The Sun. — London, England, 1853-02-08 00:00:00

fouvtOXVitton SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock,. NOTTINGHAM RACES, (THIS DAY.) The Hunters' Stakes were wonton by Hampton mare. Cropwell second. The Hurdle Race was won by View Halloo. The Selling Stakes were won by Newport. Mundig filly second. THE LONDON GAZETTE, (THIS EVENING.) WINDSOR CASTLE, FEB. 7. This day had an audience of her Majesty :—G enera l Do.n Manuel de Mendiburn, Minister Plenipotentiary front the Republic of Peru, to deliver his credentials - to which he was introduced by the Right Hon. Lord John Russell, her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. PRINCE OF WALES COUNCIL CHAMBER, SOMERSET-HOUSE, Fut. 7. Richard Foster, of Castle, in the county o f C ornwa ll, Esq., has been appointed Sheriff of the county of Cornwall. DUCHY OF LANCASTER, Fan. 7. The Queen has been this day pleased to appoint John Talbot Clifton, of Lytham-hall, Esq., to be Sheriff of the county palatine of Lancaster for the year ensuing. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire. _ _ _ Joseph Henry Hudson, Esq., to be Deputy Lieu. tenant, Jan. 31. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire. Royal Berks Militia—William Francis Wheble, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Jan. 19 ; Henry Hanmer Leycester, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Jan. 20. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire. Warwickshire Militia—Robert Stuart, Esq., late Captain in the 7th Royal Fusiliers, to be Captain ; Neale Porter, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Feb. 1. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire. Ox. - fordshire Regiment of Militia—Frederick Morton Eden, to be Lieutenant, vice Brown, resigned, Feb. 3. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Dorsetshire. Dorset Regiment of Militia--Hastings Sands, Esq., Captain Ist Dragoon Guards, to be Captain ; Charles Littlehales, Esq., late Captain 73d Foot, to be Captain ; John Hill, Esq., late Captain 30th Foot, to be Captain ; Sydney Davis, Gent., to be Ensign ; Frederick Charles Henning, Gent., to be Ensign, Feb. 1. - NATIONAL DEBT-OFFICE, FEB. 5. The Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt do hereby give notice that the Lords Commission ers of Her Majesty's Treasury, in virtue of the powers vested in them by the Act 10 Geo. 4, cap. 24, have revoked and recalled certain tables sanctioned by war rant of the said Commissioners, bearing date 29th July, 1844, for the grant of annuities ; and have approved of another Table to be used and applied in place thereof. A. Y. Spearman, Comptroller-General. At the Court at Windsor, the 7th day of February, 1853, present—the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. Sheriffs appointed by Her Majesty in Council for the year 1853 : Bedfordshire—Henry Littledale, of Kempston Grange, Esq. Berkshire—Head Pottinger Best, of Donnington Castle, Esq. . Buckinghamshire—Abraham Darby, of Stoke Court, Esq. damb. And Hunt.—William Whitting, of Manea and Thorney Abbey, Esq. Cumberland—Francis Baring Atkinson, of Rampsbeck Lodge, Esq. Cheshire—John Hurleston Leche, of Carden-park, Esq. Derbyshire—Sir John Harpur Crewe, of Calke-abbey, Bart. Devonshire—Edmund Bastard Hen Gennys, of Whit leigh, Esq. Dorsetshire—William Bragge, of Sadborow, Esq. Durham—Frederick Acklom Milbank,. of Hart, Esq Essex—John Gurdon Rebow, of Wivenhoe-park, Esq . Gloucestershire—John Raymond Barker, of Fairford. park, Esq. Herefordshire—William Money Kyrie, of Homme• house, Esq. Heilibrdshire--Sir Thomas Gage Saunders Sebright, of Beechwood-park, Bart. Kent—Francis Colville Hyde, of Syndale-house, 0& pringe, Esq. _ Leicestershire—Frederick Wollaston, of Shenton, Esq. Lincolnshire—Joseph Livesey, of Stourton-hall, Esq. Monmouthshire—Henry Bailey, of Nanty-glo, Esq. Norfolk—Daniel Gurney, of North Runcton, Esq. Northamptonshire—Cary Charles Elwes, of Great Billing, Esq. Northumberland—Walter Selby, of Biddleston, Esq. Nottinghamshire—Thomas Spragging Godfrey, of Balderton, Esq. Oxfordshire- 1 -James Morrell, junior, of Oxford, Esq. Rutlandshire—John Parker, of Preston, Esq. Shropshire—Algernon Charles Heber Percy, of Hod net-hall, Esq . t SomersetsLire—Francis Henry Dickinson, of King weston, Esq. Staffordshire—Edward Buller, of Dilhornie-hall, Esq. County of Southampton—John Shelley, of Avingtou house, near Winchester, Esq. Suffolk—The Right Hon. John Lord Henniker, of Thornham-hall. Surrey—Thomas Grissell, of Norbury-park, Leather• held, Esq. _ Sussex:—Francis Barchard, of Horsted-place, Esq. Warwickshire—Sir William Edmund Cradock Har topp, of Four Oaks Hall, Sutton Coldfield, Bait Westmoreland—John Wakefield, of Sedgwick-house, Kendal, Esq. Wiltshire—Francis Leyborne Popham, of Littlecot, Esq. Worcestershire—Charles Noel, of Bell-hall, near Bel. broughton, Esq. Yorkshire—Andrew Montagu, of Melton-park, Don• caster, Esq. ....... . _ ___ WALES. Anglesey—Richard Williams Pritchard, of Erianell, Esq. ___ _ recon—Postponed. Carnarvon—liobert Vaughan Wynne Williams, o Llandudno. Esq. Carmarthen-:The Honourable William Henry Yel verton, •of Whitland-abbey. Cardigan—Lewis Pugh, of Aberystwith, Esq. Denbigh—Peirce Wynne Yorke, of Dyffryn Aled, Esq. Flint—Whitehall Dod, of Llanerch, Esq. Glamorgan—Richard Hill Miers, of Ynispenllwch, Esq. Montgomery—John Naylor, of Leighton-hall, Esq. Merioneth—Thomas Arthur Bertie Mostyn, of Kylan, Esq. Pembroke—Adrian Nicholas John Stokes, St. Bo tolphs, Esq. Radnor- J -Jonathan Field, of Esgairdrainllwyn, Esq At the Court at Windsor, the 7th day of February, 1853. Present—The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. This day the Most Noble Arthur, Duke of Wellington, the Right Hon. Archibald William Douglas (commonly called Viscount Drumlanrig), and the Right Hon. Charles Pelham Villiers, were, by her Majesty's command, sworn of her Majesty's Most Hon. Privy Council, and took their respective places at the Board accordingly. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Butler Miller and William Miller, builder, Henstridge-villas, St. John's-wood, to surrender, Feb. 18, at half-past twelve, and April 1, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basing hall-street ; Atkinson, Quality-court, Chancery-lane. Samuel Edwards, linendraper, Deptford, Feb. 22, at two, and March 15, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street ; Depree and Austen, Lawrence-lane, Cheapside. Ntima Berton, tailor, Princes-street, Hanover-square, Feb. 17, at eleven, and March 17, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Ba ainghall-street ; Laurance, Flews, and Boyer, Old Jewry -chambers. George Benden, glass dealer, Bristol, Feb. 21, and March 21, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; James, Birmingham, and Brittan, Bristol.l Edward Ilarris Ruddock and Henry Ebison, marble masons, Bradford, Feb. 25 and March 18, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds ; Terry and Watso_ns, Bradford ; Canis and Cud worth, Leeds. Edward Harris Ruddock, marble mason, Bradford, Feb. 26 and March 19, at twelve, at the Leeds Dist r i c t Court. Frdeman, official assignee, Sheffield ; Badger, Rotherham. Andrew Frazer, corn merchant, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Feb. 18, at eleven, and March 10, at twelve, at the New castle-upon-Tyne District Court. Wakley, official assig nee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Pringle, S tevenson, and Shum, King's-road, Bedford-row ;R. Philipson, New castle-on-Tyne, MARKET INTELLIGENCE. ( Front the London New Price Current of this day.) SUGAR.—Of all sorts arrivals here compared with the previous year show a decrease of 7,600 tons; home trade deliveries are 1,700 larger ; but 1,200 smaller for expor tation, and there is a decrease in stock of 27,600 tons ; the gazette average price ruling above by 58 2d. The assortment of West India at market has been indifferent and previous terms have been maintained ; at the same time home dealers operated with reluctance. Purchases from Wednesday to Friday were only 900 hhds., &c. ; but out of second hands 810 were sold during that period. To-day a strong disposition was evinced to operate in West India sugar both by refiners and grocers, the prices offered being fully equal to those of Friday. Business was rather interfered with by a limited supply and indif ferent assortment. Of Barbadoes 262 hhds and 30 tcs at auction went with spirit at full rates to 6d per cwt. above for mid qualities ; fine yellow realised 39s to 39s 6d, and mid to good 37s to 38s 6d per cwt. Total trans- , LEEDS BRADFORD, AND HALIFAX JUNCTION RAIL WAY.—The report submitted at the general meeting of this company, held in Bradford on Saturday, is very brief, and to the following effect : " Your directors have to report satisfactory progress in the construction of the line. The long continuance of wet weather will, however, it is calculated, cause a little more delay than was pre viously anticipated. Your directors are now prosecut ing the application to Parliament for powers to enable them to construct the proposed coal branches, the plans and sections for which have been duly deposited, and the standing orders of Parliament complied with." The statement of accounts to the 31st December shows the total receipts to be 31,136/. 14s. 2d., and the payments 14,310/. Os. 6d., leaving a balance in hand of 17,826/. 