The Sun. — London, England, 1856-04-07 00:00:00

.?.. titrb Tlbttion SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. TATTERSALL'S.—(This Evening.) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 4to 1 aget Fisherman (taken) 9 to 2 agbt St. Hubert (taken) Bto 1 agst Boer (taken) 10 to 1 agst Bubble (taken and offered) 12 to 1 agst Hospitality (taken) 16 to 1 agst Ellermire (taken) TWO-YEAR-OLD STARES. 3 to 1 aget Apathy (taken) METROPOLITAN. 2 to 1 aget Cannobie (taken and offered) 7to 1 agst Middleton ktaken freely) 10 to 1 aget Sa3ack (taken) 15 to 1 agst Buckingham (taken) BURWELL STAKES. 8 to 1 agst Canobie (taken) CHESTER CUP. 15 to 1 agst Imogene (taken) 25 to 1 agst Stork (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 2 to 1 agst Fly-by-Night (offered) 2to 1 agst Yellow Jack offered) 10 to 1 agst Bird in Hand (taken and offered) DERBY. 7to 2 agst Wentworth (taken freely) 8 to 1 agst Fly-by-Night (offered) Bto 1 agst Ellington (offered) 12 to 1 agst Yellow Jack (taken freely) 100 to 6 agst Rogerthorpe (offered) 33 to 1 agst Cannobie (taken) 50 to 1 agst Enchanter (taken) BIRMINGHAM ANNUAL STEEPLE CHASE Franc Picard The Minor Seven ran. ARRIVALS AT CROXTON PARK. Rodomel, Fact, Tug o' War, Twm Shon Catti, Shore ham, Saunterer, The Roman, The Spinner, Ceres, Challow Boy, The Clown, Wactage, Dresser; Knight Errant, Prince of Orange, Etfrida, and Colt by Touch. atone out of Lady Godiva. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. - r --- -.--- - HOUSE OF LORDS—(This Evening.) The LORD CHANCEILLOR tlcik his seat on the wool sack at five o'clock. , The Earl of MALMESBURY gave notice that on Thursday be should ask a question of the Secretary of Stag for War respecting the return of the cavalry and ,artillery horses from the Crimea to this country. AUSTRALIAN POSTAGE. The Earl of HARDWICKE rose to put a question to the Postmaster-General with respect to Australian postage. He said that he had on a former occasion made au inquiry of the Government on this sub ject, and he was told that the regular departure of the u sual mails for Australia and this country bad been in terfered with in consequence of the war. In 1852 a system of steam navigation for the purposes of postal communication from Australia to this country was es tablished. Although that communication was net com pletely satisfactory to the colonists, it nevertheless did answer the purposes ef arsgularsteam communication, giVing in every alternate month a communieat;on by the I-thwus of Suez to Australia on an average of only 64 days. That communication war, however, stopped in 1854, and from that year to the present time he might say that no regular communication for postal purposes existed. The conveyance of the mails was by merchant vessels and other inferior ships. From letters he had received from the other side of Suez, he was informed that the steam postal communication had not been interfered with in consequence of the war, for the vessels that bad previously been engaged in the service were since em ployed in commercial pursuits elsewhere. The Austra lien colonies had presented a-memorial upon the subject to the Lords of the Treasury, and had shown the strongest disposition to defray a large proportion of the expenses of a regular steam communication. The Government had advertised for tenders, and many tenders had been received by tbem for the conveyance of the Australian mails. The colony of Victoria bad proposed to advance a sum of 60,000/., and New South Wales 20,000/ , towards the expenses. The • Government, in their advertise ments, omitted to specify the particular route, but had left that important point in doubt and oncertainty. He would sincerely impress on the Government the importaece of this communication, when it was considered that from Melbourne alone '1,..00Q,Q00/. of gold bad been received within the year. ~lie vpehed to inquire what progress had been made by the Government in this subject ; and concluded by ask ing the noble duke to lay upon the table the memorial of the General Mercantile Association of Australia to the Lords of the Treasury with respect to this question. The Duke of ARGYLL said he was fully impres-ed with the great importance, he might indeed say the al) eolu 'lmportance, of establishing a regu!ar postel com munication between Australia and this country. Tenders had been sent in to-the Adnaira!ty for the conveyance of the mails by steam cotnruunical inn. and these tenders were at present under the consideration of the Govern meet. It was true that the Treasury minute did not specify the particular route the mail, were to • take because they thought it much better to leave it-an open question for the present, in order that they might be better able to test the respective advan tages of each. The Government w re not disposed to put the motion off, but they thought it absolutely ne cessary to have the assent of the colonists themselves beforehand, as it was expected that they would ds fray half the expenses. He had not the least abjection to lay the memorial the noble earl opposite had snored fur on the table of their lordships' house. - • ' THE CURRENCY. - The Earl of EGLINTON rose to call the attention of her Majesty's Government to the expediency of issui, g a Royal csnnission - to inquire into the operation of the laws which regulate the currency of the United King dom. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS —(This Evening. The SPEAKER t'ok the chair at the usual hour. Mr. COWAN presented a number of petitions from Edinburgh, Galashiels, Paisley, Dalkeith, and other places, avainet the present practice of billeting the mi litia.. - ENCUMBERED ESTATES COURT (IRELAND). me. BLAND moved for returns of the number of per. titions"filed in the Encumbered Estates Court in Ireland from the lst day of August - , 1853, to , the 30th day of December, 1854, icclusive, in which sales have taken place, and the number in which final schedules have Nen - settled ; of the number of petitions filed 'in' said court from the 30th day of December, 1854, to the Ist day of February, 1856 ; of the number of such last-Mentioned petitiOns Upon which absolute orders of Sate have been made, 1 1 ,1 , number io which sales have taken' place, and the' niunber in which fi na l schedules have been settled ;'and, uf the number of petitions filed in that' aiuit, from its . commencement to the Ist day of February, 1856, in which no modes have taken place. -aAgreed EXPORT OF IRON. Mr. THORNELY asked the Secretary of the, Tree - tory whether, a treaty of peace having been signed at PAris, the bonds -r,quired to be given at the Custom hontsei on the exportation of iron and of certain other ntaniiiietifred articles might not now be dispensed with, and whether' there was any of to cancel the bonds already elven? • Mr. WILSON said the house must be perfectly aware that the treaty of 'peace does not put an end to war. The present treaty certified that when it was ratified war should cease. To-morrow an order would be issued to al'ew of the export of machin.ry and parts of machi nery, but with respect to munitio ns o f war , the restric tions must be continued for a f ew flays longer. THAMES EMBANKMENT. Mr. 'WILKINSON asked the Chief Commissioner of Wcirks whether there was any intenti9n to Continue the embankment from Chelsea College to Battersea Bridge this , relr t • Br B. HALL said ho did not intend to make any embankment of the Thames at the point mentioned this year. THE MILITIA.. Mr. HUfIE asked the Under Secretary for War whether it was true that au order has been given to suspend the issue of clothing to the militia regiments of Iretnd ; and in Ithe event of such being the case, whether that-step had reference to the force being dis banded, or in any way reduced, upon the ratification of peace mr. F. PEEL said the order to suspend the issue of clothing had been issued, and that, as the militia had been embodied for war - purposes, of oourse on the ratification of place it would be to a great extent dis banded. SUNDAY PARADES, Captain STUART asked the Under Secretary for War whether the attention of the. War-office had been called to the fact of tbere having bent large reviews of the Bri tie) army in the Crimea on Sundays, by which the troops ha b been prevented trout a ttending Divine wors hi p and soj ging a day's rest Mr. F. PEEL said it was true that the reviews had been held on Sundays, but he did not know what were the reasons of the Commander-in-Chief in holding parade on Sunday, but the parades on Sundays would, as a general rule, be discontinued by the Government. • FOREIGN TROOPS. Mr. OTWAY asked the Under Secretary for War what was the number of the f ore i gn troops at press nt i n the pay of this country, and 41A0 what were the ft tura intentions of the Government with regard to these tecopi Mr.' P. PEEL said the number of foreign troops at present in pay of the Government was about 40,010 • He 'supposed that the Turkish contingent mould be transferred