The Sun. — London, England, 1853-04-06 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock. The London Market and Slaughter-house Bill was zead a second time. PETITIONS. Mr. GEORGE presented a petition from Kilrush, complaining of the interference of the Roman Catholic clergy in elections in Ireland, and praying for measures to secure freedom of election in that country. Several petitions were presented against the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays ; and against the admis sion of Jews into Parliament. Sir R. INGLIS presented several petitions from places in England and Scotland against the Clergy Reserves Bill, and against the abolition of University Tests in Scotland. PHINN presented a petition from Bath in favour of the Aggravated Assaults Bill, and praying for the in sertion of a clause sanctioning corporal punishment in certain cases. Mr. BELL presented a petion from Yorkshire, pray it for the total abolition of church rates and tithes. Lord H. VANE presented a petition from Barnard Castle in favor of the diminution of the hours of labour in factories. PROBATES OF WILLS AND GRANTS OF ADMINISTRATION BILL On the motion for the second reading of the bill, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL thought it was neces -13417 that the house should clearly understand the grounds on which it was asked that the bill should be read a second time. He found that it only dealt with a frag- Ine ntarY part of the evils which now existed on this ex tensive and important subject, it being only directed to remedying the inconvenience arising from the necessity of taking out probates and administrations in more than one ecclesiastical court. The bill was, however, so im 11elfectly worded that, in att em pti ng t o reme dy that evil, -,,,,' t "vonid render it ten times greater than it is at present. would suggest under those circumstances that the o i l be read a second time on the understanding that it should remain on the table until an opportunity was afforded to the Government to bring in a larger measure on the subject. If they were not enabled in a short time to introduce such a bill, it would then be his earnest de sire to engraft such provisions upon the bill now before' the house, and to so amend it as would render at least a considerable instalment of that much needed and long promised reform, relative to the testamentary jurisdic tion of the country. (Cheers.) It was his intention in the bill of the Government to altogether abolish the Metropolitan court of the Archbishop of York, and to t' s tablish one probate court, which should have entire 4ueisdiction upon all subjects of contentious jurisdiction 111,,, n gland and Wales. He proposed, however, to re- Zr e th e Power of the existing disocesan courts to re- Nehi ch a t'd pass wills not exceeding a limited amount, that there proved in the common form. He intended e r e metropolitan court should keep a general all - I."'Y of all wills proved throughout the country, that re ,he original w ill s s h ou ld b e transm i tte d to i t b y t h e pective dioceasan courts, who should only be required so keep official copi es f or i nspect i on. H e lik ew i se wou ld kropose to give power to county courts to exercise a ,Ilmited jurisdiction, for the purpose of administering to Intestate as well as testate estates. The learned Solicitor general also entered into an explanation of the reforms 'which h e i ntended to effect, and said, unless the hon. member c onsente d to t h e suggestion he had thrown out, e should feel it his duty to recommend the house to pause bef ore the second reading of a bill which required at extensive modifications. l ELITME enquired whether the hon. and learned , member intended to extend the bill to Scotland and I reland ? ten?, SOL ICITOR-GENERAL said he desired to en that sto these countries with some little modification, so Roy aenceforth a probate of a will granted in London v 4d be of universal effect and acceptation throughout .ae whole United Kingdom. Mr. HENLEY regretted that the hon. and learned Member had not given some notice of his intention to bring forward a scheme of such considerable liegeatude. H e thought it was quite clear from atement he had made that the bill of the Govern ment was in a very forward state, and if that were so, the better course would be to lay it before the house 'without delay. In his opinion the country had some season to complain of the measure being announced in such an irregular way, for a vast number of persons were interested in the subject, and members ought to have every opportunity of giving it their serious consideration. The fairest course would be to postpone the second read ing of the bill until it was announced whether it was in tended to introduce the larger measure. (Hear.) It would be very inconvenient to engraft the scheme of the hon. and learned member upon a bill which was not only admitted to be very defective, but only dealt with as an instalment of the reform that was needed. Mr. PHILLIMORE rose and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) BANKRUPTCY COURT-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.) JUDGHENT.—IN RE HOUSTON. This bank ru pt was described as of St. James's-terrace, j liarr ow-road-buildings, and to-day was appointed for udgment on the question of cei Lificate, which had been lPPosed on th e groun d th at the banki opt had made a r e dulent preference, and had not kept proper accounts. vowitn e "e had been adjom &led on several occasio ns , i n th -131 ence of an action cob how haying b oon p en di ng , e result of which had been somewhat favourable to the bankrupt. -"is Honour, after going r 1 . , considerable length into the facts of the case, said that although the bankrupt w as no t blaneeless, he had through out carried o n t ra d e b y mortgaging his property, and owed to cr e d i t ors h o ldi ng secur i ty 18,0001., and they would no doubt be paid in full ; but for the other creditors, to the extent of 2,5001., there would not be sixpence. There was, however, one thing favourable to the bankrupt, namely, that his personal expenses had been moderate, and he had been a laborious man. The 'jud gment o f th e C ourt was, that the cer tificate as g be susp en d e d for 13 mont h s from the d the secondate of passing the l as t exam i nation, an d th en to be o f Class. Mr. Lawrence applied for protection. His Honour said it would be granted, but only a few days had to expire ; the object was to have the suspen sion entered on the proceedings. SECONDARIES' CODRT--(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary Potter.) mum V. CAKE. This was an action to recover the sum of 131. on a bill of exchange. Defendant pleaded non-acceptance, but did not appear. Plaintiff's attorney said that there was no real defence, and he understood that defendant had made an assign ment for the benefit of his creditors. He called a wit ness who proved the defendant's handwriting, and the jury gave a verdic;; for the amount claimed. An application was then made for a certificate