The Sun. — London, England, 1855-04-05 00:00:00

THE SAILING OF THE BALTIC FLEET. F ORT sItouTH, Wednesday. The disappointment caused by the non -sailin g of the fleet on Tuesday, as ap pointed, was amply compensate d for to-da y in the e y es of the few who remained at Portsmouth to see what an other day would bring forth. As early as six o'clock in t ' h e morning the Port-Admiral, Sir Thomas Cochrane, and the Board of Admiralty we n t to S p ithead in t he Vi vid steam yacht, and gave the last orders to the fleet, after which the Vivid carried them to Sconce Point, to inspect the new works of defence at that part of the Needles Channel. A dense fog shut out the fleet en tirely from the shore, and it was not until noon that oven the spectre-like hulls became visible to the anxious eyes gazing seawards. It appeared uncertain in the early part of the day whether the fleet would move , b ut at 9 a.m. the flag-ship, the Duke of Wellington, sig nailed to the Geyser and Driver to get up steam ra to nd prepare to weigh ; at 1 0 signal was made to the fleet n weigh the small bower anchor and raise screw propel. lers ; the wind being fai: it was then known to be the Admiral's intention that the ships should put to sea under sail, and at 11.30 he signalled to the paddle-ves sels to get up steam at slow speed, while en at the same time tminutes after 1 . the dinner pennant was hoisted. At signal was made "Prepare to weigh ;" the fleet insmedi- Mel.) , hove short, and at half-past " " Weigh and form or der of sailing 1 signal was made as most convenient, with Magicienne and Basilisk in front to look out ahead of the Admiral, and the Bulldog and Dragon to take their places in the Admiral's wake. At 2 general signal was made to “Rendezvous in the Downs in case of parting company " The ships got under way as most * a convenient (per signal), wa rds the . Nab, nd when standing out to appeared from that spot in the follow -n ro g order . zT DIPISIoN. STABBORD DIVISION. Guns Commanders Guns Commanders. ise e gicienne... 16 Fisher Basilisk Blenheim .... 60 Hall James Watt 91 Elliot Colossus Duke of Wel- Edinburgh... 58 Hewlett lington l3l (Flag) Caesar 9l Robb Gorgon 6 Crawford Ajax Cressy Bl Warren Nile 9l Mundy Bulldog majestic The first off was the Blenheim under courses, topsails, and topgallantsails, the James Watt following closely in her wake under topsails and topgallantsails, and evi dently having the heels of her ; at a wide Interval came the Colossus and Hogue, the latter carrying fore and maintopnaast and topgallant studding sails, which ex ample was followed by the other 60-gun blockships. Generally, the ships carried royals, which the Blenheim was first to hoist, and this she did when abreast of the Pylades. The Duke of Wellington, besides the flag of the Commander-in-Chief (at the mizen), carried the broad pendant (blue) of the Captain of the Fleet at. her main, although there were eight senior,captains in sight. This, we believe, was a novelty, but perhaps a good one in some respects, as showing an utter disregard of precede n t and "routine" i n the " regulations" relating to such mat ters. The Port Admiral, Sir Thomas Cochrane, went out of harbour in the Vivid while the fleet was under way, and remained close to the Duke of Wellington for some time, eventually proceeding some way out with the s hips. Had not the weather been so hazy, the picture from the shore would have been magnificent ; but the first of the fleet was out of sight before any movement was known ashore. About half-past 3, however, the mist suddenly lifted, and a glimpse was then obtained of the fleet in full sail about six miles from port, between the Warner and the Nab. The last signal seen was now made out, flying from the masthead of the Duke, .and was evidently in consequence of the wind falling light ; it was for the line-of-battle ships to "Get up steam at slow speed." During the time these manoeuvres were being performed by the fleet the splendid new two decker Orion, 91, under full steam, was cruising about the roadstead, and trying her speed by the measured mile ; she is a magnificent ship, and apparently of great power. The Bellerophon, 78, sailing ship, afforded a sad contrast to the outgoing fleet as she was towed into harbour with sick and wounded invalids from the Crimea. There were but few vessels of any kind moving about the fleet, owing to the general impression that it would not leave before Thursday. Among those out we noticed the Vivid, the Pigmy, the Bee, the Ar gus, and the trim little Dutch war steamer Mercur, which got under way and stood out abreast of the Com mander-in-Chief's ship. The only. casuaity was with a schooner yacht, the property of Mr. H. D. P. Cunning ham, R.N., the inventor and patentee of the plan for reefing topsails from the deck, who got under way with the fleet to exhibit the utility of that important applica tion. The yacht got under the bows of the two-decker Majestic, carried away both her topmasts, and obliged the line-of-battle-ship to drop anchor. There were 13 sail of the line and five paddle steamers gone to-day. The latter are the Magicienne, Vulture, Dragon, Bull dog, and Gorgon. There are remaining at Spithead the Neptune, 120 ; St. George, 120 ; _Orion (screw), 91 ; Powerful, 84 ; Calcutta, 84; Pylades (screw), 21 ; Cruiser (screw), 14 ; Ariel (screw), 9 ; Centaur, 6 (paddle) ; Geyser, 6 (paddle) ; and Driver, 6 (paddle). It is reported that the sailing line of-battle-ships go shortly to the Downs, to salute the Emperor and Em press of the French, on their forthcoming visit to Eng land. At five o'clock the van of the Baltic fleet was hull down from the extreme end of the land on the Ports mouth shore. IA VAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. Mails for her Majesty's troops in the Crimea, Greece, Turkey, and Smyrna, and the naval forces and transport service in the Black Sea, will be made up to-morrow evening and despatched, rice Marseilles, whence they will be forwarded by French packet to their destination. Letters for persons attached to the medical staff, or in the military hospitals at Smyrna or Scutari, should be specially addressed, " Hospital, Scutari," or "Hospital, Smyrna," as the case may be. Letters must be pre paid. The Lords of the Admiralty have decided that the entry of foreign seamen fur a continuous service of ten years shall for the future be discontinued ; they will, however, be permitted to volunteer for short periods of 6 and 12 months, to serve in the gun and mortar vessels and floating batteries attached to the Baltic and White Bea fleets. The Orion, 91, Capt. Erskine tried the measured mile .at Stoke's Bay yesterday; wind light and water smooth; draught 27 feet ;speed per hour, average, 11 2 nautical miles, equal to 12 9 statutuseiles per hour; revolutions of engines 60 per minute. This performance is consid ered to be not inferior to that of any line-of-battle ship yet tried at Stoke's Bay. She made 11 4 knots by log before taking up her station in the fleet on Tuesday, on her way from Sheerness, at 62 revolutions of her engines. The Powerful, 84, Captain Massie, is to retain her crew intact; they will be turned over eventually in a body—officers and men—to a screw line•of-battle ship. The repairs of the machinery of the screw-transport Victory are progressing i❑ Plymouth Sound. One of the engines broke down shortly after leaving Portsmouth, and she came on with the aid of a single engine. The air bucket of the foremost engine is out of order, and the slides require to be adjusted. The Government hired transport, Mary Ann, Captain Fielding, No. 46, with stores from the Black Sea, last from Gibraltar, arrived in Plymouth Sound on Wed nesday morning. She belongs to the estate of Messrs. Oliver and Co., of Liverpool. MILITARY. Orders have been forwarded to the depots of the Bth Regiment of Foot, servin g in Bombay ; 24th ditt o , Ben gal ; 25th King's Own Borderer', ditto, Madras ; 27th Enniskillen's, ditto, Bengal ; 43d Monmouthshire Light Infantry, ditto, Ma , lras ; 52d Light Infantry, ditto, Bengal ; 60th Royal Rifle Regiment, Ist battalion, ditto, Bengal ; 86th Royal County Down, ditto, and 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers (Faugh-a-ballaghs), ditto, under orders for marching, not to tell off any draughts for the service companies for the present; the draught for the 12th Lancers from Maidstone will not proceed to India, the service of the regiment being required in the Crimea. The detachment of the 10th Hussars, numbering 200 sabres, will proceed from the cavalry depot barracks at Maidstone to Southampton, at which pert they will em bark for the Crimea. Yesterday morning, at a quarter past ten o'clock, 400 of the Grenadier Guards, 300 of the Coldstreams, and 300 of the Scots Fusiliers, marched into the parade in front of the Wellington Barracks, in order to be in spected by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, &c., prev ious to departin g t o the seat of war in the East. Prince Albert and the Duke of Cambridge arrived shortly after ten o'clock, Prince Albert wearing the tunic or new dress of the regiment of which he is the colonel. There was also on the Parade-ground Colonel Wood, the second in command of the regiment, Quartermaster Payne, Colonel Thornton, Captain Hutton, brigad e adjutant, John F. Cust, adjutant of the first battalion of Grenadier Guards, Captain Keppel, of the second bat talion of Grenadiers, Lieutenant H. Parnell, of the Grenadier Guards Capt a i n Quin, Lieutenant Mallett, Colonel Lewis, eolonel How, the Hon. G. Cadogan, Lieutenant-Colonel Brnce, Captain Thesiger, the Hon. A. F. Egerton, Lieutenant 3. Digby, Lieutenant the Earl of Carrick, Lieutenant the - Viscount Stormont, and many other distinguished officers. Prince Albert was received by the tro ops with full honours the bands playing "G