The Sun. — London, England, 1849-04-19 00:00:00

LLOYD'S :311IPPII:G.—( TIN D A' . LONDON, APRIL 19.—Wind this day at noon, E.N.E., fresh gales and dull hazy weather, with rain and snow. It blew a heavy storm of wind; snow and r sin last night commencing at 10h. 30m. and continued until daylight this morning. OFR PLYMOUTH, A PRIL 18.— Tr:ton, l'au!sen, St. Croix, for Copenhagen. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 18.—The Amphitrite Dutch corvette, from Hebroet to the West Indies, has put in here this evening, with loss of jib boom, and cutwater damaged, having been in contact at midnight yesterday, off Beachy Head, with the Mary Ann, from Cadiz to London, which lost her foremast, received considerable damage in her hull, and was abandoned by the crew. OFF DOVER, APRIL 18.—Elizabeth Brun, Buenos Ayres, for Hamburgh. COWES, APRIL 18.—Wind W.N.W., squally.—Arrd, Osnen (Danish brig of war), St. Croix, for Copenhagen; DSsiree and Tally, Hahler, Porto Rico; Excellent, Sal- Strom, Matanzas. OFF THE WICIET, APRIL 1 8.—Stewart barque, Hamilton, Pacific; Keay, Mauritius. FALMOUTH, APRIL 18.—Wind N.N.E., strong, with snow.—Arrd. 17th, Earl Frederick, Woscrow, Bahia. OFF HASTINGS, APRIL 17.—An American barque, New Orleans ; Neptune, Wesperman, Galveston, for Antwerp. OFF SALCOMBE, APRIL! 18.—Wind ford, Launceston, Van Diemen's Lsnd. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 18.—Wind variable, with snow and hail.—Acrd. Lesmana. Geiirkan, Trinidad de Cuba, for Bremen. Sld. 17th, Victory, Webber, Quebec. Off port, 16th, Apollo, Blacken, Laguna, for Hatoburgk PENZANCE, APRIL 15.—Sid. Triton, Quebi C. GUERNSEY, APRIL 14.—S1d. Rosa, Pernambuco. lith, Adelaide, Newfoundland. CLYDE, APRIL 16.—Sld. Chevalier, Porto Rico; Ann Harley, Vew York. Lummox, APRIL 16.—S1d. Waterman, St. Johns. BELFAST, APRIL 17.—Wind N.N.W.—SId. 1511 t, Helen Thomson, New York. 17th, John Stewart, Matanzas. HULL, APRIL 17.—S1d. Flott, River Plate. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 17.—Arrd. Chilien, Askew, Val paraiso. 18th, West Lothian, Laguna. Sid. Gre cian, Porto; Rico ;7 Carnatic, Savannah ;", Regulus, Boston. Off port, Laurel, Savannah. CORE, APRIL IG.—SId. Ophelia and Ann, Quebec. Off port, Ocean, Proudfoot, Mauritius; Line, Twomy, Barbadoes for Belfast; Indian Queen, Forsyth, ditto; William Penn, Philadelphia. both for Liverpo.4. GRIMSBY, APRIL 15.—The Commerce, Plymouth to Newcastle, put in here today, having been in collision with the Martha Jane of South Shields, when she re ceived considerable damage to her hull, &c. YARMOUTH, APRIL 17.—The Mayflower, Newcastle to London, put in here to-day, with both masts cat away, sails, &c., having been on her beam ends in a heavy squall off the Dudgeon last evening. DEAL, APRIL 18.—Wind N.N.E. to W.S.W.—Arrd. 17th, Sirius, Mulden, Batavia for Amsterdam; 18th, Aden, Waddell, Calcutta; Belle Creole, Heiden, Bahia; Louisa, Pallot, ditto; Union, Flett, Belize; Laconic, Miller, St. Andrew's, New Brunswick. Arrd. from the river Phoenician, Sproat, Sydney, New South Wales; Duke of Roxburgh, Collard, ditto. Arrd. from the river and sld. Heroine, Crichton, Algoa Bay. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 18.—Wind N.N.E. to W.— Arrd. Elizabeth, Garrick, Bahia, and proceeded for Cowes; Apollo, Bleicken, Laguna for Hamburgh. LOWESTOFT, APRIL 18.—Wind N.N.W., with heavy squalls of snow and sleet.—The Jeanne Melanie, Poole to Sunderland, was assisted in here this morning, with loss of bowsprit, having been in contact with a light brig off Cromer. BRIDLINGTON, APRIL 18.—Last night it blew a strong gale from the E.N.E. to N.W., attended with a heavy fall of snow. There are about 20 sail in the bay. BERWICK, APRIL 17.—The Bosses, of Stonehaven, from Grangemouth, having sprung a leak yesterday, was run on shore this morning in Coddingham Bay; the stores, &c., are being saved; should the weather mode- rate, the vessel may be got off. It is blowing strong from N.W., attended with snow. MARKET N EWS.—(T HIS DAY.) NEWGAT3I AND LEADENHALL. These markets were in a sluggish state, on the follow ing terms:—Beef, from 2s 2d to 3s 4; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 8d; Lamb, 5s 2d to 6s 2d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 2d; and Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per 81bs by the carcase. NAT DIARICZIrS. 8111711FIELD.—IreadowTiSTiii10s to 3/ 15s; Clover ditto, 31 to 41 15s ; and Straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 10s per load. A full average supply, and a very dull trade. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 12s to 31 17s ; Clover ditto, 3/ to 41 14s ; and Straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ Ils per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations. WIIITECIIAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 3/ 158 ; Clover ditto, 31 t• 4/ 16s; and Straw, 1/ 64 to I/ lls per load. Supply good, and trade dull. MEAT MARMOTS. ►SOUTIIALL, APRIL 18.—Prime Sheep and Lambs com manded a steady sale at full prices. Otherwise the trade was in a sluggish state. Beef, from 2s 10d to 3s 10d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 41 4d; Lamb 5s 8d to ts Od; Veal, 33 4d to 4s; and Pork, 3s 6d to 3s 10d per labs, to sink the offal. ROHFORD, Arnu. 18.—We had a moderate general demand to-day at full prices. Beef, from 2s 10d to 3silod; Mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; Lamb, 5s 4d to 68 4d; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s; and Pork, 3s 4d to 3s Sd per Sibs. Suckling Calves, 18; to 265; quarter old store Pigs, 17a to 20s; and Mulch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to Al each. LEVIES, APRIL 17. Beef from 3s to 4s; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 6d; Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s; Veal, 3s 6d to 3s 10d; and Pork, 3s 4d to 36 8d per Sibs. A moderate supply and a steady trade. . CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN Ter the Week ended April 5, 1849, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WRIAT. BAIT:MI OATS. I ZTE. WEANS. 1 PIA/. MICE • . 1441 ad 283 6d I 17s Od 23, Id 283 5d 30s 104 DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. lIIIIHAT. BAILEY. I OATS. I ITC Blum. ?RAS. Od Is Od Is 01 Is Od II is Od ls 04 CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) Tho Lord Chancellor at in his Court at Westmin ster today, to give judgments and hear appeal motions. IN RE JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES' WINDING•U? ACT, ♦ND IN RE THE AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE COMPANY.- JUDGMENT. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment this morning in this case, which came before him a few days since, upon appeal from an order of the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, dismissing a petition, with eosta, presented by two gentlemen named Sparkman, under the winding up Act, to wind up the company. The Lord Chancellor, after going at some length into the case, stated his opi nion to be, that there was no ground for the Court's acceding to the prayer of the petition, and the applica tion must therefore be dismissed with costs. The result of this judgment is to affirm the decision of the Court below, and dismiss the appeal with costs. STEWART V. FORBES.-JUDGMENT. The LORD CHANCELLOR also gave judgment in this ease, which was argued before him some time since for several days, upon appeal from the judgment of the Vice-Chancellor of England, dismissing the plaintiff's bill with costs. The bill was filed by the plaintiff, Mr. J. Stewart, for the purpose of obtaining the decree of the Court, declaring him to be entitled to a moiety of `the admitted undivided profits made by the Great East India mercantile house of Sir Charles Forbes and Co. Upon the case coming on before the Vice-Chancellor of England, his Honour dismissed the bill with costs, and his Lorchhip this morning affirmed that decision with costs, expressing his surprise and regret that in so clear ..case so much of th e ti me o f th e C our t h a d b een occu pied in its argument. LONG C. STORIE. The further arguments in this part-heard appeal motion occupied his Lordship the remainder of the morning. Nothing of any interest, except to the parties con- Qerned, came before the other Equity Courts. EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) MAUNDERS AND OTHERS v. SIR JAMES WILLIAMS, THE SHERIFF OF CARMARTHEN. This was an action of trover, to recover the value of 300 casks, and was tried before Mr. Justice Erle and a special jury at the last assizes for the county of Car marthen, when the Learned Judge directed that a verdict should be entered for the defendant. CurtiroN now moved, in accordance with leave reserved, for a rule to enter the verdict for the defen dant for 1124 10s. The plaintiffs were large porter merchants in Dublin, and they were in the habit of sup plying a person of the name of Dabid, who carried on business at Carmarthen as a dealer in porter. The uniform course of dealing was this :—The plaintiffs, on receiving an order, made out an invoice or bill of lading, and sent it with an acceptance for the amount of th e porte r , but made no charge for the casks, which were to be returned to Dublin, at the expense and risk of Dabid, within six mo n th s , or to be paid for at invoice prices at the option of the shippers. The sheriff came in with _a Writ against th e goo ds of Dabid ; but , althou g h he served him with a notice that ho held the casks as agent for the shippers, they were sold within the s i x mont h s an d at ru inous prices. The Learned Counsel referred to several cases to show that the action was maintainable, one being that of " Farrant v. Thompson," in which a mill was demised for a certain period, and in which it was decided that an action for rover could be brought in respect of the machinery vhich had been removed by the occupier, r,nd subse li !iently seized under an execution. lie submitted that would had no more right to seize the barrels than lil Inseoutid have to take upon an execution at a private 1 ; 1 4 , e plate which Messrs. Gunter were in the habit letting , out for dinners and suppers. .Ttlhe uourt granted a DoN, D . 