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ti ~ irtirb 321:iition+\ SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. AMERICA, (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH TO HALL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. The following is the substance of a private tele graphic despatch received at Halifax, and dated New York, December 22 : The Hermann has not arrived. Advices from Washington, state that the Naval Committee of the Senate had .reported favourably on the proposition for the immediate construction of six steam frigates. An exciting debate on slavery has taken place i n the House of Representatives. The subject was introduced by Gerrit Smith, the Abolitionist Re presentative for New York, while the House were considering a resolution voting a sword and thanks to Capt. Ingraham, for his conduct at Smyrna in the Kossta. affair. We learn from Pennsylvania that the railroad riots were being continued. The citizens, headed by the Mayor were, on the despatch of the news, tearing up the track of the Western Railroad at the street crossings in Fairview Township; the bells were ringing, cannons were being fired, and the greatest excitement prevailed. The Legislature of Texas had passed a bill in corporating the Mississippi and Pacific Railroad. The river steamer Zachariah Taylor had exploded her boiler, by which three persons were killed, and ten severely scalded. A still more fatal steamer explosion had occurred at Charlestown. The vic tims in this latter case amounted to thirteen. The United States Government has despatched an officer to the Pacific to take measures to capture the Sonora invaders. Advices from New Orleans deny positively that any Cuban expedition is fitting out. Flour has advanced 121 c. Sales to-day, 11,000 barrels. Wheat is inactive, and corn unchanged. Continues firm, with sales for the last two days amounting to 3,250 bales. 'it X. ) THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) - ADMIRALTY REGULATIONS. (This Article is substituted for that which appeared in the " Gazette" of Friday last.) By the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Whereas by an Act of Parliament, passed in the sth year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Third, chapter 159, intituled " An Act for the better re gulation of the several ports, harbours, roadsteads, sounds, channels, bays, and navi g able rivers in the United King dom, and of his Majesty's docks, dockyards, arsenals, wharves, moorings, and stores theroiff, and for repealing s everal Acts passed for that purpose," it is enacted (among other things) that no person or persons shall take any ballast or shingle from the shores or banks, or any portion of the shores or banks, of any part, harbour, or haven of this kingdom, from which the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom for the time being shall find it necessary for the protection of such port, har bour, or haven, or the works thereof, by order, under their hands or the hands of their Secretary, and published in the London Gazette, shall prohibit the taking or removing of such shingle or ballast upon pain of forfeiting for every such offence the sum of ten pounds. And whereas we, as Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom, have found it necessary for the protection of the port of Ports , mouth, in the county of Southampton, and of certain shores and banks thereof, to prohibit the taking or remov ing of any ballast or shingle from the shores or banks of the said port, or any part thereof, between high and low watermark, between Hill Head and Lee Point. And we do therefore hereby order, that no person or per sons shall take or remove any ballast or shingle, between high and low mater mark, from the shores or banks, or any portion of the shores or banks, of the said port, between Hill-head and Lee-point aforesaid. Given under our hands this 28th day of December, 1853. R. S. DUNDAS, ALEX. DIILNE, Two of the Commissioners for exe cuting the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom. WHITEHALL, DEC. 19. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Henry Nethersole, of No. 3, New-inn, Strand, Gentleman, to be a London Commissioner to administer oaths in the High Conrt of Chancery. WHITEHALL, Dmo._2o. The Lord Chancellor has appointed John Elliott Fox, of No. 40, Finsbury-circus, Gentleman, to be a London Com missioner to administer oaths in the High Court of Chan cery. WHITEHALL, DEC. 21. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Joseph Wheelock, of No. 10, Chancery-lane, in the county of Middlesex, Gen tleman, to be a London Commissioner to administer oaths in the High Court of Chancery. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, JAN. 2. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Poreign Affairs, an ex tract of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Tripoli, dated 18th November, 1853, addressed to the Secretary to the Government of Malta, announcing that, after the Bth of December next, until the gathering in of the new crops, the exportation of wheat will be prohibited from all parts of that province. ADMIRALTY, DEc. 30. Corps of Royal Marines. Gentleman Cadet Albert Wappel Sharp to be Second Lieutenant, Gentleman Cadet Richard Augustus Fitz Gerald Studdert to be Second Lieu tenant, Gentleman Cadet Henry Boscawen Savage to be Second Lieutenant, Gentleman Cadet Charles Francis Coppin to be Second Lieutenant, Gentleman Cadet Robert Abernethy Brutton to be Second Lieutenant, Gentleman Cadet Charles Throckmorton Witham to be Second Lieu tenant, Gentleman Cadet Albert Higman to be Second Lieutenant. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS. Robert Alexander Shafto Adair, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant of the county of Suffolk, Dec. 23. Hussar Regiment of Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry— William Beckett Denison, Gent., to be Cornet, Sept. 24. BANKRUPTS. William Burnett Anderson, merchant, Billiter-street, Leadenhall-street, to surrender Jan. 12, at one, and Feb. 17, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, offi cial assignee, Aldermanbury ; Jacobs and Forster, Crosby square. Thomas Ward, hosier, Goswell-street, Jan. 11, at two, and Feb. 14, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Thompson, Sise-lane, City. William Sims, linen draper, Redruth, Jan. 12, and Feb. 9, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, offi cial assignee, Exeter ; Peter, Redruth; Stogdon, Exeter. Edward Hall, tailor, York, Jan. 17, and Feb. 7, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official asignee, Leeds ; Lees and Humble, Bradford ; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. _ _ ____. John Howitt, draper, Sheffield Moor, Jan. 14, and Feb. 11, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Brewin, offi cial assignee, Sheffield ; Sale, Worthington, and Shipman, Manchester ; James and Hamilton Richardson and Gaunt, Leeds. Edward Sumner, licensed victualler, Waterloo, Liver pool, Jan. 11 and Feb. 15, at eleven, at Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, Liverpool, official assignee ; Atkinson, Liverpool. George Pearson, grocer, Birkenhead, Jan. 11, and Feb. 8, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Bretherton, Liverpool. John Gray, butcher, Hulme, Jan. 17, and Feb. 8, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester ; Partington, Manchester. Fdward Thomas Lodge, stock and share broker,_ Throg morton-street, Jan. 11 , at half - past twelve , and Feb. 22, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, 3asinghall-street ; Lawrance, news, and Boyer, Old Jewry-ehambers. Richard Brownlow, starch manufacturer, Ardwick, Lancaster, Jan. 20 and Feb. 10, at twelve, at the Man chester District Court. Lee, official assignee, Manches ter ; Kershaw and Bullock, Manchester. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Allan Rodger, farmer, Middle and South L e d a i g, A rgy l e . shire. William Ogilvie, bank agent, Grantown. Millie and Wardrop, contractors, Hamilton. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Tms DAY. Amsterdam 11 14 Gibraltar .. ••••• • • • • • 30 a% Ditto, three:months .. 11 16 Leghorn ••• • • Rotterdam ....., • • .... 11 1614 Genoa .. .. ••••• • • • • • 25 55 Antwerp .............. 25 22% Milan Brussels ............ .. 25 22% Venice .... .•• • • • Hamburgh 13 S Naples .... ...... ••• • • • 42 Altona ................ Palermo Paris • • ..... ••• • • 25 5 Messina .. . ..... • • 126 N Ditto, three months • • 25 32% Lisbon Marseilles- •• • •• • • • • .... 25 32% Oporto Bourdeaux ,Rio Janeiro Frankfort-on-Maine .... 118 N Buenos Ayres ...... •• • • Berlin .......... ...... , New York, 60 days' sight Vienna .. •••• • • • • Trieste .. •• .. 11 48 PRICE; OF BULLION , rim oz. P e t e raburgh. •••• • • • .... 37 7 /. Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9 Madrid .. ••••••• • • • •• •• 50 K IPortugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 cadiz........ ••••• • • • •• 5 0% !Mexican Dollars .... 0 5 OM Barcelona. • • • • • • • • • • • • . New Dollars ..... • 0 n 0 Silver in bars 0 5 1% PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION. ROYAL VISIT THIS MORNING.