The Sun. — London, England, 1855-04-10 00:00:00

CIVIC BANQUET TO S.R.H. THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE. A grand banquet was given at the Mansion-house last night to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, to which a very large number of the leading members of the aristocracy and persons connected with the commer cial interests of the City were invited. A guard of honour, formed of the Light and Grena dier Companies of the Royal London Militia, under the command of Captains Brook and Grant, was drawn up in front of the mansion, to receive the gallant and illustrious duke. Among the company present we noticed their Excellencies the Turkish Minister, the Swedish Minister, the American Minister, the Danish Minister, the Brazilian Minister the Hanseatic States States Minister, the Ri g ht Honourable the Chancel lor of the Exchequer, th e Bi s h o p o f Oxford, the Vis count de Chaubannes, the Hon. J. Leslie Melville, .ce the Hon. Arthur Kinnai r d, tha Hon. Maj or Fitmaur Sir F. Baring, B ar t., M.P., Sir George Ham i lton ' Seymour, Sir W. G ore O ns ley, Lieut. - Gen. Sir G. Pol lock, Sir Ed war d R yan , Sir Geo. Lee, Mr. J. Master man, M.P., Mr . Bass , ALP., Col. French, M P Mr. Lindsay, M.P. Mr. Norman Macdonald, Col. Sykes, Lieut.-Col. Lieut.-Colonel Tyrwhitt, Lieut.-Col. M'Caul, Captain gatton, Captain Hibbert, Captain Brooke, Captain Grant, Aldermen Farebrother, Wilson, Duke, Sir Sir James George Car roll,Humphery MagnaY , ' Musgrove, Chall i s, S i dney, Salomons, Sir John Finnis, Sir Robert Walter Carden, Wire, Cubitt, M.P., Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Muggeridge, Mr. and Mrs. Sheriff Crossley, and numerous members of the Court of Common Council. It being a " full dress" banquet, the numerous mili tary and militia uniforms, and the gay dresses of the ladies, of whom there was a considerable number pre sent, gave a brilliant appearance to the Egyptian -hall. The tables were decorated with large quantities of plate and works of art, and flags and banners were gracefully arranged at each extremity of the hall. The cloth having been removed, The LORD MAYOR proposed the health of her Majesty and of Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family. The toast having been warmly and enthusiastically responded to, The LORD MAYOR next gave "The health of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge," and in doing so stated that he felt so small amount of pride and gratifi cation in having upon his right hand a prince of the royal blood—(cheers)—an illustrious prince, who in all the duties of life had performed his part in accordance with the example left by his ancestors, and in a manner which reflected the highest credit even upon his dig nified position. (Loud cheers.) He had acted with that noble valour which was to be expected from one through whose veins courageous blood ran high, arid with an indomitable courage which would pre serve his name upon the brightest page of our history, and hand it down to the glory of posterity. (Cheers.) In the name of the company present he greeted his Royal Highness upon his safe return to his country, after having performed deeds of noble daring, of indomitable perseverance, and of forbearance, which had won the admiration of the whole civilised world. Beyond all this, he welcomed his illustrions guest as one who was emphatically "The soldier's friend"—one who was not content to remain in his tent, but who took part in the battle, and who, after the combat had ceased, tenderly looked after the comforts of his men. (Cheers.) His country owed much to the good example in this respect set by his Royal Highness, and he rejoiced in having that opportunity of giving expression to the humble feel ings of respect and admiration which he entertained for his illustrious guest. In addition to his military renown his Royal Highness was cheerfully engaged in following out that course of charity and benevolence in which his late honoured and lamented father was so conspicuously employed, and the various charitable institutions of the country possessed in him a warm and devoted friend. (Loud cheers.) His lordship concluded by proposing the health of his Royal Highness. The toast having been drunk with the greatest entbu irasm, The Duke of CAMBRIDGE, in returning thanks, said— It is at all times to me a source of the greatest pleasure and satisfaction to have the honour of paying my respects to the chief magistrate of this great City in his splendid and hospitable hall, but upon no occasion has that plea sure been greater than the present, when, under God's protection, I am enabled again after a lapse of some time to address so distinguished a company as that now as sembled together. The enthusiastic manner in which I have been received, as well during the time when his lordship was proposing my health as out of doors while on my way to this building, produces in me feelings of the deepest gratitude. (Cheers.) Since I last had the honour of addressing the citizens of London I have wit nessed many varied scenes, some of them of great excite ment, of great satisfaction, and of great applause ; others of a more painful and heartrending character. I can as sure you that after all these feelings, agreeable, honour able, and distressing, there is nothing which can be a greater reward to myself, and to those who have been engagei with me in these great undertakings, than upon our return to receive the 'hearty welcome and kind con sideration of the citizens of London and of the general population of this great country. (Cheers.) If we have obtained that kind of feeling which I venture to think, from the kind manner in which I have been received, I have obtained, I can assure you that it is a satisfactory reward for all we have gone through. (Cheers.) But when I find myself placed in this honourable, and I may truly say proud position, I ask myself the question, " What have I done to obtain this proud position I" As for myself, I have done nothing more than my duty. (Cheers.) But I feel this, that I have had the honour and satisfaction of being placed at the head of troops who have nobly and gallantly performed their duty. (Cheers.) A general placed in high command has, in- deed, an easy task when he is supported, as I have been, by officers and soldiers such as those of the first division and the other divisions of the British army with which I have been connected. So long as that intrepid feel ing, that indomitable courage exists in our army, which. thank God, I am happy to say does exist from the highest to the lowest, so long may we rest assured that the honour of this country will be safely kept. (Cheers.) I have also had the satisfaction of being associated with allies with whom I am proud to have acted. I have great pleasure in seeing present a gallant admiral 'of the French navy, and of assuring this company in his pre sence that it has been to me a source of the highest satis faction to have been associated with the French army in the East. That great alliance which has now,' thank God, been cemented, and which, I trust, will increase in firmness from day to day, will, I believe, receive a new strength from the speedy arrival in this country of that great and illustrious man, the Emperor, who now rules over the Frenchmation. (Loud cheers.) May our alli ance with France long continue, may the presence of his !snsperial Majesty give a fresh impulse to it, and may it cause its influence to be felt all over the world. (Cheers.) lam sure that lam speaking the senti• bunts of your lordship and of the company when I say that we shall welcome the Emperor of the French on his arrival with that cordiality and warmth which will gratify him, and produce th e best results all over the world. (Ch eers.) In conclusion, I beg to express to your lordship, as well my l own behalf as for th ose brave and gall ant men wl'lnoel lead, with w h om I feel co mp lethealyveidh e a n d t i t a h e e d , h oninyo ukind o expressions o f esteem and regard for the manner in which the toast has been proposed and received. • (Con tinued cheere.) The LORD MAYO R next proposedtihe toast of "The . erranic Sir United Fleets and A rm i es of Great Er coupling with the toast th e names of Itie n G d e France," ut a . G. Pollock, Admiral Ryder Burton, and Admiral Vis count de Chabannes, of the French navy Admiral DE CHABANNE S , w h o replied' to the English, said—l beg leave, m y l or d , to return toast i you y n most hearty thanks for th e t oast w hi ch has been proposed by your lordship, and for the kind men ti on which has r been made of me by his Royal Highness u p on your right. lle did so both in his own name and in the name of the French Davy and of the French army, and felt most happy te have this opportunity of expressing the cordial and bro therly feeling which the French army and nary enter tained towards England, the English army, and the English navy. (Cheers.) These feelings of brotherhood bad been produced by common action, by common dan gers, by mutual assistance, by mutual esteem, and Isy great hardships shared together. (Cheers.) These feelings had laid, he frosted, a solid foundation for an enduring nnion between the two countries. He believed it would be a solid foundation, for it had been cemented in our blood, and, like Roman c ement, would endure for eve r. (Loud cheers.) H is Royal Highness hadinti mated that great evils and calamitieshardebsueeltnschoandnehceteend with the war ; but one of its greatest of fance each and country, E t n ry g : the placing side by side the 1421 and uniting the navya flags n(1 F and making the offi c ers, soldiers, and sailors friends and broth ers . (Ch e ers.) He trusted that this feeling of fr ' en dlY brotherhood would long continue for the benefit of the two co • untries ' and for the sec urit y of the p eace of the world. (ChneraeleW Lieut.