The Sun. — London, England, 1852-02-26 00:00:00

i 4; to , :thers, bec tns.. i F.hon , e3 those who entored into co , si:iiraci.. in tin, ito,d v, bat a rope of sand b.nni them tugettnar, ant how uncertain it was to depend upon the secrecy of their assocititts. Evidence in corroboration of the above facts was then adduced. Mr. 6larkson, Mr. Huddlestone, and Mr. Parnell ap peared for the prosecution; Mr. Parry and Mr. Repton for Wagner, Mr* Deanley for Kessler, and Mr. Cook for Gerb er . Solomon Krahcour, the approver, was then called. Mr. PARRY objected to his being exa mined, on the ground that as h e was a party to the record, he was not an admissible witnesf , until either he was acquitted or a verdict of guilty was found against him. After settle argunitrqtts, the objctien was overruled by Mr. Justice WILLIAms. The examinat i on of the witness was then p roceeded with, lie was under examination when our report left. SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (More Mr. W. BURCHELL.) RICHARDS V. BOATCH. This was an action brought to recover the sum of 4 1. 125. There was no defence, and an action was given for the amount. The plaintiff's attorney applied for a certificate to entitle him to costs, as the action could not be brought tn . the Co un ty Court, as 01'3 plaintiff, who was in her utiesty's service, had been drafted off to the Ca p e. The UNDER-SHERIFF said there was a doubt %hether, under the new Act, he had the power to grant the certificate. The plaintiff's attorney submitted that he was entitled to it under the £Bth section, but the Under.Sboriff said it would be better to apply to a Judge at chambers. ENGLAND AND OTHERS V. BOYCE. This was an action brought by the Leicester-square Loan and Discount Society, to recover the sum of 10/. on a promissory note. The facts were devoid of general interest, the only important point being a question whether a plaintiff, in Person, could state his case to the jury, and also give evidence. Mr. TIIOMAS washeard in opposition, but the Learned undee.Sheriff ruled, on the authority of the case of "Hoare v. Baldwin," that a plaintiff could be heard. The case was of no intere st, but in conse q uence of the forte of the pleading it lasted for a long time, and was not concluded when our report left. CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.) 11 enry 11I'Donna was placed at the bar, charged with • stea li ng a large quantity of cigars, and some silver and 13?Lyer money, the property of his master, Mr. Henry T ua, of the Horse and Groom, Agar Town. complainant stated, that he had lately been robbed l ar Y much by his barman, having lo st as lar g e a sum as 5 ° L. during the last 18 months. The prisoner, who came o nto his service on Friday last, gave him notiee to quit Mo nday, but assigned no reason for so doin g . Last eiht he said that he wo uld not get up the next mornin g . I:ftlfd told him he might do as he liked, but shortly his er t, he came down and fetched a cab to take away boxes, Upon his bringing them down stairs his ha d been refused to let him take them away until they been searched, vihertupon the prisoner became 11 4 / violent, and swore that he wou ld rather have " his m ead cat off" than that should be done. He, (complain -0..9, however, threatened to send for the p olice, when he fo "locked th e b oxe s, and upon his looking o ver them he 4. 1 1 d, wrapped up in paper two par cels of cheroot cigars Aid upon be could swear to from t heir p eculiar " make," 4 0 11 telling the prisoner so he again began to swear, 4112 4112 Stated that he had been to sea about four years ago, li ved the brought them home.. The police having ar• th e „.." they again searched 'leis boxes, and found in one of a ll ' a parcel of fourpenny pieces, amounting in the „ Wine to 11, 9s. ad., and a peculiar sixpence, which had Wn taken at the bar only a few hours before, and ,_ apen one of his customers coming out of the par c:„l. he swore to have ° ' lama across the bar in the usual e fse of business. Upon a further search being made Th re k nn Y piece, which h e could swear to, was also found. t r f a rped that the magistrate would not send the case for phi prisoner made no an swer to the charge, and 1,, Tyavanrrr having remarked that he could not deal With this case summarily, as the prosecutor wished, f "aaaded the prisoner for a week for the production of lir ther evidence.—The prisoner was then removed. %din IdENTRAL RAILWAY.--Tra ffi e for the W eek '"g Feb. 22, 1852 passengers (6,007), parcels, horses, and carriages ... £663 9 9 Goods, cattle, &c. ... 902 4 7 ---- Total .. 1,565 14 4 Corresponding week in last year... 1,452 1 9 P erth, Feb. 25, 1852. ~/ 7 0 0 Livica GAIIRISON, FED. 25.--There is now t i;'cliht here of Lieutenant. General Lord Viscount Har ",b,10.(3,C.8., having been appointed Master-General of the on r r h a ooe and it is but justice to Lord Derby to state that, hi . ' 1 Gallant Officer expressing his intention not to take the j 4 office of Master-General when offered to him, as be 4, l4 eided with many of the measures introduced by the Sir Robert Peel, Earl Derby c o n sented to waive all ki to lais support in the Up fr per House on those mea t" on which he might differfrom his Noble Colleagues, in 'st der t Der secure his services as the head f the Ordnance de .,.rtraent, for which duty he is so eminently qualified in ` v erY respect. t ro V t a ll IN Pimuco.—Con Tuesday afternoon a fire " out in the stores of Mr. Watling, a pork dealer, in 'etoria-ro a d, Pimlico, which ended in the total destruc ,tl°4 of the premises. The damage is estimated at about 1,0001. 1 , 1 " MAN KILLED IN REGENT-STREET. --Last night kt q in ,q u iry was taken by Mr. Leigham, the deputy-coroner, a ged George's Hospital, on the body of Thomas Hewlett, attY-eight. The deceased had for twenty or thirty arS sold newspapers at the White Hors e Cellar, Piccadill y . It n . Saturday evening, about six o'clock, he was crossing oti e t-street, near Glasshouse-street, when a horse, drawing uof Piekford's vans, knocked him down, and the wheelss over his legs, both of which were fractured, and the 1 4 56 ra of his right hand were also cut off. He was taken It: cab to the a b o ve hospital, where he was seen b y Mr. rr aY, the house surgeon, but he died A f cident the l injuries he r eceived, in an hour. Verdict—" c dea th." RR LIEp OF THE HOMEWARD -BOUND.—The Ad tro,altY have ordered the steam-sloop Vesuvius to proceed Devonport to the Chops of the Channel, to relieve the vi t tbaund merchantmen detained by the easterly winds, Provisions and water. 1.4 A„, 40y A —•I1 OF COLONEL GRAYDON, K.II , OF THE t l t PzarsistErts.—This gallant officer died at Montreal, Rk g 2 7tli ult., after a servic e of nearl y fift y y ears. Ile , at the capture of Martinique , in 1809, and Guadeloupe " BW. RUNIILRD'S END.—On Saturday last, an in tod'y,ct as held before C. H. Chamber lin, Gent., upon the " 4 110 a Poor man, named E llis Mickleburgh, who, whilst cation g,to Yarmouth, and ai parently in a state of intoxi l'ridaN: 1 1l under the wheel of the Lowestoft omnibus, on Ind ‘ 4, e ' v ening, but he was rescued by a man riding behind Clvert nnt ." t on his way; subsequently, however, the omnibus atit o ;" 11 / 4 bins on the road, and, singular to relate, he again llo;l'ad, and fell from the side of the road between the lair n "" and the wheels of the omnibus this time passed over . P Q ,. ( I , before the driver could p ull u p , he w as killed. dri ve i r c t" - -Accidental Death; n o blame attaching to the •'Bury Post. 1:u. A .n BSESSORAHIP OF THE L IVERPOOL COURT OF 1)44 - Of k A SE. -- -The appointment of Mr. Edward James, iu place r ' C rompton, now Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench one of the last acts of Lord Truro as Chancellor—,has C lon g general s a ti s f ac ti o n in Liverpool, Mr. Ja mes having; . held a hi g h pos i t i on as a b arr ister, and being much re spected in the town. MAXIM OF Nikr~ln Veal discussions there C'l4"N THE poli point—Punch. in nothing like coming to the (bayonet's) FALL IN THE Pitio • second-rate bakers thro-ulgtr BREAD.—Yesterday the _ut the metropolis reduced the Price of the 41b. loaf from ''''' to bid. and 5d and the price of flour to the same per enartern (ch •), wei , . The best bakers have also fa l l en the ghed on delivery. •4 Price of the 41b. loaf id kid some even Id., an d the b est , flour t o 6d. Th e y no w . merge 7d. to 7d. for what is called best wheaten bread. ',THE SurvroG TBADB.--7The Commissi on ers o f , o% IN . t... ‘'' toms have issued directions to th e collectors . and practicable King with all practi finea rollers of the several ports throughout th e - ii • as r : i spatch, levied ttes on agrew_prepare and transmit , roved form, a return so far 'oly to an appro of all seizures of, or lirespective ports, raj a h vessels. from the Ist of Janu ary, the .. or foreign 1852, both inclusive, distinguishing lh eater of of J an uary, name of the vessel, the owners,6 and ~°f seizure or fine, the . which such vessel w a ,, en ""e trade, so far as known, in I T.,. Tuesday Were h re IIiNATIONAL COPYRIGHT.-- lifted ~c opies of the two orders of h er in a Parliamentary paper which were issued Majesty in Council of the 10th ult., All flirt with France.' The eta furtherance of the copyright treaty WI d Bth Victoria, c. 12, tf• are made under the Act 7th and acting have the privilege of copyright. g that French authors, tr.c., shall of Commons There is a Bill now . oa t h in the House • e same subject. Tan - p , Tuesday the . lli ll . - —swam OF INT ESTATES . — °n . of the b, In the House of Commons for the administration ...a. •i,Vonal estates of intestates and others to which her .51 printed. 