The Sun. — London, England, 1851-01-23 00:00:00

eat rsl HALL fully cortnnited the prisioncr, who deeltnea .. aa:, thing in det'ene',p, for trial. ABOLI [ION OF WINDOW-T X, AND SUB STI CUTION OF A HOTW 4 E ThX, AS PRO POSED BY THE TINES. TO THE EDITOR. OF THE SUN. TII E RI R LITEATURE. CKLE 1317 R YS ON THE RHINE. By M. A. Titars. V ; elcome to Michael Anßlo m fitin h arsh, to Yellow ,P1114), to Fitzboodle, to William Makepeace Thacke • '''Y I Welcome to him under any guise, in any 'od, in any masquerade ! Welcome to him if he be /I'oitempered or ill-tempered, ironical or pathetic, ' ca ul, racy, and hilarious, or crusty, crabbed and Bardoeie ! In every one of these phases of his tem perament he is always sure to be entertaining. We What ' not under which the most so. No matter his disposition at the moment, he is sure to a muse his reader in some measure. And this if he 0 et i tin4 a new chapter to Pendennts, or a new Icontribution to Punch, or a criticism on painters, t% h e story-book f or Christmas. A pleasant, light work °latit the ki n d i s b e r ore us i n t hi s ner -11,-ve of the summer excursion of the Kicklebury s . t velume is a b so l utely what Mr. Tbackeray In. ende d it to be, nothing more and nothing less, a til es bit of sarcasm at toadies and tuft-hunters, rep- In ' . es ever his peculiar abomination. Against this abo - %linable class of beings our satirist entertains an im .,.4', a"hle feeling of animosity, and his pen is always .:PleYed whenever he condescends to use it as a w e aPon for their eradication. Beyond this the book able eridently intended by its author to be an agree „ivi e , chatty, little medium for the wiling away of i a ab rer's evening, and this end it has most unrnists.% Cah av Y attained. For ourselves, at least, we can speak a i st ll) g experienced a certain interest in the success o f ain4l4 Hicks in his anai,ble designs on the heart o de!llslicklebury, even though these designs were to be realized to the chagrin of cur aC e ' r t ,eld Titmarsh. Rougetnoirburg is admirably va cued off---the very daguerreotype of a German ,a, tering•Place, with its gambling-room and its gar ,... n . B ) its castellated haute vile and its picturesque p3liri?urbs, its lazy soldiery and its nondescript visitors. th :ecc Le Noir is a portrait painted to the life : by in w aY, the pictorial decorations of the volume are tfinrairlniviir:a: c p ic e e e ta t r s, in comparably the best things of the . embeprlto have seen from the portfolio nets h oo k . - 4 3'. pleasant as 4 his last little Christ it i se _. 13 withal, barmless.as it is, unpreten . ding . a! it ba, yet tre tne d aa managed to call down upon . Pseit A a for a ,. n -- "s and would. be slaughtering criticism. . t avritiflable attack has been made upon it and l o s t, Publi c a a if , J one of the more important organs . re s t , — ~_°Pilaion. The lance has been put the cat a 'ne battle-axe has been raised, the ?ult a h as been wound back to its severest tension, and flowitzer has been double spotted, every weapon lta‘ulpissile has been brought to bear—and all against d laltio-ureaTimhep veriest little mannikin of a goo that ever started from the brain of an geniZ: e o r the delectation of the jocose about the 14 i. _ no n of Christmas ! We cannot prete . nd o for . Biall'etant that we regret the appearance of this n ,, fo r gbt en Mr. Tbackeray and his " Kicklehurys ; joicoctber wise we should infallibly have ne.er been re- s ji i , t .l. bY a sight of the response the criticism ha i tien, e : eli ed in the form of a preface to the second ed - ti e n, E P, r , ace humorously entitled for the nonce, at e 64 . Y on rrhuader and Small Beer." This essay * t i u "nliot but regard as perhaps one of the happiest . 1,6 41 :" ever penn e d by the author of " - Vanity 1 , 4 : ' It i s as /t i. el Y endure en answer to a very gross . and 4114 , i n its mood, moreover charge altogether overwhelming. roore.ver " everything by turns ells,,n,c)thing leng" ' ——dignified, ironical, contemptu the rereastie, bitter, mocki ng , e l oquen t. It diss e ct s the ca", , of the rev i ew as with a scalpel. It fl ays e o4s rev lew er, in the sight of all men, with a sort of a he i s u f rni mate adr o i tness, and then haptises him, raw as T a a l , t ern the excoriation, in the vitriol of an intole- Ile ar e "tire- The "Essay on Thunder and Small ability ia c j t. o short, is a veritable success, an effusion of and, in some respects, incomparable 4 4 , 427 ' , One blemish alone we can detect in connec the , t Y a t . t '; it, and that is is position as a Preface to (t ho '"ic,xleb urvs"—appearing to us a s incongruously , tiaa. ligh e t . course necessarily) there as a helm ana tiota "„the head of a mummer. Having opened our it oi - li e ct the present volume with a hearty Welcome,. F Ellmains for us now to close it with a cordial 4te Sit,—l read with much pletuorre your observatioas tipil the necessity of exerting, iorrselves, if we desire the uhconditional repeal of this odious tax, and the article in the Times convinces me that the Chaticallor of the:Exchequer is about to try another of his dodges, in which he will be hacked by that unscrupulous organ of anything, and of everything which supports the aristocracy at the expense of the middle elate. Neither the public or the press should ever forget that Sir Charles Wood is the only Chancellor of the Exchequer who has ever shown such a contempt for the audience he was addressing as to introduce a Bill, with the ostensible object of reducing taxation, in reality enormously increasing it. In this nefa rious attempt he was only beaten by the press—the press made him abandon No. 1 Stamp Bill, No. 2 Stamp Bill, and forced him to adopt No. 3 Stamp Bill, almost the identical measure it bad previously told him was the only honest one. Such conduct clearly proves that the leading, in deed, the only principle which Sir Charles Wood recognises as Chancellor of the Exchequer is to get money, honestly if he can, but 2till to get money, and, like the Times, is never without some red her ring to draw the attention of the public. In the hr sent case these Siamese Twins say houses are pro perty, and therefore a fit subject for taxation. So is Sir Charles Wood's estate at Mickleton and his brother-in-law's at Howick property, and property far more valuable than that of bonzes worth thirty y Sara' purchase, whereas houses seldom bring twenty ; yet how does Sir Charles Wood propose , ' to tax the more valuable property of himself and his brother-in law, and my property, of far inferior value—in other words, how does he and the editor of the Times pro pose to tax the property of the aristocracy and that of the middle class ? Look at these columns : Taxation of Sir Charles Wood's Proposed Taxation on my on Property. Property. Property-tax 3 per cent. Property-tax ... 3 per cent. Legacy-tax Nil. Legacy-tax, from 2to 10 per ct. House-tax e -tax, as much as he can get. And this is the budget patronised by the Times, and patronised for reasons well worthy so base an object. The reason, at least the only one given by the Times, is a falsehood. It is, that the surplus is not sufficient to reduce the window-tax. Now this is simply a direct falsehood, and the more wicked, be cause the writer must have known that he was stating a falsehood for the purpose of deceiving the public. Not a week has elapsed since the Times published a statement, signed by the Chancellor of the Exche quer, stating that the surplus revenue was above 3.400,0001. The window -tax produces 1,800,000/. ; if, therefore, the tax were unconditionally repealtd, there would still be a surplus revenue of 1,600,0001. Will the Times explain why it endeavoured to palm a falsehood upon the public ? I wait its answer befcre I give the window-tax another push. - I remain your most obedient servant, A HOUSE• OWNER. Ells " 4) ES OF INSECT LIFE. B y A c h e t a e Z eB ica• Third Series. Reeve, Benham, and tol ll , have already noticed the first and second ton mi le s ef this d e li g h t f u l wor k. Th e ser i es i s now " th,, T;;1 "ect ( 'd, find man readers will have cause to thank the -" dly " Cricke y t" for %pleasant introduction to ter; world. The wonderful and beautiful rnys tha-n1 Entomology—one of the most marvellous forti l e .rs of the marvellous book of Nature—are set att ra these pages in a quaint a n d f in ciful, but m o st s eh eti ve manner. According to Shakespere, 444 - r i l ' 9 nV may ba drawn from " atones," stggtalY ht lesson more profitable than a sermon is h abits bY a close examination of the extraordinary eti .. k g .L e insect tribe. Such lessons the good Lich hag not passed over, but the playful style in and to "e L enforces them adds at once to their efficiency tn. 4, t ! - Ie amusemet of the reader. To all who are weedqulin with these instructive and charming much Commend them very cordially, not s o li b, or the valuable information with which they the as for the light, graceful style with which vt;l ti '"Jects are handled. The 66 getting up " of the i4 gs tri c es iS verY attractive, a nd th e coloured engrav b . f the i nsects are exceedingly effect i ve and f " 10 T onbanee BEATRE.—Last evening an amateur per lierid was given at this little theatre, on whichocc a a i s id ion a far e , an Knowles's admirable play of the Hunc hback Of th_eunstituted the evening's entertainments. Of the merits eaehe,Prerforrnance of each gentleman we shall say nothimi— 'lN e utsl their best, and all seemed to "r friends. please t ' hel d b • Miss i,ci;iarPeter ofJulia was very beautifully sustain e . 