The Sun. — London, England, 1850-01-19 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.--(THIS DAY.) A showily r.r ee.e l feaisle Wai charged ho Mr. Henry, Ly Puliet -cor.stablu 94, undo' the following cir cumstances : -- The policeman desote 1 t! at, about half-pat six o'clock last (le :log, he was on his best io the S . .rand, whoa he beard a distill Lance, a, he thought, towards the ea , t side of St Clement's Churel,••• ard. Upon going thither he found the prisoner, witti two other females and two gentlemen, the fetuaes li'frig their clothes shove their kteet, much to the ansuaernent of their ma'e friends, Witness went up and spoke to the gentlemen, expostulatin g w ith t h em on their disgreceful conduct in witnessing females in the public streets exposing their persons, but they not heeding his advice, to go away he was f..rced to threaten to take them into eust.aly. They all appearing to be quite ready for a night's lodging in the station-house, he took t',e prisoner, who was e.,corted . to I3ovs -street by ore of her gentlemen friends, who said that he was quite willing to he locked ur, es he would have satisfaction fur the unwarrantable con duct of the policeman, by writing to Sir George Grey, the Home Secretary. The prisoner was a prostitute, 'eel known in the Strand. In answer to the charge the prisoner replied, with great l i'leney, in nearly th e f o li o ,. ing words :—I reside in A run dektreet, Strand, and left m y home about half-ps4t six in company w ith two females an d t wo gentlemen friends: 'ye were all going to the theatre, and in cros - , , ing the Strand to get over by S'. Clement's Church we had the misfortune t) stop into a heap t f mud a-rd sink into it half way up our lege. When we gained the pavement we naturally wish. d to shake it off as much as possible, and while we were all enjoying the joke at having got into such a mess the policeman come up and swore we bad been exposing our persons. We replied if he wished to charge us with such disgractful conduct we were quite willing to w!cornpany him to Bar, -stre t to repel Such charger. I deny that lam a prostitute. I have be en kept by a gentleman fur the last two 3 etre. Mr. HENRY wished to know if she had any witnesses? in which the prisoner replied—Certainly; and if you will- • , grant me a little time they shall ba here to prove the truth, statement. CourtMr HENRY accordingly remanded the case, the being fully convinced that the policeman had cer a'nlY been rather too hurried in pouncing upon the un lortunat?s the moment he saw their lege. Robert Simpson, a letter-press printer, was charged Wore Mr. Henry with breaking lamps in the street. It appeared from the evidence of a police constable, ( the F divi s i on , th a t l as t n i g ht h e w a s on d u ty i n Drury-l ane, w h en h i s attert'on was attra - :ted by hearing loud smash of glass, and on going to the spot where t he sound proceeced from, he found the prism er stand lag:o_cagainst th e l am p-p ost , an d th e g l ass i n t h e l amp bl lr- He ask e d th e prisorer who had destroy e d the ftt nP, and h e re pli e d t h a t h e h a d. H e as k e d t h e pri _lcner the cause, w hi c h h e re f use d to te ll , an d sa id h e 7ould inform the magistrate in the morning. The pri- goner was than taken into cult. dr. Alr. HENRY asked the prisoner what defence he bad to c a ke, and he sa id b e was com p e ll e d t o d o some thi ng , he w as starving. He wanted a night ' s shelter and so Me food. • HENRY said he c ould have obtained what h e rc t a lsired if he had applied to the workhcu'e. The pri °ner answered that he did apply to the Holborn work hi tu ti " in Gray's Inn-lane, and they refused to as is h° HENRY asked him where he had conic from, and replied from Edinburgh, for the purpose of seekin Pl gl( lment, end was una bl e to obt a in any. During th g e Fi t three weeks he had slept in a lodging-house in e HENRY told the prisoner, if he had appli e d a t a bi as onabla h our at t h e wor kh ouse t h ey wou ld have given ol some relief. 4Mr- Kerby, t h e contractor for repa i r i ng the street 1 43 fir th e par i sh of St. Giles's, said he suffered most 4 e!y from persons breaking the lamps. i_ o fir' HENRY said ho had no doubt that the loss to the ';eotractorr, by persOns breaking the street lamps, must obi very great. If persons required relict they had 44 - 4 3 ' to make their distress known to the proper quarter, t 'eY would obtain it immediately. He was deter • --m e a e to pat an end to such practices, and fur the pre spent offence, he fined the prisoner 205., and in default of a k, nl ,ett to be committed for 14 days' imprisonment. aid "e prisoner, of course, was unable to pay the fine, g oos es/ accordin g ly remove d i n t h e po li ce - van, to t h e of Correction. RAILWAY RETURNS it." 4 T MAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail riu,e,,`,r the past week—that is to say, up to the date . to which the w e l u %uve returns are made, together with the receipts of the same previous year : a Week A4',„ Z. : elidi ng Last 1 NAME OF RAILWAY. week. F 4 `...1 t• b. 02.1 •••••••••••........ -- ----- ..,_-....-.-..-. Jan, , ... £ £ 45 •••••••••• •• . 2 Ab erdeen .. •• •• • • • •• • • 0 13 Amiens and Boulogne .••••••• • •• • • •• 1, 877 128 98 0 . 12 Belfast an d B allymena ••••••• • • • •• •.408 345 ; 3 Birkenhead, L ancash i re, an d C hesh i re 781 €B6 13 Bolt on, Blackburn, Clitheroe, and W. Y. 418 264 13 Bristol and Exeter .... •• • •••• "" " 3,014 - 6 Caledonian... . • . ..... 5,730 3,799 13 Chester and Holyhead ..... •.: :: .: ....., 1,035 1,051 10 Dublin and Drogheda.... •• ... •• " " 662 691 15 Dublin and Kingstown •• ••• • • •• •• •• - 476 587 12 Diindee. Perth, and Aberdeen•• •• -•• 9r,5 847 13 East Anglian.- ... •• ... ........ 682 680 1 2 Edinburgh and Glasgow ...... .. 2,451 2,777 12 Edinburgh and Perth Eastern Counties a n d 1 .... ....... 2,224 1,678 6:s Nort ... Eastern.. 13,578 12.037 East Lancashire .• • • ......... 2,:551 1,929 13 Eastern Union...-. ••• • • •... 1,607 ,175 12 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ...... 2,367 2,260 12 Glasgow and Greenock.. ....... .... 837 702. 6 Great Northern and E. L........ ... 2,473 1,447 12 Great Southern and Western ........ 3,691 2,891 13 Great Western, Sc,e .. . . • .. .• .. 15,513 15,518 13 9 Lancashir e and Yorkshire .. ... • ... 10,532 9,145 L ancaster and Carlisle • • ..... • 2,744 1,634 664 196 13 Leeds and Thirsk • .. .. • • • • • • •• • • " " 63 53 i 2 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport •• .. London and Ennisklen ... 127 10 13 r ,4 : ) ndon derry and North Western , & c ..... 37,611 36,531 9 13 12 L ondon and Blackwall.• •••••• • • • • •• :45 327 C 669 6,193 London and Brighton . • • -..... 7,566 7,425 13 ~,, London and South Western .• •. 4,096 2,493 1,,,i, M anchester, Sheffield , and Lincolnshire 930 ; 3 4 I‘.ll.dland, Bristol, and Birmingham.. - 18,355 18,z0 1 3 7 Midland Great Western (Irish) • • • • •• 1.2.. Menklands • • • • •• ••••• • • • • • 731 751 :4,, No rth British ••.••••••••• '• • • - • • •• 2,925 2,005 • 4,7 . $ 4 , 7C1 12 P aris and ltouen .••••• • • • • • • 13 P,..ouen and Ilavre .. ••••••• • • • • • •• •• 11:903984 1'192 Scottish Central .. • • • • • • " " - • • - . • 12 r. 1, Scottish Midland ••• • • • 7......••• ............ 326 225 13 ii brewsgury and Chester 3411 1,231 1,253 12 Shropshire Union .. •.•• • • • ..... -• • 8,702 6,478 -- 6 South Eastern and Branches •••• -.. 12 1,401 1,231 1 660 1,712 1 2 Tarr Vale ...... - 745 724 .... Aste r . ..... .................. 256 6 att.riord and Limerick.. - i,, Whitehaven Junction ... •• ••• • ••• •" •" " 169 166 York and Newcastle .•••• •• " ''''•• 9,211 11,404 Y. rk and North Midland .. COUItT CIRCULAR. The 0 WINDSOR, FRIDAY: a ndW. xueen walked this morning i n th e Sl o p es ~h . c ko r P ar k, gr outi Iwyal Family took walking exercise in the h. around the Castle. ett s tl„ 3 I , l ,°Yal Highness Prince Albert left Windsor gelliis morning for town at eleven o'clock, tra -114C,,g bY a special train on the S mth-Western j I Colonel Hon. Charles Grey and Colonel '3Yrnour were in att en d ance u p on hi s R oya l igh nes. f His It - our a„A°S five High ness is expected to return between th e e .0c the e r ()Yal dinner p ar ty thi s even i ng i nc l u d es 4 1r, Birch v • Lord and L a d y W r i ot h es l ey R usse ll and i Iti s lot , 'erd ' ° Yal Highness Prince Albert presided . yes of aY at a meetin g of the Royal Commission for the of motion of the Exhibition of the Works of Industry lilt: ations to be held in the year 1851. 0„. 'W e , 18 IthYal Highness arrived at the new Palace f ItotiB‘reinster at twelve o'clock, attended by Colonel The,Grey and Colonel F. H. Seymour. 1, e Co rey present were Earl Granville, Lo 'Le -Ar4bilbaltklussGelailloßwiagyh't Hon. Henry Labouchere, , h e Sir R. Westmacott, Sir K r ,s L yen, Mr Barry, Mr. Cubitt, Mr. Eastlake, , klibs o ' mr. Alderman I comp gob. ,„ n, Mr. Piney, and • Mt 'he Secretary, Mr. Stafford Northcote, was in end eece Til e • . VI I ,- ,Illeeting broke up at a quarter-past four o'clock, rao v° t.titiee Albert, attended by Colonel I . 