The Sun. — London, England, 1851-03-27 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Mr. Charles: .1.)-enct.'s Mornitg Ca!l brings an immem;e nurob'r of evening cads to Drury-laz:,e, a miter which we are act astonished, seeing that never did lady and gentleman conduct themselves more amusingly ttein do Mrs. Nisbett and Mr. Anderson during the Morning Call aforesaid. The grand spectacle of Azael still coo tinue3 its attraction undiminished, and was followed last. night by Raising the Wind, the best method of doing which for a theatrical manager is undoubtedly to produce such attractive pieces as the Morning Calll and Azael. - - HAYMARKET THEATRE. A clever adaptation by Mr. John Oxenford of Le Pont Casse was produced here) last evening under the title of Make the Best of It, The incidents of the ori ginal are followed closely, and the dialogue is full of smartness and point. Backetono sustains the character of the hero (originally written for Arnal), whose mar vellous facility fur getting into scrapes gives rise to the " fun" of the farce with infinite humour and gusto, and he was well supported by Miss P. Hot ton, Mrs. Fitswil liam, and Mr. Howe. The piece was perfectly success ful, and was announced for repetition. It was preceded by hamlet, in which Mr. J. W. Wallack appeared for the first time as the Prince of Denmark. His reading of the part was careful and elaborate, and in the picture scene he was really fine. The success of this scene must not, however, be ascribed solely to Mr. W. Wal lack; Miss Laura : Addison, who personated Gertrude, was to the full as great as he, and indeed throughout the whole tragedy she completely vindicated her claim to be considered one of the greatest tragic artistes of the day. Her Gertrude is . perhaps the most truthful that we have at present on the stage. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. MRS. FANNY KEMBLE'S READINGS OF SHAKSPERE. Mrs. Fanny Kemble has recommenced her delightful Shaksperian readings at the St. James's Theatre, and last night she read the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Her reading is distinguished by its truthfulness, by the nice discrimination with which she by her intonation marks the various shades of character. Juliet was the part in which she first attained her fame, and in the delineation of that character she has never been approached. It might naturally be supposed, therefore, that her read ing of the part was perfection; and, in her passionate bursts of tenderness, we were frequently reminded of the Fanny Kemble who was went, night after night, to fill Covent-garden Theatre to the ceiling. But she was equally great in the character of the Nurse, and indeed in every other. She was listened to with close atten tion, and at the conclusion the applause was enthusiastic. ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE. Mr. Batty has engaged one of the most wonderful of equestrian performers, who is net only the most won derful, but most assuredly the smallest and the youngest equestrian who ever appeared in an arena. This pro digy performs under the soubriquet of Tom Thumb, and is, we understand, not more than four years old. We saw him last evening, and certainly a more graceful and at the same time a more marvellous performance we never witnessed. There are two horses standing ready caparisoned in the arena when a sedan chair is brought in, the chair is opened, and Tom Thumb, capa risoned in full tenue, as a grand ecuyer, with scarlet coat, cocked hat, and wig, steps forth, approaches the steeds, mounts them, and goes through some of the most extraordinary and difficult feats of equitation. It seems marvellous how the little fellow can manage to stretch his tiny legs so as to stand upon the two horses at once; nevertheless he does so, and not only does he stand upon them, but he manages them, and goes through his wonderful feats with all the coolness and certainty of a practised equestrian. The en• thusiasm he excited was intense, and the audience testified their delight, not by applause alone, but by showering on him not bouquets, but oranges, a method of testifying approbation which seemed to afford immense gratification to the juvenile prodigy, who, hav ing taken off with him as many as he could carry, and bowed his acknowledgments, sent on two men with bas kets to bring to him the remainder. The scenes in the circle were preceded by the spectacle of Joan of Arc, the magnificence of which still continues to attract crowded houses, and followed by the farce of The ArVid Dodge, in which Mr. George Wild appeared in his original character of Demosthenes Dodge. He looked exceedingly well, and was as full of dry quaint humour as ever. Wild, the legitimate successor of John Reeve, has been too long a truant from the London boards; we hope that now he has found his way back he will not again desert us. The lovers of fun and drollery are under an obliga tion to Mr. Batty for having brought George Wild back to us. NEW STRAND THEATRE. This little house—the " pill-box " theatre, as it has not inaptly been called—has very recently been opened by a Mr. Robert Heller, a new aspirant for cabalistic fame. It has been said that " wonders will never cease," and since we understand that the Wizard of the North is shortly to open the St. James's Theatre, that M. Robin is pursuing a course of uninterrupted success at the top of the Haymarket, and now that Mr. Heller has taken the Strand it would seem as if the old saying were about to be verified. Mr. Heller's tricks do not differ materially from thoco of his predecessors_ He certainly does introduce a few feats of legerdemain quite now to us, and if, on looking over his bill of fare, we see some tricks a little stale from their antiquity, they ne vertheless do not look amiss when put before the public in a new dress, and when performed with a neatness and dexterity equal, if not in some respects superior, to his fellow-conjurors. The celebrated inexhaustible bottle trick he manages very cleverly, and wines, rum, whisky, brandy, gin, &c., are distributed in goodly quantities among the audience, and it is but justice to them to say that they patronize the said bottle with the greatest sa tisfaction and good-humour. Also the inexplicable illu sion of causing his son, while standing on a table with a sort of extinguisher over him, to mysteriously disappear from under it, he performs with great precision. To take Mr. Heller's per f o rmance as a whole, it is quite as clever, and well worthy of being seen as any others of the same sort, and we have no doubt the little Strand Theatre will soon be too small to contain his audience. One grE at advantage he possesses which M. Robin does not, i. e., although a Frenchman, he can talk English with the greatest fluency, and from first to last keeps his audience in good-humour. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LEASING OF AN EASTERN LINE.—We stated A fort night ago, that a small line, hitherto entirely unproduc tive to the shareholders, in an eastern locality, was likely to be taken up by a leviathan company. The negotia tions are now concluded. The terms are a guarantee of 2i per cent. We are not at liberty to name the line, but we may mention that within the last few weeks the shares have more than doubled their market value, through the purchases of those who were aware of what was coming off. Mn. HUDSON AND THE SHIRE-MARKET.—We under stand that Mr. Hudson has been again netting a large amount by successful speculations for the rise in the railway market, and that he is still as bullishly disposed as ever. He has, we are assured, four or five brokers in constant occupation, and in one instance, we believe, be has a monopoly of the services of one of the clerks of the establishment. —Advertiser. IRISH SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAT.--WO learn from good authority, that very great reductions are about to be made in the establishments connected with this line, which will very materially improve the value of the con• cern. The subject will be brought under the considera tion of the general meeting on Saturday. SOUTH DEVON R A lLWA.Y.—Yestorday the committee on this company's Bill for facilitating the conversion of loan into capital, and regulating priority of dividends, Mr. Fitzroy in the chair, declared the preamble proved.' The capital is not to be increased by conversion of loan, and in no case to exceed 478,4661., the sum authorised to be borrowed. The Bill was opposed by Mr. Stevens, a shareholder, on the general merits. th t e he st p a r t e io a u mb a 4 le GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. yesterday, the com mittee, Mr. Lialdall in th e chair, passed of this compan's Bill, for enlarging King's-cross, a nd for improving the approaches, by, the diversion of the Old Pancras-road. The stations at Knottingly and Wakefield to bo enlarged, and powers are taken for these purposes to raise by new shares 750,000/. SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, AND deviations Mr. ox Maule was prevented, owing to a severe t Yesterday the Committee on this ' Bill, for , GOOLE RAILW AF.— attack of gout, from voting in favour of the second r eadin g of between Sheffield and Barnsley, decla red the preamble be Ecclesiastical Titles Bill. - , proved. • The•birthday of his Royal 'Highness theibuke or e , HALESWORTH, BECCLES, AND lIADDISCOE RAILWAY. ._.