The Sun. — London, England, 1851-01-27 00:00:00

ebtrb XbUtott TAT TERSALL'S-THIS EVENIN G Six o'cLocx. SOUTHAH STEEPLECHASE. 3 to 1 agst British Yeoman 4 to 2 agst St. Heliers 4 to 1 agst Verax CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 agst Rhesus 14 to 1 agst Cossack 18 to 1 agst The Italian 28 to 1 agst Wallflower 30 to 1 agst Lady Evelyn 33 to 1 agst Montague 50 to 1 agst Woolwich TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 5 to 4 agst Grecian DERBY. 5 to 1 agst Grecian 25 to 1 agst Lamartine 28 to 1 apt Constellaticn 40 to 1 agst Marlborough Buck FRANCE. The Legitimatist representatives met on Friday night in the rue de Rivoli, but separated without adopting any resolution. The minority (286) as sembled on Saturday evening in the Palace of the Council of State, to agree on the attitude they should assume in presence of the attacks of the majority on Monday. An elector of Havre has written to M. Thiers, who represents that department, severely con demning the part he has taken in the Assembly. Count Ladislas Teleki has published an address to the Polish refugees on the death of General Been. The Siecle gives the following notice of the mem bers of the new Cabinet : " The new transitory Ministers all belong, with the ex ception of M. Schneider, to the different administrations which they are called on to direct. No one of them is a member of the Assembly. Gen. Randon is a good officer, who made his military fortune in Africa. He long managed the subdivision of Bona with a perfect knowledge of the great interests which France had to protect in Algeria. M. Vaisse also acquired his administrative knowledge in Algeria. He is the son of a highly respectable merchant at Marseilles, and became on terms of intimacy with Ge neral Damremont when that officer commanded the Bth military division. When General Damremont went to Africa, where, it will be remembered, he met his glorious death, M. Vaisse was appointed to the post of Secretary- General to the Governor of Algiers. Since that time he has not quitted the administrative career, and has been brought from the Prefecteur of the Nord to be Minister of the Interior. M. de Germiny is Receiver-General of the Seine-lefirieure. We do not agree with him in all his doc trines of finance and economy; but we cannot forget that it was he who, after the revolution of February, took the ini tiative in a grand and generous idea, that of reconstructing the Quartier Martainville, at Rouen. M. Brenier is a chef-de-division at the Foreign-office, who has given proofs of zeal and of intelligence in the exercise of the functions which he has long filled; but M. Brenier will, doubtless, remain the chief of his division; that is what we hope may be the case. M. de Royer owes his for tune to the deplorable day of the 13th June. He acted as Avocat-General at the trial at Versailles, under the orders of M. Baroche. When the latter became Mi nister of the Interior, he yielded his post of Procureur- Gdaf:al to M. de Royer. Now M. Baroche, by his fall, serves his old protege more effectually than he had served him by his elevation on the 31st October, 1849. M. de Royer was not the precursor of the justice of the people on the 24th February, and that circumstance makes us hope that he will observe some degree of impartiality in the direction of his department. M. Levaillant is the least renowned of our rear-admirals; it is, however, said that he possesses administrative habits which will find a ready employment at the Ministry of the Marine. M. Giraud is an ex•professor of the faculty of Aix. M. de Salvandy appointed him Inspector-General of Public In struction; he was then a Ministerial Deputy. M. Schneider is a very active manufacturer, and is director of the mines of Creusot. He was also a Deputy of the majority under M. Guiz)t, and took a very active part in the financial movement which marked the last years of the reign of Louis Philippe. As to M. Magne, the only one of the members of the old Cabinet who survives the fall of his colleagues, he remains Minister of Public Works. We receive these new names with all the im partiality:we can feel. We shall make it a duty to forget the previous conduct of such of the new Ministers as have already taken any part in the politics or the affairs of France. We shall judge the men by their acts." DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. The Copenhagen journals publish a royal order, according to which the natives of the Duchy of Schleswig who are discharged from the Holstein army and return to their homes, are not to be sub j to any molestation or persecution of any kind for having borne arms during the last two years against the King of Denmark; but this amnesty does not extend to the officers who before the 24th of March, 1848, were i❑ the Danish service, and have since that date been in the army of the insurrectionary G-.)vern men t. On the night of the 221, a Danish patrol ap proached so near the outworks of the fortress of Rend,:burg that it was challenged, and no answer being given to the wer du of the sentinel, he fired, and a Dinhh hussar fell mortally wounded. The Danish outposts are now not more ;ban two English miles from Rendsburg, but the communication with the town from the north is not interrupted. The disbanding of the Holstein army is proceeding rapidly. The Lithograpkirte Correspondez states that the Danish Government has declared its readiness to pro. ceed on the principles of the Federal resolution of September, 1846, and that it has admitted the expe diency of acknowledging the superiority of the Ger- man Confederation with respect to the Duchy of Holstein. SKETCH OF A PLAN FOR ABOLISHING THE LAWS OF PAROCHIAL SETTLEMENT, AND FOR PROVIDING FOR THE RELIEF OF THE POOR IN ENGLAND BY A GENERAL RATE. It is premised that, for the illustration of the following plan, its provisions .hall be considered as commencing their operation in January, 1852 : I. That the Law of Parochial Settlement be abolished. 2. That the poor be relieved in the union in which they shall be. 3. That the ordering and relieving of the poor in a union continue to be the care of the guardians of that union, under the direction and control of the Poor-law Board, as now. 4. That the relief of the poor be provided by a general rate. 5. That yearly, in January, the Poor-law Board shall order n general poor-rate of so much in the pound as in the judgment of the Board will raise the sum neces sary for the relief of the poor in England for the whole current year, upon all the lands, tenements, and here ditaments in England included in Schedule B of the In come-tax Act, according to the assessment made thereof by the Commissioners of Income Tax. 6. That such order be published in the London Gazette, and issued to the guardians of each union, who shall thereupon make an order on the overseers of each parish for payment of the proportionate amount of the general r ats — sub . ,ect, in every rate after 1852, to the increase or diminution hereafter provided. 7. That the cost of relieving the poor in each union during the year ending the 31st of December, 1851, or the average annual cost of such relief during any longer per iod, it such longer period shall be deemed more equitable—shall be the standard of the annual cost of the poor of that union, and s h a ll remain the standard until varied as hereafter mentioned. 8. That in the year 1853, and in every succeeding year, the sum to be collected in each union shall be as much per cent., more or less, than the general rate, as the cost of the relief of the poor in the previous year ex ceeded or fell short of the standard. 9. That the census of the population he taken every seventh or fifth year; and that the standard of eac h union, fi xe d as aforesaid, shall be proportionally varied whenever the population of the union shall have in creased or di m i n i shed be the census of 18 51. yond or below a certain ratio of ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SHIP•BIT ILDIN G.—THE Sins' COUNTESS OF &AFIELD. The public journals have been filled during the past month or six weeks w i t h t h e feats of the un, Oriental, American s hi p, of 1,060 tons, which, i n h er last r carrying a cargo of about 1,100 tons, made the pas sage from Canton to London in 98 days. At the time of her arrival her voyage was contrasted with that of the Reindeer, an American clipper, of 328 tons, which sailed from China about the same time, b vr-leh, with her copper hanging lose about her, and ca - rying 500 tons of cargo, was only beaten the passage from Anjer ; and also with that of five days in the John Bunyan, another Aberdeen s hi p, which, in the pre vious spring, when perhaps more favourably situated as e gards the monsoons, made the voya ge f rom Shanghae--thrree days' sail farther than Canton —in 99 days, and which, though re- , istering only 470 tons, br oug h t about 720 tons of ‘ ..„. z0 ,, We havejust learned of another voyage made by an Aberdeen built ship, which, at all events, equals, if it does not surpass' that of this same celebrated O riental. The C oun tess cfSeafield—built by an Aberdeen firm, and C corn mantled by tin Leask; an Aberdeen capt a i n—left Woo sung, about 1 1 , 1 S a 00 miles farther up the country than Canton, on the Bth o f October last, and arrived in the London D ocks on Monday afternoon,voyage i n 102 days from port to port. The Countess o f Sea field, which belongs to our enterprising townsman, Bailie Adamson, registers 320 tons i erdeenJourn al. and: brings a cargo of over 700 tons of tea and silk.