The Sun. — London, England, 1852-04-29 00:00:00

fourth SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Wat . BURCIIELL.) ARCHER 5. DIXoN. The plaintiff in this action is Mr. Archer, the well known steeplechase-rider, and the defendant formerly kept the Horse Repository in Barbican. The action was brought to recover the sum of 51. for welds and la bour done. The defendant pleaded payment. Mr. R. B. WARDELL, plaintiffs attorney, stated the ease. It appeared that at the Hampton Steeplechase (Selling Stakes), in 1851, the plaintiff was engaged to ride the horse Recruit, belonging to defendant, and the latter agreed to pay plaintiff 51. He (Ur. Wardell) be lieved that the defence would be, that the money had been paid to some third party, a person named Reuben Reed, but the plaintiff would be called to prove that if the money had been paid at all, it was without his authority. Plaintiff was called, and proved that he rode the horse in question and won the race. He saw defendant after the race, and he said that he had to wait to receive the stakes, and would see that Reed should pay him the next day. In cross-examination by Mr. CHARNOCE, plaintiff said he was not aware that defendant intended to ride his own horse, but was not present at the time. Reed applied to witness to ride half ;an hour before the starting. Reed appeared to be acting for d e f en dant. Defendant is the son of Dixon, of the Repository. Dixon may have ridden steeplechases. Reed is now dead. Mr. John Clarke, licensed victualler, Thre.e Com passes, Pimlico, was present at the race. Saw Recruit, and directly after the race defendant offered to run it against wit ness ' s h orse Rainsburgh for 100 guineas if witness would allow a stone. In the course of conversation defendant said he was much pleased with Archer's riding and winning the race , and t hen said he would send the money to witness's house by Reed the next day. Witness was at home all the next day, and did not receive any money. Shortly afterwards he ap plied to defendant on behalf of Archer, and defendant said he had given Reed 5L to pay and he would see him, and if he had not paid the money it should be sent. Reed soon after died at defendant's house. Plaintiff had ridden for witness. John Fleming, groom, formerly servant to defendant, understood Recruit belonged to him. Mr. CHARNOCE submitted that there was no case to prove that the horse belonged to the defendant. The UN) . 3ER-SHERIFF said that if the case rested on the phuntiff's evidence, which had been given iu a very straightforward manner, he did not think there was enough. Fleming was recalled, and said that he entered the horse for defendant in the name of Routh, in which all defendant's hors es ran . He then urged that defendant intended to ride, and in his absence Reed was to do so, but the latter was afraid to go the pace, and it was he who engaged plai n tiff, an d th a t d e f en d a nt c ould not be liable even if he had made a promise, as no verbal under taking. to pay the debt o f a n o ther was good, and the pro mise was void under the statute of limitations. William Mills, a groom, was galled to prove that he teok defendant's cost, &c., but he (defendant) did not arrive till after the race. Reed ought to have ridden the horse. Defendant is at present in Berlin. Reed went and received the stakes. Witness has heard de fendant complain that ho had not received any of it. Cross-examined—lt was defendant's horse. The TINDER-SUERIFF said the only question was, whether defendant engaged the plaintiff. Mr. WARDELL, in reply, urged that Reed was acting as 'agent for defendant . The UNDER-SHERIFF left it to the jury to say whe ther they could infer that there had been any privity between defendant and Reed, so that the latter was the agent of defendant to contract with another person to ride. The jury, after a short consultation, gave a verdict for the plaintiff. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. TOTNES. (11mM A CORRESPONDENT.) Mr. Mills, the Liberal candidate, arrived here yester day, having previously issued an address to the electors, in which he states that having been invited by a deputa tion of Liberal electoral° become a candidate for their suffrages at the ensuing election, he has great pleasure in accepting the invitation. Mr. Mills is, and has been for a considerable number of years, an ardent Free trader, and will not, therefore, under any pro tence what ever, vote for any measure of a retrograde character, and has no confidence in the present Government. He would gladly support any well-considered measure for abolishing the anomalies in our representative system, for diminishing bribery and coercioa, and for extending the franchise; considering that no danger can arise to our Constitution by admitting to the enjoyment of poli tical rights an additional number of his fellow-country men. He is opposed to every religious endowment de frayed kora the taxes of the people, and considers the principal objects of legislation should be to render taxa tion as little burtheesorne as possible to all ranks of society; to develop° the national resources, and to do justice to all. A public meeting of the electors was held last evening (Tuesday), at the Guildhall, to hear Mr. Mills ex explain his political principles. Charles Webber, kf,q. (one of the borough magistrates), was una nimously voted to the chair. and briefly introduced the lieu. Candidate to the meeting, who addressed the electors in a very frank and honest speech, principally on the subject of tree trade. His sentiments were ninch applauded, and on this great principle of cheap or dear bread, &c, there is now little difference of cpinion in this locality, the main question being as to what party would be the most likely to carry out the free trade policy in an honest manner. In answer to an elector, as to whether he wou ld sup p or t th e b a ll ot . M r . Mills de clared that although he had some doubts in his Mind on the subject, he would, nevertheless, if requested by a majority of his supporters, vote in favour of that measure, and would also give his cordial support to a fair measure of Parliamentary reform. Mr. S. Hexer:km proposed, and Me. Ferris and Mr. S. Cumming rose together to second a resolution de claring the opinion of the meetinc , to be in favour of the principles advocated by Mr. Mills, and pledging the support or the Liberal party to him at the ensuing elec tion. Mr. Ferris spoke at considerable length in favour of the principles of free trade, which he has con sistently advocated for a number of years, and called upon all tho se o f hi s kn ow .lovrnsmen whoivalued the cheap loaf, and wished to see the poor well fed and happy, to support a true Free-trader, and not a sham one, who bad often shifted his principles on this subject. The motion was carried almost unanimously, and with great acclamation, ley one of the most crowded meetings held in Totnes since the passing of the Reform Bill. Mr. MOFFATT (M.P. for Dartmouth) also addressed the meeting in favour of Mr. Mills, and congratulated the Liberals of Totnes on the unanimity which ap peared to prevail, and heartily hoped (as he believed would be the ease) that two Liberal Free-traders would at length be returned to Parliament, and that Totnes may long er send one Member to vote black and the other ta ;' 4 " on all vital que s ti ons aff e cting the prosperity of ee country, and el ector as commenced a general canvass of the eopport. haa already received numerous promises of Mr. ) 34 als ° jeeriedciwiri, the present Conservative Illember, has gene ra l pole address, declaring himself in favour of the oppo se any rim his Lord Derby's Administration, but will his chance wo ZlPositioa of is duty on foreign corn (else possible, for there have been remote indeed, in fact im here to deolar e tit re scarcel y an y p ersons bold enou g h Mr. Baldwin w i ll %selves any longer Protectionists). the Free-trade Contecrbae 4 bly secure the votes of many of 8 tins who would otherwise have voted against him.the (Lrauch for the sliding scale of politics adopted by vernment candidates. A severe struggle ia exp ected. DARTe rti . Mr. Moffatt, the present M "-'l - being certain of his eminent election for Ashburton the Devonshire boroughs), a requisition very tam ° r signed was forwarded to Mr. Lindsay, te e become a candidate on Liberal princi t s shipowner, to to Commodore Herbert, one of the ley shipowner, opposition ralty. Mr. Lindsay's prospects of victory ae the Aelmi of the most encouraging nature. I ndeed e said to be If report be true, he will be returned by a good majority. GERMANY. The following anecdote of the late Grand fe Duke w nights of Paden is worth transcribing : —A nights ago, w hilst suff e ri ng d rea dfully from the complaint accordirtg to all appearances, would prove fatal, h e sa id dear Strickel, to his medical attendant —. Tell , did you ever meet with any one w h o suffered so muc h as I d o ?" T"'" replied the doctor, who i s " I have lately attended a man afflicted with precisely the same complaint, and he has only stra w to lie upon: , Only straw," ejacu lated the benevolent prince, ringing the bell over his couch, and telling the servant who entered to send one of the be beds of the palace, and all other ne cessaries, to the pone man whose address would be given by Dr. Strickel. SWITZERLAND. On the :25th, the Executive Council of the Swiss Confederation published a proclamation, in which, after thanking the citizens for the confidence re posed in it, as shown by 'he result of the vote 0 0 the 18tb, it says tint it will continue to govern according to the existing eunstitution and laws, and do everything in its power to promote ti.e interests o: the country. f r o he ConstitWionnel pUbli , )LeS the fol!owing lett e r a 'Reene of the 9 hit iLSt • • • intik- 'victory gained by itie Government is a very 00E10 . 