13s. Bd. The principal items among the payments are Parliamentary expenses, 9,761/. lls. 14d. ; Mr. Hawk shaw for engineering, 450/. ; and contractor on account of making the line, 3,877 10s. CORK AND YOUGHAL RAILWAY.—The project of an application to parliament giving power to a new com pany to construct a line of railway between Cork and Youghal has been abandoned by the projectors, THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8, 1853. actions amount to 783 hhds, the market closing with a firm aspect. RETINED—In conse, • ,quence of previous terms having been accepted for refined sugar, large purchases have I been made by home dealers, but refiners are freely at ' work, there being a difference of 14s per cwt between the raw and refined material. Prices for brown lumps rule at 44s 6d to 45s ; Tittlers, low to fine 45s 6d to 465, double 50s to 52 s ; H am b ro l oaves 46 s t o 50 s , double 51s to 535, and standard lumps 46s 6d per cwt. The low and mid sorts have been most in request. Loaves are not much required, and there appears a de sire to sell at the following terms—Turkey]. to 54 lbs. at 43s to 44s ; Hambro 6 to 16 ditto 33s to 35s 6d - Tittlers 22 to 30 ditto 31 s t o 31 s 6d ; P russ i an 40 t o 50 ditto 30s to 30s 6d ; Dutch made loaves 6 to 15 ditto 32s to 335, and Belgian 29s to 30s 6d per cwt. To-day there were ready buyers of refined sugar for home consumption, and rates closed firmly ; brown lumps at 455, and low to fine grocery 45s 6d to 48s per cwt. Crushed sugar met with more attentian for shipping at previous terms. Metritmus.—Since our last report none has been sub mitted to public sale, and privately operations are of lit tle moment, yet the currency is firm—low to middling brown at 21s to 31s 6d ; good to fine, 32s to 34s ; low to middling yellow, 34s 6d to 35s 6d ; good, 36s to 370 ; fine, 37s 6d to 3886 d ; refining, 34s to 37s 6d : common ditto 32s 6d to 33s 6d ; grainy white, 41s to 44s ; fine yellow ditto, 32s to 40s 6d ; other sorts, 36s to 38s 6d ; and brown, 34s to 35s 6d per cwt. Stock is 4,000 tons under last year, and consist chiefly of better sorts of yel low. Several arrivals may, however, be looked for shortly, This afternoon Mauritius sugar met with ready buyers, and very full prices were paid. At auction 2.800 bag4were sold—good to fine yellow at 36s 6d to 39s ; low to middlidg, 34s 6d to 36s ; fine brown, 33s to 345; ordinary to good, 30 to 32s 6d per cwt. Several pur chases were made privately. EAST INDlA.—Prices for grainy white rule at 40s to 445, good to fine yellow do 38s to 39s 6d, low to mid 35s to 37s 6d, brown 33s to 34s 6d ; white Benares, good to fine white 38s to 4s, low to mid 36s to 37s 6d, soft brown 26s 6d to 28s 6d, yellow ditto 29s to 34s ; low to mid like Mauritius 34s to 35s 6d, good to fine ditto 36s 6d to 37s 6d. Stock of Bengal is 3,600 tons less than last year. Madras is not cheaper, and inferior sorts are in good demand, but a reluctance is evinced to do business in better kinds ; prices for soft brown range at 26s 6cl to 28s 6d, yellow do 29s to 335, low to mid grocery 33s to 368 6d, good to fine 37s to 395, and grainy white 40s to 435. This . afternoon there was a larger demand for Bengal sugar, and the pareels sold privately were at firm prices. At auction 1,400 bags found buyers ; low to good white Benares at 36s to 38s 6d, fine 395, superior soft yellow 35s to 35s 6d, and Khaur 26s 6d to 27s 6d. FOREIGN,—For the past week transactions comprised eight cargoes ; two 850 chts brown Bahia for a northern port at 19s 3d to 19s 6d, two 860 bgs Pernambuco at 18s to 18s 3d for a near port, 18,000 bgs clayed Manilla for the same at 19s 6d ; three of yellow Havannah at 20s 3d to 22s 6d, No. 10i to 13k. Better sorts are held for 23s to 24s 6d, brown 20s to 20s 3d for numbers 9 to 10, white 27s to 28s, and white Pernambuco 22s to 245. Operations have been 2,000 chts Havannah, brown at 34s to 355, low to mid yellow 36s 6d to 38s, good to fine 38s 6d to 40s 6d, floretts 41s to 42s ; 300 chts Brazil, white 36s to 40s, yellow 33s to 35s 6d, brown 30s to 32s 6d ; 400 bskts Java, grey and white 36s to 40s, brown and yellow 33s to 35s 6d, small parcels China at 31s to 33s for brown and yellow, and white Havannah in bond, good to fine 28s 6d to 31s, low to mid 26s 6d to 28s. MOLASSES.—There are still several buyers, supply is not larger, and rates are firm. St. Vincents and Antigua at 17s 6d to 18s, Bengal and Mauritius 15s to 15s 6d. COCOA.—West India is not offered at lower prices, and supply remains limited, but home dealers are reluc tant to operate, although consumption is not smaller. Prices for Trinidad rule for grey at 32s to 34s ; lew to middling red, 34s 6d to 378 6d ; good, 38s to 39s ; fine, 40s to 435, and Grenada, 30s to 375. Stock is 1,503 bags more than last season. COFFEE.—To-day there was little passing in Native Ceylon, yet good ordinary of new import cannot gene rally be obtained under 475. At auction 200 bags old were taken in at 46s 6d. Full prices are asked for Plan tation, still purchases were on a small scale privately, and at public sale S9cks were all taken in at 54s to 61s, and fine 64s to 675. For Mocha there is a dull market, and supply far exceeds demand, prices rather declined to-day. Of 335 bales offered a small part only sold— good clean garbled at 72s 6d, long berry ditto 755, and not garbled 46s 6d to 51s, other sorts of coffee attracted little notice. At public sale 250 bgs Rio were taken in at 42s for good ordinary, 510 bgs Costa Rica at 51s to 54s for fine to fine ord ; but 15 bags Surinam sold at 55s 6d to 565. TEA.—In consequence of rather lower terms having been accepted for low to good common Congou, many parcels have been sold at 91d to lOid per lb. Better sorts met with a good demand ; in some, cases, however, there is a slight decline; rather blackish leaf to blackish leaf selling at 104 d to ls, strong to pekoe flavour is 04d to is Bd, and superior is 9d to 2s 2d. In Oolong pur chases are small, with sellers of fine at is 5d to is Bd, good is id to is 4d, and low to mid 9d to is. The mar ket remains firm for Souchong, and many transactions have taken place ; fine at is 6d to 2s, good is 2d to is 4d, and low to mid 10 to le ld. Pouchong is not much required, and offered at 7d to 81d for clean. There con tinues to be a plentiful supply of green, but a large de mand existing, prices are prevented from going down ; home dealers have been the leading operators, and medium sorts are in request. The currency for Green is— Hyson ord is Bcl, mid is Id to is 4d, good is ld, fine Is 5d to 2s 6d, superior 2s 7d to 3s, young hyson Canton 10d to ls, hyson kind is 2d to is Bd, fine is 9d to 2s 3d, Twankay 10d to is ld, gunpowder Canton 10d to is ld, hyson kd is 2d to 2s 9d, fine 3s to 3s 6d, imp. Canton is to is 2d, hyson sort la 3d to 2s ld, hyson skin 8d to ls. RlCE.—Exporters and home dealers are reluctant to operate in East India, and rather lower rates have been accepted ; Bengal, good to fine white lls 6d to 12s, low to mid lOs 9d to lls 3d, broken lOs 3d to lOs 6d, Madras lOs 6d to lls, Arracan 9s 6d to 10s, white Java lis to 13s, broken and yellowish 9s 6d to lOs 6d. To day there was a reluctance to operate in East India rice, and supply being more plentiful of Madras, prices declined 3d to 6d per cwt. Of 13,369 bags at auction barely one-half found buyers at 10s to lOs 6d for good Coringa grain, and damaged 7s 6d to 9s 6d per cwt. SALTPETRE.—Since our last report purchases have been immaterial in rough ; there is some decline for low and mid, but better sorts are held for full terms. Prices for Calcutta rule at 24s to 28s, fine 28s 6d to 29s 6d, and Madras 23s 6d to 26s per cwt. At auction 1,153 bags Calcutta were in part sold at 24s to 24s 6d, for refraction 244 to 194, and 5i ditto 28s 6d, Stocks is 1,600 tons over last year, but consumption keeps favourable. A moderate demand for British refined at 20s 6d. to 20s. Nitrate of soda is much wanted, and the rise continues ; sales on the spot made at 17s 6d to 18s, and fur arrival at 17s per cwt. COCHINEAL is in good demand, chiefly for exportation —the quantity on offer is limited, and previous prices are well sustained. Honduras low to fine silvery 3811 d to 4s 3d, black, 4s 2d to 5s 7d, Mexican 3s lld to 4s 6d, silvers 3s 9d to 3s 10d, Tenerife 3s lid to 4s 2d, and black 4s 2d to 4s 7d per lb. Stock is 3,000 bags over last year, and rates are 6d to 8d per lb. above, but con sumption is favourable, and accounts not better respect ing the crop. The auctions declared are unimportant. To-day there was not demand for cochineal, still rates are sustained. Of 250 bags at auction rather more than half sold ; Honduras low to fine silvers at 3s lld to 4s 3d, pasty and dead grain 3s 2d to 3s 9d, black 4s 6d to 5s 7d ; Mexican, silvers, 3s 9d to 3s 10d, and Tene rife 3s lld to 4s. TALLOW.—Home melted is offered at 44s 6d cash ; yet dealers are reluctant to operate ; and supply is plentiful. Prices for other sorts have again declined, the quantity on offer exceeding demand. Of 520 casks Australian at auction part only sold ; beef at 40s 9d to to 42s 3d ; mutton 41s to 445. 412 casks East India, 39s 6d to 425. 21 casks Italian 455. Prices are 8s to to 9s per cwt. above last year, and stock is 13,000 casks smaller. OILS.