-Ge C.-. PoLLOCK b r i e fly returned thanks for the army, - Admiral Reptile Bu roe in return' 'ng thanks for the navy. expressed 11' laet year the Briti l : ye an opportunity et h fleet in had not had regret that in the month of August th a e d they met the Black Sea ineleiting with the Russian navy, for he felt convinced that, have elapsed before strayed or the greater pa e r r tny', fleet bad been either de . six hours wou:d not navy. Had such a result of it in P"s;ession of theßritish have been no necessity for tableeen achieved th ere would now discu,s l n g the questionf a. Congr ess of Vienna to be Russian power i n th e Black ;)e the p reponderance of the propose The LORD MAYOR next (Cheers.) "Majesty's Ministers."" The heath of her The CHANCELLOR of the Exciamoe thanks, said that his Royal IT in rein• ighn ees •rning which he had addressed to the com ~t in the remarks upon the support which a general at theelYie' had ad enlarged derived from the confidence of the t ro p of an army under his en r n 'nand. A similar support, though different in some ; spects, was derived by her Majesty's Ministers fromtrhe consciousness that they enjoyed the confidence of the great community of the country, such as that which was then represented in that hall—a community celebiated for their antiquity and wealth and power, and thus con felling upon those on whom the responsibility of public affairs' is thrown the means of conducting those affairs to a successfid termination. It was only by well-earned confidence that it was possible for her Majesty's Minis ters to succeed in the difficult task which was imposed upon,them.Vith respect to himself, he might state Ilfat, lupe office whiSh he had the honour to bold, he lefts tb a s h e did th a t portion of the metro polis which `vas more immediately connected with its figs& and itelonetary aff a i rs , th a t con fidence could only tie ear kiwi by iblitating the example of those eminent per. - ,.aosi Who had preceded hini i n th e o ffi ce w hi c h beheld, -- by 51i exact" maintenance of CT the arrangements of Government, and thus upholding that public credit'upon ' whi c h th e safety and honour of thi s country t o so ~, J 1 great an extent depended. (Cheers .) It was by an exact observance of public obligations, accompanied with those great stores of wealth which were congregated in this commercial part of the metropolis, that the great enterprises of this country achieved in former times had been brought to a successful termination. (Cheers.) Her Majesty's Ministers could only hope by obtaining the con fidence of their fellow - citizens to give adequate sup. port to that heroic army which was now fighting the battles of their country in the East, (Cheers.) We at home did not share in those dangers ; but it was our duty to contribute such means and such assistance as was in our power to support the exertions of our brave troops. The illustrious duke by his side had been present upon occasions of danger, and which he bad shared with his fellow-soldiers, and had signalised himself on the field of Alma and the heights of Inkerman. (Cheers.) He un derwent the same risks as the common soldier in whose ranks he fought, and as he shared the dangers so also does he participate in their glories. As public affairs could only be successfully conducted by obtaining the confidence of our fellow-countrymen, so in this case they could only be brought to a happy termination by continued confidence in that noble and gallant ally with whose troops we had fought in the East, with whom joint ac tion had been maintained, as the gallant admiral had so truly said, upon terms of fraternal unity. (Cheers.) Let us hope that this alliance would long continue, close and unbroken, until the naval and military operations in which we were jointly concerned should be brought to a happy and victorious termination. (Cheers.) The LORD MAYOR next proposed "The healths of the Foreign Ministers." His Excellency M. Musunus, the Turkish Minister, responded to the toast in French, and thanked his lord ship and the company on behalf both of himself and the other members of the diplomatic body for the cordial manner in which the toast was received. His Excel lency expressed his thanks for the sympathetic feeling which had been expressed towards Turkey ; but called upon to address an assembly honoured by the presence of his royal highness the illustrious duke, he could not but avail himself of the opportunity of testifying the gratitude of the Government of his Imperial Majesty ile Sultan, and the admiration of the Turkish army and nation, at the eminent virtues and qualities of his Royal Highness, and for the gallantry and courage dis played by him upon the field of battle when at the head of his brave troupe. (Cheers.) The " Health of the Lord Mayor" was then propored by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, and his lordship briefly returned thanks. The remaining toasts were the "Preachers of the Day" acknowledged by the Bishop of Oxford ; the " House of Peers," by the Marquis of Breadalbane ; the "House of Commons," by Mr. Masterman ; the " Corporation," by the Recorder ; and "The Sheriffs," by Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Muggeridge and Mr. Sheriff Crosley. Letters of apology were, we understand, received from Lord Palmerston, Lord Panmure, the Earl of Claren don, the Earl of Cardigan, and some other members of her Majesty's Government, and distinguished military officers, regretting their inability to be present on the occasion. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was condly cheered both on his arrival and upon his departure by large crowds of persons who were assembled in the neighbourhood of the Mansion-house. The musical arrangements were under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. Weiss, and Mr. Harker discharged the usual onerous duties in connection with the "loving cup " and other requisites of a civic banquet. The following is the bill of fare of the banquet, pro vided by Mr. Staples, of the Albion : Turtle soup, turbot, fried smelts, crimped salmon, slices of salmon ala genevoise, fillets of whiting. red mullet a l'ltalienne ; galantines a la gelee, balotines d'agneau, roast chickens, Suffolk hams, chines of mut ton, tongues, chickens a l'estragon, quarters of lamb, cotelettes de mouton, sauce tomate, ris de veau a la dau phine ; ptarmigan, guinea fowls, wild ducks, goslings, asparagus, seaksle, lobster salad, stewed mushrooms ; cateau ala Napolitaine, gelee marbree, charlottes a la Bohemienne, patisserie, gelee d'orange, blancmanger, compotes de fruits, pains de rhubarbe, cheesecakes ; Nesselrode pudding, Sir Watkin pudding, cabinet pud ding ; ices, ratifia cream ice, lemon water ice, orange water ice, strawberry cream ice, ginger cream ice. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. MONDAY. The Craven Stakes of 10 sous each, with 50 added by the Jockey Club. Weight for Age. The winner to be sold for 6001., if demanded in the usual way, unless exemption from being sold was claimed at the time of entrance, and horses for which this claim was made were to carry 91b extra. A.F. 6 subs. Mr. J. M. Stanley's Orinoco, 5 yrs, 83t 131 b (Bartholomew) 1 13 iron Wilomawitz's Soherz, 4 yrs, Bst 13Ib (Birbeck) 2 Duke of Bedford's Weathercock, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (S. Rogers) 3 Mr. Combs's Bluebeard, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (Flatman) 4 Betting-5 to 4 agst Scherz, 2to 1 agst Orinoco, 4to 1 agst Weathercock. Won by a head. Bad third. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for three-yr-olds and upwards. T.Y.C. 5 subs. Duke of Bedford's Nathan, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (S. Rogers) 1 Mr, Rogers's Guitar, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (Fordharn) 2 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Rosaline, 4 yrs, 7st 91b (A-;hm411) 3 Betting-5 to 4 agst Rosaline, 6to 4 agst Nathan, 3 to 1 agst Guitar. Won by three-quarters of a length. Bad third. Sweepstakes of 50 sous each, h ft ; for three-yr-old fillies, Bst 71b each ; those by stallions or out of mares that never bred a winner allowed 41b ; only one allow ance. D.M. 11 subs. Mr. Greville's Antoinette, Bst 71b (Flatman) 1 Duke of Bedford's Alcyone, Bst 71b (S. Roger-) 2 Mr. Knowles's Ferrara, Bbt 3lb The following also ran :—Barbara, Katie Stewart, and Almond. Betting-5 to 2 agst Alcyone, 3to 1 agst Antoinette, 4to 1 agst Barbara filly, sto 1 agst Almond. 