The Sun. — London, England, 1849-01-10 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(THIS D.A V.l LONDON, JAN.. W.—Wind S.W., light hrcurt! arid fine. STATE OF WIND AND WEATHER . AT THE PROVINCIAL PORTS THIS :MORNING, AT 9 A.M. Colchester W. by Ti,, cloudy. Glasgow .. N., rain. Gosport Hull Leith E Lowestoffe Newcastle Portsmouth Southampton Yarmouth S.E , DEAL, JAN. 9.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Larpent, Fow ling, China; Ivanhoe, Battray, Matnnz is and Cork; John Munn, I\l‘Pherson, Callao and Cork; Cromwell, Bunco, ditto and ditto; Saxon, M'Lean, Callao; D;,hody N'filliarns, ditto for Aberdeen; Garland, Smith, Valpa raiso; Koniguiate, Santa Martha; Claudia, Peel, Deme rara; Felipa, Havannah ; Rose, ditto; Austerlitz, Blssot, Now Orleans; Powhattan, Hayden, Baltimore ; Cor nelia L. Bevan, Burnham, Philadelphia; Queen Victoria, Patching, Charleston. Arrd. from the river and sld., Stebonheath, Sargeant, Adelaide, South Australia ; Australia, Harrison, Falkland Isles; Wellington, Chad wick, New York; Malabar, Bombay. SWANSEA., JAN. 9.—The Maria, of St. Ives, from Portreath for this port, is the schooner which sank 7th inst., as reported yesterday; crew saved, cargo and ma• terials expected to he saved. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 9.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. 8:11, Lehigh, Young, New Orleans; 9th, Douglas, Le Page, Laguna; Solon, l'uckman, Savannah (and not from Ha vannah, as reported yesterday); Margaret, Rogers, Sa vannah; Carlo Mauran, Mauran, Savannah; West Point, New York; Industry, St. John's, New Bruns wick; Caroline Alice, Howch, St. Andrew's, New Brunswick; Tartar, Muir, Pugwash; Albert, Richi bucto; William Penn, Oliver, Shippagan; George Ram sey, Carroll, Montreal; Medora. Boyd, Montreal; Lady Elgin, Irons, Quebec; Euterpe, Kenning, Quebec; Esther Ann, Hunter, Pernambuco; Faneuil Hall, Sears, New Orleans. Two schooners and a sloop were wrecked this morning on West Hoyle; one of the schooners is sup posed to be the Christina, Gallaway, of Lancaster, from Newry for this port; a punt, with her name and her late captain's (M'Culloch) painted inside, having been picked up near the wreck by No. 5. pilot-boat. A ship, with nothing standing but main and mizen masts, was pasted 31st ult., in lat. 48, long. 18, during a gale, which precluded all assistance being given, by the Fa nelli' Hall, Sears, arrived at this port. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 9.—Arrd. Euxine, steamer, Constantinople. Sid. Grand Turk, steamer, Alexandria. COWES, JAN. 9.—Wind S.W.—Sid. United States, steamer, New York, for Havre. MUMBLES, JAN. 9.—Arrd. Minerva, Monkhouse, Cuba. BRISTOL, JAN. 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Seraphin, Galdiz, Havannah. DUMFRIES, JAN. 9.—Arrd. John Wilson, Copeland, St. John's, New Brunswick. WATERFORD, JAN. 9.—Wind S.W. to W.N.W.— Arrd. Amazon, Hayes, St. John's, New Brunswick. LIMERICK, JAN. B.—Arrd. Anna Maria, Dillon, New York ; Traveller, Davis, New York. WESTPORT, JAN. 7.—Sid. William, Philadelphia. `ILFRACOMBE, JAN. 9.—lt blew a gale here all last night from S.W. to N.W. ABERDEEN, JAN. B.—The Union, of Stonehaven, in entering the harbour to-day, struck against the pier and became a total wreck; crew saved. The Venus, for London, in putting buck, also struck, lost rudder, started stern-post, &c., and is aground in the harbour. STROMNESS, JAN. 3.—Wind E.N.E.—SId. Marlin, Gillespie, Grenada. The Success, from Newcastle, has arrived here leaky. GALWAY, JAN. 6.—Arrd. Glencoe, Abbott, New York; Messenger, More, Philadelphia. 7. Albion, Tur ner, Philadelphia. CORK, JAN. 7.—Arrd. Chester, Maxwell, St. John's, New Brunswick. KlNGsTowN.—Arrd. William Carson, Vaughan, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sid. Thomas Wright, Farrell, New Orleans. MARYPORT, JAN. 9.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Dyke, Peters, Dalhousie, and Cork. BIDEFORD, JAN. 9.—Arrd. Augusta, Facey, St. John's, New Brunswick, for Bristol. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 9.—Sid. Sir George Seymour, Mill man, Adelaide, South Austra!ia. 111ARKET NEWS.-(THIS DA Y.) CORN EXCHANGE—WEDNESDAY A very limited supply of English Wheat having been received up to our market this week, the show of sam ples of that grain to-day was trifling, and of very mid. dling quality. On the whole, the demand for most de scriptions was steady, at prices fully equal to those of Monday last. The imports of foreign Wheat since Sa turday have been confined to 5,870 quarters, the whole of which have gone into bond. Fine dry qualities moved off freely, at full rates of currency. In the mid dling and inferior kinds only a limited business was doing at late rates. In Barley, the supply of which was very extensive, next to nothing was doing, at the late decline in value. So little business was transacted in Malt that the quotations were almost nominal. The best parcels of Oats moved off steadily; all other kinds slowly at last week's quotations. Beaus, Peas, Indian h ave Corn, and Meal, were lower to purchase. I n Fl our we no change to notice. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. 'Wheat. I Barley. Oats. I Flour. 660 qrs. I 2,670 qrs. 2,610 qrs. I 2,180 ski. 'A sh • . 5,870 5,660 Malt. 880 qrs. 2,620 nositouan HOP 111AIL3LET. ,Wo had a steady, though not to s a y b r i s k, i nqu i r y f or lelected parcels of Hops, at fully last week's quotations. ,T 1 all other kinds, scarcely any business was transacted. Lilo supply on offer was but moderate. New Hops 6Mssex Pockets, 212 s to 21 18s ; Weald of Kent ditto, 21 12s to 31 8s ; Mid and East ditto, 3l 3s to 61 per cwt. V,7IIXT=CUILPEL. Our market was very dull to-day, and prices had a downward tendency. Beef, from 2s 4(1 to 3s 4d ; Mut ton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; and Pork, 3s 8d to 43 6d per 81bs by the carcase. IVIARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) Charles Anderson and John Iracey, two thieves well known to the police, were brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with having stolen an oil painting value 2/., the Property of Mrs. Moore, a general dealer, r es idi ng a t 2 5, Tottenham- cour t- rea d . Read, E 108, stated that about half-past six on the previous evening he saw the prisoner Anderson standing against some railings in Tottenham -court-road. Know ing him to be a bad character, witness crossed over to the opposite side of the street to watch him. He then saw Tracey go up to Anderson, and they remained in co nversation for some minutes. Tracey then left and crossed over towards No. 25, followed by Anderson. Just as they got to Mrs. Aloore's, a waggon came past, which for a moment obscured them from his sight. Di rectly it had pass e d h e saw t h e pr i soners com i ng towards Where duced he was standing. Tracey had the picture pro ,in his hand. Anerson who recognised witness 1.11 itawayt he . W had itne got in ss then his collared When Tracey saw was witness, he said "So help me, Read, you have g o t me to rights this time. lam glad of it for lam q u ite tired o f li v i ng as I have done. " Witness then con .eYed him t o the station, and Anderson was.subsequently Laken into custody at a public• house, in Tottenham court -road. ,Mrs. M oore id ent i f i ed the picture as her property, :ae bad seen it safe about a quarter of an hour previous to i the ro bb ery. en a r ,la defenc e A n d erson said he was innocent of the g e . _ Tracey said he was very drunk and had not the least re Tr of taking icture. The prisoners, who ar e old offenders, were committed for trial. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHE6TER.—TUESDAY. CuEsTER CUP.-33 to 1 offered on the field, but no thing done. bEnnY.-9 to 2 ugst The Flying Dutchman--7 to 1 agst Tadincr-12 to 1 agst Honeycomb -20 to 1 agst Osterley-25 to 1 agst Uriel (taker,)-30 to 1 agst 1 ,000 to Strongbow (taken)-3 to 1 agst Nunnykirk (tatien)— 1G agst Newpsort (taken ), 11.4 TAT, ACCIDENT ON T HE I CE. —Ab out f our the Clyde, by w hi c h a young woman lost her life. It aPPears that she had gone on the i ce at th e b en d of the I;°°C4" n hr Peat Bog, when a young man followed, and round the waist in diversion. They both im mediately went down in about six feet water. A youth men was close to the pair went down also. The young r-tiesnii...,whovvere at hand,. and witnessed the accident, ti e u forward to give assistance, but the ice giving way uder them, they shared the fate of the others. A ladder ,attached to one of the ice lines was instantly brought t ‘ o l th e I,e u spot, by an assistant belonging to t. 411 a Societ ' d the means of saving two . of s th e 3, an was Youths. Mr. Geddes, who had a line round u h n i .. wai.s, With which he maintained his comm 1 . ,eeastelutilLwith the shore, then plunged into the water, and th. eu the other two lads; but in the struggle girl, by , ,"113, unhannilv and •ident.illy, kicked the girl, 9 3 . d' V :th SII C sV as ' pnshed " u c nder the ice, and drowned. The Ye a rsect was named Mt.rgaret Arthur, about eightee_ n n fii s , age, and servant with a respectable family i n hoiji"4ehall Road. The body was recovered in about a 1,---Ediiiturgh Advertiser. " LLESSINGS Or BEING .A NEWSPAPER EDITOR II: 2. Ir e : 1. S hall give up your paper, the type is so . sma Pap e 4l h large type that there's nothing in the lar t. ,, ,et ": I put a "Fard" in your sheet, and what a t ype , ar ing thing it is. 4. You use such insignificant y oit e, &or a dvertisements that they cannot be seen. 5. ( -%litir re v. t " Church for me. 6. You don't support the Nilch" efficiently. s 7. You never notice Dissenters. 