__ —Mr. Bernal reports from the Committee on this Bill L anibriega was celebrated yesterday at Win ,Kew, r 3 ' the rinsing of the church bells, the firing of cannon, and wither that the preamble is found proved; that the proposed er rejoicings. ca p ital is 150,0001., with power to borrow 50,000 l.; that b DEATH or MAJOR-GENERAL PARKER , ' ‘ 6 13 : the amount of shares subscribed for is 118,50 01 ., and the %,?YAL ARTILLERY. —This gallant officer, for many .years ,dejaeSita paid thereon 11,8501.; that eight shareholders "col of the Royal Military Academy at having a local interest iu the line have subscrth d "00l • ' he reside d , i wiclr, where . died on Tuesday , the 25th 63 ) 5001., end five others 55,0001. The line is 13 miles, 1 1 44 -, after an illness of six days. Major-General John without engineering difficulties, as reported by Mr. etelor Parker entered the service as se con d li eu tenant on the Bidder, theingineer. The Committee are satisfied with , I st o f April, 1802; was promoted to first lieutenat, Ist the bong fidkaof the subscription contract. %i ternb er, 1803 ; captain, sth June, 1808 ; brevet-major, BANGOR A* CAERNARVON RAILWAY.—Mr. Bernal', `„_,;it September, 1813 ; lieutenant - colonel , June 18, 1815; reports the preumble of this Bill. for making a railway her, 10th January, 1837; and major.general, 9th Novem- from the Chester and Holyhead Railway, near Bau-'' ,7 1. , 1846. He had seen considerable service, having been eor, to Portipmorwic and Caernarvon, proved. e mployed' a t Walcheren, and in the operations previous to isi to l d - ~, Id ,' • • „ at the siege of Flushing. It is said in Hart's Aznay Teti ~i., f ,lc(fi,:, , 1 , :,17, lust he embarked in February, 1812, for Lisbon, .an , i4...re-4":4,ftsit i rlihr THB CLIPPER SHIP TYPHOON.--LI.- ARM • ~ tied with the Duke of Wellingtons army till the„eenclo.) i s t a t.'' ' res.:_'l 4 o' U" NESDAY.—One of the most remarkable pas vienQualatt_inASlA. was - present at theebatele,..-0e..; Sstges.OSVAnatte across the Atlantic, under sail only, has ' Itto r i a both sieges of St. Sebastian, battle of °dikes, aliair just been accomplished by the new American ship Typhoon. at Tarb es'a nd battle of Toulouse, and lost his left leg' ad tli& 1 - sailed battle She from Portsmouth, Newhaven, United States, for 1 , of .Waterloo. He received the gold medal f or the Liverpool, on, her trial trip, coming over in ballast only, *We of Vittoria, and the silver medal with three clasps for and entered the Mersey to-day, completing the passage "t• Sebastian, Orthes, and Toulouse. in the extraordinary short time of fourteen days from port :Nobody takes reproof so kindl y as he that deserves to port. , . 4 c:lt to bb commended.—Eliza Cook's Journal. A GLORIOUS BONFIRE.—Lord Lansdowne would . „,„ Lord Broughton gave a dinner to the Cabinet be happy to .sep the income-tax repealed, and then "lira lin iglilliterslast evening should be , at his residence B er k e ley-square. glad' to move that all the papers relating to it should . be burnt:" • The only mote, we take it, in which ate' ' c,AASTIRN- COUNTIES RAILWAY. -- The Eastern income-tax paper can appear light to anybody.—Puneh. ' " unties' 'shareholders have manfully surrendered their Is. ILL EFFECTS ; . d ividend,, and have elected a new chairman with great ap- ILL .C.,FFECiS OF NOT ADVERTISING. —A clerk it rrent confidence. Mr. Waddington's antecedents are, per- 9n o e m o e f our , merCantile establishments writes to his friends 4, : I have a plaguy easy time of it now-a-day , ' alts, rather ambiguous, but hiff experience at . any . rate is ,very h - .- -- 1. very little work do—our firm don't advertise."—Amerieaa r jond dispute. We trust next week to see his reign inan- per. gyrated by a little better arrangement of trains and by a P. `' ' ,: ""„tnewhat . more reasonable provision for the conveyance LOVE SUBDUES PRINCE AS WELL AS PBASANT 4 . vt the morn ing journals. Cambridgeshire ought not to —We learn by letters from Rome of the 10th instant, that' gait till noon for the day's intelligence. It is surely p r ince Psskevitsch has made a most determined attempt 14. n owise, w ith the Great Northern so close at hand, to remind suicide by stabbing himself six times in the region of thy' ople by daily drawbacks of the advantages of competition. heart with a. knife. He is a young man, and nephew to he Great Exhibition of the summ er is expec ted to do won- the Prince who is at the head of the family. His attach dera for railway property in ge ner a l . We are l ess sanguine ment to a young ; Polish lady was disapproved of by hii . „ c l i lts effects in this particular respect , but we hav e no dcubt friends and the Emperor, and in order to bresk it off he was, 7.,nateeer that every year's exper ie nce will estab lish the sent with dilioatclips to the Russian Ambassador at Rome. Ident i t y of interests between shar ehold ers and th e p ublic, The disappointment appears to have affected his reason ; and Itt -Id prove that fair accommodation at fair prices is the best ' on Thursday night, after having called for his pistols, which.; puarantee in these and in all other commercial undertakings were refused him, he inflicted the wounds mentioned. Hia Q r ultitaate success.— Time s. life is considered to be imthe greatest danger. " Colesberg, 15th January. "The Colesberg Boers are not altogether very willing tarn out on Commando, although those from Han 'ol leave on the 16th, under Gideo n Daniel Joube rt, v i i l r ( . l some other field cornetc ies will follow ; from the interveld and Middenveld the excuses are rather nu merous, the want of servants to herd the flocks, the `Xtreme drought which has so impoverished their horses, 1 1 1°11 e being fit for the service , an d the Pramberg Kafirs h aving boon to Victoria to purchase gunp owder and iced, 'laving created a little uneasiness in that quarter, and s trong doubts as to the intentions of those Tembookics that are still very numerous in the district, in the event the farms being left unprotected—all, no doubt, very lei,,hty reasons for not having that readines s as on vf ormer ts occasions. In the village large subscrip tions have raised to equip a volunteer corps, and a party will l eave on Friday, the 17th, to join Gideon Daniel Jou %rt's farmers." PROFESSIONAL LIFE ASSURAN CE COJI/PAN Y. Yesterday- afternoon the fourth annual meeting of the proprietoru and assurers in this company was held at the offices, 76, Cheapside; Major Stones, the chairman of the Company, presiding. There was a very numerous attendance of prcpri, , ,tc,rs. The advertisement convening the meeting having la( en 'read, the report was read by Mr. Baylis, the actuary 'and manager, from which we make the following ex- tracts:— " The directors feel much pleasure in again meeting their shareholders at this their fourth annual general meeting, and in announcing to them the continued and successful progress of the company. The estimation in which the valuable and important principles of this cor poration are held by the public, and the confidence re posed by them in its honour and stability, have, since the last general meeting, been fully evinced, not only by the increased value of the company's stock, but also by the rapid and remarkable extension of its business. " At that time the directors announced that the 40,000 shares, constituting the capital of the company, had been almost wholly subscribed for; and they have now the gratification of reporting that a few months from that date sufficed to accomplish, without reserve, the final issue of the shares. In the month cf July last the share list was closed,—the shares were actually disposed of for investment, and they have ever since been ob tainable only at a high premium,—the amount of that premium being, at the present moment, at or above cent. per cent. on the amount paid per share. This the di rectors consider most satisfactory evidence of the sup port and approval of the community in behalf of the advantages peculiar to this office. " The list of proprietors comprises upwards of 1,400 names of parties who are qualified by their position and influence to advance the beat interests of the institution, and whose number and respectability have never been surpassed by the share list of any similar society. " This great object having been achieved—the shares having been disposed of to parties resident throughout the towns and cities of the United Kingdom, and in the colonies—embracing individuals in almost every rank, profession, and condition of life—the directors anxiously, but confidently, anticipated that a short period would suffice to prove the soundness of their views in esta blishing such a numerous and comprehensive proprie tary. They felt assured that a large accession of pro fitable business could not fail to accompany the united influence and co-operation of so many parties iuterested in the success of the same object. The result has sur passed their expectations. The business transacted during the last year, that is, from the Ist of January to the 31st of December, 1850, has nearly equalled the amount of all the preceding years together, as is exhi bited in the subjoined tabular form":— No. of New Amount , Amount of addi- Years. Policies effected assured in each tional Premiums in each year. year. in each year. --- - ---- £ £ s. d. 1847... 69 22,166 I 571 9 2 1848... ?61 44,905 I 1,85) 10 1 1849... 293 87,538 I 3,553 4 8 1850... 453 172,292 5,610 16 9 peculiar degree to test the validity of the claims of any company which might be put forth—namely, the gen tlemen of the Stock Exchange. They had had addi tions from that body, and he spoke advisedly when he stated that there were many more who wore about to join them.