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LITERATURE A T911:1' 2 GYP 7, PALE STLV sc. By James Laird Patterson. Clo.rles _Dolman. After the appearance so very recently of the pic turesque and masterly volumes descriptive of. the East, by distinguished travellers like Kinglake and Warburton, it seems, at the first glance, rather super fluous for any other wanderer in those regions of beauty, grandeur, or magnificence, to adventure upon their delineation. Reasons, however, are adduced in the preface to the volume here submitted to our criti cism such as, we conceive, exonerate the author from the charge of temerity, while they impart to the work a novel and not inconsiderable attraction. Speaking at once in extenuation of his attempt, the writer says, "The visitors to the east, who have recently put forth ingenious and brilliant accounts of their travels, have been mostly such as thought they were doing a ser vice to society by throwing a certain air of in telligent contempt over the sacred places of Palestine." Remarks of this condemnatory character are, it is true, but too applicable to the vivid and luminous pages of "Eothen," in which the narrator seizes with evident relish every imaginable opportu nity which can enable him to throw hie little quirks of humour and quips of facetiousness over those spots Which are viewed as sacred by the vast majority of the educated minds of Christendom. Not so, how ever, was it with the beautiful and bewitching chap ters of the "Crescent and the Cross," in which, with little direct sympathy for aught beyond the limits of his own creed, the gifted—and, alas ! that we should have to surmise also the deeply lamented—Eliot Warburton, never mentioned those holy scenes but with an affectionate and reverential sense of their peculiar. sanctity. Loitering through the village of Beth lehem, bathing in the waves of the Jordan, roving by moonlight through the silent streets of Jerusalem, ascending to Mount Moriab, to the hill of Zion, and to the height of Calvary, be always trod the soil, and scanned the scenery, and explored the topographical curiosities of Palestine, with a fitting appreciation of the many grand and touching events, the sublime and pathetic incidents, the awful and holy expiation witn which those memorable localities are associated. Never theless, there was still room left for other travellers over the same ground, travellers not qualified to de pict with words of kindred loveliness, the aspect of the panoramas displayed to their wondering gaze by the mountains and the valleys of the East, but who plight still by the industry of their research justify the publication of their memoranda and memorabilia A. traveller of this kind is Mr. Patterson. Hie • u Journal " evidences that he is a man of edu cation and a man of intelligence. His pro gress through the various countries named aeon the title-page is marked by an accumu lation of very new and very valuable information. This information he has here generously laid before • IPe Public in a work the peculiar lucidity and the . I terary graces of which must command for it no indifferent share of admiration. Setting out with an account of all that more particularly arrested his attention as he traversed Germany, Trieste, and the fltdriatic, he commemorates with gusto the nature of I!! first impressions on his arrival in Egypt. Here, of course, he passes not unnoticed things familiar to readers of Kinglake and Warburton, such, for s =ample, as the luxury of the Turkish bath, the ch aracteristics of the petrified wood, and the diverse of the Nile Boats, and the streets of Ca iro, and the mosques, and the tombs, and the Egyptian music, and the desert cata :.nlhB) and the obelisks, and the pyre ho;T• Minute records are given of the voyage 'a up' and down the river, the numerous " won 't*" of the Nile being each in succession enumerated the*ern Thebes to Memphis, from the cataracts to crocodiles. Subsequently we have a description o i , . the j o u rney across the desert and the entrance into er asalem. Here it is that the value of Mr. Pat. :Teen's work becomes the more conspicuously ap parent. sets a proportionate value upon every ; nd ttige of the Holy City, and it is with a loving heart an adoring mind that he moves through its con stecrated precincts—through the holy sepulchre, by . 1 6 he colu mn o f fl age ll a ti on , to the summit of Calvary, ,„" n g the Via Dolorosa, into the garden of Gethse- He penetrates afterwards into the cave of St. J erome, to the valley of Ajelon, to the site of Jericho, to the pools of Solomon, and to the valley of Terebinthus. Our traveller's movements kz's then extended to the country surrounding Jeru &lem to Carmel and Tabor, to the Lebanon, , and h omewards by way of the Levant, Greece, and (ift:lice. The volume i s em b e lli s h e d through t• . with a variety of curious, and some them most attractive, illustrations. Amongst r• ose, for instance, there is a delineation of Jeru salemin the form of a frontispiece. Again, there is Z ▪ sketch of that island of Philos, mentioned in the _Crescent an d the Cross" in t erms o f suc h r apturous Z i tniration. Besides these, and other scarcely less alnable plates, there 'are very excellent woodcuts tinUrtraying the hieroglyphics for the name of the *kin g of Judah, and giving a vivid notion of the ruins tef aal bele. As appendices, we must also especially v er to, as of inestimable value, the chapters le.ting to the Catholics of the East, to the " Sepa til,stnit or Schismatic Christians of the East," to par ti:itelar "indulgences," and to the holy places of Pales- Every w h e r e throughout his journal the author fo , lees his ability, and what, if possible, is still more ve a ‘ifYing in a traveller into the regions he has tra- L I " i rs ", namely, a recognition of the holier and loftier 00.nenees of religion, insomuch that we have a more "n Ordinary satisfaction in offering our meed of nitnendation to the " Journal " of James Laird Patterson. (G ENES AND ADVENTURES 1N CEN TRAL AMERICA. Edited by Frederick Bard- T.,,. 1 1 Esq. Blackwood. serie s volume is based upon the German works of l ie s e k le ' Sealsfield, a writer, says the preface, who is iil neWn in this country than his genius entitles i rl 1, 141 De. .It consists of adventures in Lousiana, e titk e Xligs Southern Mexico, and the tropics. The . 4 , 11 pr gives an impartial account of the country, and li b rie he describes the profusion of plants and the de : a ti lfui climate in glowing colours, he does not omit acell storms, prairies on fire, pathless swamps, and ... gT2 nt leas mosquitos. If we read of a district which ents the appearance of a carpet 'of flowers of 4:3'„colour that "looks as if clothed with rain -111-438,, in a short time we find the traveller losing . e w e ,. e tf in the beautiful garden, and following his ti,.loottnarks for two days. Two travellers on set 401g out are disappointed with the prospect, but have 1) ," gone far when the country changes and their ex an‘,.tatians are satisfied. The following is a de lotien :____ 4, In Ri,e..'oresta of palms, of oranges, citrons, and bananas, ero l ti the valleys; the marshes and low grounds were le an is t ded with mahogany trees and with immense fern gi "8' to height equal to trees. All nature was on a „g_aptie scale —the mountains of an enormous height, Zretat!e of th e country seame d an d sp li t by barrancas fillerwl en i t ;; h undreds , aye thousands of feet deep , and , The' iiky, too, most abundant and varied vegetation. i p tro es, the sortasof°l the deep glowing blue of the clouded with gold. I ldne which seems varnished or ja g Soil are not witho u u t t hi' ardent climate and teem , tualieir disadvantages. and reptiles of all kinds Vermin Wes render the low lands thedeadly fever of those uninhabitablelad sani. for eight months • out. of the twelve. At the districts comparatively free from those there are large gardens of Eden, of such extre me plagues, perfect bea e ut wagat i h , e that the mere eno ir enchanting act of living and breathing an , ace nes becomes a positive and real is elevated tea by the heart leaps with delight and the soul J The eentemplation of those scenes of fairy - lik e tea gnifi ttut not long do the travellers rest in peace. havin g 4ell utiously encamped too near a ravine , as sailed ,_ th ey are ae. Virts:mi b y a poisonous fog and a cloud of mosquitoes. t a_tie vainly endeavouring to escape they are at .,''ed by enormous monkeys, and are rescued, after b us h ' • have th injury, by some strangers near. Scarcely b it e l 4 little recovered from the effects of their mis asoPs,.....l when a sudden alarm is raise d and a terrible th„,' and deluge of rain overwhelms them. Thus livi ",, gardens of Eden, however charming, are n tai " g ut drawbacks. The adventures are very enter -41,1,,1ingi and the style is attractive. They extend ove , r , 114 4 ( ! i us district s o f country. " The Cypress Swa m i ) th e Two Nightsr est in Southern Mexico " are p erha p s g. Bt intein ID 4 -tY IN 1848. By L. Mariotti. Chapman and Hall. h o a contains an account of the great struggles of siata uyi L. rnost important epoch in the annals of conti• Ino history. Italy WAS as much engaged in the eht...urk like the e IT "t° 1113 strife as any nation of Europe ; therefore present is exceedingly interesting. It t esa " l4 e most minute details of the whole of the pro. l' as ' 7 ,.". 