The Sun. — London, England, 1851-02-04 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON; TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, AMERICAN NEWS• THE A A tax on earnings is a twofoldbane X. A blight on liberty—a clog on thrift — Less like a statesman's than a despot's shift, We've writh'd beneath 't too long to writhe again. Uneconomic is it, as 'twould be, Ere filled with honey, to destroy the wax, To cut away some mainroot of the tree; Or drain a well-spring; like the earnings' tax. But these are petty views, compar'd with this The constitutional, which, closely scanned , S hows something with our Freedom much amiss, When Government's a pry throughout the land, find Briton s ' h omes t h e i r east l es are no more, But t n — lnquisitors, alas! forge keys for ev'ry door! FABRICIUS. all discussions on the income-tax a very brod line of !list action should be drawn between income h a swhic yearly t. 07 4 ed, and income which is not earned, but yearly issues out fro m Permanent capital; the latter of which income is worth .rm 20 t o 25 years' purchase: while the former would not etrunand, even if saleable and not entirely personal, more two or three years' purchase. 111 uri'ISTRUCTION OF THE NORTH BARRACKS AT HA olornls NOVA SCOTIA.—We announced, on Wednesday wits l _ng, that a fire had broken out at the North Barracks, cured, had destroyed the mess building in which it origi• our. .and conaiderably damaged the barracks. It *is now et i a ) !nifill duty to announce further, that, contrary to ex trti„,'Pns the flames were not quelled till they wrought de lie`Von to a far greater extent than any previous fire in eh e ‘tax. After consuming the barracks the fire extended to 7 6 uses adjacent in Barrack-street, and spread with alarm -8 rapidity. About forty buildings besides the barracks destroyed, and many families at this inclement sea- Cr• uddenly deprived of their houses. The 38th Regiment b, s e s golle into the Pavilion barracks, previously occupied the Te officers, who have engaged ' the City Hotel I st Royals have been removed to the Citadel. The 1 .4.7c1 i pal sufferers by the destruction of private property Irvi n " officers of the 38th, the messman, and Messrs. btu Pallister, Eaton, Murdock, Patterson, English, an'Wallace, and the estate of Mr. Holdham. • a • • Snip sa „. „ EIJILDING IN SUNDERLAND .— Oar local readers, cofiLloe Sunderland Herald, will be glad to see from the itc ""i of the shipbuilding of the port, that the year 1850 hasnot au t k i brought that ruin to the trade which we were led to vs _ pate from the prophecies of Mr. Richmond and those "tk the same lugubrious view of the consequences of 1850 ruling the navigation laws. On the contrary, the year Whits a large increase in the number of ships and ihnoun ez e i „_ cf tonnage over any of the last ten years. We find es lrease not very far short of 10,000 tons over 1849, and ; l e e s !' npwardsof 15,000 over 1848. And along with an in . se ,ee n in the number of vessels built on the Wear, we may as point with pride to their daily improving character, both c . 'Teets model and tonnage. Sunderland ships are ap tfelaied out of port, and almost as many were disposed uur mg 185 *of a n e , , out of Sunderland as in it. We have heard thi es . - ",g, 'eats of Sunderland craft that are equal to any dee Tat has been achieved by tho cracks of the Lon withor 4516 cif' Wight yards. And we have no fear that eb con tinued attention on the part of our builders to e alities of thei r s t u ff an d th e perfection of their models, Sunderland will hold her own with any shipbuildng port of the world. Of course, alarmists will point to the increase in shipbuilding of New York in-1850, and will at once claim th e difference between the 38,095 tons launched in 1849 end toevtls26 launched in 1850, as due to the encouragement e anse rriean building and the discouragement of British t o . by the r e p ea l o f t h e nav i ga ti on l aws . Unfortunately • t hi s teco theory, Ne w Y or k i s o f a ll our rivals the one where Port 6t of shipbuilding most nearly equals that in our own s• Indeed, with such a reduction in timber as we trust to see at no distant day, we could build cheaper here than at w York. But the increase both on this and the other , 17" e of the Atl ant i c i s really attr ib uta bl e t o a muc h more ! neour agieg reason—and that is the great activity of cora se_ute !ee, consequent in a principal degree, on the repeal of restrictive laws and the opening of new markets. lan • -N SHIPBUILDING IN THE TYNE.--Soule time t a r occasion was taken to point out the many advantages of Tyne for iron shipbuilding, and the certainty that it WYuba become the largest iron shipbuilding port in the World, and that this branch of businees would shortly be rue as much o ne o f th e grea t stap l e t ra des of the district as the coal or iro n t ra d e . Si nce t h at per i o d one of the largest a nd most eminent firms in London (Messrs. Miller, Raven and Co.) have establislisd an iron ship building yard eere a s s eu are now busy building a magnificent screw steamer, and_ a it is u n d erstoo d are likely to have tour more large steamers ?_ dialed before long. Messrs. Coutts and Parkinson are now shut three more East Indiamen of the largest size, being 14 1 ,000 tons each, two of which are for eminent ship - O wners, wh o are fully convinced of the enormows advantages rgisessed by iron ship s over woo d en ones in point of strength, h tness, capacity, s a f e ty, s p ee d, durability, and economy, ". ° t, only in the fi rs t cost, b u t a l so i n k ee pi ng them in repair ; a nd What is more striking and remarkable is, that these fentletrien are Clyde shipowners—a fact which speaks highly TOW" the science and workmanship of this establishment. Mr. :,_d has launched a great number of steam-vessels for L -441 Continental trade, and has only one difficulty to contend With, and that is to get the vessels built quickly enough to PPly the dem an d. M r . R o b son , of Gateshead, and Mr. Marshall of Shields, are also very full of work; indeed, the Prospects of this trade are such as bid fair to more than realize our most sanguine expectations, orders and inquiries I 2lving in daily from all quarters, and very many from the Mediterranean, the Baltic, and other parts of Europe.— 4V erveastle Journal. LIVERPOOL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.—The first annual meeting of this chamber was held yesterday. Mr. T •B. liorsfall, the president, occupied the chair. The re port was unanimously adopted. It contained a resume of the °Perations of the chamber since its establishment, and re ferred to the improvements it had been instrumental in effect ing in the Mercantile Marine Bill. A lengthened discussion then took place on the income-tax ; and eventually it was I"olved to petition Parliament for a modification of that burden s as levied upon trades, professions, and occupations " a fluctuating and uncertain nature. NRW IRON STEAMER FOR THE GREAT EXHIBI -I°N.-- Among the various arrangements that are being Made to facilitate the conveyance of visitors from abroad to the Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations, we understand that the Antwerp Steam Packet Company has given orders . 6 °, Messrs Robinson and Russell, of Millwall , for the con kruetion of an iron steam-ship, of gigantic proportions, to n between Antwerp and Lonebes. The new sh p will be 'pout 800 tons burden, being the largest iron merchant ste am -vessel ever built in the port of London. H er len g th 41 be 205 feet, her enines 300-horse power, and she w ill h ave sleeping berths fort 20 passengers. The builders have Pledged themselves that she will make the passage from port '•° Port in fifteen hours, so that passengers leaving Antwerp : d at five o'clock in th e a fternoon will reach London at eight fitted up 'clock the foll ow i ng morn ing, and vice versa. She will be in a very superior style, and will be ready for he r tet al oha on the I s t o f M a y. Captain Jackson, who has been upwards of 14 years on the Antwerp station, will cora tand the n ew vesse l , an d hi s we ll-k no wn urbanity and cour tn e sy• and the un if orm at t en ti on b e has on all occasions ma nifested for the comfort and convenience of his passengers, are a sufficient guarantee that no pains or cost will be spared ,e 0 rend er this new enterprise, in all its deta il s , wo rthy his r°risier well-deserved reputation as a skilful seaman and an aeuotaplished gentleman. AMENDMENT OF THE PATENT LAWS PREVIOUS TO Sava ge Cvtity,Of 01)italt.GREAT EXHIBITION.—A meeting of persons desiroust o f e se inin g a diminution of the expense and an increase of h British patents, was held last evening at the Belle e a ge '"°tel, Ludgate-hill. Mr. George Shepherd, civilt litlineer, the chairman of the Council of the National Paten e f the Amendment Association, presided ; and the business h o e ass ee r 6 , ni ng was the presentation of a prospectus of t .1 to be to se ; t t.`° ll , which, as was observed, pledged the counci t i ng very specific, yet affirmed the principles sough few Bstablished:-1. Provisional protection at the cost of a steaclbio"ng'. 2. Protection by letters patent for 301. in nst refer f ' OOl., as at present, with the power of paying . y that ments. 3. A simplification of the mode of obtaining complete protection. 4. An index of all wellspatent for qua' ence * 5. The assistance of assessors ac dl ra Patents, [stator/. of4tees with inventions, for the guidance of the Crown and courts of law, when necessary; and, 6. A the statute of what is really the law of In conclusion the conncil stated that they were _batared to show that if inventors must be specially taxed best plan would be to charge only a few pounds for !latent, and an ad valorem stamp duty on patented articles, T he would i n most cases facilitate the detec ti on o f piracy. 'ue chairman said all suggestions would be received by the n _ . were e f es u s tl eii, and they intended to hold monthly meetings until a lorin in the present system was obtained. Some few ques tions Put by gentlemen present, which elicited expla- CiprelinsuaitZ t t l i rs of the prospectus, after which the meeting separated, yraingto any , resolution, as this was viewed as a M ORE BURGLARIES.