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Labourers. Labourers to be nominated by the board are to be ex amined by the professional officers of the yard, under the directions of the superintendent, and are not to be entered unless they are by previous habits accustomed to labour, and capable, by constitution, of performing the duty re quired of them, nor above the age of 35. After a proba tionary trial of one month those only are to be retained who are found duly qualified. Extra Alen. Extra men ordered to be entered for any special service are to be selected by the superintendent ; and close atten tion is to be given to the conduct of men so employed ; but only those whose behaviour proves in all respects satisfac tory are to be recommended for entry on the establishment, or re-entered as extra men, in preference to other persons. Foundries and Metal Mills. As the workmen for these manufacturing establishments are required to be selected for the particular duties they will have to porform, my lords leave the selection of them in the hands of the chief engineers, subject to the approval of the superintendent, every precaution being taken that only qualified and skilled workmen be admitted. No va cancies are, however, to be filled at any time but such as are absolutely necessary to meet the requirements of the service, nor without the previous sanction of their' lord ships. Factories. All factory boys (with the exception of rivet boys, who are to be selected from the sons of deserving men employed in the factories) will be nominated by their lordships, and one-half at least will be selected from the sons of ()Seers and other persons in her Majesty's services, but no boys (rivet boys excepted) are to be entered unless they have the same amount of knowledge as required for an apprentice.— See page 4. . _ Victualling Yards. My lords desire that the principles laid down in these regulations be extended to the victualling establishments with reference to the promotion of all parties in these yards, and also with reference to the entry of labourers. _ Their lordships take this apportunity of making it known to all persons in the naval establishments, that if any prin cipal or subordinate officer, or other person employed therein, shall attempt, through the influence of political or personal considerations, to evade or set aside these regula tions with reference to the selection of individuals for pro motion, my lords, on proof thereof, will no fail to exercise their authority, and will immediately dismiss any person so acting from her Majesty's service. And they call the strict attention of the superintendents to this subject, with their express desire that they will p ersona lly use th e i r best en fdeavours to give effect to their lordships' injunctions, and assist them in carrying out these regulations, which are issued with the express view of placing in their hands the requisite control over all selections for promotion and the entry of persons into the yards, so far as relates to the in dividuals recommended being in every respect fit for the situations to which they are nominated ; and my lords, confiding in their integrity and the just discrimination of the professional officers in carrying out their orders, will henceforth hold them responsible if any person is admitted who is not in all respects qualified for her Majesty's service. My lords desire that the form No. 1 in the appendix be henceforth adopted for all future applications for entries into her Majesty's dock and victualling yards, and a copy thereof is to be sent to the superintendent when any per son is ordered for examination at their respective yards, with the exception of the name of the person by whom the candidate is recommended. By command of their lordships, R. OSBORNE. Admiralty, March 3, 1853. SURVEYOR OF THE NAVY. As their lordships hold the Surveyor of the Navy re sponsible (under their authority) for the due execution of the extensive works connected with the construction and repair of ships and machinery in her Majesty's dockyards, and for the largo amount of wages annually paid to the workmen, they deem it necessary that the control of the number of workmen to be employed in these establish ments should be checked by him ; and they therefore de sire, that the periodi ca l re t urns , di rec t e d b y t h e foregoing instructions to be furnished from the yards, the monthly report of establishment, and the number of vacancies of all artificers and other persons therein, with the recommenda tions connected therewith, be transmitted at the proper periods, addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty-, with Surveyor on the left-hand corner ; and the Surveyor is, on the receipt of the same, to transmit to their lord ships, with the original returns, the number of vacancies for artificers and other persons he considers it necessary should be filled up, for the due execution of the works in progress. And as the respective officers, leading men, and artificers are under hi s i mme di a t e supervision, my lords desire that he is in all future promotions to submit to their lordships his opinion, in writing, of the qualifications and merits of those candidates whom he considers have claims for advancement, or who are recommended by the superintendent and professional officers of the yards, to enable their lordships t o f orm a j us t and correct judg ment in their selection of a candidate, in accordance with the professional merits and claims of the respective parties. _ _ - Their lordships further desire that their circular order of the 13th April, 1850, permitting the superintendents of the dockyards to select their secretaries from different ranks of officers, be considered as cancelled, and in future their selection is to be restricted, as formerly, to one of the principal clerks of the yard. My lords desire that no young gentleman shall in fu ture be nominated as a clerk to any of the naval estab lishments under the age of 16 years, and when ap pointed he will be required to be examined as to his proficiency in arithmetic, writing correctly from dictation, and able to write a really good hand for official pur poses ; he will be nominated on probation for six months, at the end of which period the principal officer under whom he is employed will report as to his fitness for his confirmation, but if inefficient the appointment will bo eaakeellea. By command of their lordships, Ad ruiralty, March 3, 1853. Y." OSBOIt NE. APPENDIX. APPENDIX No. 1. Candidate for Entry in Dock or Victualling Yard. Name Age Where born Trade • How employed last 12 months By whom and where at For what situation he is a candidate Address of applicant Written character to be forwarded Date of application By whom recommended The above queries must be filled up. APPENDIX No. 2. Circular to the Admirals and Captains superintending her Majesty's Dockyards. Admilt Feb. 27, . Sir,—l am dire c t e d by the Lords ra Com y, missioners lB47 of the Admiralty to inform you that they have felt themselves compelled to take the condition of the dockyards under their most serious consideration. The subject is one of great magnitude. The vote for wages and salaries, in her Majesty's establishments at home and abroad, under Nos. 6,7, 8, and 9, has averaged. 810,6641. during the last four years. It is a constantly in creasing vote. The vote for 1843-44 was 779,3861. The vote for the current year is 951,8861. The vote for stores (including steam machinery) for 1846-47 amounted to 1,694,152/. ' and that f or b u ildi ngs and new works to 526,810/. The machinery already in existence in the dock and victualling yards is increasing annually in value ; and large additions must be made to it, as the steam factories at Portsmouth, Keyham, and Malta advance towards com pletion. No reduction in this branch of the establishment is probable or possible, for the steam factories must keep pace with the growth of the st ea m n av y, w hi c h , again, is determined by considerations of national policy. As yet, provision has been made only for the average annual repair of machinery of 20,000 horse-power, out of a total of 40,000 horse-power; and every succeeding Board of Admiralty has recognised the inconvenience, bad economy, and peril in the event of war, of allowing these repairs to be limited to the single factory at Woolwich. But the greater the extension, present and prospective, of the dock yards, and of the steam factories in connection with them, the greater is the necessity of _securing in them the most careful and efficient management. Upon such an expendi ture the smallest savings are important, and in spite of the improvements already engrafted upon the old system, by the appointment of engineers to take charge of the machi nery in the yards, and to relieve the master shipwright from duties which did no t come w ithi n th e sp h ere of his ordinary avocations—in spite of the large and useful changes connected with the department of the director of works, which have also relieved the yards from the main tenance of the buildings, and the more recent improve ments to which my lords expect that the recommendations of the committee of metals will give rise, by placing all matters connected with copper and iron under a special superintendence, and ensuring the early introduction into the Government yards of the best modes of working adopted in private establishments—still much is left to be done before a satisfactory result can be arrived at. In sayin g this my lords do not wish to imply that they take an unfavourable view of these great national establish ments. They have much satisfaction in acknowleding the good moral tone that prevails amongst the artificers gene rally, and the excellent quality of the work performed by them. On the other hand, they think that there is abun dant evidence to show that the quantity of work done is Now the standard of well-conducted private establish ments, and that there is grea t room for improvement in the application both of s tore and l a b our. T heir lordships will not entertain any general charge s of indifference to expense on the part of the officers, or