The Sun. — London, England, 1853-02-03 00:00:00

TO' NOBLEMEN and MEMBERSof P.ARLI.k3IENP.—HYDE-PARK.—A Gentleman residing in one of the most fashionable streets near Hyde-park, and occupy ing a large and bAndsonte house, is desirous of LETTING the FIRST and SECOND FLOORS, elegantly - Furnished. For particulars apply. enclosing card of address, to C. E., at R. Starie, Booksaer, 23, Titchborne-street, Haymarket. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Farewell Season of Mr. Benjamin Webster as Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING, F. 3, Will be performed the popular and highly successful Comedy of 11.kSKS ADID FACE ; or, Before and Behind the Curtain—by Messrs. Benjamin Webster, Leigh Murray, Stuart. Parselie, and Lambert ; Mrs. Stirling, Miss F. Maskell, and Miss Rosa Bennett. After which, the gorgeous Extravaganza, entitlei LEO T/IE RRIBLE. To conclude with the Farce of BOX and COX MARRIED and SETTLED. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Veattia. THIS EVENING, FEB. 3, Will be performed the Comic Drama called A PHENOMENON IN . \ SMOCK-FROCK. Characters by Messrs. C. M at h ews, F. Matthews, and Horncastle ; Miss F. Baker and Miss C. 3litchell. After which, the new and popular original Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE GOOD WOMAN IN THE WOOD, in which Messrs. F. Matthews, Suter, Horncastle, and Templeton; Madame Vestris, Miss .1 ulla St. George, Miss Robertson, Miss Martindale, Miss Ellis, Miss wyndhs m, Miss Eglinton, and' M iss Posina Wright will appear. To conclude with LITTLE TODDLEKINS. Soie Agent for the Private Boxes, Mr. W. Allcroft, 15, New P ,, ,to.str f t. THEATRE. ROYAL ADELPIII. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster. — Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, FEB. 3, Will be presented the powerful new Drama of SLAVE LIFE ; or, lincle Tom's Cabin—by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, 0. Smith, and Emery ; Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Miss Harding, Miss Laura Honey, accl Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the successful new Comic Pantomime, called NELL GWYNNE ; or, liarlewin Merrie Monarch. Principal Danseuse, Mlle. A trio! Clown, Mr. Flexmore. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean, THIS EVENING, FEB. 3, Will be performed the new and original Comedy, In three acts, by Douglas Jerrold, entitled ST. CUPID ; or, Dorothy's Fortune (as played at Windsor Castle, by Royal Command). Principal charac ters by Messrs. W right, W. Lacy, Hark y, J. Vining, Ryder, F. Cooke, Everett, and Chester ; Mrs. W. Lacy and Mrs. C. Head. To conclude with the new and original Grand Comic Christ mas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN CHERRY AND FAIR STAR; or, The Green Bird, the Dancing Waters, and the Singing Tree. Harlequin, Mr. Corrnack ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pan taloon, Mr. Paulo ; Columbine, Miss Carlotta Leclereq. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farrell. THIS EVENING, FEB. 3, Will be presented LILIAN GERVAIS. Supported by Messrs. Compton, W. Farren, jun., Hoskins. Cooke, Edgar, Bender, and Clifton; Misses Anderton and H. Gordon. After which, JOHN DOBBS. John Dobbs, Mr. W. Farren, jun. ; Patterncster, Mr. Compton. To conclude with ROMEO AND JULIET; or, Harlequin Queen Mab and the World of Dreams. Clown, Mr. Edwin Edwardes, with his highly-trained Dogs. Box-Witco open from Eleven till Five, under the superintendence of Mr. Edward Chatterton. ASTLET'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Crowded Nightly to witness the Extraordinary Holiday Attractions LAST WEEK BUT FIVE of Mr. BATTY'S MANAGEMENT, As he is about retiring from the Profession, having Let the theatre to Mr. WiLusal COOKE. THIS EVENING, FEB. 3, THE LAST JUVENILE PERFORMANCE. The Entertainments will commence with the Grand Comic Pan tomime of FORTITNIO AND Lll5 HORSE COMRADE; or, Har lequin and the Seven Gifted Men. After which, an unequalled Routine of Scenes in the Circle. To conclude with a popular FARCE. Doors open at Hall-past Six YclOCk. To commence at Seven. Poz-office open daily from Eleven to Four. Stage Manager. Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Taxa DAT —Morning 49 min. after 8 1 Evening 28 min.aft. 9 To - Moaaow—Morning T min. after 10 I Evening 51 min.aft. 10 DAILY W.E.47HER TABLE. THURSDAY, FEB. 3, 1853. state of the wind and weather at each of the following Places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. BASINGSTOKE —N., gentle breeze—foggy. HASTINGS—CaIm —partially cloudy. SOUTHAMPTON—N,, gentle breeze--foggy. FOLKESTONE-S. light airs —overcast. TUNBRIDGE--N.*„ calm --overcast. • GREENWICH—CaIm—foggy. STRoon - -Calm—foggy. SWINDON—E., gentle breeze--partially cloudy. CAMBRIDGE—N. W., gentle breeze—foggy. YARMOUTH—S.E., gentle breeze --overcast. THE WEATHER.—Sua OFFICE, FEB. 3, THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 38—highest since noon yesterday. 33 —lowest this morning and during tho night. 35—this day, at noon. "DAROMETER, 20*6S—went down half an inch since yesterday. WIND, S.E.—Smart breeze, and dull, cold weather. bt LONDON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1853, A vigorous effort is at length being made by the working classes themselves to withstand the pernicious and repressive influence of those unfor tunate saints who have been so long vapouring abo - ut what they are pleased to call Sunday dew ation. We are rejoiced at this from our heart, 'because we believe it to be the most effectual means of " putting down" the intolerable, and, we are bold to say, the irreligious, cause of the so-termed Sabbatarians. Besides this, it evinces, on the part of the labouring classes, a just recognition of their own rights, and an accurate appreciation of what is best calculated to secure their social, moral, and intellectual improvement. As one of the daily organs of the cause of labour, as one of the metropolitan advocates of the interests of our toiling Population, we ourselves have for a considerable time past looked with jealous eyes upon the evil endeavours making in certain quarters to deny in a very great measure all personal freedom to the 'artisan, from year's to year's end, uninterruptedly. Against this cruel attempt on the part of men designating themselves patriots and Christians, we have protested again and again, at every available opportunity. Because we have done this, our efforts have not nnfrequently been miscon strued. Because we have insisted upon the necessity of allowing the handicraftsmen in our crowded cities to breathe, if they will, a little fresh air upon the only day out of every seven when they enjoy rest from occupation ---we have been repeatedly charged with an inten tion to demoralise the masses, by evading one of the first commandments of the DivrrnTY, one of the wisest injunctions of Religion, and one of the holiest principles of Christianity. In defiance of every misrepresentation, we have continued to enlarge upon the fallacy of supposing for one in at ant, that man can, as HENRY MAYHEW said last evening, be made pious by Act of Parliament. Compel any man to abstain from anything upon certain occasions, and he loses, of course, all merit whatsoever in the abstinence. Apart from this consideration, we have not failed to recog nise with the vast majority of our fellow-creatures, that it would be an atrocious perversion of the divine and beautiful system of Christianity, to suppose for a moment that there can be a sin in 'c alking through the green fields on a Sunday— that OMNIPOTENCE can be offended by the poor and the toil-worn availing themselves of that in terval to escape from the dust and the drone of - their wretched hovels, to some spot where they can enjoy for a while the purity, and the loveliness, and the glory of some untainted landscape. We have understood thus much at least of the great mystery of human existence. Reason and com mon sense have told us that it is not such acts as those we have mentioned that " the stretched-out arm" of Gon will visit with His avenging thunders. Until, however, the working classes had spoken out upon the matter the mse l ves, their cause was still in some measure at a disadvantage with the Sabbatarians. Happily, their silence as a body has at length been interrupted. They