The Sun. — London, England, 1856-03-13 00:00:00

tless as the of her nor her navy S weabag' f Russia in lo not pre; 3 success or mit if we are laily arrlve a ll the for: ,parture 01 jaw , s tate >ast suao.eT as l a nding I with such 6ttack t bein )repared " iel." bidding f ` l i c t ntract too Ministry cf wore tb s° e first c3P'; e offers sot ) f the G reat to-dal sts offered _t: ;re under th 0 re g Und" ler. a ct ; reds I ;_ n thrr I on vru e " la offers S ala . Senor coin () "" al Wh ile l i t ors th°ugthe al offer s ' s ri t having t -e f)o line 0 0a )r Sala n ne being - le a s t , v i n g or 0.1 , line /I" . is. ujan, tral Railo is nt g °r/l/ Gcr Spanis h The „ D etre. 0 0, or Sal al33 .,, a nt ir its COO oof. per . I pp os 01 ith a I°sDi" tons' of ot the ;6 d id ath , bo t 1 s p ope n 'ova sabseq l, tb° o f tro?; u tbe. o Pr o . 11 0 port s% i r°po Pltiou r this I)",,robu ju l i pir be i n g O f ls ~s ptOPP7OIO tI a t the oa tio ,usgiatiofrg had" t bo p, f uld ° 10 0 $1 1 ‘ fOl raSS IIO d err ; fP° of id t it l es A quo .op pli7 l r e be e° t " or iel at 110° 6° ,0 w l „ volt ". a f the us e itPe trey fea r sof th e AfA ilo P eXander ' rjoL° servan t ' .lIRLSTO4' he oto e iimigt,to 0 61 ,rfornisee e d pi o and pap 00th ;" the °`' tindersem e of yea not 9.13 „` 101 I, hie P ° r ll eo!,l scen e of 1 013 e 1, 1 1r .b the warn ' icl tf ting, tha t t oil'', nee. T 136 o°l r especialif Iv or, :e of 1 311 1,0 15 v Harry' w ' oe Twig) f ° personated fob'', r must we eo r .., warmly el ?„(I ,f iderson flo th - in. The 1. ° I. : 0 0 11 let of the P A P 0 1 ° 1 lemoinelle ie ?ir terpsi eb :o l3 e most I'o l i hoe d i 1. A mi 6 e e tl!'' of which 5 1' f Mr. ffer r° :;l ll. from the / c /a Al' me, Ye Be t noo' ing of which Flexn2or e° 1° Leon, " o ht, A fri' o. ll 1 a high but pe e performer' l ,o upon the Ic', the =NMI TEE. 0 4 orming eleP -h t bio ndienees at 1 1 0 We hear Easter. I‘ ll. ' t o' his former P •••• f if unce d her . be n- .0 , Iv) a successith.,J Woman," t one of tbi g , t3 ',„ !e on Satu o gee of Woro l) r ,, n Week, and Slondav to 0_ 03, as successful 0 0 0 .0 CHARGE an, with a 111.- elf on the P D oe g at No. 6, ; el l, the Clerken . 0 fore Mr. C.)T r- pretences ol he was a PO lic ;tropolitan 11°C" , of watei-oloseto, rdONEY MARKET AND COM MERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLoox The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed with a heavy feeling, without change in prices. The sales were 7,000 bales, 1,000 for export and On speculation, comprising 400 Pernam and Ma.ran ban; 61-d. to Gyd. ; 500 Egyptian, 61d. to Bd. ; 600 Surat, 41d. to SJ. ; and 50 Sea Islands, Is. to is. 81 per lb. The Railway Share Market opened with a qui:t aspect, and subsequently improved. Letters from Paris state that it is current in the financial world there, that the Council of the Bank of Prance will probably lower their rate of discount at next meeting. This would benefit the trading community, who at present are restricted in their operations for want of monetary accommodation on reasonable terms. On the Bourse there has been a Considerable advance in the quotations of public securities this week, which has more than covered the fall of last week. Capitalists are beginning to invest in the French Funds, expecting a favourable result from the Conferences. The Money Market is a little easier in consequence of supplies from England. Accounts by telegraph from the Vienna Bourse mention that the fluctuations in the Stock and Money Markets had made an upward movement. The'exchange on London was down to 10-6, on Paris 1 201, and money was quoted at 4 prem. Shares of the Austrian Credit Mobilier, which had fallen to 330, had advanced to 343, and the 41 2 , per Cents. had improved ,1 to 74. On the other hand, the 5 Per Cent. Mctallies were 1- less than previous quo tations, and Austrian Railways 2 f lorins. Eroin Lisbon intelligence to the 29th ult. has had to hand, which mentions that Senor Fontes n ad presented hit report upon the transactions con nected with the London Portuguese Bondhololers to the Chamber of Depßties, with a view to render the contract binding ; but the discussion on the question was postponed until after the vote upon the bill regulating the export and import of grain, Which at present requires -the urgent a,ttontion of the Government. The half-yearly meeting of the Bank of England was held today, when a statement was read show ing the net profit for the half-year ending 29th February last to be 705,3251. Bs. 7d., making the amount of rest 3,728,379/. 16s. After providing f or a dividend of 5 per cent. for the half-year, the rest would be 3,000,7291. 163. The dividend was agreed to unanimously. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to,this date, are in round figures as under :- 1856. £23,439 54,021 12,828 11,092 28,434 34,950 10,519 21,753 20,578 5.739 8,245 6,642 / 5,977 5,741 1,139 3,177 5,104 8,715 1855, £21,762 53,641 11,335 9,667 26,848 13,153 9,858 19,502 18,376 5,282 7,902 4,330 5,614 ( s l r o :a t : .wt W e e s stern X rhWestern ern il righton Midland ern Caledenian 1 4 1 T a reat North ern ~r _ B e ashire and Yorkshire tol and Exeter t i , ,, nehester, She.ffiaid, and Lincoln .LN rth Stafford East Lancvl London Gen s er i a r l e Ornnibus Company Hord and Limerick Aberdeen Edinburgh and Scottish Midland 2,608 . c'dleburgh and Glasgow 4,399 Great Western of Canada 6,068 The market for Public Securities is exceedingly fi rm, and the transactions have been limited. Prices still tend upwards, and the reported admission of Prussia to the Conferences has had a geod effect. Consols are about per cent. higher than at the close yesterday, being 92i to 921 for money, and 92 i I for account. The New Scrip has risen to 2 k premium. Exchequer Bills are par to 2s. pre niinm, and the Scrip is 25.. premium. India Bonds are Bs. discount. The New Three per Cents. have been specially transferred at 93. There is an active market also for Foreign Secu rities, but the quotations are buoyant. Turkish 6 Per Cents. have risen fully 1 per cent., being 971 to 974, and the Small Bonds are 97i. The 4 per Cent. Guaranteed are as high as 100,1 g for money, and 100,7 for account. Rtr.ssian 5 per Cents. hare risen to 102/, and the 41 per Cents. are 92 to 92t. Spanish Deferred aro 24, and the Passive 74. Dutch 2.1 per Cents. have been 63k, Belgian 42 1 per Cents. 95, and Danish 3 per Cents. 831 The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 71 ; Mexi can Bonds, 20 1 ; Peruvian, 79 81 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 56 8 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 101 3 ; ditto per Cents., 92 4 ; Spanish 3 per Ceuts., 43 ; ditto De ferred, 24i :j.; ditto Certificates, 41 51 ; ditto Passive, 7 This is ticket day in the Railyray market, and the transactions have reference principally to the arrangement of the account. The rates for " carry ing Over" are in some cases heavy. As the dealings are for a further rise prices rule higher. The Fo reign and Colonial lines are at fuller values. London and County Bank Shares are at a slight ad vanci, and Peninsular and Oriental Steam are 1 /. dearer. RRIT/Sti FUNDS V1T..5D1 Y AT ONI 0 CLOCK. (From , the Oficial List.) gu.'nes , done. 8 per Cent. Consols Annxitief: ............... 92h I Now 3 per Cent. Annuities ............. Shut 93 "" i'looo . ....... . .............. 8 d C )46 1' 1 0 Jo r A ccount ........................... 92 - 0 , Ditto ...................... p ma ft e tq l ze i lLS r ci;i 3 p P ia; : , .. .. ...................... 2p' .21000 ........ ........ -1:5o0 ............. .• .. ....................... IST or FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO:'K nisi,. Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1825 .••••.•""' 83i Ru ssian Bonds 5 per Cent., 1522, 5t.... 1021 Ditto 4. per Cent ............... ......... 921 2 a pinish ito.as 3 per Cent . . ................. Ditto Few Deferred', 3 per . Cent. ......... 2 1 4 bitto Passive ti rl'ihh Bonds 6 • co " Ditto Small 1)". " . ........ 9i D itto 4 per C en t. Ditto Account Dividands eli the above eavn,bie in London. i g ii i t a t 7 o , l 2 2l i plr Cent., ex. 25 francs ...... r p r s ' r Cent.. ex. 25 franc's Du ten Exchange, 2A per Cent., 12 Gu11... 63 TWO O'CLOCE. 924 . 92 2 p par . 