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

a , , -.4 44 s it), I)tra 7. -X440 tt e iA) 414 CHELTENHAM RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC 7LLECIRAPH.) UNITED HUNTERS' STAKES. Charley Gaylad Blue Dick Eight ran. Won easy. CROXTON RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) BELVOIR CASTLE STAKES. Sine•qua-Non CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY). OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder. Robert Montague, 24, labourer, was indicted for em bezzling the sum of 51. 175., the property of Samuel Woolfe, his master. The prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr. Joyce, who appeared for the prosecution, stated that the prisoner was carman to the prosecutor, a baker, at Woolwich, and the prisoner had been sent with a horse and cart to buy flour at the Deptford mills. He, however, absconded, leaving the cart and horse on the high road, which was subsequently taken to the Green yard by the police. The prisoner said he was very sorry for what had taken place, and it would not have happened had he not got drunk and fell in with some men, and when he Was sober found all the money he had been taken from Lim. Police-constable Gladman said the prisoner had been several times convicted, and once tried in this Court for horse-stealing. He was sentenced to 12 months' impri sonment and hard labour. Philip Brown, 39, engineer, was indicted for stealing six dies and four screw taps, valued at 21., and a metal roller, valued at Bs., the property of our Sovereign Lady the Queen, his mistress. Mr. Bodkin said the prisoner was an engineer in the Woolwich dockyard, and was stopped coming out of the dockyard and searched, and the things taken from under his coat, and upon his lodgings being searched, a quan- tity of tools and property belonging to the Crown was found. The prisoner had been seven years in the employ ment of the company. The recorder asked what salary the pri3oner ' had. The prisoner said he had one pound four a week. The prisoner, who pleaded guilty, was sentences to eight months' imprisonment, with hard labour. Thomas Rowe, aged 17, was indicted for an assault and highway robbery upon the person of James Baggatt, and stealing a watch and guard, and Bs. in silver. The prisoner had knocked down the prosecutor upon the evening of the 26th of February, and with some vio lence stole the articles, and then ran away ; but, being known to the police. was taken shortly after. Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Joyce, for the prisoner, called witnesses to prove an alibi. The Jury found the prisoner guilty. Sentence—six years' penal servitude. LLOYD'S SHIPPI N G.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, April 4.—Wind this day at Noon, N.W. ; light breeze, and fine clear, dry weather. COWES, April 3. Wind, N. Arrived—Charles Fer dinand, from Callao. Sailed—Falcon, for Bombay. OFF BONO' HEM —Gwalior t from Calcutta. OFF THE START—H.M.S. Cumberland, from the West adies. PORTSMOUTH, April 3.—Wind, N. to N.N.E. Sailed— Southampton, for New York ; Emanuel, Quebec. PLYMOUTH, April 3.—Wind, W. Arrived—Courier, from Ma,ulmain. SOUTHAMPTON, April 3. Arrived—Esk, from the West Indies ; Ripon (s), Alexandria, with remaining portion of the Overland Mail. Sailed—Magdalena, for the West Indies ; Argyle (s s), Carentan. SHOREHAM, April 3.—The Anne Logan, of Maryport, from London to St. Vincent. West, Indies, has put in here with cargo on fire. MALDON, April 3.—The Duke of Sussex, of this port, was totally lost on Whitby Rock on the 31st ult. ; crew saved. CUXHAVEN, April I.—The Gipsey, from Hartlepool, has been assisted in very leaky, having been aground. COPENHAGEN, March 30. —The steamer Caroline Amalia, tr om Flensburg to this port, struck on the ground on the 25th inst., and arrived here in a sink:ing state on the 26th ; she had 200 sailors on board for the fleet. PAYAL.—The Ithona, from Antwerp to Boston, has put in here to-day very leaky, and with about half her cargo thrown overboard. Extract from a letter received from Mr. Lord, the master of the Northumberland, from Lon don to New York, dated March 18 The ship wholly dismasted, badly strained, and very leaky, caused by a hurricane on March 12, in lat. 46, long. 42. We have lost nearly all the water and provisions; ship kept east, in hopes . t, 03 get into Cork. The Sarah (barque)• bound to Liverpool, " lying to for us till morning, when we hope to receive as sistance. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Tuesday, 10.30 a.m. Wind, N.W. ; fresh breeze, and fine Arrived last night, the Alps, screw steamer, from New York, with 99,928 dollars in specie. Arrived to-day , the Louisa, from Barbadoes ; Berger, Bt, Michael's. Off the Port—John Bull, from Bombay; Calliope, Mau ritius. • (BI SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. W ind, N.W. ; tide, four hours' ebb ; weather light an d 1 ' 61 7 fine. Arrived, Bd—Two Sisters, from Rotterdam. 4 th—Talbot, from Bahia. MABAET NJ IY TILLS . DAY.) COLON lAL. r4 uGAR.—The market has been quiet for home con shPtion, a but exporters are more inclined to operate. H ~:ow avann, duty paid, has been sold at 35s 6d toJs 6d per cwt. The quantity of Br itish Plantation last week at the East and West India Docks was 707 24 tierces. 189 barrels ; there were taken f or home con sumptioni 830 hhds, 69 tierces, 602 barrels. The stock --,,- the same place is `.?,11.9 654 tierces, 899 barrels. fined has been in rather better demand ; brown lum p s 438 to 43 s 6d. CO FFEE.—This article looks fil mer. /%7- tire Ceylon 4 bout 455. buy ers . Plantation has had a better sale, as Ivell as other descriptions. iv .Rtilt.—Th e quantity landed last week at the East and west India Docks was 310 puns 63 hhds. There were taken f or home consumption 176 puns 7 hhds, and exported ?8 puns 70 hhds. The stock in the same places is 5,097 Puns 773 hhds. Demerara has beau at 3s 9.t to 3s lld per gallon, i n _RlcE.-1,202 bags Batavia offered by auction, all sold at vs 6d to lls for ord yellow. 3,897 bags Madras were taken in at 14s 6d for rob] Cnringa, 157 barrels, 40 half barrel s was bought in at 21s 6d. SALTPETRE.-267 tags Bengal offered by auction was b ought in at 45s for ord 104 to 9.f per cent. refraction. T he market droops. TEA.—There is very little doing. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is about 6 , ;s 6d per cwt on the spot. HAY O.,kicKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 15s to Si Os ; clover ditto, 31 15s to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 14s to 2/ 2s per load. A. moderate supply, and a steady demand. CIIMB ERLAND.—Meadow hay, 21 17s to 51 5s ; clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 6/ Os ; and straw, 11 18s to 2/ 5s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade rather dull. WHITECRA.PEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 5/ Oa; clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 6/ 6s ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ 2s per load. Supply good, and trade steady. EXTENSIVE CONFLAGRATION AT KINGSLAND.