The Sun. — London, England, 1854-03-23 00:00:00

I I ........... 8 remimerumasetvemasOki.l3l . ' . THE SUN I LONDON 2 .......-......-.... - 77f. LITERATURE. SHARE MARKETS. , LINES LEASED AT FrCF,D RENTALS. tral s.- )f. ; Hints for Travellers to India, China, and Au Shr. Paid. Itstr.welts. stralia. (THIS DAY.) Leasing Closing Prices Business Coinpans. this day. this day. ds Third Edition. Grindley and Co. PWe cannot wonder at this little pamphlet having _ _...-. -.- ---.... ST. • obtained the dignity of a third edition. It is use- BRITISH RAILWAYS. 50 all iledford and Loudon & P the ful at once in the nature of its information and in Bletchley.... N. West. ... - ... t 1 rig. , the manner of its arrangement. The lucidity of Shr. Paid. R&ILWATS , Closing Prices Business done St. 100 Bnckghamsh. L. &N-W• 93 - 95 50 all Clydesdale Jc. Caledou... 48 - 50 a e ..;ted the Hints may be recognised on the instant, by -- this day. this day. St. 100 E. Lincoln gr. li 'hey a glance at what may be called its frontis- - 6 per cent. Jt.Nrthn. ... - ... ti abe , piece. Meaning by that the excellent snap St. 100 Aberdeen.. 2O - 22 21i 1 25 all alas. Barr. & Caldonian. t 1 ) in- showing the several routes to India, China, 20 83 A.mbg. Nottng. Bost Neils. Direct ••• - ••• Full. and Australia. A red line indicates the route and Eastn. Juliet_ 4i -4a 41 x d 25 all Do. New .... Do - ••- ° that 50 all Belfast & Ballymena. ••• - --• taken by the Peninsular and Oriental Com- 13i • . 100 all flrtlpl. Dk. & VIE. New. q all Birming. Wolverh. St and pang's steamers-from Southampton by Gib- Stour Valley ...... ... 8 - 9 Railway & Berw. ... - ... ere raltar, by Marseilles, by Malta, by Constantinople, 31 28 Birkenhd. Lanesh. & 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &N Md LOU - 102 cl 200 by Alexandria, by Suez, by Aden, by Bombay, by Cheshire Junct l2 -10 dis 25 all Do. 3 Shares. Do 5O -52 IN had Point de Galle, round Ceylon, to Madras, to Cal- 275 all Do. Chesh. & Birk., 12A all Do. ~' Shares. Do 25 -26 ' a the cutta, thence between Sumatra and Singapore £OO and £25 Cons. 141 - 18 131 all Lon.&Greenw 3. Eastern 13 - 1'.3, 20 all Do.Prefereuce Do `2l: - 25,2 t 1 I , tred northwards to Canton, or between Sumatra and 22 183 Do. .£20...: ...... .... CO -5.5 d 25 30 Blyt i li &Tyne original 20 100 Lowestoft gr. • g The Java southwards to King George's Sound, to £25 (issd. at £45) •-•- ••• 1 per cent. Norfolk_ ... - ..• m 'S Orl. Adelaide, to Melbourne, to Sydney, arriving thus St. 100 Bristol and Exeter... 89 - 91, 20 (00 Do. 6 per et. - ... St. 100 Caledonian s 2i - 52. 3 523 3 23 56 all Wench. Bxtu. L.& N. W. it of at the south-east corner of Australia. A blue line and Matlock & Midld. 21 - 23xd x d f ' :iers indicates the route of the General Screw Steam- 50 all Chester & Holy-head. 135 - 14. 14 50 all Iliddlesbro' & itektoulti r line ship Company's steamers. A green line that of 50 all Cork and Bandon._ 9 • 11 - Itedear Darlingt. ... - ... tl her the Austrian Lloyd's steamers. A dotted line, that 20 all Cork, Black, & Pass. ••• - ... 20 12 Cornwall ••• - ••• 100 all Nlidld. Bread )lidlatici .. 93 - 95 ti sea- of the A. P. S. N. Company's steamers-the last- 10 i Crieff Junction ••• - ••• 50 all Northern and r 45 Dublin&BelfastJune 4O - 42 41 Easternsp.c, E. Count. 55 - 57 ,ime mentioned running from Southampton diagonally 50 25 all Dundee Perth &Aber- 50 -,. Do. 6 per et. D 0... . . .... ... -- ... s sate across the Atlantic and Pacific, crossing the isthmus Junction Junion 75 - 8 50 all Do. Fix e ds p e Do • - ... b 1 to of the two Americas between Chagres and Panama, 25 all Do. New ... ... --- -•-- -• ' 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. & N.W fi de- and so onwards to Australia. Altogether these 25 all East Anglian.... - 161. 164 &Lu&Yk ... -xd se of " Hints" cannot fail to be welcome to " Travel- 18 all Do., (XlB E & 11)._ •• - - ••• 126 12 Do. 5 Shares. Do - xd g e once lers." 20 all Eastern Counties__ llg - lla 113 3ii ;, St. 100 Roysin.&Hit. GtNorthn _ - ... o lard. 1111.6•••• St. all Eastern Union, A Stock - 40 St, 100 Do•Shepth.St Do ...... ... ... - ..• 25 18 ihef•Roth.aro Laueash& ii line- TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. St. 100 Do., B. Stock 24 - 26 Gooleg.sp.c. Yorksh. _ - ... s o- 25 86 Do., New A -.- -. 12 04 S. Statlordab. A.MClean 23 - 2dis o SIR,-As your columns are always open to any St. 100 East Lancashire 5B -60 593 50 all - Wear Valleygr Aockt. & e remarks that may tend to ease the increased bur- St. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 55 - 5 7 551 6 per cent... Darlingt. ... - ... ii dens imposed on the people, I should feel obliged 10 56 Edinb. and Peebles -•- •• • 25 all Do D0......... 27 - 29 1 cor- . 100 Edin Prth &Dundee 21 - 23 10 1 Forth . & Clyde June. •• • - ••• St. 100 Wilts&Somrst GtWestn. 93 -- 95 by your inserting the following suggestions, should __ es is St. 100 lasvow&S. Western ••• • ... k they be worthy of your journal. In the opinion MINES. the of the wisest legislators, the doubling of the income st. 100 Great Northern Stk. 87 -- 8 - 8 . 883 983 73 ti the 1 all Azua Fria tax seems to be, by almost universal consent, the St. 100 Do., A. Stock St. 100 Do., B. Stock 73 7 5 78 7 4 the 1 all Aaiglo Austrlia. Gold ; - i A ' only available means by which the expenses of war 119 - 121 119 esire St. 100 Gt Sth. &West (Ire )86- 90 108. 11 A.uglo Californian _3 - •5,,, • ti are to be defrayed. Might not a mite be added to St. 100 Great W ester': . 74 - 74,i 743 1541 4 1 - i d ;ilia° the revenue by substituting half-pay officers to 12 12 Irish South-Eastern ••• - 2010 26 Australian 15 - 2 u de- collect the assessed taxes of this country, in lieu of 5() all Lancaster & Carlisle 88 - 91 . 1 all Australian Cordillera 5 - g d fined 0 f 1 all Australian Freehold A - I i the present amply paid officials. The duties of col- 163 11 , A Do. Thirds ll -12 u t ii. shed . lecting such taxes I think would be farfrom onerous, 163 2 Do. New Thirds ll -12 p 1 all Ave Maria i - i e• ther St. 100 Lancash.andYorksh. 603 - 614 614 i 60,f considering the number of pensioners located in the 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) 6 - i g 50 all Blaenarvon Ir. &Coe 10 - 11. 104 IA 194 174 Do., Fifths 7 13 -- 7gd 9a various towns, ere., throughout the kingdom. The 14 11: 1 D , W 4 , , 1 all isritish Austrin. Gold 3- g d si st. Riding Un. •- - ... demand, too, I have no doubt, would be both po- 50 all Leeds Northern l'2 -12 2O 13.5 British Iron - 9 a pular and readily met, under present exigencies, 20 all Liv.Crsby.&Soutlipt ... - .. 35 241 Br itish C ISt. and fraught with both benefit to the Exchequer and 11A all London & Blackwell 733 -7371 I at £5 pm - 5 it ,s of the country.. 10 83 Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. par -3 p 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 13 - 24 to 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 31 -33 g the - I am, Sir, your obedient servant, St. 100 Lond.Bright&S.Cst. 96 -98 961 74 6 St. 100 Lond. and N. Westn. 96 - 963 973 63. 7; 65 1 i Carson's Creek - 1 d u ROBERT CIIAMPLEY. 20 12 Do. Fifths leni- Scarborough, March 22, 1854. 10 1 Do.lo/.5h.01&13...0 par - A I . Co, of Jamaica__ ... - ... it em- - 126 26 Do. Eighths 1 - 3id la i St. 100 London andS. Westn 76 -77 7 6 3 3 1 40 all Cobra Copper 5 1 Colonial Gold 39 -48 i f -13 1 li with . [We apprehend the task would be considered. 50 424, Do., £5O. l2 -11 A ... 15 Copiapo died . infra. dig. by officers, being gentlemen. The case 40 34 Do. £4O lO -9 d St. all Copper MM. of Eng. 50 -60 re would be very different in an enemy's country.- 25 all Lncindrry&Coleraine ... - ... 25 all Do. Pref. 73 p. cent. 2 - 4 p y 1 ac- FD. strN.] 25 all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. . . - ... 5 all English and. Austrin. w ared , - '-- St. 100 Hanch.Shef.& Lincht 20 -21 20 Copper Smeltg.Co. 13 -- 21 s i THE HAY TO THE EAST. 812 s 43 Do., Man. &Lin. Un. ... - ...d 20 all General - ... 2 all Great Nugget Vein ... - ... St. 100 Midland - 57 573 a 5 a 7 fi the ........-..-- 2 all Do. Registered - 1 1 . St. 100 Do. Birrimg. & Derby 29 - 30 33 2 the TO THE EDITOR OF THE suN. 50 473 Midld. G. West.(lre.) ... - ~, 3 all Great Polgooth 1, at Sir,-In your report of the proceedings of the House .. 25 174 Do, Half Shares ••• - ••• 1 all Liberty - 3 / 4 d Linares - 121 :of Lords last night my na me is mentioned as contractor 100 all Newcastle & Carlisle . ... - ... 3 all for the supply of hay, to be p ut on shi p board for the St. 100 Newmarket- 1 all Lond.&Californ.Gold n ._ east of Europe, and as I know of no other person in the 64 53 Do., Bury Extension. ad- id Quartz Crush. Co. ... - ... " 1 all Mariquita - i y trade of the same name, I beg you to insert my unquali- 25 176 Nwpt.Aberg. &1111 d. 54 -41 d 10 9 Aexican&S.Amerien. 53 - 6 fledl contradiction of the fraudulent charge, as lam 50 73 Newry -& Enniskillen 2 - 2* 2 20 all Newry Warrenpoint 1 all New Granada i - i utterly ignorant of the transaction, except from public e and Rostrevor. 6 - 8 1 all New Linares Mining o St. 100 Norfolk report, having never held nor sought for any Govern-and Smelting C 0.... ... - ... 43 - 46 443 I meat contract.-I am, sir, your obedient servant, 50 33 Northn.Counties Un, 3i 330 1 all Nouveau Monde - ; 1 1 JOHN STURGES.3O 430 20 all Pontgibaud Silver si .... 1 Orchard-street, Portman square, March 22. St. 100 North British 16 16 North Devon, No. 1 298 ... I. ° o Lead Min. & Smelt. 15 - 17 0 16 113 Do., No 2 - 3 d 11 - ••• OLYMPIC THEATRE. 8 all Do., 5 A Deferred... 14 -ig 1 all Quartz Rock - lap v 8 8 Do., 3 B Guaranteed 65 - 73 50 all Rhymney Iron - 31 ii - ---..