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THE SUN, WESTMINSTER COUNTY COURT. (THIS DAY.) IBITMILL V. )101.11X. This wag an action to recover 25/. Bs. for the funeral of the late Mr. Steele, and has been pe ndin g some 0 . `` "'''time for the attendance of Mr. John O'Con nell, M.P., `and Me. Reynolds, M.P., who had been subpceTied by the defendant to produce all lists of subscriptions re ceived by them for the funeral of the " Pacificator, and for th e relief of his family. Mr. John O'Connell at tended this day to the subpoena, when it was ascertained the amount sued fur had been paid into court. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday morning. precisely at eleven o'clock, the right Hon. the Lord Mayor took the chair in the Com mon Council Chamber at the Guildhall, for the special purpose of giving to the members of the court an oppor tunity to discuss a motion by Mr. James Anderton, with re`erence to the Papal aggression, and for the transac tion of the general business upon the notice paper. The minutes of the last court having been read by Mr. Woodthorpe, a report from the Prison's Committee , brought up by Mr. James Low, in the absence of Alder man Wire, for sealing a contract for the completion of the building of the new prison at Holloway was agreed to, and ordered to be sent back for execution. THE MINIsTILT AND THE PAPAL AGGRESSION. The Loan MAYOR then rose and said that it was with much pleasure that be had consented to call the present meeting at an early hour, for the special consideration of the notice given by Mr. Anderton on the subject of the Papal aggression. He would suggest, therefore, that the memorial be read, in accordance with the usual custom. This having been done by Mr. WOODTHORPE, Mr. ARDERTON said that he rose upon that occasion to propose the following motion, notice of which he had previously given, namely:— " That petitions be presented by this court to both Houses of Parliament agaiu.t the late aggression of the Popo of Rome, and for preserving the supremacy of the Queen, and protecting inviolate the civil and religious liberties of her subjects." By virtue of the oath of supremacy which he, in com mon with all the members of that court, had taken upea their induction into office, he felt bound to resist the at tempt made by the Roman Catholics to establish eccle siastical titles in this kingdom. That oath, to which he adhered, stated that "no prince or potentate hath or ought to have any jurisdiction in these realms" for any such purposes as those contemplated by the Pope of Rome.—(Hear, hear.) Therefore it was that he upon that occasion had thought it proper once more to bring the subject before the representatives of the city of Lon don in Common Council assembled. The question, then, before them was whether or not the Popo of Rome, by his recent bull, had or had not exercised, or attempted to exercise, ecclesiastical authority within these realms. —(Hear.) The question was whether these parties had or had not attempted to deprive the Queen of England of the authority to which that illustrious lady was entitled by virtue of the puissant position site was called upon to fill.—(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. An derton) thought he' should have no difficulty what ever in proving that the Pope in his late bull had done so, or at least that he (the Pope) had attempted to exercise ecclesiastical and spiritual authority in these realms. If he proved this, he should consider that he had entitled himself to call upon that court to ex press a further opinion upon the aggression to which he had alluded. All they asked for was a common protec tion for their faith, and that he called upon the whole of the members of that court to give, while they had it in their power; and to resist the present impudent ag gression on the part of the Pope of Rome.—(Hear, hear.) Doubtless they bad read, and unquestionably they would remember, that " his Holiness," in that man• datury document, had referred to Gregory the Great, who had given instructions to the monk Augustine to convert our forefathers. Now, what followed in that case? Why, that in the train of the said monk there was not less than forty followers or priests appointed to bring the Saxons to Christianity. As it was in .this case, so it would be in the present instance. Pope Pius IX. had sent Cardinal Wiseman to convert the people to Roman Catholicism, and the " priests" would, doubt less, shortly follow him.—(Hear, hear.) Suppose they were to admit this aggressive principle, what would be the result two hundred years hence, when they would all be in their graves? Why, their children would have to fight for the faith of their forefathers, while their children's children would blame them for their want of dignity of soul and determination of man ner in the present critical instance. Mr. Anderton having minutely criticised several points of the " bull" of Pius IX., in the course of which he (Mr. Anderton) denounced very strongly the appointment by the Pope of archbishops and bishops having ecclesiastical juris diction in this country, then proceeded to say that he would make no observation to the court which would bear at all upon the religious part of the question. He would only say that he was most anxious and desirous that every man should enjoy civil and religious liberty, and that all men should have the opportuuity of wor shipping God according to the dictates of their own coneeiences.—(Hear, hear.) That he deemed to be every man's right and privilege, as a man and a eitieen.— (Loud cheers.) But while he (Sir. Anderton) granted this to his fellow-citiaen, as a Roman Catholic, he (Mr. Anderton) claimed for himself protection from that kind of religious aggression which might deprive him, as a Protestant, eventually of his immunities and privileges. —(Hear, hear.) The present attempt on the part of the Pope he could not but regard as an aggression, end cer tain it was that it was their duty to say to the Pope, " Thus far shalt thou go, but no farther. --(Bear, hear.) Was it not the fact that the Pope was brought back to his throne, or rather to St. Peter's chair, not by the power of public opinion, but by the force of French bayonets?—(Cheers.) That was the man who sought to coerce England—a man who would not remain where he was for twenty-tour hours, had it not been for the assistance of French bayonets. In illustration of the arbitrary and intolerant proceelings of the Papistical leaders in former times, Mr. Anderton read extracts from one of the statutes of Henry VIII., in which it was enacted that no woman, or artificer, or servingtnan, or husbandman, should read the Bible or New Testa ment to himself or any other party under pain of one month's imprisonment ; after which he (Mr. Anderton) denounced most strongly the conduct of the Premier, whom he said ought to have sent the celebrated " bull" of the Pope back to his "holiness" at Rome, to deal with as he (the Pope) might think fit. He (Mr. An derton) regretted the milk-aud-water policy of Lord John Russell, and he trusted that every man in that as sembly would unite with him (Mr. Anderton), who would shed his blood in defence of the Protestant faith if required to do so, to represent fully, fairly, and honestly, to the Commons of the United Kingdom their opiuions upon this important question. He would con clude with moving that petitions be presented by that Court to both Houses of Parliament against the late aggression, and that the following shall be a copy of the same : " To THE ISONOERAPLE THE COMMONS OP THE UNITED KINGDOM OP GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, IN PAI. LIAMENT ASSEMBLED. The bumble petition of the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and common council of the city of London, in common council assembled, showeth— " That your petitioners have witnessed with deep re gret and indignation the arrogant aggression on the part of the Pope of Rome upon the Queen's supremacy, and in defiance of her crown and dignity. " That your petitioners are anxious to preserve for all classes of her Majesty's subjects the full advantage of civil and religious freedom mad equality; but they humbly submit that a defensive measure is now indis pensably necessary to secure the independence and pro tect the rights of the Protestant religion in this country from a spirit of Papal usurpation, insult, and ag gression. " Your petitioners therefore humbly pray that your, Honourable House will forthwith take such measures ae may be necessary unequivocally to suppress the use of territorial titles, and the exercise of territorial jurisdic tion, under delegation from any foreign prince or eccle siastic, with such other provisions as shall be necessary to prevent any synodical action on the part of the Ro raish clergy, under colour of authority from the See of Rome, and effectually vindicate the independence of . the Crown, and secure this kingdom from all interference or dominstion. i, And your petitioners will ever pray, &c." Mr. J. `r. NoRRIS seconded the :notion. In doing so , as the feeling was favour he did not thin k it was at all necessar y for him to g o emuchvidenattiylength i into s unanimous 0 us i in argument of the motion be had the honour to second. He would, however, raise his voice against that which he considered to be an at tempt on the pelt of some parties to abridge the rights of the Sovereign, and to limit the liberties of the subject. He regarded that as befog the fitting time for the Court of Common Council to approach the bar of the House of Commons upon the matter of Papal aggression, see i ng that of late it had presented such a peculiar phase. H e thought that that was the period for them to assert their rights and liberty s as Protestant Christians, and to struggle against the attempts made for ascendancy by a hierarchy confessedly Roman Catholic. He believed, and he spoke it without hesitation or reservation, that many of the evils which had come upon them in this matter were to be attributed mainly to the sleepy con duct of those who had been placed is warders of the Protestant faith.