—Last night, between the hours of nine and ten, a fire of an extensive character, and attended with a considerable loss of property, broke out in the premises belonging to Air. Tapper, a cabinet-maker, carrying on business at No. 42 , Laburnhana-terrace, R aggerstone-lane, Kingsland road. The premises were of some extent, being three storeys high, and stretched backwards a great dis tance. The several floors were filled with veneers, mahogany, and other valuable woods. The discovery Was made by a police-officer of the N division, who, on passing the premises, perceived smoke issuing from the lower part of the builwthinthgi.n the premisesFeelingcon vinced that a fire was raging he gave an alarm, and sent off for proper as,istance. In the course of a few niinutei Meadows arrived bivedy the i witl the parish engine, and Wa. closely lo Brigade engines from Jtifrey-square, gttions. The Whitecross-street, Wellclose-square, and Watling-street stations. firemen then found the entire structure, with flame, its valuabl e con t ents, i n a regu l ar s heet of , . the r e fl ect i on thrown up was so great that it not only ill uminated the entire neighbourhood, but it could! be seen over the whole of London. A plentiful sup ply of w a t er was at once procured, from w hich the engines were set to work, but in spite of the tor rent of water thrown upon the conflagration it con tinued to exten d , and it was with difficulty the fire men succeeded in staying its progress towards the adjoining houses. Th e t o t a l l oss w ill amoun t to several hundreds, it not upwa r d s o f a th ousan d poun d s . As to the origin of the disaster, nothing could be obtained that could be relied upon. The proprietor of the place was cut at the time of the outbreak, but it was ascertained that the loss will fall upon the Atlas Fire.office. A vast crowd was collected by the light thrown up, but owing to the exertions of the police no one was injured. Two other fires occurred last night—one at Stainford•hill, by Which a quantity of bay was destroyed ; the other the Edgeware-road, but in the latter case the damage do ne was fortunately only trifling. PAILuriE OF MESSRS. LEROY DE CHABROL AND ` - ' ol tPAlgv.---Th e advices regarding the affairs of Le royde Chabrol and Co., of Pads, state that they are rilged in making up their accounts, but that their ;lal position has not yet been ascertained. It is the run which caused their suspension was so great t d h a at ... they found themselves called upon during the few to Y* of its continuance to reimburse an amount equal latarly 500,000/. 5 10 St. 5 aiiied 'ranee gua that atter, hould dty is weru- awing decree nce is to the repaid ray be Ln sup• 3s on 1852, t, for by 63 ,t the The s, and some ;o All oiseon not in com- vbicli ill no 3atur- Their wive )n re buted a W. ~ for If per bares, Great New >us to ranee, 50c; , pub n the -in, in estant tes, of n the into )ervert tory of e Pon• atholic have Lodestt erable Lzoni), btedlY ', and 3 into ult. a that 3 mil e royal !e pre' tehno, 3; the of the 420. a- and George Lil, in Adrai ay. a a mo• 311 25; 31. ;s, aria Ckage ° 1 CA C ', ~tars )f has adries, ners-- iisbony E, 4.3 0 to the roopsy ration r R. from ~ and dralty light h 20P ~cond whof 3, and rls. oi )f ele" silk 4 ons ,nd amers' Dps to ieuiAL ialaya )f the ' aptori ;brig 37 t' erin da,ii f, war L• slii Pr 94t 1 0• a ilk'• )cm•to• a' tho a A 5 ,n t red of Lon ‘7; o°' v, 'd adf ran 1 ° fft [L. E ARKET S. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day. Business done this day. 21 - 21 4 - 4i 7 4 Si 13 —ll disl 15 17 8— 7 d 87 -- 8J 50i -- 514 124 -- 134 8 •- 10 i 5 -1 - ii 7 - 8 - lgi - 164 iij iii 59 - (1 54 - 56 •• - ••• 20 - 22 56 60 85i 8t 75 77 118 - 120 85 - :-.9 71i - 72 1 83 83 10 12 b 10 —121,, 5J t iii - i• 7i 7i d P Ul4 9 94 • 9.h 1/cl 14(11 73 75 I 14 13 A 12 116 19 - 20 56 -56 t 30 - 32 d— -7 5 6 - 8 42 - 45 3$ 3A 29 ... 3(4 50 54 Par iP 7 - 0:11 7 -7, 1 26 - 28 76 80 49 - 51 48 - 52 48 - 62 3i - 2i.. 13 -- 15 6i -- 7i 10 - I._ 4 - 13 - 15 57 - 58 31 - 33 4 - 21 4 - 5 ii == io - 31 11 - 21 174 186 4 - 5 21 _; 23 44 - 5i ..• -- • • 6 - • 7 63 64 94 9d 5 - 4i , 44 -- 45 RAILwATS. Aberdeen Ambg Nottug. Bost and Easte. Juuet Belfast & Ballymena. Binning. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkeuhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Juliet Do. Chesil. & Birk , £5O and .£25 Cons Do., X2O ,llyth & Tyne original 125 (issd. at £45) Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall Crieff Junction Dublin&BelfastJunc Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New East Anglian.... Do., (XlB E & Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A Stock Stock Do., B. Stock Do., New A East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgow) Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Pith &Dundee, f'orth & Clyde June. Glasgow &S. Weston Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock. Gt. Sth. &West.(lre , Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlie& Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Laneash.andYorksl, Do., Fifths D 3., Wst. Riding Uu Leeds Northern Liv.Crsby.&.Soutlipt London & Blaekwa , Lond. Tilb. & Sthemi. Loud. Bright & S.Cs: . Loud. and N. West, Do. Fifths Do.lo/. Do. Eighths London andS. Westn Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrry& Coleraine Ludadrry. & Enuisk tlitueh.Shet& Liuclu Mau. & Lin. On. Midland , o. Birrang. & Derb3• ,fidld. G. West. (Irs. ; Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle. Newmarket Po., Bury Extensiot , wpt.A berg. & Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor. . 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Porch 94 ::: .96 6 - 64 3 - 3.1 4 - 46 i - iP - P 11 - 121 23 - 24 . - 3 —3i ad . xd 105 —llO 103 - 105 9k - 9i -- ad 92 4 7 94 87 89 88 90 Id par ' 125 130 • ."-' .• ... xd li - 2i 13 . 9 1 d 1125 130 1 lid ad xd xd xd' ... -- 93 - 96 -- 15i -16 i 9 i —lO 11 -- 13 4d i P 21i -22 i 15 - 20 • 2 1 d, 85 - 90 3} - 3i la 51i i 1 xd 111 i i 86i 75 6 5 12J 874 8 72, 1 241 a 59i 9 jpp /04 Of 95 i 4i 5/ i 94 1 a i i 56 i i i "I i 7i i 631 4 st 44i 4 1081 8 102 1 9i 89. 8 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 4, 1854. MAGAZINES FOR THE MONTH. exactly concur in their opinions, but that it was thought best to give them without further com ment, leaving the reader to draw his own conclu sions from the facts mentioned. " Adventures of a First Season" are continued, but the heroine is not likely to meet with much commiseration for her misfortunes, owing to her forwardness and singular conduct. " Arthur Arden," the medical student, is also proceeded with, and does not introduce us to very attractive acquaintances. " Random Re collections of Campaigns under the Duke of Wel lington" are concluded for the present. Grace Greenwood gives another instalment of her " Tour in Europe," in which she visits Ireland, and relates some amusing anecdotes. Another of Mrs. Moodie's impressive tales respecting "Practical Jokes" is likely to restrain those mischievous persons who delight in such cruel sport, by showing the danger they incur to themselves. They have not sufficient consideration for the feelings of others to make their sufferings a threat, but perhaps self-preserva tion may be a check. " Aspen. Court" proceeds this month, but does not forward the development of the plot much. The poetical contributions con sist of some curious verses, entitled " The Watchet Pitcher," and a sonnet to the memory of the late lamented Justice Talfourd. Fraser.