9, y"Y you pay attention to Dissenters' meetings? tholi("u're Roman Catholic's. 10. Have not Roman Ca th4:!h e s as much right to he reported al`2.estants? 11. °ll't Your eport Wesleyans? Are you a Me too tia ‘ 6 rgau? if so, I shall give you up. 13. You are th"., eatrival. 14. You don't give sufficient news of ca r e t r es and music. 15. Why, you are a Tory. 16. I cl ea st atid your ultra -liberal princilies; and so on. By so, mvic'ofiug to please all you satisfy none, for each per care ° LaYs his sd, thinks the newspaper ought to ad biers.e_,-"ssespecial hobby, right and left. To all gr , um- Ile _ oi this description we should say decidedly, " Start rhwspaper yoursc•lf.” t s lone,. onooLmAszEß, WANTED.--In St. Giles's the lech.i'nfug notice was lately posted in the window of a iinor rot." a ntre a g r 11 "":—" flay sack and flour to let, chickens to let, kitchen ur , The ppothe art of notice was, "A second and garret." THE SUN, LONDON, THE PENINSULAR SOUTDANIPTO, TUESDAY, 7. P.M.—The Peninsu lar and Oriental. Steam Navigation Company's shin Euxine, Captain it. W. Evans, has just arrived with ship letter bags from Constantinople Dec. 20, Smyrna Dec. 24, Malta Dec. 29, Gibraltar Jan. 4, which were her dates of sailing. TLe Euxine brings 11 passengers, and the follow ing on freight :-100 packages specie, value about 70,0001. sterling, 160 cases silk, 600 packages goats'- wool, 20 cases opium, 2,500 drums figs, 20 tubs leeches, eight packages scamony, 60 cases licorice paste, 600 drums raisins, 10 cases sponge, 30 bags galls, 9 cases otto roses, 50 boxes oranges, and 32 packages of sundries. Captain Evans reports that very bad weather has been experienced in the Mediterranean, causing in various places considerable damage to shipping. On the night of the 20th ult, at Constantinople, a heavy gale came on from the northward, which lasted several days. It was accompanied by snow and hazy weather. A number of ships of all nations, includ. ing fourteen British vessels, were reported by the British Vice. Consul at the Dardanelles to be on shore between Gallipoli (eastern entrance of the Dar danelles) and the island of Tenedos. Many of them sustained severe damage, others would be total wrecks. Much anxiety was occasioned by the non appearance of the steamer Austria, belonging to the Austrian Lloyd's Company, employed on the station between Constantinople and the ports on the Black Sea. She was six days over-due when the Euxine left. Her Majesty's steamer Tartarus was at Constan tinople. At Malta, on the 26th ult., a heavy northerly gale commenced, and on the 28th had increased to a per fect hurricane, of such violence that it is stated to have been without parallel since 1825. The sea made a clean breach over some of the batteries, and washed away portions of the stone work of the em brasures. Several vessels in the Grand Harbour were greatly injured, and the brig Creole, laden with grain, sunk at her anchors; the crew were, however, providentially saved. The Euxine was detained a day at Malta by the bad weather. _ . At Malta, oni 29th, her Majesty's ships Vengeance and Vologe—steamers Sidon, Oberon, and Merlin ; the latter had arrived from Alexandria, and reported having spoken on the 21st ult., the barque Jane and Barbara entering the port of Alexandria. The American war-steamer Alleghany sailed from Gibraltar to the eastward on the 3d inst. The Poly pheinus was in the Bay. Exchanges at Gibraltar, on London, at 90 days' date, 49 ; Paris, sf• 25c. ; Marseilles, sf. 26c. ; Genoa, sf. 28c. At eight days' sight, on Madrid, 3 dis.; Cadiz, par, and scarce; Malaga, Valencia, and Barcelona, dis.; Seville, 1 dis. ; Alicante, dis. ; Spanish pil lard dollars, 1 per cent. premium. The Euxine brings no tidings of Sir Charles Na pier's squadron. She did not speak any vessel of war during her passage across the Bay. On the 29th December she exchanged colours with the screw steamer Levantine, off the west end of Gozo. The Ripon, With the Indian mail of the 20th, left Gib raltar on the 26th, and was seen on the 30th off the Cane rocks. The Peninsular and Oriental steamer Sultan, from Southampton, bound to Constantinople, was entering Gibraltar Bay on the 4th instant. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. The American steam-xhip United States, Captain W. G. Hackstaff, arrived off Cowes this morning from Havre, en route to New York. She received the Eng lish. mails, passengers, &c., and took her departure at noon to-day. She had 52 passengers, and a freight, consisting of the following-2,894 packages of cotton and silk manufactures from France, value about 3,500,000 f.; 238 packages of merchandise from South. ampton—and, we understand, makes a freight for the present voyage of 40,100 dolls. - The stetimer Grand Turk, Captain Newbolt, sailed to day for Alexandria, with a lull cargo, to take up her station •in carrying the mails between that port and Jaffa, Beyrout, &c. She will touch at Gibraltar and Malta going out. The British and Irish Steam Company's steamer Ath lone arrived this morning, but just as she was about to leave for Dublin a defect was discovered in her boilers, which are being repaired. The Belgian brig President, Captain Wollor, with 1,493 boxes of sugar, 59 days from ilavannah, bound to Antwerp, arrived off Cowes yesterday for orders. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, TUESDAY. The Queen and his Royal Highness took an early walk in the Home Park this morning. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and the younger members of the Royal Family also took their accustomed walks. Viscountess Canning left the Castle this day, and will be succeeded in her duties as Lady in Waiting by her Grace the Duchess of Norfolk. Lord Byron and Major• General Sir F. Stovin, Lord and Groom in Waiting to her Majesty, left the Castle this morning, and will be succeeded by the Earl of Morley and Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood. The Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas, Sir Robert and Lady Peel, and the Earl of Carlisle, are expected to arrive at the Castle this afternoon, on a visit to her Majesty and the Prince. The royal dinner party will included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. The band of the Coldstream Guards attend this evening in the Castle, and performed the following pieces : Music in " Macbeth" The Drum Polka.. Jullien. Grand Selection from "Figaro" The Bedford Waltz.. Lahitzky. Napoleon's Imperial March . Boildeau. Mr. Yates had an interview with Earl Grey yes ;erday, at the Colonial-office. The Earl of Carlisle presided at the General Board of Health yesterday, at Gwydyr House. Mr. Kingscot had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office. The EaKl of Minto has arrived in town from Scot land. Lord and Lady John Russell arrived in town yes terday from Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Mary Wood arrived in town yesterday evening, from their seat in Yorkshire. Earl Grey arrived in town on Monday night, frOm Howiek Hall, Northumberland. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governors of the North American Colonies. PRINCE LOUIS NAPOLEON AND THE DUCHESSE D ' ORLEANS.—The Franlfort Journal, in a letter from Eisenach says—" It is stated with certainty here that Louis Napoleon has offered the Duchess of Orleans, who is resident here, the pin money to which she was entitled while resident in France. This has been ac cepted by the Duchess, on condition that half of last year's amount shall be given to the wounded and to the families of those who were killed in the revolution of February. The Duchess continues to live in complete retirement, devoting herself to the education of her and to acts of benevolence among the neigh bouring poor. The Duchess Dowager of Northumberland, with that truly noble liberality which has always distinguished her, has purchased the beautiful mansion and grounds of Croft House, Alnwick, as a parsonage for St. Paul's Church, to which it adjoins. How affectingly does this generous gift harmonise with the pious munificence of the late venerated Duke, whose building and endow ment of St. Paul's Church was about the last act of has beneficent file! It has touched the deepest and ten derest chord in the universal heart of the parish.—New castle Journal. SALE OF THE STOWE LIBRARY.—THE SECOND DAY.—The sale of the " Stowe Library " was continued yesterday by Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson, and again excited considerable attention. Among the books sold during the day the following were worthy of notice: — Bartsch (Adam), "Le Peintre Graveur," sold for 131. ss. ; " The Beauties of England and Wales," printed on . large pape r , so ld f or 121. 15s. ; " B ew i c k' s Hi s tory of Birds," the first edition, printed on large taper, in 2 vol., sold for 51. 2s. 6d. ; a complete collection of the works of Bartolozzi, consisting of upwards of 660 por traits and plates, chiefly proofs, in various stages, on India paper and satin, in 8 vols., was purchased by Mr. Murray for 62/. This copy, formed tor Mary Boyden, is believed to be unique. Bayle's " Dictionnaire Histurique et Critique," large paper and best editition, was purchased by Sir J. Hamner for 4/. 