—(Hear, hear.) It was the fact that these men had been feeding upon the glebe of Pro testant profit while they had been the most active of all other persons in leading the way to Popery and its mummeries. —(Cheers, and hear, hear.) In order to show to the Court the significant evils connected with Pa pistry, he would take them back to the reign of the se cond Henry in the year 1190, a period which, as the chro• nicler Hume, afterwards corroborated by Dr. Lingard, had been marked by signs of the most serious character and portentous of the most fearful results both to the regal and the civil authority, in consequence of the dic tatorial spirit of the Church of Rome. And this spirit continued for many years; and even so late as 1750 the same principles were manifested in Paris, and the same effects followed, showing that Catholicism, as professed and practised in the Romish Church, is the same as it a lways was, and as it always must be.—(Hear, hear.) il• expone n t o f e ither did not appear there as the as best they might; all he wi shed to 1.0 was the purity Pro testant or Catholic opinions; these he left to live or die of their practice, and he had no doubt but that practioe which was most pure would be beat sanctioned, and meet with its deserving meed of slimes's. With regard to the influence of Romanism, when tried by this teat, he would refer them to an extract from one of the re cent works by Mr. MaosuLsy, who had stated that, in eprheymeiconslt misery,drectwfhe i lt l'st in neigh there ex the neighbourho od of Rome, where the immedia t e in flistiteendcmes!onftalli. otmorapnoirsinanwi bourhoods where Protestantism reigned might be foetid mental vigour, philosophical industry, .and healthy phy sical development.—(fleet, hear.) Let them corn pare the country round Rome with that round the city of Edinburgh. and they would find the facts the same. So it was in Holland and in G er . many. In Switzerland, how different both in a p p e ar • ance and intellectual development were the Protestant i and the Boman Catholic cantons—(Hear, hear)—and in Ireland the fact broad and palpable was still the sense.— (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Lot them look at the recent period of 1848, when Europe was from one end to th e other of her continental border racked with intestine oommotion. Even in Rome the Pope could not sit se curely even in at, Peter's particular chairs--(Loud leughter)—while in England every ugsn was pFoild, to be in a position to defend his Queen and his own liberties by being sworn in as $ "special c oustable."—(Hear, 1 bear.) For one he was determined to adhere to the faith of his forefathers, and therefore it was that he se conded the motion, and implored his fellow corporators to support the same.--(Loud cheering.) Mr. they're said, that at the risk of being " alone in his glory," he would undertake to move " the previous question," inasmuch as he thought that the motion did nut go directly to the point required to be met. He was not one of those who was favourable to the doctrinal tenets of the Church of Rome, but he was in favour of " civil and religions liberty " to all classes of men. He thought the motion was exceedingly vague; and as re garded the fears entertained by some as to the assump tion, by the Cardinal or the Pope, of ecclesiastical titles, no harm, in his opinion, would arise from that. He thought it absurd for people to object to Ni cholas Wiseman's being made Archbishop of Westminster, while John of Tuam was allowed to call himself an " archbishop."—(Hear, hear.) Lord John Russell bad proposed a Bill, a very little Bill, and finding afterwards that even that less not sa tisfactory, he (Lord John Russell) had struck out of it the very clauses of any value in i', because they were the only workable ones it contained.—(Hear. hear.) What had been the result/ Why, that neither the very liberal Earl Fitzwilliam in the one House, nor the not very liberal Robert Harry Inglis in the other, could say less than that they were, both of them, disgusted with it.—(Hear, hear.) He contended that the tendency of the opposition to the 'wawa was in a great degree to give °fleet to the establishment of a Catholic hierarchy, and hence in a great degree had arisen the present op position to the existing movement. — (Cries of " No, no.") He believed it was SO. or why was it that ?shiner Gibson sod John Bright had been scouted? Why, it was be cause they bad seen and felt this, and therefore they had voted against the measure.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) He denied that the " mama" in the country had had the opportunity of fairly expressing their opinions on this Bill. It was true that the " drum ecclesiastic" bad bee' sounded in the cases of Sheffield and Bir mingham ; but in the former place the promoters had dared not come to a public meeting on the question, and in the latter town they met with scarcely any patronage. With regard to the proposition, he consi dered it to be inexplicit, unnecessary, and out of place, most likely to be mischievous, and prejudicial even to those who desired to promote the object contained in the resolution.—(Hear, hear.) He thought the best way was to let the poor, puny measure of the Whig Premier alone, for certain be (Mr. Gilpin) was that it would shortly be transferred to the tomb of " all the Capulets," the common receptacle of so many " Whig" abortions. — (Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Gilpin) would exhort the mem bers of that court to cast aside their fears with regard to the probable influences which it was predicted would arise from this " Papal aggression." What they had to do was this, to send forth their missionaries to pro mulgate the truth and to spread around the world edu cation and sound principles.—(Hear, hear.) They need not then be afraid of bishops' miters, nor of altars, nor crosiers, nor silk aprons, for the truth was "mighty," and it would " prevail." Any attempt to overthrow it would prove futile, for as well might man, by his insig nificant masonry, attempt to produce a result which should prove equal or superior to the " everlasting hills.—(Loud cheers.) He would, therefore, move as an amendment, " the previous question," Deputy PEACOCK seconded the amendment. Mr. ELeiorr regarded Pow) as being the sworn and bitter enemy of intellectual advancement, as one of the remnants of the dark ages, and highly dangerous to the moral, political, and social condition of the people at large. Mr. Elliott concluded a most eloquent speech amidst loud applause. Mr. JONES and Mr. Bowxa then addressed the court. Deputy PEWTRESS, who warmly supported Mr. Elliott's view of the subject, said ho would give perfect liberty, both orally and otherwise, to the Roman Catho lics, so that they might disseminate the doctrines con nected with their religious faith; but if ho found, that either the system they followed or the practice they pur sued was likely to interfere with his rights and liberties as a Protestant Christian, he should feel it to be his duty to ask the Government to project him against such an unfair advantage.—(Hear, hear.) The Ecclesiastical Bill brought in by Lord John Russell he (Deputy Pew tress) considered to be * most absurd thing—a mere futile piece of legislation, which would be repudiated by the House, and unanimously rejected by the country at large.—(Cheers.) Mr. Gowen( said it appeared to him that the Corpo ration were at the present moment where they were when they petitioned the Legislature on the subject of the Papal movement a few months age. Although the Bill brought in by the Minister was far short of the feelings of the community, yet the principal clauses of that in effective proposition had been removed to gratify the wishes of a few individuals whom the Government con sidered it advisable to please, in the teeth of public opinion. —{Hear, hear.) Ho believed that what had taken place in consequence of such a course would have a salutary effect upon the Church of England, the advocacy of whose cause by Lord Eldon he well remem bered, prophetic as it was of the dangerous incursions of the Catholic priesthood. He felt convinced that the most wise proceeding the Court could adopt would be to address her Majesty, praying that she would dissolve Parliament and give the masses the opportunity of re turning men able and willing to support their privileges, especially those privileges which were connected with their religion, and were attacked by the Pope of Rome. —(Cries of " No, no," and " Hear.") Alderman Cot au, in answer to an allusion which had been made to his conduct in the ward of B6hops gate, as to the enforcement of the payment of the tithes, stated that he was in the habit of attending to adjudicate in that extensive district in order to promote the econo mical convenience of the inhabitants, and to facilitate the collection of a very moderate amount of tithe, which had been accepted in lieu of a much larger claim by a former incumbent.—(Bear, hear.) With respect to the matter immediately before the Court, he was determined to make every effort of which he was ca' pable to uphold the Protestant religion. It appeared to him that the question was now, shall the Reforma tion stand?—(Loud cries of " Hear, bear.") That was the question at issue. Ho would say, that if Romanism were to obtain the ascendant, by and by not a brick of the churches dedicated to Protestant worship would be allowed to stand.—(Hear, hear.) For his part, he would do all of which he was capable to get rid of the dishonour which was reflected upon the character of the Sovereign and of the people she governed by the issue of the Papal bull.—(Cheers.) He would ask those around him to make inquiry in the offices of merchants in the Italian trade on the subject of the treatment of the poor Jews who were unfortunately located in the dominions of the Popo.—(llear, hear.) They would learn that the persecution of that people rivalled the his torical cruelties of former ages. He hoped the Lord Mayor would soon give the citiaens of London an op portunity of testifying their feeling upon the projected measure, by calling together the livery in common hall, to tell her Majesty's Ministers that they would not be satiafied with any measure that was not calculated to put down effectually the aggressive interference of the Pope of Rome.