Save the Queen.'Walk His Royalaccompanied by his suit, e 4 through the ranks and minutely inspected the men, and expressed 111 . DA bation of their apparent efficiency. Duriee• his ig a ke'y ni e ° l Highness's inspection he suddinencituyirzrcwehiv—oe-td: several in valided soldiers, and, having were, he seeing iowuinthdt them back was informed that they had met with their the East. His Royal Highness then condatol poor fellows and expressed his gratitude back again. By desire of the Prince the troop/i n ?, the close of the inspection ordered to march to Buel e n a : bane Palace, in order to be reviewed by the Queen, and having passed under the front archway of the alace they marched round the bands stationed in the centre of the court-yard in front of a window occupied by h er Majesty. Ten ofEcers and 473 men of the 9Gth Regiment arrived in Dublin on Tuesday from England, eve mate for Tema plernore. They are quartered during their stay in Dab. lua in the Richmond and Island-bridge barracks. Yesterd a y gre at activity prevailed in the Tower in shipping eaddlery, sabres, lances, p istols, accoutre ments, picket -posts, halters, and nosebags, to the seat of war ; large quantities of the above-mentioned stores were also sent to Plymouth and Southampton, at which ports they will be taken charge of by the cavalry detachments about to proceed to the Crimea. THE MILITIA. The Royal North Gloucester Militia, under the com mand of Colonel Kingscote, has been stationed at Ciren cester for three months since its embodiment. It has sent to the regulars upwards of 170 men since tho 20th of November. On Thursday last the regiment was as sembled and square formed, when the colonel read Lord Panmure's circular of the 27th of March. 227 men out 403 wbo had been sworn iu prior to the 12th of May, 1854, were re-attested during that and the two following days, and received the bounty of 11. each. Notwith standing the diminution sustained, the regiment now musters fully 400 rank and file. The strength of the Ist Cheshire Regiment, at Chester, is now 442 of all ranks, exclusive of officers, but of that number 120 are absentees and deserters. Recruiting for additional men will commence in a day or two, and it is expected that several more of those who have accepted their discharge will be re.attested. Recruiting still goes on with great vigour at Old ham. The 6th Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia has now been nearly completed, and is about to be called out. The Aberdeenshire Militia is fast assuming a soldier like appearance. More than 360 men in all have been enrolled, but of these some 50 have volunteered into the line, so that nearly 500 men are wanted to fill up the complement of the regiment. The Government have at length authorised the expen diture of 1,0001. on the erection of temporary barracks for the accommodation of the militia regiment of the two counties of Forfar and Kincardine, in order to relieve the inhabitants of Montrose of the serious bur len which has been imposed'upon them for some time past. The erection will be commenced without delay. Storehouses for the East Devon Militia are about to be provided at Exeter, and simi!ar buildings for the De von Militia Artillery and the South Devon Militia at Plymouth and Devonport. The cost of the sites alone is nearly 4,5001., which was granted at the meeting of the magistrates at Exeter on Tuesday. Another 4,0001. will also be required for the buildings. Nearly 300 men of the Northamptonshire Militia have left, Dublin for England, for the purpose of being disem bodied. On Saturday last, being muster-day, the Longford Rifles re-assembled to a man on parade, numbering 440 men of all ranks. The Lieutenant-Colonel (Musters) said he was glad of the opportunity afforded him (now that the regiment was completed) of asking the men whether they intended volunteering into the line, as it was his orders to write to have an etficer sent down to re ceive such ♦olunteers ; he also stated the amount of bounty each man would receive. Upon this the men cheered most vociferously, and said they would follow their officers anywhere, but not unless they were accom panied by them. Col. Musters told them he should let the Government know their wishes, and that he was proud to :ay that the Longford Rifles were the first corps in Ireland that had, after completing their numbers, volun teered in a body for foreign service, and that, although it would much inconvenience him leaving this country, being married, and leaving his property behind him, still he would lead the Longford Rifles wherever they would follow. ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP A MANUFACTORY. SHEFFIELD, Wednesday.—Yesterday (Tuesday) night the manufactory of Messrs. Crookes, Roberts, and Co., the Argus Works, Doctor's-fields, was the scene of an explosion, not the result of accident, but of design as malicious as it was cunningly executed. Between half past 8 and 9 o'clock in the ov-toning, Mr. Thomas Richard son, a nephew of Mr. Roberts, while alone on the pre mi-es, heard a smothered explosion at the basement of the building which shook the edifice to its foundation. The authors of the mischief had taken care to retire, but their work was sufficiently apparent. The instrument used to effect the explosion was a sort of hand grenade, a very strong steel canister firmly and elaborately bound together with wire, and having the remnant of a fusee attached. The size of the canister was 18 inches deep, and the same in circumference, the capacity being suffi cient to hold a very formidable charge of powder. In order to render the charge as effective as possible, the explo sive matter had been deposited in the steel warehouse, which is on the basement floor. Apparently the vessel had been tied to the iron stanchions of an unglazed win dow at the front of the building. Through this aper ture the fusee had projected, so that it could be ignited at the outside, after the person had deposited the powder and got safely off the premises. Had the apartment been a confined one the destruction would undoubtedly have bs,n very extensive. But fortunately the expanded air obtained vent at two windows, which are entirely open, except that there is in each of them a row of upright iron stanchions, as already intimated. Another outlet was afforded at the door, which was blown open. Had this been all the plot would have been a failure. But so great was the force of the explosion that the wooden floor of the room above, called " the rough warehouse," was lifted up several inches towards one end ; while at the opposite end, immediately over the canister and powder, an anvil and stock, weighing about half a ton, was dislodged and lifted a little out of its place. This weight, and other heavy object , , helped to keep the floor in its place. All the goods in this warehouse were thrown into confused heaps. The doors were forced open or twisted out of the perpendicular, the door-frames dis jointed, and the walls cracked here and there, as though the foundation bad been shaken by an earthquake. The window at that end of the room where the floor was most displaced, was altogether blown out, and the win dow at the opposite end, close by the anvil, was shat tered, while the centre window remained uninjured. Still, by reason of the powder not being pent up, there has been no extensive damage to the building or other Noperty. How the depredators obtained access to the premises is not apparent. It is supposed in Sheffield that this is a trades union affair. LOSS OP THE BARQUE FLORA.-CONVICTION OF THE CAPTAIN AND CHIEF MATE. Advices from Port Elizabeth, dated the 13th of Jan., received at Lloyd'F, report the wreck in Alg,oa Bay of the British barque Flora, 11, , ,bin30n, master, with a cargo of merchandise from London, and the subsequent conviction of the master and his first mate, Mr. Barns, before Mr. Alfred Wylde, acting magistrate of the Court of Admiralty, on a charge of drunkenness and misde meanour. From the evidence given at the investigation by Mr. John Sully, second officer of the Flora, it appeared that after the vessel had arrived at Algoa Bay, on Dec. 30, about 11 a.m., Captain Robinson went on shore, leaving the chief officer, Mr. Barns, in command. The ship was riding heavily at two anchors, 20 fathoms on the starboard chain, and 35 on the port. About 1 p.m. the witness called up the chief mate from below, and advised him to give the ship more cable. Barns, who was drunk, per sisted, notwithstanding Mr. Sully's earnest caution, in having the port chain slackened first, by which the strain became so great on the starboard chain that it parted. Barns then lit his pipe, and went to bed, having first hid the signal flag by which alone it could be signalised to the captain that they had parted anchor and wanted another. About a quarter before 10 o'clock the vessel parted from her port anchor and went on shore, where she struck on a rock. The chief mate then cameon deck, but did not seem conscious of what he was doing. Mr. Sully and the seamen managed to sen a warp on shore, and by means of a cradle seven men and a female servant were gut safely to the beach. Capt Robinson was hard y ever sober day or night during the passage. Other wit nesses proved that the ship was lost through the negli gence of the captain and chief officer in not properly mooring the vessel, and seeing to the security of her cables. The weather was nut very bad at the time. No other vessel in the Lay suffered any dama4e. The court convicted Capt. Robinson in the penalty of Si, and sentenced Mr. Barns to one month's imprison ment. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 5. 