—A We have in our employ a AN O LD P RINTER. — printer, 76 years of age, who commenced his apprenticeship of seven years in the King's printing-(ace, London, in 1784 -__l;4 years ago. Re was a soldier under Sir John Moore, at corunna, in Spain, in 1809 where he received a ball in the -..\: Vit.% f .1,1 3 11§18 present at the burial of el John, and ~, -tu -min utest particulars of the scene. Ile was .als o e eof Wellington through his whole cam paign, Tild 10 - et On*licle-bone b y a grape-s h o t i n the battle of IVaterlO'o,., - 111$ Vld man, a f ter all his hard serv i ce, is still one of the.awifteg, itnd best compositors we have ever known, and, though lance from the wounds, is still able at "early dawn and. dewrepe,'' while younger men are wasting the golden hours iii, sensual pleasure s or snoring them away in bed, to rambler the fields and through the woods in search of ad flogs, which he f orms tempting bouquets for the belle; oT the villase, or to gratify the wishes of some favourite little girl. It speaks well for the heart of the old soldier that the chlldreh aU love higa:-..Blackatona Chronicle, i United iBtiste4 SMOKE CONSUMPTION. TO THE EDITORS OF THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. Gentlemen,—The Mercury having favourably noticed my plan of smoke consumption, I trouble you with an other letter on that subject, assuring you that you need not be afraid of the assertions made by any parties that smoke can neither be prevented nor consumed. This I deny in tote ; and fearlessly challenge both Mr. Ferni hough and Mr. Godfrey to prove the assertions they made in the Health Committee, as reported in your paper of last Friday. The former gentleman said he was " certain smoke could not be consumed." Allow me to remind that gentleman, in the first place, that you are scarcely certain of anything in this world; and in the next place, that his certainty is against the opinion of all men who know anything on the subject. The latter gentleman, Mr. Godfrey, I met some little time back in the Exchange News-room. He there stated, before several gentlemen, that the Mayor of Liverpool and him self were of opinion that smoke could not be consumed. I told him then it could, and I would undertake to fit up an apparatus at his brewery, on the principle of " no cure, no pay." Now, I care not if these two gentlemen be Town- Councillors, but again tell them they know nothing cf the subject, or they wilfully misrepresented facts, in order to evade the penalty which might be imposed. In order to prove what I say, I hereby publicly challenge to apply my apparatus to either of these gentlemen's fire-places, and if it succeeds I only ask a fair remune ration; if not, I will remove the apparatus and pay all expenses. I may add, that in every instance where I have applied my apparatus I have made a written agree ment to that effect, and shall be glad to show them to any gentleman who may take the trouble of calling upon me. . _ In conclusion, I beg to assure Mr. Rushton, and the magistrates of Liverpool, that smoke can be consumed. and that I am willing at all times that my plan should be tested on the above principle. I may here add, that I have applied my apparatus to the public baths, Paul-street, and that the Corporation has paid me for it ! Thanking you for the trouble you have always taken on this subject, I remain yours, &c. JOSEPH WILLIAM. Windsor Cottage, Liverpool, Jan. 22, 1851. I see by a report in last Friday's paper, that Mr. Wm. Beattie was fined for non-consumption of smoke, and he makes use of the words, " ours is Joseph Williams's plan, which has been so much lauded by the Mercury." Now, gentlemen, a very plain answer can be given to this. The following is a copy of agreement with Mr. Beattie:— " Windsor Cottage, Liverpool, Sept. 10, 1846. " I hereby agree to fit my smoke•consuming apparatus to one fire-place in your works in Warwick-street, and one fire-place in your works in Grafton-street, for the sum of twenty pounds each fire- place, including appara tus, right of invention, and superintendence; you finding brick-setter and his appurtenances. " The money, forty pounds, to be paid at the end of one month's trial, if successful; if not, I take the appa ratus away at my own cost, and no charge made. "JOSEPH WILLIAMS. " I hereby agree to the above.—WiLuest BEATTIE." By the above, you find I agree to take all responsibility upon myself. The agreement is dated 10th September, 1846, and Mr. Beattie paid me on the 28th November, of the same 3 ear, after having had nearly three months' trial. The aparatus gave Mr. Beattie satisfaction, otherwise he would not have paid me; but now, after a lapse of upwards of four years, Mr. Beattie makes so uncalled-for an assertion.—Yours, &c., JOSEPH Wuxisms. LATE SCENE IN A LIVERPOOL CHURCH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Six,—ln The Sun of the 23d is inserted a para graph from the Liverpool Chronicle, detailing the extraordinary scene which took place in St. John's Church, upon the Rev. Mr. Falloon's narrating the anecdote containing Dr. Hooper's reply to the Pope's delegate, who is stated to have said in reply to Dr. Hooper's question, " that when the bread is broken in the sacrifice of the Mass, the body of our Lurd is broken." I have no doubt the paragraph alluded to will go the round of the papers, and be considered by many as a stroke completely demolishing the doctrine of Transubstantiation. But unfortunately for the Rev. Mr. Falloon, and those who so unbecomingly clapped their hands in exultation, the answer stated to have been given to Dr. Hooper, by the priest, is contrary to the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church, and I feel confident, never came from the mouth of a Catholic priest. No Catholic, for a moment, imagines that, when the consecrated Host is broken in the Mass, the body of our Lord is broken. He knows such is not the case. And yet we are told that a conse crated minister of the altar told Dr. Hooper such was the doctrine of the Church. He must either have been an imaginary creation of Dr. Hooper's brain, or, as a Catholic (whether priest or layman), totally ignorant of the subject. And why should the statement of an individual be brought forward against a Church, when such statement is actually contrary to her teaching ? The doctrine of the Church is, " That in the venerable Sacrament of the Eucharist, the whole Christ is contained under each species, and under every part of each species, when separated," consequently when the consecrated Host is divided into two parts, and under each part the whole Christ is contained (according to the teaching of the Church) bow can his blessed body be broken ? I write these tremendous truths with an appreciation of perhaps their unfitness for the columns of a news paper ; but if we are to be condemned, let it be for what we are, not for what we are supposed to be. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, January 24. A CATHOLIC. TIFF S'UN, LONDON, NARYLEBONE VESTRY. On Saturday, the Rev. Dr. Spry having taken the chair, Mr. Churchwarden STEPHENS moved:—" That Mr. Masters, the receiver of pow-rents, be directed not to let any pew or sittings to any persons unless householders of the parish, and the preference be given to the house holders who are residents in the district." The following notice caused much excitement:—" In consequence of the number of householders in the dis trict wanting seats in the church, I request you will make known to all persons who are occupying sittinge, and not householders in this district of the parish, that they do so upon sufferance only, and that the same must be vacated." Mr. ex-Churchwarden NESBITT seconded, and Mr. NORTHAW LAURIE (barrister) opposed the motion. Mr. GRANGE objected to the motion, because it was calculated to damage the church. At that very moment they were losing 2001. a year through the pews not being let in the church of Christchurch district. He denied that the churchwarden had power to issue his edict to the clerk, for the power rested in the vestry. of P. LAI3RIE attributed the former empty condition of the churches to the mummeries, and their present crowded state to their pulpits being occupied by men of piety, learning, and sound principles. Mr. BROWN supported the original motion, because it was in accordance with law. Rev. Mr. BARING (All Souls' district church) moved as an amendment—" That the vestry, being empowered by the let and 2d George IV., to make such orders as may be deemed expedient for letting pews in the district churches, especial reference being made to the accomoda tion of the inhabitants of each district, and understand ing that there existed an increasing anxiety for seats in those churches, do order Mr. Masters, the pew-renter, not to entertain any application from persons living be. yond the bounds of the respective districts, and that he carry out the order equally in respect to sittings and pews." Sir PETER LAURIE seconded the amendment, which, after some discussion was substituted for the original motion. Mr. W. WILLIAMS, M.P., thought that they should regard the past, the present, and the future, in the pre sent proceedings. The churches were filled because ministers of piety, and opposed to new-fan gled sys- tems and innovations, had been placed over those churches. The debate, after some further warm discussion, was adjourned by a majority 01.23 to 14. On the motion of Mr. Moseley, seconded by Mr. Da nis, the following gentlemen were appointed as a depu tation to co-operate with the Society for the Reduction and Equalisation of the County-rate Expenditure:— Messrs. Green, Poland, Mechi, Frewin, and Sezoyne. The vestry then adjourned. G ALES IN THE ATLANTIC. ARRIVAL OF THE PACKET-SHIP DE WITT CLINTON AT CORK. —Our marine reports in another page record the arival of the New York packet-ship De Witt Clinton, Captain Funk, at Queenstown, after for six weeks at tempting to get to the westward. We append a letter from a passenger, addressed to a gentleman in Liver pool:—"The De Witt Clinton, off Cape Clear ;Wed ay, permit, January, 1851. My dear friend.