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

BOW-STR.EET.—(THIS DAY.) A showily di esse I female was charged Wore Mr. Henry, by Police-constable 94, under the-following cir cumstances:— The policeman deporel tl at, about half-pmt six o'clock last es e ling, he was on his beat in the Strand, when he heard a disturtance, as he thought, towards the eaq side of St Clement's Church-s ard. Upon going thither he found the prisoner, with two other females a-al two gentlemen, the females lift'ng their clothes above their knees, much to the amusement of their male lends Witness went up and spoke to the gentlemen, expostulating with them on their disgraceful conduct in witnessing females in the public streets exposing tack Persons, but they not heeding his advice to go away he was forced to threaten to take them into custody. They all appearing to be quite ready for a night's lodgirg in the station-house, he took the prisoner, who was escorted to Bow -street by one of her gentlemen friends, who Said that he was quite willing to be locked up, as he would have satisfaction for the unwarrantable con duct of the policeman, by writing to Sir George Grey, the Howe Secretary. The prisoner was a prostitute, e'l known in the Strand. In answer to the charge the prisoner replied, with great fluency, in nearly the folloa ing words :—I reside in Arun del-street, Strand, and left my house about half-past six in company with two females and two gentlemen friends. We were all going to the theatre, and in crossing the Strand to get over by St. Clement's Church we bad the misfortune to step into a heap of mud and sink into it half way up our legs. When we gained the pavement we naturally wished to shake it off as much as possible, and while we were all enjoying the joke at having got i nto such a mess t h e po li ceman came up an d swore we bad been exposing our persons. We replied if he wished to charge us with such disgraceful conduct we were quite willing to amompany him to Boa -stre t to repel !nett charges. I deny that lam a prostitute. I bare bean kept b y a gentleman for the last two years. Mr. HENRY- wisl ei to know if she bad any witnesses? to which the prisoner replied—Certainly; and if you "I grant me a little time they shall be here to prove the truth of my statement. Mr. H ENRY accord i ng l y reman d e d t h e ease, t h e Court being fully convinced that the policeman had cer tainly been rather too hurried in pouncing upon the un fortunatas the moment he saw their legs. , Robert Simp son , a l e tt e r-press printer, was c har ge d tefore Mr. Henry with breaking lamps in the street. It appeared from the evidence of a police constable, t g the F divi s i on , th a t l as t n i g ht h e was on dirty in rury.lane, when his attention was attlioted by hearing loud smash of glass, and on going to the spot where the sound proceeCed from, he found the prisor er stand against th e lamp-post, and the glass in the lamp ritgoken. He asked the prisoner alio had destroyed the i nl 3 , and he replied that he had. He asked the pri °Oner the cause, which he ralused to tell, and said he Would inform the magistrate in the morning. The pri soner was than taken into custody. Mr. HENRY asked the prisoner what defence he had to : l ake, and o said be was compelled to do something, 8 he Was starving. He wanted a night's shelter and some food. Mr. HENRY said ho could have obtained what he re quired if he had applied to the workhouse. The pri :ner answered that he did apply to the Holborn work -11948n in Gray's Inn-lane, and they refused to assist Itn. h t) 41 % HENRY* asked him where he had come from, and r eplied fro m Edi n b urg h, f ur th e p ur p ose o f see k ing I~c lo Yment, an d was una bl e t o o b ta i n any . D ur i ng t h e ~ three weeks ho had slept in a lodging-house in Fie) three e >4lr HENRY t o ld the prisoner, if he had a ppli e d a t a . aß onable boa r a t th e wor kh ouse th e y wou ld h ave g i ven " 1 M some relief. kr. Kerby, t h e contractor f or repairing the street s i l t nPa f the parish of St. Giles':, said he suffered most vverely from persons breaking the lamps. e • HENRY said he had no doubt that the loss to the b iat aractor r , by persons breaking the street lamps, must o : l , r erY great. If persons required relief, they had so l d . t ° make their distress known to the proper quarter, mi ‘z- , ey would obtain it immediately. He was deter • ed to put an end to such practices, and for the pre rlt offence, he fined the prisoner 20a., and in default of i l iv i rlett to be commiital for 14 days' imprisonment. „ ta he Prisoner, of course, was unable to pay the fine, I/ was accordingly removed in the police-van, to the ouh ° of Correction. RAILWAY RETURNS ir: l yt i f "'Alt I'IAI - etc.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rall tts,_,?r the past week—that is to say, ny to the da . te to which the iNteZTlve returns are made, together with the receipts of the same the previous year:— ~ ;s4l W EB Week Last t w t ...'" NAME OF RAILWAY. week. F . 4 , 0 e) _9 ....,.......... J £ £ Ja n., 2 la ••••••••••• •• •• • ••- Ab erdeen . 877 450 ••• , „ Amiens and B ou l ogne . ••••• • • • • . .; Belfast and Ballymena ••••••• • • • • • • • 403 345 ;`; B irkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 781 686 '° Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe, and W. Y. 418 264 13 3,014 - B ristol and Exeter 13 6 Cai - .. 5,730, 3,799 10 C hester and • • .. • • •. ~ • • . • 1,085• • 1,085 1,051 ,t D ublin and Drogheda• ••• • • ••••• • • • • 662 691 12 Dublin and Ki ngs t own i ; Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen •••• • • • • 905 847 12 ' East Anglian-. - - • • • • • • • • • • " • • '' 682 680 2,451 2,777 12 Edinburgh and Glasgow .• • • •••• • • • • 1 3 Edinburgh and Perth •••••• • • • • " 2,2/4 1,678 6 Eastern Counties and North Eastern • • 13 , 5 7 8 12 , 03 7 2,551 1,929 i, East Lancashire .. .... 2 367 2,260 12 ' 4 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ...... . 6 Glasgow and Greenock• ••• • • ..... •• • 837 702 1 2 Great N or th ern an d E . L. ••••• • • ". 2,473 1 , 447 ; 1, Great Southern and Western ........ 3 , 69 , 2 , 891 13 ...... ........ 15,513 1 5 , 548 ~ G reat Western, &e •• • • Lancashire and Yorkshire ••••• • • • • • 10,532 9,445 c " _Lancaster , and Carlisle • • • • • • • • • • • • -- 2,744 1,634 13 Leeds and Ihirsk ••..•--•• •- • • • • •• 664 196 63 53 12 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport • • 1 3 Londonder r y and Enniskillen.. • ... • • 127 109 13 L ondon and North Western, &c. . .... 37, 611 36,534 12 L ondon and Blackwall.• • • • • • • • • • • • • 545 527 1 3 London an d B r i g ht on .•••••• • • • • • • " 7566 6,669 6,193 1 3 London an d S out h W es t ern. •••• • • • • • • 7,425 13 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 4 , 096 2 , 4 2 3 13 Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham• •.• 18,35 5 I EO O3 1 2 Midland Great Western (Irish) ••• • • • 930 917 1; Moliklands .•••••••• • • " - - - - - - 734 751 12 North British ...................... 2,925 2,005 12 Paris and Rouen. .................. 4,71 0 4,701 13 Rouen a n d H avre .................. 1,998 1,892 12 Sco ttish Central .................... 1,054 839 i Scottish Midland ••••••- " " - - .. 326 225 C., S hrewsbury and Chester ••• • • ....... 1,231 1,258 12 Shropshire Union .•••••• • " - - - S o 3411 -- • ; uth Eastern and Branches ........ 8,702 6,478 12 Mouth Devon •.••• • . . . .............. 1,401 1,251 13 ag Vale .....................„ .. .. 1,660 1,712 , Ulster .• • • .... •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 715 724 , Waterford and Limerick -•••• • • • • - 256 1,.: White haven Junction •••••-" • • • • • • ISO 166 2; Y ork and Newcastle . .............. 9,2 il 11,404 " Ycrk and North Midland. ........... 5,533 6,320 CO URT CIRC ULAR. The IA WINDSOR, FRIDAY. and •„,. Q ueen walked this morn i ng i n th e Sl o p es I : V i ndSOr Park . Rro u „ e Loyal Family took walking exercise in the elg around the Castle. this Highness Prince Albert left Windsor °Ell morning for town at eleven o'clock, tra- Ittil l 6, -- g bY a special train on the SJuth-Western 4f, II. Colonel Colonel Hon. Charles Grey and Colonel aliph '3eYmour were in attendance upon his Royal lips riesq K `• 111 4 ar :°3ll Highness is expected to return between - T he ` 4 five o'clock. t he It r oyal dinner party this evening includes • 14 9 v. Lord and Lady Wriothesley Russell and cep' 4 rd '°Yai Highness Prince Albert presided yes kernaYriiat 4 meeting of the Royal Commission for the o f ,1.,10n f the Exhibition of the Works of Industry If Nations to be held in the year 1851. 