4/arrs r ul e. 'This action L O N, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY V. is Ws,uSrtried oOODWlN. At assizes for before Mr. Baron Parke, at the plt tintiff for 2061. 4:7l‘dwhen a verdict was found fur the i Sir. serge ant S*n why the verdict should mo ved for a rule to show cause de, Juges iu pursuance of not be reduced to nominal whicheave reserved. The action !vs s brought upon a bond fel idant as a guarantee of the faithful as given by the de who, at the ti me X award Goodwin, services of hit son, bond a as entered it do was the joint servant oaindthetheLtoh,aedon and Brighton, South-Eastern Rail t he London and Croydon, cashier at the ter 's ?ay Companies, as chief clerk and July, 1 846, which - .minus at London-bridge. In after the date of the bond .). with the exception of the c°11111)"- ,v,rne incorporated by Act of ..outs-Eastern, Parliament with the nk; ,___,)(len and Epsom and several -lady and under the title other companies, tow South Coast Railway Company Subsequently to the incorporation a tleficirbey arose in the amount of money received at the terminus, for which the on of the defendant was considered responsible, although the committee acquitted him entirely of being guilty of and dishonesty. The Learned Sergeant now submived that the son had practically, atter the incorporation, become the servant of new masters, and had much greater re sponsibility imposed upon him than was contemplated at the time the bond wai entered into, and that therefore the security could not ',old good. The COURT refe,ed to grant a rule, considering that the defendant could not be absolved from his security when two of the or:ginal companies still existed Frith the incorporation. COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco, before the Lord Chief Justice WILDE, and Justices CoLTKAN, CRESSWELL, and WILLIAMS.) STANSFIELD ♦ND OTHERS, ASSIGNEES, V. GLAD: TANE. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD said, in this case, which was tried before the Lord Chief Justice at the lest sittings at Guildhall, and in which there was a verdict for the defendant, he had to apply for a rule to show cause why that verdict should ❑ot be set aside, and a new trial granted, on the ground of the verdict being generally against evidence. This was an action of trover brought by the plaintiffs, the assignees of a person earned Wheatley, who had for some years carried on the busi ness of a waterman, to recover the value of three barges. It appeared that the defendant, Mr. Gladstane, was an attorney, and the sea of a lady who had claimed to be beneficially interested in the barges, and who, with her husband, had been entitled to a moiety of the Adelphi Theatre. Mr. Wheatley, the bankrupt, had married their daughter in 1833. He received no portion with her, but shortly after the marriage a sum of 8001. was raised for his use by his motber•in-law and her husband by a mortgage on the Adelphi Theatre. Some gentlemen of the name of Allen were trustees of Mrs. Gladstane's marriage settlement (the Adelphi Theatre belonging to her), and they advanced the sum of 800/. to the bankrupt, Mr. Wheatley, by way of mort gage, who had the benefit of it in his business. It was suggested on the trial that that sum was intended as a marriage portion of Mrs. Wheatley, and was never in tended to be repaid. The first question was, whether a deed, which was dated on the 24th September, 1847, by which the three barges in question were assigned on cer tain trusts to the defendant, Mr. Gladstane, was a real and true transaction, or whether it was not done at a time wheu the bankruptcy of Wheatley was inevitable; secondly, whether, supposing it was really and truly in tended to transfer it, it was or was - not done by way of fraudulent preference ; and, thirdly, whether the barges were not at all events in the order and disposition of the bankrupt at the time of the bankruptcy? The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—Take your rule. THE SUN. LONtION, THURSDAY EVENING-, APRIL 19, 1849. PUNCH, PLUT US, AND KING HUDSON. (From Punch.) (A dialogue after the manner of Lucian) Punch—Who is it that runs this way, followed by a pack of Curs that bark about his heels, while that short figure in glistening dress of gold foil strives to frighten them away by &baking money-bags? Enter the King and Plutus, out of breath. ___. . What! the Iron Fling—hail, 0 Monarch! But what means this dismay, these tattered garments, those dints on thy crown of iron? Phi - tug—Cheer up, 0 friend —see, already the pack slink backwards, cowed, as it seems, by the baton of this stranger. King H.—This, 0 Plutus, is a stranger, indeed, to thee alone of all the Gods: the Muses know him, and Phcebus, nor is the son of Maia himself averse from him. This, 0 Plutus, is Punch, the son of Momus. and Eumousia. Plutus—Hail, 0 Punch! I am the God of Wealth, and I consort ever among men. And now I protect my triend here, who has sacrificed much on the altar, from those Dogs yonder, who yesterday licked his hand, and fawned upon him for scraps, but now would tear him. Punch—l have seen many dethroned Kings, 0 Plutus—amongst them, Louis, the aged King of the Gauls. Plutus—Him I knew well—a constant worshipper of mine, but I cannot prop up thrones. I can only break the fall from them on my money-bags. Punch—And hast thou also fallen, 0 Iron King? King lI.—I learn it only by these barkings. But why they bark I know not—for I am the same as I was when they raised Golden Images to me, and called me great, and ate much dirt at my hands, and took cuffs and spurns with patience. I have done nothing that I did not then do, and they were still welcome to the crums from my table. Punch—But, 0 King, do the crumbs still fall as abundantly as before? Dogs must be fed or they will bark, and thy worshippers were but those Dogs, that would now tear thee. King H.—Give me gold, 0 Plutus, that I may throw it to them. Plutus—O my friend, I cannot. What I had for thee, thou hadst, and hast turned it into iron. PUnch—llear, 0 King, and I will tell thee a fable. Two gold diggers sat by the Sacramento. And they digged, and the one got much more gold than the other, for he plunged deeper in the mud of the stream. And the other worshipped him, but it was the gold that he reverenced, and not the digger. But at last the strongest digger got out all the gold in that place, and then he sat and rested his hands; and the other then, seeing his hands, called out, " 0 how dirty are thine hands, thou vile digger of gold!" and reviled him. But his friend said to him, " Look at thine own hands. Thou has not gathered so much gold as I, but no loss dirt hath stuck to thy fingers." Thus it is, 0 King, with thee, and thy worshippers of yesterday. Hadat thou gone on grub bing for gold, and giving them of it, they would not have noticed the foulness of thy hands, but rather kissed them for the odour of gold that hung about them. King ll.—But they worshipped me. Punch—Nay, not thee, but the gold that came from thee. But now art thou like the King of Brass, that sits at the Cross of Charing, in the city of London. He was taken down, and buried, and one sold knives and forks, which the seller said were cast from the brass of him. So thou shalt be taken down, and out of thee shall men make iron rails, and thou shalt be railed upon in many ways. Plutus—Thou shouldst have known, 0 King, when thou didst become my worshipper, that the crowns I can bestow are not lasting crowns, and that the iron in thine did not make it more durable. Nevertheless, I pity thee. Punch—And I, that never bowed down to thee, while thou worest thy crown,—l will keep off the dogs that now snap at the tattered hem of thy royal robe. King H.—O friend, I thank thee. HULL. We awoke from our slumbers this morning (Wednes day) about seven o'clock, intending to witness the de parture of the Mayor, Aldermen, Sec., on their embarka tion to New Holland, to await upon his Royal Highness Prince Albert at Brocklesby, but the appearance of the weather being rather inauspicious and having three mites to walk before arriving at the point of shipment, we eontented ourselves with seizing hold of one of the last novels and whiled away the time until called to par take of breakfast, after which we enjoyed our " light cigar" and wended our steps to the Borough of Hull; in the suburbs of the old town we observed several mani festations of loyalty, by closing the shops, but having business; which prevented our visiting the town within the docks until the afternoon, we cannot speak to the display of loyalty in the morning in that portion of the borough; at the time we passed up Whitefriar-gate several shops were closed, some few in Silver-street, and in the Market-place. Queen-street exhibited decided marks of loyalty. Amongst the leading shops we were sorry to observe open that of which Alderman ex-Mayor Jones is the principal proprietor, that of Mr. Allathorne, a thorough Tory, the grocer's shop of which the Mayor is the leading partner, was being hastily closed by the porter about three o'clock, of course too late to allow of his journeymen and apprentices paying their respects to Prince Albert at Grimsby. We understand the deputation arrived at Brocklesby in omnibuses, and, that:a portion, being one of the town's beadles and the town clerk, has duly returned. What the reception has been we know not, but report speaks as of the weather—somewhat chilling. Upon the Corporation breakwater we observed three flags, hoisted upon three rough rickers, one bearing the words "Let us all be one People," and " No monopoly ;" on another we observed the names of "B. M. Jalland, J. L. Smith, mayor," but what else, or what was the in set iption on the third flag, as we had no desire to bide " The pelting of the pitiless storm," we could not discover. Yesterday, about half-past four, a regular snow storm t in, which covered tle surrounding lands in winter's garb, and since noon to-day, with slight exceptions, the like weather has been continued. SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 18.