The Sun. — London, England, 1855-04-20 00:00:00

WRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. (From the Times of this day.) A successful ovation may mean a great deal, and it may mean nothing at all. It would be unwise to build much upon what, after all, is the voice of a multitude, proverbially fickle. So we shall not describe what Lon don has witnessed this week in words of the same gravity that we should give, for example, to the pacification of Europe. But, on the other hand, there can be no occa sion for any writer to deny the fact as if it were worth denying. In plain matter of fact, the reception given by the people of London to the French Emperor and Empress is not a mere repetition of that given to Louis Philippe. Whatever the feeling, or the pretence of feel ing, or the absence of feeling that may be alleged, no body with the use of his eyes can dispute that the metro polis has greeted Napoleon 111. and his Consort with an enthusiasm bordering on extravagance. Our fellow citizens gathered from the suburbs, selected some point on the various rautes taken by the Imperial visitors, and stood patiently for hours just to catch a glimpse of the man who has restored o rder and prosperity to Franoe, become our Ally, and e ntered heartily with us into the arduous task of keeping Russia within bounds. They wished to see the man w ho has done this, so to speak, with his own hand,—t he man who actually governs a great nation by no means easy to be governed. They wishd also to see the lady whom they somehow regard with a romantic interest, as one who owes her elevation, not merely to birth or the advantage of for tune, but her beauty, goodness, and wit. Mere Royal alliances were never popular in this country, and about the greatest crime a Minister could commit in the eyes of the people would be a Royal marriage in which the heart w as put out of the question. Napoleon 3 1 1 . de rives more real greatness from his union with the object of bis affection than it he had married a daughter of the house of Austria on the faith of a portrait or a diplomatic report. These may, perhaps, be thought no very suffi cient reasons for a grand ovation ; and the Lon loners may be set down as a crowd of gaping spectacle-hunters, ready to go anywhere to look at an Emperor, and just now in crowds, simply because this week is positively the last as well as the first of the exhibition. Be it so. Let the thing be as vulgar as it may, nevertheless the fact remains that the spectacle of this week is not a mere repetition of that of 1845. The scene at the Royal Italian Opera last night speaks for the feeling of those who can afford to pay a hundred guineas for a box, or ten, and evea fifteen guineas, for a stall ticket. No one can deny that something more than curiosity prompted many of that numerous but very select body of spectators. It was something more than the knowledge that they saw before them what England and France had wished in vain to see for five several centunes. The British people may or may not be under a mistake or a delusion, but they certainly saw in that group a picture of amity and friendly union that may last as long as the previous reign of jealousy and distrust. Every street through which the friendly caval cade passed yesterday to the city, and afttrwa.r,3s to Covent-garden, was hung with the national flags of the Allies, so as to form a vista not unlike that in Henry the Seventh's or St. George's Chapel. The satiric story was told by the illuminations last night, and, though it may be urged that people always like an opportunity of decorating and lighting up their houses, and that just now there happens to be rather fewer opportunities than usual, we must beg to observe that we have never seen the like before on such an occasion, unless it were the very remarkable rejoicing at the visit of the three allied Sovereigns in 1814. But it is not our present purpose to argue for any one particular significance to ho given to congratulations which Heaven itself has counter:anced with its smiles, and which may, perhaps, express a very superficial feeling, and a too transient blessing. We only think it bad philo-uphy, as well as bad taste, to dis parage this brilliant recepti , n as a matter of cour,,e, and a " vain repetition." This is simply not the fact. ( Front the Morning Herald of this day.) The enthusiasm manifested towards the Emperor and Empress of the French has hitherto experienced no oimi nution. Yesterday all the approaches which marked the Imperial visit to the city were crowded. with th r ongs of earnest and expectant spectators. London had ,urned out for a holiday. A glimpse at the Empress who, whatever may be said to the contrary of John Bull's gallantry, constituted not the least interesting personage in the spectacle, was thought by thousands of o':r wea ther-beaten countrymen and countrywomen worth sonic few miles of rail ; some few hours of standing in the dry and dusty streets ; some few hundred thumps and shov ings, which fall to the lot of all thorough-paced sight seers in this empire. Her Majesty seemed to feel and understand ale, for she made her frequent acknowledg ments with wonderful ease, affability, and good-nature. As the carriage rolled on which contained her and her Royal Consort, we could see her bowing her thanks to the sooty and dusty urchins who crowded the church yards in the line of road, or clustered on the lamp posts, highly delighted to be able to return home and say they had beheld her whose reputation has spread, for beauty, grace, and kindlinees, far beyond the limits of tl at em pire in the rule of which she has been associated. For nineteen Rersoos whose first query will be made in re ference to the Emperor, ninety and nine will have in quired about the Empress. The good folks in Seven-dials auctDrury•lane, utterly ignorant and careless of diplo macy, indifferent to our doings at Sebastopol, except so far as they would be glad to see " the Rooshians" well drubbed, were discussing con arnore, in our own hear ing, the white chip bonnet and white feathers, which nodded and moved as they cleared their throats for an English hurrah, or pressed forward, regard less of carabiniers, policemen, carriages, and carts. All this must be familiar enough to Napoleon 111. He has not passed so many years in this country as not to know oor national peculiarities. He is not so igno rant of the nature of Englishmen as not to be aware that our homage is rendered to practical objects which mainly remind us of our own homes, and are connected with our homely feelings. Our own gracious Sovereign must come in for her share in this respect. She has made us understand and value the rule of a female ; she has not merely continued but enlivened the traditional belief which has,attached so much that is glorious in our annals with female Sovereigns. We like not un married kings or unmarried clergy. Even in our rulers we- desire to see an image of that home and that house hold-with which so much is connected that concerns the honour, the safety, and the prosperity of this nation. It is the presence of the Empress on this occasion which has brought out the enthusiasm of the population of this country ; and by making her a participator in this visit, Napoleon has not only shown his prudence and the knowledge he possesses of the national character, but has put himself before the crowd in the only light in which they could, or cared to, understand him. Of course we intend no disparagement to the Em peror himself or the higher purport of his visit by these remarks. In a political point of view, and as a guarantee of amity between the two nations, that visit is of ines timable worth. It is a pledge for that peace by which not we only, but all Europe—it is not too much to say the whole world—must be eventually benefited. But then these advantages are patent to men of thought and reflection. It is not for the wise or the politic that the benefits of this visit are intended. They had no doubts of the Emperor's intentions ; they had sufficient proof of his cordial support from circumstances not so obvious to the people. Their belief was not shaken by those ordi nary prejudices which find a facile receptacle in ordinary minds. But it is far different with the great macses of their uneducated countrymen. Could they believe that the ruler of the French nation, one bearing also the name of him whom their fathers regarded as the incarnation of all that was hostile and terrible to this country, could ba a warm friend to England ? Could they do otherwise than consider him as a Frenchman, as an enemy, as a man in all his interests, his feelings, and his sympathies totally different to themselves? It is in this light, then, that we regard the visit of the Empress as one of the most important consequences of this august presence. Alexander, Caesar, Napoleon 1., or any other personage who has taken hold of our imagination by the splendour of his victories, or the greatness of his name, comes near to ourselves, and loses something of the distant and the terrible, when - he is seen as a husband or a father, as being in his dearest relations exactly like ourselves. Napoleon 111. might have put out a great many manifestoes and proctols, he might have exhausted half the rhetoric of his very rhe torical nation, before he could have hoped to have pro duced half the impression which he has produced by bringing the Empress amongst us. Nor is the fact that the Empress herself traces her descent to the sister . do , an d _has been educated in England, without ita effect. Let us hope that this is not the only instance of such. visits. Let us hope that the time has come when