to en title the plaintiff to costs. The Learned Secondary raid that this was a case in which there was a concurrent jurisdiction with the County Court, therefore he had no power to grant the certificate ; but the application must be made to a judge at Chambers. This led to a great deal of unnecessary trouble and expense, but the words of the act prevented his interference. THE FRENCH EMPIRE. There is a long article in the Assemblee Nation ale of yesterday on the recent visit of a deputation. of bankers, merchants, and traders of the city of London. This journal appears anxious to destroy any impression favourable to the cause of pe: which has resulted from the manifestation in qi aes tion, but in the task that it has taken upon ii - ,self it resorts to many fallacies. The ministerial j( an nals of Paris have perhaps given greater imp ort ance to that manifestation than it deserved, brit it was certainly more important than the Assen rblee - Nationale would have the world to believe ; and any ridicule which may have been thrown i ipon it by a portion of the English press, which has latterly attacked everything systematically that had its origin east of Temple-bar, will not have much effect on reflecting and sober minds. Th e Assemblee reminds us that when the pea ce of Amiens was announced in England there was great rejoicing, and the people took the horses. from the carriage of the French ambassador, an .d har nessed themselves with it. " Who," sa ys the Assemblee, " would have then said that, in a short time there would commence betweei 1 Eng land and France one of the most implacable wars in history 1" From the fact of such a war ha wing broken out, the Assemblee infers that the lln glish Government is indifferent to the exprek;sic n of popular feeling, and must therefore be sti 11 more indifferent to the manifestation in favour of :peace of a portion of the citizens of London. More than fifty years have passed since the peace of Am iens, and during that time the influence of poipular opinion in England over the Government has- been constantly increasing. Remarkable changes have taken place, too, in the character of Governr cents in England. The men who arrive at power it I that country appreciate the benefits of peace, and.labour to impress the same feeling on the people. They do not d es i re war , as was f ormerly the ens e, as a means of imposing this or that dynasty, or i ;his or that form of government upon a foreign nation, or as a means of p a t ronage i n the army and uav They disclaim all right to i n t er f ere i n t h e i n t errlYal affairs of other States, and seek the maintenai ice of peace in order that the revenues of their own tlou try may be improved by commerce, and the bur thens of taxation be lightened. The Assemblee Na tionale should recollect, that of the fifty yea rs which have elapsed since the peace of Amite s, nearly forty have passed in consecutive peao e, which has served to convince nations of the folly . of war when it can be avoided without the sacrifice 4 A honour, and that the relations of interest betwee n the people of the two countries have become so numerous and important, that the British Par ment, without whose concurrence no war can b commenced, would hesitate, without very strain, g motives indeed, at voting the funds, even if th e Government should be rash enough to propose war without being able to show that it was abso• • lutely necessary for the vindication of nations 1 honour, or to obtain reparation for a violation_ the guarantees which have been given in favour English capital embarked in French enterprise. The Municipal Council of Brest has vote d 100,000 f. for the reception of the Emperor on ais journey into Brittany. The earthquake on Friday night was not' °ill: y felt at Ha` re and Caen, but also at Falaise, Lo, Alencon, Rennes, St. Brieux, and Nantes. There are, however, no reports of any accidei at . , though the shocks were strong, and lasted from f aro to ten seconds. An envoy from the Pope arrived in Paris on Sunday evening. The Presse says that one of the imperial carriages was in waiting for him at the station of the Lyons railroad. "A - rumour has been in circulation for some days," says the Sieele " that the poet Beranger7hail expired at Passy. We are happy to be able to de clare that this rumour is altogether unfounded, as the health of the illustrious writer is excellent, ar.d causes no uneasiness to his friends." The Illoniteur contains a decree nominatin:g Casimir Delavlgne auditor of the second clas s, to the Council of State. Count St. Legier, member of the General ( mot in cil of Charente Inferieure ; M. de Ronnefort, my ni cipal councillor in the commune of Villefra nc he ; and M. de Bonsonge, mayor, have refused t. D t ake the oath of fidelity to the Emperor, and are a ca ingly deprived of their functions. Numerons re fusals of the same nature are taking place th rot igh out the country. At the Bourse yesterday Rentes continued to de cline. There was much dulness in the inar:ket, and prices closed with a downward tendency. The Three per Cents. for cash and the account each fell 30c. ; the Four-and-a-Half per Cents., for ca, sh, gave way 40c., and for the account, 20c. The qi ro tations for Rentes are alike for both cash and - the account, the Three per Cents. closing at 79f. 2C lc., and the Four-and-a-half per Cents. at 103 f. Ba nk Stcck, which for the last few days has be en gradually advancing in value, experienced a fartb ter rise yesterday of 5f., and closed at 2,695 f. ALAEHIN4 FLEES IN THE ClTY.—Last evening, at a few minutes before nine o'clock, the inhabitants of Cheapside were considerably alarmed in consequence of the sudden outbreak of a fire in the extensive premises belonging to Messrs. Bartlett and Co., importers of fo reign goods, and Messrs. Grant and Co., shirt-ware housemen, situate at 22, Milk -street. The discovery was made by Police -constable Sykes, who, in passing the building to go on duty, found smoke pouring forth from the lower floor. He at once sounded an alarm, and sent for the fire engines, and in a very brief period the engines of the London brigade from Watling -street attended, followed by others from Jeffrey square, Fa, ringdon-street, Holborn, Chandos-street, and other stations, together with that of the West of England I nsurance-office. As the last-named engine was proceeding up Ludgate -hill an elderly man, whose name could not be ascei i.ained, but who was evi dently labouring under the influence of drink, sta - gered into th e road, and when in front of the hors g fell. D eputy Barrow and Mr. Connorton, who weerse standing at th e s i de of Ward' a the dri ver, then ordered the man to get out of the way, but he app eared to make no attempt to do so, and bef ore the horses could be stopped the unfortunate m an was knocked forward and the wheels of the engine passed over his body. Mr. Connorton at once ordered two of his men to get down . and convey the poor fellow to St. Barlholornew's Hos pital, which was accordingly done, but it is impossible at present to state whether or not he is seriously injured. The moment the engines reached the scene or the fire, they were set to work from an abundant su ply of water, but in spite of the exertions of the firemen, they were unable to get the flames subdued .