'Von very easily by a length and a half. Half a length be tween second and third. Pace very moderate. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h ft, for three-yr•old colts, Bst 71b each ; those by stallions or out of mares that never bred a winner, allowed 41b ; only one allowance. D.M. 7 subs. Mr. Combo's Tumbler, Bst 71b (Bartholomew) 1 Mr. Greville's br c by Red Hart—Refraction, Bst 31b (Flatman) 2 Betting-6 to 4on Tumbler, who made the running with his competitor well laid up, and after a sharp set-to won by a head. ___ Renewal of the Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, for three yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 41b, not en gaged in either Riddles worth, Two Thousand Guineas, or the One Thousand Guineas Stakes. D.M. 5 subs. Duke of Bedford's Para, Bst 4tb (S. Rogers) 1 Lord Orford's Affghan, Bst 71b (Flatman) 2 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Schamyl, Bst 71b (Bartholomew) 3 Mr. Gulliver's Bessie, Bst 4lb (Yates) 4 Betting-5 to 4on Para, 7to 2 agst Schamyl, 4to 1 a2st Affghan. They started in close order, but on arriving at the top of the Ditch-hill, Affghan went away with a strong lead ; on nearing the cords, however, he began to show an inclination to stop, and when half way up he was caught by Para, who defeated him by three quarters of a mile. Three lengths between second and third. r3essie a long way astern. The Bennington Stakes, a sweepstakes of 50 sevs each, h ft ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 21b ; untried stallions or mares allowed 31b; if both, 51b. D.M. 7 subs. Duke of Bedford's Habena, 7st 131 b ~(Pettit) 1 Duke of Rutland's Harry of Hereford,Bst4lb(Flatman) 2 Betting -10 to lon Habena, who won easily by three quarters of a length. Sweepstakes of 200 sovs each ; h ft, for colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 3ib 9 • those by unt r i e d s t a ll ions or out of un tried mares allow 3lb ;if both, 51b. Ab. M. 4 subs. Lord Woo. Powlett's c by Irish Birdcatcher—Reci procity, Bst 71b Lord Glasgow's fby Pyrrhus the First—Miss Whip, Bst 316 (Flatman) 2 Betting -2 to lon Reciprocity colt, who won easily by half a length. Handicap Plate of 501., for three-yr-olds and upwards. Clermont Course. Mr. Payne's Syvagee, 4 yrs, sst 121 b (Fordham) 1 Captain Lane's Alas, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b. Lord John Scott's Vingt-un, 4 rs 7st cis) 3 The following also ran :—Jujube, Miss Goldschmidt, Rodo-meli, and Dr. Sykes. High Priest, 3 yrs, 6st 31b, was weighed for, but threw a plate, and was drawn. Betting-5 to 4 agst Syvagee, sto 1 agst Jujube. Won by a length ; very bad third. Sweepstakes of 200 sovs each, h ft, for three-yr-olds : colts, Bst 71b. D.M. 5 subs. Mr. Bowes'The Bonnie Morn (Templeman) Walked over This was literally a walk over. It was reported that after sweating in the morning, Bonnie Morn pulled up l a me. To this may be attributed his retrogression in the betting on the Two Thousand. LATEST BETTING—Sri O'CLOC K , P . M . NEWMARKET HANDICAP. sto 2 agst Quince. 2 agst Dr. O'Toole (taken freely). 6to 1 agst Crown Pigeon. 11 to 8 to 1 agst Benhams. COLUMN STAKES. Even on Habena. GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. 7to 2 ag,t Vandal (taken). 7 to 1 agst Neville (taken ) 10 to 1 agst Crown Pigeon (taken). THE TWO THOUSAND. 6to 4 agst St. Hubert (taken). 4to - .Z agst Lord of the Isles. 9to 2 agst Polydore (taken). 100 to 5 agst Bonnie Morn (taken). THE DERBY. Zt' o 11 agst ags t t l a Hubert re oa (taken). k ro e . n ) . _ . . 14 t o 30 to 1000 to 20 apt 1 a ag ga s t t G o rTculus Esuriens (offered) Bonnie (taken) 10 to 1 agst J I,"ie 14°". In the morning ec: -Aa 13ara 100 det ). , ~ (junior) lot (taken to against St. Hubert that 3 e t o 3 - :''' an opposition set in the heath, however, a reaction toot for the Two Thousand, and 10 t o races 7to 4, and finally 6to 4 we - - for the first-mentioned event. 1 Derby. Oa ace, Auld after the ittnnizetaketi. about him to have broken down after sweating this - reported for the against him knocked completely out of the market. . 1111/ ” ln g , was The weather was cloudy but dry, and the sup by ly f Spor t , a lth oug h somewhat limited, was marked P - ' 3 florae interesting incidents. The attendance of conoany, cos. TIM SUN, LONDON,. TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 10. 1855. pared with past opening days of the Craven Meeting, was remarkably scanty. MONDAY NIGHT. NEWMARKET HANDICAP.—The following horses are scratched :—Grand Inquisitor, Ammonia, Newmarket, King of Trumps., Homily, Middlesboro', Kaffir, De termination, and Redlands. NEWMARKET RACES---TNI4 Day. Seven races are appointed for this day—the first at half-past one, the Newmarket Handicap at three. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. Stakes and Plates not previously advertised. MONDAY. Handicap Plate of 501., for three-yr-olds and upwards. R.M. Entrance 3 sovs. Sweepstakes of 20 soya each, h ft, with 50 added ; three-yr-olds, ist ; four, Bst 91b ; five, gat 21b ; six and aged, Oat 41b. D.M. The winner to be sold for 500 soya, if demanded, &c. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, h ft, if declared by ten o'clock the evening before running, for three•yr olds and upwards. T.Y.C. Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. The winner to be sold for 200 soya, if demanded, &c. T.Y.C. TUESDAY. Handicap Plate of 701., for three-yr-olds and upwards. A.F. Entrance 3 soya. Sweepstakes of 5 soya each, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b. The winner to be sold for 50 soya, if demanded, &c. T.Y.C. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for three-yr-olds, 7st 21b ; four, Bst 71b ; five and upwards, 9st. The winner to be sold for 150 sovs, if demanded, &c. NEWTON SPRING MEETING—MONDAY. The Trial Stakes. One mile and a quarter. Cardsharper Tom Perkins Eight ran. The Golborne Park Stakes. Half a mile. Stork. Van Dunck.. Six ran. The South Lancashire Tradesman's Plate. One mile and a half. Master Slender Kiteflver Six ran. DURHAM RACES—TiONDAY. The Trial Stakes. One mile. Courtenay Cherry Brandy _ Five ran. The Hopeful Stakes. T.Y.C. Alfred Bird in Rand Five ran. The Durham Handicap. One mile and a half Miss Allen Bolton Gamelad Seven ran. LONGCHAMPS STEEPLECHASES. The Longehamps Handicap of 7,0001., added to 300 f. entry ; 200 f. forfeit, and 100 f. only if declared before the acceptation of the weights. The second to receive I,OOOE from the entries. Distance about 5,000 yards. The horse which, after the publication of the weights may win a steeplechase of 2,500 f. to carry a surcharge of 4lb ; of 5,000 f., 6lb ; and of two steeplechases of the latter sum, 81b. 17 entries : M. de la Motte's Needwood, aged, 1471 b (Wakefield) 1 Mr. B. Symonds' The Dean, aged, 1181 b, and 31b over. M. Delamarre's Lady Arthur, aged, 1291 b The following also ran :—Seaman, Augustine. The Dean went off with the running, with Lady Arthur in waiting, Needwood third, and Seaman fourth. At the third fence, Augustine bolted, and at the bank at the top he fell, and stopped. Perjury fell at the brook and stopped. The Dean continued the running to the bottom in the last round, when he was caught by Need wood. A splendid set-to between the two commenced in the straight, and it ended by Needwood winning by a head, a length between the second and third. The number of jumps was 24, none of them very stiff. Selling Stakes of 2,000 fr., added to 100 fr. entry. The second to receive 300 fr. from the entries. Distance, about 4,000 yards. Weight, 1501bs, and the winner to be claimed for 12,500 fr. ; but horses entered as to be claimed for less to be allowed from 51bs to 251bs. 7 entries. M. de la Motte's The Colonel, aged, 1351bs (Lamplugb) 1 M. Delarnarre's Flying Buck, aged, 1451bs (Donaldson) 2 Mr. Golby's Ploughboy, aged, 1451bs M. Basly's Radetzkyj 6 yrs, 135ibs Hurdle Race of 1,0001., added to 100 f. for all sorts of horses. The second to receive 300 f. from the en tries. Distance, 3000 metres. Weight, 1501bs, and the winner to be claimed fir 12,500 f. ; but horses en tered to be claimed for less to be allowed from Sibs. to 251bs. 6 entries. Mr. Murray's Old Ireland, aged, 1301bs (Poole) 1 Vte. Artus Talon's Deceitful, aged, 1461bs M. Fasquel's Trembleur, 6 yrs, 1401bs Count d'Alcantara's Van Speyk, 5 yrs, 1451 b RACING FIXTI RES FOR 1855. ,IL. AP Catterick Bridge 11 The Hoo l4 York Spring 17 Abergavenny lB Malton l9 Newmarket F S 23 Chester Spring 1 Newmarket S S 8 Lothians and Edinboro' 8 Plymouth Spring 9 Shrewsbury lO Bath l5 Ascot 5 Hampton l3 Newton 13 Beverley 2O Bibury 2O Liverpool Hunt Club 16 Harpenden lB Epsom 22 Redditch 2B Manchester 3O Cardiff 3O UNE. Stockbridge 2l Winchester 22 Newcastle 26 Lenham and Mid Kent 27 JII. Newmarket Carlisle , 3 Worcester 5 Lancaster Liverpool ll Odiham 13 Stamford l7 I Nottingham 19 Abingdon l9 Marlborough 24 I Chelmsford 24 Ludlow 24 Knutsford 25 Goodwood 31 'UST. AU( North Staffordshire 7 Brighton Airdrie Brighton Club 10 Wolverhampton l3 Reading l4 Egham l4 Lewes l6 Tonbridge 17 Great Yarmouth 20 York 22 Radcliffe ,.27 Derby 2B SEPTE Warwick Doncaster 11 Pontefract 17 Lichfield l7 I Leicester l9 OCTO Chester Wrexham Bedford 4 Newmarket S 0 Royal Caledonian Hunt 10 8 I MBER. Lanark 2O Newmarket F 0 26 Walsall 26 Northallerton 27 BER. Warwick Autumn IG Richmond 17 Newmarket H 22 Worcester 30 NOVEMBER. Liverpool IRISH RACING FIXTURES FOR 1855. APRIL. Carragh April MAY Howth and Baldoyle 15 1 Confy Castle 3O ...24 JUNE. Curragh June .26 JULY Monkstown Bellewstown 4 Carlow lO AUG Galway Tramore Sand Tuam 14 SEPTEMBER. Curragh September 4 I Tramore Strand .., ...... 