1855. mind, although it must not be supposed that a cabman could escape punishment by demanding more than his leg a fare with a civil tongue. It wes really a pity that the drivers should persevere so obstinately in their dis like to short sixpenny fares, for otherwise they might have double their present amount of business. People who wanted to go short. distances would be constantly using their cabs, if they were not aware of the fact that a cabman would rather waste a whole day, idling upon his box, than accept a sixpenny fare. But for this cir cumstance, the result of an ignorant prejudice, their horses might be const tntly and profitably employed, in stead of being kept perishing for hours together upon the crowded stands of the metropolis. Under all the circum stances, the defendant must pay a fine of 10s. and the costs, 2s. 6d. Both amounts were paid. Another cabman, named Birmingham, was charged by Inspector Walsh with obtaining a licence at Scotland yard under false pretence—having subscribed to the ttsual allegation that he had never been convicted of crime, or had a license granted to him before. A number of detective officers attended to prove the falsity of both these declarations, but Mr. Le xis, the defendant's solicitor, succeeded in upsetting the case on technical grounds ; and having secured the safe dis charge of his client, considerately suggested to the Scot land-yard officials a more efficient mode of substantiating such charges in future. Mr. Henry remarked that they ought to feel indebted to Mr. Lewis for his skilful and disinterested suggestion. MARLBOROUGH-ST RE ET. --Euphrosyne Croissey, otherwise Madame la Comtesse de Croissey. was brought before Mr. Bingham on a warrant charged with having unlawfully assaulted Madeleine Ainuret. The charge arose out of a statement made the previous day by the complainant, to the effect that she bad been inveigled to England by Madame le Cotntesse, taken to a notorious foreign house in Newman-street, and disposed of to the keeper thereof for 500 francs ; that she had immediately afterwards contrived to get away from the house in question, and bad made such representations to some friends of the treatment she had been subjected to as to induce them to advise au application to a magistrate, which advice having been taken, Mr. Bingham granted a warrant, which was executed by Powell, one of the officers of the court. Mr. Herring was for the complainant, and Mr. Wont ner for the defendant. Mr. Bingham, after very fully investigating the case, said :---There are a great many circumstances in this case as disclosed in the evidence which make me doubt whether I ought to give entire credit to the statement of the complainant. With this view, and taking into consideration the diaCrepancies between the evidence of the complainant and the other witness for the prosecu tion, I am of opinion that no jury would convict on such evidence, and I am bound, therefore, to dismiss the information. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LINCOLN SPRING MEETING.-TIIESDAY. The Consolation Scramble of 3 sovs each, with 30 added About half a mile. 9 subs. Mr. Cook's Lady of the Lodge, by lago, 3 yrs, sst 91b - (Ducker) 1 Mr. Wood's Kennyside Hero, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (Kendal) 2 Mr. Hill's Dan Cupid, 4 yrs, 6st 81b (Furdham) 3 The following also ran :—Helmet, Haxby, and Twi light. Betting►-5 to 4on Kennyside Hero, 3to 1 agst Haxby, 4to 1 agst Helmet. Won by a short neck ; a head between the second and third. Haxby a good fourth. The Grand Steeplechase (Handicap) of 10 sovs each, 5 ft if declared, &c. ; the second to save his stake ; winners extra. About four miles. 12 subs. Mr. Wailer's Belshazzar, aged, 9„,t 71b ..(W White) 1 Mr. Coates's Massa Mungo, aged, Bst 121 b (T. Hall) 2 Mr, Elmore's Janus, aged, lOst (Green) 3 Mr. Shelley's Star of England, aged, gat 71b (includ ing 71b extra) Betting-6 to 4on Jadlus, 2to 1 agst Star of England. Won in a canter. Janus, who fell during the race, walked in third, and Star of England, who refused seve ral times, came in last. The Selling Stakes of 25 sovs each, with 25 added, for three-yr•olds and upwards ; optional selling weight, &c. One mile. Five subs. Mr. Stevenson's Goose, by Van Tromp, 3 yrs, sst 11lb (301.) (Docker) 1 Mr. J. Dawson's Jack Leeming, aged, Bst 91b (301.) • , (J. Prince) 2 Mr. Hill's Dan Cupid, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (301.) Kendall) 3 Mr. B. Land's Bordeaux, aged, Sst 91b (30l.) (Land, jun.) 4 Mr. M`Lean's W. (late Richard Primmer,, 5 yrs, Bst 31b (401.) Betting-3 to lon Jack Leeming, 4to 1 each agst B )rdeaux and Goose. Won by two lengths; a length between second and third. The winner was sold for 65 guineas. __ The Two-Year-Old Selling Stakes were won by Mr. Innian's Napoleon 111., 7st 101 b (401.) (Midgley), beat ing Mr. Byrn's Gipsy Girl, 7st 61b (401.) (Barker). Only these two ran. LAW INTELLIGENCE. ADMIRALTY COURT, APRIL 4. THE SILENCE.—COLLISION. The brig Blakistone, of the burden of 204 tons, coal laden, proceeding from Seaham to London, and the schooner silence, of the burden of 1114 tons, bound from Bangor to London, with slates, came into collision with each other at 5 p.m. on the Sd of July last, a little below North Point, off Woolwich. The wind, it. was admitted, was W.S.W. The brig, according to her plea, was standing towards the north shore, close hauled on the port tack ; that when near the shore she observed the schooner under her starboard quarter, going in the same direction, and signalled her to go about under the brig's stern, which she accordingly did, and then reached off on the starboard tack ; that the brig, on reaching the north shore, also went about, and while the foreyard was lying aback the schooner, which had gone about nearly in midchannel to avoid a vessel which was being towed up across her bows, stood towards her on the port tack, apparently intending to cross the brig's hawse ; that, perceiving the schooner persevering in her attempt, and that a collision thereby became imminent, the brig's yards were instantly thrown aback and other measures adopted ; that the schooner was hailed to back her foreyard and let go her head sheets, neither of which she did, but, in attempting t) cross the brig's hawse, fell with her starboard quarter on the brig's starboard bow, driving one fluke of.the brig's an chor, which was hanging ready to let go, with the stock awash in the water, through her own side, and the other into the brig's bow between four and five feet be low the water's edge. She attributed the accident to the schooner carryinc , such a press of canvass on a squally day in a crowded ' navigation, and, more especially, at tempting to cross the hawse of the brig instead of going to leeward of her, or checking her way, as she had been hailed to do. On the part of the schooner, it was alleged that the brig was seen a little ahead and to leeward of the schooner ; that when the schooner had approached so near to the north shore that it was necessary to go on the starboard tack, site hailed the brig, which was also going about on the starboard tack, to keep her yards aback ; that the schooner being obliged to turn again to avoid a collision with a steam tug and bark, put her helm down, but, observing that the b r i g , w hi c h was now some distance astern and to leeward, had filled her yards, and was rapidly approaching the schooner, hailed her to back her sails and to lower her anchor, the stock of which was two feet above the water ; that the sails of the brig were not hove aback until too late to avoid the collision, and while the schooner was in stays she ran stem on into her starboard side. Cross actions were entered by the respective par ties. The Admiralty Advocate and Dr. Spinks were heard for the' brig; Dr. Haggard and Dr. Deane for the schooner. The learned Judge, having conferred with the Elder Brethren by whom he was assisted, said they were of opinion that both vessels were to blame—the brig for not keeping her headyards aback, and for carrying her anchor in an improper manner. Decree accordingly. THE MARGARET AND MARIA.—SALVAGE. This was a suit brought by a boat and a yawl, the Bee and the Chance, to obtain compensation for salvage ser vices rendered to the schooner Margaret and Maria, in the Yarmouth Roads, on the Bth of November last. The schooner, bound from London for Goole, with wheat, had come to anchor in consequence of as adverse wind. While lying in that position the fishing smack Badger drove across the schooner and became entangled with her. Twelve of the salvors put off in the yawl, and on reaching the vessels found the boat with two other men. They tendered their services to assist in extricating the vessels, and, as they alleged, they were accepted. On the part of the owners it was denied that the men were employed, and the case was characterised as one of gross extortion. Dr. Jenner was heard for the salvors ; Dr. Addams fur the owners. The Court reserved its judgment. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. IN RE C. W. CURRIE. The bankrupt was a merchant in Moorgate-street, trading under the firm of Currie, Dale, and Co. This was the last examination meeting. _. _ Mr. Rees appeared for the assignees ; Mr. Chidley for other creditors. Mr. Rees applied for an adjouriunext, in order that the assignees might examine the accounts, which were very voluminous, and had only been recently filed. An adjournment for three weeks was taken. The debts and liabilities are said to be upwards of 50,0001., assets uncertain, but they are estimated at be tween 30,0001. and 40,0001., and consist principally of India produce. IN RE RIDDELL AND RAYMOND. The bankrupts were merchants and commission agents, of Sherborne-lane. They had also engaged in the sale of patent medicines, and had occupied - a stall in the Crystal Palace for the sale of perfumery. The balance sheet contains the following items, extending from May, 1851, to February last; unsecured creditors, 3,5281. The assets are returned at 5761. in good debts, 601. in property, and 6281. in consignments. The profits had been 2,0061., losses 9511., trade expenses 8301., including 1021. for rent of space and wages at the Crystal Palace. Mr. Nicholson, the official assignee, reported that at the time the accounts commenced .Riddell appeared to have had a capital of 191/.. while Raymond was insolvent to the extent of 2491. Tie business carried on by the bankrupts consisted principally of advertising on com mission, and of purchasing pages in various publica tions for advertisements and aubleting them at a profit. The losses were returned at 9541., which included a sum of 7491., the excess of otiAay beyond the receipts, upon a magazine published by the bankrupts called the Epitonik. Mr. Lawrance for the bankrupts, said he understood there was no objection to the ban:u upti' passing. Mr. Nisbet, for the assignees, consented to the bank rupts' passing on a settlement made by Mr. Raymond on his marriage being produced. The bankrupts passed. IN RE WYATT AND CO. The bankrupts, IT. Wyatt, gentleman, T. Dickens, engineer, and 1). E. Austin, solicitor, of Copthall court, carried on business as enginecrs at Kennington. This was an examination meeting. Mr. Chidley, for the assignees, asked for an adjourn ment, Dickens's separate balance-sheet not having been filed. The Court ordered an adjournment for six weeks. IN RE W. P. HAMMOND. Thera was a meeting for the choice of assignees and the proof of debts in the case of this bankrupt, a ship owner and East India, agent, of Scott'.s-yard, Bush lane. The debts and liabilities are at present esti mated to exceed 100,0001., but the amount of dividend will depend greatly upon the realisation of encumbered assets. Messrs. Linklater are the solicitors to the estate. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.—Edward Smith, a respectably dressed man, about 40 years of age, formerly a touter at the late Mock Auction Mart, in the Poultry, was placed at the bar before Sir R. W. Carden, charged with stealing cigars under the following circumstances : Mr. G. Reeve, proprietor of the City Arms Tavern, Pepe's Head-alley, said—About three o'clock yesterday afternoon my waiter told use that the prisoner had been seen by a customer to take some cigars from a box that was standing on the co-inter expo-ed for sale, three or four different times, and hand them to persons in com pany with him. I immediately sent for a policeman, when I tapped the prisoner on the shoulder and sai i to him, "I think you have something about you that you have not come honestly by—cigars, I beieve." He re plied that he had three or four in his packet. I then asked him to have the kindness to let me see them, upon which he put his hand in his p ;c'et and pulled ou four loose. I tken said to him, "I think you have more." He said he had not. However, he placed his hand in his pocket and pulled out two more. I felt his coat pocket from which he took these, and said, " I fancy you have some more." He said, " You may search me if you please." I told him that with his consent I would do so. He placed his hand in his pocket again, and gave me to understand he had no more. I said I was satis fied he had, as I could hear them rustling in his pocket. He eventually pulled out three more. I told him that he ought to be ashamed of himself to come into a man's house and rob him of articles exposed for sale on the counter, upon which he observed that it was his inten tion to have paid for them previous to leaving the house, and that he had frequently done so before. On being taken to the station-house he was searched,. when three or four more cigars were found in his hat. Mr. Carden—Have you any recollection of the pri soner being in your house before this occasion ? Mr. Reeve—Yes, I have seen him there before. Prisoner--I never should have left without paying for the cigars, that was my intention. Mr. R. Henigan, a plasterer, said—l was in the pro secutor's house yesterday afternoon, when I noticed the prisoner put his hand into the cigar box, which was standing on the counter. There were three other "gen tlemen" with him. He took cigars from the box several times, and put them in his pocket, after carefully look ing to ascertain that the attention of the two barmaids was directed to other parts of the bar. George Webb, constable, Ne. 433, fully corroborated the evidence of the prosecutor. The prisoner was committed for trial. I The price of wheat in 1854 was 3/. 12s. sd. per qr , against 2/. 13 s . 3d. i n 1353 , an d 2/. Os. 9d. only in 1852. . Between 1840 and 1354 the average price had never ex ceeded 3/. 9s. 9d. (in 1847), and generally ranged much lower ; in 1851 the average price was only 1/. 18s. 6d., the lowest throughout the peri o d. I n January, 1854, the average price was 4/. Os. ld. ; in September it fell to 21. 16s. 7d., and in November it rose to 3/. lls. 3d. The quantities of grain sold in the principal market towns of England and Wales in 1854 were as follows, viz. :—wheat, 3,913,2;7 qrs.; barley, 2,267,997 qrs. ; 1 and oats, 70,433 qrs. I [AD' ERTlST3lENT.j—llolloways Pills, Preferable to all others for the Cure of Bile and Indigestion.—Mr. Black well, residing at Halifax, was a great sufferer for several years, occasioned by indigestion and bile, he had an ex traordinary good appetite, but never could partake of the luxuries of the table, fearful of the consequences that always ensued ; he had consulted many medical men, and tried almost every kind of medici n e, b u t with out deriving that benefit he so ardently wished for. After all, by taking Holloway's Pills a permanent cure has been effected by them, and he can now enjoy any kind of food.—Sold by all Medicine Vendors, and at 1 Professor Holloway's Establishments, 244, Strand, Lon don ; and 80, Maiden-lane, New York. UklYrzwriszeszerr.l--Ma.ny thousand c u res h ave b een effected with out lenta Arabica Food, medicine, by Du Barry's Delicious Revs of e ) indigestion (dyspepsia ), constipation nervous, bilious, and liver 51e2Tja. e.i t.. peeelyeis, &c. Wo Ro iz ser — e t —From the Dowager quote a few re No. Lo o r, County of Down, Countess of Castlestua" Ireland, 9th December, 1854.—The Cast.lestuart feels induced, in the intere:taTsuCirrintesshuof manity, to state that Du Barry's excellent Royal e t tg bica Food has cured her, after all medicines had ei late r :, of indigestion, bile, great nervousness and irritability of many years' standing. This Food deserves the confiden ce of all sufferers, and may be considered a real blessing Inquiries will be cheerfully answered." C ure N o . 71 . f. Of dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. the Lord Stuart de _ Decies. ' I have derived consid era bl e benefit from Du DOW-STREET.—The driver of cab 10,575 was sum- Barry's Revalenta Arabi ca Food, end consider it due to moned before Mr. Ileary, by Mr. John Wood, chair these man of the Board of Inland' * Revenue, for demanding yourselves and the public to authorise the publication of lines.--Stuart de Decies." Cure No. 32,836.—Fr0m more than his f are . the Ve ne rable Archdeacon of Rem.- "Three years exces sive nervousness, The defendant was hired to convey Mr. Wood from with pains in myneck and left arm, and ge neral debility, which rendered my life very miserable, has Somerset House, Strand, to Downing-street, and the been distance being within a mile, ed. wa . tendered as his 4,208,.._,, been radically removed by D u Barry's health - restoring Food fare. The cabman, without being uncivil, demanded ls., Eieht ---Alen. Stuart, Archdeacon of Ross, Skilecreen. Cure No. with ' years' dyspepsia, nausea, have been effec- ' the telling him at the same time that he should ' nervousness, debility, upon which Mr. Wood gave him one, and received back t vre ..P.,!!, "11 " --hl "'n spasms 3 'I '. • Is Food in a very ! summon him. No te me..e.lte by Du Barry s ( enema . Fl 11 ri ilinc ton Rectory, The cabman admitted that the distance was about 50 Norfolk." et _ e v. John W. ave . , , t 0.. , but he was not aware of the fact "'IT . No 51 416 —" Fifty years' indescribable yards under the mile , agony from c ure No ' ' and the gentleman hardly gave him time pation, flatulency, nervousness, asthma, cough, const;- at the moment, mitings, have be...41 8 1)0.8m5_, sickneSs at the stomach anti wt.. to ascertain the fact. He knew it was over the mile ter —Maria Jolly, removed i'y Du Barry's excellent Food. „ ..I,ce ,z . J. No. 3,9o6.—ThirteenalQ „LI-4in, near Diss, Norfolk." Cure ' ' Y` ! Mr Wood stated that he felt it his duty to take up sal debility have been" i ris' cough, indigestion, and gene- 1 ' although at considerable incon- Food.—James Potter , " lov ed bY Du Barry's excellent , Athol-st this and similar cases, himself, because the complaint of the men ters, suitably packed for all ell reet, Perth. In canie- , venience to remunerative was nega tions-11b., 2s. 9d.; 21b., 4s, late; and with full instruc- that sixpenny fares were not from own super-refined, 11b., 65.; 21b., lls ; 51513., lls. •121 b. , 225.; 1 tried by the fact which he had learned his - s had been The 101 b. and 121 b., carriage fr * e lb lolb., 33* books that a greater number of cab licen ,c f office order. Barry du Barry ad on e . o ;ipt of post granted since the operation of the act than at any rmer street, London; Fortnum, Mason, and 7' Ye gent- gent- period. Besides this, he could prove that the cabow. ers her Majesty, 182, Piccadilly; also at 68; Co.,cornidiors to a, were now demanding 17e. per day from their men in- Graceehurch-street ; 330 and 451, Strand ; 63 el a . -Y, me stead of 14s. as formerly. Oxford-street • 55, Charing-cross ; 4, Cliatiiiide ; _25 and Mr. Henry, upon the defendant urging that he was , 14 UPPirßaialtreal• not abusive, refaarked that he shoulcl bear this fact in ' WEDNESDAY. The Scurry Handicap of 3 sous each, with 25 added. Three-quarters of a mile. Nine sub?. Mr. J. Bancroft's Helmet, by Cowl, 4 yrs, 7st 10Ib (Carroll) 1 Mr. Wood's Kennyside Hero, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (Kendall) 2 Mr. Hunter's Miss Briggs, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b (Charlton) 3 The following also ran :—Haxby, Bordeaux, P3rois, Dan Cupid, Goose, and Fair Fanny. Betting.