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

lattion. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. TATTERSALL'S (THIS EVENING•) IiORTHAMPTONSIRE STAKES. 20 to 1 agst Defiance (taken.) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 10 to 1 agst Filbert. CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst Braxey. DERBY. 20 to 1 agst Umbriel (taken.) 10 to 1 agst The Reiver (taken.) 22 to 1 agst Ninnyhammer (taken.) 33 to 1 agst Hurworth (taken.) 45 to 1 agst Ethelbert (taken.) OAKS. 16 to 1 agst Maria Bell (taken.) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS EVENING.) The LORD CHANCRLLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. Lord FEVERSHAM presented a petition from York against the admission of Jews into Parliament. , Lord LYNDHURST gave notice that he would to morrow put a question to the noble earl at the head of the Government with regard to the asylum afforded in this country to foreign refugees. The Earl of HARROWBY presented a petition from Walsall against the admission of Jews into Parliament. REGISTRATION OF ASSURANCES BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second read ing of this bill, the object of which he explained to be to put an end to insecurity of title. He would gladly enhance the transferable value of land. It was noVhis intention by it to change • the manner by which land as a species of property could be dealt with, but only give more facility to its transference. Property in land was very different to any other species of property, and in the transfer of it the vendor had all sorts of difficult opera tions to go through before he could effect a sale. The ven der had it thrown upon him to prove a negative, and though he did not mean to say that there were many cases of fraud under this state of things, yet without some mea sure of this sort, no security could be obtained. If such a measure had been passed 20 years ago, when the first report of the Commissioners was published, he had no doubt that incalculable benefits would have resulted from it. The noble and learned lord then proceeded to enter into the details of the bill, and concluded by moving the second reading. [LEFT SITTING.I .HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Viscount EMLYN took the oaths and his seat for Wor cettershire. BOSTON ELECTION. The SPEAKER intimated to the house that he had received a letter stating, that it was not intended to pro ceed with the petition against the return of Mr. Bond Cabbell for Boston. WIGTON BURGHS ELECTION. Sir J. TROLLOPE said he had to inform the house, that Lord Charles Pelham Clinton, who had been ap pointed to serve on the Wigton Burghs election com mittee, was in a bad state of health, and unable to attend to his duties in that committee. The medical attendant of his lordship was in attendance, and would, if called in, inform the house of the state of his lordship's health. The medical attendant was then called to the bar, and stated that his lordship was suffering from a severe bronchital affection, and was incapable of attending the committee. On the motion of Sir J. TROLLOPS, the services of his lordship were dispensed with. PETITIONS. Mr. W. WILLIAMS presented a petition from Bel fast against granting any public money for horse-racing. Mr. SPOONER presented a petition from working men in Worcestershire against the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays ; also a petition from Warwickshire against the removal of Jewish disabilities. Sir J. TROLLOPE presented a petition from medical men at Long Sutton, in Lincolnshire, complaining of the present mode of taxing their incomes. Lord BROOKE presented a petition from Leaming ton, against the admission of Jews into Parliament. DERBY ELECTION. The members of the Derby Election Committee were called to the bar and sworn. The committee was ap pointed to sit to-morrow at 11 o'clock. PETITIONS. Mr. COWAN presented a petition from Edinburgh, against the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sunday. Sir R. H. INGLIS presented 'several petitions from Yorkshire and Lancashire against the admissiorr of Jews into Parliament, and against the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays ; also a petition from Yorkshire against any interference with the clergy reserves in Canada. SUPPLY OF WATER TO THE METROPOLIS. Lord R. GROSVENOR gave notice that to-morrow he would ask the Government what their intentions were with respect to the bills which were introduced in the present session, for the purpose of supplying the metro polis with water. THE SIX-MILE BRIDGE AFFRAY. Mr, NAPIER gave notice that on the 17th of March he would move for the production of all papers relating to the disturbance at Six-mile Bridge. FISCAL REFORM. Mr. W. WILLIAMS gave notice that this day fort night he would move a resolution to the effect that all public money passing through the revenue department should be paid into the exchequer. OFFENCES 'AGAINST WOMEN & CHILDREN. Mr. FITZROY gave notice that this day week he would ask for leave to bring in a bill for the better pre vention of offences against women and children. THE MAIL BAGS OF THE AUSTRALIAN. Sir D. L. EVANS gave notice that to-morrow he would ask the Government whether any measures would be adopted to enable the public to ascertain what letters in the last Australian mail by the ship Australia had been destroyed by water. CONVOCATION. Sir J. PAKINGTON, in rising to put the three questions of which he had given notice to the Govern ment, said he begged it to be distinctly understood that he disclaimed all intention of offering any insult or disrespect to the clergy, who had formed the Con vocation, but he thought it right that the house and the country should be in possession of the information he was about to ask for. He wished, therefore, to ask Lord John Russell whether the attention of her Majes ty's Government has been directed to the appointment of a committee by the Upper House of Convocation at their last meeting, on the 16th February, for the trans action of business during the prorogation ; whether they are satisfied that a committee so appointed can legally act when Convocation is not sitting ; and whether it is their intention to take any steps in consequence of that proceeding. Lord J. RUSSELL had only say, in answer to these questions; that the attention of the Government had been directed to this question, and the law offi cers o f the Crown had been asked to give their opinion as to the legal powers of Convoca tion, in respect to the appointment of the committee on the 16th February. No formal opinion, however, had yet been given by the law officers of th e Crown, and he must, therefore, defer giving a direct answer to the other question until to-morrow. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. - - --- Mr. IL BAILLIE said the committee now sitting up stairs, would probably not be able to make up a final report until a late period of the session, and in the meantime, therefore, he wished to ask the noble lord, the member for the City of Lon don, whether it was his intention to introduce a bill for the permanent Government of India during the pre sent session, and if so, whether he was prepared to state when the f the house.overnment bill will b e l a id upon t h e ta b le o Lord J. RUSSELL had to state, in answer to these questions, that it was the intention of the Government fors ntro the Governmduce a bill in the c ourse of the present session ent of named in the bill, but he India, for a space of time to be could not state when the bill would of be the da introducedon which it . Due notice, m h owever, would be • y would b ndi scussing it. le e allowed forwould be b rought in, and Mr. HUMS said, last year the committee determined great heads connectedlad reported ; with the to inquire into three ask whether Government of India. The committee Government to b • • upon one of these heads, and he wished to ring in a bill it was the intention of the before the inquiry on the other two heads w brought to a close? Lord J. RUSSELL could. only repeat wh a t h e had already said, namely—that it was the intention of the GoVernment to introduce a bill in the course of the pre. sent session. WAR IN MONTENEGRO. Lord D. STUART, in rising to call the attention of the house to the affairs of Turkey, as affected by the contest now proceeding in Montenegro, said he most sincerely regretted that this important sub ject had not been taken up by a more influential membor than himself. He thought no man could consider the present state of affairs in Turkey, or could read the reports that wero made upon the events passing there, without feeling that the independence and integrity of Turkey —an object which successive Governments of the country had considered of paramount importance, was greatly endangered. (Hear, hear.) They heard of the large armies of Austria being on the frontier of Tur kaey, in one d i rection, and of three corps of a Russian approaching the frontier in another direction, le "ley were told that demands were being addressed b th Sublime Porte in terms e them ig m h o t s y t po p r o e w m e p rs tory, to and th o e f ligltintatums being Ke a n t her) answered within the space -of a few days. only subject which ha4P It appeared that the rise to these proceedings wag\ the state of a sm al f l g i lLr v o o e vi . . ri n 'ne e in Turkey called Mon ten4ro. The district of Monteneg ro tenegro was so small thAt _ . f \\lL. