The Sun. — London, England, 1851-04-18 00:00:00

had done rricgly fol' yrers under qtly i n the pon a ban , :e n shot by one time It .ere on the Xll poor fith the 1 O 0 ss shot in the ms pro bable The Pos t II is always the Zuur' r, were sent trate there, r Erneraielf sufficientil en d nigh" ve them, no ,ack in th e 't Elizabeth Df vog genot ) t u red an d 'firs on the BO drove on Lek owner s . ; b ee n issue , ' s without II Fatal on sc; f an stlfic finished 01:, ble bodY d, and th l and trairo Bssion DDpI ; an d al e engaging iisbable upon ibe and Pf ° : ning an Shiloh orders fr° lll ,, beeonlinb ',ion on O tg e i tx..o4ztd. 1 proce7 B ° lt f i f il nen3ies. Feb. 25) , THE Oh at WIII"r at s uorisel 'ater Klo°' Bashseck• ar's-Pla ce i ! Taal 119c hers keF the dire' Relief is about 80v 4° ming• hints, an d attack Sower e on P r ' .Itive coo; upon 13'. at Wel ntots $ ll daylight. about 011 lo t , d by s e barges t f oyiug 11 7 into Fur iy Majo r. two can fort Ivo ° r we Its? fa of 01° )f rebel!. ~ goats► of aline' ntsinesg• ,ramad- a. 23. at lg 1 Rifles , urghers► fightiog ked be.z ttentotel delayed urgkel l of the 1 Rifles. mixed 3 . The eparate a front 'he roan , g u pott I wee despe: [led 2 ' ►d all ration veeksr ET. htrtin, Mr. Hillyer, from Sierra Leone, Captain arie lst W. I. Regiment, and Lieut. Lutman, 3d W. L Regiment. At Simon's Bay was her Majesty's ship Castor, bad Wyvill ; a party of marines and seamen laad bee n sent f rom h er to t h e f ront i er t o a ssist in . war against the Kafiri , . Her ISiajesty's ship erald, 26, Captain Kellet, C.B. arrived on the 6th ' t Simon's Bay : her purser, Illr. Woodward, had died. p i B D .ller Majesty's steam-sloop Hermes, Commander I .,lshbourne, was at T a ble Bay, taking in horses for Governm en t purposes, and bound to Algal Bay. Froze Sierra Leone her Majesty's brig CNgne, Commander White sailed, on the 24th of March, fo r a cruis e ; h er ilajesty's brig Penguin sailed, on t he 23d, for the southward ; Commodore Fanshawe, tp the steam-frigate Centaur, with the steam sloop o _fileano, a l so sa il e d, on th e 233, for the southward. Co mmander Rivers, invalided from the Volcano, was ' l l St. Ni c h o l as I s l an d , C ape d e V er d s . Li eu t enan t 'eves was acting in command. The Wolverine, on the 24th, had sent in a prize e°ll taining 120 slaves. The m a il s b y t h e P ropon ti s were l an d e d i n ti me f or the 10.20 A.M. express tra i n , an d were sent on un 4ssorted in charge of Mr. Markes, the Plymouth postmaster. 4WD U - Ottto II SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) he APRIL 14, 1851. of the Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour vlee-Cig.4nhthood upon George James Turner, Esq., a hancellor. BUCKINGHAM -PALACE, APRIL 14. °r u i t _ Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour her IN • p "lghthood uon William Page Wood, Esq., M.P., .i-Lajesty's Solicitor-General. Q FOREIGN-OFFICE, APRIL 16. Thhe ueen has been nleased to approve of Mr. l i °l4 as Ryan as Cons: Montreal for his Majesty the .Dg of Detpne-i- APRIL 16. IN THIS PRESENT Bor ough of Enniskiii • Whiteside, Esq., one s tlf II " Majesty's Counsel at 1.4*. She room of the Hon. en t7 Arth ur C o l e , w h o h as acce p te d t h e office of Ward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. z Burghs of L e ith, P orto b e ll o , - an d Musselburgh— titnes Moncreiff, her Majesty's Advocate for Scotland, t he room of Andrew Rutherfurd, Esq., who has ac eted the office of one of the Judges of her Majesty's otart of Session in Scotland. WAR-OFFICE, APRIL 14. le t Regiment of Drago o n Gu a rds—Walter Clopton te n e 6 eld, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Bridge, oted, April 18 ; J ose ph Ernst Edlmann, G e nt., to b e ° Met by purchase, vice Mitchell, promoted, April 19. e e 6 tb Dragoon Guards—Thomas Bott, Gent., to be to I s t let, by purchase vice Cunliffe, promoted, April 18. Light DragoOns—Lieutenant-Colonel John Law col url, from halt-pay, Unattached, to be Lieutenant ex,eellei, vice Matthew Chitty Downes St. Quintin, who - m iLl lges, April 18. F e ist or G renadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Sir James e rgeB3( : ) e Bart., to to Ensign and Lieutenant, by pur vale, vice Evelyn, promoted. April 18; Hunry William N7, 13 °340, Gent., to be Ensi g n and Lieutenant, by see"are s,'eApr• viceil the Hon. E. M. G. Stuart Wortley, who ,t . lif e ° 4l ' Fusili er Guards—Ensign and Lieutenant John q u a rtile A stley to be Lieutenant and Captain, by pur .6l vice the Hon. A ugustus H. V ernon , w h o re tires; eesige Arthur Henry Thistlethwayte, from the 18th . 'toot, t As t i " e be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice 6 e r. Y, April 18. e Vo ot--Ensign Alexander Shuldham to be Lieu esenatit b • e‘roe.' Y Purchase, vice Puleston, who retires; Edwin liapp`rt, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Shuld ed, April 18. Bi er — , oet—Berkeley Charles William Chichester lon er cle, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hamil 1, Promoted, April 18. C ent ti l 2 F oot ---Lieutenant Henry Maynard Ball to be gi g ; 4 , 41, by purchase, vie° Webster, who retires; En tice b ue ,ltri Mac Henry to be Lieutenant, by purchase, , e lead, April 18. gi"til Foot —Robert George Daniell, Gent., to be En i.l'eby purchase, vice Goodrich, promoted, April 18. e f Foot Lieutenant Henry Piercey, from half-pay te e e 37th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Hilliard, pro ix) ,d to an unattched company; George William Stec 'eel°, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Elliot, r .c4 toted, pril 18. 21st Foot—Lieutenant John Millar Bannatyne, from tl l ? 8 2d Foot, to he Lieutenant, vice Daveney, who ex e%lles, April 18. 3(1 Foot—William Capell Clarke, Gent., to be Second 44 eetenant, by purchase, April 18. , 2 5th Foot—Ensign George J o h ns t one Whit e , f rom t h e • '44th Foot to be Ensign, vice Nott, promoted; Lionel '„4olsues, dent., to be En s i gn , b y purc h ase, v i ce S trange, rro tnoted, April 18. 31 st Foot—Alexander Beni son , G en t., t o b e E ns i gn, vl purchase, eice Temple, promoted, Ap r il 18. std Foot —Charles Marshall Foster, Gent., to be En -IS by Purchase, vice Hedley, promoted, April 19. l6tib Foot— tlg° Henry Hanford, Gent.,to be En 9oy burchaa e , v i ce H ar b or d, promote d, pril 18. Inr - lo r (1 Foot—The Hon. Hugh Annesley to be Ensign, by s ell "; vice Graham, promoted, April 18. es4tb Foot ----William Gandy, Gent., to be Ensign, by elehale, vice Dunne, who retires, April 18. ~,i,a,!at Foot —Ensign John Anderson to be Lieutenant, 44.0ut purchase; Henry Reveley Mitford, Gent , to be pgii; by purchase, vice Cleeve, promoted, April 18. t,l`.tb Foot —Thomas Nind Woodall, Gent., to be s e to, by purchase, vice Forsyth, promoted, April 18. by i L ti l Poot---Ensign James Duncan to be Lieutenant, Qse7 reh ttse, vice Master, who retires; John Hill Crosse, test"' to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Duncan, pro sd, April 18. belth F oot --William Senhouse Worthington, Gent., to s or e :igo, by vice Kean, promoted, April 18. 1 1 Foot purchase, John Nowlan to be Lieutenant, 71prohase vice Penton, who retires, April 18. N t tl , Foot—% Lieutenant Godfrey James Burne to be 118j (4171 ' by purchase, vice O'Connell, who retires; terer Alexander Allan Aitchison to he Lieutenant, by log e e , t tae, vice Burne; Spencer Vassall Francis Hens ittiote',l",bte to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Booth, pro aot-,',41-Pril 18; James Alexander Caldwell, Gent., to /42`gb, by purchase, vice Godfrey, promoted, April 19. by e`"• F oot —John Charles King, Gent., to be Ensign, kto ':etebase vice the Hon. John Colborne, promoted, s r a 1 17th °D oot—Charles Hill Pery, Gent., to be Ensign, bPl ) il' i c e e . a se, vice Mackenzie, appointed to the 86th Fuot, 81 at t,„ ' ° o t—John Stanley Lowe, Gent., to be Ensign, "ill i c' e uase vice Todd, promoted, April 18; George e daa" gy Moyse Harmer, Gent., to be Ensign, by par „ 8 24 b vi ce Hanley, promoted, April 19. FOOL—Lieutenant Charles Beevor Daveney, from ekse he ' at Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Bannatyne, who 85 t h RQs, April 18. tteig e, P .° 0 t—Edward Cholmeley Dering, Gent. to be b 91 41 , 13 Y purchase, vice Bond,promot promoted, April 18. ' 4 481 ' eo ot—Malcolm Potter Macqueen. e Gent., to he Rt l b ' 95 th F oo Y purchase, vice Pickwick, promoted, April ~1 8. to, b t—Frederick James Taylor. Gent., to be En -1404a Y Purchase vice George Cavendish Taylor, pro - N ;o h ' A L M' 18; ' Frelric William Platt, Gent., to be purchase, vice Pearson, promoted in 7th Foot, 4st i r West India, Regiment—William D•Esterre Taylor, k ote3 te s be Ensi g n, w ithout purchase, vice Dixon, pre ,Se "Pril 18. h e F: l elia Regiment—Thomas Conway Lloyd, Gent., :a" l go, by purchase, vice Thomas, promoted in 7th d 18. o, l4 i, i. CllED.—Lioutenant Henry Frederick Saun tit ' e ra the 84th Foot, to be Captain, without pur e 9, A lihtv-"PrIl 18. tt)ly i, T e s - --To have the Local Rank of Major in the Psis t ,Z e North America, while acting as Military Su "itteGsuelens of Pensioners there—Captain James To Qregorie Tulloch, on half-pay of the 8 4th Foot, 01, ,ttti°l,(lll, 18. 11 4 the Local ',Rank of C a pt a i n i n th e A rm y in 'P s While holding the appointment of Staff Officer oq hasioaers there—Lieutenant Robert Naylor Rogers, b4 lo,, t 'Pay U nattac h e d ; Lieut. Th omas H o d getts , on vt'Y 4 9th Foot, April 18. Vi'el ; BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. . 4 ta Ford, haberdasher. High Holborn. t s4 plry B r; BANKRUPTS Malden, Ess ex t , a st :get, corn o stir erchant, s May 'es t April 26, at twelve, en d u at half-past ~oiat the Whitmore, official eeee te e Court of Bankssuptcy. OsZ-"' B asinghall-street; Duffield, Devonshire-street, gte, and Chelmsford, Essex "'lke e el Manning, statuary, Union-place, New-road, at .P 8 h , the e' l C, April 29, at eleven, and May 29,. at twelve, setesourt a Bankruptcy. Bell, s i te ' ee t - build . e • T rnley Cornhill. official assignee, Cole 1141e,ZIatte Hatfield u ßobert ' Hatfield plumbers, Clap -1:4155t,,,,Y 7 , at one, and 29, at twelve, ' - at the Court of teb "leY. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, 4,,aoh4tirtid-,atreet; Blake, Sergeant's-inn, Fleet-street. L i t'rd 2 5 'flaYead, grocer and cheesemonger, ," 11 14,,,,' at one, and May 29, at eleven, at the Court of Woolwich, st, t4 t4 s t 7. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook : l et, I; 4 ' O OAL-street ; Wright and Bonner, Lmd on rehurch-stre e t. ( Pit 29 It tzttel Rochat, watchmaker, St. Martin's. lane, 14 4 , at eleven, and May 27, at twelve, at the Court 44 ; e re PteY• Groom official assignee, Abchurch dss4obe L e Per, Verulam-h ' uildings, Gray's-inn. er °d m e w and Jane Estill, pawnbrokers, Bath, April )4 t4 to 4 3' 2 7, at twelve, at the District Court, Bristol. 11l n ", official as s i gnee , B ris t o l ; C oo k e , L on don ; 4 se e ' Bath. A D , a J e b i , ll 25 w etr, stone-merchant, Bull-bridge, Derby, G'jet 6 and May 23, at twelve, at the Birmir gham ee ei , , ourt. Bit t l eston, o ffi c i al assignee, Nottingham; 25 ser ge ' Nottingham. , 1 et 41 Waugh, banker, S ceug h, C um b er l an d, A pr il tteT l et eo, and J une 4, at twe l ve, at the Newcast l e - N:Na su lle District Court. Wakley, official assignee, tele ~„e ; u P on-Tyne;__ Watson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Harwood. Queen-street, Cheapside. p a ver se PRICE OF SUGAR. I s 'resl CO Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, cons exr°4l returns made in the week ending April 15, tote th B A 19h o p f o C ss u es s es t r. o leo m on s sin uties paid or payable thereon " I tle s - "'Postati en the f into Great Britain:— America 265. 9d. per cwt 275. lied. „ VETE SUN, From the East Indies 255. Sid. ~ Average price of the three foregoing de scriptions of sugar, jointly, computed as above, and exclusive of duty ... 263. id. „ By authority of Parliament, HENRY BICK 24 ELL, Clerk of the Grocers' Company. Grocers'-hall, April 18. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to th a Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 82, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 12th day of April, 1851. Issua DEPAIITMENT. Notes i55ued........ 26,966,270 Government debt .. 11,015,100 Other securities ...• 2,964,900 Gold coin and bullion 12,932,n95 Silver bullion • • • . •• 33,375 COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, TUURSDAY, APRIL 17. The Queen and his Roy al Highness Prince Albert walked this morning in the Slopes. The Roy al Family took walking and pony exercise in the Slopes and Windsor Park. His itoyal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse back this morning, attended by Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and partook of luncheon with the Queen and Prince. PASSION WEEN.—On Monday and Tuesday in this week the customary bounties were issued to, the aged and meritorious poor, at the Almonry in Whitehall, under the direction of the Lord High Almoner and the Sub-Almoner. The recipients included numerous cases of blindness and other infirmities. In the gate alms un• limited number. MAUNDAY ,THURSDAY.—These ancient and Royal Charities were distributed yesterday to 32 aged men and 32 aged women, with the usual formalities, in Whitehall Chapel. At two o'clock in the afternoon a procession, consist ing of a detachment of the Yeomen of the Guard, com manded by an usher (one of them carrying the Alms on a gold salver of the reign of King William and Queen Mary); the Rev. Dr. Jeff, the Sub-Almoner; Joseph Hanby, Esq., Secretary and Yeoman of the Almonry; the assistant, accompanied by six children, three boys and three girls, from the National Schools in Westmin ster, who had been selected for their good conduct to participate in this privilege, proCeeded to the Chapel. The procession was joined by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, Sub-Dean of the Chapels Royal; also by the priests, gentlemen, and choristers. The procession then advanced to the communion table, and hating taken their respective stations, the Church service appointed for the afternoon was read.: After the exhortation, confession, and absolution, the 41st Psalm (the grand chant) was sung, and was followed by the first lesson, 25th chapter of St. Matthew, com mencing at the 14th verse," For the kingdom of Heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants and delivered unto them his goods," and ending with the 31st verse, " And cast ye the unprofit able servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth." Then followed the first anthem (41st Psalm)— " Blessed is he that considereth the poor and needy, the Lord shall deliver him in the time of trouble."—.Nares. The sum of 11. 15s. was then distributed to each woman, and to each man was given shoes and stockings. The second anthem (a Prayer) was then sung:— "Hide not Thou Thy face from us, 0 Lord, and cast not off Thy servants in Thy displeasure; for we confess our sins unto Thee, and hide not our unrighteousness. For Thy mercy's sake deliver us from all our sins."— Fa rrant. Woollen and linen cloths were then distributed. After which the third anthem (61st Psalm) was sung: 0, Lord, grant the Queen a long life, that her years May endure throughout all generations. She shall dwell before God for ever: 0 prepare Thy loving mercy and faithfulness, that they may preserve her." And the 18th verse of the 132 d Psalm:—" As for her enemies, clothe them with shame; but upon herself let her Crown flourish."—Nares. The pursos, containing the Maundy money, were then distributed. The second lesson, from the 25th chapter of St. Mat thew, was then read, beginning at the 31st verse. " When the son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory," to the end of the chapter, " And these shall go away into everlasting punishment; but the righteous into life eternal." Which was followed by the fourth anthem, from the Ist and 16th verses of the 63d chapter of Isaiah, and the 9th verse of the 21st chapter of St. Matthew. " Who is this that cometh from Edom, that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I, that speak in righteousness, mighty to save. Doubtless, Thou art our Father, our Redeemer; Thy name is from everlasting. Hosannah to the son of David; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosannah in the highest! Amen."—Arnold. Two prayers, composed for the occasion, followed, viz.:— " 0 Lord, the Sovereign of the world, we acknowledge that Thine is the greatness, the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty; for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is Thine. Thine is the kingdom, 0 Lord, and Thou art exalted as Head above all; both riches and honour come of Thee, and Thou reignest over all. In Thy hand is power and might, and in Thy hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. Now, therefore, our God, we thank Thee and praise Thy glorious name, that Thou bast not only bestowed greatness and majesty upon our Sovereign Lady Queen Victoria, but hast given her a heart also to take compassion on them that are below her, and show mercy unto the poor and needy. Accept, Most Gracious God, of this tribute, which she pays unto Thee, the giver of all good things, and make her still more fruitful and abundant in these, and all other good works, that, by mercy and truth she may be preserved, and her throne upholden by mercy. And stir up the hearts of all those who have now been partakers of her bounty, to be truly thankful unto Thee for it, and both to bless and praise Thee continually for setting such a pious princess over us, and also pray most earnestly that Thou wouldst reward her charity with a long and prosperous reign in this world, and with a heavenly kingdom in the world to come; through Jesus Christ, our Lord and only Saviour. Amen." " Most blessed God, who art good and doest good, and takest pleasure in those that fear Thee and imitate Thy goodness, look down from Heaven, the throne of Thy glory, upon us Thy servants here prostrate before Thee, who thankfully acknowledge that we have nothing but what we have received from Thee, and, therefore, can give Thee nothing but what is Thine own. Fill our hearts, we beseech Thee, with a lively sense of Thy fatherly goodness, which hath bestowed so many benefits upon us that we are not able to number them, and, like wise, given us to understand the happiness of doing good with them; and assist us with the power of Thy holy spirit, that we may be faithful stewards of Thy mani fold gifts and graces, fellowing the steps of our Lord and Master, Christ, whom Thou bast sent into the world to be a pattern to us of humble goodness; into which we pray Thee to quicken us by the consideration that we are but strangers and sojourners as all our fathers were, our days on the earth being as a shadow, and there is no abiding; that so nothing may tempt us to be high minded, nor to trust in uncertain riches, but in Thee the living God, who givest us all things richly to enjoy that we may do good, and be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate, laying up in store for ourselves a good foundation for the time to come, that we may lay hold on eternal life. And we most humbly beseech Thee, in a special manner, to bless her Ma jesty, whom Thou bast set over us; keep this ever in the thoughts of her heart to endeavour to•do much good with the power which thon hest given her, anel thereby magnify Thee exceedingly in the sight of all the people of these realms, and bestow upon her such royal ma jesty as bath not been on any Prince lesfore her. All which we beg for the sake of Jesus Christ, our most blessed Lord and Savour, to whom, • with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen." The usual prayers followed, which concluded the service. The Lord Bishop of Oxford, Lord High Almoner, who usually officiates in person, was this year unavoid ably absent through indisposition. The clergy present were, the Rev. Dr. Jelf (Sub- Almoner), the Rev. Dr. Wesley (Sub-Dean), Rev. Dr. Vivian, Rev. Clarke Haden, Rev. Thomas Helmore, Rev. J. H. Thomas, Rev. W. Hall, Rev. Edward Repton, and the Rev. Mr. Povab. The prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Vivian. The gentlemen of the Chapel Royal were Messrs, Salmon, Cbanman, Bradbury, Machin, Lamb, Barnby, Benson, and Gray. The anthem, " Who id this?" sung by Messrs. Barnby, Beason, and Machin, was composed by Dr. Arnold for this occasion. Sir George Smart presided at the organ, " SONG " BIRDS.