The Sun. — London, England, 1849-04-16 00:00:00

kinds ruled quite as dear. Indian C)rn at an r.(lvaueo of is to 2s per q: rter. Mcal h& , * f The Flour trade Yk as firm, and the currtncics vitae a shade higher. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat —Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier • • • • .. 58s to 59s [Oats— Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Fevd. 15s 1"s Potato ...... • • 17s 231 Youghal and Cork, Black .• • 13s ISs Cork, White .. •.. 13s 19. Scotch, Feed. •• . • 185 '22s Beans—Tick •• . • .... 25s 34s Pigeons ...... 38s 44s Peas—Grey .. ••• ••• • . 311 35s Maple. ••••• • • • .. 33s 34 8 White... •• • • •• • 24s 27, Boilers ••••• • • . • 278 32 8 Flour—Town-made ... 38s 42, Suffolk ••• • • • 313 341; Stocktn & Norfolk 30s 33; Red. 37s to 498 Ditto,White, New 42s 54s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red..... 378 395 Ditto, White ••• • • • 398 498 Irish, Red .. .• . 335 405 Ditto,White ••• • .. 42s 44s Bye— Old ............ 228 255 New............. 228 25s Barley —Grinding. 23s 25s Malting . ........ 28s 309 Chevalier .... 318 33s Malt—Suffolk and N0r f01k............ 578 585 8r0wn..... • . 488 50s Kingston and Ware 57s 585 SEED MARKET. _ _ Clover Seed moves off slowly, at somewhat reduced prices. In the value of other kinds of seed we have no material alteration to report. Cakes continue very du in sale. Turnip,Whlte, per bush. lls to 12s 27s 30s 16s 18s 32s 34s 48s 50. 36s 38s 36. 38s 3Cs 40s Red and Green.. • • lls 12s Mustard, 8r0wn.... . 6s II s White •• • • ••• .. 8s 128' Tares, New ••••• • • • • • 7s 8s Old ..... .. 4s Gs Canary, per quarter .. 100 s 12Cs Bye grass.. ••• • . 208 24s Clover, R Eng . (cwt.) 30s SGB White ........ .. 328 43 s Foreign R0d.... • . 216 40s White.... 30s 40s Trefoil ..•• •. •....... 120 ise SMITHFIELD. Carraway ............ Coriander • • . • • • • • Hempseed, per quarter [ Linseed, Eng. Sowing • • Crushing Baltic ........ Odessa . Linseed Cake, pr.l,ooo— ......91 108 101 Cs Foreign...... 6/ Os 81 es Rape Cakes, pr ton 41 58 41 :5e Rapeseed, per last 301 Os 3210 s The continuance of very low prices here has had the anticipated effect of causing a considerable falling-off in the imports of live stock into London, as well as at the principal outports. The total arrival in the metropolis since Monday tact has amounted to only 656 head. At the corresponding period in 1848, there were received 1,156; and at the same time in 1847, 1,936 head. It appears, therefore, that the supply in the week just con cluded has been less by 1,280 head than in 1847, and less by 500 head than in 1848. IMPORTS INTO LONDON IN THE PAST WEEK. From Beasts. Harlingen 141 ... Rotterdam ll2 ... Antwerp Calais Ostend. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 22 .. ... 5 ... 8 140 ... ... 104 ... 3 ... ... b ... 4S• •• -- ... ... Total 256 ... 210 179 .. 11 Corresponding week in 1848... 545 ... 612 ... 99 ... Difference... 289 less. -Unless. 120 more. 11 m Even the time of year considered, our market to-day was very sca nt il y supplied with Foreign stock, the general quality of which was inferior, yet the demand for it was in a very sluggish state, at barely last week's quotations. The numbers of Beasts received fresh up from our graz ing districts were again extensive and of very superior quality; indeed, scarcely a second-rate bullock was on offer. Although the attendance of buyers was large, and the dead markets were well cleared of their last week's supplies, the Beef trade, owing to the heavy sup ply, was by no means active. However, a fair average portion of the Beasts were disposed of at prices about equal to those obtained on Monday last; but the highest general quotation for Beef did not exceed 3s 6d per 81bs. Beef is now selling at fully Is, Mutton is 4d, Lamb Bd, Veal 6d to Bd, and Purk 8d to 10d per 81bs. beneath the prices obtained at the corresponding period in 1848. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received about 1,800 Scots, homebreds and short-horned from the westt ra and midland districts, 900 Herefords, runts, Devons, &c.; from other parts of England 600 of various breeds; and from Scotland 300 horned and polled Scots. The remainder of the supply was from abroad and the neighbourhood of the metropolis. There st as a decided increase in the numbers of Sheep, most of which ►ere in good condition ; yet the mutton trade was tolerably steady at Friday's improvement in value. The primest old Downs, in the wool, sold at from 4s to 4s 4d; out of the wool, 3s 6d to 3s 10d per 81b. Lambs were in good supply, and fair request, at from 5s 4d to 6s 4d.per Sib. We had a better sale for calves, the value of which had an upward tendency. In pigs exceedingly little business was transacted. Prices remained unaltered. Per albs. to sink the offal. a. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts..... 2 4 2 6 gecond quality -... 2 8 2le Prime large Oxen.. 3 0 3 4 Prime Scots ...... 3 4 3 6 Large coarse Calves 3 6 4 0 Priraesinall dittO .. 4 2 4 6 _ s. d. to s. o. Second qual. Sheep 3 0 3 6 Coarse-woolled ditto 3 8 310 Southdown Nether 4 0 4 4 Ditto eut of the wool 3 6 310 Large Hogs •••• • • 3 2 „I I Small Porkers ••.. 3 10 4 3 Quarter old Pigs ••16 0 21 0 Lambs 6 4 6 4 AT MARKET. Calves. I Pigs. 99 2f•O I rigs. Suckling Calves Inferior Sheep • .18 0 26 0 . 2 8 210 Beasts. 3,892 TOTAL SUPPLY I Sheep. 20,600 FOREIGN I Sheep. 610 SUPPLY. I Calves. 47 NEIXTGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of meat received up to these markets, last week, from Scotland and various parts of England, amounted to about 400 carcasses of Beef, 700 ditto of Mutton, 300 ditto of Lamb, 200 ditto of Veal, and 350 ditto of Pork. With London-killed meat, we have been tolerably well, but not to say heavily, supplied. Prime Beef and Mutton have sold to a fair extent, at full prices, but Lamb has fallen in ♦alue 4d per Sibs. In the value of other kinds of meat, we have no change to notice. From llamburgh three baskets of fresh meat ha►e come to hand, and about 250 carcasses of foreign meat, killed in the metropolis, have been disposed of. Beasts. 191 At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to 1. d. 11. d. to s. d. Beef,inferior...... 3 2 2 4 Mutton, inferior .. 2 4 2 8 --- middling -. •• 2 6 2 it middling.. 210 3 4 -- primelarge .. 210 3 0 prime —— 3 6 3 6 prime small.. 3 2 3 4 Pork, large .... 210 3 4 Vea1........ • ... 3 4 4 3 small ——•• • . 3 6 4 2 Lamb. 56 2d to 66 2d. BOROUGIC AND SPIT.I3.I.FIELDS. The arrivals of Potatoes coastwise during the past week have been somewhat on the increase—they having amounted to about 3,000 tons, chiefly from Scotland, Yorkshire, Essex, and Kent, in but middling condition. The foreign imports have been as follows:—From Ant werp, 225 tons, 136 bags; Rotterdam, 56 tons, 312 sacks, 2,735 bags; Ostend, 63 tons; Rouen, 113 tons; Ghent, 1,014 bags; Leer, 43 sacks; Hamburgh, 170 sacks; and Groningen, 50 tons—forming a total quan tity of about 1,200 tons. Sound Potatoes being scarce, such descriptions continue to move off steadily, at very full price& All other kinds are a slow sale, at our quo tations. Per Ton. York. Regents 125 s to 155 s Ditto Shaws llss to 135 s Scotch Reds loss to 120 s Ditto Cups lO5B to 120 s Ditto Whites 755 to 90s Lincoln.Regents.llss to 135 s Per Ton. Essex Regents llos to 130 s Ditto Shams loss to 125 s Ditto Kidneys loos to 125 s French Whites 9os to 100 s Belgian ditto Bos to 923 Dutch ditto BOROUGH NOP IVIARKEIT. We have to notice a slight improvement in the demand for the finest hops of last year's growth, at, in some in stances, a trifling advance in the quotations. All other kinds are dull in the extreme, and rather lower to pur chase. Sussex pockets, 21 4s to 21 18s; Weald of Kent ditto, 21 12s to 31 8s; Mid. and East Kent ditto, 313 s to 61 14s per cwt. WOOL. There were received into London, last week, 1,324 bales of Wool from Port Philip, 120 ditto from Ham burgh, and 70 ditto from the Cape. For nearly all kinds of Wool—especially the low descriptions—the demand is still in a very inactive state. To effect large sales, lower prices must be submitted to by the importers. The heavy stocks held by the farmers continue to operate against the market. TALLOW. Since our last report exceedingly little business has been transacted in this market, and prices have further declined quite 6d per cwt. To-day P. Y. C. on the spot is heavy at 38s. 6d. For forward delivery there are sellers at 39* 6d per cwt, but no buyers. Town Tallow has declined to 38s 6d per cwt, net cash; rough Fat 2s 2d per 81bs. Letters received this morning from St. Peteraburgh state that very little business was doing on English amount, and that prices were decidedly lower. 1845. Stock this day ••.. •• 20,798 Price of Y. C. I tos 38 0 e g0 Delivery last week: • • 1,202 Ditto from June 1.... 78,414 Arrivals last week . 754 Ditto from June 1 ... 80, 21 Nice of Town 41s 1846. 1847. 12,848 10,b68 42s 3d 48s 9d to 4286,1 to 49s Od 7,40 518 Od to 08 Od 818 1 824 81,615 74,518 sel 78,659 , 74,458 44s Od 518 Od 1849.1 27,278 38s 6d to Os 893 1,049 91,688 88,8 1 b 1,437 276 90,996 108.558 525. 41s Od THE IRON TRADE OF SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE.--- DUDLEY, SATURDAY.—The quarterly meetings of the iron masters closed in this town to-night, and, taken as a whole, they have at each town in which they have bean held passed off satisfactorily. Notwithstanding the com paratively indifferent state of the home trade. the ad vance in the price of iron made in February has been fully maintained. Prices are now about as follows: bars, 71. 10s.; hoops, from 81 . to 8/. los. ; an d p i gs, from 3/. 10s. to 31. 