The Sun. — London, England, 1848-01-28 00:00:00

COLONIAL. SO:Wt.—The market for British Plantation has been 'Miner at an improvement of 6d to is per cwt on la s t Friday's rates. Barbadoes by auction has realised 443 45s for fine yellow ; 41s 6d to 42s for good mid; 392 to 39s 6d for low and refined. Standard Lumps have been at 55: to 55s 6d per cwt. ?AST INDIA.-1,200 bags 168:casks Bengal went at 6d advance ; good soft yellow, but dingy, 403 6d to 41$ ; Betiares fine sound white, 47, to 478 6d ; yellow, 34s to 36 s ; and damaged, 26s to 34s 6d per cwt. 3,994 bags Mauritius went at Is to is 6d advance, mid and good yellow, 37s 6d to 42s ; fine, 42s 6d to 43s ; and low, 36e 6d mid brown, 32s to 34s per cwt. Madras low brown has been at 31s. FOREIGN.—A moderate business has been done at steady rates. COFlZE.—British Plantation has been steady. For Native Ceylon the demand has been more active. Good ordinary, rather colory, 33s ; and low, 193 per cwt. Plantation, good ordinary and colory, 60s; mid 503 to 53a; and fine greyish ord 38s to 413 6(1 cwt; Pea berry, 44s to 51s; and Triage, 27s to 333 per cwt. Costa Rica, 3,388 bags, nearly all damaged, sold at 2ls to 36s 6d; and Porto Rico good and fine at 31s 6d to 345 per cwt. Rio, fine ord, 9 q -- -(.. " per cwt. SPICES. —Pimento has been s, , ld at 3i I to 4id per lb. Mace at 2s 6d to 2. 7d, Nutm , gs at 2s to 3* 7d. Jamaica Girger at 2/ 5s to 1 I / per ca t. RlCE.—Ma,irti9, 2,986 bags sold at 10s to lOs 6tl for good pinky white, being rather lower, and Bengal at lOs to 13s per cwt. RuX.—There has been a fair demand. Proof Lee- SYsrds is 6.1 to 1,. 81.1, and Jamai to plain and mid 30 to 36 over 3s 7d to 3s 9d per gallon, East India proof is 7d to Is 7:1:1 per gallon. Comm -11m market has been rather duller. SALTPETRE.-804 bags partly found buyets at 303 to 32s 6d for 61 and 41- per cent. tefroction. TEA. —There has been a fair business done in this article. TALLow. —P. Y. C. h.ts bcen 47s 6d to 47s 9d per cwt OD the Tot., CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR sat to day at 11 o'clock. LACY V INGLE—JUDGMENT. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment to-day It? this case, which came before his Lordship some tune s ince, upon an aeal from the decree of the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, declaring that the plaintiff was not entitled to redeem a mortgage with out satisfying a lien claimed of the defendant. His Wrdship reversed the judgment of the Court below, arid declared the plaintiff entitled to the decree asked by the bill for the redemption of the mortgage. UODKINSON V. DARROW—JUDGMENT. His LORDSHIP also gave judgment in this case, reversing the decision of the Court below. Tag ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. THE MERCHANT VEN- TIMERS OF BRISTOL. The LORD CHANCELLOR also gave judgment in this case, which came before the Court upon an ap peal from the decision of the blaster of the Rolls, directing the defendants to account, for the surplus incom e of the estates of Coiston's charity, in the city of Bristol. The information was filed for the better administration of the charity. Certain lands and houses had been conveyed to the society for the main tenance and education of one hundred poor boys. These lands were valued at the time of the convey ance, and the society was contented to accept the supposed income for the performance of the trust. Durin g some years afterwards, as it was alleged, the fund proved insufficient to sustain the charity, but there was now a considerable surplus, which it claimed to retain for its own use, and the object of the information was to have that surplus applied to the benefit of the charity. The Master of the Rolls held that the charity was entitled to the disposition of the surplus, although the society had originally ex pended some of their own monies for the support of the boys, and although there had been a contract with the donor, because he considered the society to be the mere trustee of the funds. From this decision the defend ants appealed to this branch of the Court, and the Lord Ch ancellor gave judgment this morning, dismissing that appeal with costs. C O TIIER V. T HE MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY. j. lie LORD CH ANCELLOR a l so gave j u d gmen t i n ets case, which was an appeal from the decision of the V ice - Chancellor Wigram, continuing an injunc tion restrainin g th e d efendants from tak i ng certa i n land of the plaintiffs. His Lordship thought the j ud gment of th e C ourt b elow erroneous, b e i ng o f opinion that the motion for continuing the injunction ought to have been dismissed with costs. The Court then proceeded to hear lunatic petitions. - -EEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco before the LORD CHIEF-JUSTICE and Justices PATTESON, COLERIDGE, and \VIGIITMAN.) CASE OF THE REV. DR. HAMPDEN. Tn QUEEN E V. THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY. As soon as the Learned Judges had taken their ,seats this morning, Lord DENMAN said (addressing the Attorney- General, who appeared ir. his place)—We think it beat to mention, with respect to the case of the Queen against the Archbishop of Canterbury, argued yester day, that we shall give the judgment of the Court on Tuesday, in order th a t i t may no t i n t er i ere w ith the regular isiness of the Court. THE QUEEN U. CHARMS SIR WILLIAM YOUNG, AND OTII ERS.--CON SPI RACY. This was a prosecution against the defendants and °Our s , fur cotopiring to procure a cadetship by sale. t 'The defendants were found Guilty. The facts of the case will no doubt be fresh in the recollection of our readers. • The ATTORNEY GENERAL prayed the judgment of the Court upon the defendants. Captain Charitie was the only defendant that ap peared on the floor of the court. Sir \Vin. Young was absent from indisposition. Mr. COCKBURN, on the part of Sir W. Young, moved fcr a rule to show cause why a new trial should not be had on the ground of misdirection on the part of the Learned Judge who tried the case (Lord Denman), and also on account of the verdicts being against the evidence adduced at the trial. It was important that it should be borne in mind that Captain Charitie was found guilty on the first and 7th counts, and that Sir W. Young was only found guilty on the 7th. A portion of the money paid through Mrs. Stewart for the support of Mr. Wea therspoon found its way to the account kept by Cap• tain Charitir at his barkers, but there was no evidence to show that Sir W. Young had received any portion of it. -He was guilty of nothing more than falsehood and artifice. lie simply used his influence as a di rector to have Mr. \Veatherspoon put down as one of the candidates for a cadetship, in accordance with an arrangement between the directors. He had no Power to sell the 'office, and hence he could nut bar gain for the sale of an office which was not in his gift. Lord DENMAN said, perhaps the Learned Counsel's observation would apply in a case in which a person b argained to sell an office which he had no power to disposes of; b u t if h e had, and that was a question in case, the case would be different. Mr. ustice COLERIDGE said, if a person nominated another to the next presentation to a living for gain, it could n o t b e said that the Dean and Chapter who elected him were responsible. Surely the sale of a mere voice in the election was equivalent to the sale of the sole right of election. 'Mr. Justice PATTESON said the statute on this point spoke of the " sale of a cousint," and made such an act punishable. Mr. Cocxnuitx said the L earne d J u d ge s h ou ld have told the jury that a person could not sell an office which was not in his appointment. .11 - cadet did not obt a i n hi s commission until he arrived in India; before his arrival he was not in the service, of the company, and that being the case no sale could bare taken place. Then it was not unlikely that there was confusion in the minds of the jury on account of the wording of the two counts, becAuse the finding could not fail to strike every one as unsatis factory and inconsistent. He submitted on these grounds that the verdict ought not to stand. Mr. CROWDER then moved, on behalt of Captain Charitie, and said the argument of his Learned Friend would apply to his cliet. He contended that, u n d er the 4th of Geo. 111. n c. 126, sections 3 and 4, his client could not be found guilty, inasmuch as it said that the sale of a " place or occupation" should be deemed a misdemeanour, and a cadetship cctild not in ordinary parlance be considered " a place or occupati9n." Lord DENMAN thought the objection an important o ne, especially in regard to the question whether this Was a co nsp i racy to sell the nomination to the office or not. Looking at the construction of the statute it appeared to him that the charge against Captain Charitie was nothing more than using his influence with a director of the East India Company, no grounds for an appointment to a cadetship. Lord DENMA N granted a rule upon all the objec wins urged, both with respect to the indictment and misdirection. Ile did not think much stress could be laid upon the inconsistency of the verdicts. The question whether Mrs. Stewart's letters were ad missible against Captain Charitie depended upon the nature of the Other evidence. ISHABBOTT V. THE COMMISSIONERS OF WOODS AND FOR ESTS. This was a Case of compensation under the 9th and lOth of Victoria, for constructing Battersea Park, to assess the value of a small ouantity of land belonging !0:) the plaintiff, required for that purpose. The plain tiff claimed about 10,000/ but the jury gave a ver dict f or 7 431. '7 Mr. M. CHAMBERS moved for a rule calling upon the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, and also upon the Sheriff of Surrey, to show cause why a prohibi tion should nA issue directing the sheriff not to re cord the verdict and judgment of that jury. The Learned Counsel said some confusion must have been caused in the minds of the jury by a dispute that existed with the corporation respecting the greater Portion of it. The Sheriff unfairly and unjustly °ln itted to ask the jury, as pointed out in the statute, TRE SUN, LONDON, •••••.