11. Sey lir lof tWit bz i for the railway terminus on his return to bor Castle. 111.4( dePutation of merchants, consisting of Messrs. po ol, an Lockett, Boardmar,Liver teeend Naylor, of nlied.Messrs. Templeman and Davy, of London, he ev. P4li i'd hy Mr. Cardwell, had an interview with ua ti tabi e , eellor of the Exchequer yesterday, on . the tie el ?' of the present state of the postal communica- AA etween England and the western coast of South ae r i ea. , Th e 1 4 , , d ohn b 11 . of Denbigh had an interview with Lord . 1)(Porh'("41esell yestertlay, at his official residence in A;:g - stre e t. eorisiliPetation from the corporation of Birmingham, Paysqng of' the Mayor of Birmingham, Mr. A'der ;l'tzt Mr. Councillor Hawks, Jr. Councillor oSehofeeigether with Mr. Muntz, M.P., and Mr. ` lr y v:',. d ' M.P., had an interview with Sir George tip., •....sLerda,- r I , at the Home-office. eeer,4l.kturice Cross (Dublin), Secretary to the 411 int 'B of National Education in Ireland, had Yeaterder°'ew with the Chancellor of the Exchequer YeslereS' Colonel Anson had also an interview tesid e Y;with the Right Hon. Baronet, at his official Lo r il r i ee 41 I:loWning- street. trth„ and Lady John Russell had a dinner party ,Pluee.'4„l:l4.Y evening at their residence in Cheshatn ,°4B,ld ''''''nong the company were the Turkish Am 4-Irtm:rl tile Russian Minister and Baroness de li,-,ew, the Prussian Minister, the Sardinian lipeer) the Austrian Chargé d'Affaires (Baron qr.. er ), the Earl f Carlisle,the Earl and Countess 1444141 e) Lord D '' st er. ufferin, ady Maar, and Miss (.., Q.ltb . ................_ Nx1,71 EX-11111ITION OF and Mu lti 1'1t1.13.--On Thureday, at noun, a 1851: - MEETING AT f°l. th 4 m eeting was held in the Council largeal, illot:eParpoee of receiving a deputation of the com er) s Sheffi w t i l t d .. , fir the aPPointed by her Majesty to make arrangem all hltio,e.g.reat exhibition of works of industry of tc, , a, 4, la 851, and also to appoint a local comm_itte . cE:rY out the propoeel object. The mayor, U. T. it th, ' Eq., presided. CaptAin B. Ibbotson atteldcd , - fietrtatiou, and all the leading merchants and a a , u Iv ore " of the town, and several a the principll ,g*Litry Obi,,Present The resolutions in accordance with the " 46 Cr the pleating were carried. OVER:ELL/AA:7Ni) MAIL INDIA AND CHINA. (Fiom Chronic/c.) We have received by extraordinary express, in an ticipation of the Overland Mail, letters and papers from Bombay to the 17th ult. BOMBAY, DEC. 17, 1849. (Faort ova OWN COEItESPONDENT.) The news conveyel by the present mail will form something of an exception to the generally vapid and uninteresting character of recent Indian advices. No certain infurtnatien has transpired in regard to the supreme command of the armies of India ; but report—which affirmed SO confidently, a short time since, that Sir Charles Napier intended to retire— now assures us, with equal appearance of truth, that he has made up his mind to remain in the country—at least, for a year or so longer. Meantime we have a rumour that, in consequence of letters received in the Governor-General's camp by the last mail from England, an urgent dispatch has been sent to Sir W. Gotnrn at Colombo, which will have the effect of preventing that gallant general from cerrying out his intention of returning to England. These contradictory statements ren der conjecture idle : it seems to he pretty well under stood, however, that Sir Willoughby Cotten's stay at this presidency will not be much further prolonged. At present opinions differ as to whether Sir W. Gomm or Lord Frederick Firzclarence will succeed to the Bombay command. You will be surprised to learn that Lahore has been again a point of some interest. The Governor-General arrived at that city on the 28th of November, and was received with due honour by Sir W. R. Gilbert, Mr. John Lawrence, and others. The troops, too, were all out, and there was much display, and quite a grand " tumashe." Politically, the news from Lahore is not without its interest. By this time the young Maharajah will probably be on his way to Futteghur, whither he is to proceed under a strong escort, and in charge of Dr. Login. Ceutter Singh and his sons, and the rest of the treacherous Seikh Sirdare, are to be sent out of the Punjaub ; and it is rumoured that Calcutta has been selected as the fittest place for their abode. There has been another plot at Lahore. The seizure and removal of Dhuleep Singh were the objects of the conspirators; and Ranee Clurnda has, of course, the credit of having been their instigator and supporter. Accord ing to the Delhi Gazette, some of her emissaries were discovered to have been tampering with the men of Prendergast's Irregular Corps. These men, however, proved true to their salt ; and having given notice to their commanding officer of what was going on, nine of the intriguents were fortu nately captured and consigned to " durance vile." I suppose there will be sonic startling revelations on their trial, and the British authorities will re ceive fresh proof of the power and shrewdness of the Queen-Mother, who, though a fugitive, and remote from the scene of her former intrigues, still contrives to be every now and then a " thorn in the side" of the Government she abhors. The papers received this morning state that Gholab Singh has been invited to meet the Marquis of Dalhousie, and is now on his way to Lahore f,r that purpose. Further, that a reward of 10,000 rs. has been offered for the apprehension of Bnai Maharajah Singh, who would appear, from this, out to have been drowned after all. To complete my notice of Punjaub affairs, I may mention that it is stated, by a Delhi correspondent of the Bombay Times, that certain regiments, under orders for the Punjaub, have determined not to cross the Sutlej, except on the same allowances as those hitherto erjoyed by the regiments which have occu pied that country. 'Tie up-country papers are silent on this subjec', and I should hope the report will turn out unfounded. Majors Edwardes and Nicholson, snd some other officers, are about to proceed to England, and are expected at Bombay for the purpose of embarkation. Major Edwardes wiP, I believe, take home the cele brated diamond, the hog-i-noor, which is intended as a present for her Majesty. He will also probably be the bearer of a parcel of the wedding garments which were prepared for the intended bride of Dhuleep Singh, and which are to be sent to the Queen in con sequence of an expression of the royal wish to see some of the attire worn by the Seikh ladies. The Governor-General was to proceod towards Moultan on the 13th or 14th instant; and the Com mander-in-Chief (Sir Charles Napier) was to leave on the Bth for Peshawur. By the last advices from the latter place, the field force dispatched against the disaffected tribes in the vicinity of the Khyber Pass, had remained wholly inactive—their instructions being to await the orders of Sir Charles Napier The Marquis of Dalhousie was expected at Moultan on Christmas-Ily, and the Commander-in-Chief at Peshawur on the 18th instant. Lady Dalhousie, it was believed, would proceed home, and the Governor- General would accompany her to Suez. A steamer has arrived this morning from Sinde, bringing Kurrachee papers to the 12th instant. The news appears unimportant. There was a report cure rent that Lord D ilhousie would not visit Kurrachee (which is very probable). In consequence of a visit paid by Captain Preedy to Sehwan, several native officials at that place had been committed tbr charged with the commission of rnalpractises of a se— rious character. A private letter from Hyderabad informs us of the death, at that place, on the Yth inst. of Lieutenant F. A. .I.3illamore, of the 24th Native Infantry. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. REPORT ON THE STATE OF TLiE BOMBAY MARKETS, FROM DEC. 3 TO 151iticLusiTE. Bombay, Saturday Eveuir4., Dec. 15. We have no change to report in the state of our Money Market, which continues well supplied at easy rates. Government Securities also remain without ma terial alt ration, but we do not hear of much paper changing hands. Bank Shares are very quiet, but main tain taeir value. Bombay Bank Stlek is in great re quest at 18 per cent. premium. L:e import market continues as dull and inactive as at Cate f our last, owing in a considerable degree to the want of fresh supplie, and partly to the tact cf the up-country marheti having been fully supplied at the opening of the sensor.. In the export market the ex citement prevailing in the end of the Last month Lai sub sided, aid the Ihipinents of cotton have been consider ably less tl - .a-i during the period last reported on. Other articles cf export are being inquired ef.er to a moderate extent. Cotton Piece Goods—A comfaratively small amount of buisiness has been done in piece goods during the fent:light, both buyers and sellers appearing indifferent as to whether sales were effected or not, the prices offered by the farmer not coming up to what the latter are willing to accept. Grey Goods—Longcloths are in small demand, at reduced rates. 