The Sun. — London, England, 1845-03-04 00:00:00

A very ti ' L h l d vernment dent on pen w e re faded. t he,(, I ciple? i f he Excheero4 he i n fo )re ible Vji t l re poss he 1 , 4 upp iy of )uld be Pl l 'Af, qualities. the port' ,t: 9 , R u er l 7, Cork, t it was lee, [le Son. j 1 sere tifr . or d u ties [gar t temPte4.:ol , l trade wok' awn- foti. at that 0 5 o j i tendon of g° 1211 Lora, ame to f,, xchequ er ' t' ;elE 4 11 id. Se 1- --. stagnation would have increased--the purchasers would asked for was fair play. They asked for a fair price, be still holdi n g hack. A n y o ne w o u ld h ave l oo k e d at an d he conceived they were entitled to it, from the dis the reduction H of these duties as certain, and the advantages in which they were placed. refiner would not be able to get rid of his stock. Mr, C. WOOD said that he believed the Government A certain compensation would attend the reduction intended to carry out their system of classified duties of duty—it was impossible that the consumer could with the fairest spirit, but he believed it was improbable, benefit at once by the change—it would reach him in if no t i m p oss ibl e , to carry t h em out. If they did carry time, but not until the dealers had a considerable p or ti on th em out , t h e Ri g h t H onoura bl e Baronet would lose of the profit. He could not see any reason why specific at least 200,0001. more than he anticipated from co mpensation should be demanded—he could not con- the imposition of his differential duties. He therefore ceive any reason for making an allowance. The Hon. thought it would be better if the Right Hon. Baronet Membe r for Lambeth had instanced the case of the would accede to the proposition of postponing the reso timber duties in favour of compensation, but it should lutions until a ft er W e d nes d ay , t h at t h e G overnment be recollected that if six months had in that instance might then come down to the House unfettered by any been allowed to the timber merchant to get his stock off, resolutions, and enter upon a full reconsideration of the that it was more difficult, and required a longer time to whole subject. dispos e of a quantity of timber than of sugar. It was, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER saw no on the whole, both as regarded price and consumption. a objection to the course proposed by his Hon. Friend Much heavier article. With respect to classification, he opposite; but he trusted in assenting to the postpone thought that they must either do one of two things— ment it would be understood that he was not giving any either th ey must adopt a system of classification similar pledge as to the postponement of the resolutions; on the to that which the Government intended, or they other hand, he hoped it was the general understanding must impose a certain dn'y on all descrip- of the House, that after the discussion of the tions of foreign sugars. He must say he pre resolutions no delay should take place to pre ferred the former, anl thought it perfectly practi- vent the Bill itself from passing. If that cable. In th e l atter, no C ustom - house officer, were the proper interpretation of the wish o f however Boeotian, could fail in making distinction, the House, lie was willing to consent to the but he could not think it would be at all just. He postponement of the resolutions. Several suggestions ghad received a letter from an American gentleman of had been thrown out, but there were considerable prac adsintelligence, connec t e d extens i ve l y w i t h t h e sugar tical difficulties in the way of th e i r a d o pti on . H e wou ld , r , and he expressed his surprise that the question of however, consider them between this and Friday, on e cla ss i f i cation could have been considered so difficult. On which day he should aga i n move th e reso l ut i ons .. t he whol e , h e (Mr. Gladstone) is as decidedly favourable Sir W CLAY hoped that some inti ma ti on wou ld b e to artrhiee dm i easure, and considered that th e sooner it was g i ven to t h e H ouse, prev i ous to Fr i day, of the modifica nto operation the better. tions Government proposed to introduce. , 's 1 1r. HAIVE S sa i d the /tight Hon. Gentleman had, by The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was nu n speech, c onv i nce d hi m t h at i t would be impossible derstood to say, that if it were in his po wer h e wou ld d o woui to carry out th e p ro p ose d s y stem o f c l ass ifi cat i on. I t so , h ut i t was not to be inferred from this that he gave dbe found impossible to draw the line of distinc- any pledge. a °r l , whilst there would be no difficulty at all in the Lord J. RUSSELL thought that the House would be oth er proposition of the Right lion. Gentleman, im- in a position to discuss and deliberate upon the resolu- Piosine a certain ditty up ,n all forei g n sugar . H e t h oug h t tions on Friday. He hoped, however, that the Right e'assification afforded a premium to bad ma nu f ac t urers , Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer would b t ,„, l d to them only. It was founded on the old protective give some previous intimations of the intention of the fi' n eiPle. H e thought the delay proposed by the Right Governmentthought it was not too much to an °Rourable Gentleman was, on the whole, expedient ask for two days' notice. G d esirable, and he thought further consideration A fter a few words from an Hort. MEMBER, considerably modify th e o pi n i on o f th e Ri g h t H on. M r . HUM E sa i d he hoped, in the meantime, the Ge eetueinan on the subject. vernment wou ld cons i der the propriety of allowing a ee - c i.' el "er a few words from Sir R. PEEL, which were not drawback on stock on hand. The measure would press h,hrle in the gallery, extremely hard upon the trade if something of this kind 13 COLLETT wished to know fr om th e Ri g ht H on . were not d one, an d h e hoped the Government would gßaiseet the distinction between brown and M uscova d o ultimately agree to all ow a d raw b ac k. H e wou ld t a k e ?—(Lau g ht er .) t h at opportun i ty of stating that so long as they con pfeee ` r IL PEEL said that House was not exactly the tinued differential duties they ought to extend them to thtitfir such definitions.—(Laughter.) Any dealer in the East Indies, where there was an ample field for the t e r e wotild explain to the Right Hon. Gentleman better production of sugar. He believed that large capital H e (Si Pl) cou ld t or rH. ee eou . would be devoted to this purpose, if it were not for the b ea „ d JOHN RUSSELL said that the inquiry did not uncertainty of the Government. If the Government s e — 'Ton the question then to he propos , dthere would only melse up their mind to extend the same dile t'S an ohjectien that if the 70,000 ans of sugar, which I - elitist! duties to the East Indies, as they applied to the ru t's T an Slated by his Right Hon. Friend the Member for West Indies, they might depend upon it capitalists 0 3 , — „ m ° 11 (Mr. Labouchere) to be imported into this would be prepared to advance capital to carry on the e ate -4 Y, were to have duties levied upon them at the undertaking. It would be attended with very little ars Proposed by her Majesty's Government, the Right injury to the public interests, and he hoped the Govern e,°n• Baronet would find that the East India interest ment would see the necessity of giving the subject their -.ea t Materially suffer, and that the proceeding would best attention. Materially interfere with the impost which the Sir J. R. REID must say that he had never heard a th ts India merchants expected to be subj ec t t o a ft er better speech from the Hon. Member opposite, and he ,ar raneernent of l 8 6. trusted the Hon. Member would continue to foster the th -tlie CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said principles he had just advocated. ti he th ought the Noble Lord misapprehended the Mr. THORNELY trustel the House of Commons, as ear ect of the imposition of these duties, and that after the the representatives of the people, would not agree to any Which had been taken to impose a differential duty further duty, whether it were imposed upon the British t +Orei.-- n . hete grown sugar, the protection enjoyed by the or foreign possessions. He was surprised to hear his India grower would be sufficient to save him fro m Hon. Friend the Member for Montrose advocating the 4 _ 'hat extra effect which the Noble Lord, in his opinion, interests of particular individuals. The Hon. Member eedl e ,sslY apprehended. seemed to forget that they were sent there to represent leer Lord SA.NDON said that he would make one ob- the interests of the people. ti en a i t ,'°ra though after the extent to which the discus- Mr. HUME was quite surprised to hear his Hon. a le - ,"nd gone, he would not detain the House many Friend objecting to a temporary duty. He (Mr. Hume) le ss — e e "ts• He would, therefore; only observe that un- was certainly no advocate of a permanent duty, but he suuifferential duties were imposed on East Indian made his proposal, believing that it would benefit the de 163 1 the mere equality of duty would act as a great consumer. At the present moment, the cultivation of a i , o nuent to the West Indian growers, and a great sugar in some parts of the East Indies was neglected, Th e r 'g and disadvantage would be done to that body. whereas, if a temporary duty were given to insure a P.,4; t re .,.lnight be difficulties in making a classification o f market, there would be a field for the employment of might sugars but it should be recollected that the the unoccupied capital and labour of this country. sition of these' duties did not act up to the full Mr. B. 'WILLIAMS trusted the Government would be Porte of those duties. For the sugars which were disposed to allow a return upon stock in hand. Already efForted from Java, it should he recollected, were su g a rs a considerable reduction had taken place in the prices of Port i ,: e h igh quality, whereas the sugars which were im- sugar, in consequence of the announcement of Govern ere from the West Indies were of various quality, a meat ; and it was, therefore, their duty to make the laws e en !