- 2 I can not after your kindnes s to me, any oppor tunitynesd per , W pass without acquainting you with our whereabouts, 860. W e are now bearing up for a ao n but t o vi olent cwa r y the gales patience a from tien e e the e westward, enough in Cork, and not without strong and satisfacto r y cause. Since we left Live r pool , six weeks ego, we h ave - had a sad time of it, allnothing reason Job. Sm a llpo x has broken _ and out amongst the idl , and w e pas sengers, haveZad eight deaths. Si x of the crew a and spread a l arm ingly rap re la y, up with it. Un der such cir cums t ances o f a wful weather and contagious disease on board, C ap t. F un k d being so lon g an d protracted, an d some leakag e by the casks ha v i ng s hif ted during the gales. It was afterw ards considered that, Fay a l b eing a Portuguese settlement, quarantine; regulatio ns wou l d prevent anchorage or com munication with the sho re , C apta i n Funk therefore ards con sulted with his officers. and finally determined to bear up for Cork on the 17th inatlnt. You will perceive that we made as much progress in five or six days as we did previously in five ,or six weeks, pretty conclusive tes timony of the sort of weather we have experienced. We shall be in Cork to- morrow morning, and it is pos sible we may be there for a few days. With reference to the captain, it gives me sincere pleasure to say that he is the personification of kindness itself to his passen gers in the cabin and steerage. I could say much on this subject, :but! that as a seaman and a gentleman his character is well known to you. A finer sea boat than the De Witt Clinton does not float, and I have been much gratified to find that your recommenda tion of buth ship and captain has been so fully verified. I must now bring this hasty • note- to a rather abrupt conclusion, as it is now near midnight—Liverpool Albion of this dAY. STATE OF CALIFORNIA. SAN FRANCISCO, DEC I.—ln my last letter I men tioned that a difference of opinion existed among the medical profession as to the disease whic'h prevailed being cholera. Since then nearly all the doctors have come to the conclusion that there is cholera in San Francisco. The subject has been much discussed, and that I might be able to give a correct statement, I have made inquiries on the subject of such members of the profession as are most competent to give an opinion. They report that for the last two months this place has been subject to a good deal of abdominal disease, such as dysentery, diarrhoea, and peritonitis, which is attributable to the use of improper diet—eating crude, heavy food, improperly cooked (preserved meats, often of bad quality, have bad a share in producing these com plaints), as also the abuse of spirituous liquors. More deaths have occurred from these diseases than from cholera, and many of the deaths so occurring—parti cularly those from diarrhoea—have been; set down as deaths from cholera. This latter disease has certainly prevailed, but only to a very small extent compared with the population. The cases, however, have been very fatal—the illness lasting only a few hours, and terminating in sudden death. The cases on the whole have been fewer, but more fatal, than in any other country we read of. The cholera first appeared in parts of the city which were last year swamps, and which have lately been turned up for foundations of houses, and for street and sewer making. In these localities malaria has been generated, which has been the chief exciting cause of cholera, aggravated by the unusual heat of the weather, which has been a continuation of summer until lately. To this primary exciting cause the doctors add imprudence in living, abuse of spirits (" drinks," as the Americans call their spiritous com pounds), bad habitations, and a general deficiency of personal comforts. The disease is aggravated by, if, indeed, its fatality is not in a great measure owing to, bad nursing in sickness, as well as the want of the appliances which ought to be at the im mediate command of the physician when he is prescribing in cases of cholera. These would be ex citing and aggravating causes in any part of the world. There is nothing attributable to the climate. Though disagreeable, it is quite healthy. Ten days ago, on the occurrence of a fall of rain, the cholera entirely disappeared; for three days no deaths occurred. The weather has since been warm and "muggy," and the disease has re-appeared. We are likely to have more rain soon, a continuance of which, will, it is expected, conquer the disease. Two of the French doctors are of opinion that the disease is putrid fever, produced by the malaria I have just spoken of; while the English and American doctors are nearly unanimous in pro nouncing it cholera. The existence of the disease on its first appearance affected trade a good deal. The panic has entirely worn off, however, from the deaths as I have said being few compared with the number of inhabitants, and now there is, in fact, not much thought about the cholera. I have been thus particular in detailing the state of the disease as exaggerated ac counts getting home may cause unnecessary alarm, to the affliction of friends and relatives, and to the detriment of business. The total number of deaths from cholera during the month of November has been about 106. The total number of deaths from all causes in San Francisco in 14 days, to the 30th of November, has been 116 ; of these 53 have been from cholera, 15 from dysentery, nine from diarrheas, and the remainder from accidents, typhoid fever, and the sundry diseases which all communities are liable to. This is in a population estimated at 30,000 souls. Now that the rainy season has set in, the usual dulness in business may be expected. The lateness of the winter and its expected mildness (for it seems from the accounts of the old Californians that mild and dry winters do occur periodically) will have a less injurious effect upon trade than happened last year, by shortening the period of inactivity. Many of the merchants grumble at the dulness of trade and the lowness of prices, while others, again, express themselves satisfied with both the demand and the rates. The great quantity of goods lately arrived (120 vessels have entered between the 14th and 29th ult.), the large supplies already placed in the mining districts, and the cutting up of the roads by the coming rains, will naturally have the effect of suspending mercantile operations until the spring. I hear that the English merchants and manufac turers are at last becoming alive to the importance of this market. Hitherto the English shipments have been of no great value, having been chiefly composed of ale and porter, spirits, iron -houses, and all sorts of "odds and ends," which go to make up what is understood in a mercantile sense by the term "rubbish." The results of most of those ad ventures have been disastrous, from there having been too much - of one class of goods sent ; from the unsuitableness and bad quality of much, and from the utter worthlessness of a great portion of the goods; from the captains coming unprovided with lipids to pay the duties ; and, finally, from the con signments having fallen into the hands of untrust worthy consignees. The results have been !oss to the shipper, and in many cases a total sacrifice of the vessels; the latter misfortune owing in a great measure to the absence of an English consul. The losses upon iron-houses alone have been very great. Houses of iron are totally unsuitable to this climate. In summer they become as hot as ovens, and in winter as cold as wells. As for their being fire-proof, after the tests our conflagrations have put them to, the idea is laughed at. I have seen them red hot, and tending to spread the fire more than a wooden house would do, as they take longer to consume, and set fire to everything surrounding them. Now that English manufactured goods are said to be preparing for this market with vigour, care must be taken not to overdo the thing. It ought to be borne in mind that the population of this country does not exceed 300,000, and that of this number the proportion of women and children is very small—a mere unit. This latter fact must give a character to the shipments to be made. Properly-selected English goods of a great variety of classes, provided they are of the very best quality, will leave a good result ; but nothing of inferior quality will, as a general rule, pay its freight and ex• penses. English and Irish butter and cheese sell very well, if of prime quality and in good preservation. English-made clothing, on the other hand, does not do well in any great quantity, as neither the Ame ricans nor the foreigners in this country fancy the style of our tailoring. It is not sufficiently " Frenchified" for their tastes. Groat variations in prices must also be expected in this market, for the present at least. A merchant here seldom specu lates; he merely buys to supply the exigency of the moment. This is in a great measure owing