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ogrhk-dfiti , 46•*-. 1 ,C 1 SUN OFFICE, o'clock. EPSOM RACES• (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEORAPII•) GREAT METROPOLITAN. FANDANG0............. ................................. C0RCE8U5.................................................. Sixteen ran. Betting.-9 to 2 agst Pharsalas, 7to 1 agst Redlands, 7 to 1 agst Fandango, 12 to 1 agst Corcobus. TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES. Flyaway Sugar Cane, TRIAL STAKES. Sob erz liospodar CITY AND SUBURBAN. Ireland's Eye Quince Noisy Twenty ran. IMPE MA L PAR LIAM ENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE PATRIOTIC FUND. The Earl of ALBEMARLE begged leave t.) ask the President of the Council whether her Majesty's Govern ment had received any despatch from the Governor- General of Canada relative to the contribution of a certain tribe of Indians towards the patriotic fund ? Out of the evils that have attended this dreadful war this good has Leen obtained—that it has created a general , sympathy throughout the country amongst all c asses of her Alnjestyhi subjects in favour of the wives and families of our bravo soldiers and sailors fighLing the betties in the Crimea. ((Tear, hear.) Thu enormous sum of 1,000,000/. has already been made up. Amongst the contrihntors towards the fund were the adult criminals of the London Reformatory . Institution, who, not having any money cf their own, applied for permission to abstain ~cgo, the meat that was allowed them in the course of one day, .in order that the value might be a lied to . the fund. (Hear, hear.) Re understood that the sum of 1001. wai made up by the Rd Indians from their wigwams, at a meeting which took place on the 4th of this month. lle wishe t ► ask whether any notice of the fact had been sent home to the Government here by the Governor-General of Gina& ? Earl GRANVILLE said that he . W not received tiny information of the fact, but he would make inquiry into the subject. THE LAW OF PARTNERSHIP. The Earl of DERBY asked the Government whether it was their intention during the present ses- , ion to in troduce a measure for the'ainendment of the law of part nership ; and if so, at what time it was pro bable that such a measure would be introduced ? His reasons for a •king the question were these:—lt was known that there was at the present moment a prospect of a considerable deficiency in the supply of materiale for the manufacture of paper, and two proposi tions bad been brought forward for the purpose of meeting the deficiency. A Mr. Sharp bad writ ten upon the subject, communicating some very important facts. From the statements of that gentleman it appeared that the fibrous plants in the West India Islands could be most extensively used, and on one estate alone in Denierara, 160,000 plantains could be cut down, which would yield 250,000 tons of material out of which paper could be manufactured, but which now was allowed to waite. (The noble earl here produced several specimens of paper manufactured from this material, which he handed to the Marquis of Lansdowne, who appeared to examine them with great interest.) Now, the existing law relating to partnership, and t'e granting of charters was calculated to prevent the invest►uent of capital in such speculations as those to which he had referred, and he wished to know the intentions of her Majesty's Government on the subject. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY said that a bill was in preparation to amend the law relating to part nership, and he hoped it would remove the evil com plained.of. It would not be brought forward prior to the Easter Recess. After the presentation •of a few petitions for the vipur ous prosecution of the war, E4rl GRANVILLE said that it was the intention of the Government to move the adjournment of the house for the Easter 11..!cess from Friday week until the fol lowing Monday fortnight. - • Their lordships then adjourned. SOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the Chair at four o'clock, when there being only 30 members present, the hr use stood adjourned until to-morrow. ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL COM- MITTEE.-(THIS DAY.) (Continued from, our first edition.) Dr. Smith.—Examination continued by Mr. Layard. —He thought Miss Nightingale and her staff of nurses bad effected much good, and he had received reports to that effect. Mr. Wreford superseded Mr. Ward as pur veyor. He had served in the Peninsula in a similar ca pacity, and about ten years ago was sent out to orga nise a medical department for the Turkish army. He was between 60 and 65 years of age. He had sent home reports complaining of the utter impossibility of making supplies with the requisite despatch and rep lathy, in order to meet the demands which pressed upon him. The purveyor was responsible for keeping the hospitals clear. kr. Layard—A.ssuming then for a moment that the hospital was in a dirty state, and you were called upon to punish some person for allowing that state of things to exist, whom should you punish ? Dr. Smith—The purveyor, if I found he had not done his duty. (Laughter.) Mr. Ellice—lf the purveyor had not done his duty in this respect, I take it that the medical officer might re port him to the commandant, and he would heve autho rity to remove him Dr. Smith—The commandant could not dismiss him, but he might place i t im under arrest, with a view to subsequent inquiry into his conduct, and might ap point a substitute to act in the meanwhile. All tlle winter clothing was submittal to him before it was sent out. Steps were takes respecting winter cloth ing as early as May last year. He was not aware that the troops were without clothing in November. He thought he might safely say that there was a quantity of flannel and other warm clothing beyond the ordinary issue to the army on board the Prince when she was lost off Breaklava. He had had no specific or official reports relative to the inefficiency of clothing amongst the troops. The reports of Dr. Hall stated time after time that there was abundance of clothing at Dalaklava, which would have saved many valuable lives could it have been got up to the camp. He had heard no complaints of the want of provision for the reception of the sick and wounded on their arrival at home, nor of the state of the hospital at Ports mouth. He did not think the latter could be complained of—as it was a new hospital, and was admirably managed. No alteration in his position as the head of the army medical department bad been occasioned by the amalgamation of the two offices of Secretary at War and Minister for War, with the excep tion that he had to address only cue department instead of the two. By r. Drummond—Nearly double the number of medical men had been sent out with the Crimean ex pedition tha n had ever accompanied any army previ ous l y reports out from this country. He had received successful operations upon the wounded by th ose A c o e f a th r e s, e. which were highly grati fying to him, considering he e ire kn n e istanees under which they were performed ; va l e that the perform ttthhee surgeon was perform ance of some of these operations patient, lying himself on his knees in the m u d, and upon the ground, wa4, notwitlistandbiy,„antl„B,uof a racter which could not be excelled cha- London, with every professional appliance around him. Mr. Drummond —Have you heard lately that it would . be well if you would resign your office Dr. Smith—l was informed that my health was bre a k. ing, and I consulted a physic'an, who told me I had better wait until I had all opportunity of making my statement before the committee. The physician recom mended me to resign as soon 519 I had given my evidence. Mr. Drummond—Have you received official notice to that effect from your superiors Dr. Smith—l was told that the medical department of the army was intended to be rc-organised, and I was told in what Way that re-organisation was to be effected. I therefore said that I must retire from the position I held as soon as the proposed change was carried out. That was the only hint I had on the subject. General Peel—l think you E tat , , , d on Tuesday that the various departments had acted most liberally since the commencement of the war ? Dr. Smith—Yes. By Colonel Lindsay—The Government hal been put to an expense of nearly 100,0001. for medicine and medi cal comfortg, namely, 9,000/. before the breaking out of the war and 90,0001. mince. The committee a liaurned at a few minutes before four until to-morrow. The Rev. S. G. Osborne will be the Brat wham called. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. ( From the Mork: A 9 Herald of yesterday.) - - Lord Lyndlurst's lucid and masterly statement Vast night on the policy of Prussia, and her position with reference to the negotiations going forward at Vienna, goes a long way towards setting both in lan intelligible light, and towards disembarrassing the whole question, of the perplexities in which it has been the study of the Cabinets of Berlin and St. Petersburg to involve it. There can be no doubt that the position of Frederick William, ever since the Western alliance has been consummated, and those powers committed to a war with Russia, has been, to a man of his irresolute temper, one of . the most painful, we might almost say intoler able, that can well be conceived. His sympathies, add those of his Court, are, and ever will be, Rus sianz 'while those of the decided majority of his people are against the grinding despotism, of which they are sufficiently near to witness the effects, and so far as they'understand it, they go with a policy which aims at the repression of an overgrown power, whose influence on the councils of their Sovereign they have long regarded with deep aversion and ill-concealed impatience. The King of Prussia doeS not possess. the strength of will to overbear the public opinion of his people. The memory of '4B is ever present with him. He dare not pronounce for the Czar ; and the moral influence exercised by the late Emperor of Russia —the influence that the resolute ever possess over the "infirm of purpose," held him a loof from the overtures so frequently made to the Court of Berlin to pronounce in favour of the Western policy. Hence the apparent shuffling and vacillation of Prussia in the events of the last two years, which has placed .her at a disadvantage she cannot redeem, and has ended in her isolation at this remarkable and eventful juncture. The position of Prussia at the peace of 1815 was sufficiently strong to have insured her against the condition of vassalage to which her Government has been reduced by the oppressive influence of Prussia has been rising iu importance and in power ever since Frederick had left the impress of fns great genius upon the military organisation and her internal polity. He found her little advanced from that congeries of unsettled communities, called Prussia, which the close of the 30 years' war .had brought together in a corner of Europe. He left her a flourishing and powerful kingdom; but he resigned his sceptre to irresolute, if not to faithless, hands. The armies of the French. Republic and tit the empire had ovel . run Europe. A league was formed to arrest the progress of Napoleon in the third year of the pre:Sent century.. Prussia was invited to join it on terms alike safe and honour able ; but, instead of giving in her adhesion with promptitude and decision, she ad , pted that unsa tisfactory and evasive policy which ended then, as it has now, in her being abandoned by the confe derated powers. She had then the temerity to declare war against France, and to advance to the conflict single-handed ; but_ the battle of Jena taught her a lesson to be remembered, and opened the gates of her capital to the French army. The consequences of her weakness and presumption were yet too fresh to be forgotten when, in 1 814, she was once snore and for the last time invited to join the league which overthrew Napoleon, and procured a lasting peace, and for her services Prussia was rewarded with Saxony as an apanage, together with a share of the ancient kingdom of Poland. We cannot help thinking that Prussia got better out of the last European struggle than she bad a right to expect ; and it is but truth-to say she hay devoted the interval of a long peace to the improve ment of her internal condition, and to extending and perfecting her military power. It is said she can bring 300,000 fighting men into the field, and she does not want commanders of high reputation in their profession. Such is the condition of a power that is content to be the vassal of the Czar of Muscovy, and by a course of policy every way unworthy of an independent state has been ejected from the community of the groat powers now re presented at Vienna. _ _ _ With that perfect command of the subject, which characterises his treatment of every topic he deals with, Lord Lyndhurst last night reviewed the policy of Prussia in reference to the great con tinental crisis which we are rapidly approach ing, and pointed out the weakness and danger of admitting to the Vienna Conference a repre sentative of a state whose Government is radi cally opposed to the policy and purposes of the Western powers. Prussia Cl.ll have no business at the Vienna Conference except to embarrass the negotiations, or, if the opportunity offered, to be tray those interests we are concerned to protect to the death. The adhesion of Prussia to the WeA- I ern alliance would be a more treacherous gain even than that of Austria, for the Emperor is i)ouutl by no ties of consanguinity to the House of Romanoft nor has the Russian influence ever been so com pletely dominant in Vienna as at Berlin. The i:o -lation, therefore, of Prussia is, izud , : , :r existing cir cumstances, every way desirable—it is the result of her own timid and insincere councils. The real intentions of the Government of Frederick William have been slowly and painfully developed, but they are no longer a mystery now. The Government has been labouring all along in the interest of the Czar, and .has used its influence to bring over the majority of the states in the Germanic Confedera tion. If it has not succeeded, the fault is uct with the Cabinet of Berlin. Let that Cabinet take a lesson from the events of 1803 and 1806. " His tory is the philosophy that teacheth by ex ample." The confusion which attended a faith less and presumptuous policy once may over take such a policy again. The conference is not likely to be mere successful, in our judgment, than the last as3emby of " repre sentatives" at the same place ; but at all events they are saved the trouble of answering the objec tions of a power in the interest of Russia, and the danger of reckoning upon a dispassionate judgment when they would, in fact, be conferring with an ad herent of the enemy. For all these reasons, we are persuaded the absence of Prussia from the Conference, and the open declaration of her Govern ment for the Czar, will save endless complications, and narrow the issue to be tried before all Europe; but let the councillors and Court of Berlin know that for all these thing 3 there is a fierce popular power in Prussia that will bring them and the Royal vassal to a dread account. (From the Daily Il'etc3 of yesterday.) Lord Lyndhurst is a great artist in his way. It is the old punctilious way of deliberative discus sion ; classical in its apparent simpli c ity an d di rec t ness of ostensible purpose ; in clearness reachinc , almost to perfection ; but sometimes cold, and often narrow in the scope of its eloquentlogic. According to the terms of the notice given by the ex-Chancellor in the House of Lords, nothing more was intended by him than to direct attention to the past and present position of Prussia with reference to the Eastern question. Everybody knows, however, that these are the conventional terms in which Par liamentary warning is clothed, whenever the spirit of admonition moves some independent member of either house to give the Ministers of the Crown the benefit of his thoughts, in the shape of a public lec ture. Conventionalities apart, it may perhaps be said with truth that it is the attention of the public oat of doors rather than that of the faltering and finessing politicians who assemble to listen on the occasion, that the Legislative Tribune seeks to direct and fasten upon the subject he has in hand. No man understands the tribunitian arts batter than Lord Lyndhurst. In the course of his long and varied career there are few of the great springs of national emotion which he has not touched with power, and with effect. Sectarian feelings, preju dices of race, personal antipathies, party passions— there are none of the deep impulses that govern political men that he has not by turns appealed to; sometimes in the tone of lofty yet persuasive depre cation; sometimes in order that he might fan them into flame. But it is curious to observe how, upon all occasions, the texture and hue of his singular style are the same. It is singular for its seeming simplicity to the eye of the superficial—singular for its real subtlety to the judgment of the dis cerning. Every great speech of Lord Lyndhurst's that we can recall might be described as a mere narrative of facts, a consecutive statement of de tails, a careful enunciation of particulars seldom recondite, and for the most part undisputed and indisputable. Yet herein lies the master-power of the man, which may be defined as being the craft of concatenation. Every item in the amusing ac count is placed in the position where its value ins enh ance d extrinsically b y that wh i ch preceded i t an d that whi c h is to follow it. In dramatising the facts h e has to deal with, : Lord Lyndhurst seldom allows