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. ANDERTON, in reply, expressed his earprise at the manner in which Mr. Gilpin had mot the proposi tion, for he believed that the Quakers were more in debted than any other body of Christians to the over throw of the Roman Catholic religion in this country. He felt confident of the necessity of the measure he pro posed, and so he was assured every one would who be lieved that if it bad not been for the Reformation this country would be now under the influence of the Pope, instead of being blessed by the most tolerant religion known in the world.—(Cheers.) The question was then put, and the amendment wap lost by a vast majority, about a dozen hands having been held up for it. The original motion was then carried amidst cheers. Upon the motion that the petition be adopted, Mr. BOWER moved, as an amendment, that the follow ing words be inserted after the word " ecclesiastic " and to secure the rights of private families from the unfair influence of the Roman Catholic priesthood, too often exercised at the bed of the dying." Mr. R. LiMISEIT JONES seconded Mr. Bower's amend ment, or rather addition to the petition. He could not forego the opportunity of expressing his admiration of the language used by Earl Fitagilliam, a few nights ago in Parliament, when speaking of the tendency of the Bill in the Rouse of Commons to expose the Legislature to contempt.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Loy thought it would be injudicious to point at any particular transaction in a petition intended to ex press the general feeling of the Corporation, and that if they meant to make specific objections, it would be necessary to introduce a great variety of matters of which it might not become them to treat.—(Hear.) Mr. HoLT thought it would be advisable to name a committee to draw up another petition, which might bss better adapted to the views of the great body of the Court. et a ir s tie c on a n i ts c s ulated to convey adequately to Parliament Mr. Deputy Low said the petition, in its original form, t t h he e sn w i madeof theto t h e amendment Corporation. b y Independently mr. li o whe considered that it would be prudent to avoid the use of any language capable of being construed into an allusion to the case pending at present in the Court of Chancery. Mr. HENRY BLAKE suggested the reading of the whole petition, with the amendment annexed, and commented upon the difEirence between its original and its amended form, to the prejudice of the latt er . Alderman SIDNEY approved of the addition proposed by Mr. Bower. In France the law prevented any death bed interposition by priests for the purpose of obtaining legacies, and it was but right that in England similar protection should be afiorded. The amendment was then rejected by a large majority, and the original petition was carried amidst acclama , mations. It was then agreed that the Sheriffs should present the petition to the House of Commons. A discussion took place upon a petition presented by Mr. R. L. JONES from the Rev. Sir John Page Wood, rector of the parish of St. Peter, Cornhill, for the assent of the court, as patrons of the living, to a lease of pre mises in the parish being granted for twenty-one years at lid/. per annum. I s was urged that the incumbent was a pluralist, who left all the duties of the church to be performed by his curate, and never showed himself to the parishioners exce pt when he applied upon the pecuniary matters attached to the living. It was answered, that with the performance or non-performance of the clerical defies the bishop of the diocese, and not the Common Council, had concern; and that the report of a committee could not affect the question in any way. By ono member it was argued that some advantage might arise from referring the petition to a committee, and it was stated that is consequence of some agitation in a neighbouring parish some time ago, an overgrown pluralist had thrown up his City living, and it everitually got into the hands of a reverend gentleman who per formed the duties of his sacred office so admirably that the congregation increased sixfold.—(llear, hear.) .• The petition was ultimately referred to the general purpose' committee. MARKET NE WS.-(THIS DA I.) CORN EXCHANGE-FRIDAY. The quantity of English Wheat received fresh up to nur market, this week, cotstwise, has amounted to 2.060 quarters, chiefly from Essex and Kent, and in fair sveragei condition. By land carriage the receipts of that grain have been small. To day the 51auw of samples 61 both red and white was very moderate, yet, ° wing to the large influx of foreign Wheat and Flour, the demand for all kinds of Wheat of home produce ruled heavy, at almost nominal currencies. From abroad, 34,710 quarters of Wheat and 5,210 sacks and 1,520 barrels of Flour have reached us. For both ar ticles the inquiry was very inactive, yet fine qualities were held at full prices. The total supply of Barley was small. Malting parcels moved off freely, at fall qaota- Il an': and the value of grinding and distilling sorts was fairly supported. We had a slow sale for Malt, yet late rate s were maintained. The Oat trade was steady. In Prices, however, we have no actual improvement to no• tics. Beaus, Peas, and Indian Corn were neglected. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Malt. Osta. Flour. Wheat. Barley. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. P li gUlk —• • 9,05 640 3,6:0 1,750 • • • Irlik .... • 5,120 Posh gu —•• • • '3'4s° 34 710 1,630 I 5, 210 ski 1,920 las ,:: • : SPOIITIITIELD. To-day's market was very scantily supplied with Beasts, both as to number and quality; owing, however, to the thin attendance of buyers, the Beef trade ruled szceedingly heavy, at almost nominal currencies. The timbers of Sheep were small. yet the demand for that description of Stock was very inactive, at prices about equal to those of Monday last. The few Lambs on sale Produced from Gs to Gs per Bibs. Calves, the supply of which was small, moved off slowly, at last week's quota. tion sd Prime small Pigs changed hands at full prices; .....,,, Otherwise the Pork trade was heavy. Milch C ows were 1 :; - qUited at from 14/ to 181 each, including their small calf. , si gy . Pet 211 m. to slat the offal. •1 _ .. s. d. to s. d. 5. d. to 5.1 l af arlor Beasts-- 2 6 2 8 Inferior Skees •• •• 3 6 3 5 • s ec ond quality .... 910 3 0 Second qua l. Shee p 310 4 0 rrlrae large Oxon •• 3 3 3 4 C utrse-weolledl ditto 4 2 4 4 L nrad Soots .• • ... 3 6 3$ Southdown Wether 4 4 4 a nrle coarse Calves 3 4 3 8 Ditto out of ths wool° 0 0 0 :Moe small ditto •• 31 0 4 0 Lar g e Hogs •• •... 3 0 3 6 nekilag Calves ..18 0 24 0 Small Porkers •• .. 5 1 4 0 `MSS .......... 0 0 0 0 Quarter old. Pigs ..15 0 21 0 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MIRK/VT. last& I I Sloop. Calves. I Pigs les I 9,600 180 270 SCOTCH. sti I Sheep. 1 Calves. 1 rigs t 30 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beas o ts. I Shee ro es. I Cves. I Pigs. 11 550 S sacks 870 Btaits. 484 ea.sts. I 4 NIMGATE AND IMADAINZALS. These markets were generally inactive, at last week's pricey, At per stone by the Caress*. s. d. to I. d. i s. d. to s. r. h ser•inforior•• •• 9 2 2 4 1 liutton,inferior .. 2AI • 3 0 .."--- Middling ••.• 2 b 2 11 1--- middling, 3 2 1 6 • ---- Primelerge .. 2IS 3 0 1 --prime.... 3 $ 3IS i. -- Prime small .. 3 2 3 4 1 Pork,large.. •• .... 2 6 3 6 41........ ...... 3 1 4 0: -- small •• •• •• •• 3 0 4 0 31031.0131111 390 P 7•113.31ZZ1T. Ihe medium kinds of new Hops are in fair request, at folly last week's prices. In all other qualities only a ilulited business is doing. Factors' prices, viz., ready ° llej :—East Kent pockets, 80* to 130.; ditto begs, ' 5 4 to loos; Mid Kent peckete, 45s to 110.; ditto begs, to $Ss; Weald of Kent pockets, 665 to 1525; ditto bags, 401 to 70s; Sussex pockets, 62s to 80s per cwt. COLONI2L. SUCIAIL—The quantity of British Plantation offered during the present week has bee n limited, and p rices • "e been firm. None has been put up to auction. Rat DIED has been dal!, and former prices are not main tained for the low sorts, although the finer descriptions - are steady. Fair brown lumps were firm at 48. per cwt. Eaar INDlA.—Mauilla, 5.726 bags was taken in, ord hid mid yellow at 37s to 37s 6d per cwt. Mauritius Wont at full quotations for about 2,000 bags, fine yellow tOe to 42*, b r own 33s to 365, and grainy 36s to 425. _.engal was rather cheaper, but 3,340 ba g s were dis p osed 44 ; low and mid white Bermes, 40s 6d to 4ls 64; grainy • White, 44s to 465; fine yellow 43 s to 445 ; and mid to • fie 0 a e Mauritius, sto 41s. Madras was dull at 325 rcll4a for mid and good soft yellow , an d 291 to 31a for w mid, being rather cheaper. Foranon.—Bahia has been taken in at 383 6d to 41s; but dama g ed brown sold at 29. to 34s 6d. Corps g.—Business has been exceedingly dull, but a holders have exhibited some firm ness. Native Ce y lon 0 0 been held at 46s to 47. for good ord, end at auction • aunt 900 bags sold at 41 s to 47s for fine ord. In b ' l octstion the dealings have been of no moment. Mo eca has barely maintained previous quotations, mid and ' 'cod yellowish clean garbled 665 to 685 64, greenish 64s to fits 9d, a nd pea-berry 68s. Costs Rica has b een ra . . t .. her in favour of buyers, fine and fine fine ord realizing lie to 52e, triage 43s 6d, and very low 345 Gd per owt. .:47ba sales of the Netherlands Trading Company have :acme off eatisfactorily. ;Cocol.—Previous quotations have been obtained, mid _VW good red Trinidad selling at 51s to 55 . 6 d, o rd and Enid gr e y at 45. to 495, and good at 50s to 50s 6d. ; Strecen—Pimento has been rather cheaper, ranging fro m eirl to 51d per lb. Jamaica Ginger, small to good white, has been sold at 72s to 955 per cwt. Savrpvraw—This article has been held firmly, but buyers have not taken much. Calcutta, 114 per cent. re fraction, has been sold at 25 . Gd to 26. p er owt., and ow and mid, 8} and 10 per cent. refraction, waatakan in at 2fa to 274 Gd per cwt. RlCE.—Madraa has realised 7s to as, and good Ben gal has been held at lie, with very little doing. T A LLOIII.—P.Y.C. has been firm at 38* 6d per cwt. on the spot. Rus.—The transactions in Rum for the past month have been to a limited extent. The prices, however, -Particularly for good low-priced Jamaica and Demerara continue to be supported. The stock in hand up to the 1 0t inst., as compared with the sam e p eriod of last year, allows adecrease of 4.986 pans, sod 1,655 WWI of all descriptions. The consumption decreases. Carlow.