The Sun. — London, England, 1855-03-23 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The following orders have been issued by the Board of Admiralty to [the commanding officers of the fleet at Spithead : " 1. In order to avoid any inconvenience to the seamen, &c., serving on board the ships about to proceed to the Baltic, from want of cash to pay them their savings of pro visions, monthly allowance moneys, &c., the paymasters of the respective ships are to be authorised to draw on the Accountant-General of the Navy for double the usual amount of specie for the purpose of meeting contingencies, and the payments of casual savings, "2. The payment of advance wages to ships' companies by the clerks of the Paymaster-General having caused much inconvenience, it is directed that in future this duty, as well as the payment of wages on account, be performed by the paymasters serving en board her Majesty's ships, and that on no account will the clerks to the Pay-office be re quested to make such payments. The respective paymas ters afloat aro therefore to provide themselves with the moneys necessary for making such payments before the time appointed, by application to the proper authorities, in accordance with the regulations prescribed in such cases. " 3. Each ship belonging to the Baltic fleet, having a - gun-boat attached as a tender, is to bear on her books 33 supernumeraries for service in such tender, which is to have the following complement :- 1 lieutenant or mate. 1 gunner, boatswain, or carpenter. 3 assistant engineers. 1 leading stokr. 12 seamen (A.B.'s or ordinary). • 2 boys, of first and second class respectively. 4 privates of the Royal Marines. "4. All ships belonging to the Baltic fleet are to take on board as much provisions as they can stow under hatches, and to complete to the same extent every week, or to the latest period prior to sailing. " 5. No foreigner in future is to be entered for continu ous service on board any of her Majesty's ships." The fleet at Spitbead was augmented yesterday by the joining of the Edinburgh 58, Captain Hewlett, and the Driver, 6, Captain Rice. The Caesar, 91, Captain Robb, was also reported standing in from Plymouth, but the fog was too thick to enable the report to be confirmed. There were no movements in the fleet worthy of note. The Basilisk, 6, Commander Jenner, which went to Spithead on Monday, returned into Portsmouth harbour yesterday to be docked, having, it is reported, sprung a leak. The James Watt, 91, Captain Elliot, and the Hastings, 60, Captain Caffin, h a d th e i r s t ea m up yester day in the factory basin for the trial of their engines ; after which the latter steamed into the harbors + 0 ship her armament, sea stores, and swing for the adjustment of her compasses. The James Watt will leave the basin on Saturday. The Pembroke, 60, Captain G. H. Sey mour, will also be ready to leave the basin by to-mor row. The Centaur, 6, paddle-frigate, Captain Clifford, is expected to join the fleet this day. The Retribution, 28, paddle-frigate, Captain Fisher, fitting for the flag of Rear-Admiral Baynes, is ready to leave the dock for the steam, basin, where her new boilers are ready to be put on board her. The Britannia, 120, lately put out of commission, is under the shears, being dismasted, pre paratory, it is variously reported, to being placed in ordinary or to going into dock to be fitted up as a float ing hospital for the Bosphorus. A vast number of arti ficers have been put upon the great screw three-decker Marlborough, 131, building in Portsmouth dockyard, which is to be launched early next month. The Shannon, 60, has also had a large number of hands put upon her to expedite her for launching. It is supposed the new great steam-ships Marlborough, 131, Conqueror, 100, Renown, 91, Edgar, 91, Here, 91, &c., will be launched in the course of another month, and form a reserve fleet, manned by the crews of the Neptune, St. George, Trafalgar, Bellerophon, Calcutta, Vengeance, &c . , now at and near house. An enormous dock, planned to be the largest in the Royal yards at home or abroad (upwards of GOO feet), is also to be constructed forthwith at Portsmouth, which will connect the steam-factory basin with the harbour without the present voyage round the exterior of the dockyard at the north corner. The labourers of the contractor have already commenced putting down the piles for the foundation supports. It will be a stupendous work. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Com pany's new packet Sultan, which went to Portsmouth some time since to receive her boilers, having shipped them, left the steam-basi n y es t er d a y a ft ernoon. Lady and Major-General Sir Frederick Smith visited Portsea General Hospital and its adjuncts on Monday and yesterday, and distributed a large assortment of comforts in clothing and nourishing confections to the sick and wounded invalids. New clean shirts are among the articles thus so liberally dispensed, for which the patients are most grateful. Her Majesty having accompanied the advanced squad ron for the Baltic—comprising the Imperieuse, Eurya lus, Arrogant, Archer , Conflict, Esk, and Tartar, und er the orders of Captain R. Watson, as far as the light vessel off St. Catherine's Point, on parting company with them caused the following signal to be hoisted on board the Royal yacht Fairy : —" Farewell—Success." Yesterday the Transit troop-ship of 2,000 tons bur den, launched from Messrs. Mare's yard, at Blackwell, was taken to Seaward's, to be fitted with tho 450-horse power engines seized at Napier's yard, Glasgow, naanu lecturing for the Emperor of Itussla. the Urgent, is nearly ready for launching. Great exer tions are being made to complete the floating batteries building at Blackwell and Northfleet. The Government have chartered a considerable num ber of collier vessels belonging to the Tyne, to convey steam coal to Elsinore, Wingo Sound, Copen hagen, and Kiel, for the supply of the Baltic fleet, and to Constantinople and Balaklava for the Black Sea fleet. Between 50 and 60 laden collier vessels have already left the Tyne for the Baltic. The French Government are chartering vessels to load in Wales with coals for their steam-vessels to be employed in the Baltic during the summer. The Dane, Captain Cook, a now screw steam-ship be longing to the Union Screw Collier Company at South ampton, of 530 tons burden and 60 horse-power, left that port last evening for Havre, where she will take on board stores and other goods for conveyance to the Crimea for the use of the French army. The Saxon, also belonging to the same company, and now discharg ing a cargo of fruit in the Louden Docks, has been char tered by the French Government for similar purposes. The Briton, another of this company's vessels, has been taken up by the British Government for the ()conveyance of stores, &c., to the Black See. She is receiving her cargo at Deptford, and will leave in a few days. The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Parana, just returned with the West India mails, and now lying at Southamp ton, will probably be taken up by the English Govern ment for the conveyance of troops, it being the intention of the company to despatch the Tay with the outward West India and Mexican mails instead of the Parana. This vessel, which has lately been enlarged and im proved, is now a fine ship of 3,071 tons burden and 800- horse power, and her very capacious decks, together with other facilities which she possesses, render her an ad mirable ship for the purposes of the transport service. The Government has completely swept all the English and some of the continental ports of large class steam ships for the transport service. The cost of these ships is enormous, and it is certain they do not perform ade quate services, owing to the frightful mismanagement which prevails. Upwards of 200 steam-ships are now employed by the English Government, comprising the largest ships in the world. These steamers, it is esti mated, would carry at one time an army of 200,000 to 250,000 men, and a singular fact is noticed that whenever troops are required to be conveyed the Admiral tycharter monster steamers at fabulous prices, they are despatched to the Black Sea, and are never afterwards heard of, excepting that, after discharging their freight they aro kept idle in the Black Sea, or are engaged in performing the most trivial duties, instead of being economised for ' more important operations. If 10 or 15 of the largest steamers were kept constantly running between the Crimea and Southampton, so as to have a departure from both ends every week, more practical benefit would be produced than by the existing ill-managed and wasteful system. A constant stream of reinforcements might by this mode be regularly thrown into the Crimea, together with all