The Sun. — London, England, 1853-03-21 00:00:00

Price 25., COBDEN AND HIS PAMPHLET i CON. SIDERED, IN A LETTER TO RICHARD COBDEN, Escl. By ALFRED B. RICHARDS, Esq. " Peace is the dream of the wise ; War is tho history of man." London : Roily Brothers, Royal Each Inge-buildings, Cornhill, M.Y. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMAWCET, NEW MANAGEMIET. Sole Lessee—Mr JOHN B. BUCKSTONE, Brompton-square. The public is respectfully informed that this Theatre will RE OPEN on EASTER MONDAY next, March 28, 1853, tinder an eniireb 4- nevl management, the constant endeavour of which will be to suataimthe long established character of this house as 'the first Theatre in the Metropolis, for the representation of English Comedy Mid Farce, with the occasional addition of such Entertairahents as may- be considered attractive NOEICE —The duration of the present recess being too brief to ad mit of any alteration in front of the Curtain, it is therefore an nounced that the Theatre will undergo a thorough reeair and re-decorafloh during the forthcoming summer vacation, from July until October next, when a new stage will be laid down, and altera tions made in the building, founded on many suggestions forwarded by the patrons of this popular and fashionable place of amusement. On EASTER MONDAY, March 28, 1853, will be presented a COMEDY, for the purpose of introducing several new candidates for popular favour. After which, an entirely New and Original Ex travaganza, written by J. R. Planche, Esq., entitled MR. BUCK STONE'S AS ENT OF MOUNT PARNASSUS, the scenery of which will be painted by Mr Charles Marshall, who is engaged at this Establishment, assisted by Mr. George Morris and Mr. Connor; with other performance., which will be duly announced. Orrhestra walls (which maybe retained the whole of the evening), ss. each. First Price—Boxes, 55.. pit, 35.; amphitheatre, 25.; 61. Bec6n4l Price—Boxes, 3s. ; pit, 2s; amphitheatre, is.; gal lery, td. Doors to be opened at half-past six, the performances to confluence at seven, second price at nine. Prixate boxes, two guineas and one guinea and a half each. N.B.—A private box, cap 'thiP of holding 12 persons, with a lurnished ante-room attached, lay be secured at the box office, price five guineas Season tickets may also be 'hal on application. Private boxes to be ha 1 at the puolic libraries of Messrs. Sams, Seguin, Mitchell, Hookhatn, An drews, Ebers, Bailey, Alicroft, &c. THE HAYMARKET COMPANY Will consist of the following established Favourites : Miss Helen Faucit, who is engaged for a limited period. Mr. Barry stilllvan, Miss Reynolds, who is engaged at this Theatre. Mr. Compton, his first appearance here. Miss Louisa Howard. her first appearance at this Theatre. Mr. Henry Corri, his first appearance in the drama at this Theatre. Mrs Buckingham, Sir. Howe, Mrs. Poynter, from the Theatres Royal York and Norwich—her first ap pearance in London. Mr. Chippendale, from the Park Theatre, New York—his first appearance here. Miss Ellen Chaplin, her first ap pearancre in the Haymarket Theatre. Mr. William Farren, his first appearance at this Theatre. Mrs. Stanley, who is . re-en gaged. Mr. Tilbury, who is also re-engaged. Miss Augusta Ver non, her first appearance in London. Mr. Rogers, Miss E. Romer, her first appear.nce at this Theatre. Mr. Arthur Payne, his first appearance In London. Miss Amelia Vining, Mr. Clark, Mrs. Caul field, Mr. Caulfield, Miss Eleanor Bromley, from the Theatre Royal. .Drury-lane. Mr. Coe, Miss Grace Leslie, her first appearance in London. Mr. Braid, Miss Laidlaw, from the Lyceum Theatre. Mrs. Fitzwiillam, Mr. Buckstone, Miss B. Woulds, Mr. Ellis, Miss Har , yey, MissA. Woulds, Mr. Hilton, Mrs. Coe, Miss Archer, Mr. Wit ten, Miss Grantham, &c., and a numerous Corps de Ballet. While from time to time such important additions will be made, as will not only Strengthen the Company, bat render every member of it exclu sively belonging to this Theatre. Stage Manager—Mr. Chippendale. Mnsical Director—Mr. Edward Fitzwilllam The following Novelties will be produced in due succession : An Extravaganza. by J. R. Planche. Esq. A Comedy by Robert Sayan, Esq., author of •' The Beggar on Horseback," and The Old Love and the New." A Play, by Robert Browning, Esq., author of " Paracelsus," &c.—and in which Miss Helen Faucit will appear. A Comedy, by Tom Taylor, Esq., author of "To Parents and Guardians," and one of the authors of "Masks and Faces." A Farce, by Thomas Morton, Esq. A Comedy, by Palgrave Simpson, Esq., 'Author of " Poor CousinValter." A Drama, by J. R. Flanche, Esq. A Comedy, by Morris Barnett, Esq., author of " The Serious Family," &c. A Comedy, by Stirling Coyle, Esq. A Drama, by Douglas Jerrold, Esq. The Box Office will be opened on Thursday next, the 24th March, under the direction of Mr. Tarpin, who will personally attend daily, from 10 till 5 The public is respectfully requested to observe that a ne w and com plete staff of box-keepers having been engaged, it is requested that should any incivilities be offered by them, they may be reported to Mr. Turpin, while to insure a proper regulation in the business of the Box Office, no Evening will be announced for the First Production of any New Piece, until the Management is convinced there can be no postponement. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tula DAY —Morning 48 min. after 10 1 Evening 29 min.aft. 11 To-Mov.Row—Morning 0 min. after 0 f Evening 6 min.aft. 12 DAILY WEATHER TABLE. MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1853. state of the wind and weather at each of the following places r..t, nine o'clock on Saturday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. LIMERICK-E., calm—cloudless. frost. MULLINGAR-E. gentle breeze—partially cloudy. I {AsTiNGs—N.i . _,_. fresh breeze—partially cloudy. SOUTHAMPTON-N., strong breeze—cloudless. FOLKESTONE-N., fresh breeze—overcast. TUNBRIDGE-N., calm—partially cloudy. BASINGSTOKE-N.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. GREENWICH--N.E., gentle breeze— partially cloudy. STROOD-N.E. gentle breeze—partially cloudy. SWINDON-S.E. fresh breeze--cloudless. CAMBRIDGE-N. , gentle breeze—partially cloudy. YARMOUTIT - IV., gentle breeze—snow. The. returns from the following places indicate the state of the weather on Friday morning at nine o'clock SOUTHAMPTON -N., strong breeze—overcast. BASINGSTOKE—N.B., strong breeze—partially cloudy. THE WEATHER.--Sux OFFICE, MARCH 20. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 39—highest since noon yesterday. .23—lowest this morning and during the night. 37 this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30 . 13—going down. • *IND, N. by W.—Fine, clear, frosty weather ; evening cloudy, with slight rain —wind, West. MARCH 21. 40 - highest since noon yesterday. 26—lowest this morning and during the night. 32 —this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29135—a fall of nearly half an inch since Saturday. WIND, W.N.W.—Fresh breeze, with snow and thaw. The wind went round to S.W. during the night, but has gone to the Northward of West at noon. THE PUBLICATION OF " THE SUN" COMMENCES EVERY. AFTERNOON AT THREE O'CLOCK, AND THE LATE OR THIRD EDITION, CONTAINING THE DEBATES IN PARLIAMENT THE SAME EVENING With all other News arriving up to the hour of Post, AT SEVEN O'CLOCK. (. '..... , Z ,- 4 ,„.,-,, 0 5 zt. , ,, , . 6 .. --onn, LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1853. If the Government of our Anglo-Indian Em pire were in_every other respect all that could be desired, the vices incident to, and under the ex isting system inseparable from, the administration of justice throughout the entire country would render it essential to refuse a renewal of the charter to the Company, at least until the local tribunals had been completely remodelled. Unan swerable evidence has been adduced to show the truly aeplorable state of affairs in both the Civil and Criminal Courts, arising from the gross ignorance, inexperience, and general inefficiency of -the Judges. Lord CAMPBELL has spoken in terms of strong but just indignation, in the House of Lords, on the subject. The complaint has been repeated by Lord MONTEAGLE and other Peers, while the statements contained in the Madras Petition, and in the able publication by Mr. J. B. NORTON,* afford the most conclusive testimony that these censures, so far from being unmerited, have been by no means sufficiently stringent. Nothing in this country, even before the work of legal reformation had commenced, and while the " Palace Court," and the different " . Courts of CONSCIENCE" (! ! !) flourished, could ve any notion of the practical injustice perpe trated under the cloak of law, and that arising not from the corruption, but the total incompe tencey, of the Judges. But how could it be otherwise ? How could we hope for a due administration of justice, when we conside r the natur e of th e s y s t em un d er w hi c h not merely the Judges the inferior tribunals, but even of the appel of appellate iiisdictions, have been, and still are, appointed? There is no Royal