'ne• Th majority of the electors who sanc •-• the trn u ,b, r ?: 1 Y progressive and liberal policy reecho] what w „„ _ ,7 32, a majority which was far beyond USeYI by t h e so u e nl for after all the means of corruption people have shown to lead the people astray; but the t,e this d ece i ved. T,t. they have too much morality to strength in passing throo Government has aegaired fresh that it is in a po w i t t i 4 this popular trial, and now energy, we may expect that to dis p la y a little more will promptly bring the socialist agitators to reasonp,rsiub?u_d the which is, however, very h take a fancy, c _ u ! o ra n atieei, to organize a fresh agitation in tranquillitythsat hich now en joys more perfect moustomed to fora long time put. "p h _w. have been Cimaervatives THE SUN, are preparing to turn the fruits of their fine and legiti mate victory to account, and a meeting of delegates from all the communes of the canton will take place on Satur - thy next, to take into consideration the present state of the country. The principal points which will be discussed at this meeting are-1. The suppression of the Univer sity, which will resume the rank and loss pompous title of Academy. 2. Re-organization of the colleges of the Jura (French part), which are in a deplorable condition. 3. Partial revision of the Constitution by the Grand Council, and the re-establishment, under all cases, of the right of revoeation, taken from the Government in 1846. 4. A law destined to protect the authorities from insult, while in the exercise of their functions. 5. A new law on the press, &c. The meeting will terminate by a grand procession by torch-light in the streets of Berne. This manifestation of general joy will be on a very grand scale." LONDON, Mr. PIGOTT presented a petition from Reading for the preservation of the Crystal Palace. OUTRAGE UPON BRITISH OFFICERS. In reply to a question from Lord MAHON, Mr. HERRIES stated that; negotiations were still pending with the Austrian authorities relative to the outrage which was committed at Aden last year upon certain British officers. " HOUSEHOLD NARRATIVE." Mr.:SCHOLEFIELD said, as some uncertainty pre vailed with referenee to the intentions of the Government as to further prosecuting the Household Narrative for in fringing the Stamp Act, he should therefore be glad if the Learned Attorney-General would state distinctly what was intended to be done. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the law officers of the Crown, as well as Mr. Justice Crompton, were dissatisfied with the decision of the Court of Exchequer, and, therefore, he had recommended that a fresh suit should be commenced, on which he had no doubt that the Court of Exchequer would decide according to their previous opinion, without any argument, and then the matter could be carried to a court of appeal, when the law would be finally settled.' Mr. BRIGHT wished to know if instructions to that effect had bean given to the authorities at Somerset house, and whether pending a prosecution such publica tions as the Household Narrative would ba allowed to be printed and circulated without an infraction of the law ?—(Hear, hear.) The ATTORNEY-GENERAL declined to express any legal opinion as to the latter point, but answered the first part of the question in the affirmative. Mr. HUME wished to know whether these publica tions could not be issued without a stamp until the de cision of the Court of Exchequer should be reversed? The ATTORNEY-GENEIRAL said that was a ques tion for his Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exche quer to decide. Mr. HUME repeated the question, and The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, as a general rule, he must withhold his sanction to any pro ceeding which might endanger her Majesty's revenue. Mr. WAKLEY suggested that, instead of putting the country to any further legal expenses, it would bo much wiser to introduce a declaratory Act, founded upon com mon•sense principles. NEW WRIT. On the motion of an HON. MEMBER, a new writ was ordered for the election of a Knight of the Shire for Car marthenshire, in the room of the Honourable Mr. Rice Trevor, now Lord Dynevor. ITALY. The Costauionaie of Florence was seized on the 20th, for having inserted an article in defence of the laws which guarantee the privileges of the Jews in Tuscany. The filessagere of Modena gives an account of the grand tournament which was celebrated at Modena on the 20th in honour of the Grand Duke CONSTAN TINE. The ground was illuminated a giorno, and adorned with Russian, Austrian, and Modenese flags. When the GRAND DUKE made his appearance. he was saluted with the performance of the Russian national hymn by a body of sixteen horsemen, con ducted into the arena by the Duke of MoDENA in person. They were attired in the costume of the 16th century, and performed evolutions in parties of four, with pikes, javelin., and sabres. A great many persons of high distinction were present at the performance. A letter from Naples, in the Risorgimento of Turin of the 22d states that the forts of Naples and Gaeta have received large stores of provisions and ammuni tion, and that a new battery of large guns has been erected at Naples. The authorities throughout the kingdom have received orders to ascertain whether the name of MURAT excites any sympathy, and whether a French party exists. It is also said that the KING intends increasing the Swiss regiments and diminishing the national ones. The formation of 13 new Swiss battalions is contemplated. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS; Lord REDESDALE presided in the absence of the Lord Chancellor. CRYSTAL PALACE. The Marquis of NORMANBY presented several peti tions in favour of the retention of the Crystal Palace. The Noble Marquis added that he dissented from the prayer of the petition, considering that such a step would involve a breach of public faith. INSPECTION OF NUNNERIES. The Earl of RODEN presented petitions from several places in Scotland praying for a measure to place nunneries under Government superintendence. GENERAL ROSAS. Earl GRANVILLE rose to put a question to the Noble Lord at the head of Foreign Affairs as to what his Lordship termed the extraordinary honours which he saw by the public papers bad been paid to General Rosas on his arrival at Plymouth on Monday last. He wished to know whether these honours had been paid to General ROM in accordance with official instruction. The Earl of MALMESBURY said that until he had that morning received a communication from the Noble Earl he had no heard a word on the subject of his reception. Certainly no order had pro ceeded from the Foreign-office, and he might say from the Treasury. The only communication which the Government had had with General Rosas was to ask leave to reside in this country as quietly as possible as a private individual. He could not, there tore, tell why the authorities had received Gene ral Roses in the manner they had, except it was from a very natural feeling which animated them, to show kindness to one whose conduct in his own country had always been of the most kindly disposition towards British merchants. That certainly was a feel ing which he could not blame, because, though we might not be able to pity the fate which his own conduct bad brought upon him, yet, as he came to this country as a fugitive, and seeking an asylum, it certainly was not the time to remind him of his faults, and to seek to visit them on him. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE inquired if there had been any Treasury order issued to pass General Rosas'a effects without search and duty? The Earl of MALMESBURY said that he was not aware, but it was very probable. It was, however, a mistake to suppose that Geacral Rosas was possessed of any great amount of wealth; the fact was that he had fled to this country almost destitute, and in a state of great poverty. In answer to a NOBLE LORD, The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND said that no particular order had been issued for the reception of General Rosas on board a British man-of-war, but there was a general order to take all means possible to save the lives of those who might be placed in such a posi tion.—(Hear, hear.) Lord BEAUMONT said that while they were on this subject he would take the opportunity of putting a ques tion to the Noble Lord relative to the rumoured occupa tion of Monte Video by the Brazilian troops, and whe ther that occupation was merely intended as a temporary matter of police, or was likely to be attended by any important political results. The Earl of MALMESBURY said he believed it was correct that there had been such an occupation, and that Monte Video was now la the possession of the Braz lien troops. He was informed, however, by the Brazilian Minister that this ocJupation was only intended as a temporary measure. The saj ect then dropped. EXCHEQUER BILLS',BILL. This Bill passed through Committee. SHEEP CONTAGIOUS DISORDERS PREVEN, TION BILL. This Bill also passed through Committee. SANITARY CONDITION OF THE METROPOLIS. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY rose to move a reso lution that the sanitary condition of the metropolis re quires the immediate attention and , interposition of her Majesty's Government. The Noble Lord then proceeded to enter into the statistics of the sanitary condition of the metropolis, quoting largely from sessional returns. (LEFT SPEARING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAbER took the Chair a few minutes before Four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. _ . The Bury (Sussex) Road Bill and the Deptford Gas Bill were real a third time and passed. The following Bills were considered and agreed to:— London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway. Southern to Kineton Road. South-Eastern and Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railways. Porthdintlaen and Nanthwynant Roads. Mr. MASTERNI AN moved that the order for re ferring the City of London Gas Light and Coke Com pany, and Great Central Gas Consumers' Company Amalgamation and Amendment of Acts Bill, to the Committee of Selection, be read and discharged.