2 p pea —• Congols Ditto Account -• LOST STEADI-SHIES. —Since 1853 12 steamships lost at 'a have cost 1,250 human lives and $7,250,000 of pro. li ert Y• The Independence sunk with 120 lives in the t ? t he, and the Tennessee and the St. Louis followed, revs wrecked The trumboldt and the San Francisco r -r e wrecked in the Atlantic in the same year. The eN, and thteyAorfePtieh:ladelphia, and Yankee Blade fall in lie catalo gue of 1854. The City of Glasgow, with 480 with hundreds more precious lives, 'ere the crowning catastrophes of that year. In 1855 we have the sinking of the North Carolina , and the " 4 anding of the Golden Age, which last, however, was ' f ed and repaired.—Hunt's New York Merchant Maga 2„ne. ALLEGED FORGERY OF .A. DIPLOMA OF THE COLLEGE (I 'IJ EGEoNs,—O u Monday last , at tl , e petty sessi , ns, eee tiul eY Henry Frederick Ho dson, of Cradles-heath, - has been for some tine practising as a surge. , n, ap rfu on a Numinous c harging him w ith having unlaw llY insert e d hi s namein a certain di p loma issued by and uncle: the common seal of the Royal College of Surgeons of England with intent to defra ud. Mr. E. Moore, of M.R.C.S.,Eng., and Licentiate of the Apo -eariee' Company, said that in the early part of October he went to the defendant's house and carefully exa• mined a . diploma shown to him. He observed that the n ame Henry Frederick Iledgson bad been written upon erasures in two places. The diploma bore date the 9th of July, 1855, and its number (a large one he thought) was 25 921. He told the defendant his impression was that the diploma was the late M r . Hi p 's, and that the nat . " and date had been altered. Edmund Balfour, oecretary to the Royal College o f Sur g eons of England, 'which situation he had occupied for more than 40 years, reduced the minute-book of the Court of Examiners of Coll ege from 1845, and also a record of the diplom as 18 sued fro m th a t p er i o d up to the present time. On the 9 'h of July, 1850, there was a record of a diploma being F r r,:inted to I.isachar Higgs, of Brierley -bill, Staffordshire. The number of that diploma was 2,592. He had searched the records of the college, and did not find tha t a di p loma bad been i ssue d t o Henry Frederick Hodson. The high ent_number of a filiplarna issued up to the 7 th of March, i 6 , was 5,032 ; there was not one so high a s 25,921. ,h.,°,° e n names of the examiners which appeared on the copy o f the diploma in questiou did not correspond with the nacreso f th ose p r esent on the day on which it put p orted have b een issued, the 9th of July, 1855 . The m a g ic traces havi ng deliberated a short time, Mr. Cartwright said it Was their painful duty to commit the defendant for trial at the next Stafford assizes. Bail was accepted er the d e f en d ant ' s appearanc e, himself in 2001. and two 4 ureties in 1001. each. — Wolverhampton Chronicle. SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS.' Closing Prices yesterday Abordutal 25:1 -26 i 4 - 41 ibg. Woitng. Bost. and tastu. Jana. BAfast Welverh ' Stour Valley Birk e Ahd. Lauesl.. 6 81 15 - 14 Cheshire June.t Do. Chs,.h. & Birk £5O mul £25 Cunt: Do., £20.._.. &Tynaorlginz. 425 (isscl,at 141 - 15 9 - 8 ;ristol rad Exeter.. 87 - 8 9 - CO :edodonian !arm. and CardigaL ;heater clt Holyhaskel. !ork and 13Andon... 0 - 0 Pork, Black, , Pas Cornwall Do. A r...,a Do. B CrioFf Junction.... Dr,b!indcßelfasanne Drxn. P. It Alwr. Jr.e East All giir,u stern Countios.. _... • 3 -• 2 d l2t - Si 91 22 3} 22 - 24 F,;i: 7 rnion, SO 410., B. 5t00t.... 0., Now A East, Kent Lancashire ... dinturgh&ollsgo Edinb. and Peel) '':din. Pith & Clyde Jut , Furness. Do. Extension illas,zow&S tC. A t ;Great N. of Scotlnd. Ureat N.rthcfc. no., .... 71 73 56 - 48 91 - 25 - 26 85 • 87 ESQ - 7 92 93 77 79 11 ► 1-1 103 :05 61 62 GO 72 - 75 64 7 6 7 83i 84 - 7 E 99 100 991 190 par, par) 921 93 •N ~~ •r 1141 -- 69. - 70 11 - 43 ••• ...". : 13 ~ ^ ... 51 - 53 3 3 t 30 31 ..• -- 75A - 76:1 6 -6 . i 4+ - 15.1 5/ 52, 53 8S - 90 61 - 6J 9} - 10,1 24 - 25 04 106 74 76 4G 4 8 124 •:3 6 8 8 07, i1 70 • 72 4 , 2 ji id A, 36 18 -• 19 3i 74 LO I all 5 all 5 3 A;ii to all r. !Paid zit.!lW lq Pi f. 3 ,2 1.11 41 29i all 2 I 19 !'.5 I all Business done this day. 3 Stock t. St}_. r Westem ..... Stony Vtl Ea Qua. St Irish South-Eu'ior . T.,,,,neacter Ogalivti 0 I &II Ifs ltU 8 St. HA) 3 4 XI all 0.,: an St. 100 100 to Si 1.2 i 2f, 3t 100 50 all to all ?,5 all 5 all ;t. 1(10 2r Qs ;t. 1100 it. !to' 5 I all !' all i 0 r.ll qt. ilt)0 50 3} ;t. 100 st. 100 it. 100 6 ~ .11 8 all it. 100 26 21/ - 25 15 St. 100 St. 100 to :3 is 1) :7i ?A) al , 10 all to , t 1)0 R. 100 3t. 100 t, A! ;t. 100 , ~ ~ , 6 ;t. 1 ;; ;t. I 15 2 . 1 Ail ‘.l rD o. ' Thirds Do. New Thirds...... Loneash. an dYork ,) Do., Wst. Riding 1.5 r, Liv.Crsby. &So n thl 4 London tz, I3lB.ekwal Load. Bright &,- S.Cst. Lund. and N. Wost, Do. lei ft ho D 0.1.0/. t3h,,MS; B, 0 Do. Eighths . London and S.. W6ritr Do., £5(.1 Do., BO . Lndnarryck Col erain Lndndrr7. St Ennlsh . Maneh.Shef.k Lind Do., Man. k Lin. Un Metropolitan Ltdland , o. Birninv. & Derlr MM. G. West. (Ira, ..10. Half Shares 4weastle & Carlimb wpt.Aborg. &Hrf' Newry &Enniskille , Newry Warronpoin -,nd Rostrevor .. Norfolk ','ortlin.Connties iln. North British ... ~,. Nth Dovon Rail. & Dock Stook. .. 1)0., A Stock... , 0., B Stock Do., i B Guarantee N. Eastern—Borwic Do. do. Extension ,Do.do. D.N.E. Throh De. Leeds Do. York North London N.&S.Wstrn.,Ham• - stood, and City Jn,. North Staffordshir , .. North Western..,,.... N. & E 3. Westrn.Jnno , Nnnoaton, llinckle). , And Leicester.. ...... Ox, Wore. , Fs Woiv Portsraouth sottish Cs atral ,Scottish Midland Anrookihire Uri Sonth Devon iloath Eastern , ?rksl). ryo a cne:, Wok. & Stockton Darn F•tti, ;kl;,;n & rfartlep T 5,1 vale Pref., No. 1.. , may finv. 11.& ITlverstone & Lane, NeaJt... Wnter fl. ik hii7tor.L .- WAter for I&Li mo r • Wont Cornwall. West End of L0n4.41 and Crystal Pal 41, . Do. B .... :Worst London w , Iran ;A(111 OL ,roriol. 25 4i FOREIGN. 10 .11 '..ntworrAud•tt 73 8A 8A 40 40 Do. 5 p.c. Oblge. con in SI).. at pax till' 64 1d - 1 p 20 10 Ardeuness 3l - 5 all iielgiau Jun, 3A 24 2'7 iteziers toGraiswee'. A 1 18 4i florabay,Baroda.,Mll o , mtral India,Seri - 18 all Do. - 11' ad Demerara ... - 20 11 Dutch Rhenish lll •?,0 all Eastern of France 88 -- AB4l 20 13 Do. New ll -13 20 all at lud.isn, g. 5 p.r 213 -22 20 Dc.gs•toirsiint , . 21 - 21] 211 100 all Do42p. e. Bad s. ,'57 IU( ' i 11 0 , do. ,1 - .. 20 16 ;Gee 044 lifelbou:ne guar. 5 per c it.. 20 al Do., Lon. allot., O. 25 22A1C41..Th of Causviali , 1. -11 C. 25 , ;1 Do. - 1 4 100 93 Do. Cert. of Doben con. into Stk. till's: - 70 -- 72 [OO 'ln Di). ComP. p. c. do 80 - 8i 81i 20 14 iGt. Central of Fran , . 5# -- 5 I 2'..! all Gt. Indian Peeinsul, 201 21 21 • 26 1.4 Great I...nzonaliourp Constituted Share- . i 3 - Si 4 all Do. Obligations._ 33 - 3 t 31 20 11 Do. re-is. forft d.s lt - 31 20f,i all Ot.WesternofCansea squires 20' 51 Do. N0w............ 3 - 1.00 all Do. Bde., payables 7, with option till '54 99 - 100 100 all Do. do., '62, p. '56... 11.; - 120 [OO all Do. do., '73, p. '60... 116 - 121 WO all Do. do., '73, without option IOT 109 21V all llamilton A Torontr , 24/ 93 100 all 1)o. 6 per cent. 20 17 Lake Const. & Baal , ~• 20 all Lierre and Turnhoitt - ...d 5 AI iL ue en Piet. sp. c.p 20 16 ILyons and °cum 9l - 101 20 14 'Lyons & Meditorren 20 all 'iladras, guar. 4 ' p.c 19/ - 191 20 10 13 , A. Now 0. sp. c 1- - 151 20 5 Do. 4 1 p. e. Exton 1 d 314 all lidaria Antonia „ 8 10 10 all Do. do. Now - ell Nganur & Liege 20 w it; 20 ....... 6 6 3 20 all Do. (ex interact) 5l 39 1.6 all Northern of France 9 - 20 all 90.20 i. 810. - 12 9 / 12 all (0ttn.y2.0134.1.7 APinse.Silt;d9s 2 1. 0 0 4 8.1 13 1 NP:lriVis ‘3aVd‘..--I,'72l3:nonuks 4 8 10 9 .192 40 all Ditto *fonds • ... IP all Paris an:l Odessa- 51 10 5 Romo and Fra scati .• ••• - 20 all loyal Danish ...... 19 20 all aoptlf4wfvli ..... • •• • •• • 4 all Do. Obligations .... ..• - ••• Sambre and )(env) . 91 --10 u 4 11 .2 a lt Do. p. cpint, Pref. .10 5 &hide, guar. SP. c 20 all Do •• • gonthern, of France_ - P . ' 10 16 St. i.ndrew's an-' Quebec (A). --• "-I! Went Flandore 3l - 4 i.0‘,11 n't c. P rof :!,c, 18 W. &N. W. a wt.... te. 34 35 • 20 .11 West. of Switzerland; . 6 all Wiesbaden ..• 20 all Zealand - 19 - 76 - 100 to 25 20 fOINT-STOC I 3 .'t~trtlJ :?ins . 