—The Spanish steamer Mountaineer, arrived here at ight A.M. this day, from h Oporto, u gwhichbrought no place sh t i h a e rge llthinstant. She passengers, e bu e . t ri a casks, four bores of 's ono pipe of wine, and 80 bullocks, and 10 ttiesellie, a .quantity of green fruit, of a quantity of bones, o cargo, consisting steamer Nord, arrived here 14 small. a large cargo and a numberyesterday from Havre, with by the Washington , offo passengers, to be tran shippedets of hams: The French for New York, on Friday ST. PAUL'S CHURCH FOR meeting in aid of the funds( by w A h m ic E ll l4. t — his A chu p r u e b h li i e s supported, was held yesterday at London Tavern. e were present the Mr. J. Labouchere presided. Ter Earl of Weldegrave , Rear - Admiral no Sheriff Finnis , &c. The chairman ha7ilnegs, M opened M edth r. the b us iness of the meeting , the Rev. C. B. Gribble, incumbent of the chu rch, read the re p ort of the pro gress of it, from wh ich it a pp eared that the aggregate attendance on the Sundays of the congregations since the opening of the church had been 18,914 persons, and the (segregate weekly attendance on the Thursday lec tures had been 4,500. The centre of the church is re served for seamen, the other seats are for the iWaldnhabit. ants of the neighbourhood, &c. The Earl of grave moved moved that the report be printed and circulated, which resolution was seconded by Mr. Sheriff Finnis, and carried unanimously. The meeting was afterwards addre'sed by the Rev. W. M. Champneys, Rear-Ad miral Bowleg, and other gentlemen, and resolutions in furtherance of the objects for which the church had been established, adopted. A handsome collection was made in the room, and a vote of thanks to the chairman hav e been passed, the meeting broke up. [ A DVERTISEM ENT.] - An incontestable proof of the efficacy of Holloway's Pills for the Cure of Liver Complaints. —Mr. Robert Elkins, of Campbeltown, New South Wales, had been afflicted for eeveral months with a severe liver complaint which reduced him to so low a state, that he was compelled to take to his bed; finding no relief from any of the medicalfaid he received, he was advised to give Holloway's Pills a trial, which he did, and this invaluable medicine (the instruction given with it being strictly followed) in the course of a few weeks re-estab lished him in the enjoyment of as good health as ever he pos sessed in his life.—Sold by all Medicine Vendors throughout the world, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, iltraads:,Lenion. THE METROPOLITAN STAKES. The belt has rung on Epsom Downs, The saddling's o'er, the course is clear, As each horse canters past the stand Admit ers back him without fear. 'The distance tells, the course is long, As long again as Oxford-street, Tho' ev'ry year the three-year-olds Have won this stake, at last they're heat. Frank Butler, on that first-rate mare Canczou, will have a struggle there; Fiatcatcher, rode by Robinson, Oe'rcomes that struggle at the chair. FLATCATCHER wins, just by a neck, With Canczou second, Lugar third. Beware to lay against the mare, Fur she can fly like any bird. HORSEPICK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BATH RACES.— WEDNESDAY. The D)rham Park Stakes of 15 soya. each, 10 ft, and 100 added. One mile and a half. (11 subs.) Mr. Godwin's Hotspur, 9st 11b (Rogers) 1 Mr. Gratwicke's Landgrave, 6st 51b (Nat) 2 Sir J. Hawley's Marlbrook, Bst 101 b (E. D. Flatman) 3 Mr. W. Ley's Over-fork. over, Bst 101 b (Ford) 4 Mr. G. Whielden's Cashier, 9st llb (J. Sharp) 5 Betting-6 to 4 eget Landgrave (taken)—and 6 to 4 east Hotspur. Won by a length. Run in 2 min. 57 sec. The City Cup of 100 soya. added to a Sweepstakes of 20 soya, each, b ft. About two miles and a half. (12 subs.) i)uke of Richmond's Jelly Fish, 3 yrs, 6st 21b (Treen) 1 Mr. J. E)ke's Model, 3 yrs, Est 21b (W. Sharp) 2 Lord Clifden'a Tiresome, 3 yrs, 7st --(Pearl) 3 Mr. Minor's Chevreuil, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (Brookes), and Mr. J. Wilson's Radetsky, 5 yrs, Bst 21b, also ran. Betting—Even on Jelly Fish-2 to 1 agst Tiresome -and 4to 1 agst Model. Won by a length and a half. Run in 6 min. 42 sec. Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each, and 25 added. One mile. (5 subs.) Mr. James's Miss Flower, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Treen, jun.) 1 Mr. W. Sadler's Master Murray, aged, 7st 1016 2 Captain Crofton's Campanile, aged, Bst 21b (Nat) 3 Mr. Cowley's Telegraph, 3 yrs, Est 10lb (W. Sharp) 4 Butting—Even on Master Murray-2 to 1 agst Cam panile. Won by a head. Run in 2 min. 1 sec. Produce Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each, h ft. One mile. (5 subs.) Mr. Wreford's West Country Lass (A. Day) 1 Mr. Fox's Cambric Won easy by a length. Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each, and 20 added. Half a mile. Mr. T. Smith's Fugitive, aged ...(Goater) 4 4 1 1 Mr. Isaac Day's Colocyntha, 4 yrs 5 1 2 dr Mr. W. Sadler's Master Murray, aged Mr. Minor's Kennet, 3 yrs Mr. Griffith's Lady Lift, 5 yrs. 2 dr CATTERICK BRIDGE RACES.—TVESDAY. The Borough Stakes of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft, and 20 added. One mile and a quarter. (6 subs.) Mr. T. Dawson's Levanter, 4 yrs (Cartwright) 1 Lord Zetland's Polonaise, 3 yrs (Charlton) 2 Mr. Shepherd's Alp, 3 yrs (Watkins) 3 Mr. Bateman's La Voleuse, 3 yrs (Fenn) 4 Mr. Gray's Maid of Tean Valley, 3 yrs ...(Osborne) 5 6to 4 agst Alp—and 4to 1 agat Levanter. Won by a neck; the second beating the third by a bead. The Triennial Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft; the second to save his stake; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b. Straight run in. (28 subs.) Mr. Meiklam's Italian (Templeman) 1 Mr. Pedley's Timothy (Holmes) 2 Mr. Gill's Eaculapius.... (Wintringham) 3 Mr. Bell's Weldon (Bumby) 0 Mr. Jaques's Dauphin .. (Cartwright) 0 sto 4 agst Timothy—and 2to 1 agst Italian. Won by two lengths. The Yorkshire Club Stakes of 100 soya. each, for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 21b. One mile and a half. (4 subs.) Mr. Jaques's Chantrey (Holmes) 1 Mr. Bell's Velox (Bumby) 2 Mr. Bell's Imperatrix (Longstaff) 3 Mr. Meiklam's Roland (Templeman) 4 Even on Velox-7 to 4 agst Chautrey. Won in a canter. The Revival Stakes of 20 soya. each, h ft, and 5 ft only if declared, with 30 added. Two miles. (21 subs., 13 of whom declared.) Mr. Humphries' Escape, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b ...(Holmes) 1 Lord Eglinton's Eagle's Plume, 4 yrs, Bst 71b 2 Mr. J. Gray's Reality, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (J. Prince) 3 Mr. Fox's Lecomte, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b ........(Duncan) 4 Mr. I)inning's Railway King, i yrs, 7st 131 b 0 Mr. T. Dawson's Lord Saltoun, aged, 7st 61b 7 to 4 agst Escape-3 to 1 agst Lord Saltoun-3 to 1 'gst Leconte—and 4 to 1 agat Eagle's Plume. "Won easily by two lengths. The Filly Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, for three yrs old, fist 31b each. One mile and a half. (6 subs.) Lord Zetiand's Ellen Middleton (J. Marion) 1 Mr. T. Dawson's Priestess (Cartwright) 2 Mr. B. Green's Cigarette (W intringham) 3 7t04 ou Ellen. Won in a canter. The Champagne Stakes of 20 soya. each, h ft; for two yrs old colts, Bst 41b; fillies, fist. T.Y.C. (3 subs.) Mr. Meiklam's Italian (Templeman) 1 Mr. Jaques's Mildew Mr. B. Green's Seignior of Holderness (Wintringham) 3 Mr. H. Beresford's Sis. to The Swallow (Holmes) 4 6to 4 on Italian. Won cleverly by a length The Senior Stakes of 10 soya. each, for three-yrs-old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, fist 41b. One mile and a half. (12 Subs.) Mr. Meikham's Rebecca colt (Templeman) 1 ,11r. Standish's Gaudy (Clarke) 2 2tol on Rebecca colt. Won by half a l eng th, after a fine race. EPSOM SPRING MEETING. The entries for the Plates, &c., closed yesterday after noon, and it will be seen from the outline subjoined, that the opening of the Metropolitan racing season to-morrow (Friday), will be a brilliant one. The Epsom Trial Stakes of 5 sovs, each, with 50 added, for three-yrs-old, l'st; four, 9st. One mile. Sir R. Pigot's Essedarius, 3 yrs—Mr. Drinkald's Grief, 3 yrs—Mr. Drinkald's Thornhill, 3 yrs—Mr. Cowley's Second Sight, 3 yrs—Count Batthyany's Eva, 3 yrs—Major Martin's Caesarian, 3 yrs—Mr. Dyson's Christiana, 3 yrs—Mr. A. Present's Clairvoyance, 4 yrs —Sir G. Heathcote's Black Eagle, 3 yrs—Mr. W. Etwall's Ira, 3 yrs—and Mr. Nevin's Diana, 3 yrs. Ile Two yrs old Stakes of 10 Sovs, each, with 25 added; for colts, Bst 61b; and fillies, Bst 41b. Mr. S. Douglas's b f by St. Francis out of Nob's dam —Sir G. Heathcote's f by Astracan out of Lady Sarah —Mr. Jackson's Career—Sir J. Hawley's Epoch—Mr. Treen's Buckler—Major Martyn's c by Charles XII. out of Best Bower's dam—Mr. J. Dixon's Kathleen— Duke of Richmond's Officious—Mr. Gordon's The Wren —Mr. Gratwicke's Side-saddle—Mr. W. Sadler's Giraffe —Mr. W. S. Stanley's c by Charles XII. out of Cowslip —Mr. E. R. Clark's c by St. Francis out of Lightning— Count Batthyany's Valentine—Mr. Magenis's The Secret —Lord Clifden's Sicyon—Mr. Greville's Brington—and Mr. Greville's Bullfinch. The Great Metropolitan Handicap of 25 Soya. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 500 added; the second to receive 100 Soya. out of the stakes, and the third 50 Soya. The winner of the Great Northamptonshire Sakes to carry 51b extra, and the winner to pay 10 guinea 3 to the Licensed Victuallers' School and 10 guini s to the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum. Great Metropolitan Stakes Course. st lb Cossack, 5 yrs OSilver-eel, 5 yrs Surplice, 4 yrs . Inheritress, aged Peep-o'-day Boy,syrs 8 7 Bellenden. 4 yrs Ery x, 5 yrs Executor, 5 yrs 8 3 Hagley, 4 yrs Canez At, 4 yrs . .. 8 1 Lady Bangtail, 4 yrs 5 9 Limestone, 5 yrs ...... 8 0 Sir W. Ridiculus Mus, Mogador, 5 yrs 3 0 6 yrs Flatcatcher, 4 yrs 8 0 Bright Buck, 3 yrs ... 