have pro claimed their wishes in the matter in a way that cannot for an instant be mistaken. They have asserted their rights through an important aggre rate meeting of their representatives. It will be observed with interest by every man of hu manity throughout the United Kingdom, that this meeting was sufficiently comprehensive in its character to command the respectful atten tion even of the bitterest among their antago nists. Convened for the occasion in St. Martin's Hall, the delegates of the working classes of Lon don were there presided over yesterday evening by Mr. HENRY MAYHEW—than whom no wor thier champion could have been selected out of the millions constituting our population. How far the meeting can be supposed to have represented the united working classes of the metropolis may be understood on its being observed that dele gates from the following trades were assembled upon the platform—bakers, pastry - cooks and CON fectioners, basket-makers, bookbinders and pocket book makers, bootmakers, brassworkers, brush makers, combmakers and haird r essers, ,bricklayers and slaters, butchers, cabinetmakers and upholster- THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 1853. ers, carpenters, carvers and gilders, coachmakers and fitters, coopers, engineers, boilermakers, moulders, leather-workers, labourers, painters, glaziers and colourmen, plasterers, plumbers, pewterers, tin-plate workers and, type founders, printers, rope makers and twine spinners, sawyers, stone masons, shipwrights and ship joiners, shoemakers, silk and velvet workers, smiths, tailors, tobacconists and cigarmakers, farriers, glass and earthenwareworkers, gold and silver workers and watchmakers, hatters, cutlers and instrumentmakers. Altogether, no less than 100,000 men spoke thus through their re presentatives. No wonder the Chairman, on opening the proceedings, spoke of the meeting as one of no ordinary character, adding that there were actually then present a larger number of working men than could be found in many of the German Princi palities. The precise object of the Meeting was, of course, as had been intimated in the Advertisement calling the trades' delegates together, to enable the labouring classes of the capital to declare themselves in favour of opening the Crystal Palace on Sundays. In doing this, however, they were not only demanding a particular boon, but asserting a wide and comprehensive principle. In reference to the Sabbath Desecration Cry thereby protested against, it was remarked yesterday by one of the speakers representing the silk-weavers of Spitalfields, that "it was a curious circumstance to think that it was no desecration to walk by the side of the Serpentine in Hyde-park, while it ap peared that a walk by a fountain in the garden of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham was desecration." An other of the delegates very truly remarked that it was not charity they wanted in the matter, but only justice. All that the working classes require, in fact, is to be allowed to worship their Maker as they please. They simply cry out, as against an odious and intolerable injustice, against the attempt to make punishable by law such acts as their strolling among flower-beds, or sauntering over the green sward, or reposing under the shadow of the sum mer branches, or basking in the sunshine on the brink of a fountain. They have permission to walk whenever they like in the fields at Battersea — they want equal freedom to go if they will on Sundays as far as the fields at Sydenham. Everybody knows that labour no less than hun ger imparts a relish to the homeliest nourish ment optimum obsonium labor—it is even an adage that "labour is the best sauce." If is to the homely food of Nature that the toiling people desire liberty to go where they list upon Sundays, with that, keen appetite for moral and intellectual nourishment. They want merely, as HENRY MAYHEW said last night, to claim their right, as rational beings, to use their only day of rest out of every seven in such a way as shall make them better, wiser, and healthier. An honest wish enough—and one, GOD knows, in no manner opposed to the beneficent principles of Chris tianity. The Foreign duties of the English Press have recently been much discussed, and it is desirable that they should be well inderstood, and gene rally recognised. On the whole, native good sense had guided the majority of journals rightly enough, and it is not our purpose to summon any, whom we may consider delinquents to our bar ; we merely wish to express our own general views in common with others. So very much in this, as well in all departments of literature, must be left to the sound judgment and cultivated taste of the individual, and the circumstances themselves which call for discussion or comment are so various, that unless the writer has a higher inter nal law than rules or precedents, he must both commit himself, and, if of importance enough, bring discredit on his profession. To warn a journal, for instance, of the slightest pretensions to character, that it ought not without satisfac tory evidence to , mit statements injurious to the reputation of a Foreign Government or nation, - would be to insult it ; it would mean in plain words, "Be careful how you circulate lies." A caution, we hope, needed by few English journals, though, occasionally, a desirable eagerness to give the earliest information may lead to the very verge of this moral p rec ipi ce . A d ayor two commonly suffices to j us tify the position, or to step . back becomingly. Beyond they simple lino of truthfulness, however, almost everything must be decided by a great number of considera tions, many of them conflicting, and many of them of a rather delicate kind. Remarking in English journals on the conduct of Foreigners and their Rulers must be guided, in great part, by the same views which should regu late the remarks of neighbours on other families and their iheads. What it is our right and duty to notice and censure in our own household, we should shrink from making the subject of street or parish talk and condemnation in the case of our neighbour. We should expect to be informed it was no business of ours, much less that of the neighbourhood's ; and we should not look for the continuance of friendly recognition. If we, then, indulge the same freedom on many points with our national neighbours as we do with our people and Government, we must expect a resentful sense of intermeddling. But, on the other hand, if our neighbour flagrantly and openly violates the ac knowledged duties of domestic life, or if he becomes in the eyes of all the oppressor of those he is bound to protect, he has no right to com plain if the insulted social feelings of his neigh bourS find some appropriate vent. In the case, however, of nations as of individuals, who is to be judge of what demands such extra-judicial chastisement ? We can only reply each one for himself. The check of general civilised opinion is as much needed by nations (and has been seen even lately to have a very salutary effect), as the check of social opinion is needed by individuals. Both checks are sadly too much unheeded, yet both society and the world would go on much worse without them. The desirable, but difficult, perhaps impossible, problem is to get rid of all their attendant evils. While, however, we all in our own opinion are so much wiser than foreigners, and while they are as sensitive as we in their place should be to the least appearance of assump tion, things never will run quite smooth. On the one hand, the English Press is confes sedly the only Free Press in Europe. Here only can any of the great social and political questions which affect so deeply the welfare of millions be freely discussed at all. Here only can the wrongs of the down- trodden be recorded before the world, and the martyr's groans and cries be heard from beneath the altar. Eng land is not only the land of refuge for the pro scribed patriot,—it is the refuge for his principles also. From the English IPress alone can they be proclaimed, their wisdom or their folly discussed, and an impartial verdict given. Nor can our press evade its duty in this respect. Its writers must share the sympathies of their people, and the English people, lovers above all of liberty for