The Sun. — London, England, 1847-03-20 00:00:00

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BIDE reIAILKET. ...Market idcs, 561 b to 641 b, `2.id to 3d per lb do. 641 b to ' z ib,3 l ,fd to 3 1 -Ad ; do. 7 0 1 b te 801 b, 3 1 -,“ to 3:Nd ; do. 801 b to 1 4(1 to 4 , „i'a ; do. 881 b to 061 b, 4 1 4 d to sd; do. 961 b to 1 / 4 1 b, 5%d to fid ; Calf Skins, each, 4s 6d to 6s 6d ; Horn fides, 13s; Polled Sheep, 4s 6d to 5s id ; Kent and Half- Zs, 4s 4d to 5s 2d; and Downs, 3s 6d to 4s B d.; Shear s, 6d to 9d. HAT MAU X ETA. 3 1 83 arrriELD.— Meadow Hay, 2/ 5s to 31 15s ; Clover ditto s ti s s to 4 1 15s 1;14 good, and ; trade dull. and Straw, 1/ 10s to 11 Rs per load. , 3 1 ‘ 31 BERIAND.—Meadow Hay, 2 183 to 41 ; Clov er ditty, . 8 3 to 41 14 s; and Straw, 11 12s to 11 1 68 per load. ',Tull average supply and a steady demand. a,,WarrEcHArieL.—Aleadow Hay, 21 5s to 31 16 s; Clove r '4,Lc;, 3 / 83 to 5/; and Straw. 1/ 1 08 to 11 153 per load . dada dull, at the above quotations. CH.A.NCERY.—(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat in the Old Hall, Lincoln's - inn , 43', and heard appeals. CIIAPPLE V. PIIRDAY.—FRA DIAVOLO. tiThis case came before the Court upon appeal on the part pOof defend a nt, Mr. Purday, from the decision of the Vice neellor of England dismissing the plaintiff's bill, without t t ng the defendant his costs. The circumstances of the Fro were th ese : —The plaintiff, Chapple, in the year 1841 , p e d his bill, claiming the copyright in a musical work called 14 4 Pidloolo, and praying the usual relief , and also an in- It i ,` 44o n to restrain the defendant from pirating tha t work. We defendant put in an answer to the bill denyi n g the title t2e plaintiff, and insisting that what he had done was no 3 7:". The plaintiff, upon filing his bill, obtained an in ti:o:lex parte against the defendant, but that injunction was ' , Ted upon a motion for that purpose, and liberty was 4 2 1 : 1 to the plaintiff to bring an action; the plaintiff , how har-i instead of bringing his action, filed a supplemental C I still asserting his title to the copyright. The de utt2 put i n a further answer to that bill, insisting that iTZsuestien involved was one of law, and challenging the tiff to bring an action to try his right. Upon the case on before the Vice-Chancellor, he ordered the bill to r.e,tained for a twelvemonth , givi n g libert y to the ipru to pr teed and try the ques tion b y an action, ordering, he did so within the twelve the bill to be dismissed with costs. The action ir brought in the Court of Excheque r, and a verdict p, given against the plaintiff, thereby deciding that L,Zu no title to the copyright. The caithe was then set re_ ii: 4 „before the Vice-Chancellor upon further directions , and nonour, upon that occasion, made an order dismiss in g bill, si m ply without giving the defendant his costs. T: 11 that order the present appeal was brought. C r .AAzdarson appeared for the defendant; Mr. Purday and for the plaintiff. T L l ie arguments had not concluded when our aft ernoon "'won Went to press. /ICE-CHANCERY.--(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CIIANCELLOR of Exca.AND.) JOY V. BIRCH. 4, 111 . 8 !Urt . her arguments in this part - heard case oc cu p ied his 11 "''r the whole morning. CLERKENIVELL.—(THIS DAY.) •i? bi t i en rY Hartley was charged with committing various rob lin houses at the west-end, under the following circum rs:--It al,peared that on the 6th inst. the prisoner went e house ot a lady named Webster, residing in Chapel -11007% Bedford-square, and, upon the servant opening the tt r .2_ 3 4id he was sent by Mr. Brooks, a bookseller, in Bond *ll7',, to make some inquiries with regard to a lct of books deli had been left there. The servant went up stairs to ih tt r ar the m e ssage, and while there she heard the hall - door de t :' and, upon hastening down, found that the prisoner had te ti ll ed, taking with him two valuable coats which had left there by two gentlemen who were on a visit at the D_ gea r .iiper, of No. 3, Queen-square, said the prisoner c alled 7 1 7 11 -se. and delivered a similar message to the servant. Itrobr i. , ' • Roper) came down, and , suspec tin g somethin g g' offered to with him to the bookseller's , to which the "er assented, but had only got a short distance outside door, when he ran away. tib,.. ° Prisoner, against whom there were a number of other qae , a_ of stealing hats, coats, and umbrellas , under simi l ar - tallefils, was fully committed for trial. rayQUEST ON SIR W. CURTNoIS. r t,',.7akley held an inquest yesterday at the Nag's Head , It k ; avendish-street, to inquire into the death of Sir Cu rt i s' r *ll go Leigh, b u tle r to deceased, said he was present ~„ ep t i! Sir William died, about half-past seven on Tuesday aalk in g',_ He had gone to the City in the morning, and but oorne, arriving about a quarter of an hour or twenty tip s ~,,e a Past six. About a quarter past seven witness went ft,„',74ra with Mr. Freeman, surgeon, of Spring-gardens, and ho Sir William sitting on the sofa with his feet in warm le, a 7v- He then appeared insensible, and Mr. Freeman bled Un do Sir William di e d a b ou t a quar te r of an hour afterwards. Ilteriltood that he was attacked with apoplexy. He had h ra re or two s i m il ar attac k s previously ; th e l as t a b ou t m il t ta ti, ago at Ramsgate. Witness had been informed stack si r l i t ` num, he believed Dr. Gordon, that the next o b. winiani 11liata, had would be fatal. Was not aware that ne w Mr. WARL - u.. ( 3 t . that prediction. t oset talked -aboealut,da, such unpleasant predictions were sure b ° c ame under- ad did a great deal of harm. . butler, said, he let Sir William in when oc . borne. He th en B._"‘o intended to have P appeared in his usual health. He zorder with regardo t e o a d e r to ess t in h g e O fo p r er t a h , at b p u u t rpo coa s n e. tenn sh a o n r d t e ly d Or the bell rang, and on e - ' ietbil deceased on the sofa .aitering the drawing-room he . 'tat 1 11, and Lady Curtis near him. ,„, once sent for Mr. Freeman. etalle Coamta—Why, Mr. Freeman lives at Spring-gar- I lleti W AY did you not 0 for some medical man on the 1 1 , Witness—l did as I was ordered. to ti -4 CORONER—HOW absurd! There were dozens of doc- 1t... .‘ v italin 300 yards, and yet you went to Spring-gardens. i lis oi llllt to be known that in such cases life or death hangs the prompt relief afforded by bleeding. Mr. Freemen not have arrived in less than half an hour. .Indee , , ' i lz yr• e i,..._ 4 ' more than 50 minutes elapsed from the time Sir ' , 1 / 4 ,7 4 , entered the house to his death. ll'red' ". Freeman, of Spring-gardens, surgeon, said he at Sir William's house shortly after seven o'clock. He b 'llta, - ..."'11l breathing hard and his pupils dilated. He bled mal aa - rd took about 10 ounces of blood, but without effect ; A VAI 3 e cupping, as there was no cupper to be found. n„,`JoRoNE a expressed his astonishment that the surgeon Ile"'' trip the deceased himself, and said, had earlier aid kirbecured life might have been saved. I kerg r eelllan said, death, in his opinion, had resulted from / kerf aa s ee ue apoplexy, and the jury returned a verdict in ee with the medical testimony. dia r ,,, „ - 4 81 21 AND FOREIGN INSTITUTE.— Last evening gooi . „, 43 a very brilliant and fashionable assemblage at the ih ,rQ,,,t.bis institute, to receive the visit of the . Conde de Nte n ;:ol and suite, who arrived a little before nine o'clock, de- Sthe till near midnight, expressing, at their de oliw‘oe high gratification they had received from the 1,741. fla of the evening. These consisted of an i.nstrtu cztzltd vocal concert of great variety, taste, and b ,au y, r k s a Ur. Benedict, Mr. Muhlenfeldt, and Sir George Ntt4 3 . ek the lead, assisted by Mr. Lindsay Sloper, Mr. p h ' , - r 11 , and several other artistes of eminence, among ll' ai t11 4 0 1 : ' Y be mentioned Mr. Hancock, of the Opera House, violoncello ; Mr. Stevenier, the new violinist from i . both of whom played delightfally. The vocal N - fte Busts' d by Mr Machin, Mr. Lockey, Mr. ilets ka tile Misser i s n Arillims, id __iss Bassano, Miss Ransford, a a a d .__ell. of Drury -lane, Miss Steele, Miss Riviere, and tilts t Z T •andar New to n,tlr d the ensemble was much admired tiZtntrrale g fromtheefreshmeat rooms, 31r. Buckingham ,nii` Ntitis.e;itegodeefroedimngthseofmtinhiesteerveonfiiingstbryticrteioanh ding France, , ' ' 1 4 , —e highest compliment to the institute and it s ob -1 ,im 44:tre one from his Eminence the Pope, Pius IX., by the ic.,: a a l from Rome, to the same effect. A review was , te, t a „ ° atleed on Mr. David Roberts' splendid work on k il Co ti,,, übia, just issued, the first number of which was klere e „rea; and the whole was wound up by a description 4 Cella and its monuments, which was listened to with 4 at tention and honoured with general applause. llt %ti, etu t ,., --T TO Mu.FONBLANQUE.—Mr. Fonblanque, Crow ~lof the Examiner, weekly newspaper, had a very kjltli t TlYa a few days since, while riding on horseback , p r geware-road. He was proceeding at a rather a il to t r , When his horse suddenly fell and precipitated tk i lle ad e ground, inflicting several severe injuries about '1(4 14. • / l ead face, and for the moment rendering him insen lIINt 4 1 v e a a a ra picked up and conveyed into the shop of p " lll „ icaow_!dical a g n e cl nti l e lo m b a inson, haberdashers, .where Mr. n residing in the neighbourhood, eir ed. -4 7,1,1 attendance, and rendered every aid the case 'ne ea: , A e are happy to learn that Mr. Fonblanque has ()"1:e recovered from the effects of the accident. titi ril utLT NGTON MINING COMPANT.—The fourth an t4l • • - L- ft:eting of this company was held yesterday at the 7b,e Dir. Stainsby in Finsbury-square. Richard Hodg -6,..4 ( 014 took the chair. It appeared from the report that tVeeters entertained no doubt of the continued success Lt ( I : Working of this mine, which during the past year paid k ia"?idendi of 11. per share amounting to 4,0001., and al i,,Nt,,,' 'lle establishment of a ' reserve fund of 4001. At the Zgirteting the directors announced that they had succeeded Lat ',al the dues reduced from I-15th to 1-20th on that M l „li,. t e property belonging to Lord Ashburton, and tlwy ated that they had been equally successful with the Nt‘,;f his Royal Highness the Prince of 'Wales. The lead ktl n : 11 sold in the last three months amounted to 6,675/. 165., ,!,il,-..:3,,01ts of the mine in the same period were 5,3511. il T he balance in hand was 1,076/. 19s. 2d. The report Nea,„, l 4 ) .eell adopted, and Mr. Fielding re-elected a director, (P" l ag adjourned. j l llo a f!',,l L A CORRESPONDENT.)—A gentleman, of the ' 0 iii T homas Thompson, who has resided this last twenty q t aN y a village called Brading, in the Isle of Wight, died k i ,!lf eipr the 4th March, of apoplexy, at the advanced 1101 3 , tY-eight years. He was a complete miser , and trq or a ll o wed himself common necessaries, although pos leoonsiderable wealth, viz., to the extensive amount ei' vu l., the w tlre t tP ' art Mr' bole of which be has bequeathed to his Thomas Harris, of I, Beletha-terrace, Barns %l ed i a t t w bo, on being informed of his good fortune, ex- Vetr it ` ea rs, " Alas! it will be useless to me, as I shall 1 4 4 !ler it away , unless I have E. S. to share it with I llt:' 111 1t w e 15 .. 