of inertness on that of the men ; and they are equally u nwilling to dw e ll u p on repre some sentatof the ions mad yards upon the eto them of thcourse of effect f politic a l f ee li ng i n dang p e f o ort t i o on t , he t i h r ou tli t they can conceive nothing cipline, if true, or more detriment a l to the public interest. They wish to look forward, not to look back, - their object being , to introduce a system that may in sp i m every man witlithe belief that his conduct will be known and appre ciated by his superiors, and that, however humble his po sition originally, his future fate depends up on h is own exertions. Their lordships see too much reason to apprehend that such is not the present state of feeling in the dockyards ; but that the rise from shipwright to leading man, and from leading man to inspector, is regarded rather as a .matter of accident, or f avour , th an as a rewar d due to merit, and t o be dispensed upon pl a i n an d equ it a bl e principles. The y feel that wherever such an impression prevails insubordina tion must be weakened, and they have consequently re solved to lay down one fixed and intelligible role of promo tion for all classes, as the best foundation of that more vigilant and intelligent superintendence which they regard as indispensable. For the discipline of the yard, like the discipline of the ship, depends upon the petty officers, and no exertions of the admirals or captains superintendent, or of the master shipwrights, can compensate for the want of a hearty co operation on the part of the inspectors and leading men, to whom the case of the separate gangs is confined, and with whom it rests to enforce a proper economy in the use of the stores and materials issued for the work going on under their superintendence. It is necessary, however, as the first step towards this extended responsibility, to remove all just causes of cora .46 ilaint amongst that class of officers from whose exertions • .efit is anticipated. • lords have, therefore, duly considered the petitions ted by the inspector s o f th e different dockyards. nd by these, that, with a sa l ary of 1001. a year, they its • e aiii - e/pected t o ma i n t a i n th e station and authority of offf c,orz-ithat in 1833, when the pay of the inspector was fixed, tko i vfoikineu were only employed five days a week, whereas • ,/i4 re now employed sic OAP, for which the working APPOINTMENTS. NAVAL DISCIPLINE. \ . - I. \ •\ ;-'‘ with the exception of ropemakers and sailmakers. See Ad- man receives one-sixth more wages, but no additional al miralty Order, May 28, 1848. lowance has been made to the inspector. The men, too, Joiners. have occasionally the privilege of working extra hours, In the selection of joiners for the yards preference is to when the inspector is bound to be in attendance without be given to those men who are " ship joiners," instead of any remuneration whatsoever, although the wages earned house carpenters. by the men, when upon task-work, are fully equal to his nay ! and the • 4* the lead' led. - ""he dd Pay ; - pay of the _ ling men exceeds it: The ot quarterman, whom the inspectors replaced, received 180/. a year, with a gang of 25 men and boys under him. The inspectors, with only 100/. a year, have 40 men and boys to superintend, for all of whom they demand the stores and materials required for their daily labour. Their pensions, too, are regulated by the scale of 40ths, not of 12ths, like those of other salaried officers in the Customs, Excise, and Ordnance, by which they are considerable losers. Indeed, a leading man of long standing often refuses to be made an inspector, because his superanuation would be lessened by his promotion ; and from a similar cause the men who would be best qualified to undertake the duty (the head draughtsmen in the mould-loft), decline it, because their pay being 7s. a day, they would necessarily lose by the transfer. The superintendents of the dockyards and the master shipwrights have, with one exception, recorded their opi nion that justice and economy would be equally con sulted by increasing the pay of the inspectors; and the late Secretary of the Admiralty, Mr. Corry, in a mi nute dated the 9th ofJuly, expressed his unqualified concur rence in this view, and recommended that the salary of the inspectors should be raised to 1251. a year, being half the amount given to the officers next to them in rank, the fore men of the yard. Taking the number of inspectors at 108, whose annual pay amounts to 10,8001., this might be ac complished at a cost of 2,7001. But my lords are unwill ing to incur any additional charge, unless as a part of an improved system, and with that improved system they be lieve that it would be wise to be more liberal, and to pro vide a class of inspectors at 150/. a year, as an intermedi ate step between the inspectors at 1251. and the foremen at 2501., in order that promotion may not be too long de layed, and that prompt reward may stimulate to constant exertion. They have therefore been pleased to sanction the follow ing regulations, with the double view of introducing that fixed and intelligible principle of promotion amongst the men, and that more vigilant and intelligent superintend ence which they think essential to the proper administra tion of the dockyards ; and they do this under the belief that in so large and complicated a system it is only by an improved tone of feeling amongst all classes, and by teach ing individuals to see that their own advancement depends upon a scrupulous discharge of their duty to the public, that a substitute can be found for that personal and pecu niary interest which is the mainspring of exertion in pri vate establishments. My lords have now only to call upon the admiral;J, and captains, superintendent, the master shipwrights, and the other principal officers of the dockyards, to assist them in working out this plan honestly.* They have given suffi cient proof, by the surrender of their own patronage, of the sincerity of their desire to make these great national establishments what they ought to be. They have re moved everything that can warrant a suspicion that pre ferment will be the result, not of services, but of political favouritism. They wish every step in the advancement of a man to be known, and marked by his fellows, and they have laid clown the rules that seem to them best adapted to ensure, in each stage, fair play to merit and industry. But the good or bad working of every system must depend in a great measure upon those who are entrusted with its administration ; and my lords can only express their deter mination to mark with their severest displeasure every at tempt to thwart their intentions, and to reward those who shall cheerfully second them by every proof of their favour and approbation. H. G. WARD. * Alluding to the regulations then promulgated to the dockyards. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Virago, 6, steam-sloop, to which Commander Barnard has been appointed, is in the Pacific. The command of this vessel was relinquished by Commander Stewart, when the Commander-in• Chief, Rear-Admiral Moresby, C. 8., appointed the commander of his flag ship to the Virago, and made his flag-lieutenant an acting commander. The Admiralty have now super seded those arrangements, by appointing Commander Barnard. Commander Rice, who died recently at Dover, was a very dashing young officer. He entered the service in 1843, had the Syrian medal ; went out in the Fox, 42, with Commodore Lambert. Whilst leading the men at Prome he received a wound from a musket-hall passing in at the back of his hand and out at the wrist. The same volley from the Burmese sent a ball through his cap and another through the leg of his trousers. We understand that the Basilisk, steam-sloop, Com mander the Hon. F. Egerton, is to return to Ports mouth from Glasgow, and to be refitted for foreign service. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 31. The London, 90, Captain Mundy, is to have a com plement of 820, instead of 850, to which number she was ordered to complete her crew on arriving at this port, some months since. She is still deficient about 60. Her Marines have been this day supplied with 50 Minie rifles, and her crew are daily exercised aloft and at gene ral quarters, with occasional target practice, which is very good. Captain Mundy, after being on the sick list or a very considerable period, is at length out, and re sumed his duty on board the London this day. Com modore Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, G. 0.11., took him off to the London this morning in the Fairy yacht. The Hon. Maurice Wingfield, naval cadet, stepson of Lord Castlereagh, was discharged from the London to the Vengeance to-day. The Polyphemus, 6, steam-sloop, Commander G. C. Phillips, was at St. Helena on the 4th inst., and was supplying all her spare fuel to the Adelaide Australian mail steam-packet, which vessel was delayed at St. Helena for want of coal, of which there was not a par ticle on the island. The Polyphemus was to sail for Ascension in a day or-two to receive her convalescents, 18 in number, who were in hospital there. They had suffered from fever, contracted in the Sherboro, while employed in destroying the slave factories in that river. No deaths had occurred, and all the patients were doing well, no doubt from the judicious orders of the Admiral, by which the vessel was removed to a healthy locality as soon as the service in the river was concluded. The Highflyer, 21, Captain Heathcote, was 'brought into No. 2 dock of the fitting-basin this afternoon to un dergo a refit. The Espiegle, 12, Commander Hancock, was ordered to sail from Spithead last evening for the West Indies, but delayed starting, owing to some of the officers being ashore, until this morning, when she proceeded. The Rifleman, 6, screw-sloop, Lieutenant-Commander Dalton, came into harbour to-day to replenish coals, and left in the evening for Woolwich, to be paid off and re fitted. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 31. The English merchant paddle-wheel steamer Vixen, Captain Marshall, 77 days from Batavia, for Rotter dam, with goods and passengers, was spoken with, all well, off the harbour last evening, by a Brixham trawl sloop. The Vixen reports having passed, eight days since, her Majesty's ship Hastings, 72, Captain Francis W. Austen, under double-reefed topsails, from the East Indies. • Wind—South-east, strong. Her Majesty's steam-ship Cyclops will sail to-day for Woolwich. Her Majesty's brig Nautilus went out of harbour yes terday. # The Brisk steam-vessel, which went out of harbour on Tuesday, at 3.30 p.m., returned from the Eddystone at 7 p.m., having averaged 8 knots per hour under steam. WOOLWICH, MARCH 31. Paymasters—Wm. Stanway (1840), to the Irnperieuse, 50, screw steam-frigate, at Chatham ; Herbert John ston (1851), to the Star, 8, sloop, at Chatham. Clerk—Robert T. Mason (1848), to the Star. Midshipman—W. B. Bingham, to the Argus, 6, steam-sloop, at Devonport. Naval Cadet—The Hon. N. R. Wingfield, to the Ven geance, 84, on the Mediterranean station. H. M. Barnard, James M. Carmichael, John K. Jasker, and F. J. P. Shapcote, have been appointed Clerks-Assistant. SHEERNESS, MARCH 31. The Imperieuse, 60, screw steam-frigate, Captain Rundle B. Watson, was towed down here from Chatham yesterday, and was berthed alongside the coal depot For titude, to fill up, previous to her departure from here. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING HERALD. Sir,—Sir Charles Napier has favoured the public with a letter on the subject of invasion, which, as usual, he closes with the "Now, sir," that precedes a long string of questions. In this letter he says, "We have no fleet, or rather, we have not men to man it ;" but the gallant admiral has the " discretion" not to touch on the reason that prevents seamen entering the navy. He carefully avoids mentioning the corporal and secondary punish ments which it is well known deter men from volun teering their services, although he is well aware that the extreme severity of those punishments, inflicted without trial at the discretion of the commanding officer, is the cause of the evil he mentions ; and until sailors are pro tected from cruelty and oppression by ship court martial, all the promises of increase of pay and ra tions will fail to induce them to servo the country. It is a well-known fact, that the few good seamen who do enter the navy, take especial care to ascertain the disposition of the captain of the ship before they go on board, so that the manning of the navy depends on the character for humanity 'of the commanding officers of the fleet. The gentlemen of England who sit in Par liament are quite satisfied, when the subject of naval punishment is brought before them, with an assurance from the First Lord, that "only 48 lashes can be in flicted in one day," and are alarmed at the ominous shake of the head of the said First Lord that accom panies a caution to the house to " pause before thy in terfere with the laws that govern the navy." But not one of thei r l or d s hi ps h ave as yet con d escen d e d to state their reaso ns f or t hi s solemn warn i ng. Wh at are we to infer from all mystery ? Why, that the discipline o f the navy is of a nature that will not bear investigation. Captains of our men-of-war punish without court-mar tial, and when we co ns id er that, according to the state ment of Sir James Graham, a man may be tied up and receive 48 lashes of the naval cat—a number equal to 153 lashes applied to the back of the soldier—and that in a day or two following the dose may be repeated, we cannot be surprised at the unpopularity of the naval service. Secondary punishments are not defined. They are left to the ingenuity of the commanding officer, and some are of a nature to create a fe e li ng o f p i ty for t h e victims. As it is my wish to ser ve th e country, and not to degrade an honourable profession , I shall o n ly g i ve one example, in order to call attention to the dis c ipli ne under which the seamen of the British fl eet aro now groaning.oops of w years ar ofnewthe South American a go asailor on boa r d one o f our 1 s station was or- 1 dered, for some trival offence, to be gagged, and then placed in his hammock. About an hour afterwards the surgeon was sent for, as the man was stated t o b e i n a fit. He found he had: died from suffocation. I sincerely hope that the laws that countenance such atrocities may be soon revised, and that they will afford the same pro tection to the sailor as the soldier, and then we shall no longer hear of men refusing to serve her Majesty. —I am, Sir, your obedient servant, and on the top of the head was a wound about an inch long and down to the bone ; it was a wound which was probably done by a stone. This wound the surgeon swore must have been made during the life of the woman, as there was a firm coagulation of blood under the wound, and other indications of circulation of blood at the time the wound was inflicted. The only other evidence against the prisoner consisted of conversations. The woman where he lodged, asked him, after he came h ome , w h a t h e h a d done with the little Irishwoman. He said that he had fallen into a sand pit with her, and got all over clay. That he had got out and left her there. He afterwards said that she was in the police-station. That she cried " murder," and the police took her up. An inquest was held on the body, when a verdict of "found drowned" was returned. The woman where he lodged asked him if he had heard of it. He said, yes. That the jury had returned a verdict of found drowned. She then said, you were not satisfied with ravishing the woman and pushing her into the water. He knocked his fist on the table and said, "So help me God I did not throw stones at her, we only threw large lumps of clay." She asked him how they got the woman to go down the lane with them, and he said they stalled her off to have a glass of beer. He afterwards said that the jury had brought it in found drowned, and that nobody knew who had done it ; and that if they kept their own counsel all would be square. The woman replied, depend upon it, murder will out some day ; upon which he hung down his head and began to cry. The case for the prosecution having closed, Mr. Saunders addressed the jury for the prisoner, con tending that the wound on the poor woman's head had been the result of accident when she fell into the pit, as stated by the prisoner. Mr. Justice Erle having summed up, the jury found the prisoner guilty of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm. He was then sentenced to ten years' transportation. BLUE PETER, NG I APRIL 1, I_3 5 :3. THE ARMY. The Duke of Cambridge (Inspector-General of Ca valry) arrived at the cavalry barracks a few days ago, for the purpose of inspecting the 17th Lancers. His Royal Highness arrived by train, and proceeded at once to the barracks, where he was met by Lieut.-Colonel Lawrenson (the acting colonel of the regiment). His Royal Highness having inspected the regiment expressed himself satisfied with the discipline of the troops, and, after partaking of luncheon with the colonel, took his departure the same day for town. It has been reported that the head-quarters of the 17th Lancers are about to remove to Dorchester, and that only ono troop will be left behind ; but we cannot trace this report to any foun dation. On the contrary, we are informed that the Duke of Cambridge stated to Colonel Lawrenson that there was every probability of the regiment remaining here the whole of this year.— Brighton Gazette. The portion of the Royal Horse Artillery ordered to be stationed at Brighton are expected to leave Wool wich in a few days, and will consist of two captains, three lieutenants, one assistant surgeon, two staff ser jeants, three cerjeants, 138 rank and file, and 124 horses, and will be quartered at the cavalry barracks, under the command of Colonel Eyre. Two troops of the 17th Lancers will remove from the cavalry to the infantry barracks, Church-street, the head-quarters, and one troop, it is stated, will leave for Dorchester. THE MILITIA.:—The Sussex Light Infantry will as semble on the 4th May, fcr 28 days' training at Chi• chester, under command of His Graee the Duke of Richmond. THE ARMY IN IRELAND. Captain Dwyer's company, 14th, has joined head quarters from Newcastle, on relief by a company under Lieut. O'Toole. Captain Budd's company, 14th, has arrived at Cahir, and replaced Captain Townsend's com pany, which joined head-quarters on Tuesday. The troop of the 3d Dragoon Guards at Limerick is to move to Ballinrobe, the one at Gort to Athlone, and a troop at Cahir to Athlone. The troop of 7th Dragoon Guards at Cork is to move to Limerick, and the one at Waterford to Gort. The 3d Dragoon Guards from Cahir and Gort are to be removed to Longford, and not to Newbridge. The order for regiments marching into the country is discontinued for this week, and field exercise is substi tuted for the next four months. Major Douglas, llth Hussars, Dublin, has presented a silver medal, for meritorious conduct and length of ser vice, to Troop Serjeant Major Todd. Captain Daubeney's company, 62d, at Roscommon, is to join head-quarters, at Athlone. Captain Hewett's company, from Tullamore, rejoined head-quarters. Colonel Frith has resumed his duties as inspecting field officer of the Dublin recruiting district, after severe illness. Three privates, 71st, at Cork, are sentenced for in toxication and mutiny—John M'Court and Archibald Park, to 168 days' confinement and hard labour each; John Laughlin, to two years' hard labour and 50 lashes. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN CIRCUIT.