—There has not been much business doing • 4 24 this article. I Zt,, TEA.—The market is steady , and with a fair demand I Vtior the more current descriptions. GAREN FitVlT.—The market for Ora n g es is not so t-; a4l , r tc, and were it not fur the cautious manner in which :4tl Michael are made prices would be lower ; a car g o of Si. and ono from Seville sold by Keeling and Hunt, *e,„ tee former barely sustained the prices obtsiued last week •,, % 7 - the latter sold at a good p rice, q uality being good. °Anions dull of sale. Seville Sours lower. The arri vals of Oporto Oranges are of a more extensive character fi t hin has ever been the case, and keep the price, of other /Linda in check. ' ' CHANCERY. --(THIS DAY.) • The Lord Chancellor having disposed of the unop - D oted lunatic. petitions on his paper, proceeded t o hear I.esi further , arguments is the part - h eard appeal motion la the Direct Exeter and Plymout h Railway Company, Ixparte Bosley. VICE-CHANCERY.--(THIS DA (Before Vice-Chancellor CatteiroisTM) ISETAIRIS t. WISIIIAN. \Vhen this extraordinary case, which has alroadyoo ei.ut),iod the court many days was called on this morn in g , 4 tr. Bethel appeared to be suffering severely from an 11,ttlak of influents, for on rising to addr e s s his Lordship his voice could scarcely be heard in the court. 3 Lord C RA NWORTII said it was quite obvious the Liearned Counsel could not proceed with his arguments to-d ay . Mr, BwritaLL hoped to be perfectly well to•morrow if his Lordship would allow the case to stied over. Lord CRLI7WORTEI said the difficulty was that no otter had been put on the paper for hearing to-day. Mr. STunwr observed that he bed been considering whether en end might not be put to the' matter by trans ferring the fund of 7,0001. into the came of the Ac , nonniant-General in both suite. If an order wore taken On those terms, he thought it would answer all the ,pur poses of justice. The object of the plaintiffe, who sought t*o set the deed aside , as well as the interests of the ohs -4 ritEwould be served by adopting a course of this kind. "•;1, , Mr. BETIIELL said be had not the remotest objection to the fund being brought into the court its 'both suits, .. fond the . dividends also. Mr. STUART was ready to wave the question of costs at 11". gent• it being unde rstood if the charity failed it 'l,, i. , would hare to pay the costs, and if the other side faded that they would have to pay them. ..th • This concession on the part of the defendants rendered ''kt:4l4..*rtninecessary for Mr. Bothell to re p l y on the Mearits,dand to dome further discussion , a n order was ,gree s ,el 4. '" ) its by the consent of both par ties, for the transfer of the -10,1 4 Aund, together with the dividends, into court. The further proceedings in the cause were then ad t•e4 4 burned until the bearing. in the expecte - The c - .nrt was very muc h crowded, •• that the arguments would be resumed to-day. (Before the Vice-Chancellor KNIORT Bnucs.) ••1 After disposing of several unopposed petitions, his 4anour proceeded to hear excoptions, non e of which • 1 11.,;Npre important. '%. '4 • SECONDARIES'.--(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary POTTER ) ge.p , DAWSOU AND OTHERS RICKETTS. The plaintiffs in this case are news-agents, carrying 474 .'0n business in Abchurch-lime, and defendant is a gen e,j ititan residing in Hertfords hire. The action was 10.,t,: 4 :- 131 ;_airilit to recover the sum of 101. 12s. lid. for news , - IPARera ;applied to de fendant. Defendant pleaded that he was not indebted, but s ate L The plainti ff 's cle rk p roved that the newspapers bad 15 @en forwarded in the usual way, according to letters Purporting to be written by defendant; and one letter 13"tainid a post-office order. The UNDER-SHERIF/ said that was sufficient evidence of the letter iu general; and it was unnecessary to Plows the delivery of every particular paper, as no eons- Plaints had been received. The only defence attempted was to show that all the Rattner& in the firm had not been set out in the declare °•ol3, but the cross-examination on that point failed. The jury gave a verdict for the amount claiattd. 61 4% - ito- . 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Cetb . o Isto bor b h frO 0 b 0. 01; 0. *th''ArrEo 001:, tfck; of" o py„ (1 , v itt° _j Af t ,; iv."'" h a l; 0.7 - hog - 0. 5 g oP ° i i o soo llo or l , nosb' ;on 'we o jsoe-soo hielu bol t ilsr. o f Pie! barti llet to ° e o l I . et 01 ° e 11,1 IY• 01Pla SO O Pt 0, - $ .O, ft rrd• tl e A 4 rig . g g Mai t 'le N.N. d ogit 40' 61'0; V $ a l' ai d .;;.•-• a --- a pe t o a lit h ticl i t ur , o gee , - dp f 0 - r* IflanCe 0 ti 1) dOC r 1 0 :900 4 P FRIDAY EVENING, PENITENT FEMALE ASYLUM, Mr. HENRY BLAKE presented a petition from the Com mittee of the Westminster and North-West London Penitent Female Asylum for a grant in aid of their funds. The institution was one into whose bosom un fortunate females, wherever they might reside, wore re ceived and supported to the utmost extent of their funds. It had a peculiar claim upon the benevolent, for it af forded succour and relief to those who were afflicted with the awful malady of the loss of virtue, a malady by which they were cut off from the respect of one sex and the ayrapatby of the other, and often plunged into a condition of hopeless crime. Subjected to the jeers and taunts of the thoughtless and the unfeeling, the victims of seduction commenced a course of horror which ter minated in misery the most appalling. The institution he recommended made every effort to save the wretched objects who were to be seen at night at the corners of streets with bleared eyes and bloated countenances, and its endeavours had been blessed with such success as pro. raised the greatest source of gratification to its ben& cent suppo•ters.--(Cheers.) Mr. Blake then, in a very foaling manner, described the e ffect produced upon the grateful hearts of the poor females who were receind into the a stablish rn nt, and the extraordinary efficacy of the system of kind discipline adopted under its regula tions, and concluded by moving that the petition be re ferred to the Coal, Corn, and Finance Committee. The motion was unanimously agreed to. Upon the motion of Mr. R. L. JONES. a petition from the president and governors of St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, for a grant to their funds, was referred to the Coal, Corn, and Finance Committee. Mr. FREEMAN (chairman of the Coal, Corn, and Fi nance Committee) brought up the following reports, which were agreed to, and re'erred back to be carried into execution :—Fur granting 210/. to the Asylum for Idiots, 105/. to the German Hospital, and 1051. to the Ragged , School Union. Mr. 11. L. TAYLOR brought up a report with the draft of a petition to Parliament against the Metropolitan Market Bill. After some opposition from Mr. BZNNOCH, the report and petition were agreed to.--Adjourned. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRISPONDYNT.) Cowes, -ARCM 13.— TUE WORLD'S FAIL.---At two o'clock this day arrived the American frigate St. Law rence, Captain J. R. Sands, in twenty-one days from New York. She has oe board Mr. Stansbury, the United States Commissioner for the Exhibition of all Nations, who is in charge of the American contributions. On coming into the roadstead and sighting the British standard on Osborne Palace she fired a royal salute of twenty-one guns in honour of England's Queen, and a short time aft e rward s s h e sa luted the American Consul at this port, Joseph Rodney Croskey, Esq , with nine guns. She is expected to proceed to Southampton to morrow. ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICAN - - FRIGATE ST. LAWRENCE. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY.—The United States' fri gate St. Lawrence, 50, Commander J. R. Sands, arrived off Cowes about two o'clock this afternoon, after a pas sage of 22 days from New York. She is the bearer of the long expected freight of American contributions to the Great Exhibition of 1851, in Hyde-park. The St. Lawrence has anchored in Cower Roads for the night, and will probably come up to Southampton to-morrow, when she will exchange Wales with the town and im mediately commence discharging the articles intended for transmission to London. We understand that she brings a much larger quantity than was at first expected, there beiag upwards of 500 exhibitors in all, and there are between 1,000 and 2,000 packages, extending to a total of nearly 1,000 tons of general products of industry, many of which are of great interest and of considerable value. Owing to the largeness of the freight all the armament of the St Lawrence, save only the guns on the spar deck, had to be taken out. She has a complement of 303 sea men, and is officered as follows:—Commander J. R. Sands; Lieutenants Charles S. Boggs, Latham B. Avery, Washington Gwathemy, George H. Prebble; Purser, Samuel F. Todd; Surgeon, Lewis P. Hunter; Assistant- Surgeon, James F. Harrison; Master, Bays N. West cott; Passed Midshipman. Andrew F. Munroe; Mid shipmen, J. R. F)ffe, Henry Erben, jun.; William T. Glaseel, Captain's Clerk, C. S. Livingston. In connexion with the arrival of this vessel it may not be uninteresting to give a short account of the proceed ings adopted in the United States which led to the dis patch of the St. Lawrence to the shores of Great Britain ' with so extensive a freight of American industrial pro ducts, designed to enter into competition with those of the Old World at the Crystal Palace. The subjoined account is abridged from a late American paper:— "On May 17, 1150, a letter was addressed by the Secretary of State, Hon. J. M. Clayton, to the President of the National Institute, transmitting the correspondence which had taken place between the Minister Plenipoten tiary of her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and the State Department relative to the proposed Exhibition. This letter was immediately laid before the Institute, and by it referred to the following select committee:—Peter Force, Joseph Henry, W. R. Johnson, J. J. Greenough, and Charles Wilkes. " The committee