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 3, 1853. might well be described, under certain circumstances at Vienna, as a geographical atom, for Montenegro as the house was aware, was a small district, extending in length to about sixty miles, and in breadth to about thirty-five miles, with a population of about 100,000 souls. It was situated in Turkey, on the coast of the Adriatic ; it was exceedingly mountainous, and there was not one town in it the population of which num bered more than 1,200 souls. The inhabitants were half barbarous, and had always been distinguished for their lawless and predatory habits. Well, this district, forming part of the Empire of Turkey, was taken from Egypt in 1478, and by treaties agreed to in 1699 and 1718, be tween Austria and Turkey, and Venice and Turkey, both being executed under the mediation of England and Holland, it was determined that Montenegro was within the Turkish territories. In 1791 another treaty was signed between Austria and Turkey under the mediation of England, Holland, and Prussia, and this treaty did more than the previous treaties, because it not only held that Montenegro was still part of Turkey, but it also declared in express terms that the Montenegrins were to be subject to the Porte. Montenegro, it was true, had occasionally claimed and professed its independence, but, nevertheless, it had always been under the sove reignty of the Sublime Porte, and no treaty which had ever been signed since, made any attempt to alter this state of things. The Treaty of Vienna, of 1815, defined the limits of Austria to the direction of Turkey, and like all others, left Montenegro where it was. a portion of the Turkish empire. (Hear, hear.) The Government of Montenegro is peculiar ; it is an heriditary episcopal Government, but as the Bishop is not permitted to marry, the throne descends from uncle to nephew. The present heir has the feeling noio episccpaci in, perhaps, a more sincere manner than our own bishops, and under such circumstances the question of descent becomes somewhat difficult and corn plicated. The Emperor of Russia is not, in reality, as described by the Earl of Malmesbury, the head of the Greek Church ; he has, legally, no control over members of that Church not his own svbjects. The statement that the Emperor of Russia had in public given advice which in private he had countermanded, was only in strict accordance with the constant policy of Russia as exemplified in the case of Poland and Hungary. The Montenegrins had received and acted upon the advice thus given. The most experienced Turkish general was then immediately dispatched against them, and frcm that time the animus, the interference of Austria commenced. That government made require ments not consistent with the independence of the Porte. Such demands, accompanied by threats, were impolitic and tyrannical. Montenegro had no claim to be con sidered an independent state ; and even if it had, Aus tria was the last power that should come forward to de clare their independence. The religion ofAustria had never been so persecuted in Turkey ; in fact, no Government was so tolerant in religious affairs as that of Turkey, in fact, at Jerusalem itself, a town under the Turkish rule, there was an English Protestant Bishop. Austria concealed at the bottom of all this professed regard for religion, a vindictive spirit engendered by the Porte having sheltered the fugitives of the Hungarian war. It is the policy of England to preserve the independence of Turkey, for upon that depends the equilibrium of power in Europe. Our commerce also required that the freedom of Turkey should be maintained. Austria had not shown the most friendly spirit to this country, and this has been attri buted to the conduct of the noble lord the present Secre tary of State for the Home Department, but the instances which proved that spirit, had occurred since the noble lord had quitted office. The late Duke of Wellington and John Sobieski were the two men to whom Austria principally owed her independence, and to both she had proved ungrateful. The conduct of Turkey in the case of the Hungarian refugees was worthy of the highest praise, and certainly had been pressed upon her by this country, and it was a point of honour to England that she should not suffer for that con duct. The noble lord concluded by moving for copies of any communications that may have been received from the Governments of Austria or Turkey on the subject of Montenegro. (Hear, hear.) Mr. M. MILNES rose and was [LEFT SPEAKING.] CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) CHARGE OF MURDER. (Concluded from our First Edition.) Mr. Sleigh then addressed the jury on the part of the prisoner, and contended that he, at the time he com mitted the offence, was not legally responsible for his actions. The case was entirely one of homicidal mo nomania. The whole conduct of the prisoner proved it to be so, for it was well known that insanity was fre quently accompanied by an impulse to commit murder, and it was a common characteristic of a crime of this kind committed by a lunatic, that he made no attempt to conceal the truth, but frankly confessed his guilt. He should adduce evidence to show that immediately after the birth of the prisoner his mother was obliged to be sent to a lunatic asylum, and that she died there after being an inmate for several years, and also that the prisoner from his youth upwards had shown indications of insanity. _ Caroline Collier was then called. She said lam a married woman, and my husband is a corn-chandler at Kensal New Town. The prisoner is my brother. My mother died at the lunatic asylum at Wanstead. She had been there sixteen years before her death. She had been confined three or four times. The prisoner is younger than I am. After his birth my mother was a lost woman. She was taken to the asylum about a year and a half after that event. Her illness came on during her confinement. She had the puerperal fever. During her two subsequent confinements it was necessary to take her from home. My brother occasionallyjcalled upon me ; but he has been a wanderer for twelve or fourteen years. As nearly as I can recollect, the last time I saw him was a month before Christmas ; that was at my house at Kensal New Town. He did not stay at my house more than a quar ter of an hour. He was very excited. His conversation was upon the Roman Catholic religion. He said there were men after him who would kill him, whichever way he would go. He wandered a long time about my door before he would come in on each occasion that he - visited me. I endeavoured to reason him out of his ideas. He said he considered himself superior to other persons, and that he would one day have a good deal of money, and be a gentleman. Cross-examined by Mr. Cook—l remonstrated with him for not working and living without a home. He did not appear to have sense enough to get a living; but continued to ramble about in idleness. I was in the habit of giving him occasionally one or two shillings. Re-ex amined—l could not reason him out of the idea that people were going to kill him. Mr. Cook having briely replied, Lord Campbell summed up the evidence with great care and minuteness. The jury then retired, and, after being absent about ten minutes, returned a verdict of guilty. The prisoner was called on for judgment. Lord Campbell then sentenced the prisoner to be exe cuted in the gaol of the county wherd the offence was committed, Essex. SHERIFFS' COURT-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Wm. Burchell.) INCE V. CUXON. The plaintiff in this action is a surgeon, carrying on practice in Grosvenor-place, Pimlico, and sought to recover the sum of 151.185. 6d., for professional services rendered. Plaintiff was called, and stated that in January, 1847, he was called upon to attend a lady, describing herself as Mrs. Col. Witherington, residing in Victoria -road. He could not say who sent for him in the first instance, but after three or four visits, defendant called, and re quested him to attend the lady, and he accompanied him immediately. He had seen defendant at all hours of the day when he visited his patient, and he believed at the time that they were married. He continued his visits up to March, 1848, at which time his bill amounted to the sum now claimed. The defendant, who resides at Shripnell, Shrop shire, was called to rebut the plaintiff's evidence. He swore that he was acquainted with Mrs. Col. Witherington, and was in the frequent habit of visiting her in the Victoria-road. He never autliorAd her to pass under his name, nor did she ever pass as his wife. He would positively swear that no improper intimacy ever took place between them, and he never held her out as his wife to Mr. Ince or any one else, and never was in her bedroom with her. He called upon Mr. Ince, at the request of Mrs.Witherington, and never gave him any instructions as a medical man. He only called on plaintiff on one occasion, when Mrs. Witherington had injured one of her eyes. The Under Sheriff summed up. Said the case was most serious and important. The plaintiff's evidence was as plain and distinct as could be, and on the other hand it was distinctly contradicted by the defendant. If plaintiff had not spoken the truth, he had committed gross perjury, and cast an imputation which went to blast the character of a lady. If plaintiff had spoken the truth, then defendant must have committed the most deliberate perjury. The case was a very grave one, and demanded the fullest consideration of the jury. The Jury consulted in the box for a short time, and then retired, and after an absence of an hour, returned a verdict for the plaintiff, for 151. 