4l EVll from the first faint effort to be free till the e i o " great crisis, when, as it is observed at the conclu leokn Austrian violation of Roman terri tories w a s k upon as a minor, as a necessary evil." thi s '"thing is certainly less settled in men's minds than . s et tawe question of Italian nationality. There have a N it ° raen, both in and out of the country, who av l e_ li t i 1 11 : an undying Italy, to whom the existence . a fa et - Tin nation is a long established, growing, teeming Wo r i,, lv an.refer to the sway twice held by Rome over the In th'4--by Imperial ROMP, by Catholic Rome, to point out 144„ 4 ,. t5 e1tY, in that land, in that climste; the germs of a bot ( .;;ldte vitality, a self -redeeming power, an eternity, hi ke f existence merely, but of greatness and sovereign tilat litial leY• These men look forward to a third epoch, tfiq c m ° 1 democratic Roe, or 'ltaly and the people. In L aind the existence of Italy is tantamount to thin Pre-mnicen ce . There are other less sanguine r , er :' 0 0 the other hand, who look in vain for a ev e :: in Italy, not in the present or future merely, but 141 441: the past. Tney can see nothing in i t save onl y the eaimerical abstraction. To them the bi . tory of id eit :latitry ainc© the time of the eresars suggests no lets pal that of decline, of a slow and gradual , but no 11 0 t 1 11 „ i ntertnitting decline. Rome, they think, could an vertically, it could not perish as it was not THE SUN,,: made in a day. • Tht differ, , nt attitudes occupied by that queen of nations at f,acce2, - ;ise periods, fruiL ~,d ev6 ,,, f rom t h t , S' riot (Marl, ae tho of Christendom, as the motticr the arts, were onty many steps by which she was desecading from her old exalted station. They might break and ietard her full. —tiny could give it majesty and composure, but it was no less inevitable; it is now no less thoroughly non summated. There never was anything like a second rise, there is now no possible resurrection. So many different ways there are of reading history, .Italian patriotism, such as it is now, with many a mere matter of instinct, alway s harboured in the heart of the great and good, always was the test of loftiness and gentleness in that weary Italian land." MR. ROEBUCK and MR COPPOCK TO ` TIIt; JADITOSI, OF THE DAILY 1 4 i17;5. Sir,—ooing, CI Daily Nowa Mr. Coppock'.. lettter to The Sun, I beg to answer it through you. Mr. Coppock has entirely mistaken the spirit and intention of the remarks I made on the St. Albans Disfranchisement 13i1!, and has given a very incor rcct interpretation to the transactions which he details. I believed that St. Albans and the persons who had on the occasion of the late election been discovered were about to be employed as scapegoats, that the horror affected was not felt, and that Mr. Coppock had been employed as an agent for others. In order to show this I proposed to call him to the bar of the House. When I said that be would not have dared to in terfere on my behalf in any election, I had in my mind the mode in which he had described himself as acting at St. Albans—and I think he, as well as the Government on whose behalf I supposed him to have acted, would acquiesce in the truth of this assertion. I at once acknowledge that I had totally forgotten my correspondence with him relative to the Bath election of 1841.. That correspondence had in it nothing which reflects discredit on any one—and arose out of the following circumstances. The Radical party in Bath at that period found that they were unable to return two Members of their own opinions—but that if they could unite with the other section of the Liberal party, viz., the Whigs— two Liberal Members could be carried. In this state of things I applied to Mr. Stanley, now Lord Stanley of Alderley, then conducting the election affairs of the Whig party, my object being to obtain a candidate who, while satisfying the Whig section of the Bath electors, would not be distasteful to my friends, and while writing to Mr. Coppock I in reality corresponded with. Mr. Stanley, who, upon my re presentations, applied to Lord Duncan. Lord Duncan in consequence came to Batb, and united with me in the election, our committee and expenses being joint. Mr. Coppock was the agent of the Government ; and as I'svas, in fact, treating with the Government as principal in the case, I frankly confess that I forgot the fact that the letters I wrote were sent through Mr. Coppock, as their agent. Now as to the money (viz., 3001.) which Mr. Cop pock states he gave me. That money had been long previously offered to me as a subscription by an old friend, whose name I.need not mention—be is well known to Mr. Coppock ; and the fund whence it came was a private one, subscribed by various liberal politicians, for the purpose of being so employed, and by Mr. Coppock's hand the money was transmitted through me to our joint committee. In every con tested election expense must be incurred—not cor rupt expense—but as work must be done, it must he paid for, and to this end the money in question was subscribed. I have never made it a secret that I have ever been un willing and unable to incur the expense of a con tested election, and the expenses of every election in which I have appeared as a candidate have been paid by subscription. Those, for example, of the last un successful contest I was engaged in at Bath were paid by friends who thought my labours in Parlia ment valuable. Six hundred pounds for that object were transmitted to the treasurer of the joint com mittee of Lord Duncan and myself by an old and at tached friend of mine, who is, in fact, not himself an active politician. In this assuredly there is nothing which is deserving of blame either on the part of my friends or myself. I pass by Mr. Coppock's vituperative phrases. I had no ill-feeling as respected bim, and meant him no harm. The facts of the St. Albans election were not educed by me, but stated by himself. Whatever of blame attaches to them certainly cannot in any way be imputed to me; and if the world generally have condemned the transactions laid bare in that inquiry, the pain of that reprehension is but the fair come • quence of the acts confessed. I thought—and, in spite of the language Mr. Coppock has deemed it proper to employ with regard to myself, still believe that he was unfairly dealt with, and that they on whose behalf he acted were the persons really in fault. The violent attacks he has made on me has not in the least'changed this my belief.—l remain, &c., March 7. J. A. ROEBUCK. SKETCH OF THE RELIGIOUS HISTORY OF THE SLAVONIC NATIONS. By Count Valerian Krasinslie. Johnstone and Bunter, Edin burgh. It was observed by a celebrated writer of Germany that "the Slavonic nations occupy a much larger space on the earth than they do in history." They were mere adventurers, but quietly followed others and occupied lands they had deserted, till they came into possession of the vast territory which extends ' from the Don to the Elbe, and from the Adriatic Sea to the Baltic. A most interesting account is given of the trial and martyrdom of John Huss, an early Reformer, by the Council of Constance. The chief object of this book, it appears, is to show how all nations have advanced in a political, moral, and intel lectual development so long as the scriptural or re formed religion was adhered to, a►nd retrograded when that religion was returning to the Roman Catholic. In conclusion, the author expresses an earnest hope that some intelligent travellers would undertake to investigate the condition of the Slavo nians. NARRATIVE OF AN EXPLORATORY TOUR TO THE NORTH-EAST OF THE CAPE OF GOOD ROPE. By the Rev. J. A rbousset. This book is translated from the French by J. Crombie Bruwo ; it was arranged under the imme. diate superintendence of its author, at the earnest requot of the inhabitants of the Cape, who took deep interest in the undertaking of Mr. Arbousset. It conveys important information of the tribes con cerning which so much curiosity has been excited, and it describes the country now rendered interesting to all from recent events. It was published by the Paris Missionary Society; in fact, the tour was a missionary one, hut the travellers have, nevertheless, been the means of imparting valuable discoveries to science. They have become aware of the existence of cannibal tribes in Matutis, and they have discovered the source of the principal rivers of South Africa in the chain of the Blue Mountains. On this account the missionaries have named the sides of one moun tain the Mont aux Souces. THE FARCE OF LIFE. By the Author of " Masters and Workmen." Newby. This book may be considered in two ways, as a story of private life, and as a criticism on public man ners. As the former, it is deserving of the highest praise. The characters are well conceived, ably executed, and carefully worked out. The hero is very interesting by his genius and by his misfortunes, and he has a lofty, independent spirit, that must com mend respect and admiration. Miss Carrington, a vain and heartless heiress, and coquette, is quite true to nature. Kate D'Arcy, a pure and unsophisticated girl, shows to great advantage by her side. All sym pathies must be enlisted for those whom poverty can not tempt to dishonour, nor injustice move to revenge. On the other hand, we cannot approve of the under current of thought running through these pages. Those who censure should be just, and justice hears both sides. Whatever may be the faults of the rich, the powerful, and the aristocratic, they have also merits. The author seems to have forgotten this en tirely, and the unreserved and continuous blame be casts upon all who belong to the upper ranks of life, is injudicious and uncalled for. No improvement can be made by writers till they soften down preju dices, and appeal to principles, till they leave off sa tire, and confine themselves to simple reflections. WYNVILLE • or CLUBS AND COTERIES. By the Author of " The Age of Pitt and Fox." Skeet. The volumes above named must unquestionably be considered of a superior kind. Theirs is the claim of originality, and theirs is the merit of combining im portant information