile:reluct ance shown by the banks to discount, so' many bills having been dishonoured by the English merchant, places the planter in great difficulty, and renders it almost impossible for him to procure the means of pay ing for the cultivation of his estate. When the packet sailed there were promising indications of good May seasons, which, under other circumstances, would be hailed with great satisfaction, but the planter now feels that he is growing sugar at a loss. The same remarks apply to the British West Indies generally. On the 20th ult. a large public meeting had been held at Kingston, to take into consideration the deplorable state of destitution to which a large portion of the in habitants are reduced, when nearly 4,000 persons *sem bled. The speakers all testified that, unless a4speedy alteration took place in the mode of conducting colonial affairs, such distress and misery as now exist must necessarily soon lead to the utter extinction of pro. perty, and even life itself. Several strong resolutions, expressive of these sentiments, were unanimously adopted. REVIEW OF MARKETS. (From Decordova's Mercantile Intelligencer, of April 20.) We have nothing new to report of the condition of our market since the date of our last issue. The same inactivity and caution—the same want of confidence and tightness in monetary affairs which then characterised the business of the community continue now to ope rate against it, to all appearances, to a more alarming extent. Flour—Was selling as wanted, in small parcels, al 38s per barrel, until a few days back, when 36s was accepted for 600 barrels Baltimore, of the last arrival, in two parcels of 300 barrels each. That figure, however, has been since refused for another lot of 500 barrels from the same part. The holder of this lot is parcelling out at 38s. Ttie stock is not large, but in the present condition of things, and the total absence of a specula tive demand, it is considered ample. Meal—All the late receipts; have found purchasers at 17s per barrel. At this rate the consumption is more active than that of any other description of bread stuff. Rice—Eat India of good quality is held for 18s per 1001bs. We have no sales of any moment to report. Carolina is being placed in small lots at 23s to 24s per 1001bs. Bread—The sales since our last have been very tri fling. Of Wattson's 160 barrels Pilot and 20 barrels Crackers have been moved—the. former at 225, the latter at 23s per barrel. Butter-100 firkins Cork were placed at lOid, but subsequently lld was obtained for smaller parcels. Holders are firm at the latter rate, but the trade do not operate freely thereat. W e report a sale of 25 firkins Halifax, the last arrival, at 10d: for previous parcels, however, not more than 81d to 9d was obtained. American is scarce. Lard—lrish is unsaleable; American is very abun dant, and inactive at 5d to sid per lb. Candles—The market is well supplied with Tallow, of which the following sales have been made—say 411 boxes Cook's and Douredoure's assorted sizes, Bkd; 100 boxes Hyde's 6's to 16 's at 74d, and 50 boxes Smith and Curlett's, assorted, at Bd. Pickled Fish—The continued lightness. of supply has been operating in favour of receivers, and prices have advanced since our last report. 150 barrels No. 3 Dlackerel were place d in lots at 30s, but for a parcel of 25 barrels by the last vessel from Halifax, 32s is de manded. The market is almost bare of Alewives—the few barrels on hand are commanding 28s. Herrings have been taken at 27s for round, and 25s for split; 270 barrels which came in to a bare market, were sold at those rates. Codfish —Immediately after our last issue, a cargo came in, for which, after it had been kept for a few days, 16s for tierces was obtained, and 17s to 18s for boxes, parcelled out. The market, after the disposal of this cargo, remained without a further supply until the 18th, when a cargo. came in which was immediately taken at 16s 6d in dames, and 18s in boxes. A small lot of 300 drums, n'inissequent arrival, is in the market -rl ~"v unsold. Salmon—The late arrivals have been commanding 64s per barrel for No. 1. Soap—The market is abundantly supplied ; but we have heard of no sales of any consequence. Pork—ls inactive. No transactions have reached us. Hams—Lancashire have met rather freer sale at 10c1 to 10/d —as have also Irish at 7d to 9d, and American at 4d to 6d. The stock of all descriptions is heavy. Cheese is scarce—some small parcels of English commanded lld to 12d per lb ; American has been sold at 9d. Beef—The supply of this article continues ample. Family is held for 48s in half, and 24s in quarter barrels, at which rates some small transactions have been effected. Pigs' Tongues—Are dull of sale. The only opera tion that has reached us is the disposal of 10 half barrels at 50s. Cod Oil—ls in fair supply. We quote 2s per gallon as being its full value—at which 50 barrels have changed hands. Malt—Bottled is scarce. Bulk remains at our last quotation. Salt—Some sacks of Liverpool salt have been placed at 8s 6d to 93. A lot was sold (to arrive) at 7s 6d per sack. Lumber—No change has taken place in the market for this article since our last Brandy—ls abundant and inactive. Tobacco —Long Leaf is plentiful mad dull of sale. Ca vendish may be quoted at 7id. Rum—ls worth 3 s 6 d to :3s 9d per gallon, proof 21. Sugar—May be quoted at 14s to 16s per 1001bs. Pimento-21 - d per lb may be considered the market price of this article. Freights—Coffee for Liverpool is being shipped at 4s per_clvt and Sugar for London at the same figure. The following comprise the cargo of the Brigt. Susan from Halifax—our import table was made up previously to her entering :- 260 Tierces and 256 boxes, equal to 1,236 quintals codfish. 11 Boxes soap, 274 barrels herrings. 45 Barrels mackerel, 30 barrels oil. 25 Firkins butter, 15,000 cedar Shingles. 500 Feet W. P. Lumber. EXCHANGES ON LONDON. Commissary's Bills-30 days, not under 11 per cent. premium. Colonial Bank-90 days, 1 per cent. premium. „ —6O days, 11 per cent. premium. Planters' and Jamaica Banks-90 days, par. , I, 60 days, i per cent. prem. ~ ,, 30 days, 1 per cent. prem. A WORD FOR THE DUMB CREATION.