The Sun. — London, England, 1845-05-13 00:00:00

THE AMERICAN NAVY. The recent message of President Polk, and his threat sued appropriation of the Oregon territory in oppo sition to the claims of this country, have naturally turned the attention of the public to the resources which Ame rica can command in the event of a hostile collision with England. The following is the list of the American navy, including the vessels building and in ordinary, to gether with an analysis the power of the various ves sels in their respective Ilasses.— LINE OF BATTLE SHIPS. Pennsylvania . . 120 Vi -- • Oh i o . 80 North Carolina ... 80 Delaware ... 80 Alabama . .. 80 Vermont . BO nia, . New York . B3 Franklin . 74 Washington _ _ Columbus 74 FRIGATES. Independence'. United States . 44 St. Lawrence . Constitution Potomac . 44 Guerriere Brandywine 44 Savannah Java. 44 i Baritan Hudson 44 Constellation . Santee . 44 Macedonian Cumberland WAR, &C. Preble. Yorktown l6 Marion Dale l6 Dolphin lO Porpoise . Consort... lO Grampus lO Shark SLOOPS OF John Adams 2O Boston Lexington 2O Vincennes 2O Warren ... Natchez 2O Falmouth Fairfield 2O Vandalia St. Louis . 2O Concord 2O Levant. 2O Cyane 2O Erie. lB Ontario lB Enterprise . Boxer . lO Experiment 6 Flirt 6 Wave . Otsego Seagull 6 Flying Fish 6 STEAM VESSELS. Princeton.... Mississippi Missouri Fulton Poinsett The Missouri steamer, although included in the above list, was accidentally burnt and sunk at Gibraltar about twelve months ago. From the foregoing list it appears that the total num ber of vessels of every description, including steamers, comprising the American navy, amounts only to 67. Of these, 11 are line• of-battle ships; 17 frigates; 34 sloops, brigs, or schooners, and 5 steam-vessels. Among the line-of battle ships which we have enumerated, there are four nut yet built, viz., the Alabama, Vermont, Virginia, and New York; and of the frigates there are six that are in the course of construction, the Santee, Cumberland, Sabine, Savannah, Baritan, and .St. Lawrence; conse quently the Ame icans at the present time have only 7 hee-of-battle ships and 11 frigates, including those in or dinary, available for service in the event of a war. Although the numerical strength of the American navy is not very formidable, the Americans imagine that the want of numbers is more than compensated by the power and efficiency of each individual ship, and that should one of their frigates encounter a British .frigate she would eventually capture her. They say that such was the care in the war of 1812, and point to the Guer riere, the Java, and the Macedonian, as triumphant il lustrations of this fact. During that war their frigates were the largest class vessels they had in their service, but since that period they have built their line-of-battle ships, which, although nominally rated at 74 and 80 gun ships, carry considerably mote guns than their rating indicates. They have one first class line-of-battle ship—the Pennsylvania. This ship, although stated to be of 120 guns, actually carries 140 guns, and instead of being it-three-decker, is to all intents and purposes a four-decker. Our first-class vessels, such as the St. Vin cent, and others, only carry the number of guns at which they are rated, 120 ; but, notwithstanding the inferiority of their armament to that of the Pennsylvania, the dis parity is not so very great as to preclude the possibility of any of our first-rates successfully contending with her. With regard to the American 80-gun ships, such as the Delaware, they ought to have been rated at 102 guns, for that is the number of guns they actually carry. They have 34 long 42-pounders on their lower deck, 34 long 42-pounders on their main-deck ; 34 42- pounder caronnades on their upper deck, The total weight of metal they can discharge is 3,6161bs , and the weight of their broadside is I,BoBlb. Thus, although rated as 80 gun ship=, they are of superior force to our 90 gun ships, and throw a heavier broadside by 1521 b. than they do, for the broadside of the Albion, Rodney, Nile, and London is 1,6361 b. This class of the American line-of battle ships may, therefore, be rated as a class be tween our 90 gun ships and our three-deckers, such as the Queen, f or her broadside is 1,9721 b, being 1641 b. more than the broadside of the Delaware. Peacock Decatur The American 74-gun ships actually mount 90 guns 30 long 32-pounders on the lower deck ; 30 medium 32 pounders on the main-deck, and 30 32-pounder car ronades on the upper deck, consequently the total weight of metal they can discharge is 2,88011)., or a broadside o 1,4401 b. This class of vessels, although actually car rying 90 guns, is inferior to our 80-gun ships, which only carry the number of guns at which they are rated ; for instance, tt.e Vanguard, 80, can discharge a total weight of metal, equal to 2,9921 b., consequently the weight of her broadside would be 1,4961 b., being 501 b. heavier than that of the Franklin and other nominally 74, but in point of fact 90-gun ships. As to the American frigates there is no question that, in the event of a war with this country, these will be the vessels most likely to bear the brunt of it. If, however, the Americans anticipate the same results in their frigate actions in any future war es they experienced in 1812, they will find thems'lves pretty considerably mistaken. The class of British frigates which they would now have to contend with is a far different one from that which they encountered at that period, and if they then had great difficulty, as in the case of the Java, in overcoming vessels whose armament was so inferior that the whole weight of metal they could discharge was actually much less than the single broadside of their more powerful antagonists, how utterly impossible will they find it now successfully to compete with our new larger class frigates. Although our 50-gun frigates do not even now mount so many guns as some of the Ame rican frigates, yet they are nearly as powerful in their armament, without being hampered with guns on their gangways, and far more efficient ; for when the Brandy wine and other American frigates carry carronades on their upper decks, the Vernon, Warspite, and other British frigates carry long guns on theirs. The American frigates are rated only at 44 guns, but they mount 60, 30 long 32-pounders on their main-deck, and 30 carronade 32-pounders on their upper deck. The total weight of metal they discharge is 1,9201b5., and that of their broadside 9601b5. The discharge from our 50-gun frigates is 1,8161b5., and from the broadside 9081b5., consequently there is even now an advantage of 521bs. in favour of the broadside of the American frigates. This, however, is more than compensated by having long guns instead Of carronades, and the absence of guns from the gangways. The Americans, however they might have been elated with their success in capturing our frigates during the last war, had iu realty little or nothin , to beast of. The discharge from the Java's broadside was under 4001b5., while that of the American frigate was 9601b5., being 1601bs. more than double that of her opponent. The same excess in the number of guns actually mounted over the rated number exists in the American sloops of war. Their 20-gun sloops (corvettes) mount 26 guns, their 16-gun brigs mount 20 guns, and their 10-gun brigs mount 14 guns, and so on in proportion with their smaller craft. Here, however, their 26-gun ships have no advantage over our new class corvettes, the Amazon, and Daedalus (razees), which are rated at and carry 26 guns ; and they would not have the slightest chance with our other 26-gun ships, which, having main decks, would be enabled to fight their guns free from any entanglement from wreck of spars or rigging. With respect to the other sloops and small craft of the Ameri can navy, those who are acquainted with the improve ments that have been made within these few years in this class of vessels in the British service, are fully aware that the Americans have little cause to congratulate themselves upon their superiority on this point. We now come to the most important branch of the question—the comparative strength of the steam navies of the two countries. From the foregoing statement it appears that the United States Government have at present only four effective steam vessels, whereas there are now in the British service s- mewhere about 100 steamers of various grades and power. In addition to this, some hundreds of effective sea-going steam vessels can be brought into operation from the mercantile ma rine. This fact has I.een ascertained from the result of an inquiry recently instituted by the Lords of the Admiralty. In tae last war with the United States considerable injury was done to our commerce by American privateers. At that period, how ever, steam had not been applied to mari time purposes ; since then, this great additional power has come into operation, and its usefulness has been fully developed. By the applying of this force to the blockading of the American ports it would be utterly impossible for their privateers again to injure our commerce. No doubt many privateers would be fitted out with this object, but with one or two steamers in the offing, it would be next to impossible for them to leave their respective ports. What have the Ame ricans got, in addition to the four war -steamers already mentioned, to compete with this powerful force ? They have no mercantile steam marine to resort t o . It i s so differently constituted to ours, that is is only applicable to river traffic, and not one of the vessels of which it is comprised could be rendered effective for sea or war purposes. It must be obvious from the preceding statement of the comparative naval power of the two nations, that, should any collision take place, the result cannot prove satisfactory to the Americans. They must inevitably sutler greatly in their commerce, while the injury they can effect with respect to our mercantile marine will be comparatively trifling, It is needless to add, that should any et gagement take place between an American and an English frigate, the power of the two being now nearly on a par, the result will be widely different from the frigate actions already adverted to, and is more likely to be similar to that of the Shannon and the Chesapeake. COALS.