—This morning her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert paid a visit to the exhibition of photographic pictures at the gallery of the Society of British Artists, in Suffolk-street, Pall-mall. At the ap pointed hour (eleven o'clock) the committee of the Pho tographic Society were in readiness to receive the royal visitors, and within a few minutes of the time her Ma jesty and the Prince arrived. The exhibition, which is a very extensive one, was minutely examined by her Majesty, who appeared extremely gratified, as well as surprised, at the perfection to which the professors of photography have brought their interesting art. Among the collection are pictures from all parts of the world, mostly exhibiting peculiar excellence either as re gards, size, execution, or design. Some very fine speci mens of daguerreotypes, both portraits and views (such as the late Great Exhibition, also attracted the interest and approval of her Majesty. The daguerreo types exhibited are by Arr. Mayall, of Argyll-place, Re gent-street, Mr. Claudet, Mr. Beard, and other well known artists, POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. After Borne unimportant cases had been disposed of, and as the Lord Mayor was about to leave the bench, the justice-room was suddenly filled by a large crowd of persons, chiefly Jews of the lower orders and Irish labourers, many of whose heads exhibited marks of recent and severe -violence, and were bandaged up. Presently two men, named Daniel Sul livan and William Burnes, whose faces were streaming with blood, were placed at the bar upon the charge of having assaulted a young man named Samuel Jacobs, of 'No. 6, Meeting-house-yard, Houndsditch. It ap peared that the defendants were in the employment of a Mr. Tatham, a leveller of houses, and had with nine or ten 'others accompanied him to the house in question (the residence of complainant's mother) for the purpose of pulling it down. The inmates refused to quit, assert ing that Tatham had no legal right to eject them, upon which some of the labourers commenced removing the tiles from the roof. A general fight now ensued between the occupiers of the houses and their friends on the one side and the labourers on the other, life preservers, bludgeons, bolts, bars, and broken gas pipes being called into requisition. It was said that one man, named John Sullivan, had been taken to Bartholomew's 1103- pital with the back of his head knocked in by a blow with a life preserver or crow bar. The defendants denied that they were the aggressors, and said they had struck no blow until assaulted by the complainant and his friends. The Lord Mayor said, that as the defendants had not been proved to have struck any blow, and appeared to have been very much punished themselves, the charge must be dismissed. Mr. Tatham next appeared in the witness box and charged the complainant and his brother John Jacobs with violently assaulting and wounding in the head, with a piece of gas pipe, John Sullivan, who had been con veyed to the hospital. After hearing a good deal of evidence the charge against Samuel Jacobs was dismissed, his brother John being ordered to find bail for his appearance on a future day M . r. Paw, Clerk to the City Commission of Sewers, whose attendance bad been requested by the Lord Mayor, said that no notice to take down the house in question had emanated from the commissioners, although they had served notices upon the reputed owners as well as occupiers of various houses in Meeting-house-yard, to drain and amend their premises and generally put them in a proper state of repair ; they having been the subject of constant complaint on sanitary grounds and being places where cholera, whenever it visited the me troplis, would be sure to abound. Although no order to level the houses had issued from the City Commis sioners of Sewers, who knew nothing whatever of Mr. Tatham, he (Mr. Daw) was quite certain that the pull ing of them down would be a great public benefit. Mr. Tatham said he had a perfectly legal authority in writing-for the step he had taken, although his instruc ions did not proceed from the City Commission of Sewers. The Lord Mayor said he would offer no opinion as to the legality or illegality of the act of Mr. Tatham, and recommended the parties to be orderly and peaceable until their civil rights were determined in a superior court. GU ILDII A L L.—Thom as Harrison, an apparently decrepid old man, bordering upon 80 years of age, was charged with an attempt at fraud. Elizabeth 'Rowley, a shopwoman to Messrs. Ellis and Brown, confectioners, of 28, Ludgate-street, said the prisoner came on Saturday, and ordered 2s. worth of macaroons, the same quantity of biscuits, a 2s. cake, and ls. worth of sweets, and directed them to be sent to Mrs. Thompson's, in Old Change. Edwin George Baker, porter to Messrs. Ellis and Brown, said—As I was taking the confectionery ordered by the prisoner, I met him in St. Paul's Churchyard. He said that Mrs. Thompson wanted 2s. worth of ratafias, and asked me if I had the bill with me. I said I had; and he then remarked that the amount was 75., but that with the ratifias it would be 95., which he said he would pay me if• I would give him the box containing the confectionery, and run back for the ratafias. He then showed me the head of a coun terfeit half-sovereign, and immediately wrapped it very carefully in paper, and asked me for the change. I opened the paper, and saw what kind of coin it was, and while pretending to feel in my pocket for the change, I looked out for a policeman. I could not see one, and the prisoner walked away in an opposite direction. I followed him, and when he perceived my intention he stopped and threatened to punch my head. I said, " Punch away, old man," but he preferred begging of me to let him go. He said that he had a wife and six children, that all the money he had was a threepenny - piece, and that it would do me no good to give him into custody. .I said it would do me no harm, whereupon he set off running up Paul's-chain. I followed him, and he stopped at a public-house and asked me to have something to drink, again urging that it would do me no good to take him. I said I would follow him until I met a policeman, if I was obliged to follow him till midnight. He ran into Cloak-lane, and I saw him drop another coin down the area of No. 9. A policeman shortly after made his appearance, and I charged the prisoner. We went back to No. 9, and there found the coin I saw the prisoner drop. The officer produced the two coins. On the way to the station-house the prisoner dropped a purse contain ing nine counterfeit sovereigns, and seven half-sove reigns. On searching the prisoner, five more base coins were found upon him. Alderman Hunter understood that a great many frauds of this kind were practised upon tradesmen at the present time, and as more stringent penalties were now being enforced in all similar cases by the judges, he would remand the prisoner to give the Treasury Solicitor an opportunity of ascertaining if he was not an old offender or not. Remanded accordingly. WORSHIP-STREET.— Thomas Mitchell, foreman to a potato salesman in Spitalfields market, was charged with having assaulted and grossly misconducted himself towards a respectable young woman, named Sarah Porter, residing in Grey Eagle-street, Bethnal-green. The complainant, a young widow, of very modest de portment, stated that shortly before 12 o'clock on Sa turday night, she was proceeding at a rapid pace on her way home through a secluded street adjoining Spital fields-market, when she was suddenly accosted by the prisoner, who caught hold of her in the most offensive and indelicate manner, and made improper overtures to her. She indignantly repelled his importunities, but the defendant persisted, and endeavoured to throw her down upon the pavement. She succeeded by a violent effort in extricating herself from him, and hurried on, scream ing loudly for assistance, but she was quickly overtaken by the - prisoner, who struck her with all his force be tween the eyes. Before he had time to renew the attack she was rescued by a policeman, who took the prisoner into custody. The prisoner coolly admitted that he was unable to gainsay the facts alleged against him, for he had been drinking, and had no recollection of anything that oc curred on the occasion. Mr. Hammill ordered the prisoner to be committed and kept to hard labour for 6 months. Michael Daly, an Irish hawker, was charged with having unlawfully exhibited a number of indecent prints and publications in the public streets on Sunday morn ing, and the offence having been clearly established, he was ordered to pay a penalty of 40s. or to be committed for one month to the House of Correction. CLERKENWELL.