18 Jenkinstown Park ll I Rilkie lB Cahirciveen l7 I Limerick 25 OCTOBER. Johnstown 2 DownßoyalCorporation.23 Irish Metropolitan Curragh October l6 NODE DownßoyalCorporation.l7 Bal}yeigh .23 Heath of Maryborough..3o ,UST. Rr,scommon 21 Kilcock 28 .ER. Armagh 6 RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. 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We started on the 12th of January, a draft of upwards of 200, and the good people of Cork gave us a good cheering to 1 hearten us on the way, handkerchiefs waving from every 1 available window on each of the river Liffey's sides till we embarked on board her Majesty's screw-steamer Princess Royal—a fine vessel to look at, but abominable as a transport. I would like the good people of Eng land to know and thoroughly understand how the poor soldier is treated when he sets out on a campaign. In the first place, the ship was crowded scandalously, up wards of 1,000 of a crew, including marines, and about the same number of soldiers of many different regiments, crammed into messes of 30 men between two of the cannons, where eight men only should be ; decks, although so many troops aboard, continually wet, causing great unpleasantness between soldier and sailer ; and as to rations, I had to throw aside all squeamish ness, and rough it how I could. I was sea sick for the first four or five days, and after that I sunk completely to a shadow, so much so that all said I must he left at Scutari. Never shall I forget the pair and anguish of being ill and jostled about as a thing only waiting its turn to be thrown overboard. Such carelessness of sick persons is a disgrace to the English navy. The doctor's medicine chest was not found till we passed Constantinople, so you may judge small was the quantity of medicine he had to cure anybody. I will give him his due, he did his best under such inconveniences, but God keep me from hospitals in future. But that is past. I gradually li improved in health until we landed; at least, sufficient to withstand the fatigue we have had to undergo up to the present time, though rather weary now—having been in the trenches all day, which is no joke, from Vow o'clock in the morning till seven at night, out of that working four hours with pickaxe and spade. To one who is not used to it navvying is not an agreeable em ployment. I am galloping too fast. We bad a very fair voyage up to Malta, though rather rough in the Bay of Biscay ; but after we had passed that place we bad a great many sudden squalls, which made me think the vessel could not possibly weather it through the Black Sea, for three out of six boilers were ussl- as. We get to Gibraltar on the 19th, and stopped 12 hours only to take coal. I was too ill to give more than a glimpse at it, but, as near as I can describe it, it is a steep barren-looking rock; with not a sign of a gun to be seen from our ship, and here and there a house to be seen looking rather pretty in the distance. We arrived at Malta on the 26th, and stopped a couple of days. As soon as we entered i he har bour and dropped anchor, hundreds of bum-boats came alongside, and such a jabbering, you would have split your sides laughing. They row very swift, standing up to it, and every boat has an eye on each side of it painted and striped with all manner of colours, looking very pic turesque, together with their peculiar dress. It is a very pretty little harbour, only the buildings have a very yel low appearance on account of the nature of the stone. They are great cheats these Maltese, charging one man six times the price they would another. Oranges and figs are very plentiful, but on account of these Maltese smuggling liquour aboard for the sailors, very little silence is there of getting down to buy anything. I must tell you one thing that happened there. A mule was brought aboard, and a mess of 30 men shifted for the express purpose of finding it accommodation, and the men told to go on deck or anywhere to mess and to sleep, when they inquired the reason. Such a piece of tom-foolery as parades with fire locks and belts amongst a crew employed on deck, jostled first on one side and then on the other, I never witnessed before in the course of my short experience in soldiering. Well, that is past. I may have to mention a Few more extrava gances on the part of officers in her Majesty's service before I have finished this letter. I will now pass through the Straits of the Dardanelles up to Constanti nople ; and never was I more astonished at the beauty of the place, surpassing all views that ever these eyes witnessed. Stretching for several miles, this vast city appeared like a vision just opening through a warm mist ; minarets and domes were countless, and every house painted a different shade of colour. During our stay of three days I had an opportunity of seeing the Sultan and his suite, in white and gold barges, gliding across the harbour, together with the sound of Turkish music. It was really a novelty to me. Every one of the sailors got drunk while we stayed there—a small brig being alongside, laden with coal, they had a fine opportunity of smuggling alcohol aboard. The plea sure-boats here are in the exact shape of a canoe—gliding along with astonishing swiftness and little labour. I will now drive on through the Black Sea, but very slowly, on account of the shortness of steam and the weight of shot and shell in her bottom. Nothing very particular occurred, except the usual rough sea, until we anchored about 2 miles from Sebastopol ; there we first saw the storm of shell and shot that we were so soon to be amongst. Our ship was too large to enter the har bour of Balaklava, so we had to enter that good ship, to wit, the Terrible—terrible indeed has it been to the Russians for some time back, having made them smart pretty well—it carries the heaviest metal of any ship in our service, and has furnaces to make the shot red hot. We entered the harbour—a very peculiar winding en trance to it, so much so, that the Russian vessels used to glide into it unperceived by the English and French vessels in chase. We were 2 days more before we landed : that eventful day was the 9th of February, a day to be well remembered by me as being the date of my first touching Russian territory. Well, we arrived at our camp (that is, our first camp) about a mile from the small town of Balaklava ; and well tired I was, although it wa 4 but a mile, for in addition to the usual heavy marching order of a soldier, we had a fur cap, a Mack intosh coat or waterproof, two flannel shirts or Guernseys, two pairs of flannel drawers, two extra pairs of socks, a woollen comforter for the neck, a pair of leather mitts (woollen inside), a water-keg or cask, a pair of long boots reaching to the knees, two blankets, and a sheep skin coat ; so you may think a poor soldier might soon be tired under such a load, especially when you take into account that at that time the roads were mud above the ankles, and our camp lay on the side of a bill, the soil of which it was composed being very clayey. Well, I did get there, and you may judge what my reflections were ; but we had one great consolation—we were the only troops in wooden huts, so we could be dry, and cook at a small stove in the centre; but very, very short of wood, scouring the country for miles around for it ; so you m ay be sure we might think ourselves lucky if we got a meal on catch. So long as we can keep a bis cuit in our haversacks, and get a drop of coffee now and then, I do not care, for to eat much of the salt pork and beef cannot, it is so scandalously dirty by the time we get it ready for eating. A little rice and peas we get, too, but the cooks are always going to hospital, or con fined for being late with the meats, that you may count that as nothing much. The grog keeps the spirits of the men up wonderful ; althou g h the French cainps are so close there have been very few cases of drunkenness in our regiment. So much mud trampled into the huts of course makes everything dirty, together with no time for