2,000 pie es only have been sold, at prices varying from 2-9-5 Br. to 4i Re. per piece. Of T. cloth. 2,100 pieces have b- en disposed of at from 2-15-6 Re. to 3 7-16 Its. per piece. Jaccoee:.s— Sa!es, 200 pr, at 2-9-5 Rs., the price having a t,ain given way bligl.Vy. Dottie:Ceti—Sales, 1,816 pieces at Rupees 9 13-16 to Its. 141. The demand is exceedingly irregular for mostly all descrii tinns, and pries are inclined to give way. Shirtings—Sales, 6,600 pieces, at Rs. 4to Rs. 5 13-16, 45-inch qualities, 56 to 60 reed, are in good request, stocks being very light. Low qualities, 40-nich t 50 to 54 reed, continue un inquired far ; other descriptions are in fair demand, and realise fell prices. Madapollams—Sales,l,Boo pieces at Its 2-4-3 to Its 4-0-o—a shade lower than at last re port, and in little demand. Bleached Goods—Jac conets: Soles, 2,900 ps., at Ita 2.12-G to R5.,64. There is scarcely any stock of these goods at market, and small quantities are moved off occasionally at high prices. Shirtings: Sales, 100 pr. at Rs. 4 15-16 to Its. 6 13-16. In these we have no change to report. Muds pollarns are uninquired for. The demand for Twill Cloth has slightly increased ; and former prices are obtainable for Satin Spots which are in request, as are also Satin Checks sad Stripes, and Jacconets Checks. Dyed Goods: Turkey Red Plain Cloth has been sold to extent of 1,600 pieces, et Rt. 8-13 to Its. it The demand for plain, twilled, and printed, is moderato but firm, and the stocks are low. Fancy Goods: Of Low Lappets and Book Muslins the stocks are abundant, and prices consequently dull. An active inquiry exists for Lappet Scarfs, Swiss Lappets of approved qualities, Beached Mull-Mulls, Grey and Purple Mulls, B'eacte I and Grey Dhoties, end Dyed Orange Madapollams. Cotton Yarn—Nos. 30, 50, 60, 90, and 100 Mule Twist have somewhat improved in price since our last, and been iu tolerable eemand. Stocks of Water continue large. The sales during the fortnight have been of the former 25 bales, and of the latter 551 bales. Orange and Turkey Red Yarn are in good inquiry, while Green is dull. And advance in price for Turkey Red and Scotch manufacture has taken place. Woollens—Full prices are obtained for favourite maker, but the demand far other qualities is dull. The market is still very bare of Flannel, end for the small quantities obtainable high prices are poi 1 . Meta's—Copper: Sueething, Tile, and Brazier's have declined in ya!ue.—Steel : Swedish, in tubs, dull; in faggots, in moderate request —Lead: As last reported. —lron: Bar, ho!li Sweetish i and British, is dull; as is aho square Nail Rot', and prices have slightly receded; while un inipiovetnE , lit has to Cxpt , rielced iu Round and Hoop remain as before.--Speittr: The ce prezision forr3cily noticed in this article still continues. During V e last fortnight large additions have been made to the t ;cks 4f all metals, which Lava la'l the elf, et 4f lowering prices. Cochineal-1 EOO lbs ef superior fine bold grain has been sold at Rs the price having still further elk - Clined. Bottks-225 cress English quoits have been sold -110 tit Its and 125 at 15 anuac, per dozen ; and 32 gross vii e pinta, at Its 1!; per d, zee. Lametta-540 cargoes Larnetta, half gold and half silver, 11::.ve been dispo7ed of at Its 2 6 6 per ei - ,rge. Paper-500 reams German Fuol6e:qt have brought E s per ream. : 80 dozen, of rut)/ It( (ohms at 2S ioehe2, at its 13 per dozen Copperas—Sal: 503 cwt at Rs 18 per cwt. doin,c. We have only heard of o sale Cf 5 htids during • Spirits—ln these we hrlvp only heprd of a single rale of 100 dezln Gralarn's Gyneve, at Rs. 14 per Coz r. Branly is in firth. request. Marine tY,torr:...—Cofda7j, is dull of :alb'. 257 bundles (4 . Sewing- Twine have been soil at 7 annas per lb.; a, , 311 140 cwt. Mad a Coir Rope, at Rs. 17 per cat. Can vas—The price of both bleached aid unbleached has unproved, and we here heard of sales 200 and 180 bolts of t'.e latter, Nos. 1 t 5. et 158 and Re. 161 per belt; aid 140 bolts of the lurmer (Goodall's), fame numbers, at Rs. 17 per bolt ; stocks ore moderate. Pairti—Wit'iout change; 50 cwt. Bh:t have been sold at Rs. 101 per ow'. Linseed Oil is in slight demand. Spirits of Turpentine del!. Cotton Wool—hices f cotton continue high, not- Isrt'istanding the cornparvively ut,fivourbble accotati last received from home, which is attribt:td to the scarcity of this staple at the present time, and which is of a vei-y it.f,trior description. The purchases during the fortnight have amounted to 3,075 baits and 1,300 candies. Opium—Several hundrA chcsts have been purehftscd by Europ au houseq tt prices closely apprmchit , g 1,300 per chest, the drug to be delivered v ()fere February next. The market is Et !:4,:1y at Rs. 1,300 to R. 1 . 333 per chest. FREICUTS —Have experienced a decline sinen our last, and we cannot quote them than 3/ 2s. 6:1. to hi. 53, per ton to London and Liverpool, with very little doing, owing to the great scarcity of Cotton here. To China tree is also little doing, at lie. 11 per candy. EXCIIANGES.--Thi.re are l remitters by this mail, most people being in expectation cf an advance in the rate when the China steamer arrives. Drawers, on the other hand, have been exceedingly firm, and our quota tions are Is. 1011 to Is. lid. for first-class six months' sight paper. At the former rate the Oriental Bank has been drawing. Government drafts on Calcutta have been sold as high as s.l6ths per cent. premium at sight. Bills on China we quote at Ih 212 per 100 dollars. CHINA. We have received tidings from China two days later than those brought by the Peninsular and Oriental C9mpany's steamer Pekin, which arrived there on the 22d ultimo. The intelligence is con flnd to an account of the destruction by the Colum bine, Fury, and Phlegethon, of the major part of the piratical fleet under Shap-'ng-tzai, at the en trance of the Tonquin River. The Pekin, it will be recollected, brought us news of the demolition, near Hong-Kong, of a squadron of piratical vessels, supposed to form part of the grand fleet under this redoubtable buccaneer. The intelligence now re ceived apprizes us of the completion of the work of retribution. The pirate chief has himself been fallen in with, and 58 of his vessels, mounting 1,200 guns, and manned by 3,000 men, have been totally destroyed by fire. Shap-'ng-tzai escaped with 6 vessels and about 400 men. IRELAND. DUBLIN, FRIDAY MORNING.—The " great na. tional movement" in favour of protection terminated at seven o'clock. Tile following is an account of what took place yesterday afternoon : Mr. PEIRCE CREIGII spoke in favour of the resolu tion moved by Lord Clements._ Mr. HERCULES ELLIS wished to make one or two remarks. Tnere was but one feeling in that room— that was a wish to see how they could rescue them selves from local taxation.—(Hear, hear.) If the Chairman permitted him, he would move an amend ment to the effect that the meeting were of opinion that these taxes should be paid out of the public treasury. The CHAIRMAN said that he did not think he could well put this amendment. The original resolution was then put and carried. The Earl of MAYO rose, amid loud cheers, to pro pose the next resolution. He said—My Lords and Gentlemen, after the many speeches you have heard, and considering the business you hare yet to go through, I shall not detain you by prefacing the reading of the resolution by any remarks. It is as follows : " That the great resources of Ireland, her agricul tural capabilities, her mines, her fisheries, her rnanuflc turing advantages, her commercial position, and her hardy and unemployed population, aro sufficient, if pro perly directed, to support all classes if her inhabitants in comfort in their respective ranks; and that to foster and encourage the development of these resources is equally the duty as the intereat of the Imperial Govem ment." I had (continued the Noble Lord), as chairman of the committt e that brought you here to-day, intended to take up some part of your time. However, it would not be now right of me to do so, but there are one or two subjects which I will ask your permission to glance at, and nothing more. lam perfectly con vinced that in England they are endeavouring to en courage as much as possible the system of emigra tion.—(Hear, hear.) Now, my lords and gentlemen, the panacea of my Noble Friend who filled the dike of Lord-Lieutenant was " Agitate, agitate, agitate ;" hut now the cry has changed to "Emigrate, emigrate, emigrate."—(Laughter.) Now, after having devoted some little attention to the subject, I think the cry oughQo be " Cultivate, cultivate, cultivate."—(Uear, hear.) On looking to Mr. Griliith's calculation, 1 find that there are 6,290,000 acres of waste land in Ireland. Of these 3,007,055 acres may be reclaimed, 1,420,000 acres may be made fit for tillage, and 430,000 acres are capable of arable cultivation.