The Sun. — London, England, 1854-04-10 00:00:00

ABANDONMENT OF THE REFORM BILL. (Prom the Times.) This day the Government is to give its answer with regard to the future progress of the Reform Bill—an answer naturally looked for with the utmost impatience and anxiety by allwho regard the national honour and safety, who wish for the stability of our Government, and the eventual promotion even of reform itself. We will not, under the circumstances in which we stand, per mit ourselves for a single moment to doubt of the answer, nor believe that a body of statesmen whom the country has deemed deserving of its confidence and adequate to the care of its destinies will ex pose us gratuitously to the perils of divided coun sels and the evils of political agitation. Heavy has been the responsibility cast upon Ministers by the events of the last year. They have have had to choose between the danger of plunging the country into war prematurely, and before the pub lic sentiment was ripe for the change, and the accusation of having been slow and reluctant to vindicate our national honour. They have 'ound themselves step by step, and in spite of their wishes, their principles, and their re solutions, brought by circumstances into conflict with the most powerful empire in the world, and placed in a situation where to advance is dangerous, and to retreat impossible. But, heavy • as this responsibility is, it is as nothing com pared with that which would be assumed by those who should at the present moment insist upon forcing a Reform Bill on the country. Whatever be the risks and penalties of war, they are forced upon us from without by the wild and inflated am bition of. a despot ; but whatever evil may arise from the agitation of a Reform Bill would be purely self sought arid spontaneous. We cannot avoid a war without immediate dishonour and probable future loss. The accounts of every day show that R uss ia has assumed a position in the European State system from which she must be forced to descend, if the independence of that great confede racy is to be preserved. Self-defence' acting in a spirit of enlightened foresight, prompts us to meet on the banks of the Danube a danger which may else have to be arrested on those of the Oder, the Elbe, the Weser, or the Rhine. But no pressing , danger, no inevitable evil, long foreseen and gra dually advancing, calls upon us to meet halfway and precipitate the solution of a reform in our electoral system. Some reforms war not only authorises but necessitates, but those are matters relating to the war itself, and bearing on its suc cessful prosecution. Thus, in Turkey, it has been found requisite, even in the midst of the present tremendous struggle, to carry out alterations so sweeping and so vast as to be more properly charac terised by the name of revolution than of reform. The admission of Christian evidence in courts of justice and the resumption of the property of the mosques are vast changes, but they have been rendered absolutely indispensable by the necessity of conciliating the Christian races, and of providing the Government withresources unprofitably devoted for the encouragement of lazy and fanatical super stition. To supply the State with adequate re sources and to conciliate the support of a wavering population are objects for which much may wisely be dared. These things ought long ago to have been done, and it is owing to stupid pride and ob stinate bigotry that they have been delayed until the hour of danger. How different is the case of the changes proposed by the Reform Bill! More than twenty years ago, in a time of profound peace, the nation set itself to review its institutions, and, listening to the voice of truth and reason, accom plished a peaceful and bloodless revolution, which has remedied all the prominent abuses which were then complained of, and left the Parliament and Government so much a-head of the people that the one has been meditating theoretical changes which the other scarcely seems to appreciate. We have trimmed our ship in calm weather, and have no occasion to resort to the hazardous experiment of changing her ballast in a tempest. A second specimen of that reform which may properly be effected even during the state of war is that of the departments themselves by which war is to be ear ned on. Unlike the Reform of Parliament, this question has been grossly neglected during those days of peace when it might and ought to have been settled without difficulty and without dan ger. War has come upon us and found us with a triple administration of that which ought to ba single, and a divided responsibility where it should above all things be combined. The evils of the system are too gross and palpable to be denied. They are pressed upon us by all history and all ex perience, and the only answer that can be given is that war is not the time for great changes, and that, bad as the existing division of office may be, it is better to bear with its known and acknow ledged evils than risk the untried and incalculable dangers which wait upon innovations made at the very moment of action. Is it not surprising that from a Ministry which employs this argument with so much earnestness on Friday we should be wait ing in anxiety and suspense to hear on Monday whether they are not about to force upon an un willing country, not changes in the organisation of official departmnts, but in the Legislature it self,--not questions relating to the details of busi ness, but to the constitution of the highest power in the land ? It would seem incredible that a re form in the War-office or in the Ordnance should be rejected because we are at war, at the same time that an alteration in the body to which these and all other departments are responsible is contemplated, and a transfer of political power from one portion of the community to another is proposed. We should have thought that those who recoiled from entering on the question of re resentation might yet have entertained the ques tion of providing a Minister at War, but certainly never that the converse could have held good, and that men would have recoiled from establishing a new Minister, as too violent a change for a time in which they see no objection to establish a new Par aament. We cannot say that we sacrifice to the war so good a Reform Bill as that of this session without regret ; but there are undoubtedly many other sacrifices we are called upon to make for the same abject which we feel much more deeply. The ma terials for a Reform Bill will always remain, and that which is unavoidably postponed for this year may be resumed on a future occasion and under happier auspices. A salutary change is delayed, but not endangered—deferred, but not lost ; but who shall give us back the commerce we are sacri ficing, the treasure we are lavishing ; and, dearer and sadder than all, the lives we are staking on the cast of this deadly game ? Our surplus must be converted into a deficit, our financial improvements into retrogression, the process of gradually lighten- ' ing taxation, to which we have become so familiar, must be reversed, and the best blood and the best energies of the country devoted to destroy those resources of our enemy which our Commerce and our capital have so long been employed in fostering and creating. These are sad reflections, and, amid so many irreparabl e l osses, may teac h us t o b ear with patience an evil so easily repaired as the post ponement of a Reform in Parliament. GREAT FIRE IN WESTMINSTER.—Last night, about a quarter to eight o'clock, a fire, attended with a large destruction of property, broke out in the extensive range of premises in the occupancy of Mr. Williams, japanner, in Marlioraugh-placv, Whistler's-ground, Great Peter street, WeetTniacter. Th e building was ner...: . ; long, and adjoined, on one side, the gas-meter works of Mr. Thomas Edge, whilst the extreme end of the fabric stretched as far in the other direction as the Chartered Gas Works in the Horseferry-road. Some dozen houses also flanked the premises in Marlborough-place and Whistler's -ground, so that at one time the neighbour hood was placed in jeopardy, as it was feared that the fire would extend to the neighbouring gasometers, which were fully charged. The moment the dis covery i was made, intellige nce was sent to Pigott, the pn charge of the liorsefer r y- roa d B r i gade engine, who promptly attended, and forthwith sent for additional aid. As quickly as possible several other engines of the Brigade, and of the West of Eng land office, attended, when it was found that the entire and breadth of th e fi rst - named premises were length enveloped in flame. Before the engines came the mains of the Chelsea Company yielded an abundant Supply of from which th e eng i nes, under the direction of w nf Messrs. St . aples, Conno r t on , and Tozer, first thi ng sought to be accomplished wa s went to work. ilhhee further to cut off extension of the con fl agration in t the direction of.liessrs. Edges and the gasworks. For tunately Mr. Carter, the superintendent of th e l atter, was present, and he aye such orders that the t wo esta blishments were saved, but the damage done t o M r. William's premises tntist amounttoina the c ons N i v d e e s ra t b n l f e sum. Fortunately the owner was insured ter is known. Eng land office. As to the origin of the e . firnothing y FIRE IN TILE ROYAL EXCIIA..vG ) morning, between the hours of ninealidtcn discovery o'clock, the of the inhabit an t s o f C orn hill were a l a rmed barryi the p and Co., sta tioners fire in th e prem i ses o f M essrs . B tioners and bo o kbi n d ers , No. 12, Royal l Exchange, a part of th e ma i n b uilding opposite the Exchange-build ings. By the vigilance of a policeman, and the activity of the firemen, the flames were discovered and subdued within an hour, but the damage done by fire and water was not small. Mr. R. W. GRE Y. — Before offering himself for elec tion at Liskeard, Mr. R. W. Grey resigned his appoint ment of Private Secretary to Lord Palmerston, it being contrary to law for a member of the House of Commons to hold such an office, or at l east, to receive the salary attached. Lord Palmersto n has appointed Mr. Charles Cavendish Clifford (son of Sir Augustus Clifford, Bart., "Usher of the Black Rod), to the vacancy. Mr. Grey, however, will continue his services without emolument, in the same way as he formerly did to Lord John Rus sell, when sitting for Tynemouth, and as is no ti for the Chancellor of the Exchequer by th e Ha-,n. F. Lawley l member for Pontefract. ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. By the royal mail steamer Arabia, Judkins com mander, we have advices from New York to the 28th, and from Boston to the 29th ultimo. She has brought $196,048 in specie on freight. The royal mail steamer Africa arrived at New York from this port on the 27th ultimo. President Pierce's opinion on the Nebraska Bill had partially leaked out. In a conversation with Mr. Clemens, according to a letter published by that gentleman, the President said : "That Douglas's bill was a proposition in favour of freedom ; and added that if it should pass, although we might absorb the whole of Mexico, not another slave State would ever come into the Union. He expressed great surprise at the opposition it met with from the north, and equal surprise that the south should be wil ing to take it." A Washington correspondent gives the result of the visit of a deputation from the London Society of Friends to the President : "A deputation of Friends, bearing credentials from the London yearly meeting of the religious society of Friends of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ire land, have left, after having been for some time in this city. In pursuance of the object of their mission here, they sought and obtained audience, not only with the President, but likewise with the several heads of departments, pressing upon the attention of those executive authorities, at their several interviews, the solicitud e entertained by their respectable society towards the subject of involuntary servitude, as the same now exists in many of the States of this Union. They were received with all the consideration due to the elevated moral character of their society. The deputation must have departed, if there is power in satisfying reason, convinced that they had left behind them, in the com fortless abode of the Irish labourer and in the workshops of the English manufacturer, suffering, privation, degra dation, and terrible poverty, not to be found among the well-fed and well-treated coloured population of the South, and more entitled to their benevolent regard." The Washington correspondent of the Herald asserts that Mr. Sanders, late Consul of the United States in London, had sold 200,000 muskets to certain revolutionary capitalists in London, in preparation for the explosion of democracy on the continent as soon as France and England shMl have been actively engaged with Russia. The same correspondent says :-- "I understand, also, that the British Government got some inkling of George Sanders's movements with the revolutionists, and contrived through the intrigues of Crampton and Marcy to aid his defeat as Consul to Lon don before the United States Senate." He also says :-- "I have been led to believe that the Russian agents in London had furnished some of the means for the pur chase of these muskets, to put into the - hands of the revolutionary portions of the continent ; but there can be no doubt of their possessing plenty of ammunition in London, and that vast financial transactions have already taken place for the purchase of ammunition which is also about to be supplied in a circuitous way, from the same source in this country." Another correspondent of the same journal con tradicts the above, as follows: " The statement that George Sanders has effected a sale of George Law's muskets is not true. A partial disposition has been effected, but not through the aid of Mr. Sanders, nor in the direction indicated in the foolish story which has been telegraphed here." Some very absurd rumours were current in New York respecting the Irish. The New York Daily Times says : "Sundry exciting rumours are current in regard to movements v of th e I r i s h i n the United States, with refer ence to the war just began between England and Russia. It is reported that a very extensive organisation is in progress here among the Irish—that companies have been formed, and that military exercises are constantly prac tised, with the intention to stir up and aid a rebellion in Canada, whenever the condition of affairs in the East shall seem most propitious for such a movement. We have received detailed information of the extent of the organisation, the numbers con cerned, and even the names of the active agents in the arrangement; but under pre sent circumstances we refrain from making it public. It is said that a similar scheme is on foot in Ireland, and that a very large number of men have been enlisted for the project." The Nebraska Bill was still under discussion in the House of Representatives. The miscellaneous advices report the death of Major Hobbie, Assistant Postmaster-General. In Indiana very destructive:floods had been experienced. At Birmingham upwards of 200 families had been rendered houseless by a fire. Thinly attended " indignation meetings" had been held in New York at which resolutions against Cuba were passed. A steam boat named the Jacob D. Early had been wrecked on the voyage from New Orleans to the Wabash River and 40 lives lost. During the three months ending March, 52 accidents occurred on railroads in the United States, by which 35 persons were killed and 141 wounded ; by steam-boat ca. tastrophes 375 were killed and 67 injured. Sir Charles Grey, ex-Governor of Jamaica, had arrived at Charleston. A letter from Auburn states "On the 26th the fugitive slave George Washington was liberated from prison, and no arrest was attempted. Some 200 or 300 people were present, and a party of blacks took possession of the fugitive 'and marched off with him, it is supposed, en route for Canada." The rejection by the Senate of the appointment of Mr. Sanders as United States' Consul to London, on account, it is understood, of his democratic writings in the United States' press, had elicited an address from M. Kossuth to the German popu lation of the States. He looks upon the rejection of Mr. Sanders as a blow aimed at real republic anism, and, therefore, exhorts his countrymen, by means of public meetings and other modes of ope rating on the public sentiment, to compel the Pre sident to renominate, and the Senate to confirm, Sandars in that office, notwithstanding the rejec tion of him, as had been stated, by an almost unanimous vote. John Mitchell had issued an address to his countrymen, in which he rehearses the wrongs which Ireland h as su ff ered from the British Go vernment, and reminds his country that " Eng. land's difficulty has always been Ireland's oppor tunity." He tells them that the success of Eng land in the present war will tend to rivet still more firmly the chains upon Ireland, and that every Irishman who enlists in the British army takes side with the foes of his country and aids in her en slavement. By telegraph from New Orleans we learn that Santa Anna left the capital on the 12th ult. to take the field in person against General Alvarez, who had proclaimed against the Mexican Government, and who is said to be surrounded in his moun tainous retreat, destitute of money and provisions, and nearly deserted by his adherents. Advices from Havannah report that in the case of the United States steam-ship Black Warrior the Court agreed to condemn her cargo, and impose a fine of 50,000 dols. on the vessel, which it was ex pected would be sold to pay it ; but before the Court pronounced the decree the Captain-General advised with his mercantile friends, and ordered a commission of five to consider the subject. The commission, under his instructions, decreed that the vessel and cargo be returned to her captain on the payment of 6,000 dols. Captain Bullock re ceived her under protest, and ordered a survey. The sugar market was dull. Freights to Europe were at 5/. ss. to 6/. 