The Sun. — London, England, 1850-04-03 00:00:00

I i . di, 123 Pi 614 *I .... 61 IPP. 0.11 , i " 45* ~~ 4 , ----- dress, end Huguenot, N ew Y or k ; Oztens ib le, Qiieb‘2e. Off port, Coronation. Mobile; Louisa Thompson, Blgek Prince, Strathmore, Ellen llighfield, and Earl of Loas dale. The Burrell barque, is on shore at Ardglast. The Sarah (or Sarah Ann) barque is at anchor in Dun drum Bay, in a dangerous position. DUBLIN, APRIL I.—The Maid of Galloway steamer, not the Galtvsy Maid as yesterday reported, which left Liverpool 29th ult., burst her boilers off Holyhead, be came very leaky and unmanageable, and drove on the rocks north of Balriggan harbour, where she now lies very badly; her keel is gone and bottom bilge!, and it is feared that she has parted abaft her pa Idle•box. Every thing that could be got out of her has been brought on shore. The Anne, which sank alongside the Quay, 29th ult., has been pumped out and floated. QUEENSTOWN, MARCH 31.—1 t has blown heavy gales for the tact three or four days from S.E. to E.S.E, with heavy raing and high tides.—The Mary, hence to Llanelly, which got on shore, 29th ult., has been got off. Arrd. Tar, Mauritius, for the Clyde. DR(GIIEDA, APRIL I.—The Lance, Newport to Liver pool, came on shore last night full of water; crew saved; must discharge. GLoucEsTEr..—Sld. Ireland, Quebec. NEWPORT, APRIL 2.—Wind S.—Sld. Eliza Jenkins, Alexattdria, United States. SCATEERY ROADS, APItIL l.—Arrd. Alice Bentley, Liverpool, for St. John's, New Brunswick, much strained, and making water. CROOKHAVEN.—Arrd. Ann Rankin, New Orleans. Wurrnr, APRIL 2.—Wind S.E.—S a il e d N eptune, Alpha, and Vt, itlaeam, Quebec. LOSSIE3IOUTH, MARCH 30.—Wind S.E., a strong gale.—The Jane of Berwick- o n-T wee d, S un d er l an d to Port Gordon, struck on the Muck Rocks off Buckie to day, and sunk, with her masts visible above water; crew saved. LEITII, APRIL 2.—A - mahogany table, some bedding, printed b oo k s, and wearing apparel, have been picked up on the Girdler Sand, also several letters addressed from Tralee, dated May and June, 1849, signed " Rob. 0. Reardon," and one dated Killarglin, March 20, 1850, signed " C. Qui]." RAMSGATE, APRIL 2.—A cask of lime juice, marked " W. E.," with a diamond over it, has been picked up. BLYTH, MAncii 30.—The Epselon has been in con tact with the Horatio, and did considerable damage; the latter went s t ern on to the Sydney packet, and carried away stanchions, bulwarks, &c. 'AtKET NEWS,-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE —WEDNESDAY The present week's arrival of English Wheat coast wise has been confined to 470 quarters, wholly from Essex and Kent. By land carriage the receipts are Email. Fine qualities were in moderate request this morning, at prices quite equal to those obtained on Monday. In the middling and inferior kinds next to nothing was doing. Only 2,720 quarters of Wheat have come in from abroad. The show of samples, however, was somewhat extensive. Fine white qualities sold at fully late rates. Otherwise the demand ruled heavy. All kinds of Barley were heavy at last week's decline in value. So little business was transacted in Malt that the quotations were almost nominal. Oats and Beans sold to a fair extent at late rates. Peas, .Indian Corn, and Flour were dull in the extreme. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK, 'Wheat. Barley. I .. Oats. , , . ....—......_ ____----. rs. rs. rs. rs. Englisk ..... • Q Q Q Q 470 390 810 590 Scotch— .....• - Irish • . • • • Foreign .... • . 2,720 Malt. Flour. -- 1,450 1,640 6,230 Sacks 430 520 BOHOUG2I HOP MARKET. Our market is very inactive, and last week's prices are barely supported. The show of samples is small. WHIXTECH.A.PEL. Esch kind of meat was in good supply and heavy de mand, at our quotations. Beef from 2s 2d to 3s 2d ; Mutton, 2s 6cl to 3s 4d; Lamb, 4s 10d to 5s lod; Veal, 3s to 3s 8d; and Pork, 2s 10d,to 4s per 81135, by the carcase. . SECONDARIES'.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.) SCOTT V. OSBORNE. This was an action to recover the sum of 51. for rent due for a cottage at Upwell, Norfolk. Mr. Duncan appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Ser geant Chadwick, Jones for the defendant. The teats were. these:.—The cottage in question was lately occupied by a widow Hartley, and the rent was Hartley, by the pari s h, b ut on t h e d eath of Mr. Abraham Hartley, her son, she, by his will, became entitled to an annuity of 201. per annum. Defendant administered to the estate of the deceased, which was insufficient to pay the annuity or other demands. The present action was brought on defendant's individual promise to pay, although it was made before he had ascertained the state of the affairs of the deceased. The SECONDARY left it to the jury to say whether the evidence showed the intention to incur a personal liability. The Jury gave a verdict for the amount claimed. MANSION -ROUSE—(THIS DAY.) POCKET - PICKING.—John Jones was brought up before Mr. Aldermen Carden, by policeman 51, on a charge of picking the pocket of a gentle man on London-bridge 'of a silk handkerchief yes terday afternoon. The evidence as to the commission bf the offence was perfectly conclusive, but John Jones's victins, prob a bl y unaware of his loss, was not present. The denials of the prisoner were ludicrously indignant. From his'stawroe n t it would appear that he got his living by hawking different articles in a barrow; still he was generally in the habit of usin a fine Bandana silk bandkel•chiefg , delicatel y scented, with his initials worked to hair on it. His worship, however, did not seem to attach much credit to this account of himself, and sen hticed the prisoner to two months hard labour, also re fusing t o gran t his very modest request that th e hand kerchief might be restored to him. BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY;) A yo un g . man named Lepbridge, who was described as a scene. shifter at the New Strand Theatre, was charged with the following dreadful assault. William Rae, a :.3ene painter's assistant at the Strand 'Theatre, stated that yesterday afternoon the prisoner and Matthews, the carpenter of the house, came in drunk and began quarrelling. The prisoner wanted to fight the gas fitter, but Matthews - said before the gas fitter should be struck he would have a set-to as his champion. When the time approached for opening the theatre they were still wrangling, and, perceiving that the prisoner was too far gone in liquor to be competent to discharge his duty, witness applied to him for the plot. Mr. 13Eway—The plot! What is that? The witness explained that it was the scenes that would be required for the play of the evening. Although the request was made with the best intentions—witness in teuding to take the prisoner's place for the night—the prisoner was very much exasperated at it, and began to abuse Matthews in language which witness did not- fee disposed to repeat. The prisoner acted more like a madman than a rational being, and vowed that he would have the life of Matthew:, Matthews saw that there was deterMinatron in his manner, and, at the instigation of witness, he escaped from the stage to the boxes • but the Prisoner, haviptiovercome witness's eff o rt s t o hold him back by altnOst twisting off the two front fingers of hia eight hand, pursued Matthews, and ultimately caught him in the upper proscenium boxes. A terrible struggle there took Place, and in the end witness was horror-stricken at sew ing the p r i soner and Matthews roll over the side of the box and fall into the orchestra. A piece of the stae fall carried. away and a kettle drum destroyed by t he ; but had the injury stopped there, it would not much have mattered. Unfortunately , however, witness, on r ushing to th e ass i stance of Matthews , ' found him " completely insensible, and s o frightfully was he injured, that it was at once thought advisable to car ry him to the hospital, w h ere he now lies in a state of de lirium. The' prisoner, wh o did not receive much injury f rom tho not ( ()latent with having been the origin of all this mis chief, became, if possible, still e v and out- rageous, and t h e upshot was that he had to be !olent given into the custody of the police. to say? say?llEisay asked the prisoner if he had anything The prisoner replied, that he wa er had happ ened ; but the fact was y sorry f or what +M s at v him by ca lli ng him orobrious namethews exasp erated s. Roe stat e d that t he prisoner was an industrious, in offensive man when sober, but he was a perfect maniac 'whenever he got a little drink in him. MatthMr. H ENRY sa id he should remand the case till ews was sufficiently recovered to attend and give evidence. The prisoner was accordingly removed in custody. MAN ARLBRO'r—(THIS AY.) Istro u ' r uNATE BEGGAR .