to the Turkish Government, but with re= poot to the German legion he could give no information, but it wal not intended to keep it ettabodied for any considerable time. IRISH FISHERIES.. Mr. 111‘MATION asked the Chief S ecretary for Ire- land whether the fishery commissioners made, on or be fore the 31st day of January last, a report to the Lord Lieutenant of their proceedings, receipts,. and expenditure for the year 1855, as required by the sttatute in that be half ; and if so why a copy of such report was not laid before Parliament pursuant to the statute ; and if such report were not made, when it was likely to be made, and to be laid on the table ? Mr. HORSMAN said that the report alluded to bad not been received till later than usual, but it would be duly presented to the house as early as possible. BILLETING THE MILITIA. On the motion that the house should go into Commit mittee of Supply. Mr. COWAN rose to bring forward the motion of which he had given notice—it was that, in the opinion of this house, the practice of billeting soldiers of the militia and of the line in Scotland upon private families was injurious to the comfort and discipline of the men, se well as oppressive to the people ; and that it is the duty of the Governmentto take means permanently to abolish the grievance. The hon. member then proceeded to detail the grievances that fell very heavily upon the in habitants of that country, and which every class was anxious to shift to those next below them. The wretched remuneration which the War-office paid, was three halfpence pir night for each soldier, and in many in stances members of the families on which soldiers and the militia had been billeted bad been obliged to give up their beds to accommodate them. Sir A. AGNEW seconded the motion. Mr. BAXTER supported the motion. It might be true that, now peace was established, the evil com• plained of would speedily be remedied ; but what was wanted was an alteration of the present system, so that, should the country be again unfortunately plunged into war, the people would have no cause to complain. Mr. F. PEEL said that the conclusion of the war had put an end to all that could he complained of with regard to this queetton, which had arisen from the necessity for the embodiment of the militia, and the billetting them in the prinoipal towns of their respective counties. The militia would,,no doubt, now be speedily disembodied. The Government had not omitted to make every exertion in its power to relieve this grievance. There bad been but 10,000 militia men raised in Scotland, and but 2,000 billetted at one time throughout that country. Barracks in Scotland were situated at a great distance from each other, and without soldiers could be marched at once direct from one barracks to another it would be impossible to dispense with billeting the soldiers of the line on the people, unless barracks were erected in almost every town in that country. Sir J. FERGIISSON deprecated the present system of billetting in Scotland. Hopes bad been held out by the Government to rc'i,:ve that country from this-griev- I e 3, but they bad not been fulfil,ed. In time of war the patriotism of the people was appealed to to submit to this grievance, and at the end of the war the people were told the necessity 0" the continuance of billeting was at an end, and were asked to be satisfied with that assurance, but it was the principle against which the people of thai country pro tested, and considered now was the time to press their grievance an I obtain a remedy befire another war might unhappily occur. Mnt EWA.RT hoped that the Government would have propostd a remedy for the injustice com plained. The Scotea people complained that there was one law for that country and another for the peop'e of England and Ireland with regard to the billeting system. In the former, the poorest inhabi tants had the tuilitia and soldier forced on them, which was not the case in England and Ireland. It was no answer to the grievance, to say it was in accordance with the law of that land, which dated upwards of 150 years, and since which many great changes had taken place there, which r!ndered this system now so very oppressive to the people. Mr. J. M`GREGOR also supported the motion. He dif - not expect that this system could be at once put an end to, but he did expect that a Government would give a pledge that it should be as soon as possible assimilated to that of England. (Hear ) After a few - words fioln Mr. ELME, see., who said he thought it would be better to wait. and hear wh tt her Majesty's Government intended to do with regard to the force to be kept during peace, and the accommodation tl at wo•l'd be required. Lord PALMgas - roN sa'd that he admitted the un desirableness, both for the discipline of the troops and the feelings and morality of the people, that sol diers. should be, billeted on the public, and more espe-ctially on private families. He thought the barrack aecommodatiou of the United Kingdom should be ex tended, At the same time it should be borne in mind the billetting system complained of wa3 a law that existe 1 before the Act of Union, and could only be remedied by an alteration in the Mutiny Acf, which could not be altered until next year, and therefore he hoped the hon. member would net press bis motior, Her Majesty's Government won!d take the question of billeting into consideration, when they took into consideration other matters connected with the army and a state of peace. [LEFT SPEARING.] THE MILITARY BOARD OF INQUIRY. (Meeting This Day.) The Royal Commissioners, appointed to conduct this inquiry, resumed their sittings this morning at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. Little interest appeared to be taken in the proceed logs. Few persons had collected around the principal entrance of the Hospital 'before the appointed time for commencing the proceedingq, and there were not more than 150 persons (which included many ladies), present in that part of the Hall appropriated to the public. When the Royal Commissioners took their seats the numbers shortly after increased, and by 12 o'clock the court was about three-quarters full, The Earl of Lucan, with his solicitor, entered the Hall at a quarter to 11 o'clock, followed shortly after by Lord Elcho and others—his lordship's friends. Several ladies of his lordship's family and their friends were pre sent, and accommodated with seats within the bar, and at the right-hand side of the Hall. Mr. Mereweather, Q.C., C.)lonel Knox, M.P., Sir J. Wilson, Sir Edmund Lyons, Lord Raglan, Colonel Gor don, General - Upton, Mr. Commissary Filder, General Airey, and General Freeth were also present. Hig Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived about 11 o'clock. Lieutenant Charles Douglas, of the Adjutant-Gene ral's Department, was present to represent the Horse Guards, and Colonel Bagott acted as secretary to the Commission. At a quarter.past 11 o'clock tho Royal Commissioners took their seats and commenced the day's proceedings, when The President (Sir A, U. Woodford) said it was his duty to impress on the audience the necessity of keeping strict silence during the inquiry, and to refrain from ex pre:sing•any approbation or disapprobatioa in the course of the proceedings, and trusted there would be no ieter• ruption of that decorum and good order that ought to prevail on such an occasion. The Judge-Advocate-General (the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P.) called upon Lord Lucan, and asked him if he bad, received a copy of the report of the commis sioners on the state of the army in the Crimea, and which part be objcted to as reflecting on his character? Lord Lucan then rose and addressed the Court, say ing that before going into the question at issue he wished to , ask the Board whether it intended, as his case was to be ta'cen separately, to adjudicate on it se parately and at once, because it wasajl-important to him that they should do so: It was essential to his case that it should not be' mixed up with that of any Other oftcer. He stood there in the character of ..a defendant, and he respectfullyurgel thathis case should not only be taken separately, but adjudicated on separately also. He could understand that there might be an objection to make known that decision, but he could see none to their ad judiCating on it. The President, after consulting wish the other mem bers of the Board, said he did not think the Board could adjudicate on it in the manner he required, - but declined giving an answer to the question at that stage of the proceedings. Lord Lucan said it was essential to his case that what he e asked should be granted, and if the Board decided on refusing his application, he must ask for twenty-foer hours' delay, in order to consider what course he had bet ter pursue. The Judge-Advodate said, having reminded his lord ship of the coatents of his lordship's letter of the 7th February, with reference to Sir J. /41'Neil and Colonel Tulloch's report, that hi; lordship was called upon in consequence of that' to give the explanation he desired With reference to that part of the report which he con sidered reflected on his character, relative to the ineffi cient nature of the supplies. Lord Lucan said that he .must press;his request for hill ease to be adjudicated on separately, and at once ; or t that the Court, if averse to it, would grant hint 24 houri" de!ay,` . to consider what course he would then. pursue. The Judge-advocate-General said it would be impos eible• the Board could know what turn his case might take befora they beard it. It might implicate other officers, whom it would be necessary to hear, and might have a reference and bearing on that of other officers, who considered their conduct impugned by their re port. If the noble lord considered that by his request not being complied with it would prevent his bringheard afterwards should any thing be said which he consi • &red required explanation from him, he astored bitn such would not be the case, but that be would be allowed to fully explain anything ha wished. tord - Luc= said b had no such fears, all 4 premed hie question on the Board, and asked for their decisig% THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 7. 