with fictitious amusement. They treat of an eventful era in the annals of the political world, when many master spirits were in the full glory of their senatorial careers, many, alas I long since called away from th e sp h ere they adorned in the country who gloried in such sons. It is always interesting to trace remarkable characters in works of this sort. They are here divested of the frigid exactitude of the historian, and the heavy pomposity and one-sided bias that often mar the biographical sketches. We see them here as they walked the earth, not each standing apart " alone in bis glory," but mixing, a man amongst men, to associate with the world, to control, to influence, to inspire. The hero of this narrative does not distinguish himself, but he is well acquainted with the elite of the society of the town. Many curious adventures, and anecdotes of and concerning his friends, are given, but they are of minor attraction.' Beside the accounts referred to of the leading personages of the time, the following passages will serve to exemplify the style of the author : " The conversation then became very political. " Tell me, Bennett," said Lord Hungerford, " who is the best speaker in the House." " Ob, Canning, beyond a doubt," answered Sir Frencis. •' Well, I prefer Peel," said Lord Lingard. " Mr. Plunkett, I should suppose," said another, " - is superior to either." " Brougham is the best of the lot, in my opinion," said Cumberland. " Nothing like difference of opinion," said Sir Charles North—" as a speaker, Copley is the man for me." " Ah," continued Lord Liugard, " Peel is the most Parliamentary man of them all ; he has a capiial style of speaking—it is not mado up of flash and spangles, like Canning's speeches—it is specious, plau sible, and does the work famously. He has an excel lent knack of dropping his facts in the exact place and at the right time, to give them their full value." " But, hang it, that may be all very well," rejoined Sir F. Bennett, " but Peel has a mediocrity of soul that could never soar beyond the common place of potions. There is nothing original about him—there is nothing great or remarkable in his mind—he has great power of words and astonishing prudence, but he is only a common place character after all. See that Canning, what a fellow he is, to be sure," and Sir Francis's eyes sparkled as he spoke ; " why, the very look of him always rouses me—there is intellect in every feature — you may see poet and orator stamped upon his face ; and then how full of character he is. He is all alive with wit and humour, and there is such a dash about. the fellow. He is so buoyant and vivacious, that in this age of conventionalism it is quite refreshing to meet with such a man. " Well," said another, " I have for twenty years beard the debates, and I should say that Plunkett's speeches on the Catholic question are the very perfection of English eloquence —grave, massive, logical, so clear that the dullest can comprehend, so strong and animated that the coldest would be carried away." " Yes, but," said Cumberland, " Plunkett is a regular speech manufacturer; but Brougham, that's the man for me. Surely none of you can compare Canning to him for energy. He jumps up all of a sudden, hurls forth a philippic against the Treasury bench, is ready to debate any possible kind of subject with any one. He knows everything. He is an orator, and a lawyer, and a phi losopher, and a critic. THE PRIZE WALTZ. M. Laurent of the Argyll Rooms seems determined to develope the latent abilities of our musical ama teurs, and he has recently adopted a system of prizes that ,. bids fair to add to his own profit and increase the lame of some of his musical friends. A few weeks tations, he d a d g r °,_ b e for a prize of ten guineas for the best qua ex;erialt ernwt havinghich there were five competitors, and the ever, th e tions which h e i m condi ingly five gentle succeeded beyond his own expec zzmi‘ined to repeat it, substituting, how yesterday n ov waltz" for quadrille in the in p e osed upon the competitors ; accord was the best of the whaOlelized sent in five different composi tions, and upon for deciding which , with Sir the purpose, a jury of distinguished amateurs, to Henry Webb, Bart., o attend and hear each , ultimately pronouncing at their head, were invited played over by the orchestra waltz quadrille their opinion by ballot in the manne r that was fully ftozut many played described and approved of when Each was noticed in these columns. good taste and judgment, and separately friends and admirers, but the gem of the whole discovered to be the composition of Mr. Montgom ery :ry a : and the work obtained the award of the jury by a considerable majority. It is a very lively piece of music, interspersed with many skilfully -arranged bite of instrumentation, and will, no doubt, add greatly to the attractions of the Argyll Rooms, which wer e fitted up for this esp:eial occasion in that neat and elegant style so peculiar to Mr. G. F. Bryer, the di rector. The entire orchestra seemed to enter fully into the spirit of eavo composition, and they were played with singular accuracy, coosidezing that there had been no previous rehearsal ; and in the evening teey performed the successful waltz so a crowded and delighted auditory. Various absurd rumours were efisat yesterd a— in conse quence of the F rench Ambassador Count Willew,,i. having left England fur Pa r i s w i th hiss lady. " What did they mean?"—" War with E ng l and, " &c., &c. The follow ing paragraph from the Allqemei ne Z e i tung looks very like war truly :—ii The President o f the French Republic has addressed to the Courts of Vien na , B erlin, and St. Peters burgh fresh dispatches relative to the policy which he in tends to pursue. In these notes Louis Napoleon gives reiterated assurances cf his pacific intentions, and expresses his hope that the peace of Europe will not be disturbed. He likewise hints that the French army will probably soon be reduced, if the internal state of the country will permit of it."— Herald, PARLIAMENTARY REPRES.ENTATION. The following tabular view of the humbers of the po pulation and houses in the several counties, boroughs, and towns of Great Britain returning Members to Par liament, according to the census of 1851, is made up from a return just presented to the House of Commons by the late Government as explanatory of the system which their Reform Bill was intended to amend:- Members Returned. Total Male Inhabited B. or COUNTIES. population. houses. Co. City Total Bedford - - . - 59,533 24,505 2 2 4 Berks - - - - 34,381 33,278 2 6 8 Bucks - - - - 81,158 33,232 3 8 11 Cambridge - - 92,590 37,067 3 4* 7 Chester, N. and S. - - 222,286 85,260 4 6 10 Cornwall, E. and W. - 171,636 67,687 4 10 14 Cumberland, E. and W. - 96,244 36,763 4 5 9 Derby, N. and S. - - 147,737 59,371 4 2 6 Devon, N. and S. - - 269,583 98.387 4 18 22 Dorset - - - - 89,204 36,133 3 11 14 Durham, N. and S. - 196,550 64,977 4 6 10 Essex, N. and S. - - 185,390 73,524 4 6 10 Gloucester, E. and W. - 217,822 86,271 4 11 15 Hereford - - - 58,114 23,890 3 4 7 Hertford - - - 83,161 32,705 3 4 7 Huntingdon - - - 31,938 43,313 2 2 4 Kent, N. and 8. - - 307,041 107,748 4 14 18 Lancaster, N. and S. - 991,091 349,938 4 22 26 Leicester, N. and S. - 112,937 48,953 4 2 6 , Lincoln, N, and S. - - 205,183 81,335 4 9 13 Middlesex - - - 882,823 239,362 2 12 14 Monmouth - - - 82.349 28,944 2 1 3 Norfolk, E. and W. - - 215,254 98,244 4 8 12 Northampton, N. and S. - 105,984 43,942 4 4 8 Northumberland, N. &S. 149,454 47,737 4 6 10 Nottingham, N. and S. - 152,381 55,053 4 6 10 O x ford - - - - 85,529 34,360 3 6* 9 Butland - - - - 11,801 4,588 2 - 2 Salop, N. and S. - - 114,340 45,648 4 8 12 Somerset, E. and W. - 211,045 85,054 4 9 13 Southampton or Hants, N. and S., including, the Isle . of Wight .. - 201,945 , . 75,215 5 14 19 Stafford, N. mid S. - - 309,166 • 116,248 4 13 17 Sutfolk, E and W. - - 166,201 69,285 4 5 9 Surrey, E. and W. - - 325,037: 108,822 4 7 11 Sussex, E. and. W. - - . 165,772 .. 58,663 4 14 18 Warwick, N. and S. - 232,411 96,731 4 6 10 Westmoreland - - 29,079 11,217 2 1 3 Wilts, N. and S. - - 126,027 51,778 4 14 18 Worcester; E. and W. - 136,9.56 55,039 4 3 12 York (the three ridings) - 1,797,667 450,225 6 31 37 Wales (the 12 counties) - 496,159 200,087 15 14 29 Scotland (32 counties) - 1,375,663, , 311,608 30 24 54 The population and number of houses in the boroughs are also given as distinct from the counties, but, having already given this information as illustration of the in equalities iu the existing system of borough represents tiont.we do not repeat it. * Including the University. If we revert to measures of law reform, we find a disposiion and an ability to carry these safe and prudent re forms in the very highest quarter. No one doubts the per fect mastery of the subject> possessed by Lord St. Leonard's; and who can now doubt his willingness to move in a road which he has been travelling for three -and-twenty years? The signs of the times have not been lost on Lord St. Leonard's. During the period he was out of office Sir Ed ward Sugden mixed in the world, and beard and knew what was going on in both Houses and in the profession on the subject of law reform. Of his good-will to the cause, for its own sake, we are quite sure, irrespective altogether of the obligations of office and duty. But as if to put the matter practically beyond doubt or cavil .a case arose in the Chan cery Court on Saturday in the matter of an estate which had realised only 9001. The costs in this business amounted to between 3001. and 4001., or nearly one-half of the whole sum. In reply to an observation from the late Solicitor -General, Sir W. P. Wood, who was counsel in the cause, the Lord Chancellor stated that the costs musk be taxed, and