—There are some interesting subjects among the articles in this number. One of these is the electric telegraph. An account is given of the earliest discoveries and of the progressive im provements that have taken place. A description is added of the entire apparatus, and of the method of working it. It is asserted that " the full benefit of telegraphic communication will not be attained until arrangements shall have been made which will enable a message, as delivered at the telegra phic office, to be passed through the instrument without the necessity of its being translated into signals by an operator." It is manifest that this must be a loss of time, which, no doubt, some fresh invention or discovery will obviate. "A Day at Marathon" presents the reader with a short sketch of the scenery and bandits of that renowned region. A paper on Glaciers gives a considerable amount of information on a subject which is certainly very little studied. Some curious facts with respect to glaciers are mentioned. " General Bounce" is continued, in two chapters. A paper entitled " Old Stores" contains notices of several works which have appeared during the past year. Among them are " Lord Holland's Memoirs of the Whig Party," " Moore's Diary," and Knight's " Once upon a Time." The series of articles called "Gallina cana" is not proceeded with. The number opens with a memoir of Mr. Maurice, whose removalfrom King's College lately excited so much attention. There is a fourth instalment of " The Decline and Fall of the Corporation of London," and a second of the criticism on " Ruskin's Stones of Venice." Papers on " International Law" and " The Reform Bill" conclude the number. Ainsworth.—Aing worth's Magazine commences with Nicholas Flamel, which has reached the thirty first chapter, but does not appear to approach a conclusion. A notice of Lady C. S. Wortley's re cent volume on Portugal and Madeira follows it. Another tale of the Reign of Terror, that favourite field for romancists, has recently commenced. A Village Tale and Hereward of Brunne are both continued. The usual tales are varied by an ac count of au emigrant ship, the incidents of a sea voyage, and a glimpse at the old age of Camden, the historian. Dublin, University.—The first article is entitled " The War," and is a very well-written and intel ligent paper. It presents us with some startling facts, and shows forth some occurrences which have been kept in the back ground hitherto. It is re marked at the conclusion that " Russia is more to be feared for her policy than for her arms ;" that the present war is to set the courts and people of all Europe at variance with each other, and then make them play into her hands. It is further urged that all private or personal motives of mistrust and jealousy should give way to the public exigencies, and that now England should place all the great minds she contains in the van of the battle. The following passage affords a fair idea of the tempe rate spirit and earnest eloquence which charac terise this article : The National Miscellany has articles on several subjects of great interest. The chief among these is an excellent paper on the weekly periodicals. To the thoughtful and reflecting the number and cir culation of those which are worse than rubbish is, indeed, an awful consideration. It is especially so when we consider that it is impossible to calculate their evil results, for we cannot judge of the effects they produce upon minds whose only reading they are, and whose reasoning powers have never been cultivated. Who can tell the injury done by such works as " Paul the Poacher" or " George Bar rington, the Gentleman Pickpocket," in which, doubtless, felons and criminals are represented as heroes of courage and daring to an excited imagi nation and a weak principled mind. But even worse is a publication entitled " The Reasoner and Secular Gazette," which is here described as " a well-organised conspiracy for the spread of infi delity." What a disgrace to a Christian country that such a production should meet with sufficient encouragement to induce it to persevere. It is, indeed, time for the missionaries and the reformers to begin their work here. How can morality and order, content and honesty, be spread among our countrymen when their progress is opposed by such fearful barriers ? Another, though a far slighter evil, is exposed in this periodical in a paper entitled " Saturday Night." It justly reprehends the plan of paying wages at a late hour on the last day of the week. It justly satirises the universal mania of postponing the most trivial arrangements till that unreasonable hour. It asks in reference to this absurd custom, "If people aro in the dark, why must they wait till hapless Saturday night to purchase a penny box of Punch's Congreves ?" The first part of " Medieval London" extends from the conquest to the reign of Edward the First. Among other subjects of interest in this number we may mention, " The Labour Parliament," and " Sea Life and Literature." " We would say to our countrymen—Do not let past error on the part of our statesmen irritate us into for getfulness of the national interests. We do net wish to see any entire change of Ministry. Let the Cabinet be remodelled—or remodel itself. Clarendon is a mere echo, and therefore not much to be minded ; but we cannot see how the Premier can remain in office, with out perilling that mainstay of all Governments—the ' confidence of the people. Let the Premier come out, therefore ; and if there be any other " Russians" in the camp, whether leaders or subalterns, let them come out also. We roust, as the first necessity of our posi tion. have a Government possessing the confidence of the country; and we must have one that perceives the real nature of the contest, as on the eve of becoming one between Absolutism and popular Government—be tween Russianism and civilisation. Palmerston knows this, therefore let him be the chief. ile, moreover, is trusted by the country—and that, at present, it is of prime importance. We might mention Lord Stratford de Red cliffe as a suitable ally for such a Premier, and equally well known for his anti-Russian sentiments—to super sede Clarendon in the Foreign-office. We are not de sirous of changes—we wish to avoid them ; nevertheless, in war, the financial management of a country is every whit as important as the actual guidance of its armies ; and to our other proposed changes, therefore, we must add the prescient Disraeli, vice the short-sighted and in competent Gladstone." " A Third Visit to the Dramatic Gallery of the Gar rick Club" concludes this interesting subject. The remarks here made have contributed materially to increase the meagre amount of information pos sessed by many on histrionic topics. " Life and Adventures of an Opium Eater" enters in some degree into the nature of that remarkable produc tion, which it is truly observed by the reviewer cannot be classed in the usual category of publications. " A Fresh Start in the Gold Fields of Discovery" possesses, in an eminent degree, the charm of novelty. After several hints on the why and wherefore of the plans proposed, it is mentioned