‘ Portion of them, indeed, of a low quality, and the as light as possible. If they would only extend the sitio'equeace was, that if the House sanctioned the impo- time to the sth of April, it might enable the present bei„ Of a 10s. duty, or a difference of 10s., this 10s. holders to get rid of their stocks, but, at all events, if the ltl e .! l a favou r o f co l on i a l sugar , i mpose d on sugarsof a Right Hon. Gentl eman th e Ch ance ll or o f t h e E xc h equer ite,: r quality, it ac t e d as a d u ty o f s s . on l y on J ava wou ld no t consent to th i s proposal, he should feel it to lq a t 'l• It must be remembered that the sugar of the be his duty to take every opportunity of opposing the hi t Indie s was pro d uce d b y expensive free labour, Bil l. Ile en e ,the sugar of Java and Manila, was produced by Mr. BROTHERTON thought the proposal of his see t iYbour. Anything, therefore, that operated to Hon. Friend the M em b er f or M on t rose was a f a i r tw ee ' or modif y the difference of cost of production be. one. It was only t o es t a bli s h a d uty f or a s h ort t i me, e t ,: the two sugars operated pro iunto as a boon to th e to increase the extent of the labour-market. the c oon Java and M a nill a , an d t o th e di sa d van t age o f Dr. BO WRING rem i nded the House that they had f atalSe ta : g r e wer . Th e same pr i nc i p l e app li e d to the f orgotten t h e great interests of the community, and were % Ike ' the East Indies. There th e y h a d l a b our i n a b un d- discussing th e i n t erests o f i nd i v i duals. Until' effect ga te ' a nd no difficulty was experienced in obtaining the were given to the principle of th e Ri g ht Hon. Baro ne t 4 14 C t - h es t means of cultivation. He hoped, the re f ore , opposite, that they s h ou ld purc h ase i n t h e c h ea p est , an d ti ttli e e } louse would not consent to such an alteration sell in the dearest market, the question would never be vea l differ ent i a l duties proposed by her Majesty's Go- satisfactorily set at rest. l'Ai e r i l l ' e nt as would increase the disadvantage under After a few words from Messrs. P. Borthwick, C. La mbeth West Indies were placed. Th e H on . M em b er Wood, an d F os t er , 4bight'-darabeth (M r . H awes ) h a d sa id t h e ot h er Th e CH A N CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER with ,otta„' that i n t h e i mpos i t i on o f d ut i es the d rew h i s resolutions, and Na te ' a w ere too apt to ov e rlo o k th e i n t eres t o f t h e Th e C HAIRMAN was or d ere d to report progress. it ; and to legislate for those who were best able to The House then resumed, when "ear ' S uch a way that th e y h a d th e l eas t i mpost to Th e C HAIRMAN reported progress, and obtained leave gh ee bile the poor man was invariably o pp resse d by to sit again on F r id ay . iPesi di tty He had heard it stated, that in the TH E BASTARDY BILL. d ui n g the d u ti es on tea , t h ey h a d put 5 0 per cent. Sir J. GRAHAM proposed the second -reading of ktieh 3 ' on the tea consumed by the poor man, and as the Bastardy Bill, till Friday. ft klt ti. a t : 200 per cunt. on that consumed by the rich PROPERTY-TAX BILL. Lis , 41 ,e could assure the House that he had heard On the order of the day, for going into Committee on ;Il e iel a e ‘ e e d• Now, he conceived, that in all the great this Bill being read, *g ild th - consumption it was an obvious duty to con- The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose 'ettla th e of the masses. He conceived that that and said, he would be glad if Hon. Members would it' o4 e by far the more advantageous plsn in the im- postpone their amendments, and take the discussion on / 4 4 11 e i r l e/ duties on a great scale, such as that proposed the Bill on the bringing up of the report. o n .wi niesty's Government; the duties would then Mr. DARBY wishd to ask the Right Hon. the n.‘ w ould ery class of the community in a fairer way. Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it would not be ) ;`, l 11 greatly contribute to the convenience convenient to take the discussion of his Hon. Friend o 'lterce and especially to those persons Of had • (Mr. Miles) the Member for Somersetshire, upon the e tem the duties to pay. The principle question of going into Committee ? to ?hiug slave labour gave peculiar tea- The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, it ' 4 4tp "tie produce of the West Indian colonies, and as was his intention to take the Committee the first thing rodu keetiee ore was a various produce, he thought the ap t e a classifiedof duties would most tend to avant on Wednesday, and the amendment alluded to was first on the paper. 'ea ea age of those that consume sugar, and Mere- After a few words from Mr. C. WOOD, who was e u alall o w i edLworthy of the . consideration . of the House. totally inaudible in the gallery, etDe~oesidL' UV ERIE said that it was evident that there The House went into Committee upon the Bill, and re._,ert.thle doubt in the House of the passing of the Committee immediately adjourned to-Wednesday. Zhie i t :pitons ae all, and therefore the postponement The SPEAKER resumed the Chair, and the House ad etl te `" been suggested ought, he thought, to . he ac- journed at a quarter-past Eight o'Clock. C'ed shat There was another consideration which re that was uat the whole subject should be reconsidered, and ymt th er si mply a mere question of justice. The fact was, in he hands stock of sugar at the present tip e ge h„re of the wholesale dealers as well as th et .'"ed warehouses of the Government. Now, this duty the duty had been paid to Govern t:ole, te,rethis duty was paid by the wholesale dealer to e °ant, under the impresston that he had to look i tt ",sine r for a repayment of that amount. They je t' Pet, advanced the money to Government as a vso net trustees of the consumer. The Right Hon. et. Paid , e l laPosite had stated that the retail dealer had ;ett `°o duties to the wholesale dealer or the mer )ve hands the stock which he held—that the stock in its th e , d etiho ef the retail dealers of the country h e r4l.nty to le,sB very extensive. That to return 1i1e`„4.13 - e t nem was, in his opinion, impracticable. But tais t ;"' a n y Tate) conceived that, so far as it was pos a,terl, ,J rate it was but just that it should be re- Th e resp„fe sam e objection, however, did not hold tit er ret gre " to the wholesale dealer and the merchant. v not " to them was at least practicable and if it A eh e Ne te Tade to them the would would stand, in u respect to ' very • e- • • ‘le th hlv aelia much in the position of the creditors of 4%)11,e7 h a ,' and other portions of the United States, to be a, in fact, paid money in on account, and reimbursed. liteeeeibiliOßTHWlCK conceived that the measur e o f Pre c j'er f o men t was a practicable measure. The Hon. Mari heater had told them that all its I see4: 0 11 80 () ) 1 7 1 .depend e d upon the acuteness of the Cus sae e s.) T le , i als•—(" No, no," from the Opposition Nee Fns opinion there was a wider difference th at S t and West India sugar than there was be tiller:lnd ! a : r educed by slave labour and free labour, Lgetare, °u r e g matter of justice a differential duty, e ite ee Tritl e ut to be imposed on East India sugar. The d ie —a n. had made a claim to a character for Itf °Qs w hich they were now rendering completely l efa te , (4ll l i a l e h e3 7 had passed a great measure for the re aed rieouring population of the West India co- At e c)4 t( ) 0W they desired to drive that labouring po- Plted iv e, as a worse state than ever they had known. atit e ll e n s al s , a P i rlation in those islands of 800,000 Nts,,!l, but he did nut appeal for the Ilt er :res e. fo r the poor negroes, whom their t ee - s ea , "ould throw into a state of destitution. t t ieti ' as h of said, quite as much difference in the leh ce thee East and West India sugars as there was see a whi ch • si s ah e th e was the prod uce o f s l ave an d t h at l lsa if te hop ea Produc e of free labour. For these rea toNe d scale e the Government would adhere to their a t Po 41 4 ST °' dutie s 1 0:e t at t) P!,' % Ite th i e said that he thought it would be better kini ste P e as sing of these resolutions until her t to de ters had ascertained what it would be ! al eY I, o ,!Fte c „ fres Wah the surplus which they stated to () , 1 f " of the EN:cliff:pier. lie believed that urther inuir find that it was a perfect Oise t Y ' 0 carry ' • heir duties into effect. It was, it' cl i klit y °l fiee c' ea r '' to n utter impossibility for the Custom tlill'titay 11 9 f the e cirne to any right decision on the timev sh 'ee a rid sugars imported. There were I vl l 4 i ll Pers on ! t rying shades of quality in the article c e s a lt 4 th a dir he s ait tu the. trade themselves were some liett„ t h , quali ty h . „,, to ascertain, from mere inspection, ate dia l exp ec ,",", us a t, certain sugar was. How then 1h d e. o4l ll ),ln etin " .. u ci iuse offieers to rightly im -4 arrie '' find t '' t , ."'les ? The Government he re e4t e iieir measure perfectly impracticab e. y , " ould arise which had been experienced s dat t y e ui-h b o ° hen °4:: di scriminating duties on tea. The `'oe ,er e s 4 se ()fe e s 6 4., that on congou 2s. The 11 %4 t qatf," UPOo -er S at Liverpool had charged the 41kilidollgeila4,0nagopueTrcel of bohea, tinder the supposi- Irr rttes has' 'tee er ie _ st th e re • neCustom -house officer at London urld.'Yrse of this, having charged ls. 6d. idtq "vo p 4 7 the su e pnositio th t 't b h n was . e , h 'e e i a given a . fair instance of what imposing dt-criminatine• duty on tO ci nesPnet w ?e uld, thee r seo u h i - 0 ore, suggest that the Right oit. d Wh en tl postpone his resolutions till after et, e. It -0 evi e 'V would be able to ascertain what te, 4e t " the 14 ' 4 s sa'd "1.1)1 