The Sun. — London, England, 1851-04-26 00:00:00

THIS DAY.) n W., light brecze. T., fresh brecze.-. lankbaarheed, Ban• E.—Arrd. Marie, rk. E—Arrd. Falcon► oria, Liverpool,lo in here last night kwater Bank, 22‘ of Sunderland, fit ut came off WO' ,hanne,Prob olrobo, 't New Orleans, for .others, Newyork; Arrd. Cow Ws, River and sailed, h Wales; Oretorc 0; Partbeon (?) 3 whole of the oat. E.—Sld. We* ad , I. to N.A"' --A ielli anghai; Be d 01; (march, Tr ir Sailed,Ma th ' IP • , R i ver dale, 0 and. Of .ort, r N.E. to NO t. Moulmein• ~ —Arrd. S N. E . ....51d. fier' r, Cuddalore. „e. ieru b brigs l3 ,,, b n; ince of the ) yesterday' ece t 400 or 500 0° , mainmast ol d streak, leerlo t top with 9 'b d ias pass ed 17t b o prev iousli" ;r io, ro casks off a pse, 'ho Louise " 0 0 emned at [IS DA V.). supplied Witbruisiedi demand luls 00 of the quotatio_ 0 how of Floivel' Od per lb.; Set' • ib ; SOON' ie s, T dozen; Mrper tto, 5s to Iv' 7s to 14s; li t ditto swee t ; 2, 0 to Brazil Nutst,'„, to Cob Nuts, ," :o 8d per d° 58 1 . ° 4 ; Brocoli, 80 to T ton ; ditto, 35 le Isbel ; Turoill a to C u cumber id to is 3d • bundle; is d ; Artic ou re ; .o is 4d per„ s ,, c° , l o ms, 6d to au = 64 ye ; Radishe s, et ces, 6d to l sP ioa ;nch Beano, 7 NTHAIX.• 0 3Od ; DUCks, to Wild ditto, f e y; 3d to 7s Oc t e efl odi IF, 4s Od to u 8 sg Eng lish Eggsci to ish ditto. 55 9 e , er lb ; Parttidgd; 2s 6d to Bs ' d. Po' to 03 0 o d; eal, 6d to I s . n d Od to is 6d; tif I to gs 8c1;_,." — ,„ an 4i Pork, 39 uu to 3s 6d; t b o i Perk, 2.8 3s 6d ; Haddl Od ; Lobster! , 0 4 L Os 6d to 2 ° ko , Dried Haddt.)c„. lozen • Airbit ll36 ; Os 10d; Sla r rep: ) 4s Od per • i j lel; Salt Fly' 30s Od per ivy' tropolia are frog per 4th loaf. to, 641 b to 721 0 11 d • ditto, golb " ib 3d; ditto, -- os • )od. Calf Stu' to Os Od; to Os Od; Sid [ Downs, 4 s " ags, 9d to 10d. Li 8s Od; Cl°lte! 11 8s per 10 0 ', nd. 41 10s; Clos te j , )1/ 98 per 10.• o 41 85 ; 118 s per DAY.) aimportant 0 36 , doh he was oc S DAY•) ase, which Wi l l r a four dtll3 )f account , / ,1; rder was Ow agreed to PI its, within !I r. stated by 41 `. 01 :o of Colet:: ,t obtain An ll3 o that there to receive the hat Colo'B ilu t ve the amou r) , 6th Februari:, cution of ti l t avit, and Oa wed the cO st ! laintiff had 1i" 4 DAY•) rith adjourned nber of unor •paper. 3u.) were reaellied the defends oC on the 000 DAY•) JuKCO OI.I laled agsin st i assessors , at it Was a ' land Itl the land the respol Y .ail way co,n r b ' d in a par' s ,, as the Wu' v Kelly, 0 1 they were ° zy, under as it were o°. DAY•) • • tiOn .- CD/311 'tent for th e . ° a ve r aj ivsurg• A 3tErineti, ripey egg' • tiffs I P plum :0 mils, and : 0 neosages -- rest ed" 1 1" Separate Let : the to le :ordingli• OZ.) iief Justice in Load° thelh. M. CHAMBERS now moved, with the permission Vkrdict Learned Judge, for a rule to show cane why the should not be set aside, and to eater a verdict for nee defendant on the second issue, on the ground thi.it ht "leori g of way was established by grant or mil'. He moved fur a new trial on the ground of misdirection or of the verdict being against the evidence and in ar t:fat° judgment. The case had reference to the right way clai me d b y the plaintiff, who was possessed of a / ‘ lll 't known as Beale's or Peas wharf, on the banks of e a ii„ Th "nes, over and across a certain other wharf, t C" aay's W, av's-lane, which was a üblic 4aughfare in harf the to neighbourhood and the principal u Ptvoach to the plaintiff 's wharf. The COURT granted a rule. BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.) THE CUSTOM-HOUSE ROBBERIES. The two men, James Garratt and John Johnson, who ', B a , tet tlft3 7 pleaded gu ilty to indictments charging them 41" u ro bbing the London Docks Company, were this ()Jlll,ing brought up to receive the sentence of the Court. be: uns ° ll urged in mitigation of the sentence that on , g taken into custody be had confess( d his guilt, and Zit every reparation in his power by giving t'tiforma. h u9 to the dock company respecting the robberies; that 0 1... ettd a wife and four children totally dependent upou z°r s upport, and that ho had already been a con e arable time in prison. to The other prisoner, Garratt, observed that all he had 2% 8 : 7, Wes that he had been in custody ever since the vr.of..;slov.ember, last. b rs - • Justice COLERIDGE said the prisoners had been f cr u gh, t before him to receive the sentence of the law 14 1 4 4 ' 14 es to which they had respectively pleaded elte . James Garratt, having pleaded guilty to two J c bes of stealing pepper at different times, and Joh . n sit 10n stealing coffee. They were both of them in ~eistori of trust and confidence. The property was dud c from the docks of the London Deck Company, te it i. th ,e quantity of property deposited in those docks in the , t absol u t e l y necessary f or t h em t o re pose trust cf ti 7 Persons who were employed to have the custody tcel, d ° Property, and to deliver it when sold or rc en greater care might have been by °3 7 them, or some better plan devised, mi ght wuich the s u b or di nate officers in their employment ab be more effectually watched, he was really un hue:: ay; but he could easily believe that, from the g o E ( ress of the concern and the immense quantity of a that eteo ce , must be deposited there, it must almost d e . not to an impossibility to prevent fraud and plun atieteoless either on the one hand the honesty of ser of tbB Was their protection, or failing that, the severity sti ci e 'aw restrained wicked men from the commission of it Consid er i ng t h ese c i rcumstances , h ow necessar y in :Tat avast a moun t o f p r op e rty should be deposited teigh l t / I ._""ks, and the frequency of the crime which po sai ,, , od anticipated to result from that fact, it was ina ro in r the Court to look on this, or to visit it as to pro n — arY ease of stealing, for the Court felt compelled eatreie,ethrt e iz eu t i h ty e amount of punishment in some de with which the crime was committed, sot;eireptation which there was to commit the crime, the also thence reposed in the person who broke the law, and s ot b„l i value an& amount of the property. He could (Iv a :: ;eel, also, that the prisoners must have, in some k n :vs been removed beyond the temptation of absolute b ore The respectable appearance which one of them b oth at th at moment, and the way in which they had 8 1 e Pressed thems e l v es, in all probability gained them 44,trtiituations. They had previously a good character, good c °mPany supposed they were acting good that hete character, while the appearance) of that cha whictl' w hich they did not deserve, was one of the means 11 0 , enabled them to commit the crime. The Court, hil i l er, took into account what they had both stated, to b et . f rom what passed yesterday, it had every reason 11 01 , e 'eye to be true. The prisoner, John Johnson had kitteZhatever he could to repair the crime he had corn and had given assistance to the company, with a ttl 3 „ their protection for the future; and the Court th e ,`,?°k into account w h a t t h ey h a d b ot h state d— t h a t tak 4 C a d already su ff ere d some amount o f i m p r i sonmen t. 4, 11 4 r these circumstances, the Court would have passed ho wev e e nee for a much longer term of imprisonment. He, roi tids r, hoped that their example would operate on the eot,. ° ! Persons who filled similar situations in dock ittO " fl ies. His Lordship then sentenced John Johnson lab c t P r isonment in the House of Correction, with hard tl so ll t r , for nine calendar months, and James Garratt tare, i l n Prisontnent in the House of Correction, with mo d la bour, for four months on the first, and four Pti te ', B on the seeond indictment, the last term of im fbutnent to commence after the expiration of the first. the offic Prisoners were then removed in the custody of ers. 'ra,ttEXTRAORDINARY, CIRCUMSTANCE.—COMBAT ANDAN C E A . N . A PAIR OF bTouat :37rinur Saturdaylaude, —CCAROy.tMrnoarATCupoNEN:. of A. last, as two men were at work in the par Esq., Rose-hill, Rawmarsh, their . atten__- 4 4 , b eearne directed to a large tree at a short distance off, pro.earing a confused noise of some small birds. They i Q. Y : (I to be a pair of "storm . cocks" (missel thrush) making Th e ' ea attack on a carrion crow ,in tha a t was robbing their nest. young bird, and made aff„ a ! t !ailant succeeded in tie attitL hit. The . parent birds, o h o o ni g wever, made a determined k`., tube delinqu . d pelled it to drop its priz d e ti i :o seek for . safety in flight. In about an hour afterwar s fil,,etow, nothing daunted, repeated the visit, and stole two l ',? nestlings securing them by the wings. But the t„,' Duds renewed the . attack with increased vigobr„ and . : 1 7 . t the enemy off, again compelling him . to drop , his prize . 7e to the tree. The attack was again renewed at six b „%ck in the evening. But the men already mentioned were `D oncaster to learn the result of this extraordinary circumstance. `4Joucaster Gazette. 4y' distressing ACCIDENT AT AYR.--Yesterday morning a 4;),:distFessing and somewhat singular accident occurred at resulted in the death of a steady and respectable hi E ic e W O ja ffi e c h e named Young, while engaged in the discharge :tif". duty. I.' The Circuit Court is at present sitting there, Dit7,3'oes.teray more than . usal anxiety was evinced on the V, 04 ` .. t the public to gain admittance to the interior of the de l ,`,.! Hall, it being known that an important trial for mur- Ztl was to come on before the Lord Chief Justice Clerk. At an 4111-). boar, accordingly, the main entrance was t very much I ,Ned, and the police had considerable d ff_i hazards in keep tli, ukk the crowds that proceedings werepressing at all into preeBeourt before the ttoio 3. h , had commenced. The 1 great, for, at the time bil e4 l ,r,e_ Must have been nal as 'ne mob were pushing on the outside of the gateway, tiki," 4 . o police on the inside endeavouring to keep them NO the iron gate gave way, be h a . r o i h ng it a w lo a n s g with is a stone, iiia.about six feet high, to w . i .•, - attach ph e til d sfarc,h T wes h ai e s. q e 4Be l. d officer, who was immediately d down by the mass, which behindacr t o h s e s lleri, l aer this would in itself have occaslone N d va h y is n d o e w at o h l , ett i r s : kal;,`4l3a doubtful, for the mob, finding tne tat,'" in by hundreds, many of 'them When he was liftglnnate officer who lay among theirfeet. trampling over the diari„ il liaii: l s P o be was . quite dead, though but liltl e e ra e l lis o ti t g t u h r e ed o , th h e is r es Ppearing to be all internal. Sea , tii, to les at the gates were also injured, though none of T seriously. —North British Mail. The new alms -11044 PI SRMONGERS' ALMSHOUSES.