The Sun. — London, England, 1854-03-14 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE.-. Lessee, Mr. E. T. SMITH.—THIS EVENING, TUESDAY, FIRST NIGHT of J. F. DUGGAN'S New Opera, LEONIE, in which Miss Lowe, Miss Featherstone, Mr. Elliot Galer, and Mr. Henri Drayton will appear. Stalls and Private Boxes to be had of Campbell, Ransford, and Co., 53, New Bond.street. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. The Last Week but Two of Mr. G. V. BROOKE'S Engagement previous to his sailing for California and Australia. THIS EVENING, MAncit 14, Will be performed (first time) LEONIE. Principal characters by Misses Lowe and Featherstone, Mr. Elliot Geier, and Mr. Henri Drayton. After which, a Grand Ballet Divertissement. To be followed by the new Farce, called MY COOK AND HOUSE. KEEPER. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMIREET. Under the management of Mr. lanckstone. THIS EVENING, Maaen 11, Will be performed a new comic drama, called RANELAGII Characters by Messrs. Vanlenhotf, W. Farren, Backstone, Tilbury, and Rogers; Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Fitzwilllam. &C. • To be followed by THE HOPE OF THE FAMILY. Character by Messrs. Chippendale, Compton, and Buckstone ; Mrs. Fitawilliam, Miss E. Grey, &c. To conclude with MRS. WHITE. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES Kkax. THIS EVENING, 3lkacu 14, Will be performed THE RIVALS. Characters by Messrs. W. Lacy, Harley, Meadows, J. Vining, Mellon, and Addison ; Mrs. Winstanley, Mrs. W. Lacy. Miss Heath, and Miss C. Leciercq. After wkich (last time but two), the Grand CHRISTMAS PAN TOMIME, entitled HARLEQUIN AND THE MILLER AND ills siEN ; or, King Salamander and the Fairy of the Azure Lake. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Reline; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Sibs Desborough. LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING. 14. • will be performed A NICE FIR I. Principal characters by C. Mathews. F. Matthews, and Roxby ; Mrs. F. Matthews. To be followed by A CHARMING WIDOW. • After which. the popular Fairy Extravaganza. entitled ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WERE TWO KINGS. Characters by Messrs. Roxby, F. Matthews, and Bland ; Madame Vestris, Misses St. George. Eglenten, Mason, Martindale. Ellis, Wadham, and Foote. Concluding With NUMBER ONE ROUND THE CORNER. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. ProPrietOr. Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, MAncn 14, Will be presented the highly Popular New Nautical Melo-drama in live tableaux, with new scenery, the Sea of Ice, &c., new dresses and appointments, called THE THIRST OF GOLD; or, ,TNE LOST SHIP AND THE WILD FLOWER OF' MEXICO. r rinciPal characters by Messrs. B. Webster, Keeley, Paul Bedford, Madame Celeste, &c. To conclude with THE SERIOUS FAMILY. Characters by Messrs. B. Webster, Leigh Murray, Parselle, and Keeley ; Mrs. L. Murray, Misses Woolgar, Fanny Maskell, and Laidlaw, and Mrs. Keeley. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, MANCH 14, Will be performed TO OBLIGE BENSON. Supported by Messrs. Emery, Robson, and Leslie ; Mrs. Stirling and Miss Wyndham. After which, THE BENGAL TIGER. Principal characters by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, and F. Robson ; and Mrs. Wigan and Miss Marston. To be followed by THE FIRST NIGHT. Characters by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, Leslie, Franks, Harwood Cooper, and Vincent ; Miss P. Horton, and Miss Wyndham. STRAND THEATRE. Bole Lessee, Mr. F. W. Allcroft.—Directress, Miss Rebecca Isaacs THIS EVENING, 3fAxcu 14, Will be performed LA SONNAMBULA. To be followed by THE OMNIBUS. Pat Rooney - , Mr. Hodson. After which, THE BLUE JACKETS. To conclude with THE CORKONIA.N BROTHERS. Paddy and Tim Mulligan (the Brothers), Mr. G. Hodson. sa.; Boxes, 35.; Pit, ls. fid ; Gallery, 6d. ; Private Boxes, It. 11$. 6d., to be had of Mr. Allcroft, 15, New Bond-street. ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. THIS EVENING, Mama 14, And during the week, will be presented the new, grand, and romantic spectacle entitled THE WOODMAN'S HORSE; or, The False Knight—the Woodman's Horse by the pet steed, Beauty, expressly trained by Mr. William Cooke. After which, the incomparable Scenes of the ARENA. To conclude with the Domestic Drains of THE WHITE FARM. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This DAY —Morning 1 min.after 2 1 Evening 18 min.a ft . 2 ro.3lollßOW — Morning 34 min.after 2 l Evening 52 min.aft. 2 THE WEATHER.—Eux Oman, Ricca 14. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 62—highest since noon yesterday. 49—lowest this morning and during the night. 56—this day at noon. BABOMICTEII, 29.99. WIND. S.W.—Light breeze, with dull weather, and slight rain. Ct. 4./ • .. • N tor- - 53111, LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1354. There is a vacant seat on the Judicial Bench. One dear to all who had the honour of his acquain tance, or who had any concern with him, has been suddenly removed from this world ; and the home of which he was so lately the delight and ornament has become a scene of mourning and desolation. The melancholy and most unex pected death of Sir THOMAS NOON TALFOURD affords another fearful instance of the precarious tenure by which we hold our existence, and teaches us the salutary, but, in this instance, deeply painful lesson, that "in the midst of life we are in death." But yesterday morning the graceful and brilliant author, the learned and im partial Judge, was in full possession of health and strength, physical and intellectual. Within a few brief minutes he wag a lifeless corpse. He took his seat shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morning in the Court-house at Stafford—one of the chief scenes of his forensic labours, where he had steadily and honourably worked his way to the high position to which he was subsequently elevated, where he achieved the honourable distinction of being the recognised leader of the Oxford Circuit, and where, little more than four years ago, his promo tion was announced to him with almost as little preparation as his more recent summons to a better and a brighter world, where, we trust, he may reap the rich reward of his virtuous and blameless career in this transitory world. When commencing his charge to the Grand Jury, he might have apparently looked forward to a protracted, honourable, happy, and useful existence. Sprung from the middle classes, he had worked his way to fame and fortune, which he had gained by his own deserts so clearly and unequivocally that his success was not clouded by a single dissentient voice. Detraction and calumny were silenced by merits that could not be slighted, and by the general estimation in which he was held, not merely for his professional, but also for his social qualifications, and his lite rary eminence. It was not merely respect and "teem with which he was regarded. He was, indeed, beloved by all who knew him, or who had tiny opportunity of testing the genial kindness of lila disposition—the largeness and unalloyed be nevolence of his heart. And if a wanton or male volent attack were made there were numbers of co mpetent men ready to spring forward in defence of the general favourite. The Learned Judge was born in th e mon th o f May, 1795 . Re _ - 59th year, was consequently only i n hi s and with every prospect of attainin g a green and vigorous old e His father was a highly respectabl e brewer at Reading, his excel lent mother was the daughter of a Dissenting clergyman, and frol n her the youthful genius acquired the independence of thought and self reliance that became so conspicuous duringhis 'subsequent career. Re was ed uca t e d at the Grammar School of Reading, under th e f os t er i ng care of Dr. VALPY, whose nam e h as b ecome so celebrated from his connexion with the new edi tions of the works of the most celeb ra t e d classical writers. Under such propitious auspices the e ager student speedily distinguished himself, not only as a mere scholar, but as a vigorous and tasteful writer, who gave early promise of achieving high rank in the realms of Fancy. His father, how ever, determined that he should adopt gr aver pursuits. He was d e sirous that his son should become a barrister, and abandon poetry and poli tics for legal lore. The obedient son yielded, and Ivan amply rewarded for his filial piety. In 1813, Wien barely 18 y ears o f age, h e b ecame pupil to Mr. CHITTY, the eminent special pleader, whose