1856 The Board retired to consider the question, and after now to say that there was a nice paint in the report, and an absence of 20 minutes returned into Court. that it was the hutting of the men and not the horses they referred to. The commi ss i oners h a d a l so ma d e a The Judge Advocate-Gener a l sa id th a t he had been directed by the Board to inform his lordship, that after mistake with reference to th e di stance o f t h e cava l ry stores, which were never less than two miles from the the intimation that had been conveyed to him that his camp. The noble lord then r ea d var i ous l e t ters w hi c h ho bad forwarded to the proper authorities, complaining of the fatigue and overworking of the troop horses after he bad to provide 500 efficient horses at the order of the Field-Marshal. In the heavy brigade, be tween the 12th and 27th Deo., 381 horses were used on commissariat duties, 143 for regimental forage duties, picquets 40, deficient for forage duties 8, so that allowing each horse to carry 14 cwt., that brigade lost the supply of 12 cwt. of food daily. In the Light Brigade there were but 201 horses ; 122 of these were used for commissariat duties (making 503 on transport duty), 72 on regimental forage, and seven for orderlies. After they commenced the commissariat duties the horses fell sick and died rapidly. In one day no less than 29 horses died. He made several appeals against this extra and destructive duty ; and filially, three days after the 25th, he was relieved from them. The noble lord then addressed himself to another part of the report with reference to the shelter for horses, in which the Commissioners say, "Considering, also, the suffering and severe loss of horses from exposure to the weather in the commencement of the winter, there appears to be a want of Promptitude or ingenuity in de vising for them some temporary shelter such as saved the baggage-horses of the Sappers and Miners at Balaklava." He contended by a refereima between the two cases that this was a detraction on the part of the commissioners that could not be supported by any sophistry, and that it showed the animus of the commissioners and the malig nity of their report. The noble lord was entering in.° a minute consideration of this part of the commissioners report, when our despatch left. case, like all the others to be inquired into, would be reported on to her Majesty on its own merit., the majority of the board were of opinion that 24 hours' delay was necessary for his lordship to enter on his case, and that the board were willing to accede to the request. Lord Lucan expressed his thanks to theßoard for that decision, and said that still being of opinion he should be in a disadvantageous position without his case were separately adjudicated on, and at once, he had no objection to go on, if the board would allow him to enter a protest against this decision on the minutes of the inquiry. The Judge Advocate-General said, that the board would report separately on each case to the Queen, and from that decision and arrangement they could not de part. Lord Lucan said that did not appear to bins satisfac tory, and urged to be allowed to enter his protest. the Judge-Advocate•General said the Board did not understand his lordship's request. After some further remarks, Lord Lucan said ha was desirous of placing a defence of his conduct on record. He had no desire to cause delay, and if the Board would receive his protest ho would proceed, else he must avail himself of the 24 hours' delay. After some further discussion the Board refused to give any other answer to his request than the above, or decide on receiving the protest. Lord Lucan said that no fault should be found with him, and decided on proceeding, but would to-morrow present his protest, and then it would be for the Board to accept or reject it. He proposed to read first those parts of the report to which he took exception, and, as he went on, to ask three or four officers whom he should call to rebut those statements, but not to call witnesses in chief. His lordship the i read his de fence. He commenced by stating that he hoped to be able to convince the Board that he was free from the charges that had been brought against him, and that the statements and charges were not only unsupported by evidence, hut that they were at variance with the truth. He contended that no loss of horses could be charged against him, and that he and his bro ther officers did all they could to obey their orders, and to carry out to the fullest extent the instructions they received, and to promote as well as they could the effici ency of the men committed to their charge. His first objection was to the ? calculation of the deaths of cav a lry horses, which was at variance-with the truth. The re port stated that with reference to the effect of the defi ciency of forage and the other privations to which the horses of the army were exposed they had ascertained the loss among them from various causes (page 20), on which they state that taking 6 months to 31st March, inclusive, that 493 horses of the heavy cavalry died of di sease, being 47 per cent. of the whole wherein the gross number of horses was 1,055,, of which 83 were killed in action, so that the mortality from disea e was 50 per cent. instead of 47. In the Light Division the number of horses was 1,161, of which 489 were transferred to other corps, andif that were taken into consideration the loss from disease instead of being 38 per cent., as stated by the commissioners, was in reality 65 per cent., and he mentioned this, although it might be said to tell against him, to show the fallacious calculations of the Com missioners, and that they had made the grossest mis takes it was possible for two gentlemen to make. His lordship then proceeded to show the inaccuracy of the Commissioners' calculations, by referring to their report of the mortality of the commissariat horses, which, he said, were equally incorrect. These calculations had been made invidiously to damage the reputation of the cavalry —who had to contend against bad weather, want of forage, and exposure to weather, which bad not been considered by the Commissioners in making their calcu lations. Mr. Commismary Filder bad stated in hie evidence, and to that he directed especial attention, that he always took very good care, when he bad forage, that his horses should have the preference ; and he be lieved that, in fact, they were fed in preference to the horses of the army. After referring to the belief that the Commissioners had included in their returns of the cavalry officers those of the baggage and ambu lance horses, and said he hoped the Board would ask for a return of all the baggage and ambulance horses in the Crimea on the first of every month for the six months to which the Commissioners' report referred. He trusted that then it would be found that the loss of horses was greater in the transport de partment than in the cavalry. The whole of the Com missioners' figures were wrong, and he thought he might repeat with regard to these gentlemen what had been al ready wittily remarked that nothing was so inc-rrect as their figures except their facts, and to those facts he re ferred. He next alluded to the hutting of the horses The Commissioners stated that the hutting for the cavalry commenced in n• case earlier than tt • end of Jai. Now the weather at thet ime was exceedingly bad. The light cavalry marched to the valley of the Kadikoi on the 2d Dec., but the heavy division, from the state of the weather, could not march there before the 5,h Dec., when some stir for sheltering the horses commenced. The army could not have taken an example then of hutting from our allies, because