The Sun. — London, England, 1851-02-03 00:00:00

BlHl''lsti KAit WAS , Railways. Paid. Nominal Prices. Aberdeen— •• Do. Preference ••• Ambergate Nottingham, Boston & E. Juncion Belfast and County Down Barka and Hants Exten.l (Great Wcetera Per-i „_Petual 5 per cent.) • • zumi n gham and Oxford Junction, calls dill.). Paid, or with a guar. .. Do. without a guar... Wolverhamp ten, and Dudley, calls ilulY paid, or with a guarantee •• • • •• • „._Do. without a gnat. •• WolverhamP., and Stour Valley •• Birkenhead, Lances., and „ Cheshire Junction •• 2_,lstol and Exeter.. •• 'utickinghamshire • • • • Caledonian •• Do. 10/. Preference • • Do. Clydesdale June. CC heater nd Holhead •• Do. Preferencey .•••• ,iarence .. • • • Do. lat Class, 6 per ct.' Do. 24 de., per cent.. • t Ck)v.Loan,4 pr. ct.l .trec Lond. and Portsm, Dubli n andßelfast Junct.. Dublin and Kingstown.. uunclalk and Enniskillen E. Anglian and L (251. L. & Do & • • •• . (181. E. &) R.) •• De. (31. 10s.) 6 per cent. Preference • • ( 5 1.) 7 pr. ct. Pref. -. c.Pref. Eastern Co7Bunt) ies y •• •• Do. Eaten., 5 percent. No. 1 Do. No. 2 • • •• • bo.he W Preference,• 6 Do. Per cent. .. • • • • North. and Ea s t. 6 Per cent, Do. d o . 5 per cent • • bo East. do., New „ „. Union, late E. shares Do. do. do. .• Do. do., ft & C shares East Do. do.,cent, scrip, guaran • 6 Per L ancaai re D o I•„iew quarter▪ s .. o Per cent. p re f . I,.._q_Uarter shares.. • ol nshire, gna, 6 Edinburgh and Glasgow P erth, and Dundee 4,0. Newpo rt „ Exeter and Exm outh • • Glasgeliv and South- W est, Po• pref. consolidated n pe. do. G. D. & C . stock `looncester &DeauForest Great Northern • • bo. halves, A, deferred _pc. halves, B, 6 per ct. De. 5 Per cent. pref. • • `"ritet Southern and ,^eetern, Ireland •• .0. eighths Great Earth of England. Le. new 40/. .. • new 301. DO. new 15L • •• Great Western • ~, Do. lig, 17/. • 'lull and Selby • • •• ,Do. ball shares •• •• Laicie. quarter shares .. Daster and Carlisle .. o. thirds .. • • •• _*•'•neaster and Preston .. '.et teu hire and Y or k sh i re Le quarter s shares • • D o. fifth.. • Do.new/. •• Do. guaranteed 6 Per cent. .• o• lludders. & Sheff. ~.Do • West Riding Union and Bradford • • ' e els and Thirst • • • Do. pref. 6 p et., • No. 1 IDo. pref. 6 p ct., No. 2 ) 0. pref. 6 p et., No. 3 i De. pref. qrs., 1848 „Southp o •"'verPool, Crosby, and rt • • ~nden and Blackwell •• Brighton, and A m • ath Coast • • D,o• B te narteed. 5 per e t., Croydon thirds.. 44. p r efereuce, p et. bo. preference, cony. 5 Per Per cent., 1852 P• guaranteed, 6 •r cent. • • • • London and Greenwich • 1)0. preference -4 , ni lori and N.-West ern ""). do. new q uar t ers . Do, lim a ••o_Do. 101. sh., • (c) licion and S.-W Do. new 50Lesteria Do •• new 401. •• •• Do. new preference • • Londonderry & Coleraine Do. halshares • • • • I .twen oft, guar. 4 per et. 1• 4 . do. 6 per cent. •• --midonderrY and Ennis: killen... • • • 14.' 1 °. half shares • • • • -411 cheater, Buxton, and ullatloeg . • • • 7• " 4n l• iester, Sheffield, & • colnshire DO. . quarters, No. 1 • r,tevr,lol. '"e• preference 61 . Preference • • Manchester and %, Lincoln Union • • " I "Ltiland •• consolida pref.•ted G o. 50/. shares • • be i, o. • Dinning & Derby Consel. Bristol & Ii• Irrning., 6 per cent. uo. Bristol & Glouces. De, • do. do. •• . Erevrasla Pal. pref. Do. L eis. & Sw a h n i ng Per Cent. guar. ~.-Qmand G. West (Ire.) '°°4l(ilesbro't and Medea; 1 . 6 Per cent. guar. •• —eZea3le and Carlisle.. lit+Lo. quarter shares • • ',market .. 4. Do. exte nsion scrip • • "yl)°rt, AbergavennY, ,an dlleref ord It •• elorry •t & Enniskillen • • Fry• Warrenpoint, atostrevor • • • Norfolk • • * • • Do. New 20/. shares • • Lo. Extension • • • • Mar. 5)4 per cent. Waveney valley '4,°rthern Counties Union .erth British.. .• ,ho. Preference •• !lonia Staffordshire • • • 4110rth-Weatern •• Oxford, W orcester and byfolverhampten• • `' Mon and %%Ty ro Halves (A.) • • • '*e'''uag, %Indium, and .L.eigate„ 11433.3 tnn and Ultchin• • • Do. Shepreth Fate • • Stottish Milan ten.. • Scott ish Midland •.: Do. new . • •.. Shrewsbury irrning. Elas Do. Class . • : e. • • New Guarantee.. norewsbury Ilerelord chrewsbury and Chester (Igor. kin,) Do. Halves D e. °s • w . • • •••• ear; Ell,?• Per cent. Pref. . Union ' • ..otitn D evon • • Do. Preferencerdshire :: • • Staffo •• ,south„Eaatern .. • • apouti; vido4e) per cent..•. D un 1.441 Orkah. anclitiverahefi • .• .. • • • Roth., and Goole, rs. " I V., guar. 5 p cent. o 4,0. do. S outh Div. • • 17a4ea Loughor, &A. sale Extension • • • Haven Dock and nailw ay Vale a-- 4 ot N rd eath Vc and Idlienny - atertord and Limerick vat erfotd, Wen ,wick., and Dublin 'Wear v .. • • • idley, per cent. Lo •• - Do, do.• :" Po. do. do •• .West Cornwall • do• W est London * to. Ist Clan Prof. (101.) •w, n• 2 d Cla ss de. (paLl West e •,si?atehaven and Furn e e idsor m ' . Staines and S, es . s. 1.2-•••. !Somerset, & Way aellth v=x, N ewcastle, It Ben :wick Ditto •• •. - and Newcastle Xxtension • • ultto G.x.E. purchase Dar preference • • bo• Flartlepool Dock n 4 4 Rail way • Do' and e. ?re ere Midland Midland ...y nce ill i S hropshire Union (A,IB, 11°410 111e and A m i ens • • Central of France (Or: 4t.aastnd Vierzon) _butch ghenhal .• 1)0. Or do. do. • • eat Indian Peninsula.' an ditto •• • Bain ala Sambre •L•uxerab oizg •• Ditt o Z a drid and Valentia aria Antonia .• Ditto, N ew '"....,arn0 ar and Lie ge .. •• • rthern of France • • Orleans altd Bordeaux .• P ri g and Orleans • • r is and R ouen •• ~.o ne " . 41 8 and Strasbourg .• ti and navre .. • - Barnbre and Manse • • lourstliraaboarg and B as l e .. stud Nantes • • xeurnaY Jurbise. Lan ...den. and Haaselt • • Weer Flaaders • • „_.Attstralasla •••• • •JOU 4ritiah North America.. ond on.. ... 9onaniercial of L Lon don Joint Stock London and Westmi nster National Provincial Eng. Do. New • • ..... •• • • National of Ireland T•ilvincial of Ireland.. • • • Dillon of Australia I)o .• • V ,s,. New ... •••• •• • • union of Londo n ••• • •• aLidi Oillettlii • • t•__•2 TILE SHARE MARKETS. 80 8 6 8 1054 to 10% % dis. x 5% —5% dis. 3i - 1 P. 29 -80 27 -28 8- 9 p 7- 8 p 10 -11 78 - 811 17% - 17% 10% - 10% 5% -53 f 17% -18 k 15%, - 13% .. .. 24 —22 dia., 3 5( -3% 2 -2 1% -1% I -1% % -1 63i - 7 P Par —s! P 10% - 11% 63 -64 55 -57 4 -6 p 7% - 8 4%( -5% IN - 19 13% - 13% 2% -3% 32 - 32% 29 -31 5 % -6% li - 34 I 6 -18 X 6% -6% 11% - 11% 12% - 13% 0 -42 % - %IL 242 - 245 89 —9O 2 dis. 102 104 51 53 23 24 69 —7l 6 7 p. 26 —27 p 593 59% 10% dis. 7 6;6 dis. 1% —1% dis. 130 - 135 5% 51,i dia. 97 —99 15 - 16 3}4 —2% dis. 314 3 dis. i% % dis. 1 I%p 7 95 96-qx.d. leit nux.d. 57 —6O x.d, 37 —6O x.d, 36 139 x.d. 11U 11% 23g - 24; :30 -132 5 -534 p. 5% - 6 p. 27i - 3 1 ,6 p. 88 -89 6% dis. 5% —4% die. 2% —2% P. - .. - 16 4% —37 i 2734 -2834 n 34 -1234 10% - liNi %- % P 3M die. 56% 57 17 16% Ms. 28 —3O 127 - 129 4% -5% 25 —27 14% 13% die. 17 —lB —5% 8% 9 7% N Cie. 16 16%x.n. 4236 4,54 - 9 - p. 21U - 21% 7%- 8 16 -16 % P 8 - 9 5% -5% 6 —5% dia. 5 —4% dia. 10 10% 12 —l4 6 7 10 —ll 1 dis. 13% 14 3% 16% 16% 12 —l3 a% dia. 24% 2471 22% 2334 4 3 die, • • • • 9 7 dig. 7 —6( da.ll 3% —4% 1 15% 16 22 -23 8 .--- 834 20 -21 42% - 43 2034 - 21 4% 4 dis. 2% —N dis, 16 —l7 4 —4%y 100 I • —• • 50 2434 25 10 1% C, and:D, fully paid np) FOREIGN. 20 I 9 16 leu 45( —4% dia. 1 —l% p. U - % P. Ifi -'A P. lit - ig 2 -2% sli —8 1 —lsq 4 % —3% dis. 34 —36 27% 28 SN, —6% dia. 11 —ng 3 I —336 10 ;.% db. 1X -1% IC RANKS. 29 -31 42% -42 9%-10 25 -25% 18% -19 27% -27% 17% - 18 42 -42% 15% - 15 347 i - 85 12% - 13 -tt =m 8 6 6 13 4 6 13 4; 8 6 8 100 123 50 11 13 4 4754 100 15 11 6 3, 100 [2 15 4 20 100 100 424 4 2 01 29 16 0 100 47)6 100 2 12 0 t 3 5 3 9 12 3 paid up paid up Business d ene to-day. MIN 11 ells. x.l Anglo-Mexican(is. 5/. p.) Asturian .... Australian .... •••• • • •. Barossa Range .. • . •• • Blaenarvon Iron and Coal Bolanos Scrip • • British Iron.. • • • • • • • • • • Brazilian Imp. (is. 5/. p.) -2% -3% Do. Cocaes'aild Cuiaba Do. St. John del Rey •• Cobre Copper .• .... •• • Coplapo ..... ••.. • • • • • General ..•• .. • • • • Real Del Monte, Uxreg. Do. Black Debentures. Do. Red Debentures .. Santiago do Cuba ...• • • Tin Croft •••••• •• •• • • United Mexican.. • • .. •• 2%- 2 14% - 13% 32% - 35 5% -6% 13% - 14 ► -hi 9 —7% 10% 11 6 ,ANEOUS. 42% 44 2634 28% 68% 69 73 —69 errors of the Official Lists, and iced correspondents.] Canada .....• •.•• • • • • Gen. Steam Navigation . Penin. & Oriental Steam. Royal Steam .. • . .. fWe cannot be answers will not be influenced by Ole for interest MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were 5,000 bales, comprising 4.500 AMerican, 100 Bahia, at BCI. to Sid.; 100 . Egyptian, at Bd. to B*d.; and 200 Surat, at sid. per lb.