—TAUNTON, MARCH 3 (Before Mr. Justice Erle.) Mary Amory was indicted for the wilful murder of her female illegitimate child, on the 13th of March, 1852. Mr. Day and Mr. Beer were counsel for the prosecu tion ; Mr. C. Saunders defended the prisoner. The prisoner was committed for trial in April, 1852, but on the case coming on for trial at the last summer assizes, it was postponed on the application of the coun sel for the prosecution, in order that a child 6 years of age, who was a most material witness in the case, should be instructed by the chaplain of the union as to the na ture and obligation of an oath. The child was an ille gitimate child of the prisoner, and when examined by Mr. Baron Platt at the summer assizes, was found ut terly unacquainted with the principles of right and wrong, and totally without any idea of religion. The facts of the case were as follow:—The prisoner was a sin gle woman, living with her parents at Bishops Lydiard. About 6 years before last April she had been confined of an illegitimate child, which had been brought up by, and lived with, her at her parents. In February, 1852, it became evident that she was again about to become a mother, and her father became so much enraged at this that he turned her out of doors. She then took refuge in the Taunton Union. On the 27th of February she said she should leave the union. The master remonstrated with her on her doing so in her then condition. She said she should go, and that she had to meet her sister, and she left, taking with her her child, then 6 years old. On the 3d of March, she went with her child to the house of a Mrs. Edwards, who kept a lodg ing-house, and asked for a bed for herself and child. Mrs. Edwards gave her a bed, and observing that she was l arge in the family way , as k e d h er where her husband was ? She said her husband died six months since. She went to bed early, but in the course of the night she said she was very ill, and was found to be in labour. A midwife was sent for, and shortly afterwards she was delivered of a female child. She had with her a bundle, in which was a complete set of baby's clothes, in which the child was dressed, and there was also a band put round the child's belly. The prisoner remained at Mrs. Edwards until the 12th of March, when she left, saying she was going to Bishops Lydiard, to the father bf the child, to have it christened. She had before this admitted that she was not a married woman, and while at Mrs. Ed wards's she had relief from the union. When she left, she took her little girl and her infant with her. She was next seen at the house of a Mrs. Barge, at Slogumber, without the infant. Mrs. Barge knowing that she had been in the family way, asked her what had become of her baby? She said it had been still-born. She slept that night at Barge's, and the next day returned to her father's house. On the 30th of March the body of a fe male infant was found in a copse near Bishop Lydiard. It was much decomposed, and eateniby vermin, but round its body was a band, which the midwife afterwards swore she believed to be the same she put round the prisoner's baby. A coroner's inquest was held, and some time afterwards suspicion fell on the prisoner. When she was asked what had become of her infant, she-stated she had sold it to some gipsies she met on the road, and that she should not have done so if she had not been in great distress. The body was exhumed and further examined, but the cause of death could not be :ascertained. The band round the body was identified by the midwife, whereupon the pri soner was committed on a charge of murdering it. When she was first taken up, she said to the matron at the lock-up—" There's a baby found in the wood, but I did not put it there." The matron said—" I don't want to ask you a question." She then said she should know if the child was hers, if she saw it. That she was going on the road to Bridgwater, and had sold the child to gipsies, but it was through distress. The last witness called was the little girl Sarah Jane Amory, the daughter of the prisoner, who is now about seven years old. Mr. Saunders contended that the child was an incom petent witness, owing to her extreme youth and want of intelligence. Mr. Day was heard on the other side, and contended that the competency of the child to give evidence was solely a question for the judge. Mr. Justice Erie said he thought the best course would be for him to examine the child himself, and he accordingly had the child taken into a private room. On his lordship's return from examining the child, he stated he had examined the child, and that the result of the examination left his mind dissatisfied with the com petency of the child to give evidence, both on the score of religious knowledge and also memory. He had asked her when she was first taught to say her prayers, and she replied last Friday. He then asked her who taught her. She said she did not know. She had not heard of a Saviour. When asked if she had heard of the Son of God, she said yes. When asked his name, she said the Holy Ghost. He therefore tho ug ht she, was not competent to give evidence. Mr. Saunders addressed the jury, contending that the identity of the child was not made out, but even if they thought it was, still there was no evidence that the pri soner murdered it. Mr. Justice Erie having summed up with his usual care and impartiality, The jury acquitted the prisoner. Lewis Perron, was indicted for having maliciously cut and wounded a woman, whose name was to the grand jurors unknown, with intent to kill and murder her, at Bath, on the 11th of January last. Mr. Phinn was counsel for the prosecution!; Mr. T. W. Saunders defended the prisoner. The facts of this case were rather of an extraordinary character. The prisoner was committed fof the wilful murder of the poor woman; and an indictment sent up before the grand jury, but they ignored it. The case will be better understood in the form of a narrative. It appeared that the prisoner is a porter at Bath. On the night of the 11th of January he was at a public-house in Avon-street, Bath, which is a low part of the town. While there a strange woman came in, who appeared to be an Irishwoman by her language. She got into conversation with the prisoner and another man named Bernett. They drank together, and left at about eleven, and were seen to go down a lane lead ing to the river. While in the lane the woman and the men were heard scuffling and in altercation. They were also seen to go on to the towing-path of the river by a lad named Ellerton, who had followed them. He heard a scuffling, and then the man Bernett ran by him. He went on, and saw Perron and the woman together. She was chasing him and calling him a villain, and putting up her hair. She said she would go to the station house, and Perron said he would show her the way. They went on a little way, and were ahead of Ellerton. He heard her say, " Where are you taking me to ?" It was very dark. He heard their footsteps. Soon after he heard the woman cry out, "Murder Jesus ! mur der !" Immediately after that Perron came running back, and said " Oh, Christ !" Ellerton ran back after Perron, and he saw or heard nothing more of the woman. At this very time, a woman - , who keeps a ferry close to where the cry of murder was, heard piercing screams. She went out, and called out, "Is there any ono in the water ?" but there was no reply. Nothing more was seen of the poor woman ; but in the afternoon of the next day her body was found several miles down the river, under a mill-wheel, where, in all probability, it had been washed by the stream, the river being much swollen at the time. Her body was examined by a surgeon, and on her forehead was a slight wound, POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL.—Mary Crowley and John Nevan were brought up before Sir W. E. Carden for final examina tion, on the charge of feloniously appropriating three 101. Bank of England notes, which the last-named prisoner found in a pocket book belonging to Mr. M'Cutcheon, of Wellington-chambers, Fenning's-wharf, who lost it and the notes on the 15th of March last. The prisoners were committed for trial. Sir R. W. Carden said it was with great pleasure he begged to acknowledge the receipt of the following bene • volent contributions for James Haviland, the poor soldier who received such severe injuries in his attempt to save the life of Sergeant Patterson, of the City Police force, at the late fire in Holborn :—From G. N. D., 2/. ; W. G. C., 1/. ls. ; T. R. Watson, le. ; J. G., 1/. ; J. Fol kard, 1/. ; C. Greenhill, 1/. ; B. Greenhill, 1/. ; W. S. D., 1/. ;L. Burnard, 10s. ; B. Mocatta, 10s. ; J. Wagge, 10s. ; G. W., 10s. ; A. G. H., ss. ; J. C. M., 2s. 6d. ; N'importe qui, 2s. 6d. ; M. T. M., 2s. 6d. ; A. Z., 2s. 6d. ; D. 0., 2s. ; J. L., ss. ; and ss. from the same donor for the widow of the unfortunate Patterson. An acknow ledgment was requested. BOW - STREET.—One of the inhabitants of Crown court, whose house Abuts upon the burial-ground in Drury-lane, waited upon Mr. Hall to complain of the nuisance occasioned by tho opening of a grave in close proximity to his back windows. It appeared that the burial-ground belonged to the parish of St. Martin, and applicant, being under the im pression that a recent legislative enactment prohibited the interment of bodies in London, addressed some remonstrance to the parochial authorities upon the sub ject. No notice was taken of his interference, however, and the grave had been consequently made ; and the nausea arisinc , from the d e c om p ose d b o di es w hi c h had been distu r b e d 6 or mutilated in the process of digging had been extremely offensive to his wife and family. Mr. Hall—lt is out of my power to give you any assist ance. I believe it is true that an order has been issued to the effect that St. Clement's and certain other grave yards shall be closed permanently on the 19th of April ; and it certainly appears, from the constant recurrence of interments in these places just now, that an active effort is being made to bury as many people as possible within the short remaining period. I hope they will all be closed eventually and covered with lime; but there must be necessarily some delay and difficulty in carrying out such a measure. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURN. SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWA.T.—Trafic return for the week ending March 27, 1853 £1,704 1 1 Corresponding week last year 1,702 7 8 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE--MAR al 31. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Attwood, from Rotterdam ; Baron Osy, Antwerp ; Marie, Antwerp ; Rainbow, Rot. terdam ; Sarah, Antwerp • London Packet, R ouen ; S y l p h , Antwerp ; Vriends c h a p, Worcum ; Vissery, do. ; Fame, Calais ; Earl of Auckland, Rotterdam ; Kaffirland, Callao ; Walter Morice, Canton ; Ocean, Havre. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Triton, for Ostend ; Antwerpen, Antwerp ; Azorian, St. Michael's, Fayal, and Terceira ; Cygnet, Demerara ; Economy, Ant werp ; Unition, Dantzic ; San Br uno , B er bi ce ; Maria, Hamburgh ; annah Maria, Melbourne ; Garland, Stetin ; Gem, Cape of Good Hope ; Flag of Truce, Madras ; Caro line, Rouen ; Fame, Calais ; Earl of Auckland, Rotterdam ; Emilie, Hobart Town. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Sydney, for Mauritius ; Geerdina, Konigsberg ; Granite City, Hong Kong and Whampoa, ; Midu, Port Philip; Cito, Ham burgh ; Dieu Le Protege, Havre ; Ellen Lindsay, Port Philip ; Lebaniega, Bil boa and Sebastian ; Kossuth, Madras ; Lune Chine°, Nantes ; Swithamley, Havannah ; Wanderer, Adelaide ; City of Paris, Boulogne ; Ellen, Trinidad; Mercury, Bordeaux. LIVERPOOL, March 31.—The William Miles, for Savan nah, has put back from Corp leaky.—The Gelgoeders, arrived here to-day, from Amsterdam, was in contact with the Three Brothers, supposed from Cardiff, which lost bowsprit. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Agincourt, Calcutta to Demerara, Jan. 13, lat. 35 S., long. 21 E. The John Wickliffe, Bombay to London. The Marmion, bound to London, 15th. The Indian (ship), Feb. 21, lat. 20 N., long. 33 W. The Mile (barque), of Liverpool, March 4, lat. 28 N., long. 36 W. The Tuscan, Demerara to London, 18th, lat. 43 N., long. 23 W. The Columbina, Liverpool to Apalachicola, Feb. 25, lat. 28, low , ' . 65. The Princess, Cardiff to Now York, Feb. 27, lat. 41, long. 38. The Duchess of Northumberland, steering south, Jan. 2s, lat. 3 N., long. 21 W. The Lucy Thompson, Mobile to Liverpool, March 5, lat. 27, long. 79. rectorC EoP A n T t. A' CLEOPATRA'S the N p E e E n D i n L s E n . r M a n r . d A co n r d i s e n r s t a o n, l Steam the N managing avg a. on Company, and a director of the Crystal Palace Coin tplamnyp, u l r e p f n t se En n g f la m n a d k f ing for E arr gyp ange ta n to n u t t s a fn m r o t n i t ie h tsrianncsems fior sion of Cleopatra's Needle from its present bed on the shores of the Mediterranean to the Park at Sydenham. It would appear from communications recently received frgin Mr. Anderson, that great difficulties in the way of the removal of this ancient memorial have presented themselves. The needle is actually built into a part of the sea wall and ramparts forming the fortification of the city of Alexandria, and to pull down so much of the fortification as would be required to disinter the obelisk and launch it, and afterwards to rebuild the wall, would not only occupy a great space of time, but must involve a considerable amount of expense not originally antici ddait himself circumstances,ese lf t h h asavery s trnngoh j i e t at i i s n s n ta t t o ed a that e c d t hh . no fln Viceroy sucha n hio a inin ture being made or left open for any time in the present state of European politics. With respect to procuring casts from ancient works of art in Egypt, which formed also one of the objects of Mr. Anderson's visits to Alexandria, that gentleman reports that he had an interview with the Viceroy of Egypt on the sth of March, and that the Pacha then kindly assured him that every facility should be afforded to any person commissioned by the company to collect copies of works in Egypt. - The Pasha inquired into the nature and objects of the Exhibition, and took the greatest interest in the details submitted to him. At the date of Mr. Anderson's letter that gentleman was proceeding to inspect the statue of Rameses at Mitrahenn4, and to visit the new excavations at Saccarah, which are likely to furnish valuable contributions to the fine arts depart ment of the Sydenham Palace. THE LAW OF MARRIAGE IN FRANCE.--The Imperial Court of Paris has just been occupied for three days, in hearing arguments in a case which may be of some in terest to English people. In 1823, Captain Weir, of the English navy, came to live with his family in France, and took up his residence at Loches. He had a daugh ter Emma. When she attained the age of 23, she was sought in marriage by M. Alfred Perault, an officer of a cavalry regiment ; and as he knew that his father would object to his marrying, he went with her to Jersey, where they were married by a Protestant minister, with out any of the formalities required to be observed by the French law. This was in September, 1831, and in No vember, 1832, a son was born. M. Perault's father took law proceedings for the purpose of having the marriage annulled, on the ground that it had been clandestinely celebrated. At first M. Perault, j un. , an d h i s wife op posed these proceedings, but after a while they separated, and allowed them to take their course. The marriage was accordingly declared null by the Tribunal of Nantes and the Court of Rennes. Some years after, M. A. Perault and his father and mother died, and their fortune passed to Madame de Julvecourt, sister of the former and daughter of the two latter. In 1852, Madame Weir demanded from Madame Julvecourt a portion of AL A. Perault's property for her son ; and as this was refused, she brought an action before the Civil Tribunal against that lady for the purpose of having the claim allowed. She contended, in support of it, that both she and Pe rault had celebrated the marriage in the belief that it was perfectly regular, and that, even if it were not, the son ought not to suffer. But the Tribunal declared that it was tainted with fraud, that she must be assumed to have known that, and consequently the son had no claim to any portion of his father's property. She appealed to the Imperial Court, but the judgment was confirmed. In the course of the proceedings it was stated that M. de Julvecourt, husband of the defendant, had promised that the son of Madame Weir should be provided for.— Galignani. AN UP AND DOWN REPLY.—During the examination of a witness, as to the locality of stairs in a house, the counsel asked him—" Which way the stairs run ?" The witness, who, by the way, was a noted wag, replied, that "one way they ran upstairs, but that the other way they ran down stairs." The learned counsel winked both eyes, and then took a look at the ceiling. Vita Mbitiont SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) WHITEHALL, MARCH 31. The Queen has been pleased by letters patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, bearing date the 29th day of March instant, to ordain and declare that the borough of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, shall be a City, and s h a ll b e ca ll e d and styled " The City of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster." CROWN-OFFICE, MARCH 30. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Bridgnorth—John Pritchard, of Broseley, in the county of Salop, Esq., in the room of Sir Robert Pigott, Bart., whose election has been declared void. April 1. Borough of Blackburn.—Montague Joseph Fielden, of Feniscowles, in the county of Lancaster, Esq., in the room of William Eccles, Esq., whose election has baen declared void. WAR-OFFICE, APRIL 1. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—Staff-Surgeon of Ithe Second Class Cosmo Gordon Logie, M.D., to be Surgeon, vice George Gulliver, who retires upon half-pay, April 1. 3rd Dragoon Guards —Lieutenant Henry Heywood Lonsdale to be Captain, by purchase, vice Broughto n , w h o retires ; Cornet Joh n D av id Hay Hill to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Lonsdale, April 1. Ist Dragoons—Lieutenant George Campbell to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice M organ, w h o retires • Cornet St. John William Chive r t on Ch ar lt on, t o be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Campbell, April 1. Coldstream Guards—Assistant-Surgeon John Wyatt, from the sth Dragoon Guards, to bo Assistant-Surgeon, vice Skelton, promoted, April 1. Ist Regiment of Foot — Brevet-Lieutenant -Colonel Bur ton Daveney to be Major, without purchase, vice Brevet- Lieutenant-Colonel Deane, deceased ; Lieutenant Spencer Vansittart to be Captain, without purchase, vice Daveney ; Ensign Montague Adam H. Legge to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Vansittart, March 19. 13th Foot—Captain William Henry Underwood, from half-pay 21st Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Mein, who exchanges ; Lieutenant John Busby to be Captain, by purchase, vice Underwood, who retires ; Ensign Edward Boyd to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Busby, April 1. 26th Foot—Ensign Edward Halford Pierce Elderton to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Roberts promoted ; Lieutenant William Edward Wallace to be Adjutant, vice Roberts, promoted, April 1. 27th Foot—Ensign Joseph P. O'Loghlin, from the 95th Foot, to be Ensign, vice J. W. B. O'Loghlin, promoted, April 1. 30th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Wm. Johnstone Fyffe, M.D., from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice John Macnamara, M.D., who retires upon half-pay, April 1. 46th Foot—Ensign Alfred Henry Waldy, to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Eustace, who retires, April 1. 79th Foot—James Nicholas Bell, Gent., to be Assistant- Surgeon, vice Scot, promoted in the 48th Foot, April 1. 98th Foot—Major Daniel Rainier, to be Lieutenant- Colonel, by purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel Sir Colonel. Campbell, K.C.8., who retires upon half-pay, as a Lieu tenant-Colonel, unattached ; Brevet-Major Edmund Hay thorne to be Major, by purchase, vice Rainier; Lieutenant Octavius Latouche to be Captain, by purchase, vice Hay thorne ; Ensign Norris Goddard to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Latouche; Serjeant-Major John Gillespie to be Quarter-Master, vice John Riordan, who retires upon half pay, April 1. 2t 7 1 West India Regiment.