6s. The steam-shin Northern Light had arrived at New York with advices from San Francisco to the Ist ult., and 615,379 dols. 30c. in specie on freight. The John L. Stephens sailed at the same time with 897,393 dols. 30c. in specie on freight. There was a severe monetary pressure in San Francisco. The weather had not at any time since the discovery of gold been so favourable for mining as during the month of February, and there probably was never comparatively so large an amount of gold dug. Some new discoveries of gold had been made in Los Angeles. From the Sandwich Islands we learn that during 1853 there were 175,396 gallons of sperm oil, 3,787,348 gall ons o f w h a l e o il, an d 2,020,264 lb s. of whalebone, transhipped at the islands. From Lower California we learn that President Walker's filibustering arrangements were at an end. He had spiked and buried his guns, and started for San Thomas with 140 men and one field piece. Five of his party were severely wounded, and four sick were left behind, who probably would have been murdered but that they were taken aboard the Columbus and brought to San Diego. It was reported that IVlelendrez with a force of 300 men would attack Walker on his march. The Jamaica advices, which are to the 11th ult., are without interest. Newßy teleg rap h via Boston we learn that in the York market on the 28th stocks were de pressed, but moderately active. Money was in abundance and in good demand at previous rates. lAnnivAL OF THE splendid ship E T zum3o _______....... RouG The Ellenborough, 1,031 tons, Captainolif.Tltoornhill, belonging to Messrs. Watson and Tyrrell, Penzance, Cornwall, on Friday afternoon, f rom having left there the let of January, and r i c :a m s at no other port on the voyage. She brings arrived off Sydney, touh home 5%01 ounces of gold dust, 30 passengers, and a full carg 2 o f wool, tallow, and gum. The Ellenborough came home b y way of Cape Born, which she rounded on the 31st January. She sighted several icebergs, some of them within half a mile of the ship's course. Spoke the City of Kandy, British ship, off Pernambuco, bound to Rio, on the sth of March ' • and on th e same d ay th e B r i t i sh ship Rolling Wave, bound to Calcutta. On January 30th the Shamrock barque, and about the eth of Febru ary the barque Augustus Snida, both bound to Cork, with guano from Callao. Spoke on Thursday last the Minerva steamer, having troops on board for the seat of war—all well. AMERICA. THE SUN, LONDON, - MON - DAY EVENING, APRIL 10, 1854. SEIZURE OF wAie STEAMERS AT NORTHFLEET. :ao many contradictory statements having been pub lished respecting the recent seizure of Russian war steamers at Mr. Pitcher's ship-yard, Nerthfleet, a de tailed statement of all the circumstances connected with the transaction may not be unacceptable to the public. To begin with the beginning : it appears that in Dec. 1852, Captain Schestakoff, of the Russian navy, and Lieut. Ivastchenko, marine architect at th e d oc k yar d of Nicolaev, brought a letter of introduction to Mr. Pitcher from Capt. Istomin, aide-de-camp to the Em peror, who had been in this country so far back as 1842, to superintend the building of a wa r s t eamer o f 800 tons in Mr. Pitcher's yard. In this, the fifth tran saction, the vessel was built in the ordinary course of trade, no government permission was asked, nor was it dreamt of to ask any permission from the authorities The vessels now on the stocks were ordered in the most open manner, the two gentlemen above-mentioned hav ing come to the Thames to select in the ordinary way the best and cheapest shipbuilder, and being influenced in their selection of Mr. Pitcher's firm, simply by the recommendation and previous knowledge of Captain Istomin. The vessels were ordered as steam corvettes, not intended for speed, but to be capable of carrying a heavy armament, the same class of vessel, in short, as the Highflyer and one or two other recently built vessels in the British navy, and they were stated openly to be intended for the Black Sea. The vessels were sot com menced until the beginning of 1853, from which time the Russian officers remained for purposes of inspection until the 25th of January, this year, when our compli cations with Russia becoming serious, they feared that their presence might lead to the condemnation of the ships. War then becoming imminent, the Russian officers feared that the delivery of the vessels would not be permitted ; they did not, however, return to Russia, but remained at Ostend to watch events. It appears, however, that Mr. Pitch er wa it e d on L or d Palmer s t on in December last, to take his lordship's opinion as to whether he was liable to any penal ties for building steamers for Russia, when the answer was in the negative, the illegality consisting as Mr. Pitcher was informed simply in the arming and equip ping. The fact is that according to the usage of Lon don river all vessels are considered to be •merchant steamers, until the guns are aboard, and the contracts are not made with foreign Governments, but with consuls at Hamburg or elsewhere (in this case the con tract was male with Mr. Krehmer Consul-General for Russia) so that a whole navy might be built for a foreign power under the Home Secretary's nose, seeing that no attention is paid to the build of the vessel, but simply to the fact of the armament, being on board. On the departure of the Russian officers, Mr. Pitcher stopped the building of the vessels, and nothing further occurred until Monday last, when, about 9 o'clock at night, Mr. Scanlan, customs officer, came to the ship yard, and formally seized the vessels. The act took Mr. Pitcher completely by surprise, as the fact had pre viously been notorious that the vessels could not be de livered to the Russians, so much so that an application for their purchase had been made by the Danish Go vernment, and Mr. Pitcher had hhisself offered them to the English Admiralty. A negotiation was entered into with the latter, which has resulted in the purchase of the vessels by the British Government. The first vessel will be launched on Saturday next, and will be ready for sea in about six weeks. It is understood that they are intended to join the Baltic fleet, being admirably con structed for service in that quarter. . The above details were all supplied by Mr. Pitcher, ' superintendent, who further informed the reporter that the firm has had large transactions with the Russian Government, for whom they have built between twenty and thirty thousand tons of shipping. So far back as 1839 they built the Argonaut, Orestes, and Pylades, steam corvettes, and all intended for the Black Sea, and all of which subsequently received their armaments at the Royal Arsenal, at Woolwich. In 1842 they built no less than five war steamers for the Russian Govern ment, and also intended for the Black Sea, namely, the Bessarabia, the Thnnderer, Crimea, Cherson, and Odin. It may be wondered how, under existing treaties, these formidable squadrons could have been got through the • Dardanelles, but it appears that they passed as merchant vessels, having their armaments comfortably stowed away in their holds, the unsuspicious Turks being satisfied with the word of a Russian "gentleman" that they were really what they seemed to be. Under all the circum stances, Mr. Pitcher feels unable to understand why the vessels should have been seized at all, as it is the regular practice in . London River to build war steamers for any foreign government at peace with ours. He has one on the sfocks at present for the Portuguese Government, and has just finished the Carlo Alberto for Sardinia. The latter vessel is at this moment lying off Woolwich pre paratory to receiving her armament from the Royal Arsenal. With respect to the transaction immediately in question he states that there never was the slightest mystery or irregularity about it. It was taken openly after the manner of several previous contracts, the Home Secretary was consulted and expressed no die approval, and when the rupture of our peaceful rela tions with Russia took place, the progress of the vessels was stopped, and negotiations were at once opened for their sale to our own Government. There is another part of the transaction respecting which Mr. Pitcher is also anxious to see himself right with the puhhe: It has been alleged that he had cautiously prepared him self for all the eventualities by insisting on payment by instalments according as the work progressed, and that thus he would only be performing a very profitable act of patriotism in transferring them, under present cir cumstances, to our own G ivernment. We were in formed that this mode of payment is the ordinary one in all dealings between Thatues shipbuilders and foreign Governments, and that the contract in this instance, being wade, not with the Emperor Nicholas, but with Mr. Krehmer, of Winchester-buildings, all the money advanced will have to be returned as in any ordinary transaction. Of the above details, furnished by members of Mr. Pitcher's establishment in the most open and undisguised manner, the public will f orm it s own opinion. Thebuild ing of war steamers for foreign governments is the most profitable branch carried on in the Thames shipyards, and has been carried on for years without the slightest mo lestation or notice. With respect to Russia in particular, they not only build ships habitually for that power, but apply to her naval architects for information as to what is going on in the royal dockyards of England, it being the strong impression among the shipbuilders of London river, almost amounting to moral certainty, that there is a Russian spy in every one of our dockyards —an Eng lishman save the mark ! who regularly transmits to the chancellerie at St. Petersburg accounts of what is going on and drawings of every new improvement in our,naval architecture. This statement was made to the reporter in the most