that he would not allow more than 1501. for costs, as the estate was small. This is practically dealing with a matter most re quiring reform; for, of all points in our law, the question of costs, whether in law or in equity, is one crying aloud for alteration. With it, on his very entrance into Ake, Lord St. Leonard's practically deals; and, give him but time, he will deal theoretically in a manner equally satisfactory. Morning Herald. Lord Truro is now an idle man, enjoying a very gentlemanly pension as a reward for the services which he has rendered to the country in his judicial, political and le gislative capacities. We congratulate him most heartily on his release from the responsibilities of office; but, as we are well aware of his innate predilection for laborious occupation, we would suggest to him the expediency Of employing his learned leisure in amending his Procedure Amendment Bill. A task more arduous, and consequently more germane to his feelings and habits, could not be undertaken by him; and if s h n e m w e i l v l a b l u n a t h p l n e r fo lin r m p rn i v t m w i n t n h ts h i i n s t w h o e n p t r e a d n nndeu of t f ry th a e n c d o z n e r a t l s , maytheduring the absolute present session. necessity oft w s t e r i m k i u n s g out t warn every clause which relates to special pleading; for so still him, be at in th ad e a o d u u ts r e in t , faulty are they in execution, that we regard the omission of erroneous are those clauses in principle, and so egregiously the whole of - them as a condition precedentto success.— Chronicle. informed that a very we were going to press we wereserious (F ri day) morning, explosion of fire damp occurred yesterday At two o'clock, it TERRIBLE EXPLOSION OF FIRE DAMP.—Just as at Birchwood Colliery, near Alfreton. appears, the ~ holers,' acco r ding to their general custom, went to work at th e pit ; b e twee n five andthey were six followed by the other wo r kmen, and there were then forty five men an d b oys i n t h e pit following their accustomed avo cations ; at s i x a f earful explosion of fire- d amp occurre d, doin g great injury to the works, and endangering the lives of the whole body o f co lli ers, some of whom, it was b e li eve d, will not surviv e t h e extensive injuries they have received from th e b urning gas, had been got out of the 't •th• l 1 d hair being 1 31 , eir cot les an . completely bur off theirwere efforts to administer succour weillbe used, to survive. The most active person s ; they were all suffering exertions were being hen our informant left, for the release of the remainder of trl workmen, and we trust the Birchwood, and such was its forceeon of the explosion was heard a considerable dis'ance from and rubbish, ware blown out of thepauttecew: that . corfs, pieces of coal, of trade in . the provinces f il ul. grea Th t The report demand coanndtinfrtotemd tfilt;emneeosst Der r b t y l :h a ir e e co C u ou n r t i s er o . f the state at Man oweaekladregsecr, c during h e s t er , the o pastowing to yarns coupled with improved prospects in Indian. inirtß for- mingbani there has been less activity, the orders from t ir. United States having been more limited than usual. ,othee descriptions of business have, however, been good, and em ployment on the whole is well maintained. The Nottingham report also shows a little dulness for the moment, although there is no distrust with regard to the future. • In the wollen districts there has been no important 'variation, but in some instances a slight increase of activity has taken place. The Irish linen market has been flat. We are sorry to learn that his Excellency Sir James Brooke, K. C. 8., Rajah of Sarawak, is seriou.sbr indie posed. TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH .1852 AUSTRIA. (FeoM TIVR TTAIPS CORRF,3PONDENT.) V ' fiSNs A, MARCH 3.—fast,”(l of giving you a fall, itue, and particular account of the Euiperui's pro gresQes, and of the homage rendered to him at Venice and Verona, you will permit me to call your attention to matters of greater general interest. It is commonly believed here that the ruthless policy of the French President has so cleared the political horizon that the year 1852 will be com paratively barren in events of importance ; but for reasons which I am now about to give I cannot share this opinion. Although the Northern Powers-- Austria and Russia—view some of the measures of Louis Napoleon with dissatisfaction, they cannot but approve his general policy. Those in office here certainly speculated on a rupture between France and England, which would enablo them to carry out their plans without molestation. I have re cently had several opportunities of conversing with a highly intelligent German, who resides in the capital of one of the Danubian Principalities, and I I now give you his opinions in a condensed form : "A war between France and England would inevi tably lead to the accomplishment of the favourite olans of Russia and Austria. A simulated revolution in Moldavia and Wallachia would give the Russians an excuse fur occupying those natural granaries, and such a quarrel 'night be picked with the Porte as would render an advance upon Constantinople impe ratively necessary." I have repeatedly informed you that Austria has cast a longing eye on some of the Turkish provinces on the other side of the Save and Unna, and news from Bosnia, which will be found below, induces me to believe that Omar Pasba is fully aware of the impending danger. The sufferings of the " Rayahs" in Bosnia are depicted in the strongest colours by the Governmental organs of the Austrian press, and the sympathies of their Christian brethren "on this side of the above mentioned rivers are duly roused. It is asserted here that this Government will do all in its power to induce Louis Napoleon not to violate the Swiss territory, but lam strongly inclined to believe that Austria would be but too willing to lend him a helping hand in crushing the little Republic. Prussia was not only wronged in the matter of Neuf chatel, but her pride was deeply wounded. Will she be ungenerous enough to make common cause with her gigantic neighbours ? Things are not going on so favourably here as the friends of Austria could wish. The Hungarians and Italians remain true to their passive resistance system and every now and then we hear of political offenders having been conveyed privately to the prisons of Vienna. Eight persons of distinction, who are said to be deeply compromised, were brought here from Galicia two or three nights ago, but the circumstance is known only to the few. The state of the finances is still extremely unsatisfactory, and is likely to con tinue so until a radical cure is undertaken. I learn from excellent authority that the convention with the bank was but a preliminary to several important or dinances which will soon be published. A finance patent, similar to those of 1810, 1811, and 1816, is not to be expected, as it would be a death-blow to the empire. It may be asked, how it is to be avoided ? The means are obvious enough, but no one has the courage to propose a measure the very idea of which is hateful to the aristocracy and the possessors of real property. Persons of vast experience in financial matters assure me that a property tax of 2 or 3 per cent., payable in three years, would put an end to all the financial miseries under which Austria has been groaning since 1848. I am well aware that it will excite vast indignation that I have ventured to touch on such a delicate subject, but I cannot forget that the paper currency has already undergone a deterioration of 24 per cent., and it ap• p ca e p a i r t s al to th m an e b to et b te e r s t u o b j s e a c c t r e i d fice to 2 t o h r e 3 e p v e i r is cent. of one's inseparable from a national bankruptcy. The Austrian papers amuse their readers with the most contradictory reports respecting the representa tive of the United States. According to one paper " Mr. M'Curdy has received his passport ;" according to another, " the Chargé d'Affaires from the United States has not been requested to leave Vienna." The truth is, that the gentleman in question is quietly awaiting th e result of the Ch eva li er H u l semaau s violent " flare-up" at Washington. The military conscription has now been extended to the free ports of Trieste and Fiume, to the great consternation of the inhabitants. I cannot conclude this part of my letter withont remarking, that from Verviers to Hamburgh, and from Hamburgh to Trieste, there is a general im pression that Lord Palmersto n will soon be in office again. This opinion is entertained here by persons of the most opposite political opinions, as well by those wh o f e ar us by th ose w h o w i sh i t. N ot hi ng could be more agreeable to Russia and Austria than the present British Cabinet, as it is foreseen that even if it does not actually favour the ultra-reac. tionary plans of the continental Powers, its " Protec tionist" principles will raise, such a violent storm at home that the attention of ene nation will be called off from what is going on abroad. BOSNIA. (From the Times.) A Turkish military coluann, consisting of about 10,000 men, with four guns., has occupied the limp luka (the Austrians were defeated by the Turks here in 1737) district, and di sarme d the R aya b s . Six battalions, under the command of a Pasha, are ex pected at Bihacs. A strong detachment of cavalry has occupied Novi. Every lar ge t own i s garrisoned. It appears that a widely s p rea d consp i racy, t h e object of which was to overthrow the Government, has been brought to light. The following extracts from telegraphic dispatched are not without inte rest : " Every bridge, every ferry, is guardod. Tho boats on the river (the Unna) are destroyed, and