2 1.na _ . de r ._. whichoung lady, from the tasteful and judicious u atoettu she read the part, proved that she fully under- an eeve n „," she appreciated her author. We hav ho ., did us th e ",nrds to say to the sweet-scented gentlema . n e w nn our Pree ent :aveur of voluntar tenderin us his adyln no t h b, ,Og our ticket of admission—they are, " Civility s e N u v sts_ well enenc,egiiand never brings repentance." The house wa Lip T tomime teas pro ; • IIEATRE ROYAL, DuBL/N.—The pan . mos. terin g fl ed a great hit. Mr. Calcraft has succeeded Orant,,a, p.!aeeedingly good company, ainotiF w.homoafnaroeivsnllr-. Pic and Z.° of the Lyceum, and Mr. H. J. Turner, 'highly si.,""`rand Theatru. The latter gentleman .has been 1)41,1 eceBBl4l, and ha • alreadywon th e admiration of the Lip n pe ople b L. s . ased, Y uis excellent acting t. , . , Luneelot G 1., astes. The season 'as tair , to bs a o ho, and Bomb as Tony Lumpkin, most prosperous one. ," k b T e I r i, E L AI N PT TO D. hu rt 1..),1LL, j__4:o:N TWO PILOTS BY THE CAPTAIN 114 14 0 ' V "-' THE GI:EV.Ii BRIG PANAGIA CAItUSSINA.. a9 21. The above-named vessel . w .n . Th e / 1:I . thi3 morning by Jameg Rowland, Bristol pilot, ! Ito,(1:.ont, whose duty it was to conduct her to the Cardiff' kide ' and when coming out of the lock at Rownham, three , a. c t re w „,,, t — "enly seized him by the throat and . legs, did no,eulpted to throw him overboard, but in which they I ' 4 " nae‘,lB2.e,e_eed• Rowland, fearing to stay on board, from fiet on bola aspect of the fellows, hailed the tug-bo . at and i ll aee r\ ue.ard her, and so escaped; but when opposite this 4 150 4 , ",old Morse, a Cardiff pilot, went alongside, and was 11 7 1 . „'L t o ascend by a ladder which hung over the side.. a4C :tt e p Cr ew, With the captain, saw that another . pilot l ea f ' -nl Pting to board, they drew up the ladder, le.avin and t° whi e i s l i'ar (which bad served as a fender in the ba.sin), to th e 1, Morse held on, thinking that he could gain access V•as j et e asel, but he was ' not allowed to do so, as the fender ihe b ri out with the sole intention of turning the man off, Iv i l ft,, then going five knots. Just at this moment, and ni e „ -r ae was struggling in the water, the ladder, which let ,10;_aed drawn up, was again, it is concluded, accidentally !crew des' and of which Morse laid hold, when . one of the cord, eilaciended and trod on his fingers ; but notwithstanding a;te assn F'd on, and two Pill boats which put off to h render hoist haventnee, succeeded in saving him, but for w ic the 1444 been drowned. I witnessed the whole of fellow ransaetion. Under the present navigation laws such ee1:1,1, 6 , 4 re slaown too much favour in this country; and such bY ov e r fnilY confirms my previous opinion that they would he e ti, - 1 7 Ineans seek to attain over the lives and liberties of t saik e an infamous Shipping Gazette. U N ascendancy. te a th4ll-En AREAS.—On Tuesday Mr. Collye th r e , ttle rltea,:2 li nger at the Mansion-house, proceeded in ,iw)10 hacip‘rSounty Court against Mr. Davey, a bil ilder, -Ider•st :,"" ~the areas of some newly-erected hoiTs in a f „!ailing re— 't`i off North-road,. without the protection of ,re mei n . •,, Th e plaintiff was proceeding along the street ~_,wri ilartZ theyn Se tember and was accidentally push h e righb o - r i, area p by the throng of a fair held In d the ;a , rend - e l, ° _nd• His leg was broken by the fall, r in an g the .etie s of ,s!d permanently incapable of discharging 4 trn o " situation. The court awarded 491., the full "t el aitned • kn s - i , • Vt4i 4. ,,,,' 'JUN CAN, MOTHER OF TUE AFRICAN , TR t A h ; Afric an the lamented death of Mr. John reached h age ofniitraveller, his widowed mother, who has . t d e , 4 tt Q at ,,, 2, Was left in straitened circumstances. S . he resi es Aer n}s`ruse, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, of which county .'itehri-turleo,,,and energetic son was a native. Provost Kirk, - ) tert ea "n, Esq., and some other gentlemen of . th . at . town, a° erred th emselves in drawing up a memorial petitioning for l'and Pecuniary aid to wasp Duncan from the Royal Bounty , I liaek;,, T nia memorial resented to the Premier by John its] si.:' Es q ., M.P., and was in due course laid before her lee'' We are happy to learn that the application has Ir Reccessful, and that orders have been given to present .file;Pneean with th e sum o f Le/ . f rom t h at fund.—Dum r. liiituw te ItIITTINGTON CLUB AND METROPOLITAN ATHE- Ltr„ and Tuesday evening the annual soiree of the mem lin-".and friends of this institution took place . at the club- Cli:e, Arundel -street Strand under the presidency of Mr. ev e rlee ashLusington ' M.P. Amongst the attractions of the llooT e ci r g ,a concert of vocal music, in .. which Mr. G. G.A. A s ti, , iiss Missent, Miss M. William, Miss Ryles, Mrs. G. e a , t °° Per, Mr. T. Williams, Mr. J. A. Novell°, and Mr. R. t`tri e e Nver n the principal performers. At 10 o'clock dan h ci i n n g . erealsnlineed, and the amusements were kept up witi st ate L g spirit until a late hour. It appeared from a piloted en g,rien.nt circulated on the occasion that the financial ending I),certat tondiann of the institution for the quarter previonutisg?()&lBso, had been more satisfactory than at any !`HE RE ti,p LDESTITUTE HIGHLANDERS AND THE ._ art 8: °Altl3,--A correspondent of the Glasgow Daily Nazi Isl and regret to find that the accounts from the Long . th e 1) % rieepariticularly alarming, as regards the destitution of t. appears to me, however, that as the Glasgow tise‘tiorei: i tia;•e still a balance of about 1,2001. in hand, the mi -s,e`!_ Gil ot various denominations, where deaths from famine suppl y t. imminent, should be empowered by the board to the people With meal." T .I.E SUN, LOND ON, T H U E,B D A V SPORTING NOTES. Ne. 111. STRING ENGAGEMENTS OF THE DERBY FA VOURITES AT NEWMARKET, WITH TILL PRO- M - I;LE DESTINY OF' THE ONE AND TWO MoUSAND GUINEA STAKES. " I have drunk deeply of the ;Amara of fate, And soulidcd the profounds of prophecy." LADY FLORA HASTINGS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—They are singular, and yet very common, errors which a large portion of the sporting public fall into respecting the characteristics of race-courses and dis tances, when they imagine that because one horse boats another over a flat he should be capable of accomplit.h ing the same feat over a hilly course, or even one that has comparative!y but slight deviations from a level; and again, because one possesses a turn of speed suitable for a mile, and beats another cleverly in a spin for that distoace, he should be thought qualified to rnanege the trick in a mile and a ball or two miles' spurt 'ugainet the same antagonist. Now it does not stand to reason for a moment that such could be the ease, although in some instances we find a horse that no course comes amiss to—that is suited to every inequality or length; but this is a very rare circum stance; on the other hand, there is nearly always some particular kind of ground or distance that is more agree able than others to every individual member of the equine world; some take a bill with ease, others shut up at the sight of it; some run the Beacon Course with out turning a hair, and are as fresh at the end as at the commencement, others have done their best and finished at half a mile ; some skim o'er a mile on the flat at. great speed, while others have not got the steam up until they've mounted the Derby-hill, or 'rased Tattenhare-corner. Such are a few of the inconsistencies of horse-flesh; consequently, it is very c!ear no general rule can be applied to these particular points. Full one-third of the science of the turf depends on the subjects I have been treating of; • therefore, thus °ally in the year ("for to be forewarned, is to be forewarned"), I have determined upon laying be • fore you an accurate table of the distances and peculiar natures of the various courses at Newmarket; the cor rectness of which I have ascertained at no little trouble to myself by personal investigation and measurement:— "Therefore there needs no more be said here, I unto it refer my reader; For brevity is very good, When we're, or are not, understood." NAME or COURSE-DISTANCE-DESCRIPTION. Yearling, 2 fur. 47 yds.—A slight descent all the way. Chesterfield Stakes, 4 fur. 44 ydr.—Starts on a level, ends on a rise of 18 feet iA a furlong and a half. New Two years old, 5 fur. 136 yds.—Starts on a rise of 7 feet in a quarter of a mile, flat in the centre, ends down hill. Two years old, 5 fur. 136 yds.—Almost flat, with a slight fall in the centre or about 2 feet. Criterion or Turn of the Lands In, 5 fur. 184 yds.—All on the rise, 16 feet in the first three furlongs, and 14 feet in the last two. Ditch Mile, 7 fur. 178 yds.—A rise of 8 feet in the first furlong, nearly flat in the centre, with a rise of 5 feet in the last 250 yards. Abingdon Mile, 7 fur. 200 yds.—Starts on the flat, falls gently in the middle, rises 5 feet in the sixth fur long, falls at the bushes, and ends on a rise. Bunbury Mile, 7 fur. 208 yds.—Has a rise of 11 feet in the first furlong, 5 in the second, and 4 in the third, falls slightly in the fifth, and rises 18 feet in the last furlong and a half. (Nicknamed Bunbury's cruel mile.) Rowley Mile, 1 m. 1 yd.—Starts on the flat, falls gently in the middle, rises 5 feet in the fifth furlong, fills at the bushes, and !hies 101 feet in the last 250 yards. (The 2,000 Guineas, and many of the spring stakes are run on this course.) Cnmbridgest)ire, 1 m. 1 fur. 8 yds.