__until a serious amount of mischief was done by fire to Messrs. Bartlett's property. The stock in trade of Messrs. Grant and Co. is likewise damaged by smoke and fire. The origin of the misfortune could not be ascertained. A fire likewise happened yesterday in the premises of Mr. Crawley, shirt-front manufacturer, in Silver-street, Wood-street, City. It was caused by the heat of a stove in the next house, and notwithstanding that the engines were quickly on the spot the firemen were unable to conquer the flames until several of the stores or warehouses were nearly burnt out. The escapes of the Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire attended at each fire, but fortunately their services were not required. The sufferers were insured. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—Yesterday information was forwarded to the different metropolitan and provincial police stations that Joseph Lamb, a clerk at the North ampton station of the North-Western Railway, had absconded, stealing upwards of 1,0001. in cash, the moneys of the company. It is thought that the delin quent will endeavour to get out to Australia or America, and a full description of his person has been sent to all the outporis. The company offer 5001. reward for his a pprehension. STRIKE FOR WAGES.—The strike for wages at Bris tol, already noticed as regards the shipwrights and some other classes seems likely to become general. In several instances the demand of the men for an advanced rate of remuneration has been complied with ; in others the masters have declined, and in one or two cases the men have ceased working. A numbe r °linen engaged at Mr. C oo k s l ey ' s large nail factory have struck ; and the hands employed by Messrs. Proctor and Co., who have an extensive manufactory of patent manures, this day did the same. It is stated that the labourers in dif ferent departments of trad e aro a b out to form a union. replacement of Marshal Mldetzky, who is to be placed on the retired list, with the title of Prince of the Elood, in recompense for his long and loyal services." The Milan Gaciette of the 31st ult. publishes a notification announcing that from that day the bastions round the city, which had been closed to public circulation since the events of February, shall be again accessible from five in the morning to eight in the evening. The public are henceforth to have access to the fortifications from 5 o'clock in the morning to 8 in the evening. SPAIN. We have received the Madrid journals of - the 31st ult. In the sitting of the previous day - the Senate was engaged in discussing the vote of the minority of the committee on the representafior t of the Duke de Valentia.. An amendment to the effect that " the Senate decides that there I ire no grounds for deliberating on the representatto:n of the Duke of Valentia, because so long as th(3re) are no direct proceedings instituted against hi m nor any sentence which inflicts civil incapacity on_ 'him, he has a right to come and take part in the bliFiness of the Senate," was presented by Joaquin Maria Lopez, and was ably developed by its authoT and opposed by Generals Sanz and Pezuela. It was ul timately rejected by a majority of 95 to 59.. After some further discussion on the question itself, it was again adjourned. In the Chamber of Deputies the demand of the government for authorisation to collect the taxes was met by three , amend ments from have been the opposition, but they appeared to e ro p posed solely to give an opportunity for criticising the acts of the Government. No vote on the euba Government demand took place. Ac counts fromto the Ist ult. state 'that the island was enjoying An account Whichh as reached us by express, dated that th e Ch am b er o f Deputies b had assembled statesin its bureaux and elected a com mittee of seven men:l%ers . tomake a report on the bill relative to the loan. Three of the number chosen belong to the opposito decline, parti n. The publi c funds had undergone a rather considerable cularly the coupons. of the .Infan'ce Don The Duchess de Seville, wife Enrique de Bourbon, brother of the Kin in 2 g 9t o li f ult. at Spain, was safely delivered of a son on th Toulouse. The young Prince was baptised by na A me n s o o y f a y . the A enlistmentale- of e 25,000 men from the con 't * gent of 1853. The Three per Cents. were at 43 15-16. The Co • • nstitutionnel say " Letters have brou g ht to Milan • "--- from Vi enna , intelligence which has pro duced the greatest sensation. Th e y a ffi rm as posi tive that, aft er a family, the d eliberation of the wh o l e Im perial Young Emperor adopted the following resolutions, of Austria has Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom relative to the substitu tion of the civil authority for •--Ist, the he military power ; 2d, a full amnesty to the refugees, on condition of their immediately returning home , h . and 3dly, the No. ll.—lncome and (barge of the Consolidated Fund, in the Quarters ending sth April, 1852 and 1853. _ - Quarters ended April 5. ' Quarters ended April 5. 1852 1853 CHARGE. 1852 1853 INCOME. ---- --- £. £. L. £. Permanent Debt • • • ....... ............................... .. .............. . Customs ..... 4,633,267 4,451,233. ... 1 279 788 ... •••• • • . • , , 1,282,781 2078,171 2,105,331 Interest on Exchequer-bills issued to meet the charge on the Consolidated Fund .... Excise •• • 1 515 985 1,657,749 Sinking 681,599 604,389 • ... Taxes • 295.048 111,476 . ........... 99,251 99,495 Property Tax •• ................... 320,201 312,982 Post-office 259,000 F • ••••••• 236,576 98,390 Crown Lands. • . 80,000 72,000 , Miscellaneous •••••••••••• • • •• • • •• • • . 41,733 19,518 l 8,107,898 7, 8 8 5 ,216 Imprest and other Moneys .......... 18 631 113,558 ' The Surplus • • • • • • • • • • •• • • •• •• •• "•• ..... ••••••••• • • • • • • • • ••• •• • ......... 3,( 93,182 3,359,284 Produce of the sale 01 Old Stores .... 121 MO 107,538 I Repayments of Advances .•• , 11,201,080 11,244,50 0 , i The Surplug of the Revenue at sth January, 1852, was, alter providing for the charge fer that Quarter ... .. .. •••• To cash brought to this account from 1; To which is to be added the Surplus of the Consolidated Fund, as above stated, in the present Quarter.... • •• •• •• .... •• •• 3,359,284 savings on the Consolidated Fund.. •• • • • • ' The Amount issued in the Quarter ended sth April, 1853, in part of Sams granted by Parliament out of the ----- I ' :3,834,202 11,201,080 11,244,500 1 Consolidated Fund for Supply Services •• •• •• •• .. ••• ...... •• .... ••• .....• •••••••• • • • • • • •........ •• • 1 ••••••••••••• The Surplus Revenue, after providing for the Charges on the'Consolikiated Fund, and for the pay men t of Supply -- 11. Services in Great Britain in the Quarter ending sth Apr11, 1853.. . . • . particularly of workmen, have taken plaoe. ...I[t adds that a considerable quantity of arms has been seized in the Georgen Strass. Several. p arsons who had been arrested at Cologne have been brought to Berlin. A letter from Meade] aburg Schwerin states that a domiciliary visit has been paid there at the house of Dr. Prehn, and his papers have been seized. A letter from Nuremberg states that the .even ing edition of the Nuremberg Correspondent a i the Ist had been seized by order of the authorities , for inserting an article insulting to a foreign Giro , iern ment. The letter does not say what Gove . rm nent had been attacked by the journal in question. The Suisse of Berlin states that it is not true the protocol of London concerning the Ca:ato: Neuchatel had been completed by an additii article, relative to the rights of the King of .Pr over that canton. that a of )nal issia THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY Ti:VENING, APRIL 6, 1853. THE REVENUE FOR THE YEAR AND QUARTER ENDING APRIL 5, L'653. I.—An Abstract of the Net Produce of the Revenue of Great. Britain in the Years and Quarters ended sth April, 1852 and 1853, showing the Increase and I )eccease thereof. Quaff t 011( r.--- QUARTERS ENDED YEAR QUARTERS ENDED YEAR 1 Year ended April 5. Qum t ---I ended r--_,,__, , ended , r. ,_,..______, r--- July 5, Oct. 10, Jan. 5, Aprils, Aprils, July 5, 1 Oct. 10, Jan. 5, April 5, Apt'l 5, 1851 1851 1852 18 52 1852 1852 IE - 2 1853 1853 1853 Increase. Decrease. Increr ---- ' 4 X Customs ........ ••• • • • 4,318,218 5,335,073 4 , 559 , 512 4,615,025 18,827,828 4,502,16 4 5,036, 80 9 4,541,X 384 4,432,832 18, 5 13,189 Customs . . ••• X• • 314639 • • Excise •••••••• • • • • • • • . 3,419,810 4,139,854 3,552,970 2,07 0,064 13,182,698 3,443,516 4,303,755 3,539,646 2,098,581 13,385,498 Excise . ....., 202,800 2 1 ,5' Stamps . ... ..... ...... 1,525,492 1,432,564 1,427,455 7,,515,985 5,901,526 1,626,826 1,529,421 1,615,029 1,657,749 6,429,025 i Stamps . • .... .... 527,499 141,7 Taxes ............ •• • • 2,045,231 165,025 1,155,922 2 15,048 3,691,226 1,003,707 1e,215 1,419,873 111,476 3,194,271 Taxes • • •• • • 496,955 • • Property Tax 976,881 1,870,136 567,956 '3;068,827 5,283,800 1,056,991 1,915,581 468,238 2,152,233 5,593,043 I Property Tax.. .. .. Total .. ...... 309,243 .• •• 83,4. Post-o ffi ce 240,000 306,000 246,000 259,000 1,051,000 2:_0,000 261,000 272,000 282,000 1,045,000 ' Post-o ffi ce ..... .... • • . . 6,000 23,0, Crown Lands ••••• • • • • • 30,000 40,000 40,000 80,000 190,000 60,000 40,000 80.000 72,000 252,000 Crown Lauds ...... 6%000 .... •• • Miscellaneous •••• • • • • 91,241 28,452 30,' , 74 '41,733 192,000 202,189 17,799 32,003 19,518 271,514 Miscellaneous .... . • 79,55 A •• • _•• • • _ ------*-. ----' , ----- Total Ordinary Revenue 12,646.873 13,317,104 11,410,419 1C. ; 945,682 48 , 320,078 12,625,393 13,233,580 11, 1 311,178 10,826,389 48,683,540 1.181,056 817,594 276,6 Imprest Moneys, &c. • • 139,770 124,330 117,545 140,441 522,636 212,683 137,996 142,938 221,096 714,718 Imprestllforeys,,Sce. 80,6 19%632 .... Repayments ofAdvances 123,409 165,255 372,371 88,608 749,643 216,652 234,042 4.'1,995 171,859 1,114,548 , RepaymtsofAdvncs. 83,`: 364,905 .... ,----- - Total Income • • 12,910,052 13,606,689 11,900,335 11 ,174,731 i 19,591,807 13,054,Th3 10,0£',618 12 60",,111 11,219,344 1 50,512,806 Total ........ 1,738,593 817,594 410,1 -- - -- Amount applied to Con- 917 - solidated Fund* .. 7,975,091 8,794,2 4 7 7,35,212 I ',695 , 185 29,822,735 7,620,984 8,443,718 7,647,143 5,878,939 29,590,784 ,594 Deduct 395, 9 Ditto, as Advances. •• • • 364,748 286,617 313,613 236,576 1,201,564 326,343, 338,035 499,376 93 , 3 '. 0 1,312,944 , Decrease ' , --- Ditto, as part of Ways & Means of the Yea r, •• • 4,570,213 4,525,825 4,225,480 5,9. 12,970 '18,567,488 5,107,406 4,803,065 4,456,592 5,242,015 19,609,078 [ 920,999 lncrease 44,61 ---- - - --- ion Year. T0ta1..... ,12,910,052 13,606,689 11 , 900 , 335 11,r, '4,731 149,591,807 13,054,733 13,635,618 12,603,111 i 11,219,344 1 50 , 612,806 I I . _ Increr 'se. 2 1 ,5' 17 141,7 i 4 83,4. XI 23,0. )0 276,6 87 80,6 55 83,` ,. :51 -- -. 410,1 i 93 395,9 80 44,61 3 delusive of ,f Advances. ded Apr%l 5 Decrease. X 182,193 183,572 8,000 22,215 395,980 395,930 r Deduct L Decrease r Increase Z Quax ter. SPORTING NOTES.—No. OCOOVI. EPSOM SPRING MEETING.—A first-rate days :sport commences at 1 o'clock to-morrow with the Epso.m l Trial Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 50 added, over the mile course. Among the entries are to be found the can a s t t it i k m e ag l l k n e e high sounding names of Hobble Noble , Weathergage, Frantic, this ; if he is, of course, he will win , the distance ex actly suiting him ; but as I think he is more likely to be t E ti p a h t e lisuosi,3btaen Noble will t -t b h o e pulled out l for cannot absent, I shall turn to FRANTIC as the most likely horse to win, he being much faste r than Weathergage or Bird on-the-Wing at the mile, and I think more than a , match for Ephesus at this distance. At a gum ter to 2, the City and Suburban Handicap sf 15 sovs. each, 10 ft., &c., with 150 soya. added, .the last mile and a quarter of the New Derby Course, will be run off. This stake, out of its 84 nomination s, will, I have not the slightest doubt, afford the largest field of the day. As far as I have been able to ascertain, it will consist of the following :—Longbow, Prime Minister, Glenluce, Evadne, Convulsion, Kate, the Heriot, Allegro, Narcissus (d), Babett e , Wedlock, filly (4 yrs), Defiance, Chilton (d), Ethelbert, Stain:ford, Madam Landeau, the Varmint, Snarry, Jullien, Pan cake, Appleton, Jouvence, Ann Page, and perhaps 3 five or six more. Out of a field like this, it is not at all an easy task to select the winner, especially when the; ma jority of the trials have been won easily. Lo'agb ow weight at Bst 81b, b u t no t w i t h stan di ng quarter of a mil e l onger t h an h e fan cies,figuresthe coursethe and that the weight is very stiff, that he has to concede to nearly all the runners, I have but little doubt but under Alfred Day's management, he will be cme of the first three, if not the absolute first. Prime Minister will be sure to run well. Glenluce, I know but little about ; it is rumoured, however, that she will have Nat up. Evadne's chance cannot be a bad one at 7st 51b, and the distance is a matter of no consequence to hor, as she bas proved herself equally at home at all lengths. Con vulsion we saw beaten easily enough the other day ; we: may set his champion on one side. Kate is no better isan the preceding. As I observed the other day, Allegro is much fancied by the backers of his stable, from which I argue that there is some danger from this quarter t o be apprehended. Babette and the Wedlock filly I have no fancy for. Defiance, at 6st. 121 b., carries a little bit too much to win this time. The starting of Chiltern I hold to be extremely doubtful, as he seems to be much better in for the Railway Plate. Ethelbert, over this course--which I take is the