— Roith erected by the Fishmongers' Company, at Wands- Ir(lta being finished, the almspeople have Elephant lb ee a n ad re c m as ol - e le, d es, ; ge olct building, ,opposite the k tat'Lt°n) and are now in comfortable occupation onsas will ol b their e 1 ~azecllad o n Tuesd wholesome dwellings. The old a I tro ay. It is said the p h parishesfor r o t u hthe erection tl l)iabi are about to unite to obtain t esefo TH e baths and washhouses. Nts t BRITISH MUSEUM.—The total s number of , 1,4 1 ‘ 9 8 at the British Museum this week was 53,912—viz., 471,.,°11 Monday 3,649 on Tuesday, 9.813 .on Wednesday, ttlaitl'll Thursda' and 6,770 on is riday. _T . ne giailllevrayscotnho -I.llier ~An s culptured antiquities from nev ‘cisth,""Jact of attraction. The Museumv. i- ill e be open on 110111a)-4,11aeltt, but it will be closed during the . week, th for the Csa () a - °f„,having the whole of the interior roughly E. ' ag e a - ' -the trustees issued a notice yesterday ai t s h o, at fo i r t will 'at-ia to-opened on Monday, May ' 'l' ! ia ll e ' th e public will be admitted s int w o h th e w u e i l t i h br s a o r a y ff . a• il the ii gallery, which is now encumbered scaffolding albsalb, ave the whole removed. The .da d 3 a ,, y f s ro o m f a lti elm o, i o s i s o lo ck n 011 Monday Wednesday, and Fri el ,ll44. i ' ett t ? " , ° en O'clock k P.M. The public should be cautioned— ilildr ,ttLY visitors from the country and 'sor t " ander eight years of age are not ad fu m re it ig te n d e . rs, F t r il o a m t htt: ll ea of this order it frequently happens that parties are T Ouch •inconvenience. Zota )a pt h:"AltaY-BAITING IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. :°a7ele"'N'e just had another of those harping and intermi e: discusions" which are ever and anon coroinsg.oo.n doings e4ala'sillaranna about Mr. Barry and his : 4 rii i ; and his doing; too little progress —his to 111 4E 1 ' 4 hand or to the left of that mean line of irec t ti o o s n e , IS4 l4 t4 3o v :i t , t i i t o n-i fo a r y be, resultant from the sum total of . h V t e r eap osed ees , p opinio h n and of resolution to . which he g was lately agaiist him . because w ki lt il littt t c : cks B.ll l3pli he el too little water to the reservoirs: larger iPlarei;--rated because e the supply is to:) great—" a _ 4 ‘ 4 4,, 0 li4,ll"lltdetd, than would be afforded to a town of 14, s 0r e haQtarn,,„l.• Before on several occasions, .most expen i abN'ecti,.`"4B,ancl improvements of the original . plan . s were tt . Ztlie i ztl ‘n e e n Rouse •: now, nothing but grumbling is . heard the original estimates. A particular ',otos: ry e t e h eds House in the outset : now, the c th a at tibT:st - ir t an. and req - uis . i e te details which go to make up e tti r t ;d ti b's oti : t.i nAaconst i t u t e one of its essential features, are is rirraat7tioott (1 it been osistent with propriety of style . tall fs e i, of to make Commonsthe co House perfectly plain suCh a rich display as that in the House of f all ' , 685 betel !mild ha h ve d b c een represented as a delibe ammons of this kingdom. 1-irteilir istinguis e . ple d °ft ap a i tl l l .ntly , qu f eationed the propriety of " scr,pi 14„7 1 1 , r e . „ nut . ' 0 ,, ourse the House might exercise to?,s,t-ra h .: 'Tat point. c They will not convert all the gild ', l • 4 e r ,„ - "' it, however into much of the solid gold granted , -IJEAr:I'Pose of laying it on.—Builder. -, t 4 1 , ; ' 0 1.4, 0 AL ATTEMPT TO MURDER ORII , .IAM H T. a — r- I l t' EC Anchester Borough Court yesterday, William_ N i z kilor, wascommitted d eh la f(4 atte foth, 11 4 vs_ tnPting to f s4,Tarly,„Lurnat of Agnes Gor on t a t otoe fo da r trial at the nextlaiverp ao o i o d l k ti ' d.. Vk bl v a n i n jated, but who, abou n onthsago,lc t had . a r w oo o m man with who f m hi h n e t I)4 t .! it wa ne d to another man. Since they parted he i er i ti ~, l e iud.astated in evidence. f c uent overtures h t e o h i and , t i l itt ; as slii7 .e _ li e s t ta n n te t a ly te r i g duseio d t d o o r r t cl en to them, and l a a `ln d a t ~-,,,,,,,,, nt to Smithfield -market, et a , k where he tound 1101, l 'eal er a stall of earthenware and g d lass, in which she bodily injury. her° can 'of h ' and after some conversation he suddenly. took iiarliqtioe(Fwerbiteriliado,,athid. tried Not t k o n p o o w u i r o t g he contents of a small tin what it contained sh . Cif h. , _ill l d 0 ,„. nim, and managed to jerk the can out of his 141,1: face, 'l'l'4l,, small portion of the li n vid fell on one side s e also fell on a baby that saber turn,'Nil? oe effects arm f ; th u e liquid soon disclosed iiit°3'ed her-c.lotheq,and t ° llose of the child were le toe 11).414111er wounds became painful, though, fortunately, h th,, 8 es a re not extensive. The man was appre endd a l Pot._ _ - • ta-4r* Wa tts - - town a gene ,r, M.P. for Nottingham, some time ago ri nd a r4i d .41- invitation to his constituents to visit his tril - I, t . h e C„e,,„„68, Russell-square, any day during the To - al,rt(iloa of,g,z-cat xhibition continues open. This kindly in li:cleti?‘btl._t ise inetenatidededhotospiittoallze e is ve n t o y t limited Wel- to electors AIN " borough.-- conducted re-- Nottinghamshire Guardian. 41 a r Alta ,bat is ~ b , °T.—A. certain sharebroker has a parrot *("t ""uh accustomed to hear its master talk of shares, kia P°ll asto - ar e ia,,ds uishea some persons with his information. k l satt (I° Wn,a ttre 11 1)," says he, " London and North -Westerns her., ..,„..,`a4Dovers are up." " East ast Lanc , a , s_b_ e ir s e l are 4, ratherlencotaissAbnetaiuttoisfunl,tcatatlict) i yours." Y," says THE SUN, COURT CIRCULAR. WINDOR, FRIDAY. To-day was the birth day of her Royal Highness the Princess Alice. A Matinale, in honour of the awpicious event, was performed, shortly before seven o'clock, by the band of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, on the east terrace of the Castle. The following were the pieces prformed Redouble—" La Juivo" Berr. Overture—"sl." Wal.z—" Die Hietern" election—" Peri" Quadrille—" Grenada" Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at an early hour to pay a visit of congratulation to her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince Albert. Her Royal Highness afterwards returned to Frogmore. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess d'Orleans, accompanied by the Count de Paris and the Duke de Chartres, and the Duke and Duchess de Nemours, accompanied by the Princess Marguerite, the Duke d'Aleccon, and the Count d'Eu, arrived at half past one o'clock at the Castle, and partook of luncheon with the Queen and the Prince. At three o'clock a performance by Monsieur and Madame Robin took place in the Throne-room, where a temporary stage had been erected. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince Albert, with their Royal Highnesses the Princess Alice, the Prince of. Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princesses Helena and Louisa, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess d'Orleans, and the Duke and Duchess de Nemours, with the Count de Paris, the Duke de Chartres, the Princess Margue rite, the Duke d'Alencon, and the Count d'Eu, entered the Throne-room. The Ladies and Gentlemen of the Royal House hold in Waiting were in attendance. The following was the performance : Les Canaries Voyageurs. Le Baton Magique. Le Timbre de Cristal. La Fidelite d'un Ange. La Seconde Vue de Madame Robin. La Quille. L'Arlequin de Bergame. Le Coifre Transparent. La Disparition de Madame Robin. 1-1(1. Majesty afterwards conveyed through the Lord in Waiting her approbation to M. Robin. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess d'Orleans and the Duke and Duchess de Nemours, accompanied by the Count de Paris, the Duke de Chartres, the Prin cess Marguerite, the Duke d'Alengon, and the Count d'Eu, lest the Castle shortly before five o'clock, re turning to Claremont and Esher. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent re turned to Frogtnore. The Queen walked this morning in the Slopes and Home Park, and the Royal Family took their usual airings. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Alexander Gordon, rode out on horseback this forenoon. The Royal dinner circle this evening included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Fanny Howard, throness de Speth, Lady Caroline and Miss Barrington, Major-General and Lady Isabella Wemyss, Lieut.• Colonel Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps, Lieut.-Colonel F. 11. and Lady Emily Seymour, and Sir George Couper. The band of the Grenadier Guards was in attend ance during dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended and perform( d the following selection : Overture, " Les Chaperons Blanes" Auber. Aria, " Acteon" Selection, " Hans Hciling " Scena and Ronda, " II Crociato".. Meyerbeer. March .. Costa. The Oxford University Commission met yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Trea sury, in Downing-street. Present—The Bishop of Norwich, the Den of Carlisle, the Master of Pem broke, the Rev. 11. G. Liddell, J. L. Dampier, Esq., Rev. Professor Powell, Rev. G. H. S. Johnson, and Rev. A. P. Stanley (secretary). Dispatches were received yesterday, at the Colo nial-office, frcm the Governors of the West India islands. An order made by the Lord Chancellor on Wednes• day concludes, as far as the pualic are concerned, the short but eventful history of Miss Augusta TaHeat. The young lady will for the future ho secured against the manceuvree of Dr. Wiseman's, satellites by the prate - Ting hand of a husband. Her "weirdly advantages " eau no longer be turned into the instrument of her permanent misery. The heir, indeed, retains its attractions, but henceforth it is so cerefully guarded as to render any attack unavailing, no matter with what astute ness contrived or with what audacity carried out. We cannot, however, dismiss the subject without adverting once more to a few of its more prominent features as illustrative of the policy of the Raman ecele idasties. They so seldom suffer a corner of the veil be hind which their intrigues are carried on to ho lifted even for a moment, that we must not lot the precious occasion slip by unimproved. It is curious enough to think that whilst so many millions of us are toiling away day and night in a glass house and court ing publicity in all our acts, it small section of spiri tual partisans is carrying on a stealthy warfare against the weakness and timidity