The Sun. — London, England, 1851-01-20 00:00:00

r , Fact:•• - :' t.'z 72 - 7 ; 7 - 2 • , 4 1 1' t t . D .. °eI lete, per r.:wt. ' 3l 12 G' iit.t ; ba•!s, ‘,/ N; Mid limt packets, 21 ' 51 to ' 51 10 , ;ditto dir,2ito 41 ss; Weald of Kent pockets, 3/ to 3l 18s; 4)41 0 3 , 21 to 3l B=.; Sussex, 21 14s to 31 123. e., s reesiv,d in the of t Y large supplies of Wool wr. , port Ilion lastweek,467 Lot— , from Hobart Town s tocit. viz., hi t "° from Hambur;gb, 323 fro-9 Rio, 771 from Port 444 4 .1), 561 from Rouen, 12 from O,tend, 254 trovli A1, 4 , ..x 4 - 1. 4 7 1 [ 1 , 309 from Sydney, 316 fcm Algol B t liordianski, 308 from the Cape, 755 tram Tag..i.i,- ,„ ° g, 1 ; Trie s from 'rem Leghorn, 562 from Odesin, 33 from T pl e , -, 3 from Antwerp, 13 from Yalta, 35 from 14 a it,;',4llll 6 from Marseilles. No public sales are , yct off or ' l l,teed for London; but 1,600 packages wl , l tic k i ,N at Liverpool en the 6 , .h and ?di proximo. By 14: 6 contract, the demand is not to say active; never `Bsprices are well supported in every instance. Thi t i TELLMOVT. Wet, a g last week the imports and deliveries of. Tallow tol S 1 asonably good—the former having amounted tui te ,‘—the l a t ter, 2 394 casks. On the who l e, the Ported' t % c laY is steady, and late rates are well sup .% Id YC. on the spot is quoted at 37s 3d to , deliver Per cwt. W e h ave more i nqu i ry f or forwart. e 486; Y. Town T a ll ow 36 s 64 t o 37s p e r cwt. net St Peterßibt°egh Pat 2 s Id per Blbs. Letterss from for A ugh sta t tlOB r ed that oubl I, es ooo casks had changed hands 11 gast a. Be ek 1 847 . thla prte day .. 116e97 d 8 of Y. C. .... sOs Vttolast Week to 2,105 holt, June 1.. . • 61,969 rivAls last wok , ,26 'itlo fron t k ne 68,124 pri ce of 'town „„ 54 s 6d 1848. 1849 10,601 37,922 47s 6d 41s 6d to 47s 9d to 41s 3d 4,f)14 2,720 70,309 68,125 1,295 2,637 81,809 98,514 52s Od 43s 6d 1t550. 1851. 42,442 52,031 39s Od to, 37s 3d Os Od '1037s 6d 2,289 2,364 63,525 62,249 279 1,612 80,194 89,762 41s Od I 2,9 s 6d Q 1...."....". i rl t i j a EN'Sn BENCH .—( THIS DAY . 1 •, thi,a- ~s at in banco and took the new trial papersed saffi o i a !' bat TIO case which came before them posses ' l n Public interest to call for a detailed report. 13 ( 4:11-4 C OURT.—(TH IS DAY.) ' Sitti ngs in Banco, before Mr. Justice ERLE.) kr. p IN RE NEWHAM. Rllach_eti,RBON moved for a rule to show cause why an Coue t (4 14 should ret tiru Yourt ef e not issue against the judge of . the e Surrey, for contempt in not making he tri a l t o' of writ o f certiorari, and proceedingd.to The plai nt i 4 ease after that writ had been issue unty is the e ase amen Court on was taken out of the Southwark nt of a k .„ the 4th instant to . recover 36 ~ tll leged v , " 1 " of exchange, which the defendant as a f or a lle g e I - geY, and therefore tour obtained w t r h i e t I ' 4 Ne gri ° rokove the cause into this . Jun 11th due , course, and was made returnable on Alge had --"ant, but, in defiance of its command, the e defeod Proce eded ' vvith the plaint, and ordered th kr, tt j u ti ". ° PRY the money, ttrded the ca sti ERLE said no doubt the judge had di o s e r h ei st atute a b Ynit, tinder the impression that the re m r, p olished the right of certiorari. i stitt 01 08 011 said, very likely that was so, but the tided that I .i! litc itler, or rather Mr. Baron Parke,. had.de aer. j -- *me statute did not take away the certiorari. be dise lus allstice ELLE said it was right the point should 41 8 n i si and he would grant a rule to show cause. nisi accordingly. ~ kr pi IN RE WATERMAN. 4 sel ' —41.1. applied for a rule, calling upon the jus (4 t t°411 (14 h e West Riding to show cause why a le isB4,,r;lns should not issue to compel . hem ilil,t ' h ati order for the maintenance of an illegiti t m . ate hilt Th e mother had already applied for the order, 1111 .11e t :P °11 tbe hearing William Hooper, the putative (144,18, Produced evidence which induced the justices to ,_ t esrei s aa: t he case. Subsequently the mother obtained ... tico have teal o c n a s al t g e o s h ti e mon iu her favour, and she applied into y again, but the justices refused had Peet edi 'tin her application. Now, the Court . i tie 4: 4 l of a first order did not bar the right to Il troi) " a Pplication in the event of her obtaining . kid residencegerev than was produced in the first instance, r sothl, upon the strength of those decisions that the viv, d ' wished to have the complaint against Hooper ia,- --4PPlication granted. ; kr -1 0 , QtrEEN V. HEWETT AND ANOTHER : ,44t0 Obis OREN moved for a writ of certiorari to remove 'he 0 8 court an indictment which had been found in toi li n." Bailey against the defendant and nine others forthe phi! The defendants were the committee of . szjiceeiropio Society of Coopers," which had been in tro t , ti ti ? since 1821, and having , in the course of their vap e s la ge, fimed oe of the members, nana ,, d Charles t hen ' I°l e he had preferred the present charge against l29 14.3 ender the provisions of the 6 . h Geo. 4, eap in- , dick,' eqnraonly called the Combination Act. The slid oeont extended to the enormos length of 122 folios mat t , n tained no less than 29 special counts, and . as the ifit t i ts t Was likely to involve or give rise to some nice and le hiv e Points of law, the defendants were most anxious where it ~salit ek _ t h e indictment removed into this court, t he 4 ,‘ :s . tried by a special jury, and they could have k r — Vance of Queen's counsel. l'Ol e f Vance ERLE granted the application, and the he 2 r the certiorari being absolute in the first instance, ha „ %lite - We r - eted that each defendant should enter into his I ,'eti, Z'gnizanee for 100/., and fi n d two sureties of 50 /. 4 41 v -." itb s ecurity for costs and to appear at the trial.— solute accordingly. b ,4 si SRO'-STREET.—(THIS DAB'.) .t)itt'};-tivr.—Patrick Huish was placed before Mr. tiht:ailnatheeharg- d with assaulting George Brown, 1:T•- employ of Mr. Scarpe, landlord of the White lierwick-street, Soho. covcr4,llPfared that on Saturday night the prisoner, with lo ke "" ethers, went into the White Bear and called f n. c i tt q l , &ill, and while they were drinking it a row_ e he uir Air. Scarps, the landlord, went in front of the a Itiottttildattempted to turn them out. Finding this .as. task, he called the complainant to h . cei zo °lttanc e, and on his making his appearance the pris is oner lli tn. " hold of him by the throat and nearly strangled eheacrge-a.aule was called in, and the prisoner was give n The to r etih 4 41,,..,P, r1 50ne, who denied the charge, .was fined 205., ir_al'red nter into his own recognizances tokeep ace towards the complainant for three months. eolir l were upwards of 40 other charges befor . e the "' b ut not teat. one of them possessed the least public in- l• .------- be 4 / r. a ehardest trial of the heart is, whether it can : real'a failure w ith out tr i umph.—El i za C oo k' s J o a 1 . oi e- vv . bl ßht i MODE or PLUNDERING.— 011 Saturday . er a „,_ agt an elderly simple man, who has been long in the inapt of a writer in the city, was accosted on the who who oth er a 3 21 asked his professional advice on some i Til e old requested that he would write a letter fo p r_ o th o e r m .o . blhriber r an good-naturedly allowed the fellows, t t when they i naffs accompany him home to College-stree , drate,ited that they should send out the servant girl for a text ~. ~ one of the 4eartend requital of his courtesy. So soon as the girl had men moved up to the A _ of kindling hi s pip, and immediately put out the light gas, on the l. p ht ~, , Jtra and instantaneo'us move was to seize everything o v itt i l i 9. their reach, which was easily portable, and make e. ff lt s , s , t o he plunder. The poor old writer was, of course, h IP. to ensl r r he kept bachelor's hall, and, as the girl was out, had atapiei to assist him. The servant, however, had had . her ons somewhat excited by the appearance of the visi ca re treet she the stied While she stood in the shop, on the opposite side of d kept her eye fixed on those who entered an wer out of her master's close. Immediately the fellows artieleseen scampering off in a row, each carrying "mnde crossed f . stolen property, when the woman bolted outa pitstistehe street, in order to intercept the flight of the hind.tea t, ._ ll 'f• This she did effectually, fixing on an athletic am terenor!, than six feet in height, with singular courage d h ilt fa s l t te 4Y of ras nd, despite his struggles, she el cure). tall the watchmen came up, and took the fellow se io the off the girl's hands. The old man's coat was found onh, e Possession of the thief, a person named Hill, who had forTsently been liberated from six months' imprisonment 0/ co en. Meanwhile his three companions have escaped.— Q . 9° "' lzreea/d. .3tsp bo ICIMIS CIRCUMSTANCE.—The American packet at oi d r packet fro v. E ngland, which arrived at Havre on Saturday tration''eW Orleans, was immediately placed under seqd . es; tallie`i'i, Ha consequence of one of the passengers, a pert Ran i . w thn. having disappeared. at sea, under circu p i , c„" which cast some suspicion on the part of the crew. I,l,,_uvestigation it a eared that Hahn, shortly after leaving h:vrwOrleaas, acted a P s p if his mind were affected ; at tune Prok u a l a state of great agitation, at others he displayed a lt containingh elanch bank-noes had no luggage, but wore while,he cor i t tea gold and 'his and these, after a p reset to the care of one of fellow-passengers inth_e $ %of witnesses. On the 10th, when the vessel was off 1, a rtleur TA h eo gr ,„ --a“n disappeared, but it was not known at what co,, „,. At five o'clock in the morning, however, he took . a to t he Side of the vessel, it was at first assumed that heh had and 48110 one murdered; but no proof has been obtained . of this , it ;,, could have any interest for committing a crime l'supposed that the man committed suicide by throwing „.. himself into the Bea. On the supposition of suicide, he must have cut his throat, and then gone on the deck to leap it: . the water. The vessel was, on Sunday, admitted to free k r tique, and the passengers were allowed to disembar . • „tjertheless, the judicial authorities are proceeding with paced the , La their investigation, and some gendarmes and policemen night on board. The money, which Hahn gave eeLis fellow passenger, was ascertained not to have been ' o o f , hed. Three other passengers, and two of the crew ry_ti v l r e Old England, died from sickness on the passage.