100 100 100 20 100 100 100 20 Bank of Loudon iri Col. ila.S4 C. !Iritigh N. Arn. oricon Chart& Bank of ABU, Chrtd. Buk. of India.;, !If, BANKS. Australia, & Chin , City Colon's' LCommercial of Loud Eng.Sent.k A.ns.Cht Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia Ditto New London and County nd.k.E.Bokg.Corp ndon Joint Stook London and Paris Loud. k Westminster National Pro.of Bng Do. New ........... Nation& of Ireisad- New South Wales , Oriental Bank of CorporAtion ftovincial of Ireland Do. New It Ails It k Go Ira Cr Royal British... south Aristral Union of Auer;Ha— ADo. New ...... ..„,, . Union t f London , J 6 62 - 61 ld. -- par 2,1 par 62 - 64 • 6- a.* i• -lei 1G 17 4 3d par 2p - - di ••• .... ••• •10. ..... . • . - : 3'7 - 39 41. - 43 Hi 8i 7i 42i 2 ... -- ... .. ...." me ••• - ••• 38 - 40 71 - 73 7i 84 391 40 88 60 i THE SUN LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 18. 1856. all all LO.) LO() RACLWAYS. Bedford .nd Blet :Noy Buckgharnsh. Clydosdalo .Ic. Col; Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. E. Liu. 0.6 Pe. E. tin. H. Sh. Wag. Barr. & Ncil!,. Direct Do. New Glstr.a Dn.Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Solby Do. Sham:. Do. Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lon. , Til., & S. Lowostoft gr. 4 per cont. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. )lxtn and Matlock & Redcar Mi.l.ltl.Bralt.l Newmarket Bury E. G.spe N.& Est.s p. Do. 5 n er et. ' Do. Pixeds p e Prost. k IN yr Do. a titan. A Roystu.& Hit. Slief. Roth fin , l Gc.,01eg.5 p.e. 'Throws. /01.er S. Staffordsli Wear Vsßeyar L Compan N. Wont. . Un. & C Count Csldonntn Do Gt. Ni osta Yk. Now. Pz Derv , . Y. &N . S. Easter Do Pet° & Co 'orfolk & Indld. Dariiugt. Coal= ?el , yesterday 94 96 94 Ya 11 - 13 I En. Conn. Count :Do Do ii -... 'i ... -- .. [O3 - 1015 13 -1? i 23; - 24$ LOS - 110 2i - 21 91 - 92 6 por Do viri 1 &N.W Do GtNorthD ttt Laucash Yorknh. T. Brassey I.MClea2i l S'tockt. Dariingt 4tWestu B ra! Ueda the day. r yn 55 by THE MISING STEAMER PACIFIC. The New York Herald, of the 27th of Feb. sale : "The steamer Alabama, which was sent out by E. K. Collins, on the 9th inst., in search of the Pacific, returned to port on Sunday morning, having been absent 2 weeks. She brings no tidinre of the lost vessel. The Alabama proceeded as far as Cape Race, where she met with large fields of ice, which prevented her further progress. She took a zigzag course, following the usual track of the Collins steamers ; sailed round Sable Island, from thence to Cape Race, and, returning, put into Hali fax, from which port she sailed on Thursday morn ing last. She spoke thirty vessels during the guise, front none of which could she gather any news relative to the Pacific. Before reaching Cape Race, the Alabama ran for about eight hours through a field of ice, which is described as pre senting a very beautiful and singular appearance. The ice was broken up in small and mostly circular pieces, from one to two feet in diameter, and bein g enc i rc l e d by a ring of snow, they presented the appearance of myriads of plates spread out for a grand banquet in honour of Neptune. On reaching Cape Race, however, the ice gradually grew more compact, until it became almost Impassable. It is thought by some that the Pacific, in attempting to force her way-through one of these fields of ice, may have broke down, and still remains fast in the ice. If this be the case, the government ship Arctic which is now in search of her, and which was built for an ice-boat, will probably ba able tq search her out. The Alabama could make but little headway where the ice was compact, and she tore a large portion of the copper from her bottom in the slight attempts she did make." 100 101 100 a►l all n.ll DULWICH COLLEGE. Meeting This Day. Eia 7: iii 7} : 7 E 2dj 84 - 86 RENCE SHAltitF, 112 116 112 116 82 86 ,;116 42 tf,4 9G - P 8 15i -16 i 5 1 - 6 i 95 - 100 70 - SO * - 12 -12 i PM Pm 63 - 70 1 115 - 117 116 i 107 - 1 09 1.01 - 103 i in 9i ID 6 - 6A 93 - 95 3 - .1 84 - 86 98 • 100 91 - 101 l6# - 17 10 - 101 70 - 73 19 -20 9A - JO 14} - 14/ 1 - 33 - 135 •so ..... ..w ••• ••• i" : I. 112 134 91 - 96 1 - 4 - 1... - ". S 9 - 101 90 -A2 5 - 54 i = ' ca 13~ -14 y 22i - 233 6 - 98 9i ... - .. 1 -- 3p - ii : iia The resolution was carried unanimously. 4r. CRESWICK moved the following resolution, A meeting of the members of the theatrical profession, convened by B. Webster, Esq., was held this morning at the Theatre Royal Adelphi, to take into considera tion the necessity of immediately presenting a memorial to the Charity Commissioners, praying that, in the re vision of the funds of the above munificent endowment, the claims of the members of the dramatic profession may be considered, as contained in Mr. Web ster's recent letter to the Times, namely :—" That oae actor and actress as in-door pensioners ; one actor and actress as out-door pensioners ; four children o actors and actresses be placed upon the foundation of the upper school ; and four children of actors and actresses upon the foundation of the lower school ;" Mr. C. Dickens in the chair. There Wal a large assemblage present. Among those on the stage wera Sir J. Paxton, M.P., Mr. Webster, Me. R. Bell, Mr. Vining, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Home, Mr. Stuart, Mr. Girwood, Mr. A. Smith, Mr. Bartley, Mr. T. P. Cooke, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Keeley, Mr. M. Lemon, Mr. Evans (Bradbury and Evan,), Dr. J. Wakley, Mr. E. T. Smith, Mr. R. Roxby, Mr. J. Deane, Mr. Cullenford, Mr. A. Wigan, Mr. W. Bennett, &c. The CHAIRMAN, in commencing ;the business of the meeting, said the ideas associated with the Dulwich Col lege were probably of the meet vague description, that of a picture gallery, surrounded with a beautiful garden, and peopled with musty old men dressed in black, of the name of Alleyn, with a snug thing or two of which they would like to be partakers. It became them, in coming here, to look closely into the foundafien of Dal wich C lege, and see if ithad any connection with the stage. Alleyn lived in the times of a man who had done the estate pod service, one Win. Shakespere. (Cheers.) The hon. gentleman recounted his family connections, his mother, brother, and other members of his family being actors. He at oue time hal the Rose and Fortune Theatres, be sides having a large share in the Blacbfriar's Theatre, supposed to have been purchased for Shakespere. He was also one of the. appointed masters of the King's Genie!. Heving amassed a large for tune Adeyit retired in 1566, and settled at Dulwich, where he founded this college. There was a diabolical anecdote connected with this, which he would relate ; that on one occasion Alleyn played the Devil, and, to his surprise, lie afterwards found a real one in the house, which so terrified him that, in,expiation of his sins, he founded God's Gift, or Dulwich College. (Laughter.) After discussing the idea of the absurdity of this, or that Alleyn eve r played the Devil. He said he was convinced it was not probable ; for in the list of his wardrobe no such suit as would become a devil was enumerated, but there was one of an "angel's." (Laughter.) In found ing this college Alleyn had named particular parishes as the recipients of his bounty, and it was remarkable that at that time most of the theatres were situated in those parishes, around which the reformers resided. He alluded to many circumstances showing Alleyn's charitable dis pesition and the assistance he had given to distressed performers, to show that there could be no doubt he intended actors to be benefitted by him. In reperusing last night the details of Alleyn'slife, he felt uncomfortable at his restricting the benefits to single men, but it was that they should be comforted in their own age and not from any dislike to the fair sex, for he found that Alley" had a wife who he used to call by the endearing naive of " Mouse," and when that grizzley cat, our common foe, despatched her, he provided himself with another " mouse'' with all convenient speed. (Laughter.) After souse remarks in laudation of Mr. Webster's efforts in furtherance of the object he had in view, and his readi ness t assist those in distres', he called on that gentle man to address the meeting. Mr .WEBSTER, who was received with great