-- 50 all North London 5O 54 15 15 Do. New 8- 10 • ' 1 The very clever adaptation to the stage of this theatre 10 54 Do. New £lO i -ap 30 104 Santiago de Cuba ... 3 - 4 s of the French vaudeville La Nuit aux Soufflets, under 10 1/ Is N.SLS.Wstrn.,Hamp- 1 all :•'outh Australian ... 1 -3 d . t the title of The Wrong Box, met with a very good recep- stead, and City Jn .O - ... North Staffordshire 63 - (lad 11 103 10 7 Tin Croft 33 -41 T t tion, and promises for some time to please the frequenters 20 173283 all United Mexican of the 1 all Waller I 1 d s Wales, - of the establishment. The piece is of very slight con- 20 all North Western 7 74 struction, and derives its chief interest from the smart• 10 10 N. St S. Westru. Junc ... - _ . 1 all West Granada ..._ .., - ... 1 1 all West Mariposa - i d s US, nese and vivacity of the acting. It turns upon an affair 10 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester. I bee •- bf love, between Helene, a maid of honour at the court -.- ... Oxford,Australia ••• r ' of the Duke of Ferrara , and Rae, a captain in the St. 100 woive U stet Wolverhampton .•,& ... 27 - 29 1 all Yuba i -- 4 EMI. guards. Their attachment is reciprocal, but the lady's 283 9 5 9 r IS ld2o 2/ 2s Portsmouth - ••• c - guardian, a count at the same court, having secret in -89 FOREIGN. tentions of wedding for himself, refuses his consent, al- St. 100 Scottish Central , B7 St. 100 S'cottishllidland 53 -5554 4 I SAL 10 1 7 Antwerp&Rotterclam 4 -31 cl 1 ,Od leging as his reason the poverty of Rene, and the latter, st. too Shrewsbury &Bitmg. 57 - 59 4 in despair, resolves to sail in a military expedition to St. 100 Do. L. &N. Western 5 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 3 - 1 4 f ions, Africa. To prevent his departure, the damsel writes to Guaranteed Steak - Go 20 8 Beziers to Graissessae 41 -33 d 20 2s. Bombay, Barocla, and r him an anonymous letter demanding a meeting in the 10 10 Shrewsby. & Herefd 3-2 ei Central India,Scrip id -i p pm s garden at night on an affair of honour. Rene feels.., ... Central of Italy himself bound in honour to keep the rendesvous, though 263 all S pl hrc . w iN s T b . y m . i, d l r ; C . l:..e . ....... 1 . 153 - 164 • - ••• 20 all Charleroi& Erquelin. ... - ... :lover on the point of sailing. The hour arrives, and the lover 133 all Do. Halves, - 1 .1, 73 -84 20 all Do. Oswestry ll3 - 123 173 all Demerara - ... B t load. comes to meet his unknown challenger. The lady also 20 6? Shropshire Union ... 3i -33 d 20 14 Dijon and Besancon ... - p ~ 20 8 Dutch Rhenish 45 - 3Ad a repairs to the spot. The guardian, who suspects a clan- ... ... Do. A, B, C,& D,fully 20 all East Indian 2 - 2ip 223 :lover 1 destine meeting between his ward and her lover, also paid up at per cent ... - „. ' ) 0 2 Do. Extension i - i C load. comes to watch them ; and lastly appears the Duke 50 all South Devon 13 -15 14 ~ 5 a ll Gt. Indian Peninsula I- i p e himself, who is on foot in search of an adventure. There St. 100 South Eastern 59 - 60 60 593 20 10 Gd. Juliet. of France _ _ ... o f 9 :lover is a scene of hide-and-seek in the dark, with various 50 all South Wales 33 - 34 25 10 Gra. Truuk of Cana.da ... - ...d ti load, sl a ps and boxes on the ear g iven and received. Next 20 15 S. Yrksh. &Itiv. Dun 3 - 10 ,+ 100 30 Do. Debentures 5 - 3 d Wok. &Wok .# --- 5 ~ 100 all Do. do morning the young Captain is furious at the insult - he has received from his imaginary enemy, against 2 .20 0 21 5 2 e s D t o aines, 20 10 Gt. Central of France. 4 -- - 32(1 25 all Stockton & Darling. 27 - 3 - 0 ' whom he vows vengeance ; the Duke is resolved to "0?-, all Gt.Westernoreauada NI Stockton & Hartlepl. - - - each inflict the direst punishment on the hand that has been •• Shares 2l- - 2 - n orted.St. 100 - Taff Vale - ... ... ... Do. Bands astis.)'s7 7 - 91) i 4d; `uplifted against his sacred person, while the Count, 10 8 Do. £lO shares. 2O? 15i llamilton & Toronto li - lip bs, by conscious that he has been the criminal, is terrified St. 100 . Do, Prof., No. 1,,, .. - -. DO" all Do. 6 per cent. Thames Haven Dock 25 20 8 -10 p out of his wits for the consequence. The imbroglio is s 20 5 Lake Cont. & Bask ... - ... end of 1 most amusingly kept up for some time, till the young and Railway Vale of Neath 2 - 23 5 all Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c. 1 Y. as lady sets herself right with her lover, by avowing her- 20 17 14i 15A pref ... - dis i 6d to self the author of the anonymous note he had received, 20 all Waterfd. & Kilkenny 43 - 5 - 6 - 63 d per as well as of the box on the ear. To pacify the Duke he 50 all Waterford&Limerick 24 - 2635 - 4 20 14 West Cornwall - 6 ~ 2010 1015 L D ex e. c ata mb i o l u w i a •g y) is persuaded that he also has received his box from the 5 2 Do. Pref 1 - 1:V 1 West End of London 1 - If i sold same fair hand ; and the guardian, thus got out of the - and Crystal Palace.. ... - ... 5 3 Do. (Canal) 10 5 D0..6 p. et. pref l4 -i d kinds scrape, with draws his o pp osition to the union of the 20 all West London 6 - 7 20 8 Lyons and Geneva ... 3 - 2 d 51 s 3s fid lovers. The p iece is g ot up with the neatness, and 10 51s. Wimbledn &Croydon ... - .. Lyons &Me diterran. ... - ... ( 48 8d acted with the vivacity , of the French comic stage. The St, 100 YorkNewctL&Berw, 61. 62 20 12 62 315 2 Madras 1 - 5d 91 i c f ,3 -- Duke, a foolish dandy, with a mixture of ferociousness, 25 20 Do. Extensions 9 9t 105 3 3 20 10 333 eei Maria Antonia is admirably personated by Miss P. Horton, and Mr. 25 133 D. G.N.E. Pu rchase 5 - 4 ( i 20 2 Aelbom-ne Dk. &Ry. s 44 -- 45 45 43 543 10 all Do. do. New - ••• •. - -. ... - ••• i Wigan and Mr. Robinson are both excellent, the one St. 100 rk&N.Mi dland... Yo . A Y.) ,as the Count, and the other as th e di sconsolate soldier. . 20 all Namur & Liege (with I PREFERENCE SHARES. interest) 7 - 73 7 t 20 a ll Do. (ex interest) - .. N.E. ; STRAND THEATRE. St . 100 Aberdeen - l6 all Northern of France.. 283 - 29 i ••• --- ••• --..--- St. 100 Do. No. 2,7 p. c.... .. Do. 201. 3 p. c Bd.s. i ,ved- • - ••• The performances during the week at this pretty little 25 30 Blyth and Tyne 10 per ] 1, Ha theatre have been drawing very crowded audiences, and c. pref. (issd. at 500 ... - ... 2 21 0 00 atloll NorwegianTrunkPref(fmy.B.diAms.Shs.) .. 7 . 1; _.-- iii Paris and Lyons ll3 - 12 p 211 .ved- this is not to be wondered at, as the "bills of the play" St. 100 Brie. & Ex. 4p. c. St. ... _ ". 40 all Ditto Bonds ritius. present a complete war demonstration. What could more - ... , -The tempt the carious than pieces having such titles as the 20 00 5 ca Do. ed 4 o p nia e n . Shares ..• ... __- ... St. 1 15 all Chester & Holyhead 20 all Paris and R0uen...... 33 - 35 .' i from two following-Russian Tyranny, or the Fatal SO) tn, 20 all Paris and Strasbourg 273 - - 283 • , but it and the Blue Jackets of Old Bngland ? To such attrac- Guar. 53 per cent ... - ... 20 10 ParisCaen &Cherbrg. ... -• pm 64 64 Cork &Bandous4p.c. - ... rive pieces are added the Irish farce of Shooting the 6,1 all Dundee Perth &Aber- 104 10i Quebec & Richmond ... - ... Hand, Moon one of Cooper's best, and the capital burlesque on , 20 all Rouen and Havre ... - nisei- deep Junction - 64xd x d the dorsican Brothers, yclept the Oorkonian Brothers, 33 all EastAngliaa (E3los) 20 12 Royal Danish ld -par in which Mr. G. Hodson represents the übiquitous heros 2 Royal Swedish - a rth to 6 per cent 33 - 31 20 all Sambre and Meuse._ 73 - 8 inst. ; most amusingly. The second piece, Blue Jackets, seems 5 all Do. (£5) 7 per cent - 45 ... e Do. 55 p. cent. Prof. ... - ••• to be a complete favourite, and it eserves that distinc- 73 2 Do. (£7 17s) 7p. c i- 3 p to the tion, as great care has been bestowed on the "mount- 63 all Eastern Counties Ex- ... 20 6 Southern of France.. ... -pm 20 6 A. Andrew's and states ing," and. the principal characters are capitally supported tension, sp. c. No. 1 -3 p pm Quebec (A) ion of by Miss G. Hodson, Miss Wilmot, an improving actress, 63 allall Do. No. 2 . a-hr 3 pm 81 all West Flanders- ... 33 - 44 and. Mr. Herbert. Throughout the piece a variety o 10 Do. New 6 . p. C. St. 121 13 xd 13 10 all Do 53 per c. Pref .. - a o all Eastern Union, Scrip amer) , pretty ballads are sung by the two ladies, and in the 20 10 Western of France 23 - 3 4 P Mag- . principal scene, the quarter-deck of the Bombshell, to Guar. 6 per cent,,. 23 24 5 all Do. 51., 10 per cent. lO 7 West. of Switzerland ... - d I been , heighten the effect, and to prove that nothing should be 10 all Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh- . .. .- - ''' 20 2 Wiesbaden •• •• • • - ••• 5. ! :.wanting on the part of the active lessee, Mr. Allcroft, St. 100 East Lancash.6p.ets. .:• -_ xd 20 15 Zealand - 4(1 .____ ' - ,lie himself donned duck trousers and a check shirt, and 5 all East and West York- • - sang two songs, " The Best of All, Good C om p an y , " shire Juno. Prof.,, ••• -- ••• JOINT-STOCK BANKS. ~m• an d the never-dying " Bay of Biscay," in such excel - 5 all EdinbPrth. & Dund ee - 73 - 75 74 . lent style as to secure a hearty and unanimous encore- St. _ , 5 3 / 4 per cent. 100 ,• G la aa sg r o . w s & p S ei •W ee e n st t e . i . in .. 3 . 3 --32 c d x d 40 all Australasia 40 all British Colonial Bank re on. an encore, we must say, richly deserved. The houseand Loan Company ... - .., n dis- was very fully and fashionably attended. St. 100 Great Northn. sp. c. 110 - -11 - s .xd 110 x d 50 all British N. American ... - ... ; Iron - St. 100 Do. S P. c. Redeem., 25 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 - ld 33 SOHO THEATRE. at 10 p. C. prem... 1.00 20 2 Chad. Buk. of India, - 105 x d Australia, & Chins 13 - ld Gee- -O.- lO 10 Do. 43 p. c. Scrip.... 