The Sun. — London, England, 1853-03-07 00:00:00

SIR EDWARD BIM WEE LYTTON'S NEW WORK. 1/1 Y 0 V E L. By PISISTRATUS CAXTON ; VAZIETIES IN ENGLISH DYE. 4 vols. post Bvo. 425. ATHENMUM. My Novel' is a work of art, as distinguished from a work of acc ident—a work of thought, and as such engaging to the thinker A work of characters, to test whose reality we must engage in the fascinating occupation of analysis—a work fall of shrewd sayings. and containing some sayings deep as well as shrewd work full of individual views concerning the question s of the day—a work, finally, possessing sceres and combinations, lacking which a novel is no novel, but a treatise, an extravaganza , a p oem, or a pamphlet, as way be." Williamplackwood and Sous, Edinburgh and London. THEATRE ROYAL, DRIJRY-LANE.- Mr. E. T. SMITH'S BENEFIT, THIS EVENLNG, Monday, March 7.—lmmense attraction for this night. A new Drama. First attempt of Sands, the American Air Walker, who will go through his astonishing performances, walking across a marble ceiling (with iron rods, hooks, or rings, as here out the assistance of any wires, Wore practised), with his head reversed, the moss wonderful and incredible performance ever attempted, and without any risk, every precaution having been taken by the . Lessee to provide against ace - d e nt; after which t he Brothers Siegrist will go through their extra ordinary performances on the Perche. To conclude with an entire new Ballet Spectacle, dresses, scenery, and effects, entitled THE XURKISH LOVERS.—Mr. E T. Smith respectfully solicits the patronage of his friends the public on this occasion, his first Benefit a t the people's national theatre, trusting that his efforts to sustain the credit of the pro'ession and the Drama, and to produce novelties for the amusement of his patrons, may not altogether prove useless. This evening THE SCHOOL FOR KINGS. Alter which Mr. Sands' wonderful performances. To be followed by the Brothers Siegrist's entertainment. To conclude with Captain Armstrong's new Ballet, The Turkish Lovers. At the reduced prices :—Boxes, 3s. , pit, 2s. ; gallery, Is. ; upper gallery, 6d. Doors open at half-past six. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Farewell Season of Mr. Benjamin Webster as Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING, Meacs 7, Will be performed the new and original Comedy, in five acts, called NOT SO BAD AS WE SEEM; or, Many Sides to a Charac ter. Supported by Messrs. B. Webster, Barry Sullivan, Keeley, Buckstone, Leigh Murray, Stuart, Howe, Miss Rosa Bennett, Miss A. Vining, Mrs. Leigh Murray. To conclude with the Comedy of MASKS AND FACES; or, Before and Behind the Curtain. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING, Masai 7. Will be performed A PHENOMENON IN A SMOCK-FROCK. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Horucastle ; Miss F. Baker and Miss C. Mitchell. After which, the popular new Fatly Extravaganza entitled THE GOOD WOMAN IN THE WOOD, in wl•+ch Messrs. F. Matthews, Suter, Rorneastle, and Templeton; Madame Vestris, Miss Julia St. George, Miss Robertson, Miss Martindale, Miss Ellis, Miss Wynd ham, Miss Eglinton, and Miss Rosina Wright will appear. To conclude with LITTLE TODDLEKINS. Sole Agent for the Private Boxes, Mr. W. Allcroft, 15, New Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL A DELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster. —Directress, Madame Celeste. ' THIS EVENING, Mazes 7, By desire, the popular Drama of THE GREEN BUSHES; or, a Hundred Years Ago. Supported by Messrs. Paul Bedford, Honey, 0. Smith, and Parselle ; Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Miss Fanny Haskell, &c. To conclude with JACK SHEPPARD. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVENING, Mama 7, Will be produced Shakspere's Tragedy of MACBETH (as acted at Windsor Castle, by Royal command). Pilncipel characters by Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean. To conclude with A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager. Mr. Farren. THIS EVENING, Maims 7, Will be presented THE SERGEANT'S WIFE. After which, LILIAN GERVAIS. Supported by Messrs. Comp ton, W. Farren, G. Cooke, Shalders, Edgar, Bender, and Clifton ; Misses Anderton and H. Gordon. To conclude with the Ballet of THE DUMB RECRUIT. Box-office open from Eleven till Five, under the superintendence of Mr. E. Chattcrton. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE., Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Positively the Last Week of Mr. Batty's Management. THIS EVENING, MARCH 7, And dnring the week, the Entertainments will commence with for the Last Six Repsesentations, MAZEPPA AND THE WILD HORSE, with all its original magnificent effects. To be followed by an incomparable disply of Batty's ficenes in the Arena. Supported by the first Artistes of the day. To conclude with a popular Farce. Doors open at Hall-past Six Yclock. To commence at Seven. Box-office open daily from Eleven to Four. Silage Manager, Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tai DAY —Morning 5 min. after 12 Evening 36 min.aft. 12 To-Moaaew—Morning 5 min. after 1 I Evening 29 min.aft. 1 THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MAncu 6. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 47—highest since noon yesterday. 40 lowest this morning and during the night. 50—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29.93. WIND, W.S.W.—Smart breeze, and fine, clear, snn shiny weather. MARCH 7. 51—highest since noon yesterday. 43—lowest this morning and during the night. 48—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30'03. WIND, S.W.—Light breeze, and rainy, dull weather, with a tendency to fine. THE PUBLICATION OF " THE SUN" COMMENCES EVERY AFTERNOON AT THREE O'CLOCK, AND THE LATE OR THIRD EDITION, CONTAINING THE DEBATES N PARLIAMENT THE SAME EVENING, With . ther News arriving up to the hour of Post, AT SEVEN O'CLOCK. EXPRESS EDITIONS will be forwarded after the Post is closed by the Latest Trains. 0 it , mo o , ~~.~~ \ ~V n LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1853. WILLIAM PATERSON—the Founder of, the Bank of England —was the originator of one of most magnificent enterprizes ever projected in the shape of a colonial speculation. Hitherto its splendour has failed to be correctly recognised. Its glory was overshadowed by misfortune almost from the moment of its commencement. Its me mory has only been preserved to us in the melan choly narrative of the ill-fated Darien expedition. Never, we may safely aver, was any adventure, ancient or modern, opened up to the energies of a civilised people under circumstances more pro pitious. Yet never were the golden day-dreams of a philanthropist more speedily or more de plorably dissipated. PATERSON proposed to found a colony on the narrow isthmus connecting the two American continents. He proposed to unite by this means the commerce of the Pacific and the Atlantic. He proposed to render the scene of his extraordinary undertaking the channel through which should pass to and fro the mer chandise of the Asiatics and the Europeans. All this he projected, and, in doing so, he proferred to the English Cabinet then presiding over the destinies of the Anglo-Saxons, an opportunity for good such as was, perhaps, never before submitted for the acceptance of any Government. The annals of that time inform us in what man ner ihe scheme of this remarkable man was re- SPonded to by the British Administration. We learn from their sorrowful. 'records how grievously all his . zbajesti o aspirations were doomed to disap pointment. The colonists sent out under his com mand W ere ,dispatched to th ose t ro pi ca l reg i ons only to oe abandoned there t o d es t ruc ti on . T o the etern a l i nfamy of the statesmen then in power in the United Kingdom, be it said—the cora panions of th e neglect e d Scotchman were allowed to perish under the combined 1 'nfluence of famine and pestilence. A mere l landful alone escaped from those crowds of ard ent speculators who had left the shores of their native country under cir cumstances so promising but so illusory. A mere handful returned to toll the narrative of their sufferings, and to leave the rem a i ns of el. beloved and lamented mouldering in what provecel to be not simply their own grave, but the grave of their unparalleled enterprise. It was left for another and a wiser age to realise the beautiful vision of PATERSON. The g l ory of carrying out one of the principal objects of hi s design appears to have been reserved for our ow n • generation. There has, within the last few days, been presented to the public in these islands the prospectus of a Company, which, if properly carried out, must effect •in a different manner, it is true, from what he could ever have anticipated, . but, .for that very reason, the more completely and immediately, the scheme projected a couple of centuries ago by the depreciated and almost forgotten dreamer of Caledonia. This Company, already provisionally C:t . e ;$ 4 : is proposed shall be ultimately in - • ea ..