11) . „ 4 Royal Highness arrived at the new Palace of lios`rainster at twelve o'clock, attended by Colonel boa C. Grey and Colonel F. H. Seymour. Lord e eonunissioners present were Earl Granville, SirSil,,`lOn Russell, Right - Hon. Henry Labouchere, 4-rehibald Galloway, Sir R. Westmacott, Sir I"litle e L , 'qr. Gil Yell, Mr. Barry, Mr. Cubitt, Mr. Eastlake, r_ 14)1 ). -, r ,''', a un, Mr. Pusey, and Mr. Alderman Inomp Itttetcht-Zee Secretary, Mr. Stafford Northcote, was in Te e • wh en Meeting broke up at a quarter-past four o'clock, NZ ?rince Albert, attended by Colonel F. H. Sey o - W 4 b eft for the railway terminus on his return to de putatio n Castle. lir, q4itation of merchants, consisting of Messrs... k e W llall, Lockett, Boardman, and Naylor, of Liver a e , o hnd Messrs. Templeman and Davy, of London, - the kTP a nkd by Mr. Cardwell, had an interview with h 41111.1 haticellur of the Exchequer yesterday, on i t e tio ti t °f the 13resent state of the postal comm f unica- Artereen England and the western coast o South Th bitsi, j e h 0 i! , srl of Denbi4h had an interview with Lord boZAA-x_iiasell yesterday, at his official residence in , 4 , e g freq. OoesiciPlitation from the corporation of Birmingham, ~..1 4a h fl4 g of the Mayor of Birminghate, Mr. Alder -45, lihtz, m ••• Councillor Hawks, Mr. Councillor 4erhyolGtzgde,thivier.r.rith Mr. Muntz, M.P ., and Mr. had an interview with Sir George kj e sterday at the Home -office. tle ptt ;.-"-t a urice Cro ss (D u bli n ), S ecretary to the 1 :: 1 iiat e l3 ry • i ers- of Nation a l Ed ucat i on i n I reland, h a d 44 te rda l evy with the Chancellor of the ExcheTier hst erd Y. Colonel Anson bad also an interview l Nid e a Y with the Right llon. Baronet, at his official t or t Te in Downing -street. ° lrh,, a i ni Lady John Russell had a dinner party Fac e "rsActAY evening at their residence in Chesharn vkssad. Am ong the company were the Turkish Am• 1 11. n -e 'r, the Russian Minister and Baroness de Al t 4 lla vvi the Pt ussian Minister, the Ssrdinian Ikelielr, the Austrian Chargé d'Affaires (Baron 4 r4 '' t he Earl cf Carlisle,. the Earl and Countess , . aville L . ' 'Aste r. , orti Dufferin, Lady Hislor, and Miss k%re, ..._ .....,.......,..................................... 7'3%4.'1 EXHIBITION OF 1851....—MEETING AT ,Dtial ~‘'4.13.--On Thursday, at noon, a largo and influ -42.r th — ,, eet ing was held in the Council Hall, Shea ld, i l orier 6 ,4 ll ::Pe of receiving a deputation of the commit - * the appointed by her Majesty to make arrangemeat3 hati o g.ren exhibition of works of industry of all t° 4411;1111851, and also t a local committ - e tio,,q,-,°1.3 the nr,. 1 o a ppoint fast , . 4s q., „,,,_,dr•-poe.. o . bject. The mayor, Putati o rn"' ed. Captain B. Ibbotion atte ided tis Zur,, , n, and all the leading merchants and u arm beit pre o le , ii t t h . e t ,Zr, and sev.eraluf the principi! gentry , iyvt4 or t i,„ ••-uf! resolution s in accordance with ti c " A l Illeetmg were curled. OVERLAND MAIL INDIA AND CHINA. (From the Chronicle.) We have received by extraordinary express, in an ticipation of the Overland Mail, letters and papers from Bombay to the 17th uhe BOMBAY, Die. 17, 1849. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) The news conveyed by the present mail will form something of an exception to the generally vapid end uninteresting character of recent Indian advices. No certain information has transpired in regard to the supreme command of the armies of India ; but report—which affirmed so confidently, a short time since, that Sir Charles Napier intended to retire— now assures us, with equal appearance of truth, that he has made up his mind to remain in the country—at least, for a year or so longer. Meantime we have a rumour that, in consequence of letters received in the Governor-General's camp by the last mail from England, an urgent dispatch has been sent to Sir W. Gomm at Colombo, which will have the effect of preventing that gallant general from carrying out his intention of returning to England. These contradictory statements ren der conjecture idle : it seems to be pretty well under stood, however, that Sir Willoughby Cotten's stay at this presidency will not be much further prolonged. At present opinions differ as to whether Sir W. Gomm or Lord Frederick Fiteclarence will succeed to the Bombay command. You will be surprised to learn that Lahore has been again a point of some interest. The Governor-General arrived at that city on the 28th of November, and was received with due honour by Sir W. R. Gilbert, Mr. John Lawrence, and others. The troops, too, were all out, and there was much display, and quite a grand " tumashe." Politically, the news from Lahore is not without its interest. By this time the young Maharajah will probably be on his way to Futteghur, whither he is to proceed under a strong escort, and in charge of Dr. Login. emitter Singh and his sons, and the rest of the treacherous Seikh Sirdars, are to be sent out of the Punjaub ; and it is rumoured that Calcutta has been selected as the fittest place for their abode. There has been another plot at Lahore. The seizure and removal of Dhuleep Singh were the objects of the conspirators; and Ranee Clumda Lee, of course, the credit of having been their instigator and supporter. Accord ing to the Delhi Gazette, some of her emissaries were discovered to have been tampering with the men of Prendergast's Irregular Corps. Thee men, however, proved true to their salt ; and having given notice to their commanding officer of what was going on, nine of the intriguents were fortu nately captured and consigned to " durance vile." I suppose there will be some startling revelations on their trial, and the British authorities will re ceive fresh proof of the power and shrewdness of the Queen-Mother, who, though a fugitive, and remote from the scene of her former intrigues, still contrives to be every now and then a " thorn in the side" of the Government she abhors. The papers received this morning state that Gholab Singh has been invited to meet the Marquis of Dalhousie, and is now on his way to Lahore for that purpose. Further, that a reward of 10,000 rs. has been offered for the apprehension of Bliai Maharajah Singh, who would appear, from this, not to have been drowned after all. To complete my notice of Punjaub affairs, I may mention that it is stated, by u Delhi correspondent of the Bombay Times, that certain regiments, under orders for the Punjaub, have determined not to cross the Sutlej, except on the same allowances as those hitherto enjoyed by the regiments which have occu pied that country. The up-country papers are silent on this subject, and I should hope the report will turn out unfounded. Majors Edwardes and Nicholson, and some other officers, are about to proceed to England, and are expected at Bombay for the purpose of embarkation. Major Edwardes will, I believe, take home the cele brated diamond, the hoh-i-noor, which is intended as a present for her Majesty. He will also probably be the bearer of a parcel of the wedding garments which were prepared for the intended bride of Dhuleep Singh, and which are to be sent to the Queen in con sequence of an expression of the royal wish to see some of the attire worn by the Seikh ladies. The Governor-General was to proceed to war ds Moultan on the 13th or 14th instant; and the Com mander-in-Chief (Sir Charles Napier) was to leave on the Bth for Peshawur. By the last advices from the latter place, the field force dispatched against the disaffected tribes in the vicinity of the Khyber Pass, had remained wholly inactive—their instructions being to await the orders of Sir Charles Napier. The Marquis of Dalhousie was expected at Moultan on Christmas-day, and the Commander-in-Chief at Peshawur on the 18th instant. Lady Dalhousie, it was believed, would proceed home, and the Governor- General would accompany her to Suez. A steamer has arrived this morning from Sinde, bringing Kurrachee papers to the 12th instant. The news appears unimportant. There was a report cur rent that Lord Dalhousie would not visit Kurrachee (which is very probable). In consequence of a visit paid by Captain Preedy to Sehwan, several native officials at that place had been committed for trial, charged with the commission of malpractises of a se rious character. A private letter from Hyderabad informs us of the death, at that place, on the i'th inst. of Lieutenant F. A. Billamore, of the 24th Native Infantry. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. REPORi ON THE STATE OF THE BOMBAY MARKETS, FROM DEC. 3 TO 153INCLUSITB. Bombay, Saturday Evening, Dec. 15. We have no change to report in the state of our Money Market, which continues well supplied at easy rates. Government Securities also remain without ma terial alteration, but we do nut hear of much paper changing hands. Bank Shares are very quiet, but main tain their value. Bombay Bank Stock is in great re quest at 18 per cent. premium. Tae import market continues as dull and inactive as at date of our last, owing in a considerable degree to the want of fresh supple , and partly to the fact of the up-country markets having been fully supplied at the opening of the season. In the export mark, t the ex citement prevailing in the cod of the last mouth I , av sub sided, and toe shipments of cotton have been consider ably less tiiari during the period last reported or. Other articles of export are being inquired af,.er to a moderate extent. Cotton Piece Goods—A comparatively small amount of buisiness has been done in piece goods during the fotteight, both - buyers and sellers appearing indifferent as to whether sales were effected or net, the prices offered by the firmer not coming up to what the letter are willing to accept. Grey Goods—Longeloths are in small demand, at reduced rates. 