—Mr. Birchmore, the overseer of Saint Pancras parish, attended before Mr. Yardley to complain of the conduct of Mr. Bennett, a relieving officer of Clerkenwell. It appeared that on Thursday last two children, one five and the other three years of age, were deserted in the waiting-room of this court. As the poor little things seemed almost perishing with cold and hunger, Mr. Tyrwhitt, who was then presiding on the bench, ordered them to be taken to Clerkenwell Work house. Sheen, the officer, accordingly took them there, but Bennett refused to receive them, and sent them back to this court. They were then sent back to the workhouse, and Bennett and the parish authorities being absent, the master of the workhouse took them in for the night upon his own responsibility. On the following morning the unfortunate children were again greturned to the court in defiance of the magistrate's order, and it having been intimated that they had been at nurse in Tottenham-place, St. Pancras, the magistrate sent them to that parish workhouse, where Mr. Birchmore received and sheltered them. Bennett said he was sorry to impose upon the time of the magistrate. Mr. Yardley (indignantly)—lmpose, sir? What do you mean ? The magistrate is here to administer the law. Your conduct is disgraceful contrasted with that of the authorities of St. Pancras. It is perfectly shock ing that two poor children should be handed about from one place to the other, in such inclement weather. They having been deserted in Clerkenwell, you wero bound to protect and pass them to their legal settle ment. It ought to be made known to the overseer and parish authorities, in order that they may adopt mea sures to prevent the recurrence of such shocking and disgraceful conduct in future. Bennett Raid hevould receive the children, and left the court. WESTMINSTER.—TeremiaA O'Brien, an old Irish man, was charged with attempting to cut Mary Egan's throat. The prosecutrix, observing the prisoner's son intoxi cated in the street, and inclined to quarrel, was induced, from a wish to prevent his getting into trouble, to see him home to his father's house. As she was about to leave, the prisoner rushed upon her with a table-knife, and putting one arm round her neck, made a thrust at her with the knife, She threw up her hands and shawl to save her throat, which was slightly wounded, and made a grasp at the knife, by which her fingers were cut. She then got away from the prisoner, and subsequently gave him into custody. The prisoner was committed for trial at the Central Criminal Court. Jeremiah O'Brien, the younger, son of the former, and the person so kindly seen home by the prosecutrix, was then charged with having threatened to murder her if she appeared against his father, and with having so ter rified her that she was afraid to come forward when the case was first called on. The threat having been clearly proved, the defendant was ordered to find good bail to keep the peace towards her. A poor woman applied to Mr. Arnold for relief. She stated that she had been wandering about the streets for the last three or four nights without shelter, and that she had applied at St. Margaret's and St. John's work house on Sunday night, but that after remaining from half-past seven till• midnight the authorities refused to ~~ THE STUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1854. give her a night's I lodging, but merely handed her some bread. Mr. Arnold dii •ected one of the summoning officers to desire the attend: ,nce of one of the relieving officers. Knowland, the officer, who had been sent, shortly re turned, and state I that they were both attending to their outdoor duties, 1 mit that a person in authority at the workhouse had st ated that if he brought the woman she should be admit te d. Mr. Arnold vet narked that she ought to have been admitted withou .t their being sent to by a magistrate. It could not be per mitted that poor persons without a place to lay their heads ;should be forced to wander about the streets in this int ement weather. But a few days ago they had similarly refused a poor woman from Manches ter, seven months advanced in pregnancy. If he heard of any more such teases of neglect of duty he would im mediately lay the I uatter before the Poor Law Board. asked by one of the men, "who was going to work the ship, for that they would not l" After sundry other remarks to the same purport, they all went forward, stating that they would do no more duty. James Massey being the last to leave the cabin, was asked if he agreed with the other men ? when he said he did not, although he knocked off with the rest. John Nally was at the wheel from 8 a.m. till noon, no one relieving him when four bells were struck. At 10.30 a.m. the chief mate went • forward to see if they were going to turn to, when they refused, John Thompson saying, put the ship's head east north east half east, and see how soon we'll turn to then. At seven bells, 11.30 a.m., the ship was pumped out by the first and second officers, Parker (one of the old hands), the steward, and A. Chilton, ap prentice, the crew, by their refusal, running the risk of allowing the water to wash up to the bottom of the cargo, the ship rolling heavily at the time. Some of the men were sitting at the door of the forecastle at the time smoking and looking at the officers pumping. The object of the men was evidently to intimidate Captain Baker, and compel him by their refusal of duty to take the ship into a port, they having previously to leaving Callao received two months' wages (161.) each in advance. Noon the men went to dinner, no one coming to relieve the wheel, which was taken by Parker, by Captain Baker's orders, and he remained there until 4 p.m., no one relieving him. 1 p.m. The chief mate was sent forward to inform the men that the captain wished to speak to them ; when they all came into the cabin. Captain Baker asked them if they were still of the same mind ? when they said they were, particularly Storrs and Thompson, the latter repeating a great deal of what has been previously mentioned, in the presence of the first and second officers, and stating that he did not want the captain to go to Callao, but that any other port would do as well. Captain Baker stated that if he should be so unfortunate at any time as to be compelled to put back, that Callao would be the port he should go to, as the cargo being the property of the Peruvian Go vernment they would take steps to punish the men for their misconduct. Captain Baker then stated distinctly his determination to proceed, that he and his officers would pump the ship out, that he would let her drift round Cape Horn, and trust to picking up a few hands from the outward bound ships, and also telling the men that if they did not work they should not eat, when John Mitchell said it was more than he dare do to keep them without provisions. Captain Baker said he had made up his mind on the point, and upon one of the men saying that they would not go without pro visions, said that he would shoot the first man who came aft and attempted to take anything. He said also that he was well aware that the men had firearms in the forecastle, having heard a shot fired the day the ship left Callao. Thompson stated that it was he who fired, and that he had been in the habit of carrying firearms in other ships he had been in. Andrew Storrs stated that Captain Baker was not going to frighten them, and that he feared death as little as any man, and that if they came aft it would be in a body, when Captain Baker warned him that he would probably lose his life in the attempt. Other remarks were made by both parties, Captain Baker advising the men to return to their duty. Thompson and Storrs were evidently the ringleaders in the affair. They again went into the forecastle, refusing duty.— 3.30 p.m. The men all came aft, and wanted to know from Captain Baker whether the above occur rences had been logged, and, if they turned to, whether any steps would be taken against them on their account in England, and whether their wages would be paid. Captain Baker replied that it would depend on their subsequent conduct ; that they had committed a very serious offence, but that, if they did their duty properly for the future, no notice would be taken of the affair. Upon this the men returned to their duty, after leaving the ship without hands to manage her in the worst of bad weather coming on, and endeavouring to compel the ship to return to port by their threats of not doing more duty, and thereby causing the owners many hundreds of pounds expense. Set them to repair the foretopsail, which had been split in the morning watch, and unbent for repairs , the officers having been engaged in repairing it, the men refusing to do it." Captain Baker having been cross-examined at great length, and some evidence having been given, Mr. Ingham said he would advise Captain Baker to resist the payment of wages to Thompson, Storrs, and Bigsby, the ringleaders in the mutiny, to the utmost, and to come to an arrangement with the others. There was a clear case of misconduct on one side, and not a clear legal view as to what was to be done on the other. After a long conference the proceedings were ad journed, in order to afford an opportunity for compro mising the case. SPOR' ITES. FLYING FLAKES. The continued severity of the weather has stopped all out-door sports, except those of skating and sliding. A telegraphic communication received this morning informs me that the Stretford Meeting is postponed sine die, nor will any steeplechases take place this week at Westbury. Until the weather breaks, little betting business will be