15s. Messrs. Hooper, Grazebrook, and other iron and coal masters of Stourbridge, have re solved to advance the colliers' and miners' wages 3d. per day, and the prices of coal and slack 6 d. per ton. It has a l so b een agreed that the wages of the puddlers in that town and neighbourhood should be advanced 6d. Per ton, an d w hi c h t h ey h ave h a d notice that they are to receive, A W OMAN M URDERED BY HER HUSBAND.—The neighbourhood of Peter-street, Westminster, was on Saturday evening, about 8 o'clock, the scene of a murder committed by a labourer, resident in Lvg-court, of the name of Yardley, upon his wife, with whom he had been quarelling, because she would not give him money out of his wee k' s wages. He struck and kicked the woman, who mit .was in an a d vance d stage of pregnancy, in a b ruta l t3_ a manner. A surgeon was sent for, but his assistance was of o avail, and a b out 9 o ' clock the woman died. She I the tis . mother of 13 children, of whom seven are living. she hstiasidhetliee deceased was much addicted to liquor, that on the ocettenietwice an inmate of Brixton gaol, and that proper co , ae 1.1 of her first confinement there an im sister. y lion was formed between Yardley and her tempted to es ca - ardle Y• after the commission of the murder, at- Pe, but he at of the night. Was apprehended in the course DEPARTURE or TH E North American Royaimemaussia.—The British and the command of Captain . i l l steam- ship, Cambria; under pool, on Saturday afternoon a ron, sailed from Liver passengers, and about 53 ' having that on boaad nearly 70 from New York, with dates t in specie. The Canada, inat., may be expected to-day roerrat city to the 4th o-inorrow. THE EX-ROYAL FAMILY F RANCE.—The Count and Countess de Neuilly, ° a r c puke and Duchess de Nemours, the accom panied by the de e Joinville, and the Duke and Duchess ede; and Princess p m: ir young children , left Claremont Anmale, and r St. Leonard's , on Saturday last, blended , the Countess havin be ,to repair to that f • g resort nefit 0 her health. favourite marine for the Coe fer math. We understand the ill Q S • ut and Count, intend QS mous eeks. A .. to Countess to sojourn there ab iimi d suite attended the Royal exiles. out six TilE- SUN, MONEY and COMMERCIAL NE WS. tai s , 7e, ; The sales of Cotton at Liverpool en Saturday ae ere about 5,000 to 6,000 bales, including 1,000 on specula tion. 4,500 American realised aid. to 5.0.; 200 Per nams and Maratiliam, 41d. to 51d.; 300 bursts, aisl. to 41.; and :l0 Sea Island, 9d. to 11 id. The Market N't EtS steady at full prices. —Railway Shares were quiet, very little business being done. The folowing are some particulars of the Iron Trade, as given in Al is' Birmingham Gazette:— " During the early part of the week considerable dis trust was exhibited by the merchants and buyers ofiron, us to the determination with which the nominal advance of twenty shillings per ton in price, would be carried out by the ironmasters here ; while, on the other hand, some of the manufacturers of the finer qualities were calculating that they should be able to secure even rather better terms, as it was known that the Shrop shire makers were decidedly firm, and that an advance of wages had been given, both there and in the Welsh district. It was also rumoured that, in consequence of the busy state of the nail trade a further advance was contemplated in nail rods ; indeed, a report pre vailed that 81. per ton had been demanded by at least one house for that article. In conse quence of these conflicting views, although the attendance at Wolverhampton on Wednesday was equal to the usual average, business was transacted very languidly. The same impressions still obtained on Thursday, and for some time influenced the proceedings of the meeting, but towards its close they were gradually relinquished, and bargains were more freely concluded, sellers contenting themselves with supporting their pre vious position, :and customers yielding with some show of reluctance, and although a considerable portion of the business of the immediate home district was deferred till Saturday evening, and caution was throughout very generally the predominant feeling, it was then pretty well cleared up at Dudley, and upon the whole, the re sult is allowed to be satisfactory, both as to orders and settlement of accounts." The Hamburgh mail has arrived bringing advices of Friday, but they add nothing material to the information previously received concerning the war. The Danes appear resolved to act upon the guerilla system, and to retire to the island of Alsen, thence to operate as occasion serves, and by sea they will be especially watchful. Not even the neutral steamers were allowed to go into the Elbe after the 12th instant, but they will be permitted to clear out until the 30th. At Copenhagen the hope was still indulged that England, France, and Russia, in their own interest, would inter fere to support Denmark. Business at Hamburgh was exceedingly dull as respected all branches, and not much was doing in exchanges. Drafts on London were, how ever, in request, and at long dates were scarce. Money was abundant. The General Steam Navigation Company here has issued a notice that it can take no more freight to Hamburgh, the blockade being so strict as to allow only of mails and passengers being con veyed. Among the merchants connected with the Baltic trade there are sad complaints of the injury sustained, and the corn market already feels sensibly the effect of the interruption of foreign supplies, the quantity of English brought to market being perfectly insignificant. A brisk business has been done in Mark lane to-day, and wheat has risen is. to 3s. per quarter, all other grain being likewise dearer. No doubt can exist that the commerce of France has recently been steadily improving, but there is, never theless, a slight check within the last week or two. The latest Bank of France return shows this, the decrease in the accounts current being five millions at Paris, although in the provinces there was an increase of two millions. The circulation was lessened by fifteen millions of francs. On the other hand, it is satisfactory to find the Treasury balance larger by three millions. The English Stock Market has been exceedingly quiet, and, in consequence of a speculative sale, not quite so firm as on Saturday, when Consols closed at 92} -i. There has been a rumour that the Russians intend to assist the Danes, but it may be observed that such is not the expectation among com mercial men, and it is more probable that advantage is taken of the limited business done to keep down values. A time sale, about 100,000/. it is said, has been effected this morning. Consols are 924 for Money and Account. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 911 to 92, and the Three per Cents. 901 to 91. Bank Stock has been at 192 to 1931. Exchequer-bills have been quoted 455. to 485., and India Bonds 635. to 645. premium. In the Foreign Market the operations have been chiefly in connexion with the half-monthly settlement. Mexican are steady at 30 to 30k, and Portuguese Four per Cents. at 29 to 1, owing to a remittance having been received towards the next dividend. Spanish Five per Cents. are 171 to 18, and the Three per Cents. 321 to 1, being buoyant. Equador are 3i to 4, and Buenos Ayres, Sq. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 50 to it. Railway Shares have been more buoyant generally, and the favourite lines are quoted at fuller prices. ONE cLOsING eittrES OF BAITISII FUNDS. O'CLOCK PRICES. Rank Stock 81 eJ Cent. Reduced A , ins 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 92 % 1A 92 ST, -.w 31A per Cent. Anns. .. ...ong Anna. to expire Jan. l 860 -16 8% Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 — 8 13-16 ndia Stock — 2,f8 tdia Bonds, 1,0001. Ditto under 1,0011.. . 64 63 p Consols for Account 92% L A xchequer Bills. I%d. & 2d. 1,0001. June 500/. June Small. June PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS ONE O'CLOCK. 64'p 631 p 92' 48 p 46:p p CLOslis PRICES Brazilian Bonds Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 38% 38 1 Equador Bonds .ki oilcan, 5 per Cent. 1846 3O 30% 30 30M 30 Ditto, Account 30% 30 , Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents — 67 Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto, 4 per Cent 29M 29 29 Ditto, Account... ............. Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account . 1 7 34 18 18 , Ditto, 3 per Cent Ditto. Account 3234 32% Dividends on the above payable in London. _ . Austrian, 5 per Cent . ...... 80 1 ; ,,,, Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild..... 50 50% 50 1 4 PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSINI3 NAILWA.Y SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICER. Aberdeen 5O ...... 17 17 1 4 16 1 / 2 ... 16$ Birmingham and Ox ford Junct., calls duly paid, or with a guaran. 20 Birming, Wolverh'ton, and Dudley, calls duly . pd, or with guarantee 10 ..... 15 11 ,4 Boston, Stamfd ticißirm. 5 Bristol' and Exeter 9O ... .. Ditto, Thirds .... ..... 27 1 ,E ...... Buckinghamshire ... 161. 4s. .i',aledonian Do. New 101. Pref..... 10 ... ;hester and Holyhead... 50 Ditto, Preference Eastern Counties........ 20 ••••.• 8% 3i Do. New Guaranteed 6 per Cent... lO ...... 11% 1 4.... Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 25 Do. Scrip (6 per cent.) 20 - ..... 19% East Lancashire Do., 6 per Cent. Pre- 1 ; ference Quarters ... 6% 7% East Lincolnshire ...... 25 , heat Northern Do., ~ ,2 A Deferred ... 12 1 4...... 4% ... . Do., 1 ,4 B 6 per Cent.. 7 1 ,E rcat North of England.loo .....• ...... Ditto, New, 40/ 4O Ditto, ditto Ditto, New,ls/... ...... 14 .. Great Western 100 ...... 93 1 4 Ditto, 1 % Shares tlull and Selby .. ...... 50 ...... ... Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... 49 %....- ......... 491 Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 Do. Fifths.... ........ ... 10 Do. New, Gua. 6 ner ct. 10 Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 Leeds and Bradford 5O lOO ... ..... - ... 100 Leeds and Think ...... 50 ........ ...... Ditto, New . ..... ..... 40 London &Blackwell.-- 12% 5 1 / 2 ...... ........ 5 1 / 2 _ondon, Brighton, and South Coast 50..... 39 391 i 38% 39% 39% Ditto, New Si., guar 6 per cent. - Loq-lio, and N. Western 100 13 2 1h 133......... 133 Ditto, New Quarters.. 7 ll .... Date, Fifth*..... .. .. 2 ..... 8%... Laani.&N Western 50 .... 37% 36 3 4 Ditto, Thirds l6/.135.4d.... 4,1, 1 ,4 dis 4l dis Du., New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 o . siti pe an r (_'.e d n s t. on Cent. on Calls Manztiester , Buxton,and Matlock 4%. 1 1,49-.' Midland ........ .. : ... ...100 ....„ 76 761. A Do., do., 50/. Shares... 25 ....• ••• • DoConsol. Bristol and Birming., 6 per ct. -.100 ...... _ "'122% Midland Great Western Irish Newmarket Nrth British 12% 6% Ditto, Halves .. Ditto, Quarters j .... 6 1 4 1 3 4 % 3% N or th Staffordshire ...... 17% l4 Reading, Guildford, and 12%.•••• 13 1 Reigate 4 .. •••••• Scottish s hre, Shrewsbury ur3,and Central B . . i . r m . .. .. 1 ...... 2_4 so D ut i h tto E , as N t e e w ra Gu . a . r .. a . n . ......... 33 ...... ... ..... South Wales.... 3831/3 2 5 0, 3 22 8, 1114 Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... ...... 50 000000000000 ..• Do. do. do. ... 25 fork, Newcastle, and Berwick. Do. Newcastle Exten. 20 ...... ..... • Do. G.N.l4:.Preterence 8 ... 6, 1 1 ............. .. York an6l North Midland 50 42 ........ ...... Ditto, Preference 10 Do. East :Lad W est Rid ing Estensicn 7% 28 5 l 0 ~ q 4% e 6; 3314 95 1934 16 7 .4 13 1 4 24% 9% 22 14;.; 2 29 1 4 171 4 63 4 42 8 IA 21 1 h FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Demerara ....... .......... 17 1 4.-- 8 1 ,4... B% East Indian Northern of France Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7 ...... Saml , re and Meuse 2O ..... 4 Tours and,Nantes .. 11 JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia National of Ireland ........ 33 16/4 LONDON, LLOYD'S DAY.) I-o .1 ON . 16. at .N. t' iroderate breeze and cloudy. DANISH BLOCKADE. HAmnuncif, APRIL 13.—The.Tribunal of Commerce has this day published the following notice:—Agreeably to a notification from Consul-General of this day, the Commodore of the Danish Navy in the North Sea has given tEe official notice that from sunrise of this day (12th April) the blockade of the Elbe, Weser, and Isdhe, has commenced, that neutral vessels, however, now lying in the ports of the blockaded rivers, after having ascertained their identity, may pass until sunset of the 30th of this month, as well as that also after that date the steamers with the Royal British mails shall pass, provided that only the Post-office letter bags and passengers are on board. CLYDE, APRIL 14.—Wind E., fresh.—Sld. 13th Pur suit, New York; 14th, Birman, Manilla; Sylvia, Dal housie. Put back 12th Hibernia, for Quebec, leaky. TEIGNMOUTH, APRIL 14.—Wind E.—Sld. Nancy, St. John's, Newfoundland. WHITBY, APRIL 14.—The Tutalina is on shore near Runswick, and expected to have received damage. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 14.—Wind S.E., 15th, E.N.E.— Arrd. 14th, Thomas Lee, James, Calcutta; Mary Hart ley, Donough, Mauritius; Wm. Peile, Scott, Buenos Ayres; Emelie, Paraiba; Salacia, Hannah, New Orleans; Mount Washington, Blaisdell, ditto; Glenlyon, Muir head, ditto; Sir Henry Pottinger, ditto; Clyde, Hali roro, Charleston ; A. G. Chandler, New York. Sid. Negotiator, Bombay ; Arid, Sierra Leone ; Alice, Brooks, Brazils; Light of the Harem, Buenos Ayres; Ann Bates, Rio Janeiro; Haidee, New Orleans ; Isaac Newton, Philadelphia; Saranak, Philadelphia; Garrick, New York; Liberty, New York; Defence, New York; F. Y., New York ; St. Lawrence, New York ; Cambria, steamer, Boston ; Mary, Newfoundland ; Henry, New foundland ; Hero, Newfoundland ; Wellington, New foundland; Shaw, Newfoundland; John, Newfoundland; James, Newfoundland; Horatio, Newfoundland ; Chun, Davis's Straits; Bounty, Hall, Pernambuco; Speculator, Tampico ; Ward, Chipman, New York ; Britannia, Staten Island; 15th, Patrick, Henry, Baltimore; Mary,' Ridley, Newfoundland.—Off port, Mary Ann John stone, Brenda, Mischief. MARGATE, APRIL 15.—A quarter cask of sherry, marked "J. Wood and Co.; and two quarter boards, marked " Queen Victoria," have been picked up and brought in here. SCARBOROUGH, APRIL 15.—A quantity of wreck has washed on shore this morning, three miles north of this place, and an arch board marked " Northumbria," sup posed to belong to a large old Collier vessel. Part of the wreck, quarter of a mile from the land. No boats have been seen, but hopes are entertained that the crew may have got on board some ship. COWES, APRIL 14.—Arrd. Jot, Young, Pernam buco ; Mina, Forrest, St. Domingo ; Leontine, Thor mann, Charleston; Emma, Edgard, New York, both for Bremen. DEAL, APRIL 14.—Wind W. to E.N.E.; 15, N.N.W. to E.N.E.—Arrd. 14, Miranda, Marled, Demerara; Point, Burgess, Jamaica; 15, President, Newman, Rio Grande for Hamburgh; Thornhill, Eils, New Orleans. Arrd. from the River and sld. 14, Soundraporvy, Stamp, Jamaica; Sydney, Whitmore, Quebec; 15, Randolph, Dale, Port Philip; Queen of England, Cawkitt, Cal cutta; Northumberland, Parish, ditto; Symmetry, Rickards, Ceylon; Countess of Zetland, Atkinson, Cape of Good Hope and Penang; Jane Black, Spalding, Rio Janeiro; Earl Durham, Anderson, New York; Hebe, Hood, ditto. Sid. 14, City of Rochester, Shediac; Hymen, Quebec; Marwood, ditto; 15, Northumberland, Calcutta; Eleanor, Bombay. YARMOUTH, APRIL 12.—The Ebenezer, which was put on shore on Hemsby Beach 30th ult., was this morn ing hove off and brought into this harbour, making much water. Many bales, and a large quantity of loose wood, and several pieces of plank, apparently not been long in the water—on one of the bales G. or C. in a diamond, No. 88 —were passed, 4th inst., lat. 13, lon. 47, by the Apollo, arrd off the Land's End. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 14.—Arid. Elizabeth, Le Brun, Buenos Ayres, for Hamburgh; Secret, Miller, Calcutta; William Gladstone, Smith, Valparaiso; Hermitic', Hen ricks, Rio Janeiro for Bremen. OFF PLYMOUTH, APRIL 14.—Lady Katharine, Bar ham, Jamaica. BLYTH, APRIL 14.—The Village Maid, of and from North Sunderland, for Newcastle, got on the rocks near this place yesterday, but was assisted off this morning, and brought in here. HULL, APRIL 14.—The Rose, Trawler, of Dart mouth, was iu contact with a brig, supposed a light collier, on the 11th inst., between the Cromer and Hasborough Lights, and sank ; crew saved. The Mayoress, of Sunderland, for London, coal laden, was towed into the Roads to-day, with loss of fore top mast, bowsprit, and other damage, having been in contact. ThE RIVER PLATE. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 14.—The barque Melody, Captain Hooper, 252 tons, belonging to Messrs. Haycroft and Petluck, of this port, arrived here on the 12th inst., with 4,700 hides, and more than 300 pipes of tallow for Bristol. She is 76 days from Buenos Ayres, having left on the 26th of January, 11 days after the departure of the mail brought home by her Majesty's packet Seagull, Lieutenant James Smail. The only man-of-war of all nations at Buenos Ayres was her Majesty's steam sloop Alecto, which lay in the outer roadstead. • About 200 merchant vessels were discharging or loading— viz., 27 British, 19 American, 5 Danes, 10 French, 3 Hamburgh, 14 Spanish, 17 Brazilian, &c., a large pro. portion of which were bound for the Continent. General Rosas continued to be highly esteemed by the inhabitants of Buenos Ayres, where a good business was doing, and trade was progressing undisturbed. Exchange 2/d. the paper dollar. Fresh beef 16 paper dollars per dollars per quarter. VEgetables dear in proportion. Flour, 200 paper dollars per barrel demanded ashore; and seven dollars per barrel given for American flour out of ships from the southern states. Current Freights—Salt hides, 525. 6d. per ton, and tallow 60s. for Great Britain. The market for salt was plentiful, if not glutted. The only communication with Monte Video is either by mail or private packet. The Melody has had a favourable passage home and continued northing on the same tack through 66 degrees, until sho reached about 43 north latitude and 40 west long., when she lost the north-east trades. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY. - The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Montrose, Captain S. Lewis, arrived this evening at seven o'clock, with the usual mails from Gibraltar, Cadiz, Lisbon, Oporto, and Vigo. in charge of Lieut. Langton, Admiralty agent. The Montrose has brought home about twenty first and second class passengers, and eighteen distressed British seamen. Her freight consists of 588 half chests of oranges, 50 boxes of onions, 17 packages of specie, 33 baskets of potatoes, 11 casks of leeches, and 27 packages of sundries. The Montrose left at Gibraltar her Majesty's steamer Janus, and American store-ship Supply. At Lisbon, her Majesty's brig Harlequin, United States frigate St. Law rence, and the usual Portuguese squadron. The quarantine regulations are still in force at all the ports, and there appears no prospect of their being re moved. LOSS OF THE BARQUE TYNWALD, OF LIVER- POOL, BY FIRE. By the arrival of the Montrose we are put in posses sion of the facts relative to the total destruction of the barque Tynwald, 203 tons, Captain Mills, of Liverpool, in lat. 50 7 N., long. 8 31 W., bound to the Cape of Good Hope, with a general cargo. It appears that the ill-fated barque sailed from Liverpool on the 16th of March, and that on the 24th the fire was discovered, and from the rapidity with which the flames spread, and the hold it had on the barque, attempts to 'subdue it were rendered impossible, and the captain and crew were compelled at once to abandon her to her fate and proceed to the barque O'Ferrall, bound to Malta, which ship they reached in safety, at the time steering towards the burning ship, having observed the flames, and being anx ious to render assistance. Having taken the captain and crew on board, they proceeded on their course, it being found impossible to near the Tynwald, as at this time i•he was in a complete blaze, and there was not the least hope of saving anything out of her. The follow ing is the account of the destruction of the barque by the chief mate, Michael Ryan : " Saturday, March 24.