—To-day the demand was brisk for linseed, at 31s 3d to 31s 6d, and at 31s 9d to 32s for delivery. Rape brown at 36s to 36s 6d ; refined 38s, and Foreign 38s Gd to 395. Cocoa nut is more plentiful. Cochin at 371. lOs to 391. Os ; and Ceylon 36s 10d to 371. lOs per tun. Palm 32s to 33s 6d per cwt. for middling to fine quality. Lard oil is not to be obtained under 625. Ground nut continues in good request, and 38s to 39s is the value. A larger demand exists for sperm, 841. 10s to 861. being accepted, and 861. to 871. 10s for head matter. A good business is doing in seal, pale at 351. lOs to 351. 15s, and cther sorts 311. to 351. In cod sales are limited, with sellers at 331. lOs to 345. Olive is not offered under previous valuations, although buyers are reluctant to make purchases. Gallipoli is 681. to 701., and other sorts 641. to 671. per tun. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Tats DAY. Amsterdam ............ 11 173 Gibraltar .............. Ditto, three months .. 11 184 Leghorn 47% Rotterdam ...... • • .... 11 180 E Genoa .. • . • . 17 3 s Antwerp .............. 25 30 Milan Brussels .. 25 30 Venice ................ Bamburgh ............ 13 6% Naples .. ... •••• • • . 41% Aitona ................ Palermo .......... 124% Paris 25 10 Messina .............. 124% Ditto, three months • • 25 30 Lisbon 53% Marseilles. .• ... •• •• 23 35 Oporto 53% Bourdeaux ............ Rio Janeiro ............ Frank'ort-on-Maine .... 119% Buenos Ayre5 .......... Berlin ..... New York, 60 days' sight Vienna .. • • ............ 11 6 Philadelphia .......... Trieste ................ 11 7 PRICES or BULLION, PER OZ. Petersburgh.. • • ........ 38 1 4 Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9 Madrid ................ 50U Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Cadiz.... 8arcei0na.............. Seville .............. _ Mexican Dollars .. 0 4 II % New Dollars ...... 0 0 0: illvsr In bars ...... 0 I. I SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. (From the Times.) The press has plenty of advisers, but, while we could never extract from their counsels a good rule for our guidance. we never had any doubt as to our own proper line. We represent public opinion. We believe that we express in these columns what Englishmen, using that word in a very large sense, feel in their bosoms, avow in conversation, and, with more reserve, declare in their public trans actions. Our countrymen express themselves freely enough one to another, whether at their own fire sides, or in the circle of their hospitality, orin clubs, or even in public meetings—not to speak of what they put upon paper. What they thus say more or less privately, and what they cannot say in public for want of opportunity, or are afraid to say for want of courage, we have the opportunity and the freedom to proclaim to the four quarters of the globe. That is our vocation, and when it shall come to be said at dinner tables that all the world knows this or that, that all the world feels this or that, but the Times is afraid to say it, then, most assuredly, it is all over with us, and with this nation also. We may then write Ichabod on the British Empire, for its glory is departed for ever. No ; every man whose heart boils with in him at the news of successful violence or fraud—every man who would give all he had for the hand to rescue or the tongue to rebuke, but has no opportunity—expects, at least, the satisfac tion of seeing his feelings expressed in this journal, and rejoices to know that, if there is tyranny on one side the Channel, there is liberty on the other. It is impossible but that this liberty should some times be used in a manner to offend some of our readers, but, if we do not speak out, no one does ; and reasonable people appreciate our freedom and our courage too highly to cavil at the fervour of just indignation. Some such reflections, we have no doubt, had recently passed through the mind of Sir Charles Wood the other day at Halifax, when he described the reaction which has followed the excesses of the mob throughout the continent. " Take our nearest neighbours," he exclaimed ; " such a despotism never prevailed in Europe, even in the time of Napoleon the First. The press gagged • liberty suppressed ; no man allowed to spell his opinion ; the neighbouring country of Belgium forced to gag her press ; no press in Eu rope free but ours, which, thank God, he cannot gag—(cheers) .—and hence his hatred of our press, that it alone dares to speak the truth." Nothing can be plainer and simpler than this language. It claims for the Englishman the liberty —we fear we must call it the national privilege— of speaking his opinion about all public men and all public affairs. Such is the rule which Sir Charles Wood, himself a man with great command over his temper and his tongue, propounds for the press. But will anybody tell us what is the rule which Mr. Cobden would give us, and probably enforce on us, if it l a y i n hi s p ower ? Is it the rule of general forbearance, of reverence for crowned heads, respect for the powers that be, smooth speech to dignities, and charitable construction for all kinds of conduct ? No such thing. If a class of his fellow-subjects have an incidental advan tage in an economical law, he does not hesitate to denounce them as maintaining it at the expense of their country for their private advantage. If the Army and Navy Lists are full of noble and honourable names, he does not scruple to denounce our armaments as gigantic jobs for the convenience and amusement of our nobility and gentry. If the Austrian Emperor, in a dire extremity of his affairs, secured the possession of an hereditary realm at the expense of its constitutional liberties, —if the Czar, terrified by the contagion of liberty and revolt, assisted his neighbour to enforce order and submission—no one so prompt or so free to denounce the two tyrants with the utmost violence, contumely, and menace, insomuch that even his own powerful eloquence failed to express his rage and contempt ; and, like the prophets of old, he had recourse to symbolical expressions of hatred and defiance. Lastly, if a newspaper thwarts him, cri ticises his harangues, and crosses his schemes, so much as to leave the impression that the Press is not with him—here, too, his wrath knows no bounds, and he does his utmost to persuade the British people to assist him in putting down this intractable power. Mr. Cobden, then, is a man to speak out upon occasion. He proves and uses the Englishman's privilege ; and cares not if, while he is tendering his advice or silencing an opposition, he should at the same time be doing irreparable injury to the position and character of a class, a person, a journal, or a private establishment. So tar we understand Mr. Cobden, and we are proud to say that his rule, up to this point, is very much the same as our own. But what we do not understand is the glaring contradiction which Mr. Cobden presents to his own usual practice of speaking his mind, in his remarks on our language on one particular sub ject, one nation, one man. He may lampoon the head of the house of Hapsburg, he may crumple up the empire of the Russias—both of them ancient, prescriptive, hereditary things—with hardly a choice but to go on as they have done for centuries ; but we are to beware of a single word that may give offence to a man who entered France scarcely four years ago with promises and oaths to respect a republic, and has now founded on perjury and bloodshed the most absolute despotism under the sun. We are not to say of him in these columns what all Englishmen say of him at their tables ; and on this one point, this dark spot on the sun of our freedom, the British nation is not to see it s heart reflected in the Times. We may abuse everything distant, ancient, or weak ; Czars far away inArctic seas, or Emperors shut up in the heart of a continent ; Roman Emperors dead and gone two thousand years ago, or Lords and. country gentle men beneath our contempt. But we are to be most respectfully silent about the usurper who, by the aid of an immense army, and by the means of universal suffrage and the ballot, has tied the hands of every Frenchman behind his back, and gagg ed the tongue in his head, till he is himself the only free agent throughout a vast dominion. We are to assume that the great majority of French men are so different from ourselves as to acquiesce willingly and cheerfully in a subjection which leaves him so far below serfs, as serfs have antiquity and limitations of their bondage, and so far below the African slave, as the African has colour to ex cuse him. And what is the reason for this singular exception from the useutalo joinfr eedwoimthim in denounc ing of Mr. Cobden those who do as their fathers 's speech ? why are w and speak softly of those w ho have spontaneously so ld aers did before them, so ld themselves to an original bondage The —he sa y s he is not afraid on ly conceivable reason cowardice. Mr. C o bden is not afraid He is not afraid—he avows as aristocracy. If the Times Ctzhaer.Austrian aristocracy. If laughs to admirers. But he he has other more unreserved cannot disguise that he is afraid—of does not render him all the homage he demands, —o is afraid—he s m co u r cf n ht— o h ur eof own landed but by en deavouring own the French. liberties,He i s afraid that they may take of fence at our i r eproaches, and pro vetheir manhood, not by asserting their He is afraid of a war, cr f us t o f haxaou tgn.. creasd navy and armynatio , of closed ports, of epri vateers,`of an im l debt, of a demoralised po pulation, and a rumlist, of another ruined trade. Doubtless these are