washing ; it being a long way to get water, and a crime to be caught a mile from camp except on duty, causes, I am sorry to say, a congregation of lice, but while such is the state of things it is impossible to remedy it. Did you ever see a dead horse thrown across a cart ready for the kennel ? well, such is the appearance of the fresh meat that we get once in a fortnight, with a fine plaster of mud around it. Well, I have given you the dark side, now for the brighter side. A private clears as muck as a corporal in England, and a corporal as much as a serjeant, and are paid pretty regular. We can get bread in Balaklava at ls. 6(1. the 21b loaf (it was double a short time ago), cheese, of a poor description, at the Maltese market, about two miles from Balaklava, at 2e., buitfte yrou at 2a', to 6d., sugar at Bd., tea at 3s. a pound ; pickles go to the price —figs, onions, sprats, to -it, bacco, raising, currants, bacon (2s. 6d. per pound), and ships have entered the harbour laden c w o i n th fec a t il ioey ; these r things at a much reduced price. The people of England—at least some of them—have been very kind in sending us candles and a barrel of porter, and a Mackintosh cape for the cooks to wear, clogs for the men going out of the hut at night, and tea at 6CI. per pound ' • but amongst so many men it is lost, being only a taste for each man (I forget to say we have lime-juice once a-week). So much for provisions, if we like to buy them. Now for the weather. I will tall you of every thing I can think of. When I first landed the day was as warm as the month of May in England. We had not been more than three days ashore when such a sudden change in the - temperature in one night I never wit nessed ; it was just penetrating us to the very core with cold. To mend the matter I was orderly corporal the first week. Oh, it was en nice ; taking grog and rations to melt on guard miles away -L-pitch dark at night; splat tering on through the mud, sometimes l osin g one's way, again tumbling down ; enough to try the temper of a Quaker. Well, I am glad we have shifted our camp up to the front, although the trench duty is rather severe— still, as the weather has again changed for the better, it is not so bad. We are still in wooden huts, about three miles from Sebastopol, and six miles from Balaklava, and the strongest regiment out here (we have just heard that another draft is on the way). I have been in the advanced trenches and zig-zaes by night and by day, and I can assure you it is exceedingly pleasant, in the day, to have the Russian needle-bullets wheezing round, 1 and now and then a shell bursting through the bank makes you jump in spite of yourself. We are not more than 50 3ards from the Russians, who now and then make a sortie out of the town, but, as luck has had it, not on the nights that I have been in them. We are always expecting a turn out at night, sometimes accou tred with a coat thrown over us, hourly expecting their attack, You may be sure we do not get much rest ; but I can bear this better than the fatigues down at Balaklava, at the quartermaster's stores, for that was no joke. There are stores there of clothing that would astonish you, enough to stock two such armies as we have with warm clothing ; but I think it will all be of little use, for we have just heard that Nicholas is uead. It'is decided we are to attack Sebastopol on Sunday next. The English batteries, almost completed, over looking the town, and, I think, with the aid of the French, we stand a very good chance of taking it. It is wonderful to me it has held out so long ; but both English and French began too rash. The north side being still open, it enables the Russians to withstand us, but we have erected some tremendous batteries since, mortars that I could creep into and hide myeelf com pletely. Sebastopol lies in such a peculiar position that I have often heard the question, " where is it ?' and no wonder, for the town is not much, it is the fortifications. Well, I think I have said enough about everything (no I've not). The first day we entered the trenches one of ours was shot through the head, that is the only case at present in our regimen t ; but lots of casualties occur in o ther regiments, hut not many i n ours, because we never fire at all ; only the French answer them ; we are biding our time. I am very glad to hear that you have had in time to comey o ur spa christened af te r me. I may, return the compliment. I think somehow I shall escape and come home to kiss him some day unawares—at least I'll try hard far it. Try, my Fear lar ,, ther, to send me seine drawing paper and pencils just a small por tion ; I could make sonic sketches that would be worth something. You would laugh at our present appearance —so different froth soldiers at home. Send me word all about our parents. I would like to know all about your self and wife—in fact, anything to read, for we get no thing here, not a glimpse of a newspaper in a month. I will put my directions on the outside of the envelope. Put three postage stamps nn a letter, and two en a news paper, and via Marseilles in the corner, and it will arrive in 13 days l'll bring or send her a memento of Sebastopol ; and, trust me, I have not firgotten or neglected you. Expect to receive another in a week after this. This will not start till the 10th, arrive with you on the 23d. I shall expect t 3 receive one from you on the sth April. Good-bye, God bless you. This may possibly be the last you will receive. If I fall, keep it in remembrance of one who loved not wisely, but too well. The following letter is from a serjeant in the Highland Brigade:— CAMP, HEIGHTS OF BALAKLAVA, March IG.—Our bri gade, as you are aware, has been intrusted with the defence of this position, and until the enemy left the ground taken from the Turks on the 25th of October, we were constantly employed in strengthening the lines and keeping a sharp look-out—in fact, we had 'not a spare minute. But about the beginning of December the enemy took up a fresh position at a greater distance from us, leaving only an outpost behind. Our services then became available to carry shot, shell, gabions, and bis cuits to the depot at head-quarters. This was most la borious work, and the horrible state of the road to Se bastopol made it ten times verse. The mud was knee deep the whole way, with here and there a deep rut which would take a person up to the wa, , st ; and as it is a stiff clay soil, it was most difficult to drag through, unless at places where it was very wet and did not take such a tenacious hold of the feet. The labour of getting over this road may be judged of by the fact that all the beasts of burden employed on it got worn out in a very few journeys, and hundreds of them died by the wayside. It was sometimes very pain ful to witness the efforts of the poor animals to get up after falling—they seemed to know as well as our selves the fate that awaited them ; not one of them that ever I saw falling had strength to rise again, so they pe rished where they lay. In this way, at certain parts of the road, I have seen a pavement formed by the bodies of dead animals, which, although revolting enough, the men v ere often glad to avail themselves of for the pur pose of getting over a deeper slough than usual. The weather too was generally very inclement, heavy rain and wind often prevailing, which blinded and soaked every one on the road ; and, t 9 crown all, the shoes were often lost in the mud, and the unfortunates had to con tinue the journey barefooted. There are about five miles of such a road as I have described to travel over before reaching the depot, where, if the weather was unusually severe, Lord Raglan, with the thoughtful kindness which characterises him, had a gill of ruin served out to each man. Had it not been for this seasonable issue of spirit i I am quite sure we should have lost many men who would have been too much exhausted to return to camp without some such stimulant : as it was, several men were lost who had not strength to return. Lat , terly, a number of men were appointed to prepare hot coffee for us, which was three times more welcome than any amount of ruin—in fact, it was often for days the only warm meal enjoyed by many, as the heavy rains did not admit of cooking. Of course, you can judge what a miserable plight the inside of the tents were in during the continuance of this weather ; the mud had to be scraped from the floor with shovels be fore lying down at night, for the wet feet tramping out and in, and the rain, which poured through the worn out canvas as if no such obstruction existed, made the inside of the test worse than almost any metal road I ever saw at home. Constant exposure to such a fearful .state of things made deadly inroads on the health and constitution of the men, and the effects are now visible in the closely-packed graveyards in the vicinity of the camps ; but I trust this is all over now. There were often heartrending scenes to he witnessed on the road the days when