—ln Railway Shares a large business was transacted at higher prices. Tho Corn Market is very heavy to-day at barely pre vious rates. Advices from Bombay, &c., have come to hand by the Overland Mail. Up , to the 2d January no change had occurred in the rate of interest of money, and imports were dull at Bombay, buyers still evincing much caution. There were free supplies. The firm of D. and_ M. Pestonjee had suspended, but was expected to pay in full. The exchange on London had been as high as Ls. 2d., but at the latest date was 2s. 2id. The affair o the North Western Bank of India was still a leading topic, and the directors reiterate the charge against their secretary, Major Angelo, of having appropriated the Bank funds to his private expenditure, and used their blank bill forms for that purpose. For tunately the loss is stated not to exceed 12,0001., and the securities will be called upon to make good all or part of this. At Calcutta, produce realised extreme rates. The markets had not been so much affected by the last steamer's news as might have been expected. The ex change had settled down at a moderate figure. Freights had fallen lower than before. Indigo sold steadily. Good bills on London were scarce. By her Majesty's packet Linnet we have accounts of the 19th Dec. from Rio de Janeiro. The fever had again broken out. Discounts were steady at 7 per cent., with rather an increased demand. Exchange on London 298, and with rather an extensive business. The un reasonable credit given in Brazil by importers to the retailers, has long been a matter of grievous complaint, and the merchants bad at length entered into a most salutary convention, via., to give ten months' credit on signed accounts, and twelve months on bills, and to charge interest at the rate of 1 per cent. per month after that date. The Buenos Ayres accounts are not later than Nov. 9. There were 5C vessels in pert of 11,055 tons. The exchange on London was 3id. per dollar. Hamburgh letters of Friaay last quote the exchange on London 13 24, being a rise of half a schilling. Coffee Is as firm, though rather quiet. At Amsterdam, on the Ist inst., there were a good many buyers of Dutch Two-and-ts-Half per Cents. at 57 7-16, being an improvement. Austrian Bonds were advancing. Mexican were in more demand. The Frankfort quotations on the 31st ult. were 7311 for Austrian Metailics, and 334 for Spanish Bonds. A special meeting of the Australian Mining Company was held this day, for the appointment of a committee to investigate the affairs of the company, when five shareholders were named for that purpose. The pros pects of the mine are stated not to be improving, and the 100,0001. suck is worth only about 40,000/. The English Stock Market continues exceedingly dull, speculation being almost entirely directed to shares. Still there is an impression that the Ministry have ar ranged all differences, and will secure a good majority in Parliament. Consols have been 96i the New Three-and-a• Quarter per Cents. 988 1 3 -, and the Three per Cents. 97 -a. Exchequer-bills have been masked 58s. to 615., and India Bonds 71s. premium. India Stock has been at 2664. In the Foreign Market prices are looking up. Spanish Five per Cents. have been 18i 4, and the Three per Cents. 3Si Portuguese Four per Cents. have been 33i ex. div. Buenos Ayres Bonds have risen from 47 to 52, the prospect of a war with Brazil being considered as removed. Brazilian Old Stock has been quoted 91i; Mexican Bonds have been firm at 338 /, and Peruvian Four-and a-Half per Cents. have risen to 81 and 81t. Dutch Four per Cents. have been 91 to 4, Belgian Four and-a-Half per Cents. 92 to I, and Russian Four-and•a- Half per Cents. 978 to it. Railway Shares have all been higher again, and the old lines with 1001. paid up opened at 11. to 21. advance upon further orders to buy from country correspondents. The smaller undertakings have been good in proportion, and the dealings are extensive. At the hour of our writing, there appears to be a greater disposition to sell, and North-Western, &c., have gone back a little. Foreign Shares are buoyant. The following communication, dated the 28th ultimo, has been received from the Secretary of the Brighton and South Coast Railway Company :—" I beg to in form you that, at the half-yearly meeting of this com pany, held on the 24th ult., it was resolved that the class of shares denominated 'Preferential Five per Cent. Shares E, be converted into a Five per Cent. Stock; and I have to give you notice that the wording of all deeds of transfer, intended for registration, must be ' Preferential Five per Cent. Stock, 1851, from 501. shares E,' and that the certificates for stock may be issued in lieu thereof. " I have to request that this communication may be brought under the notice of your committee, with a view of their directing that this stock, as also that consoli dated Ist August, 1850, of which due notice was given to you, may be, as is the case with our ordinary and Six per Cent. Stocks, dealt in as such, and quoted in the lists accordingly." QUARTER TO THREE, Consols Ditto Account ... ... BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. CFrom the Official List.) 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities.-- 97 %IA b per Cent. Consols Anna New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anns. 98 %7 .4 Long Annuities. Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 7 3 /4 India Stock 266 3 / 4 India Bonds under 1,000/.. . 'onbols for Account 9 6 1,i% E Kchequer Bills. lU t d. 2d. March. June. 61 58 61 p 61 58 61 p t,004/.... - 5001. - Small 5B 61 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds. 5 per Cent. — 9l - 4" -- Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. ... 52 Mexican Bonds, 1846,5 per Cent., Coupons Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons Ditto Account Peruvian Bonds, 4% per Cent Bl Ditto fer the Account Ditto Deferred Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 4 per Cent. Russian 80nd5,1622, 5 per Cent ll4 Ditto 41 ,E per Cent .. 973 .4 X 34 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent......... 18 4 Dividengs on the above payable in London Belgian 4. 1 ;4 per Cent. Dutch 2 1 ,4 2 per Cent., 12 Guild Ditto Account . s B lh 68 Ditto 4 her Cent. Certificates LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—( THIS DAY.) LONDON, FEB. 3.—Wind at noon S.E., light airs. LIVERPOOL, FEB 2.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. John Garrow, New Orleans; Aginoria, Callao; Brothers. De mama. Off port, Cordelia. Sld. Parma, Hong-Kong; Euphrates, .ditto; Thomas Brockelbank, Fairfield, and Isabella Harriett, Calcutta; Eleanor Thompson, Mauri tius; Essex, Africa and Canton; John Calvin, San Fran cisco; Carib, Valparaiso; Inconstant, Rio Grande; Fiounter, Rio Janeiro; Mary Stewart, ditto; Espero, Brazils; Liberte du Commerce, Pernambuco; Andover, Ceaira; Lord Elgin, Demerara; Matilda, Havannah; Catherine, Ls Guayra; Ellen Maria, New Orleans; Shenandoah, and Rockaway, Philadelphia; Africa stea mer, and Rosetta, New York. BROADSTAIRS, FEB. 2.—A small boat, bottom up wards, with sails set, marked " Countess of Darnley, Gravesend, Wm. Dye," has been picked up in the Queen's Channel. BRISTOL, FEB. 2.—A ship in distress, burning blue lights, was seen by the Phenix steamer, arrived here 30th ult. RAaISGATE, FEB. 2.—Wind W., light.—Arrd. Earl of Chatham. Sunderland for Portsmouth, leaky, after being in contact with the Antonia, Amsterdam for Surinam. Sld. Grecian Queen, Cape of Good Hope; Helena, Rio Janeiro; Elbuen Jesus, Havannah ; Cambysei, Jamaica. DEAL, FEB. 2.—Wind S.S.W. to S.W.—Arrd. Bru mer, Charleston for Bremen; Fortitude, China; Graham, Madras. Arrd. from the river, Friendship, Valparaiso. Arrd. from the river and sailed, Stately, N e w Zealand; Cheapside, Hong-Kong; Berkely, ditto - _ Spy, Algoa Bay; Fortitude, Cape of Good Hope; Robert Heddle, Cape Coast Castle; Cybe l e , Barbadoes; Chatham, ditto; John Hullet, Jamaica; Ja mes, Bermuda, and sailed with the rest of the outward-bound. FALMOUTH, FEB. 2.—Wind N.E., moderate.—Arrd. Linnet packet, Rio: Janeiro, left 19th Dec., on freight about 40,0001. in gold and diamonds. Sid. Mermaid, Swan River; Persia, Port Philip; Martin, Frederick, Singapore; Bellevue, Cape of Goood Hope; Madras, Ballesmeria, Cape of Good Rope; Julius, Bight of Benin; William Frederick, Panama; Boupoule, Rio Ja neiro; Messenger, ditto; Bernhard, Bahia; Hydra, Per nambuco; Priscella, Barbsdoes; Ellangowan, Havannah; Susannah, Wilmington; Bavaria, New York; Maria Key, St. Übes and Rio Janeiro; Robert Newton, Ferrel and Jamaica. COWES.—Arrd. Cecilia Louise, Callao. Sld. Benjamin Buck, Greene. Me.uritius; Grampian, Callao; Dorothea, Grenada; Malvina, St. Croix; Carl, St. Thomas's; Le vante, Laguna; Niagara, New Orleans. DART3IuUTII, FEB. 2.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Fylla, Batavia, for Copenhagen. PILL, FEB. I.—Wind E.N.E.—SId. Congo, Africa; M. A. Peters, New Yoik. ILY3I6IITIL—Arrci. Vesurgis, Hamburgh for Valpa. raiso, with damage from contact with a steamer. Sid. Harriet, Barbadoes; Brunswick, New Orleans, with most of the outward bound. NEWPORT, FEB. I.—Wind N.E.—Sld. Sky old, St. Thomas's; Catherine, Rio Janeiro; Agamemnon, Gre nada; Priscella, Chagres. 