disagreeable things,but it is a new thing in morality armaments, t o mensely m if they are to be for holding our tongues, and the only reasons. For ourselves we must plead another view of reasons s o litical candour. We hold that by speaking p lainl y when we may be called to a terrible ace „int,- w e earn the right of advising those whom we h a ve no reason whatever to fear. The an than the Emperor of no more to the Enoll s of the French, though he China, but the Emperor Emperorsc of Russia and Austria are oan in every annoyance cannot conquert tenfold iniquity of the latter, and pass over the t e short of conquest.uss Y the contempt of all alike. then, we defy the former, we expos © ourselves We are thankful But that is Mr. Cobden ' sh a cneral instinct of English to say that it is not t very different doctrine. Crown who can teach a g ust had a Minister of the men ; and that we hate-ej (From the Morning Post.) We are now upon the eve of another assembling of Convocation. It is high time that the question became settled, wheth er the powers of that assembly are to be put into operation for the Church's exten sion and reform. Is the present condition of the Church such as ought to continue 7 No one will contend for the affirmative. Then, what is to be done and by whom? The answer to these two questions is worth attention. For the first, what is Pesodne ? The cathedrals must be reformed, their e ex tended, their statutes obeyed, their trusts fulfilled, their services improved, their revenues controlled and re-arranged, their sc hools and alms'-gifts sup ported with °b ecom ing faithfulness and liberality. The large parishes must be subdivided, existing districts erected into parishes a dditional churches built, and stipends provided for additional minis ters ; parsonages require to be built in many old in all parishes, and, of co urse, the new ones. The Epi sco pate has to be enlarg, and the dioceses re end duced in size, and , perhaps, i e molument ; better provision must be made for the education of the clergy and the increase of their numbers. These are among the most obvious and pressing reforms. Many others of le ss relative importance also require adjustment. When looked at in the gross, what a work is here ! W hat wisdom is required ! What instant energy- ! What unite d action ! What funds ! a nd what self - denia l and charity ! By whom is this to be done? By Parliament, will be the answer of many. By Parliament ! Has Par liament the necessary wisdom, when many of its members do ,not belong to the Church, and know little and care less about its interests and its belief? Has Parliament the energy and the time to spare for the special attention these subjects require ? Can it leave the secular interests of the nation in abeyance the while ? If every day were devoted to these objects, the session would not suffice for them all. How much less when all that could be hoped for would be an occasional night given to the debate of some modicum of patchwork got up by a particular member. Has Parliament the unanimity necessary to carry measures of a truly Church character ? Has Parliament the funds ? If it vote away public money for Church objects, will they not be denuded of all the distinctive verities of the Catholic Church, and so be worse than useless ? The fact is, the Church is not to be reformed by Parliamentary legislation. It may be cut and clipped, and rationalised, and robbed, and degraded, and secularised, and re-distributed, by Parliament, but it can in no religious sense be re formed, nor in any just way be extended by the active agency of the Legislature. Only the Church can reform the Church ' only the Church can, in any true sense, extend the Church. The powers of Parliament may aid and foster, permit and legalise, but they cannot plant or build. They may form territorial allocations and call them parishes, but a spiritual mission alone can occupy them for God. They may erect buildings and call them churches, but they cannot call down the celestial fire to glow upon their altars. They may appoint ministers, and pay them well, and protect them boldly, and educate them with the latest appliances of the age, but they must go to the successors of the apostles for the mission to ad mit members by baptis m , and to minister " the s trengthening and refreshing" gifts of the other sacrament. Where spiritual mission 'is, there is the Church. But spiritual mission Parliament can neither give nor take away, nor can it kindle that zeal and self-denial without which the sacri fices by which the Church is built up will never be made. It can but legalise the spiritual acts of the Church, and prevent by statute the encroachment of the ecclesiastical and civil power upon the jurisdiction Lf each other. The Church, then, must turn to other sources than Parliament for the instruments of her extension. By whom, then, shall the work be done ? By societies, will be a popular reply. By voluntary committees and paid secretaries. But what is the source of their authority, the rule of their action, and the pro spect of their success ? Shall we have a society for each object, or one for all ? Reforms in the Church must carry with them a force that shall bind the conscience, and at the same time be good in law. Parliamentary statutes can effect the latter ; but neither Parliament, nor - all the volun tary societies that ever existed, could, in spiritual things, secure the former. Besides, experience proves that societies, on the whole, are not suc cessful in proportion to the work they have to do, and the sacred motives to which they appeal. Can a society be found more capable of doing good in our populous parishes, more unexceptionable in its constitution, or more simple in its operation, than the Society for the employment of Additional Curates And, yet, at this moment, it has hun dreds of crying cases which it cannot assist ; and a statement has been the round of the papers show ing how inadequately it is supported. Take the In corporated Society for Building Churches. What is required to set the work going is not a paltry sum at the rate oflOs. or 20s. asitting in aid of local exertions but a large and adequate grant which shall meet the fullest necessities of a new parish. Yet the society just named posseses an income scarcely exceeding 160,0001. The number of churches required to be built is, by a Parliamentary return, shown to be about six hundred. What effectual aid can a so ciety so circumstanced afford to such a demand ? Much of the same kind could be proved of all the societies usually called " religious." Some, indeed, as the Church Missionary Society, and the Society for Propogating the Gospel in Foreign Parts, can boast of an income exceeding 100,000/. ; but what is this -in relation to the magnitude of the work they set before them ? What we are concerned to prove is, that, in every case of voluntary societies formed to extend the ministrations of the Church, the means and resources are deficient beyoad all comparable proportion to the purposes proposed to be accomplished. Once more then, by whom is the great work, which all admit to be before us, to be done ! By the Church, and by the Church alone. The Church only has the right, and the power, and the promises, and the gifts, and the energy, and the means of reaching the motives and con sciences of Alen. Her seed is in herself. Par liament is not the Church. Societies are not the Church. But the Convocation is the Church by representation. Not that the Convocation of Canterbury is the Convocation of the whole Church ; but the two Convocations of the two provinces, in one Synod, or in one purpose and work, are as much the Church by representation as the two Houses of Parliament are the nation. To the Convocation, sooner or later, this work must be referred. Why may it not begin at once ? Is it to be maintained for a moment that the Church should need reform and extension, and have within herself the means of both, and yet be bidden to look out of herself to secular legislation or volun tary societies ? Such a principle, we venture to say, is never acted upon in any matter of ordinary or secular interest—then why in this instance ? There is not a shadow of doubt that the Convoca tion of Canterbury can proceed to this work, if only the bishops, and especially the archbishops, will give the opportunity. No licence is required for the purpose, no injury to the State could come of it, and no interference would probably be offered by the Crown to a prolonged session, if the Arch bishop would throw the weight of his high station into the cause. (From the Morning Herald.) The straw is moving. The velvet smoothness and repose on which the happy family, for a few clays fmcied they wore destined to repose, have been roughly shaken and disturbed, as though by the carpet on which they were so comfortably squat ting being suddenly drawn from under them. Of this there are, as the meeting of Parliament ap proaches, divers ominous and infallible indication s supplied by yesterday's newspaper. " A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday. The Council sat four hours." This significant announcement is ac companied in the Times by a long, elaborate, lugu brious leading article, evidently dictated from Downing-street after the aforesaid prolonged, and doubtless harmonious, Cabinet Council—the object of which is a vain attempt to bamboozle the Radi cals by s taving off the Reform Bill " for another year ! By turns they are in that article attempted to be bullied and cajoled ; but no one can fail to see the trepidation of the writer and his official in structors. Finally, having dealt as best he may with his quondam allies, whom he sees sternly sheering off as the battle-hour approaches, he turns with an impudent, but piteous whine towards " the Protectionist party"—who are told that they " are able, if they be so minded, to take up a posi tion of dignified and disinterested independence." Oh, dear, how very good of them it would be to do so, in the exact nick of time, and thus cordially respond to the entreaties of Mr. Gladstone on the night of the division which pitched him, for a mo ment, again into power. We say to our friends of the great and true Con servative party, Bide your time. Of faction you are incapable, but forbearance has its limits. Con tinue as you are, united and determined ; and let us see what those can do, after all, who dreamed of carrying on the Government by a Cabinet of in compatibilities. GOLD FOUND IN ARRAN.