The Sun. — London, England, 1851-05-26 00:00:00

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Cents: ba c per Can* we is 01° t, relative l a e recent If; scary of I e 17tb jo lt ' by the le 'Os proprl e ; lolutioes i !d ult., tbe" )rders Co_ A V 3 to prone " to our reoo' rHREE. i. 98 mosaic' PR ICNS , 21 1 , 91' 98 , 91 7 5'16 49 I' 8% 98 41P 43 P cLolazio rnicEs• 834 87 , 571 t 16% • 35 83S 38N 101% 2014 40 on. 694 DAY.) moderate Liverpo° l ' t W., with her 1500 te, to Ne w ruck ou 0 e JacqUe l Janvrig i topcoat sails as April, la& VV.S.Vir' .oval r Bremen; Iquique/ 'is; Mar' d; Otsego inroe, St lah, Nett C--Arrd• ;on. Sid. loth, Rio er, Nov Quebec; 3hiefteint igsatiue, Pas fallen f full of , c, which ucceeded Quebec. lisit Cs is. wee lot rew. Off port, farinere entering mme off red. ID011.•"" )'clock, a of abode, r himself hall and at the in their nnfor- Tbef he was of Mr to be re what is DDB, It is Dg nuch boa ar :a Vec- Ws bust ich the another ad sus not to Ingham Swe brick of editor. ecrated —Arne- g ne xus to b VI to it, linnet MARKET NEWS.-- . (THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-MONDAY, There was 1 S 3 activity in the 6-niant!'lof ail Tiiir7s of English Wheat in the leading ceuniry..-.arkets htld on Sat ur lay. In prices however, no material change took place. Fite toreigo qualities were quite as dear, but low and middling kinds sold heavily. Grinding and Barley commanded a lair amount o• attention,. but Malt was *very inactive. Oats. acid read , ly at higher r4es. Ici - other articles iio ctaPge took: place.! :- .. .Advices from New York to ,the.l2oll inst. state it node wai still tailing in value. Fine Wheats wire 'tolerably firm. In the Baltic market the trade was con tinued in a very inactive state.' The' sale for Flour, :in most of the French ports, has coninned steady. The receipts of English produce up to wit- market last week were very mderate. From abroad we received 4,667 quarters of Wheat. 2,961 Barley, 16,322 Oats, _lOB4 Beans; 10 Tares. 4.5:9 Linseed, 4,423 It ipeserd. 112 _sundry seeds, 8,645 s.cks and 3,529 barrels of Flour. _ _ _ _ The quantity of Wheat received fresh up to fhb: Morning's market from Essex was very moderate whilst the receipts from Kent and Cambridgeshire were small, but of full average qualify. By land carriage and SUM • ple only a limited supply ri ached us; hence, the stands were comparatively bare of samples. Notwith standing that the att, ndist.ce of both town and country millers was far from extensive, the demand for ail kinds of Wheat of home produce ruled steady, at prices quite equal to those obtained on Alouday last, and at which a clearance was readily effected. Most of the buyers are still unusually short of stock. Toe offers from the east coast were less numerous. The business doing for for• ward delivery was trifling. With fresh foraign Wheat we were very scantily Sup plied, but tee show of granaried qualities was tolerably extensive. Fine dry samples moved cff steadily, at.full rates of currency. In the middling and inferior kinds, very little was doing; nevertheless, importers were to, lerably firm. In floating cargoes next to nothing doing. Offers from Dantz;c were numerous. • . _ _ Scarcely any English Barley was brought forward ; and the show of foreign was smaller than for many weeks past. A good demand existed for grinding and distilling sorts, at full prices; but Multine kinds met a slow inquiry. - Malt, though in full average supply, moved off slowly, but we have no change to notice in its value. The total supply of Oats being small, the • Oat trade ruled firm, and in some instances 6d per quarter more money 'was obtained for fine parcels. Beans were in moderate inquire, at fully the late irn prOVement in value. The quantity offering was trifling. We had a fair sale for Peas, at last week's currency. Indian Corn was almost nominal. The • show of foreign Flour was good. On the whole the demand was inactive, but no change took place in prices.• -t CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. "Nheat-rrEssex & Kent, M alt-=C'hevaller • • •• •• 521 td 556 Red, New.... 32s to 40s Oats— Yorkshire and 'f Dftto,White, New 35s 481 Lincolush., Feed. 173 22s • Norfolk and Lin- Potato ...... 18 s 24s •• • ‘• coin, Red.• •.. 31s 40s Youghal and Cork, • Ditto, White. ••• .. 33s 40s Black . •• .. 17s 2Cs Irish, Red ••..•• .. —a —s Cork, White ... • • 17s 20* Ditto, White . —s —8 Scotch, Feed..... 20s 25s Rye—Old •• • 23s 25s Beans—Tick ..... •. • • 25s 33s New. •• • • ...... 24s 26e Pigeons ... .. 21s 32s ' Barley—Grinding . • 19s 23s Peas—Grey• ........ • . 25s 28s Malting ... • ..... 2ls 2-is Maple ... •• • • 26s 29s Chevalier.• • • . 281 31s White... 24s 27s !Lalt—Saffolk and Nor- Boilers ....... 26s - 311 'folk ••• • • • ...... 43s 48s Flour—Town.made...' 33s 38s EtoWn •• • • • • 40s 428 Surolk • 517:.. al • Kingston and Ware 47s 51s Btockta & Norfolk 275. 31. SEEDS. 'Fine Canary is in fair r• quest at full prices, but the inferior qualities command %ery Hide attention. Clover. seed is' fully 5s lower, with a dull inquiry. All other .• articles are almost nominal. Tornlp,White, per bush. tOe to its ,Red and Grum.. • • ids . lie Mustard, Brown .•• • .. 9s 12s white; new .. • . ..6sed 8 s Oct Tares, Winter ..4s Od 4s 6cl • Old • • • • • • • ..... .. 3s Od 4s od Canary, per quarter 403 43s Rye grass • • •.. • • 24s 3vs Clover, Red En,. (cwt.) 40s 88 White •• • • e 5. Foreign Red.. •• .. 40s 54e. White— 53s T re f o il 18s 22s[ Duty was paid on the following quantities of foreign , Clover Seed up to the 17th • 1851. 1850. London Liverpool Hull • SMITHFIELD. Carraway .• .. 31s 2334 Coriander ••..• • .. • •,: 164 2.1, liempseed, per quarter 34s 334 Linseed, Eng..iowing .• 60s 6b. Crufrhing •• •• 414 s b 2. Baltic •• • • ...... 44s 47fr Odessa . . ... 46s bOfr Linseed Cake,pr. ton— English • • .71 Os 7i 10. Foreign, per ton 6/ 5s 61.1 k Rape Cakes, pr ton 4/ Os 4/ IN. ltapeseed, N ew, pr Ist 2510 s 271 OS A full average time-ot-year supply of. Foreign Stcck was . received in the port of Loucion last week, viz., 2,451 head. During the corresponding period in 1850, there arrived 2,012; in 1849, 1,739; m 1848, 2,355; and in 1847, 2,961 bead. IMPORTS INTO LONDON IN THE PAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Harlingen 2Bl ... 844 .. ... 44 .. 3 Hamburgh R o tt er dam 6l ... 529 ... 3 260 ... Bremen 2B Antwerp Calais Dordt 9 • ... 218 ... 7 ... 11 Aarhuus •••••• 38 .•• ••• •• • •• • Total The yearly comparison of the weekly imports is as under:— Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1850 2:7 ... 1,428 ... 230 ... 127 ... 1?349 - 2 1848... About 800 bead were lauded at the various out-ports. By sea, from inland, we received thirty-eight Pigs. The show of Foreign Stock in to•day's market was very moderate; but that of Beasts from our own grazing districts was seasonably good as to numbers, and or full average quality. Notwitnstanding that the Bf.ef trade, arising from an increased attendance .of buyers, was steady, no improvement took place iu the quotations. The extreme value of the best Scots was 3s 6u per Sibs, and a total clearance was with difficulty effected. From Norfolk, Suffiilk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we re ceived about 2,000 Short Horns, Huretords, Scots, &c.; from other parts of England, 400 Herewith', Short Horns. Cows, &c.; and from Scotland —chiefly by rail way-260 Horned and Polled Scots. The remainder of the supply was chi. fly drawn from abroad and the neighbourhood of the metropolis. Although the supply of Sheep was larger than th ,, t exhibited on Monday last, that description of stock moved'Off steadily at unaltered currencies. The best old Downs realised 3s 1041 to 4. per Sibs. For Lambs the demand was by et) means active. In their value we have little or no change to report, the highest figure being 5s 8d per 81bs. From the Isle of Wight, 396 came fresh to hand. Calves, the supply of which was mo derate, moved off slowly, at last week'. prices. We bad scarcely any inquiry for Pigs, the value of which was almost nominal. Ink the offal. Per Mb'. W s, • a. d. to a. d. a. d. to s.d Interior Beasts..... 2 4 2 6 Inferior Sheep •2 10 2 0 Second quality •• •• 2 8 210 Sceoucl qual. Sheer 3 2 3 4 Prime large Ozea.. 3 0 3 a Clarse-woolled ditto 3 6 3 8 p rime 5 c0ta ....... _3 .4 3 6 Southdown Wether 3 8 4. 0 Large coarse Calves 3 0 3-6 Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 0 Primes Mall ditto •• 3 8 4 0 _Large Hogs —•••• 2 8 3 4 suckling Calves —lB 0 21 0 Small Yorkers •••• 8 6 3 8 Lambs ...... .. .• 4 8 5 8 Quarter old Pigs • •16 0 19 0 TOTAL AUPPLY AT MARKET . Blasts. i Bho.p. 1 Calves. I Pigl 3,313 1 27.070 247 490 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts. I Sheep. 1 Calves. 1 r.'". 435 1,349 1 144 18 A Statement and Comparison of the Supplies and Prices of Fat Stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, May 27, 1850, and this day, Monday, May 26, 1051. Per Blbs., to sink the ofrals. May 27, 1850. May 26,1851 s. d. s. d a. d. a. d. Cone and inferior Beasts ... 26t02b 2 4 to 6 Second quality ditto ... ... 2103 0 2 8 210 Prime large Oxen .. ... 3 2 34 3 0 3 2 Prime Scots, .N c. ... 3 4 3 6 3 4 3 6 Coarse and inferior Sheep... ... 210 3 02 10 3 0 Second quality ditto ... ... 3 '2 3 6 3 2 3 4 Prime coarse-woolled ditto ... 3 8 310 3 6 3 8 Prime Southdown ditto ... 310 4 03 10 4 0 Lambs... ... 4 0 5 4 4 8 5 8 Large coarse Calves 3 0 3 2 3 0 3 6 Prime small ditto ... 3 4 3 6 3 8 4 0 3 '2 3 6 t 8 3 4 L a rge Hogs... Small 8 . . 30 1 4 (2 3 6 3 8 / 3,835 . sbeep 044 Lambs 22,850 27,070 Calves 190 2+7 • " " rigs '" 320 490 StrnmiEs orr SALE, MAY 28, 1849. Beasts, 3,199 ; Sheep and Lambs, 25,360 ; Calves, 212 ; Pi gs, 230. MAY 29, 1848..7, Beasts, 3,409; Sheep and Lambs, 25,020; Calves; 304 ; P.gs, 398. MEV/GILTS AND X.F.ADENELA,LL. Since our last report, these markets hate b.en toler ably well supplied with each kind of meat, the time of year considered. Owing to the return of warm weather, butchers generally have purchased with much caution ; hence the demand has ruled inactive, at barely E a,. ry prices. About 500 carcases of foreign meat have appeared on sale. At per stone by the Carcase. s , d. t o s . s , d. to s. d. 2 6 210 Beet,tuferior ...... 