Sove reigns as well as their subjects may view each others' swithout fear and with out sus p icions. The p k igo k ingdoms is . p ast for both when true patriotism was con • 'dared violated by such visits : Long since has the notion be een exploded that a desire to see and profit by the improvements of foreign countries was a necessary indication of being discontented with one's own. Cer tainly, a ft er such a s i g ht as was witnessed yesterday, -- Vai people of this country will find it hard to persuade t•leraselves that Napoleon 111. or the Empress Eugenie can ever be their enemy. We shall all be lothe to irna - 'slu t° e o u t r ha l t they . who have y. trusted themselves so frankly hospitality can ever be among the number of its that .161111i genu Le y iela tko te—rs. It is a great thing to have removed French; from the minds of Englishmen the persuasion l Ag. could render us the faithful allies of the of those whose more to have implanted in the minds that a lerenVehesndices linger the longest the convic tion —welcomed b y can be as dear to us as our ow n lion w ith an mtiul majority jerky of the people of this na they are accustomed to pay to respect not Sovereign. lees t h an what (Nen thelfornia g ch r f this day. ) The most interesting incide"nt might have "the proceedings at been anticipated by Thzacter and ca the Guildhall yesterday those v‘ho have carefully studied the b as tended y, nottiton, by rear of the Emperor Napoleon the b i e nst b ' Aitivmugh his policy, since he has been on theutharno. to the consolidation of sovereignty elevating it from a tradition into a resat of modern times has more perseveringly broken throngs the trammels of mere custom or etiquette. It is one o f his fixed rules of conduct, never to omit seizing on an Ninon offered to him for putting himself in dirdt communication with the public. Among the many of his success that are peculiar to himself, ei s causes his opinions, sentiments, and of personally expressing assemblies, and purposes, in personal addresses. to public• or in direct written communications through accredited Ministerial organs, has taken a p rominent place. It is in this way, indeed, that the Emp eror has striven to a certain extent to compensate for that denial of free public discussion which the peculiar state of France, politically speaking, has compelled him to impose upon his people. • We are not surprised therefore that his Imperial Ma esty should have thought fit to deliTer A speech peter. - - day, which, though made to the Corporation of London, was in reality addressed to the whole British natian. Great as has been his reception here, he had as yet found no means of giving utterance to the feelings it inspired, nor of offering to the subjects of his Royal Hostess any pledge or guarantee of his present purposes or future attitude. This he has now done in a manner w hich will, if tha t he possible, raise him to a position still higher than he holds at present in the estimation of the people of this country. MPE RIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND presented a petition from Donnington against marriage with a deceased wife's sister. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE the Land Im provement Company, the Brighton Improvement Com missioners Municipal Corporation, and the Hoar withy-bridge Bills were severally read a second time. JURISDICTION OF THE STANNARY COURT AMENDMENT BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR, in moving that this bill be read a second time intended, that it should be done only pro forma. He should adopt the course suggested by his noble and learned friend (Lord Lyndhurst) the other evening. The bill was then read a second time. Their lordships then adjourned. STATE OF TRADE. MANCTIESTEB, April 19.—The market continues quite firm, and, as the orders placed during the last few weeks have bek considerable in amount, and will find employ ment for many of the mills for some time forward, there is not much pressure to sell, either in cloth or yarn. The fabrics suited to the. Eastern markets are not in much request, and rather easier to buy. Some of the American houses are doing rather more business. NOTTINGHAM, April 19.—Tbere has been a further improvement in the lace trade this week. It is princi pally for the home market (the genial weather having operated favourably); the improvement is also of a more healthy character than has latterly prevailed in this branch of the trade. The jobbing sales having ceased, what is now doing is in every respect in the legitimate way of business. Foreign orders come in tardily. The hosiery trade has dtcidediy improved, both home and American buyers acting with increased spirit ; the la bour market is consequently more active. The prices of silk materials have not rallied much from the lowest point which they reached a fortnight ago; nominal quo tations of ls. 6d. peril). have since then been mentioned. In hosiery common materials, on the other hand, remain firm, with a good inquiry. 17 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S -YESTERDAY. 'The fluctuations in the betting on the Two Thousand were of a character somewhat similar to those which re cently occurred at York. St. Hubert dropped back to 5 to 2,laid toa,bout 1501., and was again passed by Lord of the Isles, who was backed at 7 to 4 and 2 to 1 ; the taker,pf the latter odds to 251. was desirous of increm ing his investment to 1001. Polydore receded to 9to 1 —Claret was backed at 12, 11, and 10 to 1 ; and 18 to 1 was taken to a pony about Kingstown. CHESTER CUP. Scythian was hacker TorEol. at 12 to 1 ; Neville was is strong demand—from 25 to 1 he quickly advanced to 1,000 to 60, - Wien. 2,000 to 40 and 500 to 10 were taken about Muscovite. THE DERBY. St. Hubert and Dirk Ha,tteraick were the only horses barked. 10 to 1 was taken about the former to 7001., 500/. of which was invested in one bet; and 12 to 1 was booked to 2001. about the latter. CLOSING PRICES. THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 2to 1 agst Lord of the Isles (taken) sto 2 agst St. Hubert (taken) 9 to 1 agst Polydore (taken) 10 to 1 agst Claret (taken) 18 to 1 agst Kingstown (taken) CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 agst Scythian (taken) 16 to 1 agst Neville (taken) 50 to .1 agst Muscovite (taken) THE DERBY. 10 to 1 agst St. Hubert (taken and offered) 12 to 1 agst Dirk Hatteraick (taken) NOTICE.—The room will be open on Saturday nexl M..A.LTON RACES.-YESTEBDAT. Malton Handicap. Gamelad Freddy Six ran. Two-yr-old Stakes. Sister to Brongi?lon Birdsall Handicap Patience - Fanny Fern Four ran Hunt Cup Sampson Sir Henry Four ran. Amateur Stake. Victory . . Phcebus Three ran. Walked over, Two THOUSAND GUINEAS.—Cinamon and Conveyance have paid forfeit. ONE THOUSAND Gunrsas.—Miss Eva paid forfeit. A MAN WHO LAT DOWN WITH ELEPHANTS.—On Thurs day night, at a late hour, two of the Manchester police, in passing through Knott-mill, where the Easter fair had been holding, heard a cry of murder from one of the ca ravans in Edmond's (late Wombwell's) travelling mena gerie. This was after the close of the performances, and they had to rouse up Mr. and Mrs. Edmonds from their bed to investigate the cause of this alarm. On reaching the caravan whence the cries had been heard, the keeper of the elephants. Samuel Harrison, was found in the cage of the two performing elephants (cow and calf) in an almost insensible state from injuries and ex haustion. He was carried to the Royal Infirmary, where it was found that two of his ribs had been broken. It was at first supposed that the beasts bad attacked him in some sudden fit of viciousness, but he has since stated that having been locked out of his lodgings he went to sleep in the caravan, and lay down in the straw of the cage where he was found. The old elephant subse quently lay down with its ponderous weight upon him, accidentally, and thus crushed his ribs, so that he heard them crack, and cried out "murder," being unable to extricate himself. NEW ROUTE TO THE CONTINENT. —We understand that the Eastern Counties Rai' way Company are making arrangements f,r a very efficient steam-packet service between the ports of Harwich and Antwerp this season, the operations of last year having satisfied them of the capabilities of the station for carrying on a continental traffic. It is intended to put on two first-class passenger boats, which have been built expressly for the Noith Sea . _ trade, and to confine the service for the present to passenger traffic. The advantages which the harbour of Harwich pre sents for the embarkation of passengers for the Belgian, Dutch, and Northern ports well known before the days of railways and steam-packets, and it was at that time more used by the Government and travellers to and from the Continent than any other English port on the east coast ; but as steam annihilated space, and Har wich became isolated from the railway world, while its competitors possessed all the advantages which that mighty element conferred on society, so gradually she faded until the town became almost deserted, and its fine natural harbour remained with scarcely sufficient shipping business to entitle it to the rank of a mercantile port. At length, however, our railway en g ineers have completed for Harwich that from the want of which it has so seriously suffered. A glance at the maps of England and Europe will now show the system of railways has altered circumstances, and how advantageous a route to the Continent may be arranged from all parts of Eng land, and particularly from the Midland and Northern Counties, through Peterborough, Cambridge, Ipswich, and Harwich. Among other advantages attendant upon the route via Harwich may be mentioned the following —A short sea passage, a saving of about ten hours, a harbour on each coast accessible at all times of tide, railway communication direct to and from the ship's side at - Harwich, and the facility of always embarking and landing in smooth water and on to rfirma, with out having recourse to small boats. [ADVERTISEMENT.] TES WAS IN TITS EAST. —POWERFUL PATENT RBOONNOITREIG GLASSES.