—If you are open to good advice, studiously avoid, all ye who go to buy good song birds, such " Babel" shops and wire-workers, such Pantheons and Bazaars, as sell parrots, macaws, monkeys, dogs , &c. The shrieks, hideous outcries, and " unknown tongues" in which these horrible creatures momentarily hold converse, would effectually destroy the value of any song" bird. I have often remonstrated with the (so-called) bird-dealers, for keeping so heterogeneous a collection of brute beasts; but their answer has been, always, to the effect " that ladies cannot live' without dogs, parrots, and such like; they will give any price for them." This, alas, is too true. We all know it, but too well! It may be said, that nearly all the bird-dealers in London have these animals on sale. I admit it, and greatly is it to be regretted. All young birds, aye, and even some older ones, will copy these strange noises; and the worst of it is, they invariably become stereotyped in their memory. Therefore, let me again raise a warning voice, and caution my gentle readers against all dealers in the above monstrosities; urgently recommending the more extensive practice of private breeding.— William Kidd, in the Gardeners' Chronicle. JUMPING OUT OF A WINDOW THREE STORIES HIGu AT BOLTON.—On Sunday night, about half-past eleven o'clock, a man named Thomas Chambers, a travellinghawker of cloth, who appears to be a person addicted to drinking, jumped from a window in the third story of the Temperance Hotel, Newport-street. He applied for, and obtained lodg ings at the hotel, and retired without anything peculiar being observed in his demeanour. About half-past eleven o'clock, however, he was heard screaming, and immediately afterwards he threw up the bed-room window, and jumped into the yard. The window being three stories from the ground, it was feared that he would be killed, but, to the surprise of all who saw him, he was comparatively little hurt. When picked up he was still labouring under the delusion that some one was going to murder him, and it was deemed necessary to take him to the police-station for safety. On Monday morning he was removed to the workhouse, where he still remains, labouring under the effects of delirium tremens.—Manchester Guardian. THE CENSUS.—Among a variety of curious returns made in different parts of the kingdom, notwithstanding the vigilance and advice proffered by the enumerators 'rho were employed in taking the census, the following was made in the Dudley Union.—Joseph Jones, the declarant, describes him self as " Alias Old Joe ;" " Bead of family but no members, a paradox;" " Inflexible miserly bachelor;" and he ap pends the following poetical illustration of himself to his sohedule-- " I have no wife to vex and tease me, No child to trouble or displease me; No lodger to intrude his feet Into my dwelling—quite neat; No vi-itcr to shara my roof, And after that to stand aloof; No servant keep, but save her pelf, Ardzl do things better fur myself; A miser surely, tho' not fat, My household's cover'd by my hat. " Rowley, 31st March, 1851. " JOSIPII JONES." The Lord Chancellor did not take his seat in the court yesterday, in consequence, we belieye, of illness. £26,966,270 I £26,966,270 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 17th day of April, 1951. BANKING DEPAITICIN T. Proprietors 'Capital— 14,553,000 Rest 3,097,929 Public deposits (In cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say ings -banks, and D ividend accounts) • • 4,723,323 Other deposits •• • • 10,164,340 Seven day and other Bills.. •• .. •• .• .. 1,093,249 I Government secnri- ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) .. 1 A • 086,798 Other securities .. .. 11,901,832 Notes •••• • • • • ...... 7,019,945 Gold and silver coin.. 623,266 £33,631,841 £33,631,841 MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 17th day of April, 18. BURFORD'S PANORAMA. In expectation of the great influx of visitors to the metropolis—visitors both native and foreign—Mr. Burford has very judiciously resolved upon submitting again to public view some of his most successful per formances. Among these, few have equalled, none surpassed, his well-known Panorama of the Falls of Niagara. As a specimen of landscape painting on a colossal scale, as a representation of one of the wonders of the world, as a faithful transcript from Nature in one of her sublimest aspects, this splendid production com mands not only admiration but amazement. Scarcely anything is wanting but the sound of the great cataract to complete the illusion. Nothing can convey a notion so animated, so glorious, so actual. We stand before the semblance of Niagara, and our thoughts almost involun tarily, without aid from the catalogue by way of suggestion, revert to the emotions ex pressed by Byron, when he paused before the cataract of Velino— " The roar of waters! from the headlong height." The eye watches the solid mass of the current " cleave the wave-worn precipice;" and then, glancing down from the brink, " The fall of waters! rapid as the light, The flashing mass foams, shaking the abyss." Then it is the memory hints at the only want of the panorama—the roar—that stupendous voice which can be heard for miles, and which, as it were, re minded the Earl of Carlisle when he listened to it of the most awful and wondrous sound in the universe. "The hill of waters ! when they howl and hiss, And boil in endless torture; while the sweat Of their great agony, wrung out from this Their Phlegethon, curls round the rocks of jet, That gird the gulf around in pitiless horror set," only that here the rocks are of a generous brown, yielding in their earthy covering nourishment to the most luxurious vegetation. The painting, it may be remembered by some, was taken originally by Mr. Burford himself from Table Rock, a portion of which overhangs the flood precipitously. Scanning the picture cursorily, the travelled visitor will recog nize several familiar localities, such as the guide's house, the ferry, the observatory, the rock called Prospect Island, the distant town of Manchester, the Biddle staircase, and then the series of cataracts—the American Fall, the Lunar Fall, and the mightiest of all the cataracts in the world, the Great Horse-shoe Fall of Niegra. On one side we observe the famous Rapids, where his horse taking fright at a rattle-snake nearly led to the de struction of Chateaubriand. In another direction we look, as it were, through the column of vapour, that steams up eternal, like a cloud of spray, and showers down again with a perpetual sparkling as of diamonds. As we gaze we feel the truth of those golden num bers from " Childe Harold's Pilgrimage"— " And mounts in spray the skies, and thence again, Returns in an unceasing shower, which round With its unemptied cloud of gentle rain, Is an eternal April to the ground, Making it all one emerald. How profound The gulf ! and how the giant element, From rock to rock leaps with delirious bound, Crushing the cliffs which downward torn and rent With his fierce footsteps, yield in chasms a fearful vent." And looking across the expanse of waters at the foot of Table Rock, towards Goat Island, we see the exquisite rainbow growing out of the everlasting dew at the touch of the sunbeam, to the phantasm resem bling which, at Velino, Lord Byron addressed the fol lowing verses:— " Horribly beautiful! but on the verge, From side to side, beneath the glittering morn, An Iris sits, amidst the infernal surge, Like Hope upon a death-bed, and unworn. Its steady dyes, whilst all around is torn By the distracted waters, bears serene Its brilliant hues, with all their beams unshorn; Resembling, 'mid the torture of the scene, Love watching madness with unalterable mien." As we have before observed, the panorama bears a marvellous appearance of verisimilitude, and to say this of any picture of Niagara is to pronounce its eulogium. It may be remarked, then, in this as in another of the revived masterpieces of Mr. Burford's artistic powers—" Jerusalem"—the colours are wonderfully preserved—brilliant, as if but re. cently placed upon the canvas. Of the celebrated panorama of Jerusalem it were needless to speak at any length whatever. Those who have ever seen it will not require anything to call it to their recollection. And to excite the curiosity of others in its regard it is only necessary to say .that it compressed into one magnificent painting such localities as these—the Pool of Bethesda, the Mount of As cension, the spot where Christ wept over the city, the throne of Solomon, and the garden of Gethsemene. These paintings, with the more recently produced attractions of the establishment, will, we doubt not, induce many of the visitors to the metropolis to wind their way to the favoured haunts of all sight-seers— Burford's Panorama. THE RAILWAYS AND EXCURSION TRAlNS.