-- A D A German Jew, who gave the name o f Olster, was brought before Mr. Hard wick, charged with begging of and annoying the Mar quis of Bristol. Police constable 139 C stated jthamatebo,ns.sthue previous afternoon he was on duty in St. when he saw the Marquis of Bristol leave his relesittdree get into his cab. Just as the Marquis was on thlecepoTndt of driving off the prisoner rushed forward and in an insolent manner demanded alms. Th Marquis refused to relieve him, and drove away. Theeplisone, daunted, followed him and jumped up behind nothing the Mar quis's cab. Witness ran after him, and in St. James's street the cab stopped, and the prisoner W as t a k en into custody. The prisoner, in defence, denied the charge of bect ging, and sa id h e was a b apt i se d J ew, an d his object in calling upon the Marquis of Bristol was this. The Mar quis was chairman of the Society for Promoting Chris tianity amongst the Jewr, and as he (defendant) was a converted Jew, and in distress, he thought the Marquis might do something for him. Defendant added that he had a rich uncle iu the city, but in consequence of his forsaking the ancient faith, he would have nothing to do with him. Committed for fourteen days. CL _,ERKENIVELL.—(THIS DAY.) A young Irishman, named Sullivan, and Caulfield, a prostitute, were placed bs fore Mr. Combo, charged with creating a disturbance and breaking some windows. It appeared that both the prisoners entered the King's Head public-house, Leather-lane, last night about ten o'clock, in a state of intoxication, and began creating a disturbance, and on the landlord attempting to turn t hem out; the female used some bad language, and after striking him laid hold of his hair and dragged him upon the floor. The male prisoner incited her on to the attacks, and when the landlord and the female prisoner a were lying s t ruggling on the ground, he gave the former t blow on the head. At length both of the par ti were eject e d f rom the house, and on getting outside e female, at the instigation of the man, broke four ps.Les of plate glass which were in the door, and they were consequently given into cui3tAy. The female prisoner admitted breaking the glass, tut decied the assault, as did also the male prisoner. Mr. COME ordered the female to pay 155., the value of the windows, or to undergo twenty-one days' impri sonment in the House of Porreetion, with hard labour, and the male to pay 20s;, or to be imprisoned fur fourteen days. _ _ The Court was occupied from half-past ton to half-past one in hearing ci.ses for drunken and disorderly con duct, the number of which at this holiday-making pe riod of the year is always subject to a very considerable increase. THE AWFUL WRECK OF _THE ROYAL ADELAIDE STEAMER. PARTICULARS RECEIVED THIS DAY. Anxious inquiries were made this morning at Lloyd's as to whether any intelligence had been received from any French ports of any portion of the passengers and crew of the ill-fated steamer being picked up alive. Hopes have existed that some might have escaped, and it was thought probable, there being frequent instance; of vessels being lost on the Goodwin and Margate sands, and the crews rescued by the French luggers. No such preservation do the unhappy creatures on board of the 'Royal Adelaide appear to have met with, and no doubt now exists that every soul was lost. The secretary of Lloyd's this morning is without the least information on the melancholy subject. The London agent of the City of Dublin Steam Navi gation Company, Mr. Hartley, has favoured us with a copy of a letter he received this morning from the agent of Lloyd's, at Margate : " Lloyd's Agency, Margate, April 2, 1850. "Sir,—We confirm our respects of yesterday, and beg to inform you that since our last night's report nothing more has been brought in from the unfortunate Royal Adelaide, and no further information obtained as to the fate of the crew and passengers. " Two cutters have been sent on to protect the pro perty, and the receiver of droits intends going to the wreck himself to endeavour to organize a working com pany. Notice has also been given to the different Coast guard stations to keep a good look-out. A number of Whitstable smacks, and Margate and Ramsgate boats, are around her, and two divers at work. Should the weather continue . fine, as it now is, we have no doubt but that a good deal of the cargo will be recovered. "We remain, Sir, yours, &c., " GEORGE HAMMOND and Co., Lloyd's Agents. " G. Hartley, Esq." It is the intention of Mr. Hartley to dispatch Mr. Davidson, the manager of the company's wharf at Lower East Smithfield, to Margate to-night, for the purpose of obtaining an accurate description of the bodies that may be washed up fr om th e ocean ,- an d see i ng to their proper and respectful interment. Tht company is in expectation of receiving advices from Bork this afternoon by the arrival of one of their steamers, which are likely to furnish more detailed in formation as to the exact number of passengers who have met with a watery grave. The statement found in another part of our paper, in reference to the conduct of the people at Margate not hearing the signals fired during the night the Royal Adelaide was lost, is somewhat at variance with the re ports. made by the two pilots, who saw the Royal Ade laide steam into the Prince's Channel scarcely two hours before it is supposed she ran on the sands. They dis tinctly state that they saw several rockets fired in the direction of the Prince's Channel, and heard the report of the signal distress-gun. Mr. Hartley, the agent of the company, informs us that the Royal Adelaide was not provided with large guns, consequently the reports heard must have proceeded from the Tongue light-ship. The steamer had rockets and other signal fires on board, and was provided with the number of boats required under the Act which regulates steam-vessels. As some doubts have been expressed as to the severity of the weather during the night on which the Royal Adelaide was lost, we may state that the violence of the gale for the time it lasted has not been equalled for some yee-s; and that is the opinion of the oldest boatmen on this part of the coast. Numerous losses hale been re ported on all points of the Channel, and the Preussiscber Adler, Captain Tooker, which has arrived in the river from Cork, announces the night to have been boisterous and peculiarly dark. This vessel brought over nearly 300 deck passengers —men, women, and children—and in order to screen them as much as possible from the surf, which was making way over the craft, and killed about a dozen beasts, the commander very humanely had as many as possible of the children taken down into the engine -room, where they procured warmth and shelter. This may convey some idea of the wretched sufferings of those on board the Royal Adelaide pre viously to their destruction. The accounts received this morning at Lloyd's from their respective agents on the east coast communicate the finding of more pieces of wreck and wearing apparel belonging to the sufferers. A deal of it has been found in the Swin, and this is accounted for from the fact that at the time of t'ie wreck, and her breaking up, the weather had somewhat moderated, and the tide revers ing, drifted the broken fragments toward., the north seas. The many luggers that went out to the wreck on Sunday have picked up a considerable quantity, but from its shattered state it is doubtful whether it can be brought into use. As will be seen, however, by the above letter strong hopes are entertained that a great portion of the cargo will be recovered by divers, should the fine weather con tinue. This day at noon the wind had got up consi derably, and if it extends to the west it mutt necessarily retard the operations. It is stated in the Times and other papers of this morning, that the Royal Adelaide was wrecked within a few cables' length - •f the spot where a German emigrant ship went to pieces• in October last, with ncarly two hundred lives. This is perfectly in correct. The vessel alluded to was the" Floridian, bound from Antwerp to New York. and was lost on the Long Sand nearly abreast of Harwich, some 30 or 40 miles from the Tongue. A barque from the West Indies to London, named the Sarah, met with destruc tion, and all hands (about 15 or 16) on or near the Tongue during the feat ful gale in January last, and that is the only serious fatal loss that has taken place near the spot for some time. The circumstances attending the fate of the ill-fated steamer are quite painful enough without introducing the harrowing details of other losses which' had nothing to do with the difficulties of the shoals near Margate. Besides, the German vessel was lost more than l2 months ago, and not in October last. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CATTERICK BRIDGE RACES.—TUESDAY. The Speculation Plate of 501., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each. One mile and a half. (9 Subs.) Mr. Hesseltine's Andalusian, 4 yrs (Longstaff) 1 Mr. Pedley's Foreclosure, 5 yrs (Templeman) 2 Lord Zetland's Gardenia, 3 yrs .... ...... ...(Arnold) 3 The following also started but were not placed:—Mr. Smyth's Goldfinch, 3 yrs (Wakefield, jun.)