The Sun. — London, England, 1851-01-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, Rio JANEIao, Nov. 25.—The Prince Albert, Loudon t() California, grounded on the Straits of Alagell,n, got oir very leaky and was put on shore on Punta Dplgrada ; was attack by the natives, two of the crew killed. our wounded, and, with the mate, made prisoners, hut suhee glently released and taken to Valparaiso by the Wilson, G. H unt, A mer i can steamer, toget h er w i t h Cap tai-a Rosseter and another of the crew. Three of the crew have arrived here in the Nuvo Pacifico, which Passed Punta Delgrada on the 25th October, and found the Prince Albert on fire and burnt down to her bends. The rest of the crew are at Sandy Point waiting a con veyance to Valparaiso. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 13.—Wind S.S.E. to S.S.W.—Arrd. titerprise, L aguna; Willi am an d Eli za b et h, New Or ,le,t Coria, Charleston; Jane, St. John's, New Brutp- Sld. Otterspool, Calcutta; Crusader. Buenos '''.Yr's; Susan, P e r nam b uco; M a ry Hall, Baltimore; W;Aliatc West. New York. Off port, Theodosea, Pearl, ants Dublin. The Forest King, from Charleston, has itritsted with the cargo of the Kitty Cordes, from Mobile to this port, which put into Charleston in distress. PALIIOUTII, JAN. 13.—Wind S.S.W., strong bre.cz , s. Herschel, Rio Janeiro; Jenny, Santos, fur ' 4l6l btri'gh. 'Off p or t, P etrone ll a , Havannah. -1311 IDYORT, JAN. 13.—A boat marked " Two Brothers, or Exeter,. John TOWning " has been picked up. _VOVGIIAL, JAN. 13.—The Valiant, of and for St. An dr"V, St New Brunswick, for Liverpool, has been on shorein the Bay, but has received' no damage. 'YARMOUTH, JAN. 13.—The Liviugatone, London to Nederland has seen assisted in leaky, having struck l'ltoti,Newcombe Sand. ti4RTWERP, JAN: 11.—The Valentine, Pe,:sng to dit a Yroe which put into Gorse leaky, but with ,'tile I; 3 age, had di sc h arge d h er cargo p r i or t o N ov . 28. ARIS, J AN . 1 5. —Th e A rsene sun k o ff Li s b on th e . • crew saved. PLYMOUTH. JAN. 13.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Pasha, Rio rtoeiro f or Falmouth; Brunswick, Havre for New Or itls;:with b oats stove, &e., and two men overboard. RWPORT, JAN. 13.—Wind S.W. strong—Sid. Wind torieastle New Orleans. ith:turt.rts, JA N . 13.—Wind S.W., strong—Arrd. Kate, Zt:dc Sid. Eike. Marie, Surinam. t o j lie tY, JAN. 13.—The Mary Ellen schooner, of s oo, with loss of mainmast, boats, and decks swept, thirit" °len wased overboard, was assed yesteray, Y Miles S.E. of h Berry Head, but req passed yesterday, Irty miles S.E. of Berry Head, but requiring no assidst who. fully cognisant of the whole trans:A:6,la, and before the trial closed the jury would be convinced that the note had been fairly and legally negotiated. Mr. Dillon was called to prove that Ma Russell was a party to the note. In -September last he was the publisher of the Weekly Chronicle, and in the course of his duty he . inforined Mr. Russell thet 75/. was due to a Mr. George, as rent of the premises in the Strand. Mr. Ruseell promised to make provision for this debt, but subsequently he refused to do so unless Mr. Doyle, his partner, inserted in the paper an article which had been written by Mr. Seymour, a barrister. Mr. Doyle, however, declined to let the article appear, and as the landlord was prcrsieg for his rent, and Mr. Russell had failed to bring forth his promised funds, Mr. Doyle 'drew the note - in question for 851., which was given to Mr. Jacquet, the tavern keeper of Clare-market, in consideration of 751. money advanced, and 101., the price of come refreshments which had been supplied to the Weekly Chronicle establist.- ment. This note was shown to Mr. Russell previously to its being handed to Mr. Jacquet, and he saw that it had been drawn by Mr. Do) le tor self and p atner, and after it reached Mr. Jacquet's hand he personally thanked that gentleman for having accommcdated the firm, and expressed a hope that the eceourta would shortly come In and enable them to refund the 75l Cross-examined—Witness was not uwere that the partnership' agreement provided that no one but Mr. Russell was to draw bills or notes in the name of the firm. Mr. Doyle had to his knowledge drawn two other bills on behalf of the firm. Witness was an uncertifi ceded bankrupt,,,buhhe was making an arrangement with his creditors, and hoped ultimwely he should be able to pay 20s. in the pound. Hitherto, however, he had not paid any thine, nor did he bring any reedy money into the Weekly Chronicle establishment, although he was admitCd a partner at the instance of a Mr. Dimphey. The benkia: account of the firm was entered in the name of Mr. Ru;eell, but Mr. Doyle, he believed, brought 3001. into the specOlation; and if notes which had been accepted in witness's name, on security of wit• ness's wile's 'property could be considered as cash, he had advanced money to a similar extent. The bills which he had already referred to as having been signed by Doyle in the name of the firm, wore drawn since the attempt was' made to declare him a bankrupt. Pre viously the bills were drawn and signed by Mr. Russell, but these bills were more in the nature of private debts than partnership transactions, and they were now the subject of litigation. Re-examined—Witness was quite positive the note was drawn with the knowledge, if not with the absolute consent of Mr. Russell, and he was equally as certain that Mr. Doyle was not prohibited by the partnership agreement from accepting bills or drawing notes on be half of the'firm. Mr. Robert Jacquet, who cashed the note at the in stance of Mr. Doyle and the last witness, stated that the Weekly Chronicle establishment had owed him 30/. for refreshments, and when be was asked to discount the note now in dispute, Mr. Russell arranged with him that 101. of that amount should be considered' as due , from the firm, and it was therefore added to the note. Witness gave a cheque for the 75/, which was duly honoured, and which he now produced, and bad always understoOd that it was drawn with the sanction of 'Mr. Russell. He paid the note away to Mr. Cooper, the baker, on the 10th of October. Cross-examined—Had never it ceived any notice or intimation from Mr. Russell that Mr. Doyle was not au thorised to draw bills or notes in the name of the firm, thouffh he had often. had conversation with him on the sabj, ct of the partnership disputer. Two other bills, drawn by Mr. Doyle for the firm, had since come into his hands, and had since been honoured. On one occa • sion Mr. Russell had a conversation with him about this very note, and Mr. Russell then said to him, "I shall pay the 101.,' hnt Mr. Doyle will pay the 751." Witness geld he could recognize no such arrangement ; the money was advanced to the Weekly Chronicle establish ment, and the firm must be held liable for the amount. Mr. Cooper. the other indorses, stated that he received the note in part payment of an account from the last witness on the 10th of October. He held the note till the 19th of the following November, when he indorsed it to the present plaintiff, with whom he dealt for flour. Cross-examined—He was confident the note was not in his possession atter it became due. He received notice of its dishonour from Mr. Dives, and told him that he must sue the drawers. :NARKET NEWS.—('PHIS DAY.) nair Vst.ll.2=lr.:TE. 31 Os li nnt..--Meadow Hay, 218 s to 3/15s; Clover, •to 4/ os ; and Straw, 1/ is to 1! 83 per load. average supply, and a dull trade. ei„" II EILLAN D . Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 31 16s B„;: e , r, 3103 t o 410 s; an d Straw, 1/ ls to li 8s per load. " I ' ls l good, an d tra d e d u ll. Cl g ood, Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 3/ 15s; _._loso3 moved and Straw, 1/ Os tO 116 s per load. and Straw off slowly, at our quotations. 5t,1 04 COLONIAL. a•--British Plantation is quiet, and previous ILEA are barely supported, and sales only about 340 ►'Wading 796 hhds crystalized Demerara, which 1 30 ; 4 1. at 40s 6d to 465. Madras, 4,113 bags, went off en l y' nearly the whole being bought in at 32s for y fr ,,, — " , nl soft yellow ; a few lots sold at 30s to 31s, being --Toer chew per. to- -- Privately 1,000 boxes yellow Havannah " 41 s, duty paid ; 200 chests Manilla at 378.6 d, i ts 4 45000 bags of brown Bahia for refining in hand at Per OWt. The quantity of British Plantation n,..etllast.week at the East and West India Docks was aqtni i,lieh,ds"7.4' tierces. There were taken for home con th6,rlin 8,7 hhds 100 tierce 207 brls; and the stock in ,C , a1114 Places is 6,677 hhds 712 tierces 1,263 brls. t5,,1 F EE , .....-For Native Ceylon there was a better de talat 52a 6d to 53s for good ord. Of . Plantation Parcels changed hands at rather higher prices. ai t : a Was active at 2 5 per cwt advance; 42 bales. 3 . 84 tle a : al es sold.at 60s to 67s for fair and good greenis h , ,eoCagarbled and common long berry at 695; 280 hags 14,3:1ts ie4 went at 45 s t o 47s for ord and good ord d • ".*-',The market is firm. The quantity landed last at the East and West India Docks was 244 puns 1 There were taken for home consumption 280 puns ti rds; and exported 21 puns 91 hhds. The stock R ic s ame places is 14,104 p u n s 1,131 hhds. g.tivicE.--1,393 bags Madras sold at 8s to 9s for low to Pink ay. thZEIL:--Cassia Lignea is in fair request, and 250 lold at 104 s 6d to 105 s for good, and mouldy at 99 8, being rather easier prices. 1,709 bags . 644 8 '1 4 PPpper at rather to 30 perp e rtor sound. A few 1 4 ' 4 ' &radras sold a t Std to 3-id lb. rQ I:l "l'ETax.