—(Applause.) fie urged every proprietor to use increased exertions to promote the welfare of this prosperous society. If these were days of advance and progress, unless they advanced with the spirit of the times they only retrograded. Mr. T. TAYLOR suggested that with reference to the balance-sheet the proprietors ought to have placed before them a balance-sheet for 1850. Mr. BAYLIS (the actuary) said there was no hesitation or indisposition to show everything; but it was not for him to present an unaudited account. Mr. TAYLOR alluded to the item for advertisements. Ho knew that of necessity an immense expense must be incurred under that head, and the item of 2,000/. or 3,0001. extended over a term of years, and he should not like to see the society not keeping pace with other offi, C 3 in this respect. At the same time ho thought there was room for economy. Mr. T. WILLIAMS, jun., objected to the suggestion of printing the balance sheet with the report, on the ground of the expense. The CHAIRMAN explained. As to the printing and publication of the balance-sheet with the report, it would entail great expense on the society; but he hoped that any gentleman who required information on any point, would always refer to their excellent friend Mr. Baylis, who would at all times be most happy to give it. — (Hear, hear.) As to the item of commission, it was paid only on actual business done. In reference to the charge for advertisements, he had heard of an office which had expended 16000/. under this head. Mr. WALTON, of Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, expressed his satisfaction at the manner in which the business of this society had been conducted; but as agent for the society at the Cape of Good Hope, he begged especially to congratulate them on their success in that colony. They had hail there to compete with local officers and agents for London companies, who, however, had done very little. But he had to inform the shareholders (who might not know the difficulties they had to contend with at the Cape) that out of 1,600 shares they had sold 650—(Applause)—in the short space of thirteen months, and they had effected insur ances to the amount of many thousands, and they had more Dutchmen than Englishmen—though the former were very cautious—thus indicating the estimation in which this office was held. The CHAIRMAN then put the question, that the report be adopted, which was carried unanimously. The directors who retired by r• tation—namely, Messrs. Thomas George Williams, E. Gamaliel Win throp, and Mr. Wellington Cooper, were severally elected and returned thanks. The Rev. Henry Hamilton, of Monkstown, near Dublin, and of Montagu-square, London, was elected to the vacant directorship. Mr. GEORGE BERMINGHAM moved that the fee or allowance to the directors for their attendance be in• creased from one to two guineas, looking to the length of time that each sitting consumed, and the professional character of most of the directors. Mr. THOMAS TAYLOR seconded the motion. Mr. COLBORNE, of Poole, supported the proposition. Mr. ROBERT GLADDING opposed the increase of the allowance to the directors, and after some discussion he moved as an amendment, that, in the present circum stances of the company, it was inexpedient to increase the allowance to the directors for the present, and that, therefore, such increase of allowance be deferred. Mr. THOMAS J. Wsweets, jun., seconded the amend ment; but en a show of hands the numbers were—For the amendment, 19; against it, 36; majority against the amendment, 17. The original motion was then put,when there appeared —For the original motion, 38; against it, 15; majority for the original motion, 23. Messrs. George Bain and George Evans were seve rally re-elected auditors; and on the motion of Mr. Tay lor, seconded by Mr. Crockett, the allowances to those gentlemen for their services iu the past year were raised from 40 guineas to 50 guineas, there being only one dis sentient voice against the proposition. Mr. BAYLIS addressed the meeting at great length on the past success and future prospects of the society, and urged in eloquent terms the principles on which this so ciety proceeded—principles which were eminently calcu lated to insure an inconceivable amount of benefit to their fellow-men. One great leading principle on which the office proceeded was to take care of the living. The speech was replete with the most interesting facts, which our limits do not allow us to give in detail. Votes of thanks were voted to the medical officers and to the solicitor of the company, on whose behalf Dr. Barker, Mr. W. White Cooper, and Mr. Edward M. Elderton severally returned thanks. A vote of thanks having been proposed to Mr. Baylis, the actuary, Mr. GLADDING begged to know whether it was the fact that their actuary had formed or originated another society (the Trafalgar), and was the consulting actuary of that society at that moment? Mr. BAYLIS said it was his pride and his glory to be the consulting actuary of that society—(Cheers)—which was calculated to render so much service to his fellow men. He certainly was not to be debarred from those facilities which attached, and were always conceded, to men of his profession. He was delighted to have the opportunity of answering the question. The vote of thanks was carried unanimously. Thanks were voted to the Chairman, who acknow ledged the compliment, and the meeting separated, after a sitting of more than three hours and a half. " From the above table, it appears that the number e. policies effected in the year 1850 was 453—that the amount assured was 172,2921.; producing new premiums to the amount of 5,610/. 16s. 93.; while from the Ist of January last 178 policies have been granted, creating an annual revenue from new premiums of upwards of 1,600/. The total income of the company at the present time, derived from premiums, after deducting assurances, lapsed by death and other causes, amounts to upwards of 11,4501.; the total number of policies issued is 1,155, and the amount assured, 354,513/. " On reference to the balance-sheet, to the 31st of - December last, us approved and audited, which is this day laid before you, and to which the directors refer as part of this their report, it will he found that the lasses by death frem the commencement of the company amount in the aggregate to 6,9121. 19s. 11d., every claim having been promptly met and satisfied, leaving a large and increasing credit to the premium account, " When the directors consider that—independently of income derivable from annuities and interest on sums advanced by way of loans by the company—the annual interne from premiums exceeds at present 11,4501. per annum, they cannot but congratulate their shareholders on the great and manifest progress of the company. Yet, with this increasing income, the expenditure re mains nearly stationary, the great desire and determina tion of the directors being to enforce the utmost economy compatible with energy and efficiency. " It has been already stated that 178 policies have been effected since the Ist of January last. Should the same ratio of business be continued throughout the year, the directors hope, at the next annual meeting, to carry out the principle which pervades e ver y operation of the company—the principle of taking ca re of the living—by the announcement of a considerable increase of dividend; but at present they recommend that the dividend for the past year be after the usual rate of five per cent. per annum (free from income-tax) on the paid-up capital of the company; and such dividend is hereby declared ac cordingly. The directors beg to remind the share holders that the amount of the dividend depends upon the amount of business transacted, and that the amount of business depends upon the shareholders, and all parties interested in the corporation, combining their strenuous efforts to extend the operations of the com pany. .n The following gentlemen retire as directors, by ro tation, viz.:—Thomas George Williams, Esq.; E. Ga nialiel Winthrop, Esq.; W. Wellington Cooper, Esq.; and Andrew Durham, Esq., and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election, and are recommended by the board accordingly. " The directors consider it advisable that the vacancy now existing in the direction should be filled tsp. The Rev. Henry Hamilton, of Monkstown, near Dublin, and of Montagu-square, London, a duly qualified share holder, has given the requisite notice as a candidate; and being, by his influence and position, well qualified to promote the interests of the institution, the directors have much pleasure in recommending him to the share holders for election. " The auditors who retire by rotation are, George Bain, Esq., and George Evans, Esq., who, being eligible, are recommended for re-election." The CHAIRMAN said that from the which had been so well made by their worthy actuary, he found himself so bound down by being placed at the bottom instead of the top of the room, that he was fearful he should forget many of the pretty things which he desired to talk about.--(Laughter.) He was reminded of the advice of an eastern writer, " Go to Bokhara, eat me lons, and die."—(Laughter.) The application of which was this—that atter having read this full and very sa tisfactory report, and after moving its adoption, be should not say a single word more, and, perhaps, it world bo wise on his part to follow this course; but he felt he must have a little chat on plain facts and figures. Last year he was too ill to say a word to anybody; on the present occasion he felt they were deprived, in a great degree, of anything they might have to say as to 'the infancy of this institution. It had attained a goodly growth. Their vessel had been happily and skilfully steered by an able pilot out of the b a y of difficulty, and there the institution stood like a sturdy boy, but more like a boy of fourteen rather than of four years of age. He did not think they could possibly have arrived at a greater degree of prosperity. His o ld friend Mr. Baylis had been used to dangle the baby, and could now scarcely recognise the child of his adoption. Nay, be called out (seeing the marvellous growth of the infant) with Dominic Sampson, "Prodigious!"