—Mr. Daw son's Billy Brown, 4 )11 (T. Lye)—Mr. H. Stebbing's Pelham, 4 yrs (Bashaixi)—and Mr. Osborne's Snowdrift, 3 yrs (Osborne, jun.) Betting-2 to 1 agst Foreclosure, and 3to 1 agst An dalusian. Won easy, by two lengths. The Claret Stakes of 10 sovs. each for three yrs old; colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 31b. Two miles. (6 Subs.) L)rd Zetland's Cantab (J. Marvin) 1 Mr. B. Green's Seignior of Holderness ( Wintringham) 2 Mr. Osborne's b f by Auckland, out of Atalanta 3 6t04 on Cantab. Won in a canter, by four lengths. The Tally-ho Handicap of 10 sovs. each. Twice roand and a distance. (4 Subs.) Mr. Davidson's Fleur de Seine, lOst 51b (Mr. Harland) 1 Mr. Jaques's Lady I am off, llst 71b (Mr. Elwon) 2 Mr. Dawson's The Magnet,' Ist 71b (Capt. Loadstone) 3 Even on the Magnet. Won easy by three lengths. The Champagne Stakes of 20 sovs. each, h ft; for two yrs old; colts, Bst 61b; and fillies, Bst 91b. About six Stirlen!. (6 Subs.) Captain Harcourt's Brother to Ellerdale ... walked over. The Gold Cup Stakes, of 10 guineas each, for three yrs old, &c. Two miles. (5 Subs.) Mr. Meiklam's French Susy, 3 yrs, Est 91b (Arnold) 1 Mr. Walter's Maid of Team Valley, 4 yrs, (Walters) 2 Mr. Wilkins's Langton, 4 yrs, Bst 71b ..(Cartwright) Even on French Susy, and 2 to 1 against Maid of Team Valley. Won in a canter by two lengths. The Senior Stakes, of 10 soya. each. One mile and a half. (5 Subs.) Mr. Meiklam's The Italian, Bst 71b DERBY STEEPLECHASE AND HURDLE RA CES.—TUESDAY. The Hurdle Handicap of 5 sovs. each, and 30 added. About one mile and a half. (8 Subs.) Mr. Adey's Mischief-maker, 5 yrs, lOst 61b 1 Mr. Hargreaves na Chintz Print, aged, 9st 101 b ... 2 Two others started. The Steeplechase Handicap of 15 . sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 7 5 soy& added. Four miles. (12 Subs., 6 of whom declared.) Mr. J. Cook's Verax, 9st ~ Mr. Elmore's British Yeoman, 1 Ist 101 b Four others ray. NORTHAMPTON RACES. NORTHAMPTON, TUESDAY NIGHT, SEVEN O'CLOCK.-- Arrivals—Alonzo, Dover, Bastinado, Mr. Merryman, Harriott, Iron Rail, Give and Take, Watchdog, Col lingwood, Recluse, Impression, Hind of the Forest, Grief, Leap-year, Le Beau, Retail, Mahratta, The Monk, Cossachia, Clelia, Diligence, Equiria, f by Nut with out of A gnes , Nutbrown, Pius Ninth, Osterley, Prestige, Regis, Tophana, Wanota, Wallflower, Giselle, Rodney, Sister to Officious, Olivia, Bishop of Romford's out of cob, Chantrey, Spon ge , V an Dieman, b c by Lanercost Concertin a , H ump h rey, Ferule, Mounseer, The Jest Iron Crown, Teleg ra ph, S alute, Knight of Gwynne, , Brother to Drakelowe, Forlorn Hope, and ch f by Slane out of Receipt, Mark Tapley, Gladiole, Wens dyke, t h e Bee-hunter, Halo, Borneo, Ballinafad, Westow, Belus, Velez, Priestess, Reversion, the Last Forester, Maria Day, Little Houghton, Tamworth filly, Forest taloon filly,BuckhounO, Compass, Lad, Cogia , Crucible, Harem Scarum, Fernando, Pan broke down this morning. There is every probability Achytenthis. Grief of a large field and a very full meeting. The races com mence to-morrow at one o'clock. BETTING AT MANCIIESTEIL—TITESDAY. THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES —3 to 1 agst Os terley (t), sto 1 agst Muunseer (t), 8 to 1 ugst Belust freely), 9 to 1 agst Harriutt, 10 to 1 agst Chantrey (t freely), 10 to 1 agst Mahrbtta, 13 to I apt Ballinafad (t), 20 to 1 agst Priestess (t), 20 to 1 agst Halo (t). THE ALTHORP PARK STAKES. -7 to 4 agst Buck (9, 7 to 1 agst Mr. hmoeurnrdym(at)n, (t). Nothing 2 agst Presti ge Nothing done on any other event. ... •• • 1 ~. 2 Dispatches from the Governors of the North Ame rican Provinces were received yesterday at the Colo r. ial-office. THE SUN, REDUCTION OF ADMIRALS. I TO THE EDITOR OF TIE SUN. Sill,—lS ()thing can be more fair, in appearance, than the spirit in Which your leading article of the 13th inst. was written, with reference to Mr. flume's motion, for the reduction of the list of Admirals. You say—" Hence we would by no means see the list of Admirals reduced to a number barely sufficient to take the command of our squadron. We would see in this liberal catalogue of the British Admirals a wholesome blending of age, and, compara tively speaking, of youth, (Nelson, be it remem bered, having only attained his 47th year when he expired at Trafalgar), of vigour and experience, of ardour and of judgment. We would see ample op portunities afforded for the reward of the meritorious by promotion, and ample encouragement afforded to those who were aspiring to the dignity of such ele vation Far be it from our intention to advocate any interference with the prevailing system which would prove unjustly injurious to the interests of the gallant officers in the Navy. Any movement which should appear unjustifiably detrimental to their in terest, by abruptly, and harshly, and unfairly pre venting their reasonable promotion; would be certain to call from us, among the very first, an indignant protest." All this is very true, and conceived in a fair and liberal spirit. The state of things such as you de scribe is much to be wished for, and few, I -imagine, will be found to differ with you, in the abstract. But, Sir, may I ask if, before penning the article from which I quote, you had made yourself ac quainted with the real status quo ? I think not ; or, from the sentiments you express, instead of your ad vocacy, Mr. Hume's motion would have called from you, "among the very first, an indignant protest." That our list of Admirals is numerically greater than we require cannot be-denied ; but, unfortunately, we have not that " wholesome blending of age, and, com paratively speaking, of youth," which you consider necessary. A statement appeared, a short time since, in the Naval and Military Gazette, which I believe to have been tolerably correct, showing that among the list of 150 Admirals, 30 only were below the age of 65, the remainder ranging from that age to, 86-- the awsrage of the whole being 72 ! Looking, therefore, at their advanced ages, I think the list of Admirals is almost reduced at this moment, in point of efficiency, to that position which you describe, when you say—" We would by no means see the list of Admirals reduced to a number barely sufficient to take the command of our squadrons." But this list is composed of the surviving heroes of the last war, and it needs no eloquent pen to show that they should be spared from ungenerous attacks, and allowed to re pose quietly under the shade of their hardly-earned laurels, during the remaining brief period of their existence. A short time only has elapsed since a measure was adopted, and a sum of money voted, for the purpose of the " blending of age, and, compara tively speaking, of youth," in the Admirals' list. That measure is quietly working the cure which was intended, and in course of time we shall have a few Admirals under 60 years of age. When " compara tive youth" shall, in sufficient numbers, have found its way there, then, and not until then, will it be either politic or just to consider the question of the reduction of numbers. At present age predominates. The senior captain on the list, and consequently the next for promotion, cannot be less than 61 years of age. lle is an officer of distinguished services, and has held his present rank nearly 36 years ; but would it not be " unjustly injurious" to that gallant officer's interest, after the implied contract entered into, and call for an " indignant protest," were a sud den check now put to all promotion ? By the mea sure to which I hare referred, a retirement was offered to the Captains' list, and accepted by many, with the express understanding, that those who re mained on it, foregoing the pecuniary advantage of the retirement held out to them, should be advanced as vacancies occurred on the Admirals' list. At the same time, the numbers receiving the higher rates of half-pay on the Captains' list were reduced as fol lows :-100 receiving 14s. 6d. per diem were reduced to 70; and 150 receiving 12s. 6d. to 100. By this means a saving of nearly 3,0001. per annum was effected; but by this means also the chances of- the junior captains attaining 'the higher rates of half pay were considerably diminished; and were a stop now put to promotion, they could not reasonably look forward even to the paltry addition of 2s. per diem, to the pittance already allowed them after a servitude of perhaps 40 years. Would it not be "unjustly injurious" to the interests of these gallant officers, as well as a breach of faith on the part of the' Government of the country, to do away with the ar • rangement then entered into—the bargain which was made when the offer was held out of retirement with increased pay, or the chance of promotion with a con tinuance of the lower rate of pay? On the faith pf the terms of that offer, numbers preferred remaining on the active list, and were the flag promotion now put a stop to, I see no way of " blending youth and age" but by extending the retirement, and again offering it to those with whom faith would, in that case, have been broken. I can assure you, Sir, that naval officers at large feel most " unjustly injured" by the constant attacks which are made upon them, by parties who are grossly ignorant of the constitu tion of the various lists. That we have many more officers of all ranks than we require cannot be denied ; but it is equally incapable of denial that we have not a greater number of efficient officers than are neces sary, and that were a war to break out they would fall short of the national requirements. These over crowded lists are the results of a long-protracted war. Time will work a cure ; but, pending the at tainment of this desirable object, the country surely should not grudge either their half-pay, poor as it is, to those whose best days were spent in securing to England her independence as a nation, and eventually the blessings of peace ; or, " reasonable promotion" to those who still maintain "Britannia's rule," and are ready and willing at any moment to peril life and limb should our national honour or independence again be assailed. Your obedient servant, MARINER©. London, March 21, 1850. SELF-SUPPORTING. DISPENSARIES. —A highly re spectable meeting of the members of the medical profession and other gentlemen, was held yesterday at No. 33, Edward street, Portman-square, Dr. Daniell in the chair, when it was resolved to establish a central association, under the title of "The London Society," for the purpose of circulating infor mation and facilitating the establishment of self-supporting dispensaries throughout the United Kingdom, on the prin ciples advocated by Mr. Smith, of Southam, whose philan thropic and unwearied endeavours in the cause of these insti tions were warmly acknowledged. Among those present were :—Dr. Forbes, Dr. Moore, Dr. Cormack, Dr. Sir James Anderson, Mr. James Yearsley, Mr. S. E. Alfoid, &c. Letters of approbation and support were also read from Dr. Conolly, Dr. Charles Hare, Dr. W. Stroud, the Hon. Henry Berkeley, the Bev. Canon Dale, &c. THE SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY.—The directors of this railway have reduced their fares, and the reduction com menced on Monday. On return tickets the reduction is im portant, as it amounts to fully one-third. Recently the di rectors put on extra third-class accomM6dation on market days between Newton and Exeter, and also between Totnes and Plymouth. Four good mothers have given birth to four bad daughters. Truth has produced hatred ; succesP, pride security, danger; and familiarity, contempt; and, on the contrary, four bad mothers have produced as many good daughters, for astronomy is the offspring of astrology ; che mistry, of alchemy; freedom, of oppression; patience, of long. suffering.— E iza Cook's Journal. TRANSPORTATION OF CONVICTS.--The hired con vict ship Barretto, jun., Captain Huggins, is appointed- to sail from Woolwich on the Bth of the present month, with 400 convicts, for Hobart Town and Port Jackson. The Sprightly, war steamer, entered .the Southampton Docks on Monday night. Yesterday 100 convicts arrived at Southampton by the Dorchester mail train from Portland, and were put on board the Sprightly. A Vessel is waiting in the Cowes Roads to receive them. Their destination' is believed to be Australia. FIRE NEAR THE CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL —Last night about nice o'clock, a very alarming fire broke out in the drawing-room of the premises belonging to Mr. Jones, but tenanted by a lady named Murray, 17, Laurie-terrace, near the Catholic Cathedral, St. George's-road, Southwark. After considerable trouble it was extinguished, but not before serious damage was done, and GO/. in bank notes consumed. Unfortunately the numbers of the notes were not known, consequently they will prove a total loss. HEREFORD CATHEDRAL.—This cathedral, which has been closed for a long period of time for restoration under the guidance of the late Mr. Cottingham, was opened in part a few days ago for Divine service. We passed through the city last week, and looked into the building. The nave is completed, and here the temporary arrangements have been made for service—a screen having been erected at the junction with the transept. The lower part of the nave, as some of our readers will remember, is Norman (the work of Bishop Robert of Lorrain, commenced 1097, and finished 1115), and the upper part is Early English. The whole of the stonework here has been made perfect—much of it being entirely new. The nave is paved with black and red tiles in patterns; and the vaulting, which is of plaster, some of the miserable work of Wyatt, has been decorated with colour, in a manner not commensurate with the greatness of the work in hand. This decoration consists of brown scroll work with medallions somewhat coarsely executed. The vaulting of the aisles is also painted, and with better effect. The ceiling under the tower, at the crux, not included in the part opened, is decorated in blue and gold. The transepts and choir are in a miserably ruinous state, and give some notion of the extent of the work which must have been done in the nave. The exquisitely beautiful Lady-chapel and parts about it have been thoroughly restored externally ; the new gable crosses here are over large. —Builder. COMPLETION OF THE RAILWAY ARCHES ACROSS TUE TwEei).—On Tuesday the key-stone was placed in the last arch of the railway bridge which for three years past has been in course of formation for the purpose of connecting, by a permanent way, the Berwick and Newcastle and North British Railways. The occurrence was observed with due ceremony,and came off with great écidt.—.Verwich Advertiser. We understand that the Government has deter mined not to increase the number of medical appointments under the Poor Law Commission. LORD GouGu.—The conqueror of Goozerat is at present on a visit to Bath, accompanied by his lady. The citizens of Bath, on hearing of the approach of the veteran, determined to give him a public reception, and he made quite a triumphal entry into the city. His Lordship has been invited by the City to a public dinner, over which the Marquis of Thomond will preside.; i, 0 14... ii 014, WIEDNEgDAY P.VENING, APRIL 3, 1850 many become clamorous for the decision, calling loudly for " A ring, a ring!" A STUDENT—GO call thy daughter, hostess, Here's that will make her hueest. HOSTESS—Sir ? STUDENT—A ring." But in the midst of this mysterious scene, in the tavern, the guy Lelio tells a tale of burning woe and tragedy—how the young Francesca, to purchase the escape of Santo from his dungeon, had yielded up her, beauty,.•to. a liyerffifr i t : ithd. having gained th e ransqm fas4l44lo44i.qii 'beauty by her poniard. The pathetic nature of the incident is inde scribably enhanced by the rude " setting " of the comic by which it is surrounded. Then comes a •charming scene before an Italian cot tage at sunset, the emancipated monk gaining over to his cause a young.father and mother who are there watching the gambols of their children in the midst of the serene and unruffled felicity of their domestic seclusion, The song of the children is a dainty bijou : of verse, so dainty, that we give it by way of quo tation : " [The children are sporting. The girl hides among myrtles, and sings. " GlRL—Whither R ingest thou, wiugest thou, winny wind 4 Where, winny wind, whero, oh 'where? Boy (singing.)—My sister, my sister, I flit forth to find, My sister, my :Aster, the or augc-flaw'r Air ! GlRL—Since thy songs thy soft sister seek, What wouldst With her? say, oh say. 13or—Oh, to pat her 0.-all-white cheek, And court Lor with kisses all thy I [The child bursts from her hiding place, and the children chase each other user the plain." The appreciation of the charms of a child is not only evinced by Sydney Yendys in this sweet little lyric, but in a subsequent, passage, where Santo calls the boy- 7 -." the yindicatiokof God—the everlasting promise which no mu .keeps;.' &c. ' Beautifully and nobly is it said by Santo, when appealing to the father's patriotism, that on scanning the surface. of the Roman " Mere and there Rude heaps, that had been cities, clad the ground With history. And far and near, where grass Was greenest; and the unconscious goat browsed free, The teeming soil was sown with desolations." With reference to the subsequent developement of the narrative we shall consign it to the curiosity of the reader, satisfied that by so doing we shall best for ward the interests of the poem, and convinced, likewiie, that our previous excerpts and observations will inevi tably tickle the poetic appetite of the public into a zest for further examination. Among the most remark able 'passages in the work, we must, however, be 'permitted to particularise the description given by Santo (pp. 95-96), of the awakening of the dumb genius of his patriotism—and his dream of the combat of Telemachus in the Colosseum. Our author's idea of the nature and c.,ftce of the poet is worthy of consideration. " The good man,' he says, " hears _ " The voice in which God speaks to man. The poet In some rapt moment of intense attendance, The skies being genial and the earthly air Propitious, catching on the inward ear • The awful .aed unutterable meanings Of a divine soliloquy." The notion is consonant with that of the Viscomte de Chateaubriand, when speaking of the entrance of the allied armies into Paris, he says that then " God had pronounced one of those words by which the. silence of eternity is at long intervals inter rupted." Poets—they both heard the voice of the unseen Divinity. For felicities of expression we may particularile also these : of manly passion : We men are calm or hurricane.. The heart Fills silently, and at the last wrong bursts." Of the sorrows of Mary and of Rome: Thou who three days didst watch a tomb in tears, Pity our vigil of a thousand years." . Of autumn : Behold, Even now the harvest scedeth, and the ear Bends rich with death." A