admirable work on pleading has long been a text book to th e p ro f ess i on. Although st i ll flirting with the Muse, and taking a decided part in poll tica--for the young TALFOURD was a Parliamen tarY reformer long before such opinions became fashi "able—he did not relinquish the worship of ThesPis, or the acquisition of the knowledge 1 essential to forensic eloquence. Both before and after his " call," he contributed largely to various literary publications, and even became a member of the Fourth Estate, writing and reporting from time to time. Many persons who deemed the pursuit of literature and politics inconsistent with that of the law shook their empty heads, and predicted the unqualified failure of the " Jack-of-all-trades." But the gloomy vaticinations failed. The shafts, po i n t e d partly by envy and malevolence, but still more by solemn stupidity and (if we may be al lowed to coin an expression) blockheadism, fled wide of the mark, and the object of the forebod ings went on steadily acquiring the substantial rewards of his professional genius and assiduity. Nay, more, after he had assumed the Coif, and was addressed by venerable Judges as their "learned brother," he produced a play—a play that was . acted, a play that succeeded, and which at once entitled him to a high rank among dramatic au thorn. But TALFOURD even conquered this diffi ' culty, and gained the Bench, notwithstanding the crown of "bays" previously conferred on him. - In 1821—being then in the 26th year of his age —he was called to the bar, and joined the Berkshire Sessions and the Oxford Circuit. He also practised as a special pleader—the science not having at that time fallen into disrepute. His success was such, that in twelve years he deemed himself justified in taking the critical step that has marred the fortunes of so many rising members of the " utter bar." But TAL FOURD felt confidence in his own genius and energy, and it was speedily apparent that it was not misplaced. Briefs still came in a steady stream, and there were few cases on circuit where an early retainer was not sent to Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD, for plaintiff or defendant. He speedily became the recognised leader, and as such made himself popular with all his brother banisters. The juniors found a friend who was ever ready to bestow advice, if required, and whose admonitions were couched in such gentle terms that they failed to excite a single angry feeling in the breast even of the censured party. Two years after assuming the coif, Sergeant TALFOURD became a candidate for legislatorial honours, having started at the general election of 1835 for his native town, Reading, which he re presented in Parliament for eleven years. Time went on until 1849, when the death—from cho lera—of Mr. Justice COLTMAN vacated the seat in the Court of Common Pleas, to which Sergeant TALFOURD became the worthy successor. His promotion was highly honourable to himself and to those by whom it was conferred, without soli licitation or even application, and who selected the worthiest out of many persons eligible for the rank. Sergeant TALFOURD was conducting a case in Stafford Court House at the moment when he received the intelligence that told him that his labours as an advocate had ceased, and that he was thenceforward to hold the balance of justice with an impartial hand. Since then he has discharged his arduous and important functions with credit to himself and benefit to the community. Once he was viru lently and most unwarrantably assailed. Two miscreants named BlRD—husband and wife—were arraigned before him on a charge of murder. They had both cruelly ill-used a helpless child, but there was a legal difficulty in the case that rendered a conviction impossible. Mr. Justice TALFOURD felt himself compelled to decide in opposition to the course which a sense of indignant humanity would have dictated. But he had a high duty to discharge, and he did not shrink therefrom. The result was an attack of the most violent character, in which it was difficult to discern whether ignorance or malevolence predominated. It is a source of mournful satisfaction to ourselves, to remember that we were the first to vindicate the character of the Learned Judge, and to show that he could not possibly have acted otherwise. For several days we stood forward as his solitary champion, but speedily the unanimous voice of the profes sion more than justified his conduct, and many journalists joined in repelling the accusation. Subsequent events confirmed the accuracy of our judgment, and showed the frivolity of the flip pant charge. From thence, until the hour of his lamented death, Justice TALFOURD maintained his undevi ating course. As we have stated, he entered the Court-house at Stafford in full health but yesterday morning. He commenced his address to the Grand Jury with his usual eloquence. His utterance, however, soon became impeded, and while he was deploring the spread of crime, and tracing that deplorable fact to the habits of intemperance prevailing among the less wealthy classes, and also to the want of sympathy shown by those holding higher positions in the social scale, he fell forward and breathed his last, dying in harness before even the scarlet robes of office could be taken off. Peace to his manes. He has been too speedily removed from his mourning country and his afflicted and bereaved family, but it will be a consolation to those who inherit the name on which he has conferred lustre, to think that he well and faithfully discharged his duty "in the station of life to which it pleased GOD to call him," and that he has left an unblem ished reputation, beyond the reach of envy, or calumny, or malevolence to stain or tarnish. There can be no doubt that the Rifle will be the weapon which will decide the fate of most future battles. Already the artillery has been required to make great efforts to preserve its re lative superiority ; but we must expect that im provements will continue to be made in the infantry weapon, till the discharges will become so rapid, and the aim so sure, that within the range of half a mile or more it will be the most deadly of arms. Few, however, become very quickly perfect marksmen ; and hardly any ever become first-rate who have not felt some enthu siasm for the art of shooting in early life. The steady hand and eye, the correct appreciation of distance, the intuitive knowledge (for it becomes intuitive) of the allowance requisite for the di rection of the wind, and the parabolic curve de scribed by every projectile in long shots—all this needs considerable experience, and a zest for the object. It is with pleasure, therefore, we have witnessed the formation of several Rifle Corps already, and most cordially do we recommend them to the attention of our young gentlemen. We all know what a formidable body the French Chasseurs de Vincennes are ; and we have all been rejoicing lately in the efficiency of the Turkish Rifles, trained on their model, at Oltenitza ; but should an enemy ever land on our own shores the merits of the rifle would display themselves tenfold. With every inch of our country well known to us, and abounding, as it does, from its populousness and high cultivation, with available shelter for defence and ambuscade, a national supply of rifle men would almost limit an invader to the coast on which he landed. For domestic defence, at any point, it would hold any enemy in fear, and perhaps in check, till our screw steamers and regulars could combine arrangements to finish the business. It gratifies us, therefore, to call the attention of our readers to the formation of a Gentleman's Rifle Corps for Middlesex. It is to consist of 300 row, and is commanded by his Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON, as Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant, and by the Earl of PERTH and MELFORT, as Major. They have obtained an ex cellent practice ground of fourteen acres, at Kil burn. We subjoin a letter from Lord PALMER STON, as Home Secretary, to the Marquis of SALISBURY, as Lord-Lieutenant of the county, approving of the formation of the corps, which has since been duly gazetted :-- "Whitehall, July 14th, 1853.—My Lord, —I have had the honour to lay before the Queen your Lordship's letter of the 30th tilt., and I have t o i n f orm your Lord ship that her Maje3ty is graciously pleased to approve and accept th e o ff er for the formation of a Volunteer Rifle Corps, under the provisions of the Act 44, George 111., c. 54, n.s proposed by. your Lordship, on the con ditions statQd in my letter to your Lordship of the 27th April last. The corps to consist of three hundred men, to be form e d i nto four companies of 75 men each. The establishment of officers will be as follows, namely—. one Lieut.