— Messrs. S. and B. Solo mons, opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe opposite the York Hotel. By her Majesty's Roya Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, tokimpan now or t t he e d e to ista the of objects viewed t hrou g h them—of g reat . som Th e es 3 e:e i l n es e c h o e pe s, s w p i o u s i se a s o s such extra ex e t y ra e- - earTinya, rnyavAwanedrscAthhearst. double stars ; . lest t p u : li c 's an rin b g e and the h w e ill show distinctly Jupiter's e s s am m e oon te s • They are of larger and all and an object from seen a person's couniteertann2coe m th i r le e s e . miles and a half distant, ing from —The Royal crdeaisnigesr, , , e w na e h r 7e a o cc s or t di o accordingly o;vewrhmilocrtehethiravoatrhye n with his 6 satellites, &c. ble newt invented, very small, Exhibition, 1851. — sizes, above, with and 4 the itno Georgia , d* ta t • they answer a person can be seen and itiherosiilzeesofisa walnut, by which powerful waistcoat-pocke t They poeste rtr transparent sportsmen,invaluableNgwiyd •-stalking, yachting, to every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses, rs and tourists. Opera, country scenery, andshkipnstivmaars'es clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles. 'ena—blrTedeu entlemefno,r ga sh m oo e t k in ee g p ' e e , ei • race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with t w h o e n g d i e .e rf a u t ! from this power. The valuable a dvantage derived -constructed Spectacle Lenses Th .,...„ -- _. invention is, that vision becoming impaired is to the dat°ngaendrilousa strengthened,. and very aged persons are Patiort—..,anemploy their sight at the most minute ()ceil power see with these lenses of a much less magnify ingthey do not require the frequent changes uenti—relNyedwiff-Deres not effects rof further powerful assistance. Deaf nary powerful y. Organic Vibrator, an extraordi ery.invented instrument for deafness, Being of the same Col o o ar ti l r P others, to atirpass anything of the obably ever can be, produced. kind that has been enables deaf persons to ia;:arthe;l!:,,taktn4i.c,t,talialu.noaltisopfeehsalui;regetpihhnteigbaalnnesosdi'issaestitt. public assemblies ; the unpl in the ears is entirely removed me adin tha T t , pose o i b bli en c e on . l .v d be desired , _930, Albemarle-street 1 2 91 1,4 t he X 4 lietel. TIIE SUNS LONDON, FRIDAY EVENINGS APRIL 20 . 1 85.5 Private John Downey, 90th Regt., diarr., April 4 Private John Morgan, 89th Reut., ditto, Aprill OFFICERS. Assistant -Surgeon Harvey Ludlow, fever, April 3 Assistant• Surgeon Leak, fever, April 5 ON BOARD THE CHAPMAN AFTER EMBARKING FOR ENGLAND. Private George Smith, Grenadier Guards, March 27 BURIALS AT SCUTARI. April 2 - 3 -4 . 11 Total MORNING STATE OF THE SICK, APRIL 4. Officers Non-commissioned officers and privates SHIP ARRIVED FROM THE ARMY WITH SICK. No. Originally Died on Embarked. Passage. Melbourne, April 1 ll4 None. VACANT ACCOMMODATION, &C. Vacancies. Sick in General Hospital.. Barrack lB4 Barrack Palace Kululee 250 Kululee - Convalescent ship THE SICK AND WOUNDED FUND. SCUTARI, APRIL s.—On the northern slope of the hill at Pera, overlooking the gardens of the British Ambas sadur's palace, those gardens within which Lord Carlisle roamed at pleasure, and outside of which Commander Oldmixon chafed and fretted, stands, amid other decre pit Turkish houses, one assigned to our sick merchant seamen, and called, in right of that occupation, an hospital. If the term " hospital" should mean a place suited to the recovery of men from disease, this building has no real claim to the title, and I step a little aside from my proper field of action to notice another instance of neglect and another scene of wretchedness which has hitherto, amid grander evils, lain hidden and unproclaimed. This institution is under the charge of the English Consul, and is supported by a rate of ld. per ton levied upon all British merchant vessels which enter the port. Its , hief medical officer is the physician to the Embassy. Com- plaints have at various times for many years Past been made, some privately and some pub!icly, of its inefficiency, to use no stronger word, and there was a design on the pars of the Government to provide better accommoda tion ; but this design has only lately begun to b 3 car ried into effect, and the new hospital, which is to deserve the name, and of which Galata is the site, is only now so far in course of erection as that it may possibly come into use next autumn. What, in the interim, is the existing provision is now to he told. An old and rotten fabric is the external view. Within, the first object is the dead-house, and this, with the kitchen and the washhouse, or rather washing shed, is the whole of the ground floor. When I saw it yester day, there were three corpses lying reedy for burial, one that of a poor follow who died of Asiatic cholera in 17 hours from his seizure ; another a case of typhus. Above stairs, the first anti second More, each consisting of three or four rooms op , ning one into another, were filled with sick ; they were then 46 in number, but there were others waiting for admission. They were principally merchant sea men, but some of them had come from transports taken up by Government; many were boys, a few blacks and Maltese ; one, a well-spoken elderly man, the steward of a trader. The diseases were various enough ; two men had gangrene of the feet sub .equent upon typhus ; one had passed through the more fatal, but retained the minor symptoms of cholera. Several had fever of .an uncertain type, many were suffering from severe and chronic sores, partially scrofuleue, partially caused by wounds or ill treatment. There was no separation of cases, and no possibility of separating them ; the . apartments were all crowded, the beds often touch ing one another ; in one room, 12 feet by 15 feet, there were six patients, the only interval being in the centre. The place was not cen-idered to be overfilled, as they had once ha 1 90 in it. How ever, apart from the impurity of atmosphere consequent upon crowding or intermixture of diseases, the whole building was poisoned by fetid and anamoniacel exhala tions ; constructed of wood, now der eyed and moulder ing, it is impregnated from basement to roof with noxious and sickening odours. Of four cases of cholera two have died within the la- t few days. The resident authority is an Italian apothecary, who does not speak English, or very little. Tne cook and the attendants are Turks. There is no area round the house, and the only open side is that towards the nerrow street, over shadowed by the trees of Lord Stratford de Redcliffe's garden. Such is the British seamen's hospital at Pere. Miserable as it is, and little likely to be re sorted to except from sheer necessity, its funds an now in arrear, owing to the additional pressure thrown upon it by the conflux of trading and transport vessels to Constantinople. There was last quarter a deficiency of 2001., and there will be as large or a larger defieiency during the present one. Application has been made to the Admiralty to accept the invalided seemen of transport ships as a part of their natural charge, but, whatever decision may have been taken with r epect to this point has not yet he e i effectually carried out ; for a sailor belonging to the Australian, one of the trans ports employed in conveying sick from Balaklava, is one of the later inmates. As yet lam not prepared to say that the mere application of funds will nail to supply either better accommodation or better at tendance. There are difficulties in Turkey nut to be overcome except by the exercise of power ; but I shall scarcely be thought to be exceeding my commission if a portion of the money subscribed should, in the absence of other imperative claims, be appropriated to the sea man in place of the soldier. It is a subject to which further allusion shall be made, even if the endeavour to procure some alleviation of the evil should prove un euccessful. The warmer days of spring, with their chill morn ings and evenings, and their heavy dews at night, bringing up from the soil whatever of rank and un wholesome miasma it contains, begin to distinguish locality from locality, and show where dangers lurk beneath the vivid tints of herbage and blossom. If mere beauty of scene and sunny glow of pleasure-garden could atone by their cheering aspect for the presence of infection, the group of buildings at Haider Pasha would appear a fair sojourn for an invalid. The fruit trees are all in bloom around and among the detached edificee, and the meadows which stretch between them and the sea is a carpet of golden flowers. But the nearer view is less inviting than the superficial one, and the breezes which play in courtyard and antechamber are oppressed with other psi fumes than those of flower and fruit-blos som. Two of the chiwf medical officers—Drs. Menzies and Barratt—now recovering slowly from fever, and some cases of continued feebleness or relapse among officers in valided there, testify to the character of a spot which may well serve for the residence of a tSultan during a few weeks of summer, without being any the more for that a fitting place for an hospital. Provided