—(Loud laughter)—and he (the Chair man) hoped the meeting would respond to that aspira tion. But really , in a rational point of view, their pro grZss had been "prodigious." The youth had been fostered even by old offices, who were always jealous of new ones which came to vie with there. He found by the report that " the list of proprietors comprises up wards of 1,400 names of parties who are qualified by interests of position and influence to advance the beet of the institution, and whose numbers and respectability have never been surpassed by the share list of any simi lar society." To the number and respectability of the proprietors he could not possibly object, or to their being qualified from their position and influence to advance the . best interests of the institution. He knew all this was true; but he objected to that paragraph, because it gave praise where it was not due. They had in the last year effected 453 new policies, whereas if the share holders or body of the proprietors had done their duty to the extent the cirectors bad, and each had brought three policies, they would have effected upwards of 1 , 400 policies instead of 453. They would then have had 4,000 or 5,000 policies. He hoped these remarks would not be entirely lest on the meeting.—(hear.) He did not wish any proprietor to go home with his tail between his legs—(Laughter)—but hehoped that each man would say " I have not done my duty," and that instead of brAlging in the next year three policies to the office, they would bring three times three. Again, the report very properly stated that the directors relied upon the zealous support of the body of proprietors, B;c., and this e !„ o e h it t v f e u r t t o h individual theexertion ga l a ri off hffii e s r o e c i o et- n . point . he urged upon the meeting. There w as e very in er cludeAd ter by _t. moving the adoption of the report. Mr. MITCHELL seconded the motion. Mr. COLBORNE, of Poole, expressed his gratitude to t h e directors for the admirable manner in which they had conducted the business of the institution.—(tenr.) Mr. WILLIAM HESELTINE said this was indeed a proud „l e y. They had watched the progress of the society with almost maternal solicitude. Its power was now more maturely developed, and he congratulated the pro prietors en the accomplishment cf the object which they all had in view. He congratulated them on the complete seecess—the undeniable success of the peculiar principles w hi c h they had adopted. The result of their early efforts had proved that they had indulged in no Utopian schemes. Four . . y ears . only had . elapsed since the yet, in the midst of formation of tins . society, which was commenced directors pursued their on-' at a peculiarly inausenmei i is period commercial ipserce,uve.railgeednnevetriyie.siadei.r, and the pertinacity with which they clung t course , to their principles was attributable to th e confidence which they d ew i va s e t rr i y e s (Hear, .hear.) That which they had us the high talent and experience ,, of their certain extent, come to pass. r case to then. enemies, foe he ere not without them—because hxlaadsy respected r:hrhaere : ye, oa a ttt o c lel actuary.—(Hear, a a hl ye r r : dtv . tty),h nev that was a distinctive character of success.—(Cheers.) He would refer their enemies to the list of proprietors. —(Cheers.) Did not the circumstance of their having 1,400 proprietors offer a n itrefra g able proof that they had struck deep root in Eng lish society? H a d they rot brought together those classes which constituted the main stay of a nation's pro sperity- T nainely , thos es, e con cerned in professional lite, the mtddl ing class the tradesmen, and last, though not t he least important class, the clerks in public companie s and private esta blishments in the metropolis and elsewhere? He might also mention another class of men. There was a body of men in this city whose habits qualified them in a HER M BOILER EXPLOSION at MANCHESTER. The shocking catastrophe at Manchester, on Tuesday afternoon, by the bursting of a steam-engine boiler, of which a brief description was given in The Sun of yes terday, has resulted, so far as could be ascertained up to last evening, in the loss of nine lives, besides seven per sons being seriously injured. The building destroyed by the explosion was about forty yards long, bounded on the east side by North-street, on the west by Riga street, with Mayes-street at the north end, and other buildings close adjoining it to the south. The premises belonged to Messrs. Hardman, Price, and Sons, calico printers, and were let by them to Mr. Thomas William son, sawyer by steam power, who occupied a portion of the lower part of the building, and sublet the remaining portions of the first and three other floors above to other parties. Mr. George Parker occupied part of the lower story, and had a willowing machine for cotton waste there. Mr. John Lester, wood-turner, occupied part of the second story, employing about twenty hands; and Mr. Percival, rule-maker, Lower Mosley-street, occupied a part of this story. Mr. Melloy, who had eight work people, occupied part of the third story, and the upper part of the building was unoccupied. About three or four men and women were in Mr. Parker's room at the time of the explosion, and four men were in the engine.house, but it is not know-sal how many were in the saw-mill. As stated yester day, the engine had been stopped for repairs after din ner, and had not been started at three o'clock, when the boiler burst. A man named Thomas Lambert, who had been promised work by Mr. Williamson, states that he went into the engine-house a little be fore three o'clock, and found three men there, who wer e gr umbling i that the engine could not be started. They had been I lifting at the fly-wheel—the engine ha vin g sto p ped when the crank attached to the wheel was at the bottom —with a view to assisting the steam-power by giving the first impulse, but had not succeeded. Ile lent them as sistance, and while all four were lifting at the wheel the boiler, which stood in a yard close adjoining that part of the building, burst and brought down the whole of the three upper stories cf the mill upon the lower one, o to f gether with a tall chimney at the nort h end. A part the boiler forced its way through the wall and chimney at the north end, and destroyed a large stable on the opposite side of Mayes-street, besides breaking the win dows of the Wilton Arms Inn, adjoining the stables, and otherwise damaging the front of that house. Lambert found his way into Mayes-street without knowing how, without injury, though his escape Lem the falling ruins seems miraculous. Egerton, the engine-driver, who was in the engine-house at the time, also escaped. Such of the workpceple as escaped, and numerous other persons who soon collected round the heap of ruins, rushed upon the top, as so on as the dust began to clear away, and liberated all t he p eo p le who could be found, in cluding Mr. Melloy, one of the tenants of the building. A more regular search then commenced by the fire police and labourers employed to assist them, which was continued till 12 o'clock on Tuesday night, and was se mimed at five o'clock yesterday morning. Not half the ruins, however. had been removed up to five o'clock last evening, though it was believed all the bodies (or all but one of them) had been recovered. The following are the names of the dead whose bodica have been found: — Timothy O'Neal , 10, Osborne-street. Elizabeth Brewnan, aged 23, 67 Bennett-street. Em aged 14 years ployed to pick cotton waste for Mr. Parker. Mary Ann Dunn, aged 9 years, 11, Hanover-street. A child who was not employed in the mill, but was in Mayes-street when i t fell. William Fender, ag ed 12, Ludlow's -court, Ludlow hill, weocia:urner. mu j c a l al s e c s al ß d r e i d e , and rY' 2, e rthington's-court, B enga l- s t ree t, bruised about the head. William Whiteley , a g ed 36, wood-turner. Daniel M'Cloud, eget 40, wood-turner. John Holmes, a ood-turner. The bodies of the three men last-named were not tacos cored from the ruins u ntil twelve o'clock y ester d a y. a zo l y is a t l o i f u t a h r o m w a , r o y m : l_ ded, at present lying at The the fvManchesterfollowing is l Richerd Webster, age d 50, labourer, in the emp l oy of . Mr. Williamson. Thomas Dirasdale, aged 35, drover, from E as t With am , - jreer an engraver, in t e d about the chest, and not likely to recover. who was passing the bu ildin g when the ex plo sion took place. , John Cross, aged 30, No. 3, Frederick -street. the jo e h m n p 1 1, ' ) a v rr o y f , m a r g . e l d ol 4 lo s y , B; dl in i s n t u Daniel Harrison, Brook-street. John Holland, 14 years, 95, Bank Osborne-street. James Field, aged 51, wood-turner, 12, Bedford-street. These make eight killed and seven wounded by this shocking accident, and it is expected that the body of a boy earned Fender is still in the ruins. The irquest commenced yesterday afternoon, before Mr. Herford, coroner for the borough, and evidence:in identification of the dead bodies was being taken when our report left. Th e engine -driver, Egerton, was in cps tody, ana it is expected that it will be shown that be was intoxicated when the boiler burst. Whether any evi dence throwing light on the cause of the boiler bursting will be adduced is not known. --- POLITICAL CHIVALRY. —A newspaper, that advo cates unreasonable bread, calls Lord Stanley " the noble and chivalrous leader of the Country party." Chivalrous comes from checal, a horse. What Lord Stanley has to do with a horse, in a political sense, we do not know, except in as far as, without disrespect, he may be called a clever jockey. As for Protection, it is merely hia hobby.