positive manner, the parties making it ex pressing their implicit belief in its truth, and adding that it had been tested by frequent applications for informa tion in the quarter indicated. THE WAGES MOVEMENT. PRESTON APRIL 7. An impression seems to be gaining ground here that the position of the operatives on strike is rendered any thing but promising by the gloomy aspect of trade. It is well known that Blackburn has hitherto been the chief source of support. There, however, the hands are being put upon short time. In addition to several manufac turers who had previously resorted to this expedient, Messrs. Rodgett and Brierley, employing about 500 hands, have commenced working three days per week, and Messrs. Livesey and Rodgett, who employ about 1,000 hands, are now running four days per week. It is reported that in another week the same course will be adopted at other mills. At the works of Messrs. Polding and Co., Cherry-tree, near Blackburn, notice has been given that after Thursday next a reduction of wages will. take place —weavers 10 per cent. and spin ners 5 per cent. Messrs. J. Turner and Co., Ewood, and the Throstle-nest Spinning Company have given similar notice for a reduction of wages ; their mills are also working short time. Preston manufacturers complain of the sacrifices they have to make to dispose of thiir goods. APRIL 8. ; There has been a slight accession of skilled hands at various mills in the town during the week, but the num ber is inconsiderable. The importation of strangers has been comparatively small, falling short of a hundred. The number of returned immigrants is variously reported at from 12 to 25. These were despatched southward , and to Ireland. An attempted arrangement for the re sumption of employment at Mr. W. Dawson's mill by the self-actor minders and card-room hands has proved unsuccessful, although the latter had actually commenced work. The weavers of Messrs. Napier and Goodair, at Peel-ball mill, Preston, have resumed work after a week's holyday, which arose from a decision of the employers that in the present state of trade they would only manu facture cloth to the extent for which their own spindles would supply material. The Mediation Committee, ap pointed at the middle class meeting held last week, have aasembled once, but the result of their deliberations has not yet transpired. Toe number of unemployed hands relieved this week by the various committees was 13,875; last week, 13,974 ; decrease, 99. The amount expended in relief this week was 3,2161. 10s. 3d. ; last week, 3,2321. 14s. 6d. ; decrease, 161. 4s. 3d. The following circular; dated Preston, April 7, has been addressed to the master spinners and manufactuiers of Lancashire and surrounding districts "Gentlemen, I am desired by the spinners and minders formerly employed in the mills of Preston most respectfully to solicit your favourable notice of the sub joined resolution, which they have adopted in the hopo that it may tend to a speedy and honourable settlement of existing differences between them and their late employers a matter of such importance to both, and to the town o f Preston, that those whom, I have the honour to represent indulge the hope that their desire to accomplish it without delay will be accepted as a sufficient apology for trespassing upon your attention on the present occasion. They also flatter themselves that the resolution will be found to conr tam that principle of equity which ought to be the basis of all contracts between employers and workmen, convinced, as they are, that a duo regard to the interests of each is the be‘st guarantee for the permanent prosperity of all. Confiding in your sense of justice, and that you will not countenance its violation either by employers or workmen, "I am, Gentle Men, with the highest respect, " Your obedient servant, " JOHN SERGEANT, Secretary pro to ." (COPY OP RESOLUN.) " We, the hand-mule spinners and O self-actor minders of Preston, having ever had a sincere desire to arrive at a speedy, honourable, and amicable sattlement of existing differences, and having adopted every proper means we could think of for that purpose, do agree to take an average of the lists of prices paid in the principal manufacturing districts of Lancashir e as the one at which we are ready and willing to resume our employment," POLIO., 'ENOE. Sir R. W. Carden said it would be a complete aban donment of duty in him to accept bail under such cir cumstances, and committed the prisoner for trial on the three several charges. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. David Levy, the keeper of a cigar shop, 127, Jermyn-street, was sum moned for selling exciseable liquors without a license. Inspector Lester, C division, stated that at half-past one on Sunday morning, the 26th March, he went to the de fendant's shop, and, havinggained an entrance, he found eight men and five disreputable wome❑ seated at a table on which there were five glasses containing ale. and three containing brandy and water, and there were some bottles in the passages. He had heard money pass whilst outside the house, but could not swear to seeing any pass for the liquor, although, as a constable who had been stationed outside all the evening saw no liquors taken in, the assumption was that it was kept by the defendant in the house for sale. •Mr. Hardwick believed that the charge was well founded, but, as no money was seen to pass, he dismissed the case. ' Captain Finnie was charged with threatening to shoot Samuel Scott, tailor, 34, Bury-street. The complainant said the defendant was his lodger. On Friday, the defendant rushed down stairs, swore at him, said he was the best shot and the best boxer in London, that he had pistols in his bed-room which be would fetch, and then shoot him. From the defendant's eccentric violence witness went in fear of his life. The defendant, who is known at this court, and who appeared in full sporting costume, said that the state ment of the complainant was all false. Mr. Hardwick said these exhibitions of violence must be checked, and he must, therefore, call upon the de fendant to find two sureties in 401. each, and himself in 801., to keep the peace. J. Watkins, Esq., M.P. for Brecknock, was fined 40s. for being drunk, and for having assaulted a police constable. MARYLEBONE.—SIizabeth Brown was brought up by Sergeant Hazeltine, 10 D, and placed at the bar, before Mr. Long, charged with having stolen jewellery to a very large amount, the property of Robert Herries Peter, Esq., 45, Hyde -park-square. Prosecutor deposed that the prisoner had been in his service at work, and that she was discharged from her situation on the 27th of August last. On the 14th of March following he found that a jewel-case, locked up by ,him in a drawer in his dressing-room, had been ab stracted therefrom, and instantly communicated the par ticulars of his loss to the police. • The articles stolen consisted of an antique brilliant ear-ring, value 100/., a topaz ear-ring and drop, a pair of crystal ear-rings and drops, a half-hoop brilliant ring, a half-hoop sapphire ditto, a mourning ring set with brilliant s , an d o th er articles of different descriptions, all of which he saw quite safe prior to the prisoner quitting the house. Mr. Long—Has any of the property been found ? ProsecutOr—No, sir. Mr. Long—Then why do you suspect the prisoner as having been the guilty party ? Prosecutor—l have reason to think she is. I had observed irregular conduct on her part upon many occa sions, and since she left I have ascertained that money which I had given to her for the settlement of trades man's bills, had not been paid by her as directed by me. Hazeltine (the police sergeant) stated, that on the previous evening he took the prisoner into custody in the front kitchen at No. 5, Praed-street, Paddington. He told her the nature of the charge against her, and all she said was, " I know nothing about it ; there were other servants in the house." Prosecutor said he did not believe for one moment that the other servant, Susan, had anything to do with the robbery.. The magistrate remanded the accused, who strongly asserted her innocence, till Saturday next. SOUTHWARK.-IVilliam Roberts was charged with stealing a silver watch from the person of Mr. Charles Case, cab proprietor, Bowling-green-lane, on Epsom race-course. The prosecutor stated that on Wednesday he proceeded with his wife to Epsom to witness the Metropolitan Stakes ran for. On his arrival he went to the end of the course to see the jockeys weighed. His watch was then safe in his waistcoat pocket, attached to a gold guard chain, which was affixed to the button-hole of his waistcoat. While standing in front with the prisoner on his right side he felt his watch go, and on putting his hand to his pocket he missed it. As soon as he turned round the prisoner ran away, and was joined by another, when they both bolted into a booth. He followed them, and another man attempted to push him on one side, and prevent his entering the booth ; but he forced his way in and caught hold of the prisoner and brought him out, when he gave him into custody for stealing his watch. He described the latter as a small engine turned, single cased watch, with the initials P. S. S. on the back, and the maker's name, Mason, Colchester. Isabella Case, wife of the prosecutor, and was stand ing behind her husband looking under his arm at the weighing of the jockeys, when she saw the prisoner steal the watch from the waiscoat pocket and run away. She was positive the prisoner was the thief, as she saw him have it in h's hand when he ran away. She also saw another man join him before they ran into the booth. Joseph Faulkner, police constable 318 V. said he was on duty on Epsom Race-course on Wednesday, and took the prisoner in charge for stealing the prosecutor's watch. Mr. A'Beckett fully committed for trial. LAMBETII.