18s. 6d. EAST KENT _RAILWAY BILL. IMPORTANT DECISION—(THIS DAY.) The Standing Orders Committee have declared that the bill may be allowed to proceed, on the condition that amended plans and sections are deposited by the pro moters. The South-Eastern Railway Company were stated to be the sole opponents of the bill, and the peti tions in f avour of it were signed by upwards of 9,000 of the owners and occupiers in the district. DEATH OF A. DE SERTER.—Last s week a private of the e n o a l ined James Hill, deserted from 7th Dragoon Guard the Barracks, B a ili n ' were A. corporal and private of immediately dispatched in the same regiment arriving in Cork they reported pursuit of him, and on e Meagher. and se on arriving at the the circumstance to Constable moment men a n fte e r y w t h h o e m n , on the old Bailin set ot to return to Ballincolho he saw them he saw which it cro, s u nea Dennehy's public-au eawthehi the collig-road, they fell in with the very they were in pursuit. Hill, the took to flight, and running towards a low is supposed he believed bounded the field distance, jumped over it. Unfortunately bounded only a steep q uarr y , at the f oot of which la w y all a pool of water some te n feet dee p , an d into this th e deceased was precipitated with fearful violence. R e never rose to the surface, and it was onl y on Saturday morning that the body was found by a policeman of the Wilton Station. An inquest was held on the body when the ,jury returned a verdict of" Drowned." - •- - HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. The return for the week ending last Saturday exhibits an increase, though not conside ra bl e , on th e hi g h mor tality of the preceding week. The deaths registered last week amounted to 1,344, of which 541 occurred from birth to 15 years of age, 427 at 15 and under 60 years, and 359 at 60 years and upwards. The propor tions at these three periods of life vary in very trifling degrees from those of the preceding week ; but it may be mentioned that among persons dying under 60 years there is a slight increase, while the number of those who died at that age and upwards is diminished. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1843-52 the average number of deaths was 1,053, which, if a correction is applied for increase of population, gives a mortality for last week amounting to 1,158. The actual number of deaths in the last week, therefore, exceeds the estimated sum by 186. • While epidemic diseases become less fatal, those which affect the respiratory organs manifest a great tendency to increase. In the lastfiveweeks the cases falling under the latter head have been 199, 250, 312, 331, and 371. The increase is discovered under bronchitis, which carries off the old ; the cases assigned to this complaint were in the same weeks 91, 110, 168, 184, and 212. These 212 deaths are thus distributed:-44 amongst the young, 65 amongst the middle-aged, 103 amongst persons who have turned their sixtieth year. Pneumonia (inflammation of the lungs), which produces more uniform results, was, fatal in 71, 95, 87, 90, and 93 cases. Phthsis destroyed in the last five weeks 138, 151, 142, 167, and 147 ; influ enza 1,3, 7,4, 6 lives. __ Of 3 cases in which small-pox was fatal last week, one occurred to a gentleman aged 29 years ; the deceased, who was a solicitor, had been ♦accinated. The son of a hawker, aged 5 weeks, died on the 11th of February at 4, Edgar-place, Mile-end Old Town, of " ♦ariola (not vaccinated), convulsions." Mr. Castleden states that the child was not buried till the 27th, as it was not con ♦enient to inter on an earlier day. The body of an in fant that had died from this infectious disease was kept among the living 16 days. Last week the births of 846 boys and 816 girls, in all 1,662 children, were registered in London. The average number in eight corresponding weeks of the years 1845- 52 was 1,513. At the - Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.579 in. The mean temperature of the week was 33.8 deg., which is 5.7 degs. below the average of the same week in 38 years. The mean daily temperature on Sunday, when it was lowest, was 30.2 degs., or 9.1 deg. below the average of the same day; it rose by nearly constant progression till Saturday, when it was 37.2 degs., or 2.6 degs. below the average. The wind blew generally from the north, sometimes from the south-west. The mean dew point temperature was 27 degs. 1?AIL WTL T SHARI MARKETS. LIVERPOOL—MABos 2. STOOK EXCHINGI.—The market for shares has been flat all day, and closed heavily at the following quotations : Caledonian, 324 ; Eastern Counties, 134 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 38 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 781; ditto Fifth. shares, 41 d. ; London and North Western, 1191; Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 304 ; Midland, 771; North British, 9 3-16 ; South Eastern and Dover, 24 ; York and North. Midland, 29g. MANCHESTER—MeIton 2. STOCK EXCHANGL—We had less animation and lower prices. The sales include—Dundalk and Enniskillen, 15i ; London and North Western, 119 i • Leeds, 78i ; Midland, 77# ; Caledonian, 32 5-16 ; Blac kburn,i 7 3-16 ; Dover, 23 15-16 ; Preston and Wyre, 48i cum. div. ; Eastern Counties, 13 5-16. BIRMINGHAM, MARCH 2. STOCK EXCHANGII.—This market was languid to-day, and prices a fraction lower. Birmingham and Stour Val leys were quoted at 10i ex div. ; Shrewsbury and Bir mingham stock at 66 ; and North Staffords at 4} d. LEEDS-MARCH 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market on the whole this morning has been weaker than yesterday. Transac tions were few. Midlands were done at 77i ; and Lancashire and Yorkshires at 784. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1853. The figures within parenthesis denote the number of days' racing. MARCH. Doncaster Spring (2) 8 Salisbury (2) 10 Warwick Spring (2) 15 Kiplin Coates (11 .17 Newcastle Spring (2)....23 Leamington (1) 20 Catterick Bridge (2) .29 Northampton (2) 3O Abergavenny (1) 31 Croxton Park (2) 5 Epsom Spring (1) 7 Newmarket Craven (5) 11 York Spring (2) 19 Malton (2) 21 Newmarket F. S. (5) 25 Y. Redditch (2) 15 Bath (2) 17 Manchester (3) 18 Epsom (4) 24 ®pester (4) 3 Newmarket Sec Sp (3) 10 Liverpool Hunt (2) 11 Shrewsbury (2) 11 Edinburgh (2) l2 TAT Newton (3) 2 Ascot (4) 7 Hampton (2) 15 Beverley, Hull, Etc. (2) 15 Bibury (1) 22 Stockbridge (1) 23 Winchester (i)' 24 Newcastle (3) 28 . LY. Stamford (2) 19 Nottingham (2) 21 Goodwood (4) 26 JU • Newmarket (3) 5 'Worcester (2) 5 Carlisle (3) 5 Liverpool (3) 13 AM Brighton (2) 3 Brighton Club (1) 5 Wolverhampton (3) 8 North Staffordshire (2) Yarmouth (2) 9 Reading (2) lO "UST. York (3) 17 Radcliffe (3) 22 Egham (2) 23 Derby (2) . 24 Eccles (3) 29 Lichfield (2) 30 IMBER. Lanark (2) 22 Manchester Autumn (2) 22 Newmarket F. 0. (3) 27 Northallerton (2) 29 SEPTE Warwick (2) 6 Pontefract (2) 8 Doncaster (4) 13 Bedford (2) 20 Leicester (2) 21 OCT( Chester Autumn (2) 4 Newmarket S. 0. (5) 10 NOVE Worcester (2) 1 Epsom Autumn (2) 3 Cowbridge Hunt (2) 9 Liverpool Autumn (2) 9 IBER. Richmond (2) 19 Newmarket H. (6) 24 IMBER. Warwick Autumn (2) 16 Shrewsbury (2) 23 Aberystwith (3)..Last week AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH OF A GENTLEMAN.—Yes terday Mr. Brent held an inquest at the Dolphin, Ton bridge-street, New-road, on Mr. John Luxton, aged 69, for many years connected with the Clerical and Medical Life Insurance Office, Bloomsbury. Deceased returned home in his usual health and spirits, on Friday evening, from the office. Soon afterwards he went into the yard, whence his groans were heard, and upon Mrs. Luxton going thither, she found her husband insensible and speechless on the ground. She had him instantly con voyed into the house, and medical assistance sent for, but notwithstanding every effort to save life, he expired within two hours, from, as the post-mortem examination proved, apoplexy. Verdict accordingly. SOCIETY OF ARTS.—At the weekly meeting of this society last evening (Mr. C. W. Dilke in the chair), a highly interesting paper, on the management of ships' boats and on the loss of life at sea (written by Mr. Sterling Lacon), was read by the secretary, Mr. Solly. After alluding to the recent melancholy loss of the Amazon, the writer observed that the supply of boats on board ships was generally insufficient. The present mode of lowering boats into the water he showed to be contrary to all the principles of mechanical science—so much so, that instead of an accident being the exception, it might almost be looked upon as the rule. After re ferring to the wrecks of the Orion, the Pegasus, the Solway, and other vessels, the writer pointed out a method of obviating the danger arising from the present mode of lowering boats, by the use of ropes or chains arranged in such a manner round a windlass as to unship themselves when the boat reached the water. Several models were exhibited to illustrate the mode of action. At the close an interesting conversation ensued, in which considerable diversity of opinion was expressed. POLICE FOR AUSTRALIA.