4 Young geatleman who has been very poor of k t fas t i v i- always very charitable, and he, I understand, , Iqi l eg a large sum towards the relief of the poor l Ab it ad Irish,eait ,' lelk ti lY to..„°F ST. .MARYLEBONE.—Yesterdav, at the loc tis e, h . "."'llg of oft guardians of the parish of St. Mary 114Nreercd- result he election of a visiting surgeon for the we 'strict of that parish was declared by the chairman. he; 4 4 , c rin re f mlr candidates fur the situation, of whom Mr. C. ? la l las -.' efbalston, was chosen by a large majority. The , ... toi_ -vie retoated ,g ~m plimented him on his testimonials, and con i icip aw. eti 1 oil his success, he expressed his thanks, lied ‘tit lll A sz 111 1,tbrek 'r - oNtEItS-TOWN —Late on Thursday night it 44 4, (1 yol e ed T a t upon the premises — belonging to Mr. J. Crosier, 4 tkitew n. PAO, carrying on business atßrewer . -street, s zkr, in g . w. , It originated in the shop, ~11,1 before it could 4 e l ,totsi ft 'rlthe stock in trade was cunziderably damaged. b L arra ak 'ZlA insured in the Atlas office. The origin of the 1 1 4 , 1 4 - f o tateh es 7n. tt e ~_ th, , !c)r the Governor of Hong-Kong an.l Ceylon h i elat 0i1 . , 41 High Commisiioner of the lonian Islands ',stn.. J %Stu, ‘tl% ' ,Or'. ..tY ev::ning trona the Colonial dfi.:e. 1 4 ,. ,__ .. o Q I, o l4 23 7 B . l4 ._. b z e.sterday ONSUMPTlON AND DISEASES OF b ttil !awn ribers of e t ' ll ' e ni a n o g s. a very fully attended meet "eosad 0 ,. , a p on. The lei ale fle i r at B rom t e ,, c .,i harity was held at the 4 :04 ti a apii ,.. a . reference was business madiena.:2;leex r a 0 tn a having r 3, ~ i ,,.70, I t w . tious made for admission Utning the past 71 d onat , as announced by the secretary, tem. amon ,, vE 209/ t e rla d bequests recently received, we. the I /tom t he ' - ''' late Min Lee, of li lightskidge. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 20, 1847. THE LEEDS DEPUTATION UPON EDUCATION. The deputation appointed by the meeting of persons favourable to the Government measure of education, held at the Court House of Leeds, on Monday, the Sth of March, at which the Mayor presided, consisting of the Rev. Dr. Hook, Mr. J. G. Marshall, the Rev. W. Sinclair, Mr. J. Gott, the Rev. C. Wicksteed, and Mr. ff. Staesfeld, had an interview yesterday with the Pre sident of the Council at Privy Council-4fice: they were introduced by Lord Alorpetb and Mr. Aidam, Member for Leeds. His Lordship received them very courteously, ned entered at once upon the subject. The deputation stated the reason of their soliciting an inter view, and read the resolutions passed at the meeting. They then stated what were the popular objections to the measure:— _ _ 1. The unconstitutional manner in which it was alleged that the measure was brought forward by a single vote of the House of Commons; to this his Lord ship replied, that this, as the resolution just read to him showed, brought the question annually before the con sideration of Parliament, but he remarked that in addi tion to the vote of the House of Commons, both on pro posing the grant and bringing up the report, it could only have the force of law by the Appropriation Act, which went through all the forms of the House, and when carried to the House of Lords might there be ob jected to and thrown out in any stage, on the ground of its containing this very vote. 2. It was mentioned that objections were raised to the prospects held out to the pupils of normal schools, who might not show qualities fitting them for the office of teacher, that they should be provided for by situations in the revenue department ; to this his Lordship replied, that instead of increasing, this rather put a check upon the patronage at the disposal of the Government ; these situations were now in their gift, and were conferred without any control ; that under the proposed regula tion, instead of being given to any one whom the Minister might please to appoint, they would be bestowed upon deserving young men trained in normal schools, if not thought qualified for teaching. 3. An objection was stated that a large amount of patronage would by these minutes be placed at the dis posal of Government, by the appointment of pupil teachers and stipendiary monitors ; to this his Lordship replied, that the patronage would really be vested in the hands of the local managers, and not in those of the Government ; and he could not see how a patronage subjected to so many checks and to full publicity could possibly be a' used. 4. On its being mentioned to his Lordship that a great clamour had been raised against the minutes, as de signed to increase the influence of the Church, he re marked that it was very unfounded, for the minutes were framed in the most anxious spirit of fairness, and were intended to improve education, not to interfere with the religious opinions of the people. 5. On its being stated that fears were entertained lest, if several schools were applying at the same time for grants, and the funds at the disposal of Government were limited, an unjust preference might be given to one school over another, his Lordship replied that the principle to be adopted would be that the first applica tion should be the first attended to. 6. It was urged that many entertained apprehensions lest inspectors might be appointed to visit shools who might be obnoxious to the religious denomination to which these schools belonged; his Lordship expressly declared that all bodies of Dissenters should enjoy the same safeguard as the Church, and that no inspector should be appointed unacceptable to the religious corn munion with which the schools were connected. 7. On its being remarked that much opposition would probably cease if it were dsstinctly shown that any school not built with the aid of public money, but which, on requesting inspection, bad received annual grants t( r its support, might free itself from inspection by ceasi;ig to receive the annual grant, his Lordship, after some di•:cussion and consultation with the other members of the Education Committee then present, declared that he should accede to this proposal, and he authorised the deputation to make known this determination to those inter, sted in the matter. The deputation left his Lordship with the full convic tion that the measure is proposed and intended to be carried out with perfect fairness to all parties. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert honoured Drury-lane Thea tre with their presence yesterday evening. The Royal Suite consisted of the Countess Desert, Hon. Miss Murray, Earl of Morley, Colonel the Honourable Charles Grey, and Colonel Bouverie. His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday af ternoon at a meeting of the Commissioners fur promoting and encouraging the Fine Arts, in the rebuilding the Palace of Westminster. The meeting was held in the New Palace. The Prince arrived at halt-past two o'clock attended by his Equerry in Waiting, Colonel Bouverie. The Commissioners present were the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Lincoln, the Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount Morpeth, Viscount Mahon, Lord Ash burton, Lord Colborne, the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, the Right Hon. Sir James Graham, Sir Robert H. Inglis, Mr. Roger, Mr. Wyse, and Mr. Vivian. Mr. Eastlake, the Secre tary was in attendance. Mr. Barry, the architect, conducted the Commissioners through several parts of the building. The meeting broke up at five o'clock. l'he Royal Family took their accustomed walks and rides yesterday in the gardens of Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by the Hon. Miss Mitchell, took an airing yesterday in a carriage and four. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny Howard, Sir George Couper, and Lord James Murray, honoured the performance of the French plays with her presence yesterday evening. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited Bar tholomew-'s Hospital yesterday. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday at Gloucester House. Mr. C. K. Murray had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. The Lord-President of the Council and Viscount Morpeth, M.P., attended by Mr. Kay Shuttleworth, received at the Council-office a deputation, consisting of the Rev. Dr. Hook, the Rev. William Sinclair, Rev. W. A. Wicksteed, William Aldham Esq., M.P. ; Ben. Galt, Esq., James G. Marsh a ll, Esq., and Hamer Stansfeld, Esq., from a matting held in the Court-house, Leeds, in favour of the minutes of the Committee of Council on Education, of August and De cember, 1846. . _ _ Mr. George, with a Deputation from the Tower Hamlets of the Willow Trade, had an interview with the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Mr. Campbell had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Down ing-street. Mr. Turner had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Strutt yesterday, at the office of the Commissioners of Rail ways in Great George-street. MADEMOISELLE JENNY LIND. No answer has been returned by Mr. Bunn to the pro position of Mdlle. Jenny Lind's solicitor, as will be seen by the following letter:-- - (CPPY.) " 9, - Chialcary-lane, March 19, 1847. " Sir,—l am still waiting for the answer to my communi cations, which you promised should be immediate. On my part all the forms of courtesy and business have been ob served. On my first addressing you, I had the honour of observing that the letter of Mademoiselle Lind was open to your inspection and that of your legal advisers. On your expressing a wish to have this letter in your hands to satisfy yourself, I called upon you, and whilst I stated that this note formed an essential part of my instructions, and I could not, therefore, part with it, I placed it in your hands to peruse. . . . - • _ . " On returning it, you stated that you were perfectly satis fied as to its authenticity, and would give me a reply in the course of that day. This answer I therefore beg leave to demand directly at your hands, and I trust that if you are new held by a bond to other parties, which prevents your acceptance of a gift of peace, of which you of course could not foresee the generous offer, and still less the extraordinary liberality, I trust you will consider it due to yourself and to Mdlle. Lind, in all fairness, to state the circumstances. " I have the honour to be, Sir, " Your obedient servant, (Signed) " E. JENNINGS. "To Alfred Bunn, Esq., Theatre Royal, Drury-lane." DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—Last night Balfe's opera of the Bondman was performed by express desire of her Ma jesty, who attended the theatre in company with his Royal Highness Prince Albert and suite. Among the attendants upon her Majesty we observed Lady Disart, the Hon. Miss Morris, the Hon. Miss Dawson, Lord lorley, Colonel Grey, &c. The Queen listened with great attention, and appeared much pleased with Mr. Balfe's clever music, and her Royal Consort laughed heartily at the irresistible drollery of Mr. Harley in the first two scenes of the second act. The opera was well played, Miss Romer, who has partially recovered, assuming the part of Corinne. Mr. Harrison sang with great effect, and was liberally applauded. A divertissement fol lowed the opera, in the course of which Madlle. Marietta 13aderna danced the Cachoucha with such elegance and viva city as to obtain an encore, which was joined in from the royal box. After this the illustrious visitors retired, at half past ten o'clock, leaving the new ballet, Spanish Gallantries, to be performed. The house was very fully attended. MADAME BISHOP.