applause, said it had always been his wish Eto obtain some oi the benefits of this college for the members of the pro fession. He bad found great difficulties attended it, hut he had lived in hope and trusted be should not (lie in despair of obtaining his object. Lord Brougham had, however, stirred up the country relative to charity com missions, and he (Mr. Webster) had taken advanta g e of it. He reminded them that Cannirg was the son of an actress and Sheridan was connected with the profession, and he had no doubt that, with the advantages of edu cation, ninny of the descendants of the profession might still hold a high position in the State. Since the ap pearance of his letter in the public prints he had received a letter from Mr. Thomas Hare, secretary to the com missioners, stating that he should he happy to bring the subject under the notice of the commissioners, and asked what he had to propose to them. He replied to Mr.llare, asking for one-fourth of certain funds being put aside for the profession, to which that gentleman replied that he tho aght it a modest claim, and he hardly saw how it c sold be refused. (Hear.) The hon. gen tleman having acknowle Iged the assistance he had re ceived in this movement from the press, said he had waited on the Chief Commissioner, and took with him memorials from the ;theatres of London and the pro vinces, signed by upwards of 1,700. He then found rou tine interfered, and the cotunioncrs could not embody it in their report, but recommended it for its mcde: , ,ty and justice. Failing then he had no ether course than to memorialise the Rome Seers a y, and a'ter him P. r 'E ment. It was then decided that this tnoting shoidd bp c died, and Mr. Dickens aereed to take the chair. (Hear.) Their estate numbers 1,145 acres, which, according to nr. Barry's estimate, was worth 1,0001. per acre. or 1,145 0001. The Crystal Palace had taken a les) of 75 acres at 3 ; 000/. per annum. The estate was reckoned to be worth 50,0001. a year, but it did not no w produee 8,000/. per annum. Surely if this was properly managed there was enough for all, and a little to spare for Ni hat he asked. To the disgrace of the matiaeere of the college, in 1843 the tombstone of Edward Alleyn was found in the skittle alley - of the ffelfinoon, Dulwich, and the gentleman who made the discovery had called on theni to remove it, but, accord ing to the reports, dated 1844, it had not been done. It was from being childless that Alleyn founded this coPeg , , or " God's Gilt." Mr KEELEY moved the first resolution. " That this meeting has before it tho following proposi tion made by Mr. B. Wobstor to the Commissioners of Charities :--` That one Actor and Actress, as in-door pen sionors ; that one Actor and Actress as out-door pensioners; that four children of Actors and Actresses be placed upon the foundation of the Upper School; that four children of Actors and Actresses upon the foundation of the Lower School ; and that the selection of tho most deserving claim ants be made by the committee of the Drury Lane; Covent Garden General Theatrical Fund, and ' General Dramatic, Equestrian, and Musical Sick Fund Association, as most likely to be acquainted with the merits of the applicants.' And that this mooting ss of opinion that such proposition involves a just, reasonable, and moderate recognition of the claims of poor players to participate in the groat ex tension of Dulwich College proposJl by the said Commis sioners." Everything that could b 3 said on the question ha I been said, and therefore ho would content himself by merely proposing the resolution. (Chrism) Mr. BUCISTONE seconded the resolution amidst much applause from the amusing charcter of his address. "lie had dined with the fellows, &e., of Dulwich College, and a jolly set of fellows they were," and all he wished was that pOor actors might hereafter become partakers of that jolly fare. (Laughter.) He thought 'Mr. Webster had been very modest in his demand, and he (Mr. Buckstone) was happy to find that modesty was still a characteristic of the actors. Mr. KINTRE spoke of the gross mismanagement of the college by the misappropriation of funds. Mr. FARMER objected to the reAolution, which was like "robbing Peter to pay Paul," to which he would never consent, being ono who owed everything to Ed ward Alleys. (Diasapprobation.) The hon. gentleman came prepared with a bundle of documents to prove ht. statement, but on being very properly reminded by the chairman that he must confine his remarks to the reso lution, he retired after reading his amendment. Mr. PHILLIPS, from the body of the house, seconded the amendment, which, however, was rejected, and the original resolution was carried. Mr. HARLEY proposed the next resolution in all sin cerity and seriousness—(laughter)—which was as fol lows : " 2.—That a memorial b 3 presented to the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for the Home Department, prayiv that Mr. Web3tei's proposition, already appended by the Commissioners of Charity to their Report, with their re commendation in its favour, be embodied as part of any Act of Parliament that may be prepared for carrying into effect the recommendations of the Commissioners of Charities iu reference to Dulwich College. . . Mr. PHELPS seconded the resolution, which was car ried unanimously. Mr. R. BELL moved the next resolution, which was the adoption of a, memorial in accordance with the terms of the first resolution. He truly eulogised the conduct of Mr. Webster for the interest he had taken in this sub ject, and remarked there were many coincidences pre waited in the lives of Edward Alleyn and Benjamin Webster. Tilis subject could not have fallen into b e tter hands than that of Mr. Webster to ensure suc cess. No portion of Mr. Webster's career would uflect greater honour on him hereafter than the part he had taken in that day's proceedings. (Cheers.) The 11On. gentleman then proposed that the memorial he pre- Rented to the Secretary of State by Mr. Webster, Mr. C. Kean, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Buckstone, and Mr. Wigan. Mr. ALBERT SMITH seconded the resolution, in a humourous speech, bearing his testimony to the zeal which Mr. Webster had shown in obtaining .the object they all had at heart. Mr. T. P. COOKE moved the following resolution : " Tho appointment of a committe4 to communicate with members of Parliament known to bo interested in the drama or dramatic "literature, entreating them to support the object of this meeting, when the introduction of any act of Parliament on the subject of Dulwich College shall afford them an opportunity." Sir J. PAXTON seconded the resolution, and in the course of his address he raid he felt great interest in this movement, and much pleasure in having been the humble instrument of increasing the income of this col lege from 50/. per annum to 3,000/. per annum by the erection of the Sydenhaui Crystal Palace. "That the thanks of this Meeting are cordially tendered to the conductors of thqpublic journals for their generous advocacy of the claims of the actor to participate in some of the advantages derivable from Dulwich College." Mr. WIGAN seconded the resolution, which was car ried unanimously. TPanice were then voted to the chairman, and the meeting separated. PREFE Iser:leen . :4(4E, 7 p. o. I De. Debentures e. pref. (ic,Rl. a t 6ez F,:r. 4 p. 0. Si. Do, 4 p. c. Shares Calcdcmian £lO , /.4n. 5,i pc Do. do. Pref. No. 2. Do. do. Prof. No. E Cork stl;ancions,ip.e Dun. Pith .k A x Anglian Ole. A Sh. Do. do. Cie. B 6 p. c. Do do Cls. 0 7 P.C. - • Fas. Co.Ex , spc No. ; Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 p. c. St. East Un., a. 6 p. c Do. 5/. ° 10 tier cent. Do. 161. Detientr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent... Fast Lanaask. 6 pets ?r.v.r. stlo Hain. k el. 5 p.c. sli. Prtti.,ltDun.4p.c. Furness. 100 all' 10t) 100 100 4.00 100 Inn 1100 all 1 all (.41ae. & S.W. 0.5 p.c. t4rcat Northn. 5 p. c )o. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. e. prem... N. 4 p. c. I Do. 5 p. c. Scrip, Red. et sp. c. pm... .... at.N. of 'Scot. letPre 1 (t. S. isitV. (Ireland, Do. 4per c. Pmf. 3 lt. W.(14. '4. 1 1.1 , 7x3pc 00. con. red. 4?:, Dq, con. red. 4 p. c. 100. irred. 4p. c. Do. 5 p. c. red. pref 'De. do. de. Do. Birm. Pref. 311 Do. 