7 x7 May be entitled in right of her prerogative was _ % a l l B ill is rendered necessary by the death of Mr. Maule, tr it - t Cte Solicitor of the Treasury. In future the adminis er --a band Ls to be dispensed with, and the administrations R _l!!lted to the late Mr. Maule are to be continued by the ;to:titer of the Treasury for the time being. It provides that t o l t. ies not claimed by grantees of the Crown are to be carried Leh Consolidated Fund, a nd claims afterwards established to h -e paid out of the same fund. the Two SUSPECTED ENGINEER. - MURDER OF AN i e h rd ay morning Mr. W. Carter resumed and concluded entA„ -- q u irY touching the death of Alfred Jewell, aged 23, an Satre..eer. who was found under the Kent-road bridge of the „. - ise to the so,„r. uanal,under circumstances which foul r E . • • no nc e having that his death was the result of foul play. el k) 0 1 been given to show that the deceased had to rn -ea kon whatever to go on the bank of the canal, the %C l ow summed up, and the jury, after about half an hour's f o „ atiltation, returned a verdict—" That the deceased was Water there but how or by -what means he came into the to m !: there was no evidence to show." The Conner re dr° 'ad, that, although they had recorded a verdict of found ),,i t Zted, he was certain that it would not at all interfere In vs .the inquiries of the police, or defeat the ends of justice, Z t raost extraordinary case. i Iteu., •G. P. YOUNG AND THE MINISTRY. --We are the •-t-ed to state that Mr George Frederick Young has, for Ea i g e sent, declined to accept the office of Vice-President of lirl Gard of Trade, which has been offered to him by the 0 5 m Derby. This ' decision has been taken by the Hon. ienilealan on the sole ground that his health is not labor ffi- B ioua • edti_Y re - established to justify his undertaking the h i , ;a of the office. It is, however, understood that when Joitii: e° ,„ lerY is complete arrangements will be made fur his b' t he Administration of the Noble Earl. Stat ed x - ..ENTATION ell' SOUTHAMPTON.--lt is now k e .._ that air. W , llcox and Sir A. Cockburn, the present can didates for Southampton, will come forward again as can electi" for the representation of that town, i n case of an to w , ° a: It i s supposed that the Conservatives of that , 11 bring forward a candidate to oppose th e p resent boy, THE SUN, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,--1u the summary of the Bombay Tunes of the 17th January last is given a letter addressed by Sir Wtn. Napier, to the editor of the Bombay Ga zette, in which he disposes of Major Jacob's pub lished letter, therein given. After having given in the Bombay Times the letter of Sir Wm. Napier, taken from the Bombay Gazette, and addressed to its editor, the editor of the Bombay Times—that is, Dr. Buist—then gives some remarks of his own, in which he states, " that in 1845 he was for some months within reach of Sir WTm. Napier, who then suffered his statements to he all upset, and given to the winds by a party on the spot ready to meet him in any way he liked ; he waited till the seas inter• vetted before he in any way replied to the in vitation." Such is the manner in which Dr. Buist puts forward his valorous boast to the people of Bombay of his chivalrous bearing towards Sir William Napier in 1845. Now, Sir, I happened to be a resident in the island of Guernsey in 1845, when Dr. Buist's valorous bearing towards Sir William Napier, who was then resident Lieute nant-Governor of Guernsey, appeared, and I read this production in the local paper in which it appeared in the island at that time, and I assert to you, that when it was published it was matter of notoriety at that time in the island of Guernsey, that Dr. Buist had embarked on his return for India at the time it was published, and must have been many hundreds of miles away. Many amusing remarks were made in ridicule of the gallant Doctor's fierce valour, whose inflated vanity had evidently been wounded. • I enclose you the Bombay Times of the 17th Ja e nuary, requesting as a favour you may notice in your widely circulated journal the Doctor's statement, to enable the people of Bombay to appreciate the Doctor's vaunt at its proper worth. The Doctor states that he has not had the castigation of the broomstick which Sir Charles had promised to inflict upon him. I can only congratulate the fortu nate Doctor on his escape—all who have fallen in his hands have not been so fortunate. I enclose my name and address, to satisfy you I was in a position at that time to be cognisant of the facts I stated, and you are at liberty to make what use you please of the same. I have the honour to be, &c SARNI2E. Guernsey, Feb. 23, 1852. SIR CHARLES•NAPIER and the BAYONET. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TINES. Sir,—Your correspondent " Medicaster," in the Times of yesterday, represents the hero of Scinde, Sir Charles Napier, as having championed the bayonet as the queen of weapons, in a recent letter on our national defences, and " Medicaster," in reply to this letter, gives an ex tract from the Lancet of the 14th of this month, wherein it is stated by Mr. Guthrie (an eminent army surgeon of great experience during the late wars is Spain, Por tugal, and France) that he, in common with other army surgeons, scarcely ever saw a bayonet wound, which Medicaster " alleges " ought to have great weight in settling the question as to the efficiency of this weapon of destruction." Now, Sir, as an old soidier who witnessed the greater part of the battles and sieg es which took place during those wars, I can confirm, as to the fields of battle, this statement of the army surgeons as regards the hospitals, as I never witnessed a bayonet wound or two hostile lines come in contact, for this simple reason—that one party gave way, overcome by its tears of this weapon, before it was physically vanquished. But this fact does not by any means tend to controvert Sir Charles Na pier's reasons for championing the bayon et as the queen of weapons; it tends, in my b opinion, rather to support those reasons, as when the great object in war fare is to make the enemy show his back as expedi tieusly as possible, the weapon that will tend the most effectually towards the accomplishment of this object ought to be regarded as the most efficient. Under these circumstances I would recommend those amateur sportsmen who are desirous of making game of the enemy in the event of an invasion, to think more of the bayonet and coming to close quarters than of rifle shooting a t long distances, 'avera ging, as some of your correspondents assert, from half to three-quarters of a mile. Sharpshooters covering the front of a line may amuse themselves in this manner as the enemy approaches, but the corps that means to make him show his back should be concealed behind the summit or brow of an undulating plain well selected across his line of march, and await patiently until he arrives within 50 yards of the top, then suddenly appear in line, fire a well-directed volley into his columns, and charge through the smoke, and when the atmosphere becomes clear the backs of their foes will be discerned descend ing much more rapidly than they ascended, all from the " fears of the bayonet." Therefore, in my humble opinion, and with all due respect for " Medicaster 's" statements, Sir Charles Napier is right in designating it " the queen of weapons."—l have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient servant, London, Feb. 24. JOHN SCOTT LILLY. BRITISH EMPIRE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. The fifth annual meeting of this company was held at the offices, New Bridge-street, on Tuesday; Mr. John Gover in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said they had row come to close the business of the past year, and the period had arrived fer the first division of profits under the deed of settlement. Ho imagined the members of the society must all feel some interest in the winding up of their affairs at this time. The business last year had increased in a much larger ratio over that of the preceding year than had ever before happened, although the accounts of each year showed a greater amount of business than its im mediate predecessor. The total amount of the policies effected was 553,3031. This success he had no doubt was due to the individual efforts of the members in ob taining insurances. He then remarked on the few deaths that bad occurred i❑ the last year, and stated that the amount paid upon life policies bad been 2,3231. 4s. 9d. The last point he had to notice was, that a saving of 10 per cent. had been effected on the ex penses every year since the first commencement of the company, The SECRETARY then read the report, which stated that a disposable balance remained in hand of 8,0251. Is. 7d. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report, which, after being seconded, was carried unanimously. Mr. MILLAR (vice-chairman) announced that one half of the disposable balance, as soon as the respetive amounts to be paid could be calculated, would be ready for the shareholders. It was at their option whether they would receive the amount in cash or apply it to diminishing the premiums. The dividends would be ready on the Ist of July. He proposed that the recom mendation of the directors be adopted. This resolution, on being seconded, was carried unani mously. The retiring directors and the auditor were unani mously reelected, and the proceedings terminated. ORDNANCE EXPERIMEN7'S. WOOLWICH. FEB. 25 —Lord Clarence Paget, Lieut.