—SeveraI burglaries have been committed in Gloucestershire within the past fortnight, and thuerally under very daring circumstances. In some cases' hi ! thieves have been captured, but in others they have ._snerto escaped. The village of Leigh, about half-way be ;non Gloucester and Tewkesbury, has more than once been t ue scene of these outrages. Yesterday (Monday) three fel lows appeared before the magistrates of the Combe-hill petty Leigh on on a charge of being concerned in a burglary at old on Saturday night, at the house of two unprotected .",` Women. It seems that the fellows broke into the house 'ltter midnight, and oceeded to the bedroom of the women, sarmed With bludgeons, putting them, with their threats, into toewv_er, they •Lneine terror. In the course of their lawless proceedings, made so much noise as to disturb a neighbour, f .„ as coming to the succour of the poor women, when the breaddecamped, taking with them nothing more than some Dread and cheese. They were traced for some distance by t he police, who ascertained that in their track from the old "omen's house they had attempted to break into three other nouses, but were toiled in their attempts. They were re- Mended in order to give time for further evidence being pro cured- It is a singular circumstance that one of the o ld Wo men thus threatened with violence has had two attacks Blade upon her. It is not very long since she was returning (Mu, from Cheltenham, when she was fired at by a man in the road, but was not seriously hurt. The cowardly assail ant was app re h en d e d, t r i e d a t Gl ouces t er assizes, and sen tenced, to 21 y ears ' transportat i on f or th e offence. One of the men now in custody for the Leigh burglary is the son of a farmer. It is only a few nights ago that a jeweller's shop Was broken into in Tewkesbury, and completely stripped of Watches and jewellery. A bail was being held at a hotel next door during the robbery. TEMPERANCE DEMONSTRATION.—A very nume rously attended meeting of the friends of the Temperance cause took place last evening at Exeter Hall, at which Mr. J. 8- Buckingham presided. The chairman, in opening the Proceedings of the meeting, drew an amusing comparison between the temperance movement and the religious and political agitations which have lately occupied public atten tion, urging upon the audience the greater importance of the former, and inviting their co-operation in checking the " alchoal aggression,' by a resolute adherence to, and ad vocacy of temperance principles. He congratulated the friends of temperance upon the past progress, and especially upon the present encouraging prospects of their cause. It was intended that a grand convention of the members of temperance societies should be held in the metropolis in the Course of the year; and he was sure that their numbers, their character, arid their station also, would be such as would surprise many who were not aware of t he g reat pro gress that had been made of late years in the temperance cause. —(Loud cheers.) Add re sses upon various topics con nected with th e t empe rance movement were afterwards deli vered by the Rev. Messrs. Spencer, Forster, Newm an Hall, and • G. M. AlSCree ; and the meeting, which was com p osed princi PallY of members of the working classes, broke up at a late hour. PROSECUTION FOR THE ILLEGAL MANUFACTURE os MALT. —At the Shire Hall, Nottingham, on Saturday last, several malsters, carrying on business in that county , Were fined i n pena l ties amounting to 3,4 001 . , f o r various in fractions of the excise laws. A saving of one hour is about to be effected in the conveyance of the mails from London to Perth, much to the satisfaction of the " fair city." ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY. The American steam-ship Pacific, Captain Nye, arrived here this morning from New York direct. She brings thirty-two passengers, and seven days' later intelligence than that previously received by the British steam-ship Niagara on Monday last. She has on freight 50,000/. It is reported that she was detained on her passage thirty hours by ice. The steam-ship Franklin, which left Southampton on the 21 ult., arrived at New York on the 16th ; and the Asia, hence for New York on the 4th, ar rived out at that city on the 17th. The most exciting interest existed in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and all the other cities of the Union, as to the non-arrival of the American steam ship Atlantic, which was known to have sailed from Liverpool on the 24th December. The prevailing opinion, however, was that she had broken down, and had either made for some West India island, or had put back to England. She had been then twenty five days at sea, and it will be about twenty-two days more before her safety is heard of. The papers by the Pacific extend to the 231 ult., and contain a variety of interesting intelligence from California, Panama, Jamaica, and other parts of the West Indies, of a later date than that previously re ceived by the West India mail. We take the follow ing extracts from the papers : " Several petitions have been presented by Mr. Clay in the Senate, praying for the adoption of measures to en courage the emigration of coloured people from this country to Africa. Mr. Clay spoke at length and with his usual eloquence in support of the petitions. A spi rited scene took place on the floor of the Senate, on oc casion of a petition presented by Mr. Hale for a repeal of the fugitive slave law. The Bill for the Cession of the Public Lands has been discussed, Mr. Walker speaking in its fay our. A Bill has passed the House for cheap postage, providing for a uniform rate of three cents per half-ounce. " The information transmitted to the United States Government by the American Minister at Rio, in regard to the traffic in slaves in Brazil, under the Ame rican flag, has been made public. It appears that about 45,000 negroes have been imported into Brazil during the past year, and that the scandalous traffic is still continued to a great extent. A very considerable portion of this trade is carried on in American-built ves sels, and under the protection of the flag of the country. In spite of every effort made by the American Minister at Rio, the flag of the United States is still used by the illegal traders in human flesh. It has been found im possible to enforce the Brazilian statutes on the sullied, the authorities charged with their execution, almost without exception, conniving at the traffic, and silently acquiescing in the violation of the laws they had sworn to support. Although many of the most enlightened statesmen of the empire consider the slave-trade as hos tile to the interests of the country, a greater number de fend it as essential to the prosperity of Brazil, and even contend that the condition of the African is meliorated when he becomes a Brazilian slave. Under these circum stances the influence of the American flag is scarcely felt, except in support of the slave dealer. The evil has become so serious as to demand the intervention of Congress. " The correspondence on the subject with the Ameri can Minister to Brazil has been referred by the Senate to the Committee on Commerce. A resolution was pre sented by Mr. Clay, instructing that Committee to in quire into the expediency of adopting more efficient measures to prevent American vessels and seamen from engaging in the African slave trade. " Our news from Texas is to the 31st ult. Judge Rollins, the United Stites agent, bad effected a treaty with the Indians, providing for a cessation of hostilities, and the restoration of all stolen property and prisoners. Some of the most troublesome tribes were not parties to the treaty, but there is no doubt they will bo forced to submit to its provisions. Lieutenants Smith and Mechler had returned from a survey of the Rio Grande. They examined the river to a point 450 miles above Camargo. It can be made navigable for several months in the year for light boats from Camargo to a short distance above Laredo. From that point to the end of the explorations, the average dept of the river was not more than eight inches. " A calamitous fire took place at New Orleans on the 18th inst., destroying the magnificent St. Charles Hotel, the most celebrated public-house in the southern states, together with two churches, and several other buildings. The total loss is estimated at 500,000 dolls., on which the insurance amounts to 180,000 dolls. The St. Charles was insured for 100,000 dolls., chiefly in New Orleans offices. So great was the excitement occasioned by the conflagration that business was generally suspended on the day of its occurrence. It is rumoured that several lives were lost by the fire. " During the year 1850, the number of persons killed by steam-boat disasters was nearly 700, and about half that number more or less severely wounded. The num ber of accidents was 117, and the amount of capital de stroyed over one million and a half of dollars. " Governor Boutwell, of Massachussetts, delivered his Message to the Legislature on Thursday last, showing a prosperous state of the finances, and recommending an adherence to the compromises of the fugitive slave law. The ballots for United States senators have not yet re sulted in a choice. The free soil candidate, Charles Sumner, has had a plurality of votes on every trial. "We have dates from Jamaica to Jan. 11. The cho lera was still raging with great virulence in the differen parishes. The merchants of Kingston have made ar. rangements to supply, by sailing vessels, the deficiency caused by the discontinuance of the royal steam-ships between Jamaica and the Main. The Bishop of Ja maica has addressed a pastoral letter to the clergy of the island. "We have dates from Hayti to Jan. 1. The island remains quiet. The coffee crop will be less than one half the usual amount. The Emperor has just finished the insignia of the military orders. There was no news of importance. "We have dates from Bermuda to Dec. 31. Nothing important had occurred since our previous advices. A shock of an earthquake was experienced at St. Thomas on the 19th of December, but no damage was done. " We have no later