—Yes terday, in consequence of the directors of the various railway companies having made arrangements, dariri4 the holidays, to allow return tickets in many cases, at single fare charges, to and front the different towns on their several lines, a great number of persons went by the different trains,while there were numerous applications fur return tickets en the'other days, it having been determined upon to afford similar accommoda tion, on most of the lines up to Tuesday next. The fol lowing are the arrangements entered into by the com panies :—By the East and West India Docks Junction to the North-Western, trains will start from Camden Town, Islington, Highbury, Kingsland, Hackney, &c., to take passengers to Gravesend, vid Blackwell, from whence they will proceed to Gravesend, at ls. 6d. each. The North Kent Railway will also convey the holiday folks to Gravesend, calling at Woolwich, the fares being, first class, ls. 6d. ; second class, Is. ; and third class, 6d. each. By the South Western, excursion tickets, to perform a double journey, issued on Thursday (yesterday) will be available until Tuesday. Open seated carriages will be at tached to the trains, by which the fare to Windsor will be 2s. each. There will be return tickets for the Isle of Wight, Southampton, the New Forest, Hampshire, and Portland. On the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway return tickets are to be available to Brighton and back, and the several trains along the line, from Friday to Monday, the fares being 7s. 6d. first class, and 3s. 6d. third class. The South-Eastern Railway has excursion trains to Boulogne and back on Sunday, Monday. and Tuesday, to return any day during Easter week. On Good Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, return tickets will be available, at single fares, on the day they are issued, to Dover, Folkstone, &c. By the Great Western return tickets are to be issued, cs also the North-Western and Great Northern. The Eastern Counties, in addition to allowing return tickets to the different stations from the terminus at Shoreditch, have appointed a special train on the occasion of the 2,000 Guineas Stakes at New market, on Tuesday next. DEATH OF MR. JOHN STEPHENS, OF ADELAIDE. —The Adelaide papers bring intelligence of the death of Mr. John Stephens, proprietor and editor of the South Australian Register. Mr. Steph e ns, we believe, was in the 47th year of his age ; the nature of his disease is not mentioned. He minister, Stephens, and of younger was second son of th e l a t e R ev . J o h n Stephens, Wesleyan . ; iton brother thiser o c o f u t n h t r e y ß t e h v e . d e J e o e s a e Joseph Rayner gentle man was best known as a strong opponent of the Wesleyan Conference. In Adelaid e h e was much respected for his in telligence, probity, and incess.nt activity in following out his own convictions of what tended to the public good. He was mainly instrumental in bringing to light the horrible treatment to which female emigrants to Adelaide were in so me instances subjected by the captains and surgeons of ships..—fatriet. AN V , _ NO RNIOUS Barry, Esq., of Abney House, Little Marlow, killed on Saturday lost a pike in the river Thames, fronting his residence, which weighed nearly 35 , 1). . It was a female fish, and rivber out of condi tion. Had it been taken a little earlier in the season, it must have weighed upwards of ineffectual of attempt to l an d it, was compelled to shoot it. TAR AND FEATIIERS.—The use of tar and feathers in the punishment of crime is one of great antiquity. Richard 1., in his voyage to the Hol y Lan d , ordained thus : " If any one be convicted of theft, let his headed he shaved, like Champion's, let melted pitch be pou , po ,and feathers shaken over it, that be may be . known, and let him be put ashore at the first land to which the ship ap proaches." The Chancellor of the Exchequer end Lady Mary Wood left town yesterday morning for their neat, Hickleton gall, near Doncaster. L•ONDO"N, FRIDAY EVENING, MUSIC. THE CORNOPE AN. Hints by an Officer of the Bengal Army. Koehler's Improvements. The experience of tha last twenty-five years is sufficient for an appreciation of the vast advantages which the orchestra, no less than the band, has de rived from the improvement of brass instruments. The music written for them now-a-days would not have been attempted a quarter of a century ago by any brass band in the world ; whereas we are now daily accustomed to hear from them, in the highest perfection, at the Palace and in the parks, the most elaborate harmonies and most rapid and intricate movements of all the learned composers, who, in these times of transition, seek for fame more in the mazes of perplexing counterpoint, than in the fair field of natural harmony. The orchestra has come to avail itself of the brass instruments with an avidity which needs no stimulation from Mr. Koehler's im provements, important though they are, and amateurs turn naturally enough to them for their instrumental recreation, without the hints of the Bengal officer ; because those tunes in which the notes are distinctly sounded are better adapted for the brass instruments than those in which there is a succession of rapid pas sages, and it is therefore more easy to make an im pression in private company by a display upon the cornopean, than upon the " brisk awakening viol," or the almost vulgarised " table of harmony" itself. In the Indies amateurs have taken to this and other brass in. struments with the greater eagerness, because they are not affected by the sudden transitions from heat to cold; they do not swell, like other instruments, with the moisture of the atmosphere, or warp by the tropical heat. The accomplished officer of the Bengal army, in his "Hints to Amateurs on the Cornopean," has laid down, in amazingly small space, a comprehensive set of practical instructions for good, effective, and easy play upon this instrument, which may put to shame the volumes of complicated and often impracticable rules that have been published on this subject. To the students of the Bengal officer's treatise, to the ama• teur and the bandsman, the improvements in the cor nopean, trumpet, trombone, and French-horn, patented by Mr. Koehler, and allotted a place of de served prominence at the Great Exhibition, must prove a great and treasured boon. It is clearly ob vious to every player of valved instruments, that the acute angles formed by the valves necessarily occa sion an obstruction to the free passage of wind, and injuriously affect the tone, in a manner which it re quires great labour in early practice, and constant attention afterwards, to modify with satisfaction to the ear. Mr. Koehler has entirely done away with that angularity, both in the complementary and in the main passages, by the substitution of a valve, formed of two plates, or discs, with perforations in them of the same diameter as the windways of the instrument. These two plates are made with true faces, which move upon each other, by the action of a lever, which, by moving the upper plate, open a communication between the supplementary wind ways, giving thus, in perfect roundness, the whole tone, the semitone, and the tone and half. In these few words are substantially described the im provements of the cornopean and other valved instruments of its class ; nor is the aid of diagrams necessary to satisfy the practised player, or even the ordinary men 'of science, of their value. Those who had the good fortune to hear the brass bands of the Life Guards at the Palace of St. James's, during her Majesty's last drawing-room, had an opportunity of fully appreciating the great re sults that may be produced by apparently simple means. It is difficult to suppose that any band or any amateur will henceforth make use of instruments with valves upon the old construction. TIIE NAVY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—ln my letter ot the Ist of October, 1850, I told you that the Admiralty, after ten years' consideration, had adopted my suggestion of making efficient ships do the duty of the ordinary at the different ports; and the sooner they did the same with the flagships the better. I now find they have brought forward the London (an efficient ship) for the flag at Sheerness; but even that has been done without due consideration. It was only the other day the Powerful came home (a perfect ship), and was paid off. Lied she been sent to Sheerness, to take the place of the Ocean, instead of bringing forward the London, some thousands would have been saved. It is, however, a step in the right direction; and, when they do the same at Portsmouth and Plymouth, we shall have seven sail•of-the-line ready for sea, besides the three half-manned ships, which had much better be replaced by two full-manned. This would give us a home squa dron of three sail ot the line, including the Regent; and the three screw line-of-battle ships, together with the reserve steamers, put us out of danger from a coup de main, provided we can man them; and I again implore the Government to bring forward a good measure for that purpose. In 1847 I introduced a Bill to improve Sir J. Graham's, which they opposed; let them bring forward one of their own. I think the seamen have given a hint that they will not stand impressment, and the sooner we take it the better. I wish to impress on the country, that continuing the system of building ships to rot is throwing away money. They are only floating barracks, and, without men, quite useless; and men now-a-days must have extraordinary nerves and discipline to stand up under the fire of shot and exploding shells, which, together with splinters, will be showered about their ears the first broadside. On looking over the last .Navy List, we have of liee•of battle ships— guns. guns. 17 three-deckers, from 102 to 120 6 two•deckers, „ 90 „ 92 20 fl, 80 „ 84 )9 7 21 78 If 11 ~ 72 , 9 2 ), „ 70 Total.,. 63 4 screw liners „ 58 besides 14 or 15 of different sizes, some fit for repair, others not. We h ave on t h e stocks— guns. guns. 7 three-deckers, from 116 to 120 5 two-deckers of 90 6 „ 80 2 screw-steamers „ 80 1 „ 100 If Now, Sir, I am of opinion that the ships on the stocks should remain as they are to season, and the steamers alone should be finished. We cannot tell what new in ventions may be brought forward to supersede our pre sent system. We have 67 sail of the line in the water. They ought to be ready to receive men the day they are commissioned, and the expense of hulks should be done away with, except for full manned ships which conee :n for repairs. The repairing, caulking, and paintineihe number of hulks we keep is money thrown away. 