•••• • the exact portion of the land on which they found their verdict. The jury had no right to inquire into the question of title, and no doubt found for the two or thre roods of undiiposed land, and not for the whole. Lord DENMAN thought the case one in which a rule should he granted.—Rule granted. SECONDARIES'.—(THIS DAY.) (Befcre Mr. Secondary POTTER.) SMITE' V. COOPER. This was an action on a bill of exchange fur 15/. 18s. Gd. The defendant pleaded that he did not accept the bill, but did not appear to support the plea. Mr. Jonas Smith was called, and proved that he presented the bill next day, when the defendant wished for a few days time, and paid five shillings for accommodation. The SECONDARY said that by putting this plea on the record the defendant would pay very heavily for time. The jury gave a verdict for the amount claimed. This was the only case tried. REGULATION OF MARINE CHRO NOMETERS IN SCOTLAND. From Captain Washington's report on the harbours and ports of Scotland we learn that a strong represen tation having been made to the Admiralty as to the desirablt ness of exhibiting a time-ball on the Calton hill, or at some conspicuous place, to enable the masters of vessels to ascertain the error and rate of their chronometers, an investigation was directed, whence it results that Nelson's Monument on the Calton-hill would combine every requisite in point of position for such an object ; that a connexion between it and the transit room of the Observatory could readily be established, either by electric telegraph or otherwi:e ; that the Lord Provost and Town Council of the city of Edinburgh would cheerfully sanction such use of the column, and that the cost of erecting the necessary apparatus would not exceed 2001., and that, altogether, the carrying out of such a proposal would be hailed by all interested in the foreign trade of the country as a very great boon. The following are the principal heads of the official report of Captains Washington and Veitcb on the subject. It is addressed to the Hydrographer of the Admiralty, and dated " London, 26th December, 1846 :" Sir, —Adverting to your letter of the lst of Sep tember, stating " that an application having been made to the Admiralty to procure the erection of a time- ball on the Observatory at Calton-hill, Edin burgh, for the benefit of vessels laying in Leith Docks, and that there will be no objection on the part of the Admiralty to this request, provided the ball may be seen distinctly from those vessels, or from a majority of them ;" and, in compliance with your instructions, directing us to examine and report to you fully on this question, for their Lordships' infor mation, we have the honour to state : That on our arrival in Edinburgh we put our selves in communication with Mr. Piazzi Smyth, the astronomer ; Mr. Dall, R.N., Superintendent of Leith Harbour ; Captain Arrow, R.N., Inspecting Corn inataler of the Coast Guard; and Messrs. Bryson and Sons ; Dickman and Laird, the principal chronometer makers in Edinburgh and Leith. From the last-named gentlemen we ascertained that the number of chronometers sent to them to be rated by ships sailing from the Firth of Forth was last year not less than 120, and in 1846 it was ex pected that they would reach 150 ; this number is exclusive of those which are rated at Alloa, higher up the Firth ; of those carried by vessels that occa sionally anchor in Leith Roads, whether calling for orders or driven in by stress of weather, of French vessels of war protecting their fishermen (two of which were there at the time of our visit), and of all her Majesty's ships. Not only is the Observatory, though situated on the Calton- hill, not visible from the Docks, but Nel son's Monument, the loftiest building there, is invisi ble from the deck of any ship in the Docks, owing to the height of the adjoining warehouses which inter vene. Nelson's Column, however, is distinctly seen from the " tops" of the greater part, if not from all, the vessels so placed, as well as from the whole of the north shore in the immediate vicinity of the Docks, and from Leith Pier. It is also prominently conspi cuous from every part of Leith itoads and the Firth of Forth, from near St. Margaret's Hope on the west to Aberlaby Bay on the east. But even if the Ob servatory were visible from the decks of vessels in the Docks, it would be of little service to them, as it is the common practice to send the chronometers on shore, to the maker, immediately on a ship's arrival and not to receive them on board again till the day before sailing ; nor would it seem desirable to inter fere with this practice, as the concussion caused by unloading and loading a ship could not fail of being prejudicial to the steady going of the watches. On consulting with the astronomer, we found that with every disposition to forward the cause by all means in his power, he felt it his duty to object to any erection in contact with the Observatory, as from its elevated position and exposure to frequent high winds, there would be a risk of disturbing his instruments. He must also object to any additional erection placed so near, as by subtending a large angle as seen from the Observatory, it might impede extra meridian observations, there being already too many obstructions of this nature, as Nelson's PH:sr, and the columns of the National Monument. These reasons appeared to us so conclusive, that we at once gave up all thought of the Observatory, and turned our attention to one of the existing build ings, and we found that Nelson's Monument com bines more than any other the requisites we could desire. 'This monument, as is well known, consists in a stone tower, 100 feet high, and substantially built, surmounted by a smaller tower and flag-staff, the summit being at an elevation of about 500 feet above the sea; in this upper tower the slight machinery necessary for ' heaving up the time-ball might be placed, and thus not interfere with access to the large tower by the public, who frequent it for the sake of the fine view it affords. As the monument is the property of the city of Edinburgh, we sought an interview with the Lord Provost, who immediately gave his own sanction to the proposal, and said he was sure it would receive the same from the town council. His Lordship added, "that he could not imagine a more appropriate use for a monument in honour of Nelson than that it should be rendered serviceable in communicating correct time to sailors and the public.' Since our return from Edinburgh, we have examined the time-ball at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, and have had the advantage of an ex planation of its machinery by the Astronomer Royal, and Mr. Main, the chief assistant. This ball is five feet in diameter, and falls ten feet, and seems to have answered its purpose remarkably well, and to have been dropped with great accuracy, its mean errors not exceeding three-tenths of a second, or less error than that likely to be made by the observer who is on the look-out for its fall. Owing to the ball at Green wich being attached to the Observatory, it was necessary to prevent the concussion caused by its fall as much as possible, which has been accomplished by means of the compression of the air obtained by a piston working in a cylinder. This precaution will be less necessary at Edinburgh, nor does it seem requisite that the ball should fall through a space greater than its own diameter, which should not be less than six feet. In addition to the immediate benefit to sailors, the exhibition of correct Greenwich time at Calton-hill will be of great service to the public in general, the more so since railway travelling requires so much greater precision than formerly ; and in the event of Greenwich time being adopted throughout the country, which seems a most desirable measure, now that railways are so extensively