—We have been requested to contradict the statement which has appeared recently in several papers, that Madame Bishop is about to make a pro fessional tour in America. Our informant assures us that Madame Bishop has never had any intention of crossing the Atlantic, but that she will return to London on the con clusion of her provincial engagements, in May, and remain in town for the season. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 18.—The barque Toronto, Capt. Anthony Simpson, came in this morning with 410 tons teak, four months 20 days from Moulmein, where she left loading the barque Leipsic, of Dunde e,_ imber l and Eveethorpe, of T Hull, and ship Isabella, of Quebec. not sufficient hands to cut it. Freights 51. 108. per ientif ton. nl ' but ßice days p out, England's b o u i 1 and provisions very dear. Spoke, off the Cape of Good Hope, o nilla, and, nforatnhdoffromtheLievqeurpaootorl: I tre Queen, from Bombay for Liverpool. SALE OF NOLLEKEN'S "VENllB."—Yesterday, St Messrs. Christie and Manson's auction-rooms, the beautiful theto brigla statue in marble, by Nollekens, of" Venus pouting ambrosia on her hair," was sold by auction. This statue, although the property • of a mall named Russel, of Curzon-street, May fair, has, since the sale of Nolleken's effects many years since, remained at the auctioneer's gallery. Mr. Manson stated that the sculptor during his life had refused the sum of 1,000 guineas for the statue. The first offer was 100 guineas, and eventual l y it was knocked down to Mr. Golds mid for 255 guineas. In addition, three bests, by Nollekens, of Sterne, a copy of the " TOwneley Clytie," and of Fox, fetched 37, '29, and 15i guineas each. An acre of beet will yield as much true food as lice acres of oats, or three and a half of wheat. Sugar beet makes excellent bread; nearly as good, that is to say as nutritive, as wheaten bread; and therefore it is clear, that a man who has an acre of that kind of root, is in the position of the man who has three and a half acres of wheat ready for the sickle. If an acre of wheat will produce one thou sand loaves, an acre of sugar beet will produce three thou sand five hundred. A cenunissiOn of three members is about to pro ceed to the Island of Java to study the mode ofcultme prac tised in that country, with a vieti . to its introduction, if suit- We, into 1' Algeria.—G a &gaunt. The An ti• Slavery Society of Massachusetts, United States has memoralished the legislature for a dissolution of the Union, or a severance of the slave states from the free. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LEAMINGTON MILITARY STEEPLE CHASES. FRIDAIr. .. _ The Welter Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, 13st 71b each. Lieut. J. Leslie's Charon ... (Owner) 1 Lieut. H. Johnstone nd Seven Stars Captain W. Allen's Ploughboy Captain Gambier's Gog 2to 1 each against Ploughboy and Charon. Won easy by three lengths. The Handicap of 5 sots. each, Ift One mile and a dis tance, 8 subscribers, was won in two heats by Mr. Noel's Lopez, llst 71b' (Owner), beating Colonel Wyndham's Cecy, lOst 71b (Captain Little), Aajor Boyle's Water Lily (Lord B. Cecil), Lord B. Cecil's Mortgage, lOst 71b (Mr. Dennis toun ), and Captain Gambier's Gog, llst (Lieutenant Burden) easily. GREAT WILTSHIRE PICTURE COURSING MEETING. THURSDAY. The Beacon Hill Stakes—(Continued.) Mr. Miller's Magician beat Mr. Morant's Minstrel. First Ties. Varna beat Magician I Eaglet beat Woodlark Royal Consort b ea t H ec t or The Druid Stakes.—(Second Ties.) Seidlitz beat Phoebe I Camlet beat Sherwood The Deptford Stakes.—(Second Ties.) Twilight beat Wildfire I Mischief beat Lord George The Stonehenge Stakes.—(Second Ties.) Bakseesh beat Windfall I Smuggler Bill beat Native Industry Everleigh Stakes.—(Second Ties. ) Helen beat Rushlight I Wyandotte btThoreswayLass (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) KEPLING COATES RACES.--THURIDAY. The Annual Plate, 20 sovs. for the second, was won by Mr. Robson's Lon g f or d ( a groom), b ea ti ng Mr. Greenwood's Chesterfield (G. Th or p e ), M r . L amp l oug h's Legacy (Fox), Mr. Lister's Lill (a groom ), Mings). 5 to 2 agst Chesterfi e ld (t), an d 4 t o 1 agst Longford (t). Won cleverly. and Mr. Smith's The Doctor (G. HORSES EN ROUTE roe. NORTHAMPTON. —Congress, Pro tection, Fernhill, Trojan, Icicle, Secundus, Susannah, In fringe, Daughter of the Star, Tragical, Chippeway, Nectar, Doleful, Queen Mary, King of Morven, Halo, Euclid colt, and a great many others. A very brilliant meeting is ex pected. FRENCH STEEPLE CHASE.--The only horse for which for feit has been declared at Paris is The Indian Prince. AMESBURY COURSING MEETING. —FRIDAY. The Druid Stakes were won by Mr. Parkinson's Sedlitz ; Mr. Gordon's Camlet ran up. The Deptford Stakes were won by Mr. R. Bagge's Twi light ; Mr. Miller's Mischief ran up. The Stonehenge Stakes were won by Mr. Parkinson's Smuggler Bill. The Everleigh Stakes were won by Mr. Etwall's Wyandotte; Captain Squires' Ellen ran up for the latter; and Mr. Buckworth's Baksheesh for the former. MILITARY FUNERAL. The remains of Captain Torrens, of the Royal Aral! lery, were interred, o❑ Thursday, at Portsmouth, in the garrison chapel. The gallant deceased was aged only 30 when he died; his malady was, in the opinion of Dr. Stewart, his attendant surgeon, jaundice and dropsy. He had been 12 years in the corps, and was greatly respected. The chief mourners were Capt. Torrens, of the 23,1 Regiment, brother, and Capt. Hugh Patton, R.N., uncle of deceased. The procession began to move from the Colewort Barracks in the fallowing order, at 12 o'clock .—The firing party, 100 rank and file ot• the Royal Artillery, commanded by Capt. Adye and Lieuts. Thorndyke and Martineau, marching four abreast ; the band of the 2d (Queen's) Regiment ; the coffin, upon a framework fitted to the top of a brass 6.pounder, covered by an union jack ; over all was the pall, upon which were the sword and accoutrements of the deceased, borne by Majors Wilson and Lethbridge, Royal Artillery; Major Wortnam, Royal Engineers; Captains Tylden and Servante, Royal Engineers; Captain Wilford, Royal Ar tillery ; and Dr. Ogilvie, officer of the medical depart ment. The gun was drawn by four black horses, a driver of the Royal Artillery on one of each pair, and a corporal and gunner on the limber; civilians; parties of Marines, 43d Regiment and 2d Regiment ; privates of regiments; party of invalid gunners ; gunners ; master gunners of the Royal Artillery ; non•commissioned officers of the regiments in garrison; parties of Marines; 431 and 2d Regiments ; non-commissioned officers of artillery; officers of regiments; the juniors iu front; the rear brought up by Lieutenant-General the Hon. Sir Hercules Pakenham, K.C.8., Lieutenant-General Sir David Ximenes; Colonel Armstrong, Royal Artillery; Colonel Carruthers, 2d Regiment; Colonel Lewis, Royal Engineers; Adjutant Cleaveland, Royal Artillery; Co lonel Forlong, 43d Regiment; Colonel Gibsone, Royal Marine Artillery; Majors Fraser and Egerton, 43d Re giment; Major Gilland, 2d Regiment; Captain Kemble, etoyal Navy; Captain James, Royal Engineers; Adju tant ,Savage, Royal Marine Artillery; Lieutenant Ro berts, Royal Marine Artillery; and a large body of other distinguished officers. The deceased's father, Sir Henry Torrens, was military secretary to the late Duke of York, but has been dead many years. FEVER FROM PUTRID EMANA- TIONS. The health-destroying power of emanations from putrifying organic matter is now pretty universally acknowledged ; and our readers must be tolerably familiar with the general nature of the evidence by which that destroying influence is proved. The general eflect of living amidst insalubrious emanations is not so much the production of specific disease as the lowering of the general health, the aggravation of any form of sickness that may occur, and the dimi nution of those conservative powers by which health is restored and disease resisted. The instances are com paratively rare, in which putrid emanations alone can be shown to have actually produced distinct forms of disease. It but seldom happens that the aerial poison is so concentrated as to produce its full effect ; it is still more rare to find this one cause of disease to be acting singly. It is very probable, however, :now that attention is powerfully called to the subject, that, in many instances, the origin of hitherto mysterious visitations of pestilence will receive an explanation, as has been the case in two remarkable cases. One of these we have lately noticed—viz., the epidemic typhus occurring in Minchiahampton, conse quent upon the disturbance of a large quantity of grave yard soil, strongly impregnated with animal remains. The other is a local epidemic of typhoid fever, occurring in the early part of last year. but to which our attention has only lately been directed. The Monthly Journal of Medical Science for July, 1846, contains a paper by Dr. Christison, describing a remarkably circumscribed epidemic, to all appearance otiginating from local malaria, occurring in a thinly peopled district of Peebleshire. Mrs. W—, the first victim, was attacked on January 22, 1846, by a fever of peculiar character, from which she appeared to be re covering in about a fornight ; but shortly afterwards rapidly sunk, and died on the 26th day after the first seizure. Her husband, who, like Mrs. W—, was a hale old person of seventy, was taken ill on the 25th of January, with similar symptoms ; and, after appearing somewhat to recover, sunk on th 25th day of his ill ness. The son and daughter, after having been from home for some weeks, returned on the 19th, and were attacked by similar disease—the son on the 25th, the daughter on the 28th of January ; but these two ulti mately recovered. A female servant, who was seized on the 26th, died after six days' illness. The daughter of one of the ploughmen, who was frequently in the house, was seized on the Ist of February, but recovered after about ten days' illness. In short, of fifteen persons living in and frequenting the house, three perished, and all were so far ill, as to be obliged to give up work; whilst everal other persons who had been occasionally in the house are stated to have had