- -4e . e .Paper. c 414 E XTRAORDINARY SCENE AT A WEDDING AT C.:ll4ErtwELL.—Daring the performance of the marriage ~. remony at St. Giles's Camberwell, on Wednesday, be- Lw een , be nisi a lady, who is the heiress of great property, and a mi nt tiro of the Church, a most extraordinary scene took place. vi t the time the parties were at the communion-table a man, ti," o had been in the body of the church, rushed towards t erh_ , and commenced tearing the dre,sses of all he could get „ e „r o • The alarm was so great that cries were made for the " t. ',.' e, and Sedgley, the son of the beadle of the parish, with leyue,r assistance, got him out of the church, but young Sedg il,inad his neck severely twisted by the man getting hold of ma s neckerchief, and nearly choking him. As soon as the Said:l4l,, dman, for so he turned out to be, got into the churchyard, 1 Ryas released, he ran away at a tremendous pace. It t is he was related to a very respectable tradesman in Sout ..- 14TPton-stre t and has for some time been very eccentric in 418 Manner.e ' fast" fre n A FRENCHMAN FAST.--The word " ----' rellOY troubles foreigners (especially Frenchmen) . when a te,rning the English language. The word fast admits of - , Fast eignification—henee the trouble. We heard a Frei!ch , _ last fast -day, tell aboto " hold his horse swift. ' ``Pell, you mean, don't you , Sir ? interrogated the lad. fast den; macs I no understand d i s. ,, ~ There goes ,ft fast horse 1 exclaimed a bystander, as a lively trotting I , 3 c .orfi e passed by. “ Ilow is zat," inquired the astonished one ; 4 , aare is von fast horse, and he goes like lightning all de L' l lut; zare is my horse, he is fast, too, and he no move , ' _ uhis is fast day, in reality, by the appearance of the road, ' Vreraicl another. "Oh 1 ah 1 I see den, dis call fast day, and ftbing is fast—ze , horse vat go es i s f ast , ze h orse vat i s Pot a m utr i el t " „led is fast, an d ze folks Vat eat nothing and e a t it s l ow , is 4tst T 7 Ty y , j-(74.FNC OXI AN. 19.--O TI Thursday iir. Arthur 171,1. - .ry FAbe,r, Scholar of New College, wa3 admittial actual Fellow of that society. The Rr,gitia Professor of Ecclesiastical History, P,,!v. Robert Hussey, roptsoi to bcgin his lectures this tcrni on Illonriay, Feb. 24, and to rcaq Enzesius and Bede. The lectures are open to all who have passed the B.A. examin?.li:Jri. • PII.FFEIVIIIENT 'Dmßev. C. or Ne , . loh hw.ll:p.ort lirt,souterl to the te,!t;iry of Ituhani, %vitt) tie vicaroga of Corby. Litiooinshitc; Patroness, Lady E. Clifford; value 6001.; population 1,150. LONDON AND BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH-COAST RAILWAY, JAN. O. X s. d. Traffic, Week ending ISth January, 1851 ... 8,078 9 9 Traffic, Week ending 19th January,lBso ... 6,776 3 7 Total of the Half-Year, to this date, 1851 ... 24,136 10 2 Total of the Half-Year, to this date, 1850 ... 19,400 19 10 Total Number of Passengers, Week ending 18th January, 1851 Passengers Goods 40,942 .. 4.6,063 14 3 ,„. 2,014 15 6 ---- Total .„ .... £ 8,078 9 9 Total miles open, 1851, 171 1 4 ; ditto, 1850,17114. CARDINAL WISEMAN.—It is Stat (slys a Daily News correspondent) that the Cardinal Archbishop of West minster has received notice that a bill of indictment for a misdemeanour will be presented forthwith. CARDINAL W ISEMAN.—The Newry Examiner states that a certain Major Sterne, of Gola Castle, Ferma nagh, " boasts that he has written to Cardinal Wiseman, to say that if he puts afoot in Fort Royal, he (the major) will shoot him as dead as a gutted herrin4." ELECTION OF A SCOTCH BISHOP.—In consequence of the resignation of the bishopric of Moray and Ross by the Right Rev. Dr. Low, the primus (Bishop Skinner) has is sued his mandate to the presbyters to meet on Fridry, the 31st instant, for the purpose of proceeding to the election of a new bishop. It is expected that the presbytery will be di vided in opinion, and that there will be a severe contest be tween the Puseyite and Low Church parties. COLONIAL Bismornics.—There have been some difficulties in the way of filling up the bishopric of Nova Scotia, rendered vacant by the death of Bishop Inglis. It is now definitely settled that Dr. Field, the present Bishop of Newfoundland, will succeed to the Bishopric of Nova Scotia, and that the New Bishop of Nefoundland will be the Rev. Ernest Hawkins, 8.D., Fellow of Exeter College, Ox ford, and Incumbent Minister of Curzon-street Chapel, May fair. ROBBERY OF 220 SOVEREIGNS.—At the Guildhall on Saturday Alderman Farebrother received information of the robbery of 220 sovereigns from a young man of the name of Winn, in the service of Messrs. Smith and Co., Pater noster-row. It appears that he was of a delicate constitution, and that in the afternoon of Thursday he was passing through Fountain-court, when he was taken ill in a fit. A crowd of persons gathered round him, and he was attended by Mr. Butler, a medical gentleman. On his recovery he found that he had lost a canvass bag containing 220 sovereigns. Information was communicated to the police, and a sum of 1001. offered for the recovery of the money. THE HOMICIDE IN THE REGENT'S CANAL DOCK. On Saturday an inquest was commenced before Mr. Baker, coroner, at the Three Colts public-house, Limehouse, on the body of Robert Appling, who was shot on board the Lively, in the Regent's Canal Dock, on Thursday. The evidence given at the examination of the person accused, William East, at the Thames Police, on Friday, was repeated ; and Mr. Rose, a surgeon, proved having made a post mortem ex amination of the body, and having extracted the ball from deceased's heart, which must have causal instant death. The inquest was then adjourned to this day (Monday). THE LATE FIRE AT MR. CAUNT'S.—OH Saturday the remains of the two unfortunate children of Mr, Caunt were removed from the workhouse, where they had been lying, and conveyed in a hearse en route for Nottingham. Ever since the dreadful calamity Mr. Caunt had determined that his children should be buried at his native place near Nottingham. Mr. Caunt himself accompanied the remains of his children, of whom he was dotingly fond, and he was evidently very deeply grieved at his heavy loss. FUNERAL 01' THE LATE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE, K.G.—The funeral of this nobleman has been fixed to take place at Clumber Park to-day. CIVIL LIST.—The Queen has conferred a pension of 1001. a year on the civil list upon Mrs. Liston, widow of the eminent surgeon, whose affairs at his decease were not found in the prosperous condition that might have been ex pected from his extensive practice and professional reputation. Her Majesty has also placed upon the civil list for .01. a year the widow of Mr. Sturgeon, of Manchester, upon whom a pension was lately conferred, but which he lived so short a time to enjoy. MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF A GIRL, AND DiscovErty or THE BoDy.—On Saturday Mr. W. Carter, the coroner, resumed and concluded a protracted inquiry at the Old Jamaica Tavern, Cherry Garden-street, Bermond sey, on the body of Maria Rolfe, aged 15 years, who was found dead in the river, under the following mysterious cir cumutances :—lt appeared that the deceased was the daughter of respectable parents, residing at No. 2, Little Cherry Gar den-street, and was in the service of a Mr. Cook, of Mary gold-street, Bermondsey. On Saturday night week she left her master's house to go home, but instead of doing so, called at the house of Sophia Tozer, whom she accompanied, with other females, to several public-houses, where she partook of some gin and other spirits, ultimately becoming quite intoxicated, in which state she was seen by several persons ' at a late hour on the same night. On the way home the deceased said she would not go the road way; they all accordingly made for the Bermondsey wall, and when they neared Salisbury-street the other females lost the deceased, whom they went in search of, but after a short time they were unable to find her, or learn any tidings of the deceased. The parents went to the police station, and although every exertion was made to discover her whereabouts, nothing could be heard of her until Monday, when a waterman, named Trimbell, discovered the deceased lying in the mud off Fountain-stairs, Bermondsey. The deceased had no shoes on her feet; but atter being conveyed ashore she was removed to her father's house, where her body was washed and searched, but no marks of injury were to be seen upon her person, although it was fully believed the unfortunate girl had been subjected to some violence. A vast number of witnesses were examined at considerable length, and two females, respectively named Sophia Tozer and Julia Caroni, positively swore they suddenly missed the deceased on their way home in Salisbury-street. Verdict, "That the deceased was found drowed in the river, without marks of violence on the person ; but how she came into the water, or by what means she met her death, they had no evidence to show." FEROCIOUS REVENGE.—On Thursday morning, a female, who keeps a spirit shop in the New - Vennel, made her appearance at the police-office, and recited a doleful complaint of an assault that had been committed on her upon Thursday last by a carter named Christie. According to her statement the man had been drinking in her premises ; a dispute arose between them, angry words were inter changed, and as a method of deciding the question a la Nicol Jarvie, he seized a red-hot poker which lay at hand, and with this weapon inflicted upon her a variety of severe injuries. The fact that such had been sustained by her was rendered indisputable ; but whether or not her narrative of the causes which led to them was correct could not be so easily ascertained. The man has, however, been arrested, rending an investigation into the circumstances. —Glasgow Daily Mail. The canonry in the cathedral of Bristol, held by the late Rev. Lord W. Somerset, and which was in the gift of the Lord Chancellor, it is stated will not be filled up. ORDNANCE FROM BELGIUM.