spread, the value of such an establishment will be much enhanced. Another advantage will be the stimulus given to masters of merchantmen when lying in Leith Roads, to pay attention to their chronometers. The recent regulations respecting masters and mates passing an examination almost call for some such help being provided for them, and it is gratifying to know from the nautical instructor at Leith, that the number of this class who attend his school is greatly on the increase. Of the neces sity of such assistance, as far as Government vessels are concerned, we can bear the fullest personal tea timony, as to the occasion of her Majesty's visit to Scotland in 1843, as many as eight vessels of war were lying in Leith Roads, and, owing to bad wea ther, were unable to land, and get sights for time ; and from want of such a signal ; alter lying there for some days, the Pique frigate sailed for America with out any opportunity of rating her c hr o nometers. Foreign vessels of war, both French and German, have recently been put to the same inconvenience while at Elsinore. In the comparatively small State of Denmark, it appears that a time ball has been exhibited since the ear 1843, at the special instance of the Danish hydrographer, Captain Zahrtmann. It only remains to add, that during our inquiries at Edinburgh we met with every assistance; not only sailors, but all parties, including the distinguished astronomer, General Sir Thomas Brisbane, were unanimous as to the benefit such an establishment would confer, and earnest in their hopes that their Lordships would see fit to recommend this measure to the favourable consideration of her Majesty's Go vernment.—Caledonian Mercury. 'rut GAME-LAWS.—It is a " great fact " that magistrates, at some of the country petty sessions, ac tu4lly make it a rule to take the game cases set down for hearing before any other business which has to be transacted. First, eagerness to be working at their pet law; and, secon dl y, that keepers and their men may be set at liberty, to go home and catch more in their " nets." Game-pr eserv i ng , an d j us ti ces ' g a me-law jus tice, have become a thorough scourge to society. TURNBULL ON THE CHOLERA. ON THE TREATMENT OF MALIGNANT CHOLERA. WITH CAPSICUM EIIBROCA TIONS. BY A. TURNBUIL, M.D., LONDON. [We would direct especial attention to the follow ing remarkable paper, extracted by ourselves from this day's Lancet. Should the remedy proposed by Dr. Turnbull prove as efficacious as he declares it to be, he will have conferred an inestimable boon on humanity, and have entitled himself to lasting grati tude.—ED. Sun.] - When Asiatic cholera visited this country in 1832, I had many opportunities of witnessing its ravages, and at first I made several trials of different means of cure without any apparent success, until the follow ing plan suggested itself to me from examining mi nutely the morbid directions. I hope it may prove equally successful in the hands of other medical men as it did in mine. The cause of this disease has excited great interest in every country, hut we must confess that we are quite ignorant as yet respecting its specific nature. However, it is now generally admitted that the pecu liar poison of cholera produces an irregular deter mination of blood to all the internal structures, and from the surface of the body, thereby producing a congested state of many of the important organs connected with life. This, I conceive, arises from the balance of circulation between the arterial and venous systems being broken, a state which is most satisfactorily ascertained to exist by numerous dissec tions, which have been recorded by different indi viduals. In this disease all the functions of the body are impeded or destroyed, excepting those of the mucous membranes of the stomach or bowels, which are greatly excited in secreting and discharging a large quantity of serous fluid; and this is, very likely, an effort of the constitution to save life. It is generally admitted, that the poison causing this disease produces almost immediately a loss of vital power, which is ushered in with langour and much prostration of strength, dejection of mind, and great cold, along with diarrhoea, vomiting and spasms in the abdomen, and calves of the legs, &c. The determination of blood to the internal organs accounts for almost all these varied and distressing symptoms of this dreadful malady. severe cases of cholera, it appears to be almost impossible to raise the temperature of the body by the application of heat. An instance of this is men tioned by Dr. Daun, in the "Medical Reports on Cholera," p. 272. " O'Brien lay on the steam couch for three hours before he expired, in a heat that I am convinced would have raised a lifeless body to a tem perature nearly, if not equal to, that of a person in health, but his body preserved an icy coldness to the last." My plan of treatment consists in endeavouring, by means which can be repeatedly applied without exco riation of the skin, to re•excite an action of heat on the surface of the body, and thereby to restore the lost balance of circulation and nervous energy. For this purpose I employ an extract made of capsicum, with alcohol, reduced to the consistency of jelly. Three drachms of the extract to be well rubbed over the abdomen, heart, and calves of the legs, several times a day ; and at all times if there be any coldness over the surface of the body, or when spasm takes place in the abdomen or calves of the legs. The rubbing ought to be continued until such time as the patient expresses that the heat is intolerable. Ano ther form of the employment of capsicum is the fol lowing embrocation : Concentrated tincture of capsicum : viz. capsicum pods, four ounces; rec tified spirit, twelve ounces; macerate for a week, and strain. To increase its energy upon the nervous system, when required, I add two or four grains fo delphinia, or veratria, to the tincture. The advantages that the capsicum possesses over many other stimulants is, that it produces no vesica tion, and therefore can be repeated very often. Another advantage is its very permanent and certain effects ; and there is no part to which it may not be applied without injury. The capsicum will be found a most powerful rubefacient; it assists in restoring heat and circulation to the surface, while the delphinia and veratria united with the capsicum restore the lost nervous energy. This plan of treatment can be pursued without much disturbance to the patient, the movement of whom is attended with the worst conse quences. I have often used the different preparations of capsicum, with or without veratria and delphinia, in congestive fevers, with ♦ery good effect, and also in cases of cramp or spasm. This stimulative plan does not interfere with the administration of other medi cines, but, on the contrary, greatly assists in restoring the lost power of the nervous energy and equalizing the balance of circulation. A. TURNBULL, M.D., &c. &c. 48, Russell square, Jan., 1848. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, THURSDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual early walk. The Royal Family took walking and pony exercise in the grounds adjacent to the Castle. 1-154 Royal Highness Prince Albert enjoyed the sport of shooting this morning, accompanied by Viscount Palmerston, and attended by Earl Spencer, Mr. G. E. Anson, and Colonel Bouverie, Equerry in Waiting. The Right Rev. James Prince Lee arrived at the Castle to-day, and had an audience of the Queen, to do homage on being appointed Bishop of Manchester. Viscount Palmerston, one of her Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, assisted at the ceremony. The Bishop remains on a visit to her Majesty. The lion. Sir Edward Cust is expected to arrive at the Castle this evening, on a visit to the Queen. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will include their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Excellency Mons. Van de Weyer, La Mar quise de Trazeynies, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, Earl Spencer, Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, Lord and Lady Jobn Russell, the Bishop of Manchester, Hon. Sir Edward Cust, Sir George Couper, and Major de Moerkerke. The hand of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards will attend during dinner. Her Majesty's private band will afterwards attend in the Castle. A sleputation`of the West Indian Association had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colo nial-office. The deputation was introduced to his Lordship by Mr. James Pattison, Member for the City of London, and consisted of Dr. Hod Akin (Presi dent), Dr. Norton Shaw (Honorary Secretary), Mr. Mais, Mr. Geddes, Mr. Land, Mr. Cargell, Dr. Fer gusson, Mr. H. H. Cohen, Colonel Warren, Captain Sughrue, Mr. Cornelius Hanbury, Mr. John Hodg kin, and Mr. Robert Alsop. Mr. Bancroft, the American Minister, arrived in town yesterday from Paris. The Earl of Ellenborougb had an interview with the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere yesterday. Mr. Matthew Forster, M.P., and Sir John Pelly had also interviews yesterday with the Right Hon. Gentleman, at the office of the Board of Trade. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a general meeting yesterday. Sir Thomas Fremantle, Chairman of the Customs, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Ex chequer yesterday, at his official residence in Down ing. street. Mr. M'Clerey, Chairman of the Demerara Rail way, and Mr. Naghten, Director of the Company, had an interview yesterday with Earl Grey. ADELPHI THEATRE. Mr. Stirling Coyne has turned the Dnke of Wel lington's letter to excellent account. The National Defences were most admirably illustrated at this theatre last night, in a one act " screamer," in which Paul Bedford, as the head of the " awkward squad," is drilled, in which Wright is the Brook-green Volun teer, immortalised by Punch, and in which Celeste also appears as a young French officer, and acts the character to the life. It is an excellent farce excel lently acted, and all true patriots should inspect The National Defences at the Adelphi. HARMONIC HALL.—Yesterday one of the Scotch tenor singers at this establishment took his benefit, and as far as a crowded and satisfied audience was concerned, everything proceeded as smoothly and satisfactorily as could be desired. In addition to several favourites new to the stage of this theatre, the whole of its present effective company made their appearance ; and the irre sistible comic efforts of Mr. W. Warde, and the deli neation of Dibdin's national melodies by Mr. Pearce, elicited the customary marks of delight and approbation. The American Barlow also presented a variety of melo dies, of course characteristic of the life of the woolly headed negro, which were received with immense ap plause; particularly a new composition (of which the singer is the author), named " The Oyster Boat." It was unanimously re-demanded, and very narrowly escaped a double encore. Wtsinsoa, THURSDAY EVENING.—Her Majesty and the Prince Consort, in the course of this afternoon, walked across the Home Park to Frogmore Lodge, to visit the Royal Duchess ; returning to the Castle with the King and Queen of the Belgians, in one of the royal carriages, which was sent round to Frogmore for that purpose. It is understood that their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians will leave Windsor Castle, on their return to Brussels early next week ; but previous to their departure, his Majesty King Leopold will, as he invariably does whenever he comes to this country, pay a visit to Claremont alone, or, on this occasion, attended only by Sir Edward Cust. THE WEAVERS OP DURHAM.—Considerable num bers of weavers in Barnard Castle are still out of em ployment. An effort is being made to get up a subscrip tion for the purpose of affording them temporary relief. Last night a private subscription ball, gi ven b y th e members of the Marylebone Literary and Scientific In stitution, took place at the Hanover-square Rooms. There were nearly 400 persons present. Adams's band kept the company upon the " light fantastic toe " until a very advanced hour. EVENING, JANUARY 28 1848. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. MALTA, JAN. 15.--The last dispatch was by the Volcano, on the 12th instant. The day following her departure it blew a fresh breeze, which subsequently became a hurricane. Last night the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Indus, which left Malta on the 13th, put back, and early this morning the Volcano, with that portion of the India mail sent through France, returned to port with damage. The Hecate is to proceed with the mails when the weather is moderate. The only item of naval intelligence is the return of Vice-Admiral Sir C. Parker, with the fleet under his command. A portion has come into the great harbour, and a portion is standing in. One of the liners got foul of another in entering, but, as far as was seen from the look-out, got free without much damage. No communication has been geld with the ships from the shore as yet. The Harlequin is ready for sea. Her mails closed yesterday, and she is only detained by the gale. The Bellerophon troop-ship arrived at Corfu on the 9th instant. The Tartarus steamer closed a mail for Constanti nople at 11 A.M. The French steamer from Alexandria, due yester day, has not yet made her appearance. Neither the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer, with the India mail of the present month, from London, nor the Flamer, with the portion dis patched overland through France, due on the 13th 14th, has made her appearance. For them the gale is a fair wind. JAN. 16.—The accident of yesterday is very trifling. On entering the port, the flying jibboom of the Hi bernia, by some mishap, got foul of the Rodney's quar ter boat, which was much damaged, and the boom was carried away. The fleet is from Palma and Cagliari. The vessels arrived are—the Hibernia (flag), the Rodney, the Superb, and the Trafalgar, with the Gladiator and Odin steamers. The 'Vengeance, which left this for Cagliari on the Bth, has put back. The Thetis fri gate remains at Naples, and the Bulldog steam-frigate is at Palermo. The Volcano mail-packet has suffered much da mage. The Hecate steam sloop left this port for Marseilles at six P.M. last Bight. The Flamer mail-packet, with the outward India mail (London, 7th inst.), arrived last night, and goes on to the lonian Islands. The Indus (Peninsular and Oriental Company), second attempt, left port at five this morning. The Euxine (Peninsular and Oriental Company), with the bulk of the outward bound India mails, arrived this morning. The Ariel, which is to convey to Alexandria the Euxine'a mails, is ready for sea. The Euxin• pro ceeds to the Levant and Black Sea. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—ADMIRALTT This morning, by the first express train of the South- Western Railway, a Board of Admiralty, comprising the Right Hon. the Earl of Auckland, G.C.8., First Lord ; Captain the Right Hon. Lord John Hay, R.N., C. 8., M.P., Fourth Lord; Captain Alexander Milne R.N., Fifth Lord; the First Secretary to the Board, Mr. Henry G. Ward, M.P.; and Captain Henry Eden, R.N., Lord Auckland's private secre tary, arrived at this port on an official visit. Their Lordships were accompanied by the Countess of Ellesmere and two of the Ladies Egerton, whose brother, the Hon. Granville Egerton, goes out in the Meander to join the Vernon flag-ship, in the East Indies, as naval cadet. This young gentleman was also of their Lordships party. Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., the Commander-in-Chief ; Rear-Admiral Superintendent Prescott, C. 8., Captain Chads, C. 8., Captain Milne, of the Admiralty, Flag- Captain Eden, Captain Martin, and Flag-Lieutenant Cochran, proceeded to Gosport at neon, and escorted the distinguished party into the Clarence-yard by her Majesty's railway, where Sir Charles's barge was in waiting to embark them, on entering which, and the Admiralty flag being hoisted, a salute of 19 guns was fired from the flag-ship Victory, but no yards were manned, their Lordships having countermanded that ceremony on account of the inclemency of the weather. The Admiralty flag was transferred to the mainmast head of the Fire Queen steam-yacht on the august *.arty boarding her, and then their Lordships became in a very unpleasant " fix." The Fire Queen would not start when her machinery was set in motion, and although she had the experienced master, engineers, and crew of another steam-vessel lent to her for the occasion, she refused to " move on," in which strait the Commander-in-Chief took Captain Chad's barge and proceeded to his sailing-yacht, the Fanny, and ordered her to pre pare on the instant for the reception of the Admiralty party, which her master and crew at once did. In the meanwhile, however, their Lordships' "bargain," the Fire Queen, suddenly resolved to go, and out she went accordingly to Spithead, and in the course of twenty minutes transferred her gallant bur den to the decks of the Meander, 44, whose distin guished captain, the Hon. Henry Kleppe], received the party at the gangway, and escorted them over his fine ship, with whose entire economy and efficiency their Lordships could not be otherwise than satisfied. Their Lordships witnessed the getting out, manning, and pulling of the barge and pinnace with which the Meander has been supplied, on Lord John Hay's plan. These boats were pulled round the ship several times, and notwithstanding there was at the time a very heavy sea running, the boats exhibited first-class qualities; they were quick to handle and steer, easy to pull, dry as possible, and very swift withal. Cap taro Keppel provided a superb collation for his illus trious guests, of which they partook. At a quarter to three they left the ship under a salute of 19 guns, and embarked in the Admiral's sailing yacht Fanny, Acting Master Scarlett, commanding, and with the Admiralty flag flying, came