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Australasia:Ll... 4 .-- 1 20 15 Nrth.eftluropoStzans ~. ... 1 all DrieLtal (las... ....... 11 13 1 1 20. Do. " Now Shares" ... ••• 1 Pm all Peel Rr. La. & Minrl. 21 23 '24 60 all Peninsular gt O r iental ... -- ... ' 50 10 Do. New ............. ... .P 2 all Portland Iron CO ... --- ''' 100 63 Royal Mail Steam ... .. 784 80 1 all : Scot. Austral. Invest. 11 li 1 3 1 1 Ditto New i 0 25 all South Auvtral.Land 35 '' .6 al: Submar. Tel. Scrip 1 . 1 ;C) all Do. 11mgistn.red. / . 1 1: 5 Trust& L. Co.U.Can. 100 254 v. ini.,..,,e. T.na i 144 15; 15 ... v,Go.6p.c.Jan&Julyl ... 77- LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) I,wpm, Match 13.—Wind this day at noon, E. ; strong breeze and flue clear weather. PO itTSAIOUTII, March 12.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrirel— Hurkaru, from Ceylon • Chanticleer (s. tpt.), Malta. FALMOUT 11, March 1 1 2.—W ' 1 1 2.—Wind E. fresh bales.—Ani red —Harotonie, from Akyab and Calcutta, for Antwerp ; Anne Georgiano, Callao, with bow port badly stove, from contact with a brig, supposed foreign, this morning, about 132 miles south of tho harbour. The latter vessel almost immediately foundered ; Zochloom, Buenos Ayres ; Islas, Antigua.; Jesus Maria J . creph, Havana, for Antwerp. Sailed—Alice, for Cardiff and Porto Rico. CARDIFF, March 12.—Wind E.—Sailed—Bonita, for Shanghai ; Compeer, St. Thomas ; Come-on, Porto ItiCa. LOWESTOFT, March 12.—Wind E. by N.—Arrived — Despatch, from London, for Sunderland, leaky. PILL, March 12.—Wind E.—Sailed—Percy, for To bago. SW,LNSEA, March 12.—Wind E.—Sailed—Undorley, for Cuba. PLYMOUTH, March 12.—Wind E., strong.—. Arrive— d Douse, from Calcutta, for Antwerp; Emilie, Port-au-Prince, for Hamburg. (PIM ELECTRIO TZLEGRANI.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived.—Atalanta and Express, steamers, from Havre ; Ballona and Adelaide, Newport ; Mary Sharp, Swansea ; Despatch, steamer, Jersoy ; Chester and Effort. Sunder land; Azoff, •crew transport, `Marseilles; Caroliuda, Cherbourg. Sailed.—Vestal, Harriett, and Mary Pope, for New port ; South-Western and Wonder, steamers, Jersey ; Duke of Cornwall, steamer, Loudon ; La Poulo, Cher bourg ; Reform, Weymouth. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning.. Wind S.E. Sailed.—Salwenn, for Rio Janeiro ; Dumfriesshire, Sin gapore ; Cygnet, Rotterdam ; Myrtle, Kastrnp ; Helios, and Tolemache, Calcutta; Crystal Palace, Hamburg; Deivi . Wyn, Bremen ; Sylas Blanchard, Trieste; Perse verance, Rotten ; Allies, Halifax ; Flandre, Antwerp ; Elizabeth, La Syria, and Exhibition, Rotterdam ; Mary and Adeline, Savannah; Excel, Marseilles. QUEENSTOWN, March 1L Wind E. Arrived.—Conquest, Dragoon, Flirt, from Syria ; Suf folk, Mauritius; Northumbria, Calcutta; Mac Ferglie, Alexandria; Moulin, Demerara. ( IT SUBMARINE AND BRITISII TELE TRAPH.) GRAvEsEND,:Thureday, 9.54 a.m. Wind E.; tide tliroa hours' ebb ; ♦ery boisterous and fin 3. Arrived,March 12—Betsey, from Dunkirk. March 13—Elizabeth Hill, from Filbaka ; Busy Bee, Terceira ; Antis, Etaden ; Imperatrico, Balaklaya. Sailed—St. Michael, for Adelaide ; Guadalette, Cadiz. DEAL, Thursday, 9.15 a.m. Wind E. by N., blowing strong. Re►nain at Anchor—Admiral, for Iklontrese ; Robert, Leudou. MARKET NEWS. This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. fENE'ItiL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended March 13,1856, mado tip from the Returns of the In-tier:tors in the lifforeat Cities and Towns in England and Wales Der Imperial Quarter. WdEAT. I BAAI.CY. t PTE. 1 BUSY. PFD'. 69.1 114, 353 111 24s ld 44s 6 1 40s 101 40s 3d TILE SIX WEEKS' vERAGE. %MEAT. BAILEY. OATS. I ESE. BEANS. PEAS. 71e 7.1 Zit d 24s 24 i 493 oa y 42s 4d 41s Od QUANT:TIES OF GRAIN SOLD LIST WEEK. Vratat, 102,391 ; Itat , e.y, 81,745; Oats, 24,50 S ; Ityo, 139 ; Beam, 6,2421 Peig, 1,293 quiztm. MELT MA.RKETS. NEWGITE AND LEADENHILL.—The track) mica steady, at full prices. Beef, from 33 0,1 to 43 2d ; Mutton, 33 0.1 to 4s 2,1 ; Veal, 3s 10d to :is Od; Pork, 34 01 to 4s 8,(1 per 81bs, by,the carcase. • ___ SOUTLIALL, March 13.—The supply of stock in to-day's market was but moderate, and the general demand ruled steady, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 2d to 4a 6d; Mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 10d; Veal, 4i Od to 5s Od; Pork, 334 d to Is SI per Sibs, to sink the offal. ItomFottp, March 12.—We had E. good general demand, at an improvemOnt in value of 23 per 81bs. Beef, from 38 2cl to 4s 8d ; ISlutton, :is 4d to 5s 041; Veal, 4s 01 to fla 241; Perk, 3a 4d to 4s 8d per 81hs. Quarter-old Store Pigs, as to 273 each. HAT MIRKET3. ' SUITEFFIELD.—IIoadow hay, 41 Os to Si 15s ; clever do., 41 5; to 61 103 • and straw, 11 5s to 1/ 103 per load. A. moderate supply, and a sluggish demand, CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 41 Os to 51 15s; clover 41 54 to 61 10s ; and straw, 11 5s to 11 10; per load. Both hay and straw were tolerably firm. WHIrECLIAPEL.—Meadow hay, 4103 to 5/ 123; clover do., 41 43 to 51 16; ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 11 10; per load. Trade steady. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON AND .30UTII-EASTEItN RATTAwAY.—Traffic re turn for tho week eliding March S, 1856 £14,95) 17 8 Correvoudiug week last yea- Increase in 1856 LONDON, BRIGTITON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.— Tiaffic return for the week ending March 8, 1856 £11,092 12 10 Comsponding week last year 9,667 3 11 Total of the half-year to this date, 1856 1P0,417 3 9 Total of the half-year to this date,lBss 86,449 17 9 GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. —Tragic return for the week eDding March 2, 1856 £21,753 10 10 Corresponding week last year 19,592 9 7 LANOASHIRI3I AND YORKSHIRE ItattwAt.--Traffie re turn for the week ending March 9, 1.856 £20,578 14 10 Corresponding week last year. 18,376 1 11 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for tha week ending March 9, 1.556 P 4,503 17 4 Corresponding week last year 4,163 17 5 Increase in 1356 2341 19 11 GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WNSTEBN RAILWAY.---Traffic re tarn for the week ending March 8,1856 £5,833 4 3 Corresponding week last year 4 5,210 5 5 Increase in 1856. CORK IND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffie return for week ending Maroh 8, 1855 Corresponding week last year 257 0 3 LONDON GENBRAL OMNIBUS Comr&Nr.—Traffic re turns for the week ending March 8, 1858—(Aversge num ber of °omnibuses working daily, 323) 25,741 1 11 THE VERDICT IN THE CASE OF JOHN SADDEIR.—It i 9 reported that, under a charter of Richard the Second, the lord of the manor of Hampstead is entitled to all the property of felons which ordinarily becomes forfeited to the Crown. _ _ A SOH' ON FIRE.—A. fire occurred on beard the ship Mitchell, Icing in Wapping Basin, the property of the captain, which destroyed the forecastle ; the lower part of the deck teas likewise obliged to be cut away, and the bulwarks wore damaged by fire also. The cause of the fire, or whether the owner was insured, could not be learned. EMBEZZLEMENT AND SVICIDE BY A SAVINGS-BANK ACTUABY.—.MucIa excitement has been occasioned in Crickhowell, Giamorganshire, by the following melan choly affair. A few days ago the directors of the Crick howell Savings-Bank discovered that their actuary, Mr. Edward Barfield, irnmnonger and hardwereman in that town, had appropriated various deposits to his own use, and to cover his abstractions had made a number of fraudulent entries in the books. A warrant was issued for his apprehension, and placed in the hands of Inspec tor Gregory, who, upon going to the shop, and telling Mr. Burfivld his business, was told by the latter that lie would follow him directly to the magistrates' office. then went up-stairs as though to fetch his hat and coat, but immediately afterwards the report of firearms was heard. Running upstairs the inspector found Bur field in a dying state, he having shot himself in the head with a pistol. He died in about an hour. The unhappy man had been always greatly respected, and the whole affair has excited the utmost surprise and pain. The amount of his defalcations has not yet transpired. A PROFITABLE INYESTMENT.