—Several iron guns, cast at Liege, and also some cases of iron, have arrived at Woolwich by a vessel from Antwerp, the same having been furnished by the Belgian Government for her Majesty's service, and the Lords of the Treasury have isued the neces sary directions to the proper authorities of the revenue for their delivery for the purpose stated. MODIFICATION IN THE INCOME-TAX.—We have good reason to believe that the Chancellor of the Exchequer is at this moment in a state of promising perplexity, as to whether or nut he ought to make important modifications in the income-tax. We say promising, because his mind is in that condition that a little wholesome pressure from without is all that is wanting to ensure a right decision. He has been considering for some weeks past whether, among his other intended fiscal changes, it would not be expedient, putting the justice of the matter out of the question, to make very material modifications in those provisions of the Pro perty-tax Bill which subject professional and other precarious incomes to the operation of that impost; and whether he ought not to render the tax what its name imports—a tax on property only. "He would, and he would not," was the state of Sir Charles Wood's mind not many days ago, though just now he rather inclines to the allii mative of on the pr which - tion. If those who are the victims of the pro fastens on precarious incomes will only bestir themselves and get up a smart agitation we will guarantee the success of their exertions. Precarious incomes, in the coming session, will be exempted from the operation of the measure.— .Adver- tiser. FUNERAL OF THE PORTUGUESE MINISTER. —The funeral of this eminent and much-lamented diplomatist took place on Saturday, when the mortal remains of his Excel lency were interred in the Roman Catholic cemetery, in the King's-road, Chelsea. Although comparatively private, the ceremony was conducted in a very solemn and imposing manner, after the form of the Catholic ritual. The chapel was hung with black. The service was performed by the Rev. Mr: Soutteil. Amongst those who attended to pay their last respects to the memory of the deceased minister were—the Spanish Minister, the Brazilian Minister, the Belgian Minister, and the Austrian Charge d'Affaires; the Chevalier Fillevio, the Portuguese Chargé d'Affaires; the Secretary of Embassy, the Portuguese Consul, and some pri vate friends of his Excellency. The eldest son of the de ceased, the Baron Moncorvo, acted as chief mourner. The deceased Viscount leaves a wife and seven children to dep lore his loss. He was in his 63d year, and was from his 15th year connected with diplomatic matters, and served, during his career, in the leading Continental states. Twenty-two years of his life was spent in England. REPEAL OF THE SOAP DUTIES.—A full meeting of the soap trade in Scotland was held in the Eagle Hotel, Maxwell-street, on Wednesday last, to consider the propriety of petitioning Government for a repeal of the soap duties. Matthew Dick, Esq., occupied the chair. All present were of one opinion, that the excise laws operate most injuriously on the trade, hindering improvement, aria expose the fair trader to smuggling both in Scotland and from Ireland. Im portant statements were made, proving that the export trade was declining, atcl that the home consumption of soap was not keeping pace with the increase of population, and cause was shown whereby the great mass of the people would be largely benefitted by the repeal of the soap duties. A me morial was agreed to unanimously to the Lords of the Tree , sury to pra,s upon them the importance of the abolition of this tax on health, comfort, and commerce.— Glasgow Daily MaiL Two MEN FOND DROWNED IN THE RIVER.—On Saturday inquests were held at the Torbay public-house, Rotherbithe, on the bodies of two men found in the river. The first on that of a young man, supposed to be an appren tice to one of the colliers, and which bad been in the water about three weeks ; the other on the body of a seaman found off the Platform on Friday, and supposed to belong to a brig which had gone to sea. There being no person to identify the bodies, the jury returned a verdict iu each case of "Found Drowned." The tallest trees are most in the power of the winds; and ambitious men of the blasts of fortune.—Eliza Cook's Journal. FALKIRM DISTRICT OF 13unc.ns.—As was antici pated, Mr. James Baird, of Gartsherrie, has issued an ad dress to the electors of this district of b urg h s , offering him self as a candidate for the representation. It is extremely cautiously worded, and more silent on the free-trade question than was expected. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 20, 1851. SPVIVT fTNTG !COTES. iI. A FEW HINTS ON TILE MUROPOLITAN AND CHESTER HANDICAPS. " Have a care o' the main chance, And look before you ere you leap, :For as you sow, you're like to reap." I-INdibras, Part ‘2, Canto 2. TO THE EDITOR. OF THE SUN. Sin —The usual signs at' tee commencement of the town scasor, nnr opening of Paeliauseut, are apparent in every part of Belgravia; the daily arrivals from the moors, the continent, the shooting boxes and country seats of the more favoured deeiendants of Adam are numerous, the cry is " still they come," and they, of course, include the more aristocratic portion of " the ring," all ready, with invigorated constitutions, to re sume their teaks or amusements of mending the constitu tion of the country, manufacturing laws, or dashing through the campaign of fashion, speculation, or sport, as t!,eir tastes, inclinations,or engagements may prompt them. This gradual gathering of the twice two thousand," as Byron called the world of fashion, is always the signal for the annihilation of that apathetic want of spirit that reigns supreme o'er the racing community during the first two of the winter months, and which is only abo lished by the arrival in town for the season of the turf to portion of the beau monde (who, by the bye, contribute about one-third of the circulating medium afloat in the ring) and the publication of the Chester Cup weights. This was exemplified by the rather full attendance at Tattersall's on Thursday, when the first spurt of specula tion this year was made in a most spirited manner, and since fully supported in the City, at Manchester, and in the provincial sporting towns of note generally, espe cially at Nottingham, where betting rooms have been opened within the last few weeks. The Metropolitan (rather extended) BETTING MARKET (it being scattered here, there, and everywhere) through out the past week has ruled steady on the 2,000 Guineas and Derby, at' the prices quoted in my last note, with the solitary exception of Grecian, who has advanced half ' a point for the former, and been firm at 5 to 1 for the latter stake; but on the Chester Cup a 'great alteration has taken place, which would have been greater, had it not been for the weights of Rhesus, Cossack, Wallflower, and several others, having oozed out somehow or other before the proper time of publication; thus enabling a select few to forestall the market, which they did pretty extensively about the three favourites named above. On the appearance of The Sun last Monday evening, con taining my recommendatory notice of Lady Evelyn, the public, already inclined to look favourably on her lady ship's chance for the " coop," took the hint immediately, invested large sums on her that evening, and, as at Man chester, kept the game up throughout the week; the consequence of this continued support has been to send her up some twenty points, from fifty to thirty; thus, in the course of a few days, partially realising my pre diction of last Monday, that she was "worth a heavy in vestment at fifty, if for no other purpose than hedging." Rhesus at 15 to 1 (his outside price, the majority of the books being heavy against him) maintains his own; Wallflower, The Italian, and Cossack, steady at 25 to 1; Haricot,' the Knight of Avenel, Raby, and Trouneer, at 40; and Flying Geut, Damask, Vatican, Brother to Dough, Woolwich, and Peep-o'-day Boy at 50 to 1, have respectively their admirers and sup porters. The Metropolitan Handicap up to the present moment has been all but a " dead letter ;" at " the Corner" it has scarcely been mentioned, but within the last day or two a few blows have been struck in the City at the undermentioned prices: —Raby (iu request) at 20 and 15; Little George at 40, 30, and 25; Exeter 30; Zenobia colt 40 and 3u; Vampire 33 and 30; Won't-you-come out-te-night 30; Officious, Rhesus, Abbess colt, Vatican, Cesous, and Mouse respectively at 40 to 1 each; all as yet, however, taken to, comparatively, but small sums, and booked principally at the list houses. I shall now proceed to give a few hints on THE GREAT METROPOLITAN HANDICAP, which, from various circumstances, has been hitherto, more or less, a failure. Mr. Beeton and his friends in the licensed victualling department of the public service, deeming that their 'ob ject in the establishment of this race—the making it the great betting handicap of the spring—could not be attained while the weights emanated from the " secret council," applied to the Stewards of the Jockey Club for permission to appoint their own handicapper, which was readily acceded to, as most assuredly it ought to be, for those who provide the sinews of war, I imagine, have some little right to their disposal. Tho immediate consequence of this was the appoint ment of Mr. Topham, by far the most celebrated public handicapper of the day, to the unenviable employment of estimating the various pretensions and merits of the 102 animals nominated for the Great Metropolitan Stakes of the present year. The completion of his task has not, however, given general satisfaction; the similarity of the weights to those for the Chester Cup would be the means of placing the ring in an awkward fix, should a light-weight, entered for both stakes, run home a good second for the Metropolitan, as it would check speculation to a great extent, and be all over