—Steady northerly winds and fine clear weather, all sail set. 30 min. past 6 rar., going forward to trim the sails, the watch (below getting supper) came on deck and told me there was smoke issuing from the main hatch. I immediately went down, and finding the smoke coming very rapidly from the main hold, I came on deck and took off the after-batch, and, with one of the crew, John Jones, went into the hold as far as the main hatchway, but (lid not perceive any signs of smoke. We had no sooner returned on deck than a cloud of smoke rushed from the after hatch, and I immediately reported the same to the captain, and orders were given to get water. From the first dis. covering the smoke the time had not exceeded five minutes before the ship was full of smoke fore and aft, And it was found impossible to get below in any part of the vessel to discover where or how the fire originated. All attempts were made to extinguish the fire, but of no avail. A vessel was seen N.H. about four miles ; hoisted signals of distress, and orders were given by the captain to clear away the boats, and before they were over the side a cracking was heard of the fire in the bold. Afterwards, finding the cetfloa) tarnu a adm m i :heei e rtd(n s eh, ugdoeiburstinglrawstheaxlylpchbi excessively shinbislgutdi hytts o : Ite u i tlaensyo t s thga o as rhfoeb direction Vegathewuineatshown, na m fia at va:h a tesfh i de n eambt ahgon ightunaoitu hatchway, vudteateesse.debti lgehr e the m ai n captain along side l i hw e u nte g n had d flamesbao rut o'clock, s half we w ae e came within hail of the ship, which was rounded to im mediately, and rendered all the assistance in their power to save onr lives. When we got on board found her to be the barque O'Ferrall, of and bound to Malta from Cardiff, Captain Paolo Decandia, 534 tons register. It appeared they had seen the flames and were steering towards us in order to render every assistance. After hoisting in our long boat, they bore away on their course. Our vessel was at this time in a complete bicz-, and continued so until we lost sight of her about midnight. originated n m ot us h t a h v a e va brokeri out soin + suddenly, not m ore than fifteen cr twenty minutes ela p sed ‘. It is the captain's opinion that the fi re h a d b een Liverpool; o. smoke was first observed until th e t i i t m e e oli a ld nd from the time the I, to mass of flames. vessel was in a comp gene rating for h s , t rw lo i n s g e at great risk of e, N ot hi ng was saved _pE s c s e e p u t ), the chronometer, which the second mate ( M r. suffoca tion, ran below and secured List of crew of the late barque, Tynwald:—John MONDAY EVENING, master; Michael Ryan, fir it mate; John /lassoll, mate; Th , oci.ire Snoore, carpei:ter; Peter 13- eh sti,ward; John Jones, Earn Strutt, Nicholas Heeney, and John Poulson, sea men; William Iligginson and Frederick Mills, appren tices. Passenger, Mr. R. Needham. The steward, M'Cormick, and the cabin boy, Johnson, came hoine as distressed British E ejects, having be lonvd to the Verona, Captain Trimely, from Newport, bound to New Orleans, foundered at sea on the 10th of March, in lat. 26 N., long. 47 W. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Mademoiselle Parodi repeated the character of Norma [ on Saturday- evening, and more than justified the opinion , which we expressed on Wednesday of her transcendent talents. \V e extract the following notice of her perform ance of Saturday even i ng f rom a co temporary, as it ex actly expresses our own opinions of the position and the powers of Madem o i se ll e P aro di :—" Tho pretensions of Mademois e ll e P aro di as a dramat i c voca li s t are so high, and the sensation created by her Norma is so general, that another noti ce , a propos of her second appearance on Saturday, cannot be deemed superfluous. Mademoiselle Parodi must be looked upon as an artist playing for a large st a ke. Th ere is about her that marked pecu liarity —that d ec id e d a b sence o f everyt hi n g approaching the conventio na l— t h at s h e must eventua lly t a ke her posi tion in the v er y hi g h est rank, or s h e m i sses h e r aim alto gether. She cannot become the mere utilite—the merely pleasing vocalist. It will not be her's to win a public by gentle allurements, but to gain admiration she must command it —exa c t i t as a tr ib ute d ue to real genius. The applause which she received on Tuesday, when she made her delnit, was genuine and hearty; that which was awarded her on Saturday was still more enthusiastic. In several respects she was manifestly better than on the first night. The favourable reception had inspired her with confidence; she was evidently more at home in her new region; her execution had gained in certainty, and her acting in fire. Thi s was part i cu l ar ly observable in the famous trio which terminates the first act. Of the greatness of Mdlle. Parodi's acting there can be no question. It is what lyrigal....lxagic acting should be— large, imposing, and approaching the statuesque. The lyrical tragedian cannot, like the speaking actor, dwell on minute details. The language of operatic libretti is written in an abstract style, showing a passion in its broad characteristics rather than in its countless phases; and even if it were otherwise, the very act of singing in stead of speaking prevents those niceties of discrimina tion which form the great merit of ordinary modern acting. Mdlle. Parodi seizes on a passion in all its largeness; it becomes her own, and is strongly marked in countenance and gesture. With th ose w h o term h er acting exuberant we cannot agree. On the contrary, it seems to us that a severe classical discipline has set limits to her most energetic express i ons, and a letter (now in print) which has been addressed to her by her avoiding opinion. ITiahbeits.inodfigenxaangt g s e c r o aLion v;it o h bv w io h u ic s h ly sh p e ro u v p es . preceptress Pasta, and which espec i ally commends her f our ar braids Pollio is as truthful as it i s i mpressive, while the which c om bi nes the attitude of grief with which sh e k neels to Oroveso, and the pose, during the war chorus , in spiration of the priestess with the ex u l ta ti on o f t h e vengeful woman, could scarcely be exceeded in the sculptor's art. Taking all things tog e th er — the or i g i nal talent of Mademoiselle Parodi, the distinctness of her style from anything that has been recently seen, her youth (and it is no trifle to play Norma at, twenty-two), her association with Pasta, and the impression which she has generally and really made upon th e pu bli c, i t must be admitted that her accession to the operatic company may be set down as an important event f or those who take interest in the lyrical drama. her Royal Highness the Duchess o f C am b r id ge, ac companied by her Royal Highness the Princess Mary, their Serene Highnesses the Princesses Amelie and Elise of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst, and their Serene High nesses the Prince Ernest and Prince William of Hesse Phillipstahl, and the Prince Edward of S axe W e i mar, honoured the performances with their presence. In the Royal party were—the Comptesse d'Erfu and the Hon. Miss Mitchel. His Royal Highness the Prince Leopold of Naples, Count of Syracuse, attended by the Cheva lier Colona, honoured the theatre with hi s p resence. Amongst the visitors were — his Grace the Duke of Wel lington, the Duchess of Leeds . and Miss Lane Fo x , hi s Excellency the Russian Minister and Mademoiselle Olga de Lechner, the Conte Lielow,ky, his Excellency the Austrian Ambassador, his Excellency the Swe dish Minister and the Baroness Rehausen, the Prince Maglis.ni, the Marquis of Headfort, the Marquis of Donegal, the Marchioness of Douro, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Earl of Cardigan, Earl and Countess Caledon, the Earl of Munster, the Ea r l o f Ch ester fi e ld, the Earl of Aboyne, the Viscountess Glentworth, the Viscountess Newry. the Viscountess Cantilupe, Lord W. Lennox, Lord Gardner, Lady Shelley, Lady Quen tin, Lord Suffield. Lady F. Bentiuck, Lady Flower, Lady Lisburne, Count Benowsky, Lord Elphinstone, General the Hon. H. Cavendish, Baron Talleyrand, Sir Bellingham Graham, Bart, and Lady Graham; Sir Ralph Howard, Bart., and Lady Howard; Sir H. Webb, Bart.; Sir Charles Wombwell, Bart.; Major-General Sir An drew Barnett, Bart.; Sir Charles Desvoeux, Bart., and Lady Cecilia Desvoeux; Sir Michael Bruce, Bart.; Sir Charles Shackerley, Bart. ; Sir B. Fraser, Bart. ; Mr. Grenville Berkeley, M.P. ; Mrs. Dennistoun, Mr. H Broadley, M.P., Mr. Montgomery, &c. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. Linda di Chantouni was repeated here on Saturday night, when Miss Catheri ne Hay es , re li eve d f rom the nervousnessincident to a first appearance, developed to the full the sweetness an d pur i ty o f her voice, and the refined delicacy of her execution. Her acting in the final scene was even more successful than on Tuesday. She was called b e f ore the curtain, and welcomed with enthusiasm. Mdll e . d e Meric also came i n for a very large sha re of applause; and the Antonio of Tamburini, the most t rue and natural piece of tragedy we have seen for years, a s on the first occasion, told intensely on the feelings. We perceive that Grisi re-appears for the season on Tuesday, i n t h e Semirantide, with Mdlle. Angri, the new contralto, a s A rsace. The followin g were among the company who honoured the p erf ormance with th e i r presence: —Th e Marquis and Marchioness of W estmeath, the Earl an d C oun t ess o f Wilton and L or d Grey Wilton, the Earl of Cawdor, the Earl and C ountess of Morley,' the Earl of Erroll, the Earl of Cardigan, the Earl of Belfast, the Earl Gran ville, the Countess of Chesterfield, Countess Dowager of Carnwath, Viscount Exmouth Viscount Ebrington, Viscountess Dungarvon Viscount Cantilupe, Lord El phinstone, Lord and Lady Ashburton, Lord George Manners, Lord Gerald Fitzgerald, Lady Webster and party, Lady M‘Naghten, Lady Catherine Egerton, Lady Wallseourt, Lady Morgan, Lady Joddrell, Lady Wilson, Lady Leeson, Lion. Colonel and Mrs. Fitzgibbon, Hon. Miss Foley, Hon. George Mills, llon. Colonel and Mrs. George Anson, Hon. Stuart Wortley, Hon. Mrs. Murray, Hon. John Forteseue, lion. C. Pepys, Sir Jasper and Lady Atkinson, Si r Henry. Webb, Sir John and Die Misses Burgoyne, Baron de Sternberg, Sir John and Lady Hall, Sir William de Bathe, Sir George Armytage, Baron de Talley ran d , Sir Thomas Hare, Sir Henry Tyr whitt, General Fox, General Campbell, Colonel Barnett, Mr. Baring Wall, M.P., & c . The C , Ide ,Lne monde de Alontemolin arrived safely in town yesterday forenoon.—Post. DEATH OF SIR JOHN HOME, BART.—This young officer died unexpectedly on the 26th ult., at Gibraltar, aged nineteen. From an early age the deceased had been connected with the royal navy, and he was always considered a young officer of great promise. Latterly he has been attached to the Sidon steamer, Sir Charles Napier's favourite vessel. Sir John Home succeeded to the title and estates in 1838. The latter lay in Ber wickshire,ea and will now be inherited by an eld te er l r 6 l five of the deceased, the Baronetcy bears d .e a . a The family have, for some centuries. occupied P e l t 1 o high c n position. Sir Daniel, of Wedderburn, d of Wed- Fiold. He had seven sons, the seven spears well known Border songs as derburn. is a growing practice POISON TO LiortsEs.—There farmers' servants (and which must be checked) skinned, horses and amongstfor the purpose, as they of giving their horses arsenic, 1 bright 2 have an' lost their who are d escribed in the by this en tirely, or bad them seriously injured. Last week in Nottinghamshire a servant (who is accused of this sys tem, and where a valuable horse of his master's died) was committed for trial. The only way to put down this shameful, and we may add cruel, practice is to punish severely whenever a case can be made out against a servant who is guilty of it. Extract from a letter dated Hamburgh, April 11th, 18 , 19:—" The Dutch steamer which arrived here last night was boarded by an officer of a Danish frigate, who told the captain he might proceed onwards, but not to attempt again to enter the Elbe after the 11th instant; that, however, they had orders to let all neutral vessels come out of the Elbe unmolested till the 30th i nst ." Notice has been given that, in conseq uence o f t h e to alter last, Mes srs . S chneider and the fo rm f or receiving the representations of the committee appointed i n t h e S toc k- CEcx. have chango consented onWednesday ed n o proposed three-fourths of a division upon Mexican bonds, so as to render the parties signin g the same quite safe from any demand for repayment. THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—At the meeting of the council held last week, Colonel Challoner (chairman of the finance c , mmittee) presented the monthly report on the accounts of the society, from which it appeared that on the last day of the month just ended the current cash balance in the hands of the society's bankers was 2,0501., including 1,0001. as the subscription from Norwich, 2811. as the amount of arrears paid up, and 7691. a 3 the amount of compositions for life. Me morials for the holding of the society's country meeting of 1850 were received from various places in the western district, and were referred to an inspection committee, consisting of Mr. Raymond Barker, Mr. Fisher Hobbs, Mr. Brandreth, Mr. Milward, Mr. Brandreth Gibbs, Mr. Kinder, and Mr. William Shaw, with a request that they would report to the next monthly council on the respec tive accommodation afforded by each locality for the purposes of the meeting, The weather, for some days past, has been in tensely cold, with occasional showers of bail. On Fri day night, at ten o'clock, there was a shower of snow, which fell so heavily that, in the course of a short time, the ground was covered to the depth of more than an inch. About midnight, however, there was a change to rain, and the snow rapidly disappeared from the streets. —Scotsman. SERIOUS OCCURRENCE.—Six person s were ta k en seriously ill last week at btranraer, after having break fasted on tea, herrings, and potatoes. They were mem bers of two families, but lived in the same house. The symptoms of the attack gave rise to the suspicion that some poisonous ingredient had been in their food, and the subject is in course of investigation by the authori ties.—Dumfries Standard. APRIL 16, 1849. THE EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF ofit JOEIN FRANKLIN. A Parliamentary paper hai just been is , u d, contain ing extracts of proceedings and correspondence of the A•finiralty in reference to the Artic expeditions It i , dated Admiralty, larch 27, 1849, and signed "J. 11. lhy, Chief Clerk." Its contents, which are very inte resting, are divided into five parts. The first includes correspondence relative to the progress of the expedi tion of Sir James C. Ross to Lancaster Sound and Bar row Straits, giving the last accounts from the Enter prise and investigator, "dated 28th August, 1848, lat. 73 deg. 50 min. N, and long. 58 deg 6 min. 30 secs. West," stating that the ships had cleared the main track in Melville Bay, on the 20th of August, and after ex amining Pond's Bay on the 23d, had passed on to the northward in search of Sir John Franklin. The second section refers to the expedition to the mouth of the Mackenzie River, and gives extracts of dispatches from Sir George Simpson, the governor of the Iludson Bay Company, and letters fr An Sir John Richer ison, detailing the progress of the Arctic expedi tion under his command. The last letter from the vete ran voyager is date I Methy Portage, Rupert's Land, July 3, 1848. In it he reports to the Admiralty that, with Mr. Rae, he arrived there June 28, and found Mr. Bell and his party with the boats, who had reached there the previous day. Sir John says:— " Mr. Bell's voyage from Cumberland House, con sidering his detentions by ice and stormy weather, was expeditious; and we should have been able to have descended to the mouth of the Mackenzie by the be ;in ning of August, but an unforeseen occurrence has greatly retarded our progress and fatigued the men. Forty horses employed by the company on this portage, and the same number belonging to the natives, being all the horses in this district, died of an epidemil in the winter. Deprived of their aid, the men bare had to carry the boats, and all the cargo, over on their shoulders, by very bad paths. The distance is between eleven and twelve miles; and many of the Europeans being unable to carry more than 90 lbs. or 100 lbs. at a time, have had to traverse the ground eleven times with loads (and, consequently; ten times in returning light) in transporting their allotment of packages, which, accord ing to custom, were distributed equally. With the assistance of the horses, we could have crossed this height of land in two days. As several of the men have become lame in consequence of the severe toil, I expect that one third of the portage, which remains to be crossed, will occupy us a proportionably longer time, and that the portages on Clear-water River and Slave River will be more tardily made than usual. These delays will, per haps, prevent us from reaching ithe sea for nearly a week later than that which I had mentioned as the pro bable date, unless we are favoured by southerly winds in the descent of the Mackenzie, when the time lost may be redeemed. I now expect to leave this portage on the 7th or Bth. The conduct fof the men under their dis tressing labour is excellent." The third section refers to the expedition to Behring's Straits, and gives the correspondence of Captain Kellet, C. 8., of her Majesty's ship Herald, and Commander Moore, of her Majesty's ship Plover, showing the pro gress of their expeditions in that quarter. Captain Kellett gives a most interesting narrative of his proceed ings in endeavouring to communicate with the Plover, sent out from England. The Herald arrived off Chamisso Island, in Kotzebue Sound, Sept. 14, 1848. Captain Kellett says— . _ . " With the exception of four natives on Chamisso Island, with whom I communicated on the evening of our arrival, and who, being frightened, gave to our leading questions all their answers in the affirmative, we could not find a native in the Sound within reach of our boats; they had all left for their winter quarters. I weighed, therefore, and went to the northward as far as Cape Krusenstern to endeavour to find them, but they had left this and Hotham's Inlet also. ! "In returning to our position off Chamisso Island, I anchcred off Spaforeif Inlet, on the south side of the Sound, and sent my boats up it. Here we were more successful; we found a native who could converse fluently