2,000 pie ei only have been sold, at prices varying from 2-9-G Rs. to 4sa Re. per piece. Of T. cloth. 2,100 pieces have bien disposed of at from 2-15-6 i.e. to 3 7-16 Rs. per piece. Jaccoee s—Sa!es, 200 ps, as 2-9-6 Rs., the price having a:oin given Ray slightiy. Domestics-.-Sales, 1,916 pieces at Rupees 9 13-16 to Rs. 144. The demand is exceedingly irregular fur mostly all descrii tions, and prices are inclined to give way. Shirtings—Sales, 6,600 pieccr, at Rs. 4to Rs. 6 13-16, 45-inch qualities, 56 to GO reed, are in goal request, stocks being very light. Low qualities, 40-tech, 50 t ) 54 reed, continue ur.- inquired fa- ; other descrip:ions are in fair demand, and realise ful pricer. Madapolle.nes—Salee,l,Boo pieces at Rs 2-4-3 is Rs 4-0-o—a shade lower than at last re port, and in little demand. Bleached Goods—Jac conets: Sales, 2,900 pg., at R . 2-12-6 to R. 6/. There is scarcely any stock of these goods at mar ket, and small quantities are moved off occasionally at high prices. bhirtiegs: Saks, 100 pa at Rs. 4 15-16 to Its. 6 13-16. In theao we have no change to report. Meda pollams are unioquired for. The demand for Twill Cloth has slightly increased ; and firmer prices are obtainable fir Satin Spots which are in request, es are also Satin Checks and Stripes, and Jaccenets Chucks. Dyed Goods: Turkey Red Plain Cloth has been sold to extent of 1,600 pieces, at Re. 8-13 to RI. ak. The demand for plain, twilled, and printed, is modest) but firm, and the stocks are low. Fancy Goods: Of Low Lappets and Book Muslin 3 the stocks are abundant, and prices consequently dull. An active inquiry exists fin- Lappet Scarfs, Swiss Lappets ef approved qualities, Bleached Mull-Mulls, Grey and Purple Mulls, B'eaclael and Grey Dhoties, and Dyed Orange Madapulfams. Cotton Yarn—Nos. 30, 50, 60, 90, and 100 Mule Twist have somewhat improved in price since our last, and been in tolerable demand. Stocks of Water continue large. The sales during the fortnight have been of the former 25 bales, and of the latter 551 bales. Orange and Turkey Red Yarn are in good inquiry, while Green is dull. And advance in price for Turkey Red and Scotch manufacture has taken piece. Woollens—Full prices are obtained for favourite makes, but the demand f)r other qualities is dull. The market is still very bare of Flannel, and for the small quantities obtainable high prices are pai I. Metals—Copper: Sheethirg, Tile, and Brazier's have declined in value.—Steel : eiwedish, in tube, dub; in figgots, in moderate request.—Lead: As last reported. —lron: Bar, both Swedish and British, is dull; as is also square Nail Reel, and prices have slightly receded; while an improvement has been experienced iu Sheet. — Round and Hoop remain as before.--Spelter: The de pression formerly noticed in this article still continues. During the last fortnight large additions have been made to the stocks ( f all metals, which have hal the effect e f lowering prices. ( 11 e a al— Rs l,soo e p f; ice superiorhavhaving g fine sti bold lt tu r g t r h a e i r n has d,_ bee C n ue s b ol i 8, the clined. Bottlrs-225 gross English quatti lave been sold-- 110 ut Rs 1, and 125 at 15 smear, per dozen ; and 32 grass wil e pint:, at 11$ 14 per d , Ltmiqta-540 cargoes Larnotta, half gold end half silver, have becn disposed of tti lt3 2 6 6 ' t er curge. Paper-500 reams Gerthan Foolset.p have brought its 3 per ream. limbrellAs—Sales : SO dozen, of as sor 1« . col( Li s at 23 inches, at Rs 13 pix dozen TILE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY Copperas—Sales: 500 cwt at Rs 13 per cwt. Beer—Very little doing. We have only heard of a sale cf 35 hhds Alkopp's during the foitlight. , Spirits—ln these we have only heard ef a single sale cf 100 dozen Grahaai's Geneve, at Rs. 14 per doz . :T. Brandy is in little rc quest. Marine Stores—Cordage is dull ( f trer. 257 bundles f Sewing. Twine have been sold at 7 mugs per lb.; and 140 cwt. Mandl a Coir Rope, at Rs. 17 per eat. Car.- vas—The price of both bleached a - id unbleached has improver', and we hale heard of sales 200 and 180 bolts of 0. - . e latter, Nos. 1 t 5, at R. 15ii and Rs. 161 per belt; a-id 140 bolts of the former (Goodall's), same numbels, at Rs. 17 per bolt ; stocks are moderate. Paint;—Without change; 50 cwt. Bak have been sold at Rs. 101 per cwt. Linseed Oil is in slight demand. Spirits of Turpentice dull. Cotton Wool—Prices t f cotton continue high, not w:Vistanding the comparatively urflvourable account 4 list received from home, which is attribut:d to the scarcity of the staple at the present time, and which is of a very inferior descriptior. The purchases during the fortnight have amounted to 3,075 bales and 1,300 candies. Opium—Several hundred chests have boon purchased 1y Europi an houses E t prices closely approaching Rs. 1,300 per chest, the drug to be delivered Lefore February next. The market is ,s.t:ady at Rs. 1,300 to Rs. 1,335 per chest. FREIGUTS —Have experienced a decline since our last, and we cannot quote them higher than 31. 2s. 6d. to 31. 54. per ton to London and Liverpool, with very little doing, owing to the great scarcity of Cotton here. To China these is also little doing, at .116. 11 per candy. ExcitaNcEs.—There aro few remitters by this mail, most people being in expectation cf an advance in the rate when the China steamer arrives. Drawers, on the other hand, have been exceedingly firm, and our quota. tions are ls. lOid. to ls. llc, for first-class six months' sight paper. At the former rate the Oriental Bank has been (hawing. Government drafts on Calcutta have been sold as high as s.l6ths per cent. premium at sight. Bills on China we quoto at It?. 212 per 100 dollars. CHINA. We have received tidings from China two days later than those brought by the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Pekin, which arrived there on the 22d ultimo. The intelligence is con• find to an account of the destruction by the Colum bine, Fury, and Plilegethon, of the major part of the piratical fleet under Shap-ing-tzai, at the en trance of the Tonquin River. The Pekin, it will he recollected, brought us news of the demolition, near Hong-Kong, of a squadron of piratical vessels, supposed to form part of the grand fleet under this redoubtable buccaneer. The intelligence now re ceived apprizes us of the completion of the work of retribution. Tne pirate chief has himself been fallen in with, and 58 cf his vessels, mounting 1,200 guns, and manned by 3,000 men, have been totally destroyed by fire. Shap-'ng -tz-ai escaped with 6 vessels and about 400 men. IRELAND. DUBLIN, FRIDAY MORNING.—The " great na, tional movement" in favour of protection terminated at seven o'clock. The following is an account of what took place yesterday efternoen : Mr. PEIRCE CREIGII spoke in favour of the resolu . tion moved by Lord Clen - ients. Mr. HERCULES ELLIS wished to make one or two remarks. 'There was but one feeling in that room— thut was a wish to see how they could rescue them selves from local taxation.—(Hear, hear.) If the Chairman permitted him, be would move an amend ment to the effect that the meeting were of opinion that these taxes should be paid out of the public treasury. The CHAIRMAN said that he did not think he could well put this amendment. The original resolution was then put and carried. The Earl of MAT° rose, amid loud cheers, to pro pose the next resolution. He said—My Lords and Gentlemen, after the many speeches you have heard, and considering the business you hare yet to go through, I shall not detain you by prefacing the reading of the resolution by any remarks. It is as follows : " That the great resources of Ireland, her agricul [ral capabilities, her mines, her fisheries, her manufNc taring advantages, her commercial position, and her hardy and unemployed population, are sufficient, if pro perly directed, to support all classes of her inhabitants in comfort in their respective ranks; and that to foster send encourage the development of these resources is equally the duty as the interest of tho Imperial Govern ment." I had (continued the Noble Lord), as chairman of the committ,e that brought you here to-day, intended to take up some part of your time. However, it would not be now right of me to do so, but there are one or two subjects which I will ask your permission to glance at, and nothing more. lam perfectly con vinced that in England they are endeavouring to en courage as much as possible the system of emigra tion.—(Hear, hear.) Now, my lords and gentlemen, the panacea of my Noble Friend who filled the office of Lord-Lieutenant was " Agitate, agitate, agitate ;" but now the cry has changed to "Emigrate, emigrate, emigrate."