9g - 9j 93 The first of a series of' performances at this theatre, by 10 6 Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pref ... ._._. . 100 25 Colonial - ••• a private body of players of no mean qualifications, was 64 all Gt, Southn.&Westm. •• 100 20 Commercial of Loud ... - ... brought to a successful termination last night, on which (Ireland) Eighths)... 7 - 8 20 10 English Scottish and , occasion the comedy of The Wonder, and the three-act 20 4 Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh. ... _xd Australian 45 -33 d 6 • 111 . drama of Mind Your Own Business, were acted in a manner 50 6 Gt. Westn. (Becks & 20 15 Loud. Chart. Bk. of which would do no discredit to the stage of some of our Hants Ex. sp. c).. 6,5 - 7 St. 100 Do. cov. red. 45 p.c . . 96 "-- 98 063 Australia 2 -15 d 50 20 London and County ... - ... 32 _. , 3' 00. larger houses. Mr. Felton is a very excellent delineator St. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 9() 95 50 10 Loudon Joint Stock ... - ... 231 nover of character, and promises to occupy a higher position in St. 100 Do. irrod. 4p. c.... 91 - 93 100 20 Loud. & Westminstet ... - ... 351 the profession. A word of commendation is due to the 16 6 Lan. &York. F. £2O Id - par 100 35 Natofio Englandnal Provincial • - - 20 10 Do. New - .m. ladies, who not only exerte d t hemselves to the utmost, St. LOO Do. 6p. c. Stock ... 133 --, 135 but evinced much intelligence and feel i ng in their several 20 13 Leeds N. 6p. c. No. 1 ... _ .. Lord • parts. Mr. Bertram Palmer, the stage manager, who 124 9 Do. Quarters 1848 50 221 National of Ireland ... - ... Good is entitled to praise for the way in which he has dis- St. - 100 Loudon and B • righto - n . - • - ''. 20 all New South Wales 3B - 40 25 all Oriental Bank of Faith charged his onerous duties, takes his benefit on Wednes- Guaranteed sp. c ... • Corporation 44 -46 443 St. 100 Do. Prof 5 St. -- - , for day the 26th of April, when King Lear will be presented.2s 5 Do. New and 50 all Do.' Convertible, sp. - - ... This little band of professionals deserve the encourage- c., 1852 lOO 25 Provincial of Ireland ... - ... 474 ship ... - ... ment of the public, and, judging from their past efforts, St. 100 Do. New Guar.6 c 10 all Do. New ••• - .•• ... it is not unlikely they will have it when they recommence St. 100 Lon. &N. W., Cov. & 5 1 Royal Australu.Bkg. their entertainme n ts. Nuneaton - ... - ... 'bile- . ......-..... 50 5 London & S.Western South Australia 25 ... 3G 765 25 all Union of Australia 62 - 64 62 4 Man- THE DARIEN CANAL EXPEDITION.-The New York Con. Thirds 2l -21 p ... 2,, Do. New t.65 - 61 sa 125 all Londonderry&Coler. !phis journals on this occasion contain further particulars of i 84 , 50 10 Union of London nd a the Darien Canal expedition. It appears that on the a party of 27 men left the United States' . ares - -.. 125 all Londy. & En.nis.l Sh l l 3 /4 - 123 - _. ridgy , 19th of January 25 all Man., Slid., & Lin., MISCELLANEOUS argo, s . sloop-of-war Cyane, to penetrate into the interior from a Shares, No. 1. ... 6- 7 ieing . Caledonia Bay ; that on the same day Mr. Gisborne, 10 all Do. New, £lO . 9 -93 ✓5 all Aubin Coal aud Iron .. - ... , , ' Dr. Cullen, and others arrived in the British brig-of-war 6 41 Do. £6 id - spin 25 171 Australian Agricult. 34 - 36 36 41 5 ', 11 , Espiegle, ollowed a few hours afterwards by the English 125 all Marypt . & Carl. 4 p.c ... _ ... 20 14 Australsn•Pcific.Mail ... _ ... bier, •. , surveyschoonerScorpionandtheFrenchsteamerChimere. 1.2 all Do. 43 per cent ... 10 8 Australn. Royal Mail ... - ... 23 10 4 Berlin Water Works ... - :. take .An English and French party were, therefore, despatched . t 2 .5 105 Do lid c ... - ••• 100 . 0n501.6 p.e.St ..., _ ... 50 385 Brit. American Land 74 - 76 743 4 sibs- in addition to the American one. The result, however, St. 100 Do, Consol. Bristol & 5 1 Brit. & Coln. S me ltg. in each case seems to have been as favourable as . firm, 6 per cent 1233 _ 135 and Reduction Co.. ... - . mem , , that which had been previously experienced by Corn- 163 5 Do, Pref. 44per cent 15100 323 Canada •• 75 - 80 mender Prevost, engaged on the same service on the 10 8 Norfolk Debenture .. ..-. "--_ 3d 14 dis I re- 5 5 Crystal Palace l5l - Gan 6 53 x new her Pacific side. "Every party that returned," says the St. 100 Do. Pref. 4p. c. Stock ... _ xd 5 4 Do. New. ..... - ... The • Aspinwall Courier " expressed the same opinion-that St. 100 Do. 5 p.c. Ext ••• -xd 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France ... - ... midt the route was utterly impracticable ; all, too, ported St. 100 Do. 55 per ct . pref.._ ... - xd 20 3 Eastern Steam . ••• - re ••• man far greater height of ground than they had anticipated, St. 100 Do Wav, Val 6 p St. 100 North . British .. -. c. • - xd 25 20 ElectritTelegraph(A) 173 - 185 18 173 [ her and all were very severe upon Dr. Cullen and Mr. Gis -20 all North Staffordshire_ '''** 25 all Do. (B) -- -. Mr. borne." Whether these gentlemen will be able to offer St. 100 O l x v f o o i r v d e , r W h. c e r i c s es , t 6 e p r, oc at . 95 - 100 . 98 5 7 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir ... - ... fight any explanation remains to be seen, and time must be 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat ,,. - ... 20 18 General Screw Steam ... - ... allowed for that purpose. The Aspinwall Centric) . adds, 15 15 Do 2O 7?, Irish Beetzoot Sugar ... - .., tion however, "From a review of the survey, and from other 83 all Scot. Cent. ,New Prof ::: -_ ... I) 0 all South,.,A.nnfix.l Easterng fixed, 45 . 4 ° l:. n ilp (le si.. (headinge 6 en d t . 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ... -„, ahe circumstances which are not ripe for publication, we 8 all Shrews. &Birrn.N.G. 9 -10 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel ... - ... 10 2 aaa6:atli . 3 111100ilill spNNsap‘),lDScot, iro. Netherlands oibetyst. .itetlhi na.l.lal.Nla.liaivPortland 11,1uf:..d ..Ew.iAustral, :Tilell. aillaeiv.:o. illsi "e l a l.:I:got LI : CIA:in : : ai la i . toamv d ipetnnce . aehsr . . 0. rm .. tI.. . i .. .. . .. .1. 4141. _-______ 1 3 1.1: x. . . . pa. .. lad e i x a rider are convinced that the project of the route is a perfect 10 all .3 ( li N re o w r. B l l v 7 .m . & in C ), h B e p st . e c r . • 163 - 17 d to failure." tis RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT THE GOOLE STATION'. On 10 10 Do. 5 per cent 1 2 1 ( . 213 7: 1 2 :1 35 10 - 103 ical Sunday morning last, as the early goods train was ap- ' 5 preaching Goole, the guard noticed that, after passing 10 . 14 , De. 4 ip the point at which the speed is usua.ly slackened, the 2 25 0 11 11 asks y of velocity continued the same, and his alarm was still fur- 221 50 all Peninsular& Oriental ~, r ' 1 4' 3veh they increased when the train, instead of turning off to I S a t. 6 100 111 Do. 43per cent - - 20 all iNorksh.4p.e.Guar l7 -19 50 30 Do. - ... J..) i ent, the goods line, kept to the passenger line. He iinme- 25 all Stockton and Dar -1 for diately applied the brake, and the sudden check operated lington, 4 per eent. ~, _ .., van- as a rouser on the stoker and driver-both of whom, it 25 5 Do. do. do. ~. - _ .. - ... F the subsequently appeared, had fallen asleep. They had 123 all Stockton and Hartle- 25 25 South Austral• Land 34 - 36 1' art. just sufficient time to shut off the steam, and jump from pool, guar. 5 p. c. t for i the engine, before it dashed into the station, and, strik- till Ist July, 1856 ... - .. all Do. Registered ....... i - 1 lad- ing a guard van which was standing in front of the ter- 5 3 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.e. 2 - I ' d 100 , 283 Van Diemen's Land . - RUSSIAN PRODUCE.-Tlie St. 100 York,Newcastle,and the . minas buffers, pitched it into the waiting room. The .. Berwiek,4p.c.Pref% 85 - 9 0 ;Iva engine and tender were considerably damaged, an iron 17 pillar broken, and the buffers smashed, but fortunately 25 ') Do 34 - 3 3 duce continue to advance, and hemp, which was sold markets for Russian pro, 10 York&N.3fidlandli, last week at 561. per ton, is now at 64/. Tallow, also, no ne injury to ife or hub resulted. 1 and S. Perch , 5 - ld , is again firmer. Leasing Closing Prices Business Stir. Paid. RAILWAYS. Coinpans. this day. this day. 50 all !ledford and loudon & Bleteliley.... N. West St. 100 Buckgliamsh. L.&N.W. 93 95 50 all ClydesdaleJc. Caledou 48 50 St. 100 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Jt.Nrtlin. 25 all alas. Barr. & Caldonian. Neils. Direct ••• ••• 25 all Do. New ...... Do 25 all Glstr.dr Dn.Fr Gt. Westn 28 30 100 all flrtlpl. Dk. & sik. New. Railway & Berw. 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &N Md 100 102 25 all Do. Shares. Do 5O 52 12A all Do. Shares. Do 25 131 all Lon.&Greenw 3. Eastern 13 20 all Do.Prefereuce 25,2 20 100 Lowestoft gr. • .1 per cent. ..• 20 iOO Do. 6 per et. 5:1 all Vlanch. Bxtn. L.& N. W and Matlock & hiidlil 2i 2. 3 i xd x 50 all Iliddlesbro' & Redcar Darlinut 100 all Nlidld.Brailid )lidiand.. 93 95 50 all N'orthern and Easternsp.c. E. Count. 55 57 50 Do. 6 per et. D 0... - 50 all Do. Fixedspe Do 25 all Prest. &Wyre L. &N.W &Lu&Yk xd 12 12 Do. Shares. Do . xft St. 100 GtNorthn St. 100 Do.Shepth.St D0...D0............- 25 18 3hef.Roth.a.r6 Isaucash& Gooleg.sp.c. Yorksh. 12 01 Staffordsh. ILMClean 2i 2dis 50 all - ArearValleygr 3toekt. & 6 per cent... Darliugt. 25 all Do Do 27 29 St. 100 Wilts&Sonirs , GtWostn. 93 - 95 PREFERENCE SHARES. St 100 Aberdeen. • •.• St. 100 Do. No. 2,7 p. c. 25 30 BlythandTyne lOper c. pref. (issd. at 50/) St. 