The Sun. — London, England, 1855-04-02 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. This evening mails will be made up and despatched, via Marseilles, to the Piro3us (Greece), Turkey the Cri mea, and the fleet and transport service in the Black Sea. Letters intended for persons in the hospitals at Smyrna or Scutari should be specially addressed " Hos pital, Scutari," or " Hospital, Smyrna," as the case may be. The postage on letters must be prepaid. The worst cases of the sick and wounded who arrived from the seat of war in the Malacca were visited in the Garrison Hospital at Portsmouth on Saturday by Lady Maitland, Lady and Major-General Sir Frederick Smith, who again dispensed some nourishing confections and distributed some articles of clothing, such as knitted socks, mite, shirts, and even sheets. A proportion of these cleanly and comfortable necessaries were contri buted by Major-General and Lady Catharine Buckley. The patients are doing well. There are now not more than 52 sick and wounded on the establishment. The rest are other cases from home regiments. Drs. Lawson and Burgess are indefatigable in their attention. Dr. Odell, the .principal staff surgeon of the garrison, is also most assiduous in his cara of whole of the garrison hospitals, but there is much to amend, improve, and re form. The brig Leander, 200 tons' register, Jack, master, arrived at Portsmouth on Saturday evening from. Lon- don, t) load with stores for the Crimea. The Victory, steam-transport, Captain Rose, left Portsmouth on Saturday morninc , for Constantinople, laden with Goverrw ooat stores and the staff of Major- General Vivian. The Sanspareil, 10, Commander Gordon, which ar rived at Plymouth on Saturday, has on board four Rus sian mortars captured at Balaklava. Daring her absence she lost by cholera off Sebastopol above 25 of her crew, and in action had 11 killed and 61 wounded. Mr. Mad den, a m idshipman, was the only officer killed. On departure the Sanspareil rounded the stern of the A2,.a. ,iemon, 90, whose crew, led by Admiral Sir E. Lyons, Cheered her most heartily—a compliment fully apprc elated by the homeward-bound. Tile Agamemnon and Sanspareil were companion ships on the coat of Cir cassia, at Redoubt-Kali, Sebastopol, etc. After dis charging her powder in Plymouth Sound on Saturday, the Sanspareil got up steam, and proceeded, with top gallant yards across, up harbeur to Hamoaze. She will be placed in dock at Koyharn to-day. More than four and a-half knots as hour in a calm could never i e got out of her engines, which, with her boilers and ma chinery, will require a thorough overhaul and refit. The gun-boats Weser and Recruit Nix and Sala mander) have been relieved of 40 tons of stores each. They have made several experimental trips at Plymouth. The Recruit averages 121 knots. Their armament, four 63-pounders, will, it is :supposed, try the tiei:lcs when in a'...tiou. These vesseis are appointtd to leave to-morrow for the Mack Sea. It is intended to 'winch the new ship Conquers,loo, building at Devonper, on the 4th of May next. The hired screw transport Germania, Capt. Nenaber, No. 207, left Plymouth Sound at noon on Saturday fir the Crimea. Tire 43 drivers of the A division of the L Ind Transport Cerps, under Lieutenant Redilell, who at Plymouth, had been stationed at Maker Height., where they received religious instruction from the Rev. W. Laugmaid, garrison chaplain, with whom they left a contrieution tiwards the fund for the widows and orphans of soldiers who died in the E tst. The barque Duke of Norfolk, the brig Elizabeth, Cap tain Cooper, and the brig e - Eneas, Captain Smith, all three from Queenstown, are unloading pork and beef at the Royal William Victualling-yard, Plymouth. The brig Dauntiss, of Brigham, Captain James Reed, is load ing bread, beef, pork, and rum for Balaklava. The merchant ship Cre, , sy, Captain Miller, belonging to Mr. Dunbar, of London, which Failed from Manilla on the 10th of September, with a cargo of sugar, hemp, cigars, cocoanut oil, deer and buffalo horns, &c., put into the Cape of Good Hope on the 25th of December, sailed therefrom on the 25th of January, and on Friday last entered the port of Plymouth, where she landed Sir Robert Stamford and other passengers. Time emigrant ship Samarang, from Southampton, which received damage in going down Channel, will be placed to-day (Monday) in dock at the Key/Am yard, Plymouth, for repairs. Her detention there will not probably exceed a day or two. It is said that the owners of the vessels recently taken up at Liverpool as transports by the British and French Governments, and ordered into dock for alterations, have since been informed that the vessels will not be re- - "I have now to request you to inform his lordship that the society will proceed to make the necessary recommen dations, as promptly as a due regard to the caution re quired in ascertaining the qualifications of candidates will permit. "I have the honour to be, Sir, " Your obedient servant, " ERNEST HAWKINS. " B. Hawes, Esq." In reference to our notice of some experiments made on the 22d ult., at Shoeburyness, with a new cannon shot, the invention of Mr. Worssam, engineer, that gentleman requests us to explain that the charge used for the Government round shot of 91b., against which the new shot was tried, was 31b. of powder, while Mr. Worssam's, weighing 161 b. (nearly double the weight, but for the same bore), was tried with 21 anal 2Pb. only. Mr. Worssam's shot, with the for mer of these charges, ranged 273, and with the latter 744 feet beyond that of the service. It is, therefore, a natural inference that if Mr. Worsam's shot were fired from a gun the weight of metal of which would allow of the full charge of powder, it would obtain a range of, at least, from 1,200 to 1,500 feet beyond the shot in pre sent use. The following gentlemen have been appointed acting assistant•surgeons on the hospital staff Henry J. Rose, Mr. W. J. Moffat, M.D., Mr. Wm. Skeen, Mr. A. Grant, Mr. W. K. Brock, Mr. Wm. Henry Harris, Mr. George Hayward, Mr. H. R. Dew, and Mr. Peter Allen, M.D. Lieutenant-General Thomas, C. 8., has returned from leave of absence, and resumed the command of the troops serving in the Belfast district. The 96th Regiment, which has just returned to Eng and from the Elst Indies, after a lengthened tour of foreign service, is under orders for Ireland, and will shgrtly be passed over from Liverpool to Templemore, where it will be stationed for the present. This regi ment proceeded to New South Wales, the first divi sion on the 24th of July, 1839, and the head-quarter division on the 25th of March, 1840 ; and, after a tour of dui/ in that colony, embarked for the East .n lies. The monthly return of deserters from the army, the navy, and the militia, made up at the Horse Guards and Admiralty on Saturday last, show a large increase in the number of defaulters, the total being 646. Of these, 230 are from the regular troops, and comprise 37 fr.nu cavalry regiments, 32 from the Royal Artillery, 4 from the Royal Sappers and Miner=, 13 from the- Household troops, 13 from the Rifle Brigade, 6 from the 60th R.z.ya,l Rifle Regiment, 11 from the Royal. Marines, and the remainder from infantry of the line. The list of deser ter., stragglers, and men discharged with disgrace from the navy is also large, there being 74 deserters, 15 stragglers, and one person discharged with disgrace [rum her Majesty's ship Colossus—there are 24 deserters, an I from the Euryalus 13. From the various regiments k.f militia there are 275 deserters, 216 of whom belonged ti the Ist Surrey Regiment. By the arrival of the steam-ship Tagus at Southampton with the heavy portion of the India and China mails, we receive the following items of naval and military intelli gence from Gibraltar :—On the 12th ult. her Majesty's ship Bellerophon, Capt. Lord G. Paulet, with invalids from the seat of war, and which had been lying at Gib raltar since the Ist of March in consequence of adverse winds, weighed anchor and proceeded to the westward ; but was obliged, with several other vessels, to put back. She left for England on the evening of the 16th. Her Majesty's steamer Malacca, 14, Capt. Hillyar, arrived at Gibraltar, from Constantinople and Malta, on the morn ing,of March 11. She had on board a number of inva lids belonging to different regiments from the hospitals at Scutari. After coaling and making good some trifling defects in her machinery she left fur England on the morning of the 14th ult. The steam-transport Baltic, with a cargo of oats from London to the Crimea, reached Gibraltar on the lltb, and after coaling left for her des tination. The steam-transport Earl of Norwich, from Lowestoft, bound to Balaklava, also put into Gibraltar for coal on the 11th ult. She had on board 50 navvies, 68 horses, in charge of a veterinary surgeon, and stores for the Balaklava Railway. 