5 5 Tartar, 5 yrs. 7 12,f. by Muley Moloch, Vampyre, 5 yrs New Forest Deer, aged 7 9 dam, 4 yrs Gwalior, aged Pantomime, 5 yrs .. 7 s'Slashing Alice, 3 yrs 5 3 Giselle, 6 yrs 7 5 Loupgarou, 3 yrs ... 5 2 Ellerslie, 4 yrs 7 3 Pelham, 3 yrs NI Is. Taft, 4 yrs ...... 7 2 Roland, 3 yrs Roseius, aged .... 7 2e. by Cmsar, out of gby Voltaire, 6 yrs... 70 i Bastile, 3 yrs Sylvan, 4 yrs 7 OIDo the-Boys, 3 yrs... 5 0 Fugletuan, 4 yrs Sponge, 4 yrs BAck biter, 4 yrs Maid of Lyme, 6 yrs 6 11 f. by Emilius, out of Do. it-again, 4 yrs Dacia, 4 yrs Valentina, 4 yrs 6 10 Miss Bunney. 3 yrs... 4 7 Melford, 5 yrs Bacchanalian, 4 yrs Fernhill, 4 yrs 6 Clifford, 3 yrs Cockermouth, 4 yre,... 6 I)on't Say Nay, 3 yrs 4 0 Pillage, 5 yrs Conquest, 4 yrs The Railway Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added for three yrs old, 6st 31b; four, Bst 71b; five, 9st 21b; six and aged, 9st 81b. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 250 sovs. it demanded, &c. Heats, one mile. Mr. Stevenson's Old English Gentlemen, 3 yrs—Mr. Crofton's Hasteaway, 4 yrs—Mr. F. Parr's Lethargy, 5 yrs—Mr. Francis's Volley, 4 yrs—Mr. A. Present's Clairvoyance, 4 yrs—Mr. Bartley's Grist, 4 yrs—Sir G. Heathcote's c by Velocipede, d by Emilius—Mr. Kirkby's g by Carew, out of Allrmende, 4 yrs—and Mr. Etwall's by Emilius, out of Pelerine, 3 yrs. Thet,ah and ag e d, Surrey ef r gosy r r e rdt y so:o9 l bl l osed u :, Hunt Stakes b. 9 ; fo r ban; 2di Mares. 00 0 fou f rrts3,o9BB:nsoosdt Sib;s2ag. 110 a bdw c :fi h nevidevs, w ith fist added;2 l o 3l b six for rd above l3slob: Sib;era llandow other allowances. Heats, half a mile. Mr. W. "Sadler's Master Murray, aged (801.)—Mr. Hornsby's Bukhara, aged (801.)—Mr. Ensbruge's Merry Andrew (late Miles's Boy), 5 yrs—Mr. Caffall's Bohe mietine, 5 yrs (801)—Mr. Drinkhard's Grief, 3 yrs—Mr. Roll's The White Lady, 3 yrs (80/.)—Mr. Price's Lysi machua, 3 yrs (1001.)—Mr. Greville'a Damson, 3 yrs (3,91.) —Mr. C. Formby's mby Muley Moloch, out of Guetnatts dam, 4 yrs—Major Martin's Nectar, 4 yrs (800 —Mr. Batetnan's Blunderbuss, aged (1001.)—Mr. e bli ssr , ) V -bar, aged— • •G . b re , Pi In m 's s ß ir ri G ght u ß e u n e t k ii , co 3 t y e r s s ( I B b o y l. M W. Etwall's Acanthus, 4 yrs (100/.) d 4 yrs (801.) —Mr. Drew's Tamarind, 4 yrs (80/.)-- 1 Bst 31b, agst Mr. Broome's f (own of Gipsey Queen, Match 100/. T.Y.C.—Mr. Fowler's c by Sir Isaac, out sister to Antelope) fist. have arrived—Lugar, The following Flat catcher,B n , Bagley, Bagatelle (sister to New Forest Deer, Giselle, \laid of Lyme, Clifford, Eva, the Ballet Ridiculous Mus), Clarios, Mogador' ]Esnden' st lb Girl, Lady Sarah, the Swede, Valentine, and several bi r two year olds. The Trial Stakes will im run at half-past one o'clock, the Two Year Old Stakes at Two, the Metropolitan at :hree prccisel); the two r..ces in heats and the match Kill follow. The course is in admirable order, and great improve ments have b&en made since last ear by Mr. Dorin4. 'The turn at Tatter,hatn's Corner has been widened, giving more space for the large fields expected; the starting place: for the 'l'. Y. C. has been much im proved, by levelling the ground, and covering the roads with tan and mould. INTERVIEW OF IRISH MEMBERS WITH LORI) JOHN RUSSELL. An interview of the Irish Members with Lord John Russell took place yesterdey in Downing - street , ac cording to the circular i nv it a ti o n which had been ad dressed to all the I r i s h M em b ers by Lord John Rus sell. &c. The following Members were present :—H. A. Her bert, Captain Junes, J. 11. Moore, Sir E. Hl‘Naugli ten, J. Follett, J. O'Connell, N. M. Power, Colonel Dunne, Colonel Bruen, Sir J. Young, Viscount Castlereagh, Sir W. Somerville, Sir E. Hayes, N. Alexander, Sir Lucius O'Brien, F. French, C. St. George, the Hon. J. P. Max well, R. Dillon B rowne , t h e Marquis of Kildare, T. Meagher, J. T. Devereaux, Lord J. Chichester, J. Sad lair, R. Keating, J. Greene, R. M. Bellew, M. Sullivan, Sir A. Armstrong, P. S. Butler, F. Scully, Viscount Milton, W. IL Maga!), A. O'Flaherty, Sir T. Burke, Hun. 11. A. Cole, Captain Archdail, C. P. Leslie, R. I. Tennant, Mr. T. M'Cullagh, Sir 1). Norreys, T. Bate son, R. S. Bourke, E. K. Tennison, W. Monsell, R. M. Fox, Major Blackall, Right Hon. R. L. Sheil, Colonel Rawdon, Hon. T. V. Dawson, M. J. O'Connell, Sir R. !toward, Hon. C. Lawless. The object proposed by Lord J. Russell, in calling the meeting was to obtain th e s ense of the Irish Members, or their majority, u p on th e mot i on o f w hich notice had been given by Mr. H er b ert , M em b er f or t he county of Kerry, fur extending the property and income-tax to Ireland as a substitute for the proposed rate in aid. Mr. J. O'CONNELL said--My Lord, before your Lord ship enters upon the business for which we have b een called together, there is one matter which I must advert to—which I feel to be of considerable importance. Al though I am most willing to come here as an individual Irish representative, your Lordship is well aware that I am nut here of my own motion. I appear hero at your Lordship's suggestion. Under these circumstances I wish to know the position in which I stand. I have seen in the Times newspaper a reference to the last interview between the Irish Members and a Nobleman connected with your Lordship's Government. I have seen an official statement, or a statement purporting to be official, purporting to be from authority, contradicting several particulars which had appeared in a previous re port. Now as to the details of what had occurred at that deputation I will say nothing— because, though I was one who signed the memorial, I was not one of the deputation. It cer tainly, however, appears to be an extraordinary assump tion, to say the least of it, that a member of tho Exe cutive should take upon himself to lecture members of the Legislature—representatives of the people—in the as I said, I shall say nothi ng upon t h at, discharge of what they considered to be th e i r p u bli c d but I uty.co B m u e t, to the official statement. It is stated that Lord Clarendon intimated his intention to return an answer to the deputation in writing. He made no such intimation, nor was there any question raised as to his doing so. But we have reason to believe that this is not the first time that garbled reports of official inter views with Irish deputations have been furnished to the newspapers, and we strongly recommend all official persons, for their own protection, as well as for the information of the public, never to undergo those or dealsis Lord, j in what way t h e Noble man in thi s , w hi c h pur ports to be an official statement, in offering what ni except in the presence of a short-hand writer. I adn to o not w homlallude know, really is an insult to Members of the Legislature; and what I have to ask of your Lordship is, do you approve of such an imputation being cast upon us? a my d I should be sorry to think that your Lordship would ap prove of it. I see that a short-hand writer is present. I have no objection to his being present, because there may be mss • statements on both sides, as may have been the Lilac on a recent occasion. I should be very sorry to learn that your Lordship approves of that to which I have now adverted. I have brought this forward as a matter connected with personal feeling, and I ask your Lordship, do you approve of such an imputation being thrown upon us? Lord JouN RUSSELL—With regard to what Mr. O'Con nell has said, I cannot answer with any precisun as to what may have passed at an interview with another member of the Government. I can only answer as re th the experience I have had of deputa spects myself, wi tions that I certainly thought it necessary in a late deputa tion, to ask a gentleman, a Member of Parliament, who was present, to show me an account which he thought could be given to a newspaper, that I might see it was correct before it was sent to the newspaper. Ile was good enough to do so, and his account was very correct, except that there was an omission of som e particulars which I thought were of importance. I requested him to insert them, which he readily allowed had been omitted, and the report was afterwards in serted in the newspapers. I must say, in regard to de putations, not Irish deputations especially, but deputa tions, English, Scotch, and Irish, that I think it is very much the habit of those who come to the Minister with deputations, to make a report of the proceedings, in which all the arguments which seem to them forcible, and which occur to them to urge, are generally very well represented; but the answer f the Minister is not in general so fully given. I have known in the case of de putations from Birmingham, from Liverpool, and other places, reports to be given of what passed, in which the Minister is made either to say, or to appear to acknow ledge, that he is completely overwhelmed by the argu ments, when certainly the impression upon my mind has been totally different. I have, therefore, thought, with regard to reputations which are composed of any consi derable number, it is advisable to have a correct report of the proceedings. With regard to that particular de putation which has been alluded to, I must decline alto gether to give any answer. I was not present at it, and 1 cannot be required to give any explanation of it. Mr. TENNENT—Since your Lordship has permitted this subject to be mooted, I may take the opportunity of saying one or two words. A. charge of misrepresenta tion has been made in the case of the Irish deputation which has been alluded to. On one occasion when I had the honour of being a member of a deputation to your Lordship, a report appeared in the newspapers, a day or two afterwards, which entirely misrepresented both the speakers and that which they said. It repre sented the d epotationas,inakin g use of language, which I have no hesltatiOn ' ' • - In saying was, offensive, and was entirely unfounded in fait. I theVainmunicated with every member of the deputy ion, and witli every gentle man in the room, except your Lordship