road to judicial knowledge, and ev eu i f t here had been, the greatest possible learning wouidbe compara tively useless, without practical experience to guide and assist the Judge in weighi ng testimony, and arriving at souuP eo e n o e n l fl us ic io ti n n s g notwithstanding the positive asseverations of interested or mendacious witnesses. Many well. qualifi e d m en co uld be obtained to discharg e t hese important duties with ability, fidelity, and zeal, for less remuneration than that given to p ersons profoundly ignorant of the law, and having no experience whatever, save as Assistant-Colleo tors:L:--by no means an eligible school—until, to their own astonishment, and the disgust of the unfortunate natives who reside within their juris diction, they are pitchforked on to the Judicial Beach, without possessing a single qualification for the office. This gross abuse, this flagrant grievance, is connived at and sanctioned, in order that there may be no diminution in the value of the patronage of the Honourable Board of b Directors----that each lad at Hayleyb u ry may (e 7rtAin of attaining the Julicial Bench 1 tie course, his qualifications for the situa tdi ionnerenbeeinegtoa matter of the m os t p ro f oun d in injimy, the serious all parties who disregard the positive millions of ou r f damage to millions an d t ens o f Dir ow - subjects, i n or d er th a t a newly- e l eeted 'actor may reward the zeal of * "Administration of Justice in Southern India." By John Bruce Norton, Esq., Barrister.a,t-Law. t Petition of the 'Madras Native Association, section 68, p. 25. Of the boroughs which have been tried and convicted, three have been called up for judgment before the House of Commons. The sentence of two is, that they are to be restored forthwith to their representative privileges, while a third is to be visited with a committee of investigation. Blackburn and Bridgnorth the House of Commons restores to their former position. Canterbury is doomed to a visit from Mr. SLADE, so successful at St. Alban's, and a brother commissioner or two. There doubtless were reasons why PHARAOH hanged the baker, while he restored the butler to his office ; and there may be unrecorded reasons why the House saves Bridgnorth and Blackburn, and punishes Canterbury. The public, however, is very much puzzled to find them. Canterbury, indeed, like Cambridge, Hull, and Norwich, is a very old offender, and the colourmen gave more than a colourable reason for a commission ; but' , at Blackburn, where 2,5001., at least, were expended on 580 voters (for that was the number who voted for Mr. EccLEs), there must surely he something worthy of thorough investigation. It should be well searched out how these vast sums, of the application of which sitting and unseated members can give no account, were actually ex pended. A Commission would be of great value, if employed, not merely to disfranchise a borough, but to inform us, on authority which could not be questioned, respecting all corrupt prac tices at elections ; and as we are on the eve of a new Reform Bill, the House of Com mons should be much more ready to grant these searching investigations now, that we may enter on the work next year with more accurate knowledge and greater unanimity. Bridgnorth again, is, perhaps, a favourable specimen of a large class of boroughs which need to be examined and cross-examined with the ut most acuteness and diligence. It is confessedly an "influence " borough. Mr. HERBERT, indeed, affirmed that the influence was a kind one. Mr. DISRAELI gave reason to think that it was not omnipotent. Be it so. Yet Mr. CADOGAN'S state ment, that the " WHITMORES could return their footman if they pleased," and Mr. COBDEN'S letter, satisfactorily showed that even bribery • could be substantiated to a great extent. It is true the letter, as Mr. COBDEN would not, unless a Select Committee were appointed, divulge the writer's name, was not evidence in a court of law ; ' but Mr. COBDEN made the statement his own, and • the petition from the town, with Mr. CADOGAN and Mr. COBDEN'S statements, were ample ground for a Select Committee to make farther inquiries. We regret the more that this case was given up by the House, because " influence"—that is inti midation—is the most difficultthing to get petitions against, and the most difficult to lay hold of. We may not soon catch so nice a case again. If it be true, as Mr. BROWN affirmed before the Norwich Committee, that almost any Member might be unseated under the late Bribery Act, and that the wonder is when any petition fails, we cannot be surprised at the leniency of the House ; still, we rather incline to the view of those who think that it was rather nonplussed, than wilfully indulgent to the guilty on this occa sion. Even the "Leader of the House of Com mons," and the Liberal Members of the Govern ment, appear to have faltered, though there is no reason to suspect Lord JOHN of any wish but to prove his pet Bribery Act a decided cure for cor ruption. So far as can be gathered from the debates, the Government does not appear to have been averse to a Select Committee on Blackburn. Yet Sir JOHN SHELLEY withdrew his amendment, and allowed the writ to be issued without a divi sion, although Lord JOHN . RUSSELL had intimated that, if he pressed the, amendment to a division, he would vote with him. Then it was alleged by Sir JAMES GRAHAM, that the mercy shown to Blackburn must be extended to Bridgnorth also, although he personally wished that, in every case of a member unseated for bribery, a Select Com mittee should be appointed to make further inves eidental false step inves tigation. If this course be persisted in, the be made the means in re sult will be that the original and apparently ac cidental case k. of B t l h aa t b mi urn ab , elicited will t be bur king a ll a by the faithfulness hitherto of the election committees. This would b both for be most unfortunate the reputation of the' House, and in re spect of losing a mass of valuable evidence in aid of the new Reformßill dis. cuss ons. We would earnestly press upon the Governmuent and the House to retrace their steps and to take a very decided course. Any objection against creating a precedent for suspending writs is trivial, com pared with the danger of appearing before -the nation as tamperers with corruption,, after ha.vino , themselves clone so much to brin g it to light. Very small is the danger of any Govemeitt again seeking narrow majorities by suspen ding - writs for electiOns. Such majorities as could be thus ob tained are now well known not to be av a il a bl e majorities, and no Administration could now long survive resorting to such a manoeuvre. e xally will read We apprehend that the country gen THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1688. some energetic supporter, or pay the stipulated price for the electioneering services of a wealthy proprietor with a large family, one of whom, the blockhead of the family, might be devoted to India—his writership being the reward for his father's vote and interest. Is this a system to be tolerated, much less sup ported ? Will the nation look tamely on while Lord ABERDEEN and Lord JOHN RUSSELL compli ment the Honourable Court, and continue in its hands for ten or twenty years longer the undue patronage, which has led to so many untoward re sults. Surely the cry of " Justice to India " will elicit some response from English hearts. We hold our Fastern Empire not merely for the benefit of the proprietors of 6,000,0001. of East India Stock, on which 10-i per cent. per annum is guaranteed by the British nation—which must be paid to the last farthing, although every British subject had been expelled from Hindostan—which must be redeemed at the rate of 200 per cent., although there was no prospect of another rupee finding its way to the national Exchequer. No—our first duty is to nearly 150,000,000 of Hindoos, who owe alle giance to Queen VICTORIA, to remove the just causes' of complaints that have been so temperately put forward on their hehalf—to do all in our power to promote their welfare, and render them prosperous and contented, giving them reason to bless and not to curse the British supremacy. Our next is, to 27,000,000 of tax-payers of the - United Kingdom, whom we should endeavour to protect against the consequences of the im provident guarantees entered into on their behalf. As it is, it would be cheaper and more benefi cial to bestow another 630,000/: per annum, re deemable in 18'74 by another 12,000,000/. ster ling, on the proprietors of India Stock—purchasing up the privileges so unwisely and injudiciously conferred upon them, than to persevere in the impolitic course on which we had entered, one Moment . longer than necessary. There is no longer . any .use for an East India Company, except to receive the dividends to which they are entitled until 1874, and then to be paid off. The Crown can find more competent and better-qualified advisers at a much cheaper rate than the surrender of the entire Indian patronage. More efficient Judges can be