17% 10% % 5% 18( 18 15% 7% 7 11 % 14 18% % 13% 14 13% 18U % % 18 6 % X 11% 3 13 % 13 41% 42 3% [894 89 34 89,6 90 88% 23% 24 7o> % 595 59 5i 59 4}4 % % 4% 1514 % 7;( 7 9534 96 94 [x.d x.d. [32 130% 1313{ 13036 31 22% % % 4U 4 88 % 87% 88 5 %1 28 27% 28M dig. 5634 57 56 11 % 236 18 % IN % 25% 26% li )0 !‘ li U 16U)4% x.n. 21% 5% % dis• ' GU 4%: Wis. 6% 24% 5 % 4% 21 2O % 15 5 4 16 153 i 15% % 36 6% % 25% 43i been 35%. 9 5 4 i 14 )0 2% % 15 % % % 4 THE SUN, MINES. Nomlnal Prices. du. to-thy. 1 13 1:/ 13 5 24% 128 2 8%1 [ISCELL. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, BEAUMARIS, FEE. 2.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. Duchess • , .; ",`L. Mary Bebby, Barbadoes. WHITBY, FEB. 2.—The Betsey. of this port, was abandoned aftrr being in contact with the Richard Wat son, Newcastle to Carthagena, which has landed her crew here. CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY GLD COURT. The February sessions of the Central Criminal Court, being the fourth or the present mayoralty, were opened this morning before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, the Right Honourable the Recorder, Alderman Sir James Duke, Bart., the Common-Sergeant, the She riffs, Alderman Carden and Mr. Hodgkinson, and the other civic functionaries. The calendar contains the names of 191 prisoners, of whom 31 are for London, 99 for Middlesex, 9 for Essex, 12 for Kent, and 40 for Surrey. The charge against Mrs. Sloane is entered thus:—" Theresa Sloane, aged 31, married, standing in dicted for wilfully neglecting to supply one Jane Wil bred, an infant of tender years under her care, with suf ficient food and nourishment, &c." The grand jury having been sworn and empanneled, The RECORDER proceeded to charge them to the fol lowing effects—He regretted that he could not congratu late them, as he had been able to do on former occasions, upon the comparative lightness and character of the offences enumerated in the calendar, for in this session, not only did the calendar present an un usual number of offences, but amongst them were some of a very painful nature. Ihere were several cases in volving the destruction of human life, one of them assum ing a more serious aspect than the others, but up to this time; most of them partake more of the crime of manslaughter than murder. There was a charge against a person named Hill, of killing another who was at the time a lunatic, in a lunatic asylum, and the person charged was one of the keepers of that asylum, whose duty it was to attend to the inmates. It appeared, from some cause which had not been correctly ascer tained, the unfortunate lunatic received a severe injury upon the shoulder, or upper part of the arm, which ultimately led to his death. Now there would be considerable difficulty in ascertaining the facts of the case since no one was present when the injury was inflicted but a party who also appeared to be of unsound mind. Much had been done lately with suc cess to admit unfortunate patients into these establish ments, and it was of the utmost importance that a jea lous eye should be kept upon them to see that the par ties who had the control of them were not guilty of abu sing their powers. Now, the law bearing upon cases of this nature was this:—ln establishments of this sort they all knew that it was absolutely necessary that some de gree of control should be exercised over the unfortu nate individuals who became inmates of them. Science had fortunately discovered means to mitigate the severity of this control, but still no extent of scientific discovery could relieve managers of lunatic asylums from all personal restraint over their patients, and therefore any reason able force used for the purpose of restraining the vio -1 lence of a lunatic, or for the lunatic's own good, would be excusable, although the same force applied to any other person would be most unjustifiable. That was a settled rule of science and law, but if any person having the charge of a lunatic should exceed the reasonable limit of such force, and wilfully resort to ex treme violence, he would, in point of law, be amenable for his conduct if death ensued. It was, therefore, the duty of the jury to ascertain if the degree of violence used in this case had been such as to call for further inquiry, or if it had been so unjustifiable as to amount in point of fact to murder. It would be difficult, however, for them to ascertain with strict accuracy the circumstances of this case, for gene rally speaking a person of unsound mind was incompe tent as a witness before a jury, but there were persons whose minds were tinged with insanity, but who occa sionelly had what were called lucid intervals. Now the party who witnessed the infliction of the injury in this case was one of that class of unfortunates. He laboured under a particular delusion which was con stantly present in his mind, but which did not inter fere with his general conduct or behaviour; and the jury would be justified in receiving his evidence, supposing they were satisfied that he was rea sonably competent to give a rational account of what he saw, but of course his testimony would have to be taken with greater caution than that of others who were compos mentis. Another remarkable case was a charge against a person named East. It appeered that this person was a young man who, while amusing him self with shooting at a target in some ground near the Thames, accidentally shot an unfortunate man who was working on board a craft some 250 yards off the target, which the bullet had missed. No doubt, in point of mural guilt, this party had no intention of inflicting in jury upon any one; but then if a party made use of a dangerous weapon upon the Queen's highway, which the Thames was, where persons might be reasonably expected to pass and repass conti nually, it amounted to a degree of negligence which mace the affair become in point of law, not a mere accident, but no less than the offence of manslaughter. The young man might not have had the slightest idea that his shot would miss the mark, or range so far as to kill any one within a reasonable distance, but still the circumstance of his using a gun on a spot common to all the world, and hourly frequented, was negligent and culpable, and the jury would, under these circumstances, most likely send the matter for a farther investigation. Another re markable case was that of a man named Baxter, who stood charged upon a coroner's inquisition with the crime of manslaughter. Baxter had been an engine-driver upon the Eastern Counties Railway, and on a recent occasion an engiue which he was driving struck against a truck, causing the death of an unfortunate person who was at the time an inspector of an intermediate station on the railway already mentioned. The law with regard to this matter was quite clear. If a man drove a carriage along the highway, a locomotive on a railroad, or navigate a steam-vessel negligently, carelessly, or recklessly, and came into collision with anything so as to cause the death of a human being, he was liable to the charge of manslaughter; but if, on the other hand, he did his best to manage the vehicle, or vessel, or engine, and the col lision was the result f accident, then the law said be was tree from any charge. Now, with regard to this case the evidence was extremely voluminous and discursive; but the facis seemed to be these. Baxter was engaged to drive a special train early one morning; he was led to expect that a telegraphic message would be sent to every sta..ion on the line in order to oe prepared for him. it was under these circumstances that he started with the special train and travelled at a considerably rapid pace. Arriving at the station called Ponder's-end, be tween six and seven o'clock in the morning, at a time when it was rather dark, his engine struck against a truck which was being moved across the line, and crushed the unfortunate deceased to death. Now if the jury should be of opinion that he was driving negligently, and ought to have looked out for a signal at the station, then they would put him s u his trial, but if on the other hand he had a reasonable right to expect that the live had been cleared for him to travel at an increased speed, why of course then the case would assume more the appearance of an accident than an offence. There were two other cases of manslaughter, and another of murder, which ho felt called upon to refer to. Gene rally speaking, where death was caused by the violence of any party it was considered that the injury was the result of malice aforethought, unless there were circum stances to show the contrary. It was not necessary fur the purpose of constituting the crime of murder that an actual aed positive intention should have previously existed to do the injury; it was enough to establish malice aforethought if it were shown that the weapon or instrument used were such as any reasonable person must suppose would cause death. Now the charge of murder was preferred against a wo man named Jane Brown, who was accused of having killed her husband. Some quarrel had arisen between them, and the man was found with a severe wound on his temple, which