The Sun. — London, England, 1855-04-12 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. (From the Daily News of this day.) Berlin is at this moment inundated with the most alarming accounts of the sanitary condition of the Austrian army of observation on the Polish frontier. The dragoon regiment " Bavaria," is re presented as reduced to a mere skeleton ; the infan try regiment "the Bing of Belgium" is said to have lost more than half its numbers by sickness. All these reports come from Vienna, and appear to be of a semi-official character. If they may be relied upon the winter condition of the English army before Sebastopol was not worse th an th e s p r ing condition ill of the Austrian army in Galicia. It is an timed sickness. The tone of such members of our own Government as are in town—and indeed the tone of our Government offices generally—is be coming very warlike. The idea that Russia wilt accede to any terms upon which the French and English Governments can honourably conclude a peace is scouted—scoffed at by one and all. If this view of affairs is correct, the time must be near ap proaching when Austria is bound in honour to draw the sword. But all the antecedents of Austria have evinced an anxious desire to put off that evil day as long as possible. This being the case, it is with something nearly allied to incredulity that men listen to inflated accounts of a dreadful epidemic breaking out, at such a critical moment, in the ranics of an army hitherto believed by all to be in the enjoyment of a fair average state of health. The alleged sickness in the Austrian army bears a most suspicious resemblance to the politic sickness o f the Earl of Northumberland in Shakspere's Henry IV., when the nobles in arms against that monarch were counting upon the earl's assistance in the field. If Austria plays us false in this emergency, it will be no more than Austria has done before on similar occasions. Since the days of King John, the policy of the House of Hapsburg has been ever trimming and shifting—ever characterised by a readiness to listen to the last plausible speaker, and to sacrifice its honour audits permanent interests for the attain ment of some petty immediate advantage by crooked means. It is one consolation that the Austrian. Government has uniformly been the greatest suf ferer by its own indirectnesses. Other nations can afford to look with scorn on the paltry Jesuitical trickster, and dismiss it, contemptuously bidding it "go hang; a calf-skin on its recreant limbs." There is little time to waste thought upon what such a versatile and timid Government may do. The main concern of England is that the English Government should be true to itself. We have adverted above to the warlike tone in which our rulers have for the last few days been indulging. The re-assembling of Parliament, now at hand, will enable the public to decide whether the actions of Ministers are in keeping with their lan guage. They can have no excuse for acting irreso lutely. The nation is as high of heart, and impa tient of delay, as when this war first commenced. rue people of England aro still "straining like greyhounds in the slip." The militiamen who were provoked to retire to their homes by the blunder ing paltering of Ministers—and the insidious whis pers of the Derby-Disraelites about the they had received—are flocking back to their colours. The elite of our artisans and less wealthy middle classes are eagerly asking permission to form volun teer corps. Young men of education are crying out for the embodiment of regiments of a slightly ex clusive class, in which they mightserve as privates without losing caste. Day a fte r day crowds of British officers are passing through Vienna, on their way to England, to solicit employment in the Turkish con tingent, or any service that can he pointed out to them. The Musaulmans of India—the hardyGoorkas and other bill tribes—the races of Hindostan—who forintelligence and moral and physical stamina rank nearest to the Europeans—are burning to aid the cause of the successor and representative of the Caliphs. The universal British Empire is eager to put forth its full strength. The sincerity of our Government is on the eve of being tested. If they are as fully convinced as they pretend that a pr ;- longation of the war is inevitable, they will with out delay proceed to organise the formidable amount of moral and physical force unreservedly placed at their disposal. The Chancellor of the Exchequer's Budget will show whether they are in earnest. If they are resolute for war, he will at once have recourse to an adequate and avowed loan. If he persist in the petty shifts for raising the " ways and means" contemplated by Mr. Gladstone, he will show that he and his colleagues are like Ancient Pistol at the bridge, "speaking brave 'orts " without the courage or sense of honour that prompts men to action. (From the Morning Chronicle of this day. ) Whatever be the result of the pending negotia tions at Vienna, we cannot regret that the voice of the people of England has been raised in indig nation at the bare mention of a contemplated com promise. Unworthy but futile attempts to cast the odium of suggesting that compromise on the Emperor of the French have met with the fate they deserved. No man in the three kingdoms, who uses his thinking faculties, for one moment be lieves so monstrous and improbable a story as that the successful and respected Chief of the French nation would make shipwreck of his glory and his power, by initiating any proposition so fatal to the honour of his own country and so de grading to the position of ours. It is satisfactory, however, to perceive, from the anxiety exhibit e d to get Tic\ of the imputation, that the friends of her Majesty's Ministers, and the secret abettors of Russian policy and interests, are alike ashamed of so dishonouring a charge. We should regret to be supposed to advocate war for the mere sake of war. The line of policy adopted by this journal, from the commencement of the dispute with Russia to the present hour, ought to protect us from any such charge. It is impossible to exaggerate the blessings of peace. To every people not predatory in their habits peace is desirable, but to a country like this, de pending for the well-being of its multitudinous working population upon manufacture 3 and com merce, it is a necessity. War, however, is one of the conditions on which society has hitherto existed in all ages. 17nwarlike States have never permanently prospered, and even those Which have attained to great military glory have ever been compe ll e d , f rom ti me t o ti me, to renew their laurels. Nor will any nation, in the pre sent condition of mankind. permanently prosper, which on system turns the sword into th e ploughshare. We must pay something down for our permanent prosperity. Aggression is still the secret ments ; and although of even civilised Govern too frequent actio u n g i h s kept) international treaties its in check, still th ose trea ties themselv es are only observed because the seve ral parties would be prepared to punish an infringe ment. If by any of the arrangements which have been attempted, at Vienna a real, lasting, and sufficient peace could be ensured, no minor considerations oug ht to stand in the way of their accomplishment. It is one thing, however, to aim at a pe ace f or the attainment of great national objects—anoth er to grasp at It in furtherance of the interests of a party. • If Russia could be supposed to be acting in good faith, and, under her new Sovereign, to desire an end to a war begun in arrogance if not in rashness, then we could believe that a peace, arrived at through the combined wisdom of the distinguished men now at Vienna, might be accepted as a satisfactory settlement, even though the military operations might have been inadequate to the dignity of the empires allied against the common enemy. But if, Rs l ' r watioubtedly the case, the peaceful professions of th t . e Mr are the mere pretences of d i p lomatic hYptori ay, instead of combined wisdom, sea-m*l6,i and 1 of the AlltV-ii,i"cY alone were at work on the part wo u ld b e , uot -e,ri a peace might be adopted which miliation, het - a 2 an immediate disgrace and hu- Thos e - w h o ilerinanent injury. sight (Ath a na o ti v .... lls e t°agree to such a peace lose the war', The vS V the late Czar in commencing rewarded- with anlength been of a semi-Orientalr 'en " °I a life hadat rta t i ty. Emperor Nicholas pursuitalof industry,the With the contempt paasion of the Enguali neer e d at tale done before him— and predictedthe rstl3.ney-makin, not embark in a war to s that they Napoleon had would calculated, too, on the disuuce'cmr Turke land, and had already fat T o on or lie nee and had dencies of the French toward ni s thosethe growing tl EtUeg and commercial pursuits which 113.