himselflticheantcvrhich is the advocate's as well as the With a great ego poet's foreshorteneye to with reference to time and place. the political picturesque, he can at with the chronology of circum stancesinterveningna: space that lies between and the keep ; and in . the ample altered sentiments and motives view all that chiaroscuro of omission could tend to qualify or man --for assuredly' he the impression he desires to produce. in thepower of address- The speech delivered last ni g ht i n the House of by this ariv a Ti o n r d a e u rf e u q l old iLselsrictlshobi ing a great assembly at the ago of ei g ht y y ears will be nrkurally read with no little interest abroad as well as at home. Age has not furrowed with a wrinkle that gifted mind. For upwards of an h our, without a pause, a hesitation , or aninaccuracy of phrase, Lord Lyndhurst held enchained the atten tion of the Peers while he recited the diplomatic history of Prussia during the last year and a half. immiiiloll 111MG.mmoimil THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING ; MARCH, 22 , 1555. THE AUSTRALIAN LAND AND MINING COMPANIES. It was like a piece of Sallust, something of imagt7 native colouring being perhaps wanting. The pre cise object was not very distinctly avowed, unless wo take the expression towards the close as some indication of the immediate purpose, in which the inveterate veteran expressed his earnest hope that under no circumstances shall we place any confi dence in the Prussian Government. But it is im possible not to see that the tendency, and we fear we must add the manifest intention, of this elabo rate invective, is to widen the alienation already unhappily subsisting between this country and the chief state of Northern Germany. The incidental profession of a desire to discriminate between the country and the court, the people and the King of .Prussia, is not sufficient to blunt the edge of the polished sarcasms in which the noble and learned oiatOr thought fit to indulge at the historical expense of Prussia. Far be it from us to palliate or justify the political sills of our neigh bour iu past times ; but aro we ourselves na tionally so free from all that we should wantonly challenge invidious reproaches and recriminations ? To what good purpose can it tend to rake together on the floor of 'Parliament the records of every mis deed committed by a neighbour with whom we have, after - all, so many points of congenial sentiment and interest as Prussia ? It is plain enough, we think, from the draft address agreed to by a com mittee of the Second Chamber at Berlin, within the last few days, that the representatives of the nation I, an not insensible' to the European duties we ask I them to perform. But, if wo would stimulate their generous impulses, and strengthen their liberal in . ten ticrns, we must not forget that theyare Prussians, or trifle with their national susceptibility and pride. To what purpose other than that of unmixed mis chief is it that a man who has filled for thirty years the great position of Lord Lyndhurst in this country should amuse the British Senate with sardonic cavils at Frederick the Second's title to be • called the Great ? ' Napoleon has often, and justly, been lta l y, H reproached ui, g Hungary, ry f , o r a despoiling iki po Poland ana thehav have n hero'stomb othi ng w h o a f t the sword with which ho won so many victories, of which every Prussian is proud. We own we think it a paltrier theft to try to make away with the epithet with which national history has invested the name of that celebrated man. Still emptier, idler, and, we must say in all honesty, more unjus tifiable, is the reckless stroke upon the death-bell of Poland. We are as ready as most men to grapple with that subject whenever we have reason to be lieve that any party or any statesman in this coun try is prepared to enter noon it resolutely, honestly, and practically. But we look with feelings we had rather not be forced to express upon-the use of Poland's victim name, for the mere rhetorical pur pose of the hour, by mer: who have never in their lives devoted a serious thought to the rescue or re demption of the Polish people. Lord Lyndhurst has more than once been a Minister of the. Crown : dd he ever while in that capacity do, or try ts do, any act for the resuscitation of Poland? Beside the years he spent in the House of Commons, he has for eight-and-twenty years occupied a distin guishedplace in the House of • Lords : did ho ever originate any substantive proceeding on behalf of that injured land during all that time ? For our part we shudder as we look back and think how the sufferings and the hopes of the Poles hare been traded on and trifled with by poli ticians amongst. us of every * degree. In our view it is a very solemn thing to excite ex pectations in the unfortunate which there is no reasonable certainty of seeing realised ; and a very cruel and cowardly thing . to resort to the too ready discontent of an oppressed community when we happen to be at war with their oppressor, unless we arc prepared to' stand by those whom we stimu late to arm along with us. Above all, we aro com pelled to ask what is the meaning, where is the sincerity, of observations like those we have re ferred to, while the whole course of our present foreign policy confessedly turns upon an Austrian alliance 'I -.As if to mark the, hollowness of aristo cratic professions of sympathy for what are called " oppressed nationalities," it so happened that at the very time Lord Lyndhurst was speaking in the House of Peers, Lord Palmerston, in the IlouSe of Commons, was formally repudiating cert a i n ex pressions attributed to Sir IL Peel on the occasion of his reelection the other day for Tamworth. A question on' the subject having been put by Lord Wm. Graham, the Prime Minister thought fit to state that the Austrian Government had the best reasons for knowing that tho Cabinet of England were far from desiring or countenancing any projects for the disturbance of the Austrian empire, whether in Hun gary or elsewhere ; and that the only light in which they could ever contemplate the revival of questions regarding Poland would be that in which the Ger man Powers might possibly some day be led spon taneously to originate- them. In other words l ' over to expect from our lordly rulers that have been or that are. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. SOUTH WALES CIRCUIT.—SWANSIA, MARCH 20. William Hopkim, described as a haulier, aged 21, was indicted for felociously killing and slaying one David Meredith. The prisoner bore the marks of extensive and recent injuries by fire, his head and hands being en veloped with bandages. Mr. Grove, Q.C., and Mr. D. T. Evans conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Gifford defended the prisoner. This case was remarkable as an endeavour, under the imperfect state of the law as it now exists, to protect the lives of colliers and often working in coalepit , , by punishment of negligence, and with the purpose of in ducing greater care and caution amongst the woekmen . than they exercise at present. It appeared by the evi dence that the prisoner was a haulier, in •the employ of Messrs. 'Wayne, the proprietors of the °win bath Cel iiery, near - Aberdare, and the deceased was a miner working in that colliery. On former occasions explo sions of fire-damp had occurred'in the same pit, and it clearly appeared that the ventilation was in a very un ratiefactory and insufficient state. On the morning' of the Bth of February laat, the fireman, on going through the underesround workings, found that a considerable quantity of fire-damp had accumulated at a spot called " Hopkins's heading," and he set up a mandril, which was a well-recognised sign denoting danger, -to notify to the men Who would in due course have to work there that day that they must he caution'. Pre vious to his descending the pit in the mornieg, the fire man and a cutter severally warned the prisoner thee, as he would have to work in the dangeeous quarter, he • must use a Davy lamp, and be careful not to take off the case or bead of the lamp. A lamp was given to him, and lie male one journey for trains to the spot, in Hopkins's headings where the colliers were at work, without accident. Oil his second journey for trams, just as he reached the furthest stall in the danecrous heading, the gai took fire, and an explosion followed, which killed one Thomas Morgan (71 boy echo accompanied the pri soner to open and shut Vie doors wed for ventilation), and the deceased David Meredith, and severely buret several editors. as well as the prisoner himself. Oee of the witnesses swore to having seen the fire flash from the direction of the prisoner's lamp, and ;mother proved an admission by the Prisoner that, he fired it ; whilst a policeman gave a statement made by the prisoner, that " if he were te die that minute he could