themselves, will sympathise with real patriots and martyrs all the world over. They scarcely know how to tolerate the necessary diplomatic pro prieties of our statesmen towards foreign despots and bigots, and they would be utterly disgusted with a press which followed merely the conven tional courtesies of their Government. Our respectable writers are fully aware of their digni fied position. They repel, on the one hand, the selfish and ambitious revolutionist, and do justice to enlightened victims of relentless oppression, and circumstances fresh in every one's recollection show how lawless despots disrelish the English press. No doubt one journal may condemn as an enthusiast, or worse, the man whom another lauds as a model of wise patriotism ; but this, of course, is merely a question of diversity of judgment —a diversity inevitable where jour nalism is really independent. But if, on the one hand, the Free Press of Eng land is bound to plead the cause which is perse cuted or silenced elsewhere, and to denounce marked injustice or wickedness everywhere, how many modifying and limiting considerations are there ? Our imperfect knowledge of foreign modes of thought and feeling, and of the adaptedness of what we prise at home to the wants of other na- tions ; the amount of injury we may do by ill considered censures ; the way in which they may be distorted and perverted by the few who can read our language to the many who can not, and hence the possibility of their being used to re awaken slumbering national animosities. We fear that a recent flagrant instance of this wickedness, for such it is, is but too well established in the professed quotations of a continental journal of high position, from one of high position here.) Against wilful misrepresentation, of course, no journalist can guard; still the tendency to it abroad is a motive to greater caution to it at home. We may even needlessly, by irri tating foreign powers over whom we have no kind of control, actually lessen our opportunities of serving those for whom we would intercede. We may prolong captivities, and mul tiply stripes. Despots may seek indemnification in the sufferings of their victims for the mortifica tion of our exposure of their deeds. It is a plain fact, too, that even oppressed nations are liable to construe an insult to their rulers as one offered to themselves, unless, indeed, like Hungary or Italy, they are living in a state of smothered insurrec tion. The hereditary or the chosen ruler of a people is naturally regarded by them as the im personation of the state, and though they may be ready enough to revile him themselves, they will be affronted to hear a foreigner do it, just as an injured wife will not allow another woman to reproach her husband. With the noblest of duties, then, devolving upon it, yet surrounded by so many dangers in discharging it, the English press has both a high and delicate service to perform. It has to sustain nd improve international sentiments, without awounding national pride.. It may not truckle and fawn, yet it may not assume and bluster. Truthful and, when needful, se vere it must be vituperative, never. It is bound to utter the judgments of our com mon humanity in the only court open to pro nounce them, but also not to endanger its in ; terests while aiming to promote them. Flagrant crimes of conquerors, such as Poland, Hungary; Mexico, and Rome, can witness to—flagrant galised iniquity, like imprisonment or the guillo tine for Bible-reading, and American Negro 4 Slavery—it would be traitorous to pass over in silence, but almost as traitorous to be blind to the beam in our own eye. In a word, it is for the English Press to manifest the difference be tween what its noblest advocate termed unli censed printing and licentious printing. The time is rapidly approaching when a full and satisfactory answer must be returned to the ques tion, What will be done with the Property and Income Tax ? On that answer will greatly de pend the duration of the ABERDEEN Administra tion. If it be in accordance with the popular will—if it be stated that the impost shall be en tirely remodelled, the flagrant injustice of the pre sent system done away with, and the matter placed upon an equitable foundation, the country will sustain the Ministry in the attempt, and the people will testify their gratitude to those who have conceded a boon in every respect so accept able, who have swept away a crying grievance, under which th e na ti on had been afflicted for a dozen years. If, however, on the other hand, they endeavour to perpetuate the nuisance, not all the official experience and administrative talent which they unquestionablypossess, were they double or 'even quadruple, could long avert the fate which, sooner or later, inevitably awaits those who offer a perverse and obstinate resistance to the reasonable demands of the community. It is universally admitted that the impost must be renewed, in some form, previous to the termi nation of the financial year. Unless something 'be done previously to the sth of April next, the Income and Property Tax, will expire of itself ; and not only will there be an end to the hopes of fiscal relief that har e b een so s t rong l y exc it e re specting the Tea Duties—taxes on knowledge, and other oppressi ve burdens,—but a serious deficiency, very prejudicial to the national credit, must be occasioned. a defi ciency, pii a l t l h y e d econsequences JOHN which have A g been MACGREGOR, the energetic, consistent, and talented Member for Gla sgow . S uc h ev il s are not to be lightly encountered. We believe that there are not a dozen men of ordinal.) , education, in or out of Parlia ment who would dare to advocate a course so ha zardous. It is also certain that no efficient sub stitute could be provided 'that would bring in— even a moiety of the five millions and a half of pounds sterling that would thereby be lost to the Exchequer. It was all but universally admitted, by members of all sides and parties in the House —the 53 "impracticables" alone excepted—that there could not only be no addition to the indi rect imposts, already more than sufficiently oner ous—but that there should be a further exten sion of the policy that had been proved beyond the possibility of doubt or contradiction, to be " wise,propositionjus t and f b o e r n e t fi h c e i a increase of the House Tax could scarcely be brought forward by the pre sent Govornment,- while the vote by which they obtained possession of office, and were enabled to grasp the reins of power, is yet fresh in the pub li recollection. Nor, indeed, if they could event " screw their courage to the sticking place," so far as to bring forward such a proposition, and that they could induce a majority of the House to yield a reluctant assent, would it prove an a dequate substitute, or realise more than one eighth of the loss they would sustain by the 'ces sation of the Property and Income Tax. Some thing might be done by the equalisation of the Land Tax a matter which. Mr. Digit Awu should not have neglected during his tenure of office—but even that would scarcely be sufficient to supply the deficiency. Nor even, if practicable, would it be desirable to remove the weight from all descriptions of property, real as - well as per sonal, to place it exclusively on that "savouring of the reality," to exonerate the fundholder and mortgagee at the expense of the landed proprietor and householder: It may, therefore, be considered as certain that " the impost must be renewed in some form previous to the termination of the financial year, on the sth April next." Two questions of "principle" will have to be decided in the first instance before details are gone into—first, the distinction between pre carious and temporary, and certain and perma nent incomes ; secondly, as to whether there is to be any extension of the area of taxation, so as to bring a greater number of persons within the operation of the charge. These are important subjects, which should be regarded in a sound com mon-sense point of view—in a very different light, indeed, from that in which Mr. GLADSTONE here tofore beheld them. No refinement of casuistry, no elaborate or plausible arguments can induce the industrious classes to believe that labour — mental voralupehwyistihcaal—eeuismulfoar fiscal accumulated