12 horses died on the passage out, owing to the bad weather. She proceeded to the Blacx Seethe following day. The Falcon steamer, seven days from London, with preserved meats and clothing for the French army in the East, reached Gibraltar on the 12th ult. en route to Constantinople. Her Ma jesty's ship Trafalgar, 50 days frbm Malta, put into Gibraltar on the 11th. She had been cruising to the eastward of .the Rock several days, endeavourng to make the Straits, but was prevented in consequence of strong adverse winds. The Earl of Lonsdale steam tug, with supplies for the Trafalgar, after great difficulty succeeded in getting them on b oar d. H er Majesty's steam sloop Oberon, 6i days from Portsmouth, with 60 supernumeraries for the British squadron in the Black Sea under the command of Admiral Lyons, reached Gibraltar on the 13th, and left on the 15th. The Eglin ton steam-ship, six days from Havre de Grace, with hos pital stores, waggons, &c., for the use of the French army in the East, arrived at Gibraltar on the 13th. The Salcutta steamer, with the let Royal Lancashire Militia on board, passed Gibraltar to the eastward on the even ing of the 19th ult. Her Majesty's screw-steamer troop ship Himalaya, from Spithead and Cork, arrived at Gib raltar on the 13th en route to the East. She had on board 7 officers, 229 non-commissioned officers and men, and 278 horses of the artillery ; about 70 horses were shipped at Gibraltar. The Himalaya left for her destina-1 tion on the evening of the 15th. Her Majesty's steam sloop Heels was fast progressing in her equipment for sea. The British transport Mary Ann, 70 days from Constantinople, in ballast for Plymouth, reached Gibral tar on the 15th ult. This vessel unfortunately lost two men overboard on the 25th ult. Her Majesty's screw steam-ship Sanspareil, 14 days from Malta, with a num ber of navy invalids fur England, arrived at Gibraltar on the 17th. She left on the followi ng morning. The steam-transport Vestal, witwithpalkages, , fi.r the British army and navy i n the Eaot, left Gibraltar on the 17th ult. The hired withscrew-steamer Estella, eight days from L on d on geneeal carg o and medical stores for the a hospitalsßritish 7 in the East, arrived at Gibralter on th e 1 ult. ~• she left on the evening of the same day for 3 Constan tinople. The sailing transpo r t Dunbar,days f rom morning Corfa, put into Gibraltar on the 3 of the 17th. She has a number of invalids on board in charge of colonel Buchanan of the Royal Artillery, and a great many women and children belongin g to regiments that have left the lonian islands for the seat of war. The Dunbar was prevented from proceeding to England by stress of weather. The sailing transport Wilson Kennedy passed to the westward on the 19th ult., appa. rently in ballast, bound to England. Her Majesty' s s hi p Vengeance arrived in the Bay from the East on the 19th nit. The British steam-transport Indian, six days from Liverpool, with 160 officers and men of the Royal Ar tillery, and 113 horses, bound for Scutari, put into Gib raltar on the 21st ult., being short of both coal and water. Five horses died during the passage out, and two while the ship was lying at Gibraltar. The British sailing transport Panola (No. 71), 77 days from Con stantinople, which passed Gibraltar for Plymouth in ballast in the afternoon of the 19th, was obliged to put back, having sprung her rudder in a heavy seuth-west gale on the 21st ult., in 7.40 W. 36 lat. The Ro se n Ma il ompany's steam-ship Parana, lying at Southampton, will probably be taken up for the con veyance of French troops to the Crimea. s ° - gAen sailing frigate, is ordered to be lauTnhcelleSdutaleitPembroke on the 17th inst. It is under stood that this i s t h e last vessel of her class to be con structed in the Royal doeleyards without the auxiliary screw power. The battery of Royal Capt. Gibbon, heretofore eudnadte Norwich, t o h r e wi command ch, i s no o w f on the way to Woolwich, pr .poun o d n i s c i a st li s ho f for the seat of war. The batteryP ar c at "Y to embarkation der guns, two howitzers of 4 four 9-poun case, with ammunition and other carriages.re, and a rocket passed between the The following correspondenc e has War-office and the Society for the Propagation Gospel, on the subject of appointment of of the additional as eistant chaplains at the seat of war : " War-office, March 28. fe sir, —Referring to your letter of the 13th inst. to the chaplain-general, offering, on the part of the Society f or the Propagation of the Gospel, to nominate additional ' chaplains to the army in the East, upon the same terms as were adopted with regard to those who have already been appointed under its recommendation, I am directed to convey to you Lord Panmure's high sense of the liberality of the offer which you have made on behalf of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, and in acquainting y ou that his lordship accepts your proposal, I am instructed to state that the names of 12 clergymen to act in the capa city of assistant -chaplains to the camp and hospitals in the East may accordingly be submitted for appointment, who will be provided each with a free passage, and receive 1001. a year from this department, with rations for self and ser vant, forage for a horse, and field allowances. " I ale to add that these gentlemen will be subject to the same discipline and authority as the chaplains exclu sively paid by the Government.--I have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, "B. HAWES. " The Secretary, Society for the Propagation of the Gospel." " Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, " 79 , Pall-mall March 30. " Sir,—The society has learnt with extreme satisfaction that its proposal of nominating 12 additional assistrat chapLins for the duty of the camp and hospitals in the ,Ealt has been approved by Lord Panraure. THE MILITIA. The men belonging to the West Somersetshire stationed in Plymouth Citadel, and those belonging to tie South Devon Militia at Devonport, have availed tl-emielves most extensively of Lord Panmure's act of grace which enables those enrolled prior to the 12th of May, 1854, to return to taeir hones. Oa the receipt of the anthcrity to discharge, they numbered 600 ; at the presenttine the six companies can only produce, on ' parade, about 30 men each. The Smith Devon Militia, who have been carefully trained by Sir J. Y. Buller, numbered upwards of 600, aud are new redueed.to about The Militia Artillery, 400, commanded by Maio- Peick, have lost about one-fourth. The Government establishments, which extend several miLA along the shores of the Sound and Hamor.ze, are left in a very unprotected state. The number of militia available for garrison guards dues nut exceed 100 ; re crnits en i idlers are employed, and every old man was ralt.ld up. Neither are the regular forces in great strength. Captain Middleton's company of Artillery, N 0, of the 13th, coi,sists of about 100 men, and No. 3 company, of the 6th, is of equal amount. The depot of the 31st Regiment, stationed in the Citadel, under Captain Law, counts 280, among whom there is a great preponderance of recruits. The Royal Marines at stone house, under Colonel Commandant Coryton, mustered on Friday nearly 800. On Saturday 3 serjeants, 6 cor porals, and 50 rank and file, sailed in the steamer Avon to join the fleet at Portsmouth. This condition of affairs calls for immediate attention, for, in addition to the proper sentinels at the numerous military posts, the extensive Government works proceeding at the Keyham steam yard and at Bull Point powder manufactory, re quire an efficient guard of sulJiers. The following letter has been received from the Horse Guards, by Colonel Brockman, who commands the East Kent Militia, which wilt shortly embark for Malta : " The General Commanding-in-Chief has read with much pleasure Lieutenant-Colonel Pipon's report of the inspec tion he made of the East Kent Militia on Monday, the 19th of March, and I have the honour to request you will communicate to the regiment his lordship's entire satisfac ti..n at its discipline and efficiency, at the soldier eke man ner in which it has performed the responsible duties of the important garrison of Woolwich, and the general good conduct which has marked its residence there; these re sults are most creditable to the manner in which you have administered the command of your regiment, and the attention to their duties shown by both officers and men." We are requested to state that the fist Scotch regi ment of Militia which volunteered for foreign service VVAi not the Renfrew, but the Dumfries, Roxburgh, and Selkirk Regiment. On Saturday last the latter regi ment enthusiastically responded to the appeal of gallant colonel, and at present awaits with eager impa tiencA the answer to the formal offer of its services. The Duke of Lancaster's own Rifles have had the option of re-enlisting , and receiving the additional bounty of 1/. On Friday, the regiment, which is on garrison duty at Glasgow, were informed of the nature of their position, and tie majority immediately re-en listed. New volunteers also continue to make their appearance, so that there is no danger of this regiment being weakened. The Carmarthenshire Rifles have now commenced their 56 days' drill, and are making progress in the va rious exercises. The body is still much below its com plement, but it is expected, now that the men are ac tually together, that volunteering will become more brisk. _ _ On Saturday a detachment of the Royal Lancashire tillery Militia, consisting of about 120 men, rank and file, and 22 officers, proceeded to the new battery at the north end of Huskisson Dock, Liverpool, and were paced on full garrison duty. During the past week a considerable portion of the men belonging to the North Durham Militia, on per manent duty in the city of Durham, having obtained in formation of the illegality cf their being embodied longer than a period of 56 days, have held several meetings, and on Monday there was