obtained from the precincts of Westminster Hall, the Four Courts, or the Courts of Session, than from among the assistant collectors of " Chingleput" or " Cudda pah." Nor should the Judicial Bench, more par ticularly where a power of life and death is inci dent to a seat thereon, be regarded as " a refuge for the destitute." " All those persons who are too incompetent for the revenue departnient being , transferred into Judges and dispensers of the cri minal and civil law of the Mofussil.t The Judges should also hold their offices daring good behaviour as in this country, and be rendered incapable of displacement at the mere will and pleasure of the local Government. A dependent Judge cannot be perfectly impartial, even if com petent to the discharge of his duties. Judicial independence is essential to judicial impartiality, more especially where the local Governments are parties to the suits about to be adjudicated. with disappointment of the issue of writs to Bridg north and Blackburn. Party-spirit in each borough will perhaps be satisfied with unseating a Member, but the country generally looked on with a very different concern to that. It hoped that the ut most possible instruction would be gained from each case of proved corruption. We, therefore, respectfully call upon the House to adopt Sir JAMES GRAHAM'S suggestion, and to grant in every case of proved bribery a Select Committee to investigate its extent. As to dealing alike by all, there is no more necessity for doing that than for letting off all the guilty in a mutiny because some are pardoned, or for not arresting the remainder of a gang of thieves because some few 'have by oversight escaped. The House cannot do more wisely than to show by its future course that they were surprised into the indulgence granted to Bridgnorth and Blackburn. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen held a Court on Saturday afternoon at Buckingham Palace. The Count Colloredo, Austrian Minister, had an audi ence of the Queen, and delivered to her Majesty an autograph letter from the Emperor of Austria. His Excellency was introduced by the Earl of Clatendon, K. (3 ~ the Queen's Principal Secretary of State for toreign Affairs, and conducted by her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies. The Queen was attended by Lord Camoys, waiting, and Major-General Berkeley _ Drummond, groom-in-waiting. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, ,the Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa, and Prince Arthur, left Buckingham Palace at twenty-five minutes before four o'clock on Saturday afternoon for Windsor Castle. The royal suite consisted of the Duchess of Welling ton, Lady Caroline Barrington, the Hon. Eleanor Stanley, the Hon. Beatrice Byng, Lord Caino* Col. the Hon. Charles Grey, Major-General Berkeley Drum mond, Colonel Bouverie, the Hon. Captain de Ros, and Mr. Gibbs. Her Majesty and the Prince were conducted to their carriage by the Duke of Norfolk, Lord Steward, the Marquis of Breadalbane, Lord Chamberlain, the Duke of Wellington, Master of the Horse, and Lord Ernest Bruce, Vice-Chamberlain. A detachment of light dragoons escorted her Majesty from Buckingham Palace to the terminus of the Great Western Railway at Paddington, where a special train was in readiness, which, conveyed the august party to Windsor. Her Majesty's private band attended in Buckingham Palace on Friday evening, and performed the following compositions : Overture, " La Medicine sans Medicin" Harold. Aria, " Le Cheval de Bronze" Auber. Marche de la Caravan° la Fantaisie Arabe, Dense des Almes, " Le Desert" David. WINDSOR CASTLE, MARCH 20. The Royal party arrived at the Castle at half-past four o'clock yesterday. There was no addition to the Royal dinner party. A fire broke out at Windsor Castle about half-past nine o'clock last night in the Prince of Wales's Tower, at the north-eastern angle of the Castle, which threat ened very serious consequences, and was not extin guished until past four o'clock this morning. Owing to the exertions of the servants of the house hold and others, directed by Mr. Turnbull, the clerk of the works, and the military, consisting of the Ist batta lion Scots Fusilier Guards, and a detachment of the 2d Life Guards, who were quickly on the spot with the barrack engines, the damage was ultimately confined to the tower where the fire began ; but in consequence of the complicated arrangements of the apartments and the nature of the buildin g , it appeared for some time doubt ful whether the eastern and northern sides of the' Castle could be saved. The ceiling of the Queen's dining room and the rooms in the story above were completely destroyed. A telegraphic message was dispatched to summon Mr. Superintendent Braidwood, and a party of the London Fire Brigade, who arrived about two o'clock this morn ing with two engines by special train, and have since remained in charge of the building. The engines from Windsor and Eton likewise rendered assistance shortly after the fire broke out. Her Majesty remained during the whole time in the adjoining rooms, and, we are happy to say, has sustained no inconvenience from the alarm which such an event was likely to cause. The origin of the fire has not been as yet satisfactorily explained. The Queen and Prince, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal and Princess Alice, the Duchess of Kent, and the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, with the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic household, attended divine service this morning in the private chapel of the Castle. The Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley officiated. The Duchess of Wellington has succeeded the Coun tess of Charlemont as Lady in Waiting to her Majesty. . Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accompa nied by the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, and attended by Lady Fanny Howard, left her residence, Clarence House, St. James's, at eleven o'clock on Satur day morning for Frogmore. A deputation on behalf of the parties interested -in the cultivation of flax, and for the granting of a Royal Charter of incorporation to "The Farmers' Flax Com pany," had an interview on Saturday with the Right E. Cardwell and Lord Stanley of Alderley at the Board of Trade. The deputation consisted of the Earl of Essex, Lord de Manley, Sir Ralph Howard, Mr. Pusey, Mr. Cripps, Lieut.-Colonel Alcock, Mr. Burroughes, Mr. John Towneley, and Sir Montague Cholmondeley, Bart. The Liverpool Pilot deputation, consisting of Mr. J. Nelson Wood (chairman), Mr. R. W. Houghton (deputy chairman), Messrs. Henry Jenkins, Richard Kershaw, Wm. Mann, John Bigham, David Rowland (secretary), Joseph Cooke (superintendent), and M. D. Lowndes (solicitor), had also an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell and Lord Stanley of Alderley on Saturday. The deputation was accompanied by Mr. Chas. Turner, M.P. for Liverpool. The Turkish Minister transacted business on Saturday at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. A deputation from the Liverpool Master Pilots, on the subject ,of the Pilotage Bill, had also an intervtew with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell and Lord Stanley of Alderley on Saturday, at the Board of Trade. The deputation consisted of Messrs. W: Hudson, John Shepherd, W. Hughes, and W. jEtowlands (master pilots). The deputation were accomparied by Mr. Turner, M.P. for Liverpool, and Mr. Browne, M.P. for Lancashire. GREAT FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE.—(THIS DAT.)— This (Monday) morning, between the hours of three and four, a fire of a very fearful character, and attended with a loss of life, happened in the premises of Mr. Winslow, a licensed victualler, known as the Crown Inn, 119, Long-acre. At the time of the disaster the inmates were in their beds asleep, and it was with considerable difficulty that they could be made sensible of their impending danger, and not before the staircase was so filled with smoke that those parties who were able to descend by the regular means were nearly suffocated with hot air. Some of the others were obliged to be lowered by means of sheets and blankets, and thereby escaped a horrible death ; but we regret to state that a young man named Thomas, who acted as bar and cellar man, perished in the flames. His body was found about eight o'clock in the ruins, burned almost as black as a cinder. The engines of the brewery, two from Chandos street, that of the West of England Office, and five more of the Brigade, promptly attended, and plenty of water being obtained, the firemen went to work in an admirable manner ; but in spite of the torrents of water thrown on the flames, the work of destruction continued, and for hours the western portion, of the metropolis was brilliantly illuminated. At length, however, the confla gration was subdued, but not until the premises were extensively burned and the adjoining houses greatly damaged. The origin of the fire is unknown. The Royal Society fire escape was soon in attendance, but the poor fellow had by that period breathed his last. The body has been removed to the workhouse to await an inquest. AFFAIR OF HONOUR.