into harbour, at the entrance to which their Lordships and the ladies dis embarked into the Admiral's barge, which landed them at the Sallyport-stairs, w h ence they proceeded to the George Hotel, where Lord Auckland remained and received a few friends, whilst the other members of the Board were escorted by Captain Yates into the dockyard to make a few observations before dark. • Sir Charles Ogle entertained the following guests at dinner this evening :—The Earl of Auckland, Lord John Hay, Captain It Eden, Captain Milne, Mr. Ward, Rear-Admiral Prescott, C. 8., Captain Charles Eden, of the Victory ; Captain Chads, C. 8., of the Excellent; Captain Yates, of the Illustrious ; Captain the Hon. H Keppel of the Meander; Captain Martin, of the Prince Regent; Captain A. T. Austin, C. 8., of the Blenheim ; Mr. Cochran, R.N., his Flag Lieutenant; and Mr. Fincham, master shipwright of the dockyard. The Countess of Ellesmere and the Ladies Egerton returned to town by the 5.30 train of the South- Western Railway. The Raja of Sarawak (Mr. Brooke) has officially intimated his intention of arriving at this port to embark in the Meander on Sunday night. To-morrow the Lords of the Admiralty make an inspection of the dockyard, steamworks, &c. We have much pleasure in giving publicity to a noble act of spontaneous benevolence on the part of the officers and crew of the Excellent, guneery-ship, Captain H. D. Chads, C.B. This morning, before Captain Chads proceeded to pay his respects to the Lords of the Admiralty, the whole of the crew of his: ship, without any previous hint, so li c it a ti on , or anno uncement, came forward and volunteered one day's pay each towards the re li e f o f t h e w i dows and fatherless children, or other surviving relatives, of the drowned crew of the unfortunate Avenger. The brilliant example was immediately afterwards followed by a similar act on the part of the officers of the ship. Comment upon the gratifying event would only rob it of that lustre which surrounds its unpre tending charity. So worthy an example is truly in , character with the name of the ship and will doubt lessly be speedily followed by other officers and crews in commission. The Powerful, 84, was brought down to-day to be commissioned, as the sea-goin g guard-ship for this . station, by Captain the H on . R S. Du n d as . The steam-tug Echo was sent out to Spithead to tow in the Fire Queen steam-vessel, in the event of her breaking down ; the latter, however, came into harbour without assistance. The Lords of the Admiralty slept at the George Hotel. ong breezes ; E.N.E.—Strong Wind E weather hazy, and very cold : five P.M. THE COMMAND AT COVE. Rear-Admiral the Hon. Hugh Donald Mackey arrived in Cove, on Sunday morning, per the Sabrina from Bristol, to assu me the com man d of the Irish station, vacant by the death of Sir Thomas Ussher. The Sabrina entered the harbour ab out 20 m i nutes to five o'clock A.M., bea r i ng . 2 blue li g h t suspended from her foremast, wluch , signal Was i mme di a t e l y answered by her Majesty s steamer the Crocodile. The Rear. Admiral was immediately conveyed in a barge to the Crocodile, where he hoisted - his flag under a salute of 13 guns. lie shortly after pro ceeded to the Admiralty-house. are informed THE HAT TRADE AT MIMIC—We that the hutting business is a little more brisk than it has been for some time p ast. The operatives have suffered much kern want of employment. A SURPRISING CURE OF A BAD COLD THAT HAD SETTLED ON THE LUNG S, BY HOLLOWAY'S I'm Ls— . Kruger, residing at 33, Curator st reet, Chancery lane, was reduced to a mere skeleton, owing to a violent cold, so that her liver and lungs had become dan gerously affected. When she last attended Bartholo mew's hospital her mo ther was told by a med i cal gen tleman That he scarcely thought she would live to reach home." Her father then, as a forlorn hope, com menced rubbing her chest, sides, and loins With Hollo way's Ointment, and gave her those famous Pills twice a day, which, to the surprise of all, saved the child's life. —Sold by all vendors of medicine throughout the civi lised world, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand. DUTCH ENCROACHMENTS ON ENGLISH TRADE IN THE EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO. Repeated obstructions offered by the Dutch autho ri'ies, at Macassar, to British subjects proceeding to trade at native ports in Celebes, have compelled the Singapore Board of Trade to memorialise the Home Government, and, at the same time, petition the House of Commons. The memorial of the Board to Lord Palmerston is a brief synopsis of the following petition, a copy of which has been forwarded to his Lordship. To the Honourable the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled.—The peti tion of the undersigned merchants and traders of Singapore, Humbly showeth,—That by a treaty concluded and signed at London on the 17th day of March, 1824, between his Majesty and the King of Great Britain and Ireland and his Majesty the King of the Netherlands, the mutual rights of possessions and commerce of these two Powers and their subjects in the East Indies were fixed and defined. That more particularly, by articles 1,2, 3, and 4 of the said treaty, provisions were made for the trade of the subjects of either Power with the possessions of the other in the East Indies, and for the trade with native Powers and states, which last to be open to the subjects of both Powers upon an equal foot ing, the said high contracting parties mutually bind ing themselves not to make any treaty with any native Power in the eastern seas tending, either ex pressly or by the imposition of unequal duties, to ex clude the trade of the other party from the ports of such: native Power, and that any article in any treaty then existing on either party having such tendency should be abrogated ; and the said contracting parties further engaged to give strict orders to their civil and military authorities, as to their ships of war, to respect the freedom of trade thus established, and in no case to impede a free communication to the natives in the Eastern Archipelago with the ports of the two Governments with the ports belonging to native Powers. That it appears from the special exception made in regard to the Molucca Islands by article 7 and as explained and defined by the notes interchanged be tween the English and Netherlands plenipotentiaries on the conclusion of the treaty, that the freedom and equality of trade between the subjects of the two Powers, and with the native Powers and states, was to be of the most unrestricted nature, and more espe cially as regarded the commerce with native states, and was to be wholly regulated by the provisions of the said treaty. That notwithstanding the wide and important field for commerce presented by the Eastern Archipelago, and the increasing taste of the natives for the manu factures and goods of Europe and Continental Asia, the British trade in this quarter for some years has been of a stationary nature, and latterly has been evidently decreasing, which your petitioners believe is to be ascribed in a great measure to the active pro ceedings of the Government of Netherlands India in extending their influence and dominion amongst the native Powers in the Archipelago, and at the same time using every effort, in violation of the provisions of the treaty before referred to, to impede and exclude the trade and intercourse of British subjects with native Powers ; proceedings which they have for some years been allowed to carry on unchecked by any remonstrance or opposition on the part of the British Government. That a very recent instance of the determination of the government of Netherlands India to take every means in their power for excluding British trade from native states is afforded by their conduct in regard to Macassar, which was opened as a free port on the Ist day of January of the present year —a measure which, notwithstanding the temporary injury it was anticipated by some, it might inflict on a branch of the trade of Singapore, your petitioners hailed with satisfaction as being the first step on the part of the Netherlands Government to carry out fully and in good faith the provisions of the treaty of 1824 for equal liberty of trade, but which they now find, on the contrary, is made a pretence for further restrictions and more entire exclusion of British trade with native Powers or states under Dutch influence or controul. That your petitioners annex to this petition certi fied copies of three letters addressed to the Hon. the Governor of the Straits settlements, and two decla rations, by which it appears that the Dutch authori ties at Macassar have declared that port is the only place on the Island of Celebes open to foreign trade, and that they threatened with seizure and confisca tion any British trading vessel proceeding, not only to ports on those parts of Celebes which the Dutch have taken possession of, but even to ports of native states on that island which are still independent, or