—The traffic returns of the London General Omnibus Company are affording the public some insight into the profits of the omni bus trade. They show the receipts from 315 working omnibuses to be 5,822/. 17s. in one week, or at the rate of 181. 9s. Bd. for each omnibus. Now, as the ex pense of working any one vehicle, with its conductor, its driver, its ten horses, and their provender, its " duties," or mileage tax paid to Government, its " wear and tear," or insurance to reproduce itself and its horses in case of accident or wearing out, amounts only to 151. weekly, by the largest estimate yet given, it becomes plain that the difference between 151. and 181. 9s. Bd. is the profit earnings of each omnibus on the road, or 1751. per annum per omnibus, being on the 315 omnibuses a grand total cf 55,1251 ; or in another form, taking the expense of an omnibus at 1001., the value of its " times" at 1001., and its horses at 251. each, or 2501. for the ten, this would leave a profit of 1751. per annum accruing upon an outlay of 4501., or at the rate of 39/. 19s. and a fraction per cent—a profitable in vestment certainly. REVOLTING MURDER, A case of murder of the most sordid and revolting de scription has just occurred in the little hamlet of Obsdale, near Alness, parish of Roskeen, Ross shire. The victim was a humble industrious old woman, named Margaret Munro, unmarried, and 60 years of age. She subsisted by working in the fields and other chance labour, and from her frugal habits was commonly believed to be possessed of some money—perhaps 101. or 121. She lived in a miserable small bothy, but within about 30 yards on each aide were two cottages, one of them being occupied by a married sister. On Saturday last the deceased was out working at Dslinore, and on her re turn in the evening she went to the village of Alness, to wake some small purchase of tea and other provisions. Next day it was observed that no smoke had issued from her chimney. Her sister entered the bothy and found the deceased in bed, apparently dead, and the bedclothes saturated with blood. Alarm was given, and the police constable and Dr. Ross repaired to the spot. The first impression was that the old woman had com mitted suicide, but further investigation showed the improbability of this conjecture, and a regular exami nation into all the circumstances was made next day. It would appear that the old woman had gone to bed and apparently - fallen asleep, lying on her left side, with her face to the wall. The murderer had found no diffi culty in obtaining entrance, for the only fastening to the door was a block of wood rolled up against it. This had been pushed aside. In the cottage was a short coarse knife, the only one possessed by the deceased, and with this a wound had been inflicted on the front of the throat completely dividing the windpipe, but without severing the jugular vein, or carotid artery. There had appa rently been no struggle, the blood having flowed out immediately in front of the wound. There were marks on both arms of the indentation of nails, and the medi cal gentlemen were of opinion that it was impossible the deceased could herself have inflicted the injury. The knife lay about two yards distant, and was covered with blood. At the bottom of the bed was found part of the blade of a knife aiso stained with blood, but it was ob vious that this could not have been the instrument, and that it had only been placed there to keep up an idea of suicide. On searching the dark cottage a few shillings and pence were found on a shelf, with the pro visions which the poor woman had purchased the pre vious night. In a trunk, with some articles of wearing apparel, was a gown, and within the cuff of one of the sleeves was found 31. 15s. What other money the de eased possessed, or whether she had any more, is nut known, tut this deposit in the trunk had escaped the murderer. It is said that some years ago the old woman bad been robbed of about 31., on which she went to consult "the spaewife," and, intolligeeed of thi: getting abroad, the superstitious thief contrived to restore the money to its former hiding-place ! The case being clearly established as one of murder, the local authori ties have been indefatigable in their efforts to trace out the perpetrators of the foul crime, but up to last night no clue had been discovered. —l2iverness Courier. The Admiralty decidedly opposEs the project of esta blishing a ferry and floating bridge bet seen Stokes Bay and the Isle of Wight. The University of Dublin has conferred the degree of Doctor of Medicine, honoris mum, upon Dr. Andrew Smith. LAIINCIL—Mr. John Laird on Tuesday launched another wooden gun-boat, the Redbreast, from his Birkenhead yard, and two iron mortar-boats from his building-yard at Liverpool. GREENOCK, March 10.—On Saturday Messrs. Scott and Sono launched very successfully another of the mortar-boats which that firm is building for the Go vernment. She is 900 tons burden, and her magazine a will contain 1,000 4hella, with the requisite store of powder, &c. DEATH OF THE Hos. F. CAVENDISIL—The Mayo papers report the death of the Hon. F. Cavendish on Monday evening. He was son of the Right' Hon. Sir Henry Cavendish and Sarah Baroness of Waterpark. HP was in the 79th year of his age. FAGGING.—Two young gentlemen, named Skipworth and Harnell, were indicted at the Maidstone assizes for conspiring and assault. It appeared that the defendants had subjected the son of a gentleman named Skipworth, to a system of fagging at Dr. Wheldon's school, at Ton bridge. A. verdict of guilty of a common assault was arranged. ANNIVERSARIES AT ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.—His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury has appointed Wednesday, May 21st, for celebrating the 202 d anni versary festival of the Sons of the Clergy. The anni versary meeting of the charity schools will be held on Tbuisday, June sth, when the sermon will be preached by the Bishop.of Lincoln. M. EMILE DE GIRARDIN.—We read in the Paris cor respondence of the Independance Beige :—" I have hitherto avoided mentioning in an explicit manner the current report of the marriage of M. Emile de Girardin. To-day I believe I am able to state, with Out fear of con tradiction, that the redacteur-en chef of La Presse ,spouses a young and beautiful English lady, Mdlle. filho2perd." "DIE CAPE OF GOOD Holm—Papers from the Cape of Greeted Hope down to the 18th January have ca. - ne to hiend, but they do not contain the slightest political in telligence of importance. In commercial affairs there was no. change. In exchange, London Treasury bills were at 2 per cent. prem. Holland (ship bills), 30 days' sight, 19)1 per guild. Madras and Calcutta, Is. 11d. par Com proly'e rupee. A STEAMER ON SHORE.—CADIZ, MARCH I.—The E OD perm. (s.), Capt sin Jones, of and from Liverpool, for Ccenstantinople, with a cargo of spirits, paint, &c., in en deavonriug to make for this harbour on the night of the 2Sth of February, in a disabled state—her ma chimery having given way—got upon the rocks in the Cr.lota, to the north of the lighthouse. Her stern has sin.ce sunk in deep water, and the fire part of the vessel lies on a sharp reef of rocks; part of her cargo and ao me stores have been saved, and endeavours are being ode to save the remainder. She is full of water, and wi :11 speedily go to pieces should the IA d freshen. 'llse following anecdote is related of Count Orloff and his muscular strength. At a grand dinner which be gave, hearing a lady admire a' infignificent bouquet placed in one of the ornaments on the centre - of the table, he took it out to present it to her ; but finding the ends of the flowers wet from the water placed below, he imagined on -the instant a ports-bouquet of a new description. Ho took up one of the silver-gi't plates, and rolling it up like a sheet of paper, he placed the bouquet within it, and in that position sent the flowers to the lady. TEtv VACCINATION BILL.—A. bill to consolidate and atrifand the acts relating to Vaecination has just been laid on -the table of the House of Commons. It emanates fror a Mr. Cowper, M.P., and Mr. Bouverie, M.P. It repeals, after this year, the existing vaccination acts of the 3d and 4th ansl 4th and sth years of the reign of her aje3ty, and will come into operation itself on the let of January, 1857, being applicable to England alone. .RAILWAY BILLS IN PARLIAMENT.