dor re p ali urP sed oses prop o e f rty e—qual or artist, s t h h o a u t ld th b e eperhoaferssgeidonala,s oro h r ig li h t l e y rar o y u m h an is , fl and precarious ea rnin g s as th u o f c t uTaht ire g e owner e per Cent. Consols, ohrisodfivwideeticisrocurmgrstoanuncded- To Mr. DISRAELI is due the honour of having Estate should be on ground-rents. first recognised a distinction between the different • but his was not m erel y a any m eans far enough , kinds of income. It is true that he did not go by step in the right direction --a following out o f a sound principle : he entered on the correct p ath, inserted the point of the wedge—so r that further obsti ed th progres s would have bee n inevitable. the Whig nacy of Sir CHARLES WOOD prevent weakness which ment, and indeed produced the Cabinet, and Ministry from obtaining the credit of the led to to the dissolution of the B CSSELL They had many office as an independent party. again to hold rendered it impossible for them t all were neglected or misap a firm hold on the popoppuiortaurnfiatvieosurof ball Let the Coalition error into which they had fallen. plied, and they had too ]ate to deplore the fatal Ministry avoid a similar mistalte, which, in the t they should go as far It will not be sufficient tha d stop short at the exact present instance, would be more speedily avenged. as their predecessors, an con siderably, and offer a Th e y must advance very point to which Mr. DISRAELI had proceeded. much higher bidding than was accepted as a com mencement. A nicer discrimination will be re quired. If an income be temporary, it must be ascertained whether it is precarious or certain. If a party be possessedof an estate for life, or for any limit- ed term, it must be seen whether it is to expire, or if there be a reversion to any member or mem bers of his family whom he would otherwise have to provide for. It must, in fact, be discovered whether a limited estate represents an estate of inheritance or otherwise. These are matters re quiring mature and attentive consideration. There are unquestionably some difficulties to be encoun tered, but they may be overcome; and the people will require that those in whom it reposes confidence shall approach the matter in no craven spirit, but that they shall evince a vigour and energy befitting the administration of the affairs of a mighty nation—of a SOVEREIGN on whose dominions " the sun never sets." COURT CIRCULAL'. • WINDSOR, FEB. 2. There was no addition to the Royal dinner party yesterday. The Duke and Duchess of Leinster, the Earl of Car lisle, and the Earl of Mulgrave have been invited, and are expected to-day. Earl Granville, Lord President of the Council, gave a grand dinner on Tuesday to the Cabinet Ministers and the great officers of state of the Queen's household, for the purpose of settling the roll of sheriffs for the present year. The company present were the Earl of Aberdeen; the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Argyll, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, Sir James Graham, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, Sir William Molesworth, and the Marquis of Breadalbane. The Hon. William Bathurst, clerk of the council, also dined with the noble earl. The banquet was given at his lordship's residence in Bruton street. A deputation from the local executive committee on the Manchester and Salford Boroughs Education Bill, consisting of Mr. William Entwisle (chairman), Mr. John Peel (honorary secretary), the Rev. C. Richson, and Mr. J. P. Bunting, were introduced by Sir James Kay Shuttleworth, and bad interviews with the Earl of Aberdeen, the Lord President, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Argyll, Sir James Graham, and Mr. Sidney Herbert, in the course of yesterday. The Commissioners for Auditing the Public Accounts, with their secretary, Mr. Bromley, attended the Chan cellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at the half-yearly de claration of accounts. A deputation, CC:gating of Sir James Duke, M.P., Captain Stanley Carr, chairman of the committee of Australian colonists ; Mr. Henry Moore, late member of the Legi s l a ti ve C ounc il o f N ew South Wales ; Mr. Duncan Hoyle, of Victoria ; Mr. Samuel Pratt Winter, of Van Diemen's Land; Mr. V. L. Foster, of Victoria; Mr. James Robert Morrison, Australian merchant, London; and Mr. John Bourne, civil engineer, London, had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell yes terday at the Board of Trade. _ _ The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yes terday, and commenced hearing an appeal from Canada, Pollok v. Bradbury. The Lords present were, Lord Justice Knight Bruce, Lord Justice Turner, the Judge of the Admiralty Court, Sir J. Patteson, and Sir. E. Ryan. THE NEW MINISTRY AND THE ECCLESIASTI CAL TITLES BILL. How the present Government and their followers voted on the Ecclesiastical Titles' Assumption Bill, March 25, 1851. MINISTERS, &C., WHO VOTED FOR IT. 1. Admiral Berkeley—Lord of Admiralty. 2. Sir A. Cockburn—Attorney-General. 3. Hon. W. Cowper—Lord of Admiralty. 4. Lord Drumlanrig—Comptroller of the Household. 5. Hon. H. Fitzroy—Under Secretary, Home Depart ment. 6. Lord A. Hervey—Lord of the Treasury. 7. Lord Alfred Paget—Clerk Marshal. 8. Lord Palmerston—Cabinet Minister. 9. Lord John Russell—Cabinet Minister. AGAINST IT. 1. E. Cardwell—President of the Board of Trade. 2. Hon. Mr. Charteris—Lord of the Treasury. 3. Mr. Gladstone—Cabinet Minister. 4. Sir J. Graham—Cabinet Minister. 5. Mr. S. Herbert—Cabinet Minister. 6. Mr. Keogh—Solicitor-General for Ireland. 7. Mr. Monsell—Clerk of Ordnance. 8. Mr. Frederick Peel—Under Secretary of Colonies, 9. Sir J. Young—Secretary for Ireland. 10. Mr. Osborne—Secretary to Admiralty. THE ALLEGED MURDER IN THE REGENT'S CANAL. 1 With the exception of the difference of position in life, the alleged murder of Martha Lea, who, as h as b een al ready statedt was found drowned under m os t su pi c i ous circumstances in the Regent's Canal, at the rear o f th e Regalia Tavern, Albany-street, is causi ng as muc h ex citement as did the death of Mrs. Kirwan, wh o was murdered on Ireland's Eye. During the whole of yes terday, crowds frequented the spot where the body of the ill-fated woman was found ; and the universal opi nion is that she has been the victim of a foul pre-con certed murder. The suspicious circumstances connected with her paramour are, instead of diminishing, thicken ing around him. From inquiries made yesterday, in the neighbourhood of the supposed murder, it appeared that shortly before the cry of distress, the prisoner Mackell was seen in her company near the spot, and that imme diately upon the cries of distress being heard, a man an swering his description was also seen and spoken to a short distance from the canal bank, whence he . made a hurried retreat, and was not afterwards heard of until he was arrested under the following cir cumstances. The case having been committed to the care of police-constable Bow, a detective, that active offi cer instantly repaired to Mackell's lodgingi, in Ecliston court, Marylebone, where he found him, and, without in timating the object of his visit, told him that his (Mac kell's) employer instantly wanted him, and that he should accompany him (the officer) to his employer's house. Mackell, unhesitatingly and unsuspectingly, accompanied the officer, who conveyed him to the police station. Having lodged him there, under a charge of murder, the police constable hurried back to the prisoner's lodgings, and told his wife that her husband desired her to send by him (the constable) a bundle which he had left with her. The wife, little dreaming the office or object of the messenger, gave up the bundle which her husband had brought home with him, and which, upon being exa mined, turned out to be the identical bundle that de ceased had redeemed on the day of her death, at a pawn broker's. It is further stated, that the prisoner had been repeatedly heard to threaten the deceased. Mr. John son, surgeon, performed the autopsy yesterday, and found that death resulted from drowning. His opinion is, that she was rais e d up, and pitched into the water. xternally there were no marks of violence on the body. SEAMEN'S H OSPlTAL.