—It was stated yesterday in the vicinity of Scotland-yard, that, in consequences of dispatches that Government had received from Australia, it is the intention of Lord Palmerston, her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Home Department, to send out in the course of this month another division of police to Port Philip and Melbourne, consisting of 150 picked men, volunteers from the different divisions of the metropolitan police force. VALUE OF SUBURBAN BUILDING GROUND.—Freehold ground-rents, amounting to 8451. per annum, were sub mitted to auction at the Mart on Tuesday last, by Messrs. Chinnock and Galsworthy. The greatest com petition was manifested throughout the sale, and the total result proved to be 25,5101., or an average of up wards of 30 years' purchase : showing how closely the value of these securities approach that of the Govern. ment funds. These rates have been created within the last five dr six years, upon nine acres of land at Bays water, which 20 years since was open country, and might have been purchased at about 2001. per acre, and which now, owing to the rapid spreading of the metro polis in this direction, has realised nearly 3,0001. per acre. [ADVBRTISEMENT.] - Holloway's Pills, an effectual Remedy for Gout and Rheumatism.—Extract of a letter from Mr. W. Moon, at Messrs. Godwin s, auctioneers, Winchester, dtted April 8, 182. To Professor Hollo way : Sir—l beg to inform you that for years I was a sufferer from chronic rheumatism, and often laid up for weeks together, unable to more. I was attended by the most eminent surgeons here, but obtained no relief; was induced to go into our county hospital. The medical treatment there, however, being of no avail, I left and commenced using your pills, which, I am happy to say, in a short time effected a perfect cure, and enabled me to resume my employment. Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's establishment, 244, Strand, London. •EURKE'S 'LANDED GENTRY FOR 1853.—We are re quested to state that Mr. Burke's " History of the Landed Gentry," corrected for 1853, is just published, complete in two large volumes, including the Supple ment, price 2/. 2s. bound, and with separate index, gratis, of all the names (upwards of 100,000) mentioned in the work. We understand that the great expense at tending the production of this important and truly na tional work will preclude its being again printed in so extended and comprehensive a form, and the present oppoitunity will consequently be the only one afforded for obtaining it. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—March 2. OLD COURT. CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER AGAINST A " HERBALIST." William Hobson Palmer, 34, described as a botanist, was indicted for the manslaughter of Charlotte Cardwell. It appeared from the opening statement of Mr. Cooper, who conducted the prosecution, and the evidence of two or three witnesses, that the prisoner w as w h a t i s ca ll e d an herb doctor, and that he was in the h a bit o f a tt en di ng patients and administering powders, according to the recipe of a ,certain Dr. Coffin, the principal ingredient of which, it would appear, was an herb of a dangerous character, according to the medical testimony, called lobelia. The deceased was a person of - very weak health, and suffering from asthma, and it would seem that the prisoner attended upon her, and administered powders and tinctures, and for some time she appeared to be getting better under his treatment, but at length died under on the Bth of February. A post-mortem examination took place, when it appeared that the lungs and stomach of the deceased were in a state of great inflammation, and the co n t en t s o f th e s t omac h were sent to Dr. Letheby, the professor of chemistry at the London Hospital, for the purpose of being analysed, and a considerable quantity of the lobelia was dis covered by that gentleman in those contents, and it being suggested that the administration of this matter had caused, or at all events accelerated, the death of the deceased, the present charge was preferred. It was stated by all the persons who had been in attendance upon the deceased that the prisoner was very kind and attentive to her, and that she expressed herself perfectly satisfied with his treatment, and that upon one occasion she had stated that she was sure she should have re covered if she had not taken a fresh cold. Mr. Clark, the surgeon who made the post mortem examination, described the appearances presented by the lungs and stomach of the deceased, and he expressed an opinion that it was highly improper to administer lobelia to a person in such a state, and that it was calculated certainly to accelerate death, if not actually to cause it. In cross-examination, the witness said that he had ad ministered lobelia himself in some cases as a sedative. He also said that it would act as an emetic, and that it was used sometimes in cases of asthma to remove the phlegm, but only in small quantities. In answer to a question put by Mr. Justice the witness said that lobelia had only come into use during the last sixteen or eighteen years, but during that period it had been getting a good deal into vogue. Mr. Henry Letheby, professor of chemistry at the London Hospital, proved that he analysed the contents of the stomach of the deceased, and discovered in it 110 grains of the husks or shell of the lobelia seed, the whole of the active principle of the seed having apparently been absorbed into the system. This quantity, he said, was in itself quite sufficient to have caused death, and he had known cases where a considerably less quantity had done so. He added, that he had heard the description given by the medical witness of the condition of the lungs and stomach of the deceased, and in his opinion it was highly improper and dangerous to administer lobelia to any person in such a condition. A good many questions were put to the witness by the court and also by Mr. Ballantme, with regard to the particular qualities of the lobelia, and it appeared that it was used by the medical profession in some cases, but that they generally refrained from administering it as an emetic on account of its dangerous nature. He stated, however, that it was used in cases of asthma, and that when the system of any person became accustomed to it a greater quantity might be taken with impunity. Mr. Cooper said that this was the case for the prose cution. Mr. Ballantine submitted that there was no evidence to go to the jury. Mr. Justice Maule said he did not think there was. It was admitted that it was customary to administer lobelia in cases of asthma, and that it was generally at tended with some good effect. The only question, there fore, was whether the prisoner had administered reck lessly an improper quantity to the deceased, taking into consideration the inflamed state of her lungs. There was, however, no proof that he had himself administered any excessive quantity, neither did it appear that he could have any means of knowing that her lungs were in such an inflamed state as had been represented, as this was not ascertained until the post mortem examina tion. Mr. Cooper said that, upon looking over his brief, he had felt the difficulty that was suggested by his lordship. The jury then, under the direction of the Court, re turned a verdict of not guilty. Mr. Justice Maule observed that although the present case had failed in proof, yetit ought to be understood that lobelia was a very dangerous thing to deal with medically, and persons ought to be very cautious how they administered it. Ballantine said, if the case had gone on, he had several persons in attendance as w it nesses , who' would state that they had taken it continually, and had derived great benefit from it. Mr. Justice Maule said that might be, but from what he had heard that day and from what he knew before, hq was satisfied that it was a, very dangerous thing to be administered in certain cases, and that persons ought to be very careful in the use of it. THE GREENWICH BARBARITY. Mary Ann Oldham, 49, was charged upon a coroner's inquisition with the manslaughter of John Gaywood. The circumstances connected with this case have at tracted a good deal of public attention. The prisoner, it will be remembered, was a nurse in -the Greenwich melon, and the deceased child was under her charge with others, and for some fault or other it appeared that she had placed a burning coal in the child's hand and burned it severely. She was convicted of an assault before the Common Sergeant under these circumstances, and, to the astonishment of every one acquainted with the facts, was only sentenced to fourteen days' im prisonment. The child, it appeared, died shortly afterwards, and the