but shouting on the "great go" of Chester. It is my opinion that the promoters and originators of the Great Metro politan Handicap might make it equally with, if not more attractive than, the Chester Cup, were they to have the entries published by the first or second week in Decem ber, the weights adjusted before the end of the year, and the acceptances out by the second week in January, at the latest; the adoption of this plan would, I fancy, square the matter, and realize the most ardent hopes of Messrs. Becton and Co. As I remarked before, the handicap is considered by no manner of means to be a perfect one, yet, on the whole, in my estimation, superior to any of its predecessors, as will be found by a much larger acceptance being left in than heretofore. It is not my present intention to enter into an elaborate detail of the chances of the respective ani mals engaged in the two great handicaps, as it would be perfectly superfluous, until after the appearance of the acceptances, but shall content myself with dotting down those leading features, in a rough way, that may attract my particular attention. Foremost on the list is Peep.o'. day Boy, Bst 101 b, with Dough and Glauca at 21b less; the mare good enough to bottle up Dough's chance, and Peep-o'-day not likely to show in the melee. Russborough, Bst 61b, Clincher and Pitsford, Bst 31b each, have not received justice from the handicapper; I presume they will not be found among the acceptances. Old Dan Tucker and Elthiron, Bst 21b each, seem to hold all safe, down to Vatican, 7st 91b, who in my opinion gives Sir Joseph Hawley an excellent chance of repeat icg the Fernhill dose. Cariboo, at 7st 81b, Vampyre and Raby, 7st 71b each, dispose of all safely enough at 7st 51b, with the excep tion of The Italian, who has a good turn of speed and a fair share of gameness about him that may pull him through on a pinch. An arrow from the Goodwood Quiver may perchance find its way' to the mark, but whether with Officious, 7st 31b; Cheerful, 7st 21b; Exeter, sst 41b; Hesse Hom burg, 4st 101 b; or the black daughter of Velocipede and Aspen, at 7st 31b, I cannot now pretend to say, as Kent has had a groat deal of illness in the stable lately. The 7st division includes Rhesus, Hagley, and the Dark Susan colt; the first-named, is is said, notwith standing his position in the Chester Cup betting, will make his debut on the Downs of Epsom; should he do eo he will be about the mark at the finish of the race. Cockermouth and Minimum, at 6st 121 b each, may run up, but this is rather problematical. Damask, 6st 10th, now in Brown's, of Lewes, stable, is quite capable of doing the " deed of note," but what says his owner of " the willow glen ?" Brother to Dough, 6st 101 b, I understand, intended for Chester, he is a rough and ready customer. Mickleton Gladiole, Garforth, Wont-you come-out-to night, and the litiorassan's dam colt are also to be found in the dangerous 63t 101 b class. Kathleen, 6st 91b, Mouse, Est sib, Mulgrave, Est 81b, Little George, 6st Glb, Eva, 6st 41b, Aihess colt, 6st, Estsfette, 6st, and The Swindler, sst 121 b, will all be found among the ac ceptances; the last named, if he has any running in him, being from his size and blood an awkard looking opponent. The chance of a three years old being very good on the Epsom course, I must not overlook that lot; the two Goodwood youngsters have escaped the distemper in their stable, and are, from their stout ness and speed, dangerous rivals. Cnaaus, at sst, is promising; and so is Antigone at 4st 121 b; but Sunrise, must not be passed by, at 4st 101 b. This clever winner of the Feather Plate at Newmarket will be seen in the van, and it is very probable her noble owner—albeit somewhat un used to such things—may see the sun of his fortunes on the ascendant on the Metropolitan day. Among the names that are to be thrown out, or will be found beyond hope, are the follow ingt—Rusaborough, Clincher, Pitsford, Windidehgratz, Clermont, Musician, adi e us, Dough, William the Conqueror, Cot tingham, Christiana, Narcissus, The Sweep, Torpor, Champion, Miss Lottery, Aristocrat, Miss Spring, Miss Etty colt, lugratitude, Don Pedro, Elenhawk, and Mina's Pride. On the whole, I consider the handicap to be a fair one, and the chances of many so well balanced, that I shall not now make the attempt of selecting any one in par ticular, but patiently wait the result of the acceptance. Now turn I to Mr. Tophata's great gun, his pet Chester Cup, which is as light a handicap as could be constructed, the top-weight being Bst 101 b, and the lowest, the feather, 4st. This, of coarse, makes it par ticularly unfavourable to the light weights —as, from the fact of there being generally a field of between thirty and forty at the post, on one of the worst courses in the kingdom, it being perfectly round, and as Captain Rous remarks, only fit for four horses to run comfortably abreast at the same time—an infant cannot be ex pected to do much in such a crowd, when the oldest and best heads make a mess of it occasionally; but, to return to my work, as the nomi nations amount to 191, it cannot be expected that I should wade through the lot, therefore, the most notable ( nly will attract my reasoning faculties. To begin with the favourites—Rhesus is decidedly dangerous, but there are others whom I should prefer; he is doing goat work, and terrific mischief is meant with him. Wallflower at the weight (6st), if she can run ut all, ought to win, but I have not yet forgotten the Best Bower captioski of 1846. Cossack, in his old form et Bst 71b, must (if run to win, and there is not much doubt about it) be one of the first three! Lady Evelyn, 5 yrs, 7st 8117, I look upon as being the most favourably-weighted animal in the whole handicap. Her ladyship has just gone into ac tive preparation for this race, and, from present ap pearances, she bids fair to come out in her old form ; and, if she does, it will be a good nag that beats her, and so thinks her trainer. The Italian, at 7st 51b, seems to be Dawson's hope ; Trouncer, B st 5:1), appears quite safe through the Cossack's telescope ; Haricot, 6st 121 b is fancied, but not by me the Brother to Dough, at Est 101 b, is well in ; Damask, Est 101 b, springs up again with a favourable weight, and is in capital trim. Further information fthi)ut this moss.rose must 1 - Kt utiCercd ff,,ut the (tf tne wit ,- g len, rotyhiy over the rest, the following strike me as being well in : —Woolwich, Sit ; Vatican, 7st 10th ; Fuglormn, ist 71b ; ?digs Ann, 7st 71b ; Knight of Aven(l, 7st f-_):b; Sir Richard, 7st; Little J , .ek, 7st ; Cockermouth, 6st 121 b; the Flying Gout, sst 12lb ; The S.'j.ndler, sst 121 b ; and 13iii,gton, sst 101 b. The tbree-years-ohl division, fkt C!hester, very rarsiy accorc plish rho Bed I) , rr feat of 1844, therefore I shall pass them over without any further comment whltevt'r. My " notes and notions" on the " Coop " and Metro• politan having extended to a much greater lengti than I intend-A, I shall be under the necessity of postponing my dissection of the One and Two Thousand Guineas for a few days, when I will also lay before you an ab stract of the principal three-year-old engagements of the Newmarket Spring Meetings; and on Monday next I purpose milling into print with my ANALYSIS OF THE DERBY, which will contain a " full, true, and particular" statement of the present condition, merits, and preten sions of the favourites for that great stake, the naives of those that are dead, disqualified, or out of training, as well as those that I have ascertained are not intended for the Great Derby of 1851. I am, Sir, yours, &c. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Jan. 20, 1851. PAPAL AGGRESSION-QUEEN'S SPEECH. The Queen is said to have bee❑ highly dissatisfied with the paragraph of the Speech, as drawn up by Mi nisters, relative to the Papal aggression. Her Majesty considered it lukewarm, and framed in such ambiguous terms as might he employed to shuffle through a diffi culty instead of expressing the honest feelings of a So vereign and a Government insulted in dignity and in au thority. Her Majesty, in common with the great ma jority of her subjects, feels very strongly on the point ; and it is one on which the Sovereign may be considered, and must be allowed, to entertain a strong personal opinion. Independent indeed of the popular or religious ques tion altogether, no greater insult could be well offered by one sovereign to another than the dispatch of a per sonage of the highest dignity to go and exercise authority in the dominions of another, dominions parcelled out by a kind of public crier for the purpose. And when it is conceded that the foreign sovereign who did this was himself, his authority, and his capital, in the hands and the keeping of other great powers, especially those of France and Austria—the soldiers of one garrisoning Rome, the emmissaries of the other monopolising the Papal council—all this considered, a more flagrant out rage on national independence and a sovereign's dignity was, perhaps, never committed. We cannot admit for a moment that such monstrous insolence as this is to bo passed over or slighted, under the plea that toleration requires it. There is no prin ciple more sacred or more incumbent on an English ruler than religious toleration. But the .assumption of territorial dignity and authority in England, by virtue of the mandate of a foreign power, requires something more than toleration to stomach it. The project of Ministers is said to be to prevent any Roman Catholic prelates in England assuming territorial titles in futuro, leaving the present dignitaries in full blow, and in pos session of those titles and splendour which they carried by storm. Now, for cur part, we think that if punishment were to be inflicted upon any, it should he on the perpetrators and originators of the outrage. It is impossible and unadvisable for the Government to enter into a per manent state of antagonism with the Catholic body. And in tact our best allies and means for resisting arrogance of the kind and avoiding the rise of a religious party in the country hostile to the throne, to popular liberty, and to its institutions, are the liberal Roman Catholics