of the weakest and most timid among us. While we are working they are plotting—what we have sown they will reap, unless order be taken in the matter. Our main object, however, in once more recurring to this story is this. Miss Talbot, indeed, is safe. We- will not say that she has escaped, but she has been literally wrested from the hands of the Roman priests. In her case the three greatest powers in England—the House of Commons, the Courts,of Law, and the public press, advanced to the rescue. Subterfuge and falsehood were in vain. Lied any resistance been made, the Roman ecclesiastics im mediately concerned, and probably others besides, would have been swept away like chaff before a torrent. They consented reluctantly enough to let their victim loose. Still she was produced, and before irreparable damage had been done. But how often is it that so many fortunate circumstances will unite as in this instance of Miss Talbot? The name she bore, the very amount of her " worldly advantages," her near connexion with persona who were able and willing to bring her case before the Commons—are not incidents of ordinary occurrence. Then, again, public feeling had already been strained to a high pitch by the recent in vasion of the Queen's prerogative. Tho House was sitting; the Chancellor, if not very eager in the mat ter, was at least in such a position that he could not but investigate it in open court; the public press was peculiarly disposed to invite attention to the progress of the story. Hundreds upon hundreds of cases have, no doubt, occurred which precisely re semble that of Miss Talbot in all particulars but the amount of her fortune; and other Doyles and Hendrens have secured the victims and harvested the golden prizes with impunity. 'We repeat it, unless order be taken in the matter by those whose duty it is to see proper securities introduced into the statute-book, such cases will occur again and again; therefore it is we feel ourselves compelled once more to call attention to the leading features of this individual case. The more deliberately wo reflect upon this story, and with all the additional light which has been thrown around it by the investigation before the Chancellor, the less reason we see to doubt the correctness of the views which we had taken of it from the first. The Chancel lor's judgment—not a very willing judgment, we take it—blew all Mr. Rolt's aspersions against Mr. Craven Berkeley to the four winds. It remains clear that even in Lord Truro's view the conduct of Dr. Doyle was of a very dubious nature, and such as to provoke very se vere animadversion from the Court. What are the facts in brief? First, we find that Dr. Doyle obtained unlimited influence over the late Mr. Talbot, previously to and at the time of his decease, and thus procured his own nomination to the office of guardian over his infant children. All this will be found set forth in eatenso in a letter which appeared in our columns from a gen tleman who was brother to the late Mrs. Berkeley, and consequently is uncle to Miss Talbot. After a little preliminary squabbling with Mrs. Berkeley, during the short time that intervened between her first husband's death and her own, Dr. Doyle, by way of fulfilling his trust, placed his young ward, then about ten years of rge, in a convent in the West of England, where she was sedulously trained for nine years, or u t h b e: , r d e i a o b o o o u o . t s , A t o t thhaeb endies o o f f tis period w m a i s s s ion brought anel out into the world for twelve auks, and towards the conclusion of this short hiatus in her conventual career we find the young lady engaged in writing an " earnestly supplicating" letter to our estimable cor respondent, Dr. Hendren. She asks his worshipful permission to be allowed to qualify herself for pro fession. Dr. Hendren writes to "dissuade" her, and the effect of his dissuasion is so potential that three months after quitting the convent we find the young lady once more secure in it in the formal character—of a postulant, boasts Dr. Hendren; of a non-postulant, writes poor Miss Talbot, mystified herself; of a non postulant postulant sighs out the explanatory Superior. Dr. Doyle all the while knows "nothing about nothing," or knows just so much as may serve him to trump up a colourable story, but ignores every particular which might involve him in trouble with the Chancellor. Let it be remembered all this while that Miss Augusta Talbot is entitled, on attaining her majority, to the sum of 85,0001.—that when the curtain draws up on her ap pearance in the drama we see her sitting in a parlour of the Taunton convent, between the mild, seraphic Jer ninghoan and poor Mr. Berkeley. These being the dramatis personae, the subject of their dialogue is the profession of nuns in general, and Miss Talbot's profes sion in particular. The trio discourse about white veils and black veils, and how Miss Talbot is to dispose of her property after profession. The young lady speaks as she has been tutored; poor Mr. Berkeley throws in a word or two of common sense en pure perte, and Jer ningham contributes a few timely shrugs and judicious winks. The result is, that Mr. Berkeley rushes up to town and prepares a petition to the Commons, begging the assistance of their Hon. House against a parcel of rascals, male and female, who are engaged in an attempt at kidnapping his niece. The Lord Chancellor admitted afterwards that he was very much in the right. We must be pardoned for mentioning at this point our own share in the matter, as it proved the means of inducing honest Dr. Hendren to interrupt for a few hours his ministrations at the altar of truth. As an an swer to a few comments we offered upon Mr. Berkeley's petition, that estimable divine rushed to the rescue, re buking us for our attempt to interfere between the Roman ecclesiastics and their anticipated spoil. Poor Dr. Hendren! his only fault was that of other great men—he was before his time. He should have waited a few months longer, and have reserved the Tridentine Canons to justify the realised, not the anticipated gains. The result, however, of the whole story is this—what one Roman Catholic bishop denies upon oath another solemnly affirms in a letter to a public journal. How ever Dr. Doyle may escape out of this dilemma, it is clear that he placed or left his ward in a position in which her property would of necessity have been em bezzled but for the operation of the forces which were brought to bear against the contrivers of the plot. No ono can bo silly enough to place one jot of reliance upon the trumpery subterfuges about Miss Talbot's anoma lous position at the nunnery. All this was merely the wriggling of the scotched snake. The best comment upon Dr. Doyle's conduct is to be found in the Chancel lor's judgment—a judgment which, however correct in its premises, did not particularly shine in point of prac tical inference. Dr. Doyle's conduct was denounced to be highly reprehensible. Lord Truro declared that ho would take right good care, during the short time that was to intervene between Miss Talbot's escape from the nun nery anti her majority, that none of the crew shouldget round her again. The result of her removal from bad influence is at once discernible in the announcement of her approaching marriage. We very heartily congra tulate the young lady upon the event. Wo trust that she may have many years of happiness before her, and may so profit by past experience as to beware in future of such uescrupulous advisers as the ecclesiastics of her own Church. Meanwhile, although Miss Talbot is safe, can no legislative precaution be taken to prevent the re currence of such intrigues as have just been defeated for the future?—Times. BRIDE CAKE FOR THE GREAT EXHIBITION. Among the recherche works of art of home coneeption, to be displayed within the area of the Crystal Palace, is a magnificent bride cake from Mr. Richard Gunter's es tablishment, in Motcomb-street. Belgrave-square, which was on view on Wednesday and Thursday to the elite of Belgravia, preparatory to its reception in the forthcom ing Exhibition. In every respect it exceeds any similar production of the confectionary art hitherto seen in this country, and from tho taste and art it displays, cannot fail to gain universal appreciation. It is of admirable proportions, and the cake itself, exclusive of its rich and tasteful ornaments, in pure refined sugar, weighs above 2001bs. The case is sexagonal, three of the six com partments being occupied by bas reliefs, allegorical of the marriage of Cupid and Pysche, the remaining three being appropriated for the entwined initials and cyphers of the bride and bridegroom. The moulding of the my thological figures are specimens of the highest art, and most creditable to the artist entrusted with the composi tion of the design. The figures and auxiliaries are of pure white sugar, on a ground of light pink, the first tableau representing Pysche's first sight of Cupid; the second, the marriage of Cupid and Pysche in the pre sence of the Heathen gods and goddesses; and the third, the triumph of Cupid and Pysehe. Between each of the six compartments are two youthful figures in embrace, symbolical of innocence, above which are two doves, which form a relief to the ornamented edge of the cake. Alternating round the edge are fanciful medallions, each containing an allegory of the career of the celebrated deity of the ancients, the God of Love; and also shi e lds for the emblazoned heraldic arms of the contracting couple, and the arms of their respective houses. The top of the cake is covered with an exquisite network of white sugar, on which rest six vases laden with bouquets of nuptial flowers. From the centre rises a sexagonal column, with arabesque ornaments, the projecting sup ports being a small shield for the crests. Tne column is surmounted by a beautiful group of rollicking Cupids, the upper figure astride the shoulders of one of his com panions, supporting a basket overflowing with orange blossoms, the everlasting pea, the tube rose, and other flowers emblemistical of youth and constancy. The above are the principal features in this truly classical design, the elaborate and exquisite decorative parts defying explanation in detail. A certain living uuthorese, on seeing the cake, declared it to surpass the wants of mortals, it was only fit for the gods. === POSTPONEMENT OF THE OPENING OF THE EXHIBI. TioN.