— (Ulcer, hear.) The Noble L-ird concluded, amid loud cheers, by proposing the resolution. Mr. JOHN E'Nrus seconded the resolution, which was put from the chair, and carried with accla lnation. The Marquis of DROGIIEDA moved the following resolution : " That we are satisfied that the welfare of this country can be most securely based upon a complete identity of interest between the owner and occupier a land; and that we are further persuaded that the owners of the soil will cheerfully assent to any well considered measure that will really elevate the condition of the tenant farmer and the labouring population. That we believe the best interests cf the country will be secured by measures which, without violating the rights of property, will give the fall( eneout a;c ment to the improving and industrious tenant. And that to meet the calumnies to which, fo anti-Irish pur poses, the Irish landed interest has been E 0 systemati cally and unscrupulously assailed, we desire a full wal Impartial parliamentary inveLtigation into the rel, tton between landlord and tenat t in this country." The resolution was seconded by Mr. PEIRCE CREIGIT, and unanimously adopted by the meeting. Lord CLARINA moved— " That the committee already appointed do prepare petitions to both Houses tf Parliament, grounded on those resolutions, and that the same be signed by the chairman on behalf of thii meeting; and ti tv, we deem it our imperative duty to call upon our reprtsenta•ives in Parliament to disregard all party consider at ons and keep aloof from all political combinations that will in terfere with the enforcement of those our ju,t demands." The resolution was seconded by Mr. CHETWODE and adopted. Colonel VEREKER proposed the next resolution, as follows :-- "That while w© feel it would be wrong to antiepate that our appeal for inquiry and redress shall be disre garded, we yi t request the committee &ready named do, ru such evert, convene another meeting in order to adopt a petition to our most gracioui Sovereign, praying her to appeal to the sense of her people by the dissolution of the prei eat Puliament." Mr. Bowimis seconded the motion, which was put from the chair, and adopted with acclamation. On the motion of G. A. HAMILTON, Esq., M P., the Marquis of Downshire left the chair, and the Marquis of Drogheda was called thereto. A vote of thanks was then passed to the former for the admirable manner in which he discharged the duty of chairman, and the meeting separated at seven o'clock, P.M. THE ULSTER ROMAN CATHOLIC MEMORIAL. A deputation appointed to present the memorial of the Roman Catholics of Ulster, praying fur the super session of the Castlewellan magistrates, waited on the Lord-Lieutenant at one o'clock yesterday. It was accompanied by the Right lion. the Lord Mayor of Dublin, who introduced the deputation. The Lord Mayor, after a few brief observations, introduced the deputation individually, consisting of Mr. Arthur Close, barrister, Dr. Ileburne, Messrs. Maguire, Lennon, and O'Hara, Mr. James M{4-ournn, barris ter, who, as secretary, read the memorial, containing signatures amounting to upwards of 62,0001., in cluding 165 Roman Catholic clergymen. his Ex cellency then read the following reply : " Uentlemen,—l have attentively considered the me morial which you have now presented, and a copy of which had been already forwarded to me. " Although I am fully sensible how important it is that in the administration f justice, distinctions of creed and party should be unknown, yet I do not feel th , tt I can prop er ly reconambrid to ie Lord Chancellor the prayer of your memorial, viz.--‘ To superlele in the Commission of the Pear° certain magistrates who, at P, t'y Sessions lirld in Castlewellan on the 9th of Oc tober last, roils( d to take informations against psrties proved t o rave formed a portion of an avow oily illegal assembly.' " It does not appear thtt any of the magistrates whose ernoval is desired tool( part or were personally impli cated in the transactions which funned the subject ( f the iov,stigation Lt the petty a, scions referred to. When assemble , ', however, they did decide net to meive itiformstions against person s w h o wire alleged to have formed poqi9n of an assembly which, in the opinion f the Comecissioner, Mr. Berwick, and the Attorney- General, was illegal ; but I canuct consider that the fused of tl . o mv,isitroo: to act en that view of the law (however correct) utfords just grounds for sure , - sailing them in the commission el* the ream It has been the practxe of the Government in this country to afTord legal aJvice to the loeal magi s t racy i n t h e dis charge ( f their duties; butit is not to be supposed, nor tau it be justly contended, that the opinion thus given is binding on the magistrate v lio receives it, a l t h ough oh taiLe riat his instance. lle is f(ee to act on his own judgment and reeponsibility. The law and th e consti ' tOtion have Confided to him this power, and he 6119U1d, not he removed from the Commisijon merely upon the ground that 11 , :‘ &clines to abide by the opinion cf 14;11 ("friar of the Crown. It is unnecessary for me to state how deeply I have deporcrl the Ismenta.bl,3 occurrences of the last 12th, July, which were attended with - such. fatal consequences, anti I can assure you chf,t her Majesty's Government fully recognises tLe necessity of putt::ng an end to those ri , al party displays, which tend to keep continually alive feelings of animosity and ill-will between her Ma jesty's subjects of Wirt:rent religious persuasions." NATIONAL BOARD OF EIMJCATION.—It is stated that Mr. James L. OTerrall, brother of the Governor of INElta, has been appointed the second salaried Commissioner of the National Board of Education. The salary fur each of the resident Commissioners is 1,0001. per annum. ! SPORTING !INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANOLIESTER.—FRIDAY. LIYERPOL STEEPLECUASE.— 140 to IS agst Knight of Gwynrie (t). 15 to 1 egst Rattrap (t), 16 to I agst Peter (t), noo to 25 agst Fanny Grey (t), 150 to 6 :Igst Rory be Aisy (t), METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.—Nothing done worth quoting. CUESTER Cur.-25 to 1 agst Glum (taken to all the money that could be got on), 25 to 1 agst Peep o'-,?ay Boy (uffd), 25 to 1 ngst Whim colt (011 d) 25 to 1 sigt Miss Ann (30 to 1 taken ,fredy). 33 to 1 agtt Lady Evelyn 40 to 1 agst Fugle•man (t). Nothing in any force t.xcept Glauca and Miss Ann. DERBY.-9 to 1 agst Bolingbroke, 10 to 1 agst Ghillie Callum, 13 to 1 agst Knight of Avoid (t), 16 to 1 agst Voltigeur (t), 16 to 1 ngst The Italian, 27 to 1 agct 3iavors (tike 30 to 1), 1,00") to 15 east Sir Charley. lIUNTING APPOINTMENTS. York and Ainsty hd s ., Mon., Sltvlbri-10. Tues., Red House ; Thurs., Copgrove; Sat., Skipsvith-bridge —lOl. Sir Tatton Sykes' hds., Wed., halfway between Stam ford-bridge and Gate. Hel ms l ey; Fri., Pluckham-101. Holdorness lids., Tues., Londesbro'-avenue; Thurs., Burton Constable; Ffi., Resale Tull-bar; Sat., Brandet burton-101. Sinningtou hds., Tues., Hovingham ; Fri., Tylast bridge-10. Hurworth hds., Tues., Enter-common; Sat., Kennels — 4 . tsin H. Lewis's hds , Tues., Dishforth; Thurs., Cowsby Mill; Sat., Harkey H a ll-11. Mr. Hildyard's harm, Mon., Stainton-vale; Fri., Sunny-cross-10i. Hambleton hds , Tues., Limekiln Rouse; Fri., Hone hill-10. Stockton and Billinghara harry., Tues., Elton; Sat., .tince Carew-10 . i. Durham county lids., Mon., Grindon Chapel; Wed., Hare and Hounds; Fri., Woodham-10i. Morpe th blurs., Tues., Clifton ; Fri., Widdington —lO. Dumfriesshire lids., Tues., Rockball; Fri., Hodhair bridge-101. Suffolk hds., Mon., Chedburgh Hall; Fri., Rushbrooke Hall-10i. West Norfolk harry., Mor., Great Massingham (a deer); Fri., Guist (a deer)-11. Beiale heir., Mon., Watlass; Wed., Pickhill ; Fri, Kiplin-10i. Eamont harry.; Mon., Lazonby; Wed., Calthwaite; S4t., Bull's Head, Plumpton-104. Sir Henry Seale's hds., Tues., Hember Post; Thu., Ogveell. Mr. Morgan's hds , Mon., -Duuterton; Thurs., Deer Park-10i Whitehaven harm, Tues., Water-end, Lowesviater. Mr. Marshall's hdr., Moe., Tetcott Village; Thurs., Leffincolt Shop-10i. Tiverton lids., Mon.. Sanarford Peverell Village; Wed., Warnicombe, near Tiverton; Sat., Oakferd bridge-10i. Ct• e ;hire lids., Mon., Tivenlow Hall; Wed., Marbury ; Thurs., Appleton; Sat., Booth's 0 )elisk-10i. Sir W. W. Wynn's hds., the first open day at the kennel-11. North Staffordshire bds., Mon., Stoke Heath; Wed., Hilo( tt Hall; Fri., Walzberton Lodge, Doddington-10f. Pvtchley hds., the first ()rag day at the kennel-10. Atherstone hda., Mon., Red Lion, Appleby; Wed., Hampton Coppice; Fri., Coombe; Sat., Harris Bridge —lO eyth Gate; Fri., Long boroughßMroune.; n ; Gr Sat., ea t D T i t e c w h 1e ; y N . Ved" Mr. P.,well's hds., Tues., Plough and Harrow; Fri., Llanboidy-10 Shon Quilt lids., Tues., Rhydienon; Fri., Cenv.ffren -11. Tiryside hdr., Tues., Llechryd Bridge; Fri., Dolhaid House-10. Llanelly hdr., )for., Pcmbrey house; Fri., Kidwelly —lO. F. B. hde., the first hunting day at the kennel. Baron Rothschild's stag lfdF., Mor., Oving ; ThurE., Hulcott-11. Mr. Trelawny's Hs, the first open day, at the kennel —loi. RHYMES FOR YOUNG READERS. (From Eliza Cook's Journal.) TRY AGAIN. King Bruce c..f Scotland flung himself down In a lonely mood to tlink; 'Tis t•ue he was monarch, and wore a crown, But his he art was beginning to :link. For he had bc•cn trying to do a great deed, To make his people glad, lie lic.d tried and tried, but couldn't succeed, And so he bemire quite sid. He flung himself down in low despair, As grieved as man could be; And aster a while as he pondered there, I'll give it all up," said he. Now just at the moment a spider droppY, With its silken cobweb clue, And the king in the midst of his thinking st(spp'd To see what tho spider would do. 