-Keep-To dogs that aro not wanted for some really useful purpo se; discourage in every way their being used as beasts of draught; take care to let them always have fr ee access to water, and never overfeed them. We may also say a word for birds kept in cages. In hot weather do not hang them out in the sun unless you cover the cag e w i t h a piece of carpet or green sod , or a thick layer of l eaves . Let horses, too, have freque nt opportuniti es of quenching their thirst, especially such as are wgrking in towns; and can rarely enjoy green grasi. THE UNITED ^ STATES AND MEXICO. ARRIVAL OF THE SARAH SANDS. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY. The arrival of the screw-steamer Sarah Sands, Captain Thompson, from New York, this afternoon, whence she sailed on the sth instant, has brought to us three day's later news. Exchange on England continues as high as on the departure of the last steamer, at which time it ruled at 111. The Sarah Sands has consequently specie in freight to the amount of 60,0001. Money continued easy, and foreign business, in general, very dull. To France the exports now are a mere bagatelle. A re• port was published in the Wall -street Stock Exchange to the effect that the Bank of Charleton, South Carolina, had suspended specie payments; but we merely mention it for the sake of stating that no cre dence whatever was given to it, and it remained without confirmation. The canal from New York was opened on the Ist instant, and a fleet of boats, laden with merchandise for the interior, took their departure. The receipt of produce downwards will not be felt for ten days or a fortnight afterwards ; and although it is at present, too early to form a judgment as to the probable,, quanties to arrive, the bountiful harvest of last year will quickly pour down to reduce the present high prices on the seaboard. Last year the receipts in May were, of flour-Ist week, 31,000 barrels; 2d, 92,000 ; 3d, 161,300 ; and 4th week, 324,000 barrels! In the Senate, Mr. Hannegan, from the committee on foreign relations, reported a Bill enabling the Presi dent to take military p ossess i on of Y uca t an . discussion on the merit s o f th e Bil l too k No p l ace , and it was finally made the special order of the day fol lowing. But little other business was transacted in this body. In the House, after the disposal of some other business, the Ten Regiment Bill, from the Se nate, was called up, and referred to the committee on military affairs. The Senate Bill repealing a law re ducing the number of generals, at the close of the war with Mexico, was taken up and passed. Accounts -from the French West Indies wear a most gloomy appearance. In Guadaloupe an out break on the' part 'of the"slaves was anticipat ed ; business was at a pause—no m one y, n o discount, no sales of produce, and no vessels t o ca rry it off. As Martinique a revolt of the blacks was hourly expected, in consequence of the postponement by t he Provisional Government of their emancipation until the present crop had been reaped. As the Brit ish steamer Conway passed the island on the 7 th of April an estate was observed to be on fire. MARKETS. Cotton—The advance noticed after the arrival of the America has been lost, and prices now rule the same as last week. The sales to-day amount to 1,200 bales. Upland and Mobile and Florida. New Orleans. Inferior nominal. nominal. Ordinary to good ordinary 5 a5l 5 a 5 4. 1 Middling to . good middling 51 a 54 5 a 5-k Middling fair to fair Fully fair to good f a i r 6i a , 6i 61 a7l Fino Flour, &c.—Western, &c., is steady at 6 dols. to 6 dols. 31i cents., and common Southern, 6 dols. 12- cents to 6 dols. 25 cents. 400 barrels Jersey corn meal sold at 2 dols. 31 cents. 5,000 bushels Jersey corn, 52 to 53 cents. ; 4,000 ditt o N ew Orleans, 50 to 51 cents. ; 1,000 bushels of rye (delivered) 73 cents. ; 2,000 bushels oats, 45 to 47 cents. Sales of Mess Pork have been made to a fair extent at 10 dols. 25 cents., and 100 barrels at 10 dols. 314 cents. prime is held at 1 dols. 25 cents. Ashes are inactive in consequence of the reduced stock. Holders are firm at 6 dole. for Pots, and 7 dols. 75 cents, to 7 dols. 874 for Pearls. ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, MAY 22. The American steamer, which left New York on the oth inst., arrived here this afternoon. She brings 100,0001. in specie, and 109 passengers. (From the Nest York Courier and Enquirer of May 10.) The intelligence to the 22d ult., received by the Britannia, which reached Boston on Sunday, has caused little or no alteration in business or prices here. We; are becoming daily more sensible of the influence.of the political convulsions now agitating Europe upon our commercial interests. Business is paralysed, our trade with France almost entirely suspended, freights of all descriptions are very low, and unemployed shipping accumulates in our ports. Flour has for some days past been on the advance, owing to a reduced stock and the absence of supplies by canal. MEXICO. We have received by special express the Picayune of April 30, containing news from Vera Cruz to the 22d ult. General Cadwallader and Mr. Trist arrived as passengers. The Court of Inquiry is still in sEssion, and would not adjourn for three weeks. General Scott would await the adjournment. Paredes was still at San Luis, not under arre, A grand banquet was given at Vera Cruz on the 16th, in honour of the French revolution. The Vera Cruz Free American remains of opinion that there is little prospect of peace. The state of Mexico is in favour of General Herrera as President, he having received 150,000 out of 166,000 votes. The Con gress of Vera Cruz was to assemble on the 30th ; that of Puebla met on the 10th ; Don J. M. Orsario was appointed Governor of the Plata State. There are 2,000 Mexican troops at Queretaro, and yet on the 12th a diligence was attacked within half a mile of the city, by eight men, who fired upon the pas sengers; the latter, however, showed fight, and killed one of the robbers. At New York cotton is better ; middling is quoted 51 to 64, and fair 64 to 7—exports to Great Britain average fully 50,000 bales per week. United States Treasury Notes, 1024 to 3.6 ; United States Sixes, 1044; Ohio Sixes, 99i to a ; Pennsylvanian, 74. Exchange onLondon,. 