—The Commissioners of the Customs have issued directions to the Collectors and Comptrollers of the Customs at the several ports of the United Kingdom, to pre pare and transmit to the Inspector General of Imports and Exports the following account. so far as the same relates to their respective ports, with the least possible delay, viz. : "An account of the number of tons of coals, culm, and cin ders, respectively, shipped at their several ports to other potrs of the United Kingdom, during the year 1844," tbirb lattion SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES From the Official List, ITELISHED EVERY TVEST.',IY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 13. Dividend per Amount Name of Company. Annum. Slare. Aberdeen .• •• •• • •• • • Birmingham & Gloster Ditto, New, iss.7l die. Brighton,Lews,& Ilast. Bristol and Exeter • . • • Ditto and Gloucester Caledonian • • • • • • • • • • '2.ambridge and Lincoln Chatham & Prtsmouth Chester and Holyhead Chichester & Brighton Churnet Valley .. • • • • • Cornwall • • • • • • • • • • -• Direct Northern • • • • • • Direct Norwich • • • • • • Digs, Beccles, & Yrmth Dublin & Belfast June. Ditto aid Galway • • Eastern Counties ••. Do.,l'erpetual, No. I Ditto, ditto, No. 2. • • Eastern Union Edinburgh & Glasgow Ditto, Quarter Shares Ely and Bedford Gran dConnection • • • • Grand Junction • • • • • • Ditto, Half Shares • . Ditto, Quarter Shares 3t. Southern &Western Great North of England Ditto, New. • • • • • • • • Great Western Ditto, Half Shares•. Ditto, Fifths..• • •• • • Guilford Junction..• • • Harwich • • • • •• .• • • • • • Hull and Selby . • . • • • • Ditto, Quarter Shares Kendal & Windermere Lancaster and Carlisle Leeds and Bradford. Liverpool & Manchestr Ditto, Half Shares • Ditto, Quarter Shares ! . ,ondon & Birmingham Ditto, New Thirds.. Ditto,lCew 4 Shares London and Blackwall London and Brighton.. Ditto, Loan Notes.. London and Greenwich Ditto, Prof. or Priv • • London and S. Western 1)0., New Cons. Bths Ditto, New • • • • • • • • ..ondonand Croydon • • Ditto, Guarntd. 5 p. c. London and York. ••. • Lynn and Ely .•• • • • I.anchcster and Leeds Ditto, Half Shares • • Ditto, Quarter Shares Ditto, Sixteenths . • • Manchestr & Birming. Ditto, Quarter Shares Midland . • • • • • • • • • • • • Ditto, Fifts.• • • • • • Ditto, M.—m.3c Derby Newcastle & Berwick New esti° & Darl. June. North British .. • . • • • . Northern and Eastern Ditto, Scrip, iss,sl. d. Ditto, Quarter Shares North Kent . • • • • • • • • • Norwich and Brandon. Ditto, New.. • • .• • •. Portsmouth Direct.... Preston and Wyre Richmnil& W. E Junc. Ditto, 2d Pref., 1842 Sheffield and Lincoln.. Sheffield & Manehestr Ditto, Quarter Shares Shrws.,Wolv.,Dnd.,lllr South Devon .•,• 31. ss. per sh, 1 15s. 121.165. per sh.! South-Eastern & Dovr Ditto, New iss. 321. dis South Wales . • • • • • • • Stevenson's Prtsmouth Thames and Medway.. Trent Valley • • • • • • • • • Yarmouth & Norwich Ditto, New • 1, York & North Midland Ditto, Half Shares• Do., Scarbro' Branch Ditto, Selby Scrip • • Ditto, Extension .... Boulogne and Amiens. 15t. Northern of France Orleans and Vierzon Orleans & Bourdeaux X 8. d 100 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 4s. per sh. 51. per ct. 25 0 0 6 13 4 2/. ss. p. sh. I 18. 3d. p. sh 101. per ct. 10/. per ct. 101. per et. 31. ss. Paid. 71. per cent. 71. per cent. 71. per cent. Si. 55. pr ct. la per ct. 101. per ct. 10/. per ct. 101. per ct. 10/. per ct. 101. per ct. il. Os. per sh 31. per cent. 51. per cent. 31.55. per sh 10s. per sh. 41.75, 6d. p. a. 11.178.6 d. p. s. 21. per share 1 141. 4s. per sh 2/.l3s.per3h, 2/. ss. 15s. 51. per cent. 11. 1& 10/. per ct. 101. per et. 1 50 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 125 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 40 0_ 0 0 11c0 ° 50 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 20 8 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 32 0 0 25 0 0 16 13 4 50 0 0 10 0 0 12 15 4 18 17 2 41 6 10 40 0 0 50 0 0 13 15 9 9 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 6 5 0 40 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 :0 0 0 33 2 4 50 0 0 X s. d. 2 10 0 100 0 0 17 10 0 20 0 0 70 0 0 30 0 0 5 0 0 1 10 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 10 0 1 0 0 1 10 0 2 10 0 2 10 0 14 16 0 3 13 4 0 13 4 Paris &Lyons(Laffitte: Paris and Strasbourg.. Pans and Orleans..... Paris and Rouen ...... and Havre 8 0 0 2 10 0 2 10 0 19 5 8 20 0 0 20 0 8 20 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 2 0 0 20 0 0 II 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 14 0 0 'T-STOCX BAN: Dividend per Annum. 61. per cent. 4/. per cent. 5/. per cent. 5/. per cent. 6/. per cent. 61. per cent. 8/. per cent. 81. per cent. 51. per cent. 51. per cent. M. per cent. 51. per cent. Amount of Share. X s. d. 40 0 0 , 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100. 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 , 50 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 1 5 0 2 10 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 80 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 35 0 0 1 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 1 10 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 Stock. 2 0 0 2 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 6 0 0 2 10 0 3OXN Name of Company. Australasia • • • • • • • • • • liritsh North American Commercial of Londou Colonial. • • • • • • • • . • • • • Loinln and Westminstr London Joint-Stock .• • Metropolitan Provincial of Ireland • - Ditto, New.•. • • • • • • National of Ireland . • Nat. Provneial of Eng. Ditto, New.• • • • • • • • Union of Australia.... Union of London.— • • 2% 46V, 42 28% Paid. I Price X s. d. 1 40 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 7 10 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 17 10 0 35 0 9 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 42 Y, 45% 22 151,4, 494 20 37% 25% 12% INSURANCE COIYIPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. .£ s. d. i A s. d. Albion .•••• • • • • ....• 31. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 72% Alliance Brit and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 20 Ditto Marine. ••• • .. 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 50 e 6% Atlas 13s. 6d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 16% British Commercial .. 7s. per share 50 0 0 ' 5 0 0 7 Clericl,Med.& Gen. Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 1 6% County ... •••••• • • • • • 3/. 100 0 0 10 0 0 r 9s. and i 40 0 0 5 0 0 10 6/. ss. bs. ...- Eagle • 6s. 50 0 0 60 0 5% Economic Life .•• • • ... [ 1 p 3 e os r eb t s . I 1000 0 0 250 0 0 Eng. & Scot. Law Life.. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 2% European Life ••••• • • • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 Freemasons' .. •••• • • • • 11. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe - 142 Guardian 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 50% Imperial Fire .. ••• • • • 121. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 195 Imperial Life. •• ••• • • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 16% Indemnity Marine •• • • 11. sh. & be. 100 0 0 513 1 30 Law Life .. • ... • ... • • 11. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 45% Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 6% London Fire ••••• • • • . 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 15% London Ship ... •.• • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 15% Marine .... .. .. ••• • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 10% Med. Invild & Gen. Life - 10 0 0 2 0 0 3 National Loan Fund• • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% National Life. Palladium Life. ..... Phoenix .... ...... •• • • 31. p. ct. & bs. - - 195 Protector Life• •• • • 5l. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 2s. Provident Life •••• • • • • 1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24 Rock Life. • Royal Exchange 5l. per cent. Stock. - 188 Sun Fire . - - Ditto Life . - - Universal Life • .... • • 10% 1. pr cut. 100 0 615 0 14 DOCKS. Dividend i Amount same of Company. per Annum. of Share s. d. commercial Last and West India., East Country • 8%1. pr cent. 11. per sh. _ _ Stock. 100 0 0 London ••••••• • . • • • • 4% /..pr cent., Stock. St Katharine • • •• • • • • Southampton • • • • • • • • spei cent.. Stock. 4/. per cent. 50 0 0 WATER-WORN .S. Dividend Name of Company. per Annum. East London •••• • • • Grand Junction • • • • • • Kent 21. lOs Vauxhall West Middlesex ••• • • • 41. Ws. pr ct. Amount of Share. X s, d. 100 0 0 46 13 4 100 0 0 100 0 0 63 12 9 ! LIST 01' SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. trice. Annum. Share. X s. d. s. d. Bank of Scotland • 61. per cent. 100 0 0 174 Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. 100 0 0 168% British Linen Company Si per cent. 100 0 0 228 Commercial Bank •• • . 61. per cent. 100 0 0 170 National Bank ••. • • 61. per cent. 10 0 0 15% Union Bank of Scotland 7% /. pr cent. 50 0 0 97 Western Bank.. •••• • . 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 81 North of Scotland Bank 61 . per cent. 50 0 7% Clydesdale Bank ••• • .. 6/. per cent. '-10 0 0 14% Eastern Bank ••• • • ... 3/. per cent. 15 0 0 11% Caledonian Bank • • ... 61. per cent. 210 0 3% Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 51. per cent. 50 0 7% City of Glasgow Bank . 