'Te as a long way up to the ceiling dome, And it hung by a rope so fine, That how it would get to its cobweb home, King Bruce could not divine. It soon tegan to cling and crawl Straight up with strong endeavour, But down it came with a slippery sprawl, As near to the ground as ever. Up, up it ran, not a second it stayed, To utter the least complaint, Till it fell still lower, and there it laid, A little dizzy and taint. Its head grew steady —again it went, And travelled a half-yard higher, 'Twas a delicate thresd it had to tread, And a road where its feet would tire. Again it f!ll and swung below, But again it quick mounted, Till up and dowr, now fast, now slow, Niue brave att‘mlts were counted. " Sure," cried the Ring, " that fiolish thing Will strive no more to climb, When it toils so hard t) reach and cling, And tumbles every time." But up the insect went on ce more , Ah me, 'tis an anxious minute, He's only a foot from his cobweb door, Oh, say will he lose or win it! Steldily, steadily, inch by inch, Higher and higher he got, And a bold little run at the very last pinch Put him into his native spot. " Bravo, bi avo " t'-e King cried out, "All honour to those who try, Ti e spider up there defied despair, He conquered, and why shouldn't I ?” And Bruce c f Scotland braced his mind, Ar d gossips tell the tale, That he tied once more as he tried before, And that time did not fail. Pay goodly heed, all yea ho read, And ben are ( f saying, " I can't," Tis a coos artily word, and apt to lead To Idleness, Folly, and Want. Whenever yon find your heart despair Of doing some goodly thing, Con ON 07 thi s s t ra i n, try b rave l y again, And remember the SpiJer and hing I ELIZA COOK. IRISH RAILWAYS AND THE POST-OFFICF.—In the spring of the year 1848 it will be remembered that a re ference took place between the Gr.( at Southern-Western Pailway Company (Ireland) and the Post-office, as to the rates which the railway company were to receive fir the conveyance of the mails. The arbitrators were, on the part of the railway company, Mr. Wyndham Hard ing; on the part of the Post-office, Captain Williams, RE.; the umpire being Mr. Manley, Q C. ; and a strange difference then appeared between the sum offered by th e P os t- o ffi c e and that awarded by th e um pire: th e avtrage rate per mile offered by Capt. Williams on the part of the Post-office being only Is. per mile, while the rate awarded by Mr. Harding to the railway c'irnpany was 3s. 6d. per mile; and the rates finally awarded by the umpire were .. 3s. 2d. I et' mile, tie re by virtually ratifying Mr. Harding's award. It was sup posed that both parties would be bound by this award for three years; but the Post-office having on a tech nical point succeedel in re-opening the question, on the extension of the railway to Cork, the matter has been again referred to arbitration, Mr. Wyndham Harding again acting for the company, Captain Williams f the Post-office, but Mr. Henn, Q.C., being in this case um pire, The result has again been that a very much larger sum has been aw arded to the rail wa y, company than the Post- ffice offered. The offer of the Post-office for the 200 miles (Dublin to Carlow and Cork) over which the mails are conseyed four times daily on the railway war, it appear?, at the rate (120,0741. per arum; Mr. Ilardieg's award was 5 1 ,100 L per annum; the um pire ( PERVERT TO ROME.--Letters from Rome of the ~,ic i „t e of the Holy i gi v a r r a t t , i( a n t ( tlr A f i; i s t fir al award 40,1481. sth ina., announce, tLat on the previous , Cardin a l ( P )f i D re e d v on to shi t r i e e , Pt trizi, View-General of the Pope iic r e e church of the N c f.A le i n ou c n a t , J e a n t d li i c s u l, l , u a rn, re t l o ati r v e e ck i i f ve th t e h D p who.erebrEc. dt? e Catholic fa:th. Aft. r ere cercmon) the Cardi:lal administered to her the sacrament of con firmation. Princess Bo:ghese acted as godmother to the new convert. SLIPPING IN FROSTY . WEATHER.---It is important to know that by heating iron filings, rough emery powder, &c., on a shovel over the fire, and then gently standing upon the same, so as to imbed the grains into grata percha sole:, a roughness c f Cut face will 1): , ac quired which will afford the utmost protection even on the moat slippery roads. UNIVERSIT Y INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, JAN. 18.—Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture proposes to begin his lectures for this term at the Clarendon, on Tuesday, the sth cf February, at one o'clock. These lectures are open to members of the Univer-. site, who have passed the examination for the degree of B.A. ; and those who desire to attend them are requested to leave their names at the Professor's house, Oriel College, on Saturday or Monday, the 2d or 4th of February. CAMBRIDGE, JAN. 18.—The Norrisian Professor of Divinity gives notice that his lectures in Lent Term, 1850, will commence on Tuesday, January 29, at one o'clock, and will be continued at the same hour on Tuesday:, Thursdays, and Saturdays, through - out the remainder of the term. There will be accommodation in the lecture.room only f,r these graduates and senior and junior Sophs who may have given notice to the Professor of their desire to attend the lectures. Freshmen will have to def their attendance until a future term. VOLUNTARY THEOLOGICAL EXAMINATION IN NEXT MICHEALMAS TEEM. On Tuesday, the 15th Octcbcr next, and the suc ceeding days, there will be an examination in the following subjects : The Greek Testament ; The Epistles of Clemens Romanus; Eccle,iastical llstery ; The Articles of Religion . ; and The Liturgy cf the Church of England ; which examination will be open to all students ye ho have at any time been admitt2d ad respondendum qucestio?li ; or who can produce certificates from the it,gius Professor cf Civil Law, or his deputy, of having performed the exercises required fur the degree of bachelor of that faculty. The names of those students who shall pass this ex amination to the satisfaction of the examiners will be ' published in alphabetical order, and registered in the usual manner. Immediately after this examination there will be an examination in the book of Ruth, and the first 17 chapters of the first book of Samuel, for such students as, having undergone the former examination, shall offer themselves for this; and the names of the per sons who having passed the former shall pass this examination to the satisfaction of the examiner, will be published also and registered in the manner already described. Persons desirous of presenting themselves at these examinations must signify their intention of so doing on or before the 10th of October nex', by a letter addressed to each of the examiners, who are the Regius Professor of Divinity, the Margaret Professor of Divinity, the Regius Professor of Hebrew. APPROACHING MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE. We are enabled to announce that the preliminaries are arranged for the marriage of Lady Harriet Cock, second daughter of the Earl and Countess Somers, and Mr. Wake Prosser, M.P. We are informed that the nuptial ceremony will take place about Easter. We have to announce the approaching marriage of Mr. Johnstone, eldest son of Sir John B. Johnstone, Bart., M.P., and grandson of the late Archbishop of York, with Miss Mills, eldest daughter of Mr. Charles Mills, of Camelford-house, the wealthy banker. The marriage of Lieutenant the Hon. Philip Sidney, of the Royal Horse Guards, eldest son of Lord lie Lisle, and grandson of the late King William IV., and Miss Foulis, only daughter and heiress of the late Sir William Foulis, Bart., and Lady Foulis, will be solemnised towards the close of the ensuing month. The Hon. and Gallant Gentleman intends to sell out of the Blues prior to his marriage. We understand the intended marriage of Lady Olivia Montagu, only daughter of the Duke of Man chester, with Lord Ossulton, M.P., eldest son of the E irl Countess of Tankerville, will not be solemnised before March. It is not yet positively settled whether the ceremony is to take place in town or at Kimbol ton Castle, the ducal seat in Huntingdonshire. According to present arrangements, the marriage of M'ss Bagot, daughter of the Bishop of Bath and Wells and Lady Harriet Bigot, and the Hon. G. T. Orlando Bridgeman, son of the Earl of Bradford, will take place in the course of next month. THE HOTTINGTJER. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY EVENING. All hope of the safety of this ship is at an end. The following letter was received here to-day " Dublin, 17th of January, 1850. " Gentlemen,—Your esteemed favour of yesterday's date came to hand. I regret to say I cannot give you any hope as to the safety of Captain Burnley, as by a letter received from Arklow this morning, I find that but one man was saved, a sailor ; all the others, it is pre sumed, were lost. The poor fellow saved is in a most deplorable state, and had lost his reason ; but when Mr. Walsh saiv him he was coming round, and he hoped would finally recover. It' he does he will be able to give more detailed il.firmation of the circum stances of this very sad affair. " I am happy to say Captain Barsiey's son is safe, and your directions, respecting him shall be attended to; he Las not, however, come to town as yet. Mr. Walsh will likely see him at Arklow. When the vessel first struck Captain B. sent his son and some rasengers ashore; this was more to the southward than where he was finally lost. " Poor Captain B. would not desert Ms rt sue!, and when 7,he came off he followed the steamer to the north, hoping to get past the banks, when he could have run her ashore on the main land ; but as far as I can learn the vessel became unmanageable, and was driven on the banks. This I have learned from the men that were sent with the life-boat to the Rose steamer. Any further information that may reach me I will at once communicate to you.—l am, &c., " JOHN WALSH, " Per Pro HENRY WALSH. • " Messrs. Fielden Brothers, Liverpool." EXHIBITION or 1851.--We understand that the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert have commenced the subscription for carrying out the ex hibition of the works of industry of all nations—her Maj , sty by giving 1,0001., and the Prince 500/. POISONING A RAILWAY PASSENGER.—We have bad detailed the following particulars of a ease of poisoning and robbery of a railway passenger, which took place a f*,v weeks ago:—lt appears that on the day before Christmas day a young man named George Lamtert, who resides near Sheffield, was on his way to pay a visit to a relative who resides in this town. When at the Masborough-station he was accosted by some men, who gave him a lozenge, and said, that as he was coming to Doncaster they would all travel together. They ac cordingly got him into a carriage along with them, and at the same thin gave him another lozenge to suck. He, however, put it into his pocket, and did not make any further use of it. lie then gradually became unconscious, and remembered :nothing but that he at one time heard a cry Liverpool." At length he was seized at a station some distance beyond that town, and was dragged out by the porters under a supposition that he was intoxicated. Here he was charged ss. for extra flt7e; but to his surprise, he found that he had b. ea robbed of every farthing of his money, amounting to nearly 5/. He was about to be locked up, but a gcn thman who saw the proceedings hal compassion on him, paid his fare, and took him to his own house where the young man was put to bed and confined to his chamber for about a week, snffering from the effects of the drug which had been administered to him, and his friends in the meantime quite unconscious of what had become of him. The medical gentlemen who attended him stated that if be had sucked the second lozenge, his life woull have been in great danger. As it was, he had some difficulty in preserving his eyesight. When sufficiently recovered, the kind gentleman who had friended him supplied him with money to pay his journey home, and thus he was restored to his friends. It is only right to observe that the young man is a person (I' steady and sober habits, and that there is no ground whatever for supposing that he was in a state of intoxication, except from the effects of the thugs administered to him, — Doncaster Gazette. RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Thursday evening an. accident occurred on the East Lancashire Railway under the following circumstances :—A teal train started from the siding near Openshaw Fold, between Radcliffe and Bury, shortly after the train had pissed which lesves Manchester for Bury at ten minutes before six o'clock. There was no guard accompanying the coal trair, and when it arrived at Bury the person who had the management (ft .- to train discovered that ho had lost bur waggons on the way. In the m antime a passenger train left Bury for Manchester, and when it arrived at the place where the oral trai❑ had crossed the line it came in contact with the four waggons, and broke them to shivers. There was only three persons injured, and we are happy to say that the injuries aro not likely to prove very serious. The train that left Manchester for Preston at seven o'clock was delayed about 25 minutes in consequence of the waggons and coals having to be removed out of the way. The passenger train which came in collision with the coal train returned to Bury with the passengers, and it was about eight o'clock be fore they could proceed again on their journey. THE BRIGHTON PAVILION. Our readers are aware of the opposition manifested on the part of a portion of the inhabitants if Brighton to the proposed purcba'e of the Pavilion; and we understand that peti lions and counter-petitions on the subject aro in course of signatuse, much excitor:eat pi evening. The pur chase party, in order to show the inhabitants the eature of the property for which they are called upon to tax themselves, obtained from Mr. Mylne, ( f the Woods and Forests, permission to throw the Palace open for inspection for one week, and the result has bsen that thausands have availed themselves of this opportunity of insresting the Palace of George IV. Enough still re mains to show the taste of the proj , ctor of this unique structure—unique both as regards its external features and its internal arrangements; but the removal of stoves, rca!b!e mantel pieces, pittares, mirrors, tapestry, and fittings of all kind-, which have been sent to Os borne, has been most complete. Note ithstaoding thii drawback, however, the inspection has been suffieier t to show the opposers of the purchase the folly of their course, sal little doubt remains that the Palace and the beautiful grounds will be preserved for the use and en isyrnent of the town and its visitors. In fact, the with drawal of the opposition entirely is spoken of as a pro bable event. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. DEATH OF CAPTAIN T.t.IT.-We regret to announce the death of Captain Robert Tait (1827), on the re tired list of 1846. Ccptain Tait was fif h son of William Tait, Eq., of Pirn, county Midlothian, where his family, originally from coun:y Peebles, has been seated for many generations. He was fifty seven years of age, and had served afloat nineteen years. According to O'Byrne's Biography he en tered the navy December 9, 1806, as ordinary, on board the Renown, 74, in which ship (he attained the rating of midshipman in July, 1807) he served off L'Orient until the early part of 1808, and then Fre ceeded in pursuit of a French squadron to the Medi terranean, where he assisted at the blockade of Tou lon, and united in October, 1809, in the pursuit which led to the self-destructien, near Cape Cette, of the ships of the line Rebuste and Lion. In the Scipion, 74, he accompanied the exFedition against Java, end took part, as mate of the signal-, in the gyrations connected .with the reduction of that island. Was advanced to the rank of lieutenant December 13, 1813. His next appointments were to the Amphion, 32, Euphrates and Tagus frigates (the latter com manded by the present Rear-Admiral Dundas), Al - 74, and Glasgow, 50, all in tie Mediterranean ; where he was promoted, Dec. 7, 1819, to the L ;me, 20, which vessel he brought home and paid off in Oc tober, 1842. Obtainin g comman d, M arc h 30, 1826, of ie Heron, 18, he went out in the fol lowing August to the Brazils, v. here, in March, 1827, he was appointed acting captain of the Volage, 28, then in the Pacific,,on which station he was after wards fur eight months senior officer. As he had, however, been nrornetcal to post rank in England April 17, 1827, 'Captain Tai', in Fthruary, 1828, was superseded from the Volage, and returned home is passenger in the Blossom, 24, Captain Frederick Wil liam Beechy. He was next, in October, 1832, selected by . the late Sir Michael Seymour to command his flag-ship the Spartiate, 76, in South America, where, from the death of Sir Michael Seymour, in July, 1834, until the arrival in the ensuing December of his successor, Sir Graham Eden Hainond, we find him discharging the duties of senior officer (having re turned to England in the meantime), he accepted the appointment of Flag Captain to Sir G. Hamond ; and in July, 1836, sailed in the Imogene, 28, for Rio de Janeiro; and remained in the Dublin, 50, until paid off on his return home in May, 1838. This was his last appointment. Captain Tait married, in March, 1819, Lucy Matilda Margaret, daughter of Dr. John Allen, surgeon of the Royal Naval Hospital at Malta, by whom he has issue, 11 children. DEATH OF MR. SECRETARY WALLER.