— Agreed to. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented praying for the re• peal of the Maynooth grant. Mr. G. SAUNDERS presented a petition from Liver pool in favour of the retention of the Crystal Palace. Admiral STEWART presented a similar petition from Greenwich. Major BERESFORD presented a similar petition from Saffron Walden. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Braintree against she Charitable Trusts Bill. Mr. HODGES presented a petition from Farnham in favour of the retention of the Crystal Palace. Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented a similar petition from 30,000 of the inhabitants of Birmingham. Mr.T. DUNCOMBE presented a similar petition from Finsbury. Mr. REYNOLDS presented a petition from the Cor poration of Drogheda:in favour of the admission of Jews into Parliament. Sir DE LACY EVANS presented several petitions from various parts of the metropolis in favour of the re tention of: the Crystal Palace; also a similar petition from the metropolis signed by 50,222; and a petition from the owners and o ccu pi ers o f th e buildings in the neighbourhood of the Palace in favour of its removal. Literary that Mr. J. B. HOPE also - presentedapetition against its continuance. all Lord PALMERSTON presented a petition from the ?IL:rid, DUDLEY and Mechanics' Institution of Preston, praying to them Parliamentary print3d documents may be sup plied em and other similar institutions gratuitously. STUART presented a petition from `Yiebone in favour of the continuance of the Crystal Pala2e. c ants ; also, agbuoiuMddaiyar:Dppß7.l;yliutirinGogalgifrTor presentedthe abolition f the petitionfrom m a yn o a o tph i s a s n e d n t R i neg a similar petition from Boston, of secular educa r° t -rn a place in the West Riding, in favour Tour of the Tenalcin; and a petition from Navan in fa- Mr. EWART .it-right Bill. loom weavers of spresentedadoeotl a nd emigration, and to , Praying the H ouse to f ac ili tate home colonization. pt some measure for establishing Mr. SANDFORD Presented • • torneys of Reading praying Petitions from the at ffeate duty. for the repeal of the certi- Mr. WYLD presented a favour of the retention of thopeetition from Bodmin in Lord R. GROSVENOR presentedut Palace. from West Brompton ; also a petition from a aimilar petition rairg to he exempt from thou' Sr. Luke's L ~.. Charitable Trusts Bill. the operation of the m r. COWAN presented a petition prom loom weave rs of a p!aeu in Scotland in ~ Ul m h „ na . favour of home colonization. Mr. BAILLIE presented a petition from the hand loom weavers of Ayrshire complainin g of distress, and praying the House to relieve them by a system of emi gration. Mr. WAKLEY presented petitions from the city of London, Hammersmith, and other places, in favour of the retention of the Crystal Palace. Mr. M. MILNES presented a similar petition from the Whittington Club. Mr. HEYWOOD presented a similar petition from the visitors at the Crystal Palace. Mr. HINDLEY presented similar petitionw from diffe- I rent parts of the country. MILITIA BILL. Mr. COBDEN gave notice, that for the better con sideration of the Militia Bill, he would on Monday move that certain returns connected with the army, ordnance, and navy be laid before the House, and that the Bill be not further proceeded with until Members are furnished with these returns. JOTEE PERSHAUD. In reply to Sir DE LACY EVANS, Mr. BERRIES said a return of the correspondence with reference to the trial of Jotee Pershaud had been moved for in the House of Lords, and probably by the present time it: had been laid before their Lordships. He had no objection to a return of the correspondence being made to this House. RAILWAY FROM HALIFAX TO QUEBEC. Mr. COBDEN gave notice that to-morrow he would put a question to the Secretary of State for the Colonies respecting the negotiations entered into by the Govern ment as to the construction of the railway from Halifax to Quebcc. ECCLESIASTICAL REFORM. Tho Marquis of BLANDFORD moved for leave to bring in a Bill to enable her Majesty further to regulate the duty of ecclesiastical personages, and to make bet ter provision for the management and distribution of episcopal and capitular revenues. He believed that the Church, with all its faults, was one of the best bulwarks of the country's freedom, and was asso ciated in the hearts and minds of the people with all that was dear to them. His reason for propos• ; his Bill was twofold—first, the necessity which all acknowledge, of enabling the Established Church to ex tend its ramifications through all the masses of the rapidly increasing population; and, secondly, that he considered be had discovered some practical remedies for those abuses which he admitted existed in the Establishment, but which were far less than he antici pated, considering the complicated nature of our social relations. The evils received the reluctant avowal of the friends of the Church, and presented a fair mark for the sneers and sarcasm of her enemies. Much of what was to be deplored in the Church, arose from a want of sufficiently active legislation in matters concerning her management and control. That some reform for the more equal distribution of ecclesiastical revenues, and the more efficient discharge of the duties by clergymen, was required, no one who wished the prosperity of the Church could venture to contradict. It was, be contended, unconstitutional to allow the Established Church of the kingdom to remain under any unjust reproach, when a judicious remedy might be applied. To ac complish his object he intended to :postpone cer tain modifications which would be attended by great and important benefit. They were first, the al teration of the constitution of chapters, next the formation of new sees and chapters; and, lastly, certain modifications connected with the management of pro perty. There was no direct precedent for this last course, hut he hoped the House would not hesitate to create one. An entire sum of 60,000/. would be saved by his plan of reform for extending the usefulness of the Churvh. He proposed to create two new sees, one atWestminster and the other at Bristol. The Bill, however, was purely per missive, as it was left to the Ecclesiastical Commis sioners or the Queen in Council to consider the pro , priety of altering any diocese. He proposed to fix tht salary of the new deans to be appointed at 1,0001, and that of the new bishops at 4,2001. He contemplated tfitu ultimate formation of 16 or 17 new sees. The total annual cost of them would be 40,0001, and the sum of 41 0001. would he provided to meet that additional ontlaj by means of the reforms he suggested. He intended to fix the salary of the Archbishop of Canterbury at 10,000/, the Archbishop of York at 8,0001, and the Bishop of London at 6,000/. He proposed that all capi tular property shr,uld be vested in the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. He was confident the measure he was proposing would conduce alike to the interest of the church and the community, and he trusted for the sake of promoting Christianity the House would allow him to bring in this Bill. M an y o f our Dissenting bodieshadbeen working in a similar direction, and with them he asked the House to assist him in era dicating abuses from the Church and placing its ministry upon the venerable and elevated posi tion of former epochs. In bringing forward this measure he was actuated by no party motives, but by is sincere desire to increase the usefulness of the Church. Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR rose to second the motion, and was (LEFT SPEAK.ING.) THE SHOP SUN-BLIND NUISANCE. Ever and anon complaints are forwarded to us as to the dangerous and intolerable nature of this nuisance. We have just had two such complaints, one from a district surveyor, who points attention to the rather unaccount able circumstance that the Metropolitan Buildings Act appears to ignore the existence of sun-blinds as com pletely as it it had been passed in those antiquated times when leafy branches were the cnly sun-blinds used by our savage ancestors by way of parasol or palanquin. The surveyor, however, is not quite sure but that these nuisances might be brought under the head of projections extending over the public way, and so be swept off alto gether as an irregularity. Formal complaints have been made to him in his official capacity, by personal sufferers, as he himself has been, and ho could not do a more grateful service to the public than to bring them ❑nder the power of the Act; for the clause of 10 and 11 Vict. (July 22nd, 1847) for regulating the police of towns, namely, clause 28, appears to be a dead letter, having probably been altogether overlooked by the police au thorities. Let us once more draw their special attention to that clause. It enacts " that every person who, to the obstruction, annoyance, or danger of passengers, places any blind, shade, covering, awning, or other pro jection over or along any footway (unless at least eight feet in height in every part thereof from the ground), shall be liable to a penalty of forty shillings for each offence." Here is a plentiful field of profit for some of that not much esteemed class of men, the informers, at least if a share of the " forty shillings" be legally theirs; and, at all events, surely the police ought to see to it without loss of time. Instead of being 8 feet clear of the pavements, most of them are not much more than 5 feet. We fear that some hurried passenger must be felled like an ox, however, ero this increasing nuisance be effectually put down.—Builder. The committee of the Liverpool Stock Exchange intend removing from their present room in Royal Bank buildings to a portion of Exchange-buildings, which has been leased to them (under the sanction of the Exchange proprietors at a special meeting yesterday) for twenty-one years. MONEY MARKET. —The quotation of gold at Paris is about 4 per mille prem. (according to the new tariff ), which, at the English Mint price of 3/.175. lOid. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange cf 25.27 ; and the ex change at Paris on London at short being 25..121 1 , it follows that gold is about 0.61 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 430 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 10d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.7 i ; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13.8 i-, it follows that gold is u. 58 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgh. The course of ex change at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is per cent., and the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is nominally 0.05 per cent. in favour of England; but, after making allowance for difference of interest and charges of transport, the present rate leaves no profit on the importation of gold from the United States. A LARGE OTTER TAKEN NEAR WINDSOR BRIDGE.—On Friday week Mr. C. Tatner, of the Eagle Brewery, Slough, and a frimd, were out on a fishing excur sion near the Windsor weir, aril had sat down to their noon tide repast on Romney Island, just below Windsor-bridge, when to their astonishment, an otter crept from the ground close to where they were sitting. As the creature bounded past them, one of the party gave it a kick on the head, which rath‘r stunned it, and retarded its mctions ; it succeeded, however, in reaching the liver, instantly diving, and rising to the surface on the opposite shore, near Mr. Cleave's garden. The chase was kept up for about ten minutes in the most spirited manner, and eventually the " fish - destroyer" was taken alive in a large landing net. The animal was a remark ably. large one, an d has been sent alive to a London naturalist. Wind sor Express. ? Look ON THIS ea P t ic ca T k u e ß — E w A ar N in D be p d N s— T co H m A f T o . r — tab M le atTi .mony—ll o slip pers—smoking coffee—round arms—red lips—(ahem !)- 84 c., c.__s &c.—shirts exulting in buttons—redeemed stockings—boot jacks, — &c. happi ness rooms —ice in blessedness—Sheet iron Sheet iron quilts —blue noses frosty linen—heelless stock ings—coffee sweetened with icicles— g,utta percha biscuits coughs wad clio ,. a _—flabby steak—dull razors—ornz— u .... rLubarb.-al9e*--miury, &c. THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 29, 1852. THE AUSTRALIAN GOLD FIELDS. The following is an extract 'from a letter, dated " Melbourne, January 5, 1852" : " The first excitement caused hero was the discovery of gold at Ballarat, about 50 miles from Geelong. The whole of the population in Melbourne immediately flocked there, and many of them did extremely well; the majority of them, however, got nothing, and returned to their several occupations. These diggins' have been totally eclipsed by the now ones discovered at Mount Alexander, about 75 miles from Melbourne and 20 from Mount Macedon ; there everybody is doing well, and I could fill a quire of paper with instances of success. Men are coming down daily with pounds weight of the precious metal, and, like fools, many of them are throwing their money away i and killing themsel ves w i t h d r i n k. You can not imagine the state of things here. Men who have I been servants all their lives are now, after a few weeks' work at the diggins,' independent. Society is completely upset, and it is a common thing to be stopped in the street by drunken diggers and offered 31. a wank to go and work for them at the diggins.' This is a sad state of things; but there is no doubt that dig gers, at present, are better off than unfortunate squatters. Men, of course, now, are not to be had at any price less than 1001. a year; in tact, an ablebodied man can easily get an engagement in town to proceed with a party to the diggins,' they finding him in everything and guaranteeing him an ounce of gold (which is worth 34 here) a week. In fact, I know a man, w ho has only just arrived in the colony, who has just started for the diggins' with a party on those terms. I was rather astonished a day or two ago; sitting in M.'s office, who is a pur chaser, about twenty rr gged-looking rascals came t l he time I was there, and the average a moun i t nof o a f tgud the cheques they got for their gold was about 3001. M. showed me one check he gave to a digger for 1,310/. The great criterion of the richness of these diggins' is, that everyone who has been there is per fectly satisfied, and I have not yet met any returned diggers who are not going back again. J. V. and T. B. have been to the diggins;' they, with their party, consisting of five altogether, have cleared 1,0001. among them; they were at Mount Alexander about six weeks, after having been for seven unsuccessfully digging at Ballarat. To give you an idea of the way in which the • gold is picked up at Alexander, a young digger is writing at the same table with me—he is, to judge from his appearance, 17 or 18 years of age—he arrived in the colony a few weeks ago, caught the yellow fever, walked up to Ballarat, did nothing there, trudged across to Mount Alexander, went to work with a tin dish, and washed alone for 3 weeks, averaging half an ounce per day. He th en j o i ne d a party and went to work with the cradle, and f rom th a t time ho tells me they averaged two ounces a day each man. He is now having a spell in Melbourne, and intends starting up again in about a week or two. I saw a hutkeeper of ours in a shop yesterday. I saw at once h e h a d j us t come from the" diggins, so asked whether he was successful.' Oh!' he said, I done a good deal better nor when I was with you.' I asked him how much he'd made. Oh!' said he, we only worked for a fortnight or three weeks, and me and my mates cleared 501. a piece.' Ho started next day back again. A friend whom I met in Geelong told me that he and his party dag 29 holes and only got lioz, They were nearly giving it up in despair when they determined to try another. They accordingly went to work, and after getting down about two feet they hit upon a vein of gold which, after washing and passing through the cradle, yielded 131 b. weighs. A man very tipsy indeed came up to me in the street a day or two ago, and addressing me in a very familiar way asked me whether I could sell aim a station? Of course I said Certainly, but let inc have a look at your gold?' Oh!' he said, you don't think I have got any, don't you,'. whereupon he pulled out a bag with about 51b. weight in it. I fully expect to find my nartner shepherding the whole of the sheep on horseback:, with not a man on the establishment. I tried to hire men here to send up to the station, but found it utterly impossible unless at ab solutely ruinous wages. There is little or no law or order i a this town now. The police have all resigned their offices, Government not being prepared to giro them the wages they asked-10s. a day, and I believe there are only six policemen in town, besides a few horse patrols. Men are being constantly stopped and robbed, and a digger was rescued from the hands of the police for s ane daring robbery only two days ago. The mails also on the principal line of roads up the country are discontinued. I am not aware whether there were any tenders sent is, but if there were they were so enormously high that the Government did not accept them. The mail to Maiden's Punt is unfortunately one of these, and our letters and papers go no further than Ritmcre, a distance of about 115 miles from our place. The whole of the Lower Murray, Edward River, Cam paspie, and Lower Goulbourn, are now entirely cut off from any regular postal communication with Mel bourne." The following is an extract from a letter dated Melbourne, Dec. 24, 1851" : " The sailing of any ship from this quarter of the world is now rendered a matter of great difficulty and uncertainty by reason of the all-absorbing and astounding fact of gold being found here in many localities in quantities unprecedented in any part of the world, and certainly, never before known in any of her Majesty's colonies. When any able-bodied man can, by little labour, dig up four or five ounces of fine gold (sad in some in stances some pounds' weight) in the course of a day, he is not likely to follow any ordinary labour ing avocation. The male population of the colony of Victoria, by the census of last March, appears to be 45,000, and at the present time there are upwards of 25,000 A that population engaged at the gold fields ; so that you :nay from this fact form some idea of the distressing con dition to which the settlers and flockmasters in general are reduced for want of labour. A'l interests are suffering in this respect, and will contir ae to suffer extremely until a host of immigrants shall arrive on our shore:. We have with the utmost difficulty and at great expense got our flocks shorn this year, but we look forward e r x i c c e e e s d of all sorts of provisions aro risen above oany wages w ith despondency to the n ext. The pro fi ts o f t h e go ld d wages that we corld afford to give, and The ee earth) are now ready for the sickle, grain crops (the finest ever beheld P. So th a t u p on th e whole we are a bout to pass through a severe ordeal. N ot hi ng w ill save us but immigration i n swarms. " butostin field the n fhreaoer face handsp cent.of to reap. ibief r iscni trscuoesér somewhat one st y FOREIGN MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE. Of all the artistes who have made their appearance in ex ception of Listz snd Thalberg, has prc 3uced a sensa tion years, none, perhaps, with the which M. Bazzini is exciting. M. Baz ziniParis little more than a month ago, usual farrago ofpuffery which talent seem to think necessary as e t P u i v nok Paris even rm s e e o q c f af o e u d r d a et lehadet his lobod;gee the thatbaut e v it aeriessi thn increasing their reputation, in the same way as the