to the high value of money ; for instance, how can a mer chant be expected to go into the speculation of purchasing a cargo likely to arrive even to a rising market when the interest of money is Y per cent. per month ? No profit to be looked for from an advance in price of goods can (in most cases) be expected to equal a safe investment of capital at this rate of re turn in interest. Instead, therefore, of speculating, the monied man invests upon the security of land, and sometimes upon that of chattels. This is one reason for the inflated value of real estate, which is kept up by the money borrowed upon it, for the lender helps the borrower to keep up the nominal value of the land pledged from the most natural of all reasons—self-interest. Emigration continues. During the month of November there arrived 1,407 souls, while, however, in the same period, 4,866 departed, leaving a balance against the arrivals of 3,459. Since August there has been an excess of departures over arrivals of about 8,000 persons. This is partly accounted for by the expulsion of so many foreigners, Mexicans and Chilians, from the mines, and by the fact that many persons leave this place to winter in the Sandwich Islands and other places; and, besides, our business relations with the Atlantic States are now of so mixed and extensive a nature as to require the periodical presence of many of our men of business in these States, many of whom have so arranged that they can pass the win ter out of California. The unusual length and se- verity of last winter frightened a great many persons who will not venture Co brave another. Amongst the recent arrivals the most remarkable have been from France. Several hundreds of French emigrants, of both sexes, and chiefly of the la bouring classes, have arrived during the month in merchant vessels, and 150 of the late " Gardes Mobiles" were brought in the French corvette La Serieuse, which arrived on the 28d ult., at the ex• pense of the French Government, which favoured their emigration. About 600 more of the same body are on their way to this country. They are rather a fine boly of men, all armed, and in uniform. Some 50 of them have been already sent up to Stock ton, at the expense of the French Government, on their way to the southern mines. The quiet unobtrusiveness of their manner, and their orderly conduct, have made a favourable imprenion, and they, as well, indeed, as all the French emi grants, have been well received. Their arrival is looked upon as a benefit to the country in the present state of the labour market. The poor " Gerdes" met with a sad mishap in the loss of one-half their lug gage by the upsetting of the lighter that was bringing it on shore. There was so much commisseration for them that a subscription was got up to make good seasonably to money their losses. The French Consul has been v e ry at tentive assistance t he m , w a h n i d e h has ousuldppc m the other French emigrants , for they are all wretchedly poor, and are sadly put out by not speak ing E ng li s h. The news from the mines continues favourable. In w some of the locations on the rivers the long continu• alle e Of dry weAthei ii43enabled the miners to pry- MONDAY EVENING, long their labours beyond the usual period ; while in some of the " dry diggings " the drought dried up the streams and stopped the work, for even in the " dry diggings" the gold requires to be washed to separate it from the mud and dross. The late moderate falls of rain have, however, en abled the miners to resume work. From the supe rior accommodations put up during last summer a much greater number of the miners will winter in the mines, and more work will be done this season than heretofore. There is an opinion current that gold is getting scarce. This is not so. There is no scarcity of gold ; there is abundance for the wants of trade. Since the injudicious and unjust expulsion of the Mexicans, however, a remarkable change is ap parent in the character of the gold brought in for sale. The Mexican miner took a pride in having his " pile" composed of pure gold, - which his superior skill in earning it, and his expertness in cleaning it, with less lsbeur than his rival neighbour the Ameri can miner, enabled him to gratify. The Mexican's "pile" bore an intriniic value over the same weight of badly cleaned gold. The Americans teke less pains in cleaning, and as they can generally pass off their gold at 16 dolls. the ounce in trade, without much regard to its purity, they are gainers by their system. This has thrown a great deal of dirty gold-dust into the market, which the bankers either reject or take at a reduced price, and has naturally rendered good clean dust, such as is wanted for " remitting," scarce. The " yield" of gold has not diminished. We are justified in believing, from the now frequent use of machinery in mining, that it is increasing. The amount of gold exported in November, as ma nifested, was 4,337,000 dolls. The steamer Oregon, which leaves today, takes 1,500,000 dolls. The steamer Republic, which sailed on Friday last, the 29th of November, also for Panama, took 300,000 dolls., and the steamer Tennessee, which sailed for the same port on the 15th ult., and the several sailing vessels which left during the month, took the balance. Her Majesty's ship of-war Daedalus, Captain Wel. lesley, left for Valparaiso direct on the 12th of Nov. She had a specie freight of 100,000 dolls. Exchanges—London, three days' sight, 480. ; 30 days' sight, 491. Paris, three days' sight, sf. ; 30 days' sight, sf. 10c. to sf. 15c. Hamburgh, 30 days' sight, 43L. Mexico, Ito 2 per cent. premium. Ha vanna, ditto. Lima and Valparaiso, 30 days' sight, 7 to 8 per cent. premium. New York, New Or leans, Philadelphia, and Boston , at par of exc h ange . The cholera has disappeared in Sacramento city.— RACING FIXTURES FOR 1851. The following are the present fixtures as nearly as we can ascertain : FEBRUARY. Lincoln 6 1 Liverpool Spring MARCH. Coventry 4 Doncaster Spring 18 Warwick Spring Kipling Coates Northampton . Newcastle-on-Tyne S 2B Croxton Park 1 Catterick Bridge... 3 Epsom Spring 4 Newmarket Craven The Hoo l2 Milton l5 Newmark, First Spring 21 Abergavenny 24 Chester Newmkt. Second Spring 6 Plymouth Spring Liverpool Il (Hoy lake) 7 Shrewsbury 8 Edinburgh York Spring Bath l5 Epsom r NE. Jul Ascot Beverley, Hull, &c 4 Hampton ll Manchester ll Bibury l9 S. Lanett. hire (Newton) 18 Stockbridge Winchester 2O Newcastle Ne , ,market Carlisle ........ 1 Lancaster Worcester Liverpool ........ , 9 Stamford l5 Nottingham Goodwood UST. Ripon Brighton 6 Wolverhampton ..... 11 Lewes l3 or 14 York Egham 27 Derby SEPTEXBEft. Warwick Radcliffe 8 Bedford 22 or 23 Lichfield . . Weymouth lO Manchester Autumn.... 25 Doncaster OCTOBER. Monmouth Richmond Chester 7 Newmarket Houghton.. 27 GOVERNMENT GRANT TO THE ROYAL SOCIETY.- Lord John Russell has addressed a letter to the President of the Royal Society, announcing the intention of the Govern ment to place I,ooc/. at the disposal of the society this year for scientific purposes. —Scotsman. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. On Saturday Thomas Jones was charged before Alder man Hooper with having picked a gentleman's pocket of his handkerchief. Michael lisydon, one of the active detective City police, stated that on Saturday afternoon ho was on duty in Royal Exchange-buildings, and 85W the prisoner, whom he knew to be a convicted thief, go behind a g ntletnan, at d dexterously extract a handkerchief from his pocket, and quickly put it into his own; he instantly mix d him and took the handkerchief from him. It. W. Weedon, of Great Marlow, owned the handker chief, and said he was not conscious of the loss until ap prised by the officer. The ALDERMAN said he was determined to carry out the intention of the Lord Mayor, in committing for trial every pickpocket who should he proved to have bee❑ before summarily convicted. The number of pickpockets had of late great increased in the City, and it became a magistrate's duty, if possible, to rid the streets of per sons whwe employment appeared to be to steal at every opportunity. The depositions were taken, and the prisoner was fully committed for trial. Emanuel Jacobs was also charged and committed for trial for stealing a small sum of money from the person of a poor woman in Petticoat-lane. It appeared that, after the officer took the prisoner into custody the associates of the prisoner succeeded in dragging the woman from the officer, and it was ascer tained that they had made a subscription and compen sated her for her loss. The ALDERMAN stated he was determined that justice should not be defeated; and, notwithstanding the en treaties of the prisoner's father, he directed his committal to Ncwgate, he having been before summarily convicted at this court. BOW-STREET. A youth named John Joseph Stanley, the son of a solicitor, was placed at the bar before Mr. Henry charged with stealing a silver fork and a silver spoon, of the value of 30-., the property of Mr. C. Davis, the landlord of the Kent Hotel, in Brownlow-street, Holborn. The waiter of the hotel (Charles) proved that between one and two o'clock On Wednesday last the prisoner went i❑ and ordered a rump-steak, with ale, &c., for his dinner, and paid for the same while partaking of it. Shortly after he had left the room witness (on na )ving a newspaper which had been thrown over a portion of the table) missed the articles of plate in question, and com municated his suspicions to his employer, by whose direction he then waited upon the pawnbrokers in the