slight attacks. In no one instance. was the disease communicated to any person not frequenting the house, though eight of the sick lay ill in the neighbouring cottages. The operation of poison was not unnaturally sus pected ; and Dr. Christison was engaged in the investi gation. This idea was, however, quickly abandoned ; for the symptoms observed were not those known to be produced by any poison; they were not those commonly produced by diseased meat. Then, three of the parties who had suffered had never partaken of food in the house at all, and the cases did not occur simultaneously. After very careful investigation, the only plausible ex planation which offered was afforded by an examination of the house itself. It appeared that the farm- stead, with its manure-yard, was behind the house, and above it in level ; that the drains from it, passing close to the house, were choked with filth, the effluvium of which, when the drains were opened, was exceedingly offensive, and was diffused to a considerable extent around; and it was scarcely possible but that the adjacent soil was im pregnated with pent-up pollution. It may be added, that there was an unusual accumulation of farm-yard stuff—that it was heaped up against the back of the house ; and that the drains bad not been cleared out for at least three years. "I apprehend then," concludes Dr. Christison, " that the nature of this, at first, incom prehensible been r in doubts satisfacto on rilytentt u ention and least, with i impar tialitytn the reports of the health of towns commissioners." explained.tri e h n e s a ib disease, who isT o has one, ati n oba end, a as The learned inquirer further suggests , that cases similar in kind, but less startling in degree, are not of unfre h p eru s ed unfre quent occurrence in districts naturally very healthy, and recommends the subject as one well worthy of careful investigation ; in which recommendation we cordially concur. r t se s zn g d prr e r ea c h.aovddeuulyel We consider cases like this very important, both as illustrative of the danger resulting from the presence of putrefying filth, and also of the utility of instituting a rigid examination into the hidden causes of disease. No one can doubt that emanations similar to those which in this instance produced effects so disastrous and appal ling —every member of a large family suddenly stricken with severe illness, and three out of fifteen quickly falling victims to its virulence—must produce serious mischief to all exposed, in whatsoever degree. No one can fail iw l es a w enub i so t i within fi this xio i si to perceive that, unless, in this case, the cause of this mysterious occurrence had been carefully sought, it must have remained undiscovered, and have continued a source of constant danger and occasional destruction to producing Let osl u mu; s tue n hnr e lt t ti? country, us g ing e mob t ti that laoerws s: iunnr strik i n g ceEev sources g r o y .f • bm a to e l Eng land, except Liverpool and Birmingham, are officers ap pointed to investigate these cases and point out these mischiefs ; that in none are adequate measures adopted to remove their causes ; and that the annual victims of this sad neglect must be counted by tens of thousands.— Manchester Guardian. RICKRY e xtensiv e farmer at Y O A L BURNlNG a C r O d M ie o y 7 i V n E co E nse NG qu lN en E c . e - 0 0 i n a Thursday night a fire originate , in the stack-yard of Mr. Lee, an number of sparks flying from the chimney of a locomotive engine, on the London and North-Western Railway, con tiguous. The engine of the Birmingham Fire-office was speedily on the spot, and owing to the judicious arrange ments of the fire-brigade, the damage was confined to about 301. A great quantity of wheat was with difficulty saved. Bit iningham Advertiser. From experiments lately made at the Agricultural Institution of St. Germain, it appears that a sheep which in creased in weight a kilogramme and a half a month, increased double that amount in the same space of time, when three grammes of salt (about the tenth of an ounce) were added each day to its food. THE LATE COAL-PIT EXPLOSION NEAR BARNSLEY. —On Thursday morning G. D. Barker, Esq., Deputy-Coroner, resumed his inquiries into the cause of the deaths of the late unfortunate .sufferers at Oaks-colliery. Atter hearing the evidence of G. Pickering, Nicholas Wood, coal viewer, of Newcastle (whom the coroner had sent for to attend the inquest), Joseph Hardcastle, Joseph Beaumont, agent to Field, Cooper, and Co., at Woisbro', T. Drury, Wm. Cooke, David Crossley, Jas. Uttley, Matthew Haigh, and Mr. George Wilson, the Coroner summed up, and the jury retired. After an absence of about forty minutes, the jury returned into Court, and the foreman handed in the following verdict Accidental death. death. " The jury at the same time wish to state that they are of opinion that efficient regulations are not enforced in this district to prevent the use of naked lights in those parts of mines where inflammable gas is known to exist, and are further of opinion that the recurrence of accidents involving so large a loss of human life, demand the immediate attention of her Majesty's Government, and justify Parliament in passing such a code of regulations as would give security to persons employed in mining opera tions. That their opinion is recommended to be forwarded to the Secretary of State." The coroner said he should comply with the request of the jury, and, having thanked them for their attention during this important investigation, the in quiry closed. The body of Abram Matthews, the last re maining sufferer in the pit, was got out to-day. SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT THE DEVONPORT TOWN HALL.--Yesterday morning between nine and ten o'clock, as some men were employed on the repairs which for some time past have been in progress on the exterior of the building, a portion of the scaffolding gave way, and four of those upon it were precipitated from a height of nearly thirty feet to the ground. Three of the poor fellows, named Simmons (an uncle and two nephews), with a man called Gifford, are the unfortunate sufferers, one of them haying a fractured arm, another a fracture of both legs, a third having broken his leg and his thigh, and a fourth his thigh only. They were at once conveyed to the workhouse, where every care has been taken of them.—Plymouth Journal of Thursday. ANOTHER COLLIERY ACCIDENT. —Yesterday morn ing an accident occurred in the Broadgate coal mines, situ ated near Masbro', in consequence of an explosion of fire damp. Seven men were badly burnt. Men, women , and children ran from all directions to ascertain who were the sufferers. The explosion was quite terrific. It occurred be tween six and seven o'clock. Medical assistance was promptly in attendance, and the surgeon said they were in a very pre carious state.—Leeds Mercury. ORKNEY AND ZETLAND.—LERWICK, MARCH 4. — Her Majesty's steamer Stromboli arrived here last week with a cargo of mein. It is to be stored at Fort Charlotte, where it is to be sold out. The clipper Matchless has also arrived with 500 bolls of meal sent by the Edinburgh Destitution Committee. Ten vessels have recently left the harbour lot the icy regions.—Edinburgh Weekly Register. ELECTION of a REPRESENTATIVE - PEER FOR SCOTLAND. Yesterday being the day appointed for ele.qing a Representative P. er of Scotland, in room of the late Lord Rollo, the Principal Clerks of Session, the Lord Provost and Magistrates, the Deans of the Chapel Royal, and other officials, assembled for that purpose in the Picture Gallery of Holyrood House. As usual on such occasions, the galleries erected for the accommodation of the public were crowded. Principal Lee, one of the Deans of the Chapel Royal, opened the proceedings with prayer. The union 1 . 01 having been called, the following Peers answered to their names:—Earl of Hod riington, Earl of Lauderdale, Earl of Leven and Melville, Earl of Selkirk, Lord Gray, Lord Rollo, Lord Colville, Lord Polwarth, Viscount Stormont. The above•named noblemen having taken the oaths of allegiance, &c., their names were called over, when each of them gave his vote for Lord Gray. Signed lists were then read from the Earls of Morton, Moray, Airlie, and Balcarres, Viscount Arbuthnott, and Lord Saltoun—all of whom voted for Lord Gray. There were no proxies. Lord Gray was accordingly declared duly elected a Representative Peer of Scotland ; and the necessary documents having been signed and sealed, the proceed ings were closed with prayer by Dr. Robert Lee, one of the Deans of the Chapel Royal.—Caledonian Mercury of Thursday. Week Last I I ending NAME OF RAILWAY. week. 2 ;7, Mar. 13 Arbroath and Forfar •• • • 218 170 12 Chester and Birkenhead .• • • •.•• • • • • 497 545 11 Dublin and Drogheda. • • ... •••• • • .. 701 631 16 Dublin and Kingstown 14 Dundee and Arbroath ... •••••• • • • • • • 272 259 - Durham and Sunderland 13 Edinburgh and Glasgow .••• • • • 3,327 3,168 14 Eastern Counties and North Eastern. • 8,716 6,920 13 East Lancasihre .• ..... ....... ••• • • • 740 - 7 Eastern Union ••.• • • • ••••..•• • • • • • • 470 - 13 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr .. •• • • 2,339 1,915 13 Glasgow and Greenock.• •••• • • • •• • • 952 766 - Gravesend and Rochester - 13 Great Southern and Western • • - 14 Great Western.Bce •• • • 7 Ipswich and Bury - 13 London and North Western, &c. 34,960 36,143 14 London and Blackwall •••• • • •• 13 London and Brighton . ... - London and Croydon .. ..... - 14 London and South Western. • • 5,977 5,272 - Manchester. Bolton, and Bury - 13 Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc 7,665 7,306 13 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 1,883 1,563 7 Maryport and Carlisle 13 Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham.... 16,990 15,028 13 Newcastle and Carlisle •• • 2,094 1,761 - Newcastle and North Shields.. - 13 Newcastle and Berwick ............ 640 442 14 Norfolk ........... ... 13 North British • - 15 Paris and Rouen . .................. 5,517 6,063 13 Preston and Wyre.... .•• • • • • • 547 577 12 Shrewsbury and Chester •. • 331 - 11t South Eastern and Branches • 5,650 5,566 12 South Devon se ••• - 13 Taff Vale ••••.• • . • • • . •. .• 1,294 1,198 721 657 13 York and Newcastle . .............. 7,191 6,219 13 York and North Midland . 5,699 4,935 MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London Neu, Price Current of March 19.) SUGAR.—To-day the rates previously established for all sorts of Muscovado Sugar were fully supported, and all parties were desirous to operate; but the sales were confined to 110, making the total purchases for the week 460 hhds and trcs. The market closes with a firm aspect for all good grey, white, and yellow kinds. REFINISD.—To-day Refined Goods were largely dealt in by the home trade, and a further rise in the value took place —brown melting lumps selling at 63s 5d to 645, brown grocery 64s 6d to 655, and standard lumps 65s 6d per cwt. For Bonded Crushed Sugar prices are firm at 36s 6d to 37s for the best, and little is to be had. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon 896 bags of Madras were offered at public sale, and all sold at about the former value. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon there was a lively demand for Mauritius Sugar, and 8,861 bags, 18 casks, at auction, were all sold, generally at an advance on the rates of the last public sales of 6d per cwt. FOREIGN.—This afternoon 100 bags of Sugar, imported from Dunkirk, were offered at auction, and taken in at 51s for fine strong yellow. CoFFEE.—This afternoon Native Ceylon was sparingly dealt in by private treaty; and 41s Gd to 42s per cwt. is the value of good ord pale. Plantation met with little atten tion ; and 610 bags at auction were only partly sold at 57s to 59s 6d for fine ord bold pale greyish, 55s for very good ord, and at 49s to .56s for country d..maged. TEA.—The market for all descriptions of Black and Green has presented a dull appearance all the week; and the amount of business transacted privately has been trifling. The rates taken show a slight decline ou those that existed previously. The hiddings were very languid at the public sales, which began yesterday and finished this afternoon. RICE.—To• day there was little desire manifested to operate in Bengal Rice; at the public sales of 2,470 bags 149 packets were nearly all taken in at about the former value. COOMNEAL.—This afternoon the quantity of Cochineal offered at auction was 198 bags, but a part only sold at about former rates for fine silvers, whilst the lower sorts went ld to 2d lower. FRUIT. —Denia Raisins, in baskets, for wine making are still much wanted. Valentias are dull, and 38s to 40s per cwt. are the rates taken. The stock of Turkey pulled Figs being heavy, holders accept 42s to 50s. Greek have met with a dull sale at 345, and inferior 32a to 335. Currants are in good request, and holders manifest firmness. Srznrrs.—ln Jamaica Rum the business transacted has been rather limited, and prices must be regarded as nominal. East India of proof strength can be obtained at 3s 4d to 3s 6d. Leeward Island is neglected, and 3s 8d to 3s 9d are the nearest quotations for proof strength. In Demerara nothing has been done. In Brandy only a limited business has been done by exporters or the home trade, and owing to the increasing stock, holders are inclined to realise. lunicio.—Of East India a fair quantity has been taken, the rates paid are fully equal to those of the last quarterly sales, and, in some cases, rather above. , TALLOW.—Holders of Russian accepted prices 3d to 6d per 1 cwt under those that previously prevailed ; still only a limited business has been transacted. For delivery in the last three months of the year a good demand has existed, and 46s 6d to 46s 9d are the rates given. The value of home made is 508 to 50s 6d nett cash for present delivery, but the demand is less active, and there is a fair supply. Otis.—The demand has increased considerably for Lin seed oil, and prices have risen 2s to 2s 6d per cwt. Rape seed oil met with a lively demand. Importers of olive have much confidence, as the home demand is still active, and a fair quantity having been taken for exportation. Palm is yet little wanted for exportation, but a good home demand exists. Cocoa nut has further advanced in value. Lard oil has been disposed of to a fair extent. There has been a brisker demand for cod oil, and a slight rise in prices took place. Southern met with a good demand, and the supply at present being small, a further rise in value for all descrip tions took place. TURPENTINE.—In Rough only a moderate business has been done but the stock being small, holders are enabled to obtain lls to l ls 6d per cwt. for small parcels. Spirits move off slowly, English at 49s to 50e, and American ate Os per cwt duty paid casks included. HOPS.—The demand is far from active, but factors are un• willing to reduce their prices and offer only a limited quan tity for sale. SALTPETRE.—The demand has been active for all descrip tions of rough this week, the rates paid have been fully equal to those of this day week, and 2,805 bags of Calcutta at auc• Lion were all sold. AMERICAN IgoN.—The first bar of American railroad iron was made in 1844, and an American paper now states that there are at present 16 or 18 mills, at which it is made at the rate of about 120,000 tons per annum. "This amount is sufficient to lay four miles of railroad per day, or 1,200 miles per year ;" and hence the prospect of any large exportation from Great Britain at the prices to which our inordinate railway speculations have driven this commodity can hardly be looked for. The Trenton iron-works (New York) alone have entered into a con tract to furnish the New York and Michigan lines with 9,000 tons of rails during the current year, and the capacity of their works will enable them in addition to supply the market with '2OO tons per month. In Pennsylvania the use of the anthracite coal, which abounds in that state, appears to have stimulated this branch of manufactare, since there are now 40 furnaces in blast -- many of them of the largest class—where this kind of fuel is consumed, although in 1840 none existed in successful operation. There is one iron manufacturing company in Pennsylvania which alone consumes GO,OOO tons of anthracite and 100,000 bushels of bituminous coal annually. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN REGENT -STREET, WESTMIN STKa.—This morning, shortly before one o'clock, a * rapidly destructive tire was discover e d b urn i ng upon the occupied conjointly by Mr. Willi s , a carpedter and builder and Mr. Mills and Mr. Wo e d ( pr i vate), situate No.ltr2, Regent-street, Westminster. Th e fl ames, w hen first p ceived, were raging in t: .e fro n t p ar l our, an d although the inmates were immediately made aware of the disaster, the) had the greatest difficulty in effecting a safe retreat from the blazing property. The intelligence haviug been forwarded to the fire-stations, with all possible expedition the Horse terry-road engine arrived, and was followed by that of the West of England Company, and numerous others of the London Brigade and County establishments. As s oon a water could be obtained from the mains in the district the. engines were set to work, but the flames by that period bad obtained the complete possession of the lower portion of the building, and, notwithstanding the copious streams of water that were discharged into the premises, the flames continued to progress most fearfully, and, in less than half an hour after the outbreak, the house became enveloped in fire from the basement to the roof. Fur some time great fears were entertained for the safety of the two adjoining houses, occu pied respectively by Mrs. Sitford, haberdasher, and Mr. Gil ling, general dealer. Owing, however, to the exertions of the firemen, the flames were confined to the premises in which they originated, but they were not entirely extinguished until the building was gutted, and the whole of the furniture and wearing apparel of the occupants totally destroyed.' The origin of the calamity could not be ascertained. Unfortu nately, the sufferers were all uninsured. Superintendent Lowry and Inspector Moren, with a strong body of policemen, rendered essential services to the firemen by keeping the crowd out of the way. COMMITTAL TO INEWGATE FOR DILUTING MILR.— A man named Henry Stanley, in the service of Mr. Nokes, a farmer, at Stifford Clays, in Essex, and contractor for the supply of milk to the Bethnal-green Union, was committed to Newgate by Mr. Broughton on Wednesday, for having mixed water with the milk sent to the workhouse. The milk was brought from Mr. Nokes's farm in Essex, by rail way, in locked cans, which the prisoner then took to the union. He conti ived, however, on the way to abstract several gallons by turning the cans upside down, and letting some of the milk run out through the air holes, and then to fill the cans again with water. A great deal of merriment was caused by a middle-aged person, who had exhibited great interest on the prisoner's behalf, and who ... was de scribed to be a milkman in considerable business, earnestly assuring the magistrate that the practice compl a i ne d of was lN in daily use, and that not only was it customary, but -asabso lutely necessary, to reduce by water the strength of the milk, which was at some seasons, and state of the animal's he a lth, of so rich a quality when it left th e cow that the oscilla tion and perturbation it sustained in the course of its trans mission by cart or railway w ou ld be certain to churn it, and convert it into butter or cheese beforef it had rea c h e d t h e mouths of those who had b oug h t it; in he intimated to Mr. Broughton, that pure milk wasbvfar et tOo rich a quality 4 to suit the constitutions of th e custom'en.a NAVAL INTE'LLIGENCE, COURT-MARTIAL—SENTENCE OF DEATH. PonetouTir, MAncn 19.—A court-martial, comprising Rear- Adiniral Hyde Parker, C. 8., president; Captain Pasco, of the Victory; Captain Chads, C. 8., of the Excellent; Cap tain Henderson, C. 8., of the Sidon ; Captain Milne, of the St. Vincent; and Mr. George L. Greetham, Deputy Judge-Ad vocate of the Fleet, assembled this morning, at nine o'clock, on board the Victory, 104, ordinary guard-ship in this har bour, to try John Barton, a private of the Royal Marines, third class, belonging to the Salamander steam-sloop, Com mander (acting) Ricketts, just returned from the Pacific station, whereon she has been employed during the past five years, upon the following charges:— " 1. For that he, the said John Barton, when a private Royal Marine, and borne on the books of her Majesty's steam sloop Salamander, in commission, on the 28th day of January 1847, on board the said sloop, did utter mutinous words, and threaten Colour-Sergeant Miles Sager, of the said sloop, in a violent manner, declaring he would have his life before the ship was paid off, and did make use of gross and insubordinate language. 