transacted. Horses have been stopped in their work, and their preparation for their early spring engagements will be materially impeded. The Duke of Richmond has announced his determina- tion of retiring from all active participation in the sports of the turf, and with this intent has sold his horses in training and young stock to Messrs. Greville and Payne. The annual race meeting at Goodwood will not, how ever, be discontinued. The retirement of so staunch and tried a supporter of the turf is widely regretted, but the sporting fraternity had long been prepared for it. The retrogression of Miss Mowbray in the betting on the Liverpool Steeplechase is the only important incident that has marked the sloe► progress of speculation since my last communication. Rumour asserts that her party have been forestalled in the market, but the most pro bable supposition is that the unfavourable reports so industriously circulated respecting her and her owner's intentions are merely " weak inventions of the enemy." January 3. A FRESH MAN. MARLBOROU GH-STREET. William Simmons was charged with I raving stolen an immense quantity of valuable property I relonging to his employers, Messrs. Lambert and Ca., t he extensive goldsmiths an jewellers in Coventry-street ; and John, Henry Jones was charged with having recreivr 3d the property, knowing it to have been stolen. . The amount of property stolen is stated to exceed 4,0001., about f;01. of which has been recovered. Mr. George I Almbert said—The prisoner Simmons has been in our erni3l oy between 19 and 20 years as shop man, and latter!: y his salary was 2001. a year. He left our service on the sth of December, in the middle of business hours, i vithout saying anything, and never re turned. I after , ards examined the stock, and missed a large quantity of;nlate and jewellery, and, amongst other property, a gold. vatch. The police having been applied to the prisoner via s immediately taken into custody. I received a letter :from the prisoner, and in consequence of that letter, I had an interview with him at the police police court on th.i3 20th of last month. He said to me, " Try all you CAD. to get me out of this trouble. I have .served you long: and faithfully until this affair." I an swered, " Ibe lief 'e you have, Simmons, and I wish you could tell me about some of these articles," at the same time showing nirn a list. He looked at it and said, " I believe I have tali:en everything in it." I then told him that a mourning ring, which formed part of some pro perty pledged at Lawton's on the Saturday previous to his leaving, had -the name of Frewen on it, and I wished to know if he 1 iad_ not got the ring from any of the Frewens. He a aid, " No, he took it from some cus tomer, but he did not know his name." He then added there was no ent ry in his book to show from whom he took the ring: ,fter I had read through the list of pro perty which had been pledged the prisoner said, " I took all the anti ties. I will not put you to a shil ling expense for I intend to plead guilty." I asked him to tell me the amount he had robbed the firm of, and whether it amounted to 5001. ? He replied, " I think not so : much, but I cannot tell." He added, " I have sometim es gone monthatogether without taking anything, and has re only been induced to act dishonestly when exceeding!) hard pressva." He then said, "for God's sake, get Ime out of this trouble ;" but I said I did not know Inc .w I could do so. I have inspected the goods product Jd by the several pawnbrokers, and I believe them all to be our property. Some of them were marked by mys elf.. It was the duty of Simmons, when ever he made a sale, to enter the particulars in a book ; but none of the. property now produced has been so entered in his book. Police-sergenril , Godfrey, C division, took Jones into custody on the tit th inst., while in the act of pledging a ring at Mr. Laa 7 ton's, Green-street, Leicester-square. The prisoner, on being asked whose ring it was, replied, after some hesits ,tion, " It's my own ; I have had it sonic time." The pawnbroker then produced a gold chain, a rnournin g ring, and some salt spoons which had been pledged by • the prisoner on the previous Saturday. Witness asked t't ie prisoner who gave him the property. The prisoner rep lied he was not obliged to tell, as he might be getting: other people into trouble as well as him self. After a short hesitation the prisoner said he re ceived the prop erty from Mrs. (Simmons, of No. 2, Archer-terrace, ' Westbourne-grove, and that she gave the article to him on Saturday (.ivening, in Prince's street ; that he :pledged the property as directed, and gave the money to Mrs. Simmons. The prisoner, in reply to a quest' ion if he had been.in the habit of pledging , property for Si, amens, said yes, he had pledged plate , and jewellery sn a great man.y occasions ; so many that he could not tell the number. Witness asked the prisoner Jo ales if lie hr..l ever pledged property for other perso .ns. He replied, " Yes, but I decline to say for wh our." Witness asked him if he knew Simmons, and that he was. The prisoner laughed, and said, " I know Simmons, and of course where he works." The prisoner acknowledged that he kept 10s. for himself out of the produce of the Saturday's pledging. The pri sonor Jones for me rly kept a public-house, but latterly was out of busine is. Had seen Simmons at Jones's house when he ke pt the Bull's Head in Crown-street: Took the prisoner, Simmons into custody on the 10th, and told him it was :for robbing his employers. The pri soner said this is all brought about through distress at home, in consequE nee of my wife's business failing. I was short of mono, y, and was tempted to take the first article, and having taken one article I could not retract. The prisoner said be knew nothing of Jones until he re ceived an anonym. ous letter informing him that it was known he was rc .bbing his employers. He then saw Jones about the 1 etter, and Jones told him it was all right, he had not i nentioned the information to any one. Twenty pledges from Miss Fleming's were produced— nearly all of whisk had been pledged for Jones by a wit ness named Dodd. All the property was identified by Mr. Lambert. Other property was produced by Mr. Lawton, of Green-street, Mr. Stevens, of Newington, and Mr. Stevens, of Warclo ur-street, which was also identified by Mr. Lambert. The prisoners ri nerved their defence, and were fully committed. Thomas JohnjW ells, Abraham Lyons, John Pearson, John Edwards, Rit.hard Morgan, Arthur Pearson, Ar thur Mattheunon, and John Perkins, were charged with having been found in a common gaming house, No. 8, Jermyn-street. The evidence was of the usual description. The police effected their entrance with some difficulty, and when they got in were: unable to find any implements of gambling. Mr. Jardine said there was no sufficient case against he defendants, and they must be discharged. THE MAIDEN'S CLIFF IN THE ISLAND OF ZEALAND. —There is scarcely a spot in Denmark, Sweden, or Norway, without its historical reminiscence—not an an- tiquated castle but has its tale of horror—scarcely a wood without elves, or water without nymphs. The people deal largely in folk-lore and legends, and here is a story appro priate for Christmas :—" In a sea-side village at the base of yon white cliff, lived a maiden, the fairest of the fair of all Zealand's daughters. She was white as the driven snow, and as innocent as any lamb can be, and therefore she was called Agnes. All the young lads sighed for a sight of her, and composed the prettiest songs to honour her; but she took no notice of this, and busied herself in her mother's house. Only one desire filled the maiden's heart, and that was a longing for the green sea flood. When it was eventide she would sit upon the white cliff, with her head resting on her hand, looking dreamily forth upon the still majesty of the passing waves. Then once the sea opened, and the Sea-king came out of the humid grave that heaved over his palace. When the vassals of the mighty ruler were aware of his presence, they rushed forward on all sides—the Thunder with his rolling car, and the Storm with his mighty wings. Hissing, the breaker dashed against the cliff, and said " I mm here !' and the clouds rushed down wrapped in a white mantle of rain. But the Sea-king is peaceable and calm of mind. lie shook his head indignantly, and motioned to the unruly ones to retire. The thunder-car drove off, the storm fled away, the breaker sank down, the clouds retired, and the moon shone brightly down on the Maiden's Cliff. The god of dreams came forward smil ing to meet the dawning morn. Agnes opened her eyes. Before her knelt the Sea-king, in his mail of sea-green, strewn with pearls. Terrified, she shrank back on beholding him. But the Sea-king looked upon her with an eye full of undisguised magic, and to quiet her this was done. The Sea-king took her in his arms ; he pressed her to his heart, and im printed a kisi on her trembling lips. With this kiss all memory of the past fled ; church and altar, mother and home, were forgotten. She threw herself into the bosom of the Sea-king, and put on a purple robe that arose from the waves, to descend