—Bsnbridge June ticen Railway -- The select committee on this bill has passed the preamble. East of Fife Railway—The preamble of this company's bill has been declared proved. Cam tie Douglas and Dumfries Railway--The estimate for the construction of this line, from Castle Douglas, by D:Obeattie, to the Glasgow and South-Western at Dum fri es, is 120,0001. Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Re tilway—The Parliamentary eetiinate for making this ne vi line from Nairn, to communicate with the Great Noeth of Scotland at Keith, is 325,0001. DISMISSAL OF AN ARMY SIDIGEON.—Acting Assist.- Su reeeon Henry Bedwell, one of the surgeons against wham a verdict of rnanslaugheer was recently returned by ae jury for alleged negligence in causing the death of Pr; vats William Stinson, 38:1 Regiment, to whom a qu: entity of opium was given in mistake for a cathartic milvture at the Garrison hospital, has received an inti maei on from Dr. Andrew Smith, the medical director gen s ral of the army, that her Majesty no longer requires his services. This proceeding has been loudly con densened, as it is, in fact, a prejudging of the charge against Mr. Bedwell before he h as been tried by a jury for the crime of manslaughter, with which he and Assis tan t• Surgeon Turner stand charged. The trial will take pla•ey at Maidstone in the course of this week.—South- Eastern Gazette. _ VPIE WAIL AND THE INCOME TAX.— A. good deal of mis:tpprehension exists as to the operation of the Income Tax. Acts and the settlement of the war. By the act of last :session (18th Vict., c. 19) the duties granted were to c ontinue in force during the war and until the 6th of April( which shall first happen after the expiration of one year from the ratification of a definitive treaty of peace, and n , o longer, provided that if the period limited by the last act for the continuance of the said duties shall ex pire lbefore the 6th of April, 1860 ; then on, and from, and a fter the expiration of the said period, the several rates: and duties granted by the act 16th and 17th Vict., c. 3i!,, shall revive and be payable during so much of the respla :tive term limited by the last-mentioned act as shall be then unexpired. Should the ratifications be corn plated before the 6th of April next they will affect the additional duties payable under the Income Tax Acts.. R MUIR OF AN Ai3ANDONI/D VESSEL—LIVERPOOL, We:',resda,y.—A. telegraphic despatch received this day from Waterford, states that the sehoontr Effort, from Chami nte to Gls - is, which was run into last week by the Berl Ace, from this port for Antigua., off Bardsey, and afterwards abandoned by captain and crew, was picked up oTt the 10th inet., at 6 p.m., off Tuskar, by the stew o: -tug Rattler, returning to Liverpool after towing the (2*.lhampiou of the Seas, Royal mail ship for Melbourne, whicit took her in tow and placed her in safety upon the mud at Ballyhack, near Waterford, with cargo all on boat•cl. It will be remembered that the crew of the Effort were picked up and landed here by the screw stea trier Rita, from Santander, and that the steam-tug Iron. King was immediately afterwards despatched in search of the Effort, and returned' to port on Sunday last„ after a fruitless search. S LNGIILAR, FIRE AT HARLEY HOLISE.—The extensive fain el mansion, termed Harley House, situate in the Ne re-road, Marylebone, was rented by a foreign gentle man., named Francis Lugiane De Muriietta, who having die d. , his body has been lying in state at the mansion, in the mortuary chamber. This part of the premises was ricl f)y fitted up, a canopy was erected, aid the chamber lin. n 1 with black ; a bier was placed is the same, whilst sue tary large looking-glasses were also added to the de cor %lions, and large wax candles were placed in the roc ins to give dna effect to the mournful scene. The de cor awl having laid in state from Thursday, it was ap inted that the funeral should take place on Tuesday. Al tier the funeral procession had started, a cry was ray ined that the state room was on fire. The fire was ex Linguished, but not until considerable dama z e was dc which is thus officially reported: -"Harley House, N sw-road, Marylebone.—The contents of mortuary cb amber, consisting of black cloth drapery round the cc ,ropy and bier, and window-curtains destroyed, and lo °king-glasses broken, and front room, ground•fieor, di imaged by fire and heat." I AT LEAG MONTHLY REPORT. The, members of the Naiional Sunday League held their monthly general meeting on Friday, March 7, at Lancaster House, Adelphi—Mr. W. Dathie, presiding. The following report of the committee was adopted : Your committee in dealing with the important events of the past month, are restricted by the limits of their report to state results rather than to dwell upon details. With regard to the finances of which the quarterly statement is herewith laid before you, it is necessary here to manc:luxe the subscriptions of R. Cox, 11. ; Danville, E:q., 11.; G. Pauncey, Esq., 11.; Sir W. Domville, Bari., a second subscription of 21. 25.; J. Ball, Eeq., M.P., I 1.; H. Haghtan, Esq , of Bold Lan cas hi re , 251.; Sir J. Shelley, Bart., M.P., Si. 3a., and of J. Graham Domville, Esq., 11. ls. The proceedings of the month may be briefly arranged under the three following,heads :—Publie meetings con vened by the League and others in favour of its objects; meetings held in opposition, and defeated in their par. pose by the action of the League ; and the Parlia mentary debate and division upon Sir Joseph Walnut. ley's motion for the opening of public institutions On Sunday afternoons. Of meetings convened in the me tropolis there were four, viz , at Bermondsey, the Cowper-street Institution, Caldwell's Assembly-rooms, Dean-street, Soho, and at the Philpott-street Institu tion, Commercial road East. In the provinces among many others may be mentioned those of Newcastle, Lei cester, and Newport. The whole of these meetings were successfully carried out, with the exception of that announced to take place at the Cowper-street institution, where temporary incon venience was occasioned by the parties who bad let the school-room refusing to fulfil their contract. Of meet ings called in opposition the most important was that held in the Hartland-read school-rooms, Kentish-town, at which the Earl of Shaftesbury should have presided. Declining, however, to meet the Apposition which evi dently awaited him, his lordship vacated the chair at as early period of the evening, and the whole intention of his supporters was completely reversed. Less impor tant, but no less signal, successes were obtained at Chelsea, Bermondsey, Islington, Farringdon-hall, City, Hackney, and in the borough ; while in the provinces, at Dover, Huddersfield, and Durham, the meetings of the cpponents to the movement have been, although by a spontaneous and ,unorganised action, vigorously net and defeated. Sir Joshua Walrusley's motion Caine formally before the House of Commons on Thursday, February 21, and after an admirable debate, was rejected by a nmjority of 376 against 48 ; while, according to the official report, there had been presented up to the period of the debate 4,286 petitions, containing 531,065 signatures against, and 106 petitions, with 18,543 signatures iu favour of the resolution. In the earnestness and talent which distinguished the Parliamentary debate, the committee perceive the strongly awakening int vest which the Sunday question begins now to excite in the public mind ; and in the severe defeat which the motion sustained, they are bound to acknowledge the fruits of that powerful orga nisation employed against them, and-now fully developed, of the clerical bodies in this country. They are able, from such data, to estimate the influence of these communities upon the supposed representatives of, the country, and to feel how much energy will be needed to collect and arrange their own more numerous but scattered forces. Having on this occasion never anticipated victory they are not discouraged by a re pulse. They are not dismayed by the array of petitions against them, of which they are well-informed of the source and the indiscriminate character of the signatures ; for they have evidence before them that many of them were largely signed by children ; by influential