-200 bags sold at 28s 6d for 4i per cent. i i , t4 etton , AL, is 37s 3d to 37s 6,1 per cwt on rte end 'Town 393 6"cl. ii,tit&-'4The market is firm, and last week the deli. , !a Were larger. C- Mr. Sergeant SHEE was afraid he should be unable to establish the defendant's plea atter this evidence, and he therefore thought it better to stop thi. case here and allow a verdict to be taken for the plaintiff. The bill wai then put in Arid read, and the jury, under the direction of the Court, returned a verdict for the pirtintiff for the full amount claimed, with interest as damages. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) CRAWFORD V. COCKS AND OTHERS. This action was brought against Messrs. Cocks and Biddulph, the. bankers, to recover the sum of 536/. 10s. 6d.„ which it was alleged they had paid out of the plaintiff's account without his authority. It was tried before the Lord Chief Baron at the last sittings after term in Middlesex. The plaintiff was nonsuited. Sir FREDERICK THESIGER now applied for a rule to show cause why the nonsuit should Lot be set aside and a new trial had, and why, if it should become necessary, the plaintiff should not be at liberty to amend the decla ration by striking'out the names of two of the defendants. It appeared that these two defendants had become part ners atter the transactions which constituted the subject matter of the action, and the main question was whether they were liable for the money which thc plaintiff alleged had been paid without his authority or sanction previous to their becoming partners in the banking firm. The particulars of, the case were wholly devoid of any general interest. • The COURT took time to consider their decision. 1 , -HAN CERY.—(THISDAY.) / titi "e Lord Chancellor sat in the Old Hall, Lincoln's is t t h cl- daY, and h ear d appeals. T he further arguments h_ Lorpatheard app ea l o f Sh or t v . M e r c i e r o c cupied _dship the w h o l e d ay . The M ROLL aster COURT.—(THIS DAY.) ance yard , Ch the R o lls sat in his court inthe Rolle - rof -lane to-day. and alter disposing . of the_ !sea of Willis .Child, and Whicker v. Ilume„ which st ood in his Lordship's paper for judgment, the Court e_aded to hear the further arguments in the part 0Z case of Brown v. the Monmouthshire Rail.vay 9anY, which occupied the remainder of the day. -E-CHANCERY. -(THIS DAY.) ►(Before the Vice-Ch ineellor Knight BuocE.) th - ?:;, 10 part - heard case of Harrison v. Rou :d oc cu pied C ourt the whole day. t Th e e fore the Vice-Chancellor L )rd CRANWORTH.) ri ot further arguments in the part-heard case of liktr t , r !" l V. Dimond, occupied the Court the whole MARLBRO'-STREET.-(THISDAY.) DARING ROBBERY.— William Ha77op, a well dressed man, was placed before Mr. Bingham, charged with stealing two gold chains from the shop of Mr. Attenbo rough, silversmith, &c., Piccaditly. George Rowe, shopman in the employ of Mr. Atten borough, stated that about five o'clock last night the prisoner came into his master's shop and asked to; see some gold guard chains. Witness showed him eight, which the prisoner looked at, and then asked if he (wit ness) had not some larger. Witness pretended to go round the counter to get some more, and suspecting the prisoner, ho kept his eye upon him, and saw him put one chain into his great-coat pocket. Witness then produced two more, but found that two of the original eight were deficient. He told the prisoner that would not do, and desired him to pull the chain out of his coat pocket. The prisoner said, " What do you mean?" and before witness could secure him he contrived to return the two chains and place them on the counter. The prisoner then ran out of the shop, and witness's fellow-shopman ran after him and gave him into custody. The prisoner, who has committed several other offences of a similar nature, and who, it was understood, was concerned in.a recent extensive burglary at Clap ham, was remanded for a week. BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) in'Beneo, at Westminster, before Lord 13-arrmAli Ca and Justices PATTESON, COLERIDGE, and .) HUNTER V. LIDDELL, 14-113IFREY, Q.C., said in this case he had to move his a r ule to sh ow cause w h y t h e M as t er s h ou ld rev i ew tro ta u lation a costs, on the point of the allowance of Of e ,"Dg' expense s . Thi s wa s an a ction by the owner for 0 ! ShiP against the owner of another ship, by 41i accident done to the plaintiff's ship collision. The witnesses were all mariners , Pali,. - t a me to attend the trial from various , byp!,lPi,„ ' ° th e kingdom. The allowance of the witnesses th was made by the Master, under a rule made tulle ii - c ht"i in Hilary term, 1834. The rule was as lin k w t „, 6 For every witness the allowance for travel- Per ";, ue the expe nses actua lly p a id, not e xceeding ls. Ire re - ._ 16 1 unless under special circumstances." There special c i rcumstances i u t hi s case; b ut t h e sum the alloy" for the travelling expenses of the witnesse s to te, it 2o le or trial and back again, at la. a mile, amounted i 7 e%) 1.111 ( 3 affidavits upon which he (Mr. um 411- ctua g l t l °lltid ed his application stated that the sum m ,Y Paid" would be under 60/. Some of these theyetr:: gilled retainers, and had come frcua Newcastle; velfi e c k ' e "ed to the place of trial tor 2d. a mile; tra -I,hete-VY a first-class carriage would only have cost tow er ,""', a mile, but the Muster had made them an al freyjee for mileage of even ls. a mile. He (Mr. Hum kw' tenturned to think that the construction put by the toor, i t r i co the rule in question was not the correct one, he eta, most certainly that rule ought forthwith t e ,,Tred, .4 CAM PBELL—Take a rule to show cause. , ,„ COWELL V. CUSHMAN. t ttla 17" an action for slander, tried before Lord i e V , I, at the sittings after last term at Guildhall, in ti t ther e ree Dg. Was a verdict for the plaintiff, with 50/. kr, '0 11 %44 ;" 1 " 9 , Q.C., now moved for a rule to enter a r fur a new trial, pursuant to leave given at the ' 5 11(1 w - the action was for slander uttered by the de tlya"%ef the plaintiff, by imputing to her a ~illchastity, inconsequence of which one se 1-1 Hills refused to marry her. This I t lith e alleged as a special damage, upon aye ' . Mon was brought. The first point on which saes :Pa given to move was with respect to the utter tihtei;ll the slander. It was proved in evidence that the Poli ce- uttered the slanderous words in question to a !Pe r , -- ,; le rgeant, named Fitzgerald, who repeated them to etirr e - a i r , ll named Collins, with whom the plaintiff lived as W ho in his ' turn repeated them again to %it Mill i4lll Rills, a person who had been the plaintiff's ' 11 0 ()r ' ; 1411 d bad offered her marriage, and ° bJect' ll 'consequence, refused to marry her. The titr e l eu taken at the ' trial on the part of the INtt4arit, and on which he (Mr. James) now relied. tin ju hat the defendant had never uttered the words at mare the hearing of the person who had refused to 4 / 4 her, but had repeated them to a person who had tou e r a them to another. (The Learned Counsel "eelt P i; 4 hill argument on the authority of " Ward v. Th e ' .l ,„ 7, Bingham, 211.) k;OtraT granted a rule to show cause. • , it „ COURT.—(TI "ngs 41. Nisi Prins, before Mr. J ustic e, ERLE and a Common Jury.) Th. DIVES U. RUSSELL AND ANOTHER. aslbe w as an act of assump s i t b rought to recover leaji " e tog the amount of a promissory note by the (le t, Rats in favour of a Mr. Jacq ue t, an d by him indorsed Of Vr• Coop er , w h o i n d orse d i t to the plaintiff. One b ye t ue defendant's had allowed judgment to go b y d e f au lt, ' kr • • Russell had traversed the indorsements, and 11 1 ,,, — ',,ed be s id es that he had never sanctioned the draw til do ° e note, nor had he ever authorised a n y one to hot: t for him, or received any consideration for the trPon those pleas issue was jcined. k r — i ro Knowles (with whom was Mr. Bovel) appeared *s it `6 4 ° Caintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Shee (with whom r.,,,agley) appeared for the defendant, Mr. Russell. phi ANOWLES stated the case to the jury.. ThC 11,„ Il tiff was an extensive miller, carrying on business in it-„`tersea. The defendants were Mr. Robert Walter the and and Mr. John Henry Doyle. tte proprietors of tb v ' e eklY Chronicle newspaer. It would seem that extent 11.,ewi,Paper speculation bad not flourished to the ,te:9the defendants originally anticipated, end in Sep 7 e,r last the note in question was drawn by Doylo in t 6rAPOtneriship name, to obtain money to pay the rent note Weeki: Chronicle premises in the Strand. The the :Was discounted by Mr. Jacquet, the proprietor of lit l a,mode . beef house in the Strand, who endorsed it liii i i - C, u aker, and in his turn Cooper. the baker, paid it thethe , present plaintiff. Mr, Doyle did not dispute gedebt, but his partner, Mr. Russell, by his pleas, al ,(1. that The note had been obtained by fraud, end was At..wa without his knowledge or permission. The evi m,ee) however, would disclose that Mr. Russell was LONDON,_ TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY l4, 1851, SOUTHWARK.-(THIS DAY,) ASSAULT UPON TEE CLOWN OF THE SURREY THEATRE.- John- Shaw was brought before Mr. A'Beekett, charged with committing a violent and un provoked assault' on Mr. Anderson, the clown of the Surrey Theatre. Complainant, whose right eye was much bruised, said, that after performing in the Surrey Theatre last night, he went into the Surrey Coffee-house close by. While sitting there the prisoner and four others entered the house and commenced using had language. The pri soner, who seemed to be their leader, came up to witness and challenged him to fight, at the same time pulling off his coat and hat, and throwing them on the floor. He called the landlord and desired him to remove the pri soner, when the latter suddenly turned round and struck witness a tremendous blow c n the right eye, which nearly stunned him. The police was immediately called.in, and after a severe struggle he was secured. He knew nothing of the prisoner or his companions, but he be lieved the disturbance was got up for the purpose of plunder. Mr. West, the proprietor of the coffee-house, corrobo rated the prosecutor's statement. The constable stated that the prisoner was one of the men tried and acquitted recently for the late plate rob bery in the Strand. Mr. A'BECKETT said it was a very violent and unpro voked assault, for which he should fine him 40s, and in default of payment commit him to the House of Cor rection for a month. LYME.