2 2 2 4 Mutton, inferior •--- middling • ... 2 6 2 8 mi . d g• • 3 0 3 4 ▪ primelarge .. 210 3 0 ---- prime •.• 3 2 6 6 33 4 prime small .. 3 0 3 2 Pork, s l m ar a l:: 3 6 3 Vea1......" .. 3 L 10 , 34 1 060 t• 5s 60. BOROUGH OOP MAAILST. Fine Hops, though in fair averages supply are in steady request, at fully last week's quotations. In other kinds we have very few sales to notice. Some of the plantation accounts state that fly has made its appear . ante. Mid and East Kent Pockets, 41 6s to 71 per ow l ; • Weald of Kent ditto, 3 1 14 s to 41 6d per owl; Sussex ditto, 31 5s to 4* 2 , 1 per cwt. BOW:MGR AND srrrazrxELDs. The supply of home-grown Potatoes, coastwise and by land carriage, being considerably in excess of the demand, prices have fallen since Monday last fully 103 per ton, and great difficulty, owing to the low value of bread, is now experienced in i-ffeeting sales. Last week's imports were 130' tons, and 255 bags from Rott Per Per Ton. Ton. Yorksh. Regents. 80s to 1003 Wisbeach & Cam ' Ditto Shawl . 70s to 75s bridge Li nco ln. Regents 75s to 85s Kent Regents 7os to 758 Scotch Regents.. 6ss to 85a Essex Regents iOs to 75s Ditto. Cups ...... 65s to 85s Essex liihaws Ditto Blues ...... 65s to 80. Kent Shaws 6oa to 7as Ditto Dahlias ..- • 605 to 70s,Kent & Essx. Mid. — s to —s C ommo n Whites. tOs to 70sIGN'reernmcahnWdhitittoes --t to t t o o i s Newitastle &Ber - wick Regents.. 755 to 90a Dutch Whites , 6es to 708 Kentish Red Kid. --is to ---a Chats WOOL.' Tim public sales have been well sanded since this day sennighti d.tbe whole of the Wool offered, .near;y 14,000 bal. a, has been distonlied'M at ltd 'Wang faint N. The attendance f buy era from the Continent had been much smaller than usual. Last week's imports into T-TI - E SUN; Lomlon amounted to 3,732 bales from Mirlbnurne, 1,289 m-Geamig, - 4 420 If orn P:h.t, Philip, 3,488 fr-cm de- Lide, 2,706 from Sydney, 172 froya Bombay, 449 from -I,!r.utreet,-;vr, 281 - Ithea the Ciite, and 1,300 arum 114 art Town. Tik , private market is heavy, end v.e have ni ters on lcwer terms. TALLOW.: Notwithstanding that the amonnt of business doing since Monday last has beee small, no routerM change has taken p.kce ill the quotations. To:days P. Y. , C. un the spct stllivg at 375, pl end the fi g ure for thr. last 'Three Actotths' iea* 38s 3d par. cwt. Town Tallow, 35+6 - I owl nit cash; rough fat, 2i per Blbs. The imports last weelt2. 640 cssks. , --were wholly colonial. 1847. 1848. 1849. 1850.1 1851. , tock this day 7.961 7,717 21,760 24,611 36,848 3 3 6 ;3 9 ‘ ci d to to ni c:o d a orice oi Y.C. •• t0 49 4 8 93 :i 6 d d t0 4" 4 8 53 ° 9 d d t 0 378 3 96% Delivery last week 92 4 870 ; 1,113 1,147 7 , 6 uitto from June 1.... 78,892 97,883 j 96," , 60 93,45 89,942 irrivals last week • 159 913 1,74 1,376 2,6i6 Ditto from June 1 ... 76,228 97,501 113,787 92,445 101,272 ?rice of Town .. 103 Od 483 6d 393 6d 32s Od 383 Cd • THE GREAI cr ll . . . C EXHIBITION. I 3 DAY). This morning being the first of the shilling days. conside:able anxi. ty was felt by the authorities at, the Crystal Palace, lest any accident or inconvenient over crowding should mar the effect of this ties' completion of their task of actually throwing open the doors of the Great Exhibition to the world. The doors were open at ten o'clock, when about 1,000 people presented themselves for entrance, who in a few moments were spread over the building without the slightest rush or inconvenience. Barriers were erected at the different entrances, but these were speedily withdrawn as unnecessary, and there. was scarcely any perceptible difference from the former days. The stream continued to, pour in, and as policemen had been stationed at each entrance to count the number of those persons in, it was found at eleven o'clock that 7,922 had entered the build ing in the first boa; from eleven to twelve, 3,980 entered, aed in the next halt hour the number increased by 1,400, making in all 13,313, who entered the building during the - first two hours and a half. This, though nor squat to the expectations of those whose talk all along has been of 60,000, is certainly not discouragtug, taking into consi deration the fact of this being the first day, and that many have stayed away under the impression that the building would be inconveniently ever-crowded, and that an in spection would be impossible. Every arrangement had bean - made in the interior to keep the avenues clear, and to prevent any unnecessary loitering about, and an extra number of policemen were stationed at intervals with directions to keep the visitors as far as possible moving in one uniform current down on one side and up the other. Tnis was more particularly the case in the galleries, the route being from east to west in the south gallery, and west to east in the north. The seats also in the transept had bees removed, arid the area presented altogether a less crowded appearance than we have lei:nark+ d before. The visitors were of the most miscellaneous description, apparently embracing all classes, and, en the whole, evinced less disposition to lounging and crowding round particular objects than was usual on former days. Evidently the chief object was to see as much as possible in a long day, and not a few, chiefly artizaris and their families, had providt d themselves with baskets ot provi sions, and some hiug stronger than the liquids allowed by the Executive Committee, determined to all appearances to spend the whole of the allotted hours, from 10 to 7, in the work of imieection.' Alt gether we never remember to have ex perienced less trouble in getting from one end of the building to the other, and all seemed to acquiesce with th e -- Utmost cheerfulness in the police arrange ments,- notwithstanding that, in some instancts, they seemed to restrict the liberty of motion. We noticed, among the visitors in the building, Sir George Grey, Earl Granville, and several members of the Commis sion, evidently impelled by a desire to; see how all went off. Not many season ticket-holders were pre sent, and the usual long line of carriages in the drive leading to the south transept was entirely wanting. The number of omnibuses plying to the Crystal Palace was, however, greater than ever, and we believe that above a hundred extra omnibuses have been put on this morning running from all parts of the metropolis. 'SMITHFIELD MA KET REMOVAL _ BILL.—(THIS DAY ) The.Cosnmittee at again to-day in Room No. lin the long corridor; Mr. Cardwell in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said the House of Commons hid re ferred to the Committee the inquiries which bad been instituted respecting Stniihfield-market in 1828, 1847, 1849, and 1850; and he wished to know the eature of the examination which the promoters of the Bill in tended to propose, and the probable duration of it. Mr. ELLICE, counsel for the promoters, said they did not think it reasonable to throw the whole of those large blue books at the head of the Committee, and ask them to become masters of their contents at once, and they would, therefore, select the most salient points of the evidence, and then ca:l witnesses for the put pose of testing and checking it. The CHAIRMAN thought it only fair and right that the parties should expect that the Committee would, before they came to a decision, make themselvts acquainted with what the House of Commons bad theught proper to refer to them; but they wanted to know the nature and probable length of the evidence to be adduced. _Mr. ELLICE said they purposed to call wive voce evi dence as to each class of the inquiry, but, he was not able to speak as to its length at precept. Mr. Serge ant MERRYWEATHEIt hoped the Committee would bear in mind that 1:0 opportunity was given to the Corporation of the city of London, and the other parties who now appeared against the Bill, to cross examine any of the witnesses whose evidence was pub lished in the reports of 1847, 1849, and 1850, nor to elucidate any facts in cAmexton with the present market. The CHAIRMAN observed that there were witnesses examined on those occasions who were both for and against the continuance of Smithfield-market. Part of the printed evidence respectii g the dimensions of the present market having been read, Richard Bond, farmer, near Taunton, was called and examined. He said be was in the habit of sending large numbers of sheep to Smithfield-market, by the Great Western Railway. He employed a salesman to dispose of the sheep. His charge was 6d. per head for sheep, and 4d. per head for cattle. It would, of course, be an objeet to sell sheep without the intervention of a salesman, as the charge for commission wt uld be saved. The way in which cattle were fastened together in Smithfield prevented purchasers from properly exa• mining the animals. He was present at the last Christ• mae market, but fur want of room he was obliged to keep his cattle in Skinner-street, and he consequently only sold a part of them, and the remainder he kept until the next mat ket-day. The " lairs " for cattle coming from the West of England were at Paddington, and he had to drive them back there. They were injured by Laing driven three times through the metropolis, and he sut fered a serious loss. lie thought there was nothing like sufficient accommodation in the market. Very frequently castle were not in the same condition on arriving at Smithfield as when they left the railway. They were generally speaking in a very much worse condition, and be attributed this to the treat ment they received in going through the streets, and to the goading and beating resorted to in getting them into the proper positions in the market. He had often heard butchers complain of the bruised appearance which the animals presented after they bad been killed. The removal of Bristol market from the centre of the town to the outskirts, near the railway station, had been approved of by butchers and farmers. Cross-examined by Mr. TALBOT—He would rather prefer a new market near Paddington than at White chapel, but animals were more injured by being driven through the crowded streets, than tra velling a greater distance in less frequented thoreugh fares.