with the interpreter; he had only just arrived, after a hunting expedition to the northward. " He described his distance as a long way north,where the sea came close to the land, and that there were no ships seen or heard of. " He said that there were some white men, like us, inland, one of them with a band on his cap, pointing to ours; that they were southward to us, nearer Norton Sound. While at Michaelouski the Russians informed us of there being six Americans in their vicinity trading for skins. How they came they could not tell. I suppose them to be part of the crew of some American whaler, who have absconded with a boat from her. " These natives could not be induced, by presents or promises, to come to the anchorage at Chamisso Islands, although so short a distance. " I sent boats to the ice cliff in Eschalatz Bay, to col lect any fossils that might be exposed since the Blossom's visit. IV° were very successful in qnantity and size, but none of them different, I fear, from those obtained by Captain Beechey. " They endeavoured, also, to fall in with another party of the natives at the entrance of the Buckland River, but in this we failed, the Esquimau' had evidently retired somewhere for the winter. "Tho weather now became excessively cold, the sea had suddenly cooled down to 22 deg.; the whole face of the country covered with snow; all the lakes and springs frcsen, so that we could not water from them, and a con stant west or north-west wind was blowing. These evident indications of the winter having set in deter mined me to sail the first favourable opportunity. "Up to the 26th . September_ we had in Kotzebue Sound most delightful weather; I should say that this had been an unusually fine open season. On Chamisso Island we found some of the beeches, and other shrubs, budding a second time. The weather wss so mild that that there were many sanguine hopes we should yet meet Sir John Franklin's ship. " After the 26th the weather suddenly became so bad and threatening that I weighed on the morning of the 29th September, and beat out of the Sound, passing the Straits on the evening of the 2d October, in a heavy snow storm. " I lost one man (our fiddler) by death on this long and arduous voyage; with this exception, the health of my crew has been very good until within a few days of making this port, when we had many cases bearing slight symptoms of the presence of scurvy. " No men could have been better clothed or less ex posed; our main deck was always dry and warm, and the strictest attention paid to airing their bedding. Our voyage from Panama to this port (Mazatlan) has occu pied 199 days, 10 of which we were on fresh provisions, fish and beef, and 50 of the days preserved meats and rice were issued. My impression, until this disease made its appearance, was that we might have protracted our voyage for any length of time, with the samo precautions and a similar issue of such provisions; the absence of vegetables is the only reason I can assign for it, unless the men may have been predisposed to it from the debi litating effects of their long service in the hot and moist climate of Chaso. "In conclusion, sir, may I beg that, whenever their Lordships may be pleased to order my return they will grant me permission to do so by the western route, touch ing at Hong Kong, Labuan, and any other interesting place pointed out by the hydrographer." Commander Moore, in several letters, explains the cause of his protracted passage. He left England on the 31st of January, and arrived at Sand w ichWoahoo,an 202 Islands, August 2 2 d last,having l be l e 2 n n day o less s th at anchor, days on the passage, includingony namely eat the Fa Falkland Islands and 3at Callao. Even with a fine fair wind, seldom more than four and a half knotould be got out of the Plovei ; her extreme rate of sailing was about six knots, although during a heavy gale she had once or twice gone very nearly seven knots. Wh en within ten miles of the Falklands the Plover was driven back for a week. Captain Moore sa ys—“l regret to say I have been obliged to carry whole topsails and topgallant sails, when other ves sels would have been under double reefs and top gallant sails in, and then she would not move through the water more than one or two knots." He reports that his officers and men were in excellent health, with the ex ception of John Watson, gun-rcom steward, who was in valided at the Falklands. The last intelligence from the Plover is dated Sandwich Islands, August 23d. Com mander Moore says : " I should not have called at these islands, even for the dispatches left here by the Pandora, from Captain Kel lett, but that I found I should lose no time in so doing. I am happy to report that both officers and men are in most excellent health. " The charts, &c., left here by the Pandora for me, will be of great assistance to me in making Behring's Straits at this advanced season of the year. ' I beg also to inform their Lordships, that so soon as I shall have completed my water and got fresh rates for my chronometers (which I regret to say are not going at all well) I shall make all possible dispatch for Behring's Straits, and that the most strenuous exertions, as here tofore, will be made to make up for the loss of time oc casioned by the excessive slow sailing of the Plover, and that should any unforeseen circumstance (such as the winter setting in sooner than usual) occur so as to prevent my getting through the Straits, I shall winter at Petro pauloski or Port Clarence; but again beg to assure their lordships that I feel the greatest possible anxiety as to being their in time, and that not a moment shall be lost in endeavouring to render every assistance to Sir John Franklin and his expedition. " I have filled up (prior ,to leaving Callao) provisions of every description, sufficient to last until next July (1849). The last from the Herald is dated Panama, January 25, 1849. Captain Kellett then says : " The moment I get on board my provisions and stores sent by the commander-in-chief to meet me here, I shall proceed northerly from Coiba Island alon g th e coast, surveying to the middle or end of March, when I shall leave the coast and proceed to Oahu, where I have re quested the commander-in• chief will cause my stores and provisions to be sent, and in the following quanti ties:—Twelve months complete for Plover, and eight months for this ship, which is about as much as I can stow on my decks. " From Oahu I shall proceed to Petropauloski and Behring's Straits to meet the Plover. "As the Plover could not have reached the point di rected by their Lordships, lam (having little informa tion) at a loss to know whether the Plover ought to be placed there this year. In the absence of further orders, I shall, if possible, place her there, and return at the ex piration of the fine season to the north—to the port of Mazatlan—for orders. "I feel, sir, that though I have been unavoidably and painfully unsuccessful in meeting the Plover, that the service of this ship has not been thrown away, inasmuch as we obtained all the information that could be obtained at that season, that if any of the party to whose assist• ance we were sent should come near that part, they would know from the natives that their Lordships were endeavouring to send relief to them. The fifth part of this document contains the follo;eing instructions to Sir James Ross:— "PURPORT OF INSTRUCTIONS INTENDED TO BE SENT To SIR JAMES R •SS BY TUE NORTII STAR, FORWARDED BY THE WHALE SHIPS. "To the Master of the Ship " Sir,—My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty being desirous of fft cling a communication in the course of the ensuing season, with her Majesty's ships Enter prise and Investigator, which were sent out last year under the orders of Captain Sir James Ross, in search of Sir John Franklin's expedition, and deeming it expe dient to multiply as much as possible the chances of effecting this communication, "I am commanded by their Lordships to transmit to you herewith a dispatch, addressed to Captain Sir James Ross, of the Enterprise, in the hope that, should you enter or approach Lancaster's Sound, you may have an opportunity of delivering the same to some officer or party belonging to Sir James Ross's expedition, and who are hereby authorised to open it. " My Lords have reasonable hope that such an oppor tunity may occur if the ship under your command should enter Lancaster Sound, as the Investigator was :ordered to pass the winter of 1848-9 somewhere near Cape Hen nell (which is marked* in the accompanying chart), and to send a boat into Lancaster Sound this summer for the express purpose of receiving a communication from England. You will therefore perceive how desir able it will be for you to keep a vigilant look out for any such boat should you enter or approach Lancaster Sound. "In order still further to increase the chances of the desired communication with the Enterprise and Inves tigator, their Lordships have caused to be forwarded to your address 12 cylinders, each containing a copy of the dispatch now committed to your charge. Their Lord ships request that, should opportunity offer, you will cause one of these cylinders to be carefully deposited (in the manner hereinafter mentioned) at each of the following places, marked on the accompanying chart, —viz., Whaler Point, Cape York, Cape Crawford, Cape Hay, Possession Bay, Pond's Bay, Agnes' Monument; or, if this should not be practicable, in any other con spicuous places on t h e same line f coast ; observing, however, that those named have been specially selected by Sir James Ross, and are therefore by far the most important. " The following mode of depositing the cylinders is recommended as most likely to answer the intended purpose:— " Select a spot which is conspicuous