with common habits of observation and common sense or smell, no person can traverse either the ground of its vicinity or the interior of the buildings without recognising on every side the invisible ministers of Azrael. The Sani tary Commission has already produced the number of sick under charge there, which dues not exceed 250, and drainage works are now going on to di-charge some of its moisture from the swampy ground. It i-, how ever, barely probable that, even with these precautions, anything like average healthiness can be procured ; and the table of mortality, will, I doubt not, before long intimate more plainly than expressed warning the neces sity for its evacuation. The Kiosk possesses by its structure and conveniences, some a tracti ins as a sani tarium for invalided officers, of whom they are now about 15 residieg in it ; and it has been adapted :n many ways to their comfort and habits of life. Still it shares the native faults of the /oca:e and of all Turkish buildings. It offers, by its situation, no stimulus which can remove the depression of sickness or stir the languor of convalescence, and though, perhaps, more likely to be retained than any other portion of the settle ment, is open to grave uncertainties of the result. A similar process of cleaning has been more thoroughly effected in the floating hospitals. The Bom bay is empty. The Turkish hulk, a much larger vessel, and which did not suffer so severely from the ravages of fever, has still about 80 convalescents on board, but these are gradually to be removed. and not more than one-fourth of the number are seriously disabled. The general condition of the hospital continues to improve, the average deaths of the last three days having been but six, a proportion to the total number of one-fifth per cent. per diem. it is well that the safest and most na tural test, that, namely, of declining mortality, should be applied to these establishments before any great accumulation of wounded men is thrown suddenly upon them, an event which may now happen a y day, if either rumour speak true, or the probabilities of the campaign be urged as a valid ground of opinion. The hospital staff has received, aid is still receiving, reinforcements. Miss Nightingale has had her corps strengthened by the arrival of eight nurses, and 12 more are expected. To Kululee 30 nurses are coining out, in addition to the 13 at present on duty, of whom 10 are Catholic sisters. Five civilian surgeons have also been paced at the disposal of the authorities for the Bosphorus hospitals. As to the clergy, there are now 10 chaplains in the Crimea, four in the Scutari hospitals, and one at Kululee, since Mr. Hulcatt's de parture to Malta for change of air. The arrival of Mr. Escrest at Smyrna sets the former chaplain there at liberty for service elsewhere. Three others are supposed to be now en route from England. Upon their coming there will still be a deficiency of three upon the calcu lated strength of 24. There are three Presbyterian mi nisters here ; but one, Mr. Drennan, is for the present invalided. A Catholic chaplain has arrived, and has gone on to the Crimea, where Mr. O'Dwyer was at the time of my departure left single-handed, his only re maining colleague, Mr. Butt, being incapable of doing duty. There are four priests in the Bosphorus hospi tals, one at Kululee, one at the General Hospital, and two at the Barrack. There is one also stationed at Abydos. The total, inclusive of one invalid, is therefore eight, the contingent being fixed at 10. To the list of disabled officers given in the preceding letter I have now to add, with regret, the name of Dr. M`Grigor, who is laid up with intermittent fever. Mr. Ludlow, who was mentioned at that data as seriously ii, died on the night of the 3d. He received during the whole course of his illness the constant attendance of Miss Nightingale. The hospital returns of this morning con tain the announcement of another death among the as sistant-surgeons, and also of one among the nurses. If the merits of a class are to bej udgeel in any degree by the amount of risks to which their lives are exposed, the fact that 39 medical officers; including four staff-surgeons, have already perished, should not by without its due weight and consideration. It will be observed that of this number the largest proportion is among those who from their age have possessed less power of resist ance, and who have been more familiar with the details of disease, and more endangered by daily contact with the persons of the sick. The following is a nominal return of deaths in the hos pitals at Scutari, &c o as reported at the Commandant's. office by the medical authorities, from the 2d to the 4th of April :- 1 Private Daniel Pinches, Scots Fusil. Gds., diarr.,,April 2 Private A. Murphy, 63d Regt., febris, April 1 Private John Barrard, 21st Regt., dysentery, April 1 P r ivate William Wesley, 19th Regt., febris, April 2 Sergeant Win. Ruddick, 89th Regt , diarr., April 1 Private Timothy Flagherty, 88th Regt., febris, April 1. Private John Mulpeters, 19th Regt., diar., April 1. Private William Bushwell, 38th Regt., do., April 1. s, Gres.49th G R d eg „ t dysentery, iar. Apri April. l 2. s Fus. Gds., do., April 2. scorbi us, A April 2. t f b P A •1 9 Privatef r r i i v v a a t te e Reat. bronchitis, April 3. RobertCS-hmarli.elisJßuel:nDlPeliihnimis'e,Y' Scot Private Daniel Bryan, ee 4 e rlth Reg ~ e ris, pri sp P er r ri i gv v en a tT,TrhehodonsentrlacskAilspoi e dt , dg s : o oB li t e h i, Ed 9; ct f in e i tri b au r i : A A p rp r Corporal Bernard Lunne Dr.-Major Fred. PadfieldY,'44t-t4ilLeAgetrgett.;v' Private Wm. Beckwith, 44th Regt., diarr., A ril 1 Private Charles O'BrinAeT, 6K3duLRucLgEtE.,. febris, AApprriii pill.l Private Edward Pennell, 7th Bet., dysentery, p PrivatePP e r v v a t t e e i o ' c t u v h n i adrdMDeal,er Murray,hoarnotn 1 2 ct l ite s h t r E R: eug g at t r .. a , obf,erbecryninesh,„lnitiophei,:,piprrlll.:4 LAW INTELLIGENCE.-April 19 , HOUSE OF LORDS. PEDDER'S DIVORCE. This was a petition of HenrerNewsbam Pedder, of Preston, banker, praying that his marriage with Emma, his wife, might be dissolved on account of adultery. Mr. Bovill (with whom was Mr. Archibald) appeared for the petitioner, and stated that he was married to Miss Emma Simpson, the natural daughter of a gentle man residing in Demerara, on 26th August, 1847. The lady was entitled under her father's will to a life interest in 6,000/. The acquaintance between Mr. Ped der and Miss Simpson began in Liverpool, when she was staying at the house of her guardian, Mr. Shand, a mer chant of that town ; and at the time of the marriage, which took place in the parish church of Neston, in Cheshire, Mr. Pedder was twenty-four years old and the lady twenty-one. They lived happily together till the 4th, July, 1853, and had one child, which died soon niter its birth. In the spring of 1853, the 50th Regi ment was quartered at Preston, and among the officers was Mr. John Clay Purees, an assistant-surgeon, He was a visitor at Mr. Pedder's house, and took the oppor tunity of gaining the affections of his wife. On the 3d July Mr. Purees and Mrs. Pedder were seen together in a car, which had been previously seen waiting at the top of a lane. On this circumstance coming to the knowledge of Mr. Pedder he remonstrated with her, but she , re ceived his remonstrance with great indignation, de clared it to be an insult to her, and stated her intention of leavin g his house. Accordingly on 4 th July, 1353, she quitted Mr. Pedder's house, and went to her god mother's at Liverpool, where she stayed some time, and Mr. Pedder had no further intercourse with ber except by letter. About the beginning of August, 1853, she left Liverpool, and about the 19th of that month she went to a village called Tamerton Folliott, near Ply mouth, at which place Mr. Purves's regiment was then quartered ; and it would be proved that he was in the habit of going there and sleeping every - night, and al: though he at first called himself her brother, and they had separate rooms, there was no doubt they slept to ;ether. On a certain night Colonel Martin, the governor ut the gaol at Preston, who had, at the request of Mr. Pedder, set inquiries on foot, accompanied by the super intendent of police at Plymouth, went to the cottage, ind having goriefii st to Mr. Purees s room, found it empty. rney then knocked at Mrs. Pedder's door, which wa 'paled by her, and she was immediately recognised, Mr. Purees was then found under the bed. The parties had since gone abroad; and were seen living ogether a 4 man and wife at Chaude- Fontaine, n ar Liege, in Belgium:. Mr. Purees having resigned his ap puintinent as assistant-surgeon iu the 50th Regiment An action for criin. con. was brceight in October, 1853 ; judement went by default, and danages were as,essed I I a court of inquiry at 2,0001., but Mr. P.srves being without property and abroad, they had not been paid. In February, 1854, a divorce a inecsa et thero was ob tained from the Ecclesiastical Cowie The following evidence was tnen produced : Major Knowles, formerly in the army, was acquainted with Mr. and Mrs. Pedder. Served a copy of the bill and order of the house on Mrs. Pedder, in Florence, on the sth of April. He knew her personally for several years. Mr. Thomas, clerk in the office of the registrar t.f the Ecclesiastical Court, produced sentence of divorce there. Evidence, of the proceedings in the action at law was also produced. Richard Pedder, cousin of the petitioner, stated that Mr. Pedder was a banker at Preston. Witness was acquainted with Mrs. Pedder, formerly Miss Simpson. Knew her when she resided at Liverpool. Was