multiplicity of other minor beauties scattered throughout the pages by way of poetic decoration, might be instanced, but we have said enough. " The Roman," with its pensive lyrics, and its heroic songs of war, and its tender lays of love, and its con trasting and variegated metres, may now plead itself for the approving voice of criticism. That 'occasionally it should be marred with such - undignified epithets 'as " kickshaws," and such appl a udi ng cr i es as " W ell done," is an accidental and subordinate blemish that can only be invested with im portance by the declaration, that as a whole, " The Roman " is an elegant poetic . composition. Its prevailing characteristic is this. Elegance of execution—fervour of thought—aptitude of scholarship fluency of expression grace of imagery —combine together for its embellishment. They leave the mind unsatisfied with the abruptness and confusion of the " end," but this kind of termi nation was possibly the most appropriate that could have been selected, being the most in accordance with The sudden and calamitous close of the Italian Revo lution. Such are the' prominent peculiarities and merits of a poem, the perusal of which must be plea surable to every lover of our literature. LITERATURE TILE ROMAN. A Dramatic Poem. By Sydney Yendys. Drawing hi.; inspiration from the late heroic struggle of the Italiars, the author of this volume of poetry—poetry at once graceful and impassioned— has in "The Roman" added one more remarkable contribution to our contemporary literature. His effusion,. though evincing in its freshness and anima tion the ardour of an, adolescent fancy;-,and the reaun dant energies a youthfid arid unjadekiiittgination--! is, nevertheless, entirely devoid of the customary tokens of immaturity. In this circumstance, more even than in th 2 frequent beauties scattered throughout the work, we r cognize larger promise, pr . ,rise of a more brillianeoharacter as to the future ...nployment of his abilities. It affords of its a sufficient intimation that already the hand that, has struck the chords of thii lyre is the hand of a master—no tyro touch, no school-bred performance this, no thesis of a poetic pupilage—but the bold, earnest, and harmo nious ebullitton of a young but copions and virile capacity. It is told of Paganini, the Magician of the Fiddle, that no human being ever heard him tone a violin ; that an instrument which in other band* was filled with discordance became at oncein his sensitive and capacious grasp an organ of inevitable melody ; his exquisite sense of concord detecting .at once the necessities of imparting more or less tension to. the strings, without obliging him, like all other violinists, to scrape them into due relationship. Although we are not going to ileignate Mr. Sidney Yeudys the' Paganini of the Poetic Lyre, we must, nevertheless, avouch at once that he so far bears a' resemblance to that most miraculous of musicians, that he altogether abstains from tuning his harp, at least publicly or audibly, to the' task of authorship. He runs his fingers over the instrument of verse for the first time —and from the first:it is concordant. Insomuch, that even to that most exquisitely sensitive of senses, the sense of a refined and exacting criticism - , we believe that, not - 6 note will be found to jar 'either into the sharps o'rant or extravagance, or into the equally distressing flatness of an irredeemable mediocrity. He sings -always in twit., and ttimottt• always in time—his .'veree being invarial4iSiolliie and melodious. Po* a first _wor3 4 ;ir,c4 especiaili poetical work, "we scareelY ever remember one so nearly altogether devoid of important blemishes. Even to discern the lesser flaws which are inevitable in every preliminaryeffort of the intellect, will require a scrutinizing attention, and a captious temperament. " The Roman" throughout is conceived in a high and pure strain, its execution being ell but commen surate in excellence. Vittorio Santo, g missionary of Freedom, disguised as a monk (a sort of idealised Gio herd) is The Roman. And, according to an expression contained in this poem commemorative of his genius, his eloquence, and. his patriotism, he is assuredly, in deed, and in truth .(p. 61,), a " polyglot of prophets." Imbibing his wisdom from the most evangelizing ofthe Apostles, he is "all things to all men." His oratory, as ela,stic and adaptable as the form of Proteus, de rives its energy, like the thews of Antoms, froiu the bosom of his mother earth. All the children of, that historic country bow before the magic wand of his rhetoric. , He calls to them in the thrilling tones of antiquity—his voice rings over ; the laud like the Last Trumpet of , a political Resurrection. To all grades of the community he appeals in the language most calculated to roluta.their latent civism, by pene trating within the circle of their comprehension, Thus—he chides theAttsbandtpan— _ " for7the German weeds . that choke The Roman crop of WY." thunder, He calls to a posy eccle r :t . s t ti o o . and " At carting gives him The whip of knotted cords ihat cleansed th e t em pl e . 'Preach, priest,' he cries, that from these sa cre d bo un d r , This outraged temple Italy, each Roman Scourge those that sell the sacrilegious doves Of perjured peace. O'erturn, o'erturn,' he cries, The tables of'thoie. German money-changerS, That make this house of prayer a den of thieves.'" Pleading to the merchant in the name of Italy, that Italy which he would see transformed into one great Roman Republic, he likens her to a " glorious galleon, m in o r a r o v ; i s c et teat The Now stranded and forlorn: her freight of honours Strew'd up and down the world, purpling strange snows, And loading cold barbaric winds with incense!" Turning even to the village forge, he sends ti whole troop of " Wrongs, hopes, :end duties trooping through the soul Of the stout smith, and there on his own smithy Blows the rough iron of his heart red hot." Then, again, with a resounding and impassioned pe roration, " Seizing the magic time, with sudden band ' He stamps him to the.quick;—Patriot! the hour Is come to beat our litough,shares into swords— Our pruning-hooks.to spears!" Even to the gentler sex' his burning adjurations are spoken, and that, moreover, so effectually, that one of them (a daughter of nobility) goes forth at his bid ding, like a new Cassandra, crying mit, "Rome is at hand!" But we are anticipating. The poetical drama of "The Roman," divided into nine scenes, opens with a chorus of dancers, in rhymes daintily itterated like the throb of the cas tanets, and the twitter Of the flute : " Sing lowly; foot-slowly, oh why should we chase The hour that gives lie - liven to this earthly embrace?" The revellers are startled by the interruption of the Monk, who warns them not to desecrate with the dance the grave of his mother--arresting their atten tion with a story of fietitious suffering, until he tells them that that mother is Italy, that that Italy is Rome. " Look," he exclaims, "upon o e Imperials e craps a o the purple f dej e cted round her m pi " Her mo unta i n b oscm,.where the very sky Beholds w i t h pass i on: and with the last prou d outraged breast, And even in fetters cannot be a skive." Again, transfiguring the land of hie love and of his nativity with the glory of her vverlasting sorrows, he cries out—. " Your giant fathers Call'd Atlas demigod. But what is she Who, worn with eighteen centuries of bondage, Stands manacled before the world, and bears Two hemispheres—innumerable wrongs, Illimitable glories." Subsequently he apostrophises his country to emerge from her prolonged ang'uisb, adjuring her. " By her lung agony, her bloody sweat, Her passion of a thousand years !" In a similar mood of horror he inquires later on (p. 88) " Did this land, which bore gods, spend all its strength In the sublime conception, and birth-worn Bring pigmies forth i❑ these last days?" Ali his eloquence when addressed to the voluptuous revellers proves of no avail, even when he reminds them that the land is what it was of yore in all things but themselves, saying very gracefully, 1 , 1 illustration " Chat tc-day T T he he d fl an o c w e e r r s a stlhainkL w a a w ve a d y: in on t e he by E A seed into th e earth, and it shall bear thee Egyptian e tia i n n h au ai c r cession, Of Pharoah's d aug h ter. ", all, except a young girl, FraAcesca, who has im bibed the intoxicating draughts of his eloquence, and enrolled am on g his di sc ipl es i n patriotism, io o d t e is mxd e s xc t l o be exclaiming derisiv e ly i n a ll us i on t o h er sex as affording but a flimsy obstacle -- " Doth Salique law entail The heritage of glory From the first moment of .her apparition from among the trees it is sufficiently manitest that Francesca is in love with Santo. While endeavouring to allay the impetuosity of her patriotism, the Monk thus speaks to her in tones" of blended suavity and sarcasm. The • passage affords so admirable a specimen of the vigour end terse ness of our author's manner that we transcribe the' lines entire and unmutilated " The feeblest tongue that freemen use will deafen These ears where every word' went bowing in! `These pamper'd ears, born in the purple chamber Of silken state, these