the diseased and wounded were removed from Sebastopol to Balaklava, in order that they might be sent to Scutari. What I saw on the road was fully as bad as the worst stories I read in the newspapers. Of course it was not always like this, for the weather was often cold and frosty, and the ground covered with snow and quite hard. The fatigue parties then got easily enough over the road to Sebastopol; hut for the invalids coming down it was almost as bad as the wet, because the French ambulance mules on which they were carried often stumbled and fell, and the result was cruel hurts to men whose lives were already almost worn out. But in general the frost was better than wet, because the clothes were dry, and the tents inside were not in their usual muddy condition. At the end of January we managed to get the huts erected, and lots of warm clothing were issued at the same time, fresh provisions were oftener served out, and the weather began to im prove greatly. The effect of all this was visible almost instantly ; the men began to look more healthy, and, as they could get a shirt dried in the hut, if they only managed to wash it, they recovered their ofd cheerfulness very quickly, and before the end of Februarilou might have heard the bagpipes playing to hearty dancers. When we first got into the huts we could not sleep well at night. I suppose the complete change from a wet muddy floor and flapping canvas to the dry comfortable boards and the impervious roof, was too large a slice of good luck to fall at one time to our share ; it therefore unsettled the mind and made us all quite restless. We sleep no a• sound enough, I can assure you. Although our sufferings have been very great, I am yet inclined to think those of the French were greater ; hut, as they bad more men than us, they were not necessitated to work them up until they could no longer move, and, besides, they bad not such a very extensive position to defend as us. But what I mean is that we had always a great deal more stores than they, and although there are many horrible stories current at home, we ere in general kept pretty well supplied. Of course, in a winter campaign there is much frightful suffering, and if John Ball resolves to have one, he must make up his mind to pay for it, • and that most sweetly, both in men and money. The French have not been very well supplied with neces saries, but, from their admirable arrangements, they have been able to make the utmost of what they had. But that long story about giving us greatcoats is all nonsense. Their own men are not yet supplied more than half with these articles, and they are only at this moment getting their huts landed ; though . it must be are d e2 getartehmeyt, the intelligent soldiers,merectedve and beatiryquck usly. in They one kind of fighting as much as we did them in the other. En tirailleur is their favourite mode, and we have no troops that were accustomed to that w4srk before coming here, except the riflemen, who learned it Kafirland. They have learned their lesson to perfection, and our own wild impetuous charge at Alma was fully equalled by the manner in which they took up positions from which they could destroy the enemy in hundredS with out exposing themselves. For this sort of work it re quires a readiness and tact, combined with desperate resolution, which is only to be acquired by practice in the field. The French, from their constant wars in Africa, were pretty well up in this business, but they will require to get up very early in the morning if they I mean to beat us now. But any way, they are our very good friends, and many kindnesses have passed between us. There is a battalion of Zouaves encamped on the hill beside us, and a great many of our men have formed acquaintances and friendships with them which they will he sorry to give up at the end of the war. A vessel came here from Glasgow lately with a general cargo of good s on b oar d ; amongs t o th er things was a quantity of oatmeal ; of course, we got a supply of it, and we had all an opportunity of once more enjoying our favourite breakfast. The Zouaves were invited to partake by many, and we liad e a, party of them to dinner in my own hut. The dinner consisted of porridge, herring, and a piece of cheese ; the porridge, which was made on the stove inside the hut, was im mediately dubbed by the Zouaves who saw it prepared, soup a la Highlander . We all sat on the floor round perfect he er fe camp-kettles, of and t ., 1 2 1 e w mesawith t he was helps w al o l f o w s o e d ro e u o n f d er a the strangest-looking contrivances for spoons that ever were seen, and occasionally a suers or a d—n was heard as ' a Zonave or Highlander burned his month. The dinner , was washed down by some excellent rum and a small drop of whisky, during the discussion of which the pipes were smoked, and it was agreed to between us that if we only get a fair chance VC hen the roads are good, we will clear the Crimea within a month of everything ex cept Allies. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.—CIIARGE OF UTTERING A FORGED ACCEPTANCE. —liansard _Bridges was brought before Alderman Rose in the custody of Daniel Forres ter, the officer, charged with having uttered a forged ac• ceptance for the sum of 2551. Mr. Mullens, solicitor to the Association of Bankers for Protection from Forgeries and Frauds, a ttended for the prosecution ; Mr. Gudgeon, of Ipswich, fur the de fence. The case was remarkable. 'Mr. John Btddulph, clerk to Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, Tritton. and Co., of Lombard-street, bankers, said—Mr. John Gill, of the New Corn Exchange, Mark-lane, keeps an account at our house. On the 24th of March, the bill of exchange now produced, purporting to be accepted by Mr. John Gill, was presented to us, through the clearing-house by the London Joint-stock Bank, and gtnhdi s ed b the i h c u ! t ea i t ri y, a , s ho e u c s e e a . p paid. Cross-examined by Mr. Gudgeon—l know as a fact that the bill was paid to the representative of the L on d on Joint-stockcannot el 1,4 1 . 3 h a 0 n k b r whoouht us t te a ted l "A. Brown," in these words : - -"Received for the London Joint-stock Bank—A. Brown." Mr. John Gill said—l reside in Surrey-lane, Rtt . ersea, and do business in the New Corn Exchange, Mark-lane. I keep an account at Barclay and Co.'s, and I know the prisoner. He formerly carried on business at Stowmar ket, Suffolk ; and I have had transactions in business with him. The date of toy last transaction with him was December, 1853. Most of our transactions have been, I think, by my acceptances, payable at Barclay and Co.'s. The acceptance, to the bill produc .d for 2551. is not in my handwriti❑g, nor have I authorised the pri soner or any one else to put my name oa the bill. I know the prisoner's handwriting, and bave seen it se veral times. I believe the signature to be his, as drawer of the bill. Cross-exlmined by Mr. Gudgeon—Have you been debited with the amount of the bill by Messrs. Barclay and Co. ? Witness - Yes. it appears in my pass book. Mr. Gudgeon—Have you not been credited for a si milar amount ? Witness—l have not. I Mr. Gudgeon—Have you not beard from Messrs. Barclay, or from other authority, that they have received the ,mount of .the bill ? Witness— I have not. • Mr. Gudgeon—How long have you been acq9ainted with him ? Witness—About seven years. Mr. Gudgeon—And have not all your transaotions with him keen conducted, upon his part, with probity Witness--I believe they have been all perfectly correct. Mr. Gudgeon—You have said that you believed the signature to be the prisoner's as drawer of the bill ? Do you believe that the name "John Gill" is in his hand writing ? Witness—l cannot say. I have had no transactions with him since December, 1853. He has made offers of malt to me once or twice within the last twelve months. ' Mr. Henry Miller—l reside at Ipswich, Old Butter market, and am manager of the National Provincial Bank of England there. The prisoner keeps an account with us. In January he brought this bill, for 2551., dated 22d Jan., 1855, payable two months alter date. I am acquainted with his handwriting, and believe the signature of the drawer and the endorsement to be his. I discounted the bill for him, at his request, and credited him with the proceeds. The bill would fall due on the 25th March, which being Sunday, it became payable on the 24th. I saw him on the 23d of March, on the sub ject of the bill. He wished us to return it, and gave me instructions to take it up on his aecount, and gave me a cheque for the amount. I instructed our agents, the London Joint-stock Bank, to take up the bill on our account. I was not acquainted with the fact, that the bill had been paid by Messrs. Barclay and Co., until the sth inst., and then it was that I was informed by For rester that it was so paid. Cross-examined by Mr. Gudgeon—l have known the prisoner between four and five years, and have always looked upon him as a most respectable person. I had the bill several days in