- It would not suit the purpose of farmers to sell one or two oxen themselves ; it would be better to employ a salesman. If the market were removed to Barnet be did not think commission-agents would cease to be employed. His cattle were generally driven along• the Edgware-road and Oxford-street, and not along the New-road. He had never made any ob jection to the former route. He supposed that cattle coming from Sussex to market on the other side of the river would have to cross some of the bridges. Re-examined by Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM—The number of beasts brought from Sussex bore a very small pis portion to those sent from the north, eastern, and western districts. He was opinion, that the best situa tion for a market, would be on the north side of London, 60 as to be within reach of the diffarelit railway stations. By Sir JAMES DusE-11e was not aware that the shortest route to Smithfield, for the Paddington- station, was up the New-road and Goswell-street. At this stage of the proceedings the room was ordered to be cleared, and on the re-admission of the parties The CHAIhMAN said he was desired by the Com mittee to say they were unanimously of opinion, that it was unnecessary to go into any evidence as to the in t9ffi:::::ceof the present space in Smiihfield•market. :Zes t : fi c .e o l u d n f s o e r l a fo c r a t t h tl e e m pr a o r m ke e t. ters should do was, to con e themselve s as to the sunableuess or otherwise of Was then oalled on this point, when our re port left. BANKRUPTCY. —.(THIS DAY.) THE SALISBURY BA NE —IN RE BRoDIE AND BRoDIE. This war an audit and dividend meeting under the joint estate of these bankrupts, who were described as of SAlisbury, bankers. The amount of the dividend was not officially declared, but is expected to be is. h i th e pound, in addition to 70. already paid. S D g A pe Y hc . o ) . MARLBRo'-sTicEEIc_IN----(11, Hi ASSAULTING A CON STABLE ham Plebble. a coachman to a gentleman PARI( was charged before Mr. Bingham cith asba ti rl eci constable Mow, 394 13, under the fullow u ip t- g - The Constable deposed that on Saturday aftern oon, about four o'cloc k, he was on duty in the carriage rOl near the south side of the Exhibition, when he saw t h e defendant, who was driving a horse and a brougham coming down 11,e road at a . furteus rate. • Two c0r;5436.1 e ; tried to stop him, but cid not succeed; and when the defendant came near witness he 11, gg. d his horses to meko them go Lour. Witness called out to him to stop, and then ran forward and seized the reins, and told him him he must net go any further, as he was out of the rank. The prisoner then wish his whip struck him, and, the thong is round his hat and carne in contact with his (fitness'.) face. Witness at Viigth sumweeled in iceppir g him euti took him into cmt, , dy. Ponce-constable CIA) k, 252 C, c. , rroborated the above. The accused, in defence, said he was directed by his master, Mr. Jones, who was an invalid, to take hire up LONDON at the west entrance;' bein g rather behind his time he put his horse out, but did net excel d a trot. If be struck the constable it was dune accidently, and not on purpose. Mr. BINGHAM said the prisoner's duty to the police was paramount to his duty to his employer on an oc casion like the present. The officers must be protected, and as the blows given were but slight he should com mit him for only seven days. ASSAULT OR A. FOLICE.CONSTABLE..-- William :Ede was p lace d at'th_e las belt) , e Mr. Bingham, ebarged with cry attnß a disturbance at Mr. Mercer's, Grapes Tavern, Windmill-street, and assaulting a police-constable when in the execution of his duty. Emily Underwood, the barmaid, stated that yester day morning, about ten o'clock, she was at breakfast with her mistress in the bar parlour, when she beard a great disturbance in the private passage. She went out to know the cause, when she saw the prisoner and an other man trying to force their way into the bar. Her master, hearing the noise, came down stairs, and tried to eject them from the house. They said they would not go unless they had some liquor supplied to them. He refused to comply with their wishes, and as they persisted in remaiumg he sent for a constable, and the ..ther man then lett, and the prisoner was given in charge. When in custody the prisoner struck the con ,table several times and made his nose bleed. Police-constable. 320 C, said he was sailed to Mer cer's house, to take the prisoner into custody. On try ing to remove him he struck witness in the face, and caused his nose to bleed. The prisoner then tried to strike him on the head with a bottle which he had in his hand. Witness warded off the blow with his truncheon, and in doing so the prisoner was struck on the head. The prisoner said, in delencr, that he went into Mr. Mercer's house fur some beer, as it was a house noted for serving liquor and beer on Sunday mornings; he de nied the assault on the constable. Committed for seven days. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE,- The performance of Fide/io on Saturday night by Mademoiselle Sofie Cruvelli more than justified the expectations which her performance on Tuesday had induced us to entertain. It was perfect; her invo• cation to hope was one of the most exquisite pieces of poetical acting and singing ever witnessed ; wag nificent, too, was her rendering of the far-famed Canon, "II cor e la sue ti," exciting a burst of rapturous applause such as has seldom pro ceeded from the ordinarily cold audience of a fashionable theatre, but Sofie Cruvelli has excited a perfect furore, and the audience of Saturday seemed in its enthusiasm more like an Italian than an English audience. Sims Reeves was admirable as Florestan, and Madame Giuliani is un doubtedly the best Marcellina who has ever appeared. Coletti threw immense power into the part of Pizar ro, and the Rocco of Helena', was very good. The rendering of the overtures and accompaniments by the orchestra was perfect, and great credit is due to Mr. Balfe for the judicious manner in which he has translated the spoken dialogue into recitative. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge honoured the perfumances with his presence. The Queen's box was occupied by Lieut.-General Sir Edward Bo water and Lady Bowater, Sir Thomas and Ledy Staples, Mrs. Colonel Barnes, Mrs. Frederic Barnes, and party. Amongst the noble and di s tinguished individuals honouring the theatre with their presence on this occa sion were the following:7-1:1's Grace the Duke of Wel lington and Lady Charles Wellesley, the Duke of Cleve land, Duke and Duchess 01 Norfolk, his Excellency the Prince Demidoff, his Excellency the Swedish Minister, his Excellency the Russian Minister, the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, Marquis of Clanricarde, Marquis of Donegal, the Earl of Wilton, Earl and Countess of Stamford, Earl of Malmesbury, Earl of Car digan, Earl of Glengall, the Countess de Murilla, Earl or Belfast, Earl Mountcharles, Earl of Falmouth, Earl of Chesterfield, Earl Gifford, Viscount Dupplin, Viscount Cantilupe, Viscount Exmouth, Viscount Oran bourne, Viscount Canterbury, Viscount Enfield, the Gen Oral Trine° Walsneki, Lord and Lady Foley, Lord and Lady Francis Gordon, Lady Charles Somerset and Miss Somerset, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lady Seymour, the Ladies St. Maur, Lord George Paget. Lady do Ores pigny, the Blight Hon. Francis Baring, Lady Egoit, Lady Wetherell Waruetord, Hon. Mr. Talbot, Hon. Mrs. Gore and Miss Gore, Lieut. General Sir E. Kerrison, Bart., Lady Kerrison and Miss Kerrison, Lieut.--General Sir A. W. odfurd, Bart., Lady Wood ford end Miss Woodford, Sir H. Webb, Bart., Sir Charles Shakerley, Bart., Sir P. Aclard, Bart., Lady Moleswortb, Lady Clay, Lady Palmer and Miss Palmer, Major the Hon. James Macdonald, Hun. F. Catiogan, Sir Thomas B. Lennard, Bart., and Lady Barrett Len nard, Sir Compton Doraville, Bart., and Lady Danville, Sir Ralph Howard, Bart., M.P., Hon. A. D'Wiltoughby, Hon. Miss Howard, Hun. Mrs. Norton, Hon. Mr. Need ham, Mr. F. Vivian, the Greek Consul and Madame Belli, Mrs. Dennistoun, Captain Lyon, Captain Lord, Colonel Slauter, Mrs. Davis, the Misses Dutton, Mr. Hubert de Burgh, Captain Moursom, Captain and Mrs. Dicken, Captain Smitb, Mr. G. Dodd, M.P., and Mrs. Dodd, Mr. C. J. Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Palmer, Mr. C. B. Baldwin, .P., Mr. F. Uzielli, Mr. and Mrs. Tudor, Mr. Felix Pryor, Mr. 0. Morgan, M.P., Mr. Groigsou, Mr. Lick, Mr. Webster, Mr. Wies, Mr. Peabody, Mr. Delafield, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Wyndham, Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, Mr. Pole, Mr. B. Trelawny, Mr. G. Krehmer, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Paul, Mr. Aboott, Mr. Megan, M.P., Mr. Henniker Wilton, Mrs. and Miss Hudson, Miss Caroline Bellew, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Wheeler, Colonel Archdall, M.P., Mr. and Miss Eeieg, Caftsin and Mrs. Alexander, Mr. F. Farrel, Mr. Broadley, M.P., Mr. Gordon W hitbread, Mr. H. Baring, M.P., Mr. and the Misses Lowther, Mr. F. Vivian, &cr. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. COVENT-GARDEN. Lucrezia Borgia was repeated on Saturday,. with . the sam e cas t as h ere t o f o re, save that Signor Bianchi took the part of the Duke instead of Signor Salvator e , w h o h as no t y e t recove r e d from his hoarse ness, and majestic Grisi ecqu i t wased in excellent himself with great credit. representati on o f th e h aug ht y ye t i m p ass i o ned Borgia . was sublime (there is no o th e r word that clan fitly voice,and4r. describe it). Mario, as Gennaro, was fullofpassion, and sung the music of the part with exquisite taste and finish. Angri was the Orsini, and her rendering of the charact e r was f ul l o f sp i r i t . Th e " Brin disi" was superbly sung, and was enthusi astically re-demanded. The house was one of the most numerous and fashionable of the season. We are told by a Sunday contemporary that "after the curtain had fallen, some excitement was occasioned by two or three servants coming for ward and looking anxiously about the stage near the footlights. It soon transpired that Grisi, who had worn all her magnificent diamonds in representing the Borgibn Queen, had had the misfortune, during the excitement of the closing scene, to lose several valuable stones from her tiara. An active sympathy pervaded the house until the audience were satisfied that the missing jewels had been recovered." The Queen's Dux was occupied on Saturday evening by the Earl and Countess of Lichfield and the Ladies Harriet and Gwendoleua Anson and party. The Earl and Countess Talbot and Lady Victoria Talbot, and party occupied the Duke of Bedford's box. Among the fastoonable company honouring the theatre with their presence, we remarked his Grace the Duke of Devon shire, the Marquis and M arc hi oness o f El y , t h e Marquis of Northampton, the Marchesa Branca 'coin and Madlle. Brancsleoni, the Marchioness of Westmeath and Miss Dawson, the Earl and Countess of Sefton and the. Ladies Molyneux, the Countess of Strathmore and party, the Earl and Countess of Beauchamp, the Earl and Countess of Bess borough, the Countess Dowager of Essex and Miss John son, the Earl Bruce, the Countess of Gleugall, and Lady Margaret Batler, the Earl Granville, the Earl Cowper, the Earl .of Durham, Viscount Anson, M.P., Vis count Ingestre, Viscountess Duegahnon and Miss D'Arcy Irvine, Viscount Clirden, Lord and Lady Carington and the Honourable Miss Carington, Lady Vernon and the Hon. Miss Vernon, Lady Macfarlane and Miss Macfarlane, the Ladies Henrietta and Gwen dolene Somerset, and Mr. and Lady Rose Lovell, Lord Adolphus Vane, Lord Arthur Hay, Lady Moles worth and the Hon. Misses Blake, Lord Colville, Lord John Manners, M.P., Baron de Steinberg, Colonel the Hon. R. Fitzgibbon and Mrs. Fitzgibbon, Lady Glamis and Lady Victoria Lyon Bowes, Count Perssoneher, Honourable Mrs. Villiers and party, Hon. Mr. Anson and Miss Anson, Hon. Theobald Dillon. Hun. Leopold. Ellis, Hun. John Forteacue M.P., Hon. Hugh Ros ley, Captain the Hon. Gerard Noel, Hon. E. Stuart Wortley, Miss Burdett Coutts and party, Sir George and Lady Armytage, Sir William and Lady De Bathe and party, Mrs. Meunijoy Martyrs and party, Captain the Honourable Charles Halibury, Major Gage and Mrs. Gage and party, Mr. H. Bingham Baring, Mr. and Mrs. Baring and party, Mr. Henry Greville, Mr. Gregory, Mr. Gerard . Stunt, M.P., M r . C. S tand i s h, Ca ptain Steel, Captain Talbot Stanley, Captain Robertson, Captain Shearson, Captain and Mrs. Viiliera Hatton, Mr. Augustus Lumley, Mr. De Blaquiere, the Raja of Sarawak , Major Mountjoy Martyn, Hon. Fre derick Leveson Gower, Mr. P. Martint au, Mr. and Mrs. Cithlan, Captain De Horsey, Captain Woodford, Captain Pe Bathe, Mr. and Mrs. Newton Scott, Mr. Arcedeckne, Mr. J. Lloyd Clayton, Mr. Mack enz i e , M r . Le Jostin, Colonel Crowdie, Captain Pakenhara, Captain Jocelyn, &o. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH-COAST RAILWAY. Traffic—Week ending May 24, 1851 (Epsom Races) ••• ••• ••• £15,876 6 0 Traffic— Week ending May 25, 1850 (Whit suntide) ... ... 12,117 17 7 Total of the half-year, to this date, 1851 ... 186,032 14 3 Total of the half-) ear, to this date, 1 50 ... 105,241 6 2 Total number of Passengers— Week ending May 24, 1811 ... 94,053 Passengers ... £13,626 18 8 Goods ... ... 2,249 7 4 Total... £15,87-; 6 0 Total miles open, 1851, 173 1 4 ; ditto, 1830, 171%. London Terminus, May L 6, 1851. DETERMINED SUICIDE. - About two o'clock OD Saturday afternoon, as one of the Iron Steam-boat qom p.any's boats was en its wa y u p th e r ve r, and when off the pier near Westminste r , a man of gentlemanly appearance, who was en •board; threw himself head foremost into .the river. Every exertion was made by the captain of the vessdl to save the lite o f the unfortunate man, but unsuccess fully; and it is suppos e d t h at. i n consequence of hi s having thrown himself immediately before the paddle-wheel that he must have been struck by it, as he did not rise to the surface. EVENING-, LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY Mourn Na. The British mail steam-chip Niagara, Captain Stone, arrived here this morning at half-past five o'clock, baying left Buston on the 14th and Halifax on the 16th, with the mails and 87 passengers. The American. mail steam-ship Arctic, which left Liverp"Ool on the 30th ult., reached New ,York on the 11th. The British mail steam-ship Cambria, hence on the 3d inst., arrived out at Halifax on the 13th, landed her mails and passengers, and left again for Boston. The United States mail steamer Georgia, Captain Schenck, sailed for Havanesh and New Orleans. By this arrh al we have three days' later intelli gence than previously received by the Pacific on Tues day last. The projected invasion of Cuba excitement seems to have greatly subsided. On Sunday night, the 27th ult., the Welaka left Savannah with the United States marshal and others on hoard for the south. She returned early on Thursday knorhif,g. b r i ng i ng t h e f o ll ow ing informa tion from the vari o u s points a t w hi c h s he stopped during her trip. At St. Mary's there were rumours that bodies cf men had passed through the interior, destined south, and that in the vich,ity of Jacksonville, Florida, they were encamped in considerable force. At Jacksonville similar rumours of armed men being encamped at diff-rent points on the coast ex isted, but from reliable information, obtained front respectable sources, it was ascertained that at the pre sent time there is no orianiz-ttion of men in the im mediate neighbourhood, and had not been. At that place there are but few persons who do not sympa thise with and would aid the expedition as far as possible. On the arrival of the Welaka at Jeffersonton, it was ascertained that there were no bodies of men en camped, as reported, at Burnet Fort. Some small parties, it was said, had passed this point, but their destination was not ascertained, and but little reliance could be placed on the rumours. A gentleman, on whose word every reliance could be placed, stated that the day before be had passed an abandoned en campment some 20 miles above, where a large body of men had but a short time before been encamped.. At Darien no particular information was obtained. A body of men connected with the expedition had come down from the interior and gone south. From all that was gathered it was not the inten tion of the leaders to actually organize the expedition in the States, but to sail unorganized to some point beyond the United States, and there make such ar rangements as should be deemed expedient. The South Carolina States Rights Convention ad journed on the Bth instant after a session of three days. On the assembling of the convention a letter from Langdon Cheves was read, deprecating separate state action, and recommending forbearance and con ciliation. A committee of 21 was appointed to pre pare resolutions and an address, which after consider able discussion were adopted. Their purport is : That in the opinion of the convention secession with or without the co-operation of other states is neces sary; that concert of action with other states is worth many sacrifices, but not that of submission; that the right of secession is essential to the sove reignty of the states ; and lastly, that the meeting looks to the convention of the people and to the Legis lature to exert the sovereign power of the state in defence of its rights. Mr. Barnwell and two other members of the committee presented a minority re port, referring the whole matter to the action of the Legislature. Judge Butler, United States senator, also recommended a postponement of any decisive step. The original report, however, was adopted, and the convention adjourned sine die. A good deal of excitement was produced in New York on Saturday, by the announcement that the United States Government bad chartered a steamer to leave New York with a force of 700 men. It was not known whether this vessel was destined to sup pr-ss rebellion in South Carolina or to prevent the invasion of Cuba, although rumour spoke confidently of both purposes. According to the best information which we have yet obtained, it seems that thi-t vessel has been chartered at the suggestion of the United States authorities in New York, to cruise along the coast between this port and Savannah. One of the Chagrea steamers, the Crescent City, is the vessel engaged for the service, and she will probably go to sea without delay. Colonel Sumner, who is about to take command of the United States military force in the department of Santa Fe, will take out with him several hundred fresh recruits to fill up the companies now in New Mexico. The Exchange at Santa Fe, the finest bar-room in the country, with all its outhouse; &c., has been burned to the ground. A meeting has been held at Yorktown, Va., at which Daniel Webster was nominated as candidate for the presidency in 1852. A new and interesting experiment has been tried with Professor Page's electro•magnetic locomotive, on the railroad between Washington and Bladens burgh. The distance was accomplished in 39 mi nutes, the greatest speed being 19 miles an hour, and about 7 more than any previous experiment. Several difficulties occurred on account of the derangements of parts of the machinery, but on the whole the result of the experiment was considered highly satisfactory. Jenny Lind reached New Yurk a week ago, after her triumphant five months' tour in the south and west. A New York paper says.— " The President of the United States. with all his Ca binet Ministers, except Mr. C orw i n, who i s unfortunate l y detained by ill health, will arrive here to-day, in order to participate in the celebration which attends the open bag of the Erie RAilroad. Their visit is induced by the completion of one of the most important ma'erial enter prises ever undertaken. To the commercial metropolis, to the state, to the west, to the whole country, this event marks an era of greater and more substantial prosperity, and it is fitting that it should be welcomed by public festivities, and that the chief magistrate and his constitutional advisers should honour it by their pre sence." CENTRAL AMERICA. Our latest advices from Nicaragua state that the British naval forces at San Juan had been entirely withdrawn, and the English were about to abandon the Mosquito protectorate, and surrender the port of San Juan, and the whole of the, territory claimed as Mosquito, to the Nicaraguan Government. LATER FROM BUENOS A YRES , &c. BOSTON, MAT 12 .