—It was very generally rumoured yesterday, in the clubs, that the preliminaries of a hostile meeting had been arranged between two gallant colonels, who have lately figured before the select committee of the House of Commons to inquire into the petition from Norwich borough, and its unauthorised withdrawal. At the eleventh hour the matter was fortunately ad justed by the friendly intervention of an hon. member who sits on the opposite side of the house.—Observer. The two gallant " colonels " referred to might as well have been named as Colonel the Right Hon. Cecil Forester and Mr. Dickson, who was concerned in the late Norwich election petition. Mr. Culpepper repre sented the latter gentleman, and Mr. Craven Berkeley, M.P., was the friend of Colonel Forester. The affair was amicably settled, as stated by our contemporary, and a document was signed which was doubtless satis factory to principals and friends.—Herald. MORE CLOSING OF GRAVEYARDS.—From the follow ing communication, which has been received by the parochial authorities of St. Mary, Islington, it will be , seen that two graveyards in that parish are among the many burial-grounds designated for closing by the Home Secretary of State Whitehall, March 17.—Sir,—In compliance with the provisions of an act made and passed in the 15th and 16th year of her Majesty's reign, entitled `An Act to amend the laws concerning the burial of the dead in the metropolis,' I hereby give you notice, by direction of Viscount Palmerston, one of her Majesty s Principal Secretaries of State, that it is his intention to represent to her Majesty in Council that, for the protec tion of the public health, burials in the Roman Catholic Burial-around of St. John the Evangelist, and in the New 81111111-fields Burying-ground, in the parish of St. Mary, Islington, should be discontinued after the 31st of December next.—l am, &c., H. WADDINGTON.—J. Layton, Esq., Vestry-clerk of St. Mary, Islington. THE NEW STEAM DOCKYARD AT KEYHAM.—It is said that the works of this great national establishment is so far advanced that the contractor will be prepared to de liver up the whole of the southern portion to the Govern ment completed by Midsummer, and that the shops and smithery will be put in operation immediately afterwards. THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.—The seventh purchase of land for allotment amongst the members of this society has just been made in the West Riding . of Yorkshire, at Leeds close to the railroad, on the River Aire, on the Ifarkst;ll and Bradford road. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were estimated at 6,000 bales, of which 2,000 American were taken for export and on specula tion. The market was tame but steady, at pre vious rates. The sales comprised 5,000 American, 200 Egyptian, at 6d. to Bd. ; 500 Surat at 3/d. to ; and 200 Sea island, at is. Bd. to 2s. Bd. per lb. Railway Shares were again lower. The Railway meetings announced are the fol lowing Company. Date. Bourdeaux and Cette (in liquidation) Claimant's _ _ Place. Meeting........ Mar. 21, London Tavern. Caledonian Mar. 22, Glasgow. Irish South-Eastern Lanc. SL Preston Junction Mar. 21, Lancaster. Llynvi Valley Mar. 22, Paddington. Londonderry & Coleraine Mar. 22, 4, Coleman-st.-blg Manch. Sheff. & Lincolnsh. Apr. 13, Machester. Maria Antonia Mar. 22, London Tavern. Shrewsbury & Birmingham Mar. 26, Wolverhampton. Shrewsbury and Chester Mar. 31, Chester. Shropshire Union Mar. 22, Shrewsbury. The evasion of promises held forth in the victual ling scales of emigrant ships is exposed in the fol lowing extract of a private letter from Mel bourne : " After a long and tedious voyage of sixteen weeks and a half, we have arrived at last here. We came on shore last Wednesday, and pitched the tent in a place attached by Government for emigrants, about half-an hour's walk from.the town. On the whole, we had a nice voyage with but one or two squalls, but a very tiresome one, and I would not spend another such a four months on board a ship for anything. At the line it was most tremendously hot ; we could do nothing but lie about the decks panting with the heat ; after that, as we drew near the Cape, it became much colder, and we were forced to rest below all day for the cold and wet, and not till nearly within sight of Australia did it become any finer and warmer. All the time we had to do most dirty work, wash-up dinner things and tea things, prepare meals for cooking, and scrub the lower deck and cabin, punip water for ourselves, &c., till I was sick to death of the ship and all in it. None of us expected to have to do all the dirty work that we had. They even wanted us to go down into the hold by gangs of a dozen each, and draw the water for our selves from the casks in the hold,. saying the sailors had not agreed to do that, and they had not enough of hands, &c.; however, we refused to do it, and so they were forced. We had, also, a great deal of uproar and discus sion about putting into the Cope for water, as they feared they had not enough to carry us on to Australia ; however„ they found that they had enough, and so that was settled after a great deal of quarrelling. The pas sengers then began to grumble that they had not sufficient weight in the things served out, and having some scales on board they weighed them and found them wanting ; however, as their weights were as liable to be wrong as the ship weights, they were forced to give in and take the quantity served out, after several com plaints to the captain, who stood, of course, by his ser vants. After some time, cheese was done with, and we were obliged to go without ; after a little more time butter was done, and that too, the greatest luxury on board, we were obliged to dispense with, and received no equivalent for it or the cheese either. Such was the stock of previsions for 22 weeks ; and had we been another fortnight on board, I have no doubt we would have been without everything else. As to the quality, at first it was very good, but afterwards very bad indeed —the biscuits especially being all over dust and cobwebs when served ont, and large maggots inside, with weevels, of which we eat hundreds, I have no doubt, before suspecting that there were such things in them. The beef was very bad, and tough. I never could manage it, although my teeth are not bad. The pork also was dreadfully salt and fatty ; none liked it, and I could not eat a bit of it. The preserved, meat and bouilli were better, the best things in fact on board. The flour was good at first, and then was bad and sour ; however, we made tolerable bread of it. The rest of the things were also tolerable, and so we made up with them what we wanted with the others. As for this town at present it is a very scattered place, with a great many wooden houses. The streets ate wide, and will be fine ones when morehouses are built and the population increases ; at present it has the appearance of some straggling large village in England that is just beginning to grow into a town, with building in every direction. Everywhere Gold purchased here' meets your eye as you walk up and down the streets, and everything is most exorbitantly dear. Bread is 2s. to 2s. 6d. the 41b. loaf, milk is. per quart ; meat is cheaper, as also tea, sugar, and ,coffee, though far above the usual price ranging here. Boots and shoes are enormous ; shoes none under 17s. per pair; boots, 3/. 10s. per pair. For a straw hat like mine, they ask 255. and other things in p ro p or ti on . F or clerks and such like to come here in expectation of get ting a place; is a great mistake ; there is as great , a diffi culty in getting those places here as in London. I,n fact, at present, for those who have no trade to rely on, there is the greatest difficulty in getting a place. Some that came over with us, carpenters and other trades, blacksmiths especially, are well paid, and tailors also ; all this makes me wish I knew a trade. Some of my fellow-passengers have gone for shepherds, &c. —one, paralysed man, and have agreed for 35/. per year, board and rations ; so that if every thing else fails, I can take to that. I shall get nothing in the town, and, at the present prices, if I should stop here any longer I should spend all my money," The steamer Arabia brings late accounts from New York, Canada, The business reports are duller from most parts of the United States, and money was tighter, principally among the stock speculators, the result being a considerable fall in some of the " fancy " securities. This is a salutary change, however, since it will tend to check speculation, the exports from this country to America having, since January, been large. The Americans, however, have ample means to meet their liabilities, and there will be no 'doubt a good trade this year at fair profits to all con cerned, California absorbing a good deal. The steamer has 250,000 dollars in specie on board. Cotton was rather cheaper, and provisions were tending downwards. In freights there was very little alteration. A conflagration at New Orleans had consumed 18,000 bales of cotton. There has been a very agitated market for public securities in consequence of the news from Turkey, and the evident importance attached to the subject by Government, seeing that a Cabinet Coundil was held yesterday. The opinion in the city is that an amicable settlement will yet be brought about, but that Turkey is steadily losing ground, and will re quire the united and vigorous support of both Eng land and France to keep her up as a nation. Consols have been done as low as 99 for Money, and at 994. They are now 991- 4. The Account prices have ranged from 994 to 4, and at present are 994 4. South Sea Stock is worth 1094, and a bargain has been effected in the 3 per Cent. Annuities of 1726 at 984. Exchequer Bills, dated June, are 9s. to 135., and those of March 10s. premium. The foreign market has been also materially affected by the news. Peruvian Scrip has declined to 3 to 34 premium, and Mexican to 251 4. Chilian 6 per Cents. after being as high as 107 have receded to 1054. Buenos Ayres Bonds have been at 618. Brazilian 44 per Cents. at 98. Austrian Bonds are quoted 98, and Dutch Four per Cents. 