-y ni ,: ad caet 611 1- wealthy. Is it to be supposed that ° It - si li a "", ti g l a„ ol of so ephemeral a character that this u P ° `leY be regarded as having bean only the mere p r ic e of an individual monarch ? So far from temeas price the case, Alexander the Second would only t'ainvgr, cause to revere the wisdom and penetrati on of his father, if he found the Plenipotentiarp of England courting a compromise, and forcing the Minister of Prance to adopt the same ignominious policy. One striking feature of the Russian diplomatic and political system is its permanency. Perseveranceis its law. The secret policy is hereditary, trans mitted from one monarch to another, with only the slight modifications resulting from their individua character. A treaty such as that which rival party chiefs in England, bidding for the electoral support of the classes interested in peace, would have forced upon the Emperor of the French, amounts to an induce ment to Russia to consecrate that policy of per manence and perseverance. Let ns suppose the fa vc.urite scheme of the peace-mongers, of the various shades, accomplished. Let - us suppose some ped dling compromise, by which Sebastopol should be spared, and Vie Russian naval force limited in the Black Sea—France, England, and Turkey, each I maintaining a corresponding number of vessels of war. Accompanied as such an arrangement would be by the right of Russian vessels to penetrate the Straits, who that has studied the policy of R lssia does not see that the restriction would be as nothing co mpared with the new privileges thus conferred ? We must never lose sight of the great fact, that we are dealing, not so much with a European, as with an Oriental system of diplomatic strategy. Any treaty we may conclude must be signed, not with the feeling on our part that it will be kept by the enemy, but that it will be broken. We may not al ways be so closely knit together, here in the West. Or, some profligate Coalition Ministry—such as that which " loomed in the distance not long since— might find it convenient to regard the English as a " nation of shopkeepers," and to turn the cold shoulder to appeals by Turkey for aid against sur reptitious and insidious augmentations of Russian power in the Black Sea ! Where, then, would be the reward for all that we have done and suffered during the last campaign ? We must not confine our attention to the mere superficial and technical parts of the question. As far as words go, it may seem very reasonable, this " limitation" of the Russian naval force in the Black Sea. Technically, " the objects with which the war was commenced" may seem to be compass able by an assent on the part of Russia to our inter pretation of the Four Points. But, looked at from another point of view, and in a wider sense, what would be the effect on the presti g e of the nations concerned, of a compromise such as that now ad vocated by the open or secret friends of a peace If it were proclaimed that the two greatest nations of Europe had nerved their strength to the destruction of the Russian stronghold in the South, and that they had accepted terms which saved it, would it not at once be believed that Russia was stronger than those two great nations together ? We allude more especially to the effect in Asia, to which direction the aggressive activity of Russi ► will be turned with renewed vigour, should she succeed in baffling the present European coalition We do not hesitate to say that Russian prestige in the East would be enhanced a hundred-fold by such a result to the efforts of the European Powers in resistance to Russian aggression. It was to prevent these eviis that Lord Palmer ston was made Premier. As demagogues, when in vested with office, become tamed into a kind of selfish and apathetic despots, so Lord Palmerston has abdicated that peculiar character as a Foreign Minister which gave him his unparalleled popu larity ! We speak not of his occasional esca pades on the subject of " oppressed nationalities" —these were probably the clap-traps which, in a " popular" Foreign Minister, are akin to the " cries" of the domestic demagogue. But Lord Palmerston was supposed to be profoundly versed in all the designs of Russia, and capable of frus trating them. He was invested with an imaginary championship of his country against the enslaver. He was another Hannibal. His enemies even — not to speak of his admirers—at least gave him credit for thus much of spirit and patriotism. The last thing expected of him was that he would connive at a craven compromise —that he would betray his country to consolidate his party—that he would forget all his knowledge of the past his tory of Russia, all his frequent forewarnings as to her probable future, in order to countenance a mode of settling the present dispute, which would put into the hands of that Power the means of effecting, at no very distant period, the ruin of Europe. (From the Times of this day.) The amusements of the Easter vacation are drawing to a close, and, as far as appearances go, the country seems as easy and contented as its legislators. Cons;der ing what has happened during the last winter, and what may be happening even now, this state of things is to us surprising, and would be entirely unaccountable, but for the supposition that it may arise from a firm a n d unhe sitating confidence that the Ministry of Lord Palmerston is doing everything that the utmost care ane assi luity can do, in order to reorganise every portion of our mili tary departments, and to carry on the war with that vigour of which we hear so much and see so little. To those who may be labouring under this pleasing halluci nation we beg to present, in military phrase, the follow ing state of the staff of the War-office for this, the 12th day of April, 1855_: Lord PanMure, Secretary of State, laid up with the gout. - Mr. Peel, Parliamentary Under-Secretary, absent. Colonel Mundy, Permanent Under-Secretary, absent. Mr. Roberts, Permanent Under-Secretary, dismisses. Total of effectives, Mr. Hawes. The office is " working itself" like its sister establish ment of the Colonies, which administers the affairs of fifty States by a Secretary at Vienna and an Under- Secretary in Ireland. Patience is a virtue, but those who are patient now must find some other excuse for it than the activity of the authorities of the War De partment. Government seems determined to put down popular clamour by a system of defiance. Objections are made to the preference of aristocratic connections to merit, and a cry is raised for new men ; so Lord Palmerston makes a Government more arist )cratic and more exclusive than any we have known before. The system of our public offices has been subjected to much unfriendly criticism, so, by way of defence, the officials of our two most important departments de sert them in a body, and leave them to the care of the clerks. We cannot but regard such a proceeding in the War office at least as somewhat premature, for there, at any rate, something yet remains to be done. To prove this we beg to call attention to the doings of a department which has hitherto scarcely received its fair share of public attention, or, we should rather say, has escaped merited chastisement, from the more glaring and promi nent iniquities of its fellows. We request the attention of a confiding public to the present state of the Ordnance Department. The Master-Generalship of the Ordnance, and one-half of the salary, are at present the property of Lord Raglan, who has, we suppose, energy sufficient for this office over and above that which he devotee to the management of the campaign. The other half of the salary, together with the practical management of the Ordnance Department, is made over to Sir Hew Ross, who is besides Deputy-Adjutant -General of Artillery, keeping the pay and living in the house attached to that office, but discharging its duties much as Lord Raglan does his, through the medium of another assistant paid by the public for this purpose, and who, in addition to being Master-General of the Ordnance virtually, and Deputy-Adjutant-General nominally, is also Colonel- Commandant of the Horse Anil cry. If this depart ment be well conducted, Sir Hew Ross and his assistants must be more than men—much more than men of the age to which they have attained, for surely-such a con catenation of jobs was never brought to bear on one un fortunate department. When we add to this, that the vacancy occasioned by Colonel Maule's death has only lately been filled up, and