---- •• a Royal Charter or Act of Parlia i, ,',..---,-„,1-, , no. t ...„ : .. , -; . ,^pA,, * ,„ o the prospectus above re ),T•N.....„.*‘ l' - ould seem that the preliminary 4 16 been so far completed, that the i s:J.6.l i ~..4 • , , ; v . 17 , e . e • qured i - -N, .." i 1); 4 the earlier stages of - - -,•._ ,r‘ A the undertaking have been appointed by its pro jectors, and their names issued through advertise ment. Besides a full complement of Directors, headed by a Chairman and a Deputy-Chairman, Bankers, Solicitors, Official Auditor, Consulting Engineer, Engineer-in-Chief, Secretary, and Stock broker, have all, even now, been nominated. A preliminary deposit of 75,0001. will have to be raised forthwith, for the purpose of taking the first step towards the development of this gigantic en terprise. Among the earliest objects kept in view by the Company, are—the obtaining a right to' open a line of navigation and of land commu nications through or over the Isthmus of Darien ; and, to this end, the securing a concession of 200,000 acres to be granted by the Republic of New Granada. Already, of course, there is a route for travellers through the territory of this Republic. But such a route ! A railroad twenty five miles in length has already been constructed. It connects a little inland village on the Chagres river, called Barbacoas, with another little village on the sea coast, called by the natives Colon, but by its builders (settlers from the United States) Aspinwall. Aspinwall or Colon, situated about midway between Chagres and Portobello, consists of about fifty wooden houses, while little more than half-a-dozen huts constitute Barbacoas. Between these two wonderfully important villages, we have said there already exists a rail road. But this railroad consists of only a single line ! And, after having adventm ed as far as its inland terminus, the pleasures of the journey may be averred then, really to begin in earnest. Leaving the huts of Barbacoas, which are plea santly surrounded by swamps of a sufficiently _ _ picturesque and salubrious character, as may be conjectured, the traveller across the Isthmus of Panama finds himself agreeably conveyed at a snail's pace in a fiat-bottomed boat drowsily along the cur rent of the Rio Chagresto another delectablevillage, Hight Gorgona. Thence, during the dry season, he can advance by a horrible road, twenty-three miles in extent, to the old city of Panama—the object of his destination. During the rainy sea son, however, this same road being altogether impassable, he is compelled to welter along the surface of the Rio Chagres, eight miles more, to a spot called Cruces. Cruces being twenty-eight miles from the shores of the Pacific, the adventurer has, in his journey along that route, the full benefit of all its delightful sources of enjoyment —including, from one extremity of the road to the other, the variegated charms of marsh mists, mud holes, musquitoes, scorpions, and centipedes. It can scarcely be supposed that the miseries derivable from these accompaniments to the tra veller can be in any way compensated by the mere sight of the luxuriant foliage of the tropical forests passed through, enlivened though the woodland solitudes may be by a profusion of parroquets and humming birds, and beautified though thb very air may be by the wings of the most gorgeous butterflies. A writer who would seem to have but very recently traversed this singular route across the isthmus from Colon to Panania, tells us that you encounter, along the road from Cruces, " sometimes double-distilled Sloughs of Despond, composed of black mud five feet deep; at others, great stones, eight inches apart, sharpened and stuck upon end ; then long rows of wooden sleepers, placed in every conceiv able position, except the right one"—(Household Words, VI., 622),—and so on, as the narrator informs us with truly Irish naivete—" through" a tropical forest " matted and impenetrable." A better line of communication than this between the Pacific and the Atlantic is surely, after all that has been here observed, in every respect desirable! And this better line of communication is at length promised to the world by the Company just orga nised for the construction of a railway across the Isthmus of Darien, and for opening up in connec tion with that undertaking the long-desired faci lities in the way of uninterrupted navigation. How all this is to be accomplished the general public is new enabled to comprehend, without much diffi culty, through the aid of the very curious and interesting volume * lately written by the Engineer in-Chief of the New Company—LioNEL GISBOIGNE, C. E.—a work describing the Isthmus of Darien as it appeared in 1852—the narrative being, in fact, compiled from the author's Journal of an " Expedition of Inquiry for the Junction of the Atlantic and Pacific." It cannot yet be forgotten that the deplorable loss, by fire, of the Amazon steam-ship, interrupted a somewhat similar ex pedition on the part of the gifted and lamented ELIOT WARBURTON. From the intelligent and entertaining pages of Mr. GISBORNE'S " Journal," it will at once be perceived how very desirable is the speedy commencement of such a project as the one upon which the new company is about to adventure, boldly enough, no doubt, but by no means precipitately. We would, more particularly and earnestly, direct attention to the supplemental portion of the volume, being the report addressed by the writer to Messrs. Fox, HENDERSON, and BRASSET (in obedience to the instructions of which firm, indeed, Mr. GiSBORNE had, in company with Mr. H. C. FORDE as his assistant, entered upon the labours of the expedition) upon the question, of all the most important in connection with this subject, namely, upon that of the feasibility of " Darien Ship Navigation." It will be perceived from that report—a report, recollect, written from personal and very recent examination of the loca- lity—that the author, speaking authoritatively, remember, in his capacity as an engineer, after recommending the making a cut (across the Isthmus of Darien) of sufficient capacity to form an unin terrupted navigation .(without locks) from sea to sea, pronounces his opinion as to bhe practicability of that plan thus distinctly (p. 230)—" Its exe cution o f fers no engineering dqficulties, and no chance of future failure ; it is simply a ques tion of cubic quantity of excavation, dependent on the dimensions of the cross section." After that very explicit declaration on the part of so very competent a judge —as it will be ob vious on the face of it that Mr. GISBORNE must be, from the simple fact of his having been selected by so eminent a house as that of Fox, HENDER SON, and BRASSEY, to conduct last year's import ant Expedition of Inquiry—after an assertion on his part so very clearly and resolutely expressed, it must be manifest that the project about to be ad ventured upon by the new company, gigantic and magnificent though it is, undoubtedly, is, neverthe less, at the same time, altogether devoid of any thing in the slightest degree bearing the semblance of extravagance. Cordially, and very earnestly we wish well to this noble enterprise, because we regard it as of extraordinary import to the wel fare of both the eastern and the western hemis- phere—becauso we consider it, in truth, to be very far, indeed, from the least, perhaps on the con trary the most remarkable, step made within the last few years in the onward march of civilisation. * " The Isthmus of Darien in 1852: Journal of the Expedition of Inquiry for the Junction of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. By Lionel Gisborne. With four maps." Bvo, pp. 238. London : Saunders and Stan- ford, 1853. It would be well if the advocates of a fettered and restricted commerce, of onerous import duties, and all the numerous phases of indirect taxation, would study the statistics of different nations, examining the different productions and manufactures of each, the genius and charac ter of the inhabitants, and the nature of their r equirements. Nothing could be better calcu lated to correct erroneous opinions, remove