present at the marriage. After that Mr. Pedder lived a short way in the country for a little time, and then went to reside at the bank. They lived together happily, and, had one child, which died soon after its birth. Knew them to live happily fur three or four years, and saw no thing after that lo lead him to suppose that there was any change in them. Thomas Dickson, surgeon at Preston, attended Mr. Pedder's family. Knew the parties from the time of their marriage intimately. They lived very affec tionately till July, 1853. In the latter part of June he was travelling across the country, and saw Mr. Pedder's servant driving his carriage up and down before a lane. On seeing him he turned down the lane. Witness followed, and saw Mrs. Pedder and Mr. Purvis in the car, and driving away at a rapid rate. About a week after, he told this to Mr. Pedder. Heard soon after that Mrs. Pedder bad left home. He had seen Mr. Pedder at his cousin's previ ously, when he complained that Mr. Purees was too fre quently at his house, and witness then told him what he had seen. Witness had noticed Mr. Purves's frequent visits. There was levity generally in Mrs. Pedder's con duct, though not offensively so. Did not observe that she was intimate with any other person ; but he had seen her walking . with Mr. Purves—never with any other person. s Townley Rigby Knowles, barrister, was many years acquainted with Mr. Pedder. Had been intimate with him since his marriage. Mr. Pedder resided at the bank in Preston. Remembered the 50th Regiment coming to Preston in 1853, and it remained there till it went to Chobham. Some men of the regiment were left behind, and Purves remained with the invalids. Had seen Mr. Purees frequently at Mr. Pedder's. On one occasion he was alone with Mrs. Pedder. On 4th July, 1853, wit ness called at Mr-Pedder's bank. Mr. Pedder told him his wife was packing up to go away, and asked turn to remonstrate with her. He did so, but did not prevail on her to remain. She said there had been a quarrel, as her husband had upbraided her about Mr. Purees impro perly and unjuAly, and she would go. Knowing the influence Mrs. Pedder had over her husband he thought it better on the whole that she should go, believing that she would return. He was not aware of anything then beyond levity of demeanour, towards Mr. Purees espe cially. She left the house that afternoon. Mr. Pedder was extremely distressed. They always 'Lived on affec tionate terms except once, when a quarrel took plate about her intimacy with Mr. Purees. Witness was then called in as mediator. Mr. Pedder was the most affec tionate hnsband he ever knew. She said she was going to leer godmother, Mrs Ward, at Liverpool. Rev. Stephen Wentworth—Had known Mr. Pedder intimately since his ma*iage. He was always kind and affectionate. On one occasion witness thought Mrs. Pedder was eating imprudently, for on going into tier sittine-room he found the blinds down, and he asked to be allowed to draw thom up, saying j icidarly that darkne,s and ill-deeds go together. Mr. Purees, whom he had not seen bef ire, then rose from a sofa near the door. He thought it very imprudent for a young man ied woman, and be said to Purees, " What are you doing here ?" and to her, " Where is your husband l" She was generally imy-irudent in admitting military men to visit her as she did, and witness once told her so, and that people were talking of ber. She said she did nothing wrong, and she cared not what people said. Her husband was of course aware that those gentlemen visited the house. Witness did not speak to the husband about it. Mr. Pedder was almost too affectionate and kind. He (lief not re-train her as much as he should. She was very affectionate to him. Mrs. Ann Hambly, wife of Wtn. Hambly, of Tamer ton Folliott, said she kept a pottage as a lodging-house. In August, 1853, a gentleman came to take lodgings for a lady. He first gave the name of Pennant. She came the following Friday at. half-past 10 A night. Next morning her servant said she thought they were a new married couple. The lady's name was given as Mrs. Paget. She afterwards found etheir real names were Purees and Pedder. Purees came there every evening for six weeks. Mrs. Pedder never left the house or gar den but once. Witness slept under the room of the lady, and could hear Mr. Purees come into her room every night. His bedding was removed to Mrs. Pedder's. Witness had every reason to believe that both slept to gether from the first night they carne. The bed had the appearance of two persons having slept in it. William Thomas, inspector of police at Plymouth, said he received instructions from Colonel Martin, Governor of the gaol at Preston, to inquire about Mr. Purees, and he found him and Mrs. Pedder, and communicated with Colonel Martin, who came down to Plymouth in Octo ber, 1853. It was arranged with Mrs. Hambly that he and Colonel Martin should be admitted to the rooms oc cupied by_the parties at 2 in the morning. They first searched Mr. Purves's room ; no one was there. , They then knocked at. Mrs. Pedder's door, and on going in found a female. Col. Martin was there. She screamed and - said, "I asked John to come and sleep with me." Col. Martin called her by name. She was in her night dress. A gentleman was in the bed. He threw the clothes off, and went under the bed, but was desired to come ont. He was in his night-shirt. He was recog nised by Col. Martin as Mr. Purves. Witness went to Chaude-Fontaine, in Belgium, to serve the citation and writ on the parties, and found Purees and Mrs. Pedder living together under the name of Paget. He Served the writ and citation on them personally. They were in one room. Col. Martin, governor of the gaol at Preston ' said he knew Mr. and Mrs. Pedder. Was re q ues t e d by Mr. Ped.ler to inquire whether Mr. Purees and Mr=. Pedder were at Tamerton Folliett. He went to Plymouth, serf went with the superintendent of police to the house. On entering Mrs. Pedder's bedreom, he heard a noise of Nome one throwing himself under the bed. He saw both Mr. Purees and Mrs. Pedder in the room together in their eight-clothes. Evidence was then given of the non-payment of the damages in the action, and of Mrs. Pedder's having a life-interest in property to the amount of 6,0001. mid- r her lather's will, and a contingent intere-t on the death of her brother in a further -um of 4,000/, and Thar, she was receiving the interest, it being paid to her at present at Florence. The evidence t was then ordered to be printed, and the further proceedings adjourned. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. SPEILMANN V. TIIE GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND -ROBBERY OF BANK NOTES. This was an action tried before Lord Campbell, at the sittings aft , r last t, rm in London It was brought by the plaintiff to recover the value of two Bank of England notes of 5001 each. The defendaets pleaded that the notes had been feloniously stolen before they came into the hands of the plaintiff, that the plaintiff was not the bona fide holder of the ri,tes for a valuable consideration, and that the plaintiff was not the bearer, but the agent of one Meyer Speilinann. It appeared from the evidence that the notes having becn stolen, they came into the hands of Meyer Speilmann thirteen months afterwards. In June, 1854, aye r-on named Howard came into Meyer Speilmann'e bank at Parie ' and cashed a 500/. Bank of Engl an d no t e , an d on the same day he cashed another for the Caine amount with a money-changer named Monteaux, who paid over the note to Meyer Speilrnann, who sent both of the notes to his brother Adam, the plaintiff in this actLn res iding in London. The notes were p resente d at t h e 'Bank on the 27th of June, when payment was refused, on the ground that they bad been stolen. At the trial the jury returned a verdict generally in favour of the defendants, but leave to move was reserved. The Attorney• General now moved to enter the verdict for the plaintiff, on the ground that it was against evi dence, two clerks who bad been called having proved that hard cash had been given for the notes by Meyer Speilmann, deducting the usual rate of exchange. The court granted the rule. Sir F. Kelly then, on the part of the Bank, moved for a rule for a new trial, if their lordships should be, when the other rule was argued, of opinion that the verdict was against evidence. Lord Campbell said it would be open to either side to make any motion of the kind. Rule accordingly. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. SOUTHWARK.—Percy Burt was brought before Mr. A'Beckett for re-examination, charged with stealing a gold watch and chain, the property of Emily Devon port. Mr. Solomon again attended for the prisoner, It appeared from the evidence given on Tuesday after . - noon that the prisoner was at the house of the prosecu trix on the morning of the 19th of November, and per ceiving her gold watch and chain lying on the mantel shelf, he took them up and suspended the chain round his peck, depositing the watch in his waistcoat pocket. The prosecutrix requested him to hand them back to her, but he refused, promising to return them in half an hour. He then left the house with her, and proceeded to Windmill-street, Haymarket, when he ran away from her with the watch and chain, and she saw nothing more of him and her property until she met him on Monday night last at the Holborn Casino, .when she gave him into custudy. • When examined on Tuesday he stated himself to he a clerk in the Bank of England, and acknowledged that he had taken away the watch and chain, but with the intention of returning them. He sent the constable to his mother, a lady resid ing at Dalston, who came t ) the court a short time after wards, and produced the watch, but not the chain. Mr. A'Beckett acciirdingly remanded the prisoner un :it yes terday, to give the officer an opportunity of making further inquiries. Police-con-table Wells—l omitted in my last exiimina tion to say when the pri-toner was in my cust.nly he said tie had part of the prverty at home ; that he had sent a friend with the eaten to , deliver it to the prth-ecutrix, and if he hail not given it to her it %a; not his f wilt, but he wo advertise for it. The female, however, toll toe he had pl-dgefi i . I t Jolt the note horn -the pri sonot to his in-_the', ta ,, tl she eaue to the court and pro • dtp.ed the watch to ine. E oily D •Vo Tort —Ties witteh,pr.id 'iced is mine, ai•d the one the prisoner stele fr tii me. Teete has eels a new glass fixed on -it since then. Mr. Seiomoii —I pr dune the chain. The pri over' mother gave it to me. She found it in the pri onsr'• bed-room • immeliately after returning hiime last Tue.