distance he likes best—is a very dangerous animal to be against, as his wein - ht, though heavy, is not sufficiently so to stop him el fee tually. Madame Landeau has many admirers, trat I am not among them. The Varmint is a thorough ',vote, but at the weight-sst. 41b. for a four-years-old— ought, if meant, to ran very forward. Snarry, an other animal of the same class and age, at a pound less, will get near the front, but has not heart enough to win. Jullien, same age and weight as the last named, will also finish in the front rank. If Pan cake, let in at 21bs less than Jullien and Snarly, cannot finish somewhere about the mark, had better be putout of training. Sting's daughter, Jouvence, will beat Ann Page and all the other three-year-old light weightn. To draw my remarks to a point, I consider that the. race ought to lie with Longbow, Evadne, Ethelbert, Jouv ence, and Pancake ; and that of these the ex-Premier's horse LONGBOW or ETHELBERT ought to hold the bjading position, the others being veiy close up. The Two-year-old Stakes of 10 soya. each, 50 added, half a mile, is the next stake on the card for decision. A good field will go to the post, and in the absence of Spinaway, who has been "or," the winner will 17 ot im probably be found in EPAMINONDAS Or HIMALAYA. The next race, marked for half-past three, is the grand attraction of the day—the Great Metropolitan. Stakes of 25 sous. each, 15 il., &c., with 350 added, two miles and a quarter. In consequence of the great favouritism of Contentment, the field will be much smaller than it would otherwise have been, but as it is, it will 'be one of very fair dimensions. The starting l'st will comprise the names of the following :—Candlewick, filly by Venison, Pug Orrock, Happy Joe, Richmond, Gadabout, Snow don Dunhill, Fionn ma Coul, Invasion, Irelantd's Eye, Peggy, Pantomime, Contentment, and probably some five or six others, whose starting at the present. moment has not been decided on. Candlewick is much too slow for a race like what this will be. The Venison filly is a bit of a mystery to me. Pug Orrock, taking the line through Defiance and the capital work he has has been doing lately into consideration, ought to finish very for ward. Happy Joe, I should think, would not improve much on his Northampton running. Richmond is a very inferior animal. Gadabout has been tried to be better than Grapeshot, and in consequence will run moderately well. Snowdon Dunhill, looking at his last performance, place. p an orsArse is well bred in public, and the co n fid enc e reposed in him. by hi s stable is, I presu m e, cer f a i n t o obtain a place. Fio nn ma Coul is " dark" to me . Invasion Ido not fea r . Ireland's Eye com e s f-o m Day's stable, with a stron c h ie e d th b e y l' Is e t . , on the li s t, reputation, which I think he will maintain to a certr_an extentit seems, t os a y o , f he h e Co P n e t 'g e gy nt: for the distance, and had she been_ backed by' her stable, albalset„ wouldbut nuted t havecon considered nfan o emMayidrla run n d i n lo t t o . a is to be, without Mr. Parr has made an egregious mis take, the horse. I fancy the race will terminate in this wisc —CONTENTMENT or PUG °BROOK, 1 ; Snowdon and Ireland's Eye in the next two places. The Selling Stakes and Railway Plate will bring a long afternoon's amusement to a conclusion between five and six o'clock. BITS or TURF, by "Priam." The clever seer of the Racing Times has issued, in a compact form, some very graphic sketches of racing incidents publishedlast year in that paper. They are true to life, and the world would be no loser if a few more in the same style were current, as it would let those prejudiced against sporting know the exact grounds of their dislike, and drive away many ugly fancies. The book furnishes an, hour's plea sant and light reading. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. LAUGHABLE JUVENILE THEN -OUT. —The turn -out fever, which is so prevalent at present amongst-the Workmen of this town, has just commenced to infect the juvenile portion of the community. On Wednesday morning last a number of youths, employed as assistants to the boiler-makers in the Victoria engine-works, Kirkdale conceiving that their wage s, whi ch averaged about 3s. 6d. ' or 4s. a week, were too small, turned out in n body at the breakfast hour, and demanded from the manager ss. a week before they resumed work. The notice was pre mature and unexpected, and the workmen were unable to proceed with their work for want of the'ir assistants ; but all this did not operate in favour of the boys, for the manager refused their demands, and i'a a very short time supplied their places with other lads. In the after noon the turn-outs assembled at the gate, armed with sticks and stones, fully determined to wreak their ven geance on the young " knobsticks " who had supplanted them. Some stones were thrown into the boiler-shed, and at one time they made a regular attack. Upon the foreman, however, making his appearance with a stick to repel them, they instantly decamped, and escaped de tection. At leaving-off time the turn-outs again met "at the works, for the purpose of inflicting punishment on the strange lads, and some of the latter had to be escorted home. 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Genoa voted 60,000 f. towards the rail road through Switzerland. AUSTRIA. The refugee question is settled. The British Go vernment has promised to . keep a strict guard on the refugees, and to visit them with the full severity of the law whenever it should be proved that they have taken part in revolutionary intrigues. It has been rumoured that the Emperor of the French had, on the application of the Sardinian government, made common cause with it a demand on Austria for the revocation of the decree of sequestration on the property in Lombardy of persons who have emigrated and obtained letters of naturalisation in Piedmont. A letter from Vienna, of the 30th ult., says, on the contrary, that the Emperor Napoleon, although he deplores this measure, and has desired his minister at Vienna to urge clemency and generosity, has distinctly disclaimed all right to intervene officially in a question of internal government. A letter from Vienna of the 30th ult., in a Frankfort journal, asserts that dispatches had been received at Vienna from the Russiam ambassador in London, declaring that the English Government has refused to take any part in the Eastern ques tion. The Cologne Gazette states, from Vienna, that on the 27th ult. more than 100 ammunition waggons and a park of artillery were sent off by the railroad. According to one report, they were intended for Dalmatia and Croatia ; another re poi t was that they were destined for Italy. The Cologne Gazette states that Marshal Ea detzky is seriously ill. TURKEY. We find the following in the _Mats : " Our letters by the Egyptus give some fresh informa tion as to the proceedings of Prince Menschikoff, which is not with inLerest. The language of the Russian en voy is more conciliating, and his forms more mild, but