—The ship Dragon, from Buenos Ayres, March 21, Monte Vid eo , 23d , arr i ve d at th i s port this mornivg. The packet says that at her de parture every mark of cordiality and respect was shown. The d rought and l ocusts h ave b een commit ting fell havoc in some parts of th e country , destroy ing the crop of wheat, which is very defective both in quantity and quality. The rep or t s rema i n c l ose d a against foreign grain, but sho u ld th e t h rea t ene d scarcity e o r rove rel, no doubt th e res t r i ct i ons w ill b e m Political news is unimp or t an t. The im prisonment of General Riverro, at Rio Janeiro, was looked upon as a pacific indication, b a d no t the re newed treaty of Brad with the provincial Govern mentcome to a neutralization of its efrec o f are Para guay The likely lterior movements of the Brazilian Cabinet the fate of the Le Pre dour Convention in the French to be effected, if not decided, by Assembly. and it was difficult to buy. except at an advance of ie. on the low sales made on Friday. The businrs , since the 6th inst. has only been to the extent of 5.000 bales un s p, ciliation and for export. The quotatiens are re duced per ib. as compared with those given on the th insr. Thr market closed yesterday very firmly and with less offering stock than for some time past. The export for the week has- been—to Liverpool, 3,636 bales; Glasgow. 216; Havre, 1,243; Amsterdam, 89; or a total of 5,254 bales. Grain—There is a fair demand for wheat for milling, and prices of western are a shade easier. Prime state is firmer and in fair request. Provisions—Our market for pork is easier, with more doing at the decline. The demand is not active, and is confined to the immediate wants of the trade. The sales are 1,000 brls., at 13 dolls. for old prime; 13 dolls. 8i Ac. for new prime; 14 dolls. 62itc. for old mess ; and 15 dolls. Vic. for new mess. Beef is very heavy, with more offering ; sales of 200 brls. at 5 dulls. 25c. to 6 dolls. 500. for prime, aria 9 dolls. 25c. to 11 dolls. 50c. 'or mess. Prime mess and beef' hams are dull and heavy at form , r prices. Salt—There is but little Liverpool arriving, but the roar ket evidently tends downward. Ashrill'a fine has reef ri:ly been st..ld at 1 doll. 571 2 —.. and Worihicgtol.'s I doll. 40c., four mouths 2 000 bust - iris Sicily and 5,000 bush.l: St. Martin's out oi store, bold on terms we dui not learn. NEW ORLEANS, MAY 12 —Flour is dull and without any demand for export. The adviecs per Arctic are re ceived, and cotton is heavy at a &cline on strict middling. CHARLESTON, MAY 4.—The cotton transactions yes terday were innitt d to sonic 700 bales, at a deHine of on prices paid prior to the arrival of the :ur. pa a 4dvices. Extreme pric , s ranged fr , m :lc. to 10. 3-16 c. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, MAY 25. A matinale was performed at an early hour y c sterday under the windows of the Queen's apartments ny the hand of the Royal Marines, in honour of her Majesty's brthday. In the afternoon her Majesty and Prince Albert, ac companied by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia, and Prince Frederick William, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg tioitia, his Royal Highness the Duke Ernest of Wur temberg, and his Serene Highness the Prince of Lei ningen, took a drive in the interior of the Island; the august party occupying several open carriages and four. The Royal Family took their accustomed exercise yesterday in Osborne-park. Iu the evening the band of the Royal Marines at iended, and performed a number of favourite pieces. This morning the Queen and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and the other illustrious visitors, with the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, attended Divine service at Osborne. . _ . . To-morrow (MondAy) her Majesty and Prince Albert and th© Court are expected to leave in the forenoon for Loudon. A deputation from the National Institute of Medicine, Surgery, and ,'Midwifery, on the subject of Medical Re form, had an interview with Sir George Grey at the Home-office on Saturday. The deputation consisted of Mr. James Wyld, M.P., Mr. Nathaniel Clifton (Vice- President), Mr. James Stedman Guildtord (Vice-fresi dent), Mr. H. P. Fuller (Vice-President), Mr. Robert Tanner, Dr. Webster (Dulwich), Mr. Robert Dunn, Mr. John Bowling, Mr. James Bird, Mr. George Robins, Mr. John Propert, Mr. G. Webster, Mr. Peter Hood, Mr. E. Baker, Mr. Thomas Martin (Reigate), Mr. George Squibb, and Mr. S. Read. A deputation from the Royal College of Physicians had also an interview with Sir George Grey on Satur day. The deputation consisted of Dr. Paris (Presi dent), Doctors Mayo, Jeaffreson, Barker, and Barlow (Censors), Dr. Hawkins (Registrar), and Dr. Nairne. Major Blacked had an interview with Earl Grey on Saturday at the Colonial-office. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Masterman, M.P., Mr. Alderman Cubitt, M.P., Alderman Sir James Duke, M.Y., Mr. Deputy Peacock, the City Remembrancer, the Principal Clerk, and the Surveyor, had an interview with Six George Grey on Saturday at the Home-office. Mr. Moffistt, M.P., had an interview on Saturday with . Sir George Grey. Dispatches ware sent off on Saturday from the Colo nial-office to the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, and also to the Governors of Malta, Ceylon, and liong-Kong. The Duke of Wellington attended the early servict• yesterday at the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the sermon was preached by the Hnn. and Rrv. Mr. Boyle. DRURY-LAI'sE THEATRICAL FU.ND. THE FORTHCOMING FESTIVAL. His Royal Higheess the Duke of Cambridge, in the ' benevolent spirit of his respected and much•lamented sire, having as president and chairman of the day fixed Wednesday next for celebrating the establishment of this excellent institution, the master (Mr. Harley), the secretary (Mr. William Bennett), the dire. t trs, com• mittee, and stewards (all members of the fund) assem bled on Friday and Sa urday in the " Fund Office" of Drury lane Theatre, for the double purpose of making arrangements for giving his Royal Highness a heart) wrlcume on this his first appearance on this meritorious occasion, arid also to provide an ehiertainment at once worthy of their illustrious and distinguished guests. The zealous secretary repined o❑ Saturday that he hid been honours d with communications from the tot lowing noble and eminent personages. Those communi ations were not only expressive of their williugetiss to become vice presidents, but many of them contained substantial proofs of the benevolent feeliug by w htch the writers were actuated:—The Duke of Bedford, K.G., the Duke of Beaufert, K.G., the Duke of Buc clench, K G., the Duke of Leeds, the Duke of North umberland, the Duke of Ruttaud. K.G., the Marquis of Cianricarde, K P., the Marquis of Donegal, the Earl of Glengall, Lord Willoughby de Eresby, Lord Saltoun, G.C.8., Lord Tenterden, Lord William Pitt Li nuox, Lord Leigh, Lord Guernsey, M.l'., Cap tain Carlton, R.N., Captain Charles Cooke, James An derson, Esq., A. Arcedeckne, Esq., James Anderton, Esq., E. G. Barnard, Esq., M.P., Decimus Burton, E.q., F.R.S., Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Eeq., F.R.S, M.P., John F. Elphinstone, Esq., James Ewing, Esq., Henry Merrik Hoare, Esq., Charles Hoare, Esq., F.R.S., Donald Nicoll, Esq., Abraham Wildey Robarts, Esq., J. C. Roberts, Esq.. M.P., Phillip Joseph Salomons, F.S.A., J. Ruddell Todd, Esq., &c. It also appeared from communications made at the meeting, that the musical arrangements would be upon a scale of unusual brilliancy, many of the most eminent artistes having generously volunteered their gratuitous services, amongst whom is a Signor Bottesini on the double base, who performed for the first time at Miss Catherine Hayes's concert on Tuesday last, and whose performance the Times designated "as great a wonder as the Exhibition." Mrs. John Mactarren (a distin guished pianist), eldest daughter of Mr. W. Bennett, will perform a duet with Mr. Lindsay Sloper, conductor of the musical ceremonies; and Miss Birch, Miss Eliza Birch, Miss Land, Miss P. Horton, Mr. Gerrard Taylor (a celebrated instrumentalist), Mr. Donald King, Mr. Barnby, Mr. W. Coward, Mr. Binge, Mr. Shoubridge, Mr. Machin, Mr. Stretton, Mr. Edward Land, Mr. Law ler, Mr. Beale, Mr. airrani, and a host of able glee singers, will respectively display their various and tas• cieating powers, doubtless to the high gratification of a numerous and splendid assemblage of rack, talent, beauty, and fashion. SUICIDE AT BRIGHTON.—A most determined and desperate act of suicide was committed on Friday evening by Major William Wynn, of the Hon. East India Company's Service, by jumping from the Black Rock Cliff, at Kemp Town. The following are the particulars of the melanchloy event :—Shortly after 1' o'clock, as the revenue officer at the Black Rock station was pursuing his beat, near the cliff beyond the Abergavenny Arms Tavern, at Kemp Town. his attention was drawn to a gentleman who was walking along the edge of the cliff—at this place more that 100 feet high. Seeing his perilous position, he called out to him, For God's sake don't go so near the edge, sir." The gen tleman made no reply, but muttered something to himself, and went on a little further, and sat down on the edge of the cliff, with his feet hanging over it. The coas -guards man immediately went towards him, but, just as he came up to him, he either lost his balance or precipitated himself down the precipice. As he was falling, the officer made a grasp, and succeeded in catching hold of a stick which he held in his hand. This, however, broke with his weight, and the v,7e.ched man fell to the bottom of the cliff, almost dashing himself to pieces. When taken up, life, of course, was found to be extinct. His remains were removed to the Aberga venny Arms, where they were identified as those of the deceased officer, who had been a resident here a short iime. We are informed that the state of mind of the deceased A; ajor was such as to leave little doubt that the catastrophe! , was not the result of accident. He had seen much service in India. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE ON THE SOUTH-EASTEEN Raiewat-- Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon, s hortly before 2 o'clock, the numerous travellers by the South-Eastern Railway, via the Bricklayers' Arms station, were alarmed by a fire breaking out on the line near the viaduct over Mer cer's fields, and within a short dis tance of the Green Mau turnpike in the Old Kent road. The flames originated, from some cause not clearly ascertained, in a large heap of sleepers, which had been removed to the scene where the con flagration commenced. This pile, or rather piles of timber, stood upon the einhankment near the down line , and as pre viously stated, near the viaduct . The timber comprised about 15,000 or 16,000 cubic feet, and was so stored that it was in immediate proximity to a large wooden shed, stored . with new tinier, and within a short distance of sundry stacks of new and a more costly description of sleepers intended to be used along the line. The moment the fire was perceived messe , gers started in every oirection for the engines, and forthwith the Brigade enines from Tooley warke bridge-road, Rotherhithe, and subiequently reet, and that of the West of England Company attended. The firemen then found the flames so high that it was ex tremely difficult for any one to approach near on account of the intense heat, c• upled with which trains proceeding up and down the line m ade the fireman's work exceedingly dangerous. Notwithstanding, however, they kept to their posts, and, having been sentin both directions o f t h e d, railway to signal the trains and engines, sufficient time was allowed for the firemen on each occasion to disconnect the hose, and by working for nearly four hours the flames were extin guished, aot under, but the firs was far from being enti re l y extin g considerable body still remaining below the sur face of the piles of timber. !he amount of property destroyed is comparatively trifling, but , the appearanc e t o t h e passen gers was very alarming The whole of the wires of the electric telegraph have been melted in that viciisity, and s ome of the posts burnt down , which will stop all conirnuni cation by that means from the B r i c kl ayers ' A rm. , stato i u to Sew-cros until they can be repaired. THE WAY THEY'DO THINGS IN CALIFORNIA.—the Piw;fic News has the following :—A man was discovered on the bank of the river two miles this side of Nicolaus, who had been shot. through the heart. On the collar of his coat was pinned a piece of paper, on which was written the fol lowing :--" I caught this man stealing my mules, and I shot him." The dead man wad rivt recognized. CANADA. f Several new facts in re g ard to the fiscal po d p e ed nce by b t e h t e ween the nts. It is proposed pu l b ic l y ica o ! Cctioaa an n a a d do a i fa n h a a na v n e d r 3 c re importanti n t t is l y h bGeceoonvr Governments. developed that the governor's salary shall be made a charge on the British Treasury ; that the quantity of warlike stores shall be diminished, and the barracks which are vacated by the reduction of the troops eball be sold ; and that the cost of maintaining the military canals shall he assumed by the provinces. Parliament is to assemble on the 20th inst., but nothing has transpired in regard to the measures proposed by the Government. COMMERCIAL IN fELLIGENCE. NEW YORE, MAY 12.—There has been but little fluctuation in government and state stocks since our last issue, and with a good demand the business has been moderate. • In the money market the specie shipments have bad no effect. This bugbear has lost its influence under the large and steady receipts from California. In exchange the market is firm, but not active. Ster ling goes at 101 to 14; francs 5 10 to 5 07k, with mode rate supply. In freights there is no change to note, and the busi ness is small. Cotton is 3-16 d., with engagements of 500 or 600 bales; corn, 4id.; flour, 16d.; dead-weights, 12s. 6d. to 15s. Within a few days there have been en gaged to London 800 barrels oil cake, 15. 91; and to Glasgow 2.200 barrels flour, 25.; 200 bales cotton, 3-16 d.; and corn, sd. A Russian barque engaged a cargo of flow for Dundee at something over 2,.; two cargoes of deals from Quetec to London at 44 to 41. 10s.; and an American barque a cargo of sugar from Bahia to New Orleans at 12 dots. per ton. To California there is no change to notice. MAY 13 —Cotton—The cotton market had been ac tive, with an advance in price consequent on the unpro pitious weather for the young crop. The upward ten dency of +he market was checked by receipt of the unfa vourable accounts from Liverpool to April 26. per Europa, quoting a decline of IL to id. per lb. from our previously received quotations. 1 hese accounts proving so much more unfavourable than had been looked for, caused great disappointment, and a decline of c. to lc. per lb. was submitted to on the sales made , on ihureday / and Friday of la t week. On Saturday there was a better feeling and prices recovered ic. On Sunday, the Arctic arrived, with four da)a' Liter ac counts, and a further decline of td. per lb. in Liverpool; but these accounts not only failed to produce any fur ther decline here, ,but yesterday the market was firm, MONDAY AMERICAN NEWS. MAY 26, lB5l. EXTRAMURAL INTERMENTS (FRO3I A CORRESFONDENT.) The public ar - aware, from questions recently put in the House of Commons by Sir De Lacy Evans and Mr. buncombe, that the Board of health hard failed as yet in making any private agreement with the Cemetery Companies - to obtain possession of them; that notice has now been given to some of the Cemetery Boards, with the sanction of the Lords of the Treasury, with a view to having the price to be paid for their burial-grounds settled by the arbitration of a jury, and that, meanwhile, the Board of Health are in negotiation for the purchase of ground. Further, the Board of Health having made no no report at the end of last year, as required to do by the new Interments Act, Sir George Grey has called upon them to address a letter to him, stating the mea sures they have taken in 1850 to give effect to the said Act, which letter, when he receives it, is to be laid on the table of Parliament. From what fell from Sir George Grey in answer to tho questions above referred to it would appear that the Beard of 11.-alth coracinplate buying up thesubur ban cern- tr , ries, not for the put pose of using them as pl4c ,, s of sepulture, but closing th. , m up altogether. It ,!,.) app. arb, from the evideuce taken by the Board of fleilth (see Report of last ye- , r, page 73 ) that ho whole Amount of relief ciford , d by ine mettorlitan c-ineteries ta k en together (the joint acreage of which 18 ! 282 acres), i s t h e extfrns i nn o f t h e burial-groundstbe metropolis by seventeen acres. Whilst from said report, it also masies out that the Board of Health require for the purchase of tl-eie said maneteries, eight in number, and ti " eper huriai-ground,," the sum of 400 0001. Whether the; e '• other burial grounds" IN , ter to ihe up wards of 200 intramural Golgott,us, whose caning moutas have received during lb.. lust 30 years 1,500,000 corpses, the decomposition of whi c h h as evolved into our civic atmosdhere an amount of poisonou.. gases, beyond that absorbed by the soil, exceeding 75 mi lli on cu bi c f eet, is not stated; but as it is understood that the eight ceme wits have been created at an expenditure of about 500,0001., it is by no means likely that 4 00,0001. will suffice to buy them up, and also to purchase " other burial-grounds," whether lying within or without the bounds of the new burial district. From what has transpired of the movements of the Board of Health, it is known that they are desirous to expend 50,0001. for the extension of Kensal-green Cemetery, so as to constitute one large western ceme tery; and they also propose applying 250,0001. to the construction of one large eastern water-side cemetery at Erith. Unless report errs, the Board of Health are willing to give a building price for the Abbey Wood property and some other adjacent land at Erith, making in all from 400 to 500 acres. Here, then, for an interment provision so limited that it is calculated in 17 years it will be ex hausted and the capital lost, there will be a preliminary outlay for land alone, ranging from 50,0001. to 70,000/. Further, if this site should be obtained, to clear it of wood (as shown by Mr. Lacy, M.P., in his pam phlet) would require an expenditure that would suffice to purchase the best arable land in England. The most grave sanitary, as well as economical ob jections exist against any extension of Kensal-green Cemetery, and no valid reasons can be shown why the eight existing cemeteries should be closed, seeing only seventeen acres of the whole have been exhausted. Neither can any valid reasons be adduced why the sys tem of burial within these cemeteries should be token out of the hands of the cemetery boards. If anything is defective as regards sanitation, it is the duty of the Board of Health to prescribe and enforce such sanitary regulations to be observed within them as public health and decvny require. This is the real use of the Board of Health, and the exercise of any other controlling powers is an abuse. We have now before ns a pamphlet, to be had of Mr. Saunders, Charing-cross, entitled a " Synopsis of the London Necropolis and National Mausoleum at Woking," and from it it appears that a memorial was presented last autumn, by the proprietors of the scheme, to the Lords of the Treasury, offering to make the Necropolis an adjunct to the practical working of the Metropolitan Interments Act. This Necropolis will comprise 1,500 acres of land, a quantity sufficient