luminous atmosphere of a comet seems to add to its bulk. M. Bazzini disdained all these artificial means, and trusted to his bow and his " Guarnerius " to inform the public that another Paganiui had risen on the mu sical horiz in. Unf ortunately for the conoscenti, M. Bazzini arrived at the close of the musical season, and hearing him have not been as frequent as might have been desired. " It's an ill wind however, Sac.," for the breeze that prevented musical Paris laoin enjoying his talents opportunities of in the places of fashionable resort has proved extremely propitious for the management of the Gymnaseothe director of that establishment having secured M. Bazzini t t w ile en G ty ym or nase more representations. Hence the ha maotetfracted thither by M. Bazzini's more Amphionico. It find the;r places usurped by audi ences what difficult to assign to this artiste pre-eminence lo over another; whether he sings his own compositions: on the Italian operas, the lightning-like scherzo of his '° Dense des Lutins," or Ernst's " Carna val do Venise," or the nave dcep4 tined music of Spohr or Beethoven , he never fails to charm as well as astonish his auditors. M. Leopold Meyerdo ry erzis, at which ho afforded the amate urs gave a parting concert a few n i g hts ago at .ast o f piano music an o th er opportun i ty o f j u d g i ng of hi s marvellous talent. Silica M. Listz and M . Thalberg have cesed to play in public, such mar vels of execution have nut been heard in Paris. M. Leopold de Meyer combines the power of the one with the lightning rapidity of fingering and light even touch of the other. Several morceaux of his coin positions, of immense difficulty, one of which, in par ticular, on popular I talian sirs, took th e audience q uite not give a single cl ass i cal morceau , of which he is so ca pable, and which was alone wan ting on this occarion to alt the seal t o hi e triumph. MOM by storm. It is t o b e regrett - 3 d th a t M. do Meyer did lii A letter fro m lleisin,foid, In Finland, states that an opera had been given for the first time in that town, to the great deli g h t o f the inhab i tan t s . The sensation was such that all th e s h ops were close d in the afternoon before the performance, and though the opera , La Chasse de Charles Doure, comp ose d f o r the occasion by a Finneso composer, M. Pl ac ii, was o nly executed by amateurs, - a subscription was opened on the morro w, at which 50,000 roubles (200,000 f.) wore raised for the erection of a theatre, th e town council pledging itself to provide it with artistes, both vocal and instrumental, and establish a permanent opera company. Private l etters from Naples s t a t e th a t M r . B ra h am, a young En g li s h tenor, son o f the great Braham, h a d made so s uccessful a debut as a concert-sin ger , t h at ho was engag e d to sing the so l o parts of the church set.- vim du r i ng at Caserta. the Passion Week, before the royal family EXECUTION and ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. On Thursday last John Walsh, alias Shaun-na-Shiege (John the Fairyman), underwent the last sentence of the law for the murder of Thomas Ball, on the new gal- I)ws in f ront of our county p r i son . Th e spectac l e, at all tunes most shocking, was rendered more appalling on the present cccasion from the appearance of the wretched culprit on the drop with the white alp, which usually covers the face of the person about to be executed, all stained with blood, caused by en ineffectual attempt at suicide which he had made shortly before the arrival of the hour fixed for his being lei to the place of execution. It appears that the Roman Catholic chaplain was in attendance on the culprit at an early hour of the morning, and at . ate ani a in fe il w k s w p a o s ons s f u ll breakfast time left him apparently in a tranquil state of mind. The usual breakfast of stira ou turnkey upon enterin po g lifea t t h h milk. lie was then left alone in his cell for some time, till the chaplain arrived again. thu g o former , c him ; el him upon his information n r qu rn es a ti n on e in n g d knee!, but they were shocked at T o he u d p c o l of blood gushing from either car, and cell f 0 übbnus however,et rvi drank n a h c e s t f rr only the ly m atcly carried to the as to the e tun , . Ile was immediately been placed on adjoining dayroom, and ' him ho appeared too weak . to su ci P i P9 any a bed, the attendance o f Dr. Lalcr, the medical W as procured. Three inali pieces officer of the prison., of stick, measuring respectively about three inches, two inches, and an iuch and a half in length, end not thicker than a pipestopper, were found lying in a pool of blood on the floor, and he appeared to have torn off a portion of his shirt, which he had plaited into a kind of cord. The object of the latter was not very apparent, but there can be no doubt that he had endeavoured to force the pieces of wood into his ears, probably under the impression that be could thus penetrate to the brain. When fully restored, and questioned on the matter, he positively denied having made any attempt upon his life, alleging that he bad accidentally fallen off his bed, and that the violence with which his head had struck the floor had caused the blood to gush from his ears. The pieces of wood, he said, had fallen upon the floor previously out of the window sash, upon his opening it, and the blood had dropped upon them. Dr. Lalor, how ever, stated that this story could not possibly be true. At one o'clock it became necessary to prepare for the ex ecution. Walsh was still in a very weak state, but fully able to speak and walk with assistance. The wretched man distinctly said that he was innocent. The culprit was able to walk out of the press•room to the platform over the prison gate, and he stood, although evidently very weak from loss of blood, while the rope was being adjusted round his neck. Having the white cap placed over his face, he was put in his proper position on the drop, from which he shrunk back, and the executioner was obliged to push him forward. Here he made use of a few confused words, all that was intelligible to those near him being, "Boys, I'm sorry for my sins," but even these words were inaudible to the people below. He was then immediately launched into eternity, struggling a little for a few moments after he received the fall before life became extinct.—Kilkenny Moderator. NOTICE TO MARINERS. The following has been posted at Lloyd's : Hydregraphic-office, Admiralty, April 19,1852. FIXED LIGHT IN THE STRAIT OF SUNDA. Her Majesty's Government has been officially informed that on the 28th of last November a fixed light was established by the Netherlands Government on Fourth Point, in the Strait of Sunda. The tower, which is built of stone, stands on the sea beach, nearly three miles from Anjer, in 6 deg. 4 min. 50 sec. S., and in 105 deg. 56 min. 35 sec. E. of Greenwich. The light is dis played at an elevation of 94 feet above the level of the sea, and may be seen in all directions from the deck of a vessel at the distance of ten miles. Trui FAST-DAY. --Thursday was observed here as the half-yearly sacramental fast. Considerably more than the usual number of people left the city by the different railways and coaches ; and this, although the day was none of the most agreeable for recreation in the country, owing to the dust that has accumulated on the roads from the long drought, having been blown about in clouds by the high state of the wind. The only accident that we heard of oc curred in Princes'-street. Two men, father and son, were driving along in a dog-cart, when the horse shied at a vehi cle that was passing, and ran against the railing of West Princes'-street Gardens, in consequence of which they were both thrown out. The father was severely injured, and lies in a very precarious state; and the son had his arm broken in two places.—Scotsman. On Thursday Mr. James, a butcher, of Torpoint, was in the act of " quartering " a lamb, when the knife slipped and inflicted a wound in his thigh, dividing the artery, and the great effusion of blood which ensued resulted in his death, about two hcurs afterwards. HEALTHOF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (From the Registrar-General's Report.) Some improvement is now perceptible in the public health, as indicated by a declining rate of mortality. The deaths registered in London rose each week during nearly the whole of March above 1,200; in the last three weeks they have been successively 1,051, 1,092, and 1,021. During the former period the mean weekly temperature did not average more than 40 deg. • in the last three weeks it h as b een as follo ws : -44 d eg . , deg., and 46 deg. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1842-51 the average number of deaths was 920, which, if raised in proportion to the increase of population, becomes 1,012. The 1,021 deaths, therefore, registered in the week that ended last Saturday differ but to a small ex tent from the calculated result. On reference to the table of fatal diseases an improve ment on the returns of the previous week is apparent in the numbers ascribed to diseases of the respiratory or gans; for in that week the deaths in this class were 214, but they havo now fallen to 172. Bronchitis has de clined from 102 to 71; pneumonia from 77 to 61. Com plaints of this kind, however, still continuo more fatal than is usual at this period; for the corrected average of corresponding weeks is 155, on which there was an excess last week of 17. The epidemic class of diseases exhibits a total num ber of 204 cases in the present return, whilst the ave rage corrected for increase of population is 195. Small-pox maintains its ground, and was fatal last week to 29 children and 9 persons, whose ages varied from 15 years to 25 or upwards. In 6 of the 38 cases it is stated that the sufferers had been vacci nated previously. It appears from the observations of some of the registrars that the disease is getting rife amongst the population, Fatal cases of measles number 16, of scarlatina 38, of hooping-cough 35, and croup 14. There were 2 caused by influenza, and 1 by purpura ; typhus, remittent, infantile fever, &c., 40 ; rheumatic fever, 4. Six persons died of erysipelas, 3 children of syphilis ; 6 women died of puerperal fever, besides 5 others after childbirth. It is remarkable that diarrhoea was fatal in only one case, though in the previous week the number was 15, and the average of corresponding • weeks is 10. Thore were two deaths registered from tetanus, ap parently idiopathic, namely, that of a man, aged 16 years, and that of a woman, 36, besides a man who died of lock jaw produced by an injury received from a crane. At 18, James-street, Kensington, on 22d April, a girl, aged 3 years, died of " variola (10 days); vaccinated without effect at the age of 3 months." Mr. Gorham adds that " small-pox prevails much in his sub-district, and it is to be regretted that in most cases vaccination has been omitted, iu consequence (so far as the regis trar can learn) of a prejud ice existing among th e p oor that children are liablo, after va c c ination, to:eruptions of the skin." At 5, West-road Cottag es, North-end, Ful ham, on 22d April, the son of a laboure r, a g ed 7 y ears, die d of " small pox (2 weeks)." Mr. Knig ht mentions th at " the parents had lately washed clothes brought from London, which had been used by a patient under small-pox, but they did not become aware of the circumstance till af terwards. The child had been vaccina ted three times, but always, it effect." In St. George appears, w ithout 'B4a-the East, at 1, Pruson's Island, on 23d _tipril, the son of a la bourer, aged 9 mont hs, " confluent small-pox, unpro tected." Mr. Verrall states that " the parents of this child refused to have him vaccinated, though his brother was ill with the disease at the same time." In May-fair, at 111, Mount-street, on the 16th April, aged two months, died . of "an eruption occur ringa g i r l, the result of vaccination." as At the London Hospital a labourer from we Chi ll g , aged 56 years, died o n 18th April, of carbunc le. At Guy's Hospital a boy, aged six years, died of " chronic disease of larynx, phthisis, trac heotomy" (post mort em ). In Ranelagb• sstreet, a man, ag ed 64 y ears, di ed suddenly 15 minutes after catheterism for retention of urine (12 hours); very enlarged prostate, especially third lobe; very en larged heart, with dropsy of pericardium ( post mortem). It is stated that the deceased enjoyed good health, and had no medical aid till the day of his death. A man, aged forty years, died from "obstruction of the bowels ( fi ve weeks); a fibrous band for about an inch and a half surrounded the colon, and rendered it quite pervious" (post mortem). At Mile-end, at 10, Vintners' Almshouses, on the 23d of April, the widow of a hatter died from genera l decay of nature, at the great age of 100 years. M c a stleton mentions that the deceas e d h as l eft two sons. and a daughter, the eldest above 70 years of age, and the youngest above 60. She enjoyed her faculties both of mind and body to the last. STATE OF THE WEATHER DURING TrrE PAST WEEK SUNDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the day; cirrostratus. A shower of rain fell during the morning, not appreciable in the gauge. Electricity—Positive, and tension weak during the morning. MONDAY.—One-fourth part of the sky was covered till near noon, and overcast during the remainder of the day. Electricity—Positive, and tension weak during the afternoon. TUESDAY.—The sky was generally clear throughout the day. Electricity—Positive, and tension moderate during the afternoon. WEDNISDAY.—One-half of the sky was covered till near noon, and mostly clear during the remainder of the day; cirrostratus and loose fragments of cloud. Electricity—Posi tive, and tension weak during the afternoon. THURSDAY.—The sky was overcast till 9h. A.M and generally one-fourth part covered with cloud afterwards; cumulostratue, cirrostratus, and fleecy clouds. Electricity— Nothing was shown throughout the day. FRIDAY.—The sky was one-half covered with cloud till noon, during the afternoon the amount of cloud was variable, and overcast at night; cumulostratus, cirrostratus, and light clouds. Electricity—Positive, and tension weak during the morning. SATuitnAv.—With the exception of a few clouds of stratus and cirrostratus, the sky was cloudless. A strong E. wind was blowing, the air was very dry. The day was unpleasant. Electricity—The apparatus was under repair during the remainder of the week. The mean reading of a thermometer placed a on the main mast, and read each day at 9h. A.M. was 49.3 0 ;and the mean reading at 9h. P.M. was 42.9° ; the mean readings at t e Royal Observatory for the same t imes were 50.2 Q and 42.1 e respectively. The reading of the barometer decreased from 29.72 in. at the beginning of the week to 2_163 , in. by 10h. A.m. on the 18th ; increased to 30.02 in. by 9 . on the 20th ; de creased to 29.70 in. by 9h. P.M. , on the 22d ;and increased to 29.78 in. by 9h. A.M. on the 24th ; at which reading it almost continued throughout the day. THE LIGHT OF NATERE.—Everything i s goo d in anut oil lamp is at all times b e tt er than a its place; bdip." p The celebrated David Hume wrote an essay omtuhtetoislufficiency of the light of nature, and the no less cele brated Robertsen wrote on the necessity of revelation, and of the light of natu re . ,, Hume came one e th v e e : l : n i g nsufliciency to visit Robertsen, and the evening was spent in conversing on the subject. The friends of both were present, and it is said that Robertson reasoned with unaccustomed clearness and power, Whether Ilume WAS convicted by his reasonings or not, w e cannot tell; but at any rate, he did not ac knowledge his convictions. Hume was very much of a gen tleman, and as he was about to depart, bowed politely to those in the room, while, as he retired through the door, Robertsen took the light to show him the way. " Oh, sir, said he to Robertsen, "1 find the light of nature always sufficient, and," he continued, " pray don't trouble yourself, sir," and so h e b owe d on. The street-door was open, and hing presently, along the entry, he stumbled over something concealed, and pitched down stairs into the street. it over him,eet so Robert senfi ran after hi m w i t h a li g h t, an d he held his. i _ ~:., ova creed 1 infidelity would.not , whispered, "You had better have a light from above, friend , Hume." flume thought so too, but permit him to say it ! How every mall bugs big —lads' Own .1-Quilnil. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. EASTERN COUNTIES. A special general meeting of the proprietors of this company was held yesterday, at the London Tavern, " For the purpose of taking into consideration the several Bills following, now pending in Parliament, that is to say— ' A Bill to enable the Eastern Counties Railway Company to construct branch railways to the Ea3t and West India Docks and Birmingham Junction Railway; and to enlarge and improve their goods station, in the parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal-green, and for other purposes." " A Bill to enable the Eastern Counties Railway Company to construct a railway to the River Nene, or Wisbeach River, below WiJaei;ch, in lieu of a portion of the railway authorised by The Wisbeach, St. Ives, and Cambridge Junction Railway Act, 1846,' and to erect warehouses, in connection with such railway, and for other purposes." _ _ " A tocontirm an agreement, therein mentioned, between the Eastern Counties Railway Company and the Newrnarltet Railway Company." " A Bill to entitle the Eastern Counties Railway Com pany to use the East Anglian Railways; end to empower the Eastern Counties Railway Company and the East Anglian Railways Company to enter into and carry into effect agreements for certain objects therein mentioned, and for other purposes." _ _ " A Bill to enable the Eastern Counties and London and Blackwell Railway Companies to construct a rail way, with branches, to Tilbury and Southend, iu the county of Essex, to provide a steam communication to Gravesend, and for other purposes." The chair was taken at one o'clock by Mr. Wadding ton, M. 1?., the chairman of the company. The CWURSIAN in opening the business of the meet ing, stated that it had bee❑ convened for the purp:se of enabling the directors to comply with the standing orders of the House of Lords, which required that four-fifths of the proprietors, in public meeting assembled, should give their assent to any Bill which had passed the House of Commons previously to its being considered in the House of Lords. He should, therefore, proceed to bring each of those Bills under their notice, and to sub mit them seriatim for their approval. The solicitor of the company would read to them the heads of the first Bill which they had been assembled to consider. Mr. MAYNARD, the solicitor to the company, having accordingly read the heads of the Bill for the con struction of the branch lines to the East and West India Docks and Birmingham Junction Railway, and to enlarge and improve the goods station at Bethnal green, . Mr. Box proposed that the meeting should be ad journed, and that a committee of proprietors should be appointed to inquire into and report on those Bills.