from a boat rowing near the shore, and not very far from the sea. Bury the cylinder from a foot to 18 inches beneath the sur face, making the ground quite smooth again, and then pile over the spot a large heap of atones, with a staff in the centre. "In addition to the foregoing precautions, and as a mode of possible communication still more easy to be adopted, you are requested to cause not less than four water-tight casks, of large size, to be fitted with a short pole carrying a small flag or tin vane, each cask to in close one of the cylinders before mentioned, carefully packed to prevent its being damaged; and to drop these casks in different places, four or five leagues apart, as far to the westward as possible in Lancaster Sound, but in those parts where the sea is most generally free from ice; marking on the enclosed chart the places where you drop them, and making a memorandum of the dates. " It is scarcely necessary to add, that should you fall in with either of the ships, or with one of their boats, it will be of the utmost importance to receive in writing from the commanding officer a full account of the past proceedings of the expedition, and most especially to ascertain whether any information has been obtained, or any traces discovered of the ships under Sir John Franklin's orders; and on your arrival in England you are requested to transmit to the Secretary of the Ad miralty, without delay, a full account of the informa tion you may have been enabled to collect, and of the measures you may have adopted in compliance with their Lordships' wishes now explained to you. And if it should happen that, after obtaining any such informa tion, you meet with other ships likely to quit the fishery and return to England sooner than your own, you are particularly requested to transmit by two of such ships a duplicate and triplicate account, containing at least the substance of your information, in order that their Lordships may be put in possession of the intelli gence at the earliest possible period. " Their Lordships feel assured that in thus seeking your co-operation in their views for rendering assistance to the gallant officers and men engaged in these arduous enterprises, they may confidently rely on your zealous and efficient aid, so far as your means and opportunities may permit. " I request you will acknowledge the receipt of this communication, and also of the box of cylinders,t as soon as they may reach.—l am, &c. (Signed) " W. A. B. HAMILTON. " (Any expenses that may be incurred in carrying out their Lordship's wishes will be defrayed by the Ad , miralty." `• Admiralty, March 1, 1849. " Sir,—Herewith you will receive a paper containing the purport of more particular instructions that will be sent out to you in the North Star; and although it is not praeticable to furnish you at this early period with the precise orders you may expect to receive, yet their Lordships deem it right to apprise you of their intentions to dispatch a vessel in the direction of Lancaster Sound and Barrow's Strait this season, with supplies for the ships under your orders. " In the meantime their Lordships deem it expident to place this notice in the hands of the masters of se veral of the whalers, on the chance of its reaching you before the arrival of the North Star in the neighbour hood of Lancaster Sound. The whalers have also re ceived copies of this notice, hermetically sealed up in metal cylinders, which they are requested to deposit at Whaler Point, Cape York, Cape Crawford, Cape Hay, Possession Bay, Pond's Bay, and Agnes' Monument, should opportunities offer.—l am, &c., (Signed) " W. A. B. HAMILTON. " Captain Sir James C. Ross, her Majesty's ship Enterprise." "PURPORT OF INSTRUOTIONS TO BE SENT OUT BY THE NORTH STAB. " As it would appear from a memorandum of Captain Bird, which was picked up in a cask and brought by Captain Lee, of the Prince of Wales, whale-ship, to this country, that the Enterprise and Investigator did not reach the entrance to Lancaster Sound till the 20th August, 1848, and that the expedition under your orders will virtually have to commence its search this year, my Lords deem it inexpedient that you should be so early deprived of the services of the Investigator as would naturally follow on Captain Bird's adherence to your instructions of the 12th July, 1848, and their Lord ships are desirous that that officer should remain with you in the Investigator during the present year. " For this purpose supplies of provisions, stores, and fuel for the ships under your orders will be sent out this spring in the North Star, in the hopes of her communi cating with the Investigator. " The North Star will leave England about the 15th of May, and will be directed to proceed across Baffin's Bay, and as much further as practicable in the way of Lancaster Sound and Barrow's Strait, looking out for the Investigator' or her boats. "In the event of the 'lnvestigator' or her boats not being fallen in with, the commander of the North Star' will be directed to laud the supplies in sufficient time to se cure his return across Baffin's Bay to the eastward, at such points on the south side of Lancaster Sound, or other places of rendezvous indicated by you in your instruction to Capt. Bird, as may be accessible to the North Star.' or should any of these poi n t s p rove i naccess i ble to the ship, the commander of her will endeavour to leave notices as to where the provisions are likely to be landed, together with copies of the instructions he is charged with for you. (Signed) " W. A. B. HAMILTON. " Captain Sir James C. Ross." j• A copy of this letter was sent to the masters of seven whale ships, and to each of the seven was sent a box with 12 cylinders, containing the annexed communica tion to Sir James Ross. The whale ships selected were the Prince of Wales, Lord Gambier, Truelove; Abram, of Hull; Advice, of Dundee; Pacific, of Aberdeen; Re galia, of Kirkaldy. In addition to the above, copies of the letter to Sir James Ross were sent to every whale ship that could be heard of. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, SUNDAY. Her Royal Highness the Hereditary Princess of Purina, attended by the Countess Lopez, paid a visit to the Queen yesterday afternoon, in the Castle, and partook of a di • jourer with her Majesty and Prince Albert. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent also visited the Queen yesterday afternoon, and afterwards returned to Frog more House. The Hereditary Princess of Parma took leave of her Majesty and the Prince, and quitted the Castle, at four o'clock, to proceed to Frogmore House, and after visiting her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, returned to her own residence, attended by the Countess Lopez. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne left the Castle yesterday morning. The Marquis of Abercorn arrived at the Castle in the afternoon. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the elder Royal Children, and attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in waiting, inspected the great Panorama of the Mississipi and Missouri Rivers, in St. George's Hall, yesterday afternoon. Mr. Banvard was in attendance. The Royal dinner party yesterday evening included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth, and the Marquis of Abeirrn. Her Majesty's private band played the following pieces in the Castle on Friday evening:— Herold. Overture, " Mario" Fantasia, "Souvenir de Spa." Violoncello, Servais. Herr Cossmann Beethoven. March, " Fidelio" .................. . ........ n .. n . r e w eat he r Zwei Lieder, Herr Coss a 7 High S n c e h ss ub p e r r i l . e Violoncello, Coro, " Nel Silenzio" Meyerbeer. l!elarien Walzer This morning the unfavourable sta .s te_ , o u f g th th e e w i prevented her Majesty and his Roy the Royal Family Albert taking their accustomed early walk. The same Y ale ' L i ldies and airings. cause prevented The Queen and Prince n of the Court, and the d o mest i c tended Divine service thi s foreno on household cha pelat- ,of the Castle. The H u n. , in the private a nd officiated. Rev. C. L. Courtenay Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess M ary di ned with her Majesty the Queen Dowager on Saturday, at Marlborough House. Their Royal Highnesses, accompanied by the Princesses Amelie and Elise of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst, after wards honoured the performance at her Majesty's The atre with their presence. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon, at the Foreign office. The Ministers sat three hours. We understand the East India Railway Company have specially met and accepted the terms of tho India House rntb,orities. ilk; .. . a z 1 ... lia' Pi 4 1 4 1 „ t : , X lb 0i tl "... „;, e ~,.r . ,_ IP SPORTING INTEL ...„., . 'T-Tri.k-, It il()() It A Cliti.—SATuß .7 1 5 r "%-::-.'.-- s 7. The Farmer's Plate of 401., oncetyp :* N 44, iv fl ill two heats, by Mr. Barrance's Stream. , , - ',lOst 1011). - (Mr. Thorneley), beating Mr. J. Ove . ,s . . ild Boy, zi agt d, 13st; Mr. Peacock's Young Ratan, 'iiged, 12st - 121b; i ll i t l ic r. 0 sbte7l,l l b da a g; l e i l,d e i r'B C r.l Blsrt h o e 7w s l tbnairs, AL. Pr a rr g o e v d i , l Providence en2c Nightingale'sset 9 i l ; b s ; tbl Acorn,ibr 61 Archer ' s , hme yrsrr'a: John Howe's Resolute, aged, lOst 51b—by half a length. The Hunters' Stakes of 10 Soy". each, 11st 71b each. Once round. Mr. D. Radcliffe's .Margaret ... Mr. Prince's Leewa ............ (M r . Beville) 1 y .. vir.n..i.1.1 . . a .. c . ; .