until up to the 13th Feb. they had no horses hutted. He had two visits from an engineer officer to assist him, but up to the time of his leaving the Crimea he had no assistance from any engineer offi cer to assist him in providing shelter for the horses. When Lieut. Lennox, who wets appropriated to him for that purpose, visited him, he thought he should have had the assistance of ar, enginesr offi cer. He visited him for half an hour, promising to return the following day; but bad never done so, and he had not seen him since. Then he was to have the assistaece of Major Hall, but in that he was dis appointed. The cavalry men at the time were sickly, and at one time there were scarcely enough of ra:n to look after , the horses, and he applied for some Turks to assist him. He applied for them, but he did not get them. On arriving at Ka dikoi he found that Osman Pasha, and not Sir Colin Campbell, as he had previously been informed, was the person to apply to for the Turks. He read hieinforma tion from Lord Bingham's journal, who was then his aide-de-camp. Lord Bingham saw Osman Pasha on 3,1 December; but, being di,,satisfied with his answer, he (Lord Lucan) called on Osman Pasha on the 4th Decem ber, who promised him the required assistance from Roostam Pasha. On the following day Lord Bingham went to him, but the Turks could not be obtained ; and the next day he (Lord Lucan) wrote to the Quartermass ter-General, but without success ; and on the 10th December he called the officers together, when it was decided they should encamp on the ground where they were, receiving the assistance of 150 Tnrks for one or two days only. On the 21st December ho called the attention of the Quartermaster General to the fact, that be (Lord Luc in) was unable to proceed with this work, giving as a reason the manner in which the dragoons were occupied on, duty and being deprived of sufficient assistance from the Turks, and expressed an opinion that with his then assistance he would not be able to:construct sufficient amount of shelter, nor in time to be of service to the cavalry horses, with the artificers of the divisions and a small corps , of sappers acid miners. - He. contended that the operations were com menced at-a much earlier date than that stated by the Commissioners, and tbatthey were carried out by himself and his officers with the greatest energy and determination. The regiments furthest from the encampment were nets° well provided with sheltering for.the horses as those in the immediate neighbourhood of the sheltering erected to which be had referred, from the want of facilities to do so. On the 12th Lord Raglan called upon him for 500 effective horses, which paralysed his (Lord Lucan's) exertions. It was tree, as he had said, he had the assise tance of 150 Turks for a short time, but they were in such a weakly and emaciated condition that he was obliged 'to return them, fearing he would have the re sponsibility of answering for their lives. Humanity also dictated that they should be no further worked, and he sent them back to Roostam Pacha. The temporary barracks were completed before the 17th January, and as the stables were roofed horses were sent in. His lord ship then detailed the measures he adopted to ascertain the state and condition of his men and horses ; and one was to have a daily nominal return of the effective men and horses in each troop, arid bow employed, which was rather an unusual thing. The return from the 4th Dragoon' Guards was addressed, by mistake, to Lord Raglan, who, on reading it, said he was glad to find the men were so well employed. The whole of the stabling, he believed, was completed by the 11th February, and for which he received the congratulation of Colonel Shute, his adjutant, on the 13th, previous to his (Lord Lucan) leaving the Crimea. That officer said to him— "l congratulate .you, Lord Lucan, on having so suc cessfully accomplished what you always had so much at heart—that of sheltering every horse under your con trol." His lordship next referred to Major Hall's evidence relative to the quantity of timber avails a ble in the Crimea for hutting purposes, which he (Lord Lucan) proceeded to show Wa 3 inadequate to the wants of 'the army. On one oc casion, when the baggage horses went for timber, it was refused because the order was hot sufficiently and cor rectly drawn. He then wrote for permission to have what was required for uprights and rafters at any time, hut he was told that ceuld not be, done, because it would be nut of order. Whilst, however, Major Hall had timber - tinder his control no difficulty arose in' his (Lord Lucan) having it. After that the hutting was de layed until nails could be procured from Constantinople to nail the roofs on to the stabling. If it had not been for these delays the stabling would have been ready 10 days earlier than it was. On the 17th January, 1855, be wrote a letter to the Adjutant-General representing the fearful condition of the cavalry at having to continue in the discharge of transport duties, in which he made another appeal on their behalf, for the horses were dying fast? On the 12th December, from the effects of the Commissariat transport, 426 horses had died—many sank under their loads, and had to be left to perish. His lordship's letters entered into a detailed statement of the position of the horses and men, showing in a pecuniary point of view the great loss the country was sufferiugliorn the death of so many horses, remind , ing him that 800 horses cost the country about 60,0001. His lordship said he hoped he bad satisfied the Board that the hutting eunmenced before the end of January, as stated by. the - Commissioners. He com plained of the impression this report had • created against him, and it Rap no answer for the committee ONIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, APRIL 6. The University rermons this day were preached, in the morning by the Master of Balliol College, and in the afternoon by the Rev. W. .ndrew of Worcester College. The Reader in Experimental Philosophy (Mr. Walker) proposes to commence a course of lectures on Franklinic and Voltaic Elea ricity in the Clarendon on Friday the 11th inst., at 1 o'clock. The days and subjects of the course will be as follows: Friday 11—Electrical excitation, conduction, ste. Monday 14—Statement of the principal hypotheses, theory of the Leyden jar, &c. Wedne. day 16 —Plizenomena of induction—in:lpm tance of researches of Faraday, &c. Friday 18th—Pbeenomena of discharge, by conduc- tion, disruption and convection. _ _ _ Monday 21st—Development of Electricity by steam. Atmospheric Electricity. Wedne. , day 23d—Disc‘weries of GA Irani and Volta. Development of Electricity in a current form. Monday, 28th—Different forms of ♦oltaic batteries, measurement of effects, &c. • Wednesday 30th—theories to explain the development of Votaic Electricity. Effect.; of large batteries, Those gentlemen who wish to attend are requested to put down their names at the Lecture-room in the Cla rendon on Thursday next, between the hours of 2 and 3 o'clock, or before the First Lecture. There will be an Ehction t i one Scholarship at Wad ham Cull, ge, on Monday, the 30th June next. It will be open to Natives of Great Britain, under 19 years of age. Candidates are desired to call upon the . Warden on Wednesday, the 25th of June, at 5 o'clock, bringing with them certificates of their parents' marriage, and of their own age and baptism, as well as testimonials of good conduct. ()ay wri•n made ah From whit, Wnen COUNTRIES.. in General Post- Fort due id Office, London.* Dispatched. England. ---. ---- irnerica(bylirit.pack)N Every Friday .. • • Liverpool ... April 9 Imeriee. (by United Sts. packet) ..........N .• • ..... Liverpool... kmerica (by U. States packet) ..........N •• •• • • • • Southamotor tustralia (via South ampton) ..........M -••• • • • • • Southampton , Atto (via Marseilles) N )itto (via Cape of Good 13d of the month . Plymouth . Hope) .......... —NI ....... .... ... Uleols:n ..N 4 1 9 . 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IS. & 28 of mon. l Dever ...... 4, 20 mo. •fadeira ............N Hauritins (see India) of the month. ,3oathampten April 1 3 71 1 a ,x u t ri co tius .:.. ..... Naples ..• Now Granada ...... p,f It & 17th of month Routhamptonl trovi z ea 1 an d...........7 Private 50 i) .. Various port Uncertain Papal States ........ N ;so I l ith2sthormon. Dover ...... Peninsula ..........M /t h l7 t ll27 thofinon..`iouthampton Peru ..........•...M " & 27th of moo.'Southfralptonl Pert Natal .... • • • • • • Ni • 1 Y Private ship...lVarious ports Uncertain {lcily ~............N. AM 51 . 1 12. 5 th0`m0n, Dover ..... Tuscany ....... .....zil;th 1 ath2 s tholinon. Dover •• • . •• Veneracis .....• • • ••mI Id 8g .7th oftnonth Southampton 1 & 16 =ls van Diernon's Loud (sne Australia) • . •. •• •• .