The Sun. — London, England, 1854-03-30 00:00:00

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Le spirit of of Rent°. (10,000 f. to oy amount to the eX h of theta %teat list 3, [inistry of Eication on by round you d that SA. reduction s proceefig Of an in' r may, ,a his pro e the par- ntr-and-a• e depart eater por [, the loan bent. It it will re iventuallY ble to the hope, for ich I had nd execu inovatiou act appeal dated the valuable, means of ,ble man iovereign on to the )11 which ilajesty's raster of rEAU." at 63f. 'Oe. for Ealf per Shares, ; Great Shares, Tons to rance, Great 420 f. ; 3 King 11e 23d ; h a , to a with. Graud lo had o uneil )ed to 6 per of the 61a am' 3 New ' Class arla len of beta). condemned to death by the Austrian court-martial at Bologna, on a charge of having conspired to set a large barrack on fire, for the purpose of giving the signal for a general outbreak. The Pope has ordered the revision of the proceedings against the four persons lately condemned to death at Faenza, and who had excited such interest in that town, as to lead to a proposition to send a deputation to the Pope to intercede in their favour. The Pope's re prieve, however, arrived before the deputation had been formed. The proceedings in the case of the murder of Count Pellegrino Rossi are stated by this correspondent to fill several reams of paper, and even the mere resume of it is described as being of immense length. The case is to be brought before the Consulta in the course of next month. AM. Grandoni, a landowner and ex-co lonel, who had been in prison for the last five years, is mentioned as being among the accused ; but it is generally believed that he is innocent. All the persons arrested during the last days of the carnival have been set at liberty, but on condition of their not leaving Rome without the express permission of the police. HOLLAND. THE HAGUE, March 28.—The Second Chamber of the States General has adopted in its sitting of to-day, by 59 voices against 8, the project of law for the augmentation of the War Budget. An amendment specifies that the increase is solely for the extraordinary wants of the year. UDition. NORTHAMPTON RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) INNkEEPERS' PLATE. Cranbourne John Bull Jennala filly CUP STAKES Ilex Rackapelt Gabriel Four ran. ALTHORP PARK STAKES. Flatterer Twelve ran Louvat f by Epirus out of Pelion's dam Seven ran. EARL SPENCER'S PLATE. AVelham Koh-i-noor 28 ran. DELAPRE STAKES. Orestes Four ran. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. METROPOLITAN STAKES. sto 1 agst Royalist. 25 to 1 agst Ariosto. SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) A BET-3eFARLANE V. BROWN. This was an action to recover the small sum of 17s. 6d. for money lent. Mr. W. H. Garry appeared for the defendant, and admitted that 12s. 6d. had been borrowed, but defendant had deposited a very interesting specimen from one of the Cornish mines as security. As to the 55., the de fendant positively denied having borrowed it, but said that he was playing a game at backgammon, when plain tiff made a bet to back him. He (defendant) did not bet, but lost the game. Plaintiff said, "So You've lost and have got to pay," and he banded the money over. After some discussion, his Honour made an order for the payment of 12s. 6d., but the mineral must be given up. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) IN BE DONALD WLEAN. This bankrupt was formerly the member, for Oxford, and was made bankrupt as a brickmaker, in consequence of his having made bricks for building on his own estate. The bankruptcy took place during the absence of the bankrupt abroad in consequence of ill-health, and the fiat was disputed without success, and after several ad journments the bankrupt did not surrender, he was pro claimed in the usual manner, and the assignees pro ceeded to realise the assetts. The total debts (some secured) amount to 140,0001., and about 50,0001. proved, in two dividends of is. to gether, have already been paid. This was a meeting for declaring a further dividend, which will be a mere frac tion, as there is only about 3901. in hand over the ex penses. THE BATTERSEA PARK TAVERN,-IN RE SWALLOW. A meeting was held under this estate, for the exami nation of witnesses touching the ,Park Tavern, &a. Mr. J. R. Chidley, Gresham-street, appeared for the assignee. Legal proceedings are pending, and the creditors are much interested in the examination, as it may lead to materially shortening the period of a Chancery suit. SUBJECTS FOR THE LAW OF SETTLEMENT. Though we hope Mr. Baines will succeed in his laud-. able attempt to get rid of the oppressive law of Removal, we hope that the following exceptions may be made in the abolition of Settlement : That all Settlement may not be got rid of until a regu lar settler has been administered to the Emperor of Russia. That the abolition of Settlement may not interfere with the right of any young lady of a certain uncertain age from getting herself comfortably settled. That if any tenant finds a decided case of Settlement in any portion of his house, the power of removal may not be taken away from him. That if a creditor finds himself in debt to all the trades men in the neighbourhood, he may be justified in sus pending his own removal until he has effected a satis factory Settlement. That the abolition of Settlement shall not extend to any marriage Settlement. That any Settlement at the bottom of any beer, wine, or other liquid, shall not be ipso facto illegal , but may, nevertheless, be subject to removal if it should be thought expedient.—Punch. CITY OF LONDON GENERAL PENSION SOCIETY. Last evening the anniversary festival of this institu- I tion was celebrated at the London Tavern, under the presidency of Lord Stanley, M.P., who was supported by Mr. B. B. Cabbell, M.P. (High Sheriff of Norfolk), the Rev. Joseph Brown, the Rev. Mr. Lusignan, &c. In proposing the toast of the evening the noble chair man said the society was formed in 1818, three years after the late protracted war, when, from various circum stances, great national distress prevailed. The founder of the institution was the late Duke of Kent, the father of her present Majesty, who was now a patroness of the society. In the first year six persons were ad mitted pensioners; and in the second year that number was increased to nine. The society grew and flourished rapidly, and in its ninth year no less than 90 persons were admitted, and altogether 600 persons had participated in its benefits. This was in 1827-28, when the society ap peared to have reached its culminating point, no less than 268 persons being admitted to the benefits of the society in 1828-9, and the sum give away amounting to 9,7001. From some cause or other, which it was difficult to ascertain, the funds of the society rapidly fell, and in 1840-41 they were obliged to reduce not only the number of their pensioners but the allowance to them. The funds, however, had since increased, and the full amount of the pensions had been restored, and their income now amounted to 1,0001. per annum, from which 44 persons received pensions. If that society was not so extensive as it had formerly been, it was satisfactory for them to reflect that it was the first of its class, and that numerous flourishing institutions had since been established on the same model. His lordship concluded by drinking " Success and Prosperity to the City of London General Pension Society." The toast was drunk with the greatest enthusiasm, and, at the close of the evening, subscriptions were an nounced amounting to 3001. The musical arrangements were under the direction of Mr. Genge, assisted by the Misses Wells, Mr. Smyth son, and the Masters Sola and Williams. Mr. Harker was the toastmaster. MURDER AND SUICIDE IN THE REGENT'S-PARK.