my hands before the discovery was made, as I did not know the acceptor. We advised the London Joint-stock Bank to pay it, and our advice would have reached London on the 24th. They have not informed us why they did not pay it. I have no doubt that the prisoner intended to pay it, because he instructed us to do so. Mr. Gudgeon said he had pursued the course of cross examination*, to which the alderman had alluded, for the purpose of showing that anything like fraud was never for a moment contemplated by the gentleman at the bar. Daniel Forrester—l saw the prisoner at the Stows market Railway at half-past twelve o'clock on Saturday. I ascertained that his name was Hansard Bridges, and I saw •I wanted to ask him a few questions as to a bill for 2251., which had been presented at Barclay's and accepted " John Gill," which acceptance that gentleman bad de nied to be his. The train was just then coming up to London, and I got two tickets, and said to him that he mast accompany me to explain to Messrs. Barclay and Co. as to the bill. He said that Mr. Gill did not pay it. When we were in the railway carriage I gave him the full particulars of the transaction. He then said he was not ignorant of the bill, and I brought him te London. Cross-examined by Mr. Gudgeon—l cautioned him that he need not answer me if he did not pleas.; that he was not obliged to answer ; but I did not say that his answers might be used against him. I had no war rant for his apprehension. When we arrived in London I sent to Mr. Adullens, from whom I had received in structions on the subject. My, impression is, that the prisoner believed that he was going to Messrs. Barclay and Co.'s to explain about the bill. Mr. Gudgeon then expressed a hope that the alderman would accept bail under such circumstances. The gen tleman was, he said, a person of the highest respecta bility and expectations of property, and had not the slightest notion of injuring any person in the transaction described, and securities of the most unquestionable character were ready. Mr. Muflens said, in cases of such a nature, he was always anxious to leave it to the option of the magis trate, without expressing an opinion to accept or reject bail. Mr. Gudgeon then pressed upon the alderman the palpable evidence, that his client had never intended anything wrong or injurious to anybody. Alderman Rose said he regretted to be compelled to say that it was his duty to refuse bail. He referred to R. v. Bean?, 8 c. and p. 143, where Justice Coleridge was reported as follows :—" As to the intent, I must tell you that every man is taken to intend the natural consequences of his own act. If I present to you a bill with the name of one of 4ny friends upon it, knowing it to be forged, it would be idle to say that I had no intent to injure him." The prisoner was then remanded till Saturday, when . Mr. Mullens said it would be his duty to call upon the alderman to commit upon the evidence already pro duced. GUILDHALL.--CHARGE, OF UNLAWFUL POSSES SION. — William Wood, a 'cab-driver and coffee-house keeper, was placed at the bar before Mr. Alderman Humphery, charged with being found in the possession of 261bs. of tea, 181bs. of coffee, and 61bs. of candied fruit, the same having been stolen from the Angel Inn, Farringdon-street. Mr. Wontner appeared for the prisoner. It appeared that Messrs. White and Fairchild, of High street, Borough, packed the goods, and sent them to the Angel Inn for delivery by the country carrier, on Tues day last ; but as the whole of them had been repacked since they bad been stolen, they were unable to identify them. The prisoner alleged that his wife bought the goods of a person who brought them to the shop, and gave 25.6 d. per lb. for the tea, and 9d. per lb. for the coffee. The prisoner was remanded for further inquiry, and admitted to bail in one surety in 1001., and his own re cognisancein 1001. William Oaddick was charged with having unlawfully in his possession a chest containing 21,000 envelopes, the property of Messrs. Moi•gan and Co., of Cannon street West. It was stated that the prisoner was seen hanging about the entrance of Mr. Lavington's yard, in the Old Bailey, where the goods were stolen from, a few minutes before they were missed, and he was stopped with them in his possession. • Messrs. Morgan identified the property, and the pri• Boner was then remanded for the attendance of another witness. CLERKENWELt.—STABBING BY A FIMALE.— Mary abas Polly Gallagher, 23, was charged before Mr. Corrie with stabbing Jane Barnes., Thomas Clines said, on Saturday evening, about six o'clock, I was coming out of the Benbow Tavern,.in Golden-lane. I saw the prisoner standing, with -her arms folded, outside the door. She had no bonnet or shawl on. She at once commenced on me, and my young woman interfered, and she was stabbed by the; prisoner in the face. Mr. Corrie—You live with the woman that was stabbed ? Witness—Yes, sir ; and when I tried to take the knife from her she nearly cut the top of my, finger off. Prisoner—l was told in Little Cheapside, where I live, that Clines had been beating my brother, and I went to ask him about it, when he struck me. Mr. Come—Did you strike her 1 Witness—l merely shoved her off, she was using such bad language ; and the young woman that was wounded interfered, and received the wound. The knife was con cealed in her sleeve. The knife was here handed to the magistrate—it was an old table knife, very sharp, and the point of it was bent by the effect of the blow. George Marriott, 418 A, said I was near the spot, and when I came up I took the knife from the prisoner. At the station-house, after the wounded woman had given her evidence, the prisoner said, "I did not mean to stab you ; I roehnt to stab him" (meaning the witness Clines). After she had given her evidence the woman became insensible, and remained so long in that state that the divi-ional surgeons had to be called in, and they advised she should be removed to the hospital. She was removed, and this is the certificate I received this morn ing : " SL Bartholomew's Hospital, April 0,1855. "I do hereby certify that Jane B arnes was admitted on the 7th instant, having a punctured wound below the left lower eyelid, and a contusion around the right eye. "EDWARD MORRIS, House Surgeon." Mr. Corrie (to , prisoner)—You have had a narrow chance of standii g before me for committing a murder. As it is, you must be remanded until Monday next, to wait the condition of the injured woman. The prisoner was being removed when, The witness Clines said—Your worship, I dread corn ing here again. Mr. Corrie—Why S _ _ Clines—l have a - brother in the militia, and yesterday (Sunday) I went to see them going to chapel. As I was standing outside, a young man named John Ryan, and other friends of the prisoner, said tome, " Ityou go up, you will have to put up with the consequence." Mr. Corrie—You must have a summons against Ryan, and any of the other parties who made any threat against you. The prisoner was then removed. AN INTELLISENT JURY.—In an action, Kingsmill v. Millard, tried at Taunton on Monday, to recover pos session of some land, Mr. Justice Crowder in directing the jury that the plaintiff's case had been clearly proved by the defendant's evidence, as well as by the plaintiff's, happened to denominate Mr. Serjeant Kinglake, one of the plaintiff's counsel, as his " Brother Kinglake." The jury, which was not one of the brightest, had, however, predetermined tq have their own way, and to give a verdict against the learned serjeant, against the evidence, and againstthe summing-up of the judge, and as a r eason ' for doino so, while considering their ve rd ict, one of th em was heard to address another juryman thus :—"Didns't thee hear that 'ere judge call that ere' counsel (meaning the learned serjeant) brother ? Dos't thee think it is likely he was going to say anything against his own brother ?" and with this conclusion, and an air of ob vious defiance, they rdurned a verdict contrary to his lordship's directions.— Bristol Mirror. , A PERFUMED DANDY.—Sitting on ill, piazza of the Cataract-house, at Niagara Falls, was a young, foppish.. looking gentleman, his garments very highly scented with a mingled odour of Cologne and musk. A solemn faced, odd-looking man, after passing the dandy several times, with a look of aversion which drew general notice, suddenly stopped, and in a confidential tone, said, "Stranger, I know what'll t a k e t h at scent out of your clothes ; you —" " What do peu mean, sir ?" said the' exquisite, fired with indignation, starting from his chair. " Oh, get mad, now ; swear, pitch round, fight, just be cause a man wants to do you a kindness I" coolly re plied the stranger. "But Ido know what'll take oat that smell—phew ! you just bury your clothes —bury 'em a day or two. Uncle Josh got foul of a shunk and he—" . At this moment"there went up from the crowd a simultaneous roar of merriment ; and the dandy very, sensibly " cleared th e coop" and vanished upstairs. OOUNTRY VAREBTS. CHELMSFORD—APRIL 6. Jar We have no alteration to note in the wheat tra de to business was slow, at last week's quotations. Sp ring ujoa somewhat improved in value, and barley much intl,, ir for, the b e tt er sam pl es rea li s i ng an a d va nce ferior qualiti es i s per qr . - s. s' Wheat, white, o ld, p er a . a . Id of 20 I,l u qr. 57 81 I Oats, per qr.........