necessary supplies, a regular postal service might be maintained4and invalids rapidly brought home by the return steamers. The mismanagement, sr rather the entire absence of all management, displayed in the conduct of the transport service, and the frightful sums of money squandered by the existing system, are a dis grace to this commercial age. The detachments of the cavalry regiments under orders for the Crimea to join the service troops of their respective regiments will embark at the following places early in the ensuing month, viz. :-4th Dragoon Guards and sth Princess Charlotte of Wales's Dragoons, at Cork ; let Royal Dragoons, at Portsmouth ; 2d North British Dragoons (Scots Greys), at Plymouth ; 4th Light Dragoons, at Southamptom ; Bth Roy a l I r i s h Ronrra, at Queenstown ; 10th (P r i nce o f W a l es ' s) al Hussars, at Southamptom ; 11th (P r i nce Alb er t' s ) n u , Portsmouth4l: 3 ' at Plym ou th ; 13th Li g ht D ragoons, at s quadrone (480 men 1 7th Lancers, at S ou th am pt on . Th ree Bars, quartered men and horses) of the 15th Royal Hus teEfxoeter, will embark at Plymouth about the same 2,( r )ca t seat of war. There are at present upwards ef depots Dorchester,for the service at the cavalr Norwich, Manchester, Cabgr(ellareniclal,7ork, Maidstone, Canterbury, and .Newlnidge ) ; an t d hese are arge f o r f th th e new in tended for the remounts in the Grirnea_,, they will proceed in cavalry levies rious detachments to the seat of sear. " va. A large quantity of Mr. Hale's war rockets are now being manufactured b y order of the Government, for i the use of the British army n the Crimea. These inis miles can be projected a distanceofthree mile s , w i th the certainty of aim of the Minie bullet.. h 1. The Rev. H. Egan, an officiating cbefore Se bastopol, has been appointed a commissioned chaplain to the forces. A detachment of tho Gth Foot is ordered for the Cape of Good Hope. 101 men of the 67th depot have volunteered for ser vice with the regiments in the Crimea. THE MILITIA. Since the assizes about 60 men of the Royal Dorset Militia have volunteered into several regiments of the line. The 3d West York Militia, Lieutenant-Colonel Pro theroe have volunteered for colonial garrison duty. The 2d Cheshire Militia, Lieutenant-Colonel Daven port, are out daily training iniWoodbank-park ; the ma , jority of the men are anxious for f ore i gn serv i ce. The Westmeath Militia have volunteered for foreign service. Loss of THE SHIP GAZELLE, 011SCILLT.—Advices from Bahamas, Nassau, to the 12th Feb., mention that the Gazelle, of Scilly, while on her voyage fro m St. J ago de C u b a to St. John's, Newfoundland, was totally lost at Inagua, Jan. 30, master drowned, cargo (sugar, coffee, and elgar l3 ) Wet ; a small portion of the materials saved. EMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CIIANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock:. THE PATRIOTIC FUND. The Earl of ALBEMARLE begged leave to 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 been obtained—that it has created a general sympathy throughout the country amongst all classes of her Majesty's subjects in favour of the wives and families of our brave soldiers and sailors fighting the battles in the Crimea. (Hear, hear.) The enormous suns of 1,000,0001. has already been made up. Amongst the contributors towards the fund were the adult criminals of the London Reformatory Institution, who, nct having any money of their own, applied for permission to abstain from the meat that was allowed them in the course of one day, in order that the value might be added to the fund. (Hear, hear.) He understood that the sum of 1001. was made up by the Red Indians from their wigwams, at a meeting which took place on the 4th of this month. He wished t) ask whether any notice of the fact had been sent home to the Government here by the Governor-General of Canada ? Earl GRAN VILLE said that he had not received any 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 sessionto in troduce a measure for the:amendmentof the law of part nership ; and if so, at what time it i was pro bable that such a measure would be introduced ? His reasons for asking the question were these :—lt was known that there was at the present moment a prospect of a considerable deficiency in the supply of materials for the manufacture of paper, and two preposi tions had been brought forward for the purpose of meeting the deficiency. A. Mr. Sharp had writ ten upon the subject, communicating some very important facts. From th e s t a t emen t s of that gentleman it appeared that th e fib rou s pla n ts in the West India Islands could be most extensively used, and on one estate alone in Demerara, 160,000 plantains k:ould Lo cui down, which would yield 200,000 tons of material out of which paper could be manufactured, but which now was allowed to waste. (The noble earl hers 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 the granting of charters was calculated to prevent the investment 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 nerskip, 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 vigour ous prosecution of the war, Earl GRANVILLE said that it was the intention of the Government to move the adjournment of the house for the Easter Recess from Friday week until the fol lowing Monday fortnight. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF CONDIONS-YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the Chair at four o'clock, when there being only 30 members present, the house stood adjourned until to-morrow, ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL COM- MITTEE. The inquiry was resumed this morning at the usua' hour. - Dr. Andrew Smith was recalled, and his examination was resumed by Mr. Layard—He stated that as soon as he heard that the army was in want of medical stores he sent out a quantity, but not in his official capacity. He had seen. statements in the newspapers to the effect that lint was much required at Scutari hospital, and immediately he sent out to ascertain whether there was any truth in these reports ; and, in reply, received a communication from the chief apothe cary there to the effect that there was no want of lint nor bandages, even aft= the demands made upon those requisites by the necessities of the wounded men from the battle of Alxna. He had also received another communication, stating that the re ports in the newspapers were without foundation. A portion of the medical stores sent out were left at Varna, and it was no fault of the medical department that they were not sent on to Scutari.. Mr. Layard—Are you prepared to. say that no medi• cal officer was in fault for the want of these stores' Dr. Smith-1 cau - ducidedly assert that such was t h e c2;se. I only regret that the niedi , A,., , l officers did not show more determination with the authorities in urging upon them that if they did not affoml the supplies with more expedition and regularity they should consider themselves relieved of all responsilkility in the matter ; and he wrote out to that effect. Mr. Layard—What authorities do you refer to ? Dr. Smith—The transport and the smilitary depart ments. Mr. Layard—Do you know whether any remon. strances were, in consequence, adi!ressed to those de partments by the medical officers! Dr. Smith—Yes, over and over again. Mr. Layard—Was any represent'Ation, to your know ledge, made to the Commander-in-Chief ? Dr. Smith replied that he could not say. Examination continued—The appointment of medical officers to superintend Scutari Hos-pital were made by Dr. Hall, subject to the approval of the Commander-in- Chief. This appointment was not a permanent one. Whilst the officer was there he was only head of the hospitals for the time beingby virtue o:f his seniority. This is a general regulation in the service. On his suggestion a commission was sent out to Scutari to inquire into the alleged mismanagement in the medical departments of the hospital. He at first proposed it as a. matter of personal justice to himself, but the idea was afterwards adopted and carried into effect by the \Va.!. office. That com mission had not power either to c erasure or to dismiss individuals, but they could make reps esentations. That commission had sent in a report to tive Government, but he had not seen it. Mr. Layard—To whom do you Mt/ ibuto the failures that took place in connection with the hospital at Smyrna Dr. Smith—T cannot say. Mr. Layard—Do you think that ycal, being the head of the Medical Board, could throw off the responsibility upon any indefinite persons ! Dr. Smith—l did not throw off tits responsibility. I asked permission to do so. Mr. Layard—Whose permission Dr. Smith—Mr. Sidney Herbert's, Mr. Layard—•Did Mr. Sidney Herbert that assume the responsibility ? Dr. Smith—l do not know ; I was not again con