neighbourhood. At length witness found that the spoon and fork had been pledged, by a person answering the prisoner's description, at the shop of Mr. Hedges, 135, Drury-lane, for 205., where it appeared that the prisoner had been repeatedly a visitor, having been in the habit of pawning spoons, forks, and other property of various kinds in the name of his father. When the prisoner next made his appearance at the shop to pledge a coat he was detained until the arrival of a constable, and then given into custody. Mr. HENRY expressed his opinion that the pawn broker should have exercised more caution in dealing with a youth like the prisoner, as the encouragement thus given to possessors of stolen property often led to the commission of felony. Mr. Hedges said that the representation of the youth that he was sent by his father, and his apparent respect. ability, disarmed suspicion. Mr. HENRY remarked that the initials on the plate might have induced him to suspect that all was not right. The pawnbroker said that the prisoner gave him to understand that the real name of his father and himself had not been disclosed. Sergeant Thomp son said there were a great many other charges of a s i m il ar na t ure against the prisoner, b u t the complaining parties were not in attendance. The prisoner (who was charged at this court, on a former occasion, with robbing his father of some bank notes, but was discharged by the prosecution being with drawn) was then remanded for further examination. Charles Scheinater:iGerman, was charged with a similar robbery of plate from the dining-rooms of Mr. Simpson, of the Strand. In this case the detection of the thief was entirely at tributable to the p awn b ro k e r, Mr. Tate, of No. 1, Ca mbridge. s tr€et, Golden-square, who proved that the prisoner brought him two silver spoons and forks, hav ing Mr. Simpson's name engraved upon them, and that, consequently, he called in a policeman and gave him into custody. The property was identified, and it was further proved teat the prisoner had given se yore] conflicting a ccoun t s of the way in which he had become possessed of it. Mr. HENRY remanded him for a week. Michael Donoghue, the son of a porter employed in the office of her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests, and who used to assist his father in carrying coals to the different apartments of the house, was charged with stealing a 101. note and other money, be longing to Mr. W. C. Higgins, a gentleman employed in the oilier?. The boy confessed that he opened the desk in which the prosecutor had placed a considerable sum of money, and stole a lot note, a sovereign, and 125., expending the greater part of it in purchasing a silver watch and chain anti a 'et of studs, which he directed the constable to fetch from a room in Seven-dials, where be had secreted them.—Committed for trial. WORSHIP-STREET. Mr. James Cootie, a licensed-victualler in Church street, Shoreditch, was brought up before Mr. Hammill, in the custody o f Fi tzgera ld, th e wa rrant-offic e r, c h arge d with the followi ng v i o l en t assault upon his wif e , an d subjecting her to s long-continued course of ill. tre4twint, It appeared from the evidence of the wife, a delicate looking woman, who was in such a state of agitation and debility as to bo obliged to be seated while giving her testimony, that she had been married about four years to the defendant, who had almost ever since sub jected her to systematic harshness and cruelty. At the time of her marriage she possessed considerable property, the greater part of which had been expended in establish ing him in business, but he had, notwithsthnding, been in the constant habit of persecuting and annoying her for the purpose of getting the remainder of her money into his possession. Her health had been so much im paired by this treatment that she was obliged on Wed nesday to go to bed, but bad scarcely got into the room when she was followed by the defendant, who threatened to murder her unless she gave up every farthing she had in her possession, aud, without waiting for an an swer, struck her a terrible blow on the head, and instantly followed it up by a furious kick in the side. Her screams brought up the servant and a female friend to her assist ance, who rescued her from further violence, and after hastily dressing herself she stealthily left the house and hurri,.d to this court for a magistrate's protection. Her life was in immiuent danger from the defendant's vio lence, and she felt sati,fied that he would have fulfilled his repeated threats of murdering her, had he not been prevented. The defendant generally denied all that was alleged against him, and declared that the chief cause of his wife's unhappiness was her own jealous and supicious disposition. Mr. HAMMILL, however, said he felt it his duty to inflict upon him the highest amount of penalty he could impose, namely, 51, or in default he must stand com mitted to the House of Correction for two months, and be should also, in addition, require him to put in his own recognisances to the amount of 2001., and provide two substantial sureties of 751 each, for his peaceable con duct towards his wife for the succeeding six months. LAMBETH. On Saturday evening, after the other charges had been disposed of, Frederick William (alias Captain) Routledge, was placed at the bar before the Hon. G. C. Norfon t for further examination, on a charge of obtaining from Mr. Johnson, a glass manufacturer at St. Helen's, Lanca shire, the sum of 2131. 165., by fraud, and also with being concerned in carrying on a most extensive system of swindling. On taking his place at the felons' bar, the prisoner, addressing Mr. Norton, begged that he might be allowed the privilege of a seat during the examina tion, saying that since his apprehension he had been under medical treatment, and was then exceedingly un well. Mr. Norton at once acceded to his request, and the prisoner, who seemed exceedingly ill, and appeared but the mere shadow of what ho had been when taken into custody, was accommodated with a seat. A clerk from the office of Mr. Games attended to watch the proceedings on behalf of the prisoner, and during the examination the court was as much crowded as on the former examinations. Mr. Robinson, the superintendent of the P division, who, with two of his officers, Sergeant Quinnear and Constable Melvill e , h as b een engage in getting up the evidence in the case, addressing the magistrate, said that although the correspondence carried on by the prisoner had been for some years of the most extensive descrip tion, and of considerable magnitude, they had had the greatest possible difficulty in getting his handwriting identified. Indeed, so great we: the difficulty experienced in supplying this necessary evidence, that neither at the last nor the preceding examination could he (Mr. Robin son) produce a witness to supply it ; but he was now in a situation to put into the box a witness who would place the identity of the prisoner's writing beyond a doubt. Mr. Robinson here called John Mansell, a porter at the North-Western Railway station, Euston-square, who, upon being sworn deposed that on the 3d of September last he delivered a truss of goods (either cloth or dra pery) at the house No. 21, Francis -street, Newington butts. The truss was merely addressed, " George and William Bruce, Francis -street, Newington-butts," arid had been forwarded from Macclesfied to the Euston station; and, having delivered a similar truss about twelve months before at the house No. 30, Francis street, he called there, and was directed to No. 21, op • posite. He delivered the parcel there, and took the way bill into the parlour to the prisoner, who signed it Geo. and W. Bruce." That way bill he now produced; and his attention had been more particularly called to it at the time from the fact of the prisoner being about to sign the waybill in the wrong column, and his having to point out the proper place for the signature, and his re collection as to the prisoner being the person who had actually signed the receipt was perfectly accurate. (The prisoner wee here shown some of: the circulars sent by the prisoner to Mr. Johnstone, and he swore that he had no doubt whatever that both were written by the same person.) Mr. William Runder, a flour-factor, deposed that the prisoner occupied a house of his, and the one in which he at present resided in the Albany-road, for seven or eight years, and left about 1842. The house was No. 113, and he was not aware that any person of the name of Taylor, Anderson, or Hill resided there at the same time, or that any person occupied any part of it with the exception of the prisoner, who gave the name of Rout ledge, and whose receipts for the rent he (witness) always made out in that name. Witness had not re ceived, while he was his tenant, any notes or writing of any sort from him, nor was he enabled to speak to his handwriting. Mr. Edward Culling Little deposed that in March, 1842, the prisoner, who was now but the mere shadow of what he then appeared, took from him the house No. 3, Wilmott-place, Kent-road, and at that time handed him the card he now produced, on which was engraven the following:—" Lieutenant Frederick William Rout ledge, 113, Albany-road, Camberwell." He remained in that house until about the Midsummer of 1849, when he le ft without giving any notice, and leaving half a year's rent unpaid, Witness had no written communica tion from the prisoner, nor had he ever seen him write. Mr. Murray, a printer, who had printed a vast