—ls quite straight, flat at startiug, a gentle rise for two furlongs, with a steady rise of 32 feet in the last five furlongs. Across the Flat, 1 m. 2 ;us. 24 yd:.—A rise of eight feet in the first furlong, nearly flat in the centre, a rise of five feet in the seventh furlong, falls at the, bashes, and rises loi feet in the last 250 yards. Suffolk Stakes, I,tn. 4 tun—Starts on a rise, then falls 28 feet in three furlongs, rises 11 feet in the fourth furlong, 11 feet in the fifth, sixth, and seventh; next two furlongs level, falls in the tenth furlong, and rises 18 feet in the last furlong and a half. Clermont, 1 m. 6 fur. 20 yds.—Starts on the flat and ends ou the Cambridgeshire course at the Duke's Stand, a rise of 17 feet in the last three furlongs. Audley End, 1 Is. 7 fur. 55 yds.—Starts on the flat and ends on the Cambridgeshire course. Two Middle Mlles, lm. 7 fur. 127 yds.—Starts on a gentle rise, falls 25 feet in the second, third, and fourth furlongs; rises 11 feet in the fifth, then nearly flat to the last furlong, in which there is a rise of 5 feet. Ditch-in, 2m. 0 fur. 97 yds.—Starts on the fiat at the A. F. starting post, and ends on the Cam. course. Cesarewitch, 2 m. 1 fur. 215 yds.—Starts at the T. M. M. atarticg post, over the whole of that course, and ends on the last furlong of the A. F. course. Beacon, 4 tn. 1 fur. 138tyds.—Falls 42 feet in the first half mile, 15 feet in the second, and 20 feet in the third half; 8 feet on the next three furlongs, then rises 19 feet in two furlongs and forty-one yards, thence over the whole of the D. T. course. It will be seen by the foregoing table that the Ches tn'tield, Criterion, Banbury Iti:e, Cambridgeshire, Suf folk, and Beacon courses are the severest, requiring a fair share of gametic :4 in the horse to ensure victory on them, whilo the courses on the Flat only require a speedy animal. I shall return to this subject at some suture period, and show the levels of the Epsom and other courses. Yrs. St. lb.' Sri Peter Laurie all 8 Vainbope Lucy Neal Fugitive Rattrap Briti6h Yeoman Victim a 10 12 Farnham . Peter Simple Little Queen In order to render my analytical scheme on the races of the spring complete, and so meet the views of the sporting public in this particular, I shall not overlook What may seem trivial (but what in reality is not so), but begin in as perspicuous a manner as possible with an outline or abstract of the engagements of the Derby favourites in the NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. On the Monday,Runnymede and Midas are engaged in a R.M. Sweepstakes of 50 sow. each. Should the tormer be beaten he will disappear like an aerolite from the Derby market, and be seen there no more; but according to public running he ought to win, in which case he most probably will rise some points. On the Tuesday, in the Eighteenth Riddlesworth, Hernandez is almost " alone in his glory," his principal opponents being Hookum Spivey arid the Black Sea. Same day there is also a Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, over the Ab. M., in which Arieste, Sst 31b, figures in opposition to Brother to Drake low, Bst 31b, Minos and Phlege then. Bst llb each; the Italian poet must win this or withdraw, otherwise his Derby chance is " small, demeaed email." O❑ the Wednesday, in a Sweepstakes of 200 soya. each, over the D.M., Sir J. Hawley will have to maintain the position of Teddington by sending him past the post first, or else leave The Ban to fight it out with Midas and Coticula. Of the 26 nominations to the Column Stakes, three are dead, and seven cut of training; cut of the remaining 16, Payment and Ariosto, with allowances of 31b each, look the most formidable; among the opposition Merry Peal, Bst ilb; Coticula, Bst 81b, end Col. Peel's Black Sea, Bst 71b, and Palmyra filly, Bst 41b, will be found. On the Thursday, Storm, Bst 71b, and 2i, wininster, Bst 41b, in opposition to Jug gernaut, Sat 71b, Ariosto, Set 41b, and Catalpa, Bst 4113, are matched in the 100 sous. D.M. Sweepstakes; Storm, I limey, will not show in this meeting; should he do so, ho wins c f course, as in his absence (if sent) will New miuster; Alicsto will be drawn, and Catalpa may be CCC ad. _ . In a D. ti. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, on the Fri day, the Squire's Mountain Sylph colt must dispose of Midas or Prilegre, or farewell to his Derby chance. On tie Monday, in the NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING, Balssmo's pretensions will be tested in the 50 Sovs. Stakes, A. 1.; and on the Tuesday we arrive at the day appointed for the decision of the key to the Derby - - THE TWO-THOUSAND GUINEA STAKES; for which, out of 31 nominations, only four are out of training, viz.—.2Eolus, Amima colt, Julia, and Emerald colt; of the remaining 27, eleven are " dark," including Oleander, Primitious, Balsamo, Ipsus, 800, Boabdil, Lamartine, and Newminster; but of this division only. three are likely runners, and two of them, 800 and Bal samo, have no attractions for me, being of but little use against Newminster, my chosen representative of the dark lot. This leaves sixteen public performers, nine of whom may be discarded as the hopeless lot, viz.:— Breba, Buckhound, Crams, Exeter, Grosvenor, Glen hawk, Harpsichord, Olympian and Phlegethun; and from the residue I mtht extract the winner 1 Sir J. Hawley's Confession, so far as I can judge from appearances, stands an equal chance with his Balsamo, which is not saying much in the Confessor's favour. The same remarks will apply to Lord B. Lennox's Her nandez and 800. Hippolytus seems to be Lord Eglin ton's hope for this stake, as Midas is Lord Exeter's, but both are much too slow to have a chance of competing successfully with Grecian, Newminster, and Co., over the Rowley Mile. Mr. Howard's ch. c. Grecian, by Epirus, out of Jenny Jumps, the only horse who bas been supported to any extent for this race, made his debut at Stockbridge by winning the Ten Sovereigns Stakes in a common canter, beating Heart of Oak, and four others ; be afterwards ran at Newmarket, where he won the Jule Stakes, easily, after a dead beat with Aphrodite. These are his only performances; he is doing a fair amount of work, looks well, and will be difficult to beat for the Guineas. . . — storm requires no consideration at the present mo ment, as I understand he will not be Scott's horse on the day. Mr. Nicholls b. c. Newminstar, by Touchstone out of Beeswing, is an improvement on the Nunnykirk breed; looks and gees well, but I am afraid is scarcely Mile spurt; however, if not immediatelybe in his rear. More ftahset winner, h fo e r w tl - ; t e l Howley anon. Mr. Osbaldeston's b. c . b y Touchstone, out of Moun tainS Cho' has appeared in public twice, the first time beating Confessor, Ariosto, and nine others cleverly by a length, the second walking over; the colt is well bred, possesses a fairish turn of speed, is certain to be one of the first three in the race (if well on the day), and, as,the Squire declares, is in first-rate fettle. If no unforeseen circumstance occurs to dislocate my present arrangements, 1 anticipate seeing a beautiful ri,zce be tween Grecian, Newminster, and the Sylph colt, with a close finish; end as Grecian is rather Lpecdier than the other two, perchance with him the winner by a nob, although, I must confess, I have a strong penchant for Nero, minster. On the Thursday the principal feature cn the card will ho 'IIE ONE THOUSAND GUINEA STAKES, for which, ‘ut of thin;-three nominaions, six are out of truiLing, and thrGe acid veitheut their engagements, leaving twenty-four to contest the stake. Out of these, t; the odd four in Sir J. llepeley's name, contain a couple of dangerous-lookip fillies, who rejoice in the peculiar cogs. of Aphrodite and Vermuth; the former is a fine slashing speedy mare, c‘nd the hitter of the same class. only, al yet, " dark." Among the rest, Mr. Payne's Citar3el keems to me to bold confide/xi-, The Scpsaw, and Prima Donna safe; Lord Ex, , ter's hope, I believe, is invectid in Turtle in prcfcrenco to Phlegm. Scott's let containi, in addition to Confidence, Trick tress and Iris; the L.itsr a very tidy daughter of Ithuriel, show ing th e s teel; whence she sprang all over; but, by way of summing up, I think they must all give way to Sir Joseph's flyers. Concerning the Newmarket Stakes (Ditch mile) on the Friday, I need say no more nor?, than that Storm and Grecian are among the entries, with 800, Citadel, and Sir J. Hawley's trio, The Confossor, Teddington, and Balsamo on the opposition side. Bcfore concluding, I must iterate my announcenant to those who take " The Spire for their sporting coun sel, that my brief, Cr ANALYSIS OF THE DERBY, contain ing every particu'ar worth recordirg connected with that great will be published on Monday next. I am, Sir, yours, &c. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. JL,n, 23, 1851. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER SPRING MEETING, 1851. Th© Grand National Steeplechase Handicap, to declare Feb. 1: REPEAL OF THE WINDOW-TAX Last evening a very numerous meeting of the in habitants of St. Giles and Sr. George, Bloomsbury, convenA by the Parochial Association, was held at the //kale H3ll, Store-street, to adopt measures for obtaining the total and immediate repeal of the win doss-tax. Deputations from St. Marylebone, St. Pancras, Islington, St. J ames , an d other parishes at tended the meeting. BENJAMIN BOND CABBELL, Esq., M.P. (the chairman), said that he did not intend to make any more remarks on this important subject than to say that nothing was more unjust than to deprive the people of light and air. It was impossible that good sanitary measures could be adopted so long as the window-tax existed.