reported in favour of taking imme diate action, by nominating a central authority' for the United States. The report was adopted on the 27th of May, and the following gentlemen were nominated to the State Dept' tment:— •• Millard Fillmore, Chairman. " Peter Force. " James A. Pwarce. " Charlet F. Stansbury. " J. J. Abort. " Joseph G. Totten. " Thomas Ewbauk. " William Dishy. " Leonard 1). Gale. " Joseph C. G. Kennedy. " Ears C. Seaman. " William W. Seaton. " Levi Woodbury. " Lewis Warrington. " Joseph Henry. " Alexander D. Bache. " Charles Wilkes. " Jefferson Davis. " Matthew F. Maury. " J. James Greenough. " Walter R. Johnson, Secretary. " The authority thus nominated was approved by Mr. Clayton, the thou Secretary of State, sad the central authority at once entered upon the discharge of their duties. They addressed a letter to the Governors of the several States, of which the following is a copy: — "'CIRCULAR LETTER ADDRESSED ET TUE CENTRAL COMMITTEE TO THR GOVERNORS 01 Tat SEVERAL STATES. " ' Rooms of the National Institute, Washington, Juno —. " 1 To his Excellency the Governor of —. " ' Sir—We have the honour to submit to you the ac companying papers, from which it will be seen that the undersigned have been appointed a central authority, through which alone, according to the regulations adopted by the Royal Commissioners, the productions of American art and industry can be recognized as en titled to admission at the Industrial Exhibition to be held in London in May, 1851. " Our object in eddressing you is to request that you will confer with societies and individuals in the State of —, and appoint a local committee or commit. tees to correspond with us; and to select from such ar ticles as may be submitted by the citizens of your State those most suitable for the Exhibition. Ey this means we shall better accomplish the objects for which we are appointed, and your citizens be enable to avail them selves of the advantages promised by the Exhibition. " ' An early reply is respectfully solicited. " Very respectfully, your obedient servants, , 666—. " A majority of the Governors appointed committees in accordance with this request; but in some cases there was great delay. "The central committee also published a pamphlet, containing an account of their appointment and duties, and of their action up to its date, as well as the regula tions of the English Commissioners, arrangement of the Exhibition, and a classified list of objects to be admitted to the Exhibition. "The committee also published a number of ciroulars of information to person+ interested in the Exhibition, and a second pamphlet, containing the correspondence between their secretary and the secretaries of the Eng lish Commission, and the regulations of the Commission adopted subsequent to the date of the tint pamphlet. o These pamphlets and circulars were distributed to the committees throughout the country, and attention was called to them through the press. " The committee prepared blank forms in duplicate for the applications of exhibitors In sufficient number to supply the whole demand by the country. having prepared the work fur the State committees, the central committee next interested themselves to pro cure free passage for goods a cross the ocean. The first idea was to obtain the Pennsylvania, but that was found to involve too much expense. The Fredonia was then assigned to them, but subsequently the St. Law rence was substituted. The revenue cutters were also ordered to aid in concentrating the goods at the port of shipment. " The committee have been for some months occupied in issuing certificates for articles submitted to them by the State committees for approval. 4, When the goods began to arrive at New York, Mr. C. F. Stansbury, recording secretary of the National Institute, was appoint e d to attend to their receipt and delivery, and accordingly came from Washington for the purpose. "'rho services of the committee have been gratuitous —not a dollar has been appropriated to pay their ex pehtee_and_ they have, now that the Government has, at the last moment, refused them a paltry sum to carry out the plan in a manner creditable to the country, put their hands int o their own pockets, a nd a dvanced the me ans. The o bject is purely "national, involving the honour and reputation of the United States, and it is unjust that the committee should incur any loss." Mr. Charles F. Stansbury (recording secretary of the National Institute at Washington) is on board the St. Lawrence. He is charged by the central committee with the care of the who le of th e packages, super intend their tra nsmission to Loudon and and will arrange for the fittings necessary for their proper exhibition. The cargo is consigned to the American Consul here (Hr. J. R. Croskey), who has obtained the privileges of having It conveyed from the ship to London free of dock dues or railway carriage. Some t h e packages are very large, consisting of machinery, models , sculpture, No. The list of exhi bitors alone occupies three columns i n t h e Jew Y Herald of the 13th ult. One curious item is an immense block of zinc ore weighing 16,4001 b. (eight tuns), and is probably the largest single block of that ore ever ob tained. It is sent by the New Jersey Exploring and and cost that association many hundred Mining CompanY, dollars to transport it over the mountain roads from the mines to its place of shipment. From the magnitude as well as from the peculiarity of this kind of ore this block is esteemed a great curiosity. After discharging her cargo, we are informed that the St. Lawrence is ordered to take on board the remains of the celebrated Commodore Paul Jones, now reposing in Paris. The ashes of the first Republican naval officer under General Washington are thus to be honoured by special removal across the Atlantic in g ship of war. MARCH 14, lB5l. THE NAVY ESTIMATES, TO THE EDITOR CF THE TIKES. Sir.—l do not agree with Mr. Hume, Mr. Cobden, and Mr. M‘GregJr, that the vote for men governs the amount of the ❑avy t stimates. It is the vote for artifi cers employed in the dockyardi that ought to rule the expense. Lord Joh❑ Rusiell, in a very excellent spPech, has shown the impolicy of reducing oar seam-in and marines, and we have a confession from the Primo Minister that Great Britain can no longer be considered an island, and that, as we keep up neither a sufficient army or militia for our defences, we must trust to the navy. He has told the House of Commons that 70,000 men were conveyed from Vienna to the frontier of Bohemia in 48 hours—that many thousand men were transported from France to Civita Vecchia in an exceedingly short time; and be admits that, without waiting for the acci dent of wind and weather, an army may be transported in a few hours to our coasts; and that if we parted with our naval force for the first six months of war we should be utterly unable to send out an efficient force to meet an enemy disposed to attack us. He further stated we might be engaged in war with Russia and Austria, and in friendly alliance with France, and in that case we ought to have a sufficient naval force to meet aggression; but he did not state what would be come of us should we have a war with France and Russia, and, if so, most probably with America to the bargain. In that case we should have France in our front with a large force at Cherbourg; Russia on our left flank with 30 sail of the line always ready, ned 90,000 men disposable at St. Petersburgh, and the 2,000,000 tons of American commercial shipping. capable, as Mr. Hume says, of being converted for warlike purposes, on our right flank. Why, Sir, with all this staring us in the face, would any man in his senses reduce our force who knows the difficulty of getting them together again, and who knows that we have no reserve to fall back upon, and that in a peace of aG years no step has been taken by any Government to have a reserve? If the Government fancy they can return to impressment, let them look to the north, where the seamen have struck work because they think their rights have been tres passed upon. We might just as well attempt to return to Protection. Sir, it is on the vote for artifioers and stores for ship building that we ought to economise. Strike off a couple of thousand of them, and that would be followed by a reduction of stores and materials. We have ships enough in the water, and all our ships are full. There let them remain and season, and instead of allowing our ships afloat to lie and rot, let us keep thorn in repair; but so badly is that part of our establishment managed that we never hear of a ship being commissioned and going to sea without her first going through dockyard repair, even should she be an advanced ship. In a former letter I mentioned the case of the Briton ells, and I will now show another case. On the 7th of January the Cumberland was commissioned for the flag of Sir George Seymour, and did not arrive at Spithead till the beginning of March, a new ship—an advanced ship, and yet she required all this time to get ready. fhe Powerful arrived at the same time from the Medi terranean, after an absence of only two years and three months, is splendid order, well manned and fit for any service. With proper management, why could not the Powerful have been re-commissioned for the flag of Sir. George Seymour, and thus have saved the expense of fitting out one ship and dismantling another? Sir, the system of paying off our ships after three years' service is one of the causes of dockyard extrava gance. The seamen's pay does not increased till they have served five years. No ship should be paid off till they have been at least four years and a halt' in COMILDiII- Ilion; the rigging, stores, &0., would lest that time. After three years they are not considered fit for a second commission, and the whole is condemned and turned over to the lot yard, and the ship is sent up the harbour to deteriorate for half-a -doyen years or more, as may be. Should she not be a favourite, and should the otry rot appear, it is allowed to spread till the ship becomes too expensive to repair. She is then turned into a hulk or broken up. Lord John admits that there has been a great deal of wastefulness and abuse; but he thinks it has been corrected of late years. I have been tolerably watchful