it was supposed the woman had inflicted with a poker, which she held in her hand at the time, or shortly rater the injury was inflicted. It was impossible to say what degree of provocation she might have received, but at present the offonce only assumed the character of manslaughter, and no doubt the jury would return the case for trial in that shape. The other case was that of a man who, upon his own confession, was charged with murdering his wife, whose death was also caused by a wound in the temple, and the remarks which he had just made applied with equal force to this case, but it should be observed that the injury was inflicted with a knife. There was one other case of a rather peculiar character, which was a charge framed under a recent Act of Par liament, of obtaining money under false pretences. The charge was against a person naeied Brown, of cheating at cards while at a convivial meeting, and the charge was made under the 7th and Bth Vic., which made cheating at cards an offence of obtaining money by means of false pretences. These were the only cases calling for any particular remark from him. Many of the others would give them little trouble, as they had already been investigated by professional magistrates of long experience; but the charges made upon coroners' returns would demand some attention; while a third class of charges which would come before them in the first instance, by parties anxious to prefer indictments without going before a police magistrate, would require the strictest scrutiny, as it nor unire quently happened that these applications were made to put innocent parties to inconvsnience and expense. The grand jury then retired. MARLBRO'rS fREET7-(THISDAY. FRACAS AT M. ROBIN'S EXHIBITION. Cat.tai;) Henry Cued was placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham charged with having assaulted Mr. George Joseph 14009 , a barrister, residing in Liucolti's Inn, under the f°l n I%e m i c g o eir p c lisi um ntirt ssid ta i hees:— 1, —Oti Saturday evening last, about eight o'clock, I went to M. Robin's exhibition, in Tichbourne-street. My party consisted of three ladies and two gentlemen. I placed my party in their seats, and then went out. On my return, in about three minutes, I found the defendant in the passage between sue and my friends, and I said, " Will you allow me to pa's." Ile said very rudely, "No, I shall not," I then told him that my scat was secured, that I had already been in, that my party was there, and that 1 must pass. I then. touched him, certainly nut pushed him, and he then turned round and struck me three blows, one on the mouth and chin (the effects of which I still feel), one on the nose, and another which knocked off my hat, A great deal of blood flowed over my shirt, and I then called to the police and my friend, and on the arrival of the former I gave defendant into custody. The defendant then offered me his card, which I declined. In reply to the charge the defendant said, on Saturday evening, about eight o'clock, he was at M. Robin's exhibition, with a sister and some female friends, and was making his way up a passage leading to the pit stall, when the complainant came behind him and ab)ted to be allowed to puss. Ho told him be could not, as it was crowded with ildies in front of him. Complainant then '" , - ;trike him in detente;. Mr. BINGHAM said he should not take upon himself to convict in this case, but should send it to the sessions, and directed the depositions to ba taken at once. Shortly after a gentleman entered the court, and, addressing Mr. Bingham, said he was happy to inform his Worship that the matter had been amicably arranged sztisfacterily to both parties, by the defendant making an apology, which had been accepted by the complainant. Mr. BINGHAM said he thought it would end so; and it was the wisest plan they could have adopted, as, no doubt, blame was attached to both parties. WESTMINSTER.-(THIS DAY). William Cotter, late a butler to the Rev. William Thorpe, was charged with stealing 34 large silver forks and 4 smaller forks, and a silver wine strainer, value 701., the property of his late master. Dr. William Thorpe, living at No. 9, Belgrave street, stated that he was a clergyman of the Church of England. The prisoner had been living in his family as a butler. Ou Tuesday last the prisoner rushed into his private study, declaring that he had been robbed, and that all his forks had been stolen from the pantry and carried off: :On coming down stairs and going into his pantry, he was struck with the position of the plate, he having placed it oa a table close to the window, so that any one going down the area steps might see it, and exactly opposite his pantry door, so that all persons going along the passage to the kitchen could see it, and thus giving them a chance of stealing it. In answer to a question, he stated to him that it must have been stolen while he answered his bell, he having rung for him to give the page a letter. He then inquired if any one had been in the house, and learned that no one had been except the greengrocer's boy. He sent for the boy and his master, and called in the police, and questioned him as to what he bad done, and how long he had stayed, when he found that he had only stayed a few moments. The prisoner then stated that he had put the key in the pantry door and left it there. On asking him what had been taken he said only the forks, they have left the rest. He had a strong suspicion in his mind, but did not feel warranted to give him into cus tody. At night it was suggested to him that the remain ing plate should be taken up stairs, and accordingly he gave directions to that effect. On going from his study at half-past ten he found that the prisoner had not done so. He, however, brought it up, when he found that the silver wine strainer was gone, and on asking him where it was he said he had forgot it, and would go and fetch it. In about ten minutes after he came up and said that had also gone. He received a good character from his last place, but did not see the mistress of the house. . . _ ...._ . W. Stevens, page to the prosecutor, stated that on Monday week a Jew came to the house, and spoke about ten minutes to Cotter. H. Taylor, the footman, also proved about the Jew coming to the house.—The prisoner was remanded. MAGAZINES, &c.—(CONTINUED.) NEW MOIVL IILY. - - An intimation of good things in store for the readers and subscribers of the New Monthly pre cedes the opening of its number for February. Through a very laughable communication, supposed to have been written to the " Mr. Redactor, Esquire," of the magazine, by two forei t ;ners, bight Adolphe Coquelicot and Karl Blumenthal, we learn that those distinguished personages propose to recount some particulars of the visit paid to London, in 1851, by All the World and his Wife. No little fun may, consequently, be anticipated from the projected serial, which will doubtless tend very consider ably to enhance the attractions of this sterling pe riodical. As it is, even without the aid of Monsieur Cuquelicot, the Aew Monthly contrives to be both entertaining and—to an unusual extent among the generality of similar publications—instructive. The leading contribution in its present instalment is another of those remarkable revelations as to the secret policy of the Cabinet of St. Petersburgb, which have imparted of late a peculiar importance to the magazine. " Occupation of Sulina by Russia" is the heading of the latest of these political chapters ; and through it the reader obtains a vivid appreciation of all the circumstances connected with that occurrence, from the time when, in 1840, it received the sanction of Aus tria in a special convention. "Hawking at Loo, a Palace of the King of Holland," is one of those delightful reminiscences iu the inditing of which Captain Medwin has already shown himself so often to be a proficient. Every sympathiser in the sufferings of s n s t o eT s e Is s t f e t n h t e a n paper fir m at devoted jes, tg in o e r t:h u h e s i ocwho the l s l i decrrai examinetti o c o criticism o‘i4nt with m a i r. Milman's biography is brought to a conclusion. " A Highway Robbery by Mistake," from the pen of Dudley Costello, is abounding in broad humour, and cannot fail to provoke a feeling of hilarity in the perusal. The pursuit of good fortune under difficulties, by Messrs. Fluffy and Gimp, presents altogether a most ludicrous picture to the imagination. An admirable review is given immediately afterwards of the Rev. John Collingwood Bruce's historical, topographical, and descriptive work on " The Great Roman Wall in North Britain." A little further advance is made by Nicholas Michell, in his story of " Hester So merset," and one or two more glorious chapters of " Soapey Sponge's Sporting Tour" follow. Master Cheek's behaviour at the breakfast table is described with coarse but irresistible humour. Three other excellent critical notices are contained in the New Monthly for February ; one relat ing to the " Progress of' Arctic Exploration," another