-Colonel, one Major, four Captains, four First- Lieutenants, four Second-Lieutenants, one Adjutant, one Surgeon. There will be no objection to the Corps being styled the Victoria Rifles, but it is not considered desirable to multiply the term "Royal " without any particular reason, and her Majesty has not been pleased THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 185 4. to signify her approval of that addition in the present instance. "I have, &c. (Signed) "The Marquis of Salisbury, K.G. PALMERSTON." In Prussia, the Landwehr familiarises the youth to the use of arms. Here we have nothing of the kind ; but were a taste for rifle practice diffused pretty widely, it would go far to qualify our young men to become, at a very short warning, most efficient defenders of their country. The fundamental qualification is to be a good shot ; the requisite drill is more easily acquired, but for the former, skill and practice are essential. Where so much of the training must consist in target work, the requisite discipline becomes a highly interesting and stimulating amusement ; and some of us can testify from experience that well-conducted rifle practice is only second in in terest to the fowling-piece and the pointer. We really think it preferable to the modern battue shooting, a practice all but unknown when those of us above 50 had not reached half that age. We most heartily wish success to the Victoria Rifles, and hope they will soon be followed by other corps competing with them in furnishing first-rate marksmen. We do not quarrel with YOUNG ENGLAND for their taste for cricket, but we must hold that the man who can hit the bull's eye pretty often, may be of much more service to his country than the man who can score most notches, or knock down most wickets. Applications for enrolment in the Vic toria Rifles are, we understand, to be made to the Honorary Secretary, W. T. PRITCHARD, Esq., Doctors' Commons. HAYMARKET THEATRE. A. crowded and fashionable audience attended the Haymarket Theatre last evening to witness what is now a rather unusual circumstance, the first representation of a new tragedy in five acts. It is entitled The Duchess Eleanour, and is from the pen of Mr. Chorley, a gentle man of considerable literary talents, and the author of Old Love and New Fortune, White Magic, and several other pieces of no small merit. In his preface to the book, Mr. Chorley says the tragedy in no respect aspires to the dignity or correctness of a historical play. The archives of Ferrara might be searched long and late without yielding the traces of any Duchess Eleanour like his. It has never been the wont of Italian princes to marry actresses,;still less to endow them with abso lute power. He has trusted, however, that in a work which is purely imaginative, he might be allowed, like his predecessors, to avail himself of romantic names, picturesque scenery and costume, without being called to too strict a reckoning. The deficiency of the piece is an absence of constructive skill, and a rather obscure development of the plot ; but it contains powerful dramatic elements, and is written in language highly poetical and impressive. The heroine is the wife of a Duke of Ferrara, when Ferrara was a sovereign state. She had been a great actress, and the Duke had taken her from the stage and made her his Duchess. He is painted as a good sort of sove reign ; but being something of a libertine, he has got tired of his wife and treats her with neglect, while she continues to love him passionately. In this situation we find the pair at the opening of the piece, at which time she is involved in a secret distress arising out of her early history. The Duke knew that she had been an actress, but not that her birth was infamous, her father having been an atrocious ruffian, who, having fled to escape the pursuit of justice, was supposed to have perished. A stranger arrives at the Duke's court, who turns out to be the infamous parent whom his daughter believed to be dead. He makes his ex istence known to her, and forces her, by the fear of dis covery, to give him a secret meeting by night. When the interview takes place, he tells her that he is returned to live in luxury and splendour at the court of his princely son-in-law, who was his old acquaintance. This mysterious intercourse with the stranger involves the Duchess in suspicion • and a villanous courtier, who has insulted her with his profligate addresses, endeavours by means of possesing her secret to get her into his power. Out of these circumstances a number of inci dents arise, which terminate in a tragic catastrophe. The Duke is murdered by the ruffian, who is killed in attempting to escape; and the unfortunate Duchess re solves to retire for ever from the world. There is an underplot, in which the loves of a youthful pair are brought to a happy issue. This secondary heroine is a sister of the Duchess, and a daughter of the same in famous father ; but this discovery does not prevent her union with her lover, who succeeds to the dukedom. The great feature of the performance was Miss Cush man's delineation of the Duchess, and it would be diffi cult to praise too highly either her masterly conception of the part or the natural earnestness and pathos of its execution. There is no actress on the stage whose act ing is marked by greater intelligence or feeling than this eminent lady, - And as last night her whole rare powers were brought to bear upon the difficult character she undertook, our readers will not be surprised to hear that she frequently received the plaudits of the house. The subjoined, which is one of the passages in which Miss Cushman produced a great sensation among the audience, will give an idea of the author's style. Taunting his wife with her suspicions, the Duke says— " But have a care, Nor sport these frenzies more. You mark me well, Dame Eleanour ? DUCHESS— I do, I note each word— I feel you goad my patience to its verge, As cold as ice, the while, as adamant hard— Loving no more yourself, you would learn from me How slowly firmest heart-strings break.—Beware ! I who stand here—your wronged, degraded wife, Pure of all base designs—a trusting woman A child might satisfy—weak in my sex, Friendless—of lowly origin—thrust out From your heart's love—scorned, outraged, unavenged— Have still such retribution in my grasp, That one more taunt— another curl of the lip— Another word, that dares cast shadow of shade On one who glories in her stainless name— May doom you, sir,—the thing you would caress, Myself too, to the worm that never dies— The fire unquenched ! Take care ! I stand upon The cauldron's brink, and I can drag you in." The character of the ruffian father was drawn with considerable power, and was well acted by Mr. C. Van denhoff. The remaining parts were performed by Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Howe, Mr. Corri, and Mrs. Bucking ham, and all of them were well sustained. The piece has been put on the stage with Mr. Buckstone's usual liberality and skill. The scenes were excellent, and the dresses rich in the extreme. Its reception was decidedly favourable, though tip applause at the falling of the curtain was mingled with disapprobation ; and it was announced for performance three times a week. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. An agreeable trifle was produced here, last evening, under the title of Away with, Melancholy, and experi ence il a highly favourable reception. The burthen of the pTece devolves on Mr. D. Fisher, who made so suc cessful a metropolitan debut last year in the very pretty and successful drama of The Lancers, which has long maintained a creditable position among the attrac tions of this theatre. Mr. Fisher's performance in this new afterpiece tends to confirm the impression we had already entertained, that he ranks next to Charles Ma thews, as a light comedian, being superior in polish to Wigan, in ease to Walter Lacy, and in spirit to Leigh Murray. He was supported with great humour by Mr. Meadows and Mr. Saker, and the female parts were filled by Miss Murray and Miss Dray. The author of the successful farce is Mr. J. M. Morton, and the story runs as follows. Mrs. Maynard (Miss Murray), a widow, is residing in Bath, and we find Mr. Trimmer (Meadows), her late husband's partner, paying his addresses to her. Unluckily for him, Mr. Windsor Brown (Fisher,) an old flame of the widow's, happens to be an inmate of the same boarding house, and meeting with her, and finding that she is free, persuades her to elope with him by an express train at eight o'clock. The signal agreed upon is her favourite air, "Away with melancholy," which the tuneful Windsor promises to sing outside her chamber door. The tune, as a matter of course, immediately vanishes from his memory, and though he would back himself to sing any individual air he had ever heard in his life, he cannot for the life of him remember the only air he now wants to recollect. Luckily he hears an organ outside playing the tune he requires. He rushes out, and comes back with the in strument, which he has purchased ; but on grinding it, the organ, as if by malice prepense, strikes up " Buffalo gals," another tune previously named by him as being in high favour with a former sweetheart of his, a smart pastry-cook, called Kitty Cobb (Miss Daly). Kitty also has just arrived in Bath, by means of a "second-class return ticket," in the hope of finding the identical Wind sor Brown. On hearin g " B u ff a lo Gals" she suddenly appears before the bewildered Brown, and completes his misery by wrenching off the handle of the organ. How ever, there is still hope for Brown. He finds a pianoforte copy of "Away with melancholy," and runs off to the publisher's, to ask them to play it to him. Kitty hears Trimmer's voice (who, it appears, has also had a previous flirtation with her), and makes her escape. Brown re turns ; the publishers have failed that morning, and the shop is shut up. In despair he knocks at Mrs. Maynard's door. The lady indignantly charges him with having forgotten the arranged song; but at this moment Trimmer who, having been insulted by Brown, is marching to and fro before the window to catch him, crosses, hum ming the first line of the forgotten air. Brown instantly takes it up, and finishes it. Mrs. Maynard is satisfied, and rewards him with her hand ; while Trimmer, under a threat of breach of promise, marries Kitty Cobb. The audience frequently testified their delight, and the cur tain descended amid very hearty applause. ORDEn OF THE GARTER.—We h3lieva her Majesty has .been pleased to signify her intention to confer the Order of the Garter, vacant by the death of the Marquis of Londonderry, upon the Earl of Ellesmere. THE LATE MARQUIS OF LONDONDERRY. —The re mains of the late Marquis of Londonderry were removed last night from Holdernesse House, to be conveyed by the Great Northern Railway to Wynyard, where they will lie In state to-morrow. The funeral will take place at Long Newton on Thursday. The three sons of the deceased, and other reldtives, followed the hearse, and the officers and men belonging to his regiment (the 2d Life; Guards), attended at the Atation as a guard of , honour to receive the remains. COVENTRY RACES. (THIS DAY.) ( 13Y ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. ) ORDER OF RUNNING. Handicap Steeplechase Hurdle Race 2.15 3.15 4,45 LATEST BETTING. COVENTRY HANDICAP. 3to 1 agst Candlewick (taken). 7to 2 agst Georg,. (taken.) 6 to 1 agst any other. STEEPLECHASE. Even on Bourton (taken). 5 to 2 agst Vainhope (taken.) MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 6,000 bales, all to the trade. The market was tame, but steady, at previous rates. The sales comprised 5,000 American, 130 Pernam and Maranham, at Old. ,to 71d. ; 100 Egyptian at 61d. to 7d., 500 Surat at 3d. to 40., and 80 Sea Island at lOid. to ls. Bd. per lb. Railway Shares were quiet. The following view of the existing portion of the Russia trade is taken by Messrs. F. J. Smith and Charles, in consequence of the declarations of Lord Clarendon and Mr. Wilson : "In our respects of 10th inst. we gave an extract from Lord Clarendon's despatch to the British Consul at Riga, in which it was declared that the produce of R uss i a , exported therefrom in British or neutral vessels, would be liable to capture by her Majesty's cruisers, although the property belonged to a British merchant. It was stated, however, in the House of Commons, on Friday last, by Mr. Wilson, one of the Secretaries to the Treasury, that Russian produce, under similar cir cumstances to those just mentioned, with the exception of its being shipped from a neutral port, will not be liable to capture. So that if it be possible to get the produce of Russia brought overland to neutral ports, there will be no legal impediment to its being exported to this country. It now becomes our duty to our clients to make a few observations on these official declarations. We have already shown (viz., on 3d inst.), that it is physically impossible to bring any considerable quantity of produce overland from Russia to neutral ports. But allowing this to be possible, we can scarcely believe that the people of Great Britain and France (for the voice of the latter must be listened to in this matter) would long tolerate the continuance of the trade. For it must be remembered that the allied Powers will, all the while, at a very great expense, be keeping up a blockade for the purpose of preventing the commercial transactions of Russia being carried on, crippling her resources, and bringing the war to a close ; and that all these objects will be in some measure defeated if permission be granted to merchants to purchase produce in Russia, and bring it overland to neutral ports. We advise our friends, therefore, not to calculate this year on a supply of Russian tallow to any extent worth naming -Ist, i because (as we showed on 6th ult.) the quantity made in Russia during the last season must be short ; 2d, because, in consequence of the absence of buyers in the interior of Russia during the sledge-roads season, a large proportion of the tallow made will not have been sent to the wharves on the great internal rivers for transmission to St. Petersburg and other ports —and the season for this work terminates about the first of April ; 3d, because the blockade will prevent goods being shipped from Russian ports ; 4th, because it is physically impossible to bring overland to neutral ports any considerable quantity of produce from Russia ; sth, because, if it were possible, we believe the voice of the combined people of Great Britain and France would speedily prohibit the trade. "As bearing on the subject of our home supply of tallow, the following information is important. The North British Agriculturist says—' A great proportion of the sheep in the lower districts of England are rotten, numbers have died, and many more will die.' The Devizes Gazett! states—' Severe losses have been sus tained both in lambs and ewes. There is also much out cry about the rot. The epidemic is making sad havoc in many flocks."' Upon the same subject, we have the following from Mr. N. Soames, who looks at it from rather a different point : " Many requests are made for opinions arising from the prevalent conviction, that there is nothing enduring in present prices, and that they are likely to fluctuate very considerably. To meet these inquiries, the following remarks are ventured :—ln cases of exigence it is po litic to abridge the subject under review, and take only a restricted portion of it. Adopting then this line, let us take the range of a year, and start with a stock of 35,000 casks of tallow, and couple with this fact the assumed conclusion that we shall not receive any tallow from i the Baltic—we may expect 50,000 casks from other sources. The problem in this supposed case would be—what range of price would restrict our consumption to 75,000 casks ? Would 705., 755., or 80s. have that effect ? I leave each reader to fix his own mean, and for the argument sake suggest a price of 755. as the penalty we may be likely to pay for Russian exclusion, and a reserve in London, March 1355, of 10,000 casks of tallow, which supposed "stock will be nearly even with the actual stock of 1847 and 1843 when the prices were aboat 51s. " The wars of 1800 and 1807, starting from near about a similar point of price as the present, produced great advances and great declines. War between Russia and Britain, always an exceptive state, is sure to have be come by the long interval of peace we have enjoyed more irksome and injurious to both sides, and it is not to be lost sight of that though the preparations for war are visible and exciting, peace may come unexpectedly without notice ; and such is the