—Notwithstanding the extraordinary exertions now making towards perfecting the necessary arrangements for enabling her Majesty to open the Grand Exhibition on the Ist of May, we believe we are correct in stating that imme diately after the Sovereign quits the building the Crystal Palace must unavoidably be closed until the 12th, to enable the interior department to be completed for the perm anent admission of the public.—British Army Despatch.., MARRIAGE OP LORD WARD. DUDLEY, THURSDAY NIGHT.—The marriage of Lord Ward and Miss De Burgh was celebrated in this town to-day, with every demonstration of respect for " the high contracting parties," and the expression of many hearty wishes for their future happiness. The day opened with the ringing of bells, and at day break flags were flying from the lofty keep and towers of the fir famed Dudley Castle. " Still ruined splendour lingers there." Amidst the grounds of this ancient edifice, the children of the Church were regaled, and the inmates of the workhouse, not only in Dudley, but in other places, were treated to roast beef and plum pudding, with a good supply of ale and tobacco; and never were poor people more delighted with the provision so generously sup plied. At noon a grand dinner took place at the hotel—Mr. P. Williams, county magistrate, in the absence of Cap tain Bennett, prevented by illness from attending, pre sided. Mr. 11. Foley, M.P., and several influential gentlemen of the district were present. Among the toasts proposed was " The Right Hon. Lord and Lady Ward." The party did not break up until a late hour. A second dinner took place at the house of Mr. Mantle, the Saracen's Head, in Stone•street. Mr. Joshua Harvey presided; and the company consisted of many influential tradesmen of the town. The rejoicings were not confined to Dudley —the me tropolis of Lord Ward's property—but extended to Sedgeley, Himley, and Witley. Dinners were partaken of by the principal inhabitants, and the school children of the Establishment were entertained in a manner be fitting the auspicious event. There was one melancholy drawback to the pleasures of the day. At the village of Himley, in the immediate neighbourhood of the seat of Lord Ward, the rejoic ings were most enthusiastic; but, as is frequently the case in such manifestations, a piece of gun nery was brought forward, which, by its explosion killed a man, the bead of a f am ily o f a w ife and three children, residing at Stourbrid ge . N o r was this the only intelligence from Himley, for at a subsequent hour news was brought into Dudley that the hall was on fire; but it subsequently turned out that a trifling fire, whether occasioned by the boiling over of the ingre dients required in tho cooking of dinner, or not, did not appear. It is sufficient to say that, notwithstanding all mis haps, the festivities passed off with the greatest satis faction to all parties. IRELAND. SALES OF ENCUMBERED ESTATES. DUBLIN, FRIDAY.—Six properties were set up for sale today. They were estates in the counties of Galway, Roscommon, Westmeath, Kilkenny, and Tipperary. The tone of the market was decidedly better than it bad been for some time past, and all the estates, with the exception of a few lets, were readily disposed of, the gross amount realized being nearly 34,0001. The Evening Mail contains the following:—" Hurried accounts have reached town of an attempt to assassinate Mr. Billing, an extensive land agent of this city. We are not in possession of any details beyond the facts that the unhappy gentleman wee fired at, the day before yes terday, in the county of Westmeath, somewhere in the neighbourhood of Killuean, and that the ball of the assassin took effect, inflicting a severe and, it is greatly to be feared, dangerous wound. Mr. Billing, we understand, accompanied an aunt of his, who has property near Killucan. He was not in any way connected with the property, but the lady was going to collect rents. TEE CORN TRADE.—The supplies of home grain con tinue very moderate, and the prices of every description were fully supported, and in some instances a small ad• vance Wa3 realized. Indian corn without alteration. White wheat, 225. to 245. 6d.; red ditto, 20s. to 235. 6d.; barley, 12s. to 155.; oats, 10s. 6d. to 12s. 6d.; oatmeal, 11s. to 12s. ; flour, second, 12s. to 145.; Indian corn, per 4SOlbs., 30e. to 335. 6d. THE GREAT EXHIBITION.—It has given us great pleasure to learn that the health of Mr. Henderson, one of the contractors for the erection of the Palace of Industry, has greatly improved, and that he will arrive in town probably on Monday next, for the purpose of being present at the opening of the Exhibition on Thursday. The Executive Committee of her Majesty's Commissioners for the Great Exhibition, after raising the prices of season tickets to four guineas for gentlemen, and three guineas for ladies, yester day reduced those rates of charge to the original amounts, and all purchasers at the higher prices will receive back the extra guinea, upon application. The rise was made without any official notice of an intention to do so, and the fall has taken place quite as unexpectedly. A sale of 10,000 tickets was completed this week, probably in consequence of the new decision that the holder of season tickets should be present at the openin g o f t h e E xh ibi t i on b y th e Queen, and to this cir cumstance may be attributed the cause of the rise. To ac count for the subsequent fall, when a " reserved right" to raise them still further had been announced, is a more difficult matter. It would certainly be eesieible that in arrange ments of such consequenc e t o th e public, there should be a greater d isplay of uniformity of practice. ALL ENGLAN D AT WISEECH.—We hear that nineteen excellent players, out of twenty-two, have con 2d, 3d, and 4th of June. The ne%sented to play against the All En gland, at Wisbech, on the into beautiful condi ion, and will sovor belaird ground is getting morning of the 2d of June with a party to see ' th understand that a steam-packet will leave it to a) eoni.naltliche Reston on the at Wisbech, and return to Imston in the afternoo n of the Isecoad day, which will enable the lov ers o f crick et to see nearly two days first-rate cricket-playing for the fare of only about 3s. from Boston to Wisbech and back. A packet will also be put on from Sutton-bridge to Wisbech each day, and returning each evening for 6d. e ac h journey; be sides which, cheap trains will run to Wisbech from the va rious stations during time match. The greatest i n t erest i s taken in this grand a ff air, as nothing of so noted a character ever took place in Wisbech before. Two elevens will play a match on the cricket-field, Pichard's-lanc, Wisbech, on Thursday, the Ist of May next, commencing at tw e l ve o'clock, and the players will practise closely during the month of May, ro as to be well prepared for the favourite eleven. The population of Sunderland is expected to prove not much below 75,000. If this should be the case it will show an increase of about 15,000 in the last ten years, LONDON, SATURDAY MISS AUGUSTA TALBOT. RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. BANBURY AND MORETON. _ _ EVENING, APRIL 26, 1851. A meeting of influential persons interested in the district bz twerp Banbury, Shipston, and .11ore,ton was held at &Inbar) , on Monday, Lord Duncan hi the chair. The CHAIRMAN said, it was hoped that a cordial un derstanding would be brought about between the pro moters of the railway and the. owners and occupiers of land through which the proposed line was intended to pass. The interests of both parties were identical, and unless the landowners and occupiers in the district sup ported the scheme, the proposed line would not be car ried out. The length of the line would be about 19 miles, and the object was to connect the Buckinghamshire Rail way at Banbury,with the Oxford,Worcester, and Wolver hampton lire at Moreton. It would give facilities to the farmers in rho Valley of the Stour to conic to the Banbury market. He felt the inconvenience of living at Shipston, from which place all railway communication seemed to be cut oil. Ho believed that the London mails reached Edinburgh sooner or quite as soon as they reached ShipFlon; he hoped, therefore, the promoters of the line would have the cordial co-operation of all per sons in the district.—(Hear, hear.) The price of coals in the neighbourhood or Shipston was very high, and there was no doubt the price could be much reduced by means of railway communication. He might mention that since the Buckinghamshire Railway was opened to Oxford the price of coals there had been reduced from 245. to 16s. per ton, causing an annual saving of 21,0001 a year to that city; and in the neighbourhood of Ban bury the price of coal had been reduced from 20s. to 14s. 6d. per ton, causing a saving to the inhabitants of more than 8,000/. per annum. After some observations from the Rev. F. Litchfield, and explanations from Mr. E. Watkin and the Hon. P. S. Pierre'pont. resolutions were passed to the effect that as the interests of the landowners would be especially promoted by the proposed railway, every facility ought to be given to its promoters by the sale of land at very moderate prices, and appointing a committee to wait upon the landowners with a view to obtain their support and assistance. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanke to the Chairman. NORTHAMPTON AND BANBURY. It appears that landowners and others interested in the construction of this line aro endeavouring to induce the company to make the railway, which at present re mains in abeyance. At the last meeting of the company it was proposed to wind up its affairs as soon us pos sible, and divide the funds in hand among the share holders. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this day.) ' Influenced by the holidays, which comeesnced the latter end of list week, and cetendt d into the present, the business in shares has been limited, and in dividend ' mines in particular; but we hare reason to believe that more in amount has been done in speculative mines, whatever may be the proportions the former are sup posed to bear, or should bear, to the latter. On the other hand, several recently-introduced concerns, with largely-premised favourable results, end heavy sums asked as premiums, do not find their shares readily taken, from which we may augur increasing caution on the part of the capitalists, and hope for its continuance, as it is only by excessive vigilance on the part of pur chasers that the present disposition to invest in specula tive mines can be attended with successful results. In the Metal Market, Copper is in steady demand.- Lead brisk, with good foreign orders.-Tin very dull: quotations nominal.