recounting the " Charms of an Aus tralian Squatter's Life," and the last relating to the " Conversations of Goethe, " recently translated from the German by John Oxenford. Mr. Joseph Anthony, junior, contributes a touching " Sketch in the Streets of Manchester," and besides other papers not mentioned, the magazine contains a very lively and delightful account of the " Pavilion Ball at Brighton, by One who was There." Afterour epitome of the contents of the number for February, need we observe that the New Monthly yields agreeable and diversified entertainment? SHARPE' S LONDON MAGAZINE. We are glad to see in this number the commence ment of another diary by the authoress of "Mary Powell, named " The Ho use h o ld o f a Sir Thoma s More," which bids i fair to equa l i ts predecessors. " Lewis Arundel" s continued with its usual interest, by the author of " Frank F a i r l eg h . " There are als o a variety of entertaining articles, to suit readers of every description. TO THE EDITOR OF TH E SUN. report being in circulation that Mivares Hotel has been engaged by th e E mperor o f Austria and a numerous suite, I beg di s ti nc tly to say it is entirely without foundation ; and as s uch a report is calculated to be injurious to th e exc l us ion of other families, I shall be obliged by the favour of its con tradiction, and am, Sir, Your obedient 'errant, JAS. EDWARD MIVART Mivart's Hotel, Brook-street, Feb. 1, 1851. ARRIVAL OF THE QUEEN FROM WINDSOR. — This morning the Queen, acc ompanied by his Royal Highness P r ince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal, left WinOsor Castle, and travelled b y a spec i a l train on the Great Western Railway. From the Paddington terminus the Royal party were conveyed to Buckingham Palace, w here her Majesty presided over a Privy Council, at which the Queen's Speech, to be delivered at the opening of Par liament, was agreed to. THE MURDERED POLICE-CONSTABLE BAINBO ROUGH.—The several police-officers belonging to the K divi sion of police have subscribed the sum of 81. in aid of the family of the recently -murdered constable, Robert Bainbo rough, who, it will b . e rememb ere d , was brutally forced into a pond, between Billericay and B rentwoo d. by a p r isone r whom he was taking to the police-office at Chelmsford. The m oney having been transmitted to Mr. Mayne, that gentle• man presented the sum to Mr. Mllardy, of the Essex con stabulary, to give to the distressed family. AN AMLRICAN MAIL FROM CORK.—We are au thorised to inform the public, th a t t h e Royal Mail Steam Ship Cambria, which leaves this harbour on Tuesday next, for New York, will take . out the us ua l ma i ls for the United States and British America.—Cork Examiner. COURT-MARTIAL ON LIEUTENANT HUTCHINSON, R.M.—PLYMOUTII, JAN. 31.—Tbe court-martial on Lieute nant Hutchinson has not yet been brought to a close. After the inquiry was adjourned till Tuesday. Messrs. Wyburn and CARRIAGES FOR KING P NAPLES.--A short time since his Majesty the King of Naples, with his usual articles of British manufacture, transmitted an hearing further evidence yesterday, 0 . partiality for Co., of Long-acre, by have just been l comp eted, dispatched and will be immediatelyto the Neapolitan palace. They consist of two elegant, light, close carriages, with every modern mechanical improvement. The bodies and wheels order for three ,, new whom to h are painted a beautiful ultra-marine blue, relieved with scarlet. The third carriage is intended for the especial pri vac use of his Majesty an d Ro y al C onsort. This, alth oug h on four wheels, has the novel app ea rance of two curr i c l e s united, each of the bodi es bein g forme d in the light, ta s teful, and dashing style of that on ce favouri te vehicle. It i s pa i nte d a rich olive green, relieve d with a li ghter shade, the w h ee l s Picke c dou i a si?v invi el drab colour,te.rhelin arranged is compos e d o f rich silk tabiret,•anged in graceful and ample folds, with other appropriate decorations calculated for an apanage of royalty. The Marquis of Lansdowne (President of the Effingham), earn Duke of Norfolk, the Council) will give a full-dress dinner party at asetcoLndanersd(oLwonrde , r n quis of Ailesbury, the House, Berkeley-square, this evening (Monday), when the Queen's Speech on opening Parliament will be read after dinner. The guests will include the mover of the Address to t d o ill t n h e e r g p u a e r s t ts, will consist of the fol terAhlreaermlq'ohurirnsoetio):7(N\Lh,eseiftdLnolHirndoswcteatrir,adtphocefelEhiffiar Mar quis of Claniicarde, the Marquis ofy,Baretatwlahlibcahntehethe Queen's Mar quis of Donegal, Earl Grey, Earl Minto, Earl Carlisle, Earl Granville, and Lord Stanley of Alderley. This evening Lord jlSoopwheieinleghß:w—ulsl'llellailel'ssofSubpleleadrkeraeesdrs, the Attornev-General, the Solicitor- General, Lord Palmerston, Sir G. Grey, Mr. Hawes, Sir W. G. Craig, Mr. Bellew, Mr. Rich, Mr. G. L ew i s, M r. Hayter, Sir C. Wood, Mr. Fox Mauls, Sir J. Hobh ouse, Mr. J. E l liot, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Labouchere , Sir F. B ar i ng, Lord Seymour, Mr. J. Parker, Admiral Dundas , Mr. W. Cowp er , Ad m i ra l Berkeley, Colonel Anson, Mr. Baines, M r , W . L ascelles, Lord A. Paget, Lord M. Hill, Lieutenant-Colonel Boyle, Sir W. Somerville, Lord Clarence Paget, Sir D. Dunda s , M r . Ber nal, Lord J. Russell, Mr. R. W. Grew, Mr. W. L aw, M r. A . Russ, l, Lord liddare, mover, and Air. P e t o , seconder of the illitireo. FEBRUARY 3, 1851. SPORTING NOTES. VI TO THE EDITOR OF THE SON. SIR —The present w etkb)ast; of ail-to steeplkehuso meetings, and likewise of the first spurt of the " legiti mate" at Lincoln. The acceptances for the Carmarthen shire Open Steeplechase, run to-morrow, not having come to hand, I can only hazard au opinion, that the field will consist of Hazard, l Ist; Squire Ugly, l Ist; Esmeralda, list 51b; Skipper, 10st 81b; Little Spice, lOst 41b ; and, perhaps, Cabin Boy, lOst 41b; and that Hazard or squire Ugly, the former for choice, will pass the post first, with Esmeralda and Little 'Spice next in attendance. I shall touch upon the Lincoln Spring (qy.) Meting tomorrow, and on Friday next will lay before you a dis section of the Great Northamptonshire Stakes; and on the three succeeding Fridays my analytical remarks on the Metropolitan, Newmarket, and Chester Handicaps, which, by the bye, have closed with an acceptance con siderably below the average of late years. I am, Sir, yours, &c. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Feb. 3, 1851. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ACCEPTANCES FOR THE GREAT HANDICAPS. The following is a list of the horses remaining in for the great Handicaps, at nine o'clock on Saturday night; as the time for declaring did not close until twelve, it is possible that we may have to make one or two correc tions in our next. The most remarkable feature is the scratching" of Cosssck for the Chester Cup, which took place about one o'clock on Saturday, thus proving that the rumour to which we alluded on Friday was not without foundatiop. The acceptances are below the average:— NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1851. Acceptances for the Newmarket Handicap. Age at lb Age at lb Glauca 5 9 0 Mooltan Woolwich Pitsford Vatican Uriel William the Con- Mouse ,Flare-up 4 6 7 flie Cutler 3 5 10 Entre-nous Recruit (late Tho roughgood Sam) 3 5 10 'Knock-Knoll Hesse Homburg 3 5 5 Bro. to Truthteller 3 5 4 Harpsicord Antigone Ch c by John-o'- Gaunt dam by The Sadler Nondescript 3- MEETING, 1851. r Tradesmen's Plate. Age st lb Conveyor 4 6 6 Little George 4 6 6 Strap Eva 5 6 4 King of Oude 4 6 4 Gill.) flower Panope York-you're- queror 4 8 01 Windischgratz Br c by Drome dary, dam by Mulatto Strongbow Clermont a 7 7 Legerdemain Knight of Gwynne 4 7 5 Gilliflower Woodlark Bushranger. Champion Kissaway CHESTER SPRIN( Acceptances for the Age st lb Peep-o'-day Boy a 8 10 Glauca 5 8 8 Russborough 4 8 6 Elthiron Woolwich Bee Hunter 4 7 12 Vatican Windischgratz Backbiter — Iron Duke Lady Evelyn Vampyre a 7 7 Joe Sutherland ... 5 6 0 Raby ......... Wm.theConqueror 4 7 7 Ondine... Cyprus Blarney Due an Durras Sauter-le Coupe... 5 7 5 Aristocrat Langton ..... . .... 5 7 5 Male-safe The Italian Clarissa ............ 5 7 3 Rubina 4 5 10 Spot Knight of Avenel. 4 7 3 Sprite filly Montague Rhesus 5 7 0 Brington 4 5 10 Sir Richard The Cocktail , .... 5 7 0 The Cutler 3 5 4 Seaman Loadsionn Knight of Gwynne 4 612 Miss Etty Haricot Dulcet . Garforth Damask Sir Robert Lady Eden 4 6 10 Hesse-Homburgh. 3 4 10 Bro. to Dough Prior of Lanercost 4 6 10 Knook Knoll 3 4 8 Mickleton C out of Khoras- Hurry-scurry 3 4 4 can's dam .... . 4 6 10 Hiss Helen Caurire Baroness 4 6 6 Guardsman 3 4 0 EPSOM SPRING MEETING, 1851. Acceptances for the Great Metropolitan Stakes. Age st lb Peep o'-day Boy a 8 1011 Glauca Russborough Clincher 4 8 3 Elthiron Old Dan Tucker 5 8 2 Windischgratz Snowstorm 5 7 9 Vatican C by Dromedary, dam by Mulatto, out of Lunacy 4 7 8 Vampyre a 7 7 Ruby William the Con queror. 