dates from Mexico. " The lawyer's strike in Quebec, to which we have alluded in a former paper, is causing much amusement throughout the province. The bar at Three Rivers has also struck. In Montreal they are taking time to con sider the matter. The sympathies of the public are generally with the judges and against the lawyers. There is no movement on the part of the bar in Upper Canada, as the new tariff is confined in its operations to Lower Canada. Meetings have been held in Toronto protest ing against the intended removal of the seat of govern ment to that city. Oa the other hand some of the French members have resolved not to vote the supplies in the coming session unless the government is removed to Quebec in the spring. Several women voted at a recent election of school trustees, their right to do so having been legalised at the last session of the provincial Parliament. " A fire occurred at Honolulu, on the 6th of October, which consumed eleven houses. Tho buildings were principally thatched. A public meeting had been held to adopt measures for the protection of citizens from thieves and robbers. Large additions were to be made to the police force. " We have dates from California to Dec. 15, by the arrival of the Cherokee steamer, and the Prometheus, of the Nicaragua line. The two steamers bring 1,500,000 dolls. in gold dust. Another fire has taken place in San Francisco, destroying property to the amount of 75,000 dolls., but by the strenuous exertions of the citizens was extinguished without further damage. The cholera has been subsiding for some time past, and has now almost entirely disappeared. San Francisco is making Brest local improvements, especially in the streets. The miners receive a good return for their labours. The diggings are still rich, if not inexhaustible. Several silver mines, which promise to be of gi eat value, have been discovered. A number of the inhabitants are now returning to the Eastern States, having satisfied their ambition in the pursuit of a fortune. "At the late elect ion in California, the citizens de cided on establishing the seat of Government at Val lego, a city laid out on the bay of San Francisco, about 25 miles from the city of San Francisco. A Spanish speculator offers to give the Stat e 156 acres of land, di vided into the necessary grounds for the government buildings, university, charitable institutions, &c., and to expend in the erection of 25 public buildings a sum of 370,000 dollars within two years. " The news from Oregon giv es a hi g hly favourable account of the condition of the cou ntr y . The agricul tural resources are said to be worth more than all the gold mines on the continent. The Indians in some places have caused much trouble to the settlers. The Oregon papers are discussing the subject of postage re form. The subject of a permanent seat of. government for Oregon is also attracting attention." COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, JAN. 21, 1851. Our last circular was dated on the 7th instant, since when we have received European intelligence to the 4th instant, by the steamers Franklin and Asia. C ttoon is steady, bread stuffs inactive; money abundant, with a good inquiry for stooks. Treasury Notes, Six per Cent., 116, ; United States Sixes, '67, 1161; ' 62 , 113 ; New York Fives, '62, 119; Sixes, '62, 120; P e nnsylvanian Fives, '6O, 96; Sixes, 105 . Ashes have been more in request during the p ast week, and shipments have been made at the foll owin g prices for Canada brand:-Pots, 5 dolls. 750. per 1001bs., 288. 3d. per cwt.; pearls, 5 dolls. 65c. per 1001bs„ or 288. per cwt. f. o. b. Bread Stuffs-We have no export, on inquiry, to note; the market is inactive, and confined to local de r mend. Our quotations are as follow:- Flour-Pure Geneseee, 12ic., or 225. 3d.; superfine, good brands, 5 dolls , or 21s. 10d.; second quality, 41 dolls., or 20s. 3d.; Canada, 41,- to 5 dolls., or 21s. 4d. to 21s. 10d. per barrel, f. e. b. Wheat continues to obtain full rates. White Genesee is worth 120 c. to 123 c. per 601b5., or 41s. 6d. to 425. 6d. per qr. 4801b5.; Canada in bond, white, 110 e. to 113 c. per 601bs. or 383. ld. to 39 5. ld.; mixed , 100 c. to 106 c., or 345. 7 d. to 363. Bd. per qr. 4801bs. f. o. b. Corn has declined 4c. to sc. per bushel, and holders appear desirous to realise; but the high rates prevent shipments to any extent, the transactions are cinse quently jersey yellow sells at 68c. per 561b5., or 255. 6d. per qr.; southern yellow, 66c., or 241. 9d.; white, 69e., or 255. 10d. per quarter, f. o. b. EXPORTS OF BREADSTIIFFS FROM JAN. 1 TO JAN. 30. Flour. Corn. Wheat. London... 6,756 brls. Liverpool... 14,401 „ Glasgow 213 „ Cotton---D • uring the early part of last week our cotton market was quiet, with irregular prices. On receipt, 35,074 brls. howeve”, of favourable accounts from Liverpool by the Franklin on the 16th, and the Atia on the 17th inst., a Letter foeling wa3 manifested; and we have since had a steady demand, closing firm at the following quota tions : Ora. Mid. Mid. Fair. Fair. New Orleans and Mobile 13 to 131 14/ to 141 144 15 per lb. Uplands and Florida... 124 to 13/ 134 to 14 14/ ' , Naval Stores—North Carolina turp s has declined to c. 288 per 2801b5., or 13a. 30. per brl. Spirits of tur pentine sell at c. 38 to 39 per gallon ; Wilmington com mon resin, dolls. 1 42; fine qualities, dolls. 3 to 4 per brl. Oils—ln consequence of the late advices of shipments making in Europe, speculators in linseed oil have, for the present, withdrawn from the market, and late arri vals have been sold at a considerable decline upon our previous quotation of the 31st ult., sales having been ac cepted at 80c. to 82c. per gallon. The depression is not likely to continue, as the stock on band and that on the way will not prove sufficient for the demand of the trade. Whale is dull at 40s. per gallon, or 2;1. 12s. par tun; crude sperm, 1 doll. 25c. per gallon, or 851 9s. per too, f. o. b.; lard oil, 65c. per gallon. Provisions—The market is inactive, and lower rates have been submitted to. Ohio pork, mess, sells at 12 dolt, per barrel, or 525. 40.; prime, 9 dolls. 25e., or 403. 6d. per barrel. Beef, mess, 9 dolls. 500., or 41s. 7d.; prime, 5 dolls. 503., or 245. per barrel, f. o. b. Ohio Lard continues firm, at Bc. to Sic. per lb., or 395. to 41s. 4d. per cwt., f. o. b. Hams are in request, at Ste. per ib. Cheese is dull, at sc. to 51e. per lb. EXPORTS OF PROVISIONS, FROM IST TO 20TH JANUARY. Beef. Pork. Bacon. Cheese. Lard. London 350 tros. 150 brls. 30,1791 b. lb. 9,0541 b. Liverp001...734 „ 156 „ 53,055 „ 266,542 „ „ Glasgow ...350 „ IMPORTS. Coal-Liverpool Orrel has been sold at 6 dolls., pPr chal. ex ship by auction, and 7 dolls. per chal. by pri vate sale. The demand is languid. Coff e-The stocks of every description are consider ably reduced, and holders are 6rm at the following quo tations:-Brazil, 1110.; Java, 13c.; Laguira, 1 lie.; St. Domingo, 11c. per lb. cash. Drugs and Dyes-Opium sells at 4 dolls. per lb.; pow dered arsenic, 24-o.; bicarbonate soda, 4i0.; cream tartar, 181 c.; camphor crude, 31c., refined, 29c. to 30c. per lb.; copperas, 90c. per 100 lbs.; sal soda, 24c.; soda ash (80 per cent.), 2ic. to 2ic ; bleaching powders, 24-c. to 2ic. for ordinary, 3c. per lb. for favourite kinds. Dyewoods-We have a good demand for low priced dyewoods, and shipments to England have been made at the following rates:-St. Domingo logwood, 13 dolls. 50c. to 14 dolls.; Jamaica, 13 dolls. per ton; Savanilla fustic, 15 dolls. 50c. to 13 dolls. 75c. per ton. The better descriptions are comparatively neglected, and the prices remain nominal. Cuba fustic, 25 dolls.; Tampico, 22 dolls. per ton; Campeachy logwood, 22 dolls. per ton. Hides are inquired for, and sales are daily making at 144 dolls.; for Buenos Ayres, 2141 b.; Laguira, 221 b., 1 lic.; Carthagena, 221 b., 104 c. per lb. A quantity of Buenos Ayres to arrive have been sold at 14i-c. Indigo is quiet at 1 doll. 20c. for Bengal, 1 doll. 05c. for Madras, 1 doll. 120. for Caraccas, and 900. for Ma nilla, per lb. Iron continues steady. Merchantable bars have been sold, to arrive, at 39 dolls. per ton. Holders demand 40 dolls. Refined is worth 50 dolls. per ton. Scotch pig iron has been sold at 21 dolls. for Gartsherrie, and 204 dolls. to 201 dolls. per ton for other brands, six months. Tin plates IC, 1-8 X 104 dolls. per box. Paiats-We have no particular inquiry to note. Our present prices are, for Venetian red, 1 doll. 25c. to 1 doll. 75c. per cwt.; white sugar lead, 1 lie.; Chinese blue, 75c ; Prussian blue, 50c.; Vandyke broien, Bc.; rose pink, 74c. per lb. for the beat qualities. Sugar-We have had an increased demand for New Orleans daring the past week at 61c.; other qualities re main unchanged at the following quotations:-Brown Havannah, ; Laguira, 64-c.; Cuba, sic. ; Dutch crushed, 84c. per lb. Salt-Liverpool is worth 1 doll. 40c. for Ashton's fine; other brands, 1 doll. 95c. per sack. Spirits-remain as last quoted. Cognac brandy sells at 1 d 011.4300. to 1 d011,35c.; Hennesey broad, 1 doll. 75e. to 2 dolls.; Martell's, 2 dolls. 25c.; Godard's,2 dolls. 25c.; Whiskey is very dull at 95c. to 1 doll. for Irish; Scotch malt, 1 doll. 25c. per gallon; domestic whiskey is in bet ter request than foreign at 26c. per gallon. Freights-To London: tobacco, 225. 