that the Deputy-Adjutant- General's office has been kept almost in abeyance, because it was in time of war kept below the esta blishment required in time of peace, we have said enough to zee cunt for anything and everything that may occur under such a regime. We are engaged in a great siege, and an affair mainly of stores and artillery. The officer who should see after these matt' rs commands the army, but keeps his place at home, hie duties being discharged by another officer advanced in years and already overworked, whose duties are dis charged by a paid assistant—at least, so many of them as are discharged at all: Theory would not lead us to expect much from all this; let us see what consolation practice affords. Complaints have been male of the fuzees of our mortars—corn plaints only too well confirmed by the results of experi• neat e on y mental trial s . O r d ers were given for new fuzees to be made o ; t t h l i need not tremble, ` na trao o. ti t owiero obathese, monthstafgiuo: bute,eshave butofßussia p W I l i n n td turbed i n th e stores of Woolwich. Po We need nothing so much as expert artillerymen, and the winter should - undoubtedly have been employed in training gunners to supply the consumption of the siege, but this has not been done, for frost and snow prevented it. A mode rate sum spent in a commodious shed, lighted with gas, wool I have enabled the drill to go on independently of the elements, but the men who should have been per fected in this difficult service have been wasted in dis charging the duties of sentinels, which might have just as well been confided to policemen. Perhaps the !Voss of there foot drills is the less to be regretted when we consider that they are intrusted to a Colonel of Horse Artillery. Again, riding is an essential part of the train ing of an artillery soldier, but the Riding-house was only available during the few hours' daylight of a short win t.e:',e day, and the long night was lost for want of a small expenditure in gas. At the head of every depart ment is placed some aged officer, and the maxim of the service seems to be to keep young men down, to deny or conceal defects, and to carry on matters entirely on the old system , The war has rendered promotion does much for the individual, does little for the Fer- in the Artillery mor e ra p id, but this, though it vice, younger men are squeezed out , from the hoplese- _ for the older men remain at the to p , and the nees of further promotion. We have heard of a person being employed to construct some new machinery, and being, directed by one of the board that ordered it to of this morning the Birmin 'manufacturers. Much more we have gnam delay it as much as possible, in order not to do injury to to say on this subject, but we think that the revelations to ourselvernth departrnent— how jobbery 'in inevitable result tt; execution. Of course, the of the mann • • g are sufficient to do all that we propose partial s th at is, to illustrate the manner in which a constituted discharges its duties, and distribution of office leads to the ir r e e x s p p o o s n u d r i e n g w hich delinquencies we ha ve in male its manner in whi c h this most difficult and import-int branch of th e is usual chorus fservice denim anr.laeted will call forth the know not why we should b indi g nat ion ) and we really loigu7telavehsustehee tthaeskeoxfp and of draggingto naturally most rely. o p s u e b re li co e , f l o er Pe r ttmlly takin u or odious to those who profit by thellett ia simerfrtat!os after it no manner of correicntpioenriooradrsa'rnawnehdnedtmeiF. to N d e r v a e w r, b in e tphaerdmonnsetdpfaocrifigeivtiiinnges'something to enas°e—aerilt tion, was there such a contemptuous and neglect and dereliction of duty as is parade(l) eyes of the nation in these days of difficulty, of e dl e dange r , and and of anxiety, when not merely thousands of l er• have been wantonly sacrificed, and thousands more are at stake, but the position of this nation as a first-rate Power, and the reputation we hays earned in so many bloody battles by land and sea, are in jeopardy. We have no right to expect from a Cabinet chosen on the principles which have notoriously guide I the selection of the present commanding ability either in speech or action ; but we have a right to ask from them, at least, indefatigable industry and a total abstinence from all favouritism to individuals, and all practices having a direct tendency to weaken the efficiency of the public service. How little these just expectations have been realised our readers will have gathered from the fore going sketch of the Ordnance Department. It is for the House of Commons and the country to say how long the fru,tration of these expectations can be tolerated without dragging down public prosperity to the level of public virtue and public spirit. ( From the Morning Herald of this day.) Lord Palmerston's unpopularity becomes daily more apparent. From the hour in which the member for T!verton grasped the Premiership he has rapidly declined in the estimation of his fellow-countrymen. The eleva tion which he so long -coveted, and which by a very questionable expedient he at last obtained, has proved too severe a test for his patriotism and ability. In the presence of the ordeal, giant though he once was, he has dwindled down to a very feeble and despicable political dwarf. His words are big, but his deeds are contempt ible ; and he furnishes a lamentable addition to the long catalogue of over-rated men. Every appointment, every act, every jest of this wayward politician serve to excite still further the disgust of the nation. Even those who were most strenuous in their advocacy of his speedy ac ceision to power now make wry faces and shudder at the bare mention of his name. Deserted by all impar tial and independent men in the House of Commons, and unsupported by the country, Lord Palmerston stsnds in terrible isolation, and seems bent upon sacrificing the interests of the community to his own wretched ambition for office. The grand civic banquet given by the Lord Mayor at the Mansion-house on Monday evening last afforded one more proof of the unpopularity of the second Coali tion which Lori Palmerston, after consuming two months in unparalleled intrigues and desperate exertions, has called into existence as a Cabinet. Everybody knows that the occasion to which we refer was no other than the usual clebratfo❑ of the annual dinner, at which the chief magistrate of the metropolis receives the Ministers of the day, with other distinguished company. Several members of the Aberdeen Administration, in spite of numerous misdeeds and deficiencies, were wel comed at just such a banquet la-t year with a certain amount of satisfaction and enthusiasm. Though declin ing in influence, and not regarded with much favour in any quarter, that Ministry had not been censured by a, vote of tie Commons of England. If their ejection from power was looked upon as a certainty, the fiat had not then gone forth. They were not desperately clinging to office in spite of a solemn decision of the Legislature against them. It is true they paid no heed to many ominous tokens that to more spirited statesmen would hare served as sufficient warning ; yet this weakness was generously overlooked as a constitutional defect of legislators of their school. Moreover, it is.not at festive scenes that Englishmen usually pass censure upon their rulers. Only when the wrong is open and flagrant do they notice it upon such occasions. The Governiiient on llionday evening last seemed to shrink from an appearance in public. But one member of Lord Palmerston's Ministry, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, came to the Lord Mayor's hspitable board and when this worthy functionary arrived the guests had been seated some time. In solemn silence the health of her Majesey'e Ministers was received, being in strik ing contrast to the enthusiasm that greeted the healths of her Majesty and the Duke of Cambridge, and in fact all the other toasts of the evening. Nor can the coolness of the reception accorded to this particular toast, and the sole representa tive of the Coalition present on the occasion, be attributed to the uupopular;ty of the war. This is a fallacy emanating from the Manchester politicians, and most assiduously circulated by them. The war is not, however, unpopular ; although it has been so vilely inisma iaged, au i a though the myr nidons of two Coa'i tion Cabins te have done what they could to make it dis tasteful. It the war he unpopular how are we to ae count for the enthusiasm of the crowds that sallied f,rth to welcome the Dike of Cambridge, one of the heroes of the strife ?