5/. per cent. 815 0 14M Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. YO 0 0 10 0 1% Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14% Insur. Co. of Scotind• • 51. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 10 North British Insur... 91. per cent. ,200 0 0 10 0 0 27 % C a ledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent.lloo 0 0 10 0 0 24 Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 19 Edin. &Glasg. Railway 4341• percent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 63 Ditto, % Shares •• • . 4341. per cent. 12 10 0 All paid. 15% Edin., Leith, & Grantn 20 0 0 20 0 0 15% Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 4% /. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 62 Glasgw & Greenck Rail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 19 Glsgw & Gantkirk Rail. Si. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 37% Dundee &Arbroth Rail. 5/. per cent. ,25 0 0 All paid. 34% CANALS. 1 , i , 1 I v, Dividendi Names of ~..,. Dividend , Islam" of 2) . per nice. Companies. A I per I -lee ' Companies . . 4 p Ashtn& Olflh A i 1 rn: 7s A l. n s n . u . m r.. .1 r.n Ashby-d-la-Z 113, 41. 70 Mntgontrysh 100 61. --- ---- 98 72 Monmouthsh 1 .4 00 Annum. 91. 160 Barnsley •• • . 160; 12/. 180 Macclesfield. 100 - 15 Basingstoke..,looi - 5 Brknk&Abrg 150' 5/. 85 Nottingham . 150 12/. 260 Cromford.... 100 181. 160 Peak Forest. 78 81. 40 Dudley .• •.• • 100 k 41. 50 Re gen t' s ....' 33 11. 24 Derby .. • ... 1001 81. 103 Rochdale ...• 85 41. 55 Ellsmre&Chs l 133' 41. 58 Sh ro p s hi re • • 125 Si. 120 Erewash •.. 100 321. 440 Somrset Coal 150 71.105. 123 Forth & Clyd lOO 41. 105 Do.Lk Fd St 12 61. p. c. 11 GrandJunctn 100 71. 124 Stfil•d&Worc 140 281. 480 Grand Union 100 11. 10s. 25 Shrewsbury..ll2s 151. 230 Glamorgnsh.,l72 13%1. , 210 Stourbridgo..l4s 20!. 360 GNU& lirkly, 00 - ' 8 Strtfrd on Av 79 11. 10s. 80 Grantham .. 150 12/. 100 Severn and 26 11. 81. 2N Huddersfield. 57, - 20 Wye Rail. j Kennt & Avn i 39 78. 6d. 7 Trnt & Mr- ') 50 aol. 450 Lancaster .• .: 47 11. 18. 40 sey, 1 A sh.l 1 10 Leeds& Livrp, 100 341. 570 Timms &Med! 19 - 50 Leicester .... 1140 101. 110 Worcstr &a . , T 8 41. Leicstr& Nth: 83: 70 Birnilng. j ' 41. 11 Loughborogb l l42l 701. 1 1050 Wilts & MIMI 87 11. 4.i. raid. I Price ;£ a. d. 50 0 0 Price. 135% 33% 22% 314 103 19% 1 14 p. Pm• 21% 64% 15% 22% 198 1% 105 22% 2 42% 21% 235 44N 34 118 Price. SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1845. District Court Bittlestone, official assignee, Birming ham ; Weller, King's-road, London; Pell, Northamp ton; Hodgson, Birmingham. William Henry Webb, wharfinger, Stratford-upon- Avon, May 27, at twelve, and June 24, at half-past twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Hobbes and Slatter, Stratford-upon• Avon; Harrison and Smith, Birming ham. SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) cooDcuar V. THE DUKE OF BRUNSWICK. The plaintiff in this action is an accountant, and the de fendant his Serene Highness George Frederick Augustus William, Duke of Brunswick. The claim was for 191. 10s., for work and labour done. The defendant pleaded that he was never indebted. The plaintiff's attorney stated the case. In the year 1841 his Excellency Baron Audlaw, who was at the time Equerry to his Serene Highness, applied to the plaintiff on the subject of a bill of costs which had been sent in to his Serene Highness by his solicitor, and stated that his Serene Highness was desirous of having an analysis made of it, showing how much money had been paid out of pocket and what was the profit. Now, however absurd such an idea might be. and probably the Learned Counsel for the plaintiff might ridicule the order, the absurdity of the order did not justify the defendant in pleading that he was not indebted, for his absurdity, if indeed it was such, was not to be gratified at the expense or labour of others. The bill, it should be observed, run over a long period of five or six years, and the analysis itself occupied about 20 pages of foolscap paper. The plaintiff, with his clerks, were engaged nearly three weeks in going through the bill and preparing the analysis, and when it was completed it was handsomely bound and sent to his Serene Highness for his consideration. What his Highness's object in having it made, or what use he ultimately applied it to, was not essential to the present cr.se. It would be proved the work was done, that it occupied the time stated,sand that the charge made was fair and reasonable. It was impossible to conceive what the defence would be, and he should, therefore, at present con fine himself to proving the case as he had stated it, and afterwards answer any arguments which might be raised against the present claim, which it appeared almost im possible to resist on any just grounds. His Excellency Baron Audlaw was then called—ln 1841 and afterwards he was Equerry to his Serene Highness. r'laintiff was employed by him on behalf of his Serene Highness to look over the bill of costs. Wit ness saw him several times on the subject arid explained to him that the Duke wished to have an analysis made, so that he might judge whether the charges were fair. The bill was a long bill and amounted to about 8001.: when the analysis was made it was given to him—it was afterwards bound tip and given to the Duke. Cross-examined by Mr. THOMAS—Was not aware that there was any fraud in a person not an attorney taking an attorney's bill. Did not know that there was a taxing officer appointed for the purpose. By the UNDER-SHERIFF—Did not understand anything about taxing. Gave the bill to plaintiff to look over, and see whether the charges were fair. The UNDER-SHERIFF—The question is, did the Duke know what the analysis was for—whether it was a taxation ? Mr. TwamAs—Was not the bill given to the plaintiff to see whether any part of it could be taken off ? Witness—That was an after opinion between myself and the Duke. The Duke asked me to show it to some friend who understood it, to see whether it was fair. By a juror—l told him to make an abstract or analysis, or whatever it is called. I was recommended to show it to plaintiff. I knew he was not an attorney, but believed he was an honest man. I did not ask him exactly for his opi nion. The abstract ran over eighteen or twenty sheets. Wm. Simmons examined—Was employed by plaintiff to assist in making the abstract. Was engaged between two and three weeks • some days for fourteen or sixteen hours. There were three bills upwards of twenty sheets each. The analysis consisted of three columns. The first the sum charged, the next, subtractions or deductions, the third, the correct charge, or what it ought to have been. The UNDER-SiiEsuFF—Then it was a taxation? Witness don't say whether it was a taxation or not. I'laintiff's Attorney—lt was only showing what was the sum out of pocket and the total charge. The UNDER-SHERIFF—The result of it was, that it was a taxation of the bill. • Saunders was called, but merely asked if he confirmed the last witness, and he answered in the affirmative. This was the plaintiff's case. Mr. THOMAS, fur the defendant, said this was evidently a speculative action, brought against the Duke of Brunswick merely because he was the Duke of Brunswick, and it was knoWn was possessed of considerable property. The plaintiff had evidently deluded the Baron and the Duke, who were fereigners, and did not understand the nature of the transac tion, but had, beyond all doubt, considered that the plaintiff had the ability and power to settle the account and decide upon its correctness. Could it be believed that this work had en gaged the attention of two or three men for 10 days look ing, over an account, and ultimately ended in their framing about eighteen or twenty sheets of abstract being almost as long as the bill itself ? It was clear that the work itself could not be in the least way beneficial to the defendant, but that the whole of the proceeding was neither more nor less than a gross imposition, which he felt the jury would never coun tenance by giving a verdict. In fact there was no direc tion given which ought to bind the Duke or any other person. The UNDER-SHERIFF summed up. It had been truly stated by the plaintiff's attorney, that however absurd the order, if it was given the defendant was bound to pay. It certainly was an act of the " queerist" description, and as absurd as could have been well imagined, but if he under stood what he was giving instructions for, he was bound. When he, the Under Sheriff, first heard of it, he thought that, perhaps, the Duke intended to keep it as a curiosity ; perhaps to put in a cabinet, or send to some foreign public library—(Laughter)—but it was certainly a most extraor dinary keepsake. lt might have, perhaps, availed to a per son who intended writing a book on the practice of the Court of Queen's Bench ; but it was of no value, as leading to an adjustment of the account. One question for the jury was, whether the plaintiff undertook to do that which did not lie within the scope of his business. He did not wonder at the time consumed. simply because the plain. tiff did not understand the subject. If they sent a watch to an ironmonger to be repaired, it might take months to do, and in all probability would never be done at all. If the plaintiff had undertaken to do that which he well knew he could not effect, or if he had wilfully misunderstood or had mistaken the object the Duke had in view, or if he had prepared that which he had every reason to know could not be of the least utility, then he could not recover ; but if what he did was in pursuance of orders and was of utility, then be was entitled to be paid ; but it was for the jury to estimate the value, and they would say how long it would have occu pied a person who understood the business. The jury, after consulting, asked whether, if they gave a verdict for part of the claim only, the defendant would be liable to the whole of the costs. The UNDER-SHERIFF said that was not a question to be answered; the jury had to say what the work was worth. The jury then gave a verdict for 31. John Brookes Bucklee, mercer, Kidderminster, Wor cestershire, May 23, at half-past eleven, and June 24, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Boycott and Lucy, Kid derminster; Reece Birmingham. Joseph Young Betts, grocer, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, May 27, at one. June 24, at eleven, at the Bristol Dis trict Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Leonard, Bristol. _ henry Malpas, victualier, Monrnouth-streeet, Bath, May 30, at twelve, June 23, at half-past eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, Official Assignee, Bris tol ; Haven, Temple, London ; Drewe. Bath. John Simpson, ship owner, Talentire, Cumberland, May 27, at twelve, and June 2, at two, at the Newcastle upon-Tyne District Court. Wakley, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Taylor and Collisson, Great James. street, London ;Cram, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. William Davies, milk seller, Liverpool, May 20, and June 17, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assigEee, Liverpool ; Milne and Co., Temple, London ; Slater and Heelis, Manchester ; lore, Liverpool. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY. OLD COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) CONSPIRACY.—After the witnesses for the defence had been examined, Mr. CLARKSON replied, and the RECORDER summed up. The jury, after some consultation brought in a verdict of Guilty. The prisoners were admitted to bail. each in 300/., to ap pear to receive judgment at a future period. COURSE OF EXCH . ] Amsterdam CF. 12 8i Ditto, at sight l2 6i Rotterdam U. 12 9 Antwerp Hamburgh M.B. 14 0 Alton — Paris, 3 days' sight 25 90 Ditto, 3 months 26 10 Marseilles Bourdeans 26 15 Frankfort on Maine 123 Petersburgh, 3Us — Berlin Vienna, effec. fl. 3111 lO 2 Trieste, ditto Madrid 36* Cadiz Uilbao Barcelona Seville .NGE -- (THIS DAY.) Gibra1tar.............. — Leghorn ... ........... 31 - Genoa Milan ..... ...... Venice .... . Naples » 39i Palermo, ;,e; oz ll9 Lisbon s2* Oporto ... Rio Janeiro Bahia Buenos I. y. NewYoi k .::7dyssight ...... .313LIJON, PER OZ Foreign bars. £3 17 9 Portuga! ‘,..! old Coin 317 5 New Doubloons.— 0 0 0 New Dci..lars 0 4 9* Silver I. Bars. J 4 108 THE LONDON GAZETTE (THIS EVENING.) DOWNING-STREET, MAY 8, 1845. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Admiral Sir Robert Waller Otway, Bart., and Vice-Admiral Sir Edward W. C. R. Owen, Knights Commanders of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, to be Knights Grand Cross of the said Order ; and Rear-Ad miral Sir Edward Chetham, Knight, Companion of the said Most Honourable Military Order, to be Knight Commander thereof. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Somersetshire. West Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry.— Major C. J. K. Tynte to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice the Earl of Carnarvon, resigned ; Captain E. A. San ford to be Major, vice Tynte, promoted, Lieutenant J. Hole to be Captain, vice Halliday, resigned ; Cornet A. Capel to be Lieutenant, vice llole, promoted ; Cornet W. H. Bernard to be Lieutenant, vice Hancock, re signed, May 6. Commissions signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Wilts. Royal Wilts Yeomanry Cavalry—Cornet J. Davis to be Lieutenant, vice Benett, deceased ; A. Morrison, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Davis, promoted, May 5. Commission signed by the _Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Dorset. Queen's Own Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—J. E. Bradshaw, Gent. to be Lieutenant vice Huddlestone, resigned, May 8. CIRCUITS OF THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE RELIEF OF INSOLVENT DEBTORS. 1 - 14);i - SUMME R. CIRCUIT, 1845 (as altered).—John Greathed Harris, Esq., Commissioner, will hold his C.,urt for Sussex at Lewes, on Friday, July 25, and not at Horsham. WHITEHALL, APRIL 30. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Benjamin Thomas, of Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, MAY 6. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Stephen Pilgrim, of Hinckley, in the county of Leicester, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in_the High Court of Chancery WHITEHALL, MAY 8. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Alfred Fairfax Morgan, of Hockley, near Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, Gent., to bo a Master Extraordinary. in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. _ . John Furnival, corn-dealer, Kettering, Northampton shire, to surrender, May 23, at eleven, and June 21, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Cardales and Iliffe, Bed ford-row ; Garrard, Kettering, Northamptonshire. Thomas Seager, leather-cutter, Hammersmith, May 23, at eleven, and June 20, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Ba singhall-street ; Hepburn, Copthall-court, Throgmor ton-street. ____ ...._.,.. John Walker Ellis, cloth merchant, Lawrence-lane, Cheapside, May 22, at twelve, and June 24, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street; Jaques and Edwards, Ely-place, Hol born; Battye and Clay, Huddersfield. John Brain, engraver, Winchester-place, Pentonville, May 20, at halt past two, and June 18, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basing hall-street; Lawrance and Plews, Bucklersbury. Mark Sturley, organ-builder, Southam, Warwick i shire, June 2 and July 2 at eleven, at the Birmingham RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. (From the illornin,, , r Chronic'e.) ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—\\"e understand it is the intention of Government, in conjunction with the Chester and .Holyhead Railway Company, to have the electric telegraph established on that line, reaching from London to Holyhead, a distance of be tween 200 and 300 miles, and embracing in its route the commercial capitals of Liverpool, Manchester, and Birmingham. The success of the apparatus in the South Western and the Adiscombe, between London and Portsmouth, 88 miles, is said to be thFi super-inducing cause of its proposed establishment on the Chester and Holyhead line. The adoption of this invention on a scale of magnitude bids fair to effect a radical change in the entire correspondence of the country, by bringing as it were momentarily into close consolidation and communion, the ex changes of London, Liverpool, Manchester,f and Birmingham, conveying with lightning like velocity every fluctuation of affairs, and tele graphing from mart to mart, with marvellous exactitude, and over areas of hundreds of miles, intelligence that may be received and reciprocated almost simultaneously by every mercantile community in the kingdom. Great ad vantages have already been developed to the Admi ralty and commercial world, by its adoption between London and Gosport. The old semaphore system is ow nearly superseded, and important Government orders and intelligence, that formerly occupied hours in transmitting by the ordinary semaphores between London and Portsmouth, are now forwarded and fulfilled in little more than a few seconds, the com- municating wires which will shortly be carried from Nine-elms to the Admiralty, at Whitehall, terminat ing in the very barracks of the garrison at Gosport. The establishment of telegraphic communication be tween Liverpool and Holyhead, Lloyd's and London, will give every facility for shipping purposes; and in this respect the invention has worked most efficiently between London and Southampton, where, as at Gos port, there is a telegraphic station, telegraphic notices being daily dispatched, on the arrival of important mails and merchantmen. The advantages, moreover, that may accrue from a line of wires to Holyhead, in establishing a closer connexion between the metro polis and the sister isle, is of a nature not to be overlooked, either in a political or social point of view. Lines of telegraph, we understand, have been or are about being adopted on the following amongst other lines :—On the South Western, as a Government telegraph for the Admiralty to Ports mouth, 90 miles. On the same line, as a commercial telegraph, from Nine Elms to Southampton, 77 miles, with branch to Gosport, 21. On the South Devon atmospheric line, now in progress, 52 miles. On the Great Western, from Paddington to Slough, 18 miles. On the Yarmouth and Norwich, 20 miles. On the Dover line, from Tonbridge to Maidstone, 15 miles. On the Croydon, atmospheric. On the Blackwall ; on part of the Manchester and Leeds and its branch to Oldham; on part of the Edinburgh and Glasgow ; upon the Dalkey atmo spheric branch of the Dublin and Kingstown, appli cable alike to the conveyance of commercial intelli gence, and to the safe conduct acd working of the line. The above embraces an extent of nearly 250 miles, over which the telegraph principle is already in operation ; and its adoption between London, Liver pool, Manchester, Birmingham, and Holyhead, will add about 300 miles more. EXCURSION TRAINS.