to the heaving kingdom of her husband. She sat on his diamond throne, and shared with him the glories of the world. She reposed in his arms, and with him wandered through the pleasant places of his kingdom. The past was forgotten ; there was no thought of the future— she bloomed only in the present. But, in the silent nights, the jubilation or the wail of the upper world pealed in the depths of the sea, and this ge nerally awoke in the breast of Agnes remembrance of the earth she had quitted, and called her back with admonitory words. In vain the Sea-king prayed her not to.forsake him, and heaped new treasures, with no effect, at her feet. She would only take one day to tarry on the cliff, to once more embraoe her mother, and to pray in the little church. Then the Sea-king could no longer re fuse her. He cast her into a gentle slumber, and, when she awoke, she was lying on the strand, in the same spot where she had first seen her husband. She hastened to cast off leaden sleep, and took the well-known path leading to her mother's cottage. But her mother was dead, and the cottage was in ruins. Neighbours were about, but Agnes knew none of them, for they were the grandchildren of the boys and girls she had played with when a maiden. She looked around terrified on her once familiar but now strange home, and the fisher men were astonished, on their aide, to see the woman clad in pearls and sea-weed, looking so anxiously around her. Then the church bells began to ring, and the chorus of worshippers fell solemnly upon her ear. Agnes trod the sacred threshold that burnt under her feet. She put her hand to touch the holy water ; but the water 'shrank back, and she withdrew her finger dry. She cast a timid glance at the high altar ; but the figures of the saints turned their. backs upon her, for she had been faithless to the Lord. Full of terror, she fled from the temple to the sea, that sounded with delight at her approach. The Sea-king curbed his sea-horse, and fondly stretched forth his arms to re ceive her. Then she perceived a cross which stood on the brink of the cliff. A pious pilgrim had erected it who had been shipwrecked here. Weeping aloud, Agnes fell on her knees before the cross, and embraced it with both arms. The waves dashed high over the cliff, but had no power over the cross, and Agnes prayed, Holy "Virgin, have pity upon me.' But next morning a poor fisherman found Agnes dead at the foot of the cross, and buried her there. Every night the Sea-king came to the strand. He seated himself upon her grave, and wept tears that rolled down like pearls in the sand. With these pearls the pious fishermen built a small church, which is known to the sailor from afar as a sum beacon. This is the Maiden's Cliff." [ADvERTisEitriorT.]—DARIC DAYS AND LONG NIGHTS.—Iee necessity of having the most perfect eye sight and hearing.—Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians aid oculists, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe — opposite the York Hotel. Newly-invented preserving Spectacle Lenses. Immediately they are placed before extremely imperfect vision, every object appears clear and distinct • the most aged, defective sight becames bright and brilliant, is brought to its youthful, natural, and on-. dial state.—RoyalExhibitions, 1851.- —A valuable, newly invented, very small powerful waistcoat-pocket glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known one mile and a half distant ; they answer every purpose on the race-course, at the opera houses, country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, doer stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Telescopes—A new and most important invention in telescopes, possessing such extraordinary powers that some, inches, with an extra eye-piece, will show distinctly upiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; withi the same telescope, weighing only 3 ounces„ can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They supersede every other kind for the waistcoat-pocket. and are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly. Opera and race-course glasses, with wonderful power ; an object can be clearly seen, from 14 to 16 miles distant. Deafness—New Discovery—The Organic Vi brator an extraordinary powerful and newly-invented instrument, for Deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass anything of the kind that has been, or probably ever can be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, it 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 removed ; and i taffords all the assist. ante that possibly could be desired.-39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe, opposite the York Hotel. _ LAMBETH.—Mr. John George Brown, who described himself as a surgeon, practising at No. 2, High-street, Clapham, but who it appears has no medical qualification, surrendered in discharge of his bail before Mr. Elliott. The defendant is the person who dislocated the arm of a brothel-keeper's daughter in Gay wood-street, Lon don-road. A fortnight ago he was brought to this court for that assault, and after hearing the case on two dif ferent occasions, Mr. Elliott, in consideration of the se rious injury sustained by the complainant, permitted the matter to be arranged. The defendant agreed to pay 4/., but, under the advice of his lawyer, he broke his pro mise. A second summons was granted, but to this he did not think fit to attend, and a warrant was then issued against him. On this he was taken into custody, and was bound over in sureties by Mr. Norton to appear before Mr. Elliott. The defendant expressed his deep regret that he had suffered himself to be led astray by a person who ought to have known better, and begged his worship to allow him now to settle the matter, and pay the additional ex penses the complainant had been put to. Mr. Elliott observed that if the complainant did not think proper to proceed with the case there would be an end to the matter. The defendant, it was said, paid 51., and the corn plainant having expressed herself satisfied, the warrant was dismissed. THAMES.—Captain William S. Baker, the master of the ship City of Manchester, of Liverpool, appeared to answer the claims of thirteen seamen, who each de manded a balance of 191. 19s. 6d., making a total of 1591. 13s. 6d., for services on a voyage from Callao to London. Mr. Joseph Smith, solicitor, appeared for the seamen, and stated that they shipped at Callao for London, at 81. per month, on a voyage to London, and that each man received 161., or two months advance, and that the real balances due to them amounted on the average to about 251. 10s. each ; but to bring the 'case within the magistrate's jurisdiction, the claims had been reduoed below 201. in each case. The case of William Thomas was first taken, and a prina facie case having been established on his behalf, Mr. Pelham, who appeared for Captain Baker, said the seamen did perform, from time to time, meritorious services, but a more mutinous, disorderly, and insubor dinate crew had never sailed in a ship, and they had endeavoured to make a revolt, and had committed an ogence which in law was deemed to be piracy. Instead or giving the men into custody for mutiny and piracy, as the captain might have done, he had adopted the more lenient course of seeking to punish them by an abatement of their wages. With that view the case had been submitted to the magistrate's consideration. Mr. Smith said the acts of the seamen had been con doned by the captain. The misconduct of the crew ex tended over a period of seven or eight hours only, and their subsequent services continued for a period of about six months afterwards. Mr. Pelham admitted the condonation of the mutiny, but the subsequent conduct of the crew was not in ac cordance with the terms of the contract. The captain had made a promise, or at least a conditional one, while under duresse, and it was not binding. Captain Baker was then sworn and examined at great length. He read the following entry in the official log book :—" July 23, 1853, Saturday, 9 a.m., lat. 36.23 south, long. 82.44 west. While at breakfast this day, Captain Baker was informed that the crew wished' to see him. Upon admitting them they stated it to be their intention not to proceed any further in the ship, but that she must put back to be surveyed. Upon ask ing them their reasons for such conduct, John Thomp son, Parker Bigsby, and Andrew Storrs, were the prin cipal spokesmen, and stated that the ship was not in a fit state to go to sea, for several reasons, and the prin cipal appeared to be that the ratlines were out of order, some of the running gear was bad, that the end of the topsail halyard's fall had broken, that the main tack was bad, that . ship rolled so much (a heavy beam sea on) they could not stand, and several other trivial remarks. They stated their determination not to do any more work, and that they would at once knock off, sta ting their minds were made up, and particularly Thompson, Storrs, and Bigsby, the latter leaving the cabin and calling upon the other men to follow, saying it was no use to stand there talking ; their minds were made up. Captain Baker remonstrated ;with them on the course they were pur suing, explaining to them that an illegal combination at sea would, upon inquiry, probably bring down upon them a sentence of transportation, and stated that nothing would induce him to put back, when 4 he was _. __ w __L_ _.JJ.j _ _ cuiarly amongst the list of engineers. Mr. Cook's ap pointment to the Princess Royal is not there ; Mr. Urquhart, to the Blenheim, for service in the Caesar, is omitted ; Mr. Burt, to the Blenheim, for service in the Scourge; Mr. Keeton, to the Dauntless, &c. More over, that vulgar and frightful button, the steam-engine and anchor, remains, of course, "by authority," on the list, to the disgust of every engineer in the service.