— day, and she is'ready to prove that. I niece y want to show that neither watch nor chain ever was nut of my client's possession. Prosecutrix—His mother t.)ld me the watch was pledged for 2/. Bs. . , • Mr. Solomon to prosecutrix—When you pave him into custody, did he not say, "Come to my lodgings, and have your property ?" Prosecutrix—Yes ? but I did not know where he lived, or what he was. He did not say the wat:.lll and chain were at home with his mother, but he said, " I dare say I can get them." I have no desire to prosecute. All I want is my property. If that's restored, if the ma gistrate will permit, I will g ithdraw the' charge. Mr. A'Beckett—l can have nothing to do with that. Mr. James Palmer, one of the officers of the Bank of England, said that ,hd had searched the books, and among the 800 clerks employed by the directors, he could not find such a name as prisoner's. The prisoner was quite unknown to him. The prisoner here, with some hesitation, said that he belonged to the National Provincial Bank cf England, a statement which Mr. Solomon, in reply to a remark from Mr. A'Beckett, said he believed to be true. Mr. Solomon—l think there is nothing in the case to show that he took the property with intent to steal it, for when he sent to his mother it was immediately brought here. Mr. A'Beckett—Not immediately. The prosecutrix, in reply to Mr. A'Beckett, said that the prisoner had at times given her money, but she had not seen him from July.to the day on which he stole her watch and chain. He bad never lent her any money, nor had she ever allowed him to wear the watch before. Mr. A'Beckett—l should like to know where the watch has been. The prisoner's mother was then called, and on being sworn, said she took the watch out - of pawn for 2/. 103. The duplicate was upstairs in her son's bedroom, and when she heard from him she went and redeemed it, and brought it to this court. The chain wail not pledged. Mr. :Solomon—l hope after what you have heard, sir, that you will see there was no guilty intention of steal ing the property, and that you will deal with the pr` soner for illegally pawning, as such is the fact. Mr. A'Beckett, to the prisoner—lt is very lamentabl to see a young man of respectable connexions, and in a good social position, placed in such a" degraded situa tion as you aro, caused by terming bad connexions and contracting bad habits. You have by this act br aught your family and yourself to dtsgraes, _bet I have my doubts as to whether you took the property with guilty intent of stealing it ; and as I think the jury ,could of the same opinion, and give you the bene-fit of that doubt, I will deal with the case. think that afteryou foolishly took the watch, you pledgeil it to e.atisfy your depraved habits, and I hope this will he a warns g to you for the future. I shall deaf with yen for unlawfully pledging the watch, and fine 37 , ,u 51. fir that offence-, and, in default of payment, comsait you to prison fur one month. LAMBETH.—Yesterday Mrs. Pocock, the widow of a sergeant of police, who had sewed for some years in the P, or Camberwell division, and was universally re spected by his brother officers, but who had terminated nit services as well as his exi-tence in the Crimea, at tended before the Hon. G. C. Nor:.on, in compliance with a mes-age sent to her by the magistrate. It will be recollected that, owing to the defective state of the commissariat in the East in the -uiumer of last year, an application was made to the policy for a certain number of respectable and well-conducted sergeants to join the army, and act as storekeepers ; and several of the sergeants belonging to the different divisions veium teered their services. Such was the enthusiasm of those who bad so volunteered, and so great their cenfidence in the liberality and consideration of the Government, that they never thought of making any terms as to their pre sent emoluments or future settlements, and the conse quence was that themselves, their wives, and families, and particularly the latter, were placed in a most pain ful situation. In Mrs. Pocock's case her husband, as before stated, went away without making any particular arrangement as to her future support, believing, no doubt, that she would continue to receive his pay from Scotland-yard, and that therefore she could not be inconvenienced in the means of providing for herself and his children. On making application to Scotland-yard, however, she was told that her husband had left the service of the police, and as he had ceased to be a member of that force he. could no longer receive the pay as a constable. She next applied to the Horse Guards, and finally to S;r Charles Trevelyan ; but in neither department had she received the slightest assistance, and in the depths of poverty she applied to Mr,Norton at this court for some temporary assistance from the poor box. Her distress ing case at the time got before the public in the usual channels. On Wednesday Mr. Norton received a COM munication, dated Balaklava, April 2, enclosing four- , teen sovereigns, and as its contents related more p ar ticularly to her, the magistrate forwarded a message to her, requesting that she might attend at the court yesterday. She was accordingly in attendance, when Mr. Norton read to her a communication received by him from Balaklava, by which it appeared that her case, and that; of the widow of another -assistant storekeeper, named Elliott, formerly a sergeant in the K Division, bad attracted the notice of the assistant-store keepers of the commissariat at Balaklava, twenty-one of whom had subscribed 141, which had been forwarded to Mr. Norton, to be apportioned at his discretion for the relief of Mrs. Pocock and Mee. Elli isud that of the widows andfamilies of such, other of their deceased com rades as might come under Mr. Norton's notice. In reply to the questions of the magistrate, Mrs. Pocock said that, since she had been last to the court, she had received a letter from General Fader, which she took to the Patriotic Fund-office, and there it was kept. The gentlemen then agreed to allow her 10s. a-week for three months. , . Mr. Norton was glad to hear this, and remarked that he felt certain that the ieason thstpublic did not respond, and subscribe in her ease, which was truly a distressing one, was solely from a feeling that, 12,;der the circum stances, the Government should provide for her and her children. For bis own (Vlr. Nort in's) part, he had no (10114 wh-ttever that the Goiernment, woud do some thing in l‘er as well as in similar cases, particularly after het promise and dec ar .tion of General Fuser. Nrs. Poe , ek expressed her grati , udo tor, the kind in terest his worship v l / 4 41 , t•siong the matter, and for to. eubstatitial relief he ha-t oa tale- form x eceasiou affor le her ; and left the tour;. INGENIOUS FORGEUT. —A. well-dressed man, wear', g the ri , biam of a fiTeigii ord.- r at his I , utt mhole, went a few days ago to the shop of M. Mahan. ' , Mier, at St. Denis, and, announcing that he was about to establish a boarliog school in the n eighbourhood, made arrange ments for the supply of 100 loaves of bread a day. H e said that he should make a rule of paying cash, and he p, , rt , osiarly requested the baker to write receipts to his bills the moment the money was given. To prevent any attempt, he said, at fraud on the part of has servants, he asked M. Maman for a specimen of his writing, and the baker wrote his name and the date of the month on one ~f him bill-heads, allowing the stranuer to take with him another. Before leaving, the stranger asked the baker whether he supplied any other boarding school in the neighbourhood, a •(1 the tradesmananswered that the school of Mme. Ma,:6, in the Rue des Ursu lines, was supplied by him. Shortly after the stranger went to Mine. Male and presented to her a written re quea from the Laker for a loan of 500 f., on the ground that his wife had gone away with the key of his. cash box. The request was written bene3th one of the bill heads of the baker, and the signature was apparently hi'. The lady without hesitation, gave -the money ; but it subsequently turned out that she had been de frauded. A complaint was made to the police, and they are making an aciive search after the man. jt appears that I.e has recently cJannitted several robberies in the Fain° ingvnicmg manApr.—Ocairtcfne4 AftWericr. 