and another gentleman, and they entirely denied all knowledge of any communication to the paper whatever. Lord Jour; ItussELL—ln that instance, I think I had reason to complain of the report. Mr. O'CONNELL—I have only to add that I expressly guarded . myself fr om entering into the subject of the deputation itself. I am sorry your Lordship has not expressed the opinion which I desired from you, but at any rate I am glad you have not said that you agree in the imputation which was specially cast upon Irishmen. Lord JOHN ItlifiSELL—With regard to what passed at that deputation, I give no opinion one way or the other. Viscount CASTLERICACIE—With reference to what fell from Mr. O'Connell, I believe people are now getting pretty well aware of the one-sided nature of the reports in the Times with respect to Irish matters. Lord Claren dondo not think it right to say any further as time to Mr. O'FLAIIERTY—I will beg to add but one word. I is not present, than that I am ready a t any rred a t that substantiate a great portion of what deputation. Another opportunity doing so. ,therefore, to the Lord J. RUSSELL—I will now t gentlemen pie object for which I have requ.estaeod extraordinary stop sent to meet me to-day. It I s s k Irish Members of all which I have taken thus to_a_ aye apologise for any may occur oc to ccuurperha b ps t o l f trouble have ih given th em; u thought it might be of great advantage to them really and to their constituents, that we should know as mem parties t f o or att w en h d ich me l bers of the Government what the views of the Irish Members are. You will recollect that in the early part of the session the Chancellor of the Exchequer hero. moved for a grant of 50,0001. to relieve distress in certain parts of Ireland in which there was great suffering, and in which there did not appear to be local means suffi cient for the relief of those districts. In doing so we followed the course which had been taken in 1822, and some subsequent years, and which had been taken in 1846, 1847, and 1848. It was objected, and ob jected not solely by members of one party, but objected by gentlemen whose names will occur to you, to whom I do not wish to refer as not being present, but Members of the House of Commons of very different political par ties, that it was plain that the evil was increasing —that it was not an occasional relief which was sought, but that it was a relief going on from year to year, to be paid out of the Imperial Exchequer for Irish distress. They, there fo. e, thought that there should be some explana tion given, or some course adopted, by which the House of Commons should be enabled to see what were the prospects for the future, and some of them expressed their hope that no further grants would be re quired. I was asked especially by a gentleman who is the leader on the opposite side of the House, to state that this was intended to be the last grant. I said I certainly could not pledge myself that this should be the last grant proposed by the Government, because we mu,t act according to circumstances, and in any extra ordinary degree of distress which could not be otherwise relieved, we would not preclude ourselves from asking for a grant for that purpose. However, the opinion, I think you will all ow , i n th e H ouse of dommons gene rally, was that there ought to be some course adopted by which grants having been made for several years, and the prospect being very uncertain as to the sufficiency of local funds for the next year and the year after, there should be some contribution made from Ire land more than was made in the last year for the pur pose of the relief of Irish distress. Now there were two ways by which this could be effected ; the one was, putting on a special tax or a special rate on Ireland, for the occasion, snaking it limited in point of time, limited in point of amount, arid leaving the country at the end of that time with the immediate want supplied, and without at all raising a precedent th a t s h ou ld b e injuri ous for the future. On the other hand, it was said that such a precedent would be most injurious, that it would Le a separation of Ireland, which was contrary to the principles of the union; that the way in which the rate was proposed to be raised would make it press more se verely upon one class of persons, and upon one kind of property, than upon others; and that the better course was to consider whether there were any t axes which were paid in Great Britain, anti were not paid in Ireland, to which Ireland might be fairly called on , o contribute; and then in the contemplation of such taxes to make such grants as were required in peculiar exigencies, whether they occurred in the west of Ireland, or whether they occurred in the Highlands of Scotland, or in any other part of the United Kingdom, from the Imperial Exchequer. The proposal which the Government made was founded upon the first of these two views; but upon the proposition being made, nu amendment was moved by Major Blackall that there should be a property-tax, instead of that which was proposed. There was a very considerable division. The amendment was supported by a great number of Irish Members, who were in favour of that view; while, at the same time, I think many explained afterwards that what they wished to infer was. that they were against the rate in aid, and not in favour of a property-tax. Major 13eacxens.—Might I interrupt your Lordship. The question was, whether a rate in aid should be fixed upon all descriptions of property above a certain amount. Lord J. RUSSELL—I quite admit that it might be con sidered that it was not in favour of an income. tax ; but in subsequent debates that view of the question has been very much pressed. Several gentlemen have said that they should be ready to support an income and property tax, if it was thought advisable to extend it to Ireland, to be imposed upon the same persons and to the same extent as it is in England, though they should not be willing to agree to the rate in aid. I may mention another suggestion which has been thrown out—indeed, I think a division was taken on it in the [louse of Com mons—namely, that there might be a tax which would not be completely an income and - property-tax, but which would require contributions to be made from the funds and from the salaries of persons holding official situations, and not requiring any contributions from trades end professicos. Now, I should say, with regard to that proposition, that it has been always held, I believe, from :the first imposition of the income and property-tax by Mr. Pitt in this country, and at all subsequent times, that you can take nothing in the nature or a tax from the public funds without a breach of faith, and that, there fore, the only way in which you can reach the public funds is by imposing a tax upon all kinds of income— income derived from the public funds as well as other sources. Therefore, whatever might be the expediency, and whatever might be the reasons in favour of such a tax as I have mentioned, it is one which I think no Mi nister could propose for Ireland, indeed not for any part ut the empire without immediately incurring on the part of the fundholders an imputation of a breach of faith, and such objections as would be impossible to over come. I therefore conclude that the alternative is either a rate in aid of the nature we have proposed, or some such proposition as I see notice has been given of by Mr. Herbert, the Member for the c ounty of Kerry. When we propose a rate in aid, he proposes to leave out all the words after the words " distressed unions in Ireland," in order to add the words, " And in consideration thereof, What an income and property tax be assessed on incomes and property in Ireland not liable to income and pro perty tax under the Act 11th and 12th Victoria, chap ter 8." That is, that there should be a grant, and that that grant should not be charged on a peculiar income and property tax for Ireland, but as there is such a grant to be made, the income and property tax should be extended to Ireland. That I conceive is the meaning of the proposition. Now, if this wars a general tax affecting the United Kingdom, supposing the exigencies of the public service required that there should be either a land tax imposed, or an income tax and property tax, it might be very fairly put before the House of Com mons, they agreeing generally that the exigencies of the public service did require a tax to a certain amount, whether they would agree to the one proposition, or whether they would take the other. But in this peculiar case what I feel is that there might be a great majority of the Irish Members iu favour of Mr. Herbert's proposition, that that might in fact be the sense of the representatives for Ireland; but that the other proposition being sup ported by the Government, being the Government pro position, those who placed their confidence in the Go vernment voting for that proposition, there might be a majority of the House of Commons against that general sense of the Irish Members. Such being the case, there fore, I wish to obtain from you some intimation, not immediately, but in the course of the next twenty four hours, as to what would be the course of the Irish Mem bers, or the majority of the Irish Members, in respect to this proposition. I should not, however, act fairly, and fully explain the intentions of the Government, if I were not to say, that according to all the informalion which we have collected, both in the past year and the present y ear, with respect to an income and property-tax upon the same classes and to the same amount as in England, if we were to make that proposition, we should feel it necessary to accompany it with other propositions with respect to taxation in Ireland. When I so speak, I may at once declare that I do not conceive that there would be an objection in point of justice to the extension of the assessed taxes to Ireland, but I do think there would be an insuperable objection in point of wisdom and expediency. I think the reasons for