—Yes terday a painful sensation was created throughout the Regent's-park district of St. Pancras by the discovery of a most shocking murder and suicide, at 47, Clarence gardens. The house was tenanted by James Martin, a shoemaker, about 57 year of age, wh o, with his wife, occupied the parlours, letting the remaind er out in lodg ings, one of the upper rooms to his married daughter and her husband. Shortly after eight o'clock yesterday morning Mrs. Whybrow, Martin's daughter, came down stairs, and, not finding either her father or mother up as usual, knocked several times at the front parlour door, occupied as their bedroom, but, receiving no answer, she effected an entrance, and then discovered the place deluged with blood, and the lifeless bodies of her parents lying across each other on th e b e d, with their throats cut in a shocking manner. Her screams imme diately brought the other lodgers and neighbours to her assistance, and it was then discovered that the murderer and his victim were quite dead and cold. A shoemaker's knife, covered with blood, was found on the bed near the right hand of the former. Both Martin and his wife were in their ordinary night dress. On searching the room, a letter, now in the possession of the police, was found, and identified by the daughter as being in the handwriting of Martin, stating the circum stances which had led him to the commission of so hor rible a crime. From this it would appear that Martin was in very embarrassed circumstances, and that he haa promised to pay his landlord half a year's rent, which was due him that day, but was unable to do so. He (Nlartin) was under an impression that his goods would be seized, and that be and his wife would have to go to the workhouse, to prevent which be resorted to this ter rible alternative, WAR NVITH RUSSIA. ORDERS IN COUNCIL. ;From thi Second Supplement to the _London Glette of Tuesday, the 28th of March.) At the COurt at Buckingham Palace, the 29th day of March, 1854, Present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council : Her Majesty having determined to afford active assistance to her ally, his Highness the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, for the protection of his do minions against the encroachments and unprovoked aggression of his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias, her Majesty, therefore, is pleased, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, that general re prisals be granted against the ships, vessels, and. goods of the Emperor of All the Russias, and of his subjects or others inhabiting within any of his countries, territories, or dominions, so that her Majesty's fleets and ships shall and may lawfully seize all ships, vessels, and . goods belonging to the Emperor of All the Russias, or his subjects, or others inhabiting within any of his countries, ter ritories, or dominions, and bring the same to judg ment in such Courts of Admiralty within her Ma jesty's dominions, possessions, or colonies, as shall be duly commissioned to take cognisance thereof. And to that end her Majesty's Advocate General, with the advocate of her Majesty in her office of Admiralty, are forthwith to prepare the draft of a commission, and present the same to her Majesty at this board, authorising the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral to will and require the High Court of Admiralty of Eng land, and the lieutenant and judge of the said court, his surrogate or surrogates, as also the several Courts of Admiralty within her Ma jesty's dominions, which shall be duly commission ated to take cognisance of, and judicially proceed upon, all and all manner of captures, seizures, prizes, and repitsals of all ships, vessels, and goods, that are or shall be taken, and to hear and deter mine the same ; and, according to the course of Admiralty and the law of nations, to adjudge and condemn all such ships, vessels, and goods, as shall belong to the Emperor of All the Russias or his subjects, or to any others inhabiting within any of his countries, territories, or dominions : and they are likewise to prepare and lay before her Majesty, at this board, a draft of such instruc tions as may be proper to be sent to the said seve ral Courts of Admiralty in her Majesty's domi nions, possessions, and colonies, for their guidance herein. From the Court at Buckingham Palace, this 29th day of March, 1854. CRANWORTH, C. GRANVILLE, P. ARGYLL, C. P. S. NEWCASTLE. BREADALBANE. LANSDOWNE. ABERCORN. ABERDEEN. CLARENDON. DRUMLANRIG. MULGRAVE. J. RUSSELL. ERNEST BRUCE. SYDNEY HERBERT. J. R. G. GRAHAM. S. LUSHINGTON. W. E. GLADSTONE. WM. MOLESWORTH. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 29th day of March, 1854, Present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council, It is this day ordered by her Majesty, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, that no ships or vessels belonging to any of her Majesty's subjects be permitted to enter and clear out for any of the ports of Russia until further order ; and her Majesty is further pleased to order that a general embargo or stop be made of all Russian ships and vessels whatsoever, now within or which shall hereafter come into any of the ports, har bours, or roads, within any of her Majesty's do minions, together with all persons and effects on board the said ships or vessels ; provided always, that nothing herein contained shall extend to any ships or vessels specified or comprised ih a certain order of her Majesty in Council, dated this 29th day of March, for exempting from capture or de tention Russian vessels under certain circumstances; and her Majesty is pleased further to order, and it is hereby ordered, that the utmost care be taken for the preservation of all and every part of the cargoes on board any of the said ships or vessels, so that no damage or embezzlement whatever be sustained ; and the Right Hon. the Lords Com missioners of her Majesty's Treasury, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, are to give the ne cessary directions herein as to them may respec tively appertain. C. C. GREVILLE. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 29th day of March, 1854, Present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council, Her Majesty being compelled to declare war against his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias, and being desirous to lessen as much as possible the evils thereof, is pleased, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered that Russian merchant vessels in any ports or places within her Majesty's dominions shall be allowed until the 10th of May next, six weeks from the date hereof, for loading their car goes and departing from such ports or places ; and that such Russian merchant vessels, if met at sea by any of her Majesty's ships, shall be permitted to continue their voyage, if on examination of their papers it shall appear that their cargoes were taken on board before the expiration of the above term. Provided, that nothing herein contained shall ex tend, or to be taken to extend, to Russian vessels having on board any officer in the naval or military service of the enemy, or any article prohibited or contraband of war, or any dispatch of or to the Russian Government. . . . And it is hereby further ordered by her Majesty, by and with the advice of her Privy Council as aforesaid, that any Russian merchant vessel which, prior to the date of this order, shall have sailed from any foreign port bound for any port or place in her Majesty's dominions, shall be permitted to enter such port or place, and to discharge her cargo, and afterwards forthwith to depart without molestation, and that any such vessel, if met at sea by any of her Majesty's ships, shall be permitted to continue her voyage to any port not blockaded. And the Right Honourable the Lords Commis sioners of her Maje4ty's Treasury, the Lords Com missioners of the Admiralty, and the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, are to give the necessary directions herein as to them may respectively appertain. C. C. GREVILLE. BY THE QUEEN.-.A PROCLAMATION. VICTORIA R. _ Whereas, by our order in Council, bearing date the twenty-ninth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, We have ordered that ge neral reprisals be granted against the ships, goods, and subjects of the Emperor of All the Russias, his subjects, or others inhabiting within any of his coun tries, territories, or dominions (save and except any vessels to which our licence has been or may be granted, or which have been directed to be released from the embargo, and have not since arrived at any foreign port), so that our fleets and ships shall and may lawfully seize all ships, vessels, and goods, belonging to the Emperor of All the Russias or his subjects, or others inhabiting within any of his countries, territories, or dominions, and bring the same to judgment in an y o f th e ourts of Admi ralty within our dominions, duly authorised and required to take cognisance thereof, we do hereby order and direct that the net produce of all such prizes taken by any of our ships or vessels of war (save and except when they shall be acting on any conjunct expedition with our army, in which case we reserve to ourselves the division and distribution of all prize and booty taken, and also, save and ex cept as hereinafter mentioned), shall be for the en tire benefit and encouragement of our flag officers, captains, commanders, and other commissioned officers in our pay : and of all subordinate warrant, petty, and non - commissioned officers, and of the seamen, marines, and soldiers on board our said ships and vessels at the time of the capture, after the same shall have been to us finally adjudged lawful prize. Whenever any prize shall be taken by any of our fleets, squadrons, ships, or vessels of war, whilst acting in conjunction with any fleet, squadron, ships, or vessels of war belonging to any other power or powers in alliance with us, our High Court of Admiralty, or the Vice-Admiralty Court within our dominions adjudicating thereon, shall appor tion to such ally or allies a share or shares of the proceeds of such prize or prizes, proportionate to the number of officers and men, &c., present and employed on the part of such ally or allies, as com pared with the number of officers and men, &c., present and employed on our behalf in such cap ture or captures, without reference to their respec tive ranks ; and the share or shares so set apart for such ally or allies shall be transmitted to such per sons as may be duly authorised on behalf of such ally or allies to receive the same. Ships or vessels being in sight of the prize, as also of the captor, under circumstances to cause in timidation to the enemy and encouragement to the captor, shall be alone entitled to share in joint captors. After having deducted the portion set apart, as aforesaid, for our allies, a distribution, so far as re gard her 11,Pajesty's forces, shall be as follows : The flag officer or officers shall have one-twen tieth part of the whole net proceeds arising from TTIE SUN, LONDON; THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 30 1 1854, prizes captured from the enemy, by any of the ships or vessel under his or their command, and of the. rewards conferred for the same, according to the following conditions and modifications, save and except as hereinafter provided and directed ; that is to say : When there is but one flag officer, he shall have the entire one-twentieth part ; when two flag offi cers shall be sharing together, the chief shall have two-thirds, and the other flag officers shall have the remaining one-third of the one-twentieth part; and when there shall be more than two flag officers, the chief shall have one-half of the said one-twentieth part and the remaining half shall be equally divided among the junior flag officers ; commodores of the first class and captains of the fleet to share as flag officers; provided always that no flag officer, unless actually on board any of our ships or vessels of war, and at the actual taking, sinking, burning, or otherwise destroying any ship or ships of war, pri vateer or privateers, belonging to the enemy, shall share in the distribution of any head money or bounty money granted as a reward for taking, sink ing, burning, or otherwise destroying any such ship or vessel of the enemy. That no flag officer commanding in any port in the United Kingdom shall share in the proceeds of any prize captured from the enemy, by any ship or vessel which shall sail from or leave such port by order of the Lord High Admiral, or of our com misnoners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral. the mizentop, yeoman of the signals, coxswain of the barge, coxswain of the pinnace, coxswain of the cutter, second captain of the forecastle, second cap tain of the maintop, second captain of the foretop, second captain of the afterguard, sailmaker's mate, caulker's mate, musician, cooper, armourer, cor poral of marines or of land forces doing duty as marines, bombardier of marine artillery, head krooman—six shares each. Eighth Class.—Leadingseam en, shipwright, second captain of the hold, able seamen, carpenter' crew, sailmaker's crew, cooper's crew, armourer's crew, yeoman of the store-rooms, steward's assistant, ordinary seaman, blacksmith's mate, private and fifer of marines or of land forces doing duty as ma rines, gunner of marine artillery, painter, stoker, coal trimmer, second head krooman, sick berth at tendant, bandsman, tailor, butcher.—Three shares each. SHARE MARKETS. 27i 22 25 (THIS DAY.) Ninth Class.—Cook's mate, ship's steward's boy, admiral's domestic, superintendent's domestic, ad miral's steward % and cook, captain's steward and cook, ward-room and gun-room steward and cook, subordinate officers' steward and cook, commander's servant, secretary's servant, second class ordinary seaman, assistant stoker, barber, boy of the first class, first and second class krooman, supernume raries, except as hereinafter provided, persons borne merely as passengers, and not declining to render assistance on occasion of capture.—Two shares each. Tenth Class.