'The other ships in the water, if good for anything, should be repaired or broken up; they are a constant expense. Should war break out it would be quite impossible to man the 67 sail now in the water with a proportion of fri gates, steamers, and small craft in two years, and long before we could launch, if necessary, have on the stocks by calling in all the every ship we shipwrights in the empire. The wages and materials would, no doubt, r ise in price, but they would bear no comparison to the waste and the interest of the money according to the present system. Everybody must see at once, this plan was adopted, we should require fewer matt and expend fewer materials. I should therefore reco4seud the House of Commons to refuse the house-tax, end tell the Chancellor of the Exchequer to raise his supply out of the savings in the dockyards Government would no doubt make an outcry, es they did when the addition to the income-tax was refused, but they did without it. Let them withdraw the men employed on building ships, except steamers; let them burn fewer coals in steamers, which I know, from experience, is practicable; let them send down to the ports all the used-up logs, journals, and accounts that lumber our offices—they will make capital feel. Cut off at least 200,0004 from the 10th vote; that will stop further building, and make fewer men necessary. Discharge useless men, and discontinue entries; they will soon reduce themselves, without doing injustice to those employed, and it will give them a hint that more work and less waste is expected. Appoint an active as sistant to each superintendent, who will he constantly on the alert. His salary will be saved half-a-dozen times over. In addition to this , ta ke a slice off the 11th vote. It is high time a check should be put to the constant alterations and improvem ents that areinconsiderately going on in all our establishments.7l remain your obe dient servant, CHARLES NAPIER. Albemarle-street, April 14, 1851. A LITTLE TOO FAST.—Dr. Hendren, the new "Bishop of Clifton," who has for seine time past figured so prominently before the public, in connexion with the case of Miss Talbot, has got himself; if we be not misinformed, into a very unpleasant predicament. We are assured that his newly-made reverence, never for a moment_ doubting that the young lady would become a nun, and transfer the whole of her 85,0001. to him, for the purpose of building a magni ficent cathedral in his "diocese," actually bought, for 1,5001., the ground on which the sacred edifice was to be erected. This fact will go far to account for the excessive interest he took in the youcg lady's case, and the profound anxiety he manifested to see her retained in the Taunton Convent. The newly improvi , ed Popish Prelate of Clifton, will find to his cost that he has been a little too fast in his motions. It would not be easy to imagine a more awkward affair than that of purchasing the site for the contemplated cathedral, when the money with which he was to build the edifice has eluded his grasp. And to render it all the more mortifying, the whole of the circumstances connected with the case are, we are told, about to be laid before the public. Dr. Hen dren's experience will prove a lesson to other " Bishops" o f his class. Before they expend 1,5001., or any similar sum, in the purchase of a site for a cathedral, they will take care to have in hand the funds for the erection of the edifice..— .Horning Advertiser. IMPERIAL BANK OF ENGLAND. — On Wednesday a meeting took place before Master Ferrer, on the case of Mr. Samuel Buckley, of Manchester, whom it was sought to fix as a contributory for at least ten shares. Mr. Prior appeared for the cfficial manager, Mr. Soullsy, and Mr. Hare for the alleged contributory. After an investigation of more than an hour's duration the matter was adjourned. PUBLIC SALAtlES.—During the year 1850 there has been an increase in the salaries of public offices of 17,1241. Bs. 7d. ; in emoluments of 4771. 14s. 4d. ; in re tired allowances of 18,048/. 6s. 4d.; and in expenses of 12,8811.; making a total of 48,5311. 9s. 3d. At the same time dimi nutions to the following amounts have been effected:— salaries, 51,097/. ; emoluments, 16,2851. 135.; retired allow ances, 13,0371. 3s. 3d. ; expenses, 25,366/. 7s. 6d.; total, 105,7861. 4s. sd. The number of persons added to public establighments was 499 ; and a those reumed 361. APRIL 18, 1851. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sln,—" Ecce iterum Marinero!'" Yes, ;'llr. Editor, I have boon struck with some remarks cl yours in your number of March 29, on the subject of tee again threatened motion of that enemy to the navy, Mr. Jo seph Hume. You say—" It would appear as if the cus todians of those interests regarded extreme age as a necessary qualification for fulfilling the duties of a flag officer, as was thought by some to he the case among the Popes at Rome, and among the Doges at Venice." You then go on to enumerate certain worthies, ancient as well as modern, who achieved splendid victories at a comparatively early age; and the inference you draw is, that flag-officers should attain that rank at least before they arrive at a certain age. You are perfectly right, and the " custodians of those interests," whomsoever they are to whom you allude, must be perfectly wrong. But, unfortunately, your ideas on the subject, and the plan you propose for carrying out those ideas are utterly , at variance. " properamus ad unam." The cap tain grows old together with the admiral. How then, by stopping all promotion until the list of flag-cflicers is re duced to 100, or by checking it by promoting one for three vacancies, are we to have younger admirals? Under the present system we have only one who is under 60 years of age, whilst of the whole list 30 only are under 65. What then is to be done? I propose the following plan for your consideration. Place all the flag-officers above a certain age on a list by themselves; calf them the " Honourable List," if you please (old age is honourable), or any other term not likely to hurt the feelings. We do not like " superannuated." This would leave a certain number on the active list. Let that be the list of admirals—and as they reach the ago fixed upon, let them also go on the " honourable" list. For every vacancy on this considerably reduced number of flag-officers (they would not amount to 50, taking 70 es the age for the " honourable" list) a cap tain should bo promoted; but should he have reached the age for this list before it comes to his turn for his flag, he should be compelled to take the retirement established by the Order in Council of 1846. Further, the captain's retirement should be thrown open to the whole list, age and not seniority being the qualification; and in this way that list would be reduced and kept under. These arrangements would, of coarse, involve some little expense for a time, but there would be a ma terial annual decrease; and as in the navy estimates for this year there is a saving of nearly 200,0001., of which upwards of 15,0001. is in the item of half-pay and superannuation allowances, I think a trifling annual sum might be afforded for the purpose of renovating the ser vice. I think, too, that the " Honourable Gentleman" who is making such a " dead set" at the old war-officers might find more highly paid game at which to level his shafts of economy, than seeking to deprive them of the object of their fair ambition when almost within their grasp; particularly As those officers, after a service (the seniors) of half a century, and having held the rank of captain for thirty-five years, are receiving from Govern ment the munificent sum of 14s. 6d. per diem; or, income tax deducted, about 2571. per annum, the salary of a junior clerk in a public office. I am, Sir, yours, &c., London, April 5. MARINERO. SPORTING NOTES; No XXXVI. THE NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. " We have our eyes upon them, and their deeds Come to us on the wind." TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. sporting writer of the present day ought to be gifted with the eyes of Argus, and the qualifications of Briareus, to come anywh ere near t h e expectat i ons o f the racing public. They not only cat it down as a rule that he should know every t hi ng connected with the turf the instant it occurs, but also expect through him to receive it minus additions or sub etrect i ons immedi ately likewise ; and should it be wrong in any particular from want of accurate information, his most potent ma jesty, " the public," kicks up a considerabl e dust there and then, never taking into consideration the difficulty there very often is in arriving at the key-stone of a ru mour, and the extraordinary quarters many of th e reports come from. I I,hould arneelngly like to see how the execution of this portion of my work for a week. one of the bipedal particles of of T: AM I would fancy These remarks have been brought into existence by the numerous applications I have received concerning Lady Evelyn, Grecian, Iris, Payment, Aldircdite, &. c., &c.; but, like those well-known sentences of the immortal Shakspere— , ‘ I can call spirits from the vasty deep; but will they come when you do call them?" I might say, You can call upon .7 he Spirit for mysterious scraps of information ; but, can y ou ra i se th em f rom the oepths of his mental machinery if they do not exist there? But, to get to business, I will begin with a few odds and ends that will probably be of some service to a large portion of the sporting community. It was announced at Tat tersall's yesterday, that the starting of the Flying Dutchman for the Emperor's Plato entirely depended en the figure he might cut in the great match at York. Grecian was declared not to start for the Two Thousand Guineas. It was also said that Scott would not have either Storm or Newminster at Newmarket for the Guineas, and that if any thing started from his stable it would be Olympian. It was also reported that Iris was not up to the mark, and consequently, that her running fo r t h e 1 ,000 G u i neas . was very dubious; fact, our report wen t so f ar as to say, that she was either going or had gone home. Citadel, while oat at exercise yesterday morning at Epsom, broke her leg, and was shortly afterwards des stroyed. 