—We learn that a course of prospecting has been going on of late on the Island of Arran, under the instruction of the Duke of Hamilton, the proprietor, and that gold has actually been found near the north end ; to what extent, however, we are not yet able t o sa y.—North British. Mail. CHILD MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OP THE MOTHER.—On Saturday, at an inquest taken by Mr. Baker, the coroner, at the Victory, Kingsland-road, Shoreditch, information was communicated to him by Mr. Meadows, summoning officer of the parish, of the fol lowing extraordinarycase of child murder in the Regent's Canal, Haggerstone, by the unfortunate mother, and of the attempted suicide of the latter, who is at present lying in Shoreditch workhouse, where she was removed, after having been prevented effecting self-destruction. It appears that on Tuesday morning last, about 11 o'clock, as some men were passing down Great Cambridge-street, Haggerstone, near the bridge which traverses the Queen's road, they observed a female, who was holding a bundle in her hand, plunge into the canal. Several of them went to her assistance, and succeeded in bringing her to the towing path. While they were so engaged, an infant was observed to be struggling in the water, and which had dropped out of the handkerchief in which it had been wrapped. The poor baby soon sank. Some persons, who were in a state of astonishment at the extra ordinary scene, tried to rescue it, but without success. The mother was taken to the Acorn public-house, Great Cambridge-street, where she was put to bed. The next day the unfortunate young woman was removed to Shoreditch workhouse, and has been attended to by Mr. Clarke, the house-surgeon. She still remains in a very precarious state. The name of the young woman is Mary Ann Capron, and she resided at No. 7, James street, Coal Harbour-street, Hackney-road. She is a single woman, about 26 years of age, and very respect ably connected. She was delivered of the child about five o'clock on the morning of Tuesday, unknown to her parents, who charged her with having been enciente, and who suspected that her delivery had taken place, which she denied. She left her home unknown to them, hay ing folded her infant up in a blue handkerchief. AN INDIAN " IMPOSSIBILITY•" We take the following extract from a pamphlet uper the Government of India, recently published by Mr. Dickinson : "Lord speaks of the Court not having been able to provide money for public works, while they were struggling for existence in India, although they could for wars which they were compelled to carry on at all risks. But this begs the whole question, which is—were they, by neglecting the public works, enabled to carry on their wars, or were they so miserably poor and swamped in their means because they neglected the public works ? They are two very different things—the carrying on new and extensive improvements, and the keeping old works in repair. We will first take up the latter. To say they could not find money for them is nonsense. The works themselves provided money from year to year, and if the repairs were not executed the works did not yield their proper returns. Now, Tanjore was the only district in this Presidency where the works were kept in thorough repair. To give you some idea of the extent to which this neglect was carried, the large irrigation works in this district were never cleared out for thirty or forty years, by which an entire dis trict was half ruined, My predecessor cleared out one mile at a cost of 7,000 rupees (7001.), and the revenue of the Talook (county) rose immediately from 70,000 rupees to much above a lac (7,0001. to 10,0001) Probably 500 rupees a year (501.) would have kept the channels clear ; and for want of this, 30,000 or 40,000 rupees a-year were lost (3,0001. or 4,0001.) This has been the state of things. In 18271 found a channel that entered two Talooks filled up six feet, so that when it ought to have had eight feet of water in it, it had only two. The revenue had fallen from three to four lacs to one lac ; when it was cleared out the revenue rose in two or three years about one and a half lac 'of rupees. One or two thousand rupees would have kept this clear. Thousands of works are at this moment out of repair, the repairs of which would not have cost one year's increase of revenue, though they have been neglected so many years. This has been the state of things ; what nonsense it is to talk of their not being able to find money. But their own acts answer the question. All buildings are kept in repair. How could they find money for this ? And how did they find -money for Tanjore ? About 40,000 rupees a-year were spent in keeping up the works. Where did the money come from ? Of course, from the district itself. If they had not spent the 40,000 rupees, they would have lost two or three lacs ; but further, they spent steadily in Tanjore about 40,000 rupees in improve ments, by which, on an average, they just about obtained a permanent increase of revenue of 40,000 rupees per annum. Thus no outlay at all was required for keeping these works in repair, nor even for a constant course of improvement. Why should not this have been done in every district ? The fact is, the Company were without money for their wars, because they neglected to keep in repair the old works upon which the revenue depended. But they might and ought to have gone much further than this, for without a very large expenditure at once, a system of improvement might have been kept up, as in Tanjore, that would have steadily yielded from 50 to 100 per cent. To confound such a proceeding with the outlay of a vast capital, which after a few years will re turn 5 per cent., and then say the Company could not spend money for public works, is merely throwing dust in their own and other people's eyes. But this is not the strongest point of the case. They did not take the least pains to prevent famine. To say nothing of the death of a quarter of a million of people in Guntoor, the Public Works Committee, in their report, calculate that the loss in money by the Guntoor famine was 216 lacs, more than two millions sterling. If they could find money to supply these losses they could have found a hundredth part of the sum to prevent them. But now with respect to works of actual improvement of consi derable extent. These works have much more than paid their own way ; not a rupee has been taken from the general treasury, but, on the contrary, seven lacs paid into it. A schedule of various new works executed of late years has just been printed, the average return from which has been 50 per cent., counting from the first execution of the works, though of course in the first year or two their full effects were not developed, and this in direct revenue. Of course the indirect revenues are increased also ; and the increase of private property far exceeds that gained by Government. But just look at this case ; the saleable value of land in Tanjore has increased much more than a million sterling since the Anicuts were built—the land is now saleable at about 50 rupees an acre. The land in this delta has as yet been unsale able ; it is much richer than that of Tanjore, much bet ter supplied with water by its river, and has a fine safe port, so that when our works are in full operation, and the population has filled up, which it will do with great rapidity, the lands ought to be worth at least 60 rupees an acre, or seven millions sterling for the whole irrigated tract. This will give you some idea of what public works are here. Let us take another case, viz., transit. On the western road from Madras, say for 60 miles be fore the roads divide, there is now a traffic of about 500 tons a day, I believe 180,000 a-year, it costs 30,000 rupees a mile, or about 18 lacs a-year. This might be carried on a canal for one lac ; here are 17 lacs a-year lost in 60 miles of transit, and this is going on throughout the Presidency Is it surprising that on such a system of managing the country, the people are poor, and the Government poor ; how could it be otherwise I I am certian that if 50 lacs a-year had been spent in public works here, there would have been all along an immense additional in crease of revenue, and the country would by this time have been a complete contrast to what it now is. Lprd thinks it would be better not to