of how naval affairs bare been conducted fur many years, but I can see no improvement; and unless we change our system of governing the navy, it will never be better. The three last steamers built, the Argus, the Tigre, and Magioienne, are so badly arranged, that before they aro fit for service they must go through groat alterations at a considerable expense. It is, however, just to say the present Surveyor had no thing to do with theist, and it would be difficult So And a father for them. The Penelope, which has been under repair for up wards of a year, is again commissioned for the coast of Africa. During her last commission her guns were re moved to allow her people to be berthed, the between decks being so low that it was, I suppose, considered dangerous to keep them there. The same thing is to happen grata, so that we shall have a red pennant com modore in a ship without guns, while the Sidon has been lying at Portsmouth for eighteen months ready for com mission, her rigging rotting, her boats and spars decay ing, and, if kept in that state much longer, will respire refitting before she can go to sea. Another system of store destruction it is high time to put a stop to the flag ships' at the ports and the guard ships are rigged, and at the beginning of winter their topmasts are struck. To put their topmast rigging down below would not occupy two hours ; but there they remain with their rigging rotting on their mast heads like a parcel of Portuguese. Nine votes have been carried ; it is not yet too late. Let the House of Commons strike or two hundred thousand pounds from, the 10th vote, and that will toseh the Admiralty eco . - nomy. Colonel Sibthorp proposed a moderate reduction of the salaries of the First Lord, two secretaries, and a reduction of the lay Lord, the latter reduction was supported by his predecessor, and who would pro bably be his successor ; yet the economists supported the Government on this occasion. Sir, I do think 0,5004 a year is a sufficient salary for the First Lord. I presume when a large house and a large salary were first granted it was intended to enable the First Lord to entertain naval officers ; but I have not heard much of their hospitalities. I have been 51 years in the service, and have only been three times in the large house, and few of my brother officers have been so for tunate. As to the secretaries, I cannot understand why they should be higher paid than their masters ; yet the Radical and the economical talkers in the House think differently. I wes happy to hear the First Lord was in consultation with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to .remove the Surveyor's department to WhitehalL How long the consultation will last I know not, but, as the committee have recommended that two Lords' houses shall be given up, I see no necessity for a consultation, unless it is to remove the whole establishment, and the sooner that is done the better; but the House may rely upon it unless the screw is applied the two Lords will remain till their successors are appointed. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, CHARLES NAPIER. • The Sag ships have jury tepruuts. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S, THUUSDAY. Tempted by cheap trains, a strong list, and fine wea ther, the majority of the " working" members of the room started yesterday for Doncaster, causin; the mus ter here to be so small as to put regular business out of the question. The only blows struck were 1,000 to 40 agat Marlborough Buck, 900 to 100 ag3t Rhesus, 2 ,000 to 100 agst Montague, 500 to 25 aget Wallflower, and GO to 25 agst Lady Evelyn. DONCASTER SPRING MEETING—THURSDAY. A Free Handicap Hurdle Stakes of 5 son. with 30 added; the second to save his stake; a winner once after the weights are published to carry 41b; twice or more, 71b extra. Twe miles, over five flights of hurdles. (9 Subs.) Mr. Button's Psyche, 4 yrs, 9st 41b Mr. Phillip's Tally -ho (k b). lOst 2ib (11 Bradley) 2 Mr. LiNtsr's Whatfdale Maid, aged, llst...(Frisby) 0 Mr. G. Lsmplugh's The Wild Hero, aged, 9st lOib 0 Mr. Godson's John Lawrence (h b), 5 yrs, 9st 6lb Mr. Foster's Fanny (h b), aged,Bst 12Ib (lierkenabaw) 0 Betting-7 to 4 agst Psyche and 2to 1 agat Tally-ho. Tally-ho made nearly the whole of the running, but was caught by Nolte at half-way up the distance, and beaten by a neck; Wherldale Maid a bad third. Ruu in 4 min. 15 see. Betting-room Stakes of 5 move. each, with 50 added; for two years old, 7st; three, 9.t; fillies and geldings allowed 31b; winners extra; the second to save the stakes, and the winner to pay 5 saes. to the fund. Red House in. (9 Subs.) Mr. Lister'. Nancy, 3 yrs, 9.1 21b (Masson) 1 Mr. H. Stebbing's Knook Knoll, Bst 9i13 (Bumby) 2 Mr. Walker's Merlin, 2 yrs, Est Illb ( lr v in g) 3 Mr. J. Armstrong na Paddy Bird 9dt ... (Charlton) 0 Mr. B. Eddisou's oby John O'Gauut, (Whitehouse) 0 Mr. W. E. liobion's Babette, 2 yrs, 64 111 b( Wells) 0 Mr. W. Neale na Little Fawn, list 6lb ...(G. Oates) 0 Mr. J. Osborne's King of Troy, 2 yrs, 7st (Osborne) 0 Mr. P. Reed's Mona's Pride, 3 yrs, 9st (Templeman) 0 Betting-7 to 4 each agst Nancy and Knook Knoll, and 6 to 1 agst King of Troy. Knook Knoll jumped off with the lead, Nancy, Mona's Pride, Babette, and Merlin well up; at the distance Nanny took the lead, had it all herself, and won easily by two lengths ; the same between Knook Knoll and Merlin. Babette a bad fourth. Run in 1 min. 17 sec. The Grand National Steeplechase Handicap of 15 son. each. 10 ft, and only 5 it declared, &c., with 100 added. A winner of 100 son. clear after the weights are pub lished, once 71b, twice 121 b extra; the second to alive his stake, and the winner to pay 20 son. towards ex penses. About three miles and a half. (38 Subs., 15 of whom declared.) Lord Airlie na Chieftain (h b), 9st 81b (Harrison) 1 Mr. Elmore's Mulligan, aged, 9st 12Ib ... (Archer) 2 Mr. Donkin na Quadruped, aged, lOst 61b (Darling) 0 Mr. J. H. Kemp's Hope (h b), aged, 9st 111 b (Green) 0 Mr. P. Barling's Bedford hb, 5 yrs, 9at 91b (Higgins) 0 Mr. J. Lamplugh's Standard, aged, Itst 81b( Lamplugh) 0 Mr. Walker's Cadeby, hb, aged, 9st 41b(Moorbouse) 0 Betting-5 to 4 eget Mulligan, 4to 1 agst Quadruped, 7 to 1 agst Hope, 8 t) 1 eget Chieftain, and 10 to 1 eget any other. Won by nearly a distance, the two placed only having past the winning post. Run in 8 min. 55 secs. The Municipal Stakes of 5 sovd. each, with 30 added for three yrs old, 7st 71b; tour, 9dt 51b; five, lost; six and aged, 104 51b. Half bred horses allowed 71b; mares and geldings, 31b; and maiden horses, 51b. The winner to be sold for 150 soya., and allowance if to be sold for less; the second .to save his stake, and the winner to pay 5 sovs. towards expenses. St. Leger Course. (7 Subs.) Mr. Ddwaon's True Blue, 3 yrs, sst 61b, 401 (Aldcroft) 1 Mr. Baldock's bc by Red Deer, sst 610, 401 (Well.) 2 Mr. H. Stebbing's Guardsman, 5.1 121 b, 501 (Barker) 3 Mr. J. Skips worth's Gimcrack, Est 111 b, 30/(Osborne) 0 Mr. Lawson's Kelesht a, hb, Set 1 Ilb, 75/( Mr. Gsman) 0 Mr. I'. Ilesseltinea Louisa, 751 6lb 301(W. Sharpe) 0 Mr. J. Marson's Lady of the Grove, 3 yrs, 4st 131 b, 301 0 Betting-5 to 2 agst Keleshea, sto 2 agst Red Deer colt, 3 to 1 agst Louisa, and 4 to 1 agst True Blue. Won by a head; three lengths between second and third. Run in 3 min. 27 sec. The Sheffield and Rotherham Stakes (handicap) of six soya, each, h ft, with 40 added; for horses that before the entry never won at any one time 1001. clear. The winner to pay 5 says. towards expenses. One mile. (17 Subs.) Mr. Harrison's bl c by Prince Caradoc, out of Miss Julia Bennett, 3 yrs, Get 131 b (llarrison) 1 Mr. Hslford's The Deceitful (late Mr. Merryman), 3 yrs, Tat llb (W. Sharpe) 2 Mr. G. Barton's The Little Fawn. Est ...(Mayhoe) :s Mr. Holtby's The Shareholder, lit 111 b (Cooper) 0 Mr. Foster's Osbaldwick, 4 yrs, 7st 61b ...(Charlton) 0 Mr.. Goodison's Maid of Kent, 7st 4lb ...(Wheatley) 0 Mr. T. Taylor's fby Birdcatcher, 7st 21b ...(Wells) 0 Mr. Wright's Miss Flyaway, 6st 101 b (Barker) 0 Mr. G. Barton's Madame Wharton, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b... 0 Mr. Jones's Goldfinder, 3 yrs. 6st 71b ...(Knott) 0 Betting-2 to 1 agst Deceitful, 4to 1 agst Goldfinder, 5 to 1 apt Madame Wharton, and 6 to 1 each agst Miss Flyaway and Osbaldwick. Osbaldwick with Deceitful, Goldfinder, Miss Fly away, well up, cut out the work tilt within the distance, where he was passed by Prince Caradoc colt, who went in an easy winner by a length, Little Fawn a bad third. Run in 1 min. 48 secs. BETTING ON THE COURSE. 100 to 6 apt Nancy DERBY. 21; to 1 apt Storm 1 33 to 1 sgst Confessor SPORTING NOTES. No. XIX. WARWICK SPRING MEETING. "Consider what you venture, weigh discreetly The dangers of your project. Ask yourself If you are steel'd and proof against its perils ; Dauntless and daring ; if thou fear'st not Daum DOW= /TWO. by LADY FL()RA HASTIIQS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR.—This week has produced s couple of steeplechase capers of the ordinary class, i. e., the horses that could have won, for the usual golden reasons, have not even started for them; it is, however, form the lot from tvtich I oi ine th giving the preference Sir J..siTh's kuitu..l mid Unity. A more dk cisive opinion en Monday. The meeting concludes, so far as the fiat racing por tion of it is concerned, with the Two-year-old Stakes, which has fourteen nominations, all dark of course; the most attractive in my el es b.ing the coupe of Slane L zay and Poetess, end pnbaps the last named two may be the first in the race. I lUD, Sir. Bpc , THE SPIRIT THE UHF. March 14, 1851. MARLBRO'-STREE I—(THIS DAY). A MISCREANT.