1104 ; 4 111 4 for 60 days' bills. The following was received by telegraph just as the America was leaving " Detroit (Michigan), May 9, 2 P.M. A . terrible fire is now raging in this city, the population of which is 20,000. The yellow store houses are destroyed, and also the Elbira stores. Forty buildings have already been consumed; the Steam-boat Hotel and the American Hotel are both in flames; and one-third of th e c ity is threatened with destruction. The Advertiser newspaper has also fallen a prey to the devouring element. LATEST FROM CUBA. (From the New lark Herald of the 4th of May.) We learn from Captain Hilton of the schooner Sea, which arrived to-day from Cadenas, that when she left, on the 14th ult., the white inhabitants were in hourly anticipation of a general insurrection among the negroes. The Gover nor was u sing great effortsto suppress any attempt; h e h a d a lready i m prisoned a number of blacks suppo se d t o be the ringlea ders, and also stationed troops u p on many of the planta tions in the neighbourh oo d o f th e town. Business generally was very i na ctive, and freig h t s dull. Molasses firmer, at A number of planters had finished grinding, and crops were reported rather light. There had been but one fall of rain for three months, and many cattle were dying in consequence of the great drought. ADELPHI THEATRE' Of very old materials is the farce composed which was brought out at this theatre last night, under the title of Going to the Derby. Wrigh t is the hero--a c s l o y c k t n o ey enjoy b a on ne d t - a m y ' a s bonnet-maker, sport who at escapes E ps , f ro m w h e re he meets with divers grotesque mishaps, not the least being the arrival of his wife, who, disguised as a gipsy, watches her truant lord, and has circumstantial grounds for suspecting his fidelity. Then there is an elderly to the grocer in pursuit of his better half, whom he believes has run away with the bonnet-maker; and thus an abundance of comic misunderstanding is occasioned. the . ." tag" The grocer is the principal victim in the end, for upon waiter h Ething, however, is susceptible of explanation, and the . mutual jealousies o i m f t i h s e fathered s preaa E a acghliel, which to the are removed —Wright chaise p lost the horse, he engages t d dies, whom, having . . . 0 rag iece in the shafts of a chaise containing the two la home in this style, favoured by farcecoincident pushes b e of the ultra-extravagant school, ,peculiarAd I h . the e p 1 ; W and as there is no absurdty which hind from Paul Bedford. Wright and his popular associate cannot make go down, The ti a is its success was unbounded. The house was crowded, and the eared before the curta . principal actors app in when it of a lau fell, to receive a hurricane pp se. --- ------------ r.,-------_ house for a fe w "vvELLS THEATRE. weeks. Last.SA nnightEwße'ristened with s d ome pleasure to the opera of Fra Diavolo, perform! at the above theatre by the little corps under the direction of Miss Rain '3.9l bY a respectable audience, who seemed, in a good-natured disposition, tteh, placew ho h ‘ a y s a t s to be pleased with everyb _ y on E the stage, especially with Miss Rainforth and Air s . t r h aser, who of each re ceived loud and long plau_ the e latter gentleman, who looked the figure of _ Italian bandit, per formed the part with much ease_ tik t e oler th ab a l t y and grace, and sung the music with r a good, well-toned voice. Miss Rainforth, as Zer mat, acquitted herself with much credit. Mr. Horncdas his and m; --ss Isaacs, as the English nobleman an _ young w if e, on their marriage jaunt to Italy, kept the house in a roar by their honeymoon jealousies and squabbles, while Messrs. Borrani and Leffler performed the characters of the brigands with mu o c_h t _ roller Y—the latter, however, throwing more o f, .ne grotesque into his part than consisted withgo . a taste. The chorus and. orchestra were very efficient, considering the re tensions of t he little company. Gen era l Tom Thumb was an attentive listener in one , theof boxes, and t esiimpti 3O ..i.t3dxsdo 5L :J o i thi'l: attracted considerable attention. He wore a common linen blouse, such as many children at this season wear; and, beyond a certain glance of precocity in his eye, there was nothing in his manner, dress, or voice, to distinguish him from an ordinary child, and we could not help wondering that the world of fashion should have lavished so much in idol-worship on an object so little worthy of their regard. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. THE WAR -STEAMER BASIN AT PORTSMOUTH.—The completion of the auxiliary features to this great depot are being hurried on with the utmost expedition, in order to insure the mo s t comp l ete coup d' cr il on the day of opening —Thursday next. The Lords of the Admiralty have given th e most amp l e scope to t h e heads of the_ .e several departments comptrolling the work to enable them to rend er th e event one o f unalloyed eclat to all concerned, as well as to the spectators. The men work ing for the contractor were employed on Sunday in re moving the dam from the entrance of the basin; a large body of sawyers are employed sawing planks to form the seats for the booths appropriated to the spectators, and for scaffolding to support the same. As many as 1,000 men were employed in the work of pre paration yesterday, and will continue until the completion. Nine immense booths are being erected around the structure for the occupation of the naval and military officers, parties connected with the work; the intermediate spaces are fitted up with standing ledges for the general public. For the latter accommodation will be given to the extent of 4,000. Seven bands of music will be in attendance. The guard of honour on this auspicious occasion will be taken by the naval brigade of the dockyard, at the north-east entrance. A body of the infantry battalion will be sta tioned on the west side of the basin, the artillery compa nies of the brigade will be stationed on the east or right side of the basin, and the boat brigade on the left. The corps of Royal Engineers. under the command of the officers in charge of the Government works at Ports mouth (Captain James) will be stationed on the south side. The musical corps will be stationed at uniform distances round the basin. The Queen, Prince Albert, the Duchess of Kent, the Duke of Wellington, Marquis of Anglesea, the Earl of Auckland and the Admiralty, the Premier, &c., &c., are expected to be present on the day. Should the weather be fine, the spectacle will be one of unsurpassed nautical splendour. THE CAPE AND COAST 01 AFRICA.