not say whether the gas fired from his own lamp or from that of Thomas Morgan, who accnmpsnied him, and who was killed by the explosion. The prisoner's lamp-top was founf, after the. explosion, in his jscket-pneket, without the lamp, from which an inference was offered that the pri soner's lamp was unprotectsd by the wire shea',ll, which insures safety, et the time of the accident. Ho stated that be dropped the lamp in.makinie his way to the ly,ttom of:the shaft. The la'nps of all the other persons orsing at or near the spot were tetrad to .he secured in. peeper condition. Evidence was given that the deceased eas seen with his clothes on fire, and that he died from the injuries he receive) in the explosion. The jury, without the summing of the judge, retuined a verdict of not guilty, socompanyMg it with severe cen sure upon the proprietors of the colliery for their cul pa,ble negligence in not providing sufficient ventilation, but permitting men to work from clay to day in a highly &Nereus, an I explosive, and unhealthy atmo sphere of fire-damp. The prisoner Was then indicted on the coroner's ie quisition for the manslaughter of Thomas Morgan, at the same time and place. Mr D. T. Evans, with whom was Mr. N. Ward, on the advice of the learned judge, and with the concur rence of the prosecutor, said that after the result of the former tried, he would offer no evidence for the proeecu tion. A verdict of Not Guilty was therefore taken, and the prisoner was discharged. Subjoined are the statements of the advises brought by the Argo to the various Australian land' and mining companies PEEL RIVER. "The directors have received advices from their gene ral superintendent up to the 29th of December. The land, which had been leased to the Cordillera Company, and upon which 1,4570 z. of gold had been raised during ton months, was delivered over to the Peel River Com pany's general superintendent on the 19th of .December last. The sheep-shearing having been finished, the wool was in courso of ehip•nent. The clip from 52,000 sheep was cont tined in 300 bales—•gross weight of wool, 999 cwt. MONEY FOR THE WAR. (From, the Derbyshire Courier.) What the country wants, and what Mr. Glad stone never gave, is a clear and distinct iutimatioa of what Government intend* to do to raise the large sums already required, and possibly the still larger sums which may be necessary for the war. Lord Aberdeen's ministry made the fatal mistake of adopting half measures in everything connected with the war. Government was too slow and too late in all its proceedings. They were slow to go to war at all, when it was evident that we could not otherwise secure honourable terms from Russia. Then when we did go to war all active hostilities seemed to hang fire. It was plain that Lord Aberdeen and his colleagues expeCted to " patch up" a pace with the Czar. Now, the con sequences of this paltry, wretched policy ex tended to the financial measures of the late Admi nistration. Mr. Gladstone, hoping that the ex penses of the war would be trifling, made no ade quate provision for the enormous expenditure we have already incurred. In fact, he did not even make any settled plan for procuring the requisite funds. It is purely ridiculous to suppose that the industry of the country can raise the whole amount of the war expenditure by increased annual taxa tion. Yet this appears to have been Mr. Glad stone's first idea. And then came his half measure of a loan in reality under the name of Exchequer bonds. Just one of those distinctions without a differenu, for which Mr. Gladstone is so famous, and on which his reputation as . a statesman has been wrecked. Under existing circumstances, the country ought to be obliged to Lord Monteaglo for bringing this subject before the notice of Parliament. Let us know what financial measures are intended. "If," said his lordship on Tuesday, " Government thought it best to raise the money required by annual taxa tion, let them act on that principle, and propose measures to Parliament for that purpose. If, on the contrary, they thought it best to resort to a loan, they ought to go boldly and openly into the market, and make the best largain they could." Gladstone did neither the one nor the other. His system has been neither bold nor cpen ; a sys tem of subterfuge and expedient ; a system of living from hand to mouth, drawing accommoda tion bills, and renewing them as they became due. This, as every private merchant and trader knows, is the most expensive and ruinous system which can possibly be adopted. "With respect to the Exchequer bonds," said Lord Derby, "no debt, it was said, would be created ; but just as well might a young gentleman, spending double his income, and raising money by bills, and taking them up as they fell due by other bills, put himself forward as a man of prudence and frugality. The late Chan cellor of the Exchequer did nothing more nor less —be issued bills at a certain number of years' date, and when the time arrived for paying or renewing them, in either case une j eunswarted a practi cal addition to the debt of the country." So far from the expenses being defrayed out of the taxes imposed, " It turned out," said Lord Grey in tho sarno debate, "that what between Exche quer-bills which were to have been paid off, but which were removed, and the Exchequer-bonds which were issued, and which, as it had been said, were neither more nor less than bills at four years' date, while the Government were professing to in cur no debt at all, they were placing upon the country the burden of a debt the exact amount of which ho could not state, but which he believed would reach, if it did not exceed, 7,000,0001." • We have always believed and stated that the financial mismanagement of the late Administra t ion was on a par with the rest of their weak and incapable policy. We warn the new Chancellor of the Exchequer that if he treads in the steps of his predecessor, the dissatisfaction of the country will be general, and his tenure of office will be short. The esti mated expenses for the army, navy, ordnance, and transport service are now stated as under : Original estimate, ISSI-5 Activ:l charga, 3351-5 Estimato now framed for 1855-6 217,621,312 27,15,,031 37,427,000 Now two things are certain : first, that this enormous amount cannot be raised by the increase of taxation, especially considering the depressed state of trade. Secondly, that let it be raised how it may, whether by terminable annuities—which we think the better plan—or by a direct loan, it will be raised, as everything, else has been done in connection with this unfortunate war, too late. We shall have to raise money on much worse terms, in consequence of Mr. Gladstone's misman agc!nent. And we hope the country will have an opportunity of ascertaining how many hundred thousand pounds they have paid for the late Chan subtile, metaphysical financial crochets. WESTERN CIROTJIT. 7 -EXETER, MARCH 20. TVillium, lloopci• was indicted for not eroviding proper food and lodging for his apprentice, Thomas Madge, and , for ill-using him, 80 that his life was in danger, or that he had been permanently injured. Mr. Coleridge and Mr. Lopes conducted the prosecu tion, and Mr. Carter defended the prisoner. The prosecutors were the corporation of the poor of Exeter, under the 14th arid 15th Victoria, cap. 11, sec.l. From the evidence it appeared that Madge was ap prenticed to the prisoner as a shoemaker. He went there on trial for six weeks, and during that time there was no complaint of the treatment, and then Madge wes bound apprentice. He sometimes bad fried potatoes and bacon for breakfast ; he sometimes had bread, not midc-and water ; be had nothing to drink but, water. In the first month he had meat for dinner; they had tea between 6 and 7, and sometimes bread and butter, as much as he could eat. He bad no suppAe He was treated as one of the family. A change was made, and then he had Scotch oatmeal at all his meals. He had his meals in the workshop, where there was no fire, but his master and the children had their meals in the kitchen. He had no bread, and slept with the children in the workshop. He was not allowed to come down stairs except to light the fire ; he was kept at work till twelve at night ; he was locked in the workshop ; he had not been to church since Christmas ; he slept at the foot of the children's bed ; there was not a tub, or basin, or any utensil in the room. He relieved nature on the floor, and then his master beat him with a strap. Upon one occasion h• dirtied the bed, and then his master thi - ew a bucket cf water o•er him ; the snow was on the ground, and he was naked. It was between 6 and 7in the morning. He remained naked half an hour, and his master after wards flogged him with a strap, pulled his nose, and took a piece of skin off. About 11 o'clock his master gave him another strapping. He beat him twice that day -12 or 