—Miss Mary Row, a fashionably-dressed female, appeared to a summons, calling on her to show cause why she detained four shirts, the property of Mr. W. Barlow. The complainant is an equestrian at Astley's, and the defendant is also engaged at that theatre, and both live in the same house in Stangate. The defence set up by the lady was that complainant had taken away and de tained a ring of hers of the value of 2/. 10s., and she detained his shirts, which were not worth more than 10s. until he restored the ring. Mr. Wm. Barlow declared the lady had presented him with the ring in realm for some presents he had given her. This Miss Row posi tively denied, and said that, instead of giving the ring to him, he had taken it from the mantel-shelf; and what was still worse, he had made it a present on the same day to some woman he was acquainted with. ' Mr. Norton —It was not a marriage ring I hope ? Miss Row—No, sir, not a marriage ring. Mr. Barlow admitted that he had given the ring to a lady of his acquaintance on the day he received it. Mr. Norton told him that this was not a very gentle manly act, upon which he promised to get it back, and the summons was ordered to be adjourned to give him an opportunity of performing his promise. MANSION-HOUSE.— Wo/f, the young man who was a few days ago charged with having obtained money and goods, by pretending to be the Earl of Dalkeith, was brought up for final examination before Sir Robert Walter Carden. The following is the additional evi dence : F. Ridout (C 91) said—The prisoner was given into my custody on Tuesday last, at half-past two o'clock by Mr. Newton, the manager of Mr. Dent's shop in the Royal Exchange, one of the porters of the Carlton Club having called me. I found on him a duplicate for a chain, which had been pawned at Mr. Russell's three other duplicates, and 31. 17s. 7d. in money. The Earl of Dalkeith said—My name is William Henry Walter, Earl of Dalkeith. I reside at Montagu house, Whitehall. Ido not reside at Mivart's Hotel, or at East-park, near Edinburgh. lam not aware that there is such a place as the latter. I do not know the prisoner, and I never authorised him to order goods in my name of Mr. Dent. The handwriting in Mr. Dent's book is not mine. Mr. Frederick Stooken, of 5, Halkin-street, Bruns wick-square, carriage and harness-maker, said—On the 21st of February, I received a letter purporting to be written by the Earl of Dalkeith, requesting that a brougham and pair, coachmen and two footmen should be outside the Brighton railway station at a quarter-past 11 o'clock the following morning, as he wished to hire them for a few hours. In consequence of this commu nication, I went myself to prevent any mistake with the brougham and horses to the station, and I saw the pri soner, who came up in a cab, upon the platform, and he got into the carriage and drove away. I think that the first time I saw him was upon the day before I received this communication, when he called upon me in Halkin street. He said he wished to know whether I could let him have a handsome chariot, as his brougham was not good enough to go to the House of Lords. I told him I could. He told me he was the Duke of Buccleuch's eldest son, the Earl of Dalkeith. I afterwards received a card, with the "Earl of Dalkeith " upon it, counter manding the order. On Thursday the 30th of March, the day after the drawing-room, the prisoner came in his brougham to me, and said he wished to know of me how his credit stood. My answer was, "Very good. He said he had left his purse at home, and could I let him have 21. till he should , pass again, when h e wou ld return it. I said, "Yes,' and I would have given him 501. if he had asked for it. He then wished for silver, and I gave him 10s. more. He ordered at the same time harness for a pair of horses, to which I was to put the coronet, and the initial "D." The harness has been partially made. Sir R. W. Carden--When he advanced the 21. 10s. to him, did you believe him to be the Earl Dalkeith ? Witness—Yes ; and I would not have let him have it if I had not believed such to be the case. Mr. H. Webster—l am one of the principal assistants in the house of Stoi r and Mortimer, of New Bond street, jewellers, and on Thursday, the 30th of March, the day on which the Queen's drawing-room was held, the prisoner came to our establishment in a carriage, and wished to look at some bracelets. He stated at the same time that he had got some valuable stones, amethysts and diamonds, which he wished to have mounted. I told him he had better let me have the stones, so that a drawing might be made suitable to the mounting of them. He said he was strongly recom mended by the Earl of Annesley, with whom he was then stopping. I told him I had known his lora ship many years. He then asked if Lord Annesley had any account . there, to which I replied, " No, and that he, usually paid ready-money ; but his lordship might have an account to any amount he pleased. The prisoner then said, " Let me look at some studs." Ishowed him three, the price of which was 871. He said, "By the bye, I'll take these three studs now, and see if I like them ; and if I do not like them I'll return to-morrow." I then said, the studs were so very dirty that I could not allow him to take them away, as they would requi re c l ean i ng, b ut that he should have them on the following day, when he should call about the drawing. I never saw him since till he was in custody. Mr. Lewis requested that the alderman would accept of bail for his client's appearance at the Central Crimi nal Court. SPORTING INTELUGENCE. PROGRAMME OF HARROW STEEPLECHASES. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. FIRST DAY.—TII9 TRIAL STAKES.—Jessamine, 3 yrs ; Sweetheart, aged ; Criterion, 4 yrs ; L i ttl e Ch arley ; Gage d'Amour, 4 yrs ; Edward of York, 6 yrs ; Dorma ; Crackstnan,__3 yrs ; Sophistry, 5 y rs . SELLING HURDLE RACE.—Union Jack, Monk . , Widow Machree, Ba,ylock, Janus, Sweetheart. _ _ METROPOLITAN FREE HANDICAP of 5 sovs. each, with 100 added. Four miles. st lb Need wood l2 7 Ploughboy ll 1 Colonel Robin Hood Sam Hood* Gaylad Theodine lO 4 Nom-de-Guerre.., lO 2 The Rejected lO 0 Sir Frederick lO 0 The Farmer Cervus Columbine Brown Bess View Halloo Maeomo. Barsel Huntsman (late Napo• leon Welcome . Despised . If the highest weight accepting be under list 71b, will be raised to that weight, and the others in propor• tion. SELLING STEEPLECHASE.— Widow Macbree, White Mouse, lodine, Pimperne, Janus, Unknown. STEWARDS' PLATE Of 50 sovs. Age et. lb. Age st. lb. Windsucker Sophistry Tomboy a 8 7 Firebrand Cotton Lady 57 12 Hutchpot ' 35 10 Twin Nerva 4 . 7 101 Lady Jane 3 5 6 SECOND DAY.—The entries for the following are up to 10 o'clock on Saturday night : THE GOLD CllP.—Robin Hood, Annie Laurie, Dean, Ploughboy. Huntsman (late Napoleon), Columbine, INNKEEPERS' PLATE.—QUIffIe, WtICOMe, Pirriperne, Gipsey Lad, J anus . 1 HARROW • FLAT RACE.—Guile, Lioness, Pimperne, Baylock, Prevarication, Hotchpot, Criterion. THE SCUREY.—Snpliißtry, Tomboy, Criterion, Preva rication, Firebrand, Madame Landeau, Twin, Jessamine, Mysterious Lady. RACING FIArfURES FOR 1854. APRIL. Newmarket Craven 17 York Spring Catterick Bridge 19 Mal ton Abergavenny 2O MAY. Newmarket F S Chester Spring 9 i Lewes Lothians& Edinburgh...ll Bath Newmarket S S l6 I Liverpool Hunt Sprin g ..24 Shrewsbury lB 1 Epsom 3O J 1 Manchester , 7 Ascot Heath 13 Newcastle-on-Tyne 20 Hampton A 21 Carlisle 26 Bibury. Stockbridge Ludlow Winchester Newnia,rket Worcester Lancaster Mansfield Liverpool Ipswich Stourbridge Stamford Nottingham Goodwood Ripon 11 1 12) 13 AUG. UST. Brighton Brighton Club Wolverhampton Yarmouth Reading Odiham North Staffordshire. Wolverhampton Egham , York Hereford Eccles Chelmsford Derby Plymouth Lincoln MBER. Bedford Leicester Manchester Autumn Lanark Newmarket F Northallerton IBER. 9 9 14 SEPT] Warwick Lichfield Western Meeting 7 Rochester and Chatham 7 Doncaster 12 Pontefract 18 OCTI Chester Autumn 3 Yorkshire Union Hunt 5 Wrexham 5 Newmarket S 0 9 1 Warwick Autumn . Caledonian Hunt Newmarket H Worcester Autumn :MBER. 1 Cowbridge Hunt NOVE Epsom Autumn . SHIPPING INT ELLIGENCE. BUOYS ON THE CHANNEL AND HUSITTht. The Danish Government have issued the folic wing notice : The buoying of a new and deeper entrance to the E fever Channel and Husum, as announced in the prelim' inary notice of the 13th inst., is now effected, and notices lc! uur is hereby given, together with the marks and direc:tions following, respecting the navigating of said Chaim el, its depth, &e. At the entrance of the new channel lies a red 9-feet buoy in 5i fathom water, at low water, and from whicih the following places bear— Helgoland W. by S. 1-3 d S. Seasands Beacon N.N.E. Pell worm Tower E.Y E. 1-3 d N. , Ordiug Church S E. by E. 1-4th E. On the side of the entrance buoy may be read "3.Teues Fahrwasser," in large white letters, and on the be.ttom " Hever." Besides the said entrance buoy, this channel is m:l,rked out with 20 black buoys, marked on the side with the) suc cessive numbers No. 1 to 20 included, and 11 white b uoys, marked on the aide with the letters A to L successively, both included ; furthermore, a black and white chequered buoy, and a pole beacon on the high sand south of South foil (Sydfoll). . On the bar north of and close to the buoys No. 1 to No. 2, there is 4 fathoms at lOw water. From the entrance buoy the steering is East past,, the black buoys No. 1 to No. 2, th e bar is then cleared.,, and 6 fathoms water is found. The Channel does not con - tinue to deepen more than 10 to 12 fathoms. The black buoys are to be kept on the starboard, and the white on the larboard side. In the nighbourhood of Halliger Sydfoll, between the White Buoy II and No. 13, is the shallowest part with 13 feet at low water. Opposite the Black Buoy No. 10 lies the Black and White Chequered Buoy, which is to be kept on the larboard side in sailing up to Husum, but is to be kept on the starboard side by the ships proceeding through the Pellworrn Chan nel, to seek anchorage under Sudervog, Hallig, or Pell worm. In making this channel it must be observed that the aforesaid entrance Buoy which lies 191 quarter miler (19,3, English miles) f rom H e l go l an d , i s made by keeping Hel goland in W. by S. 1-3 d S. in standing in. If the coast is made to the North or South of the above line, the entrance buoy is to be found by steering in a Southernly or Northernly direction in five to six fathoms water; coming from the North, the Seasamls Becon, and from the South the St. Peter Downs will servo as a guidance. - In the former buoyed off Hever Channel, the bar of which has a depth of 11 feet at low' water, a Black Buoy with a balloon, will be retained inside the bar, at the same spot where the Black Buoy No. 2 formerly laid -, far ther the former Black Buoys Nos. 5 and 6, the White Buoy A, and a floating Beacon on the end of the Middle plo.den: At the Black Buoy No. 10, is the cross passage fc.r the smaller vessels, desirous of using the old channel inside the Quago-ground. Light and Buoy Inspection for the Monarchy's West Coast, the 25th of March, 1854. (Signed) O, E. HAMMER CUSTOM-HOUSE, APRIL 8. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Caroline, from Memel ; Bal bina Ponce, Porto Rico ; Parrock Hall, St. Kitt's ; La Paginta, Pivadselle ; Christova, Colour, Sehion ; Margaret, Dunkirk ; William Hutt, Christiania ; Countess of Sea field, Shanghai Antina, Santander ; Pheneciene, Cha rente. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Hanover, for Sydney ; Maitland, Port Philip ; Thetis, Adelaide; Patricia, Jamaica ; Parrock Hall, St. Kitt's ; Graf von Nassau, Sydney; Blenheim, Adelaide ; Holding, Rio Janeiro ; Lady Louisa, Port Philip ; Jessy, Demerara. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Watersprite, for Quebec and Montreal ; Damense, Carthagena • Ali• canto, Barcelona ; Blonde, Rio Janeira ; Svanen Frederick shaven, Segunda ; Dolores, Monte Video an d B uenos Ayres ; Irlam, Grenad a ; Eagle, Antwerp ; Index, St. Kitt's and Nevis ; Quickstep, New York ; Canada, Sierra Leone ; Twen de Broden, Kragero ; Glasgow, New Bruns wick. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Empress, from the Mauritius to Queenstown, Jan. 20, in lat. 34 S., long. 27 E. The Usk, from Liverpool to San Francisco, Feb. 28, in lat. 8 N., long. 20 W. The Nora, bound N., March 27, in lat. 44 N., long. 29 W. The John Bright, bound W., April 2, in lat. 49 N, long. 29 W. _ Wandering Jew, on the same day. [A_DVERTISENENT.]—Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent, for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race course, Opera, and Persp ec ti ve Gl asses, to know th e distances of objects viewed through them—of great im portance to the army, navy, and others. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, :39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel.—Those telescopes pos sess such extraordinary powers that some, 3A inches, with an extra eye-piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the do-able stars ; with the same tele scope can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly.— The Royal Exhibition, 1851. Valuable, newly-invented, very small, powerful waistcoat-pocket glass the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known 1A mile distant; they answer every purpose 1 on the race-Course, at the opera-houses, country sce nery, and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles. They are invaluabl e f or s h oo ti ng , d eer - s t a lking, .yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderful power; an object can be clearly seen from 10 to 12 miles distant. Newly-invented Spectacles ; immediately they are placed before extremely imperfect vision, every object becomes clear and distinct; the most aged, de fective sight is brought to its youthful, natural, and ori ginal state. Deafness—New Discovery—The Organic Vi brator, an extraordinary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument, for Deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass anything of the kind that has been, or pro bably ever can be, produced. Being . of the sa me colour as the skin, is not perceptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public as. semblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removie ; and it affords all the assist ance that possibly could be desired.-39, Albemarle•street, Piccadilly. Observe, opposite the York Hotel. RAILWAY ,SIIARE MARKETS. MANCHESTER, APRIL 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was quite firm, but rather - dull. The sales were :—Eastern Counties, 11i; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 694 ; IlL.nchester and Birming ham (C quarters), dis. ; South-Eastern and Dover, 1%. BIRMINGHAM, APRIL 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The last was more than an usually active share market. There was more than an average amount of business transacted on 'Change ; and although at the commencement quotations were unprecedentedly low, they rallied to some, if not to a considerable, extent before the close. To-day Midland Stock was transa ted at 574' 4. Among the closing quotations were—London and North-Western (Coventry and Nuneaton), sellel-s, 120 Midland (Bristol and Birmingham), buyers, 126 ; sellers, 129 ; Shrewsbury and Birmingham, buyers, 49 ; ditto (London and North-Western guaranteed), buyers, 50; South Staffordshire, buyers, 2a ; sellers, 2 dis. ; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, buyers, 65. BRISTOL, APRIL 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was a fair amount of business to day, and the market closed firm. Bristol and Exeters were done at ; ditto 4 per cent. preference shares at 89; Midland Stock at 57. LEEDS, APRIL 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—A flat market for shares to-day, and the only sales effected have been a few at the following prices : Lancashire and Yorkshire, 60 ; Midland, 58k ; North-Western, 7L PRICES OF SHARES. , Dividend Amount ' . l Name of Company. per of Paid. Price, .Annum. Share. X s. d. £ s. d. Australasia........... 16/. per cent. I, 40 0 0 all 71 t- firaish - orth kinerican 6' per cent. ;50 0 0 9 t --- Commercial of London. ' f.' per cent 100 0 0 20 0 0 .-- , Co onia; ............. i 3 per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - lonian - Low. Char Bk. of Aus. ; - ;20 0 0 2ln 0 15114 London and County .. , 6/. per cent. '5O 0 0 20 0 0 32 Londe and Westminstr 61, per cental 100 0 0 20 0 0 - London Joint stock ... 6. per cent. ;50 0 0 10 0 0 20 ) Provincial of Ireland.. :8/ per cent. i PIO 0 0 25 0 0 47 7 Ditto, s ew..... ... 8 per cent. !10 0 0 all - National of Ireland. .. : 4 per cent. 50 0 0 22 111 0 - Nat Provncial of Eng. 6' per cant. 1100 0 0 35 0 0 Ditto, New .... •• • • 5 per cent. 120 0 0 10 0 0 - Oriental Bank Corpora.. 121. p ct.&bs. 25 0 0 all 42 ) South Australia .• .• .. S p. ct. & os. 25 0 0 „ - I Union of ~ nstralia...• 40 . per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 59 Ditto .. ..... - 210 0 6% Union of London ..... 8/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 21% Union of Madrid ..... - 40 0 0 all - INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount 4 , Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X s. d. L X s. d. Albion .......... •... 3/. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 92 Alliance Brit. and For. 71. lls 6d "s. 100 0 0 11 0 0 - 1 Ditto Marine ....... Ipc. & bs. 'lOO 0 0 25 0 0 - Anchor .............. 4 Lee cent. 5 0 0 1 0 0 - Atlas Argus Lire ......... • • 4 per cent. 100 0 0 ~ 2 5 0 0 23 British Commercial .. 7s 6d 150 1 0 5a 0 7 Clericl.Med.& Gen. Life spr et & bs. ' lOO a 0 1 0 0 0 21 County ......., ~ .... 41 100 0 0 10 0 0 125 Crown .............. 16s. 6d 50 0 0 50 0 20 14 Eagle . Equity and Law...... 4;4 per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 a Eu - opean Life ...... ... 15s. 20 0 0 all 20 Genera 1.............. - 5 0 0 ~ 5% Gl.,be ' ittardlan ......• .... 5 . per cent. 1 , 0 0 -; 45 0 0 58 Imperia, Fire ........ 12/. per cent.. Sin 0 1 i 50 0 0 370 Imp rial Life indemnity vutrine.... 1. sh..