—Yesterday the thirty-second annual meeting of this society was held at the offices, in King William-street, Mr. Wyld in the chair. The re port stated that the benevolent designs of the charity had been carried on during the year with undiminished vigour and interest, and the institution continued to re ceive that liberal assistance which was necessary for its extended work of usefuhiess. The Duke of Northumber land accepted the office of president, which had become vacant by the death of Lord Melville, and gave a dona tion of 2501. to the funds of the society. The number of patients admitted on board the Dreadnought during the year was 2,316, and those supplied with medical assist ance and stores, as out-patients, amounted to 1,554, making a total of 3,870. A sum of 1361. was received by means of the subscription boxes which were placed under the care of the shipping-masters appointed under the mercantile Marine Act, which sum was the more valua ble as being contributed by seamen themselves. The society had received three legacies during the year -3001. from Mr. Benjamin Hill, 1001. from Mr. Boucher, and 101. from Lady Colville. The number of men received into the hospital, including those of the years just past, was 67,903. There were under cure or convalescent, on the 31st of January last, 159. Of the 2,316 admittedin the present year, there were discharged cured 1,653, convalescent 5181, relieved 88, not cured 16, deaths 75. The patients of different nations received were in the following proportion :—Englishmen 39,734, Scotchmen 8,199, Irishmen 6,035, Frenchmen 249, Ger mans 913, Russians. 871, Prussians 1,346, Dutchmen 233, Danes 907, Swedes and Norwegians 2,292, Italians 639, Portuguese 520, Spaniards 313, East Indians 1,142, West Indians 1,167, British Americans 918, United States 1,322, South Americans 149, Africans 391, Turks 16, Greeks 64, New Zealanders 35, New South Wales 36, South Sea Islanders 226, Chinese 42, born at sea 137—total 67,903. In what service employed—Her Majesty's navy, 3,215 ; Hon. East India Company's Service, 1,798 ; merchant vessels of different nations, 62,890—t0ta1, 67,903. The receipts for the year amount-. to 8,1351. 14s. lid. ; and the expenditure to 7,7161. 11. s. 4d.; leaving a balance of 4191. 3s. 7d. The report was adopted, and officers for the ensuing year appointed ; which terminated the proceedings. A young fisherman, named Guilbert, of Boulogne-sur- Mer, emyloyed in a fishing-smack belonging to Calais, went a few days ago to pay a visit to an aunt living i n the latter town. With her consent he took a walk with a female cousin, and a young woman named Babet, to whom he was engaged to be married. They returned together about nine o'clock, and he went to bed. About an hour later two brothers of Babet came in, and he got up to drink with them. In the course of conversation, lie announced that he intended to go to Boulogne, and to take Mlle. Babet with him to present her to his family. Mme. Friodeval said she would not allow that, as it would be improper. The brothers of the girl ex pressed the same opinion. Guilbert insisted, and at length became so excited that he rose, and stabbed him self in two places near the heart. He fell bathed in blood, and a medical man was sent for, but before he arrived the young man was dead. NEW RAILWAY SCHEME.—The prospectus has been issued of the proposed London and Westminster Thames Railway. The required capital is 600,0001., and the length of the line will be a little over two miles.. Three sets of rails are to be laid down, and there is to be a road way carried above the railway, the latter passing under the bridges, and both being supported on iron columns. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLoclt. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 8,000 bales, of which 2,000 American were taken for export and on speculation. The market closed firmly—American and Surat were id. and Maceio d. per lb. higher. The sales com prised 6,500 American, 500 Pernam and Maranham at 6d. to 6id. ; 100 Bahia, at 61d. ; 300 Egyptian,, at 6d. to 11d."; and 600 Surat, at 30. to 41d. per lb. Railway Shares were very heavy at lower prices. The six-weeks' average price of wheat is 465. per quarter. The following is from the monthly circular of Messrs. Lamond and Co. : Among the miscellaneous companies which have been introduced to the public, but with little succe3s, are the following. We give a bare enumeration of title, capital, and share, being fully prepared to find that they sunk immediately into oblivion. Himalaya Tea Cultivation Company, capital 100,0001., in 10,000 shares of 101. each, deposit 1/. per share, 5,000 shares to be allotted in India. St. Eloi de Carieres Sud and Mont Ste. Alde gonde Coal Company, capital 184,0001., in 46,000 shares of 4/. each, the whole of which, with the exception of 10,000 shares offered in London, will be distributed among the original proprietors and in Paris. Upper Canada Mining Company, with limited liability, capital 80,0001. sterling, in shares of 1/. each, deposit 5s per share. Brazilian Diamond and Gold Company, capital 65,0001., in 65,000 shares of 1/. each, 10,000 shares re served for Brazil. British Sugar Refining Company, for working Bessemere's patents, capital 200,000/. in 40,000 shares of 51. each, 21. to be paid on allotment, and no further call to be enforced without the concur rence of a general meeting. The Union Gold Mining Company for California Exploration, capital 100,0001., in 100,000 shares. Th e Anglo-Australian and Gold Miners' Mutual Life, in 15,000 shares of 101. each. The Grosvenor Lead Mining Company, in 10,000 shares of 1/. each. The Trevalga Slate Company, 10,000 shares of 1/. each ; and the Dysonant Slab and Slate Quarry Company, capital 12,0001., in 12,000 shares of 1/. each. Upon English Mines Messrs. R. Tredinnick and Co. report as follows : " A very large and increasing amount of business has been effected in the share market during the past week, and generally with an upward tendency. Dividend stock is mostly in demand, yet considerable inquiry existed for progressive mines, upon which capital is subscribed or expended, and which the present high prices of met a l s will probably shortly place in the dividend list. Calling mines are very justly shunned by capitalists, and we would strongly advocate the principle of subscribing at starting ample funds to mature and develope the works, instead of prolonged liabilities in the shape of refreshers every two or three months, of call upon call, as we re gret to state is too often the case—more especially in mines weekly held and generally issued at a considerable premium upon the very smallest possible subscription. Why should not mining be carried out upon the extensive and comprehensive principle of legitimate and enlight ened commercial enterprise which its importance, mag nitude, and profitable yield demands. In thousands of instances, hundreds of thousands—and even millions— have been subscribed upon less favourable promise of re venue than that possessed by a Buller or a Devon Great Consols of the present day—or an East Wheal Rose, Friendship, Tresaveau, or Dolcoath of the past." The last week's Railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : Great Western North Western South Western Brighton Midland South Eastern Caledonian Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire York and North Midland N ewcastle and Berwick 1853. 1852. 