exist ing prejudices; and generally to produce sound views on fiscal subjects than such an exami- They wou ld f i nd a mutual dependence t n h a e tio o n ne on the other, or at least, if not a de pendence,a ppowroesrp erioft,mafterially assisting in the commodyitioes.each other by the in welfare and in one re The one giving of terchange of her superfluities, she is" unable to produce on as for that which as her neighbour. R is with avoarable terms as with f am ili e s. A large and industrious nationsa • possibly be enabled to get on without Ina 7 extrinsic aid, but it will be badly. There may be a sulli c i encY of the actual nec e s saries of life, but many c on _ forts will be wanting that could be obtained under a more judicious system. The tail or i ng and shoemaking work might be done coarsely, and the baking and brewing likewise in an inferior , man ner, while the time bestowed on the matters imper fectly executed might have been far more pro fitably occupied in some other branch of industry, in which the members of the family were pro ficients, and the disposal whereof would enable them to obtain the required articles in greater abundance, and of much better quality. What madness would it be of such a family to place im pediments in the waT of receiving articles from the neighbouring shops, certain that measures of retaliation would be adopted, the result whereof would be to curtail the demand and depreciate the prices for their own productions ? They would incur boundless ridicule for their folly so long as the rash experiment was persisted in. Bitter experience would, however, speedily convince even the slowest of apprehension of the absurdity of such conduct, and induce them to adopt imme diate measures for putting matters upon a more politic foundation. Nations, however, that erect Custom-houses, and levy heavy import duties, are acting in this objectionable and impolitic manner. They know that similar measures will be adopted by other countries—that the magnitude of their own import duties will lead to hostile tariffs by those who under a different state of things might be their best customers. The effects of this imprudent course are not, perhaps, as easily perceptible as in a single family, but they are not less certain, and may be as accurately ascertained by a close ex aminer. The pride, the prejudices, of the diffe rent communities prevent the first step from being taken in the right direction. But if one were to adopt the laudable precedent of throwing her ports open to every comer, of receiving the products of every nation, and giving her own in return, with out tax or duty, others would speedily follow the example, and endeavour to meet their kind neighbour on reciprocal terms. The greatest benefactor to mankind would be the man who could persuade any important country to enter on the initiative, by taking even a single step in the right direction. Let us, for example, take the cases of France and Great Britain, perhaps the two most important nations of the world. They would willingly and freely take our cottons, cotton wool, woollen yarns, machinery, cutlery, coals, &c., if we ac cepted of their silks, wines, fruits, &c., in return. We foolishly levy enormous duties, equal, perhaps, on an average, to 200 per cent. on their cheap wines, which practically prohibit their introduc tion into this country. The natural consequence follows : the commerce is limited in amount ; we do without a very beneficial and useful article, while they abstain from commodities for which there would otherwise be a considerable demand ; and great injury is done to both parties, to the industrial interests of both countries. The valuable statistics teaching such salutary lessons have hitherto, however, been difficult of attainment. They were as sealed books t 9 the community in general, who could not afford the time and research necessary to the acquisition of this useful information. This evil has, however, been remedied, and no excuse will henceforward be afforded for ignorance on this all-important subject. Thanks to Mr. H. FRASER, the veil has been uplifted, the mist dispelled. That gentleman has just published, in a cheap and useful form, two excellent charts,* exhibiting a synoptical view of the resources of all nations, comprehending the area, chief town, population, and religion of each country ; the principal produce and manufactures, description of the general imports and exports, particularly those from or to Great Britain and Ireland, receipts, expenditure, and public debt, with a variety of other topics, affording altogether an unprecedented quantity of valuable information. It would, indeed, be impossible without an inspec tion to convey any adequate notion of the quantity and quality of that information. On these points the public must judge for themselves. This, how ever, we may say, that this information will enable Fiscal Reformers to meet and confute their opponents and provide unanswerable arguments against the injudicious system of indirect taxation that has so long paralysed the industry of the country, and prevented it from attaining the prosperity that could otherwise easily be achieved. We need not say that Mr. FRASER has not attempted to inculcate any political views. He merely states incontrovertible facts, the knowledge whereof will lead to the other matters above alluded to. * A View of the Resources of all Nations. Parts I. and 11. By H. Fraser, .Esq. London : Smith, Strand; Wyld, West Strand ; Sherwood, Piper, and Co., Pater noster-row, &c. Elsewhere in our impression of this evening will be found a rather curious chapter of Parisian gossip, furnished by the correspondent of one of our morning contemporaries. We have considered it advisable to transfer the narrative to our columns, not merely from the interest with which our readers cannot fail to peruse any account, however shadowy, that tends to illustrate the family history of the house of BONAPARTE, but also because, by so doing, we are enabled to warn the public mind in its regard against one or two very singular misrepresentations. It will be ob served that the account transcribed from the Morning Chronicle has reference to the expulsion from France of the Countess de SoLMs and her brother by order of the Imperial Government. The writer therein states that the lady in ques tion is the daughter of LETITIA (fourth child of LUCIEN, Prince di CANINO, brother of NAPOLEON the Great) by her marriage with the Right Hon. THOMAS WysE, who has been for several years past, and is still, accredited to the Court of Athens as her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador. Not long since we ourselves fell into a similar error inadvertently. Shortly afterwards, how ever, we took occasion to correct the uninten tional mis-statement made by our journal in this particular, by announcing, " upon authority," that the only offspring of those nuptials were two sons, both still surviving, namely ALFRED NAPO LEON and WILLIAM BONAPARTE. Remembering that, as we have just remarked, we were once the means of promulgating the same error which has now been reiterated by our morning contemporary, we are the more anxious to avail ourselves of the opportunity here presented to us, by again rendering this journal the medium of an authoritative con tradiction. Besides the blunder already pointed out, it should be observed that there are others which have crept into the communication of this same Paris Correspondent. Not merely is the writer mistaken in stating the Countess de SoLms to be the daughter of the English Ambassador in Greece—his Excellency having, as already ob served, only the two children before particularised —but, if our memory does not fail us very mar vellously, he is also misinformed in his allusions to the wedding of the lady in question ; and this, moreover, both in regard to the time and circum stances of its celebration. Unless our recollection of events on the opposite shores of the Channel deceives us very wonderfully, this wedding—the 'wedding of MARIE STADHOLMINE LETITIA and the Count de Soims—instead of occurring in 1849, as stated by the Correspondent of our contemporary, took Pace in 1848, being, conse quently, before and not after the election of the Prince Louis NAPOLEON to the chief magistracy of the Republic. Equally erroneous, if we mis- take not, is the assertion that the marriage was attended by the various members of the Imperial family, who thereby afforded it their countenance. Whether this latter circumstance, however, be accurate or not, there can be little doubt that the incident recently described by the Morning Chronicle is not very likely to terminate at the )int at which it has now arrived. There are lights and shadows in the picture—dim enough at present—that must, before l ong , we conjecture, be rendered in some degree, at least, more ap parent. Whatever events may transpire out of these occurrences, we shall endeavour to place the facts before the public accordingly as they may arise, as befits the duty of impartial and con scientious journalism. A deputation of the Board of the Atlantic and Pacific Junction Company had an interview with the Minister of the United States, at his official residence in Port• land -pla ce , on Saturday. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 7,185 g. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were estimated at 6,000 bales, all to the trade. The market closed tamely at previous rates. The sales comprised 5,000 American, 200 Pernam and Ma ranham, at bid. *to 7td. ; 100 Bahia, at 61 t d. to ; and 300 Surat at 3d. to 4id. per lb. Rail way shares were flat. In Mark-lane to-day, prices are barely supported, The railway meetings announced are the fol lowing : Date. Caledonian Mar. 22, Glasgow. Chester and Holyhead Mar. 9, Euston Station. City of Toronto & L. Huron Mar. 7, 13, St. Helen's-p Edinr., Perth, & Dundee Mar. 10, Edinburgh. Glasgow and South -Western Mar. 9, Glasgow. Lowestoft Mar. 12, Lowestoft. North British Mar. 18, Edinburgh. Scottish Central Mar. 17, Perth. South-Eastern Mar. 17,Bridgehouse-hote London-bridge. Tourn., Jurb., Land., & Has. Mar. 17, Brussels. West London Mar. 10, London Tavern. Company. Plate. Mail bags will be made up to-morrow evening for Australia, via Singapore. Also, on the 24th instant, to be sen t b y t h e Osmanli steamer. The A ntelope, another steamer from Liverpool, takes out letters. As regards the Australian, her depar ture is likely to be delayed yet for some time. The accounts by the steamer from the West Indies report the probability of smaller sugar crops than has been anticipated. The health of the islands was impr ov i ng . The following observations in reference to the Cost-Book system, which Mr. J. N. Higgins, the author, considers should by a special Act of Parlia ment be made applicable to the new Colonial Mining Companies, may be found interesting at the present time " I can hardl y h e l p t hi n ki ng that, even upon t h e sup position that the cost-book system was not of local but of general application—admitting that it is a legal basis for the companies adverted to, it' cannot be denied that they have not adhered to its principle, and while they have accepted its shadow, they have rejected its substances. In which of these has a general meeting of the adventurers preceded the settlement of the capital, the division of th e same i nto s h ares, an d t h e ot h er pre liminary business of an association of mining adventur ers ? In how many instances has a regular cost-book been opened ? Which of them observes the rule about frequently recurring general meetings of the share holders, or the right of an individual proprietor to call for an account at any time in order to obtain the repay ment of his money less the debts and liabilities (if any) of the concern ? In most, if not all of them, the direc tors act as if they were appointed under the deed of set tlement of a company constituted under a royal charter, letters patent, or the 7 and 8 Vict., cap. 110, and not as mere temporary agents, with power merely to perform such acts as are absolutely necessary for the working of the mines, until the next general meeting of the shareholders, which, in fact, is all that they can properly assume to be. The circumstance of there being a committee of management, and not an individual purser, makes no difference as to the rights of the for mer, and can confer no more power or authority on the committee-men or directors than would belong to a purser, if the management had been delegated to him. It is plain, then, that the companies in question follow the Cost-book system only so far as it renders conformity with the 7th and Bth Vic., cap. 110, unnecessary, and not in all its positive injunctions and essential charac teristics. There is a further important consideration which seems to have been wholly overlooked by the pro jectors of such companies. The Cost-book system, as it has been worked in Cornwall, is placed wider the special and competent jurisdiction of the Stannaries' Courts, with an appeal in some cases to the Court of Chancery or the Privy Council. Until a recent statute, the stewards of the respective stannaries exer cised common-law jurisdiction within their own districts. All these courts are now consolidated into one court, presided over by the Vice-Warden, who also administers equity. Ha has authority to adjudicate in all claims for money in respect of the working, or management, or of the providing goods for any mine within the limits of his jurisdiction. The impoi taut effects of this summary jurisdiction will be obvious at once to a lawyer. The difficulty and expense of dealing with a similar case in the ordinary course of law, should be a consideration of some weight with those " Cost-book Companies that cannot avail themselves of the Vice-Warden's Court." The English Stock Market has been 'very quiet, and not quite so firm. - Consols have been quoted 994 for transfer and account. The "continua tion" to April is about I per cent. The New 3/ per Cents. have been marked 1038 Y , and the 3 per Cents. 1001 #. Bank Stock is steady at 227 to 228. Exchequer Bills are 175., and India Bonds 455. premium. In Foreign Securities a good deal is doing. The Spanish Certificates have been in demand. at 61 to 7. The Greek Bonds are firmly maintained at 7/. The quotations in the " official" list on Saturday, for the accuracy of which the Stock Exchange autho rities alone are responsible ' were erroneously given at 9to I. Equador Bonds are supported at 5g and Grenada Deferred at lig. Chilian 3 per Cents. have been marked 80. Mexican Bonds are 251 The Peruvian Loan is allotted, and is in demand, being scarce at 5 to 51 premium. The Turkish] Loan is at 1.1 premium. Dutch Four per Cents. are worth 99 to I. Sardinian Stock has risen to 971 and 98. • The New Three per Cent. Loan has been taken at Paris by Messrs. Rothschild, at '7l. Railway Shares have been at lower rates gene rally, with moderate sales. The French lines are also rather lower. In the Gold Mine shares there is not much doing, and prices are about the same. The Australian Bank shares are much heavier, but the land com panies are better supported. BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY, (Front the Official List ) Buenas nom Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuitie5............... 1C34 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3i per Cent. Annuities lo3§ India Bonds, £lOOO — Ditto, under £lOOO 45 Consols for Account 10th March 99 3 Exchequer Bills lad. £lOOO. . 17 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent Ditto, 3 per Cent. Equador Bonds ' 5 3 i Grenada Bonds, Deferred, 11 Greek ex over-due Coupons Mexican 3 per Cent............ 2ss Ditto for the Account 254 a Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.... 96i 84 .7A 8 7i Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent — Ditto for the Account 471 Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent 24k 4 Spanish Passive (Converted) Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 55 a 7 p e Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852 1 P Belgian Bonds, 4. per Cent. Ex. 25fr 99 4 Dutch Exchange L per Cent 66i HALF-PAST TWO. Consols - Ditto March Account 994 a LLOYD'S SHIPPINO-(THIS DA Y.) LONDON, March 7.—Wind at Noon, W., light airs, and dull oloudy weather, with rain. DEAL, March 6.—Wind, W.S.W., fresh. Arrived Johanna Catharine, Rio Janeiro, for Hanaburgh ' • Admiral Van Hemskirk, Kley, Batavia ; Pax, Stewart, New Or leans ; Ellenborough, Lansdowne, Calcutta ; Brilliant, Mentz. Arrived from the River—Elizabeth, for Barba does ; Long, Melbourne ; Competitor, Sergeant, Adelaide, S.A. • Diana, Getting, Bahia. The Valiant (brig), of Workington, was abandoned on the. 20th of February, having sprung a leak, and the crew taken off by the Ellen borough, arrived in the Downs. LIVERPOOL, March 6.