—Major Herbert Mends to be Lieutenant-Colonel,without purchase, vice Jones, deceased, Feb. 14; Captain Henry Wase Whitfield to be Major, without purchase, vice Mends ; Captain Herbert Wat kin Williams Wynn, from the 7th Foot, to be Major, by purchase, vice Whitfield, whose promotion, by pur chase, on Feb. 15, has been cancelled ; Lieutenant William Elliot Mockler, to be Captain, without purchase, vice Whit field ; Ensign Horatio James Wise, to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Mockler ; Garrison-Serjeant-Major John Kavanagh, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Wise, April 1. HOSPITAL STAFF. - - Robert Ferguson, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Lapsley, appointed to the 74th Foot, April 1. MEMORANDUM.—Major-General Sir Henry Floyd, Bart. (Lieutenant-Colonel on half-pay, Unattached), has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his com mission, April 1. The promotion of Lieutenant James Owen Bovill, of the 2d West India Regiment, by purchase, on Feb. 15, in suc cession to Captain Whitfield, has been cancelled. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE —APRIL 1. Royal Regiment of Artillery - -Lieutenant-General Sir Robert William Gardiner, K.C.8., to be Colonel Com mandant, vice Lieutenant-General James Webber Smith, C. 8., deceased, March 22. Corps of Royal Engineers—Brevet-Major Robt. Kears ley Dawson to be Lieutenant-Colonel; Brevet-Major Henry Tucker to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Forbes, deceased; Second Captain Chas. Duesbery Robertson to be Captain, vice Tucker, March 29. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire. Ist Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's own Militia— Lieutenant Clarence Horatio Cary to be Captain, March 21. Lancashire Hussars—Adolphus Monbert, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Hawarden Gillibrand Fazackerley, deceased. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Glamorganshire. Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry Militia—Charles Henry Knox, Esq., a Captain, unattached, in her Majesty's Land Forces, to he Major, March 21. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire. Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Staffordshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Cornet Joseph Challinor to be Lieutenant, vice Cruso, resigned ; Sergison Hyde Smith, Gent., to be Cor net, vice Challinor, promoted, March 26. Essex Militia—Her Majesty has been pleased to direct that the East Essex Regiment of Militia shall be formed into a Rifle Corps. BANKRUPTS. Benjamin Bunting, sen., Benjamin Bunting, jun., and Robert Durrant, tallow chandlers, Norwich, to surrender April 8, at two, and May 13, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Hudson, Sparrow, and Coupland, Bucklersbury, and Bailey, Norwich. _ _ Jelin Broome, licensed victualler, late of Air-street, Pic cadilly, now of Birmingham, April 13 and May 12, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; East, Birmingham. Thomas Nathaniel Ashman, currier, Yeovil, April 12, and May 4, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Smith, Bristol; Stogdon, Exeter. Alexander Walker, brewer, Somerset, April 14, a n d May 12, at eleven, at Bristol District Court, Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Sheard and Baker, Old Jewry ; Whittington and Gribble, Bristol. John Fare, miller, Marton, Lancashire, April 12, at twelve, and May 3, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Liddell, Poul ton-le-Fylde ; Atkinson, Liverpool. - Henry Crowther, cabinet maker, Titchbourne-street, Edgeware-road, April 9 and May 7, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Roscoe, King-street, Finsbury. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap 32, for the Week ending on Saturday the 26th day of March, 1853. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ........ 32,584,005 Government debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities.-- 2,934;4)0 Gold coin and bullion 18,564,851 Silver bub10n...... •• 19,154 £32,581,005 I X 32,584,005 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 31st day of March, 1853. DA MONO DEPAHTDIENT. Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest.. • • ............ 3,630,633 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ing's Banks, and Government securities (includg.Dead Weight Annuity) .... • • • . . 1 3,461,539 Other securit'es.... • . 15,931.447 Notes • • • • • • • • „ • • • 10,790,310 Gold and silver coin.. 638,991 Dividend Accounts) 8,469,758 Other deposi4 ...... 12,721,782 Seven Day and other Bills 1,351,103 X10,725,•286 410,725,286 If. MARSIIALL, Chief Cashier. 153. Dated the 31st day of Muth, L PRICE OA The ayerago price of Brown o from the returns made in the March, 18.53, is 275. 7d, pm of tho duties of Customs paid a portation thereof into Great Brie SUGAR. r Muscovado Sugar, computed week ending the 29th clay of r hundred weight, exclusive pr payable thereon on the im itain. • COURSE OF EXCITANGE—THIS DAY. Amsterdam ...... ••.•.. 11 17% Gibraltar . • ......... Ditto, three months .. 11 19 % Legilorn .......• •..... 30 15 Rotterdam .. • • .. 11 19% Genoa ................25 35 BAntwerp •.••.•. • • • • • .. 25 30 Milan ................ russels •.••••• • • • • • .. 25 30 Venice ................ .... Hamburgh ... .. —l3 8% Naples ................ 41% I Altona ...• .• .........• Palermo • .. —.. _ .... _ 124% Paris •••......• • • • • • • .. 25 7 % Messina ........ ...... 125 MDitto, three months •• 25 32% ; Lisbon .............• • • 53 % Barseilles.. ••...•• • „ • .. 25 32% !Oporto .......... ..... . 5 3% ourdeaux .......... • • 'Rio Janeiro . ...... ..... . Frankfort-on• Maine ...• 120 %!Buenos Ayres .. .. • • Berlin —..•....• • • • . • • New York, 60 days' sight Vienna . . • • ......• • • • .. 11 6 ' Philadelphia •.••• • • • • • —. Oz. _ Trieste ................ 11 8 PRICES OF BULLION , FEB Petersburgh.. • • .......• 37% Foreign Gold in Bars £3 11 g Madrid . ........... .... 80% Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 „' 0 Cadiz...... bO% .... ' • 50% Mexican Dollars •• " 0 0 0 Barcelona .......... .... New Dollars ...... 05 1 s Seville .............• .• Silver In bars .• • • MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of this day.) SUGAR.—Of colonial there is a plentiful supply, a n d home dealers not being disposed to make large purchases prices have declined for all sorts, still consumption is not smaller and stocks are much under last year. To-day there was a better assortment of West India sugar. s ome dealers operated with reluctance, and sales were only 64 hhds, &c., making for the week 291 . Prices, compar e d with those current provious t o the holidays, show a decline ry of 6d per cwt S u pply is for both refining and groce sorts. REFINED yet scanty of al sorts of re fi ne d , and home dealers having been desirous to operate, full prices obtained. Sales of brown lumps made at 46s Tittlers low to fine 46s 6dto 49s 6d, double 50s to 57 . 8 ' Hamburgh loaves 47s to 51, double 52s to 545, standard lumps 475. Wet lumps are . less required, there ar e se ll ers of low to mid. at 41s 6d to 42s 6d, good to fi ne 43s to 445, whilst production is evidently on the increase. To-day Refined Sugar met with little notice for home trade pur p ose s, yet at present brown lu mps cannot be obtained under 46s per cwt. Few buyers of crushed sugar for shipping, and in some cases th ere are sellers at rat her lower prices. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon the quantity of Mauritius Sugar offered at public sale amounted to 3 ,500 bags, The demand was limited and 2,600 sold at lo w s er u i rates m s s " a o k f i D i g s a decline for the week o f 6d and in o per cwt, fine and good yellow d rent at 363 to 37s 6d, naendbrorwefinn3in3gs t303334t05, low to mid 34s 6d to 35s 6d, mid to line g r ainy yellow 36s' t o 3 0 9 p, 36s 6d. EAST INDIA,—Of grainy Madras supply is large, and LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKETS.—March, 31 , SUGAR has been in fair demand, but the transactions are rather confined, on account of the market having been par tially closed. About 400 hhds Demerara have been dis posed of at 33s Gd to 35s 6d; 7,500 bags East India, in cluding Benares, at 398 6d ' • dates at 36s 6d to 37s ; low to low middling white Bengal at 36s to 37s 6d ; and Khaur at 29s 6d. Also about 400 bags white Pernams at 22s 6d to 23s per cwt. MOLASSES.—A large business has been done for arrival, two parcels of Antigua having changed hands at 19s ; a cargo of Cuba Muscovado at 18s Gd; and 700 casks (in direct, via Halifax) at 18s per cwt. Rugs.—Nearly 400 puns Demerara have been sold at rather easier prices. COFFEE.—At the public sales on Tuesday there was not so much desire to operate for export, and of 1800 bags offered about 650 were sold, at 46s 6d for St. Domingo ; 37s to 52s 6d for Bahia ; and at 60s 6d. to 62s Gd per cwt. for Maracaibo. IticE.—Abort 2,000 bags Bengal have been taken chiefly at 9s 6d to Os 9d for broken, up to lls 6,1 for very good white ; also 200 tierces Carolina, at 21s per cwt. TEA.—The market remains quiet but firm, and is with out any neat feature. Several vessels from Shanghai are reported off the coast. _ _ 150 bags black pepper are reported at 3d to B . B l d per lb. DRYSALTERIES.—Brimstono has been in fair request, and about 100 tons taken at 61 10s to Cl 15s per ton for thirds to best seconds; about 100 tons nitrate of soda are reported at 18s Gd; and 1,100 ba gs sa lt petre, chiefly at 28s Gd for 5 per cent. refraction, to 308 for East India re fined. A steady demand exists for Argols, which com mand full prices. Nothing worthy of moment has trans pired in madder roots. 1000 bags Sumac have been sold at 14s 3d to 15s for Palermo, and at 7s Gd to 7s 9d for Tyrol ' • also 100 bags sago flour, a t 21 s ; and 50 bags Plate lac, at 39s per cwt. By public sale yesterday, 10 chests of indigo went at 4s 2d to 4s Gd for Madras, and at 4s 8d to 5s 7d per lb for Bengal ; 125 boxes Si ngapore mother-of pearl shells, at Cl 6 s to 6/ 16s ; 20 casks discoloured tartar, at 77s ; and 1000 bags Myrabolams, at lls 9d to 14s 3d per cwt. DYEWOODS.