which Lord Ripon thought in necessary to repeal the assessed taxes in Ireland were reasons which were very powerful at that time, but I think they are far more powerful at the present time. Therefore the proposition I should make would not be an extension to Ireland of the assessed taxes, but we should, if we proposed to assent to Mr. Herbert's proposition for the extension of the income and property tax to Ireland, hold ourselves at liberty to propose an extension to Ireland of other taxes which are now paid in Great Britain, and which are not paid in Ireland now, to a certain amount. The whole amount would not be more than we now ex pect to raise by the rate in aid. I have stated gene rally the view which the Government take. Ido hope that by eleven o'clock to-morrow morning I may be informed of what the course is which at five o'clock the Irish members would generally take with respect to Mr. Herbert's motion. I shall now retire from this room, but it may occur to you that there may be some ques tions which you wish to ask me, or some further expla nation which you wish to have, and therefore I shall be in the room next to this, and if you will send Me a mes sage that you wish to see me any further, I shall be ready to attend you. A* HON. MEMBER—There is an answer at once to be given to your Lordship. Lord J. RUSSELL—I think it better that I should retire. No final decision was arrived at before the Hon. Mem bers quitted Downing-street, but we learn that Sir Lu cius O'Brien subsequently waited upon Lord John Rus sell on the part of a portion of them, and intimated to his Lordship that he would call a meeting, in order to endeavour to ascertain the feelings of the majority, and to furnish her Majesty's Government with an answer by one o'clock this day. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen left Windsor Castle at five minutes before four o'clock yesterday afternoon for town. Her Majesty was accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, the Prin cess Alice, the Princess Helena, and the Princess Louisa, and was attended by the Countess of Gainsborough, the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, Lady Caroline Cocks, Hon. Matilda Paget, Lord Byron, Major-General Bowles, Colonel the tlon. A. N. Hood, and Colonel Buckler. The august party was escorted from the Castle by a party of the Life Guards to the Slough., station o f t he Great Western Railway , tra velled to I ad diu„irt on by a special train, and was escorted from the terminus by a detachment of the 11 th Hussars, arriving at Bucking harn,Palace at five o'clock. Her Majesty was received at the Palace by the Mar quis of Breadalbane, the Duke of Norfolk, Lord George Lennox, and Colonel Wylde. His Royal Highness the Prince Albert, attended by the Marquis of Abercorn, Lieut.-Col. the Hon. C. Phipps, and Licut.•Colonel Seymour, started from Watford sta tion by special train, at a little after nine o'clock, upon the morning of the 17th instant, and arrived at Lincoln at ten minutes past one. His Royal Highness was re ceived upon the platform by the Mayor and Corporation of the City of Lincoln and by the Earl of Yarborough. His Royal Highness, at the Corn Exchange, received the Address of the Mayor and Corporation, and at the Cathedral one from the Dean and Chapter. His Royal Highness left Lincoln at twenty minutes past two, and arrived at Brocklesby Park, escorted by the Earl of Yarborough and the whole of his Lordship's tenants, at halt-past three o'clock. Shortly after the arrival of the Prince, an Address was presented 'to his Royal Highness from the Mayor and Corporation of Boston. His Royal Highness arrived at Buckingham Palace at ten o'clock last night, attended by the Marquis of Aber corn, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. Phipps, and Lieu tenant-Colonel Seymour. A deputation of 54 Members of the House of Com mons, representing places in Ireland, had a conference yesterday with Lord John Russell, Sir George Grey, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at the official resi dence of Lord John Russell, in Downing-street. Captain W. Wioniett, Royal Navy, Lieutenant-Go vernor of the forts and settlements of the Gold Coast, had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colo nial-office. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Down ing. street. Lord Campbell gave a dinner to the Cabinet Ministers yesterday, at his residence, Stratheden House, Knights idge. ADELPIII THEATRE.—This day, for the accom modation of the public, and the better guarding against accidents in case of an alarm of fire, or otherwise, new outlets from the pit and the boxes for the purpose solely of egress, will be opened into Bull-inn-cottrt, Strand. They are by the side of the .Nell Gwynne Tavern, and the fre quenters of the theatre will derive great benefit from those outlets, as, independently of the improved ventila tion, there has always been at half.past nine an inconve nience from the stream of persons entering, and meeting those going out, and thus interfering with each other, there having been but one entrance to and one exit from each part. We need only mention the recent calamitous affair at the Glasgow Theatre, and the chances of danger in case of an alarm, to show the advantage of such an arrangement, which must tend to the better security and safety of her Majesty's subjects. JENNY LIND.—We are informed that the nightin gale will shortly appear on the stage of her Majesty's Theatre in a series of operas. Ix RE DYCII SOMBRE. —It is understood that the Lord Ch ancellor will give judgment in the above' case at the sitting of th e Court to-mor row , ~ at Westminster. T ax ItorAL SOCIETY. — The Earl of Fosse, the ne w president of this learned society, comment Somerse t cesaseries of four conversaztont , on Saturday next , a House . Th e other evenings appoint e d for these r o e n cE h p. o tions are the s th and 26 th of next month, and 16th of June. HER MA.TEST V'S THEATRE. The new ballet of E ectra, or the Lost Pleiade, which was produced here on Tuesday, is one of the most beautiful, most tasteful, and most thoroughly poetical ballets we have ever seen, and does infinite credit to the graceful taste and poetical feelings of M. Paul Taglioni, its inventor. The scene is laid in Norway, and the lust Pleiade beautifully represented by the star of the ballet, Carlotta Grisi, falls in love with a mortal, Ehrick, a hunter (abyaul Taglioni), and for him she leaves her starry sphere and sacrifices her immortality. But Ebrick, alas! is betrothed to Edda (Marie Taglioni), who on discovering his love for the lost Pleiade, dies of grief. The last scene of the ballet (we quote from the authorised version of the plot distributed in the theatre), takes place in the Empyrean. The starry divinities, moved to pity by the devoted love of Electra, and the death of Edda, restore the former to her station in the firmament, and Edda to life. Ehrick is liberated from ill-starred influence, and touched by the sufferings of Edda, bestows on her once more all his affection. The stars shed their brightest rays, and join in the rejoicings, which conclude amidst all the splendour of the Empyrean. This last scene is one of the most original, and, at the same time, one of the most beautiful scenic effects ever attempted. The fifth tableau, Le lac des etolles, re presents a beautiful lake by starlight; around it are grouped the spirits of the stars; gradually hazy clouds gather over the lake and hide it from view, the hazi ness becomes diffused, and tinged as it were with light; through this haze the Pleiades, each bearing a lamp, are indistinctly seen, and the lost Pleiade rises and rejoins her sisters as the curtain falls. The ballet opens with the Valse des Rubans, danced by Mlle. Marie Taglioni and the ladies of the corps de ballet. This dance is exceedingly graceful, and is exactly suited to the peculiarities of the style of Marie Taglioni. In the next \ scene we have a most piquant pas, beautifully given by Carlotta Grisi. Her hunter lover kas taken from her the star which adorns her forehead, which she endea vours to regain. Carlotta Grisi surpassed herself in this scene, and it was impossible to decide which most to admire, the brilliancy of the " many twinkling" steps as she followed him round the stage, or the grace and beauty of the poses which succeeded them. The triumph of the night, however, was La lutte, a grand pas de deux, between Carlotta Grisi and Marie Taglioni. Each exerted herself to the uttermost, and their respective'styles of dancing differ so completely, that it is a lutte without rivalry —a lutte in which both may, and in which both did, come off victorious. The groupings were the most exquisitely graceful we have ever seen. The scenery. of Marshall was superb, and the music by Pugni appropriate. Carlotta Grill and Marie Taglioni were called for at the conclusion, and were led on by M. Paul Taglioni to receive the applause which their exertions so richly merited. The ballet was preceded by the opera of Norma, in which the acting and singing of Parodi was mag nificent. It is necessary to see Paredi in Norma oftener than once in order properly to appreciate her transcendent powers. Taken as a whole, Norma has never been more perfectly per formed than it was last evening by Parodi. There was not a weak point about it, simply because there was no attempt at point-making. She acted and sung the part as a whole conscientiously, it is as a whole It must be judged, and as a whole it is perfect. The house was crowded. His Serene Highness Prince William of Hesse ll'hilippstahl and his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, ac companied by the Marchioness of Worcester, the Countess d'Erfa, the Viscount and Viscountess Barrington, the Hon. Miss Mitchell, the Hon. William Curzon, and the Hon. Henry Carson, honoured the theatre with their presence, and occupied her Majesty Qaeen Adelaide's box. His Royal Highness the Prince Leopold of Naples (Count of Syracuse), accompanied by the Chevalier Colonna, also honoured the theatre with their presence. Amongst the visitors were— His Grace the Duke of Wellington, his Excellency the Russian Minister and Mademoiselle Olga de Lechner, his Excellency the Austrain Ambassador, his Excellency . the Swedish Minister and the Baroness Rehausen, Prince Castelcicala, the Duke of Cleveland, the Duchess of Leeds and Miss Lane Fox, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Mar chioness of Douro, the Marquis of Kildare, the Marquis of Worcester, the arl of Wilton, the Earl of Mountcharles, the Earl of Falmouth, the Earl of Munster, the Countess of Lichfield, the Countess of Wilton and party, the Earl of Liverpool, the Count Nicolowsky, the Prince Petrola, the Marquis d'Aseglio, Viscount Anson, Mr. and Lady A. Went worth, Lord and Lady Eddisbury and the Misses Stanley, Lady Charles Somerset and Miss Somerset, Lord and Lady Dalmeny, Lord G. Lennox, Lord W. Lennox, Lord Gardner, Lord G. Paget, Lord Elphinstone, the Hon. F. Byng, the Count d'Albon, M. de Krehmar, Sir T. Retford, Bart., the Countess d'Effremont, Baron Talleyrand, Sir Compton Dora ville, Bart., and Lady Domville, Lady Campbell, Sir T. dare, Sir T. B. Lennard,.Bart., and Lady Barrett Lennard, Major- General Sir A. Barnard, Bart., Sir J. Bailey, Bart., Sir J. Campbell, Sir Charles and Miss Deveux, the - Hon. Mrs. Her bert, Lady Vincent, the Hon. Augustus Berkeley, &c. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. The opera of Semiramide was performed here on Tuesday for the rentrie of Madame Grisi and the debut of Mademoiselle Augri, who sustained the character of Arsace. Her voice is one of immense power and great compass, although some what deficient _in :quality, particularly in the lower notes, which are at times husky, her upper notes, however, are clear and brilliant. Her manner of giving "Ah I qual giorno d'orror" was very fine, and earned for her some enthusiastic applause, and in the " giorno d'orrore" she was honoured with an encore. Her acting is full of passion and energy, albeit somewhat deficient in grace. Her success was complete. Grisi, who was in admirable voice, was as magnificent as ever in Semiramide, and Tamburini as A6sur, was all that could be desired. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, accom panied by the Princess Mary of Cambridge, honoured the performance with their presence last evening, aid occupied her Majesty's box; they were attended by Mr. Edmond Mildmay and Baron Kohler. Among the visitors there were also present—His Excellency the Greek Minister and Madame Ralli, their Excellencies the Sardinian Minister, the American Minister, and the Brazilian Minister ; the Marquis of Doure, the Duchess Dowager of Cleveland, the Earl of Wilton, the Earl of Bradford and the Ladies Bridgeman, the Earl and Countess of Norbury, the Marquis of Winchester. the Dowager Duchess of Bedford, Mr. S. Rogers, Mr. and Lady Caroline Sand ford, the Earl of Belfast, Earl Shelburne and the Countess de Flahault and Mademoiselle de Flahault, Earl Compton, Earl Granville, Baron Nicolay, the Countess of Malmesbury, the Dowager Countess of Carnwarth, Earl and Countess Musgrave, Viscount Exmouth, Viscount Mandeville, Viscount Weldon, Viscount Cantilups, Viscount Canterbury, Viscount Sidney, Viscount Elphinstone, Lord G. Manners, Lord and Lady Ashburton, Lord A. St. Maur, Lady Webster, Lord Templetown, Lady Bateman and the Hon. Miss Hanbury, Lady Morgan, Hon. Captain Forrester, Hon. J. Fortescue, Hon. J. Hanbury, Sir Bellingham and Lady Graham, Sir John Lowther, Sir C. Marshall, Sir John and the Misses Burgoyne, Sir J. Gibbons, Sir William and Lady de Bathe, Lady Grant, Lady Parke, Lady Jo drell, Sir George Armytage, Sir William and Lady Moles worth, Sir John Walsh, Sir William and Lady Clay, Colonel Parker, Ike. ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE. Tho new grand spectacle, entitled the White Maiden of California, is quite a hit, and backed up as it is by the equestrian performances of the first artistes in the world, draws crowds to this favourite place of amuse ment every evening. We understand that Mr. Batty has recently purchased an elephant, which arrived from the East Indies by the ship Barham a few days since, and which will be introduced to the public so soon as his education shall be perfected. CHINA. (From the China Mail of Feb. 26.) The conference between the British and Chinese Ple nipotentiaries took place on Saturday, the 17th instant, in Anson's Bay, on board the flag-ship Hastings, where Seu was received under a salute from all the ships. These consisted of, besides the flag-ship, the sloop Arab, and the Medea, Fury, and Phlegethon war-steamers. lied the Inflexible returned in time, she also would have proceeded to the Bogue. This display was probably in tended to convince the Chinese Commissioner that, if it should be necessary to assert our rights by force, resist ance on his part would be vain. It may therefore be of advantage to state the substance of the information we have received on the subject of the conference. The question of opening the city on the 6th of April was of course the main topic of discussion ; and after a long discussion, in which Seu stated his inability to gua rantee the forbearance of the mob, it was arranged that he should refer the matter to Peking for the purpose of obtaining an Imperial edict, setting forth our right, and enjoining respect to it. If this be a correct estimate of the question, the Im perial edict now waited for would greatly facilitate foreign intercourse to the city ; but it is too much to expect that it will have the effect of removing the anti pathies of generations, or securing a cordial reception or even immunity from insult. These can only be the slow fruit of mutual forbearance. The reply from Peking may be expected in little more than a month; and as Keying is the Minister most likely to be consulted in the matter, there is every reason to believe that the answer will be a favourable one. This, though the chief subject discussed durirg the conference, was not the only one ; others of more real importance were broached, such as building ground, transit duties, and the state of the coasting trade, but we believe without anything being positively arranged. At the close of a long conference, Sen was conducted to a banquet, at which a large party of British and Chinese were present. Next day the Governor, the Admiral, and their respective suites, partook of an en tertainment on board Seu's barge ; and the party separated with expressions and every appearance of good-will. ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN.—A meeting of holders of debentures in this theatre was held on Tuesday, at the Albion, Great Russell-street, to take into consideration the most desirable steps to be adopted in order to obtain a removal of the restrictions against their admission that had been adopted by the manage ment of the Italian Opera. Mr. Eaton occupied the chair. There were altogether about thirty gentlemen present. It appeared, from the proceedings, that the theatre was built by means of debentures of 200 h each, one of the conditions of which was that every holder of a debenture should be entitled to a free admission to all performances whatever in the theat re, and to e all d b parts t the s h o o o u n s d e itti except the beenpr s i private boxes. rostric e eldt thatwas allegedthe en h a t ture holders bad now only an admission to a portion of the pit and gallery. The pit bad been divided by means of stalls, and the gallery by the conversion of a part into au amphitheatre, from both of which the debenture holders had been excluded. It was also stated that ob struction had been thrown in the way of their admission eve n into these port ions. O n the motion of Mr. Silk i t was unanimously resolved, that a deputation, consisting of Mr. Silk, Mr. Barber, and Mr. Marden, sho u ld wa i t upon Mr. Delafield, the manager, and state to him the p t l o ai b ned, and aft erwar d s In fi ofthe e ir he in ld ter o v n ie t w he . even grievances of which , L th e e r y es e u o l a v, tli .b e o ws so has, submit to an adjourned meeting, i w n g .M o jr f the Cll hu ar 2 1 4 1 t e h s stone i i‘ n s t we learn, en gage d M r . amateur perfo rmance of h successfully appeared in the to RATHERinake his first NE ATv appearance shortly,teWhi ttin i g a to a n n C ow lub f . aro H e. o i s the cou n t ry get on so-n'sliPplouw—nl Parliam entary train.— ey \ h h y Because does the itt business reis by of a P IRACY.--SINGAPORE, MARCH 6.—The Kestrel Bremtner, from N ewcast l e , w hi c h arr i ve d h ere on t h e , 16th ult.,b r iganti ne, Nov. last, about in was plundered by a pi ra t e of 200 tons, and a crew of about 90 hands, 22 d lat. 22 S., long. 20 W. The Earl of Liverpool has arrived at Fife House, from Butted Park, Sussex, for the season. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. APPOINTMENTS. Mr. Diddlecombe, the master of the St. Vincent, who has now completed a continuous term of service of 26 years sfloat, accepted and took up his appointment, yesterday, to the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert. Mate—John H. Glover, to the Volage, surveying vessel, in the Mediterranean. Midshipman—James Harris, to the Ganges, 84,'at Cork. s E p D O I n T d E e R n l N from 0 A I D X 31 8 T a A l tTaI down. 0 . w n We have Tli co E rr x e to last Wednesday afternoon, the 11th inst. The Hibernia, 104, Captain C. Wise, with the flag of the Vice-Admiral commanding in chiet,• and the Cale donia, 120, Captain T. W. Carter, were hourly expected at Malta, from Naples, when the latter would receive the Admiral's flag, and the Hibernia will come to De vonport to be paid off. The llowe, 120, Captain Sir James Stirling; Powerful, 84, Captain the lion. IL S. Dundas, C. 8.; and the Thetis, 36, Captain Codring ton, were also expected to return to Malta, to have a refit. The Admiral, in connexion with the Rear- Admiral Superintendent, is to revise the dockyard sad victualling establishment at Malta. The Queen, 110, Captain Bruce, had left Naples, for England direct. To the demand of her officers for leave to touch at Malta, to pay off their debts, Sir William Parker—having received expressed orders to send her home direct—was compelled to give a refusal. She was spoken by the Caledonia on her way. The Volage, 22, surveying -vessel, Captain Graves, bound to Athens and Cypress, was ready for sea at Malta, and was to leave for Cyprus on the arrival of the mail for India. The Racer, 12, Commander Beddoes, arrived at Malta on the night of the 2d instant, from Plymouth, having had a capital run out. She left again on the .morning of the sth, to join the Admiral, and then to relieve the Spartan, 24, Captain Symonds, in the Adriatic, ordered to England to, be paid off. The Apollo, 8, troop sloop, Commander Rawatorne, arrived at Corfu on Wednesday last, and was to leave the following day for England, embarking supernume raries and stores. Mr. Braund, late acting master of the Volcano, paid off at Malta, takes passage in her. The Bulldog, 6, steam-sloop, Commander A. C. Key, arrived at Malta, on the 10th, with refugees from Catania and Syracuse, and having ccaled, returned to the coast of Sicily, to watch the progress of events. The Sharpshooter, 6, screw-schooner, Lieut.