every point of communication with Austria is occupied by strong Turkish pickets." A few days since an Austrian ordinance prohibited the exportation of firearms arid ammunition into Wal lachia and Moldavia, and, if my memory does not de ceive me, a similar edict in respect to Bosnia was re pealed some months since. LONDON, SPORTING NOTES. No. OT,XXX.W. "InE DOI TO THE 1 . , DiT012 OF THE SUN. SlR,—Scarcely will the races at Coventry be got over in time sufficient to allow of the move to Doncaster for the sport on the following d a y. Th e li s t there is souse what stronger than usual, and will no doubt afford the sporting community some capital amusement to - morrow and Thursday. Th e game commences at ha lf- past one with the Municip a l S ta k es of 5 sovs. each, w i t h 4 0 added, St. Leger Course. This stake, together with the Optional Soiling, and Innkeepers' Stakes, and the Northern Steeplechase, close at four this afternoon. The second stake on the list is the Doncaster Handicap of 10 sovs. each, h ft, &c., with 100 added, St. Leger Course. Nearly half the subscribers have cried content to the imposts on their nominations. The field, I take it, will be rather large than otherwise ; and i erac r k es will probably, consist o f t h e Calculator, Knook Knoll, The Proctor, Abbe ss of Jervevux, Finesse, Tom Pinch, Sir Charles Napier, H yacinth • Cleveland, Snow drop, St. andM Michael, The 'ael a C n u d t 1 Dismay, er... w o Wth very mo derate animals enum erated above—l have received some equivocal informati on w h ich neither declares them to be t H he o ltby starters or non-start ers, b ut tends more towards the latter than the form er . I have no intention of wading horsespe respect to among Tom through the merits of the horses engaged in thirstake, but at once give it 53 my opinion, that The Proctor, who is now the favourite, will not be the winner—that The Calculator and Knook Knoll have got all the top weights safe, as the Abb ess of Jerveaux has the middle, and Hyacinth and Snowd rop the light weights. Sir Charles Napier, penalty and all, is not entirely out of the race, but seems to me to be a doubt ful starter. I fancy the final struggle will be between The CALCULATOR, THE ABBESS, and one of the light weights—probably HYACINTH ; and if the latter is not in full bloom at this early part of the season, I must look to the other two to pull me through. The Hopeful Stakes of 5 sovs, each, with 50 added; half a mile, has a penalty of 31b extra for a winner before starting, which will only apply to one—Broughton —who, with Bst 10Ib up, and his dubious pedigree staring him in the face, will probably not be sent to the post. Anteverta is at present a great pot with many, but I think she possesses a very unequal chance with Eaton. The foremost horses in this race at the finish, I should imagine, will be Eatot • the Lanercost filly, Anteverta, and Dick Turpin; and that Eaton or tlin Lanercost filly will beat the lot; Anteverta, with Dick Turpin and the Pastrycook runnin— g up very handy. The field will probably consist of Eaton, Lanercost filly, Pastrycook, Anteverta, Dick Turpin• Hetman Platoff colt, lon filly, and per haps one or two others. The Sheffield and Rotherham Stakes figures next on the card: this stake is run over the mile course, and is for 5 soy& each, 40 added. The entry, With the excep tion of Sir Charles Napier and Sally Warfoot colt— whose running I very much doubt —.i s a very inferior one; and if Don CARLOS or BRAW N cannot manage a win b etween t h em , I think the public will find the affair one that will end in hard labour. The Innkeepers' Stake concludes the first day's racing. Thursday's business commences with the Steeplechase of 15 sous, each, 10 ft, with 100 added; three miles and a half. The field, in all probability, W i ll consist of the following :—Peter Simple (d), Sir Peter Lauri e , Abd el-Kader (d), Chieftain, Bedford, Ace of Trumps, Little Queen, Bourton, Miss Mowbray, Little Paul, A. Y, Little John, and, perhaps, Maria Monk. For various reasons, which I need not explain here, the British Yeoman, Vainhope, Lucy N eal, F ernhill, Maria Day, Hardwick Half and Halt , Ja ck of all Trades, Perjury, Everton, and Buscot, are as good as scratched, Sir Peter Laurie, I consider, settles tee chances of all the heavy weights; his position at Liverp ool w arrants the f a ith t h e public have put in hi m for this race. Chieftain, to say the least of it, was made very improper use of in the Grand National, or he might perchance have knocked Miss Mowbray over. He meets her on this occasion at nine pounds better terms, which may probably turn the scale in his favour; and what is more, if Sir Peter (lees not prevent him, may repeat his per formance of last y ear . Bedford I cannot fancy at all; ditto View Halloo, War ner, Ace of Trumps, and Little Queen, togeher with Boar ton and Little Paul, can have but little chance at such a slight difference of weight to the Liverpool winner. Joan of Arc and Venture are no good. A.Y. h as ne other recommendation but the relationship to Nancy. Little John and the other light weights are hopeless. Miss Mowbray at lOst 121 b, including penalty, over this course, will be uncommonly mischievous, and if not ab solutely first, will be second or third. To conclude, I opine that the first, sec ond, and third positions can not be occupi e d b y an y but CHIEFTAIN, MISS MOWBEAY, and SIR PETER LAURIE; and in the order I have placed them they stand in my estimation. The Betting Room Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 50 added, Red House in, about 5 furlongs and 152 yards, will probably result in a rather close finish with Auld Acquaintance, Anteverta, thrice, Lady Agnes, and The Shadow ; LADY AGNES and AULD ACQUAINTANCE being the best of the batch. The Northern Steeplechase and Optional Selling Stakes follow, and the Scurry Handicap concludes the best programme that we have yet had fur the Spring meeting at Doncaster. As the Coventry events will be decided by the time this appears in print, it will be useless to give the bet ting on them. Attached are the latest quotations on the Doncaster races. Doncaster Handicap-4 to 1 agst The Proctor, 6to 1 agst any other. Hopeful Stakes 2to 1 aget Eaton, 4to 1 any other. Steeplechase-7 to 2 eget Miss Mowbray (4 to 1 taken freely), 5 to 1 agst Chieftain, 6 to 1 agst Sir Peter Laurie, 8 to I agst Bourton, 10 to 1 agst Little Queen, 100 to 6 agst Ace, of Trumps, 20 to 1 agst A. Y. I am, Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. March 9, 1852. SPORTING INTELLIGEN CE. TATT ERSALL'S—Y ESTER DAY. COVENT RY HANDICAP. 2 to 1 agst Mr. W. H alo ' s Merry Peal -5 to 2 taken 3 to 1 agst Lord C a l edon ' s c by Simoow, out of Tho Queen 6 to 1 agat Mr. S cott ' s Avia—taken COVENTRY STEEPLECHASE. 5 to 1 agst Mr. Palmer's Vi ctress 7 to 1 agst Capt a i n F orster's Oscar DONCASTE R STEEPLECHASE. 9 to 2 apt Mr. T. M ason ' s Mies Mowbray 5 to 1 agst Mr. Atki nsoa's Chieftain 6 to 1 agst Mr. B arnett ' s Sir Peter Laurie 10 to 1 eget Mr. S. Darling's Bourton 10 to 1 agat Mr. T. Cunningham's The Little Queen NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STARES. 6 to 1 aget Mr. Greville's Cariboo 14 to 1 agst Mr. J. S. Stanley's Storyteller 15 to 1 agst Mr. Dawson's Mark Tapley 100 to 6 agst Mr. Iteiklara's Stilton—taken CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst Mr. M art i nson's Nancy, 4 yrs, 9st llb 25 to 1 agst Mr. G rev i lle ' s Scarecrow, 3 yrs, 455 71b—t 28 to 1 agst M ken r. mi l rtothorpe, 4 yrs, 6st 1 01 b —ta 50 to 1 agst Mr. He sse l tine's Unity, 4 yrs, Est 41b—t 50 to 1 agst Mr. H. Hi ll ' s Pitaford, 5 yrs, Bst 21b—t D 5 to 1 agat Mr. Me DER BY' yE'Rs Bobbi e Noble—taken 12 to 1 agst Mr. J. Stanley's Orelio—taken 15 to 1 agst Mr. Stebbing's Alfred the Great 20 to 1 agst Lord Zetland's Augur—taken 20 to 1 agst Lord Ribblesdale's Kingston—taken 20 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Claverhouse—taken and afterwards offered 1,000 to 30 apt Mr. Dorrien's Chief Baron Nicholson—t 1,000 to 30 agat Mr. J. Arnold's Little Harry—taken Between four and five hundred pounds were laid out on Augur at 18 and 20 to 1, and about half that amount on Bobbie Noble and Orelio at th e quoted odds, the takers of these bets, and one of 1,000 to 50 agst Kingston, offering to go on; Ctaverhouse was backed once in hun dreds at 20 to 1, but was weak in the market. The room attended, b ut business, except on the great Epsom wa ome s tavenitlrdull. cOURT e I - ' 4 CULAR. H OSBORNE, MONDAY.er Majesty and his Roy a l with the Pri nce Highness Prince Albert, o f --es and the Princess Royal, attended by the ladies and gentlemen of the household, went to th© morning service at 'Whippingham Church yesterday. The Rev. Mr. Protberoe officiated. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office. Downing-street. The Ministers sent were—the Earl of Derby, t h e Bic:: r u , M r. Earl of Lonedale, pre the Marquis of Salisbury , Mr. secretary Walpole, the Hon. B. Disraeli, the Duke of Nor thum berland, the Earl of Malmesbury, Sir John Peki ng Right Hon. J. W. Henley, the Earl of Hardwicke, the Right Hon. J. C. Berries, and Lord John Manners. The Council sat three hours. ten the Right A deputation from the Corporation of London , con sisting of Sir James Duke, M.P., m r. Masterman 'MX , Mr. Blakey the City Remembrancer, dxi Mr. Deputy Harrison, Mr. Deputy Sheriff Millard, had an interview an r. Under- Walpole yesterday, at the Home-o ffi ce. r Perkins, ' Secretary . yeste Th rday e Ox at the o ford U tic nivers l re sity idence m of th Comission ba,d : a meeting iae First the Treasury, in Downing-street. Present— Th Lord of Pem broke, e 'shop of Norwich, the Dean of Carlisle, the Master of Pem broke,the Rev. H. G. Liddell, J. 1 - , IA — „ - -aulpier, Es , the Rev. G. H. S. Johnson, and the u m A. P. S tanley (secretary). The Right Hon. J. W. Henley, President of the Board of Trade, left town after the Cabinet Council, yesterday afiernooia, to attend kis election. Lieutenant. Colonel Trevor had an interview with Sir John Pakington, yesterday, at the Colonial -office. Mr. Pat— 1, ,er Mr. G. Moore, and m,.. J. Lar c h mere , and Mr. A. H. Dym ond, of London all of Northampton, _ , , Mr. bteretat, Walpole, had an interview with behalf of . pole, yester day, at theHome-offiee, ou sentence of death in Northampton City now lying under se, City Gaol. from the Lord Dispatches were rece ived Hi g h Coin missioner of the Lilian Llands, and from the Go vernor of the Falkland Islands, at the c e i euiai.office, yesterday. •,- (by the overland hes wore son. Dispatches ieDg and Cey lon, and also to the Governors of Hong-I nd Malta • Governors of Gibraltar a fronl that Athinerestwearsd Bu t g b a r r rice. vi generally being mention .cemand increased Amsterdam and as steadily Rotterdam produce markets of prices. Not much business had, however, taken place, the u fi r m T n b e : s weekly in bereviews appearance limited to orders for consumption. Coffee had in some in stances main tained, andfetched a rather inquiryhigher existed There was no particular movement in indigo. The accounts from Ilamburgh and Antwerp represent a nearly n Ejm --ar state of trade. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Commander-in-Chief of Devonport, Admiral Sir J. A. Ommanney, returned from leave on Saturday morning, and immediately rehoisted his flag on board the Impregnable, and resumed the command of the port. The Commander-in-Chie, Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs, G.C.M.G., went to Spithead yesterday morning to insppct the Arrogant, 46, steam-trigate, Captain B. S. Robinson. We understand she is to go into Ports mouth harbour to be paid off, having been in commission for more than three years. Aid lighter, Smailman, m tater, arrived at Devonport with s,tores from the eastern yards, on Saturday. DEVONPORT, SUNDAY.—Fifty convicts were brought in from Dartmoor yesterday, and conveyed from Laria on board the Fairlee, convict-ship in the Sound, in Go• vernment boats. The Fairleo now waits orders to sail for Hobart Town, It is Mr. Rowe, late clerk of the Imaum, depot-ship at Port Royal, and not Mr. Thomas Rowe, paymaster of the Cumberland, who has come home in the Arrogant, from the West Indies. APPOINTMENTS. WOOLWICH, MARCH 8. —Second Master Edmund Swain (1847), to the Pluto steam-vessel, at Woolwich. fitting for the coast of Afri ca'. Clerk in charge Thomas W. Shanks (845), recently serving in the Acheron steem-vessel, to the Pluto. Gunners—Henry Warmly., to the Highflyer steam sloop, at Woolwich; James Yates, to the Pluto; Charles Samson, to the Sampson steam-sloop, at Portsmouth. The Fearless steam-vessel, Captain Bullock, left Wool wich on Thursday last, fo)r Sheerness, to reaume her surveying duties. Plt0:110TION. Commander Louis Augustus Robinson (1837), to the rank of captain on the red rod list. THE ARCTIC EIIIEDITION.—The Assistance and Re solute sailing vessels have 'been newly painted inside. and have now nearly the whole of their rigging put up. The screw steam-vessels Pioneer and Intrepid are also in a forward state. Although statements have been made that the vessels of o,aptain Sir Edward Belcher's expedition are still short , of officers and men, we have the best authority for stating that there is not a single vacancy remaining to be tilled up. After sending a number of seamen who had applied to be entered in the ships at Woolwich to Ch•atham, to enter in the North Star, upwards of forty other applications had to be re fused. Out of upwards of •ninety applications from offi cers to serve in the Arctic 'Expedition in 1852, it must have taken some time for Edward Belcher to choosy the most eligible for this service,.._ b u t he has completed his choice, although the nt trees of all have not been offi - cially given. As an ins ts.nce, it may be stated that Assistant-Surgeon John :Bernard Rwil l icards (1847), at be assistant present serving in the Rodney, got surgeon of the Pioneer sce ew-steamer. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 8.--The Dauntless, screw steam frigate, Captain E. P. llal,Ft.ed, arrived in the Sound this morning from QuPenstow n, She has brought all the supernumerary officers or the western squadron from Queenstown, which she left o n the 3d instant. She will no's' refit, take in stores a nd provisions, he peid end return to Quoenstoa le The Hogue, GO, Cp p '":;, "l WDoue all an d Leander, 50 1 Ca p tain S. C aier(Ss, are full of defects, and they a lust go to a dockyard port t tos_ini,,,Prjs-ce, arriv€ d refit. The East India ship E s t Vi 7 ; n t t d d i s e o s r , , , e C a a v p , yesterday from the , the g it " l aras on 3d of October; M a uritius, 21 of December; and tale Cane the of Good Rope 9th of 'la anaryrn. oTrehfeavuotiti;4irils: frontik - were reported to , SI ear a and 13,000 head of cattle k.ad lieu captured i .e 4''l3ectr, and and Colonel Ey 7te „ I . ...no Wi nd '4 G.Lvrai Falmouth previous to her arrival here, and sent on her sor touched at dispatches to London, The Vesuviu s, s team . ,s,loop, Lieutenant-Commander Bernard, sails to-day for Lisbon, instead of for Queens town, as previously repor le d . The Happy Return, of F came i n this mor n i ng t. )t Falmouth, Captain Gilbert, ~. 'ally ln dismasted. She experi enced very severe Falmouth. Vie4tile' ' n the Channel alter she left THE ARMY. The following rewards have been conferred, since Pee estiaaetes of 1851-2 were isssued, on sergeants in the Cavalry and Lno rugidie-les7,- exclusive of tile rewordo given to non-commissioned fficere of the Royal Regi ment of Artillery, leaving only 60L unappropriated of he 2,0001. a year distributed in compliance with her Majesty's warrant of July 1, 1848, as rewards for dis tingni,hed or meritorious services:- Ist Dragoon Guards-Sergeant-Major Jno, Stepson, 2e/. 2,- . 1 Dragoon Guards-Sergeant-Major R. Newsome, 20/. 3d Dragoon Guards-Troop Serg.-Major W. Ryan, 10/. 4th Dragoon Guards-Troop Serg.-Major R. -Butt, 20/. sth Dragoon Guards Serge Major T. Flood, 15/. 6th Dragoon Guards-Sl , rgeaut-M.jor Robert Holt. 201. 7th Dragoon Guards-Sergeant John Hamilton. 20/, Ist Dragoons-Troop Serge-Major S. Woolley, 20/. 3d Dragoons -Sergeant-Major John Dodd, 204 6th Dragoons-Sergeant-Major Archibald Weir, 10/. Bth Hussars--Troop Sergeant-Major Daniel Luck, 15/. 9th Dragoons-Serga Major Patrick Cunningham, 204 12th Lancers-Sergeant -'Major Robert Knight, 15/. 16th Lancers-Serg.-Major Robert Wilson, 151. Coldstream Guards-Quartermaster-Serg. J. Taylor, 20Z Coldstream Guards-SergeMajor Win. Loomes, 201. Scots Fusileer Guards-Colour-Sergeant D. Folly, 15/. Ist Foot, Ist bat.-Quartermaster-Sergeant J. 151,‘A.1- pine, 20Z Ist Foot, 2d bat.-Sergeant-Major John Wilson, 101. Is Foot, 2d bat.-Drum-Major George Morgason, 151. 2d F oot - Sergeant-Major William Wenn, 10/. 2d F oot - Colour -Sergeant Stephen Preston, 10/. 3d Foot- Quartermaster-Sergeant Robert Elliott, 151. 6th Fo ot - Colour-Sergeant James Sowrey, 201. 7th Foot-Colour-Sergeant William Ponton, 151. 7th F oot - Sergeant-Major John Liptrott, 15/. Bth Foot-Sergeant-Major John Beatty, 15/. 9th Foot-Colour-Sergeant George Godfrey, 15/. 9th Foot-Quartermaster-Sergeant Jas. Lightening, 154 9th Foot-Sergeant-Major George Curnsons, 10/. 9th Foot-Colour. Sergeant Samuel Hargreaves, 201. 11th Foot-Quartermaster-Sergeant Peter Gavin, 20/. 12th Foot-Quartermaster-Sergeaut James Porter, 151. 13th Foot-Sergeant-Major Michael Brown, 20/. 13th Foot-Colour-Sergeant James Smith, 20/. 14th Foot-Sergeant-Major Hugh Smith, 10/. 15th Foot-Quartermaster-Sergeant B. Stratford, 15/. I 15th Foot-Sergeant-Major John Coupe, 15/. 17th Foot-Sergeant-Major John Wing, 201. 17th Foot-Sergeant-Major Henry Wearing, 10/. 19th Foot-Sergeant-Major John Whitlow, 15/. 20th Foot-Sergeant-Major Thomas M`Mullen, 10/, 22d Foot-Sergeant William Kelly, 20/. 22d Foot-Colour-Sergeant William Roe, 101. 23d Foot-Colour-Sergeant Allan Johnstone, 15/. 24th Foot-Colour-Sergeant William Delaney, 151. 24th Foot-Sergeant Thomas Neill, 204 25th Foot - Quartermaster-Sergeant Bryhurst, 201. 26th Foot-Colour-Sergeant James Scarson, 20/. 27th Foot-Sergeant-Major John Weir, 15/. 29th Foot-Sergeant John Bampton, 15/. 30th Foot - Quartermaster-Sergeant John Wood, 20/. 30th Foot-Colour-Sergeant John Scanlan, 15/. 31st Foot-Schoolmaster-Sergeant Patrick French, 151. 32d Foot-Sergeant-MajorJoseph Dowell, 20/. 33d Foot-Colour-Serg ean t R o b ert Wilson, 15/. 34th Foot-Colour-Sergeant Patrick M`Cawley, 10/. 36th Foot-Sergeant Luke Dunne, 20/. 37th Foot-Sergeant-Major Joseph Newbold, 201. 39th Foot-Quartermaster-Serg. Maurice Delton, 20/, 40th Foot-Sergeant-Major John Wilson, 101. 40th Foot-Colour-Sergeant John Jeffries, 10/. 41st Foot-Sergeant Jeremiah Kean, 15/. 41st Foot-Sergeaut-Major John Kyle, 15/. 42d Foot-Quart e r mas t er -S ergeant Robt. Robertson 15/. 43d Foot-Quartermaster-Sergeant Michael Costeloe, 201. 44th Foot-Quartermaster-Sergeant John Adams, 101. 44th Foot -Colour-Sergeant Robert Looney, 15/. 45th Foot -Colour-Sergeant George Longland, 15/. 45th F oot - Quartermaster-Sergeant Geo. Churchill, 15/. 47th Foot-Quartermaster Sergeant J. Leonard, 15/. 49th Foot-Sergeant-Major Thomas Lewis Sands, 204 49th Fo ot - Quartermaster-Sergeant Jas. Birchby, 151. 50th Foot - Sergeant-Major Wellington White, 201. 50th Foo t - Quartermaster-Sergeant Edward Burke, 15/. 521 Foot - Colour-Sergeant George Noldrett, 20/. 52d Foot - Sergeant-Major George Elliott, 15/. 53d Foot - Sergeant-Major George Felstead, 15/. 54th F oot - Colour-Sergeant Thomas Walker, 15/. 55th Foot - Sergeant-Majo r John Davison, 15/. 