981. Rus sian Five per Cents. have been 116 to 117 i, being a fall of 2to 3 per cent. S ar dinian h ave dropped from 971 to 95. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., which were 67i on Friday, are now 641. Spani s h Deferred Bonds are 24 to 4—a decline of .1- to ; and the Certificate is only at' 7. The Gold Mine Market is depressed, and the re action is about * on some of the 1/. Australian shares, the Californian being likewise rather weaker. The Land Companies' shares have given way again —the Agricultural about 11. to 21., the South Australian 21., the Peel River 4 to j, and the British American Land 21. The Joint Stock Bank shares have been duller, but with no pre ssure o f sales. The Railway Share Market has been down about to 1 per cent, for the principal English lines_ orth-Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, South- Western, and Caledonian being most dealt in. The French shares are all worse. Northern are down about 1/„ ' it. to 255.; and Sambre an d • Lyons, Meuse, Namur, and the others proportionably. .BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (F rom the Official List.) fluidness done. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities, 1726 South Sea St ock Consols for Account 13th April Exchequer Bills, 4cl. June. March. klooo 9 13 10 R 50 0....................................... 13 14 Small 9 14 ....................................... PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent . ... 98 Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto New, 1852, 4i per Cent 9B Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 6l Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent Ditto, 3 per Cent Danish 3 per Cent Greek ex, over-due Coupons Mexican 3 per Cent 251 , $ Ditto for th e A ccoun t . Peruvlan S cr i p ....••• 4 ,•• • •• ••• 3l 3 1 x P d Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto for the Account ll6 17 Ditto, 4{ per cent Sardinian }f on d s, 5 per Cent. Sp inish Bonds, 3 per Cent 43i i Spanish New D e f erre d , 3 per Cen t 2 ,11 4 Spanish Passive (Converted) 5 Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 7 i P ° Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852 1 P Venezuela Bonds 3i per Cent. Ditto Deferred, 1 per Cent ISX French Routes, 3 per Cent 79f . 78(75 0 Ex• 25 Dutch Exchange 2i per Ceut cii 98'i Ditto 4 per C en t. Certificates... .. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols Ditto April Account B9 THE UN Ef' , ;D STATES. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, MARCH 21. By the Arabia, which arrived in Liverpool at six o'clock this morning, we have dates from New York to the 9th March. The Senate has confirmed the new Cabinet : Governor Marcy, State ; Mr. Guthrie, Treasury ; Mr. M'Clelland, Interior ; Mr. Davis, War ; Mr. Dobbin, Navy ; Mr. Campbell, Postmaster ; Mr. Cushing, Attorney-General. Their affirmation of the Monroe doctrine in the President's inaugural address excites much remark and some apprehen sion of difficulty. The International Copyright Treaty is before the Senate.. Senator Clayton has called for papers relating to the Clayton and Bulwer Treaty, Honduras, &c. The United States ship Vandalice has sailed on the Japan expedition. The people of Nicaragua have threatened to de stroy an American steamer because she monopolises the transit trade. Eight emigrants have been killed in a railroad collision near Lewistown. A terrible fire has occurred at New Orleans, - which destroyed cotton worth $BOO,OOO. Several negroes perished. The Baltic arrived on the 6th. Tampico has pronounced in favour of the return of Santa Anna to Mexico. The Arabia brought 56 passengers, and $215,000, 200,000 of which were for Havre. MARKETS. Money is certainly tighter and higher—say from 8 to 9 per cent., owing to a kind of quasi-panic, arising out of the miscalculation and imprudence of one or two banks ; stocks are therefore agitated and declinin g . The bank that chi e fly m ad e the difficulty has been aided. Sterling Exchange flat, at 109 i to 110. Stocks rather declining. • Cotton quite dull, holders not pressing on the market.; sales small. Average of middling 110. Flour has dropped 12c., owing rto the Baltic's news,—and very heavy. No other change. Freights dull and low. Cotton feverish at New Orleans. Middling, 81-e. to 81e. BANKRUPTCY COURT-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN BE GIBSON. -THE ST. ALBAN'S BANK.:--IMPORTANT JUDGMENT AS TO PROTECTION AFTER REFUSAL OF CER- TIFICATE. His Honour this day delivered judgment on the very important question whether the Court had power to grant protection after the certificate had been wholly re fused. This bankrupt, it will be remembered—the ar guments having been recently published—had carried on business as an attorney and a banker at St. Alban's, in partnership with a person named Sturt, who was also made bankrupt. The present judgment was given on an application, by way of petition, for his Honour to grant protection, or to recal or reverse the certificate. _ _ His Hohcur said that he had most carefully considered the different clauses of the Bankruptcy Law Consolida tion Act bearing on the point, and could only come to the conclusion that he could not nor ought not to grant the application. His Honour referred to the 112th, 162 d, 196th, 207th, 257th, and 259th clauses—but more par ticularly to. the 257th section, and the cases of Cowgill, 16, 2 8., 246, and Stanton, 1 bankruptcy, rep. 7. His Honour said that the bankrupt had gone over to Boulogne, out of the jurisdiction of this Court, and still remained there, consequently he had avoided the clause which had been inserted for the purpose of punishment ; it would be most mischievous to grant protection in such a case, and he was also bound to say that the petition must be dismissed with coati. Petition dismissed accordingly. - MARLBOROUGH-STREET—(THIS Dd Y.) ROBBERY.—Mary. Kennedy, a well-dressed woman, was placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham, charged with stealing a pound weight of bacon, value Bd., the property. of Mr. George Tickell, cheesemonger, 54, Broad-street, Golden-square. Prosecutor stated that about twelve o'clock on Satur day night he was on a pair of steps, near his shop door, taking down a side of bacon, when he saw the prisoner take up the piece of bacon produced, and put it under her shawl. Just as she was walking off, he got down from the steps and went after her, and asked her to give him the bacon she had taken from his shop. She then pulled the piece OT bacon from under her shawl and threw it on the counter. He then sent for a constable, and gave her in charge. In defence, the prisoner said she took the bacon with the intention of having it weighed in the shop, and while she was waiting the prosecutor taxed her with stealing the bacon, and gave her in charge. Mr. Bingham remanded her till Wednesday next. THE SEARCH FOR SIR JOHN FRANKLIN. The Isabel screw steamer is expected to start early in this week for Behring's Strait, affording an opportunity of almost certain communication with Captain Maguire in the Plover, and with the Rattlesnake, and a not im probable one with Captain. Collinson and Captain Maclure, should they, by failure in the course to which their ships were directed, or by any other necessity, have been forced into the more northern region where the missing ships of Franklin are to be looked for. The ultimate object with which the present expedition has been equipped by the renewed exertions of Lady Franklin (and--as it is well understood, at the cost also of con tinued privations on her part)—is the search of the re gion lying to the north of Behring Strait. It is well known that no ship has yet entered this northern region, at the entrance only of which the Plover is lying as a depot, without the power to advance a step into it, and yet it it is within this region that the expedition of Sir John Franklin is probably lying, helpless to effect its own extrication. It is evident, therefore, that the mission of the Isabel is one of unusual importance to the search for the missing expedition, and deeply as we regret that it has been left to an individual to carry out an object of which the necessity. is so ob vious, yet we may congratulate Lady Franklin on her possession of a vessel admirably suited to the purpose as was proved in the late voyage of the Isabel to Baffin's Bay, and in having secured in Mr. Kennedy a commander who has already proved himself worthy of the trast reposed in him. It is to be regretted that Mr. Kennedy cannot be accompanied by his former friend and companion, the young French Lieutenant Bellot, especially as it is said that the zeal of that officer is as warm as ever in the Arctic cause, and that nothing but the force of circumstances beyond his con trol prevents him from again joining in the search. DINNER TO SIR GEORGE GREY, BART.