there is still in his coaduct an affec4ntion of superiority which wounds and zitates the susceptibility of the Turkish Government. Soon aci,er his airival, the Prince sent emissaries into all the provinces of the em pire ; these emissaries, who were chosen from among the persons who accompanied him, are charged to in spect these provinces, to state the respective number of the different populations ; the state of the Turks and of the Gr'Jek, Latin, or free Catholics • to make inquiries relative to the functionaries o f th e Government ; ti o as ceriain the extent of their influence and authority, and the use they make of it ; to study the feelings of the people, and whether they are favourable or otherwise towards the Government. One of these envoys of Prirce Menschikoff, Admiral Kirloff, has been specially sent to Athens ; he is to render an account of the military position of that capital and of the port of the Pirmus, and he will also explore, in the same point of view, the gulfs of Nauplio and Corcin. Admiral Kirloff is accom panied by two officers, who will carry their investiga tions as far as the frontiers of Montenegro, and will even proceed into the interior of that country if they find it necessary. As we have already said, the Prince was received on the 10th instant, at a private audience of the Sultan, but it was merely one of etiquette and courtesy, in which everything passed of coolly, but with strict pro priety. Nothing in the shape of business was alluded to. On the 15th Prince Menschikoff had not yet handed in his ultimatum. It is nevertheless said that he has de clared that he should not oppose the question of the Holy Places being made the subject of a conference to be opened at Constantinople, between Russia, the Porte, France, and Austria, on condition, however, that before any discussion Russia and the Porte shall come to an un derstanding on the points long since settled to the bene fit of Russia by treaties, or conventions or capita tions before they were modified by the late Firmans, in order to establish the point from which the discus sions were to start, and moreover provided it be agreed that whenever the Porte makes any concession to France, Austria, or England, an equivalent one shall be made to Russia in order that her position may always pteserve the pre-eminence and experience no relative weakening. A few (lays after the imperial conference of the 10th, the Grand Vizir went in great state to pay an official visit to Prince Menschikoff. This visit pro duced a great impression on the public mind at Con stantinople. It was said that a Grand Vizir had never before paid a visit to a foreign minister, and the Turks regarded the unusual demonstration as a proof of the decadency of their empire. The accounts which had reached the Turkish capital capital relative to the move ments of the Russian armies, also caused great agitation in the public mind. The 4th corps which is stationed in Besserabia will be reinforced by detachments from Odessa ; and will afterwards approach the Turkish frontier. An immense quantity of stores has been collected at Odessa, and on different points of the coasts, sufficient for an army of from 150,000 to 200,000 men for a long campaign. Enlightened men nevertheless think that these mili tary movements on the part of Russia, are only in tended to exercise a moral influence over the Porte, and that the Emperor Nicolas entertains no idea of war. It is generally believed that the present crisis will be paci fically settled, and we completely share in this opinion. It is, however, a serious attack made on the Ottoman Government, from which it will be difficult for it to soon recover." A dispatch (says the Patric) from the Piraeus states that several French, English, and Russian vessels of war were lying in the port. A superior officer in the Russian army had arrived at Athens, where he had been received in a private audience by their Grecian Majesties. Intelligence had been received from Constantinople pei;:ectly satisfactory as to the situation of affairs in the Levant. At the present moment there is a general maritime movement in this part of the Mediterranean, but not the slightest apprehension of hostility is enter tained. PRUSSIA. A telegraphic dispatch from Berlin, says : " The treaties which reconstitute the Zollverein with the Stuerverein have been signed by all the plenipotentiaries, who have also given their adhe sion to the treaty of commerce concluded between Prussia and Austria." . The Government of Baden has menaced Switzer land with greater rigour on the frontier, if the Con federation does not furnish more efficacious guaran tees against the abuse of the hospitality enjoyed by the refugees. The Swiss have been prohibited seeking employment in Baden. Several arrests have taken place at Cologne ; the railways are daily bringing prisoners in from other Rhenish localities. The Prussian Government has appointed as officer of high rank to proceed to England, in order to study its military institutions. 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We are now in possession of more full and au thentic particulars of the late untoward occurrence near Donabew, on the Irrawaddy, than could be transmitted by the telegraph which communicated the news of this disaster, and, although our previous knowledge of the operations in which the British forces in Burmah had been recently engaged enabled us to conjecture with great accuracy what must have taken place, the details of the event will still be read with melancholy interest. It seems that a portion of the Burmese force, commanded by a chief named Moung-mya-toon, had possessed itself of a strong position at Donabew and in the neigh bouring jungles, from which it was judged necessary by the Deputy-Commissioner in Pegue to dislodge it. In consequence of this determination the Com mandant of the garrison of Rangoon resolved to detach a force, consisting of 300 men of the 67th Bengal Light Infantry, on this service, and Commodore Lambert ordered Captain Loch to join the expedition, having under his command 185 seamen, 62 marines, and 25 officers from her Majesty's ships Winchester, Fox, and Sphynx ; but of these 42 seamen and 5 officers were left in charge of the boats. This combined force was conveyed from Rangoon to Donabew on the 2d of February in the Phlegethon and the ships' boats. They landed at that place without opposition, and, having procured some natives as guides, and to assist in drawing two 3-pound field guns belonging to the Phlethegon, on the following day they pro ceeded to march towards the position which the enemy was supposed to occupy. It may here be remarked that it was known at Rangoon before the expedition started that the Burmese chief had under his command 4,000 well-armed men, stockaded in a strong position, with heavy guns and jinghals. Nevertheless, the force detached against him was considered amply sufficient by the senior officer on the station, and perhaps the facility with which the Burmese had on many former occasions been driven