—Boy below first class—One share. All supernumeraries holding ranks in the service above the ranks or rating specified in the fifth class of this our proclamation, who have been ordered to do duty in any of our ships or vessels, by the Lord High Admiral, or by our commissioners for exe cuting the office of Lord High Admiral, by the senior officer of the fleet or squadron, or if none senior, then by the captain or commanding officer of the capturing ship or vessel, if not by special authority employed in higher capacities, shall share according to the rank which they respectively hold in the service ; but in all cases to qualify them for so sharing, and not merely as supernumeraries in the ninth class, due notation of their being thus respectively ordered to do duty must have been made on the muster books. 100 8i 50 50 20 20 25 25 18 20 St. BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. 'Aberdeen. &mbg. Nottng. Bost. and Eqstn. Janet... Belfast & Ballymena. Birming. Wolverh. Stour Valley _ _ Birkenhd. Lanesh. Cheshire Janet Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and 225 Cons. Do., £20...... ...... Blyth &Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45) Bristol and Exeter... Ca1ed0nian........... 100 100 all all Tall Closing Prices yesterday. 20 - 22 - 7i Si 13 —ll dis 15 17 8— 7 d 88 - 90 50 - 514 12 - 13 8 - 10 That when ships or vessels under the command of several flag officers belon g ing to separate stations shall be joint captors, each flag officer shall receive a proportion of the one-twentieth part, according to the number of officers and men present under the command of each such flag officer ; and when any ship or vessel under orders from the Lord High Admiral, or from our commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral. are joint captors with other ships or vessels, under a flag or flags, the like regulations as to the appor tionment of the flag share to the flag officer or officer is to be observed. Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall Crieff Junction Dublin&Belfa.stJunc Dundee Perth&Aber • deen Junction With reference to flag officers, it is to be noted —that when an inferior flag officer is sent to rein force a superior officer on any station, the superior flag officer shall not share in any prize taken by the inferior flag officer before he has arrived within the limits of that station, unless the inferior officer shall have received some order directly from, and shall be actin g in execution of some order issued by such superior flag officer. No chief flag officer quitting any station, except upon some definite urgent service, and with the in tention of returning to the station as soon as such service is performed, shall share in any prize taken by our ships or vessels left behind, after he has passed the limits of the station, or after he has sur rendered the command to another flag officer appointed by the Admiralty to command in chief upon such station. An inferior flag officer quitting any station (ex cept when detached by orders from his commander in-chief upon a special service, accompanied with orders to return to such station as soon as the ser vice has been performed), shall have no share in prizes taken by the ships and vessels remaining on the station, after he has passed the limits thereof. In like manner, flag officers remaining on such sta tion shall not share in the prizes taken by such in ferior officer, or by ships or vessels under his imme diate command, after he has quitted the limits of the station, except he has been detached as aforesaid. A commander in chief or other flag officer belong ing to any station shall not share in any prize or prizes taken out of the limits of that station by any ship or vessel under the command of a flag officer of any other station, or under orders from our com missioners of the Admiralty, unless such comman der in chief or flag officer is expressly authorised by our said commissioners to take the command of that station in which the prize or prizes is or are taken, and shall actually have taken upon him such command. 39 - ii 7 - 8 IDo. New ...... .... IA - iii And. with respect to supernumeraries of ratings in the service below the denomination of those specified in the fourth class of this our proclama tion, and who at full victuals are engaged in the ordinary duties of the ship, it is our will and plea sure that they shall always share according to the ratings which they bear in the service. And, in order that our Royal intentions herein may be duly carried into effect,we further direct that when any capture is made from the enemy, the captains or commanding officers of our ships or vessels of war making the same shall transmit, or cause to be transmitted, as soon as may be, to the Secretary to the Admiralty, a true and. perfect list of all the officers, seamen, and marines, soldiers, and others, who were actually on board on the occasion, accompanied by a separate list, contain the names of those belonging to the crew who were absent on duty or otherwise at the time, specifying the cause of such absence, each list to contain the quality of the service of each person, together with the respective descriptions of men, taken from the description book of the ship or vessel, and their several ratings, to be subscribed by the captain or commanding officer, and three or four more of the chief officers on board. And when the list of those actually on board, and the separate list of persons absent, though belong ing to the ship or vessel, shall have been verified, on examination with the muster-books lodged as official records, the accountant-general of our navy shall, upon request, grant to the agent or agents nominated or appointed by the captors, a certificate that such lists are correct, or have been corrected, as occasion may require, in order that distribution of the prize or other proceeds may be duly made. And in the event of difficulty arising with respect to any of the regulations hereby ordered, or if any case should occur not herein provided for, we are pleased hereby to authorise the Lord High Admiral, or our commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral for the time being, to issue such directions thereupon as may appear just and expedient, which directions shall have the same force and effect as if specially provided for in this our Royal proclamation. Given at our Court at Buckingham Palace, this 29th day of March, in the year of our Lord 1854, and in the 17th year of our reign. GOD save the QUEEN. East Anglian Do., (£lB E & H) Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A Stock .. Do., B. Stock ,Do., New A iii = iii 50 40 25 25 58 - 60 54 - 56 19 - 21 Every commodore having a captain under him shall be esteemed a flag officer with respect to the twentieth part of prizes taken, whether he be com manding in chief or serving under command. The first captain to the admiral and commander in chief of our fleet, and also the first captain to any flag officer appointed to command a fleet of ten ships of the line or upwards, shall be deemed to be a flag officer for the purpose of sharing in prize, and shall be entitled to share therein as the junior flag officer of such fleet. Any officer on board any of our ships of war at the time of capturing any prize or prizes, who shall have more commissions than one, shall be entitled only to share in such prize or prizes according to the share allotted to him by the above-mentioned distribution in respect to his superior commission or office. 