- General ;air Thornas Downman, C. 8., &GM , Mujor - Gnenerol Campbell, Colonel Gordon, Colonel Chalmer, Colons Brereton, C. 8., K.H., and Lieutenant -Colonel Bell, Roy al three Artillery, Lieutenant-Colonel Bar- Mugs, K.H., Lieutenant- Colonel Anderson, Lieutenant- Colonel Burn, Lieutenant-Colonel Thorndike, Lieute mint-Colonl Robe, Major Wingfield, Riding-house Troop, Major Dupuis, Royal Horse Art iller y , Brigade- Major Btngham, Captain Riddell, Deputy Assistant Quartermaster -General of Artillery, and a great number 0 1 die officers of the Royal Artillery , Ro y al Engineer s, and 4th Light Dragoons, assembled in the marshes at two o'clock P.M. to witness experiments with the rifle-can non. Tne shot and shells fired from the rifle-cannon were c onstructed on Lord Clarenc e Paget's plan, which differs from the shot and shells formerly described as being made of galvanized iron, having four projecting longitudinal pieces on each of nearly half an inch in depth to slide in the grooves of the cannon. Those on Lerd Clarence Paget's principle are made of cast-iron, of a conical or sugarloaf shape, and having attached at their base a ring of lead rather more than half an inch in thickness and about two inches in depth, which when fixed, projects nearly an inch beyond the iron of the shot and shell, forming a hollow similar to the lea d iia ;s to cu t t he vv t i h th re t i l l r of th a r s e h a a d r a p o botto m of a common black bottle. The outside of the echaracter, renders the si - shot and eh e f c a re c w ir , cu w l h a f lead expand s al shells easy to ram home, and when fired the Sri inch in (ndfil!ki the four grooves, each being about depth. The nrin breadth by nearly an eighth of an inch in battery guns, one took place from two 9-pounder field 9-pounder service, supplieda with the usual field battery solidshot of 91h. weight, and a charge of three pou n d s other, the weight powder, at a range of 1,000 yards. The t ,s e rifled cannon, was supplied with Lord Clarence Paget their elongated shape, weighed 151 b. shot, which, from .)lb. charge of powder was only one 602. each, and the the firing took place with the rifle epeound weight. When to ascertain the result, as the lead Part it was difficult detached during the flight of the proj ec te ie nerally become the ground at from 600 to 700 yards dista'nat"tl; striking meet of the iron part was lost sight of, as i t ' did e n m o eve pear to strike the hire, or enter the mound behind it. light 3-pounder field -battery gun, rifled in a simillatr. manner to the 9-pounder cannon, but with less depth of groove, was then taken to within 300 yards of the tar get, and fired with shells made cussion• on . Lord Clarence Paget's plan, having a common perap on a nipple, a nd the second round entered the target near n stri the centre, bursting immediately o king th and b e bulk -11,a4 b e hi n d, throwing down the target,burying the iron part of the shell in the massive hard woo s d. The experiments were concluded on firing the two shell from the 3-pounder rifle cannon. _ THE FOR TIFICATIONS AT PEMI3ROICE. The corn struction of the martello tower at the entrance of r biiii L b i . i r e d s Haven is being proceeded with, though the late severe g ss and boisterous weather have much impeded the progra ° 1 the contractors. When completed, this will prove a s erious a nnoyance to an enemy, in cons equ ence of its artillery bein g able to command the approach to the haven in every direc tion. the guns forming the b a t tery ( wes t ern ) at the dock yard are being replaced with more effective artillery , t he present ones being totally inefficient for the pur.oses of defence; and the matted() t tae's at the Arsenal, which have been so long erected are to be mounted with proper guns, the necessary orders having been issued by the Board of Ordnance. It is expected that before long additional de fences will be adopted for the protection of this great naval OS , ablisliment. LARGE ARRIVALS OF SKIPPING.__ ithin the last few days upwards of 150 vessels have arrived in the port of London from nearly every quarter of the g l o b e that had been weather - bound in the British Channel and the Downs duripg the vielent gales fxella tho LONDON, SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. HERALD. --In the observations we felt ourselves constrained to make yesterday, touching the principal members of the new Administration, we said not one word of the Noble Chief. Nor was it necessary. For it seems on every side to be admitted that the cha racter of Earl Darby is without stain and without reproach, and who shall deny his surpassing ability — his chivalrous courage—his straightforwardness and eminently British feeling. The Earl of Derby has betrayed or deoeived no party. When he could not concur in the policy of a Cabinet, like a man of honour and integrity he resigned his post, and entered into the ranks of private life. Against such a man no ill word can be uttered by his most determined political foe. To write the praises of such a nobleman were needless, or might now appear interested. Even the Chronicle or the News might say, as was an swered to the panegyrist ot Hercules—Quis vitupera vit g It cannot be urged that the Earl of Derby is un used to sublic life. From almost the period of his ma jority he was a member of the House of Commons, and, after having visitea the United States and Canada, was early initiated into public businees. As Chief Secretary for Ireland, and as Colonial Secretary, he showed himself as capable in the transaction of public business and in affairs of administration as he was ready, effective, and eloquent in debate. The Noble Earl has had carte blanche to form an administration —offices were at hand which he might bestow on this relative and on that other private friend and con nexims, and yet, in five-and - twenty or th irt y nomi nations, no 'human being can find a trace of nepotism. There is no nice family party or interest for whom the Noble Earl has taken care to provide. He has not taken pity on his father-in-law—or chosen his brother-in-law for colleague, or his kinsmen to fill the vacant places in his Cabinet. Thank God, there is no brood of incapable hungry Minto-Elliots or greedy Greys clinging round the skirts of the Earl of Derby. We have had, for six long years, enough and too much of this. The country was indignant and nauseated at such fla grant jobbery, and at the shameless sang froid with which it was avowed. Of all the narrow and nasty cliques which ever disgraced a faction that Minto-and-Grey clique was the narrowest and the most unbearable. The gorge of the nation had risen at it long ago. There was no public service—there was no country which these miraculous Greys and these stupendous Minto-Elliots were not quartered on. The country had, Heaven knows, a dear and a heavy bargain of their emptiness, their arrogance, their superciliousness, and their sordid thirst for public money. Let it not be said our censure is in discriminate, or that we run down a great party. We deny it. The concentrated essence of Whiggery is not contained in the Greys and Elliots. They loved the name for what it produced to their kith and kin, and cared not a doit for the mere doctrines which were unprofitable without office. Contrast the public and official lives of these men with the graceful departure, the blameless, unspotted, and un selfish career of Lord Lansdowne, and they stand rebuked by the contrast of a Whig who unites the qualities and attributes of a nobleman and gen tleman. We have said there is no nepotism in the appointments of the Earl of Derby. In all that long list of officials which the Morning Herald has for the three last days contained, there is but one name connected with his Lordship's own family, and that is the name of Lord Stanley, who is appointed to the Under-Secretaryship for Foreign Affairs. For this office no man has fitted himself more by laborious preparation and long travel than the Noble Member for King's Lynn. Had Lord Stanley been one of the Greys in the. Ministry of Lord John Russell, or one of the Elliots, think you the "governing families" would not have provided something better than an under-secretaryship for a young nobleman who not merely obtained the first place in classics at Trinity College, Cambridge, but who also took mathematical honours, and gained the declamation and other prizes. The Secretary of the Admiralty, at all times an important place, is just now peculiarly so. It has been conferred on Mr. Stafford, a gentleman of un questioned ability and readiness, and great personal popularity. Tha Secretaries of the Board of Con trol are Lord Desert, a nobleman of confessed ability, and Mr. H. Baillie, who has devoted much attention to colonial questions, and who on more oc casions than one has distinguished himself in debate. There is not a better informed man in the House, nor a better man of business of his standing, than Mr. G. A. Hamilton, and his colleague, Mr. Forbes Mackenzie, is not only an excellent man of business, but deservedly popular with men of all parties. The Marquis of Chandos is not merely a most exemplary member of society, but has already shown himself an excellent and a prudent man of business. It is true, none of these noblemen and gentlemen are as old, as hacknied, and as experienced as some of the Whig red-tapists. But of all the cants in this canting world the cant of expe rience is the most unmeaning. Do not we see men of fifty, sixty, and seventy every day, who have had abundant experience, and whom nobody thinks the better or the wiser for it? Official life must have a beginning, and it were better it began early than late. Some of our .greatest and best public servants bad responsibility cast on them at a very early age. We need but mention the Pitts, the Nelsons , t he Wellingtons, the Cannings, the Peels, and the Stan leys. No one can say, however that the head of the G o vernment—that the head. o f the law, in England or Ireland—that the first law officers of the Crown, either in England or Ireland—that the Commander in-Chief, or the Master-General of the Ordnance, or the President of the Council, lack experience; and for the rest, the mere routine of office will be soon learned by those unused to official life. We have seen so many unworthy, uncandid, and, we regret to say, unprincipled things practised by men seasoned to, and hacknied in, official life, that we rejoice now to have to deal with some officials who come not to the work with tainted, damaged, or equivocal charac ters from their last places. DAILY NEWS.