— (Cries of " No, no.") A PROPRIETOR said that they ought to have no more committees; and if they had committees he believed that they would have no dividend. The CHAIRMAN said that the appointment of a com mittee might render it impossible to have the Bills passed in the course of the present session. A PROPRIETOR asked how the money for the con struction of those works was to be raised? The CHAIRMAN said it was to bo raised by debenture. A PROPRIETOR said he wished they had the esti mates of the cost of those works. The CHAIRMAN said that a former meeting all those estimates had been stated; and the proprietors had at that time, after the fullest explanations, given their assent to those lines. The cost to be incurred under the first Bill was estimated at 50,0001.; and tho cost to be incurred under the second Bill was estimated at 18,0001. The meeting then unanimously agreed to the adoption of the first Bill. The. second Bill, which would enable the company to construct a line to the River Nene, or Wisbeach river, was next submitted for the adoption of the meeting. The CHAIRMAN stated that the Bill would afford a cheap mode of taking their railway to a point which ves sels could approach. In reply to a question from a PROPRIETOR, The CHAIRMAN said that all the works of the com pany were at present constructed by contract, except those which were conducted by themselves. The motion for the adoption of the second Bill was then unanimously agreed to. The third Bill, which would enable the company to confirm an agreement between them and the Newmarket Company, was next submitted to the meeting. The CHAIRMAN stated that the agreement in question had been sanctioned by a committee of the shareholders of the Eastern Counties Company. The motion for the adoption of the Bill was unani mously carried. The fourth Bill, which would enable the company to use the East Anglin Railway, and to enter into certain agreementl with the East Anglian Railways Company, was next submitted to the approval of the meeting. The CHAIRMAN stated that certain alterations had been introduced int) that Bill by the Committee of the House of Commons, which would require the considera tion of the shareholder:, One of the new clauses intro duced into the Bill related to a power given to the Nor folk Company to call on the Eastern Counties Company for an arbitration. Mr. MACLAREN expressed his decided disapproval of that clause. If it were adopted, he believed that by means of the propded arbitration the Norfolk Com pany, whose receipts amounted to only 38,0001. a year, would be enabled to saddle the Eastern Counties Com pany with a charge of 60,0001.; so that the Eastern Counties Company would incur a loss of 221. a year, He hoped the meeting would not give its sanction to that clause. The CJIAIRMAN stated that the llon. Proprietor seemed to think that if that clause were adopted the Norfolk Company would have the power of saddling the Eastern Counties Company with a heavy loss in perpetuity, lay confirming a certain agreement. But the fact was, that under that clause, if the Norfolk Com pany should hereafter call on the Eastern Counties Company to have recourse to arbitration, they would abandon the very agreement to which the Honourable proprietor had referred. If the clause were adopted the Eastern Counties Company would h ave th e o pti on o f going to a reference; while the rejection of the clause would amount to a rejection of the Bill; and then that company would have no option, and would be bound to go again before Parliament in the next session. He believed that it would be moat suicidal on the part of the company to reject that clause, and deprive them selves of the power,of considering the course they should take hereafter. A PnerarETort said ho entirely agreed with the chairman upon that subject. If the facts were as Mr. Maclaren had stated them to be, the Eastern Counties Company could have nothing to fear from arbitration. Mr. Martone.vE, a director of the company, said he had dissented from the rest of the board as to the ex pediency of sanctioning that clause. But he thought it might be safely adopted if the shareholders should ex tort a pledge to the effect that any proposal made by the Norfolk Company for an arbitration should not be agreed to until it should first have been brought before a meeting of the pr o prietors of the Eastern Counties Com pany, and obtained their sanction. The CHAIRMAN said he had no objection to give such a pledge. The Bill then obtained the approval of the meeting, A resolution was then adopted to the effect that in the event of the Norfolk Company calling for an arbitration under that Act, a special meeting of the shareholders of the Eastern Counties Company should be held to con sider that subject, and that twenty-one days' notice should be given of that meeting. The last Bill, which would give powers for the con struction of a railway to Tilbury and Southend, and for providing a steam communication to Gravesend, was then submitted to the meeting. The CHAIRMAN stated that he believed those under takings would be of a useful and profitable character; and he only regretted that they were not entirely in the hands of the shareholders of the Eastern Counties Company. The meeting unanimously sanction the Bill. A vote of thanks was then passed to the chairman, and the proceedings terminated._ EAST ANGLIAN. Yesterday a special meeting of this company took place at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, to con sider of a Bill now in Parliament for the amalgamation of this with the Eastern Counties Company. Henry Bruce, Esq., took the chair, and said that the Bill had been before the House of Commons for the last four or five days, and so strong had been the opposition, that at one time he had his apprehensions that the Bill would be thrown out, but ho was very happy to say that at last the committee had agreed to pass the Bill. H e must do the Eastern Counties Company's chairman and soli citor the justice to say that, had it not been for their extraordinary exertions to get this Bill through, they might have had to regret its loss on this occasion. A resolution Companynwast then passed upassesedtheforEaesntabAlinnggliatnheastern Counties Railway, and to enter into an arrangement for that purpose, sub ject to any modification which to Parliament might seem fit. The CHAIRMAN said that a Committee wore now oc cupied in going through the districts with a view to as certain tho traffic; and he had no doubt from the result of that inquiry the two companies would find, when united, that the traffic was much more satisfactory than was ever expected. A PROPRIETOR asked whet proportion of the 7 per cents. had agreed to the reduction? The CHAIRMAN said about half. He hoped the re mainder would see the propriety of agreeing pro posal of the di rec t ors , as soon as the companies were united. to the The meeting then adjourned. GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA. Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of this company Was held at the office, in Now Broad-street, City. W. J. Hamilton, Esq., took the chair on the occasion. The following aro extracts from the report:— " Since the publication of the last half-yearly report of the proceedings of this company, the works of the rail way have buin making satisfactory progress. The con tractors engaged upon the section between Bombay and Tannah (Messrs. }soviet' and,Fowler), have had a loco motive engine upon the line, employed in ballasting, since the month of February, which has been an object of great attraction in Bombay, arldw will, id,aictemaevnt wt l hpirce sumed, lessen, if not remove , any risks of might otherwise be entertained upon the first running o the trains. The directors have entered into contracts in England, for a supply of locomotive engines, passenger c arriages, and the various articles of rolling stock and materials necessary for working the railway, of which the greatest part are completed, and many are alreadyor sh t i h p e ped for Bombay. The en gineering extension n fo o r i n e m e r e e :t i i i i n aa w g tl e y o eri r g:a e in g r e s _d upon the c a o u m ni p e a y n s y of h t a h l e ' Valium across the Cameo into the in tenor of the country. Ono set of eareeyore are ensPloic l upon the Bhore (neat and its approaches along the 0o lase?, valley, and another set upon the 'Tull Ghaut dis trict up the valley of the river Basta. The surveys by the Maisel Ghaut were previously executed. The diree tors therefore will, ere long, be enebled to judge of the relative merits of these three routes. Simultaneous l y with the surveys first mentioned, measures have been taken for ascertaining the nature and present am ount of the traffic upon these great thoroughfares, so that th e core. meraial merits of the several routes may be accurately balanced before the final decision be given as to the line to be adopted. The board of directors have und er eon' Isideration the question of laying down the electric tele graph along the line of railway; and the Government of India have been applied to, for the results of experience derived from working the telegraph in the B-ngal Pre sidency, which may guide the board in any particulars that may be peculiar to the climate." The CHAIRMAN said, in moving that the accounts be received and adopted, he could not but express his I: 6 ' gret, in which he was sure that all present would joule' in not having the advantage of their Noble Chairmanl,v, preside over them on teat occasion. The late aceoun ; received from him stated that his health was so We e d improved that he hoped to be able to return to Engl el3 l . : in a month or six weeks.—(Hear, hear.) The rep read stated the progress of the line in which they him all so much interested, so that little remained for , a t to say except on one or two subjects. The first wa s `, ete there was but little doubt but the line would be coin? and thrown open by the end of this year, or at latest e s the commencement of the ensuing year. The catrq be and rolling stock would be shipped at Li ve rpool anuti to u te vessel would sail in May, and might be exP en arrive by the month of September. This observatlb. referred to the part between Bombay and r , ail ei s a, The other portion between Taneah and le e— a nd about four miles, was being constructed, iter would be ready to be opened in a few months. 