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares . St. 100 edonian £lO 95 —9B 15 all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 53 per cent 6.1 6j Cork &Bandousjp.c 6j all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction 3 all EastAngliaa (£3los) 6 per cent 33 3 5 all Do. (£5) 7 per cent 4 4 7j 2 Do. (£7 17s) 7p. c j 1 p 6t all Eastern Counties Ex tension, sp. c. No. 1 8 1 p pm Gt all Do. No. 2 10 all Do. New 6p.c. St 1212 —l34xd 13 20 all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent 23 24 5 all Do. 51., 10 per cent. - 10 all Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh- St. 100 East Lancash. 6p. cts. xd 5 all East and West York shire June. Prof 5 all EdinbPrth.&Dundee 53 per cent. St. 100 Glasgow &S.Western Guar. 5 per cent St. 100 Great Northn. sp. e. — xd 110 —ll5 110 x d St. 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem lOO 105 x d 10 10 Do. 4 3 / 4 p. c. Scrip 9a 9j 93 10 6 Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pref 6{ all Gt, Southn.&Westrn. (Ireland) Eighths)... 7 ^ 8 20 4 Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh. xd 50 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. sp. c)... 6 3 / 4 7 St. 100 Do. coy. red. p.c. 96 -- 98 96i St. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 90 95 St. 100 Do. irrod. 4p. c.... 91 93 16 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O id par St. 100 Do. 6p. c. Stock . . 133 --• 135 20 13 Leeds N. 6p. c. No.l 12 9 Do. Quarters, 1848... St. 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c • St. 100 Do. Prof., sp. c. St. „, 50 all Do. Convertible, sp. c.,1852 • ••• St. 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c, St. 100 Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 50 5 London &S. Western Con. Thirds 2t 21 p 111 all Londonderry& Color 3 Shares 12 all ['curdy. & Ennis. 4Sh l l 3 /4 123 25 all ran., Shef., & Lin,, j Shares, No. 1. 10 all Do. New, £lO 6 , 126 all 4! Niarypt • & Carl. 4 p.c. id 123 all Do. 43 per cent, ...... 123 103 Do - •.. St. 100 Nfld. Consol.6 p.c.St. St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & firm, 6 per cent.... 1233 _ 13 5 16 . 5 Do. Pref. 4A per cent 18 3d 1 dis 10 6 Norfolk Debenture .. x d 1 St. 100 Do. Pref. 4p. c. Stock xd St. 100 Do. sp. c. Ext •-• xd St. 100 Do. 54 per ct .pref., xd St. 100 Do. Way. Val. sp, c x d St. 1.00 North British — 20 all North Staffordshire r St. 100 Oxford, Worcester, & • Wolyerh.£ls, 6 p.e. 95 100 98 5 7 , 15 15 Do ✓ 8k all Scot. Cent.,NewPref e 8 all - Shrews. & Birm.N.G. 9 —lO t 10 all ihrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. 163 17 10 10 Do. 5 per cent lO 103 23 all South Devon ll —l3 10 1.1 Do. fixed, 43 per cent j d —# p g 1.0 6 all S. Eastern (Reading e Ann.) of £1 Os, 6d, 223 233 221 St. 100 Do. 44per cent. O 20 all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. 17 —l9 25 all Stockton and Dar d 4 per cent. it 25 5 Do. do. do. 12A all Stockton and Hartle- TI pool, guar. 5 p. c. {- till Ist July, 1856 5 3 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. 2 1(1 r- St. 100 York, Newcastle,and le Berwick ,4 p.c. Pref. 85 90 17 SDo —3 i 1 Y 25 10 York&N.3fidland H. and S. Purch ld RUSSIAN PRODUCE.—The markets for Russian pro duce continue to advance, and hemp, which was sold last week at SGI. per ton, is now at 641, Tallow, also, is again Armor. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 23, 1854. OUR MUSICAL CORNER. (Front Eliza Cook's Journal for February, 1554.) Winter, and especially such a winter as this, is the proper season for dancing, though a little tripping over the green turf on a July aternoon at a merry pis-nic, or a " carptit quadrille" suddenly got up on an autumn evening, are seldom considered as unseasonable, we be lieve. Yet it is in winter that we are mostly called upon to attend the regular "parties " where " dancing ' is the prominent feature—where dance-music claims the attention of our organs of tune and time, and where we often are exceedingly distressed by observing the fre quent want of union between the dancers and the music. We seldom dance ourselves. We are not of a Terpsi chorean temperament, and generally sit up against the wail, obscured by very stout dowagers and very full skirts, and take note of what is going on. The last affair of this kind we mixed up with found us between two mam mas, who were so sedulously occupied in watching the graceful movements of their respective daughters, that we had ample opportunity for indulging our tendency to " reflection." So, after remarking that three out of the four young ladies who alternately stood before us were ridiculously small in the waist, and painfully crooked in the ribs, we began to define why it was that so many of the mazy throng kept such uncertain company with the really excellent band. Having coins to a definition very satisfactory to our selves, we will ask our young friends a few questions, believing that they will eventually concur with that de finition. Have you never observed that young ladies and gentlemen who know "the figures" perfectly well, and can go through them correctly, often contrive somehow or other to get either before the music or behind it, and instead of gracefully subsiding into stillness as the last strain dies away, find themselves setting to partners, or standing in motionless doubt until it is some one else's turn to begin ? Have you never noticed couples in the whirl of the waltz or in the " hop scotch" of the Polka and " Schottische," or in the slide of the Cellarius, jumble against each other as two persons do who do not keep step in walking ? You must have done so, and we will endeavour to tell you the reason. It is not that they do not know how to dance. Monsieur Balancez or Herr Von Twist would pronounce their chorographic knowledge complete as far as the "steps" go. The fact is, that a deal of dance-music is not strongly marked enough to enable those who have defective ears to keep pace with it. Of course, it is always the fault of the musicians, and you hear complaining exclamations of "I never heard such a wretched band,"—" It's quite impossible to dance to such playing." Now, my dear young friends, let us assure you it is not the fault of the musicians at all, ex cept that they are wrong in choosing such mnsic,—and it is not the dancers' fault either ; it is their misfor tune. Our experience tells us that what the phrenolo gists call " a well-developed organ of time" is a very unusual gift—even to those who have a fine sense for tone and melody. We see examples of that every day in poetry and music as well as dancing. There are lines, each harmonious in itself, jumbled up into dis cordant stanzas, which the most " accommodating" reader cannot make march on smoothly. There are young ladies who play duets, and the one, perhaps, with the best ear is obliged to skip a bar at the conclu sion, so that the two may come in at the death together —just as there are dancers who jostle one another, and find themselves in the middle of a figure when they should be at the end. _ _ Despite all the elaborate and scientific quadrilles issued, still the dear old "popular tunes," with vulgar names and marked accents are the best to dance to. "Kitty O'Lynch " and " Rory O'More " would beat Hertz out of the field, and we would back the " Young May Moon " to put Schubert in the shade any Christmas evening. As for waltzing, many are obliged to fetch an odd step now and then, to "get right" with Strauss and Labitsky, but the dullest thnist can generally keep pretty straight with " Jenny Jones" and "Drink to me only " to lead them. The "first gentleman in Europe" was heard to call for "Callam Shiagles" at a court-ball, and the vulgar old Irish air was done ample justice to. We are informed by competent authorities, that " Pop goes the Weasel" is often heard to echo within the walls of stately Windsor. Where lies the secret in this I Why, that there are no complicated tricking involutions in these primitive melodies 2 • th e ir measures are plain and simple ; no mistake can be made as to where one bar begins and another leaves off, and they manage to in spire the palace-bred princes as readily as the hovel sheltered peasantry. Pure, unsophisticated, earnest melodies, will ever keep their influence over the com monest of ears, and equally charm the most highly edu cated ones, on the same unerring principle that genuine poetry, which appeals distinctly and truthfully to the human heart, is as sure of appreciation at " the people's" fireside as in the student's library. We do think that dance-music ought to be inspiring rather than perplexing. Give us "Ap Shenkin," "Off she goes," "Bonnie Dundee," " Croppies lie down," " The Ploughboy," Norah Creina," and such like, and see how much more " life" will be in the "fantastic toes." These are the tunes to dance to, and we advise all bands who wish to win a first-rate reputation, to choose a►r arrangement of such strains for 'miscellaneous companies, and then they may chance to hear fair lips exclaim, " What delightful music !" Having had our own say, now let us get into our corner, and proceed to business. SPORTING NOTES. WAIFS FROK IVARWICK. PREPARATIONS FOR WAR. It is said that Lord Raglan intends to take with him to the East an experienced photographer. Through the Society of Arts a reference has been made to the Photographic Society on the subject, and the suvgestion, we understand, originated with his Royal Highness P► ince Albert. To all who know the importance of ac curate observations in campaigning, it is unnecessary to point out that sun pictures taken at once of objects, oc currences, and scenes, the details of which cannot other wise be fully and faithfully preserved, may in a variety of ways possess very great value. The following are