—Wind, S.S.W. Arrived—John M‘Vicar, Dalyell, China ; Sea Lark, and Snowdon, New Orleans ; Yorkshire, and Empire State, New York ; Pil grim, Jones, B om b a y ; William, Crescent City, and Mada waska, New Orleans ; Helen, Jackson, Mobile • Harriet Francis, and Cit y of Manchester, Charleston; Aransfell, and Star of th e East, St. John's, N.B. ; Mary Queen of Scots, Blackmore, Paraiba ; Guisachan, Jeffery, Deme rara ; Pequot, St. Petersburgh ; Martha, Washington ; Herald, Marshfield, and Siddons, New Orleans ; Medona, Maniee, Boston ; Nile (s), Olive, Alexandria. Sailed— Tr, Melita, S myrna ; L y di a , Af r i ca ; Arrow, Para ; Matthew Wilmington ; Southerner, New York , Canada, Boston ; Pauline, Algiers. SOUTHAMPTON, March 6. - Wind, N.W. Arrived— Thames (s), Abbot, West Indies. FALMOUTH, March 6.—Arrived.—Jane Andson, Maid of the Mill, an d B r andenburg, Alexandria ; Gustaf Wasa, Princess Eugenia, Meggy, Symmetry, Commercial, Le banon, and Ino Odessa ; Eliza, and GeOrgiana, Galatz Minnet, Fat e , Anchiali, Elizabeth Morrison, Kyle, Eupa tonia, Francis Yates, and Mora, Port Lagos ; Graf vo n Bulow, Berg, Alexandria, Greyhound, Barker, Latakia, Ann and John, Ibrail ; Anne, Hassebauni, Ismael Dobre Egar, and Lignsto, Trieste. OFF POINT LYNES, March 4.—Laid.mans, Mauritius, for the Clyde. CLYDE, March s.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Barbadian, M'lntyre, Mauritius ; Sarah Jane, Stevens, Mobile ; Mary Morris, and New England, New York. QUEENSTOWN, March 4.—Wind, S.W. Arrived— Jane Henderson, Collier, New Orleans; Bali, Varner, Urania ; Bylandere, Sandford, Callao • Manilla, Rothe say ; Muir, Pernambuco ; Stetton, St. Michael's ; Ad miral, Schmidt, Ibrail ; Mary Louise, Folett, Odessa ; Landscape, Richard, Trieste. Off Port—Lawrence, Mau ritius. BARBADOES, Feb. I.—The Ottawa, of Greenock, from Pernambuco, foundered about 100 miles east of this island, previous to 18th Jan. ; crew saved. VIGO, March 2.—The Lading Packet, of Newcastle, foundered in lat. 40, long. 11; crew saved by the Eliza, Burnt, from Lisbon, which vessel put in here 21st Feb., in want of repairs. ST. CROIX, Jan. 31.—The remains of a wreck, named the Fairy, of Liverpool, sulaposed to be a schooner or brigantine, belonging to Nova Scotia, came on shore in one of the bays near the east side end of this island, about four weeks since. LISBON, Feb. 28.—The Eclipse, of Penzance, with loss of foremast, f our f ee t wa t er i n h er hold, and abandoned, was picked up off Vi go , an d h a s been towed in here by the Estrella, from Liverpool. The eolonAbins, f rom Bris tol to California, put into Lisbon 18th Feb., with fore mast sprung, and leaky; caigi) discharging. -- ; ELECTION COMMITTEES-(TIIIS DAY.) DERBY. The committee sat at twelve o'clock. Mr. Taylor, the landlord of the County Tavern, was recalled, and, in answer to the committee, said, that he sent Morgan's card to Cox's by a messenger named North. He had no communication with Morgan on his return. Henry Sharrack, a journeyman butcher, examined—l have a vote for the borough of Derby. I promised it to Bass and Heyworth. My master had promised to vote for the other side. I was in a hay field on the polling day, where a man named Cyrus Babb came up to me, and said to me, " Come along, H arr y, th ere i s a p i g f or you." I went down t o the Northern Star, where I met a man named Clarke, who asked me what I wanted for my vote. I said I didn't know. He said he would give me 21., that was the farthest extent. I was to vote for Horsfall. I said very well. I went down to the com mittee-room for a ticket. There I found Mr. Ackermann, who gave me a ticket to go to the polling booth. I then went to the polling booth, and voted for Mr. Horsfall. I then went to the Northern Star, and had some porter. Babb was with me. He left me ; telling me I must wait till a stoutish man came to fetch me to go for the money. After a while a stoutish man did come for me. I should know him again. His name is William Savage. Savage was called in and identified by the witness. Examination resumed— Savage and I then went down to the County Tavern. We went into the stable yard, and up a flight of stairs. There was a man on the stairs ; he let Savage pass, but stopped me. Savage went in, and after a few minutes came out again. He took me to the door, laid hold of my shoulders, and turned me round with my back to the door. I put my hand behind me, and two sovereigns were put into it. I then went down stairs again with Savage. My num ber on the register is 1,053. Morgan's little book, in which he entered the sums he paid, and which, it will be remembered, was found on the table before him at the time of ,his apprehension, was handed in, and in it appeared an entry of 21. paid to No. 1,053. This witness was under examination when our re porter left. CHATHAM. The committee at their sitting this morning proceeded to hear the arguments of counsel on the legal bearing of the evidence, which were not concluded when our report left. HVDDERSFIELD. -- - This committee sat this morning at half-past eleven o'clock, when the examination of witnesses in support of the petition was proceeded with. RYE. This committee resumed ;hr;morning at 12 o'clock. In consequence of the sitting member having aban doned further opposition to the petition, the room was cleared for the committee to agree to the necessary reso lutions. The parties were not re-admitted at the time when our report left. HULL. 'At the meeting of the committee this morning, Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., stated, that after the deuce which had been adduced, it was impossible to deny that indiscretion had been committed by certain parties, he should, therefore, abandon his opposition to the petition. The room was then cleared, and the parties were not re-admitted when our report left. The decision will appear in our late edition. GUILDFORD. At the meeting of the committee this morning, the learned counsel for the petitioners stated that it had been determined to abandon the petition, and, therefore, he should adduce no further evidence. The room was then cleared, and when the parties were re-admitted it was announced that the committee had come to the resolu tion that James Bell, Esq., and IL Mangles, Esq., were duly elected to serve in the present Parliament as bur gesses for the borough of Guildford. That all the costs of the inquiry must be defrayed by the petitioners. SOUTHAMPTON. The committee assembled again this morning at 11 o'clock—Mr. H. Herbert in the chair. The first witness called on the part of the petitioners was a David Witcher, a master painter, who deposed that he had promised to vote for Mr. Cochrane at the last election, but that Mr. Scrace, a brewer, called upon him on the morning of the election, took him off to the pier, gave him Bs., and sent him in a boat over to the Isle of Wight, in order to prevent him voting. He had never voted at an election before. He was a Tory, but had only been so since the last election. He did not know the difference between a Tory and Liberal. (Laughter.) This witness's examination had not concluded when our reporter left. SEIZURE OF AN EMIGRANT SHIP, DETENTION OF ITS LIVING CARGO, AND RECOVERY OF ABOVE 2,500/. WORTH OF PROPERTY. This day, at noon, Mr. Hamber, the senior messenger of the Court of Bankruptcy, came up to town by express, and reported that he had succeeded in seizing the emi grant ship Salsette at Portsmouth, under the following circumstances : On the 23d of February last, a petition in bankruptcy was presented to Mr. Commissioner Goulburn by Mr. Philp, solicitor, of Bucklesbury, against Joseph Henry Dunne and John Venables, of 9, Craven-street, Strand, shipowners and merchants. It appears that the parties had purposed going out to Port Philip, the former as passenger and part owner of the Salsette, and the latter as the master and part owner. They had been pre viously arrested for debt, but had obtained their liberty. At the latter end of last month the Salsette left the Lon don docks in charge of WM. Hay, the chief officer, with a valuable cargo on board, and about 30 emigrants, but on going down the channel he lost an anchor, and was obliged to put in at Portsmouth to get fresh anchors. In the meantime Venables and Dunne joined the vessel, and a warrant was granted, and put in the hands of Mr. Hamber, who proceeded to Portsmouth, and found that Venables had been arrested and lodged in Winchester gaol by a sheriff's officer, who met him in company with a lady in Portsmouth. His whiskers had been closely shaven off, and he wore a cap drawn over his face to conceal his features, and he was otherwise disguised. Mr. Hamber immediately proceeded to Winchester gaol, and searched Venables, from whom he took a valuable gold watch and chain, and a number of letters, disclosing the intention of the parties to elude their creditors. The messenger then returned to Ports mouth, seized the vessel, and left one of his assistants named Howarth on board, who still remains in possession, under Commissioner Goulburn's war rant. The Salsette is estimated to pq worth above 1,5001., and in addition to that, Ms. d "caber seized a valuable freightage consisting 4ahieffy of akricul i tural implements obtained from the celebrated machinists,. Messrs. Deane, Dray, and Co., of Swan-lane, and which have not been paid for. The whole of thecargb is valued' at above 1,0001., making upwards of 2,5001. recovered for the benefit of the creditors. Dunne was promised protection if he would surrender to the court, but up to half-past one this day he had not done so. The emi. grants still remain on board. SHERIFFS COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before R. Gurney, Esq.) IMPORTANT DECISION UNDER THE INSOLVENT LAW.