10s. ; " Monte Saucto di Dios," by Anthony Bettini, printed at Florence in 1487 sold for 20/., Mr. Mottino being the purchaser. The copy contained the three rare plates by Baccio Baldini. Among the versions of the Scriptures, which were the clad' features of the day's sale, the "Polyglot Bible,"' dited by Brian Watton, and containing the rare Re.. publican preface, sold for 25/. 10s.; " Biblia Sacra Ger maniere," printed by Kobarger, at Nuremberg, in 1483, but imperfect, sold for 6/.; "The Bible, in Englyshe, according to the translation apoynted by the Queene's Majestie's injunet.ons to be read in all churches, &c. Rouen, at the coste of R. Carmarden, 1566 " (imperfect) sold for 4/. 125.; " The Holy Bible and Common Prayer Booke," fine copy, printed by R. Barker, in 1616, and subsequently in the possession of Dr. Morecroft, sold for 7/. 17a. 6d.; " The Holy Bible," ruled with red lines, illustrated with 140 maps, plates, &c., by Vischer, Lom hart, Hollar, &c., sold tor 71. 10s. The day's sale pro duced the sum of 4101. 165., the books fetching much higher prices than were expected. GALASIII S LS.—DEATH or BAILIE ll.Asm.—The above gentleman, Chief Magistrate of Galashiels for upwards of six years, factor to the estate, of Gala, and agent for banking and other public establishments, died on Monday morning, much regretted, and will be gene rally missed its the locality.—Edinburgh Advertiser. The Earl Howe has been suffering from an attack of gout, at Gopsall-hall, but is now, we are glad to learn, recoyeri ng . Th e N o bl e E ar l an d C oun t ess h ave recently distributed t h e i r annual b ount i es to t h e poor families resident in the neighbouring parishes to Gopsall; and last week the whole of the children educated at the schools maintained at the expense of the Earl and Countess, were entertained with a bountiful supply of " old Eng lish fare." WEDNESDAY EVENING, JAN EJARY 10, 1849. " The wealthy fool with gold in store;" for what fools will they appear who have gold in store when it comes down to a few pence the pound, and when bullion is discharged by gold. whippers from the holds of ships as coals are now. Alas ! what a change of fortune for the golden calf; a proper calf indeed it will look when not worth its weight in veal It is clear that the divinity of gold, like that of the lama, depends altogether upon his shrouding himself. The moment he is found out, the sources of his being discovered, and full measure of his abundance taken, there is an end of his worship. In this, as in other instances, familiarity breeds contempt. The more that is had of him the less is made of him ; and the moment is measure is taken, not in ingots but in degrees of latitude and longitude, his decline and fall are fixed. California, as the French phrase it, is coming to market in block; men are putting the valley of the Sacramento in their pockets ; one vaga bond picks up a plum before breakfast, another fills a worsted stocking with gold dust, realising the story of the golden leg. But these Dead Sea fruits have not the faculty of keeping, and as they pour into the market they must turn to ashes by process of depre ciation. It is curious enough, now that every foot of land in the neighbourhood of San Francisco has its enormous temporary value, to turn to Commodore Wilkes's account of the country before its cession. Commodore Wilkes had the command of an ex ploring expedition of the United States in 38-42, a duty which he performed with admirable ability, being a man of very superior qualifications. He described Francisco as the most spacious and best harbour in the world; but all the rest was poverty and barren ness. The town Yerba Baena consisted of a frame building belonging to the Hudson's Bay Company, a store kept by an American, a billiard table, the poop of a ship occupied as a dwelling-house, a blacksmith's shop, and some outbuildings. This fine town is sur rounded by a sterile soil and bare rocks. Such is one of the principal stations of the El Dorado. The blacksmith's shop must by this time be changed into a Storr and Mortimer's. There is every diversity, it seems, of soil and cli mate in California, and the valleys of the Sacramento, the scene of the gold-finding, and the San Juan, are mentioned as the richest in fertility by Commodore Wilkes, who little dreamt at the time that their clods were gold. _ _ _ The — climate has this peculiarity, that the summer is colder than the winter. Even before the discovery of the gold every neces sary of life was enormously dear in the country, trade conducted chiefly by barter, and civilization in a low state, the upper classes idle and dissipated, the Indians inordinately addicted to gambling, which they may now indulge in for stakes of golden pools instead of bits of rubbish.—Examiner. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JAN. 6, 1848. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases' —. 4 '359 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 42 Turbercular Diseases... ... 165 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 109 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 39 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... 203 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... 60 Diseases of the Kidney a, Ex. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. ... 7 Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles ... 13 Diseases of the Skin, &c. 2 Malformations... ... ... 4 Premature Birth ... Atrophy Old Age Violence, Privation, Cold, or Intemperanc e ... 19 Causes not specified ... 2 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... 1,13] Population Average weekly Deaths Enumerated, Deaths, 1843-7. in the 1841- Five Summers. Week. West Districts... 300,711 . . 142 ... 157 North DiAricts.. 375,971 .. 182 ... 210 Central Distrzts 373,653 ... 178 ... 203 East Districts ... 392,444 ... 219 ... 311 South Districts.. 501,190 ... 251 ... 413 Totals••• ..... 1,948,369 ... 972 1,4C3 Males ... ... ... ... 565 Females ... ... 566 erptiF4'.lltv rl t o4k t 10 COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS. (THIS DAY.) The new Metropolitan Commissioners of Sowers Irk ld their first meeting this afternoon, tat the Sewers-office, in Greek -street, Soho. There was a very full attendance of members, amongst whom were the Earl of Carlisle, Lord Ebrington, Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P., Hon. F. Byng, E. Chadwick, Esq., C.B , Dr. Southwood Smith, Lambert Jones, Esq., Dr. Buckland, and John Leslie, Esq. . _ The Earl of CARLISLE was elected President of the Commission, and having taken the chair, said, it had been a subject of regret that, in consequence of legal and technical difficulties, the opening of the new Commission had not taken place some time ago, but they could only strive by increased diligence and exertions to make up for the time which had been lost. He thought any one who scrutinized the list of those who composed it would perceive that its selection had been guided by a wish to comprise within its numbers persons qualified by pre vious experience, and of high attainments, and whose successful exertions in the general cause of sanitary re form entitled them to the consideration of Government, but the best vindication of the composition of the Commission would be the future efficient performance of its functions. It could not be said that they commenced their labours t-t an ordinary time, or under common circumstances, for though the metropolis had certainly not been exten sively visited by the baneful cholera, they c ,old not be sure whether its destructive energies might not at pre sent be bound by the strong hand of winter, and that when the spring came on, it might not fall upon them with a hundredfold power. From what had just oc curred at Tooting much was to be feared, but he trusted the Commission would take care that the workhouses of the metropolis were more carefully examined. The Government had recently constituted a general Board of Health, and he thought it was most desirable that that Board and this Commission should establish an inter change of reciprocity and good offices, and with this view it was proposed that one of their chief officers should hold a continual communication with both Boards. The business of the Court was then proceeded with. The officers of the former Commission were provisionally re- appointed. Mr. Stubbes, however, the treasurer, being desirous of retiring, a committee was appointed to consider his case. A gratuity of 2501. was voted to Mr. Hertzlet, the secretary, for increased exertions under the old board, 250/. to Mr. How, the surveyor, and' 2001. to Mr. Phillip, the sub-surveyor. The solicitors were directed to retain Sir John Henderson as the standing counsel of the Commission, and complaint books were ordered to be kept at all the offices of the Commission. The meetings of the Commission were then ordered to be held the first Thursday in every month; and thanks having been voted to the Noble Chairman, the Commission adjourned till next Tuesday. PRUSSIA. M. Temme, the Director of the Chief Court in Munster, who was arrested there by the order of that Court itself on a charge of treason, for the part he took in the vote refusing the payment of