-Tin plates have again given way. The sampling this week at Wheel Buller, Redruth, amounted to 400 tons. The ticketing on Thuredsy lust was tor 1831 tons of fine copper. The average produce was 71, and standard, 103/. 9s. Georgia Consols sold, on the 161 in - A., 3 tons 7 cwts. 3 qrs. 151bs. of tin ore, amounting to 173/. 16s. 6d. Rocks and Treverbyn sold, on the 17th inst., 14 tons 8 cwt. 0 qrs. 111bs. of tin ore for 774/. Ils. The agent adds-" We hope to make the next the crowning sale of the whole. The mine looks well, as will be seen from the reports from the eastern part." Wheal Trelawny sold 100 tons of lead ore at 21/. 12s. per ton. Mineral Court sold four parcels of tin at 561. 10s., 441., 48/., and 161. per ton respectively. The biddings for 50 tens of Glonmalur (Ireland) lead ore varied from 8/. 13s. by Eyton, to 104 sz. 6d., by Sims, Willyams, and Co. Court Grange sold 55 tons of silver-lead ore, at 15/. 15s. 6d. per ton. The ticketings for 100 tons of Newtonards lead ore varied from 81. Bs. 6d., by Thomas Somers, to 11/, 2s. 6d , by Sims, Willyams, and Co. Callington Mines sampled 45 tons of lead ores on Monday last. The reports from the mine are assuming a more favourable tendency again. Among the arrivals at Swansea have been 735 tons of copper ore from Cuba; 120 tons from France; and 115 tons from Algiers. We learn from Truro, that Mr. Pryor is actively en gaged in the purchase of shares in the United Mines; and that he has obtained transfers of a considaable number, which ensures the continued workings of that important concern. A respected correspondent at Redruth furnishes us with the following as the present prices of mining ma terials, which are now at a very low rate:-Norway balk (since one moiety of the duty is off) is reduced to Bd. per foot; powder, 345. per 100 lbs.; common bar iron, ss. 6d. per cwt.; nails vary as to size from 13s. to 17s. per cwt.; candles, 4s. sd. per doz. lbs.; tallow, 38s to 40s. per own; round rope, 345.; fiat, 365. per cwt.; bend leather, Is. 9d.; Buffalo butts, 100. to ls. 2d. per lb.; steel, 225.; blistered, 38s. to 425. per cwt. best. Men's wages vary; some only get 40s. per month, but good men will get 50s. and upwards. At Condurrow meeting, on Monday, the accounts showed-Copper, tin, and arsenic sold, 1,9841. 12s. 9d.; sundry receipts, 241. ss. 9d.=2,0081. 18s. 6d.-Labour cost for February and March, 1,267/. 7s. 5d.; merchants bills, 362/. 3s. 2d.; lord's dues, 99/. 4s. Bd.; showing profit, 2801. 3s. 3d.; from which deduct balance last ac count, 271/. 6s. 9d.: leaving to next account, 8/. 16s. 6d. At Wheal Franco and Roborough Consols meeting, on the 16th inst., the accounts showed-Produce of cop per ore sold from July, 1850, to end April, 1851, 2,4214 4s. Id.; produce of 375 (part of 382) new shares, at 51, 1,8751.; due from E. Collura, 121. Os. 3d.; sundry small receipts, 4/. 15.=4,3121. ss. 4d. To balance from last statement, 330/. 4s. 3d,; costs from June to end Feb , 3,411/. 19s. 9c1.; Protheroe, on recount of divi dend, 10/ ; bankers' interest, commission, &tc.. 361. 14s. Id.: leaves balance to the next account, 523/. 78. 3d.; against which are the seven shares of 51. each, not taken up, which are to be sold for the benefit of the company. The loss arises partly from the extra costs of new work, sinking the engine -shaft, and driving the cross-cut to in tersect the lode in the 74. In driving the eastern levels, the lode has been thrown by cross.courses to the south instead of the north -consequently, it runs into Wheal Roborough sett, belonging to Messrs. Bridgman, Rundle, and others; and as Captains Puckey and Lean advised this sett should be procured and worked in conj cti U On with Wheal Franco, an agreement with those g e ntle men for the purchase has be en - made for the sum of 600/.; and to provide the capital for this purchase, and for the extended operations in the united setts, a call of 11. was made, payable within 14 days; and a further call of 1/., to be paid as the company may decide. At Cook's Kitchen meeting, on Monday, the accounts for Jan. and Feb. showed-Balance from last account, 130!. 16s. 5d.; ores sold (less dues), 1,817/. 185.3,1.; debts received, 161. lls.; discount, 2i. 3d.=1,965/. 7s. ltd.-To costs and merchants' bills, 1,803/. 13s. 9d.; leaving balance iu favour of adventurers, 161/. 14s. 2d. The accounts also showed the assets of the mine to be 1,794/. 4s. 7d., and the . liabilities to merchants, &c., 1,632/. 10s. sd. _ _ At Great Wheal Leisure meeting, on Tuesday, the accounts from Dui. to March inclusive, showed—Mine costs and merchants' bills, 3471. 15s. 4d.; by call in De cember, 1281.—leaving balance against the adventurers, 2191. 15s. 4d. A call of 7s. 6d. per share was made. At the Halamanning and Croft Gothal meeting, on Thursday, a call of 81. per share was made. At Wheal Sithney meeting, on the 11th inst., the ac counts, from Nov. to March, inclusive, showed—Mine costs and merchants' bills, 2731. 17s. Bd.—Tin sold, 81. 15s. Id.; call in Oct. 242/ 2501. 159. Id.; leaving ba lance against adventurers of 231. 23. 7d.—A call of los. per share was made. At Wheal Tremayne meeting, on Saturday, the ac counts showed-Balance in hand last account, 4201. 2s. 7d.; sales of copper ore, 445/. 6s. Bd.; tin, 2,5351. 7s. 31; arsenic, 1571.; sundry receipts, 88/. 2s. 2J. (less dues, 246/. 17s. Bd.) = 3,489/. Is.-Labour cost for January, 887/. 2s. 4d.; February ditto, 819/. 16s. 3d.; merchants' hills, 6901. Os. 3d.; leaves balance in favour of adventurers, 1,092/. 2s. 2d. A dividend of 15s. per share was declared (7681.), payable on the 26th inst., leaving a balance in hand, 3241. 2s. 2d. At West Wheal Towan meeting, on Tuesday, the ac counts for six months, ending February, showed-Ba lance- from last account, 800/. ss. Bd.; costs and mer chants' bills, 2,7141. ss. 6d. = 3,514/. 11s. 2d.-By ores sold (less dues), 81. 10s.; three calls, 3,000/.; leaving ba lance against adventurers, 506/. Is. 2d. At South Plain Wood meeting, on the 16th inst., a call of ss. per share was made, and it was resolved that Mr. Adam Murray, jun.. be appointed to inspect the mine, and report to an adjourned meeting, on the 30th instant, on the past works, the present state and future prospects. At Wheal Daniel meeting, on the 17th instant, the accounts showed-Costs from June, 1850, to end Febru ary, 1851, 2,248/. Ils. 2d.-By calls. 2,0001.; lead ore sold. 9/. 18s. 11d., leaves balance ,to next account, 2391. 2s. 3d. At South Wheal Rose meeting, on the 4th instant, the accounts for nine months, ending March, showed—Ba lance from last account, 7L 10J.; mine costs and mer chant.' bills, 2021, 14s. 1d.=210/. 4s. Bd.—By calls re ceived, 96/.; sale of ladders, 1/. 10s.: leaving balance against the adventurers, 1121. 14s. Bd. A call of 14 per share was was made. An advanco equal to 10 per cent. has taken place in the shares of the Mining Company of Ireland. Transactions have taken place in Mary Aun, Tre lawny, Bedford, South and East Tamar, East Gunnis Lake, Tregorden, Garret, Black Craig, Alfred Consols. Gustavus, Heignston Downs, Herodsfoot,Wheal V enton, South of Scotland, South Tolgus, Tincroft, and Wheal Trowane. In Foreign shares business has been done in St. John del bey, Copiapo, Australian, and United Mexican. From the Australian Mining Company's report for December, vie find that thu ground has improved in the 20, at Anateys—the end driving at 201. per fm. The cre in Phillips's winze is yielding well, and the quality very good. At North Tungkillo they are driving west, to cut Alexander's lode—ground easy. The shaft is down 8 fuss. under edit—lode large and promising. Baker's Mine has proved hard ground throughout, though 2,000 tons of ore have been obtained from it. Circumstances have compelled them to reduce the number of labourers to 30 on tutwork, and 12 on tribute. This is much to be regretted. AeCording to Government returns, the exportation of copper bars, ores, and ingots from Chili during the third quarter of the past year amounted to 152,5731. value, and that of silver to 227,9571.; making a total of 350,530/. Of copper, the shipments to England , were 77,426/., and to the United States, 63,7224; whilst of silver, the exports to England were 125,4031.; to France, 31,1071.; to Germany, 43,7691.; and to China, 14,5241. Some rich deposits of silver have been discovered near a southern Bolivian town, which, however, have been claimed as within the limits of Chili. Some of the veins are of 200 and 300 calks to the eajon, and others of even 800. At the Blaenavon Iron and Coal Company's annual meeting, yesterday, the accounts showed a gross profit from the sales made during the year of 10,058/ 3s. Bd. —Discount and bankers' charges, 4,2231. Bs. 3d,; inte rest on mortgage, 9121. 9s. 5d.; on debentures, 3,6621. 2s. 9d.; current expenses, 617/.los. 11d.: leaving a net profit of 6421. 12s. 4[1., which, added to the profit and loss of Dec., 1849,1,660/. 35.3 d., makes 2,3021. 15s. 7d. to go to the next account. THE EQUESTRIANS IN H YDE - P ARS v. THE PEERS TRIANS.—A new riding-ground for the equestrians in Hyde park l•as been allotted. The spot selected is the piece of turf running parallel with Rotten-row and the Serpentine. The choice cannot be considered g happy one, for without doing away with the most important objections urged against Rotten-row in its present state, the pedestrians have been deprived of one of the most frequented and beautiful turf walks in the park, and much dissatisfaction was felt yester day at the arrangement. Great care is requisite on.the part of the equestrians, for the promenaders are indisposed to vacate the spot altogether, and altercations are consequently of fre quent occurrence. Occasionally, too, a huge dog emerging dripping from the Serpentine rushes into the middle of the ride to enjoy a roll after his bath, to the manifest discomfiture of the horsemen, who are compelled to pull up and wait until his gambols are over. A heavy shower will convert the new ride into a sea of mud, and render it useless for either riding or walking. It is much to be regretted that one of the other spaces suggested has not been selected one more inconve nient than that chosen, or more likely to cause dissatisfac tion, it would be difficult to imagine. SHAESPERE A THOROUGH SAILOR.—Let me point attention to a genuine nautical expression, in the use of —thseh canvassoulder'' which Shakspere shows himself a thorough sailor : " The wind sits in the shoulder of your sail." " Hamlet, act I, so. 3 , v , e v s e s r e i l es is t In a "fore and aft sail" of the present day th e 3. is the foremost upper corne,e,rv,weannildlotartphtphereelcawisaitntpeda2tr: of on which the wind fixes its influence whheenThae truthfulness s a a t i ' i n a g t b h y e ' h a fe wind,te gu o r d r and booty of the metaphor.