soft Voluptuous ears, Dainty and fancy-fed, that of the f:iva Of many-visaged language, know alone That bastard and emasculated speec h That does court embassies. That perfumed minion, Which runs the powder'd errand s of intrigue; That slave-born stave, that audible obeisance." In a different mood he warps Francesca from the perils of her unfeminine ambition, observing— child freedom bath sanctuaries Wherein the chaste hauda of her best high priest Tremble to serve." At the same time, on recognizing the sincerity of her devotion to the cause he is advocating, he encourages her by the assurance that--- The earnest soul Drawing a sword is warrior e a -_ y a-pied I" Having accepted Francesca as a handmaid in the great effort at Italian, or rather Rotnan emancipa tion, Santo goes forth in the neighbourhood of Milan and encounters a band of insurgents, by whom he is almost destroyed, in consequence of his hinting at a general confederation of the states into one Republic. A moonlight scene between Cecco and Francesca, fraught with passionate outbursts of emotion on the part of the latter, carries on the story v of the drama to a crisis—the. denouement of whichis clearly explained in a tavern scene of students. The animation and humour of this scene in the Italian hostelrie is felicitous, the author evincing much comic poiver in his sketch of the village schoolmaster Doctor Scio, in the interpolated surprise of the hostes's, the waggery of some of the students, and the mingled pathos and merriment of Lelio. The same faculty for appreciat • ing the droll or grotwue is afterwards betrayed towards the close of the peem In the curt inquisi tiveness of the President of an Austrian court-martial, as well as in the babbling garrulity of Old Goffo, one of the witnesses. Here is , an indication of his facile aptitude ate .t humorous. A con tention going forwaid among the students, a challenge is thrown out by Lelio, 'and HER MAJESTY'S TrIEATRE. An event unprecedented in the annals of the Panel' musical drama in England took place at her Majesty's Theatre last evening. I'Ve had an Italian opera performed, in which the 'prima donna, the printo tenore, and the conductor of the Orchestra were all English, and performed, too, in a style of such sur passing excellence as no lyrical establishment could exceed, and few, very few indeed, could equal. Once, and once only, have we had an English prima donna and an English primo tenore appearing together in the same opera on the Italian lyrical stria, in and that we, abot,i. halt a century since, when Mrs. Billingten and l3raham appeared together in Gli Orazzi e Curia zzi, but the event of last evening is altogether unprecedented. The opera was Lucia di Lammermoor, which was produced for the debut of Miss Catherine Hayes in the character of Lucia, on which occasion Mr. Sims Reeves sustained the cha racter of Edgardo for the first time on the Italian boards in this country, and both performers achieved a most brilliant triumph. Miss Catherine Hayes has greatly improved since she was last heard in London ; her voice seems to have gained in power and compass, without having at all deteriorated in expression or sweetness, and both her acting and singing is replete with expressive: delicacy and feeling. Nothing could exceed the exquisite beauty of her jioriture ; the orna ments she introduced were quite novel, and as beautiful as they were novel, and the closeness of her shake has never been surpassed. She rose to the very highest altitudes of the scale without effort, and in the very highest notes her voice was of a deli cious flute like softness, there was not the slightest approach to shrillness dining any portion of her per formance, and she has this great merit over the greater number of her comnetitors in the representa tion of the character of Lucia, she is always ex quisitely in tune—indeed, a more finished perform ance than the Lucia of Miss Catherine Hayes it is difficult to imagine. We rank her Lucia immedi ately after that of Jenny Lind, and far far before that of any other prima donna who has attempt - d the part. Her acting was full of pathos and feeling, yet die ' anguished for its grace and its delicacy, and its truly womanly tenderness. She was called on four times during the course of the opera, and achieved a suc cess at once most brilliant and most deserved, a success worthy of the pupil of Sapio, of Filippo Ronconi, and of Manuel G,:rcia, The Edgardo of Mr. Sims Reeve is by far the best on the Italian stage. He has all the power of Fraschini, without his coarseness, and all the finish of Mario, with infinitely greater power. lie WI in excellent voice, and never have •we heard or seen the character of liadgardo so magnificently per formed. The malediction scene was rendered with a terrible and awful earnestness that was perfectly sublime, and the whole of the last scene (the celebra ted Fra I'cco) was given in a mournful yet sweet, exquisitely sweet, and touching accent of despair that went at once to the heart. The audience exp essed their admiration by loud and enthusiastic plaudits, and he fairly shared with Miss Catherine Hayes, what our French neigh bours would cell the honours of the sitting. Mr. Sins Reeves is, without exception, the most peifect Edgardo that has ever appeared, and (with the single exception of Jenny Lind) Miss Catherine Hayes is the most perfect Lucia. I3eletti was the Enrico, and sang and acted admirably, as he al ways does. We have never heard the opening duet of the second act so effectively rendered as it was last night by I3eletti and Miss Hayes. At its conclusion they received the honour of an immediate recd.. The excellent singing of F. Lablache in the comparatively unimportant character of Raimondo, contributed materially to the completeness of the cast. Between the acts, Madlle. Amelia Ferraris re peat, d the pas which she performed on Saturday week, and more than confirmed the favourable opinion which we formed of her on that occasion. She is the first dancer of the day who has attain e d th e hi g h est posi tion in her profession per saltum (we do not mean this as a pun), and who will maintain it against all cora petitors. Good-nature, like a bee, collects 'honey from every herb. 111-nature, like a spider, sucks poison from the sweetest flower. Eliza Cook's Journal. SOUTH WALES RAILWAY.—Mr. Brunel is having constructed a great iron bridge to be thrown over the Wye,• at Chepstow, 600 feet in length, with four arches, one of 300 feet, and three of 100 feet each, so as not to interfere with the navigation. Tim BARIMEAD AND NEILSTON RAILWAY.—The half-yearly meeting of the Glasgow, liiarrhead, and Neilston Railway Company was to have taken place at noon on Satur day, in the company's office, at 40, George.square, but a quo rum of shareholders not having come forward, no business was proceeded with, and the meeting WAS adjourned sin die. --,North British Mail, '4otr z fiote"llk, 2 ; 4- " *.4J4""4.41e 4*s -vim NORTHAMPTON RACES (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH TLS Trial Stakes. Coiling wood Gladiule The ilarlestone Stakes. Clelia Bee Hunter The Great Northampton Stakes. Priestess Chantrey GERMANY. A letter from Stuttge.rt, of the 27th ult, addressed to the Cologne Gazette, states that .in a Cabinet Council the question of .the dissolution of the Assem bly had been discu,sed, and, contrary to the wishes of the King, resolved in the negative. G REE CE. We have received Athens journals to the 18th ult. The Courrier d'Athenes, of the 17th, has the follow ing :—" In the Anglo-Greek differences we have made a step in advance during the last ten days. The French mail steamer from Constantinople arrived at the Pir reus on the Bth, and has brought us the dis patches from St. Petersburgh which had been so im patiently expected. Nothing having been published or announced to the Chambers by the Government, relative to the arrangements of Russia, we must re fer to the following lines, which we read in the Mi nisterial journal, the Observateur Athenes of the 13th inst. :—` We believe we may affirm that powerful Russia has not hesitated to declare her self in favour of feeble Greece, and that the Emperor Nicolas has already taken to hear the i n t eres t s o f our country.' As to the instructions addressed to M. Persiany, the Russian Charge d'Affaires in Greece, it is said that they are confined to approving fully of his conduct, directing him to support with all his efforts the mission of Baron Gras, and to express the regrets of the Imperial Court that the Greek Government has not followed the advice given it on several occasions, and which if listened to would have spared the coun try its present difficulties. This explicit condemna tion of the system which we have opposed for the last five years is a proof that the Russian Cabinet is well informed of what . takes place in Greece, and that it does not allow itself to be led away by mischievous pre-occupations whiCh cannot but be injurious to the country. The interpretation hitherto given of the mission of Baron Gros in Greece does not appear to have been very correct. It is said that this diplomatist now studies with the greatest assiduity and attention all the docu ments connected with the claims of England, in