— Herald. WOOLWICH, JAN. 2. APPOINTMENTS. Clerks in Charge.--Robert J. B. Tucker (1848), from the Caradoc, Mediterranean mail steam-packet, to be Clerk-in-Charge of the Ceylon, receiving;-ship at Malta ; Howard E. L. P. Bailey (1846) to the b Antelope, iron paddlewheel steam-vessel, on the west coast of Africa station, vice Bowman, promoted. Clerk.—W. D Brown, to the Dauntless, 24, screw steam-frigate, at Portsmouth. Carpenter.—Robert Hall, who served with Captain Sir James Ross and with Captain Horatio T. Austin, C. 13., in their expeditions to the Arctic regions, is appointed to the Fisgard, flagship at Woolwich, vice Bromley, placed on the superannuation list. PROMOTIONS Clerks.—William Alexander George Young (1845) and Joseph Henry William Bowman (1845), serving in the Antelope steam-vessel, on the west coast of Africa station, to be paymasters. The officers of the Royal navy who studied steam at the Factory, at Woolwich Dockyard during the last three months, and passed their examination on the 15th and 16th ult., have now received their certificates, and they are in the following order with regard to their knowledge of the working of marine steam-engines and what is required of the officers who study steam at the Factory at Woolwich Dockyard :—Captain H. D. Young, Lieutenant W. Graham, Captain E. Heathcote, Commander S. Morrish, Commander C, H. Harston, and Commander J: C. Pitman. DEATH OF REAR-ADMIRAL RAMSDEN. Rear-Admiral Ramsden, on the retired list of 1846, died on the 29th ult., at Byram Hall, Ferrybridge, Yorkshire. He was the second son of the late Sir John Ramsden, Bart., by Louisa Susan Ingram Shepherd, youngest daughter and co-heir of Charles, _ninth Vis count Irvine (a title which became extinct in 1778), and sister-in-law of Francis, second Marquis of Hertford, K.G. Two of his brothers (ono of them, Henry James, married to a sister of the present Earl of Ellenborough —the other, Charles, to a daughter of Lord Strafford) are captains in the army. Through the marriage of his sisters he was brother-in-lavvi of Lord Hawke, of Lord Charles Paulet (second son of the Marquis of Winchester). and of Lowther Augustus John, the third son of Lord Muncaster. This officer entered the navy in August, 1803, as first-class volunteer, on board the Excellent, 74, Captain Frank Sotheron, and in September, 1806, after having served for about three years in the Mediterranean, joined, as mid shipman, the Royal William, flag-ship of Admiral George Montagu at Portsmouth. In the early part of 1807 he sailed in the Modeste, 36, Captain Hon. George Elliot, for the East Indies, where he removed to the Culloden, 74, flag-ship of Sir Edward Pellew, and was nominated 14th Oct., 1808, acting lieutenant of the Dasher, sloop, Captain Robert Worgan Geo. Festing. He was confirmed 30th Dec. following. He invalided home in 1810 ; joined next, in April, 1811, the Kent, 74, Captain Thomas Rogers, again on the Mediterranean station ; was made commander, 14th of June, 1813, into the Ferret brig, on the north coast of Spain ; left that vessel in April, 1814 ; and was afterwards, 10th of Feb. and 29th of April, 1818, appointed to the Doterel and Scout sloops. He continued in the latter vessel, again in the Mediterranean, until about Oct. 1821 ; and on the 26th Dec., 1822, was advanced to post-rank. He accepted the retirement Oct. 1, 1846. Admiral Rams den married, 6th of August, 1827, Lady Annabella Paulet, eldest daughter of the late Marquis of Winchester. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. HOOGHLY PILOTS. The Bengal Chamber of Commerce has transmitted to Lloyd's copies of proceedings in the trial of a pilot, which is of considerable importance to the shipping interest. The local Government evince a determination to protect the owners of vessels in future from such conduct as that referred to. The documents can be seen on application in the Secretary's office. VESSELS WRECKED AT PORT PHILIP HEADS. A communication has also been received at Lloyd's from tho Board of Trade, the purport of which is to show that the wrecks which have lately taken place at the entrance to Port Philip, or on the adjacent coast, are in no w a y attributable to any want of safety of the port itself. CUSTOM HOUSE, JAN. 2. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Quiver, from Messina ; Loon, Diep ; Mantura, St. Michael's ; Jessamine, Terceira ; Prince Albert, St. Michael's ; Tronia, Memol ; Ann Eliza, Dantzic ; Aolus, St. Michael's ; Cecilia, Archangel ; Star, To.gaarog ; Minna, New York • Minerva, Bimlipitam and Madras ; Sir Walter Scott, &Nis ; Albatross, Calcutta ; Enrico, Oporto; Ellida and Alexandria, ljorneborg ; Betsey, Stettin ; Lord Duncan, Wellington, New Zea land ; Adonis, Bordeaux ; Caspian, St. Malo ; Pallas, do. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Taglioni, for Port Adelaide ; Equivalent, Genoa ; Two Brothers, Bou logne ; Favourite, Calais ; Buporah Merchant, Sydney ; Valhelmine Rio Janeiro ; Camden, Bt. Leon. CLEARED OUTWARD!, wrrn CARGO --Tho Henry Reed, for Launceston ; Baron Martin, Havre ; Visitor, Dunkirk ; Prince Albert, Jamaica ; Annechina, Rotterdam ; Mary Ellis, Barbadoes ; Two Brothers, Boulogne ; Nector, Dun kirk ; Sutcliffe, Antwerp ; Mary Ann, Ostend ; Alfred, Mauritius; Abelard and Heloise, Rouen; Corsair's Bride, Colombo. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 2. The Andes (s s), from New York, at this port, sailed the 18th ult., with 330,628 dols. in specie, 230,270 of which were for Havre and the remainder (100,378) for Liverpool merchants. The Balmoral, from Newfoundland, bound for the Clyde, has arrived here, with decks swept, boat lost,' loss of bul warks and stancheons, and some of her beams supposed to have been broken, &Lc., having been struck by a heavy sea. The Conqueror, from New York, in attempting to dock yesterday, injured her stern. There were off the port, at 4 p.m., seven ships, ten barques, and two schooners. TESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Monmouth (American ship), with passengers on board, Nov. 21, lat. 30 N., long. 37. W. The Alma, from Gothenburg to Port Philip, Nov. 20, lat. 41 N., long. 12 W. The Royal Victoria, Dec. 25, lat. 49 N., long. 7 W. The Highlander, of London, Dec. 19, lat. 49 N., long. 10 W. RUSSIAN AGGRESSION.-MEETING IN BELFAST.—A public meeting was held on Thursday, in Belfast, for the purpose of "affording the inhabitants an opportunity of expressing their opinions on the subject of Russian aggressian against Turkey." The attendance was large and respectable. Among those present we observed the following :—The Mayor, Richard Davison, M.P., David Urquhart, D. R. Ross, Rostrevor ; Robert Grimshaw, D.L., J.P., John Sinclair, Surgeon Browne, R.N., C. B. rimshaw, William Mullan, Samuel Cunningham, and John Clarke, J. P. The Mayor occupied the chair. The Mayor having briefly addressed the meeting, Mr. R. Grimshaw moved, and Dr. Cooke seconded, the first re solution, "That the maintenance of the independence of Turkey, without territorial diminution, is incumbent on Great Britain and Irelend, as well on principles of na tional honour as of general policy." Mr. Bates moved the second resolution, "That the disposition evinced by the Government of Turkey for the improvement of the internal condition of that country, for the liberty of their Christian subjects of all denominations, and for the pro tection of those who, from other states, have sought a refuge among them, eminently entitle the people of Turkey to our sympathy and support in the resistance which they are so nobly making to the unprovoked and unjustifiable attack made on their independence and integrity by the Emperor of Russia." Mr. Charters seconded the motion. Mr. Ross, of Bladensburg, and Mr. David Urquhart having addressed the meeting, other resolutions, expressive of hope that the future policy of this country with respect to the differences existing between Turkey and Russia will evince that firmness which is due to the honour of her nation, and will at the same time be most conducive to peace, if an honourable peace be practicable, and that petitions in accordance be presented to both houses of Parliament, by the Mayor, on behalf of the meeting, were agreed to. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Hollo way ' s Pills, an Effectual Remedy for Gout and Rheumatism.—Extract of a letter from Mr. W. Moon, at Messrs. Godwin's, auc tioneers, Winchester, dated April 8, 1852. To Professor Holloway.