-Edward Waller (paymaster and purser of 1845), a very much respected and clever officer, died on Wednesday morning at Stakeshill Cottage, Purbrook, aged 47, deeply regretted. He served as secretary to Sir John Ommaney, K.C.8., when Commander-in-Chief in the Tagus, in the temporary command-in-chief of the Mediterranean station; afterwards with Rear-Admi ral Sir Thomas Cochrane, Commander in the East Indies for upwards of five years, and shared in all the operations carried on at Borneo. His last appoint ment was Secretary to Rear-Admiral B. Reynolds, C. 8., Commander-in-Chief on the Cape of Good Hope station, whence he was compelled by ill health to invalid home in her Majesty's steamer Inflexible. Long service in India and China broke up his consti tution. TRIALS OF THE TERRIBLE AND SIDON STEAM FRIGATES. The Terrible, 21, steam-frigate, Captain Hope, C. 8., only completed her coaling on Thursday, having now on board 565 tone. She went out of harbour at about half-past eleven o'clock (closely followed by the Sidon—the latter, however, failed to come up with her). Sbe ran along the measured mile in Stoke's Bay twice, and then anchored at Spithead to take her powder and live shells on board. She takes out a great number of aupernumerary seamen, some marine-artillery men, and some stores f i r th e Li s b on squadron. She i s ordered to proceed to Devonpurt after two o'clock, r.m., on Sunday. At the latter port she will be paid in advance, and will sail with file Indefatigable for Lisbon. The Sidon, steam-frigate, having completed her coals alongside the yard jetty, was again taken out for trial to the measured mile in Stoke 's Bay yester day, by Commander Stevens and Mr. Allen, of the Blenheim. She went out at half-past eleven, pre ceded by the Terrible about ten minutes. Something like a chase took place, but the Sidon, although she appeared to slightly overhaul the Terrible, could not come up with her. When the Sidon went out on her trial on Wedneiday last she drew at starting 16 feet 4 inches; aft, 16 feet 3 inches. At her return, fi om having altered her trim by shifting guns, she drew forward 16 feet 2 inches; aft, 16 feet. Yesterdgy when she left the harbour her draught was 17 feet 9 inches forward and aft, or an even keel, being deeper to-Jay than she was on Wednesday by 1 foot 7 inches. Admiral Sir Charles Napier, Captain Chad-, and a strong muster of naval officers wunt out again in the Sidon to-day. Not having the opportunity of Ling present at either of the trials, a contemporary has ki n dl y favoured us with the f.llowing result :- Ist mile. Knots. 2d mile. Knots. Mean. Terrible ....... 6m. 3e. 9.917 ... Cm. 30s. 9.210 9 :,73 Sidon . ...... Bs. 9.873 ... Gm. 325. 9.184 .. 9.528 Thus making the Sidon's speed a shade inferior to that of the Terrible. The Sidon, however, had four more runs, and arrived at an average speed of some thing less than nine /mots and a quarter per hour.— Herald. Tun TERRIBLE AND SIDON STEAM-FRI9LtTLS._ These first-rate steamers went out togctlwr yester day morning from Portsmouth Harbour to Spithcad, to try rates of steaming. Commander J. A. Stevens, of the Blenheim, and a navigating party from that ship, took out the Sidon ; and Captain Hope, C. 8., of course, commanded the Terrible. The latter only made two runs at the measured mile in the Solent, the first of which she accomplished in 6 min. 3 secs., which gave a speed of 9.917 knots ; and the second in 6 min. 30 secs., which gave a speed cf 9.230 knots, corresponding with the two first runs of the Sidon, which were accomplished in 6 min. 8 secs., and 6 mir. 32 secs , giving a respective rate of speed of 9.783 knots, 9.183 knots. The latter made four runs along the cruise, and arrived at an average speed of some thing less than 9i knots per hour, after which she came into harbour. Sir Charles Napier, Captains Jones, Chads, and Caffin ; Commander Stevens, Messrs. Macdonald, Murray, Allen, Brown, Ozzard, and other naval and engineer officers, were on board the ship during her trial.—Chronicle. The Admiralty have been engaged for several weeks past, at Somerset House, in "reference to the estimates in course of preparation for the ensuing official year." Rear-Admiral Austen, C. 8., as we anticipated, has selected his nephew, Captain Austen, as his flag-cap tain. The Hastings, 72, will be continued as the flag-ship, and the Gallant Admiral will proceed over land to India next month. He will most likely re ceive his commission, and formally hoist his flag on board the Fisgard, at Woolwich, and strike it again this day. The Trafalgar, 120, at Sheerness, is ordered to be got ready for commission, and the dockyard officers are to report as to how long it will take to get her ready in every respect. The Phaeton, 50, Captain G. Elliot, when ready at Sheerness, is ordered to proceed to Devonport to be paid advance, previously to sailing for Lisbon. The Northumberland (old), 74, towed to Deptford and ordered to be broken up, is now to be advertised for sale, instead of being taken to pieces by the dock yard. We presume she is not worth the expense of breaking up. The Arethuse, 50, at Devonport, will most likely have the pendant hoisted on Monday, Captain T. E. Symonds, the son of the ex-surveyor, being appointed to the command. The Fox, 42, in dock at Portsmouth, is ordered t o be reported as to her state of forwardness for com mission. She will not come out of dock for three months. The Enterprise, Captain Collinson, C. 8., and the Investigator, Commander A.l'Clure, will be out Of the hands of the dockyard at Devonport this day. They are to proceed to Cape Virgin, so as to give them ample time to arrive at Behring's Straits in July next. The Ajax, 60, screw two-decker, is rigging along side Portsmouth yard, under the sheers. Her lower riggings, tops, and caps are over the mastheads. The Niger, screw -sloop, at Woolwich, was com pleted in the engineer department on the 29th Dec., but shipwright's defects will detain her until the 6th February. The Hermes, 9, steam-sloop, Commander G. E. Tfishbourne, will be completed by the shipwrights at Woolwich by the 28th. The Ariel,pld-steamer, at Woolwich, has been lent to the proprietors of Haig's smoke-consumi ng appa ratus' f at experimental purposes, for three months from the 11th of January. The Myrtle, steam-tender, Master-Commander Bradder, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday morning, from Plymouth, with supernumeraries, h.r the east ward..il She will proce e d on to Sheerness, an d will return to Portsmouth. o The Sprightly, Master-Command er Allen, the new tender at Portsmouth, was to have gone t Devon port with supernumeraries , bu t the y have been put on board the Terrible for a p assa g e. PRESERVATION OF IRON VESSELS.—We understand that Mr. Peacocks composition f or the preservation of iron 'sibottoms, as now applied by order of th e AllniiraltY ip t a t ' ) the Vulcan, new screw steam-f r i ga t e, at Chatham, has been eminently successful with the Peninsula and Oriental Steam Company's iron vessels. EXPENSIVE SYSTEM OF COALING AT PORTSMOUTH. —lllO Terrible was two days and nights alongside the Malabar, coaling, which process has not been much expedited by the mechanism, railways, and tomfooleries, that have coat so much money, and with which this ship has been fitted. The money I expended on h er wou ld have sufficed to h ave built a 1 good pier and wharf—with sufficient room for i stack i I ng quantities of coal—at the entrance of the Cla• ' 1 recce Creek, where th ere is sufficient water f or l arge ships. A wharf at this point has long been talked of, and it is high time it was built. All vessels in a hurry are now obliged to come alongside the yard jetty to coal, and the coal as it is at present stacked about the jetties is a great nuisance to the dockyard. The Sidon came alongside the yard on Thursday, and took on board as much in twelve hours as she would have done alongside the Malabar in three days. DOCKYARD.-Mr. Fincham, the master shipwright t o o f w P .n or th ts is m day ou by thDfohe Admiraltyckyar d,has . been summoned to The pupils of the Central Mathematical Dockyard School at Portsmouth resume their studies to-day. THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. PLYMOUTH, JAN. U.