—The steam frigate Vulture, Captain M'Dougal, arrived off Ports mouth yesterday morning. She sailed from Simon'sßay, St. Helena, April 5, and Ascension, April 12. She has brought home the following passengers:—Lieutenant Irwin, of the 18th Royal Irish Regiment, from China; Arthur Boat, Esq., Ordnance store-keeper, from Hong- Kong; Duncan M'Creight, Esq., Master R.N., from Cape of Good Hope; W. White, Esq., M.D., surgeon of her Majesty's ship Geyser, Sac. The flag-ship President Vice-Admiral Dacres, the steamers Rosamond and Gey sey, and the corvette Nimrod, were at the Cape on the 25th of March, the latter in command of Me. 13elgrave, the Admiral's son-in-law, and late flag-lieutentint The Tortoise and Bonetta were at Ascension. The Vulture has sailed for the port at which she fitted out (Sheer ness), to be put out of commission, after three years and four months' service. The Havannah, 22 guns, Captain Erskine, and the Dee steam-troop ship, were at Madeira, on their passage to the Cape of Good Hope, on the 4th inst. PROMOTION. Lieutenant William Houston Stewart (1842) late flag to Vice-Admiral King at the Nore, to the rank of commander. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenants—Robert Shebbeare (1813), to the out pension of Greenwich Hospital ; C. C. A. Kane (1842), to the Ocean, 84, at Sheerness, as flag lieute nant to the Commander-in-Chief, at the Nore ; F. P. Coull, to command the revenue cutter, Chamelion, vice Voules. Naval Instructors—R. Wilson to the San Josef flag ship at Plymouth ; R. Oran, to the Caledonia, 120 guns, at Plymouth. Assistant Surgeons—J. Rose, M.D., confirmed to Hasler Hospital ; J. B. Nicholson, M.D., to the Merlin steam-packet, fitting at Portsmouth, J. P. Lawrence, to the Medusa steam packet, at Portsmouth ; E. T. Wat kins (acting), to the San Josef, at Plymouth. WooLwicu, MAY 22.—The Rifleman steam-vessel went down the river on Saturday last, under the charge of Lieutenant Robertson, to try the engines of the Teaser of 100 horse power, now fitted in the Rifleman instead of her former engines of 200 horse power. The result of the three trials up and three down, opposite the measured mile at Long Reach was B'o2 knots on the average, a speed rather greater than when she was first tried with her bottom unsheathed, and en gines of 200 horse power. This experiment was anxiously looked for, and Captain Halstead, Captain Glasse, and Captain Smythe, R.N., Mr. Atherton, chief engineer at Woolwich dockyard. Mr. F. P. Smith, and several gentlemen were on board to witness the trials, to ascertain if the alteration of giving the stern a finer run would be an advantage to screw-propelled vessels ; and they were not disappointed, as it was made evident that the engines of 100 horse power requiring only one half of the quantity of coals as engines of 200 horse power, gave a speed of upwards of eight knots per hour, and within about one knot of the speed she attained on any previous trial with engines of double power. The Teaser steam-vessel is at present fitting with two engines of 30 horse power each, and is fitted with two rudders, with which a trial will shortly be made. The Caradoc steam packet, fur the Holyhead station, was tried again to-day in the basin at the Dynamometer, and will be tried again tomorrow after an alteration is made in her floats. The Trident steam vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Risk, will leave Woolwich this afternoon for Greenhithe, to have her compasses adjusted by Captain Johnson, and will then proceed to Chatham to embark a detach ment of Royal Marines for Ireland. The Termagant, steam-frigate, 24 guns, designed by Mr. Wite, and fitting with a screw propeller and engines of 620-horse power by Messrs. Seaward and Co., will be ready for trial in about a month, or as soon us the ship wrights have her out of their hands. The Encounter steam-sloop is taking on board 300 tons more ballast previous to her official trial to bring her more down in the water than she was on the pre liminary trial. The armament of this vessel will be opg 68 pounder gun. 95 cwt., and 10 feet long; one 10 inch, gun, 85 cwt., and 9 feet 4 inches long; and four 8 inch guns, 65 cwt. each, and 9 feet long. WOOLWICH-MONDAY. ROYAL SAPPERS AND MlNERS.—Lieutenant Wilkin son and Lieutenant Farrell, Royal Engineers, seven non commissioned officers, one bugler, and thirty-three privates of the Royal Sappers and Miners, are expected to embark on Friday next on board the Stebournheath freight-ship, for a passage to Halifax ? Nova Scotia. The greater number of the, men are married, and have large families, and intend remaining in Nova Scotia on the expiration of their periods of serv i c e. This arrangement will be of great advantage to the colony in which they settle, and will relieve this country of a considerable burden, which the wives and children of soldiers gener ally prove, when the number allowed to proceed with th e corps to foreign stations is limited. The plan is worthy of adoption in every regiment proceeding to coloni a l s t a tions, the West Indies or unhealthy climates excepted. ROYAL ARTILLERY.—One non• commissioned officer and thirty-one gunners of the Ist and 6th battalions are to embark in the Stebournheath freight-ship, to join their companies at Halifax, Nova Scotia. The garrison at . Woolwich is very quiet, the ebullitio n o f f ee li ng betwixt the recruits of the Royal Artillery and the Royal Marines being promptly checked by the autho rities; and there does not appear to be any truth in the statement that one of the men was stabbed with a bayonet, as was reported; on the contrary, the men do not carry bayonets when off duty. THE MARINE SOClETY. — Yesterday the annua. visitation of the governors and friends of the above Society was made on board the Iphigenia frigate, moored off the Deptford Creek, to inspect and examine the officers and boys, &c.