elasticity, energy, and enterprise of the present times, that a renewal of inter course would soon be established, and therewith a return to average prices of tallow. If it be practicable to avail ourselves of the Continental railroads at all, the winter season would be the best suited to that purpose. "There have been but few seasons that would have found us better prepared for this outbreak than the pre sent one. We have a large command of substitutes for tallow, and the prospect for home growth is more satis factory than it has been. ." The use then to be made of this survey would ap pear to be this : that in supposing the case to be one of total exclusion—very extreme ground is taken—a middle course, that is to say, a partial supply of tallow may come ; and further, that in making any investments in tallow, whether in manufactured stock or otherwise, it is policy for each trader to take all the experience time (with reference to his own particular position) will afford him, and not to lose recollection of the fact, that war between Great Britain and Russia is an exceptive state, and has always proved so to be." A large amount of bar gold, we are informed by Messrs. Haggard and Pixley, was taken out of the Bank of England yesterday, and all the silver per Magdalena has been purchased for India, at ss. O'd. per ounce, for Mexican and South American dollars. The subjoined memorandum relates to the debt of Buenos Ayres :-- "The committee of Spanish and American bondholders have this day received a letter from their special com missioner, Mr. Giro, dated 'Buenos Ayres, January 28,' advising his arrival in that city on the 19th of January. Mr. Giro had been presented to the Buenos Ayres Finance Minister by her Majesty's Consul. The Finance Minister gave Mr. Giro a very courteous re ception, and promised to bring the object of his mission under the notice of the Government." To-morrow, a public meeting of the Association for Promoting the Formation of Tribunals of Com merce is to be convened, and the attendance of the mercantile community generally is requested. It is understood that matters of considerable interest will come under discussion. Lord Beaumont is to take the chair. The average speed of the Atrato steamer, on her trial trip last Saturday, was 13.869 per hour. The diameter of the cylinder is 96 inches, the length of the stroke 9 feet, and the number of revolutions 181 per minute. One of the consequences to be expected to arise in our commercial ramifications under a state of war occurred to-day. A respectable firm in the north of England having mercantile relations with Central America, has requested its insurance broker to cover a cargo of hides from the port of shipment to Bristol, and thence by rail to a port in the county of Durham. This order will have come at an in opportune moment, intelligence having been re ceived at Lloyd's of the loss of a large American barque with a cargo of iron on board, under simi lar circumstances, and within a few yards of the place where the Demerara experienced her fate. After this the Bristolians, we apprehend, will have to make choice of one or two alternatives— namely, the diminution of their trade, or some suitable provision for it at the mouth of the Avon by the formation of docks. Although there is very little doing in English securities, they bring fully the prices realised to wards the close of yesterday's market. Consols have been 91k tog for transfer and account. Ex chequer Bills have been 10s. to 145., and India Bonds 45., prem. Consols now are 91 to j. Foreign securities have been quiet, but there is a firm tone, and Russian are looking up, owing to the statement that the Emperor, if the emancipation of the Christians be required by the western powers, would join with them, considering his object gained. The Five per Cents. have advanced to 91. On the other hand, it is rumoured that Turkey objects to the treaty proposed by England and France as going too far. Austrian Bonds have been done at 77 for the Five per Cents. ; Chihan have realised 101: ; Mexican Stock is worth 24g ; Spanish Three per Cents. being 37i. The French Loan is improving, owing to the notice by the Government that discount will not be allowed upon loans of more than 1,000 francs of Rentes. Large capitalists, therefore, cannot ob- tain the stock cheaper than other persons. The price is 11 to 2 premium. The Railway Market has been buoyant, but this being " ticket day," there is little doing beyond the arrangements connected therewith. French Shares are in request, and about a to / better. The current prices for the Jamaica mines, not officially quoted, are as follows : Metcalfe, to / premium ; Sue River, F discount to par ' • Port Royal, g to g premium. The Foreign Mine Shares have been firm, but very quiet. In the Miscellaneous Shares there is nothing doing. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (Front the Official List.) Business done. 3 per Cent, Consols Annuities 9ll $ 4 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 4 15-16 India Bonds, £lOOO — Ditto, under £lOOO 4 p Consols for Account 16th, March Exchequer Bills, ld. £IOOO £500 Small lO 14 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 77 Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent.. ....... Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent 76 Mexican 3 per Cent. Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 p er Cent. ,i; St 9l Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 371 Dividends on the above payable In London. HALF-PAST TWO. Consols Ditto March Account 914 i LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. THE WAR IN THE EAST. THE PASSAGE OF THE DANUBE BY THE RUSSIANS. The Correspondent of the Morning Chronicle writes from Braila, on Feb. 27.—" I have to com municate a fact of great importance to you under the present circumstances, and which has this moment come to my knowledge. The passage of the Russians on the right bank of the Da nube, between Braila and Galatz, is no longer a supposition, and it will take place almost imme diately. General Prince Gortschakoff, who left this for Galatz on the 23d instant, proceeded to Ismail, where he inspected the troops, which we may shortly expect here. A corps of 50,000 will be concentrated on Braila. Contracts have been made for the provisioning of the army—such as straw, hay, barley, meat, flour, &c. Moreover, a quantity of iron and chain cables have been pur chased for the construction of bridges. All these articles are to be delivered within the shortest delay possible." The following is dated Vienna, Monday even. ing:— "Austria was invited to join the Western Powers in an alliance against Russia. Austria forwarded the proposition to Prussia, with modifications to the following effect : " She does not feel herself called on to join the Western Powers in a declaration of war against Russia, but is prepared to sign a convention for securing the integrity of Turkey in the spirit of the treaty of 1841. Aiistria will maintain peace in Servia, Monte negro, and Bosnia, leaving it to the Western Powers to care for Greece and the Greek provinces in Turkey. " It appears from an article in the Oest. Corre spondenz of Sunday that Prussia approves this." A telegraphic despatch from Berlin, dated Mon day evening, says " The President of the Second Chamber put a question to-day to the Minister as to the course which the Government intended to take in the impending war. M. Manteuffel answered that the Government will soon make proposals to the Chamber, which will give an opportunity of ex plaining the course hitherto taken by the Govern ment, and in which it will persevere. Prussia is on terms of amity with France and England." A telegraphic despatch, dated Kalarasch (oppo site Silistria), March 4, says :—"About 1,200 Turks crossed the river in three places. They en countered about an equal number of the Russians, and, after an engagement which lasted some hours, and after dismounting several Russian guns, they retired to the right bank. At Bucharest on the 7th, and at Krajova on the 9th, there was nothing of importance to communicate." A fetter from St. Petersburg, of the Ist instant, announces that the Emperor visited, on the pre ceding day, the fortifications of Cronstadt, accom panied by his son the Grand Duke Alexander. Letters from Constantinople of the 27th state that the Turkish Government has required from the Greek Minister in that capital a formal disa vowal of all participation in, or c(innivance with, these acts of subjects