589 , 1,458 230 775 85 I -3 , 137 The Smyrna and Abydos Hospitals are not included this list. The Rockliffe transport took on board 111 invalids at Abydos for England on the 31st ult. Mrs. Barnes, one of the nurses, died last night of fever. VAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE, This evening mails for the troops in the Piraeus (Greece), Turkey, and the Crimea, the medical staff, and sick and wounded in the hospitals at Scutari and Smyrna, and the fleet and transport service employed in t! ,e Black Sea, will be made up and despatched via Mar seilles. Letters must be prepaid. Mails wili also be made up for the above-mentioned places, Gibraltar, Malta, and the lonian Islands, to be despa•ched this morning via Southampton. Letters for soldiers, sailors, marine - , and persons employed in transports, forwarded by this conve'ance, will be liable to a postage of Id. if paid in advance, or 2d. on delivery. The Adelaide steam-transport, No. 138, arrived at Spithead yesterday in , rning from Malta, last from Ply mouth, with military invalide , , whom she went into har bour to land in the aft,rimon ; these consisted of soldiers from tha various regimen's Pngaezed in the Crimea; ac fully repart-.:d in The San of Wednesday. The Britannia, 120, is being fitted as a floating 'hospi ai for sick and wounded _ from the Ea-t. The Hast;ngs, 60, Captain Catfin, is swinging for the adjustment of her compasses in Portsmouth harbour. This ship and her si , ter the Pembroke, 60, Captain Seymour, have not above 300 men each, out of 600 each, as men are not allowed to volunteer for them. At the la , ,t pinch they will have to be filled up by compulsory draughts from sailin ships The steam blockehip Cornwallis, 60, Ceptain We lesiey, went from Plymouth Sound into Hullo:in on Wednesday. She is to be fitted with a larger fan, and some improvementspre to be made in her machinery. The transport Chalmers, No 63, Capta;n Smith from Deplt,,rd, arrived in Plymeuth Sound on Wednesday to embark troops for the Crimea. The transport ship Kent arrived in Plymouth Sound yesterday morning, outward bound. Two sergeants, 190 men, and four women left the pri sons in Mulbay, Plymouth, yesterday moreine, and weet on board the Royal George, 102, in Hainorize, preparatory to saiiing for France. These pris,ners are chiefly Pules, and were among those taken at Bematsurid. Tho Garrison S e rjeant-Mejor was despetched from Plymouth on Wednesday to Exeter with tl,e route of the 15th Hussare They are to march to Plymouth, via Ashburton, to embark immediately fer the Crimea. The ship Mangerton, Capt. Smith, from London, ar rived at Plymouth on Wednesday, to embark Govern metrt emigrants for Sydney. The head-quarters of the 96th Regiment, numbering 2SO men, which landed at Gravesend, from Bengal, en Thursday last, arrived at the North Wall, Dublin, from Liverpool, at half-past 10 o'clock, a.m., on Wednesday. The detachment was in the highest state of discipline, and their appearance evidently gratified the command. ing officer. Seven women accompanied the detachment. On Tuesday evening the following soldiers, who have been invalided from their respective corps, at present serv in the Crimea, arrived in Dublin :—John Caldwell, 17th Regiment ; Martin Noon, •83th ; Peter Claney, 20th ; William M‘Gorman, 49th ; Patrick Leonard, 88th ; John Whitfield, 88th ; William Barley, 3d ; John Quinlan, 33d ; Luke Connell, 41st ; and John O'Connor, 41st. The Duke of Cornwall having been obliged to put into Kingstown, owing to a scarcity of water, seve ral of their companions went on shore at that place. Commander Edmund F. N. V. Wasey, and Comman der E :mund A. Glynn, have been appointed Inspector- Commanders in the Coast Guard. Lieutenant Weble E. Stone has been appointed to the Childers; Master George Aldricks to the Hecate; Second Master J. E. Seudamore to the Pembroke ; and Naval- Instructors Rev. D. E. Domville, to the Pembroke, and Rey., R. N. Jackson to the Hastings. The Thunder, the first - Stating battery built by-Mare and Co., Black wall, was towed to Woolwich, on Wednes day, by the Widgeon and another steamer, and imme diately brought under the sheers to he masted. The Thunder presents a formidable appearance, the wood work being of massive timbers, put together in the strongest manner, cased with plates of iron of consider. able thickness, which are expected to he ball proof. The Thunder will carry 16 guns of large calibre, and her stern and bow being both round she will not be liable to be so much injured by shot striki; g her as if she had been built on the usual construction. The Dapper, gun-boat, left Woolwich on Thursday, to join the ships fur the Baltic. Several companies of the Royal Artillery have orders to hold themselves in readiness for immediate embarka tion for the Crimea. Orders have been forwarded from the Horse Guards to various cavalry depots to hold in readiness for imme diate embarkation as many efficient mounted men as may be available, to reinforce the regiments serving in the Crimea. In the list of appointments in The Sun of Tuesday, ; , the name of Mr. J. R. Horniman, appointed Assistant ' Clerk to the Impregnable, was erroneously printed Hornlnan. MILITIA. The regiment of West York Rifles, now stationed at Pontefract, notwithstanding the option allowed to many of the men, under Lord Panmure's order, to return home, is still in a gate of high efficiency. They are at present about 620 strong. On the expiration of the 56 days' trainir4, this year, about 400 men took their passes, but since that time about 270 have been re-attested, and 150 is the most that have left, and many of these of fered themselves for re-enrolment, but were refused.. It is expected they will shortly be removed to Sheffield. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Yesterday, a special general meeting of the proprie tors- of this company was held at the Paddington Sin two, for the purpose of considering the provisions of the following bills now pending before Parl'ament : "A bill' for constructing a railway' from Bridport to Maiden Newton, on the Wilts, Somerset, and Wey mouth Railway, in the county cf Dorset. "A bill for extending the time for the competition of the Cornwall Railway and works, and for making fur ther provisions as to the share capital of the Cornwall .Railway Company, and for other purposes. " A bill for extending the powers of the Plymouth Great Western Dock Company, and for other purposes. " A bill to consolidate and amend the acts relating to the South Wales Railway Company and to authorise the construction of new works, and alteration of existing works, and for other works. "A :bill for making a railway from the Oxford branch of the Great Western Railway to Abingdon. " A bill for snaking a railway from the Great Western Railway, at Southall, in the county of Middlesex, to Brentford, in the same county, with docks at the last mentioned place, and for other purposes." Lord BARRUIGTON presided, in the absence of Mr. Missed, the chairman of the company, and after explain ing that the meeting was the formal one required under the Wharncliffe order of the House of Lords, observed that although the list comprised six bills, two only were in that state of.forwardness in Parliaonent to require the assent of the proprietorsunder the lords' standing orders. The two bills in reference to which resolutions would be proposed were the first and fifth, which authorised the making of the line from Bridport to Maiden Newton, and the branch to Abingdon. On a resolution in favour of the Bridport and Maiden Newton bill being put from the chair, A PROPRIETOR inquired whether there was any inten. :tion on the cart of the Great Western C.)mpany to lease or rent the line when completed? The SECRETARY (Mr. Saunders) replied that these lines were promoted by independent ; an , l he was authorised by the directors to as-use the proprietor 8 that they had not only no intention but distinctly declined any proposition to rent or lease the lines, or to give any gua rantee whatever. The only assistance they proposed to give was t o a ll ow th e Great Western carriages and en gines to ru n on th e se branch lines, so as to complet e the journey, receiving payment fish that aid in the usual way. (Hear, hear.) Another PROPRIETOR moved an amendment, dissent ing from the bill, but as it was not seconded it fell to the ground, and the resolution was put and carried nem. con. The resolution affirming the Abingdon bill was then proposed and also u nanimously passed ; and after com plimenting the chairman, the meeting separated. DISCOVERY OF THE BODY OF A MALE CHILD, WITH ITS HEAD CUT OFF, IN LINCOLN'S-INN-FIELDS. —Yesterday morning considerable sensation was; created in the neigh bourhood of Lincoln's-inn-fields, in consequence of the discovery of the body of a child with its head cut off. It appears that as police-constable No. 30 F, and Ser jeant Gentry, No. 10 F, were proceeding on their beat, they found a bundle on the step of -a door, tied tightly up in a cloth and black apron. On examining it they were horrified to find it contained the body of a male child in a bloody cloth. They conveyed it to St. Giles's workhouse, where Mr. William Bennett, surgeon, Las celles-place, was in immediate attendance, who found, on examination, that it had been most brutally murdered by the head being cut from the body. Mr. John Stone, the summoning officer, has forwarded the information to the coroner, but no day is fixed for. the* inquest, tor COUNTRY 7(AREETS• Our ma D ik E et ß w ß a Y s w S e r l sTullppFllßiedLwDit.—h fat trbeasEn 17 40;H if ; 010 0 quality generally was good and the attendance ° ifs large, with a brisk demand; without any alteration, 0! The supply of sheep was again numerous . The I°, kid' pigs was about the average. Fat and store calves P to The following were the quotations :—Beef 6a P mutton, 64d to 74d; lamb, Od to Od ; v eal ; lb. ; pigs, 9s 3d to 9s 9d per score ; rough fat, 4 - 11 ' per 141 b.; hides, 34d to 42d per lb ; per lb. • EDINBURGH GRAIN.