—(Hear, hear.) He, therefore, most cordially approved of the present movement. Letters were read from Mr. C. Lushington, M.P., M.r. W. Williams, M.P., General Sir De L. Evans, M.P. Lord D. Stuart, M.P., Sir B. Hall, M.P., and Sir J. Duke, M.P., expressive of their regret at not being able to be present, but declaring their deter mination to do all in their power to get rid of the window-tax. Mr. ROGERS then came forward to move the first resolution, which was as follows :—"That the window tax is unjust in principle, oppressive in operation, and injurious to the health and morals of the poor inha bitants of London and other large towns, and its abolition being indispensible in carrying out the ur gent objects of social and sanitary reform, this meeting pledges itself collectively and individually to resort to every constitutional means for obtaining its immediate and unconditional repeal." He denied that this was a mere question of money. It was, in truth, one of justice and humanity.—(Cheers.) Mr. SavAor, i❑ seconding the motion, said that this tax ought to have been repealed thirty-five years ago. They knew that it had been imposed by Pitt, to support the war. The war ceased in 1815, and the tax ought not to have been continued after that time.—(Hear.) ft was a disgrace to the Government that continued it so long, and to the people who per mitted it.--(Hear.) The tax was objectionable on philanthropic, sanitary, and social grounds, but it was objectionable on political grounds also. This tax, which yielded 1,500,000 i. a year, was paid by 480,000 persons, although there were 3,000,000 houses in the country.—(Hear, hear.) It thus appeared, that during the last thirty-five years, that number of persons paid 50,000,0001. more to the revenue than they ought to have contributed.—(Here Mr. Wukley, M.P., en tered, and was received with applause.) It was quite clear that the window-tax wad doomed, and that the effort of the Minister would be to throw the burden on houses. If this were attempted, he trusted the people would be up and stirring, and that they would show such a front as would deter the Minister from pursuing this suggested course. Mr. BELL, the new Member for St. Alban's, sup• ported the resolution. It was not necessary to add to the arguments urged against the window-tax on the ground of its injustice and of the prejudice which it was to the morals and the health of the people. Having referred to a case, which illustrated very for cibly the inconvenience and hardship of the window 'ax, he suggested that the practical mode of securing the abolition of the window-tax would be to get pe titions to Parliament against the tax, written on fools cap, and that one of these petitions should be left with some one inhabitant of each street in the metropolis, whose duty it would be to get the householders in these streets to sign these petitions, and if there was to be found a street in which a man was to be met with who would not undertake the duty suggested, then the street in which that man lived ought to be left in darkness.—(Laughter and hear.) Well, when these petitions bad been signed he would suggest that thirty of these petitions should be presented the first night by one Member after another; the next night forty petitions ; the next night fifty, and so on.—(Hear.) They might depend upon it that the Minister would get up and say, " We have got enough of it."—(Hear, and laughter.) It was not necessary that he should say anything more on the question. He would only add that he would support the abolition of the window-tax most strenu ously. After a few words from Mr. GEORGE and Mr. NiCnoLAT, Yrs st lb I.lsizard (late Gene ral) Abd-el-Kader a 10 0 Vengrance Mulligan a 9 12 i Carrig 6 9 11 Hope Volatile Bedford , ... 5 9 9 rho Screw (late St. Leger alo 10 Tim Whiffler)... a 9 9 Elemi Comb-Again (late Standard Mabotnet). l a 10 8 Chieqain a 9 8 Muke-Ready Louisa St. Helier Quadruped The Great Westera a 10 5 Scarboro' Jack Tidings Maria Day Forfeits to be declared on or before Feb. 1. The resolution was put to the meeting and agreed to. Mr. COOPER then moved that a petition be adopted and presented to the House of Commons by Mr. Wakley, and that each of the Members fur the bo rough be requested to support its prayer, and in the event of this tax not being repealed to vote against the supplies being granted.—(Hear, hear.) The petition was then read. It was an echo of the first resolution. Mr. bloom, in seconding the resolution, announced that Mr. Duncombe would at all risks to himself be present to vote against the continuance of the window , tax should it be persevered in. —(Hear.) Mr. FREETII, of Marylebone, supported the re solution. The reaolution was then put to the meeting and agreed to. _ _ _ - Mr. WAKLEY here presented himself, and expressed his satisfaction at seeing ladies present. It was an augury of success.—(Hear, hear.) He accepted the mission which they had assigned to him, but he would not promise what his Hon. Colleague promised—he would not attend the House of Commons at the risk of his life, but nothing short of danger to his life should prevent him from attending and voting against the tax.—(Hear, hear.) In 1849 he not only spoke against the tax, but he suggested that unless the tax was given up, the supplies ought to be stopped.— (Cheers.) The late Sir Robert Peel said that his speech was a violent one. Much had been said about Ministers not doing their duty by the people, but be must say that the people had exhibited a very culpable degree of indifference on this question.—(Hear.) So long as a Minister found a people willing to suffer the burden of taxation—just as the donkey was treated —(A laugh)—the more the load was increased.— (Rear.) Lord Duncan deserved great credit for the manner in which he persevered on this question of the window-tax—(Hear, hear)—but had the inha bitants of the metropolis even now done their duty on this question ? There had been as yet no meetings in the city of London—none in the Tower Hamlets, nor any, he believed, in Southwark, and only one or two in Finsbury.—(Hear, hear.) If they wanted their grievances redressed, they must demand that they should be so.—(Hear, hear.) John Bull could get all he wanted if he only showed determination on the subject. In every petition against the window tax they ought also to protest against the house-tax. They would then oppose a tax in anticipation. — (Hear, hear.) If they wanted to keep a Minister right they must keep him without money.—(Hear, beer, and laughter.) But the fact was, the whole system of taxation must be changed.—(Hear, hear.) Property must be pressed upon before industry was touched at all.—(Loud cheers.) They had two Members of Parliament present, the Honourable Chairman and the Honourable Member for St. Al ban's, but he was a Bell yet to be sounded in the House of Commons.—(A laugh.) He had made a sug gestion. It might be very well for the Hon. Gentle man to do so, but there were many practical difficul ties to the presentation in the order recommended, which his Hon. Friend in the chair was acquainted with. Sometimes the mill turned the horse, instead of the horse turning the mill.—(A laugh.) A man once went to take a bear, but it was the bear took the man.—(Laughter.) But this was clear, that un less the people out of doors spoke out, it was impos sible for Members to be of the slightest avail in the House of Commons.—(Hear, hear.) He would sug gest that it would be very desirable that a motion should be made at this, and such like meetings, re questing Lord Duncan to bring on his motion against the window-tax at the earliest possible moment next session. —(Hear.) The tax in question was the vilest thing possible, and it was hardly possible to think that there could have existed a wretch that could have devised it.—(Hear, hear.) It was a premium upon immorality, and " all the ills that flesh is heir to." In conclusion, he would only add that he would do his duty at some risk, and would oppose the sup plies being voted, if the Government did not consent to give up the tax.—(Cheers.) Mr. D. Coorzx said that he had been called upon, in accordance with the recommendation of Mr. Wek ley, to move a resolution of thanks to Lord Duncan, and to express a hope that he would bring on his motion against the window-tax at the earliest possible moment next session. —(Hear.) Mr. GEESIN, churchwarden of St. James's, se conded the motion, which was unanimously,adopted. Mr. Joan TYRRELL moved the fourth resolution. It was as follows :—" That a deputation be appointed to wait upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in con junction with the deputations from the other metropo litan parishes; and that the parochial associations be requested to adopt such other measures as may be deemed advisable to carry out the object of this meeting." The resolution having been seconded, it was adopted ; after which the thanks of the meeting were given to the Chairman, and the meeting sepa rated. SENDING PAUPER CHILDREN TO BERMUDA , —The Poor -law Bottrd having applied to the directors of the poor of St. Pancras, requesting information as to the alleged sending out of pauper children to Bermuda from that parish, a letter from the directors was transmitted yesterday .to the board, admitting the fact of forty children having been so sent out, and it adds :—" Every necessary care was taken, and strict inquiry made by the directors from per sons well acquainted with Bermuda, previous to the children being sent. A woman was engaged to take charge T .of the girls before they were sent on b oard the vessel. They were kept entirely separate from the boys, and the master of the workhouse and directors saw that the arrangements and provisions on board the ship were unexceptionable. Good situations with respectabl e p ersons at Bermu da were pro vided for the children previous to their leaving England, and most satisfactory a ccounts have be received of and from them." EVENING, JANUARY 23 2 1851, RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. MADRID AND VALENCIA .