& bs. ,Iro 0 0 30 0 0 GO Law I.:i re ! Law id1e....... „ .... - 1100 ooto 0 0 57% ,egai and General Lif e - London Firs 151 0 0 2 0 0 6 1 4 10s. & he. ;25 0 0 12 10 0 32 London • hip. 10s. ,Si Os. 125 0 0 12 10 0 _ Marine,......... •• • • sr tnervi ...... •• • • Monarch .... - ~ 0 0 1 0 0 11,4 National Loan Fund 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 210 CI 2 / 4 Palladium Life... Pelican - - - 45 , Immix ....... ..., _ _ P: essional Life 5l. per cent. 6 5 0 010 0 % Provident Life.- Rock Lite . ...... • • Royal Exchange ....•• .61. p ct. & be. Stock. - all 260 Sun Fire - . - !lino Life - ~ 1D 65 United Kingdom .. •• 4, pct & bs. 20 0 0 4 0 0 Universal Life - vic , oria Life ...... • i '5? per cent - 412 6 - BRIDGES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. d. Hungerford - - - 12 Southwark .. .. .. .. - 100 0 0 Di New f p.c 70s. per cent 50 0 0 ( - - ( Water 100............, ... • - 100 0 0 - SIA Ditto Old : nn. of 81. 1/. 120. 60 0 0 60 0 0 - 1 101,0, rew (IMO of 71. 11. Bs. Od. 40 0 0 40 0 0 - ( Vauxhall - 21 I WATER -WORKS. / Dividend Amount i Name of Company. ; per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. t -- ----.•- £ s. d. £ s. d. E East London Grand Junction .... ••: 4 . per cot. 50 0 0 all I 73;6 d Kent.... _ X s. d, East London Grand Junction ....•• , 4 . per cot. 50 0 0 , per cnt. ,160 0 0 Lambeth 1100 0 0 Sow ltiver,Jompany , 25.105. i outhwark &Vauxhall 5' per cut. West Middlesex 5/.los. pr ct.l 100 0 0 90 108% DOCKS. Dividendunt Name of Company 'per of f Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -- --- ------ £ s. d. X s. d. Commercial •• • • .... 41. pr cent. t 4 tock. Stock. East and West India.. 6 , .pr cent. I took. 104 East Country.. 2os. per sh. London •••• . • • ...• 5i pr cent. Stock. 95 Ditto Bonds 4;. per cent. Qt. Katharine outhampton Victoria •. • • 50 • 0 • 0 50 • 0 0 20 0 0 6 0 0 • CANALS. . Names of Dividend • Nam es of zi Dividend Companies. ..,,I per Price. ce ADIMITI. • CoMPAII , 168. I p er 1 . 4 r Annum. Price. u 2 I.£ •• • • •• • £ 4 shin &Oldh 98 7.'. p. ~.• 154 Macclesfield. 100 2/. 10s. 513¢ Barnsley 1 160 Neath• • • • • 1001 16/ 150 Brknk& A brg '5O 4: 60 iOxford .•• 100' 115 Birmingham 40 4'. •96 y 4 !Peak Forest . 78 5 l Os. 86 Coventry.. • . 100 25 '. 215 'Regent's •• • 30 7 17 Derby .- . • 100 6. 63 Rochdale . • 85 11. 10s. 66 Ellsmre&Chs 69 2% pez Sonirs-t Coal 148' . GrandJanetn 100 4, pr. et. 64 Do Lk Fd -t 12 Do., 6 pr. Ct. 10 61. pr. ct. 13 - tfird &Wore 140 281. 407 rand Aurrey 100 21. 10s. 50 ihrewsbury.. 125 Grand Union 100 11. A s 124 itormbrldgo.. 45 201. 285 Kennt & Avn 39 Os. Cd. 6 Sever. and I ' Lancaster . .0 Leeds &L v 0 .iio '25/. 530 W W I Y -w e if'cla,i&L 26 4" 24 /. sNO St 27 Leicester.... :,n A . 68 Birming. Leicstr &''?+hi 83 41. 1 29 Warwick & i Loughborogh 'll2 70/. i 557% Napton , 100 21. 13 II onmouthsh l loo Worcstt &/ 78 3/. 32 llingmerysh I 10, i Binning. ‘leltnAlwbry 100 — & llrks —10 s. 0.1. 10s. 01. GAS-LIGUIT AND !OK E COMPANIES 4 Dividend Amount .Z.alite of Company, per ! ~T Paid. ! Price. Annum. ' Share. t Xlritish •• •• •• •• •• •• Xa. d. s. di dtto Provincial •... 1/. Bs. 20 0 0 20 00 1 22) 2 • , righton .—•••• • • ~ 51. 20 0020 0 1 ,0 ' 5 city of London .. —•• 61. 100 0 0 150 8 0•' 12 ontinnutal (3d Cap.)... 41. 75 0 0 • 43 10 0 67 ::quitabls -• •• .. •• •• 501 : • 50 0' 0 all . 7 26 . , '.. ce•itral ——•• • 7/ per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 12U Imperial ..... •• •• .• 3. & bonus. -50 0 0 all 85 Ind-pendent ......... 61 4 0 0 0 London ... to 0 0 Do., Parl. Preference 61 per cent. 125 0 0 9 t 25 Poe ix . .... , .... Si/ per cent. 50 0 0 49 0 0 26% Ratcliff . • ..... 51. 100 0 0 CO 0 0 70 United '"eneral • —1/. 50 0 0 all 21 Westminster bare 51 per cent, 60 0 0 33 Ditto; .ew 736 LIST OF scoTrrsa COMPANIES' PRICES. . . Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ----- ---- £ s. d. £ s. d. dank of Scotland .. • • 74. per cent. 100 0 o lot, 0 9 182710 British Linen Company 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 208/ 0 Caledonian Bank .. • . 81. per cent. 10 0 0 210 03 . 18s City of ' lasgow Bank 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 o 0 10/ 105 Clydesdale Bank .. •• 534/. p eent . 20 0 0 10 0 0 11 15s mm ercial Bank .. 7/. per cent 5 , 0' 0 0 lon 0 0 20012 s Eastern Bank.... .• •• 6/. per cent 25 0 0 10 0 0 111 Os Edinb. & Glasgow •••• NI. p cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 41. Si Exchange Bnk of Sc.ot.. 100 .0 0 31 5 0 National Bank .... . ”4 per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 15/19c North of - coVand Bank 51 percent 20 0 0 210 0 4/. 7s Royal Bank of - cotl. .. •/. per cent . 1 1 0 0 11 lou 0 0 1271 Union 'tank ~f Scot. •. ‘l. per cent. 100 (1 0 60 ° ° 511 t. West-rn Bank .....• •• IL per cent. 50 0 0 60 0 0 7 1 , lOs Mance Fire and Life.. 8%, pr sent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24110 s British Guarantee ... is. per cent. 10 0 0 2 0 0 U. Is Caledonian Fire. Incur ' 01. per cent. GM 0 0 10 0 0 261 0* ity of ,lacgow Life —6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 4/, 155 Colonial Life .... ... 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 1 0 0 5/. Os Edinburgh Life Incur G. percent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 25/ lOs Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 60 0 0 212 841 'v Life esoc of 4 eat,and 61• per cent. 10 0 0 110 0 1 4 . 1.5 g National Fire and Lif e 61, p er cen t. 10 0 0 1 0 0 'l/. 13, North British Incur .. 7' p er now. ' 2 OO 0 0 20 n 0 34/12 s i cottich Union Insrnc. 7% 01 pr cent. 20 0 10 0 : tandard Life . — , 5 1/. lis 7 per cent sO 0 0 0 n United Dep. Assurance 5/. per c en t. 10 0 0 1 p 0 , ;In 00 .. IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List. PETRI - AK - IED EVERY TUEDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per I of Paid. Price, Annum. Share. -------- e. d. £ s. 0. ---- Assam Tea .. ~ ...... 3 ' £ • . 50 0020 0 0 Anctiln Mart" —•• • • 2/. ss. BO 0 0 Australian Agrieulturl 11. 1 Is. 6d. 100 0 0 17 —lO 0 . 33 Australian Trust •• • ,•'• per cent. 25 0 0 -- Australian Royal *tall 51. 10 00. 9 0 0 British Mint. 1 i 10s. 10 0 0 10 n 0 British American Land 15s. 33 10 0 Da,Canada . , • •- ii 0,q., , a.nt 100 003210 0 5 per cent Bonds 5/. per cent. Ditto, 6 rev cent. • • ii. per ~cot. _ 104 City Navigatior. Vends 4 per cent. Electric Telegraph ( A) 2S 0 0 90 0 0 1 7 Div() .... ••.• • ( (4) 25 0 0 15 0 0 Equitable Reversionry 5/ pr cent . 100 0 0 100 0 0 Ditto New „ 12 lA° 0 Gen. oevers. & Invest. 5 . e.& bs, 21 100 0 0 /up u — 0 g 0 14 0 0 Gen.S teaniNavigation p lO p. et. Hudson's Bay . Stock, Bay,,, Mock. • Hunorlord .. . • 2/. 105. 100 0 0 'lo ° 00 London ~,0,! ;:on... London Reversionary 51. per coat. 15 0 0 15 0 0 Russell institution— 12 10 0 Prie .'s Patent nand. Co. In per cent. 90 0 0 17 JO 0 25% Reversionary Int. ‘loc. 441. pr cent. Joe 0 0 100 0 0 Regal *all - team .. .. 4/. p. 4ftare. 10f, 0 0 60 0 g Hostii " ustrallan ...• 5/. per Gent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 33 T 3 ,t and Loan Comp. tipper Canada.. • • — 7 —• •••• -- st lb 9 13 9 13 9 10 9 8 9 6 9 4 9 3 9 0 9 0 LOSS OF THE WESTMINSTER. .~_ The following are the particulars of the loss of °il ship :—" Th e b arque Westminster,' of Sonderlaillli Smith, left Belize about the 12th of February.for 0 " r , for orders. Aft er c l ear i ng the Gulf of Florida, encoo n tered a succession of heavy gales from S.W. At 2 x l ' 3 l on March 12, in lat. 38.30 N., long. 51 W., the suddenly veered to the north, with violent squalls 8 :i, tremendous sea; shipped much water to leeward, 01 '" 3 ing away bulwarks, and filling the cabin with % inter ; tu i pumps were sounded, and to the surprise of Capt. found seven feet water in the hold. 13th. Strong and steering S.S.E. ; again sounded, and found tiiirO, feet water in the hold ; crew much exhausted by bel constantly at th e pumps ; cut down the star b o ard gangway, h ove t h e anchor overboard, cut away. tb tt topmasts, and c l eared the ves-el of all top-vveig i h , hoping she wo u ld stand upright. At 4 p.m. g ‘ tr launch in re a di ness, supplied with water and oth se , ' necessaries ; and a t 6 p.m. the ship suddenly settles down, with main deck under water—the sea maki n g h complete breach ov er h er. I n getting out the laun ch she stove, and a'ter a t tempt i ng for three hours to keep her afloat, filled, and b ro k e a d rift—a trernevdous ~ running at the time ; all hoods now made to the Pe r , i r i e the cabin and deck b rea k ing up, and the lee side o f b poop washed away. 14th. Shipped a heavy sea, ma s f and crew expecting to be washed off every moment ; et five a.m. ship ma d e a su dd en lurch, and fell over 0°,11,0 beam-ends, fore and maintops in the water. Cap i3 ;i, Smith, w ith e i g h t o f th e crew, viz., James Farrow%i i , ward Bur re ll, J ames Mi chaels, William Robertson. J" r Y!.ung, J o h n H agan, George Pratt, and Peter CoVI :c ; e with much difficulty succeeded i n reac hi ng t h e ► (floating between the main and mizenmasts), clear of the wreck, which was drifting away to leew''; Nine were now left on t h e wreck, most of whom "',,r7„ seen in the fore chains, uttering the most piercing ' ll i , for help, vi z . ; J ames Vincent (chief mate) Alex. J. Ramsey, Al ex. Hemming, William' Lloyd,. N ib,liam Kerr (sailmaker), Th omas John Smi , Daniel Jo se ph s , an d two others. It Cowa n, w a s, frowev e ; impossible for tho se i n t h e pinnace to render the y the least assi s t ance, f rom the fact that they wer e the' „, s selves helples, exposed a s th ey were to a tremend°l sea, without oars, and having only one cask o f hrP"'„ much saturated w ith salt water, to sub s i s t on:.