13 cuts. He used to go round and receive money fir his master, and spent three-half-pence at different times to buy cakes with. He did so because he was starving. His master found this out, and gave him a good thrashing for it with a strap. For two or three days he had not any food but what the neighbours gave him. He was never allowed to go to the fire, lie had a broken chilblain. A Mrs. Brommell washed hiS feet, and that was the only time they were washed. Had never had but one pair of stockings. His shirt and per son were dirty. The master threw the water over him to clean him, and then he brought him a clean shirt. In his cross-examination the boy said there was a privy, to which he might have gone. His mater had given him copies to write and verses to learn from the Bible. His master had complained to Mrs. Trump of his dirty habits. Had said that his master and mistress had been kind to him, and that he bad enough to eat. Had gone to church twice a day while he was on trial. Was allowed to go to the privy by day, and sometimes by night. All this coming to the ears of the corporation a surgeon was called in. Mr. Warr4n, the surgeon, stated that he was the sur geon of the workhouse ; first saw the boy on the 13th of February. He was very thin, appeared much reduced from some cause or other ; his feet were in a very dirty state. There were three or four stripes on his hack, which had been recently inflicted ; the skin was broken; they appeared to have been made with a iAtrap. There was no disease. He attributed the emaciated Etat() of his body to the want of food. Ordered him some wa►rm bread and milk, and actLrwards gave him better diet. He was no/ considerably improved ; he had gained much in weight. Gave him arrowroot and full diet. A leg of mutton and potatoes would not at tint have been proper diet. His feet had not been washed for months. Did not see any chilblains on his feet. There was no injury permanently to affeet,his health. For the prisoner several witnesses were 'called, who stated that they bad frequently been at his house, and had seen Madgo having his meals with the family, and they never saw anything like ill-treatment. The jury fund the prisoner guilty of neglecting to provide Thomas Madge with necessary food and cloth ing, and he was sentenced to four months' imprisonment with hard labour. MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—DEnny, MAUR 20. CROWN COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Coleridge.) Eliza Beastall, aged 34, a domestic servant, was in dicted for the wilful murder of her iofint male child at Barton-Blount, in this county. Mr. Bodkin conducted the prosecution. The prisoner was defended by Mr. W. H. Adams. It appeared that the prisoner, who was living as cook in the service of a family a t arton-Blount, was deli vered of a child on the night of the 25th of October last, and that the body of that child was afterwards found concealed in a hamper in the cellar. It was wrapped in an apron, the string of which was fastened round the child's throat. Two surgeons examined the • body, and they entertained no. doubt that the child had been born alive, and that its death had teen occasioned by suffocation, after its vital powers bad been consider ably weakened by loss of blood. They thought it pro bable, however, that the mother mi g ht h ave suppose d i t to be dead at the time whoa she wrapped it in the apron and put it In the hamper. The learned judge, in summing up, alverted to this part of the evidence, and told the jury that if they should be of opinion that the prisoner caused the death of the child by what she did in attempting to conceal the birth, she would be guilty of manslaughter, although she might have supposed that the child was deal. The jury found the prisoner guilty of manslaughter, and she was sentenced to two years' imprisonment witk hard labour. She was sobbing hysterically during the greater part of the trial, and two or ernes went off into fits, which completely interrupted the proceedings. Mr. Baron Alderson disposed of the remaining causes in the course of the day, and afterwards proceeded to try r rison ors. Mr. Commissioner Bilguy also assisted the judges by trying prisoners in the grand jury -room. PO LICE 1 N TEL L 1 GE NCB. MARLDOROUGMSTREET.-00 Saturday a -well dressed young woman, evidently recently from the cow:- try, entered the court, and, in a state of great agita tion, begged the:assistance of tho magi6trate, Mr. Hard wick, under these circumstances : She said she had just been desertod and left destittzto by a foreigner, to whom she was married, but who had, as she had discovered, another wife living in Germany. This desertion was the more cruel, because he had car ried off her whole stock of clothes, except those she stood upright ir, and articles of jewellery, together of t , le value of 801. She was thus literally washout a chilling to - get a meal with, or shelter for the night. ➢ir. 7 liardwick asked her if she kn..rx where he had gran e to ? The applicant said she did .not, but she hoped, with tile assistance of a cmstablt , , to be able to trace him. The pasrticulars of her case were these :—She had a goad busines ar, Liverpool.. She became a . :quainted with a German muiinan, who toll her ho was a single man, and induced her to marry him. She kept her husband In idleness for many muatias, wld she was induced at last .to part with her business, and to come to London with he lon an cpgagem)nt at one of the public int* tutionP. Lart week she was informed by one of ber hilsband's countrymen that her husband was a married man, and had one if not inure wives in Germany. As soon as slid saw her husband she asked him if the mation she had receved was current. Her husband did not deny it, and after a night spent in re proaches, he went away in the morning, carrying with him the whole of -her property. What redress had she for these injuries? Mr. Hardwick feared she had no substantial redress as the law stood. If legally married, the huiband might carry off her property, and leave her destitute—the only remedy being an application through the parish authori ties to him for subsistence, which seldom extended be yond the miserable pittance of a few shillings weekly. If the man was not her husband, by reason of a previous marriage, then she could not charge him with robbery until she had established the offence of bigamy an im possibility in her case, as she had no funds to defray the large expenses of bringing witnesses from Germany. The applicant then lelt the court apparently wild with distress. _ _ On Monday a German, named SablOtney, applied for a warrant against a female who had threatened to stib him. Mr. Bingham granted the warrant; which subsequently turned out to be directed against the young woman who had applied on Saturday to Mr. Hardwick, and who had contrived to find out where her husband had gone to. Mr. Bingham, being informed of some of the features of the case, told the summoning officer Rebarts not to execute the warrant, but to have all the parLi. , :s before him the next day. On Tue,day Roharts informed Mr. Bingham that an arrangement had been come to between the parties. Mr. Bingham was glad of that, and directed the war rant to be dischargegL STATE OF TRADE. (Front the Manchester Guardian of yesterday.) MAXCIIEsTER, March - 20.—The barometer has again risen in the Liverpool cotton market. Good u.able Americans below " fair" are quoted fully d. to id. per lb. higher than on Friday last. It remains, to be seen whether or not this excitement is to be as short-lived as the last : we . meet with many prudent people who be lieve that it will run a similar course. This time, it is occasioned, not so much by European politic., as by the deficient supplies which ; have reached the Anerican ports. These show a falling off of 208,000 bales in com parison with the corresponding period of last year, nod not less than 185,000 as compared with 1852 53. It is certainly to be borne in mind that receipts were kept back: by the low state ,ef the trlbutaries of the great rivers. When they rise -supplies will come down ; but es:•:'. Sehroeder and Co. remerk—" Thus far we have. no prospect of a. rise," and they add, " from the main river almost all the cotton lai been received ;" while Mr. William Moir gives it as his opinion that" so large. a deficiency at this period of the season can - Seareelyebe retade up, especially as several Cf lour largest:C . "4es stea•ners haVe met with disasters by being snagged' ifs cons,quence of the low state of the river ; the whole crop, therefere, is not likely to rea •h the market this, season." From these f .cts, some correspondents • con 7 elude that the supply will not exceed, perhaps nit reach, 3,000,000 bales. Others, however, look for such an increase, with the swelling of the streams, as will give at least .3,200,000. It is generally expected hers that both