themselves. These to a man are as indignant at the conduct of the Pope and of Cardinal Wiseman as the chief of the Government can be, and we cannot but think, that any law prohibiting the present assumption of territorial dignity by Roman Catholic Prelates in England would be sanctioned by them. To be severe for the present, lenient for the future, would thus seem the desirable plan; instead of, as is rumoured, leaving those who com mitted the outrage to reap the honour of it with im punity, whilst the whole Roman Catholic body are to be affronted by some permanent Bill of exclusion passed against the future hierarchy. The great political objection to Roman Catholicism is, that the opinions, influence, and power of the laity are all absorbed in the priesthood, whose acts are in a spirit often retrogade, opposed to liberty, and to all the ideas of a free community. This, however, although a reproach too great and general, is not essential to Catho licism, in which the laity can emancipate itself and rise to the full freedom of citizenship. That this can be the nature of Catholicism iu a community so developed and enlightened as England there cannot be a doubt, so that in no country ought fairer terms of respect and tolerance be given to Roman Catholics than in Eng land. One great protection against the resuscitation or progress of that religion must be sought, as we have oft repeated, in a reform of the universities, for the pur pose of favouring a more English and less exclusive edu- . cation to the upper classes; and in the establishment of an effective system of education for the poor, such as that just broached in Manchester, most requisite in those localities to which Irish families have emigrated. To these must be added some medium institution be tweca school and university, such as the gymnases of continental towns, where the process of mixed education can be carried on, separating secular from religious in struction, and enabling the youth of all sects to meet on the common ground of general learning and universal forbearance. • Taking such precautions against the advance of any religion that bases itself on authority, and prefers priestly word to man's own reason, such precautions should be taken against any arrogance or encroach ments of the Roman Catholic hierarchy as might in terfere with the Queen's dignity, or with the paramount right of Parliament. In this, however, we must be in accord with the liberal body of the Roman Catholic laity. In the sister kingdom, unfortunwely, the in equality and injustice still established and maintained with respect to Roman Catholics there, binds laity and clergy in a common cause, and in a c o m bination rendered necessary in the long war which they have waged, and have still to wage, against the ascendancy. But were the great cause removed for Roman Catholic laity and clergy being banded together in political party, we should find in Ireland, as in England, the more enlightened and in fluential mass of that pers uas i on enter t a i n ideas and pursue aims nowise different from those of liberal Pro testants on the great questions and intentions and pro gress of the day. To this consummation we must look fa. the furthering of what is the greatest of two P rotes t an t p rinc iple-s, the emancipation of the laity from the narrow prejudices of a sacerdotal caste, and the influence of that laity exerted to bring the clergy into harmony with the necessities and the ideas of the time. For all these reasons we hope that the language of the Government, put into the mouth of her Majesty, will express most strongly a sense of the affront put upon the Queen and country by the present renegade and imbecile Pontiff, and by that singular personage who one day usurps the prerogative of sovereignl, and the next condeseends to fling his jocose ribaldry at Punch. Whatever penalty, even amounting to exile from the country he has insulted, that could be inflicted upon Dr. Wiseman, he would certainly deserve. But for the future, we would c onsu l t t h e v i ews an d necessi ties of the liberal and ley Catholics, nor sanction any measure which they might consider to be one of can umely, proscription, or even intolerance.—Daily News. CHARGE OF E MBEZZLE :WENT AGAINST THE SECRETARY OF A LOAN SOCIETY. LIVERPOOL SATURDAY.-Mr.. Greatley, s,licitor, pre ferred a charge of embezzlement against Mr. G. H. Plant, secretary to the Liverpool Mutual Loan Society. It appeared from the evidence brought forward that a Mr. Fisher, of Scotland-yard, obtained a loan of 1001. from the society, 691. of which bad been repaid in weekly instalments up to September, 1849. He then cea,ed payment till March, 1850, when he made an arrangement with Plant, by which, amongst other conditions, he was to pay 181. additional, which was done in that month , b u t wh ich had never been accounted for by Plant in his books. Mr. Bremeacr appeared for Plant, and cross-examined the witnesses, but failed to disestablish the case. The prhoner was remanded till Saturday next, Mr. Rushton,unt the magistrate, acceding to bail, fixing the amount at 2001. on prisoner's part, an d two sure ti es of 100/. each. o FEARFUL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday evening con siderable excitement was caused in the vicinity of Albert gate, Hyde-park, in consequence of the following fearful ac cident :—lt appears that for some time past a building of considerable extent for the new Chinese exhibition has been in course of construction near the above-named spot, and t about the hour for the numerous me n employed at the pre mises leaving off for th e week a nu mbar of the hands ap proached one end of the scaffoldin g o n which they were at o w n o e r k o . f t he The p as well as the stone c o r nicin g , which cau sed the scaffolding and a great part of th e wall to fall. F ive or six of the bricklayers and labourer s were p reci p itat ed to the ground, t amid the bricks, stonewo rk, and scaffolding. The conse quence was that several of the workpeopla were seriously in jured—more especially the following persons, who were re moved with all possible expedition to St. George's Hospital : —A bricklayer named William Rowles, 42 years of age, re siding at 2, Queen-street, Marlborough-road, received a serious scalp wound ; Michael Connell, aged 27, a labourer, of 2, Pantechnicon-place, New-road, Chelsea, was similarly injured; and William Toole, aged 31, a labourer, of 11, Upper James-street, Sloan-square , Chelsea, had several ribs fractured. The others fortunately received no injury of im portance. The sufferers were promptly attended to by Mr. Cutler, one of the principal surgeons of the institution, but the poor fellow whose ribs are fractured is not expected to recover. THE BARQUE, RICHARD COB D EN BURNT AT SEA. —The following letter from M r. Archibal d , master of the late barque Richard Cobden , b urnt at sea, is extracted from a acknowledging St. ll.e l Helena pa paper Captain I in s r : taketponlyethnhee, means of publicly of the ship Prince of Orange, of Leith, my heartfelt gratitude for his h uman i ty i n ' receiving my unfortunate cre w and self on board hi s vesse l, when obliged to quit the barque Sir Richarde o b en , at sea , under the most painfulcircumstances ; as also f or hi s con• tinned kindness and attention to us during the wh o l e ti me we were on board the Prince of Orange, and trust th a t h e may receive more convincing. proofs of the deep obli ga ti o n Lnder which we feel towards him and his crew. Th e b arque Richard Cobden, of Dundee, sailed from Calcutta on the 9th of September, having on board . a cargo of sug ar , co tt on , safflower, jute, & c., and by the ignition of the said c argo was tctally destroyed by ire on the 22d of October, th e ship Prince of Orange in sight at the time, the master of which vessel kindly remained by us, an d received the whole of the crew on board his vessel, and brought us well and safe to this island. Thus we have much to be thankf u l f or , that a kind P r ovidence has been watchful in protecting us." WORCESTER CORN EXCHANGE.-011 Wednesday there was a meeting before his Honour Master Kindersley to consider the order of proceeding in this matter, POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. From the earliest days of the establishment of the Royal Polytechnic Institution we have watchcd with great interest its never-failing and excellent exertions to bring science within the reach of the humblest admirer of knowledge. No seal of Hermes shuts out the un initiated here—no endless jargon of hard words (called by some men science) bewilder or weary the imagina tion; but all the lectures and demonstrations have a definite object, and must please from their clearness and admirable experimental illustration. One of the most amusing and instructive lectures we haie attended for some time is that now being delivered L.:. John H. Pep per, Esq., "On Fire and its .4ntagonl e - The lec turer commenced by observing that it was chit: fly in tended for a juvenile auditory, and therefore any length ened preface would be unnecessary. The audience were then reminded that the principle called Fire had always been invested with a mysterious dignity, and vets wor shipped by the Persians, the Magi, and Cheldeans; as a deity or god; that Aristotle considered it es a component part of the globe, and classed it with Earth, Air, and Water, calling them all e7tements. The sources of fire were then demonstrated, and. every thing this lecturer seemed to touch, even water, was resigned to the dominion of fire. Various combustions on a large scale then followed. One flame was twenty feet in length. Also the magnificent fire-crowd, with its beautiful whin; and undulating flame. Then catee fires of different colours ; and last of ell fin‘ was sent about in various parts of the room, by trains of gun cotton, reminding us of the passage of electricity. But the lecturer's exertions were not yet ended. The anta gonists, or energies of fire, were next explained : water did not appear to be of much use; and our own experience reminded us, that when once fire was in the ascendant little could be dune to control it. The exclu sion of the oxygen of the air, and the use of carbonic acid gas were the chief agencies which annihilated flame; and, as a final experiment, a large quantity of carbonic acid gas was collected in a cistern, and, taking advantage of its weight, the lecturer bailed it out with a pail, and succeeded in extinguishing a large bonfire, by pouring on to it the whole contents of the cistern; and here the lecturer concluded, with great applause, promising a second on the same subject. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, J. 18. STOOK EXCIIANGE.—The market was dull to-day. The transactions were as follow : —Great Western Stock, 78%, Vale of :death, 6:j/ 4 dis.—Bristol and Exeter, 77 1 4—Midland Stock, 47. LIVERPOOL, J. 18. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was very inactive to-day. The business done was limited, and prices had a downward tendency. The transactions were as follow : Caledonian, 10—Lancashire and Yorkshire, s , o4—Ditto, Fifths, 7 7-16 dis.—Ditto (West Riding Union), 6 dis.—Leeds and Thirek, 13t/ _London and North-‘Vestern, 123—Ditto, New Quarters, 3 Li q p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln shire, 24 1 / 2 —Midland, 47—Ditto, Halves, 25 dis.—South- Eastern and Dover, 22%—York and North Midland, 21 1 ,i. ..ANCHESTER, JAN. 18. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market opened heavily this morning, and a slight decline in the value of stock took place. The transactions were as follow : Eastern Counties, 6 Leeds Stock, 504—Ditto, 20/ , dis.—Ditto, Fifths, 7 1 .4 dis.—Sheffield, New Preference, 8 p.—London and North- Western, New Quarters, 51 p.—South-Eastern and Dover, 233/4. YORK, JAN. 17. STOCK EXCHAIcGIL—The , transactions to-day were as follow :—Midland, 501., 15—North Staffordshire, 9—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 18% York and North Mid land, 22%. MARYLEDONIS BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—STRANGE EMIGRATION SCaRME aOR PAUPER CHILDREN.—At the weekly meeting of the board of guardians on Friday Captain Thomas W. B. Burrows, of the brig James, sent in a written application for boys and girls from the workhouse, to be con veyed by him to Bermuda as emigrants. Sir James Hamil ton, Bart. —What must be the ages of the children? Cap tain Burrows—Between 12 and 14. Sir James Hamilton— What do you do'with them when you get them at Bermuda? Captain Burrows—l apprentice them as domestic servants until they are 18. Sir James Hamilton—On what condi tions do you take them? Captain Burrows—l charge 61. passage money, for which I find them in bed, bedding, and board. The parish provide their outfits. Mr. Merriott After they serve their apprenticeship what becomes of them ? Captain Burrows —Why, they get other situations. Mr. Merriott—Are there any funds to assist them in getting situations or returning home if they desire it after their ap prenticeship? Captain Burrows—No, sir, I have already taken out 60 children from St. Pancras workhouse (sur prise.) Mr. Artand—Are they steerage passengers? Cap tain Burrows—No, I put them in the cabin. Mr. Artena. Have you a female to attend to them on board? Cil ia a Burrows—The last time I went out there was in the m ' w acci female passenger aged 19. Mr. Artand— firribaetr converse. dental. Captain Burrows—Yee, sir. tion Captain Burrows said he sailed on In the 'considered the take any number of children, The. boa • e--25tb, and would matter as too grave to be hastily decided on at all events no children would be sent ont on the 25th. r GLASS. — A fine model MODELS OF THE P A LACE 0 of l a rge size, has been m a d e b y of the exhibition building , Dr. Deighton, and wil l have a p l a ce in the Exhibiti on. T o things to small, we will mention th e descend from great pl easu re with which we s a w the other day ano ther model of the same bu . ano . b., h a Tumble, a working man em ployed in the ulachine-room department at the printing. 4-ilice of Messrs. Gesald . Wym?m, made wh o lly in hi s leisu re t i me , brief as this is, trom the drawings and descriptions wine • li have appeared in this publication. It is about 4 feet l on g , and speaks well for his ingenuity and industry. Some of our readers who say they have "no time" to improve themselves, might take a lesson from him.--Builder. CAPTAIN HOLDER ALLEYIN E.—We understand from good authority that this gentleman is, in the most honourable manner, discharging his turf liabilities, and tendering 5 per cent. in compensation for the delay which neculiar circum stances rendered him unable to prevent. The money due to the captain is, we believe, fully equal to the aggregate amount of the claims upon him; and we trust we shall have the satisfaction to announce that his own strict sense of honour has had a corresponding effect on all who are indebted to him. —Sunday Times. A DOMESTIC TREASURE.—SOCrates used to say to his friends that his wife was his greatest blessing, since she was a never ceasing monitor of patience, from whom he learned so much within his own doors that all the crosses he met with elsewhere were light to him.—. American Paper. ~~_EPLTCAi NEWS. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY, JAN. 19. By the United States mail steamer Baltic, Captain Comstock, which arrived in the river shortly before ten o'clock this morning, we have Avices from New 1'04; to the Bth ins t. The Baltic was detained off the Bar for aboLt fonr hours. The steam-ship Niagara arrived at Boston the sth inst. The City of Glasgow screw steamer arrived at Philadelphia on the 2cl inst. The Crescent City had arrived at New York with dates from California to the Ist of December, Claagrea to the 27th, and Kingston (Jamaica) to the 31st ult. She bad on freight 1,500,000 dolls. in gold dust, and a large amount in the hands of passengers. A specie train was attacked seven miles out of Panama by a party of 16 men, well armed, who succeeded in taking 100,000 dolls., which was, however, nearly all re covered. The steam-ship Oregon arrived at Pa nama on the 13th of November with 2,000,000 dolls. in gold-dust on freight, and 1,000,000 dolls. in the hands of passengers. The dry season was setting in at Chagres, and the place becoming more healthy. From the mines we learn that many persons had purchased winter supplies with the intention of pass ing that season at the dry diggings in the mountains. The disappearance of cholera at Sacramento city had caused a revival of business. The rainy season com menced on the 19th of November. Many new veins of ore had been discovered. Agriculture was in a flourishing condition. A new branch of commercial activity had been commenned at San Francisco—that of fitting out whaling ships. A regular line of sail ing packets had been established between San Fran cisco and Panama, touching at Realejo. The miners in the frontier region of El Dorado and Colveras counties laboured under much apprehension of hostile Indians, some murders having taken place. The arrivals had been heavy, and immense quanti ties of goods thrown on the mart. Exchange on England, at sight, 5 dolls. The Courier and Inquirer announces that official intelligence has been received at Washington, stating that the British Government had directed its agents to suspend the' collection of duties at San Juan or Graytown, in Nicaragua. Advices to the 31st ult. from Kingston, Jamaica, have come to hand. The Great Western arrived on the 28th on the north side of the island. The cholera continued to rage with violence at Montego Bay and Falmouth, but in Kingston, Port Royal, and Spanish Town it had disappeared. The royal mail steam-ship Merlin had arrived at New York with advices from St. Thomas's to the 29th, and Bermuda to the 26th ult., but they contain no intelligence. The steam-ship Philadelphia arrived at New Or leans on the Ist instant, with 240 men who had been employed to work on the Panama Railroad. The report of the declaration of war between St. Salvador and Honduras is confirmed. Mr. Chatfield had intimated that the British Government would interfere. Advices from Mexico city to the 16th ult. men tion a report that Arista was rapidly forming a Cabinet. A meeting of the French creditors of Mexico had been held, at which the Minister of the Treasury was present. He expressed a partiality for the French creditors, as they had not oppressed the Republic by means of usurious loans and fraudulent contracts. The intelligence from Yucatan is serious. A battle is reported to have taken place with the Indians, i❑ which the whites were defeated with a loss of 300 men. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, Jet(. 8. Exchanges—The business in foreign for the Baltic has not been very large; the demand tor bills, with the exception of francs, which close firm at our quotations, having been moderate. We quote bills on London, 104 to 101 per cent.; Paris, 51. 12ic. to 5f 10c.; Amster dam, 42; Antwerp, sf. 121 c.; Hamburgh, 37 to 371; and Bremen, 80ic. to 80ic. Cotton—The Commercial List says:—After the de parture of the Africa, on Wednesday last, the market was inactive, buyers refusing to operate to any consi derable extent at current rates; but the Nia,gara's favourable advices received on Saturday gave a fresh impetus to our market, which since then has been active, and an advance of 4e, per pound has been realized. We adjust our quotations accordingly. The total receipts to latent dates at all the shipping ports are 849,039 bales against 881,412 bales to the same date last year. A decrease this season of 32,373 bales. The total freight export this year is 47,814 bales more than last—say, 1,690 increase to Great Britain, 30,885 in crease to France, 4,934 increase to the north of Europe, and 7,302 increase to other foreign ports. The ship ments from southern to northern ports are 37,653 bales less this season than last; and there is a decrease in stock of 19,102 bales. The sales for the past three days are 8,100 bales; and, for the previous three days, 1,900. We quote low to good ordinary sorts, 13 to 131; Florida, 13 to 131; low, to good middling, 13i to 14; Florida, 13i to 144; Gult ports, 134 to 141; middling fair to fair, 14-k to i; Gulf ports, 144 to 154 ; fully fair to good fair, 141; I Gulf ports, 154. Tobacco—The market for Kentucky is dull, but firm; 50 hogsheads sold at 11c, to 12c.; 30 hogsheads of Mary land, at 7c.; 300 bales St. Jago, at 22c.; to-day 80 bales Savannah, first, second, and third, all at 600.; fillers command 25c. to 30c.; wrappers, 40e. to 80e.; Florida is dull, the stock of connexion-seed leaf is held by specu lators for higher prices. Iron—The market is very steady; 200 tons Scotch pig sold at 21 dolls. out of store, and 100 ditto afloat at 21 dolls 25 cents, six months; holders for English bass firm at 40 dolls., but we hear of no further trausactiens. Breadstuffs—A moderate business in Western and State flour; prices steady; holders of Ohio firm, Cana dian iu fair demand; there is more inquiry for wheat. Freights—A number of ships have arrived since our last, some of which packets being out of time must be dispatched immediately, and, as there is but little going forward, low rates have been accepted. To Liverpool we noticed engagements of 10,000 bushels of wheat at 3d.; 7,000 barrels of flour, 9d. to ls.; 100 tons of log— wood, 155.; 1,000 bales of cotton, fine, 5.32. For London. 