sulted. Mr. Layard—Do you not think the public look to you as the responsible person in sii..eh matters ! Dr. Smith—l think the public l ook to me as the re sponsible person for a great deal to much. Mr. Ellice—Do you know who gave instructions for the establishment of that hospital ? Dr. Smith—l think it was the War-office ; but Ido not know. I was not in any way consulted in reference to that hospital, nor how it was to b•e carried on. I was only desired to do one thing, that was to provide a suf ficient supply of medical stores and medical comforts ; and I accordingly ordered, and contimued to order, what I considered sufficient to meet the wants of the patients it contained ? Mr. Roebuck—Then the answer you received from Mr. Sidney Herbert you considered relieved you from all responsibility ? Dr. Smith—l certainly did. By Mr. Ellice—He had no writiw.m instructions or directions with regard to the establisLment of that hos pital, nor had he anything whatever to do with the ap pointment of the medical officers. He would add one thins, however. When he understood he had to pro vide medical stores, he thought there ought to be a pur veyor appointed at the hospital to receive and take care of the m ; an d h e t h ere f ore represented to the War-office thet propriety of a pp o i n ti ng a purveyor , an d one was sent out is consequence. He (Dr. Smith.), however, did not amputation D r. gall nwdyietodhu regardaw are t o o f a t rr h .:.: ouredeeor of chloroform f b o e r e rn a Mr. Lay ar d_ A re Dr. Smith—lt was nointeann appointtl 8 l o sut p he e de r f bc o hya r ia m me .oa of sug gestion. Mr. Layard—Do you know that - on whom it was necessary order; h was simply a sug itr created a painful impression on the mind 3 ot the soldfie Dr. Smith—No. lam not awares.. lin y ever, that I entirely agree with Dr. Ralf in a the sa ' how on which he recommended that chloroform shogurlodunndot3 he used in severe operations ; and I am of opinion that in cases of bad gunshot wounds, which render arnputat tion necessary, the sufferer is much more likely to sur vive the operation if it is performed when he is in full possession of his senses than if he wer e sub j ected to t he additional depression which would he occasioned by the administration of chloroform. Dr. If' all was acquainted with the results of all the official i nquiries which had been made on the subject of cholera,..and would no doubt THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING-, MARCH 23, 1855. have taken every precaution against that disease. In deed there was no medical man in the United Kingdom who was more capable of giving good advice on tue sub ject, or grappling with the disease when it did break out. Mr. Layard—Were the ambulance waggons submitted to you before they went out ? Dr. Smith—They were designed by myself ; and not withstanding the objections which have been urged against them, I maintain that they are well adapted to their purpose. The only objection I have to them if their weight. Mr. Layard—After what you have heard and read relative to these waggons, should you recommend a con tinuance of their use Dr. Smith—l should. Examination resumed.—lt was the duty of the pur veyor at Balaklava to supply medical comforts for the Use of the sick and wounded sent to Scutari in the trans ports. He believed Mr. Fitzgerald was the purveyor there ; but he bad received no reports to the effect that the purveyor, whoever he might be, had not fulfilled his duty is this respect. A number of ambulance waggons on the French plan, and a number of litters and chairs, were about to be sent out forthwith. Dr. Smith.—Exarnination continued by Mr. Layard. —He thought Miss Nightingale and her staff of nurses had 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 tett 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 regu larity, in order to meet the demands which pressed upon him. The purveyor was responsible for keeping the hospitals clear. Mr. Layard—Assuming 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. Ellico- -If the purvuyur and 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 him under arrest, with a view to subsequent inquiry into his conduct, and might ap point a substitute to act in the meanwhile. All the winter clothing was submitted to him before it was sent ont. Steps were taken 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 Ba.laklava. He had bad 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 Balaklava, 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 hone, 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 had 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 one department instead of the two. By Mr. Drummond—Nearly douVe the number of mealical men had been sent out with the Crimean expedition than had ever accompanied any army previously sent out from this country. He had received reports of successful operations upon the wounded by those officers, which were highly grati fying to him, considering the circumstances under which they were performed ; and he knew that the perform ance of some of these operations, whilst the surgeon was himself on his knees in the mud, and the patient lying upon the ground, was, notwithstanding this, of a cha racter which could not be excelled by any surgeon in 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 •:gas informed that my health was break ing, and I consulted a physician, who told me I had better wait until I had an opportunity of making my statement before the committee. The physician recom mended me to resign as soon as I had given my evidence. Mr. Drummond—Have you received official notice to flat AfFrct from your auprilots Dr. Smith—l was told that the medical department of the army was intended to be re-organised, and I was told in what wsy 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 stated on Tuesday that the various departments had acted most liberally since the commencement of the war ? Dr. Smith—Yes. By Colonel Lindsay—The Government bad been put to an expense of nearly 100,0001. for medicine and medi cal comforts, namely, 9,0001. before the breaking out of the war and 90,0001. since. The committee adjourned at a few minutes before four until to-morrow. The Rev. S. G. Osborne will be the first witness called. LAW INTELLIGBNCE.--March 22. IiUU APPEAL. BAIRD V. BOSS.-JUDGMENT. This was an appeal from the Court of Session in Scot land. The appellants were William Baird, Henry Dun: lop, and others, the provisional committee of a projected railway, called the Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct Railway Company, which was brought forward in 1845, and col lapsed in 184 G, and the respondents were Robert Ross, Patrick Graham, and others, adottees of the shares in the said railway company. The proceedings originated in a summons, which was raised in the Court of Session by the appellants for the purpose of accounting to the shareholders in the projected undertaking for the depo sits paid on their shares to the provisional committee of the projected company, of which the appellants were then the only surviving and accepting members, under deduction of such charges and expenses as might be aseer!:aiued to form a proper burden on these deposits. Their lordship now delivered judgment, stating that in their opinion the provisions of the deed were all suffi cient to justify the directors in making both applications to Parliament ; and the consent or dissent of a portion of the shareholders made no difference. The appeal therefore against the interlocutor allowing the first appli cation would be allowed, and the other against the inter locutor disallowing the second application to Parliament would be dismissed. EQUITY COURTS. COOILBS V. 3fANSFIELD.