with which the Dutch are only connected by treaties, and, to which, by the 3d and 4th Articles of the treaty of 1824, British traders have a clear right of access, That the treaty between the Netherlands Govern ment and the Sultan of Jambie, a native state on the Island of Sumatra, dated the 15th day of December, 1834, which so far back as the 31st of May, 1841, was declared by Viscount Palmerston, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, to be at variance in a num ber of its provisions with the treaty of 1824, and to " have a direct tendency to inflict on British commer cial interests the injury against which the treats , of 1824 was intended to guard," is still maintained) in full force by the Netherlands Government. ')hat under the provisions of the Bth and other articles of the said treaty with the Sultan of Jambie, the regu lations for shipping and trade of Netherlands India have been i put in operation at the port of Moeara Aompeh, n: Jambie, by a recent Besluit of the Go vernor-General of Netherlands India, a copy of which, as contained in the Java Courant of Ist May last, is hereunto annexed, and by which unequal duties are imposed on goods imported and exported under the Netherlands flag, and from and to Netherlands India ports, and under the flags to and from the ports of other Powers respectively. That your petitioners beg further to represent that for many years past a very considerable trade has been carried on by British subjects with the island of Bally. That the proceedings of the Netherlands Government in the month of June, 1846, against two of the most powerful Rajas of Bally, resulting in the permanent station of an armed Dutch force in the country, and the exaction of treaties acknow ledging the supremacy of the Netherland; over these states, have produced an injurious effect on the trade between Singapore and Bally, and your petitioners are apprehensive that the British trade with Bally will be danger of extinction by the incorporation of that island with Java, a measure which they be lieve will ultimately follow the present proceedings of the Netherlands India Government. That the treaties from time to time made by the Netherlands India Goverment with native Powers in the Indian Archipelago are invariably intended to affect British trade in one of two ways : first, by obliging the native rulers to forbid foreign trade, and thereby totally excluding British subjects ; and, secondly, by allowing the introduction into the states of such native Powers of the Dutch regulations for shipping and trade, whereby an unequal system of duties is im posed ; in bothsases the freedom and equality of trade guaranteed by the treaty of 1824 being destroyed. That all the proceedings of the Dutch in the Eastern Archipelago above referred to have an injurious effect on British trade, which instead of attaining that ex pansion and importance in this quarter which it is capable of, and being productive of benefit both to England by opening up fresh markets to her manu factures, and to the natives of the Archipelago by affording them favourable means for the exchange of their varied produce, is yearly becoming more uncer tain, and even under the most favourable view, re maining stationary in amount and value. That your petitioners seek for the British trade in the Eastern Archipelago no exclusive privileges or advantages but only the freedom and equality so distinctly provided for by the provisions of the treaty of 1824. That your petitioners consider that one great cause of the disadvantages under which British interests in the Eastern Archipelago at present labour arises from the channel of communication between the British subjects settled in the Archipelago and the British Government being of so circuitous a nature that much time is lost before their representations can find their way to the proper quarter, whereby irretrievable in jury and loss are frequently suffered before any means of redress can be provided, and the effect of which is to discourage parties from making representations and remonstrances, the issue of which is so distant, and to cause them to submit in silence to encroachments and aggressions on the British trade by the Dutch, the redress of which is attended with so much delay and uncertainty. That your petitioners venture humbly to suggest as a remedy for this great inconvenience that autho rity should be given to the Government o f the British settlements in the Straits of Malacca, or other com petent persons to exercise a general superintendence over British trade and interests in the Eastern Ar chipelago—that such superintendent should be placed in direct correspondence with the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and that a British man. of-war, destined specially for the service, should, as far as possible, be placed under h is direction and control. That such an appointment already exists in regard to the British trade with China, and it appears not less necessary for the prosperity and protection of th e British trade in the Eastern Archipelago, more espe cially as the East India Company do not, in a n y gre at measure, seem desirous of exercising any in terference in the Eastern Archipelago. That the refusal of the Netherlands Government to permit the residence of consuls or other agents of the British Government in their possessions in the Indian Ar chipelago, seems to render such an appointment es that suggested by your . petitioners the more desirable for the protection of British subjects in the Nether lands Indian dominions, as they have at present no officer of the British Government at hand to whom they can in emergent cases appeal-for assistance or redress. That the cultivation of friendly relations with native Powers in the Archipelago by such an officer of the British Government would tend greatly to the promotion of British trade and interests gene rally, as such Powers have ever shown an eager desire to seek the friendship and alliance of the British Go vernment, but which desite hitherto has not been responded to so fully as it ought to be, chiefly, as your petitioners believe, from the want of a proper and permanent channel of intercourse. That the appointment of a superintendent of Bri tish trade in these parts would afford great protection and encouragement to British commerce, by placing on the spot an officer of the Government, who could at all times be readily appealed to by British mer chants for advice and assistance ; who could inquire into causes of complaint and report upon them directly to the British Government, and who could better judge of the grounds of such complaints and of theineasures necessary for their removal than persons at a distance, who have neither the means nor time for a full and searching investigation. That com plaints may frequently appear founded on inadequate causes, because the whole grounds for them cannot be traced out and laid open by private persons who have not means and opportunity of doing so, but which a duly authorised commissioner of Government would have it in his power thoroughly to inquire into and judge of. That your petitioners further respectfully suggest that much of the present ignorance of the proceedings of the Netherlands Indian Government, in regard to native states, arises from th e neg l ec t t o en f orce th e observan ce of that part of article 3 of the treaty of 1824, by which the contracting parties bind them selves to mutual communication of all treaties or en gagements then subsisting, or which should thereafter be concluded, between either of them and any native power in the eastern seas, and the making of the same public for general information. That your petitioners have observed with much satisfaction the measures recently taken for establish ing a British settlement on the island of Labuan, not only as affording a practical recognition to form settlements in the Eastern Archipelago, but as mani -1 resting the intention of the British Government to extend by every means in their power British trade and influence in the Eastern seas, and they anticipate much benefit to British trade generally to result from the increased intercourse with Borneo and other native states, which it will no doubt lead to. That your petitioners would lastly respectfully represent the desirableness of immediate measures being taken to follow up the proceedings so success- ' fully begun by the British navy few putting d9,wn the piracy on these seas which has hitherto operated so prejudicially to the interests of commerce, by visiting the Sulo Archipelago, the head-quarters of the most formidable and extensive of the piratical communities in the Eastern seas, and there exacting such engage ments from the chiefs of Sulo as will put an end to their nefarious proceedings. Your petitioners humbly pray your Hon. House to take what has been above stated into your favourable consideration, and to take such measures as may seem best fitted for promoting British trade and interests in the Eastern Archipelago, and procuring from the Netherlands a more strict observance of the treaty of London, dated 17th of March, 1824. And they will ever pray, &c.