that the outfit is not costly or diffi cult to procure. The adventurer must take a pickaxe in the shape of a sharp appetite for what is out of the way. The shovel of perseverance is requisite, and likewise the sieve of discrimination. Let him not forget the banner of truth and a little of that gunpowder which is necessary to explode inveterate prejudices. Finally, the treasures of the deep are alluded to, as being not lost for ever, although gone below. " From the chariots of Egypt, heaped under the Red. Sea, to the literary proceeds of Sir Stamford Baffles, at the bottom of the Eastern Straits, all ages have contributed to enrich the shell caves of the unrefunding deep. The sea may one day be obliged to pay its debts ; at all events, whatever has been lodged in that vast receptacle of a nature to resist the action of water is there still safe and sound." These ideas, incongruous as many will call them, are at any rate amusing to dwell upon, and may perchance lead to a useful discovery of some sort, in whatever element chance directs. Several other subjects of interest are met with in this month's number, but doubtless its readers will miss " Sir Jasper Carew," which is omitted for some:unexplained. reason. The GeWlem,an's Mayazin,; ani Historical, view.—" The History of the P ro t es t an t Refugees in France' is the first subject that occupies the attention in this number. It contains a brief sum mary of the frightful sufferings and privations that the unfortunate victims of intolerance had to endure. " Traits of the Czars" is by far the most interesting of the articles before us. It goes back to the origin and foundation of the feuds and strifes between Russia and Turkey. It commences by stating that it is exactly a thousand years since Runic, the Scandinavian chief, assisted by a pirati cal force, invaded the eastern shores of the Baltic. After an epitome of the Emperors who ruled for centuries, we come to an important account of Peter the Great. An anecdote is mentioned worthy of notice concerning an ancestor of Count Orloff. A number of Strelitzes were condemned to death for having espoused the cause of an enemy of the Emperor. They were called to the block in succession. When the turn of Orel came, " lie boldly advanced, and.as the heads of his comrades impeded the way to the block, he put them aside with his feet, saying, Make room, comrades, lam coming to join you.' " Peter, struck with admira tion of his courage and boldness, saved his life, and, ennobling his name, conferred on him the dignity now worn by,,,his descendant, Count Orloff. In a subse quent portion of this essay an account is given of the expedition of the Czar Peter to Turkey, the unfortunate results of which to himself and army are well known ; and a hope is expressed that they may yet be envied by his imitator, Nicholas. The Czarina Catherine was a most extraordinary woman. She was raised from a low rank to be the Empress of all the Russias, and certainly courage and constancy in dangers entitled her to hold a high place. " She could neither read nor write, but she had as much sense of the strong, common sort as half-a-hundred princesses who could do both." After perusing details of these singular occurrences and remarkable persons, one is inclined to coincide with the truth of the expression here met with—" So strange are all things in the land of the Czars." - - Colburn's United Service.—" A Ramble in the Islands of the /Egean " is likely to be very accept able at the present time. We are informed that " this article is not what it appears, a mere page of ancient history and manners, but it is a careful parallel between the ancient and modern Greeks, and a closely reasoned examination of their character and pretensions." After an analysis of the rival claims set forth by Greeks and Turks, the decision of the writer is in favour of the latter. His views and opinions may be gathered from the subjoined passage, in which he ably sums up the question :-- " No matter what may be the faults of a nation or of an individual ; if they have an earnest desire for know ledge, they will at length find truth, and be corrected. Europe cannot now assist the Greeks. Every states man has in turn abandoned their slippery cause—no person can hear their pretensions mentioned with pa tience ; and let ' Demotes' say what he will, it is im possible, for the present, to change our opinion of them. Had they been plain-dealing men instead of intriguers, honest instead of dishonest, united instead of factious, true men instead of false, they would long since have been restored by the general voice and power of Europe to the place of a great and free people. The cross would have again glittered on the dome of St. Sophia, and the flag of a Christian power would ha ve been once more whispering to the gales cf the Bosphorus, and floatin g from the towers of beautiful Constantinople. "As it is, if restored, they might be worse than the Turks. Let us still hope, however, in the Greeks ; ear nestly hope in their patience and native wit, in their marvellous talents and perseverance; but let us leave time to correct them ; and let us beware of them !" " The Siege of Syracuse" is concluded, and a great deal of useful information is derived from its per usal. It is interesting to notice how it appears to strike the mind of a traveller to contemplate the scenes of any past celebrity. Time has not greatly changed the place since the Athenians were there. Some lines appear at the end in which the Athenians lament their downfall, and the decadence of " The fortune of those mighty deeds By which th' Hellenic race of yore, Victorious o'er th' invading Medes, Their name to Glory's summit bore !" Colburn's New Monthly 31agaz ine.—The most conspicuous feature in Colburn'sis the re-appear ance, after so long an interval, of Mr. Harrison Ainsworth's story of " The Flitch of Bacon ; or, The Custom of Dunmow." The fifth part com mences, of which four chapters are given. It is to be hoped that the readers retain a distinct recollection of the relative positions of the different characters, for some very important discoveries. and elucida tions take place. It is told . in the author's usual entertaining style, and in his liveliest . manner, and its readers will be glad to welcome it once more in the pages of the New Mo nthl y . A paper on the late Justice Talfourd g i v es some recollections of him by one with whom. he was personally ac quainted. At the close it is . observed, in refer ence to the frequent disappomtment of the ad mirers of well-known names, " Death has sealed his high character. He has departed, having kept up his reputation to the last. He cannot change now, fall off, or forfeit our esteem. He cannot cause a retractation of our opinions, lessen our regard for his memory, or exhibit unkindly feeling, so different to his former nature : action with him is no more." It is, indeed, of few that it can be said that they have prese rved their fame without wavering, or the esteem of others without a check. No. XVIII. of " Literary Leaflets" recounts the writings and characteristics of Isaac Taylor. At the present season, when everything approaching or relating to Russia or Turkey excite s a tt en ti on , " A fortnight in Finland" will possess attractions. An interesting treatise on " Art Prospects i n Eng land" laments the little interest or knowledge on the subject in this country. " The Cardinal's Levee, and Midnight Mass in St. Peter's" is a slight sketch of Italian customs. Of course, an article on the war with Russia is among the con tents. The only poetical contribution is a song on the same subject by J. E. Carpenter. Bentley.