-JUDGIIENT. This case was argued upon the Eith February last, when his Honour reserved his judgment. The Vice-Chancellor now delivered judgment. After stating the facts of the case his Honour said that taking into consideration the provisions of the Ships Registry . Acts, and the cases of "Armstrong v. Armstrong," and " .11‘Calmont v. Rankin," which had been cited in argu ment, he left bound, though with some regret, to dismiss the bill. Under the circumstances it must be without costs. knew no more of what happened until I found myself in Islington Workhouse. Several of my ribs were broken; they are now bandaged ;j! out, and I am injured nil r:ver oye':; and lips were dreadfully cue, swollen, and blackened.) She added that the prisoner had been in the habit of M using her in the most brutal manner for years past, and he on one occasion set fire to her bed, when she nar rowly escaped with her life. lie was the terror of his children, who would come forward and speak against Prisoner—She has acted like a brute to me. She left me arid my children to live with a man named Stephens, and she is now living with him. The prosocutrix said she left her husband because of his ill-usage. She admitted that ehe was living with a man named Stephens. Mary Garvill, residing in the same house, said—l saw the prisoner boating his wife on the head and kicking her in a cowardly and desperate manner while she was down. She was covered with blood, and the passage was one pool of blood. The prisoner's hands were also covered with blood. I begged of hint not to murder her. He replied, " I will do for her if it is seven years to come." Wife—He has often threatened to murder me if I ever dared to brill , * him before a magistrate. I never would ' have left himhad it not been for his ill-treatment. Sergeant Bexley, N, produced the following certifi cates : " I hereby certify that I was called to attend Emma Pointer, at the police-station, Islingtosi-green, on the 20th inst. ; that three of her ribs were fractured from recent violence ; and that she was otherwise suffering from severe contusions. (Signed) " MONTAGUE KIRKMAN." . A second certificate was produced, confirmatory of the above, from Mr. George Gill, surgeon. Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was a most serious charge and one that ought to be tried at the sessions. He, how ever, would remand the prisoner for a week, and the surgeons ought to attend to the woman day after day and report her condition to the Court. The prisoner was accordingly remanded, and his wife was conveyed back to the workhouse in a precarious state. MIRLBOROUGII-STREET.—Mr. George Benson, of the East India Company's civil service, Bengal Pre sidency, at present residing at No. 37, St. James's-street, was brought before Mr. Hardwick, on the following charge :-- Police-constable Castle, 69 C, stated, that about half past one that morning he was standing at the corner of Pollen-street, when he saw the defendant with another gentleman and a female come out of Hanover-square into Hanover-street. They passed him, and he and another constable watched them, and witness saw de fendant leave his companion and go into the doorway of No. 7, but whether he rang the bell he did not know. The gentleman who was with him cried out, "No, don't, don't." Defendant then crossed over the street to No. 17, and witness then saw him distinctly put up his hand and catch hold of the bell-handle, which he pulled out as far as he could, and let it fly back with con siderable force. Defendant then followed his friend, and overtook him at the corner of Regent-street. Witness then went to No. 17, to see if the bell:pull had been cut off, and finding it secure, he, with the other constable, followed them about 150 yards down Regent--street, where he came up with them and at once taxed the de fendant with ringing the bell, which he denied. Wit ness, however, was positive he had done so, and took hi►n to the station. Tillman, 75 C, corroborated the above evidence. The accused, in reply to the charge, said he denied ever going into the doorway of No. 7, or ringing the bell at No. 17. He was walking with another gentleman and a lady down Regent-street, when the constable 69 C came up to him in a very excited manner, and accused him of ringing bells in Hanover-street. He denied the accusation, and told him if he really had seen him pull the bell he ought to have taken him into custody there and then. While they were talking the inspector came up, to whom the officer spoke, and he (defendant) was then taken to the station-house. The gentleman who was with him was in court, and would testify to the truth of his statement. Mr. James Powed, 14, St. James's-square, said, shortly after one that morning, he, defendant, and a lady were proceeding down Hanover-street into Regent-street. Defendant was on his left side, and the lady in the centre, and he was positive he never left his side f6r a moment. When they had got about 150 yards down Regent-street, the constable came up and accused defendant of ringing bells in Hanover-street. Witness told the officer he had made a mistake, but he persisted in the accusation, and eventually took the defendant into custody. In reply to Mr. Hardwick, witness said it was im possible for defendant to leave his side without his know ing it. _ _ _ 'Mr. Hardwick said the constable had acted very in• judiciously in not taking the person who rang the bell into custody at once, instead of going back to examine the bell-pull. His (Mr. Hardwick's) impression was that the constable bad made a mistake in the matter, and he should therefore discharge defendant. tiYilliani Carroll Kelly, formerly ensign in the 62d Foot, was brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with uttering, forged cheques, with intent to defraud various tradesmen. The prisoner was a short time ago at this court on a similar charge, but the matter was arranged, as under stood, by the friends of the prisoner. The prisoner, since he was last in custody has been cashiered. The following case was gone into yesterday. Mr. John Boyd Gibson, army saddler, New Coventry street, said—On Thursday, the 15th inst., about six o'clock in the evening, the prisoner carte into the ware house, and introduced himself as Cyril White, of the 12th Lancers, and requested to be furnished with the necessary appointments for that appointment. Witness gave the prisoner the order-book, and he wrote in it, "Cyril "White, 12th Lancers." After making various inquiries about the appointments he was going to leave the warehouse, when he asked if Mr. Gibson was at home. Witness said his name was Gibson. The pri soner said, " Oh, I am sorry to trouble you, but I have been to Collyer's, my agent's, to get a cheque changed, but their offices were closed for the day ; will you be good enough to change a cheque for me ?" Witness answered, " With a great deal of pleasure ; how much do you require ?" The prisoner said 201., and witness gave him some paper, and in his presence the prisoner wrote a cheque for 201. on G. S. Collyer, army agent, Park place, and signed it with the name of Cyril White, 12th Lancers. Witness gave him the money, and he left the place. On the following day the draft was presented at Mr. Collyer's and refused payment on the ground of forgery. Police-constaide Whicher said he took the prisoner into custody at No. 91, Norton -street. On searching him several duplicates were found in his possession, one for a gold watch, pledged recently for 9/. Whicher, the detective, applied for a remand, as he was on the trace of at least twenty more cases against the prisoner. The prisoner was accordingly remanded for a week. ORTING INTELLIGENCE. EPSOM SPRING MEETING. TifURSDAY. Owing to the rainy, snowy, sleety state of the weather, the injudicious alteration of the time of holding the meeting, and a variety of circumstances sufficiently ob vious to the racing public to render an explanation un necessary, the inauguration of the Epsom events on this occasion was marked by a comparatively moderate de gree of success. The Grand Stand enclosure was, however, thronged by professional turfites and gentlemen sportsmen, and speculation on the principal events was actively pur sued. The minor stakes failed to coaunaud large fields, and therefore excited scarcely passing interest ; but the Two-yr-old Race, the City and Suburban, and the Great Metropolitan, were characterised by incidents of en during importance. The City and Suburban was speculated upon with much briskness. Noisy was the favourite, 'but his chance was materially damaged by his breaking a way just as the competitors were drawing together at the post, and by his running the whole extent of the course before he was stopped. Twenty horses started, and the race resulted in the success of Ireland's-eye. The win ner received little support in the Ring ; be Wa3 backed at various prices, ranging from 100 to 5 to 100 to 8 ; to ascertain the exact odds against him at starting wag, therefore, a matter of no slight difficulty. We have re turned the odds against him at 100 t• 6, a quotation which was, we believe, in strict accordance with the tone of the market. Pharsalus and Redlands, the some time favo ur it es f or the Metropolitan, ominously receded point by point in betting as the time of starting drew near. Fandango meanwhile advanced in popularity ; and Dr, O'Toole sprang into prominent notice, in consequence of the vic tory achieved by Ireland's-eye. The ample description of the race given below fully sets forth the leading inci dents of the contest. Fandango won by half a length, and his success was hailed with loud and prolonged cheers ; he is the property of Lord Zetland. Corsebus, belonging to Lord Eglinton, was second, and, but for the weak condition of his jockey, who before the start lost all control over the horse, it was the prevalent opinion that he would have fully realised the