coroner's jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against the prisoner. A bill for the same offence was preferred before the grand jury, but they ig nored it, and the coroner's inquisition now remained to be disposed of. _ Mr. Payne was about to open the case, when The Lord Chief Justice interfered, and said he had attentively read the evidence, and he confessed it ap peared to him that there was nothing whatever in it to connect the prisoner with the death of the child. On the contrary, all the medical men stated that they could not trace the death to have any connection with the wound on the hand, but that it was clearly traced to another cause. The grand jury had ignored the bill, and it was contrary to his experience in such a case for any evidence to be offered in support of the coroner's inquisition. __ _ Mr. Payne said he felt very strongly the effect of the observations of his lordship, and he readily bowed to any suggestion emanating from such high authority. At the same time he felt he ought to state that the poor child whose death was the subject of in quiry was an orphan and entirely friendless, and the guardians of the Greenwich Union were anxious to have it understood that they had done everything they could to have the matter properly investigated, and to show that the children of the poor would be protected. The coroner's jury had returned a ver dict of manslaughter, and the coroner had bound over the chairman of the board of guardians to prosecute, and he now appeared on his behalf for that purpose. He admitted that the medical gentlemen did say that the death of the child could not be directly attributed to the injury on the hand ; but, as it appeared that after re ceiving the injury the child drooped and became ill, and soon afterwards died, it was possible the coroner's jury formed their own conclusions upon these facts ; and, believing that the child's constitution had received an injury which terminated in its death, they felt them selves justified in returning a verdict of manslaughter. After the intimation he had received from the court, however, he should refrain from offering any evidence in support of that verdict. The Lord Chief Justice said that the board of guar dians had no doubt done nothing but their duty in insti tuting an investigation ; but that duty had now ended. It was undoubtedly a very cruel act to burn a child in the manner that had been mentioned, but the prisoner had suffered such punishment as the court had thought fit to award, and he could not help observing that he entirely agreed in the observations made by the Recorder to the grand jury in reference to this case, that whether that punishment was sufficient or not, it was no ground at all for putting the prisoner upon her trial on a charge which it was perfectly clear could not be supported by the evidence. The jury then returned a verdict of not guilty. NEW COURT.—MAnon 2. (Before the Recorder.) Eliza Nash, 37, married, was indicted for feloniously cutting and wounding William Nash, with intent. It appeared from the evidence, that the prisoner and her husband, who rented an apartment in Eagle-street, Red Lion-square, had for some time past lived in con tinual strife, arising from jealousy upon her part, and that early on the morning of the 19th ult., while lying on the bed, the prisoner stabbed him in the face with a small table knife, injuring hib eye, and cutting his nose and hands, from the effects of which wounds he was re moved, from necessity, to the Free Hospital in Gray's inn -road, where he remained for some days. The officers who took her into custody deposed to finding her sitting by the bedside with the weapon in her hand, and to her exclaiming, " I've done it—l've done it—take him to some hospital." She was not intoxi cated, but greatly excited. When in the cell she fre quently repeated her intention to do for him, and that she should be hung for it, declaring that it was in con sequence of his cohabiting with another woman. Mr. George F. Lane , surgeon of the Free Hospital, described the nature of the injuries, that of the eye being very dangerous, but loss of vision had not ensued. In defence, the prisoner, wbo wept during the whole of the examination, said she had been totally neglected by the prosecutor, who only visited her when he hoped to obtain money from her. The prosecutor denied this, but gave very unsatisfac tory replies to the interrogatories of the court and the jury respecting his conduct, admitting that he was fre quently from home, and residing at such times in a house at Mile End, where dwelt the woman of whom his wife was jealous. The Recorder said it was a fearful case, and there could not exist a doubt that the act had been committed in excitement, arising from belief in her husband's faith lessness ; that, however, was no justification. The jury found her guilty ; and the court ordered her to 18 calendar months imprisonment with hard labour. QUEEN ANNE'S BOUNTY.—Yesterday, the annual ac counts of Queen Anne's Bounty for the year 1851 were issued. The receipts were 204,1291. 10s. 10d., and the disbursements 204,332/. Os. sd. The first fruits in arrear were 49/. 4s, Bd,, And the yearly tenths due $2/. 100. Isl. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. MIDLAND Critern—tinots, MARCH 2. CROWN COURT.—Before Baron Parke. SHOOTING A POLICEMAN. William Musgrave was charged with having, on the 2d of August last, at. Welton, shot with a loaded gun, Superintendent Constable Stephen Hardcastle, with intent to kill and murder him. Mr Serjeant Miller defended the prisoner. The case occupied unusual interest, from the prisoner's position in life, he being the son of a wealthy farmer, at a village five miles from Lincoln. It appeared in evi dence that prisoner's conduct had for some years past been of a most disorderly character ; and on the 2d of August last he got drunk, quarrelled withhis father, and, having loaded a double-barrelled gun, swore that he would shoot any one who approached him. He sub sequently effected an entrance into his father's house by a cellar window, broke nearly all the windows in the house, and became so ungovernably violent that it was deemed prudent to send to Lincoln for Superin tepdent Constable Hardcastle. On his arrival he found the prisoner in armed possession of the house, and declared to the prosecutor that he would shoot him if be attempted to interfere. He stood at one of the windows with the gun. Prosecutor entered the house, proceeded upstairs to the room where the prisoner WAS, and was about to seize him, when he turned sud denly round and fired at the head of the prosecutor, who, observed the attitude of prisoner, elevated his hand to his forehead, and received the charge on his face and hands, from which blood flowed copiously. He then rushed upon the Prisoner, and assistance being at hand, he was secured, and taken to Lincoln Castle. Prosecutor was shortly afterwards insensible from the wounds he received, and was conveyed to the county hospital. The second finger of his left hand was com pletely blown off, and he had several cuts on the right temple. It was proved that prisoner had vowed ven geance against Hardcastle, who had preferred a charge against him for mischievously destroying a tent in which divine worship had been held, and for which he was fined 151. Prisoner was a desperate dare-devil cha racter, and spent his time in drinking, fi g hti ng , and wrestling. Mr. Serjeant Miller laboured hard to establish for the defence the absence of intention to kill, but the jury immediately returned a verdict of Guilty. Baron Parke complimented the prosecutor for his courage and indefatigability in the discharge of his duty, and ordered the sum of 51. ss. to be presented to him. The prisoner was sentenced to be transported for 14 years. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—James Dayton was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with attempting to blow out his brains i n Hyde-park. Eleazer Deanin said he was in Hyde-park about three o'clock on the 7th of February, when he heard the report of a pistol. He turned round, and saw a quantity of smoke curling under one of the trees. He went for ward, and saw the defendant fall on his back to the ground. He had a gun-shot wound at his ear, and he was bleeding and insensible. Witness caused hint to be taken to St. George's Hospital, where he had been ever since. It was stated that the cause of the dreadful act was that the defendant had committed a larceny, which had preyed upon his mind so strongly as to lead him to at tempt self-destruction. The friends of the defendant having succeeded in com posing his mind, and inducing within him a proper feel ing of contrition for the crime he meditated, were allowed to take charge of him, and he was liberated accordingly. HAMMERSMITH.