800, who has been backed a good deal at the list houses, does not run for the Guineas. It was also reported that Lightfoot, carrying a topping weight, had had a trial on Monday with Voltigeur, Radulphus, and the Red Deer colt, and that he was beaten a length by the great gun of last year. I cannot vouch for the truth of this. The mild weather has set injust in time for the holidays, and the First Spring Meeting at head-quarters, which, I anticipate, will be a little more brilliant than its predecessor, 'yclept The Craven. It commences on Monday with a sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, A.F., 10 subs, a moiety of whom may be found at the post, viz.:—Balsamo, Bst 71b; Juggernaut, Bst 71b; The Trapper, Bst 71b; Phlegethon, Bst 411 e; The Squaw, Bst. I feel inclined to go for the first and last named, with The Trapper and Juggernaut third and fourth, and Phiegethon last. A sweepstakes of 200 soya. each, Ab.M., 5 subs., will have Coticula and Barcelona first and second. Uriel, in my opinion, if well, can actually accomplish the task of giving 351bs to Nondescript in their match over the ditch mile. Bordeaux, in his couple of matches, receives forfeit in the first from Merry Peal; and will win the second over the T.Y.C., giving California 91bs. On Tuesday, the day destined td give us an insight into the qualities of several Derby candidates in the race for the Guineas, the sport commences with the 300 sovs. Stakes, 100 ft, for four years old colts and fillies 8.C., which the Duke of Bedford has won four times in the last seven years, with Minotaur, Panther, Leopard, and Quasimodo, in 1844, 1845, 1846, and last year; and will accomplish the same feat this year with Bordeaux, without Tomboy finds himself at home on the long dis tance of nearly four miles and a quarter; at any rate this couple will be first and second; Nutcracker and Zadnc third and fourth. Next on the list for decision stands the key to the Derby, the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, for which the following will, in all pro bability, go to the post, viz, :—Exeter, Glenhawk, Census or Hyppolytus, Midas, The Confessor, Hernandez. colt by Touchstone out of Mountain Sylph, CEolus, and perhaps ,one from Day's stable, and Olympian. My opinion of the chances of the above I gave in my analysis of their merits, as far back as February or January; at which time I selected Grecian, Newminster, and the Squire's colt to furnish a close race home, ending as 1 have placed them; but, in consequence of the declension of the stars of Scott's and Day's stables, I must entrust the Mountain Sylph colt with the important task cf render ing my judgment triumphant; should he not be quite up to the mark at the time of running, then commend me to The Confessor or Hernandez, former for choice; and were I requested to place them as they stand in my esti mation at the present moment, it would be thus:— MOUNTAIN SYLPH COLT 1 THE CONFESSOR HERNANDEZ MIDAS 4 (To be concluded tomorrow.) I am, Sir, yours, &c. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. April 18, 1851. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—THURSDAY. A few investments were made on Hernandez and Glen hawk for the 2,000 Guineas Stakes, but the only horses really in force were The Mountain Sylph colt and The Confessor, it being difficult to say which had the call at the finish. Confessor also came into high favour for the Derby, Bonnie Dundee having several friends. 700 to 100 was laid once against Primo Minister (offers after wards to take 1,200 to 200), and 8 to 1 to a considerable amount agst Teddington; 20 to 1 offered agst New minster, and 1,000 to 10 laid agst Grecian. The Ches ter Cup movements were confined to an improvement in Rhesus, Nancy, and Russborough, and a decline of three points in Montague. Latest prices:— TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 3 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Mountain Sylph colt —7 to 2 taken freely 10 to 3 agst Sir J. Hawley's The Confessor—taken 6 to 1 agst Lord Enfield's Hernandez 8 to 1 agst Mr. E. R. Clark's Glenhawk 30 to 1 agst Sir R. Pigot's Bolus—taken Grecian was declared not to start at half-past four r.m. CHESTER CUP. 8 to 1 agst Mr. Treen's Rhesus, 5 yrs, 7st—taken 13 to 1 agst Ld. Strathmore's Montague, 5 yrs, 7st 21b 15 to 1 agst Mr. l'ilaugan's Russboroug,h, 4 y rs,Bst6lb 100 to 6 'apt Mr. T. Lister's Nancy, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b—t 18 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's The Italian, 4 yrs, 7st 51b 20 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Vatican, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b —taken DERBY. 6 to 1 agst Mr. Halford's Prime Minister—taken 8 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Teddington—taken 12 to 1 agst Mr. J. Clark's Marlborough Buck—taken 15 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Constellation 20 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Bonnie Dundee-25 to 1 taken freely 25 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Confessor—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. G. Higgins's Theseus—taken freely 1,000 to 20 agst Mr. E. R. Clark's Glenhawk—taken 100 to 1 agst Mr. Howard's Grecian OAKS. 7 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Hesse Homburgh 8 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Aphrcdite—t to 1001. 8 to 1 agst Lord Stanley's Iris THE FLYING DUTCHMAN AND VOLTIGEUR.--We are authorised to state that whatever may be the result of the great match between the above horses, it will not be determined until after it liss been run whether the Fly ing Dutchman will start for the Emperor's Plate or not. A sicailar announcement having been made yesterday at Tattersall's, the public will do well to retrain from api cal:l6llg on the Ascot event until after the York Spring, Meeting. Mr. Payne's Citadel broke her leg yesterday morning at Epsom, and has since been shot. MANCHESTER, APRIL 17 • — STATE OF TRADE.— The indications of a falling market are very plain to- d ay, es pecially in yarns. There is always considerable irregularity when changes are taking place, whether they be to the ad vantage of sellers or to their disadvantage ; and the aspect of things this morning has been one of much fluctuation, when compared with the characteristics of Tuesday. In some in stances, low prices have been taken, and that feature of the day's business induced more inquiry generally. It is scarcely possible to quote any description of yarns that are in request, but as an illustration of what is stated above, we may re mark that 40's double, a n article largely exp or t e d to N aples, was in comparatively large request, and was throughout the day the readiest to sell, but at a decline in price. The news 'as to cotton brought by the Arctic has had little effect, holders apparently clinging to the belief that cotton must go up at the ports of America, with as much pertinacity as pur chasers assure them that it must come down. The dealings at New Orleans have strengthened the want of confidence in the apparent largeness of the crop. In cloths we have no demand. The private letters by the Indian mail are not considered favourable. Sales at Bombay had been large ; but the exchanges having given way excessively, the returns are much worse than they were, And the consequence is the utmost caution on the part of the buyers here for that market. These tidings are dispiriting, for, if the exchanges had been in our favour, from the reported st a t e o f th e s t oc k s at both Bombay and alcutta, we must have experienced a large demand both for grey shirtings and madapollams. RAPID DELIVERY OF LETTERS.—POST-OITICII NOTICE. The extended adoption of street-door letter-boxes, as recommended in the notice to the public of May, 1840, has considerably promoted the rapid delivery of letters. The Postmaster -General, in renewing this recommendation, takes occasion to advert to the great increase of Post-office duty which will arise out of the approaching Exhibition, and whica will render it still more important that the postman should not be unnecessarily detained. Householders who have not al ready provided street-door letter-boxes, are therefore re minded that it is peculiarly desirable that such provision be made before the Ist of May. THE POISONING CASE IN NOTTS.—This long-pro tracted tracted investigation came to a conclusion this day (Thurs day),fEast- at twelve o'clock. Yesterday the town street was lite rally the place where the murder was committed, the result of rally besieged with crowds of people awaiting the The the inquest, both the prisoners being coroner (Mr. C. Swann) summed up greatwe After the night, and the witnesses spoke in the m s' th o t s e t decisive manner prisoner Ingram, as to the purchasing of the poison with the and also at the desire of the d e cease f d b 's y th :i j i co roner had summed up, the whole e e degreeid ed u ex ceptionpon of one man, were almost ioratnediaintelsyondl their verdict; but this individual, being u aj r o d r e i r t o f re lated to the female prisoner, held out for fifteen hours, at the the jury, end of which time be agreeodfi,v,iNtlbutflule was returned and consequently a verdict against Robert Ingram an d Elizabeth Barb er. T he female prisoner was greatly a ffected, but Ingram did not appear to be much moved by his awful situation. The most extraor dinary excitement was mani fested both in and out of court during the whole of the proceedings. The prisoners, upon the conclusion of the inquest, were committed to the county gaol at Nottingham, to take 41eir trial at the next Notts m aim for wilful murder, EXTENSIVE ROBBERY. WALTHAM-ABBEY, APRIL 17.