taxes, has published a formal protest against his arrest. He denies that the local court has any jurisdiction in a matter which, if it involve any criminality, comes under the cognizance of the Court of Berlin alone, and impugns the step it has taken on account of its previously expressed animosity to him, which prevents its deciding any question by which he is affected with impartiality. He denies also that a deputy can be proceeded against for anything he may have (lone in his legislative capacity. He claims a speedy hearing and legal decision in his case, which, however, must be removed .from the Court of Mun ster, on every legal ground, of incompetence, and because as it has commenced the prosecution, it can not also pronounce the decision. By his own account of his arrest, and the first steps of the inquiry, the proceedings against him appear to have been some what informal : " By order of the Court of Justice of this city I was suddenly arrested on the 28th inst. and confined in the city prison. In the warrant of arrest it was stated that the Chief Court of Justice had commenced a prosecu tion against me for having aided in carrying into effect the well-known refusal of taxes resolution, passed on the 15th of November. The examination and imprisonment had been decreed without any preliminary inquiry having taken place. On my being examined I was in formed that the prosecution had been commenced on the ground of a proclamation issued by the deputies of the National Assembly to the Prussian people, which had been published on the sth of December by he Deutsche Reform, a journal appearing at Berlin, and in which my name was mentioned among others. A copy of the paper was laid before me. No other charge was made against me. Only on the ground of a statement con tained in that journal, as the decree of the Court ex pressly mentioned, a prosecution for high treason had been commenced against me, and my imprisonment had been ordered. I, of course, refused to give any expla nations at the examination. To be imprisoned and pro secuted for high treason merely on the ground of a statement made by a journal is a case entirely unprece dented in the administration of justice in Prussia." The letter is dated from the criminal prison, where, he says, the President of the Supreme Court may have been sent by his colleagues to a cell prepared for his reception by removing the robbers or murderers who were its former tenants ! It has been before stated that if the prosecution is conducted wholly at the discretion of the judges of the different courts, the judicial officers compromised will be treated with the utmost severity, so fierce is party feeling. M. Temme was for several years second director of the Criminal ;Court of Berlin, but afterwards was removed to Tilsit—it is said, on account of his con tributions to the Lcipziger Zeitung. He was then called to fill the post he recently held in the superior Court of Munster. As a writer on criminal law his reputation is great ; but though he has a large circle of friends in B er li n , i n Munster he was not much liked; his nomination to the Court there violated the old principle of promotion by seniority, and this prejudiced his colleagues against him. He is himself a Catholic, but having married a Protestant, allows his children to be educated in the Evangelical Church—another cause of offence to the Catholic population of Munster. No doubt now remains that the prosecution of the Deputies of the Opposition has the full approval of the Ministry. In addition to M. Temme and the other judicial Deputies who have been arrested, the same step has been taken against those Deputies who held any administrative office under the Government in the provinces. It is under stood that the warrants are prepared for the appre hension of the whole 180 Members who signed the resolution. The process will be one of the most gigantic political prosecutions ever recorded. ITALY. The Pope published the following proclamation on Christmas-day : Having been by Divine disposition, and in a man ner nearly wonderful, raised, although ourselves un worthy, to the high Pontificate, one of our first cares was to promote union among the subjects of the tempo ral state of the Church, to consolidate the peace of fatui ties, and to contribute in every possible manuer to their benefit, and, as far as in us lay, to render the state flourishing and tranquil. But the benefits we endea voured to impart to our subjects, and the liberal insti tutions with which we deigned to accede to their desires, instead of procuring us that gratitude and devotion which we had every right to expect, have, too frankly, we must acknowledge it, brought only repeated bitter ness and displeasure to our heart, from the part of those ungrateful people, who, whatever may be their number, our paternal eye would always wish to see restrained. It is now known to the world in what manner wo have been deceived, and what an abuse has been made of our concessions, subverting the spirit, and per verting 'the sense of our words, in order to deceive the multitude; and also how those same benefits and in stitutions have been used by some as a shield to the most violent excesses against our sovereign authority, and against the temporal rights of the Holy See. Our mind shrinks from the duty of particularly lamenting ' the late events from the commencement of the 15th day of last November, when a confidential Minister was barbarously murdered in full day, by the hand of an assassin, and the act was still more barbarously ap plauded by a class of madmen, enemies equally of God and men, as of the Church and every honest political institution. This: first crime opened a series of others, which, with sacrilegious boldness, were com mitted during the following day; and seeing that these have already met with the execration of all virtuous minds, in our own state, in Italy, and in Europe, and will further encounter the same in all parts of the world, we spare our heart the immense grief of repeating them. We were constrained to withdraw ourselves from the place where they were committed, from the place when) violence prevented us from applying the remedy, reduced only to weep with the good, and to deplore with them these sad events, to which is added the still more grievous fact, that justice is utterly inactive against the authors of such abominable crimes. Providence has conducted us to this city of Gaeta, where, finding ourselves in full liberty, we again solemnly repeated our pro tests against the above-mentioned violences, which we had from the beginning made in Rome itself before the representatives accredited to us from the dif ferent Courts of Europe and other distant na tions. We did not at the same time omit in this act to give temporarily to our States a legitimate Repre sentative Government, without derogating from our ac corded institutions, in order that the capital and the State might still remain provided with the regular and ordi nary administration of public affairs, and to insure the security of the persons and property of our subjects. We further prorogued the session of the High Council, and the Council of Deputies, who had been recently called to resume their inter rupted sittings ; but these our determinations, far from persuading those persons, the perturbators of the peace, and the authors of such sacrilegious violences, to re-enter the path of duty, have but incited them to greater crimes, arrogating to themselves those sovereign rights which alone belong to us, by having convoked iu the capital, by means of the two Councils, an illegitimate Representative Government, under the title of Provisional and Supreme Junta of the State, and published in the act of the 22d day of this month. These obligations are inseparable from our sovereignty, and the solemn oaths by which, in the pre sence of the Lord, we have 'promis(d to preserve the patrimony of the Holy See, and to transmit it in its in tegrity to our successors. - r. ii constrains us to raise our voice aloft, and to pro. test before God and the whole world against this so grave and so sacrilegious attempt. We, therefore, in conse quence declare null, and of no effect, and altogether illegal, every act which has been the conse quence of the violences which have been men tioned to us, repeating further, that this Junta of State which has been established in Rome, is nothing else but an usurpation of our sovereign powers, and that the said Junta neither has nor could have the remotest authority in any degree whatever. Thence let all our subjects of every grade and condition be informed, that in Rome and in every part of the Pontifical dominions there does not exist nor can arise any legitimate authority which is not derived from us. We have, from our aforesaid will and plea sure, of the 27th of November, instituted a temporary Government Commission, to whom alone exclusively belongs the regulation of all public matters during our absence, and until another disposition is made by our will and pleasure. " Datum in Csjeta, di 25 Dec., 1848." 1 us PAPA IX. ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY. The half-yearly general court of the Royal Hu mane Society, for the recovery of persons apparently drowned or dead, was held yesterday at the offices in Trafalgar-square ; Mr. B. B. Cabbell, M.P., one of the vice-presidents, took the chair. From the minutes of various committee meetings it appeared that since the last half-yearly meeting in July there bad been 77 cases, including 81 persons, of apparent drowning, successfully treated by the medical officers of the society. Eight, however, were beyond recovery. Among the cases were 25 of attempted suicides ; and in the same period there had been of what are called Hyde Park cases (from the Serpentine) 156 cases, all of which were successfully treated, including three attempts at suicide by drowning. During the whole year 1848, there had been 132 cases, involving 145 persons, of apparent death by drowning, under the treatment of the society. Of these 11 only were be yond recovery, and 43 were persons who had at tempted to destroy themselves. The following 10 cases, embracing 13 persons, were referred to the general court for rewards, and upon the recommen dation of the committee medals were granted to them, viz : 1. Miss Julia Hesketh, for saving Mrs. Fleming during a squall off the Isle of Wight—the society's silver medal. 2. Mr. William Lucy, of Rotherhithe, for saving a boy named Edward Clapham, who had fallen into the Thames—this is Mr. Lucy's second case—the society's silver medal. 3. John Hyslop and John Grainger, two seamen of her Majesty's ship Acre, tor saving, in the Madras roads, on the 3d January, 1848, a seaman named Charles E. Brown, who had attempted to commit suicide, by throwing himself overboard in a state of temporary in. sanity—the society's silver medal to each. 4. Mr. M'Cann, surgeon, Parliament-street, being a medical assistant to the charity, for restoring, by skilful and unremitting attention, James Murray and Miss Smith—the society's honorary silver medal. 5. Captain Millman, of her Majesty's 4th Fusiliers, and Mons. Chiron and his son, of Mauritius, for having, on the night of the 25th June, saved five officers in her Majesty's service in that colony—four belonging to the sth, and one to the commissariat department. The de tails of this case excited much admiration, and it was resolved to present Captain Millman with the society's gold medal, Mons. Chiron and his son receiving the silver medal. 6. Samuel Simms, captain of the Wartermen's steam packet, No. 12, for having saved the lives of Mr. Noble and his child, who had fallen into the Thames, off the Tunnel•pier—the society's silver medal. 7. Lieutenant the Hon. W. 13. De Blaquiere, of her Majesty's ship Virago, for having saved a boy, named William Smito, who had fallen into the Victoria Dock, in the harbuur of Aberdeen,-on the 20th of September last—society's silver medal. S. John Robinson, a seaman on board her Majesty's ship Skylark, for having on the 7th February last, at sea, when the vessel was running five knots with all sail set, saved another seaman, John Blasden, who had first cut his throat and then jumped overboard—the society's silver medal. _ _ _ 9. Joseph Field, a seaman on board her Majesty's ship President, for having whilst at sea, on the 2d September last, saved Thomas Saunderson, who had accidentally fallen overboard—the society's silver medal. 10. Mr. Thomas Austin, of Lancaster, for having, on Halton Waters, in the river Lune, saved Mr. John Helme, who had fallen from a boat during a regatta. This being the sixth of Mr. Austin's exploits, the silver medal was awarded to him. The accounts were then read. It appeared that the income of the society during the year had been 1,830/. 15s. 3d., and that, after defraying the expenses, there was a balance left in hand of 81. ls. 3d. The Treasurer (Mr. B. HAWES, sen.) strongly re commended the necessity of increased support to maintain the society in its present state of efficiency, without resorting to its property in the funds. It was subsequently resolved to present the icemen, who had so nobly exerted themselves in the Parks on Sunday to rescue the persons who had fallen into the water, with a gratuity of 1/. each ; and it was inci dentally mentioned that the bathers in the Serpen tine during 1848 had been nearly 100,000 fewer than in the preceding year. The officers of the society were then re-elected, and the proceedings terminated. auCnandradizr.amn.a)n Messr s . ; th e ri A n i e n v .: PRESTON QUARTER SESSIONS, T an . 3. and J. ECCLES.) ( B ijs e T. f 0 00 r Nv e . PA Mr. T. A R R (F v m ca T r Tr theof P reston Preston; est r o s n o, G Mary Richardson, 30, was charged with stealing, at Chorley, a half-crown, from the person of a labouring man named Thomas Norris. Mr. Blair prosecuted, and the prisoner was undefended. The facts of the case were briefly these:—The prose cutor was drinking at a public-house, called the Fox and Goose, in Chorley. Whilst there, the prisoner and two other women came in, and he treated them to some drink. After a time he went out to the stone in front of the house, being somewhat " fresh." Before going out he had a half-crown in his left-band pocket. Of this he was certain, having looked at it. Whilst at the stone he felt a band put into the pocket where the half-crown was, and on putting his own hand in immediately after he missed the half-crown. The prisoner was the only person near him at the time, and she was on his left side. He took the woman into the public-house, and charged her with stealing the money, but she denied the theft; however, he gave her into cus tody. A quarter of an hour afterwards the half-crown was found in a passage at the end of the house, about two yards from the stone where the prosecutor was standing. The prosecutor was unable to say with cer tainty whether he had been down the passage; he thought he had not. The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty, whereupon the following extraordinary scene occurred: — The CHAIRMAN (to the jury)--Why, this woman has been convicted before and imprisoned in Lancaster for two years. A set of stupid fellows like you cannot see the evidence.—(Great sensation in the court.) You (speaking to the prisoner in an ironical tone) have had a --, wise jury; when you are tr i ed again you may h ope to have such another. Y ou set of stupid how can you think of givin g suc h a verdict when you are upon your oaths ?—(lncreased sensation.) Is there one man amongst you that is not as sure that she stole that half crown as you are that you are sitting in that box ? (Suppressed expressions of disapprobation on the part of the bar.) A juror--I beg your pardon; we consider that the man cannot swear to her hand in his pocket. Why, he says he turned round— The CLlAiitmAN—Well, don't argue; you are not fit (Great sensation). You (the jury) cannot pretend to have any doubt about the matter; it was your duty to have given a verdict according to your oath.—(Expres sions of disapprobation). The Vicart—l beg to say that these observations don't proceed from the whole bench.—(Cries of "Hear, hear," from the gentlemen of the bar, and general applause throughout the court.) The CHAIRMAN (greatly agitated, addressing the audience)—Silence! Who is it that dares— The REV. MAGISTRATE again observed—" I beg to say that I am, Sir, as well as you, a member of the Court;" after which he resumed his seat, and the painful exhibition was terminated. [The Court then proceeded to the next case with the same jury, who seemed quite petrified with astonish ment; and we may here state that it was a general opinion, not only of the bar, but of all present, that the jury had returned a proper verdict.] THE APOPLEXY OF GOLD. The oldest and most extensive empire in the world is that of Gold, and in this age of subversions even that empire is threatened with overthrow, and the danger proceeds from a republican region. The philosopher's stone may now be advertised cheap, or future alchemists may propose the transmutation of gold into a more precious metal. A spade in Califor nia is now worth its weight in gold ; a blanket is almost as dear as so much gold lace ; a freize jacket is worth cloth of gold. Imagine this depreciation ex tending to Europe with the arrival of ships from Fran cisco, ballasted with gold, and the sovereign brought to the level of a dump. Fancy gold so fallen in the world as to play the part now performed by lead or pew ter,serving tor workhouse platters, for common coal scuttles, for porter pots, for pipes, and cisterns. Fancy copper rising above it, and gold sheathing the bottom of ships instead of the more precious metal. What a reverse of fortune would this be. And what a change, too, would be wrought in our language, and how many fine thoughts that have lived in honour for centuries would be reduced to dross. The auri sacra fames will come to sound as absurd as now to speak of the passion for pewter, and the golden mean will signify literally something passing mean. Golden prospects and golden dreams will sound dumply as leaden prospects and leaden dreams. The sun itself will lose his complexion of honour as golden, and it will seem that nature might have made him of some thing richer than that of common yellow ware. As for the golden age it will convey ideas of penury the most abject. . . " To; much of a good thing is good for nothing," says the adage, and so it may be with poor gold brought to poverty by abundance. Imagine this potentate who has swayed the world from the first dawn of civilization begging his bread, unsought, spurned, condemned to the most menial office s . The old song was as prophetic as the seer - who last century predicted the downfal of the French mo narchy and the Pop• in the past years BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females ... .., 726 ... ... 