1100. this, the remaining section to Callian wouldl3? fn e f dertaken. The whole line had received the sanetOe'the Government. The next point was the extension el lo p line, without which they never could expect to d eve t ee the immense resources of India, w hi c h w as the oleie, ° " o l promoters of this undertakin g a l wa y s l o oked to. " 4 s ee of very great importance that pro g ress should be 01_0 in prosecuting the works as qu i c kly as possible b et free the Ghauts, and into the interior of the Decce rt • die' parties were at present engaged in surveying thtte tricts, and it was very satisfactory to find that 1 0 '' '' i s ous Ghaut the gradients were not only favourable , W it h r an) 200 to 300 feet under what was expected.—(l lol l;,:ee e tote It was satisfactory to know that the acts of the u"" n e it had been approved of by the Indian Governtne.rt:thal must be still more so for the shareholders to kno w ate ute their money would not be squandered away in s `;', t 1 314 profitable speculation. The accounts would ab e- en eer , everything had been conduced in an economical l33 , 4 7,v - tioa The Chairman concluded by agai n mov ing the 11 " - ' of the report and accounts. be Mr. FRANKLIN FRANKLIN was satisfied with the state o f ten the counts, and asked if the interest was payabl e - whet() amount of 408,829/. th e o° l° The CHAIRMAN said it was payable on amount, without dedne;ion. ; of the Mr. FRITH seconded the motion for the adopt A3- e report and accounts, which was passed u nanireo n/ d di' A vote of thanks was passed to the Chairnea n e rectors, after which the meeting separated. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS' BRISTOL, APRIL 28. STOCK EXCHANGE.— The share market ha -g been, firm to-day, but there was very little The only transactions reported were.—Caledon iso, Great Westerns, DI S. cash. LIVERPOOL, Aram 28. k t W fl aa i ir e ; STOCK EXCHANGE.—WO had a very flat mar- et - and comparatively little business was transacted. reported were—Caledonian, Preference, 8 N ; -1,8 11 c„ a5 . ..," Vit o ' Yorkshire, 72 5 A—London and North- Western, 12330,01 V New Quarters, 59' s p.—Manchester, Sheffield, anc!,..,Dit t f i ; shire, 6/. New Preference, 13-16 p.—Midland , 687'frevia'd New Preference, 4% per cent., 1 - 16 dis.—Dit top, Valley, 701!—South-Eastern and Dover, 9 1 rs --1° North Midland, 25 5 / 8 . MANCHESTER, APIUL 28. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business to-day was Vell o svr erii but prices had an upward tendency. The transac t ' e '3 574 as follow :—Eastern Counties, 9 h—East Lincolns hir , lo/ —Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshi r e, 34- °' Preference, 13 3-16—South-Eastern and Dover, 217' THE COUNTRY mAitlKE r r B al el E LEDS, APRIL 27 . -- We had only a moderate arril l fair e w as wheat, with samples f rom vesse l s below. Ther s ome show at t ethis ay's mark et. Trade did not aume, rath 01l e r a h ?ti y higher am prices. Common sorts ld slowly. 13 a rleY : chant lens fetched full rates. I n oat s so and other articles n a 00 , 1 NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET, APRIL 27.-ltYiringe 0 supply of wheat, trade was more active, and an 8 ,, u , 5 ° ,1 - 0 :rns i ;;; per qr. on the rates of Saturday was obtained. J''''',i c les ' tains its value. Oats the turn dearer. In other ar t icles change. sarroll change. NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, APRIL 27.-'-', th e SOL : of beef comprises 628 head. Trade active, at Su Pp r o site e " advance and all sold. Sheep and lambs, 5,19° ,i c lear a la more lively, and business higher, with a go o- ,ttea , "' Prices—Beef, 3s 9d to 5s 9d per stone of 141 b ; ""- Were 0 to 6d: lamb, 7id to 9d per lb. There ;C I lig EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, APRIL 27." - 1 , cilia - oj, the meal market to-day 6 sacks oatmeal, ea c h OS 4 4 2801bs. imperial, whereof 5 sold thus :-2 at ' a Pr& whole at ‘2,85 .., and 3 at 11 lOs Od ; average price of the 9-1 2ths. 4 sacks pot-barley, which sold thus - --1 r. 2 7 ' 2at 27s 6d, and lat 275. „„ Ars' , re tt; EDINBURGH HAT AND STRAW MARKX.,ia 4t es - ,j, Oat straw, from 7s otl to lOs Od per kernple of 6 r od - °l t ' s) 11/ -: wheat ditto, 6s Od to 7s 6d • barley ditto, Hay, from 9(1 to lid per stone. , 06 __There i cere p esa ,°l DALKEITH MEAL MARKET, Aral- - ' o f barl e Y, it!' the market to-day 6') bags of oatmeal , -kindsf - e • and 2 of pot barley ; sales ready for a citi a ' bag s econ a 4 Oatmeal the same as last week on the top and rleY 6 P` barleymeal also the same as last market ; potba all ° per ilcheaper. Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. First Second 2 „ 0 . imperial .. ~. 4 01 Barley meal, per ditto 23s Od --s ...-0 t) 0 ,1 Peasetneal ... **: --5 Od .... s O d ...., Flour ... ... ::: ... —8 Od °l .O d Pot barley ... ... ::. 278 00. -s 126 COAL MARE Prices of Coal per ton at t Bate's West Hartley.. 133 6d North Percy Hartley.. 13s 6d Tandeld Moor 12s 3d ranfield Moor Butes... 12s Od Townley... . l2s 3d Wylam Wall's End, &o. Gosforth . Eden I a Northumberlandin . 0 3 3 0 ( d, Braddyll Ships at market. T.--YEsTitEDAT•et oj ,he close of the mark 16S I' Eletton .................. Haswell ..... ......... 159 0 4 Lambton ......... .••• 15 9 pd Richmond ............... 169 64 Stewart's .. 4 Kelloe .* 1 5i 54 South Kelloe ........... ' 149 9 oa Backhouse ............... 14 Cowpen Hartley .. Nixon's Merthyr 23$ Cardiff ............... 55 soid,-23.. SEABORNE MATLS. 0 [ld signifies that the mails are sent front tile rl6O er , by the night—and M by the morning — dispatch. ] ;ay tne fugal—aria az ny th w e: e i:r:i a n d g e —tf up ispatci_tl_____--- --- Gene,alPost in w hat 1 ,13° PLACES, London: patch ..-------. . America (by Brit. pkt.)N April 30 •• .. LiverP°l :, ill/ America (by U.S. pkt.) N M fty 4 .. .. Liverpo ol t. DPI 3 America (by U.S. pkt.)M April 23 _ - Sonthal 3.1.0, 1 0 Africa (West coast).. N lath 61 the month P 1 31802 ,AP!', Alexandria* • • ...... N 19th & 30th of me. Dover •' pelw,6 Belgium .. .. •• N Daily .. _ - Dover '' %al i ', / Brazil .. .. •. M 9th of the month SouthaMPZ jta , Buenos Ayres • • .. 141 1 9th of the month SontlisinP:. iyisi ; Callfornis.(viaChagree)M ,2 d & 17th of month Southall:. pitt):,•3o Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month pi r noti ' Apro r , -office Fproert sl-o. due. Constantinople * .. .. 2c 7th 17th 27th ef mo Dover ',.: !,i59;,51 1, Central America .. M2d & 17th of mon. SouthaMPtw. Ts. _ Channel isles •• .. NI Mon., Wed., & Fri. SeutheoPt. 310 osl/7 Chili •... .. . M 17th of the month SouthaMP f i 30 France .• .. M&N Twice daily .. .. Dover „gip gsi• Greece* ••.... N ; 7th 17 th 27 th of mo Dover T,h,rpOf Hamburgh .. .. N Tuesday & Friday London •• 3( 0 '40 Holland .. .. Honduras .. .. . Ireland - - P N 3amsa a apo p arlidat l le e lfi s hser * aaintrraetnis . .; . .in). . ....: ...... m h } f r , 9B 2 th O th th &o M& N, Twice daily .. • • Ilolyho t : se"' 1 •, M N W l7t e h dn o e ; iht month London . t. ' r0 31 1 0;1411 2 0 Indla(via Sotitharrip.) 31,20 th of the month Boutha M P •, igsf India (via Marseilles) N 8 th& 24 th efmonth Dover • 0 Mediterranean (via k +I, amPt• %sir Mediten oneaa (via I of2fth4tt the . 309 b Mexico - - .. 1i,2c1 of the month.. gou,„ th , a nt, 3 14 1 5 : m fu: o n : t n h t ht h DoverB ° l : 1 . i i : l :r i 1)1 : 6 Malta* f Ith,l7th,l9th,27th 3 Do ," _ 1 .. .~ t & 30th of month 3 . MAY .. N sth 15th25th efmo Dover Dap% N ay 6 s I Peninsular.. .. Id 7th 17th 27th ef mo South& !• m a y , Peru •.. Tuscany*.• • • .. .. M 17th of the month Southampt• oaf .0 .Do er • usy ' . .. .. N sth 15th •15 th of m - - v rapi• - West Indies .. .. 34 17th of the month SoUtlin 5 ISCA! d i of West Indies (except gmathan i P t., .• • Nlsth 15th 25th ofrne Dover • _,, 6 „ Havanna & Nassau) Mi 2d ot the month • • -- . c oyagi - * mi... ...... H. .... 4.1....0. A• Mlntrigfi thus marked ( 5 ) sr' * Tho mails to thoso c French packet yht Morsel (2d of the month .• ountries thus mar [nes. • f.U. THE Aamy.—We understand that ADV" fil Henderson will succee d Lieut.- Ge neral Sir Jollo K.C.8., as colonel of the 59th Regiment. BIRTHS. IN i OF A YOB. t he 11 On the 25th inst. , at Blagden, Somerselshirep tiar* Richard Winsloe , Esq. ji:Stoo -04 On the 25th inst , at Lower Belgrave - stre et, the wife of the Rev. F. A. Piggott. k il l. r,.. OP A DAD:MITES. 17 ent: 6l a On the 25th inst., at Albany-street, "" , eg - tb wife of Arthur Scratchley, Esq. , 0.0 ,00 4 P On the 24th inst., at Abbey-place, St. Joh n wife of George T. Ilertslet, Esq. _—__- 000 MARRIED. , y 0 , f 0 On the 15th inst., at Madeley, Shropshire, Ireilif-7;par'"ncio son of the late Thomas Whit:nore, Esq., of Agate pr Adelaide Anna, youngest daughter of the —1 biof 401 ) _Darby, Esq., of Sunniside, Colebrook Dale. -,,.. to ' On the 20th inst., Aaron Goldsmid, jun., -".,; (1 ' FA' eldest daughter of the late Joseph Salornoas, l's i T eo totl , t o On the 24th inst., at Marylebone Church, «•;, a. of to Susannah Mary, daughter of J. Baker , ' 's4 :_ .. ./ Council- office 3 A ,o l uo e n x hg a et n is d ite e d r On the 26th i ns t., a t if:l -I'.-- T... l .t . ree:Portm an-sq 8:: ° -1. -a)l7:tgallnh3tseiFolil'i.airte, On the ;art., of Balmain, Rincardiresuimocc, Am ., . as _ _lst ins!,, at Reading, Commander • of 1 tni , R.N., aged 04. , W i" theat ICatheesiltie3ri-esimaerne,erlasianbeolial s er c tio 0 On the 2 7 th ' ') Inst., at Clapton, Elizabeth Raker Stephen . ,_)ntlie () l. l 'll in i g 'iL l t s , q ,Tolin Maynard, Esq., of Mar l r a d•P l4ce' da e r king's-road West, Chelsea. P aged SO, Alel4 On the 14th inst., in Devonshire- lace, Mackenzie, Esq., late of 11.E.1.C.5. , M adras. O' 1 On the 23d inst., in Clapton - square , William 101.4 t pitel, Esq., aged ;G. ,1 ? f 5 , 1.0 Paw On the 23d inst., Eliza Ann , wife o f Archibald of Devonshire-place. arlc, 1/I(s' On the 22d inst., at:l:a2toLl:csl... F ranc es Ashbee, aged 84. o f London : Printrd and Published by MIIIIDO °.,/„ 11 1 , No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Bun Office, i' iii lti 0' Strand, in the Precinct of Cie Savoy, in the C°— &Lidal l 34§X. TburAtlay, Aril 29, 1,02.