hopes of his party. Lord Howth's Dr. O'Toole was third. All classes appeared to rejoice greatly on seeing the colours of three of the noblest and staunchest supporters of the turf borne so prominently forward in a race estab lished, as the conditions state, " by the lovers of the na tional sport resident in the City of London and metro politan districts." - The business arrangements were, as usual, most effi ciently carried out under the superintendence of Mr. Dorlin e ,ff. The commissariat department was ably ma naged by Messrs. Jaquet and Woodruff. The railway officials also deserve every praise for the order, regu larity, and punctuality with which they discharged their respective duties. The sport came off as follows : The Railway Plate of 100 sovs (handicap), for all ages. New T.Y.C. ; three-quarters of a mile. Captain Lane's Flageolet, by Hautboy, 3 yrs, ,sst 101 b (Fordbam) 1 Lord Zetland's Hospodar, 4 yrs, Bst 9lb (J. Manion) 2 Mr. Downes's Mary Ann, 3 yrs, sst 41b (Cresswell) 3 The following also ran :—Convalescent, Conspiracy, Cimicina, and William the Third. Betting-7 to 4 agst Flageolet, sto 2 agst Hospodar, 6to 1 each' agst Cimicina and William the Third. A good race in with the three placed, ended in favour of Flageolet by a neck, the second beating the third by a I head. Conspiracy was a bad fourth. The Two-yr-old stakes of 10 OM Mil l with 50 addod PRIVATE AND JOINT-STOCK BANKS. The Banker's Magazine furnishes the returns of circu lation of the private and joint-stock banks in England and Wales for the four weeks ending,the 17th of Feb., 1855, and gives the following as the average weekly cir• culation of those banks during the past month, viz. : Private banks Joint-stock banks 3,106,434 Average weekly circulation £4,819,219 On comparing the above with the returns for the pre ceding month, ending the 20th January last, it shows— A in the sire - illation of the private banks of £128,677 A decrease in the circulation of, the joint-stock banks of 97,859 Decrease on the month And, as compared with the return for the correspond ing period of last year—viz., February 18, 1854, it shows— A decrease in the circulation of the private banks of 1 A decrease in the circulation of the joint-steck banks of 52,025 Decrease on the year On comparing the above with the amounts of the fixed issues, the following appears to be the comparative state of the circulation : The private banks are below their fixed issues £787,933 The joint-stock banks are below their fixed isguem 319,423 Total below their fixed issues ~.... 3:1,107,358 THE BRITISH MUSEUM DIVIVION. The very remarkable division of Tuesday night be comes even more remarkable when the di►ision-list is scrutinised. It was on a question which chiefly con cerned, at least in the first place, the people of London. Yet, singularly enough, of the 43 gentlemen who voted in favour of the proposal, an unusual proportion were /risk. The whole 48 may be thus distinguished : Irish members. l9 English Roman Catholics 1 Quaker and Socinian ll `Whigs, Radicals, and Metropolitan mem bers l7 A goodly array against 235—about 150 of whoa were among the wisest and the worthiest of the gentlemen of England !—Morn ing Herald. [ADVERTISEMENT.] TRH WAR, IN TUN EAST. —PowI4II.FUL PATENT RECONNOITRING GLASSES.— Messrs. S. and R. Solo mons, opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe opposite the York Hotel. By her Majosty'a Royal Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know the distances of objects viewed through them—of great importance to the army, navy, and others. These telescopes possess such extra ordinary powers that some 3i inches, with an extra eye piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly ; while their vary ing front 4 to 6 inches enable us to discover more than the above, and the Georgian, with his d satellites, &c.—Tho Royal Exhibition, 1851.—Valuable, newly-invented, very small, powerful waistcoat-pocket glass,the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known 1 miles distant; they answer every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses, country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderful power.—Newly-constructed Spectacle Louses of the great est transparent power. The valuable advantage derived from this invention is, that vision becominr , impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged ' persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute eccu pation—ean see with these lenses of a rauck less magnify ing power—and they do not require the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. Deaf ness—New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an extraordi nßcpannei biybni enables eesous,fietea i if powerful,mieb sae- the newly-invented instrument for deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass anything of th e kind that has been, or probably ever can b e , pro d uce d . the that aien persons e : ctohleotuora hears unpleasantt heski sensation distinctlys na of o t t e hsiu perceptible nrgeiinl gand; noises ai i he h e a a t r s : possibly ssibl at entirely removed ; and it affords a ll th e assist ance y could be desired. 39, Albemarlo-Fetroet, Piccadilly. Obaorve —opposite the York Hotel — iii•ommilmaiMll*liMit remomMikal CLAYTON V. POLLARD. This was a demurrer to a bill for a specific performance of an alleged agreement by the defendant to sell and de liver 500 tons of coal weekly to the plaintiffs, the Bow ling Iron Company, they offering by the bill to drain and loose such of the beds of coal as had not been raised, this being their part of the alleged agreement. Mr. Chandless and Mr. Cole were heard in support of the demurrer, and denied the plaintiffs' equity. They also relied upon the Statute of Frauds, upon the want of part performance to take it out of that statute ; upon the ladies of the plaintiffs, and on the impossibility of enforcing the specific performance of such a contract. Mr. Rolt and Mr. Speed for th• plaintiffs. His Honour allowed the demurrer, on the ground that the agreement, if valid, within the statute, could not, after the delay which had taken place, be specifically performed under the sanction of this court. His Honour intimated to the plaintiffs' counsel that there could be little utility in giving leave to amend the bill. INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT. IN RE EDWARD CHABERT. This insolvent, whose theatrical name is " Boutellier," described as one of the " Italian Brothers," applied in custody under the Protection Act. Mr. Dowse opposed for Mr. Noakes, hotel-keeper, Southampton, and Mr. Griffits supported. The insolvent had been arrested on a judge's order, and put in gaol. Ho subsequently petitioned under the Protection Act, and afterwards his bail on the capias rendered him. He applied to this court for his discharge, which was refused, as there was a special provision against the application. The insolvent now appeared from prison, and on his behalf an application was taken to the opposition, on the ground that Mr. Noakes had made an assignment for his creditors. The case was about to be adjourned to serve the trustee, but the ob jection was waived, and a doubt was entertained whether Mr. Noakes had not been properly served. Mr. Dowse said ho had no opposition to offer to a day being named for the final order, and it had better be ap pointed. Mr. Griffits was afraid 'there was no power in the court to discharge the insolvent until the final order was granted. The insolvent begged his discharge. He had been some time in prison. Mr. Commissioner Phillips told him he had no power to discharge him on the present occasion, but an early day as possible should be granted. His Honour in the course of the case, said he saw the insolvent attributed his appearance to an order of Lord Palmerston, prohibit ing him from going up in balloons. He ought to be obliged to his lordship for saving his life. A day after the Easter recess was appointed for the final order. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT.—LEwEs, MARcEr 22. Henry Brooker, an elderly man of very respectable appearance, surrendered to take his trial for forgery and uttering an acquittance and receipt for 321., with intent to defraud. Mr. Creasy prosecuted ; Mr. Parry was counsel for the prisoner. _ _ ICappeared that the prisoner had been for a great many years churchwarden of the parish of 13Dshani, near Chichester, and that he took an active part in the management of the parochial affairs, and a good deal of trust was reposed in him. The parish, it appeared, had an account with a branch of the London and County Bank at Chichester, and the prisoner, it appeared, also had a private account with the same bank. It seemed that in May, 1653, a sum of 321., which bad been paid into the bank, had, by some mistake, been placed to the credit of the parish of Bosharn, and the sum so remained to their credit until the latter end of last year, when it appeared that the prisoner claimed the money as and he asserted that he had paid it in to his own private account, and that by mistake it had been placed to the credit of the parish. The prisoner, it appeared, drew out 201. of the amount, and on his insisting upon his right to the remaining 121., the parish ins:ituted inquiries, the result of which was that they repudiated his claim, and insisted that if Lis statement were correct it was the bank that was liable to reimburso him the money, and not the parish. The prisoner, it appeared, still asserted his claim to the amount, and upon the auditor making some inquiries of him with regard to the matter, he agreed to accompany him to the bank, and the prisoner then produced what appeared to be a voucher, signed with the initials of one of the bank clerks, for the receipt of the sum in question. The clerk at once declared the document to be a forgery, and upon the prisoner being told that he must know that the signa ture was forged, it appeared th a t h e f e ll i n t o a fit. In addition to these facts it was shown by an entry in the books of the bank that the sum in question had in reality been paid in by another customer, and the prisoner can sequently had no interest in it whatever, but the persons who were represented to have paid in the money were not called to prove the fact, and this portion of the case rested entirely upon the entry in the bank books. The prisoner, it appeared, had lived in the parish for 30 years, and had been churchwarden the greater portion of that time, and that great confidence was placed in his inte grity. Mr. Parry made a most earnest and forcible appeal to the jury on behalf of the prisoner. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—DERBY, MARCH 22. ENCOUNTER WITH POACHERS AT BRETSY PARK. Win. Wright, 26, Mil. Wall, 25, Joseph, Dakilt, 24, were charged with entering, and being found, in certain enclosed lands in the occupation of the Earl of Chester field, in the night of the 30th of July last, for the pur pose of taking and destroying rabbits, and being then and there armed with bludgeons and other offensive weapon!. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. In passing sentence his lordship observed that, know ing that violence in night poaching had been attended with death in this country, he should make a distinction in the sentences upon the prisoners. Wright, who was proved to have used a bludgeon, must be imprisoned 18 months, and the other two six months each. OXFORD CIRCIIIT.—SHREWSEURT, March 22. Vincent Downes, on bail, was indicted for having com mitted perjury at the Wellington County Court, on the 15th August, 1853. Mr. Scot i andPiosecuted ; and Mr. Kenealy defended the prisoner. It appeared from Mr. Scotland's statement to the jury that the prosecutor is a veterinary surgeon and the prisoner a licensed victualler; sometime before July, 1853, prosecutor had an account against the prisoner, and called upon him to solicit payment, when the latter said he " would pay him the same way that Paul paid the Ephesians," and followed his threat by a severe as sault on the prosecutor. In consequence of that assault prosecutor brought an action against the prisoner in the Wellington County Court, which was partially heard on the 15th July, and afterwards by adjournment on the 19th of August. On the latter day the prisoner offered himself in evidence in his own behalf, and swore dig tinctly that he had never assaulted prosecutor in any way- In his cross-examination he denied that ho had ever told James Turner, William Farmer, or a man named Podinore, that ho assaulted prosecutor. Mr. Scotland called Uredale Corbett, Esq., judge of the Shropshire County Court, who produced and read the notes he had taken at the hearing of the case brought by the prosecutor against the prisoner. J. Brookes, deputy clerk of the Wellington Court, handed in a certified ex tract of the record of that court, signed by the clerk, and impressed with the seal of the court ; and evidence was give❑ to show that prisoner was sworn before he gave his testimony. Turner and Farmer were called to prove that prisoner had admitted the assault to them on dif ferent occasions. Mr. Kenealy addressed the jury in defence, and then called Messrs. Summers, Morris, and Thomas Parton, all of Wellington, who gave the prisoner a goad charac ter for honesty. The jury convicted the prisoner, and he was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. CLERKEN WELL. —.Frederick Pointer, labourer, residing at 10, Stewart's-place, Brixton-hill, was charged with having committed a murderous assault upon his wife. _ _ The prosecutrix was in so wcakly a state that she was allowed to be seated while givin g her evidence. Havin g been sworn, she said—On Thursday afternoon last I was at lny home, No. 2, Pembroke•street, Islington, when the prisoner came in and knocked me down, and kicked me en the head and body until I became anseakible. ; colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 41b. The owner of the recond hone to save his stake. Half a - Flys e ,by Uriande, 4lb (Bastiann't elcauley's Sugar-cane, Bst 4d (Ashman) 2 Mr. Lucas's Garnet, Bst 41b (sildcroft) 3 Tho following also ran Sister to Hesse Cassel, Fair Jean, Mr. Huffam, colt by Don John out of My Dear, and Spindle. Betting-7 to 4 against Flyaway, 2to 1 agst Spindle, 5 to 1 each agst My Dear colt, Mr. Huffam, Fair Jean, and Garnet, 6to 1 agst Sugarcane. Won by half A length. Four lengths between the second at,d Spindle was fourth, and Fair Jean fifth. The Epsom Trial Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added ; three-yr-olds, Est 121 b ; four, Bst lib ; five, 9st ; six and aged, 9st llb ; mares allowed 51b, geldings 31b. One mile. Baron Williarnowitz's Scherz, by the Provost, 4 yrs, B,t 71b (Birbeck) 1 Lord Zetland's Hospodar, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (J Masson) 2 Mr. T. Parr's Saucebox, 2 yrs, Est 12Ib ...(Clements) 3 Betting-5 to lon Sellers, who won very cleverly by a head. A length between the second and third. The City and Suburban Handicap of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and only sif declared, with 150 added. The owner of the second horse to receive 25 sovs out of the stakes. Penalties for certain winners. Last mile and a quarter of the New Derby Course. Eighty-six subs, 40 of whom declared. Mr. H. Hill's Ireland's-eye, by Harkaway, 6 yrs, 7st 41b (Wells) 1 Mr. Greville's Quince, 4 yrs, 7st ( kshinall) 2 Mr. Farrance's Noisy, 3 yrs, sst 71b (Alder) 3 Tho following also ran : Sir C. Monck's Vindex, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (Bartholomew) 0 Captain Lane's Epaminondas, 4 yrs, 7st 101b(J. Mann) 0 Mr. J. Morris's Eulogist, 5 yrs, 7st 51b ...(Bashan) 0 Mr. (4:Bayley's Snaresbrook, aged, Ist 21b(A.Marlow) 0 Mr. W. Day's Pharos, 5 yrs, 7st 21b Mr. Adkins's Mr. Sykes, 5 yrs, Est 131 b ...(Kendall) 0 Mr. Dray's Little Gerard, 4 yrs, Est 111b...(Corderey) 0 Mr. Fould's Remus, 3 yrs, Est 71b (T. Cliff) 0 Mr. J. Osborne's Seducer, 4 yrs, Est 41b ...(Bearpark) 0 Mr. Cookson's Dillingham, 4 yrs, Est 41b tßates) 0 Mr. J. Clark's Topsy, 4 yrs, sst 121 b (carried,sst 131 b) (Carroll) 0 Mr. Jones's Pollard, 4 yrs, sst 9lb (Cresswell) Mr. Prenter's Duke of Lancaster, 4 yrs, sst 91b (Fordham) 0 Mr. Bradshaw's Herald, 3 yrs, sst 71b (J. Rogers) 0 Mr. Powell's Plausible, a yrs, sst 41b (Plumb) 0 Mr. Sexon's Mary, 3 yrs, Est (Fost-r) 0 Mr. F. Knowles's The Rajah, 3 yre, sst 71b (Mundy Betting at Starting-3 to 1 agst Noisy, sto 1 agst Eulogist, 11 to 2 agst Billingham, 12 to 1 agst Remus, 12 to 1 agst Mr. Sykes, 12 to 1 agst Quince, 14 to 1 Epaminondas, 14 to 1 agst Vindex, 100 to 6 agst Ire land's-eye, 100 to 5 agst the Duke of Lancaster, 100 to 4 agst Mary. On being called to the post the Duke of Lancaster and Noisy broke away ; the former ran the entire distance of the course and into the paddts' before he could be pulled up ; the latter was stopped at the Stand. At the third attempt a good start was ef fected, Eulogist, Little Gerard, Noisy, and Mr. Syke; heading the ruck, which, with Topsy in the extreme rear, ran in a compact body until they rounded Tatt ee ham Corner, when the beaten division dropped off at wide intervals. Mr. Sykes was then seen to take ground in front. Noisy, Seducer, Plausible, Billing. ham, Ireland's-eye, and Quince being in close attend ance. .