us ' to etrri as t h ee , 0 1 if the Chancellor of the Ex anys'n the subject as he was, he would rt sollitiora 411 the West Indies POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. Captain William King, the commander of No. 3, watermens' steam• vessel, was summoned before the Lord Mayor, by John White, the owner of a wherry, for havil4 caused the swamping of the wherry, by which the lives of seven persons were endangered. The complainant stated that on Tuesday last, as he was taking some passengers down the river from Black friars-stairs, the steamer, which was passing Swan-stairs, went right into the wherry, sunk her, and all on board ; five men, a woman, and a child, were immersed in the water. He was convinced that the accident was occa sioned by the improper management of the steamer. Upon his cross-examination by the solicitor to the company, the witness stated that the two persons who rowed were not free watermen. They were passengers, but; they were experienced men. The damage to the boat and the loss incurred amounted to 16s. The Solicitor to the Company—How often were you in the water ? Witness—Once. The Solicitor—Had you no liquor on board at the time but water ? Witness—Certainly not. W. Serle stated that he was one of the persons who rowed the boat. The steam-boat same down upon the boat at once and swamped her, and a boatman of the name of Norcott extricated those who were overturned. The LORD MAYOR—Are you a waterman v ? Wit: ness —I am not a free Waterman, but I know all about it. Henry Dansell, a fellowship-porter, stated that he was not a waterman, but be knew all about it, and he was rowing the wherry at the time the steamer walked into the wherry. He could row as well as the water man who made the complaint, and ho was always nig gling about in boats. The captain of the steamer did not ease the vessel an inch. Thomas Collins, a passenger in the wherry, stated that they had not time to tack about, when they were run dowel. Witness jumped overboard, and swam ashore. If the captain had stopped the way of the steamer the occurrence would not, in his opinion, have happened. Thomas Norcott, a waterman, stated that he rescued the people. He did not know how the boat got under the steamer, but those on board that vessel threwhirn a rope. The solicitor to the Steam Company said that the defence was that the persons who were rowing the wherry had not the necessary skill ; that the complainant would, if he had been rowing, have prevented the acci dent instead of running into the jaws of danger, and that the defendant had done everything in his power to save the boat The Steam Company would, if a complaint of the kind with all its accompaniments likely to engage the sympathies of the public were successful, without proof, be subjected to perpetual charges. The com plainant, too, was at the time under the influence of some liquor different from water, although he denied it. Morris Mathews, foremast-man of No. 3, Waterman, stated that he was on board, and called out to those in the wherry. The wherry, however, went to the wrong side, and one of the passengers jumped from her into the steamer, and then the wherry swamped. It was not by any means the fault of the steamer. Captain Guthrie, the master of a collier, stated that he had been forty years at sea, and was in the steamer at the time of the accident. The defendant did all he could upon the occasion, but the wherry most improperly came between the steamer and the shore. If the wherry had been properly rowed nothing could have happened. After hearin...; further evidence, The LORD MAYOR said that he very particularly in quired into all cases of this description, as he knew that wherries stood no chance when coming in contact with steam-vessels. Here, however, the owner had two cir cumstances againzt him. He was not sober at the time, and two m'cri who were not watermen were rowing. His Lordship said he considered that the two men who rowed were bound to indemnify the complainant for the loss he had sustained, but the case was dismissed as to the de fendant. The two men who thus by rowing endangered the lives of seven individuals, have subjected themselves to heavy penalties under the Waterman's Act, and it was stated that it was the intention of the Company of W4termeTt and Lightermeu to proceed against them, BOW-STREET. Yesterday, a respectably dressed middle-aged woman, named Elizabeth Ann Absalom, appeared in answer to a summons charging her with having insulted and annoyed Mr. C. J. Fox Bunbury, the sea of Sir H. Bunbury, of Mildenhall, Suffolk. The defendant, who was rather a plain-looking woman, had a female child in her arms, and was represented by her solicitor, Mr. Wontner. The transactions out of which the present case arose have lately appeared in The Sun report of an action brought against the complainant by the husband of the defendant, who, it will be recollected, was represented as having originally introduced herself to Mr. Bunbury as a " Miss Francis," but afterwards, upon the marriage of that gentleman, appeared as the faithless wife of the injured Mr. Absalon. Mr. Jennings, solicitor, attended for the comp l a i nan t. Mr. Bunbury deposed that he was walking in the Strand one afternoon last week, when the defendant approached him, and commenced abusing him in the most violent language. He endeavoured to avoid her, and with that view turned into Somerset House, but she followed him closely, and, pointing to a child which she held in her arms, accused him of brutally neglecting to support it. He threatened to give her into custody, but she only became the more vehement, and " dared" him to adopt a course which would be enabling her to show him up to the world. He then called a cab, and was getting into it, when she struck him on the shoulder and tore his coat all up the back. Upon this he went to a police man and thought of giving her in charge, but seeing such a large crowd of persons collecting round him he abstained from doing so, and got into the cab, in which he was driven away. Mr. Bunbury said he had no desire to have the woman punished, but only wished to be spared the annoy ance of another attack of this kind in the streets. In reply to questions put by Mr. Wontner, Mr. Bunbury denied that he had any knowledge of the defendant being a married woman during the time he was acquainted with her. She gave him to understand that the reverse was the fact. Mr. HALL objected to the introduction of any matters irrelevant to the present inquiry, as it was no part of his duty, as a magistrate, to judge of any former understand. ings between the parties, or of any supposed claims arising therefrom. Mr. Wontner wished to show the provocation which his client had received, from the treatment of the complainant, after such correspondence between them as that which he was prepared to produce. Mr. HALL could not go into that subject, and reminded Mr. Wontner that the law did not sanction violent and abusive conduct in the streets under any pretence. Mr. Jennings said his Worship might probably recollect that with regard to any imaginary " claims" that might be asserted on behalf of the defendant, that matter had been entirely set at rest by the action in the Court of Exchequer, which Mr. Baron Platt denounced as a most disgraceful affair—an opinion in which Mr. Sergeant Jones, who opened the case for the plaintiff, but gave up his brief on being made acquainted with the facts, entirely coincided. Mr. Wontner, however, was not the solicitor on that occasion. Mr. Wontner did not think the wife should be held re sponsible for any steps Mr. Absalon might have taken, in fluenced, as he no doubt had been, by feelings of indignation. He was bound, therefore, to press the claims of his client upon Mr. Bunbury, who was a gentleman of great wealth and rank, whilst she had been reduced to the utmost distress. At the suggestion of the Magistrate the complaint was ultimately withdrawn, on the defendant's promising not to repeat the annoyance. _ _ NEV UPI THE LESSEE OF THE HAY- Never give up! it is wiser Always to hope than once to despair; Fljng off the load of Doubt's cank'ring fetter, And break the dark spell of tyrannical care: Never give up! or the burden,may sink you,— Providence kindly has mingled the cup, And, in all trials or troubles, bethink you The watchword of life must be, Never give up! Never give up ! there are chances and changes Helping the hopeful a hundred to one, And through the chaos High Wisdom arranges Ever success—if you'll only hope on Never give up ! for the wisest is boldest, Knowing that Providence mingles the cup, And of all maxims the best, as the oldest, Is the true watchword of Never give up. Never give up!