2. ‘l'or that he, the said John Barton, when such private Royal Marine, and so borne as aforesaid, en the said 28th day of January, 1847, on board the said sloop, in commis.. sion, did strike the said Colour-Sergeant Miles Sager, being his superior officer, in the execution of his duty." Lieutenant Simpson Hicks Ricketts, Acting Commander of the Salamander, was the first witness called, and stated that the prisoner was brought before him on the report of Sergeant Sager, shortly after one P.M. on the 28th of January, 1847, and that the prisoner then called the sergeant a false swearing man, and said he would have his life, which he ~the prisoner) repeated several times, and made use of other language—such as, the sergeant had always been down on him, and that his report was false; in consequence of which language the witness (Lieutenant Ricketts) ordered the pri soner into confinement, and then walked forward before the mainmast; after doing which (witness) hea r d a no i se o n the quarter-deck, and upon turning round saw the sergeant ap parently running away from the prisoner, who at the same time kicked at the sergeant. Witness immediately walked towards Barton, and desired him to desist, which he did, say ing he would do anything he (witness) wished ; the witness sent for the master-at-arms, and had the prisoner put in irons until he could forward the case to Captain Hamond, who was then ashore at the dockyard at Antigua. By the Court—The prisoner had similarly committed him self about eight or twelve months before, as was reported to witness. The prisoner submitted quietly to be put in irons, but after he was in irons he broke the padlock of them, and was then put in a strait-waistcoat by order of Captain Hamond (then Captainl of the Salamander). On putting to sea from Antigua witness released the prisoner from irons, and put him at large until the evening of the same day, when the sergeant stated on the quarter-deck that he did not consider his life safe with such a desperate character as Barton at large. Witness consequently ordered the pri soner again into irons, but during the day (weather per mitting) he was allowed to remain on the poop for some hours each day. I ordered him (continued the witness) into the usual lock-up house in the sponson in the first instance; his manner was strongly excited, as if he had been drinking, but perfectly conscious of what he 'was doing. When the prisoner was brought on the quarter deck, he was reported by the sergeant to me for upsetting the mess grog, and quarrelling in his mess; but when the sergeant attempted to make the charge, the prisoner inter rupted him by using the threats already named. The prisoner is a hard-working wan, but with a bad disposition. Colour-Sergeant Miles Sager, of the Salamander, was next called, and stated—l reported John Barton, the prisoner, to Lieutenant Ricketts for upsetting the mess grog, and de stroying the mess things, on the 28th of January, 1847. At Antigua dockyard, on the 28th of January, Corporal Joseph Greaves reported to me that some mess things were broken in my mess in the loft. I went up in the loft to see, and found the mess dinner grog spilt, the basin and plates which were oa the table broken. In consequence of what Alexander Dickson told me, I then went to Barton, and asked him if he knew anything about breaking the mess things. He said he did not. I then ordered him and Philip Marshall, a marine, on the quarter-deck. I reported the case respecting the breaking of the mess things and spilling the mesa grog to the Hon. Mr. Moreton, a midshipman, requesting the case might be brought before the first lieutenant. I began to nete to the first lieutenant on the quarter-deck about the breaking of the mess things and spilling the grog, but Barton would not allow me to go on by repeatedly stating that I was a false man, and would swear any man's life away. The first lieutenant then order e d him to be put into the starboard prison. Barton then made a start towards me. I attempted to get out of his way; he made a blow with his fist, which struck me at the back of the head, which caused me to stumble ; my cap fell on the deck, which I picked up, and ran across die quarter-deck, when the prisoner made a kick at me with his foot, which hit me on the backside; he was then taken by the master-at-arms to prison. The prisoner had threat ened my life before. The Hon. Herbert Augustus Moreton, midshipman of the Salamander, confirmed the statement of the sergeant, which was also borne out by Corporal Greaves, and Mr. William Hall, the acting gunner. Mr. Thomas Alexander Teller, clerk of the Salamander, produced the muster-book of the vessel, wherein the pri soner appeared as having entered in the Salamander on the 6th of July, 1841, having been draughted from the Woolwich division. This closed the case for the prosecution, and the prisoner being called up on f or hi s d e f ence , sa id he had no witnesses, our could he call any one as to his character; he said he had no recollection of the circumstances contained in the charge, and threw himself upon the mercy of the Court. The Court was then cleared for deliberation, and remained closed about one hour, at the expiration of which time it was re-opened, and the members were found sitting with their cocked hats on. The witnesses having been called over, The JUDGE-ADVOCATE read the following sentence : " The Court is of opinion that the charges have been fully proved against the said John Barton, and doth adjudge him to be hanged by the neck until he is dead, at the yard-arm of such one of her Majesty's ships, and at such time, as the Comissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, &c., fur the time being, or any two or more of them, shall direct; and the said John .iarton is hereby ordered so to suffer death by being hanged by the neck as atoresaid accordingly." The prisoner seemed quite unmoved at this awful sen tence, and was delivered over to the Provest-Marshal to be detained by him a close prisoner until the sentence is ordered to be carried into effect. He appea re d t o b e a y oun g man , aged about 30. The St. Vincent, 120, is progressing fast in her re-equip ment in the basin. She has had a complete gang of new rigging slow and aloft. She will be docked the last thing to clean her copper, it having been found that copper fouls very quickly while lying in the basin. The Sphynx steamer is nearly ready to proceed to Woolwich. She is waiting for some portions of her ma chinery which were got out while she was ashore at Brook, and left behind. The Portland, 50, has been refitting, painting, &c., ever since she arrived from Plymouth, eleven days ago, and begins now to look somewhat ship-shape, which certainly was not the case on her first arrival. The quick outfit of this vessel, about which there has bean a great deal of fuss made, bids fair to realise the old adage, " the more haste the less speed." As she has only jury topmasts, yards, &c., there was not much to take credit for after all. The Manceuvrer and Rochester lighters sailed to-day with stores for Plymouth. The Sidon steam-frigate, Captain Henderson, C. 8., is " reported " ready for any service on Thursday next. With all her sea stores on board, guns, water, three months' pro visions under :hatches for 320 men, and in every way complete for sea service, including 700 tons of coals, the lower sill of the first port abaft the beam on the main deck is 8 feet 4 inches from the water, higher than any lower deck ports of any line-of-battle ship in the service; higher by 2 feet 2 inches than the Terrible carries hers; and 2 feet 44 inches higher than the Retribution, according to the Govern ment document printed in May last. WOOLWICH, MARcu 19.—Captain Hall arrived at Wool wich this morning to take charge of the Terrible steam-fri gate, under orders to proceed to Ireland with provisions. The African steam-vessel towed the North Star, recently paid off on her return from China, from Chatham to Wool wich on Wednesday, the latter vessel being intended for an hospital-ship for convicts, to be moored opposite the Royal Arsenal. The Terpsichore steam-vessel was towed to Woolwich yes terday to be fitted for sea. The Bloodhound steam-vesseel, Lieutenant-Commander Phillips, arrived at Woolwich on Tuesday to be refitted. The Monkey and Myrtle steam-vessels arrived here on Sunday from Portsmouth, where they were employed in getting the Sphynx afloat from the place in which she had got aground on the Isle of Wight. CHATHAM, hlAacti Samarang, 26 guns, was put out of dock on the 15th instant, and taken alongside the cheer hulk, and had a new main and mizen masts put in place; a❑d the riggers of the yard are proceeding rapidly with the rigging, In order to be ready by the end of the month. The North Star, 26 guns, was taken into dock on the 15th, and had her false keel repaired, the copper cleaned on her bottom, and the defects made good, and was put out of dock on the 16th, and towed to Woolwich by the Charon steam ,ug, there to serve as a temporary hospital ship for sick con victs at that port. "I he Cleopatra, 26 guns, Captain Christopher Wyvill, was towed yesterday into harbour by the Wildfire, second master Brockman. The Cleopatra is to be paid off without the bulkheads or any of her internal fitments being removed. The Arab, 16 guns, will be launched on the 31st instant The paint, rs are now painting her. The Antelope steam-packet, for the lonian Isles, pro ceeded o❑ an experimental trial yesterday. She left her moorings at nine o'clock in the forenoon, having on board Mr. Barley, the master-attendant of the dock-yard; Mr. Lloyd, superintendent of steam machinery; Mr. - Penn, the c.•nstructor of the engines; Mr. Lawrie, engineer of the duct-hard; and Messrs. Moore and Lang, master ship wrights' assistants. The vessel proceeded as far as the Sherr-light, and returned to her moorings again at four, P.M. The roofs of the second and third building slips in this •• and are to be covered with galvanized zinc, instead of the ~,,, f ing-paper with which they are now covered. The work men have commenced stripping the paper from the second root, preparatory to putting on the zinc. Two Artesian wells for the supply of water, as condensing water for the engines of the new metal mills, are being bored for by the contractors, Messrs. Clark, of Tottenham -court road ; one well is completed, at a depth of 126 feet below the surface of the flooring, and receives a full supply of water. When the two pumps, which are to be ten-inch, are completed, the supply from both is expected to be 400 gallons per minute. A TROUBLESOME TENANT.--Yesterday, in the Palace- court, a person named Curry was summoned at the instance of his landlord, a carpenter, named Leatherdale, under the Small Debts Act, to show cause why he refused to obey an order for payment. The case was presented as one of great hardship for the landlord, who could neither get possesion of his premises or his rent. An action was brought in the latter part of last year for a quarter's rent, and in December an order of committal was made for forty days tinder the Small Debts Act. The defendant was told that he might have his discharge, and the rent would be forgiven him, if he gave up the house. He remained in pri son forty days, and had been summoned a second time. The same oiler was made and again refnsed. lie was now sum moned for non-payment, and he was told on the prese nt ldnot be oc casion that if he would quit the premises, he w sent to prison. lie said tie had no furniture in _thoeuhois3e., the landlord had taken it. and he, therefore, cppi him not Pa he could rent. The Learned Judge (Mr. Brent)told g so it:e an u d p t w h a e s h ee ou m se a . dtt T ed he fer de f f e e r n ty dan d t ay w s. as l n t ot kept out of his house was dis p osedstated to thatdo the landlord (Leatherdale) beenhad tte an expense of no incon siderable some time, besides being l p Courts Act,am ~a u t n e t e . t teS t 3• keepingthe not exceed 50/. a year, be 2 possession, 2ud e msecmteioene summoned n ' thetehreeet districtnh e e w rer tt edeor Countycourt, aid on neeecting to appearejudge,on proof of service, has power to yield possession, ti ie his warrant. n to the summons, or refusing to enforce the same by 1 A rev i e w of Mr. Disraeli's new work will appear in to-morrow's Observer. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (irora the Votes also Proceedings of the 1 - louse of Commons.) FRIDAY, 3IiRCII 19, The undernamed Railway Bill was presented, read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time : North British Railway (No. 2)—" for extending the Ilawick Branch of the North British Railway to the Cale donian Railway near Carlisle, and from thence to Carlisle, with Branches to Canonbie, Gretna, and Longtown." NOTICES GIVEN AT HIE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE. The following Railway Bill is appointed to be read a second time on Thursday, March 25: Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House or Commons. FRIDAY, MARCH 19. POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL. (IN THE COMMITTEE.) Clause 2 (And be it enacted, That if at any time it shall be shown to the satisfaction of the Poor-law Commissioners, that by reason of the want of room in the Workhouse of any Union, or in such additional Workhouse or Workhouses as may have been or may be provided for the reception and maintenance of the Poor of such Union, adequate relief can not be afforded therein to destitute poor persons not being persons permanently disabled as aforesaid, or that the Work houses of any Union, by reason of fever or infectious disease, are unfit for the reception of poor persons, it shall be lawful for the said Commissioners, from time to time, by order under their seal, .to authorise and empower the Guardians of such Union to administer relief out of the Workhouse to such destitute poor persons for any time not exceeding two calendar months from the date of such order, and at any time after the making of such order to revoke the same by an order under their seal for that purpose, and on the receipt by the Guardians of any Union, of any such order authorising relief out of the Workhouse as aforesaid, they shall make pro vision accordingly for the relief of the destitute poor persons of the said Union accordingly, for such time as shall be specified in the said order, or until the said order shall be revoked: Provided always, That all relief given out of the Workhouse to able-bodied persons, under the authority of any such order, shall he given in food only; save as herein after provided in any case of sudden and urgent necessity) : Motion made, and Question put, " That the Clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill. The Committee divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 242. Acheson, Viscount Dundas, Admiral 3l`Taggart, Sir J. Aciand, T. D. Dundas, F. Mangles, R. D. A'Court, Captain Dundas, Sir David Manners, Lord J. Agllonby, H. A. Egerton, W. T. March, Earl of Aldiun, William Ellice, Edward Marshall, William Aldx, J. P. Ellice, E., jun. Martin, John Anson, Colonel Ellis, Wynn 3laule, Fox Antrobus, Edmund Emlyn, Viscount Mitchell, T. A. Archbold, Robert Escott, Blckhani Monahan, J. H. Arkwright, George Evans, William Morris, David Arundel, Earl of Ewart, William Mostyn, E. M. Austen, Colonel Fielden, John Mundy, E. M. Bailey, Joseph Ferguson, Col. Munta, G. F. Bailie, Walter Ferguson, Sir R. Napier, Sir Charles Balfour, J. M. Ferrand, W. B. Newdegatc, C. N. Bannerman, A. Finch, G. Northland, Viscount Barclay, David Fitzgerald, R. A. O'Brien, A. Stafford Barkly, Henry Fitzmaurice, W. O'Brien, W. S. Baring, F. T. Fitzroy, Henry O'Brien, Timothy Barnard, E. G. Fitzroy, Lord C. O'Connell, D., jun. Barron, Sir H. W. Forster, Mathew O'Connell, H. J. Baskerville, T. Fox, C. It. • O'Connell, John Bell, Matthew Fuller, A. E. O'Couor, Don Bellew, R. M. Gaskeil, J. M. Ogle, S. C. Bennet, P. Glynne, Sir S. Owen, Sir John Beutinck, Lord G. Gore, Robert rakington, Sir J. Bentinck, Lord H. Goring, C. Palmer, Robert Berestord, Major Goulburn, Henry Parker, John Berkeley, Craven Graham, Sir James Patten, J. W. Berkeley, Captain Granby, Marquis of Peel, Sir Robert Berkeley, H. Grey, Sir G. Plumridge, Captain Bernal, Ralph Grosvenor, Lord R. Polhill, F. Blackstone, W. S. Grosvenor, Earl Protheroe, E. Blake, M. J. Guest, Sir J. Pusey, P. Bodkin, J. J. Hall, Sir Benjamin Rawdon, Colonel Botfleld, Beriah Hall, Colonel Reid, Colonel Bouverie, E. P. Hamilton, W. J. Repton, G. W. Bowring, Dr. Harris, Captain Rice, E. R. Broadwood, H. Hastie, Archibald Rich, Henry Brotherton, Joseph Hatton, Captain V. Rolleston, Colonel Brown, W. Hawes, Benj. Rosa, D. R. Browne, R. 1). Heathcoat, John Russell, Lord J. Browne, W. Ileneage, G. H. W. Russell, J. D. Buck, L. W. Ileneage, Edward Scrope, G. P. Bulkeley, Sir R. B. Henley, J. W. Shell, R. L. Buller, Charles Herbert, Sydney Sibthorp, Colonel Buller, Edward Hildyard, T. B. Smith, J. A. Busfeild, William Ilindley, C. Smith, Vernon Byng, G. S. Ilobliouse, Sir J. Somers, J. P. Callaghan, D. Hodgson,,F. Somerset, Lord G. Cal ;..we,;, Edward I lodgson, R. Somerville, Sir W. , 'are .v, R. S. Hope, G. W. Spooner, Richard Carew, W. It. Pole Hoskins, K. Stanley, W. 0. Cavendish, C. C. Howard, C W.G. Stuart, Lord J. Cayley, E. S. Howard, E. G. Stuart, V. Chandos, Marquis of Howard, P. H. Strutt, Edward Chelsea, Vise. Hudson, G. Tancred, 11. W. Cholmeley, Sir J. Hutt, William Thornely, T. Christopher, R. Inglis, Sir It. Tollemache, J. Churchill, Lord A. S. James, Sir W. C. Towneley, John Clay, Sir W. Jermyn, Earl Trotter, John Clayton, R. R. Je'wis, Sir John Tuite, H. M. Clerk Sir G. Johnson, General Tyrrell, Sir J. T. Clive, R. H. Johnstone, Sir J. Vane, Lord H. Collett, W. R. Jolliffe, Sir W. G. H. Villiers, Charles Colvile, C. R. Jones, Captain Villiers, Viscount Courtenay, Lord Kemble,.Henry Waddington, H. S. Cowper, IV. F. Labouchere, Henry Wakley, Thomas Craig, W. G. Lambton, H. Walker, Richard Crawford, W. S. Lascelles, W. S. Walpole, S. H. Cripps, William Lawless, Cecil Ward, H. G. Dalmeny, Lord Layard, Captain Wawn, J. T. Dawson, T. V. Legh, G. C. Williams, W. Denison, J. E. Le Marchant, Sir D. Wilshere, T. W. Dennistoun, J. Lemon, Sir C. Wood, Sir Charles Dickinson, F. 11. Lennox, Lord G. H. Worcester, Marquis Disraeli, B. Lincoln, Earl of Wyse, Thomas Dodd, George Lindsay,:Colonel Yorke, Henry R. Douglas, Sir H. Lygou, General TELLEILL Hill, Lord M. DDoitingealasn: Lord Duncan, George M'Donnell, J. M. Tuthell , IL .M ikl ' a C c a a r ui th a y y, AI L eßx: MINORITY—NOES, 36. Acton, Colonel Darner, Colonel Milnes, R. Monckton Adderley, C. B. Gore, W. 0. Milton, Viscount Bateson, T. Gregory, W. 11. Newry, Viscount Brooke, Lord Grogan, E. Shirley, E. J. Brooke, Sir A. B. Hamilton, J. H. Shirley, E. P. Bruen, Colonel Hamilton, G. A. Taylor, E. Bunbury, T. Hill, Lord E. Verner, Sir W. Chapman, B. Kirk, Peter Vesey, lion. T. Chichester, Lord J. Lefroy, Anthony Wands, Sir J. Cole. lion. H. A. Leslie, 0. P. Wrightson, W. B. Colebrooko. Sir T. Ilacnamars., Major 173.1.11RE1. Coote, Slr C. M. Maunsell, T. B. Shaw, P. Corry, Henry Maxwell, Hon. J. P. Young, John BRITISH MUSEUM. A RETURN of the Total Amount expended on the New Buildings and Fittings of the British Museum, from the commencement of the rebuilding until the present time; also of the Date when the New Buildings were commenced ; and an Estimate of the Cost of completing the Buildings and Fittings. Total Amount expended on the New Build- X. a. d ings and Fittings, British Museum, from the commencement in the Michaelmas Quarter, 1823, to Christmas, 1846 606,500 19 5 Estimate of the Cost of completing the Build ing, in which sum is included the expense for fittings, in the year 1847-48 NOTIE.—The amount which may be required for fittings in subsequent years, cannot at present be estimated by the architect, as it will depend upon the nature and extent of the collections in progress. MORPETH, A. MILNE, / Commissioners of CHARLES GORE, Woods, &c. Office of Woods, &c., March 2, 184'i. M. SOYER IN DUBLIN. Accounts from Dublin inform us that " the Regenerator" is getting along swimmingly. His kitchen arrangements are now nearly completed, and by the beginning of next week will be brought into full operation. On St. Patrick's day he produced 100 gallons of a very delicious soup, in which the chief ingredient, as far as flavour is concerned, consis*ed of a weed, found on the sea-coast, called " dillisk," and which, as we are assured, forms an exceedingly palatable and nourishing food. This soup, from the fact of it having been first made on the saint's day, the Regenerator has very appropriately named " St. Patrick's Seup." It has been partaken of by the Lord-Lieutenant, at the Castle, and tnrecals of it were served at the various public dinners held in honour of the saint, and at the clubs. At Morrison's Hotel, too, it was introduced, and much approved. It is un derstood that M. Soyer's large kitchen, in the erection of which he has been most actively engaged during the last fortnight, will be opened by the Lord-Lieutenant in state on Monday next. AMERICAN RELIEF OF IRISH FAMINE.—The Irish Relief Fund is swelling up. New York has contributed nearly 40,000 dollars in all, and the same energetic move ment° is going forward in Boston, Albany, Utica, Philadel phia, Baltimore, Washington, Cincinnati, New Orleans &c. It is impossible for us to give every instance of individual charity in the various cities. We shall endeavour to keep the run of contributions in this city, and eventually we hope to receive from the relief committee full lists of all the don& Lions made in the city and neighbourhood for Ireland and Scotland. At the city of Newark, New Jersey, a meeting has been held, 1,500 dollars subscribed, and measures adopted to send out a ship laden with grain for the Irish poor. Mr. M. H. Grinnell, the shipping merchant, has made arrangements to deliver in Ireland, at his own ex pense, 1,000 bushels of corn presented by Mr. James Wadsworth, of Genessee, Livingston county, New York. A lady in this city has sent 1,000 dollars to the relief committee, but she modestly withholds her name. The New York relief ship Vir•tnr, loading this city, was chartered some time ago, when freights were cheap, by Messrs. Dutilh and Cousineri, who cheerfully transferred their favourable bargain to the relief committee. At Cincinnati, Ohio, 3,000 dollars were sub scribed in one evening, and committees appointed to increase, the sum. At New Bedford, Massachusetts, Mr. Butch, jun. gave 400 dollars, and Mr. G. Howland 300 dollars; and Mr. Tl o e o dollars. ab ul i R eE oc . h il e a s r t r e i r s, hof Woonsocket, Rhode C Island, hurch at Bos w co ton has nt ributed 5,387 asl dollars.