81281 56 60 85 86 72 73 LlB - 120 80 - 84 71 3 / 4 72 LITERAT URE. Janet Mowbray. By Caroline Grautoff. 3 vols. There is nothing out of the way in this story, either in plot, incident, or character ; but, never theless, a great deal of amusement may be derived from its perusal. The motto is, " Oh, how full of briars is this working-day world." Gloomy and dismal as it may appear, there is, however, nothing sentimental or over-strained in the scenes repre sented. On the contrary, a spirit of cheerful re signation is inculcated, the duty of perseverance and self-control in adversity is insisted on, and the general tenour of the style is that of calm and holy trust. Walter Cranford, in his friendless ancr lonely state, is shown self-reliant and courageous, and Janet in her sudden and unlooked-for misfortunes, appears in a new and better frame of mind. From the simple and thoughtless girl she merges into the patient and much-enduring woman. Where she had shone in her youthful grace and beauty, she had to toil for her daily bread, and, more, to support her brother and sister, and, above all, to bear the unaccustomed burden of responsibility. The ces sation of her day's work brought no period to her labour. When the routine lessons to her pupils were over, she had to teach herself harder tasks than ever were learnt at school—to be calm when not sure where the next day might find them all, and to keep up her strength, which was over-tasked, for the needful struggle her spirits must necessarily encounter. To add to her trials were many other sources of doubt and anxiety. Lady Rutherford was a very different kind of character. Sorrow, which roused Janet, only enervated her. Suspense and suffering seemed to wear her out, and unfit her from being of any service to her family and friends, while the same circumstances in the heroine called forth all her powers and capabilities to meet and overcome the emergency. Sir Henry is an estim able, though not an over exalted, personage. His constancy to Janet in trouble was his greatest merit, but he did not possess much tact or discrimination in many instances. Several sketches in the story seem to represent with most life-like accuracy the events of a country neighbourhood. The nervous excitement and agitation of Lady Rutherford at the period of the trial is natural, and ably depicted. Walter Crauford is not se much brought before the reader as some of the others of lesser note, but in the few details met with we catch a glimpse of a more than ordinary man. It is evident that his thoughts and sentiments are cast in a far higher and purer mould than that in which is fashioned the Henry Riviugtons or Edward Wyndhams of the world. Only a lofty and high-principled mind would have possessed strength sufficient to enable him to depart at once when duty pointed out the way. The temptation was strong, but he felt assured that it was incumbent on him to leave the place before he committed him self by encroaching on another's right, and with him duty was ever paramount. Again, few only would have relinquished a life-time appointment, a situation full of proniise and replete with advan tages, at the chimerical suggestions of a fancied good, and the supposed services to be rendered to another, and she a stranger: In carrying out these views he left India; and was again cast almost des titute on the woA. He at last obtained great dis tinction, but it was.not till after some very arduous endeavours. In the fulfilment of the idea expressed in the title-page, the authoress has indeed brought us face to face with many sorrows. Poverty is seen in its most trying features to the sensitive and refined; anxiety preys on a highly susceptible mind; disappointment and doubt weigh down the spirits that could have braved more open enemies ; and, finally, the king of terrors makes "void the seats that none again may fill." Yet we are shown no troubles that have not an alleviation, no trials that are not surmountable, and no sufferings that are not solaced by present good and future hope. " There is no cloud without a silver lining ;" and so Janet Mowbray did not always toil, or was not ' always compelled to walk on the shady side of life. After the storm there came a calm, and light fol lowed darkness. In this consists the chief merit of the work ; it is what all life must be, from the highest to the lowest—a succession and an interchange. It is, moreover, exemplified that those who work with energy and constancy will never find they have laboured in vain, and those who possess an upright heart will experience a calm no outward change can affect or destroy. 'Hurst and Blackett. 85 90 10 12 o 10 12 p 594 —59 i 811 7id 111~ - ~.2 7i - 7* 93 -- 95 931 - 94, lid -- 1 El ! P 1 4-- d 731 -- 74/ 13 -- 12 A 11 -- 104 19 - 20 55} - 564 30 - 32 6 25 50 20 id— i dl 7 5d 6 - 8 40 - 43 3# 3A4 29 ... 3O 53 - 54 par tiP NI U is 7i —64 d 7 —7) ; 2/ 2s 100 100 100 100 26 - 28 76 80 48 - 52 50 - 55 And with reference to other officers it is to be noted—that a captain, commander, or other com manding officer of a ship or vessel, shall be deemed to be under the command of a flag when he shall have received some order from, or be acting in the execution of some order issued by, a flag officer, whether he be or be not within the limits of the station of such flag officer ; and in the event of his being directed to join a flag officer on any station, he shall be deemed to be under the command of such flag officer from the time when he arrives within the limits of the station, which circumstance is al ways to be carefully noted in the log book ; and it shall be considered that he continues under the flag officer of such station until he shall have received some order directly from or bo acting in the execution of some order issued by some other flag officer, duly authorised, or by the Lord High Admiral, or our commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral. And we hereby direct that the captain, com mander, lieutenant commanding, master command ing, or any other officer, duly commanding any ship, sloop, or vessel of war, singly taking any prize from the enemy, that is to say, the officer actually in command at the time, shall have one eighth of the remainder, or if there is no flag, one eighth of the entire net proceeds, except that if the single capturing ship be a rated ship, having a com mander under the captain, the commander shall take a portion of the one-eighth part, as if he were commander of a sloop, according to the proportion hereinafter set forth ; and if more than one com manding officer of the same rank of command shall be entitled to share as joint captors, the one-eighth shall bo equally divided between them; but when captains, commanders, lieutenants, commanding, and masters commanding respec tively our ships and vessels of war, and com manders under captains in rated ships shall share together in whatever variety of combination, the one-eighth shall be so divided into parts for a gradu ated apportionment as to provide for each captain re ceiving six parts ; each commander of a sloop, or commander under a captain in a rated ship, three parts ; and each lieutenant commanding, or master commanding, or other officer actually commanding a small vessel of war, two parts ; which we hereby direct shall be the proportion in which they shall respectively share; commodores of the second class and field officers of marines, or of land forces serving as marines, doing duty as field officers, above the rank of major, to share as captains ; and field officers of marines, or of land forces serving as ma rines, and doing duty in the rank of major, to share as commanders of sloops. And we further direct, that after provision shall thus have been made for the flag share (if any) and for the portion of the commanding officer or officers, and others, as above specified, the re mainder of the net proceeds shall be distributed in ten classes, so that each officer, man, and boy, composing the rest of the complements of our ships, sloops, and vessels of war, and actually on board at the time of any such capture, and every person present and assisting, shall receive shares or a share according to his class, as set forth in the following scale : First Class.