to make 30 cemeteries, each nearly as large as Kensal-green; and 136 cemeteries, each larger than that of Victoria-park. And all this interment provision will be supplied to the inhabitants of the metropolis by the company, which is now being created to realize and carry out the undertaking, with out asking the Lords of the Treasury for a single pound, or the rate-payers of London for so much as a single penny. Such being the case, and seeing that the Board of Health will have every facility afforded to them of realizing all their 'imitative views within the walls of the Necropolis at Woking, whilst the public of the me tropolis at large will find burial there at about half the charges under the proposed cemetery at Erith, why should the Board of Health think of realizing their scheme, seeing it involves an outlay, according to their own showing, of 700,0001.? We think the Lords of the Treasury and. the Board of Health ought to pause and consider what they are doing before they commit them selves to such an unnecessary waste of the public money. We say waste, because, though the may expend 700,0001. or 1,000,0001. in realizing the Erith scheme, whe❑ done, they have no pcwer under the Act to compel burial there. And it is certain that the London citizens will not go down the river by water to bury in a petty ceme tery of 400 or 500 acres, if they can bury iu a Metropo litan Necropolis of 1 500 acres at about halt the expense. As Sir George Grey has promised to lay the expected letter from the Board of Health on the table of the House ot C'eniteons so soon as he receives it, we hope that Sir Do Lacy Evans, Mr. Duneombe, or some other of the metro politan Members, will move that a copy of the mernoridl to the Lords of the 'fro isury from Sir Richard Brown and Mr. Spr3e, on the subject of the Necropolis et Woking, may also be laid on the table of the House of Columous. As the public are getting quite um asy on the subject, we shall shortly return to this subject, and give some extracts from the pamphlet above referred to, which contains an exposition ot the ♦iews of the promo ters of the Necropolis, with a notice of the objections raised again,t the principle of commercial trading in litial, and reasons for a general public co-operation in favour ot the undertaking set on toot by them. PROGRESS OF LOWESTOFT.—In the year 1841 the population of this town amounted to 4,832. The result of the castings of the seven enumerators' districts, as taken on the 31st March, shows the present number to be 6,6,,B—giving an increase of 1,826, or nearly 38 per cent., during the past ten years. In that portion of our town denominated the Beach, there are—inhabited houses, 218; uninhabited, 2; building, 9. Males, 582; females, 533; total, 1,115. This s exclusive of the New Town and Watering-place, which have sprung up so rapidly on the south side of the harbour withi❑ the last few years.— Norwich Mercury. ROYAL VAUXHALL GARDENS.—To-day will wit ness the first appearance at these gardens for the season of Mdme. Lejars and Pauline Cuzent, two of the best of the female equestrians of the present day. These artistes, be it remembered, will contribute their valuable services in addi tion to the present attractions of Palmyra Anato and Young Hernandez, so that equestrianism, it may truly be said, will have to be grateful to Mr. Wardell for his spirited gathering of this combination of riding ability. ASSAULT OF ARMS.-SAVILLE HOUSE, LEICESTER• sQuaßE.—The gymnasium at the above place, under the management of Mr. Green, nightly continues to attract crowded and fashionable audiences. We must congratulate the manager on the successful issue of his praiseworthy at tempt to re-establish the noble art of " self defence, which of late years has fallen into a state of total abeyance. The fencing of Messrs. Percy, Parker, Her Van Der Marst, &c., &c., is of a first-rate order, proving themselves to be perfect masters of the art. Of the fistic tournament, fer which the fallowing celebrated artists are engaged—Messrs. Alex. Keene, Young Sambo, Harrison, J. Welch, &c., &c. comment would be superfluous, the names above being a guarantee fur the excellency of this part of the entertainment. Indepen dent of this, there are several wrestling matches, for which men of well-known ability contend, including Messrs. Dixon (the champion of Cumberland), Bowden (champion of Corn wall), &c. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, REGENT'S PARR.—The interesting and extensive collections at these gardens have resently received a considerable accession, in addition to the elephant and calf, the humming birds, &c. These consist a red kangaroo, a piping crow, an Australian crow, a yellow-bellied paroquet, a black fronted lemur, an eagle owl, a green monkey, two passenger pigeons, one Malayan tapir, two Savannah deer, one wino, two nightingales, and several others. The hippopotamus still forms the chief object of attraction, which, however, is now divided with the elephant and calf, and Mr. Gould's magnificent collection of humming birds. The extensive alterations and improve ments which have been in progress for several months, have been brought to completion, and give to the whole an inte resting appearance. These consist of an enlargement of the reptile house, an extension and general improvement of the old and erection of new aviaries, particularly for the large collection of eagles, vultures, Sc. ; an immense tank, in the open air, for the hippopotamus, &c. In addition to these, to enable the visitors more conveniently to view the carnivora at feed ing time, an elegant esplanade has been erected on the ter. race, commanding the cages; this has been laid with Orsi and Armani's patent metallic lava, in brilliant colours, and of a beaulituhy ornamental design. Similar decorations of the same material are placed in front of the mus aye, in reptile- house, the bumming-birds house, &c., chile nina' the imitation of, and having all the pebbly surface an d colour of gravel, forms several of the walks. A great portion of the gardens have been newly laid out with the addition of seve ral shrubs ar.d plants. Notwithstanding that the all-engross ing attractions of the Crystal Palace hav e materially dimi nished the average receipts atgaarll;et:ser ex hibiti ons, &c.,thyoeste, i e si r tors have e xcee ded during this year, the number of t v ‘ of ISSO by nearl y ' 20,000, and I th .r e orathe company app e aranc e a e r r a e n enlivened cf the by the e o s c i p t e l i e b p ' n a t d s t i u b d r y ( p i a e n y r e f a o l r a r l m s y t , a l n W " c e h e o n i f . the band of the Ist Life Guards, the visitors are evidently on the increase. N e n that expectedt .V g a reviewfavourable, hi o L g e O e o v t A volicr I t C il i \ s I l 24 .In the event of the weather bei o oyal ' Highness the Duke of Cambri d g e is lwich on Monday morning, the 26th i bills have been posted in London announci n g isto tnalltuestphlaacveeabteNeVnoomlawdie in ch o n the 29th mat. The announcement ignoran ce of the celebration of her Majesty's birthday in this garrison havin g been postponed to Saturday, the 31 s t instant, when the whole of the t roo p s w ill assemble on the Common and tire a Pu de joie. The Chelsea Pensioners of the Woolwich and Deptford divisions of the London district are to assemble at Woolwich to the extent 01 500 strong, to go through their exercises on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday next, and it is expected they will brigade with the other troops in the garrison on one of these days to take up the position they will have to occupy at the celebration of the Queen's birth day on the 31st lust. It was intended that the pensioners of the Woolwich and Deptford divisions should h lve assembled on Blackheath to go through their evolutions preparatory to assembling for review in H y de- p ark on the 3d et June, -bu t the assembling en Black heath of the 500 men of the Wool wich and Deptfor d divisions, and the review of the wholeol the 1,600 pensioners of the London district, under the cons mind of Colonel Tulloch, is dispensed with by order of the 'Cominander-in.Chief, who does not consider it advisable to h a ve a review in Hyde - park while the exhibiti on in inthe Crystal Palace is open. A royal salute was tired at 12 o'clock to-day from the Mortar Battery, the '24th being her Majesty's birthday. REPRESENTATION OF HARWICH.—The nomination takes place to-morrow (Tuesday), and the polling on Wed nesday. Both Mr. Frinsep and Dlr. Crawford are Tip roubly prolecutihz their 11Y0244 y TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION. (L HAY MONDAY AND wanaixaDAy.) Sir,--On Thursday the 22d, Mr. Ewart moved, " That it is expedient that the mitigations which have been made in the Laws inflicting Capital Punishment in Eng land be extended to Scotland, and (as far as possible) to the Colonial Possessions of this country,," The Govern ment replied, that every effort was maTe to practically approach to this state of things. And the motion war thereupo❑ withdrawn. Mr. Fox then moved, " That it is expedient to pro mote the Education of the people, in England and Wales, by the establishment of Free Schools for secular instruc tion, to be supported by local rates, and managed by Committees, elected specially for that purpose by rate. payers." The arguments in opposition were desultory, incom plete, and misdirected. Much advantage was taken of a dispute Which occurred at Manchester touching the use or disuse cf the word " secular;" an unfortunate eircumstanco, because it was construable into &los ttiing like what Shakspeare's swordsman abhorred und, r the title of s• giriu h back," but which cn being tx.ltuiled solved itsCt into evidence of pubic letlit:g in favour of the term, though unhapPy borne down fur nonce by authori.y. there may he room therefore tor congratulation th4t the sound word is in its place again. 