of the Greek Government; and Redschid Pasha has declared that, if within a given time, authentic proofs were not forthcoming of its having nothing whatever to do with the aggres sion, or of its not having done all in its power to prevent it, the Greek Minister should receive his passports. These intentions are said to have been communicated by the Porte to the English and French Ambassadors, who have approved of them. The Cologne Gazette, under date of Vienna Bth, says :—" A report was current at the Bourse to day that the left wing of the army of the north was to have its head-quarters at Troppac, the left at Cracow, and the centre at Olmutz. The Arch duke Albert has not only been appointed to the command of the army of observation, but also general-in-chief of all the armies of Hungary. Accounts from Krajova of the 4th announce that the Russians have abandoned the investment of Kalafat ; 3,000 men only remain before that place. The remainder have retired and taken up a position between the Schyl and Aluta. A regular emigra tion has commenced among the people of Wallachia. Whole villages being no longer able to support the bad treatment and the tyranny of the Russians, are leaving with their wives and children, and all the property they can convey with them to place themselves under the protection of the Turks. Most of them are Greek Christians." THE BLACK SEA. The subjoined is dated Varna, Feb. 15:—" I con• tinue to see in this place additional proofs of the extraordinary exertions the Turks aro capable of when pressed by hard necessity to shake off their habitually quiescent habits. The greater part of the ammunition and stores of the nine vessels which were conveyed here by the Magellan and. the Furious have been discharged, only one acci dent having occurred—one of the Paixhans, of 44 olzes alias a 120-pounder, having from miscalcu lation of the enormous weight sunk a short dis tance from the jetty, but in shallow water, and therefore in the hope of being fished out very shortly. This extraordinary activity we owe to the impulse communicated to all branches of the service by Omer raiz Paaha ; the newly-appointed military governor of this important fortress, for notwith standing a succession of gales and snow storms, in which the Furious snapped a cable and deposited pro tem. an anchor in the road of Varna, this man has been down every morning to the jetty, beforo daylight, in fair weather and foul reprov ing the indolent and encouraging the active. The Anglo-French fleet in the Black Sea is ex pected to pay a visit to this port very shortly, and the large steam-mill of Messrs. Charnaud is in full activity, this house having entered into heavy contracts with the French Government for the supply of flour and biscuit to the squadron. The numerous water mills of the valley are not equal to the exigen c i es o f th e no w important station o f Varna, for to take flour or biscuit to the shores of the Black Sea is like taking coals to Newcastle. The great abundance of provisions stored up in the magazines of the fortresses has arisen from the Government having forbidden the export of grain, and laid its hands on the large supplies which go to Constantinople, the Mediterranean, and England ; therefore, the rise of price is not indica tive of scarcity for the army, but a result of the extraordinary measures to provide against a Omer Pasha said some de ficiency for the troops. time ago, Why is the Government continually sending me wheat. I do not know where to put the wheat I have. What we want is barley and forage.' " The merchants of Varna complain loudly of the prohibition to export, and there can be no doubt that their case is a hard one, for not only are they forbidden to export what is in the hands of the peasants, but they cannot even do what they will with their own, that is, with the corn bought, paid for, and lying in their own stores. The state of war also presses heavily on all the other operations. "The report of the speeches of Messrs. Cobden and Bright at the Manchester meeting has arrived here, and to a person practically acquainted with Turkey, or living on the spot, they are a mass of fallacies, showin -y extraordinary ignorance of Turkey. One would think that those speeches were made 15 years ago, when the Empire was in all the travail of her national difficulties, with her powerful revolted satrops, with the great work of her unfeudalising revolution not yet begun, her arming an untu tored horde, and justice to the Christian popula tion not yet recognised as a sound maxim of policy by her leading statesmen. Doubtless Turkey is still terribly behind in road-posts, and many other institutions. But Messrs. Cobden and , Bright do not see that Turkey, after moving acci dents of flood and field, had, twelve months ago, arrived at the plane of domestic tranquillity, of silence of powerful vassals and political factions, and was just entering on a rapid career of internal organisation, to which the invasion of her terri tory has put a full stop. The railway from Varna to Rustchuk was in everybody's mouth. The line to Adrianople, Philippopoli, &c., was actually de cided on and the surveys in progress. Is it pos sible to avoid laughing at the anomalies which the history of this question has presented from first to last ? Peace was the policy of Turkey, war was the policy of Russia, and yet the great Apostle of Peace falls foul of Turkey at the very period when she is beginning to cease to be a reproach to the civilised world for lawless barbarism." FRANCE. Official people in Paris profess themselves satis fied with the Vienna Cabinet, though not with that of Berlin. The proposition made by England and France of a Convention guaranteeing the in tegrity of the Ottoman empire, Austria; it is said, agrees to sign, but Prussia refuses. Marshal de - St. Arnaud, who is still very unwell, was to leave Paris yesterday, to take up his resi• dente for a short time in the neighbourhood of Paris, in the hope that the country air and absence from business will improve his health. He does not start for the East until the end of the month. The Greek General Kalergi who was known in the constitutional movement of 1842, and who has passed some mouths in Paris, has left on his return to Athens. It seems that great hopes were founded on the relations of amity which, in former times existed between him and the Emperor Napoleon towards obtaining the sympathy of France in favour of his country, perhaps with a, view to the realisa tion of the Byzantine Empire. It is certain that under present circumstances the Greek insurrection cannot be encouraged ; but the French Government has impressed on the Porte the absolute necessity of removing all just ground for disaffection by re pressing the abuses and the tyranny of the Turkish authorities in the provinces ; and will interpose its good offices to prevent the severe reprisals which the Turkish Governors may be disposed to make. The French Budget for 1855 was presented yes terday to the Legislative Assembly. The receipts are estimated at 1,559,914,440 francs ; the expenses at 1,553,922,075 francs ; leaving an excess of re ceipts of 5,992, 365 francs. General Canrobert was to leave Paris yesterday evening for Toulon. He expects to arrive at Galli poli between the 20th and the 25th with his division. The Moniteur publishes a report to the Emperor from Marshal de St. Arnaud, as Minister of War, recommending the adoption of the new regulations prepared for the service of the gendarmerie, the provisions of the ordonnance of October, 29, 1820, not being any longer, the Minister declares, in harmony with the constitutive principles of the different corps of the army, or even with the in stitutions of the Imperial Government. Au Impe rial decree follows, of the date of March 1, appro ving of the suggestions of the report. The new regulations consist of not less than 645 articles. The Moniteur also contains an Imperial decree ordering chaplains to be named to the various bodies of troops now proceeding to the East. They are to be named by the Minister of War, ac cording to the wants of the service. A superior chaplain, charged with the task of centralising the whole religious service of the French army of the East, and an assistant chaplain are to be appointed to the headquarters of the army. A chaplain is to be attached to each division, and another to each large moveable hospital. .The superior chaplain is to receive the pay and allowances of a chef-de-ba taillon in the infantry, and the other chaplains those of a captain of infantry of the second class. Each chaplain beside, during the expedition, is to be allowed a horse for his service. The Minister of Finance has issued an order de claring that, in execution of the Imperial decree of March 11, relative to the loan of 250 millions of francs (10,000,0001.), the faculty of paying by an ticipation with a discount of 4 per cent, can be only claimed for subscriptions which do not exceed I,ooof. of rente. The Three per Cents. opened yesterday at 66f. 80c., rose to 66f. 90c., and closed at 66. 