• I I west Indies .... ~..bil Mk (7th 01 month!Senthamptan I & 16 won IRELAND. DUBLIN, SATURDAY MORNING. THE LAW APPOINTMENTS. The selection of Mr. Christian, Q.C., to fill the office of Solicitor-General has doomed to silence columns of hostile criticism which would have been sure to fill the Irish journals in the event of the mantle having fallen on the shoulders of any one of the other candidates whose names wore men tioned in the early part of the week. The Evening Mail of last night candidly admits that the qualifi cations which ought to be considered indispensable in aspirants to judicial stations are possessed in an eminent degree by Mr. Christian. This gentleman held the office of Sergeant -at-law for some time, but threw it up under circumstances highly honourable to his sense of professional duty. Since the esta blishment of the Encumbered Estates Court Baron Richards has been, of course, prevented from going circuit, and the duties of judge of assize necessa rily devolved upon one of the three sergeants. Now Mr. Christian's enormous practice is wholly con fined to the courts of equity, and, as the Chancellor sits nearly the whole time the assizes aro being held, Mr. Christian felt that his temporary absence on circuit could not fail to be injurious to th• in terests of his clients, so that rather than they should suffer any inconvenience he cast off the coif, and thus lost a step in the ladder of promotion. SLIA.RE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 5. STOCK EXCHANGE. The market has been quiet to day, at about the previous currency. Aberdeen, 14— Caledonian, 34 ex d—North British, 81—Chester and Holyhead, 16—South Eastern, 211—London a•rd North- Western, 1014 4—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 881 / / Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 281. North Eastern, Berwick, 194 Midllnds, 744 s—Luxembourg constituted, 6.16.3. d.—Great Western of Canada, 251 — Ditto, new, 2i p.—Ditto, second issue, 2.11.3. p.— Dutch Rhenish, 11 p. BIRMINGHAM, APRIL 5. STOOK EXCHANGE.—This market was brisk to-day, as regards business, and the prices generally firm. Bir mingham Town and District Banks, 12—Eastern Coun ties, 10i—Great Western Birmingham Guaranteed Stock, 74} i—Midlands, 744—hropshire Unions, 47. SEABORNE MAILS. signilles that the mails are sent from the General Post ODlee ,y the night—and M by the morning—despatch.) THE ELECTIONS. As an instance of the insane extremities to which political faction is not ashamed to resort, in order to carry out a tortuitous line of policy, the Nation implores the electors of Ennis, if by any possible means—even by returning Col. Vandeleur—they can, to eject the Attorney-General. Hitherto most persons here, Protestants no less than Roman Ca tholics, regarded Mr. Fitzgerald as a perfectly in offensive politician, and one whose high legal at tainments fully qualified him for the post to which he has been elevated. Not so, however, thinks the organ of Ultramontanism run mad. His conduct in office (says the mild monitor) " only differed from Judge Keogh's in being more coldblooded, cunning, and base." What next ? The .Limerick Reporter of yesterday say m : "This m.ridng, at half-past 10 o'clock, Mr. J. D. Fitzgerald, M.P., the new Attorney-General, accom panied by his br,ther-in-law, Mr. Charles Barry, bar rister, proceeded in a carriage and four from this city to Ennis, the representation of which is vacant by Mr. Fitzgerald's recent appointment. It is not believed there will be a contest in Ennis, and Mr. Fitzgerald's unopposed return for that borough on an early. day in the ensuing week is, in all likelihood, most certain. We understand that the receptiqn of the right hon. gentle man was fl ittering, and that the idea of opposition to bin) has not been entertained under present circumstances." Sporting Intelligence. EPSOM RACES. The Spring Meeting at Epsom will take place on Tbursda,y next. The list of sport contains six items ; the leading attractions being the Metropolitan Stakes and the City and Suburban Handicap. Although speculation on each event has been limited i❑ its range, yet the respective races are likely to be marked by incidents of much pre sent and prospective importance. Cannobie has engrossed nearly all the betting on the Metropolitan, and is in iocreasiog demand for the Derby. For the former event he is not likely to encounter mere than ten opponents, and their racing pretensions seem scarcely above mediocrity. Fisherman and St. Hubert are the leading favourites for the City and Suburban, for which stake a compara tively large field of competitors is likely to be brought out. Should the weather be favourable, the attendance o company will doubtless be very great. The railway arrangements are as under : . As uttual, additional trains will run from London. bridge to Epsom, from 9.10 a.m. to 1 20 p.m., and from Epsom to London, from 4 0 p.m. to 8.0 p.m., dating which time the ordivary traffic between London and Epsoru wilt be suspended. A special direct train will start from London-bridge at 1.45 p.m. punctually, and will arrive at Epsom in t'mo for parties to reach the course before the Great Metropolitan race is run. LATEST BETTING AT THE WEST END. CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP. Offers to lay 65 to 40 agst two, or take 7 to 4. GREAT METROPOLITAN. 9 to 4 agst Cannobia (5 to 2 taken freely) 10 to 1 " wanted" about Middleton. DERBY. 7 to 1 agst Wentworth (taken) 1000 to 35 agst Cannobie (taken three times ; 30 to 1 was also laid to 500 LA MARCHE STEEPLECHASES.—YESTERDAY. Grand Annual Steeplechase. Fling Buck tiopelet,s Star St. Hillary Nine ran. CROXTON PARK RACES.-TUESDAY. PROGRAMME OF THE SPORT. The first race will be at two o'clock. A Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for 2- yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71h ; fillies, Bst 41b. A winner previous to starting to carry 3ib extra ; of two, or the Althorpe Park Stakes, 71b extra. Half a mile. (S subs.) The Abbot, itlatilda, Man in the Moon, Castaway, Saunterer, c by Tsuichstone—Lady Godiva, M D., Fie. The thlvoir Castle Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 80 added, for 3-yr.-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 51b ; maidens, at the time of naming, allowed 31b ; having started twice at that time, 51b ; and thrice, or more 7,13. The winner of any stake or plate, value 300 soya, in 1855 or 1856, to carry 71b extra : matches and handicaps ex cepted. One mile. (10 subs.) Falstaff (31h), fby Venison —Belle Sauvage (31b), Tilly, Tug o' War (511), Blue Rick (71h), Prince of Oranze (71b), Eltrida (71b), Fish erman (71h), Atrolution ( 51h), Dresser (710. The Granby Handicap of 20 Boys each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, f , ir horses of all denominations, 2-yr•olds excepted. Granby Course (about a mile and a half). (46 subs., 29 of whom pay 5 soya. each.) The highest weight accepting being 11A, it has been raised to 12st, and the others remaining in in proportion. Age st lb Cambremer ...... 4 12 0 Cavendish a 11 11 Rudston 5 11 6 Rodo-rueli May Bly _ _ Age st lb Nimerston Minerva (h b) Chaltow Boy 4 10 13 Potter Shoreham The Clown a 10 10 Preston 'Hospitality The Spi ;per ... 5 11 4 Haddam 4 11 4 Jemmy the Black a 11 4 Fact The Scurry Stakes of 5 soya each with 25 added ; for 3-year-olds, 104; four, list 9lb ; five and upwards 12st 12Ib ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; maiden 3- yr-olds at the time of starting allowed 31b, four 51b, five and upwards 71b. Winner to be sold for 100 sous ; allowance if entered to be sold for less. Half a mile. Closes the evening before run .ing. The Farmers' Plate of 50 Bove, and 10 to the s.c.md horse, given by the gentlemen of the. Belvoir, old Quorn. don, and Cotteirnore Hunt=, for horses not thorough bred, &v. A winner not allowed to start ; four vr-olds llst 31b, five 12st, uix and aged 12st 81b, mares allowed 31b. To be ridden by farmers or farmers' sons following the same occupation, and who have neverreceived money fir riding, or ridden against professional jockeys. Heats, two miles. B in by Ginglepot, aged ; Goldfinder, 6 yrs ; Bachelor, 6 yrs ; Archer, 6 yrs ; The Fairy (h b), 5 yrs; The Novice, 5 yrs ; b m by Idas, dam by Johnny Buy, 4 yrs. WEDNESDAY. The Crouton P ar k P late of 100 sovs (Hand i cap ) f or a ll ages. Gentlemen riders. One mile. Closes Tuesday. evening. The — Billesdon Ciplow Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 20 added ; for hunters,. ece., 124 each, thoroughbred 121 b extra. A winner of 100 sovs previous to starting, to carry 12lb ; and of 50 sovs 71b extra. Once round. Closes this evening • The Cup of 50/. in specie added to a Handicap Sweep stakes of 20 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, for horses of all denominations, 2 yr-olds excepted. The winner of the Granby to carry 10lb extra. Two miles. (18 subs, 6of whom pay sam each.) e lb Ag st st Speed the Plough 512 2 Jemmy the Black a Ag e lb 10 6 Oavendish ......... a 11 2 The Spinner Cambremer ..... 4 11 1 Palmerston Joh n 1) ."7 Rado-meli ......... 