-5 to 2 agst Dan Cupid, 4to 1 agst Goose, sti 1 each agst Haxby and Helmet. Won by a neck ; a head each between second, third, and fourth ; Dan Cupid was fifth. The Selling Steeplechase (Handicap) of 5 sous each, with 30 added. The winner to be sold for 100 sows. About three miles. Eight subs. Mr. Fuller's Belshazzar, aged, 10,t 71b ...(W. White) 1 Mr. Whitehead's The Squire, lOst (Nightingale) 2 Mr. Worth's Lucy Neale, aged, 9st 121 h (Dixon) 3 The following also ran :—Sp r i ng y J ac k, W, Theodine, and Honeycomb. Betting.-3 to 1 agst Belshazzar, sto 1 each agst Theodine and W, 6 to 1 agst Lucy Neale. Won in a canter by six lengths. 'V fell after passing the last hurdle and dislocated his fetlock. The winner was bought in for 105 guineas. The Lincoln Spring Handicap Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 ad:led, for three-yr-olds and upwards; certain winners extra. Eleven subs. One mile. Mr. T. Parr's Saucebox, by St. Lawrence, 3 yrs, sst 12113 (Fordham) 1 Mr. Ewbank's Nell Gwynne, 3 yrs, sst 71b (Ducker) 2 Mr. B3.ncroft's Helmet, 4 yrs, Bst llb (in. 51b. extra) (Charlton) 3 Mr. Humphries's Pyrois, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b ...(Kendall) 4 B e tti n g,—Even on Saucebox, 5 to 2 agst Pyrois. 3 to 1 agst Nell Gwynne. Won by half a length ; good third. Tile Handicap Hurdle Race, of 5 soya each, with 30 added, was won by Mr. Daley's Black Swan, 5 yrs, 9$ 121 b (W. White), beatin g; M r . Shirley's Noveli s t, age d, 9$ (Nigt.tingall), second, ' and five ()there. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. WIMBLEDON AND CROYDON. A speci.Al meeting of this company was held yesterday at Fendali's Hotel, Palace-yard, to consider the propriety Of c ing the forfeiture of certain shares, Mr. IV. Reed in the chair. _ The CHAIRMAN explained the object of the meeting. Certain persons had taken more shares tha❑ they could pay the calls on, and consequently they remain in arrear. The ,hares had been forfeited by the dii ectors on the 13th of February, and it remained for the meeting to confirm that forfeiture. Persons connected with the Stock Ex change had expressed their surprise that so cheap and iPeful a railway as this would be should zemain at its present position in the market. The line would be opened on the 2d of July next, and would cost about B,GOO/. a mile. He concluded by moving formal reso lutions declaring the forfeiture of 880 shares, upon which the first, second, and third calls remained unpaid, and aiuthoriaing the directors to sell or otherwise dispose of the mem in such way as they might deem expedient. The resolutions we're passed unanimously, and the Foceedingc-eoncludca wither vote of thanks to the chair man. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLN- SHIRE. The adjourned half -yearly meeting of this com pany took place yesterday, at the Palatine Hotel, Manchester ; Mr. T.ll, Barker, of Sheffield, one of the directors, presiding. The chairman said he believed the progress of the company's bills to bo perfectly satisfac tory, but the position of the Parliamentary business did not yet enable the directors to make a definite report to the shareholders upon them, for which purpose the last meeting had been adjourned, Mr. Williamsithought it was very hard upon the old proprietors that they should suffer whilst preference shareholders were quarrelling among themselves. The meeting was then further ad journed to the 25th May, when it was expected that the necessary meeting under the Wharncliffe order could also take place. GREAT WESTERN OF CANADA. At a general meeting of shareholders in this compsny, held in Canada on the 13th ult,, a dividend of three per cent, on the stock for the half-year ending Jan. 31 was declared. The dividend would have been at the rate of 7 per cent, per annum had it not been for the appropria tion of 9,1251. to the sinking fund fur redeeming the loan from Government. The meeting agreed to post pone the payment of the dividend, but the English di rectors had previously advised an immediate payment of a cad' dividend, warrants for which will be issued as soon as adviees have been received from the other side. The traffic for the week ending March 16 was 7,430/. sterling. GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Mareh 25, 1855 £18,054 19 8 Corresponding ding week last year 17,022 15 11 LANOA.SHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffie re turn for the week ending April 1, 1855 £18,003 18 9 Corresponding week last year 17,533 5 0 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending April 1, 1855 £4,341 9 3 Corresponding week last year 3,810 4 0 Increase in 1855 . £s3l 5 3 GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffie re• turn for the week ending March 31, 1855 £4,849 3 2 Corresponding week last year 5,472 10.11 Decrease in 1555“, tt tt £623 7 9 WINTER CRUISING IN LAKE MICHIGAN. UNPRECEDENTED EXPOSURE. (Front the Chicago Press, Eeb. 17.) We have received a call from Captain Easson, of the now famous little sloop Lady Ann, which entered the har bour last Thursday, after having been a castaway in the lake for almost a month. There may be many who will call the captain's exposure of his life to save so small a craft only a piece of fool-hardiness, which success only saves from most hearty condemstation. But we have imbibed a certain amount of respect for his daring, and experienced a degree of interest in the details of his efforts, which others will be ready to share with us when they are acquainted with the circumstances. He !is one of those ambitious, active, intrepid, generous, independent men, as often found among American sailors as anywhere else, and who, if they do not succeed in the world, fail not through lack of effort or desert. All that he was worth in the world was in that little sloop, and he could not patiently endure to sit down by a winter fire, even at the side of a fond young wife, and let the ele ments set him back several years in the struggle of life, without fighting a desperate battle with them. Moreover, lie felt a love for the hard-looking, flat-bottomed, diminutive craft, that landsmen rennet understand, and they need not try. He declares that she is the ea -iest managed, freest, fastest, staunchest, prettie.t little craft afloat ! In the memorable storm of Sunday, Jan. 21, when strong buildings rocked like a tree top, and the snow was piled into mountains on land, the sloop Lady Ann ap peared off our harbour, having on board Captain Easson and three men. She could not make the piers, and came to anchor, 'where she was soon surrounded by ice, which kept clown the sea, and she rode well all day. In the night the wind suddenly changed to the west, driving the ice toward the opposite shore of the lake. The anchor and cable of the sloop held on well, and would probably have stood through, but Durkee's dredge broke from its fastenings, went out before the gale, and drifted directly upon the sloop, parting her cable in an instant. " Now for it, men," shouted the captain, "make all sail ; we must catch the ice, work through it if we can, and try our best to make the Michigan shore before it does." Away bounded the sloop over the mighty billows. The wind was right to keep her steadily head to the seas, and she went over them like a bird. The captain has no language to describe the wildness and grandeur of that night voyage —neither have we. The sloop fairly seemed to stand upon her bow and stern in ascending and descending each mountain wave. There was nothing for the four men to do. The helm was lashed, and on, right on, the vessel flew,the play• thing of the demons of the storm. She reached the ice, keeping all sail set she passed rapidly through it, but its landward edge reached the shore while she was yet some miles out, so all hope of Harbour was aban doned; by the crew, When the ice became securely lodged they easily escaped over it, leaving the good sloop Lady Ann for the storm spirits to frolic with at will. For several days the sloop passed hither and thither about the head of the lake, and at last lodged in the ice about ten miles from shore, New Buffalo, where the cap tain was yet resting, as if inviting him to " come aboard." He accepted the challenge, prevailing upon twd men to accompany him. They were actuated less by the hope of pecuniary reward than the desire to per form a great feat and to help a shipmate. The sloop was lodged in a field of ice, between which and the field lodged upon the shore intervened an open water about ten miles wide. Hastily constructing a light skiff, and putting it on runners, the three men s acted with a month's provisions to reach the sloop, The wind was south and warm when they drew their boat over the ice and launched it in the clear water. They had rowed about half the distance when the weather suddenly changed to intense cold. Bravely they rowed on. The ice began to form rapidly around their frail skiff. Their progress was slow. The cold grew more intense. The ice made faster. The wind came into the north-east and blew a gale. Night came on. They could move their boat no more in any direc tion, and they were yet a mile from the vessel. In an open boat; ten feet by four, its sides only a few inches above the water, with no protection against the cold bat their ordinary clothing, these three men stared one another in the face as the darkness came upon them. Capt. Easson never gave up, whatever may have been his thoughts or