6d. per hhd.; naval stores. ls. 6d. per brl.; beef and pork, 3s. per tierce; flour, Is. per brl. To Liverpool: cotton 4d. per lb.; flour, 74d. to 9d. per brl.; wheat and corn, 30. per bushel. Exchange-In fair request, 110'4 to 1104 per cent. for first class bills, 60 days' sight on London. WEST IN DIES. Our dates from Kingston are to Jan. 11. The cho lera was still raging in the different parishes of Jamaica In Trelawny, 1,900 deaths had occurred, and the num ber would probably reach 2,000. In Montego Bay there had been 870 deaths; in St. James's, 944; Port land 40; Lucia, 114. The reports from St. Amis were favourable, and the disease was decreasing. The ac counts from St. Thomas-in-the-East were also more favourable. In consequence of the stoppage of communication be tween Jamaica and the Main, by the means of the Royal Mail Company's steam-ships, since the establish ment of the new route, the merchants of Kingston have catered into arrangements to supply the deficiency by means of sailing vessels. The Kingston Journal understands that the Royal West India Mail Steam-packet Company would be pro hibited by the Government from taking passengers and cargo for Lisbon by the Brazilian packets, in order that they may not interfere with the trade of the Peninsular and Oriental Company's mail steamers. The object of Brazilian packets calling at Lisbon is to secure the traffic between Portugal, Madeira, and the Brazils. The Bishop of Jamaica has addressed a pastoral letter to the clergy of the island. The Journal states that when the intelligence of the calamitous visitation of cholera reached England, his Lordship's earnest desire was to return to the island immediately, but that in con sequence of excessive debility, which had confined him to his house for several weeks, he was recommended to abandon the idea. His Lordship has forwarded 251. toward the relief of the sufferers, and intimated his rea diness to procure further aid in the mother country. The Colonial Standard states that a monthly commu nication between Kingston, Chagres, and Grey-Town, had been arranged, through the efforts of a few influen tial merchants of Kingston. The vessel selected for the service was the schooner Florida. She was to sail for Chagres direct on the Ist of each month, and after land ing her passengers and mails at Chagres she is to pro ceed to Grey-Town ; remain there three days, and on her return to Kingston is to call at Chagres and to re main there two days for mails, passengers, &c. As the entire voyage will be performed within the month, par ties in Kingston will have three days to reply to their correspondence with the Main. MARKETS. KINGSTON (JAMAICA), JAN. 11.—The market is in active, as it usually is at this period of the year, and large stocks, especially of fish and flour, are accumulating. The trade are, for the most part, well supplied, and evince no disposition to purchase on speculation. Prices are, therefore, greedy in favour of buyers, and will re main so, we expect, until the supplies in second hands are sold out. Bread-50 barrels Georgetown pilot have been sold at 18s. Crackers are in good inquiry; there arc not any of Wattson'a in market. Corn-200 bags American have changed hands at 6s. 6d. per bag of two bushels. South American remains at our last quota tions. Flour—The market is overstocked, and prices have fallen in consequence; the decline in the value of the article in the United States has also contribued to depress our market. Four vessels reported in our ship ping list have brought over 5,000 barrels. The sales re ported are 400 barrels. Howard-street, fresh, at 85i. (since resold in lots at same figure) ; 200 barrels Brandywine at 303.; and 1,500 barrels of a mixed lot at 293. INTELLIGENCE FROM BUENOS AYRES. The barque Marion, Captain Lowery, brought dates from Buenos Ayres, to the Ist ult., at which time the port of Monte Video remained strictly blockaded by the French fleet, General Oriba still refusing to yield. The previous reports of the probability of a war be tween Buenos Ayres and Brsz,l are confirmed by this arrival. THE TYNE.-- ANOTHER STRISE.—The South Shields shipwrights struck work on Saturday morning. The Tyne shipwrights are about 1,100 in number, and are pretty well known as close unionists. In the fall of last year they met, and, without consulting their employers, adopted a code of rules, many of which are found by the master shipbuilder and shipowner to be most obnoxious in their character, and injurious to the trade of the river. The masters met at Newcastle in November last and re-adopted a set of regulations passed by the dockowners in 1842. These regulations came into effect yesterday, and the strike at South Shields is the result. It is also supposed, that if some arrangement is not come to between the masters and the men, the whole of the shipwrights on the Tyne will turn out. The Hecate and Trident war-steamers, sent down by the Admiralty, at the request of the mayor of Tynemouth, in case of a riot amongst the sailors during their strike, are at present lying in Shields harbour; but there is no necessity for their presence, as the river is clearing of ships, and the men are receiving the advanced wages as soon as the vessels are laden. A great number of colliers have left the Tyne during the last three days. Notwithstanding the antipathy of the seamen to the shipping offices, there seems no danger of a repetition of disturbances, which were confined to a small section of the men. TUE MERCANTILE MARINE ACT.—The clause strictly enforcing the provision that all masters, first or se , cond, or only mates, of foreign-bound vessels shall produce certificates of competency before being allowed to sail in such vessels, yesterday came into full operation • and no vesse l will now be permitted t o p ut to sea unleJs the officers in charge produce certificates proving them to be fully com petent. This regulation was not carried into force on the Ist of January because the authorities were not able (owing to the immense number of applications) to supply the certifi cates within the prescribed time. TaE IRON 'fitADE.—The slight advantage ob tained during the late quarterly meetings has been supported with little difficulty ; but it is evident that the buoyancy then experienced is gradually subsiding, and with it the san guine expectations of steady improvement in prices. No symptoms of unusual activity in the forthcoming spring tra de are yet developd, but rather an unexpected sluggish ness has supervened in the nail and chain departments, and other manufacturing branches of our home consumption, orders bung proportionately slacker. In pig iron little is doing, most parties having made their purchases early in the last month, and there is no tendency to any further advance in this article. Coal and ironstone also remain unal!ered. The reports from other districts are as various whole as the sourcesouces from whence they are derived; upon the , t quite as satisfactory as the facts within our own knowledge would seem to warrant. Welsh bars are said to be in good demand, and a considerable increase of make has been lately brought into the market. Sc otch pigs have a downward tendency, though the price of manufactured iron is there re pre.leuted as argt.—RinninghaiTh Gazette. THE ANGLO•CALIFORNIAN GOLD MIN ING COMPANY. A meeting of the shareholders of the above com pany took place at the Corn Exchange, Lincoln, on Thursday evening last, M. Redman, Esq., in the chair, at which one of the directors attended to ex plain the position of the company, and Captain Sir Henry Vere Huntley to give a detailed account of its prospects in California ' whence he has lately ar rived. There were present, besides shareholders, seve ral residents of high respectability, who seemed much interested in the proceedings. GEORGE C. COTTRELL, Esq., of Lincoln's Inn, and one of the directors, rose to address the meeting. He explained that the present meeting had been called together in consequence of the number of shareholders the company had in Lincoln, that they might hear what was the present position and prospects of the company. His duty was chiefly to state how matters stood in England, as Sir Henry Huntley would enlarge upon its condition in California;• and he thought these two things would comprise all that the shareholders present would rea sonably expect to be made acquainted with. The ob j ect of establishing this company was to engage in mining operations, for obtaining gold in California; and when this company was established any process of the kind W 23 utterly unknown. Since that time, however, one company had sprung into existence and was now in active operation ; of this they would hear from Sir H. Huntley. For the benefit of the share holders he might state that the directors had endea voured to conduct the affairs of the company with the most rigid economy.—(Cheers.) He (Mr. Cot trell) was only connected with it from June last, since which time he had attended every meeting of the board, and could safely assert that the most economical principles of action had not only been laid down, but strictly observed.—(Hear, hear.) They had now the opportunity of carrying on one, two, or three different enterprises in California; first, by pur chasing an interest in the Mariposa Mine ; secondly, by purchasing the Agua Fria Mine ; and thirdly, by taking a lease of a spot of land which had been per sonally inspected by Sir Henry, and found to contain gold quartz in sufficient quantity to justify its being selected for the plan ultimately to be carried out. The company had the means of accomplishing two of these plans ; but if en interest was to be purchased in the Mariposa Mine it was of great importance that the company should have more capital than it at present possessed, in order fully and effectually to do justice to the opportunity offered to them, as well as to the operations of Sir Henry Huntley, who had been selected to carry that or any other plan into effect. His (Mr. Cottrell s) object in addressing them was to induce them to increase the number of their shares. He wished the meeting to understand that any individual subscribing for shares in this company would not be liable for a single penny beyond the amount he might subscribe towards the capital of the company. The company's deed of registration was now in the hands of the Re gistrar- General of Joint-stock Companies, and in the deed it was provided that each shareholder should not be liable beyond the amount of capital for which he had absolutely subscribed. There was neither debt nor liability upon the company beyond those incurred day by day for office expenses, clerks, &c., and there was a considerable sum of money in hand to meet the exigencies of the company. Their prospects in California were such, that if the means were extended to them of carrying out the undertaking it must be crowned with success. It was, in fact, not a question of speculation but of certainty. After paying all working expenses they would have 100 per cent. interest.