—AIice Scanlan, a young Irish woman, the keeper of a lodging-house in Hooper's court, Knightsbridge, was charged with unlawfully de serting a female child at the gate of Kensington Work house, whereby she had become chargeable to the parish. The prisoner applied to Mr. Beadon on Tuesday, and also to his colleague, Mr. Paynter, on Saturday, and she stated on those occasions that a woman who she allowed to live in her place out of charity, suddenly ab sconded on the 21st ult., leaving her infant child behind her. The prisoner did not know what had become of the woman, and she was unable to support the child, as she had three of her own to maintain. She had applied to the relieving officer of Kensington for an order for the child to be admitted into the workhouse, but he had refused to give her one. One of the summoning officers of the court was ordered to make some inquiries about the affair, and on Tuesday he reported to Mr. Beadon that the prisoner's case had been before the Board of Guardians, and they had refused to interfere, as they believed that the applicant knew where the mother of the child had gone to. In this case Mr. Beadon told the woman that he could not assist her, and she then left the court with the child, and at the same time declared that she would leave it at the workhouse, as she could not support another woman's child. John Deward, the porter at Kensington Workhouse, said the prisoner left the child at the gate that morning, and he was directed to give her into custody. Mr. Beadon said he could not do anything in the mat ter, as it was not the prisoner's child. He could not compel her to keep another woman's infant. He knew all about the case, and thought the child ought to have been received into the house before, as it must necessarily end in that. The porter said he had had the child brought to the court; and if the prisoner chose to take it back, he would give her the order for her to see the board on Thursday (this day). Mr. Beadon discharged the prisoner ; and said if the mother of the child could be found he should know how to treat her. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MARCH 2. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) 3fAYNOOTH COLLEGE. Order read for resuming adjourned debate oh main cines tion as amended :—" That this house do resolve itself into a committee, to consider all enactments now in force, whereby the revenue of the State is charged in aid of any ecclesiastical or religious purposes whatsoever, with a view to the repeal of such enactments :"—Question again pro posed :—Debate resumed :—Question put :—The house divided—ayes, 68 ; noes, 262. MINORITY—AYES, 68. Aglionby, H. A. Ewart, William Michell, W. Alcock, Thomas Fergus, John Muntz, G. Frederick Anderson, Sir James Forster, Charles Pechell, Sir G. Bell, J. Fox, W. J. • Pellatt Apsley Berkeley, Craven F. Freestun, Colonel Phillimore, J. G. Biggs, William Gat dner, R. Minn, Thomas Bouverie, E. P. Geacb, Charles Pigott, F. Brown, Humphrey Gooderich, Vis. Pilkington, James Challis, Alderman Goodman, Sir G. Price, W. P. Chaplin, W. J. Hadfield, George &obeli, Captain Cheetham, johu Hall, Sir Benjamin Scrope, G. P. Clay, J. nestle, Alexander Seymour, H. D. Clay, Sir William nestle, Archibald Smith, John B. Clifford, H. Hutchins, E. Stuart, Lord D. Cowan, Charles Jackson, William Thompson, G. Craufurd, E. Kershaw, James 'l"almsley, Sir J. Crook, J. E' 4 ng, P. J. Warner, Edward Crossley, Frank Kinnaird, A. F. Whalley, G. Currie, Raikes Laing, S. Wilcox, B. Duncan, George Langton, H. G. Williams, W. Duncombe, T. Dislett, Milieu Dundas, F. Macke, John TELLERS. Dunlop, A. Massey, W. N. Seholefleld. W. Evans, Sir D. L. Idiall, L. Shelley, Sir J. T. MAJORITY-NOES, 262. Acland, Sir T. D. Freshfleld, James W. Newport, Viscount A.'Cout t, C. H. W. Gooch, Sir E. Noel, Gerard James Adair, Hugh E. Goulburn, Henry North, Colonel Adderley, C. B. Grace, 0. Oakes, J. H. P. A nnesley, Earl of Graham. Lord M.W. O'Bt.len, P. Arbuthnott, General Greenall, Gilbert O'Connell, Maurice Ark right, G. Greene, J. O'Flaherty, Anthony Sagge, William Grenfell, C. Osborne, Ralph Bailey, Sir .1. Greville, Col. Ossulston Lord Bailey, H J Grey, Sir:G. Paget, Lord Alfred Baines, M. T. Guernsey, Lord Pakesham, Captain Ball, Edward Ha:ford, air H. Packing toa, Sir S. Ball, John Halsey, Thomas P. Palmerston, Viscount Barrington, Viscount Hamilton, Lord C. Parker, R. Townley Barrow, W. H. Hamilton, Geo. A. Patten, J. Bellew, Captain Hanbury, Hon. C. Peacocke, G. M. W. Bentinck, Geo. P. Hardinge, Charles S. Peel Frederick Berkeley, Adm. Heathcoat, John Peel, Colonel Biddulph, R. M. Heathcote, Si* G. Percy, J. Blair. Colonel Heathcote, Gilbert H. Phlllipps, J. H. Bland, L. Henchy. D. O'Connor thillimore, R. Blandford, Marquis Beneage, G. 11. W. Portal, Melville Boldero, Colonel Herbert, Sidney Portman, W. Bonham-Carter, John Hereert, Sir T. Powlett, Lord W. Booth, Sir R. Hervey, Lord Alfred Prime, R. Bowe*, G. • Heywood, James Repton, G. W. J. Brady, John Higgins ' George Robartes, T. J. A. Bramston, T. W. Hildyard, R. Robertson, P. F. Bremridge, Richard Hope, Sir John Reit, P. Brisco, Musgrave Horafall, Thomas B. Rushout, Captain Brooke, Lord Hotham, Lord Russell, F. C. H. Brooke, Sir A.B. Hutt, William Sadleir, J. Browne, Valentine Ingham, B. Sawle, C. B. G. Bruce, Lord Ernest Inglis, Sir R. H. Scott, F. Bruce, C. L. C. Irton, Samuel Scully, F. Bruce, H. A. Johnstone, Sir J. Scully, V. Buck, Lewis W. Jolliffe, Sir W. G. H. Seymour, 11. K. Burghley, Lord Jones, Captain Seymour, Lord Butt, G M Jones, David Shelburne, Earl of Byng, G. H. Charles Kendall, N. Sibthorp. Colonel Cairns, H. M'Calmont K enne dy, Tristram Smit h, W. id. Campbell, Sir Arch. King, J. K. Smyth, J. G. A A. Cardwell, E. Kirk, William Smollett, S. Carnac, Sir J. R. Katchbull, W. F. Sotioron, T. H. Cbarteris, F. Knox, Col. Spoone r, Richard Chelsea, Viscount Knox, W. S. Stafford, Augastus Stanhope, James B . Child, Smith Laffan, R. M. Christy, Samuel Lewis, Sir T. F. Stanley, Lord Clinton, Ld Robert Lewisham, Vise. Stansfleld, W. R. Cobbold, J. C. Liddell, 11. G. Stephenson, Robert ' Cocks, Thomas S. Lindsay, Col. Stirling, William Cegan, W. Lockhart, A. E. Strut+, Rt. lion. E. Coles, H. Beaumont Lockhart , W. Stuart H. Coote, Sir Chas. H. Lovaine, Lord Sullivan, M. Corbally, M. E. Low ther, Colonel Swift, R. Cowper, William F. Lowther. Captain .ctnesse, R. A. Tancred, Henry Wm. Davies, D. Lucas , F. Thi Davison, R. Mackenzie, W. F. Thompson, Aid. Denison, J. E. M a ckinnon, W. A. Tollemacho, John poring, Sir Edward li•Cann, James Trollops, Sir J. Devereux, J. T. Macgregor, Jas. Turner, C. Drummond, H. Maddock, Sir T. H. Tyler, Sir George Duckworth, Sir J. Maguire, John F. Vance, J. Dad. G. S. Mains, R. Vane, Lo•d A. Vail, James Mandeville, Viscount Vane, Lord 11. Duffy, C. G. Manners, Lord J. Vernon, G. Duncombe, lin. 0. Masterman, J. Villiers, Hon. C. Duncombe, Hn. W. Meagher, Thomas Villiers, Francis laundry; G. Meux, Sir Berry Vivian, a. E. Danne,lllicha 1 Miles, William Waddington, D. Du Pre, C. George MI nor, W. al. E. Wricott, Adm. Egerton, Sir P. Mitchell, T. A. Wall, C. B. Elliot, J. E. Moffatt, G. Walpole, S. H. Emlyn, Viscount Molesworth, Sir W. Wellesley, Lord C. Fagan, W. M onck, Viscount West, Frederick R. Fellow es, Edward Monsell, William Whatman, J. Ferguson, Sir R. Montgomery, Sir G. Whiteside, James Filmer, Sir Edmund Moody, C. A. Whitmore, Henry Fitzgerald, J. D. Morgan, Octavius Wickham, H. W. Fitzgerald, sir J. Morgan, C. It. Wigram, L. T. Fitzroy, Hon. H. Mostyn, E. M. Willoughby, Sir H. Fitzwilliam, G. W. Mulgrave, Earl Winnington, Sir T. E. Forbes, W.. , Mullings, J. It. Wyndham, Ben. Forester, Colonel Mu, e , C o l . Wyndham, William Forster, M. Murphy, F. S. Fonter, Sir Geo. M. Naas, Lord TELLERS. Forteseue. Chichester Napier, J. Franklyn, George yir . Newark, VispOunt Berkeley, Gr4nvilla French, F. Newdegitte, Chas, N. Hayter, W. G. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, MAROH 2 The Duke of Wellington, 131, screw line-of-battle ship, Captain Henry Byam Martin, has had the lower metal frame which receives the sliding part of her pro peller fitted on to-day. She has also got a large number of her iron tanks on board. Her topmast rigging is well , getting on with. The Leopard, 16, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, Captain Gee. Giffard, will be paid advance wages to-morrow at Spithead. The Banshee, 2, Channel dispatch-steamer, Lieut.- Commander James Hosken, has had her masts taken out of her. The foremast, on examination, was found to be severely sprung in three separate places. She will have a new one. The London, 90, line-of-battle-ship, Captain Geo. R. Mundy. The order for this ship's departure from this port to Plymouth is countermanded for the present. The Plumper, screw-sloop, has had her fires lighted to try the respective strengths of several samples of anth racite and other coal. The Pitt, coal-depot for Spithead, has coppered seven streaks down from the 25-feet mark, and will soon be ready to take up her position. The Royal Yacht Squadron schooner Lotus, Master George Evans, arrived here this morning, 15 days from Gibraltar. She left this port in November last, and has been cruising about in the Mediterranean. She brings no news—bas met with some severe weather on her passage home. Her noble owner (the Marquis of Bath) did sot come home in her. NEW ELECTRIC FLOATING LIGHT.