—Punch. The Queen held a Levee yesterday afternoon in St. James's Palace. The Levee was numerously attended, and was the third held by her Majesty this season. The Queen and Prince Albert arrived from Bucking ham Palace shortly before two o'clock, and were re ceived by the Great Officers of State. Before the Levee the Queen gave audience to Lord John Russell. Her Mjesty and Prince Albert were attended by the Mistress of the Robes, the aintess of Desert (Lady in Waiting), the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, the Groom of the Stole to the Prince, the Treasurer of the Household, the Comptroller of the Household, Lord Elphinstone (Lord in Waiting), Lord George Lennox (Lord in Waiting to the Prince), Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps (Keeper of her Majesty's Privy Purse), Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey (Private Secretary to Prince Albert), Captain the Hon. Joseph Denman, Royal Navy (Groom in Waiting), Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Seymour (Groom in Wait ing to Prince Albert), Lord Alfred Paget, Clerk Marshal (Equerry in Waiting), Colonel Bouverie (Equerry in Waiting to the Prince), and Messrs. Gordon and Forbes (Pages of Honour in Waiting). The Queen wore a train of black silk trimmed with black crape and black ornaments. The petticoat was also of black silk, trimmed with black crape. Her Ma jesty wore black ornaments in her head-dress. The Queen's Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms was on duty in the State Saloons. Her Majesty's Body Guard, under the command of Captain Phibbs, the Exon in Waiting, was on duty in the Palace as usual. In the Diplomatic Circle the following presentations to her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince Al bert took place: — By the Bavarian Minister—M. Schaffbault, Aulic Councillor and Professor at the Munich University and Bavarian Commissioner to the Great Exhibition. By the Russian Minister—M. Le Capitaine P. Lisi ansky, and M, le Capitaine J. Shestakoff, do la Marine Imperials Russo. By the Netherlands Minister—Baron de Tuyll, Offi cier d'Ordonnance de S. M. le Roi des Pays Bas, and M. de Steenberghe, Officier d'Ordonnance de S. M. le. Roi des Pays Bas. By the United States Minister—Mr. Charles F. Stans bury, American Commissioner to the Industrial Exhi. bition. By the Austrian Chargé d'Affaires—Captain Baron Scholl (Engineers), Captain Uchatius (Artillery), and Lieutenant Flies (Hussars)—all three officers in the service of his Majesty the Emperor of Austria. The Diplomatic Circle was attended by Baron de Cetto, Bavarian Minister; Baron de Brunnow, Russian Minister, and M. Alexandre de Berg, First Secretary of Legation; Chevalier Bunsen, Prussian Minister, and Mr. Bethmann, Secretary of Legation; Count de Reventlow, Danish Minister, and Count de Moltke and Count de Reventlow Criminil, Secretaries of Legation; Count Schimmelpenninck, Netherlands Minister, and Baron de Stratenus, Councillor of the Legation; Baron de Re hausen, Swedish and Norwegian Minister; Mr. Abbott Lawrence, Minister of the United States of America, and Colonel T. B. Lawrence, Attaché to the Legation; Senor X. Isturitz, Spanish Minister, and Mr. J. T. Comyn, First Secretary of Legation; the Marquis d'Azeglio, Sardinian Minister, and le Comte Louis Corti. Secretary of Legation; M. de Marescalchi, Chargé d'Affaires of France, ad M. De Saux, Secretary of the French Embassy; Cabouly Effendi, Chargé d'Affaires de la Sublime Porte, and Dilaver Effendi, Attaché to the Embassy; Chevalier de Ribeiro, Charge d'Affaires of Portugal; Senor Francisco de Rivero, Charge d'Affaires of Peru; and M. Fabricio Caceres, Attaché, and M. Emilio de Althaus, Attache to the Mission; Viscount Palmerston, G.C.8., the Qeen's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; and Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H., her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies. The General Circle was attended by the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home and Colonial Departments, the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, the Right Hon. Sir F. Baring, the President of the Board of Control, the Earl of Carlisle, the Mar quis of Clanricarde, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, the Lord Chief Justice of England, the Captain of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, the Captain of the Yeomen Guard, the Marquis of Anglesey, Gold Stick in Waiting; the Lord Bishop of Oxford, Lord Almoner ; Sir Edward Disbrowe, her Majesty's Envoy Extraordi nary and Minister Plenipotentiary to his Majesty the King of the Netherlands; Mr. Coiquhoun, Agent and Consul-General for the Hanse Towns; Mr. J. B. Heath, Sardinian Consul-General; Chevalier Hebeler, their Prussian and Wurtemberg Majesties' Consul-General; Mr. Adolphus Brandt, Bavarian Consul-General ; Mr. William Tottie, his Swedish and Norwegian Ma jesty's Vice-Consul ; Mr. H. Howard, Secretary of her Majesty's Legation at Vienna; Sir Charles Lock East lake, President of the Roya Academy; Mr. James, Tyler, Lieutenant of her Majesty's Hon. Corps of Gentle men-at-Arms; Sir George Lee, Lieutenant of the Yeo men Guard ; Hon. and Rev. Edward S. Keppel, Deputy Clerk of the Closet; Mr. Sheriff Hodgkinson; Mr. Fre derick Elliot, Assistant Under-Secretary of State, Colo nial Department; Colonel H. Bentinck, Colonel Clark Kennedy, and Colonel Sir J. Schcedde, A.D.C. to the Queen; Colonel Buckley, Equerry to the Queen; Colo nel Sir William Davison, Equerry to his Royal High ness the Duke of Cambridge • Colonel M'Douall (2d Life Guards), Silver Stick; Colonel Cornwall, her Ma jesty's Assistant Master of the Ceremonies; Reverend Thomas W. Wrench, Chaplain to Mr. Sheriff Hodgkin son; Colonel Chaplin (Coldstream Guards), Field Officer Brigade Waiting ; Captain Newdigate (Coldstream Guards), Adjutant in Brigade Waiting; Captain Curl ing, Adjutant of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms; Lieutenant-Colonel Fitzmaurice, Adjutant of the Yeo man Guard; Colonel Sir Frederic Smith (in Waiting), and Mr. Charles Heneage, Gentlemen Ushers to the Privy Chamber; Mr. Alfred Montgomery, Lieutenant- Colonel Diggle (in Waiting). Mr. Arthur Blackwood, Mr. Edward Flobhouse, and Captain the Hon. Mortimer Sackville West, Gentlemen Ushers to her Majesty; Cap tain G. C. Blake, R.N., Gentleman Usher to his Royal Highness Prince Albert in Waiting. The following noblemen and gentlemen had the honour of being presented to her Majesty:— Lieutenant-Colonel F. Abbot, C. 8., on appointment as Lieutenant-Governor of Addiscombe Military Semi nary, by Viscount Hardinge. Captain Airey, 3d Foot, by Major-General Duffy. Lieutenant Andrews, R.A., on promotion and return from foreign service, by the Marquis of Anglesey. Mr. Astor (of New York), by the American Minister. Mr. John Arthur Bailey, on appointment, 52d Regiment, by Viscount Hardinge. Dr. H. Melville Balfour, on appointment, Assistant- Surgeon, 84th Regiment, by Sir W. Gibson Craig. Lieutenant J. M. Barstow, by Lieutenant-Colonel Brandling. Lord A. W. Beauclerk, Commander R.N., by Viscount Milton, M.P. Mr. A. Bellasis, Bombay Civil Service, on return from India, by Lord Broughton. Lieutenant W. Bellers, by Colonel Sir Michael Creagh. Rev. J. M. Bellew, by Mr. Perfect, M.P. Lieutenant-General Sackville H. Berkeley, on appoint ment, 75th Regiment, on return from the command in the West Indies, by the Commander-in-Chief. Captain J. Biden, on appointment to the Artillery Com pany, by Sir George Grey. Captain Sir George Bisshopp, on succeeding to the Baronetcy, by Captain Sir George B. Pecbell. Major Blacken, on appointment as Lieutenant-Governor of Dominica, by Lord Grey. Lieutenant Blewitt, by General Hall. Lieutenant Edward Bode, by Earl Granville. Lieutenant Bostock, on return from foreign service in the lonian Elands, by Major-General Sir Richard Armstrong. Lieutenant Charles Brackenbury, on obtaining his commission, Royal Artillery, by the Master-General of the Ordnance. Mr. Charles Brandling,Grenadier Guards, by Colonel Sir Ord Honyman. Captain and Adjutant Brandling, Royal Horse Artillery, by Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Downman. Captain Bridge, on promotion, on return from China, by Viscount Gough. Ensign Briscoe, on appointment 16th Regiment, by Major-General Sir Richard Armstrong. Mr. W. IL Brodhurst, on his return from India, by Mr. Loftus Wigram, M.P. Ensign F. Browne, by the Earl of Strafford. Commodore Bruce, on appointment to the Naval Com mand of the Coast of Africa, by Sir F. Baring. Sir Richard Bulkeley, on appointment as Lord-Lieute naut of Carnarvon, by Sir G. Grey. Cornet G. Sapte Barnand, by Major-General Brotherton. Second-Lieutenant C. W. Burton, R. M., by Colonel Owen, R.M. Mr. R. R. Burroughes, by Mr. Pigott, M.P. Lieutenant Butler, on appointment to the 87th Regi ment, by Viscount Gough. Lieutenant R. H. Payne Crawfurd, by Major-General Sir Frederick Stovin. Commander S. S. L. Crofton, R.N., by the Hon. Admiral Crofton. Viscount Crowhurst, by the Bishop of Worcester. Mr. Cubitt, President of the Institution of Civil Engi neers, by Earl Granville. Mr. George N. Curzon, by Earl Howe. Lieutenant Cairnes on appointment, R.A., by Master- General of the Ordauce. Ensign Charles Calvert, on appointment to 43d Regi ment, by Major-General Mercer. Lieutenant H. M. Campbell, R.A., by the Master-General of the Ordnance. Mr. George Campbell, B. C. S., by the Marquis of Bread albane. Rev. Dr. Cartmell, Master