blame the Govern. ment ; how can we possibly point out how improve ment can be made without proving that there has been neglect before If such immense sums can be obtained, there must have been some stupid, merciless system be fore." (Remember that, reader ! that phrase is written by one of the most distinguished men in India.) "What inconceivable folly it is to shut our eyes to facts, and not to take advantage of discovery, because if we do, it would imply that those who went before us com mitted blunders, The discovery of gold in California and Sydney proves strange blindness in those who had been living so many years in those localities, but that does not prevent men digging it up now, The mine which exists in this country will bear com petition with those gold discoveries. An expenditure of 30,0001. or 40,0001. in Tanjore, besides the enormous increase in direct revenue, had added much more than a million sterling to the property of the pro vince. If a man who could earn 301. a-year in other ways went to the diggings, and there obtained gold to the value of 9001. a-year, the world would ring with it; yet it would not equal the profits in Tanjore ; and here they promise very far to exceed that. Lord wonders at my vehemence about public works ; is he really so humble a man as to think no better of himself than to suppose he could stand unmoved in a district where 250,000 people had perished miserably of famine, through the neglect of our Government, and see it exposed every year to a similar occurrence ?" (Remember that, reader !) " If his lordship had been living in the midst of the dis trict at the time, like one of our civilians, and had had every morning to clear the neighbourhood of his house of hundreds of dead bodies of poor creatures who had struggled to get near the European in hopes that there perhaps they might find food, he would have realised things beyond what he has seen in his —shire park." DESTRUCTION OF A VESSEL BY FIRE.—A serious loss took place yesterday morning, off Dungeness, by the destruction of a French vessel by fire. She was a fine schooner called the Zelinia, Viaud, master, and was bound to London from Nantes, with wine, and a general cargo of merchandise. She at length took the ground between No. 3 and No. 4 stations, some four miles to the westward of the Ness. The fire had obtained, how ever, too powerful a hold of the ill-fated craft to admit of her preservation. The flames continued to extend over the vessel until at length she was burnt to the water's edge. It is gratifying to add, however, that the crew and all those who assisted in endeavouring to stay the conflagration, succeeded in reaching the shore in safety, not a life being lost. At present the cause of the fire has not transpired. The unfortunate ship and cargo are reported to have been insured for considerable gums. RESCUR FROM DROWNING.—HUMANE AND HEROIC CONDUCT OF AN OFFICER.— We should, indeed, take great shame to ourselves did we omit to mention, and that in terms of the highest possible commendation, the humane and heroic conduct of Captain Grierson, com manding officer of the 15th depot, quartered here, who under Providence, was the instrument of saving the life of a young lad on Saturday last. The "Lord's Hole," a pool of inconsiderable depth and extent in summer, but which, by the continuous and heavy rains of this winter, has been converted into a lake, situated on the eastern end of our fair green, immediately close to and over the canal, and apparently supplied by a spring somewhat near its centre, has been from time immemorial, the theatre where the youth of our town, not having the fear of broken bones or wet j ac k e t s before their eyes, took lessons in the slippery art of skating and sliding whenever frost converted it into a field suitable for such purposes. The frost of the two or three preceding nights having, in the opinion of the juveniles, imparted on the day named the necessary degree of firmness to its surface, considerablea number of them were amusing themselves upon it, when one unfortunate wight, carried away by the excitement of the moment, incautiously approached too near the spring, where, the ice being thin and weak, it suddenly gave way under his weight, at once reepitating him in the deepest portion of the pond, and where the water was considerably beyond his depth. Rising to the surface, be continued to catch hold of the table ice, but either through fright or cold, or both combined, he made no further efforts to extricate himself); and as his companions, influenced most likely by the same feelings, also seemed incapable of affording him any assistance, contenting themselves merely with acting the part of passive spectators, his situation was every mo ment becoming not .only more painful but perilous in the extreme. Fortunately at this juncture Capt. Grierson, who was coming from the barracks, seeing the commo tion about the pond, rushed down, and perceiving the perilous position of the boy, and, also, that none of the bystanders, of whom there was a goodly number on the banks of the pond, were willing to risk their lives or subject themselves to a wetting with the thermometer at the freezing point, in an attempt to save the lad, boldly and at once plunged into the water, broke up the ice in his immediate vicinity, severely lacerating his hands in his efforts, and after considerable danger and difficulty succeeded in dragging him ashore in all but an exhausted condition. Not content with doing things by halves, he did not stop even here, but had him at once conveyed to a neighbouring house, wrapped up in blankets, and re storatives applied, and wasted not even a thought on his own dripping condition and bleeding hands until he had the satisfaction of knowing that, under Divine Provi dence, he had been the means of not only preserving a fellow-creature from a sudden and violent death, but al so a decent and worthy family from afflicti on and mourning. Westmeath Guardian. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. WORSHIP-STREET. —The Rev. John G. Angley one of the curates of Christchurch, St. George's-in-the- East, was brought before Mr. D'Eyncourt upon the charge of assaulting and obstructing two police constables of the H division, in the execution of their duty. Police-constable Hudson, II 78, said—About 8 o'clock on Saturday night I was on duty near the Pavilion Theatre, in the Whitechapel-road, when I saw several girls and boys standing about with baskets of oranges, which caused an obstruction on the foot pavement. As soon as they saw me they fell back into the road, and two or three oranges having fallen out of the basket of one of the girls, I picked them up and threw them to her. I was then proceeding after them for the purpose of driving them away, when the defendant hastened after me, and, seizing hold of my arm, struck me a smart blow over the back with his thick end of his walking stick, at the same time demanding what business I had to inter fere with the phor girls, who were merely endeavouring to get an honest living. The defendant appeared much excited at the time, and, after telling him that he had no business to interfere with me in the discharge of my duties, lat once took him into custody. On our way to the station house the defendant conducted himself in a very intemperate manner, calling my brother officer a liar, and flourished his stick in such a menacing manner that I found it necessary to wrest it from him for self protection, On cross-examination by the defendant the constable positively denied that he had thrown one of the girls down or that he had used any more violence on the occasion than was absolutely necessary to effect her removal. Payne, 156 H, fully corroborated the above evidence, and added that while he was assisting the other officer to clear the thoroughfare, the defendant suddenly seized him by the shoulder and dragged him round by main force, declaring at the time that he insisted upon taking his number. On being taken into cus tody, the defendant announced himself to be a clergyman, but he exhibited so much violence in his language and demeanour that witness was decidedly under the impression that he was not perfectly sober. George Teakle, an ex -sergeant of police, stated that whilst standing at the door -of the Pavilion Theatre at the time in question, he heard an angry altercation between the accused and the first witness ; the latter of whom was afterwards proceeding towards one of the fruit women, when he was rapidly followed by the defendant, who caught him by the arm, with the evident intention of preventing him from inter fering with her. The defendant had a stick in his hand at the time, but he saw no blows struck on either side. Inspector Kendall stated that he received the charge at the station-house, and whilst he was inves tigating the particulars, the defendant alleged, in ex tenuation of his conduct, that the constable had upset the girl's oranges, but he did not then charge him with having assaulted her. While he was taking down the charge, the defendant became so noisy and obstreperous that witness came to the conclusion that he had been drinking, but he considered it probable that his violent manner was merely the result of exasperation and excitement. On being called upon for his defence, the rev. gentle man earnestly assured the magistrate that the facts of the case, as stated by the witnesses, had been grossly exaggerated, and