—NewtYork Sun, Feb. 24. I,rsa.nd, 15 APPALLING INCREASE 01 FEVER AND DEATHS IN DUNDEE. During the first two months of this year, death and pestilence have been making fearful ravages in this town. In January and February last year, the deaths were 137 and 135, while in the corresponding months of this year, the numbers are 250 and 232, and in the first week of March, 63. The two extremes of old age and young children have been the principal victims cut off; and it is presumed, as reported by the physicians of the Infirmary, at the quarterly meeting of the governors held on Monday last, that numbers of these have perished from a want of proper nourishment. The following extract from their report may convey some idea of the misery and wretchedness of this town :—" Many of those who have been recommended as out-patients, as well as thosa who have been admitted into the infirmary, have evidently long suffered from insufficient nourishment, and not a few deaths are, in our opinion, mainly attributable to this cause. Many of the patients who are sent to the infirmary are, when convalescent, prevented leaving their beds, and, when cured, are prevented being discharged for want of clothes." This is a most deplorable account of destitution, and calls for the sympathy of those who plead so much in behalf of the desti tute Highlanders. Strange, indeed, there is to be a sale of ladies' work during three days of next week, in aid of the Highlanders, while there is nor a voice lifted up for these heart- rending scenes at their own doors. The number of out-patients suffering from fever in January, amounted only to 53ven, in February they have increased to 113, while every ward in the infirmary is crowded with patients, in cluding the directors' hall, and the physicians' consulting room. A house in an adjacent street has also been kindly placed at the disposal of the directors, which is also full, and many have been refused for want of room.—Correspondent of the Edinburgh Weekly Register. THE GO VERNMENT SCHEME OF EDUCATION.—We are informed that after long deliberation, the United Wes leyan Committee of Education and Privileges have resolved upon a decided opposition to the Government scheme. Re solutions to that effect will be published as soon as they have received the requisite sanction. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Her Majesty's staghounds meet on Monday, at Littleton ; Thurs., Woking Station ; Sat., Bear Hotel, Maidenhead-11 3 / 4 . Holderness hds., Mon., Catwick Mill; Tues., Kennels; Thurs , Bessingby Hall ; Sat., Arras— 1 4 to 11. Worcestershire lids., Mon., Monk Wood; Thurs., Crowle ; Sat., Chadbury, near Evesham-104. Lord Redesdale's hds., Mon., Great Tew ; Toes., Tar Wood ; Thurs., Sturdy Castle; Fri., Eyford-10%, Ledbury hds., Mon., Clencher's Mill; Fri., Acton Green. Herefordshire lids., Mon., Canon Froom Wharf ; 'Thurs., Holme Lacy-101/. Ludlow hds., Mon., Staunton Lacy; sat., Bucknall Wood. Shropshire hds. Mon., Acton Reynard ; Wed., Petton ; F r i., Pitchford Village- . 4 to 11. Wheatland lids., Tues., Billingsle y Fri., Tickwood. Brighton hrrs., Mon., Patcham ; ed., Racecourse; Fri., Dyke- 1 4 to 11. Brookside hrra, Mon., Newmarket Hill ; Thurs., Tele combe-tye--1031. Findon lids., Tues., Roundabout; Thurs., Washington Common. Eastbourne hrrs., Mon., Lighthouse, Eastdean ; Thurs., Snap Hill; Sat., Willingdon Old Mill- 1 4 to 11. Crawley and Horsham hds., Mon., West Grinsted ; Thurs., Plaw Hatch ; Fri., The Fox, Three Bridges- 1 4 to 11. Suffolk hds., Mon., Apley Head ; Tues., treetly Bar; Thurs., Wadworth Woodhouse; Fri., Finningley Park. Rufford lids., Mon., Park Hall; Thurs., Blidworth Dale; Sat., North Budby Forest—lO t, 2• Lord Yarborough's lids., Mon., Usselby House ; Tues., Hendale Lodge; Fri.. Cadney Bridge-11. Lord H. Bentinck's lids., Mon., Skellingthorpe ; Tues., Linwood, by Rasen ; Thurs. Scopwick ; Sat. Stapleford Moor. Sir Tattoo Sykes's hds., Mon., Settrington House; Tues., Thornton in the Clay; Fri., Se,ampston Bridge. Cheshire lids.. Mon., Durham Massey ; Tues., Withering ton ; Thurs., Stamford Bridge; Sat., Tilston-11. Sir W. W. Wynn's lids., Mon., Nescliff; Tues., Wynnstay; Fri., Llangedwin • Sat., Sellattyn- 10 %. North Staffords hire hds., Mon., Darlaston Bridge; Tues., Draycot ; Fri., Walgherton Lodge, Doddington —lO 3 / 4 . Cottesmore hds., Mon., Cottesmore ; Tees., Aston ; Thurs., Grimsthorpe Castle; Sat., Knossington- 1 4 to 11. Earl Fitzwilliam's lids., Mon., Sawtry Gorse ; Tues., Long Orton ; Thurs., Oundle Wold-10. Cambridgeshire lids., Mon., Sandy Warren; Fri., Agden Green-1041. Quorn hds., Mon.. Beeby ; Tues., Brooksby.Hall- 1 ,4 to 11. Mr. M. Ingram's lids., Mon., Cubley Toll-bar ; Thurs., Brettry Park ; Sat., Blithefield- 1 4 to 11. Dorrington lads., Mon., Kegworth Station ; Fri., Belton Village; Sat., Staunton Daly-4 to 11. Mr. Hellier's lids., Mon., Muckton ; Tues., Turnby Wood ; Thurs., Hainton ; Sat., Welton Wood-10 3 / 4 . Mr. Farquharson's lids., Mon., Giant's Head ; Tues., King ston Russell. Crewkerne hrrs., Mon., Kennel (a deer)-11. Devon lids., Mon., Peamore-11. Mr. A. Smith's lids., Mon., Wilston Wood; Tues., Over ton, near Marlborough ; Thurs., Vernham Gate ; Fri., For ton Firs ; Sat., Speery Duke of Beaufort's lids., Mon., Siston • Thurs., The Plough, Kinston St. Michael; Sat., Rowdafor d. Mr. Locke's lids., Tues., Elston; Thurs., New Coppice. Burton Vale lids., Tues., Hammoon Bridge; Thum, Chesilbourne Down-113/4. RELIGIOUS TOLERATION IN RUSSIA. (From the Church and State Gazette.) We have lately published a sketch of the new regulla tions by which the autocrat of Russia proposes not only to preserve the Church of which he is the singular a.nd in crease the head, but to extend its boundaries and the number of its votaries. The sketch we gave was only an abridgment from a more detailed account which we found in a Paris paper; but brief as it was, it was full of ve r y significant meaning. It served most substantially to prove that, in Russia tole ration has no safeguard either in public opinion or in the constitution of the Government. It is nothing more nor less than what the Marquis de Custine long since desig nated it—a favour conceded by one man (" wee gra c e octroyee par un homme")—by one man who may, of his own free will or caprice, withdraw to-morrow what he allows to-day. It is the object of the military synod which, under the Czar Patriarch, rules the Church of Russia, to confine the influence of the national priesthood over the people (that is, over the nobility as well as over the lower orders), to obtaining from them signs of the cross and genuflections. All other matters connected with the itself. Russian the imperial Governm en t takes upon Russian policy has constituted obedience as its first great dogma. It orders the Russo-Greek religion to be pro fessed, but not taught. Rus s i an p ra yers are as brief as , it is said, wit ought to be ; and a Russian sermon never echoed beneath the roof of a Russo-Greek church. Thereis no preaching i n R uss i a . the Spirit of the Gospel would reveal lib er ty t o t h e ;Slaves • paradise is constructed of very small The latter are taught to win heaven by obeying the Czar. Their which cost nothing, but which may be supposed to constructed as that of a Persian, ~ p ropert i es; " tempt a people who are sedulously taught tha easily want for nothing. Their Eden, in abort , is . asy to consist of little, if anything else, beside " black eyes and lemonade." In the new regulations, as indeed in the old-- of . which the former are but the ratification — the Rusii!an subject is duly instructed to fix his thou t h is t tre w ato e r n . praying, more upon his Emperor than u pon b a French This fact was pleasantly commented uP onby sleepy with who felt himself growing irr es ist i blyhich A with the monotony of the which is poetically 'aid imperial Liturgy at w was—in foreign phrase—assisting. " I will troub le you (said he to his neighbour), I will trouble you to wake me as soon as you begin to think of praying t o the Almighty.' But it is not on account of anything we have y et s aid . that we have thought it worth while to trouble our readers with cominent! upon th e me thod by which political Christianity is taught f'r(nn Kolgouney to Taganrog. Our reason for reverti ng t o the snbjecb of theGreco- Russian religion is that, in the decree lately issued by the Emperor, and the chief object of vvbac!h was declared to be the p revention of proselytism in favour of any other religion than that of the State, there exists a clause which we had overlooked, and which may be made to a ff ect all En g lish chaplains, and Engitish clergymen generally, who may be visiting or residing in Russia. nation, residing The clause to which we allud e . runs as follows,-: " Any ecAesiustic of another religion (than that of the Obi, the lenisee Czar), teaching that religion to persons under age, oven e t p e vaesn . s ta lk t talkh i e s t o teach— w Et b - Aith 0 u t intention to e of cause us second e t hdeeinffeteoe offence, j oo u fb r e he itshoewGn impris o ned recioi..- Russ i a n faith, is to be suspended for one or serera years; and, in ca from one to two years." . . By . this clause, which he on ee in Russia, directs i itself a l f zealousto any E ec n c g l passes Cronstadt, is placed, unless he be discreet, i n great , be said that first offence, e li s s i h as c ti l e erg o ;m a a n u y , when any ecclesie tio n j ng e ri o o t p rih a et r o d L y : onßfne.bses also.i i n a g o compelled subject—forlie cannot to out incurring the penalty of . visiting V arposkey. Let him, however innocently, interpret if he can the " Thirty-nine Articles " to Russian curiosity, and be it has g iven, to runs the risk of being sent to fish on the inhospitable nsheoitrhensroftbthee suspension of ns ißnnaiknafl. office n m e a . y l.o , r in . d t e h e e d nor the heavier penalty of imprisonment (which involves banishment) threatened for a reiteration of who is a subject of England. This , assertion is probable 4 and possible ; but that the Russian Government would h ot. av i e t, the i right, ever ik a e f l t y er inflict the penalties named in the decree again st all of fenders is unquestionable. The power may never . be exercised ; nevertheless, there it is : and its very exist ence is a singularity worthy of record —t he mere worthy, perhaps, that we have in Russia some er rant ecclesiastical geologists, we believe, exploring the barren fields, fertile to them in rocks of variegate,fi and of 1 rimary, secondary, and tertiary orders. These gentl'anen must confine themselves to the exercise t of their profession, but of their relaxation ; for , sll' Du 7l( l ) c they indulge too repeatedly in the former, their fri ends awaiting them by happy English hearths may h ear of them as breaking stones on the Government accoun t, and not their own, in some of the agreeable localities between Petropavlosk and the Gulf of Juiginski. EXTENSIVE FORGERIES AT LEEDS.—No new facts have transpired in reference to the forgeries of the three Glovers. The greatest poss i ble vigilance is being u se d . to discover their retreat, and not without some hopes of 811MeSS. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, FRIDAY.—W e have a good arrival of wheat. for which the tradeis slow at a re duction of Is. to 2s. per quarter. .Barley is in retail de man d at rather less money. Beans are in moderate request atilast week's prices. Oats are the turn dear. RAILWAY RETURNS. RAILWAY THAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week In the previous year: 4 Y II