some insubordination, which was silenced by the colonel. But, unexpectedly, on Wednesday morning, it appears, an order from the Home office to the commander reached Durham, ordering the immediate dismissal of all those who had enlisted prior to May, 1854. Accordingly, in the afternoon, the whole regiment mustered, and those that were not liable to be further detained, the greater portion of the regiment, were disbanded. The same feeling has been manifested at Barnard Castle among the men enlisted under the Militia Act of 1352. - The Royal Sussex Light Infantry Militia, now between CO and 700 strong, were mustered in the Pavilion, Brighton, on Wednesday last, in order that the colonel, the Duke of Richmond, might ask the consent of the men (enrolled under the act of - 1852) to their permanent embodiment. The noble duke addressed them in such stirring language that, at the close of his address, the men responded to it by hearty cheers. The result was, that of the 400 men who might have claimed dismissal on Saturday as the term of their 56 days' service has expired, only 150 took that step, and the rest remain permanently embodied with their comrades who enlisted under the act of 1854. Even of those 150 it is doubt ful if all will carry out their intention. The 3d Royal Surrey Militia, Colonel-Commandant C. B. Challoner, are summoned to muster for training at the head-quarters of the regiment, Kingston-on- Thames, on Monday, the 23d of April. On Thursday the Suffolk Artillery, according to the instructions contained in the circular from the War office, were mustered at Ipswich, and the men were told that retu they could, if they pleased, re-enrol themselves, or the 7 4ezr„..mcarding_ h o lul ti e t y 3 s o nb w j l ec ll ti e : being called out for 56 days in say the ain andoriginal th the w stipulation . ho le n f at Landguard Fort, e Harw'ich Redoubt, and h thoseeO ti corps t o i sta tioned at Hull Garrison will return to their homes. It has been decided by the authoritie s that the Militia Artthilelezeinntelnrealn Generalat.nd shatl and Board o f O r d nance i n th e lee u r d ti t lo con t radict placed under the direction of sanie D m u a b n l n in er p as ap t e h r e ig re r egcleste u lar Artillery. the men a previous s t a tement to the effect that some of tli to the 3d West York Militia had been de ma nding men belonging their di s charge. There is no truth in the statement , [ADVERTISEMENT.] THE WA% IN TUE EAST. -.p ow .p „, 1. PATENT P,ECONNOITRI NG GLASSES.— Messrs. S. and R. 0 7 ineLs, opticians, 39, Albe marle-street, Piccadilly. Obs'ervne - opposite the York Ho tel. B y her Ma j est y's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp; Race course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know the distances of objects viewed through them—of great importance to the army, navy, and others. These telescopes possess such extra. ordinary powers that some 33 i nc h e s, with an extra eye piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, au:l the double stars ; with the same telescope can be seen a person's counter ants three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 1020 miles. They are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly ; while their vary ing from 4 to 6 inches enab:e ns to discover more than the above, and the Georgian, with his g satellites, Sze.—The Royal Exhibition, 1851.—Valuable, newly-invented, my small, a Powerful waistcoat-pocket glass,the size of a walnut, by which person can be Seen an d k n o w n li m il es di s t an t ; th ey answe r every Purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses, country v... - • " --en erY, and ships are clearly seen at 8 t o 10 miles. They are invaluable, gentlemen, gamekeepers, shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, at:d gainekeepers, and tourists. Opera, race - course, camp, power.—Newly.constrn perspective glasses, with wonderful transparent powereted Spectacle Lenses of the great estfrom this invention is, that '7 preserved and strengthened, aluaLle advantage derived vision becoming impaired is , and very aged persons are enabled to employ their-sight at the most minute occu ing power—and they do not requi of patiou—can see with these lenses the frequent changes a much has magnify -1 to the dangerous effects of furtheipo r w e unent to r deafness, assistance. Deaf ; ness —New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, I nary powerful, ln entirely different from all others, to A nr n a o t t perceptibleahe, church i t ; d o u f e t e he . kind that has been, or probably over can anythin g P as s pro d Being of the same colour as the skin, is =tides deaf poisons to hear distinctly ' public assemblies; the unpleasant sensation of sin,,;,gann,,,l. at in the ears is entirely removed; and it affords all the as sis t s ante that possibly could be desired. 39, Athemariolit r l Piccadilly. Obeerre —oppeaito the Yerk Motel ARRIVALS AT LINCOLN. Janus, Kennyside Hero, and Slucebox. MILTON.- Nell Gwynne and Queen of England leave here this morning for Lincoln. THE GOVERNMENT AND THE POLICE FOR TOWNS. The following circular has been received from the Home-office by the may.ors of the principal north country towns : " Whitehall, March 28, 1855. " Sir,—l am di'rected by Secretary Sir George Grey, to inform you that his attention has Leen called to the inadequacy of the police forces in many of the large and populous towns in the kingdom. " The consequence of this is, that while inefficient provision is made to check the commission of ordinary crime, the civil force is nearly powerless in the event of any disturbance of the public peace. It is of great importance that there should be a sufficient police force in all large towns, not only for the protection of life and property under ordinary circumstances, but also with the assistance of special constables, for the repression of any sudden disturbance of the peace, without requiring, as has been too often the case, the aid of a military force, to which recourse never should be had un!ess when the civil power alone, duly organised for the purpose, is unable to maintain the public peace. A. military force should not be relied on as a substitute for the police, but when called for by the magistrates in cases of serious consequences, it should act only in sup port of the civil power. "Her Majesty's Government feel it necessary to dis continue, as far as possible, the practice of posting small detachments of troops in various parts of the country, and their withdrawal renders it the more important that an efficient police force should be maintained. " Sir George Grey requests that you will take an early opportunity of calling the attention of the council to the subject, and that you will urge upon them the necessity of taking prompt measures to place the police force of the borlugh upon a satisfactory footing. Sir George Grey is confident that the council will be fully alive to the importance of the subject, and that it will receive their early and careful attention. "I am, sir, your obedient humble servant, " W. CowrEn." CADETS POR THE ROYAL NAVY FROM THE COLONIES. —Despatches- were laid before the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia (xi the 26th ult., from which it appeared that her Majesty had been pleased to confer upon Canada the privilege of nominating two young men, and New Brunswick and Nova Scotia one each, as cadets m the Royal Navy ; and that Master Sydenham Howe, sun of the Hon. Joseph Howe, had been appointed on behalf of Nova Scotia. HORRIBLE DISCOVERY.—We are furnished by a gentle man from Lafayette, Indiana, with the details of a rumour current in that city on Thursday which fills the mind with horror in view of the sufferings of the persons to whom it refers. On the Saturday preceding the me morable storm of the 21st of January two families, numbering 10 persons, moving from Southern Indiana to Northern arrived at Oxford, the county seat of Benton county, Indiana, about 40 miles north-west of Lafayette, with two ox teams, and well provided with necessaries for the road. They remained there through the storm, and on Monday morning resumed their jour ney. Last Tuesday morning a man passing over a prairie only about fire miles from Oxford came upon a sight which filled him with horror. The carcases of two oxen, from which the viscera had been re moved, lay upon the ground. Inside of one of them were the frozen bodies of four children, and in the other the frozen corpse of the mother, with a nursing infant at her breast. Under the snow was a heap of ashes, in which the iron of the wag gnu showed that the party had broken them up, and burned everything they had in them, in the effort to save their lives. Not far from this spot was found the Partydbiceadvo killedub e re c a a became inextricably body of the other woman of the party, partly concealed in a snowdrift, and near her one of the men. The two e b t u h r e n r ir m ig en up ha th d e n ir o w t b ag e g T m f s o : und. It is probable that the Lae bleak prairie, and lost h • it teir would that mind. the After m e men them, and then, accompanied by one woman, vainly en ntiaieshehlltderlteoftthaonsedfouroncduirne aid to rescue their companions! bad wandered off. There wvgaesranothingabout t , wo ot other o p x e e r n . known about them than was accidentally nothing more iscommunicated sons to indicate who they . by them during their brief stay at Oxford.—Chicago LOVE CI:WM.