- GEORGE V. COOPER. This was a judgment summons calling on defendant to show cause why he did not pay a sum of 151., for which a judgment had been obtained in this Court, and why, in default of doing so, he should not be committed. Mr. Hicks, Clifford's-inn, appeared for the defendant, and put in the discharge by the Insolvent Court, and contended that the defendant was thereby exonerated from the present claim. His Honour, after referring to the act, said that the Courts 'tad a concurrent jurisdiction, and therefore he must inquire into the circumstances of the defendant. Defendant, on being sworn, admitted that he was still on the same premises as before his insolvency, and the rent for the apartments is 1001. a-yeaf, but he had not been able to pay the rent, through his profession as an artist having fallen off during the winter, and he had also other judgments against him, and two more sum monses for this day. His Honour said that made the case worse, and defendant ought not to incur so much for rent ; but, as it did not appear he had means to pay at present, no commitment would be made. LADY PEEL.—The Morning Herald and Morning Ad vertiser of Saturday last announce, in somewhat positive terms, that Lady Peel has joined the Ro mis h com munion. There is no truth whatever in the statement, nor in another put forth by the same j ournals, to t he effect that Miss Peel has also joined the Roman Catholic Church, preparatory to her marriage with the Hon. T. Stonor, son of Lord Camoys, a Roman Both ladies attended divine service Catholicee peer. Both yesterday, a r. t the Spring-gardens Episcopal Chap el of Ease.—Morning Post. ROBBERY AT THE MESSRS. ROTHSCHILD 's IN a ER- IdANY. Intelligence) has been received in London of a robbery at the establishment of Messrs. R othschild's, a t Offenburg, in Germany , of a ,quantity of valuable mer chandise, consisting principally of the new description of purses called port mownaies in every variety of orna mental manufacture. It is suspected that the stolen property will be brought to this country ' and as the marks and numbers of the packages, and other parti culars of the property, are known, arrangements have been made to intercept them on arrival here. CAPTAIN JOHNSON'S BAIL.—At the Central Criminal Court, on Friday, an application was made by one of the persons who had become bail for Captain Johnson that the enforcement of the bail might be stayed till next session, on the ground that the prosecutrix had refused to prosecute, and was at that moment harbouring Cap tain Johnson at her residence. He had done his best to cause the apprehension of the accused, but at present it had been found to be impossible, and unless this appli cation were granted, the bail would be forfeited. The Recorder said if tradesmen were so foolish as to become bail for persons of whom they knew so little, they must take the consequences. The bail had become forfeited by the non-appearance of the accused, but if the appli cant should be instrumental in effecting the capture of Captain Johnson, the court might 'be induced 0 take a different view of the ease. , , COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Bouverie and Captain the Hon. Dudley de Ros, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester on Sa turday afternoon, at Gloucester House. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Cap tain the Hon. Dudley de Ros, went to Chiswick Gar dens on Saturday morning. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, the Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa, and Prince Arthur, attended by Lady Carpline Barrington, Miss Hildyard, and Mr. Gibbs, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent on Saturday afternoon at her residence, Clarence House, St. James's. The Tyrolese minstrels had the honour of attending at Clarence House, and sang several of their favourite national melodies for the gratification of the royal circle. Her Majesty had a dinner party on Saturday evening at Buckingham Palace. The company included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Serene High ness the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlobe, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke of Hamilton, his Excellency the Sardinian Minister, his Excellency the Netherlands Minister, the Marquis Massimo d'Azeglio, the Mar chioness of Ormonde, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, the Earl of Ellenborough, Lord James Murray, the Right Hon. Henry Goulburn, the Right Hon. Spencer and Mrs. Walpole, Colonel the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Grey, Mr. Frederick Peel, the Lieut.-Colonel F. Seymour. The band of the Grenadier Guards was in attendance during dinner, and performed the following composi tions : Overture Q° Fest" Lachner. Lied "0! War ich doch des mondes Licht" Kacken. Potpourri Concertante Hartmann. 801er0... . ................................... Polka, "Plankler" 1 Waltz, "Die Heiteren" Kahner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended in the Palace, and played the following pieces : Overture, "Lucretia" Marschner. Selection, 2d Act, " Zauberflote" Mozart. Cavatina, " Freischutz" Weber. Yesterday morning her Majesty and his Royal High ness Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, the Duchess of Kent, the ladies and gentlemen in waiting, and the do mestic household, attended divine service in the private chapel of Buckingham Palace. The Hon. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley officiated. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Gloucester on Saturday, at Gloucester house. A deputation on the subject of the water supply had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, on Sa turday, at the Board of Trade. The deputation con sisted of Sir Robert Price, Bart., M.P., Colonel Bagnold, Mr. G. H. Bovill, Mr. Thomas Dakin, Mr. S. C. Ho mersham (engineer to the London (Watford) Spring Water Company), and Mr. W. T. Robinson, solicitor to the company. Sir Alexander Spearman had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing-street. A deputation of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society had an interview with the Duke of Newcastle at the Colonial-office, on Saturday. The deputation con sisted of Messrs. G. W. Alexander, R. Alsop, Thos. Binns, Jos. Cooper, Robert Forster, J. Horman Fisher, the Rev. J. Kennedy, Messrs. Jos. Sturge, Samuel Sturge, and L. A. Ch a m er o ozow . _ _ A - deputation on the subject of East Indian affairs had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen, accompanied by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing-street. The deputation included Mr. Hibbert, Mr. Denison, Mr. M'Gregor, and Mr. Cave. A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-office, Downing-street, on Saturday afternoon. The Ministers present were the Earl of Aberdeen, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord John Russell, Viscount Palmerston, the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of Newcastle, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir James Graham, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, and Sir William Molesworth. The Council sat three hours and a half. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. The opening of this establishment for the ensuing sea son has been appointed for the 29th of the present month —the Tuesday in the Easter week. M. Costa will con duct, and will be supported by Mario, Ronconi, Formes, Tagliafico, Polonini, Stigelli, Soldi, and Tamberlik, together with Mesdames Grisi, Castellan, Bellini, and Bertrandi ; Mdlles. Bosio and Jullienne. Zelger, the basso, returns, after an absence of two years, and Lucchesi, the new tenor i has been engaged, and will make an early debut. Madame Medori has also been engaged, and will make her first appearance in June. In the ballet department it is intended to call in greater talent; as well as larger numbers. Spohr will conduct his opera of Jessonda. The stage manager will be Mr. A. Harris ; and Mr. Beverley, of the Lyceum, will succeed Mr. T. Greive as scene painter. The band and chorus will be the same as before. One of Donzelli's daughters will make her debut iu the course of the season. —Obsercer. THE STEAM-SHIP AUSTRALIAN. PLYMOUTH, SUNDAY. The itsult of the trial trip yesterday, which did not finish until the evening, was, as far as regards the en gines, not satisfactory to Captain Lowe. To-day that officer, assisted by Mr. Stewart, engineer of her Majesty's dockyard, Devonport, and Mr. George Turner, the assistant-master shipwright, will make a minute inspec tion of the machinery and engines, to facilitate which the crew have been engaged in clearing the water from beneath the engines, to enable the surveyor to make a complete examination. It is stated that " the bed plates of, the Australian's engines became loose on the last voyage, and that the braces which were put to sup port them work from three-eighths to half an inch at each stroke of the piston." It is further said, that the bed-plates of her engines are insufficient in size and strength. Whatever decision the surveyors may arrive at to-day, it is not at all profitable that the Australian can proceed before Tuesday or Wednesday. 8 P. m. Captain Low e concluded his official inspection this afternoon. It is stated that a vibration has always ex isted in the after-engine, and it was believed that the sleepers on which the engine-plate rests were insufficient in strength, or that the rivetting was unsound. When put under full steam to-day no vibration of any conse quence was discovered, but a lifting motion occurred at the turn of the stroke, and on examining the feet of the columns it was found they had worked loose, and that there was no draught in the keys for tightening them down. The strength of the kelsons is satisfactory. It is said that the new keys and adjustments will be com pletely fitted by Wednesday, and the ship be ready to sail on Thursday. UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTION.—The twenty-second annual meeting of this institution took place on Satur day, in the theatre of the Museum, in Whitehall-yard, the Dukq of Northumberland presiding. The report stated that 133 new members had joined during the year • the total number of life subscribers on the I st of March was 810 ; and of annual subscribers, 2,291. There was an excess in the ordinary expenditure over the in come of 781., which had been paid out of capital. This excess had been occasioned by an unusual heavy poor's rate, extra printing and advertisements, and an omission brought forward from the last year's accounts. The council had received of the 1,2001. awarded as compen sation for the damage done to the building by the opera tions of the Commissioners of Sewers 8551., the law costs having absorbed the remaining 3451., and the rebuilding of the premises had cost 8591., in addition to which 2901. had been expended in furnishing and fitting up the library. Another item of extraordinary expense ofpoorrate appealed against the in stitution, and which, with th e solicitor ' s bill, amounted to 3231. The w h o l e of the stock aagrracianSit, and decided Which had been (Three -and-a-Quarter per Cents.) which the institution possessed at the commencement of the year had been realising 6781., in adclition to which there was a balance of 021. in the bankers' hands from last year's account ; 114/. had been received for life sub • scriptions, and 1121. from the Waterloo Medal Fund committee • making together a gross tot a l o f 9 661.-6951. of which had been appropriated to the liquidation of the to, and 200.. had been re-invested. The estimate of the current year's expenditure was 1,255/. and the receipts were estimated at 1,2811 . Lord Radstock moved the adoption of the document, and its circul • ation amongst the subscribers. He dilated on the advantages the in stitution was calculated to confer upon the army and navy, and expressed his astonishment that it was not more generally appreciated by those services. Colonel Lindsay, in seconding the motion, drew attention to the present state of the institution, which he said exhibited a falling off in the receipts from annual subscribers. 'After some conversation the resolution was put and car ried, and the ordinary formal business of filling up the vacancies on the Council, thanking the retiring council lors, the auditors, and the president, having been trans acted, the meeting separated. SINGULAR DELUSIONS.—On Saturday a commission of lunacy was opened at the Maidenhead Tavern, King's cross, before Mr. Commissioner Barlow and 19 special jurors of the county of Middlesex, to inquire into the state of mind of Miss Julia Hutchinson, a maiden lady, of Russ e ll an d G rosvenor - squares, and for some time past residing with her brother-in-law, Thomas Henry Hall, Esq., at No. 49, Tavistock-square. After the re ception of some medical evidence of very decided cha racter, the unfortunate lady was introduced. She ap peared to be about 50 years of age, and in good bodily health ; she was elegantly attired, and upon takirg seat said, in answer to questions put to her by the com missioner, that all her property was now gone, and she herself had been buried, and was to be burnt ; she was buried before she was born. Her house in Grosvenor square was worth 30,0001. a year, but she had let it for 2001. She had at one time spent 25,0001. per annum, when she lived in Grosvenor-square, where she had set up a theatre. Her head had been cut off, and there were epaulets upon her shoulders. After other answe rs of the same incoherent description, she was led out of the room. Further evidence was then adduced to fix the period of the commencement of the insanity, and the learned commissioner having summed up, the jury re turned a verdict dating the insanity of Miss Hutchinson , from the Oth of November, 1804. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. Most of the leading markets held on Saturday were but moderately supplied with English wheat. Although the demand was by no means active, prices were well ported. The Th e sa l e f or b ar l e y ru led steady, , at e xtreme for malt. rates, whilst there was rather more inquiry Oats, beans, peas, and flour moved off slowly at barely previous currencies. The latest advices from New York state that a goo d business was doing in flour on English account, The near continental markets have ruled dull ; but no material change has taken place in prices. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were but moderate. From abroad we received 880 quarters of wheat, 620 oats, 23 b eans , 9,459 li nse ed, 2,930 rapese e d ' 39 sundry seeds, 10,382 sacks and 5,565 barrels of flour. Fresh up to-day the arrivals of wheat, coastwise, from 'Essex, Kent, and Lincolnshire, were very moderate, an d in but middling condition. From other quarters they were limited. By land carriage the supply was by n° means extensive, and the aggregate show of samples wile small. Owing, however, to the change in the weather, the thin attendance of both town and country millers, an a the large imports of flour from France, United States, the demand for all kinds of wheat of home produce was in a very inactive state, at prices bard,' equal to those paid on I,londay last, and at which a clear ance was with di ffi culty effeeted. Spain, and the For forward delivery a very limited business was doing nevertheless growers in general were firm in their de mands. The show of fresh foreign wheat was limited; but wo had a large number of granalied samples on offer. oe" lected qualities chan g ed hands slowly, at last week' s c ur d : rency ; but all other kinds were dull in the extreme' e n ; in some instances, the quotations were the turn in favo ur of buyers. Floating cargoes off Falmouth—the number of which bas increased—commanded very little attention. In the value, we have no change to notice. A the Scarcely any foreign barley was in the market, {,he supply of n gli sh was by no means extensive. vu whole, the demand was less active of late ; neverthele* prices were supported. We had a fair inquiry for malt, the supply of which l c° good, at full quotations. A large supply of Irish oats being on sale, the (10* mand for them was heavy, and prices had a down w ard ad tendency, English, Scotch, and foreign qualities, we / off slowly, at late rates. • la' Beans were in moderate supply, and very insetr ie quirt', at unaltered quotations. gap In the value of peas no change. Holders were firref the business doing was limited. All kinds of flour was very dull, and American l e ' r°3lll gave way is per barrel. CURRENCY PEB IMPERIAL MEASURE. Malt—Chevalier 61s t° 631 Oats Yorkshire and 9 2. Lincolnsh.,lreed eis Potato ......