—Master of the fleet, inspector of steam machinery afloat, when embarked with a fleet, medical inspector, or deputy medical in spector, when embarked with a fleet, forty-five shares each. Second Class.—Senior lieutenants of a rated ship not bearing a commander, under the captain, secretary to the admiral of the fleet or admiral commanding in chief—Thirty-five share each. Third Class.—Sea lieutenant, master, captain of marines, of marine artillery, or of land forces doing duty as marines, whether having higher brevet rank or not, secretary to an admiral, or to a com modore of the first class, not commanding in chief, chief engineer—Twenty-eight shares each. Fourth Class.—Lieutenant or quartermaster of marines, lieutenant of marine artillery, lieutenant, quartermaster, or ensign, of land forces doing duty as marines, secretary to a commodore of the second class, chaplain, surgeon, paymaster, naval instruc tor, mate, assistant surgeon, second master, clerk in charge, passed clerk, assistant engineer, gunner, boatswain, carpenter—Eighteen shares each. Fifth Class.—Midshipman, master's assistant pilot, clerk (not passed), master-at-arms, chief gunner's mate, chief boatswain's mate, chief car penter's mate, chief captain of the forecastle, ad miral's coxswain, chief quartermaster, seaman's schoolmaster, ship's steward, ship's cook—ten shares each. Sixth Class.—Naval cadets, clerk's assistant, captain's coxswain, ship's corporal, quartermaster, gunner's mate, boatswain's mate, captain of the forecastle, captain of the afterguard, captain of the hold, captain of the maintop, captain of the foretop, coxswain of the launch, sailmaker, ropemaker, caulker, leading stoker, blacksmith, serjeant of marines, of marine artillery, or of land forces doing duty as marines—nine shares each. Seventh elom....Captain of the mast, captain of 10 261 13i 20 20 2l 2s all 16i 100 8 100 20 50 - 65 3i - Busineis done this day. 201 501 10} 11} 83 68 9i 9 117 70i 1 g 57i PO 71 7 94 3 93 18 17i 54 201 100 20 St. 10 St. 25 20 20 50 20 5 10 St. 5 12i 12i 25 all 51s. 100 20 • 13$ 100 ; 100 5 100 all 15 8i 8 10 100 1 100 100 6 'lOO THE POLISH DINNER THIS EVENING.—The festival in aid of the benevolent fund of the Literary Associa tion of the Friends of Poland takes place this evening, at the London Tavern, under a numerous and distin guished patronage. The Lord Mayor will preside, and will be supported by the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Earls of Harrowby, Shaftesbury, Albermarle, and Yar borough, the Lords Beaumont, Kinnaird, and. Dudley Coutts Stuart, and many members of both Houses of Parliament. Prince L. Czartoryski has arrived from Paris to attend the dinner, which it is hoped will prove a real benefit to this praiseworthy institution, SOUTH SEA COMPANY.—This company have given no tiee that they will make no further advances to their stockholders at a rate of interest below 4 per cent. Aberdeen.— Do. No. 2, p. c. Myth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 50/) Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent._ Cork &Bandonsip.c. Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction EastAnglian (£3los; 6 per cent........... , Do. (45) 7 per cent. Do. (£7l7s) 7 p. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. No. 2 . Do. New 6 p. c. St. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 101. 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Linares Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co. ffariquita_ IfexiCan&S.Americn New Granada New Linares Mining and Smelting Co Nouveau Monde Pontgibaud Silver Lead Min. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron . Do. New Santiago de Cuba south Australian MI Croft United Mexican Waller West Granada West Mariposa [ Worthing Mining 01 Au5tra1ia............ 1 Yuba 44 4 d 6 4 cil ad a p _•• P 4i —34 d 13 2 p d— ip - 10 - 4 20 - 21 Par— 1 p 107 109] dis 4 5 24 3a I- I ig lic 3 cf 3 2d id ••• •••• ... 6 : i - 7 iii = 28} 74 - 8 104 - 11 p 41 -43 32 - 34 261 -- 271 - -- Pm ld par d 7 7i ... - pm 3f -- 2' ••• U 5i - 44(11 MINES. 1$ 18 p d 81 ) 1 d 1 2 6 - 11 A - d 7 9 34 - 44 14 - 2 30 - 32 - 39 - 11 i - 1i 10 -12 50 - GO 2 - 4p 11 - 2k - 1 - 2 10 - 12 5 - 6 - 1 15 17 d lip 2 31 8 —lO 2A 3A 3A 4A 2 3.1 a d ••• ••• I t #d _._. 1 LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, March 30.—Wind this day at Noon, S.W. ; light breeze, and cloudy weather.—The reports received to-day from various ports in the Baltic aro of a very diver sified character, as usual, on the breaking up of the winter. PORTSMOUTH, March 29.—Wind, W. Off Port—Europa, from Calcutta. SWANSEA, March 29.—Wind, N.W. Sailed—Tweed ; for Quebec. SHIELDS, March 29.—Wind. W. Sailed—City of Palaces, for Calcutta ; Faith, do. ; Medernak, New York. CARDIFF, March 29.—Wind, W. Sailed—Arabian, for Portland ; Niagara, St. Thomas. CLYDE, March 28.—Wind, W. Arrived—Conqueror, from Mauritius ; Kate, Savannah ; Samuel Killam, New Edinburgh ; Barbara, Cardenas. Sailed—Mercy, Belize. Put back—Erromango, Montreal. NEW YORK, March 11.—The Louvre, St. John's N.B. to Melbourne, put into Rio Janeiro, 23d January, in dis tress and leaky. The Samson, from St. Domingo, was spoken, 3d inst., 28 N. 73 W., leaky, and making for Norfolk. The Eagle, of Falmouth, was passed, Ist inst., 26 N. 70 W., waterlogged, mainmast gone and abandoned. The hull of a vessel, full of water, dismasted, and a quan tity of lumber, were passed, Bth inst., 35 miles NW. by W. of Barnegat. GASPE, Feb. 25.—The G. D. 7, Montreal to London, which was beached at Peree Bth Dec. last, has been sur veyed, condemned, and will be sold. MELBOURNE, Jan. 28.—The Allegro, from Liverpool, arrived here yesterday with part of cargo thrown over board. The Arabella (barque), of Glasgow is reported to be on shore on Swan Point. The Dundee (barque) got in contact at Geelong with the Osprey, the latter was cut down to her copper, the former received no damage. The stern of a vessel with " Uncle Tom," in gilt letters has been picked in Strathaven Beach. ST. JOHN'S, N.B.—The Velocity sailed hence for Glas gow, Feb. 24, put back on the 3d inst. waterlogged, having been on ghore. HALIFAX, N.S., March 6.—The Juliet, of Yarmouth, N.S., Boston, to Liverpool, N.S., was wrecked at Ragged Island Feb. 21—crew saved. The Aline, of St. John, N. 8., Norfolk to Barbadoes, was fallen in with, Ist inst., in distress. The survivors of the crew taken off by the Saxonville, arrived at Boston. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 10.10 a.m. Wind, W. ; tide, about low water ; weather fine. Arrived, 29th.—Jenny Lind, from Cape of Good Hope ; Admiral, Port Phillip. Arrived, 30th.—Baron Osy, steamer, from Antwerp ; Holland, steamer, Rotterdam; Columbine, steamer, Rot terdam. Sailed.—William Joliffe, steamer, Calais. DEAL, Thursday, 9 a.m. Wind, W.N.W.. ; very fine. Passed.---Europa, from Calcutta for London ; Lisbon, London, for St. John's ; Osprey, London, for Messina ; Idler, London, for St. Croix ; Mora Castle, London, for Halifax ; Pearl, London, for Montreal; Marian Zagaray, London, for Porto Rico, Ancnored.—Nuestra, Senora del Carmen, from London, for Liverpool ; Memphis, Tyne, for Alexandria. MARKET NEWS--(THIS DAY.) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended March 30,1854, made up from the Returns of th, Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. RYE. I BEANS. I PEAS. 78s 4d 383 61 27s 5d 533 45 3 0.1 47s 7d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WHEAT. 1 BARLEY. OATS. I RTE. 1 BEANS. 1 PEAS. 79s Od 38s 8d 27s 3d 49s lld 456 9d 48s 7d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I BARLEY. OATS. I RTE. BEANS. I PEAL IS Od is Od Is Od Is Od Is Od Is Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 46,739; Barley, 46,892; Oats, 18,717 ; Bye, 127 ; Beans, 4,311; Peas, 961 quarters. HAY MARKETS. SMITIIFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 5/ Os ; clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 6i Os ; and straw, 1/ Hs to 2/ 3s per _load. Supply moderate, and trade tolerably firm. CIISIBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 18s to 5/ 5s ; clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 6/ Os; and straw, 1/ 18s to 2/ Gs per load. A fair average supply, and a steady demand. WHITEOHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to Si Os; clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 6/ Gs ; and straw, 1/ Hs to 21 4s per load. Trade steady. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—A fair average business was transacted at this market to-day, at full prices. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; Lamb, 5s 4d to Gs 8d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 5s 4d ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOTJTHALL, MARCH 29.—We had a fair demand for each kind of stock at this day's market, at the following teams :—Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s Id ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s Od ; Veal, 3s 10d to 5s 2d ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 6d per 81bs, to sink the offals. ROMFORD, MARCH 29.—The trade ruled very firm at this market, and prices had an upward tendency, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Mutton, 35 8d to 5s 2d ; Lamb, 5s 8d to Gs 10d ; Veal, 3s 5d to 5s Od ; Pork, 3s 6d. to 4s 8d per Blbs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 21s to 26s each. WAR FREIGHTS AT CARDIEr.—The near prospect of hostilities with Russia, and. the great demand for coal for steam purposes, have given an immense impulse to the coal trade at Cardiff. Constantinopl e , Malta, and Marseilles are the principal porl,,s for whi c h freights are taken, and for these places veJssels are eagerly taken at almost any price. A sho r t time ago to Malta prices were 255. per ton, now th ey have have risen to the war price of 503, per ton, with. a, return freight at the ,Fame rate. THE FINANCES OP AUSTRIA. (PROM A CORRESPONDENT.) On the eve of a war with a powerful enemy, our attention is naturally turned to his naval and mili tary resources. The maritime strength of Russia is known accurately enough, though the same cannot be said of the fortifications of her different harbours. Her military power is admitted to be vast ; but beyond this its actual extent is purely conjectural. On the other hand, the fleets of England and France, ready for action, can be measured with nicety, even to a man and a gun ; and the armies of both nations, already ea route, together with the further contingents that may be mo bilised for conflict with the wanton disturber of Europe, could be precisely calculated. The complicity,' how ever, that is attached to the Eastern Question compels us to carry our views beyond the clata we have referred to. We have not merely to estimate as closely as we can the materiel which France and England, united with Turkey, can readily command for the impending conflict with Russia on either element, but likewise to bring under consideration the military resources of Austria and Prussia, who have declined becoming active belligerents in unison with the Western Powers. It is deeply to be regretted, for the sake of Germany, as well as on account of the proba bility of bringing the war (should it be once entered upon) to a speedy termination, that the Courts of Berlin and Vienna have pursued so hesitating a policy. In a military point of view, we know the numbers and effi ciency of these states to be such, that if either of them take an active part in the struggle at hand, it will, ac cording to the ulterior decision against or in favour of Russia, be sharply closed, or severely protracted. It is futile to imagine that a war of the nature in which we are about to engage, unless summarily termi nated, can admit of Austria and Prussia long remaining neutral. The idea is quite chimerical. The political state of the continent is too explosive to justify the sup position. Prussia seems to be inclined upon sacrificing a noble opportunity for upholding the independence of Germany and the welfare of Europe to her craven affec tion for the dynastic connection between her own Court and that of St. Petersburg. The nationality of Prussia is to be yielded to a personal regard for familyalliances ; and her Sovereign wills that, because the Czar hap pened to marry his sister, Prussia shall appear as a cypher in th e political regime of Europe. For the indecision exhibited by Austria throughout the long series of diplomatic negotiations much of pal liation might be urged. Austria is delicately situated, and is certainly not free from being under strong obliga tions to Russia, though it would be easy to show that a due and enlarged regard for her own interests should dictate a vigorous resistance to the aggressive policy of the Czar towards the Sultan. Recent intelligence persuades us that ou r Ministers were premature in announcing that we could rely upon Austria and Prussia standing aloof from the Emperor Nicholas in case he should continue to disregard our views for maintaining the independence of the Ottoman Empire. Hence we are necessitated to take a wide view of the political horizon, to look beyond the first shock of arms, to regard the possibility of a general European war, and uncertain of the actual position that may be assumed by every leading Power on the Continent, to consider not only what are the forces which they can each command at the outset of hostilities, but also the resources on which each could severally rely for prosecuting a pro tracted state of warfare of the present magnitude. This brings us at once to a review of the financial position of the different Powers. " The revenue is the State." England is already