num ber of the circulars—as many as 10,000—found in the prisoner's possession, was called, and deposed that to the best of his belief he had not seen the prisoner before that day. The orders were generally given to him by a woman, who represented herself to be Mrs. Rou ledge. Mr. Robinson observed that the woman in question, and who was not the prisoner's wife, but a person who lived with him, had died about six weeks ago. His wife was still living, and, though residing apart from her hus band, she, on the very day the prisoner was apprehended, removed from her place ut residence. He (Mr. Rubin son) assured his Worship that there was thegreatest pos sible difficulty in getting up the case, for many of those persons who might be important witnesses in the prose cution hung back and refused to come forward, as they did not wish to be identified with or mixed up in the prisoner's transactions. At the last examination he (Mr. Robinson) said ho should be enabled on the present occasion to brinw home a charge of forgery to the pri soner; and he had in attendance a gentleman whose name had been put to two bills as the acceptor, and who would prove that he had never even seen such bills. The bills, however, had not yet arrived at maturity, and had nut been sent, so that he could not at present enter on that case, but should entreat another remand to a future day, when those bills would be forthcoming, and when he should be prepared with evidence in other cases. Mr. NORTON complied with the officer's request, and again remanded the prisoner. Mr. Robinson, again addressing the magistrate, said that the case was one in which the assistance of a clever attorney for the prosecution was required, and, as the case was one which peculiai ly affected the bankers, and more particularly country bankers who are in the habit of discounting the manufactured bills of the priJoner, he (Mr. Robinson) had no doubt, if his Worship permitted him to use his name with one or two of the bankers at whose houses the fictitious bills were made payable, they would give him the aid of the gentlemen who are solicitors to the Bankers' Protection Society. Mr. NORTON replied that he had not the slightest ob jection to the use of his name in the matter, as he con sidered the present case of considerable magnitude and importance to the mercantile interests of the country, and one which required a thorough investigation. SOUTH WARK. Jane Brown, a respectable-looking young woman, eighteen years of age, was brought before Mr. Jardine for final examination, charged with killing her husband by striking him on the forehead with an old sharp pointed poker. Mr. JARDINE said he should commit her to Newgate for trial for the manslaughter. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PROMOrION. Mate—Edward L. Hoblyn (1831), of the Brixharn coastguard station, has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant. JAN UARY 27, 1851. APPOINTMENTS Lieutenants—Walter Windger Morris, commanding the Scattery coastguard station, to be commander of her Majesty's revenue cutter Camelion, vice Francis P. Coull, to be in command of Atherfield station, vice Bulley, pro moted; Walter Henry Broad, commander of Dolphin, revenue cutter, to be commander of Harpy, revenue cut ter, vice Robert Wilcox, resigned; George Augustus Hire, commanding No. 1, battery station, Deal, to be commander of the Dolphin, revenute cutter, vice Broad; Henry Stokes, commanding the Fleet station, to be commander of the Mermaid, revenue cutter, vice George Sherass Brittain, period of service expired, and appointed to command of the Torquay station, vice James Brooman; Richard Chambers, from Robin Hood's Bay to Tynemouth station, vice Mr. Thomas Shore, super annuated. Lieutenant D. D'Aeth has been appointed to the Ar rogant, 46, screw-frigate, at Pertamouth, and not the Monarch. Master—W. Barrett, from Balbriggan to Gray's Sta tion, vice Walter B. Stoeken, removed from Lyme Cobb Station, vice Lieutenant W. T. Stanbridge, appointed to Eagle, R.C._ Second Master—John Waye (1850), to the Caliope, 26, at Devonport. Assistant Surgeons—James S. Ayerst (1847), of the Hogue, 60, screw-ship, to the Queen, 116, in the Medi terranean; Dr. James Young (acting), to the Cumber land, 70, fitting at Chatham. Clerk—Frederick T. Robins to the Vulcan, screw troop-ship at Sheerness. Captain Sydney Colpoys Davies, of the Leander, 50, it is reported, will be the Flag Captain of Commodore Martin on his hoisting his red pendant on board that frigate at Lisbon. The Prince Regent, 90, may be ex pected at Spithead under charge of Commander Feard by the end of next wrek. She will be paid off all stand ing, and be re-commissioned for the red pendant of Com modore Martin. _ _ _ The Admiralty have added other and very responsible duties' to the office of chemical assistant and lecturer of the Naval College now held by Mr. Hay —namely, the supervision of all the copper sheathing that in future may be supplied to the dockyards. These duties were perfurmed by the late Mr. W. Cowin. Th e copper has been often of a very inferior cleeorip tion, and we think it would have been better that Mr. Hay should have been appointed solely for the pur pose of inspecting and reporting on all metal artic!es supplied to the yards; and thus his whole time and energies would be totally applied to this very important matter. Mr. Hay has 50/. per annum for his supervi sion, and receiving and amending reports on this subject. The Belgian man-of-war schooner the Maria Louise, Captain Petet, which arrived at Spithead last week, has kept her ensign and pendant half-mast high on account of the death of Maria Louise, late Queen of Belgium. She will continue to do so till six months have expired from the date of the Queen's death. She has refitted, and will proceed to Guatemala when the wind mode rates. The Belgic Government have purchased 60 square miles of territory, on the tea-board of which is a good harbour, from the Government of Guatemala. Lady Kennaway, convict-ship, and Margaret Evans, American liner packet, are still detained at Spithead by the south-west winds. THE ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS. At the moment of going to press we have received the following by private lettere :—Her Majesty's ship Herald arrived at Oahu from Behring's Straits, on Oct. 16th. The pack was found so dense that the ship would not attempt it for some days, but sent her boat, which passed through about five aides, and found an open sea to the northward, with the exception of some floes aground; communicated with Plover, who were not sorry to re ceive their letters. They were all well. Her Majesty's ship Investigator arrived off Cape Lisburne on the 31st of July, but Enterprise got ashore on Point Clarence. With the assistance of Herald's people they took every thing out of her, which was placed in a house built for the purpose on shore. They got her off after some days' hard work, and started her after Investigator on the 22d September. Captain Moore had been informed by the natives that two boats' clews of white men had been killed, and their bodies buried on the banks of a river, but when he offered them a cask of tobacco if they would show the place, it turned out, like most of the natives' information, not to be worth much; they made excuses that a tribe of hostile Indians were near the spot, and they could not venture.—Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazelle. The Hercules, 72, store-ship, Master-Commander R. Fulton, arrived at Spithead this morning from the east- ward. The Margaret Evans, Pratt, from London for New York; the Duke of Bronte, Barclay, from London for New Z-aland; the Lady Flora, Pentreath, from London for Corfu, with the head-quarters of the 30th Regiment; and the Semarang, Escat, from London for Hong-Kong, with the 59th Regiment on board, arrived at Spithead yesterday; and the Belle Alliance, with part of the 30th Regiment, dropped out to Spithead. The Salamander, steam-sloop, Conamander Ellman, ar rived at Colombo on the sth of December from England, and sailed on the following day fur Trincomalee and Hong-Kong. The Amphitrite, 25, Captain Frederick, bent sails to day. She will probably drop out to Spithead to-morrow and sail this week for the South Pacific. The Driver steam sloop, Commander Johnson, ar rived at Callao o❑ the 4th ult., from Guayaquil. The Dmdalus, 20, Captain Wellesley, suited trom San Francisco on the 12th of November for Valparaiso, with 100.000 dollars in specie. ROYAL MARINES.—First Lieutenant Delacornb l / 4 ‘, is promoted to the rank of captain, vice Thoma. Fraser, placed on half-pay. Captain Frazer, Lieutat,ants Stuart, Tinklar, and Meheux, and a detachment of 200 men, are under orders for embarcation immediately the Prince Regent, 90, arrives from Lisbon. First Lieutenant Stewart and a detachment will re lieve the detachment at present serving in her Majesty's ship Blenheim, on the 3d prox. WooLwrcn, JAN. 25.--The Ann lighter is to proceed to Greenhithe on Monday, with stores, to put on board the Argus steam-sloop. The compasses of the Argus will be adjusted on that day, and on Tuesday she will leave Greenhithe for Portsmouth. The Ariel steam-vessel, fitted with a smoke consum ing apparatus, went down the river on trial to-d.sy a. twelve o'clock, and Mr. Ilumphrys, chief engineer, with Mr. Trickett, assistant to the chief engineer, went on board opposite the dockyard. The Ariel returned up the river about one o'clock, after a very short trial, it being evident that further improvement must be made in preventing the escape of smoke when feeding the fires before the plan can be recommended for trial at the ex pense of Government, all the trials, including the trial to-day, being at the expense of the patentees. SHIP NEWS. THE LATE WRECK OF THE NEW COMMERCIAL.