extremes will prove' wrong. In Messrs. &breeder's tables it is shown that the stocks in the United States are altogether 379,846 bales less than at the same• time last year ; and if there is ground to expect, as appear: to be the case, that the entire crop ally not reach the ports, there would seem to be much reasc•n in the opinion of those who do not think we can have lower paces for the present, if our con sumption continue, as no, doubt it .will, undiminished. We give here. the current views of practical men on 'Change. The predominant convictien is, however, that the upward tendency in price should be followed with great caution by t' e consumers of cotton. To a large extent spinners have gone along with the movement in Liverpool ; demanding an advance of id. per lb, and for some articles even qd. To such demands there has been a fair response on the part of buyers, especially for Germany and Italy. In 20's and 30's water twist in the bundle, 24's warps, some kinds of ceps, and also some counts and descriptions of reeled mules, the market is certainly id. per lb. dearer to-day than it was last Fri day. For some few articles id. has been paid. Tuero are buyers, however, with orders in their hands; who will not execute themon such terms, because in their opinon the rise cannot be maintained. • Tile state of the goods department is a drag upon that of yarns. Goods do not improve. Last week the.y were scarcely steady in price, and although manufacturers show increased firmness to day, and f( r some things are asking a little more, they find no encouragement among buyers, who continue very much indisposed to operate. The India letters will come to hand to-night, but nothing good is expected in them. The Brazilian mail will also be received, ad vising, it ie anticipated, some further improvement in cotton fabrics. HALIFAX, March 17.—Our Piece Hall has been but slenderly attended to-day, and scarcely any goods have changed-hands. Wools and yarns are much the same as reported in our last. HUDDERSFIELD, March 20.—The market to-day has been flat, though there has been a goodly number of buyers, whose attention has been mainly confined to inquiries. The tone of improvement observable for the last two weeks has been somewhat interfered wills by the publication this morning of a circular by Messrs. Oldfield, Allan, and Co., of Huddersfield, a firm who have been engaged pretty extensively in the Australian trade, who state that in consequence of the non-arrival of remittances from Australia, and from pressure in other quarters, they are obliged to suspend payment, and to convene a meeting of their creditors for Saturday next. Their liabilities are reported at 40,0001. This failure has undoubtedly had a depressing influence upon the market, and the transactions have been by no means -numerous. Several large concerns are, however, busily engaged with army orders, and the workpeople are much better employed than they were a few weeks ago. INDIAN REGIMENTS FOR THE CRIMEA. (From the Madras Overland Ath,enceum.) The English in India have promptly availed themselves of the only means by which they can give more than the barren sympathy of words to their countrymen and allies in Europe ; but they have yet to perform the most ac ceptable service that may be rendered to the cause of na tions, Men are wanted even more than money • arms that can strike, more than hearts that will throb for free , dom. Ten thousand good swords are worth more than millions of sterling coin, even in the way of help, and there are no reasons why treble that number should not be sent forward. Thaeka to the heroism of the past, anti perhaps we are justified in adding—thanks to the enlightened counsels which guide the destinies of India at present—there is not t s he least danger of rebellion in the East, Tile peace of the country can be thoroughly preserved by the Native army, and, whilst we can spare above a dozen European regiments for the next cam paign, there is not the slightest doubt that in Sikh in fantry, Indian artillery, and Mussulman irregular horse, the four presidencies , can contribute at least twenty thousand men and 'a hundred guns, worthy to fight by the side of the renowned warriors of the Crimea. There are no better gunners in the world, whether for skill or bravery, than the company's artillerymen, European and native ; there is no idolatry more find or sincere than that which has taught the Hindocs to look on their cannon as household deities, and abide by them in life and death. The memory o£Sobraon and Chillianwallah is too recent that we should do more than merely advert to the strength which may he evoked from the iron bat talions of the Punjaub. It needs but an offer on the part of the Government, and 'crowds of the disbanded soldiers of Runjeet Singh would flick to our standard, willing to share, in any part of the universe, a harvest of perils and glories, with the men whom they are proud to acknowledge as their only masters in the art of war. Amongst the Mahoniedans of India five thousand men might be found, who, as light cavalry, fighting after their own native fashion, would be of incalculable service. Prafessing the same faith, and almost identical in feeling and !habits with the Turks, they would ex cite the emulation of the latter, and cement still stronger the ties of amity which now hind them to the English. And at the close of the war the native troops of all ranks would return home, sheen of half their prejudices, imbued with a deeper respect for the might of Europe, and feeling a real eenti men of loyalty to the Queen, who had employed and trusted them as freely as her native-born subjects. Henceforth there would' be an end to the bugbear of Russian invasion ; and in fighting for Turkey it would be. found that we bad done much towards securing the future peace of India. We could spare from Madras one regiment of cavalry, the 12th Lancers; three regiments of infantry, the 25th, 43d, and 74th Highlanders ; t No regiments of Europeans iu the Company's service, the Ist and 2d Light Infan try' , and two battalions of artillery. The whole of the above, forming a force of 890 sabres 4,000 bayonets, and 45 guns, and comprising' the whole of the Queen's troops serving in this presidency, might be withdrawn without the slightest danger to the public peace. Then there are the sth and 85th at the Mauritius, the 15th and 37th at Ceylon, every man of whom could be re placed by Indian sepoys. In Bombay there are the 10th Hussars, the Bth and 86th Regiments, which could be easily spared. Bengal has two regiments of cavalry, 14 full regiments of infantry-, besides the let battalion of the eoth Rifles, and nine battalions of foot artillery, out of whiCh an expeditionary force of 1,500 sal res, 6,000 infantry, and 55 guns, might be formed with the greatest ease ; the whole . making' a total of more than 20,000 European soldiers, able to compete with the fliwer of the British army in Turkey. We have eight regiments of Madras Light Cavalry, not a man of whom has a chence of seeing service in the geld, except out of the Presidency. At least 5-6ths of tlzem are Museulmans, and it may be readily concluded that they would willingly obey an order to embark fur the seat of war. Oat of the eighteen regiments of hie gular Cavalry in Thrgai;a, large number might be de clared Avai'!able arri it -we could only have a w en like Major Fytche paced in the military command of Pogue, and insure his prolonged existence, we esuld hold thet provinee with the aid at least of a single European regi ment, add a couple of Sepoy battalions. But there rue men enough ti be gleaned from the four presidencies, nod we are inclined to thi n k th a t th e hi g hest authorities intend tai let them go for werd. The Ilethi Gazette speaks of rumoured Movements of several Queen's regiments tc wards the coast, and it will square well with the policy of Lord Dalhousie to deftude India of European troops. He is anxious that the world at home should believe that the country is tranquil from love of British rule, and may be safely trusted to the defence of the native army. We sincerely hope that the event may flatter his self. love and give aid to our gallant countrymen. THE LATE DANIEL GHANA 541 OF MA NCHESTEB. be In The Sun, a few days ago, we briefly recorded ' gee death of this. gentieman, for more than 60 col s P b " - . connected with the cotton manufacture cf the Man e tee district, in the firm of William Grant and Brctherft. spinners and calico printers. The portraiture of "Ch et , ryble Brothers," in "Nicholas .Niekleby, dra! l by Mr. Dickens from the lives of William and D l !.. Grant, both of whom were extensively known for thelel kindly dispasitioi.s and munificent charities. Mr Grant was likewise known as a patron of the fine elef s i s y.stne, ct his collections of paintings at the house in and at Springside are extensive, and form art.of no trifling value. hale r John Grant, of Nutta,ll Hail (says the gao E h xulniner) is the only survive'. of Grant Brothers,of "Ao as long ranked amoneeet the merchant princes land. The charactetistics of the family were theatre ng; of their fraternal affection, their benevolence geigbed a gallerf rosity, and their success in business, w hich flirn r est them with the means of exercising a seemingly hospitality and munificence. -Their father Was 3 nOt farmer in Morayshire. A great flood carried encei tot only his catty and his corn, but the very soll' °f .,-ek iel ,b fa land leaving stones and gravel in its stead. The 1 1 4.