—The Liberal party in Northuniberltnd have invited Sir G. Grey, Bart., M.P., to a grand banquet at Alnwi c k. Th e right hon. gentleman has accepted the invitation, and Monday next, the 28th inst., has been fixed for the meeting. THE LATE MURDER AND SUICIDE AT CLIFTON.—An inquest was held on Friday before Mr. B. Grindon, the coroner, upon the bodies of Isaac Tucker and his two daughters, Mary Jane and Caroline. After hearing the evidence brought forward, the jury returned a verdict of " Temporary Insanity." It seems that the man was an affectionate and kind father, and lived on friendly terms with all about him. THE CONDEMNED CONVICT, SAUNDERS.—The extreme sentence of the law passed upon Saunders for the mur der of Mr. Toiler, on the road to Romford, will be carried into effect in front of Sprinfield Gaol, Chelms ford, at twelve o'clock at noon on Wednesday next, the 23d inst. All the attempts to set aside the capital sen tence, on the ground of insanity, have failed. WILL OF THE LATE JOEL EMANUEL.—The will of the late Joel Emanuel, of Bury-street, St. Mary-axe, London, has been proved during the past week at Doc tors' Commons. Mr. Emanuel was considered one of the most wealthy members of the Jewish persuasion in England. He has left the great bulk of his real and personal property amongst the members of his family, but has bequeathed several sums in charity, amongst others the sum of 191. 19s. to each of the following insti tutions, viz. :—The Jewish Synagogue, at Steenhart, in Bavaria • the Jewish Synagogue, a t Duke's-place, Lon don ; the Jewish Hospital, at Mile-end ; the Jew's!' Female School, at Bell-square, Spitalfields ; Jewishthe . Infant-Orphan School, at Tenter-ground, Goodman s fields ; the Lo n don Ho s pital ; an d the Hebrew College, sum is property has been sworn under 80,0001. p estates of the exclusive of the very extensive freehold at Smith's-buildings, Leadenhall-street. and is deceased. The will is of considerablelen g th, personal and of Broad-street, solicitor, witnessed by Mr. Dodd, his clerk. s he Whitehouse one of the labourers employed at the t road, Bethnal -green, l Luna tic Asylum, Cambridge-he ath- which -gre • discovered the body of a gentleman,was lying which T in a garden attached to the asylum. SUlClDE.—Yesterday morning, hortly after 7 o'clock, face downwards The earth near the spot w as not much disturbed, but there were three distinct poo ls of blo od , which had evi dently flowed from a most extensiv e wound in front of the deceased's neck. In the right hand was a white ivory-handled razor, apparently quite new, but be smeared with blood. The decased, who was apparently about 55 years of age, wore a wig, and was very respec tably dressed in a puce-coloured surtout coat, black vest and trousers'. His linen was marked with the letters AL L." There was an extensive bruise on the front of his head, which is supposed to have been caused by his fall in climbing over the pailings. A silk pocket handkerchief was the only article found in the possession of the deceased, whose body now awaits an inquest in the workhouse of St. Matthew's, Bethnal-green. NEW BILL TO AMEND THE LAW ON COMBINATION OF WORKMEN.—On Saturday was printed Mr. Drummond and Mr. Thomas Duncombe's bill to amend and explain the law relating to combination of workmen. The ob ject of the bill is that masters, employers, workmen, or other persons who shall enter into any combination to advance, or to lower, or to fix the rat e o f th e i r wages, or to lessen or alter ie hours or duration of the time of their working, or to'peaceably persuade or induce others to abstain from work in order to obtain the rate of wages or the altered hours of labour so fixed or agreed upon, shall not be deemed to be guilty of "molestation" or . " obstruction " within the meaning of the act, and shall not therefore be subject ot liable to uny indictment or prosecution for conspiracy, HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. This renowned Theatre is to open. This is a fact. A project, which promises the best, is on foot for the commencement of a new season. Several spirited indi viduals, among whom may be reckoned Mr. Puzzi (so well known as connected with her Majesty's Theatre for so many years), Messrs. Robinson and Nugent (offi cials connected with the establiShment for very long pe riods), and others, men of capital, and parties interested, have made an offer, by means of which, and with the concurrence and substantial aid of the numerous body of Box-Proprietors, the great result will be accomplished, and the old opera still be secured to the public. All that is wanting for success to this new measure is mutual for bearance for a short space ; as a company is formed and ready, an orchestra engaged, intended .operations di gested, and all the details of the scheme already placed on solid foundations. We should think that the owners of the Theatre and the Proprietors of Boxes would not be so lost to their own interests, as, by apathy or want of courage, to interpose any difficulty, and not to throw over the whole design, the spirit and protection of their guarantee. Mr. Puzzi, so well known in the musical circles of London, and whose aid as medium between the artistic world and its aristocratic patrons is so inva lu%ble, is to be the principal of the new body of ma nagers. Union at this juncture, concert and good under standing, forbearance for a certain period, and the pro per encouraging guarantees, even the distinct impressions of self-interest, are all that is wanting to render pro sperity certain. Remembering the ♦ast body dependant on the Theatre, it would be pitiable, indeed, should a more than temporary and retrievable difficulty befal it. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OP GOLD. The imports of the precious metals this week have again been very heavy, owing to the continued influx of Australian gold. Our list includes —by the Falcon, from Sydney, 14,655 oun ces o f go ld ; by th e Syd ne y steamer, from Australia, 175,790 ounces of gold ; by the screw-steamer Alps, from New York, 200,000 dollars; by the City of Manchester, from Philadelphia, 15,000 dollars ; by the Iberia from Li s b on , 1,600/. ; an d by the Teviot, from the Brazils, three boxes of gold, and a case of old silver (besides nine packages of diamonds), the value of which was not stated in the manifest. The total value of these imports may be stated at fully 810,000/., nearly the entire of which is in gold. The custom-house account of the shipments of the pre cious metals direct from London, during the week ending Thursday last, is as follows :—Gold coin—To Belgium, 9,400 ounces ; to Hamburgh, 1,840 ounces ; to Dunkirk, 4,000 ounces, Gold bars—To Hamburgh, 2,500 ounces ;to Boulogne, 4,000 ounces. Silver coin—To Boulogne, 700 ounces, Silver bars—To Boulogne, 3,100 ounces. This gives a total of 21,740 ounces of gold, and 3,800 ounces of silver—representing an aggre gate value of nearly 85,000/. We are also advised of the undermentioned shipments, viz. :—By the Lady Jocelyn, 29,773/., chiefly for Cal cutta ; by the Magdalena, for the West Indies, 1,3361. in specie, besides 1,9001. worth of jewellery; by the Marco Polo, for Melbourne, 76,750/. in specie ; by the Euphemus, for Geelong and Port Philip, 20,000/. ; and by the Sir Henry Hardinge, for Port Philip and Sydney, 30,000/. The Ripon, which will leave Southampton to-morrow for Alexandria, will carry out specie and bullion to the value of 242,920/. ' of which 30,000/. is in gold, and 212,920/. i n s il ver , forming a large pro portion of the late arrivals of silver from the West Indies. The destination of this large sum is as follows : for Ceylon, gold, 1,000/. ; for Bombay, silver, 124,030/. ; for Madras, silver, 8,890/., and gold, 5,000/. ; for Cal cutta, silver 80,000/. ; for Alexandria, gold, 24,0001. The total shipments from the kingdom for the week are thus raised to 485,000/., and the excess of imports over exports is consequently about 325,0001. The large shipments of