--This light, the in vention of Lieutenant Roberts, R.M.A., promises im portant advantages to the mariner. The frame-work of the floating light consists of wood work, having a sort of iron keel, and in shape like a mash-tub, with triangu lar irons on the top to receive the lamp ; to this is at tached a quantity of gutta-percha tubing, parcelled over with spunyarn, and protected by a chain. The electric battery is worked ashore, and with the submarine tub ing communicates inst an t light to the " floating beacon." We shall witness the experiment this evening, and re port particulars in our next. The whole is very simple and inexpensive. We h - ave had a very fine day ; wind N.W. The weather now (5.30 p.m.) is looking very wild, and por tends a snow-storm. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 1. We are sorry to learn that Captain Chambers had a severe fall at the time the sea struck the Desperate, in the gale, and that in consequense thereof the gallant captain is at present confined at his lodgings. The Diligence, transport, Mitchell, master,"arrived this day, with stores from Pembroke. As soon as cleared of her present cargo she will load with ballast, for the James Watt, that vessel requiring 800 tons, for the pur pose of navigating her from Pembroke to this port. The Camel, lighter, Faben, master, arrived this day, with stores from Pembroke. The Australian has been out of dock since eight a.m., all right. She makes no water. WOOLWICH, MARCH 2. APPOINTMENT. Second-Master William Mayes (1847) to be Acting- Master in the Espiegle, 12, sloop, at Sheerness. Lieutenant Marryatt, appointed to the Phoenix steam sloop, arrived at Woolwich Dockyard to-day, and took up his commission. Clerk William T. (not P.) Richards, appointed to the Phoenix, only returned from the coast of Africa in January of the present year, having been serving as clerk of the Promotheus paddle-wheel steam-sloop on the West Coast of Africa station since June 3, 1850. Mr. Richards volunteered for the service in thd Arctic regions, and will there experience as great an extreme of cold as he must have experienced of heat on the coast of Africa during his service of upwards of two years and a half on the latter station. Almost, if not all, the ap pointments announced yesterday as having been made to the Phoenix are of volunteers who applied to be em ployed in Commander Edward A. Inglefield's expedition to the Arctic regions in 1853. Captain Hon. Richard S. Dundas, C. 8., returned to his official duties as one of the Lords of the Admiralty, from a visit in the Black Eagle steam-vessel, with several of the authorities of the other departments of the service, to the Channel Islands. The Firebrand steam-frigate, Captain Hyde Parker, went down the river at six o'clock, a.m., to-day, to Greenhithe, to have her compasses adusted, and after taking her powder on board from Purfieet, she will pro ceed round to Portsmouth, and thence, according to present arrangements, to the Mediterranean, for service on that station. The Fearless steam-vessel, Captain Frderick Bullock, had her steam up yesterday, and is again ready for ser vice. THE ARMY. The freight-ships Lady Clarke and Andromache ar rived at Cork Harbour from Deptford, the former on the 22d, and the latter on the 24th ult., for the convey ance to Corfu of the two remaining divisions of the service companies of the 57th Regiment, now at Cork. The Andromache is to take the head-quarters division. The freight-ship Santiporo arrived at Cork Harbour from Deptford on the 24th ult., for the conveyance to Corfu of a division of the service companies of the Ist battalion 71st Regiment, now at Cork. Captain Broughton's troop, 3d Dragoon Guards, and two companies of the 14th Regiment, under Lieut.- Colonel Barlow, returned to Limerick on Friday, from Ennis, with the soldiers of the 31st, who leave on Mon day for Fermoy, to join the depot. Captain Dyson's troop, 3d Dragoon Guards, has re turned from Ennis to Gort, where two companies 9th Regiment were stationed during its absence. The grand division of the 9th Foot, under Major Elm hurst, arrived at Limerick on Friday, from Galway, and left next morning for Clonmel. Officers with head quarter division—Major Elmhurst, Captain Bethune, Lieutenant Lousada, and Adjutant Burden. With the 2d division, on Thursday last— Captain Lyster and Lieu tenant Daunt. Two of the soldiers of the 31st who were so severely wounded at Six-mile-bridge have suffered so much in their health that they must retire from the service. Thursday last the head-quarters of the 39th Regiment left Clonmel, under Captain Curry, for Cork. Two companies, under Captain Pedder, left on Friday, and two, under Captain Hudson, on Saturday. Captain Maude's troop of Royal Horse Artillery expect to leave Limerick to-morrow (Thursday), for Dublin. _ _ _ The artillery field-pieces, &c., in Clonmel garrison are to be removed to Limerick, and are not to be replaced. The entire battalion, under Captain Maryatt, and Lieu tenants Thrupp, Williams, and Langard, march from Clonmel for Limerick about the 23d inst. A cavalry barrack is proposed to be erected on three acres attached to the new barrack in Limerick. Major Johnston, formerly of the 23d Regiment, died on Saturday, the 19th ult., at Mountmellick, from the effects of a fractured leg, occasioned by a fall during the recent frost. He was for many years an active magis trate of Queen's County. The officer commanding the 41st depot at Boyle has received orders to enlist 120 men, to be borne as super numeraries, in addition to the present strength—viz., 340 rank and file. He is directed to use the utmost diligence in procuring recruits. The depot expects to move early in April to England. Ensign Dixon joins on appoint ment early this month. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, FEB. 26. Zymotic Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain. Nerves, and Senses 147 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 56 Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digeston Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and. Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. M a lformations .............................. Prema t ur e Birth and Debility 36 Atrophy 37 Violence,OS u ld dd A e g n Privation, .. .... .... n Intemperance 5• C au ses not specified DEATHS PROM ALL CAUSES Population Deaths in corre• Deaths Enumerated, sponding week In the 11551. of 1852. Week West Districts ...... 376,427 North Districts...... 490,396 Central Districts..... 393,256 East Districts 485,522 South Districts Totals Males Females - _ 1,069 1,347 667 680 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Malec.. Females Total . .1,t362 DREADFUL SUICIDE AND ATTEMPT AT MURDER.—A most painful state of excitement has been produced in Canterbury, in consequence of a man, named George Worsley, a millwright by trade, having made an attempt upon the life of his wife, and then committing suicide by cutting his throat nearly from ear to ear. It appears from what we have been able to learn that the deceased has evinced a slight aberration of mind for some days past, but that he retired to rest with his wife on Sunday evening apparently much better than he had been. Nothing particular occurred until shortly after five o'clock yesterday morning, when the wife of the un fortunate man was awoke by his attempting to cut her throat with a razor ; she immediately cried out, "Oh, dear George, what are you doing of ;" and, rushing out of the room, ran to the house of a neighbour of the name of Nott, the blood at the same time streaming profusely from the extensive gash made in her neck. Assistance was soon procured, when, upon proceeding to the bed-room, a dreadful scene presented itself ; the man was lying a corpse surrounded by his own blood, having nearly severed his head from his body, SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CIISTOM-HOUSE—MARcs 2. ENTERED INNARDS.--I-The Roxburgh Castle, from Syd ney ; Abergeldie, Shanghai ; Comet, Madeira ; Eclipses do. ; Jacobus, Rotterdam ; Jersey, Oporto • China, Wham poa • Agra, ' Calcutta • Phanton, Caen • M agdalena, San tander ; Guernsey • Lady Nugent, Madras ; York Town, New York; Talavera, Madras ; Corazon di Maria, Havannah ; Don Colino, Guernsey ; Iris, do. ; Pantaloon, Algoa Bay ; William Gladstone, Moreton Bay; Express, Terceira ; Lightning, St. Michael's ; Alfred, Ter ceira ; Protheroo, Guernsey ; Delight, do. ; Copia, do. ; William, Rouen ; Alliance, Guernsey ; Fairy, do. ; Scnd, St. Michael's ; Elizabeth, Guernsey ; Happy Return, Vil laviciosa ; Mignon, St. Michael's ; Daring, do. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Wabbina, for Brussels ; Diana, Amsterdam ; Geni, Grenada ; Pan taloon, Algoa Bay; Cairngorm, Hong Kong; York Town, New York ; Eclipse, Madeira ; Emilie, Hobart Town ; Koning, Port Philip ; Elizabeth, Antwerp ; Oscar, Pori Philip ; Orestes, Adelaide ; Mary Ann, Cape of Good Hope. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Maypo, for Port Philip ; Meteor, Sydney ; Berend Wilhelm, Pori Philip ; Helena, Altona ; Idas, Barbacloes • Margaret, ' Gibraltar • City of London, Dunkirk ; Moselle, Antwerp; Emerald, Antigua. LIVERPOOL, March 2.—The Firefly, arrived from Boon , 's Ayres, was struck by a heavy sea, off Holyhead, during the gale of the 26th ult., which swept the deck, washed one man overboard, shifted cargo, and caused the vessel to leak. GRAVESEND, March I.