the regiments of infantry to be placed under Lord Raglan's command in the East : The 3d battalion of Grenadier Guards, the Ist of the Coldstreams, and the Ist of the Scots Fusiliers ; the 2d battalion of the Rifle Brigade ; the let battalion of the Ist Foot ; the 4th, 7th, 19th, 23d, 28th, 30th, 33d, 38th, 41st, 42d, 44th, 47th, 49th, 50th, 55th, 77th, 79th, 88th, 93d, and 95th. There will thus be in the expedi tionary army 22 battalions of the line, and three of Foot Guards, in all 25 battalions, which, with the artil lery and cavalry, will make up an effective force of at least 25,000 men. The 20th, 21st, 34th, ti3d, and 97th Regiments, have received orders to hold themselves in readiness for "a special service," but whether that im plies that they are to be placed with the rest of the Bri tish contingent under Lord Raglan's command, and to act in the East, is not known. Marked shortcomings were displayed in the supply of sport at Warwick on Tuesday ; the fields were nume rically insignificant, the character of the competitors was in some instances below mediocrity, and the races occa sioned little active or important speculation. The Trial Stakes and the Willoughby Handicap were unquestion ably the leading events of the day, and they excited an interest which is likely to be long sustained Of the once attractive list of nominations for the Trial Stakes, Orestes and Rataplan only appeared to dispute the palm of superiority. Odds were laid on Mr. Parr's horse, but from start to finish the result of the race seemed scarcely in doubt. Rataplan made the running at a somewhat slow pace, and Orestes " pulling double," waited upon him until just within the distance, when he rush ed past him, was never afterwards caught, and won cleverly by a length. That Orestes's victory was scarcely expected, the betting clearly indicates, and indeed it is even now asserted that had Rataplan made the pace more severe a diffeitnt result would have been recorded. This opinion is plausibly supported,, but still it is unsound. Since his running at Salisbury, Orestes has strikingly improved ; his condition appears to be more satisfactory, and his action is de cidedly lighter and freer. So grown and thickened, too, does he look, that they who saw him last year would now scarcely recognise him. His performance has slightly influenced speculation on the Northamptonshire Stakes and the Derby. Its effect on the betting on the Handicap has, however, been somewhat negative, for although the success of Orestes was calculated to strengthen the confidence of the backers of Defiance, yet its encouraging influence may , be count er balanced by the defeat of Rataplan , Defiance s stable companion. The supporters of King Tom for the Derby are filled with fresh hopes by this achievement of Orestes. 5 to 2 was betted on Bourton for the Willoughby Handicap, and the "jumper" proved himself to be equally as successful and almost as formidable over the flat as across country. Still he obtained no easy vic tory ; he was challenged by Ethelwolf when opposite the Stand, and appeared to suddenly tire. The "Count," however, was as usual incapable of making a finishing effort, and was seemingly compelled to hold on tight by the bridle. Ethelwolf was, therefore, beaten by a neck. Had a professional jockey, or indeed any other "gentle man rider," been up, I have no hesitation in declaring that Bourton would have been defeated by Ethelwolf. The Count's graceless display was particularly annoying to the "fielders," whose books were seriously upset by his equestrian incompetency. Ethelwolf's victory would, it is said, have made a, difference in favour of the "Le viathan" of about 1,000/. ! The Free Handicap was won by Alonzo, on whom 11 to 8 was laid, and who , stran g e to say, was perseveringly " peppered" by a gentleman connected with his stable. On the Monday night, I am informed, this gentleman betted 4 to 1 against him ! Wednesday's sport was superior in quantity and cha racter to that decided on Tuesday. On the Great War wickshire Handicap, the betting was unexpectedly brisk, and although Cleveland was steadily supported by his own " party " up to the hour of starting, yet the ad vance of Ethelwolf and Itch diminished the number, and lessened the confidence of his backers. Cleveland achieved the victory somewhat cleverly by a length. He was most patiently and ably ridden by "Tiny Wells," who bided his time with a consummate calculation of pace, and the manner in which he rode his horse from the distance displayed admirable tact and ability. Ethelwolf ran a game horse, but his jockey evidently made too much use of him. Itch was beaten by a head only for second place, and the forward posi tion which she obtained proved that her backers had sufficient grounds for the confidence which they placed in her. Newbold , a " youngster" of seeming power and promise was a good fourth ; before starting he repeatedly overpowered his little jockey, who evidently lacked the strength to hold him in the race. Newbold must not be forgotten. Several investments were made on the " imposter" C on t en tment, who, some people will, doubtless, be sur prised to hear, was started to make running for Cleve land. Selina, the much thought-of and talked-about at Newmarket, made a miserable exhibition ; in my opi nion she is not worth the money that was paid for her stake. The winner looked in capital condition ; not a wrinkle or a crease was perceptible in his coat. Ethel wolf's appearance, too, attested the ability of his trainer. The owner of Cleveland is, I believe, a large winner, and he deserves his good fortune. Lately he has been most unlucky, but the tide in his affairs has now, per haps, taken a favourable turn. He is a ripe and true sportsman, and is invariably a spirited supporter of his own horses for all their engagements. Border Chief won the Two Year Old Stakes in a canter. A finer or more racing-like colt I have seldom seen. Ile is, believe, highly tried, and the public ap peared to be well acquainted with the horse's merit as his owner. Kollinoor cantered off with the Handicap Plate. He was, it is said, one of the horses in the trial with Little .new, who has in consequence advanced more promi nently into notice for the Northamptonshire Stakes. Time will not now allow the to extend my remarks to the other events. In conclusion, however, I must state that the meeting was creditably conducted, and that the Clerk of the course evidently delighted in his labour. The attendance of noble and influential turfites was par ticularly large. The "fielders," however, had a " sorry time of it" and on the two days they must be heavy losers. A VitESII MAN. Leamingto, Wednesday Night. VOLUNTEERS FOR THE BALTIC FLEET. Yesterday the naval rendezvous, on Tower-bill, was besieged with seamen anxious to volunteer fur service in the Baltic fleet, under the regulations recently issued by the heads of the Admiralty, which provide that seamen volunteering expressly fur this service may receive their discharge at the expiration of the present year, should such be their desire, at their option they may continue in the service, and that while employed they will in every respect be entitled to the same privileges as those persons who are entered for longer periods. The crews of several mer chant ships that had arrived in the river within the ast few days were being paid at the shipping master's office, nearly opposite the rendezvous, and as soon as their monetary affairs were arranged, a large number of fine young fellows passed over and offered themselves for sorvice under the flag of Admiral Napier, but as it is intended to take able seamen only under the above mentioned regulations, a few only were accepted; how ever above 30 good serviceable young men entered for the Miranda (screw), 15 guns, Captain Lyon ; Hecla, Captain Hall ; Conflict, Captain Foote ; and Rosamond, Commander Wodehouse ; paddle steam sloop of 6 guns, for service in the North Sea and Baltic. DUBLIN, MARCH 22. A troop of the 4th Dragoon Guards was on its march from Dundalk, and was to have arrived in Kilkenny yesterday, but while en, route it was countermanded, the regiment having received unexpectedly orders to prepare for its instant departure for the seat of war. A troop of the 7th Dragoon Guards, from Cahir, was expected in Kilkenny yesterday, in place of the 4th. The sth Dragoon Guards have also received immediate orders to proceed to the East. The troops of that regiment sta tioned at Clonmel and Waterford commence their march this day for Cork, from which port they will embark. The horses of the demi-battery of artillery in Kil kenny have been withdrawn for service in the equip ment of the expedition to the East. The generous sympathies of the people of Dublin will shortly be evoked in aid of the wives and families of the gallant men now under order from this garr►son for war service in the East. Arrangements are already in pro gress for a concert on a gigantic scale, which is to be given in the Great Exhibition building, the use of which, free of all expense, has been promptly left at the disposal of the managers by Mr. Dargan. The scheme has been warmly seconded by the Lieutenant-General command ing in Ireland (Sir Edward Blakeney), and there is no doubt but that it will also be supported by the influence of the Lord-Lieutenant and the Irish Court. By active exertion, and with the co-operation of the several musical societies with which this city abounds, there is every reason to believe that a handsome fund will be realised, which, if judiciously applied, may help at least to miti gate some of the sorrows inseparable from the parting, perhaps for ever, of husbands, wives, and_children. At the suggestion of Sir Edward Blakeney, the distribution of the money is to be left in the hands of the command ing officers of such regiments as may embark at Dublin or any other Irish port. SO UTHAMPTON, MARCH 22. The Government has chartered from the West India Mail Steam-packet Company their two paddle-wheel steam-ships Trent and Medway, both of 1,800 tons burden and 450-horse power. These two ships are to be used in the conveyance of troops in the place of the Magdalena, of 2,700 tons and 800-horse power, pre viously taken up, belonging to the same company. The Trent and Medway will be ready for sea in about six or seven days, and it is supposed they have been engaged for six months certain. They will make most admirable troop-ships, and may be made to carry with case and comfort nearly 1,000 men each, owing to the peculiarity of their construction and the shelter afforded by the spar deck, thus leaving the main and lower decks en tirely available for berthing the soldiers. It is not yet known what regiments will embark by these vessels. The Magdalena is to leave Southampton on the 3d proximo with the outward West India mails, DEPARTURE OF MORE TROOPS FROM LIVERPOOL. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.—The Cambria, Cunard steamer, is expected to sail on Friday morning for Malta, with a detachment of the 49th Foot, comprising 9 officers, 209 men, and 9 horses ; a detachment of the 33d Foot, comprising 4 officers, 110 men, 4 women, and 2 horses ; a detachment of the 50th Foot, compris ing 10 officers, 229 men, 8 women, and 4 horses ; and a detachment of the 77th Foot, comprising 4 officers and 96 men. Though no positive arrangement is yet made, the Niagara is expected to sail again on Sunday morning, with the 88th Foot (Connaught Rangers) on board. This regiment is at present in Preston. The screw-steamer Tenerifle is to leave this port on Monday or Tuesday, with a detachment of S officers and 206 men, the remaining portion of the troops who sailed by the Taurus on Sunday. This morning Capt. Bevis, N.N., Admiralty agent at this port, received an order to sur vey nine ships for the transport service --the Gertrude, Glenduloy, War Cloud, Defence, Thornhill, Triton, Pedestrian, Rip van Winkle, and Tyrone. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Rear-Admiral the Hon. Montagu Stopford has, we believe, been appointed superintendent of the Royal Dockyard at this port, during the absence of Commo dore Seymour as captain of the North Sea fleet.— Plymouth Mail. The Commander-in-chief in the East Indies, Vice- Admiral the Hon. Sir Fleetwood Pellew, has filled up the death-vacancy of Captain Sir Everard Home, Bart., by the appointment of Commander Wainwright (1849), of the flagship Winchester, 50, son-in-law of the late Admiral Sir Francis Collier, K.C.B. Capt. Fitzgerald, who was flag-captain of the Winchester, has exchanged with Captain Wainwright on this •ccasion, and has been appointed to the command of the Calliope, 26, Australia, ordered home. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. Surgeons—John J. Crawford,JJ.D. (1843), from the Horatio, 24, screw steam-ship, to the Hannibal, 91, screw steam-ship, at Woolwich ; William Rogers, M.D. (1845), to the Horatio, vice Crawford ; James Rae (b) (1850), recently serving in the Volcano, paddle-wheel steam-vessel on the west coast of Africa station, to the Fisgard, flag-ship, at 'Woolwich. Clerk-Assistant James T. Lyme, to the Majestic, 81, screw steam-ship. THE NORTH SEA FLEET. The Penelope, 16, paddle, Captain Henry Lyster, at Portsmouth, has stripped off, caulked, and will have about five streaks of new copper from the water line. She will also be fitted to carry troops to the seat of war. The Gorgon, 6. paddle, Commander Arthur Cumming, steamed out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday, at three o'clock, and anchored at Spithead. She will receive advance wages to-day. From the West Indies we have no intelligence of the Cumberland, 70, Captain Seymour, with the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir George F. Seymour, K.C.B. It is presumed, therefore, that she has received her orders, and is on her way to England to form one of the North Sea Fleet. With her splendid ship's company she will be an important addition. The Buzzard, 6, paddle, Commander Dobbie, was at Port Royal, Feb. 29 ; and the Devastation, 6, paddle, Commander De Horsey, was entering the port. Both these vessels have by this time their orders from Eng land. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 22. Her Majesty's screw steam-vessel, Conflict, 8, Capt. J. Foote, steamed out of harbour into the Sound yester day, and took her powder and shot on board. Her crew will be paid advance of wages to-d a y. The riggers employed in rigging th e screw s t eam - s hip Al g i er s, 91, pointed topmasts yesterday. Lieutenant G. W. Edwardes, of the screw steam-ship Nile, 91, Commodore Martin, was honourably acquitted by court-martial yesterday. WOOLWICH, MARCH 22. Captain the Hon. Frederick William Grey arrived at Woolwich yesterday, and had his pendant hoisted on the Hannibal, 91, steam screw-ship, on taking up his commission. Captain Henry Vanle, with 1 lieutenant., 2 sergeants, 2 corporals, 1 drummer, and 80 privates of the Wool wich division of Royal Marines, havebeen placed under orders to hold themselves 3 in readiness to embark for service in the Hannibal, 91, screw steam-ship, commis sioned at this port. Captain Paynter's field battery, Sth battalion, assem bled in route marching prder this morning, and pro ceeded with their horses, ammunition waggons, guns, and every necessary for field service, in the most com plete order to Woolwich Dockyard, at half-past seven o'clock, a.m., and the whole embarked to-day on board the Palmerston, No. 7, the John Masterman, No. 8, and the Alipore, No. 9, horse transport ships. The three vessels of the third division of horse transports. consisting of the above-named ships, are under the charge of Lieut. and agent Thomas James, R.N. SHEERNESS, MARCH 22. The Formidable, 84 guns, has been taken into the fit ting basin. She has this day been berthed under the masting sheers ; her masts have been lifted and landed for inspection, preparatory to her being brought forward for immediate commission. The Siren, 16-gun sloop ' has been taken into No. 3 dry-dock, fbr survey of hull and fitment for commission. Frederick P. Child, master, promoted from her Majesty's screw steam troop-ship (iron) Vulcan, has this day taken up his commission and joined the Driver, 6 guns, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, commander the Hon. A. Cochrane. By a letter from Copenhagen, dated the 14th of this month, the Miranda, 14 guns, screw steam-ship, Capt. E. M. Lyons, was then riding in the outertroads, taking in a supply of coals preparatory to her leaving that port under sealed orders. Three boatswains of the third class have been ordered to join the Driver, to do quarterdeck duty in lieu of mates. The crew of this sloop are daily exercised at the great guns and cutla sses ; many o f t h em b e i n g old men of-war's-men, are quite up to their exercise in every respect. A part of the crew who have been draughted from the Waterloo have this day proceeded to Chatham, under charge of Lieutenant Johnstone, to receive the pay due to them. - The Hannibal, 91 guns, new screw steam-ship, is ordered here from Woolwich, to be masted, after which she is to proceed to Chatham to be fitted and rigged, for immediate commission ; she will then return here to take in her armament, &c. The Royal Albert, 120 guns, new screw steam-ship; now ready for being launched at Woolwich, is ordered to be sent down here immediately she is launched, her rigging, sails, &c., being already here for her on her ar rival. She is to be commissioned as soon as she can be reported ready for the pendant. Assistant-Surgeon R. M. W. L. Gordon, M.D., has taken up his commission, and joined the Majestic, 80 guns, new screw steam-ship, Captain Jaws Hope. SUNDERLAND, MARCH 21. Mr. E. H. Caher, Commander, RN., arrived here on Saturday night, for the purpose of procuring pilots to join the Baltic fleet. Six captains have already been en gaged, and, as they have hitherto been in the command of ships regularly trading to the Baltic, their services will doubtless be of the most efficient character. Their pay is to be 15s. per day, all their necessary expenses defrayed, and they will mess with the petty officers. TUB AFTER DINNER SPEECH AT THE IMPROVEMENT CLUB. (Reported literally by Punch.) Well—now—myhonangallan fren'—S' Charles Napier_ _ 's goin' t' th' Baltic. Why's S'Charlesnapier goin' th' Baltic ? Tell you why's goin' to Balt—hic ! 's goin to give Zemparussia dusagood srash'n. (Loud cheering)) Sha's why S'Charl' Snapier's going' sh' Baltic. ("Bravvo Charley !") Shomeshay we're norrawar. Norrawar ! Hashha ! No ! Norrawar ! Noshexactly awar. But myhonangallan fren' clar' war soon as get in a Baltic. Get into Baltic give my honannangal fren' shority to 'clar' war. (Vociferous cheers.) Leave evryshing to myhonangallan fren'. Only lem get safeintobaltic. Zshen you'll see ! You'll she'm versoon bring Zshempra Nich'las to's senses. Blow sh' old vagabon's navy 'boutisears like skyrocks wildfire Guyfawkes Housea commons, an' Fifshanovemba. (Tumultuous applause.) Zshenl'men, here's all your vehgood healts ! I begga pard'n—here's my honangal'n fren's sbjolly goo' health ! "For he's a jolly good fellow," ED°. (Chorus by the whole of the company, amid which the right hon. orator tumbled down.) PARLIAMENTARY DI VLSI ONS. HOUSE OF COMMONS—MARca 22. SIMONY LAW AMENDMENT BILL. Order for second reading read ; motion made and question pro posed, " That the bill be now read a second time:"—Amend ment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the question to add the words " upon this day six months:"—Question put, ",That the word now' stand part of the question:"- -The house divided; Ayes 52, Noes 13S. AYES-51. Gardner, R. Godericb, Viscount Greenall, Gilbert Hadfield, George Herbert, P. Hervey, Lord A. Higgins, G. 0. Hindley, C. Kendall, N. Kennedy, T. Kershaw, J. Lockhart, A. E. M`Cann, J. Maguire, J. F. Miall, E. Milligan, R. Milner, W. Michell, Dr. W. Patten, J. NOES—I3 B . Aglionby, H. Fuller, A. Paget, Lord G. Bagge, W. Greaves, E. Palk, L. Bankes, Rt. Hon. G. Gregson, Samuel Palmer, Robert Bass, M. Grenfell, Charles Parker, R. Bennet, Capt. P. Grey, Bt. Hon. Sir G. Phillintore, J. 0. Beresford, Rt. Ha. W. Grogan, Edward Pigott, F. Berkeley, G. Halford, Sir Henry Powlett, Lord W. Blair, Lieut.