—the applause with which the Loid Mayor's guests received the toast " The United Fleets and At-tales of Great Britain, France, and Turkey ?" how explain the reiterated acclamations during the pro gress and at the end of the martial, spirited, and noble harangue of Admiral the Viscount de Chabannes ? These are so many proofs that the war is popular, and had the English Government conducted the war in a vigorous and patriotic manner, no political differences of opinion upon other matters, nor party distinctions, could have operated to their prejudice. As faithful guardians of our national liberties, and vigilant protec tors of the interests committed to their trust, they would have been welcomed and applauded everywhere and on all occasions. Their healths would not have been re ceived in solemn silence at a public banquet ; there would have Leen no need for them to keep as much out of the way as possible—to shrink from merry meetings and festivities, and to seek to silence the expression of general indignation by retirement from the gaze of the people and ignominious seclusion. Yet, in defiance of public, dissatisfaction, and in di rect contradiction to all that was passing around him, the Cbanaillor of, the Exchequer, in returning thanks fur the Ministry, with evident bad taste assumed that they. enjoy the confidence of the nation. If the Coali tionists feel convinced that they are not only popular, hut in high repute, why do they systematically avoid anything likelf to test the extent of their influence ? Why did they keep all important questions in abeyance whilst Parliament was sitting ? Why have they extended the recess beyond its usual duration ? Why did they, in a most extraordinary and unexampled way, absent them selves from the Mansion House festivities on Monday night ? These shuffiings and evasions are not the acts of men proud of the support of the Legislature and of the nation. If Ministers are indeed so firmly seated in the affections of the community, why net show them selves a little ? A passing cheer or a stray encomium would sound like music in their ears just now ; and they are not made of such impenetrable stuff as not to be pleased by cordial demonstrations; Popularity-hunting is an old game with them ; in any direction would they start in pursuit of the coy nymph. But they are bank rupt at last ; and seek to brazen out the matter. With modesty they are over-burdened, nor is the Chancellor of the Exchequer by any means an exception in this re spect. Quiet self-examination, and a proper attention to the general feeling of the country, would have kept all these men out of office. The most confirmed partisan, and placeman amongst them must perceive that they are a Government without followers, a Cabinet existing per se. A division in the House of Gammons would scatter them in a moment. Strong, however, in their own self conceit, they seem willing to act ia defiance of prece dent and parliamentary custom. What are constitu tional safeguards or public censures to them ? "We are men of talent and official experience," they de clare ; " conneeted by family ties," they might very justly add Intolerable self-sufficiency is their bane.. They look upon themselves as heaven-horn legislators. ' Only twelve months ago, during a debat e upon one of Mr. Locke King's annual absurdities, Mr. E. P. Bouverie gave a rather startling illustration of the fear ful extent to which this Coalition feeling of superiority is carried. In the course of a not very eloquent speech this gentleman sought to prove thatyounger sons usualy display greater energy and are blessed with a higher in telligence than their elder brethren. Then followed the names of certain celebrated men, the two Pitts, Wel lington, &c., who were younger sons ; and at length the modest confession—the ridiculous t &aching upon the sublime— that Le himself, the orator, Mr. E. P. Bou verie, was elso a younger son. This vanity, this self laudation, may be good material for making Coalition i4s ; but it is not the stuff out of which great statesmen arc made. With lofty merit there is usually a certain amount of modesty ; it is only the impostor and the charlatan who deem themselves infallible. Tuis is akin to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's as sertion that the Coalition enjoys the confidence of the country. The meeting of Parliament is at band, and then most probably the delusion will be at once dispelled. In the meantime we would counsel moderation and re flection to these misguided legislators. We would ad vise them not to mock at the devastat:on they have wrought, by shutting their eyes to the evidence around them. The legislature, the people, and the public press have passed c !rim e upon them ; all are demanding their dismissal, and awa , ting the accession to plwer of better men, as the sole chance yet left us ; and-for these Minis ters, without support either in Parliament, in the country, or from the public press, to assume that they p , A4CB3 the confidence of the nation, is, to say the least, a very senseless and unjustifiable proceeding. We do not believe that any Gove-nment was ever so generally condemned and despised, and if Lord Palmerston and his colleagues question the truth of the assertion, we refer them to those who have hitherto been their sup porters. 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Being of the same eolouras heskienver skin, is not perceptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear ' • distinctly at church and at public assemblies • the 1 in the ears is entirely ' unPeasant sensation of singing noises ance that possibl l removed; and it affords all the assist. • Pic eadillY. Ob 7 ou dbe desired , 39, Albemarle-street, save —opposite the York Hotel- THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENIN6I-, APRIL 12. 1,855. WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.-April 11. (Before Mr. Sergeant Adams, Assistant Judge.) THE CASE OF MRS. RAMSBOTHAM. [A. portion of the following appeared in our first edi tion of yesterday.] Mary Ramsbothana surrendered to her bail, on an indictment charging her in the first count with stealing a pair of lace sleeves on the 15th March last, and in the second with stealing four cambric handkerchiefs on the 27th March, the property of John James Moule. She pleaded "Not Guilty." The circumstances of this painful case having been already brought prominently under the notice of the public the most intense interest was manifested on the trial, and the court was crowded throughout the pro ceedings. Mr. Bodkin appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Parry were instructed on behalf of the prisoner. The case did not come on until about half-past one, at which hour Mrs. Rainsbotham was conducted into Court, on the arm of her solicitor, Mr. Lewis, and was placed in the dock. After her arraignment she was accommodated with a seat. She remained seated during the trial, and seemed somewhat feint and to feel her position most deeply. Mr. B in opening the case to the jury, which he did in a most feeling and impressive manner, and amidst the most profsund silence, said—The prosecutor, who for the last 18 or 20 years had carried on business as a draper in Baker-street, Portman-square, had had im posed upon him the painful but imperative duty of bring ing forward the present charge against the prisoner. The lady in the dock was the wife of a physician of high character and eminence residing in Portman-square; and it was impossible to bear the fact in mind without feeling the deepest sympathy with herself, the highly re spectable persons with whom she was connected, as well as her own family. At the same time, how ever, a stern duty devolved upon him (the learned counsel) and upon the jury, from which they must not swerve, under the circumstance;, which would be proved before them in evidence. Having called the attention of the jury to the fact of there being two distinct counts in the indictment, the reason of which he should after wards explain to them, the learned counsel went on to give a plain and simple outline of the facts, which he should support by the testimony of the witnesses whom he proposed to call. The learned counsel then proceeded to call Mr. Alfred Churchouse, who deposed as follows :—I am in the empoyment of the prosecutor in this case. I know the preoner. I remember her coming to our shop on the 15th March, in the afternoon, She asked to look at some muslin, which I showed her, and she selected some remnants as well as a silk handkerchief. The goods came to 4s. 9d. I had occasion while serv ing her to turn my back, which was towards her for a minute and aehelf. On turning round again, I saw