of Christ's College, Cambridge, on being appointed Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen, by the Lord Chamberlain. Lieutenant Castle, 8.A., by Colonel Hay. Ensign R. Charlton, on appointment to the 81st Regi ment, by Major-General NV: Power. Lieutenant Chichester, by Sir Bruce Chichester. Mr. Richard Clarke, the Accountant in Bankruptcy , b y the Lord Chancellor. Lieutenant W. H. Clements, R.M., by Colonel T. A. Parke, R.M. Mr. Cobham, by Mr. Pigott, M.P. Captain Copinger , on return from foreign service in the lonian Islands, by Major-General Sir Richard Arm strong. Professor Philip Corridi, Director of the Royal Tecno logical Institution of Florence, and Commissioner of the Tuscan Government for the Exhibition of 1851, by Viscount Palmerston. Mr. Charles James Cox, on appointment to her Majesty's Hon. Corps of Gentlemen.at-Arms, by Lord Foley. Mr. Weston,Cracroft, on appointment as Deputy-Lieu tenant, county of Lincoln, by the Earl of Yarborough. Rev. Edward liartopp Cradock, on change of name by Royal licence, by Lord John Russell. Viscount Cranley, on his marriage, by Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. Peregrine Cust. THE KAFTII We have received pipers from the Cape of the 33 41 t, one day later than the last advices.. rte following extracts are taken from the Zuid Afrihaan Tne following is copied from the Graham's Town Journal and FrOntieri'imes, of the 28th January, re• etiv e d by yesterday's post An express arrived this morning, bringing dis- Patches from his Excellency the Governor, containing the subjoined General Order.' From a communication received by the same opportunity, we learn some perti- Nara not stated in that document. It appears that not Merely were the enemy repulsed, but that they sustained s l ots of 24 men killed on the field; among whom were two petty chiefs and several headmen, and many wounded. "We learn also by the same opportunity, that the s trongest hopes are entertained of the fidelity of the Arasgaleka chief Kreh. At the date before us, namely the 25th: instant, twenty-five head of cattle had just e °roe in from the meat contractor's agent at Butter irorth—a very significant token of quiet in that direc tion. These cattle had been brought in b y a relative of „, Aeatzeets, employed for the purpose. He says, that on the 22d instant Kreli was at Butterworth, and called a keeling of all his great men—every one being present c ave old Bokoo, who sent his son. All wor e for p eace, Kali telling all the traders to go back to the several s tations, which they did. He reports everything quiet both in Kreli's and the Illambies country, that at night 48 drove his cattle into the kraals of Umhala'a people, :Ito gave him milk and treated him kindly. The same "to was to start the next day on his return for more elude. There can be no reason whatever to doubt the Perfect accuracy of this statement, inasmuch as had the otintry been hostile, it is clear these cattle could not have been driven through. It is added, that Sowani says the kafirs declare the Fingoes are devils. It seems that ~ Kafir prophet Umlanjeni denounced them, dooming them to destruction. The Fingoes have learnt this, and their blood is completely up. " Head-quarters, King William's Town, January 24. " The Commander-in-Chief desires to express his t ieisfaction at the conduct of 120 soldiers of the Want Cape Mounted Riflemen, under that distin ituished Aker Major Armstrong, and 150 intrepid lingoes under Mr. Tainton , who w ere sent out this A • from King William's. Town to drive off a party :)! bullying Kafirs. Scarcely were they well away from t he town when they were surrounded by upwards of 600 °l . Seyolo's and Anta's Kafirs. Major Armstrong was able to report his position, when 100 men of the Cape ! feasted Rifles, one six-pounder gun of the Royal Artillery, the 73d Regiment, and two battalions of the 'IVY, the one having marc hed in y esterda y , the other tog in the act of marching into town, were sent off Mader Colonel Mackinnon, to support Major Armstrong, 14 it was believed that a still larger number of rebels / /ere near. This support was unnecessary, however t tPidly rendered; for the Cape Mounted Rifles and Fin toes lead already given the enemy a glorious defeat, n otwithstanding the disparity of number , many havin g killed,with a loss on our side of one trooper wounded, sod of one Fingo killed in the act of as sistin g the wounded trooper. "The two battalions of the New Levy went into the field with a zeal and energy clearly demonstrative of the bod work they are able and willing to perform. ,(Signed) " A. J. CLOETE, Deputy Quartermaster -General." Monday.—Received the following particulars of the d eplorable state of affairs in the neig hbourhood of the t oga and Mancazena, from Mr. J. T homas, who re turned yesterday from Dagaboer's Neck with so me four teen waggons along with Messrs. Enaly and Honey, jun. ,t seems that this party left town last Tuesday eve nin g !stit sundown, and saw no Kafir spoors until they got • Espag's drift, Fish River. Two Hottentots whom ' 4 3' found there with two horses, told their Hottentots t hat the Kafirs and Hottentots were going to join. They f 0 tad the country about Dagaboer's Neck deserted eattle and stock swept off in great number s-132 tteo had been taken belonging to Messrs. Ensl y and T emple alone. They were also informed that a ll Mr. e etople Nourse's stock had been driven off by his own Zettentots, and that he and his family had bee n forced I IY. This heavy misfortune they heard was not ton gued to Mr. Nourse. Mr. Ainslie's servants had risen i ttinst him, robbing him in a similar manner, but al _,ing him two waggons to take away his family, even offering him an escort to take him part , the w ay to Mr. Pringle's place. A similar mis fortune has befallen Mr. M'Master, son. In short, k, part of the country, inhabited by so many in ,ltgent, affluent, and enterprising British farmers, ap "51.5 to be completely at the mercy of the insur !tut Hottentots, who are in league with the Kafir s to z terrainate their common friend and ben efactor, the e hite man . The spirit maddens, and the heart sicke ns, k ' h t the horrible prospect. The loss of stock in that lo ,utY must have been imm ense. Mr. Stokes was at Mr. Trellip' s , Dagaboer's Neck, with his stock, were it was Intended to make a stand; and we rejoice t o be able I state that Mr. T. Nourse, with his family, is safe at t cteerset, this circumstance having been commu nicated Mr. Thomas by Mr. William Currie, who was met by Thomas at the Gobaineck, about 15 miles from Da • Prboer's Neck on the road to Graham's Town. It seems eza the information afforded by Mr. Currie that the Hot tentots bad left Mr. Nourse nothing but the clothes ho taking his sheep (600), horses, cattle, and waggons, t leaving him a gun for his def ence. The Hottentots shot ~ Englishman in his employment, and fired at Mr. I fr ourse, 'but the ball happily misse d him. Afterwards `Z . m 1 % Nouri_nfied from his place into a neighb ourin g kloof, ere he Jeained with his family until he wa s escorted i nto Somsmat by a party from that village under Mr. • Currie. We must not omit to state that Mr. Currie tt& accompanied by Mr. William Bowker and R. Hart, 4 4 ., who were in the first instance going with a party ki ._ l so men against the Hottentot s in the nei g hbourhood, )p '',4' which they intended to proceed to the Waterkloof , ere it was believed a large body o f t h e se men — it is ~4 r ;Ported from 700 to I , ooo— wa s p osted. The rebellion 4 ' th e Hottentots evidently furnishe s a ke y to t h e pre :tit policy of the Kafir chiefs. The Kafirs were to en itlße the troops, when the Hottentots were to plunder colony." A- writer from Somerset, say s, under date the 24th L " The Kakis and Hottentots are committing the, keatest havoc. They have must ered in a p lace called' eterkloof, not far from Ainslie's place, to which they : 11 c 1 wa g gons for meal just as they wan t it. The Dutch l very dilatory in turning out. Forty volunteers from t. itaff-Reinet passed through here the other day, all E 4 tlish, mostly old soldiers and sai lors—the roughest th I ever saw, but apparently a plucky set. Mr. Pears, %Dutch minister, has been the last two or three days 4wager's Hoek amongst the Dutch , ex p laining to them the danger. About 100 will turn out on Monday 118, ct t o join Bowker. We have fortified the Dutch to tiltrch, and made a parapet all roun d the P--first-rate to shoot from. It is rumoured they t i ! i lto to attack Somerset a f t er the y have done for ogle, which it to be to-day or to-morrow. A party horse and foot are going to-night to hunt a lot of fel -8 who are in a kloof in Vet KJil. Joseph was liged to bring in his cattle from the farm. They were si;Ought in at night, the Kafirs being seen there at dark. t have our guard-house in the church, all taking the i r I r la of watch every third night. We have about thirt y Bfira i n the tronk, and it is thought an attempt will be m ade to rescue them." LEVEE. Ensign Oreslock, on appointment to the 90th Regiment, by Colonel lion. Hely Hutchinson. Captain D'Arcy, by Earl Delawarr. Lieutenant W. R. Davies, R N., on return from Canada, by Sir F. Baring. Captain De Winton, on promotion, by Major-General Sir Richard Armstrong. Ensign Da BourbA, Han. East India Company's Engi neers, by Colonel Sir F. Smith. Lieutenant Douglas, on appointment to the Royal Ma rines, by Colonel Parke. Lieutenant A. W. Drayson, R.A., on return from foreign service, by the Marquis of Anglesey. Lieutenant R. W. Duff, R.E., by the Inspector-General of Fortifications. Cornet R. Dymond, on appointment to the 3d Light Dragoons, by Lieut.