510 8 Minerva (h b) Vantage ........4 10 7 Shoreham The Farmers' Handicap of 50 Boys, and 5 to the second horse, given to be run fir by those horses which save their distanee in every heat of the Farmers' Plate. To be ridden by gentlemen. (If gentlemen riders cannot be procured, 'on representation of the same to the stewards farmers or their sons may ride. Conditions of riding the same as for the Farmers' Plate.) .Heats, once round. The handicap to be declared at the close of the first day's races. ?clk l7th oi month When any of these dates fall on a Sunday, the mails %ell) ,e ?outhampton), and the Malta, both o f w hi c h w ill b e despatch.d t e day, with the exception of the In ila (v a ipatched on the following preceding day. The Jane Leech arrived At Constantinople from Cal cotta, on March 17, in lat. 17. N., lon. 39 W. spoke the Mary Ellen, of Belfast, from Dutch Guiana to London; bearing away for Fayal, having lost sails, bulwarks, and vrt fore rigging, and had cabin gutted, &c., in a gale from the isr.W. on the 14th March, which gale the Jane Leech experienced with great violence ; from the 15th March, when the Jane Leech was 600 miles S.N. of the Azores, to the 26th March when she was 700 miles N.E. of them, she enc , ,notc red very tempestuous and unset tled weather, being a constant succesion of very heavy gales, blowing with great violence for about 20 hours and then suddenly subsiding into a perfect calm, leaving a most turbulent sea, inundating the decks with water and knocking the sails to pieces. The gale was chiefly from the northward, sometimes commencing from S.E. and backing to N. and N.N.W., from the latter point blowing with great violence. - At no time during the period did a gale blow from S.W. to W. When about 300 miles from soundings met a very heavy sea rolling up from S.E., as if these gales were on a revolving prin ciple, blowing from the opposite limits of a great circle at the same time. Eventually the gales set in again from E. to S.E , and in a couple of days a large fleet of vessels collected between Cape Clear and the Skellige, many of which showed evidence of the severity of the weather in the loss of topmasts, topgallantmasts, bul warks, Joe. . [ADTERTISICHENT.]—HoIIoway's Pills wonderful for Curing Diseases of the Chest.—Mr. Hobbs, of Newton Abbot, informed Professor Holloway that a lady resid ing near him stated that she considered Holloway's Pills had been the means of saving her life • three medical men hal. pronou nce d her disease incurs:tole, terming it consumption ; seeing an account of some person being cured of a similar complaint, she determined on giving a them a trial, and, f or t u nately for her, they have effected perfect cure, w hi c h s he is willing to testify by refer ence to Mr. Hobbs.—Sold by all medicine venders throughout the world ; at Professor Holloway's esta blishments, 241, Strand, London, and SO, Maiden lane, New York; by A. Stampa, Constantinoplel A. Guidicy, Smyrna. and E. Muir, Melts. NONCOII7UTANTS I N THE EAST. — Leave of absence has been' granted to Deputy-Assistant-Commissary-Ge neral Sutherland, and to Deputy•Aesistant•Commis sary-General T. Wilson, to proceed to England. First class Staff. Surgeon Robert Templeton has joined the Medical Staff of the army. Deputy-Assistant Commis sary-General Theodore E. M'Clintock • Commissariat Clerks F. Ramaden, Horace Sharp, Henry B. Middle ton, Arthur L. Halliburtoo, and Win. Roger Snow, have j 'hied the Cornmissari ,t Staff. Dr. Templeton has "taken medical superintendence of the troops stationed on the heights around Balaklava; Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals Macdonell, baying rejoined the staff of the army, resumed the medical superintendence of the Ca valry Division ; Dr. Freund, Deputy-Inspector-General of Hospitals, has joined the Staff of the British German Legion. Deputy -Assistant-Commissary-General A. C. 'Colquhoun has joined the Commissariat Staff. Leavelof absence his b een granted to T emporary C omm i ssariat Clerk Horne, to p rocee d to Malta. The Rev. M r i PAYMASTER OF THE ARIEL.—We are sorry to have to ,Unewerth, Seni or R oman C a th o l ic Ch a pl a i n , h as pro. I state that the Paymast e r of the Ariel, Mr. Alfred S. ceeded to Scut ar i on d uty, an d i s ordered to return to Ben ne t t, h as b een place d ur. d er arr e e t, on c h arges the Crimea on o r bef ore t h e 10th of April. Acting-De , fhaving ref e r ence t o hi s ac counts.— United Se rv i ce G azette. putt'-Assistant-C o mmissary•General Herbert Murray is It was o ffi c i a ll y col f i rme d on S a t ur d ay by telegraph on his way to'England to resume his home appointinent i that the Sultan has authorised the establishment of the —Civil Service goat& Ottoman Bank, RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS. BY THE NORTH-WESTERN.—D.►y ticktes issued at the Boston station for Melton, on Tuesday and Wednesday, will be available to return on either of those days. The 6.15 a.m, train for London will arrive at Melton at 10 a.m., and the 11.45 a.m. train at 3.27 a.m. Omnibuses will leave Melton for Croitun-park on the, arrival of these trains, and will leave Croxton-park in time fur the 7 p.m. train for Melton, joining the express train at Rugby, and arriving at the Euston station at . 10.45 p.m. Br TUX GREAT NORTHERN.—Expres.s and ordinary day tickets, issued from London and Peterborough to Grantham on Tuesday, will be available for return by pxnress and ordinary trains respectively on Tuesday and Wednesday. The express train leaving King's-cross station at 9.30 a.m. reaches Grantham at noon, where an 'ample supply of vehicles will be found ready at the station to convey passengers on to Croxton-park. ASSIZE I'VTELT,IGENCE. OXFORD CIRCUIT.—GLOUOESTEU, APRIL 5. The as-izes terminated last Light., THE POACHING CASES. Giles Bull, the elder, Giles Bull, the younger, Thomas Bull,. and George Bull, were brought up for judgment, having been previously convicted of night poaching and attacking the gatnekeepers on the Duke of Beaufort's and Mr. H. H. Huritley'.s preserves at Sodhury. His lord ship sentenced the old man, who was the ringleader, and incited his suns to beat the keepers, to six years' penal servitude, and the others to four years' each. In pass ing judgment, Baron Bramwell said, if a man had land he had as much right to keep it fur game as to grow wheat or turnips upon it, or anything else for his use or amusement, and the law said people must not trespass on other persons' land to take game. WESTERN CIRCUIT.—TAUNTON, APRIL 4. BURGLARY, WITH VIOLENCE, 'The four prisoners —Ryan, Dallimore, Duffety, and and Faux—who were tried yesterday for a burglary at Stanton Prior, were this morning arraigned, together with William Oldfield, Charles Hawking, Gsorge Rogers, Joseph Taylor, alias Pecker Rich, and William Belstone, on an indictrnert charging them with a burglary in the house of Mrs. Mary Baber, a widow lady, residing at Keynsbatn. Mr. T. W. Saunders and Mr. Everett were retained for the prosecution ; Mr. El wards appeared for the de fence of Belstone, Mr. H. T. Cole for Rogers and Rich, Mr. Bailey for Oldfield, and Mr. Ellin for all the other prisoners except Ryan, who appareled to his heels:hip to assign counsel for him. All the members of the bar, except those already engaged in the case, had left Taun ton, and Ryan was consequently undefended. It appeared from the evidence of numerous witnesses that the house of the prosecutrix is situated by itself, about 100 yards from the high roe 1, and that the in mates on Thursday, 6th DeCember, consisted of Mrs. Baber ; her sister, Mrs. Hopkins ; a female serva n t, named Elizabeth Cambridge ; Mrs. Baber's uncle, Mr. Jones ; and a man-servant, named James Veale. On the evening of the day in question, all the inmates of the house went to bed at the usual time, the servant having previously seen that the fastenings were all secure. About 3 o'clock on the morning of the ith December, the house was broken into, and almost simultaneously two men entered the room of Mr. Jonas, two that of Mrs. Baber, one that of Mrs. Hopkins, while another held the door of the room in which the maid-servant slept. The two men who entered the room of Mr. Jones committed an act of gross outrage. They struck Veale, the man servant, a violent blow with a life preserver, which drew blood from his head, and then rolled burn vp in the bed clothes so as to prevent him from observing what was going on. At this time Mrs. Baber, hearing the noise in her uncle's room, sprang out of-bed, bolted her door, and was about to give an alarm when two men bur-t into her room. They did not offer any actual violence to Mrs. Baber, but they threatened her, and said it would be of no use to make any noise, as there were twenty of them outside. These men bad their faces covered with something black, so that Mrs. Baber was unable to distinguish their features, but one of them kept watch over her for half an hour, and she had ample opportuni ties of observing the other. She spoke positively