—At the police-court, Hull, on Wednes• day, a young woman named Hatinnh Banks affiliated a press, Feb. 21. orineoaefxethti,eitchaoebxtelyonvvin, involved in the snowdrifts on child upon a young man named Jonathan Watkins, and several of the circumstances of the case provoked con siderable laugther. It appears that both defendant and complainant were servants to Mrs. Lorrimer, a farmer residing at Sunk Island, and that on one occasion the toad food f latter procured a toad, had it r oasted, pounded into a p o o r w t d he purpose powder, sad int e o n i d e m il a t k o i n m g i x i] i i m t ov with eher. defendant's The was roasted alive before the fire by one of the witnesses, a young girl named Martha Stark, and the defendant's si:iter was likewise aware of the circumstance. Defen dant get to hear of that and other plans to entrap his affections, and fearing that they should be carried out, he removed from the house, though he continued to visit t!.e cot , stark :Ira • I ,',' severely replialandeu by Air. Travis for roaeting the toad alive, which be considered a very brutal act —Yorkshire Ocrzetto. Lord Palmerston at last has completed his Cabinet, and perfected his Ministerial corps. New writs have been again moved. Three Commoners—all, however, bearing the title of " honourables," that is, members of aristocratic families—are placed in important admini strative departments. Noble connexions and safe seats, as usual, govern the Premier in his selection of pub lic servants. When is this exclusive and destructive system to end ? Nepotism is an incurable disease of the aristocratio body politic. the corrupt pro motion of nephews by the reigning Popes partly accele rated the Reformation. The French noblesse were awfully punished for their greediness and their mono poly of public offices, places, and virtual sinecures. The British Peerage ought to take warning. It is not balsa century since it .lost the power cf quar tering its male and female younger members on the pension lists. Sinecures, in which numbers of them nestled, have ono after another ceased to disgrace our times. With the exception of a few old "lives," enjoy ing compensation and expiring life interest, we see the close of that provision for state paupers. But, wise in their generation, our nobles as they lose one indefensible means of provision for their poorer relatives at the cost of the public, usurp an unfair title to the work ing offices of our public administration. Nor are any places with tolerable salaries below their acceptance. We have Ruesel le upper servants to the two Houses of Parlia ment, the Duke of Bedford enjoying a princely and accu mulating fortune ; the colonies afford an outdoor relief ; and our despicable continental diplomacy yields an other workhouse for poor and wild youths, of which the aristocracy now largely avails itself. In fact, no office is too low, no income too mean, when better provision cannot be managed. Not ten days ago we commented on the income tax "special" inspectorship, bestowed on Mr. A'Court, and the passing over old pub lic servants, incomparably better entitled and qualified. We now come, to the acts of the past week. It is far from our intention to be unjust or personal. Mr. Edward P. B ,uverie is a man of merit, of industry, and some official experience. He was two years Under- Secretary of the Home-office, and since 1853 he has well discharged the duties of Chairman of the Commons' Committees. As a younger son of Lord Radnor, he is a decided Liberal, and well instructed in the principles of political economy. But why remove him from his late equally well-paid office in Parliament, and thus place the administration of the Board of Trade under the pre sidency of two noble families wholly unconnected with trade and commerce ? The Honourable Henry Bouverie William Brand, made a L,rd of the Treasury, is only objectionable as another instance of class patronage. Mr. Brand is an intelligent man, perhaps worthy of a better working office ; and Mr. Canning used to say, that the sole func ti ns of junior Lords of the Treasury were to make a house and vote with the minister. This may be called only a politic nomination—the borough of Lewis being a safe return. But the❑ comes the third selection from the Suffolk family, the Honourable James Ken neth Howard. This gentleman who, we believe, was formerly precis-writer in the Foreign-office, and who represented the family borough of Mahnesbury in the two prAieding Parliaments, we have no wish to depre ciate. He is the fortunate successor of Mr. Kennedy, the ex-commissioner of the Woods and Forests. We do not dispute Mr. Howard's qualifications and agri cultural associations for his new office. We simply point to all these instances as a curious illustration •f the now notorious principle in the disposal of patronage. All are "in the family way." Superior merits and more plebeian claims are sacrificed to the wants of our ari,tocratic governing class. Mr. Bou ♦erie, we have already observed, has special merits of his own, and the public service will never suffer in his hands ; but whatever the qualifications of Mr. Howard for 1,5001. a-year for life in the Woods and Forests, would that honourable gentleman have been the succes- sor of Mr. Kennedy unless he hed been the scion of the House of Suffolk and the son-in-law of the Marquis of Lansdowne? The venerable statesman has certainly earned the grateful respect of his countrymen. But as his only daughter will possess on his decease a large ani Ample fortune, ‘l as it worth Cilia or creditable, to vest such an office in the meanwhile, in his son-in-law, when the Hon. Charles Gore, married to the widow of the noble marquis's deceased son, Lord Kerry, holds the first comm.ssionership ? Thus the two commis sioners of that department of the Woods and Forests will be virtually brothers-in-law ! Lord Brougham has rather indigi antly commented on the Commissioners of Customs of Adam Smith, and the Excise appointment of Burns, as jobs which could not happen again. We are more reconciled to such like past national gratitude than to the above modern distribution of places among our younger nobility. Can we wonder that a member of the House of Commons has given notice that he will call the consideration of Parliament, after the recess, to this appointment for the Lo-administration of our Woods and Forests ? We last week indicated that the then va- cant comnaissienership WES likely to be bestowed on Mr. Henry Roberts, the ex-private secretary of the Duke of Newcastle, and late under-secretary of the War Depart ment. This gentleman is reported to have refused it, as less by 5001. a-year than his recent salary of 2,0001. If such be the fact, we think Mr. Robert 'has disqualified him self for any further office, except a return to Jamaica. But it is rumoured that the Duke of Newcastle, before leaving office, left a " minute" guaranteeing to his pri vate secretary the right to a salary in some new office equal tc the 2,0001. a year in the old one, should Mr. Roberts be displaced by Lord Panmure, or any second corner ! This singular and scandalous " minute," it is said, will be the subject of a motion for a return, after Easter, in the House of Commons. Verily a rc-orgsn'.. Ration of the civil service is needed, but certainly all the "honourables" would successfully elude the ingenious tests proposed by Sir Stafford H. Northcote, Sir C. E. Trevelyan, and the Rev. B. Jowett. All the right hen ourables and honourables can spell and write ; and they profess their capacity and accomplishments for our most lucrative offices of public administration. —Daily News. SOCIETY OF ARTS.—Tbe seventh exhibition of inven tions is now open at the society's house in the Adelphi, and will continue so during the present month. It con sists of a collection of articles recently invented, patented or registered, and comprises models of motive machines, building contrivances and materials, hardware, naval and mi'itary mechanism, philosophical instruments, ag ricultural implements and saildlt.rv, and articles for n per amount of iugeuity of coatrivaoce vari,:ty of in vention, and it is as interesting as it is instructive. it will well repay a visit. SPORTING lIVTELLIGEIVCE, LINCOLN SPRING MEETING. TO-MORROW AND WEDNESDAY. PROGRAMME OF THE SPORT. FIRST DAY. The Consolation Scramble, of 3 soya each, with 30 added, for all ages. Straight run-in, nearly half a mile. Closes 'this day. The Selling Stakes of 5 soya each, with '25 added, for three-yr olds, and upwards. Optional selling weights, &a. One mile. Closes this day. The Grand Steeplechase (Handicap) of 10 sous each, 5 ft, if declared, with 50 added ; - the second horse to save his stake. A winner of 100 soya after the weights were published to carry 71b ; twice, or 300 sous clear, 101 b extra. Four miles. Twelve subs. Age st lb Age at lb Oscar a 10 7 Nicholas a 9 7 Janis a 10 0 Shinrone a 9 3 Garland.. a 9 12 Enchantress a 9 0 Diana a 9 12 Star of England..... a 9 0 Golden Hue 6 9 10 Andy Sheldon a 9 0 Belshazzar a 9 7 Massa Mungo a 8 12 The Two-yr.-old Selling Stakes 'of 5 ovs each, with 50 added ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 41b. The winner to be sold for 100 soya ; if entered to be sold for 751., to be allowed 41b ; for 501., 81b. ; for 401., 141 b. Straight run-in, nearly half-a-mile. Closes this day. SECOND DAY. The Lincoln Spring Handicap Stakes of 5 SIMI each, with 50 added, for three-yr-olds and upwards. The winner of any handicap after the weights were pub lished to carry 51b; twice, or a handicap amounting to 100 sov•i, 71b extra ; second to save his stake. One mile. Eleven subs. Age st ib Kiteflyer, 6 8 8 Horatio Helmet Master Slender 6 7 8 Miss Allen. Uncle 5 7 3 The Handicap Hurdle-race of Two miles, over six flight, Age st Pyrois Firebrand Sancebox Noddy ........ 