—The Enterprise, Captain Collinson, laboured and strained so much in the very severe easterly gale of Monday that it has become ne cessary to caulk her topsides. On board the Enter prise and the Investigator the crews have been busily engaged while in the Sound in re-stowing the ship's holds. Large quantities of preserved meat, which have arrived from London, have been sent off; and from the Gun-wharf, at Devonport, some carronades, muskets, and shot have been forwarded. At the smithy in the Dockyard the men are !nuking, with all speed, some strong iron gin s , w hi ch are to be fixed in the ships' bows for the better penetrating the ice. Aof religious and other book, in various lgua n from the central societies in London, h ave ae qua ntity s , been pieced in charge a the officers ( f the ships. The expedition will not leave until Monday or Tues day ; the crew are all cheerful, and in good spirits. Her Majesty's frigate Indefatigable, 50, C a pt a i n Smart, was yesterday towed by the Fearless and Confiance steam-vessels from Barnpool into the Sound. Her Majesty's steam-vessel Myrtle sailed yester day for Portsmouth with supernumeraries. Wind—North-west; light air. CHATHAM, JAN. 18.—The Vulcan steam-frigate was put out of dock on the 16th inst., and was on Thursday towed to Sheerness by the African and Adder steam-vessels. The Vulcan will remain at that port until required for service. In consequence of an entry for apprentices in this yard, nearly sixty candidates have been ex amined as to their scholastic attainments and phy sical fitness by the schoolmasters and others. The result of such examination has been forwarded to the Admiralty, but owing to an Admiralty order received, the number of apprentices as shipwrights in this yard is only to be seven, instead of eleven, in consequence of the numbers in the different yards being over the establishment. There are to be entered two apprentices to ropemakers—a class of workmen who have not had apprentices for many years. Arrived, the Duck naval lighter, Savage master, with stores from Portsmouth ; and the Drake, naval lighter, Blakeney master, rema i ns loading for Ports mouth ; and the Goodwill, Pledge master, is alongside the dockyard, loading with stores. Patrick Gartlen, a sergeant of the Bth Foot, who was triEd by a court-martial last week, was sentenced to imprisonment, with hard labour, in the milltary prison, Fort Clarence, and to be reduced to the rank of a private soldier, for absenting himself from his duty as clerk in the Brigade-office, and for receiving 351. Os. Bd. from the Pay-office, and denying it, and for carrying away 321. 149. 2d. public money. APPOINTMENT. WOOLWICIT, JAN. 18 —Second-Master James Plummer to the Castor, 36, Cape of Good Hope. The Monkey steam-vessel, Master-Commander William Bryant, left Woolwich yesterday morning for Sheerness, and conveyed to the latter port several of the recently discharged operatives from the factory at Woolwich, who have been appointed to permanent situations at Sheerness. There were several of the men borne on the books at Woolwich dockyard lent to Sheerness, but they have now returned to Wool wich, and permanent hands are employed instead. Mr. Forbes, smith at Woolwich dockyard, has re ceived his appointment as foreman of smiths at Sheer ness dockyard. Commodore Henry Eden returns to Woolwich on Wednesday next, to resume his duty as Superintend ent of this dockyard. THE ARMY. COURT-MARTIAL.—The court-martial, which sat last week on Patrick Gartlen, of the Bth regiment of Foot, who was second clerk in the brigade-office at Chatham garrison, and was tried for absenting him self without leave from his duty ; for filsely eating that he had not received from the pay-office of the in valid depot the sum of 35/. 0.4. Bd, he having at the time the said sum in his possession ; and also for having fraudulently detained and carried away with him the sum of 321. 14:. 2d. public money, found him guilty of the throe separate charges, end the court sentenced him to three calendar months' itnpri sonment with hard labour, with the exception of forty days, and those to be solitary, and to be reduced to th,• rank of a private soldier. The sentence having been confirmed by his (trice the Commander-in- Chit f, it was proraulg.dvd throughout the garrison by order of the Commandant, Colonel James Simpson. The imprisonment and difference of diet his had such an effect on the prisoner, that he has been ordered into the general hospital. FEARFUL. CONFLAGRATION AT CA VERSIIA PAlili 1101.1 SE , OXON. READING, FRIDAY NIGIIT.—This morning a fear ful fire broke out at Cavershatn Park mansion, about two miles from Reading, the seat of William Craw shay, Esq , the great irontnaster, and Chairman of the Yolk and North Midland Railway Company. Before daylight a dense body of smoke was observed in the house by several of the servants, and they, being un der the impression that a portion of the building must have taken fire, instantly dispatched messengers to Readingro: the engines, thinking by their timely ap plication t o avoid any outbreak. By eight o'clock, and beiii,re their arrival, the flames burst forth vbith amazing fury in the second floor of the eastern wing of this extensive mansion. Total destruction, even at the first view, seemed inevitable, for the fire appears to have obtained such an as cendency, that all effort to check its progress was quite futile. On instituting an inquiry as to the origin of this conflagration, our correspondent was in formed that it was supposed to have commenced in the chimney of a small room in the eastern wing. From this part the flames spread to a large dining room on the same floor and from then c e t o a magni ficent drawing-room adjoining, both of which apart ments were handsomely furnished. The flames then ascended upwards, and in a short space of time the mansion was in an entire blaze, and it was only the intense fog which prevailed that prevented it being seen at any distance. In one of the upper rooms, a considerable quantity of powder was deposited, which was not long b: fore it exploded, causing much alarm to the inhabitants of the neighhbourhood. Several engines from Reading reached the scene of conflagration a little before nine o'clock, and, aided by a large body of firemen, commenced pouring water on the western wing, in order to check the progress of the devouring element. It soon became evident that all attempt to save the building was hopeless, and the servants, with the assistance of many visitors, then directed their attention to saving the furniture in the lower part of the mansion and the offices adjoining, and speedily a large quantity was removed from those rooms into the park, and deposited under the watch ful care of a large number of Mr. Crawshay's work men, who had been brought together from his farms. At ten o'clock the roof fell in with a tremendous crash, and all hope of rescuing any more of the fur niture was then at an end. The fire was prevented extending itself from the mansion, the damage being at present confined to that, but the flames are not ex tinguished. Mr. Crawshay and family were from home, but a messenger was dispatched to London to communicate the sad news of the total destruction of his country seat, which was one of the most delightful and pic turesque in this part of the country, and upon which he had made a large outlay. When our report left the fire was still raging ; and the damage done by this conflagrotion cannot be corn !ited at less than 10,0001., as, in addition to the ts beende structioni lost. of the house, some most valuable furniture h JENNY LIND.—We are informed by a letter from n am b u 7 g .h t i;iJ elln y Lind has signed an agreement at u L gu u s b t ec o k r s to ep g te o mb to er. A. Her andmeric s a taywill be a b out a year the ll avanna h i n A and a half there , to sing on l y in concerts and orato rios ; 30,000/. to be placed in the bands of Baring Brothers, before she starts from E n gland guaran teed(oresesof every with kne them) ; equipage, servants' expn paid for her ; and after a certain number of nights she gets, beside:, one-fifth of the profitp, making folly 70,000/. for the time. Besides this, she has reserved to herself the right of singing for churl tiea as often as she choose:. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE,—The nuptials of Mr. J. Toncoanhe, M.P. for Cheshire, and Miss Duff, daughtcr of the l a t e M r . J ames Duff, and step-isughttr of Lord Rendlesbtr, M.P., were solemnized on Thursday last at Rendlesham Hall, Suffolk. A select circle cf the members of both famires were prevent at the union. The hon. bridegroom and his youthful bride left soon after the ceremony for their seat in Cheshire. MANSION-HOUSE.— The Lord Mayor has just is stlid cards of invitation to dirmer, for the 24th of Janu ary instant, to the corporations of Hastings and Ry e the Members of Parliament for the county of Sussex and the borough of Hastings, as well as the magistracy of the county. The Right Hon. Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood entertained Viscount and Viscountess Palmcreton and a select party last evening, at the Right Hon, Gentle man's official residence 4:Downing street.