—Notes and Queries, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING, BETTING ON THURSDAY NIGHT. CIIESTER COP. 7 to 2 sgst Mr.,,llrem's Rhesus, 5 yrs, 7st 0 to 1 a gst Mr. Maugan'L Russborotol, 4 yrs, tit 6lb 10 to 1 agst Kent's lot 12 to 1 a,st Mr. Meiklam's The Italian, 4 yrs, 7st slb 12 to 1 agst Mr. Saxon's Black Doctor, 3 yrs Sat 41b 25 to I s.gst LordE g li nton ' s Knight of Avenel, 4 yrs, 7st 31b 50 to 1 agst Mr. Carew's Eva, 5 yrs, 6st 41b DERBY. 4 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley:is Tedclington 13 to 2 agst Mr. Halford's The Prime Minister 7 to 1 agst Lord Enfield's Hernandez 13 to 1 agst Mr. Obbaldetton's Mountain Deer 17 to 1 agst Mr. Higgins's Theseus 20 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Bonnie Dundee—taken 50 to 1 sgst Mr. Garner's Serus OAK 9. 7 to 2 agst Sir J. Hawley's Aphrodite The following bets were laid in the course of the week: DERBY, 1852. 4,000 to 80 apt Brother to Hernandez 3,000 to 45 agst Child of the Mist 2,500 to 50 agst Augur 2,000 to 50 agst Wingenund 5,000 to 100 agst Peppermint 3,000 to 45 agst Ambrose 5,000 to 75 agst Princess colt 2,500 to 25 agst The Old Lad Mr. Osbaldeston has leaned an offer of 7,000 guineas for the Mountain Deer and his bets. FRIDAY'S RACES. Sweepstakes o f 10 sovs. each, for two yrs old, 6st 71b ; and three, Bst 71b; mares and geldings Hallowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs. if demanded, &c. First half of Ab. M. Mr. Delamere's Guy Mannering, 3 yrs (Bartholomew) 1 Mr. R. Foster's Firebolt, 3 yrs (J. Howlett) 2 Lord Bateman's bf by St. Francis, 2 yra (G. Mann) 3 Betting-7 to 4on Guy Mannering, who won in a canter by four lengths. Run in 52 sec. The winner claimed. The Newmarket Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for three yrs old colts, 83t 71b; fillies, Bst 21b; the second to save his stake. D.M. Lord Exeter's Midas (Norman) 1 Sir J. Hawley's The Confessor (J. Marson) Mr. Batson's Abderrhaman . ..(Sly) 3 Lord Clitden's Harpsichord (Robinson) 4 Mr. Wigram's Napauk (W. Boyce) 5 Duke of Richmond's 800 (Flattnan) 6 Betting-6 to 4on Confessor, 4to 1 agst Midas, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Midas, the Confessor, and Ab derrhaman laid together to the cords, where the latter gave way, beaten; a severe race ensued between the two favourites—Midas, who had made all the running, and was never quite caught, winning by a neck, Abderr haman a bad third. Run in 1 min. 50 sec. Match, 100/. A.F.—Mr. Barnes's Sotterley, 6 yrs, Bst 101 b, received 50 sovs. forfeit from Duke of Bedford's Bordeaux, 4 yrs, Bst 61b. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. SHREWSBURY RACES. Acceptances for the Great Clevelaild Handicap. Age st lb Age st lb Eva Egret Zadoc Panopo Candlewick ..... 4 7 5 Ellerdale) Flash Miss Spring 4 7 1 Leap Year The highest weight accepting being ist 61b, it has been raised to Bst 71b, and the others in proportion. The following pay 5 sous. each :—Windiscbgratz, Raby, Cyprus, Sauter-la-Coupe, Melford, The Alp, Haricot, Prior of Lanercost, Achyranthes, Abbess of Jervaux, Glen Saddel, Wilmont, Snowdrift, Flarenp, Aristos, c by John o'Gaunt, dam by the Saddler, out of Miss Etty, Newman Noggs, The Tout, Waterfall, and Colibri. The Shropshire Sweepstakes. Acceptances to b 3 declared on or before the Ist of May Snowstorm, 5 yrs—Langton, 5 yrs—Spot, 5 yrs— Doubt, 5 3 rs—W oodlark, 5 yrs—Eva, 5 yrs—Zidoc, 4 yrs—Achyranthes. 4 yrs—Candlewick, 4 yrs—Do cility, 5 yrs—Ribaldry, 6 yrs—Grief, 5 yrs—Upton (half. bred), 5 yrs—Pulcherrima (half-bred), 5 yrs— Snowdrift, 4 yrs—Wilmont, 4 yrs—Bacton, 4 yrs— Master Friday, 4 yrs—Simplicity, 3 yrs—Lucy Haw thorn (half-bred), 4 yrs—Pic, Nono, 4 yrs—The Monk, 4 yrs—Manilla, 3 yrs—Badajoz, 3 yrs—Le Jaif, 3 yrs:— The Reaper, 3 yrs—Colsterdale (brother to Ellerdale), 3 yrs—The Priest, 3 yrs. - - ----- ROYAL .HENLEY REGATTA. The following valuable prizes are announced for com petition at the Great Regatta at Henley-on-Thames, on the 17th and 18th of June:— The Grand Challenge Cup, for eight -oared boats. The Whyfold Challenge Cup, for eight-oared boats for the winners of the trial-heats in the Grand Challenge prize. The Ladies' Challenge Cup (with medals) for eight oars. The Stewards' Challenge Cup (with medah), for four oars. The Visitors' Challenge Cup (with medals), for four oars. The Town's Challenge Cup (with medals), for four oars. The Silver Goblets, for pair oars. The Diamond Challenge Sculls, with a presentation Silver Cup, for scullers. The Silver Wherry, for scullers. The Champion Prize for 1001. with 201. for second and 101. for third boat, for four-oared boats, open to all the world. Entries for the Gentlemen's Prizes to be made on or before Thursday, the sth of June; for the Champion Prize, on Saturday, thea7th. Mr. T. S. Egan has kindly consented to officiate as umpire, and it would perhaps be difficult to find a more competent man. INTERESTING DISCOVERIES IN THE INTE RIOR OF AFRICA. M. do Gaysa, a Hungarian savant, who is at present travelling in the interior of Western Africa, has just sent home to the Imperial Society of Vienna a commu nication full of interest for France. He has found amongst the Kommenis, a small tribe in Senegambia, traces of Jacques Compagnon, who was sent oat by the Duke do Choiseul about 1760 on a voyage of exploration, but who was never heard of afterwards. The liommenis are in a state of half civilization; they have some seligious notions possesing a certain analogy , with the Christian tradition; they have a regular lan guage, an alphabet, and a mode of writing. M. de Gaysa discovered in one of their principal villages a little stone monument of a conical form, covered with an inscription in hieroglyphical characters. After care fully studying this construction, and after a careful in quiry amongst the old men of the country, and having heard the traditions which existed amongst them, he became convinced that the monument was the tomb of Jacques Compagnon, who had been detained by the Kommenis, and at last became accustomed to his posi tion, and instructed the natives in the principles of all the useful arts. He died in 1775, leaving amongst them the reputation of a sage or good genius. But the belief of M. de Gaysa on the subject of Compagnon was changed into certitude when the head of the tribe showed him several objects which had belonged to a Eu ropean, and which were looked on by the people as sacred; amongst them was a quadrant bearing the name of Jacques Compagnon in full. M. de Gay sa intends making some stay amongat this inter,sting tribe.— Galignani. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF SUICIDE. Last evening Mr. Langham held a lengthened inquest in St. George's Hospital, Hyde-park, on the body of William Porter, a journeyman baker, aged 26. Jane Howard, an interesting girl, eighteen years of age, said that she lived servant at Bayswater with Mr. M'Grath, solicitor. IX cease d, w h o serve d th e family !with bread, paid his addresses to her, which she received, as she considered him a single man, until his cousin asked_ him iu her presence how his wife and family . were? Wn. witness questioned him app the . subject, he dn e was married, as did also his sister-in-law. Her mu ste r made inquiries about him, and found that he was mar ried, and she ascertained that he had a wife and four children in Baker-street, Lambeth. After this she re fused to have anything to say to him. On Saturday night he came to her master's gate and asked her to shake hands with him, declared that ho was not mar. ried, and begged she would go out and walk with him. She refused. On Monday afternoon she received the following letter from him, which bore the Lambeth post mark:— "My dear Jane,—This is to tell you that when you read this I shall be no mere. If you inquire at Graves end or Greenwich, you will find the lifeless body of " Your affectionate " WILLIAM PORTER. " I wish you well through life." In the evening of that das, how e v er , b e ca ll e d a t h er master's gate, looking pale and faint. He asked her if she had received a letter. She said " Yes." He shook hands with her, bade her good bye, and, putting a bottle to his lips, drank off its contents, and then walked off, after she had in vain attempted to seize the bottle, which he flung from her. He then staggered along, a n d s h e opened the gate and followed him, when she found him about eleven yards off, supported by some per sons put him in a cab, and c onveyed hi m to the who hospital. Police-constable Alfred Tanner, 409 D, accompanied de ceased in a cab t o th e hospital, and up on arr i v i ng there deceased was dead. Mr. Polton opened the body, and found that deceased's death r esu l ted from prussicacid. Mr. W. 11. Percy, master b a k er , B ayawater, deceased's master, said that on lest Saturday he ascertained the deceased had embezzled 20/. white he had received from his customers, and that he had stolen a watch from a fellow -servant, which, together with his disappointment at the girl Howard not marrying him, in all probability induced him to destroy himself. The jury, after a pro tracted deliberation, returned a verdict of " Insanity." A NV ORD TO YOUNG AUTISM—Long bright days May now be looked for, and we repeat the advice we have before given, that our young readers should seize such brief opportunities as occur, and be oil with their sketch -books to some of the hue old remnants of the past whi ch stud the country. Health, recrea ti on , and knowledge may all be found thus. For the second of these we are warm advocates : the provision of innocent amusement is of the utmost im portance to a state. " Seek to solace when sadness then assails. In dolour long thy life may not endure; Wherefore of comfort set up all thy sails: Without Gladness avails no Treasure." And if you will, however adverse the circumstances and threatening the appearances, you may ever " smell the rose above the mould." " All work and no play" does not merely make " Jack a dull boy," but an unhappy One, and some times a daDgCIOUSt..