—To-day the New Ministry are to " kiss hands ;" and to-day the Old Palace of St. James's will exhibit the well-known features of a levee. Carriages will throng Pall-mall, and St. James's-street will be all animation. Soldiers drawn out and busy policemen will keep back the curious throng ot the of polloi, who gaze with greedy wonder upon the jostle of vehicles filled with wonderful people, all crimson and gold, and feathers, and swords, and.all framed and glazed in carriages of every ima ginable sort and size, from the dignified yellow cha riot with marvellous hammer• cloth of the Peer, to the dingy hired brougham of the lieutenant of marines. With a real loyalty—now almost singular in Europe —crowds of dignitaries, ministerial and non-ministe rial, naval, military, legal, clerical, will, to-day, flock about the. Queen to pay to her position and her dig nity that homage w hich her virtues render so pleasant a duty. In the midst of this curious crowd will be one man to whom the situation may be novel, but the triumph great. The day will lift him to the crowning point of a long-wrought ambition—will re ward a fierce struggle unceasingly kept up for years with the steadiness of purpose that can alone secure the realization of any lofty effort. The Lords whose boast is a wealthy pedigree may frown, and the hangers-on of the State may titter; the old aristocra tic Tories may flatter themselves they are using him ; whilst he knows he is using them; they may doubt, or deny, or repudiate as they will, but this one plebeian of the throng to-day it is who has created the Minis try about to " kiss hands" on taking their places. He alone saw the way of linking together the elements of a once powerful hut disorganized party; he it was who " felt his way" towards healing prejudices in one direction and widening them in another; insinuating a doubt here and administering a compliment there; taking up the cudgels of debate when hereditary dul ness was suffering from the onslaught of economic truth, or yielding his rapier for defence when the youth ful cleverness of modern England fleshed its keen blade in the slothful stupidity of those who think mildewed prejudices sufficient to satisfy the needs of our time. Ready, witty, fluent, dexterous—and with steady panedinatdhheerheanstsptruirvpeonsefe—r.he has To d a a last y t bemu s a c t hv ieed tle remember i the Parliamentary scorn that, years ago, saluted his first Parliamentary effort ; to-day going on his knee to the Queen as one of her appointed Ministers, me mory can scarcely fail to recal his bitter reply, hurled as the return for that scorn—" The , day will come when you shall be glad to hear me. ' And it has come. And Lord Derby may flout, and his friends may scoff if they will, but the men who ais isn s: rae a a n wl d iit s ty ' a ' lne to da - da d sn a t y bac,i :t v re and can only be regarded as Mr. Disraeli's Ministry. The son of the scholar and author—himself a novelist and a writer for the the anticipatio n p ao re d s adventurer—has n lords tu Benjamin him through the r a e n r d — i e h r a d s i banded h etogeth er, o ernart pageant of to-day. The hope and Div,ae f ij /ears has been realised, and—Mr. Exchequer of Great & J r . ' has reached the apex pinnacle, and become , " a r n ig sca . t l a e i h d n. th e height, mastered the is Chancellor of the will hdavweill take the useful salary t honourable." He tastes —of s H we e ets" And what next ?He worry him ; colleagues—who p w a i t l r l 0 n age—that will use and s c off a t him. He is too quick not t o see , too a feel, too clever not to appreciate all t e h tt i sitive not to melice of the vain and envious ma y not But the surprise, animosity of the malicious can only amnsonuthe hire. The bitterness of the showy cup w ill come from . another q uar:er. The glitter of the levee will not hide itne will the jingle of " right honourable" drown its r voice. The talent that has lifted the plebeian into the gaudy unrealities of modern aristocratic life will, also, show its owner the falsity of his position, He i s a genius amongst dullards ; an emanation of the present amongst those who believe only in the pa't ; a flatterer of prejudices he knows to be ; and a preacher of the wisdom of theories long since exploded. He I ,;akes his place amongst these noblemen of the Cabin et because they have been THURSDAY EVENING, persuaded the magic of hiss sb - genius can put new life into their defunct political a straightforward working- day and that his dex terity will enable them to juggle and cajole and mis leadErnoust, alas, be followed by upon wha p t o thriven by their adhesion t The ceremonial of to-day day nation who have political common sense. cannot the work always oof to - be m o goingrr to-morrow. w. palaces new-born Ministers piewho 00 terms kiss ing this Tory h the Ministry, Queen's They a h n e d y s . mustT h k e n o p w e people things—and pay for them reared by an architect from Theye i r h hear n o of ranks,these intends n g t r e a n n d d s will look for results. gives power to the state a to ask for national support. the men who think—the men whose busy industry whose r field, whose labour re quireswh o s e ingenuity freedom, bread—all these w aa i s l n l hd w s children want cheap Disraeli- Derby Ministry intend to With the prover bialhn t a wo t the htnh ewroerakl m and— generosity of their race, °. the Ministers time ;" withthe they may say "Give every true Englishman in his honourable spirit which cry, "Let them have fair l heart loves, they may the law cannot be expected) toplay;" ;" but the time and Dis raeli must pronounce. With l last long. Mr. 1 his appre ciating the realities of a questiona power for believe in its shadows ;in place he may pretend to he may offer us political shamus of economical truths, for prompt statesmanship, mayB ; and where we ask procrastina tion and official juggle. He may propose very atmosphere of eloquence, do all this in a and pungent with repartee. B sparkling with jokes In the broad clear light of the it will never do. England in 1852, to bring forwaeed common sense of stage tricks of the last century wouldthe old political in the presence of the free industry be an insult; re ductions of taxation, offers at th that, despite hour a national treasury containing a surplus of three s millions ster ling—to propose a rent-raising bread-tax sheer selfish mania. To offer ead-tax would be legislative to leading strings to a nation long since able be insolence. The new Chancellor of ther alone would Exchequer is far too clever not to know all this. Let us hope he is far too sensible to take any step he believes to be absurd. With a hostile Parliamentary iitary majority; with an expiring income-tax; withblatant bigotry asking impossibilities; with an undefended .h coast in very presence of an armed despotism ; and navy scattered over the extremities wit an army aa i t f taoni ddkn riches we hmewes of an empire its whose heart is left exposed , whilst coffers are groaning with repletion; w i t h a p o pular demand for extension of the suffrage whilst his colleagues think Parliament already too dem ocratic ; and with loud requirements for an extension of free-trade principles whilst his colleagues are pledg ed to protection ; with the innate aspirations of a ma n of genius towards liberty, and his official pledg es to oli g a rchic service— with all these difficulties in his path, men need be merciful and patient towards the man sprung from the people—although in the fu ll p ri de of a realised ambition he this day goes to " kiss hands" on thersed for mation of his new obstructive Tory Ministry : H e has reached the top round of the ladder. with an overload of promises it is impossible to fulfil, and of pledges no man could keep, how can be avoid top pling over ? TlMES.—There is no appointment in Lord Derby's Cabinet which has given occasion to more unfavourable criticism than t hat stran g e ca fate which has intrusted to a gentleman, rice of hithertogty principally known at quarter sess ions, th e sovereignty over ver the forty-four colonies of Great Bri tain. The n transition from discussing publ ic-house licensee punishing poa c h e rs to the obscure a nd s tormy politics and f so ma n y remo t e an d discontented communities is o certainly r a th er v i o l e nt, besides that there are wanting those who assert that the appointment not Sir John Pakington is a pledge to the West Indian interest that the Ministry are prepared to preventali hat decrease in the protection of sugar which 's about to come into operation. Adhering to the i rule we have laid down for ourselves of prejudg ing nothi ng , and estimating impartially tie,..merits of the Ministry by their acts rather tha n by their antecedents, we deprecate any attempt to prejudice the public mind unduly against the new Colonial Secretary. Certainly we have no reason to thec suppose that he has ever devoted much attention to _ e or riPlicated duties which he has undertaken, and havew no difficulty in assuming that he is utterly unequalthosel to the discharge of one-twentieth part of aims which so many and such varying inte rests c make upon the time of the Colonial Minister. But have we ever had, or are we ever li k ely to have, Secretary of State for the Colonies of whom athe same thing ca nno t w ith truth be said ? Has any one over e yet held th e sea l s w h o was not to a considerable degree wanting, not only in that local knowledge of our colonies whi c h no thi n g but a personal visit can impart, factory information w hi c h is derived from Parlia metary blue .books and the accounts of travellers ? So long as we choose to govern our colonies by a centralised despotism, ex • ercised by persons who have never set foot on the shore of any of them, and who are not brought up to the