the prisoner in tie act of concealing a pair of muslin sleeves under her shawl. I believe the sleeves produced to be the same. The edges of the sleeves appeared underneath her shawl. I went tc Mr. John Moult, the prosecutor's son, and stated to him what I had seen. He came out to where the pri soner was, and I whispered to him that she was the per son I meant. go part of the sleeves was then percep tible. Mr. Mode did not speak to her about it, and inti mated to me that perhaps I might have been mistaken. She was eccorlingly permitted to leave the shop. I said nothing about this transaction to the prosecutor until the affair of the handkerchiefs. She came agaii and made sone purchases in the shop before the 24th March. I was in the shop when the handkerchiefs were missed, but did not see anything of the matter. Cross-examined—The prisoner was known in the shop, but I was unacquainted with her. It was under stood that she was the wife of a medical gentleman in Portman-squire. Mr. John Harvey Moule was next called. He said —lan, the sm of the prosecutor. I remember the 15th March last Ilyfather was from home ; and inconsequence of a commurecation made to me by the last witnes=s I went to that part of the shop where the prisoner was sitting. I noticed that she had her left arm closely pressed against her side. I did not see that she had anything under it. Accordingly, believing that our shoprnan had been mis taken, I desired that no notice might be taken of what he had said. There were some sleeves of the kind pro duced on the counter when the prisoner was in. After she had left I counted them and missed one pair. They were of the same patters as the pair before me. Mr. James Watkins, assistant in the shop of the pro secutor, said—l have seen the prisoner several times but I did not know her on the day I served her. On the 27th March last she came into the shop and asked for some lining. She selected one piece, and bad six yards cut off it. It came to 2s. 3J. I asked her whether she required anything else, and she replied that she did not. When I asked her that, the lining was on a recess at the back of the counter. I, however, offered her a box of handkerchiefs for her inspection. They were cambric, and of a thin texture, at 15s. the half-dozen. She said she did not want any, and if she did they were not the sent she should choose. Some other handker chiefs of a different quality were afterwards handed to shop , were the description she and I showed her s m n e me fro e m f t t h h e e m o . thserhesidsneidofthtehsee should purchase, but she did not want any just then. I produce four of those handkerchiefs, which are all in one piece. She took hold of the handkerchiefs of whicle she approved and examined them. She asked me to be kind enough to show her a dress of a particular kind. She said she merely wanted to look at it, but itvas end no of ther tne in e t i e i n e t p io t n n t fe o te p h ur i c t, ha n s n e d . I had to go to the other she examined it. I afterwards made her out a bill for the lining, which came to 2s. 3d., which she paid, and de siring that the article might be sent to No. 7, Portman square, she quitted the shop. I can swear to the hand kerchiefs produced. be sthioinwtne hteo might. i e g r h . I p e ‘ h i n a t p r s e d t a u k c e e d a" fancy Cross-examined—The prisoner did not ask for the handkerchiefs to to her, with the ides to some of them. I did not know that she was the lady who I bad heard had taken some sleeves. I did not know her. I believe it was Mr. John Moule who passed my the handkerchiefs across the shop. I cannot say whether he heard my conversation with the prisoner. Mr. John Moule was here re-called, and stated that he overheard the whole of the conversation betweer the last witness and the prisoner ; but he did not know who she was until afterwards. When he handed the handkerchiefs across the shop he did not recognise her. He had no other object in handing the articles to the last witness beyond the probability of effecting a sale. I saw the prisoner put the handkerchiefs in her pocket. Cross-examined—l did not know that the witness Welsh was watching the prisoner. I was about a yard and a belt from her when I saw her pocket the handker chiefs. I said nothing to her, because some one had gone to call my father. I did not take any notice, be cause I wished to see if anything further would occur. The prisoner was standing - at the counter, and I was in the midd!e of the shop. Sae nue s l Welsh said am in the employ of the prose cutor. 1 remember the prisoner coming to the shop on the 27th March. She went to the counter which we call the "linen counter," and which is on the left hand side as you eater. I saw her come in, and knew her. I bad had a communication from Churchouse as to what took place on a previous occasion. I was standing be tween 10 and 12 yards from the prisoner, and could command a view of her actions. There was no other customer in the shop at the time. I saw the prisoner put her hand forward and take the handkerchiefs. They were lying in the basket before her, and she took them and put them in her pocket. I immediately went and informed Mr. Motile, senr. He did not come out. The prisoner soon afterwards left the shop. In consequence of some directions I received from Mr. Moule I followed her and saw her go into a stationer's shop. I waited till she came out, when I said to her " I believe you were at Mr. Moule's shop this morning." She replied, " I have not ;" but she immediately said "Oh ! yes, I have." I then asked her if she would be kind enough to step back, as Mr. Moule wished to speak with her ; which she did without heiitation. It is some little distance from the stationer's shop to our shop. I said nothing further to her ; but addressing me, she said, " I have got the handkerchiefs in my pocket." I did not make any reply, on which she said, " I did not intend to steal them," and added, "I, took them to show some person (witness believed she said her sister), and if they had been approved of I should have called and paid for them, and if not I should have brought them back." Immediately on this statement, I said "I do not think that is probable, for I believe you took some sleeves a fortnight ago," to which she made sonic reply which I could not understand. We both then arrived at Mr. Moule's shop. I showed her up stains, and Mr. Moule followed. She immediately took the handkerchiefs out of her pocket, and laid them on the table. She said—" These are the handkerchiefs, but I hope !you will look over it, Mr. Moule." Mr. Moule observed that it was a very serious matter, and y H e e e m a i n d g d e t d e the shop, and we rea ll y do not know what y ou have , ew in ho tl y s i e htoabidteaolf with it. taken." She said that was the first thi n g s he had ,h,eysocuarbcaevlye beenk knew I taken. Mr. Moule then remarked that he be lieved she took souse sleeves a short time ago, to which she said, " Yes, handkerchiefs and 1 the sleeves are the only things I have ever taken ; I hope you will forgive me." She then said she hoped Mr. Moule would consider her family, and the disgrace it would bring on Dr. Ramsbotham. She also asked that her husband might be sent for if Mr. Moule would not forgive her. Cross-examined—l do not recollect Mr. Moule saying I the only thing he could do was to send for an officer. I was riot watching the prisoner particularly when I saw I her take the handkerchiefs. We notice the movements of all our customers when they are left at the counter unattended to. When I first saw her, I said to Mr. Moule, jun., "Here is Mrs. Rarrisbotham coming in." Re-examined—l knew she had been suspected of steal ing some sleeves, but nevertheless I did not watch her more closely than I should have done in the case of any other person. Police constable Beckett, 231 D, said—l was called into the prosecutor's house on the 27th March, and the prisoner was given into my custody on the charge of stealing the handkerchiefs produced. I heard her ask Mr. Moule to forgive her, but Mr. Moule said he had no other alternative. She asked him a second time, but he said he could not look over it. She then turned away and said, "You may do as you like," in a very indig nant manner. I put her in a cab, and we called on Dr. Rarnsbotham as we went towards the station. Mr. H. Bonser, clerk to Messrs. Ashuret, the solici tors for the prosecution, was the last witness called, but he was riot examined. This closed the case on behalf of the prosecution. Mr. Ballantine then proceeded, very pathetically, to address the jury for the defence. He said no doubt the jury, long before they came into that box, were well acquainted with the details of that