-PUilCkr. ' LYNCH LAW IN SACRA MEN. Judge Lynch hes held his filet court in S mento city, and his mandates have been obeyed a fellow-being at a moment's warning launched eternity. A fearful retribution has- oveztake - h innocentdestrayer of innocent blood;• and the slayer ai l h ra slain have both, a s it were i n a m omen t, passed t the unseen world together. A movement feareilili, let anxiously looked for, at length burst upon us:• The excited mass, but a few days since, in our city, refrained in a most praiseworthy manner from calls ie,g in the aid of Judge Lynch an an occasion less urgent than the cause which invoked his potent arm in our sister city. We sincerely hope that this awful example will not need repeating to have a most salu tery effect upon the perpetrators of crime, of every grade in our midst. Between 3,000 and 4,000 citi zens participated either actively or passively. Speeches of an inflammatory character were made, and little efforts used, except by the Mar shal, N. C. Cunningham, to stay the excited mass. Mr. Tweed and Judge Bullock, spoke in favour of sustaining the laws and meting out justice, but the crowd would hear of nothing but an immediate investigation. A committee of 12 citizens was named as an investigating committee to hear 1 evidence and report to the crowd. The following is 1 the report of the committee :—" We, the committee of investigation appointed by our fellow-citizens to investigate the circumstances of the unfortunate oc currence that took place this afternoon in this city, do report that, after a full and impartial examination into the premises, we find that at about two o'clock, P.M., this day, Frederick Rowe and some other person, whose name is unknown, were engaged in. an alter cation, which originated at a gambling-table at the Mansion-house ; and that after said parties had pro ceeded into the street and were there fighting, Charles Myers, who was passing in the street, interfered with fighting, or to words, by requesting them to desist show ' fair play •', that immediaaely thereafter the said P. Rowe celled out, ' What the devil have yon to say,' and then drew his pistol, and without further provocation shot the said Charles Myers through the head.—J. H. Scranton, Dr. E, Cronin,W.T. Pretty man, J. B. Starr, D. . Mills, P. B. Cornwall, J, T ., Bayley, H. G. L ang l e y, A. M. Winn, G. G. Wright, L. Hernance, H. Olmstead, committee." After this report of the committee was read the crowd immediately proceeded, amidst the greatest excite ment and uproar to the calaboose, determined on taking the prisoner, but they were resisted for at least one hour by the Marshal and his aids. It was now about nine o'clock, the night was dark—the mutter ings of the people deep, yet loud. Some of them rushed to an awning, pulled up the posts, and at once attacked the door of the station-house with these battering-rams. Soon the door yielded, being de molished by repeated blows. Deputy- Sherriff Harris stood in the doorway, and, with his pos se i n th e rear , held the crowd at bav for some time—remonstrating and threatening. Finally, the crowd in the rear made a rush forward, which placed those in the front ranks in connexion with Mr. Harris, w h en h e was pushed, jostled from his position, and the populace brought in possession of the prisoner. The pri soner , Frederick J. Rowe, was in the inner cell, chained to a post. After a long delay, the chain was severed, and be was then seized and hurried up the stairs into the street. It was then announced that the prisoner would be hung in Sixth-street, between K and L, from one of the large oaks. The crowd immediately proceeded to that point at about half-past nine o'clock. The prisoner was strongly guarded, and taken up J to the intersection of Fifth-street, when he was taken down the same and up K to Sixth, and then to the place of execution. The concourse of people at the gallows numbered about 4,000. A large bon fire was kindled, a stand was erected under a large oak tree, on which the prisoner was placed ; a rope' was procured, a clergyman called, who had some brief religious exercises with the prisoner. The clergyman stated that the prisoner had nothing to say for himself, except that he had a widowed mother living in England, and that he had been absent from her for a considerable length of time. A white handkerchief was then tied over his face, his arms pinioned, the rope adjusted to a limb of the tree and the neck of the prisoner, he sobbing aloud; three men then drew him from the stand into the air—an awful and solemn silence pervaded throughout the immense concourse of people. The occasion—the dead hour of night—and the immense gathering, all conspired to make the scene such as we hope never again to behold. After the body was drawn up a few struggles and contractions of the limbs ensued; and thus perished the unfortunate prisoner. The body hung twenty minutes, when it was let down, and pronounced by several citizens as dead. Thus ended one of the greatest tragedies ever witnessed in California. Mr. Myers, the man who was shot, we are informed, came from the vicinity of Columbus, Ohio, and has left a wife and several children. Fre derick J. Rowe, the man who was hung, was about 22 years of age, and an Englishman by birth.—Cali fornian Paper . APOTHECARIES' HALL.—Names of gentlemen wbo passed their examination in the science and practice of me dicine, and received certificates to practise, on Thursday, April 2.1, ;—Edmund Thomas Higgins, Gloucester; John Burchall Peren, South Petherton ; Sydney Alder, Wakefield, Yorkshire; John Williams, Cardiff; John Page urke, R.N.; George Forster Border, Clifton, Gloucestershire; Cornelius Clark Rutherfort, Doncaster; David Thomas Morris, Car marthen; James Spark, Newcastle-under-Lyne. ROTATION OF THE EAnur.—The experiment of the pendulum, as illustrating the earth's diurnal motion, has been successfully performed by Mr. A. IL Ross, at his ob servatory at the South Dock, Sunderland. The instrument used was a weight of 141bs. attached to the end of a fine wire,l6 feet long, which, being set in motion, swinging as the pendulum bob of a common clock, was found in half an hour to have formed an angle of 74 degrees with a line drawn on the floor in the same place in which the ball was set in motion.—Sunderland Herald. THE DANISH GOVERNMENT STEAM•PACHET JIM?. LAND.—Yesterday this splendid steamer left the East India Vocks for her first trip to Denmark. She made 13 knots on the average, and showed a speed equal to that of some of the fastest river boats. The Jylland is an iron paddle steamer of 450 tons and 120-horse power, built by Messrs. Robinson and Russell, the engineers, of Mill-wall, for the Danish Government, and has a very beautiful and yacht-like appearance. She is intended to trade direct between Lon don and the fertile districts of north-west Jutland (by the Agger Canal), Nykjobing-upon-Marsoe becoming her head station. The direct route from the very breeding and gra zing places will now enable importers to bring Danish oxen into this market in a very superior condition, and also serve greatly to increase the exports for Denmark from this port, so that, upon the whole, the event of its opening may be con sidered as one of great interest. SACRILEGE.-GLOUCESTER, FEIDAY.-A sacrile- Oils robbery was committed in Gloucester Cathedral last night. What makes the circumstance the more extraordi nary is the fact that this is the fourth robbery which has been committed in this cathedral under precisely similar cir cumstances; the object of the thieves being the same, and the instrument used in effecting it being in three out of the four cases the same. The thief or thieves obtained access to the cathedral through a window on the south side of the chapel of Our Lady. Thence they got access to the nave, where, against one of the massive pillars, are fixed two alms boxes for the reception of the contributions of the charitably disposed towards the county hospital. These boxes were forced from their fixtures by means of a plough-conker, which it is supposed bad been stolen from a blacksmith's sh o p near. One 0 the boxes so wrenched off was carried away, eece s l i to i e n dd l o o t f hth m ato oe eto together with itscontents; but the other was found (with the coulter)lying near the window through which the robber ob tained ingress. smalll tl t isa c tr o ku n ec t 3rt a .i. i o n n ed iats a ist passibilityo t 3 oli o - f very recently tc)baPeiciuni:jigf wasisLi such cuo small, On n boxes eae h o lp t, i d , e been th ' o ex p p r tee last occasions asst plough ds,r, and c r sacred this building leads to emptied of their contents. was the foilorc.pedre - I w ef h t e b n elt e coulter was that the robber In every case was the same. No cl ue has been the discovery of the depredator. A obtained to similar nature was discovered -e Another case of a precisely sterda going:into St. Nicholas Church d 3 i 3% The sexton on alms-box had been torn from its fixtureecovered that the infirmary its , and, together with contents, which are unknown St. Nicholas Church has been i carried off. The roof of is supposed that the thief under repair this week, and it thus obtained in the day time.ingress to the church ANOTHER BOILEII, EXp7OSION. On Tuesday last an explosion took place at Seaton Engine, on the Durham and Sunderland Branch Railway, which blew a boiler to is distance of 70 yards from its seat A youth, named Farrow . ' was severely scalded, and lies in a very precarious state. LEICEiTER. TRADE.—Although but very little more business has been doing, it being holiday week, yet on the whole an imp rove d t one ex i s t s , w hi c h we b e lieve precedes a a satisfactory change. It is now anticipated that will be speedily made, gi v i ng r i se to more general r the purchasesem employ.. merit, and th us th e usua l ac ti v ity, aga i n pervade various branches of trade. Orders, as well as to arrive from the United States by the steamers,s and will a fewpuy buyers, continue increase, doubtless, as vessels arrive a fter the op en i ng of the Great Exhibition. —Great complaints eon- TRADE AT NoTTINGHAM• business in nearlynearly all depart tinue to be made of want of week ments of the lace trade; but this being devoted to holidays, as is customary,. ma y in some sort account for the small amount of sales during the period since our last report. We have not anything encouraging to report relative to ' There is as rifle more doing in the home trade. but hosiery. ratively few for the season, comp . goods are selling. Corn from America are flattering, but up to this mercial accounts time very few ordershaveThere been received for any description manufactures. is, however, still plenty of time of our for orders f rem them to be ex ecute d f or t h e i r f a l l tra d e, and a very exte nsive business is expected to be done with the United States this year. Th e price of yarn remains unal tered.— Nottingham Journal. The General Steam Navigation Company's mail steam-ship Tiger, Captain W. C. Paine, arrived in the river early yesterday morning from llamburgh after a rapid pas sage of 44 hours, and has brought the last consignment of Prussian g.)ods intended for the Great Exhibition. . __ - A PRonric Cow.