—(Laughter.) Now, after having devoted some little attention to the subject, I think the cry ought:to be " Cultivate, cultivate, cultivate."—(Hear, hear.) On looking to Mr. Griffith's calculation, I find that there are 6,290,000 acres of waste land in Ireland. Of these 8,007,055 acres may be reclaimed, 1,420,000 acres may be made fit for tillage, and 430,000 acres are capable of arable cultivation.— (Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord concluded, amid loud cheers, by proposing the resolution. Mr. JOHN ENNIS seconded the resolution, which was put from the chair, and carried with accla mation. The Marquis of DROGHEDA moved the following resolution : " That we are satisfied that the welfare of this country ca❑ be most securely based upon a complete identity of interest between the owner and occupier cf land; and that we arc further persuaded that the owners of the soil will cheerfully assent to any well considered measure that will really elevate the condition of the tenant farmer and the labouring population. That we believe the best interests a the country will be secured by measures which, without viola'.ing the rights of property, will gire the fullest eneotna,se ment to the improving and industrious tenant. And tint to meet the calumnies to which, for anti•lrish pur poses, the Irish landed interest has been so systemati cally and unscrupulously assailed, we desire a full and impartial parliamentary investigation into the rely tion between landlord and tenant in this country." The resolution was seconded by Mr. PEIRCE CREIGH, and unanimously adopted by the meeting. Lord CLARINA moved— " That the committee already appointed do prepare petitions to both Houses cf Parliament, grounded on those resolutions, and that the same be signed by the chairman on behalf of this meeting; and that we deem it our imperative duty to call upon our representatives in Parliament to disregard all party considerations and keep aloof from all political combinations that will in terfere with the enforcement of those our just demands." The resolution was seconded by Mr. CHETWODE and adopted. Colonel VERERER proposed the next resolution, as ollows : "That while we feel it would be wrong to anticpate that our apix al for inquiry and redress shall be disre garded, we yet request the committee already named do, in such evci t, convene another meeting in order to adopt a petition to our most gracious Sovereign, praying her to appeal to the sense of her people by the dissolution of the preFent Parliament." Mr. BowyEns seconded the motion, which was put from the chair, and adopted with acclamation. On the motion of G. A. HAMILTON, Esq., M P., the Marquis of Downshire left the chair, and the Marquis ( , f Drogheda was called thereto. A vote of thanks was then passed to the former for the admirable manner in which he discharged the duty of chairman, and the meeting separated at seven o'clock, P.M. THE ULSTER ROMAN CATHOLIC MEMORIAL, A deputation appointed to present the memorial of the Roman Catholics of Ulster, praying f,)r the super session of the Castlewellan magistrates, waited on the Lord-Lieutenant at one o'clock yesterday. It was accompanied by thz: Right lion. the Lord Mayor of Dublin, who introduced the deputation. The Lord Mayor, after a few bri(f observations, introduced the deputation individually, consisting cf Mr. Arthur Close, barrister, Dr. Eleburne, Messrs. Maguire, Lennon, and O'Hara, Mr. James .M.Gournn, barris ter, who, as secretary, read the memorial, containing signatures amounting to upwards of 62,0001., in cluding 165 Roman Catholic clergymen. His Ex cellency then read the following reply : " Gentlemen,—l have attentively considered the me morial which you have now presented, and a copy of which had keen already forwarded to me. " Although I am fully sensible how important it is that in the administration ( f justice,. distinctions of creed and party should be unknown, yet I do not feel that I can properly recommend to the Lord Chancellor the prayer of your memorial, riz. To super ode in the Commission of the Peace certain magistrates who, at tty Sessions held in Gistlewellan on the 9th of Oc tober last, reins( d to take informations against parties proved to have formed a portion of an avowedly illegal assembly.' " It (foes not appear thet any of the magistrates whose emoval is desired took part or were personally impli cated in the transactions which formed the subject cf the iiivestigstion of the petty sessions referred tr. When assembled, however, against p t e h t. , . , :y ons di v, d ho de w c e id t anute,tgetdo to o ree h e a i v v e e i fo n r f° al l e n d p lli n s ion of an assembly which, in the opini o n f the Commissioner, Mr. Berwick, and the Attorney- General, was illegal ; but I cui j oict consider that the r. fusal of the magistrates to act on that view of the lts.w (however correct) affords just ground s f or super steling them in the commission of the react , . It has been the faattice of the Government in this country to atroid legal advice to Cue it local magistracy i n t h e dis charge cf their duties; but is not to be supposed, nor can it be justly contended, that the opinion thus giv e n i s binding on the magistrate who receives . it, although oh tairel at his instance. He is still free to act on his own judgment and responsibility. The law and the consti tution have confided to him this power, and he should not be removed from the Commission merely upon the ground that he declines to abide by the opinion of a legal cflicer of the Crown. It is unnecessary for me to state how deeply I have deplored the larnentehie occurrences of the last 12th, July, which were attended with such fatal consequences, and I can assure you tlit.t her Ml,j,sty's Government fully recognises a e necessity of putting an end to those risal party displays, which tend to keep continually alive feelings of animosity and will between htr Ma jesty's subjects of difh•rent religious persuasions." NATIONAL BOARD OF EDUCATION.—It is stated that Mr. James L. O'Perrall, brother of the Governor of Malta, has been appointed the second salaried Commissioner of the National Board of Education. The salary for each of the resident Commissioners is 1,0001. per annum. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTEU.—FRIDAY. LIVERPJOL STEEPLECHASE,-140 to 18 agst Knight of Gwy nue (t), 15 to 1 agst Rattrap (t), 16 to 1 agst Peter Simple (t), 500 to 25 agst Fanny Grey (t), 150 to 6 eget Rory be Aisy (0. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.—Nothing done worth quoting. CHESTER CIJP.-25 to 1 list Ginn (taken to all the money that c ou ld b e got ' on), 25 to 1 a...at Peep o'-day Boy (offd), 25 to 1 agst Whim colt (Ad) 25 to 1 agst Miss Ann (30 to 1 taken ,freely), 33 to 1 agst Lady Evelyn 40 t o 1 agst Fugle•man (0. Nothing in any force except Glauca and Miss Ann. DERBY.-9 to 1 agst Bolingbroke, 10 to 1 agst Ghillie Callum, 13 to 1 agst Knight of Avenel (t), 16 to 1 apt Voltigeur (t), 16 to 1 agst The Italian, 27 to 1 agst Mayors (tike 30 to 1), 1,000 to 15 agst Sir Charles. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. York and Ainsty hils., Mon., Ske!tin-10. Red House ; Thurs , Copgrove; Sat., Skipwith•bridge —lok. _ - Sir Tattou Sykes' hds., Wed., halfway between Stam ford-bridge and Gate, Helmsley; Pluckham-10i. Helderness hds., Tuep., Londesbro'-asenue; Thurs., Burton Constable; Fri., lieEsle Toll-bar; Sat., Brandez burton—lq. Sinuington hdr., Tues., Hovingham ; Fri., Tylase, bri_dge-10. llurworth hds., Tues., Enter-common; Sat., Kennels —lO/. Captiin H. Lewia's his, TaeF., Dishforth; Thum, Cowsby Mill; Sat., Harisey Mr. Hildyard's harrF., Mon., Stainton-vale; Fri., Sunny-cross —lO/. llambleton hds , Tues., Lineekiln louse; Fri., Hood hill-10. Stocktm and Billingham harm, Tues., Elton; Sat., Se ,ton Carew—lo -. Durham county hds., Mon., Grindon Chapel; Wee., Hare and Hounds; Fri., Woodharu-10/. Morptth harrs., Tues., Clifton ; Fri., Widdington —lO. Dumfriesshire hds., Tues., Rockball; Fri., Hodhart bridge-1 Oi. Suffolk hds., Mon., Chedburgh Hall; Fri., Rushbrooke West Norfolk harrs., Mon., Great Massingham (a deer); Fri., Guist (a deer)-11. Be tale hdr., Mon., Watlass; Wed., Pickhill ; Fri, Kiplin-101. Eamont 'harm, Mon., Lazonby; Wed., Calthwaite; S).t., Bull's Head, Plumpton-104. Sir Henry Seale's Ws., Tues., Member Post; ThrE., Ogwell. Mr. Morgan's lids., Mon., Dunterton; Thurs., Deer Park-10i Whitehaven harrs., Tues., Water-end, Loweswater. Mr. Marshall's hdr., Mor., Tetcott Village; Thum, Loffincolt Shop-10i. Tiverton lads., Mon., Sa-nifird Peverell Village; Wed., Warnicombe, near Tiverton; Sat., Oakterd bridge-101. Che3hire hds.. Mon., Tivenlow Hall; Wed., Marbury; Thurs., Appleton; Sat., Booth's o:.elibk-10i. Sir W. W. Wynn's hds., the first open day at the kennel-11. North Staffordshire hdr., Mon., Stoke Heath; Wed., Hilo( tt Hall; Fri., Walzberton Lodge, Doddington-10i. Pytchley hds., the first of oq. day at the kennel-104. Atherstone hds., Mon., Red Lior, Appleby; Wed., Hampton Coppice; Fri., Coombe; Sat , Harris Bridge Heythrop ,hdr., Mon., Great Ten* ; Wed., Long borough Gate; Fri., Bruern; Sat., Ditchley. Mr. Powell's hds., Tues., Plough and Harrow; Fri., Llanboidy-10 Shoa Quilt hds., Tees., Rhydienon; Fri., Celzsffren —ll. Tayside hdc., Tues., Lleekryd Bridge; Fri., Dolbsid House-10. Llanelly hde., &for., Pembroy House; Fri., Kidwelly —lO. F. 13. hde., the first hunting day at the kennel. Baron Rothscbild's steg hde., Mor., Oving ; Thur., Hulcott-11. Mr. Trelawny's hds,, the first open day, at the kenne; •10i. RHYMES FOR YOUNG READERS. (From Eliza Cook's Journal.) TRY AGAIN. King Bruce cf Scotland flung himself down In a lonely mood to think; t ue he was monarch, and wore a crown, But his heart was beginning to sink. For he had been trying to do a great deed, To make his people glad, lie had tried and tried, but couldn't succeed, And so ho became quite sad. He flung himself down in low despair, As grieved as man could be; And aster a while as he pondered there, "I'll give it all up," said he. Now just at the moment a spider dropp'd, With its silken cobweb clue, And the king in the midst of his thinking etopp'd To see what the spider would do. 