—The Right lion. tho Earl of Romney in the chair. The report made by Mr. Rust, the secretary, stated that the boys received on board during the year were 318, of whom 33 were sent into the royal navy, 40 into the Indian navy, 227 into the merchant service and fisheries, and six discharged, and two have died; remaining now on board 100—making a total number received on board since 1786 of 26,547 boys, at an expenditure of 110,8831. Bs. 3d. The boys were examined on reading spelling, writing, &c., the use of the compass, th e t orn i quet, exerc i s i ng t h e sa il s , working the great guns, the use of small arms, and rowing in the boats, in all of which they acquitted them selves with great credit—the governors expressing them selves perfectly satisfied with the proficiency of the boys and the discipline and order observed in every depart ment of the ship. The Iphigenia being an old vessel, and requiring a great deal of repair, the Government have given orders to fit up, for the use of the society, the Venus, a 42-gun frigate. THE RISCA COLLIERY Exrnosiorr.—An inquest was held on Wednesday, on the body of Joseph James, aged 51, and Alfred Chivers, aged 12i years, what ost their lives by the explosion in the above works t . he ,pre ceding day. After hearing the evidence the jury re turned a verdict to the following effect:—" J That the deceased Joseph James and Alfred Chivers came by their deaths by an accidental explosion of fire-damp in the big vein pit of the Wain Vawr colliery." The jury were unanimous in strongly recommending, for the due preservation and safety of life and property, that it be considered imperative by the proprietor of the colliery, that be direct the big vein openings to be as thoroughly examined by a fireman as the other portions of the works; and that in future all fines established in these works, and infringed by the workmen, be strictly forced. The wounded persons were progressing favour ably.—Monmouthshire Merlin. PUBLIC MEETINGS IN LIVERPOOL—We under stand that the Mayor has, in complia nce w i t h t h e requ i sition of the shipowning interest, called a public meeting of the inhabitants for Friday next, to consider the pro posals of the Ministry to repeal the navigation-laws. In compliance with the wishes of the Financial Reform Association, he has convened another great meeting for tho following Tuesday, to deal with the important question of reduced and equitable taxation.—Liverpool Albion. TRINITY TERM.—On Friday next Trinity Term commences. The arrears in the Court of Queen's Bench number 117, consisting of eight cases in the special paper for judgment, and 33 special cases and demurrers for argument; 61 rules for new trials,—titid 15 for judg ment. In the Court of Common Pleasthe arrears are as follows:-12 enlarged rules, 74 rules for new trials to be argued, and 12 for judgment. There are two regis tration appeals, and two suspended applications for new trials. Already 40 demurrers have been entered. The arrears for this court may be considered as somewhat considerable. THE MURDER IN SPITALFIELDS. Since the investigation before Mr. Baker, the Coroner, into the circumstances connected with the murder of L Henry Lazarus, aged 6i years, who was found about seven o'clock, on the morning of Tuesday last, in the yard at the back of the house, No. 16, --Tenter-street, Spitalfields, Mr. Inspector Scott and Sergeant Teakle, of the II division of police, have been indefatigable in their exertions to trace out the person or persons im plicated in this mysterious affair. They are of opinion that the unfortunate child was barbarously murdered in ope of the houses leading into the yard, there being six in communication with it, and not that it was taken when dead from the street, and placed in the spot where it was discovered They say it is impossible that the body could have been carried through the streets at that _time of the morning, and that, therefore, it must have been concealed in one of the houses during the night, and that the death of the poor child ensued in a very short time after it left its. home. Mr. Gilbert states that death was the effect of strangulation, and that in the contents of the stomach there was nothing to show that 'it arose from any other cause. It is believed that the clothes have been removed in order that it might be supposed that the object of the murderer was the robbery of the clothes. It is thought that the intention of the person or persons who have taken away the child's life was, by doing•so, that they were desirous of concealing some act of turptitude which they were fearful might be brought to light through him. As yet no clue has been obtained of the disposal of the clothes, notwithstanding the publicity of the de scription of them that has been given by the metropolitan journals. It is intended that a search should be made for them in the cesspools connected with the houses above referred to, adjoining No. 16, Tenter-street. The dress the deceased wore on the day of the murder he re ceived from the Jewish Free School, Bell-street, Spital fields, at which he was an attendant. Throughout the whole of Saturday, Sergeant Teakle was in the neigh bourhood, making inquiries. There is a strong suspicion in a short time this mysterious affair will be brought to light. The members of the Jewish persuasion have manifested a most intense desire to afford the police every assistance to its elucidation, and on Saturday night a committee sat for the purpose of devising steps to offer a reward for the discovery of the person guilty of the horrible transaction, A communication has been opened with Sir G. Grey for a similar object, and an answer has been received from the Secretary of State, intimating that pending the investigation before the Coroner, no interference could take place, and that, in the event of the jury returning a verdict of " Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown," that the usual mode would be adopted, in order that the perpetrator of the crime might be brought to justice. 