—On Thursday morning, the 2d instant, about two o'clock, during a tremendous gale of wind, with the wind blowing strongly from the south-west, the coast guard man on duty at W hitlands, about one mile and a half westward of Lyme, observed a vessel in distress, near the dangerous 'reef of rocks in that locality, when he fired a pi,tol and showed a blue light, which was answered by cheers from the crew of the vessel. The man then hastened for assistance, but on his return found the vessel a total wreck, and the crew drowned. Fragments of the vessel have since been washed ashore, together with a tin case, with the name " Angelina" marked thereon, and the London agent, Mr. Frederick La Marke, also inserted. Three of the bodies (two men and a boy) have since been picked up in Lyme Cobb, and one other body had been found near the spot of the catastrophe, and various articles of wearing ap parel have also been washed ashore. An inquest was held on the bodies found at Lyme on Saturday last, before S. Cory, Esq., coroner, when a verdict of "Accidentally drowned" was returned. This melancholy event has cast a gloom over the town not easily to be described. The bodies of the ill fated men were consigned to their mother earth in Lyme churchyard on Monday afternoon, followed by many most respectable persons; and the ships in the harbour testified their respect by hoisting their colours half-mast high.— Salisbury Herald. - - ASYLUM Fort DEAF AND . DUMB CHILDREN.—A half-yearly general meeting of the donors and subscribers of this charity was held yesterday, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street ; W. Nottidge, Esq., the treasurer to the asylum, presided: The Secretary read a report for the past ye:ir, from which it appeared that the receipts, including a balance of 1,413/. As. 3d., annual subscriptions 1,9291. 165., legacacies 2,0071.65. 10d., - life subscriptions 3871. 95., dona tions, &c., amounted-to 10,984/. Bs. Id., and after deducting the expenditure there was a balance in hand of 1,6481.185. 11d. The total number admitted to the institution since its esta blishment was 2,292. The system of teaching adopted was based on th e most scientific principles which the research of modern times has developed, with reference to fmparting in struction to the deaf'and dumb. The report was adopted, and the officers -for the ensuing year were appointed. Thirty children of both sexes were then elected from the list of 56 candidates, and the proceedings terminated with a vats of thanks to the chairman. The accounts of the state of trade in the provinces auring the past week show undiminished steadiness, the only checks to the extension of business being the lowness of stocks and the tendency of manufacturers to demand higher rates. Thp recent advance in the Irish linen market appears also to be well maintained, while at the various meetings of the iron-masters the existence of imp ro ved prospects has been generally admitted. ADELPHI THEATRE An adaptation of the far famed Paillasse, which ' for three months past has drawn all Paris to the Gaite., and in which Frederic Leinaitre has made a hit equal to his Robert Macaire, his Ruy Gomez, or his lion Cmsar, was produced here last evening, under the title of Belphegor, the Mountebank. The drama has been translated and adapted by Mr. Ben jamin Webster, who himself sustained the part of Belphegor (the Paillasse of the original), and we certainly have no actor on the English stage who could have at all approached him in it. To act Belphegor, an actor must be at the same time a tra gedian, a genteel comedian, and a farceur, and we have no actor on the stage who combines those three requisites but Mr. Webster. The scene is laid in France in the year 1814, the year of the return of the Emigres. We find at the fair at Angouleme 11,1phegor (Mr. Webster) and his " little family," consisting of his wife Madeleine (Madame Celeste), his son Henri (Miss Ellen Chap lin), his daughter Louise (Miss Stoker), an interest ing but sickly child, and consequently the pet; and ' his apprentice Ajax, alias Mr. Merryman (Wright). TheM Gun teban k performs his tricks to the great amuse ment of the crowd, amongst whom is a certain Che valier de Rolac (Mr. 0. Smith), who declares that in Madeleine, he recognizes a girl committed to his care during the revolution by the Duke de Montbazon (Mr. H. Hughes), and that the Duke having re turned, wishes to reclaim her as his daughter, but on condition that she quits her mountebank husband, frcm whom he engages to procure for her a divorce, and to whom he offers a considerable sum, which is as indignantly rejected by Belphegor, as are his offers of rank by Madeleine, who declares that she will never leave her husband. We are then introduced to the lodgings of Belphegor, and behold the buffoon, en famille. Nothing can be more happy then the mountebank and his family, the most devoted affection subsists between all its members ; there is but one drawbrack to their felicity, and that is the delicate state of the health of Louise ; of this misfor tune Rolac takes advantage, he introduces a physician to see the child, who declares to Madeleine that nothing but the waters of the Pyrenees, the climate of Italy, and the enjoyment of every luxury and comfort can restore tbe child to health ; these are offered her on condition that she quits her husband, and her maternal feelings overcoming every other she consents. The agony of the poor Mounte bank on learning her departure is intense, and was very finely depicted by Mr. Webster, who was admirably supported in this trying scene by Miss E. Chaplin. A series of scenes follow of the most heartrending description ; the poor Mountebank and his son wander all over France in search of his wife; at length he arrives at a fete given by a nobleman, where he is engaged to amuse the company assembled at a Bal Masque, who shout with laughter at his misery, which they consider acting ; he tries to be gay and amusing as mountebanks should be, and he and bis sons endeavour to play tricks, but at last the word "mother" is mentioned, and the boy, overcome by his feelings, sinks senseless into the arms of his distressed father. This is the great scene of the play, and was magnificently acted by Webster and Miss Chaplin. He at length discovers his wife, but, by the machinations of Rolac, is arrested as a condemned murderer. The Duke has procured his pardon, but will produce it only on con dition that Madeliene publicly disown him, and this she is compelled to do. The pardon is then produced, when De Rolac claims it, declaring that be is the real murderer, and that Belphegor is the son of the Duke, and not Madeleine his daughter. The burden of the piece falls upon Mr. Webster, Madame Celeste, and Miss Ellen Chaplin, and admirably did they sustain it, but the piece includes in its cast all the principal members of the Adelphi corps. We. had Wright, the Merryman, masque rading after the most amusing fashion, as the son of the Baron de Montroulade (Paul Bedford) Miss Wool gar, an opera dancer, turned fine lady, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Boyce, Miss Emma Harding (who made a great deal of a very small part), Mrs. Laws, Mr. Cullenford, Mr. Worrell, and all the strength of the company. The piece was admirably put on the stage, and was announced by Webster for representation every evening amidst shouts of applause. The house was crammed to suffocation. OLYMPIC THEATRE. A two-act piece, described as a comic drama, was produced here last evening with success. The inci dents, however, are rather of a serious turn, although with an infusion of the comic element. The scene is laid in the family of a wealthy cotton spinner, one of whose sons is enamoured of a young girl employed confidentially in the establishment, whose beauty, virtue, and general worth fully justify his attachment. Another son is married, but to a young lady of superior condition. She, however, has laid herself open to mis construction with regard to the attentions of a former admirer, a fashionable rake, but is shielded by the financee of her brother-in.law, who is ignominiously dismissed on suspicion of being the really guilty per son. At this point an eclaircissement occurs, and all ends happily, the would-be seducer being summarily " warned off the premises," the wife pardoned for her involuntary offence, and the young girl made happy by being united to her employer's son. This petite melo-drama (which is called All that Glitters is not Gold) is of a sentimental cast; the dialogue has much point; and the characters are well marked out, although the brevity of the piece does not afford much scope for the author's skill in this respect. It embodies the strength of the company. Mr. W. Farren lent his aid as the father and head of the firm. Mrs. Stirling acted, as she always does, with pathos and tact as the young girl; and Miss Louisa Howard not only looked very pretty but also performed with much feeling as the wife. Mr. Leigh Murray de veloped his artistic power by the performance of a not very congenial part—that of the young lover; but his assumption of the local manners and dialect, though very cleverly maintained, is an anomaly; for wealthy young manufacturers do not talk broad Yorkshire or Lancashire patois. The comic portion of the affair tell to Mr. Compton. The drama was announced as being from the pen of Mr. Thomas Morton. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. The pantomime of Alonzo the Brave and the Fair Imogene fills this house nightly to overflowing. It goes off from first to last without the slightest tedious ness or flatness, smoothly and effectively, rich in 'scenic effect and a continuous variety of comicalities. Wynne is the "lion," or rather the " lioness," of the introductory part, and keeps the audience in a roar. Considerable improvement might, however, be effected in that portion by having the dialogue retouched by some witty hand, and producing a new assortment of masks ' • for although the present ones in use are suf ficiently hideous, they are altogether inexpressive, except in the single case of an unmistakable like ness of the renowned Soyer. Recollecting the eesta tifying apparition of Lord John Russell in last year's pantomime, it is a pity to see this field of fun so un accountably neglected. These matters should not be lost sight of by the management should they resolve, as we would strongly suggest, on playing tha panto mime for certain nights during the Great Exhibition. With the present unrivalled troupe—Cormack and Flexmore, the best harlequin and clown, and Miss Leclercq, Paulo, and H. Wright, as good a colum bine, pantaloon, and sprite as we have seen for many a year, it would be a profitable source of attraction to thousands of delighted 4aitors. Flexmore's astound ing feats and antics convulse the juveniles, and keep even veteran playgoers in a continuous state of hila rity. He is unquestionably the pantomimic autocrat. Miss Leclercq and Cormack (that prince of harle quins)—the beat matched pair on the stage in their respective characters—elicit loud and general ap plause by their accomplished dancing, especially in the waltz and hornpipe, which it is a perfect treat to witness ; and H. Wright, who has now fairly "come out," amazing the spectators by his preternatural flexibility, is a worthy associate of this eminent trio. With such an array of talent, in addition to the ad mirable company who sustain the legitimate drama in the earlier part of the evening, in a style too uni versally appreciated to need remark, it is far from wonderful that overflowing benches should every evening hail the rising of the curtain. A MAN DROWNED.—On Wednesday forenoon, a man apparently about sixty years of age, was found dead on Musselburgh beach. It appears that he had taken off part of his clothes and lain down within tide mark, it is supposed in a state of intoxication. There was nothing about him to lead to his identification. He was stout made and of ruddy complexion, and above water mark were found a black coat, a blue vest, moleskin trousers, and half boots. A DARING DOG.—On Thursday last, in the after noon, a large dog, not acquainted with the appearance of the railway trains that now pass through our links, had the daring Ludacity not only to bark, but even to spring over the paling and attack the iron horse. After doing so only one bow-wow was heard, and when the guard looked down, the poor dog was literally divided in two, a half of him being on each side of the rail in two pools of blood.—Montrose Standard. A DISMAL PROSPECT.—A young lady of eighteen was engaged to be married to a gentleman of thirty-six. Her mother having noticed her low spirits for some time, inquired the reason. " Oh, dear mamma, 1 was thinking of my hus band being twice my age." "That's very true; but he's only thirty-six." " He's only thirty-six now, dear mamma, but —when I'm sixty—" "Well ?" " Oh, dear ! then he'll be a hundred and twenty 1" The Marquis of Bute's trustees have made a re duction of twenty per cent. to the Glarnorganshire tenantry of the Bute estate. During the Jenny Lind excitement in Boston the coachman who drove her from the steamboat to the Rovere house thus ridiculed the insane admiration which his " I , lv-citizens" were exhibiting. Mounting the steps of the hotel he cried, " Here's the hand that lifted Jenny Lind out of the- coach. Gentlemen, you can any of you have the privilege of kissing it for live dollars—children half-price." DEATH OF THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE. We much regret to have to record the death of his Grace the Dula. of Newcastle, which took place at his residence at Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire, on the afternoon of Sunday, tho 12th instant, after a i , )ng and painful illness. We subjoin a few particulars illustrative of the life and character of the deceased nobleman. Henry Pelham Fimnes-Pelham Clinton, Duke of Newcastle, was the son cf the third Duke, by the fifth daughter of the second Earl of Harrington. He was horn on the 30th of January, 1785, and succeeded to the family honours as the fourth Duke on the death of his father in 1795. At an early age he was sent to Eton, where he remained for seven years. After having attained the distinctions of that celehr4ted school, it wJs thought advisable that the young. Duke should travel, and he accordingly accompanied a por tion of his family to the continent, where, in conse quence of the troubles which prevailed at that day, h?, with his relatives, was detained a prisoner for some years. In 1807, shortly after his return to England, his Grace married Ci - orgiants Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. Edward Miller Mundy, of Shipley, in the county of D.-rby, by whom he had a numerous family. The oKosition of the Duke of Newcastle to Ca tholic Emancipation, and to the claims of the Pro testant Dissenters, found expression in Parliament and in his published letters. In Committee on the Reform Bill in May, 1832, the Duke of Newcastle declared the extent to which he would go in the way of amendment in the repre sentative system. " He must," he said, "avow his de cided hostility to the Bill in ev‘ry shape or stage ; and he therefore thought it of little consequence whether their Lordships proceeded to consider the enfranchising or the disfranchising clauses. The Bill was calculated to produce revolution, and therefore he was determined to oppose it. He knew that this declaration would subject him to much hostility, and many reflections from those who thought differently; but he felt it his duty to express the opinions he en• tertained, and act up to them fairly and conscientiously. With respect to the nomination boroughs, he was quite ready to adopt any plan which would have the effect of tying down the patron in the exer cise of the power of interference or dic tation, and in so purifying the system as to leave the person nominated the full and free exercise of his discretion. He had no objection, either, to the enfranchisement of the large towns, which had risen into importance by the increase of commerce and manufactures." In the debate which took place on the 18th of the same month, upon the proposed ministerial arrangements, the Duke of Newcastle strongly denounced the suggested creation of new peers to secure the passing of the Bill. After the large division by which the Tower Hamlets had been placed in the schedule of the Bill, Finsbury was ordered to stand part of schedule C, without opposi tion ; but upon the question that Marylebone should stand part of the schedule, the Duke rose and de clared that he would take no further share in the proceedings. "He felt," he said, " trampled in the dust by the miserable situation in which the House was placed. He did not quarrel with Noble Lords opposite, because they were consistent; though he thought they were taking a part which would most assuredly overturn the country ; but he quarrelled with Noble Lords on his side of the House, who turned round, in harlequin fashion, and expected that he should turn round with them. This measure would render the House ridiculous in the estimation of the world. From this time he should take no fur ther part in the proceedings of the House. To save its character, he would move that the Earl of Shaftes bury should read through the clauses of the Bill pro forma. He would give no further countenance, in his own person, to this disgraceful proceeding." The Duke of Newcastle shortly afterwards left the House, and from that time forward took but little part in Parliamentary politics. His persistency in his printiples was carried into all his public acts. As Lord-Lieutenant of Notting hamshire he refused to insert the name of a gentleman in the commission of the peace, on account of his not being a member of the Established Church. Lord Cottenhatn, then Lord Chancellor, remonstrated with the Duke on this refusal, urging the obvious grounds why the nomination of the Government should be complied with. But the Duke replied by a stern refusal and a warm avowal of his reasons; and the result was his removal from the Lord• Lieutenancy, in which post he was succeeded by the Earl of Scar borough. The deceased Duke was custos rotulorum of Newark, steward and keeper of Sherwood Forest and Folewood Park, and high steward of Retford ; and he was the patron of eight livings. He was descended from John, Baron Clinton, who lived in the time of Ed ward I. The ninth Lord Clinton, an eminent naval commander, obtained the Earldom of Lincoln from Queen Elizabeth. The ninth Earl inherited the Dukedom of Newcastle under a special remainder, from his wife's uncle, the first Duke, and he assumed the name of Pelham on succeeding to the title. The late Duke is succeeded by his son, the Right Hon. Henry Pelham Clinton, Earl of Lincoln ; and a vacancy is thus created in the Parliamentary re presentation of the Falkirk district of boroughs. ATTEMPTED ROBBERY. Yesterday Robert Barnet, a powerful young man, dressed in a smock frock, was placed at the