silver to the east, it should be remembered, have no effect upon the balance sheet of the Bank of England, as this silver merely passes through the London market like any other mercantile commodity. The result of our statement is, that the movement of the precious metals is a't present decidedly in our favour, a result which cannot fail to have an effect upon future returns of the Bank. Next week there will be further ship ments of gold to the continent. On the other hand, we continue to notice the favourable feature of a falling off in the demand for coin for Australia. CANTERBURY ELECTION. (From, the Weekly Dispatch.) The House of Commons, on Monday night, on the motion of Mr. Ker Seymer (chairman of the committee appointed to try the merits of the Canterbury petition, which .set forth that bribery and treating prevailed to a great extent at the last election), agreed to an address for a commission to inquire into the state of the borough. From time immemorial bribery and treating have pre vailed to an enormous extent in the ancient metropo litan city ; and this species of corruption has not been confined to the Tory party, since what is called the Liberal interest has done its best to win the elections by the same dirty and dishonourable means. The late Earl Darnley, when Lord Clifton, was plucked as clean as a pigeon by his " dear friends," and at length found himself obliged to retire from the repre sentation. Viscount Fordwich abandoned the repre sentation on similar grounds. The late Hon. R. Watson, brother to the late Lord Sondes, notwith standing the long purse of the latter (a good-natured benevolent nobleman), felt himself compelled to cut the Liberals, after thanking them for their support. Those individuals were all professed Reformers. It is impos sible to form a notion of the amount of money spent by the Tory Mr. Lushington, but he or the Treasury must have squandered thousands in order to maintain his seat. In fact, there has not been a Tory representative for twenty years past who has not been obliged to bleed freely. It may be as well to look back to past elections. In the general election of 1832 (December), the Hon. Richard Watson and Viscount Fordwich were returned. The former polled 834, and the latter 802 votes. One John Tom, calling himself Sir William Courtenay, maniac, at this electi on , po ll e d 375 votes. At the general election in 1835 (January), Lord Albert Conyng ham and Mr. Frederick Villiers were returned. The former polled 755 votes, and the latter 660. Mr. Lushington was a candidate on the occasion, and se cured 658 votes ; and, on petition, Mr. Lushington was seated, Mr. Villiers having been declared unduly elected. At the general election in August, 1837, one Bradshaw, a Conservative, and Lord Albert Conyngham were returned ; the former polled 761, and the latter 755 votes. There were t wo other candidates at this election—H. P. Gipps, a Conservative, and Frederick Villiers, a Liberal : the 'former received 751 votes, and the latter 698. In February, 1841, Lord Conyngham, on the ground of ill health, but, in truth, because he had been alarmingly fleeced, accepted the Chiltern Him dreds, and the Hon. G. Smythe was returned. There were two other candidates, Mr. Wilson and Mr. Twisden Hodges. Mr. Wilson, a Liberal, was so terribly plun dered that he quitted the city in disgust. On the death of Mr. Bradshaw, in March, 1847, Lord Albert Conyng ham was again returned ; and at the general election, on the 9th of August following, Lord Albert Conyngham and Mr. Smythe were returned : the former polled 808, and the latter 782 votes. There were two other candi dates—Mr. Vance, a Conservative, and Lord Clinton, of the same way of thinking. These two unsuccessful candi dates polled, the former 643, and the latter 641 votes. Lord Conyngham behaven like a trump on this occa sion. He came " down with the dust," " like a man." In February, 1850, Lord Albert accepted the Chiltern Hundreds, on becoming Lord Londesborough, and Lieut.-Col. Romilly was elected in his stead. With the last election, which gave rise to the recent inquiry, our readers are familiar ; the candidates were Sir William Somerville, Colonel Romilly, and Messrs. Gipps and Johnstone ; the latter have been unseated on th e score of others, bribery through the agency of ers, and a very pretty exposure has taken place. The commission will consist of W. F. Slade, T. C. Anstey, and W. Burcham, Esqrs., and we had hoped the inquiry would have gone back to the general election, in 1841, because the parties who took a prominent part on that occasion and subsequently, have not, to our own knowledge, elio d e i e e t do n u . t, nor has th e i r res id ence b een disturbed. Unfortunatel y , how ever , t h e i nqu i ry must stop at There is a c l ause i n th e act o f Parliament, passed by th e Lords, rendering it obliga th e last t ort' .en the part of the Commissioners, to confine th e inquiry to th a t particular period, because the previous election, when Colonel Romilly was re turned without opposition, was a " pure one." A p ure election at C an t er b ury ! Was ever such a thing known ? We could name parties who never move without being paid for their services ; and we know that claims for enormous sums of money sent in to Mr. Wilson for the honour of being a candidate only, were from persons who walk with a pretty high head at Canterbury. There was some bustling conversation in the lobby of the House of Commons last night on the matter of the peti tion, and the following list of persons who can give in formation as to the means by which election matters are conducted was handed to Mr. Anstey LIBERALS. Alderman Cooper. Mr. G. Cooper. Alderman Masters. Alderman Brent. TORIES. Mr. Pout. Mr. Holthum. Mr. Edward Southee. Mr. Goodwin. Mr. Ward. Mr. Williamson. Mr. E. Homersham. Mr. G. Smith. Mr. Dombrain. Mr. A. Engeham. The inquiry will be of a most severe character ; and the evidence will be published as soon after the commission closes its labours as possible. The object of the inquiry is not to disfranchise the city. It has no aim of that kind in view ; but to furnish such data to the House as shall enable it to correct an evil which has taken deep root in Canterbury as in almost every other borough in England. Mr. Rutter. -- - Mr. Claris. Mr. T. L. Burch. Mr. Welby. Mr. C. Sharpe. THE WEATHER IN IRELAND.—The unseasonable state of the weather is almost the general topic of the day. The snow which ceased falling yesterday evening, has been succeeded by an intense frost, and all appear ances of the spring season have completely vanished under its blighting influence. The severity of the wea ther is generally complained of in the provincial popers, and agricultural operations have been again, in ma n y districts, completely suspended. There is now s carcely a doubt but that the ensuing will be one of th e latest harvests of the last quarter of a century. Such a con tinuous run of disastrous weather, commencing at the close of last autumn and lasting up to thi s, the second spring month, is almost without parallel even in this variable climate. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The leading country markets held on Saturday were :bn . moderately supplied with wheat, in which only a limited business was transacted, on somewhat easier terms. Fine barley realised full currencies ; but other kinds were slow sale. The value of malt was well supported. In all other kinds of grain, including flour, very little was doing. Most of the continental markets have been in a very inactive state. In prices, however, no material change has taken place. The latest accounts from the United States are to the effect that flour was in fair request, at full currencies. Up to our market, last week, the arrivals of Engl ish grain were very moderate. From abroad we received 10,936 quarters of wheat, 2,410 barley, 3,864 oats, 2,495 beans, 1,256 tares, 10,294 linseed, 3,499 rapeseed, 42 7 eu e. dry seeds, 9,202 sacks and 17,060 barrels of flour. Fresh up to-day from Essex and Bent the arrivals of wheat were on a very mod era t e sca l e , an d i n b u t middling condition. From the east coast the supply was limited, but we had a fair sprinkling of red qualities from the mid' land counties per railway. Notwithstanding that the ell of samples was by no means e x t ens i ve , th e d ema nds for kinds, owing to the comparativ e ly small number of buyer s in attendance, and the continuous imports of foreign flou r ' was in a very inactive state. In the general quotations, however, no change took, place, although damp pools were in some instances offering on easier terms, to save de murrage. For forward delivery very few transactions took Plac e ' Some of the growers were less firm in their demands. With foreign wheat, we were tolerably well, but not to say heavily supplied. Good heavy qualities sold slowly , at last week's currency. In all other kinds, very little vi e° doing, at barely late rates. Since our last, a larger business has been doing in Le et „ . ing cargoes off "'" Falmouth, although the a r r i va l s have " large. The show of both English and foreign barley was ye/ moderate. Selected malting parcels changed hands at Pr e ' vious rates. Grinding and distilling sorts moved off 8 104 on former terms. Rather a large quantity of malt was brought forward yet a steady business was transacted in most kinds, at flu' prices. There was a moderate sale for good fresh oats, at fil ll currencies. In other kinds, comparatively little was doiPg• Very few English beans were brought forward, but the supply of forei g n was good. The trade was in a sluggis h state, on former terms. TEAS—The supply of which was limited—sold slowly, s t late figures. The demand for all kinds o tations were barely supported CURRENCY PEE BD Wheat—Essex & Kent, Red •..