—The transactions comprise some parcels of Campeachy logwood, at 71 17s 6d to Si, with St. Do mingo at 61 7s 6d to 6/ 10s ; 220 tons Zapote Fustic, at 5/ lOs to 5/ 12s 6cl ' • 150 tons B raz il wood, at 13/ 2s Gd to 13/ 7 s 6d ; an d 15 tons Lima w oo d , a t 14/ 2s Gd to 14610 s per ton. JUTE is without alteration, and about 700 bales haVe changed hands for arrival at prices not reported. HIDES.—The market is firmer, and about 2,000 salted Australian ox and cow brought at auction on Tuesday 41d to 5d per lb, being advanced prices. OILS.—Of palm oil a few hundred tons have been sold, chiefly at 33/ lOs per ton. Fish are in limited demand, without material change. The tallow market remains quiet, with yellow candle at 465. Lard is nominally worth 52s to 53s per cwt. Some parcels of turpentine have been sold at 12s 3d per cwt. A small lot of Calcutta linseed is reported at 49s per quarter. LIVERP 100 L COTTON MARKET—MARcH 31. The sales since the 23rd instant are 60,000 bags, of which 28,000 are taken on speculation and for export. To-day's sales are 25,000 bags, 15,000 of them being taken on specu lation and for export. Prices are advanced this week nearly id per lb. The arrivals are 17 vessels from the United States, 5 from Brazil, 1 from Egypt, and 2 from Bombay. SALES AND IMPORT OP COTTON INTO LIVERPOOL. Sales. Imports. D:scripti on . Week Prices. Week Jan. 1 ending ending to Mar. 24. Mar. 24. Mar. 24 -- Bags. d. ( 1. d. 1852. 1852. Sea Island 500 22 to 32 ) Upland. B ags. Bags. Ditto, stained 340 4 —2l 9220 9386 513567 63 Perna or l ean n s i b & 4 l 3 a ba m a 2 2 1 0 3 8 1 0 0 6 4 a 8 , ... 34,91 Maranham l3OO 64 74 480 6 6 Bahia, &c Egyptian lB7O 5i -- 14 j ••• 21840 Demerara 40 0 -- 8 1 805 West India, &c 633 7 0 0 0 93 : 8 I - • East India 43068 ---- - 45510 Total 9386 614271 Import into Great Britain for 12 weeks ending March 24. Export. —.---------___________..______ Year 1852. Year 1851. Year 1852. __________ Amer i can ................ 519710 341791 14000 Brazil ..................... 34991 18911 moo Demerara, Etian I . V . . 1 1000 -- East India .............. 70724 14494 22000 Total nu m b er of bags —678-09-3 ------ 391991 ----38000 ALARMINGPUTEREAK OF FEVER IN .THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION, CLERICENWELL. Yesterday Mr. G. S. Brent held an inquest iu the louse of Correction, Clerk enwell, on James Snookes,- a well-known member of the swell mob, aged 21. week o u t of Deceased, w h o was hardly ever a w prison, was comm i tted for a month. The day after his admission symptoms of typhus fever set in, when he was instantly removed to the infirmary, where he gradually sunk, and died on Tuesday. Dr. Wake field said that there was an alarming outbreak of typhus fever in the prison ; but he was happy to say that this was the only fatal case. On one day there were six or seven patients in the infirmary, suffering from that dis ease. Deceased's was from the first a dangerous and hopeless case, and although wine, beef-tea; and every nourishment was given, he sank and died. Witness could not account for the fever, unless it was i n t r oduced by the prisoners themselves, as he understood that it very much prevailed throughout the poorer and denselyt populated districts of the metropolis. In answer to fie question from the coroner, the doctor said thatl mortality in the prison was 10 annually, while the .___ num ber of prisoners varied from 1,000 to 1,200. The wentlurY returned a verdict of "Natural death ;” and then they over the prison, with the arrangements of which expressed themselves highly pleased. - PE OPLING TUE PACIFIC.----The New 0,4; "Jerald " says :—" Nea r ly 1 , 50 0 men women and c hildren, left , this city on S aturday for California. Twme a month a o f the Pacific. like numbe r l eave our shores for those immediately fill e d The pl aces left vacant by them are by other s crow di ng in from Europe. They are only a drop f rom th e stream of human beings running into thi s metropolis. 7 prices have given way Gd per cwt, still a good demand prevails. This afternoon Bengal sugar was only in limited request. Of 3,900 bags at auction only 2,000 sold at 6d per cwt decline, making a fall of 6d to is for the week— good to fine grainy yellow went at 38s to 39s 6d, fair to mid whito do 403 to 41s Gd • Benares, fine 38s to 38s Gd, low to good 35s Gd to 37s Gd. Of Madras 2,000 bags were in part disposed of at lower terms, ord to mid gr ocery a t 33s to 365, goo d 36 s 6d t o 3 7s 6d, and low to fine soft yel low 29s to 32s 6d. FORElGN. — Continental accounts do not represent any further advance for Sugar, yet supply does not exceed the demand. To-day there was less inquiry after floating car goes of Foreign Sugar, and previous terms cannot be ob tained. Duty paid parcels met with little notice, and prices continue to give way. COCOA.—A reluctance is evinced to operate in West India, and prices have a downward tendency, although larger parcels are not on offer. The value of Trinidad is for low to mid red 35s 6d to 38s, better sorts 383 6d to 435, grey from 31s to 355, and Grenada 30s to 36s per cwt. Stock still exceeds that of last year, but consumption is favourable. In Foreign sales have been trifling—Bahia, at 2.5 s to 25s 6d, Para 25s to 275, and Guayaquil 343 to 365. Stock is alm os t th e same as last year. MOLASSES. —The currency is still 16s to 18s for le* to fine West India, the market however has a quiet appear ance, and supply is rather larger. Prices for Bengal and Mauritius rule at 14s Od to 15s, Cuba and P or t o Ri co 17 3 to 18s, but f ew b uyers are to be met with. Honey is fully as dear, and in good demand, with a limited supply. Tamarinds wanted—West India at 26s to 465, and East India Os to 14s per cwt. COFFEE.- - In Native Ceylon purchases have been upon a small scale'for all purposes this week, and prices are rather lower, ruling for good ord new import at 48s, and old 76s 61 p2r cwt. To day there was no public sale of any sort of coffee, and privately purchases were trifling, both by ex porters and home dealers, prices closing with a downward tendency, both for colonial and foreign. There are sellers of good ord Native now import at 48s, and low to good ord 47s 3d to 47s Gd per cwt. TEA.—Green continues in extensive request for home trade purposes, and speculators have been again operating ; last week's improved terms are well sustained, at which there are not generally sellers. RICE.—To-day rice met with little notice privately, and in auction 2,000 bags Bengal were taken in at lls to uls Gd for very good white. SPICES. —Although nutmegs are in larger supply, still full rates have been obtained. At auction 60 cases sold freely, common to low brown at 2s to 2s 6d, mid to good mid 2s 7d to 3s, good 3s ld tc 3s sd, and fine 3s 6d to 3s 7d per lb. RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—The better sorts of Jamaica rum have been in brisker request since our last report, and stock being fight an advance has been obtained. There is still a reluctance to do business in lower kinds, yet in the currency we have no change to record. COCHINEAL. —The demand continues active and there is a further advance of ld per lb. In auction 230 bags were disposed of ; Tenesiffe, silvers at 4s 2d to 4s 4d, black 4s 6(1 to 4s 9d, Mexican silvers good to fine 4s to 4s 2d, ord to good black 45 to 4s 4d, Honduras ord to mid silvers 4s to 4s 3d, and pasty grain 3s 10(1 to 3s 11d. Te-day there was no increase in demand for rough salt petre, and at auction 990 bags Calcutta were taken in at 2s 6d for 83 to 74 per cent. refraction, being barely the former value. INDIFO.—The market for East Idia is in a firm posi tiou, several purchases have been made by exporters and home dealers, the terms obtained are 2d, and in some cases 3(1 perlb above last quarterly sales. Previous advanced prices are well supported for Spanish, and a good demand exist s , Guatemala Fl ores , a t 5 s 8d so 6s Sobres 4s 5d to 5s 7d, Cortes 3s to 4 s 4d, an d Carracas , 3s 2d to 5s 10d per lb. None has been offered at auction this week. TALLOW.—A larger demand has been experienced for Russian on the spot since last week, and prices have advanced. Fine yellow Candle selling at 448 9d to 45s per cwt. For delivery in last three months of the year many contracts have been concluded, and 45s to 45s 3(1 is now the currency. Home melted in limited supply, and cannot be obtained under 455 6d cash. This afternoon tallow was in good demand at the public sales, and stiffer rates were paid. Of Australian 1,100 casks were mostly sold ; low to fine beef at 41s to 42s 61, mutton 40s 6d to 45s ; 76 casks Italian 43s 6d to 442 6d ; and 84 casks Petersburgh 43s 6d to 43s 9d per cwt. Stock of tallow is 10,000 casks less than last year. OILS.—The demand for cocoa nut continues active, and rates rule firm Cochin at 40s to 41s, and other sorts 38s to 39s 6d per cwt. A large demand exists for palm, and 32s to 33s paid for mid to fine quality. Rape oil sells more freely, yet brown can be obtained at 33s to 345, refined 38s to 36s 6d, and foreign 37s 6d. Lard oild is cheaper, 60s to 61s having been acceepted. Olive remains in small supply and rates rule firm ; Gallipoli at 691 to 71/, and other sorts 65/ to 681 per tun. Ground nut wanted at 468 to 46s 6d, and Gingelly at 47s to 485.4 There is a reluctance to operate in seal ; pale can be obtained at 34/ to 34110 d, and other sorts at 311 to 311. Cod is dull of sale at 331 to 331105. COUNTRY MARKE2I3. BOSTON—MARCH 30. At this day's market there was a considerable falling off in the supply of grain by the farmers, as compared with the recent deliveries. Wheat sold freely at 6d to Is per qr. over last week's currency. Spring corn met a steady demand at the quotations of this day week. Wheat, red, 38s t o 47 5 , w hit e, 4 6s to 48s, extra 50s ; barley, 26s to 30s ; oats, 14s to 19s ; beans , 32s to 35a ; peas, 273 to 353 per qr. NE big — MAeR 30. At our Corn-exay we had a good supply of grain of all descriptions, with a brisk market for wheat, at is per qr. advance upon the best samples. Other kinds of '' , rain remain th e same as l ast week. Wheat, white, 51s to 588, red 46s to 50s ; barley, grinding, 28s to 30s, malting 32s to 35s ; oats, seed 25s to 30s, fejad 20s to 24s ; beans 35s to 383 ; peas 34s to 365; malt 563 to 60s ; tares, 46s to 48s per qr. DENBIGH—MARcii 30. There was a good market this day, especially among the sellers of clover seed, which was 6d to 7d for good samples. Wheat, 168 Gd to 17s Od ; barley, Os Gd to 103 ; oats, 5s 6d to 6s 64 per hobbet. There was a larger quantity of butter in the market than on ordinary occasions, which lsolds Id. at a good figure, Old to 10d per lb. ; f res h ditto, EDINBURGH GRAIN—M.4am 30. We had a large supply of grain in to-day's market, sales dull, and prices, excepting wheat and barley, down. Top of Wheat ........ ...... ............... 61i lb 56s Od Barley. - Oats -- Beans 67 lb 36s Od Wheat Barley, Oats... Total Supply and Sales. 514 qrs , 803 qrs 074 qrs. 242 qrs. sold 373 qrs sold 586 qrs __sold 722 qrs sold 166 qrs Beams . AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Average of wheat r £2 810 Ditto of Barley Ditto of Oats 1 1 11 DiLto of Beans 0-12ths 1-12 tbs 3-12ths 0-12th DUBLIN—Maacu 29. We had a steady and rather firm market at our Corn. exchange to-day, without any alteration in the currencies of last week. White wheat, 26s Od to 30s Od ; red ditto, 25s Od to 28s . barley, 12s 6(1 to 16s 3d ; oats, 9s 6d to lls Od ; rapeseed 21s Od to 23s per brl ; oatmeal, lls Od to 12s Od ; baker'f; flour, 14s 6d to ISs Od per cwt ; Indian corn, 31s Od to 33s 6d per 180 lbs. CORK—Diencn 30. Brig. White wheat 00s 0(1 to 00s 11 Redwheat 22s 6d to 24s Ditto 00s Od to 00s -- Ditto 00s Od to 00s 13 Barley l3s Od to 13s Ditto OGs Od to 00s Ditto 00s Od to 00s Bore 00s Od to 00s 258 Oats 9s 9d to 10s 180 Ditto 103 Od to 1/s Ditto 00s Id to 00s 208 Pigs 4ls 6d to 44s Currency, Od Os Od-20 stone. 6;1 Od} 00s Od-20 do. Od 6d Od} 00s Od-1.6 do. Od Od Os Ott Od 3d} 108 Od 14 do. Od 43s 6d per cwt. Quantity sold at the highest prices :- 00 barrels white wheat ; 1 red ; 11 barley; 0 be ro ; 3/ oats ; 4 pigs. Quantity of grain and number of pigs sold last week : Wheat, 116. Barley, 174. Bere, 0. Oats, 2 ,003. rigs, 176. No quotations for butte r , nor re turn of firkins , until th e 11th of April. Return of cattle sold for week ending March 26 :—. Pigs, 495. Sheep, 368. Cows, 120. CORR. —Flour— First, 15s Od to 16s Od ; extra, 17s Od; seconds, 13s 6d to 14s 6d ; h ouse holds, lOs to 13 s Od ; t h irds 7s Od to lOs per cwt. Meal—lndian meal, 7s 6d to 8s 3d ; oatmeal, lOs 60 to Ils Od ; wheat meal, 103 to 008 Od per cwt . Indian corn, 71 5s 00 to 8/ Os Od per ton. Bran, 41 7s 60 to 41 12s 60 per ton. Hay—Farmers, 24800 to 37s Od ; average, 335; dealers, 37s Od to 50 , s Od ; average, Os per ton. Straw— Farmers, 22s Od to 28s 00 ; average, 243 ; dealers, 00 s Od to 00s Od ; average, O s . p er t on . Bread—Wheaten loaf, 7d to ; household ditto, Gd to Od. per 41b.—Fresh butter, 9d to lld per lb. Eggs, 4s 4d to 4s 60 per hundred. Meat —beef, , W to 80 ; mutton, 54d to 6,-id ; veal, 41d to 6Ad ; pork, 5d to ; bacon, 70 to 740 ; sausages, Gd per lb.—Fish, Newfound. land, ill. Os to 12/ Os per ton ; Scotch herrings, 31s to 00s; Red, do., 30s per bd.—Potatoes, white, 90 to 0d ; Pinks, lld to 120.—Coals, Newport, 21s; Lydney, 218 ; Culm, 00 per ton.—Whiskey, 25 o. p., Os Od per imperial gallon.._ Hides, market, 30s to 365; Salted, 308 to 38s per cwt. Calf skins, 3,4,d per lb.—Bangor slates 2/. 178. 6d to 3/. per ton.-- Fleece wool, OOs to OOs per stone.—Hemp, 381. to 421. per ton—Timber, Memel, 31. lOs ; red pine, 31. 108; yellow do., 3/. ss. per tou ; deals, Hi. to 181. per hundred.—Bark, red, 8/. to 10/. 10s. per ton.—Tallow, 46s to 47s per cwt.—Hops, 71. lOs to 0/. per cwt.—Tar, Archangel, 19s. per brl.— Guano, Peruvian, 10/. lOs to lit. Per ton. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Mencn 31. STOOK EXCHANGE.—The share market wasinacte. all clay d at yesterday's Junction, erday'squo quotations :i—aCna,calesdhoirneian, and 31i ; Dublinyorkshire 75 ; ditto Fifth shares, 5 1-16 d. ; Liverpool, Crosby, an d Southport, 171; London and North Western, 1171 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 29 i ; midland, 73 , South Eastern and Dover, 228 ; East Lancashire Quart o ; shares, 9 ; ditto Fifth shares, par; ditto, Second issue, Rhenish, 1-16 ; Greenock guaranteed, 17; utch Rhenish, 21 d_ MANCHESTER, MAUCH 31. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Prices have drooped to-day, and we have had but a limited demand. The latest sales were —East Lancashire, 18k ; Sheffield, 304 ; Caledonian 31 13-16 ; Midland, 734 ; Eastern Counties, 12 1546: Dovers, 24 ; North Stafford, 44 c. div. ; Glasgow and South Western, 614; Whitehaven and Furn ess, 6 ; Leeds, 75. BIRMINGHAM, MARCH 31. STOCK E xcHANGE.--:This market was steady to-d ay, and shares more enquired after. Shrewsbuly and Sir minghams were done at G 5. 31. STOCK EXCRANCLEEDThere M has been a firmer market this mornin g i n th e h eav i er stocks. Lancashire and I York- shire, an d Mi dlands, both show an improvement closing firm, th e f ormer at 75i and the latter at 74} . n other t shares th ere h as been little done. East Lancashire Prefs. were - transacted at 9i ; and North Western Prefs. at 15i. SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-oMce by the night—and Mby the morning —dispatch.] • a Day when made up From what When COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port duo in 1 Office, London.* Dispat c h e d. E ngland. . ..—.............—_—__ .._______•— 1 A merica(byll —• rit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool Eah Mon. America (by United Sts. ... Each , packet) • .....N March 30 —— Liverpool ... Arri ve d America (by U. States packet) .........N April 5 ~, ..Southampton April 8 Australia (via Soutfr , ' ampton) —..—— Al 4th of May ...... SouthatnptonlApril 4 Ditto (via Marseilles) N Bth of May ...... Dover .• ...• !April 1 Ditto (via Cape of good Hope) ............ N Id of April ...... Plymouth ... I March 30 Africa ( West Coast) .. N 23rd of the month. Plymouth ..April! 12 Alexandria ........ N 5,0, 24, & 30 o f m Dover ...• .April 1 Alexandria .... 31 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton'Aptil 4 ra • • • • • • • • • • • .I N I 9th of the month.. South amp t on 'Apr.y 1 16 Bahamas .....,.... 51 2nd o.f.t!!.lnon! D So o tt y t e h r amptonlst 01 mo n Belgium !Dail Buenos Ayres .. —III 9th of the month.. Sow hampton 'Apra 16 Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the month Plymouth lApril 26 Cape of Good Hope ~N 2n4 of Apr.l.. .... Pl h Cape de Verde .....N 14th o f the month. nymouth ymouth A Marcpril 30 26 Ceylon (see India) Ceylon •• l ••••• • • • • • ...N 14th of th e month Plymouth April 26 Channe Isles — Mon „Wed ,&Fr'd. Southampton Tu.Th. SS. Chili__ tont. of E.ti•r•op••e• • • . Al 4:d & 17th of month S outhampton April 1 China (See Indi a ) Constant inople ...,,,N 7 , 8 , 17 ,21,&27 of m. Dover Marc h 30 Constan tinople ......M 4th & 20th o f mon Southampton April 4 XI & N Twice D daily ...... over ......' Twicedaily Egypt (see I n di a ) Frau " • • • • • • • • M & N Twice daily—. ... Dover ...... Twicedally Gibraltar Greece (see .........31 1,7, 17, 20, 27 o f m. Southampton April 5 India) Gr eytown ..........31 2nd & 17th of mon. !outhampton April 1 Hamburgh ...... ——N Tuesday & Friday London ..... Tues. Sat. Ilavannah .......... In 2nd of the month So u th ampton April 1 Holland ............ 51 Wednesday & Sat. London India (viaSouthampt.)sl 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton April 4 India (via Marseilles)sl Bth&24th ef month Dover lonian Isles (see India) oath .. April 26 Ireland ........M & N Twice daily ...... Holyhead Lisbon ..............51 7,9, 17, & 28 of m. Southampton April 16 Madeira ............M 9th of the month Southampton April 16 , Madeira ............ N 23rd of the month Plymouth April 12 , Malta (see India) Malta ..............N 7,17,19, 2 ei °`''''''' ••• •• arch 29 Mauritius (see India) Mexico ••• • • .......31 2nd of th Southampton Ist Of InOn. hofmon. Dover, 4 k 4 gi l l 2 26 month. Southampton Pill 2 Mauritius ..........N 14th of tiro New Granada ......M 2d & 17th of n Aprll 1 l e month.. r o , t n t i t h . , Pl 3 New Zea1and.......... By prir shipa s t t e hof mon". Vari ous Dove P°rt ' Uncertain Papal States ........N sthisth 2 r Naples .. ... ........N sthloth2st April 2 Peninsula ..........M ithl7th2Btho mon Southampton pru 3 . M 10 & 28th of mon Southampton April 1 Southampton Anrn Peru .... D P loYveDover mon . th . Sicily .......... .. .. April 2 Id& 17th of monthiSonthaMpton A 5 1 t 4 h th i6 o th f 2 tte ho m fm on o th . Pril 1 Venezuela ........ —5l Port Natal .. .. ...... N N Tuscany ............N 5 thlsl h2sthofmon. Dover ...... , Van Diemen's Land (see Australia) . West Indies ........ 31 2d & 17th of month, lAPril 1 of snail the mails will be * when any of these dates tfaoltliioonfthawe:euchxncd:yici be h e dispatchel on the following day, with ep ion of the India oth d S a o y uth pr am ece p d t i o in n g ) : and the Malta, BIRTHS. OF A .80N. On the 23d ult., at No. 8, Kennington-terrace, K e O n n n t n l g i e t n 2B -i t a l nieu the. ,O OF t f3e 9 D , olf S UR t G a i Bolton , I D T h E Op R O . -St the surgeon, vi f Upper o of Thomas Thornycroft, sefilptor. .114.1?1? On the 31st ult., at St. George's, Hanover-square, the ult., Hon. Edward Southwell Russell, eldest son of Baroness de Clifford, to Harriet fines, e 3 eldest daughter of Captain Governor of Bermuda. DI C 1: 1 : L r ( l i e s s h 11.1%T. a ' t St. Mary's-church, Bury St. Ed- Conran, third Curtes, . C. 8,, to Georgians . c onr au, third daughter of the late Captain Conran, of the 17th Light Dragoons. On the 3 MED. A othe, Es ult., Eleanor, youngest daught er o f R a lph . Thi , On the ck-ness 29th ult. q ~W. F. Spicer, E sq ., of Courtlands, in the county of Devon, aged 90. On the 20th of December last, at Fonte Blanda, near Leghorn, Rob er t C ou l t h ard, Esq., late of the Ist Dragoon Guards, abed 63. On,the 26th ult., at Ham, Surrey, Mr. John Ross, aged 91. On the 28th ult. at Dover, Samu e l F os t er, Esq., for. merly of Stonehilaouse, Egerton, aged 73. LONDON : Printed and Published by KURD() YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Moe, No, 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of xiddiews4 hiday, April 1,