4e- Yesterda ADJOURNED INQUEST ON THE B ODY. for East Middl esex, an d t h e j ury em panelled on Thurs day3l, at eleven o'clock, Mr. W. B aker, coroner last, re -assembled at the Duke of Wellington, Shepherd- s t reet , S p i ta lfi e l ds, for t h e pur p o se of further prosecutinga r n s, in w q h u o iry wa in s t f o oo th n e d death strao of Henryeinnrya yard Lazarus, aged si x y last into N at tached to th e h ouse scribed p i n r o t o h e i e s dings journal. n o. nd l6 er , T c e i r n o t o e m r - s s t t r a e n e o t e , s o n a l t r h e e a d tn y o rdne ing of T ues d ay - The appeared ectrow de d to t o excite suffocationgr eat , and t interest. he The inqu es t room was exterior of th e house, chieflywsurrounded by a mob of from persons persuasion, attr ac t e d b y th members of the Hebrew 100 to 200 reports in circul a ti on a s tO the extraordinary nature of the evidence which would Yates, solicitor, of St. Mary Axe, b e Mr.acld adduced. d . ,s fa a m tt i e ly n . ded to watch the case on behalf soinfetelatehdeeceased last met, a lad " Charlejer'o3;nwhbo went about b c y to t r he S s c o o b tt ri s q a u id et , 0 f known I ns begging aad "playing the clapper, east-end of the metropolis, had been taken (?nes at the circumstances having occurred which led to into thet custody, sion that he could throw some light on the inWres amymsterious affair. The statement he had made was of re markable character. Mr. Scott added that thereost was something in the boy's manner leading to the impression that he was an idiot, although, on being removed to the station-house, he answered the questions put to him in a very,rational way. His statement, which had been taken down in writing, was to this effect:—That he had seen the deceased murdered by two lads respectively named " Jem Paxton," who wandered about reciting selections from the play of The Bottle, and " Tom Austen," who worked as a porter at Billingsgate Market. That he saw them strangle the deceased in the Tenter-ground, and afterwards strip the body of its clothes, and carry it through the passage of the house No. 16, Tenter-street, into the yard, where they left it. That at first the murderers wished him to carry the body to London-bridge, and throw it into the river; that he refused to do so, but remained in Tenter street until Paxton and Austen returned from the yard of the house, No. 16, when they threatened to murder him if he said anything about it, upon which he returned home. _ _ _ . . The CORONER said he would put a few questions to the party referred to, first cautioning him as to what he said. He should, however, decline to take anything he stated as evidence. The individual was here introduced by a police-officer, His appearance fully bore out the description given by the inspector. His right side was completely paralysed, and as he shuffled into the room he gazed around with the vacant stare peculiar to half-witted persons. The CORONER having duly cautioned him, he said his name was Charles Savage. He resided at a lodging hou,e, No. 26, Wentworth -street, Spitalfields. He then described the circumstance as just mentioned by the inspector. CORONER—What was done with the deceased's clothes? Witness—They were ;eft in the corner of the tenter ground. CoaortEa—When did you tell any person of this?— itness—On the Tuesday morning. The CORONER said, the boy's statement was very ex traordinary, but he really could not bring himself to believe that he was in his right mind. At any rate, he had better retire for the present, while he went into the evidence of some of the other witnesses. Elias Cortesso, coal dealer, of No. 16, Tenter-street, Spitalfields, was next called. In contradiction to the evidence of the boy savage, this witness declared that he had stood at his door from eight to ten o'clock on the Monday night, and was quite certain no person passed through his house during that period. Witness had no lodgers, and could not account for the body of the de ceased having been found in his yard. Phcehe Sothart, of No. 26, Wentworth-court, lodging house-keeper, said she knew the boy Savage, who occu • pied a bed for 3d. a night in the second floor of her house. He got his living, as witness believed by begging. He had a good recollection. Was of an amiable temper. Always seemed perfectly harmless, and was fond of playing with children. On the Monday night he came home about half past nine o'clock, and, as far as witness could recollect, did not appear at all agitated. She did not think Savage was quite right in his mind. The CORONER here asked Savage why he did not tell the witness of what he had seen when;he got home on Monday night? Savage—Because I thought it would hurt her feelings. This observation caused some amazement in the court, and the CORONER said it only strengthened his impression that the youth was " daft." The witness Sothart further described that Savage came home about half-past nine on Monday night, adding, that on application of the deceased's friends about eleven o'clock the same night to know where he had left Henry Lazarus, he informed them that he had sent him home at nine o'clock. Ellen Jones, a neighbour, swore to having seen the deceased and Savage together at the door of Mr. Laza rus's house about nine o'clock on Monday night. About twenty minutes to ten she again saw Savage at the corner of Wentworth -street, and on asking him what he had done with little Henry, he said he had sent him home about ten minutes previously. Two other witnesses were here called, who swore that the boy Savage was in bed at ten minutes after ten on Monday night. Hannah Fleming, one of the witnesses examined at the police-court, repeated her testimony as to having heard Sarah Rodgers, who is at present in custody under re mand, state that she knew who had committed the murder, but that she would never divulge it. The prisoner Rodgers, who was present, strongly denied having given utterance to any such expression. Mr. Venables proved having made a post mortem examination on the remains of the deceased. He found nothing of a deleterious nature in the stomach, and had no hesitation in ascribing death to strangulation. By a juror—lt would have been impossible for the deceased to have committed the act himself, seeing the position in which he was found. The inquiry having already lasted nearly five hours, The CORONER here said, as it was not likely the jury would be able to come to a conclusion at that present sitting, he thought it might be advisable to adjourn at this stage of the proceedings. After some discussion on the subject, it was unani mously agreed to meet again on Thursday next at eleven o'clock. In the course of the proceedings the Coroner directed Inspector Scott to arrest the two parties referred to by the boy Savage, in order that they might be forthcoming at the adjourned inquiry. HAYMARKET THEATEE.