—though the grape-shot may rattle, Or the full thundercloud over you burst, Stand like a rock—and the storm or the battle Little shall harm you, though doing their worst : Never give up ! if adversity presses, Providence w i se l y h as mingled the cup, And the best counsel, in all your distresses, Is the stout watchword of Never give up 1 MARKET. LAMBETH. Yesterday John Leaney, alias the Cow-boy, a well-known pugilist, and William Thorne, were charged with being the second, and the latter the bottle. holder, at a prize fight, which took place at eight o'clock, near the Nun-head Ceme tery, Peckham-rye. Inspector Gifford, of the P division of police, deposed that about a quarter before eight o'clock on that morning in formation was given at the police station-house that a prize fight was about to take place in the vicinity of Peckham rye. He in consequence ordered the men on duty there to go in search of the combatants, and went himself on horseback, as well as a mounted patrole, on the same errand. Through some misdirection, however, he had not been en abled to fall in with the parties, but one or two of his men had, and took the prisoners, who had been pointed out to them as one of the seconds and bottle-holder. THE RUSSIA COMPANY. On Saturday evening the Governors of this wealthy and influential Company gave their annual banquet at the London Tavern. Invitations had been sent as usual to all the Cabinet Ministers and other distinguished personages who have hitherto honoured the Company with their presence ; but many of them having pre viously accepted invitations to Parliamentary dinners at Sir R. Peel's and the Speaker's, sent apologies for their unavoidable absence. Nevertheless, the room was well filled with a highly respectable company, consisting of one or two members of the Government, the Russian Embassy, and upwards of a hundred of the most opulent of the merchants of London. The banquet took place in the great dining-room, which was furnished with all the splendour customary on such occasions. The chair was taken by William Astell, Esq., Go vernor of the Company, who was supported on either side by his Excellency Baron Brunnow, the Russian Ambassador ; and the Right Hon. Sir G. Clerk, M.P., Master of the Mint and Vice-President of the Board of Control. Among the rest of the company we observed Viscount Canning, Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; Right Hon. W. B. Baring, John G. S. Lefevre, Esq.; Thomas Macgregor, Esq. ; Thomas Masterman, Esq., M.P; A. Pringle, Esq., M.P.; Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P.; G. W. Hope, Esq., M.P.; H. Stuart, Esq., M.P. ; George Lennox Conyngham, Esq.; Thomas Bidersoll, Esq; W. Cotton, Esq., Governor of the Bank of Eng land ; the Chairman of the East India Company, the Deputy Chairman of the East India Company, R. J. Marchison, Esq.; James Holford, Esq.; Edward Har man, Esq.; D. C. Guthrie, Esq. ; J. Morgan, Esq. ; B. Hawes, Esq.; J. A. Barnes, Esq.; Richard Paris, Esq.; W. Carr, Esq.; J. W. Coatswill, Esq.; S. W. Cattley, Esq.; J. Carr, Esq.; G. Draper, Esq.; A. Field, Esq. The gentlemen present connected with the Russian Embassy were:—M. de Berg, George Krehmer, Consul; M. de Longuinoff, M. de Kalergi, Capt. 0. Kowoff, Lieut. Abrosoff, Lieut. Pankateiff, Lieut. Evdokimoff, Lieut. Sokoloff, Lieut. Alexandroff, Rev. E. Popoff, M. La Be linage, M. de Sterne', Rev. E. Smith, late chaplain at Archangel; M. Wegnider, M. J. Paris, &c. After the usual toasts had been given, The CHAIRMAN proposed the health of " his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Russia," which, having been drank with all the honours, was followed by the health of his representative, " His Excellency Baron Brunnow." The Baron BnurtNow, in reply, said—Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, I can assure you that I rise with the deepest feelings of gratitude to thank you for the honour you have conferred upon me, and for this renewal of the kindness I have ever received from the Russia Com pany. On no former occasion have I felt it so strongly as at present, connected as it is with the recent visit of his Majesty the Emperor to this country.—(Cheers.) I need not remind you that last year within these walls, and at the hospitable board of the Russia Company, my respected friend the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government, expressed to you his warmest wish and hope that his Majesty would be pleased again to visit this country. Neither need I remind you of the enthu siasm with which you received that suggestion. I re joice that the expectation then entertained has been ac complished.—(Cheers.) I rejoice also that it was under my Right Honourable Friend's administration that his Imperial Majesty offered that proof of his friendship to her Majesty the Queen, the proof of his regard to her Majesty's Government, and his proof of confi dence in the British nation.—(Loud cheers.) I say this advisedly, for I remember that his Majesty the Em peror, on landing on the shores of this country, was pleased to express to me his entire reliance on the good feeling with which he expected to be received in this country, where, in his early life, he had received so kind and so hospitable a reception.—(Cheers.) Now, gentlemen, I am happy to say these expectations were fulfilled in a manner most gratifying to his Majesty's feelings.—(Renewed cheers) I remembe r the day during his visit to Windsor, when his Majesty visited Ascot races, and was there pleased to walk down upon the race-course among the crowd, unattended, and without any display, thus evincing entire confidence in the people, and saying he was " glad to be again among the people of England."—(Cheers.) I remember, also, the day when the military review took place at Windsor. On that occasion, when the Noble Duke of Wellington passed before the Emperor at the head of his regiment, his Majesty, prompted by an ebullition of good feeling, put spurs to his horse, and rode up and shook hands with him, thus publicly giving proof of his respect for the Illustrious Duke, and an argument for the con tinuance of the general peace of Europe : —(Cheers : ) The Emperor was pleased, also, while in this country, to accept the hospitality of the Noble Duke of Devonshire, where he was surrounded by the chief members of the British aristocracy, and where he was pleased in personal intercourse to show his regard for all those who, by their eminence in public life and public services, had added so much to the splendour of the throne of this country.—(Cheers.) Again, I shall never forget the day of his Majesty's de parture. The road from Buckingham Palace to Wool wich was crowded with an immense multitude of people. The river was crowded with ships, steamers, and boats. I can assure you it was a magnificent display of national wealth, activity, and commercial prosperity. The Em peror was delighted. Before taking leave of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, his Majesty looked down the river and said, " This is the most magnificent view I ever saw." His Majesty also expressed his gratitude for the kindness he met with, and his sincerest desire for the domestic happiness of her Majesty the Queen, and for the continued prosperity of this country.—(Cheers.) I am unable to add more, but this I can say, that the visit of his Majesty to this country will ever be recollected with delight by his Majesty and his people. The Noble Baron concluded by proposing " The Health of the Go vernor, and Prosperity to the Russia Company." The GOVERNOR (W. Astell, Esq.) returned thanks, and gave the health of " Sir R. Peel, and the rest of her Majesty's Ministers." Sir GEORGE CLERK said if it were matter of regret to the company, as no doubt it was, that owing to those un avoidable causes to which their worthy chairman had alluded, they were deprived of the pleasure of seeing at their table that day all her Majesty's Ministers, it was doubly a source of regret to him, since he was thus un expectedly called on, and felt himself so inadequately prepared, to respond properly to the toast just proposed. He knew that his Right Hon. Friend Sir R. Peel would have rejoiced to be present, because he felt, as every man must who considered what was conducive to the welfare of the country, that whatever promoted the trade be tween this country and that mighty empire, whose representative they had the honour to see amongst them, must cement the bonds of union between the two nations, and contribute materially to the welfare of all classes of the community.—(Cheers.) But above all, he knew that his Right Hon. Friend would regret his absence on that occasion; since it had de • prived him of the pleasure which they had enjoyed of hearing that most powerful and effective appeal to their feelings which had just been made by the Russian Am basiador.—(Cheers.) If the manner in which her Ma jesty's subjects did indeed receive that great Sovereign was agreeable L. his feelings, he thought he might ven ture to state, in the name of all present, and of every class of her Majesty's subjects, that nothing could be more grateful to them than the confidence which his Imperial Majesty was pleased to show in them. — (Cheers.) If anything could have added to the pleasure of the Imperial visit last year, it was the utter absence of state on the part of his Majesty, and the exhibition of that confidence in the people of England he was pleased to repose in them.—(Cheers.) Ho thought he might safely say that nothing would tend more than this visit to cement and render perpetual the bonds of unity and friendship between these mighty e mpires.—(Cheers.) The following toasts were then given :--" The Go vernor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England, " " The Governor and the East India Company,' an d " Mr. Masterman and the Members of the City of London." After giving the toast of " Perpetual amity b tween Great Britain and Russia" the chair was va cated and the proceedings terminated. A lad who had pointed out the prisoners to the police, de posed that he had been present at a fight which took place about eight o'clock, in a field about a mile from Peckham rye, and saw the prisoners in the ring, the one as second, and the other as bottle-holder. The men were stripped: the fight was for a sovereign (as he was told), and after fighting 26 rounds the man seconded by the prisoner Lenney gave in. . . . Mr. HENRY here inquired if the prisoners were known as pugilists? Shields, the Chief Usher, answered that Lenney was well known as a prize fighter, and had fought some hard battles. Lenney admitted that this was the fact, but said he bad left off the practice for some time, and had obtained his living as an ostler at an inn in the Borough. The fact, he said, was, that two youths had had a quarrel on the Saturday night, and had agreed to see it out on that morning. He (Lenney) was present with the crowd, and the temptation of seconding one of the parties was so great that he could not resist it. Mr. HENRY remarked that the practice of fighting for money was highly improper, and should be put an end to, and ordered the prisoners to find bail for their good behaviour. Before the closing of the Court they were admitted to ba, in their own recognizances, and discharged. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, TATTERSALL'S.—YESTHRDAT. CHESTER CUP. 8 to 1 agst the Irish lot 8 to 1 agst The three-year olds 11 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's Cataract—taken 13 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Semiseria 16 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnson's The Era—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Parry's Zanoni 20 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's Winesour—taken 27 to 1 agst Mr. Davies's Yheomun-ac-Knuck—taken 33 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Pug 33 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Trueboy 35 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's Agriculture 35 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Pride of Kildare 50 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Sorella—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. I. Day's Portrait 50 to 1 agst Mr. Hesseltine's Fitz-Allen 60 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Foig-a-ballagh .000 to 16 agst Mr. Ongley's Mystery —t a k en .000 to 15 agst Mr. Westley's Counsellor. The interest of the betting centred in Cataract, Semiseria, and Yheeman-ac-Knuck, no others having been backed with any spirit, or with any material effect on the odds. Cataract was steady at 11 to 1, taken to three or four hundred pounds, and not very easily obtained; against the mare 1,500 to 100 was laid twice, her average price, however, during the greater part of the day was 13 to 1, and this was taken in two or three quarters near the elose. Yheomun •ac-Knuck was in troduced at 30 to 1, was supported with great zeal, and left off at an improvement, albeit not so much inquired after as in the early part of the day. 3,200 to 200 and 2,800 to 200 was boded against the Irish lot. DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm 16 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Idas—taken 16 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Cobweb colt—taken 16 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Kedger 25 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Newsmonger 28 to 1 agst Mr. Ferguson's Clear-the-way—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. St. Paul's Mentor —taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Pantasa 30 to 1 agst A. W. Hill's Ironmaster 40 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Anti Repealer—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnson's Annandale—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Old England 40 to 1 agst Mr. Hesseltine's Fitzallen 50 to 1 agst Mr. Lintott's Cabin Boy 50 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Titmouse (Carlotta colt) 000 to 15 agst Mr. Coleman's Young Eclipse 17 to 1 agst Old England and Weatherbit—taken. For this event the actual business was also confined to a select few. 10 to 1 was taken in fifties about Alarm ;16to I each about Idas and the Cobweb colt to a large sum, ldas with a decided call ; the same about Kedger, but not to any amount; 30 to 1 to 2001 . about Mentor ; 1.000 to 30 re peatedly, and 30 to 1 as freely, about Clear-the-Way; 50 to 1 to at least 2001. ; and 4,000 to 100 about Fitzallen ; 2,000 to 40 agst Titmouse (the Carlotta colt) and a few other bets of minor importance. 1,600 to 100 each was laid, in one bet, agst Pain Idas, Kedger, and the I ronmas t er ( w ith a qua lification)l THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 1845. Mr. Benjamin Webster was born on the 3d of September, 1800, at Bath. His parents were natives of Yorkshire, and well descended, his father being the representative, by his irother's side, of the family of the Bucke's, who, after the battle of Bosworth Field, retired into Yorkshire, with the Duke of Norfolk, one of whom wrote a " Vindication of the Life of Richard the Third," quoted in Walpole's " Historic Doubts," and various histories ; this book is now very scarce. The subject of this memoir was educated for the navy, having had a commission given him for either that or the army, by the late Duchess of York, but the peace prevented his entering the service, his father well knowing theslowness of promotion in those " piping times ;" he was then compelled to turn his attention to music and dancing, which he soon relinquished with disgust for the stage, and made his first bow as an actor in the part of Thesalus, in Alex wider Me Great, at War wick, under the management of Mr. Watson, the younger, with whom he was engaged to play second violin in the orchestra, little parts, and harlequin, at a salary of twenty-five shillings per week. After various adventures in England and Ireland, incidental , to the life of a stroller, he came to London, where he was engaged, at one theatre or the other, for several years, playing very indifferent business, until the sudden illness of Mr. Harley gave him a chance of estalslishing hiinself as a low comedian, by under taking the part of Pompey, the clown, in Measure for Measure, at two or three hours' notice, when it was revived at Drury-lane, with an excedingly strong cast, in 1825. His success was unequivocal, as the newspapers of the day will testify. F rom t hi s t i me we may date hi s rise, for shortly afterwards he was engaged by Mr. Morris for the Haymarket Theatre, and he made his first appearance there on the 15th of June, 1829, in an admirable farce, written by Mr. Poole (the celebrated author of Paul Pry, &c.), and called Lodgings for Single Gentlemen. He has never left this theatre since, but continued playing there in the summer, and in the winter at Drury-lane or Covent-garden, where he was appointed stage manager during the last season of Mr. Osbaldiston's management. In 1837, he became lessee of the Haymarket ; his career of management has been very profitable, and his gratitude to the public is unbounded and sincere.—Dramatic and Musical Review. LIVERPOOL STEEPLE-CHASE. A few small sums were laid out at 5 to 1 agst the Knight Templar, 7 to 1 agst Brenda, 10 to 1 each agst Discount and Boxkeeper, and 4 to 1 agst Vanguard and Discount, jointly. The following horses f or th e E ar l o f S e ft on ' s Pl a t e (fiat race), to be run on the day of the Steeple-chase. Mr. Heseltine's Porto Bello, 5 yrs—Sir J. Gerard's Erebus, 4 yrs—Mr. J. Scott's Duke of Rutland, 3 vrs —Mr. Critchley's Coeur de Lion, 3 years—Mr. Mostyn's Master Stepney, 3 yrs —Mr. Smith's Sultan, aged. Lord Chesterfield did not name. COURSING. NEWMARKET MEETING—SATURDAY (CONCLUDED). The Allington Hill Stakes—Deciding Course.—Mr. Do. bede's Destiny and Lord Stradbroke's Maiden divided the Stakes. The Cup—Deciding Course.—Mr. Fyson's Foremost beat Mr. Vipan's Slasher, and won the Cup. Allington Hill Second Stakes.—Mr. Dobede's Duchess and Dispatch won the Stakes. Rutland Stakes.—Mr• Fyson won the Stakes. WHITEHAVEN SPRING MEETING.—The Cup (16 dogs) was won by Mr. Ritson's Claret ; Mr. Jefferson's Jester ran up.—The Lonsdale Stakes (8 dogs) were won by Mr. Mos sop's Joker. SIGHT AND HEARING TESTIMONIALS, 39, ALBE MA RLE -ST REET, PICCADILLY.—Major-General Sir Ho ward Elphinstone begs to say that the Spectacles he has Row had some time in use. have fully redeemed the assurance of the Messrs. S. and B. Solomons as to their excellence, and having found so much comfort and ad vantage from their use, far preferable to every other kind of glasses, 13, Norfolk-street, Park-lane.—From the Hon. George Cavendish, to Messrs. S. and B. So lomons, 39, Albemarle. street, Piccadilly, opposite the York HoteL—Gentlemen, I approve very much of the Spectacles I purchased from you. I have made use of glasses for many years, and never met with any to en able me to see equal to yours and with less inconve nience to my eyes. I am, yours obediently, G. Caven dish, Leixlip C a stle, Ireland.—General Browne Clayton feels desirous to express the comfort and advantage he has derived, at his advanced age of 70 years, and after two years' trial, from the use of Messrs. S. and B. Solo mons' Newly Invented Spectacles. Their valuable in ventions fully merit the patronage they have received. Address, Adlington Hall, Lancashire.—lmproved Achro matic Telescopes, Opera Glasses,-Microscopes, &e., &c., of the same kind of Lenses, to surpass any ever yet in vented.—The Messrs. S. and B. Solomon? Invisible Operative Voice Conductor Sound Magnifiers, for deaf persons, give immediate relief to old standing extreme cases of deafness. —Caution.—Messrs. S. and B. Solo mons. Opticians and Aurists, are not in any way con nected with a person of the same name in their imme diate neighbourhood, nor iu any paint of the country. To prevent mistakes be cautious, and observe—Only to be had at 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel. DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—The benefit of Mr. Bunn was attended last night by a highly respectable audience—a tribute properly due to his enterprise and activity as a ma nager. The performances commenced with the English ver sion of L'Elisir d'Amore, played by Miss Romer, Mr. Stret ton, Mr. W. Harrison, and the other principals of the esta • blishment. This was followed by a variety of other entertainments in the shape of ballet and concert singing ; and everything, during the time we were present, gave mitigated satisfaction. LITERATURE. SIR R. PEEL'S FINANCIAL STATEMENT. S. Gilbert, London. This report of the Premier's speech on bringing forward the Budget has been neatly got up and is published in a pamphlet form. The report itself is exceedingly correct. We have gone over it care fully and have not detected an error. MAGAZINES --(CON TINUED HOOD'S MAGAZINE. No magazine presents such a list of contributors as this. It includes this month Mr. W. Savage Landor, Robert Browning, Monckton /Alines, M.P., F. 0. Ward, Alfred Whitehead, and Richard Howitt. We regret to learn that the editor himself, to whom the public is indebted for so much amusement, is again laid on a bed of sickneis. An exquisite portrait of Mr. Hood is given, and