—lcstorday his Honour Mnster Blunt admitted a claim brought in by Mr. Beatty, one of tint engineers of this company, for 3,4631., with the view of enabling the claimant to try its validity by an action at common law. Mr. Rose, who was the solicitor to the company, said he be. lieved that there was a balance due to Mr. Beatty at this moment. Mr. Beatty was examined upon the subject of his appointment as engineer, and alleged that had it not been tor his exertions in Madrid it was very questionable whether the 17,0001. caution money would ever hare been obtained. BRIGHTON JUNCTlON.—Yesterday a claim on the part of the engineer was brought in before Sir George Rose by Mr. Lee, the official manager. The scheme was to connect Brighton with the north end west of England, with a capital of 300,0001. in 15,000 shares of 201. each, and a deposit of 21. 2F.. Some of the provisional committee contributed 1501., and others 601. each ; and the object in winding-up the company appears to be to cause those members who did not so subscribe to pay an equal proportion in discharge of outstanding liabilities. The proceedings were ad journed, his Honour appearing to be of opinion that in the present state of the law upon this subject the particular case was one is which there was really no company to wind up. DOVER, DEAL, AND CINQUE PORTS.—Yesterday his Honour Master Brougham referred the bill of costs arising out of an appeal on the part of Messrs. Hooke and Thompson in respect of their bill of costs for 5,000/. to the taxing-master. MONEY MARKET—The price of gold at Paris is cliejted at 2 per mine discount on the new tariff rate, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.12; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 24.95, it follows that gold is 0.68 per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 422 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17.. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.38; and the ex change at llamburgh on London at short being 13.31, it follows that gold is 0.12 per cent. dearer in Lon don than in Hamburgh. The course of exchange at New York on London fcr bills at 60 day a' sight is 110 per cent., and the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23.40 per cent., it fol lows that the exchange is nominally 1.17 per cent. in favour of England, and, after making allowance for difference of interest and charges of transport, the present rate leaves a profit on the importation of gold from the United States. A DJUSTMENT OF RENTS —Mitchell Innes, Esq., of Parsonsgreen, has lately reduced the rent of one of his farms in East Lothian to a very handsome extent, and on a rather noticeable plan. The farm extends to about 500 imperial acres, and was taken in the year 1845 for the sum of 2,2501. The rent is now to be 1,6001., subject to a rise of 1001. for every two shillings that wheat advances above fifty•two shillings per quarter till the former rent is attained. Shortly after letting the farm Mr. Mitchell Innes, expended betwixt four and five thousand pounds upon the erection of a com modious steading. It may be mentioned, as showing the increaNe in the value of land that has taken place since last century, that about the year 17a0 or l7no this farm was let at Si. per Scotch acre, which was at that time considered so extravagant a rent that the tenant became alarmed and depressed at the responsibility he had incurred, took to his bed and kept there for some years ! During the war was taken at 71. ss. per Scotch acre; but, as might be conjectured, when peace came it proved a ruinous specula tion.—Scotsman. ELLCTION FOR FALKIRK BURGHS.—We under stand that Mr. George Loch is prosecuting with energy, and with the brightest prospects of success, his canvass of the con stituency of the Falkirk Burghs. There is no disguise about him. His principles, feelings, and professions are all decidedly and earnestly Liberal ; end, as a Free-trader, a Liberal politician, and a practical man of business, he solicits support. Mr. Baird thinks it at present desirable and expe dient to affect a certain liberality of profession. But he is well known to be a keen and uncompromising Tory, and, as such, he will be supported by all the. Tories in the burghs except those who, now that Protection is extinguished, are willing to give their votes to the superior intelligence, frank nese, and courtesy of Mr . Loch, in d e p en dent of party con siderations.— Scotsman. SCENE IN A CHURCH. —On Tuesday evening, while the Rev. Mr. Falloon woo delivering a lecture on th e subject of transubstantiatio n, in St. Johns Church, a display of feeling, not common in sacred edifices, was indulged in by the audience. The Rev. Gentleman, in the course of his lee ture, related an anecdote in reference to Bishop Hooper, who was asked by a delegate from the Pope his opinion with respect to the actual body of Christ in the bread of the sa crament. Before answering, the Bishop wished, on his part, to put a question to the querist, and asked him whether, in breaking the bread, he believed he was breaking the body of Christ. The priest replied in the affirmative; when the Bishop remarked that, if this was so, it falsified the pro phetic statement, that not a bone should be broken. This argument of Bishop Hooper's was held by the audience to be so conclusive that a great number of persons expressed their approval by the clapping of hands, and other de monstrations of applause., The exhibition was iinmedi • ately checked by the Rev. Gentleman, who deplored the scene that bad taken place, as it was far from his int ention to create it, nor did he thi n ki that his remarks would have done so.—Liverpool Chronicle. A FRENCH CRIMINAL SENTENCED TO UPWARDS OF 100 YEARS' letriuseenerEefee—A notorious foreat, named Lonclaie, was three days ago tried before the Court of Assizes of the Orne, for robberies and attempted assassination. Al though aged only 31, he, in 1836, was condemned to five years' imprisonment; in 1840, to fifteen years' hard .Tabour at tLe hulks; in 1843, he escaped from the bogne, and on being recaptured was condemned to twenty years of the same penalty; in 1846 he made another escape, and incurred a further condemnation to thirty years at the bulks. In May, 1830, although placed under special surveillance, he again contrived to escape from the bagee of Brest. A month later he, in the space of four days, committed four audacious rob beries in different villages in the department, and also broke into the church of Essay, from which he took away every movable thing of value. On the 26th June he asked a druggist of Exnies, on two several occasions, to change him a gold piece of 20f, but the druggist refused. This demand having excited suspicion, the garde chanzpetre and the druggist went after him, and asked him for bis pass port. He gave a false name, and as they were not satisfied they called on him to follow them to the mayor. He pushed the tradesman rudely aside, and seeing that the garde chant petre was about to seize him, he drew a pistol from his pocket, and swore he would blow his brains out if he approached. The garde, however, continued to advance, and the forget snapped his pistol, but at the same moment he stumbled ageinst a heap of stones, and the ball fortunately missed the man. It however whizzed close to his head, and his eye brow was singed by the powder or wadding. The jury de clared the accused guilty on every count in the indictment ,• and the Court, for the robberies, attempted assassination, and escape from the ba gne , co ndemned Lim to forty years' hard labour at the hulks. Added to his previous condemnation these make upw ar d s o f one h un d re d Nes- , I sower. BEQUEST TO UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL.- The committee have recoived notice of a lezacy to the Hos pital by the late Mr. Thomas Ansaldo Hews= of 1,000/., tree of duty. TILE BIRKENHEAD RIGTS.—Mr. Sergeant Wil kins, it seems, is net engaged for the persons committed for the riot at Birkenhead. Mr. Roebuck is to be assisted by Lir. Sergeant Shee and Sir George Stephen.—Chester Courant. t1";COTCII COURT OF SUS:ION.—TIie ufficc , of sistant-elerk of Session, vlcant by the recent appointment of Mr. William Drysdale as Deputy clerk, vice Mr. Peter Nimmo, was laet week conferred on Mr. George Shield, pri vate clerk to Lord Ivory.