&t the Stand Ireland's-eye came out, hotly pur sued by Quince and Noisy, and after an exciting race in he won very cleverly by a length, the second beating the third by half a length ; Mr. Sykes was a bad fourth, and Seducer and Billingham were fifth and sixth. Re mus, Snaresbrook, and Pharos were - tho last three ; Pharos did not pass the post. Clear amount of the stakes, 8591. les. The alaldava Stakes of 5 sovs each with 30 added, for two-yr-olds and upwards. Optional selling weights, &c. Half a mile. Mr. Loveridge's fby Verulam, out of Calista, 3 yrs, 7st (301.) Mr. Etwall's f by Thistle-whipper, out of Hercula neum, 2 yrs, 4st 1111) (301.) (Fordham) 2 Mr. Mageunis's f by Chatham ' out of The Squaw, 2 yrs, 4st 111 b (carried 4st 131 b) (301.) ...(Humpa,ge) 3 No betting. Won by three-quarters of a length ; a head between the second and third. Tenth Year of the Great Metropolitan Stakes (handi (cap) of 25 sovs each, 15 ft and only 5 if declared, with 300 added by the contributions of the lovers of the national sport of racing resident in the city of Lon don and metropolitan districts, together with gratui ties from, and subscriptions received by, the licensed victuallers of the metropolis. The owner of the second horse to receive 50 seers out of the stakes. Extra weight for certain winners. Great Metropolitan Stakes Course ; two miles and a quarter.—Eighty-one subs, 35 of whom declared. Lord Zetland's Fandango, by Barnton, 3 yrs, fist 21b (J. Steggies) 1 Lord Eglinton's Corosbus, 3 yrs, Est (Dunn) 2 Lord Howth's Dr. O'Toole, 4 yrs, 7st Blb (Wells) 3 The following also ran : Captain Lane's Epaminondas, 4 yrs, Bst llb (J. Mann) 0 Mr. S. Walker's Winkfield, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (W. Abdale) 0 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Mishap, 4 yrs, 7st llb (Ashman) 0 Mr. J. Hewett's Postulant, 5 yrs, 7st (P. Cliff) 0 Mr. Bickham's Pharsalus, 4 yrs, 6.t 71b...(J Goater) 0 Mr. Cookson's Billingham, 4 yrs , Est 41b...(J. Foster) 0 Mr. Mare's High Priest, 3 yrs, st 12Ib (Bates) 0 Mr. J. Morris's Cossey, 3 yrs, Set 91b (including 51b extra) (11 - uudy) 0 Mr. E. W. Nunn's Vandyke, 3 yrs, sst G1b...( Wynn) 0 Mr. R. Chiltoe's Lance wood, 3 yrs, sst 4lb (Bearpark) 0 Mr. T. V. Turner's Redlands, 3 yrs, sst 21b (Fordham) 0 Colonel James's Pantheon, 3 yrs, sst (Plumb) 0 Mr. Y. King's Matilda, 3 yrs, 4st 91b (Bundy) 0 Betting at Starting-4 to 1 agst Fandango, 8 to 1 agst Dr. O'Toole, 10 to 1 agst Redlande, 10 to 1 agst Cossey, 100 to 8 each agst Pharsalus, Mishap, Corcebus, and High Priest, 100 to 6 agst Paletot. After cantering up the course, Corcebus, overpowering his jockey, re turned into the paddock, and gallopped two or three times round it before he was stopped ; and on mustering at the post the second time ho again broke away, ran to the stand, turned•back, and had another gallop in the paddock. After some delay the lot got fairly off, Pos tulant, Mishap, and Redlands going to the front. After proceeding a short distance, however, Matilda and Lancewood went in advance, Corcebus, Redlands, Fan dango, and Pharsalus heading the ruck, and, without any change of moment, they streamed from the "straight" up the hill, but, just before making the turn towards the Old Course, Matilda and Lancewood bolted down the hill to the right. Fandango then went on with the lead, and distinctly did he bear his colours in the van, followed by Mishap, Corcebus, Postulant, Redlands, and Pharsalus, until near the road, whence the race was entirely between Fandango and Corcebus. From the stand, however, so close was the contest with these two, that the issue was in doubt until they were within two or three strides of the chair. Fandango then justified the confidence of his backers, and the victory was admir ably achieved by half a length. Dr. O'Toole was a bad third,Winkfield fourth, Cossey fifth, Mishap sixth. Pan theon, Postulant, and Vandyke brought up the extreme rear. Clear amount of the stakes, 1,2091. The Inkerman Plate of 50 sovs ; for all ages ; two-year olds, sst 21b ; three, 7st, 51b ; four, Bst 71b ; five, six, and aged, 3st 91b ; mares allowed 51b, and geldings, 31b. Half a mile. Mr. R. Harrison's King of Trumps, by Velocipede, 6 yrs, Bst 91b (Cartwright) 1 Mr. Jones' Woodcock, 2 yrs, sst 21b (Cresswell) 2 No betting. Won easily by a length and a half. The Selling Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added, did not produce a race., RES FOR 1855. Abergavenny 18 Malton l9 Newmarket F S 23 AY. Bath l5 Epsom 22 *Manchester .30 ENE. Stockbridge 2l Winchester 22 I Newcastle 26 LY. Liverpool ...11 *Stamford 17 Nottingham Goodwood 31 UST. *Lewes l6 York 22 *Egham 28 *Derby 08 I‘II3ER. I Newmarket F 0 ......... 25 Northallerton ../ I BER. *Warwick Autumn 12 *Richmond l7 Newmarket H *Worcester 3O IVIBER. RACING FIXT AP Newmarket C 9 Cat terick Bridge 11 York Spring 17 M. Chester Spring 1 Newmarket S S 8 *Shrewsbury 10 JU. Ascot 5 Hampton l3 Bibury 2O JII. Newmarket Carlisle Worcester 5 *Lancaster AU , North Staffordshire 7 Brighton Brighton Club 10 *Wolverhampton 13 *Reading l4 SEPTE Warwick Doncaster 11 *Leicester 19 OCT *Chester 2 *Wrexham 4 Bedford . 4 Newmarket S 0 NOVE *Liverpool 6 I *Shrewsbury l3 IRISH RACING FIXTURES FOR 1855. APRIL. Curragh April 24 MAY. Howth and Baldoyle 15 Cenfy Castle 3O JUNE. Curragh June - v .26 JULY Monkstown Bellewstown 4 Carlow lO AUG Galway Tramore Sand Tuain 14 SE PTE Curragh September — 4 Jenkinstown Park 11 Cahircivem l7 DownßoyalCorporation.l7 Balleigh .23 Heath of Maryborough..3o :UST. Roscommon 21 Kilcock 28 :MBE R. Tramore Strand lB Kilki• lB Limerick 25 OCTOBER. Johnstown Irish Metropolitan Curragh October 16 Joseph Shaw, an assistant overseer, for Gildersome, has been fined 51. for illegdly:indueing a pauper to re move to the township of Lee 4 inorg or tg relieve We own township of the pauper' N rsupport. • - COUNTRY 711AREETS. 71 iT - The supply to-day of fat stock d wai tolerably good with full attendance of buyers; the best things were in goo, g; quest, and most of the animals were disposed of. d pens were well filled with sheep of excellent quality,.an the demand was brisk, fully maintainin rnier _prier; 11113,number of fat and store calves was unusually /arg e ° the . season of the year. An average supply of fat Pig s ',d• The following were the quotations :—Beof, mutter ! , 741 f,„ 7, d ; od ; vea l, 6 1) t° 0 ;` Ti P c , ; 9s 6(1 to a; ai ACOrO : roug h f a t , to Vie' 141 b, hides, 3 e .d t s : 0 • •2t per l b ; caw.. per lb. 6d to LEEDS CATTLE—M AR CH 22. At the cattle fair to-da we have had a goo d buein e r ic i Bnyeis were numerous, and nearly 530 head of cattless to 2,300 sh een f oun d purchasers. Cattle reali sed fro° 6 l a Ss 4d per stone of i 61bs. Sheep wen t off brisk l y at fromid to 3d per lb., the supply not being adequate to I n the demand. BIRMINGHAM CORN—liaßcn 22. beat , At to-dD.y's market thero was a lar , o supply of and the trade closed dull at e u uLlor the currencl this day se'nni g ht ; b u t we ma k e no alteration in our cl b ° t tat ions. Barley unaltered. O a ts could not be Igo cheaper. Beans scarcely maintained their valu e ' very unsaleable. HULL CORN-3Locn 20. $t There was a good supply of wheat from the DOW so d our market to-day, but having only a moderate (I°lo from the trade, we w r ite the market unaltered from Tuesday. Foreign wheat held very firmly. SEABORNE MA ITS. oft. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the Gene"' l Y lT the night—and 11 by the morning--dezpatob.) ------- e_ iftl ' I Day when ma‘n th. From Wt at dir , IC COUNTRIES. in General Post- roll Be giStA Office, London.* Disp•ttell.." _.......'"; _...---. 0 „ a d z Aracrica(byllrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool * imericp. k by United Sts. !ger& ° packet) .. .. .. .. ..N .......• • iLiVerPool I • . America (by U. States , • packet) .. .... .... N ...• .... -• . I SouthareP to "! —..li Australia (via Bouth- ')( il 6P— • ampton) ..........M ...... south , re ptoii Ditto (via Marseilles) N Ditto (via Cape of coed 1:10 0. 1 1 Hope) ............N .. Or ° Africa ( West Coast) ..N 2 3d of the month.. plyroduib ° • Alexandria.......... N 8,9, 24, & 30 of iii. Dover .• • • '. - Alexandria ......., ..2,1 4th & 20th of mon. southamp to. Bahamas ........... iv/ 17th of the month southamdcoe pay 1 Belgium ............NI DailY• • • • • . ...... Dover •• •• •! go* 1 Brazil .............. hi 9th of the month.. S o uthsinp to!, Buenos Ayres ........m 9th 01 the month.. Soutiminotor'vneerto Cape of Good Hope ..N , Various Por ts Cape of Good Hope ..N Cape de Verde ...... N I 9th of the month SouthalliPt ° Ceylon (see India) 1 . Ceylon ..............N ' l % l 11 .n Channel Isles .. ....N, Mori ~Wed.,&Frl4. SotithaMlA'''', Chill.. ............. NI hi & 17th 4 - ,f mont i SouthaniP"' glip4 l China ... . Constantinople ...... , 8,13,18,23,5.2 s o, in Dover .• •. ',I N Constantinople .........4th . 20th of mo: . South.MlPl•Tertool Cont. of Europe M& N Twice daily .... Dover •• 1 A O Egypt (see India) 1'v11.70 France ...... .. M k N; Twice daily.— , . Dovet .. ow.' Gibraltar ....,.....M 4,7,17,20,27 an, tioutliA nP "' I „,16 _.. Constantinople ... Dover .