—There are several articles on the great topic of the day in this number ; for instance, ‘,‘ The War and its Policy," " A Future for Tur key," " The Baltic Fleet," and " Omer Pasha." A note informs us that these several papers do not 10 5 20 20 9 3 8 2s. FOREIGN. lutwerp&itotterdam Belgian Ea stn. Beziors to Graissessac Bombay, Baroda, and Central I r. dia,Serip !Central of Italy Charleroi & Erqueiin Demerara Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do_ Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula' M. Juuct. of Frauce Grd. Trunk of Canada' Do. Debentures Do. do Gt. Central of France Gt. Western of Canada Shares . Do. 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The fire men, upon reaching the scene, found the building in which the disaster commenced-- a double-fronted struc ture—in a blaze, and the flames issuing through the windows. The mains of the New River Company afforded an abundant supply of water, from which the Whitecross-street engine was set to work, and by attach ing several lengths of hose to the machine the firemen, under the direction of their principal officers, went to work in admirable style, but the cottage in which it began was entirely gutted. Fortunately no other por tion of the asylum received the least injury, THE CONVICTS UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH.—The execution of William Thompson, for the murder of Lorenz Beha, has been fixed by the High Sheriff to take place on Saturday next, the Bth inst., at Norwich Castle. He Las fully admitted his crime, and confessed that no other person save himself had any share in the transaction. He appears quite resigned to his fate. The execution of James Hohman, for the murder of his wife, at Crowan, in Cornwall, will take place on Mon day next, at Bodmin. The prisoner persists in the statement which he made at the trial, that the murder was the result of accident , and that it was neither pre meditated nor wilful. James Bailey, who was found guilty of the murder of Emily Coles, at Taunton, will be hanged at Wilton on the 15th. The High Sheriff of tile county of Salop has fixed the execution of Lloyd, who was convicted of the murder of Samuel Gittens, for Friday next, at Shrewsbury. THE Hoess OF COMMONS.—Mr. Clementson, who has for half a century been Deputy-Sergeant-at-Arms attending the House of Commons, retired from that office on Friday last, and was succeeded by Mr. Gossett, who entered on his duties for the first time last night. Immediately on taking his seat in the sergeant's chair very many members offered him their warm congratula tions. He is understood to be very popular in the . 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Le Follet has an additional attraction in a sheet of patterns for embroidery, along with its elegant plates. The Dod Family Abroad completed.—The Home Companion and Family Friend are two cheap serials of a generally attrac tive character. Orr 's Circle of the Sciences has reached the fifteenth number, which contains the third part of the principal forms of the skeleton, by Professor Owen. Handley Cross continues with unabated attractions for sporting readers. The Chemistry of Common "Life is a series designed to give information on the articles in common use. It is calculated to afford much useful information. The Twopenny Post is a little serial of a religious character. THE DRESS OF THE ARMY. LORD RAGLAN AND HIS IMMEDIATE FAMILY. Henry, fifth Duke of Beaufort, K.C-., Lord-Lieuten ant of th s c.3llnties of Monmouth and Brecon, &c., suc ceeded his father while in his minority, being born the 16th October, 1744. In 1766, he married Elizabeth, daughter of Admiral Boscawen, son of Hugh, Viscount Falmouth, and by her had issue :- 1, Henry Charles, Marquis of Worcester. 2, Charles Henry. 3, Edward Henry. 4, Arthur John Henry. 5, William George Henry. 6, John Thomas Henry. 7, Fitzroy James Henry. This noble duke, like his august progenitor, the founder of the order of the Garter, may be emphatically styled "a father of heroes ;" for he had no less than four sons, the companions in arms of Arthur Duke of Wellington, during his celebrated campaigns in Spain and Portugal, and partakers with him of the glorious victory of Waterloo, viz. : Lord Edward Somerset, who commanded and led the household brigade of Horse Guards against the supposed invincible, but then discomfited, Cuirassiers of Buena parte, whom he totally overthrew ; and for his distin guished gallantry, on that and other occasions, in France, Spain, and Portug al , m r e e n c t eived the unanimous thanks of both houses of Pa rlia ment. The Lord John Somerset, who acted, on the same memorable day of Waterloo, as aide-de-camp to the gal lant Prince of Orange, was a most distinguished officer, and left his name on many a well-fought field. He died while in command of the Bristol Staff. There is a circum stance connected with his Lordship and his military hfe which is not sufficiently known. In one of his actions in the last war a Col. Martin, a man of large fortune, was at taoked by two gigantic soldiers of the enemy, and would have been killed, but that Lord John rushed to his rescue, and ran one of the assailants through the body. Upon this Col. Martin turned to his lordship, and said—" Lord John Somerset, I am indebted to you for my life, and shall not forget the obligation." Years passed, and Lord John recently died in Bristol, leaving his family in rather straitened circumstances. However, not long since, Colonel Martin also died, and showed he had not forgotten his debt, by leaving to Lord John's eldest son, Mr. A. Somerset, 10,0001. a-year, and to each of his daughters 10,0001.—bequests not a little resembling that of Lord Beresford to Captain Pack. The Lord Fitzroy Somerset (now Lord Raglan), who also bore his part, serving as aide-de-camp to the Com. mander-in-Chief, and losing his right arm at the very moment of victory. So much was he endeared to that great Duke, that he chose him for the depository of his inmost confidence, in the office of his private secretary. His singular merit also advanced him to the post of Secretary of Embassy to the Court of France, and to the delicate and difficult office of conducting a special mission to the Government of Spain, on the breaking out of civil commotions in that disordered and unhappy country. Anno 1823. Henry Charles, sixth Duke of Beaufort, and brother of the Commander of our forces in the East, was Mar quis of Worcester ; Earl of Glamorgan, Viscount Gros mont ; Lord Herbert, of Chepstow, Raglan, and Gower ; Baron Beauford, of Caldicot, and Baron Botelourt, K.G., Lord-Lieutenant and Custos-Rotulorum of the Counties of Gloucester, Monmouth, and Brecon ; Lord Warden of the Forest of Dean ; Constable of St. Brio vets Castle ; Hereditary Vice-Admiral of the Severn ; Colonel of the Monmouth and Brecon Militia ; D. C. L., &c. Lord of the several castles and manors of Raglan Whitecastle, Grosmont, Skenfrith, Monmouth, Chep stow, Striguil, Usk, and Newport ; also of the de mesnes of the Abbey of Tmtern and the Priory of St. King smark (including the Manors of Portraseg, Trelleck Grange, and Mager, and Red wick), and the Manors of Trelleck, Dingestow, Pen rose, Landenny, Kilgoggan, Pillenay, Landilo- Cresseney, and Mainditf, in the county of Mon mouth ; and the castles of Swansea and Oystermouth, and the Seigniories of Gower and Kilvey, in the county of Glamorgan ; and the castles and manors of Crick , howell and Tretower, in the county of Brecon ; and manors of Tidenhaw, Wollaston, Badminton, Stoke, Gifford, &c. This most worthy and exemplary nobleman preferred, like his father, the quiet of a private life to the distrac tions and perplexities of a public career. In the domes tic relations of a father, husband, friend, and patron, he had scarcely an equal, certainly not a superior, in his exalted station. Such was the strict punctuality of his habits of business, whether as Lord-Lieutenant or other wise, that he was never known to fail in an appointment once made, unless prevented by unforeseen and insur mountable obstacles ; and such his scrupulous regard to his word and promise, that there were few on whom so unhesitating a reliance could be safely placed. He was succeeded in his titles and honours by the noble duke, recently deceased, who was a most dis tinguished officer, and earned for himself the highest distinction in the field of Waterloo. His was a dis position singularly kind and benevolent, and his friends were stedfast and many. As lord of princely Bad minton, his hospitality was noble and generous, and will make Badminton be long remembered by many wbo fill the highest places in the different continental courts. His son, the present duke, on the appointment of his great uncle as Commander-in-Chief in the East, was anxious to emulate the warlike glories of his family, but he has been dissuaded from the idea by Lord Raglan, he being the noble head of a family that in the present century, at least, have done enough for fame. Lord Raglan, eldest son of the late Major Somerset, was a worthy scion of his illustrious house. He inherited in full perfection his father's fearless courage and splen did conduct in the field, and excited universal admiration during the Indian campaigns, in one of which he nobly fell. He greatly distinguished himself at the battle of Maharajpore, in 1843, by fighting hand to hand with a dexterous Mahratta warrior, though he had left a sick bed for the fight. In the Sutledje campaign of 1845, he was the foremost in the field, and amidst confusion and darkness, at Moodkee, when the bravest troops were for a time bewildered, he rode along the ranks, with his cap raised on the point of his sword, cheeredon the men, and told them that he would lead them on to glory. He fell on the night of the 21st December, riddled with shot, and could hardly be recognised when morning revealed the carnage produced by the Sikh cannonade, which continued all night. Since the days of Clive there never has appeared a more brilliant soldier on the plains of India. MR. GLADSTONE ON THE INCOME TAX. It will be recollected that on the extension of the in come tax to all persons receiving 1001. per annum, Mr. Phelps, a gentleman resident in Birmingham, addressed a letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, respecting the compensation proposed to be given by the remission of the tea, soap, and other duties, for the imposition of a direct income tax. Mr. Gladstone replied in a letter, which was published at the time. Mr. Phelps has since addressed the right hon. gentleman again, re questing explanation as to the manner in which he could reconcile his statements of last year with the present higher and increasing prices of all commodities. To this second application Mr. Gladstone has courteously re plied in the following letter :-- " Downing-street, March 23, 1854. " Sir,—Aly attention has been called this morning to a short letter written by you, and headed with my name, which has not reached me, but which I see printed in a London daily journal. " You inquire of me what has become of the equiva lents which I assured you last year that you were to obtain by way of compensation for the infliction of the income tax? "Having replied to you personally at a period of peace, cheapness, and prosperity, when your letter of inquiry and your individual case afforded me a conve nient opportunity of stating propositions susceptible of general application, I think it but just that I should not shrink from doing the same at a moment of difficulty, of extremely high prices, and of immediately impending war. " I deeply regret the pressure which you and others have felt from a nearly doubled price of bread, toge ther with a greatly augmented cost of numerous other articles, and which you will feel from the increased taxation at tendant of necessity upon warlike operations ; but in the letter which I addressed to you last year, to regret and nothing to retract. I find nothing in that letter I proceeded upon the principle that the receivers of incomes of from 1001. to n l5O/. a-year had derived from the imposition of the income-taxa .benefit d —firstly, much greater than any compensation enjoyed by r o e altaeyr upont aii by those who had, up to that tune, exclusively borne the burden of the tax ; and, n was d s secondly, Y proposed inuel the amount of tax it them. " At that moment there was an inc ome tax i n exist ence, and the que stion which the Government had to consider was this—whether those who had before borne the whole burden and reaped the smaller share of the benefit might, on its re-enactment, fairly ask that per sons in your position, who had so long profited by the measure, should at length be called upon to pay the im post, at least in a mitigated form. The answer of Parliament and the country was, I ma y say, unanimous in the affirmative, and your own sense of justice led you honourably to concur in the general judgment. "But I also went on to say that the fathers of families in your class of life would realise savings from the changes we had proposed to Parliament greater than the cost at which (by payment of the income tax) they were to obtain them. I showed that the deductions from price which would be realised within 3 years from that time upon certain articles would more than reimburse the amount withdrawn by the tax. My proposition was founded, not upon arbitrary estimates, but upon actual returns of cases fairly taken, and exhibiting the propor tions in which these articles entered into the general expenditure of various classes. " But you appear to suppose that in promising to you a deduction from price, to follow up the diminu tion or removal of a duty, I guaranteed to you a reduc tion of price absolutely and independently of all causes whatsoever. Now, this was alike beyond my language and my power. " Parliament could not, for example, by lowering the tea duty in England put an end to the state of war and confusion in China, which has raised the price by an amount about equivalent to the first instalment of remis sion. Have you and others, then, not