—The Committee of Lloyd's intend, at the next general meet ing of the members, to propose that the silver medal of that distinguished body be presented to Captain George Davies, R.N., of the Coast Guard-station at Penzsnce, as a mark of their appreciation of his brave and humane exertions in proceeding with the boat's crew under his direction to the Bressons flocks in a tremendous sea, at the imminent peril of his life, and thereby being the means of rescuing therefrom the surviving crew of the schooner New Commercial, wrecked thereon on the 11th instant. LITEIIPOOL, JAN. 26. Wind S.S.E., moderate.— Arrd. Mary Ann, Nantes. The ArKo, hence for Leg horn, has arrived at Holyhead. The Maumi Cathay, from Whampoa, has arrived at the Clyde. The Ann and Mary, from Runcorn to Aberystwith, with coals, is ashore on Burboa Bank, and mu3t be lightened to be got off. The Sea Nymph, from New York, and the Newry and C, , nnaught Ranger, of London, for Sligo, were in contact last ❑ight opposite the North Docks. The former sustained but trail damage, but the later lost bow sprit, cutwater, head, &c., and have run ashore below Egremont. JAN. 25.—The Competitor, from Liverpool For Leith, was abandoned yesterday off the Mull of Gal loway, having bean dismaited, and t% as afterwards towed into Port William harbour. BELFAST, JAN. 24.—The Helen, of Belfast, from Galloway for New York, put back to this port to-day with loss of sails, hull strained, &e., after being out 70 days. QUEENSTOWN, JAN. 24.—Severs! additional pieces of wreck, clothing, &c., have been washed ashore at Bal lycroneen, among which is the steeling-wheel with rose, thistle, and shamrock paibted on it, and part ~f letters addressed to " Capiain Jacobson, barque Heroine." The United States mail-steamer Atlantic was towed to the Navy Moorings this afternoon for repairs of engines. In telligence reached here this evening that a large ship was ashore on a dangerous part of the Burboa Bank. A steam-tug and life-boat have been sent to her assistance. MONTROSE, JAN. 24.—Our market to-day was in the same languid stare as for some weeks past. Meat, 62 lbs from 37s to 40 s accor di ng to quclity; barley, 531b5, 20s; oats, 401bs, 16s to 16s 6d; beaus, 641b5, 245 per quaver. DALKEITH, JAM, 23.—The relative weigbt per four bushel of the three prices of wheat were 18st 71b, Isst 11b, and 163 t lolb. Oats, 12st 91b, list 121 b, and lOst 61b Barley, 16,1 Sib ' 16st 11b, and 145 t 81b. Peas and beans, 19st 10Ib, 185 t sib, and 18st 91bs. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior. 431 Wheat ...... £2 2 0 18 0 0 '1 1 1 0 0 2137 Oats ... £1 1 0 0 0 17 0 3 t 94 Barley 1 6 6 1 4 6 018 29 Peas and Beans 1 1') 6 1 8 0 I 7 Average of wheat 36s 01d. ABERDEEN, JAN. 24.—Grain—Oats (old), Os Od to Os Ca,' 401bs per bushel; o a t s ( new ), 15 s 6d to 16s O d , 4 0 1b 5 per bushe l ; barley, 20s to 21 s Od, 52Ib s per b us h e l ; b ear, 20s Od to 211 0d,521bs per bushel; wheat 40s to UUs; oatmeal, 13s 3d to 14 s Ud per boll ; flour, 30s to 32s per sack. Provisions—B ee ; 4a to 6d per lb ; mutton, ditto, 4d to 6d; veal, ditto , to 6d ; pork, per s t one 3 s t o , s 6cl; lamb, per lb, 4 d to e,::(1,; tallow, per st one , 3 to 3s 6d ; potatoe s , p er peck, 3d to hay, per cwt, O s t o O s ; ra bbi ts, each, 6d to 7d; h ares , each, Is 6d to 2s ; grou s e, p er b race , Us to O s ; butter, per lb, 7d to 90; eggs, per doz, 9d t o i s ; c h eese, per cwt, 185 ' to 23s Od ; I) , e r per pair, 2s 6d t o 5; chickens, ditto, 2s Od t o . .2s 6d; ducks, d i t to! Is 6d to 2s Od ; du c kli ngs , di tto, O s Od to Os; tur k eys , ditto, 6$ u, to 750 d; geese, ditto, 6 s Od t o 7 s; b utter f or exporta ti on (prese!: cure), per cwt, 00s to 625; eggs, wholesale price, per dozen, 61 to Od ; 41b loaf, cash, 5d ; credit, 6d ; pork, per stone of 14Ibsr 3 , 111 to 3s 6d; pork fine, small, 5s tid to Os Od; pork 100 3s 6d to 4s 24; ship pork per barrel of 204 lbs, Us to Os' Meal—Oatmeal, I s 4d t o I s 5d ; b ar l ey d ust, 8d to Odk 14 peasemeal, I s 8d t o I s 10d ; sids, 5d to 6d ; beremeal , is to is 2d; flour, i s 8d t o is 10d; barley, per lb, Id told; barley flour, ls 4d to is sd. DUBLIN, JAN. 21.—We have no alteration to report our corn-market since Tu.3. day, and we repeat that do) 1 quotations :—Wheat, white, 21s Oa to 255; red ditt o, i p 9 : to 22s 6d ; barl e y, 12 s Od to 143 6 d ; oats, 1 ) " barrel, 8s 6d to lOs 3d; rapeseed, 18s to 20s Od; 06 ' ? meal, lOs 6d to 116 6d; flour seconds, per cwt, 133 t° 16s; Indian corn, per 4801 b, 29s to 325. CORK, JAN 24. hat The supplies of ho me grain t hi s wee k are somew- - , larger, the receipts amounting to:— W heat 409 barre ls 16s to 20s 3d per ba rre l ; barley 1,487 barrels at 103 8d to 12; 6d per barrel; oats 6,420 barrels at 83 ad to les per barrel. Wheat still manifests a declining tendeccid but oats and barley are unc h ange d in va l ue. I n prepar e rices and foreign w h ea t t h ere i s no bus i ness passing. p ot continue nominally the same as last quoted, but to e" e sales a reduction should be submitted to. A tritlina business has be n done in prepared barley at late prices. V. ry little h a s b een d one i n oats a l so. Hol d ers a re wor e firm in their demands, and are looking f o r higher ra,tese' which has h a d th e fl eet of checking operations. quote the value of black 9,6 d to 9s 9d, ot white oats 10$ 6d to 10s 9d per barrel, free on board. The flour trade continues exceedingly dull and languid, and the business passing is of the most restricted and retail character; Prices continue nominally as last quoted. The deraslau fur Indian corn i s very trifling, and the sales making sr : altogether of a r e t at i nature. P r i ces are t h e same e 3 noted in our last, purchasers not coming forward so as t 0 induce holders to ma k e a reduction. ludian meal is e ll. tirely neglected. Barrels Currency. __ 0 White wheat o os Od t o ON Od OOs Od-20 AP° 24 Red wheat l7s 6d to 193 Od 18s 6.1-20 do 45 Barley lO s 6d to 1 1 s I , kl OOs Od-16 An "- 0 Bere ...... —Os Od to Os Od Os Od 279 Oats 147 Pigs Quantity sold at the Highest Prices: 0 oats; 0 barrels whit e w h ea t ; . 11 re d ; 11 b arley; 0 here; ') 8 pigs. Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week:-"' Wheat, 342. Barley, 1,663. Oats, 5,855. Pigs , 692. PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. CURRENCY• 7J First quality Second quality Third quality ..•.,.......•„ 733 Third quality ... ....... 5 9 5 Fourth quality Fifth quality Sixth quality Return of Cattle sold for the week ending Jan. 18 Pigs, 832. Sheep, 100. c owl , 194. 6d; Flour—First 12. Od to 13s Od ; extra 135 seconds, I Is Od to 1 1 a 6d ; h ouse h o ld s 68 to 109 Od; thirds, 05 ,: „,„,. per cwt. Oatme a l 10 8 6d to O s; I ndian meal 7s Od to 7s 6d ; meal, 10a to 10s 6d per cwt. India n corn 710 3 Od to 71 53 0 d 17— r% ton. Bran 85a t o 87 s 6d per ton. Hay—Farmers 383 to 449; ave 42s ; dealers 4 st o 50 s Od ; average 00s per ton. Stzaw--Fe rl ' o d ; 23s Od to 35s Od ; average 30 3; dealers 32s Od 3E" • average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to flit household loaf 5d t o std per 4 1b . Fresh butter. ladg 12d per lb. E ggs -5 s Od to b s 6 d per hundred. C°2 i 7,,;° Newport 16s Od ; Lyd ney 17 s ; L andore 14s ; N ea th Cu 13s 6d per ton. Tallow 371 Od to 38s Pe r n e w . " t Whisky, 25 0. p., 5s 9d per imperial gallon. to —Beef 4d to 4td ; mutton 4td to 6d; veal 4° lb. 5d ; pork 4cl to Od ; bacon 7d f or slates ; sausages bd Ho r p e ps 6110 s to 0/ Os per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 2s 6d to 3/ 55 ton. Bark—Barbary 71 0a to 8/ Os ; Valonia 151 to 01; Fren ch 6/ Os ; Spanish 0/ per ton. Fleece Wool 14s to 15s per st° °e i Hemp 32/ to 34/ pe r t on . Fi s h— S cotch herrings 213 to °Cs re ditto, 24s to 00s p er b arre l ; Newfoundland, 10/ to 111 1 05 ,,P 0 ton. Timber—M eme l, 80 s per ton ; red pine, 31 10 s ; ditto, 2/ lbs per ton; deals, 12s to 15s per 100. Bide, Market 23s to 32 5 , sa lt e d 24 s to 32s per cwt ; calf 0. 1 3id to 3td per lb. Potatoes, white 7td to 10d; Mi r 9 i , ° •; ' e l ; 10d to 12d. Guano— P eruv i an , 11/ lO s ; Lchaboe, 8/ to '• per ton. Tar—Archangel, 19a per barrel. FRENCH RAIL WAY TRAFFIC' The following are the last returns of the gross re• cuipts of the principal French Railways : NORTHERN. —From Jan. 8 to Jan. 14: Passenger* 165.047 t.; goods, 232,1761.; total, 397.223£ HOITEN.—From Jan. 5 to Jan. 11 : Passenger* 58,326'.; goods, 76 4131.; total, 134,739 f. LI ATRE.—Fron a Jan. 5 to Jun. 11 : Passenger* 22,5751.; goods, 33,168 f. ; total 55,7431. ro, ORLEANS.—From Jan. 6 t o J an. 12 : Passenge rs ' 62,956 r. ; goods, 112,3001.; total, 175,2561. BORDEAUX.—Frot h J• i n. 6 to J an. 12 Passenger s ' 27,089.; goods, 40,026 F.; total, 67,1151: passenger* VIERZON —From Jan. 6 to Jan. 12 : 26,230 E; goods, 40,233 t.; total, 66,463 f. BouLoGNE.—Frotti Jan. 6 to Jan. 12 : Passenger* 10,6731.; goodt-, 18,557 f.; total, 29 . 230. DIEPPE.—FrOrn Jan. 5 to J , .n. 11 : Passenger s, er* 4,0531.; goods, 9,49 4 F.; total, 13,547 f. NANTES.--Fro r n J an . 4to J an. 10 Passenger s ' 14,8131.; goods, 11 .9251 . ; total, 26,738 f. TR ASBURG —Fro m JAIL 4 to J a n. 10 : Passenger 58,677 t.; goods, 51,8251 .; tota l , 110,502 f. BALE.—From J an . 1 to Jlll. 7 : Passengers' 17 168'. ; good s , 6 , 5 53 1 .; total, 23,7211. mgt. MONTEREALL—From Jan. 1 to J an . 