that a most unwarrantable aggression and indignity had been practised towards him. At the hour in question he was passing down the Whitechapel road, when he observed the constable driving several poor orange girls before him with a degree of unjustifi able and unnecessary harshness, and immediately upon his overtaking one of them, he struck her a violent blow on the head, the force of which instantly upset her bas ket and scattered her fruit about the pavement. After remonstrating with him upon his unfeeling conduct, he advanced towards him for the purpose of taking his number, when he was instantly seized by the officer, who called another one to his assistance, and he was forcibly taken off to the station-house. He denied most em phatically having assaulted either of the officers, and with regard to the unworthy insinuation against his ebriety, he trusted that it was wholly unnecessary for him to repel such a disgraceful imputation. Catherine M'Carthy, the fruit girl above referred to, was then called, and stated that, while she was vending her oranges, one of the policemen ran up to her and struck her a violent blow on the side of the head, which caused the fruit to roll out of her basket. The police man then picked up her oranges and threw them out into the road, and while he was doing so the defendant kindly interfered for her, when two of the constables laid hold of him and took him away by force. William Scott, a Custom -house officer, stated that he was about to enter the theatre, when he saw the police man rush towards the last w i tness, and strike her two heavy blows in rapid succession on the side of the head, which caused her to fall forward upon her knees. Wit ness expressed his indignation at such brutality, and the defendant, who happened to be looking on, intimated that huld take the officer's n um b er ; b ut on ap proachine wo g him for that purpose, he was immediately secured, and conveyed to the station-house. Mr. D'Eyncourt said, that after attentively consider ing the evidence, he could come to no other conclusion than that the charge had been completely established., He saw no reason whatever to disbelieve the evidence of the officers, who corroborated each other in every par ticular ; whereas the two witnesses, who h a d b een ca ll ed for the defence, so materially differed in their testimony that it was perfectly manifest that one or both . of them had committed deliberate perjury. Ho should, there fore, convict the defendant of the assault , and impose upon him a penalty of 205., or five days' imprisonment. The defendant, who appeared greatly discomposed, immediately paid the fine, with an intimation that he considered he had not been justly treated, and that he should carry the matter elsewhere. MARYLEBONE.—Tohn M`Grail, a labourer, was charged with haring committed a murderous assault upon Bridget, his wife. On the previous night, as Sergeant Delany, 16 D, was passing along Orcas-street, Portman-market, he was met by a female, who told him that a man had nearly murdered his wife at No. 16, in the street alluded to. Witness hastened thither, and upon the first floor land ing he saw the poor woman leaning upon the shoulder of her son. Blood was flowing from her head, and she seemed quite insensible. Witness lifted her up, and, on questioning her a short time afterwards as to who had injured her, she replied in a faint tone of voice that it was her husband. I went into the prisoner's room, where I saw him sitting by the fire. I asked him how he accounted for the assault made by him upon his wife, when he made answer that some words ensued between them, and that he struck her with a small gridiron which he happened to have in his hand. I took the woman to St. Mary's Hospital in a cab, the prisoner accompany ing us ; and after I had left the woman there to receive proper medical assistance, I conveyed the prisoner to the station-house, the doctor having certified that he could not pronounce the wife to be out of danger. I subse quently went to the house, and there learnt from one of the prisoner's sons that his mother was not struck with the small gridiron spoken of, but with a heavy iron im plement used by plasterers, and called a "server." The poor injured woman was not in a fit condition to come forward ; and the prisoner, who denied having struck his wife with the server, was remanded. MELANCHOLY CASE OP DROWNING.—OXFORD, SATUR DAL—The society of Magdalen College has again been plunged into great grief by a fatal accident which oc curred to Mr. Giles Daubeny, one of the younger mem bers of that society, a relative of Dr. Daubeny, profes sor of chemistry and botany, and a Fellow of Magdalen College. Mr. Daubeny, in company with a friend, was in a boat called a "gig," in a back stream, near Riley, when the boat was upset, and unfortunately Mr.. Dau beny was drowned. An inquest was held at Iffley yesterday morning, when the particulars of this melan choly occurrence were gone into. The jury expressed themselves satisfied with the evidence, and without clearing the room returned a verdict of " Acciden tal death by drownink from the upsetting of a boat at the Weirs Lasher Pool." Mr. Daubeny was a commoner of Magdalen College, and a relative of a gen tleman of the same name who was also a member of the same college, and who about two years ago was killed by falling off a railway bridge near Oxford. This was his first term of residence. He had been at college only a few days. The members of Magdalen met on the 3d inst. [ADVERTISEMENT.] - D eafness—New Di scovery. -39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, observe, opposite the York Hotel. The organic vibrator, an extraordinary power ful, small, newly-invented instrument, for deafness, en tirely different from all others to surpass anything of the kind that has been, or probably ever can be produced, being of the same colour as the skin, is not perceptible it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears are en t ire l y remove d' ; and it affords all the assistance that possibly could be desired. The Loyal Exhibition valuable newly-invented, very powerful waistcoat pocket glass, the size of a walnut, to discern minute objects at a distance of from four to five miles, which is found to be invaluable, for yachtin g , and to sportsmen, gentl emen , an d gamekeepers. Tele scopes, possessing such extraordinary power, that some 3 3 / 4 inches, with an extra eye piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars. They supersede every other kind, and are of all sizes for the waistcoat pocket, shooting, military purposes, &c. Opera and race-course glasses with wonderful power ; minute object can be clearly seen, from 10 to 12 miles distant. Invaluable newly-invented spectacle.—S. &B. Solomons, Aurists and Opticians, 39, Albemarle-stre e t, Piccadilly, observe opp os it e the York Had. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—Parr's Life Pills.—No medicine yet offered to the world ever attained such distinguished celebrity ; it is questionable if there be now any part of the civilised globe where its extraordinary healing vir tues have not been exhibited. The signal success is attributable solely to the strong recommendations of parties cured by their use. The proprietors of Parr's Life Pills have now in their possession upwards of 1,500 letters— several of them from clergymen of the Church of England, many from distinguished Dissenting minis- . ters, from ge n tl emen connec t e d w i t h t h e Army and Navy,' also from Members of Parliament, Merchants, and last, though not least, from members of the Med;cal Profes sion, and a skilful Analytical Chemist—all speaking in the highest terms of the value of this inestimable medi cine. This is a mass of evidence in its favour beyond all parallel, and stamp this medicine as being the most rational and the most useful medicine in the world. Sold by E. Edwards, 67, St. Paul's Churchyard ; Barclay and Sons, Farringdon-street ; Sutton and Co., Bow Church yard ; Hannay and Co., 61, Oxford-street, London ; and by most respectable dealers in medicine. Price is. 1 3 / 4 d., 2s. 9d., and in family packets 11s. each. Directions given with each box, 1 I 74 Colchester Harwich .. Leigh Maldon 120 301 SSj 99 39 1914 - 303 2$)1! - 20 8071 70 9 COAL MARKET-FEB. 7. i 1 1 on P 4 20 300 75 1 i 135 Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market : s• cl. s. cl. I 16 6 Bate's West Hart1ey......16 OjWalker Holywell .17 0 1 Hetton Lyons mixed.••••.. q Howard's West Hartley Bell 1 7 '; Netherton 6 ton 16 0 Haswell l7 • 3 Lougridge's W. Hartley 16 6 Kepler Grange A Tanfiehl Moor l5 3 Plummer lB • u / 9 Taufield Moor Butes 15 0 Russell' s lidtton ........... 1 , 17 ,$ 1 West Hartley 16 0 Heugh Hall. 17 - West Wylam Trader 15 6 South Kelloe 4 9 Wylam 16 0 Clavering Tees ............ 1 A Willingtou Hartley l6 0 South Durham ~..........16 ~,' Wall's End, &c. Birchgrove Graigola, ...... 