• f ro m spirit of Grant would not stoop to ask assistance ler the wealthier members of his clan, and be . engeg e Tr „,%e- Self to conduct a drove of cattle ' to , the south. u" s ,. to pectin;as he was honest, h o l en t some of his" men who cheated him o u t o f it, an d not baring the n , j s e teel o° conveying himself back to th e Highlarvle, b° 3 'tte some humble employment at B u ry. At that tinicoo success of the Peels and Arkwrights had induce'l r . ch men to give high premiums to printers and drr-es take their sons as apprentices, and that claie °f ? e s t ] ; were found to be of little or . no use to their emP'Qr 'oho William Grant, then about fourteen sear s of ties 51 bad accompanied his father, had attracted the ,v a printer at Bury, who took him as an apprentin% ! j g his conduct confirmed th e goo d impression vib i° bad master had formed of him, and other calico printel,4 his their eyes upon him al one that woul d m• abed e e eed way. When his apprenticeship was out, the Peels of- t) concentrate their works, and offered him the ;0141 works at Ramsbottom. "I have no money to bug with," said the young man. "We will trust 9V'ocil i you will pay us by instalments," said they :th e ' 4 4 0 was made, and in a few years Willi p arn iev w j a o s in P °.€6l" till' t s ly be t of the tite deeds of his purchase. and this thriving. son had sent — for old Mrs. o daughter ; and the three sons D an iel, Jolts, an dI,1°,1:01, The three sons were taken into partnership %c 4 ' t., and their course was one of uninterrupted presr,Fu',t A friend of William's once asked him t° n - 0 2 1 : attributed their amazing success. The replY w a° „' ee 11 0 . a. sir, you see thae.we'were four brothers. 40 li e— E el" - word of disagreern.e - rit with each other anti.n.° a ll I \ 4 ' i te heartily together. for the common e 6 e l jaf care never. to - haVe. a- bid 'stick, for 'tclie n r . , - r i A t ' ,Oing hung in tile market-we. pushed it off, ex" ratu ° produce something better; and then, sir, 111°°e',1 ate money. When. we had eriow of risks at sea to '") se" fair average risk, we gave over marine inFtir°l'ol(ii saved 80,0001. in that way, for we had scarc e ' 1 0 IP losses. And then, sir, Providence blessed us / 11° more we gave away, sir, the more God vot tv• .11 0 o cce , 'on might have included in the causes of their strict integrity which gave all who bought fret° JO the firm asiuranee that they would be hoeoural)lit oivecl with. It was well said of them, that they ba d e t tio a the rank of merchant princes without Wig "" c e be ' ° the charg , of a single shabby trars di( n. 1 The death of William was understooda to b3 ,, - ers r very strongly felt by Daniel, who was very little 9 bicii and with the infirmities of age growieg 1111.0 After that time his appearance in public b.:,eam ° fl itter:, less frequent • but there is no doubt that he to exercise the benevolence which was the Cb3r-ig of the family ; and it may truly be said that ine''te, Manchester has lost a man of high honou r, 3n " tressed a munificent benefactor. r " ENGLISEI AND AIISTRA.LIAN COPPER. "The directors have received by the Argo advices from their manager at Adelaide up to the 2d of January, with the following information : " Smelting Work'. -39g tons of copper have been de lieered to the Burnt Burra Company in December, being the quantity due to them for ores de'ivfred to the end of. 0 itober, 1354. Four furnaces were still at work, but the want of smelters was very much felt, as they were not to be procured in the colony. A new feature in these works is that the Sydney coal has been found to answer every purpose of smelting the ore, and although a larger quantity was used than of English coal this is attributed to its not being so clean ; but this it was thought could be easily remedied, and would be a matter of much im portance, as the Sydney coal could be placed at Port Wakefield at much lest expense than coal shipped from England. " illules.—These were working well in harness, and, With the additional supply expected by the Malacca, it was anticipated that they would, during the carting sea- S3ll, convey 2,700 tons of ore to the port, and return with a like quantity of coax, and thus enable the manager to dis pose of 5,400 tons of ercyearly. With 1000 mules, however, the manager is persuaded the worics might be carried on during the whole year, or very nearly so. After mature consideration he is of opinion that, with, 1,000 mules, Sydney coal, and labour cheap, as it assuredly will soon he, the affairs of this company lime again era long be paced on a satisfactory footing. The 15 furnaces, at a very modest calculation, will smelt 15,000 tons of ore in the }ear. . . _ "The Rar:a mine is about to be worked in the deep levels ; the monster engine will commence in a few days forking the water, and it is expect:d that in a month or two, perhaps, the mine will be again delivering rich ores. Accurling t Mr. WlFiams, there must be more ore in the mine than can Le brought to grass in the next fire years. There are now 320 men at work, and the num ber is daily increasing, for labour is becoming rapidly more plentiful. Here is another cause of con;ratula tion, the ceitaMty I may say, of abundance of ore to wuec upon. " Itopoit —As it is impossible is take stock and con tinue smelting operations, and it would be an act of madnesi to put the furnaces out, I shall' send a provi sional report, until it is in my poser to place before you a more rt , ,sgularittitament. -The present is the most busy period of the year ; there are no objections of this kind or any other to the month of June. " PORT PHILIP AND COLONIAL GOLD. "The directors are in receipt of advices from the re sidebt director at Melbourne to the s:h of January, con taieieg the following : " Mining.—On this subject I have as yet nothing very definite to communicate. I have addressed a letter to the chief commissioner regar ling it, ha being je,t now, absent from town col the Gold-fields Com miAon. After a very careful consideration, I have come to the conclusion tLat the best plan :t•o be adopted is, to take possession of a part of the Wool shed Creek (in the Ovens district) and work it in the best way we can, according to the imperfect rtie ; thud adopted by the diggers in that di trict, which alto gether differs from the sjstem atthe Western Gold Fields. Owing to the absence of running streams at the latter, I have in,tru.:ted Mr. Thompson to take possession - of as large a portion of the creek as he can, and to commence at once, unless he should differ in opinion from me and can suggest some more feasible plan of operations. There is no doubt that it is rich both in gold and tin. The main deposit of tin oro yet discovered is upon the Woolshed Creek. "Gold Purchase.—This business I have closed,-as it is impossible to compete ..vith the balks, aid, with the exchange on London going down, it is haza,rdous t make purchases at the gold fields. "Assay-office.—The bitstiess of this office is improv ing.. Last month we melted 15,000 ounces for the.pub lie and a very large quantity for the banks. The public are-begihning now to see that it is to their advantage to ship as:sayed gold instearl of dust, and I am in hopes of having the gold of another of the banks to welt. My only fear is that the Government may be induced to start their assay-office again. " Accounts—These are not quite ready, but shall be forwarded by the overland mail on the 23d inst. " COLONIAL GOLD. " The directors have advices from Now South Wales to the 20th of December as follows Lo.d.a Creek— There is no alteration in the produce of the quartz, the lode having continued poor in ale, back of the tire-fathom level south. Prep,rations were being made to commence other slopes at 'the north end of the inclines; and, as the quartz in this portion of the lode is considered good, better returns are looked forward to. The alluvial washing had been more productive. They continued to work the alluvium at the back of the ridge ; but, as it had latterly not given much encourage melit, trills were about being made on another part of the claims. The supply of water still continues good at Louisa Creek, although, with the exception of the com pany's dam, most other holes are dry. The season was dryer than for several year. "Taiuboroora—All the departments were in a state of forwardness, and on the al rival from Sydney ofsome pieces of the machinery fur the stamps, which were expected in about a week,everything would be in readiness for starting early in January ; but the effect of the drought had so diminished the u,ual supplies of water that there was scarcely sufficient for Ordinary purpoFees, and unless there should be a fall of rain the commencement must be de layed. On the Royal vein an incline tramroad from the creek on the course of the vein was being made, which would be of considerable advantage in working ; towards the creek the vein is found to be much larger and more regular, the gold contained in 'it appears to be coarse r than that on the top of the hill. A splendid bunch of rich gold quartz has been cut between the original work ings and the creek, and some men have been placed to sink on it, in order that an idea of its extent may be arrived at. The vein altogether looked exceedingly well, being much more regular towards the creek, and in the end of the inclined plane some good specimens of gold had been found. The quantity ,of quartz at the surface was estimated at above 400 tons. " Burrandong.