— WiIIia m Row, au ill-locking fellow, was brought bef•ra Mr. Hurdwlck chargod with in decent!), exposing his person to several young ladies, in Kensington lardt.os. Cath;rii.e - Mitchell, an intelligent child, eleven years of age, residing with her pare-nts at Nu. 4, Hinton street, K.nsing:on, depoe.d, th4t about cix o'clock the previous evening, she, and another young lady named crosbie, were walking ire Kensington -gardens, near the round pond, lookipg at the ducks; and, ore turning round to leave the spot, she saw the prisoner, who wu standing about six yards from them, leaning against the r4ings with his person ex posed. Directly' she sew the prisoner she turned round to go away, and having called thee attention of her friend to the circumstance, she went to the lodge and informed one of the park keepers of what she had 163 - Mary Ann Crosbie, 13 years of age, residing at No. 1, Newland-street, corroborated the above evidence. Several other young ladies also proved that the prisoner had acted in a similar manner towards them. Dunn, one of the park constables, said he took the prisoner into custody at the instigation of the young la dies. On conveying him to the station he found his dress in great disorder, and his trousers unbuttoned. The prisoner, who most solemnly denied the charge, was committed to the House of Correction for three mouths, with hard labour. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Royal Naval Club of 1765 dined at the Thatched House on Wednesday, the business of the evening being efficiently and agreeably presided over by Captain Wm. Henry Smyth. The guest of the club was Sir Henry De la Beebe, of geological fame. The Gallant Chair man was supported by Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Mal colm, Captains Sir Edward Belcher, C. 8., Chappell, Branford, Coghlan, Duthy, Dyer, Feed, Featherstone, Montagu, and several other members of this estimable club. The flag of Vice-Admiral Sir George Seymour, blue at the fore, was hoisted on board the Cumberland, 70, Captain Seymour, at Spithead, on Wednesday evening, et sunset, and at nine o'clock yesterday the Cumberland saluted the flag of the Commander-in-Chief, Admiral the Hon. Sir Bladen Capel, with seventeen gaps, and the Victory returned it with thirteen. Vice-Admiral Sey mour embarked on board yesterday morning, at half past ten, and Lady Seymour and family also went on board, going out in Admiral Capel's yacht, the Fanny. The Cumberland will probably sail about Saturday or Sunday. At present the wind is foul. She takes out a few Marines and Marine Artillery to complete the ships on the West India station, and forty supernume rary boys. TRIAL OF TELE MAGLIIKSNNR STRAN-OLOot.—Acoord ing to their Lordships' directions, the Magicienne steam sloop has been further tried as to her sailing qualities, in charge of Mr. Brown, second master-attendant, and commenced on Saturday, the Bth instant, going out in the morning and returning to the Sound in the evening of each day; and from what we hour said of the result, her steaming qualities are very fair. She made ten miles per hour with 81b. pressure, and eight miles with only two boilers; but her sailing qualities are very indifferent, so particularly so that she could not carry her canvas at all, and with a moderate breeze her paddle-wheels are so immersed that there ins no doing anything with her. She went up Hansom on Wednesday afternoon. Orders have arrived at Portsmouth to fit the iron screw steam-frigate the Simoom as a troop-ship, and the estimate is to be forthwith sent to the Admiralty. She is to have a poop and topgallant forecastle; the latter is to come sufficiently far aft to take her ship's company to mess under. The Rolls, 5, apprentice-brig, Lieutenant-Commander Fenwick, has gone down to Cowes cruising. Petrel, 6, packet-brig, Lieutenant Commander Creser, 'is ordered to be paid off at Devonport. Captain Peter hi'Qubee (183 S), who formerly com manded the Dasdalus, 19, in China, has been appointed Commodore of the second class, to relieve Commodore Bennett at Port Royal. Jamaica, as second is command at the West Indies. Captain bli/uhas is an able, active, zealous, and highly deserving officer, and we are glad to find that so meritorious a selection has been made by the First Lord of the Admiralty. PORT3MOUTII, TRURIDAY.—The Pyrenees, having embarked a gang of convicts from Cowes, resumed to the anchorage at Spitheal last evening. A court-martial is ordered to be held on board the Victory on Thursday, to try Commander St. Ledger, the other officers, and ship's company of her Majesty's steam sloop Plainer, for the loss of that vessel on the A" coast of Africa. ark it talon Some desire is necessary to keep life in ink and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of fancy.—Mita C•oles Journal. AN ORIGINAL Dsrnrics.—A prisoner defending himself on a charge of burglary at the Limerick assizes on Friday addressed the Court as follows:—" If I I committed amßA all the-murders and robberi es in the county, my lord, innocent of this charge as the chil I d nborn ; an d t I my one wish 1 had half an hour's liberty, and would soo Mal as dead as a mackerel, the b--y perjured villain. I hope the Lord will take use out of this world soon ; and I pray to G o d t h a t my ghost may be an evil spirit, and haunt for life every one who had anything to do in my prosecution. You have all done yo ur best, and I don't care a-- for it all, for I could live in a baetable oven if I had only a smoke of !i Ma." a consolation to think that the conoootois of the "oer. • IP tatnty yesterday at Doncaster, by the fall of their horse, made a mull-again of it; Lord Airlie's Chieftain, 5 yrs, est 81b, tooled by Ragman, winning is a canter by lengths, aye, by at least two hundred yards. The field he beat was a wretched one, consisting of Quadruded, Hope, Bedford, standard, Cadely, and Mulligan, the fag-end of the handicap; all the cracks. in cluding Maria Day, Fugitive, Peter Simple, Vain Hope, The British Yeoman, and Victim, were non est. The other caper was at Derby on Tuesday, where the Yeo man, as at Oldham, could have won easily enough, had they started him. By way of showieg the ease with which judgment can master the difficulty of selecting the winner, even of a steeplechase, if the animals are ran on their merits, I quote my remarke in Note No. 17 on the Slough Steeplechase, on which, for a very great wonder, there was nothing done on the " squaring prin. ciple ;" it was all above-board. They were—" As Vola tile's running is not at all certain, he being engaged at Derby to-morrow, I must set his chance aside ; but should he run, se WINS! In his absence, I shall place Kilkenny first and - liendsburgh second." The result proved the correctness of my judgment. I accomplished the (in steeple chasing) unparalleled feat of placing the first three, Volatile winning cleverly from Kilkenny, who in his turn beat Rendshurgh cleverly for second place. In my observations on the Doncaster Spring Meeting, I placed Tally-ho first and Psyche second, with the Wharfdale Maid and Little Queen well up, for the Hurdle Race; this position was nearly realized, Psyche winning after a desperate straggle, in the lest stride, ley a neck 1 Tally-ho being second, and Wharfdale Maid third; Little Qu een was drawn; nothing else near. Time 4 min. sees.—very good. On the Betting-room Stakes, I remarked that Nancy was "considered a certainty; should she miss the mark, Kuook Knoll or Paddy Bird will fill the vacuum." Nancy won, with 9st 21b up, in a canter, by two lengths. besting Knook Knoll, Bst 91b, who was second, and seven others. The Sheffield and Rotherham Handicap I did not give a decided opinion upon, merely observing that "if Old Claret or Mr. Merryman, now called The Deceitful, can't win, probably Madame Warton or The Little Fawn can." 1 was entirely out here; the colt by Prince Caradoc, out of Miss Julia Bennett, winning by an easy length; the Deceitfal second, and Little Fawa third. I am now shout to touch upon the last hybrid meeting of the Spring, that at Warwick, which commences on Tues day next, with the attractive Trial Stakes, for which four years old are allowed an entry this year. The nomine lions for this stake number eighteen, and include the names of Aaron Smith, 3 yrs, 7st; Nancy, 3 yrs, 7st; Musician, 4 yrs, Sat fib; Mark Tapley, 4 yrs, Bst 91b; Le Juif, 3 yrs, 7st; besides Gladioli). Truth, Manchester. Recruit, and Knight of the Thistle, all of whom have shown the world the tidy racing qualities they possess; but the race, in my opinion, beyond the shadow of a doubt, will be between the first named quintette, Aaron Smith or Nancy for choice, and notwithstau ding the magnificent form of the latter, I feel inclined to place AARON SMITH NANCY The Willoughby Handicap, gentlemen jocks. of a k ind of anybody's race, but I understand that mischie f is me ant sstlolb; with Agis, 6 yrs, 10dt 12 1 b; Kissaway, 5 Yrs. _ _ s _ . A Reversion, S yrs. lOst 41b; port of Sisyphus, 4 . yre s . u tu strong commission was out yesterday _in p race Agis, with whom or Kissaway, I should say, t h e would lay. The most prominent names in the list for the Free Hapdicap are Woodlark , 5 yrs. 7st 31b; Bullfinch, 4 yrs, est 71b; Swordplayer. 6 yrs ' 6.t 41b; Unity, 3 y) e, ay, and .Heart of Oak , 3 y r ., 4otIllb; but little doubt bangs on my mind concerning the result, the last three above, will, I fancy , be the first three in the race. The Woodcote Stakes, for two-years-old, is a bit of s mystery. all the animals are " dark," and from all ac counts not the most br illiant lot ima g inable ; I shal l go for, the Lively Flea and filly by Slane out of Pelerine. On Wednesday the performances commence with the Castle Stakes, for which Recruit, Knight of the Thistle, K rem er], and Souffle are entered, but I very muehldoubt whether a race will be the result, the steke, being of t he va lue of 351. As the names are written down, - so they stand in my estimation. The Great Warwickshire Handicap stands secon d on the list, although first in importan ce; I expect that above a dosen will be brought to the post, including the top-weight, Borneo, 5 3 rs, Bst 'Or 71b—CI th kr 5 y rs, 0e , _ 84—Doubt , 5 yrs, 7st 101b — M ar k T ap l ey , 4 yrs, 7st 91b—Minimum, 5 yrs, 7st 71b—Kissaway, 5 yrs, 7st 71b —Cranberry, 4 yrs, 7st 61b—Escape, 6 yrs, 7st 31b— Gladiolo, 4 yrs, 74 —Docility, 5 yrs, 64 121b—Ondine, 4 yrs, 64 101b—Captain Parry 5 yrs, Est 41 b —Sunrise, 3 yrs, sst 41b ( doubtful ) — Unit y, s vr l4 I 54 —and Colibri , 3 yrs, 4st alb, This list may be altered in several re spebts by Monday evening, w hoa I shall dot dow n m y final remarks on th e race . , Borneo, Mark Tapley, Sir "ssPb liewley's horse, and the trio of three-v.Bs zAI SCREW PROPELLERS. The advice' from the Cape yesterday were very wel come in the City, but the private letters do n. t express so much confidenca in the rapid termination of the war as is