586 Total ... ... ... ... ... 1,312 *ln this number are included 61 cases of death by Cholera, 81 by Scarlatina, and 56 by Typhus Fever. COLONIAL BANK. A special general Court of the Proprietors of this com pany was held yesterday, at one o'clock, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, for -the election of a director in the room of Mr. Cripps, M.P., deceased; Mr. Colville in the chair. Mr. George Hankey was unanimously elected. The ordinary half-yearly meeting was after wards held. Mr. CALVERT read the report and statement of ac counts. The report alluded to the depression in West India affairs, and to their inability to get in more than they had of West India debts. Colonial prices having exhibited some improvement, the directors calculated, if peace was preserved, that they would continue to improve. They thought it would be well not to press persons to pay immediately, when it might lead to their ruin, and when waiting a little while would tend to the benefit of the bank. Their liabilities had been greatly reduced, and their transactions limited and concentrated without being accompanied by reduction in the profits. They recommended that a moderate portion of profits should be appropriated to a dividend, and further that a divi dend of two per cent. per annum on the paid-up capital, or one per cent. for the half-year ending in June, 1848, should be declared, which would require 5,0001., leaving 16,10001. to be carried to the bad debt fund. The following statement of accounts was submitted to the proprietors:— DEEM. Circulation ... ... .. ... £159,055 7 4 lle)posits and other li a biliti es ... 533,501 4 7 Paid-up capital ••• ... ... 500,000 0 0 Fwd to meet bad debts ... ... 14,671 18 4 Profit ... .. ... ... ... 21,959 16 7 £1,229,188 6 10 ASSETS. Specie £189,387 17 3 Dune to the Bank in the Colonies, on bills discounted and purchased, in cluding those past due ... 540,292 10 1 Dune to the Bank in the Colonies, on cash credits and current accounts ... 181,873 18 0 Dusr to the Bank in London, on bills remitted, cash at bankers ... ... 301,072 3 5 Bank premises and furniture in Lon don and the Colonies ... 16,561 18 1 £1,229,188 6 10 The CHAIRMAN, in reply to several questions, stated that, the expenses had been reduced 4,0001., and that the losses upon the year would be more than last year. A PROPRIETOR demanded their amount, and a more detitiled account of the exact affairs of, the bank. The CHAIRMAN said the directors had nothing to conceal; but submitted that it would not be policy to expose too minutely the affairs of the bank, as, though they were in a healthy condition, such an exposition might prove inimical to its interests. Mr. CAVE followed, and defended the course recom mended by the chairman. When they bore in mind the destructive and ruinous policy which had been adopted towards the West Indian colonies, and the consequent fall of many great houses, two contemporary banks among the number, he thought they should be thankful that they were in as good a position as they were.— (Cheers.) Notwithstanding their losses, they had 300,000/. of capital immediately available, which was amply sufficient for them to carry on their business with, and for the realization of a fair profit. He assured them that neither himself nor the other directors would re main at their posts if the proceedings of the bank were not of the most upright and straightforward character. The report was then received and adopted. The dividend referred to above having been proposed, A PROPRIETOR submitted that it was most unwise, when their liabilities were so great, to pay any dividend. —(Cries of " No, no.") Re proposed this on ordinary business grounds. The CHAIRMAN said, it was also a common principle in business that the persons carrying it on must live in the meantime.—(Hear, bear.) The motion was then adopted. Charles Cave, Esq., Charles Marryatt, Esq., and James Cavan, Esq., were re-elected ; and William Ellice, Esq., elected auditor. On the motion of Ma% GURNEY, a cordial vote of thanks was passed to the chairman and directors for the able and discreet way in. which they had conducted the affairs of the bank. The meeting then sepu.rated. THEATRICALS AT CASTLE ASIIIIY.—The Marquis of Northampton has been giving, during the last week, a series of amusing dramatic performances at Castle Ashby, his beautiful seat in Northamptonshire. The festivities were continued up to Saturday last. A very numerous and distinguished circle ass( mbled to witness the amateur representations, which comisted of a cha rade in three parts, and the laughable farce of Box and Cox. The principal characters were ably sustained by the Earl Compton, Viscount and Lady Marianne Al ford, Mr. Augustus Stallard, M.P., Mr. R.M. Milnes, M.P., Lord Willi am C om pt o n and Lord Spencer, a n d as Lady Margaret Co m pt on . In the intervals, migentlem an music w perturmed by Lady William Comp • tou, assisted by ss Clephane and a gentlemr art is te. A temporary stage was erected in the splendid saloon, known as King William's Room, and all the arrangem e nts party staying ents were admi rably contrived. In addition to a lar ge with the Noble Marquis, including Viscount Cranley, Lord Bateman, Mr. C . S. and Lady Elizabeth Dickens, and the Misses,the son. Mr. Cust, and those taking part'm the 'private theatricals, a very numerou s circle of the county nobil it , r and gentry were invited to partake in the gaieties. NA VAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 9. The Driver steam-sloop, Commander C. B. Johnson, returned this morning from the Channel (whither she had been dispatched on SR turday to relievo the windbonnd), calling at Plymouth, and bringing thence 29 men for the Centaur steam-tri gate, Captain Buckle; a sailmaker of the Superb, Su, Captain Purcell; and a few supernumeraries for the Victory, flag-ship, Captain F. Blackwood. She camp into harbour this afternoon. Mr. Foster, Master of the Gorgon steam-sloop, in the Pacific, has invalided, and is coming home passenger in the Juno, which will be in England in about a month with freight. Wind 'W.; moderate breezes and hazy weather, with rain. WOOLWICH, JAN. 9.—The Janus steam-vessel has been taken from the inner basin to the outer basin, being in an advanced state, and when ready for commission Lieutenant Richard A. Powell is to be appointed to com mand her. Lieutenant R. A. Powell (1812) has seen considerable service, and was employed for some time on the coast of Africa. The Janus is expected to relieve the Polyphemus at Gibraltar, and will take out the new Governor and his family to that important station. The Basilisk steam-vessel has been taken into the basin to be made ready for sea, previous to her trial with the Niger. The Monkey steam-vessel, Master Commander Bryant, had not returned to Woolwich at three .it. from accompanying the Arrogant, 46 guns, to the Downs. The Monkey was ordered to attend the Arro= gent during her trial betwixt the Nero and Mouse Light, and, after seeing the frigate through the Downs, to re turn to Woolwich, with Mr. Trickett, assistant to the chief engineer at Woolwich Dockyard, and Mr. Casey. Lieutenant Robertson and Mr. Allen, additional Master to the Black Eagle, were to proceed in the Arrogant to Portsmouth. It may be mentioned that when Mr. Allen tried the common log yesterday on board the frigate, it gave very nearly eight knots as the speed at the time. THE ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL, STONEHOUSE.—We mentioned the recent sitting of the Court, for an inquiry into certain matters stated in the allegations of Dr. Arm strong, the medical inspector of the above establishment. The result is, that Dr. Armstrong and Mr. Dalton, the chief cletk, are recommended to retire; or, more cor rectly speaking, they are superannuated. The charges which called for the inquiry were to the effect, that the head of the medical department of the navy had been guilty of peculation, &c., in the distribution of the fa vours of his office; but as this grave assertion rested merely upon hearsay, or upon the testimony of a dead officer, the charge fell to the ground, and its supporters have gone to the wall. Two good offices in the Naval Hospital at Stonehouse are thus vacant, one of them salarhd at 6021. ss. per annum. STEAM SQUADRON FOR PLYMOUTH.—Moorings for eight steamers are ordered to be laid down in Hamoaze. The steamers Conflict, 8 guns, 400-horse power, and 1,000 tons; the Virago, 6 guns, 1,000 tons, and 300- horse power; and the Spiteful, 6 guns, 1,000 tons, and 280-horse power, are ordered to pi oceed from Sheerness . to Devonport, to form part of the reserve squadron of steamers ordered to be established at that port. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenant Patrick Johnson (1847), to the Hastings, flag-ship in the Esst Indies. Surgeons—William Robertson, M.D. (1843), to the Apollo, troop-ship, fitting at Devonport; William M'Crea (1843), to the Centaur, steam-frigate, at Portsmouth, fit ting as flag-ship for the coast of Africa. Second Masters—F. T. Jameison (1845), of the Asia, 84, flag-ship, iu the Pacific, to be acting master of the Juno, 26, on her way home from the Pacific, vice J. Cutajar, (1845), who had been acting of the Juno for many months (Mr. Loney, the master, having been invalided), but now, instead of being confirmed, has been appointed second master to the Asia, in the expectation of being appointed acting master of the Gorgon, steam-frigate, vice Forster, who is coming home passenger in the Juno. Assistant-Surgeons—Thomas E. Molesworth, M.D. (1838), to the Centaur; John G. Cambcll (1846), to the Apollo. Commander Frederick D. Schap- has presented his usual annual and munificent donation of 201. to the Royal Naval Benevolent Society, making a total of 7601. contributed to its funds since ISII, the year in which this humane, high-spirited, and patriotic veteran devoted the whole of his half-pay to the support of his country's maritime institutions. THE ARMY. ROYAL MARINES.—First Lieutenant John Crecket (1847), of the Artillery Companies of the corps, is ap pointed ,to command the detachment drafted for her Majesty's ship Centaur, fitting out at Portsmouth, for service on the west coast of Africa. THE GOVERNOR OF GlBRALTAR.—Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Gardiner, R.A., and staff, will proceed to Gibraltar in her Majesty's sloop Janus, ordered to be coanniksioued forthwith at Woolwich. MURDERS AT STANFIELD-HALL FURTHER EXAMINATION OF RUSH. NORWICLI, TUESDAY.—Tcsterday James Blomfield Rush, the suspected assassin of Mr. Isaac Jermy and his son, at Stanfield-hall, underwent another magis terial examination at the Castle of this city. The magistrates present were the Rev. Edward Postle, of Yelverton ; Sir J. P. Boileau, of Ketteringham-hall ; and the Rev. C. A. Woodhouse ; Mr. J. S. Cann, of 11 , ymondham, being the clerk to the bench. This unexpected examination took place in order that the prisoner (Rush) might hear the additional statement which Emily Sandford had made at the last meeting of the coroner's jury, and which had not been taken in the evidence sworn before the magis trates on the occasion of their fully committing him for trial. On Rush being brought forward by Mr. Pinson, the _Governor of Norwich Castle, the prisoner's unhappy dupe, Emily Sandford, was introduced by Mrs. Bryant, the matron of Wymondham Bride well, in whose custody she still remains. Having been duly sworn, she went into a more lengthened de tail of the prisoner's conduct on the night of the mur der than she gave before the coroner. She minutely described his coming to her bedroom door on the night of the murder, and his gently knocking for ad mission ; that on his entering he leant against her bed, and she, perceiving his violent trembling, in quired, " Good God, what is the matter ?" That he told her she must be firm, and if any one asked her how long he had been out, to say that he had not been more than ten minutes away. That she again asked him what was the matter, and that he replied, " Nothing ; but you may hear of something in the morning." All these facts were reduced to writing, and others which tended to show the intimidation he evidently held out to the unfortunate creature not to divulge his movements. Rush's manner towards the witness on this occasion was calm, and contrasted strongly with his violent behaviour towards her on the former examination. The search for the weapons with which the wit nesses are positive the murders were committed still excites the greatest attention. In an official letter the search is thus described :—" The Potash farm is no longer in actual possession of the police ; one man is, however, still kept upon the premises. To discover the pistols, twenty pits have been pumped out, and every particle of mud removed from them : had a pencil case been at the bottom, it must inevitably have been found. The fences and ditches have in like manner been cut down and drained out, every rabbit or rat hole has been probed to the bot tom, furze and other bushes grubbed up, muck heaps, turnip heaps, mangel wurzel heaps removed,. turnip fields most minutely examined, ploughed lands per forated with heavy crow-bars, grass fields pierced with iron spears having arrow points, so that nu loose sod could by possibility avoid detection. To test the labourers and policemen employed in this labour, pieces of turf were cut out in different parts of the fields in which they were placed, and replaced, so as to be impossible to be discovered on one most minute inspection. They were all found and bronght on the points of the barbed arrow by which they were pulled up. In the house, fire places, hearths, floors, have been removed, chimneys examined, house carpenters and masons employed in every part. Only one stack has been removed; but each remaining one will undergo the like exa mination, whenever it may be required in the barn for thrashing. The field at the back of the garden has been completely dug up from one end to the other. Every tree in the park has been mounted and minutely examined. In fact, such a search I really believe was never made before. Not that the evidence of the pistols is now at all necessary, in my humble opinion, but to satisfy the public mind, and the country , in general." Several interesting facts have been collected by Michael Haydon, a shrewd officer of the London (City) detective police force, which will tend to esta blish a strong chain of evidence in support of the prosecution. It is not the intention of the authorities to applY for a special commission to try the accused. are Mrs. Jermy, and the maid, Eliza Ches t t i n c e a y b , ie, it progressing favourably. As soon as ondon• is the intention to remove Mrs. JermyPtroaLc PROPOSED SUBMARINB TELEGRAPO BETWEEN day a most interesting FOLKESTONE AND FRANCE. --TO da y Folkestone telegraphic withexp e a r i s m u b e n m is n e at Place at prepara tory to the sinking o ver the Straits of Dover a properly The insulated telegraph. P t tel ° e g i n r t a e p d h l o process proposed i s t h at of s t ar ti n g about noon a steamer belon g in g a r to the South- Eastern Company with the necessary anatat board, and reeling off, by means of a drum, the us on con tinuously for t wo miles out at sea. It ' wires is expected that, should th e ex p eriment o n a small scale constant instantaneous ccmmuni cat i succeed, a on estab lished and maintained upon the may be pro t h e French and English coasts. T heposed pl an b etween the expense of the railway co experime n t i s a t n etwork of telegraph s o a mpan y, to who m th e w h o l e belongs. the • South-Eastern district DEATH OF CHARLES SMART ' eminent alto singer and EVANS.—This once gained many composer of glees, for which he prizes, (1 . age. Mr led suddenly last week, at an ad vancedßoyal f or m -' 4 vans was a gentleman of the Chapel any years al of Musicians f , so a member of the Royal So cietyortunately for his widow) since 1813. lie was for seve ra l years secretary to the Glee Club. His glees of ~B e "Vulc an ," are auties, have you seen a toy !" 'and frequently sung at the several harmonic societies in Load. CHOLERA. AMONGST THE PAU. PER CHILDREN AT TOOTING. The following official report of the state of the juve nile pauper asylum at Tooting was last night forwarded to the various beards of guardians who have children in that institution:— " Surrey Hall, Lower Tooting, Jan. 9, 1849, 6 P.Y. "I have to report rt Lpecting the cholera cases here that the number of fresh ones are on the decrease, and that these do not present the very severe symptoms that the first cases did. We had 14 new cases of children at tacked with cholera symptoms, 11 with diarrlicea only. The number of deaths from cholera in the 24 hours hare amounted to 16. The rest have been removed to the convalescent wards. From the numbers that have been removed altogether, we hope that of the few remaining a very small number will be attacked with the disorder. Upwards of 100 have been removed from Tooting to-day belonging to the Strand Union. The chloroform was administered last night and to• day by inhalation with very good effect in more than one case. (Signed) " W. J. KITE, surgeon, Scc." It is generally considered that this return from Mr. Kite, so far from showing that there is any actual dimi nution in the number of attacks and fatality of the disease, the contrary is the case when the diminished numbers now in the asylum are taken into consideration, nearly 1,000 children having been removed. The guardians of the Strand Union have hired for three months the premises of the Society of the Refuge for the Destitute in Ogle-street, Marylebone, and have removed to that place their pauper children heretofore resident at Tooting. A meeting of the directors of the poor of St. Pancras took place yesterday, when report from a committee appointed to visit the establishment at Tooting was read. The following report was also read from Mr. Bird, a medical gentleman, specially appointed by the board to attend the St. Pancras children since their removal. " To the Directors of the Poor of St. Pancras.