been gainers by the reduction? On the contrary, had the reduction not taken place the consumers in England must have borne the pressure of both the full duty and of the increased cost of the article in bond. I will go a point further. I do not hesitate to say that by this first reduction of 40. the consumer has been relieved even to a greater amount. because that reduction brought to England, as compared with other countries, a larger proportion of the whole year's export of tea from China than would otherwise have been sent here ; and thus far, besides the saving iu duty, acted upon the price in bond. "The case is the same as to soap and as to other articles. Parliament cannot guarantee to the country that the prices in scarcity shall be the same as those in abundance, or the prices in war the same as the prices in peace. What may be justly expected of it is, that it should not aggravate the evils of scarcity by bad legislation, and that it should not allow itself to be provoked or drawn into war except by .the clear call of duty. Has it discharged its proper office in these respects ? I think it has, and I find a proof of the first in the still very great, though necessarily abated, measure of prosperity which attends our trade and in dustry,—of the second, in the general content, and even cheerfulness, with which the nation addresses itself to the efforts and sacrifices entailed upon it by the in creasing demands of the public service. " With these explanations, " I remain your very obedient servant, W. E. GLADSTONE. " Mr. J. Lloyd Phelps." TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, —Your very clever correspondent's communica tion on the lance prompts me to throw out a few hints on the present dress of our army. Is it not opposed to the principles of common sense and reason to send a man into the field to endure the certain aim of the rifle in a coat of scarlet braided with white, the very colours chosen, on scientific principles, for the use of railway signals and bulls' eyes, an addition of 10 per cent. on his liability to be picked off over any other colour ? I would suggest that future uniforms be made of some mixture, Oxtord grey, or a heather mixture, which shall render them as indistinct as possible—the very contrary of what they now are ; or if our national colour, red, is to be kept to distinguish us from the Russian green, French blue, &c., would not a deep rich crimson, desti tute of the white tape now spread over the breast of a private's uniform, and the saving thereof invested in a better quality of cloth, be much handsomer, and alto gether to the wearer more satisfactory, as be would be conscious of not being quite such a pedestrian bull's eye as he now is for the shot of his enemy Let everything in military matters be formed on the principle observed in Christian art. Discover first what is requisite, and then render it ornamental—not ornamental construc tion, but construction ornamental. The French mili tary cloak, with a hood instead of a cape, is a vast im provement over the same article supplied to our army. It is absurd to suppose that everything supplied to our army is on the most approved model. There are hints to be gathered from the continental forces in little par ticulars which our Government would do well to take under their judicious consideration. —I am, sir, yours truly, A BRITISH OFFICER. TEM MAILS.—SOUTHANPTON, Monday, April 3.—The Royal mail steam-ship Magdalena, Captain Geor ge Ab bott, took her depa r t ur e this afternoon with the m a il s for the British and foreign West Indies, Hav anna h , t h e 55 s lonels M ar l ow and passenger s , among Colonels Gulf of Mexico, Centra l America, the Pacific, and Cali fwoirliolinai. are a. e MHaogrdl.a.lAen.a, Bluiarys Mackindy, Captain Middleton, Commander Morrish, Major Robeson, Dr. Dakyns, &c., and on freight a full cargo of English and French merchandise, specie, value 20,0001., and 560 bottles quicksilver, value 3,2951. The Royal mail steamer Great Western, Capt ain St ru tt, i s t o tlke out the Brazil anti Rio la Plata mails, and will leave Southampton on the 10th inst., in consequence of the 9th failing on Sunday. The screw-steamer Esk, re cently employed in the intercolonial service in the West Indies, arrived here on Saturday from St. Thomas's. COURT CIRCUL.AR. The Queen held a Court at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, at Buckinghmam Palace, for the reception, on the throne, of Addresses from both Houses of Parlia ment, in answer to the Queen's Message. The Lord Chancellor arrived from the House of Lords at a quarter before three o'clock, accompanied by the following Peers, viz., the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Duke of Montrose, the Marquises of Bath, and Cholmondeley, the Earls of Derby, Donouglunore, Sheffield, Delawarr, Harrowby, Lucan, Clare, Eglinton, Malmesbury, Cawdor, Lanesborough, Powis, Desert, Erne, Howe, Denbigh, Strathmore, and Carnarvon ; Bishops of London, Oxford, and Llandaff ; Lords Mon teagle, Dufferin, Campbell, Dynevor, Redesdale, Col chester, Colville, Beaumont, Ashburton, Clarina, and several other Peers. The Lord Chancellor wore his gold official robe, and was attended by Mr. Pulman, as Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, and Mr. John Shaw Lefevre, Clerk Assistant of the Parliament, together with his secretary and officers. The Chambeueen was con to the throne the Lord Q rlain ; Prince ducted Albert and the P rin ce of Wales being by her side. The Lord Chamberlain, the Marquis of Breadalbane K.T., was on the right, and the Vice Chamberlain, Lord Ernest Bruce, was on the left of the throne. The Groom of the Stole to the Prince, the Marquis of Abercorn, K.G., stood near his Royal High ness. The Mistress of the Robes, the Duchess of Suther land, and the Lady in Waiting, the Countess of Desart, were on the Queen's right. The Treasurer of the House kold, the Earl of Mulgrave, and the Comptroller, Vis count Drumlanrig, stood near the Lord and Vice-Cham berlain. The Ministers of State, the Lord President, Earl Granville, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Earl of Aberdeen, K.T. ; Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, K.G. ; the Secretary of State for the HOMO Department, Viscount Palmerston, G.C.B. ' • the Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs, the Earl of Clarendon, K.G. • the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, the Puke of Newcastle ; the Chancellor of the Exche quer, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone ; the First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir James Graham ; the President of the Board of Control, Sir Charles Wood ; and the First Commissioner of Public Works, Sir William Moleswortb, occupied their usual stations on either side of the throne. Her Majesty's Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gen tlemen-at-Arms was on duty in the Throne Room under the command of the Lieutenant. The sub-officers, Lieut.