—London is likely to receive this week a large influx to its pleasure population, arrangements having been made for running cheap excursion trains from nearly all the great cities and towns, north, south, east, and west. The Birming ham, Great Western, South Western, Dover, and Brighton, we believe, dispatch pleasure trains, for one fare each way, and the northern lines run short ones to the various localities on the route. The Liverpool and Manchester provide cheap waggon trains from Manchester to Li% erpool and back, furnished with seats, and have entered into arrangements with the conductors of the various Sunday schools for con veyance of the scholars. The Manchester and Leeds propose to convey whole Sunday schools from Man chester to Wakefield, and other places on their line, in waggons at 6d. a head, both ways, and their teachers for 2s. 6d. each, in second-class carriages. The Manchester and Bolton run special trains at reduced fares, every quarter of an hour, to the Kersal Moor races, and make trips from Manchester to Preston and Fleetwood, at which latter place pleasure steamers are to ply in different sea excursions during the day, the journey from Manchester to Fleetwood to be per formed in little more than two hours, allowing visitors nine hours at Fleetwood. The Manchester and Bir- mingham undertake to carry the members of clubs, charitable institutions, and schools, from Manchester to Aldersley and back, at 6d. each every day, and the parents and friends of the children at Is. They also run trains to the Chester races, in each case by special train, so as to prevent a recurrence of the de lays of last season. The Hull and Selby and Midland lines are to send excursion trains, with free trade freights of visitors to London, from Leeds, York, Newcastle, and Durham. The Glasgow and Ayr Company invite visitors by special train to the races and chases at Eglington Park. The Newcastle and Carlisle convey visitors to Gilsland Spa, Na worth Castle, and Carlisle. The Chester and Birkenhead have made arrangements to secure accimmodation to the influx of visitors from Liverpool to the Chester races. Most of the metropolitan lines have made si milar arrangements for suburban trips, and the recre ation of the holiday folks. CROYDON AND EPSOM ATMOSPHERIC.—The works are progressing rapidly, and a quantity of iron tubes have been conveyed from the New-cross station to several portions of the line. A commodious engine and boiler-house are being built near the Dartmouth Arms station. The boiler house is constructed to contain six gigantic boilers, nearly fourteen tons in weight each. Both of the buildings are covered with an elegant iron roof. The style of the building is pointed Gothic ; and the chimney, which is to be raised to an altitude of 120 feet, is a curious specimen of its class. A considerable number of labourers and others are employed in raising and levelling the road, and in laying the necessary rails, for some distance beyond the point at which the new way will diverge from the Croydon and Brighton lines. The ap paratus for telegraphic purposes is fixed for se veral miles, and, from the general activity dis played throughout the works, an early opening may be expected. Three of the boilers male at the manufactory of Messrs. Maudesley and Co., in the Westminster-road, lie ready for fizting near the new building on the line nearest the Dartmouth Arms. At Annerley the works assume an elaborate cha racter, long rows of piles being already driven for the purpose of forming an inclined plane and viaduct over the South-Eastern line near that village. Dur. ing the last few days the works have been inspected by several noblemen and gentlemen interested in the atmospheric principle. SUSPENSION TUNNEL.—Probably one of the boldest railway projects of the day, is that suggested by Mr. Robert Stephenson, the engineer, of crossing the Menai Straits by means of a tunnel in the air. Mr. Stephenson proposes to throw an iron tube over the Straits, by means of suspension chains, using the:Britannia Rock as a buttress in the middle ; the tube to be 25 feet in breadth, by 15 in depth, constructed in the same way as an iron ship, composed of large plates put together in the form of a great iron tunnel. He also proposes to have two tubes, one for each line of rails, and expresses himself satisfied upon the strength and safety of the tube, having tried experiments on an iron vessel 220 feet in length, suspended by the stem and stern, with a weight of 1,200 tons in her centre, without the slightest straining effect. The plan would be calcu lated effectually to prevent interference with the navi gation, the great difficulty to be encountered in car rying the Chester and Holyhead over the Mental Straits. General Pasley, we understand, coincides with Mr. Stephenson in the safety of the method, and Mr. Rendell, who has reported to the Admiralty on the practicability of effecting such a passage of the Straits, so as not to obstruct the navigation, appears to be of opinion that the proposed tube tunnel would be preferable to a bridge, since from its having no joints it would possess more rigidity than a common bridge, and be less liable to the oscillation of the trains. BRISTOL AND BIRMINGHAM LINES.—The Midland Railway has entered into possession and taken the entire management of the Bristol and Gloucester and Birmingham and Gloucester lines ; besides assuming the entire responsibility, an arrangement has been concluded for commuting the dividend to be derived from the current half-year from the revenue of the line between Bristol and Birmingham, at the sum of 26,0001. The Midland Company are, pursuant to the agreement, to pay six per cent. per annum on the united share capital of the two lines, amounting to 1,800,0001. The standing orders in the case of the Birmingham and Gloucester have been dispensed with by the Select Committee, provided no right is con ferred on the Midland to lease the line. CHELTENHAM AND GREAT WESTERN.:To-day this line, which starts from the Swindon. station, opens as far as Gloucester for passenger traffic only, with intermediate stations at Tetbury-road and Stroud. The remainder of the line will, we under stand, be completed without delay. The minor sta tions at Branscombe and Stonehouse will be opened by June. By this line two complete routes will be accessible—namely, via Birmingham and Swi.ndon. SWIFT TRAINS.---It is proposed, we hear, to start another fast train on the Great Western, to accom plish the distance between Exeter and London in 4i hours. On Wednesday, one of the express trains on the London and Birmingham ran the 112 miles in 21 hours. It is expected that the distance bet?reen Liverpool and London, nearly 200 miles, will pre sently be accomplished in 41 hours. The Midl and lines have joined in the general acceleration. TESTIMONIALS.—On Wednesday last a service of plate, value 200 guineas, was presented to Mr. Alder plan Carr, it director, by number of shareholders 1n MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of May 13.) Sucan.—The supply consisted principally of inferior yellow and brown descriptions, of fine bright yellow there are yet few boards on show. The trade in town and country do not hold large stocks, notwithstanding the recent extensive purchases made by them. REFIND.—There has been a better demand for Refined goods from the home trade, but no improvement has taken plac.l in prices, the market being fairly supplied with goods, brown lumps have been selling at 66s to 675, Standard lumps 67s 6d to 68s; Tittlers, common 66s to 675, middling 67s 6d to 68s, good 69s to 70s, fine and veay tine 71s to 75s ; Hambro Loaves 67s to 72, double ditto 73s to 80s, and wet lumps, 64s to 66s per cwt. MAURITIUS.—There has been little inclination evinced on the part of Refiners or Grocers to operate, and the business transacted privately has been trifling at de clining rates. At a public sale of 7,304 bags and 388 casks, prices gave way is 6d to 2s on Refin ing, and 6d to is per cwt for all other sorts, but nearly the wbolo was tainted by sulphur, good to fine yellow went at 47s 6d to 51s 6d, middling to good middling 42s to 46s 6d, low 40s to 41s, fine brown 37s 61 to 40s, middling to good 35s to 375, low 30s to 345, grey low 39s to 40s, middling 41s to 425, good to fine 44s to 48s 6d, damp and washed 33s to 48s 6d, damp and washed 33s to 48s per cwt. EAST INDlA.—There has been a better demand for white descriptions of Bengal Sugar, and the former rates are sustained, several parcels have been taken by private treaty, and at auction 530 bags wero sold, fine white at 57s 6A, good 54s to 54s 6d, middling 51s, damp and washed 48s to 53s 6d per cwt. By private contract there has been a good demand for brown and common y ellow sorts from shippers, and the home trade at 32s to 38s per cwt, several public sales are advertised, and the arrivals continuo to be lar,ge. FOREIGN.—To-day the inquiries were numerous after all kinds of Foreign Sugar, but in consequence of the stiff rates that were insisted upon business of moment was prevented ; a floating cargo of 300 tons of brown Pernambuco in chests and bags has been sold at 21s 6d per cwt. MoLassEs.—Ar► extensive business has been trans acted in all sorts of West India, but holders have been willing sellers upOn former reduced terms; the private operations amount to 1,200 puns ; Antigua at 17s, old 15s, Demerara 18s, Trinidad 17s, and good Dominica 20s; the tprineipal part fetched 15s to lis per cwt. Bengal Treacle is held for 16s per cwt; there are buyers rather under that rate. COFFEE.