4 7 7 Sauter-la-Coupe 5 7 5 Rhesus (Edipus Minimum Damask Ch c by Gladiator, out of Zenobia, Kborassan's d 4 6 10 Dulcet a 6 10 Brother to Dough 4 6 10 The Sweep- NORTHAMPTON AND Acceptances for the Great Age st IbJ Vatican Sr. Rosalia Rhesus 5 7 13, Clermont a 7 10, Legerdemain 1 Langton Clothworker Kissaway Bro. to Dough Bushranger 4 7 3 Zadoc 4 7 2 The Cocktail 5 7 2 Tophana 6 7 1 Mouse 4 7 1 tilocltan Selina Joe Sutherland Cottager Age st lb Kathleen 4 6 9 Mouse 4 6 8 Agis Little George 4 6 6 John of Berwick 4 6 6 Gillyflower 4 6 6 Selina Eva 5 6 4 Estafette Ondine 4 6 0 Valentino Aristocrat The Ban 3 5 4 Ch c by John o' Gaunt, d by The Saddler, out of Miss Etty CMBUS 3 5 0 Hesse Homburg 3 4 10 Sunrise Bro. to Truthteller 3 4 10 Pandemus B c by Sir Hercules, out of Empress, by Emilius Ingratitude 3 4 6 Don Pedro PYTCHLEY HUNT, 1851. t Northamptonshire Stakes. Age st lb ;The Swindler 4 6 4 Nutmeg Valentine The Cutler 3 $ 13 Tor p or The Ban Truth 'Cnesus 3 5 6 Sis. to Legislator 4 5 6 Bro. to Truthteller 3 5 4 Harpsichord Ch c by John o' Gaunt, dam by The Saddler, out of Miss Etty Pandemus Ginevra Leap-year THE 1,000 Sovs. MATCH.—We understand that in the great match at York between those celebrated horses The Flying Dutchman and Voltigeur. the former will be ridden by Marlow. and the latter by Flatman. MOVEMENTS AT NEWMARKET DURING THE MONTH. —Arrivals—At Armstrong's—lracundus, 3 yrs; Sicyon, 4 yrs; and filly by Venison, out of Duvernay. At Cooper's—Filly by Amorino, out of Earring; and filly by lon, out cf Parade. At Rogers' —St. Ann, 6 yrs; Gtve-and-take, 4 yrs; Lamia, by Venison, 2 yrs; and cult by Venison, out of Glee, 2 yrs. At French's— Colt by Faugh-a-ballagh. Left—Rogers' —Filly by Arundel, out of Bay Dorothy, 2 yrs; and'Croat. Wa nuts has gone to Mildleham, and Lord John Scott's horses to Ilsley. The stallions. Irish Birdcatcher and C..ar, have arrived at Messrs. Barrow's, Stud Paddocks. Seccatura, 2 yrs; Hymettus, 2 yrs; and Delland, yrs; have left Stephenson's to be sold at Tattersall's. THE YORK GRAND STAND.—The race committee are carrying en some improvements at the grand stand; they aro making the top " sloped," the same as New castle, Liverpool, &c., which will bo a great improve ment, aul ono that has long been wanted. The old Two Mile Course, which was considerably short of two miles. is also being made the exact distance for the ap proaehipg great match between Flying Dutchman and Voltigeur. The improvements on the course are under the superintendence of Mr. Silvester Reed, of York, and, no doubt, will be ably carried out. MOVEMENTS AT MIDDLEHAHL—The following horses are now in good work:—Constellation, The Italian, Raby, Snowstorm, Mark Tapley, The Cocktail, brother to Etleidale, colt by Trueboy, brown colt by Lanercost out of Lightning's dam, Maid of Team Valley, colt by Fancyboy, Carthagenian, Auctioneer, Little Davie, Go. liab, Oxford Blue, Census, Elthiron, Hippolytus, Flying Dutchman, Bonnie Dundee, Shagram, Lucio, Anchises, Juggernaut, Jack Leen:ing, Vortex, Vivandiere, Fleur de Seine, mare by Henriade (for Goodwood Cup), Knight of the Garter, and Cara Cara. [ADVERTISEMENT.]-Bell's Life in London, Sun day next, Feb. 9.--Turf Prospects for 1851—Acceptances for the Spring Handicaps—Critical Remarks, by Pegasus— Horses in training in England and Ireland—Racing fixtures, and latest moves at the Corner Steeplechases at Lincoln and elsewhere—The Chase, Coursing, Aquatics, Pedestrianism, Angling, Salmon Fishing, and every sporting incident of the week—bpf ning of Parliament—The Queen's Speech. Price of Bell's Life, Sixpence. —Office, 170, Strand. Average sale of Bell's Life in Loudon, 29,000. THE ALTERATIONS AT CUMBERLAND GATE.- With respect to the gates given by Mr. Hope, we are in formed that these, together with two new pair of ga t es , will form side entrances, so that th er e w ill b e fi ve carriage ap proaches, forming an extended line, the marble arch being in the centre— an amusing arrangement, truly. — Builder. PRICE OF ADMISSION TO THE EXHIBITION. —"W e understand that the arrangement of the prices of admiss i on the Great Exhibition of all Nations will be graduated to suit the means of all classes. It is probable that . one cln y in the week will be set apart for the necessary g and re arrangement of the interior of the building. e On m one of the remaining five days the price will be eight shillings; on two other days, five shillings; and on th e remaining two days, one shilling for each admission. This scale is not absolutely fixed until it shalt receive the sanction of the general body of Royal Commissioners, but we believe that something very like it will be finally adopted. TH E BRAZILS.- The Linnet packet, Lieut. J ames, arrived at Falmouth yesterday with the Brazil mails. She sailed from Rio de Janeiro on the 19th December. Exchange 39 to 0 i. Spoke the Petrel packet off Rio going in. On 9 freight 4010004 ALLEGED LUNATIC'S FRIEND :)OCIE. Y. TO 'ME EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stn,—The attention ( , f the committee (:f the "Al- . leged Lunatic's Friend Society" hiving been attrac . tett by a statement in one of the morning papers, tnat the Government of the United States had applied to Dr. Forbes Winslow for an analysis of the law of lunacy in this country, the committee thought it their duty to apply to Abbott Lawrence, E , q., the American Minister, for an interview, in order to oh , viate the possibility of any of the gross defects in the laws of the mother country being engrafted upon the instituti ons o f th e F e d era l Republic ; and at the same time to request information as to the state of the laws in this respect in the United States, so as to further the amendment of the lunacy law in this country, to which this society have so long called the attention of the Legislature. The deputation were received by Mr. Lawrence with the greatest courtesy, who was assisted by the presence of Mr. M'Curdy, Charge d'Affaires from the United States to the Court of Vienna, in detail ing the practices which prevail on the subject in his !)wn state of Massachusetts, as well as in the adjoin ing state of Connecticut, Mr. M'Curdy's. The result of a long and interesting conversation with these two distinguished Ministers may not be unacceptable to your readers, and cannot do other wise than advance the objects which the society has in view. Mr. Lawrence explained that, from the nature of the constitution and powers of the Central Govern ment, it was not probable that any application had been made to Dr. Winslow--that certainly none had been made through him, but that possibly one of the states of the Union had applied to him, or more pro bably'some individual in one of these states. After hearing the atrocious state of the lunacy law in this country as regards private patients, or patients in private lunatic asylums, Mr. Lawrence assured the deputation that, though there might be imperfec tions in the American system, there need be no ap prehension entertained that the abuses of the laws here would be adopted in any of the states of America, or that they would put on our old-fashioned, and, he hoped he might soon say, cast-off clothes. He believed there might be some few private asylums in the Union, but, generally speaking, each state had its own public asylums, and every large town an asylum partly sup ported by the Government and charitable contribution, and partly by the relatives and friends of the private patients, who could receive every degree of accommo dation according to their means. That pauper pa tients were received into these asylums upon applica tion from the proper authorities or from the parties' friends to the governor, after an examination by him or by the medical officer of the asylum; and that if, by chance, any patient was improperly confined, and the authorities of the asylum came to a wrong conclu sion on the case, every facility was afforded for ob taining an inquiry and suing out the writ of habeas corpus, from the weekly inspection of visitors, and the frequent visits of friends of the patient at the asylum. That private patients were confined when imbecile or idiotic, or furiously mad, or spendthrift, and so justly deprived of the management of their property, either by the application of their friends to the select men who are yearly appointed from all classes to govern their cities, or else at the instance of these select men after due notice given to the alleged pa tient's friends—that in either case due notice was given to the alleged patient, and the three parties were confronted together; that, even in that case, if a patient was confined, and a conservator or com mittee of his estate appointed, he could apply by the proper course of law for a regular inquiry into his case, and that in all these proceedings little or no expense was incurred. The advantages of this system, as compared with that prevailing in these kingdoms, are so apparent and so great—a system so simple and so just—that I trust our Government will feel compelled to adopt or improve it, and adapt it to the lunatic establishments i❑ this country, from a sense of justice and humanity on the one hand, and of economy on the other. For very shame and jealousy they must be induced to take pattern from Brother Jonathan in this respect if they wish England to retain her exalted position of lawgiver to the world and the mirror of equity and justice.