bar of Southwark Police court, charged with knocking down and attempting to rob Mr. William Robinet, printer. . . The complainant stated that on the preceding night as he was walking along Market-street, Borough road, two women of the town wanted him to enter a house, which he refused to do, and desired them to leave him alone. He the❑ quickened his pace, when one of the women who had a poker, threw it at him, and as he became alarmed, he commenced running, and heard one of the women call aloud " Bob," upon which the prisoner rushed out of one of the houses in that street and pursued him. When the prisoner got up to complainant, he struck him a blow in the face and knocked him down in the mud, and while he was lying on the ground he felt his assailant's hand in his pocket, and immediately called out " police." The prisoner attempted to make his escape, but a police• man coming up secured him near the spot, and took him to the station-house. A policeman stated that on hearing the cry of " murder," on the night in question, in Market street, he ran to the place frozn whence the cries proceeded, and saw the complainant, who pointed out the pri soner, and said that he had knocked him down. The complainant's clothes were saturated with mud, and he was bleeding profusely from the nose. He added that he also found a poker near the spot, which the complainant said had been thrown at him by one of the women by whom he was first accosted. The street in question was one of very bad repute, being inha bited chiefly by thieves and prostitutes. The prisoner commenced by asserting that he was as innocent as the " babe unborn ;" that he was pass ing along Market -street and saw the complainant punching a woman, and that he (prisoner) on going up to her assistance was given in charge by the com plainant. The prisoner was committed. RESPECT DUE TO WIVE Dos not jest with your wife upon a subject in which there is danger of wounding her feelings. Remember that she:treasures every word you utter. Do not speak of some virtue in another man's wife to remind your own of a fault. Do not reproach your wife with personal defects, for if she has sensibility, you inflict a wound difficult to heal. Do not treat your wife with inat tention in company, it touches her pride—and she will not respect you more or love you better for it. Do not uploraid your wife in the presence of a third person; the sense of vour disregard for her feelings will prevent her from 'acknowledging her fault. Do not entertain your wife with nraising the beauty and accomplishments of other women. If you would have a pleasant h ome and cheer f u l wife, pass your evenings under your own roof. Do not be stern and silent in your own house, and remarkable for sociability elsewhere. DIE FUTURE WIVES OF ENGLAND.— My pretty little dears,—You are no more fit for matrimony than a pullet is to look after a family of fourteen chickens. The truth is, my dear girls, you want, generally speaking, more liberty and less fashionable restraint; more kitchen and less parlour; more leg exercise and less sofa; more snaking puddings and less piano; more frankness and less mock modesty; more breakfast and less bustle. I like the buxom, bright-eyed, rosy-cheeked , full-breasted, bouncing lass, who can darn stockings, make her own frocks, mend trousers, command a regiment of pots and kettles, milk the cows, feed the pigs, chop wood, and shoot a wild duck as well as the Duchess of Alarlborough or the Queen of Spain; and be a lady withall in the drawin g -ro om. But as for your pining, moping, screwed - up , wa sp - waisted, putty-f ac ed, music-murdering, novel - devo urin g , daughters of fashion and idleness, with your consumptio n-sol ed shoes, silk stockings, and calico shifts, yo u won't do for the fut ure w i ves and mothers of England.- 111 rs. Ellis's Lectures, addressed to Young Ladies. WRECK OF AN AMERICAN SHIP THE FRANCONIA, AND Loss OF ELEVEN LlVES.—Yesterday morning intelli gence reached Liverpool, annou ncin g the total wreck of the American ship Franconia, on the Anglesea coast, on Satur day night, with the loss of Captai n Smith, s ie c s h s i r e s f . m .L at ß e r , o a s n yn d nine of his crew. The Franconi a wa s bound from Baltimore la: to that port with a cargo of tobacco and cotton. Lloyd's sorry d ent t l o Co.:—"iasn thusfocm Holyhead,3,ouo written r h t je o at no t the total 2l c o , o s s n l s Bo i consignees, t.e h_oe s cientlemen,—l am , ship Franconia, of Baltimore, Smith master, bound from Baltimore for Liver pool, near Rosalyn, southward of this place. The master, mate, and nine men were drowned. She became a total wreck before the hands that were saved left her. Very little of the cargo saved. The tobacco hogsheads, with the excep tion of a very few, all broke up. Every exertion has been used. I am, gentlemen,—W. B. JONES, Lloyd's Agent." Loss OF LIFE AT SEA. —On the morning' of the 29th of November, as Captain Knight, of the New York packet-ship Ivanhoe, was standing on the poop, hauling in the mainbrace, the vessel shipped a heavy sea, and he was swept overboard. No one saw him carried away, and of course he was beyond the reach of assistance before his dis appearance was known, the ship at the time having sprung her spars, split galls, and received other damage. Captain Knight's loss occurred in lat. 44 46, ion. 40 31. GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION, ItEGENT•STREET.— Lord and Lady John Russell and family were amongst the visitors to the Diorama of the Overland Mail yesterday i,M9rniog. MAGAZINES, sce.—( CON TINUED.) COLBURYS UNITED SERVICE. The writer of the opening article on the military crisis in Europe takes a perfectly novel and original view of the consequences likely to result from the present crisis in Europe, and of the course which it is alike the duty and the interest of England to pursue. He says : " We maintain, then, that instead of eszer:ing its in fluence to prevent the nations of Etnope from drawing the sword,Grest Britain ought rather to encourage them. We have no reasons, political or commercial, for giving per manence to the status quo. On the contrary, the more we meditate en the probabilities of the future, the more we seek to realize to ourselves the history of the events that are to be, the more thoroughly must we be convinced that now is the time for us, as well as for all those whose whose interests a re linked with the progress and well being of humanity. Communities entertain friendship towards each other, cateris pariius, in proportion to the similarity of their institutions, partieuiariy when the st a'e of the world is such as to tender them more or less dependent on each other against the attempts of antago nistic states. "Now the experience of every day makes it manifest that our great rival, Russia, is infinitely better calculated than we to command the sympathies of despotic govern ments because of the close analogy existing between them. She is in fact their natural ally and protector, and has a paramount interest in giving them force and permanence, though always in subservience to herself. Freedom, however modified, limited, or disguised, she is compelled by the very laws of her existence to regsrd with aversion, since exactly in proportion to the increase of its influence trust be the diminution of her own. It is this fact that justifies, in the (-yes of her statesmen, the incurring of so lavish an expenditure by engaging in foreign intervention. All reforms in neighbouring states are pregnant with danger to her; ideas travel and diffuse themselves in an inexplicable manner; opinions are more contagious than the plague, for men brought into each others vicinity, whether for mutual aid or mutual destruction, are sure to communicate the virus of innovation. Nevertheless, it is still believed possible in Russia to convert bayonets into an effectual circunivalla tion against the principle of liberty, for which reason Russia holds herself in constant readiness, with nearly a million of armed men, to rush towards any point on which it gives signs of vitality. "In conformity with the old maxim, ' fas eit et ab hoste doceri,' we should allow the prudence of our enemy to exert a beneficial influence over our own pro ceedings. Precisely in the ratio is which the establish ment of free governments is injurious to Russia, must it be beneficial to us. We should ally ourselves, therefore, with the revolutionary principle on which all our own institutions are based, and further, by all the means at our disposal, the subversion of the continental despotisms. It is every day becoming more and more a contradiction to denominate them military governments, since they already dread the soldiers, whom they have disciplined for their support, but who, in proportion as circumstances have enabled them to look abroad, have made the dis covery, that there exists no identity of interest between them and their employers; but that instead, their wisest course will henceforward be rather to insist on their own rights as citizens, than to aid a few virtual usurpers in trampling on the rights of others. It is this startling truth, now every day becoming more and more ap parent, that has, during so many months of excitement, and on the most feverish effervescence of ambition, para lysed the arms of Germany, France, and Russia. De mocracy has got into the haversack, and the soldier longs to to his own master. Almost for the first time, therefore, in the history of the world, the military Sys tem is found in opposition to the system of absolution, and if we may draw any conclusive inference from the existing phenomena of society, the greatest danger to arbitrary power resides in the very bayonets which it has sharpened and polished for the subversion of civil liberty." These views, opposed as they