business, ignorance in the governing I person m ust be unavoid able, and the question cano a y' be one of amount a nd degree. Every Colonial Minister under our present system is necessarily unfit for and unequal to the office he undertakes. It is the fault of the syst em more than the individual that we choose to take upon ourselves the government of people who know their own interests much better and that, being resolved on than we can teach them, it up by the second abs this first folly, we follow single person duties urdity of requiring from a which, divided among several, would still be inadequately performed. A Colonial l‘linister may know more and be able to discourse more plausibly about Col whom he encounters either than the gentlemen inent ; but this would avail r in society or in Parlia ment positive disadvante e him little—nay, would be rely on his own F if it induced him to he is, therefore, able judgment and believe that in their affairs. No to intermeddle successfully knowledge l es s than that possessed by the colonists themselves will do thi s, and that knowledge it is quit e certain no Colonial Minis ter can or ever will possess' Pl ace d at such un avoidable disadvantage in the execution of hi s office, the Colonial Minister l i o pen for his adoption. He may thre e co urses of act ion judgment ; he may attend may either follo w his own Colonial-office ; or, lastly,to that of the clerks of the of the colonists themselves. h e may consult the wishes to have been the course pi' The first we apprehend with very considerable knowledge.rsued b Lord Grey, who, and great confidence in h of colonial affairs, behind him a reputation !As- ow n j u dgment, has left successors has no occasion which the least skilful of his pose that our new C o l on i al t° envy. We cannot sup have acquired even a rudimentary Secretary, who can scarcely subject, is likely to fall into between the first of these errors. to be guided implicitly by thetsveen suffering himself he is the nominal head, or b bureaucracy, of which themselves. The firs ?' the opinions of the colo nistseasiest and most natural ; tb of th e se courses is the re commend it beyond its justice° second has little to permanent officials of the Colonial-office and expediency. The terest—nay, very exi enial-office find their in theirper- petuating the present system o f in in withholding that self-governmentef centralised despotism, often nominally bestowed but, often promised, America, never really g i e ' en. except in the case of us eful and dexte rous, as these g en tl emen are , the Able and well informed, pre valence of their influence over bodes little g ood to the cons olidation of our empire or the C o lonial Minister the extension of our com merce. The Co l on i a l- o ff ice point of view i s neithe r imperial nor colonial, it is bureauc ratic, and requires te continuance of our presen t mischievous system of meddling, not for the sa ke of the coloni es, nor of th e mother country, but for the sake o f those into w hose hands the manage ment of that system almost necessarily John Pakington must, we should devolves. Sir 1 , with one great advantage over e: t hink, enter office thorough consciousness of his own"'s. predecessors —a be wise, he will make this consciouisgnerance. If it principle, and seek information, not fromness his guiding subor dinates of his office, whose interest the him in a state of perpetual minority it is to keep but from the data which will b e and tutelage, furnished him the numerous remonstrances and addresses of the colonists themselves. From these he • that however excellent may be the will learn b . y which the Home Government has arguments justify its interference with the domestic sought to the colonies, that interference basbeen concerns of regarded by those best informed and roost uniformly as a source of unmixed evil. li e e interested hope to carry on this system with betteratinot possibly men who, like Lord Grey, or his official success than Derby, have been for years at the h chief, Lord affairs ; but he can, if lie will, do better ad of colonial for he can remit the decision to the than they, .colonists them selves, and thus, while disembarrassing ob tain credit by placing power in the handhineself, to wield it. Thus, our new Colonial 8 best able Secretary will find that for the last ten years the Home Government and the opinions policy of of the the Aus tralian colonists have been running in opposite direction s, the one tending to precisely a o ther to a low pric e of colonial lands ; high, the he will also find the q uestion additionally s complicated by th e recent discoveri es of g old, which rende r prompt resolutions, taken on the spot, absolutely necessary. he Under these circu mstances he will not,if be wise, questions em b arra ss himself wit h the complicated relating to Austral ian lands, which it would require months to master a nd deal with, but will decide at once to remit the whole decision of the question, with which no auth orit y on this side of the globe is competent to deal, to the governors and councils of the respective colo nies. So, also, with regard to New Zealand, he will be content to delegate to an assembly formed by representatives of the several colonies that power of legislation which Lord Gr e y has already ex ercised and been obliged to recal. In the Cape t he a pp lication of the prin ciple may he more difficult; but as it • is easy to gee that the struggle must end in leaving the defence FEBRUARY 26, 1852. DEPARTMENT OF PRACTICAL ART. A department under this title, to have the superin tendence over the various schools of design, and to be connected with otbor self-supporting institutions which aim to advance educstionlin art, has recently been or ganiicd at the Board of Trade. The nature and objects of this department are shown by the following circular which has recently been addressed to the secretaries of the local committees which manage the schools of design:— " Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade, of the Commute© " Sir,—l am Whitehall directed by ,F t e h b e r u L a o r r y d , s 1 of Privy Council for Trade to state to you, for the in formation of the committee of the -- School of De sign, that their Lordships, having recently had under their consideration the subject of the Government Schools of Design,'have made the followi n g arrange ments, with a view to their more efficient management, the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury having sanc tioned the requisite increase of expenditure for carrying them into effect. " A department of the Board of Trade has been created, called "flee Department of Practical Art.' This department consists of two officers, called superin tendents of schools of practical art, and a secretary. " One of the superintendents is required to devote his whole time and services to the duties of the department, and is intrusted with the general business of management under the direction of my Lords. "It is his duty to place himself in communication with the manufacturers, both in London and in the country, whoa) operations are connected with ornamen tal art, to make himself acquainted with their special wants, with a view of enabling the schools, as for as practicable, to supply them. He is to communicate with the different local committees, managers of instiutes, &c., in order to ascertain their wants, to recommend the course hest adapted for rendering those institutions practically useful to the manufacturers of the district in which they are placed, and to stimulate local exertions and voluntary associations for the establishment and support of schools of art, and rendering them, as far as practicable, self-supporting. He is to visit and inspect the head school and female school in London, and the branch schools and other institutions to which Government grants are made, and to report to my Lords on their condition, management, and progress; on the attendance of the masters, and the mode in which their duties are discharged; and on the preservation and ar rangement of the collections of works of art in the pos session of the schools. He is to visit those places where it is proposed to establish new schools, and to ascertain the necessity which exists for their creation, and the amount of local support which may be expected, in order that my Lords may be enabled to decide upon the ex pediency of establishing such schools. He is to regulate the admission of students into the head school, under the sanction of my Lords; and is specially to attend all matters relating to the general management of the schools, including the correspondence, reports, circulars, &c., which arise out of such businesa. On all these points no decision is to be made, or step to be taken, without the previous approval of my Lords. " The other superintendent is to advise my Lords upon all points in the management requiring artistic know ledge, and to inspect, from time to time, the head school, the female school, and all the branch scools, for the pur pose of examining the productions of the students, and of reporting to my Lords upon the system and method of instruction pursued in these schools, and upon their artistic state and progress. " This officer is to be ready to render such assistance) to my Lords as they may require, in the artistic manage ment of the shools; and, for this purpose, he is to give occasional attendance at the Board of Trade. " My Lords have been pleased to appoint Mr. Henry Cole to the first mentioned of these offices, namely, that of superintendent of the business of general manage ment; and Mr. Richard Redgravo to that of art superin tendent. " The secretary is to conduct, in the name of the Board of Trade, the correspondence of the department. He is to have charge of the accounts, to receive the fees of students at the head school, and at the female school, and all other moneys. Ho is to make