16,764 15,741 44,605 39,828 9,644 8,617 9,128 7,728 22,667 20,608 12,841 10,823 8,289 6,856 13,055 10,608 17,119 15,111 7,900 7,322 13,876 14,074 The dividends upon the different railways are now mentioned in Stock Exchange circles with something like an approximation to accuracy, and, without guaranteeing the statements made, we may reproduce some of them as being of interest. The London and North-Western is expected to pay only at the rate — of 5 Per cent., but will have a largo reserve, and, by trenching upon the balance in hand, could, it is said, have paid at the rate of 5i per cent., as some of the parties connected with the company desired to do. The Caledonian will yield 12s. per share for the 6 months, and the South-Eastern about 11s. 6d. to 12s. The Great Northern is likely to afford 2t per cent., and have a " rest." The South- Western, it has been asserted, will give at the rate of about 4 per cent. per annum, and, if so, there will be no reason to complain; nor need holders of railway property generally despond, for it was sel dom in a healthier condition, and must in time afford a larger return. The London and County Bank have just declared a dividend for the half-year, at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, and given a bonus besides of 2 per cent., free of income-tax. A guarantee fund for the clerks is also to be established. The letters by the West India Mail are of the usual complexion in respect to agricultural and mercantile affairs ; but from Mexico there are ac counts of considerable interest for the bondholders. In consequence of the Outbreak at Tampico, the Government had placed all the Customs duties of Vera Cruz at the service of the military authorities. Mr. Falconnett, however, had obtained a with drawal of this objectionable offer, though not before some portion of the money had been applied. Mr. Doyle was determined to prevent any future pro ceeding of the kind, as far as lay in his power. By the Amphitrion, 28,000 dollars have been sent from Mazatlan ; but the 70,000 dollars from Mr. Exandon were still in the city of Mexico, awaiting a conducta to Vera Cruz. There was a better prospect of obtaining something from Messrs. Manning and Mackintosh. The amount of bills in the hands of agents in Mexico is 146,828 dollars, and the total here and in Mexico available fora dividend is 302,649 dollars. The Bank of England has not this morning further advanced the rate of discount. The English Stock Market has been firmer, without any positive change in prices. Consols have been 99i for money and since 99 to *. For Account they have been 99* to 1. Exchequer Bills are 55 to 58 premium. Bank Stock is worth 228 k. Foreign Securities have been fiat. Mexican have gone back to 22 .1. Spanish Deferred are only 22# to g. Equador firm. Portuguese about the same. In Railway Shares the business done this morn ing has been very limited, and there is a further decline in price in some instances. The aspect, however, yesterday afternoon, was scarcely worse than it is at present. The somewhat meagre divi dends give encouragement to the Bears. French Shares have been exceedingly dull, and Upper In dias have advanced Gold Mining Shares are dull, but without any particular alteration in prices, except the United Mexican, which have fallen about 10s. The Australian Agricultural Shares have further declined 3/. to 5/. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (Front, the Official List.) _ Bank Stock - Buiiness done. 3 per Cent. R e d uce d A nnuities 228A1004 994 3 per Cent. Co nso l s A nnu i ties New 34 per C en t. A nnu i ties Long Annuities, E x pi re s t h Jan., 1860..... 6 7---6 a India Stock!267 India Bonds, £lOOO 65 7 3 Ditto, under £lOOO 65 7 3 Consols for Account 10th February 994 * Exchequer Bills lid: March. Juno. £lOOO.. £5OO 5B 5 Small 5B 5 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. lO2l Ditto New, 1852, 4i per Cent 971 Ditto New Bonds, 1829 d i 39, 5 per Cent 1034 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 66 Equador Bonds si i Grenada I Bonds, Deferred, Ditto Ex Dec., 1849, Coupon 2l Mexican 3 per Cent 22 Ditto for the Account 221 I i Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent 62 Portuguese 4 per Cent. , panish Bonds, 3 per Cent . 4O Ditto Now Deferred, 3 per Cent 22a g B Spanish Passive (Converted) 5l Swedish Loan 2 d Austrian Bonds 5 per Cent.. ....... ..... Belgian Bonds,l4l per Cent. Ex. 25fr. .... 98 Dutch Exchange 2i per Cent CaDitto 4 per Cent. Certificates... .... 97A 1 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols • . 99 1 Ditto February A ccoun t RATES OF EXCIIANGE.—The advices from the Conti nent show no alteration in the various rates of exchange. The Paris letters as yet make no comments on the state ment that Count d'Argout is about to retire from the Governorship of the Bank of France, and to be suc ceeded by M. Bineau. From Lisbon it is mentioned that the recent decision of the London Stock Exchange, with reference to Portuguese securities, and the forced reduction of interest, has severely damaged the position of the Government. The Berlin accounts state the de finitive conclusion of the cont( amplated arrangement with English engineers (Sir Charlos Fox and others) for the construction of waterworks in. that city. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT--(THIS DA Y). OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Cresswell.) TV. M. Hawkins Adams, the Post-office clerk, who was yesterday found guilty of embezzlement, and George Dawson Moffat, who pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge of forgery, were this morning brought up, and severally sentenced to 15 years' transportation. John Parrot, aged 45, described as a porter, was placed in the dock, charged with the wilful murder of his wife, Sarah Parrot. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Clarke prosecuted, and Mr, Sleigh defended. Mr. Bodkin having stated the case, proceeded to ca the following witnesses. James Heath, examined by Mr. Clarke—l lived in the same house with the prisoner and his wife. On the 7th December last, being in bed between five and six o'clock, I heaid the prisoner and the deceased going down stairs. The deceased called her husband " a wretch," and other bad names. About eight and nine the same evening, I heard some one groaning at the street-door. My wife went out and there she found the prisoner and deceased. I heard them conversing together ; the prisoner said to the deceased, " What's the matter with you ?" My wife answered for her, " You ought to know best." The prisoner then said, " Get up, and go up stairs with you, I'll do some thi ng t o you for this to•morrow. " I never saw the deceased again alive. Anne Merrot, examined by Mr. Bodkin—l lived in the same house with the prisoner and the deceased. They were often quarrelling, and I often heard the deceasd crying " Murder." On the morning, the deceased was found dead, between 7 and 8 o'clock, I heard the prisoner screaming out and crying "murder," and the deceased abusing her and calling her foul names. I was in bed, but I got up and called out, " What are you doing to that poor creature ?" I do not know if he made any answer, but shortly after he went downstairs and out at the front door. The screaming then ceased, and be tween eight a n d n i ne o ' clock he returned. The scream ing then began again, and I heard a noise as of scuffling, and then as if the deceased had fallen down. Elizabeth Beer, the landlady of the house in which the prisoner and his wifelived, examined by Mr. Clarke, corroborated the evidence of the last witness, with re gard to the screams and cries of "murder" which had been heard from the prisoner's room on the day of the deceased's death.—l was one of the first who found the deceased after her death. She was lying on an old straw mattress at the corner of the room. I felt her, she was quite cold. I said to the prisoner, "My God, Mr. Parrot, she is stiff and cold —you must have done this before you went out this morning." He said, " God bless you, she spoke to me only two minutes ago. I asked her to get up and have some tea, and she told me she didn't know where she was." I said, " I didn't believe it, for I was sure she had been dead for hours." James Chapman, police constable, examined by Mr. Clerk—l took the prisoner into custody, when I told him of what he was accused ; he said he knew nothing of it ; he tried to deny that his name was Parrot. Mr. Leech, surgeon, examined by Mr. Bodkin—On the Bth of December I was called in to deceased. I found her lying on a straw mattress, partly on her back, with her left leg drawn up, and her head bent down over her left shoulder. Her mouth was partly open. She was quite dead. Dr. Godfrey examined by Mr. Bodkin —On the Bth of December, I was called in to the deceased. I found her quite dead, lying on a mattress. Her head was bent to the left side, the chest was also bent on the left side. I think she must have been dead about five hours. The body was rigid and cold, ex cept about the region of the heart. I asked the prisoner, at the time, if the deceased had had any blows. Ile said she had not. I did not find any marks of external violence, made post mortem examination afterwards. The body was in