3 5 7 Nell Wynne 3 5 7 sovs each, with 30 added of hurdles. Eleven subs. Age st lb Age st lb Teddesley - a 9 5 Black Swan 5 9 12 Star of Engl:ind a 9 5 May-day a 9 12 General Evans (late Garland Stainforth Emigra.nt (h b) The Selling Steeplechase Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 30 added. The winner to be sold for 106/. About three miles. Closes the evening before running. The All acted Selling Stakes of 5 -OVA each, with 25 added ; for three-yr-olds and upwards, Optional selling weights, &c. One mile. Closes the evening before run- nine. The Scurry Handicap of 3 snvs each, with 25 added. Three quarters of a wile. Clo,ses the evening before FUT Irng. NEWTON SPRING MEETING.—APRIL 9 AND 10. Weigh's for the Trial Stakes. One mile and a quarter. Age st lb Age st lb Lancashire Lass... 5 8 7 Singapore Young Hack 6 7 12 Vivid Dear Me 5 7 10 Go-away 4 6 7 Torn Perkins 4 7 9. Mystic Cardsharper Medal ' 4 7 3 i Noddy Elie Deans SECOND DAY. Weights for the South Lancashire Tradesmen's Plate. One mile and a half. Alonzo . Kit-flyer _ Age E.t lb a 8 7 6 7 10 Horatio . Torn .... .4 7 2 ~ 4 7 2 Elarney (h b) a 7 0 Weights for the Man( Age st lb Michaelmas Maid 5 8 10 Hyacinth Age st lb Singapore Masttr Slender 6 6 10 New Holland 3 5 10 Venison Noddy ,r Plate. Half a mile. Horatto Blossom 4 8 0 Dear-me 5 7 12 Syren ........ . Blarney b) a 712 Medal 4 7 8 Cardsharper Rome. Weights for the Great Nort About four miles. Forfeiti next, April 3. Age st lb Effie Deans The Cripple .. 4 7 0 Wild Deer 5 7 0 Cimicina Mountain Maid 4 6 12 Mystic Stork Van Dunck Bacchus 2 5 0 th of England Steeplechase. is to be declared on Tuesday Age st lb i Age st lb Peter Trout ' alO 9 Dangerous a 9 3 Warner a 10 7 Golden Hue Star of England.. a 9 5 Leda - a 8 12 Odiharn (h b) a 9 4 Gradeley Lass ... 6 8 12 Sailor 6 9 31 Thrush If the highest weight accepting be under lOst 121 b, it will be raised to that weight, and the others remaining in proportion. _RUSSIAN EXCUSE FUR CRUELTY TO THE WOUNDED. The following despatch, addressed to the Danish Minister in St. Petersburg, to whom the protection of British interests in Russia has been confided, will be read with surprise and indignation iu Eng land. It is dated St. Petersburg, 21st Feb., and has reference to the documents handed to the Rus sian Government by the Danish Minister, contain ing the depositions taken at a species of court mar tial before Sebastopol with regard to the cruelties practised by Russian soldiers on their wounded prisoners " Monsieur le Baron,—Previous to the receipt of the letter, with which you honoured me on the 4th instant, Prince Menschikoff had made the Lnperial Cabinet aware of the steps taken by Lord Raglan and General Canrobert after the battle of Inkerman. _ _ "I;;eply to that communication, the Commander-in- Chief, Prince Menschikoff, had declared that an un armed enemy is and always will be under the protection the Russian flag. "This principle requires neither comment nor coc firrnation. Whilst referring to it, M. le Baron, I feel called upon to remark, that if soldiers of the enemy may unfortunately have on the field of battle become the sacrifice of isolated acts of cruelty, information that has subsequently raached us has brought to our know ledge a grave circumstance, which it is of importance to recor - _ - - - . "We have, in fact, learned, that on the day of Inker mann, English soldiers that were supposed wounded and disabled, raised themselves from the ground and fired upon our troops as they passed by them in their attlck on the esieicy. " Our soldiers, wounded by bullets coming from hands they believed disarmed, may have thus allowed them selves in the, heat of action to be carried away by a bloody revenge. " Humanity blames this most undoubtedly ; but they are in some degree provoked to it by an enemy whom they certainly could not look on as unarmed, since he still continued to make a murderous use of his weapons. ",The fortune of war is subjected to laws, which must be upheld. among them is one that deserves to be men tioned here. That one—namely, that an enemy is not at liberty to make use of his weapons at the moment of laying them down for the purpose of killing those who are giving him quarter. It is with great regrA that we have heard the instance of an English officer quoted, who, after having handed over his sword to a Russian sub-officer with one hand, shot him with a pistol, aimed quite close to him, with the ~ttier. " Whilst acts of this nature sere to characterise the fury of the struggle, they.at the same time suffice to ex plain the sad consequences which it has brought in its train. "If you read through again, with attention, the mi nutes appended to your lett:er of the 4tli inst., you will observe that, in the majnrity of the cases mentioned, the retaliation of the En.lisla soldiers was a bloody one. Fa: removed from al! proneness to contention and revenge, ue confine onrselves to drawing the conclusion that it would be desirable for both armies that a strict obser vance of ttie la vs of humanlty on the field of battle I should be introduced._ " Prince IlenichikCff has on his part ha - itened to fulfil the duties in this respect that.the authority of his com mand, and the express will of the Emperor, - impose upon him. " We rc‘ckon with equal confidence on the honourable sentiments of the commanders of the English army. " I do not hesitate, M, le Baron, to exp:ess to you this confidence, and return you herewith the documents which you had the goodness to communcite to me. I have not failed to bring them to the knowledge of Prince Menbehikoff, and to request him to - take the evidence contained. therein into serious cc nsider ation, in crier that he might contribute with all his power to confer on the,present stripjgle the cha racter of moderation, from which two nations that re spect themselves shoulel never depart, even though in volved in a conflict, to which we should be happy to put an end, if conciliatory views on the part of the Go vernment of her Britannic Majesty corresponded to our own. Accept, &c., NESSELRODE. AGAIN THE INCVRABLES. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, MARCH 31. In a convocation holden this morning, being the last day of Lent Term, the new statute fixing the interval between the promulgation and proposal of a statute to congregation at three days, and the interval between the acceptance of a statute by congregation and the propo sal to convocation at one week, met with the unanimous approval of the house. In the same convocation the Rev. Edward G. Kelly, of Catherine Hall, Cambridge, was admitted ad eundem. In a congregation holden immediately afterwards, the following degrees were conferred, viz. : BACHELOR OF DI VINITY AND DOCTOR OF DIVINITY, BY ACCUMULATION. Rev. Abraham Ker Thompson, Queen's College, head master of Dudley grammar school. BACHELOR OF DIVINITY. Rev. George Hunter Fell, fellow Magdalen College. MASTER OF ARTS. Rev. Edward Parry, Balliol College. Rev. Nathan Jackson, Brasenosa CAlege. E imund Wailer, BrasenoMe College. Rev. J. Richard Armistead, student, Christ Church. James Madan Holt, Christ Church. Edward Heneage Paget, St. John's C4llege. Rev. Edward F. Huet, Edmund Hall. BACHELOR OF ARTS. Dacre Crayan, St. John's College. INCORPORATION. Rev. Edward George Parker, A.M., incorporated from Trinity College, Dublin, to Trinity College, Oxford. JESUS COLLEGE. This morning Mr. T. L. Lewis, commoner of this college, was elected a scholar on Mr. Gwynne's founda tion. QUEEN'S COLLEGE. The Rev. Charles William Moffat, M.A., Michel scholar, was on Thursday last elected a Michel fellow of this society. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN CIRCUIT.-TAIINTON, MARCH 31. ATTEMPT AT MURDER BY A MOTHER. Mary Jennings, 29, was indicted for the attempted murder of her ..‘on, Robert Jennings, at Wivedecombe, by throwing him into a cesspool. Mr. Prideaux conducted ate prosecution ; the pri soner was undefended. _ _ The prisoner, who is a single woman, has three illegi timate chilren, one of whom, an infant, she held in her arms at the bar, The one whose attempted murder was the subject of this trial, is a little boy, seven years of age, and it appears that in the opinion of the prisoner l.