order that: he may be able to give an opinion founded on the strictest equity. This work once finished it will, it is said, be communicated to our Government as well, as to the "English Minister. Let us hope that ibis means of arrangement will have a happy and prompt result, for, if our p or t s are free, it must not be forgotten that a great number of our vessels, several of which have cargoes on board, are still under sequ,stration by the English squadron, and that so long as this deplorable difference shall exist, those which are abroad will not find cargoes. It is an immense lose for our shipping, particularly at this time, when the navigation of the Black Sea is about to open. The state of uncertainty in which we are placed has become insupportable. Whatever may be said by the Ministerial press, every one calls for a speedy solution of the affair, for they know by recent examples that our Government always ends by yield ing. when it ixalready too late. The people have done their duty by resigning itself; let the Government do its duty by accelerating the termination of our dis asters. TUNIS. A letter from Tunis of the 19th ult. states that the cholera, which had apparently subsided, had again made its appearance. Four or five cases had ap peared amongst the Jews. In the little town of Bizerte the loss had been considerable. A French physician, who had been sent there by the Bey, was obliged to fly, the population declaring that he spread the disease by his breath and glance. The Bey has established a cordon sanitaire about Bizerte. But it is not at that place alone that such an accusation was brought against the medical men; the same was done at Tunis when the malady was most rife, and then almost all the patients perished, no aid being accepted. PERSIA. Our last advices from the Persian capital, which come down to the 7th ultimo, are not of the most flat tering nature, with every allowance even for the state of the country at the time of the lute Sovereign's de cease. The youthful monarch, Nassiruddin Shah, has not hitherto been able to consolidate the foundations of his rule, shattered by the intrigues of the priests and mullahs, and the open rebellion of certain chiefs. The great influence of the English and Russian em bassies at Teheran, which placed him on the throne of his ancestors, alone retains him in his seat. The siege of the sacred city . of Meshed, in lihorassan still continued, and the place holds out with successful ob stinacy against all the efforts of the Shah's troops. It is more than suspected that the latter are suffering from scarcity of provisions, and from the cold of a winter which has set in with great severity. The last native reports state that the passes between Te heran and Meshed are impaasahl' A • - •••• 4 " "• 1 " site priestly party have set the Shah's go vernOr at defiance, and having enlisted the desperate Lootis of the city in their favour, broke out into open insurrection. Many lives had been lost, but latterly the Royalists had had the advantage. At Shiraz things are in a better state. • The Lootis have bean suppressed; but this city of Persian poesy is now one of the most profound sinks of corruption. Iladji Kawani, one of the most powerful and active in triguers of the day, r ales paramount in the city, while the 11 Kahni, or Lord of the Tribes,; brooks no rival outside the walls. His Royal Highness Prince Bah man Mirza, the nominal governor of Fars, is a mere cipher. In the Dashtistan, or maritime provinces of Persia, the authority not only of the governors of Lar and Fars, but of the Shah himself, is openly derided. The Sheikh of Bushire, after having suc cessfully resisted a desultory siege of some months by the Junghistan Droops, countenanced by the go vernment of Fars, has just been honoured by a Khelaat from the ilrince—the reward of successful rebellion. It is, of' course, now the policy of the Persian Government to disclaim and denounce the Junghistan chief's proceedings, who still holds in nossession one of the principal walled villages of Bushire Sheikh, and refuses to ,restore it save on most advantageous terms. The Sheikh of Lingah, the most flourishing town on the sea-coast of Persia, and Sheikh Seif of Gembroon (Bunder Abbas), have sent up troops to the mountain p; gses to resist the force which the royal Governor of Lar has sent to compel their submission. It may be readily conceived how commerce suffers dining these commotions. M. de Sartegis, the late French Minister at Teheran, has not yet been replaced by the French Government. It will be recollected that he retired from the Persian capital in consequence of his having failed to accom plish the principal and secret object of his mission— namely, the ratification of a commercial treaty with Persia, claiming equal rights with the English and Russians, and the establishment of a French resident at Bushire, &c. He was sent out in 1844 by Louis Philippe, ostensibly to protect the interests of the Lazatist missionaries, who were considered to have Len unjustly expelled from Persia by the th en Sovereign, Mahomed Shah, and his Minister H a dji Mirza Agasi, l a t e ly deceased at Kerbela. M. d e Sartegis, not content with this, unwisely asp i re d to be the protector of all Catholics in Persia, and thus alarmed the Persian Government into opposition to all his views. The present able Vizier of the youthful Shah, Mirza Mahomed T a kki , has the confidence both of the Russianl Ambas sa d or (P r i nce D olgorouki, Count Medeur s successor) and of Colonel Thus powerfully aided, the Persian minister ought to succeed in the general pacification of the empire, and in restraining the excessive demands of the 11Iullab, or p r i est l y party, which in Persia, ES at Constantinople, is the grand obstacle to all improve ment,r eith er soc i a l or i ntellectual, of the masses. There appears to be no truth in the absurd report that Russia has marched trcaps to assist the city of Meshod in its rebellion. The northern provinces of Ghilan, Mazenderan, and Azerbijan, are pretty tran quil, although it is necessary at all times to keep an eye on the governor of the latter, Prince Bateman Mirza, who, it is notorious, is at heart inclined to .Russia. Sl[iKlM. •.. 2 The following letter from Darjeeling, dated the 10th of February, as given in the Calcutta English man of the 16th, gives the result of the late expedition into the Sikkim territory : " We have appropriated all the Raja's country on this side of the Great Runjeet river, leaving him only his barren hills, out of w hi c h h e may make what he can. No better arra ng e men t could have been made, as the country which is abandoned to the Raja is unproductive, and would have been expensive to hold. The portion retained will yield a revenue of 16,000 Co.'s rupees, and as the 6,000 annually paid to the Raja will cease, the government will save 22,000 Co.'s rupees annually. Should any further disturb ance take place, it will soon be found where it originates, as it is stain the Raja has not the means to act by himself, id if his friends annoy us, they must look out for themselves. It is reported that he accuses the Chinese as his instigators in this business, .... , but this is probably on excuse to screen himself. Yell shall hear more in a few days." By this arrangement the country lying between 1 Darjeeling and the Purntiah frontier falls into the possession of our government, and the sojourners at the Bright Spot will no longer feel themselves insu lated and detached. Their apprehensions will there fore, it is hoped, be calmed, and they will in future regard the Lentehas as peaceful neighbours. Our correspondent does not make it clear whether the boundary is to be continued along the right bank of the Great Runjeet to its source, or whether it follows the course of the Little Runjeet to its confluence with its larger name sake. From what he says about rejecting the 'nountain country, we suspect the latter to be the arrange ment ; if so the boundary will be in the valley imme diately north of Darjeeling, terminating to the west at the mountain of Tonglo. If, on the contrary, it follows the Great Runjeet to its source, it will ex tend almost to the foot of Kanchinjinga, the Great Runjeet issuing from its less lofty neighbour Wursing. It is a pity that lianchinjinga itself is not included, since its ascent would have been an attempt worthy of the most enterprising traveller. The big-hest peak is marked on the map 25,176 feet, and though that is an elevation never yet attained by mortal foot, there is no saying what may yet be accomplished, with the experience in mountain .journeys now at tained. Tne unfortunate Raja will bitterly regret his inhospitality, for he will miss his 6000 rupees from us, end the 16,000 which he drew from the for feited territory. We have heard 110 more of the troops reported to be assembling on the: frOntier of Cooch Behar, but it may be concttidetl '. they finding their demonstration unavailing they will now quietly return home. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—We stated in our last that, on Thursday, there were some indications of im provements in yarns; while th e d eman d f or 40- inc h shirtings was imparting a hardening tendency to the prices of those articles. On Saturday, this favourable feature became still more apparent; and the business in yarns for exportation was somewhat increased. This morning, the disposition to operate in yarns, at the prices of last week , was rather more observable than on Saturday; and, for wide shirtings, also, the inquiry became greater in proportion to the available supply. To this course of things, the eastern ac counts in some degree contributed; for, though unfavourable from Bombay, they are not more so than was expected,—while, from Calcutta, they are of an encouraging complexion, in regard to both yarns and goods. As the day progressed, the cotton reports from the United States, with the effect they appeared to be producing in Liverpool, diffused a little addi tional confidence over our Exchange, and led the producers pretty generally, to decline selling on terms which they would have acceded to a few days back. For some things a positive advance was required. Unquestionably, the transactions would have reached a considerable amount, had not the sellers raised their claims. As it is, the sales of yarns hare shown a fair incresse, chiefly for India and Germany, and the markets connected with the Mediterranean, yet also for home consumption, though not in an equal degree. On the whole, we may take the improvement in yarns to be, practically, about, id. per lb., as a general average ; being greater in 20'3 water, and 40's and 50's mule, than in most other descriptions. The rise in 40-inch shirtings is 11d. for the day, or about 3d. on the rates of some ten days ago. For printing cloths and some other goods there is fully as much inquiry as there was experienced last week. itOCUDALE, .—We have had another slack market to-day, but little or no change in prices. There has been very little doing in the wool market, but former prices have been fully maintained. MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.—There is little change in our market since our last report. There have been a few buyers in the town chiefly from Manchester, and there is more inquiry for manufactured goods, but prices can with difficulty be got up to the standard of raw material. In thrown silk particularly this applies, and we apprehend a lessened production ere long, unless a favourable alteration takes place ; at present the operatives of all classes are well em ployed. The raw silk market continues firm. HALIFAX, SATURDAY —The lull in the demand for worsted goods continues much the same. There have been but few buyers in our Piece Hall to _day, and the business transacted has not been extensive. The spinners are still fully employed, and new orders are taken at something below the highest quotations. Some persons are of opinion that long wool has seen the lowest point, and there are more inquiries, but not many sales. Short wool is rather inactive, with out any alteration in price. LEEDS, TUESDAY.--The market has been down at the cloth halls both to day and on Saturday; but there is still a good trade doing by direct deliveries in the warehouses. Prices are firm, and, in some instances, an advance may be quoted ; and stocks are low in the market hands. There is rather more doing in the warehouses than there has been fur the hat week jortwo. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, TuE SDA Y. The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert walked this morning in the grounds around the Castle. The Royal Family took their usual airings. There was no addition to the royal dinner party this evening. Her Majesty's private band attended ep i t.,,lo r evening in thp ra.0. , , --a r ,,,v,r,reu rue to/lowing r" - • • _ Overture, " Le Macon" Auber. Introduction," Le Prophete" Romance, " Guido et Genevra".. Halevy. Eutr' Acte, " Haydee" Pas de Trois et Chceur, " Guillaume Tell" Rossini. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glou cester on Monday. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge also visited the Royal Duchess yester day at Gloucester Ilouse. Lord John Russell left his residence, Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, yesterday morning, for the Euston-squere terminus of the London and North 'Western Railway, and took his departure by the tan o'clock train for the seat of Sir Benjamin Heywood, Claremont, near Manchester. LAYARD'S DISCOVERIES IN NINE VED.—We have seen a drawing from one of the circular vessels or plates foand among the debris in the throne room (as we may so name it; the throne itself, by the by, being. we believe, a stone, like that of the Scottish monarchs at Scone, and only ornamented in the way already stated), the subject on which is exceedingly interesting, and the execution beautiful. It represents the Assyrian God elevated bet ween two winged animals, at whose feet kneel two human b e i ngs in the act of adoration. On either side, raised up like standards, are winged scarabeii, rich in symbolic accessories. The outer border is elegant, the farthest circle consisting of small birds. All the other embellishments are as graceful as jewellers' work in our day. The rings thought to belong to a canopy over the throne, the bull and lion, feet and claws of seats scattered about the apartment, and other ruinous remain s , are enough to fill a number of cases. It is to be hoped they w ill b e sent oft as soon as can be safely accomplished, and n o t expose d, perhaps to Arab violence. Here the first object struck upon was a cauldron ; and there is a well down which Mr. Layard has descended a considerabl e d ept h . Altogether, we trust the accumulation of direct an d and material evidence, frost these piles of life and m anners three thousand years ago, will sfacto ry traditionsli liten a tohde historiest encondition of most the ancient world, and tro illustrate aa st satisfactory the civilized nations as th ey h ave been handed down to us through the dim reflections of ages of darkness.— Literary Gazette. VERDICT OF MANSLAUGIITER FOR NEGLIGENT D itlVlNG.—Yesterday (Monday) a long investigation took place before the borough coroner into the circumstances connected with the death of an old lady, named Elisabeth Simpson, whose death resulted from injuries sustained by being run over by the carriage of Mr. E. Pemberton, a so licitor of this borough. The inquest was fixed for Thursday last, and adjourned, in order to afford time for Mr. Pember ton to produce evidence, with the view of showing that he was free from blame in the matter. Mr. 11. T. Atkinson , barrister, appeared on behalf of Mr. Pemberton, and Di r. Bolton, solicitor, attended to watch the case for the relatives eat of the deceased. The circumstances of the deceased'sd h were, that on Sunday week, about one o'clock, the _ t deceased t was crossing London-road, at the end a Seymour s . re , .imPee,m came bertonis n y e eh on ic t survived until Thursday awthetnheMrtSipe was nocked down, and two of the wheels went over her body. She was withich hheer.bimself was driving taken to the Infirmary, but only last, the immediate cause of . death being afracture of the external violence. After the vehicle, contact base of the skull, the result of coroner had summed up the evidence, . the jury, aft er a d e li • beration in court, of half-an-hour, being unable t o agree , retired to the private room. After the lapse of a n h our t h ey was caused by Mr. Pem berton s ' returned, giving as the ir verdict, that the dec ease d' s d eat h negligent and furious driv ing. The coroner e xplained that such a verdict involved a charge of manslaughter; upon hearing this the jury entered into a conversation, at the close of which they intimated to the court that they were not agreed. They then retired a second time, and returned in about an hour, bringing in a verdict of manslaughter against Mr. Pemberton. Mr. At i nson applied to the coroner to allow time for Mr. Pember ton to surrender before the judges, now sitting at the assizes, in order to get bail, without the necessity of going up to London. The coroner having received a promise from Mr. )n that his client would surrender, said he would re tain his warrant until a reasonable time had been allowed for arrangement mith the judges.—Liverpool Ifercury. NEW POSTAL CONVENTION WITH FRANCE.— The visit of the Right lion. the Marquis of Clanricarde, the P ostmaster-General, to Paris, is for the purpose of entering into a new postal arrangement with the French Government for the reduction of the postage on letters between the two countries. At present the British and foreign postage on letters to France is 10d. under a quarter of an ounce, which is an extremely high rate, but by the new arrangement pro posed by the Marquis it is to be reduced to 6d., the same as on letters to Belgium, and the weight to be extended to half an ounce, the same as in England, as great inconveni ence is experienced by having a different weight in each country. Letters to Belgium are also to be extended from a quarter to half an ounce, as well as the whole of the conti— nent, so as to have a uniform weight. This reduction in the postage will be the means of creating a greater correspond ence between the two countries, which will amply repay the Post-office. To% - ig 220 524 13 lt 6 l - 494 - dosj, . 3~ 79 134 104 103 10§ 11, 1S 61 %