—lmporters of Wrest India manifested firm ness, and having supplied the market sparingly, the parcels offered at auction amounting to 54 casks and 10 barrels were all sold, Berbice middling at GO to 60s 6d, low middling 57s to 58s, fine fine ordinary 52s to 565, fine ordinary 50s 6d to 51s 6d, good or dinary mixed 43s to 46s 6d, low 35s 6d to 40s, Triage 26s to 404, black 14s to 12s, Jamaica, fine middling 120 s, good middling 82s 6d to 26s middling 78s 6d to 80s, low middling 70s, fine fine ordinary 630 6d to 68s, fine ordi nary 545, ordinary 44s 6d to 495, low ordinary 395, Triage 33s to 38s, and black 32s per cwt. The supply is on the increase of all descriptions of East India Coffee, and stocks are much larger than they were last season at this period. In Ceylon of native descriptions there was a good business transacted in in the middle part of last week, and a further advance in prices took place, 1238 bags at public sale fetching 46s to 46s 61 for real good ordinary heavy pale, 45s to 45s 6d for good ordinary', 44s- 6d for common mixed, 39s 6d to 41s Gd for very inferior, and 38s. to 45s fer sea damaged. In Company's Java the private operations are upon a more extended scale at 50s for good bold pale yellow. Singapore firm in price, and in good demand privately. Other kinds of East India have met with little attention from shippers or the home trade, and the market having been been better supplied a decline in the value has been the consequence. CocoA.. - --West India is not much wanted, and prices have slightly given way, a part only of 138 bags and SG brls Trinidad at auction finding buyers, good middling red at 42s Gd to 435, middling 41s to 425, low 38s Gd, and one lot of good quality 48s 6:1 per cwt., the stock has been further augmented, still it is less than laq season. Foreign Cocoa has been in good request, and the supply continuing to be small an advance in prices has taken place ; 139 bags Bahia at auction fetched 38s to 38s 6d for good bright red, and 34s per cwt. for common dark. TEA—There has been less desire on the part of the trade to purchase since we last wrote, by private contract only a limited business has been transacted in black and green, but holders for the most part are disposed to fur . - ther reduce their prices. Today the purchases made in tea were trifling, but sound common Congou for cash was not to be had under 9d per lb. Public sales are declared for Thursday; the quantity declared at present is 4,000 pkgs, but it will be increased. SPlCES.—Holders of Black Pepper have refused to submit to lower rates, and the market has been sparingly supplied. The value of Penang is 210 to 21d, and Su matra 2fd to 2d per lb. Pimento has been pnrchased with caution, but Holders have declined to submit to any further decline, and 24d to 3* per pound is the value. Ginger of all sorts has met with attention. In Cassia Lignea business of consequence were prevented by the small supply at market. In nutmegs several pur chases have been made privately at firm rates, Russ, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—in Leeward Island Hum a large business has been transacted since we last wrote, in consequence of importers submitting to a further reduction in pri ces ; the purchases amount to 400 puns has at beenls 7d in g t o is 7d dm d e per gallonand proof strength. Deme rara upon former terms; 150 puns having been sold at 2s 8d to 2s 9d for 34 to 37 per cent. over proof of good quality. Holders of Calcutta have declined to further reduce their prices, and the operations are upon a more extended scale : 200 casks having been at Is 4d to 2s per gallon proof with certi ficate. Jamaica however has been purchased sparingly by exporters and the home trade ; the rates taken are rather under those previously quoted : only small parcels have been sold at 3s to 4s 4d for 30 to 36 per cent over pooof, and superior 4s 6d to 4s 8d per gal. The arrivals of Hum are still exceeding the deliveries. For Brandy, since our last, prices have made a stand, and a good demane has been experienced ; the heavy stock, how ever, cause holders to be willing to sell at late rates — .viz, Cognac, of the best brands of the vintage of 1838, hhds 4s sd, puns 4s 31 ; ditto 1830, hhds 4s 2d, puns 4s ; ditto 1841, hhds 4s ld, puns 3s lld ; ditto 1841, hhds 4s Id, puns 3s 11 d ; ditto 1842, hhds 33 10d, puns 33 8d ; ditto 1843, hhds 3s 9d, puns 3s 7d ; ditto 1844, hhds 3s Bd, puns 3s 6d ; middling and good middling of the various vintages 2s 8d to 3s 6d, low 2s 5d to 2s 7d, and Bordeaux 2s 5d to 2s 6d per gallon. RlCE.—Bengal met with ready purchasers, and the supply not being large, prices are sustained ; 1,975 bags at auction went at Ils to 11a 6d for middling white (lusty rather small grain, 103 6d to 113 for sea damaged first class, lOs to lOs 6d for second class, 9s 6d for third class, and lOs per cwt. for sea da maged re-packed ; by private treaty several parcels have been disposed of at 10s 6d to 12s per cwt for sound white. A public sale of 3,500 bags is declared—the stock has been much increased. There has not been much inclination to purchase foreign East India Rice, but the stock being light prices are still maintained ; Madras yellow is worth 9s to 10s ; Java white lOs 6d to 12s, and yellow lOs to lOs 6d per cwt. Cleaned Rice is selling at 23s to 28s for Carolina, and at 14s to 18s fer Patna. COCHINEAL—This afternoon at public sale 30 bags of Mexican black were sold at the full value, and went at 5s 8d to 5s 9d, and middling to good 5s 4d to 5s 7d per lb. SALTPETRE.—Rough has been in much better de mand; privately several parcels have been disposed of, 13 per cent refraction has fetched 245, 5 per cent 25s 6d to 265; at public sale 833 bags of Calcutta were disposed of, fine strong grey 4 per cent refraction at 265, good ditto 5 to 6 per cent 25s to 263, 4t to 4 per cent ditto 25s 6d to 265, sea and sugar damaged 22s 6d to 24s 6d, and good order repacked 25s per cwt. English Refined 28s 6d to 29s per cwt. • <TALLOW.--The demand has further increased for Rus sian, and an advance in the value of 9d to is per cwt has occurred. There has been a brisk demand on the spot for candle and soap making purposes, and P.Y.C. of first quality has been fetching 38s 6d to 39s per cwt ; for deli very an extensive business has been transacted, and 39s 6d to 40s per cwt are the rates paid for the last three months of the year. At public sale 542 casks of New South Wales fetched 35s 9d to 38s 9d ; 548 packages SouthiAmerican 34s 6d to 38s ; 45 knpsks Cape 40s 3d to 40s 9d, and 8 casks of East India, 38s to 39s 3d. Town Tallow has been in excellent request at 38s 6d to 39s 6d per cwt nett cash. Ores.—A slight decline in prices has taken place, still the demand has been good, and 189 tuns at auction fetched 2715 s to 281 15s for good and fine, and 261 to 27/for low to mid; 2 tuns Elephant Oil went at 284 and 5 tuns of Blubber 41 5s to 41 105 per tun. at 3115 s to 311 10s, straw and yellow 291 to 301 10s, Brown 281 to 281 10s, and Cod 31/ 105 to 321 per tun. For Sperm prices are fully as high. 30 tuns at auction of Foreign Fishing fetched 854 and fine Bri tish by private treaty is selling at 861 to 85/ per tun. Palm is rather cheaper, and at auc tion 31 casks fetched 24s 6d to 25s 6d per cwt. Linseed Oil at 25s 3d to 25s 6d per cwt on the spot, and for delivery 25s 9d to 26s 6d per cwt. Rape Seed Oil 37s to 37s 6d for pale, and 36 3 to 36s 6d p er cw t for brown. Olive wanted, and command firm r a tes . Galli petti 421 to 434 Barbary and Spanish 39/ IN to 411 100; and Levant 391 per tun. the North Midland, in testimony of the sense they entertained of his services in effecting economical re forms in connexion with the Company. On the pre vious Friday a silver tea service was presented to Mr. P. Clarke, late superintendent of the Midland Rail way, by the officers and heads of the establishment, as a testimony to his efficient services. A similar testi monial has also been presented by the shareholders to Mr. J. B. Badham, secretary to the Bristol and Exeter line, of the value of 100 guineas, accompanied by a purse of 1,150 guineas, subscribed for by nearly 400 shareholders. Mr. Linn, superintendent of the Glasgow and Coal-bridge, was last week presented with a watch and a purse of sovereigns by the officers associated with him. We trust it is by an oversight of the Committee of Selection that Mr. Gibson Craig has been placed at the head of the committee on the Portsmouth lines. In this committee is to be decided the question be tween the atmospheric and a locomotive line ; and to have placed at the head of it a former member of the atmospheric committee, one who has signed his name to Lord Howick's report, and who, we perceive, in a majority of cw , es, voted with Lord Howick and against Mr. Hodgson Hinde in that committee, is to have overlooked all the principles by which men are usually guided, who wish to provide for a disputed case an impartial tribunal.—Railway Chronicle. The Midland Company have purchased the Melton and o,ikham Canal, at 601. per share. TUE GRAND JUNCTION AND TUE BROAD GUAGE. —There has been, during the last few days, a rumour to the effect that the Grand Junction Company will, in the event of the Great Western Company proceed ing with their line from Oxford to Rugby and Bir ming, carry on the broad guage from the latter town to Liverpool and Scotland, tlereby reducing the journey from the metropolis to this town to three hours and a half—Liverpool Times. As a spec i men of the unscrupulous manner in which evidence is got up before Railway Commit tees of the House of Commons, it was asserted last week, before the Committee on the North Lin colnshire lines, that since the opening of the Hull and Selby Railway, there had been no coach running be tween Nottingham and Hull. The witness was from Barton-upon-Humber ; and yet there is a daily coach from Nottingham to this self-same Barton waterside; besides which, the Nottingham and Lincoln mail con nects with the Lincoln mail to Hull by way of New Holland.—Notts Journal. BRlGHTON.—Yesterday morning the office of the London-bridge terminus of this line was besieged by persons anxious to avail themselves of the oppor tunity of visiting Brighton, and returning the same day for 55., the sum charged by the Directors yes terday, and which they have given notice will be continued during the present week, for the third class trains. Upwards of one thousand persons were conveyed by the first train, and nearly the same number by the second train, the other trains during the day to Croydon and other places on the line were ab‘o filled, nearly two thousand persons passing up and down. RAILWAY RATIIS.