• stood in the way of her being married to a young mail who sometimes kept tier coinpaoy. Sue had frequently told some of the neighbours that she believed the young roan would marry her were it hot fir the boy, and said that she wished she might some day find the child dead. Shortly before the occurrence which gave rise to the ' present charge she also professed to lave had horrible drtams, and said to the neighbours that she was sure "Bobby," meaning the little boy, would be drowned ; and she believed it would be in thii pit. The pit was a large cesspool in front of the privy, common to all the housea in the court where the prisoner lived ; but.it is covered over with a large stone, which it would be hu possible for such a child to remove, and some of the wit nesses had accorlingly recommended her to calm her fears on that account. On the afternoon of the sth. of October, however, the prisoner went to the buses of some of the neighbours iu a very excited state, and cried, " Oh, he'S in the pit, he's in the pit." They rani to the pit, which contained filth upwards of four feet 'Jeep, aed there the hands of a cield - were discernible sirugeieg above the soil, and the pri,oner's child was dragged out in a very exhausted state. When asked why she had not pulled him out, the prisoner said she c , af;d not. It wa,S clear, however, from the evidence of the e itnesses that some time must have elapsed before she gave the alarm, ai she had been to her fateer's cut - dale, weere she did not mention anything about the child immediately before she came to them. Toe child was, in court, but Mr. Justice Erie, after tr, ki g him privately, inti mated that he did not consider it desirable to call him as a witness. Tile jury found the prisoner guilty. The !earned judge, in passing tencence, said he cc.uld not conceive a inure atrocious crime than that of which the prisoner had been found guilzy, violating, as she had, all the feelings of a mother, and planning the thatU of her own child, fir some supposed 'advantage ti bkrielf. She was sentenced to be transported fur the term of her natural life. BALLIOL COLLECT:. Died March 10th, - at Scutari, of fever, Vic Rev. Geo. Henry Proctor, M.A., of this college, officiating chap lain to the army in the Crimea, eldest and only surviviug son of the Rev. Dr. Proctor, rector of Hadley, MiJ dlesex. CAMBRIDGE, Moen 31. PREVIOUS EXAMINATION. EXAMINERS. ITenry Carr Archdale Taylor, M.A., Trinity College. Jos. Adderley Clichele Helm, M.A., Jeini College. William Frederick Witt?, M.A., King's College. Robert E ;gar Hughes, M.A , Magdalene College. Mandell Gannon, M.A., Christ College. William Haig Brown, M.A., Pembroke College. FIRST CLASS. Abram, Clare Atlcli3, Trinity Atnb.3ry, John's . . Ark vri S.,Jn Barker, Trinity Barlow, Johiei Barnes, B. S., Joh Baxter, Trinity Bayldon,lnOy 13eedhaui, Cains Begbie Peter's Bennetl,W.3l.,Jn Bishop, IL IL, Ch Blackwell, Emma Blick, John's Booker, Jesus Boucher, John's Braman, John's Braine, Christ's Brandreth, Trinity Bridge, Sidney Briggs, Trinity BroO6, Sidney I Bros, John's Bryan's, Christ's Bury, Emmanuel Campbell, Trinity Carpenter, Sidney Cary, Trinity Cayley, Trinity Chapman, Corpus Cheer°, Trinity Christie, Cath. Cockrill, Sidney Colville, Christ's Conolly, Tz hay Cousens, Christ's Cooksen,T.C.Caius Cordes, Caius Couper, Trinity Davies, F., John's Davis ' Christ's Day, Corpus. Deis;es-Bioughton, Trinity H. Dixon, John's Donne, Trinity H. Doran, John's Dunn, Christ's Darell, John's Earle, King's Gill, A. D., Triui ty Oliver, Trinity E. Gill, E., Tiinity Ord, Caine GirdleAsme, Chr. Owen, Emmanuel GirdlestDne, Emm. Paine, John's Godfrey, Tiinity 'Pare; Pembroke Glrst, John's Patch, John's Gould, Caine Pearson, P.P.,Joh Graham, C., Trin. Peatfield, Sidney Green, E. F.,E in ne. Phelp, John's Green, R. C., Trin. Phillips, Einm. Guile, Emmanuel Pilditch, Queens' Hales, Trinity Platt, F.T., Trin. Haubury, D., Trin. Poole, Jesus Harkness, John's Pool 3, Sidney Harri si, C. S.,Tr. H Porcher, Ernie. Harris, Trinity Puller, C., Trin. Han ey,B.W.,Joh Punuett, Clare Harvey,W.C.,Joh. Ransoms, Trite. Haycock, John's Raven, Eileen. Hensley, Christ's Robtrts, C.M.,Joh Hensley, Trinity Roberts,N.H.,Joh Hill, E. A., Trin. Russell, Corpus Hill, Emmanuel Salvin, Thu. H. Hill, J., John's Satterthwaite, Jos. Hitchcock, Trinity Savage, Pemb. Holloway, Caine Seeker, Christ's Holmes, Trinity Shackell, Pemb. Hopkins, Cath. Sharp, Caius Hornby, John Shaw, Caine Hudson, Peter's Shaw, John's Hughes, Trinity Shaw, Christ's Hunter, Queens' Shipley, John's Hurst, Catherine' , Shirley, King's Hyde, Caine Simpson, John's Ingram, Jesus Skelton, Queen's levers, Magdalen • Smith, H., Trin. Ives, Catherine Smith, L., Ttin.H. Jackson, Trinity Scaith,H.W., Joh. Jackson, Corpus Snell, Trin. Jackson,J. R.,. oh . Snow, Trin. Johnson, Trinity Snow, H., 731an's Johnson, Aare Someriett, Trin. Johnson, C. A., Jo. South well, Trin. Jones, W. P., Joh Spencer, Pemb. Jones, D., Trinity Sperling, Trin. Jones, H. R. M., Stainfoe th, Qu's. Trinity Stanharn, John's Jones, W. Trinity Stock, John's Kelly, Trin. Hall Stone, Trite. Kemp, Trin. , Hall Stork, John's Kemptherne, Trin. St. John, Trin. Ker, John's Summers, Trin. Kindersley, Jesus Swinford, Trite. Kirkpatrick, Trin. Sykes, John's Knight, Catherine Taylor, Queens' Lanches er, Clare Thelwall, Trio. Lee, T. W., Tiin. Thompson, R., Tn Lee, Magdalene Townsend, Trin. Liss, Emmanuel Tracey, John's Ludlow, John's Trafford, Peter's Lyon, Jesus Ti•enelett, King's MacLagan Peter's Vsnn, Caine Manley, Clare - Vernon, Emm. Manson, Christ's Vincent, Trin. Mant, John's Watford, King's King's Waller, Clare Markham, lttagd. 'Walton, S.S., Joh. Meek, Trinity Walton, Pemb. Mellor, Trinity Ward, S H., Joh Mellor, Trin. H. Ward, King's Milner, Caine Wardale, Cath. Monro, Caius Warlow, Queens' Moorsom, Trinity Washington,G.,Jh Moule, C. W.,Corp. Watton, ,Thhn's Houle,. Queens' Wentworth, Joh. Murray, Trin. H. Whelpton, John's Naylor, Corpus Whitaker, Trin. Nell, Trinity H. Wigram, F.E.,.Tn. Nellen, Corpus Wilkinson, Trin. Neville, John's Wilkinson, Quns'. Norman, E , Trin. Woodhouse, Trin. Norris, Emm. Weight, Trinity Nunns, John's Earle, Queen's Earnshaw, John's Earnshaw, Cath. Eaton, Trinity Egles, Emmanuel Ellison, Trinity Ew bank, Cl Fairbrass, Corpus Farmer, Emman. Fendall Jesus Festing, John's Finch, Queen's Fisher, Christ's Fisher, John's Fitton, Emmanuel Fitzgerald, R.A., Trinity Ford, John's Forster, J. J.,Jn.'s Foster, Christ's Fowler, Christ's Foyster, Trinity Fox, Jesus Fryer, Trinity Furniss, Trinity Gamble, Trinity Garrick, Caius Gedge, Caius Gedge, Trinity Gibson, Christ's Gilbert, Trinity THIRD CLASS. Gale, Trin. Gardner, Emm. Goldson, Caius Goode, Clare Gore, Jesus Hamond, Trin. Billyard, Caius Holley, Christ's Ivo, Caius Ashley, Caius Bailey, Caius Baily, Trin. Poste, Queens' Ponton,Caias Renshaw, Trinity Richard, Queens' Rivers, Trinity Robinson,G.R.Jh. Rosenthal, Christ's Smith, Peter's Smith, A., Trinity Sowell, Caius Stevens, Enam. Suliven, Trinity Swallow, Clare Trow, _Jesus Turner, Trinity Valentine, John's Ward, Christ's Baba; Job. Barnes Magd. Bartlett, Trin. Bevan, Trin. Birch, Trin. Brunyee, Clare Budd, Caius Burrs, Trin. :Tenkin, Joh. Keddle, Jesus Lytham, Ernm. Lidgett, Trinity Mackenzie, CAius Mackenzie, Pet. Martin, Corpus Oldfield, Trinity Owen, 0. J., oh. Manton, Caius Cartw'right, Trin. Chamley, Sid. Chapman, Ell3lll. Darby, Christ's Day, Trin. 11. Dobree, Corpus Dennis, Trin. H. Edge, Christ's Evans, Pemb. Fisher, Trin. H. Forster, Camas Fothergill, Queens' Peter's Willis, R. F., Caius Wingfield, Trinity Wood, T. C., Joh. Wyatt, Trinity Peeke, Christ's Penruddocke,Clare Polwhele, John's POLAND AND THE POLES. His Highness Prince Czartoryski has addressed the following letter to William Martin, Esq., Man chester, in reply to the address voted to him at a public meeting in that city : Paris, March 22, 1855. Sir,—l feel much honoured by the address voted on the sth inst., in a full and free assembly of the inhabi tants of one of the most important and populous cities of Great Britain. The destiny and fall of Poland are indeed to be ascribed to a long neglect, by the Governments of Europe, of the great principles on which, as you justly observe, depend the welfare of all nations. England, by her position and her institutions, called upon to be the most vigilant guardian of those principles, deserves perhaps more blame for havin g forgotten them towards Poland at three successive epochs. First, at the time of the partition treacherously repeated on that country, when she was on a prosperous way of reform, order, and progress ; then at the Congress of Vienna, when Great Britain, at the top of her glory and influence, had alone an impartial and decisive vote between the defenceless France and the three northern powers, accomplices of the common spoliation ; and lastly, in 1831, when Poland, unassisted by any one, in the narrow limits of a constitutional kingdom assigned to her by the Congress at Vienna, proved to be a match for Russia more effective in results than the united great Western Powers have till now been able to obtain. The present momentous crisis af furls an opportunity of the errors of former, as you say, apathy or ignorance, as well of the foreign interests of the st de as of the general wants of Europe. It is not ardent patriotism, but calm and thorough conviction, which makes me affirm that if the powers of Europe do not now restore Poland to her national inde pendence, you may be sure that there will be in the world no secure peace, no free trade, no possibility to diminish the military forces of all countries, and to alle viate the heavy burden of taxes, and of the expenditure of men and money, under which Russia herself is groan ing ; and all the blood shed, the money spent till now, will have been lavished in vain, if the principal cause, which began to stimulate and now encourages the un eatable ambition of Russia, and which gives her the means of executing her plans, is not changed i t what it formerly was, a bulwark for Germany and Europe against her preponderance and encroach - merits. I consider as a happy omen for the future fate of my country that public opinion in Great Britain avows its own past errors ; and spontaneously offering, as you are pleased to do, a manifestation of sympathy for the suf ferings of Poland, proclaims at the same time the desire to support her rights to a national restoration, not only as a question of justice, but also of urgent utility. We accept those manifestations with grateful hearts, and can assure the sympathising people of Manchester that the sentiments embodied in their address will reach my countrymen, and will cheer them in their hopes so long deferred, and soften their pains so firmly endured. In their name, therefore, I beg you will transmit to your fellow citizens who t• ok a part in the meeting of the sth our deep: ..t: ;17., It. I r gt,,A generous l feel ngs.