are to the generality of our preconcieved notions, are nevertheless entitled to the attentive consideration of our legislators. The article on " The French Army as it is" contains some most valuable statistics of French military service ; and the article on General Rosas and the Argentine Republic makes us intimately acquainted with the two perhaps most remarkable personages that the re volutions in Spanish America have produced—the Dictator of the Argentine Republic, Don John Ma. nuel Ortes de Roses, and his daughter Manuelita. There are several other papers of interest in the pre sent number of ColEurn. THE POST MAGAZINE ALMANACK FOR 1851. f c e o s r s r e e s c t t e o d b up e toe—an m the a h is at to it sa p y i:o nac l k h f i o s r i l s B r s e l a , ll t y ha w t t January, 1851, and therefore possessing an accuracy and completeness which almanacks published two months earlier cannot have. In this almanack we observe that the elevation to the Peerage of Lord Cranworth is duly chronicled. On all matters con nected with assurance societies its information is full and complete, and it gives also a list of projected as surance companies which have been proposed in 1850. WHO'S WHO 1N 1851. This elegant and most useful publication now takes its place regularly among the annuals. It is a perfect register for the drawing-room table, for which the beauty of its typography and its elegant appearance peculiarly adapt it. The present impression is dedi cated to the Duchess of Sutherland. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, JAN. 13. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out shoot• ing this morning, attended by Lord Waterpark, Lieut.. Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, and Lieut.-Colonel F. H. Sey mour. The Royal Family took walking and pony exercise in the grounds adjacent to the Castle. His Excellency Lieut.-General Radowitz is ex pected to arrive at the Castle to-day, on a visit to the Queen and the Prince. The royal dinner party this evening will include his Excellency Lieut.-General Radowitz and Lieut:- Colonel Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps. Her Majesty's private band will attend in the Castle after dinner. Lord Langdale had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Dow _ nitig street. Colonel Lloyd Watkins, M.P., Lord-Lieutenant of the county of Brecknock, attended at the Horneoffice yesterday, to present addresses to her Majesty from the laity and clergy of the Arcbdeaconry of Breck nock, and from the Mayor, Aldermen, Town Council, and Burgesses of Brecon, against Papal aggression. Mr. Parson had an interview with the Commis sioners of Railways on Saturday, at their office in the Board of Trade, respecting the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway. The Bishop of London and the Earl of Harrowby had an interview yesterday with Lord John Russell. Sir George Grey arrived in town last night, from his seat, Fallodon, Northumberland. The Right Hon. Fox Malik, Secretary at War, has arrived at his residence in Eaton-place, from Scotland. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Mary Wood arrived at the official residence of the Right Hon. Baronet in Downing-street, yesterday evening, from Hickleton Hall, Yorkshire. Dispatches from the Governor of Canada and also from the Governors of the other North American Colonies, were received yesterday at the Colonial office. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. The appearance of the handicap has led to a slight improvement in the Chester Cup betting, and to a marked advance in Rhesus and Wallflower; in other respects the quotations show no change of importance. CHESTER CUP. 15 to 1 age, Rhesus 25 to 1 agst Wallflower 1,000 to 30 egt Cossack—taken 1,000 to 25 agst Montague—taken 1,000 to 25 agst The Flying Gout—taken 1,000 to 20 agst Lady Evelyn—taken 1,000 to 20 agst Trouhcer—taken 500 to 10 agst Damask—taken 1,000 to 20 agst The Italian—taken 1,000 to 15 apt Harricot—taken 1,000 to 15 apt The Knight of Avenel—taken 1,000 to 10 agst Old Claret—taken LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 12 to 1 agst Sir John DERBY, 1851. 5 to 1 agst Mr. Howard's Grecian—taken to 2001. 13 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Mountain Sylph colt —taken 1,000 to 20 agst Lord Zetlancl's Lightfoot DERBY, 1852. 1,000 to 30 agst Vortex, brother to Voltigeur—taken 1,000 to 25 agst Brother to Windhound—taken Musician is scratched for both the Metropolitan Stakes and Chester Cup, as both the owner and nominator con sider him to be put hors de combat, by having to give his year and 71b. and 81b. respectively, to Rhesus. REPEAL OF THE \\Tx:sr:low-TAX.—Last evening a crowded meeting of the ratepayers of Marylebone. composed of gentlemen of all shades of political opinion, was held, by permission of the vestry, in the spacious Court-house, for the purpose of organizing measures with a view to the total ai,d immediate repeal of the window tax. Mr. J. A. Nicholay (the chairman of the Window-tax Metropolitan Delegates) was called to the chair, and every portion of the spacious Court house was completely filled. Deputations were present from the East Pancras Parochial Association, from the Marylebone Ratepayers' Protection Association, from the Marylebone Parochial Committee, and other bodies. Letters were read from Sir James Duke, M.P., Mr. B. Bond Cabbell, M.P., and other influential parishioners, expressing their cordial concur rence in the movement. The Chairman, in introducing the business of the evening, observed that Sir Peter Laurie had said he had almost the authority of Government for stating that the window-tax was doomed. A resolution condeinnibnag this tax, and calling for its immediate total and uncondbitio_r.l repeal, was moved by Mr. IL C. Wilson, secondedn myoul%sliy. loulger, supported by Mr. Metcalf, and c arried , l u lit 'a more (stir- It was then agreed, ou the motion of Mr. geon), seconded by Mr. Field, that a greadt i rblio meeting order to pro be held in a few days in the workhouse ;, .N , ' r a mote the repeal of this tax, and that c B . Flr-leaelt, and l b beinvit ir d . to preside. Dr. Joseph, Mr. Dw% er, Mr.d a committee wee Poland also addressed the m eetin g , an oppointed to manage the movement, and a subs cr i pt i on entered into. AUSTRALIA. Th following important dispatch has I een pub. lished in some recently received New South \Vales journals : " Dispatch No. 30—Military. " DISPATCH FROM LORD GREY TO HIS EXCELLENCY SIR CHARLES FITZROY, GOVERNOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES. " Sir,—ln my dispatch of the 24th of November, 1846 (` No. 2, Military'), I instructed you to make immediate arrangements, in concert with the officer commanding the troops in New South Wales, for sending the whole of' the disposable force now serving there to Wellington with the utmost practicable dispatch. I calculated that it would be in your power, without danger, to send at least 900 men for the service, still retaining a small force at Sydney, which, under the circumstances of New South Wales at that time, was all that I considered in dispensable. I was of opinion that New South Wales might be considered perfectly secure from the attack of any foreign enemy, there being no native tribes capable of engaging in serious hostilities with the colonists, and the convict es:ablishment having been reduced so low, while so great an ircrease had taken place in the num ber of the free peptilation, that there was no longer the necessity which some years ago existed for maintaining a considerable military force to guard against the risk of an attempt to rise on the part of the convicts; and that, under these circumstances, there was no part of ber Ma jesty's dominions in which there was less cccasion for a large body of troops. "I found, with the exception of those at Sydney, the troops serving in New South Wales were broken up into small detachments, and were obviously performing duties more analogous to those of a police corps than of a part of her Majesty's regular army. I considered that these were duties which the heavy demands upon the services of the British army did not admit that it should be called upon any longer to undertake. I informed you that her Majesty's confidential servants would consider it their duty to take care that the naval and military forces should afford efficient protection from the attacks of any foreign enemy to so important a part of her dominions as New South Wales, but that for the maintenance of in ternal order and tranquillity it was only reasonable that the Colonists should themselves be called upon to provide, by the formation of an adequate force of police, or, if necessary, by militia. I instructed you to bring this sub ject under the immediate consideration of the Legislative Council, and under no circumstances to consider yourself authorised to delay sending to New Zealand the force I had named. "In my dispatch of the 4th of March, 1848 (' No. 11, Military') I instructed you to inform th e L eg i s l at i ve Council of New South Wales, that while the right of the Australian colonies to look for their fair share of that protection which it is the object of her Majesty's naval and military forces to extend to all parts of the British empire was fully recognized by her Majesty's servants, they were of opinion that these colonies had made so much progress in wealth and population that their in habitants might reasonably be expected to bear also a part of the heavy charges which, with a view to that protection, are imposed upon their fellow-subjects re siding in the United Kingdom ; and that the smallest contribution towards these charges which ought now to be required from the colonists was that of providing any additional means of local defence which might be