'TA a 3 a long way up to the ceiling dome, And it hung by a rope so fine, That how it would get to its cobweb home, King Bruce could n o t di v i ne . It soon Logan to cling and crawl Straight up with strong endeavour, But down it came with a slippery sprawl, As near to the ground as ever. Up, up it ran, not a second it stayed, To utter the least complaint, Till it fell still lower, and there it laid, A little dizzy and faint. Its head grew steady—again it went, And travelled a h a lf -yard higher, 'Twas a delicate thread it had to tread, And a road where its feet would tire. Again it fell and swung below, But again it quick mounted, Till up and down, now fast, now slow, Nine brave attini is were counted. " Sure," cried the King, " that foolish thing Wilt strive no more to climb, When it toils so hard to reach and cling, And tumbles every time." But up the insect went once more, Ah me, 'tis anxious minute, He's only a foot from his cobweb door, Oh, say will h e l ose or win it! Steadily, steadil y, i nch by inch, Higher and hi gher he got, And a bold little run at the very last pinch Put him into his native spot. " Br avo, bravo " tl e King cried out, " All honour to these who try, TI o spider up there defied despair, He conquered, and why shouldn't I ?" And Bruce of Scotland braced his mind, And gossips tell the tale, That he tried onca more as he tried beim, And that time did not fail. Pay goodly heed, all ye who read, And bew are of saying, " I can't," Tis a cow artily word, and apt to lead To Idlenes s , F o ll y, an d W an t. Whenever yo n fi n d your heart despair Of doing so me goo dly thing, Con over thi s stra i n , t r y bravely again, And rememb er tha .••: , f ider and King . ELIZA. COOK. IRISH RAIL WAY S AND THE POST-OFFICF , ;--111 the sprin g r the year 1848 it will be remembered that a re ference took place between the Great Southern-Western Pailsvay Company (Ireland) and the Post-office, as to the rates which the railway company were to receive for the con veyance o f th e mails. The arbitrators were, on Post the part of th e ra ilway company. Mr. Wyndham Hard ing;.h. ; the Olathe gait of n the P being Mr.stoffice, Captain Williams, Manley, Q C. ; and a R strange difference then appeared between the sum offered by tie Post-office and that awarded lay the um pire: the average rate per mile offered by Capt. Williams on the part of the Post-office being only Is. per mile, while the rate awarded by Mr. Harding to the railway eemparty was 33 , 6d, per mile; and the rates finally awarded by the umpire were 3a. 2d. Ter mile, thereby virtually ratifying Mr. Harding's award. It aas sup posed that both parties would be bound by this award for three years; but the Post-office having on a tech nical point succeeded in re-opening the question, on the extension of the railway to Cork, the matter has been again re farred to arbitration, Mr. Wyndham Harding again acting for the company, Captain Williams for the Post-affice, but Mr. hewn, Q.C., being in this case um pire. The result has again been that a very much !atm!r sum has been t v,varded to the railway company than the Post-..ffice offered. The offer c f the Post-office for the 2co miles (Dublin to Carlow and Cork) over which the mails are conveyed four times daily on the railway was, it appear?, at the rate c f 20,0741. per anum; Mr. I lardine , li 's award was 51,1001 . per annum; the um pire (:Ir. ileun's) final award 40,1481. PERVERT TO ROME.—Letters from Rome of the sth inst., announce, that on the previous ea.. , Cardinal Patrizi, Vicar-General Of the Pope, repaired to ti e church of the Noviciate of the Holy Hrar', at the f aft of Mount Janiculum, to receive the abjuration of Mrs Helen Cavendish, a relative ef the Duke of Devonshire, who embraced tl e Catholic faith. After the ceremony the Cardinal administered to her the sacrament of coL (i g ov ierron the fili fire, ti and then gently nflation. Princess Borghese acted as gothnothee to the new convert. SLIPPING IN FROSTY WEATHER. — It is important gP, rough emery to powder,l i-,n() & that e ~ on n b t a t . heating shovel standing upon the same , so as to imbed the grains into gum , percha so l e ', a roughness f tu: face will b e ac quired which will afford the utmost proleaion even on the most slippery roads. eatin EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1850. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, JAN. 18.—Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture proposes to begin his lectures far this term at the Clarendon, on Tuesday, the sth of February, at one o'clock. These lectures are open to members of the Univer sity, who have passed the examination fur the degree of B.A. ; and those who desire to attend them are requested to leave their names at the Professor's house, Oriel College, on Saturday or Monday, the 2d or 4th of February. CAMBRIDGE, JAN. 18.—The Norrisian Professor of Divinity gives notice that his lectures in Lent Term, 1850, will commence on Tuesday, January 29, at one o'c:ock, and will be continued at the same ur on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, through • out the remainder of the term. There will be accommodation in the lecture-room only fir those graduates and senior and junior Sophs who may have given notice to the Professor of tht,ir desire to attend the lectures. Freshmen will have to ch far their attendance until a future term. VOLUNTARY THEOLOGICAL EXAMINATION IN NEXT MICIIEALMAS TERM. On Tuesday, the 15th October next, and the suc ceeding days, there will be an examination in the following subjects : The Greek Testament ; The Epistles of Clemens Romanus ; Ecclesiastical History ; The Articles of Religion ; and The Liturgy of the Church of England ; which examination will be open to all students who have at any time been admitted ad respondendum quastioni ; or who can produce certificates from the Regius Professor of Civil Law, or his deputy, of having performed the exercises required for the degree of bachelor of that faculty. The names of those students who shall pass this ex amination to the satisfaction of the examiners will he published in alphabetical order, and registered in the usual manner. Immediately after this examination there will be an examination in the book of Ruth, and the first 17 chapters of the first book of Samuel, for such students as, having undergone the former examination, shall offer themselves for this; and the names of the per sons who having passed the former shall pass this examination to the satisfaction of the examiner, will be published also and registered in the manner already described. Persons desirous of presenting themselves at these examinations must signify their intention of so doing on or before the 10th of October next, by a letter addressed to each of the examiners, who are the Regius Professor of Divinity, the Margaret Professor of Divinity, the Regius Professor of Hebrew. APPROACHING MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE. We are enabled to announce that the preliminaries are arranged for the marriage of Lady Harriet Cock., second daughter of the Earl and Countess Somers, and Mr. Wake Prosser, M.P. We are informed that the nuptial ceremony will take place about Easter. We have to announce the approaching marriage of Mr. Johnstone, eldest son of Sir John B. Johnstone, Bart., M.P., and grandson of the late Archbishop of York, with Miss Mills, eldest daughter of Mr. Charles Mills, of Camelford-house, the wealthy banker. The marriage of Lieutenant the Hon. Philip Sidney, of the Royal Horse Guards, eldest son of Lord De Lisle, and grandson of the late King William IV., and Miss FonHs, only daughter and heiress of the late Sir William Foulis, Bart., and Lady Foulis, will be solemnised towards the close of the ensuing month. The Hop. and Gallant Gentleman intends to sell out of the Blues prior to his marriage. We understand the intended marriage of Lady Olivia Montagu, only daughter of the Duke of Man chester, with Lord Ossultcn, M.P., eldest son of the Earl Countess of Tankerville, will not be solemnised before March. It is not yet positively settled whether the ceremony is to take place in town or at Kimbol ton Castle, the ducal seat in Huntingdonshire. According to present arrangements, the marriage of Miss Begot, daughter of the Bishop of Bath and Wells and Lady Harriet Begot, and the Hon. G. T. Orlando Bridgeman, son of the Earl of Bradford, will the place in the course of next month. THE HOTTINGUER. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY EVENING. All hope of the safety of this ship is at an end. The following letter was received here to-day • " Dublin, 17th of January, 1850. " Gentlemen,—Your esteemed favour of yesterday's date came to hand. I regret to say I cannot give you any hope as to the safety of Captain Burnley, as by a letter received from Arklow this morning, I find that but one man was saved, a sailor; all the others, it is pre sumed, were lost. The poor fellow saved is in a most deplorable state, and had lost his reason ; but when Mr. Walsh saw him he was coming round, and he hoped would finally recover. If he does he will be able to give more detailed information of the circum stances of this very sad affair. " I am happy to say Captain Bursley's son is safe, and your directions respecting him shall be attended to ;he has not, however, come to town as yet. Mr. Walsh will likely see him at Arklow. When the vessel first struck Captain B. sent his son and some passengers ashore; this was more to the southward than where he was finally lost. " Poor Captain B. would not desert his vessel, and when she came off he followed the steamer to the north, hoping to get past the banks, when he could have run her ashore on the main land ; but as far as I can learn the vessel became unmanageable, and was driven on the banks. This I have learned from the men that were sent with the life-boat to the Rose steamer. Any further information that may reach me I will at once communicate to you.—l am, &c., " JOIIN WALSH, " Per Pro HENRY WALsii. " Messrs. Fielden Brothers, Liverpool." EXHIBITION OF 1851.—We understand that the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert have commenced the subscription fur carrying out the ex hibition of the works of industry of all nations—her Majesty by giving 1,0001., and the Prince 5001. POISONING A RAILWAY PASSENGER.—We have had detailed the following particulars of a case of poisoning and robbery of a railway passenger, which took place a few weeks ago:—lt appears that on the day before Christmas day a young man named George Lambert, who resides near Sheffield, Has on his way to pay a visit to a relative who resides iu this town. When at the Masborough-station he was accosted by some men, who gave him a lozenge, and said, that a 3 he was coming to Doncaster they would all travel together. They ac cordingly got him into a carriage along with them, teed at the same time gave him another lozenge to suck. He, however, put it into hie pocket, and did not make soy further use of it. He then gradually became unconscious', and remembered :lie thing but that ho at one time hr and a cry cf Liverpool." At length he was seized at a station some distance beyond that town, and was dragged out by the porters under a supposition thet he was intoxicated. Here he was charged 53. for extro fare; but, to his surprise, he fonnd that he had b en robbed of every farthing of his money, amounting to nearly 51. He was about to be looked up, but a gen tleman who saw the proceedings led corarassion on him, paid his fare, and took him to his own house, where the young man was put to bed and confined to his chamber tor about a week, suffering from the effects of the drug which had been administered to him, and his friends in the meantime quite unconscious of what had become of him. The medical gentleman who attended him stited that if to had sucked the second lozenge, his life woule have been in great danger. As it was, he had some difficulty in preserving his eyesight. When sufficiently recovered, the kind gentleman who had befriended him supplied him with money to pay his journey home, and thus he was restored to his friends. It is only tight to observe that the young man is a person r f steady and sober habits, and that there is no ground whatever for supposing that he was in a state of intoxication, excel t from the effects of the thugs administered to him, — .Doncaster Gazette. RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Thursday evening an. accident occurred on the Ea it Lancashire Railway under the following circumstances :—A ceal train startel from the siding near Openshaw Fold, between Radcliffe and Bury, shortly after the tram had passed which leaves Manchester for Bury at ten minutes before six o'clock. There was no guard accompanying the co al train, and when it arrived at Bury the person who had the management cf the train discovered that be had lost f stir waggons on the way. In the mealtime a passenger train left Bury for Manchester, and when it arrived at the place where the c( al train had crossed the line it came in contact with the four waggons, and broke them to shivers. There was only three persons injured, and we aro happy to say that the injuries are not likely to prove very serious. The train that hft Manchester for Preston at seven o'clock was delayed about 25 minutes in consevetice cf the waggons and coals having to be removed out of the way. The passenger train which came in collision with the coal train returned to Bury with the passengers, and it was about eight o'clock be fore they could proceed again on their journey. THE BRIGHTON PAVILION. Our readers are aware cf the opposition manifested on au part of a portion of the inhabitants ( f Brighton to the proposed purchase of the Pavilion; and we utvientand that pea Lions and counter-petitions on the subject are in course of signatute, much excitement prevailing. The pur chase party, in order to show the inhabitants the nature of the property for which they are called upon to tax themselves, obtained from Mr. Mylne, f the Woods and Forests, permission to throw the Palace open for inspection for one week, and the result has been that thausands have availed themselves of this opportunity of inspecting the Palace of George IV. Enough still re mains to show the taste of the proj ctor of this unique structure—unique both as regards its external fettures . and its internal arrangements; but the re moval el stoves. re ai mantelpieces, pieteres, mirrors, tapestry, and fittings of all kinds, which have been sent to Os borne, has been most complete. Notwithstanding this drawback, however, the inspection has been sufficient to show the opposers of the purchase the folly of their course, and little doubt remains that the Palace and the beautiful grounds will be preserved for the use and en j oyrr, era of the town and its visitors. In fact, the with drawal of the opposition entirely is spoken of as a pri:;- bablo event. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. DEATH OF CAPTAIN TAIT.-We regret to announce the death of Captain Robert Tait (1827), on the re tired list of 1846. Captain Tait was fifth son of William Tait, Esq., of Pirn, county Midlothian, where his family, originally from county Peebles, has been seated for many generations. He was fifty seven years of age, and had served sfl9at nineteen years. According to O'Byrne's Biography he en tered the navy December. 9, 1806, as ordinary, oil board the Renown, 74, in which ship (he attained the rating of midshipman in July, 1807) he served of L'Orient until the early part of 1808, and then pro ceeded in pursuit of a French squadron to the Medi terranean, where he assisted at the blockade of Tou lon, and united in October, 1809, in the pursuit which led to the self-destruction, near Cape Cette, of the ships of the line Robuste and Lion. In the Scipion, 74, he accompanied the expedition against Java, and tuuk part, as mate of the signals, in the operations connected with the reduction of that island. Was advanced to the rank of lieutenant December 13, 1813. His next appointments were to the Arnphion, 32, Euphrates and Tagus frigates (the latter com manded by the present Rear-Admiral Dundas), Al bion, 74, and Glasgow, 50, all in the Mediterranean ; where he was promoted, Dec. 7, 1819, to the Larne, 20, which vessel he brought home and paid off in Oc tober, 1842. Obtaining command, March 30, 1826, of the Heron, 18, he went out in the fol lowing August to the Brazils, where ' in March, 1827, he was app o i n t e d ac ti ng cap t a i n of the Volage, 28, then in the Pacific, on which station he was after wards for eight months senior officer. As he had, however, been promoted to post rank in England April 17, 1827, Captain Tait, in February, 1828, was superseded from the Volage, and returned home a passenger in the Blossom, 24, Captain Frederick Wil liam Beechy. He was next, in October, 1832, selected by the late Sir Michael Seymour to command his flag-ship the Spartiate, 76, in South America, where, from