the brief article by which it is accompanied, says,— " We can hardly congratulate our readers on present ing them, this month, with an effigy of Thomas Hood's outward features, instead of that portraiture of his mind, and those traces of his kindly heart, which he has been wont, with his own pen, to draw in these pages. And we lament still more that we must add a regret to the disappointment of our readers, by communicating to them the sad tidings that the aching original of that pic tured brow is again laid low by dangerous illness—again scarred (to borrow an expression of his own) " by the crooked autograph of pain." Through many a previous paroxysm of his malady, when life and death hung trem- Win in the balance, Mr. Hood has worked on steadily for our instruction and amusement ; throwing, often, into a humorous chapter, or impassioned poem, the power which was needed to restore exhausted nature. During the last month, however, his physical strength has com pletely given way : and, almost as much through inca pacity of his hand to hold the pen, as of his brain for any length of time to guide it, he has at last been com pelled to desist from composition. Tbose in whom admiration of the writer has induced also a friendly feeling towards the man, will have some consolation in learning that amidst his sufferings, which have been severe, his cheerful philosophy has never failed him ; but that around his sick bed, as in his writings, and in his life, he has known how to lighten the melan choly of those around him, and to mingle laughter with their tears. We have thought it due to our readers and to the public thus briefly to make known that Mr. Hood is more seriously ill than even he has ever been before; avoiding to express any hopes or forebodings of our own, or prejudge the uncertain issu es o f lif e an d d eath. " Every one will sympathise with the sufferer, and hope still that he may be restored to health. The portrait here given is a very fine one, taken from a bust by Davis, and engraved by Heath. The number itself is one of the best we have seen of this periodical. Mr. Landor has contributed an "Imaginary Con versation" between Dante and Beatrice. Robert Browning has given us a quaint poem, " The Tomb at St. Praxed's. It is the soliloquy of an old bishop of the middle ages, who on the point of death dwells with a fantastic intensity on the splendour of his monument; his love of the arts, his remorse for past sins, his hatred of " old Gandolf "—a rival churchman, we presume —are blended together with a skilful hand. Mr. Monckton Milnes's contributions are a paper on Continental Railroads and a translation of a short poem from the German of Hervegh. The "Phantoms and Realities of a Star-light Night" is a powerfully written sketch ; it opens with a hit at certain critics which, though it exaggerates of course, is not without a spice of truth : " Can you come to Antigone to-night ?" said I, thrust ing my head into the sub-editor's room at a Weekly Newspaper office. " How much does it want to the time ?" " An hour and a quarter." " Well, I have eighteen new books to look into and notice. If I get done in time I'll go with you." " Sharp work," said I. " Not particularly. They are short paragraphs; only a column and a half altogether." " But the reading ?" " You don't think seriously we read books ?" " How the deuce, then, do you form your opinion of them?" " We cut 'em open —and smell the paper knife." This will not be the case, at all events, with Hood's, for this month it cannot be taken up without being read. We extract from Mr. Monckton Milnes's paper the following sensible remarks on the railroad to Venice, with respect to which we have some little of the sentimental twaddle the writer alludes to : " The railroads in Italy are only just begun; and the beginning is the chain that binds together the great cities of Lombardy, and links the islands of Venice to the mainland. This last circumstance has been regarded with dismay by others than the mere sentimental tra veller: it has been said that the peculiar beauty of that great city, • which was neither infant nor stripling, which God took b, the hand an d t aug ht t o wa lk by it self the first hour, is past for ever ; and that, in fact, Venice will lose all its charm for the stranger. This will probably turn out a very unfounded fear: for the great bridg e . which stretches f rom Niestre to Venice, be sides being in itself a m os t b eaut if u l o bj ect , an d a very characteristic approach to the Queen of the Waters, meets the back of th e c i ty at a point little known to any except residents in Venice, and does not in the least interfere with the noted public buildings, or any of the glories of the great cana l . As a mere matter of taste, it may in deed be m ore agreeable to many minds to see Venice in a process of solemn decay, than under the influence of a gradual recovery from desolation and poverty ; but there is little reason to believe that the • material advantages Venice will derive from her rail roads will in any great degree alter the appearance of that part of the town where most of its architectural beauties are concentrated ; nor will Venice be less like its ancient self because its harbour is bristling with masts, and its piazzas crowded with merchants: the commercial restor a ti on o f V en i ce i s all i n i ts old spirit— it is essentially a place of traffic, and every thing that, like the railroad, t en d s to fill i t w i th b us i ness and enrich it with merchandise, is but a continuation of the work of the Dandolos and M oncen i gos. H a d t h e railroad not been continued into Venice, a large warehousing and mercantile town would have arisen at the terminus, and Venice would have derived no advantage from what now promises to be the cause of a renewal of its pristin e wealth, and thus of th e p reserva tion of its monumental splendour." THE LONDON JOURNAL AND REPERTORY OF ARTS, SCIENCES, AND MANUFAC __ _ TURES. This very useful Journal contains the specifica tions of all patents recently granted in England and America. Full reports of patent cases recently ad judicated on in courts of law, a continuation of the transactions of the Institution of Civil Engineers, containing a report of a most interesting discussicn on slips in railway embankments. It contains, more over, a list of Irish, Scotch, and English Patents. To the scientific inventor this Journal must be of the greatest utility. RAILWAYS TO THE WEST. The decision of the Board of Trade on the com peting lines to the West, has given very general dis satisfaction in this locality, and speculation is rife re specting the grounds upon which the scheme from Portarlington to Galway has been preferred to that taking the course of the Royal Canal, through Mul linger, with branches to Athlone and L ong f or d. It witnesshas o more universal fallen to a undertaking, and on thi s account the disappointment was the greater that a hostile report s h ou ld have been o r lot, support given to any publi c as publi c j ourna li sts, to pronounced upon it by the Board of Trade. Surely, if that tribunal had any knowledge of the wants of this particularly rich and central district, which is not surpassed by any other in Ireland, they would not reject the line by Mullingar and Longford, re specting which there was no competition. We are at a loss to divine what te!son can he assigned i n f avour of the selection, as i t isin direct opposition to the recommendations of the Railway Commissioners for Ireland, and is alike destructive to the interests of two canal navigations. We mu s t con f ess we d o not place much confidence in the deci s i ons o f th e B oar d of Trade. The debates in Parliament, and the feel ing of the press, sufficiently convey t h e f ee li ngs o f the public respecting the utter incompetency of the Railway Department of the Board of Trade to de cide on the vast interests entrusted to their charge; and unless we are greatly mistaken in our opinions, it will turn out that several of their decisions, par ticularly as regards Ireland, will be altogether re versed. In our first page will be found the resolu tiorA unanimously entered into at a very full meet ing of the provisional Directors, held on Monday last. We understand that the g r an d j ur i es o f thi s and the adjoining counties are determined to put for ward their opinions on the subject strongly before Parliament, and we, for our part, entertain the most sanguine expectations of success. —Dublin Times. s=ue 4 I l ~,_. •~ / BRITISH INTERVENTION 1N LA PLATA. [Since the following remarks on this subject were in type, we have learnt, frpm authority, that very considerable changes have been made as to the manner in which the proposed intervention in the affairs of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video will take place. On the 6th of February Sir Robert Peel, it may be recol lected, spoke in the House of Commons of combined operations by England and France, " and, as he ex pected, by Brazil," to put an end to the interruption of the navigation of La Plata ; and instructions were, it is known, given to Mr. Gore Ouseley, our newly ap pointed Charge d'Affaires at Buenos Ayres, in that sense, previously to his departure from town in the i course of last week. At a Cabinet Council held sub sequently, on Monday, the 20th of February, it was, however, resolved by her Majesty's Ministers that the proposed intervention should be made, so far as this country is concerned, singly and without con cert either with France or Brazil ; thus leaving Eng land free from the embarrassments which combined in terference was not unlikely to beget. It was likewise resolved that the intervention should be of an entirely pacific and friendly character; and that as a proof thereof to Rosas, Commodore Purvis, who came into collision with that chief when he broke the Buenos Ayrean blockade of Monte Video, should be recalled from Rio de Janeiro, so that he might not, under any circumstances, re-enter La