-1 nave the honour to be, sir, your most obedient servant, (Signed) A, CzaTovsal, POLICE IN T LI GENCE, DOW-STREET.—The Rev. Josoph. Elliott, said 0 be a dissenting minister from Glasgow, was p a !et' at the bar, charged with indecent exposure in the shop of Mrs. Crow, tobacconist, of Lung-acre. The prisoner declined 0 put any questions to the wit nesses, whose evidence was d,r3ct, but sought to ex tenuate his ufftnce by Et ding that he was i,c oas i ona ily unable to control himself, owing to au unaccountable state of excitement which came upon him. On tie oc casion in question, too, he It id been without food for a long time, and the little drink he ha l taken tended 0 aggravate his natural mainly. 'rile defendant then called Mr. Spalding, the wholesale stationer, of Drury-lane, to speak to his character, and said that a gr,at many per -11 sons of respectability could satisfy his worship on this point. Mr. Spalding stated that it wal true he had known tLe prisoner for a very long time, and always btnie:ed him to be a parson of mo=t notxceptionable cha actor. He was extreme'y well connected, and popular in h.e voca tion. He had never any reason to suppos e that the de fendant's mind wag affected. Mr. Hall (a-Arr.:Ll him t.) enter into his own recog nisancee in 801. to be of good conduct for the future if Mr. Spalding would be also bound for him in the sum of 401. This was agreed to lry Mr. Spalding, who underto k to communicate with the prisoners' friends, and keep him out of London. SOUTHWARK.—MichaeI Taylor, an Irish labourer, residing in Surrey-builliugs, Horielydowo, was emu moned before Mr. A'Beckett, for committing assants on Bridget Donovan and Ellen Coglam, at a wake ; and the two latter were also charged witu assaulting the first; named defendant. The court was crowded with Irish, and it was with some difficulty the officers could keep order. Eden Coghaii, a fat, ruddy-freed young woman, wearing a white, transparent bonnet, decorated with orange blossoms —a bonnet well-known on more heads than cne in this court—said she was a single woman, and on Saturday night, the 24th ultimo, she went with Mrs. Donovan, a inatried woman, to wake poor Tcby R:,an, at No. 2, ziurrey-buildings. They arrived there abut eleven o'c:ock, when the company began to gather —as poor Teddy was much respected —aod kept e in versing together until near two o'clock on Sunday ing, as peaceable as could be, when Mike Taylor Caine in and wanted to seat hirnselt alongside Mrs. Doacivan, who felt highly indignant at his it,,pertinenee, and tild him to go and sit with his equals. tie made no IM.re to do than strike her and tear her cap. Witne,,s niotioned to him tube quiet ? , when he trod on her toys and struck her. A second row then ensued, when tablas an .l chairs were upset, the lights put out., and the corpse was rolled on the floor. The riot was so great that witness, Mrs. Donovan, and all the remainder were glad to make their escape, and that put an end to the wake: Mrs. Donovan corroborated the testimony of Miss Coghlan, and, on cross-exatnitiati,n by Mr. Charnoek's clerk, said there were lots of gin and beer about, but they never partook of a drop of either. Most likely some of them were drunk, but they did not see them. Mike Taylor was drunk and unruly, and had no right there. Taylor, in his charge against Donovan and Coghlan, said they were atlas drunk as, beasts. There were more than a hundred at the wake, some in the kitchen, others in the bed-rooms and parlour. The beer and gin were served round in buckets and tea-pots, out of which they all helped themselves plentifully. He did not assault any one, but both the ladies threatened to pitch into him outside, and as he was going home they fell on him and knocked, him about. The whole of them Were drunk, but witness took very little. Mr. A'Beckett raid it was a very disgraceful affair on both sides. lie should fine Taylor, for the assault in the house, 205.,' and the females 20s. each fir the assault outside the house, or 14 days' imprisonment. LAMBETH.—Mr. Charles Foulshara, proprietor of the Clayton Arms Tavern, in the Oval, Kennington, appeared before the Hon. G. C. Norton, to answer to a summons taken out against him under the Beer Bill, for having his house opened on the "fast night" for the sale of beer, &c., after the hour of 10 o'clock, contrary to the provisions of that statute. Police-constable 33 L deposed that, while going his rounds on the " fast night ' at a quarter to 11 o'clock, he saw the Clayton Arms Tavern open in the ordinary way, with the gaslight on, and in fact having all the appearance of an ordinary night of business, and he felt it to be his duty to report the circumstances to his supe rior officer. Mr. Foulsharc, in reply to the charge, assured the magistrate• that the cause - of tho complaint arose from mere inadvertence, and a total forgetfulness on his part of the day, and the necessity of clo sin g , as on Sunday, at ten o'clock. Had he thought, at the time, it was necessary to close, he should not have given the police the trouble of summoning him. Inspector Conlin, the officer in whose name the sum mons- had been taken out, admitted that the house of Mr. Foulsham was one of the most repectable in the district, and one that had been carried on so regularly that the police had not the slighteet cause to look after it. Mr. Norton—Then it is your opinion that its being open arose from inadvertence ? Inspector Coulin—l do, your worship. Mr. Norton—Then the summons is dismissed. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. STIRLING AND DUNFERMLINE. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Edinburgh on Friday, Mr. J. Anstruttler presiding. The shareholders having, at the special meeting held on the Monday previous, negatived the pr.,posals for arrangement of the differences between tie Elia:burgh and Glasgow Company and this company, the directors had only a very short additional report to make. They believed that Mr. Miller, the arbiter, - would have his audit of the accounts of the expenses of the line com pleted with all despatch, so as to ascertain the captal on which the lessees were required to pay a dividend ; and in the meantime the directors would make such arrange ments as they were able for the discharge of the more pressing claims against the company. The directors referred to the report of the traffic auditors as showing a progressive increase in the traffic of the line. The net balance for the half-year amounted to 9,0161. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report, which was seconded by Sheriff ROBERTSON, and agreed to. s LONDONDERRY AND ENNISKILLEN. The half-yearly meeting of this company was hekl on Saturday at the officev, Coleman-street-buildings, Moor gate street, Mr. J. Clay in the chair. Mr. J. K. Arthur, the secretary, read the notice con vening the meeting. The repirt, an abstract of which appeared in The L'un of Saturday, was taken as re al. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the a'ioption of the report, stated that the traffic had fallen off considerably; and that it did not exceed the receipts on the line for a simi lar period, when 20 miles less of railway were open. The profits only allowed of a dividend of 14 per cent. on the preference shares, and that could not be paid in cash. There were various causes which had tended to priducts that result. The severity of the season and the unfor tunate accident that happened on their railway had had a considerable influence on their traffic. It had also suffered from the gee, rAI depression of trade in Ireland. After some observations from Mr. Frith, Mr. J. Hall, and Mr. M'Cormick, resolutions were passed adopting the report, acid declaring a dividend on the 20,064 pre ference shares at the rate of 11 per ceiZ. per annum, payable at so,ne future time. A vete of thanks to the chairman and directors con cluded the proceedings. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of Saturday.) MANCHESTER, March 30.—We are closing the week with much complaining on the part of 'manufacturers, as"to the very bad state of their trade. Printing cloths of most widths and kinds are extremely flat, stocks are increasing, and whatever is sold leaves a considerable loss ; only in certain light and narrow makes has there been a little increase of salea. Madapollams, jacconets, T cloths, and 9 Bth shirtings are in about an equally satisfactory condition wish printing cloths- Long cloths are duller than they were, and do not command the same prices. The better dom , 7sticß, though s t ea dy in price, are inanimat2. The yarn market is perfectly firm at Tuesday's prices. • BRA.DBORD, March D.—Wool—The business doing in combing wool is still very limited, and the supply of goo.i bright-hairkl and Mid!and Counties very .small, which checks the demand. Of light-haired wools, there is a better supply arid less demand. LEICESTER, March 30.