from their guns had given rise to an excessive de gree of confidence. The column marched all day on the 3d of Feb ruary along a pathway which lay through a deep jungle of forest trees and brushwood. They en camped for the night in a deserted village about 15 miles from Donabew. The camp was well guarded, but it was occasionally disturbed by the distant shots and horns of the enemy. Early on the fol lowing morning the detachment moved on about five miles further along the same path, until it ab ruptly terminated on the side of a broad nullah, or creek; the opposite bank of which was high enough to command the approach, and the whole well en trenched and armed after the manner of the native fortifications of Burmah. The road at this point had been narrowed by an abattis of sharp-pointed bamboos, which rendered it impossible to deploy the whole strength of the column ; indeed, the advanced guard, consisting of seamen and marines, appears to 'nave been advancing with difficulty two or three abreast, and the field guns were in the rear. At this moment a heavy and murderous fire was opened by the enemy upon the British troops, the Burmese being wholly concealed behind breastworks, and our men wholly exposed. Almost every man who ap proached the edge of that fatal creek was mowed down. Lieutenant Kennedy, first lieutenant of the Fox, and Captain Price, of the 67th Bengal In fantry, were among the first victims, and were killed on the spot. Captain Loch led on his gallant fol lowers with the utmost daring, and for 10 minutes he still seemed, to use the expression of one of 1»s companions, to bear a charmed life," for he stood unhurt in the midst of that terrible fire. Twice he made an unsuccessful attempt to lead hia men across the nullah to storm the post hand to hand, but as he rallied the seamen and marines for a third attack, a ball, fired by a man in a tree, struck him on the left side, on his watch, and w ith such force that it drove the watch itself into hie body. He instantly felt that he was mortall wounded, but had still strength and self-posses sion to fall back about 15 paces to the rear. The command of the naval force, which had hither co sustained the brunt of the action, devolved by the death and wounds of the senior officers on Com mander Lambert, the son of the commanding officer on the station. The attack was again twice re newed, but in vain. Captain Lambert received four balls through his clothes, though he fortunately escaped unhurt ; but a large propel ion of officers and men were already wounded. It therefore became indispensable to provide for the retreat of the column by the road by which it had advanced, the fire of the enemy being still severe,.and the jun. gle impervious in every other direction. The native Dhooly bearers and guides had, for the most part, decamped, not without suspi c i on o f treachery, and every it became absolutely necessary emplo y who could be spar e d i n carry i ng th e erY wounded. man The dead were unavoidably left upon th e fi e ld , and, as it was impossible under these distress ing circumstances to carry off the guns the were spiked and th e carriages destroyed. , They enemy kept up a distant fire, but never ventured which to approach within fighting dist ance o f the rear, was manfully covered by the Grenadier company of the 67th. For 12 dreary hours this dejected band, who displayed in adversity the same courage, discipline, and good-will they had so often exhibited i n success, advanced t towards Donabew. Two of the mates, themselves painfully wounded, succeeded in keeping up the spirit of the men during this long march, under a burning sun, with out water, and heavily burdened with the wounded, whom they had to.carry for nearly 24 miles. Cap tain Loch was removed to the Phlegethon, where he expired on the morning of the Gth of February, about 40 hours after he had received his wound, and he was buried near the great Pagoda at Ran- goon, etaaid the general grief of all who served un der him or knew him. •We are unwilling to offer any remarks on the error ofjudgmen t which led to this unhappy result, but it seems evident that the force sent was inado. quate to perform the duty; that it was unsupported by guns, with the exception of the two 3-pounders from the Phlegethon ; and that, although the na tive land force behaved with great steadiness and gallantry, the brunt of the action was sustained to an unusual degree by the searaeit and marines. The detachment of the 67th Regiment had 5 men killed and 18 wounded in a force of 300 ; the sea men and marines had 7 killed and 52 wounded M a force of 143 men, 60 marines, and 20 officers, in the action. The force of the enemy amounted, in fact, to a small army, in a position which could not be attacked without extreme difficulty; and though we shall doubtless learn by the next mail that this check has been avenged, nothing can compensate far the lives of the officers and men who have fallen in this service. The following list of the killed and wounded is taken from the official dispatches : HER MAJESTY'S SHIP Fox. KILLED. C. B. D. Kennedy, aged 83, lieutenant, left dead on the field. George Mills, aged 24, corporal of marines, left dead on the field. WOUNDED. George Mills, aged 28, A. 8., dangerously fractured skull. Charles Lilly white, aged 26, coxswain of launch, dan gerously, right thigh and cheek. John Faucet, aged 30, A. 8., severely, left shoulder. James Gale, aged 21, ordinary seaman, slightly, right arm and side. Henry Deviznols, aged 29, captain of mizentop, danger ously, right arm, left arm, and side. James Byrnes, aged 20, ordinary seaman, slightly. John Lampshire, aged 26, A. 8., slightly. Thomas Percival, aged 23, private marine, severely, left arm. Charles Hounsom, aged 36, private marine, severely, right breast. Thomas Steers, aged 24, private marine, severely, left thigh and back. George Fry, aged 27, private marine, severely, left arm. HER MAJESTY'S SHIP WINCHESTER. KILLED. John Hockey, aged 27, A. 8., left dead on the field. Barnard Connell, private marine, left dead on the field. George Stanton, private marine, left dead on the field. WOUNDED. Granville G. Loch, captain, R.N., dangerously, in left side of abdom en , wounding intestines ; lived 40 hours. J. H. Bushnell, aged 23, lieutenant, severely ; hand burnt in firing a rocket. H. A. Hinae, aged i 23, mate, very severely, right arm and left hand. W. C. F. Wilson, aged 23, mate, very severely, through neck. Henry Reeves, aged 21, ordinary seaman, slightly, in the head. Dm id Hai ris, aged 30, A. 8., severely, in left arm. George Chambers, aged 24, A. 8., severely, in left shoulder. William Lamb, aged 25, A. 8., severely, in left lower jaw. Charles Ashcroft, aged 36, A. 8., severely, in left thigh. YMalcolm Gilbraith, aged 32, A. 8., slightly, in belly. Thomas Stobin, aged 23, A. 8., severely, in left hip. John Scott, aged 46, A. 8., severely, in face. Michael Coinsinon, aged 24, A. 8., severely, in right arm and side. Roger Pepperel, aged 26, A. 8., severely, in right arm. Edward Jones, aged 24, A. 