—Wind, S.W. Arrived —The William Gladstone, from Moreton Bay ; Roxburgh Castle, Port Philip ; Chowringhee, do. ; Abergeldie, Shanghai, China Whampoa ; Agra, Calcutta ; Talavera, Madras; Lady Nugent, do. ' • Ontario, Ceylon ; Investigator, Mau ritius ; Pantaloon, Algoa Bay ; Corazon di Maria, Sayan' nah ; York Town, New York ; Express, Terceira ; Alfred, do. ; Mignon, St. Michael's ; Lightning, do. • Scud, do. ; Daring, do.--March 2. Arrived—The Don Co lino, Guern sey ; Iris, do. ; Elizabeth, do. CALCUTTA, Jan. 19.—The Allan, hence to Liverpool, which was put on shore at Kedgeree, on fire, and scuttled, has been got off. PARIS, March 2.—The Maitre Jacques, from Coullkelles, in making for Port en Bessins, ran ashore, Feb. 14 ; crew saved. CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 12.—The Britannia, of Sunder land, dragged her anchors, struck and fell bro adside on the rocks ; she was half full of water, and expected to become . a wreck. KOWIE, Jan. 13.—There is a large vessel burning, gat+ ing to the eastward of Fish Point, under jnrymasts, evr dently dismasted in the late gales. She has a broad white streak, and looks like a transport. PALERMO, Feb. 18.—The Combinazione, from Constar' tinople to Queenstown, or Falmouth, got aground at the entrance of Marsala, Feb. 8, and on the 11th went to pieces ; cargo lost ; crew saved. ALICANTE, Feb. 21.—The Wilhelm sailed from Torre vieja, Feb. 16, for Riga, put back the same day leaky; cargo discharging. MESSINA, Feb. 19.—The Lndovico, from Trieste to Marseilles, got ashore two miles north of this port Jester' day, during a gale, cargo being landed, and the masts, tcoo expected to be saved. BOULOGNE, March 1. —The Eliza, of Dundee, has re ceived much damage from the fire in her cargo. The Florida, Odessa to the United Kingdom, was stranded ill the Black Sea, previous tolhe 19th Feb., and expected to become a total wreck. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The John Spencer, from Canton. The Woodman, London to Pernambuco, Jan. 9, let. 5 N., long. 21 W. he Hindostan, outward bound, Jan. 18, off Cape St. Vincent. The Caroline, brig, Liverpool to Venice, Feb. 16, lat. 40 N.,long. 13 W. he Helen Stewart, of Scarborough, Jan. 29, let. 36 N. , long. 8 W. The Jane Andson, barque, from Falmouth, Feb. 13, lat . 39 N., long. 12 W. The Sir John Falstaff, Liverpool to Jamaica, Feb. 2 3 0 lat. 46 N., long. 13 W. SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent front the Geiteral Post-onle s by the night—and M by the morning--dispatch.] Day when made up From what When COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port due 1* • Office, London. Dispatched. Erlitlaw' Amcrica(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool Each 2 4 0 2 ' America (by United Sts. packet) ..........N March 11 .. Liverpool ... A.rriYad America (by U. States packet) ..........N March 18 .... .... Southampton March 10 Australia (via South ampton) .......... 11 4th of March .... Southampton April 4 Ditto (via Marseilles) N th of March .... Dover . . April 1 Ditto (via Cape of Good Hope) ............N 22dof February .. Plymouth .. March 30 Africa (West Coast) ..N 23rd of the month. Plymouth .. March 12 . Alexandria..........N 8,9, 24, & 30 of m. Dover ...... March lo Alexandria.— ......M 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton March 4 • Bahamas ...........M 2nd of the month Southampton Ist of MO Belgium Dever ...... Daily Brazil ..............M 9th of the month.. Southampton March lr. Buenos Ayres ........M 9th of the mouth.. Southampton Di arch 18 Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the month Plymouth .. March 2 1 1 Cape of Good Hope ..N 2nd of Apri1...... Plymouth .. March 3 0 Cape de Verds 14th of the month . Plymouth .. March 2 6 Ceylon (see India) 26 Ceylon ..............N 14th of the month Plymouth .. March Channel Isles ........N Mon.,Wed.,&Frid. Southampton Tu.Tn-ss• Chili. ... ............M & 17th of month Southampton March 1 China (see India) Constantinople ......N 7,8,17,24,&27 of m D0ver...... m a rch 10 ConstantinOple . . 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton March 4 t:ont. of Europe M Ss N Twice daily Dover Twicedaili Egypt (see India) France ........ 3f & N Twice dai1y...... Dover ...... Twieedallf Gibraltar . M 4, 7.17,20, 27 ofm. tsonthampton arch • Greece (see India) Greytown ..........M 2nd & 17th of mon. Southampton March 1 Hamburgh ..........N Tuesday & Friday London ..... ues. Sat. Havannah .......... 51 2nd of the month Southampton March 1 llolland Honduras ..........11 17th of the month. Southampton March 16 India (viaSouthampt.)M 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton March 20 India (via Marseilles)M Bth&24th of month Dover .. arch 16 lonian Isles (see India) ' ,oaf Ireland M & N Twice daily Holyhead ... 3 Lisbon ..............M 7,9, 17, & 27 of m. Southampton MD 18 Madeira ............M 9th of the month Southampton 12 Madeira ............ N 23rd of the month Plymouth .. Malta (see India) „,a, 10 Malta ..............N 7,17,19,27, 30 arm. Dover ...... Bffil" — Mauritius (see India) a rch 26 Mauritius ..........N 14th of the month Plymouth .. - m an. Mexico ............M 2nd of the month., Southampton lot ° ` 2 Naples ..... ........N sth lbth2sthofmon. Dover .. Mar c-, New Granada New Zealand By private ship .. Yariou. ports acc r j A 2 Papal States ........N sthlsth2sthormon. Dover Marc" Peninsula 7thl7th27thotinon. Southampton March , Peru ..............M 1d & 17th of mon. Southampton march Port Natal 14th of the month Plymouth .. Mar ch Sicily ..............N sthl sth2sthofmon, Dover Mardi 2 Tuscany sthlsth2sthofmon. Dover ...... h 2 Venezuela ..........M 2d & 17th of month Southampton MAD' Van Diemen's Land (see Australia) . West Indies ........M 2d& 17th of monthlS° uthamptoniMarc h I COUNTRY MARKETS. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET MARCH 1. There were in the market to-day, 5 sacks oatmeal, °soil weighing 2801bs imperial, which sold thws-1 at 1 0 - 114 and 4 at 1110 s. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET—FEB. 28. There were in the market to-day 40 bags oatmeal •- -- 10 2 bags of pot-barley ; sales ready. The top oatmeal , per bag up, second quality 9d per bag up ; no barleyo' in market. -- --- Oatmeal, — per sack of 2801bs First. Second. Tbirtll imperial Barleymeal, per ditto 23s 0 9 1 —s 29B 0(. 9' 1 9° —: o , e l Peasemeal, per ditto -s Od —s Od -' 0,1 Flour, per ditto.. —B Oct —s Oct —3 03 Pot-barley, per ditto COAL MARKET—MAncn 2. Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market : —. s d. Carr's Hartey l9. 0 Chester Main 17 9 Howard's West Hartley Netherton 18 9 Longridge's W. Hartley 19 0 New Tanfield 18 9 Stewart's Hartley 18 0 S tobart's Tees Hartley l7 6 Tanfield Moor Butes 17 9 Wall's End, &e. Bell and Brown 19 3 Harton l9 3 Hebburn lB 6 Lawson lB 6 20 0 * 2O : * .20 0 ° 21 .1 9 21 a ,20 ° 20 0 ° 20 20 ° .20 ‘ , 6 , s .1 . 6 19 . 21 a Bell Belmont Bradayll Hetton Pensher Stewart's Cassop Hartlepool .................. Heugh Hall South Kelloe ............... Trimdon Hartlepool ... Richardson's Tee 5....... South Durham .......... Tees . Ships at market. , 0 I Sold 52. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURN. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return the week ending Feb. 20, 1853 (2851 miles) £12,4 41 1 Q 9 Corresponding week last yew: (241 i miles) 10,57 2 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.—Traffil 10 turn for the week ending Feb. 27, 1853 £17,3 28 1 1 - i t Corresponding week last year 16,525 8 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic re.— fa railway and steam-boats for the week ending 1 4 Feb. 27, 1853 Corresponding week last year 2 ,5 50 Increase in 1853 riiB6 13 e CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic return f or 6 week ending Feb. 26, 1853 £147 8 a Corresponding week last year 1. 2 1. 10 BIRTHS. OF A. SON. -eir.lll2l o. On the 27th ult., at Weymouth, the lady of Sir vw 4.-- Thomas Bart. er i' lir On the 3d ult., at sea, on board the screw steam riston, the wife of Captain H. P. Baylis. OF A DAUGHTER . On the 3d Jan., at Breach, Candy, the wife of Lieutcll3llt. Colonel Jameson. • __-----"- MARRIED. J. On the Ist inst., at St. John's-church, Padding t ' ° , n ;, e es R. Morell, Esq. of Hampstead, to Catherinel;'Arey Margaret Warburton, eldest daughter of Geo r g ° Warburton, Esq., of Holtby, Yorkshire. e yor, On the 24th ult., Mr. George Hewett, land our v , o hil Oxford, to Catherine eldest daughter of the late Mr. 0 Shipley, of Regent - street,' London. DIED. On the 2d inst., at 35, Old Bond-street, Mr. Jo h n Bell, aged 58. e s. of Captain On the 26th ult., at Brighton, aged 78, Mach r 8 . John Mills, Esq., whom she survived only three ,/ o tart• On the 21st ult., at Edinburgh, Arthur Lake 4. 1 c:_ te V William Johnston, of that ilk, and Hilton, Bart. .... rbe rt H rts 166 H. M.'s 2d Regiment, third son of the la On the 28th ult., in Bedewell-park, e A ‘ ,4 James, second son of George Gay, Esq ., ag e "' "i * Baw ,..- On the Ist inst., at 41, Upper Harley-stre , Goldsmid, Esq., aged 39 --------------------- (WINO, LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO - 1 12, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sum °fßee ' ° I Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in, the 01113 Middlesex, Thursday, March 3, 1853. 4