re quired; and I suggested to you the propriety of inviting the principal gentlemen of the colony to exert them selves in forming a volunteer artilery force. "In my dispatch of the Ist of June following (' No. 16, Military'), after noticing the report of the Com mittee of the Legislative Council of New South Wales on the question of how far it might be expedient to make some addition to the police in consequence of the withdrawal of a portion of the troops, I explained that the force so withdrawn was sent to New Zealand to meet a pressing emergency; and I stated that her Majesty's Government did nut contemplate the permanent mainte nance of a large regular force in that colony any more than in New South Wales. " These communications will have fully prepared you for the reduction which her Majesty's Government finds it absolutely necessary to make of the military expendi ture of the Australian colonies, and I have accordingly to acquaint you that her Majesty's Government propose to transfer to the colony of New South Wales the bar racks and all military buildings, and lands not imme diately required for the preservation of stores, and that the charge of providing, maintaining, and repairing quarters in New South Wales must in future be under taken by the colony, and that the force to be retained there will be reduced to a guard in the capital of the colony, and in the town of Melbourne, which will be the capital of the proposed province of Victoria. If a greater amount of force is required, the local Legisla ture must either make provision for raising a more con siderable body of police than is now maintained, or some other description of local force, or else provide for the pay and allowances of au additional number of her Majesty's regular army, in which case there would be no objection to allow additional regiments to serve there. " In adopting the policy which I am thus called upon to prescribe to you for your future guidance, her Ma jesty's Government are urged by the consideration that New South Wales already possesses representative in stitutions; that these will, it cannot be doubted, very speedily be extended to the other Australian colonies, and that all the restrictions heretofore imposed on colo nial trade by Imperial legislation have now been removed. "It is my duty to apprize you that if the colonial Le gislature should not think proper to make adequate pro vision for the maintenance of the necessary barracks, in the manner in which the health and comfort of the troops will be as well secured as at present, it will be incum bent on Her Majesty's Government to remove them alto gether. _ _ - "I have only further to acquaint you that in giving up to the colony the barracks and other buildings, which are to be transferral to it under the present instructions, it must be distinctly understood that her Majesty's Go vernment reserve to themselves the right of resuming possession of it at any future time, if it should in their judgment become necessary to do so. Some nominal rent must, therefore, be reserved as a recognition of the title of the Crown to the property. . _ " You will take an early opportunity of reporting to me the arrangements which you shall make in pursuance of the present instructions. " I have the honour to be, Sir, "Your most obedient humble servant, " GREY." DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. On Saturday evening one of the most destructive fires which has occurred in the city for a considerable period broke out in the printing establishment, at Gif ford Park, of Mr. Thomas Nelson, the well-known publisher. The premises, which were only erected three or four years ago, consist of a handsome range of two-story buildings, the eastern extremity of which is :occupied, the ground floor as an engine house, and the upper story as a store for printed works, paper, &c. The fire originated in the engine house referred to, but what was the immediate cause cannot at present be ascertained, the men having all left and the place being shut up some time previous. It was first discovered about nine o'clock, when a dense volume of flame was ob served by a woman residing in the neighbourhood issuing with great violence from one of the windows on the ground floor. The alarm was immediately conveyed to the Police-office, and Superintendent Gillespie, with four engines, was us soon as possible on the spot. By this time, however, the flames had reached the windows of the second story, in which, from the highly combustible nature of the contents, they were making fearful ravages. It was accordingly at once apparent that the total destruction of this por tion of the building was inevitable ; and the firemen, therefore, directed their efforts to the preservation of the rest of the premises, and the immediate contiguous property composing Roy's-court, Gifford park, &c. In this they were happily successful, for though the fire raged with almost unabated intensity till nearly one A.M., four hours after its first disco very, its destructive effects were confined to the portion of the building in which it originated. The damage sustained in goods and property is, as nearly as can be at present estimated, between 2,0001. and 3,0001., there having been probably not less than 2,0001. worth of sheets, &c., ready for publication in the store in question at the time of the occurrence. We believe, however, that Mr. Nelson is insured in the Norwich Office to an extent which will fully cover all the loss which has been occasioned.—Cale donian Mercury. GENERAL BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION.—Last night the annual meeting of the General Benevolent Association was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate ; Dr. Little took the chair. The report stated that, during the past year, thirty-four persons had; been relieved ; of these twenty-two cases had been re-investigated, and the results of nineteen had been satisfactory. The chief drawbacks to greater success had been the want of funds, as the limited means at the dis posal of the committee had not unfrequently prevented them from assisting persons to the extent which their necessities demanded. The committee had, therefore, come to the con clusion that it would be advisable slightly to altar the exist- T,aartdeedpoorts then exist ing law, which forbade the employment of more than three fourths. of the annual subscriptions for purposes of relief. They begged, therefore, to submit the following I to the subscribers :—That henceforth the whole of t r l:La ° subscriptions, and the interest arising from the re:e sum, not way be appropriated to relief purposes, reserving to meat annual exceeding one-tenth of the annual subscriptions appeared that the It •th d I incidental expenses. The donations and life subscriptions to be set aside to form a reserve fund. s. , e ona bp2ee9l. 15s. 2d. The entire e n n di d t B ur . e the sum of 61/. subscriptions during the year had ,,x tions, including life subscript e m o n f , the past year, amount to f to e purposes of relief, and the receipts, including the balance en adopted, and a 1175t1.1.6d Os. . had Bd. been Under Si.4s., l • with its recommendation agreed to, incidental expenses had been . l eaving a balance in s p i t , h r o e p resolution han d of 85 i in accorda nc el9 2d .The • LtAernmy AT THE T HE LAMBETH MONET o and DI the ,.Anit oi pio r c i e Gcß e E d .u l E g G s Yesterday morning some expert burglars effected an entrance into Alessi's. Buck and Woott(n's, the Lambeth money-order office, E 3, )Ilount-street, Westminster bridge-road. They had packed up considerable property for removal, when about half-past three the shopmen were alarmed, and the burglars, who were closely pursued, effected their escape, carrying off about 40/. worth of property. Within a few months 700/. worth of property was stolen from these premises. MISS CATHERINE HAYES.—This young lady made her daiit at Rome on the 26th ult., at the Teatro Apollo, in the Puritani, with brilliant success. The cavatina, " Qui la voce," and the " polacca," both created a furor. Bliss Hayes was recalled thrice after the performance of each. The Rontans find that the voice of the charming Inoles has wonderfully improved in strength and quality, and with respect to her singing, in the present state ofthe art in Italy, they very rarely hear anything so good.—Musical World. 6 334 11,../ .. ? "A.l, ...A , .