8., severely in chest and side. Thomas Brampton, aged 33, captain of forecastle, se verely, in right knee. John Huxham, aged 21, ordinary seaman, severely, left hip. Joseph Lillycrap, aged 30, captain of maintop, severely, right knee and right shoulder. John King, aged 31, A. 8., slightly, in left knee. Wm. Bryant, aged 21, A. 8., severely, in right side. Henry Boys, aged 22, A. 8., very severely, neck and jaw. Michael Harris, aged 22, ordinary seaman, severely, in left arm. Frederick Wheatley, aged 32, private marine, severely, left wrist and thigh. Henry Holland, aged 29, sergeant marine, dangerously, left lung, face, and shoulder. John Banks, ,aged 21, private marine, severely, left thigh.. George Lock, aged 38, private marine, severely, in left knee. Timothy Courtney, private marine, slightly, in right cheek. James Bolton, aged 39, private marine, slightly, in right arm. William Meeson, aged 25, private marine, severely, in right arm. William Fulton, aged 22, private marine, severely, through ball of thumb. George Blanchard, aged 24, private marine, slightly. George Hobbs, aged 23, private marine, slightly, in left arm. Henry Jervis, aged 27, private marine, slightly, in chin. James Collins, aged 22, private marine, severely, in right log. John Ayres, private marine, slightly, in ear. Charles Battlebury, aged 40, private marine, danger ously, left shoulder, ball passing through chest. John Mew, aged 22, private marine, dangerously, in left lung, ball lodged. _ TIER MAIESTY'S STEAM-SLOOP SPHYNX. " KILLED. Mark Batty, gunler, Royal Alaiine left dead on the field. WOUNDED. J. H. Glover, aged 23, lieutenant, severely, in face; ball entered under right eye, passed out at ear. John Randall, aged 28, stoker, severely, in left hip, behind trochanter. Edward Chandler, aged. 29, boatswain's mate, severely, in right upper arm. George Pa'mer, aged 25, gunner, Royal Marine Arbil le/y, severely, scalp wound. George Warnock, aged 25, gunner, Royal Marine Ar tillery, severely, in back; ball removed from right side. HENRY SLADE, Assistant-Sir - goon. The detachment of the 67th Regiment had five men killed (including Captain Price), and 18 wounded. • LLOYDS' SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, April 6.—Wind this day at Noon, W., light breeze, and mild weather. DELL, April s. —Wind, W., fine. Arrived—Amaranth, New York ; Devonshire, Mauritius ; Fanny Mitcheson, Demerara ; James M`Queen, do. Sailed—WilF am, Syd ney, N.S.W. Put back—Clontarf, Sydney, N.S.W. ; Antilles, Melbourne. LIVERPOOL, April s. —Wind, W. Arrived—Simoom, Singapore ; Jamaica, New Orleans ; Marchioness of Clydes dale, Charleston ; 'rope, Bombay ; Petrel, Africa ; Eliza, Boli, Port;-au-Prince ; Plencia, Matanzas ; Helena, Mara caebo ; General Taylor, New Orleans ; Agamemnon, Mo bile Montezuma, New York. Sailed—Pridsey Dawson, Bombay ; Sir Colin Campbell, Coquimbo ; Pilot Fish, Rio Janeiro ; Fidget, Nassau ; Imperial, St. John's, N.B. ; Gipsey Queen, Flaifax ; Favourite, Quebec ; John Frances, do. Off Port—Triton, Lady Franklin, Timely Yacht, Excelsior, Gynasure. A derelict vessel of about 500 tons, with painted ports, and a female figure head, was passed on the 23d of March, in lat. 47, long. 40. (See Southamp ton paragraph, about March 27.) FALMOUTH, April s.—Wind, W., moderate. Sailed— Bertha Koehn, Rio Giando. PLYMOUTH, April s. —Wind, S.W. Arrived—lda, Buenos Ayres. OFF WEYMOUTH.—Sir Robert'Peel, Now York. SCARBOROUGH, April s.—The Hope (sloop) of Colchester, has been brought in a derelict. QUEENSTOWN, April 4.—Arrived—Olivia, Callao. BEAUMARIS, April s. —Wind, S.W. Sailed—Avon, Quebec, BELFAST, April 4.—Wind, S. Arrived—Elizabeth, St. "John's, N.B. SHlELDS.—Arrived—Meg of Maldon, Iquique. Sailed — Secret,. Hong Kong ; John George, Bombay. HARWICH, April s. —Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—At? , . lays, London for Newcastle, for repairs, having been in collision with the Laura Ann (schooner). CLYDE.—Sailed—Culdee, Batavia and Singapore. DllMFRlES.—Sailed—John Wilson, Quebec. DllNDEE.—Sailed—Earl Powis, Quebec. MARKET NEWS--(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. ----- --- The supply of English wheat here to-day was very limited, but in fair average condition. Although the attendance of buyers was small, the demand for most kinds ruled tolerably firm, at Monday's prices. For for ward delivery very little was eloNg. From abroad upwards of 11,000 quaff ten of wheat have reached 119. Selected samples were held at full currencies, but all other qualities were dull in the extreme. In. floating cargoes very few tra , sactions were repol;,ed : Malting barley was in short supply, and fair inquiry, at full quotations. Grinding and distilling sous, /ncluding o s , w for slowly, -i at ch lateth e Cates, inquiry melt, commanded very little attsntioY. We were fai , ly supplied ruled ßep iist9e,apieys,4l:ta nfudllflupo ri r c with moved es. o oats, lo AF RIVALS THIS Ni Wheat. I Barley. I Malt. 740 1 370 B2O English . • Irish •• • • Foreign • • 1 Oats. 1 mt. I,KO 560 7,040 2,960 , 10.8905 k 2,: 1 09 bola 11, - 470 i -440 WRITECHAPEL. The demand for each kind of meat at this market to-do was in a very depressed state, at drooping currencies.. Beef, 2s 6d to 3s 6a ; mutton, 3s 4d to 45 2d ; lamb, 4s 10d. to 5s 10d ; veal, 3s 6d t o 4 s 1 4 1 ; p or k, 2 s 8d t o 4 s 2d per 81.bs by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. Only a limited business is doing at our market, yet 1 niCes are supported. IRREGULARITIES OF THE WEST INDIA MAIL STEA ai t z:lo. —A statement h as j us t been published, on the of Mr. Hume, showing the exterit of the irregulAritie s o f the West India mail steamers during tilj na ° ft ?, () It appears that throrghoat 1851 they wereb;luind times in their arrivals at Southampton an average ot s . 4 t dam that on one occasion the mail was overdue 14 days, and that in no instance did it arrive at its proper date. In 1852 their average behind time was 34 days ; one case of delay amounted to 15 days, and another to 14. Two, instances, however, took place of arrivals two days be fore the appointed time, and one instance of an a r rival at the due date. On the other side the departures from St. Thomas's were only punctual in four cases during 1851, and in three cases in 1852. Considering that the time allowed before a vessel is officially regarded as "due" is always of itself sufficient to leave an ample margin for slow sailing, the figures thus presented fur. n;sh a remarkable illustration of the results of a mono poly which has been recently fastened on the country at an expense of 270,0001. per annum for an additional 11. years, to say nothing of the hi ;;h fares and general dis comforts which have formed the subject of complaints and protests until it has been felt useless to oontinue them. 50 161 20 20 20 50 20 10 St. 25 25 St. St. 20 St. 15 St. 16 St. St. 12! 12 12 St. 10 25 10 1.0.6 /0 20 20 20 all 111 all all all 3 100 100 100 all 3} 100 17a all 10 100 all 100 all 15 21s. 100 , 20 11i 100 100 all 100 5 100 all 100 100 all all all 100 all 100 14i i