---/Vorth British ;flail. DISTURBANCES IN CHILL We have received Valparaiso papers to the 24th of November, from which we learn that serious dis turbances had taken place in the republic of Chili. We subjoin extracts : (From the Neighbour of Nov. 7.) Just before going to press we hear of a political out break in Aconcagua, which took place on the sth. It is said the Intendente was wounded. We will give extracts from a private letter hem Santiago, which we have been permittted to make use of:— " We learn that San Felipe is in possession of the opposition party, and some blood has been shed. Aleasures have been this 'morning taken which will pro bably result in shedding more. In this city precautions have been taken to maintain tranquillity. The club room has been closed by the leteirdeete. I cannot learn if Government have asked extraordinary powers. The , proprio from San F,lipe reach( d the city before five o'clock this morning (November 6), when the ;Ministers at once went to the Moneda; Mentt, Prieto, and many others also. General Aldunate set out very early for San Felipe with forces; and General Blanco, who lett teen also very early for Valparaiso, will have orderee the Valdivia. Battalion, on its way from V., to turn off to Aconcagua. I . cannot learn h ow s t rong t h e i nsurgents are in San Felipe. Not much is doing in a business way, and yet I notice very little a nx i e ty i s f e lt?' The pepers . etate that through the exertions of the au thorities, seconded by the people of Aconcagua and the vicinity, quiet has been restored. (From the .Neighbour of Nov. 23.) This has been a month of some excitement in the political affairs of the country. For the information of those abroad we give the outline of events. A couple of months ago a member of Congress said, through the press, that the province of Aconcagua was "in the dreadful alternative of submitting to the will of its rulers or of doing justice for itself:" A short time afterwards persons were taken on the road to that province carrying a supply of ball cartridges. Clubs of equality were formed, seemingly on the Pari sian LGOd n effei,ionrt waswhichmaaee agrarian bring the riandoctrt m ne e s et w in e ga ire of thencul- A club in the capital under the eye of the police and the public, as also to prevent its members walking the streets in procession; on this a leader of it entered the house of the Intendente, and insulted him most flltilhy. fie was arrested and imprisoned, though a member of Congress, by vote of the Comision Conservadora. In Aconcagua a similar club placed over the door of its place tyranny." ra n n o y f meeting e Governor efl bear i n bearing caused the h t mott oistobe " valour re a m g o ai v n ed s t . The president of the club was afterwards arrested on the charge of improper language to that officer. On this interference an outbreak occurred, in which the Intendente was wounded in the side (some say shot, others stabbed) and placed in irons. Those resisting the authorities then took possession of the town, held it for a day or so, and opened the common prison for the escape of the prisoners; but as the military forces of the vici nity were at once ordered to march upon that point, on their approach the rioters dispersed, and the leaders took refuge in flight and concealment.: A day or two afterwards the provinces of Aconcagua and Santiago were declared to be under martial law, for the term of 70 days. The Club of Equality of that city has been prohibited from holding further meetings. Cannon have been planted on the Alameda. Numerous arrests have been made, and there are rumours of ba nishments. The printing-office of the Progreso has been closed by public authority. At a later period the manifesto of the Administration in ar e w h g i i c v h e n t . h e T r h e i a a o d n o s e f u o m r e t n h t e declarationthat appeared, la r w e g t e : t efficient acri o aanrt p m r a) o e. rutechtee attempts e public o n tantt o de eo disturbances frernudp etrtsh ofe rest militia' es o t on active e n r of t " martial nffr ‘a‘ a c u tt d hi ve t e h e ae and the institutions. The Club of Equality would form a phalanx for this criminal design, unknown to no one now, and confessed by th e very persons w h o p ro j ec t an d manage it." Further, speaking of the insubordination in Acon cagua, it is added," Every day it continues is as incite ment, an invitation to disturbance, and example and a support that, according to private data of whcih the Ministry is in possession, will he made use of, unless measures are taken in season to ward off the evil." Again it is said, " The disturbance at San Felipe (aad) that which it is the ihtention to cause to break out here, will be crimes of brief duration; but how many lives and how much property may be sacrificed in them? The Ministry, while fully persuaded of its power to repress such outbreaks, still dares not impose upon itself the immense responsibility of not preventing them, and upon the nation the weight of their sad consequences." We have marked certain words is these extracts in italics, because they seem to afford an explanation for the strong measure of declaring martial law. The public, it is probable, has not yet been put in possession of all the facts known to the authorities. It is therefore wiser to suspend opinion until additional information shall appear. AT1LE.N2477111, ISLINGTON. The second course of lectures for the winter season, at this institute, commenced on Monday evening with a very interesting discourse on "Periodical Literature," delivered in the Lceture-hall by Mr. Courtenay. The lecturer commenced by discussing at some length the social and political influence of newspapers and periodicals, which he maintained greatly promoted the improvement of the people, not so much by the information they afford as by the reflection they induce—the habit of thinking they create—in the otherwise unreflecting. The lecturer then proceeded to give a rapid sketch of the history periodical lit e r a t ure, from its remotest origin to the ofepesent day, treating successively of the first " rudiment of a newspaper," the Roman Acta Diurna, the establishment of which is attributed to Julius Ceesar —the English Mercuric of Elizabeth's reign —the Gazettes of Venice and Paris, and the several classes of periodicals which have since arisen, the circumstances from which they took their origin, their character and utility. Mr. Courtenay concluded with some remarks on the excel lence of the cheap literature of the present day, and ex pressed a hope that it would attain to still greater ex cellence, when the abolition of the Stamp Act and other imposts which restricted their progress should leave press, at last, perf ect l y free, which he trusted would at no distant date. M r . C ourtenay was h eard with close attenti on , an d apparently with o uld throughout tbhee ucl ea rt sO n n t , lY by Messr s . G. D awson , and warmly applaud e d. Other Grossmith, Pearsall, &e., were annou nce d by t h e h on. secretary, and the numerous audience se p arate d ev id ent l y and for wasthe fre quently much gratified with the discourse. li interest,leetur s --- SALVED WINE.—A parcel of several casks of wine having been purchased at a sale at an outport, for the benefit of the underwriters, which had been salved from wreck, the purchaser requested permission from the revenue authorities to remove the wines to another port, and there place it in the bonded warehouse. The local officers of the revenue offered no objection to the request being allowed for the re moval of the wine in question if the authorities would grant it, the wine having been purchased at a sale of Cinque-port droits, and the matter having been referred to the authori ties, it appeared, on a proper official document being first passed, there would be no objection to the wine being re moved as desired, under the regulations contained in the Warehousing Act in this regard. PLAYING WITH FIREARMS.--A very unfortunate occurrence took place at Cahirciveen on Saturday evening last, which, it is feared, must terminate fatally. Mr. Mau rice O'Connell, M.P., a Mr. Twiss, and some other gentle men dined together at the hotel— Fitzgerald's. Some dis cussion arose after dinner between Mr. Twiss and another of the party. The person with whom Mr. Twiss had the dis cussion left the room. When he had gone the latter ob served he bad never seen a duel, whereupon Mr. O'Connell said he would show him the way, and got a pair of pistols that had been for seven months in Dublin. They took one each, presented at each other, and pulled the triggerr ' when, unfortunately, the pistol which Mr. O'Conn e ll had, happen ing to be loaded, the ball passed through the right shoulder of Mr. Twiss, and lodged in the other, causing the most frightful suffering, and inflicting, it is greatly feared, a mor tal wound. Dr. Crump was called in at once, and the wounded young man sent for Mr. Dillon, R.M.,_and made a declaration, that the transaction was purely accidental, stat ing that he ~ h ould not die in peace if he did not make a declaration Is that effect.— Cork Reporter. OBERWIESE. THAL (GERMANY), JAN. 15.—Last night a fire brtke ()A here, and at four o'clock this morning 40 houses—one-third' "our little town —were laid in sshes. Corpulent persons a :irous of regaining their shape should apply to some newsitt.Nr establishment for the office of collector. They will run L eir fat off long before their office becomes a a /m um- 4 4mi Paper. WEST INDIA MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, J AN. 22.—The Rnysl Mail Com p ny's stettin•ship Trenf, Captain ZYillism Clarke, arrived this morning at twelve :;cluck, from the West Indies, with the usual mails, in charge of Lieutenant O'Reilly, R.N., Admiralty agent. During the homeward voyage of the Trent she experienced very bad weather—a succession of heavy westerly gales, With unusually high sea and heavy squalls. On the 15th inst., whilst scudding oil' the Western Isles, a sea pooped the ship and stove in all her dead lights on the main and lower decks, carried away the pinnace, and otherwise damaged her. The latest dates brought by the Trent are—Ha vannah, 25th Dec. ; Carthegena, 28th ; Jamaica, 29th ; Demerara, 27th; 13arbadoes, 29th ; and Gren ada, 28th ; Porto Rico, 2d Jan., and St. Thomas, 4th; La Guayra. 