(Mr. S. Batson) 2 () The Claret Stakes of 15 Sovs. each, 10 ft, and 25 added; for three-yr-olds, 9st 91b; four, lOst 101 b; five, &e., list 51b; half-bred horses, bred in Herta or Beds, allowed 101 b. Winner to be sold for 350/. Once round, about a mils and a half. (10 Subs.) Mr. Brand nd Tufthunter, 5 yrs (Mr. S. Batson) 1 Mr. D. Ratcliffe nd Bird of Paradise, 4 yrs 2 Lord Strathmore's Spectator, aged s with the ran. Won by a neck, after a fine race three. The Scurry Stakes of 5 . soya each, Ilst 71b each, half s mile, winner to be sold for 401. (13 subs), were won by Mr. Shelley's Philosopher (Mr. Batson), beating Mr. Ilobson's Tawney (Owner) and six others. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. The Sinnington hounds will meet to-morrow, at Helmsley -10. The Bedale hounds, Thursday, at Catterick Bridge-11. Mr. Morgan's hounds, Thursday, at Chillaton-10. The Devon and Somerset staghounds, to-morrow, at Harford; Friday, at Dalverton-10i. Mr. Furse's hounds, Friday, at Berry Moor, Petrock stow-10i. The Pytchley hounds, to-morrow, at Weldon; Thurs day, at Biggen-104. Earl Fitzwilliam's hounds, Wednesday, at Moorhay Lawn; Friday, at Bulwick-10. " Say from whence You owe this strange intelligence; or why Upon this heath you stop our way With such prophetic greeting."—SHALSPERE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR—The. past week teems with strange intelligence; in the first place, the first and second favourites for the Oaks, Escalade, and the Sister to A r k wr i g ht, h ave suc cumbed to nags of no account in the market, the former being a wretched third to the Fire King and Quinine, and the latter a good second to Sobraon, a remarkably stout son of Harkaway, whom, by the bye, Tadmor beat into fits in the first October meeting last year; at present I do not consider that either have much damaged their chances for the Epsom event, Escalade being in but so so trim , and the Sister to A r k wr i g ht, b y no means up t o the mark; as regards the defeat of the latter, it must be borne in mind, that she was a very fair second to Sobraon, a horse that will put many a hundred into the i)uke of Bedford's pocket before he closes his career. Nina's easy defeat of Legerdemain will make Glauca premier favourite for the Oaks. The Craven running has had a marvellous effect on the Derby, having directly or indirectly annihilated the chances of the following:—All Scott's lot but Nunnykirk and Strongbow; all Stebbing's lot; all Dilly's but Saucy Dick; all Dawson's; all Kent's and Peck's, but Rochester and Old Dan Tucker; all Day's but Osterley; all Lord Exeter's lot; and many more too numerous and unimportant to mention. Leaving the following list from which to pick the runners and winner, viz.: Tadmor, Old Dan Tucker, Drakelow, John Bull, the Flying Dutchman, Elthiron, Garrick, Rochester, Landgrave, Vatican, Nor manton, Montague, Rebecca colt, Magician, The Seraph, Saucy Dick, Vanguard, Lioneycomb, Osterley, Tire some, Nunnykirk, Fire King, Indus, Newport, Uriel, Strongbow, Captain Parry, Chatterer, Oquetos, and colt by Venison out of Nuthourne's dam; the remaining 208 obscures rank so poorly in my estimation that I would not back the lot at 1,000 to 15; the struggle on the Downs of Banstead, or Epsom, will, I opine, at the dis tance be between Tadmor, The Flying Dutchman, Old Dan Tucker, Saucy Dick, Nunnykirk, Strongbow, and Osterley; and I see no reason why I should alter my predictions of last summer, when I for the first time assured your readers that, bar accident, the Derby of 1849 must come off in favour of the produce of those splendid mares Palmyra, Beeswing, and Barbelle; in my mind's eye I can fancy the result to be thus:— Tacit:nor ... (Nat) 1 Nunnykirk or 2 Flying Dutchman ... (Marlow) . The victory of Flatcatcher, with " our Jem" up, for the Port Stakes was a certainty; Dover, who started to save his stake, never in any part of the race being able to fully extend this rattling son of Touchstone and Decoy, who won as he pleased, in the most absurd of canters, by three lengths; he i■ worth an investment for the Metropolitan, for he is sure to be handy at the finish, if not the winner. The forthcoming week is one of consequence to the sporting fraternity, containing three meetings of note, to wit:—Bath and Catterick Bridge on Tuesday and Wednesday, Epsom on Friday, and, to crown all, the Metropolitan Steeple Chase on Saturday, plenty of amusement for one week in all conscience. The Catterick meeting is of but little importance to the south'rons, but, as it generally introduces a good many two•year-olds, the result will be read with plea sure. Among the debutantes will be found Mildew, Weldon, The Italian, Lord Eglinton's Derby cracks for 1850, Mayor's, and the Knight of Avenel, the Canada colt, Tbackeray, and Cyprus by Ithuriel, all promising youngsters, and safe to be on the winning side at Cat terick or elsewhere. The Bath sport commences on Tuesday next, at two o'clock, with the Trial Stakes, for which I presume Phi lippa, Volley, Hotspur, Woodcraft, Over Fork Over, and perhaps Sponge will run. I see nothing likely to beat Philippa, whom I place first, and Volley s econ d. For the Weston Stakes, half a mile, there are 21 sub scribers, but as:the.formidable name of Officious;figures on the list, not more than six or seven will run, to be se lected from the following:—Officious, Bst 41b—Remnant, Bst 91b—Mountaineer, Bst 91b—Dactyl, Bst 61b—Wans dyke, Bst 91b—Knight of Gwynne, Bst 61b—Miss Lark away, Sat 41b—St. Ursule, Bat 41b —The Old Commodore, Bst 91b—and Kathleen, 7st 131 b. For the winner I look to the first named or Dactyl, and expect to see Remnant and Kathleen close up. For the Somersetshire Stakes about ten will run, viz.: st 11" at lb Radulphus, 6 yrs 7 8 Vaut-rien, 4 yrs The Tartar, 5 yrs ... 7 8 Gl ena l von , 3 yrs Brand) face, 5 yrs 7 7 L ou p garou , 3 yrs 5 0 Lethargy, 5 yrs . .... 6 11 Ch eer f u l, 3 yrs 4 12 Bacchanalian, 4 yrs... 6 4 Essedarius, 3 yrs 4 11 Brandyface and Loupgarou, from their previous running, ought to be first and second, with Radulphus, Glenalvon, and the Tartar filling the next three places. The second day's sport is very inferior, and calla for no remark. The solitary day's rambling on the Downs next Friday, to witness the race for the Metropolitan, if not too cold, will afford infinite pleasure to numerous denizens of " the village," who will be glad to escape, for one day at least, from the cares and troubles of business. For the Two-years old spin the Duke of Richmond will officiate as proprietor of the Stakes, the Cowslip colt and Giraffe being handy at the finish. The Great Metropolitan Stakes.—ln all probability eighteen will be found at the starting post, to be selected from the following:— st. lb. Peep•o'-Day Boy, 5 yrs st. lb. Bellenden, 4 yrs 6 4 Trap, 4_yra 6 4 E3Zecutor, 5 yrs 8 3 Canezou, 4 yrs Mogador, 5 yrs Flatcatcher, 4 yrs Gwalior, aged 7 7 Giselle, 6 yrs 7 5 Fogleman, 4 yrs 6 13 Maid of Lyme, 6 yrs 6 11 Valentinia, 4 yrs 6 10 Fernhill, 4 yrs MuleY Moloch filly, 4 yrs 5 5 Baby, 3 yrs 5 3 Slashing Alice, 3 yrs 5 3 Loupgarou, 3 yrs 5 2 Do-the-Boys, 3 yrs 5 0 Lugar, 3 yrs Clarissa, 3 yrs 4 9 Eva, 3 yrs Clifford, 3 yrs. Tuscan, 4 irs 6 5 From the light weights, I I should select Lugar, Loup garou, and Raby; from the middle weights, Fernhill, and from the heavy's, Flatcatcher, Canezou, and Peep o'-llay Boy ; the struggle I imagine will lay between Flatcatcher, Canezou, and Lugar, whom I place first, second, and third, with Fernhill fourth. Should any " move " affecting my decision take place between now and the day of the race, I will notify the same on Thursday nest. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. April 13. Ma. Romtucx.—The Sheffield Times, of Saturday, corrects several inaccuracies which appeared in a former husband and famil y l a notttv e bornto .. inn , oJohn,Cnen Canada , Arthur fl h eu butee iavti Ai ßoebuck. eardvricaea , Roe buckowfMhtrhe.reeEhais his paper wasre father hold an appointment Roe buck came to England in 1807, and his mother, who determined Canada, married as ew t c o hoe d n n e d e v et o i t inM e r e : , h . o w m i j m e. n s A h t e i l s f India .wlitt heroohfebhui Roebuck k d r e e a t t u h r . returned in 18 24 , R- Viger, the agent of the AssemblyPoofitLicosw. ad vised the Assembly to apinttoMr.lßoebucn alsB3h4is, suc cessor. post, and he s trongly Csnada, was a d - des.i r o u s of re tiring cMesrs.oßr.oebTuhcekoofiNnvflansesfasmcoilfiar with the history, the laws, and great the inann ability ers phoitninsteeidf, owrhaonlylyofthis appointment was obvious. theirthe grievances.anadians, and li e had was therefore written w a i p t h . without . solicitation either on the part of re mains to be noticed. Mr. J. A. Roebuck's mother was his friends. One more inaccuracy the daughter of Richard Tickell, the direct lineal de scendant of Addison's friend. Ile was the author of many very pretty, but ephemeral poems, and a much talked of pamphlet entitled " Anticipation." He was a gay man of fashion, brother-in•law of Richard Brinsloy Sheridan, and a Whig, though a friend of Lord North, by whom he was made a Commissioner of Bankrupts and also Stamps and Taxes. THE " ARMY AND NAVY" IN YORISHIRE.—At a banquet given to Mr, Cobden in Yorkshire, a few days since, "The Army and Navy" was omitted in the list of toasts of the evening. Wo most heartily congratulate the services on the omission, and we may add that we wish we could say as much for the Sovereign. To be toasted by such an assembly is oneof the heavy penalties which Royalty must, from its position, patiently endure; but, on the part of the united service, we owe our thanks to the ill mannered and illiterate Yorkshiremea. They seem to possess at least one faculty, and that is the instinct to know that the toast of "The Army and Navy" is only proposed in the society of gentler,nen.— United Service Gazette. A Glasgow firm is stated to have purchased, in London, ready-made clothes to the value of 11,0004 in tended for shipment to California.