—Gentle men,—At your solicitation I have undertaken the medi cal superintendence of the children brought home from Mr. Drouet's establishment at Tooting, where Asiatic cholera had made its appearance, and received for sur veillance about 200 children on Saturday last. Two were taken ill as soon as admitted. Acting upon the principle that " prevention is better than cure," I care fully examined each of them, and administered appro priate medicine to all. I visited and watched every child in their beds every half hour during the night -, and although many cf both sexes were relaxed, I had no cases that exceeded the premonitory symptoms, which counter-irritation with calomel and opium checked, and every child arose on Sunday morning ap parently in good health, and made a most hearty break fast of bread and milk. I must say, in justice to Mr. Drouet, as far as an observer could have judged, the children generally looked well and in good condition. Unfortunately this state of things did not continue. They were evidently predisposed to the epidemic, and ten were attacked. Boiled mutton and bread was given to each child for dinner, and they appeared cheerful, hearty, and thankful, for the attention bestowed by all parties. In the afternoon ten more cases occurred. Some of those that were in a state of collapse seemed improving. On the night of Sunday about thirty were more or less attacked, leaving about 15 of each sex under treatment. During the whole of Monday only one case occurred up to eleven o'clock at night, and I was greatly in hopes that I should have been able to report this day (Tuesday) most favourably, but 17 were attacked during the night, and three have reached the state of collapse, notwithstanding every at tention on the part of Mr. Wilkinson, his assistant, and myself, leaving the statistical account at present as un der :—Number attacked, 67; deaths, 6; under treat ment, 7 j state of collapse, 4. I caunot close this re port without bearing my humble testimony to the prompt, ready, and efficient assistance rendered to me and be stowed upon the children by Mr. and Mrs. Eaton, and all parties tictirg under my directions, as well as making mention of the unlimited power you yourselves have placed in my hands, to endeavour to allay this melan choly affair. (Signed) " HENRY BIRD, Surgeon." At Chelsea, yesterday, an adjourned special meeting of the guardians took place, when Mr. J. B. Ryder, the chairman of the board, having taken the chair, said that he, with the two vice-chairmen of the board, in pur suance of the resolution passed by the guardians, waited upon the Poor-law Board and also the Board of Health, with reference to the removal of the children belonging to their parish. At the Poor-law Board they were treated with anything but courtesy, and were referred to Mr. Hall, the inspector. He (Mr. Ryder) told that gentleman that they (the deputation) had just left the board of guardians of Chelsea, who wished to take the opinion of the Poor-law Board as to the way they should act in the present emergency, They did not wish to in jure M. Drouet in the slighest degree, but it was the opinion of those gentlemen that the place was not fit to hold so many children, and that the calamity had arisen from overcrowding. Several parishes, however, having taken their children away, the question of overcrowding did not now arise, and it was the still further opinion of those gentlemen, that the children had much better remain at Tooting, the fact being that they had no place to take them to. The reply of Mr. Hall to that was, that if there was no place to take the children, the question was settled. The de putation then called the attention of Mr. Hall to the fact that there must have been something in connexion with the treatment of the children in the establishment, for on making strict inquiries in the village, they had not been able to find a single case of cholera. After some further remarks, Mr. Hall gave it as his opinion, that, under the circumstances, as they had no actual pl ace to put the children in, they ought not to be removed.--(Hear, hear.) The deputation then proceeded to the Board of Health, and saw Mr. Chadwick, Mr. Grainger, and Dr. South wood Smith. On being told the object of the deputation, Mr. Grainger said the question was one of life and death, and that on their shoulders would rest the responsi bility. Mr. Chadwick inquired of them whether they had taken any steps for the removal of the children, and they replied they had not. Mr. Chadwick, upon that reply, seemed to think that they had been guilty of a dereliction of duty. And on his being told that it was the opinion of the deputation that the overcrowding had been the cause of the fatal outbreak, the Commissioners turned round and said it was the fault of the guardians. —(Hear, hear.) The guardians of the parish of Chelsea were therefore in this fix, that whilst the Poor•law Board said the children were not to be removed, the Board of Health said the entire responsibility would rest upon the guardians' shoulders if they were not. Mr. Grainger spoke in the strongest terns. He sail that nothing so fearful had ever made its appearance in this country ; that many of the healthier children re quired more nurses; and that half the children in the establishment bad already the poison within them.— It was certain death to let them remain at that place. Dr. Southwood Smith appeared to coincide in this view ; and on being told the opinion of the Poor•law Board, said the children would be left there utterly to perish.—(Hear.) Mr. MURRAY said that although the Board of Health had issued a peremptory order for them to remove the children, they were bound in preference to attend to the wishes of the Poor•law Board, and must consider the Board of Health had no power. Mr. JELF said he thought that the children ought not to be removed, but at the same time he thought it was the duty of the guardians to send further medical assis tance down to Toottng. He therefore moved a regain tion to the effect that it would not be expedient to remove the children. Mr. EYRE seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. _ It was then moved and carried that a communication should bo made to Mr. Drouet to know if he required any further medical aid, or aid in the shape of nurses, and if so that the board would supply them. A Coroner's inquest was held on Monday evening, before) Mr. Mills, at the Elephant and Castle, King's road, Camden-town, on the bodies of some of the children brought from Tooting, who had died of cholera in St. Pancras Workhouse. Mr. Edward Pitt stated that be was accountant agent to the directors of the poor of St. Pancras. The chil dren belonging to that parish, who had been farmed out at Tooting, were removed from Mr. Drouet's .__ornittthoaodsde occasions the ~ moot on Saturday last. They vveWrenio;ea from Toot ing by the advice of the Poor-law Board, and under the express order of the General Board of Health. The opinion of Dr2Darling had been taken by the directors, of tho children to be most fitting. The directors who pronounced the building set apart for the reception t d o irec th t e "s ear o e f the poor had devoted the most unwearied attention to the that he had unfortunate circumstance, and the su ff erers had received at their ht.nds every possible and humane consideration. A committee of directors sat daily to receive reports from tbose directors who daily visited Tooting. T wo medical officers had been sent to rooting to devote their Mr. Dr e entire attention to the remaining children, inte and a tne di _ cal gentleman had been specially app o inted et'a various E i gi given teo:M.the children; establish ohad t those s n i oonwfirne frequently house.aj.ftoseletitinmg d ment, for tho purpose o h ealth y boys f or ap ., egenerally b opinion that too whole of th e boys wer and he had a lways consi dered the place rfi him, m pr u e e n h t i i i ie u s i li d ip t : for the purposes to w hich they were applied. qua lad The I),,rcTv-CoanNER expressed h . but on that point he would say no more, as it sir. Wakley to go rigidly into an was the intention of w after of so much magnitude investigation, which a v i ew , and for the purpose • demanded. ith that had been in the establishme ntofexamining children who would now be adjourned. at Tooting, the inclairY The ' inquest was Another inq uest adjourned accordingly. Mills, in the board -room of on the bodies of oom the Royal Free Hospital, from four children who had been brought Tooting to the hospital , bodies. where they had died. The having been identified, and the cause of death proved, the inquest was adjourned. KING ARTIIUE.—It is rumoured that the author of this remarkable production intends to avow himself on the publication of the concluding parts, which it appears are to be published in a few days. RAILWAY ASSESSMENTS.—The Recorder of Canter bury has respited the rating case of the South-Eastern Railway in the parish of Canterbury, on an understand ing that the company shall in the meantime pay half the amount of future rates until a final decision (*.their appeals; the parish to allow the company any sums that may be paid in excess. The London and North-Western' have succeeded is reducing their rates in the Warwick shire district from 1,5004 to 5004 per mile, and in another from BCO4 to 4001. These reductions are sup. posed to bo the result of an inquiry that has been lately going on under the auspices of the Poor-law Commis• sioners, and from a conviction that these amereements have hitherto been too much. An Albany journal states, that splendid imit a ti ons of California gold were being manufactured in that city out of brass filings and sand, for the purpose of cheating " the greenhorns from the States on their first ar ma 1 in those diggings."