—l am, Sir, yours, &c., JOHN PERCEVAL, Hon. Sec. January 28. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, FEB. 1. The Queen, accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, rode out on horseback this morning in the private grounds. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, attended by Mr. Birch, drove out this morning in a pony phaeton, iu Windsor Park. The younger members of the Royal Family took walking and pony exercise. His Excellency M. Van de Weyer, the Duchess of Sutherland, and Lady C. Levison Gower, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Marquis and Marchioness of Salis bury, the Marquis of Anglesey and Lady Adelaide Paget, the Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford, the Earl and Countess of Wilton, Viscount and Viscountess Sidney, Sir John Romilly, and Sir James Clark, left the Castle to-day. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, did Sir George Hayter the honour to inspect the picture which he has painted of her Majesty taking the corona tion oath. The royal dinner circle this evening included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Baroness de Speth, Lieu tenant• Colonel Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps, and Miss Georgiana Bathurst, and Mr. Birch. The Queen's private band attended after dinner in the Castle, and performed the following selection:— Overture, " Ludovic" .. ... Herold. Duetto, " Die lustigen Weiber ♦on Wiad- sor" Finale, 2d Act, " Zauberflote" Andante ed Allegro, " Sinfonia, No. 3" Otto Nicolai. Mozart. Mozart. SUNDAY. The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert walked this morning in the Slopes. The Royal Family took their usual airings. The Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince Albert, his Royal Higness the Prince of Wales, ha. Royal Highness the Princess Royal, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic household attended Divine service this m orn ing in the private chapel. The Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley officiated. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent also at tended the service. Lord Charles Fitzroy has relieved Major-General Wemyss in his duty as Equerry in Waiting to her Ma jezty ; and Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. Alexander Gor don has relieved Lieutenant-Colonel F. H. Seymour in his duty as Equerry in Waiting to his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of gent, attended by Baroness de Speth and Sir George Couper, arrived in town on Saturday morning from Frogmore, and visited the building for the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations. After inspecting the build ing, her Royal Highness went to Gloucester House and visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester. In the afternoon her Royal Highness the Duchess of li-nt left Clarence House, St. James's, on her return to Frogmore. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon, at the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir Georg• Grey, Vis count Palmerston, Earl tirey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Hubhouse, the Earl of Carlisle, the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere. the Marquis of Clanricardo, and the Right Hon. Fox Maule. The Council ►at two hours. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Masterman, M.P., Mr. Mitchell, M.P., Mr. Foster, M.P., Mr. Hastie, M.P., Sir James Duke, M.P., Mr. H..fierkeley, M.P., Mr H. T. Hope, M.P., Mr.Jaines Stames, jun., Mr. J.G. Shaw, and Mr. C. J. Thomas (Bristol), Mr. Charles, Mr. Boyd, (Glasgow), Mr. M•Kean (Paisley), Mr. John Johnson (Runcorn), Mr. R.Wheen, Mr. J. Wheen, Mr. Crossfield arrington), Mr. Lund, Mr. Casey (Liverpool), Mr. Alibrusen (Newcastle), Mr. Anderson, Mr. Simpson (Wakefield), Mr. Cowan, Mr. Kinirea, Mr. Arthur Soames, Mr. Dick (Leith), and Mr. Butt (Gloucester), had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing -street, to present a memorial for the repeal of the soap duties. A meeting of the Committee appointed by her Ma jesty's Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851, to con sider the question of the prices of admission to the Ex hibition, was held on Saturday, at the Board of Trade. There were present Earl Granville (chairman)? rd Overstone, Mr. Cubitt, Mr. Gibson, Colonel Reid. .a k nd e Mr. Bowring (secretary). Mr. Cole and Mr. attended. an M in r t . e 4 r l v r ie n w ott w , i P tli re s si i d r e G nt eo o r f g t e he o C re o j ll , e o g n e v iew at w te it n h de E d arl Grey, rey, liome-effice. s o f a t S u u r r d g a e y o , n a s , t h v a a d e address from the 011MSra.tjur.dLaZaist'tRh l had oni a a i - n o% e t n e c r . Mr. Burchell, ddat the Home-office, on " a ' u ni 'fordshire to inhabitants of Bushey, Lori, .be presented to B r u ,i s a b y ey - grang e, George Grey, ton,. the Queen, through Se c r etary Sir respect ing the Papal aggression. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue, and Mr. Pressly, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, ou Saturday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Dispatches were sent off on Saturday, from the Colo nial-office, to the Governors of the West India islands. .JERUSALEM LITERARY SOCIETY. Lovers of Biblical literature will hear with pleasure that his Royal Highness Prince Albert has been pleased to transmit, through Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, a cheque for 2U., as a donation to the funds of the above so ciety. It is in contemplation, as soon as a sufficient number of subscribers be enrolled, to publish a journal of scientific research, whose pages will be open to contributions on all subjects relating to the Holy Land. Subscribers' names will be received by the soc i e t y ' s agent, R . Mason, Esq., High street, Tenby. WATER SurrLy.—Thomas Graham, Esq , Pro fessor of Chemistry at University College, Dr. Miller, Pro fessor of Chemistry at King's College, and Dr. Hoffman, Pro fessor of the Agricultural College of Chemistry, have been appoinetd Commissioners to inquire into the qualities of the several waters now in use in the metropolis, and also the supplies proposed for the future. ' PROSECUTIONof CARDINAL WISEeWAN. A report has been for some time in circulation that some gentlemen, resi.lieg in Westminster, who ob -1 j,cted to the apFropriation of their ancient city as the seat of an archiepiscopal see of the Roman Church, and did not themselves like to be governed by one of the Cardinals of the Sovereign Pontiff, had accepted Cardinal Wiseman's challenge to test the legality of the recent Papal proceedings by an appeal to the law, provided he would admit that they took place with his consent. It appears that a lung correspondence has taken place between the Cardinal's solicitors and Mr. Fl. W. Valiance, the solicitor retained for the proposed prosecution, and we are given to understand that it is in the press for publication in a pamphlet form. The Cardinal took time to consult with counsel, and it is understood that, under their ad vice, he takes the benefit of the legal axiom, that a man is not bound to criminate himself. Diligent en deavours, it is said, have been made by the solicitor to obtain, from other sources, legal proof that the Pope's letter and the Cardinal's manifesto were pub lished by the 'authority of the latter, but, hitherto without success. The following has been handed to us as a copy of Mr. Charles Pearson's letter, on which the correspondence ensued : (Copy of a letter from Charles Pearson, Esq., to Cardi nal Wiseman.) 10, Park•street, Westminster, 11th Jan., 1851. Sir,—At a meeting of gentlemen a few days since, the all-absorbing topic of conversation became the subject of our discussion. 