-General Lord C. S. Manners. Hon. G. Edgcumbe, her Majesty's Secretary of Legation at Hanover, by Viscount Palmerston. Lieutenant H. B. Erskine, Royal Marine Artillery, by the Duke of Norfolk. Commander C. J. F. Ewart, on appointment to her Ma jesty's ship Trafalgar, by Rear-Admiral Dundas. Lieutenant-Colonel H. Farrant, on promotion, by the Duke of Wellington. Sir William H. Feilden, by Mr. Charles Forbes (of As town, Aberdeenshire). Mr. William Felkin, Mayor of Nottingham, by Sir George Grey. Ensign Cavendish C. Fitzroy, by his father, Lord Charles Fitzroy. Mr. Richard Fort, on obtaining the commission of a Deputy-Lieutenant, by the Earl of Carlisle. Mr. Leslie Forster, by Earl Grey. Sir J. Jervis, by Earl Talbot. Mr. Joseph Goff, jun., on his marriage, by his father-in law, the Earl of Ranfurly. First Lieutenant H. H. Goold, Royal Marines, by Colo nel Owen. Major Gosling, by Lord Broughton. Lieutenant-Colonel Gostling, R.A., on promotion, by Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Downman. Colonel J. Bloomfield Gough, on promotion and being appointed A.D.C. to her Majesty, by Lieutenant-Ge neral Viscount Gough. Mr. John Gordon, by the Earl of Aberdeen. Lieutenant G. Graham, R.E., by the Inspector-General of Fortifications. Colonel Patrick Grant, on return from India, and on ap pointment as A.D.C. to her Majesty, by Lieutenant- General Viscount Gough. Lieutenant William Greet, RN., by Rear-Admiral Berkeley. Lieutenant H. J. Guise, by his father, Lieutenant-Ge neral Sir J. Wright Guise. Mr. John Kerle Haberfield, for the honour of knight hood, by Earl Fitzhardinge. Mr. Halford, by Mr. Packe, M.P. Captain Thomas Hall, on appointment Artillery Com pany, by Sir G. Grey. Captain F. P. Harding, by Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Napier. Major Hare, by Sir Thomas Willshire. Rev. Charles Hartshorne, on receiving the rectory of Holdenby, by Lord John Russell. Captain Sir Thomas Hastings, R.N., on his appointment a Civil C. 8., by the Earl of Minto. Captain Hawkey, R.M., on promotion, by Colonel Parke, C.B. Captain Hawkins, by the Earl of Kintore. Captain Hames, R.N., on promotion, by Sir F. Baring. Captain G. J. Hay, RS., by Sir J. Graham. Mr. F. Helbert, by Mr. Helbert Helbert. Mr. Walter Henry, by General Earl of Strafford. Ensign Henzell, on appointment to 37th Regiment, by Viscount Jocelyn. First Lieutenant B. Herrick, R.M., by Colonel Owen, R.M. Hon. C. E. Hobart, 26th Regiment N. 1., by Lord Ho bart. Mr. Stewart Hobhouse, by Lord Broughton. Mr. William Hodgson, by Lord Broughton. Captain Hotham, on promotion, by Lord Hotham. Ensign J. B. Houston, by the Marquis of Downshire. Ensign Thomas B. Houston, by the Marquis of Down ahire. Captain Howlett, by Lord Broughton. Mr. J. A. Hunter, by Captain V. Kennett. Captain W. L. Ingall, on promotion, by Colonel Wetherell. Viscount Ingestre, on appointment, Ist Life Guards, by Colonel J. Hall, M.P. Lieutenant 0. Jackson, R.M., by Sir F. Madden. The Dean of Jersey, by Sir George Grey. Mr. Johnson, by Mr. Clive. Lieutenant H. M. Jones, by Lieutenant General Fair. Captain E. Kaye, on return from the Punjab, by Vis count Hardinge. Lieutenant F. G. Kempster, by Lord Broughton. Lieutenant W. H. Kerr, by Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Thornton. Lieutenant W. H. Lake, by Major-General C. Macleod. Lieutenant Luce, R.A., on promotion, by the Marquis of Anglesey. Captain E. Lyons, R.N., on promotion,by Sir F. Baring. Earl of Macclesfield, by the Marquis of Westminster. Viscount Malden, on appointment to the Royal Horse Guards, by the Marquis of Anglesey. Mr. Octavius W. Malet, by Lord Portman. Mr. Charles Manby, Secretary of Institution of Civil Engineers, by Lord Palmerston. Cornet A. Mansel, on appointment to Third Light Dragoons, by Lieutenant-General Lord Charlet, Manners. Captain G. A. Marshall, by Lieutenant-Colonel P. Steinson. Cornet T. F. Maude, on appointment to the 15th Hus sars, by Major-General Brotherton. Mr. M' Grigor, on his marriage, by his father, Sir James M`Grigor. Sir H. St. John Mildmay, on succeeding to the Baronetcy and on his marriage, by Sir G. Grey. Mr. D. Mildred, by Mr. J. Masterman, M.P. Ensign E. Mirehouse, by Colonel Wetherell. Ensign J. D. Molson, by Colonel WetheralL Lord Moreton, by the Marquis of Breadalbane. Captain William Moorsom, R.N., on promotion, by Sir F. Baring. Ensign J. Murray, on appointment to the 94th Regi ment, by Major-General W. Wemyss. Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Napier, on his return from India, by the Duke of Wellington. Commander H. Need, R.N., by Mr. John Stuart, Q. 0., M.P. The Duke of Newcastle, on succeeding to the title, by the Marquis of Breadalbane. Lieutenant Newdigate, by the Adjutant-General. Mr. Donald Nicoll, on appointment to the Magistracy of Middlesex and Westminster, by the Marquis of Sa lisbury. ' Ensign G. H. Norman, by Viscount Hardinge. Bishop of Nova Scotia, by Earl Grey. Lieutenant-Colonel Ord, on return from abroad, by Vis count Gough. Lieutenant A. Ord, on return from the Mauritius, by his father, Lieutenant-Colonel Ord. Mr. Edward J. Ottloy, on appointment to the Middlesex Militia, by the Marquis of Salisbury. Lieutenant Reginald Ouseley, by Mr. Cumming Bruce, M.P. Captain Ouvry, on return from India, by Lord Charles S. Manners. Col. Ovens, on return from abroad, by Lora Broughton. Mr. Bulkeely Owen, by Viscount Hill. Captain Pack, on his marriage, by Colonel Hon. Hely Hutchinson. Ensign W. H. W. Pattoun, on appointment, 61st Regi ment, by Lieutenant-General Fraser. Captain Lord George Paulet, R.N., on appointment to her Majesty's ship Bellerophon, by Sir F. Baring. Lieutenant Thomas redder, 7th Hussars, by the Marquis of Anglesey. Lieutenant Edmund Peeved', by Lord Broughton. Hon. Josceline W. Percy, by Lord Lovaine. Mr. James F. Peto, on appointment to her Majesty's Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, by Lord Foley. Archdeacon Pope, by the Bishop of amaica. Lieutenant Edward Powys, by Colonel Chaplin. Commander R. R. Quin, on return from foreign service, by Sir F. Baring, Commander G. G. Randolph, by Sir F. Baring. Dr. James Reid, by the Earl of Morley. Lieutenant F. Remmington, on return from India, by Lord Broughton. Assistant-Surgeon Rennie, M.D., on return from foreign service, by the Marquis of Anglesey. Ensign Retallack, on appointment to the 16th Regiment, by Major-Genero.l Sir ' and Armstrong. Lord Ribblesdale 'by Loid tlhill4 l § 6lll . Ibt Captain Rich, by ' Coronifil.: ‘:#kle.'. ~. • Ensign C. R. Rinkett6;ois appoint ih,444,32d Regiment, by Major-General Sir... Armstiontea Lieutenant J. S. 'nos's, by Rear:-Admira4ir C. Sullivan. Lieutenant-Colonel-R. Rurlaley, on appointment to 12th Regiment, by COnerWhe."4 , l l ; l 424a.de. Lieutenant Charles Russell, R.N:', 11 14 ,a. ice Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane.. ' '., ''' - • ' Lieutenant William Sapte, by the Marquis of Salisbury. Lieutenant John de Luttrell Saunderson, on return from foreign service, by his father, Lieutenant-Colone l Saunderson. Mr. Charles R. J. Sawyer, by Sir J. F. Davies. Sir E. Dolman Scott, by Lord Saye and Sele. Mr. J. H. Smith, by Mr. Abel Smith. Sir Lionel E. Smith, on appointment to the 71st Light Infantry, by Colonel W. Pottinger. by Lord Soley. Hon. Corps of Gentlemen -at-Arms, .. Mr. Henry S. Smith, on appointment to esty's Lie c u o t l e o n n a e n i t r S ar p k r e a . tt, on return from foreign service, by n S tz ta y r Starling, g iao o n n do a n p , p b o y i n t t h m e elan Lord r d t o Ma aey or. Coact of Mr ii W euie D ne . Sir Thomas H. , H ur i n n. BoatedH o Marcusii e tfrom foreign service, Mr. Startin, by Lorcl r b y Lieutenant -General L ord C. S. Manners. Lieutenan t William J. St. John , on - promotion and re turn from foreign service, by the Marquis of Anglesey. Lieutenant M. IL Synge, by the Inspector-General of Fortifications. Mr. H. J. St. John, by Lord Charles Fitzroy. Lieutenant E. Taswell, by the Marquis of Anglesey. Major J. L. Taylor, by Lieutenant-General Viscous Gough. Major-General Alexander Thompson, on being appointed to the colonelcy of the 74th Highlanders, by the Duke of Wellington. Lieutenant Edward Thompson, by Lord Broughton. Lieutenant E. P. Bingham Turner, R.A. on o n obtaining his commission, by the Ma s ter-General of the Ord nance. Ensign Henry Twyford, a n appointment to the 98th Re giment, by Major-General Sir John Burgoyne. Ensign Vaughan, H. E. I. C. Engineers, by Colonel Sir Frederick Smith. Lieutenant James Vibart, on appointment to the Royal Artillery, by the Master-General of the Ordnance. Captain George Wade, 13th Light Infantry, by Sir W . Cotton. 1 Captain Walker, H. C.S., on appointment to the Navel Department of the Board of Trade, by the Right Hon. H. Labouchere. Lieutenant F. Pelham Warren, R.N., by Rear-Admiral Dundas. Commander Wasey, on promotion, by Sir F. Baring. Mr. J. S. Walls, Master R.N., by Rear-Admiral nuncios. Commander George Willi ;ins, by Sir F. Beaufort. Captain William Wilmer, 14th Light Dragoons, on re turn from foreign service, by Sir E. Kerrison. Rev. George R. Winter, by the Archbishop of York. Mr. E. W. Ward, Royal Engineers, by the Inspector. General of Fortifications. Mr. Dudley Wodsworth, Staff Assistant-Surgeon, on appointment, by Sir J. M'Grigor. Lieutenant-General Wood, C. 8., on being appointed Commander of the Forces in the Windward and Les ward Islands, by the Duke of Wellington. Lieutenant F. Wood, Royal Marines, from foreign ser vice, by Colonel Parke. Lieutenant Wright, R.A., on promotion, by the Marquis of Anglesey. The Queen and Prince Albert returned to Bucking. ham Palace after the Levee. In consrquence of a cold General Prince Castelcicala, the Neapolitan Minister, was not able to attend her Ma jesty's Levee yesterday. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NORTHAMPTON RACES.-WEDNEBDAY. The Trial Stakes of 10 sous each, 40 added. One mile. Mr. Rogers's bg by Orlando, 3 yrs, Est (Hammond) 1 Major Martyn's The Swede, 4 yrs, Bst (W. Abdale) 2 Mr. J. Arnold's Peep-o'-day-Boy, Bst 13Ib (A. Day) 3 Mr. Fowler's R eaper, 3 yrs, Est - _ Mr. Mare's Recruit, 3 yrs, 6st (G. Mann) 5 Betting—Even and 5 to 4 on Peep-o'-day-Boy, 3 to 1 agst Recruit, 5 to 4 agst The Swede, 8 to 1 agst The Reaper, and 10 to i agst Orlando gelding. Won by a length, the same between the second and third, Reaper a bad fourth. Run in 1 min. 53 sec. After the race the winner received the name of King Charming. The First Triennial Stakes of 10 soya. each, with 50 added, for two yrs old; the second to save his stake. Half a mile. Mr. Greville's Frantic, Bst 71b (Flatman) 1 Mr. Watson's France, Bat 41b (W. Boyce) 2 Lord Exeter's Ambrose, Bst 71b (Norman) 3 Major Martyn's Convulsion, Bst 71b (W. Abdale) 4 Betting—Even on Ambrose, 7 to 4 agst Frantic, and 5 to 2 agst Convulsion.—Won by half a length, a head between the second and third, Convulsion beaten off. Run in 55 secs. The Great Northamptonshire Stakes of 2i soya. each, 12 ft., with 100 added; the second to receive 25 soya. out of the stakes. Two miles. _ Count Batthyany's Valentine, Est llb (R. Sherwood) 1 Lord Eglinton'a Pandemus, carried sst lib (Alcroft) 2 Mr. Miller na Selina, 5 yrs, Est 111 b (Charlton) 8 Duke of Bedford's St. Rosalie, 5 yrs, Bat 31b (Pettit) 0 Lord Stanley's Legerdemain, 5 yrs, 7st lllb(Flatman) 0 Mr. Winch's Zadoc, 4 yrs, ist 31b (Treen) 0 Lord Exeter's Tophana, 6 yrs, 7st 21b (J. Mann) 0 Sir J. Hawley's The Ban, 3 yrs, sst 101 b ...(Nurden) 0 Mr. J. V. Shelley's Sis to Legislator, sst 71b(Kendall) 0 Betting-7 to 4 agst Legerdemain, 7to 2 agst St. Rosalie, 6 to 1 each agst The Ban and Tophana, 10 to 1 agst Selina, 12 to 1 each agst Zadoc, Valentine, and Pandemus.—Tophana and Valentine got away together, nearly abreast, and ran together for the first half mile; Valentine then took up the running, went through with it, and won cleverly by a length; a head between the second and third; the others beaten off. Run in 4 min. 7 sec. On returning to scale the winner was objected to on behalf of Lord Eglinton, ou the ground that he took the wrong side of a post in going round the top turn; the objection, however, was afterwards withdrawn. The Open Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 25 added; the winner to bo sold for 150 soya., &c. Once round and a distance. Mr. Rogers's Harp, 3 yrs, 9st (S. Rogers) 1 Lord Exeter's Nutmeg, 4 yrs, lOst 51b (Norman) 2 Mr. Knowles's Vista, aged, list 21b (Frisby) 3 Mr. J. Robinson's gby Epirus (h b), llst 21b (Daly) 4 Betting-10 to 6 agst Harp, and 2 to 1 agst Nutmeg. Won by a length an a half; Vesta a bad third. Run in 3 min. 50 sec. The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas. Two miles. Mr. Arnold's Peep-o'-day Boy, lOst 61b (A. Day) 1 Lord W. Powlett's Priestess, 9st 121b...(S Rogers) 2 Betting-5 to 4on Peep-o'-day Boy, who made a waiting race of it to the distance, and won easily by two lengths. Run in 4 min. 10 sec. The Maiden Plate of '5O sovs. Once round. Mr. Blomfield's Simplicity, 3 yrs, ist 31b...(Kendall) 1 Mr. Dawson's British Boy, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (T. Lye) Mr. Barrow's Abdallah, 4 yrs, Bst 71b ...(S Rogers) 3 Mr. Cowley's Combatant.(h b) 5 yrs, 9st( Wakefield) 0 Mr. Sturgeon's Valentine, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Pearl) 0 Mr. Tredgold'a Liberty, 3 yrs, 7st 3lb ...(Tredgold) 0 Mr. Gulliver's fby Epirus, 3 yrs, 7st 31b ... (Sabin) 0 Betting-5 to 4 agst Abdallah-2 to 1 agst Simplicity —7 to 2 agst British Boy. Won by a head, half a length between second and third, Combatant a bad fourth. Run in 3 min 13 sec. BETTING ON THE COURSE. ALTHORP PARK STAKES. 5 to 1 agst Hetman Pla toff filly 7 to 2 agst The Greek 5 to 1 agst Elcot 5 to 1 agat Flirt HETROPOLITIN HANDICAP. s to I agt Cuseus lO to 1 agst Hesse Honi g to 1 agst Valentine burg The attendance, notwithstanding the rain, was very large, and the sport excellent. The course, however, was in a frightful state, trials of " speed" were quite out of the question. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) NORTHAMPTON, TuuRSDAY. LATEST BETTING. THE ALTHORPE PARK STAKES. 4 to 1 agst Elcot 4 to 1 agst Greek 5 to 1 agst any other METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 6 to 1 agst Cnstus 8 to 1 agst Sunrise 9 to 1 agst Valentine 9 to 1 agst Hesse-Hombnrgh PORT STAKES (NEWMARKET). 5 to 4 agst Beehunter AYLESBURY STEEPLECHASES.—WEDNESDAY. The Farmers' Race, for a Plate of 50 sous.; second, 20 soy's.; third, the entrance money; for farmers and tradesmen residing within fifteen miles of Aylesbury; over four miles of fair hunting country; to carry 12st. each; 141bs. allowed for horses hunted at least six times with the Baron Rothschild's or Lord Lonsdale's hounds. Mr. Holdham's b m Hulcott Lass, list (T. Ball) 1 Mr. Leach's b g Shylock, llst (Manning) 2 Mr. Holland's br g Starch, 118 (Boxall) 3 Mr. Mortimer's Dairymaid, llst •...(T. Webster) 0 Mr. Wheeler's b g Bonnie Dundee (Wheeler) 0 Mr. Harris's b g Wellington, and Mr. J. Hill's br m Mystery did not run. A Sweepstakes of 1 soy. ' with 25 added, to carry list each. The winner to be sold for 50 Boys, by auction, and any advance on that price to go to the fund. Four horses to start. Gentlemen and farmers riding, who regularly hunt with Baron Rothschild's stag-hounds, allowed 7lbs. Mr. G. Symond's Young Lottery, list (T. Ablett) 1 Baron Rothschild's Paddy, list Mr. G. Darby's Brown Brandy, llst (Owner) 3 Mr. Oliver's Paddy, lOst 71b (Manning) 0 Mr. J. Darby's Rate-in-Aid, list (D. Seyffert) 0 Mr. Roffcry's Record, list Mr. T. Greenwood's Ilarkov er, list(T. Ball) 2 (Barker) 0 Mr. Price's Seagull, and Mr. J. G ra y' s O utcas t we r e 1 drawn. .0 NEW NAVAL LIGHT SIGNALS. In this country we may bay that we are utterly de void of all night communication, except by electric wires. Now, admirable and perfect as this medium of inter course is, yet there are a variety of positions in which it cannot be applied—as from ship to ship, and from ship to land, and vice versa. It will scarcely be credited, but such is the feet, that at Gibraltar and Malta, two of our strongest possessions, all the outposts are completely isolated and cut off from intelligent intercourse alter darkness sets in, except the few signals that can be given in the way of alarm. The Isle of Wight, too, where her Majesty and the Ito) ei Family are every now and then residing, is in the like predicament, having no communication with the mainland after sunset. And it is still more incredible that, in the British navy, there are but nineteen signals which can really be made, and to make the twentieth a gun or a rocket must be used. It is gratifying to learn that Dr. w hich for the last eig ht months has been under trial at Th o mson's New Syst em of Tele g ra p hic Si gnals, Portsmouth, by a committee of the most experienced nava l men, will meet a ll these difficulties. His hzon• • ori tal lamps, which may be seen at work on board her Ma jesty's ship Victory, at Portsmouth, and which are adapted to work from the shore to the sea, will give ti for cal, sea-going ships, 1,000 at a range Of 10,000 signals a t a ran g e of five miles for In the British navy there has often been m anifested an unwillingness to depart from old-established customs, and a strong prejudice against any innovation, especially when originating from a civilian; but we are pleased to learn that there is a ready and explicit desire manifested ito see this new system n more extensive operation. We understand that the vertical lamps, now under the constructive care and skill of Miller, Piccadilly, will be before the committee in a few days, with their new lenses ordered by the Admiralty. REPORTED DEATH or THE MARCHIONESS COP LANSDOW,NE.—A contemporary yesterday published an ac count of the death of this highly respected lady, which is said to have taken place at Bowood-park on Monday last. We are h a ppy to say that the statement is at least prema ture ; for by inquiries made, we learn that the last letters re ceived stated that the Marchioness was still alive, though in a very precarious state.--..llorning Paper. AMERICAN VISITORS TO THE GREAT EXHIBITION. —ln answer to m an y of our readers i n Indiana, we state that the rates of fate for either London Liverpool, namely, in sailing vessels, are, cabin passage, 45 dollars; steerage, 50 iollars. We hear of no arrangement for the co nve y ance of passengers to the " Worl d ' s Fair" different from those hitherto existing. Our regular packets are unrivalled as regards their capacity for affording a speeey, safe, and Ileasant u rage to the Old World, being spacious , dry, and well yen • ted, and what is not of the least impprtance, well commanded. As to steam-vessels, frequent departures will take place, afford ing every accommodation and lux ur y that could be desired. As in the case of sailing packets, a considerable proportion of the passenger accommodation of the Atlantic steamers is en gaged for several weeks to Come. All the steamers now sail ing for Europe exhibit quite extended passenger lists, and th e probabilities are that the Hermann, of the Southampton anti Bremen line, which sails on' the 22d inst., and the Franklin, of the Havre line, which sails on the sth proximo, touching at Southampton , will go full. The steam - ship Caribbean, now ynearly completed, will be run between New York and very r England, and, should the demandinattfy, other steamers will be placed on the same route..-Wew Yo r k Journal of Commerce. MARCH 27, 18,51.