-Com mander Bailey, was sent to Corfu. The Oberon, 3, steam-vessel, Lieut.-Commander Gar diner, arrived at Malta on the 9th, from Naples and the coast of Sicily. She was docked at Malta, on the 9th, to have her bottom cleared, having again fallen off in speed. The Merlin, 3, steam-packet, Lieut.-Commander J. H. Turner, was waiting at Malta on Wednesday last to convey the outward India mail to Alexandria, on the arrival of the Medusa, 3, steam. packet, Lieut.-Comman der Bathurst, from Marseilles. Lieut. Crang, late commander of the Volcano steam vessel, who has been in England on paying off the crew of that vessel, has returned to Malta, where he will re side for some time with the family of his newly-married wife. Clerk's Assistant.—George Brown, son of Mr. W. Brown, the much-respected Secretary to the Rear-Ad miral Superintendent at Malta, has been appointed by the Commander-in-Chief to the Medina, steam-packet. A soldier named Copplestone, a private of tier Ma jesty's 44th Regiment, was accidentally drowned on Sunday by the upsetting of a boat, or rather from the consequences, for he had actually reached the landing place, and was holding on to the steps, when a' boat basteniag to his assistance, having too much way, and nut backing water with sufficient strength, caused him to fall into the sea again, from which he was picked up on the following morning. A magisterial inquiry took place, and the sad business was proved to be accidental. PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—By a letter from China we are informed that, iu consequence of Captain J. N. Campbell, of the Melampus, 42, having been invalided (since dead), Sir Francis Collier, Commander•in Chief on the China station, has made the following promotions and appointments:— Commander Mason, of the Medea steam-sloop, to be Captain of the Melampus, vice Campbell. Lieutenant Nicolas Lockyer, Flag-Lieutenant to Sir Francis, to be Commander, and appointed to the Medea, vice Mason. Lieutenant G. Hancock, Second Lieutenant of the Hastings, to be Flag-Lieutenant, Tice Lock) er, pro moted. Lieutenant Tattenham, additional Lieutenant of the Hastings, has obtained leave to return to England on private affairs. - Lieutenant Edward Nares, of the Hastings, is ap pointed to the Arab, vice Johnson, appointed Flag- Lieutenant to Commodore Fanshawe, on the coast of Africa. Mr. Johnson left Houg-Kong for St. aelena a few days prior to the 28th of February, in the 131ack friars merchantman. The Meander, 44, Captain the Hon. H. Kappa!, and the Albatross, 16, Commander Farquhar, were expected at Hong-Kong in March. Squadron all well. We have also the pleasure of announcing the promo tion of Lieutenant Phelps, Flag-Lieutenant to llharles Napier, to the rank of Commander. Captain Phelps entered the navy in 1832; served against the Kafirs iu the irruption they made into the colony of the Cape of Good Hope; was mate of the Powerful, $4, and employed on shore during the Syrian war, and was also at the taking of St. Jean d'Acre; served in the Cornwallis, 72, in the war with China, and his services were officially mentioned at the capture of the city of Chin-Kiang-Foo, for which he was promoted; was employed . in the hostile operations carried on by the combined English and French squadrons in the Parana, and was twice severely wounded there in the head and thigh, but for which be receives no compensation. Mr. George Biddlecombe, Master, R.N., is appointed from the St. Vincent, 120, to the royal yacht Victoria and Albert—an act reflecting great credit on the First Lord of the Admiralty, as will be seen from the following epitome of Mr. Biddlecombe's services:— He has been constantly at sea 26 years, and served in most parts of the world; was in the war of Ave ron the survey of the west coast of Africa, where he met with a serious injury; at the siege of Oporto in her Majesty's ship -Stns. ' employed in the Brazils, Pacific, and South Sea Islands several years; in the Mediterranean hp surveyed numerous places in the lonian Islands; then proceeded to Constantinople, where he surveyed parts of the Dar danelles and Bosphorus; examined the south shore of the Black Sea to Trebisond; asisted at the heaving up of one of the Royal Danube Steam Compslyi Vessels which had been wrecked, for which service the coMpany presented him with a gold watch; was in Syria, and surveyed Acre previous to the bombardment, and was in the engagement as master of the Talbot; afterwards ordered to survey the Keith and Sherki shoals, for which, when finished, ho received the thanks. of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty ; went to Ja. maica in the Imaum, and was employed at the dockyard at Port Royal upwards of two years, during which time he surveyed the harbours of Port Royal and Kingston, tor which he received the thanks of the Admiralty. The merchants of the city of Kingston presented him an address accompanied with a chronometer, through the Commander-in-Chief ; and the mayor and common council of that city gave him a vote of thanks for the improvement he made in the navigation of that port, having saved several vessels from being wracked from his knowledge of the different channels. His Ex cellency the Earl of Elgin, Governor of Jamaica, wrote to him a letter on leaving, expressing his high approba tion for the services he had rendered at that place. He was appointed to the Trafalgar flag-ship at the Nore, which vessel was sent to cruise in the ex perimental squadron. Soon after he was ap pointed master of the St. Vincent ; served under Sir Francis Collier ; and then returned as flag ship at Portsmouth, under Admiral Sir C. Ogle for a few months, during which time he was sent to examine and survey when the Sphynx was on shore at the Isle of Wight, which he completed, and received the thanks of the Admiralty. The St. Vincent hoisted the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir C. Napier, in 1847, with the experimental squadron, where he has been employed up to this time. Ile had the honour of being in charge of the St. Vincent as master and pilot when her Majesty and Prince Albert went from Spithead to the Nab in her, the only line-of-battle ship her Majesty has been under way in. He had also the honour to take charge of the Howe, with her Majesty the Queen Dowager on board, and pilot her into the Tagus, having previously surveyed that river, and received the thanks of the For tuguese Government for that service. Wind—N.Y., fresh breezes and cloudy weather. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Six,—Thanks, thanks, in the name of humanity, for your generous attempt to save the wretched young crea ture of eighteen years from the death of the gallows on Friday. The fourfold murderer, the matured malignant can suffer no more than the penalty exacted from this young girl, and against the recommendation of the jury ! HITMANITAS. Regent-street, Wednesday Morning. been elect Per membe r sMo t i ii. of Samuel rt ' ROYAL WESTERN YACHT CLUB, ondon • Hugh The following gentlemen have this club :—Lord Somerton, M p ..P., L W . Stratford, Dickson,E Esq., Bart ; e r t e h lo o r d it e ; v S . Wil liam Snow Harris, Knt., F.R.S. , Henry Coryton, R.N. T. lox,Esq" Sir The following have been elected Birchall, Esq. ; Sir members:—Lieutenant Farmer and Lieute nant and Captain temporary 27th inst., to cons i d e r Ilan' Collings, of the 82d (Regiment, and Lieutenant C. G. Grey, R.E. speci t a h l e promeetingpr ietywilolf beenlhaerlgdinogn thethe building, rendered necessary by the great accesssion of members, th e c l u b b e i ng particularly attract i ve to yachts men and strangers during the season. LONDO N SOCIETY FOR TEACHING THE BLIND TO READ,—Yesterday the newly erected asylum of this institution, situated in the Avenue-road, Regent's Park, was the scene of great gaity, a grand fancy bazaar for the sale of ornamental works taking place under the patronage of the Countess of Bandon, Lady Ashley, Lady L. Finch, Lady Boyle, Lady Watson, and the Hon. Misses Waldegrave, most of whom were present and presided at the stalls, together with the ladies of Dr. Chilvers, 1)r. Thompson, and General Walters, as also Mrs. P. Johnson, Mrs. Fisk, Mrs. Maberley, Miss Pym, &c. Notwithstanding the inclement weather , from the opening at oce o'clock, till the close at six, a stream of carriages continued to arrive in constant succession, the total number of visitors being nearly 1,000. The whole appeared to give the highest satisfaction, and the produce of the day amounted to about 2501. The fits is to be renewed this day. THE W EA THER.—LIVERPOOL, WIDEESDLT.--ThO weather for some days past has been very unseasonable. With little intermission, there have been heavy fella of snow and hail. Last night a heavy gale from the north east was experienced, without, however, doing any geld ous damage to the shipping'.