• • • -1 Constantinople ........ !S ou thdtal) ,4l ' , „,ol 2ll6ll Cont. of Europe Ni & N Dover .. • . j• __,l I Egypt (see India) , VO lj France ...... .. Id k N ID o vet .. . a . ~0 4 1 Gibraltar ..........m „soutlodliP" , 1 ii Greece (see India) i , liii rell ' Greytown .......... M 2nd & 17th or noon. gout:l. l ' 2 P - .. , • ilamburgh ..........,Y , Tuesday & Friday London ••; • ' , , - Aprill fiavannah .... ~.... m , 2nd of the month Soutria n 'P'pAi, l 0 Gotland ............ M Daily .. .... ...... ;Dover ••• •• , gar' Gonduras .......... M 17th 1 of the month .!Southaropto. , India (viaSouthampt.)M •4th & 20th of mon. , Plyirrutli " India (via Alarseillcs) M 9tio.gc 25th of month Dover • • •• "I i. •1 lonian Isles (see India) '7, 17, & 27 of mon Dover•• •• " 'Toil,.'°"l 4 6 Ireland .•., ......M &N i Twice daily .., .. 1110[1 head ,", Om' Li‘;b0n.............. Ml 7, 9, 17, & 27 of I , 7. l Souttiarnf ,° :: 1 6 Niadeira .. .. .. .. .. .. M 9th of the mon th :Soarhanif l.° ' ggt.-- Aadeira ........ ...:,.'3d. of month ....'Liverpoo l • • 1 0 qalta (see India) 1 i rCli bi Aalta •••• • • • • .... ', 8. 18. &28 or mon. Dover 7,iattritius (see India) ,I ' 11 1 Nlaurltius ...... ~..N jl4lth of the month 4.: Apr Mexico ..........-M 2nd of the month. i Southalni• Naples .... ........ N sthisth2sthormon.Dover •• •;,::,• ',o Tew Granada ...... ,2d & 17th of moult h'SouthainPw: micere- New Zealand ..........'By private ship ..!Various P or ` Papal States ..... ~ .. Nl5 thisth2sthorinon..Dover .• • ; • • 0 1 Peninsula ........ .• M i7thl7th27thofrpon.:Southa al P lo ; t i „"go Peru ..... , ...... .. M ;!:(1 & 27th of inon.!SourliamPtiqs vtee,' Port Natal ..........N !By private ship ...!VarOu s Pc Sicily ...............N , sthl 5th25 thorium, .Dover ••• • ': _..„ 16 Tuscany ~..........N stlllsth‘2sthotinon.Dover • • ".' • ,)iliv' - ionezuela ..., ...... m .2d & /7th Of a t ontliSoutlosinP L° Van Diemen's Land (se, Australia) . cast Indies ga tclit6 • 1 ,2,18 D 1 7 til o t month' Southall:lP:4n us" When any o: these dates fall o a Szinday-, the lailf do spatched on the following day, with the exception of thetell& ;outhampton), and the Malta, both of which will be de" . preceding day. WIND AND WEATHER REIOO THURSDAY, gAlt°- State of creator. Rain and snow. Snow —Sleet. Fin.--=VerY Windy— 'Very windy. Fine—Cold . _Frosty.y. Frost Snow. Cloudy. Windy Clonal. Cloudy. Very windy—Cl°Wind y—C l o ndf. • Windy. • Cloudy. Cloudy. CPO Very windy -- Clonal. 4. Windy. • Fine. Rain. Very cold. Very windt —v e " Rain. Wi n dy : -Rsiov e rioo las Very Rain. Very winoy. Stormy. Snow - . Snow. Cold—Us/ 1400. Snow. Rain. Snow. Snow. Windy. Fino. Snow. Unsettled. Snow. Snow. Fine. Cold. Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloudy. Very Cloud c y ola. Rain. Rain. Rain. Rain. Stations. Course of Wind. Greenwich N.E.... Lothbury Manchester . Carlisle Lancaster Whitehaven Maryport Stoke-on-Trent Sheffield N. Leeds Boston E. Great Grimsby E.N.E. Gainsborough Flarwich Ipswich Yarmouth Cambridge N.E. Lowestoft Holyhead Liverpool . Dublin Leicester _ Nottingham Derby . N.W... Brighton N. Leamington. S S. W... Southampton N.E. Portsmouth Poole Winchfield... Bristol N.E N.E. E.S.E. N.E.... E.N.E. ..,..... Plymouth. Exeter Cardiff N.E.. Swansea N.W, liaverfordwest N.W A.berdeen S.E. Dundee .... Perth Edinburgh Glasgow Berwick Sunderland Darlington Whitby Scarborough York Hull E.N.E.. Shrewsbury.. N.E.. Newcastle Strood Dover Tonbridge . S.E. N.NW. S.W N.E. N.E N.E, ot THE WAR MEETINGS AT GLOCESTER.----I°Sr ~pe alberStea Sturge and Samuel Bowly, the well-kno wn deev ° tolg the Peace Society, living at Glocester, lately 0 10r i g B r at a public meeting in that city to obtain t"' kOr ( le of a resolution, urging the Government acceSed..iPto terms of peace, but the attempt was frli st resewv-- result of this was that a requisition wa g ,its.i ts ' a illiv r! th ! s e t r iN a l a or, e signed moat by re s a p e n e u ta m h b l e e r i onfh.3%;_tersca-0:11 e a tb o io requesting that a public meeting might rhat vrioe meeting was held at the Shire-hall on Vired' e tV 9 - (j' attended by great numbers of people. Mr. dee; tb. 0 \l. P., Proposed, and Alderman Kendall ge-4120 f l e lowing resolution :—" That, in the opi°l-,11 r o tt f m a n n eting, the war with Russia is e ssarl; dotio d that it is no less the interest WO.: t thisandiod nation to prosecute it with the 11 "T:81 . _ k r - e ji the g e r n e e e r t gy et j s e o ete as fer to wh o i b e t h aii i i t ah t as th b e een ear n i e l , r i c i ; Nfr. Bowly proposed, and Mr. Sturge s ee° cl eeP lowing amendment :—" That this ineetingh,, thelegil ploring the enormous evils, but more especial oft ft o sufferingby and death occasioned the pos e `'„rdio l _„ ° , t 4; to offer to her Majesty's Government itg pathy and support in any endeavour the9133„;Ora;;;10 terminate this destructive contest, by offer7botio,',' eet mg such terms of peace as shall be fair al o peo . „ ( o l; towards all the contending parties." 111.3 pcoed e ol ' t x o as negatived by a large majority,and c on" or i n (proposed by Mr. Phiflpotts, corn 1981..,1 we% t o -econded reti by Mr. Powell, of the Oxford cirool'ls ie • unanimously,. in which the roi gf . firtu co ° o 343 ° eo l/1 Crimea were attributed to our defective 0,000" and medical system ; and the system of P r purchase was also condemned. BIRTHS: AO OF A SON. . On the 20th inst. at West Green, Tottol3l° P th° of John Estcourt inst., Esq. OP A DAUGHTZB. r, R~yent'rr --- On the 22d inst., at 38, Chester•terr aoe, the wife of John Buckley Rutherford, scl* ._d. MARRIED. C >3 .:0,, jai. potli, , On the 20th inst., at Marylebone Church, to , o bo° eldest son of Mr. Marshall, of Haanilton-terrsitlt• d only daughter of Mr. Stinton, of Br id g e -r°3 P { for O ' wood. De ro. rebt On the 20th inst., at St. iTichola e s' , - , " 11 tightv .ro Captain Sinallman Toovey, to Ann, ldest ‘ l4 Philip Watts, of Deptford. ;; 1 i i,,1 0 1 —7— ----- _:........,,i0 iro osl LONDON : Printed and Publishod bY 3 1-I " ) i ane 10.41 of No. 112, Scrawl, eriutoi, at The 5t499" 'ow" Saves, il l St ra nti, in the Preeinel of the v— l March 23, 18 6 ". . ' ~. '' 4 , l aua ht/ Tuesday ccathlly p l i, A I'M E atpn vA, - " ft ° l 4 l l. he , CAN t ts 4 nEttny 44,.thanggd 41 - I; r a il tr:, 4REc., x Ithe New s nn i itSena % of Bono Itae Policy * Incom e 14 5 rePrei l it 4 , /Pedal' lea Omee IPPlicatic ha 4155. Yl `ti PROFIT 4 43 ,_.0 wtle f cl in t requi r , 14 , 1 ., 4 Many j' q uJrom "s'ulnUla Zett kid by ._taY be ol 4 , 7 of the CHAR] 11 0 POLI9 It% g %hereby g Isif April It that c 1 1441 are p sth : 4 several p ers< *4B ott the 'kt the of 'or Mutu tits to th 'eltti of life •7 4 aing th 'de:Oared 141 2 d upw "let, uzulk • . GENE ' Zl) Dovvered G 2, Kin q, 4 ,5 , 1, Esq. Alderra: 5,41. Esq. 1%.• Cler, Esq. 'bAy n _ liN a-ga ti r :: l l l l e ir a c a t t lt , slon 0 EP nR ar t kl a St ampz I... e ted 011 cted by --_., tsTs, 01Dec 4, or - "•03'al c s er Most Roy b e Mike c 'bake of: 'bake of the Mari A.G. ogb, i4 t A r gil d j aeons' I ‘ i tht Hor 44a ttnd She e r * ahem e y Crosl kiNtrr °se i t l )Etr,k s , anke ° "' " Esq 14t1 I ' )4 ' ; 'q ' tto, p .s Y, Esq. 4: N th q• , Esq. birll;e a 4. each, .7111 : 1, 1 01 are. '4 ll r‘lieat;4llNl3roEad itoi tnd-7, Nunicati tor Twe nty I, 0 Mice, 2 F t¢14, 1 4 (1. 411 1( raerioc I ...bainfrie st U Ork, ClUeCnStO t AUX' kop? lr t' s liTit k 1 1,g.0t SP ) t 4 1Y SF R 1 and hi -01 0 6, by Dr kketalt Nekets v 4t t 4 ge. kk Z ' t ‘ e t tr °ll Fa St t l WEIN \ Utrain . DAI • .t I *actitT kl / tEt' !47: 41,1— an'i; TlC'" , e a 1, th. TS. O r 'r e ' 4 WEI k t 144. 19 De A k T( ri4 "At L r " _ Pos, trofi„!, of th :tt,il ll 3' int( of the +l,. ll tlt kq a 01 It t t iTS qThich Attkstl'.lkel", . sun a ti tett arrias N t •ti 3 ' an( kkiN p , nrY 4 41 tgiti ances, 4 ka'r li wthtt ki h '° l l3 tkt4B% d C ati ve 11 r C" 1-1( dip N I , Orin tly Are s b tr D DE t 4 B e rt i Na c h k, the tiv V i th„ c'" ' 2 3, V 144401 the 44 4 14 itri with t _ . 0 0 01 DIED. tr 10 On the Bth inst., at Paris, Lieut..Generla - ' 10% H. Es I. C. S. , aged 74. dA ti g .1 viog On the 21st inst., Emma, the second sn'.„oare'ooo'' of the late Ralph Bernal, Esq., of 93, Est,,ol!,7.lire, On the 19th inst., at Falkland Hous e, xl'e- P4'l pholus Tyndall Bruce, Es l' Falklaul. bget j On the 20th inst., Mariaq";.,3ife of Ge°rg,i?,,, ll :Ogg ell setd: Registrar-General of Biz th ' s Death-, an" " - 4 . j., e - t P. : On the 21st Dec. last, at 'Ballara't, fron3 .. O , e ' -e pt,s N O P' Ivounds received in a skirmish with the igli'sfisgtvot* reka Diggings, Captain Henry_ ChristcPberf viroot' Regt,, eldest son of 11. C. Wise, BOP' cL " O f Warwickshire, aged 2 5 . , lob On the 18th inst., Rich ard Watt, Esq. , o '. ;: i d 14 ton, Yorkshire, and Spo ke Hall, L a ncas i r h, P. ,40, alaw:d.