56th Foot- Quartermaster-Sergeant Win. Orme, 151. 58th Fo ot - Colour -Sergeant Joseph Sims, 10/. 59th Fo ot - Sergeant-Major James Wood, 151. 60th Foot, Ist battalion-Serg.-ilajor Ewd. Hindle, 201. 62d Foot -Sergeant George McColclough, 10/. 64th Foot - Sergeant-Maj or George Perkins, 20/. 64th Foot- Qearterrnaster-Sergeant Patrick Hayes, 15/. 65th F oot - Sergeant-Maj or Benjamin Lewis, 204 66th Fo ot - Colour-Sergeant Patrick Hogan, 15/. 66th F oot - Sergeant-Maj or Michael McDermot, 201. 67th Foot-Colour -Sergeant Thomas Owens, 201. 68th Foot-Sergeant-Major John Ellis, 204 69th Feot-Sergaant-Major William Phillips, 20/. 70th Foot-Sergeant-Major Henry Watkins, 15/, 721 Fout-S-tgeant-Major William Home, 151. 73d hoot - Colour-Serge an t John Riley, 15/. 75'h Foot - S , Tgeant.Maj or Robert Forsyth, 151. 76th Foot- Quartermaster-Sergeant Wm, Thornton, 201. 79th Fo ot - Quartermaster-Sergeant R. Stephens, 15/. 80th Foot-Sergeant James Irwin, 15/. 82d Foot-Sergeant-Major John Bell, 207. 834 Foot - Quartermaster-Sergeant Alex. Berber, 204 85th Foot-Sergeant-Major John Rooke, 20/. 87th Foot-Colour-Sergeant John Maguire, 15/. 88th Foot - Quartermaster-Sergeant Christ. O'Brien, 15/. 89th Foot-Colour-Sergeant Matthew Dinnen, 20/. 90th Foot-Sergeant-Major David Dickson, 104 91st Foot-Co!our-S9rgoant John Murphy, 20/. 916 t Foot -Colour-Sergeant William Gilmour, 10/, 921 Foot-Quartermester-Sergeant Dan, Morrison, 15/. 95th Foot-Sergeant-Major Thomas Williams, 15/. 97th Foot-Sergeant-Major Thomas Quaney. 20L 97th Foot-Colour-Sergeant John Joynt, 151. 98th Foot-Quartermaster-Sergeant John Spencer, 151 . 99th Foot-Sergeant-Major William Brown, 10/. Rifle Brigade, Ist bat. - Quartermaster-Sergeant Forster He wison, 15/. Rifle Brigade, 2d bat. - Quartermaster-Sergeant Robert Cook, 15/. Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment-Sergeant-Major William Smith, 20/. Royal Melia Fencibles-Colour-Serg. G. Quiritano, 10/. War-office, otal 1,940/. Feb.b 11, 1852. THE MJNIE RIFLE. ROYAL ARSENAL, WOOLWICH, MARCH B.—The prac tice carried on with this new arm on baturday last was at 500 yards, and very satisfactory. The officers and non-commissioned officers on the same day proceeded to the Marshes end fired a number of rounds at 800 yards range. The practice at that distance gave a result of one in every five balls fired striking the target, and they all went the entire length of the range. To-day the practice was again carried on at the Royal Arsenal, at 500 yards range, and the practice was remarkably good. Major Brownrigg, of the Grenadier Guards, who has the command and instruction of the officers rind non-commissioned officers in the use of the Minie rifle, has a thorough knowledge of that efficient arm, and is an excellent marksman, as in a number of rounds he fired to-day he hit the target at 500 yards range with five out of six balli , . At the conclusion of the practice for to-day, at 500 yards, the non. commisioned officers were marched to a station within 200 yards of the target, to ascertain their efficiency when file firing without any support (the firing hi therto having taken place from a rifle stand for resting the piece upon). Th e fil e fi r i ng proved very good, 116 balls out of 185 fired having struck the target, which is about six feet square. None of the balls were wido of the targat, and the velocity with which they struck the earth of the mound behind the target must have been great, as was shown by the quantity of earth thrown up by a ball ef ten to llb. weight. A deputation of the Hanover-park Rifle Corps were pre- ! sent to witness the practice of the Minie rifle, and were so Beatified of its advantages and efficiency that they in tend adopting in their corps rifles of the same bore as of sbe weneadopted i by sshownGo vernment.on a D p u la r n ing su t bni hre i e tte d d a b y y s last Lord Ranelagb, and some very good practice made with it at 600 yards range. It is much thicker in the barrel, and about a foot shorter than the Minie rifle, and the ,B a y nd Lo th rd e mode of taking the sight very differ:n u t :red Ranelagh's plan a graduated slide is pushed forward front of according to the degree of elevation re slide and its frame being both formed of a segment of a circle, or resembling a crescent, the slide, when o'clock ,rucldslo l icek d forwardp.m ~ tix .,,i part to the necessary degree of elevation, up the 1,000 yards. The piece was minutely eoxnTathmoeintrtheuleinn.eboeyymil number of the officers who have been present daily - to ya is, witness tn n ethe officers practice marchw ith fromt heM t i n tl . ! e g rifle, arr i 8 long after tlaheftoeere three or four Arsenal seldom n the at half-pastgarrison which being o'clock A.M., o'clock, the time the non-commissioned officers of the Royal Artillery have their dinners hot ° , t h h ( e )u s r er o g f ea t n w t e s lv o e f the line, in order to have a comfortable hot meal atter their day's practice, have been obliged to discontiune messing in the Royal Artillery Barracks, and mess in the canteen. The change, of course, is ' have only ls. ltd, a day, not bo economical to them, wilko but justice, consideringatdaatanytdii of corporal only Is. sd, a special and important duty, two or three of the ran ey lt ha w v o e u h l e d en be s , therefore, at a distance from their respective corps, to make them some allowance for their extra outlay. The selection of the non-commissioned g must eod . t have rap ebree7 and m en adew th ith us great care, us they appear all e m y m u r n e i t e n t a r h t n e i v e t M o d i i s t p h o e s i i r t i know ledge of Minis rifle, and, by th ac e q iv uir e i p n e g nn aessandethe ive be n o n f r g ps rea in t service when when brother non-commissioned officers and men an acquaint ance with the use 01 the new arm. The officers are also zealous in acquiring a knowledge cf the U 36 of the Minis rifle. _ - The mercantile ndvices from Vienne, afatn a strong impression that a new attempt to restore public credit was in contemplation. The plan, it was apprehended, would consist in requiring the payment from all holders of property of a direct per e entage . suffictentto enable th e Gov ernme nt to addition sterlingtoth°el ordtt:ary notes of tte State paper which is c n a o n w c e i l n the ci r cuiati twentyon in Bank. Every palliative having thus far proved ineffectual, and the possibility of a loan being out of the question, it is asser t e d that this measure h as b een 3erioutiv enterta i ne d as the only possible mode of extrication from the existing diffi culties. The mere rumour of its p ro b a bility bad, ho we ver, cause d much disquiet among all th e commerc i a l classes, since i ts inevitable result wo u ld b e monetary cris i s. Enterpri , e o f every kind had, theretore experienced a furt h er check, and s much as manufactures had limit e d a poss ible their pur chases of raw mater l. The rate of exchange and the pre mium on gold and sil ver remained w ithout much alteration. A reduction had b een made on the I s t of March in the scale of telegraph charges, and the price for a message of twenty words from Vienna to London was now about 28s. FRENCH PLAYS. L.Tnitre. alias Fred , tic thP , ;ret, —Jade his re- 1 . .e.:./11 Casar de Bazan. I appenrauLt i s• .ventrig- Ibis licii.::s';uaioa ia So Nell ;:;,,,vvi l and appreciated that any critical corninent would be altogether super fluous. We know of nothing so thoroughly artistic as Lernaitre's Don Cm3ar. The raged, debauched, reckless, brave, degage, gentlemanly vagabond, has been well sustained ;.;Li the Englih stage by Wallack and Webster, but Lemaitre is the man for the part. He came out in full force last night, as easy, fresh, and finished as ever—a great study for actors. Madlle. Clarisse played Maritana delightfully, her passion and her pathos being alike exquisite. These two bright stars were, of course, hailed with the most cordial enthusiasm. Previous to Don Cesar de Bazan a rew vaudeville was enacted, entitled La Corde Sensible. It is f oun d ed on the niaiseries of a b race of lovers, each of whom wins the lady of. his love by an appeal to la corde sensible. The vaudeville was gracefully acted by MAL Villot and Thiron, and Mdlies. Villot and Cauvin. The play of Don Cesar will be re peated on Wednesd a y • and r'n Friday we are pro mised Paliasse Frederick's last creation, which, under the name of :Belphegor the Mountebank, or some variation thereof, was recently g iven at almost all the minor theat res i n London. g STRAND piece has been brou g ht THEATRE. Captain. The hero, c aptain Kidd, is persoe out here, called My Lo A s • r new th, cp a l o t e u d s by expedition,. . lto andrs,who rushes c h a n i n g -,lir and 8 costume with marvel- P oiria i dit h. and _gaining out of a -cupboard in a frantic manner for the rather cloudily made out, of hoodwinking an the hand of his niece. He is assisted b is efforts to amuse the audience by a score of chari n t waiting-maid, and a policeman, with de ors, a pert wnasowfir.st well established joke of the rabbit-pie, which in troduced to theatrical audiences by Flezinore, in the late pantomime at the Princess's Theatre.L over the Captain was favourably received, but My is not equal to very many of the novelties produced by the spirited an d i n d e f a ti ga bl e m anager of Punch's Pl ay_ l ay _ house. SAVINGS BANKS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Parliament are now calling for further re turns from the trustees of savings banks. The object of those institutions, as set forth in the law applicable to them, is, "for the safe _custody and increase of small savings belonging to the industrious classes," evidently intending the working classes. Now, it is " a great fact", that scarcely one half (if one half) of the investments in