to R)- gers and Duffety as being the two men who came into her room. As to the maid servant no one broke into her room, and consequently she saw nothing, but she heard much. She spoke to one of the men who were outside her room, having a very peculear footstep, and the pri soner Hawkins was a person with a malformation in bis legs, which caused a strange manner of walking; in ad d Lion to which there was this fact against him, that on his house being searched a quantity of house-breaking implements were found, among which were a chisel and turnscrew, which exactly corresponded with marks on the pant of the premises by which access was gained. Mr. Jones was an old gentleman, unwards of 80, and Mn.i Hopkins a highly nervous lady ; so that they were notable to identify any of the prisoners. Inde pendently of money, the booty of the burglary was ex ceedingly small, and none of the stolen property was traced to the possession of the accused. The only direct evidence in the case was that of Mrs. Baber against Rogers and Duffety, and the facts already mentioned re• specting Hawkins. As regards all the other prisoners, the prosecution relied almost entirely on the evidence of an abandoned woman, named Emma Bryant, the para mour of Ran ; but her statement's were exceedingly contradictory. Rogers, Duffety, and Hawkins were convicted, and had sentence of death recorded against them. Ryan and Dallmore, convicted on the previous day cf a burglary at Stanton Prior, were sentenced, Ryan to 14 years' transportation, and Dallimore to four years' penal servi tude. Mark Faux subsequently pleaded guilty to a, charge of receiving part of the property of another bur glary at Maekbury, and was sentenced to four years' penal. servitude. Oldfield, Rich, and Belstone were discharged. These trials concluded" the business of the Somerset assize and of the Western circuit. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-April 5. CITY POLICE COMMITTEE. WM, Osborne, proprietor of the Alliance Coffee-hous® 67, Shoe•lane, was summoned before Sir It. W. Carden for unlawfully and hn rwingly permitting gambling in his houie, against the statute, &c. Sir R. - W. Carden aikd the defendant if he pleaded guilty. Mr. Osborne said if he (Sir R. W. Carden) decided that playing at dringht4, chess, and dominoes was gam bling, then he must plead guay, and leave himself in the hands of the court. The fact was that he was the manager of a society of teetetallers, consisting of 200 working men, who assembled at the house for the pur pose of amusing themselves in an intellecthal manner, instead of resorting to vicious courses. There were 3,009 coffee-houses in Llndon, and in almost all of theca there were draughts, chess, and dominoes played continually, the proprietors believing they were acting legally. There had been a case'decided in one of the superior courts which showed that those games were legal. Sir It. W. Carden asked if they played for drink and The defendant answered in the negative ; but added, that the summons was taken out against him at the in stigation of a pitblican in the neighbuurhood, who had boasted that he would Fpe ud any amount of money to break him up. Sir R. W. Carden asked who directed the summons to he taken out ? Inspector Hamilton said he did, on the complaint of a person who stated that his younger brother was encou raged there ; and that, in consequence, he neglected his home and his work, and stayed out till 1 or 2 o'clock in the morning. He stated that there were cards, domi noes, dice, and draughts played there ; and that there were from- 30 to 40 boys encouraged there. Mr. Osborne said there were 150 lads in the society ; but if the friends of any of them objected to their being there, they were not allowed to come, lie was 'aware that dice and cards were ille;a1, and the rules of the societylpiOhibited their being used. Sir R.'W. Carden said he would not shut up an insti talon like that on account of one boy. There was no proof at all that there was any unlawful gam© play e d ; and he hoped such establishments as that would pros per, as they were likely to do great good. He did not see there-was objection to the defends it continuing the same course, and he (Sir R. W. Carden) wished for the success of every establishment like the defendant's. The summons was then dismissed. MANSION_ -HOUSE.—James Beaumont w as c h arge d with robbing - 'a young lady of the name of Hannah Helena Baglehole, residing in Keppel-place, Brampton, of her purse, whilst riding in an omnibus. The prosecutrix said—Yesterday afternoon I got into an omnibus in Leadenhall-street, to proceed to the West end of the town, and between the Mansion house and St. Paul's-churchyard the prisoner got in and sat'next to me on my right side where I kept my purze. I was much annoyed by the manner and needless pressure of the prisoner at my' side. On my tura;ng to look at him he looked steadfastly at me, upon which the conductor said he would put me into another omnibus to take me where I was going. Whilst addressing the conductor I felt something at my pocket, and the prisoner was press ing against it. I rose to get out, and the prisoner's hand was so fixed that he made a disagreeable jerk to get it away from me. I turned round and said to him, `• You have taken scirbething out of my pocket." The prisoner denied this. I then asked him to give me his card, upon which he throw down my purse, rushed past me,, and ran away. I pursued him, as dirt also the con ductor of the omnibus, who brought him back. He en treated me not to give him in charge, but I refused to listen to his appeal. Mr. G. Stur, a gentleman residing in Piccadilly, cor roborated the evidence of the last witness. T. Gelfatly, constable No. 493, proved finding the purse at the bottom of the omnibus. The prisoner was remanded. John, Watts and Wm. 7 erry, the former a journeyman lighternian and the latter a labourer in the bervica of Messrs. Phillips and Graveß, extensive lightermen, of 11 Rood-lane, were brought before the Lod Mayor in cus tody of Wm. Gale, 520, on charge of stealing a quantity of tea from two chests of that article on board a barge which they loaded and brought from the East India Dock to Nicholson's Wharf. The foreinan of the prosecutors proved that two chests had been broken, and that a quantity of tea bad been abstractid from them. The prisoners accounted fot the broken condition of the chests by their having been stove in by a plank during the process of loading. Alderman Wire said that as the case against the- pri soners was not very strung, he would accept their own reoognisances in 403. each; to appeAr on Thuriday next. Charles Martin, another servant in the eroployinerit of the same prosecutors, was charged with stealing 127 lbs. of tea from a barge which he was entrusted to brio; to London-bridge. The prisuner said Le could not account for the abstrac tion of the tea. The evidence to connect the prisoner with the robbery was of a very weak description, and the rragistrate ac cepted his (the prisoner's) own recognisance in 401. to appear on Thursday next. 13 0W -STREET.—Lieutenant Ackerley, who was ac. companied by his solic.tor, • Mr. Cule, waited on Mr. Jar dine, in order to enter into recognisances, in obedience to his worship's order, to keep the peace towards Mr. Tonna, Secretary to the United Service Institution, and towards the members of that association. The necessary forms having been gone throu4h, Mr. 4.okerley inquired whether the matter was now disposed of ; and being informed that it was, he applied fora sum mons against a gentleman whom he named, a member of theinstitution, for an assault cornmitt , d on the occasion from which these proceedings took their rise. Mr. Jirdine--iteally I don't -think you should do anything of that sort. Lieut. Ackerley—But X am deprived of 80,004 that they have got out of me. nab is the commencement 0 the Whole affair. Mr. Jardine--I think you had much better consult yoUr solicitor about it. Lieut. Ackerley—But, sir, this 80,0001. that they Are keeping me out of was the whole cause of it. I ad peaceable man ; hut two wrongs don't make a right. Mr. Cole here appealed to his client's discretion, re' rating his worship's suggestion, that it would be better, to consult him (Mr. Cole) before taking procoedinv. Lieut. Ackerley—But the court will still be open lo me, will it? Mr. Jardine repliel that it would Le so, just as muc h RS it was then, and M r . A c k er l ey l e f t t h e court width° solicitor. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, April 'T.—Wind thin dap at noon, S Vi r '; light breeze and fine weather. PLYMOUTII, April 6.—Wind Bromharn, from Sierra Leone; East A ng li an ( s . tpt), Woolwich, for Dublin. COWES,' ,April 6.—Wirrd. S.S.W.—Arrived—Bastdi l. zoorg, from Shanghai ; Julie, Singapore, for Hamburg; Fanny, west coast of Africa, and sailed for Hanabtirgj Gem, Rio Janeiro, an d sa il e d for Stockholm ; Adler, Orleans ; Victoria, Valparaiso, with damage; Herratio ll (a.), New York. BRIDLINGTON QUAY, April 6.