—ArBM . 16 . 51 , ‘' Wheat on the top 3s down, and the average "6 d" Barley on the top is down, and average 10d doive• own. 1 r 2s 4d. down, and the average 5d the top d on the top 2a Od down, and the average ld UP. Total Supply and Sales. —2 ,d i Wheat . 709 gra ...............sold sit ~ 0 1192 Barley lOB9 qrs ............. PI ' gg .‘ Oats Beans 258 qrs ...... . ........ sold 2 * 01 Top of Wheat .. : Barley. ...... ...... 57i lb 39s . 4 1 Oats 1 , Beans• ,68 lb 4 81 qrs ............... sold 1 .00 NEWARIt—APRIL r A good attendance and r plentiful supplf g 3 4 descriptions. Wheat a heavy 821 e at late P Wheat, white 72s to 74s red 684 to 7 0 s; t 30s to 345, grinding 28s to '3os; oats, 24st. 30 6 ° 248 to 28s ; beans, 42s to 44e ; malt, 63s to 70 11 i • 425; tares, 60s t0,64s per qr. 1 0 bral7ll. BOSTON—APRIL 18. to . 119 There-was an average attendance at m arke i to le only a scanty supply of all kinds of groin- t 1 e s t / train:. business was extremely limited, and Pr - 4 noted 6d to Is per qr. lower than on this dal • 0 Spring corn was the turn cheaper. 04 101 Prices :—Wheat, red, 64s Od to 68 s Od; 0 pf) 728 Od extra. 75s Od. Barley, 27s 01 to : 1 . 0 „, c 22s to 28s. Beans, 41s Od to 45s Od. Pte* per qr. BAA BURIV g MAIL 6. # 4 , ~ at , Syr • Let , - •" f 0 1 ioverpo l 4 ,0 viNerPco l ' :outll34ll'.Y.i .61 itgattles chat the mails are iecii from the 01 the eight—and hit by the mormag—desPatet") :oe: nkt, n tienera I.ohaon. ver Vridk aertes.. t oy Unite, A. ,:tel;w3 .• • .•xti heft (by U ;:ack..l) ......N .itralia (via slouth 'smpton) itto (via amities) N ittu (via Cape of ..ka,a, Ucipa) irica ( Waal, Coast )..N exandria N exandria - ,- p1yin011... ,,, .., IDOVOT ... tt.lll • southa lll ,oi. Sou; tiAine 1,9 do Dover ~ ,,.::0. ; ;,1 o ' o 3qa th '' -' V .I.- Si Sottal - Its VI VarVe s P ° S t . rirposi3 l ,3 : lll7 t : th . tileerr :,a stoto.... ; . :t .to_. : n . r! :...... l: ::: : :: ll o .) :f fp: Dover ' . 0 . i01 , 1 1 , &attai n ' lorft ~,i p tIVI 1 SOMI U— ! ) (81 ' L011d ° „,,,, r "2 0 1 bil f - 0 SO LI LII,-, ...0 A „ d Dover ;;p1o 0 9? 6outil , ..i . Pirn" ti' ,...l t r Dover' ~r ' g o i „,yer.• .„ „. 4 0 1 a olyliont.„. I s outhorno.4 , , so utbauif ~- f 11,1verP°°' dri; Dove "- 1 1 rsol 00 gegthe n "` „.; ,d inover . ,„.,"; ' toe:fif 'soutll' - ' ril ; 00 P • Var Do v er .• • wp t . ~ cl 1 , 6o utlia ~toevor s , outb , a',..„' os s i vo ioas r ll i :Dover ". •.,kr !ov a •_:i,l o o .. Eotitlae w AO ~i / r i, 1 014 1 Serl'-- 1 / ,-- 0 •••'"*"....'----- - 41 1 4 , 0 0 0 14 3aY, the Of It When any of these dates fall on a glin mi tierl It - 1 inatche:t on the following day, with the e1„ e '.:,701 de '7 Southampton), and the Malta. both of WhiC 4l " ,e preceding day. t3d of tho month . .;' 24, & 30 of 4th Fr .:Otly of mo 17th of the month, ulnas ri .......... ............ :Limos Ayres •••••••• 51 ape of loud acme N ape of Good Elope N ;ape de Verds :leylon (see India) leylon .. • ....... N .:Isarmel Isles Mon ~Wed.,&Frid.l :".1111 .. • M id 4c 17th of ntr ttth Jhina Once a month.... Oonstantinople 8,23 ) &28 or in Sienstantinople l4ti, sr. 20 to of mo,. iota. of Europe AI & N Twice daily •• .. • - Egypt (see India) France .......• M & N Twice daily • • • • • • 4, 7,17,20, 27 oft's 4xesce (see India) key - town 2nd & 17th of mon. aamburgh Tuesday & Friday aavannah ........ M 2nd of tile month 1 Holland M Daily • • Honduras .... 31 Vith of the month. India (viaSouthapt,)&ll4th 20tb of mon. m India (via Marsei Iles) 51, 9 th& 25th of month lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, St 27 of moo Ireland ......14 & N Twice daily Lisbon., 7,9, 17, & 27 of rn. Madeira .......... •• M 9th of the month Madeira N,23d of month •• .. Malta (see India) Malta 18, &28 of mon.' Mauritius (see India) Mauritius N 14th of the month Mexico •• •• •• •• •• ••31. 211 , 1 of the month.. Naples .• .• N sthlsth2sthofmon.l Siew Granada .• —5l 2d & 17th of month New Zealsind ,• , private skip .. Papal States •••••• N lath 15th25thofmon. Peninsula M 'lthi7th27thofmon. Peru id & 27th of moo. Port Natal By private ship:.. Sicily . 0 ,„ sthl sth2sthoimon, Tuscany sthlsth2sthofinon.l v'enezuela M 2d& rith otmontlii Van Diemen's Land (see Australia) . ..... Vest Indies •slty - • 9th of the month.: ;9th of the wont,.. 9th et the monti I2d& 17th 01 month troge a• t DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—A most disssovesdaY eo at Bartl rood, near Gloucester, oil ' fo ot sio t occasioned, it is supposed, by a P sP g . r i t y. fl t . t tj the . Great Western or Midland g 9 • l it . 4 0 - eutes, - two barns, three e"tta b - , cart, .straw, 11 , •usoh.•Id fV property were de-troyed.- Bristol Mirrfi r ' A.I)VHRTI4EV. ENT.i—M any thousand 0 111 ; , fo i '' effected without medicine, by Du Barry's 4 .100 lents krabica Food, of indigestion ( nervous, hi lilt's, and liver cninplaint. , , quote a few : —Cure No 52,612.—Fr0 t0 tr ot• •Y Countess of Castlestuart.-" Ro , sirevor , Irk Ireland, 9th December, 1854 —The Dowl•gef%llo Castlestuart feels induced, in the interest ooyoli tusnity, to state that Du Barry's excellent ~' tsica Food has cured her. af t e r all medicleirlii of indigestion, bile, great nervous ness ani .any years' standing. This Food deserv' ol ro l of all sufferers, and may be consider';; .eur, Inquiries will be cheerfully answ ered.' Of dyspepsia, from the Right Ho n. the Pool Decies.—' I have derived considerable b„esitlel B trry's Revalenta Arabioa Food, and 0 ° - s yourselves and the public to author ise the si these lines.—Stuart de Decies." Ca re Thies the Venerable Archdeacon of Itcss.- sive nervousness, with painsin my neck "•*,,,./-- neral debility, which rendered my life T— :res l been rad it:ally rem° vpd by Du Barry's health —Alex, Stuart, Archdeacon of Ross, Skilteoees',,r, 4,208.,--" Eight years' dyspepsia, liervohs c with cramps, spasms and nausea , iu'r tually removed by Du Barry's delicious . short time.—Rev. John W. Flavell, Norfolk." Cure No. 51,416.—" Fifty 1:7. ool s _,', l , agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, astuloto't nation, flatulency, spasms, sickness at tli i e s , 3 oolp ° mitings, have been removed by Du riaY,... 8 00 1 ,_ ° ,1 1 ,d —Maria Jolly, Ntroitham, Ling, near tioP; No. 3,9o6.—Thirteen years' cough, indll 3o l ° (,0 4 ral debility have been removed by 0 0 ,,,,tb , / I„i 7 Food.—James Potter, 'Athol-street, " to - 11i.511a,, , ters, suitably packed for all olimates, 32lu i v p.;"lo l `j tions —llb., 2s. 9d.; 21b., 4s. 6d. ; 5 1 t super-refined, lib., 6s. ; 21b., lls. ; Ib., ;0031/ The 101 b. and 121 b., carriage free, Co , , 6ll f l Ute:J . office order. Barry du Barry and o P street, London ; Fortnum, Mason, and ,c Co., her Majesty, 182, Piccadilly; also at ea. " Gracechurch-street ; 330 and 451, Str a r t o sP , t i " Oxford-street ; 55, Charing-cross • 4. 5 I, Upperßaker-street. -0 0 1 BIRTHS. 0 1 OF A SON. 00 0 ,,ifa , On the 17th inst., in Eaton-square, - , .- . " (l.° ' the r ..e ) I v , On the 19th inst., at 71, Eaton-Ku— ,i 0 J. Higgins, Esq. . .f of ' On the 17th inst., at Guildford, the 11 1 e ,toi d e, , f , W. Herringhatn. ‘ OA' I , On the 13th inst., at Porth y folio, . 0 of of i HaTter. On the 16th inst., at Woolwich, the l'i l f )0' rows, R.A. 0 ihlit On the 4th of Feb., at Valparaiso , Powditch, Caldara. o , r l,o‘ ..... d OF A DAIIGEITBD• *ie a - 0 B.q.,t A h l e d l e s rm th a i n n . st., at Stockwell, the • ce .• t bo _ On the 17th inst., at 16 , Titchfield tero James Haig, -Esq., of Lincoln's. inn. 0" . 1 MARRIED. 41.4' „,too 0 0, L' On the 17th inst., at St. Mary' . Brr`Vieo C th o e un i t at d e e T L . al G ai o n w g, an to v Jt i t b li a a rt A , n E n s a q. M , a t v , a °f the f jo i. O o r Service. _ On the 17th inst., at Welchpool, Edo.3rptlg' of Dulwich-comthon, late Robert Wilding, Esq. . A tool,te,„ On the I:th inst., at St. Marys. zimith, Madras Army, to Mary Harriet, '3l.iretee) the late John Stanley, Esq.. of Neerpl't ' v • 0, e l 4 1 d to Mary, young et gor On the 1/3111 inst., at St. Mary A'"" `: ,t 4l the Rev. John E. Scott Moncrieff B.A.' ( Moncrieff, E.q ,of Foefaway, Per,l'sbn• / 4 -;•tr• h. only surviving child of the late -• Esq., 6:3(1. Regt. B:n4al N.!. r i rf t :b On" the Dili inst , at the Friends Neste, o" our haul. John Taylor. toe S:oelc E x chnog - 41 1 : - .4 w r , •cie, son of Joseph T a ylor, of Middles b i'Vill' fary Jane, third daughter of the late Peck ham-rye. 0 10 14. DIED ,t i a o'4lo ' A On the I7th inst., nt Be fi 1 1 J ° " -- VI I accms e( , M , kg! for 3 years Uoronor for the c, t ,ty of 7 pi • , , On the lith inst., at 15, Dover-stte" • f p I. Elias Cbamnion, aged 72. the Ile n ibi On the sth inst., at Portatewart , o. e t s r I Creighton, a- , 41 69. CB' i i is.• ' Oa the Bth inst ,at St. Pierre, near Or Bever, on.) , son of the late Edward Bel ren aO Ol il mer, Bucks. s Or e ; 0 0 11 On the 9th inst., at the Rectory fic ti-e ' _.,, ' if the Rev. James Noel Piott, aged 69 ' NY dot On the 1 ith inst., at La w ton Rector!, if- Rev. T. F. Whittington. M.A. 0304 6 i' l On the 13th inst. at Gleuleo Lodge , $. ''' tenant-Gen. John inst., of the 1 1 ° ° ' 10 14 I Army, aged 73. 4 ., f P lY° f On the 15th inst., Mr. James Pigot-f. ° re -f, 0 aged 72. 1 Ofi ltil 1) 1 / / , a the 17th inst., at Blackheath. - ° ll D irelij • Esq., formerly of Peckham, aged 7 6- , ~,,,ters f o r On the 16th inst., at Todenham, Gi' ° "" r isb Gilbert Malcolm, incumbent of the P f ` i aged 79. AI nO tle" LONDON : Printed and Published by o ol °''' of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The 514. 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