-- 3 7, boat requiring all th e i r exertions to keep h er a11e, 3 ; and expecting ev er y m oment to be sent int o e terfa , y; —lsth. At dayli g ht, not hi ng w s to be seen of tP ship. The weathe r rather molerate, pie.el up six O ,c " , ' nuts, which was a great luxury ; the master and eight companions washing their mouths trequeirtly salt water, and chewing tobacco ; :mitered dreadla" ) ; from thirst and th e excess i ve cold; at five p.m. sagiii vessel astern, bearin g t owar d s them, and at six k , i t were taken on boa r d th e Actteon, Benson in about ' a l 40.12, long. 46.50, f rom N ew Orleans, Lid arrived Liverpool. The un f or t unate sufferers met with o i l care and attention f rom C apta i n Benson and his er e , to whom much praise is due for their exertions.---0 5 k z r ping Gazette. COUNTRY MARKETS. First Second Third DErBLIN—APRIL 7. Thera was a very quiet : market at our Corn-evil:l to-day, and we no t e pr i ces of every de3eription of gr,in 4 on Tuesday. In some cases a trifling advance was roalibe, in oats. • White.wheat, 40s Od to 44s Oci; red ditt o. 39 4 to 42- , n ll barley, 168 6d to 22s 6d ; oats, l4s Od to 178 Od ; rap b8 ,." 14 :01 ('Os Od to 00s Od p er b r l ; oatmeal, 16s Od to 17s Od ; flour, 22s Od to 27 s Od per cwt; Inuiau corn, 448 Od to 480 Od 4301b5. ROYAL COLLEGE OP SURGEONS —The following g% tlemen, having un d ergone the necessary exaininatio% for the diplo ma , were admitted members of the colle ge at the meeting of the Court of Examiners, on the 7ri inst. :—Messrs. Albert R. Waghorn, Hon. EJ•C•I t Bengal; Ho race D ay, Hon. E.I.C.S. ; William Bi r Prockter, Kirkby -Lonsdale, Westmoreland ; Da lt° l l Adolphus Haff en d en , H anwell, Middlesex.; enar,g Cooper Wats on Wil son , H on. E.1.C.5., Bengal ; .L. 1; Hall, Bake we ll, W a l t h am - a b bey ; Lawrence Orinero"o: Rossendale, Lancashire ; R o b ert Wyatt Mead e 'army William Henry M e dd, Stockport, .Chesiiile , James Edm un d s , B urn h am, Bucks ; John ManleYoi Crediton, Devo n ; an d C roft George- Symons, navy. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. The Briti s h an d —°l . t h „,1 American Royal ma il steam-ship Asi a , C anta i n G. Lott, sailed from the Mersey this afternoon for I' 4 l York, with th e usua l mails for the United States, 1 " passengers, and a l arge and valuable cargo on freight' The Asia carried out answers to the New York letters 0 the 28th ultimo received this morning per Arabia. rn i [AD VEILTISEIIENT.] —A most interestin recovery tr,in a WISt p of , iseates, without t•.e ale of medicine, is ec rdt din t' s " lollowing letter : " Bridgehouse, Frimley, 3d April, 185 ,ta, "Grateful for the benefit I have derived from Du Barry's 1 ", ( , - ,1 lentg, Arabica Food, I feel it my duty to express to you my, ut . fe i g",," , Maas for the invariable kindness I have met with at yen . hall. s t ., My case Ia an extra Titulary one, and as it may benelli, of er so f ferers I think it but right to place its details at your dispo4t l .. have suffered these 33 years co n ti nually from diseased lungs, • plttio ,,, of blood, liver derangements, deafness, singing in the ears, cons' i patio'', debility, sho rtness of breath and cough, and durin ! t' $; period taken so M uc h m diclne that I can safely Isayl. have liti'' oa t; upwards of a thousand pounds at the chemist's and doctor's. i 113v d , actually worn out tw o medical men during my ailments wi t h ou t do ing any improvement 10 my health. Indeed I was in utter tirs. , ii 2l : and never expected to get ov, r it, when I was fortunate enos 11 _; become acquainted With your Revalenta Arabica, wt, ch. H. aveci.", praised, restored diet , a state of health which , lon g since tit:3l,lli ~ of attaining. Al y lungs, liver, stoma:h, head, and e trN are a d ~,11, , my hearing perfect, and my ve fiances.— I am, respect ltd . ) "JAMES cory El is a marvel to . 1 irly.a , :qual 2y, ,oskaiss, Hood .31c "c":11.,1.,.. re In canisters, suitably packed for all , climat e s, a .d with lull .us rd% t fl i z o ie n d s , - 5 1 12bl: 33a. 6 T d h ; e 5 l l o b l . b , . laln,d; 12 l l b h., ear k 2 ,l s ,, :rupee e, r o v .0. receipt or POSE-OffiCe order 'tarry, Du harry, i and r 0 7 , it, Ren t street, London; 14 ortnum, Mason, and Co., purveyors t • her d die . t 4 l ,' 113 M ., " 2 2 25 s 9'l lo ' • iccatillly ; a!so at 63, Oxford -street ; 60, Gr acechurch-street ; Bishopsgwe street; 4, Cheapside; 330 [ and 451, St rand. ÷. ADVERTISEMENT.]—The _tan of Aldborongh and Holloway's Pills.—An astounding cure by this miracu lous medicine after every other means had failed. S ee extract from his lordship's letter, dated " Villa Mersino, ' Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845. To Professor HollovalY; a Sir—l beg to acquaint you that your pills have effect" I k a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach, which a l ,_ • the most, eminent of the faculty at home and all o ver toe Continent had not been able to effect—nay, not even 8 waters of C ar l s b ad or Marienbad. (Signed) A"--. borough." Th ese wonderful pills will cure any disorder 0, of the liver or stomach.—Sold (also Holloway's oint ment) at P rosessor Holloway ' s Establishment, 2"- t...- Strand, Lo n d on, and by all medicine-venders through ' 1 out the world, OF A SON. On the 2d inst., at Elysee, Jersey, Mrs: Campbell' ° Anchindarroch. wif O e of W n the 7th insrant, t., at Lichborou g h, N orthamptonshire, the . G Esq. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 6th inst., at 2, Ov ington-terrace, Brompton, wife of Frederick J. Genet, Esq., surgeon. wife On the Bth inst., at 4, Hobart -place, E a t on - squ are, . t om Le ation. h° of C. Klingemann, Esq., s ecre t ary to the Hanover 2fARRIED. si On the Bth inst., a t St. Pancras New Church, Thon!te North, Esq., t o E m i ly, youngest daughter of the I', James Gibbing, Esq. On the Bth inst., at St. Mark's, Kennington, Thoma s . Hanslip, Esq., son of the late Captain Hauslip, of Normau,i cross, Hunts, 66th Regiment, to Charlotte A n n, al" daughter of the late John Laurie, Esq of Hadley, 146 ~ dlesex. F DIED. On the IGth ult., at Vienna, Robert gaswell, Escl merly of Glasgow, and late of Trieste. On the 6th inst., at Brighton, William Gurston, late of the home service of the Hon. East India ComPti n '' aged 60. On the 6th inst., Edward James, M.A., Canon of Win chester, and vicar of Alton, Ilantq, aged 64. On the 7th inst., at Cambridge-street, Hyde-park, G enrgcl Newport, Esq., F.R.S., F.L.S., in his 51st year. LONDON: Printed. and Published by MURDO YOUNG , of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The , Fun Oifiee, No. 112 % Strand, in th© Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Monday, April 10, 18“. EI ADDINGTON—APRIL 7. The supplies of all kinds of grain larger, except barl e i . Sales quick, an d p r i ces up from last market. Wheat, top 5 s u p. B ar l ey on the top prise 2s 6d up. 001 on the top is 9d down. Beans on the top 2s up. Tho following are the prices of grain at our In''" to-day : WHEAT. I BARLEY. OATS. I°ll.' oj 90s Od 47s Oti 37s 31 5 4 ! 1,1 6Ss Od j 41s 8d j 34s 10 , 1 5 2 ' al 41s 3d 135 s a; 1 32s Oki 4 63 j Total quantity of wheat in naliket, 334 qrs 2 .1 8 1,1 •P ~., ,) barley „ 5 2 1 7 : 3 3 q q rs:: .24°9(j; 4 ;1 oats PS' fl 'Jr IP f P beans ~ 160 qrs., 10 '`) Average of wheat £4 1 3 :3-i . 214 . .. Ditto of Barley Ditto of Oats Ditto of Beaus . ........ ... ..... Whea DAL t on KEITH GRAIN MARKET—APRIL 7. 48 the top price to-day is 7s u p, current pril, up, and th e l owest 2s Od down. Oats on the top 2s Su ity current price as b e f ore, and the lowest 108 up. — /q3r :A on the top i s up, t h e current price is up, and the lovi as befo) e. P eas and beans on the top is down, Curlv o price is 6d up, and the lowest 2s 6d down. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior. 185 Wheat .........87s Od. s, 653 Oats ...........37s 40. 32g Od 238 Barley 45s Od ......... 39s Od 60 Peas & beaus 55s Od 4os Od Average of wheat, 3/. 15s aid, ABERDEEN —APRIL 7. ea; The prices o f gra i n are—Old oats, 29s Oct to 31' ref 401bs per 'bushel; n ew oats, OOs Od to tOs od, 4011) 4 . bushel ; b ere , 36 s O d to 37s 6d, 531bs per b us h e l ; ~, • 36s to 37,3 Oct, 531bs. per bushel ; wheat, red, 6 s C h n i s 65s Od, 62103 per bushel; wheat, white, 71s Oct t o 789 _; 621bs pet bushel oatmeal, 24s Oct •to 25s Oct per t' u lb , flour, 58,4 Od to nOs Od per sack. Provisions—Beef, Per Q A ;6dto 8d ; mutton, ditto, 6d to Bd,; veal, ditto, 6d to ±;".;! pork, per lb, Os sd. to Os 7d • salthon, per lb; 2s Oct t o Os Od rabbits, each, Oct to Od ; tallow, per stone, 5s 9d to Os OV, potatoes, per peck, Od to ls Od ; butter, per lb, 10(1 to 12 (1 ' eggs, per doz, Os 5d t o Os 7(1; hens, p er pair, 2s G o t o 3s ; chickens, ditt o , 2 s O d to 2s 6d ; ducks, ditto, to 3s 0h ; ducklings, ditto, 2s 6d to Os Od ; turkey' each, 3.3 61 t o 4s 6(1; geese, ditt o, 3 s Od to 4s Oct butte for exuortation (present cure), per cwt, 80s to OOs OS''d itto (sumumr cured), 00s t o OO s O d ; eggs. wholesale 15. per dozen, 5,0 to Oct 41b loaf, 9d • 216 loaf, Cid ; pork , ,; line small, Os to Od ; pork, large, O $ Oct to "" ! lamb, per qr., 10,i Od to Od ; cheese, per imperial stoilo 5s 6d to 7s. Btl Of,