doing what she con siders needful in this respect. Russia is said to be making great monetary efforts—France is alive to the same necessity—and Austria has announced her pro posal for raising a considerable sum within her dominions. Austria, from her past history, and by her geographical position, engages our sympathy and excites the liveliest interest. There has been, and can be, no general com motion without her being compelled to play a prominent part. The Northern Despot cannot accomplish his long cherished design of dissolving the Turkish empire with out deeply affecting the stability of that of Austria, and the greater the perseverance of Russia towards her co veted object, the greater is the distress inflicted upon Austria. With her heterogeneous population, and the heavy taxation she has had to submit to, consequent upon the great wars in which the has been engaged, no country more than Austria requires the blessings of a long peace to redress her finances and to liberalise her institutions. Russia, however, desires that she should effect neither the one nor the other, inasmuch as were her finances to be in a sound condition, and her varied population to beoome well affected to the House of Haps burgh, Austria would then be too independent for the ulterior designs of the House of Romanoff. During the long period that Metternich held the power of Austria in his own hands, and chose a repressive policy, by accommodating itself to that of Russia, tended year by year to diminish and dry up all the healthy springs of national influence, and no publication was ever permitted by which Europe could obtain a fair view of the financial position and resources of Austria. Consi derable light has, however, been thrown upon this im portant subject. A pamphlet on the Finances and Cur rency in Austria, which has created the liveliest interest abroad, has been recently translated and published in this country. The author appears to be thoroughly acquainted with his theme. He traces with accuracy all the prominent causes that have operated from the outbreak of the French revolution to the present time, to thwart the continual efforts that have been made to restore and to maintain the finances of Austria upon a solid footing. In a spirit of candour he exposes the errors that were occasionally committed, as well as the means adopted to repair them. These measures, with the increase in her national wealth, produced in 1845 a handsome surplus of receipts over expenses. The undertaking in Cracow in the following year, and the disturbances in Galicia—the bad harvest of 1847 the Revolution and the war in 1848, and 1349, when Austria's throne trembled in the struggle—naturally contributed to bring her finances again into disorder. Notwithstanding the extraordinary exertions which Austria was compelled to make owing to these grave events, it is surprising that the deficits of the last few years have net been greater than what they appear, showing the elasticity as well as the extent of her resources. Could the peace of Europe be pre served, it is fairly shown that by considerable savings in the war and other departments, and the an ticipated increase of the State receipts, and when " the armed peace in Europe gives way to an unarmed peace," the deficit in the Austrian finances would vanish. Un til the Emperor of Austria shall be allowed by the state of Europe to reduce the budget of the Ministry of War the deficit must continue. After pursuing his impar tial examination to demonstrate that, peace being main tained, the future finances of Austria would be found to rest upon a sure basis, it is admitted by the writer of the pamphlet that if an European war should break out, the attainment of an equality between revenue and expenditure must be deferred ; though in such an event "not only the Austrian finances, which are now on a better footing to meet extraordinary events than before, but likewise the finances of all other States, would pain fully feel the consequences." NVith this complete declaration, that Austria cannot hope to be in a position to do justice to herself until freed from the necessity of keeping up an enormous standing army, it is much to be desired that she should forthwith throw off the incubus of the domineering influ ence of Russia. Unless iu the coming struggle the Western Powers shall contrive, at its close, and under the strongest guarantees, to confine Russia within proper limits, and prevent her from continually molesting neigh bouring States, Austria will look in vain for "an tin, armed peace." It is to Austria, and the part she will act in the approaching drama, that the eyes of Europe are chiefly turned. By a junction with England and France, who have publicly disclaimed every notion of territorial aggrandisement, Austria might rapidly reach the coveted goal of a protracted peace, with the surest means of consolidating her Em pire. But if she side with th e Autocrat, whose only aim is to encroach upon and shatter every Power that can oppose his insatiable lust of ambition, and so prove that the Czar was right when be told Sir Hamilton Seymour that what suited Russia suited Austria, then, indeed, the time may not be far distant when Austria will bitterly lament having listened to the perfidious councils of the North in preference to the honourable advice of the West. COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday a court was held for the despatch of brig. ness. The Sheriffs presented reports from the prisons, The reort from the Debtors' Prison in White cross . s treee contained the following paragraph : " It is most gratifying to me to convey t o y o ur Bon' ourable Court the lively gratitude evinced by all the pri soners for the successful exertions made by the Sheriffs, Lord Mayor, and C our t o f Aldermen, for the restoration of the post boxes withi n th e debtors' prison ; the autho rities of the Post-offi ce h aving communicated the i r in tention of opening th e same for the reception of letters on the Ist of April as heretofore. " T. BunD° N, A letter from Lord Beetive, the son-in-law of the I te Alderman Thompson, was read grate fully acknowledged the receipt Governor." in the court.. It eon.resolution ° of the con dolence and sympathy transmitted to the widow upon the late alderman, arid --- was ordered to be entered journals. of the _ After the transaction of some business of merely local interest, the court adjourned. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a court was held. RELIGIOUS TOLERATION. Upon the motion of Mr. JAMES ANDERTON, seconded by Deputy LOTT, it was unanimously agreed that the court should petition both Houses of Parliament to abolish or alter the oaths called the oaths of allegiance, supremacy, and abjuration, and that all classes of her Majesty's subjects may be rendered equally eligible to hold public offices of trust without reference to their religious opinions. CHANGE OF DAY OF SALE OF CATTLE. Upon the motion of Mr. ANDEETON, it was referred to the markets committee, and also to the markets im provement committee, to confer on the expediency of altering the market day for the sale of cattle in Smith field from Monday to Tuesday in every week, and to report thereon to the Court. A SPECIAL PLEA.—The best plea to put in, if threat ened with law proceeding, ire, "Pc08(e) don't." 7! Punch. .- ~: I