25 ; Gosforth 16 9 Derwentwater Hartley 16 o Harvey Wylaml4 0 Nixon Merthyr's& Cardiff 2s A Medley 16 9I Wayne's Merthyr .........25 ' Northumberland E. l5 61 Ships at market lB9 I Sold COUNTRY MARKETS. COLCHESTER—FEB. 5, Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, 46s to 56s ; red, 38s to 503; barley, 28s to 36s ; oats, 17s to 24s ' • beans, Mazagan, 30s to 32 3; middl e an d sma ll , 34 s t o 38s; Pe', white, 40s to 428 ; grey, 30s to 325. CHELMSFORD—FEB. 4 Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, old 418 Od to 58s Od, n ew 39 s t o 56 5; red, old 37s to 48s, new 329 to 448; barley, 258 to 27s ; chevalier, 30s to 36s ; 21s to 278; malt, 55s to 56s ; chevalier, 55s to 58s ; oa ts, 193 to 25s ; peas, partridge, 30s to 35s ; white, 31s to 3 38 ; boiling 37s to 40; ; dun, new, 29s to 33s ; b ean s tick, 328 to 34s ; Harrow ticks, 31s to 36s ; Mazagan, 29s ' to 320. The following is the official statement of the quant i of corn, &c., received in the port of London from the p in Essex, from the 31st Jan. to the sth February, both elusive : Cities Ports RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 7. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market ha s undergoul: marked. change to-day from the tone o f l as t w eek. "a hare had a very strong demand for all leading stock'', we quote a rise in prices of 2to 3 per cent. Quotations • Aberdeen, 14; Chester and Birkenhead; 21i ; Caledonisnd 32h g • Eastern Counties, 12 13-16 13 ; Lancashire 5 ,11., rn, ' Yorkshire, 78 ; London and North-Western, 120 • di"— (fifth shares), 3 p. ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 29:3 ; Midland, 77i ; North British, 8 1-16 ; South-Eastern and Dover, 23g. MANCHESTER, FEB. 7. ot STOCK EXCHANGE.—There has been an active mark et rather better prices :—Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundo%9n Leeds, 77i ; Eastern Counties, 12 13-16 ; Sheffield, Midlands, 77i • Dover, 23 9-16 ; London Stock, 119} Manchester and Birmingham C Quarters, 1 7-16 P.; ~ Lancashire, 18,i ; Caledonians, 32A ; North British , Lake Bathurst, id. • Cheshire Junction 6 , 1 d. ; bury and Hereford , ; West Riding, 21d. ; P . " burn, 74d. BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 7. STOCK EXCHANGE.—This market was very inae..•, oi day :—Birmingham and Stour V a ll e y s w ere d o ne sbltp . 3s. 9d. ; Shrewsbury and Birmingham Stock at 8/. ; Preference Shares, at ; Shrewsbury and Hereford/ 14 1 dis. LEEDS, FEB. 7. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market has again 15 proved a little this morning, though but few transac , as have taken place :—Caledonians cl o sed a t Tz ; J' e t ,; r e Northerns at 15i ; Midland Stock at 768 ; and Lanca su " and Yorkshires at 768. SEABORNE MALLS. C 6 (I.l' signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-off by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.] dy the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.] Day when made up From what W I S COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port due •.• lane' (M ... Office, London. Dispatched. Pg . / t eoe• America (byP.rit.pack.N Every Friday Liverpool ..• _ „,, America (by United Sts. Packet) ..........N Feb. 8 .. Liverpool ... Feb' 16 America (by U States Feb. 26 packet) .... ..N Feb. 16 .......... Southampton, Australia (via South-I b• 24 ampton) ..........M4th of March .... Southampton Fe _„ Ditto (via Marseilles N'Bth of March .... Dover Ditto (via Cape of tloodl Ara Cl' 30 Hope) ...........Nl22d of February .. Plymouth .. 9 Africa (West Coast) .. N 23rd of the month. Plymouth •• FT Ili Alexandria .... N 8,9, 24, & 30 of in. Dover ...• • • 20 Alexandria .... ......M 4th & 29th of mon. Southampton Feb.,, we* Bahamas ...........t4 2nd of the month Southampton I S t i u Belgium •• ........ ..N Da11y............ Dover ...• • • y' 16 Brazil M 9th of the month.. Southampton Fe b' h VP Bu enosAyree........M 9th of itie month.. Southampton y 4; 26 , Cape of Good Hone ..N 14th of the month Plymouth • • ~ , ;‘ , r e lt 3 v Cape of Good Hope ..N 2n4 of Aprl .... Plymouth • • t",, - D 26 Cape de Vents ...N 14thof the month.. Plymouth •• 6 Ceylon (see India) . Ceylon „ .„ • • N 14th - • • • • • of the month Plymouth • - Channel lele 3 . ••• • • • .17 Mon , ton 16 „ (9 r Feb• China (see i rola) u inouthrseuthanaP" - Constantinople*......N 7 ,8,17,2 1.&27 Feb. 10 0 Constantinople ......111 4th Sr. 20th of mon. - out r r . gb r e e d - elf Cont. of Europe M. & N Twice daily ...... Egypt (see India) France M & N Twice daily. .. ... Dover T tt ices• aily Gibraltar ..........31 4, 7, 17, 20, 27 of m. Southampton Feb. 16 Greece (see India) Greytown ..........M •?rid & 17th of mon. • l outharopton Feb• llarnburgh ..N Tuesday & Fridayll.ondon ..... 1 Havannah Ni 2nd of the month Southampton 31arel t er• Holland . ..... NI Wednesday & Sat. London ..... 'lio n ',. Honduras ..........M 17th of the month. Southampton Fe b ' o 'c i India (viaSoutliampt.)M 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton lee! , . India (via Marseilles)sl Bth& 24th of month Dover Feb. 16 lonian Is!es (see India) Tw icede ll Ireland ...... 31 & N Twice daily ...... Holyhead ... i t; Llition.. 9, 17, & 27 of m. Southampton le?: 16 Madeira .. With of the month Southampton Feb•/2 Madeira............ N ,23rd of the month Plymouth • • Fe b ' Malta (see India) Fa 10 " " adelra N 23rd of the month Malta (see India) Malta .......... • —IN 7,17,19,27, 30 of rn. Mauritius (see India) Dover .... • • Fe b ' Plymouth • . Feb. 2 6 ,, a . Southamp t o n I st of 11'" Dover • • • • •• Feb. 1.14 Southampton Feb. Variou, portf nicerir Dover • •• Feb. If, Southampton iFeb Fouthampton Feb. 1. Plymouth :Feb. g 6., Dover 1. Dover ..r:outbampton Feb. 1" Mauritius 14th of the month Mexico ............M 2nd of the month. Naples ..... sth I 5 th2sthofmon New Granada 2d & 17th of month' New Zealand By private ship .. Papal States*. . N Ithlsth2sthofmon. Peninsula ........ .. M th 1 7 th 27 thotmon. Peru • • ?cl & 17th of mon. Port Natal 14th of the month Sicily • ..... • 6thl th2stholmon, Tiocany ............N sthlsth2sthofmon. Venezuela 2d & 17th of month Van Diemen's Land (see Australia) .. •• • West Indies .... •• •,M 2d& 17th of month Southampton 16 FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Thursday afternoon, ° the to boat of the Cambrid ge , 78, a t Plymouth, was pea—ithg w up the harbour against a s t rong nor th er ly breeze, o a Mr. Mason, master carpenter of the Cambridge, „,11 three men of the same vessel, on board, a sudden 5 4_3 0 , struck her, and sh e i ns t an tl y filled and went d° re Speedy assistance was afforded, and the crew ' t bi, picked up with the exception of Thomas Clatwc r who was unfortunately drowned. ,yieo SHIPWRIGHTS' STRIBE.—There i s a general mov e. ' A , at Bristol amo ng th e mec h an i cs for an immediate th e vance of wages, and a strike, if not acceded to by is employers. The shipwrights, a most important bcal to Bristol, have issued the following circular, addressed tife their employers :—" Respected sirs,—We, the opera shipwrights of the port of Bristol, beg to draw Y ° ",; 1 01' tention to the present commercial enterprise of the try—its consequent action on the mechanic and alvor of every grade—the upward tendency of all the ne e : ity ries and comforts of life—and hope you will see v- s en t consistency in advancing them 6d. a day on their PI t he rate of wages, to jneet the consequent advance ° ,:a to times. The comm i tteemen of the yard are dePu," re wait upon you with this memorial, and an a nswer l iefi t spectfully solicited by Monday next by your cb e t hef servants. For your prosperity in trade and familie s 0 0 ever pray." The house-carpenters and joiners have des issued a similar circular, and it is said that other tr t ' t he will follow the example. We know not what will be h ts reply of the em pl oyers i n the case of the shiromg,,,, Sl but in the case of the carpenters several masters 1 15 ,; ( lipg ready acceded to th e a d vance. Th e tra d e i n s hipbou II to is at present so brisk that there are not hands enol i g do the work. BIRTHS. , , C. OF A BON. , ,r On the sth i ns t., a t Barnes-terrace, the wife of Ellis, Esq. -i, dK t On the 30th u lt., a t H am b urg, the w i fe of W. 1 Esq., of the Adelphi-terrace , London. OF A DAUGHTER. gra' On the ti .n 34 inst., at R oc ki ng h am C as tl e , the -u -ci " . Watson. tii ) 6 On the 4th inst., at 7, Kensington-gate, Hyde - P ar wife of E. A. Bond, Esq. —," MARRIED. On the sth inst., at the parish church, Joshua Blackburn, Esq., of Brockwell-hall, near , Surrey, and of Lincoln's-inn, barrister-at-law , ° Ann, second daughter of the late Edward Smiles, the Newcastle-upon-Tyn e . 'ngt °ll ' On the 3d inst., at All Saints' Church, Learn' Rev. C. J. Carr, incumbent of Witton, 1110 ° Frances Henrietta, third daughter of the late 1 1 .° °. J. Manse!. PaclAainfcti°o.:;, DIED. John S icll°ll' At Rome, on th e 27th ult., the Right Hon. jo —ri t aged 56. scree ' Jame On the 31st ult.' in S. J ames ' s - p l ace , St. Jar% u, near Lucy, the wif e of J. B. Jarman, Esq., of 11°se-5 Windsor. On the Ist inst., suddenly, at the Bank of Eugl3lld' W. to' H. F. P. Voight, of Stoke Newington, aged 6J•.,.,. ing-- On the 2d i ns t ant, at Kennington-house, gang „,l oec°'' lane, R. P. Games, solicitor, aged 46. Eleanor, 1., On the 2d inst , in Russell-square, (laughter of the late • J. Teesdale, Esq. -., Chandler, On the 3d inst , at Sherborne, Dorset, P ' Ther e° Esq., aged 70. • Lady - ty ° On the 4th inst ,at Richmond, Surrey, coil° Dease, relict of the late .1. Dense, of Turbot 4 , VA.' Westmeath, Ireland, aged 89. tno v , too, On the sth inst , Augusta, wife of G. Arbu Lot Craven _bill, of Twickenham, inst., late of 11, aged 48. LONDON : Printed and by a yOg P l ig, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, . 1 0,1 Strand, in the Precin c t of the Savoy, Ni the Middlesex, Ttie s d a y i e b nl ary 8,1853.