1,000 barrel of oileake, and 300 barrels of resin, on pri vate terms; 20 tons of tallow, 205., and cheese 30s. For Havre, the packet for the Bth inst. is full, and for the 20th, about half full, at three-eights of a cent for cotton and whalebone, 6 dolls. for ashes, rice, and bark. For Hamburg'', 500 tierces of rice, 30s. The steamer Baltic, for Liverpool, has apples at 55., and heavy goods at 20s, 8 1111T1N G. The Home, Albert Gallatin. Star of the %Vest, Joseph Walker, Elizabeth Bentley, Vanguard, Siddons, Man hattan, and Empire State, from Liverpool; American Congress and Southampton, from London; North America, from Hamburgh; Monterey, trom Cronstaot; Joshua Bragdon, from Bordeaux; and De Amstel, frm Rotterdam, at New York. Niagara steamship, from Liverpool, at Boston, sth instant. Beethoven, from Br, men, at Baltimore; Samoset, from Liverpool, at Charleston. Dibden, from Liverpool; Tarquin, from Bremen; Oscar, from Bordeaux; and Enterprise, from Stockholm, at New Orleans. City of Glasgow screw steamer, from Liverpool, at Philadelphia, 2d inst. John M. Mayo, from Pembroke; and Sarah, from Yarmouth, at St. John's, New Brunswick. Juno and Defence, from Liverpool, at Savannah. Race, from Liverpool, at Ma zatlan. A. F. Moore, from Liverpool, at Jamaica. Eleanor Lancaster, from Sydney, New South Wales, at Hono lulu. Jessica cleared at San Francisco for China, and Juilindur, for Valparaiso, Nov. 29 . —Victoria, Enter ' prise, Edward, Galatea, and Edmund, from Liverpool, at San Francisco. SATANNAH, JAN. 4.—The Lord Sandon, from Liver pool and New York, for this port, went ashore on Eastern Bank on the 2d instant, got off, and went on the South Breaker, where she bilged, and will be a total loss; crew and part of materials saved. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20. The British barque Gloucester, a storeship, belonging to Messrs. Starkey, careened over during the gale, filled, and sank. She had a large number of iron houses on board. ST. JOHN'S, NEW BRUNSWICK, DEC. 21. The hal qua Hannah Brewer capsized on her way down on Friday, being very light, and sustained considerable du ulge in her rigging. NEW YORK, JAN. B.—A. vessel, supposed to be an Eastern-built brig of 230 tons, was seen on fire 6th inst. in lat. 35, long 23 ; a timber-laden hark, with an Eng lish oasign flying, was seen on fire Dec. 7, in lat. 44 N., long. 39 W.,—the schooner Oriental, of Gloucester was lost off Fast Point, Prince Edward's Island, Dec. 7; crew saved. VALPARAISO, Nov. 30.—The British ship Prince Albert, from Newport, for California, with a cargo of coals, was wrecked in the Straits of Magellan, near Sandy Bay, on the 7th of October; two of the crew named Robert M‘Pherson Barnby and James Atkins were killed. Henry Hoskins, an apprentice, was wounded, and one man taken prisoner by the natives; the captain and remainder of crew walked 150 miles to Sandy Bay, where they fell in with the American steam-vessel W. G. Hunt, which vessel returned to the wreck, tired on the savages, and released the wounded apprentice and seamen, who had been taken prisoners, and afterwards conveyed them to this port. TIME THE AVENGER.—By the author of " Emilia Wyndham," " The Wilmingtons," &c. This new work seems likely to command even a greater share of attention than any of the former productions of this popular author. We cannot hesitate (says the Critic) to pronounce it the most substantially 'minable contribution to the highest class of fiction that has been presented to the public for many years. It is not a book for the mere novel reader. It ad dresses itself to a higher class. It appeals to the intellec tual, the reflecting, the pious: it has a lofty purpose, it is not to be read and thrown aside and forgotten with the novels of the season, but to be treasured in the library, and perused again and again as a lesson of virtue taught by example, to be a profitable recreation for the oppressed with care and thought, and a study for those whose hearts the world has hardened." FIRE AT MESSRS. PURSSELL9:I, CORNHILL.—L!ste evening, about six o'clock, a fire broke out in the ex e biscuit rang of premises belonging to Messrs. Purssell, bakers and confectioners, on Cornhill. The flag es und co , and inenced in the back pof art of the shop o n the i gr remis when discovered had obtained a firm hold tle • s. hour, fo p r hid e it Fortunately the fire commenced at a n early 11 what mig ht been • ght been in the night-time, it is imposs ible to have been been the result, as not fewer t h a n thirty men slept in the building. The flames were not extinguished until con siderable damage was done to the premises, and also to their contents. Fortunately the firm was insured in the Atlas, Stul l and National Mercantile Fire-offices. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, JAr:.':.lB. Her Majesty, ac:coropacied by Their Royal High nesses the Duchess dci Nenruirs and the Duchf,s d'Aumale, drove out this morning in Windso: Park. Major-General WTetnyss, Equerry in Waiting, tended on horseback. His Royal Highness Prince Albeit went out shoot. lug this morning, accompanied by their Royal High nesses the Duke de Nemours and the; Duke d'Aumale, and attended by Lord Wsterpark 4nd Licut.-Colonel F. H. Seymour. The Royal Family took their accustomed airings in the grounds around the Castle. . . The - Royal dinner circle this evening included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess de Nemours, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, and Lieut.-Colonel Hon. C. B. Phipps. The band of the Coldstream Guards was in attend ance during dinner, and performed the following selection : Overture, "La Part de Diable''......, Auber. Waltz, " Herbstblumen" Homage to the Emperor Nicholas.. Coote. Quadrille, " Standard-bearer" Romance, " Les Mousquetaires de la Reine" Galop, "Die Facheltrager" the Castle yesterday (Monday) evening, and per formed the following pieces : The Queen's private band afterwards attended, and played the following pieces : Overture, " Haydee" , Auber. Pot pourri, " EM Feldlager in Sehlesien" Meyerbeer. Overture, "Die lustigen Welber von Windsor" Nicholai. Selection, "Preciosa" Weber. Her Majesty's private band attended yesterday (Friday) evening in the Castle after dinner, and performed the following pieces : Overture, "Preciosa" Selection, " Haydee" March, " Prometheus" Weber. Auber. Bethoven. JAN. 19. The Queen and Prince Albert walked this morning in the Slopes. The Royal Family took walking exercise. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic household, attended divine service this morning in the private chapel. The Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley officiated. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent also at tended the service. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were--Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palme.rston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring, Sir John Hobhouse, the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, the Earl of Carlisle, and the Marquis of Clanricarde. The Council sat two hours. Mons. Tricoupi, the Greek Minister, transacted business on Saturday, at the Foreign-office. A deputation, consisting of the Mayor of Liver pool, Mr. Hugh Hornby, Mr. Samuel Holme, and Mr. J. Bramley Moore, accompanied by the town clerk and the surveyor of the corporation of Liverpool had au interview with Sir George Grey, on Satur day, on matters connected with the gunpowder maga zines at Liscard. Mr. Hastie (Paisley) had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, tit his official residence in Downing-street. Mr. John Wood, chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue, had an interview on Friday with the Right Hon. Baronet. Dispatchas were sent off on Saturday evenin g from the Colonial-office, for the Governors of Hong—Kong, Ceylon, and Malta, and also for the Lord Hight Com missioner of the lonian Islands. Colonel Matson (Royal Engineers) had an inter view on Saturday with the Chancellor of the Ex chequer. The Duke of Wellington attended the early ser vice yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Rev. Doctor Wesley officiated, and preached the sermon. EXHIBITION t)F 1851. The following are the answers of tne Eatiitry Committee to the questions put to there by a fitte 7 :. e-- - G , e . , e • tion from Ma nc h es t er :- /.2 SUGGESTED BY THE SUB-COMMITTEES4OR C ' /tic AND UNCOLOURED COTTONS. ; 1 i 1. Are sill the Manchester cont r ibutors to be lilt together, or how? Where machinery? Where -All exhibitors of co tt ons grouped together as ex tors of cottons. Pri n t e d an d deed together, Ste. M o - \ Ay classifications 11 to 18 (18 to be corrected). 2. Most important to have final statement of the space required, so as to be at once allotted.-The power of ar riving at that point depends wholly upon the local com mittees transmitting the returns. 3. Will the executive committee lay out the articles? -No; where servants belonging to exhibitors are al lowed. Where no servants, of course the executive committee must; but then in its own way; necessarily in a very cheap and simple manner. 