—The continued cold weather retards the spring demand ; and the want of American orders, 'which are usually given out at this period of the year, operate m. ) , t prejudicial upon business. WOO WN riADE. (Front the Leeds Mercury of Saturday) LEEDS, March 30.--There ha: been no alteration in the state of the woollen nurket this week. HUDDERSFIELD, MAteb 27.- We have nothing to re port as lay , nrAbl4 of the market to-day. Neither in the cloth-haq, nor warehouses, nor wo9l shops was there anything doing corresponding with the season. ROCHDALE, Marlb 26..-There was no change with respect to price, but the market appeared to assume a more cheerful aspect that it had done firseveral weeks'. HALIFAX, March 21.—Taere is no material alteration ice our hest report of the piece and yarn tuarkotg, ough prices continue t.) chow greater firmness. CO UiV Y 'TS. —MARCH 30. OATS. BEAtia 35s Od 503 Od. 3ls 9d 46s 11d. 27s 9d I 45; Ott 351 qrs., 350 sold 375 qrs., 357 sold 456 qrs., 424 sold 106 qrs., 101 soles &VERAGES PER ntrzTuAL QUARTER. HADDINGTON CORN MARKE' WHEAT. BARLEY First 76s Od 37s 6d Second 7ls lld 35s 2d 1 Third 63s Od 33s Od Total quantity of wheat in market, barley oats bean, PP PP PP Pt Wheat, 31. 11 11 3-12ths J Barley, IR. 15 2 3-12tha Oats, ... 1/. 11 9 0-12ths 'Beaus, 2/. 611 s.l2tbs DALKEITH GRAIN AI ARKET-31Ancn 29. Qrs. Best. Crtrrent. hitcher. 230 Wheat 78s Oi oos Od 8 1, 3 Oats 33s 4‘i oos Od ......... 243 0 ..10(i Barley 363 3d oos Od 40 Peas & beans 503 Od oos - 0d ABERDEEN—MARCH Potato oats 9 4s Od to 258 - 0,1 Common oats 22s Gd to 23s 0,! Bore 27s 6d to 28s Gd Barley 27s Od to 27s 6(1 Wheat, red (spriug)sBs Od to 60s Od „ white 6os Od to 68s Od _ Oatmeal 18s Od to 18s 3d per boll. Flour 53s Od to 54s Oct per sack. 1401bs per bushel 531bs „ }621b3 „ RETAIL PRICES Flour Os Od 38 Od Oatmeal,llllb.Os 0(1 to is lld Berelneal_ .. . Os Od to is 10:1 Peasemeal. Os Od to 12s 8d 41b. 10af...9d. ! Cheese, per imperia P3OVISION Beef, per lb ..... to 8d Niutton, per lb Veal, per lb. Pork, per lb fid to 6d Salmon, per lb ......0s to Oa Grouse, per brace.....os to Os Tallow, p stone, lls to lls 6d Potatoes, per peck, 9d to 10.1 Butter for exportation (presei Eggs, wholesale price, per do; Barley flour,l4lb Os to land „ dust, Os to Os 10d „ per lb lid to 2d yids, Os to Os 8d 2-lb. 10af...4id. d stone, 3s Cd to 4s. ' MARKET. Butter, p lb. Os 10d to Os 12d Eggs, p doz. Os 10e1 to s lld Hens, p pair 3s 6d to 4s Od Chickens,do. 2s 6el to Od Ducks, do., Os Od to Os Od. Ducklings,do Os Od to Os Od Turkeys, each4s Od to 5s Od. Geese, do., 45 Od to 5s Od tnt cure) per cvet..os Od to 80s Izen . Od to 70. DUBLIN, MARCH 31, White wheat, 39, al to as Od , red ditto, 368 to 411. Od • barley, 13s 61 to 18s 9d ; oais, 13s Od to 14s 6d ; rap ese ,d, 27s Od to 8s 6(1 per bri ; oatmeal, 14s 6d to 16s 6d ; bake* s * dour, •A2s Gd to 263 Od per cwt ; Indian corn, 43s Od to 0 6d per 4801bs. SEABORNE MAILS. 051,10113 s that the mai , s are tfellf trorn the General Pest-Off tle y the night—and vt by the morrimg—i!espateh.) uay wh•t From what When COUNTI.IIEI in :}sr:, al Pozi - Pun. due in 0 fl.2e, Loudon.* Insp , .tch. , .. England. tmerica(bylarit.pack)N Every Urfa Liverpool Each =On troerier. k by United Ste. pack-et) ........ „N .• •• - - Liverpool March 28 nacricit (by (T. Stel, packet) N •• • • • • -- • • ~,outhamoton, ,natralla (via South ampton) .......... M -• •••.• • • • • c•outhampto March 24 i act:, (via Marseilles; Dover - f)iito (via Cape of . Uncertain Africa (?frost Coast) ..N '13,1 of the inca,tl• Plymouth starch .• 24, er. .D , over • • ut ant. I .t .i th .th k e l i tt o t.ll ,,, ol . ll o l i o , ;; Belgium • • 'it ' o ) ; ;in A D p a r il l 16 y 1 racil.• .......... • • Buenos Ayres :1! !9th 01_1 mon ... al th Cape of Good [love N Vari,,us ports Uncertain (Jape of Good Hops ~ Southampton c c,a e r lo d n e o V e e e r i d n e ,li . 4 . ) ,.• 9th Or the montii Ceylon halms! Isles...—. ...N T)lon.,Wed.,&.Frit Southampton 'fu Th Fa , Chili . .......... g 17t' of Ylilnt Chins. erean o month.... St•M March 29 ...:onstantinopie . , is u..: Dover Censtantitiople . 4th sc '2oth of mgt.. Southompto ;ont. of. Europe 51 & N l'w[e, daily -. . Dover .... inviced ally Egypt (see India) France .••••• .• M Rc Twee d a il y Dover , rwn.pe,„l i3ibraltaf /1 4,7,17,20,27 of ri• ii.nitlismo:oo March 20 .-.lteece In (Sze tie) amytow , ind & 17th or mon. Southamptot. April 1 ilarnburgh N Tuesday & Priday London ..... [Savannah .......... hl 2nd of the moot , Souttiampt.mi'April 1 floiland Daily • • • • • • • • •• • • Pover „ !Lai y tiondurav . 17th of the month.!Southampto,. April India (viaSouthampt.)lll -4 th & 20th of mon. Plym• 'nth .: India (via Marseilles) M 9th&2sth of month Dover ...... lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, & 27 of mon 'Dover.. Ireland •.M & N Twice daily ......Moiyhead T w f;ii d Illy Lisbon 7,9, 17, & 27 of !n.l . §outharopton March 26 Niadeifa ............ Bth of the month,Southamptol i Madeira N 23d of month . •• ..ILiverpool l& Malta (see India) Malta ............ NB, 18, &28 of mon.:Dover -... March 'lO Mauritius (see India! Mauritius 14th of the month Mexico 2nd of the month. 'Boutharnoto. iAprd 1 Naples sth 1 sth2sthofmon. Dover New Granada , 2d & 17th of moat!. Southamptot. New By private ship .. Various psrt Uncer:ai Papal States ~ stlllsth2SthoOr.olt Dover ...... Peninsua •• ...• Y. I thl7th27thohnou. Southampton Peru 9 ci 27th of moo hampton Pert Natal By private ship... Various portiUncertat Sicily ...... ..... • stit I [ll2 7 ltholnion, Dover .... Tuscany 50)15025thofinoi%. Dover ...... Venezuela • TM 2d Sr.. 11th of mouth Southampton April 1 ‘an' e &l:mti zd real i i e ae s n) . West Ii .... o '7th Moo t l i l eouthamptoulipril 1 1 .lia Th Fa, April 1 'Dal y 'April 1 When any of these ,later tall u a it.nday, the mails will se de— spatche on the following dor witivthe exception of the India via' oathampton), and the Malta. both of which will be despatched thee rfteeding CRUELTY TO A PONY.— At a petty sessions held at: Kingsclere, Hants, on Friday, at which Mr. M. Portal„, M.P., presided, Miss Emilie Frances Gordon, the daugh ter of Sir Orford Gordon, pleaded guilty to the charge of having ill-treated and tortured a pony on the 23d or February last. AltLough the defendant pleaded guilty,. it was thought right, on the part of the prosecution, that the circumstances of the case should' be known. It sp.. : peered that on the day in question the defendant, who lived in the village of Baughurst, went in a pony-phaeton, during a heavy fall of en ,w, from that place to Kings. dere. On the return journey, as there was some diffi culty in getting the animal on, she struck it with a thick stick abou; the htad and neck, and forced the ern' of the stick up its nostrils and into its moutla with groat violence. Subsequently the defendant forced a knife into the pony's nostrils and month. Incise'i wounds were found in several parts of the animal's body-, and there was a deep stab on the back near the taiL Even now, five weeksr - after , theoccurrenoe, the pony present, d a miserable appearance. Miss Gordon, in ex tenuation of her conduct, said that the pony being a. confirmed " jib," she had been advised, in order- to curer it, either to apply a hot iron to the animal s hocks or to cut it slightly near the flank and apply turpentine to the wounds. She admitted • that she had out the: pony, and said that she intended to apply turpentine the next day. The defendant was ordered to pay a penalty of 51. and 11. 9s. costs, or be convicted in de fault for one month. She paid the fine with a 101. note and received the change. B 1 R 7 II 8. , OF A SON. On the 15th ult., at Cairo, the wife of R. J. Elrington, Esq., 10th Royal Hussars. 00 a DAUGHTER. On the 27th ult., at Down Amney, Wilts, the Lady Maria Ponsonby. IWARRIED On the 27th ult., 'at the parish church, Clifton, Lieut.- Colonel Sparks, H.M. 38th ltegt., to Eliza Maria, eldest daughter of the late Henry Lucas, M.D., of Brecon. On the 29th ult., at St. Janies's, Clerkenwell, Henry, second son of Captain Rafter, late of the 95th Regiment, to Mary C, istianna, third daughter of the late Richard L. Sturtevant, Esq. DIE D, On the 30th ult., at his town residenca, Gustavus, sixth • Viscount Boyne.- On the 28th ult., at his residence, Piccadilly, Richard" Baird, Esq. On the 30th ult., at Hastings, John Dudin Brown, Esq., of Sydeoham, Kent, aged fi9. 09 the 31st ult. at 44, EAon-place, Eliza, widow of Sir Robert Chester, her Ilhjesty'a .11.hster of the Ceremoaies, aged 79. On the 23(1 ult., at Wokingharn, Berke, George Domini cus Burr, Esq., late Professor of Military Surveying at the Roy,' Military College, Sandhurst, aged 69. On the 28th ult., at York, Major-General Edward James O'Brien, aged a EAST INDIA HOUSE.—At an adjourned general court of the proprietors of East India stock, held on Friday, at the India-house, Leadenhall-street, for the purpose of taking a ballot on the proposition that the important servic , q performed by the n St( am Company . „r !; Ptintod anll by MURDO yoUNt.,, corn , ' i , y the un , s - 5,0G0t., the to eru irltero repur,,tl .ui votes had been v 112, Strand, i's—ter, aLb Swe Utiloo, No. 11-', recorded for the proposition, an d 49 a ..., 1 ,1uit it; majority , Strand, in the Precinc , t of the Savoy, i# the county Cf in favour of it, 58. 1 blidedesea, Itionclah April 2,185,