a state of extreme maceration. En examining the head I found in between the collar and tissue and th e b one a patch coagulated blood, andin the p ar t of the scalp cor res oft pending to it we found that th e h a i r had been torn ou. There was a congestion and an appearance of copres sion in the lung and a comp ress i on of chest which, taken with the appearance of the head, led me to conjecture that her head had been pulled down on her chest, and that her mouth being brought in contact with her chest or the rug that covered her, her breath was stopped, and her death thus caused. From the wea k state of her body, s might have died a natural death from idiopathic asphyxia. There were none of the usual appear ances of suffocation, such as lividity of the lips, and the suffusion of the eye ; but it is possible that in such a weak state of the body, suffocation might have taken place without these appearances being produced. I do not think that the appearances which I remarked in the body could have been produced without external violence, and from those appearances I do not think that the deceased died a natural death. Mr. Sleigh then addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner; and his Lordship having summed up, the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against the prisoner. Mr. Justice Cresswell then sentenced the prisoner to transportation for life. SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner Burchell.) HARPER V. WRIGGLESWORTH.-PUBLIC APOLOGY. This was an action brought to recover damages for false imprisonment. Defendant suffered judgment to go by default. Mr. Parry (instructed by Mr. Clarke, Bedford-row) said that he was happy the jury would be saved all trouble in the case, as it had been arranged between the parties that a verdict should be entered for 551. The plaintiff was a highly respectable gentleman at Isling ton, and had been connected with the Islington Market, and also held considerable property in the county of Hereford. The case arose through the defendant who was also a gentleman, occupying an excellent position in life, having in an unguarded moment, and labouring under considerable excitement, given the plaintiff into custody on a charge which he was subsequently con vinced was unfounded, and which was dismissed by the magistrate. It was due to him to say that tho defendant had offered to refer the case, but the plaintiff, for the vindication of his character, felt that as the charge had been publicly made, and had obtained great publicity, he .felt bound to have an equally public retraction and apology, which he was happy to say his learned friend was instructed to make. Mr. Huddlestone said that the defendant had adopted the only course open to him, and he had throughout ex pressed his regret that he had, in a moment of excitement and misapprehension, made a charge which was very properly dismissed by the magistrate, and was anxious to make that retraction and apology which one gentle man under such circumstances ought to make to another, and say that he had no reas on , on re fl ect i on, to reiterate ' or say that there was any ground for the charge. Mr. Parry said that the plaintiff was only desirous of a retraction, which had been very handsomely made, and there could not be the slightest imputation on the character of either of the gentlemen (the plaintiff and defendant). A verdict was then entered for 551. MARLBOROUGH-STREET -(THIS DAY.) A CLAIMANT TO THE TITLE OF DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE Richard Pomeroy, a journeyman carpenter, was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with defacing the premises of the Duke of Devonshire, by sticking pieces of paper thereon. Police-constable 126 C stated that about five o'clock yesterday afternoon he was on duty in Piccadilly, when his attention was called to the prisoner, who was sur rounded by a crowd of people in front of Devonshire house. Witness, on going to see what was the matter, found the defendant busily employed in posting on the gates pieces of paper, on which was written the follow ing :—" Richard, Prince of Wales, Duke of Devonshire, Cornwall, and Brunswick. Born August, 1820." Wit ness pulled down the papers ; and as the prisoner re fused to go away, he took him to the station. The defendant, in answer to the charge, said he had been informed that he had a claim to the property and title of the Duke of Devonshire, and with a view of en forcing his claim he affixed the papers produced to the gates, and in so doii4 he considered that he had done no harm, as the premises were undoubtedly his own. Mr. Bingham inquired if defendant was perfectly right in his mind ? An elderly woman, believed to be defendant's mother, here stepped forward, and said he was decidedly right in his mind, and she firmly believed him to be entitled to the titles of Prince of Wales and Dukedom of Devon shire. Mr. Bingham thought the woman to be as foolish as the defendant. The latter had better go to work and claim Buckingham Palace, and not stick at the Duke of Devonshire's. If he had any claim, he had better go to the Court of Chancery at once ; and should he be lucky enough to be ordered into possession of the magnificent property of th„? Duke of Devonshire, that would be quite time enough for him to do as he liked with his own. He should now order him to fmd two sureties in 201. each to be of good behaviour for the next three months. THE ARMY. CORK, FEB. 1. The service companies of the 2d battalion of the 1 8 Royals, under command of Lieut.-Colonel Bell, or barked yesterday, in two of the river steamers, to be pu t on board the troop-ships Poictiers au Progress, for on' veyance to Corfu. The Royals were played to Penroses Quay by th e b an d s o f t h e 57th and 7 1st Highland Light Infant r y. Th ere were a great man y sPect3t°l, on the qu a y, w h o c h eere d most heart il y a s t.u e steamers got unde r weigh. It is reported that the 2d Dragoo n Guards (Queen's Bays) under command e l Lieut.-Colonel Campbell, at present stationed in bridge, are un d er or d ers f or this garrison. The set vice companies of the 71st Highlan 6 d Light Infant* Lieut. Colonel Denny, have arrived in this garr is °, ll from Kilkenny. Th e d epot i s expecte d to ar rive 0• day. day. They will shortly embark for foreign service' The 71st have been relieved at Kilkenny by the 81st from Dublin, which regiment also expects to enlb ari‘ shortly for foreign service. The field-battery at Ballincollig is to be provide d with four 9-pounders, two 24-pound howitzers, f°11 : ammunition waggons, forage waggons, and 188 horn; The batteries at Dublin, Clonmel, Athlone, and ' 1 kenny are to be similarly provided. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. A summary of dates have - been received from the West Indies, but letters we re ex p ec t e d thi s morning . The Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir G. Seynn °ll :' C. 8., G.C.H., flag-ship Cumberland, 70, Capt. Sern°l l ,'; had arrived at Port Royal, and rem a i ne d th e re on 11th Jan., with the Imaum, Commodore M`Qu b l i Highflyer, 24, screw-frigate, Capt. H ea th ; P er sian, ' Commander Mitchell ; Buzzard, 6, steam-sloop, C ° A nl p ; mander Dobbie, and Geyse r , 6, s t eam - s l oop , Cornwall"' Wilson. The ill-fated Dauntless, 33, screw-frigate, Cap tai : Halsted, remained at Barbadoes, and from what We °- ' gather, there had been n o more deaths from the dre ad ful fever. It was stated in last account that 16 offic er :, and 70 men had fallen victims to the scourge, but now hear the numbers are 15 officers and 73 men, m° than than one-fourth o f th e en ti re s hi p ' s company. Althoug it appears the D evas t a ti on , 6, steam - sloop, Comrutdtie.t Campbell, w as sen t t o t ow t h e Dauntless to s"`:..