fears. One of his companions, over come with the terror of their situation, lay down in his boat, and cursed his own folly. The other kept up a better courage. Captain Easson had in his pocket a bottle of brandy ; he knew just how to use it. Drinking none himself, that he might exercise a better control over himself and his companions, he gave them from tithe to time just enough to animate them, and there, in that little space, he kept them boxing and scuffling about with him to keep them and himself from freezing to death. The wind increased in fury, and drove the out ward field of ice towards the shore, breaking up the thin ice around them, and piling the cakes one upon another, and driving them sometimes over their little boat, as well as under it. The frail thing was often nearly crushed. Once a mass of ice drove under one side, nearly turning the boat over. As quick as thought Captain Easson and one of the men jumped together upon the upper edge of the boat, the force or the con cussion breaking the ice and saving thein from instant destruction. Daylight dawned upon them and soon after they drifted up to the ice on the shore, over which they escaped to the land, with only their feet frozen. Capt. Easson could prevail upon no one at New Buf falo to make another effort to reach the sloop, so be re luctantly went down to the shore, took a good long fare well look at her single mast, pointing upward among the icebergs, with his pennant still flying, and then hurried away by the railway to his home at Racine. But the last look at that gallant little sloop, and the thought of her waiting for him to come and save her, still haunted him. He found among the venturous spirits wintering at that port a sailor named Horace Van Doozen, who heard his story with interest, caight his spirit, and offered to join him in a cruise on the Lady Ann. They kept their project a secret, the one from his wife and the other from his sweetheart, and going to New Buffalo, laid in their supplies, dragged them over the ice to the vessel, and entered upon their uncertahi dreary voyage. Their stock of supplies consisted of flour, salt, a song book, meat, matches, coffee, brandy, a Bible, a pack of cards, and a fiddle, Easson, when he cannot possibly do anything else, can set, horsehair aid catgut together by the ears, so as to bring out " Devil's Dream," " Fisher's Hornpipe," and other similar melodies, in a a manner that would almost wake the dead. Having established themselves on board, these two. adventurers cut away the ice from the sides of the sloop, and patiently waited for "something to turn up." Soon after going aboard they drifted out of sight of land, and l;fe became monotonous. They soon exhausted their in ventive powers in any variety of cookery they could pro duce from their assortment of edibles. Whenever they emerged into clear water, they would make all sail to wards Racine; or, if it was only a little clear spot, they would sail around in a circle for the fun of it, until the ice closed in on them again. They made a note of each day as it passed, that they might not forget when Sun day came, so that they could run up a flag, put away the cards, song-book, and fiddle, and bring out their Bible. One day they passed near Durfee's dredge, lifted entirely out of water by the ice, but right side up, and unbroken. On another, they saw what they supposed to be the sloop Ole Bull, out of Milwaukee. Last Tuesday they judged they were nearly opposite Racine, but could not get near the shore tor the ice. They began to feel at this time a sense of separation from the world by no means agreeable. They had grown tired of all their means of diversions. The elements were pre paring a new excitement for them. Tuaidey night a vio lent norsh-east wind set in. They made sail before the wind, sometimes drifting with the ice, then pounding and crushing through it, and then finding clear water and good sailing again. Their situation was enough to drive courage out of anybody. When in the ice it seemed as if they must be crushed, but they would remember that the sloop had double sides. When in clear water bounding en before the gale in the darkness, they could not tell but they were driving on to an iceberg that would shatter their vessel like an egg shell. Wednes day mornieg they heard the cars' whistle at Waukegan. Soon after they emerged from the ice into clear water near the shore, and thinking they saw a spot where they could beach the vessel and save themselves, they steered for it. When within about five rods of the sun posed beach, they discovered that it was lodged ice. Death seemed sitting there waiting for them. They re solved to give him the slip. The sloop was put shoi's about. Right bravely did she work off into the lake again. The storm increased. The prospect for the two men was dark enough. The shore was lined with ice every where, and vaxt fields of it were closing rapidiy down upon them. Van Doozen brought the cards on deck, hove them overboard, and would have sent the fiddle after them, but for the earnest remonstrance of its owner. - The song-book was thrown into the stove, and the Bible was frequently consulted. The captain steered, as near as he could, in the direction of Chicago ; and about noon, emerging from a field of ice, he found himself right close to the harbour. He had no anchor, and the ice world not let him come to the piers. He could not endure the thought of tieing so near safety and yet be lost. What should he do for an anchor! sudden suggestion. A. piece of cable was still on board. Making_ it into a coil, and lashing it well together , hema novelde a line fast to it, and lowered it overboard. This anchor held the sloop while the ice slowly drifted past. The two men took courage. It was something to look to the land and see human beings watching them with apparent interest. Night came on again. A dark and stormy night. Cold, too. No lights yeeredis played about the piers to guide or cheer them. " "Is it possible 1" thought they, Where is the lighthouse keeper ? We were seen here all day. Will not he, will no one put out a beacon fur our benefit ?" The darkness answered "No !" The lights of the city disappeared one after another, and nothing relieved the gloom of their situation. So near a great city were they that they could hear its heart beat, and its tongues tell the hours, and yet not one finger raised to help them ! A Government lighthouse keeper asleep in a comfortable house, and no light for mariners wrestling with a storm I Two Government lifeboats securely housed, and no one to launch them for the rescue of the two men ! Suddenly the wind hauled. "Now is our time," said the two men together. Quickly cutting the line which held the sloop, they made sail for the entrance to the railroad basin. "it was dark as tar," says the captain, in telling his story. " I steered boldly for the break water, against which the sea broke heavily. I could see nothing, so I ateered by sound. I could hear the breakers all along except at one point, and there I judged was the opening to the basin. If I bit it, I was safe ; if I missed it, there wasmo hope more. It was a desperate case, but I, was tired of un cer t a i n ti es. We neared the breakwater. Van held the helm, and I stood by the jib-sheet. The roar grew deafening As we drew Wooer 4 I grew confused for a moment and thought it was all roar--all breakwater, no opening at all, that I had mis judged. On we came. "Thank God ! boy, we are in the basin,' I cried, and if I ever was thankful to Him, or hope to be, I was at that minute. We had neither of us slept for three days and nights." PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COIVI- PANIES' STOUR. From the Official List: PUBLISHED EVERY TUEIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1855. GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. Dividend , Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Sham. — British • I4s.d.Xs.d. • • •• •• .... —••— 1 Ditto Provincial •• .. 71. ' ,20 0 .1 20 0 0 20 Brighton ••••..•• •• ~ U. 120 0 0 0 0 14 City of London .. •• .. 4. Os 100 0 0 150 5 0 Continental (3d Cap.)... 4/. Os. 'f 0 0 0 43 10 0 -- Equitable ••••.. • • 21. 16s. 50 0 0 all 294 Great Central .....• • 7i Po' cent 10 0 0 all 11 it Imperial ...• ........ 10. & , )onus 50 0 0 all 103 Independent . .... .... 0/. 40 0 0 119 London .. ...... .. .... 50 0 0 99 1)o., Pail. Preference 6:, per cent. 25 0 0 ~ 25 Pceix . •• .......... ,! pe' cent. 60 0 0 50 0 0 2i . % Ra'xiiiT —. . ....... 51. 100 0 0 90 0 0 70 United General ...... 1/. ss. .50 0 0 all 20 Westminster i hartered 5:, per cent. 50 0 0 „ 39% Dil.to, New ........ 51. per cent. 53 0 0 10 ; 0 WATER-WORKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. f per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. — X A. d. X a. d. East London Grand Junction .....• 4'. per cat 50 0 0 all 683 y Kent.... • 4/. per cnt. 100 0 0 78 Lambeth ...... •• •• New River Company 21.105. Southwark &Vauxhall 'SL per cnt. 100 0 0 . 8930 West Middlesex .• • • DOCKS. Dividend Artivint Name of Company. per of raid. Price. . Annum. Share. --- X s. d. X s. d. Commercial ...• ...... E. pr cent. Stock. Stock. East and West Lidia.. 6/. pr ,ent. Stock. East Country 2os. per. sh. --••— London ... • Ditto Bonds 4l. per cent. St. Katharine outhampton Victoria ..• 5l. per cent. 20 0 0 12 0 0 ' BRIDGhI DI :!clencl Amo, tut Name or Company. per or ' Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. X s. d. Hungerfofd .......... 12 So..ithwayx ...... •... 100 • 0 0 ,-- DL:o New o" iii n.c. 70s. per cent. 50 0 0 Waieooo ..... .... •• .. 100 0 0 —3% Di.i.o 0 d Ann. of 81. 11. 14s. Bd. 60 0 0 Ditto Nw diti.o or 71. •1/. 10s. 4d. 40 0 0 -- Vauxhall ............ 16s. 70 10 3 23 • JOINT-8 Mal( BANKS. D.v!i e:id Aso gin: Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. &sale. ' X s. 0. 