all payments, and conduct the financial business, under the direction of the Board of Trade. He is to have the custody of all official papers, to keep the records of attendance and classifica tions of the students; to arrange and prepare for print ing all reports, returns, circulars, and catalogues; and to have charge of the property of the head school; to manage the library of th e h ea d sc hool, and to superin tend te sending of supplies of works of art, examples, and books to the branch schools. " My Lords have been pleased to appoint Mr. Deve rell, the present secretary to the schools of design, to be the secretary to the new department. " The head masters of the central school are en trusted, under the sanction of my Lords, with the direc tion of the instruction in the central school, which is to be rendered as useful as possible to the branch schools, and they are to be responsible for the progress of the students in the course of instruction so adopted. " They are to control and direct the other masters of the central school, and when vacancies occur they are to recommend to the Board of Trade masters for the schools to fill the vacant places, and also to recommend exhibitioners from among the students in the schools for the nomination of my Lords. " When required, they are to report to my Lords upon the state and progress of the central school, and of any of the branch schools; and, in concert, with the art superintendent, they are to select and recommend for purchase the examples of art, books, &c., for the use of the schools. "I am to request that you will have the goodness to acknowledge the receipt of this communicztion, and to bring it under the notice of the committee and wasters of the - School of Design as early as passible. " I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, (Signed) " G. R. PORTER, Secretary to the Board of Trade. The Secretary of the Government School of Design of the colony to the colonists themselves, it is right that their opinions should be as speedily expressed and treated with as much deference as possible. Where he feels himself ignorant, a man of sense would seek the advice of those best able to counsel and least dis posed to deceive him, and would throw upon them those responsibilities for which he ought to feel utterly unprepared. If Sir John Pakington adopt this course his very ignorance will have made him a valuable servant of his country ; if he shrink from its adoption, he has no choice but to surrender himself into the hands of subordinate officials, who will lead him, through a course discreditable to himself, to conclu sions injurious to the welfare of the colonies and the stability of the empire. CHRONICLE.—The threatened revival of the Anti. Corn-law League is one of the most unsatisfac tory, though by no means one of the most unex pected, results of Lord Derby's accession to office. Although we regard with little complacency the in fluence of political clubs and unions on the adminis tration of public affairs, we, nevertheless cannot affect surprise at the reedit:est} with which the leaders of the energetic and earnest manufacturing classeL• recur to their familiar machinery of agitation. Still new to the possession of political power, they are as yet scarcely trained to exercise it within the old con stitutional limits. Their undisputed sway on platforms and in League Council-rooms is alternately a source of strength and of weakness. So long as they had a great object in view, and a Parliamentary majority opposed to them, the Manchester leviers exercised a formidable power. But many subsequent occasions have proved that the strength which they possessed up to 1846 lay, not in their organization, but in their cause ; and they would have formed a far more powerful section of the House of Commons if they had, since that time, cultivated their Parliamentary influence with more exclusive care. If, un der present circumstances, they should deter mine to revive their extra-constitutional agi tation, we doubt whether they will consult either their own eventual interest, or even the immediate good of the country ; but we shall not think it necessary to waste our time in unavailing re monstrances, and we shall neither declaim against the weakness of yielding to club dictation, nor exag gerate the danger of resisting it. The true mode of dealing with any political association which becomes seriously formidable is to discover and appropriate the just claims in which its real force consists, by giving them utterance according to regular constitutional forms. The League which is talked of will never become dangerous to the country, if a powerful Par liamentary Opposition, with the support of the press, discharge its functions more naturally and efficiently than any voluntary association. FOREIGN REFUGEES AND ENGLISH TRAVELLERS. The following is the text of the dispatch addressed by Prince Schwarzenburg to Count Buol-Schauen stein, Austrian Minister Plenipotentiary in England, to which reference was made in the House of Com • mons on Monday evening : " Vienna, Feb. 4, 1852. " Lord Granville has had the goodness to communi cate to your Excellency the dispatch which he addressed to the Earl of Westmoreland, under date of the 13th of January last, in answer to the protests (reclamations) which you, M. le Comte, were charged to present to the Government of her Britannic Majesty against the tolerance accorded in England to the revolutionary pro ceedings (menees revolutionaires) of the political refugees who have found an asylum in that country. "The first part of this: document (Lord Granville's dispatch) turns on the high value which the English people attach to the right of asylum, and on the , motives , which hinder the British Government from thinking of (conger ri) restraining that right, by presenting an alien Bill to Parliament. " We do not feel ourselves called upon to enter upon a:controversy on the arguments employed in this part of the dispatch of Lord Granville, since we have never . denied to England the exercise of the right of asy lum in itself, any more than we have pretended to dictate to the British Government, which itself is the most com potent judge, the means which it should employ to ob viate the flagrant abuse of this right. " All that we have demanded of the British Govern ment (and we shall not cease to demand it) is, that it shall so manage ( faire en sorte) that the political refu gees to whom it accords an asylum shall not be allowed to pursue, under the shadow of the hospitality which they enjoy, machinations openly hostile to the states of the continent, and especially to Austria. "Lord Granville has been so good (a Lien voulti) as to offer us, on this subject, an assurance that tho B ritish Government would not only regret, but would loudly condemn, all attempts on the part of the refugees to ex cite insurrection in their original country; that it would continue to watch (surveiller) the conduct of suspected refugees, and would seek, by all legal means, to hinder them from abusing—to the detriment of Governments in friendly alliance with Great Britain—the hospitality which the English laws so generously accord to them. " The Emperor, in noting down (en prenant acte) these assurances has pleasure in thence deriving a hope (aime a y puiser respoir) that the British Government will henceforth know how to make more ample and rigorous use than it has hitherto done of the legal means at its disposal, and which it appears to judge sufficient to enable it to fulfil its international duties with regard to the proceedings of the aefugees. "At any rate (toutejois), while waiting till these dis positions of the British Government are followed by deeds (soient suictes deffet), the almost unlimited liberty of action which the refugees have hitherto enjoyed in England, with regard to the revolutionary plots that a great number of them does not ceas e hatching against the repose of the States of the Continent, imposes upon us, on our side, the duty of t a ki ng s ome measures of precaOtiou, tending to guard us againtlt the annoyances (inconveniens) and dangers of which that liberty is the source. " The Imperial authorities will henceforth receive orders to 'redouble' their vigilanc e w i t h regard to tra - TWltra vellerscomingfrom England, and t o execute strictly in relation to their passports the existing rules to which formerly, under the empire of other circumstances, it had become a habit to make frequent exceptions in favour of British subjects. The Imperial Government, moreover, , reserves to itself the faculty of taking into consideration ulterior measures, if unhappily the need of them still makes itself felt. Your Excellency is charged to read and gi ve a copy of this dispatch to Lord Granville. " Receive, &e" IRELAND. DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY. —His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, the Countess of Clarendon, and their suite ,will take their departure from this country on Saturday next. It is stated that it is the intention of their Excellencies to hold an undress levee at Dublin Castle on that day. Yesterday the grand jury of Louth found true bills for a seditious libel against Mr. Cartan, pro prietor of the Dundalk Democrat. On the motion of counsel for the Crown, the trial was fixed to take place in the Queen's Bench next term. It has been asserted that some of the parties mur dered in Louth had been denounced in the Democrat. Mr. Cartan denies this allegation, and maintains that not one of the several disturbed districts was ever named or alluded to in his paper. OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.