—The N ew _D ar , E of and for London f or S ea h am , was ass i s t e d i n t o -d a y Tag leaky, having struck on the Smithie Sand last night. SWANSEA, April 6.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived—CAf queror, from Coquimbo ; Appleton, Cuba. DOVER, April 6.—The cargo of the Woodcock, Al ° , New. York, ashore at Dungeness, is being discharged. CLYDE, April 4.—Wind S. —Arrived—Grace, from' John's, N.B. ' • Edinburgh (s.), N ew Y or k. • WIOTOWN, April s.—The Margaret, of Carrickfergt grounded in the bay during a gale last night; cl" landed. SHEERNESS, April s,—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Simlobt; from Moulmein. (PER ELECTRIO TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning , Arrived—George, Royal Eagle, and Princess Charlett*, from Swansea; Atlanta (a.), Havre; Clio, Newporil Swanage, Swanage ; Friends, Bridgewater; Georges •, La Poule, Cherbourg; South-Western, steamer, Jerse' Harriet, Cardiff. Sailed—Sylph (a.), for London; Flora, Sunierland ; Cherbourg; Ecliptique, Cardiff ; Edward, LY Ol. l '; Charlotte, Guernsey ; Fi ielity, J erse y ; H erman n 0• 0 Bremen. LITEXPOOL, Monday M o rnint., Wind N.W. ; Arrived—Alamo, from Galveston Marshfield and 5 61111 '.; Watts, New Orleans ; Bonachan and Henry, Mobile; Lawson, Islay. Wind S.S.W. DUBLIN, April 5 * Arrived —Naomi, from Mazagan ; Arthur Whiter s4# John's, New Brunswick ; Minstrel, Barbadoes. Sailed—Falcon, for Barbados. QUEHNSTOWN, Apr il 6. Wind S. Arrived—California, from Marseilles ; Harbinger, ii3O jl - duras; Mermaid, Syra; Dos Adelaydos, Cardenas; Neiv 4 Santander. Sailed—Rothsay, for Hamburg. KY SIIIIMARINX AND BRITISII TELEGRAPIT.) DiaL, Monday, 10.32 Wind W., light. Passed April 6.—Herbert, from Buenos Ayres; Mal Demerara Shannon, Bimlapatam ; Jnsty n , B o mbay; Park, Calcutta • Isabella, Sicily—all for London. Passel, on 7th.—Catherine Anderson, from .Legh°,7. o : Ann Falcon, Rio Janeiro • Ada, Sydney—all for Lotm..",; Anchon-d—Nwia Zembla, from Valparaiso, for °Tat; Admiral, London, Madras; Alegria de Minto, Loua ' Oporto. Anchored—Lady Russell, from London, for ;•Ta,p1.9!..,,, Sailed—Her Majesty's Chip Ajax, Magicieune, Ceulo?'• Thunder, and Trusty, batteries. Cointry Markets. HADDINGTON CORN MARKET—Arnib 4. "rum. I EARLIY OATS. (51 o . First 7 Bs Od 43s Od j 33s Od 4S' Gi Second Third Total quantity of wheat in market, barley It oats ,; beans •• •Os 2d I 434 26s 6d 141; A , 3445 :ctrpra. rs ::, 34 1 34 96 1 3 342 1 - 1 01i 1E-A4 l; 162 qrth, 147 17 If SP AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. 100 Wheat,, 3/. 12 11 4-12tlas Barley, •1 • 7. 4 0 0 Oats, ... 11. 10 1 2 6-12th a. 1 B eans , .....21 . 3 9 1-I*.,k. DALKEITH GRAIN MARKET—Arum , Best. Current. 256 Wheat 76 s Od 6O- ;- -c7d" 56. 530 Oats 32s Od oos ocl ..... 24' 183 Barley 44s Od oos Od 61 Peas & beans 478 Od ooa Od ..... 42' ABERDEEN—Arnim 4. Potato oats 25s Od to 26s Cid } 4cA b e per butt? Common oats —s Od to 25s Od Bere 31s Od to 35s 6d } s3ibs Barley 35s Od t o 35 s 6d Wheat, red (spring)sBs Od to 64s Od 1 621bs 9 • , white 653 Od to TN Od Oatmeal ' 193 Od to 20s Od per Loll. Flour 558 Od to 56s Od per &lac. PILOVISION MARKET. ta 6.1 to 8d I Butter, p lb. 0810 d t. is 61 Beef, per lb ~ to 8d Batter, „ „ Mutton, per lb 6d to &I Eggs, p doz. Os 5(1 to CY_ Veal, per 1b...... 6d to es 8d H ens , p pa i r 3 s O d too"' 01 Pork, per 5t...5s 3d to 53 ed Chickens,do.2a Od to fk 51 Salmon, per lb Os to Os Ducks, do., 2s Od tN .46 Ql Grouse, per brace 0s to Os Durklings,de Os Od tut ., 01 Tallow, p stone, 3s9il to 48 Od Turkeys, eacii4s Od to 64 01 Potatoes, pr peck, 6d t o 7d G eese , do., Os'. Od t. C s. Rabbits, each 9d to 10d. Butter for exportation (present cure) per cwt.9sBod ti ) i 6 Eggs, wholesale price, per dozen RETAIL PRICES. 0/ Flour,l4lb —s Od to 3s Od Barley flour,l4lb.Os to Stod Oatmeal Os Od to 2 s Od „ d ust, O s toN i gill Beremeal —.Us Od to is 10d per lb 2d 0 'soi Yeaserneal... Os Od t o 2 s 1 d Sas,. .......................... 4-143. 10af... Bd. 2-lb. 10af...4d. Cheese, per imperial stone, 33 6d. to 4s. D LTBLIN—Arnm 1. We have no alteration to report in the curreneiee ofb f. corn market since Tuesday. In some few eases the qualities of fresh wheat were, perhaps, a shade d;ise Indian corn extremely difficult ef sale, but holders le', to submit to a further reduction. " White wheat, 383 00 to 42s ; red ditto, 35s Od to 39 . _„, , barley, 14s Od to 19 s ; oats, 119 Od to 14s ; raP el 'i v —s 00 to —s Od per b r l ; oa t mea l , 1 1s Od to 15s 60 ; I=ol flour, 21s Oil to 27s Od per cwt; corn, 30s 01 to °l ' 7 . per 480 lbs. Pt' rADTERTISSMENT.]— OnIy to be kno wn to be valued,. 1 .. Roberts's celebr a t e d ointment, called the " Poor 11 7 0 1- Friend," •is confidently recommended to the public assn,,io failing remedy for wounds of every description;a.ce!:4o jcure of ulcerated sore l egs, if o f twenty years ' standing, us: burns, scalds, bruises, chilblains, scorbutic eruptions, Li , pimples in the face, sore and inflamed eyes, sore heads, 7 0 0 mous humours, &c., and is a specific for those Olio : * eruptions that sometimes follow vaccination. Sold in ro,, at ls. 1. and 2s. 9d. each.—Al so his " Pil u h e Antisca phulte," confirmed by more than forty years' expe r ience tofi without exception, one of the best alterative medicine o . l 79 compounded for purifying the blood and assisAng nature all her operations ; hence they are useful in scrofula, scorbOtTo complaints, glandular swellings, particularly those .f.. 04 neck, &c. They form a mild and superior family app,4l that may be taken at all times without confinement or ellß, of diet. Sold in boxes, at I s . ltd., 2 s . 9d., 4 s . ti o and 22.5. each.—Sold wholesale by th e p ro p r i e t ors, B e ach Barnicott, at their dispensary, Bridport; by the lA° t b. houses ; retail by all respectable medicine vendors in 40 United Kingdom, Observe.--No medicine sold under 4 : 0 1 above names can pc• ssit 3be genuine, unless " Bench 0 4 Barnicott, late Dr. Roberts, Bridport," is- engraved $4, printed on the stamp affixed to each box. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—We quote a few more of the ex,,-- nary cures without medicine effected by Du Barry's delicloo7 health-restoring Revalenta Arabica Food of IndigeS ti (Dyspepsia), Flatulency, Constipation, Nervous, Liver Complaints, Cough, Asthma, Consumption, and DebP l ,,,i, —65, Piccadilly, London, Bth November, 1847.--Gentieull4 --Having been for a long time a great sufferer from pileo severe constipation of the bowels, I commenced taking, 0 1,- three weeks ago, the "Revalenta Arabica" twice sk.-7,4 morning and night, and have continued it daily. The Mai induces me herewith to express my un b oun d e d gra tit u de. -7 4 bowels and stomach begin to remi n d me o f wh a t I wa s 1. , ago ; in fact, I am fast approaching complete res t or ation," the enjoyment of functions w ith ou t w hi c h .lif e i s b u t 3 to fnl burden. No medicine h a s ev e r d one me the good-I u'L i c derived from the Revalenta. Digestion has in reality in case begun new. With many thanks, &c.,—WILLIAM Parcl!, 4 In canisters, 51bs. lls.; 121b5., 22 5 . The 121136. carr7,,i free, on receipt of post-office o r d er . B arry du Barr y Co., 77, Regent-street, London ; Fortnum, Mason, and Purveyors to her Majesty, Piccadilly ; also at 60, Gr',Zi, church-street; 33J and 451 , St ran d ; 4 , C heaps id e ; Cernbill ; 49, Bishopsgate-street ; 55, Charinpoross; Upner Baker-street; 63 and 150. Oxford-street. BIRTHS. OP ♦ SON. On the 4th inst., Mrs. Elgood, of Wimpole-street. On the 4th lost , at Lower Sydenham, the wife of Ales Christie Thomson, Esq. OP A DAUGETIM. On the 6th inst., at Oxford-terrace, Dslike, Mre. S. Everett. On the 3d inst., at Blackheath, th e w if e o f Benjamin • 0. Engleheart, Esq. - Oa - the - fah - inst., at Wimbledon, the wife of Qeo. Pollock, Esq. MARRIED. On the 34 inst., at St. J ames ' s Ch urc h , Paddinel John Sandham `W arren, Esq., l a t e C a pt a i n of 11.M.'s 91 :0 It-giraent, to Helen, fourth daughter of Captain E. Daniell, of Glocester-square, Hyde-park. h; Ou the 4th inst., at H o v e Ch urc h, El ey, son of n• Soames Es q., of Blackheath, to Caroline, youngest &DP ter of Charles Eley, Esq., of Hove, Sussex. DIED. • On the 4th inst., at Larkbet4 Exeter, Chas. Bowriit RN., father o f Si r J o h u B owling, Governor of /100''' Kong, aged 96. On the 2d inst., at Blydd Court, in Worcestershir e ' Sir Edmund H. Loch/mere, Bart., aged 64. On the 3d inst., a t Dalaton Charles Burfield, Esq o o pti of 1?, Wellingt on chambers, London-bridge, aged 71. On the 3d inst., at Walthamstow, Mr. Finlay P . m" " aged 63. On the 4th inst., at Stitchcomb, near Marlborough, ft; Woodmen, Esq., aged 61. On the 2d inst., at Harlesden-green, Mr. Wm re° late of King•street, Holborn, aged 42. On the Ist inst., at 5, Upper Grafton•strett o Fitacr square, Mr. Charles White, aged 55. 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