4 s. O. Australasia........... 201. per cent. 40 0 0 all SO Bi. Itish North American ;1. per cent. 50 0 0 ~ 63% 'Commercial of London. Cl. per cent. 'OO 0 0 20 0 0 Colonial .............. 4/. per cent,. 'OO 0 0 25 0 0 lonian. ............... 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 Lond. Char. Bk. of Ans. 20 0 0 all 0 20% London and County .. 121. per cent. 60 0 0 20 0 0 35%, Londn and Westminstr 166. per cent. iOO 0 0 20 0 0 41% Loudon Joint-Stock... 101. per cent. 40 0 0 10 0 0 27% Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. I _oo 0 0 25 0 0 49% Dii,lo, New. • ....... 81. per cent. 10 0 0 all _ Nat:o.tal or Ireland.... 41. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 Nat. frovincial of Eng. j 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 33 0 0 Diti:o, New ........ i 8 i. per cent. 20 0 0 13 0 0 o:lental Bank Corpora. , !ill. p. ct.&bs. 25 0 0 all Swill Australia .. .... ;14 n ct.& 53. 25 0 0 „ 39 Union or Australia.... 30 . per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 66% Ditto .............. V/. pe , * cent. '2 10 0 Union of London ..... 101. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 Union of itladrid ..... 40 0 0 all Hun erf0kt........... - - - 12 'Day when rna-1, ko From vet at Wi'',,'' So.tiliwayte ...... •... - 100 •0 0 .-- - COUNTRIES in General Post- Port ' (la' ~ cl, Ditto Nevi o 7 i;i .3.. e. 70s. per cent. 50 0 0 _ - Office, London.* Dispatch, • E:: 'O," Wale' 100 ..... .... •• - - 100 0 0 -3% - .------ . :40) Di.io 0d A TIP .of 83. 11. 14s. Bd. 60 0 0 - Ditto Nw ditto of 71. ,17. 10s. 4.d. 40 0 0 - - Imerica(byltrit.pack)N Every Friday ... Liverpool lEaci' Vauxhall ...... „ .... 16s. 70 10 3 - 23 America. thy United Sts. packet) ...... ....N ••••• • • • • • Liverpool iklacll 28 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. • America (by U. States packet) ..........N ••'•.• •• • •1 ISo3outhampton Divu. e2d Ar.,:k.in:, - Australia (via South- Name of Company. per oI Paid. Price. ampton) .. .. ...... M Ann am. Share. Ditto (via Marseilles) N .fiouvtehranoo.l3lo 24 - ertia £ a. 0. £ s. d. Elope) ............N ..... ••.. • •1 ... Unc 8 Australasia........... 201. per cent. 40 0 0 all so Africa (West Coast) ...N 23di of the moo .11 ..iplyroooth .. Apr-- , B. .109 h North American 4. per cent. 50 0 0 k, 63% Alexandria.......... Nl3, 9, 24, &30 of m.:D6ver ...... "Commercial of London. Cl. per cent. 'OO 0 0 20 0 0 ___ Alexandria........ .. 3114th & 20th of moo. !Southampton *Colonial .............. 4/. per 100 ilith of the montii 8,,,u/Lumpte,e/ T0nkan................ 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Belgium .......... ..N 'Daily Loud. Char. Bk. of Aus. - 20 0 0 all 0 20% •••••• • • • • • • !Dover ......IPAiI.T 16 Uraztl .............. Id 9th of the month.. SoUttuall. tell 'AP'''. London and County .. 121. per cent. 60 0 0 20 0 0 35 %, Buenos Ayres ........Ml9th of the month.. s,kkk t /mot rk •on 1.1010 Loudn and Westminstr 16/.. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 41% Capeof Good Hope ..N Various ports Ull" Loudon Joint-Stock... 101. per cent. 40 0 0 10 0 0 27% Cape of Good Hope ..N Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 49% Cape de Verds ......N 9th of the monn Southampton Dian, New. • ....... 81. per cent. 10 0 0 all - Ceylon (see India) . Nat:oual oi' Ireland.... 41. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 - Ceylon .......• ......N TlL'ai Nat. frovincial of Eng. 1 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 33 0 0 --Channel Isles ........N blon.,Wed.,tarid. Southampton 'fu Ditto, New ...... - / 8/. per cent. 20 0 0 13 0 0 - Cht1i................ AI id & 17th of tnontl .Southampton h 9 o.leotal Rank Corpora. , !IR p. ct.&bs. 25 0 0 all - Cilium,.... . Once a month ....1 . Mare Swill Australia ...... 111 p ct.& hs. 25 0 0 „ 39 Constantinople ......z. 8,13, i 8,23,&28 .31 111 DoYer .. •• • • Unice,. of Australia.... 30 . per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 66% Constkultinopie ......., 4th St 20th of mon. iflonthamptoi. __, edtal • Ditto .............. 311. pe'• cent. - 2lO 0 - Cont: of Europe M& N fwice daily ...... Dover .... • • IN"c mwieed3" Union of London ..... 101. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - Egypt (see India) Union of Madrid ..... - 40 0 0 all - France . ..... -M& N 1 Twice daily._ Dover .... • - 6 r.libraltar .. • . .Yl4, 7,17, 20, 27 of et.;)Southamp ton April i Greece4,razrny touw(r (see .... India) C.b NALS. 1 ....DiNii/T2nades&daly7th of mon.,ScutNamptio, April .4 • Dividend , • lavannah ...... .... ii 2nd of the 1 Names of <,. Diviklend p,., Names of ;ISouthatnpei. APrIl er Compat,es. A , per Price Cortipanies. -. .: AnPn . Price. ' (lolland ............M Daily.- .......... Dov„ .. ~ „. '1,,.1.:1 m 'Art anm. in Findodnat3ll,lLondon ..... donduras 5l 17th of the month. Southamptik A Pr" i ---- - - - India (vlaSouthampt.)sl Ith & 2Gth of mon. plymouth ••1 £ 1 1 £ E India (via Marseilles)l3l 9th&2sth of month Dover ......I . A shim &Okdh 98 V. e. et. i .L-.-.., gaedesfield. 100 21. 103. 51% lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, &27 of mon Dover.... •• ~,011/ Barnsley.. • •1k tikf' - - Neat!). ..• •• • • 100 16t 150 , Ireland ~ ......M & N Twice daily .. Holyhead ...../r`c".i 6 Britate&Abrgrisol V. 60 Oxford. .. . 100 13'. 107 ' bi5b0n.............. td7, 9, 17, &270 f in Southampton Apr' Birmingham 1 /I'ol 41. 92 Peak Forest. 78 5, Os. 86. Madeira ............51 9th of the month Southampton „16 Coventry.... CO 257. 209 Regent's '• .. $0 l 15 ' 'dadaira ............. N 23d of month • • Derby ••• - lea. 61. 84 Rochdale.... 85 1/. 10s. 60 kfalta (see India) -larch 2° EPsmre&Chs. un'23A p. et. - Somrset Coal 1401 - ~ - idalta ............ A 3, (8, &28 of mon. Dove: .... • • GramlT :nct-a1 03 A/._ kr. et. 50 Do. Lk Fil.t 121 - - Ifauritius (see India) 1 Do., 6 pr.Ct.l .0 6/. v. e;;. 13 :Rail &Wore 140' 281. 425 Wauritius ..........N 14th of the month rand Surrey 'OOl 2... 103. 48 Shrewsbury.. 1 125 - Mexico ............sf,2nd of the month Southampton April 1 Naples .............N sth_ls,2sthormon.lDover ...... G- and Union 100 IL cs 12% Stott thrld ge.. 145 121. 285 New Granada..sl 2d &Ikth of th 'Southampton .13. Kennt & Avn' f. 9 61. Od. - ••• event' 21. 28 ertill Larcaster .. 100 - - Wye Bali.) 28 Zealand ..........IBy orivate skips Various p pat. 1111 c L 20 Leeds &L v. p 100 251. - Warwick & Papal States ........N .3thltith2thno-nen. Dover ...... Leicester .... 100 6'. 59 Birming. i 2 100 Peninsula .... Ml7thi7th27thofiron. SoUthampton , Peru 5l bi A 27th of mon. Southampton _lff Leicsir &Nth C 3 41. 28% Warwick & 1 2L 10 Port Natal NBy private ship_ Various ports- up ces. - Lo.r.,lThorogh ."l 701. , 575 Nopton.. j 100 Monmoatlish 'OO - - worestr & i 78 2d. _ Sicily .... .. ....Nlsth ttkth2htholmon, Dover ...... 25 Tuscany ............NI stlllsth2sthormon. Dover ... Mo.gmerysh 'OO - - Birm:ng.• - Aleltnltiw 'it y 'OO, - - Wilts & Brks --10 s. Od. 4% Venezuela ..........14 2d& 17th of month Southampton April I Van Diemen's Lan d (se, Australia) .......... INSURANCE COMPANIES. West Indies ........m :id& 17th ot month •Southamptonk prii 1 Southampton) ikprll D. , . loetki Arno _nt ..-- Name o: Company. per o! Paid. Pece. Nr,en any of these dates fall on a Sunday, the mail , . wilt ne de: Aililora. Sivtc. snatched u 1 the following, day, with the exc e pti an o f th e Ind i a Vi; , -oethairp,,or),ard the Malta, both of whi c h w ill b e despatched 01 .- - -- -- - •- .£ s. 0. :£ s. e. preceding day. Albkin .... • • .... •• .. al. 'Os, 500 C 0 50 0 0 - Alliance Brit. and rot'. 7?. 1 1 9.60,/x... 100 0 0 11 0 0 17% • Duo 2.lmine... .... ;1. 1 1.c.:4 bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 56% TVIAD AND IFEATRE.I? REPORT . Anchor .............. 6 per ce it. 5 0 1 0 0 - Atlas .. segos !.hie ....... .... 4'. rter C.1:1 . .. !00 0 0 !'5 0 0 - • British Commercial .. 'is. 60. 50 , 0 0 5 0 0 7 Stations. Course_of Wind. WEDNESDAY' State of Weather. Cleriel.Med.& Gen. Life spe (..;. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Coanty .............. 1/. MO o 0 10 o 0 - Greenwich ..- N.E Overcast. c• - owq ......,....... 17,„ Od 50 0 0 50 0 17% Lothbury .. E. Eagle Equity and Law...... 41.6 per cem. 100 0 0 50 0 5% Maryport . General ........ 61 50 0 if - 5 % Sheffield N.E , Rain.. APRIL 4. Globe ... - .... 5 6... per cent. Stock. „ 122% Stoke-on-Trent ... N.W Cloudy. Guardian, ............ 5 1 . per cent. 160 0 0 45 0 0 54% WhitehaV en N . E Fine-Cloud Imperial Fire......... 1:1). per cent iOO 0 0 50 0 0 - L ancas t er 4 • N.E y. Fine Imperial Life Fine-Frost. Marine.... arlue.... 1,3 s & 3/. 100 0 0 20 0 0 64. - - N s Law Fire ............ .s.s•• 23. bs. 100 0 0 2-10 0 4% , Leeds Law Ltfe... •......... - 100 0 0 10 0 0 56 Leicester W Rain, Le,-;a1 and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 5% Nottingham London - Derby N London - , h1p... - Leamington ..... ~. N.E. Marine......... • • •... 18s. shore 100 0 0 18 o o - .. Unsettled. Med.lnviii& Gen. Life 4' i. per CL 50 0 0 2 0 0 3% Holyhead Dublin S.W Cl ou d y. .. Illnerya .... Monarch .. ••. - ...... - 500 100 - Liverpool Ni ,ional Loon Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - S o uth amp t on N. Rain. i Palladium L;:e... - P ortsmouth N.W. Pelican .... -•• •• .... - - - :- Poole race six - - - - Pi oCessional Life•• • ... 5/. per cent. 5 0 010 0 % Winchfield.... ..... E.. Provident Life........ 1/. ss. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -39 Cambridge N.E 5 3 0 010 0 72,, S ji h a r g e n w e s!r . : .. : ... ::: I S si. :W N. w. . .. , Cloudy. Rock Life ........ .... ss. Rain. Poyal Exchange ...... 6/. p ct. & bs. Stock, all Very fine. Sun The ...... 6/ 10s. - y 9 -- • Brighton N.E Cloudy. D , '.,0 Life .. . 11 10s - 91 - Lowestoft .......... E. Uni:eo Kingdom .... 41. p et &bs. _2O 0 0 4 0 0 - Univetsal Lite ........ 