• _ _ , - -t LUNACY LAWS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE Si SlR,—The Commissioners of Lumley their annual report. From their statement •' - kalesri that they h ave v i s it e d many asy l ums, liospit4 - 41. ~,; and suggested many improvements in the butdings, warming, clothing, cleanliness, diet, exercise, and non-restraint, and other matters connected with the comfort of the inmates. All this is well ; but when we turn our att en ti on to t h at b ranch of the su bj ect relating to the liberation of those not insane, confined on various motives of convenience, sometimes for acts of drunkenness, eccentricity, ignorance, or malice, we have little .cause to congratulate them or the pub lic upon what they have done. We are not relieved by one line on the subject, as though it became no part of their duty to discover on what grounds and for what acts persons were alleged insane, and thus de prived of their liberty, intercourse with friends, ad vantages of public worship, &c., and those pursuits and associations that alone make life desirable. No. The insanity is taken for granted by the confinement, notwithstanding the reiterated statements that indi viduals are confined without the opportunity of prov ing their own sanity or of communicating with friends or a legal adviser ; thus they must pine away i n misery, unable fro m th e ir situation to help themselves. To the Commissioners of Lunacy we are entitled to look for a reduction of these abuses, and the liberation of those unjustly confined ; but we find them on the reverse tack, that of building more asylums and sanc tioning the confinement of persons " not dangerous to themselves or others," lest they should "vex the pub lic with their f o lli es , o r ex p ose th emse l ves t o insult." It must be matter of sincere regret that the Commis siOners show so small an inclination to the per formance of this duty. To whom, then, shall these unfortunate persons look for tit recovery of their liberties and privileges P What is everybody's duty we are too apt to neglect as nobody's. It devolves on the public, who should stir themselves to get is change in the laws regarding the detention of per sons under an imputation of insanity. There are many things which might be done that are calculated to reduce the evil. Clergymen, Members of Parliament, magistrates, and such persons should be permitted to inspect asylums ; and the friends or the legal adviser of a patient should have free ingress; there ought also to be liberty to attend public wor ship, to send letters without being subject to be opened by the proprietor. The more public such places are the less likely would it be for deception to be practised, and the more likely for those who are not insane to be liberated. The slender grounds whereon " insanity" can be alleged against an individual renders the greatest safe guard necessary, and not too much to be used, and the frequent examination of such houses and asylums proper. From the praiseworthy exertions of the phi lanthropic and distinguished members of the Alleged Lunatics' Friend Society, it is to be hoped that the laws of lunacy will be shortly revised. It is without doubt the duty of every literary man especially, and of the community generally, to second their efforts, and zealously work together, not to build asylums, but to institute a search, and to liberate all such as are found in existing asylums whose insanity cannot be proved ; and to reform the laws regarding lunacy, so that the possibility of a like abuse shall be guarded against for the future. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, J. I. GODDARD. ACCIDENT TO A SMUGGLER. At six o'clock on Monday morning last a man was found lying on a ledge of the cliff, about 60 feet above the level of the beach, a short distance to the east of the Reclesbourne coast-guard station. On the ledge were 15 tubs of spirits, and on the beach below were a quantity more, making 58 in all. Two of the tubs on the ledge were broken, one being quite empty, and the other standing upright about half full. The man, whose name is John Tilden, lay helpless on the ground, being evidently much injured by falling from the cliff above. His head was severely wounded, and it was afterwards found that his body was much bruised, especially .on• one .of the thighs. It is supposed that lie had lain there from the hour of two in the morning. The upper part of his dress was soaked in blood, and he was saturated with water from the rain which had fallen. He was unable to move, and was benumbed with cold, but not insensible. The horrors of his situation dur ing the night were aggravated by fears as to the fall ing of the overhanging cliffs, a fragment of which fell as he lay and struck him on the stomach. Close by him was the half tub of brandy, from which he would fain have refreshed himself, but be was unable to reach it owing to the injuries he had received. On being discovered be was removed to the Preventive Station, where he remained a short time, after which he was conveyed to the Hastings Infirmary. On examination it was found that he had broken no bones, though he was severely bruised and shaken. The coast-guard knew nothing of the occur rence. He was very reserved, showing no dis position to commit himself. On the morning of the occurrence a boat containing two men landed on the beach at Hastings, its occupants stating that they were come ashore for beef. Ha'ing landed, they forthwith decamped. The coast-guard took posses sion of the craft, which is a French punt without any name on her. Rumour states that two tubs of spirits were " run " over the cliff. How fax Tilden was concerned in the matter remains to be seen. He is well known in the town, and has for many years been foreman to a builder. The locality selected for this daring enterprise was a most dangerous spot, the cliff rising to a great altitude. Of course the tubs are in safe custody. Neither the spirits nor the boat are very likely to be claimed.—Brighton Herald. ROYAL MARINES. (From the Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette) THE NEW MESS QUARTERS.—Within the past week the splendid new mess quarters at Forton have been given over to the Admiralty, for the lodging of the officers of this division of the Royal Marines, and more complete, spacious, and even magnificent quarters the realm does not contain. A personal inspection by one who has frequently been a visitor to the old quarters of this corps in Portsmouth, furnished ample food for re flection on the bountiful generosity of the naval admi nistration of the country in thus providing such comfort, elegance, and convenience, for the gallant, meritorious, and always loyal and faithful Royal Marines. We scarcely know which to admire most in the structure, from the descriptive report furnished by our representa tive, who was escorted over the building on Wednesday by a gallant veteran officer, and the contractor. To begin, however, with an effort—the cellarage is ample enough to contain stock for a siege three times the leegth of that of Troy if compulsory. The kitchen is replete with every appliance of modern art and culinary per ftction, lofty, commodious, and healthy, even the palace of the sovereign is not Letter supplied with the neces saries and auxiliaries of the cuisine to a more generous extent. The arrangements of the pay department are unique, but must be inspected to be understood and pro perly appreciated. The field officers' and subalterns' quarters are as ample and elegant as a generous com mission could design, and yield the must general satis faction. The grand entrance to the mess-room is capa cious and cla s sic in its design, and exhibits in its ex ternal features the welcome to its hospitalities w ithin. Branching off on either side of the entrance hall are handsome proportioned dining-room and library, large, well lighted, and in suitable keeping with the grandeur above. Facing the hall of entrance a gallery for the so commodation of the band of the corps has been erected, and proved to be admirably placed for giving effect to the performances of the talented occupants. Ascending the grand staircase (and it is grand in the truest accep tatiou cf the term) we first arrive at the banqueting room of the corps, a right regal ball of state, whose pro portions are commensurate with the extent of t he .e hospitality known to be so generally exercised b i j . , o t h e Royal Marines. When equipped this banqueti ng - room most o o t s h t e pr m o o b s a t b m ly a o g u n t ifi o c f en it t . of Thethe kind nnhin in e m p an a . rade groun e d s , cent in connexion Int's kingdom,o f fic on the left of the a on nd th th e o r s i e g o li f t t o h f e t n h o e n e . n e t o r m an nl c i e ssi g n a n t: d t n o in t with it; also the adjutant's room, co urt- ma rtial aci room, orderly room, the school-rooms fo r b oys n girls, and t a nd features mistress , of accom modation no official can occupy, or visitor be impressed with the and entrance,residence s master pre sen t he utmost convenience and comfort having h eo o n ld v , en w ie i n th ee ou w t h b f e c i h ng everywhere ap parent of in remo v al of the Royal Marines to w here they may now be considered as established en permanence. All unite in giving the Admiralty the warmest praise for their generous bounty and considera tion in so handsomely berthing their gallant representa tives in arms. First cost is generally the least, and Fp been a o r r e t o n o t , studied fact assuredly it was far better and more economical in the Admiralty thus to expend a little more at starting in this matter than by botching up a heterogeneous mass of shapeless buildings (which on the first exigency for increased accommodation would have to be pulled down), pay, after all, through the nose for the requisite accommodation. Captain Thomas Fraser of this division proceeded on Monday to Chatham, to embark for service in the Cum berland, 70, the flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Georg. Seymour, but has been found on medical inspection unfit for active service, and will no doubt be surveyed with the view, we hope (from the value of the past ser vices and excellent character of the gallant officer), to his retirement on full pay. Lieutenant-Colonel Mercer went to Hasler Hospital on Wednesday, to be treated for the effects of a fall on the pavement whilst returning to his quarters at Forton at Illght. BLACKFRIARS••BRIDGE.--Yesterday the Corpora tion Committee appointed to inquire into the most efficient means for securing Blackfriars-bridge against further subsi dence paid an official visit to that structure. It was found that the sinking had been checked by the works lately car ried on at the piers, and no further damage is anticipated. The model of . an iron stay, which it is proposed to apply to the arches, w as inspected and app rove d. It is expected that the necessary repairs on the road of the bridge may be completed without closing the bridge. SIINTLAND.—It is stated that a promise has been obtained from Sir Charles Wood, Chancellor of the Exche quer, of assistance from Government towards the completion of the trunk linea of road in Shetland. , ,AT