Plata. These resolutions were, we have reason to know, embodied in fresh instructions for Mr. Gore Ouseley, and only overtook him as he was about to embark for Buenos Ayres :—] The publication of another able and interesting pamphlet,* by Mr. Mallalieu, induces us again to refer to its subject, the affairs of La Plata, the im portance of which is certainly in an inverse ratio to the information current thereon. Mr. Mallalieu's main objects in this, his second publication, are-1. The vindication of General Rosas from the charges of Indarte, the Monte Videan press, and Unitarian party generally ; and. 2. The prevention, if possible, of any intervention in the quarrel between Buenos Ayres and Monte Video. In the former Mr. Melia lieu is, we think, eminently successful; but in the latter he has not, we confess, persuaded us that it is against the interest and the honour of England to pacify La Plata. The question of Rosas's character—which has been most unnecessarily dragged into the controversy--is one of degree only. That he is a man of blood is, we fear, undeniable; but that he is not the monster— the wholesale assassin his political enemies assert, Mr. Mallalieu certainly proves. He has risen to power, as do most Spanish South American chiefs, by violence ; rules with a strong and unscru pulous arm ; and will only abandon his position when driven from it by the means he attained it. This, we are inclined to believe, is the ut most that can fairly be charged against him. The accusations of having driven through the streets of Buenos Ayres in a chariot drawn by naked women, of having pickled the ears of one of his opponents as an ornament for his daughter the Senorita Manue lita, of manufacturing in his own house whips out of human skins, of having poisoned four, cut the throats of 3,765, shot 1,397, poinarded 722, and killed otherwise in cold blood 1,600 of his opponents, besides sacrificing the lives of 14,920 in battle, assuredly re quire some better testimony to induce belief than In darte, the news-writer of Monte Video, and his very penny-a-line-looking Tabas de Sangre; more espe cially when Mr. Mallalieu produces evidence that many of the victims recorded in these bloody tablets are still " alive and kicking ;" and when this dealer in horrors, " wholesale and for exportation," was, it turns out, a burglar, a larcener, and a forger in his youth. Mr. Mallalieu does not whitewash Rosas, but he certainly rubs a good deal of the black from the picture the enemies of that chief have so coarsely and unscrupulously daubed in; and as "the spirit of man" is not "divine" in South America, that is no small service to General Rosas. We can further agree with Mr. Mallalieu in think ing that, on the whole, Rosas' dictatorship has not been prejudicial :to Buenos Ayres. He upheld the dignity of the Argentine Republic in the quarrel with France, has preserved internal tranquillity, has kept out of debt, and has consolidated the Confederation over which he presides ; and under his administra tion both its population and its trade have increased. He has, doubtless, tyrannised over it ; but the alterna tive in South America seems to be—tyranny or revolution ; and of the two, a Government a little t oo strong is assuredly preferable. In these respects (and to all who desire authentic information on them, we recommend Mr. Mallalieu's pamphlets), the state of the Argentine Republic is the best refutation to the charges against Rosas, as was the state of Paraguay to the calumnies by which only—and not his many compensating merits—Dr. Francia was known in Europe. Here, however, our concurrence in Mr. Mallalieu's views terminates. The personal character of Rosas and the results of his dictatorship in the Argentine Republic have, in our opinion, little or nothing to do with the larger question of interference in the affairs of La Plata. Neither has, we must also think, that to which Mr. Mallalieu is desirous of tracing the solicitation for our interference—viz., the Monte Video loan jobbing of certain resident English mer chants. We know nothing, except what Mr. Malla lieu tells us of such jobbing, and yet we are the ad vocates of intervention ; and if we can, ignorant thereof, advocate, Lord Aberdeen may surely autho rise it without bing chargeable of subserviency to the jobbers. We advocate intervention, because the independence of Monte Video i s i nvo l ve d i n th e success of General Oribe and his ally Rosas ; 1. Because we look on the fall of that city as the subjection of the Banda Oriental, really, though not, perhaps, at first nomi nally, to Rosas ; 2. Because such subjection, real or nominal, would move him sovereign of the La Plata, the Uruguay, and the Parana; 3. Be cause such sovereignty would enable, or, at least, greatly assist him to overrun all the ancient viceroyalty of Buenos Ayres ; 4. Be cause the extension of his influence or his Go vernment over the Banda Oriental would give him the means, which we fear he would not be slow to use, of convulsing the internal tranquillity of the empire of Brazil ; 5. Because British media tion and intervention in 1828 established the jade. pendence of the Banda Oriental, and guaranteed its continuance; and, 6. Because the faith of the Bri- tish Crown is by implication pledged to Brazil for the free navigation of La Plata by the subjects of that empire. With Mr. Mallalieu, we hold interven tion generally to be repugnant to the law of nations ; but so good a jurisconsult as he is will see in the sth and 6th of the foregoing reasons irresistible interna tional grounds for intervention in the present case. But Oribe is, Mr. Mallalieu assures us, the law fully elected President of Monte Video, and Ri vera was—for his presidency has now expired— merely a nominee of the foreign residents of that city. We decline sifting the grounds of this assurance; we are content with knowing that Rivera was the de facto President, and that Oribe can only be successful against the people who are said to have elected him, by the arms of Rosas. Oribe is but the tool of Rosas; his triumph will be Riisas's gain. The struggle is not one of disputed presidency ; the real issue is the independence or de pendence of Monte Video. But were it otherwise, England recognised the presidency of Rivera when she concluded with him a treaty of commerce. Sir Robert Peel, it may be recollected, in announ cing on the 6th of February the intervention of Eng land and France, " trusted they would have the con currence of Brazil." To this Mr. Mallalie u o bj ec t s that Brazil was the prime mover of the intervention. We agree with Mr. Mallalieu that the Premier's wish was unnecessary ; for it is notorious that in tervention was the immediate object of Viscount D' Abrantes' mission to Europe. But who, may we ask Mr. Mallalieu, so deeply interested in the indepen dence of Monte Video as Brazil ? Its downfal would bring Rosas in contact with the Brazilian province of Rio Grande, and place the internal tranquillity of the empire at the mercy of its old enemy, embittered by a knowledge that Brazil has assisted Monte Video in resisting his arms, and has stirred Corrientes up to rebellion against him. Mr. Mallalieu surely could not expect Brazil to be quiescent under such prospects ? Though differing thus materially from Mr. Malla lieu, his pamphlet has, we reiterate, taught us much we were before uninformed of ; and if of other English writers Rosas can fairly complain, in him at least he has found a generous, an able, and a most successful defender. * " Rosas and his Calumniators. The Justice and Policy of a Triple Alliance. Intervention of England, France, and Brazil, in the Affairs of the River Plata, considered in Letters t the Right Hon. the Earl of Aberdeen, K.T.S. By Alfred Mallalieu, Esq."—Atlas. Count St. Au!sire, the French Ambassador, trans acted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. _ THE HAIR.-01 the numerous compounds ry con stantly announced for promoting the growth or reproduc tion of the ive, even in nam e , b eyond a very li m ited period • hair, few su whilst " Rowland's Macassar Oil," with a , re putation unparalleled, is still on th e i ncrease in public es timation. re,ioing, rvin g, and tio f n. r Th p e r s e i s n e gularyir tuesoftlis successful i nven t ion for beautifyingt the human hai r , are too well known and appreciated to need much comment. The very facts of the high and distinguished patronage it enjoys, its general use in all countries, together with nu merous testimonials constantly received in its favour, are au thorities which stamp its superior excellence and title over all attempts of a similar nature. Being universally preferred, its consequent great demand excites the cupidity of un principled shopkeepers, wh o ven d th e most spurious trash as the " genuine" Macassar Oil : whereas the genuine article is wholly the invention and property of A. Rowland and Son, and the amalgamation of its costly exotic materials renders abortive any attempt to discover its component parts—thus proving the imposition of all other articles bearing the title of " Macassar Oil." The genuine article has the words " Rowland's Macassar Oil" on the wrapper.—All others are frandulegt counterMts! ," COURT CIRCULAR. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Arr. G. E. Anson, went yesterday morning to the office of the Duchy of Cornwall, in Somerset House. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen and Prince Albert yesterday, at Buckingham Palace, and remained to lunch with her Majesty and his Royal Highness. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited Prince Albert yesterday. Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey has relieved Colonel Buckley in the duties of Equerry in Waiting to the Queen ; and Major-General Sir Edward Bowater has relieved Colonel Wylde in the duties of Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert. F Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Countass of Dunmore, the Hon. Miss Paget, the Earl of Morton, the Hon. Cohnel Grey, and Sir Edwin' Bo water, honoured the performance of the French plays with their presence yesterday evening. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz yes terday at Cambridge House. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge and the Hereditary Graad Duke of Meekleriburgh attended by Mr. St. Edmund Mildmay, honoured Christ's Hospital School with a visit on Sunday evening. A Cabinet Council was held at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign-office. Sir Robert Peel, the Dake of Wellington, the Lord Chancellor, Earl of Aberdeen, Sir James Graham, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of Haddington, Earl of Ripon, Lord Granville Somerset, the Earl of Lincoln, and the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert were present. Lord Wharncliffe and Lord Stanley were prevented from attending the meeting by indisposition. The Council sat two hours. Mr. Hugh Wallan, solicitor, Mr. Godwin, engineer, and Mr. Bryden, Parliamentary agent, of the Ulster Railway Company, transacted business yesterday, at the Railway department of the Board of Trade. Di , patches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office, for the Governor-General of Canada, and also fur the Governors of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. DUTCH MAIL. THE HAGUE, FEB. 28.—1 n the sitting of the Second Chamber to-day, the proposal for revising the standing orders of the Chamber was acceded to, after a long de bate, by a majority of 40 to 10. A letter from Middleburgh, of the 26th, announces that the ship Niderlands Koningen (Queen of the Nether lands), from Batavia to Rotterdam, was wrecked on the Baujert, in the afternoon of the 24th. In the night of that day the captain and twenty-one of the crew landed near Domburg, and having been provided with some re freshment were sent to Domburg, where every attention was paid to them. Yesterday they were brought here in waggons, except the English pilot, who is too ill to be removed. Six of the crew lost their lives, the boat in which they were baring bees dashed against another vessel and broken to pieces. By the latest accounts the ship is atotal wreck. MIDDLEBURG, FEB. 24.—Last week the re wee some rioting at Zierickzee, in consequence, as it seems, of some executions for arrears of taxes. The citizens, usu ally so peaceable, assembled by hundreds, broke win dows, and committed other excesses. The magistrates issued a julicious proclamation, and order was soon re stored, after some of the ringleaders had been ar rested. A detachment of troops was sent from Flush ing, tie be at hand in case of any further disorders. EAST KENT ELECTION. Mr. William Deedes, of Sandling Park, was yes terday returned, without opposition, to serve in Par liament, in the room of Sir Edward Knatchbull. He was proposed by Sir Edward Deering, and se conded by Sir H. Brooke Brydges. Sir Moses Montefiore, the High Sheriff, presided. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) The Hibernia, 120, at this port, was commissioned to-day by Captain Richards, C. 8., for the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker, G.C.8., who succeeds to the Mediterranean command. The Vindictive, 50, Captain Seymour, will go out of har bour in the course of next week. The royal yacht Victoria and Albert has thisweek been taken into dock at Pembroke, and had her rudder altered, which, it is expected, will make her steerage perfect. On her voyage from Plymouth to Milford, which was performed in 11 hours, she beat the Black Eagle two hours and a half, or about per hour; it was blowing fresh all the time, with much sea on ; and what is extraordinary, the yacht steered better when in much motion than in calmer weather. The Rattler was nowhere in comparibon with the yacht, but blowing fresh with the wind ahead, she beat the Black Eagle. The great power of the yacht must give Iter the predominance in speed. All the steamers start to-day on a cruise two or three hun dred miles to the westward of Scilly; and they may be ex pected at Portsmouth by Saturday next. The iron steam-frigate which has bean building at Bir kenhead, by Mr. Laird, and is now nearly ready for launch ing, is to have her name altered from Vulcan to Birkenhead, in honour of the place of her nativity. She is of 556-horse power. The Siren, 16, and the Harlequin, 16, have been taken into the basin preparatory to being docked and brought for ward for commission. The Dido, 20, and the Spy, 3, brigantine, at Sheerness, are ordered to be prepared for commission. The Spy's masts and bowsprit were put in on Thursday. The 50-gun frigate, which is ordered by the Admiralty to be built from the drawings of Mr. White, of Cowes, is to be laid down at Deptford Dockyard. The name selected for her is the Arrogant. She is to have an auxiliary screw propeller. All the steam-vessels on the coast of Ireland are entering seamen at their respective stations for the ships fitting for sea. The Lords of the Admiralty, on the entry of ten ship wright apprentices in Pembroke Dockyard last week, very kindly and properly gave one entry to the best boy of the National School, which has been built on the Admiralty property at Pembroke Dock. In Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Rodney, Excellent, Vindictive, Belvidere, Sparrow, Adventure (naval transport), Fearless, Dwarf, Comet, and Echo steamers. At Spithead—Eagle, Fantome, and Nautilus. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS: - PROMOTIONS. Lieutenants—Henry John Douglas (1840), of the For midable, and Robert A. Stewart (1839), of the liale, to the rank of commander. Second Master—Christopher George (1838), acting master of the Tartarus, to the rank of master. APPOINTMENTS. Captains—Peter Richards, C. 8., to the Hibernia; W. B. Dobson, to study at the Steam Factory, Woolwich. Commander—James Fitzjames (late of the Clio), for the purpose of making observations of the needle, to be com mander in Sir James Franklin's ship, on his intended voyage to discover a north-west passage. Lieutenants—George Goldfinch, to the Superb ; Charles S. Norman, to the Comus; C. It. Bamber and G. A. Sey mour, to the Rodney ; E. F. Rose, to the Flying Fish ; Henry Bainbridge, to the Rolla; Alfred Kortwright (additional) to the Illustrious, for surveying service ; W. S. Sannders, to the Vulture; James Stone (1800), to open a rendezvous at Blackwell and Ratcliffe Highway, for the purpose ofentering seamen and boys for the navy; R. IL Beauchamp Proctor, to command the Dwarf. Masters—George Bradley, to the Fox, vice Grant; John Cater, to the Vulture. Surgeons—Alexander Kelroy, to be superintendent of the China convict ship; Colin A. C. Browni n g, M.D., Superin tendent of the Therese convic t ship; and John Sloan, in charge of the Tory, convict ship; George W. Pritchett, to the Vulture; and Alexander Anderson, to the Rolla. Seoond Master—R. 0. White, to the Rodney. Assistant-Surgeon—Nicholas Lyttleton, to the Express. Clerk—G. Knox, to the Rodney, Naval Cadet—C. Dent, to the Rodney. Captain Stephen Fremantle, R.N., is appointed Private Secretary to Sir T. Fremantle, the Secretary for Ireland. An addition has been m a d e thi s wee k t o th e fortification of our ramparts. Four 32-pounders have been added to the bKeienng'esxbteansdtieodn sufficientlyan c d ien th tl e y parte f l a e r v t a o te m d akea . ; ) i l f at tl fo ie rm bas c atpi o nllle n bastion has three forming w in which the work is performed would seem to . arrant the belief) that this is only a temporary arrangement, and that works bag. rk o son a much larger scale on this spot will be undertaken e o'clock this the So chairPRINTERS' P E NSION SOClETY.—Yesterday , t h e -third e A le t et ( i m on e ciety LOO was taken by one of the committee, when the ball o ti ng com menced, and terminated at four o'clock. Th ere were twenty at‘enTtYa ann k ua p l la inceeeatting, the London ndr twenty one candidates, seven men and fourteen women, out of whom six were elected pensioners, and one to the " Whittingham" pension. After four o'clock the chair was taken by Mr. R. Taylor, when Mr. Hodson, the secretary, read the report, from which it appeared that the Society had been enrolled, and that an increase of 23/. 3s. 9d. in their dividends had been derived from depositing their funds with the National Debt Commissioners. 3001. had been placed to the funded capital at the close of the year, which now amounted to 3,805/. 2s. 6d. Mr. W. Clowes, jun., and Mr. J. S. G. Nichols were elected as trustees. During the past year five pensioners had died, and one male had been removed to a lunatic asylum ; two of the deceased were males and three were females. The Whittingham pension is now increased to 71. 12s. per annum. One hundred and seventeen pen sioners had already been elected, and forty. four (nineteen males and twenty-five females) were now on the Society's funds. The total receipts for the year were 1,2101. 7s. 4i1., and the balance in hand was 901. 13s. Bd. The names of the successful candidates were now announced ;--William Dunn, 3,552; William Watson, 2,784; Robert Beck, 3,408; Robert Jackson, 1,561 (Whittingha'n pen s i oner ) ; M ar y Dewey, 2,917 ; Anne Brown, 3,137 ; and Alice Taylor, 2,578 votes. A few days ago, in digging up the ground in a paddock in Besom-park, part of the foundation of the old Roman wall was discovered and taken up; it was seven feet in thickness, and was composed of stones and concrete. The Roman military station was on the blow of the hill, but the town was afterwards extended - down to the river, and the wall mentioned was the western boundary of such extension. A rude arch was also discovered ; and at a few yards' dis tance a Roman copper coin, evidently struck in.cornmemo ration of the invasion, Lis one side haS the representation of a galley. A rude iron instrument, nearly resembling the letter S, was also found on the spot.—the inner part of the upper bend being brought to an edge.—/iYanzford Mercury. f' ~` ~L