painful case. Now, he was not one of those who would put forward the po sition of the prisoner as a ground why the jury should in the slightest degree swerve from the strict letter of their duty ; but, nevertheless, he could not but ask them to bear in mind also, that if an adverse verdict were given against his client, her hopes would be crushed, and her peace of mind be destroyed for the remainder of her life jy the knowledge that she had been the means of bringing so much affliction and degradation on a family to whom she had always hitherto been endeared as a faithful wife and an affec tionate parent—whilst the future prospects of her hus band, who was a gentleman, not by the mere accident of birth or fortune, but who they all knew to be a gen tlemen of indefatigable industry and eminent talent, as well as those of their ckildren, would be irretrievably blighted were the lady to be branded as a convicted felon. The learned counsel then proceeded to the considera tion of the circumstances as proved on behalf of the pro secution. He complained that whatever might have been the motives which had actuated the pr .secution, the prisoner had scarcely been fairly dealt with in that matter. He also complained that the handkerchiefs which were alleged to have been feloniously taken by the prisoner were actually forced upon her notice —even when t was well understood amongst the assistants in the .hop that she had been suspected on a preceding occa -ion ; and this being so, she, impelled by feelings over which she could have no control, and to which he would more fully advert presently, fell into the trap, and took possession of them. Having maintained that the duty of Mr. Houle, when he was spoken to in reference to the first theft, was at least to have represented the matter to Dr. Remsbo ,ham with a view to some proper restraint being placed open the actions of the prisoner, the learned counsel went on to ridicule the idea that a person of the affluent circumstances in which the prisoner was beyond doubt ituated, went to the prosecutor's shop for the mere murpose of pilfering whatever she could get hold of. He lwelt at some length upon the means which were - adopted to tempt, as it were, the unhappy lady —unhappy in the worst possible sense—and suffer ing„ as he should show, from a morbid and dis cotto t Coming i n le m gin next tt m o itshsiooneft questionhe corime cfah s a e r d cre s d t a u t e p n o f h er mind in tent, he put it to the jury whether they could believe the prisoner had taken the articles as alleged, " with a felonious intent," or whether it would not ap pear to them more probable that she was impelled by a delusion of that involuntary, indescribable kind, which, although it scarcely amounted to actual mania, had yet its origin in a dis eased mental condition. If so, the act, being motiveless and purposeless,was but afeeling,buta simple taking. Hav ing at some length enlarged on this presumption—in sup port of which he adduced an acknowledged fact in medi cal experience, showing that women, at some periods in their lives, were affected by a species of insanity, which rendered them irresponsible for their actions, and which not only betrayed them into the gratification by unlawful means of their cupidity, but not unfrequently led them to the commission of deeds of sa much more serious type the learned counsel applied his observations on this point as explanatory of the prisoner's otherwise unaccountable conduct. He concluded an energetic address by referring to the large number of witnesses to the prisoner's character whom he was prepared to bring forward. The following witnesses were then called by Mr. Parry as to the character of the prisoner : Mr. S. Thompson, grocer, who had known the pri soner since 1828. No otie who came to thei r shop was more respected, or was more scrupulous and regular in her accounts. Mr. J. Quartermain, upholsterer ; Mr. A. F. Wace, butcher ; Mr. W. Nicholson, silversmith ; Mr. L. Groves, butcher; and Mr. T. Boot, grocer and wine merchant, all of which were tradesmen with whom the prisoner in all sonerw r a e s sp in ec t t h: habit of dealing, also spoke highly of her Dr. John Russell, the rector of Bishopsgate, said he had known her for a number of years, and no one of his arimhioners had been more exemplary in all her relations in life. Dr. Tweedie, and the Rev. H. Brown, rector of Wool wich, and Mr. Lewis, her solicitor, also gave the lady the highest character. Several ladies having also spoken to the unexception able reputation of the prisoner, The learned Judge proceeded to sum up the evidence, !onflning himself chiefly to directing them on the ques ion of the prisoner's intent, a•td left it to then to say, in the exercise of their common sense, as men of the world, and under the obligation of their oath, whether or not they conscientiously believed that the nrisoner was impelled by such motives as had been al luded to by the learned counsel. The jury, after a few minutes' consultation, expressed a wish to retire. After being absent for an hour and a-half, and it being six o'clock, the learned judge sent for the jury aid in- , quired whether there was any probability of their soon agreeing to a verdict. The Foreman said he was afraid not. The learned Sergeant thereupon said he would ad journ the court until half-past seven o'clock, which would afford them an opportunity of coming to some conclu sion, and if they were not then agreed he would see what else could be done. The jury again retired, in order to consider whether they were desirous of consulting the Court upon any point, but after the lapse of a few minutes, The learned Serjeant adjourned the court nominally during pleasure, but virtually until the hour above named. On the meeting of the Court at the appointed time, the jury were again sent for, and, on their coming into court, were asked if they had agreed upon their verdict ! The Foreman said that they had not, and that there was no probability of their doing so, as they were equally divided for a conviction and for an acquittal. The learned Judge said that they must again retire. After the lapse of half an hour, a consultation having taken place between the learned counsel for the prose cution and for the prisoner, Mr. Parry said, as it appeared from the statement of the foreman of the jury that they were equally divided in opinion, and might be so to-morrow morning, if they were looked up all night, that, with the consent of the counsel for the prosecution, he had to suggest to the Court that the jury should be discharged without giving a verdict, and at the same time he wished to state that he by no means considered that, from the information the prosecutor had received from his servants, he had gone at all beyond his duty in bringing this case forward. He did not consider he had been actuated by any vin etictive motives, er that any stigma could rest upon him. Mr. Bodkin, on the part of the prosecutor, acquiesced in this course, but denied most emphatically that any trap hal been set for the prisoner by the prosecutor. The learned Judge rejoiced at the course taken, for, however . painful it might be to him if the jury had re turned a verdict of guilty, he should have felt it to be his duty to sentence her to a term of imprisonment. This case was only another example of the evil effects of the present jury system, which made the verdict depend not on the beet-considered opinions, but on the men who could stand starvin g the longest. H e th oug h t, if a j ury did not return a verdict in a reasonable time, that they should be discharged and another jury taken. The jury was then called into court, and told that they were dt , charzed without giving a verdict. Ti;l4 announcement appeared to them r. most agree able surprisr, as a re , idence i the sessions house all night bad be:m fully a=tticipatt , ,d. The court rose at a few minutes after eight o'clock. The proceedings of the trial extended over a period of three hours. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN CIRO UlT—LivEnroor, APRIL 11. THE HOPWOOD WILL CASE. In this long-pee ding case the jury retired at lia,q past 7 this evening, and at 10 o'clock their verdict was given for the defendant. The result appeared to give the greatest satisfaction in court. Dr. Forbes Winslow, and Sir Alexander Morrison, M.D., were in court during the whole of this protracted trial, and were prepared to give evidence as ex parte if called upon to do so; but evidence of a purely specula tive and scientific character was not thought necessary on either side. HOME CIRCUIT—KINGSTON, APRIL 11. Mr. Baron Platt sat again to-clay to dipole of the re maining common jury causes. COTTERELL V. HICKS. This was an action t ) recover damages from the de fendant for having injured a dog belonging to the plaintiff. Mr. Bramwell, Q.C., and Mr. Willes were for the plaintiff ; Mr. Petersdorff and Mr. Henneker appeared for the defendant.. The plaintiff was an attorney in London, and he had a country residence near Reigate. The defendant is the bailiff to a gentleman named Wythes, residing in the same neighbourhood ; aad it appeared that on the 17th of February the dog, whose injuries were the subject of dispute, had strayed frog► his master's pre mises, and was found on the grounds of the defendant. One of his children, being alarmed at the sight of the animal, called to her father, and he, seeing a strange dog, went with a stick for the purpose of dislodging it, but, finding he could not do so very easily he struck him, and the dog very naturally began to growl. This still further aroused th• alarm of the defendant, who forth with went home and procured a gun which he discharged at the animal, and he then returned to load his gu❑ a second time, but in the interval the dog had made his way home. It appeared that the dog, which was repre sented to be a very harmless animal, and a great favou rite, was very considerably injured, and some attempts at settling the matter by paying a certain amount to a chsrity having failed, the present action was at length brought. These facts were proved in evidence, and Mr. Bishop, of Bond-street, whose interest in all matters connected with the canine species is well known, was called as a witness to prove that the animal was worth before the offence 121. or 151., but that in consequence of the in juries she had received she was not worth more than 11. The defence suggested was, that there had been some mad dogs in the neighbourhood of Reigate about the time of the occurrence, and that the defendant finding a strange dog in such a position was very naturally alarmed, and took the most effectual means to get rid of the intruder. The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Da wages, 101. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. THE SUBSCRIPTION ROOM, TUESDAY NIQHT. LATEST BETTING. COLUMN STAKES. Gto 4on Hahena (taken) 3to 1 agst Rambling Katie (taken and offered: 12 to 1 agst Sneer Colt 100 to 5 ag,t Bonnie Morn (taken) GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. 3to 1 agst Vandal (taken) 25 to 1 agst Wild Huntsman (taken) 20 to 1 agst Mr. Knowles's iot (taken). MESTER OUP. 12 to 1 agst Scythian (taken) 20 to 1 agst Muscovite (taken) 40 to 1 agst Early Bird (taken). 1000 to 20 agst Ethelwolf (taken). THE DERBY. 500 to 35 agst Dirk Hatteraick (taken) 20 to 1 art Grxculus Euriens 20 to 1 apt Ord of the Isles 3000 to 25 agst Oulston (taken). 1000 to 20 ag,t Rambling Katie (taken). 1000 to 15 agst - Corcebus (taken). WEDNESDAY. Handicap Plate of 701., for three yr-olds and upwards. D.I. (2 miles 119 yards.) Mr. Combe's Blue Beard, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Bartholomew) 1 Lord John Scott's Vingt-un, 4 yrs, Bst 41b....(We115) 2 Mr. Parr's Saucebox, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b (Flatman) 3 Mr. Kenyon's Siding, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (Raine) 4 Betting-7 to 4 agst Biue Beard ;sto 2 agst Sauce box ; 3to 1 agst Vingt un. Won easily by three lengths. Bad third. Siding beaten off. The Craven Handicap Plate of 1001. T.Y.C. (5 furlongs 140 yards.) Capt. Lane's Ephesus, aged, 9st 4:13 ...(Bartholomew) 1 Lord Clifden's Cheddar, 5 yrs, 7st 111 b (Fordham) 2 Lord Exeter's Nicotine, 5 yrs, 7st 1.11b...(J. Steggles) 3 The following also ran :—Fact, Sir James Graham, Laura Selina, Samaritan. Betting-7 to 4 agst Ephesus, 3to 1 agst Sir James Graham, 5 to 1 each agst Nicotine and Laura Selina. Von by three-quarters of a length ; the second beating the third by a neck. Handicap Plate of 501., for three-yr•olds and upwards. A.F. (1 mile 2 fur. 73 yds. Mr. Combe's Tumbler, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (S. Stegglee) 1 Mr. Bevill's Georgium Sidus, 3 yrs. Est 71b (Musgrove) 2 Mr. Gulliver's Noisette, s,yrs, 7st 71b The following also lan :—Rackapelt, Vulcan, Donum, Jujube. Betting-6 to 4 agst Georgium Sidus 3to 1 agst Noisette, 4 to 1 agst Tumbler. W on by a length ; a head between the second and third. The Column Stakes of 50 Boys each, h ft, for three-yr olds ; colts, Bst 7113 ; fillies, Bst 41b ; those by stallions or out of mares that never produced a winner allowed 31b ; if both, 51b. R.M. (i mile,l7yards). Twenty seven subs. Duke of Bedford's Habena, Bst llb (J. Rogers) 1 Mr. Bowes's The Bonnie Morn, Bst 21b (Templeman) 2 Mr. Neville's c by Paragone, 3st 21b.. (Bartholomew) 3 Lord John Scott's Rambling Katie, B,t 41b ...(Wells) 4 The following also ran :—Alcyone, br c by Red Hart, and Nutriment. Betting at Starting.—Even on Habena, 3 to 1 agst Bonnie Morn, 6 to 1 agst Rambling Katie, 7 to 1 agst Refraction colt, and 10 to 1 agst Sneer colt. Alcyone made piay with Habena second, the others lying evel , up. At Busheshill Alcyone gave way, leaving Habena in full possession of the lead, Bonnie Morn taking second place. The latter persevered very gamely, but was beaten easily by a length, three lengths between the second and third, the fourth close up with the third Alcyone was fifth. Pace good throughout. The Craven Handicap, for which 36 horses were weighed, did not obtain the stipulated numb er o f accept ances (ten) to produce a race. There was no betting after the races. In the morn ing the quotations were as under : GREAT NORTHERN. 3to 1 ag,t Vandal (taken). 6to 1 ao'st Neville (taken) THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 65 to 40 ag,t St. Hubert (taken). 4to 1 agst Lord of the Isles (taken) THE DERBY. 13 tfo 2 agst St. Hubert (taken) 10 to 1 agst Rifleman (taken) 15 to 1 nit Dirk Hatteraick (taken). 15 to 1 agst Wild Dayrell (taisen) In the paucity of sport to-day the Column Stakes was the only feature that possessed more than a passing in terest. Habena, the favourite, fully justified the confi dence of her backers, by winning easily by a length. Bonnie Morn, despite reports of his being lame, ran second to her. The weather was much better than on thy previous day, but it was cold and windy. Attendance of sompany very moderate. NEW STEWARD OF THE JOCKEY CLUB.—The Earl of Glasgow ix appointed a steward of the Jockey Club, in the place of the Hon. Francis Villiers. liAoo.—This horse is struck out of all hisengagements. CATTERICK BRIDGE RACES—WEDNESDAY. The Second Year of the Sixth Easby Triennial Produce Stakes. For three-yr-olds. Ellermiro Lady Tatton First Year of the Soventh Easby Triennial Produce Stakes. For two•yr-olds. Gamester. Eglantine Blanche . Five ran. The BrOugh Handicap. Talfourd . Seducer .. Exmouth 3 The following also ran :—St. Andrew, Van Winkle, and Prince Plausible. The Craven Handicap. Hospodar Sir Rowland Trenchard Miss Birch Nine ran. RAILWAY SHARE M4RKETS LIVERPOOL APRIL 11. STOCK EXCHANOL—The market this morning has been flat and heavy, especially for Cale:lonians. We reduce cur quotations generally about per cent. at the close. Caledonian, 30 g i ; Lancaster and Carlisle, new third shares, 51 p.; London and N-Western, 99i ; Manches ter, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 21 ; Midland, 69 ; South Eastern, 181 3.16 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 6 per Cent. Pref., 13A. BIRMINGHAM, APRIL 11. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The ton• of the market has be®a more active to-clay, and prices improved a shade. Great Western, Birmingham Guaranteed, 72a MANCHESTER, APRIL 11. STOOK EXCHANGE.—The market closed rather easier to day, and there was a limited demand. Caledonian, 30} ; Lancaster and Preston, new. 1111., 58 p. ; Sheffield, 24i ; Eastern Counties, l 1 ; Leeds, 76,1 ; London and North- Western, 99i ; Dover, 18 3-16. LEEDS, MARCH 24. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The market was flat, though DO change of importance in quotations can he quoted. Mid lands 69 9-16 ; S.-E•:stern an Dover, ISt. CRYSTAL PALACE. -ling-day, Wednesday —Ad missions on payment, 3,477; ditto by season tickets, 456. Total, 3,932. COUNT RY VARA ETS. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET—APRIL D. eh There wer e i n th e mar k et to-day, 14 sacks °sates', e'sg weighing 2801b s i mper i a l , which sold thus :-14 at 21 ' '- 0 at Ot. Os Od, and 0 at 0/. Os. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW liklaCST" APRIL 10. Il s i n There was a large supply o f s t raw of all descriptio the market. The prices to-day were as follow :- olt straw, from 8s 6,1 to lOs Od per Kemple of 16 a c to gd; tron ; whelt do., 84 01 to lO s Od. ; barley do., gd to 8 ' Hay from lid to 13d ; new ditto, Od to Od per stone. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET—APRIL 9. 0‘ Oatmeal, per s a ck o f 2801b s Fi rs t . ISecond. Thy g 1 imperial Barleymeal, per ditto Peasemeal, per ditto Flour, per ditto Pot-barley, per ditt o -as Odo =a s od Od ::: 04 DUBLIN—APRIL 10. White wheat, 39s 01 to 42s Od ; re d ditt o, 36 s to An , 0J ; barley, 13s 6d to 18s 9d ; oats, 13s 6d to 15s Od; raPel e d 27s Od to 28s 6d per brl ; oat mea l, 14 s Gd to 16 s 6d ; flour, 72s Gd to 26s Od per cwt ; luctian corn, 43s Od to 4 8 ' per 4801bs. COAL MARKET,—.Aran, li. Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market. .4. d.! Wallsend, Sce• 0. d.Buddle W. Hartley lB 1 Can's Hartley l9 6 Ed en M a i n .................. 19 ~, 6 3: Davison's West Hartley 19 6 Framwellgate . ............ g 0 Hastings Hartley l9 6 Iletton SO 0 Hartlepool West Hartley 18 6 K e pi er G range ... 20 6 H olywell l9 0 Lambton ........ ........ ..•. , a 0 Howard's West Hartley Pensher ...................• .i , g, Netherton 19 0 South Hett on ............• •2 0 0 Rave usworth Hartley l9. 0 Stewart's , Taufield l6 6 Caradoe g ' ..... • Tanfield Moor Butes ICI 6 Heugh Hall .............••• 1 9 v , 6 , Walker Primrose l6 0 South Kelloe ............... : 1 0 . , West Pelton l5 t Tees .............. : 0 IV Wrillsend, &c. T r i m d en .. ........ . - - Whitworth ..................... LI 1 ; West Kelloe .... ... ._ .... 0 0 0' Derwentwater HariloY• ' 9 North Hettou Lyons ...... 2° , , _ Harton lB 6 Hebburn l7 6 Heaton Elodley Lawson l7 6 SEABORNE MOILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General POst 4g" ty the night—and M by the morning —despatch.) DAY when a;ic ut From wt. at wbsfi to COUNTRIES. in General P os t- Port due Oflico, Loudon.' Dispatched. gfiglA M tmerica(byltrit.pack)N Every Friday •• • Liverpool ..• E" vmerice, thy United Ste. 11 packet) ...........N .......• • Liverpool ~. A p merica (by U. State: packet) .......... N kustralia (via South ampton) ........ !April 4 .. • • .... • • 3o u th amp t oi •• • • • • .4:outhrtmpton ditto (via Marseilles) N •; Dover ••.• •• Ditto (via Cape of (lope Rope) ............N ..... • CO ce • tfrica (West Coast) ..N 23d of the month Plymouth .. Apr il i!exandria..........N 4,9, 24, & 30 of 11). Dover 11.1 •.1.111 I.lexandrla ••• • • Nl 4 th 8 & 20th of mor , • .-touGtifiptor ia , , tunas ......... N :17th of the month 3eutham pt ot, -felgium .......... tailY •.•••• • • • • • Dover ...•• Da ll 9. 3razil .............. 9th of the month.. -toutii.unl ,,, '1 1111 :116 Buenos Ayre5........ 31 9th of the month., ntth.ttm- t Ap‘ 4 ',. 0 114 :ape of Good Elope —IS Various ports 0 11041 ;ape of Good Elope N Jape de Verds 9th of the mono iouthamptor .toyion (see India) „Muffle! Isles NI \lon 4 outhamP , on r .--u" 1,1 Pt 17th of moat` Southampton :tuna . Once , a month.... April 4 ;onstalitinople 1,130 8,23,6tt8 ot n, down lonstantinople ........ Ith !It 20th of 4onth , tmp.oi, ;ont. of Europe &h Nvic., daily .. Dover .....• ••7.gypt (see India) redhil Tw i 'ranee ........ 3i['wick" daily ,iove , • • - iihraltar NI 4,7, 17, 20, 27 of a, 4- , tithamp.ol Ireece (see In da) freytown M I & 17th 01 moi.. tu toil 1 ftt•ime. latcharg h Cuesday & Fritia;. L0nd0n..... I.lvannah .......... 'lnd of the moot jUll tmoupt. , AprU Tolland ............ At ••• •• • ... D over 03i '416 londurai .......... (7th of the m onth. Aouthamptot 3 jii i iftWa ivlaScutharnpt.):tl ith & 20th of moll. Piyrn •uth •• .vita ( via Marseilles)M 9th& 25th of mon tl Dover ...... .union Isles (see Inds) 7, 17, &27 of mot, uover..... watt llotfliead . • rw' n 16 reland ......M N wice daily fshtn Si 7,9, 17, & 27 of m. iouthampto. Apr , ' qadeira 9th of the Montt ioutliampto6 tradeira ............ N 23d of month Liverpool ... AP"' tialta (see India) AO 4 Malta ............ , 8, 18, &28 of mon. D over Hauritius (see India) 11-mritius ..........N 14th of the month Mexico tail of the month. Soathamptoi 1•0 1 - 1 btbl s tll2sthofmon. Dover few Granada .. ~..It; 2d & 17th of mouth Southampton. • Jew Zealand By private ship .. Various pert eapal States ,tlllsth2stholmon. Dover Peninsula thl7th27thofthon. - toutharnptot . . Peru ..............N ld & 27th of mop. l outhamptoi .010 Port Natal .... By private ship... V ar i ous port: traC' dicily ..........N ith ls th2sthottrio:., Dover ...... Cuticany sth 15 th25thofmom °over .... • „I/ ~,. treneaueta 2d& 17th 17th of month iouthampto AY Vaal Diemen's Land (sec ; Australia) ... 'Vest [miles Id& 17th of mono iouthamptm 1 April , de • When any of these dates fall on a Sunday, the malls will IA ipatched on the following day, with the exception of the Indio •. 4 onthampton), and the Malta, both of which will be despatched preceding da). WIAD AND WEATHER REPORT. _ - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11* Stations. Course of Wind. State of Weather' Greenwich .. N. W Overcast. Lothhury Shrewsbury.. . ManchesterW. N.W Carlisle Lancaster . Maryport . W. N.W. Whitehaven ...... N.W Fine. Stoke-on-Trent... N.W. Sheffield ............ E. N. E Fine. Ipswich N.W Very windy. Great Grimsby ..• N.W... Boston N.W Fine. Gainsttorough .... S.E. Hague W. 5.W..... Rain. Southampton N.W . Fine. . Poole Portsmouth Winchfield.... ..... S.W. Fine. ~ Bristol N.W Very cloudy. Plymouth Exeter . , N.W Fine. Gloucester W.N. W.... Very windy. Cardiff N.W Cloudy— Windy. Swansea N.W Fine. Haverford west ... N. W Fine. Yarmouth Lowestoft N. Very windy. Brighton N.E. rise. Holyhead ... W. N. W.... Fine. Dublin W Fine. LiverpoJl Derby N.W ......... Cloudy. Leicester W ............ Cloudy. Leamington W........... Cold—Cl o ndy. Cam bridge N . W ......... Cloudy. York illascrow 2, li aurgh W . . Very fine. Perth Dundee . W Fine. Aberdeen ........... N. W Very fine. Sunderlabd ......... N.W,...... - Cloudy. Hull N.N.'W. ... , Cloudy. Scarborough Whitby Darlington W Fine. Berwick N.W......... Fine. Dover N. W Partially cloudy. Strood S.W Overcast. Tunbridge N.W Partially cloudy. [ADVERTISEMENTd—HoIIoway's Ointme n t ao- A a liph for Bad Leg s .—C opy o f a l etter f rom Mr. Geo. Ph,.,."ivr of Livers-l ane , li aver f or d west. "T o Professor P ° oo way—Sir, I consider it my duty to make kno i v i tilldt benefit I derived from using your ointment and jjeff, after suffering very severely from a wound in OV A OIO for which I was under the treatment of several rtl e- h - o t. men for nine months, without deriVing any benefitZ r- c ef ever. At last I resorted to your remedies, which w tainly did wonders ; for after using them fora few We cot accordance w ith your directions, my l eg i s comin g -e a cured."—Sold by all medici ne ven d ors , an d a t profeP;l Holloway's est a bli s h ments, 244, Strand, London') '- 80, Maiden-lane, New York. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 10th inst., at Margaret-street, Cavendish -00.i* lie wife of the Rev. Professor Marks. OF A DAUGHTER. „, •1 10 0 ' On the 11th inst., at 7, Northampton -terrace, ;ibiJ° bury, the wife of the Rev, John Macfarlane, of Chapel, Moorgate. MARRIED. Tri ni On the llth i ns t., a t th e Ch urc h of the Holy o Paddington, Alexander, younger son of Mr. Jeffor i l lali 2, Eastbourne-terrace, Hyde-park, to Henrietta / 4° ' eldest daughter of Mr. Blandfo r d, of Tackley, Oxon' On the 9th inst ., at Newbury Church, J. F. ili c ivrell* Esl., to Mary Ann, thi r d d aug ht er of the late Job " Esi., of Wallingford. DIED, s Of' ;n On the 10th in‘t., at 6, L ower Grosvenor-plaee, 0,1 1, : r,r.th year of her age, J ane, w if e o f John Tarte, Et.: set': elder daughter of the l a t e H enry Th wa i tos, Esq., OP'i th e for many years editor and p r i nc i pa l propr i e tor ° Morning Herald newspaper. TOO' On the 24 inst., a t N ap l es, G eorge B e ll as Green t Esq., of Grove H ouse , R egen t' s . par k . S g etilj t On the 17th ult., a t K u l u li H osp i tal, Turkey, - °r oil ° Charles Dougla s , I s t B a tt a li on Rifl e Brigade, Mr. Wm. Wick s , o f th e 01 4 1 K en t- roa d , aged 24 step - 24. it %OP On the Bth i ns t., a t Wimbledon, johl Sanfor d, aged 93. Pt to On the 9th inst., Captain W. D. Simpson, late 51st Light Infmtry, aged 63. $64 ' On tie 10th inst., at Upper T oo ti ng, J os eph E llll ' aged 77. 11 tr ee 4 On the 10th inst., Mr. Wm. Loater, of AZlwe -1 Pentonville, aged 75. y fi On the 1:0 inst., at Hillside Cottage, near 801 0 o Mary, the wife of the Rev. D. C ooper, youn geot el s the late Win. Wyon, Eso , R.A. LONDON : Printed Rad Publisbod by MUILDO 11 ,, °1 1 . 1= 7 4 of No. i 12, -;tr:tha, Print,..-, a t The Sun Office, r d Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in die 10* Middleux, Thurstlay,_.L.pril 12, 1840,