—A great deal of ex citement has been occasioned in this neighbourhood during the past week, owing to its having become known that a daring burglary, involving the loss of cash amounting to nearly 5001., had been committed at the Storekeeper's-office of the Royal gunpowder works situate near this town. The robbery was effected during the night of the Bth inst., and all the efforts of the local police were imme diately directed to the discovery of its perpetrators. The lapse of two or three days without any satisfactory clue to the burglars having been obtained induced the autho rities to apply to the Metropolitan Commissioners of Police for assistance, and by their direction Inspector Lund and Sergeant Whicher, two intelligent and very active officers of the detective force, were sent down to assist in the investigation. From inquiries instituted by these officers, it appeared that Mr. Topham, who holds the responsible office of storekeeper to the Government works, had, on the afternoon of the Bth inst., placed the sum of 4501. in notes and gold, to be used in the payment of the usual monthly accounts, in an iron chest, en closed within an iron closet, in his own office. Mr. Topham loft the works at half•past five o'clock on the evening of the Bth, when all the locks were securely fastened, and everything quite safe. At six o'clock the following morning the porter, whose duty it was to open the storekeeper's office, on inserting the key into the lock of the outer door found that it was unfas tened, and secured only by the ordinary catch. On en tering he found that an inner office hat been forcibly broken open, and the iron doors of the closet containing the money chest wrenched off. The chest itself had been lifted out of the closet, and its shattered appear ance soon showed that the burglars in the pursuit of their nefarious calling had availed themselves of the acce placedss t o its o n c oneon - tagency Theof g u o n n p e o s w t d hader t o a p o p b a t side with the key-hole uppermost, and into the k e y -h o le r a e i n n t l e y a sy been gunpowder had been gradually poured until a sufficient quantity had been inserted to blow off the outer lid. It is conjectured that the robbers laid a train for some short distance, and then fired it. The effect was shown in the entire destruction of the outer lid, on the removal of which the thieves had little difficulty in wrenching open the inner partition; having done which the booty was at once secured. The money_stolen consisted of sixteen 201. Bank of England notes, and about 100 sovereigns in gold. Inspector Lund has been most actively engaged in endeavouring to sift the affair since his arrival, and the result of his inquiries has led to the apprehension this day of four men—one of them moving in a respectable class of life, and two others employed on the Govern ment works. The persons apprehended are George Rowe, a licensed victualler, and landlord of an inn called The Compasses, in this borough; John Cornish, and Charles Eves, two night-watchmen on the Government works; and Jesse Griffiths, a coetermonger and fish-dealer, living in the neighbourhood. The last-named prisoner has been re peatedly in custody for felony. Inspector Lund having obtained information against Rowe, went to his house this morning for the pur pose of apprehending him. On inquiring for him, Mr. Lund was told by his wife that she believed he was in the back-yard. On going there, Mr. Lund could not find him, and some bystanders referred the officer to the stable. Into the stable Mr. Lund went, but here also he was unsuccessful in finding the object of his search. Perceiving, however, in the corner of the stable-ladder leading up to a loft, Mr. Lund ascended, and immediately discovered Rowe ex tended upon some bay and straw, in which he was partly buried. On the officer acquainting him with the nature of his suspicions, Rowe resigned himself into custody, and having descended from his hiding place, he sub mitted to be searched. Upon him were found 27 sovereigns and five 101. Bank of England notes. On being asked if he had any more money in his possession, he accompa nied the officer to his bed-room, and pointing out a few shillings in silver said, "That's all the cash I have." Mr. Lund now intimated to the prisoner that he should feel it his duty to search the loft in which he had found him, and inquired if he had any more money there. Rowe replied, "Is it likely, now? But if you have come to search, you had better do so." Mr. Lund, with Seargeant Whicher, then returned to the loft, and in a very few moments the latter officer discovered, amongst some old iron and other rubbish, a tin canister, which on being opened was found to contain 100 sovereigns in gold. Cornish and Eves were taken into custody about the same time by the local police. The former prisoner has expressed a desire to confess his share in the transaction, bet the officers have great hopes of obtaining sufficient evidence to convict without availing thetrispiNe! of the testimony of an approver. Among the gold stolen there was about :01. worth of half-sovereigns. At k vas's lodgings, among IW. in gold, 14 half-sovereigns were discovered, and from the person of Cornish five half-sovereigns and one sovereign were taken. The three prisoners, with Jesse Griffiths, were all taken before the local magistrates at the police-station this afternoon, and formally charged with the robbery. After hearing a statement of the circumstances, the Bench, on the application of Inspector Lund, at once granted a remand, and the prisoners were removed in custody. The robbery, as before stated, has created no little excitement .here, and a Government reward of 501. for the apprehension of the thieves was issued on Monday. METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS.—Yesterday work men commenced moving the range of buildings from the south-eastern angle of Cannon-street to Lawrence Pountney lane, and thence westward, so as to effect the improved widening of that thoroughfare. Similar alterations were also commenced in Fetter-lane, Rolls-buildings, and vici nity, to clear a site for the new Record Office, and to pre pare for the new streets which are to radiate therefrom to Farringdon-street, eastward, and to Lincoln's Inn and St. Martin's-lane, westward, with branch and avenue s b y which the lines of communication between Fleet-street, the Strand, and Holborn, will be materially increased, while each of the many thoroughfares will be relieved of a considerable por tion of its - present vast amount of traffic. Tun GOVERNOR OF HONG-KoNG.—The installation of Governor Bonham as Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, took place at the Government Office en the 22d of February, with all the usual ceremony. Major General Staveley, under a warrant from Prince Al bert, the head of the Order, invest ed Sir George with the insignia.—Hong-Kong Register. He that would make a real progress in knowledge must dedicate his age as well as his youth, the latter growth as well as the first fruits, at the a ltar of truth.—Eliza Cook's Journal. LAUNCH OF ANE VV IRON STEAMSHIP.--In non pliance with the invitation of Captain Jackson, a numerous party' assembled 'yesterday at the works of Messrs. Robin son and Russel!, Mill-wall, to witness the launch of the new iron steam-ship the Baron Osy, which is intended to run be tween London and Antwerp. The good ship (the largest iron merchant vessel e ver built in the port cf London) is 800 tons burden, 200-horse power, 16 feet hold, and 23 feet beam. Her estimated cost is 20,0001. She is expected to achieve the voyage between London and Antwerp in four teen hours. She was duly "christened" by Mrs. Lichfield, the lady of an old naval officer, and at three o'clock was launched amid the cheers of the bystanders, and the gratu lations of the many friends—ladies as well as gentlemen— to whom Captain Jackson' s previous high p ro f ess i ona l repu tation rendered his career matter of interest and importance. The company next i adjourned to the lunch whi c h h e h a d provided for them n the neighbouring offices, and there toas ted him, " The Antwerp Company, ,, with which he is connected, " the Baron Osy," " Messrs. Robinson and Rus sell," &c. Frequent allusion . was mad e b y t h e spea k ers t o the value of ofh theis p private and d s services, professional and thecharacter, amount of hi a generalpatron age com plaisance, and unvarying care had b roug h t t o the vessels of which he had previously had the command. To these compliments he returned a fitting response; other speeches followed, and the party broke up S TJ- ~....., see,ei'es. e ...... A ._ 1- 1 :71 , 4-•1-57-./, A PARISIAN lllLTRDElt_;:".2.3.,,Ovit,...s i e (From La Pairie.) •)4 74 . r V s -' c AA raw The Court of Assizes was occupied on Tuesday and Wednesday with the trial of the man, named Lafour cade, for the murder of an aged maiden lady named Lebel, and the attempted murder of another, named Ribault, on the 31st of December last, in the Rue Bourbon-le-Chateau, No. 1. The case excited extraordinary interest, and the court was crowded to excess. Madlle. Ribault had for some time sup plied designs of fashions to the Journal dee. Demoiselles and the Petit Courrier des Dames, for which she re ceived 200 francs a month. M. Thierry, the manager, was accustomed to send her her money by Lafourcade. In the course of 1850 a month's salary was not paid, but M. Thierry had receipts for every month. The fact was, as it subsequently appeared, that Lafourcade had embezzled the money and had forged a receipt. Mademoiselle Ribault having demanded the money, M. Thierry told her that it was paid, and to convince her, directed Lafourcade to present the receipt to her. Lafourcade having delayed to bring back the receipt, M. Thierry demanded it. He had not presented it to Mademoiselle Rib .nit from the fear that she would denounce it as a forgery; but, on the 31st December, he went to her house and thowud it t o h er. Sh e saw at once that it was a forgery; but, feeling a sort of vague terror, she hesitated to bay so. Lafourcade then said that the receipts of the two previous months had been mislaid, and asked her to give him others. She was about to write when she was struck Several times on the back of the head with some in strument. She fell almost senseless to the ground. She was then kicked and struck, and stabbed in several places. Immediately after she heard a struggle between the man end:another person. She fainted, and remained senseless for some time. On partially recovering, she found that a napkin was thrust into her