26th Dec.; Nassau, 18th Dec.; Antigua, 30th; Jacmel, 29th; Santa Martha, 26th; and Grey Town, 22d. The Trent brought on freight-819,843 dolls. on merchants' account ; 361 serons of cochineal, 82 ditto of indigo, one package of pearls, 50 barrels of ginger, 77 cases of cigars, 40 bales of samparilla, and 55 packages of sundries. JAMAICA. Our dates from this island are to the 28th of December. The cholera was still extending its ravages over the island, but its virulence was greater at the north side, and more especially at Montego Bay and Falmouth. It was decimating alike all classes without exception, as we find that, besides a great number of the pea santry, many persons of respectability had fallen under its baneful influence. it was abating at the south side, after having victimised thousands of the inhabitants. We are glad to learn of its almost en tire disappearance from Kingston, there being, up to the close of our correspondence, only two or three cases daily. The agricultural portion of the island had suffered most severely. Several properties had lost nearly all their labourers, and the whole agricul tural interests of the island must inevitably suffer materially, unless speedy aid is rendered them by the British Government, in the way of immigration. We have it from undoubted authority that the few remaining labourers have positively refried to work, and the present crops which promised largely, it is feared, cannot be taken off through want of labour. There is scarcely an estate in the island that does not come within the pale of these ob servations. The Council and Assembly of the island had resolved on memorialising her Majesty on the subject. The pestilence had almost entirely disap peared from Spanish Town and Port Royal, and though it has somewhat abated in several of the dis tricts on the south side, still no parish can boast of its entire disappearance. The boards of health of the several parishes were exerting themselves to mitigate the severity, and to prevent the further spread of the disease, and also to relieve, as far as lay in their power, the distresses of those who are unfortunately afflicted. Numerous children had fallen victims on the north side. The local Legislature bad been adjourned to the 14th of January, when they will re-assemble fcr the dispatch of the business of the island. There was no political news of any consequence. Notwithstanding the melancholy state of the pi blic mind the Christmas holidays were ushered in with joy and spent in conviviality and amusemeLt, and without any of the ancient demoralising and bark.l - customs. HAYTI. Information had reached St. Thomas that Sou longue, having accomplished the preparations which he deemed necessary for an attack upon the Domini cans, had been somewhat startled at the decisive stand taken by (as it is reported) the foreign Consuls, who had not only expressed -their disapproval, but threatened to oppose him, vi et armis, in the prosecu tion of his hostile plans. The French, it is said, show a disposition to play a prominent part in the matter, if there be foundation tor the accounts received in St. Thomas, that the steamer Elan, which had ar rived there, was the bearer of dispatches to the Admiral at Guadaloupe, demanding a naval force, to enable the French Consul to uphold the threats made by him to his sable majesty. " If," says the paper from which we have these extracts, " the parties intervening are actuated by honest in tentions, it would be folly to suppose that Soulouque will do more than yield to circum stances, and thus abandon, perhaps for ever, the ideas of conquest and revenge so precious to the mind of a tyrant or savage. But the intrigues of the different Consuls may be intended only to keep up appearances, and therefore be of no importance what ever. It is only in the case of a crisis that the riddle will be solved. Allow Soulouque to open the cam paign, and that power which arrests his progress will have done its proper duty in the cause of humanity." —Morning Journal, Dec. 27. STATIONS OF HER MAJESTY'S Snips. -- The Imaum, Jamaica (Port Royal) ; Inflexible, Grey Town (Nicaragua), Dec. 25, 1850; Scorpion, St. Thomas, Jan. 5, 1851. STATIONS OF THE COMPANY'S STEAM SHIPS.—The Great Western, Captain Wolfe, Gulf of Mexico; the Thames, Captain Abbott, Spanish Main ; the Med way, Captain Symonds, arrived at St. Thomas from England, Jan. 3, at 3 P.M.; the Conway, Captain Woolley, arrived at St. Thomas Jan. 4 ; the Eagle, Captain Wilson, arrived at Barbadoes Jan. 4 ; the Derwent, Captain Onslow, sailed from St. Thomas for Barbadoes Jan. 3. JAMAICA MARKETS. (From Cordova's Mercantile Register.) GENERAL REMARKS.—It was not anticipated that the advent of the Christmas holidays of 1850 would impart that degree of activity to business which has been hitherto looked for at the season. Death has been too busy among us, and the gloom which the ravages of the late epidemic has cast over every household was too generally felt to render any public display of f e stivity other than a manifestation of utter heartlessness and indecency; still it was hoped that some temporary re vival of trade would have occurred, if not to the extent of previous years, at least to a degree sufficiently marked to distinguish this season from other periods of the year. The business of the past week was, however, very much below even this moderate expectation; for, although the peasantry from the neighbouring parishes came into town in large numbers, their put ehasva scarcely exceeded the amount usually expended by them on an ordinary market day; while among the better classes there were tew who, from the frequent cells on their purse for the relief of the suffering poor, and the previous stagnation of business, could afford to indulge in the cheer which in other and happier times used liberally to be provided for the occasion. We regret to state that the last accounts from the rural districts and towns on the north side still represent the cholera as making awful strides among the inhabi tants, especially the lower orders. Serious apprehensions consequently are entertained regarding the safety of a large portion of this year's crops; for, if no considerable abatement of the disease occur immediately, the canes will, in all probability, rot on the ground, and the crop, which promised to be good, be very greatly lessened. Freights—Tonnage is abundant, with very little chance of employment for some weeks yet. EXCHANGE ON LONDON.—Jamaica Bank, 90 days, 1 per cent. prem.; 60 days, H. ditto; 30 days, 2 ditto. Co lonial Bank-90 days, 1 per cent. prem.; 60 days, If ditto. ON NEW Yonx.--Merchants' bilk, 60 dap, 2k to 3 per cent. prem. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, J. 22. The Queen walked this morning in the Slopes. The Royal Family took walking and pony exercise in the Slopes and Windsor Park. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out shoot ing this morning, attended by the Marquis of Or monde, Colonel Berkeley Drummond, Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, and Lieut.-Colonel F. H. Seymour. _ _ The Earl and Countess of Hardw - icke and Colonel Wylde are expected to arrive at the Castle this evening, on a visit to the Queen and the Prince. The Royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Fanny Howard, Barones de Speth, the Earl and Countess of Hardwicke, and Colonel Wylde. Her Majesty's private band will attend in the Castle after dinner. The Marquis of Ormonde has relieved Lord Virater aark in his duty as Lord in Waiting to the Quf,e, , 7_ nd colonel Berkeley Drummond has relieved2ir R. Ormsby Gore in his duty as Groom in Waiting to her Majesty. - - - - _ - A deputation, consisting of m i .. reto, M.P., Mr. W. Owen Stanley, and Air . Jackson, had an interview with Lord Seymou r w. yesterday, at the office of her Majesty's Col? n i n ners of Woods an d Forests, in Whitehallo-r iiss _l_ . ussell returned t o t own r r da y a , n f a r o nI L a l f i d I Commons, sji to the Right H on . t h e Speaker at his sea t, H ec kfi eld yea L te od of the House 0 Place, Hants. . Sir John Fine bad an inter v i ew w i t h t h e Chan cellor o f the Exchequer yesterday. M r . J o h n W ood, c hairr 0 a n of the Board of Inland Revenue, had an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet on Tuesday, at his official residence in Downing-street. The Master-General of the Ordnance had an inter view with the Secretary .at-War yesterday. Loid and Lady John Russell had a dinner party yesterday evening, at their residence in Chesham place. The company included his Excellency M. Van der Weyer, his Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen, B Iron Koller, Mons. Marescalchi, Lady Harriet Elliot, Sir David Dundas, and General Fox. GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION SCREW • PROPELLER CO3IPAN7.