—The Dub'in awl Kingstown Railway Company announce that they will receive proposals from persons wishing to become tenants for the present season for the Company's bathing places at Salt-hill, Monkstown, and Blackrock. All sub scribers to the line, holders of railway, bathing, and morning tickets, to have free cold bathing at any of the Company's baths, the tenant providing attend ance, towels, and all necessary accommodation, free of charge. Baths are in daily use at Crewe for the officers and servants of the Grand Junction Rail way. _ - D ART 3IOUTII LINE.—On I'Vednesday last a meeting was held at Dartmouth, with the view of promoting the interests of the proposed line. After some deli beration the meeting was adjourned to a future day, for the purpose of then forming a provisional com mittee, and for resolving on future measures. THE LATE THOMAS HOOD. " Can Fulvia die ?" There are people in the world of literature as of social intercourse, who seem so in dispensable to us that time must elapse ere we can believe that they are gone to return no more. It is thus we feel in recording the death of 7 homes Hood ; after a wasting illness of many years' slow progress, terminated by months of extreme debility and suffer ing cheerfully borne. Often and familiarly as he was wont to talk of death and the things of the grave, there seemed a vitality in the man no less than in his genius, which makes the catastrophe startling as it is sad. Thomas Hood was the son of Mr. Hood, the book seller, of the firm of Vernor and Hord. He gave to the public an outline of his early life , in the " Literary Reminiscences," published in Hood's Own. He was, as he there states, early placed " upon lofty stool, at lofty desk," in a merchant's count ing-house ; but his commercial career was soon put an end to by his health which began to fail • and, by the recommenda tion of the Physicians, he was "shipped, as per advice, in a Scotch smack," to his father's rela tions in Dundee. There he made his first literary venture in the local journals; subsequently he sent a paper to the Dundee Magazine, the editor of which was kind enough, as 14 inifred Jenkins says, " to wrap my bit of nonsense under his honour's kiver, without charging for its insertion." Literature, how ever was then only thought of as an amusement , for , on his return to London, he was, we believe, appren ticed to an uncle as an engraver, and subsequently transferred to one of the Le Keux. But though he always retained his early love for art, and had much facility in drawing, as the numberless quaint illus trations to his works testify, his tendencies were lite rary, and when, on the death of Mr. John Scott, the London Magazine passed into the hands of Messrs. Taylor and Hessey, Mr. Hood was installed in a sort of sub-editorship. From that time his career has been open and known to the public. The following is, we apprehend, something like a catalogue of Mr. Hood's works, dating from the pe riod when his " Odes and Addresses," written in con junction with his brother-in-law, Mr. J. H. Reynolds, brought him prominently before the public : " Whims and Oddities ;" " National Tales ;" " The Plea of the Midsummer Fairies" (a volume full of rich imaginative poetry) ; " The Comic Annuals," subsequently reproduced with the addition of new matter as " Hood's Own ;" " Tylney I Tall ;" "Up the Rhine ;" and " ,Whimsicalities: a Periodical Ga thering." Nor must we forget one year's editorship of " The Gem," since that included " Eugene ,ram's Dream," a ballad which we imagine will live as long as the language. Of later days Mr. Hood was an occasional contributor to Punch's casket of mirth and benevolence ; and, perhaps, his last offering, " The Song of the Shirt," was his best—a poem of which the imitations have been countless, and the moral ef fect immeasurable. The secret of this effect, if analysed, would give the characteristics of one of the most original and powerful geniuses which ever wag dropped by Faery into infant's cradle, and oddly nursed up by man into a treasure, quaint, special, cameleon-cokured in the changefulness of its tints, yet complete and self-con sistent. Of all the humourists Hood was the most poetical. When dealing with the most tamiliar sub jects, whether it might be a sweep bewailing the sup pression of his cry, or a mother searching through St. Giles's for her lost infant, or a Miss Kilmansegg's golden childhood—there was hardly a vPrse in which some touches of heart or some play of fancy did not beckon the laughing reader away into far other worlds than the Jester's. It is true that he was equally prone to vein and streak his noblest poems, ()it high and awful themes, with familiar allusions and grotesque similes; and this union of what is near and tangible with what soars high and sinks deep, wrought out in every capricious form which a gamesome invention could suggest, enabled him from time to time to strike home to the hearts of every one— the fastidious and the commonplace—the man of wit and the man of dreams—of all, we should say, except the bigot and the charlatan. To these Hood's genial sarcasms must have been gall and wormwood, directed, as they were, to the noblest purposes. His jokes pierced the deeper, too, inasmuch as they were poet's jokes—clear of grossness or vul garity. But what need is there once again, in this journal, to dissect or to display the gifts of one whose published works for years furnished out its richest mirth ?—nor is the present the time. Our lips may speak of the wit which Death could only exhaust, and the humour which sickness could not daunt, nor hard fortunes depress into silence ; but our thoughts are fixed on the pall which hides them from us for ever ! As little can we attempt any portraiture of the man ; more original, we verily think, more gifted when met in a private social circle of those to who XI he would open his stores, than when presenting himself to the world in private. The service is one comprehending too many mingled recollections to be borne at the moment. The world will presently feel how much poorer it is for Hood's withdrawal, and then there will be no lack of remembrancers and memorialists. Sufficient for the day is the regret !—Athenceum. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) By accounts from the west coast of Africa, dated 2d March, we learn that Commodore Jcnes was then going to the southward in the Penelope steam-frigate. The Growler, steam-sloop, Commander Buckle, which had been very sickly, was proceeding to Sierra Leone, whence she would proceed to the Cape de Verdes, to recruit the health of the crew, and return to Sierra Leone in six weeks. Lieutenant Lodwick, of this ship, had nearly recovered from the injuries he had received in his en counter with the slave Felucca, since captured by the Hydra. He had a narrow escape, a ball having passed through his knee, and another having lodged in the thigh. Two balls also went through his hat. Our readers are aware that he lvAs since been promoted for his gallant conduct. The Albert steam-vessel, Licute nant-Commander A. R. Dunlap, had been very success ful off Seabar, having captured three prizes in eight days, namely, the San Maostad, with 422 slaves on board the TrittmPho, a brigantine ; and the Venus, schooner, all Spaniards ; the two last fully equipped The Albert was to be at Serra Leone inns dockedfortnig ht. The Albion, 90, and, Vanguari , 80, alo be in this yard, on their arrival from Plymouth. The Raleigh, 50 gun frigate ( built from the design of Mr. Fincham, the master shipwright of this 'dock-yard), and the Calypso, 2 0 , were launched at Chathan,i„on Thursday. The tonnage of the Raleigh is 1,938 78 94 toindso;, is 7 34 4 thatof the 294 C tons.alyp so, 1 v kieh is a sister Ye asel to the p PROMOTIONS. Lieutenants —F. Kemble (late flag to Sir 1). Milne), the rank of Commander. • Clark-in• Charge—G. . Gould, of the Jackal], and W. Thomas, late of Shearwater, to the rank of Purser. Assistant Surgeon—A. J. Little, to be surgeon ; Messrs. J. Gray (e), and J. Gordon (b), tu be assistan surgeons. Captain—W. J. H. Johnsto APPOINTMENT ne, S. to Agincourt; Oa: Owen Stanley (acting), to Blazer. Lli.utenants—Joseph Nourse, to the Battler, vice' Blanckley, superseded at his own request ; ll' 6 . 11°4 of William and .',lary, to Shearwater, as - assistant sur veyor ; H. E. Winthrop, to Rodney•, Charles Va nsittartt to Winche',.ter. Paymaster and Purser—T. E. Gould, to Queen. . Mate..... , —M. H. Percival, to Excellent ;H. T. Velar , to Rodney ; G. K. E. Wright, to Queen. . o bti Assistant Surgeons—John Acton, to Racehorse; J . . Gray (c), to Pandora ; W. G. Goldin, to St. Vincent. Chaplain and Naval Instructor — R ev. R. G. Coo Per: to Queen. Clerk-in-Charge—Rich. Simonds, to Jacka ll, Tie° Gould promoted. 13 atloCthaedestst.—vWinr.ccFn.LTurton, to Ilibanis ; Vi r • Grant, Na . VERTISEMENT.] MEDICAL DIPLOMAS "Foul deeds will rise, (Though all the earth o'erwhelm there) tragedies was pr g u m ss u ic o a f To men's eve. " S o i d d e — a death p i n o i the a Tni ell Snit—The en • - "AK"EARL to the c.ne the word as a medicine. We deny that it is s i T ine. N l eit . he lN i r r e will stake our existence thatit isnot a nieel c d o c , prussic acid nor the other poisons used loughh tors can admiois i t e r ver tend to cure any disease or waled)" ot administered medicinally." Oh 1 what may s m ot be 13heeldigillutsbny 11'71erdri! done to . We nfiding people under that wl e cl et upo n it. nally."are overwhelmed when we l' reti ring a, v , ,, 11aloud e ca upon the people to join es u l il ai l p a leer' mask, an 1 to insist that medical diplomas s" At Wont shield N,etheir possessors from responsibility or tban -contend that they are nothing more or w".l ind licences to kill. The public are kept fron W4ll/41;00 g a rossly imposed upon. Let us put this case:--la-Cts medical man with his diploma his ket I v— e 0 in his poc • 0 ...Me. poison some person, either for gain or othe.L.tio one uses lii a slow poison, such as opium, &C., or enlri;ected, (e prussic acid, who is detect him ? An d " -- t i onc e, hishowean he be convicted ? His diploms i 59 % o wn ~ (.I shield. lle would say that ho gave the of lh' meat e icinally." Now, if he had not the pioce pa re w e; havent to shield him, he would not, in the W t . P ail would been implicitly trusted, but if' he had, xllllllOO be the necessary result. In short. peoiple froo nothing to fear as regards medicines prOees B „ i t i f e 1 persons not possessing diplomas. Such niewc-9 lor ,___Mei , either inert or salutary; their proprietors are In; for!, the greater part totally ignorant of poisons. jiii.olo6 l e l i tose who are shielded front all responsibility zeith - a " il i f w ere la fear need be apprehended. if people ge l l ers ,;l l ill Hygeists fi (as they certainly ought to be) a -- t heta th first place, be impossible to impose 10, ° , 11 .,,,' e dl poisons" as medicines, though alministered "T wit' nIlly" ; and in the next, they would be their of/o_oo. efficient physicians. We are aware that there are ; lo w good i men in the medical profession, but we i'ls..