70c. for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 92f. 85c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, I,loof. ; Rouen, 870 f. ; Havre, 450 f. ; Great Northern, 746 f. 25c. ; Strasburg, 727 f. 50c. ; New shares, 562 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 821 f. 25c. ; Lyons to the Mediterrane an , 680 f. ; Great Western of France, 580 f. • Bordeaux and C e tt e , 535 f. ; Great Central of France, 435 f. ; Lyons to Geneva, 440 f. ; Bank of C re dit obilier, 582 f. 50c. ITALY. A telegraphic despatch, dated Naples, 4th inst., says, several earthquakes have just taken place in Calabria, and have excited great alarm. The damage done is immense. The number of persons killed exceeds 2,000. In the sitting of the 9th of the Piedmontese Cham ber, M. Tecchio, the reporter on the bill for certain modifications in the Penal Code, defended it against the clerical members, showing that a perfect Sepa ration between the civil and ecclesiasatical powers of the state had been preached by the most eminent Catholic divines. The general discussion being then closed, Art. 1, which enacts that minor offences against the State are punishable by arrest and by a fine not exceeding 500 f., was adopted without dis cussion. Art. 2is as follows : " The ministers of worship, who, in the exercise of their functions, shall, in any public meeting, deliver a speech containing censures, on the institutions and laws of the State, are liable to imprisonment for a period of from three months to two years. The punishment shall be from six months to three years' imprisonment, if the censures shall have been uttered by means of writing, instructions, or other documents of any 'form whatever, read at public places. In all the above-mentioned cases, the punishment of imprisonment shall be accompanied with a fine not exceeding 2,000 f." The discussion of this article was adjourned to he following day. The U. S. steam-frigate Sarranac, Capt. Long ohn, arrived at Genoa on the Bth. "At the commencement of the winter a very serious enteute broke out in the town of Faenza. The cause or pretext of it was the dearness of bread. The gonfalonier of the place was murdered ; there were also other vic tims. Order, however, was re-established, and nume runs arrets were effected. Three of the prisoners ac cused of being the ringleaders were brought to trial, and were recently condemned to death. Thereupon a depu tation consisting of three of the principal inhabitants of Faenza left for Rome, and arrived here three days ago. They solicited on audience of the Pope, in order to obtain the pardon or a commutation of the punishment of two out of three of the condemned— only one of them being in the opinion of the deputation really guilty. The Pope has not yet admitted the depu tation to the Vatican, and it is not known whether he will do so. In the meantime the presence of this depu tation at Rome has produced great sensation and embar rasses the Government. On the one hand, the numerous murders committed in the legations call for an energetic repression ; on the other, if the deputation returns to Faenza without the pardon of those whom it alleges to be innocent, the discontent will be very great. If, how ever, it should obtain that support, the tribunals, terri fied in their turn at the little support they will receive from the superior Government, will remain without energy and without vigilance. The question is then very grave. DENMARK AND SWEDEN. A_ letter from Christiania (Norway), of the 3d, states that 3,000 men are to be sent as an army of observation to the east of central Sweden. On the Ist the Storthing received an application from the King for a credit of 300,000 rig dollars, for expenses rendered necessary by existing circumstances. The application was referred to a committee, which immediately recommended its adoption by the Storthing. The King of Sweden, at the suggestion of the States, has prolonged the session of the Diet by three months. The Madrid SPAIN. Gazette of the Bth contains royal decrees conferring the grand cross of the order of. St. Ferdinand on Lieut.-Gen. Rivero, Captain- General of Aragon, in consideration 'of his nume rous services, and particularly in repressing the military revolt at Saragossa • and promoting the Marquis de Santiago, colonel of the regiment of grenadiers, t o the rank of Major-Gene ra l for his services on the same occasion. Another decree confers the cross of the order of Maria Louisa on Mme. Rivero, wife of the General. Decorations were also to be conferred on the civil functionaries who disti ngu i s h e d t h emse l ves i n the Saragossa affair. The execution of Lieut.-Col. de la Torre, of the revolted regiment of Cordova, which has been al ready announced, took place in presence of all the garrison under arms and an immense multitude. Solemn silence, it is said, was maintained by all. M. Bermudez de Castro, M. Roberts Rances, and M. Bustamente, had been embarked at Cadiz for the Canaries. The Clamor Public° says :—" It is stated, we know not on what foundation, that M. Isturitz before leaving London addressed to the English Government a communication complaining of arti cles on the affairs of Spain recently published in the London journals." Count Esterhazy, Austrian Minister, had left for Vienna on leave of absence. A letter says that the Government is actively engaged in organising the police on a military basis. It adds that the news from the provinces continued to be satisfactory, COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. 7 -(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN BE CONNOP. This bankrupt was described as of Finchley-road, St. John's-wood, Bayswater, and to-day was appointed for consideration of his certificate. The balance-sheet prepared by Mr. Watson, Basinghall street, shows debtor to creditors, 4,7661. 9s. 9d, ; ditto holding security on a glass patent, 300/. ; liabilities, 5251. ; creditor by debts, 3001.; property, 992/. Glass patent estimated at 1,1661. . There was no opposition, and. his Honour granted an immediate certificate of the second class. IN RE EMMETT. This bankrupt was described as of Leighton Buzzard, grocer, and came up for his certificate. The accounts, by Mr. Watson, show Dr. to Cr. 4601. lls. 7d. ; Ditto hol ding security, 3531. The assets are small, but the losses had been to a great extent through misfortune. His Honour granted an immediate certificate of the second class. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE STRIITT. This bankrupt is a solicitor, and made bankrupt as a newspaper proprietor and priltseller ' in Catherine-street, Strand. He had a l so b een connected with the Era news paper and the Lyceum Theatre. The balance sheet, prepared bylefessrs. Glover and Son, Bucklersbury, commencing Jan. 7, 1852, and ending June, 1853, shows—Debtor to creditor, 5,2721. 6s. 2d.; to ditto holding securities, 4,8591. ll s. 3d. ; liabilities, 1,2221. 10s. Od. ; capital, Jan. 7, 1852, 7,7481. 149. 3d. ; profits, 1,3021. Es. 10d. Creditor : By good debts, 6,2821. Is. 2d. ; doubtful, 6011. 19s. ; property held on security, 8,5871. 7s. 4d. ; other property, 2531. 18s. 6d. ; losses, 4761. ; house and personal expenses, 1,000/. ; interest and discount, 7391. 13s. 7d. ; office expenses, 6371. The debts alleged to be good were partly secured on pro , perty belonging to the Duke of Buckingham for 3,1001, and the property has been valued at 21,0001., and a rent charge on the Lyceum of 3/. Bs. on each playing night ; and there was a sum of 3701. at the time the bankrupt passed his examination. Mr. Linklater, for the assignees, did not oppose, but expressed their willingness that the bankrupt should have his certificate ; but Mr. Bayley opposed, on the part of Messrs. Lucas, builders, who are creditors. The case was likely to occupy a considerable time, COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, MARCH 13. The Queen and Prince, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal and Princess Alice attended Divine Ser vice yesterday morning at Osborne, which was performed by the Rev. G. Protheroe. The ladies and gentlemen of the household were also present. The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny Howard, visited the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale, at Twickenham, yesterday. The health of the Duchess of Gloucester continues gradually to improve. A deputation of Guardians of the City of London Union had an interview with Viscount Palmerston yes terday at the Home-Office. The deputation consisted of Messrs. Finlay, Singer, Corbett, Ellot, Dix, O'Neill, and Mr. John Thomas Rowsell, clerk to the union. Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yester day from the Governors of the North American Pro• vinces. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, March 14.—Wind this day at Noon, W.S.W. ; light breeze, and dull cloudy weather. There has been a sprinkling of rain this morning, and the barometer is fall ing. —Letters received to-day from Swinemunde, Stettin, and Hamburgh report the weather to be mild, with a strong breeze at W. to N.W. Stettin Was dail . expected to be free of ice. The Jack (s) had arrived there from Swine munde, but with difficulty, and the loss of several paddles. RAMSGATE, March 13.—The fleet, under the command of Sir Charles Napier, passed through the Gull Stream at 3 p.m. to-day. _ COWES, March 13.—Wind, S. Arrived—Mario Julie, from Callao, and sailed for Antwerp. FALMOUTH, March 13.—Wind, S., strong breeze. Ar rived—Galathea, from Rio de Janei ro an d B a hi a . GLOUCESTER, 1 3.—Arrived—Worthy of Devon, from New York. YARMOUTH, March 13.—Sailed—Belle, for Rio Janeiro. BRISTOL, March 13.—The Refuge, for Mobile go t on shore, and has been tak en b ac k t o th e basin, making but little water. CARDIFF, March 13.—Wind, S.S. W. Arrived— Faith, from New York. CUXHAVEN, March 11.—The Concordia, of Hamburgb, bound to the Clyde, and the British schooner, bound to Dublin, have put back in a leaky and damaged state, and will probably discharge. ODESSA. March 3.—lt is officially announced this morn• ing that the exportation of grain of all kinds from all parts of the Black Sea and the Azoff is prohibited until the lst of September next. It is expected that cargoes loading will be exempt from this prohibition. (131 r ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Tuesday, 10.30 a.m. Wind, W.S.W.; moderate, and fine. Arrived.—China, from Bombay; Rattler, screw steamer, from Oporto. Off the Port.—America, ' ship ; Conway, barque ; and Lalla and Alexander B arc lay, brigs. The Bloomer, from Callao, at anchor in.the river, came in-collision with the ship Lightning, also at anchor, and both sustained damage. Wind S. ; strong. QUEENSTOWN, March 12. Arrived.—Plata, from Matanzas; El Dorado and Loosh. tank, from Callao. (BY SUBHARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 10.20 a.m. Wind, S. ; tide, 1 hour's flood ; cloudy. Arrived, 13th—Princess Alice, from Demerara ; William and Charles, Genoa ; Furet, Gravelines ; John Edward, Calcutta ; Favorite, Havre ; Marie Amelie, Seville ; Al batross, Dunkirk ; Schoonderloo Rotterdam ; Posonm * Faris, Galatz ; Rotterdam ; Allegro, St. Michael's ; Tyro, Leghorn ; Mead, Cadiz ; Industry, Fan' den; Olive, Ghent. 14th—Delia, from Gibraltar ; Ebenezer, Antwerp. DEAL, Tuesday, 9.45 a.m. Wind, S.W. fresh and fine. Passod.—Julius, from Baltimore, for London ; Eclipse, Mauritius, London ; St. Michael's, St. Kitt's, London ; London, Singapore, London; Maurice Key, Buenos Ayres, London; Hendrik ludson, New York, London ; Mystery. Shanghai, London ; Tyro, Leghorn, London. Passed.—Carl Theodore, from westward, for Witten. burg; Marchinenack, Rotterdam, Bristol. Anchored.—City of Hamilton, from London, f or Q ue bec, Her Majesty's ship Dauntless, from westward, anchored last night. Sailed.--Caroline Agnes, Nelson's Place, Brewer, and Queen of Sheba . THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAMER.—The statement that the Great Britain steamer is to be employed in the Me diterranean is contradicted. The Victoria and the Mel bourne, it is said, will be employed in the conveyance of troops, the latter having been taken up at 50s. per ton per month, the Government finding coals. THE HIMALAYA AT GIBRALTAR.—GIBRALTAR, March s.—The mail-screw Himalaya, Capt. Killock, with the 93d Highlanders on board, from Plymouth, arrived here yesterday. MEMORIAL OF THE LATE MARQUIS OF NORTHAMPTON. —A committee, consisting of Earl Sp encer , th e H on . and Rev. P. A. Irby, Colonel Cartwright, and other gentlemen, has been formed, for the purpose of making arrangements for the restoration of the round portion of St. Sepulchre's Church, to be carried out under the direction of a distinguished architect, as a memorial to the late Marquis of Northampton. The Marquis of Lansdowne has been slightly suffering from an attack of gout in his hand. The noble marquis is otherwise in excellent health. His Excellency Sir Charles Hotham, K.O 8., has ar rived in Hill-street with Lady Hotham, from a visit to the Hon. Colonel and Lady Mary Wood, at Cumberland Lodge, near Windsor. The gallant officer and his lady are expected to embark for Melbourne early in the en suing month. THE RUSSIAN FRIGATE DIANA.—We hear from Rio that the Russian frigate Diana had left that port for her destination, so that the Pique, 40, Captain Sir F. Nicolson, Bart., that has been hastened off from Ply mouth to the Pacific, will be too late to kOep company with our suspicious friend in her unaccountable cruise. One thing is quite certain—the Russian can neither get back to the Baltic, nor can she ever hope to see Sebas topol. She must, therefore, be kept in sight, or at once taken care of, or she will be doing a little mischief in order to subsist. MR. BUNN'S NEW ENTERTAINMENT.—This popular lecturer, humourist, and what else you will, announces his monodrama on "America" for the ensuing Monday; and there can be no question that the downright good fun in his recent publication will be followed up by a further display in his Visit from John to Jonathan. The delay in his appearance has been caused by a necessary interference, on the part of the official referees, with the landlord of the Regent Gallery ; and we are led to un derstand that Mr. Bunn's rooms are now the most ele gant in London. His own popularity added hereto will insure success, and the low price of admission he has fixed upon will confirm it. DEATH OF SIR JAMES WYLIE.—Sir Jas. Wylie, for a long time the chief physician at the Russian 'Court, has just died at St. Petersburg. He is reported to have bequeathed the entire of his very large fortune to the Emperor of Russia. Sir James Wylie was a Scotch man, born in 1768. THE BALTIC FLEET IN THE DOWNS.—The London and Limerick Company's screw steam -ship Holyrood, P. C. Lovett commander, passed through the Downs at half past four p.m. yesterday, and fell in with the Baltic fleet. In saluting ea,yh ship as she passed with her colours, she had the honour of receiving the same in re turn, with three cheers. THE BRAZILIAN LOAN.—It has been notified, with regard to the Brazilian Five per Cent. Loan of 1824 and 1825, the coupons of which are now exhausted, that new coupons for ten years, at the same rate of interest, will be issued by the agents on production of the bonds. For the convenience of continental bondholders, coupons will be sent to and delivered at Hamburg, Amsterdam, and Frankfort. The balance of this loan now outstand ing is 3,197,8001. SALE OF DOLLARS. --The dollars brought by the last West India steamer have been sold at 604 d. per ounce, being an advance of ld. upon the price obtained for those by the packet of last month. Almost the whole have been taken for China. The rate of exchange at Paris remains without altera tion, and a fuither bonsiderable amount of gold was taken from the Bank of England yesterday for remit- tan ce. PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-Mr. Cormack, the accom plished Harlequin, takes his benefit at this theatre on Thursday next, the 16th inst., when the pantomime of flarlequia and the, Miller and his Men, in which Mr. Cormack, Mr. Hahne, and Miss Desborough have afforded delight to crowded houses for eleven weeks past, will be performed for the last time but one, being the eixty-seventh night of its triumphant saroer. -,,... 50 50 20 20 50 40 25 25 St. 812 s 6i 25 50 20 20 20 10 10 St. 10 St. 25 20 20 50 20 5 10 St. 5 12i 12i 25 121 12. 12 St. 15 8 8 10 25 10 1.0.6 2i a] 101