—Singapore, November, 1847. FR[DAY THE SLAVE TRADE. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 27.—Letters from the squadron on the coast of Africa up to the end of October have been received. They represent the slave trade to be going on in a very brisk manner, and that the coast, creeks, .and rivers were swarming with swift-sailing vessels, all engaged in the traffic. The dealers in slaves have now adopted a new plan to avoid being detained by her Majesty's cruizers ; their vessels be fore embarking their cargoes are perfectly clear, and without any trace of slave fittings—so much so, that a schooner was searched and most minutely over hauled by her Majesty's brig Kingfisher, but nothing found on board to justify Commander Horton in stop ping her ; and in a day or two afterwards he ascer tained that she went into one of the numerous creeks in the Bight of Benin, and in a few hours, all being prepared on the beach, embarked upwards of two hundred slaves, with all their provisions, medicines, and fittings, and contrived to elude the vigilance of the cruizers. A vessel, fitted like a yacht, and packed with slaves, also escaped from the Albatross by supe rior sailing. SPORTING • INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—Y ESTERDAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 20 to 1 agst Brunette—taken NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 10 to 1 on the field 10 to 1 agst Mr. Sandford's Kimblesworth 10 to 1 agst Mr. Higgins's Sir Peter Lgure —taken 12 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Miliwood—taken 13 to 1 agst Duke cf Richmond's Reflection—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's Conjuror—taken CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 apt Col. Anson's Blaze 25 to 1 apt Mr. Disney's Keleshe—taken 33 to 1 ag,t Mr. Greville's Jonathan Wild—t freely 33 to 1 agst Mr. Gregory's Clumsy-40 to 1 taken frt-ely. 40 to 1 apt Mr. Mostyn's The Swallow—taken and afterwards offered 40 to 1 apt Mr. F. Clarke's Cracow—taken freely 40 to 1 ag-it Col. Anson's Qin en Mary—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. C. Maron's Rufus—taken freely 50 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklarn's Lightning 50 to 1 agst Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Lord Eglinton's Glen Saddel—taken 1,000 to 15 zigst Colonel Anson's Bingham—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. J. B. Day's The Tartar—taken Jonathan Wild, Clumsy, Cracow, Queen Mary, War Eagle, and Rufus, were backed with great spirit, War Eagle and Queen Mary leaving off at an improvement at several points on the odds quoted, at which the greater part of the money was invested; 25 to 1 was offered agst Blaze, at which ads to a small sum was laid out agst Keleshe. SOMERSETSHIRE STAKES. 500 to 30 agst Vanessa—taken DERBY. Nothing done worthy of notice. ATTACK DT POACHERS ON GAMEKEEPERS.— Between 12 and 1 o'clock on Friday morning. James Hutchison and James Kirk, two of Sir Johu Maxwell's keepers, when watching at Cowglen, on the Pollok estate, saw three poachers standing on the private road leading to Laigh Cowglen, and a dog, apparently belonging to them, crossing the adjoining fields—and the keepers having gone up to the poachers, one of the latter threw a hare over the hedge. At this time the poachers' dog came upon the road, and was shot at by Hutchison, when the three men, two of them being armed with bludgeons, and the third with an iron rod, or poker, made a furious attack upon the keepers; and the latter having the worst of it, and being unable to defend themselves, Kirk ran to the farm house at Laigh Cowglen, for assistance ; and while Hutchison attempted to defend himself with his unloaded gun, he was repeatedly felled to the ground by blows with the iron rod and bludgeons on his head, and stabbed in his breast and hack with some sharp weapon, and soon rendered insensible. The poachers then made off, carrying with them a six barrelled pistol, belonging to Hutchison, and the wounded dog. On Kirk's return to the spot he assisted his companion to the gardener's house at Cowgleu, whence he was conveyed to Pollok, and medical aid procured. Hutchison was severely cut on both sides of the head, his nose was severely cut, and also one of his arms, and he bears on spry part of . his body the marks of the brutal violencellrEe towards hi m. Luckily, the wounds inflicted with the knife or sharp instrument were not very deep, otherwise one near to the heart must have proved fatal. Kirk was not so seriously injured, but he had one of his arms severely hurt and disabled, and he bears on his person abundant evidence of great violence used by the poachers. Infor !nation having been promptly given to the Procurator Fiscal, at Pollokshaws, he proceeded to Pollok, and instituted a searching inquiry into the case, and was enabled to issue a warrant against three parties supposed to be the persons who committed the assault and robbery, and having procured prompt assistance from Capt a i n Wilson, of the Glasgo w southern police district, they were all apprehended and lodged in Pollokshaws prison, preparatory to being examined and transmitted to the Sheriff. One of the poachers has been fully id ent ifi e d by the gamekeepers. It will be remembe re d t h at a b out t wo months ago a similar attack was ma d e b y three poachers on Hutchinson and Kirk's b ro th er, at Dum breck, when Hutchison s life was put in im m i nent d anger from the violence he then reeeived.—.North British Mail. THE GARDENERS BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.— Yesterday an annual general meetin g o f t h e su b scr ib ers to the above institution, founded for the relief of aged and indigent gardeners and their widows, was held at the London . Coffee-house, L u d gate -hill , to e l ect a ddi t i ona l pensioners, officers for the e nsu i ng y ear , an d t ransac t general business. Captain James Lamont, R.N., in the chair. The . report congratulated the subscribers upon the steady increase of the institution. The funded stock has increased to 1,8501. Yesterday's election of two pensioners would make a total of 34 persons re ceiving annuities, the males of 161. and the females 121. each per annum. The financial statement showed that, including a balance at the end of 1846, of 150/. 7s. 6d., the receipts from all sources was 742/. 45., and the ex penses (including 439/. paid to pensioners) was 6391. is , leaving a balance in hand of 1031. 3s. 5d.. A number of noblemen and gentlemen were elected Vice-Presidents, and thanks being voted to the Chairman the meeting broke up. THE HOUSEHOLD TROOPS. - The half•yearly change of quarters of the brigade of Foot Guards will take place on the Ist of March, agreeably to the follow ing brigade orders:—Grenadiers, Ist Battalion, from Windsor to the Wellington Barracks ; 2d, from St. George's Barracks to Winchester ; and the 3d, from Portman street to out quarters, viz., three companies (head-quarters) to St. John's-wood Barracks, one com pany to Kensington, one to the Magazine, one to Buck ingham Palace, and one to St. Georges Barracks. Coldstream Guards -I st Battalion from Winchester to the Tower of London; 2d ditto, from Wellington Bar racks to Windsor. Scots Fusilier Guards-Ist Battalion, from the Tower of London to St. George's Barracks; 2d ditto, from St. John's-wood, and out-quarters, to Portman-street. RACES T MAF 0 COME. Bibury (Old Meeting) 22. Northampton 0 9 & 3.0 Liverpool.. Coven try 7 Warwick Spring...l4 & 15 AP. Croxton Park 4 & 5 Catterick Bridge 6 & 7 Epsdm Spring 7 'RIL. Newmarket C.... 10 to 14 ' Newmarket F. S. 24 to 28 ' Abergavenny AY. Bath Epsom 23 to 26 Newton 3l to June 2 "NE. Chester 2 to 5 NewmarketSecSp9,lo,&ll Shrewsbury ...10, 11, & 12 Hung€rford 2 & 3 Ascot Sutton Cold&Id ... 12 & 13 Hampton 14 & 15 Manchester ... 14, 15, & 16 Newcastle-on-Tyne 20 to 23 Bibury Club 21 & 22 Stockbridge 22 Winchester Carlisle Salisbury 30 & July 1 JU. Newmarket 4,5, & 6 Lancaster 5 & 6 Liverpool Stamford 12 & 13 Yarmouth Nottingham Goodwood 25 to 28 AUG Leominster Brighton 2,3,& 4 UST. Tiverton 24 & 25 Egham 16 & 17 Abingdon 29 & 30 Huntingdon 29 & SO Derby 29 & 30 BER. Knutsford 2O & 21 Bedford ....... 20 & 21 Wrexham 26 & 27 NewmrketF.O.26, 27, & 28 Chesterfield ReiCling 9 & 10 Wolverhampton... 14 to 16 York 23, 24, & 25 SEPTE Warwick 5 & 6 Abervstwith 7 & S Pigburn . LiClfield l2 & 13 Doncaster 12 to 15 Leicester - 20 & 21 OCTO. Newmarket Sec.Oct.9 to 13 I , BER. Nwmrkt Hougbtn 23 to 28 FOREIGN FUNDS. DIITCII FUNDS.—AXBMIDAM, JAN. 25. Money. MN Actual Debt, 2% per Cent •••••• • • • • • 53N 64't Ditto, 3 per Cent •• • • .• •• •••• • • •• 68% 66 Ditto, 4 per Cent.•• ••••••• • • •• 33% 34k Araort Syndic, 3% per Cent •• • •.• • • • Commercial Company, 4% per Cent • • 161 g 169 East India Loan, 4 per Cent.. .... •• • . 83% 84}, Exchange on London, at sight •••• .