°,„. •It i t that there are many needy and evil-disposed Anotti)• s clear that the resent Ministers will supPe l l t `F e erle in because they area source of great emolument- to . so t parties. We, however, tell you to beware of thorn iciders hereby caution you against the power which thea t or he p l isses& A man w i t h one o f them Call do who' _ e ii _ u ire, I q P eases, since he is res ons'ble to no one. At think on thesubject,. P .1 and decide. w tly, Issued by the Briish College of Health, N e ~,a i sti. London, for and on behalt of the body of Ilfa - . , May 12th, 1845. * It costs every medical way or other, , l a man, one . i , l oom • before he can get his diploma—a thing whtc",,,,, „ t i e s des r proves nothing, except to shield him in crime. r$L-doigtots rons of joining Hygeists in bringing to light th . „,s,,,. e ist, $ arising under medical diploin.•is should read the "11)binothr small pamphlet which appears on thee rst dents,elrice 00 and which may be had of all the Ilygan rlice, 3614 penny or twopence. if sent by post prePa il " d Strand, where all communications are to be addresee il, is •110 i. [ ADVERTISEMENT.] —To the Ladie versally acknowledged by every one of ta hair is M e te ' si ever beautiful a woman may be, if her - -6 rt e i t hat v - I 1 ? :11 ' t fh er g re ii either in quantity, quality, or colour , de for fill ° tot charms is wanting. A complete relo e l o t of U° ss ns to be found by visiting the establisholtewst tare herself, fronts, bands, surpa ss a Sons, and choosing either head -dreg assist her, or splendid plaits that, encircling th e tfh. hair, lA r i n i ii the appearance of a luxuriant g l9 , r rwlets,/ hair es it , st insP ec"- tbe are so admirab:v contrived that the nearer, lictinitting ,„ confounded ; the transparency of the w ros y be I s skin of the head to be seen t hrou gh, t ile) : adreS 9 it .,% scribed as being as light as a feather.--n London' ,"-ho and Sons, 119 and 120. Bilhopsgate-street, 4 , ,• ti g ...° have lately invented the Depinquitory for ele ill-1 skin, parting of fronts, &c. t v t e Av y L e r m e i s ld ,sl ° Tr e% th r - priod7.; To THE LADIES.—The high 'and unif ers t o yell b ta r i i n ty ,a v' s 'i a li n ch act l i R an ar spoootrthincgontintie..° tor oi- - impurities of the skin, is, during the pres.e_D t rboltaPi n ; pleasingly evinced. This preparation eminetlisted - '7, restorative, and invigorating, is equally eele''. o 0 00; safety in application, as for unfailing effiese/ in rem ing all impurities and discolerations ; atiti 2113 r Its T; healthy freshness to the skin and complexio°•„f note venally great demand excites the cupiditY:olaise:2 cipled Shopkeepers, who give the title of _aufsetti KALYDOR to some compounds of their own n; ell b i of the most deleterious character, eon t , si .,/ l ot i, etr is s e ie a , tringents utterly ruinous to the compie." is, IP 00 their lt we repellant action endangering health. t he 0 fore, imperative on purchaser s to bee do 4 J o otb ‘‘ RowLAND's KALYDOR" are on the irrapPer• rii`,s ti are FRAUDULENT COUNTERFEITS 1 1 Os 0 At Ytt ria b oe #l 4 THE FOLKSTONE M -BO ATS• I d b, 441_ statements have 13,en very ostentatiously put for w % t be ‘,.., tbe parties respecting the speed of the Magicienne .. a , " too r boS s ri• Dover steamboats , as compared with the F° l ' ct bat 1 ; 1 0 0 Princess Maude and the Queen of the Belgians-. l'areeto.ollo* presented that the Ondine was built on a se el2 o f the 7, 0 4 1 e she ttas to beat the Princess Maude, and that one . _.. SP . . j oe be PO"' too l ' IP tions was that unless the Ondine did beat t si trio to ti , • was to be left on the builders' hands. S ever in eibie fr „ e n 0 14 , 4 between the Princess Maude and the Ondine, el ls 0" c hine" ei oel _o o re Bess Mande was always successful, but excus th3 otr. _,41, not ~ for the Ondine, either that she was not in trinat,hst t pe ey tEo ; was out of order, that something had bnak_ n t„ til t 0 0 sol, l° o so bad she could not get sufficient steam, or e on dine ° A obi t O 4 the vein." At length, the machinery of t h . ., a , p roft d ...,ooer „ • a peruct state, and a cargo of the best coal s q b h er o; 00 0 1; 1 4 • well prepared, she went over to Boulogne w' rc h i cee. 4 , We i of Mr. Richard Bushell, and challenged t h ! o ess fr i _f i e re o " 4 o ot. trial of speed. Captain Jenkins, of the r a ' s o ".-, 010 1 ;We by Mr. Bushell that the Ondine 0 01 nottl°l - eoteP a i r .„ , ti bows of the Princess Maude rid on lb w Jen_ sf il.- t ie stone, and several wagers were offii o f Ca t , S- tile u" - I s eg o. merits of the two boats. The 61 ', oeir 0 ;0 to b e oil, well known, and both captains declare' rtinll Ind° i 0 of et° f the bslf.o perfect order for the trial. The hour at ion 0 At 6 0a. lated by the arrival of the express in an tie , iP otcb e '„t 41 61° , ell' both steamers being engaged to carrY."lnteretina 7 t 0111 4 ' 1 ,4. eleven on the night of Monday lo t th :f Boulogne ~s t ei to t 0,0 The Princess Maude left the harboureit at Bout alsudete nutes to twelve o'clock. The On The I The 'niece,' 0 ,017,p0e The night was fine and the oa cal°'• , he ntlin e ', deei de e lie ° in Folkstone harbour 14 minutes beforce; 3, n o fiiirl s teill:iite the latter by II i minutes. The Po'-' 1 ' , 1 3 , gOd e 13,004 7C,Or the merits of these rivals. The Prine.ben well grill 0 ' tOl another proof of her uniform ever %wed l os er, ° O 4 are quite sure that those who hare _ cap tain _ 6 o..sfeiroil l tain Jenkins, of the Princess Maude, o i r cale tho°: gatfd e 'o,l Queen of the Belgians, will not real The r"" c e eet eed : 1 1 boats to tempt their fate in any o ther. .. „i e- 1 4 fo it—, ow e the moment she was placed in the aiel le _'? nev er fr Q. tl o .l o the expresses for the Times, and she ihrested .° ane t P o ' t bs _As t g. ~.e . Queen of the Belgians has not yet notueeli superior. to ifo_ o l 0* is no doubt that her speed is equal, if brats , • eel th e (0 404! Princess Maude. Both are good d ! op th e. ' s i e glf ii " - '1 cess of their voyages, when carrying °ur f their g enet O W very bad weather, is a sufficient proof 0 S YS og eet —Time:. Al Os 10 SUN ° vite 00f s Ais THUNDER STORM.---BRISTOII f the 0 1 _ 4 , ty r w —We were yesterday visited by One °y yearo sAilOO, storms we have experienced for el citi Were li, of trees in the villages adjacent to the the P ae gvii fei Ot . • electric fluid, and a vessel caned ear t he , bet t he 00 1 ,, which was lying on the Q'' , , 13 . to es, ho st ate ofd . waiting to discharge a cargo of Po n '",,, declt ~e• ,_, in two. Some seamen who were (:_ the n ot ; 0 ittn ofdr' narrowly escaped destruction. ° VC doubt %sell , loss of life ; but there can be littletelhgevce mage has been done, of which the in reached us. re l i p, - ---__ ---- ----- Oit /7/B7 llB ' z . Lio ll° ' S. On the 10th inst., the lady of l a r• _ . al, ges• if. of Bishopsgate-street Without, of 0 o s rt n ly ° III° e the Ile 'S• On the 10th inst., at WandsW , . t er ... ,ife 0 P Davies, of a son. e the ''' of St. On the 10th inst., at the Parsonag ',nut f 11 ,,,0. *ncin nw o ' Thomas James Rowsell, M.A. , 1 ,iiirlb tffi 13. 9 Stepney, of a daughter. et, o ' — ' Ott On the llth inst., at Oxford- stre - • lte ..ishe,n(iii ° s ihrAjilllED• h Le - - 0 ri , •,. lee . 8 h chu re 'GeV ° to Id ° On the ith inst., at the par , ethe l a te e is ie . of t Robert M‘Killop, Esq., eldest son 0 , daugh ter Ch ar' , fit. jta l3 ' R N., to Anna Maria, youngest . eon , - to Vigourdeux. Royal Engineers. . , 0 ire nr on _ n ow _., ~, On the 10th inst., at St. Marit t ~, : r tuilin -e'r s gt°_l l6 , toe• v s / L. Bell, of Upper George-stre ~„1 . - ‘ , ., o f Kor e sall ° ,,,le , 4 daughter of Thomas Le Mercier, 7,llhurCht INAblysttbe On the 10th inst. at All Sainstir,-, te r °f cat .''''' T. Dalrymple, third son of daughter o f 0 Brighton, to Ellen, youngest f , 'fe Salmon Kent, M.D. st eitl• fur • 'le t ' DEM, vi via,egi-ieu d s I geerat , 62d 'of P On the 15th derarch, at izz dios, rto o, of Lieutenant Frick Th ornt° c l uerles t:ge ;& An ne, In his 80th year, the Rev. ag ed e i t, 011 „,,,euing , ,, e tre Lodge, Epping. Mrs. v w otforte .ot O W On the 3d inst., at Taunton,, ~,,,,„1, , 0 On the 4th inst., at Fladong s r o s t : e '' . ' ~ Ino te . , eldest daughter of Mr. W. Lovet, r° ,l,.str eel t be It t Wimp , ' frie s ' On the 4th inst., i n Upper DO O l ' Williams, Esq. 11 II cd2."' ha l" s Kickconne On the sth inst., at A i , JO n o SO fant son of R. M. Witharn,fol•. sarbornuleoterll:lo. On the lath inst. on the Clif ,, ,, pept ity li, o ool l, tv b f i t ef Esq., banker, one of her Major „. ladin g° S u' justice of the peace for the'o t 3 01 III! __-------- ii RV° SO' k f .1 - -- -------- by A - offir e 'cow Lon4on : Printed and I.)ublishatit ~,, Bun i ~.„ ' 0 w .. No. 112, Strand. Prinrcr. 0- jg dirt o Strand, in the Precis.' of the e •i; Waimea, Tuesday. blitY 130 i Paid. -,•~"' 1 :11/ Ti,