mouth, and that the room was in a state of profound darkness. She removed the napkin, and called for Madlle. Lebel, who lived with her, but re ceived no answer. At her feet she felt the body of some one, and after a while ascertained it w as Madlle. Lebel, and that she was quite dead. She attempted to rise, but was unable. She rattled an arm chair with all the force she had, but no one heard. In this way all the evening and several hours of ' the night p assed away. Every hour she became fainter, and, not doubting that she was about to die, she dipped her finger in the blood which had flowed from her wounds, an d wrote cn a chimney board," The assassin is the clerk of M. Th—." The next morning alarm being felt at the non-appearance of the two ladies, and at no answer being given to the knocks at the door, some persons en tered the apartment. All was in darknesss, and the concierge, who marched at the head of the party, asked if there were any one. " A murderer!" answered Madlle. Ribault faintly. The shutters having been opened, it was discovered that Madlle. Lebel was quite dead. She had received several terrible blows over her head, and had her jaw broken; but death had been caused by the assassin having thrust the cap of Madlle. Ribault down her throat, and having pressed her tightly by the throat until she was dead. Medical assistance was immediately afforded to Madlle. Ribault, and she recovered. She at once stated that the mur derer was Lafourcade, and he was arrested. When shown the body of Madlle. Lobel he declared that he was not the murderer, and, being led into the room of Iladlle. Ribault, whom ho bad evidently expected to find dead also, he started on hearing her exclaim, " that is the man, that is the man who struck me!" Shortly after being arrested he attempted to commit suicide. He repeatedly protested his innocence, but in addition to the testimony of Madlle. Ribault, several persons had seen him enter the house just be fore the murder was committed, and leave it just after; blood, also, was found on his clothes and boots, and in this blood were some of the grey hairs of his victims. After several witnesses had deposed to different circum stances, all inculpating the accused, Madile. Ribault gave a remarkably clear account of the two crimes, though, in doing so, she displayed great emotion. After, she said, speaking to the prisoner about her money, and having mentioned to him that, in a previous payment, he had given her five francs too little, she began, as already stated, to write him a receipt to replace one that had been mislaid. At the same mcment she was struck on the back of the head, and fell to the ground. " I heard the noise of blows and of a struggle before I became quite senseless," she said, " and I remained insensible a long time. When I recovered a little I found a napkin stained with blood thrust into my mouth. I thought myself labouring under a frightful nightmare. I endeavoured to rise, but was unable to do so. I, however, managed to raise my head, and 1 saw at my feet the body of Madlle. Lobel; she did not complain; and I saw she was dead. (Here the witness became much affected.) I rat tled the arm-chair for help, but no one came. I attempted ten times to rise, but had not strength to do so. I thought I was about to die, and regretted that I could not denounce my murderer to justice. I also thought of writ ing in blood on the chimney-board. A candle was then burning. I did not know the man's name. I at first intended to write, "It is the collecting-clerk of M. Thierry," but that phrase seemed to me too long, and so I wrote, "It is the clerk of M. Thee." I then lost my consciousness. I afterwards slightly recovered, and re membered that I had not completed the name, but it was then dark, and I could not find the place. Besides, I feared that I might compromise M. Thierry in writing his name in another place." The President then asked the witness if the prisoner were not the man who struck her. " Oh! it is he, I swear it!" she answered. " Without hesitation!" " Without hesitation. because it is the truth ?' On hearing this, the prisoner remained cold and impassible, but gazed on the witnest. The President asked him if he had anything to say? He answered, " I was not in her house on the 31st De cember, the day in question." " Bat she affirms that you were." "She affirms that because it pleases her." The President, with some indignation, severely rebuked the prisoner for speaking in such a way. Mademoiselle Ri bault stated that she had lived forty-two years in the slime house. After the pleadings and summing up, the jury retired to deliberate, and in about two heurs re turned with a verdict of guilty. The accused did not understend the technical terms in which the verdict was given, and asked a gendarme what they meant, but the dicer did not reply. The court condemned him to death. He heard the sentence without emotion, and with a slight bow to the court, walked firmly away. ( r;*,•••/-.. -i , ':?'.2('‘''.:-If.li ;T:n. MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—Under my present signature I addressed a letter to you some time ago, for the purpose of showing, by reterence to my own case, the injustice and absurdity of the existing marriage law, as regards the prohibition of the above union. My letter you deemed deserving of publication. In it I mentioned that, though I had not the shadow of a doubt of the ultimate alteration of the law, I was not sanguine as to any i mme di a t e enactment on the subject. Since then m y f ears h ave been realised_oue s by the rejection of the Bill introduc e d into the of Lords, and the consequent postponementof a R mea sure imperatively demanded by every consideration of justice and expediency. • this addressed from the following motive. utmost,Whenl by economising I venture to trouble you with th's communication you I stated that I was doing my me w iksolemnized where to have my marriage deceased s urmount the difficulty of my y th li t in he ite s d is m ter ean o s i such unions are legal, m to y euable so as to n said, I am b our own marriage law. As I t e er I stru . yno means sure that I shall be able, h "wev l should I gg e, to accom plish such a case not hesitate to plish this; and in contract a union with the object of my a ff ect i ons in this country. As some guide, however, to my exertions and II my Ito k n ow • ten tions. I wis h accurately wh ere suc h ma rriages aro legal. At present I h ave b ut m i sty notions acs a . , the subject, and lam sure that the kind h p i lanthropie spirit Ns c hi h has prompted you to take the c ourse you have done as regards the Marriage Bill, will induce you to supply me with the information I seek. I understand that such marriages are pet fectly legal in the Isle of Man. Will you satisfy me on this point, and also as to what other countries they may be solem nized in? Hoping that you will excuse the selfish character of this communication, I am, Sir, yours, &c., April 8. FIAT JUSTITIA. [Our correspondent will see, from the advertisements put forward by the "Marriage Law Reform Association,'' that marriages with the sister of a deceased wife are legal in Prussia, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, and Nor way, and indeed in all Protestant countries of Eare l P: o s England being almost the only exception. The yeara7 also lawful, on obtaining dispensations, in Roman gratui countries. Full information may be obtained to the tously on every point on personal applica tion _ sq., at the Honorary Secretary, Joseph Stansbury , Esq. , offices of,; the association, 26, Parjj ent•street. 1 ED. Sun.] —...... "Dil4"wrt.is—rMathrer BstarOetbleSdit, MONEY-TAKING EXTRA given a concert in one of having, with Mad. Anna Bishop, green the towns of the interior of r ill came to hhn t when the gallery money- e tak t f_ 8 d that those talcr'ipay over the_ takings of the evening, t llovi soap, lots f • n g B emsis ! ed of numerous pieces of vl y 0 cigars two live i l other articles f ' o small money, fighting-cocks, and su Pdr. Bochsa current in the interior. . . proceeded to pay the salary. which amounted to four pieces of soap money-taker's rs The game and a packet of cigars .. .. cocks proved the most ab l e portion of this curious currency and were readily conver d put dow t ' ' at once spitted an 11 o the fire.— Cock's ifuszcal Miscellany. BOSTON E LECTIOIL—Mr. Ald erman Wi re a dd resse d e lectors on the Tuesday eve n i ng. H e dec l ared himself i n favour o f free trade, extension of the suffrage, the ballot, retrenchment, and civil and religious liberty all over the world. He recommended the agriculturists to improve their i m plements, cultivate their land better, and to demand en equalization of taxation. He said Lord Stanley, Mr. Disraeli , and every one else who could put two and two together, knew that the country could not return to protection. '-u_l_ . e town is placarded with bills calling on the electors to reserve into n their votes, as a Protectionist is immediately coining ' or Tuesday. field. The election will take place on Monday Mr. Wi re i s t h e on l y can did a t e a t presen t 0/ r e sicsday even ing) in the field. ' Yesterday morning the Lord 131 shop of London James, held a confirmation at the parish church of St. Pic cadilly. There was a full attendance of the clergy of the district, and a large congregation. D SLAB Co' SLATE Alg before Master Sir William On Wednesday there was a meetingf the list of , Horne, for the further settlement e al Ernest, was repreiented by . The official manager,sses of eleven alleged contribu- Mr. Hetherington. The c nd, with the exceptions of Mr. tories were investigated , a settled for 30 shares, and Mr. J. T. was George Tollitt, who i nc l u ded without opposition for 40 Rathbone, who was shares, stand over for the production of additional evidence. There are altogether 84 names on the contributory lists as fficial manager, of which the Master has brought in by th be deanitively iacluded, and a low to dered 17 to already or be expung•cl• - D dis day- then ,R. !D O Wed. rge), !S Of ,20 of 3ase uit, of II 1 -i~