—(Cheers.) Sir H. HUNTLEY addressed the meeting at some length upon points which are embraced in that gen tleman's report made to the provisional directors on his return from California in November last. Mr. W. PECK, bookseller, proposed the following resolution, which was seconded by Mr. BRUMBY, printer : " That this meeting, having with undivided satisfac tion taken into consideration the various proposals made to Sir Henry Vere Huntley during his temporary visit in California, is of opinion that the advantages to be de rived from the " Agua Fria Mine" cannot fail to afford, and within a few months of the present time, a very con siderable return of capital to the company; and that Sir Henry, through the medium of the •directory., be em powered to purchase the said mine for the benefit of the shareholders." Mr. HECK, fishmonger, proposed the next resolu tion, which was seconded by Captain PIGOTT : " That the thanks of this meeting are due, and are hereby given, to Sir Henry Vere Huntley, for the able and interesting exposition with which he has this even ing favoured the shareholders of the Anglo• Californian Gold Mining Company, in reference to their present position; and for the very arduous and unremitting exertions which he has used fur the interest of the said company." Mr. GEORGE GRESHAM, the agent of the company, at Lincoln, seconded by Mr. BERCH, schoolmaster, proposed the next resolution : " That this meeting desires the directors, through the medium of Sir H. Huntliy, to secure on lease the plot of land marked out by Sir Henry on the land belonging to Colonel Fremont." The various resolutions were put by the chairman and carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN said the meeting would feel gra tified at bearing from Sir Henry a description of the social condition of California.—(Cheers.) Sir HENRY HUNTLEY again rose and said that he would endeavour to comply with a request which had so strongly received the approbation of the meeting. Before the meeting separated, a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman for bis conduct in the chair. (Copy.) Penritb, Jan. 23, 1851. Sir,—We had a meeting of s hareholders in the town last night, when the following resolution was passed unanimously by those present : " Resolved,—That the thanks - of this meeting be given to the directors of the company for their persevering efforts to carry out the projects of the company, and to Sir H. V. Huntley, in particular, for his labour and efforts to serve the interests of the company; and that they express their entire confidence in the manager and directors, and in the ultimate success of . the under taking." Signed on behalf of the shareholders , JONATHAN PALDER, Agent for Penritb. Mr. Williams. COURT CIRCULAR The Queen and Prince Albert left Windsor Castle at four minutes before twelve yesterday, attended by the Viscountess Jocelyn, the Marquis of Ormonde, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. C. B. Phipps, Colonel lion. Charles Grey, Colonel Berkeley Drummond, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Alexander Gordon, and proceeded to the station of the Great Western Railway, in Windsor, where a Guard of Honour of Coldstream Guards was in attendance with the band of the regiment, and received her Majesty and the Prince with the usual honours. A special train conveyed the august party to the Paddington terminus; where the Queen and the Prince, and the royal suite, entered three of her Majesty's carriages, and immediately left for Buck ingham Palace; a detachment of the 16th Lancers forming the escort. Her Majesty and Prince Albert arrived at Buck ingham Palace at ten minutes before one o'clock, and were received by the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, Lord George Lennox, and the Mister of the Household. Soon after her arrival in town, the Quen, attended by the Viscountess Jocelyn (Lady in Waiting) went to Gloucester House, and visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester. Lord Charles Fitzroy, Equerry in Waiting, was in attendance on horseback. Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the Hay market Theatre with their presence yesterday evening. The royal suite consisted of the Viscountess Jocelyn (Lady in Waiting), the Marquis of Ormonde (Lord in Waiting), Lord Charles Fitzroy (Equerry in Waiting, and Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Alexander Gordon (Equerry in Waiting to the Prince). The Oxford University Commission held a meeting yesterday, at the residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, Downing-street. Present—The Bishop of Norwich, the Dean of Carlisle, the Master of Fern. broke, the Rev. H. G. Liddell, the Rev. G. H. S. Johnson, and the Rev. A. P. Stanley (Secretary). TIER MAJESTY'S COURT AND PRIVY COUNCIL. (From the Court Circular.) Her Majesty held a Court and Privy Council at three o'clock yesterday afternoon. At the Court M. Marcoleta, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Republic of Nicaragua, had an audience of the Queen, and de livered his credentials to her Majesty. His Excel lency was introduced by Viscount Palmerston, G.C.8., the Queen's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H., her Majesty's Mas ter of the Ceremonies. Sir Edward C. Disbrowe, G.C.11., her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary at the Hague, was presented to the Queen at an audience by Viscount Palmerston, on his arrival from abroad. The Earl of Winchilsea bad an audience of the Queen, and delivered to her Majesty addresses from Dover, Ashford, New Romney, Chillingham, Gun stone, Hythe, and other places in the county of Kent, also from Newark—all against Papal aggression. Mr. James William Morrison (of Snaresbrook, Essex) was presented to the Queen, at an audience by Sir George Grey, her Majesty's principal Secre tary of State for the Home Department, when the Queen was graciously pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon him. Mr. Alexander Bannerman, Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward's Island, was presented to the Queen by Sir George Grey, and received the honour of Knighthood from her Majesty. Mr. James Meek, late Comptroller of the Victual ling of the Navy, wds introduced by Sir Grey Grey at an audience, and received the honour of Knight hood from the Queen. The Privy Council was attended by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Lord President, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, the President of the Board of Control, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancas ter, the Postmaster-General, the Secretary-at-War, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Mas ter of the Horse, and the Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert. At the Council, the Queen's Speech on opening the Session of Parliament was arranged and agreed upon. The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council in Waiting. The Marquis of Landsdowne had an audience of her Majesty before the Council. The Earl of Carlisle (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster) had an audience of the Queen, and sub mitted to her Majesty the names of gentlemen to serve the office of Sheriff for the county of Lancaster for the present year. Lord John Russell and Earl Grey had audiences of the Queen. Her Majesty was attended by the Treasurer of the Household, the Comptroller of the Household, the Marquis of Londonderry (Gold Stick in Waiting), the Marquis of Ormonde (Lord in Waiting), and Colonel Berkeley Drummond (Groom in Waiting). POLITICAL BANQUETS. Lord John Russell, PO First Lord of the Treasury, gave a grand banquet last evening, at his official resi dence in Downing-street, to a _large party of members of the House of Commons connected with the Govern ment. There were present—the Right Hon. the Speaker, the Marquis of Kildare, the mover, and Mr. Peto, the seconder, of the Address ; Viscount Palmerston, Sir George Grey, the Right Hon. Fox Maule, the Attorney- General, the Solicitor-General, the Right Hon. Sir Wm. Somerville, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Hon. Sir ohn Cam Hobhouse, the Right Hon. W. G. Hayter, the Hon. John Elliot, Mr. Hawes, Mr. Bellew, Mr. Rich, Mr. George Cornewall Lewis, Mr. James Wilson, the Right Henry Labouchere, the First Lord of the Admiralty, Lord Seymour, Mr. J. Parker, the Hon., William Cowper, Admiral Deans Dundas, Admiral Berkeley, Colonel the Hon. George Anson, the Right Hon. M. T. Baines, the Right Hon. W. S. Lascelles, Sir David Dundas, Mr. Ralph Bernal, Lord Alfred Paget, Lord Marcus Hill, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Robert Boyle, Lord Clarence Paget, Mr. R. W. Grey, Mr. W. Law, and Mr. A. Russell. The guests were all attired in full official costume, and after the banquet Lord John Russell read her Majesty's most gracious Speech to the assembled genets. The Marquis of Lansdowne, as leader of the Ministry in the House of Lords, gave a magnificent entertain ment last evening, at Lansdowne-house, to a fiery large party of Peers, supporters of the present Government. The guests included—The Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Effingham, the mover, and Lord Cremorne, the seconder, of the Address; the Duke of Devonshire, the Duke of Norfolk, the Marquis of Anglesey, the Marquis of Breada,lbane, the Marquis of Westminster, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Earl of Carlisle, the Earl of Bess 'borough, Earl Bruce, the Marquis of Donegal, Earl Fitzhardinge, Earl Fitzwilliarti, Earl Granville, Earl Grey, the Earl of Minto, the Earl of Morley, Earl Spencer, the Earl of Stafford, the Earl of Waldegrave, the Earl of Camperdown, Viscount Ponsonby, Lord Beaumont, Lord Camoys, Lord Carrington, Lord Col borne, Lord do Manley, Lord Dufferin and Claneboye, Lord Elphinstone, Lord Foley, Lord Hatherton, Lurd Monteagle, Lord Portman, Lord Stanley (of Alderley), Lord Poltimore, Lord Lilford, and the Earl of Shel burne. Her Majesty's Speech was read to the guests after dinner by the Noble Marquis. Lord Stanley, as leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords, entertained a large party of Peers, supporters of Conservative policy, last evening, at his mansion in St. James's-square. The party included the Duke of Richmond, the Duke of Rutland, the Duke of Cleveland, the Marquis of Exeter, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of Cardigan, the Earl of Egliaton, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl of Malmesbury, the Earl of Lucan, the Earl of Sandwich, the Earl of Wilton, Earl Nelson, the Earl of Stradbroke, the Earl of Wiuchilsea, the Earl of Kinsale, the Earl of Glengall, Earl Talbot, the Earl of Erne, Earl Delawarr, Viscount Combermere, Viscount Strangford, Lord Redesdale, Lord de Ros, ) Lord Southampton, Lord Colchester, Lord Saltoun, and Lord Sondes. -- - - --- THE OLDEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD.—We have recently (says the Gateshead Observer) received a lock of lady's hair. Gentle reader, do not smile too soon. Formerly it was raven black; it is now snow white—bleached by one hundred and nineteen winters. Mary Benton, from whose tresses it was shorn, was born at Keverston, near Raby Castle, in the county of Durham, on the 12th of February, 1731; and on the 3d of December, 1849, she sent her old friend, Mr. John Hinchliffe, the respected parish clerk of Cockfield, where she was christened, a lock of her lily hair, in tender acknowledgme n t of her continued remembrance and regard. Mr. Hinchliffe, on presenting a portion of the keepsake to a friend, raised himself up to his full height and said "She is as fresh as I am—(his own age is 72) walks right up an end—feeds her hens and chickens—wears no spectacles can hear well—and was helping at haymaking at Elton in 1848." He mi g ht have added, "" and gleaning fol lows we derive from the i n formation of a lady who lately visited Mary Be n t on , and found her engaged in the autumn of the following year What in washing her own clothes. Her father's name was Ralph Lodge, who lived to the venerable ago of 105, and her mother died an " old woman." Mary began life as a shepherdess, " tending her father's flock." She afterwards became "the maid of the inn" kept by her grandmother at Piersbridge, where she well remembers soldiers being quar tered in the rebellion of '45. She afterwards lived in service at various places; among the rest, Raby Castle, to which the noble owner, the Duke of Cleveland, invited her—an honour she prudently declined. The Duke of Northumber land has also been to see her. When young she had ' lovers plenty," and " took the worst at last !" " as," said she to our informant, " sometimes happens." On being asked if she enjoyed unvarying health, she replied, " I never bad the doctor but once, and I was so frightened that I swooned away when he came into the room." Amusing enough, to hear of the nerves that had stood the rebels giving way before the doctor! In the course of last year Mr. Bewick . . , painted a striking likeness of the venerable matriarch—if we APPROACHING MARRIAGE IN lIIGII LIFE.—We may use such a word — who at present resides with her grand- son at Elton. Should she liv e t o b e i nc l u d e d i n th e ap- understand that a marriage will shortly take place between the lion. James Colborn, eldest son of General Lord Seaton, proac hi n g census, and be entered as 120 years of age, she Lieutenant will doubtless be the oldest person in that record, if she be and the Hon. Charlotte De Burgh, daughter of General Lord Downes. not, as we have supposed, the oldest woman in the world. SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY.--The Royal Mail Com. [ADVERTISEMENT.j—The Observer of Sunday, pany's steam-ship Clyde, Captain Moss, with the West India Feb. five of thei r f o li o columns o f part i cu l ars mails, left this afternoon. She had a large and valuable connected 2 gavewithnearly the Great Exhibition, brought down to Sa- cams, with about fifty passengers, many of whom were for turd ay n ight. The Observer of Sund a y, J an . 26, gave four t h e go ld di gg i ngs . The next homewa r d s t eam - s hi p, w i t h f o li o columns of interesting incidents of the Exhibition, th e West India and Mexican mails, will be the Th ames , chiefly original facts, collected a nd written by the Observer Captain Rived. She may be looked fbr about the sth or reporters. The e xtensive p u blication of the Observer coin- 6th instant. The Jupiter, Peninsular and Oriental Com mences at four o'clock on Sunday morn i ngs. S un d ay, F e b . nany ' s steam - s hip, comman d e d by C a pt a i n M ee h an, with the 9, a gratuitous supplement to the Observer. Price of the Peninsular mails, has not made her appearance. The da- Observer, Sixpence. magi done to her machinery on her outward voyage has, we DEATH OF SIR FRANCIS LAwLEY, BART. We re- understand, been repaired at Corunna, so that sbe may Bret to record the demise of the above highly respected Ba shortly be looked for. The Madrid, Captain J. Weeks, from ronet, who died on Thursday last at his seat in Warwick- the Peninsula, with the usual mails, is expected about the shire. His death w as most une xpected, as he was out shoot - 4th instant. ing, and apparently in the vigour of health on Tuesday last. CommissioN or LUNACY.—Yesterday an inquiry Sir Francis was second son of Sir Robert Lawley (the fifth as to the state of mind of Mr. David Wilson, a retired mer baronet) by his marriage with Jane, only child of the late chant of the City, was opened before Mr. Barlow, one of the Sir. Beilby Thompson, and consequently brother of Lord Masters in Lunacy, and a special jury of magistrates and Wenlock and the Dowager Lady Middleton. lie was born merchants, at the Sheriff's-office, Red Lion-square. Mr. in 1782, and married 18th May, 1815, Mary Anne, eldest Wilson was a native of Scotland, and early in life he joined daughter of Mr. George Talbot, but does not leave any issue I a mercantile firm in the City as a partner, and having in by that lady, who now survives him. In 1834 he succeeded that capacity amassed a considerable fortune he retired into to the baronetcy on the death of his elder brother, Lord private life, and continued to reside with his wife (having Wenlock. The late Baronet was a great personal friend of ! no children) until her death, which took place about two the late Sir Robert Peel, of whom he was a great a Imirer years ago, after which event he became unsettled in his and a staunch supporter, and in consequence of that friend- habits . , wandering about from place to place, until his fr iends ship was among the c hosen f ew permitted to assist at the thought it necessary to have him placed under the care not last solemn rites of that illustrious statesman's career. Sir an attendant. The Precise amount of his property 1v1"20/t. Francis represented Warwickshire in the House of Commons stated in evidence. The lunatic himself stated he had i _. 0 bad in four Pai Effluents, but has not taken any active share in a year. but he could not tell how it was derived, dD' a 0 000/. to • • e the general election in 1833. As a landlord told Dr. Winslow that he was worth from 20 , . politics since insane since the he was highly revered by his tenantry- on his estates in .950,0001. The jury found that he had been Warwickshire and Shropshire. The baronetcy devolves on 10th of December last. his brother, Lord Wen lock, who will also inherit his large INTRAMURAL BURYING GROUNDS. —.Besides the landed property. b us i ness o f t h e va l ua tions of old cemeteriesosingthem, and and private FATAL ACCIDEN T.—On Sunday afternoon, as some burial-grounds, for compensation on of new sites, the Board el be boys, who had cland estinel y o btained possession of a water- sides the valuation and examination investigation of the claim s man's boat, were row in g near Bugsby's Hole, the boat got of Health has been en g a g ed in the clergy, churchwardens, and the foul of a tier of shipping, the tide running strong at the time. to compensation of We believethethat up to the last week the investi- Being unskilful and afraid they rose from their seats in great parishes. the boat. Their • alarm, and capsized cries brought a number gation of the claims r St. Pancras and a number of the C . t. 1 y of persons to their assistance, and three were saved, but two of Marylebone, , c . ,_ , ...: sultdoe peer. were unfortunately drowlaeti, parishes) lis4 been a e ma- 1851. WS pa. . re ow lericsol a Ber 6ovn jet, bat Min"' oral* nis sr! iry f.t'm mission 'writer ?it _ a l b° r§l74 PO f l 4 0 4 0: of'' 1 9 0" / " 1 1 HAYMARKET THEATRE Last evening Mr. Macready made his last appear ance previous to his farewell benefit, when, according to the announcement in the bills, he intends to take his leave of the stage for ever. We hope, however, that he has been induced to reconsider his somewhat hasty determination, and to consent to a renewal of his engagement, so as to postpone his final farewell until after the great Exhibition ; indeed we not only hope, but from what occurred last evening, we think it extremely probable that such is the case. The play was King Lear, and Mr. Macready during the whole time of the performance was evidently labouring under deep emotion. He was applauded throughout to the echo by a house crammed to suffocation, and at the end of the malediction scene was called on, and again at the conclusion of the tragedy. lie then ad dressed the audience, thanking them for their kind ness, but adding, with marked emphasis, that he should not then say farewell to them for ever; this may mean only that he postpones the delivery of his farewell speech to his benefit night, but it may also mean th a t h e h as b een i nduced to y i e ld t o th e instances of those who, for the honour of our national drams, would desire that it should not be deprived of the services o f it s greatest l i v i ng representat i ve just as the elite of all nations are about to visit our metropolis. From the enthusiastic manner in which the announcement was received by the audience, there can be no doubt but that they understood it in this latter sense, and we sincerely hope that they under stood it rightly. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. It will be seen by the Court Circular that the honour of knighthood has been conferred by her Majesty on Paymaster and Purser James Meek, on his retirement from the office of Comptroller of the Victualling and Transport Service of the Navy. It would be only just and equitable to the naval commissariat service it the paymasters received a share of those honours and deco rations which have been bestowed on other classes of the united service. Lieutenant C. C. Day has arrived in England, inva lided from the Persian, 12, in the West Indies. Second Engineers—George Saunders has been ap pointed to the Plumper, 12, screw-sloop, in the West Indies, ordered to Rio; Charles Williams, gunners, has been appointed to the Vulcan, screw-troop-ship; and George Lamb, to the Arrogant, screw-frigate, Ports mouth. Amphitrite, 20, Captain Charles Frederick, arrived off Plymouth about noon on Sunday, on her way to Val paraiso. Aid lighter, Smallman master, arrived at Devonport on Sunday, with stores from Portsmouth. Atholl store-ship, Lieutenant-Commander Pearse, arrived yesterday at Portsmouth, en route to Plymouth. Birkenhead steam store-ship is being hastened as much as possible; as many men as can find room to work are placed on her, and the Portsmouth yard-riggers are also fitting her rigging. The Blenheim, 60, screw-ship, Captain Henderson, C. 8., was paid off all standing at Portsmouth yesterday. Excepting the first lieutenant and paymaster, all the other officers are re-appointed. The second lieutenant, Mr. W. G. J. Cunningham, becomes first lieutenant, and Mr. Basden (1804) is to be the paymaster. Comet steam-vessel, Commander Otter, arrived at Queenstown on Saturday from the Hebrides. Indefatigable, 50, Captain Smart, K.H., was towed out of Devonport Harbour on Saturday by the Avon and Styx steam-vessels. Her old crew have been paid wages, and the newly-raised hands advanced by Com modore Lord John Hay, and she proceeds to Lisbon imuediately. Dilligence, transport, Mitchell, master, sailed from Devonport, on Friday, with stoves for Woolwich. Royal yacht Victoria and Albert has been taken into dock at Portsmouth. The Victory has resumed her station off Common TErd. The old ship is so rotten that the caulkers are afraid of driving their irons through her sides. Virago, with Mr. Henderson and party, sailed yester day for Falmouth, to bring up the Astrea. PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—The windbound ships all got away yesterday, except the convict ship Lady Ken itlway. The wind to-day has come round again to the westward, with cloudy weather. A large American vessel put into Portsmouth harbour to-day, having suffered from stress of weather, being leaky, and having lost some of her sails. She has gone alongside the Dryad hulk, and will have to discharge her cargo. WOOLWICH, FEB. 3.—The 'Tecate, 6, steam-sloop, Commander George S. Hand, has arrived at South Shields, where she will remain while the present strike of seamen continues in that quarter. It is said there tire now upwards of 7,000 men who have joined the dis affected. The Cornwall hired convict ship, surgeen-superin tenthnt David Geddes, M.D., Royal Navy, M. Maun• drell, master, arrived opposite the Royal Arsenal on Sa turday to t..ke on board convicts for Van Diemen's Land, and will call at Gibraltar to take a number of con victs to the same destination. IRELAND. DR. 'WISEMAN AND THE SLIGO ROILLNISTS. DUBLIN, MONDAY MORNING.—" His Eminence " the Cardinal has forwarded the following reply to Bishop Browne, of Elphin, in answer to the address adopted at the meeting of the county of Sligo, held on the 13th of the last month:— " My dear Lord and Brother in Christ,—The most gratifying address which your Lordship has forwarded to me from the aggregate meeting of the city and county of Sligo, deserves, indeed, my warmest gratitude, and I request your Lordship to express on my behalf this fooling to all who have signed or voted for it. " Though attempts are being made to divide the inte rests of Irish and English Catholics in the present efforts to excite animosity against the latter, I am sure they will prove unsuccessful. The bond between us is one of faith and charity, and even should a policy be adopted by our rulers which shall serve to separate our respec tive worldly interests, the very attempt will only serve to strengthen our religious union. Whatever impugns the 'rights of Catholics in England to carry out their reli gion according to its principles, or attacks the exercise of the Sovereign Pontiff's spiritual jurisdiction, assails either the members or the head of a common and living body. " But, further, it must be obvious, that if any conces sion be withdrawn from us, or any restriction be imposed upon what till now has been deemed lawful, this will weaken every pledge and every assurance which the Irish Catholics have eeived for their religious liberty or other ecclesiastical advantages. These considerations give us every confidence ,that our brethren in Ireland will esteem this a common cause, and will not fail to show that a holier and stronger principle than any poli tical alliance holds all the Catholics in the empire in closest union. " I now particularly beg your Lordship to recommend this sacred cause to the prayers of your religious com munities and of your faithful flock, for it is in the power of God to protect his Church that we must mainly rely in the coming contest, far more than on the wisdom of our counsels, or even the support of our many friends. " I must not conclude without repeating my sincere thanks to your Lordship, to your excellent clergy, and to the gentlemen who have signed the address, among whom such as (like Mr. Vernon, the Mayor) have not the same motive of religious communion, deserve an especial acknowledgment from me for their generous and disinterested support of what is the cause of liberty as well as of religion. "If your Lordship will allow me the privilege of join ing my blessing to your own, I shall feel that, in re questing you to convey it thus strengthened to my good triends in Sligo, lam making the most sincere, though but a very inadequate, return for their kind and warm hearted sympathies. " Recommending myself to your Lordship's good prayers, &e., I am, my dear Lord, your Lordship's brother in Christ, " N. Card. WISEMAN." It is rumoured that Mr. Roebuck will move the omission in the Address of all paragraphs relating to the Papal aggression. In the Lords there will be an amendment extending and applying the intention of the Royal Speech to Ireland. This, it is thought, will be carried.--Morning paper. TUB LONDON FARMERS' CLUB.—Yesterday even ing the usual monthly meeting of the club took place at the club-rooms, Blackfriars, when the question " how far taxa tion enters into the cost of agricultural produce" was fully discussed. Among the speakers were Mr. Thomas (the chairman), Mr. Cheetham, the introducer of the subject, Mr. Baker, of Writtle, Mr. Bell, Mr. W. Bennett, Mr. Wood, Mr. W. F. Hobbs, Mr. Mechi, and Mr. Williams. After a lengthened discussion the following resolution was, on the motion of Mr. Hobbs, carried by a large majority :—" That although this club will not undertake to define the exact amount of taxation which enters into the cost of agricultural produce in the United Kingdom, yet they are of opinion that those taxes which peculiarly affect those productions are now become intolerable, with the great depreciation in the price of corn and cattle, and therefore require immediate removal." ---. WHAT A STEAMER DOES WHEN IT HAS NO COAL" ' The steam-frigate Queen, which made such t a o si coa lentd yr ru as il from Aden with the last mail, having run o obliged, we (Bombay Times) are told, both the gun spars, lower deck, and many other articlesr , h steans up! The ner's and boatswain's stores, to keel). e e d a s mail packets, to of her launch, nuisance of having such vessels em i P ic li, n ow become into where expedition is the chief concern, lerable, and must by some mt_uptseL other on be p its way frut a stop to. days om The idea of the mail bein i she dg M t he distance from Lond on Aden, after having acc°m o n b ea rable, and ought to be at to that port in twenty, . body by the community in gene once protested againstinisa interest in particular. ral, and the mercantile ~ INCOME AND E XPENDITURE.—A Parlia mentaryshows that the income of the COUNTY return, ~.„. d and Wales amounted, in 1 8 48, to just issued, counties 7d.; ; and in 1849, to 1,541,857/. 8.! 6d. The - pe nditure in the same . two years amounted, in 1848, t o 1,406,i281• o t - 03. 11 1 ,4 d. , and in 1849, to 1,36?,004/. 2s. 314,d. The reports of the state of business in the pro vinces during the past week show a declining tendency at Manchester, although the home demand has been well main tained; but in the woollen distri-ts there has been continued activity and firmness. In the Irish linen trade there has been no reaction from the recent improvement, and the orders from America are large. A deputation of the attorneys, solicitors, and proctors of England and Wales, consisting of M. D. S. Beckett, Mr. W. Woodroofe, Mr. William Vizard, jun., Mr. R. Beach croft, and Mr. J. M. Clabon, had an interview yesterday with t'd-t Lord Chancellor, to request his Lordship to present to the House of Lords a petition signed by upwards of 6,000 attorneys, solicitors, and proctors, against the Papal ag gression. The Fruiterers' Company yesterday presented t he Right Hon. the Lord Mayor with twelve baskets of appl.el, according to annual custom. The members are to dine mont h his Lordship, wlut will also entertain his ward, this day. SPORTING NOTES No. VII. COMMENCEMENT OF THE RACING SEASON OF 1851. " I do lova natciwG, 'tis a noble spit, 'Tis manly, joyous, and exhilarating; I'll bet a dozen of old bee's-wing port_ You'll not name one that's half so animating." TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Six,—Close upon the opening of Parliament comes the first diminutive attempt at the " legitimate," or, in other words, the commencement of the racing season; the curtain rises at Lincoln, on Thursday, with the Trial Stakes of 7 sovs, each, with 40 added 15 subs. ; distance, a mile and 240 yards. Among the en tiles will be fouad Post Tempore, 5 yrs. Sst 121 b; The Baroness, S yrs, Sst 91b ; Witchcraft. 