—A correspondent sends us an account of a cow, which would figure honourably in the census if the population of the bovine race were taken in this country as it is in France. It is a cross of the Ayrshire and short horn; and about a week ago had three strong healthy calves, two of which are bulls. and one quey. This productive crummie pastures on the estate of Ernespie, near Castle Douglas, and it is only eleven months s►nce she furnished two calves to her owner's stock. D umfries Standard. NE w COFFEE DUTIES.—In lieu of the present duties of Customs now chargeable on coffee imported into the United Kingdom, the following new duties are to be levied : —Coffee the lb., 3d. ; and coffee kiln-dried, roasted, or ground the lb,, 6d. GLOUCESTER AND DEAN FOREST. The works of this line, which form an integral por tion of the South Wales line from Chepstow to Glouces ter, are in a forward state, and are being pushed on with vigour in order to have the line ready for opening on the 18th of Juno next, which is at present announced as the day on which the South Wales line from Chep stow to Gloucester is to be opened, the chief work re maining to be done being one of the bridges over the Severn at Gloucester, and which must be crossed in order to form a junction with the Great Western and Midland lines at the joint station at Gloucester. Should there be any delay in the completion of the works by the 11th of June, it will arise from the difficulty of finishing the bridge over the Wye at Chepstow, and one of the two bridges over the Severn at Gloucester. It is necessary to explain here that the river Severn as it approaches the city of Gloucester divides into two channels, called respectively the Maisemore and the Gloucester channels, the principal part of the river traffic passing along the latter channel. There are of course two bridges, called the Gloucester and Over bridges, and the railway crosses the Maisemoro channel below the Over bridge and above the Gloucester bridge. The bridge over Maisemorc channel has been completed for many months. The line after crossing the Severn passes over several streets of the city to the station of the Great Western and Midland (Bristol and Birmingham) Companies, and only a small p Ition of the terminus remains at present untouched. The works from Gloucester up to the junction of the South Wales line at Grange court are in such a state of forwardness (with the exception of the bridge over the Severn) that they could be opened in a month from this time. WILTS, SOMERSET, AND WEYMOUTH. A special meeting of this company took place yester day at Bath, for the consideration and approval of a Bill for enabling arrangements, with reference to the pur• chase, lease, or other use by the Groat Western Rail way Company, of the., Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, the Gloucester and Forest of Dean Railway, and the South Wales Railway, respectively, to be effected; Sir J. W. Awdry in the chair. The preamble and sections of the Bill having been read and explained by the solicitors, The CHAIRMAN said the directors had been advised by their legal advisers that the Bill secured every advan tage to this company to which they were entitled ; he hoped, therefore, under these circumstances, they would give it their sanction. In answer to a question the CHAIRMAN said the pre sent direction of this company would cease, and, instead of being an independent company, they would become preference shareholders of the Great Western Railway Company, that compr.ny not being able to divide one farthing until they had paid them. He then moved that the Bill for the purposes abova mentioned be approved, and that the directors be 'authorised to concur in any amendment or alterations which might be made in fur thering the progress of such Bill. This resolution having been carried unanimously, a vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman, and the meet ing separated. DIRECT EAST AND WEST COAST JUNCTION. Yesterday there was a meeting cf the persons in terested in this ccmpany's affairs to call on his Honour Master Farrer, to review a report in which ho had come to the conclusion that the order to wind up the company would not have been made if the facts had been pre sented to the Vice-Chancellor. Mr. W. GALSWORTHY represented to the Master that the report in question proceeded on a misapprehension of the real facts of the case. It stated that there were no debts, the facts being that although creditors had not yet been called in, claims of 2,6051. had already been lodged by Sir John Rennie and Mr. Remington, the joint engineers, and by Dr. S. Mackenzie, secretary, for 6001. The directors received 19,0001. in &posits, up• wards of 9,0001. of which they handed over to the Der byshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Railway, with which they " amalgamated," without, it is alleged, the consent of the shareholders, only a tew, holding about 3,000 shares, taking scrip in the latter company. His HoNoun said the statements he had heard seemed to present a new view of the case, and that ho would give a formal decision in a day or two. RAILWAY RETURNS TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST WEEK. Mlles NAME OF RAILWAY. opened, 1851. BRITISH. 1850. 1851. ---___ 72 Aberdeen ... .... . .. .... •• .... .. .. £1,042 £1,296 37x Belfast and Ballymena .... •.•• .. ..• .• 5 18 724 17 Belfast and County D0wn.......• ."• 227 33 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 1,027 1,668 27 Bolton, Blackburn, and West York .... 379 5,45 85 y. Bristol and Exeter ..... ...„........ 4,208 4,284 11,0 Caledonian.- ...• __ • ..........• • .. 6,101 6,471 94% Chester and 1101yhead............. 2,347 2,591 32 Dublin and Belfast Junction ...... •• 097 591 53 Dublin and Drogheda.. ...• •• • • • .. . • 6 Dublin and Kingstown ....... . ” 941 79 891 760 16% Dundee and Arbroath - •••• •• •• - 406 31 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction SSI 707 19 Dundaik and Enniskillen .• .. _ .... 149 161 67% East Anglian.-- - ................ 695 660 79 East Lancashire ... ...... ......„... 2,889 4,031 322 Eastern Counties and Norfolk ........ 14,176 14,707 95 Eastern Union •.-• • • • .............. 2,061 2,0 i 6 116% Edinburgh and Glasgow....: • „ • •• • 3,868 3,606 71 Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee.. ... • 2,192 2,085 18 Furness Railway ••• - „ .......... 342 332 171% Glasgow, and South-Western .......• 3,201 3,674 2239 Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock .... 923 962 236 Great Northern and E. L....... •... 3,188 8,522 188 Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 4,656 4,418 262% Great Western •••• • • • ............. 16,165 17,057 90 Lancaster and Car1i51e....... ..• •• .. 3,430 ,897 260 Lancashire and Yorkshire...-. _ .... P 2,623 16,672 39 Leeds and Thirsk ••.. • • ............. 851 1,011 1214 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport.... 10: 352 518 4 London and North Western .... 43,553 42,853 5% London and Blackwall.. •. •. •. ••.... 737 1,052 173% London, Brighton, and South Coast.. 8,032 10,865 239 London and South Western. - - .... 9,341 11,130 15 Londonderry and Enniskillen ........ 148 182 11% Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. 102 130 107% Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 5,303 6,618 939 Manchester and South Junction ...... 346 • 614 28 Maryport and Carlisle •. • • ...• ...... 021 712 496% Midland .. ••••• •• • • • ...•. .• . . 20,450 21,800 50 Midland Great Western (Irish) ...... 1,230 1,283 60 Newcastle and Carlisle.... -.. ...... 2,048 ' 2,267 146 North British .. _ .................. 3 ,105 . 3,31/4 222 North Stallordshira •••••••• .• • • • • • • 4,317 4,966 47 North-Western ••.•• • • • ........ •• .. - 481 45 Scottish Central 32 Scottish Midland ••••••••• • .• • • .. .. 419 526 47 Shrewsbury and Chester - .......... 1 440 1,088 30 Shropshire Union .. •••••••• .• • • • • .• 400 586 58 South Devon ........ •.............. 2,124 1 , 90 3 261 South Eastern ••• • • • 75 South Wales .. •••••••••• • • •• • • • • • • - 1,035 69 South York., Doncaster, and Goole • • 1,067 1,246 40 Taff Vale •- •.- ...... ............... 2,129 2,189 881 • 1,007 25 Waterford and Limerick • • .... ••• • • • -._ 385 13 West Cornwall .... •••••••.. • • • • .. 275 273 12 Whitehaven Junction .• ••••••• • • • • • • 20 8 237 293 York and Newcastle, and Berivick .• • 14,130 13,292 256 York and North .. •• •• •• •• 7,234 • 7.234 7,701 FOREIGN. 7616 Amiens and Boulogne. ......... 1,283 1,477 44 Dieppe -•••••••••••• •• •• • • " • • • • • • 489 - 63 Montereau and Troyes ........ ••• • • • 942 984 336 Northern of France •.•.•••• .. • • • • • • 16;894 16,311 143 Orleans to Bourges (Cent.) .......... 3,065 3,575 72 Orleans to Bordeaux .... • • ...• ••• • - 3,263 3,349 82 Paris itbd Orleans .... . • ...... ••• • • • 7,893 8,170 85 Paris and Rouen . ........•• •••• •• •• • 0 , 977 6,561 59% Rouen and Havre ...... ••••..• • • • • • 2,250 2,6'35 -...-.......-.... MONEY MARKET—The quotation of gold at Paris is about 3 per mille discount, according to the new tariff, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex change of 25 10; •and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.05, it follows that gold is, 040 Per ce n t. dearer in Paris than in London. By advieds from hlam burgh the price of gold is 425 per mark, which, at the Eng lish Mint price of 3/. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.51; and the exchange at Llarn• burgh on London at short being 136 A, it follows that gold is 0.35 per cent. dearer in London than in Ilamburgh. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1104 per cent., and the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23-40 per eent,, it follows that the exchange is nominally 0.67 per cent. in favour of England; and after making allowance for differ ence of interest and charges of transport, the present rate leaves no profit on the importation of gold from the United States. MUSEUM OF IRISH INDUSTRY IN DUBLIN.--A re turn has been published of the expenditure incurred up to the beginning of this year for the Museum of Irish Industry in Dublin. In 1845-6 the expenditure was 3221. 19s. 4d.; in 1846-7 it was 9,45! /. Ils. 7d. ; in 1817-8, 1,8161. 4s. 5d.; in y3lB-9, 1,3961. 120. Ild, ; in 449-00, 4,0101, Bs. 11 1 / 2 4.; and in 18304, 2,31.5/. ltis. lid. 1 7"'" --- ti -- fv e E l 4 ..,tt." l / 4 y4T, s., , ", Pir - ar , r„ t :1,. , ,,N z t.,..,n, el c 4 i ) 4,....... , .e;a i-,, i. ~ c:- . ‘ , 41 w 4411704, .' I, .I,k 3 • A '. ,:a 614 ., 4 4.::: ,' ..., -