—A meeting of this company was held yester day at their offices, Royal Exchange-buildings, when the only matter of importance communicated to the public, that the contract with the Government, as to the apPliee: tion cf the patent to the south-eastern waters,hadtPtt received a satisfactory confirmation from - her DitgjeitY 4 verament. ADMISSION TO THE EXHIBITION OF 1851. TO TEE RIGHT BON. LORD JOHN RUSSELL. My Lord,—Within a few (hp the. s:aucture de signal to . reeeive the cohtributious of the world's in dustry will be completed. The question now arises, as to the mode of admission of the world's people. And it is upon this important subject that J now chilli the liberty of addresii.4 you. Shall admission be taxed by payment ; or shall it be free ? Each mode has its difficulties; but, after an anxious consideration of the matter, it is my convic tion that free entry will be at once more simply prac ticable, and more in harmony with the large and en lightened purpose of the Exhibition. `.mere are no less than 7,000 exhibitors. Surely no tax should be levied upon them or their families for the right of visiting. an exhibition to the staple of which they have themselves con tr ib ute d . And lam further cualirmed in my Lelief of the n p , r o a d c i t fi i e c d ab a il s ity l nod wisdom w hetrter o p t propose—nthry"tchee—una) be nimous and hearty opinion of very many of tie most influential members of the city of London. The Royal Commissioners have incurred a large debt —a debt that must he liquidated. And it is to be reared that a too anxious sense of this obligation may induce the levying of a rate of entry that shall, to th e million, amount to prohibition. I have therefore to propose that, for the first fort night of the Exhibition, admission shah be, in every case, by payment. And further, that one day in the week (and for many reasons I should sel2ct Wednes d shall, for the whole term of exhibition, be re ser,,..-ei for the higher classes of all nations who may prefer !c. pay for 612 exclusive privilege of admission rather th:.rt encounter the inconvenience of a crowd. With these exceptions that the entrance shall be en tirely free. The sum taken during the first fortnight, and on the one day in each week, would, no doubt, be very considerable ; nevertheless a large deficit would re main onerous upon the Royal Commissioners. This deficit lam emboldened to solicit your Lordship to meet by a Parliamentary grant. And this solicita tion I make the more readily, from the belief that from the very fact of the Exhibition a large addition will accrue to the revenue of the country ; an addition— it is calculated upon trustworthy au , hority—of up wards of two millions. Now, of these two millions how small the item required to throw open the doors of the world's Exhibition to the world's citizens. When the subject of the Exhibition was brought before Parliament last year it was very properly dealt with ; for, as everything was then in a state of un certainty as to the future, bad Government interfered the whole matter must have passed into their own hands. The case at present is entirely altered; the building is nearly finished, and will shortly be ready for the reception of the world's wares, and the great difficulty at this moment is to find space for the vast quantity of articles likely to be sent. We 'Live invited ail the nations of the earth to a friendly competition of skill; to this invitation many have heartily responded. We have also invited the whole fathily of pian to come and participate in 3 the first banquet the world has ever dedicated to peaceful industry and to intelhctual triumphs. An event so pregnant v.ith hixti and humanizing good to all man kind should be informed with the most liberal—with it purely cosmopolitan spirit. If it be otherwise—if at the very threshold of the building dedicated to this industrial banquet a tax be laid upon those who would Partake of its oe•nefichsi influence; a banquet, more ovt.,r, to which thousi;pds nt payers have con cributed —the whole purpose of the Exhibition will t'orego a ;race which otherwise would endow it with a crown lustre. Several foreign Governments have voted consider able sums to wid their people in the object of the Ex hibition, and I know that already in France ana Ger many the idea of payment (for foreigners are espe cially accustomed to gratuitous entry into all na tional buildings) has been canvassed in a spirit which, as an Englishman, I feel to be a reproach to my country. It is• this reproach, my Lord, that I beg of you, by the consent of Parliament, to put away from us. But not alone for the stranger do I ask for free admission. I ark it for the large body of our own working classes, for those men whose skill, w h ose in dustry, will, I doubt not, be triumphantly represented at the forthcoming congress of labour. Thousands of these men—the sinus of the land—are at this hour depriving themselves of many little household comforts to enable them to visit London ; and the inevitable cost of such a visit should not be increased by at further tax. Therefore, I ask for the working men of Eng land a free entry into the structure dedicated to the world's industry—free as the light that pervades it. Again, such will be the magnitude of the Exhibi tion, that no one, two, or three visits will suffice to the knowledge of its manifold objects. This will bs made sufficiently obvious, when it is known that to make merely the circuit of the tables will be to make a journey of no less than twenty miles. Hence, with. paid admission, the visitor will be tempted to spend & day, when otherwise he would at various visits occupy but a few hours. There would, in the gratuitous ad mission, be a flowing stream of people, if I may use the figure ; whereas, with exacted payment, visitors will become fixtures from morning till night. I might, my Lord, dilate upon this subject ;_ but I hope that I have said sufficient to obtain o f your Lordship a patriotic consideration of the question-- Shall the Exhibition of the World's Industry be free to those whom England invites to meet in generous rivalry ? or shall we send forth invitations, and then tax our guests ?—I have the honour to remain your Lordship's obedient humble servant, JOSEPH PAXTON. Exhibition-buildings, Hyde-park, Jan. 22, 1851. .EXIIIMTION OF 1851. COUNTERS-RULES FOR FITTING Fr. 1. The boundaries of each class are fixed, and emitters, of one class ulust not extend into the limits of the clus,rms adjacent. 2. Counters•projecting into the great central p3ssrge must net he built up higher than 4 feet at summit. If &sired, they may rise in steps from the ground. 3. Every passage leading out of the great c.:entral pas sage to the north to the south must be 8 feet wide, and in th;: centre of every 24 f, et space. 4. No communication from cast to west between any paserges ! , :hall be ektablisbeil,swithout special leave of the Executive Committe in wri':ng. 5. P4slova t:-.Len out of exbibitieg space by exhib tore, tto own convenictee, must be on the grouzid noz, less thee 5 feet, wide, and in the gallery not less than 3 toet wide. i. Coutters beiow a gallery may be built up to 9 my heigbf unrSer,siy 19 tier, if required. 7. Vertical iktiA. or partition space, must not proj*ct into t. 4 great central I,abssge. 8. Time must be always a clear passage of 5 feet next the railings in the gailei-1t:45, wad - no, pa:iBage less than 3 feet. 9. Case;, counters, &c., tray Le placed in any direc tion, north to south or east to west, provided they do not extend beyond the boundaries of thm space allotted to their clans or into the general passages ; but it is tie. quested that counters and cases should bo multiples. of 4 feet. 10. No vertical or counter space in tho galleries most rise above 7 feet. By order of the Executive Committee, M. D. WYAIT, Secretary. EXPENSES OF APPLICATIONS TO PARLIAMENT.—+At the last meeting of the town-council, Mr. Thompson called attention to the enormous amount of the law and Parlia mentary expenses incurred by the borough of Liverpool within the last sixteen years, and which he stated wets as follows : "" *** *** Ng 2 6 2 1838 • ••• 111 : 8; 8 3334 045792 *l:.▪ .11 • 17• 53• 46• 4 9 i:6'6 6 c0"55 8 155'19 0 3, 5 1 ) 1 :11 : 991981 0 :1251 1 8 8 4 1 184 3 • " 5,918 12 4 11 5• ••• .8. 4,37_3 3 1 1947 ... 11,925 2 4 [Of this sum the cost for th e wa t er bill was 7,737/. y 1848 •• • ... 23,887 16 8 IFor the water bill 23,5261. 19s. 6d.] 1849 • ... 3,241 8 6 1850 ••• ••• ... 1,534 3 3 Water bill, &c. 10,397 12 6 Equitable Rating Committee 2,500 0 0 —Liverpool Chronicle. CUSTOMS' REVENUE Or THE CLYDE PORTS.-It iS gratifying to state that, notwithstanding the remission of duties, the Clyde ports show an increase for the year MO, and now present a total of more than 1,000,000 L sterling per annum. The return is as follows: — Receipts at Glasgow in 1849 1850 ... £640,568 ... 645,669 Increase at Glasgow ... Receipts at Greenock in 1E49 ... tt ~ 1850 ... ... £5,101 ... f... 371, 02 ... 388,487 Increase at Greenock ... .. .C 1 1 ,495 These are irrespective of the receipts at Por t Glas g ow, of which we have not yet received a return. The ra p id rise of . the Customs' Revenue at Glasgow is, we believe, unpa ralleled in the kingdom. In 1812 the Customs revenue was only 3,124/. ; in 1820, it was 11,000/. ; ' in 1830, it was 59,013/ . ; in 1840, it was 468,9741.; while in the year just closed it was 645,6691. Tan SCOTCIa IRON THAI —''r understand that a very influential meeting of the iron trade was hold on Monday, in the George Hotel, George•square. The ob ject of the meeting was to consider what means might be deemed desirable to remove a strong prejudice found to exist in England against the use of Scottish iron. An effective committee was appoiutcd for that *pose. These ge ntlemen are to r eport to a every confider nfibdreatneceh inof subsequent general meet ing of the trade . The subject is of the highest impor tance steps nati taken industry;oiahythe com mittee and we resuts.—Gl being satisfacto r y i n their l asgotc Daily havet o a !tear We have much pleasure in announcing that the Order of the Garter has b?en conferred upon the Marquis of Normanby, in consideration of his important services as Am bassador in Paris, and in several other high offices of State. Times.