4 yrs, Sat 4lb ; Nutbrown, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b; The Calr_alator, 3 yrs, Got Slb; Guardsman, 3 yrs, Est 51b ; 3 yrs, Est 51b; Heart of Oak, 3 yrs, Est 51b; and fill y by lied Deer, 3 yrs, Est 21b; the remaining six ave of no account. Post Tempore seems to have the pull over Tho Baroness, Witchcraft over Nutbrown, and Heart of Oak and Nancy over the three ye - trs old lot; but as some sort of mystery is hanging over Nancy, I must pass her chance by, and take Post Tempore or 'lnn of Oak, the latter for choice, to pull me through in my first attempt on the I fiat this year. • As the only two essays that I have made to select the winner of a steeplechase (Proceed for the Worcester, a year or two back, and the British Yeoman for the Southam last week) have proved correct, I shall once more venture into the lists on the Lincoln Handicap Steeplechase of 20 sus. each, h ft, and only sif de clared, &c., over tour miles of capital hunt ing ground. A small but rather crack field will be found at the starting-post, consisting a I(aac, list 21b; Victim, 11 st; Lucy Neale, lOst 111 b; Peter Simple, lost 101 b; Vengeance, lOst 41b; and one or two otbera. According to previous running (barring accidents), it ought to be a close race with the lot, but some on 'd must have a pull, yet, I cannot fancy it will be eit'ner of those (Victim and Vengeance) backed at T . 9"ctersall's yest er d a y ; cons id er i ng t h e p e culiarities of :no country, and the heaviness of the ground, judgment says it will come off in favour of Isaac or Peter Simple; probably thus:— Peter Simple ... 1 Isaac ... ~. 2 Lucy - . . 3 Victim and Vengeance close up. I really cannot say whether it requires the gift of second sight to pounce upon the successful quadruped for the Hurdle Race, but, whether or no, I shall leave this task to the sagacity of that knowing portion of the genus homo, denominated the Sporting World. On Friday next my " notes and notions " on the Northampton Handicap. I am, Sir, yours, be., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. February 4, 1851. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 10 t) 1 agst Vain Hope 12 to l agst Abd-el-Kader 100 to f agst Maria Day 20 to 1 agst Rescue 25 to 1 agst Maurice Daley—taken 25 to 1 agst Half.and-half CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 agst Mr. Treen's Rhesus 18 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Italian 20 to 1 agst Mr. J. Brown's Haricot—taken and afterwards offered 25 to 1 agst Lord Caledon's The Flying Gout—taken freely 25 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Montague—taken 30 to 1 agst Lord Clifden's Wallflower—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Saxon's The Black Doctor—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Mangan's Rus , borough—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Padwick na Brother to Dough 1,000 to 25 agst Major Pitt's Vampyre—taken and atterwards offered 1,000 to 25 agst Mr. Harrison's Seaman—taken and afterwards offered 2,000 to 30 agst Mr. Foster's Mickleton—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Lord Waterford's Duc•an-Durras -1,000 to 10 taken freely 1,000 to 10 agst Mr. Herb:lt's Spot—taken 1,000 to 10 agst Mr. Lawson's Caurire—taken and atterwards offered 2,000 to 20 agst Mr. Kemp's Sprite filly—taken Betting—Haricot was backed for 2001. or 300/. at 20 to 1 (afterwards offered); the Flying Gout at 30 to 1 in hundreds, and afterwards freely at 25 to 1; Montague at 25 to 1, but not to any amount; Russborough for a large sum at 50, 40, and 30 to 1; and Wallflower at 30 to I and 1,000 to 30. Rhesus and the Italian were not in demand. The betting on the whole was brisk. METROPOLITAN lIA.NDICAP. 15 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Sunrise 15 to 1 agst Mr. G. Watt's Little George 15 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Minimum 20 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Hesse Homburgh DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Mr. lloward'sGrecian—taken and after wards offered 13 to 2 agst Mr. Halford's Prime Minister—taken 12 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Mountain Sylph colt 12 to 1 agst Mr. A. Nichol's Newminster-13 to 1 taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Constellation—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. J. Clark's Marlborough Buck 50 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's 800-40 to 1 taken to 75/. 1,000 to 20 agst Mr. G. Higgins's Theseus —taken 10,000 to 100 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Lady :Geraldine colt—taken 5 to 2 laid to Root on the field agst Grecian and Prime Minister (taken). A slight decline in the favourite, and an outlay of moderate amount on the Mountain Sylph colt, Newmin ster, and Constellation were the features of the business on this event. THE SPRING HANDICAPS. Only one alteration has to be made in the acceptances published by us yesterday. Woolwich should have been struck out of the Northamptonshire Stakes. PETITIONS FOR RAILWAY BILLS. NORTH AND SOUTH-WESTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY. Yesterday the standing orders wer;decrared to be complied with for making a railway from the Windsor, Staines, and South-Western Railway at Ealing to the London and North-Western, near Willesden; proposed capital, .50,0001.; to borrow, 16,6661. HALESWORTE, BECCLES, AND HADDISCOE RAILWAY. The standing orders were complied with for making railway between these points in connexion with the Lowestoft Railway; proposed capital, 150,0001 ; power to borrow, 50 .0001. STOCKTON AND DARLINGTON, WEAR VALLEY, AND MM. DLESBOROUQH RAILWAYS. The standing orders were declared to be complied with in respect of the Bill for amalgamating these three railways. ULVERSTONE AND LANCASTER RAILWAY. The standing orders were declared not complied with in the case of this Bill. SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, AND GOOLE RAILWAY. :FOR DEVIATION BETWEEN SHEFFIELD AND BARNSLEY). The standing orders were complied with. PRESERVATION OF LIFE PROM SHIPWRECK AND OTHER DISASTERS AT SEA.—On Monday afternoon a new and clever h apparatue, invented by Mr. John Keyse, of New ington, for the purpose of more effectually saving the lives of mariners and others at sea and on rivers, was exhibited to several scientific gentlemen connected with the shipping in terest, end highly approved of. The apparatus, which is affixed to the body, consist of two pieces of wood of great buoyancy, of a globular shape, concave, and of a convex ob long, which is easily attached to the waist. There are also a shield and guard-cap, also a sail and hand paddle, with concave clogs, providing considerable power of propulsion to enable persons to reach the shore. Attached to the appa ratus are ropes of great durability and extraordinary con struction, to which fifty or sixty persons can adhere with safety in the most violent storms. This invention, if in ge neral use, will no doubt be the means of saving the lives of thousands, and prove its utility when disasters occur in sight of land, as it will save the crews the necessity of relying on the assistance of life-boats fr om th e shore, which are so fre quently upset and shattered to pieces before they can reach the ill-fated vessel. It is rather curious that at a recent shipwreck off Land's End a mulatto saved his life by acci dentally adopting the principle or Mr. Keyse's invention. and bad he been in possession of th e ro p e he mi g ht have t o i r than two hund re d Th i l saved nearly the whole of the crew. e . apparatus is very simple in construction, and can be put on in an instant either on deck or in the sea, and takes up very little room. Suffi.. t he cient of them to save m liv o es re r o o t om m nan ordin ar y b oa t.. persons would not take u T he i nve ntor intimat e st his intention t . o forward gratuitously a set to eac h nation having naval and mercantile marines. • a was registerd unde The inventio r the Patent Desi short band 7 Vic., on the 28th of December last d• Ps 6an ,an in a short time will b e publicly tested before the Lords of the Admiral ty an d gentlemen connected with the shipping interest. LITERARY GEMS Elgin .—The following expletives from ane ditorial COUr a I t—ln one short half article in the EV* brother applies the followingco lumn, our " meek and mild" Courier, and the articles chaste epithets to the Elgin work"—" falsehood" --" which appear in its columns—" Dirty " false in ever y res p e c t"—" false to the very core"— ery utterly unfounded"—" falsity"— " dun and d us t y countenance"—" mean, grovelling, slimy"— " pandering to the lowest and basest feelings"—" insulting" —" disgust"—" scurrilous"—" false." And ourselves he de signates " fellow"—with " nothing of the true man about him"—" a slanderer" "a liar"—" believes a lie"—with "no self-respect"--" low-lifted"--" dolt ;" and this catalogue is significantly and appropriatey wound up with the elegant word—" DIRT !"—Aberdeen Banner. FIRE AT BATH.—Shortly after ten o'clock yester• day morning a fire was discovered to have originated in • portion of the premises formerly connected with Williams's brewery, in Little Corn-street, but now the property of Mr. \V. Titley, cheesemonger, &c., of Stall-street. The building in question is situated opposite the Ja.e countinghouse; a t g is of considerable extent. The damage thus sustained wid amount to about 3001.; but we are happy to be able to state that Mr. Bennett is fully insured in the Phcenix-office. Mr. Stothert's loss is trifling. The total damage to building and stock amounts, therefore, it is supposed, to between 8001. and 900/. The value of the city hose and the fire plugs T reat advantage on this occasion n,a d we never appeared to gr reco llect to have seen a firebetter managed.—Bath Journal of Saturday. We have reason to believe that it has been decided that the duties of the Quarter-Master-General's department at the Horse Guards, shall be carried on under the Superin tendence of Colonel Freeth, an officer of great experience, who has served as Ass,stant Quarter-Master-General for several years, and is in every way calculated for the ser vice. It was at one time supposed that a general officer would have been appointed to this situation, but we under stand that economical principles have had their weight, and that her Majesty's Government have been influenced by them upon the occasion. —Chronicle.