the death of Sir Michael Seymour, in July, 1834, until the arrival in the ensuing December of his successor, Sir Graham Eden Hamond, we find him discharging the duties of senior officer (having re turned to England in the meantime), he accepted the appointment of Flag Captain to Sir G. Hamond ; and in July, 1836, sailed in the Imogene, 28, for Rio de Janeiro; and remained in the Dublin, 50, until paid off on his return home in May, 1838. This was his last appointment. Captain Tait married, in March, 1819, Lucy Matilda Margaret, daughter of Dr. John Allen, surgeon of the Royal Naval Hospital at Malta, by whom he has issue, 11 children. DEATH OF MR. SECRETARY WALLER•-Edward Waller (paymaster and purser of 1845), a very much respected and clever officer, died on Wednesday morning at Stakeshill Cottage, Purbrook, aged 47, deeply regretted. He served as secretary to Sir John Ommaney, K.C.8., when Commander-in-Chief in the Tagus, in the temporary command-in-chief of the Mediterranean station; afterwards with Rear-Admi ral Sir Thomas Cochrane, Commander in the East Indies for upwards of five years, and shared in all the operations carried on at Borneo. His last appoint ment was Secretary to Rear-Admiral B. Reynolds, C. 8., Commander-in-Chief on the Cape of Good Hope station, whence he was compelled by ill health to invalid home in her Majesty's steamer Inflexible. Long service in India and China broke up his consti tution. TRIALS OF THE TERRIBLE AND SIDON STEAM FRIGATES. The Terrible, 21, steam-frigate, Cap!ain Hope, C. 13., only completed her coaling on Thursday, having now on board 565 tons. She went out of harbour at about half-past eleven o'clock (closely followed by the Sidon—the latter, however, failed to come up with her). She ran along the measured mile in Stoke's Bay twice, and then anchored at Spithead to take her powder and live shells on board. She takes out a great number of supernumerary seamen, some marine-artillery men, and some stores f i r the Li s b on squadron. She i s ordered to proceed to Devonport .frer two o'clock, r.m., on Sunday. At the latter Fort she will be paid in advance, and will sail with die Indefatigable for Lisbon. The Sidon, steam-frigate, having completed her coals alongside the yard jetty, was again taken out for trial to the measured mile in Stoke's Bay yester day, by Commander Stevens and Mr. Allen, of the Blenheim. She went out at half-past eleven, pre ceded by the Terrible about ten minutes. Something like a chase took place, but the Sidon, although she appeared to slightly overhaul the Terrible, could not Come up with her. When the Sidon went out on her trial on Wednesday last she drew at starting 16 feet 4 inches; aft, 16 feet 3 inches. At her return, from having altered her trim by shifting guns, she drew forward 16 feet 2 inches ; aft, 16 feet. Yesterday when she left the harbour her draught was 17 feet 9 inches forward and aft, or an even keel, being deeper to-day than she was on Wednesday by 1 foot 7 inches. Admiral Sir Charles Napier, Captain Chad>•, and a strong muster of naval officers went out again in the Sidon to-day. Not having the opportunity of being present at either of the trial•, a contemporary has kindly favoured us with the following result :- Ist mile. Knots. 2d mile. Knots. Mean. Terrible ..... 6m. 3s. 9.917 ... 6m. 30s. 9.250 9.573 Sidon .... 6m. Bs. 9.873 ... 6m. 325. 9.184 .. 9.528 Thus making the Sidon's speed a shade inferior to that of the Terrible. The Sidon, however, had four more runs, and arrived at an average speed of some thing less than nine knots and a quarter per hour.— Herald. THE TERRIBLE AND SIDON STEAM-FRIGATES,--• These first-rate steamers went out together yester day morning from Portsmouth Harbour to Spithead, to try rates of steaming. Commander J. A. Stevens, of the Blenheim, and a navigating party from that ship, took out the Sidon ; and Captain Hope, C. 13., of course, commanded the Terrible. The latter only made two runs at the measured mile in the Solent, the first of which she accomplished in 6 min. 3 secs., which gave a speed of 9.917 knots ; and the second in 6 min. 30 secs., which gave a speed of 9.230 knots, corresponding with the two first runs of the Sidon, which were accomplished in 6 min. 8 secs., and 6 miff. 32 secs., giving a respective rate of speed of 9.783 knots, 9.183 knots. The latter made four runs along the cruise, and arrived at an average speed of some thing less than 9f knots per hour, after which she came into harbour. Sir Charles Napier, Captains Jones, Chads, and Cant ; Commander Stevens, Ahssrs. Macdonald, Murray, Allen, Brown, Ozzard, and other naval and engineer officers, were on board the ship during her trial.—Chronicle. The Admiralty have been engaged for several weeks past, at Somerset House, in "reference to the estimates in course of preparation for the ensuing official year." Rear-Admiral Austen, C. 8., as we anticipated, has selected his nephew, Captain Austen, as his flag-cap tain. Tne Hastingg, 72, will be continued as the flag-ship, and the Gallant Admiral will proceed over land to India next month. He will most likely re ceive his commission, and formally hoist his flag on board the Fisgard, at Woolwich, and strike it again this day. The Traf.lgar, 120, at Sheerness, is ordered to be got ready for commission, and the dockyard officers are to report as to how long it will take to get her ready in every respect. The Phaeton, 50, Captain G. Elliot, when ready at Sheerness, is ordered to proceed to Devonport to be paid advance, previously to sailing for Lisbon. Tne Northumberland (old), 74, towed to Deptford I and ordered to be broken up, is now to be advertised for sale,instead of being taken to pieces by the dock-. yard. We presume she is not worth the expense of breaking up. The Arethusa, 50, at antonno/t, will most likely have the pendant hoisted on Monday, Captain T. E. Symonds, the son of the ex-surveyor, being appointed to the command. The Fox, 42, in dock at Portsmouth, is ordered to be reported as to her state of forwardness for com mission. She will not come out of dock for three months. The Enterprise, Captain Collinson, C.b., and the Investigator, Commander .111:Clure, will be out of the hands of the dockyard at Devonport this day. They are to proceed to Cape Virgin, so as to give them ample time to arrive at Behring's Straits in July next. The Ajax, 60, screw two-decker, is rigging along side Portsmouth yard, under the sheers. Her lower riggings, tops, and caps are over the mastheads. The Niger, screw -sloop, at Woolwich, was com pleted in the engineer department on the 29th Dec., but shipwright's defects will detain her until the 6th February. The Hermes, 9, steam-sloop, Commander G. E. Fishbourne, will be completed by the shipwrights at Woolwich by the 28:h. The Arid, old steamer, at Woolwich, has been lent to the proprietors of Haig's s moke-consuming months ingflPP ratus, for expel imental purposes, for three f: (An the 11th of January. The Myrtle, steam-tender , M s a t s e t r e a r a - y C o mm morning,an d er Bradder, arrived at Portsmout h y e h from Plymouth, with o su pernumeraries, sheerte i for s t an e d e w as i t li east ward. She will proceed on return to Portsmouth. The Sprightly, Master-Commander Allen, the new tender at Portsmouth, was to have gone to Devon port with supernumeraries, but they have been put on board the Terrible for a passage. . - PRESERVATION OF IRON VESSELS.---We understand that Air. Peacock's cotnpositionf or the preservation of iron ships' bottoms, as now applied by order of the Admiralty to the Vulcan, new screw steam-frigate, at Chatham, has been eminently successful with the Peninsula and Oriental Steam Company's iron vessels. EXPENSIVE SYSTEM OF COALING AT PORTSMOUTH. —lbe Terrible was two days and nights alongside the Malabar, coaling, which process has not been much expedited by the mechanism, railways, and tomfooleries, that have cost so much money, and with which this ship has been fitted. The money - 41.111111 expended on her would have sufficed to have built a good pier and wharf—with sufficient room for stack ing quantities of coal—at the entrance of the CIA - rence Creek, where there is sufficient water for large ships. A wh ar f a t thi s po i nt h as l ong b een ta l ked of, and it is high time it was built. All vessels in a hurry are now obliged to come alongside the yard jetty to coal, and the coal as it is at present stacked about the jetties is a great nuisance to the dockyard. The Sidon came alongside the yard on Thursday, and took on board as much in twelve hours as she would have done alongside the Malabar in three days. De•cKvaare—Mr. Fincham, the master shipwright of Portsmouth Dockyard, has been summoned to town this day by the Admiralty. The pupils of the Central Mathematical Dockyard School at Portsmouth resume their studies today. THB ARCTI C EXPEDITION. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 17.