• 3 la Yipughal and Cork ~s 81ack....... 161 .51, Cork, White ~!! ' SS Scotch. Feed. .• Beans—Tick ...... 345 g Pigeons ...... 1 5. Peas—Grey ...• •• •• .• EU 361 Maple ....• o'• 4 04 White. .. . • •• 3 .,,% 431 Boilers • • • • • • 461 'lour—Town-made... .1„' 140 Suffolk .. • • ...• .• iss Stooktn & Norfolk 320 Wheat—Essex & Kent, Red .... new 42s to 48s Ditte•• •• ........ old 515 54s Ditto, White new 44s 543 Ditt0........ old 49s 60s Ncgl3lk and Lin coln, Red, old 47s 53s Ditto new 87s 47s Rye—O'd ............ 29s EU New ............ 299 32s parley—Grinding..... 28s 30s Malting ......... 31e 34a Chevalier.... ... 35s 39s - Pialt—SuffolkandNor follc..••.••• 54s 58s Brown.— •• .....•••• 46s 52s KingstonandWare 571 60s The imports of foreign stock into London, last 151°14 2 8 34 were good the total supply amounting to to head. During the same period in 1852 they amounv7o4 1,519 ; in 1851, 3,327 ; in 1850, 1,318 ; in 1849, 11 695 ; in 1818, 701 head. ,407 ,140 148 165 IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Virg. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. From Boulogne Ostend — ... 403 ... Harlingen 316 ... 90 ... Antwerp ll4 ...• Rotterdam 159 1,503 ... ••• G t Total 475 ... 2,126 ... 45 • - ,- ~. 175 .'" 2 ... .227 ." Th 6 yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. rigs 1852 344 ... 985 190 ••• 1851 395 1,571 341 •• • 1850 529 ... 552 237 ••• 1849 369 1,142 IS4 ••• 1848 203 289 109 ••• The show of foreign stock in to-day's market Was ° . O O moderate, and in but middling condition. From our or gra zing districts, the arrivals of beasts fresh up this 131° ,1 of Ing were somewhat extensive for the time of year' el l to full average quality. Owing chiefly to the change r s d e. weather, the demand for all breeds ruled heavy, fi or cline in the quotations obtained on Monday last of t s .r es t 81bs, and a total clearance was not effected. The P'` -- Scots sold at from 3s 10d. to 4s per 81bs. ri nd The receipts of beasts from Norfolk, Suffolk, Ease%',,,, E 4 ; Cambridgeshire, amounted to 1,800 Scots and short hu."-ng, from other parts of England, 800 Herefords, runts, P e " &c. • and from Scotland, 300 horned and polled Scots Notwithstanding that the supply of sheep wr's Toe, very limited, the mutton trade ruled exceedingly 1 11 , 84 n o at prices barely equal to those paid last week. The °nit o f value of the best old Downs, in the wool, was 5s a 0 • the wowerol, 4s 2d per Blbs. y We e very scan til supplied with both Englis h 1 ; 0 1 0, foreign calves, which moved off slowly, at barely later * The top quotation was 4s 6d per 81bs. QO The sale for pigs ruled heavy. In prices, however, change took place. Per 81bs to sink the offahs. a. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts ...2 10 to 3 0 Second quality ...3 2 3 4 Prime large oxen 3 6 3 8 Prime Scots, &c. 3 10 4 0 Inferior sheep ...3 10 4 0 Second quality ...4 2 4 6 Prime crse.-wlled.4 8 4 10 Pri. s. d. s. d i 'me Southdown 5 0 1 0 Large crse. calves 3 0 ; 6 Prime small do 4 2 i 2 Large hogs 11 10 4 0 Small porkers .... 3 6 25 0 Suckling calves z 0 ,i ) , 5 0 Quarter old pigs 19 FOREICOT ou rri ” . 625 , Sheep Beasts ..................... 1,270 ..................... il7 Calves ..................... .1 . TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts 4 Sheep l6, Calves Pigs - Pigs ........................ A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices tonf stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle ma k, 7 Monday, March 8, 1852, and this day, Monday , March 1853. li c it 55 A. March 8, 1852. 'O. s. d. a. d. ," A ' t , 3 2 4to 2 6 2 .L ." -- $ 2 8 3 0 3 u 3 2 3 43 6 4 0 3 6 3 8 3 lu 4 2 8 2103 1 2 4 6 3 0 3 64 2 4 10 3 8 310 4 8 5 ~ 4 0 4 45 0 4 0 ... 3 4 310 3 n u 4 ... 4 0 4 6 4 3 $ 11 " 4 1 ?, ... 3 8 310 3 6 3,874 16, 110 21,900 1 48 1 56 380 . ibe ept SUPPLIES ON SALE, March 10, 1851.—Beasts, 3,77 9 ; 19,170; calvlBso.—es, 131; pigs, 350 10S; March 11, Beasts, 3,600; sheep, 20,220; C'Tes, pigs, 185. Per Sibs, to sink the offals. Coarse and inferior beasts ... Second quality ditto Prime large oxen Primp Scots, die Coarse and inferior sheep ... Second quality ditto ... Prime coarse woolled ditto ... Prime Southdown ditto Large coarse calves . Prime small ditto ... . Largo hogs ... . Neat'small porkers . Beasts... ... Sheep Calves Pigs NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. re 6 '' b - Since Monday l as t th e ari_ vals of country-ii ,--- 4 0 ,1 40, up to these m ar k e t s h ave b een very ex t ens i ve , 001 ' l lO o' exceeded 8,000 carcases, in fair condition. The s i t i lf meat slaughte re d i n th e me t ropo li s on o ff er te - u ° '';ices' tolerably good ; yet the trade ruled steady, at full P Per Blbs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 2 8 2 10 Do.,middling 3 0 3 2 Do., prime large 3 2 3 4 Do., do. small —.3 4 3 6 Pork, large 2 8 3 4 0. I. d. '$ 6 Mutton, Inferior 3 4 4 0 Do.,middling 3 8 • —• 8 0 4 Do., prime 4 4 4 V eal 2 4 Pork, small - A BOROUGH HOP. a "1 The demand for" all kinds of hops being firre,. n „roc. show of samples comparatively small, prices have 1111 ' • hi g her since our last report, with every prospect of ev en lip to rates being obtained. Mid and East Kent pockets to 1 . 15 0 168 s • Weald of Kent, .105 s to 120 s; Sussex, 1 0 per cwt. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. wif e Coastwise and per railway, the arrivals of pota w° ; , fro„ 11 : been very moderate sinco our last, but the iniP u ", abroad have been liberal, viz., 800 tons from 11 ° 1° , 0 ,1 from Dunkirk, 120 from Calais, 2ai from 11a5rr,%,; 4 0:" from Gravelines. The demundules steady, as i ° '" - l" York Regents, 105 s to 155 s per ton ; Lincolnshiros• 95s to 125 s ; Scotch do., 95s to 115 s ; foreign, WOOL. 10 0 mac f The public sales of colonial wool were brought' M a as n on Wednesday, under favourable auspices, 'O w- 0 Pfr f r o o f 40,000 bales having found buyers at an advance i ds'do to lid per lb. In the private contract market ,OP wool are very film, and quite as dear as last es frl our last, the imports have amounted to " t werlh i Algoa Bay, 325 do. from the Cape, 46 from from Madras, 150 from Melbourne, 15 fronl"„„ 8 " and from Leghorn, 525 from Sydney, 27 from Boui°b — ' from Mogadore. SEEDS. at fr°ll3 5 0 ° ll East India Linseed is in moderate rogues t P oil to 52s per quarter. Black Sea, for arrival , - 11a8 c e lcut t ' g a f: hands, at 51s to 525. Rape steady, at 50s for es sre o e. Most other se...As are a dull inquiry. Spring tar ort P r fering at from 6s to 6s 6d per bushel. Cakes OPP vious rates, with a firm demand. Toruip,White, per bush. 95 to 115 Swede . - • • • • • • • • 103 12s Mustard, 8r0wn.... • • Is 10s White, new...... 750 d I Os Tares,Whiter, new.... e_s 6d h 5 Od Spring • • • • • • • 65 Od 65 6d Canary, per quarter .. 38s 42s Kye grass • • • .. " • • • . 28s 34s Clover, Red Eng . (cwt.) 485 624 White • • • • .... • . 46s 663 Foreign Red...... 488 623 White.... 46s 645 Trefoil, 26s 303 411 38s le Carraws,y, new " 5 5 I Coriander, new ••...." •• 32 1 OSS Ilempseed, Perd uz"'er bBs Linseed. Engwing". 494 3 40 C rus hing • • "•• 4 9 5 S: Baltic •••• •• 40 6 Linseed Cake, pr • . • to,,r 101 1 1°6 ,, E ng lish •• 1 5 10 Fore i g n, per ton 71 05 bso Rape Cakes, Pr ton 8 1 2 60i' Rapeseed, New. priat 23iu. TALLOW. has bee° Since Monday last a very moderato busina so ,. n ge ha s doing in this market. In prices, however, no_taffilg_ l "; 44s 3d to 44s 6d ; and for delivery taken place. To-day P.Y.C. on the spot 0 ; 14 07.. dur i ng the A or to months, 44s 6d per cwt. Town tallow is 43s 6d cwt._.....-- net cash, rough fat, 2s Mid. per Sibs- 108. 1863' -- ----- '--1 37, 88 Stock this day ...... 29,081 37,030 39,612 49,3 , c 4 i 445 3 d 6 r Price of Y. C. .... [ to 40 0 s 0:0d 3',390d310 3 0 1 5 6r ft0 3 ,, o d 44 1 4 ,0 0 Delivery last week .. ' 1,560 1,5 ig 1,727 .. 2 4” 80, 8 21 Ditto from Jane 1.... 82,660 76,272 77,822. 8 i d , ' 2, 0 , Arrivals last week .. 436 ,35 224 '. 2 . 8 4 77,7 7 ' Ditto from June 1.... 104,208 88,733 91,916 10 0,5° 0 gA 4DO Price of Town ...... :Os Od 398 6d 39/1 64 ow 1850. 1851. -- 6 '4