• •• 13 Two months..... .... ••• • •• 12 97 On Hamburgh, at sight •. • • 54 65 Two m0nth5......... •.• • •• 34 61 On Paris .•.••• •• • ••• • •• 86 Twomenths. ...• •. • ... as 1. HAMBI7RGIH BORSPINHALLE, /air. 21. Meaey. Austrian 6 per Cents •• •• . • •• •• •• 102% • Bank Shares 160 . Anglo-Russlan Loan • • • • • • • • 102 Russian 5 per Cent., Hamb. Certificate. 101% Ditto Ist series Inscription. •• • ••• • • • 102 Ditto,rlope and Co., 3d and 4th series.. Ditto, in Certificate.• •••••••• • • • • •• • • New 4 per Cent., Rope and Co. •••• .• 86 Ditto Stieglitz .. •••••• • • • • ......• •• 85 Spanish Nevr 5 per Cent •••••••• • • • • • • Ditto 3 per Cent •• • • Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent • • Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ••• .• 54 Ditto 3 per Cent. •• • • •• • • • • .. Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844.• • • Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent •• 82 National Bank Shares •••••••.• . • • • • •• AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Ylzima, JIN. 11. 5 per Cent. ➢ietalliques • • • • • • • • • 104% 4 per Cent. ditto •••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • 90 3 per Cent. ditto• •• • •. • . •• • • •• • • • • •• • 65 Loan, 1834 .. .......... .••••• • • • • • • 156 Ditto, 1839 ........................ • • 111% Bank Shares ..........................1580 Estarhazy's Loan ........ .• . .......... 57% TESTIMONIAL TO GEORGE CRIJIMHANX..—A rather select than numerous meeting was held yesterday even ing, at the house of Mr. George Cox, optician, Holborn, for the purpose of taking into consideration the best means of promoting a subscription, with the view of presenting a testimonial to George Cruikshank, the ini mitable artist. The proceedings were altogether of a preliminary character. Mr. Passmore Edwards presided. He introduced the subject by adverting to the distin guished abilities of the eminent artist who was the object of the meeting in the most eulogistic terms. Mr. Pri deaux moved, and Mr. Phillips seconded, a resolution to the following effect:—" That this meeting, admiring the peculiar and unrivalled talents of George Cruikshank, do now form themselves into a committee, pro teme., for the purpose of promoting a subscription, with a view of pre senting a testimonial to that distinguished artist, by co operating with any other body or bodies already in ex istence for the same purpose, and by such other means as they may deem advisable; and that this committee now adjourn to a future day, then to re-assemble and report progress." In the course of the evening several letters were read from individuals favourable to the undertaking. His Excellency Mr. J. Brooke (Raja of Sarawak), since his return to Mivart's from visiting his relatives, at Cheltenham and Somersetshire, has been actively engaged in preparations for his departure for the East Indies, to enter on the duties of his high appointment. His Excellency is expected to leave on Monday or Tues day next for Portsmou . h, to embark at that place with the members of this suite. THE IRON TRADE.—At a meeting of the creditors of Mus.irs. Bradley and Son, of Tipton. near Dudley, held at Birmingham yesterday, we understand that an arrangement was made fur the payment of 12s. 6d. in the p )und. _ _ A BID FOR A MITRE.—The Dean of Carlisle has written to lit. Hampden, to say that he will ever consi (l( r the vote he gave avainit him (Dr. Hampden) in 1836, as the most untatisractory vt,te he ever recorded as membt r of the Hebdomadal Maid. THE LATE MURDER AT DUNDRY.—ASITTON, THURSDAY MORNING —The inquiry by the magistrates ft.r the county, of which I gave you yesterday as late particulars as could be given down to the hour for olos lug my pareel, was continued through the day. No new fact of importance was elicited, and the inquiry was again adjourned. AnD•EL•l(ADEa. — Letters from Toulon of the 231 inst. state that no decision had yet been adopted with regard to Abd- el Fader. A child belonging to a woman of his suite had died in the fort Lamalgue. The pri soners, after per'orming the funeral rites over the body, suffered it to be conveyed to the cemetery of the town, where it was interred. The 123 persons of Abd-el. Kader's deira, lately landed at Algiers from the Oran packet, had been removed to the fort of the Casbah, where they were to be treated as prisoners of war of the first class. Among them were two Spanish women, born at Cadiz, of remarkable beauty, and the wives of one of the Khodias of the Emir. TURNPIKE Tou.s.--A meeting was yesterday held at the parish-house of Hackney to memoralise the Com missioners of Roads for the removal of some of the toll bars. It was shown that in that parish there are three distinct districts, to all of whose tolls the parishioners are liable. A petition to the House of Commons was also drawn up, and it was there stated on good authority that the cost of collecting is sixty per cent. on the whole sums levied froth the public. JEWISH DISABILITIES REMOVAL BILL.—We have heard from a source on which we may rely, that the first speech on the Jewish Disabilities Bill after the re-open ing of the House, will be from Sir Robert Peel (in favour), and that on its introduction into the Upper House, it will be supported by the Duke of Wellington, and no less than seven of the Bishops ; consequently there cannot be any longer a doubt as to its sticcess.--. Voice of Jacob. GENERAL FLORES.—We are informed that Briga dier-General Flores, of the Spanish marines, arrived at the port of Swansea, Wales, by a vessel from u o route to Spain. The General has l eft country Cuba, ntr) - for e this Paris, in order to proceed thro u g h France to Spain, to follow him by a vessel proceeding either from that arraegements having bee n made for his p ersonal effects port or Liverpool, to their destination. THE HUNGARIAN MAGNATES.—The Chamber of Magnates of Hungary adopted in their sitting of the 17th the principle of a Bill for a more equal mode of taxation, so as to compel all persons to contribute to the • expenses of the state according to their means, and abo lish the privileges hitherto enjoyed by certain classes. OSWESTRY.—FUNERAL OF THE LATE EARL OF POWIS. --At a special meeting of the town council on Saturday last, it was unanimously agreed that the churches should be put in mourning, and also that on. Friday next, the day of interment, that all business should be suspended. The inhabitants of the town will, therefore, strictly observe the terms of the requisition, so that the day will be one of general mourning, as a mark of respect to the noble family, for whom no com munity can possibly sympathise more than the pa rishioners of Oswestry, who, in the person of the late lord of the manor, have lost one of their greatest bene • factors.—Eddotres's Shropshire Journal. FAILURES IN FRANCE.—The three houses in Mont pellier, the failure of which was , spoken of yesterday at the Bourse, are those of Granier,. of Farel, and of C. Fajon. The first carried on a large business as a banker and woollen-manufacturer, and his being obliged to suspend payments has caused an immense sensation in the south of France. It was said, however, that he was likely to make such arrangements with his creditors as will enable him to resume his operations in business. the Chamber Granier represented the town of Montpel lier in _ Chamber of Deputies, and his resignation o f his seat has been announced by the President, as will be seen t in our report of the sitting. The other tw o houses,_. hough highly respectable, were not so important.—Galignant. VAN AMBURGH.—The celebrated lion-tamer ar rived here from America last week. He has left off contending with furious beasts, and has taken to the more peaceful occupation of acting as agent for the sole. braced Titus, the Emperor of the American arena. His mission to England is to purchase trained horses for the above• named gentleman, and to pick up any avail• i o nf order to able talent that may be disengaged in the equestrian, va ulting, or tumbling line. Ai. Mr. Batty, Amp hi t heatre, has been weedin g his stud introduce fresh blood, and to change his breed of horses, which are considered somewhat too " leggy," the opportunity was favourable to Mr. Van Amburgh's de we believ e , p urc h ase d very l arge l y f rom signs. He has, Mr. Batty, and the albinos, piebalds, and the " admired spotted chargers," are all about to experience the annoyance of a voyage across the Atlantic, and to become denizens of the free republic. The very horses that have been foremost in the charge on the British side in the grand spectacle of " The Battle of Waterloo." will shortly be engaged with equal energy under the " star spangled banner " in bearing down Mexican mustangs in the glorious battle piece entitled " The Conquest of Mexico." Mr. Van Amburgh reports that theatrical business is in a very depressed state in America just now. As he is about to make further purchases, it appears he is determined to carry out the necessary materials for exciting a sensation.—Liverpool Albion. 1 _ m