—Sir, — l beg to inform you that for years I was a sufferer from chronic rheumatism, and often laid uy for weeks together, unable to move. I was attended by the most eminent surgeons here, but obtained no relief ; and was induced to go into our county hospital. 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Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London ; also, Fortnum, Mason, and Co., purveyors to.her Majcaty, Piccadilly. TATTERSALL'S, YESTERDAY. Nothing occurred to give an impulse to speculation ; it was still very inactive, and is likely to continue in that state until the principal Spring Handicaps make their appearance. The frost has for some time past limited the exercise of the horses to a gentle trot on straw beds either in the home paddocks or stable-yards. Only the following bets were laid. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 9to 1 agst Miss Mowbray (taken). DERBY. 225 to 25 agst King Tom (taken). 2000 to 80 agst Ruby (taken). 1000 to 25 agst Corin (taken). 500 to 400 twice on Ruby and Marsyas agst Boi• ardo and Andover (taken). STRETFORD STEEPLECHASES.— These chases, advertised to take place yesterday, were postponed in consequence of the severity of the weather. THE SPRING HANDICAPS.—To avoid confusion and in accuracies, it is deemed advisable not to publish the entries for the stakes, which closed yesterday, until they can be obtained in a complete form. Their publication may be delayed until Thursday next. KNooK KNOLL,--This once much-thought-of race horse was sold yesterday at Tattersall's for eight guineas. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Rear-Admiral M. F. F. Berkeley, C. 8., M.P., re• ;tuned to his official dutie3 at the Admiralty yesterday ; From his country seat. INCREASE OF THE ADMIRALTY ESTA BLISHMENT AT WHITEHALL. In consequence of the increase of the navy, and especially the addition of the Coast Volunteer depart ment, the Admiralty have promoted two second class clerks, Henry \Volley and Walter Clifton, to be senior clerks ; two third-class clerks, C. W. O'Reilly and John Sheridan, to be clerks of the second class ; clerks of the third-class, Swinburn Ward and Walter Drummond, have been established, and the following new appoint ments have been made as clerks of the third class : Charles N. Kempe, from the Director of Works Office, Somerset House ; H. C. Pennell, from the Medical Department, Somerset House ; Francis J. Aldersim, Algernon West (from the Inland Revenue Office), Astley Cooper (son of the late Mr. Bransby Cooper), E. N. Swainson (Census Office), and Bentham A. Fonblanque. THE HYDROGRAPHIC AND HARBOUR DEPARTMENT. — These two depar.ments are now merged into one at Whitehall, under the above head, the harbour depart ment having been removed from Duke-street,. West minster. The principals of this united department now appear as Rear-Admiral Sir F. Beaufort, K.C.8., F.R.S. ; and "Engineer Captain 3, Vetch, R.E., F.R.S." Captain D. Bethune, C. 8., does not appear in any Admiralty department. WAGES BRANCH, SOMERSET-HOUSE. A third-class clerk has been added to the establishment in the wages branch, Somerset-house—Henry Toms. PRIZE AND WILLS BRANCH.---F. G. Crozier has been appointed clerk of third class to the prize and wills branch, Somerset-house, vice Sir Edward Graham, Bart. CONTRACT OFFICR.—Thomas B. Gripper has been ap pointed clerk of the third class, vice Lupton. THE COAST VOLUNTEERS,—The staff of this force have commenced operations. The number of captains and paymasters are seven ; Mr. J. W. P. Foord, late of the Sphynx, 6, steam-sloop, and superseded from the Juno, 26, being Secretary to the superintendent, Captain Smart, K.H. The officers were appointed additional to the Fisgard, flag-ship at Woolwich, on the Ist inst THE MEDICAL OFFICERS AND THE COAST VOLUNTEERS. —We understand that it has been ruled that the medical officers attached to the Coast Volunteers are to count their time in this service as time served at sea. NARROW ESCAPE OF THE MEDEA. STEAM SLOOP. The following letter has been received at Portsmouth, from one on board the Medea steam-sloop, Commander Phillimore " Hull, Saturday, " It is only by God's great goodness that poor is in the land of the living to write to you. We were steaming full power last evening for the Humber, when at half-past ten the ship struck so heavily that all thought our last hour was at hand. Wo were ashore until two o'clock this morning, when the tide rose, and we were enabled to get the ship off. "We were firing minute guns of distress and burning blue lights and rockets for assistance for a long time, the ship bumping so heavily that we expected her to break every moment, but God in his great mercy had ordained that we should be spared. "When the life-boats came alongside the men told us that they never expected to find the ship, but had come out in the hope of saving some part of the crew. Our quarter-boats were washed away, and at one time the sea swept clean over us. What damage was done to her we know not ; our stem is knocked away, and we are making 14 inches of water an hour. _ . _ " Most fortunately we were on a sand-bank; had the bottom been rocky, every soul would have gone to eter nity. It was most bitterly cold, and the water frozen all over the deck. We shall have to go either to Sheerness or back to Portsmouth to be docked. . Such a night I never wish to pass again." The Medea was going to the northern ports to en deavour to raise volunteers for the navy. This is a specimen of the folly of not giving our squadron a chance of making our officers and seamen acquainted with the northern coasts and ports of Great Britain. If some three or four months since Admiral Corry's squadron had been sent a trip northward they would have acquired a very good praotical.lesson in naviga tion, which, in a hurry, will perhaps cost us a ship or two in the spring. A NORTH-SE.A. SQUADRON. We believe that the most energetic efforts will be put forth immediately by our dockyards to create and fit out a powerful North-Sea squadron, to be ready for service as soon as the ice breaks up. The push will be for steamers, of which we are now getting rather short, so many having been commissioned in 1853. Leaving Admiral Corry's force where it is, or sending it to Malta or to Constantinople, whilst Admiral Dun das is scouring the Black Sea, we have a goodly force in ships at the home ports. Enumerating them on the spur of the moment we shall find the following : SCREWS. Royal George... 120 ' Captain Codrington, C.B, Princess Royal 91 Captain Lord C. Paget. Cressy Bl Captain Warren. Blenheim 6O Captain Hon. F. Pelham, Hogue 6O Captain W. Ramsay. Edinburgh 5B Captain Hewlett. Ajax ............... 58 Captain Warden. Euryalus 5l Captain J. Ramsay. Dauntless 33 Captain Ryder. Horatio 22 Commander Jenner. PADDLES. Magicienne l6 Captain Fisher. Basilisk .......... 6 Commander Hon. F. Egerton. Medea ........... 6 Commander Phillimore. Cyclops .......... 6 Master Commander Roberts. SAILING SHIPS. Waterloo . ....... 120 Flag-ship, Sheerness. St. George l2O Flag-ship, Devonport. Neptune l2O Flag-ship, Portsmouth. Monarch B4 Depot -ship, Sheerness. Boscawen 7O Flag-ship, for West Indies. Pique 36 Fitting at Devonport. Juno 26 Ditto. Racehorse l4 Ditto. With some smaller steamers and sailing vessels. This would make a largeiforce (the ships are all sea going vessels), but there is not half-a-dozen of them fully manned, and few of the others have more than their complement of marines on board. Well fitted and fully manned, this force alone would give a good account of the Cronstadt fleet if met in good sea room. It is rumoured that the Neptune, 120, will fit out for the Mediterrauean, and the Nelson, 120, take her place as guardship at Portsmouth. The Termagant, 24, new screw, hitherto a failure, is having her machinery examined, preparatory to being brought forward for commission, at Portsmouth. THE CAPTAINS' ACTIVE LlST.—Captains Richard Shepherd Triscott (1841) and Samuel Perkins Pritchard (1841), having accepted the retirement of 1846, the active list of captains is reduced to 249. On the Ist of January, 1851, the number was 495. THE RETIRED LIST OF 1846.—8 y the deaths of Rear Admiral Ramsden and Captain Stoddart, Captains John Pakenham (1826) and Frederick Augustus Wetherall (1826) become entitled to be removed from the 18s. list to the 20s. per diem list. THE ADMIRALTY NAVY LIST BY " AUTHORITY.”—A precious authority this Navy List continues to be. The discrepancies were sufficiently apparent last quarter ; they are ten times worse this. Names are left on the list that were off two months ago, and those are omitted that ought.to appear, These omissions are more parti- COUNTRY MARKETS. CHELMSFORD-DEC. 30. At the commencement of the market a trifling advance - was experienced in the wheat trade, but towards the close prices receded to those of last week. Spring corn of all descriptions firm at last week's prices. Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, old 70a Od to 80s Od, new 70s to 80s ; red, old 56s to 755, new 59s to 75s ; barley, 30s to 37s ; chevalier, 32s to 42s ; grinding, 21s to 32s ; malt, 61s to 65s ; chevalier, 64s to 70s ; oats, 21s to 28s ; peas, partridge, 4Js to 45s ; white, 47s to 498 boiling 54s to 60s ; dun, new, 41s to 44s ; beans, tick, 4Cs to 42s ; Harrow ticks, 38s to 44s ; Mazagan, 38s to 41s. COLCHESTER -DEC. 31. The supply of wheat was about the same as last week. The trade was not brisk, but buyers were obliged to pay an advance of 2s to 3s per qr. on former rates. Barley is per qr. dearer. Beans and peas commanded a. like advance. Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, 763 to 88s ; red, 74s to 82s ; barley, 40 3 to 47s ; oats, 26s lo 32s ; beans, Mazagan, 40s to 44s ; middle and small, 44s to 603 ; peas, white, 60s to 64s ; grey, 46s to 50s. Official Statement of the Quai in the port of London, fro; the 27th to the 31st Deeeml Allies of Corm,, Sze, in the following pc )er, both inclusive. , received es, from ~~~ a A 1 15 177 24 - , 86 00 Colchester Harwich Leigh H*ldon , 415 a 26 16! 174' 400 494 KIRKCALDY—DiIe. 31. Here to-clay we had fair supplies of all kinds pif grain. dales brisk at an advance of 2s per qr. on wheat, is on barley, and oats as last week. Wheat. Barley. I Oats. _Beans. First Second 38s Oct 28s Od h's Oct I Third s6s 04 28s Od lBs Oct I Os Od Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs imperial, 39s Od to 40s 9d. :T.-JAR. 2. he close of the market : Wallsend, &c. Haswell .. Lambton . s. d. ~.33 6 ~.33 0 Lumley 32 0 Polisher 32 0 ;Searborough 33 0 IStowart's 33 6 Plummer 33 0 Cassop 32 6 'Hough Hall 33 6 'South Hartlepool 33 6 !Whitworth 26 0 Tees ,Adelaide Tees ,33 6 .32 6 ISt. Helen's 'Pecs Cannel ..30 0 .30 0 Derwentwater Hartley 24 0 Watney's Anthracite 3B 0 Gwaen Cas Gurwen 38 0 Perkins' Anthracite 36 0 ,Morgan's Stone 38 0 19 I Sold 69. COAL MAR Prioes of Coal per ton at tl e. d. Buddle W. Hartley 24 0 Davison's West Hartley 24 • Hasting's Hartley 24 0 Ravensworth Hartley 24 0 Ta'ificld Moor 24 6i Tanfield Moor Butes 24 6; West Hartley 24 01 West :Felon 21 6 1 Wylain 26 0' Wallsend, &c. Bell and Brown 32 0! Gosforth 32 0 Lawson 29 6 1 Northumberland E. 24 6 Riddell '►2 0 Killingsworth E. 24 6 Boll's Primrose 25 0 Bell . '32 6 Belmont 31 0 Hetton 33 6, Ships at market 9 RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE. - The market has been dull and quiet all day. Caledonian, 26 .$ 6 ,i—Eastern Counties, 13—Lancashire and Yorkshire 65a A 5 54 s—London and North-Western, 103 2i 4—Ditto (fifth shares), 1-16 p.— Midlands, 62 14 21 Y /—North British, 71—Shrews bury and Chester (Oswestry and Chester), 14—South Eastern and Dover, 18 17 15-16 18. BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 2. STOOK EXCHANGE.—There are more sellers than pur chasers of shares just now in this market, but to-day busi ness has been at a stand, the day being observed as New-. Year's Day, somewhat inconsistently it is true, for although the brokers were full of " settling" matters at their offices they resolved to abide by their old bye-law of an Exchange holiday on the first of the new yoar, every broker repu diating an alteration of the law, but violating it in his own. practice. SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-ottlee! by the night—and M by the morning —dispatch.] Day when made up From what When COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port due in Office, London.* Dispatched. Fngland. Americ,a(byßrit.pack)N I;lvery Friday .... Liverpool ... Each Mon America (by United Sts. packet) .... ..N ,Jan. 15 ... Liverpool ... Jan. 7 America (by U. States; packet) ........ NlJan. 17 Southampto. ,Dec. 28 Australia (via South ampton) ..........M Jan. 4 Southamptui. Feb. 4 Ditto (via Marseilles) N.Jan. 8.. Ditto (via Cape of 0°0(11 flops) ..... NiFeb. 4 .. • . Liverpool ... Uncertain. Africa (West Coast) ..N 13d of the month.. Plymouth .. Dec. 28 Alexandria 8,9, 24, & 30 of m. Dover —Jan. 16 Alexandria........ —EI 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton ;Jan. 4 Bahamas ...........M 17th of the month Southampton 'Jan. 1 Belgium ............N 1)81ly Dover Daily Brazil M 9th of the month Southampton Jan. 16 Buenos Ayres ....M 9th of the months.. Southampton!Jan. 16 Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the month Plymouth 'Arrived Cape of Good Hope •.N 14th of the month. Southampton Cape de Verds ......N 9th of the month.. Plymouth .. Jan. 1 Ceylon (see India) Ceylon ..............N 14th of the month Plymouth .. rrived Channel Isles ........N Mon ~Wed.,&Frid. Southampton ITu.Th.klat. Chili.... .... M 2d & 17th of month Southampton;Jau. 1 China (see India) Constantinople ......N 7,8,17,24,&27 of tn. Dover.. Jan. 10 Constantinople 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton' Jan. 4 Cont. of Europe M & N Twice daily Dover ...... Twicedally Egypt (see India) France ........ M & N Twice dai1y...... Dover ...... TwicedaUy Gibraltar ..........M 4, 7,17, 20, 27 of m. Southampton Arrived Greece (see India) Greytown ..........M 2nd & 17th of mon. South amptonJan. 1 Hamburgh ..........N Tuesday & Friday London Havannah ..... M 2nd of the month Southampton Jan. 1 Holland ............M Daily..." . Dover Honduras ..........M 17th of the month. Southampton Jan. 16 India (vlaSouthampt.)Ml4th & 20th of mon. Southampton I Jan. 21 India (via Marseilles)3l Bth& 24th of month Dover lonian Isles (see India);7, 17, & 27 of mon Dover Ireland ........M & NlTwice daily Holyhead Twieedaily Lisbon ............M'7, 9, 17, &270 f m. Southampton Jan. 16 Madeira ............M 9th of the month Southampton t Jan. 16 Madeira 23d of month .... Plymouth Malta (see India) Malta 7,17,19,27, 30 of m. Dover .. Jan. 10 Mauritius (see India) Mauritius 14th of the month Plymouth .. Arrived Mexico ... M 2nd of the month.. Southampton,Jan. 1 Naples.. ..N sthlsth2sthof mon. Dover ...... 'Jan. 2 New Granada. --ii 2d & 17th of month Southamptoraan .1 New Zea1and.......... By private skip .. Various ports Uncertain Papal States 6thlsth2sthoftnon. Dover ...... Jan. 2 Peninsula 7thl7th2Bthofmon: Southampton Arrived Peru & 27th of mon. Southampton Ilan. 1 Port Natal of the month Plymoutk ..' , Arrived Sicily ............ N,sthlstll2sthofmon, Dover Jan. 2 Tuscany ........Nlsthisth2sthofmon. Dover .. .IJan. 2 Venezuela 111,2 d & 17th of month Southamptoyan. 1 Van Diemen's Land (see' Australia) ... West Indies 2tlBt 17th ol month l Southampton l Jan. I * When any of these dates tail crt a Sunday, the malls will oe dispatched on the following day. with the exception of the India via Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will be dispatched the day preceding. , FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE. —On Sunday afternoon, shortly after five o'clock, considerable excitement was caused in the immediate vicinity of Red Lion-square, in consequence of violent screams proceeding from Mr. Bennett's, 8, Leigh-street, Red Lion-square. The police on duty of the E division, Nos. 65, 90, and 132 pro ceeded to the building, when, on entering the same, they beheld a frightful spectacle, for, on the kitchen floor, they found Martha Lock, aged 41 years, enveloped -in one sheet of flame, and, at the same time, the flooring was also on fire. A number of buckets of water having been procured, the same was scattered over the flames, which were extinguishei, when the unfortunate female was taken to Victoria Ward, King's College Hospital, where Mr. Dickenson, house-surgeon, was in prompt attendance ; but, owing to the serious nature of the burns she had received, she died shortly after her admission. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. —An inquest was held by Mr. Payne on Saturday, at Guy's Hospital, respecting the death of James Fielder, a guard on the Brighton and South Coast Railway. The evidence went to show that, on Tuesday last, as an up train was coming from Sydenham to New Cross, the deceased was looking out of the van, while the train was going down hill, to see if the break was secure, when his head struck a bridge, and he received so much injury that death ensued on Thursday. The jury found a verdict of "Accidental death." BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 26th November, at Quebec, the lady of Lieut. Colonel Thorndike, of the Royal Artillery. On the 27th ult., at 39, Great Coram-street, the wife of F. C. Webb, Esq., M.D., who only survived his birth a, few minutes. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 30th ult., at Upper Tooting, the wife of D. a. Noel, Esq., surgeon. . On the 31st ult., at 5, Queen's-road West, Regent's-park, Mrs. Richard Rigg. MARRIED. On the 28th ult., at the church of St. Mary's in the Castle, Hastings, James Hill, of Upper Temple-street, Dublin, to Frances, the youngest daughter of the late Alexander Montgomery, of North Frederick-street, Ald er . man of the city of Dublin. On the 30th ult., at 39, Lauriston-place, Edinburgh, Henry Seymour, Esq., Wolston, Warwickshire, to R oss Gray, youngest daughter of James Milne, Esq. DIED. On the 30th ult., at Blackheath -park, Sir Richard Jen king, G.C.8., aged 68. On the 30th ult., at Ether, Anne, the wife of Lieutenant- Colonel Frederick Browne. On the 30th ult., 13, Edith-villas, North -end, Fulham, Harriet, the widow of the late James Lamrain, Esq., of Shorrolds, Fulham. On the 30th ult., at Chester-le-street, Peter Ralph Shield, Esq., one of her Majesty's Hon. Corps of Gentle• men-at-Arms, aged 44. 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