banks for savings belongs to this description of persons, and, conse quently, the object aimed at by the Legislature is abused, and, in part, defeated by trustees and ma nagers of many institutions permitting such indi viduals to invest who it was never intended by the lawgiver should do. A remedy for the evil, and 1 beli.ve a growing evil, ought to be at once applied. Bth March, 1852. A LOOKER-ON. A COUNTRY COURT-HOUSE. The mass of heads and faces packed into the space without the railing would have afforded an interesting study to the phrenologist or physiognomist. It is a curious fact that almost the only portion of the " public" that takes such interest in the proceedings of the courts of law as to induce them to attend there as spectators of their great lessons, are those who are themselves always hovering on the borders of crime. Ten to one but you see some of those identical parsonages who are now without the rail, to-morrow stendiug within it. Have the lessons taught them anything but familiarity with crime? Who ever dreams or going to learn virtue in a criminal court ? Look at those heads mostly shaggy and unkempt, rough, and large ; some of them bullet-heads, protuberant, and massive ; others " with foreheads villainously low," exhibiting in the regions of Us moral feelings and intellect the very minimum of development. The faces are mostly unwashed; perspiration bedews them; some are red and fleshy, open-mouthed, large-nostrilled, and large eared. Others are pallid and sh:!rpeneti, as if by want; and they exhibit a keenness of look, watching every word which falls from the bench, as if their own life and liberty were the thing at stake. When any more than ordinarily severe remark falls from seine magistrate " determined to do his duty," murmurs rise from the heated crowd, and a commotion stirs them from side to side, which is stilled by the loud cry of the police man within the bar, of " Order in the Court! Silence!" On the day in question, the crowd without the rails seemed mor e th an usu ally interested i n the proceed ings; there were some smock-frocked men among then—evidently labourers out of employment, who had come ther e b ecause they had nothing else to do, or perhaps because they felt some anxious interest in th e fate of the p r i soner a t th e b a r. Y ou might also here and there catch glimpse of a shaggy fellow in a fustian or velveteen shooting-jecket—beltring en his face the marks of exposure to rough weather—scarred and blurred, tanned by the sun and the wind,—and through which you could detect but little indication of the workings of the soul within. Only the eye, which sometimes glared with a kind of savage light, and at other times drooped below thelashes with an expression of subdued cunning, gave evidences that human passions and feelings worked within. These you had little difficulty in recognizing as poachers, who swarmed in the neighbourhood, both in the town of Mudley and the surrounding villages.—Eliza Cook's Journal. MEDICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—The 79th anni versary of this society was held yesterday at the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-street, when the annual oration was de livered by Mr. Edwin Canton to a numerous meeting of the Fellows. COMMISSION OF LUNACY ON A CHANCERY PRI SONE:R.—On Friday a writ de luncttieo ,inquirendo was executed at the Southwark Literary Institution, Borough road, Southwark, befo.e Mr. Commissioner Winslow, and 18 special jurors, respecting the state of mind of John Price, Esq., aged 84, totally blind, late of Margate, in the county o f Kent, but now an inmate of the Queen's Prison, confined for contempt of the Court of Chancery, a gentleman possessed of property of the value of 80,0001. The commission had been issued by Mr. John Wild Price, the only son of the unfortu nate gentleman, with a view to his liberation. The jury re turned a verdict—That John Price. is now of unsound mind, and incapable of managing himself and his affairs, and has been so since the let of October, 1843. PORT OF FOLKESTONE.—The Lords of the Trea sury have nominated an assistant landing surveyor, and also an additional searcher and landing waiter, at the port of Folkestone. For some time past the iicreasing business in the impart trade of silk goods and general merchandise from France has rendered it necessary to have two of the London officers stationed at the port of Folkestone, in order to pro tect the interests of the revenue, and prevent delay and in convenience to trade, until arrangements could be made, which have now been effected, for permanently increasing the establishment of the port by the appointment of two extra othcers to the place for that purpose. - - SUPPLY OF SPIRITS TO THE BLUE COAT B o y. Information having been given to Alder man Kelly,the highly respected head of the ward of Farrin don Within, in w hich Christ's Hospital stands, th a t certain some of the g publicans within with ardent in spirits, h a a n b d it of thatsupplying , great e v il was l i kely The al derman immediately directed the practice every licensecdopy of the se c ti on o f t h e Act h oh i c s itrl j edo u srfu r e i lhr s t d av, i r fel l tto i jon a m m en t t o immediately consulted his bre thren upon the subject. that the town clerk sheuld send a victuall er i n t h e war d, together with the a ssurance that the penalties should be en forced ,and that a ny complaints should b e p art i cu l ar l y at tended to on lic ens i ng da punishment tha n the lawy' with the vi ew t o more severe following is th e part of the enactment for its viol a ti o n. The e nactment alluded to, 2d and 3d Victoria, cap. 94, sec. 27 proving th e P o li ce in 27, entitled "An Act for f u rther Im it further enacted, and near th e M etropo li s: " -- " And be that every person licensed to deal in excis able liquor to knowingly supply any sort of distilled age of 16 any boy or girl, apparently under the liable years, to be drunk the '4es, shall be to a penalty of upon prenie_ con viction of a third - and upon ird offence shall be liable to a penalty of not more than 51." LAUNCH OF S A TEAMED. FOR THE AUSTRALIAN Roy • ~I. MAIL SCREW COMPANY. —Yesterday (Friday), at high water, the first of four splendidscrew - steamers , building by the same firm, for Messrs. Burns, was launched from the ship-building yard of Messrs. William Denny and Brothers. She wes named the Australian, and is an iron screw propeller steam-ship, of about 1,500 tons burden, and 360 horsepower, the principal divisions being:—Length of keel and forerake, 216 feet; breadth of beam, 34 feet; depth of hold from main deck, 18 feet ; ditto from spar deck, 25 feet. The engines are made by Messrs. Tulloch and Denny, and are side levers of the most improved construction. The Australian is to be employed by the Australian Royal Mail Steam Navigation C om p a ny, under contract with Government for the convey ance of her Majesty's mails between Great Britain and Aus tralia. A similar vessel is building, and in a forward state, by the same parties, named the Sydney, and will be ready to be launched in about three weeks- Within a few hours of being launched, the first part of the heavy machinery was put on board, and within six weeks the Australian will bet ready for sea, and on her station. The model of the Austra lian was very much admired by those competent to judge of the qualities essential for a good sea-going craft, combined with quick sailing and large stowage. The cabin accommo dations are most extensive, and will berth upwards of 2 4 .?0 passengers. The cabins for the officers will be on deck, but the crew will be stowed below in comfortable quarters. She is to be full ship-rigged with three masts, each carrying square sails. —North British Daily Mail, Saturday. INCREASE OF BUSINESS AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE.—During the last week the business at the General Post -office has materially increased in consequence of the great faciliti es now afforded to publishers of priuted books (works of every description), magazines, reviews, prints, map, &c., and to the public at large, to forward th em to and from every part of the United Kingdom through the post at the following reduced rates of postage, V i e. :—For packets not exceeding llb. in d c weight. 6(1 .; up to 2lb , Is. - fi and not exceed in g Sibs , Is. . ; and so on , ee . bein h ' arged comp l e te pound or fraction . for every c No packet mus t e xceed two fee t in len g th (ner contain any letter open or sealed), and the postage must Le prepaid in fall by a ili z i,g the proper number of stamps outside One of the great advantages of this new arreingeoent is that prints and ap s can be sent through the Post- effie e on rollers, and markers for books, or whatever is - transmission of literary works and obiectsof requisite for the safe art. The same may also be forwarded to Ceylon (either by the monthly India toads t 4 , British or foreign) at the rate of Is. pe • lb . B, ii r ' s m leeothampton via Egypt 5 . , ~ r ites current, commercial lists, See, may be now tree': iselititu by packets or private ships direct to Denm ar k at periodical works at 2d. the r a t e o f nee penny each, and A box is about to be per ounce up to sixteen ounces. en at St. Martin's••le-Grand special y for book -parcels, so they would make in thethe confusion s, so as to prevent and The advantages of the facilities letter-boxes be the cause newspapers,of will great increase in the circulationperiodical works, which hitherto of hitherto could not be sent through the post-office except at rae• It a heavy' is stated that fand a new ourpenny six penny stamp is shortly to be issued from the Stamp-ofee e , which will save much trouble in the number of stamps r e .. quired to be of on parcels.'