conveyed by the newspap e rs. "It is the opinion here (it is remarked) that the contest will be of some , continuance—probably 12 or eighteen months—as Harry Smith has expressed his determination to finish it in such a way as to render it unlikely that the Kafiri will ever again repeat the attempt." The perfortnauce of the Bosphorus, in completing her first voyage, appear to have given satisfaction. On her outward passage she was 40 days, but the delays at the diff rent ports touched at occupied upwards of two days, while the deviations from the direct course consequent upon these calls is es timated at more than four days. Sierra Leone was reached in less time than by any other steamer, and the rate of speed up to that point was 210 railes 4- day; but, eut:eequently, owing to an uelo,ked-tor and as it is believed an exceptional etaie ut the trade wind, it did not exceed an average of 177 miles. The return passage occupied thirty-eight days (the contract time both ways being thirty-five days), but the excess in this case was caused by the want of Warlich'e fuel at Sierra Leone, and the bad quality of the coal which was taken in in lieu of it. An error is also stated to have been ascertained in the contract distance from the Cape to Sierra Leone. By the contract it is 1,634 miies instead of 3,160, the difference being equal to 21 days run. This added to three days lust at Sierra Leone, makes five days to be deducted from the total of thirty eight. The new propeller with which the vessel is fitted is said to have acted admirably. It is constructed so that the blades may be placed in a position to offer no resistance whatever to the progress of the ship when under sail alone. There were several opportunities of testing it, and " both by night as well as by day, and in all weathers, the position was changed in a few minutes." A CHAPTER Or ACCIDENTS.—We have seldom to record such a succession of mishaps as has befallen the brig Gipsy, Captain M'Gregor, which sailed from this port for Newfoundland on tke 7th of Dec:mber last, and pu back on Sunday, after having been three months at sea. On the 3d of January she encountered a severe gale, and shipped a very heavy sea, which c .cried away the band of the forestay, top mast stay, and s--tap of the jibboom, bringing in the jib boom, damaging the boats, and rendering them useless; and washing away the cookhouse and utensils, and carrying the cook, James belonging to Greenock, overboard. Abiut the lst ult., the Gipsy fell in with a great quantity of ice, when she was about 15 miles to the west of her destined port, and on the 14th, finding it too heavy, and getting sh • rt of provisions, put about for G.• eenock. Oa the 20th she car ried away the foreyard, and on the 23d, blowing heavil from the S.W. to N.W., the ship, running under double reefed maintopaail, pooped a heavy sea, which carried away bulwarks, roundhouse, wheel and compasses, and disabled the captain and John Fulton, seaman. - Greenock Advertiser. ARTPTALPAL AGGRESSION ADDRESSES.—A return has been obtained by Mr. Newdegate, and was issued yes terday, setting forth the number of addresses which have been presented to her Majesty on the recent measures taken by the Pope with regard to this country, whence they ema nated, and the number of signatures to each. The total number of these addresses is 8,145, bearing 1,006,708 signa tures, besides two Roman Catholic addressee expressing loyalty and fidelity, with 254,961 signatures. They are classified according to their origin in the following manner : —archbishops and bishops of the Church of England, 1 ; archbishops and bishops of the Unitid Church of England and Ireland, I ; deans and chapters of cathedral or collegiate churches, 10; Church of Scotland, ministerial and elders, I ; clergy of the United Church of England and Ireland, 89; clergy and others, 880; Wesleyan Committee of Privileges, 1 ; Protestant dissenting ministers of the three dominations, 1 ; universities - viz., Oxford, Cambridge, Durham, and St. Andrew's. 4; colleges—Royal College of Physicians, Queen's College, ,Birnr.ingham, Sion College, London, the " Bedden,'• York, 4; hospitals, 2; county meetings, 35; other public meetings, 139; corporations, 46; associations or other bodies, 20; City of London, 4 ; members of the English bar, 11 at torneys, solicitors, and proctors of England and Wales, 1 ; Isle of Man, 1 ; Society for Promoting Chriatian Know ledge, 1. A MONsTER SEAL—Several of the fisheries along the coast have of late been much annoyed by the ravages of voracious seal', which appear to make a practice of regularly inspecting the nets, and devouring their contents. With the view of putting a stop to the ravages of these intruders, Messrs. Gray, Hutcheson, and Co. Lad a net constructed for the capture of seals at their fishery at Woodeton, and the re sult has been that they have caught a seal of the following enormous proportions—length, 8 feet; girth, 5 1 / a feet; and weight, 86 stones —Aberdeen Herald. ON) FRANC PIECES.—It may not be amiss to cau tion the public to be very careful in taking change, as there is at present a very large number of French and Belgian one franc pieces in circulation throughout the metropolis. They are rather defaced on each aide, and pass easily as a shillin g to those who are not acquainted with the coin, which is only worth B,d. or 9d. As there will be an immense number of foreigners of all nations in this capital during the Great Exhibition of May next, licensed victuallers, inn and coffee house-keepers, and shopkeepers of every description, as well as the public at large, must look before they give and take change, us a large quantity of foreign coin will undoubtedly be brought over, and tried to be put into circulation, not only in London, but other puts of the United Kingdom. THE CHAPEL ROYAL OF ST. GEORGE, WINDIoR. —On Wednesday last the trials for the situation of lay clerk, vacant by the death of Mr. Francis, took place in St. George's Chapel, before the canons and minor canons of Windsor, and nearly the whole of the lay clerks. There were thirteen can didates, from which the following four gentlemen were se lected, via - Mr. Hill, from Westminster Abbey; Mr. Dyson, from Canterbury Cathedral ; Mr. Sheard, from the Duke of Buccleuch's private chapel, Dalkeith ; and Mr. Sey mour, from London. Mr. Sheard was ultimately elected. He has a tenor voice of fine quality, is a good sight singer, as well as an admirable solo singer. The talent of the other three gentlemen primed to be of the first order, although all were unanimous is the election of Mr. Sheard. AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS. --Young Farmer, No. I.—" Well, Charley—have you had much shooting lately ?" Toting Farmer, No. 2.—" Why, no; what with hunting two days a-week, and coursing two days, I don't get much time to gu out with a gun."—Punch. Tan CoMMINARIAT CHEST.—The commissariat chest account for the year 1849-50 has been printed. The cash balance on the 31st of March 1850, was 7.8,2951. The total amount of sums received was 6,657,1951., and the sums disbursed amounted to 5,388,8991. ROYAL ARTILLERY.— WOOLWICH, MARcH 13. Lieutenant-Color el Tomkyns, appointed to the command of the royal artillery at Hong-Kong. has obtained leave of ab sence to the end of the present month. The gallant Lieu tenant-Colonel will embark at Southampton in the early H a i g g e h-street, 0---uph..iafedteyreastloeurg part of next month, and proceed by overland route to Chins. y M b l e c l h o a v e e l dfo r his DEATH OP COLON E L A day , at a his at residence, the ad viend nnirrT,Pßor.tMern. illness, A rnett, late of the Royal Marine corp many excell ent q ualities, and deeply regretted by a very numerous circle of friends. PATENT Omeiecs•—A good deal of excitement was occasioned yesterday in the line from Bayswater to Charing cross by the appearance of a new omnibus, which certainly • brings to bear ma ny, if not all, the desired end of such con veyances.traveller has a Each seat to himself--and such seat is as private as a box at the Opera, while ladies may thus ride as secure from annoyance as in their • own carriage. The contrivance altogether is certainl y Ingenious, and di vested of all cumbrous appearance, the •et whole not weighing more than an ordinary omnibus. The most novel feature is the way in which the passengers obtain their places both to the body of the omnibus and to the roof—to the latter, in deed, a child may ascend without fear of injury. The ap pearance of so useful a means of transit at this particular moment may be looked upon as an evidence that ingenious minds are at work to provide effectively, not only for the ap proaching crowds, b u t f or the ultimate comfort and security of the cheap travelling community. DEATH PROD( PAsstop.—Yesterday Mr. Wakley, M.P., held an inquest on Sarah White, aged 56. Deceased, who was a laundress, flew into a great rage with a man in her employ, because he bad neglected taking home the wash ing at a proper time. In her passion she fell down in a fit, and although surgical aid was procured, she died the follow ing day, without recovering her consciousness. Death was produced by congestion of the brain. Verdict, " Deceased died of axtravasation of blood on her brain produced by passion." SINGULA CHOICE OF A LAST RESTING-PLACE.— In a gentleman's garden, in a parish distant but a few miles from Hereford, is a grave seven feet deep, which was dug some years ago, and which is intended to receive the mortal remains of the proprietor and occupier of the premises (at least such seems to be his wish) when he shall " shuffle off this mortal coil." The grave, we understand, is partly dug and partly cut out of a rock, and is covered over with a tomb. Upon the tomb appears the following curious in scription : " Full seven feet deep and fast asleep I lie, by my direction. Let no one stir a bone of mine Until the resurrection!" Tun GAME LANrs.—On Monday, at Ixworth pet ty sessions, Isaac Haw dar , a labouring man, was committed for trial on a char ge o f per j ury, in having falsely sworn that he saw a Mr. Devereux fire at and shoot a partridge on this lands of West Stow, on the 23d of September la at. Thf, magistratee required substantial bail from the prie net, VAd not Wing ided with it, he was Sea to Bury ga pl.