—In consequence of the indisposition of Mr. Charles Kean, attested by a medical certificate, the appearance of that gentleman and Mrs. Kean is deferred till Monday next. ELOPEMENT.—On Saturday night last, about twelve o'clock, some of the inmates ot Bodriggy House, Phillack, were aroused from their slumbers by a noise in the court which at the time was supposed to originate from one of the farm horses having strayed from a field. Nothing more was thought of the circumstance till the Sunday morning, when, at the usual time of rising, Miss Catherine Ann Walters, aged eighteen years, the eldest daughter of Captain Sampson Walters, now a mine agent at Chilli, South America, whose wife o ccu p ies a part of her Bodriggy House, not making her appearance, mother entered her bedchamber and found everything in a contused state and the daughter nowhere to be found. An alarm was but no tidngs the fair fugitive could be obtained till the Sunday forenoon, when news was brought to Mrs. Walters that her daughter had been married that morn ing at Phillack Church to a youngat mechanic working hale Foundry, named Ley, who must have ob tained license previous to the elopement. They had been seen in company together a short time ago; and Mrs. Walter threatened to confine her daughter if she continued to give her company to him, but " Love laughs at locksmiths"—the happy couple are now spend ing their honeymoon at the bridegroom's mother's resi dence at Phillack Church-town. 'rho bride's mother is quite disconsolate, and her friends, who are very re spectable, have some thoughts of bringing the case into an Ecclesiastical Court, or of indicting the young man for perjury.—Cornwall Gazette. ~'?j YORK CITY ELECTION. YORK, MONDAY AFTERNOON.—The nomination of Candidates for the city of York took place this day, at - !d in St. Sampson's-square. hustings erecter_ Mr. Alderman Meek proposed, and Mr. George Lee man seconded, the nomination of Mr. William Mourdant Edward Milner, of Nun Appleton, as a fit and proper person to represent this city in Parliament. Mr. Frederick Hopwood proposed, and Mr. Baker seconded, the nomination of Mr. Henry Vincent, of Stamford-hill. Mr. Joseph Swales proposed, and Mr. R. H. Anderson seconded, the nomination of Charles Wilkins, Esq., sergeant-at-Jaw. - - Mr. MILNER first addressed the electors, , -}l . himself, with regard to the reform moven4issk vocate for the ballot and household tinffram a t ea), tem,: • to triennial Parliaments, and reserves himselfdielavqual electoral districts; _ _ _ Mr. VINCENT declared himself a firm supporter Of the four points involved in the -present reform ...lament- As to household suffrage, he should take 1.! ektas an instalment or a debt long due to the people. He is for the abolition of the game-laws, a revision of the probate and legacy duties], and of the property and income tax, so as to impose a larger burden on. real and permanent property. Ho advocated religious freedom—the word toleration he repudiated. Mr. Sergeant WILKINe -next add seed the consti tuency. He avowed himself in fay'our of household suffrage, vote by ballot, electoral d4tricts, and triennial Parliaments. He opposed the game-laws, and con demned our present system of gaol discipline, which instead of being a corrective of crime, was one of its greatest nurseries. He contended that our present system of taxation was unjust and oppressive to the itdustrious classes. The SHERIFF then took a show of hands; when large numbers were held up for Mr. Wilkins and Mr. Vincent. For Mr. Milner the show was small. A second ahoyv was taken for the two former gentlemen, and ultimately the Sheriff declared that the show was in favour of Mr. Vincent. A poll was -then demanded by Mr. Wilkins and Mr. Millier,.whicolis fixed to commence to-morrow morn• ing at eight o'clock. A vote of thanks to the Sheriff terminated the pro ceedings, and the Court was adjourned to ten o'clock on Wednesday morning, when the declaration of the poll will be made. CRICKET. Yesterday the opening match of the season of the Marylebone Club was played at Lord's, and taking into consideration that it is not every gentleman who has been able to avail himself of much practice hitherto, the exhi bition on this occasion was very far from being of an inferior order. As for the Hon. R. Grimstone, we once heard it said that he was always in practice, even though he may not have had a bat in hand. But that gen tleman is one of those who will " seise the moment," let that be when it may, and thus in the contest it will be found he carried, as it were, all before him. The match was " The Earl of Leicester's choice of nine gentlemen with two players, and the Earl of Strath more's selection of nine gentlemen also with two players;" and such was the general feeling of satisfaction at the closeness of the play,` hat we understood that it was arranged that the same elevens should meet again on Monday week for another " fray," in lieu of the proposed " Lincoln's Inn and Teniple" match. On behalf of the Earl of Leicester, the Hon. S. Pon sonby, in the first hands, marked eight by three, a two, and three singles; but Mr. Haygarth, the "impenetrable," as he has often been denominated, was bowled by Diver without having made any score. Indeed, on this side there was no success achieved until the Hon. R. Grim ston made his appearance. He scored 29 by a five, two threes, three twos, and twelve singles. The Earl of Leicester contributed a one and a four, and Lord H. Loftus 16, in which number were a three, four twoissiid five single runs. The Hon. C. Coke tendered six, which backed were thankfully accepted and duly recorded. The - itotal of this innings was 80. came the Earl of Strathmore, bat in hand, the cricket ranks), Eari, ed as b i y s his his L br o o rd th s e h r ip t ,s h w e o H nt o , n p . l C a y . e Lyon. wello n (whatTh eN a o p b it l y e and not more it is that his Lordshi p frequently found in t only score o of four, two threes, and twoion of f our t wos . This, had run up a score of 25 ere the Hon. S. P onson b y took ff, balance of o nes after he add ition him C lark figures behind on th t e h a is ic s k id e e t , In his Lord s hip' s score were a for the slow bowlin g was t oo much f or t h em . Di ver in wa a s rk 6 e 6 d . 