• . ~6 4. new 57 81 I Peas, Partridge ...... 0, 41, red, old . :•.' 53 75 White ............ 310 L i new 53 75 Boiling ......... 42 .34 0 Barley 27 31 ...... Dun ........ 37 Chevalier ..27 55 27 35 Beans, Tick ... : ........ , fi Grinding . . 23 :I) Harrow ticks 0 0 g 3 5 Malt - 68 72 Mazo.gan ......... $1 Chevalier 7O 74 Ditto, net.' APRi 7. B ' d The supply of wheat COLCHESTER— was moderate, L and a fair bn r 0 qr, was passing at last week's prices. B ar l e y was le . I :,: s tber dearer. Beans and peas the s a me as b e f o re. The now is warmer, and more like spring. o7e' ; Prices today were as follow :—Wheat, white, 70 5 be es red, 619 to 70s ; barley, 32s to 34s ; oats, 28s ; ro af Mazagan, 36s to 38s ; midclle and s m a ll, 40s to 0 0 ; white, 42s to 46s ; grey, 36s to 40s. Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn, Ste•rriso° in the port of London, from the following Poo" the Ist March to the 7th April, both inclusive, I _- 0 0 61 (1,1 4z OS _ ct;' . g rn 0 P Colchester ~ Harwich Leigh Dialdou 28 2231 488 - 150 67 1 1359, 193, 200‘ (- , 76 1 54 KIRKCALDY—APRIL 7. To-day there was a great demand for seed ' an d supplies of all kinds of grain. Sales quick, at all ,a of is to 2s per qr. on all sorts. re° 4 'd Wheat. ' Barley. Oats. I I First , 75s Od 37s 6i Cs Od I 00 Second 7ls Od I 35s Od 30s Qd I 1 / , Yi Third 63s Od 32s Od . 25s Od :ET.—Arsii. 9 , he close of the market. Walisend, &C• g, ffetton ..............•••'" ' ;31 Haswell .................. Lam bton ................... • t3O lletton Lyons Main ..••. Plummer .............. .••*0 'Russell's Hetton ......... '5l Stewart's ................. 50 Cas'sop .. •• ................. ••51 Hartlepool ....... Heugh Hall . ................. Kelloe ..................... South Hartlepool ........ 50 South Kelloe .......... .. 0 Tees ....................... Trimdon Whitworth ............... . 0 i Skiborwen Merthyr ..... COAL MARK: Prices of Coal per ton at t' s. d. Buddle W. Hartley 20 0 Davison's West Hartley 19 9 Llastinc ° es • Hartley l9 9 Holywell 19 6 Longridge's Wet Hartleyl9 9 Tanfield 17 0 Tanfield Moor Butes 17 3 Grey's West Hartley l9 3 Willington Hartley lB 0 Wylam 18 6 Wallsend, 4corn Close • 2l C Hilda 17 9 Gosforth lB 6 Heaton Northumberland l9 6 Riddell 2O 0 Eden Main 20 6 Lambton Primrose 20 61 SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General by the night—and M by the morning—despatch.) • - —__:—._J---- ---- „,i. l'l' Day whin ma.l, a., From vit..at d , ni ~' COUNTRIES. in General Post-* Port ,/,:,, Wk.:, London. Dispatched. ' ..':,: —_----:. ~,,,s cr , America(byllrit.pack)N Every Friday .. • • Liverpool . " i i !ulterior, k V United Ste. I , packet) ..........N . ••••• • •• • • Li ver p o ol . Prir. • , tmerits (by U. States packet) .. .... N .. • • ..... • SouthamPton l , A.astralia (via South- 1 IL Pr ampton) ..........M ..... • • • • • • Southampton, A Ditto (via Marseilles) N Ditto (via Cape of 4.10 ed i!lope) ............N .. •• • ... f_ln , , AP I. ' Africa (West Coast)..Ni'l3d of the month.. Ply mou th • • Alexandria.......... D 1 g, 9, 24, & 30 of m. Dover .• •• ••1 Alexandria ...... „ ..2114th & 20th of mon . Southam pton Bahamas ...........M 17th of the month Seuthamptda „ m ill' i Belgium ............N Daily... • • • • • • Dover .... • • ',, g . Brazil ... ........... M 9th of the month.. Southampton ,'''' 00 Buenos Ayre5........1.1 9th of the mo n th.. Southampton 0 Cape of Good Hope ..N Various po rts Unc Cape of Good Hope ..N Cape de Verde ......N 9th of the month SouthamPW Ceylon (see India) , Channel Isles ........ N Mon.,Wed.,&Frit Southampton ' 'l I Chi 11...,. • • • • • • • .....M 2cl &17th of month SeutharaPton Ap ril China ... . Once a Month.... Constantinople .......N 8,13,1 8,23,&28 of m Dover .• .. •• ~.• SO Constantinople ......., 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton , ro f ri. Cont. of Europe M& N Twice daily ...... D over .. •••' " - m' Egypt (see Inctia) tl' , Tiv f 0 I France ........ M & N Twice daily —. Dover • • • • •,, mo' Gibraltar ..........3.1 4.7,17,20,27 of m. SouthaMPt° - , i Greece (see India) !ADO Greytown ..........m 2nd & 17th of mon. Southampton—. 1 Haniburgh ........ _ N Tuesday & Friday London .....1 ad d il• Savannah ..........m 2 n d o f th e month SouthamPL°n.l f Holland ........ .... M D a ily.... .. .• .... Dover ......• 4) , il 'Honduras ..........M 17th of the month. S out h am pton AP'' India (viaSouthampt.)M 4th & 20th of mon. Plymouth •• India (via Marsellles)M 9th&2sth of month Dover .• .• •• lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, & 27 of mon D0ver.....• \...- ff i, e Holyhead ........M & N Twice daily ..... Holyhead ~. '.l: , ' . ‘ Lisbon ... ........... M 7, 9, 17, &27 0 f m . Southampt o n API' i i Madeira ............M 9th of the month Southampton Madeira ........ ~, ..14 23d of month .... Liverpool ...I.AP,iI Malta (see India) . 1 4 Malta ..............N 8,18. &28 of m on . Dover ......I.APi4I Mauritius (see India) 1 Mauritius ..........N 14th of the mo n th 1 Mexico ... ....... ..31.2nd of the month.. SoathturiptenlApril Naples.— ........N sthlsth2sthofmort. Dover ...... New Granada .. .... IN 2d & 17th of month Southampton . 41 New Zea1and.......... By private ship .. Various ports Vic' Papal States ........N Sith I bth2sthofinon. Dover ...... Peninsula • . •• M Ithl7th27thofbaon. Southampton Peru AI 2d & 27th of 'mon. Southampton t r Port Natal N By private ship... Various port3TP"" Sicily •• •• ••••• • •• • N sthlsth2sthofmon, Dover •• •• • • Tuscany •• •• •• •••• • •N sthl.sth2sthormon. Dover •• •• •• r il I Venezuela M 'd& L7th of month Southampton AP Van Diemon'sLand (see Australia) ... .. A PP" t West Indies M 2d& 17th of mon th SOuth am ptonl _.,,, ii, 0 0. !DO l ; <l 6 'll Apr lAPri • ti / APf Dal I Apr ' \Tiv l : \V APv !API? 401 ,i Or li it/ , 1 , When any of these dat es f a ll on a Sunday, the mall_ ~ ja ~q , spatclied on the following day. with th e except i on o f TO. Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will be defiPa' preceding day. WIND AND WEATHER REPORT' Aro l: MONDAY, 0 Stations. Copse of Wind. St ate of We st b Greenwich .. . S. W Overcast. Lothbury Southampton S.W WUnsettled. Very Unsettled.n sa Portsmouth Poole Winchfie1d... ..... ' N.W. Dublin W.S.W - Fine. Liverpool Derby S.W Rain, Leicester W Very elon-d-Y• ' Leamington N.E Cloudy. • Flaiwich W Rain. Ipswich W.5.W..... Rain. Manchester W.5.W..... Cloudy. Lancaster ' W.S. W..... Cloudy. Whitehaven Stoke-on-Trent Sheffield S.E. ........ Fine. . . Carlisle Maryport . Leeds WS.W. .... Cloudy. Great Grimsby Ga!nsborough Boston NAV Cloudy. Cambridge S.W.„ Lowestoft .......... N. W . Rain.. Yarmouth • . ....... N. W Rain. Bristol N.E. Cloudy. Plymouth Exeter ......- W Gloucester • S.W .......... Fine. Cardiff N. W Rain. Swansea S.W. Rain. Haverfordwest 8right0n............ N.W Fine. Shrewsbury........ S.W Fine. Hague York Edinburgh W GGlasgowW.S .W Rain.• . , Dundee Perth Berwick Scarborough Whitby W.I3.W ..... Rain. ' ' Sunderland W.N.W.... Cloudy. ' Hull W. Darlington S.W • Cloudy. Newcastle • - 1 0 ..—.....,....., ... — h a The court-martial , it- 13icit was y es t er day to d tigated, at Portsmout l, the loss of the Tig er ter ibi meet, on account o f 1 ; h e absence of two Ins ~4 ..0_,7 tresses. • E'I.RTHB. A OF A SON. 1 1 we.. On the Bth inst., thu 3 wife of the Rev. A-'- - Chaplain of Aske's Hose pital, Heaton. G t; DAUGHTER. i p Of / On the Bth inst., a t ' Choshunt, Herta, the /v Hill, Esq. _------- iff A B 1? IE D. Atio r i • th On the Ist of Dec. l ast, a t Adelaide , 5011.109 T A P, Andrew Garran, Esq.,. M.A., of Norwood, to ?'• tolo eldest daughter of Jolx n S a bi ne, Esq., o f Follll°- hide. ---- --- V i DIED, , Sl° On the 9th inst., at. `ll., Hertford-street, gsY IAPI o' 4' spear Phillips, Esq., al :ed 82. .44 Eat 0t On the Bth inst., at ;.: : Westbourne-place, ..-- •t° 1 Mr. James Evans, aged 47. .p t A il° 4 On the Bth inst., at 1 slington-green, Mr. -° b . • aged 27. ' flol' h On the 7th inst.., at Blinburgh, Augustus .4 0 - of Hamburg, nierthant, Glasgow. Fe e 11if On the Bth ins 4.;. at 31:aize-hill, Greenwich, ..nri Graham. Esq., aged 61. ° lick' _of On the 6th hint., John Suckling, Esq., a VP" iningham, aged 51. I, j ol ) ov On the 17th ult., at liensington, near .r,ife Richard Henry Tolson, 1 '.4 trmerly of the 2d •'" _ 4 l, aged 78. ittf'"' On the 4th inst., at 7,, Regent's-terrace , — 1 / Windle, Esq., aged 37. / 716,7 ° i f yrn LONDON : Printed and I ' u bli s h od by ML"- - , n 4O ~,o, i/ of No. 112, Strand, P t i nter, at The S u m OT i : ° B ' G O" Strand, in the Pre c i n r t o f the Savoy , is "A Middlesex, tuesday, April 10, 1855.