—TiIe following is a list of the recent appointments as Crown prosecu tors :--Wicklow—Charles Coates, Esq. Wexford — William Ryan, Esq. Waterford—James Lawson, Esq. Tipperary, South—John Pennefat her, Es q . Tipperary, North—David Lynch, Esq., Q.C. Kil kenny—Henry O'Hara, Esq. The Lord Lieutenant has directed James Little, Esq., R.M., to take charge of the county of Wick low, as resident magistrate, in the room of Bartholo mew Warburton, ',Esq., (appointed to the district of Ballybot, in the county of Armagh. SERIOUS ILLNESS OF ARCHBISHOP MURRAY.—We regret to announce that the Venerable Dr. Murray, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, was yester day morning struck with paralysis, and, up to five o'clock this morning, remained in a state of uncon sciousness. There was then no hope of his recovery. SALE OF ENCUMBERED ESTATES. —Yesterday the extensive estates of the Earl of Carrick, in Tipperary and Kilkenny, were sold by the Commissioners, at Henrietta-street. Lot 1, consisting of 592 acres, producing a net rental of 4341. fetched 3,550/. ; lot 2 ld , brought 3,300/. ; lot 3 , containi n g 2,077 acres so for 9,6501. The chief lot was the demesne and lands of Ballylincb, situate in the count y Kilkenny, - taining 818 a. 2r. Op., statut e measure, su bject to a proportion of tithe rent - charg e amounting to about 531. ss. Bd. yearly, subje ct to a fee-farm rent o atf 6/. 6s. sterling. Mr. Fitzg erald was the purchaser, 8,600/. The several lots produced 40,2004 During the progress of the proceedings, it was stated that for some year s back the tenants o f the estate had been paying rents, less by 33 to 3 5 per cent. than the sums set ou t in the printed renta l . ""'"--"----=--------------- RIFLE CM:MS.—Samples of uniform have been carefully prepared, in accordance with the practical sug gestions made from time to time to Messrs. Nicoll, Army Clothiers, of 114, 116, 118, 120, Regent-street, and 22, Corn. hill, London, by various distinguished officers. The colours are calculated to assimilate as near as possible with sur rounding objects, so that the wearer of the uniform would present as indistinct a mark as could possibly be offered for an enemy's fire. Here samples may be seen of complete dresses made in the various hues of the neutral gray. th e mixed colours of heath, and also a brown mixture, the ' C ' olou e r of the ground; at the same time it is universally admitted, by all who have inspected these samples, that the shape o f each is of a character calculated to pl ease who may be called upon to wear it. SOUTH-WESTERN an a a n y gentleman RAILWAY.—At South-Wes- GLASGOW AND a meeting of the directors of the Glasgow tern Railway, on Tuesday, it was resolved to recommend to the pr oprietors , at the g eneral meetin g to be to declare a d ividend at the rate of twe per cent. per annum, held next week on the conso lidated stock of the com pany , and to carry over the balance of 3,8091. to the credit of the current half-year's revenue. TUE MOVEMENTS OF O CEAN SEA United States mail steamer Arctic, LucecTommManEdßeSr7T sailed from Liverpool yesterday at one o'clock, ninetee n passengers, for New York , with a full cargo, and the usual mails. The British and North American mail steamer Europa, Lot t com wander, which would leave Boston on the 18th, maY be ex , pected to arrive on S unday next. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert walked yesterday morn ing in the garden of Buckingham Palacr. • Prince Albert rode out on horseback yesterday morn ing, attended by Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon. The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, the Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa, and Prince Arthur, took their accustomed exercise yesterday in the grounds of Buckingham Palace. in the afternoon his Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Lieutenant -Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House. Her Majesty's private band attended in the evening at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, and performed— Sinfonia No. 7—Poco sostenuto, vivace, allegretto, presto, finale, allegro, con trio Beethoven. The Marquis of Breadalbane had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-office. A deputation from the Local Board of Health of Clitheroe had an interview yesterday with the General Board of Health, at their offices, Whitehall. The depu tation consisted of Mr. Thomas Gurnett (mayor of Clitheroe), and Mr. Henry Thomson (alderman). They were introduced by Mr. Mathew Wilson, jun., M.P. ROYAL INFIRMARY FOR ASTHMA AND DISEASES OF THE CHEST.—On. Tuesday the annual general meeting of the governors of the above-named charity was held at the London Tavern ; James Tulon, Esq., in the chair. The re port stated that since the foundation of the infirmary in 1814 about 39,000 poor afflicted creatures had been relieved by it—a strong proof of its usefulness when taken in connexion with a report lately presented to Parliament, set ting forth that one-third the mortality of the whole kingdtomt arose from affections of the lungs and heart, and thi vit a h least 1% might be traced to pulmonary consump anon. a view to more fully carrying out the objects of th t e reception tion, several new wards have been opened for ed cured or of patients, many of whom have been dentsit during the greatly relieved. The number of outlg oo twbeerbeodoikss h inst on the number past year were 1,700, being an increase cinhatrhgeed previo us cured, and of w th h e om lar a g b e o r u about tions for relief daily increase. The report was unanimously as under treatment at the present time; while the applica osrotoionremofebiwhoonm adopted, some routine business was transacted, when the proceedings terminated, with a vote of thanks to the chairman. A NOVEL STEAM-BOAT. — Th e American steam boats on the north river (or Hudson) have for a long time been famed for their great speed. As early as 1829 the steam-boat North America, capable of carrying 1,000 miles—be sengers, made the passage between New York and Albany in hours. There is now about to be built at New York rulnhsilvbeethweeeernl th S e h s e e lCitit com pete 3 m a boat that is to sake the run—the distance 150 York railroadand Albany that which nearly follows the banks of the river, ' miles—be tween wiNthewthe tions are as follow :—Length of keel, 500 feet; Her propor tions She looks like a swordfish. There length of deck, at each end, extending out from the deck itself above water, and it is sharp and whichsh ows itself of the fish. Both ends of the boat pointed like the sword work both ways. She is not intended are alike, and her engines work like a ferry-boat. She is to , to turn round, but to Wash ington, and to have accommodation be called the George is to make the passage, 150 • for 3,000 passengers. She de signed and modelled by _ _ r miles, in five hours. She is hl . Davidson, of New York. GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. —The fifty-fourth half -yearly meeting of the shareholders in this company was held on Tuesday,Lombard street ; John Wilkin, E at their oflices,;7l, ofthe directors and a Statement last of the accounts for the yeaLen e di r a e g . port, which was very s was t read to the meeting. TR ani m u - sl received by the proprietors. TlEiteisufsauTrKiOaenaclunand bonus were de clared, and the cordial tanks of the ! proprietors voted to the chairman and directors for their zealous services in the ma nagement of the company's affairs; a f ter which the meeting separated. ROBBERY BY A BANK CLERK.--013 Wednesday, a clerk in the bank of Messrs. Gurney, Birkbeck, and Peckover, at Wisbeach, was brought before the borough magistrates, charged with stealing 500/. in bank-notes, gold, and silver, from the above firm. Mr. William Adams stated, that on the 6th inst. the clerks were taking the half -yearly general balauce, and could not make it agree. On Monday last he discovered an error of 3001. on the credit side of the transfer for the present year. On holding up the leaf of the book to a candle he found an erasure. The book was in the prisoner's handwriting. Called prisoner's attention to it, when he ran away i n to Mr. Peckover's house, when ce h e returne d in a few minutes; and Mr F. Mills said to the prisoner, "We shall want an explanation of this." Prisoner then took a pencil, and by placing a figure of 3 before 98, it made 3981. odd, which a lteration made the bouk correct. The prisoner I made another similar alteration, making 31/. 9s. 131/. 92 .. wh i c h made the castings-up agree. Th e prisoner said, " I t hi n k I havo taken 50 0/., if you take the castings f o r three e ars." He said, " I have been in an awful stat e have done everything to drown reflection, an d I i n a glad you h a ve found it out." Tho prisoner said he wished to of point o ut to Mr. W. Ada ms th a t t h ere was a discrepancy 1001. on the debit side of the transfer-book, p. 7, which formed no extra charge against him, but he did it as a security against im, being debited. The prisoner was then committed for trial at the Cambridge assizes.—Norfolk Chronicle. CALIFORNIA. month that cou:d 18;1.