27. ss. per sh. HO 0 0 10 o o - Boston N.E. Cloudy. Vic•erlaLtte .. . 5/. per cent._ - 412 6 558 Great Grimsby ... E. -- Bristol N. MISCELLANEOUS. Plymouth. Exebr i ...... ...... N. Frost. Dlylecnd . Amo.tut. , Name of Company. per of Paid' -, P 4 Gloucester ' N.E. Cl ou d y . , Anr um. 8 tare. --ce ' Cardiff N.W Unsettled. - - _ Swansea W ' Fine. e2r . , 50 0.35.d.X, s. , . Haverfordwest timoolif • Assam Tea •• .. •• .... 5/. AOO2O 0 0 - I psw i c h tustrallan A i rierlturl • 5tari........ 2 % per i . 1s . ':, 100 0 0 0 17 10 0 35% - - Harwich S.E. • Aasi rattan Trust .... Gt. per c ent. - 25 0- 0 - - Yarmouth. S.E. kris:Julio - a Royal `Lail •./.. 10 0- 0 all - York k , iglo-Maxican Mint.. it. 10s. 10 0 0 all _ Edinburgh W...... Blit!sh Amsrican Land 151. - 49 0 0 57 Sunderland S.W Fine. Caneoa ....... •• •• .. Q. pe - _-e l',;. 100 0 0 32 10 0 119% Berwick S.W Fine. ‘ „ Do. 5 per ten: Bonds 5/. ner cen;,„ - , - - Scarborough - - 109% y. Ilty Navisoflon P on d s - Whitby 15% Hull N. Cloudy. - - Frec,r l c 'telegr a ph .. 7 per cent. 25 0 0 22 0 0N.E......... Fine. • D; i' o•• .•, .. _ _ - _ Dundee Equitabl - - e Peversionry 51pr. cent. iOO 0 0 .100 0 0 - Perth DiZt o l':ew ....., . - 50 0017 10 0 - Aberdeen (len. Peyers. &Invest. sn.c. & bs, 'C3 0 0 100 0 0 - Glasgow N.E - - Cloudy. Gen.SteamNavigation iC p. et. 15 0 0 14 0 0 - Darlington W Cloudy. Itudsofs 8ay........ Stock. --- N.E. Overcast. Flunser•orcl .......... 21. ss. 100 0 0 ;.00 0 0 --- Tonbridge London Institution ... - - - - Strood N. Partially cloud'''. London Reversionary 1% per cent. 15 0 0 all .- Dover Russell Intritat!on.... - - 12 10 0 -,• Pelea's Pate , ttCond. Co 10f. ner len t 20 0 0 17 10 0 - - f lie s Reversionary Int. Soc. 4';l. pr Len:. 100 0 0 100 0 0 - SURLY SENTIMENTS.-No woman drinks beer °p' : 4 - 1 r Royal \tail Steam.... 41. p. share. 100 0060 0 0 63% own accord-she is always " ordered" to drink ...,,, o. Soith Australian..... U. per cent 25 0 0 all - perience is a pocket compass that a fool never thin 0 . Tkus:, and Loan Corn,. 1:1„)_ier Canada .... -- - . - i - - consulting until he has lost his way. An ugly b 3,0 0, .... __ SURLY SENTIMENTS.—No woman drinks beer ° own accord--she is always " ordered" t o d r i n k it , f of perience is a pocket compass that a fool never tbieks ie r i , consulting until he has lost his way. A n ug ly bah 0 0 1 an impossibility. When a man has the headache , t hat says " it's the salmon," you may safely conclude et he has been " drinking like a fish." The mo d friendship becomes a tax , it's sing u l ar, at every call it makes, how very few persons it finds at b ° ' — —Punch. LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. Diyidenc. Amoan2. Name of Company. per o Paid. Price. Arnim. Share. X s. d. s. d.. 0 0 2 18 0 2 2 / 10 0s s British Linen Com,any per 1.000 0 ,00 'CO 3 0 Rank of Scotland ..•• Per • Ca l e d o nian Bank ..... S per cent. 10 0 0 210 0 3'. 17s City ot -asgow Bank s'. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 10/ 16s Cl • 3 p cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 11 15 s lal Bank •• 7.. per cen' . 5 0 0 0 .00 0' 0 20310 s Eastern Bank.. •• •• •• 6/ • per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 19117 s yclesmmercdale Bank .... . Edinb. & Glasgow •• 1. p cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 11.11 s Exchange Bnlio:Sco;.;.. National Bank ...... pe - : cent. 100 0 0 '0) 0 0 16510 s Northof scotiand Bank bt le' cen2 20 0 0 210 0 41. lOS Royal Bank o7S coil. 5.. per cent:. 100, 0 0 .00 0 0 1251 0 Union Bank of Scot. Gt. n cen . 'OO 0 0 50 0 0 90/ -Os Western Bank •• 71. le- cen% 50 0 0 50 0 0 15/ Os alliance Fire and Life.. 13!4..a: eel/ 100 e 0 11 0 0 17110 s British Guarantee .... If. pe7 10 0 0 2 0 0 11. 5s Caledonian Fire Insur. cen'i. IGO 0 0 10 0 0 251 Os City of Glasgow Life . 6.. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 4/. lls Colonial Life 5.. pa! cent. t.O 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 . 5s Edinburgh ire Insur • c„ ner cam.. 100 0 0 15 0 0 26110 s Eng. & Scot, Lam cer. t. 50 0 0 3 5 0 41. Is LiCe Assoc. of Sca...e.rd 6/. nor cent. 10 0 0 110 0 5 Os National Fire and Life 6/. pe*cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. 17s 6cotilsh Un'on Insrn e . North British Incur... 71. - ,)er cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 341 Os ,41: pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 ,I`. lOs standard Ma) • • 511 per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 ,201 Os United Den. Assur ance 5/. per cen t. 10 0 0 1 0 0 f , B.IRTEIS. OP A SON. On the 2d inst., at Langley, Slough, the wife of CV ta l IL W. Gordon, now in the Crimea. • Or A DAUGHTER. On the 4th inst., a t Cl apham -park, the wife of Fred° Parhary, Esq. , ch lo B, MARRIED. 0 10' On the 3d inst., at St. P ancras Ch urc h, Wm. Ni oldest son of Robert Rogers, Esq., of Camden-road c ull of to Elizabeth, younge4 daughter of J. Henshall, Es c r' Camden -road Villas. of!, Oa the 29th ult., at St. George's Church, Hanover-oThol Colonel J. J. Holies, 25th Regiment (the gilds ü b to Borderers), t o J ane , w id ow o f M a j or W m. O ' Conn or, , of the same Regiment. _..../: DIED. 1 .1 tit' On the 2d inst., at Black R oc k, near B r i g hton, - --e Geo Franklyn, R th .N. ori ci O rge n the 3d inst., Rev. Oliver W a lf or d, M.A., S ec Master of Charterhouse School, aged 41. „,,call s : At 3, Vesy-place, Mo n k s t own, I relan d , F. a 41 ' env , land, of 2, Philpot-lane , city, and 1, Cornwall . cr eoc Camden New-town, London. 0 o E f On the 2d inst., J o h n H enry Heller,s late rig cl• V CRYSTAL PALACE.—SHILLING DAY.—April 4.—Ad missions on payment, 1,017 ; ditto by season tickets, 320.—Tatal, 1,337. THE FOUNDERING AT SEA OF THE HENDRIK HUDSON. —Tee Hendrik Hudson, Smith, sailed from New York on +he 7th uit., for London, and foundered at sea on the 12th. Capt. Smith, his wife, and crew, with the excep tion of two seamen, who were lost, were picked up and carried to Philadelphia ; she had no passengers, but a cargo of 1,000 tons of guano. She was about 13 years old, 823 tons register, built by Jacob A. Westervelt, and owned by Messrs. Griswold, Morgan, and Wiley. She had lately been thoroughly overhauled and repaired, and was considered in all respects a first-class ship. The vessel and freight money are nearly all or quite covered by insurance in Wall-street, New York. SUDDEN DEATH OF A MILITARY OFFICER.—A few days ago, at Manchester, Major Ffarington, of the 51st Regiment, fell down in the bar rac k y ar d and exp:red Y0 1 : 71 ' a`moit instantly. The cause of d ( a th was the rupt ure o f LONDON: Printed and Publishod by MURD O 11; a blood vessel near the heart. Flo had but recently p ut . of No. 112, strand, Printer, at The Sun °fam I ` l e, . tir chased his majority, his com m i ss ion bearing d a t e 1 3th St ra nd, in the Preeinet o f th e S avoy , i n the 0 .011 "" of February last, I 2,Liddlesex l Thursday ' April 0,11360. the Chambers to the Queen, aged 45. On the 3d inst., at Crown-bill, Norwood, William v" Esq., aged 72. : sss ll ' On the 27th u lt ., at 40 , U pper Bedford-place, - square, Richard C. Carpenter, Esq., aged 43. wart; On the 6th o f F e b., a t Al e pp o , N at h an i e l Wm. d'l Esq., Consul in Syria for H. B.PE's Government, egt ff. 0 P On the 18th u lt. at Alexandria Egypt, Wallis ' pc . ' Buchan an , E sq ., late of the 92d Highlanders, second the late Carrick Buchanan, Esq., of Drumpellier• shire, Scotland, aged 28. COUNTRY 414.11:.gETAS. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET—APRIL 3 There were in the market to-day, l a f;acks oatmeal, ea° weighing 2801bs imperial, which sold thus :-8 at 24. 2, 1 7 at 2/. is Od, and 0 at 0/. Os. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET-- APRIL 3- There was a large supply of straw of all descriptions i° the market. The prices to-day were as follow : Oat straw, from 9s 6d to 103 Gd per Icemple of 16 stone... trop ; wheat do., 9s Od to lOs 6d ; barlaff do., 8s Od to 93 04 Hay from lld to 13d ; n e w ditto, Od to Od per stone. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET—APRIL 2. , Oatmeal, per sack -of 2801bs 1 First. 1 Second. I TWA: imperial Barleymeal, per ditto - Peasemeal, per ditto Flour, per ditto ' —a Od —a Od ---8 ( '- ‘ 1 I Pot-barley, per ditto D ÜBLIN—Armr, 3. There was a firmer feeling at our corn .market to - c l3l l than for some weeks. Wheat and b ar l e y f th , ly supPo' , t , e , 4 the currencies of t•Friday, and o .ts were again :id t 0 „ dearer. Indian corn dull, but not lower. In consequence. of Good Friday occurring this week, n o mar k e t will till this day se'nnight. White woe: t, 39 • CI to 42s Od ; red ditto, 36s to le °.; barley, 13 6d to 18s 9d ; oa,s, 13s 6d to 153 Od ; rage? , ` , ll 27s Od to 28s Gd per b_l; oatm ea l, 14s 6d to 16s 6(1 ; ba flour, •12s 6d to 203 Od per cwt ; Indian c o rn , 43 s Od. to au per 430105. COAL MARK Prices of Coal per ton at t :ET.-APRIL 4. le close of tho market. s. d. Buddle W. Hartley 2O 0 s . a 22 0 e Davison's West Hartley 20 1 Lambton 24 aastiug's Hartley l9 • Pensh er 21 a ; liolywell.. .20 1 1 , Plummer 22 0 North Percy Hartley _lB Russell's Hetton ........ _. 9 Pelton Main 17 0 South Hetton .... i . ........ .NI 6' Tanfield l7 3 Stewart's 22 21i 6 Tanfield Moor Butes 17 . Whitwell Walker Primrose .........16 0 Cass el) 2l 6 ' 0 Grey's West Hartley ...:19 3 Heugh Hall 22 3 Wylam 19 o,South Hartlepool ...... .. . 2 9 20 Virallsend, &c. 'South Kelloe 22 6 Acorn Close 2l o,T ees Keaton Wallsend, &c. ° Northumberland l9 6 Bi rc h grove G ra i go l a .. ....25 0 Riddell 2O 0 Derwentwater Hartley. 2 9 : Wharneliffe 20 0 Skiborwe u M er thyr ..... •` 6 Hatton Kepler Grange 21 0 Haswell 21 EsEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the Generai FOS." ciT ay the night—and M by the morning—despatch.)