'I here is much virtue iu sound words, and when a cause has not got the length if daring to employ thole. theie is no risk in precitcating that it is a long we,' from success. The reason at the bottom of the. whole is, that the oppo:a i eg parties none of Ilium believe their own creed. hat is ei say, they do not believe. it to be a thug esteblishable by appeul to the reasoning faculty *flak lied b u s given to, cod they dread the encouragement of teat reasoning laculty, unless combated from birth by taking pi ss e „icia of the inlets to litan.o knowledge. Nut bo did our Protestant ancestors; for their Protese tantisui was the result of the encouragement of all the (maths of knowledge, and its applicstion to the gem godless" edition* 0 question iu which they were concerne w ( b e ieb T t h b e e d p i r ec ie o tia vett pri as improved. The modern policy would hare criait race for teaching to parish 'prentices the pro or tho the ouf t Eucol ancients, d"iughdel and ess Arabic,sedei gave es v a i a r nfi t virtue e li‘p‘ in anything bat a contra on the Real Presence. The misrepresentations also were wide and mallp For an assemoly like the House of Commons, there is nothing like charging the adversary with the wrong thing. Nobody exposes it, and all who chuse take ti up. Solemn arguments, fur instance, were brought against the cruel tyranny of making education com pulsory; the tact being that the proposer had done all that occurred to him, to assimilate his plan to others in which the power of decision is lodged with majorities of raw-payers. At the same time it may be worth noting, that this is a point which may be advantageously made more prominent hereafter. Another fallacy of the same kind, was that there was a design to expel religion from education. Which solves itself simply into the determination of the sects concerned, that there shall be no education without a struggle for the introduction of their several tenets. The thing in which men agree, shall not be taught without the introduction of that in which they disagree. The Roman Catholic cries out " godless colleges," and the Anglican Church man re-echoes " godless colleges," each meaning that there shall be no in.truction at all unless he may do the most possible to turn it his own way. A comparatively small heretical population at Manchester, are finding oat that it would be an admirable point gained, to educate in spite of both. They do not want to hinder either, from exerting any influence ho likes at proper times and places; but they say you shall not close the school-room by a fight for your respective tenets. You may eat your beef or your ti.h as pleases you best, but you shall not mince them up with our apple-pie, and expect us to abide by the ruinous mixture. We mean no libel upon either of your dishes, but we mean that you shall have them to yourselves in the proper places, and not insist on dn for quite them into our dish, when we wanto sit ow quite a different purpose. On the greatest whole it damageis p t e h an thecause o done to an adversary,s gaining ground. The is to make him talk; and the way to strengthen him, is to let him alone. There is not a debate of this kind that does not furnish hints for future conduct, evidences of weakness in opponents, and of leanings on the part of what hereafter will be triends. The division showed 51 friends to secular education; a seed sufficient to sprout into any magnitude required. Next followed a motion for the reduction of the Ex cise Duty on Hops. There is a certain duty per pound on English hops, but there is a superior, and next to pro hibitive duty, on foreign. The hop duty is, therefore, paid by you at Bradford. It is paid out of the stoppage of your trade, and your trade is stopped that it may be Faid. Hops ought to be brought from abroad and paid for in your good.; but hops may not be brought from abroad, and consequently your goods cannot go. The object of the whole being, thut the public may drink dearer beer, and money be put into the pockets of the hop-growers. Nobody noted this in the House. A hubbub was got up once about corn; but it was allowed to die out, like a Fifth of November squib, as soon as the flash was over. It is perhaps right that room should be left for your children to be wiser than yourselves. On Friday the Eeclesifttnical Titles Bat made som• slight progress in Committee, by disposing of amendments proposed The further cunbineration wits adjourned till Monday. I am, Sir, yours very sincerely, AN OLD REFORMER. London, May 26, 1851. THE ARMY. We regret to announce the death of Major-General Pitt, K.li., commanding the forces in New Zealand, which wok place in January last. The 12:h (Prince ot Wales') Royal Regiment of lan cers, now stationed in the Royal Barracks, Dublin, under the c..nimand of Lieutenant-Colonel Pole, have received orders to prepare for early embarkation tty the Cape of Good Hope. This regiment returned from Portugal in Match, 1828. The 13th Light Infantry (Prince Albert's), about 600 strong, arrived at Landport, by the South-Western Rail aweady,wefrreommeWt ientchetshteer,staotnieShathuyrdmaya j a e t t - e G le e v n en era o l 'e tor ck l Frederick Fitzclarence. With his Lordship at their head, and their band playing, the regiment marched direct into Portsmourth dockyard, and immediately embarked on board the Herefordshire freight-ship. In the afternoon the Herefordshire was towed out to Spit head, and she sailed on Sunday morning for Gibraltar. During the last week the 26th Regiment have been staying in Bristol, ea route for Newport. On Friday an accident of a dangerous character occurred on their em barkation at Cumberland Basin. As they were em barking' the landing stage at the entrance of the_ west side of the basin gave way, and several o f the soldiers w se e i re u p s prec ipit hurt ated into the mud. th e Fortunately secon d detachment warnone The transport Edward, having Gibral Arabian, from even ohlfgtheet 4 the4th l o 9 n th b ; o s e t a t r h r e i v e l a re wt steamer the westward. g i Ba i nes,m e n -____---- ADROIT MILITARY SWINDLERS. Foot, ill i d l e a s% t a e l d ias from W t i h ll a ia t m r e_ Some time ago two private soldiers, named Henry and they have for several weeks past travelle d b Conch elo ogi a n n g d t to Ale xanderthe down the country, victimising parties whereve red up and a chance. On the 4th instant they called upo n they h a d L. L. Smith, a magistrate, residing at p. the Rev. Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, and esenhatn, near thaobtained from him the sum of ten shillings, under th e they were on the march to Covent pretence that Coventry. B y the aid o f forged documents au(' billets, sho w i it the recruiting service, Cou c h and siii,t Milian they were in various places iu procuring boar d at the succeeded at houses of publicans, always mak ingand lodging cheat was discovered , and lea their exit before the leaving un paid. After going from townog the landlord's bill availing themselves of railway t ransit to town in this way, nsit in man instancest our two heroes arri ve d at y • Northamptonshire, where, a place called Titchmarsbi in dishonesty with ere, in order to carry on-Vbeir better chance of success , the y purchased so me and got a t a il or to r ibb ons to fasten to their csp jackets. This s sew some stripes upon their he being done, Coach was promot ed to t_ rank of ser geant, and M ' Millan was advanc ed to the post of corporal. The these two fellows were playing in game . the country became known in London, and, oons e a ppeared in the qumtly. a notice respecting them Police Gazette, with a reward to any person who should effect their apprehension. On Saturday last Couch and M`Millan were at Market Weighton, lite', Mr. Hartley, police officer, who had read the account respecting them in th e Polic e Gazette, was satisfied in his own mind that they were the men, and be took them into custody, On Monday last Hartley brought Couch and M.sh itan to York, and during the day they were examined before John Clough EA., at Mr' floltby's office. They were identified as &setters from the 58th R.-giment, and few of their tricks having been adverted to, the a magis trate c ommitted th em to York Castl e , there to remain until the War•office determine upon the course to be pursued respecting °tin. Couch and M‘Millan studiously avoided visiting large towns, lest they should to be detected , but extended their favours places of little importance. T HE RAILWAY COLLISION AT LONE/ EATON.- -- All t h e passengers bruised and mutilated by this terrible colli sion—two of whom up to F r id ay were in great danger—are now in a fair way for recovery. On Friday night Lieutenga Galton, the Government inspector, commenced an inquiry into its causes at the Derby station, which was adjourned to the termination of the inquest at Chesterfield upon the unfor tunate people killed by the accident at Clay Cross. John Robson, the dri ver o f the passenger train , carelessness whose is supposed to ha ve l e d to the catastrop h e , has, is it said, been suspended. ROYAL ORTIIOPCEDIC Hosrirer...—Yesterday (Sun (INO morning a sermon in aid of the Royal Orthopcedic hospital was delivered by the Rev. Edward Scobell, M.A., at St. Pet er ' s Ch ape l, V ere - s treet, Cavendish-square, before several members of the Governme nt and a ver y crowded con gregation. During an impressive address the rev. preacher eloquently dilated upon the peculiar object and claims of the charity. Upwards of 1,400 bad been admitted during the last year, and out-patients to the number of 700 were now under treatment, with a weekly accession of 30 or 40 new cases. At the conclusion of Divine £erViCC a collection was made amounting to 71/. Ss. 2d., with the subscriptions of several gentlemen wishing to become governors of the hospital. 600 persons at PROTECTIoNIST DINNER AT IPSWICH.—A Pro tectiouist demonstration took assembled Ipswich en Friday, Exchange. Mr. E. S. Gooch, M.P. for East the vice chair being filled by Mr. J. C. a public dinner when upwards of s i n abi the k, C p o r r e n s idea ; Cobbold, M.P. for the borou g h of I p swich ; and amon g st t h e c ompany were — G. F. Young , E sq. , Capt. R. S. Gooch , R.N., Sir C. Blo is, Ca p tain V yse , M.P., Hon. and Rev. F. Hotham, kc. Various toasts and speeches of the usual character were given, the speech of the eveuips bej thee of Air. G. F. Young. S 4 • • ;s) ;``