4. Will each exhibitor have to arrange his own goods? -To be arranged either by parties appointed by the local committee or by the exhibitors; failing both, the Commissioners will take some steps in the matter. 5. What will be the arrangement of the counters?- As the local committee wishes, so as not to interfere with the general passages-7 feet not the standard width of counters-counters may be had of any width, say 1 to 14 feet. 6. How high will wall space be above the counters? -Varying from the counters up to 40 feet. Wall space simply is, hanging space, and may be obtained round counters; probably only rails for suspending goods to, or ropes from galleries in some cases. 7. What are the upright cases described in the deci sions as being available with wall space, and extreme width of such cases?-If an exhibitor wishes for any especial arrangement, he must make it at his own ex pense. If not, it will be done by the Commissioners in the cheapest and most economical way. There will probably be no counters against external walls. The vertical er hanging space will consist of screens, to which projection, not exceeding two feet, will be allowed, either in shape of upright cases or counters. 8. When wall space alone is demanded, will there be a counter in front of it for the exhibition of other articles?-Counters may, and probably will be, placed in front-left to the exhibitors. Exhibitors must act together as much as possible, for their own convenience and economy. 9. Will the counter be separated into stalls with side divisions for each exhibitor?-If required. The counters will consist of common deal boards. The expenses of exhibitors and of the Commissioners not to be mixed. Side divisions may project five feet, and be as high as wished. 10. If so, will each exhibitor have to be at the ex pense of fitting it up?-Yes: where any special accom modation is required, or the exhibitor has any wishes of his own. 11. In such. case it is supposed, that each exhibitor would have his stall exclusively for his own use; 1. e. coloured calicoes would not be placed in such a position that the silks or velvets of another contributor would be placed on a counter below them, and thus destroy the effect of the calicoes?-Left as much as possible to the local committee. Business of the local committee and the exhibitors. When exhibitors have no representatives, such an amalgamation, though not intended, it may be difficult to avoid. 12. How is it proposed to hang designs?-Not matured -open to advice-probably will be put with the articles for which they are designs. 13. Can time for sending up goods be extended to the Ist of April?-No. 14. If any exhibitor makes in one district cotton, cot ton and woollen, or cotton and silk goods, will he be allowed to exhibit altogether on one counter?-Cer tainly, unless entirely incongruous. 15. Will goods sent on before the time fixed for delivery be at once put in order for exhibition?-No; if the goods are subject to deterioration, the exposure will be delayed as long as possible. CHEMICAL COMMITTEE. 16. The whole of the questions asked by the chemical committee answered by the following:-That the 480 feet is granted entirely at the disposal of the local com mittee, and will be arranged as they may suggest. The space may be increased-by piling up the articles and by using shelving-to almost any extent. MACHINERY COMMITTEE. 17. What arrangements for shafting?-Engine near west end of building. Commissioners will only provide steam to extent of 100 horse power; shafting above to be avoided where practicable. 18. Will counter shafts be allowed?-If absolutely necessary. 19. If so, will they be fixed to the columns?-No. 20. Or will they be independent fixtures?-Must be quite independent, and have independent foundations. In no case will machines in motion be allowed to touch the building. All straps must be boxed off. All shaft ing to be, in all cases, at the expense of exhibitors. 21. Will the classification be according to the kind of machinery, and irrespective of district?-Cotton ma chinery of Manchester will be placed together. All machinery to be classed according to the kind, as far as possible. Out of the 14,000 feet allotted to Manchester, 10,000 will probably be allotted to the Manchester com mittee for arrangement. 22. That it is a sine qua non that all machinery so re quired by exhibitors be exhibited working?-The com missioners furnish steam to the extent of 100 horses' power for all machinery, and will work machinery to the extent of the power at their disposal. Any person exhibiting any obnoxious or annoying process must make provi sions to prevent effluvia, &c. 23. Can the time for sending machinery be extended to the Ist of April, or to one month before the exhibition opens?-The frames must be sent up and fixed 1) the 28th of February; the more highly•finished parts may be sent up lat. r. 24. Make inquiries as to the working of machinery by Om workpeople of the exhibitors, an ascertain to what extent this will be allowed.-To any extent con sidered reaseneb'e. One or more servants w ill be allowed to eech exhibitor who occupies mote than fifty squath feet of space, if necessary and desired, and in proportion to space. Messrs. Fox and Henderson will, probably, take charge of such machines as may require attention, where exhibitors do not wish to seed a ser vant; exhibitors arranging with Messrs. Fox, Hender son, and Co. 25. What is meant by general passages alluded to in the decisions of the Comnaisiouers as to selection and rejection, &c.?-Answer to be given in circular to be sent to each exhibitor. 26. Will passage-room be granted round articles ex hibited, for examination, or will the rest sizes of ma chinery only be allowed?-About 2-5 uf space for pas sages, allotted generally in addition to the general allot ment. Each exhibitor will ha'e the power to arrange his own machinery as he thinks best. No main lines for passages allowed from east to west. Plan of block allotted to Manchester to be tent in a few days. 27. What arrangements for outside space?-Not fixed; doubtful if any. 28. Will framed mechanical drawings be admitted; and, if so, how will they be hung?-Certainly, if illus trations of processes. May be hung from ropes, or otherwise, as may be found advisable by the Commis sioners, but open to suggestions. 29. Will the Commissioners have a drive - a shaft from a central stationary engine, to supply power not other wise provided for, independent ct the small portable en gines already referred to in the printed decisions?-No central statienary engine. 30. In the event of exhibitors of machinery intended to he exhibited in motion not sending one of their work people to superintend, will the Commissioners find and pay a suitable person?-Certainly not; nor will such machinery be set in motion at the expense of the Com missioners. 31. Will the Commissioners in any case supply thee material required for working machines?-Cers. tainly not. 32. Are exhibitors, as well as the servants they re quire. to look after their productions, to have free admission at any or all times?-Servants required for working machinery of course will be admitted at cer tain hours and under certain restrictions; and servants will only be allowed to attend where the space war rants a man being sent. The question of exhibitors being admitted on different terms from the public, say either by season tickets or separate admission, as may be decided, is under consideration, but opinions at lei sure solicited. It will, however, be obvious, t h a t to admit every exhibitor would be impossible, and to ma ke distinction would be most difficult. 33. What, if any, arrangements are made forre ceiving and warehousing the raw material till requ i red h is the building; and for removing Itnads producedware ns n b g y c n o d na w m i i l t l t ee probablysolicited. the yarns, goods, and other article!, b e en previous l y thought of, the machinery ?-Had not but its reasonableness admitted , a be arranged. Opinion of Manchester. themselves or agents to 34. What facilities will b e givehior the cart of empty packages, when no servant of . exhibitor is in attendance? tbe Pc ages at once, and to remove Hendersob, and Co - op Exhibitors pirt arable by , and Pickford, will undertake these duties , th a e c s ases. Where F oexichibtiors provide no servants, will the parties. Comm issioners appoint suitable persons to take care of their goods?-Police will be in attendance. Every rea sonable care will be taken, but no responsibility. Not able to express th e d egree o f care. S ervants w ill no t be allowed, except in cases where the extent of contribu tion warrants it. It is probable, that in giving the pri vilege of free admission to servants, they will be ex pected to assist their neighbours. 36. Fox, Henderson, and Co.'s Tariff.-Not ready, but instructions that plans, &c., of counters and hanging ac commodation be prepared sad forwarded, with maims .es, nut later than Tuesday next (January 14).-[The ecutive committee take no part in this arrangement.] 37. have the Commissioners applied to the railsce9 core pauiet for reduced fates to porters in charge of ma chiuery or visiting London to erect or work the same,. and under what illuiteitieus? -No application made , and t'o wittegeseent by the Commissioners coateniplate . 38. Aecumwodation for working-cleat. visitors. In spec,: reeister ot lodgin- houses. Are such specially re g,port4vu, anal what guarantee of their respectability has been given? What insormation does register convey?-- A register of loilging-houses simply opened se ; t h e offices of the executive committee- A vera meagre list ou the hooks at pieszut. The committee will give any reasonable kind of assieatue, nut iteselvieg the actual itincu rbeilittY4 The oniy esta bli s h ment o f y importancei u en is =dr. Harrison's, near pi er; others are contemplated. a the re s a p t O p n r s o i .n the Pimlico ~.~ The ou l is where it loves rather than where it lives. _Eu gm. Cook's Jountal. The British and North American Royal mail steam -ship Canada, Captain Harrison, sailed firm the Mersey for Halifax and Boston on Saturday morning, with the usual m ails, a fair cargo, and sixty passengers.