--The Enterprise, Captain Collinson, laboured and strained so much in the very severe easterly gale of Monday that it has become ne cessary to caulk her topsides. On boaavred beenthe bn siEnter prisebusily and the Investigator the crews b engaged while in the Sound i n re - stowing the ship's holds. Large quantities of preserved meat, which have arrived from London, have been sent off; and from the Gun-wharf, at Devonport, some carronades, muskets, and shot have been forwarded. At the smithy in the Dockyard the men are making, with all speed, some strong iron gins, which are to be fixed in the ships' bows for the better penetrating the ice. A quantity of religious and other books, in various languages, from the central societies in London, have been placed in charge of the officers of the ships. The expedition will not leave until Monday or Tues day ; the crew are all cheerful, and in good spirits. Her Majesty's frigate Indefatigable, 50, Captain Smart, was yesterday towed by the Fearless and Confiance steam-vessels from Barnpoolinto the Sound. Her Majesty's steam-vessel Myrtle sailed yester day for Portsmouth with supernumeraries. Wind—North-west; light air. CHATHAM, JAN. 18.—The Vulcan steam-frigate was put out of dock on the 16th inst., and was on Thursday towed to Sheerness by the African and Adder steam-vessels. The Vulcan will remain at that port until required for service. In consequence cif an entry for apprentices in this yard, nearly sixty candidates have been ex amined as to their scholastic attainments and phy sical fitness by the schoolmasters and others. The result of such examination has been forwarded to the Admiralty, but owing to an Admiralty order received, the number of apprentices as shipwrights in this yard is only to be seven, instead of eleven, in consequence of the numbers in the different yards being over the establishment. There are to be entered two apprentices to ropemakers—a class of workmen who have not had apprentices for many years. Arrived, the Duck naval lighter, Savage master, with stores from Portsmouth ; and the Drake, naval lighter, Blakeney master, remains l o adi ng for Ports mouth; and the Goodwill, Pledge master, is alongside the dockyard, loading with stores. Patrick Gartlen, a sergeant of the Bth Foot, who was tried by a court-martial last week, was sentenced to imprisonment, with hard labour, in the military prison, Fort Clarence, and to be reduced to the rank of a private soldier, for absenting himself from his duty as clerk in the Brigade-office, and torreceiving 351. O. Bd. from the P a y- o ffi ce , an d d eny i ng it, and for carrying away 321. 14s. 21. public money. APPOINTMENT. WOOLWICH', JAN. 18.— S econd- Master James Plummer to the Castor, 36, Cape of Good Hope. The Monkey steam-vessel, Master-Commander William Bryant, left Woolwich yesterday morning for Sheerness, and conveyed to the latter port several of the recently discharged operatives from the factory at Woolwich, who have been appointed to permanent situations at Sheerness. There were several of the men borne on the books at Woolwich dockyard lent to Sheerness, but they have now returned to Wool wich, and permanent hands are employed instead. Mr. Forbes, smith at Woolwich dockyard, has re ceived his appointment as foreman of smiths at Sheer ness dockyard. Commodore Henry Eden returns to Woolwich on Wednesday next, to resume his duty as Superintend ent of this dockyard. THE ARMY. - COURT-MARTIAL. —The court-martial, which sat last week on Patrick Gartlen, of the Bth regiment of Foot, who was second clerk in the brigade-office at Chatham garrison, and was tried for absenting him self without leave from his duty ; for falsely stating that he had not received frog► the pay-office of the in valid depot the sum of 351. Os. 8d , he having at the time the said sum in his possession ; and also for having fraudulently detained and carried away with him the sum of 321. 14s. 2d. public money, found him guilty of the three separate charges, and the court sentenced him to three calendar months' impri sonmont with hard labour, with the exception of forty days, and those to be solitary, and to be reduced to the rank of a private soldier. The sentence having been confirmed by his Grace the Commander-in- Chief, it was promulgated throughout the garrison by order of the Commandant, Colonel James Simpson. The imprisonment and difference of diet has had such an effect on the prisoner, that he has been ordered into the general hospital. FEARFUL CONFLAGRATION AT CAVERSHAM PARK HOUSE, OXON. READING, FRIDAY NIGHT.—This morning a fear ful fire broke out at Caversham Park mansion, about two miles from Reading, the seat of William Craw shay, Esq , the great ironmaster, and Ch a i rman o f th e York and North Midland Railway Company. Before daylight a dense body of smoke was observed in the house by several of the servants, and they, being un der the impression that a portion of the building must have taken fire, instantly dispatched messengers to Readingfor the engines, thinking by their timely ap plication t o avoid any outbreak. By eight o'clock, and betre their arrival, the flames burst forth with amazing fury in the second floor of the eastern wing of this extensive mansion. Total destruction, even at the first view, seemed inevitable, for the fire appears to have obtained such an as cendency, that all effort to check its progress was quite futile. On instituting an inquiry as to the origin of this conflagration, our correspondent was in formed that it was supposed to have commenced in the chimney of a small room in the eastern wing. From this part the flames spread to a large dining room on the same floor, and from thence to a magni ficent drawing-room adjoining, both of which apart ments were handsomely furnished. The flames then ascended upwards, and in a short space of time the mansion was in an entire blaze, and it svia only the intense fog which prevailed that prevented it being seen at any distance. In one of the upper rooms, a considerable quantity of powder was deposited, which was not long before it exploded, causing much alarm to the inhabitants of the neighhbourhood. Several engines from Reading reached the scene of conflagration a little before nine o'clock, and, aided by a large body of firemen, commenced pouring water on the western wing, in order to check the progress of the devouring element. It soon became evident that all attempt to save the building was hopeless, and the servants, with the assistance of many visitors, then directed their attention to saving the furniture in the lower part of the mansion and the offices adjoining, and speedily a large quantity was removed from those rooms into the park, and deposited under the watch ful care of a large number of Mr. Crawshay's work men, who had been brought together from his farms. At ten o'clock the roof fell in with a tremendous crash, and all hope of rescuing any more of the fur niture was then at end. The fire was prevented extending itself from 'the mansion, the damage being at present confined to that, but the flames are not ex tinguished. Mr. Crawshay and family were from home, but a messenger was dispatched to London to communicate the sad news of the total destruction of his country scat, which was one of the most delightful and pic si 0 still i c l a l n raging;not be and t h u e r h es a q d u m e a in de th a is la p r a g r e t the country, and upon which thelNdrh ai e n n ag o e ur do re n p e o b r y t le the com puted at less than 10,00/., as, in a dditi on to the oco n fi fi r s e gr " o l l de struction of the house, some most valuable furniture has been lost. J, NN y are inform e d b y a letter from H am burgh that Jenny Lind has signed an agreement a t Lubeck to go to America and the liavannah in August or September. tier stay will be about a year and a half there, to sing only in concerts and orato rios ; 30,0001. to be placed in the hands of Baring Brothers, before she :tarts from England (or guaran teed with them) ; equipage, servants' expenses of every kind, paid for her ; and after a certain number of nights she gets, besideF, one-fifth of the profits, making fully 70,000/. for the time. Besides this, sh e has reserved to h erse lf th e r i g h t o f s i ng i ng for chari ties as often as she chooses. MARRIAGE 111 1 - IIGITI:IFE.—The nuptials of Mr. J. Tollemache, M.P. for Cheshire, and Miss Duff, daughtar of the late Mr. James Duff, and step-Daughter of Lord Rendleshaue, M.P., were solemnized on Thursday last at Rendlesham Hall, Suffolk. A seed circle ( f the members of both famif es were present at Vie union. The hon. bridegroom and his youihtul With: !eft soon after the ceremony for their seat in Cheshire. MANSION- 110 USE.—The Lord Mayor has just is- Fued cards of invitation to dinrer, for the 24th of Janu ary instant, to the corporations c f Hastings and Rye the Members of Parliament for the county of Sussex and the borough of Hastings, as well as the magistracy cf the county. The Right Hon. Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood entertained Viscount ant Viscountess Palmerston and a select party last evening, at the Right llon. Gentle man's official residence in Downing. street.