—We ha v e no g nA m N u c c i h sco fo , r D th n e c ia 3 st l ' bee S n AN doi F n inte rest the Old World. In consequence of the rainy weather, now fairly set in, having rendered the roads in the interior almost impassable for the last two weeks, and thus preventing..." teaming' from the cities of Sacra mento and Stockton, business transactions in mer chandise have been naturally limited. Some articles, however, are improving, the demand is in creasing, and holders are firm in asking advanced prices. liwould note coals:and lumber in particular, both of which are scarce. It is considered doubtful that imported lumber will continue to pay, however, as there is an abundance of forests in the country, and as several local sawmills are now being put up, and bricks, made on the spot, are coming into more ge neral use for building. Coals, if not sent in ex cess, will always do well. Lumber, assorted, is worth 110 dolls. per 1,000 ; bricks (English) 35 dolls. to 40 dolls. ; firebricks 55 dolls. to 60 dolls. Coals are worth 35 dolls., and about 1,000 tons are held M ex pectation of an advance to 40 dolls, or 50 dolls. per ton, in consequence of t h e s h ort supply on hand an d t h e increase in s i e n ek th o e f 201 band consumption.li l e a r t e e ase r d ai a n d s v a h n a t v a e g e e , n a a n b d l e the t hyesememinevresrytogewn' elyFlotour advance. worth now The oerrka with h a i n v e availed themselves of the water to wash the heaps collected during the autumn. Gold dust has been scarce lately, owing to the difficulty of transport, and the price has a dvance d a little, and althou g h there as an invest is every prospect of a n increased supply, I think, from the general demand, that it will maintain the adva nce . The news from all parts of the mining country is and looked quar tzup onmining, with wi considerable tu m e o n s tt,einsc ocominguragin g, be to favour by local capitalists. Some disturbance took place at the Southern mine s lately, at a place called Carson-hill, respecting the con flicting claims of two sets of miners to the diggings ; but no more serious consequences than a good fleecing by the gentlemen of the long robe are anticipated to result from the fracas. The dispute is fortunately among Americans, and no foreigners are as yet com promised. The Indian outbreak at the south is likely to be soon quelled. The chief who organized it has been taken, and some prisoners who were implicated in the Indian rising have been hung at San Diego, which it is sup posed will strike such terror into the Indian camp as will bring about a peace. A very general disposi tion to engage in railroad speculations is manifesting itself throughout the country. Some progress has already been made in the preliminaries of a rail road from this city to San JosZ'. The line is nearly a dead level, passing through a rich valley, which when cultivated will be very produc tive. It is premature, however, to speculate upon the result until the country is more thickly peopled. From Sacramento city to Marysville, and to Nevada city a railroad is also seriously spoken of, and from Stockton to the Southern mines. These latter are feasible enough, for the traffic to the mines is enor mous and constantly increasing. At the present rate of settlement the interior will soon be as populous as the coast. In any other country these speculations would be spoken of for years before any progresawould be made in realising them, but in this " fast" country it would not surprise me if all these railroads were open in a year. The immigration to this country of late shows a decided increase, and is attended with many features which will be of ultimate benefit to the country. A better class of persons come ; many families are ar riving ; young women of respectable character, ar tisans, and tradesmen, merchants and professional men, are all coming to make the country their permanent home. This accession is causing San Francisco to spread itself out to a large size, and one of the most obvious results of the late impetus given to the growth of the town has been a rise in the price of land, which for some time back was very dull. On the whole the prospects of the country were never more cheering than they are at present. The quantity of gold to go by the mail steamer to morrow is 1,400,000 dolls., and reckoning 300 dolls. to each of 300 passengers already engaged, will make 1,490,000 dolls. The total amount of gold exported to all parts in December, with the above, to leave to morrow, will be 5,880,000 dolls. Exchanges.—England at sight, 46 to 46: 1 ,-; ditto, 60 days' sight, 47d.; France, 4 75 and 4 SO ; Ham burg, 40 to 41; Mexico, Lima, and Valparaiso, par to 2 per cent. discount; Atlantic sight draughts, 4 per cent. premium. Price of gold dust, 17 dolls. 50c. to 17 dolls. 62ic. per ounce, and in great demand. Interest of money, 3to 4 per cent. premium. Ca pital quite abundant, and good investments scarce. Just as I was closing this letter, a friend of mine, whom I bad asked for the quotations of some goods, sent me a short report, which I think so interesting that I enclose it as an addition to my letter : REPORT ON MARKET FOR ENGLISH MANUFACTURED GOODS, DEC, 31, 1851. In English dry goods little or nothing has been doing for the last few weeks, owing to the continual rains. The stocks are but moderate. In demand blankets and Wt. shirting's. Hardware—Suitable descriptions find a ready sale at a fair advance upon invoice cost. Earthenware—Ditto. The stocks at present are heavy, owing to recent arrivals. Iron and Steel—ln demand, with a moderate supply. Coals—An extraordinary advance has taken place in the price of this article within the last fortnight. All kinds of English and Welsh will now readily bring 35 dolls. per ton, and by holding a few weeks it is expected that 20 to 30 per cent. on this quotation will be obtained. With the exception of a cargo of 1,000 tons held by one house, the market is almost bare. Spirits and Wines—Market abundantly stocked and prices low. Of Martel s brandy there is none in the market , and it is in demand. Ale and Porter—Prices have slightly declined, owing to large arrivals. Byas and Tennant' s i n bottle brings 3 1 to 41 pr. dozen, s The following are in demand :—Powder—Shot (this article has advanced 10 per cent. within the last few days). Window glass is in abundant supply. OF MEMORIAL. ST not overlook stones of memorial. Jo we m In our notifuesNtoEf w S hat may be called Biblical Archi tecture,reth Adam, having prophesied the " t alus I deluge, the children of Seth erected two ono of brick and the other of stone, whereon u P inilivaer e sr:a aved memorials of their discoveries and in tZo-nnefor the benefit of after ages. Not to dwell on this statement, however, Jacob, after his dream of the ladder reaching to heaven, set up " for a pillar" the stone on which he had rested his head, poured oil on the t o p . of it—thus consecrating it, and said: " This stone which I have set up for a pillar shall be God's house." He therefore called the place Beth-el; and it is interest ing to find that cromlechs in Ireland, and many single stones in Cornwall, attributed to the Pheinicians, retain the name Bothal. It was in use, too, amongst the Greeks. A ga i n, w h en Jacob and Laban: were covenant ing one with anot h er, " Jacob took a stone and setl t up for a pill ar; " an d further, said to his brethren, ` stones; and they t oo k stones and made a heap.', ' Gather,hen " God communed with Jacob and called himhlaser again raised a pillar; and then when Rac see, we have set up a pillar on her grave. Ilere, d 9 o . ll in witness of a pillars raised, as an ofiering to G after receiving r d l, ie J d ac h ob e compact between men, and as a sepulchral About 200 years later, 1491 an altar under the hill, with the Divine message, built a the twelve tribes of Israel." o o seta monument. " twelve pillars, according t took twelve stones out of . ___ n th ( e th c e hi n ld um ren be o r f of Israelthe tribes), and pitched 1, and that Joshua set in the midst of Jordan, to com memorate And in JoshuaitistrheeomormdeodjGoturhedaaat _ _ up twelve other stones in the waters (1451 8.C.). The place passing o o r f y is th ra a e t l G th o e d day rolled away Gal, or Gil (signifying a wheel), is k th e e ep ch in ild m r e e m n no tionTe linguists say, to convey a more perfectl doubled , the wasof called Egypt. Gi: a, fromtr nm 1, - reproach o thata ch action. Builder. ' of the Lord Jocelyn that . We are requested to contradict the statement w hi c h has been circulated, to the effect ha d a ccepted office under Lord Derby's Administration.— Times. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday last from t thatayoung m ariner, named Bla c k we ll, o f Rowhedge, place with his f a th er on a fi s hing excur consequence of lon, but had not been at sea more th an t wo h o urs, when, in was compelled to the contrary wind s an d w aves, the s 3 O " en gaged was blown go aloft to tak e i n sa il, a nd while f a ther, who witnessed overboard from the shrouds. . The m put the vessel the distressing circumstance, m about, and endeavoured to save' his son by throwing out an oar to him, which was grappled with the a ll the assistance he cou ld im mediately render ; the drowning in au but the elements being oar, which furious, buoyed him up for a minu te, rece ded with the fast-running the unfortunate young *Lau tide from the eyes of his parent, and was seen no mo re .— Essex Herald. An acciden t Rouen h a ppened on t he Railway at Sunday The switchman, .by mistake, gave Sotteville, on just a- a • wronz direction,.% train was:approaching, the points a nce was that tae train ran on to a line on and the conseque . e s were standing, and knocked three of them which carriages . w The switchman, named Boudel, who is of good to pieces. and father of n, family, was horror-stricken at character, a w hat he witnessed . Enteri ng his box he immediately wrote few hasty lines to his wife, bidding her adieu, and then too k to flight towards the river. As he ran he threw off articles of clothing. llis footmarks could be traced to the middle of the bridge of Eauplot, but there they ceased, and it is feared that he threw hirnselt into the water. He had often declared he would kill himself if he were the cause of an accident.— Galignani. THE FORCE or CONSCIENCE.—About 10 years ago the manuscript department of the British Museum suffered a loss by the cutting out from the manuscripts of several autographs of the early Reformers. Eight months since the authorities of the Museum received a note from a Catholic priest enclosing the purloined autographs , in w hich it wag stated, that in extremis, a man whom he atten ded had h anded them to him, and r equeste d t h at they might be forwarded to the proper authorities. On referring to the period 'when the autographs were abstracted it was discovered that the party who had committed the feloDy was a foreigner.