9, ln an t d hei tlr s *mond Kyoaston however, was the contributed 8. The total hands the Earl of Leicester's side made 91, of which numb er twothrees, s Mr. Grim s t on ma d e 41 in two fives, a four, in ones. There was no other score w i th two w'ttiodoff ff his army, s, and the rest figures. cThei having re Earl t o h fS e tetrda e th se m r or r e s, his once Lordship's o r elbuut ha v ed but 59 runs, or 46 short of the winX eingpdooeldntst.par: d The ground was exceedingly well attended , amongst the company we noticed the Earl of Leicester, th© Earl of Winterton, the Earl of Strathmore, the Earl of Munster, Lord and Lady F. Beauclerk, Lord Burghley, Lord Guernsey, Lord Loftus, Lord Mount garret, Lord Ipswich, Lord Paget, the Hon. L. Pon sonby, the Hon. S. Ponsonby, the Hon. R. Grimston, the Hon. Colonel Lowther, the lion. C. Vernon, the Hon. R. Lawley. the Hon. C. Coke, the Hon. W. Coke, the Hen. Captain Stanley, Sir flume Campbell, &c. The score was as follows: — EARL OF LEICESTER . S SIDE lion. S. Ponsonby, b Diver A. Hay forth, Esq, b Diver Royston, hit wicket, b Rapley Clark, s Diver, b Bayley lion. R. Grimston, b Bayley Earl of Leicester, b Bayley Lord Mountgarret. b Driver........ 2 b Diver 1 Lord 11. Loltus, run out Hon. W. Coke, b Diver Captain Cheslyn, c Parker, b Diver 0 b Diver ii. Barker, E,ci., b Bayley A. Taylor, Esq , c Lyon, b Bayley 1 not out 9 W. Bosvillo, Esq., not out 1 b Diver 2 Byes 80 EARL OF STRATJ(MORE'S SIDE. Earl of Strathmore, c Ponsonby... 25 b Clark ... 12 [lon. C. Lyon, c and b Royston ... 0 absent ... 0 Lord Burghley, s Ponsonby b Clark 2 absent ... 0 El. Fellowes. Esq. s Haygarth ... 2 b Clark ... 14 Diver, a Ponsonby, b Bosville .. 9 a Ponsonby e Bayley, s Ponsonby, b Clark ... 0 b Clark ... 1 R. Elynaston, Esq. b Clark ... ... 8 b Royston 1 C. Esrom, Esq. run out ... ... 0 not out ... 10 Earl Winterton, b Clark ... ... 1 b Clark ... 3 altaitland, Esq. c Mountgarret ... 2 run out ... 0 H. Parker, Esq. not out ... ... 0 run out . . 2 Lord Guernsey, c Royston, b Clark 3 absent ... 0 Hon. H. Neville, b Royston ... .. 1 not out ... 0 Byes 5, wide (Royston 1, Bos- Byes 6, no ball vale 8) 9, no ball (Bosville) 1 ... 15 (Bosville) 1 7 ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB. The entries for the great sailing matches of this dis tinguished club, appointed to take place on Monday next, from Erith to the Nore Light and back, closed at ten last night, and are as follows : First Class, for vessels above 25 and not exceeding 50 tons, for a prize, value 80 guineas. Yachts. Tons. Owners. Musquitto Belvidere Daring . Eclipse Blue Belle Second Class, for a prize, value 601., for boats above 12 and not exceeding 25 tons. 1n0.... Secret Prima Donna Antagonist .... 25 Third Class. Frolic Esk The first-class match, it must be borne in mind, is a time race, half a minute per ton being allowed from the larger to the smaller. The City of Canterbury steamer has been chartered by the club to accompany the race, for the accommodation of the members and friends, and will leave London-bridge precisely at ten in the morning, and call at Blackwell at half-past ten. VISITATION OF THE ARCHDEACON Or MIDDLESEX. —Yesterday having been appointed by the Venerable John Sinclair, M.A., Archdeacon of Middletez, for the visitation of that portion of the diocese of Lendon which is under his jurisdiction, a large number of the clergy of the Archdeaconry assembled at St. Paul's Church, Covent-garden, where they were met by the Arch deacon, Dr. Robert Phillimore, and Mr. Shepherd, the registrar, and the usual formal matters connected with the archdeaconal visitation having been transacted, the clergy proceeded into the sacred edifice, when the Arch deacon delivered his charge. „ FIRE AT THE GENERAL POST-OFFICE. —Yesterday afternoon, between two and - three o'clock, a fire broke out at the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand. When first discovered the flames were issuing frpm the upper windows of the London district side of the build- Exresses were dispatched n IS titling-street, and several eng i nes were instantly in attendance, and they for tunately succeed ed in confining the flames to that por tion of the bu ildin g where the fire brokitnogt\ie fronting Fire Bri Foster e-rs-t lane. i n broke out, which, together with its contents, was completely burnt out. The p'cirtion of the building destroyed was used as a sudden some of gust th e o f paper wind (the shavings w'i n bookbinder 's workshop, and it is co n j ec t ure d t h a t th e tow L a o rd N s p t o h N e fl A re is , D and ß t ß h l u G s n s T et oN the R ro A a o w in A a y. b — laz l e v . d fl o re v vs w b a e s i o n n g na o s p i e n n n ) ed wa b f y tin a g e are authorised to state that the engine -driver, Richard Dyer, who appeared as a prosecutor at the Central Criminal Court, on the 20th instant, was, on the circumstances of the case becoming known to the directors, immediately dismissed from their employ. THE EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN RAILWAY.—On Wednesday the Edinburgh and Northern Railway was opened from Ferry-Port on-Craig to Burntisland, and to Edinburgh, making the communication complete between the Tay and the Fort . On the Perth side also a com plete communication has been opened between Edin burgh on the one hand, and Perth on the other, as far as Abernethy-road. The resources of this railway as con necting the south with the north being now nearly deve loped, it is no matter of surprise that the stock of the company is rapidly rising in the market. The increase of traffic and pc„passengers may now be calculated on as constantly progressing along the whole double line. To the mere tourist the line towards Perth, as it runs round what was once Clatcart Crag, and above the town of Newburgh opens up a prospect unsurpassed in loveliness anywhere in the world,—.Fhealtire Jourtfa 0 VA' I°'