- Colonel Nevill and Major Cooke, were on duty with the Corps. The Lord Chancellor and the Peers, who all appeared on this occasion either in uniform or in court dress, having assembled in the green drawing-room, were met at the door of the throne-room by the Lord Cham berlain, and were by his lordship conducted to her Ma jesty. The Lord Chancellor read the address from the House of Lords, to which the Queen returned a most gracious answer, and his lordship kneeling received a a copy from her Majesty. The noble lord and the Peers then withdrew from the presence of the Sovereign. The Spe•ler of the House of Commons, the Right Hon. Charles Shaw Lefevre, arrived at the Palace at five minutes past 3 o'clock from the House of Commons, accompanied by about 300 members. The right hon. gentleman arrived in his state coach and was attended by the Sergeant-at-Arms, Lord Charles Russell, the Clerk of the House of Commons, Sir Denis Le Mar chant, the Chaplain to the House of Commons, and his Secretary. Among the members present were the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, the Right Hon. Spencer Walpole, Mr. J. Hume, M.P., Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Glyn, Mr. W. Williams, Sir John Pakington, the Right Hon. H. Goulburn, the Right Hon. E. Strutt, Lord Lovaine, Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Greene, Mr. Malins, Dr. Michell, Colonel Sibthorp, Mr. Jonathan Joseph Richardson, Mr. Loftus Bland, Mr. Holmes Baldock, Lord Elcho, Mr. Hudson, Sir George Pechell, the Right Hon. W. G. Hayter, Mr. Grenville Berkeley, Mr. Frederick Peel, the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, Lord George Paget, Lord Henry Lennox, Lord Norreys, Sir John Johnstone, the Right Hon, G. Bankes, Mr. Drummond, Mr. Whiteside, Mr. Locke, Sir James Duke, the Right Hon. H. L. Corry, Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Mr. Hutt, Mr. G. Butt, Mr. F.W. Russell, Mr. Mowbray, Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Lyons Montgomery, Mr. F. Hume, Mr. George, Mr. Mur rough, Mr. Wells, Lord Elmley, and Sir John Shelley. ' The Speaker and the members were ushered on their arrival into the library, and after the reception of the peers the House of Commons were conducted by Sir William Martins and Mr.Wilbraham Taylor, Gentlemen Ushers in Waiting, up the Grand Staircase to the Throne-room. The Speaker advanced at the head of the Commons, and read the address in reply to her Majesty's message, to which her Majesty returned a most gracious answer, and afterwards gave a copy to the Speaker, who, kneel ing, received it from the Queen. The right hon. gentleman and the members then re tired from the royal presence. The Queen gave audience to the Earl of Clarendon, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord John Russell, Sir James Graham, and the Duke of Newcastle. The court was attended by the Captain of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, Lord Foley; the Captain of the Yeoman of the Guard, Viscount Sydney ; the Lord in Waiting, Lord Byron ; the Lord in Waiting to the Prince, Lord George Lennox ; the Groom in Wait ing, Mr. R. Ormsby Gore ; the Groom in Waiting to his Royal Highness, Colonel Wylde ; the Lieutenant of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, Lieut.-Colonel Topham ; the Lieutenant of the Yeoman of the Guard, Sir George Lee ; the Equerry in Waiting, Lord Charles Fitzroy ; the Equerry in Waiting to the Prince, Lieut. Colonel F. H. Seymour ; the Standard Bearer of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, Major Harmar; the Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain's Department, Mr. Norman Macdonald ; the Gentleman usher in Waiting, the Hon. F, Byng ; the Silver Stick in Wait ing, Colonel M'Douall; the Field Officer in Brigade Waiting, Colonel Stanhope ; the Adjutant in Brigade Waiting; the Adjutant of the Yeomen of the Guard, Lieut.-Colonel Fitzmaurice ; the Clerk of the Cheque and Adjutant of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, Mr. Joseph Skip Lloyd ; and the Pages of Honour in Waiting. The Yeomen of the Guard were on duty in the Grand Hall and Staircase under the command of Captain Par ker Rickford, the Exon in Waiting. Mr. Joy had the hon our of submitting, on Friday last, for her Majesty's inspection, a portrait of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Napier. Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, rode on Horseback yesterday, attended by his Equerry in 'Waiting. Th e princess es Helena an d L ou i sa v i s i te d the Zoolo gical Gardens in Regent's -park. Th e Queen had a dinner party last evening at Buck- Ingham Palace. The company included the Duchess of 'Cent, the French Ambassador and the Countess Wa iewski, the Duchess of Inverness, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, the Baroness do Speth, the Earl and Countess Cowper, Viscount Drumlanrig, Viscount and Vis countess Mahon, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Lady and Miss Peel, Sir Geo rge C ouper, C o l onel Wylde, and Mr. Gibbs. The band of the Grenadier Guards was in attendance, and played during dinner the following selection : Movement de Marche, " Partant pour la Syrie" Selection " La Clemenza" Nocturne, " Quadrille" Finale, "Macbeth" Walzer March, " Martha" La Rein Hortense. Mozart. Kiel. Verdi. Fahrbach. Flotow. A deputation on the subject of the abolition of sub scription to articles of faith on admission to the Univer sities of Oxford and Cambridge had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official residence in Downing-street. The deputation consisted of the Rev. Thomas Madge, the Rev. Edward Tagart, Mr. J. A. Yates, and Mr. Henry S. Bicknell. A deputation from the Society of Apothecaries of London had an interview yesterday with the General. Board of Health, at their offices, Whitehall. The de putation consisted of the Deputy Master, Mr. Edward Bean ' - the Wardens, Mr. N. B. Ward, and Mr. R. C. Griffith ; Mr. J. B.icot, and Mr. R. B. Upton, the Clerk to the Society. Despatches were sent from the Colonial -office yester. day to the Governors of Australia, Bong gong, Ceylon, Malta, and Gibraltar. GUN-BOATEL—UntiI the new and powerful gun and despatch boats a re ready the Admiralty are wisely availing themselves of the old steam-packets in their Possession, lately advertised for sale, and are fitting them, at small expense, for gun-boat and other services indispensable in a large fleet. We have already stated that the ex-Holyhead and Mediterranean paddle-packets Medina, Medusa, and Merlin, each of 312-horse power, are being prepared. Mr. Woonur's ENTERT AINMENT.—Among the nume rous competitors for public favour, Mr. Woodin's En tertainment holds no undistinguished position ; and deservedly so, for by the h e l p of " Carpet Bag and Sk e tch Book , " Mr. Woodin cont r i ves to p r oduce a rapid succes sion of " characters" which he has the tact and good taste to render amusing to all, without descending to c oarse caricature ,, o r studied clap-traps. Mr. Woodin's ~r , a k e-up and imitations of the different "styles" of some of the more prominent of his contemporaries are highly characteristic. Indeed, we may say of his entertainment, as a whole, that we know of no place of public amusement where visitors of either sex and of every age can be sure of enjoying a more hearty laugh, and we have no doubt that Mr. Woodin's well-stored "Carpet Bag" will be in constant requisition during the Easter holidays. 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