-Col. J. H. Hall, Sir Benjamin Pritchard, J. Boldero, Lt.-Col. H. G. Hamilton, Lord Claud Pugh, D. Booth, Sir Rt. Gore Hamilton, G. A. Ricardo, 0. Brady, J. Harcourt, Col. F. Roebuck, J. Brockman, E. D. Hastie, Alex. . Russell, F. C. Brotherton, J. Hawkins, W. Russell. F. W. Brown W. Hayter, W. Scott. F. Buck, L. W. Hilyatd, R. C. Wads R. Buckley, Gen. Hume, J. Smijth, Sir W. Buller, Sir J. Hume, W. Smith, R. Butler, C. S. Irton, S. Smith, W. Byng, G.H.C. Jermyn, Rt. Ho. Earl Stafford, A. Cardwell. E. Jones, Capt. T. Stanhope, 3. Chambers, T. Jones, D. Starkie. Le 0. Chelsea, Viscount Kinnaird, A. Strickland, Sir O. Chelmondeley, Lord Kirk, W. Strutt, E. Clinton, Lord R. R. P. Knatchbull, W. Taylor, LL- Col. T. Cobbald, J. C. Knight, F. " Thornhill, W. Cockburn, Sir A. J. E. Knox, W. S. Tomline. G. Corry, H. T. L. Langston, J. H. Tudway, K. Craufurd, E. 11.3. Langton, 11. G. Vyse, Capt, R. Davie. Sir 11. R. F. Laslett, W. Waddington, IL Davison, R. Lee, W. Walcott, Rear-Ad. Denison, J. E. Lennox, Lord A. F. Walpole. S. Duckworth, Sir J. T. Lennox, Lord 11. 0. Walter, J. Duke. Sir J. Liddell, H. T. Warner, E. Duncan, G. Lowe, It. Watkins, Col. Duncombe, Hon. 0. MacGregor Jas. IVhatnian. J. Du Pre, C. MacGregor, J. Whitbread, S. Egerton E. Marshall. W. Whiteside, J. Ewart, W. Massey, W. Wilkinson, W. Farnham, E. Maunsell, Col. T. Wise, A. Ferrer. J. Morris, D. Woodd, B. Felldsn, M. Mundy, W. Wyndham, Lt.-Gen. Fellowes, E. Napier, J. Wyndham, W. Fitzgerald, W. Norreys, Lord Fitzroy, Hon. H. Norreys, Sir D. Fortescue. C. O'Connell, D. Franklin G. Oliveira, B. Freestun, Col. Owen, Sir J. Butt, G. M. French F. Packs, C. Spooner, R. PAYMENT OF WAGES (HOSIERY) BILL. A'Court, C. Anderson, Sir J. Barnes, T. Beamisil, F. Bell, J. Berkeley, Hon. H. Biggs, W. Bland, L. H. Brown, H. Bruce, H. A. Cecil, Lord Cobbett, J. M. Drummond, H. Duncombe. T. Dunlop, A. Evelyn, W. Ferguson, J. Forster, C. Fox, W. Percy, J. Pilltington, J. Portal, M. Price. W. Richardson, J. Rashout, Capt. O. Scholefleld, W. Seymer, H. Smith, J. B. Sotheron, T. Thicknesse, K. Walmsley, Sir J. Willcox, B. Williams, W. TELLEZ9, Order for second reading read ; motion made and question pro posed, " That the bill be now read a second time:"—Amend ment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the question to add the words " upon this day six months:"—Question put, " That the word ' now' stand part of the question:"—The house divided ; Ayes 120, Noes 73. AYES-120. Acland, Sir T. A'Cottrt, C. Adderley. C. Bagge, W. Bailey, Sir J. Ball, J. Bankes, Rt. Hon G. Bateson, Capt T. Beamish, F. Bennet, Capt P. Bentinck, G. Blair, Col. J. H. Booth, Sir Rt. Gore Bruce, C. L. C. Buller, Sir J. Cairns, H. Cecil, Lord R. Cobbett, J. M. Cobbold, J. C. Coffin, W. Coles, H. B. Davison, It. Drummond, IL Duffy, C. G. Duncombe, T. Duncombe, Hon. 0. Dunlop, A. Dunne, Col. D■ Pre, C. Egerton E. Farnham, E. Fei'den, M. Fitzroy, Hon. H. Floyer, J. Forster, C. Fortesctte, C. Fox, W. Freestun, Col. W. Frewen. C. Fuller A. Gladstone, Capt. J. Goddard, A. Morgan, 0. Gooch, Sir E. Morris, D. , Ger% W. Mowbray, J. Granby, Marquis 0 f Munly, W. Greenall, G. Napier, J. Greville, Col. F. Newark, Viscount Grogan, Edward Newdegate, C. Gwyn, H. O'Brien, P. Hall, Col. J. O'Connell, J. Hamilton, Lord C. Packe, C Hamilton, G. A. Paget, Lord G. Harcourt, Col. F. Palk, L. Hardinge, Hon. C. Parker, R. Hawkins, W. Percy, J. Hindley, C. Phinn, T. Hume, W. Pigott, F. Irton. S. Renton, G. Jones, Capt. T. Rushout, Capt. G. Jones, D. Sawle, C. Kendall. N. Scobell, Capt. G. Kennedy T. Smllth, Sir W. Knatchbull, W. Smyth, J. G. Knight, F. Stafford, A. Lailg ton, H. G. Stanhope. J. Langton, W. 11. P. G. Starkie, Le G. Laslett, W. Sturt, H. Lee, W. Swift, R. Liddell, H. 0. Vance, J. Lindsay, Col. J. Villiers, F. Lockhart, W. Vyse, Capt. H. Lucas, F. Walcott, Admiral Macartney, G. Whatman, J. . Mackinnon, W. A. Whitbread. S. M`Cann, J. Williams. W. Macguire, J. Willoughby, Sir H. Matins, R. Wise. A. Maunsell, T. Wyndham, Gen. Mena, Sir H. Yorke, E. Wines, R. TELLERS. Michell, W. Halford, Sir H. Moore, G. Walmaley, Sir J. NOES-73. Anderson, Sir J. Gardner, R. Pilkington, J. Barnes, T. Goodman. Sir G. Pollard-Urquhart; W.. Barrow, W. Green, Capt John Price, W. Bass, T. Gregson, S. Ricardo, 0. Bell, J. Grenfell, Chas. Robartes, T. Blackett, J.l O . B. Grey, Rt Hon Sir G Scott, F. Bouverie, Hon. E. P. Hadfield, G. Scully, F. Boyle, Lt.-Col. Ilankey, T. Seymer, H. Brady, J. Heneage, Geo. li. Seymour, Lord Brotherton, J. Heywood, J. Smonett, A. Brown, H. Hutt, W. Stanley, Lord Brown, W. Ingham, R. Stanley, W. Cavendish, G. Keating, R. Strickland, Sir 0. Chambers, T. Kershaw, J. Thicknesse, R. 1 Clinton, Lord R.R. P. Kirk, W. Vernon, G. CranfUrd, E. H. J. Labouchere,Rt.Hon.ll Walter, J. Davie, Sir U.K. F. Langston, J. H. Watkins, Col. Denison, J. E. Lewis, Sir T. F. Wickham, H. W. Duckworth, Sir J. T. Lockhart, A. E. Willcox, B. Duff, G. Massey, W. Wrightson, W. Duncan, G. Mall, E. Wyndham, W. Dunne, M. Milligan, R. Emlyn, Vis. Milner, W. TELLERS. Fagan, W. Mitchell. T. Fergus, J. Owen, Sir J. Clay, Sir W. Bt. Ferguson, J. retina, A. Wilkiusen, W. A GHOST IN THE TOWER.—The Tower of London was thrown into some confusion on Saturday night, owing to the nervousness of a young recruit. About twelve o'clock the sentry posted at tine back of the Jewel-house was heard screaming in a frightful manner. Colonel Wyndham, the Keeper of the Jewels, jumped out of bed. Other sentries and the guard ran imme diately to the assistance of the man, whom they found nearly paralysed with fear, and hig firelock on. the ground. He was immediately relieved and taken to the guard-house, where he gave the follo , ving story : "That as St. Paul's clock was striking twelve, a figure approached him, whom he instantly challe. oged ; lout re ceiving no answer, he challenged a second time, and so it approached nearer and nearer towards h im. It grew in size, until he thought it reached the noo ." The poor fellow got into such a nervous state at the sight of the monster, that it was some time before= le recovered. —United Service acette. CITY TOLLS.—Mr. T.lDuncombe tnovr i a f a , : " a return of the amount collected by way of toll, by %he corpora. tion of the city of London on the cart .a.nil waggons of non-freemen." The Chamberlain ha A i *turned that he is unable to state the precise any.) ant of the tolls col lected, as they are not received by the c orporation, but taken by a contractor. The Tea paid by him to the c orporation is 5,8101. a year ! TELLERS. Phillimore, IL J. Heathcoate, Sir W. THE ELECTRIC POWER tIORT. In the odoriferous suburb of Wandsworth, about five miles from the metropolis, between the river W:wdle and the.Riehmond link of the South-Western RaillN'aY, a creek of moderate dimensions skirts au osier bed, a ud conducts vessel& of from 50 to 80 tons from the Thamt" to the portals of a very compact little factory. Thit factory you can look down upon from the embankment, three minutes after leaving the Wandsworth eration, ea route for Richmond. In the rear it is guarded by a sentinel chimney, some 130 feet high, blowing its medi tative cloud on the very confines of the "no smoking allowed here" districts comprised in Lord Palmerston's bill. This edifice is one of the most remarkable workshops in the world, for here Electricity, the unseen and won drous agency that is yet to move the world and to out giant the giant steam, is the daily product ; and,. what is equally remarkable, this daily product has for the last three months (pending the necessary mechanical arrange ments for its practical application to the purposes of _life) been actually thrown away, while a large commercial profit has been realised to the manufacturers from tile sale of the mere residuma—the refuse—produced in tho batteries. _ _ For this residuum consists of pigments of all shades — blue; given, yellow, and red, of greatest brilliancy, now recognised by artistic and practical authorities as equl to any produced by the ordinary technological proce sses. With two months working, spite of the groat preliminary outlays and expenses incident to new expc riments on a large scale, and the drawbacks and diffi-• culties attending a private partnership engaged in a work of national magnitude, the adventurers have realised a profit out of actual sales of colours, at the rate of 15 per cent per annum, on the total capital yet expended and invested. The boon has now been bestowed upon the world, as thus tested and confirmed by experimental demonstra tion, of CHEAP ELECTRICITY, costless indeed to the manu facturers, for their profits are made were they to throw the electricity into the atmosphere ; and it now remains for Dr. Watson, to whose genius and indefatigable energies we owe thi