1 expressed my confident belief, that by importing, publishing, and acting upon the apostolical letter of the Pope, an indictable offence bad been committed, which was especially recognised in the Act of Parliament 9 and 10 Viet., cap. 67. I was nut a Member of the House of Commons when that Act passed (1846), but during the short period my health permitted me to hold a seat in that assembly, it appeared to be a recognised fact —as, indeed, the words of the statute distinctly provide—that it had been the object of the Legislature in passing the Bill to abrogate only the specific penalties imposed by certain Acts of Queen Elizabeth, leaving the unrepealed portions of these Acts to remain as prohibitory of the offices enume rated therein, and as statutory evidence of the pre existing state of the law, with its attendant penalties and pains. _ By reference to the apostolic letter of the Pope—to your own pastoral—to your appeal—and to three lec tures reported to have been delivered by you—all of svhich have, it is said, been published with your autho rity, it appears that you maintain with confidence the legality of these proceedings, and that your court inves tigation; added to which the ordinary sources of public intelligence inform us, that you have retained eminent counsel to sustain the position you have thus advisedly taken. Her Majesty's Government (probably for sufficient reasons, which at present we have no means of appre ciating) have thought it right to allow a sufficient time to elapse since the publication of these documents, to enable us to conclude that they do not intend to in stitute proceedings to obtain a judicial exposition of the existing law. Taking all these matters into consideration, it was de termined to instruct a solicitor (not one of the party) to take the opinion of counsel; and if found to be in coin cidence with my own, to institute the requisite proceed ings to bring the subject under judicial investigation, in accordance with what appeared to be your own wishes. I have just received information from Mr. Valiance (the solicitor, whose services we had retained) that counsel are of opinion, if legal proof can be obtained of your having published the documents referred to, an in dictment may by sustained for offences against both the common and statute law. I have given Mr. Valiance instructions to take the requisite proceedings without delay, not doubting but you will afford him the rt quired means of proof. It is not my intention to interfere further. either pro fessionally or personally, in the matter, which is left en tirely iu the solicitor's hands; but, having originated and put the legal machinery in motion, I have thought it right to volunteer these explanations for two reasons -Ist. Because, however desirous you may be to have the question at issue fairly triad, I think it due both to you and myself that it should be put in due course of inves tigation by some person, both legally and morally re sponsible for the mode in which it is conducted. 2d. Because I consider that by doing so I entitle my self to expect a similar exhibition of candour on your part, and that the same manly frankness which has prompted you in your publications to court investigation will induce you to furnish my solicitor with the means of proving that they emanated from you. As my name may have never passed under your obser vation I think it right to state that, for years before the passing of the Catholic Emancipation Act I was, within the limited range of my influence, a supporter of the measure for removing the civil disabilities under which certain portions of my fellow-countrymen laboured. I had afterwards great pleasure in receiving from Mr. Charles Butler and Mr. Daniel O'Connell their thanks, on behalf of the English and Irish Catholics, for my successful exertions in vindicating the integrity of history by removing from the Monument the inscription that at tributed to the Roman Catholics, in the reign of Charles the Second, the conflagration that laid the city of London in ashes. I advert to these circumstances as affording you some assurance that instructions will be given to conduct the proceedings in a becoming spirit, for the sole purpose of ascertaining and applying the law as it may be found to be, and without the slightest disposition to expose you in the pursuit of this object to any avoidable trouble, in convenience, or expense. Mr. Valiance, the solicitor, who will present this letter to you, will apprise you of the formal admissions which counsel think it necessary to obtain. If you will instruct your solicitor to supply them, Mr. Valiance has my directions to furnish you with a copy of the proposed indictment, and, if desired, a copy likewise of the case and opinion upon: which it is founded. The indictment may, I am informed, be preferred before the Grand In quest of the Court of Queen's Bench in the course of the ensuing week, and if the documents are admitted, and all parties concur in affording the required facilities, the question of law may be brought to a very speedy deter mination by the venerated judges of that court, whose station and character, as well as their habits of thinking and acting, place them above the reach of those feelags and prejudices which you imagine have influenced the mind of the public in tbo judgment they have formed in these matters.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient servant, CHARLES PEARSON.- To his Eminence Cardinal Wiseman. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—The Hercules, 72, Master- Commander Fulton, sailed from Spithead yesterday, for the West Indies, calling at Queenstown. La Belle Alliance and Lady Flora freight-ships bailed from Spithead yesterday, with biz companies of the 30th Regiment, for Corfu. The Semarang freight-ship sailed from Spithead yes terday, with part of the 59th Regiment for Hong Kong. The Victory, 104, Captain F. P. Blackwood, flag ship, has received her new foremast, and returned to her moorings off the Hard, Purtsea. The Amphitrite, 25, Captain Frederick, sailed this morning for Rio and the Pacific. The Belgia❑ man-of-war schooner the Maria Louise, Captain Petet, sailed this morning for Guatemala. The Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain Lord A. Fitzclarence, will be taken into the dock vacated by the Blonde, on Monday for refit and re-tmtellislanent. Wind, Saturday, N.N.E., light breeze, and thick hazy weather; to-day, ditto. APPOINTMENTS. WcoLwicm, FEY. I.—Boatswain—Hodgson Brown to the Vulcan steam-frigate, at Sheerness. Carpenter—George Penn, to the Vulcan. Master—Robert Salmond (1836), appointed to the Fisgard, flag-ship at Woolwich, vice A) len, joined at Woolwich to-day. Mr. Jost ph Pinhorn left Woolwich on Thursday lest for Portsmouth, to take the duties of storekeeper at the Clarence victualling yard. The Cyclops steam-frigate on Monday, and as she will require very little refi t tin g, she will be shortly le•commissioned. t of the hands of The Alecto steam-vessel will be out 3d instant, and is to be taken into the basin n o:A ist fr a the shipwrights on Monday eveninf 9 left o f L i on The Argus steam-sloop, will be commissioned formserrvjiCeoe when :1 9h T t r iz i e ck c e o t as t: vi t a b mouth, in charge of Lieu- Tuesday morning last for Portsmouth, once with Woolwich Dockyard ou board. i n c t a. t o t t e h n e a nt chiefß o Robertson , r a s twice down and up the measured made three runs, b a nd her average speed was found to mile at t e e reach, per hour. The Argus built at be about ten knot . of 975 was b i n 1849, and is Portsmouth was designed by the Navy-office, and w h en l aunc h e d brought round to the River to b e fi tte d with oscillating eng ines of 300-horse power, by John Penn and Son. Lieutenant Robertson, and the crew who navigated her to Portsmouth, returned to Woolwich on Friday even ing last. The Monkey steam-vessel towed No. 9 transport down the river yesterday. BARRISTERS-AT -L AW , MIDDLE TEMPLE.—The undermentioced gentlemen, called to the degree of the Utter Bar on Friday l as t, were published in the Middl e Temple hall this d a y :—Tomps on Chitty, Esq., James Grant, Esq., 8.A., Walter Copland Perry, Esq., William H. Beadon, Esq., William Mackenzie, Esq., Edmund Jackson, E-q., Charles Watkins Merrifield, Esq., Leonard Worslev, Esq., William F. Segar, 8.A., W. Marshall, Esq., J. W. Bowen, Egg, William Crawford, Esq., J. P. Bridgwater, Esq., and William Courthope, Esq. The public will be sorry to hear that Mr. Hender son, of the firm of Fox and Henderson, the co ntractors fo r Mr. Paxton's glass edifice in Hyde-park, lies dangerously ill in the country, and that fears are entertained by his friends for his recovery. It appears that Mr. Henderson was seized with a violent attack of th e intestines on Saturday last, but that he found himself considerabl y better o n Thurs day. The report concerning him y esterda y was, h owever, so purnefsasv trainour unfavourable, laste, that ninight h i l l Fox,r t . ovi t his partner, went dow n by him.ex- EXHIBITION OF 1851.--Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the buildin g on Saturday. Her igb Colonel ne ss was received by Lord Gr anv ill e , M r. Fi e ld Reid, Mr. Cole, Mr. Dilk e , an d M r . W ya tt. GSRioirbysaoGlne Highness George Couper was in attendance on her Royal Highness. T HE SAILORS S in STRIKE, strike_The there among the sa il or s of the north still any imme diate prospect of an arrangement with the shipowners, as both parties stand out for the rates respectively fixed lav them. The mortal remains of the late Archibald le Dalmeny were consigned to the family mausoleum, Dalmeny Park, Mid-Lothian, yesterday. The Earl of bery, Lord Mahon, the Hon. Bouverie Primrose, and relatives, attended the obsequie4. Y.) Et sole , were ptions rhests sliti" I, a nd 1, in• 'acid con' lut 111 i s do- bale Fool 8, 995 ; 160 1 bri9 tvig* ecie° r iv r dr " so ~~/ 0 4 rOO Pi t° 030 3 1‘ Of 1 11 " 1 1 11 0 2 911 w 43et 0 ill x. d. raid.