persons in behalf of and in the names of their whole household ; and by others who affixed repeated signatures as indi viduals and as members of church and chapel congre gations ; nor do they regard their own efforts in that direction as so insignificant as they may appear, consi. dering the very small area in which they have ope rated. While on that,aubject they may refer to the re port of the committee on public petitions, in which it is stated that the regulation concerning duplicate or unauthorised signatures do not appear to them is the case of several petitions against the opening of the Bri tish Museum, &c., to have been complied with. In a word, the committee meat their fellow-members after a defeat, greater in numbers, richer in resources, and stronger in resolution. Kindred associations are springing up over the country, and already assume defi nite proportions at Liverpool, Birmingham, Bradford, and G!aggow ; and in the full consciousness of much patient labour before them, and the necessity of un wearying exertion, the committee rely upon the co-opera tion of their fellow-members for help in perfecting that extension and organisation of the National Sunday .League, which is now their chief and final aim. WILLIAM DUTHIE, Chairman of the Central Committee. THE LATE LOYAL ITALIAN OPERA, CO PE T-GARDEN. TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN. SIR,—In the narratives of the destruction of this theatre, some inaccuracies, calculated to mislead the public, and to do little credit to my work of the late Royal Opera House, having now had a press-wide circulation, make it incum , bent on me to beg of you, in common justice, to insert s few facts by way of correction. The statement that the building was "remodelled" by me, " and converted into an opera house," does not fairly describe my part in it, which, as respects the audience part within the main walls, and from the foundation to the roof, to say nothirr , of the extensive alterations anti numerous additions and improvements in entrances, new staircases, saloons, hail, offices, &a., it seems ought to be con sidered quite a now structure. I obtained poasessiou of the premises on Dec. 1, ) Bti. In the course of the first five weeks the,w'uole of the interior of the audience part, from the roof to the foundation of the vaults, vas takon down, and the proscenium wall cut from top to bottom to widen it, and a new foundation laid; and this, not for the audience merely, but under the western side of the stage, and two new fire-proof stairc.,ses. The new foundations were laid about 20 feet under the level of Bow-street, on Yorkshire stone landings (and not upon timber, as in the case of the old main wall), on which three rows of walls and vaults in two tiers were built under the pit corridor box and corridor of the pit tiers, to snake this part fire-proof. On the two nearest the main walls rested the five tiers of cast-iron columns supporting the six tiers of boxes, and the two main fire-proof staircases built for the safety of the audience, ascending from the Bow-street level up to the highest tier of boxes, with two fire mains, ,in each tier, as a precaution against fire. Besides which, to the box chosen by her Majeity and the Royal family, private and state apartments were built fire-proof, with staircase entrance nod a portico for alighting under cover, to say nothing of the saloons, grand staircase, pit and box-office, and entrance in Bow-street, the whole built in the most workman-like manner, as certified at the time by the metropolitan official referee. The audience p art, which was thus placed on new foundations, increased from three tiers to six, rebuilt, painted, de:corated, fitted ay.t every attention to the public comfort, was opened as the Royal Italian Opera House, on the 6th April, 1817, in which the whole press concurred. May I not, therefore, fairly ask, if works of such magnitude, so elaborate in detail, and which were carried on night and day by relays of three sets of men. under my incessant personal superin tendence, and executed in so short a time, can be accu rately described as "remedelled" or "converted," or too expensive for the cost really incurred and herewith men tioned ? The published statements as to the cost of my works have beou vary orroaeous, varying as they do from 40,0001. to _75,000/. The whole of the cost of the works of building, painting, Sze., was under 23,005. ; besides this su m 4,0001. were ex pended for fixtures, chandelier (which I had converted from the old one at the trifling expense of 3504), gas-fit tings, looking-glasses, carpeting, and furnishing most gor- , geously her Majesty's apartments, bones, saloons, artistes' rooms, &e. Is to the most profuse expenditure, justly commented on by the press, it was incurred by the direc tors in mounting the many operas and ballets prodriped in that season with an extraordinary expense, in which took no tart at all. The insinuation that " bond timber" seems to have been introduced, or left in the walls at the last al terations to a greater extent than was "supposed," demands a flat contradiction ; as I not only did not insert a single inch of bond timber, but extracted the whole tiers of bond timber which had of iginally been inserted in the main walls. So strongly did I feel on this point that I cousidereel it to bs a duty to give the profession the benefit of my ex perience on the danger of using this material. I addressed a paper to the Institution of Civil Engineers, with a drawing of the main wall as constructed, and specimen of the bond timber, which was road at one of the meetings in May, last, 1817, of which I beg to extract a few lines. I stated that the bond timber had failed, and that in taking down the old valets, at 13 feet from the founda tion, I found a tier of Memel bond timber 12 feet by 6 had been introduced in the main walls, all round which, exter nally, appeared merely to have shrunk, but on examina tion proved to be not only useless, but perfectly decayed ; of this there were five tiers up to the level of the ceiling. the whole of which, amounting to above 2000 ft., I directed to be removed in small lengths, as the work progressed, and filled up with brick and Roman cement to ooneoliciate the wall. I found also that the timber lintels above the doors ware rotten; and I had recourse to York stone lintels ; flat arches with relieving arches above them were necessary, which was a work of great extra labour and expense. I may add, to strengthen the work, and as a precaution against fire; as far as practicable, I introduced in its construction above 2,000 cwt. of cast and wrought iror. I have to apologise for intruding with these drY details; however trivial they may seem to the general reader, they are of groat importance to a professional man who did his duty, and who, in this his first appeal to the press, confi dently trusts to obtain jastice at your hands.-- , I ern, sir, &c., • 22, King William - street, March 118.. ALBANO, C.E. One of the little Aztecs lately exhibited at Paris, Theodore, aged 14, has just died at Berlin from an at tack of fever. SUICIDE or A LACE M A NUFACTURES.—Yesterday an inquest was held at Manchester, before E. Herfoid, Esq., coroner, on the body of a young gentleman named W. A. Webster, of the firm of Messrs. Taylor and Web ster, silk lace manufacturers, aged 21 years, w h o h a d c ommitted suicide on the previous day by taking prussic acid. It appeared that the deceased had before medi - fated suicide, having once taken a dose of opium, which was inoperative, and afterwards having procured prussic ac id, which, in consequence of a knowledge of his inten tion having been suspected by his friends, threw away. On-Tuesday, however, he took a person with bim from the mill to a druggist's shop, and procured more prussic acid, on the assurance from himself a n d hi s companion that the poison was wanted to d es t roy a d og . He took the poison soon afterwards, and though a surgeon arrived before death his life could not be saved. It was stated by his relatives at the in quest that he had suffered severe injuries of the head when young, and had been subject to - temporary fits of insanity. The jury accordingly returned a verdict to the effect that he destroyed himself in a fit of tempo rary insanity, THE NI TIO „