7 : Pass". 8,9631 ; goods, 12.889'.; t 21.8521: CHARTRES.—Frorn D ee. 3 0 t' Dec. 31: Passellooeel* 6.094 r.; goods, 4 2281.; total, 10.322 f. RAIL WA Y SHARE mARKETS. BRISTOL, J. 25. r wpt STOCK EXCHANGE. - The share market was much and more active to-day, with an upward tendency in ' 1 description of stock. Midl an d S toc k was d one a t 5011 V Great Western, $2 - Ditto, 171. Shares, VA rti Counties, 6%. _ LIVERPOOL, JAW. 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was a l arge b us i n ess ct in b , g . to-day ; and prices were better, th e mar k et closing linrr,„ The transactions were as follow : —East 12.2 Lancashire, 21. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Ch es hi re (late C. and B)' and Shares, 6 L/2 dis.—Eastern C ount i es, 6 3-16—Lancas hi r e Yorkshire, 57%—Ditto, Fifths, 7 1 4 dis.—Lancaster and Lin lisle, Thirds, 6 1 / 4 p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 14—London 7c; North-Western, 126—Ditto, New Quarters, 4 p.- -I ' °° bl and South- Western, B 4—Manchester, Sheffied, and Linc° oo , shire, 25%—Midland, LOWt—Leicester and Swanninf rx , Halves, 19 dis.— South-Eastern and Dover, 2 3: % -- Newcastle, and Berwick, 19'4 York and North land, z 3%. MANCHESTER, JAN. 25. STOCK hxcHANGE.—The business done to-day Wa s ats limited, but prices are adancing. The transactions wer e follow: - London and North- Western (C). Quarters, 210 East Lancashire,l2l4—Eastern Counties, 6 3 Leeds s, 7! 4 ( dis Ditto, Preference, 13M —Sheffield Stock, 254 c; Ditto, New P re f erence, Bs. p.—South-Eastern and D° l " 23 13-16. BIRMINGHAM, JAW. 25. ea S'rocie ExcHAricm—At the close of the Stock Excu",,, , this afternoon th ere was little alteration from yesterde)x.B quotations. The amount of business transacted W 55 tremely limited; the only subject of interest being the valry now ex i s ti ng b etween the London and Nort h-Westero and Shrewsbury and Birmingham Companies. YORK, JAN. 24. SO STOCK ExCHANGZ. —Th e transactions to-day ~- 12 follow : Midland, 5t1., 15 LA —North Western, Preference , t` —York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase) , I ' 7 " —York and North Midland, 223/4. [ADVERTISEMENT.] an d Holloway's Ointment to Pills the best rem e dy t o C ure Bad Legs.—Elisa Dew, t he wife of a farm serv an t li v i ng w i t h M r. King, of Dinten, 12,be Salisbury, suffered f or severa l months with a sore l e g, nlceratien of which was so dreadfully obstinate that it defied the skill of eminent medical men to abate its malignancy. Wh ell .„ l d its worst state she commenced using Holloway's Ointment Pills, which soon produced favourable appearances, and 14 per severing in their us e f or a. s h ort per i o d , she can now b o ast sound cure. There is no case, however obstinate, bad, or leef; standing, but may b e cure d b y t h ese admirable •Edi —Sold by all Druggists an d a t P ro f essor Holloway's "- lishment, 244, Strand, London. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Ceres (Portuguese schooner), D o. 5, in lat. 22 S., long. 15 W. Allen Brown, from Milford fur Boston, Jan. 7, in lat. 30 N., long. 34 W. Hamburgh ship No. 276 in la*. 47 N., long. 17 W. SEABORNE MAILS. When made up in From what PLACES. General Post-oftlCe port dis• When London. patched. due. Africa (West coast).. America (via N. York by British packet) ..*N January 31 .. Liverpool .. Feb. 12 America (via Boston by British packet) .. N February 14 Liverpool .. Jan. 29 America (by United } February 7 Liverpool & I States packet).. N r Southampt. Feb, 2 Belgium • • .. •• NI Daily .. Dover .. Daily Brazil .. •• 31 9th of the month Southampt. Jan. 24 Buenos Ayres • • .. 31 9th of the month Southampt. Jan. 24 California(viaChagres) 31 17th of month Southampt. F eb. 5 Cape of Good Hope N January 14 Plymouth.. Is arch 3 Central America .. M2d & 17th of month Southampt. Feb. 5 Channel Isles • • .. N Mon., Wed., & Fri. Southampt. Tu. Th. Sa. Chill •• M 17th of the mouth Southampt. Feb. 20 France M& N Twice daily .. .. Dover .• Twicedaily Hamburgh N Tuesday & Friday London .. Tues. Sat. Holland Wednes. & Satur. London .. Moa.Thur Honduras . N 17th of the month Southampt. Feb. 20 Ireland .. ••M & N Twice daily .. Holyhead •. 1 wicedaily India (via Southamp.) M 20th of the month Southampt. Feb. 28 India (viaMarseilies) N 7th6; 24th of month Dover • • Feb. 2 Madeira N Mediterranean (via Southampton) .. M 20th of the month Southampt. Feb. 28 Mediterranean (via Marseilles) . N 7th&24tkofmonthDover • • Feb. 2 Mediterranean (by French packet via Marseilles) • • •• Mexico .. .. 31 2d of the month.. Southampt. Feb. 5 Peninsular.. • • .. 31 7th,l7th,27th of mo Southampt. Jan. 26. Peru .. 31 17th of the month ;Southampt. Feb. 20 West Indies .. M 17th of the month 'Southampt. Feb. 20 West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) M 2d of the month .. Southampt. Feb. 5 * N signifies that the mails are sent front the General Post -office by the night—and 31 by the morning —dispatch. THE CO UN TI LIVERPOOL, JAN. 25.-1 no change in prices. s. d. s. d tY MARKETS. 'o -day the trade is firm, with Wheat, per 701 b : English, white ,• 5 6 to 6 0 Do. red .. 5 6 5 9 Irish, best red •• 5 6 5 9 Do, lower quality 5 2 5 6 Manx, red and wh. 5 6 5 9 Dantsic, high mixed 6 9 7 2 Do., mixed • • • • 6 2 6 6 Rostock, &c • • 6 4 6 6 Hamburgh and Lower Baltic .. 5 9 American & f white 6 0 Canadian, t red 5 6 Antwerp & Louvain 5 8 French, red.. .. 5 7 _ Hungarian and d d. Do. Meal, perl96lb 15 0. to 16 0 Barley, English, pr imperial quarter 26 0— 28 0 Irish, Scotch, and 3 1anx,per 601 b.. 3 4 3 6 Foreign, grinding 3 2 3 4 Rye, par 601 b .. 3 3 3 6 Beans, English, pr imperial quartr 29 0 30 Irish and Scotch, -6 0 -6 8 6 0 5 10 5 10 per 4801 b.. .. 25 0 27 0 Dutch .. •• 26 0 28 0 Egyptian .. .. 22 0 23 0 Peas, English, per imperial quartr 30 0 32 0 Foreign 27 0 31 0 Oats, per 451 b : English, Scotch, and Welsh, old 2 9 2 10 Irish, ne' c.st meant"; .. 2 Gl 2 I Do., feeding . • 2 5 2 6 Do., foreign .. 2 6 2 8 Oatmeal, English, _ _ ]Slariaropoli 5 6 Odessa, Polish 5 8 Do., common .. 5 4 Egyptian .. .• 3 9 Flour, English & Irish, per 2801 b 31 0— 31 6 Do., extra fine 32 0 33 0 United States, per barrel .. .21 0— 24 0 Canadian .. .. 21 0— 2a 0 Indian corn, per 4801 b, white .. 29 6 32 0 5 9 5 9 5 6 4 3 & Seotcli,pl : 24olb . 9 .3 0 24 0 Irish, new .. • • 21 6 22 0 Do., old . 2J 0 21 0 MANCHESTER, JAN. 25.—The improved inquiry for flour noted on this day se'nnight has continued through out the present week, and on the whole a fair extent of business has been done, the prices then current being maintained, but not exceeded. For oatmeal the demand was limited without alteration ,in value. Of Irish oat meal and for e i gn w h ea t and fl our the arrivals at Liver pool and Runcorn are to a fair amount, but of other pro duce the supplies are light. Our market this morning was of a quiet character, but few transactions occurring in any article. For wheat and flour, ho wever, prev i ous rates were.fully supported,iwhilst holders of oats and oat meal were less firm; but no actual decline can be noted. GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET, JAN. 23.—At our mar ket to-nightie Dumpers were—oxen, 902 ; sheep, 1,774. ()fling to the large supply of cattle, and the unfavour able state of the weather for sla ug h ter i ng, sa l es were dull, and last week's prices barely maintained. Best ox beef 465, current from 42s to 441, inferior cows and bulls 32s to 38e; a few left unsold. Sheep much the same as last week's prices. Best aged weathers 6d per lb, cur rent from 5d to 51d, good ewes 4d to 41d ; a few turned out unsold. Pigs dml at 361; fed calves from 58s to 601 per oYft! 812 2'H. OF A SON. f On the 23d inst., at th e P aragon, Brix ton-hill, the 1 11 . - William D. Hanson, Esq. On the 24th inst., at Cambridge. square, Hyde-park , the wife of Robert Lloyd, Esq. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 23d in s t., at C ollege-house, Islington, the wife of the Rev. J. G. Heisch. un the 21 s t i nst., at B radford, Yorkshire, the ir e of John Douglas, Esq. MARRIED. On the 23d inst., at Bradwell, Oxfordshire, Marianne gar ling Cantley, only daughter of the late Rev. Thomas cautle9;l vicar of St. Clement's, Cambridge, Bc., to Charles J 4 2 11, Baker, Esq., of Bloomsbury-pl ace , youngest son o f the la" Sir Robert Baker. On the 23d inst., at St. Matthew's, Brixton, Mr. Ge or g e Kent, of Little Moorfields, City, and Str ea th am . hill, Surrel i r : to Caroline, second daughter o f th e l ate Ed war d Pa ris Esq., of the H. E. I. C 's Service. DIED wife of On the 23d inst., in Hyde-park- g a r d ens , M ar y, the Nvi W. A. Hankey, Esq., of Fenchurch-street, aged 80. • On the 23d inst., at Woodfield terrace, Hartow-road, Eli za Beth, the wife of Mr. T. Johnson, aged 75. On 'he 24th inst., in Baker-street, Lloyd-square, gr. Fr° derick Watts, aged 49. Kent-road' On the 23d inst., at W e y mou th- p l ace. N ew Elizabeth, relict of Mr. M. Cutler, late of Hookwood-c° mon, Surrey, aged ; 0. On the 24d inst., at Sp r i ng - we ll , Clapham-Winn° nt Charlotta, the wife of E. Burmester, Esq., aged 55. r ea On the 23d inst., beo rge H o ll and, only son a Geo-- Becke, Esq., of Bedford-pl ace , Russell-square, aged of London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOU NG; No. 112, Strand, Printe r , at Th e S un Offi ce; I S Strand, in the Precinct of th e S avoy , in the count/ at 1 Monday, AMIN:: 27, 1851. t t Ri et Ito th, trh tle Pri A] Or Col Oci J ct .! 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