s t r i umph of practical science, to demonstrate the national and public uses of this great power, as be has already demonstrated to the fortunate shareholde.rs the commercial value of the mere chemieal.basis. Butt we must not say that it remains for him to do so— for already preparations are made, in the first place, to light up the largest railway station in the metropolis —that of the Great Northern at King's Cross — Perm"' ently with the electric light, ono lamp doing the work of 250 gas bus ners. Already arrangements are entered into to extend its application to the conversion of iron into steel, in one of the largest steel-converti.ng furnaces in the north, at an almost incredibl e saving oc time and ,cost. In a few days an extensive ° blea c hi ng licr.uid and p owder manufactory will be in operation, i n convection w :th the works, producing by an electri c current n ino cuous hyperchloride of soda, at a cost not excee di ng that of t.lie deleterious chloride of lime, at pr esent m i *.ing suc h inroads upon our linen, in the hands of unsorovnl ous wauherwomen ; and in a short time a commensurate revolution will take place in locomotion by aid of the same gre.st natural agent, first in economizing fuel by a vast reduotion in the cost, and, a still greater improve- , ment, in tlw effective value of the process of coking a n d' of desulphux ising coke ; and, by and by, in the actual substitution ,f electricity for steam for all the purposes for which steam has been heretofore employed. Truly, as a contemporary wittily and wisely obse rves, steam must gives way to electricity, and the genius .f Watt must be superseded by that of this worthy son of Watt—WATSON. .REFOBMERS OF THE SE:RVICEg. (From, the Bristol Mercury.) At tho dinner given last week to Admiral Napier, at the Reform Club, Sir James Graham congratulated the members resent on two of their fellow-clubbists hav ing been appointed to command the Euxine and the Baltic fleets. • He said nothing of their having been no minated beta use they were Reformers : in fact, Admi ral Dundas re, ceived his appointment from the previous administration. It was a mere natural felicitation, sug gested by the occasion - and the circumstances. Yet Sir James has been b.rutight to book for the expression in the House of Corn. 01.0118, as if there were something un hallowed in the fat t of two Liberals being employed in active service ! He' pleaded that the nominations were not made through political considerations. Can pre vious administrations say they have not withheld pro motion on account of tlbe expression of strong political opinions ? The particulars of a 4caae in point have recently beep published. Lieut.-Col. Thompson:: is an old Peninsular officer of four clasps, and has seen :service in every quarter of the globe. He was a Major of the 65th regiment of infantry in 1829, and then purchased an unattached Lieutenant- Colonelcy. He was required to sign a paper stating his readiness to serve. This mras done, and the completed form of declaration was placed by a military friend in the receiving-box of the office of the Commander-in-Chief at the Horse Guards. Its receipt was afterwards denied, and Lieut.-Col. Thompson was refused brevet promotion in 1846 through his alleged failure to forward the decla ration, although the Major and his friend, Capt. Welch— both military men, and therefore among soldier& at all events, presumably honourable and truthful—positively affirmed, and made affidavits to the fact on oath before the Lord Mayor (Carroll), in 1847, that the document was duly written, signed, and sent. Their deliberate affirmations, on oath, went for nothing, because some under-strapper at the Horse Guards had neglected. his duty, and subse quently pleaded MTh mi TICOrdO as to the declaration ever having been received. A brevet pronvotion took place in 1846 ; but although, we are informed, Mr. Thompson's name stood at the top of a list of 140 Officers who were named for promotion, the 140 juniors were' promoted, and his claims to the same distinction entirely disregarded. What had Lieut.-Col. Thompson been about since 1829 ? Advocating parliamentary and all otAer descrip tions of reform, and in particular, thinking Out unan swerable arguments for the repeal of the Coru laws 'Was that a man fit for brevet promotion by th,'l Tory officials at the Horse Guards? We trow not. IVO ex p,tdient was to be left untried, we may rest assured,• to keop him back, if he could not be degraded ; and Mlie Hol Ire Guards chose to throw a slar upon the honour Cif the v, *hole army, by refusing to accept as true the decla-' rations of two of its officers, in order to withhold merited promotion from so unfashionable a soldat as a Radical Reform. T. • _ _ The horse Guards are still determined to maintain their chars voter. We have seen the constitution of Par liament alt‘ sred, slavery abolished, the East India trade opened, mu, eicipal corporations reformed, and free-trade infused into every public interest ; butthe Augean stable of the Horse Guards remains uncleaned—its affairs are managed on t. self-same principles that prevailed, as Byron has it, In our hot yt.luth, when George the Third was King. The proof of this; allegation will presently appear. Lieut.-Col.. Thompson has shown himself a most able mom. Be:tidies political literature, he has employed bis pen in writing treatises on military strategy and, as if in anticipation of the present European complexities, he long ago qualified himself to address an Arab audience, and to ,oetn a remonstrance or an explanation in modern Greek. Thus able to render efficient aid, the patriotic veteran recently applied to he admitted into active ser vice. H s received a favourable answer, but having, it appears, 8 . a bocquently intimated that in the event of an expected I 'no vet taking place he should look for being nominated caonel, to date from that time, he was told that his nai ne should never appear in any future brevet. Is not that scandalous ?—occurring, too, in the era of ga Ministry wh vo had at least the nomination of the head of the Horse Guards at their disposal, and whose First Lord of the 4 admiralty elicits an abundance of cheers at the Reform Club by congratulating its members on two Liberals corn Telnding our Eastern and Western fleets. Lieut.-Colo Tits' Thompson now deims the promotion which was his d. ue in the brevet of 12.. 1 46, his place in the Army list being in the list of colonels 4 ‘ between SiiOrd Honyman and II Main Bush." It should be understood that brevet pro tut )tions bring no additiceal 'e emolu oubly ment. They are purely honorary , and consequntly d covetable in the eyt '8 of a sterling soldier. It is understood t, hat General Sir de Lacy .Evans will bring the subject bet, Park House of CominCes at the earliest convenient oph'ortun i ty , and if there be t spark of true liberality in thot house, such an intimatfon, at least, will Lte conveyed to the Horse Guards as will secure justice: being rendered to the gallant corn-law -re pealing colonel. Not long ago i:Ne was among the hse . formers of Bi istol advocating the at.loption of the ballot Ile really 100 ked not a whit less hale' than he did ten or a dozen years ago, when stirring up ti. ‘e country by per sonal appeals to effect the abolition Of the corn-laws. The same logic :al sententiousness and 0-en 'eral vivacity of mind character ised his later ballot and 1 earlier anti corn-law orations. Designedly to snub so( Ali a man, and in his cepacity of soldier too, is positively . lisgraceful to the individual of the coterie that possesses ti 'be power to inflict the wrong. We have spoken of the Colonel's desire to c Ibter upon " active" se. rvice ; and the word reminds us tliat he is remarkably distinguished for activity, zeal, and faithful rYarnoaertnktetsn'h nes s . D n u o l , , t e hf g oe r t mß h e roas l cti a i s o t rred r g, a ui r ina l at nto single division was he absent. Thy • mistakeexception,Perhaps ness, the lass itude, and the failing h s . of . ordina ryfib.ore.,:an,e we ak x do not seem capable of affecting d 7 r a h e n , e t n h eohfwealettkfououonwet I feel confidenit4 that, whether forhead is wwiri:rk or fo r cal activy—s some consideration being - given to his ; age- not an abler man l we stron gly reco i l a n r m b ei e l e:, th o a r t • into Europe: in Turk ey, the attention of e very stowed reformer whom ci rcu l a tion should be be have been', sent our reaches in union this c ase. ke pt. u Though we hay 'e a nominally Liberal Government, neither in army nor ;in navy is Li beralism looked upon as favourable to prom 0 • tion amen. t its officers. Napo and Dundas are bu-1" , partial ly exe etions to the ri de : indeed the latter such ceeded y seniority, and th e former—like his l ceased nan resale —was selected , a t a peculiar ate time, as the possess or of the individ aal—Sir J. Graham —who made the selection ; the qualifi cations. All honour to hut Reform tiers will have to bestir themselves if they would hay e the Horse Guards to render long-deferred ustice tot colonel Thompson. •-r'r-7-77- —,_-_ THE SE CRET COIVAESPONDENCE.—Since the publics.- cation oft Ile secrri s t correspondence on the fate of Tur key a rem: akav:le change of opinion has been manffested among tb 4 Creek merchants resident in London. Hitherto a . la/ le majority of these gentlemen had been warm part isa ns of ktussia, but the exposure of the us... tore of her deigns, and of her hostility ether approuch towards fn .a government in Turkey, under c a Byzantine elni pire or in any o ther shape, has now caused them apparent ly to regard her with unconcealed antag,P• nism. - I ~= ~. :+ q P_ ~~^- •