• new 42s to 48s Ditt0............ old 50s 54s oitto, White new 44s 54s Ditto.. .• .... old 49s 60s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old 47s 53s Ditto new 37s 47s live—Old ••• • • . 29s 3?s New ......•• •• •• 29s 32s , arley—Grinding..... 28 s 30s Malting . .. • . 31s 34- Chevalier... .• • 35s 39s %[M—Suffolk and N0r f01k•..... •..... 54s SBs grown .•• ••.......... 46s bis Kingston and Ware 57s 60s flour was heavy, and qllO. mauaa MEASURE. Malt— Chevalier .... 610 to 634 ')ats Yorkshire and .421 Lincoinsh., Feed 1 60 Potato .... 21# r" Youghal and Cork Black. ...... 16 9 19 , ° , Cork, White 16r 2 " 4 : Scotch, Feed ... 2 19 '- Beans—Tick 3 4, 38 9 Pigeons ......•••• 36 1 , 4 , 5 , Peas—Grey 31. Maple . .... 33' White... 36 Boilers 3114. f 6 Flour—Town-made. • • 415 4, Suffolk .. ........ 320 , Stockta & Norfol 320 SMITHFIELD. During the last week, the imports of foreign ft Wic l s into the London wer e seasona bly goo d—th e t o t a l afriv a. O amounting to 2,488 head. D uring th e same rTrw i dgo l , 1852 they amount e d t o 1,726 ; i n 1851, 2,124 ; 1,920 ; in 1849, 1,944 ; and in 1848, 898 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. 224 ... From Ostend Harlingen Antwerp......... -- Rotterdam...... 179 Calves. rig,t 436 ... - ''' ~ -. 104 1,216 15 • 241 .. Total .... 615 ... 1,577 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under :-- Beasts. Sh ee p. L am b s . C a l ve s. rigll :-. 1852 337 ... 1,205 ... 184 ••• 4 1851 466 1,395 ... 219 1850 579 ... 966 ... 193 ..• 1849 351 1,433 „. 160 .. 1843 424 ' 313 ... 131 ••• w ith 'l To-day's market was but mo d era t e ly su pplied foreign stock, the gener a l quality of which was in_°f e cl There was a decided f a lli ng o ff i n th e arrivals 0thew..,..0 , beasts fresh up this m orn i ng , an d th e i r was noircli'.: o( l meat in their weight. The attendance of both •tesvi l l e lt, country butchers being large, the beef trade ruledl9l - of at an advance in the quotations realised on Moiday la th' quite 2d per 81bs, and a good clearance was effected ' A . g i out difficulty. The primest Scots sold readily at "- per Sibs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshi r % of received 1,400 Scots and short horns ; from other Part e .; England, 600 Herefords, runts, Devons, short horns, "i.e. and from Scotland, 640 horned and polled Scots. Th e the mainder of the supply was derived from abroad, and neighbourhood of the metropolis. stock sheep e:?; We•wheernecaegatihnevesrYale scantily y a s t up d p e li sC e lption o with all f very firm, at a further rise in the currencies of clul_;pea per 81bs. The primest old Downs, i n the wool, 1, 5s 4d, in some instances 5s 6d p er 8113 s; out of the it At 4e 4d per 81bs, at which the whole changed hallCbl•A o l least one-fourth of the sheep were shorn, but de_7,l,ig generally gave the preference to those in the w o o l, ON - toth he e f u e n w us D ua o l The ly t h l ith mb p s ri i c n e t o h f e skins. T market sold at from 6°4cl to 6s p p io e t r a B ti lb on s. s; Prime small ca i l t v h e e s r s l o vis ld e, st t e h a e d v il e y al , at trade aswligashtin. a lvsl an ux., _ i ce the state. Pigs, the suppl y o f which was mo d e rate, 9°l-A a t full quotations. ....... 236 ••• Per 81bs to si s. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts ...3 oto 3 2 Second quality ...3 4 3 6 Prime large oxen 3 8 310 Prime Scots, &c. 4 0 4. Inferior sheep _4 0 4 2 Second quality ...4 4 4 8 Prime crse.-wlled.4 10 5 0 ink the Eiffel& TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep Calves . , Pigs o. d. 0. d• Prime Southdo wn 5 2 5 4 L arg e crse. calves 3 4 4 g il Prime small do ...4 • 4 a Large hogs ......... 210 3 0 Small porkers ...... 3 6 4 a Suckling calves 21. 0 26 u Quarter old pigs 16 0 24 v 4,046 17,030 192 220 f FOREIGN SUPPLY• 704 neREtS ................... 950 5heep..................... 155 Calves , .......... Pig 5........................ ( O lt A statement and comparison of th e supplies and prices °o stock exhibited and sold in Smithfi e ld Cattle Ma r—e t : Monday, March 22, 1852, and thi s d a y, Monday, M are " 1853. Per jilbs, to sink the offais. March 22, 1852. Mar. 21,18563. s. d. s. 0. a. d. 15 .; ... 2 4to 2 63. Otoa 6 ... 2 8 3 03 4 ••• 3 .2 2 43 8 3 6 2 84 0 2 8 2 10 4 0 3 0 It 64 4 ' I , 3 8 3104 10 a', .. 4 0 4 45 2 A " 0 .. 3 4 310 3 4 S .. 4 0 4 64 4 ; 0 •• 2 6 3 6210 0 4 . 3 8 310 3 6 ',116 ,v .. 3,859 17,° 3 ' ,, 23,070 ... 155 2 20 .. 380 692 ; .11°"' Coarse and inferior beasts Second quality ditto ... Prime large oxen ... Prime Scots, dze Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality ditto ... Prime coarse woolled ditto Prime Southdown ditto Largo coarse calves Prime small ditto Large hogs Neat small porkers Beasts... Sheep Calves._ SUPPLIRS 0 SALN, March 24, 1851.—Beasts, 3 18,270; calves, 119; pigs, 310. March 25 ,1850. —Beasts, 3,395; sheep, 22,050 pigs, 184. 10 8 ; NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. 00 ,1 ' The supplies of country-killed meat continue :L tito those sl a u g ht ere d i n th e me t ropo li s b u t moderate whole, a full average business is doing, on the folio° terms Per Sibs by the carcase. (1. , s. d. e. d. 5. d. Ili 6 Beef, inferior 282 10 Mutton, Inferior 3 4 4 0 Do., middling 3 0 8 2 D o ., m iddli ng 3 8 4 v Do., prime large 3 23 4 Do., prime 4 2 4 Do., do. small. ...3 4 3 6 Veal 2 8 4 - 0 it Pork, large 2 8 3 2 Pork, sma ll 3 s' BOROUGH HOP. 'r Most kinds of hops are in short supply, and fair quest, at our quotations. S ussex h o p s t o -d a y ar e de" 1 60; higher. Mid and East Kent pockets, 120 s tc ll ., A . per Weald of Kent, 112 s to 126 s ; S ussex , 105 s to cwt. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Teri The receipts of home-grown potatoes have been t be limited since our last report • but the imports fromo continent have been on a liberal' scale—viz., 913 tons fr ° o Rouen, 32 from Gravelines, 90 from Havre, 155 fr ° o , Dunkirk, 30 from Calais, and 8 bags from Rotter al4 , The demand to-day is by no means brisk, as follow ;0., York Regents, 115 s to 160 s per ton ; Lincolnshire ci 95s to 125 s ; foreign, 95s to 115 s. WOOL. As Of' We continue to have a very firm market for all kin" is. English wool, the supply of which is limited, at full cilot tions. Foreign and colonial quail ties are dull in sale, the not lower. Last week's imports were 233 bales fro from Cape, 811 from Hobart Town, 1 2 from Dantzig, from Trieste, 291 from Sydney, 26 from Antwerp, 244 from Callao, 1,100 from Algoa Bay, 20 from Leghorn, 6 1 9 Melbourne, 117 from Whampoa, and 452 from Odes sa' SEEDS. The demand for linseed is in a T(317 inactive state ), i to to the large arrivals, and prices h ave g i ven way from Li - 2s. per quarter. All other sorts are a dull inquirY• seed and Rape-cakes are fully 58. por ton lower. 4 11 Turnip,White, per bush. 9s to lls Carrara new ••'• • • 1 0 : Ir e Swede ••• • •• •• lOs 12$ Coriander, new •• •' .gs 09 mustard, 8r0wn ...... 78 10$ Ilempseed, per quar ter b'gs 6o White, new.... .. 7s Ocl 10s Linseed, Eng. , .owing • • 4 84 ,••.- Tares,Wlnter, new 49 6d I%sod Crushing ••• • ' • ••• 4gs ;0/ Spring ••••.•••-• 6s Od 6s 6d Baltic •••• • • • • 483 Canary, per quarter . 38s 42s Odessa •••• • • • Rye grass 28s 34s Linseel Cake, pr. ten 10 1 sa j:lover, Red Eng. (cwt.) 4 3 s 63s English 81 0$ 10 1 ;r4 White •• • • ...... 461 66 s Fo.7e Foreign Red . 48s 63$ Rape Cakes, Pr t ee 13/08 96 White .• .. 46s 64s Rapese ed, NeW, prlst Trefoil, aew.......... 265 30$ lin, per ton 71 . os i TALLOW. es 100 l e Our market h a s assume d a fi rmer tone, and Pr — To-o f '' advanced since Monday last from 9d per cwt., , 9d' &r. to , ,to .Y.O. on the st, issellino at from 445' .6 4 9cl P er d for deli ver y during the last throe months , 440 fat, cwt. Town ta110w,.435 6d per cwt., n et cash; r oue 2s 5d per 81bs. ts s3 ' 36 ,09 0 , 0 64 9 :j 0 40 5, 0 641 72 6 79,6 03 45% 1849. I 1850 1851. Stock this day 26,944 33,147 , 37,416 40s 3d 37s Od to 4-Os 6d to • U , to 409 Od (10s Od 405 - 0 d , elivery last week .. 1,331 2.226 1,814 Ditto from Jane 1.... 85,418 • 50,155 481,172 Arrivals last week 55 '991. Ditto from June I .... 104,969 ; 87,831 93,1 " Price of Town ..... • 43s Od 139 s 6d i . A4 is 6d 'rice of Y. C. 102. 4c.1 43 365 Ott td 3 6 ' 36 1,93 8 92,0 1 232 106;7 96 Sae 94