--A. dam has been built across the Macquarrie, and it would not be long before an efficient trial of the bar would be made. The dryness of the season was in this locality of much advantage. A small quantity of gold only had been obtained from the first operations of washing, but better ground had been reached, and the returns were improving. The quan tities obtained would be stated in the gold account to be made up at the end of the month. "Advie.ca Ir:we also arrived from Mr. Comer, up to the 6th of January. He had received the communication sent him in October last that the board would probably determine to freak up the establishment and discon tinue operations in the colony of Victoria. Mr. Corner had given the necessary direeVons for the discontinuance of all operations which involved labour, aid, having dis ch:irged the men not under contract, he was waiting the receipt of further instructions from England before tak ing steps for closing the company's affairs." "NORTH BRITISH AUSTRALASIAN. "The directors have advises from Sydney to the 30th December, and Kittrau to the 16th November. Mr. Mackay advises a large consignment of wool (108 bales), and adds that the quantity of that article will be much greater this year than heretofore, but that the continued droughts would, unless a change took place, materially affect the tallow season, the immediate prospects of which were discouraging. Mr. Beeger transmits Capt. Bray's report for October on the workings at the mine. At the east end of the level the lode had become wider, and of a more promising appearance, with rpots of ore, and Mr. Beeger expected they should meet with ore there, as there was a large mass of mundic with ore above it in the upper levels. Ninnis's shaft had not been sunk more than three fathoms, on account of water, and the small engine would be set at work the next week, and the sinking resumed. The lode in the shaft, had assumed an improved appearance, and the old miners expected to find a bunch of ore. A party were euIPLoY" , -1 to ris a winze to break the ore which was left standing when me out workings were sus pended." _ _ The Emigration Commissioners have advertised for Tossels to carry emigrants to Sydney and Ade laide, each to be ready for passengers between the 3d and the 11th of May, as shall hereafter be de termined. Tho dividends on the Peruvian Three per Cents. have been announced for payment. The annexed information relative to the progress of English mining adventure is condensed from the Mining Journal:— " The mining market has been particularly flat for most descriptions, and quotations have exhibited a tendency to decline. The Cwmystwith Company have declared a dividend of .51. per share. At West Wheal _Damsel meeting the accounts showed, after the payment of a dividend of 21. per share, a ba lance in land of 839/. At West Wheal Basset meet ing the eccounts showed a balance in favour of the mine of 4476/. A dividend of 10 ' . per share was de clared. At Prig-min: Consols meeting the accounts showed z balance in favour of the mine of 475/. At Wheal Ceber meeting the accounts showed a balance in favour ofthe mine of 245/. At Mendhip-hills' meeting some disilosures were made with regard to the conduct of the lab manager, who, it is alleged, had appropriated to his oea purpose the whole of the ea,h (2,0)N ) in his hands, ad, a:, d, in addition, three bilk of exchge, each of which w,s drawn for 5001. At Wheal Whideigii meet ing the acounts showed a lalance again•t adventurers of 697/. ;a call of 2s. 6i. per share was made. At Tin croft metiog the appointment of the new director:3 t ai uniteimeAy confirmed. At enigwen the aoc:un's showed abalance credit of 791. At Keswick meeting the accounts showed a balance in favour of the mine of 871.,; a cal of per share was roa(le. At Devon and C-rnwall United meeting the ace .ants showed a balance .gainst the mine of 2461. ; a call et Es per shim was male. At Whca! Brewer mettiug the acconti show.Al a balance against the mine of 691. ; t call of II per share was made. At North R.):..kear meeting the accounts showed a balance in favour o the mine of 104 COUNTRY 111AREETS Ag e EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET -7-‘lA'-, There were in the market to-day, 12 sacks ot,r:1), weighing 2801bs imperial, which sold thus 0 at W. Os Od, and 0 at 0/. Os. .. rin gjgr' EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW 54 .0 0 MARCH 20. d e scril" There was a large supply of straw of a ll the market. The prices to-day were as fell of 1 4; o'6l, Oat straw, from 8s Od to 10s Od per ke ln P le,° Odi °S' tron ; wheat do., 8s Od to 10s Od ; barley r at ° II Hay from lid to 13d ; new ditto, Od to Od Po 1 01 ' DALKEITH MEATI MAR KET-3 1 A uc— 'll' ll Oatmeal, per sack of 2801b5 First. S ce"t " :364 imperial Barleymeal, per dittol 373 A 0 °(( 1 1 1 27s 3L I Peasemeal, per ditto -a Od Od Flour, per ditto —s Pot-barley, per ditto to' DUBLIN, MAnCI I7• . O III7AV - f p' for T all deschere w riptionsas a slow of market at our Corlq.t ratheire , i 0 I demand for foreign wheat and Indian e 6TI3• alter our quotations of Tuesday fur any arlie. l % to 4i s White wheat. 40s 01 to 42s 6d ; red ditto, IsT A barley, 151 Od to 19s 3d. ; oats, 13s Od to 15s O u ga ; 27s lid to 28s 64 per brl ; oatmeal, 153 (41 to 171 u nd t4 l.- flour, 23s 6d to 273 Od per cwt ; Indian corn, 4 36 per 480ths. SEA BORNE MAILS. (N signlfies that the maths 'are sent from by the night—and 3/ by the morning—despi COU:&TRIEri. Day when ma.!e u in General Post °Mee, London.* very Friday .. A merica(byllrit.pack).N %merles. by United Sts packet) America (by U. Stater packet) ..........N I.w/trails (ria South ampton) Dltto (via M arsenics) N Ditto (via Cape of ~ .loeo Hope) ............N Africa (West Coast) Alexandria.......... yi Rahamas ........... Si Belgium ............N Brazil ..............'Si Buenos Ayre.s ........ Si Cape of Good 11000 ...N Cape of Good [lop° .. Cape de Verde Ceylon (see India) Ceylon ............ N Channel Isles ...... ..N China .... . Constantinople Constantinople Cont. of Europe 111 & N Egypt (see India) France ........ 11 N Gibraltar ........ —3l Greece (42e Tills) Grey town Si & 17th of mon. flambnrgn , ..N 'Tuesday & Friday Elavannith 2nd of the monti. 23d of the month.. 4,9,24,&300fUi. 4th & 20th of moor., 17th of the month 9th of the month.. I9th of the month.. 9th of the montt I 1 %•c 17 th iimit • Once a month.... 3,13,C8,a3,:‘,.8 co it. 20tti of moo. rwiee daily ...... Twice daily.... .. E 4, 7, 17,10, 27 ofm. Flo:land ............ M Daily—. • • ...... tiondurn9 I.7th of the month. India (viaSouthampt.)M tth & 20th of MOll. l India (via Marneillcs',.t.l,9th&23th of month lonian Isles (ace Imila)l7, 17, & 27 of mon Ireland ..M & PI Trice Lisbon .. Ml 7, 9, 17, Scla of m. Madeira .... ; /11. 1 2 th of the monthl Madeira N 23d of month • • .. Malta (sec India) Malta 8,13, &28 of mon. 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I,ialiu - ,0 0, On the 19th inst.,at St. John' s"°4'..,,setivfr otP , . 0 - Eliot, Esq., late of the Audit -office, b . o l ' u " :. 'i ll 41' ' p, 0 ,, 63. a ce, 10 • g ' On the 21st inst., at No. 25, D u ncan - t e .. 11 01 01 ' , :; c1 , Griffith Davies, F.R.S., late Aettiary tO t i l e rcO t lti ., surgatoe Company and Reversionary' lu 0 ,0,,t 4 aged 6(.3. 0 e et, ,C . 1! of t On the 19th inst., at 13, Great Clindell's 3,o.,iter Own, Henry Erayley Weluko, Esa., ui . 6 0116 a f l a partner in the firm of Clowes audWedipl'e' o f , f , the Tetnplc, aged 63. pa , ! or On the 19th inst., Thomas P. Diekirse, i AO ° i land-place, I6lin,gton and of the oriet or 13 ; P •' . //, Co., Austinfriars, London, aged 54. _.,/ so Ati`dit MIMI ... ~ ~~ IMO a Hail, k