‘ gua, it is stated th a t C ap tai n Halsted declined the n " . ' vices cf the sloop. The officers and crews of the Royal Mail utet h ni ; packets had suffered very much. Mr. ChannelL*l purser of the Thames, died at Barbadoes ; Messrs. Iv `gt: ley and Allen, midshipmen of the Trent, died at - Thomas's ; two engineers, Messrs. Bacon and Irvi n g , and 11 hands of the Dee, died at St. Thomas's ; an d the chief steward of that ship is also a victim. THE SEA SERVICE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN FLEET. Since Vice-Admi ra l D eans D un d as , C. 8., has c ° ' - , 3 h i manded the Medite rranean fl ee t h e has had more ac tu o service at sea than an y a d m i ra l s i nce th e war . ge 'ne scarcely had his anc h ors d own f or a f or t n i g ht at „," 1 , 0 place, and he has b een ou t i n th e roug h es t wea ther. " expense of wear and tear must have been enormous. PORTSMOUTH, Fig' Duke of Wellington, 131, screw-line-of-battle aPall'a Captain H. B. M ar ti n , C.B. stepped her main 0. mizenmasts this day ; this n obl e ship, being now 1 0 missioned, we may expect by the end of March t:, ) , her ready fo r ac ti ve serv i ce. H er complement viul 1,200 men. Car ( Prince Regent, 90, flag of Rear-Admiral Co f tain Fred er i c k Hutton, will come into harbour on Fr,' and to be docked and have her copp er ex amine' cleaned ; her crew will be paid down. det Banshee, 2, steam-packet, Lieutenant-Comm,4s James Hosken, will be hauled out of the steam into dock to-morrow to examine her copper. ~4 0 , Fury, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Ed w ard 1 1 217 4 0 hauled out of the steam basin this afternoon, an d I towed by the E c h o , s t eam tug, to the coal depot, for supply therefrom. c ar Sprightly, st eam -t en d er t o Vi c t ory, M r. A110°) 0 mander, hauled out of the steam basin into the strearot with the exception of painting, she is ready for the Chan service. As piiif Victoria and Alb er t, R o y a l yac ht, C ap t a i n W. '-" A sa will be brought down from her moorings on Friel* will be docked to clean her copper. „ c lef Rhadamanthus, steam store-ship, Master Cotora';,ith John Belane, proceeds to Plymouth to-morro w stores. ghli The Frolic, 16, sailing-sloop, having been thoro u vw refitted, will be removed from the fitting-basin 011 7th, and pl ace d up th e h ar b our to await cominisl;lebt The Fairy, Royal yacht, Master-Commander ri is ready to come out of dock to try a series of ments with an improved screw propeller. gorg e The Cruiser s t eam - s l oop , C omman d er H on. or ts- H. Dou g l as , i s under orders to proceed roun d to .1;7'001' mouth, but no day has been fixed for her leaving d no t wich, as her commander has been indisposed , al' da p able t o l eave hi s residence at Blackheath for s ow° past. , Dien' The Minden M e dit erranean mail stea m-pack et ' del tenant-Commander Louis R. Reynolds, is under °r to be paid off at this port on Saturday nex t ' of t he Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.8., surveyor a nd navy, visited Chatham dockyard Saturday minutely inspected the three - deckeron Royal vi l e all which ship is into be converte . dispatch. She is to have Grant ' s cooking oa screwy ship t galley, and, when fitted, she is to e b e e ki the -- g — u a ard - B LI. ' 5 Sheerness. Sir Baldwin afterwards inspected the Imperie t . i t l (screw), 50, Captain Watson, and gave directions reference to the detail of her fittings. He also i nspee' the Cressy, screw two-decker, after which he re ture . to London. Commander John C. B a il ey , o f h er Majesty's, t he Medea, has gene rous ly presen t e d a d onat i on o f 5 /..:.l ti t. Naval and Milit ar y Bibl e S oc i e t y , a t th e h an ds of P, oc r Hall, R. N., di rec t or o f po li ce a t h er M a jestyo yard at this port. pf Mr. James Wells is to be -- laced he ituati°l2 Les . ells is to be replaced in the s] master smith in this dockyard. h th° Mr. Cotsell is to r e t urn , as mas t er sm ith, to C- 3 dockyard, whence he was lately removed. sm ith St Mr. Smale, who is at present acting master Chatham, is to return to Woolwich dockyard as for e " - the situation from which he was lately promoted. WOOLWICH, F gn. . 0 1 Paymaste r J o h n Marks (b.) APPOINTMENTS (1814) to the I) 1110 Wellington, 131, screw steam-ship, at Portsmouth. n e Clerks—Alb ert L ew (1847), and Edward A-• lett (1847), to the Duke of Wellington. are Assistant E ng i neers—George Robertson, o f class, to the Barracouta, steam-sloop, at Shett,'" James J us ti ce , o f t h e let class, to the Sidon stua'—' gate, at Portsmouth. THE RESERVE STEAM SQUADRON.' d r oll Most of the ships of the old reserve steam sq t ' b o go & having been co mm i ss i one d b efore others COula ofe ready to take their places, for the last month ri e vo it had no "reserve" at the ports. We have n • however, the following ready, or nearly so, for th e : oth, Brisk, screw ......14 guns, 250 horse-power, P ll— „, ° o llt h - Conflict, screw... 8 , 400 Port s " SS 911 Miranda, screw... 14 '„ 250 She erne ss Cyclops ............ 6 „ 320 " Shee rne a th Vesuvius ...... 6 „ 280 " porte ln o ° o4 2 Bulldog ............ 6,, - 500 " Portsmouth Stromboli ......... 6 „ 280 " portfo n otil Hecla ............... 6 , 240 " Ports°l-10 , n o The Brisk is now nearly ready, and all the Ports — te o; vessels may be said to be ready also for inue dii 'soth ° ' vice. Miranda will not be completed before the ,10 March. Cyclops is reported com lete. We.„7ll°:evriell; the Terrible, 21 guns, 800-horse p powe'r, at vv o- b l y She will be out of the hands of the engineer ° "aool`' 15th of February, and will be completed the 6o r yard about the Ist of April. At til e gon, 6 guns, 320-horse power, will be complete "1 I. bi Ist of Ma rc h ; the Dragon, 6 guns, 560-horse P e/ f i e ' 4 3° ' the end of March ; and th e - Gl a di ator , 6 g.;°,l • horse:power, by the Ist o f April.—.Plymouth,4l/6" THE CALORIC ENGINE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING HERAIS',I, O a Cr Sir,—l am surprised that the attention of ,;,, on o vernment does not seem to be seriously directed iiP of pththeinmoEsnt c v s a s l o u n a,b s l c e a d lo is ri c c ov e e n n g . e in s e o . f the present day' U 064 4 Ca • • With so many ships of war which are to oe with the screw propeller, and for which engi nes be constructed, it would be wilful waste °Vet money to apply steam, as, should Captain -°•„'",./ 0 „; ciple succeed, and of which there is not n- fr°" - slightest doubt, the engines must be all altered se , steam to caloric, causing an enormous extra exP e . n re AT" The advantages offered b Captain E.'e engi ve° s l that it can be worked at about one-fourth the ° •,, o et', takes up much less room, and, from the small a l roarli fuel necessary for the voyage, allows the ve Bse s ' s lit'l)...ti 15iht0eypsaferroilsmeent. more stowage. There i s much le a dj- CbheahTpit,iisnGtEhosaficaven.l ed e tr i inrnmm a i dgeneg rigging nt should rhioonamusr instead de t a h kd e ie poatftbarsaneestnml clean ai neoniofnE communicate i m b uaa o ; k fyi e oolo n e etrie piv, with 1: 0 ; sailing vessel. o tort of . the caloric engine t Eri er csson in the Thames, and not delay so d°, 4 l 11 n ; vii''' out it. rcely a ship in the mercantile In 3 '" - v.. hop es' it so much "talent" in office, it is to '''' fio cet akak e im a L a d nn i sg a immediate) y e yn o t n s the for a t r il r e i 1731°° f c o t lti 1 it will be applied to relievin n g ow thecountry frorn:lCoront skary expenditure. Men of "talent," Without ' in c i ' . ry n i o n w g l o e u d g t e ec o o f no o ni rd i i e n a a n ri t b h u e sinessare p o o f little: in s e ts , : ' financial Hey °f the i at° and we want thorough men of business to e i ' 6 k mattertsthoef c t o h m is mu d n e i s t c y ri a p t ti l o a n r , ge. which are calculated ~.reetl benefit ~ CV. 4 , I Should my view of the matter appear to r ur psil f shall feel obliged if you will give a place in Y e os rY l i r yourswllh s r u e e s h pe r c e t m iv a e r ly k: as you may - consider neee- th e Pub" placing ym otuhtehm p at e t b ei: l b:fore the Government a nd Main' lie in a much more prominent manner. —I r e ITS. A "CoNsEItV AT ci to Plymouth i P [We h ave no doubt l t B h s a 3 f . due attention will be a' ronleet the m er i ts of the caloric ' en 'lie, but the Gov°, uscer cannot afford t o wait the issu gl e of, up to th is time tain experiments.-=ED. M. H.] AZION. Wales have fund, i g a ma E kn ran f , aid of m ve made a grant of 10,0001. to be reA° ..o $O, --The local Government of IN " loc i ie ciety. P. Chishohn s Family Colonisation I , °' se ol It may the purP° te e aY be applied either for tw o ..i resh dvances, or to constitute y u Se Cre tar the state ccording to the judgment of the .•-• o f 6.-- for the Colonies and the London Coranuttee society J